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52-WEEK LEADER
BW +2931%
Babcock & Wilcox Enter..
2021 YTD LEADER
MINE +9999%
Mayfair Gold Corp.
MAY 2021 LEADER
NEGG +1648%
Newegg Commerce, Inc.
📈 52-Week Top 5 Full List →
1 BW +2931.0% 2 BE +1667.2% 3 PL +951.3% 4 AMPX +788.1% 5 WOLF +724.2%
📅 2021 YTD Top 5 Full List →
1 MINE +9999.0% 2 SNWV +8357.0% 3 CLS +5196.2% 4 GEN +3770.1% 5 AEHR +3745.9%
🗓 May 2021 Top 5 Full List →
1 NEGG +1647.8% 2 AMC +169.0% 3 JILL +109.8% 4 BBW +85.5% 5 TGLS +80.5%
Quick Access: 52-Week 2021 YTD May 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 SNWV (+8,357%) and CLS (+5,196%). Top performing sectors: Basic Materials (+2367% avg, 2 in top 10), Healthcare (+2242% avg, 2 in top 10), Communication Services (+1495% avg).

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 May 3, 2026 at 3:08 PM EDT

Rank
Symbol
Company Name
YTD Gain
Market Cap
Price
Country
Sector
1
MINE
Mayfair Gold Corp.
129900%
199.14 M
$ 2.86
Canada
Basic Materials
2
SNWV
SANUWAVE Health, Inc.
8356.99%
135.25 M
$ 15.73
United States
Healthcare
3
CLS
Celestica Inc.
5196.21%
48.17 B
$ 418.93
Canada
Technology
4
GEN
Gen Digital Inc.
3770.13%
11.73 B
$ 19.37
United States
Technology
5
AEHR
Aehr Test Systems, Inc.
3745.87%
2.93 B
$ 93.07
United States
Technology
6
FIX
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.
3519.66%
65.72 B
$ 1867.02
United States
Industrials
7
STRL
Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.
2879.14%
16.34 B
$ 532.67
United States
Industrials
8
VIST
Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V.
2742.86%
7.54 B
$ 71.64
Mexico
Energy
9
INDV
Indivior Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
2580.43%
4.56 B
$ 37.66
United States
Healthcare
10
UAMY
United States Antimony Corp...
2330.49%
1.74 B
$ 12.15
United States
Basic Materials
11
TSSI
TSS, Inc.
2242.19%
432.62 M
$ 14.99
United States
Technology
12
MOD
Modine Manufacturing Company
2092.52%
14.07 B
$ 266.83
United States
Consumer Cyclical
13
PSIX
Power Solutions Internation...
2069.23%
1.63 B
$ 70.5
United States
Industrials
14
AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
1994.86%
14.69 B
$ 183.51
United States
Technology
15
OBE
Obsidian Energy Ltd.
1928.57%
959.52 M
$ 14.2
Canada
Energy
16
BELFA
Bel Fuse Inc.
1795.78%
3.27 B
$ 256.12
United States
Technology
17
WFRD
Weatherford International plc
1755.76%
7.88 B
$ 109.49
United States
Energy
18
BELFB
Bel Fuse Inc.
1698.35%
3.62 B
$ 283.6
United States
Technology
19
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
1672.73%
126.11 B
$ 328.31
United States
Industrials
20
ESOA
Energy Services of America ...
1611.73%
314.24 M
$ 16.84
United States
Industrials
21
RCMT
RCM Technologies, Inc.
1571.66%
231.65 M
$ 31.26
United States
Industrials
22
LWLG
Lightwave Logic, Inc.
1560.2%
2.45 B
$ 16.27
United States
Basic Materials
23
SOLS
Solstice Advanced Materials...
1544.69%
12.80 B
$ 80.59
United States
Basic Materials
24
GSAT
Globalstar, Inc.
1495.39%
10.51 B
$ 81.7
United States
Communication Services
25
AGX
Argan, Inc.
1489.57%
9.80 B
$ 702.27
United States
Industrials
26
PR
Permian Resources Corporation
1483.21%
19.40 B
$ 22.1
United States
Energy
27
CRS
Carpenter Technology Corpor...
