Allianz SE grew its holdings in Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ – Free Report) by 36.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 210,957 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 56,396 shares during the quarter. Invesco QQQ accounts for about 2.7% of Allianz SE’s holdings, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. Allianz SE’s holdings in Invesco QQQ were worth $126,652,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in QQQ. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Invesco QQQ by 42.4% in the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,895,265 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,700,424,000 after acquiring an additional 1,457,109 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in Invesco QQQ by 0.7% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 3,223,327 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,778,116,000 after purchasing an additional 22,220 shares during the period. HRT Financial LP grew its stake in Invesco QQQ by 118.3% during the 2nd quarter. HRT Financial LP now owns 3,145,578 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,735,226,000 after purchasing an additional 1,704,600 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its holdings in Invesco QQQ by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 3,071,021 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,843,749,000 after purchasing an additional 8,038 shares during the period. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in Invesco QQQ by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,986,326 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,792,901,000 after purchasing an additional 64,025 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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: Strong Nvidia narrative supports QQQ because Nvidia is a very large Nasdaq-100 weight; bullish interpretation of recent Nvidia commentary/prints lifts AI-related holdings across the ETF. Did Nvidia Just Prove Citrini Wrong?
- Positive Sentiment: Cybersecurity names—part of QQQ’s tech exposure—are showing signs of recovery after selloffs tied to Anthropic/Claude fears, which could help stabilize the ETF if the rebound broadens. Cybersecurity Stocks Can Rebound From Claude Fears
- Neutral Sentiment: Analysis reminding investors that QQQ is a total-return, growth-focused vehicle with a low dividend yield: not an income play versus the 10‑year Treasury — reinforces its positioning but doesn’t change flows immediately. QQQ Pays Nothing, But Still Fits Into a 2026 Portfolio Built for Total Return
- Neutral Sentiment: Routine ETF daily updates and pre-market reads show only modest moves in QQQ before the session, suggesting the intraday decline is linked to broader risk sentiment rather than idiosyncratic ETF news. Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (QQQ) Daily Update, 2/26/2026
- Negative Sentiment: Investors are increasing hedges (put buying, protective derivatives) amid concerns about a broader pullback; rising demand for downside protection tends to pressure ETFs like QQQ on volatile days. Stock Investors Are Hedging a Drop. Strategists See a Buy Signal
- Negative Sentiment: Fresh macro commentary arguing recent PCE and unemployment prints put the Fed on the “wrong path” is increasing concern about policy and inflation uncertainty — a headwind for growth and high-multiple techs that dominate QQQ. New PCE And Unemployment Data Show The Fed Is On The Wrong Path
Invesco QQQ Stock Down 1.2%
Invesco QQQ Increases Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Monday, December 22nd were paid a $0.7941 dividend. This is an increase from Invesco QQQ’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.69. This represents a $3.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 22nd.
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.
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