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 Video: What is a Stock Split?
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| UnitedHealth Group is a health care company. Co. has four reportable segments across its two business platforms, UnitedHealthcare and Optum: UnitedHealthcare, which provides health care benefits to a range of customers and markets through its UnitedHealthcare Employer & Individual, UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement, UnitedHealthcare Community & State and UnitedHealthcare Global; OptumHealth, which serves the physical, emotional and health-related financial needs of individuals; OptumInsight, which provides services, technology and health care expertise to main participants in the health care industry; and OptumRx, which provides pharmacy care services and programs. According to our UnitedHealth Group stock split history records, UnitedHealth Group has had 5 splits. | |
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UnitedHealth Group (UNH) has 5 splits in our UnitedHealth Group stock split history database. The first split for UNH took place on September 16, 1992. This was a 2 for 1
split, meaning for each share of UNH 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. UNH's second split took place on March 11, 1994. This was a 2 for 1
split, meaning for each share of UNH 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. UNH's third split took place on December 26, 2000. This was a 2 for 1 split, meaning for each share of UNH 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. UNH's 4th split took place on June 19, 2003. This was a 2 for 1 split, meaning for each share of UNH 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. UNH's 5th split took place on May 31, 2005. This was a 2 for 1 split, meaning for each share of UNH 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 UnitedHealth Group 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 UnitedHealth Group 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 UnitedHealth Group shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of UNH, presented on a split-history-adjusted basis factoring in the complete UnitedHealth Group stock split history.
Growth of $10,000.00
With Dividends Reinvested
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| Start date: |
12/18/2008 |
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| End date: |
12/17/2018 |
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| Start price/share: |
$24.91 |
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| End price/share: |
$258.07 |
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| Starting shares: |
401.45 |
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| Ending shares: |
459.29 |
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| Dividends reinvested/share: |
$14.88 |
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| Total return: |
1,085.28% |
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| Average Annual Total Return: |
28.04% |
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| Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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| Ending investment: |
$118,508.84 |
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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: |
12/18/2008 |
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| End date: |
12/17/2018 |
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| Start price/share: |
$24.91 |
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| End price/share: |
$258.07 |
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| Dividends collected/share: |
$14.88 |
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| Total return: |
995.76% |
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| Average Annual Total Return: |
27.04% |
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| Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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| Ending investment: |
$109,569.48 |
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| Years: |
10.00 |
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| Date |
Ratio |
| 09/16/1992 | 2 for 1
| | 03/11/1994 | 2 for 1
| | 12/26/2000 | 2 for 1 | | 06/19/2003 | 2 for 1 | | 05/31/2005 | 2 for 1 |
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