I’ve been a happy QQQ investor for a while but I think it’s time to change.
I just do not like Palantir. I think the company is generally bad for humanity and I don’t want anything to do with them.
I know it’s maybe not the smartest move from an investing standpoint, and my money is just a drop in the bucket, but I just want to invest in QQQ and EXCLUDE Palantir. This is the most recent move that really put me over the edge: https://www.reuters.com/technology/pentagon-adopt-palantir-ai-as-core-us-military-system-memo-says-2026-03-20/
Is there a way to do this or remove them from the index? I know there’s a lot of arguments against this but I just want to know if there’s a way to do this.
Posted by ExpensiveToes4729
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Pretty sure that’s exactly what Wallace Finance does with their new app
You’re mixing emotions with investing. Did you know half the other tickers in QQQ do business directly or indirectly with each other including PLTR?
Also, it’s poised for a rebound.
The point of index funds is you can’t choose. Investing shouldn’t be emotional
First I would find the % of Palantir from the NASDAQ to figure out if it’s worth it. For every $100k you’ve got $1,780 in Palantir.
Other defense, cyber companies in QQQ:
* PLTR 1.78% Data/AI OS for Gov & Enterprise
* CrowdStrike CRWD 0.31% Cloud-native “Shield” for the Gov
* Axon AXON 0.25% Public safety data & AI ecosystems
* Honeywell HON 0.44% The hardware/industrial base for defense
* Palo Alto PANW 0.40% Massive federal security infrastructure
If you’re convinced you don’t want to hold Palantir you can short its % of your holdings, for example with put options.
If you go beyond virtue signaling there are many other names in index whose businesses are ethically not the best.
You can make your own etf by mixing a bunch of them rather than trying to farm karma here.
No- I don’t hold PLTR.
I mean it’s still an insanely overvalued software company that is hated worldwide. Its contracts will be limited to the US government, at a time when we are almost certainly going to have a divided government after this year’s elections. There are plenty of reasons to not be in this stock beyond the fact that they are evil.
Maybe they can save themselves by making electric cars.
Leave your emotions out of your trading app.
You’re doing the right thing by looking for a way to avoid PLTR.
Money isn’t everything, and *I’m* not going to reward early investors of an evil company.
Ignore the amoral haters.
I’m in the military and haven’t invested in them at all. I hate their products and their company
Paid my property taxes this year selling because I bought Palantir at $15. Didn’t want to own them anymore.
This is the reason I don’t do s&p500 too, there’s Tesla, palantir etc. Absolutely do not want to invest in these companies.
Come on people, it is pretty obvious OP (and their alternate account) is just trying to promote some bullshit. Don’t fall for it.
Get your morals and emotions out of the stock market. If it makes you feel like you’re sticking it to the man by not investing your life savings of tens of thousands of dollars, fine. But the stock market is for growing an investment, not for “supporting a business”.