Invesco QQQ $QQQ Shares Purchased by Sovran Advisors LLC

Sovran Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ) by 4.3% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 18,802 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 770 shares during the quarter. Invesco QQQ comprises approximately 0.8% of Sovran Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 23rd largest position. Sovran Advisors LLC’s holdings in Invesco QQQ were worth $10,852,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Invesco QQQ by 3,567.7% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 21,436,917 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $13,168,912,000 after purchasing an additional 20,852,432 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in Invesco QQQ by 381.0% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 19,547,552 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $12,008,257,000 after buying an additional 26,505,055 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in Invesco QQQ by 11.8% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 3,547,591 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,179,321,000 after buying an additional 375,581 shares in the last quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund lifted its position in Invesco QQQ by 21.4% during the fourth quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 3,025,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,858,288,000 after buying an additional 534,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Analyst IMS Investment Management Services Ltd. grew its stake in Invesco QQQ by 68.6% during the fourth quarter. Analyst IMS Investment Management Services Ltd. now owns 1,750,079 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,075,091,000 after buying an additional 712,026 shares during the period. 44.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

More Invesco QQQ News

Here are the key news stories impacting Invesco QQQ this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Several pieces pointed to QQQ as a favored way to buy the recent tech pullback, including coverage describing it as a top ETF to load up on during the sell-off and highlighting continued investor demand for Nasdaq-100 exposure. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Market chatter around strong Nasdaq-100 trading activity and bullish positioning suggests some investors are still betting on a rebound in large-cap growth and AI-related stocks, which can support QQQ. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: BlackRock launched a competing Nasdaq-100 ETF, IQQ, which may increase competition in the category, but it also reinforces continued interest in Nasdaq-100 index products overall. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Other articles focused on macro themes such as inflation, Fed policy, geopolitical tensions, and labor data; these can move QQQ through risk appetite, but they do not directly change the ETF’s fundamentals. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Several commentary pieces warned that higher inflation, a hawkish Fed, and geopolitical stress could pressure growth stocks and reduce appetite for Nasdaq-heavy exposure, which is a headwind for QQQ. Article Title

Invesco QQQ Price Performance

Shares of Invesco QQQ stock traded up $2.23 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $725.51. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 26,367,856 shares, compared to its average volume of 40,630,508. Invesco QQQ has a 1-year low of $551.56 and a 1-year high of $748.65. The business has a fifty day moving average of $718.41 and a 200 day moving average of $650.06.

Invesco QQQ Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 10th. Investors of record on Monday, June 22nd were given a dividend of $0.8135 per share. This is a positive change from Invesco QQQ’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.73. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 22nd. This represents a $3.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%.

Invesco QQQ Company Profile

PowerShares QQQ Trust, Series 1 is a unit investment trust that issues securities called Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock. The Trust’s investment objective is to provide investment results that generally correspond to the price and yield performance of the Nasdaq-100 Index. The Trust provides investors with the opportunity to purchase units of beneficial interest in the Trust representing proportionate undivided interests in the portfolio of securities held by the Trust, which consists of substantially all of the securities, in substantially the same weighting, as the component securities of the Nasdaq-100 Index.