best large cap stock 31 aug 1983 to 23 aug 2001

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) had the highest return between August 31, 1983 and August 23, 2001 by a large-cap US stock, returning 1,830,585.7%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
AngloGold Ashanti (AU)
8/31/1983 - 8/23/2001
1,830,585.71%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
8/31/1983 - 8/23/2001
418,241.67%
Nike (NKE)
8/31/1983 - 8/23/2001
90,760%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
8/31/1983 - 8/23/2001
47,502.47%
Amgen (AMGN)
8/31/1983 - 8/23/2001
35,957.23%
Microsoft (MSFT)
8/31/1983 - 8/23/2001
33,307.76%
Paychex (PAYX)
8/31/1983 - 8/23/2001
31,283.25%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
8/31/1983 - 8/23/2001
25,688.28%
Johnson Controls International (JCI)
8/31/1983 - 8/23/2001
22,264.07%
Oracle (ORCL)
8/31/1983 - 8/23/2001
22,040.35%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
8/31/1983 - 8/23/2001
21,577.87%
Unilever PLC ADR (UL)
8/31/1983 - 8/23/2001
16,994.26%
Best Buy (BBY)
8/31/1983 - 8/23/2001
15,316.52%
Danaher (DHR)
8/31/1983 - 8/23/2001
14,376.32%
Teva Pharma Industries Ltd ADR (TEVA)
8/31/1983 - 8/23/2001
13,445%
Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY)
8/31/1983 - 8/23/2001
13,093.21%
Hubbell (HUBB)
8/31/1983 - 8/23/2001
12,396.88%
Applied Materials (AMAT)
8/31/1983 - 8/23/2001
12,315.5%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
8/31/1983 - 8/23/2001
11,894.2%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
8/31/1983 - 8/23/2001
11,082.59%
M&T Bank (MTB)
8/31/1983 - 8/23/2001
10,474.66%
US Bancorp (USB)
8/31/1983 - 8/23/2001
10,140.61%
Stryker (SYK)
8/31/1983 - 8/23/2001
8,826.08%
Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD)
8/31/1983 - 8/23/2001
8,815.07%
Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB)
8/31/1983 - 8/23/2001
8,626.81%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.