Invesco QQQ $QQQ Shares Purchased by Americana Partners LLC

Americana Partners LLC boosted its stake in Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ) by 7.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 17,238 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,213 shares during the period. Americana Partners LLC’s holdings in Invesco QQQ were worth $10,590,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake in Invesco QQQ by 11.8% in the 4th 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 buying an additional 375,581 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its holdings in Invesco QQQ by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 3,071,021 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,843,749,000 after purchasing an additional 8,038 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in Invesco QQQ by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,986,326 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,792,901,000 after purchasing an additional 64,025 shares in the last quarter. Analyst IMS Investment Management Services Ltd. increased its holdings in Invesco QQQ by 68.6% in the 4th 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 in the last quarter. Finally, US Bancorp DE grew its stake in shares of Invesco QQQ by 0.5% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,378,057 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $827,346,000 after acquiring an additional 7,378 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: Nvidia’s buybacks, dividend increase, and AI growth are putting Nasdaq-heavy ETFs like QQQ in focus, reinforcing demand for large-cap tech exposure. NVIDIA Ramps Up Shareholder Returns: ETFs in Focus
• Positive Sentiment: Semiconductor strength remains a tailwind for QQQ, as the sector’s long-running rally continues to support growth-oriented technology indexes. Is the VanEck Semiconductor ETF the Right ETF to Own as We Head Into June?
• Neutral Sentiment: Some market commentary suggests ETFs are increasingly dominating trading flows, but the article is more thematic than a direct driver for QQQ today. ETF Zoo: Why Rebalancing Killed the ARK Star
• Negative Sentiment: Earlier market coverage pointed to mixed ETF performance and a pullback in U.S. equities, which can weigh on QQQ when traders rotate out of growth stocks. Exchange-Traded Funds Mixed, US Equities Decline After Midday

Invesco QQQ Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of QQQ stock opened at $717.54 on Friday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $638.80 and its 200-day simple moving average is $623.07. Invesco QQQ has a one year low of $505.58 and a one year high of $722.12.

Invesco QQQ Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 23rd were paid a $0.7328 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 23rd. This represents a $2.93 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%.

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.