State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSE:XAR) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 5.31% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 19.25%. Currently, State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF has a market capitalization of $5.53 billion.

Buying $100 In XAR: If an investor had bought $100 of XAR stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $581.52 today based on a price of $278.78 for XAR at the time of writing.

State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF’s Performance Over Last 10 Years

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Finally — what’s the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.

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