United Microelectronics (NYSE:UMC) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 2.85% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 15.71%. Currently, United Microelectronics has a market capitalization of $20.02 billion.

Buying $100 In UMC: If an investor had bought $100 of UMC stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $421.05 today based on a price of $7.95 for UMC at the time of writing.

United Microelectronics's Performance Over Last 10 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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