Stock a Has 10 Million Shares Issued and Stock B

question 4

Multiple Choice

Stock A has 10 million shares issued and Stock B has 5 million shares issued.What is their relative weighting if both stocks are represented in the S&P 500?

• A)equal-weightings, like all S&P 500 stocks.
• B)B has twice the weighting, to account for having fewer shares.
• C)A has twice the weighting, to account for having more shares.
• D)they are weighted according to their expected performance.

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