Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSE:VUG) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 2.56% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 11.2%. Currently, Vanguard Growth ETF has a market capitalization of $193.83 billion.

Buying $1000 In VUG: If an investor had bought $1000 of VUG stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $8,351.73 today based on a price of $456.25 for VUG at the time of writing.

Vanguard Growth ETF'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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