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Video: What is a Stock Split?
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Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund is an open-end management investment company. The Fund invests in securities of foreign issuers, which may subject it to investment risks not normally associated with investing in securities of U.S. corporations. As of Oct 31, 2013, the Fund's investments portfolio was valued at $144,262,000. According to our VWOB split history records, Vanguard Whitehall Funds - Emerging Market Government Bond Index Fund ETF Cl has had 2 splits. | |
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Vanguard Whitehall Funds - Emerging Market Government Bond Index Fund ETF Cl (VWOB) has 2 splits in our VWOB split history database. The first split for VWOB took place on November 19, 2001. This was a 1 for 20 reverse split, meaning for each 20 shares of VWOB owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 1 share. For example, a 1000 share position pre-split, became a 50 share position following the split. VWOB's second split took place on November 20, 2001.
When a company such as Vanguard Whitehall Funds - Emerging Market Government Bond Index Fund ETF Cl 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 VWOB split history from start to finish, an original position size of 1000 shares would have turned into 50 today. Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into Vanguard Whitehall Funds - Emerging Market Government Bond Index Fund ETF Cl shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of VWOB, presented on a split-history-adjusted basis factoring in the complete VWOB 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: |
$78.37 |
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End price/share: |
$62.40 |
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Starting shares: |
127.60 |
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Ending shares: |
201.80 |
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Dividends reinvested/share: |
$34.06 |
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Total return: |
25.93% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
2.33% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$12,590.12 |
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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: |
$78.37 |
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End price/share: |
$62.40 |
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Dividends collected/share: |
$34.06 |
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Total return: |
23.08% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
2.10% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$12,309.98 |
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Years: |
10.00 |
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Date |
Ratio |
11/19/2001 | 1 for 20 | 11/20/2001 | 1 for 1 |
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