Apple (AAPL) had the highest return between January 1, 2004 and December 31, 2004 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 198.9%.
| ASSET | DATE | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
Apple (AAPL) | 1/1/2004 - 12/31/2004 | 198.91% |
Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL) | 1/1/2004 - 12/31/2004 | 92.79% |
Alphabet Inc Class C (GOOG) | 1/1/2004 - 12/31/2004 | 92.78% |
UnitedHealth (UNH) | 1/1/2004 - 12/31/2004 | 49.15% |
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) | 1/1/2004 - 12/31/2004 | 45.83% |
BHP (BHP) | 1/1/2004 - 12/31/2004 | 33.03% |
Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) | 1/1/2004 - 12/31/2004 | 31.42% |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc ADR (MUFG) | 1/1/2004 - 12/31/2004 | 31.25% |
Costco Wholesale (COST) | 1/1/2004 - 12/31/2004 | 31.11% |
ExxonMobil (XOM) | 1/1/2004 - 12/31/2004 | 28% |
Chevron (CVX) | 1/1/2004 - 12/31/2004 | 25.41% |
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | 1/1/2004 - 12/31/2004 | 25.17% |
Bank of America (BAC) | 1/1/2004 - 12/31/2004 | 22.56% |
GE Aerospace (GE) | 1/1/2004 - 12/31/2004 | 20.59% |
Home Depot (HD) | 1/1/2004 - 12/31/2004 | 20.58% |
Toyota Motor Corporation ADR (TM) | 1/1/2004 - 12/31/2004 | 20% |
Gilead Sciences (GILD) | 1/1/2004 - 12/31/2004 | 19.85% |
Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) | 1/1/2004 - 12/31/2004 | 19.8% |
Caterpillar (CAT) | 1/1/2004 - 12/31/2004 | 19.52% |
Walt Disney (DIS) | 1/1/2004 - 12/31/2004 | 19.41% |
LIN TV (LIN) | 1/1/2004 - 12/31/2004 | 17.49% |
American Express (AXP) | 1/1/2004 - 12/31/2004 | 17.11% |
Shell PLC ADR (SHEL) | 1/1/2004 - 12/31/2004 | 15.68% |
Royal Bank of Canada (RY) | 1/1/2004 - 12/31/2004 | 14.9% |
Procter & Gamble (PG) | 1/1/2004 - 12/31/2004 | 12.64% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.