“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 Meta Platforms Inc (NASD: META)? Today, we examine the outcome of a five year investment into the stock back in 2017.
| Start date: | 10/12/2017 |
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| End date: | 10/11/2022 | ||||
| Start price/share: | $172.55 | ||||
| End price/share: | $128.54 | ||||
| Starting shares: | 57.95 | ||||
| Ending shares: | 57.95 | ||||
| Dividends reinvested/share: | $0.00 | ||||
| Total return: | -25.51% | ||||
| Average annual return: | -5.72% | ||||
| Starting investment: | $10,000.00 | ||||
| Ending investment: | $7,449.00 | ||||
The above analysis shows the five year investment result worked out poorly, with an annualized rate of return of -5.72%. This would have turned a $10K investment made 5 years ago into $7,449.00 today (as of 10/11/2022). On a total return basis, that’s a result of -25.51% (something to think about: how might META shares perform over the next 5 years?). [These numbers were computed with the Dividend Channel DRIP Returns Calculator.]
One more piece of investment wisdom to leave you with:
“Don’t wait for the perfect time, you will wait forever. Always take advantage of the time you’re given and make it perfect.” — Daymond John
