Inflation has run rampant in the U.S. during 2022, which has sent interest rates higher, consumers' disposable income tumbling, and investors trimming their exposure to the stock market.

As a result, the Nasdaq-100 technology index has declined by 28% this year, which isn't a hard mark to beat, but Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ: ACLS) have done so convincingly. 

Apple stock has declined by 17% year to date, outperforming the Nasdaq-100 by 11%. Axcelis Technologies is in the green to the tune of 3%, beating the tech index by a whopping 31%. 

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Source Fool.com