Apple (AAPL) had the highest return between January 1, 2004 and May 31, 2008 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 1,652%.
| ASSET | DATE | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
Apple (AAPL) | 1/1/2004 - 5/31/2008 | 1,652.04% |
Mastercard (MA) | 1/1/2004 - 5/31/2008 | 671.12% |
Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL) | 1/1/2004 - 5/31/2008 | 485.8% |
BHP (BHP) | 1/1/2004 - 5/31/2008 | 396.52% |
NVIDIA (NVDA) | 1/1/2004 - 5/31/2008 | 214.44% |
LIN TV (LIN) | 1/1/2004 - 5/31/2008 | 166.96% |
Chevron (CVX) | 1/1/2004 - 5/31/2008 | 163.01% |
McDonald’s (MCD) | 1/1/2004 - 5/31/2008 | 161.61% |
Royal Bank of Canada (RY) | 1/1/2004 - 5/31/2008 | 147.5% |
Exxon Mobil (XOM) | 1/1/2004 - 5/31/2008 | 136.39% |
Caterpillar (CAT) | 1/1/2004 - 5/31/2008 | 109.64% |
Costco Wholesale (COST) | 1/1/2004 - 5/31/2008 | 99.72% |
Shell PLC ADR (SHEL) | 1/1/2004 - 5/31/2008 | 99.13% |
Goldman Sachs (GS) | 1/1/2004 - 5/31/2008 | 85.5% |
Oracle (ORCL) | 1/1/2004 - 5/31/2008 | 72.38% |
Raytheon Technologies (RTX) | 1/1/2004 - 5/31/2008 | 62.08% |
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) | 1/1/2004 - 5/31/2008 | 59.82% |
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) | 1/1/2004 - 5/31/2008 | 59.79% |
Toyota Motor Corporation ADR (TM) | 1/1/2004 - 5/31/2008 | 59.46% |
PepsiCo (PEP) | 1/1/2004 - 5/31/2008 | 57.47% |
Amazon (AMZN) | 1/1/2004 - 5/31/2008 | 54.7% |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) | 1/1/2004 - 5/31/2008 | 52.3% |
International Business Machines (IBM) | 1/1/2004 - 5/31/2008 | 46.86% |
Procter & Gamble (PG) | 1/1/2004 - 5/31/2008 | 45.2% |
Visa Inc Class A (V) | 1/1/2004 - 5/31/2008 | 45.14% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.