1428.69%
21.34 B
$ 429.41
United States
Industrials
28
NVDA
NVIDIA Corporation
1413.33%
4.82 T
$ 198.45
United States
Technology
29
KGEI
Kolibri Global Energy Inc.
1357.5%
207.06 M
$ 5.83
United States
Energy
30
IESC
IES Holdings, Inc.
1348.93%
13.07 B
$ 655.64
United States
Industrials
31
ESEA
Euroseas Ltd.
1192.49%
497.93 M
$ 70.57
Greece
Industrials
32
LQDA
Liquidia Corporation
1171.33%
3.39 B
$ 38.14
United States
Healthcare
33
STX
Seagate Technology Holdings...
1109.94%
163.00 B
$ 726.93
Singapore
Technology
34
CELC
Celcuity Inc.
1104.7%
6.07 B
$ 125.65
United States
Healthcare
35
TTMI
TTM Technologies, Inc.
1056.29%
16.51 B
$ 158.99
United States
Technology
36
PED
PEDEVCO Corp.
1055.56%
207.49 M
$ 15.6
United States
Energy
37
IDR
Idaho Strategic Resources, ...
1048.37%
691.21 M
$ 43.73
United States
Basic Materials
38
DNTH
Dianthus Therapeutics, Inc.
1041.25%
4.76 B
$ 87.42
United States
Healthcare
39
CLMT
Calumet, Inc.
1011.55%
2.93 B
$ 33.68
United States
Basic Materials
40
PWR
Quanta Services, Inc.
987.49%
111.37 B
$ 742.21
United States
Industrials
41
CECO
CECO Environmental Corp.
975.25%
2.67 B
$ 74.3
United States
Industrials
42
BE
Bloom Energy Corporation
964.57%
82.64 B
$ 290.52
United States
Industrials
43
FTAI
FTAI Aviation Ltd.
954.73%
24.61 B
$ 239.95
United States
Industrials
44
CIEN
Ciena Corporation
945.9%
75.69 B
$ 535.29
United States
Technology
45
HNRG
Hallador Energy Company
941.33%
736.18 M
$ 15.62
United States
Energy
46
BTCS
BTCS Inc.
933.49%
107.51 M
$ 2.16
United States
Financial Services
47
EME
EMCOR Group, Inc.
912.44%
40.24 B
$ 903.5
United States
Industrials
48
TDW
Tidewater Inc.
892.66%
4.37 B
$ 87.85
United States
Energy
49
AVGO
Broadcom Inc.
890.73%
1.99 T
$ 421.28
United States
Technology
50
LITE
Lumentum Holdings Inc.
882.14%
67.83 B
$ 949.93
United States
Technology
51
AXTI
AXT, Inc.
876.6%
6.28 B
$ 96
United States
Technology
52
ANET
Arista Networks, Inc.
875.84%
217.46 B
$ 172.7
United States
Technology
53
DDS
Dillard's, Inc.
875.03%
8.83 B
$ 565.52
United States
Consumer Cyclical
54
TRGP
Targa Resources Corp.
872.02%
54.66 B
$ 254.28
United States
Energy
55
ATI
ATI Inc.
871.59%
21.26 B
$ 155.26
United States
Industrials
56
LEU
Centrus Energy Corp.
868.32%
4.06 B
$ 206.64
United States
Energy
57
YPF
YPF Sociedad Anónima
859.73%
18.30 B
$ 43.38
Argentina
Energy
58
TTI
TETRA Technologies, Inc.
835.64%
1.28 B
$ 9.45
United States
Industrials
59
POWL
Powell Industries, Inc.
833.32%
10.03 B
$ 275.33
United States
Industrials
60
CNR
Core Natural Resources, Inc.
818.9%
4.42 B
$ 87.02
United States
Energy
61
FN
Fabrinet
811.42%
25.31 B
$ 706.53
Cayman Islands
Technology
62
TH
Target Hospitality Corp.
806.17%
1.46 B
$ 14.68
United States
Industrials
63
BTU
Peabody Energy Corporation
802.38%
3.23 B
$ 26.53
United States
Energy
64
CCJ
Cameco Corporation
800.67%
52.53 B
$ 120.6
Canada
Energy
65
HWM
Howmet Aerospace Inc.
791.37%
96.03 B
$ 239.51
United States
Industrials
66
BTE
Baytex Energy Corp.
