First Growth Capital LLC Buys Shares of 4,501 Invesco QQQ $QQQ

First Growth Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 4,501 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $2,760,000. Invesco QQQ makes up 2.7% of First Growth Capital LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest holding.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its position in Invesco QQQ by 3,567.7% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 21,436,917 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $13,168,912,000 after acquiring an additional 20,852,432 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in shares of Invesco QQQ by 381.0% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 19,547,552 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $12,008,257,000 after purchasing an additional 26,505,055 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in Invesco QQQ by 11.8% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 3,547,591 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,179,321,000 after purchasing an additional 375,581 shares in the last quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund grew its stake in Invesco QQQ by 21.4% in the fourth quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 3,025,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,858,288,000 after purchasing an additional 534,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Analyst IMS Investment Management Services Ltd. grew its stake in Invesco QQQ by 68.6% in the fourth quarter. Analyst IMS Investment Management Services Ltd. now owns 1,750,079 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,075,091,000 after purchasing an additional 712,026 shares during the last quarter. 44.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Invesco QQQ

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

• Positive Sentiment: Broad U.S. equity ETFs were higher or stable in intraday trading, suggesting some support for risk assets and large-cap growth exposure. Exchange-Traded Funds, US Equities Higher After Midday
• Positive Sentiment: Market discussion around semiconductors and AI remains a potential tailwind for QQQ because those sectors are key index holdings. Semiconductor Stocks May Be Creating A Stock Market Misalignment
• Neutral Sentiment: ETFs saw unusual volume and investors are watching flows, but the article does not point to a clear QQQ-specific catalyst. 2 ETFs to Watch for Outsized Volume on US Treasury & Dividend
• Neutral Sentiment: Some commentary continues to debate QQQ’s valuation and whether there are cheaper ways to get tech exposure, but this is more of a long-term positioning argument than an immediate stock driver. VOO vs. QQQ — Which Strong Buy-Rated ETF Should You Choose Now?
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple Fed-related articles point to a hawkish policy shift, which could weigh on QQQ by raising discount-rate pressure on high-multiple tech stocks. Fed Chair Warsh in the Spotlight: Will He Advocate Rate Cuts?
• Negative Sentiment: Articles warning that the Fed may not provide forward guidance and could be moving toward rate hikes are a negative backdrop for growth-oriented ETFs like QQQ. New Era for the Fed: Kevin Warsh at the FOMC

Invesco QQQ Trading Up 2.5%

Shares of Invesco QQQ stock opened at $740.62 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $692.71 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $638.77. Invesco QQQ has a one year low of $523.65 and a one year high of $748.65.

Invesco QQQ Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 10th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 22nd will be issued a $0.8135 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 22nd. This represents a $3.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. This is an increase from Invesco QQQ’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.73.

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.