Top Performing Russell 3,000 Stocks Year-to-Date

2014 is quickly coming to an end, so below is a look at the 50 best performing Russell 3,000 stocks year-to-date. As shown, the top seven stocks in the index are from the Health Care sector. RadNet (RDNT) ranks first with a YTD gain of 388.62%. Receptos (RCPT) ranks second at +345.74%, followed by Avanir Pharma (AVNR) in third at +331.55%. The top performing non-Health Care stock this year has been VASCO Data Security (VDSI) with a gain of 256.09%. Other non-Health Care stocks in the top 20 include TriQuint Semi (TQNT), RF Micro (RFMD), Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) and Century Aluminum (CENX).

If you’re a believer in the theory that money managers like to get winners on the books towards year end, these are the names they’ll be looking at.

It’s worth noting that there haven’t been nearly as many big winners in 2014 as there were in 2013. Obviously the market’s overall gain of nearly 30% last year makes a big difference, but to put it into perspective, last year on this date, there were 217 stocks in the Russell 3,000 up more than 100%. This year there are only 37 up more than 100%. Last year there were 45 stocks up more than 200% at this point, and this year there are only 9.

Since so many Health Care/Biotech names rank in the top 50, below is a list of the top performing non-Health Care stocks in the Russell 3,000 year-to-date:

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Top Performing Russell 3,000 Stocks Year-to-Date

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