First Solar (FSLR) had the highest return between May 1, 2007 and December 31, 2008 by a large-cap US stock, returning 133.9%.
| ASSET | DATE | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
First Solar (FSLR) | 5/1/2007 - 12/31/2008 | 133.87% |
Royal Gold (RGLD) | 5/1/2007 - 12/31/2008 | 70.93% |
Illumina (ILMN) | 5/1/2007 - 12/31/2008 | 59.67% |
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA ADR B (SQM) | 5/1/2007 - 12/31/2008 | 56.35% |
Stifel Financial (SF) | 5/1/2007 - 12/31/2008 | 52.77% |
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) | 5/1/2007 - 12/31/2008 | 47.61% |
Kinross Gold (KGC) | 5/1/2007 - 12/31/2008 | 39.3% |
Eldorado Gold (EGO) | 5/1/2007 - 12/31/2008 | 38.74% |
Clean Harbors (CLH) | 5/1/2007 - 12/31/2008 | 36.55% |
McDonald’s (MCD) | 5/1/2007 - 12/31/2008 | 36.19% |
Netflix (NFLX) | 5/1/2007 - 12/31/2008 | 35.08% |
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) | 5/1/2007 - 12/31/2008 | 31.96% |
Booking (BKNG) | 5/1/2007 - 12/31/2008 | 31.42% |
Mastercard (MA) | 5/1/2007 - 12/31/2008 | 29.15% |
YPF Sociedad Anonima (YPF) | 5/1/2007 - 12/31/2008 | 28.42% |
UMB Financial (UMBF) | 5/1/2007 - 12/31/2008 | 28.32% |
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) | 5/1/2007 - 12/31/2008 | 26.13% |
Gilead Sciences (GILD) | 5/1/2007 - 12/31/2008 | 24.75% |
CF Industries (CF) | 5/1/2007 - 12/31/2008 | 24.48% |
NetEase (NTES) | 5/1/2007 - 12/31/2008 | 22.71% |
Occidental Petroleum (OXY) | 5/1/2007 - 12/31/2008 | 21.87% |
Walmart (WMT) | 5/1/2007 - 12/31/2008 | 20.73% |
Rollins (ROL) | 5/1/2007 - 12/31/2008 | 20.71% |
Aon (AON) | 5/1/2007 - 12/31/2008 | 19.92% |
Franco-Nevada (FNV) | 5/1/2007 - 12/31/2008 | 17.09% |
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.