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by MichaelDickens 5 days ago
What do you mean "better profitability criteria"? I don't want an index to exclude companies on the basis of profitability. I want it to hold the market.

(I also don't want them to create special exceptions. The S&P 500 has pre-existing inclusion criteria, and I'm glad they're sticking to their rules.)
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lazide 5 days ago
Every index has criteria, usually somewhat unique, or there would be no marketable difference between them?
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quickthrowman 5 days ago
> What do you mean "better profitability criteria"? I don't want an index to exclude companies on the basis of profitability. I want it to hold the market.

OK, then put your money in VTI/VTSAX instead of a S&P 500 fund. I own some VTI and also some FXAIX, you can do the same thing and choose which index to buy.

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