Barron's stock picks for 2019 -- how they fared

U.S. stocks are ending the year on a high note. The S&P 500 index boasts a total return of 29% year to date—a great showing in the 11th year of an extraordinary bull market.

How did Barron's picks fare?

Apple had a stellar showing, but energy stocks Chevron and Energy Transfer held down the returns.

Company / Ticker	Closing Price 12/14/18	Closing Price 12/12/19	Total Return*
Alphabet / GOOG	$1,042.10	$1,350.27	29.6%
Apple / AAPL	165.48	271.46	66.5
Bank of America / BAC	24.48	34.68	44.9
BlackRock / BLK	382.30	502.12	35.3
Caterpillar / CAT	126.77	146.78	19.0
Chevron / CVX	113.83	118.81	8.6
Daimler / DDAIF	53.31	55.75	11.8
Delta Air Lines / DAL	53.51	56.69	8.8
Energy Transfer / ET	14.07	12.64	-2.0
Toll Brothers / TOL	32.22	39.24	23.2
Average			24.6
S&P 500	2,599.95	3,168.57	24.3

*Includes dividends

Source: Bloomberg