Face It: You're Going to Own Tesla Stock -- Whether You Want to or Not

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is one of the most controversial stocks in the market right now. Bulls believe that CEO Elon Musk is a visionary who will transform not just the transportation industry but also make massive changes across many different industries. Skeptics point to Tesla's market capitalization (which now exceeds the total of the market caps of the traditional Big 3 automaker stocks) as the epitome of irrational exuberance for a company that's only now starting to be consistently profitable.

The debate among shareholders, short-sellers, and vehicle enthusiasts rages on, with no signs of slowing down anytime soon.

Yet as Tesla's total value climbs well above the $100 billion mark, one thing is almost certain: It's only a matter of time before the stock gets a brand-new set of investors. In fact, the odds are good that you'll be one of them, whether you like it or not -- if you own shares of an S&P 500 index fund.

Source Fool.com