25 Best Performing Nasdaq Stocks in 2021 as of April 16
The following 25 stocks have the best performances in Nasdaq 100 Index in 2021 as of April 16. With a return of 63.50%, Moderna Inc stock has the highest return in 2021. It is followed by Applied Materials stock and CDW Corp stock with returns of 54.96% and 39.62%, respectively.
| STOCK | COMPANY | YEAR TO DATE (YTD) RETURN | 1 YEAR RETURN |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRNA | Moderna Inc | +63.50% | +320.71% |
| AMAT | Applied Materials | +54.96% | +156.04% |
| CDW | CDW Corp | +39.62% | +76.51% |
| LRCX | Lam Research Corp | +36.30% | +137.79% |
| WBA | Walgreens Boots Alliance | +33.65% | +23.29% |
| ASML | Asml Hld NY Reg | +32.39% | +120.82% |
| GOOG | Alphabet Cl C | +31.16% | +81.86% |
| FOXA | Fox Corp Cl A | +30.31% | +48.57% |
| GOOGL | Alphabet Cl A | +30.25% | +81.54% |
| INTC | Intel Corp | +29.97% | +6.51% |
| EBAY | Ebay Inc | +29.21% | +74.45% |
| KLAC | K L A-Tencor Corp | +28.62% | +112.58% |
| FOX | Fox Corp Cl B | +27.15% | +46.12% |
| NXPI | Nxp Semiconductors | +25.39% | +124.00% |
| SWKS | Skyworks Solutions | +24.12% | +99.73% |
| NVDA | Nvidia Corp | +21.89% | +115.98% |
| MU | Micron Technology | +20.59% | +99.12% |
| KHC | Kraft Heinz Company | +18.29% | +40.27% |
| CSCO | Cisco Systems Inc | +17.99% | +27.23% |
| MSFT | Microsoft Corp | +17.23% | +47.28% |
| ORLY | O’Reilly Automotive | +17.22% | +44.29% |
| TXN | Texas Instruments | +16.94% | +72.30% |
| PYPL | Paypal Holdings | +15.23% | +149.16% |
| GILD | Gilead Sciences Inc | +14.78% | -12.63% |
| MCHP | Microchip Technology | +14.61% | +104.09% |

