Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 2.06% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 10.89%. Currently, Digital Realty Trust has a market capitalization of $57.29 billion.

Buying $100 In DLR: If an investor had bought $100 of DLR stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $804.53 today based on a price of $166.79 for DLR at the time of writing.

Digital Realty 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.

This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.