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52-WEEK LEADER
WOLF +6278%
Wolfspeed, Inc.
2021 YTD LEADER
MINE +9999%
Mayfair Gold Corp.
JUN 2021 LEADER
KULR +855%
KULR Technology Group,..
📈 52-Week Top 5 Full List →
1 WOLF +6278.2% 2 BW +1687.7% 3 BE +1412.2% 4 TE +587.5% 5 DOCN +533.3%
📅 2021 YTD Top 5 Full List →
1 MINE +9999.0% 2 GEN +4731.2% 3 STRL +4720.4% 4 AEHR +4664.5% 5 CLS +4609.9%
🗓 June 2021 Top 5 Full List →
1 KULR +854.6% 2 LWLG +562.8% 3 ALF +404.1% 4 XYF +147.4% 5 NTLA +119.6%
Quick Access: 52-Week 2021 YTD Jun 2021 Market Cap Dividends
#1 MINE leads with +9,999% 2021 YTD

MINE (Mayfair Gold Corp.) is the best performing stock in 2021 year-to-date. Following are GEN (+4,731%) and STRL (+4,720%). Top performing sectors: Basic Materials (+2350% avg, 1 in top 10), Communication Services (+1470% avg), Technology (+1440% avg, 3 in top 10).

Top Performing Stocks 2021 - Year-to-Date Gainers Ranked

Discover the best US stocks of 2021 ranked by year-to-date performance. This ranking tracks YTD gains and highest YTD returns from January 1st, 2021 to today, featuring the top stock gainers with market caps over $100 million on Nasdaq and NYSE.

This ranking shows the top performing US stocks and biggest stock gainers of 2021, calculated from January 1st to the most recent trading day. See which stocks delivered the highest YTD returns this year. Using split-adjusted data ensures accurate performance calculations that account for stock splits and corporate actions.

Year-to-date performance helps investors identify stocks that have been outperforming the market in the current year, revealing trends and momentum that may continue through the rest of 2021.

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Data as of June 19, 2026 at 6:00 AM EDT

