Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) had the highest return between July 1, 1996 and December 31, 1996 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 87.3%.
| ASSET | DATE | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) | 7/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 87.27% |
Intel (INTC) | 7/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 77.75% |
Banco Santander SA ADR (SAN) | 7/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 62.58% |
International Business Machines (IBM) | 7/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 53.55% |
KLA (KLAC) | 7/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 52.66% |
Royal Bank of Canada (RY) | 7/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 47.68% |
Microsoft (MSFT) | 7/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 37.42% |
Citigroup (C) | 7/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 32% |
JPMorgan Chase (JPM) | 7/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 30.49% |
Novo Nordisk A-S (NVO) | 7/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 29.87% |
American Express (AXP) | 7/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 27.64% |
Wells Fargo (WFC) | 7/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 26.42% |
Texas Instruments (TXN) | 7/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 25.7% |
Merck (MRK) | 7/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 23.16% |
Bank of America (BAC) | 7/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 19.74% |
Procter & Gamble (PG) | 7/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 19.46% |
ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML) | 7/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 18.25% |
Morgan Stanley (MS) | 7/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 18.13% |
Costco Wholesale (COST) | 7/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 17.54% |
Toyota Motor Corporation ADR (TM) | 7/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 17.46% |
Applied Materials (AMAT) | 7/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 16.87% |
RTX (RTX) | 7/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 16.57% |
GE Aerospace (GE) | 7/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 14.97% |
Eli Lilly and (LLY) | 7/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 13.49% |
Exxon Mobil (XOM) | 7/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 12.65% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.