Companies get added to and subtracted from the S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.13%) every year, but that doesn't make it any easier for shareholders in the companies that get the boot. In the following video, Motley Fool contributor John Maxfield discusses why this happens, paying special attention to recent exiles J.C. Penney (JCPN.Q) and Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF -0.74%).
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Nearly 20 companies were removed from the S&P 500 and replaced by new components this year. Motley Fool contributor John Maxfield discusses why J.C. Penney, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Sprint were among the stocks deleted.
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