S&P 500 Rebalance: Marvell Technology and Flex Set to Join Benchmarks as Tech Displaces Legacy StaplesIn its latest quarterly rebalancing, S&P Dow Jones Indices (a division of S&P Global) announced that semiconductor innovator Marvell Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MRVL) and electronics manufacturing services giant Flex Ltd. (NASDAQ: FLEX) will be added to the benchmark S&P 500 index. The changes will take effect prior to the opening bell on Monday, June 22, 2026.
To make room for these technology powerhouses, automated pool equipment distributor Pool Corp. and packaged food legacy giant The Campbell's Company (formerly Campbell Soup Co.) will be removed from the S&P 500 and repositioned into the S&P SmallCap 600.
The inclusion of Marvell Technology underscores the relentless, sweeping momentum of the artificial intelligence infrastructure boom on global capital markets. Marvell, a leading developer of specialized data-infrastructure architecture, custom application-specific integrated chips (ASICs), and high-speed optical interconnect processors, captured global headlines earlier this week during the Computex technology trade show. On stage, Nvidia Corp. CEO Jensen Huang publicly endorsed Marvell's data center solutions, forecasting that the specialized chipmaker is firmly on track to become the market's "next trillion-dollar company."
While Marvell’s massive market capitalization which swelled past $230 billion in early June had comfortably met the size criteria for the S&P 500 for quite some time, its inclusion was delayed by the index's strict financial viability standards. To qualify for the S&P 500, a company must demonstrate sustainable profitability, specifically posting positive cumulative net income under U.S. GAAP accounting over the four most recent consecutive quarters. Having recently achieved consistent positive quarterly earnings driven by a 70% year-over-year surge in its AI data center business, Marvell officially checked the final regulatory box for its historic inclusion.
The main reason Marvell's stock surged over 32% in a single session earlier wasn't just the praise from Jensen Huang, but also because Nvidia announced a $2 billion investment and included Marvell in the NVLink Fusion Alliance. This alliance is essentially a high-speed optical data pipeline network that connects thousands of AI chips to work seamlessly. This makes Marvell an indispensable partner for hypercaler technology companies.
The delay in Marvell's inclusion in the index was due to the need to wait for clearer net profits this week. S&P Global recently rejected "fast-track" inclusion for other large companies such as SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI. S&P firmly maintains that no matter how high a company's market capitalization is, if it hasn't reported GAAP profits and hasn't been listed for more than 12 months (seasoning period), it won't be allowed inclusion. Marvell's case perfectly illustrates how well it passed this credibility test.
Regarding Flex, its inclusion in the S&P 500 reflects a trend... The resurgence of nearshoring and the strong demand for outsourced manufacturing of advanced electronics components will force passive funds and S&P 500-based ETFs worldwide to aggressively purchase shares of both Marvell and Flex, a direct positive factor for their prices after June 22nd.
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Source: Reuters
S&P 500 Rebalance: Marvell Technology and Flex Set to Join Benchmarks as Tech Displaces Legacy StaplesIn its latest quarterly rebalancing, S&P Dow Jones Indices (a division of S&P Global) announced that semiconductor innovator Marvell Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MRVL) and electronics manufacturing services giant Flex Ltd. (NASDAQ: FLEX) will be added to the benchmark S&P 500 index. The changes will take effect prior to the opening bell on Monday, June 22, 2026.
To make room for these technology powerhouses, automated pool equipment distributor Pool Corp. and packaged food legacy giant The Campbell's Company (formerly Campbell Soup Co.) will be removed from the S&P 500 and repositioned into the S&P SmallCap 600.
The inclusion of Marvell Technology underscores the relentless, sweeping momentum of the artificial intelligence infrastructure boom on global capital markets. Marvell, a leading developer of specialized data-infrastructure architecture, custom application-specific integrated chips (ASICs), and high-speed optical interconnect processors, captured global headlines earlier this week during the Computex technology trade show. On stage, Nvidia Corp. CEO Jensen Huang publicly endorsed Marvell's data center solutions, forecasting that the specialized chipmaker is firmly on track to become the market's "next trillion-dollar company."
While Marvell’s massive market capitalization which swelled past $230 billion in early June had comfortably met the size criteria for the S&P 500 for quite some time, its inclusion was delayed by the index's strict financial viability standards. To qualify for the S&P 500, a company must demonstrate sustainable profitability, specifically posting positive cumulative net income under U.S. GAAP accounting over the four most recent consecutive quarters. Having recently achieved consistent positive quarterly earnings driven by a 70% year-over-year surge in its AI data center business, Marvell officially checked the final regulatory box for its historic inclusion.
The main reason Marvell's stock surged over 32% in a single session earlier wasn't just the praise from Jensen Huang, but also because Nvidia announced a $2 billion investment and included Marvell in the NVLink Fusion Alliance. This alliance is essentially a high-speed optical data pipeline network that connects thousands of AI chips to work seamlessly. This makes Marvell an indispensable partner for hypercaler technology companies.
The delay in Marvell's inclusion in the index was due to the need to wait for clearer net profits this week. S&P Global recently rejected "fast-track" inclusion for other large companies such as SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI. S&P firmly maintains that no matter how high a company's market capitalization is, if it hasn't reported GAAP profits and hasn't been listed for more than 12 months (seasoning period), it won't be allowed inclusion. Marvell's case perfectly illustrates how well it passed this credibility test.
Regarding Flex, its inclusion in the S&P 500 reflects a trend... The resurgence of nearshoring and the strong demand for outsourced manufacturing of advanced electronics components will force passive funds and S&P 500-based ETFs worldwide to aggressively purchase shares of both Marvell and Flex, a direct positive factor for their prices after June 22nd.
OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Lockdown Mode to Protect Sensitive Data from Prompt Injection.
Source: Reuters
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