Vanguard Information Tech ETF (NYSE:VGT) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 2.98% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 15.46%. Currently, Vanguard Information Tech ETF has a market capitalization of $110.06 billion.

Buying $1000 In VGT: If an investor had bought $1000 of VGT stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $2,066.18 today based on a price of $731.37 for VGT at the time of writing.

Vanguard Information Tech ETF's Performance Over Last 5 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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