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Key Takeaways
- According to a recent report by Bespoke Investment Group (BIG), Monster Beverage is the best-performing stock on the Russell 1000 index since the Dotcom bubble burst 25 years ago.
- Nvidia and Apple are also on the list of stocks that have risen 10,000% since March 2000, but they're among the only tech stocks to gain that much.
- Since the Covid-19 crash bottomed 5 years ago, energy stocks have been among the market's best performers.
Bespoke Investment Group, in honor of 25 years since Dotcom Bubble burst and to commemorate this milestone, has compiled a top-performing stock list for the last quarter century. Some of them have achieved astounding results.
Bespoke estimates that a little more than half of the Russell 1000 stocks today were in existence 25 years ago. Those who were around 25 years ago have seen an average gain of over 2,600%.
Nearly 300 of those stocks have been 10-baggers—i.e., they’ve gone up 10x, or 1,000%. And 19 stocks have been 100-baggers – meaning they’ve gone up by 10,000% in the last 25 year.
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It’s reasonable to assume the best performing stocks of the past quarter-century are mostly tech stocks. Eight of America’s ten most valuable companies are either tech companies or media and consumer companies that are tech-driven.
Monster Beverage, a maker of energy drinks, has had the best performance in the Russell 1000 since March 24, 2000. Bespoke reports that Monster shares have risen 127.477% over the last 25 years. Nvidia, the runner-up has gained 66.004%. A $1,000 investment in Monster made in March 2000 is now worth over $1,275,000. This compares to a stake in Nvidia worth $661.038.
Nvidia (META), Alphabet (GOOG) and Tesla shares have risen by 1,300%, 6,800% and 22,000% respectively since their IPOs. Meta (META), Alphabet GOOG, and Tesla (TSLA), have seen their shares rise by about 1,300%, 6800%, and 222,000% respectively since their IPOs.
Texas Pacific Land, which owns, leases, and operates oilfields in Permian Basin, Deckers Outdoor (DECK), a maker of UGG and Hoka footwear, and Old Dominion Freight Line are the last five 100-baggers. A $1,000 investment made in these companies on March 24th, 2000 would be worth approximately $626,000, 530,000, and 305,000, respectively.
The list includes Tractor Supply Co. and Autozone. Fair Isaac (FICO), creator of the FICO score, and ANSYS ANSS, which develops modeling software for engineering, are the only two tech stocks that join Nvidia on the list.
Top Stocks Since Covid-19 Crash
This March marks not only the anniversary of the Dotdom bubble, but also the fifth anniversary the Covid-19 crash that bottomed on March 23,2020. Since then, energy stocks are among the Russell 1000’s top gainers, accounting 4 of the 5 best performers. Bitcoin-proxy Strategy(MSTR), formerly MicroStrategy is the only stock other than energy to crack into the top 5.
Among the 25 best-performing shares of the past five years are the meme stock GameStop, up about 2,500%. Also included in the list are AI favorites Super Micro Computer and Vistra, up 2,400% each.