Amazon (AMZN) had the highest return between June 1, 1997 and December 31, 1998 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 3,445.8%.
| ASSET | DATE | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
Amazon (AMZN) | 6/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 3,445.83% |
Cisco Systems (CSCO) | 6/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 205.42% |
Home Depot (HD) | 6/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 193.1% |
Walmart (WMT) | 6/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 174.36% |
Apple (AAPL) | 6/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 140.83% |
SAP SE ADR (SAP) | 6/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 135.27% |
Microsoft (MSFT) | 6/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 121.9% |
Costco Wholesale (COST) | 6/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 113.1% |
International Business Machines (IBM) | 6/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 112.41% |
Eli Lilly and (LLY) | 6/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 93.03% |
Texas Instruments (TXN) | 6/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 92.34% |
Morgan Stanley (MS) | 6/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 73.14% |
GE Aerospace (GE) | 6/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 71.68% |
Merck (MRK) | 6/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 68.56% |
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) | 6/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 62.07% |
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) | 6/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 62.04% |
Amgen (AMGN) | 6/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 55.77% |
JPMorgan Chase (JPM) | 6/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 54.38% |
Intel (INTC) | 6/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 54.33% |
Wells Fargo (WFC) | 6/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 52.96% |
American Express (AXP) | 6/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 48.75% |
Novartis AG ADR (NVS) | 6/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 44.63% |
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | 6/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 42.07% |
RTX (RTX) | 6/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 38.89% |
Oracle (ORCL) | 6/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 38.37% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.