Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT Trims Position in Invesco QQQ $QQQ

Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT cut its stake in shares of Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ) by 3.9% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 21,959 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 889 shares during the period. Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT’s holdings in Invesco QQQ were worth $12,674,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of QQQ. Carrera Capital Advisors grew its holdings in shares of Invesco QQQ by 99.3% during the fourth quarter. Carrera Capital Advisors now owns 2,316 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,423,000 after purchasing an additional 1,154 shares in the last quarter. Flatrock Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Invesco QQQ in the first quarter valued at approximately $924,000. Hegarty Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Invesco QQQ in the first quarter valued at approximately $2,212,000. Sovran Advisors LLC lifted its position in Invesco QQQ by 8.0% during the fourth quarter. Sovran Advisors LLC now owns 18,032 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $11,212,000 after purchasing an additional 1,340 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ascension Capital Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Invesco QQQ by 643.8% in the 1st quarter. Ascension Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 3,094 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,786,000 after buying an additional 2,678 shares in the last quarter. 44.58% of the stock is 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: Broader U.S. equity futures and major ETFs were higher pre-market Friday, which can support QQQ because it tracks the Nasdaq-100’s large-cap growth names. Exchange-Traded Funds, Equity Futures Higher Pre-Bell Friday Amid New US Tariffs
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage highlighted that AI and hyperscaler earnings remain the market’s main focus, which can help QQQ if investors continue to bid up Nasdaq-heavy mega-cap tech. Nasdaq, S&P 500, Dow Futures Shake Off Iran Jitters As Investors Turn To AI Hyperscaler Earnings: INTC, TSLA, TTD, HIMS In Focus
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s strong earnings reaction showed some semiconductor strength, but mixed results across major tech names kept the broader QQQ outlook uneven. Stock Market Today: Dow Rises As Oil Prices Fall; Intel Shares Surge On Earnings (Live Coverage)
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentary on rising AI spending and high valuations suggests investors are still debating whether the tech rally has room to run or is getting stretched. Markets Track Lower As AI Spending Soars
• Negative Sentiment: Several articles warned that heavy spending, higher Treasury yields, and concern over the AI trade’s exhaustion could weigh on Nasdaq-heavy funds like QQQ if sentiment cools further. Treasury Yields Push Higher, Testing Wall Street’s Nerve
• Negative Sentiment: Thursday’s sharp drop in major tech names, including Alphabet and Tesla, underscored the risk that weakness in a few QQQ-heavy constituents can drag the ETF lower. Stock Market Today: Dow Jones Index Falls 300 Points As Alphabet, Tesla Dive On Earnings News (Live Coverage)

Invesco QQQ Price Performance

QQQ stock opened at $684.25 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $718.86 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $655.96. Invesco QQQ has a one year low of $551.68 and a one year high of $748.65.

Invesco QQQ Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 10th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 22nd were issued a dividend of $0.8135 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 22nd. This represents a $3.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. This is an increase from Invesco QQQ’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.73.

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.