QCOM traded at $52.25 on Jan. 4th, 1999.
It split 2:1 on May 11, 1999
It split again, 4:1 on Dec 31, 1999
It traded up to $200 on Jan 3rd, 2000.
That's a gain of over 3000%, in 12 months.
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=QCOM&a=00&b=1&c=1999&d=00&e=26&f=2000&g=d
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