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Video: What is a Stock Split?
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ProShares UltraShort Technology is an open-end management investment company. The Fund seeks daily investment results that correspond to twice the inverse daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Technology Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of the technology industry of the United States equity market. Component companies include those involved in computers and office equipment, software, communications technology, semiconductors, diversified technology services and Internet services. As of May 31 2013, the Fund's total assets and investment portfolio totaled $8,646,889 and $8,186,757, respectively. According to our REW split history records, ProShares Trust - UltraShort Technology has had 6 splits. | |
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ProShares Trust - UltraShort Technology (REW) has 6 splits in our REW split history database. The first split for REW took place on February 25, 2011. This was a 1 for 4 reverse split, meaning for each 4 shares of REW owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 1 share. For example, a 1000 share position pre-split, became a 250 share position following the split. REW's second split took place on November 06, 2014. This was a 1 for 4 reverse split, meaning for each 4 shares of REW owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 1 share. For example, a 250 share position pre-split, became a 62.5 share position following the split. REW's third split took place on May 24, 2019. This was a 1 for 2 reverse split, meaning for each 2 shares of REW owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 1 share. For example, a 62.5 share position pre-split, became a 31.25 share position following the split. REW's 4th split took place on August 18, 2020. This was a 1 for 4 reverse split, meaning for each 4 shares of REW owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 1 share. For example, a 31.25 share position pre-split, became a 7.8125 share position following the split. REW's 5th split took place on January 13, 2022. This was a 1 for 2 reverse split, meaning for each 2 shares of REW owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 1 share. For example, a 7.8125 share position pre-split, became a 3.90625 share position following the split. REW's 6th split took place on April 10, 2024. This was a 1 for 2 reverse split, meaning for each 2 shares of REW owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 1 share. For example, a 3.90625 share position pre-split, became a 1.953125 share position following the split.
When a company such as ProShares Trust - UltraShort Technology conducts a reverse share split, it is usually because shares have fallen to a lower per-share pricepoint than the company would like. This can be important because, for example, certain types of mutual funds might have a limit governing which stocks they may buy, based upon per-share price. The $5 and $10 pricepoints tend to be important in this regard. Stock exchanges also tend to look at per-share price, setting a lower limit for listing eligibility. So when a company does a reverse split, it is looking mathematically at the market capitalization before and after the reverse split takes place, and concluding that if the market capitilization remains stable, the reduced share count should result in a higher price per share.
Looking at the REW split history from start to finish, an original position size of 1000 shares would have turned into 1.953125 today. Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into ProShares Trust - UltraShort Technology shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of REW, presented on a split-history-adjusted basis factoring in the complete REW 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: |
04/26/2024 |
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Start price/share: |
$2,539.52 |
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End price/share: |
$14.86 |
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Starting shares: |
3.94 |
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Ending shares: |
4.24 |
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Dividends reinvested/share: |
$7.30 |
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Total return: |
-99.37% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
-39.75% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$63.03 |
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Years: |
10.00 |
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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: |
04/26/2024 |
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Start price/share: |
$2,539.52 |
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End price/share: |
$14.86 |
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Dividends collected/share: |
$7.30 |
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Total return: |
-99.13% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
-37.76% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$87.24 |
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Years: |
10.00 |
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Date |
Ratio |
02/25/2011 | 1 for 4 | 11/06/2014 | 1 for 4 | 05/24/2019 | 1 for 2 | 08/18/2020 | 1 for 4 | 01/13/2022 | 1 for 2 | 04/10/2024 | 1 for 2 |
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