Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSE:VUG) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 3.52% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 16.74%. Currently, Vanguard Growth ETF has a market capitalization of $35.21 billion.

Buying $100 In VUG: If an investor had bought $100 of VUG stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $466.54 today based on a price of $82.88 for VUG at the time of writing.

Vanguard Growth ETF'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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