What do companies do stock splits ? EEM for example.?

Question

What do companies do stock splits ? EEM for example.?

Answer 1

To build long term value or to dilute shares, depending on what they are trying to do in the long term.

Answer 2

Splitting shares alone neither dilutes nor creates value. It may facilitate the psychology of the trade.  A 100 stock split into 2 shares at 50 each holds the same net value it did previous to the split.

Answer 3

Oh wow, i just noticed it split, I have been holding tons of shares for years LOL. EEM is an ETF not a company. It mirrors the emerging markets index and is a portfolio of many foreign companies. Splits occur so that the price of a stock decreases and it is easier to buy and sell for more people. The split doesnt fundamentally change anything.