best performing sandp 500 stocks february 1 2008 to january 3 2009

Dollar Tree (DLTR) had the highest return between February 1, 2008 and January 3, 2009 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 50.3%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Dollar Tree (DLTR)
2/1/2008 - 1/3/2009
50.27%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX)
2/1/2008 - 1/3/2009
49.63%
Amgen (AMGN)
2/1/2008 - 1/3/2009
27.38%
Gartner (IT)
2/1/2008 - 1/3/2009
23.55%
McDonald’s (MCD)
2/1/2008 - 1/3/2009
22.18%
Edwards Lifesciences (EW)
2/1/2008 - 1/3/2009
20.51%
Netflix (NFLX)
2/1/2008 - 1/3/2009
20.4%
AutoZone (AZO)
2/1/2008 - 1/3/2009
16.77%
Hasbro (HAS)
2/1/2008 - 1/3/2009
16.06%
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB)
2/1/2008 - 1/3/2009
16.05%
Walmart (WMT)
2/1/2008 - 1/3/2009
14.3%
Gilead Sciences (GILD)
2/1/2008 - 1/3/2009
13.53%
General Mills (GIS)
2/1/2008 - 1/3/2009
12.96%
Molson Coors Brewing (TAP)
2/1/2008 - 1/3/2009
11.7%
Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY)
2/1/2008 - 1/3/2009
9.28%
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)
2/1/2008 - 1/3/2009
8.27%
Quest Diagnostics (DGX)
2/1/2008 - 1/3/2009
8.12%
Waste Management (WM)
2/1/2008 - 1/3/2009
7.46%
Ross Stores (ROST)
2/1/2008 - 1/3/2009
7.2%
Arthur J Gallagher (AJG)
2/1/2008 - 1/3/2009
6.89%
Southern (SO)
2/1/2008 - 1/3/2009
6.58%
Kroger (KR)
2/1/2008 - 1/3/2009
5.59%
Darden Restaurants (DRI)
2/1/2008 - 1/3/2009
5.35%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
2/1/2008 - 1/3/2009
5.06%
Aon (AON)
2/1/2008 - 1/3/2009
4.89%