Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 1.61% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 16.69%. Currently, Apple has a market capitalization of $3.58 trillion.

Buying $100 In AAPL: If an investor had bought $100 of AAPL stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $222.90 today based on a price of $238.16 for AAPL at the time of writing.

Apple'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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