Gilead Sciences (GILD) had the highest return between April 1, 2001 and December 31, 2002 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 109%.
| ASSET | DATE | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
Gilead Sciences (GILD) | 4/1/2001 - 12/31/2002 | 109.03% |
Amazon (AMZN) | 4/1/2001 - 12/31/2002 | 82.87% |
BHP (BHP) | 4/1/2001 - 12/31/2002 | 67.46% |
Procter & Gamble (PG) | 4/1/2001 - 12/31/2002 | 42.44% |
UnitedHealth (UNH) | 4/1/2001 - 12/31/2002 | 40.96% |
Bank of America (BAC) | 4/1/2001 - 12/31/2002 | 36.22% |
LIN TV (LIN) | 4/1/2001 - 12/31/2002 | 30.17% |
Royal Bank of Canada (RY) | 4/1/2001 - 12/31/2002 | 28.76% |
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | 4/1/2001 - 12/31/2002 | 25.68% |
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) | 4/1/2001 - 12/31/2002 | 11.87% |
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) | 4/1/2001 - 12/31/2002 | 11.15% |
Caterpillar (CAT) | 4/1/2001 - 12/31/2002 | 8.48% |
Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) | 4/1/2001 - 12/31/2002 | 4.18% |
Walmart (WMT) | 4/1/2001 - 12/31/2002 | 1.99% |
Coca-Cola (KO) | 4/1/2001 - 12/31/2002 | -0.21% |
Wells Fargo (WFC) | 4/1/2001 - 12/31/2002 | -1.49% |
HSBC Holdings PLC ADR (HSBC) | 4/1/2001 - 12/31/2002 | -1.64% |
Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) | 4/1/2001 - 12/31/2002 | -2.71% |
Novartis AG ADR (NVS) | 4/1/2001 - 12/31/2002 | -3.82% |
American Express (AXP) | 4/1/2001 - 12/31/2002 | -5.16% |
Microsoft (MSFT) | 4/1/2001 - 12/31/2002 | -5.68% |
ExxonMobil (XOM) | 4/1/2001 - 12/31/2002 | -10.1% |
RTX (RTX) | 4/1/2001 - 12/31/2002 | -13.58% |
Eli Lilly and (LLY) | 4/1/2001 - 12/31/2002 | -14.94% |
Shell PLC ADR (SHEL) | 4/1/2001 - 12/31/2002 | -15% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.