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Video: Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) Definition
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| Date |
Open |
High |
Low |
Close |
Volume |
| 07/13/2026 |
$52.87 |
$53.24 |
$52.65 |
$52.98 |
35.90K | | 07/14/2026 |
$53.05 |
$53.16 |
$52.82 |
$53.07 |
29.50K | | 07/15/2026 |
$53.02 |
$53.14 |
$52.80 |
$52.90 |
27.30K | | 07/16/2026 |
$52.90 |
$53.25 |
$52.57 |
$52.75 |
71.10K | | 07/17/2026 |
$52.75 |
$53.10 |
$52.33 |
$52.43 |
20.10K |
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| Central Securities is registered as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund's primary investment objective is growth of capital. The Fund invests primarily in common stocks, but it may invest in bonds, convertible bonds, preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks, warrants, options real estate, or short-term obligations of governments, banks and corporations. The Fund, from time to time, invests in securities, the resale of which is restricted. As of Dec 31 2016, the Fund's investment portfolio totaled $671,645,817 and its assets totaled $674,833,353. | |
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Central Securities (CET) has the following price history information. Looking back at CET historical stock prices for the last five trading days, on July 13, 2026, CET opened at $52.87, traded as high as $53.24 and as low as $52.65, and closed at $52.98. Trading volume was a total of 35.90K shares. On July 14, 2026, CET opened at $53.05, traded as high as $53.16 and as low as $52.82, and closed at $53.07. Trading volume was a total of 29.50K shares. On July 15, 2026, CET opened at $53.02, traded as high as $53.14 and as low as $52.80, and closed at $52.90. Trading volume was a total of 27.30K shares. On July 16, 2026, CET opened at $52.90, traded as high as $53.25 and as low as $52.57, and closed at $52.75. Trading volume was a total of 71.10K shares. On July 17, 2026, CET opened at $52.75, traded as high as $53.10 and as low as $52.33, and closed at $52.43. Trading volume was a total of 20.10K shares.
CET Historical Stock Prices By Date:

Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into Central Securities shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of CET, and working forward through the historical stock price information to today.
Growth of $10,000.00
With Dividends Reinvested
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| Start date: |
07/20/2016 |
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| End date: |
07/17/2026 |
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| Start price/share: |
$20.21 |
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| End price/share: |
$52.43 |
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| Starting shares: |
494.80 |
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| Ending shares: |
806.53 |
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| Dividends reinvested/share: |
$17.96 |
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| Total return: |
322.86% |
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| Average Annual Total Return: |
15.51% |
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| Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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| Ending investment: |
$42,269.22 |
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| Years: |
10.00 |
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Growth of $10,000.00
Without Dividends Reinvested
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| Start date: |
07/20/2016 |
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| End date: |
07/17/2026 |
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| Start price/share: |
$20.21 |
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| End price/share: |
$52.43 |
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| Dividends collected/share: |
$17.96 |
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| Total return: |
248.29% |
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| Average Annual Total Return: |
13.29% |
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| Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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| Ending investment: |
$34,815.07 |
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| Years: |
10.00 |
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| Date |
Close |
| 07/13/2026 | $52.98 | | 07/14/2026 | $53.07 | | 07/15/2026 | $52.90 | | 07/16/2026 | $52.75 | | 07/17/2026 | $52.43 |
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