Savvy move for SHOP

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SHOPIFY, $117.37, remains a buy. The company (Toronto symbol SHOP; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.shopify.ca; Shares o/s: 1.2 billion; Market cap: $152.0 billion; No divds.) recently transfered its U.S. stock listing from the New York Stock Exchange to the Nasdaq Global Select Market. (Note that it will continue to have a dual listing on the TSX.) The new listing could significantly boost investor demand for Shopify. That’s because it paves the way for a possible spot in the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 Index. Inclusion in benchmarks is becoming more important for companies in a world increasingly dominated by passively managed investment funds. These products—including mutual funds and ETFs—are required to buy the shares of benchmark firms. Estimates are that 21% of the shares of the average publicly listed U.S. stock are held by passive funds. Shopify is still a buy. buy…