argenx (NASDAQ:ARGX) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 11.88% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 23.57%. Currently, argenx has a market capitalization of $55.90 billion.

Buying $100 In ARGX: If an investor had bought $100 of ARGX stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $280.99 today based on a price of $898.94 for ARGX at the time of writing.

argenx'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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