Investors who have owned stocks in the past year generally have experienced some decent gains. In fact, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust's (NYSE:SPY) total return in the past 12 months is 16.6%. But there is no question some big-name stocks performed better than others along the way.
Dollar Tree's Big Year: One company that has been a great investment in the past year is dollar store giant Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR).
