Vale (NYSE:VALE) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 3.32% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 11.01%. Currently, Vale has a market capitalization of $84.09 billion.

Buying $1000 In VALE: If an investor had bought $1000 of VALE stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $7,871.97 today based on a price of $18.03 for VALE at the time of writing.

Vale'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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