best performing mega cap stocks from january 2018 to december 2018

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) had the highest return between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2018 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 77.2%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
1/1/2018 - 12/31/2018
77.16%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
1/1/2018 - 12/31/2018
40.45%
Merck (MRK)
1/1/2018 - 12/31/2018
39.16%
Netflix (NFLX)
1/1/2018 - 12/31/2018
36.49%
Salesforce (CRM)
1/1/2018 - 12/31/2018
33.14%
Amazon (AMZN)
1/1/2018 - 12/31/2018
28.15%
Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
1/1/2018 - 12/31/2018
26.56%
Mastercard (MA)
1/1/2018 - 12/31/2018
24.78%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1/1/2018 - 12/31/2018
19.97%
Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO)
1/1/2018 - 12/31/2018
17.64%
Visa Inc Class A (V)
1/1/2018 - 12/31/2018
15.93%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
1/1/2018 - 12/31/2018
15.46%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1/1/2018 - 12/31/2018
14.23%
AstraZeneca PLC ADR (AZN)
1/1/2018 - 12/31/2018
12.02%
Costco Wholesale (COST)
1/1/2018 - 12/31/2018
9.94%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1/1/2018 - 12/31/2018
6.7%
Tesla (TSLA)
1/1/2018 - 12/31/2018
6.67%
Novartis AG ADR (NVS)
1/1/2018 - 12/31/2018
6.03%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1/1/2018 - 12/31/2018
4.8%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1/1/2018 - 12/31/2018
3.52%
LIN TV (LIN)
1/1/2018 - 12/31/2018
2.96%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1/1/2018 - 12/31/2018
2.89%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B)
1/1/2018 - 12/31/2018
2.67%
Broadcom (AVGO)
1/1/2018 - 12/31/2018
1.05%
T-Mobile US (TMUS)
1/1/2018 - 12/31/2018
-0.45%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.