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Stock split

Splitting a share into several, with the price divided proportionally.

How to read the number

A split does not change the value of a holding — only how finely it is sliced, and how affordable a single share becomes.

When the metric lies

A price history not adjusted for splits shows a crash that never happened. We adjust prices backwards in time.

Also known as: stock split, share split

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