S&P 500 ETFs Open Doors to Facebook

Almost exactly a year after it was added to the Nasdaq 100 and as a result, the PowerShares QQQ (QQQ), Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook (FB) has gained entry to the S&P 500.

After the close of U.S. markets Wednesday, Standard & Poor’s confirmed that Facebook join the S&P 500 after the close of trading on Dec. 20. New additions Facebook, Alliance Data Systems (ADS) and Mohawk Industries (MHK) are replacing Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), JDS Uniphase (JDSU) and Teradyne (TER).

Facebook’s entry into the S&P 500 means the stocks will soon be found in some of the largest ETFs, including the largest in the world, the $166.1 billion SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) and the $51.2 billion iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) .

As an S&P 500 member, Facebook will also be included in the Guggenheim S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (RSP) . [A Look at an S&P 500 Equal-Weight ETF]

Facebook is also being added to the S&P 100, making the stock eligible for inclusion in the $4 billion iShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF) .

Facebook’s market capitalization at Wednesday’s close was $121.2 billion, meaning the company is bigger than Dow components Boeing (BA), McDonald’s and United Technologies (UTX) to name a few.

California-based Facebook is the tenth-largest holding in QQQ, the Nasdaq 100 tracking ETF.

iShares S&P 100 ETF

ETF Trends editorial team contributed to this post. Tom Lydon’s clients own shares of Facebook, QQQ, RSPY and SPY.

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