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Video: What is a Stock Split?
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Vanguard Index Funds - Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF is an open-end management investment company. The Fund seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of the overall stock market. The Fund invests in various sectors which include Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples, Energy, Financials, Health Care, Industrials, Information Technology, Materials, Telecommunication Services and Utilities. As of Dec 31 2013, the Fund's investments portfolio was valued at $308,191,960,000. According to our VTI split history records, Vanguard Index Funds - Vanguard Total Stk Mkt ETF has had 1 split. | |
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Vanguard Index Funds - Vanguard Total Stk Mkt ETF (VTI) has 1 split in our VTI split history database. The split for VTI took place on June 18, 2008. This was a 2 for 1 split, meaning for each share of VTI 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.
When a company such as Vanguard Index Funds - Vanguard Total Stk Mkt 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.
Looking at the VTI split history from start to finish, an original position size of 1000 shares would have turned into 2000 today. Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into Vanguard Index Funds - Vanguard Total Stk Mkt ETF shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of VTI, presented on a split-history-adjusted basis factoring in the complete VTI split history.
Growth of $10,000.00
With Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
11/11/2014 |
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End date: |
11/07/2024 |
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Start price/share: |
$105.20 |
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End price/share: |
$295.33 |
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Starting shares: |
95.06 |
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Ending shares: |
113.15 |
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Dividends reinvested/share: |
$27.73 |
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Total return: |
234.17% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
12.83% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$33,427.37 |
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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: |
11/11/2014 |
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End date: |
11/07/2024 |
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Start price/share: |
$105.20 |
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End price/share: |
$295.33 |
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Dividends collected/share: |
$27.73 |
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Total return: |
207.09% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
11.88% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$30,717.86 |
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Years: |
10.00 |
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Date |
Ratio |
06/18/2008 | 2 for 1 |
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