FYI: Below is a list of the 35 best performing stocks in the Russell 3,000 so far in 2018 (through the close on 7/2). Amazingly, one stock has achieved Peter Lynch’s “10-bagger” status in the first six months of the year! As shown, Turtle Beach (HEAR) — a gaming sound card and headset manufacturer — ranks at the top of the list with a 2018 gain of 1,046.8%.
Two other stocks haven’t hit 10-bagger status yet, but they’re up significantly nonetheless. Tandem Diabetes (TNDM) ranks second with a YTD gain of 806.57%, while NII Holdings (NIHD) ranks 3rd at +786%.
There are four additional stocks up more than 300% YTD — I, INNT, ARWR, and BXC — while five other stocks are up 200%+ (ARQL, FOSL, ECYT, MDGL, and EGAN).
Other notables on the list of 2018’s first-half winners include Travelzoo (TZOO), Worl
As we’ve highlighted throughout the year, small caps have generally outperformed large caps in 2018. The chart below provides a good snapshot of this trend.
In the chart, we show the YTD performance of large-cap sector ETFs, and we also show the average YTD performance of Russell 3,000 stocks by sector. Remember, the Russell 3,000 is made up of roughly 98% of publicly listed companies in the US, from large-cap blue chips down to the smallest companies.
As shown, the average Russell 3,000 stock is up 10.10% YTD, while the S&P 500 SPY ETF (marked “All” in the chart) is up just 1.87%. The average Telecom, Health Care, and Technology stock in the Russell 3,000 is up double-digit percentages YTD, while the large-cap ETFs for these sectors are either up single-digits or actually down.
Sectors like Financials and Industrials are down at the large-cap sector level, but the average Financial and Industrial sector stock in the Russell 3,000 is up 3%+. Even Consumer Staples stocks are up an average of 3.1% in the Russell 3,000, while the large-cap Consumer Staples ETF is down 9.95% YTD
Regards,
Ted
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