Using the screener inside Exodus, I produced the top winners of 2016, with a minimum market cap of $500m. For your convenience, I sorted them by sector. Median returns by sector are also posted below. Also interesting are the total market returns by market cap.
Under $100m: -28%
Between $100-250m: +10%
Between $250-500m: +19%
Between $500-1b: +22%
Between $1b-5b: +22%
Between $5b-10b: +18%
Between $10-50b: +15%
Between $50-100b: +11%
Over $100b: +14.5%
Basic Materials (median return +36%)
$REN +800%
$CLF +482%
$TECK +431%
$AKS +364%
$CC +355%
Consumer Goods (median return +13%)
$NAV +232%
$TWI +183%
$CENT +141%
$SODA +135%
$TSE +117%
Financials (median return +22%)
$CRD-B +156%
$FNMA +137%
$TPL +128%
$FMCKJ +120%
$BSBR +116%
Healthcare (median return -2.3%)
$CLCD +331%
$EXEL +197%
$AVXS +190%
$EVHC +153%
$TSRO +151%
Industrial Goods (median return +27%)
$X +340%
$SPXC +149%
$MDR +124%
$JOY +122%
$KOP +121%
Services (median return +14%)
$CECO +180%
$SNOW +130%
$GRAM +133%
$AVH +130%
$CNV +127%
Technology (median return +15.7%)
$AMD +271%
$NVDA +205%
$OCLR +165%
$AOSL +143%
$S +127%
Utility (median return +25%)
$EBR +383%
$OKE +154%
$TLN +124%
$CPL +105%
$SJW +90%