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## A Quarter Century Following the Dot-Com Crash: The Equities We Omitted
### Overview
* According to Bespoke Investment Group, Monster Beverage has been the highest-performing equity in the Russell 1000 since the dot-com crash 25 years prior.
* Nvidia and Apple also feature on the roster of equities that have surged by over 10,000% since March 2000, although only a handful of tech equities have witnessed such substantial gains.
* Energy equities have been among the market’s foremost performers since the COVID-19 pandemic reached its nadir 5 years ago.
To observe the 25th anniversary of the dot-com crash, Bespoke Investment Group has assembled a roster of the best-performing equities over the preceding quarter-century. Some of the yields are astonishing.
According to Bespoke, more than half of the equities presently in the Russell 1000 index existed around 25 years prior. On average, these equities have appreciated by over 2,600% since the apex of the dot-com crash.
Nearly 300 equities have experienced tenfold escalations, or yields of 1,000%. An even more remarkable 19 equities have witnessed hundredfold escalations, implying they’ve surged by 10,000% over the preceding 25 years. MOVE Increases by 65% as Large Holders Collect After $32 Million Repurchase Strategy
## Outperforming Nvidia: A Corner Store Essential
One might surmise that the highest-performing equities over the preceding quarter-century would be predominantly tech firms. After all, 8 of the 10 most valuable firms in the U.S. are either tech firms or tech-driven media and consumer goods firms.
However, the highest-performing equity in the Russell 1000 since March 24, 2000, is energy drink manufacturer Monster Beverage. Bespoke data indicates that Monster Beverage’s equity price has surged 127,477% over the preceding 25 years, compared to Nvidia’s 66,004%. A $1,000 stake in Monster Beverage in March 2000 would now be valued at $1,275,770, whereas a stake in Nvidia would be valued at $661,038.
This month of March indicates not just a notable commemoration of the dot-com explosion but also the fifth year since the COVID-19 collapse, which reached its lowest point on March 23, 2020. Since that time, energy equities have been among the biggest victors in the Russell 1000 index, holding four of the best five positions for top execution. The only non-energy equity to break into the top five is bitcoin proxy Strategy, previously known as MicroStrategy.
Farm tool merchant Tractor Supply Co., along with auto parts merchants O’Reilly Automotive and Autozone, are likewise on the catalog of equities that have multiplied a hundred times. Besides Nvidia and Apple, the only tech equities on the catalog are Fair Isaac, the originator of FICO credit scores, and ANSYS, which creates engineering modeling software.
Finishing out the top entertainers are Texas Pacific Land Corp., which possesses and leases oilfields in the Permian Basin; Deckers Outdoor, the producer of UGG, Hoka, and Teva footwear; and freight carrier Old Dominion Freight Line. An investment of $1,000 in these firms on March 24, 2000, would be valued at roughly $626,000, $530,000, and $305,000 today, correspondingly.
Among the top 25 executing equities over the previous five years, we additionally discover meme equity GameStop, up about 2,500%, and AI favorites Super Micro Computer and Vistra, up 2,400% and 1,000%, correspondingly.
Nvidia and Apple stand out as the only tech equities to accomplish hundredfold development, partly because almost half of the “Magnificent Seven” went public after 2000. Since their IPOs, Meta, Alphabet, and Tesla have witnessed their equity prices increase by roughly 1,300%, 6,800%, and an astonishing 22,000%, correspondingly.
