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Video: What is a Stock Split?
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Holly is a petroleum refiner that produces light products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, lubricant products and asphalt. Co.'s operations are organized into two reporting segments: Refining, which involves the purchase and refining of crude oil and wholesale and branded marketing of refined products; and Holly Energy Partners, L.P. (HEP), which transports petroleum products and crude oil through its pipelines, leases certain pipeline capacity, and stores and provides other services at its storage tanks and terminals. As of Dec 31 2010, Co. owned a 34.0% interest in HEP that included its 2.0% general partnership interest. According to our HOC split history records, HOC has had 3 splits. | |
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HOC (HOC) has 3 splits in our HOC split history database. The first split for HOC took place on July 09, 2001. This was a 2 for 1 split, meaning for each share of HOC owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 1000 share position pre-split, became a 2000 share position following the split. HOC's second split took place on August 31, 2004. This was a 2 for 1 split, meaning for each share of HOC owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 2000 share position pre-split, became a 4000 share position following the split. HOC's third split took place on June 02, 2006. This was a 2 for 1 split, meaning for each share of HOC owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 4000 share position pre-split, became a 8000 share position following the split.
When a company such as HOC 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 HOC split history from start to finish, an original position size of 1000 shares would have turned into 8000 today. Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into HOC shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of HOC, presented on a split-history-adjusted basis factoring in the complete HOC split history.

HOC -- use the split history when considering split-adjusted past price performance. |
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07/09/2001 | 2 for 1 | 08/31/2004 | 2 for 1 | 06/02/2006 | 2 for 1 |
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