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Finding Top-Performing Stocks for a Chosen Period in Bloomberg

Article Quant Q&A · Author: Pontus
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Summary

The document asks how to find the best-performing stocks on an exchange, such as NYSE-listed stocks, over either a calendar year or user-selected dates. The suggested approach is to start from a Bloomberg function that ranks performers for a major index over a standard interval, then adjust the start and end dates to match the period of interest.

This is a brief practical pointer rather than a full Bloomberg workflow. It does not identify the specific function, explain how to screen the entire exchange instead of an index, or describe how returns are calculated. Those details may matter when comparing stocks or reproducing a ranking for a custom universe and date range.

Key ideas

  • Bloomberg has performer-ranking functions for major indexes and standard periods.
  • A suggested workaround is to use a standard-period ranking and reset its dates.
  • The response does not specify the Bloomberg function or establish coverage of every exchange-listed stock.

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# Best performing stocks in given year


# Best performing stocks in given year












Is there a function in Bloomberg that allows the user to search the best performing stocks for a given year, say 2011, in any given stock exchange?

For example, I want to see the best performing stocks in 2011 for all stocks listed on the NYSE.

Also, is there a function that allows me to specify a time frame, say 5/5/2011 to 5/5/2012, and see the best performing stocks from that specific time frame?

## Answer by Tom Au (score 1)

https://quant.stackexchange.com/a/11515

For each major index, Bloomberg has functions that will give you the best performers for each relevant period; past week, past month, past quarter, past year, etc.

I would take one of these "runs," and then re-set the start and end dates to the ones that you want.

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