Stocks Kicked Out Of The NASDAQ-100 (QQQ) Since 1995
The NASDAQ-100 Index, often known simply as the NASDAQ, is one of the best known benchmarks in the world. The index utilizes a modified market-cap strategy, reflecting the performance of a tech-heavy basket of large stocks that can differ dramatically from indexes such as the Dow and S&P 500. The NASDAQ-100 is also the underlying for one of the oldest and most popular ETFs; PowerShares‘ QQQ ETF (QQQ, B+) will enter its teenage years in March of 2013, and has more than $33 billion in assets. There are other ETFs that are linked to various other NASDAQ indexes, including funds like Fidelity‘s (ONEQ, A) and iShares‘ (IBB, A-).
As of July 2013, the NASDAQ-100 experienced a number of shuffles; several stocks, including Liberty Media, Starz, Virgin Media, Perrigo, and Oracle were removed. They join a not-so-elite group of a couple hundred stocks that has been kicked out of the index since 1995; the following interactive chart lists every company kicked out of the NASDAQ-100 since 1995. Simply click on a year to see which companies were excluded and when it occurred [see also Visual History Of The S&P 500].
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Kicked Out of The Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) in 1995
Dollar General,
1/27/1995 
Magma Power Company,
1/27/1995 
QVC,
2/13/1995 
SciMed Life Systems,
2/27/1995 
Sonoco Products,
3/6/1995 
Lotus Development,
7/5/1995 
LEGENT Corporation,
7/19/1995 
Bruno's Inc.,
8/18/1995 
Pacific Telecom,
9/27/1995 
LIN Broadcasting Corp.,
10/3/1995 
Pioneer Hi-Bred Int.,
11/6/1995 
Roadway Services,
11/27/1995 
MultiMedia,
11/27/1995 
Adolph Coors Company,
12/18/1995 
Alexander & Baldwin,
12/18/1995 
AST Research, Inc.,
12/18/1995 
Charming Shoppes,
12/18/1995 
Hon Industries,
12/18/1995 
Intelligent Electronics,
12/18/1995 
Nordson Corporation,
12/18/1995 
Tecumseh Products,
12/18/1995 
Yellow Corporation,
12/18/1995 
Kicked Out of The Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) in 1996
Bay Networks, Inc.,
2/29/1996 
StrataCom, Inc.,
7/10/1996 
U.S. Healthcare, Inc.,
7/17/1996 
America Online, Inc.,
8/2/1996 
AES Corporation (The),
9/30/1996 
St. Jude Medical, Inc.,
11/25/1996 
Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.,
12/23/1996 
Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc.,
12/23/1996 
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.,
12/23/1996 
Giddings & Lewis, Inc.,
12/23/1996 
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.,
12/23/1996 
Kelly Services, Inc.,
12/23/1996 
Lam Research Corporation,
12/23/1996 
Herman Miller, Inc.,
12/23/1996 
Mobile Telecom Tech Corp.,
12/23/1996 
Perrigo Company,
12/23/1996 
Read-Rite Corporation,
12/23/1996 
A. Schulman, Inc.,
12/23/1996 
Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc.,
12/23/1996 
Vanguard Cellular Systems, Inc.,
12/23/1996 
Willamette Industries, Inc.,
12/23/1996 
MFS Communications Company, Inc.,
12/31/1996 
Kicked Out of The Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) in 1997
Gateway 2000, Inc.,
5/22/1997 
SunGard Data Systems, Inc.,
6/4/1997 
U.S. Robotics Corporation,
6/12/1997 
Republic Industries, Inc.,
6/12/1997 
Cascade Communications Corp.,
7/1/1997 
Stryker Corporation,
7/24/1997 
Fort Howard Corporation,
8/13/1997 
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A,
10/15/1997 
Kicked Out of The Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) in 1998
Outback Steakhouse, Inc.,
1/7/1998 
Informix Corporation,
1/7/1998 
PETsMART, Inc.,
1/7/1998 
Boston Chicken, Inc.,
1/7/1998 
Glenayre Technologies, Inc.,
1/7/1998 
Komag, Incorporated,
1/7/1998 
Intuit, Inc.,
1/7/1998 
Paging Network, Inc.,
1/7/1998 
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.,
1/7/1998 
RPM, Inc.,
1/7/1998 
Cirrus Logic, Inc.,
1/7/1998 
American Greetings Corporation,
2/11/1998 
Viking Office Products, Inc.,
8/27/1998 
DSC Communications Corporation,
8/28/1998 
Gartner Group, Inc.,
9/15/1998 
MCI Communications Corporation,
9/16/1998 
General Nutrition Companies, Inc.,
12/21/1998 
U.S. Office Products Company,
12/21/1998 
