RE:RE:RE:RE:"The Largest Pot Stock in the World Is Moving to the NYSE"three of the ones you mentined have their headquarters in the states. tel and cb i can't account for. i remember them making a big deal about removing the foreign names back around when the tech crash happened. here is an article to back up what i'm saying:
wsj foreign companies replaced on S&P 500 I do agree with you that there are apparently exceptions as going through the list i have found 6 companies that are indeed foreign by any definition. so you are correct there are exceptions to the rule it would appear.
Mylan N.V. is an American global generic and specialty pharmaceuticals company registered in the Netherlands, with principal executive offices in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK and global headquarters in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, US. Wikipedia Seagate Technology PLC is an American data storage company. It was incorporated in 1978, as Shugart Technology. Since 2010, the company is incorporated in Dublin, Ireland, with operational headquarters in Cupertino, California, United States. Wikipedia LyondellBasell Industries N.V. is a public multinational chemical company with American and European roots, incorporated in the Netherlands, with U.S. operations headquarters in Houston, Texas, and global operations in London, UK. Wikipedia herewegobigboii wrote: They actually do allow foreign companies to be part of the index I think. Aren't there a few from Switzerland, UK, Ireland, Netherlands, etc? A few come to mind:
MYL
STX
TEL
LYB
CB
That's just a few, there are more. Some of the ones I listed have been on there for over 5 years. Hope this helps. GLTA