best performance mega cap between may 1999 and december 2001

NVIDIA (NVDA) had the highest return between May 1, 1999 and December 31, 2001 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 1,352.3%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
NVIDIA (NVDA)
5/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
1,352.27%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
5/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
153.02%
Oracle (ORCL)
5/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
106.03%
Novo Nordisk A-S (NVO)
5/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
104.86%
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
5/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
89.37%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM)
5/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
58.1%
Intuit (INTU)
5/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
50.11%
AstraZeneca PLC ADR (AZN)
5/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
29.21%
Home Depot (HD)
5/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
29.1%
Walmart (WMT)
5/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
27.14%
ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML)
5/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
26.69%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
5/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
25.73%
Goldman Sachs (GS)
5/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
23.81%
Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
5/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
18.24%
GE Aerospace (GE)
5/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
18.16%
Morgan Stanley (MS)
5/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
17.97%
International Business Machines (IBM)
5/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
17.83%
LIN TV (LIN)
5/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
11%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
5/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
10.76%
Costco Wholesale (COST)
5/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
9.67%
Novartis AG ADR (NVS)
5/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
8.5%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
5/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
7.16%
HSBC Holdings PLC ADR (HSBC)
5/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
4.31%
SAP SE ADR (SAP)
5/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
1.57%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B)
5/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
1%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.