Here's How Much You Would Have Made Owning iShares Gold Trust Shares Stock In The Last 5 Years

iShares Gold Trust Shares (NYSE:IAU) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 11.49% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 21.67%. Currently, iShares Gold Trust Shares has a market capitalization of $72.73 billion.

Buying $100 In IAU: If an investor had bought $100 of IAU stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $262.02 today based on a price of $85.43 for IAU at the time of writing.

iShares Gold Trust Shares's Performance Over Last 5 Years

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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