790.88%
3.68 B
$ 4.98
Canada
Energy
67
SMCI
Super Micro Computer, Inc.
772.46%
16.27 B
$ 27.09
United States
Technology
68
CAMT
Camtek Ltd.
755.66%
8.69 B
$ 186.62
Israel
Technology
69
UAN
CVR Partners, LP
740.45%
1.35 B
$ 128
United States
Basic Materials
70
NRP
Natural Resource Partners L.P.
739.43%
1.57 B
$ 118.78
United States
Energy
71
TSEM
Tower Semiconductor Ltd.
738.5%
25.94 B
$ 218.01
Israel
Technology
72
INOD
Innodata Inc.
732.14%
1.44 B
$ 44.02
United States
Technology
73
UEC
Uranium Energy Corp.
730%
7.32 B
$ 14.94
United States
Energy
74
CAPR
Capricor Therapeutics, Inc.
726.47%
1.79 B
$ 30.91
United States
Healthcare
75
WDC
Western Digital Corporation
726.19%
147.54 B
$ 431.52
United States
Technology
76
LMB
Limbach Holdings, Inc.
722.99%
1.18 B
$ 99.17
United States
Industrials
77
BBW
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.
722.37%
453.15 M
$ 36.02
United States
Consumer Cyclical
78
NEGG
Newegg Commerce, Inc.
717.99%
715.39 M
$ 34.11
United States
Consumer Cyclical
79
CPRX
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
714.16%
3.51 B
$ 28.74
United States
Healthcare
80
JBL
Jabil Inc.
712.12%
36.13 B
$ 342.47
United States
Technology
81
VST
Vistra Corp.
709.59%
52.57 B
$ 155.28
United States
Utilities
82
SGML
Sigma Lithium Corporation
702.12%
2.45 B
$ 21.97
Canada
Basic Materials
83
TATT
TAT Technologies Ltd.
686.88%
475.05 M
$ 36.59
United States
Industrials
84
FTI
TechnipFMC plc
670.22%
30.31 B
$ 75.79
United States
Energy
85
RKLB
Rocket Lab Corporation
665.15%
45.56 B
$ 78.81
United States
Industrials
86
MLI
Mueller Industries, Inc.
663.66%
14.71 B
$ 133.03
United States
Industrials
87
COKE
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.
663.35%
13.57 B
$ 203.92
United States
Consumer Defensive
88
DBD
Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated
662.59%
2.71 B
$ 77.86
United States
Technology
89
DXPE
DXP Enterprises, Inc.
657.06%
2.62 B
$ 168.9
United States
Industrials
90
MYRG
MYR Group Inc.
645.6%
6.75 B
$ 433.49
United States
Industrials
91
ENVA
Enova International, Inc.
641.24%
4.25 B
$ 170.93
United States
Financial Services
92
TPC
Tutor Perini Corporation
633.02%
4.95 B
$ 93.68
United States
Industrials
93
MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
632.22%
611.47 B
$ 542.21
United States
Technology
94
STNG
Scorpio Tankers Inc.
621.65%
4.18 B
$ 82.99
Monaco
Energy
95
NVT
nVent Electric plc
605.06%
25.70 B
$ 158.92
United Kingdom
Industrials
96
SANM
Sanmina Corporation
604.54%
11.97 B
$ 223.27
United States
Technology
97
TNK
Teekay Tankers Ltd.
602.27%
2.79 B
$ 80.48
Bermuda
Energy
98
NVMI
Nova Ltd.
599.22%
15.72 B
$ 494.49
Israel
Technology
99
AR
Antero Resources Corporation
588.32%
12.05 B
$ 38.89
United States
Energy
100
EZPW
EZCORP, Inc.
575.57%
2.00 B
$ 32.36
United States
Financial Services
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, SNWV, CLS.

Q What are the top performing stocks in 2021?
A

The top performing stocks in 2021 YTD are: MINE (+9,999%), SNWV (+8,357%), CLS (+5,196%), GEN (+3,770%), AEHR (+3,746%). 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 SNWV (+8,357%) and CLS (+5,196%). 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, Healthcare, Technology. 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%), SNWV (+8,357%), CLS (+5,196%). 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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