SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE:GLD) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 5.96% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 16.31%. Currently, SPDR Gold Shares has a market capitalization of $135.15 billion.

Buying $100 In GLD: If an investor had bought $100 of GLD stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $212.38 today based on a price of $355.50 for GLD at the time of writing.

SPDR Gold Shares’s Performance Over Last 5 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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