Investors in Woodside Energy Group Ltd (ASX: WDS) shares have seen a significant return year to date.
The Woodside share price has risen 67.58% since the start of the year, closing Tuesday's trade at $36.75.
So how much money would I have now if I had invested in this ASX energy share to kick off 2022?
What would this investment be worth?
Let's imagine I had invested $10,000 in Woodside stock at $21.93 a share, its closing price on 31 December.
I would have received 455 Woodside shares with $21.85 left over.
At today's closing price, my holding would be worth $16,721.25.
But wait, there's more. Woodside also paid dividends this year. In fact, Woodside paid a dividend of US $1.09 (AU$1.60) per share in October. In addition, Woodside paid a dividend of US $1.05 (AU$1.46) in March.
My 455 Woodside shares would have, therefore, delivered me with a dividend payment of $1,392.80 during the year on top of my gains from the rising share price.
All up, including dividend payments, I would have made more than $8,100 before tax from my $10K investment in Woodside at the start of the year.
Looking at the bigger picture for Woodside, the company's shares have experienced a few highs and lows but have not fallen below their 2021 closing price.
Woodside shares hit a yearly high of $39.16 on 7 November. On this day, my initial investment would have been worth $17,817.8 plus the $1,392.8 in dividend payment.
Overall, if I had invested $10,000 in Woodside at the start of this year, I would be very happy with my investment.
Woodside share price snapshot
Woodside shares have soared nearly 71% in the last year, but have fallen nearly 4% in the last month.
For perspective, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) has gained 0.64% in the past year.
Woodside has a market capitalisation of about $69.8 billion based on the current share price.
