Companies conduct stock splits to allow investors to purchase their shares at a more affordable price. Tech giant and Magnificent 7 leader Nvidia is no exception, having split its stock several times in the more than 25 years it’s been a publicly traded company.

When a stock's share price gets excessively high, purchasing even one share may become too costly for small investors. While stock splits do not create inherent value, they often act as bullish catalysts. Companies typically initiate splits following long periods of strong returns, signaling management's confidence in future growth.

Which investment would produce the best returns by December 2026: $10,000 in Nvidia at $178 vs $10,000 in XRP at $1.40 and Bitcoin at $71K?

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Among the ETFs undergoing splits are some of Vanguard's largest funds by net assets -- most notably its Growth ETF and Mid-Cap ETF. The Vanguard Information Technology ETF is the largest U.S. stock market sector ETF by net assets -- even bigger than the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF.

Nvidia is, of course, still investing in its own business as well. New products such as the Vera Rubin architecture, designed for agentic AI, are in high demand. Nvidia sees that helping fiscal 2027 first-quarter sales rise another astounding 77% year over year.