iShares Gold Trust Shares (NYSE:IAU) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 1.75% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 14.71%. Currently, iShares Gold Trust Shares has a market capitalization of $82.53 billion.

Buying $100 In IAU: If an investor had bought $100 of IAU stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $400.75 today based on a price of $96.79 for IAU at the time of writing.

iShares Gold Trust Shares's Performance Over Last 10 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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