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The Largest S&P 500 Stock Gainers For The First Three Quarters
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S&P 500 YTD TOP 10 (31Dec10 – 29Sep11) |
Ticker |
YTD Price Change (%)  |
Close Price 29Sep11 |
Close Price 31Dec10 |
Market Cap($Mil) |
Short Interest as % of Shares |
| Cabot Oil & Gas Corp | COG |
69.4 |
64.13 |
37.85 |
6700.9 |
0.40% |
| Cerner Corp | CERN |
48.8 |
70.49 |
47.37 |
11916.5 |
9.50% |
| Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc | CMG |
47.2 |
313.14 |
212.66 |
9815.7 |
8.70% |
| MasterCard Inc | MA |
46.5 |
328.37 |
224.11 |
39630.3 |
1.20% |
| V.F. Corp | VFC |
45.7 |
125.56 |
86.18 |
13775.7 |
3.00% |
| Intuitive Surgical Inc | ISRG |
44.8 |
373.22 |
257.75 |
14586.6 |
3.50% |
| Biogen Idec Inc | BIIB |
40.9 |
94.46 |
67.05 |
22910.9 |
0.30% |
| Goodrich Corp | GR |
37.5 |
121.08 |
88.07 |
15135.6 |
1.10% |
| Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. | WPI |
37.3 |
70.91 |
51.65 |
9511.1 |
2.10% |
| Humana Inc. | HUM |
37.1 |
75.07 |
54.74 |
12523.9 |
0.50% |
| Source: S&P Capital IQ | ||||||
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