What Tesla’s inclusion in the S&P 500 means for the stock and the index

Electric automaker Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) will see its stock included in the S&P 500 index in the coming weeks and the impact on the stock is unclear given the vast size of the company. Index member on Dec. 21 Tesla will officially be included in the S&P 500 index on Dec. 21 and the index operator isn’t sure how to proceed. Typically, the inclusion of new stocks within the crowded index is an event that few care about. After all, the 509th largest company replacing the 497th largest company in the index doesn’t make for eye-catching media headlines. But