Invesco QQQ $QQQ Stake Lowered by SBI Securities Co. Ltd.

SBI Securities Co. Ltd. lowered its holdings in Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ - Free Report) by 1.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 192,740 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock after selling 2,214 shares during the quarter. Invesco QQQ comprises 3.0% of SBI Securities Co. Ltd.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. SBI Securities Co. Ltd.'s holdings in Invesco QQQ were worth $118,402,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Invesco QQQ by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 3,071,021 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock valued at $1,843,749,000 after acquiring an additional 8,038 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Invesco QQQ by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,986,326 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock valued at $1,792,901,000 after acquiring an additional 64,025 shares during the last quarter. Analyst IMS Investment Management Services Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Invesco QQQ by 68.6% in the 4th quarter. Analyst IMS Investment Management Services Ltd. now owns 1,750,079 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock valued at $1,075,091,000 after acquiring an additional 712,026 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE increased its holdings in shares of Invesco QQQ by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,378,057 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock valued at $827,346,000 after acquiring an additional 7,378 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Maxi Investments CY Ltd grew its stake in Invesco QQQ by 8.1% during the 3rd quarter. Maxi Investments CY Ltd now owns 1,235,000 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock worth $741,457,000 after buying an additional 92,700 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 44.58% of the company's stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Invesco QQQ

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

• Positive Sentiment: Heavy inflows and April outperformance vs. peers — QQQ saw strong net inflows and topped SPY in April as growth/AI names led the market, a tailwind for the fund’s price and demand. Investors pour billions into QQQ
• Positive Sentiment: Strong earnings and AI capex theme — headlines point to resilient corporate profits and continued AI-related spending, which benefits the Nasdaq-100 exposure that QQQ tracks. Stocks Soar As Profits Roar
• Positive Sentiment: Sector leadership from AI, semis and tech ETFs — April winners were concentrated in AI and semiconductor-focused funds, supporting tech-heavy QQQ momentum. Best-Performing ETFs of April
• Positive Sentiment: Market commentary and daily updates note QQQ strength this morning, highlighting premarket gains and short-term bullish flows that can amplify intraday moves. Why Is QQQ Rising Today?
• Neutral Sentiment: Competition from dividend and value ETFs — a Fidelity high-dividend ETF (FIDI) has matched/edged QQQ YTD performance, which could divert some flows but so far hasn’t halted QQQ’s momentum. This ETF Is Outpacing Tech Stocks
• Neutral Sentiment: Positioning shifts in equal-weight Nasdaq vehicles — an institutional trim in an equal-weight Nasdaq ETF (QQEW) is noted; it may modestly redirect flows between Nasdaq products without directly reducing demand for market-cap-weighted QQQ. Gratus Wealth Trims QQEW Stake
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical and inflation fears — renewed Middle East tensions and oil spikes are reviving inflation worries, a risk to long-duration growth stocks that dominate QQQ. Latest Middle East Turmoil
• Negative Sentiment: Macro & leverage concerns — several commentaries warn of stretched market leverage and broader macro fragility, which could trigger risk-off flows that hurt growth-heavy ETFs like QQQ. The Macro Situation Is Collapsing

Invesco QQQ Stock Performance

NASDAQ:QQQ opened at $681.57 on Wednesday. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $612.32 and its 200 day moving average price is $614.73. Invesco QQQ has a 52-week low of $476.78 and a 52-week high of $682.77.

Invesco QQQ Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 27th. Investors of record on Monday, March 23rd were paid a dividend of $0.7328 per share. This represents a $2.93 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 23rd.

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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