Invesco QQQ $QQQ is Graetz Wealth LLC’s 5th Largest Position

Graetz Wealth LLC lessened its stake in Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ) by 24.8% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 9,710 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 3,195 shares during the period. Invesco QQQ comprises about 5.0% of Graetz Wealth LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Graetz Wealth LLC’s holdings in Invesco QQQ were worth $5,604,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

Key Invesco QQQ News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Investors are still viewing QQQ as a go-to way to buy the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100, with multiple articles highlighting it as a strong dip-buying vehicle and noting heavy recent trading activity in the ETF. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Supportive market coverage around the Nasdaq-100 and QQQ suggests continued demand for large-cap growth exposure, which can help the ETF when tech stocks stabilize. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: BlackRock launched a cheaper Nasdaq-100 rival, iShares Nasdaq 100 ETF (IQQ), directly challenging Invesco QQQ and potentially pressuring fee-sensitive investor flows over time. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Several pieces noted rising competition in the Nasdaq-100 ETF space and the index’s growing concentration in mega-cap tech, reinforcing QQQ’s dominance while also underscoring valuation and concentration risks. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Commentary warning that the AI and Nasdaq-100 trade may be overheating could weigh on sentiment if investors start rotating out of high-growth tech exposure. Article Title

Invesco QQQ Price Performance

Shares of QQQ opened at $723.23 on Friday. Invesco QQQ has a 1 year low of $551.56 and a 1 year high of $748.65. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $717.13 and its 200-day simple moving average is $649.53.

Invesco QQQ Increases Dividend

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

Invesco QQQ 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.