iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSE:IVW) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 2.5% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 11.84%. Currently, iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF has a market capitalization of $73.07 billion.

Buying $100 In IVW: If an investor had bought $100 of IVW stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $938.84 today based on a price of $134.74 for IVW at the time of writing.

iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF's Performance Over Last 20 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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