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52-WEEK LEADER
WOLF +3676%
Wolfspeed, Inc.
2021 YTD LEADER
GEN +5117%
Gen Digital Inc.
JUL 2021 LEADER
DPRO +6029%
Draganfly Inc.
📈 52-Week Top 5 Full List →
1 WOLF +3676.3% 2 BW +1136.9% 3 BE +1094.3% 4 TE +537.5% 5 CIEN +468.3%
📅 2021 YTD Top 5 Full List →
1 GEN +5116.8% 2 CLS +4471.7% 3 ENLT +4343.4% 4 STRL +4243.1% 5 SNDK +4081.5%
🗓 July 2021 Top 5 Full List →
1 DPRO +6029.0% 2 UP +1503.2% 3 SBET +1162.9% 4 LCID +755.7% 5 PECO +328.8%
Quick Access: 52-Week 2021 YTD Jul 2021 Market Cap Dividends
#1 GEN leads with +5,117% 2021 YTD

GEN (Gen Digital Inc.) is the best performing stock in 2021 year-to-date. Following are CLS (+4,472%) and ENLT (+4,343%). Top performing sectors: Healthcare (+1530% avg, 3 in top 10), Technology (+1510% avg, 4 in top 10), Utilities (+1476% avg, 1 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 July 2, 2026 at 4:21 PM EDT

