best sandp stock returns (7-1-98 to 12-31-99)

Qualcomm (QCOM) had the highest return between July 1, 1998 and December 31, 1999 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 2,514%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Qualcomm (QCOM)
7/1/1998 - 12/31/1999
2,513.97%
VeriSign (VRSN)
7/1/1998 - 12/31/1999
1,883.77%
F5 Networks (FFIV)
7/1/1998 - 12/31/1999
1,012.2%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A (CTSH)
7/1/1998 - 12/31/1999
810.96%
NetApp (NTAP)
7/1/1998 - 12/31/1999
774.35%
Biogen (BIIB)
7/1/1998 - 12/31/1999
727.38%
eBay (EBAY)
7/1/1998 - 12/31/1999
601.99%
Oracle (ORCL)
7/1/1998 - 12/31/1999
584.35%
Lam Research (LRCX)
7/1/1998 - 12/31/1999
475.88%
Skyworks Solutions (SWKS)
7/1/1998 - 12/31/1999
473.12%
Teradyne (TER)
7/1/1998 - 12/31/1999
373.54%
Amazon (AMZN)
7/1/1998 - 12/31/1999
348.64%
Jabil Circuit (JBL)
7/1/1998 - 12/31/1999
339.1%
Applied Materials (AMAT)
7/1/1998 - 12/31/1999
314.52%
CoStar (CSGP)
7/1/1998 - 12/31/1999
298.61%
KLA-Tencor (KLAC)
7/1/1998 - 12/31/1999
297.77%
Corning (GLW)
7/1/1998 - 12/31/1999
280.02%
Copart (CPRT)
7/1/1998 - 12/31/1999
279.17%
Analog Devices (ADI)
7/1/1998 - 12/31/1999
272%
FactSet Research Systems (FDS)
7/1/1998 - 12/31/1999
267.62%
Amgen (AMGN)
7/1/1998 - 12/31/1999
267.49%
Apple (AAPL)
7/1/1998 - 12/31/1999
256.07%
Booking (BKNG)
7/1/1998 - 12/31/1999
250.93%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
7/1/1998 - 12/31/1999
243.95%
Charles Schwab (SCHW)
7/1/1998 - 12/31/1999
243.68%