Banque Pictet & Cie SA Increases Stake in Invesco QQQ $QQQ

Key Points

• Banque Pictet & Cie SA increased its stake in Invesco QQQ by 19.7% in Q4, buying 23,535 shares to hold 143,257 shares worth $87,648,000, which represents about 0.5% of its portfolio and is its 22nd largest position.
• Invesco QQQ paid a quarterly dividend of $0.7328 per share (annualized $2.93, yield 0.5%), with the ex-dividend date on March 23 and payment on March 27.
• QQQ opened at $584.31 (up 1.2%) and trades below its 50‑day ($603.55) and 200‑day ($609.38) moving averages; market sentiment is mixed—short‑term rallies driven by geopolitical de‑escalation and long‑term tech bullishness but countered by geopolitical and economic downside risks and unusual options activity that could boost volatility.

Banque Pictet & Cie SA grew its stake in shares of Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ - Free Report) by 19.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 143,257 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock after purchasing an additional 23,535 shares during the quarter. Invesco QQQ makes up approximately 0.5% of Banque Pictet & Cie SA's portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest position. Banque Pictet & Cie SA's holdings in Invesco QQQ were worth $87,648,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in QQQ. Goodman Advisory Group LLC bought a new stake in Invesco QQQ during the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Shcp LLC bought a new stake in Invesco QQQ in the 3rd quarter worth $27,000. Navigoe LLC increased its position in shares of Invesco QQQ by 300.0% in the third quarter. Navigoe LLC now owns 60 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the period. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Invesco QQQ in the third quarter valued at about $40,000. Finally, PayPay Securities Corp raised its stake in shares of Invesco QQQ by 78.9% during the third quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 68 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. 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 Up 1.2%

Shares of NASDAQ:QQQ opened at $584.31 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $603.55 and a 200-day moving average price of $609.38. Invesco QQQ has a 12 month low of $402.39 and a 12 month high of $637.01.

Invesco QQQ Cuts Dividend

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

About Invesco QQQ

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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