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 Video: What is a Stock Split?
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| FedEx provides transportation, e-commerce and business services through companies under the FedEx brand. These companies are included in the following segments: Federal Express Corporation, including TNT Express B.V., is an express transportation company; FedEx Ground Package System, Inc., which is a provider of small-package ground delivery services; FedEx Freight Corporation, which is a provider of less-than-truckload freight services; and FedEx Corporate Services, Inc., which provides sales, marketing, information technology, communications, customer service, technical support, billing and collections services, and certain back-office functions. According to our FedEx stock split history records, FedEx has had 5 splits. | |
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FedEx (FDX) has 5 splits in our FedEx stock split history database. The first split for FDX took place on November 03, 1980. This was a 2 for 1
split, meaning for each share of FDX 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. FDX's second split took place on November 01, 1983. This was a 2 for 1
split, meaning for each share of FDX owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 2000 share position pre-split, became a 4000 share position following the split. FDX's third split took place on November 05, 1996. This was a 2 for 1
split, meaning for each share of FDX owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 4000 share position pre-split, became a 8000 share position following the split. FDX's 4th split took place on May 07, 1999. This was a 2 for 1
split, meaning for each share of FDX owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 8000 share position pre-split, became a 16000 share position following the split. FDX's 5th split took place on September 26, 1978. This was a 2 for 1 split, meaning for each share of FDX owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 16000 share position pre-split, became a 32000 share position following the split.
When a company such as FedEx 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 FedEx stock split history from start to finish, an original position size of 1000 shares would have turned into 32000 today. Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into FedEx shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of FDX, presented on a split-history-adjusted basis factoring in the complete FedEx stock split history.
Growth of $10,000.00
With Dividends Reinvested
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| Start date: |
01/16/2009 |
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| End date: |
01/15/2019 |
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| Start price/share: |
$58.58 |
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| End price/share: |
$170.63 |
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| Starting shares: |
170.71 |
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| Ending shares: |
183.15 |
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| Dividends reinvested/share: |
$10.06 |
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| Total return: |
212.52% |
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| Average Annual Total Return: |
12.07% |
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| Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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| Ending investment: |
$31,262.90 |
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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: |
01/16/2009 |
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| End date: |
01/15/2019 |
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| Start price/share: |
$58.58 |
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| End price/share: |
$170.63 |
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| Dividends collected/share: |
$10.06 |
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| Total return: |
208.45% |
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| Average Annual Total Return: |
11.92% |
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| Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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| Ending investment: |
$30,846.86 |
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| Years: |
10.00 |
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| Date |
Ratio |
| 11/03/1980 | 2 for 1
| | 11/01/1983 | 2 for 1
| | 11/05/1996 | 2 for 1
| | 05/07/1999 | 2 for 1
| | 09/26/1978 | 2 for 1 |
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