best performing stocks in the large cap from feb 2008 to jan 2009

Ensign (ENSG) had the highest return between February 1, 2008 and January 31, 2009 by a large-cap US stock, returning 66.3%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Ensign (ENSG)
2/1/2008 - 1/31/2009
66.29%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX)
2/1/2008 - 1/31/2009
61.14%
Royal Gold (RGLD)
2/1/2008 - 1/31/2009
60.1%
AeroVironment (AVAV)
2/1/2008 - 1/31/2009
60.09%
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA ADR B (SQM)
2/1/2008 - 1/31/2009
53.11%
Dollar Tree (DLTR)
2/1/2008 - 1/31/2009
52.63%
Netflix (NFLX)
2/1/2008 - 1/31/2009
45.67%
YPF Sociedad Anonima (YPF)
2/1/2008 - 1/31/2009
35.33%
MasTec (MTZ)
2/1/2008 - 1/31/2009
25.95%
Edwards Lifesciences (EW)
2/1/2008 - 1/31/2009
23.74%
Stifel Financial (SF)
2/1/2008 - 1/31/2009
20.72%
Harmony Gold Mining (HMY)
2/1/2008 - 1/31/2009
20.29%
Amgen (AMGN)
2/1/2008 - 1/31/2009
18.44%
General Mills (GIS)
2/1/2008 - 1/31/2009
11.51%
McDonald’s (MCD)
2/1/2008 - 1/31/2009
11.2%
Franco-Nevada (FNV)
2/1/2008 - 1/31/2009
10.84%
Gilead Sciences (GILD)
2/1/2008 - 1/31/2009
10.47%
AutoZone (AZO)
2/1/2008 - 1/31/2009
10.39%
J M Smucker (SJM)
2/1/2008 - 1/31/2009
8.22%
STERIS (STE)
2/1/2008 - 1/31/2009
8.05%
Essential Utilities (WTRG)
2/1/2008 - 1/31/2009
7.07%
Hershey (HSY)
2/1/2008 - 1/31/2009
6.59%
Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP)
2/1/2008 - 1/31/2009
5.98%
American Water Works (AWK)
2/1/2008 - 1/31/2009
4.81%
NetEase (NTES)
2/1/2008 - 1/31/2009
4.11%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.