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 Video: What is a Stock Split?
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| W. R. Berkley Corporation is an insurance holding company. Co. operates through two segments of the property casualty insurance business. Its Insurance segment underwrites predominantly commercial insurance business, including excess and surplus lines, admitted lines and specialty personal lines throughout the U.S., as well as insurance business in Asia, Australia, Canada, Continental Europe, Mexico, Scandinavia, South America and the United Kingdom. Its Insurance segment consists of business units, including Acadia Insurance, Admiral Insurance, Berkley Accident and Health, Berkley Agribusiness and others. According to our Berkley stock split history records, Berkley has had 10 splits. | |
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Berkley (WRB) has 10 splits in our Berkley stock split history database. The first split for WRB took place on June 19, 1986. This was a 3 for 2
split, meaning for each 2
shares of WRB owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 3 shares. For example, a 1000 share position pre-split, became a 1500 share position following the split. WRB's second split took place on May 06, 1991. This was a 3 for 2
split, meaning for each 2
shares of WRB owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 3 shares. For example, a 1500 share position pre-split, became a 2250 share position following the split. WRB's third split took place on September 19, 1997. This was a 3 for 2
split, meaning for each 2
shares of WRB owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 3 shares. For example, a 2250 share position pre-split, became a 3375 share position following the split. WRB's 4th split took place on July 03, 2002. This was a 3 for 2
split, meaning for each 2
shares of WRB owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 3 shares. For example, a 3375 share position pre-split, became a 5062.5 share position following the split. WRB's 5th split took place on August 28, 2003. This was a 3 for 2
split, meaning for each 2
shares of WRB owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 3 shares. For example, a 5062.5 share position pre-split, became a 7593.75 share position following the split. WRB's 6th split took place on April 11, 2005. This was a 3 for 2
split, meaning for each 2
shares of WRB owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 3 shares. For example, a 7593.75 share position pre-split, became a 11390.625 share position following the split. WRB's 7th split took place on April 05, 2006. This was a 3 for 2
split, meaning for each 2
shares of WRB owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 3 shares. For example, a 11390.625 share position pre-split, became a 17085.9375 share position following the split. WRB's 8th split took place on April 03, 2019. This was a 3 for 2 split, meaning for each 2 shares of WRB owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 3 shares. For example, a 17085.9375 share position pre-split, became a 25628.90625 share position following the split. WRB's 9th split took place on March 24, 2022. This was a 3 for 2 split, meaning for each 2 shares of WRB owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 3 shares. For example, a 25628.90625 share position pre-split, became a 38443.359375 share position following the split. WRB's 10th split took place on July 11, 2024. This was a 3 for 2 split, meaning for each 2 shares of WRB owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 3 shares. For example, a 38443.359375 share position pre-split, became a 57665.0390625 share position following the split.
When a company such as Berkley 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 Berkley stock split history from start to finish, an original position size of 1000 shares would have turned into 57665.0390625 today. Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into Berkley shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of WRB, presented on a split-history-adjusted basis factoring in the complete Berkley stock split history.
Growth of $10,000.00
With Dividends Reinvested
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| Start date: |
12/12/2014 |
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| End date: |
12/10/2024 |
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| Start price/share: |
$15.31 |
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| End price/share: |
$61.29 |
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| Starting shares: |
653.17 |
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| Ending shares: |
813.62 |
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| Dividends reinvested/share: |
$6.50 |
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| Total return: |
398.67% |
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| Average Annual Total Return: |
17.43% |
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| Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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| Ending investment: |
$49,886.36 |
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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: |
12/12/2014 |
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| End date: |
12/10/2024 |
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| Start price/share: |
$15.31 |
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| End price/share: |
$61.29 |
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| Dividends collected/share: |
$6.50 |
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| Total return: |
342.81% |
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| Average Annual Total Return: |
16.04% |
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| Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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| Ending investment: |
$44,284.75 |
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| Years: |
10.00 |
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| Date |
Ratio |
| 06/19/1986 | 3 for 2
| | 05/06/1991 | 3 for 2
| | 09/19/1997 | 3 for 2
| | 07/03/2002 | 3 for 2
| | 08/28/2003 | 3 for 2
| | 04/11/2005 | 3 for 2
| | 04/05/2006 | 3 for 2
| | 04/03/2019 | 3 for 2 | | 03/24/2022 | 3 for 2 | | 07/11/2024 | 3 for 2 |
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