Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSE:VDE) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 5.07% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 16.38%. Currently, Vanguard Energy ETF has a market capitalization of $9.22 billion.

Buying $1000 In VDE: If an investor had bought $1000 of VDE stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $2,113.92 today based on a price of $157.42 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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