Google Missing
Apple’s Dow entrance makes it only the second among the three largest U.S. companies by market capitalization to be included in the gauge. Class A shares of Google Inc., the third largest U.S. company, closed at $581.44 yesterday, effectively making them too expensive for inclusion in the Dow average even after what amounted to a 2-for-1 stock in April of 2014.
The last Dow reshuffling took place in September 2013 when Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Visa Inc. and Nike Inc. replaced Bank of America Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co. and Alcoa Inc. The changes boosted the influence of financial-related companies to five.
At $126.41, Apple’s shares will get the sixth-biggest weighting in the gauge, with a 4.3 percent share, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. AT&T was the fourth-smallest stock, priced at $34 with a weighting of 1.2 percent. Goldman Sachs will have the highest weighting following Visa’s split and Apple’s addition.