ProShares Ultra QQQ (NYSE:QLD) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 13.01% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 25.37%. Currently, ProShares Ultra QQQ has a market capitalization of $14.71 billion.

Buying $1000 In QLD: If an investor had bought $1000 of QLD stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $3,099.24 today based on a price of $100.25 for QLD at the time of writing.

ProShares Ultra QQQ'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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