“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 Align Technology Inc (NASD: ALGN)? Today, we examine the outcome of a five year investment into the stock back in 2020.
| Start date: | 10/07/2020 |
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| End date: | 10/06/2025 | ||||
| Start price/share: | $323.62 | ||||
| End price/share: | $131.50 | ||||
| Starting shares: | 30.90 | ||||
| Ending shares: | 30.90 | ||||
| Dividends reinvested/share: | $0.00 | ||||
| Total return: | -59.37% | ||||
| Average annual return: | -16.48% | ||||
| Starting investment: | $10,000.00 | ||||
| Ending investment: | $4,063.99 | ||||
As shown above, the five year investment result worked out poorly, with an annualized rate of return of -16.48%. This would have turned a $10K investment made 5 years ago into $4,063.99 today (as of 10/06/2025). On a total return basis, that’s a result of -59.37% (something to think about: how might ALGN shares perform over the next 5 years?). [These numbers were computed with the Dividend Channel DRIP Returns Calculator.]
One more investment quote to leave you with:
“You make most of your money in a bear market, you just don’t realize it at the time.” — Shelby Davis
