Year-to-Date Performance Ranking of NASDAQ-100 Stocks (8/19/2008)

Below is the Year-to-Date Performance Ranking of stocks in the NASDAQ-100 index. Year-to-Date Performance is NOT the only metric to evaluate a stock. Other metrics include Profitability, Analyst Rating, Future Growth, Short Interest, Potential Upside, and so on.

Rank	Company (Stock Symbol)	Year-to-Date Change	Current Price	End of 2007
1	Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG)	57.8%	72.91	46.21
2	QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM)	39.2%	54.79	39.35
3	Amgen, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN)	37.7%	63.94	46.44
4	Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC)	33.4%	21.53	16.14
5	Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST)	24.4%	50.30	40.42
6	Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:VRTX)	21.0%	28.10	23.23
7	Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX)	20.6%	26.38	21.87
8	The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:DTV)	20.5%	27.86	23.12
9	Altera Corporation (NASDAQ:ALTR)	19.4%	23.07	19.32
10	Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD)	18.6%	54.55	46.01
11	Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATVI)	18.5%	35.18	29.70
12	Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA)	17.7%	21.49	18.26
13	Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP)	14.5%	25.15	21.96
14	Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:MRVL)	13.5%	15.87	13.98
15	Research In Motion Limited (USA) (NASDAQ:RIMM)	11.1%	125.95	113.40
16	Genzyme Corporation (NASDAQ:GENZ)	10.4%	82.18	74.44
17	Cephalon, Inc. (NASDAQ:CEPH)	8.4%	77.81	71.76
18	Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ:SIAL)	7.1%	58.46	54.60
19	Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:LVLT)	4.9%	3.19	3.04
20	NII Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:NIHD)	4.7%	50.61	48.32
21	Linear Technology Corporation (NASDAQ:LLTC)	4.1%	33.14	31.83
22	Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT)	3.8%	18.43	17.76
23	Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MCHP)	3.5%	32.52	31.42
24	PetSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ:PETM)	3.3%	24.30	23.53
25	Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM)	3.3%	26.99	26.14
26	Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ:TEVA)	2.8%	47.78	46.48
27	Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ:ADBE)	2.3%	43.73	42.73
28	Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS)	2.1%	23.55	23.07
29	Express Scripts, Inc. (NASDAQ:ESRX)	1.9%	74.38	73.00
30	Joy Global Inc. (NASDAQ:JOYG)	1.8%	67.01	65.82
31	Stericycle, Inc. (NASDAQ:SRCL)	1.0%	60.00	59.40
32	Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ:ORCL)	-0.1%	22.56	22.58
33	Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL)	-0.3%	24.44	24.51
34	Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ:BBBY)	-1.0%	29.11	29.39
35	NetApp Inc. (NASDAQ:NTAP)	-2.6%	24.31	24.96
36	Patterson Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDCO)	-3.3%	32.82	33.95
37	Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ:HSIC)	-3.8%	59.09	61.40
38	Biogen Idec Inc. (NASDAQ:BIIB)	-4.6%	54.30	56.92
39	Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST)	-4.7%	66.46	69.76
40	CA, Inc. (NASDAQ:CA)	-4.9%	23.72	24.95
41	Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ:PAYX)	-5.0%	34.40	36.22
42	Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU)	-5.6%	29.84	31.61
43	C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHRW)	-6.2%	50.79	54.12
44	Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG)	-6.7%	301.33	323.00
45	Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ:CTAS)	-9.7%	30.36	33.62
46	DENTSPLY International Inc. (NASDAQ:XRAY)	-9.8%	40.62	45.02
47	Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV)	-9.9%	49.99	55.49
48	Infosys Technologies Limited (ADR) (NASDAQ:INFY)	-10.1%	40.80	45.36
49	Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO)	-10.5%	24.24	27.07
50	Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)	-11.5%	23.59	26.66
51	Apollo Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:APOL)	-11.8%	61.89	70.15
52	Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)	-12.3%	81.29	92.64
53	Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (NASDAQ:CTSH)	-12.4%	29.74	33.94
54	Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)	-12.4%	173.53	198.08
55	Leap Wireless International, Inc. (NASDAQ:LEAP)	-12.5%	40.79	46.64
56	Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX)	-13.6%	37.33	43.23
57	Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD)	-13.9%	87.84	102.05
58	Wynn Resorts, Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN)	-14.3%	96.05	112.13
59	Steel Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ:STLD)	-15.3%	25.23	29.79
60	Verisign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN)	-15.8%	31.68	37.61
61	Liberty Global Inc. (NASDAQ:LBTYA)	-16.3%	32.82	39.19
62	Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO)	-16.5%	19.42	23.26
63	Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS)	-20.1%	30.38	38.01
64	PACCAR Inc (NASDAQ:PCAR)	-20.1%	43.51	54.48
65	Lamar Advertising Company (NASDAQ:LAMR)	-20.3%	38.30	48.07
66	DISH Network Corp. (NASDAQ:DISH)	-20.4%	30.01	37.72
67	KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC)	-20.5%	38.30	48.16
68	Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS)	-20.5%	46.43	58.41
69	Expeditors International of Washington (NASDAQ:EXPD)	-20.7%	35.45	44.68
70	Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU)	-20.8%	308.84	389.80
71	Discovery Holding Company (NASDAQ:DISCA)	-21.5%	19.74	25.14
72	Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX)	-22.1%	15.95	20.47
73	Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:JNPR)	-22.4%	25.76	33.20
74	Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMLN)	-22.9%	28.51	37.00
75	Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)	-23.3%	27.32	35.60
76	eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY)	-23.5%	25.39	33.19
77	Flextronics International Ltd. (NASDAQ:FLEX)	-24.4%	9.12	12.06
78	Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK)	-26.4%	36.61	49.76
79	Logitech International SA (USA) (NASDAQ:LOGI)	-28.1%	26.33	36.64
80	Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG)	-29.1%	490.50	691.48
81	Liberty Media Corporation (Interactive) (NASDAQ:LINTA)	-29.9%	13.37	19.08
82	Millicom International Cellular SA (USA) (NASDAQ:MICC)	-31.4%	80.94	117.94
83	IAC/InterActiveCorp (NASDAQ:IACI)	-34.4%	17.67	26.92
84	Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM)	-34.8%	22.57	34.60
85	Hansen Natural Corporation (NASDAQ:HANS)	-36.6%	28.06	44.29
86	Virgin Media Inc. (NASDAQ:VMED)	-37.9%	10.65	17.14
87	Ryanair Holdings plc (ADR) (NASDAQ:RYAAY)	-39.4%	23.90	39.44
88	Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE)	-40.2%	18.91	31.62
89	Foster Wheeler Ltd. (NASDAQ:FWLT)	-40.4%	46.18	77.51
90	Hologic, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOLX)	-40.5%	20.41	34.32
91	Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:MNST)	-40.6%	19.23	32.40
92	Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA)	-43.8%	10.18	18.13
93	Focus Media Holding Limited (ADR) (NASDAQ:FMCN)	-49.7%	28.55	56.81
94	Sirius XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI)	-51.5%	1.47	3.03
95	Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFMI)	-53.8%	18.87	40.80
96	SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK)	-54.2%	15.19	33.17
97	Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CDNS)	-55.7%	7.53	17.01
98	NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA)	-60.6%	13.42	34.02
99	UAL Corporation (NASDAQ:UAUA)	-61.9%	13.57	35.66
100	Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ:GRMN)	-62.2%	36.69	97.00

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