spy vs lqd yearly returns

Among LQD and SPY, SPY had the best year in 1995, returning 37.6%.

ASSET YEAR % RETURN
SPY
1993
8.63%
SPY
1994
0.4%
SPY
1995
37.63%
SPY
1996
22.65%
SPY
1997
32.52%
SPY
1998
28.36%
SPY
1999
20.33%
SPY
2000
-10.58%
SPY
2001
-12.3%
SPY
2002
-22.14%
LQD
2002
9.26%
LQD
2003
7.99%
SPY
2003
27.29%
LQD
2004
5.72%
SPY
2004
10.24%
LQD
2005
1%
SPY
2005
4.23%
LQD
2006
4.22%
SPY
2006
15.22%
LQD
2007
3.28%
SPY
2007
4.68%
SPY
2008
-36.93%
LQD
2008
1.67%
LQD
2009
8.61%
SPY
2009
26.07%