Rank
Symbol
Company Name
YTD Gain
Market Cap
Price
Country
Sector
1
MINE
Mayfair Gold Corp.
117627.27%
173.89 M
$ 2.59
Canada
Basic Materials
2
GEN
Gen Digital Inc.
4731.17%
14.57 B
$ 24.18
United States
Technology
3
STRL
Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.
4720.36%
26.45 B
$ 861.88
United States
Industrials
4
AEHR
Aehr Test Systems, Inc.
4664.46%
3.63 B
$ 115.3
United States
Technology
5
CLS
Celestica Inc.
4609.86%
42.83 B
$ 372.55
Canada
Technology
6
FIX
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.
3714.29%
69.22 B
$ 1967.41
United States
Industrials
7
INDV
Indivior Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
2625.98%
4.53 B
$ 38.3
United States
Healthcare
8
VIST
Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V.
2620.24%
7.64 B
$ 68.55
Mexico
Energy
9
MOD
Modine Manufacturing Company
2343.47%
15.71 B
$ 297.37
United States
Consumer Cyclical
10
LQDA
Liquidia Corporation
2269%
6.32 B
$ 71.07
United States
Healthcare
11
TSSI
TSS, Inc.
2018.75%
380.68 M
$ 13.56
United States
Technology
12
CRS
Carpenter Technology Corpor...
1987.82%
29.14 B
$ 586.47
United States
Industrials
13
BELFA
Bel Fuse Inc.
1867.21%
3.38 B
$ 265.77
United States
Technology
14
BELFB
Bel Fuse Inc.
1779.45%
4.22 B
$ 296.39
United States
Technology
15
AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
1747.6%
12.99 B
$ 161.85
United States
Technology
16
INOD
Innodata Inc.
1705.29%
3.12 B
$ 95.5
United States
Technology
17
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
1698.33%
127.93 B
$ 333.05
United States
Industrials
18
STX
Seagate Technology Holdings...
1681.34%
242.14 B
$ 1070.23
Singapore
Technology
19
SOLS
Solstice Advanced Materials...
1646.33%
13.59 B
$ 85.57
United States
Basic Materials
20
ESOA
Energy Services of America ...
1622.91%
316.28 M
$ 16.95
United States
Industrials
21
AGX
Argan, Inc.
1572.36%
10.36 B
$ 738.85
United States
Industrials
22
NVDA
NVIDIA Corporation
1506.66%
5.10 T
$ 210.69
United States
Technology
23
IESC
IES Holdings, Inc.
1474.34%
14.19 B
$ 712.39
United States
Industrials
24
TTMI
TTM Technologies, Inc.
1474.11%
22.48 B
$ 216.44
United States
Technology
25
UAMY
United States Antimony Corp...
1470.31%
1.16 B
$ 7.85
United States
Basic Materials
26
GSAT
Globalstar, Inc.
1470.2%
10.36 B
$ 80.41
United States
Communication Services
27
WFRD
Weatherford International plc
1453.05%
6.59 B
$ 91.63
United States
Energy
28
MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
1431.38%
1.28 T
$ 1133.99
United States
Technology
29
WDC
Western Digital Corporation
1328.74%
257.21 B
$ 746.23
United States
Technology
30
CECO
CECO Environmental Corp.
1324.02%
3.53 B
$ 98.4
United States
Industrials
31
RCMT
RCM Technologies, Inc.
1310.7%
186.97 M
$ 26.38
United States
Industrials
32
OBE
Obsidian Energy Ltd.
1221.43%
617.69 M
$ 9.25
Canada
Energy
33
PR
Permian Resources Corporation
1220.3%
15.88 B
$ 18.43
United States
Energy
34
HNRG
Hallador Energy Company
1196.67%
916.69 M
$ 19.45
United States
Utilities
35
ATI
ATI Inc.
1159.95%
27.48 B
$ 201.34
United States
Industrials
36
ESEA
Euroseas Ltd.
1156.41%
484.03 M
$ 68.6
Greece
Industrials
37
TH
Target Hospitality Corp.
1144.44%
2.01 B
$ 20.16
United States
Industrials
38
PSIX
Power Solutions Internation...
1140.31%
929.16 M
$ 40.31
United States
Industrials
39
KGEI
Kolibri Global Energy Inc.
1125%
174.59 M
$ 4.9
United States
Energy
40
FTAI
FTAI Aviation Ltd.
1113.67%
28.32 B
$ 276.11
United States
Industrials
41
BE
Bloom Energy Corporation
1105.24%
93.56 B
$ 328.91
United States
Industrials
42
YPF
YPF Sociedad Anónima
1016.15%
19.78 B
$ 50.45
Argentina
Energy
43
DELL
Dell Technologies Inc.
1014.56%
265.40 B
$ 409.5
United States
Technology
44
TSEM
Tower Semiconductor Ltd.
1002.85%
34.12 B
$ 286.74
Israel
Technology
45
CLMT
Calumet, Inc.
977.23%
2.84 B
$ 32.64
United States
Basic Materials
46
DNTH
Dianthus Therapeutics, Inc.
976.89%
4.51 B
$ 82.49
United States
Healthcare
47
RKLB
Rocket Lab Corporation
941.17%
67.01 B
$ 107.24
United States
Industrials
48
HWM
Howmet Aerospace Inc.
933.35%
111.09 B
$ 277.66
United States
Industrials
49
PWR
Quanta Services, Inc.
928.94%
105.38 B
$ 702.25
United States
Industrials
50
TTI
TETRA Technologies, Inc.
