Why Dow’s shake-up is bad for stocks added to it—and less bad for those booted
August 25, 2020 at 14:25 PM EDT
Inclusion in the 124-year old, blue-chip equity benchmark is usually coveted by major companies but recent history suggests that the near-term performance of shares added to the stock-market gauge actually perform relatively worse, while those booted from the index have outperformed, based on data over the past 20 years, according to Dow Jones Market Data.