By Selena Maranjian
Publication Date: 2026-02-15 17:00:00
Key Points
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Nvidia is the 800-pound gorilla among semiconductor companies, with plenty of room to keep growing.
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Palantir is growing by leaps and bounds — as is its stock price.
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The Vanguard Information Technology ETF can give you part-ownership of 300-plus brisk growers.
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Who wouldn’t want some hyper-growth tech stocks in their portfolio?
Here are some to consider. I’ll start off with their performance in recent years, to demonstrate just how hyper-growthy they are, and I’ll include returns for a low-fee S&P 500 index fund, too, for comparison. (Note that these S&P 500 returns are a bit outsize, too, as the S&P 500 has averaged annual returns of closer to 10% over many long periods, including years when it declined.)
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Equity |
5-Year Avg. Annual Return |
10-Year Avg. Annual Return |
15-Year Avg. Annual Return |
|---|---|---|---|
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Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) |
67.87% |
76.81% |
47.10% |
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Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) |
30.22% |
N/A |
N/A |
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MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) |
1.62% |
37.26% |
25.35% |
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Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEMKT: VGT) |
15.70% |
24.24% |
18.72% |
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Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO) |
13.82% |
16.09% |
13.77% |
Source: Morningstar.com, as of Feb. 9, 2026.
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