ProShares Ultra QQQ (NYSE:QLD) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 9.09% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 20.39%. Currently, ProShares Ultra QQQ has a market capitalization of $11.69 billion.

Buying $100 In QLD: If an investor had bought $100 of QLD stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $243.80 today based on a price of $79.07 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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