Welltower (NYSE:WELL) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 2.65% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 12.05%. Currently, Welltower has a market capitalization of $146.55 billion.

Buying $1000 In WELL: If an investor had bought $1000 of WELL stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $9,342.22 today based on a price of $207.60 for WELL at the time of writing.

Welltower's Performance Over Last 20 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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