Advisor Resource Council Cuts Stock Position in Invesco QQQ $QQQ

Key Points

• Advisor Resource Council cut its position in Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ) by 90% in Q3, selling 3,858 shares and leaving 428 shares valued at $257,000.
• Other firms made modest moves—Goodman Advisory, Barnes Dennig and others opened small stakes or increased holdings—and total institutional ownership of QQQ is 44.58%.
• QQQ raised its quarterly dividend to $0.7941 (annualized $3.18, ~0.5% yield), and the ETF opened at $599.75 with a 50‑day/200‑day moving average of $614.62/$607.79 and a one‑year range of $402.39–$637.01 amid mixed macro and market signals.

Advisor Resource Council cut its position in Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ - Free Report) by 90.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 428 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock after selling 3,858 shares during the quarter. Advisor Resource Council's holdings in Invesco QQQ were worth $257,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Goodman Advisory Group LLC acquired a new stake in Invesco QQQ in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Navigoe LLC increased its position in shares of Invesco QQQ by 300.0% during the third quarter. Navigoe LLC now owns 60 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. PayPay Securities Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Invesco QQQ by 78.9% during the 3rd quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 68 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Invesco QQQ in the 3rd quarter worth $42,000. Finally, Accent Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Invesco QQQ by 43.1% in the 3rd quarter. Accent Capital Management LLC now owns 83 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. 44.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

More Invesco QQQ News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Put-buying and short-covering flows are cited by some analysts as a bullish signal that large-cap tech could rally once volatility stabilizes, supporting QQQ's longer-term technical bid. Short Selling And Put Buying Still Point To Big Tech Rally
• Positive Sentiment: Retail and momentum investors remain concentrated in mega-cap names (NVIDIA, Microsoft, Meta), which can limit downside in QQQ even amid wider risk-off moves. War Risk Is Real and QQQ Investors Simply Do Not Care
• Neutral Sentiment: Pre-market ETF commentaries and daily updates flagged QQQ weakness tied to oil moves — useful situational color but not new fundamentals for the holdings. Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (QQQ) Daily Update, 3-6-2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Trade press notes that QQQ has outperformed over time and some pieces frame recent weakness as a potential buying opportunity rather than a structural problem. Investors in This ETF Have Earned Far More Than They Could Have Reasonably Expected
• Negative Sentiment: February payrolls came in meaningfully below expectations (a large NFP miss), raising growth‑fear and risk‑off flows that weigh on cyclical and growth‑sensitive tech exposure in QQQ. Payroll weakness was partly blamed on weather and a nursing strike but still spooked markets. A Drop In Payrolls
• Negative Sentiment: Surging oil driven by Middle East tensions is lifting inflation and stagflation concerns; higher energy costs and re‑priced Fed expectations are a headwind for multiple QQQ constituents. Surging Oil Prices May Be About To Jolt Markets
• Negative Sentiment: Federal Reserve uncertainty — analysts note the payroll miss plus oil/inflation upside creates ambiguity for the Fed path, increasing market volatility that typically pressures high‑multiple tech names in QQQ. Federal Reserve Watch: Uncertainty
• Negative Sentiment: Broad ETFs and equity indices moved lower at midday, amplifying outflows and mechanical selling in large, liquid ETFs like QQQ. That broad selling is a proximate cause of today’s pressure. Exchange-Traded Funds Move Lower as US Equities Drop at Midday

Invesco QQQ Stock Performance

Shares of QQQ stock opened at $599.75 on Monday. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $614.62 and its 200 day moving average price is $607.79. Invesco QQQ has a 1-year low of $402.39 and a 1-year high of $637.01.

Invesco QQQ Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 22nd were paid a dividend of $0.7941 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 22nd. This is a positive change from Invesco QQQ's previous quarterly dividend of $0.69. This represents a $3.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%.

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.

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