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Video: What is a Stock Split?
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iShares MSCI USA ESG Select is an open-end management investment company. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the MSCI USA ESG Select Index (the Index). The Index is designed to measure the equity performance of capitalization companies that have positive environmental, social and governance characteristics relative to their industry and sector peers and in relation to the market, while exhibiting risk and return characteristics similar to the MSCI USA Index. As of Apr 30 2015, the Fund's total assets were $332,447,091 and the Fund's investment portfolio was valued at $332,092,162. According to our SUSA split history records, iShares Trust - MSCI USA ESG Select ETF has had 3 splits. | |
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iShares Trust - MSCI USA ESG Select ETF (SUSA) has 3 splits in our SUSA split history database. The first split for SUSA took place on April 18, 2012. SUSA's second split took place on April 23, 2012. This was a 1 for 1000 reverse split, meaning for each 1000 shares of SUSA owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 1 share. For example, a 1000 share position pre-split, became a 1 share position following the split. SUSA's third split took place on December 07, 2020. This was a 2 for 1 split, meaning for each share of SUSA owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 1 share position pre-split, became a 2 share position following the split.
When a company such as iShares Trust - MSCI USA ESG Select ETF 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. When a company such as iShares Trust - MSCI USA ESG Select ETF 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 SUSA split history from start to finish, an original position size of 1000 shares would have turned into 2 today. Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into iShares Trust - MSCI USA ESG Select ETF shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of SUSA, presented on a split-history-adjusted basis factoring in the complete SUSA 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: |
$39.12 |
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End price/share: |
$105.37 |
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Starting shares: |
255.62 |
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Ending shares: |
295.52 |
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Dividends reinvested/share: |
$9.32 |
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Total return: |
211.38% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
12.03% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$31,141.77 |
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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: |
$39.12 |
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End price/share: |
$105.37 |
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Dividends collected/share: |
$9.32 |
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Total return: |
193.16% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
11.36% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$29,328.66 |
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Years: |
10.00 |
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Date |
Ratio |
04/18/2012 | 1 for 1 | 04/23/2012 | 1 for 1000 | 12/07/2020 | 2 for 1 |
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