Sybase, Inc.,
12/21/1998 
ADTRAN, Inc.,
12/21/1998 
PhyCor, Inc.,
12/21/1998 
Dura Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,
12/21/1998 
Oxford Health Plans, Inc.,
12/21/1998 
Wisconsin Central Transportation,
12/21/1998 
PairGain Technologies, Inc.,
12/21/1998 
Allied Waste Industries, Inc.,
12/30/1998 
Kicked Out of The Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) in 1999
HBO & Company,
1/13/1999 
Tele-Communications,
3/10/1999 
Netscape,
3/18/1999 
Jacor Communications,
5/5/1999 
McCormick & Company,
5/25/1999 
FORE Systems,
5/28/1999 
Nordstrom,
6/10/1999 
Ascend Communications,
6/25/1999 
Chancellor Media Corp.,
7/14/1999
Quantum Corporation,
8/4/1999 
Food Lion,
9/9/1999 
Centocor,
10/6/1999 
Corporate Express,
10/27/1999 
Comair Holdings,
11/22/1999 
Worthington Industries,
12/20/1999 
CBRL Group,
12/20/1999 
First Health Group,
12/20/1999 
Ross Stores,
12/20/1999 
Fastenal Company,
12/20/1999 
Andrew Corporation,
12/20/1999 
Electronics for Imaging,
12/20/1999 
Reuters Group,
12/20/1999 
Cambridge Tech Partners,
12/20/1999 
Autodesk,
12/20/1999 
Micron Electronics,
12/20/1999 
Lincare Holdings,
12/20/1999 
Stewart Enterprises,
12/20/1999 
Rexall Sundown,
12/20/1999 
Tech Data Corporation,
12/20/1999 
Qwest Communications,
12/30/1999 
Kicked Out of The Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) in 2000
Network Solutions, Inc.,
6/9/2000 
VISX, Incorporated,
9/7/2000 
NTL Incorporated,
10/27/2000 
Lycos, Inc.,
10/30/2000 
Global Crossing Ltd.,
11/6/2000 
Adaptec, Inc.,
12/18/2000 
American Power Conversion Corp.,
12/18/2000 
Apollo Group, Inc.,
12/18/2000 
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.,
12/18/2000 
Legato Systems, Inc.,
12/18/2000 
Herman Miller, Inc.,
12/18/2000 
Network Associates, Inc.,
12/18/2000 
Northwest Airlines Corporation,
12/18/2000 
PacifiCare Health Systems, Inc,
12/18/2000 
Quintiles Transnational Corp.,
12/18/2000 
Sigma-Aldrich Corporation,
12/18/2000 
Synopsys, Inc.,
12/18/2000 
Kicked Out of The Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) in 2001
SDL, Inc.,
2/13/2001 
BMC Software, Inc.,
3/13/2001 
VoiceStream Wireless Corporation,
5/31/2001 
At Home Corporation,
10/4/2001 
Exodus Communications, Inc.,
10/5/2001 
XO Communications, Inc.,
12/17/2001 
Ariba, Inc.,
12/24/2001 
BroadVision, Inc.,
12/24/2001 
CMGI, Inc.,
12/24/2001 
CNET Networks, Inc.,
12/24/2001 
3Com Corporation,
12/24/2001 
Inktomi Corporation,
12/24/2001 
Level 3 Communications, Inc.,
12/24/2001 
McLeodUSA Incorporated,
12/24/2001 
Metromedia Fiber Network, Inc.,
12/24/2001 
Novell, Inc.,
12/24/2001 
Palm, Inc.,
12/24/2001 
Parametric Technology Corp.,
12/24/2001 
RealNetworks, Inc.,
12/24/2001 
Kicked Out of The Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) in 2002
Adelphia Communications Corporation,
6/3/2002 
Immunex Corporation,
7/15/2002 
WorldCom, Inc.,
7/24/2002 
Concord EFS, Inc.,
11/7/2002 
Comcast Corporation,
11/19/2002 
Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc.,
12/16/2002 
Abgenix, Inc.,
12/23/2002 
Andrx Group,
12/23/2002 
Applied Micro Circuits Corporation,
12/23/2002 
Atmel Corporation,
12/23/2002 
Charter Communications, Inc.,
12/23/2002 
Conexant Systems, Inc.,
12/23/2002 
Cytyc Corporation,
12/23/2002 
Integrated Device Technology, Inc.,
12/23/2002 
ImClone Systems Incorporated,
12/23/2002 
i2 Technologies, Inc.,
12/23/2002 
Protein Design Labs, Inc.,
12/23/2002 
PMC - Sierra, Inc.,
12/23/2002 
Rational Software Corporation,
12/23/2002 
Sepracor Inc.,
12/23/2002 
Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation,
12/23/2002 
Kicked Out of The Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) in 2003
Biogen, Inc.,
11/13/2003 
ADC Telecommunications, Inc.,
12/22/2003 
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.,
12/22/2003 
CIENA Corporation,
12/22/2003 
LM Ericsson Telephone Company,
12/22/2003 
Human Genome Sciences, Inc.,
12/22/2003 
ICOS Corporation,
12/22/2003 
Monster Worldwide Inc.,
12/22/2003 
RF Micro Devices, Inc.,
12/22/2003 
Kicked Out of The Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) in 2004
PanAmSat Corporation,
