History Shows 1 Powerful Fact That Makes Me Bullish on VTI
Key PointsThe Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) was launched in May 2001.
For the past 25 years, the Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) has shown an average annual return of 9.44%. This impressive performance, even during major stock market crashes like the 2008 global financial crisis and the Great Recession of the dot-com bubble, highlights the power of long-term investing. By consistently investing in VTI, everyday investors could have built significant wealth, including a $1,000 investment growing to $325,555 today.
While VTI may underperform some large-cap indexes at times, its broad diversification of U.S. stocks makes it a low-cost, simple way to bet on the future of America's economy. Despite no guarantee of future performance, the long-term track record of VTI suggests it could help investors build substantial wealth through steady, consistent investments.
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