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Video: What is a Stock Split?
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GFI Group is an intermediary and provider of trading technologies and support services to the over-the-counter and listed markets. Co. provides brokerage and trade execution services, clearing services, market data and trading platform and other software products to institutional customers in markets for a range of fixed income, financial, equity and commodity instruments. Co. provides its customers a hybrid brokerage approach, combining a range of telephonic and electronic trade execution services. Co. has five operating segments: Americas Brokerage; Europe, the Middle East and Africa Brokerage; Asia Brokerage; Clearing and Backed Trading; and All Other. According to our GFIG split history records, GFIG has had 1 split. | |
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GFIG (GFIG) has 1 split in our GFIG split history database. The split for GFIG took place on April 01, 2008. This was a 4 for 1 split, meaning for each share of GFIG owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 4 shares. For example, a 1000 share position pre-split, became a 4000 share position following the split.
When a company such as GFIG splits its shares, the market capitalization before and after the split takes place remains stable, meaning the shareholder now owns more shares but each are valued at a lower price per share. Often, however, a lower priced stock on a per-share basis can attract a wider range of buyers. If that increased demand causes the share price to appreciate, then the total market capitalization rises post-split. This does not always happen, however, often depending on the underlying fundamentals of the business.
Looking at the GFIG split history from start to finish, an original position size of 1000 shares would have turned into 4000 today. Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into GFIG shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of GFIG, presented on a split-history-adjusted basis factoring in the complete GFIG split history.
Growth of $10,000.00
With Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
04/29/2014 |
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End date: |
04/04/2016 |
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Start price/share: |
$3.67 |
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End price/share: |
$6.16 |
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Starting shares: |
2,724.80 |
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Ending shares: |
2,765.83 |
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Dividends reinvested/share: |
$0.05 |
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Total return: |
70.38% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
31.72% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$17,038.68 |
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Years: |
1.93 |
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Growth of $10,000.00
Without Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
04/29/2014 |
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End date: |
04/04/2016 |
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Start price/share: |
$3.67 |
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End price/share: |
$6.16 |
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Dividends collected/share: |
$0.05 |
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Total return: |
69.21% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
31.25% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$16,921.28 |
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Years: |
1.93 |
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Date |
Ratio |
04/01/2008 | 4 for 1 |
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