Anglogold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 24.25% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 36.28%. Currently, Anglogold Ashanti has a market capitalization of $45.97 billion.

Buying $100 In AU: If an investor had bought $100 of AU stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $470.10 today based on a price of $90.91 for AU at the time of writing.

Anglogold Ashanti'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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