913.86%
1.51 B
$ 10.24
United States
Industrials
51
POWL
Powell Industries, Inc.
907.46%
10.83 B
$ 297.2
United States
Industrials
52
TATT
TAT Technologies Ltd.
905.59%
607.09 M
$ 46.76
United States
Industrials
53
LWLG
Lightwave Logic, Inc.
897.96%
1.51 B
$ 9.78
United States
Basic Materials
54
TRGP
Targa Resources Corp.
888.46%
55.50 B
$ 258.58
United States
Energy
55
SMCI
Super Micro Computer, Inc.
887.44%
18.44 B
$ 30.66
United States
Technology
56
AVGO
Broadcom Inc.
867.38%
1.96 T
$ 411.35
United States
Technology
57
ANET
Arista Networks, Inc.
858.72%
213.64 B
$ 169.67
United States
Technology
58
DDS
Dillard's, Inc.
856.66%
8.67 B
$ 554.86
United States
Consumer Cyclical
59
EME
EMCOR Group, Inc.
837.46%
37.26 B
$ 836.59
United States
Industrials
60
IDR
Idaho Strategic Resources, ...
830.67%
560.30 M
$ 35.44
United States
Basic Materials
61
LEU
Centrus Energy Corp.
796.86%
3.77 B
$ 191.39
United States
Energy
62
CAMT
Camtek Ltd.
794.82%
8.99 B
$ 195.16
Israel
Technology
63
CPRX
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
788.95%
3.84 B
$ 31.38
United States
Healthcare
64
CNR
Core Natural Resources, Inc.
782.47%
4.21 B
$ 83.57
United States
Energy
65
JBL
Jabil Inc.
781.86%
39.23 B
$ 371.88
United States
Technology
66
LITE
Lumentum Holdings Inc.
778.83%
66.13 B
$ 850
United States
Technology
67
ENVA
Enova International, Inc.
778.36%
5.04 B
$ 202.55
United States
Financial Services
68
PED
PEDEVCO Corp.
767.41%
155.76 M
$ 11.71
United States
Energy
69
AXTI
AXT, Inc.
760.33%
5.53 B
$ 84.57
United States
Technology
70
VST
Vistra Corp.
753.75%
55.21 B
$ 163.75
United States
Utilities
71
BTU
Peabody Energy Corporation
743.54%
3.02 B
$ 24.8
United States
Energy
72
CELC
Celcuity Inc.
741.42%
4.28 B
$ 87.76
United States
Healthcare
73
CIEN
Ciena Corporation
736.69%
60.62 B
$ 428.22
United States
Technology
74
OCC
Optical Cable Corporation
729.63%
197.73 M
$ 22.4
United States
Technology
75
FLEX
Flex Ltd.
725.56%
54.08 B
$ 147.61
United States
Technology
76
DBD
Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated
720.86%
2.90 B
$ 83.81
United States
Technology
77
HUT
Hut 8 Corp.
716.27%
14.01 B
$ 124.44
United States
Financial Services
78
LRCX
Lam Research Corporation
713.86%
486.52 B
$ 389.04
United States
Technology
79
NVMI
Nova Ltd.
713.5%
18.30 B
$ 575.31
Israel
Technology
80
GTX
Garrett Motion Inc.
707.53%
6.42 B
$ 34.32
Switzerland
Consumer Cyclical
81
RMBS
Rambus Inc.
706.69%
15.27 B
$ 141.17
United States
Technology
82
CCJ
Cameco Corporation
695.29%
46.38 B
$ 106.49
Canada
Energy
83
MYRG
MYR Group Inc.
693.09%
7.18 B
$ 461.1
United States
Industrials
84
MLI
Mueller Industries, Inc.
688.69%
15.19 B
$ 137.39
United States
Industrials
85
NVT
nVent Electric plc
685.36%
28.63 B
$ 177.02
United Kingdom
Industrials
86
DXPE
DXP Enterprises, Inc.
678.53%
2.69 B
$ 173.69
United States
Industrials
87
SANM
Sanmina Corporation
662.04%
12.94 B
$ 241.49
United States
Technology
88
LINC
Lincoln Educational Service...
660.28%
1.54 B
$ 48.43
United States
Consumer Defensive
89
CAPR
Capricor Therapeutics, Inc.
658.82%
1.64 B
$ 28.38
United States
Healthcare
90
LNTH
Lantheus Holdings, Inc.
654.25%
6.76 B
$ 103.86
United States
Healthcare
91
GHM
Graham Corporation
653.27%
1.29 B
$ 110.73
United States
Industrials
92
FN
Fabrinet
640.14%
20.56 B
$ 573.76
Cayman Islands
Technology
93
BBW
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.
639.04%
405.84 M
$ 32.37
United States
Consumer Cyclical
94
UAN
CVR Partners, LP
631.45%
1.18 B
$ 111.4
United States
Basic Materials
95
TDW
Tidewater Inc.
630.73%
3.22 B
$ 64.67
United States
Energy
96
PBT
Permian Basin Royalty Trust
630.12%
1.16 B
$ 24.97
United States
Energy
97
BBAR
Banco BBVA Argentina S.A.
625.17%
4.47 B
$ 21.9
Argentina
Financial Services
98
EDN
Empresa Distribuidora y Com...
618.04%
1.33 B
$ 27.86
Argentina
Utilities
99
SPCX
Space Exploration Technolog...
615.39%
2.44 T
$ 185
United States
Industrials
100
NRP
Natural Resource Partners L.P.
612.3%
1.34 B
$ 100.79
United States
Energy
For the most accurate results, consider cross-referencing our data with other sources.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q What is the best stock of 2021?
A

