Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSE:VDE) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 6.23% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 17.83%. Currently, Vanguard Energy ETF has a market capitalization of $10.55 billion.

Buying $100 In VDE: If an investor had bought $100 of VDE stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $226.12 today based on a price of $168.57 for VDE at the time of writing.

Vanguard Energy ETF's Performance Over Last 5 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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