by Mark » Thu Feb 01, 2018 8:35 am
Hi Erik,
There is an option "View / Split Adjusted". When this option is on, both the shares and price prior to the split date will be shown adjusted to current split values. Let's take a simple example:
Jan 1, 2018: Own 100 shares at a price of $10, value = $1,000
Jan 10, 2018: 2:1 Split
Jan 20, 2018: You own 200 shares at a price of $5, value $1,000
If you have "View / Split Adjusted" turned on, when you view the balance on Jan 1, 2018, it will also show 200 shares and a price of $5 for a value of $1,000. If you have this option off it will shown 100 shares and a price of $10.
You said your total current value is way too high. The value on any particular date is the shares owned * market price. So, if you're looking at the current value today, after the split, check both the shares owned, and the closing price recorded. One of them is wrong if you have an incorrect value. You can look at things in the Data Register with this "View / Split Adjusted" either on/off.