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The S&P 500 ended 2020 with a gain of 16.26% for the year and closed at a record high on Thursday, a remarkable performance after a drastic sale in February and March.
Some of the names in the general market index had particularly strong years, with six shares gaining over 100%.
The best S&P 500 stocks in 2020
| ticker | Company | Price return in 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| TSLA | adze | 743.1% |
| Etsy | Etsy | 301.6% |
| NVDA | Nvidia | 121.9% |
| PYPL | PayPal | 116.5% |
| pounds | L marks | 105.5% |
| WHITE | Albermarle Corp. | 102.1% |
| I HAVE D | Advanced micro appliances | 99.8% |
| FCX | Freeport-McMoRan | 98.6% |
The rise of the S&P 500 would have been even more dramatic if the first two names on the list had started the year in the index. Both electric vehicle maker Tesla and e-commerce company Etsy were added to the S&P 500 in the last four months of the year.
Those actions are also two of the main topics on the market this year, as green energy actions have had strong years, as have actions like Etsy, which were well equipped for a home world.
The top eight performers also include two semiconductor stocks in Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices. It has been a strong year for the sector as a whole, with the PHLX Semiconductor index up 51%, surpassing even Nasdaq Composite technology.
The S&P 500 is a weighted group on the large-capacity stock market in the United States and is the benchmark against many professional investors. Many exchange-traded and mutual funds are compared to the S&P 500, with more than $ 11 trillion tied or compared to the December 2019 index, according to the S&P Dow Jones Indices.
The components of the index are often mixed throughout the year by a committee from the S&P Dow Jones Indices. The organization announced on Wednesday that Enphase Energy will join the index on January 7, replacing Tiffany & Co., which is acquired by LVMH.