Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Raises Holdings in Invesco QQQ $QQQ

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management boosted its position in Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ) by 4.5% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 28,078 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,203 shares during the quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in Invesco QQQ were worth $17,248,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Well Done LLC raised its holdings in shares of Invesco QQQ by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Well Done LLC now owns 3,439 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,113,000 after purchasing an additional 16 shares during the period. Orgel Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Invesco QQQ by 4.7% during the 3rd quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 382 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $229,000 after purchasing an additional 17 shares during the period. Enclave Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Invesco QQQ by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Enclave Advisors LLC now owns 1,831 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,099,000 after purchasing an additional 17 shares during the period. IFS Advisors LLC increased its position in Invesco QQQ by 4.1% during the 3rd quarter. IFS Advisors LLC now owns 431 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $259,000 after purchasing an additional 17 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mezzasalma Advisors LLC increased its position in Invesco QQQ by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Mezzasalma Advisors LLC now owns 3,312 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,988,000 after purchasing an additional 17 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 44.58% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Invesco QQQ

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

• Positive Sentiment: Broad-market ETFs and equity futures rallied on hopes of de‑escalation in Iran, which helped lift major tech‑heavy ETFs including QQQ and supported a risk-on move across index funds. Exchange-Traded Funds, Equity Futures Gain Pre-Bell Wednesday as Iran War De-Escalation Hopes Drive Sentiment
• Positive Sentiment: Longer-term bulls point to the Nasdaq‑100’s historical five‑year outperformance and QQQ’s heavy AI/tech exposure as reasons QQQ could outperform over a multi‑year horizon. This supports buy‑and‑hold demand despite near‑term swings. Buy This Nasdaq Index Fund. History Says It Could Soar More Than 100% in 5 Years.
• Positive Sentiment: Recent 12‑month performance context: QQQ has delivered strong trailing returns versus many ETFs, keeping it on investors’ radars as a core growth vehicle. The Vanguard ETF Up About 28% in the Past Year That Almost Nobody Outside of Income Investors Knows
• Neutral Sentiment: Unusual options flow and institutional activity in QQQ suggest traders are positioning for a large move; that can amplify volatility and produce outsized intraday swings in either direction. Monitor options skew and open interest. One Member Turned Volatility Into 536% in a Day… Here’s How We Spot the Next Market Meltdown Winner
• Negative Sentiment: Macro and geopolitical downside risks persist: several market commentaries warn that relief rallies may be fragile and that renewed Iran‑related tensions could reverse the recent bounce, pressuring tech‑heavy QQQ. Sell The Rally – There Is No Easy Way Out Of Iran War
• Negative Sentiment: Economic signals — cooler jobs data and labor‑market caution — raise the risk that growth stocks could underperform if confidence and earnings momentum weaken. Those readings are a headwind for QQQ. Layoffs Closer To Drought Than Deluge: What 3 Sources Show About Jobs

Invesco QQQ Stock Performance

NASDAQ QQQ opened at $584.31 on Thursday. Invesco QQQ has a one year low of $402.39 and a one year high of $637.01. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $603.55 and its 200 day moving average price is $609.38.

Invesco QQQ Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 23rd were paid a $0.7328 dividend. This represents a $2.93 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 23rd.

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.