Indeed, all three of the fund's top-performing stocks were from companies involved in acquisitions during the second quarter.

Funds that have owned a given year's top-performing stocks have a good chance of outperforming the next year, too.

Today's Columns The Dow marks the fifth birthday today of the bull market, and its top-performing stocks continue to draw praise from analysts.

After being one of the top-performing stocks last year, surging 2,616 percent, Qualcomm fell 21.9 percent from Tuesday through Thursday.

Of the 20 top-performing stocks in the index, 19 were high-technology stocks.

Nvidia was the top-performing stock in the Standard & Poor's 500 index last year.

All of the top-performing blue-chip stocks from yesterday stand to benefit from stepped-up global economic growth.

LARGE, well-established companies, including blue chips and big dividend payers, drove the returns of many of the third quarter's top-performing stock mutual funds.

Enron had a top-performing stock.

The NYSE also listed IGT as a top-performing stock that year.