This list highlights the best large-cap funds of 2020, based on each fund outperforming the S&P 500 over the last one-, three-, five- and 10-year periods. Shaded cells indicate the best-of-the-best funds based on 10-year performance. Of 719 large-cap funds at least 10 years old, 88 of them, or 12%, won awards.
All returns as of Dec. 31, 2019.
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Best Large-Cap Funds
| Mutual Fund | Symbol | 1-year total return | 3-year avg annual return | 5-year avg annual return | 10-year avg annual return | Morningstar category | Closed to new inv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benchmark: S&P 500 | 31.49 | 15.27 | 11.70 | 13.56 | |||
| Fidelity Advisor Growth Opps M | FAGOX | 39.95 | 28.87 | 17.42 | 17.59 | Large Growth | No |
| Akre Focus Instl | AKRIX | 35.35 | 23.19 | 15.85 | 17.43 | Large Growth | No |
| Fidelity OTC | FOCPX | 39.22 | 23.15 | 16.39 | 17.11 | Large Growth | No |
| Morgan Stanley Insight I | CPODX | 33.40 | 30.53 | 18.35 | 17.11 | Large Growth | No |
| Fidelity Growth Company | FDGRX | 38.42 | 21.81 | 15.62 | 16.69 | Large Growth | Yes |
| Edgewood Growth Instl | EGFIX | 34.18 | 22.78 | 16.42 | 16.49 | Large Growth | No |
| Glenmede Quant US Large Cap Gr Eq | GTLLX | 34.84 | 17.88 | 12.82 | 15.97 | Large Growth | No |
| Fidelity Blue Chip Growth | FBGRX | 33.44 | 22.43 | 14.65 | 15.84 | Large Growth | No |
| JPMorgan Growth Advantage A | VHIAX | 35.81 | 21.78 | 14.65 | 15.76 | Large Growth | No |
| Wells Fargo Growth Inst | SGRNX | 37.65 | 23.21 | 13.87 | 15.69 | Large Growth | No |
| Franklin DynaTech A | FKDNX | 36.38 | 25.00 | 16.49 | 15.66 | Large Growth | No |
| Touchstone Sands Capital Inst Gr | CISGX | 32.92 | 23.92 | 11.75 | 15.61 | Large Growth | No |
| PIMCO StocksPLUS Absolute Return Instl | PSPTX | 33.12 | 15.85 | 11.79 | 15.58 | Large Blend | No |
| Principal LargeCap Growth I Instl | PLGIX | 34.83 | 23.17 | 15.34 | 15.49 | Large Growth | No |
| JPMorgan Large Cap Growth I | SEEGX | 39.04 | 24.39 | 15.20 | 15.49 | Large Growth | No |
| Fidelity Growth Discovery | FDSVX | 33.79 | 21.58 | 14.16 | 15.45 | Large Growth | No |
| Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth I | EQPGX | 34.01 | 21.83 | 14.25 | 15.43 | Large Growth | No |
| William Blair Large Cap Growth I | LCGFX | 36.35 | 23.50 | 15.61 | 15.41 | Large Growth | No |
| DF Dent Premier Growth Investor | DFDPX | 42.90 | 24.27 | 14.82 | 15.37 | Large Growth | No |
| Federated Kaufmann Large Cap Instl | KLCIX | 38.14 | 19.56 | 13.02 | 15.26 | Large Growth | No |
| Loomis Sayles Growth Y | LSGRX | 31.72 | 19.43 | 14.69 | 15.25 | Large Growth | Yes |
| T. Rowe Price New America Growth | PRWAX | 35.03 | 22.55 | 15.22 | 15.24 | Large Growth | No |
| Putnam Growth Opportunities A | POGAX | 36.42 | 22.25 | 14.44 | 15.03 | Large Growth | No |
| AB Large Cap Growth A | APGAX | 33.77 | 21.44 | 15.26 | 15.01 | Large Growth | No |
| Voya Large-Cap Growth W | IGOWX | 32.60 | 19.14 | 13.25 | 14.97 | Large Growth | No |