Rank
Symbol
Company Name
YTD Gain
Market Cap
Price
Country
Sector
1
GEN
Gen Digital Inc.
5116.78%
15.73 B
$ 26.11
United States
Technology
2
CLS
Celestica Inc.
4471.68%
41.58 B
$ 361.62
Canada
Technology
3
ENLT
Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd
4343.37%†
12.17 B
$ 87.09
Israel
Utilities
4
STRL
Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.
4243.12%
23.83 B
$ 776.55
United States
Industrials
5
SNDK
Sandisk Corporation
4081.52%†
300.95 B
$ 2032.22
United States
Technology
6
FIX
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.
3516.03%
65.62 B
$ 1865.15
United States
Industrials
7
AEHR
Aehr Test Systems, Inc.
3388.64%
2.66 B
$ 84.425
United States
Technology
8
RGC
Regencell Bioscience Holdin...
2806.26%†
3.97 B
$ 8.03
Hong Kong
Healthcare
9
INDV
Indivior Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
2764.77%
4.76 B
$ 40.25
United States
Healthcare
10
LQDA
Liquidia Corporation
2544%
7.05 B
$ 79.32
United States
Healthcare
11
VIST
Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V.
2387.7%
6.99 B
$ 62.69
Mexico
Energy
12
CRDO
Credo Technology Group Hold...
2123.95%†
48.31 B
$ 259.09
Cayman Islands
Technology
13
CRS
Carpenter Technology Corpor...
2072.16%
30.32 B
$ 610.16
United States
Industrials
14
BELFA
Bel Fuse Inc.
1984.9%
3.58 B
$ 281.67
United States
Technology
15
BELFB
Bel Fuse Inc.
1916.87%
4.52 B
$ 318.06
United States
Technology
16
MOD
Modine Manufacturing Company
1908.96%
12.91 B
$ 244.49
United States
Consumer Cyclical
17
MGRT
Mega Fortune Company Limited
1858.27%†
1.03 B
$ 74.61
Hong Kong
Technology
18
ESOA
Energy Services of America ...
1823.16%
353.04 M
$ 18.92
United States
Industrials
19
TSSI
TSS, Inc.
1740.62%
330.71 M
$ 11.78
United States
Technology
20
AGX
Argan, Inc.
1630.56%
10.72 B
$ 764.56
United States
Industrials
21
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
1581.53%
119.62 B
$ 311.42
United States
Industrials
22
ABVX
ABIVAX Société Anonyme
1497.11%†
10.57 B
$ 132.56
France
Healthcare
23
AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
1486.76%
11.15 B
$ 139
United States
Technology
24
GSAT
Globalstar, Inc.
1480.94%
10.43 B
$ 80.96
United States
Communication Services
25
RCMT
RCM Technologies, Inc.
1447.06%
205.04 M
$ 28.93
United States
Industrials
26
IESC
IES Holdings, Inc.
1446.92%
13.95 B
$ 699.98
United States
Industrials
27
UAMY
United States Antimony Corp...
1440.31%
1.14 B
$ 7.7
United States
Basic Materials
28
STX
Seagate Technology Holdings...
1423.29%
207.06 B
$ 915.19
Singapore
Technology
29
NVDA
NVIDIA Corporation
1406.69%
4.79 T
$ 197.58
United States
Technology
30
MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
1294.03%
1.17 T
$ 1032.28
United States
Technology
31
INOD
Innodata Inc.
1265.41%
2.36 B
$ 72.23
United States
Technology
32
WFRD
Weatherford International plc
1259.49%
5.77 B
$ 80.21
United States
Energy
33
BLTE
Belite Bio, Inc
1243.81%†
5.70 B
$ 142.31
United States
Healthcare
34
TTMI
TTM Technologies, Inc.
1206.91%
18.66 B
$ 179.7
United States
Technology
35
SEZL
Sezzle Inc.
1196.35%†
5.89 B
$ 175.18
United States
Financial Services
36
PR
Permian Resources Corporation
1184.48%
15.45 B
$ 17.93
United States
Energy
37
AMR
Alpha Metallurgical Resourc...
1146.24%†
2.00 B
$ 157.4
United States
Basic Materials
38
CECO
CECO Environmental Corp.
1138.06%
5.00 B
$ 85.55
United States
Industrials
39
TH
Target Hospitality Corp.
1117.9%
1.96 B
$ 19.73
United States
Industrials
40
ESEA
Euroseas Ltd.
1116.67%
468.69 M
$ 66.43
Greece
Industrials
41
ATI
ATI Inc.
1102.57%
26.23 B
$ 192.17
United States
Industrials
42
CLMT
Calumet, Inc.
1102.31%
3.17 B
$ 36.43
United States
Basic Materials
43
DNTH
Dianthus Therapeutics, Inc.
1077.68%
4.93 B
$ 90.21
United States
Healthcare
44
KGEI
Kolibri Global Energy Inc.
1060%
165.33 M
$ 4.64
United States
Energy
45
DELL
Dell Technologies Inc.
1057.43%
274.77 B
$ 425.25
United States
Technology
46
FTAI
FTAI Aviation Ltd.
1050.9%
26.86 B
$ 261.83
United States
Industrials
47
WDC
Western Digital Corporation
1045.64%
206.25 B
$ 598.37
United States
Technology
48
OBE
Obsidian Energy Ltd.
1035.71%
530.88 M
$ 7.95
Canada
Energy
49
PSIX
Power Solutions Internation...
1029.85%
846.41 M
$ 36.72
United States
Industrials
50
HNRG
Hallador Energy Company
1019.33%
791.32 M
$ 16.79
United States
Utilities
51
NUAI
New Era Energy & Digital, Inc.
1001.8%†
526.21 M
$ 5.195
United States
Technology
52
PVLA
Palvella Therapeutics, Inc.
977.63%†
1.98 B
$ 138.26
United States
Healthcare
53
BE
Bloom Energy Corporation
960.83%
82.35 B
$ 289.5
United States
Industrials
54
ENVA
Enova International, Inc.
950.22%
6.03 B
$ 242.18
United States
Financial Services
