If I had bought VGK
If I had bought VGK
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into VGK
a week ago-0.5%$100 → $100
a month ago-4.5%$100 → $96
since our history starts, August 19, 2026-6.7%$100 → $93
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying VGK
Over the last 36 days VGK closed between $85.45 (October 8, 2026) and $92.97 (August 25, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $101 today; at the high, $93. The current price $86.01 is above 3 of those 36 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 8% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves VGK by 1.2%: a $1,000 position swings about $12 a day.
Low of the stretch$85.45 · $100 → $101
High of the stretch$92.97 · $100 → $93
Share of profitable dates8% · 3/36
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “exchange-traded fund” category.