“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 Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASD: AMD)? Today, we examine the outcome of a five year investment into the stock back in 2020.
| Start date: | 03/27/2020 |
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| End date: | 03/26/2025 | ||||
| Start price/share: | $46.58 | ||||
| End price/share: | $110.19 | ||||
| Starting shares: | 214.68 | ||||
| Ending shares: | 214.68 | ||||
| Dividends reinvested/share: | $0.00 | ||||
| Total return: | 136.56% | ||||
| Average annual return: | 18.79% | ||||
| Starting investment: | $10,000.00 | ||||
| Ending investment: | $23,653.72 | ||||
As shown above, the five year investment result worked out exceptionally well, with an annualized rate of return of 18.79%. This would have turned a $10K investment made 5 years ago into $23,653.72 today (as of 03/26/2025). On a total return basis, that’s a result of 136.56% (something to think about: how might AMD 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:
“We ignore outlooks and forecasts… we’re lousy at it and we admit it … everyone else is lousy too, but most people won’t admit it.” — Martin Whitman
