While it is true that being added to the SP500 can lead to an increase in demand, and hence cause the index fund to pay more for the share, there are evidently opposing forces that modulate share prices for companies in the SP500.
>I've been looking for a way to diversify into companies that actually have solid earnings.
No one has more solid earnings than the top tech companies. Assuming you don't work for Tesla, you already are doing about the best you can in the US. Your options to diversify is to invest in other countries, develop your political connections, and possibly get into real estate development. Maybe have a bunch of kids.
This isn't a term used in economics. The typical terms used are positive price sensitivity and negative price sensitivity.
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/price-sensitivity.asp
While it is true that being added to the SP500 can lead to an increase in demand, and hence cause the index fund to pay more for the share, there are evidently opposing forces that modulate share prices for companies in the SP500.
>I've been looking for a way to diversify into companies that actually have solid earnings.
No one has more solid earnings than the top tech companies. Assuming you don't work for Tesla, you already are doing about the best you can in the US. Your options to diversify is to invest in other countries, develop your political connections, and possibly get into real estate development. Maybe have a bunch of kids.
https://companiesmarketcap.com/most-profitable-companies/