More than $800 billion benchmarked to the Nasdaq could be forced to make room, with QQQ alone estimated to buy about $4.3 billion and combined Nasdaq and Russell mechanical inflows seen at $22 billion to $27 billion.
SPCX formally entered the Nasdaq-100 today, with the source saying the addition forces index-tracking funds tied to the benchmark to rebalance. More than $800 billion of assets benchmarked to the Nasdaq are described as needing to make room for the stock, while QQQ alone is estimated to buy about $4.3 billion. When mechanical buying from Nasdaq- and Russell-linked products is added together, estimated inflows are put at $22 billion to $27 billion. Even so, the source argues the sum is not especially large for SpaceX, because a 1.3% index weight places it 21st in the benchmark.