Monster Beverage (MNST) had the highest return in April 1996 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 69.3%.

ASSET	MONTH	% RETURN
Monster Beverage (MNST)	April 1996	69.33%
Fair Isaac (FICO)	April 1996	41.67%
Ross Stores (ROST)	April 1996	39.4%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)	April 1996	32.51%
Erie Indemnity (ERIE)	April 1996	31.46%
Hologic (HOLX)	April 1996	31.11%
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB)	April 1996	29.89%
Biogen (BIIB)	April 1996	29.78%
Jabil Circuit (JBL)	April 1996	28.77%
Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY)	April 1996	28.72%
Skyworks Solutions (SWKS)	April 1996	28.57%
Synopsys (SNPS)	April 1996	27.91%
Genesis Healthcare (GEN)	April 1996	27.73%
KLA-Tencor (KLAC)	April 1996	26.92%
Cooper Companies, Inc Common Stock (COO)	April 1996	23.95%
DaVita HealthCare Partners (DVA)	April 1996	23.39%
Western Digital (WDC)	April 1996	22.08%
Equifax (EFX)	April 1996	21.74%
Teradyne (TER)	April 1996	21.48%
Henry Schein (HSIC)	April 1996	21.01%
Intel (INTC)	April 1996	18.67%
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS)	April 1996	18.08%
TJX Companies (TJX)	April 1996	16.82%
Valero Energy (VLO)	April 1996	16.08%
Paychex (PAYX)	April 1996	15.97%