25 Top Performing Nasdaq Stocks in 2021 as of May 21
The following 25 stocks have the best performances in Nasdaq 100 Index in 2021 as of May 21. With a return of 54.54%, Moderna Inc stock has the highest return in 2021. It is followed by Applied Materials stock and Walgreens Boots Alliance stock with returns of 49.08% and 37.61%, respectively.
| STOCK | COMPANY | YEAR TO DATE (YTD) RETURN | 1 YEAR RETURN |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRNA | Moderna Inc | 54.54% | 140.79% |
| AMAT | Applied Materials | 49.08% | 133.84% |
| WBA | Walgreens Boots Alliance | 37.61% | 38.06% |
| GOOG | Alphabet Cl C | 33.86% | 67.17% |
| ASML | Asml Hld NY Reg | 31.06% | 100.39% |
| GOOGL | Alphabet Cl A | 30.90% | 63.08% |
| LRCX | Lam Research Corp | 30.03% | 135.56% |
| FOXA | Fox Corp Cl A | 29.05% | 36.06% |
| CDW | CDW Corp | 27.53% | 56.77% |
| KHC | Kraft Heinz Company | 27.32% | 48.54% |
| FOX | Fox Corp Cl B | 25.97% | 33.60% |
| NXPI | Nxp Semiconductors | 25.68% | 102.08% |
| NTES | Netease Inc Ads | 22.57% | 46.09% |
| EBAY | Ebay Inc | 21.43% | 43.68% |
| ORLY | O’Reilly Automotive | 20.25% | 34.61% |
| KLAC | K L A-Tencor Corp | 19.79% | 79.86% |
| GILD | Gilead Sciences Inc | 18.01% | -6.46% |
| TCOM | Trip.com Group Ltd | 17.91% | 59.21% |
| CSCO | Cisco Systems Inc | 17.16% | 17.45% |
| FB | Facebook Inc | 15.77% | 36.67% |
| BIIB | Biogen Inc | 15.65% | -6.99% |
| NVDA | Nvidia Corp | 14.84% | 70.84% |
| INTU | Intuit Inc | 14.11% | 49.46% |
| ALXN | Alexion Pharm Inc | 13.75% | 75.72% |
| KDP | Keurig Dr Pepper Inc | 13.25% | 34.82% |

