Welltower (NYSE:WELL) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 6.23% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 18.24%. Currently, Welltower has a market capitalization of $138.34 billion.

Buying $1000 In WELL: If an investor had bought $1000 of WELL stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $12,248.78 today based on a price of $201.57 for WELL at the time of writing.

Welltower'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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