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Video: What is a Stock Split?
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Willis Towers Watson Public is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is engaged as an advisory, broking and solutions company. Co.'s risk control services range from strategic risk consulting to a variety of due diligence services, to the provision of practical on-site risk control services, as well as analytical and advisory services. As an insurance broker, Co. acts as an intermediary between its clients and insurance carriers by advising its clients on their risk management requirements. Co. operates in four segments: Human Capital and Benefits; Corporate Risk and Broking; Investment, Risk and Reinsurance; and Benefits Delivery and Administration. According to our WLTW stock split history records, WLTW has had 1 split. | |
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WLTW (WLTW) has 1 split in our WLTW stock split history database. The split for WLTW took place on January 05, 2016. This was a 3775 for 10000 reverse split, meaning for each 10000 shares of WLTW owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 3775 shares. For example, a 1000 share position pre-split, became a 377.5 share position following the split.
When a company such as WLTW 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 WLTW stock split history from start to finish, an original position size of 1000 shares would have turned into 377.5 today. Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into WLTW shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of WLTW, presented on a split-history-adjusted basis factoring in the complete WLTW stock split history.
Growth of $10,000.00
With Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
03/20/2014 |
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End date: |
01/07/2022 |
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Start price/share: |
$309.88 |
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End price/share: |
$231.56 |
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Starting shares: |
32.27 |
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Ending shares: |
38.30 |
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Dividends reinvested/share: |
$44.43 |
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Total return: |
-11.30% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
-1.52% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$8,872.79 |
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Years: |
7.81 |
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Growth of $10,000.00
Without Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
03/20/2014 |
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End date: |
01/07/2022 |
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Start price/share: |
$309.88 |
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End price/share: |
$231.56 |
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Dividends collected/share: |
$44.43 |
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Total return: |
-10.94% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
-1.47% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$8,908.02 |
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Years: |
7.81 |
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Date |
Ratio |
01/05/2016 | 3775 for 10000 |
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