best performing sandp 500 stock from april 15 1996 to october 29 2008

Monster Beverage (MNST) had the highest return between April 15, 1996 and October 29, 2008 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 24,198.8%.

ASSETDATE% RETURN
Monster Beverage (MNST)
4/15/1996 - 10/29/2008
24,198.78%
NVR (NVR)
4/15/1996 - 10/29/2008
5,011.69%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A (CTSH)
4/15/1996 - 10/29/2008
4,208.14%
Gilead Sciences (GILD)
4/15/1996 - 10/29/2008
2,354.46%
Amazon (AMZN)
4/15/1996 - 10/29/2008
2,233.47%
Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD)
4/15/1996 - 10/29/2008
1,942.05%
ResMed (RMD)
4/15/1996 - 10/29/2008
1,700.61%
Qualcomm (QCOM)
4/15/1996 - 10/29/2008
1,576.07%
Apple (AAPL)
4/15/1996 - 10/29/2008
1,539.05%
Pool (POOL)
4/15/1996 - 10/29/2008
1,219.15%
Best Buy (BBY)
4/15/1996 - 10/29/2008
1,196.73%
Quest Diagnostics (DGX)
4/15/1996 - 10/29/2008
1,093.31%
Deckers Outdoor (DECK)
4/15/1996 - 10/29/2008
1,064.4%
Brown & Brown (BRO)
4/15/1996 - 10/29/2008
1,061.02%
Bio-Techne (TECH)
4/15/1996 - 10/29/2008
996.62%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
4/15/1996 - 10/29/2008
917.73%
BlackRock (BLK)
4/15/1996 - 10/29/2008
913.02%
CH Robinson Worldwide (CHRW)
4/15/1996 - 10/29/2008
905.91%
Biogen (BIIB)
4/15/1996 - 10/29/2008
863.21%
Amphenol (APH)
4/15/1996 - 10/29/2008
855.35%
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG)
4/15/1996 - 10/29/2008
840.88%
TJX Companies (TJX)
4/15/1996 - 10/29/2008
830.08%
Ross Stores (ROST)
4/15/1996 - 10/29/2008
827.48%
Genesis Healthcare (GEN)
4/15/1996 - 10/29/2008
811.75%
Stryker (SYK)
4/15/1996 - 10/29/2008
805.04%