inception

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Since inception, the fund trails the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 0.21 percentage points annualized—but since the beginning of 2024, it’s underperformed by an average of more than 9 percentage points annualized.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Described as “a cornerstone of the Shade 45 family,” Sear had been involved with the SiruisXM hip-hop station created by Eminem since its inception in 2004.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Horton’s fund has beaten the S&P 500 by a wide margin since its February 2022 inception, up 111% cumulatively versus the S&P 500’s 65%.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

That would mark the largest amount of oil released from reserves since the IEA’s inception.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

Rather, from its inception, it was designed to be a containment zone.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee