Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF (NYSE:SOXL) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 38.79% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 50.52%. Currently, Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF has a market capitalization of $15.50 billion.

Buying $1000 In SOXL: If an investor had bought $1000 of SOXL stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $461,805.51 today based on a price of $110.41 for SOXL at the time of writing.

Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF's Performance Over Last 15 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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