Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 5.74% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 14.08%. Currently, Digital Realty Trust has a market capitalization of $57.56 billion.

Buying $1000 In DLR: If an investor had bought $1000 of DLR stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $14,055.33 today based on a price of $173.72 for DLR at the time of writing.

Digital Realty Trust'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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