“Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.”
— Warren Buffett
The Warren Buffett investment philosophy calls for a long-term investment horizon, where a two-decade holding period, or even longer, would fit right into the strategy. How would such a strategy have worked out for an investment into SVB Financial Group (NASD: SIVB)? Today, we examine the outcome of a two-decade investment into the stock back in 1999.
| Start date: | 06/21/1999 |
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| End date: | 06/18/2019 | ||||
| Start price/share: | $11.06 | ||||
| End price/share: | $220.80 | ||||
| Starting shares: | 904.16 | ||||
| Ending shares: | 904.16 | ||||
| Dividends reinvested/share: | $0.00 | ||||
| Total return: | 1,896.38% | ||||
| Average annual return: | 16.14% | ||||
| Starting investment: | $10,000.00 | ||||
| Ending investment: | $199,522.79 | ||||
As shown above, the two-decade investment result worked out exceptionally well, with an annualized rate of return of 16.14%. This would have turned a $10K investment made 20 years ago into $199,522.79 today (as of 06/18/2019). On a total return basis, that’s a result of 1,896.38% (something to think about: how might SIVB shares perform over the next 20 years?). [These numbers were computed with the Dividend Channel DRIP Returns Calculator.]
Here’s one more great investment quote before you go:
“In the long run, we are all dead.” — John Maynard Keynes
