Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 2.87% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 14.5%. Currently, Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a market capitalization of $40.46 billion.

Buying $100 In VONG: If an investor had bought $100 of VONG stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $767.52 today based on a price of $118.63 for VONG at the time of writing.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF's Performance Over Last 15 Years

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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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