Four Years Since Dow's Record High: Six Stocks Higher
cnbc.com
Published: Monday, 10 Oct 2011 | 12:20 PM ET
By: Giovanny Moreano
Quantitative Analyst
 Sunday, October 9, 2011, marked the fourth-year anniversary of all-time closing highs for the Dow and S&P 500.
The Dow closed at 14,164.53 on October 9, 2007, while the S&P 500 closed at 1565.15 the same day. Since then, both indexes are down 20 and 24 percent, respectively.
In fact, only six out of thirty Dow components have posted a gain in the past four years, with IBM and McDonald's leading the way, up more than 50 percent.
IBM [IBM 185.5829  3.1929 (+1.75%)  ] , which has been the best performing stock, traded at a record high of $185.99 as of midday Monday.
On the contrary, Bank of America is the worst performer in the Dow, with a loss of 88 percent, followed by Alcoa and General Electric (GE is a minority shareholder of NBC Universal / CNBC).
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