The Republican majorities in the House of Representatives and the Senate may pass a combined tax reform bill this week, which President Trump would sign, giving him a major victory before the holidays.
This may well be icing on the cake for investors riding a strong stock market since Trump’s election.
To put things in perspective, we’ve put together a big list of stocks that have at least doubled since Election Day on Nov. 8, 2016.
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We began with the S&P 1500 Composite Index, which is made up of the large-cap S&P 500 SPX, +0.90% the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index MID, +1.05% and the S&P Small-Cap 600 Index SML, +1.75%
From the close on Nov. 8, 2016, before Trump’s surprise election victory, through Dec. 14, 2017, the S&P 1500 index returned 27%, with dividends reinvested. Here’s how that performance has measured up against its three component indices and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.58% :
All of the indices have done well, but the Dow has been the runaway winner. In fact, all but two of the Dow 30 stocks have had positive total returns since the close on Nov. 8, 2016:
| Company | Ticker | Total return - Nov. 8, 2016, through Dec. 14, 2017 |
| Boeing Co. | BA, +0.02% | 112% |
| Caterpillar Inc. | CAT, +0.28% | 78% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | UNH, +0.26% | 58% |
| Apple Inc. | AAPL, +1.02% | 58% |
| McDonald's Corp. | MCD, +0.53% | 57% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | JPM, +1.41% | 53% |
| Home Depot Inc. | HD, +0.25% | 51% |
| American Express Co. | AXP, +1.41% | 47% |
| Microsoft Corp. | MSFT, +2.55% | 44% |
| Wal-Mart Stores Inc. | WMT, -0.02% | 44% |
| 3M Company | MMM, -0.03% | 43% |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | GS, +0.66% | 43% |
| Visa Inc. Class A | V, +0.80% | 37% |
| DowDuPont Inc. | DWDP, -0.46% | 36% |
| Nike Inc. Class B | NKE, +0.40% | 28% |
| Intel Corp. | INTC, +3.01% | 28% |
| Cisco Systems Inc. | CSCO, +0.77% | 27% |
| Travelers Cos. | TRV, +1.74% | 26% |
| Pfizer Inc. | PFE, +2.03% | 26% |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ, +0.57% | 25% |
| United Technologies Corp. | UTX, +1.95% | 23% |
| Walt Disney Co. | DIS, +0.63% | 20% |
| Chevron Corp. | CVX, +0.17% | 17% |
| Verizon Communications Inc. | VZ, +0.63% | 15% |
| Coca-Cola Co. | KO, +0.35% | 12% |
| Procter & Gamble Co. | PG, +0.98% | 7% |
| AT&T Inc. | T, +1.32% | 7% |
| International Business Machines Corp. | IBM, -0.97% | 3% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. | XOM, +0.16% | 1% |
| Merck & Co. | MRK, +0.41% | -4% |
| General Electric Co. | GE, +1.02% | -38% |
| Source: FactSet | ||
Here’s how the 11 sectors of the S&P 1500 have performed:
| S&P 1500 Index | Total return - Nov. 8, 2016, through Dec. 14, 2017 |
| Informatoin Technology | 40% |
| Financials | 40% |
| Industrials | 29% |
| Materials | 27% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 26% |
| Health Care | 25% |
| Utilities | 17% |
| Real Estate | 13% |
| Consumer Staples | 11% |
| Telecommunications | 9% |
| Energy | 2% |
| Source: FactSet | |
The S&P 1500 Composite Index actually contains 1,506 stocks, because six of the companies have two classes of common shares. Among the 1,506 stocks, 1,497 have traded since Nov. 8, 2016.
