Invesco QQQ $QQQ is Ascentis Independent Advisors' Largest Position

Ascentis Independent Advisors decreased its stake in Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ - Free Report) by 75.4% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 5,199 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock after selling 15,965 shares during the period. Invesco QQQ comprises about 10.3% of Ascentis Independent Advisors' investment portfolio, making the stock its biggest position. Ascentis Independent Advisors' holdings in Invesco QQQ were worth $3,837,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in Invesco QQQ by 3,567.7% in the fourth 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 during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in Invesco QQQ by 381.0% during the fourth 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. lifted its stake 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 worth $2,179,321,000 after purchasing an additional 375,581 shares during the last quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund lifted its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 534,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Analyst IMS Investment Management Services Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Invesco QQQ by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Analyst IMS Investment Management Services Ltd. now owns 1,787,559 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock worth $1,316,358,000 after purchasing an additional 4,751 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 44.58% of the company's stock.

Invesco QQQ News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Technology stocks benefited early in the session as chip shares recovered and equity futures moved higher. Because QQQ is heavily weighted toward large-cap technology companies, improved semiconductor sentiment and expectations surrounding upcoming Nvidia results provided support. Exchange-Traded Funds, Equity Futures Higher Pre-Bell Tuesday as Chip Stocks Recover
• Positive Sentiment: Investor interest in AI infrastructure remains a tailwind for QQQ’s underlying holdings. A newly launched “neocloud” ETF highlights strong demand for companies supplying AI computing capacity, while QQQ provides indirect exposure through major technology companies that purchase and use that infrastructure. Wall Street Just Invented the Neocloud ETF
• Neutral Sentiment: QQQ’s short-interest data showed no meaningful short position, indicating that short covering is unlikely to be a material driver of the fund’s recent move.
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical analysis identifies substantial support near 700, which could help limit downside, but also notes that QQQ remains in a negative-gamma regime that may amplify volatility around key levels. QQQ is Still in a Negative Gamma Regime
• Negative Sentiment: Broad-market ETFs declined after midday, suggesting that profit-taking and macroeconomic caution overshadowed the earlier technology rebound. Exchange-Traded Funds Fall as US Equities Decline After Midday
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are awaiting inflation data, including the PCE price index. A hotter-than-expected reading could push interest rates higher, pressure high-growth technology valuations, and weigh on QQQ. Concerns about elevated government debt and concentrated earnings growth add to the risk backdrop.

Invesco QQQ Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of Invesco QQQ stock opened at $711.37 on Thursday. The business's 50-day moving average price is $712.40 and its 200-day moving average price is $670.49. Invesco QQQ has a 12 month low of $555.60 and a 12 month high of $748.65.

Invesco QQQ Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 10th. Investors of record on Monday, June 22nd were given a $0.8135 dividend. This represents a $3.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 22nd. This is a positive change 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.

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