Quantinno Capital Management LP boosted its stake in shares of Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ – Free Report) by 37.7% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 285,012 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 78,005 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP’s holdings in Invesco QQQ were worth $164,503,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in QQQ. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. acquired a new stake in shares of Invesco QQQ during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Shcp LLC acquired a new position in Invesco QQQ in the third quarter valued at about $27,000. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC raised its stake in Invesco QQQ by 2,150.0% in the fourth quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 45 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Rachor Investment Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in Invesco QQQ during the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Islay Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Invesco QQQ during the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. 44.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Key Invesco QQQ News
Here are the key news stories impacting Invesco QQQ this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Technical analysis cited QQQ bouncing from a support zone, while aggressive buying in Nvidia and optimism surrounding a potential massive OpenAI data-center project provided support for the fund’s AI- and semiconductor-heavy holdings. Aggressive Buying On Nvidia Backing Massive OpenAI Data Center And Trump Pausing Iran Attacks
- Neutral Sentiment: Fund reports describe QQQ as a passively managed ETF offering broad exposure to large-cap growth stocks. These reports provide portfolio context but do not identify a major new catalyst for the shares. Should Invesco QQQ Be on Your Investing Radar? Should Invesco QQQ Be on Your Investing Radar?
- Negative Sentiment: Commentary questioned whether QQQ’s growth is worth its opportunity cost, even though its valuation is not unusually high by the fund’s own historical standards. What Is the Growth in QQQ Actually Costing You?
- Negative Sentiment: Analysts warned that QQQ’s largest technology holdings are engaged in an AI capital-spending race, with rising investment, pressure on free cash flow and increasing competition in cloud services. Separate commentary said signs of an overstretched AI bubble are emerging. QQQ and Tech Earnings The AI Bubble Is Bigger Than Ever and the Cracks Are Starting to Show
- Negative Sentiment: Reports also highlighted potential Federal Reserve rate-hike risk and broader market warning signals, both of which could pressure high-growth technology valuations. The Next Fed Rate Hike May Be Coming Soon
Invesco QQQ Trading Down 0.3%
Invesco QQQ Increases Dividend
The company also recently declared 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. This is a boost from Invesco QQQ’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.73. 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%.
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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