Benzinga | Jan 18, 2022 02:31PM EST

$1000 Invested In This Stock 5 Years Ago, Would Be Worth This Much

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 8.84% on an annualized basis.

Buying $1,000 In UNH: 5 years ago, an investor could have purchased 6.30 shares of UnitedHealth Group at the time with $1,000. This investment in UNH would have produced an average annual return of 23.95%. Currently, UnitedHealth Group has a market capitalization of $438.28 billion.

UnitedHealth Group's Share Price Over Last 5 Years

If you had invested $1,000 in UnitedHealth Group you would have approximately $2,932.62 today.

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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