State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSE:XAR) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 3.87% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 17.49%. Currently, State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF has a market capitalization of $6.29 billion.

Buying $1000 In XAR: If an investor had bought $1000 of XAR stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $5,010.40 today based on a price of $279.53 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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