The Top 5 Performing S&P 500 Stocks YTD in 2024

The S&P 500 has had an extraordinary year so far, with the S&P 500 ETF NYSE: SPY boasting a 25.31% return year-to-date, well above the market’s average pace. Driving this surge are shifting monetary policies, the Federal Reserve’s consecutive rate cuts, rapid advancements in AI and technology, and this week’s almost 5% rally following Donald Trump’s presidential election victory. Against this backdrop, several individual stocks have surged to remarkable heights, outperforming the broader market with notable ...