Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. Sells 8,420 Shares of Invesco QQQ $QQQ

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. cut its stake in shares of Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ) by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,173,768 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 8,420 shares during the period. Invesco QQQ accounts for 1.2% of Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.’s holdings, making the stock its 15th largest position. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. owned about 0.47% of Invesco QQQ worth $2,337,163,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Flatrock Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Invesco QQQ in the first quarter worth about $924,000. Hegarty Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Invesco QQQ during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $2,212,000. Ascension Capital Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Invesco QQQ by 643.8% during the 1st quarter. Ascension Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 3,094 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,786,000 after purchasing an additional 2,678 shares during the last quarter. First Bancorp Inc ME bought a new position in Invesco QQQ in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $677,000. Finally, Asset Allocation Strategies LLC bought a new position in Invesco QQQ in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $18,142,000. Institutional investors own 44.58% of the company’s stock.

Invesco QQQ Stock Performance

Shares of Invesco QQQ stock opened at $716.76 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $711.11 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $672.73. Invesco QQQ has a fifty-two week low of $555.60 and a fifty-two week high of $748.65.

Invesco QQQ Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 10th. Investors of record on Monday, June 22nd were issued 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%.

Invesco QQQ News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: QQQ continues to attract investor interest as AI, semiconductor, and memory-chip themes drive significant inflows into technology-focused ETFs. The fund’s long-term performance and exposure to major Nasdaq-100 companies remain key bullish arguments. These 5 ETFs Have Raked in Cash This Year—What Do They All Have in Common?
• Positive Sentiment: Some market strategists expect technology stocks to rally in September and are adding software and chip exposure, which could support QQQ’s heavily weighted megacap technology holdings. Tech Rallies In September, I’m Adding Software And Chip Stocks
• Neutral Sentiment: QQQ’s strong historical returns and role in diversified portfolios continue to appeal to long-term investors, although past performance does not eliminate short-term volatility. If You’d Invested $1,000 in QQQ 20 Years Ago, Here’s What You’d Have Today
• Neutral Sentiment: Goldman Sachs’ move into the Nasdaq-100 high-income ETF space highlights demand for technology exposure with distributions. However, QQQ’s growth-oriented strategy differs from income-focused alternatives, which may attract some yield-seeking investors away from traditional QQQ. Goldman Sachs Is Buying Into High Income ETFs, but What Are Nasdaq Investors Giving Up for Those Payouts?
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that higher rates or a September Federal Reserve hike could pressure richly valued growth stocks are a significant headwind for QQQ. Rising bond yields reduce the appeal of long-duration technology earnings and could increase volatility. Forecast: Fed To Hike Interest Rates After Warsh’s Jackson Hole Talk
• Negative Sentiment: Broad U.S. equity ETFs moved lower during the session, while recent technology sell-offs renewed concerns that QQQ is concentrated in a relatively small group of expensive AI and semiconductor-related companies. Exchange-Traded Funds Lower as US Equities Fall After Midday

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.