MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 17.16% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 27.73%. Currently, MSCI has a market capitalization of $37.79 billion.

Buying $100 In MSCI: If an investor had bought $100 of MSCI stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $1,158.00 today based on a price of $476.98 for MSCI at the time of writing.

MSCI's Performance Over Last 10 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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