MINE (Mayfair Gold Corp.) is the best performing stock of 2021 with a year-to-date gain of 9,999% from January 1st to today. The top 3 stocks of 2021 are MINE, GEN, STRL.

Q What are the top performing stocks in 2021?
A

The top performing stocks in 2021 YTD are: MINE (+9,999%), GEN (+4,731%), STRL (+4,720%), AEHR (+4,664%), CLS (+4,610%). Performance is calculated from January 1, 2021 to the most recent trading day.

Q Which stocks have made the most money in 2021?
A

The biggest stock gainers of 2021 include MINE leading with +9,999%, followed by GEN (+4,731%) and STRL (+4,720%). These represent the best investment returns YTD.

Q What sectors are performing best in 2021?
A

In 2021, the best performing sectors based on top stock gains include Basic Materials, Technology, Industrials. The top gainer MINE operates in the Basic Materials sector.

Q Which US stocks have the highest YTD returns in 2021?
A

The US stocks with the highest year-to-date returns in 2021 include MINE (+9,999%), GEN (+4,731%), STRL (+4,720%). These top YTD gainers are ranked by total return from January 1st to today across NYSE and NASDAQ.

Understanding Year-to-Date Stock Performance

Year-to-date (YTD) performance measures how much a stock's price has changed since January 1st of the current year. This metric is valuable for several reasons:

  • Current Trend Identification: YTD performance reveals which stocks are leading or lagging in the current market cycle, helping identify emerging trends before they become widely recognized.
  • Benchmark Comparison: Compare individual stock performance against market indices like the S&P 500 to assess whether investments are outperforming or underperforming the broader market.
  • Tax Planning: YTD gains and losses are crucial for tax-loss harvesting strategies and estimating potential capital gains tax obligations before year-end.

Factors Driving YTD Performance

Several factors can influence a stock's year-to-date performance:

  • Earnings Reports: Quarterly earnings that beat or miss expectations can significantly impact stock prices throughout the year.
  • Industry Trends: Sector rotation and changing market preferences can drive entire industries higher or lower.
  • Macroeconomic Factors: Interest rates, inflation data, and economic indicators affect stock valuations across the market.
  • Company-Specific News: Product launches, management changes, M&A activity, and regulatory developments can move individual stocks.

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