Global X Silver Miners ETF (NYSE:SIL) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 5.03% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 17.01%. Currently, Global X Silver Miners ETF has a market capitalization of $6.44 billion.

Buying $1000 In SIL: If an investor had bought $1000 of SIL stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $2,240.67 today based on a price of $98.50 for SIL at the time of writing.

Global X Silver Miners 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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