Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) had the highest return in 2008 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC) with a market cap of $100B+, returning 30.7%.
| ASSET | YEAR | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) | 2008 | 30.67% |
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Gilead Sciences (GILD) | 2008 | 11.27% |
McDonald’s (MCD) | 2008 | 7.55% |
Wells Fargo (WFC) | 2008 | 0.74% |
Southern (SO) | 2008 | 0.02% |
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) | 2008 | -2.49% |
Lowe's Companies (LOW) | 2008 | -3.98% |
Qualcomm (QCOM) | 2008 | -4.93% |
Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) | 2008 | -7.06% |
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | 2008 | -7.52% |
Accenture (ACN) | 2008 | -8.43% |
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) | 2008 | -8.63% |
Philip Morris International (PM) | 2008 | -10.17% |
Visa Inc Class A (V) | 2008 | -11.54% |
Home Depot (HD) | 2008 | -12.01% |
Chubb (CB) | 2008 | -12.6% |
Exxon Mobil (XOM) | 2008 | -13.53% |
Procter & Gamble (PG) | 2008 | -14.01% |
Pfizer (PFE) | 2008 | -17.07% |
Newmont Goldcorp (NEM) | 2008 | -17.39% |
Verizon Communications (VZ) | 2008 | -18.46% |
Chevron (CVX) | 2008 | -18.88% |