“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 Fiserv Inc (NASD: FISV)? Today, we examine the outcome of a five year investment into the stock back in 2021.
| Start date: | 02/09/2021 |
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| End date: | 02/06/2026 | ||||
| Start price/share: | $113.45 | ||||
| End price/share: | $60.00 | ||||
| Starting shares: | 88.14 | ||||
| Ending shares: | 88.14 | ||||
| Dividends reinvested/share: | $0.00 | ||||
| Total return: | -47.11% | ||||
| Average annual return: | -11.97% | ||||
| Starting investment: | $10,000.00 | ||||
| Ending investment: | $5,290.01 | ||||
As we can see, the five year investment result worked out poorly, with an annualized rate of return of -11.97%. This would have turned a $10K investment made 5 years ago into $5,290.01 today (as of 02/06/2026). On a total return basis, that’s a result of -47.11% (something to think about: how might FISV 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:
“Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” — Warren Buffett
