UnitedHealth (UNH) had the highest return between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2002 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 214.8%.
| ASSET | DATE | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
UnitedHealth (UNH) | 1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002 | 214.82% |
Royal Bank of Canada (RY) | 1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002 | 80.93% |
Bank of America (BAC) | 1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002 | 55.92% |
Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) | 1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002 | 55.92% |
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) | 1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002 | 32.77% |
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) | 1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002 | 29.68% |
BHP (BHP) | 1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002 | 27.21% |
Wells Fargo (WFC) | 1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002 | 24.12% |
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | 1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002 | 20.14% |
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) | 1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002 | 20.04% |
LIN TV (LIN) | 1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002 | 19.94% |
Novo Nordisk A-S (NVO) | 1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002 | 10.38% |
Novartis AG ADR (NVS) | 1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002 | 7.91% |
Caterpillar (CAT) | 1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002 | 2.83% |
Eli Lilly and (LLY) | 1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002 | 2.4% |
RTX (RTX) | 1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002 | -0.34% |
NVIDIA (NVDA) | 1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002 | -2.55% |
Citigroup (C) | 1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002 | -5.82% |
Exxon Mobil (XOM) | 1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002 | -5.93% |
Merck (MRK) | 1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002 | -12.19% |
HSBC Holdings PLC ADR (HSBC) | 1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002 | -13.9% |
Chevron (CVX) | 1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002 | -14.76% |
Procter & Gamble (PG) | 1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002 | -14.82% |
Shell PLC ADR (SHEL) | 1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002 | -19.69% |
Coca-Cola (KO) | 1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002 | -21.01% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.