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Cameco (NYSE:CCJ) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 5.09% on an annualized basis.
Buying $1,000 In CCJ: 5 years ago, an investor could have purchased 90.83 shares of Cameco at the time with $1,000. This investment in CCJ would have produced an average annual return of 18.2%. Currently, Cameco has a market capitalization of $9.78 billion.
Cameco's Share Price Over Last 5 Years
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If you had invested $1,000 in Cameco you would have approximately $2,230.43 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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