The government is selling a total of 167 million shares.
That gives him a total of 48.5 million shares, which are worth $1.6 billion based on yesterday's closing price.
For the month ended April 14, a total of 167,908,585 shares were sold short and not yet covered.
Volume throughout the day was heavy, with a total of 101.8 million shares trading hands.
A total of 155 shares from the old index will be carried over into the new one.
A total of 425.2 million shares changed hands on the Big Board.
They still hold a total of 9.7 million shares, or 17 percent of the company.
It will exchange a total of 2.9 million shares in the purchases.
That is roughly $67 a share, with a total of about 200 million shares.
A total of 284.7 million shares were traded, lower than earlier sessions in the week.