2015 has been a tough market for most stocks but there are some that have done well. Two stocks (Exelixis and Netflix) are up over 100% this year. The following is a list of the top returns for 2015 with their industry, year to date total return and the 5 year annualized total return.
Returns as of the close 8/27/2015. All returns are in US dollars.
| Name | Ticker | Industry | Total Ret YTD | Total Ret Annlzd 5 Yr |
| Exelixis Inc | EXEL | Biotechnology | 291.67 | 11.86 |
| Netflix Inc | NFLX | Pay TV | 125.67 | 43.69 |
| Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc | LXRX | Biotechnology | 89.5 | 3.53 |
| AMN Healthcare Services Inc | AHS | Medical Care | 75.1 | 49.8 |
| Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc | MNTA | Drug Manufacturers – Specialty & Generic | 66.03 | 4.75 |
| Amazon.com Inc | AMZN | Specialty Retail | 61.36 | 32.02 |
| Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc | VRX | Drug Manufacturers – Specialty & Generic | 58.79 | 58.65 |
| Icon PLC | ICLR | Diagnostics & Research | 54.83 | 28.16 |
| Incyte Corp | INCY | Biotechnology | 48.39 | 55.77 |
| Hospira Inc | HSP | Drug Manufacturers – Specialty & Generic | 46.68 | 12 |
| Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp ADR | NTT | Telecom Services | 46.02 | 14.01 |
| Paycom Software Inc | PAYC | Software – Application | 45.08 | |
| Hologic Inc | HOLX | Medical Instruments & Supplies | 44.8 | 22.46 |
| T-Mobile US Inc | TMUS | Telecom Services | 44.62 | 21.27 |
| Martin Marietta Materials Inc | MLM | Building Materials | 43.89 | 17.81 |
| NTT DoCoMo Inc ADR | DCM | Telecom Services | 43.11 | 7.44 |
| Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc | BMRN | Biotechnology | 41.7 | 44.66 |
| Electronic Arts Inc | EA | Electronic Gaming & Multimedia | 41.1 | 34.15 |
| Ctrip.com International Ltd ADR | CTRP | Lodging | 40.84 | 9.96 |
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