Last year's best S&P 500 stock vs the S&P 500, one line per start year (after fees)

source: @gurgavin's yearly picks 1997-2026 (his Exhibit 6); returns from Yahoo where listed, else his figures (2004, 2009, 2010 read off his chart, checked against his totals); S&P = SPY with dividends (Yahoo); to Oct 9 2026; Fees: 0.2% per trade (sell + buy each January), covering an Interactive Brokers commission (USD 0.005/share, min $1) plus bid-ask spread; my assumption. Taxes excluded. • drawn 2026-10-12 12:44 UTC