These Stocks Were Added to the S&P 500 in 2013
When it comes to stocks, the S&P 500 is the place to see and be seen. In 2013, by my estimate, 17 companies were given the honor of being selected, including Facebook , General Motors , and General Growth Properties -- see the table below for a complete list. Fool contributor John Maxfield discusses the prerequisites for being selected in the following video and the impact this has on a company's share price
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Date | Added | Removed | Reason for Removal |
|---|---|---|---|
April 30 | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals | MetroPCS Communications | Merged with T-Mobile USA, dropping public float below 50% threshold |
May 8 | The Macerich Co. | Coventry Health Care | Acquired by Aetna |
May 23 | Kansas City Southern | Dean Foods | Equity interest in WhiteWave Foods spun off, making Dean Foods "more representative of the midcap market space" |
June 6 | General Motors | H.J. Heinz Co. | Acquired by Berkshire Hathaway |
June 21 | Zoetis | First Horizon National | Insufficient market capitalization |
June 28 | News Corp | Apollo Education Group | Insufficient market capitalization |
July 8 | Nielsen Holding | Sprint Nextel | Deal with Japan's SoftBank dropped public float below 50% threshold |
Sept. 10 | Delta Airlines | BMC Software | Acquired by private equity firm Bain Capital |
Sept. 20 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | Advanced Micro Devices | Insufficient market capitalization |
Sept. 20 | Ametek | Science Applications International Corp. | Split into two companies: SAIC and Leidos Holdings |
Oct. 28 | Transocean | Dell | Taken private by founder-led buyout |
Nov. 1 | Michael Kors | NYSE Euronext | Acquired by Intercontinental Exchange |
Nov. 29 | Allegion | J.C. Penney | Insufficient market capitalization |
Dec. 9 | General Growth Properties | Molex | Acquired by privately held Koch Industries |
Dec. 20 | Alliance Data Systems | Abercrombie & Fitch | Insufficient market capitalization |
Dec. 20 | Mohawk Industries | JDS Uniphase | Insufficient market capitalization |
Dec. 20 | Teradyne | Insufficient market capitalization |
Source: S&P Dow Jones Indices.
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