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Video: What is a Stock Split?
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Virginia Commerce Bancorp is a holding company. Through its subsidiary, Virginia Commerce Bank (the Bank), Co. provides businesses with deposit accounts, merchant bankcard services, electronic funds transfer services, lock-box services, remote deposit capture, on-line banking, lines of credit for working capital, term loans and commercial real estate loans, and provides consumers with deposit products, home equity and revolving lines of credit, installment loans and internet banking services. Co. provides its services in the Washington Metropolitan Area, with the primary emphasis on Northern Virginia. As of Dec 31 2012, Co. had total assets of $2.82 billion and deposits of $2.25 billion. According to our VCBI split history records, VCBI has had 11 splits. | |
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VCBI (VCBI) has 11 splits in our VCBI split history database. The first split for VCBI took place on June 27, 1997. This was a 135 for 100
split, meaning for each 100
shares of VCBI owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 135 shares. For example, a 1000 share position pre-split, became a 1350 share position following the split. VCBI's second split took place on May 26, 1999. This was a 11 for 10
split, meaning for each 10
shares of VCBI owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 11 shares. For example, a 1350 share position pre-split, became a 1485 share position following the split. VCBI's third split took place on May 10, 2000. This was a 11 for 10
split, meaning for each 10
shares of VCBI owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 11 shares. For example, a 1485 share position pre-split, became a 1633.5 share position following the split. VCBI's 4th split took place on May 14, 2001. This was a 125 for 100 split, meaning for each 100 shares of VCBI owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 125 shares. For example, a 1633.5 share position pre-split, became a 2041.875 share position following the split. VCBI's 5th split took place on April 15, 2002. This was a 5 for 4 split, meaning for each 4 shares of VCBI owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 5 shares. For example, a 2041.875 share position pre-split, became a 2552.34375 share position following the split. VCBI's 6th split took place on June 02, 2003. This was a 2 for 1 split, meaning for each share of VCBI owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 2552.34375 share position pre-split, became a 5104.6875 share position following the split. VCBI's 7th split took place on July 16, 2004. This was a 5 for 4 split, meaning for each 4 shares of VCBI owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 5 shares. For example, a 5104.6875 share position pre-split, became a 6380.859375 share position following the split. VCBI's 8th split took place on May 10, 2005. This was a 5 for 4 split, meaning for each 4 shares of VCBI owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 5 shares. For example, a 6380.859375 share position pre-split, became a 7976.07421875 share position following the split. VCBI's 9th split took place on May 15, 2006. This was a 3 for 2 split, meaning for each 2 shares of VCBI owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 3 shares. For example, a 7976.07421875 share position pre-split, became a 11964.111328125 share position following the split. VCBI's 10th split took place on April 12, 2007. This was a 11 for 10 split, meaning for each 10 shares of VCBI owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 11 shares. For example, a 11964.111328125 share position pre-split, became a 13160.5224609375 share position following the split. VCBI's 11th split took place on April 10, 2008. This was a 11 for 10 split, meaning for each 10 shares of VCBI owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 11 shares. For example, a 13160.5224609375 share position pre-split, became a 14476.5747070313 share position following the split.
When a company such as VCBI 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 VCBI split history from start to finish, an original position size of 1000 shares would have turned into 14476.5747070313 today. Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into VCBI shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of VCBI, presented on a split-history-adjusted basis factoring in the complete VCBI split history.

VCBI -- use the split history when considering split-adjusted past price performance. |
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Date |
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06/27/1997 | 135 for 100
| 05/26/1999 | 11 for 10
| 05/10/2000 | 11 for 10
| 05/14/2001 | 125 for 100 | 04/15/2002 | 5 for 4 | 06/02/2003 | 2 for 1 | 07/16/2004 | 5 for 4 | 05/10/2005 | 5 for 4 | 05/15/2006 | 3 for 2 | 04/12/2007 | 11 for 10 | 04/10/2008 | 11 for 10 |
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