Is the Vanguard Growth ETF the Simplest Way to Consistently Beat the S&P 500?
The Motley Fool·2025-07-31 08:52
Big tech stocks continue to pole-vault the Vanguard Growth ETF to new heights. Beating the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) over an extended period of time is no easy task. Just 8% of active large-cap U.S. equity stock funds outperformed the index over the last 20 years. One of the most effective ways to beat the index is to have a few winners that do really well. Buying a stock like Amazon 20 years ago would have produced monster returns, allowing investors to take an otherwise mediocre portfolio and transform it ...