iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 5.72% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 15.58%. Currently, iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF has a market capitalization of $13.36 billion.

Buying $100 In ITA: If an investor had bought $100 of ITA stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $206.27 today based on a price of $218.95 for ITA at the time of writing.

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF'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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