Welltower (NYSE:WELL) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 11.23% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 21.95%. Currently, Welltower has a market capitalization of $136.41 billion.

Buying $100 In WELL: If an investor had bought $100 of WELL stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $274.46 today based on a price of $195.50 for WELL at the time of writing.

Welltower's Performance Over Last 5 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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