# A reporter who did not pick Google or Amazon or Nvidia for the Dow says SpaceX is too risky to join other indices.

*aerospace · news · 2026-04-21 · NextBigFuture.com*

## Key points

- SpaceX is being accelerated into major indices like Nasdaq, MSCI, and possibly S&P 500.
- The Dow has persistently underperformed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq for over 20 years.
- Ken Brown, part of the Dow's editorial committee, repeatedly declined to add Google over a decade.
- Caterpillar currently has three times the Dow index impact as Apple despite tech's dominance.
- Intel was in the Dow long after losing chip leadership but was finally removed in 2024.

**Companies:** Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, Alphabet, Meta, Broadcom, Micron, Cisco, Intel, Boeing, Caterpillar
**Countries:** United States

[Read the full story on NextBigFuture.com](https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2026/04/dow-jones-adds-and-removes-companies-20-years-too-late.html)

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