Here's How Much You Would Have Made Owning SPDR Gold Trust Stock In The Last 20 Years

SPDR Gold Trust GLD has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 1.64% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 10.28%. Currently, SPDR Gold Trust has a market capitalization of $102.53 billion.

Buying $100 In GLD: If an investor had bought $100 of GLD stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $707.09 today based on a price of $308.35 for GLD at the time of writing.

SPDR Gold Trust's Performance Over Last 20 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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