High-growth technology, fintech and energy names dominate the leaderboard for U.S. equities in 2025, with cloud-computing specialist CoreWeave posting a 359% year-to-date advance to head the large-cap group, according to market data through 21 June. Stable-coin operator Circle follows with a 189% gain, while telehealth provider Hims & Hers Health is up 166%. Satellite-broadband firm AST SpaceMobile, trading platform Robinhood and nuclear-energy developer NuScale Power have each more than doubled so far this year. Gold miners AngloGold and Gold Fields are also among the standout performers, reflecting renewed interest in the precious-metals sector. Within the Nasdaq-100, data-analytics company Palantir leads with an 82% rise, ahead of cybersecurity firm Zscaler’s 68% and memory-chip maker Micron’s 47%. The figures underscore investors’ continued appetite for artificial-intelligence infrastructure, cybersecurity and specialised semiconductor plays despite broader market volatility.