“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 Dollar Tree Inc (NASD: DLTR)? Today, we examine the outcome of a five year investment into the stock back in 2020.
| Start date: | 09/24/2020 |
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| End date: | 09/23/2025 | ||||
| Start price/share: | $88.43 | ||||
| End price/share: | $94.65 | ||||
| Starting shares: | 113.08 | ||||
| Ending shares: | 113.08 | ||||
| Dividends reinvested/share: | $0.00 | ||||
| Total return: | 7.03% | ||||
| Average annual return: | 1.37% | ||||
| Starting investment: | $10,000.00 | ||||
| Ending investment: | $10,704.03 | ||||
The above analysis shows the five year investment result worked out as follows, with an annualized rate of return of 1.37%. This would have turned a $10K investment made 5 years ago into $10,704.03 today (as of 09/23/2025). On a total return basis, that’s a result of 7.03% (something to think about: how might DLTR 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 look for the needle in the haystack, just buy the haystack.” — John Bogle
