Applied Materials (AMAT) had the best month in 1988 by a mega-cap US stock in February 1988, returning 41.9%.
| ASSET | MONTH | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
Applied Materials (AMAT) | February 1988 | 41.88% |
Micron Technology (MU) | February 1988 | 36.28% |
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) | April 1988 | 30.68% |
Toyota Motor Corporation ADR (TM) | July 1988 | 29.53% |
Lam Research (LRCX) | April 1988 | 27.69% |
UnitedHealth (UNH) | January 1988 | 27.6% |
Costco Wholesale (COST) | February 1988 | 26.32% |
KLA (KLAC) | February 1988 | 26.2% |
Lam Research (LRCX) | December 1988 | 25.48% |
Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) | February 1988 | 23.59% |
Micron Technology (MU) | September 1988 | 23.53% |
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) | February 1988 | 23.07% |
BHP (BHP) | May 1988 | 21.74% |
Applied Materials (AMAT) | June 1988 | 21.1% |
Applied Materials (AMAT) | December 1988 | 20.27% |
Home Depot (HD) | February 1988 | 18.61% |
Bank of America (BAC) | January 1988 | 18.43% |
Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) | June 1988 | 18.03% |
Toyota Motor Corporation ADR (TM) | February 1988 | 17.99% |
Oracle (ORCL) | June 1988 | 17.92% |
JPMorgan Chase (JPM) | May 1988 | 17.26% |
JPMorgan Chase (JPM) | February 1988 | 16.96% |
Citigroup (C) | August 1988 | 16.76% |
Citigroup (C) | January 1988 | 16.67% |
UnitedHealth (UNH) | December 1988 | 16.07% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.