If You Invested $1,000 In Apple Stock When Donald Trump Sold, Here's The 'YUGE' Return You Would Have Now

Former President Donald Trump is one of the most followed people on social media platform Twitter, now known as X.

While Trump is not as active on Twitter today, he previously used the platform to share his opinions, often targeting both private and public companies with criticism.

What Happened: After a ban by several social media platforms, Trump finds himself unbanned from Facebook Instagram and Twitter.

Since his reinstatement, he has posted on Twitter just once since 2021.

While he is not active on Twitter, Trump shares his thoughts and opinions on Truth Social, a Trump-owned company that is in the process of merging with Digital World Acquisition Corporation DWAC.

When he was active on Twitter, Trump often criticized companies for actions or statements he disagreed with or perceived as hostile towards him.

One particular tweet in 2014 took on one of the most valuable companies in the world. The tweet raised a few eyebrows as it challenged Apple Inc AAPL and its successful phone business.

Trump tweeted in 2014 that he was frustrated with the size of Apple iPhones, particularly that they didn't have larger screens. Trump said at the time that rival Samsung had phones with much better sizes and Apple needed to go to a larger screen, or the tech giant would see its sales take a hit.

In a move to show his frustration, Trump tweeted on Jan. 28, 2014, that he had sold off his Apple stock holdings, which he had invested in previously.

"I predicted Apple's stock fall based on their dumb refusal to give the option of a larger iPhone screen like Samsung. I sold my Apple stock," Trump tweeted.

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Investing $1,000 in Apple Stock: It turned out that the investment advice from the future president wasn't great. Apple shares have risen significantly since Trump's tweet and sale.

Apple shares were trading at $451.92 on the morning of Jan. 28, 2014. A $1,000 investment could have purchased 2.21 shares of Apple at the time of Trump's tweet.

Since that time, shares of Apple have split 7-for-1 in 2014 and 4-for-1 in 2020. The 2.21 shares of Apple would now be 61.88 shares.

The $1,000 investment would be worth $11,846.93 today, based on a price of $191.45 for Apple shares at the time of writing.

This represents a return of 1,084.7% over the last nine-plus years.

Over the same time period, the same $1,000 invested in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY would be worth $3,016.25 today, up 201.6%.

In this case, it would have paid significantly better to ignore Trump and invest against his advice.

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