Goldman Sachs (GS) had the highest return in 2000 and in December 2000 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 30.2%.
| ASSET | % RETURN |
|---|---|
Goldman Sachs (GS) | 30.21% |
Morgan Stanley (MS) | 25.3% |
LIN TV (LIN) | 23.34% |
JPMorgan Chase (JPM) | 22.39% |
Costco Wholesale (COST) | 20.11% |
Caterpillar (CAT) | 19.78% |
Wells Fargo (WFC) | 16.47% |
Home Depot (HD) | 16.4% |
Bank of America (BAC) | 14.69% |
Micron Technology (MU) | 11.81% |
Royal Bank of Canada (RY) | 11.75% |
Raytheon Technologies (RTX) | 11.72% |
Novartis AG ADR (NVS) | 10.32% |
Oracle (ORCL) | 10.19% |
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) | 8.58% |
PepsiCo (PEP) | 8.38% |
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) | 7.9% |
HSBC Holdings PLC ADR (HSBC) | 6.67% |
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | 5.86% |
McDonald’s (MCD) | 5.84% |
Procter & Gamble (PG) | 5.82% |
UnitedHealth (UNH) | 4.75% |
ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML) | 4.64% |
Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) | 3.25% |
Merck (MRK) | 2.71% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.
