This FTSE 100In the past five years, major UK stock market indexes have been bumpy. In mid-June 2016, before the Brexit referendum, the blue chip index hovered around 6,000. In January and May 2018, it soared above 7,775 points, setting a historical closing high of 7,877.45 on May 22, 2018. So far, so good.
FTSE 100 Index plunges 35%
The index subsequently fluctuated up and down until January 17, 2020, when the closing price was close to 7,675 points. But with the spread of the Covid-19 virus, disaster struck. With the increase in the number of infections worldwide, Footsie fell sharply, plummeting to close at 4,993.89 on “Monday Crash” (March 23, 2020). The index fell more than 2,680 points in two months, a drop of more than one-third (34.9%). However, in the following 16 months, the index recovered most of its losses, and the current trading price is about 7,139.55 points. This is nearly one-fifth (18.6%) of capital gains in the past five years.
These are the top five stocks of Footsie since 2016
As an index, the FTSE 100 Index does not tell you about the performance of its individual constituent stocks. As you might expect, some Footsie stocks have performed very well since mid-2016, while others have performed poorly. For the record, these five stocks are the best performing stocks in the FTSE 100 index in the five years ending today:
| Stock code | the company | 1W | 1M | 3M | 6M | 1 year | 2 years | 3 years | 5 years |
| OCDO | Okado Group | 3.9 | -1.5 | -10.0 | -12.0 | -8.7 | 63.0 | 90.0 | 634.9 |
| AHT | Ashted Group | -2.6 | 7.1 | 20.6 | 55.0 | 102.1 | 159.9 | 113.4 | 416.9 |
| Electric car | Evraz | -3.4 | -8.7 | 8.4 | 38.2 | 105.3 | -4.0 | 24.8 | 372.1 |
| Mounter | Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust | 1.6 | 13.1 | 5.1 | 8.9 | 64.5 | 135.4 | 132.5 | 371.2 |
| AAL | Anglo-American | -3.2 | -8.7 | 3.7 | 23.9 | 65.9 | 54.2 | 67.6 | 365.4 |
As you can see, online supermarkets ranked number one in the FTSE 100 Index in the past five years OkadoSince mid-2016, its share price has soared by nearly 635%, from £1,000 to £7,349. This is a remarkable return, easily surpassing the 18.6% gain of the broader index. But Ocado’s inventory may have risen too quickly, and it is now too cooked. therefore, I am not a fan Today’s superstar growth stock, so I don’t own this stock.
Four five-star FTSE 100 stocks
The second best performer is Ashted GroupIt has been five years since renting out industrial equipment. Its share price rose in seven of the eight time periods shown and fell only 2.6% this week.This consistent winner posted its Latest quarterly results Next Tuesday, June 15th. Before forming an opinion on the merits of this five-star FTSE 100 index stock, I want to take a look at these first. I do not hold this stock today.
The third winner is Evraz, A FTSE 100 index steel manufacturer and mining company, mainly operating in Russia, Ukraine and North America. Its largest shareholder is Roman Abramovich, owner of the Premier League team Chelsea. I like the look of this 9.1 billion pound company, especially its 5.7% dividend yield, but so far I haven’t pressed the buy button.
The fourth is Mounter, FTSE 100 Index Investment Trust, which invests heavily in technology stocks in the United States and China. I think SMT is a bubble stock built on bubble stocks.Its share price has fallen from its peak of 1,415p four months ago to 1,241 pence today. As a value investor pursuing high dividends, SMT is not suitable for me.
Finally, in fifth place is Anglo-American, Mining platinum, copper, nickel, iron ore, coal and diamonds. Although this stock has risen 78% in the past 12 months, I have high hopes for any global miners that continue to prosper after Covid-19. Therefore, although I do not own AAL, I will become a buyer at the current share price of 3,151 pence.
Cliff Darcy There is no position in any of the above-mentioned shares. Motley Fool UK recommended Ocado Group. The views expressed by the companies mentioned in this article are those of the author and may therefore differ from the official recommendations we made in subscription services such as Share Advisor, Hidden Winners and Pro. At The Motley Fool, we believe that taking into account a variety of different insights, We are better investors.
