Alphabet Is Now Part of the Dow. That's a Big Validation of Greg Abel's Boldest Berkshire Bet Yet.
Key takeaways
- James Brumley, The Motley Fool Wed, July 1, 2026 at 11:05 PM GMT+7 4 min read GOOGL BRK-B ^DJI VZ NVDA It's official.
- Standard & Poor's (which manages the Dow) regularly swaps out the index's constituents to ensure this collection of blue chip stocks is a quality cross-section of the United States' economy.
- In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia.
James Brumley, The Motley Fool Wed, July 1, 2026 at 11:05 PM GMT+7 4 min read GOOGL BRK-B ^DJI VZ NVDA It's official. Technology giant Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) is now one of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, replacing Verizon Communications.
In and of itself, it isn't that big of a deal. Standard & Poor's (which manages the Dow) regularly swaps out the index's constituents to ensure this collection of blue chip stocks is a quality cross-section of the United States' economy.
Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again. In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia. For the first time in years, that same "Total Conviction" signal is flashing for a company 1/100th the size of Nvidia. Continue »