Invesco QQQ $QQQ Shares Purchased by Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich

Key Points

• Bank Julius Baer increased its Invesco QQQ position by 4.1% in the third quarter, adding 15,659 shares to own 398,824 shares worth approximately $294.6 million. Hedge funds and other institutions collectively hold 44.58% of QQQ.
• QQQ opened at $690.49, compared with a 12-month range of $555.60 to $762.86. Its technology-heavy Nasdaq-100 exposure offers long-term growth potential but leaves the ETF sensitive to earnings, interest rates, inflation and elevated valuations.
• The ETF’s quarterly dividend fell to $0.7514 per share from $0.8135, representing annualized dividends of about $3.01 and a yield of 0.4%.

Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich raised its position in shares of Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ - Free Report) by 4.1% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 398,824 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock after purchasing an additional 15,659 shares during the period. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich owned approximately 0.06% of Invesco QQQ worth $294,622,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Flatrock Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Invesco QQQ in the first quarter valued at about $924,000. Hegarty Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Invesco QQQ in the 1st quarter valued at $2,212,000. Dixon Fnancial Services Inc. increased its position in shares of Invesco QQQ by 119.9% in the third quarter. Dixon Fnancial Services Inc. now owns 1,834 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock worth $1,357,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. Ascension Capital Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Invesco QQQ by 643.8% during the 1st quarter. Ascension Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 3,094 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock worth $1,786,000 after purchasing an additional 2,678 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Financial Insights Inc. lifted its position in shares of Invesco QQQ by 6.8% in the 2nd quarter. Financial Insights Inc. now owns 29,790 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock worth $21,938,000 after buying an additional 1,901 shares during the last quarter. 44.58% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Invesco QQQ News

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

• Positive Sentiment: An AI-based analyst model projects more than 12% upside for QQQ, supporting the ETF’s longer-term growth case despite near-term volatility. These 3 ETFs Have 12%+ Upside, According to the AI Analyst
• Positive Sentiment: Stronger-than-expected third-quarter GDP, driven partly by computer-equipment investment, and resilient consumer spending indicate that the economy remains supportive of corporate technology demand. Record Increase In Computer Equipment Drives 2026Q3 GDP Above Expectations
• Neutral Sentiment: QQQ continues to provide broad Nasdaq-100 exposure, but its heavy weighting in a small group of chipmakers and technology platforms leaves investors especially sensitive to earnings and interest-rate news. This Little-Known ETF Owns QQQ's Stocks Without the Big Bet on Nvidia
• Negative Sentiment: Nasdaq futures and technology ETFs are falling as Amazon and Intel plunge following disappointing earnings, raising concerns about slowing demand and elevated tech-sector valuations. Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Dives As Amazon, Intel Plunge On Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Alphabet’s unusually large post-earnings decline is directly weighing on QQQ because Alphabet is a major Nasdaq-100 holding, while also pulling other technology shares lower. Alphabet Is Having Its Worst Earnings Day Ever
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned that persistent inflation, rising bond yields, potential future Federal Reserve tightening, and heavy AI-related borrowing could pressure growth-stock valuations. Why Rising Rates Could Break the Bull Market Before AI Spending Can Save It

Invesco QQQ Price Performance

Shares of Invesco QQQ stock opened at $690.49 on Monday. Invesco QQQ has a 12-month low of $555.60 and a 12-month high of $762.86. The stock's fifty day moving average is $725.00 and its 200-day moving average is $679.01.

Invesco QQQ Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 21st were given a dividend of $0.7514 per share. This represents a $3.01 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. This is a decrease from Invesco QQQ's previous quarterly dividend of $0.8135. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 21st.

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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