#Tesla just set a new record high. Now it wants to dump $5B in stock

Besides, it’s a matter of weeks until the company enters the S&P 500 index. When that happens, large index-tracking mutual funds will be forced to add the stock to their hefty portfolios, and some analysts say this could lead to further rallies.

And so, the trick is to part with $5 billion worth of stock without tanking its healthy share price. To mitigate the damage, Tesla reportedly says it will sell the shares from “time to time.”

Extra points if Tesla‘s accountant can time the sales to match the increased demand from pension funds and the like come December 21.