Merck (MRK) had the highest return in 2000 and in October 2000 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 21%.
| ASSET | % RETURN |
|---|---|
Merck (MRK) | 21.03% |
Microsoft (MSFT) | 13.84% |
Caterpillar (CAT) | 13.11% |
Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) | 11.54% |
UnitedHealth (UNH) | 10.48% |
Eli Lilly and (LLY) | 10% |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) | 9.34% |
Costco Wholesale (COST) | 9.33% |
Coca-Cola (KO) | 9.28% |
Procter & Gamble (PG) | 7.03% |
Royal Bank of Canada (RY) | 6.62% |
Intel (INTC) | 4.96% |
PepsiCo (PEP) | 3.89% |
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) | 2.59% |
McDonald’s (MCD) | 1.85% |
Raytheon Technologies (RTX) | 1.36% |
HSBC Holdings PLC ADR (HSBC) | 1.26% |
Wells Fargo (WFC) | 0.68% |
Toyota Motor Corporation ADR (TM) | 0.41% |
Exxon Mobil (XOM) | -0.21% |
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) | -0.47% |
Novartis AG ADR (NVS) | -0.81% |
American Express (AXP) | -1.51% |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc ADR (MUFG) | -1.54% |
LIN TV (LIN) | -1.65% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.
