“I buy on the assumption that they could close the market the next day and not reopen it for five years.”
— Warren Buffett
The Warren Buffett investment philosophy calls for a long-term investment horizon, where a five year holding period, or even longer, would fit right into the strategy. How would such a strategy have worked out for an investment into Verisign Inc (NASD: VRSN)? Today, we examine the outcome of a five year investment into the stock back in 2014.
| Start date: | 06/18/2014 |
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| End date: | 06/17/2019 | ||||
| Start price/share: | $51.61 | ||||
| End price/share: | $203.34 | ||||
| Starting shares: | 193.76 | ||||
| Ending shares: | 193.76 | ||||
| Dividends reinvested/share: | $0.00 | ||||
| Total return: | 293.99% | ||||
| Average annual return: | 31.55% | ||||
| Starting investment: | $10,000.00 | ||||
| Ending investment: | $39,396.19 | ||||
As shown above, the five year investment result worked out exceptionally well, with an annualized rate of return of 31.55%. This would have turned a $10K investment made 5 years ago into $39,396.19 today (as of 06/17/2019). On a total return basis, that’s a result of 293.99% (something to think about: how might VRSN shares perform over the next 5 years?). [These numbers were computed with the Dividend Channel DRIP Returns Calculator.]
Another great investment quote to think about:
“Every day that you’re not selling an asset in your portfolio, you’re choosing to buy it.” — Sam Zell
