If I had bought VUG
If I had bought VUG
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into VUG
a week ago+3.5%$100 → $104
a month ago+5.0%$100 → $105
since our history starts, August 5, 2026+3.6%$100 → $104
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying VUG
Over the last 67 days VUG closed between $87.06 (September 15, 2026) and $93.09 (October 6, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $106 today; at the high, $99. The current price $92.12 is above 65 of those 67 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 97% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves VUG by 4.2%: a $1,000 position swings about $42 a day.
Low of the stretch$87.06 · $100 → $106
High of the stretch$93.09 · $100 → $99
Share of profitable dates97% · 65/67
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “exchange-traded fund” category.