Best investments of the 2020s
If you invested $1,000 in 2020, these stocks would have made you the most money. Ranked by total return. 30 investments tracked.
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Nvidia
$34,156.86
from $1,000 · +3315.7%
Centrus Energy
$27,995.25
from $1,000 · +2699.5%
Bloom Energy
$26,118.02
from $1,000 · +2511.8%
Full rankings since 2020
$1,000 invested at the start of 2020
| # | Company | Value today | Total return | CAGR | vs S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NvidiaNVDA | $34,156.86 | +3315.7% | +69.8% | Beats S&P |
| 2 | Centrus EnergyLEU | $27,995.25 | +2699.5% | +64.8% | Beats S&P |
| 3 | Bloom EnergyBE | $26,118.02 | +2511.8% | +63.1% | Beats S&P |
| 4 | VertivVRT | $19,585.06 | +1858.5% | +56.2% | Beats S&P |
| 5 | Dell TechnologiesDELL | $18,052.75 | +1705.3% | +54.3% | Beats S&P |
| 6 | MicronMU | $15,897.81 | +1489.8% | +51.4% | Beats S&P |
| 7 | CloudflareNET | $15,620.38 | +1462.0% | +51.0% | Beats S&P |
| 8 | Riot PlatformsRIOT | $14,940.74 | +1394.1% | +50.0% | Beats S&P |
| 9 | BroadcomAVGO | $14,882.51 | +1388.3% | +49.9% | Beats S&P |
| 10 | PalantirPLTR | $12,953.68 | +1195.4% | +46.8% | Beats S&P |
| 11 | Arista NetworksANET | $12,920.21 | +1192.0% | +46.8% | Beats S&P |
| 12 | CrowdStrikeCRWD | $12,496.97 | +1149.7% | +46.1% | Beats S&P |
| 13 | EthereumETH-USD | $10,347.35 | +934.7% | +42.0% | Beats S&P |
| 14 | AMDAMD | $10,130.85 | +913.1% | +41.5% | Beats S&P |
| 15 | Eli LillyLLY | $8,873.34 | +787.3% | +38.7% | Beats S&P |
| 16 | Palo Alto NetworksPANW | $8,480.19 | +748.0% | +37.8% | Beats S&P |
| 17 | TSMCTSM | $8,410.07 | +741.0% | +37.6% | Beats S&P |
| 18 | Semiconductors (SMH)SMH | $8,155.48 | +715.5% | +37.0% | Beats S&P |
| 19 | Energy FuelsUUUU | $8,056.34 | +705.6% | +36.7% | Beats S&P |
| 20 | Marvell TechnologyMRVL | $8,022.35 | +702.2% | +36.7% | Beats S&P |
| 21 | VistraVST | $7,561.67 | +656.2% | +35.5% | Beats S&P |
| 22 | TeslaTSLA | $7,175.48 | +617.5% | +34.4% | Beats S&P |
| 23 | CaterpillarCAT | $7,021.28 | +602.1% | +34.0% | Beats S&P |
| 24 | Axon EnterpriseAXON | $6,870.98 | +587.1% | +33.5% | Beats S&P |
| 25 | BitcoinBTC-USD | $6,735.29 | +573.5% | +33.1% | Beats S&P |
| 26 | MicroStrategyMSTR | $6,135.63 | +513.6% | +31.3% | Beats S&P |
| 27 | GE AerospaceGE | $5,982.27 | +498.2% | +30.8% | Beats S&P |
| 28 | Alphabet (Google)GOOGL | $5,015.26 | +401.5% | +27.4% | Beats S&P |
| 29 | Goldman SachsGS | $4,987.71 | +398.8% | +27.3% | Beats S&P |
| 30 | Morgan StanleyMS | $4,912.94 | +391.3% | +27.0% | Beats S&P |
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For informational and educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. All calculations are based on split-adjusted closing prices from Yahoo Finance and do not account for dividends, taxes, or trading fees. Rankings based on price return only. See our methodology and full disclaimer.