what index has the best yearly performance

The Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) had the best year by a major index in 1999, returning 84.3%.

ASSET YEAR % RETURN
the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)
1999
84.34%
the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)
1991
57.2%
the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)
2003
48.74%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
1933
45.97%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
1954
44.21%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
1954
44.2%
the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)
2009
43.72%
the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)
2020
42.58%
the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)
2023
42.13%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
1975
41.3%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
1935
41.22%
the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)
1995
40.04%
the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)
1998
39.3%
the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)
2019
37.89%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
1928
37.11%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
1958
36.9%
the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)
1980
36.56%
the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)
2013
35.11%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
1958
34.97%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
1995
34.13%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
1995
33.45%
the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)
1985
31.49%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
1997
31.01%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
2019
30.43%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
1945
30.23%