First Citizens BancShares (NASDAQ:FCNCA) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 6.86% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 15.26%. Currently, First Citizens BancShares has a market capitalization of $28.92 billion.

Buying $100 In FCNCA: If an investor had bought $100 of FCNCA stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $1,713.97 today based on a price of $1999.35 for FCNCA at the time of writing.

First Citizens BancShares'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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