100 best performing mega stocks from january 1999 to december 2001

NVIDIA (NVDA) had the highest return between January 1, 1999 and December 31, 2001 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 1,174.8%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
NVIDIA (NVDA)
1/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
1,174.81%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
224.05%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM)
1/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
161%
Oracle (ORCL)
1/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
89.94%
Accenture (ACN)
1/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
78.28%
LIN TV (LIN)
1/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
62.48%
ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML)
1/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
57.99%
Novo Nordisk A-S (NVO)
1/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
51.27%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
43.42%
Walmart (WMT)
1/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
43.05%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
32.65%
Home Depot (HD)
1/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
27.96%
PepsiCo (PEP)
1/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
24.93%
GE Aerospace (GE)
1/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
23.34%
Costco Wholesale (COST)
1/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
22.53%
Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
1/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
19.27%
Bank of America (BAC)
1/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
17.94%
Chevron (CVX)
1/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
17.78%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
1/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
15.83%
AstraZeneca PLC ADR (AZN)
1/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
14.42%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
9.3%
Novartis AG ADR (NVS)
1/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
8.5%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
7.39%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B)
1/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
7.26%
Shell PLC ADR (SHEL)
1/1/1999 - 12/31/2001
5.25%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.