| Touchstone Large Company Growth Instl | DSMLX | 36.53 | 21.55 | 13.46 | 14.95 | Large Growth | No |
| Fidelity Trend | FTRNX | 35.88 | 19.50 | 13.45 | 14.94 | Large Growth | No |
| Virtus Zevenbergen Innovative Gr Stk A | SAGAX | 36.73 | 26.61 | 16.21 | 14.93 | Large Growth | No |
| American Century Ultra Inv | TWCUX | 34.60 | 21.35 | 14.64 | 14.91 | Large Growth | No |
| The Investment House Growth | TIHGX | 32.82 | 19.37 | 13.14 | 14.84 | Large Growth | No |
| Laudus US Large Cap Growth | LGILX | 32.58 | 21.87 | 14.15 | 14.78 | Large Growth | No |
| State Street Instl Premier Growth Eq Inv | SSPGX | 38.10 | 20.26 | 13.15 | 14.71 | Large Growth | No |
| T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Equity | PREFX | 36.04 | 20.47 | 13.75 | 14.64 | Large Growth | No |
| Brown Advisory Growth Equity Inv | BIAGX | 40.48 | 24.38 | 14.80 | 14.58 | Large Growth | No |
| Hartford Core Equity Y | HGIYX | 33.84 | 17.16 | 12.70 | 14.56 | Large Blend | No |
| MassMutual Select Fundamental Growth R5 | MOTCX | 33.20 | 19.47 | 13.44 | 14.56 | Large Growth | No |
| PGIM Jennison Focused Growth Z | SPFZX | 32.93 | 22.90 | 15.11 | 14.55 | Large Growth | No |
| Harbor Capital Appreciation Instl | HACAX | 33.28 | 21.68 | 14.62 | 14.55 | Large Growth | No |
| JHFunds2 Capital Appreciation NAV | JHCPX | 33.20 | 21.69 | 14.65 | 14.53 | Large Growth | No |
| Hartford Disciplined Equity HLS IA | HIAGX | 34.12 | 17.02 | 12.61 | 14.51 | Large Blend | No |
| GuideStone Funds Growth Equity Instl | GGEYX | 34.79 | 21.80 | 13.59 | 14.51 | Large Growth | No |
| Alger Capital Appreciation Ptfl I-2 | ALVOX | 33.58 | 20.49 | 13.30 | 14.46 | Large Growth | No |
| Ave Maria Growth | AVEGX | 37.09 | 19.69 | 13.33 | 14.44 | Large Growth | No |
| ClearBridge Large Cap Growth A | SBLGX | 31.69 | 17.95 | 13.85 | 14.39 | Large Growth | No |
| Alger Spectra A | SPECX | 32.15 | 19.73 | 12.90 | 14.38 | Large Growth | No |
| MassMutual Premier Disciplined Gr Svc | DEIGX | 33.34 | 17.96 | 12.70 | 14.37 | Large Growth | No |
| TIAA-CREF Quant Large-Cap Growth Instl | TLIIX | 32.68 | 18.43 | 13.90 | 14.36 | Large Growth | No |
| Vanguard US Growth Investor | VWUSX | 33.41 | 20.89 | 13.72 | 14.35 | Large Growth | No |
| Putnam Sustainable Leaders A | PNOPX | 35.84 | 20.22 | 13.25 | 14.30 | Large Growth | No |
| Nationwide Dynamic US Growth R6 | MUIGX | 37.56 | 19.95 | 13.35 | 14.29 | Large Blend | No |
| Columbia Select Large Cap Growth Inst | UMLGX | 37.92 | 21.01 | 11.82 | 14.27 | Large Growth | No |
| Transamerica Large Growth R4 | TGWFX | 34.27 | 20.98 | 14.20 | 14.25 | Large Growth | No |
| MFS Massachusetts Inv Gr Stk A | MIGFX | 39.91 | 21.97 | 14.00 | 14.22 | Large Growth | No |
| Baron Fifth Avenue Growth Retail | BFTHX | 33.97 | 23.96 | 14.68 | 14.22 | Large Growth | No |
| AB Concentrated Growth Advisor | WPSGX | 39.67 | 20.36 | 13.23 | 14.21 | Large Growth | No |
| Voya Large Cap Growth Port S | IEOSX | 32.41 | 18.97 | 13.13 | 14.21 | Large Growth | No |