8/19/2004 
Cephalon, Inc.,
12/20/2004 
Compuware Corporation,
12/20/2004 
First Health Group Corp.,
12/20/2004 
Gentex Corporation,
12/20/2004 
Henry Schein, Inc.,
12/20/2004 
NVIDIA Corporation,
12/20/2004 
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.,
12/20/2004 
Ryanair Holdings PLC,
12/20/2004 
PeopleSoft, Inc.,
12/29/2004 
Kicked Out of The Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) in 2005
VERITAS Software Corporation,
7/1/2005 
Nextel Communications, Inc.,
8/15/2005 
Career Education Corp.,
12/19/2005 
Dollar Tree Stores Inc.,
12/19/2005 
Intersil Corporation,
12/19/2005 
Invitrogen Corproation,
12/19/2005 
Level 3 Communications Inc.,
12/19/2005
Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc.,
12/19/2005 
Molex Inc.,
12/19/2005 
Novellus Systems Inc.,
12/19/2005 
QLogic Corp.,
12/19/2005 
Sanmina-SCI Corp.,
12/19/2005 
Synopsys Inc.,
12/19/2005
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.,
12/19/2005 
Kicked Out of The Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) in 2006
Mercury Interactive Corp.,
1/4/2006 
MCI, Inc.,
1/9/2006 
Siebel Systems, Inc.,
2/1/2006 
Chiron Corporation,
4/20/2006 
PIXAR,
5/8/2006 
ATI Technologies Inc.,
10/24/2006 
Red Hat, Inc.,
12/12/2006 
JDS Uniphase Corporation,
12/18/2006 
Lincare Holdings Inc.,
12/18/2006 
Urban Outfitters, Inc.,
12/18/2006 
Kicked Out of The Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) in 2007
Comverse Technology, Inc.,
2/1/2007 
American Power Conversion Corporation,
2/14/2007 
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.,
3/8/2007 
MedImmune, Inc.,
6/1/2007 
Biomet, Inc.,
7/12/2007 
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.,
10/2/2007 
CDW Corporation,
10/8/2007 
CheckFree Corporation,
12/4/2007 
LM Ericsson Telephone Company,
12/24/2007 
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.,
12/24/2007
Ross Stores, Inc.,
12/24/2007 
Sepracor Inc.,
12/24/2007 
XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.,
12/24/2007 
Kicked Out of The Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) in 2008
BEA Systems, Inc.,
4/30/2008 
Tellabs, Inc.,
5/19/2008 
UAL Corporation,
7/21/2008 
Monster Worldwide, Inc.,
11/10/2008 
Kicked Out of The Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) in 2009
Focus Media Holding,
1/20/2009 
Sun Microsystems,
7/17/2009 
Juniper Networks,
10/29/2009 
Akamai Technologies,
12/21/2009 
Hansen Natural,
12/21/2009 
IAC/InterActive Corp.,
12/21/2009 
Liberty Global,
12/21/2009 
Pharmaceutical Product Development,
12/21/2009 
Ryanair,
12/21/2009
Steel Dynamics,
12/21/2009 
Kicked Out of The Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) in 2010
Cintas,
12/20/2010 
Dish Network,
12/20/2010 
Foster Wheeler,
12/20/2010 
Hologic,
12/20/2010 
J.B. Hunt,
12/20/2010 
Logitech,
12/20/2010 
Patterson Companies,
12/20/2010 
Kicked Out of The Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) in 2011
Genzyme,
4/4/2011 
Millicom International Cellular,
5/27/2011 
Cephalon,
7/15/2011 
Joy Global,
12/6/2011 
FLIR Systems,
12/19/2011 
Illumina,
12/19/2011 
NII Holdings,
12/19/2011 
Qiagen,
12/19/2011 
Urban Outfitters,
12/19/2011
Kicked Out of The Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) in 2012
First Solar,
4/23/2012 
Teva Pharmaceuticals,
5/30/2012 
Ctrip,
7/23/2012 
Infosys Limited,
12/12/2012 
Apollo Group,
12/24/2012 
Electronic Arts,
12/24/2012 
Flextronics,
12/24/2012 
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters,
12/24/2012 
Lam Research,
12/24/2012 
Marvell Technology Group,
12/24/2012 
Netflix,
12/24/2012 
Research in Motion,
12/24/2012 
VeriSign,
12/24/2012 
Warner Chilcott,
12/24/2012 
Kicked Out of The Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) in 2013
Liberty Media,
1/15/2013 
Starz,
3/18/2013 
Virgin Media,
6/5/2013 
Perrigo,
6/6/2013 
Oracle Corporation,
7/8/2013 
BMC Software,
7/25/2013 
Life Technologies,
8/15/2013 
DELL,
10/29/2013 
Randgold Resources,
11/18/2013 
Fossil, Inc.,
12/23/2013 
Microchip Technology,
12/23/2013 
Nuance Communications,
12/23/2013 
Sears Holdings Corporation,
12/23/2013 
DENTSPLY International,
12/23/2013 
