best mega cap stocks dec 1997

Amazon (AMZN) had the highest return in December 1997 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 18.4%.

ASSETMONTH% RETURN
Amazon (AMZN)
December 1997
18.4%
Merck (MRK)
December 1997
12.11%
American Express (AXP)
December 1997
11.85%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
December 1997
9.65%
Morgan Stanley (MS)
December 1997
7.75%
Coca-Cola (KO)
December 1997
6.59%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
December 1997
3.95%
Home Depot (HD)
December 1997
3.72%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
December 1997
3.65%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
December 1997
3.51%
Micron Technology (MU)
December 1997
3.23%
Verizon Communications (VZ)
December 1997
2.53%
LIN TV (LIN)
December 1997
2.52%
ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML)
December 1997
2.08%
Shell PLC ADR (SHEL)
December 1997
1.64%
Bank of America (BAC)
December 1997
1.56%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B)
December 1997
1.25%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
December 1997
0.88%
Costco Wholesale (COST)
December 1997
0.85%
Caterpillar (CAT)
December 1997
0.39%
AT&T (T)
December 1997
0.34%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
December 1997
0.31%
Novartis AG ADR (NVS)
December 1997
-0.31%
Toyota Motor Corporation ADR (TM)
December 1997
-0.86%
JPMorgan Chase (JPM)
December 1997
-0.96%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.