Nvidia (NVDA) Source: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is one of the best-performing stocks of 2023, with shares up nearly 170% year to date and a market cap that is approaching $1 trillion. In the realm of stocks with aggressive growth potential, it perhaps does not get more aggressive than NVDA. A major force behind the exodus from growth stocks last year was the Federal Reserve’s monetary tightening campaign in an effort to bring inflation under control.