National HealthCare (NHC) had the highest return in December 2000 by a US stock, returning 156.2%.

ASSET	MONTH	% RETURN
National HealthCare (NHC)	December 2000	156.24%
Casella Waste Systems (CWST)	December 2000	124.19%
Lsb Industries (LXU)	December 2000	122.84%
CervoMed (CRVO)	December 2000	88.68%
Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX)	December 2000	87.5%
Crown (CCK)	December 2000	77.61%
O-I Glass (OI)	December 2000	75%
Comstock Resources (CRK)	December 2000	63.89%
DaVita HealthCare Partners (DVA)	December 2000	61.18%
EZCORP (EZPW)	December 2000	60%
Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN)	December 2000	56.84%
O’Reilly Automotive (ORLY)	December 2000	56.8%
Perimeter Solutions (PRM)	December 2000	55.28%
Contura Energy (CTRA)	December 2000	54.97%
Dawson Geophysical (DWSN)	December 2000	54.54%
Meritage (MTH)	December 2000	54.01%
Riley Exploration Permian (REPX)	December 2000	51.52%
Shoe Carnival (SCVL)	December 2000	51.39%
Mercury Systems (MRCY)	December 2000	51.02%
Vaalco Energy (EGY)	December 2000	50.02%
Century Aluminum (CENX)	December 2000	50.02%
Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL)	December 2000	50%
Innovex International (INVX)	December 2000	49.45%
Fluor (FLR)	December 2000	46.94%
Winnebago Industries (WGO)	December 2000	46.71%