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Video: What is a Stock Split?
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Vestin Realty Mortgage II invests in a portfolio of real estate secured loans (including first and second mortgage loans, mezzanine loans, bridge loans, convertible mortgages, variable interest rate real estate secured loans and other loans related to real estate), and direct investments in real property. In addition, Co. invests in companies that manage real estate or mortgage investment programs. Co. conducts its operations though its manager, Vestin Mortgage, LLC. As of Dec 31 2015, Co. operated through three reportable segments: investments in real estate loans, investments in real property and investment in a real estate management company. According to our VRTB split history records, VRTB has had 3 splits. | |
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VRTB (VRTB) has 3 splits in our VRTB split history database. The first split for VRTB took place on December 18, 2006. This was a 130 for 100 split, meaning for each 100 shares of VRTB owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 130 shares. For example, a 1000 share position pre-split, became a 1300 share position following the split. VRTB's second split took place on February 05, 2014. This was a 1 for 4 reverse split, meaning for each 4 shares of VRTB owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 1 share. For example, a 1300 share position pre-split, became a 325 share position following the split. VRTB's third split took place on March 30, 2017. This was a 1 for 1000 reverse split, meaning for each 1000 shares of VRTB owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 1 share. For example, a 325 share position pre-split, became a 0.325 share position following the split.
When a company such as VRTB 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 VRTB 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 VRTB split history from start to finish, an original position size of 1000 shares would have turned into 0.325 today. Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into VRTB shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of VRTB, presented on a split-history-adjusted basis factoring in the complete VRTB split history.
Growth of $10,000.00
Without Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
06/30/2017 |
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End date: |
09/25/2023 |
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Start price/share: |
$3,500.10 |
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End price/share: |
$3,105.00 |
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Dividends collected/share: |
$0.00 |
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Total return: |
-11.29% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
-1.90% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$8,871.67 |
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Years: |
6.24 |
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Date |
Ratio |
12/18/2006 | 130 for 100 | 02/05/2014 | 1 for 4 | 03/30/2017 | 1 for 1000 |
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