Best investments of the 2010s
If you invested $1,000 in 2010, these stocks would have made you the most money. Ranked by total return. 30 investments tracked.
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Nvidia
$567,256
from $1,000 · +56,626%
Broadcom
$309,679
from $1,000 · +30,868%
Tesla
$264,750
from $1,000 · +26,375%
Full rankings since 2010
$1,000 invested at the start of 2010
| # | Company | Value today | Total return | CAGR | vs S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NvidiaNVDA | $567,256 | +56,626% | +46.6% | Beats S&P |
| 2 | BroadcomAVGO | $309,679 | +30,868% | +41.3% | Beats S&P |
| 3 | TeslaTSLA | $264,750 | +26,375% | +40.0% | Beats S&P |
| 4 | MicronMU | $135,727 | +13,473% | +34.5% | Beats S&P |
| 5 | Axon EnterpriseAXON | $99,398.94 | +9839.9% | +32.0% | Beats S&P |
| 6 | NetflixNFLX | $80,289.13 | +7928.9% | +30.3% | Beats S&P |
| 7 | AMDAMD | $77,869.97 | +7687.0% | +30.0% | Beats S&P |
| 8 | TSMCTSM | $75,225.78 | +7422.6% | +29.8% | Beats S&P |
| 9 | Cadence DesignCDNS | $64,598.97 | +6359.9% | +28.6% | Beats S&P |
| 10 | Semiconductors (SMH)SMH | $62,390.28 | +6139.0% | +28.3% | Beats S&P |
| 11 | Eli LillyLLY | $52,141.35 | +5114.1% | +26.9% | Beats S&P |
| 12 | AppleAAPL | $50,328.73 | +4932.9% | +26.7% | Beats S&P |
| 13 | MercadoLibreMELI | $46,060.91 | +4506.1% | +26.0% | Beats S&P |
| 14 | AmazonAMZN | $38,009.73 | +3701.0% | +24.5% | Beats S&P |
| 15 | Domino's PizzaDPZ | $32,992.92 | +3199.3% | +23.5% | Beats S&P |
| 16 | CaterpillarCAT | $30,505.99 | +2950.6% | +22.9% | Beats S&P |
| 17 | Monster BeverageMNST | $29,998.44 | +2899.8% | +22.8% | Beats S&P |
| 18 | Alphabet (Google)GOOGL | $27,170.12 | +2617.0% | +22.0% | Beats S&P |
| 19 | Booking HoldingsBKNG | $23,236.47 | +2223.6% | +20.9% | Beats S&P |
| 20 | CostcoCOST | $23,017.23 | +2201.7% | +20.8% | Beats S&P |
| 21 | MastercardMA | $22,408.96 | +2140.9% | +20.6% | Beats S&P |
| 22 | SynopsysSNPS | $20,971.79 | +1997.2% | +20.1% | Beats S&P |
| 23 | Marvell TechnologyMRVL | $20,073.84 | +1907.4% | +19.8% | Beats S&P |
| 24 | Nasdaq 100 (QQQ)QQQ | $19,827.63 | +1882.8% | +19.7% | Beats S&P |
| 25 | Sherwin-WilliamsSHW | $19,522.91 | +1852.3% | +19.6% | Beats S&P |
| 26 | VisaV | $18,842.39 | +1784.2% | +19.4% | Beats S&P |
| 27 | Home DepotHD | $18,567.72 | +1756.8% | +19.3% | Beats S&P |
| 28 | MicrosoftMSFT | $17,791.19 | +1679.1% | +19.0% | Beats S&P |
| 29 | MarriottMAR | $17,780.00 | +1678.0% | +19.0% | Beats S&P |
| 30 | ChipotleCMG | $17,623.89 | +1662.4% | +18.9% | 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.