Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT Decreases Holdings in Invesco QQQ $QQQ

Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT trimmed its position in shares of Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ) by 3.9% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 21,959 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 889 shares during the period. Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT’s holdings in Invesco QQQ were worth $12,674,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of QQQ. Waverly Advisors LLC raised its position in Invesco QQQ by 2.7% in the 1st quarter. Waverly Advisors LLC now owns 111,706 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $64,474,000 after purchasing an additional 2,907 shares during the period. Vivaldi Capital Management LP boosted its position in Invesco QQQ by 1.3% during the first quarter. Vivaldi Capital Management LP now owns 1,384 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $799,000 after buying an additional 18 shares during the period. TCM Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Invesco QQQ by 2.0% during the first quarter. TCM Advisors LLC now owns 56,644 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $32,694,000 after buying an additional 1,099 shares during the last quarter. Cannell & Spears LLC grew its stake in shares of Invesco QQQ by 14.9% during the first quarter. Cannell & Spears LLC now owns 3,903 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,191,000 after buying an additional 505 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sentinel Advisory Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Invesco QQQ in the first quarter worth about $458,000. Institutional investors own 44.58% of the company’s stock.

Invesco QQQ Price Performance

NASDAQ QQQ opened at $684.25 on Friday. Invesco QQQ has a 1-year low of $551.68 and a 1-year high of $748.65. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $718.86 and a 200-day moving average of $655.96.

Invesco QQQ Increases Dividend

The business 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 represents a $3.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 22nd. This is a positive change from Invesco QQQ’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.73.

Key Stories Impacting Invesco QQQ

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

• Positive Sentiment: Broader U.S. equity futures and major ETFs were higher pre-market Friday, which can support QQQ because it tracks the Nasdaq-100’s large-cap growth names. Exchange-Traded Funds, Equity Futures Higher Pre-Bell Friday Amid New US Tariffs
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage highlighted that AI and hyperscaler earnings remain the market’s main focus, which can help QQQ if investors continue to bid up Nasdaq-heavy mega-cap tech. Nasdaq, S&P 500, Dow Futures Shake Off Iran Jitters As Investors Turn To AI Hyperscaler Earnings: INTC, TSLA, TTD, HIMS In Focus
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s strong earnings reaction showed some semiconductor strength, but mixed results across major tech names kept the broader QQQ outlook uneven. Stock Market Today: Dow Rises As Oil Prices Fall; Intel Shares Surge On Earnings (Live Coverage)
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentary on rising AI spending and high valuations suggests investors are still debating whether the tech rally has room to run or is getting stretched. Markets Track Lower As AI Spending Soars
• Negative Sentiment: Several articles warned that heavy spending, higher Treasury yields, and concern over the AI trade’s exhaustion could weigh on Nasdaq-heavy funds like QQQ if sentiment cools further. Treasury Yields Push Higher, Testing Wall Street’s Nerve
• Negative Sentiment: Thursday’s sharp drop in major tech names, including Alphabet and Tesla, underscored the risk that weakness in a few QQQ-heavy constituents can drag the ETF lower. Stock Market Today: Dow Jones Index Falls 300 Points As Alphabet, Tesla Dive On Earnings News (Live Coverage)

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.