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No. 4 Apple

Electronics
AAPL
Value of investment: $56,378.69*

5-year return: 463.8%
2009 revenues: $42.9 billion
2009 net income: $8.2 billion

In late May, Apple’s market cap hit $222.1 billion—surpassing Microsoft’s and valuing The House That Steve Built at No. 2 in the U.S. after Exxon Mobil. Sales of iPhones account for nearly half the stock’s value, says Boston analytics company Trefis.

*For all slides as of 3/31/10

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