Beacon Advisors Holdings LLC Buys New Holdings in Invesco QQQ $QQQ

Beacon Advisors Holdings LLC acquired a new position in shares of Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor acquired 9,939 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $6,106,000. Invesco QQQ accounts for about 3.2% of Beacon Advisors Holdings LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest holding.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in QQQ. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Invesco QQQ by 3,567.7% in 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 buying an additional 20,852,432 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of Invesco QQQ by 381.0% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 19,547,552 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $12,008,257,000 after purchasing an additional 26,505,055 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased 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 during the period. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund increased its stake in shares of Invesco QQQ by 21.4% during the fourth quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 3,025,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,858,288,000 after acquiring an additional 534,000 shares during the period. Finally, Analyst IMS Investment Management Services Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Invesco QQQ by 68.6% during the 4th quarter. Analyst IMS Investment Management Services Ltd. now owns 1,750,079 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,075,091,000 after buying an additional 712,026 shares in the last quarter. 44.58% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Invesco QQQ Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ QQQ opened at $740.62 on Friday. Invesco QQQ has a one year low of $523.65 and a one year high of $748.65. The company’s fifty day moving average is $695.40 and its two-hundred day moving average is $639.48.

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 paid a dividend of $0.8135 per share. This is a positive change from Invesco QQQ’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.73. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 22nd. This represents a $3.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%.

Invesco QQQ News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Invesco QQQ declared a quarterly dividend of $0.8135 per share, an 11.0% increase from the prior quarter, which can improve investor sentiment toward the fund. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple articles highlighted QQQ’s strong long-term performance, including commentary that a modest investment in the ETF a decade ago would now be worth far more, reinforcing its status as a premier growth benchmark. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader market and ETF coverage showed U.S. equity funds trading higher at times, suggesting the macro backdrop is supportive but not specific to QQQ alone. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Several Fed-related commentaries pointed to a more hawkish policy tone and less forward guidance, which could pressure rate-sensitive growth stocks even as investors assess the implications for the Nasdaq-100. Article Title

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.