| PGIM Jennison Growth A | PJFAX | 32.73 | 21.36 | 14.30 | 14.20 | Large Growth | No |
| Nuveen Winslow Large-Cap Growth ESG I | NVLIX | 33.43 | 22.43 | 13.88 | 14.19 | Large Growth | No |
| Elfun Trusts | ELFNX | 35.57 | 18.05 | 12.16 | 14.18 | Large Growth | No |
| Ivy Large Cap Growth A | WLGAX | 36.44 | 21.57 | 14.18 | 14.16 | Large Growth | No |
| Wells Fargo Endeavor Select A | STAEX | 38.66 | 24.36 | 14.74 | 14.13 | Large Growth | No |
| Meridian Enhanced Equity Legacy | MEIFX | 44.97 | 22.60 | 15.18 | 14.11 | Large Growth | Yes |
| Alger Capital Appreciation Instl I | ALARX | 33.12 | 20.02 | 13.03 | 14.09 | Large Growth | No |
| Alger Focus Equity I | ALGRX | 33.92 | 21.98 | 14.45 | 14.09 | Large Growth | No |
| Janus Henderson Research D | JNRFX | 35.40 | 18.45 | 12.19 | 14.06 | Large Growth | Yes |
| Congress Large Cap Growth Institutional | CMLIX | 34.97 | 20.01 | 13.44 | 14.05 | Large Growth | No |
| Wells Fargo Large Cap Growth Inst | STNFX | 33.09 | 21.45 | 12.93 | 14.04 | Large Growth | No |
| TCW Select Equities I | TGCEX | 36.02 | 22.68 | 13.75 | 14.03 | Large Growth | No |
| Commerce Growth | CFGRX | 35.55 | 19.67 | 14.46 | 14.02 | Large Growth | No |
| Baron Opportunity Retail | BIOPX | 40.29 | 28.66 | 15.45 | 14.02 | Large Growth | No |
| MFS Growth B | MEGBX | 36.32 | 21.51 | 14.11 | 14.01 | Large Growth | No |
| Eaton Vance Atlanta Capital Focused Gr I | EILGX | 38.37 | 24.28 | 15.33 | 13.98 | Large Growth | No |
| DWS Capital Growth S | SCGSX | 36.93 | 19.25 | 13.81 | 13.95 | Large Growth | No |
| American Century Select Inv | TWCIX | 36.31 | 19.20 | 13.98 | 13.95 | Large Growth | No |
| Janus Henderson VIT Forty Instl | JACAX | 37.16 | 22.16 | 15.89 | 13.94 | Large Growth | No |
| American Century Focused Dynamic Gr I | ACFSX | 32.60 | 24.02 | 14.31 | 13.93 | Large Growth | No |
| Columbia Large Cap Growth V | GAEGX | 35.83 | 18.45 | 12.76 | 13.92 | Large Growth | Yes |
| DWS Large Cap Focus Growth S | SCQGX | 37.28 | 19.00 | 13.78 | 13.91 | Large Growth | No |
| Calvert Equity A | CSIEX | 36.50 | 21.72 | 13.86 | 13.88 | Large Growth | No |
| MainStay Large Cap Growth A | MLAAX | 33.39 | 22.18 | 13.47 | 13.88 | Large Growth | No |
| Frost Growth Equity Inst | FICEX | 33.49 | 21.56 | 13.99 | 13.85 | Large Growth | No |
| Pioneer Fundamental Growth A | PIGFX | 33.84 | 17.71 | 12.45 | 13.84 | Large Growth | No |
| Invesco Summit P | SMMIX | 38.66 | 20.51 | 13.81 | 13.76 | Large Growth | Yes |
| BNY Mellon Large Cap Growth A | DAPAX | 34.90 | 18.73 | 13.05 | 13.74 | Large Growth | No |
| American Century Growth Inv | TWCGX | 35.40 | 20.11 | 13.54 | 13.68 | Large Growth | No |
| Goldman Sachs Strategic Growth Instl | GSTIX | 35.57 | 20.57 | 13.02 | 13.67 | Large Growth | No |
| Wells Fargo Omega Growth A | EKOAX | 36.72 | 22.45 | 13.19 | 13.67 | Large Growth | No |
| JHancock US Global Leaders Growth A | USGLX | 33.01 | 19.97 | 13.45 | 13.59 | Large Growth | No |
