Apple (AAPL) had the highest return between April 1, 2008 and August 31, 2012 by a mega-cap US stock or mega-cap US stock, returning 356.7%.
| ASSET | DATE | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
Apple (AAPL) | 4/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 356.66% |
Amazon (AMZN) | 4/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 240.14% |
Salesforce (CRM) | 4/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 148.17% |
ASML Holding NV New York Registry Shares (ASML) | 4/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 138.75% |
Home Depot (HD) | 4/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 132.05% |
Broadcom (AVGO) | 4/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 126.8% |
Philip Morris International (PM) | 4/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 110.83% |
Visa Inc Class A (V) | 4/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 109.61% |
Amgen (AMGN) | 4/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 104.37% |
Mastercard (MA) | 4/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 88.81% |
International Business Machines (IBM) | 4/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 83.48% |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) | 4/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 72.34% |
Netflix (NFLX) | 4/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 68.2% |
Oracle (ORCL) | 4/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 63.62% |
Amphenol (APH) | 4/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 63.17% |
UnitedHealth (UNH) | 4/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 61.06% |
Costco Wholesale (COST) | 4/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 58.8% |
Chevron (CVX) | 4/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 53.56% |
Alphabet Inc Class C (GOOG) | 4/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 53.01% |
Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL) | 4/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 53.01% |
KLA (KLAC) | 4/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 52.98% |
Walmart (WMT) | 4/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 51.25% |
Tesla (TSLA) | 4/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 50.1% |
SAP SE ADR (SAP) | 4/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 46.6% |
Royal Bank of Canada (RY) | 4/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 42.95% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.