Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF (NYSE:SOXL) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 31.38% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 43.97%. Currently, Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF has a market capitalization of $23.77 billion.

Buying $100 In SOXL: If an investor had bought $100 of SOXL stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $602.38 today based on a price of $186.57 for SOXL at the time of writing.

Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF'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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