Robinhood Finally Makes It Into the S&P 500 After Years of Waiting

Key Highlights Robinhood joins S&P 500, boosting liquidity and ￰0￱ and Emcor replace MarketAxess, Caesars, ￰1￱ shares surge 7% after-hours on the ￰2￱ Joins the S&P 500: What It Means Trading platform Robinhood Markets ￰3￱ officially join the S&P 500 stock index on September 22, 2025, marking a major turning point for a company that rose to fame during the pandemic’s retail investor ￰4￱ update was confirmed by S&P Dow Jones Indices and reported by ￰5￱ Robinhood, AppLovin ￰6￱ Emcor Group ￰7￱ also be added, replacing MarketAxess Holdings Inc., Caesars Entertainment Inc., and Enphase Energy Inc. Robinhood’s Shares Jump After the News The announcement immediately boosted investor ￰8￱ shares surged more than 7% in after-hours ￰9￱ rose 7.5% , while Emcor gained 2.5% .

Founded in 2013 by Vlad Tenev and Baiju Bhatt, Robinhood revolutionized investing with its commission-free trading and easy-to-use ￰10￱ platform became a household name during the GameStop and AMC “meme stock” ￰11￱ Robinhood’s Inclusion Matters Robinhood gains greater liquidity and visibility , as index funds and pensions will now automatically include its ￰12￱ company joins other crypto-focused players already in the index, such as Coinbase Global ￰13￱ Block ￰14￱ inclusion could help broaden its investor base and strengthen long-term ￰15￱ manages billions in client assets across stocks, options, and ￰16￱ entry into the S&P 500 not only validates the company’s market presence but also reflects how retail trading and crypto adoption have reshaped modern ￰17￱ May, Coinbase became the first-ever crypto exchange to be added to the S&P 500, further signaling Wall Street’s shift toward digital assets.