best performance stocks in the sandp 500 from jan 2008 to dec 2008

Dollar Tree (DLTR) had the highest return between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2008 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 60.9%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Dollar Tree (DLTR)
1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008
60.88%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX)
1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008
30.67%
Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL)
1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008
25.37%
Amgen (AMGN)
1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008
23.93%
Walmart (WMT)
1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008
20.31%
Edwards Lifesciences (EW)
1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008
20.19%
Ross Stores (ROST)
1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008
18.1%
Hasbro (HAS)
1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008
17.11%
AutoZone (AZO)
1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008
16.13%
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB)
1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008
15.83%
Arthur J Gallagher (AJG)
1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008
12.9%
Netflix (NFLX)
1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008
12.54%
Gilead Sciences (GILD)
1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008
11.27%
General Mills (GIS)
1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008
9.76%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008
7.55%
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)
1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008
6.38%
PulteGroup (PHM)
1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008
5.42%
W R Berkley (WRB)
1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008
5.13%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008
4.63%
Waste Management (WM)
1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008
4.01%
Darden Restaurants (DRI)
1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008
3.42%
American Water Works (AWK)
1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008
3.33%
CH Robinson Worldwide (CHRW)
1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008
3.21%
Gartner (IT)
1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008
2.24%
Tractor Supply (TSCO)
1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008
1.26%