55
TATT
TAT Technologies Ltd.
934.62%
624.62 M
$ 48.11
United States
Industrials
56
TTI
TETRA Technologies, Inc.
914.85%
1.52 B
$ 10.25
United States
Industrials
57
PWR
Quanta Services, Inc.
913.04%
103.75 B
$ 691.4
United States
Industrials
58
CELC
Celcuity Inc.
901.82%
5.10 B
$ 104.49
United States
Healthcare
59
HWM
Howmet Aerospace Inc.
895.2%
106.99 B
$ 267.41
United States
Industrials
60
YPF
YPF Sociedad Anónima
894.69%
17.63 B
$ 44.96
Argentina
Energy
61
TRGP
Targa Resources Corp.
885.51%
55.34 B
$ 257.81
United States
Energy
62
RKLB
Rocket Lab Corporation
871.55%
62.53 B
$ 100.07
United States
Industrials
63
PED
PEDEVCO Corp.
852.59%
171.06 M
$ 12.86
United States
Energy
64
TSEM
Tower Semiconductor Ltd.
844.08%
29.21 B
$ 245.46
Israel
Technology
65
ANET
Arista Networks, Inc.
841.49%
209.80 B
$ 166.62
United States
Technology
66
DDS
Dillard's, Inc.
829.67%
8.42 B
$ 539.21
United States
Consumer Cyclical
67
CIEN
Ciena Corporation
803.56%
65.46 B
$ 462.44
United States
Technology
68
EME
EMCOR Group, Inc.
801.31%
35.82 B
$ 804.33
United States
Industrials
69
POWL
Powell Industries, Inc.
797.83%
9.65 B
$ 264.86
United States
Industrials
70
CPRX
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
790.65%
3.85 B
$ 31.44
United States
Healthcare
71
SMCI
Super Micro Computer, Inc.
790.5%
17.89 B
$ 27.65
United States
Technology
72
JBL
Jabil Inc.
790.06%
39.60 B
$ 375.34
United States
Technology
73
AVGO
Broadcom Inc.
768.59%
1.76 T
$ 369.34
United States
Technology
74
APP
AppLovin Corporation
765.97%†
189.67 B
$ 564.61
United States
Communication Services
75
IDR
Idaho Strategic Resources, ...
760.03%
517.77 M
$ 32.75
United States
Basic Materials
76
FLEX
Flex Ltd.
758.67%
56.25 B
$ 153.53
United States
Technology
77
BVC
BitVentures Limited
747.5%†
1.71 B
$ 10.17
Hong Kong
Technology
78
LWLG
Lightwave Logic, Inc.
728.57%
1.25 B
$ 8.12
United States
Basic Materials
79
LITE
Lumentum Holdings Inc.
728.33%
62.33 B
$ 801.16
United States
Technology
80
LINC
Lincoln Educational Service...
725.9%
1.67 B
$ 52.61
United States
Consumer Defensive
81
LRCX
Lam Research Corporation
718.5%
489.30 B
$ 391.26
United States
Technology
82
GHM
Graham Corporation
712.52%
1.40 B
$ 119.44
United States
Industrials
83
GEV
GE Vernova Inc.
710.25%†
304.82 B
$ 1134.35
United States
Industrials
84
PECO
Phillips Edison & Company, ...
700.29%†
5.76 B
$ 41.56
United States
Real Estate
85
VST
Vistra Corp.
698.54%
51.64 B
$ 153.16
United States
Utilities
86
MYRG
MYR Group Inc.
696.54%
7.21 B
$ 463.11
United States
Industrials
87
LNTH
Lantheus Holdings, Inc.
691.29%
7.09 B
$ 108.96
United States
Healthcare
88
GTX
Garrett Motion Inc.
690.35%
6.29 B
$ 33.59
United States
Consumer Cyclical
89
LEU
Centrus Energy Corp.
679.48%
3.27 B
$ 166.34
United States
Energy
90
SANM
Sanmina Corporation
677.5%
13.21 B
$ 246.39
United States
Technology
91
TLN
Talen Energy Corporation
675.89%†
17.24 B
$ 360.79
United States
Utilities
92
MPTI
M-tron Industries, Inc.
669.08%†
435.39 M
$ 100.75
United States
Technology
93
UMAC
Unusual Machines, Inc.
666.34%†
1.11 B
$ 23.22
United States
Technology
94
TDW
Tidewater Inc.
657.4%
3.33 B
$ 67.03
United States
Energy
95
BTU
Peabody Energy Corporation
655.1%
2.70 B
$ 22.2
United States
Energy
96
AMAT
Applied Materials, Inc.
649.29%
516.80 B
$ 650.91
United States
Technology
97
WLFC
Willis Lease Finance Corpor...
644.54%
1.81 B
$ 227.01
United States
Industrials
98
OKLO
Oklo Inc.
643.97%†
9.13 B
$ 52.45
United States
Utilities
99
DXPE
DXP Enterprises, Inc.
643.61%
2.57 B
$ 165.9
United States
Industrials
100
UTI
Universal Technical Institu...
642.81%
2.59 B
$ 47.02
United States
Consumer Defensive
† Return measured from the start of the stock's current trading history (a recent listing or relisting), not from January 1st.
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

GEN (Gen Digital Inc.) is the best performing stock of 2021 with a year-to-date gain of 5,117% from January 1st to today. The top 3 stocks of 2021 are GEN, CLS, ENLT.

Q What are the top performing stocks in 2021?
A

The top performing stocks in 2021 YTD are: GEN (+5,117%), CLS (+4,472%), ENLT (+4,343%), STRL (+4,243%), SNDK (+4,082%). 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 GEN leading with +5,117%, followed by CLS (+4,472%) and ENLT (+4,343%). 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 Technology, Utilities, Industrials. The top gainer GEN operates in the Technology 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 GEN (+5,117%), CLS (+4,472%), ENLT (+4,343%). 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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