Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ) Trading Up 1.5% - Time to Buy?

Key Points

• Invesco QQQ's stock price rose 1.5% during mid-day trading, reaching a high of $563.13, while the trading volume decreased by 61% compared to the average.
• Recently, Invesco QQQ declared a quarterly dividend of $0.5911 per share, which represents an annualized yield of 0.4%.
• Institutional ownership for Invesco QQQ stands at 44.58%, with several large investors increasing their stakes in the company during the second quarter.

Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ - )'s stock price traded up 1.5% during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as $563.13 and last traded at $561.98. 17,266,930 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 61% from the average session volume of 44,759,934 shares. The stock had previously closed at $553.88.

Invesco QQQ Trading Up 1.7%

The company has a 50-day moving average of $544.01 and a 200-day moving average of $510.67.

Invesco QQQ Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 23rd were issued a dividend of $0.5911 per share. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 23rd.

Institutional Trading of Invesco QQQ

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in Invesco QQQ by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 31,073 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock valued at $17,142,000 after purchasing an additional 907 shares during the last quarter. Buckhead Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Invesco QQQ during the 2nd quarter valued at about $301,000. Simon Quick Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Invesco QQQ by 15.5% during the 2nd quarter. Simon Quick Advisors LLC now owns 7,308 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock valued at $4,031,000 after purchasing an additional 979 shares during the last quarter. REDW Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of Invesco QQQ by 6.9% during the 2nd quarter. REDW Wealth LLC now owns 2,338 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock worth $1,290,000 after buying an additional 151 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ledyard National Bank lifted its position in shares of Invesco QQQ by 20.3% during the 2nd quarter. Ledyard National Bank now owns 1,529 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock worth $843,000 after buying an additional 258 shares in the last quarter. 44.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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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