Procyon Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ – Free Report) by 293.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 23,657 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 17,643 shares during the period. Procyon Advisors LLC’s holdings in Invesco QQQ were worth $14,533,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in QQQ. 1832 Asset Management L.P. lifted its position in shares of Invesco QQQ by 100.0% during the 2nd quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 2,115 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,167,000 after purchasing an additional 40,999,982 shares during the last quarter. HRT Financial LP lifted its holdings in shares of Invesco QQQ by 118.3% during the second quarter. HRT Financial LP now owns 3,145,578 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,735,226,000 after buying an additional 1,704,600 shares during the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Invesco QQQ by 54,491.8% in the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 313,357 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $172,860,000 after acquiring an additional 312,783 shares during the period. Mizuho Bank Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Invesco QQQ in the second quarter worth $165,492,000. Finally, Japan Science & Technology Agency bought a new position in Invesco QQQ during the third quarter worth $179,311,000. 44.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Key Invesco QQQ News
Here are the key news stories impacting Invesco QQQ this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Major outlets are pitching growth ETFs including QQQ as the preferred place to be vs. yield-chasing strategies, which could attract inflows and provide support for the fund. Forget Yield Chasing Right Now and Buy These Growth ETFs Instead
- Positive Sentiment: Surveys and some economists continue to downplay an immediate recession, which, if markets hold that view, would be relatively supportive for tech-heavy QQQ over time. Economists: Recession Not Highly Probable
- Neutral Sentiment: Institutional options flow and a recent note flagged accumulation of QQQ-related options — this signals heavy positioning and higher volatility potential (can amplify moves both ways). One Member Turned Volatility Into 536% in a Day… Here’s How We Spot the Next Market Meltdown Winner
- Neutral Sentiment: Daily ETF updates show QQQ was already trading weaker in pre-market commentary, reflecting the overnight headlines feeding into today’s move. Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (QQQ) Daily Update, 3-20-2026
- Negative Sentiment: Fed messaging and the latest dot-plot/tone suggest fewer/ later rate cuts and a “higher for longer” outlook — a headwind for growth/PE-sensitive names that dominate QQQ. March FOMC: The Fed’s Rate Path Barely Changed, But Its Tone Did
- Negative Sentiment: Hot producer-price inflation readings add to Fed tightening concerns, pressuring multiple risk assets including QQQ’s tech-heavy holdings. Producer Price Index: Wholesale Inflation Up 0.7% In February
- Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical tensions around the Strait of Hormuz and rising oil/energy risk are boosting commodity-driven repricing and stagflation fears — a rotation away from growth stocks that hurts QQQ. The Market Has Been Too Complacent About The Strait of Hormuz
- Negative Sentiment: Specific tech-related headlines are weighing on the Nasdaq: prosecutors charged a Super Micro Computer co-founder in an AI-chip smuggling probe, which pressured the Nasdaq and pulled QQQ lower in sympathy. The Nasdaq Sinks As Super Micro AI Chip Smuggling to China Takes Center Stage | SMCI IXIC
- Negative Sentiment: Broader technical cracks (S&P breaking its 200-day moving average) and growing market pessimism increase the chance of further downside for Nasdaq-led ETFs like QQQ. The S&P 500 Breaks Its 200-Day Moving Average
Invesco QQQ Trading Down 1.8%
Invesco QQQ Cuts Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 27th. Investors of record on Monday, March 23rd will be given a dividend of $0.7328 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 23rd. This represents a $2.93 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%.
About Invesco QQQ
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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