Top Performing Russia Stocks 2021: FKnol.com

Investors often look for foreign countries in expectations of better returns. Russia, under communist regime, has had its fair share of ups and downs as a capital market for investment over last several decades. On the positive side, it was a part of BRIC nations which stood for Brazil, Russia, India and China, a group which was once classified as the promising growth markets of the world. However, in recent times Russia has run into long-standing issues like problems with other nations, currency fluctuations and the likes.
Investors may find opportunities for investments in the troubled times by buying at lower prices, and reap the benefits when the situation improves. Fortunately, many Russian companies have listed their stocks in the American exchanges.

While Mexican companies do provide a good opportunity to diversify an investor's portfolio, one can also explore the best performing stocks of other growing economies (including a few BRIC economies) which are as follows:
- Best Performing Mexico Stocks of 2021-YTD
- Best Performing Indian Stocks of 2021-YTD
- Best Performing Brazil Stocks of 2021-YTD
- Best Performing China Stocks of 2021-YTD

Among the various Russia sector companies whose stocks are listed on stock exchanges, which ones generated the top returns this year? Which of those figured among the winners in the long list of Russia stocks?
This article provides a list of Russia stocks which have generated top returns in the year 2021 so far till date of writing. The list is prepared based on the percentage returns generated by the individual Russia stocks between the end of the previous year and Apr 16, 2021, and the top 10 return generating Russia stocks are listed below.

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Top Russia Stocks With Highest Returns

The following list presents stocks of the companies which belong to the broader Russia sector or the stock market index, their corresponding prices as of given date, and the percentage gains realized:

1) QIWI plc (QIWI)

Price Gain: 5.63% 2021 year-to-date
Market Capitalization: $682.32 million
52-week Price Range: $9.69 - $20.84
List of ETFs holding QIWI

2) Gazprom Neft PAO (GZPFY)

Price Gain: 4.59% 2021 year-to-date
Market Capitalization: $22.25 billion
52-week Price Range: $16.91 - $26.73
List of ETFs holding GZPFY

3) Mechel PAO (MTL)

Price Gain: -5.37% 2021 year-to-date
Market Capitalization: $536.87 million
52-week Price Range: $1.29 - $2.57
List of ETFs holding MTL

4) Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (MBT)

Price Gain: -6.15% 2021 year-to-date
Market Capitalization: $7.34 billion
52-week Price Range: $7.64 - $9.81
List of ETFs holding MBT

5) Yandex N.V. (YNDX)

Price Gain: -10.99% 2021 year-to-date
Market Capitalization: $22.02 billion
52-week Price Range: $33.79 - $74.32
List of ETFs holding YNDX

There's more... See price performance, YTD-gains, market-cap and other details of all the 5 Russia stocks with sorting features in a tabular format. Alternatively, one can also explore the List of Top Russia ETFs.

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Performance of Top Russia Stocks

Here's a look at the basic details and how the above mentioned stocks fared during the period:

QIWI

QIWI plc, incorporated on February 26, 2007, is a provider of payment services in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The Companys network enables payment services across physical, ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of QIWI.
The Cyprus-based QIWI plc (QIWI) belongs to the Miscellaneous sector and is categorized as a Business Services company. The stock of QIWI ended the previous year at a price of $10.3 per share. As of Apr 16, 2021, the stock price has reached $10.88 apiece, which indicates a change of 5.63 percent making the company rank among the top performing stocks of the Russia for the year 2021 till date. At the end of the last year, company's market capitalization stood at $645.94 million. It has now changed to $682.32 million as of writing.

Gazprom Neft

Gazprom Neft PAO is a vertically integrated oil company operating in the Russian Federation, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and internationally. The Company's principal activities include exploration, production and development of crude oil and gas, production of refined petroleum products and distribution and marketing operations through its retail outlets. The Company manages its operation ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of Gazprom Neft.
The Russia-based Energy sector company Gazprom Neft PAO (GZPFY) holds the number two spot among the best performing stocks of the Russia sector. Classified as the Integrated oil Companies business, the stock price of Gazprom Neft ended the previous year at a price of $22 per share while it reached the level of $23.01 apiece as of Apr 16, 2021 translating to a percentage change in stock price of 4.59%. As of writing, the company's market-cap value stands at $22.25 billion.

Mechel PAO

Mechel PAO, together with its subsidiaries, engages in mining, steel, and power businesses in Russia, Asia, Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Middle East, the United States, and internationall ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of Mechel PAO.
The Moscow, Russia-headquartered company Mechel PAO (MTL) is ranked number three among the best performing stocks of Russia of 2021. The Basic Industries sector business falls under the Steel and Iron industrial sub-sector. Since the start of the year 2021, the stock price of Mechel PAO has changed by -5.37 percent, which is calculated based on the previous year's closing price of $2.05 per share and year-to-date closing price of $1.94 per share as of writing. The market value of the company as indicated by its market-cap changed from $577.31 million to $536.87 million during the same period. Along with Russia, the company is also in the business of Steel, Iron, Basic Industries, Steel and Iron, Basic Materials, among other usual products and services.

Mobile TeleSystems OJSC

Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock Company, formerly Mobile TeleSystems Open Joint Stock Company, incorporated on August 22, 2002, is a provider of telecommunications services. The Company provides mobile and fixed ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of Mobile TeleSystems OJSC.
During the given months of the year 2021, Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (MBT) was successful in generating YTD returns of -6.15 percentage which helped it gain the number four spot in the list of the top performing stocks which generated maximum returns during year 2021 till date. As of December of the previous year, the stock of the Russia-based Mobile TeleSystems OJSC closed at a price of $8.95 per share, while it traded at a price of $8.4 per share as of Apr 16, 2021. The company's market cap changed from $7.88 billion to $7.34 billion during the same period YTD. The company is classified under the Public Utilities industry sector and further specialized as a Telecommunications Equipment sector business.

Yandex

Yandex N.V., incorporated in June 2004, is an Internet and technology company, and operates Internet search engine. The Companys segments include Search and Portal, E-commerce, Taxi, Classifieds and Experimental businesses. ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of Yandex.
Rank number five in the coveted list is held by Yandex N.V. (YNDX) for being among the top performing stocks of 2021. Headquartered in Netherlands, the Technology sector company is categorized under the industrial sub-sector of Computer Software-Programming and Data Processing. Since the start of the year 2021, stock of Yandex has so far gained -10.99 percentage, based on the previous year's closing price of $69.58 per share and year-to-date price of $61.93 per share. During the same period, the market capitalization of the company changed from $24.52 billion to $22.02 billion.

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