Of those 1,497 stocks, 55 have had total returns of at least 100% since the close on Nov. 8, 2016, right before Trump was elected. Here they are:
| Name | Ticker | Industry | Total return - Nov. 8, 2016, through Dec. 14, 2017 |
| Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc. | SPPI, +2.04% | Biotechnology | 417% |
| Scientific Games Corp. Class A | SGMS, -0.68% | Recreational Products | 321% |
| Nektar Therapeutics | NKTR, +3.36% | Biotechnology | 321% |
| Electro Scientific Industries Inc. | ESIO, +4.45% | Electronic Production Equipment | 315% |
| Kemet Corp. | KEM, +3.76% | Electronic Components | 309% |
| LendingTree Inc. | TREE, +2.88% | Finance/ Rental/ Leasing | 301% |
| RH | RH, +0.99% | Specialty Stores | 245% |
| QuinStreet Inc. | QNST, -1.25% | Advertising/ Marketing Services | 189% |
| Control4 Corp. | CTRL, +2.87% | Electronic Equipment/ Instruments | 174% |
| Green Dot Corp. Class A | GDOT, +1.89% | Finance/ Rental/ Leasing | 171% |
| AdvanSix Inc. | ASIX, +3.63% | Chemicals: Specialty | 164% |
| Nvidia Corp. | NVDA, +2.73% | Semiconductors | 163% |
| Align Technology Inc. | ALGN, -0.11% | Medical Specialties | 163% |
| General Communication Inc. Class A | GNCMA, +0.27% | Specialty Telecommunications | 156% |
| SolarEdge Technologies Inc. | SEDG, +1.19% | Semiconductors | 155% |
| Coherent Inc. | COHR, +0.85% | Electronic Equipment/ Instruments | 145% |
| NRG Energy Inc. | NRG, -0.65% | Electric Utilities | 143% |
| Micron Technology Inc. | MU, +0.38% | Semiconductors | 143% |
| Chemours Co. | CC, +1.16% | Industrial Specialties | 137% |
| Penn National Gaming Inc. | PENN, +1.50% | Casinos/ Gaming | 137% |
| Encore Capital Group Inc. | ECPG, -1.58% | Finance/ Rental/ Leasing | 137% |
| Comtech Telecommunications Corp. | CMTL, +4.99% | Telecommunications Equipment | 135% |
| OraSure Technologies Inc. | OSUR, +3.35% | Medical Specialties | 135% |
| Virtusa Corp. | VRTU, +1.49% | Information Technology Services | 134% |
| PetMed Express Inc. | PETS, +2.45% | Drugstore Chains | 134% |
| Axcelis Technologies Inc. | ACLS, +4.02% | Electronic Production Equipment | 131% |
| General Cable Corp. | BGC, -0.84% | Metal Fabrication | 130% |
| Rogers Corp. | ROG, +2.74% | Electronic Components | 126% |
| Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc. | ENTA, +3.48% | Biotechnology | 125% |
| NVR Inc. | NVR, -0.20% | Homebuilding | 124% |
| Cognex Corp. | CGNX, +0.13% | Electronic Production Equipment | 123% |
| AeroVironment Inc. | AVAV, +2.29% | Aerospace and Defense | 122% |
| HollyFrontier Corp. | HFC, +0.13% | Oil Refining/ Marketing | 122% |
| Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. | TTWO, +1.99% | Recreational Products | 121% |
| Lantheus Holdings Inc | LNTH, -1.01% | Medical Specialties | 120% |
| LGI Homes Inc. | LGIH, +3.01% | Homebuilding | 118% |
| IPG Photonics Corp. | IPGP, +1.23% | Electronic Equipment/ Instruments | 117% |
| TopBuild Corp. | BLD, +2.43% | Building Products | 116% |
| Proto Labs Inc. | PRLB, +1.41% | Industrial Machinery | 115% |
| Boeing Co. | BA, +0.02% | Aerospace and Defense | 112% |
| United Rentals Inc. | URI, +1.94% | Finance/ Rental/ Leasing | 112% |
| Century Aluminum Co. | CENX, +0.00% | Aluminum | 111% |
| Bob Evans Farms Inc. | BOBE, +0.10% | Restaurants | 111% |
| KB Home | KBH, +0.97% | Homebuilding | 111% |
| Boise Cascade Co. | BCC, +1.16% | Forest Products | 108% |
| eHealth Inc. | EHTH, +0.06% | Life/ Health Insurance | 107% |
| Dana Inc. | DAN, +2.00% | Auto Parts | 104% |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc. | SUPN, +2.72% | Pharmaceuticals | 104% |
| First Solar Inc. | FSLR, +1.58% | Electronic Components | 103% |
| Inogen Inc. | INGN, +2.20% | Medical Specialties | 103% |
| NMI Holdings Inc. Class A | NMIH, +1.47% | Property/ Casualty Insurance | 102% |
| Cboe Global Markets Inc | CBOE, +0.25% | Investment Banks/ Brokers | 101% |
| Winnebago Industries Inc. | WGO, +2.09% | Recreational Products | 101% |
| Meri Medical Systems Inc. | MMSI, +3.46% | Medical Specialties | 100% |
| Integer Holdings Corp. | ITGR, +1.44% | Electrical Products | 100% |
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