SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE:GLD) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 6.49% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 18.27%. Currently, SPDR Gold Shares has a market capitalization of $131.94 billion.
Buying $1000 In GLD: If an investor had bought $1000 of GLD stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $2,272.59 today based on a price of $374.08 for GLD at the time of writing.
SPDR Gold 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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