Reddit to enter S&P 500 on August 18, prompting index funds to buy 16.7 million shares
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S\u0026P Dow Jones Indices will add Reddit to the S\u0026P 500 on Aug. 18, forcing passive index trackers to rebalance by buying roughly 16.7 million shares, or about three days of typical volume. Inclusion signals sufficient size and liquidity and typically triggers mechanical inflows, potentially tightening near-term supply and increasing trading activity around the effective date.
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S&P Dow Jones Indices said social media platform Reddit will join the S&P 500 on August 18, replacing real estate investment trust AvalonBay. The change is part of the index’s quarterly rebalancing. Under index rules, ETFs and index funds that track the S&P 500 will need to buy about 16.7 million shares of Reddit. That amount is roughly equal to the stock’s average daily trading volume over the past three sessions.
