AngloGold Ashanti (AU) had the best quarter in the 1980s by a large-cap US stock in Q4 1987, returning 250%.
| ASSET | QUARTER | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
AngloGold Ashanti (AU) | Q4 1987 | 250% |
Royal Gold (RGLD) | Q1 1987 | 213.05% |
BHP (BHP) | Q1 1984 | 203.27% |
PulteGroup (PHM) | Q4 1982 | 169.56% |
Adobe Systems (ADBE) | Q1 1987 | 162.82% |
Aegon NV ADR (AEG) | Q2 1988 | 158.57% |
Hormel Foods (HRL) | Q1 1985 | 155.67% |
Nike (NKE) | Q1 1987 | 150.96% |
Toll Brothers (TOL) | Q1 1987 | 139.13% |
Autodesk (ADSK) | Q1 1987 | 136.54% |
Suncor Energy (SU) | Q4 1981 | 128% |
Hormel Foods (HRL) | Q3 1985 | 121.35% |
CACI International (CACI) | Q4 1982 | 120.66% |
Franklin Resources (BEN) | Q1 1985 | 116.86% |
Shell PLC ADR (SHEL) | Q1 1989 | 115.48% |
NVR (NVR) | Q1 1987 | 112.66% |
Nike (NKE) | Q4 1986 | 112.16% |
Oracle (ORCL) | Q1 1987 | 111.91% |
Kinross Gold (KGC) | Q4 1985 | 111.11% |
Hormel Foods (HRL) | Q2 1985 | 110.53% |
Newmont Goldcorp (NEM) | Q3 1987 | 108.13% |
Nike (NKE) | Q1 1986 | 106.98% |
Suncor Energy (SU) | Q2 1982 | 106.6% |
Suncor Energy (SU) | Q1 1986 | 102.84% |
Microsoft (MSFT) | Q1 1987 | 102.57% |
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.
