Top 25 Nasdaq Stocks in 2021
The following 25 stocks have the best performances in Nasdaq 100 Index in 2021 as of February 17. With a return of 69.20%, Moderna stock has the highest return in 2021. It is followed by Baidu Inc stock and Applied Materials stock with returns of 42.75% and 34.08%, respectively.
| STOCK | COMPANY | YEAR TO DATE (YTD) RETURN | 1 YEAR RETURN |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRNA | Moderna Inc | +69.20% | +830.32% |
| BIDU | Baidu Inc | +42.75% | +129.38% |
| AMAT | Applied Materials | +34.08% | +73.09% |
| ILMN | Illumina Inc | +33.58% | +65.34% |
| NTES | Netease Inc Ads | +32.50% | +78.91% |
| KLAC | K L A-Tencor Corp | +27.57% | +87.37% |
| ZM | Zoom Video Communications Cl A | +27.30% | +372.15% |
| PYPL | Paypal Holdings | +26.90% | +141.65% |
| SWKS | Skyworks Solutions | +25.65% | +61.43% |
| EBAY | Ebay Inc | +25.47% | +65.31% |
| WBA | Walgreens Boots Alliance | +24.27% | -6.23% |
| INTC | Intel Corp | +24.15% | -8.06% |
| LRCX | Lam Research Corp | +24.06% | +72.68% |
| JD | Jd.com Inc Ads | +21.59% | +154.66% |
| GOOG | Alphabet Cl C | +21.49% | +39.95% |
| GOOGL | Alphabet Cl A | +20.88% | +39.50% |
| ASML | Asml Hld NY Reg | +20.47% | +85.77% |
| CDW | CDW Corp | +19.78% | +14.15% |
| NXPI | Nxp Semiconductors | +19.29% | +38.38% |
| MCHP | Microchip Technology | +18.06% | +49.09% |
| DOCU | Docusign Inc | +14.70% | +185.18% |
| MU | Micron Technology | +14.46% | +47.09% |
| NVDA | Nvidia Corp | +14.18% | +105.75% |
| PDD | Pinduoduo Inc ADR | +14.16% | +446.39% |
| TCOM | Trip.com Group Ltd | +13.13% | +14.18% |

