Smith Moore & CO. Boosts Holdings in Invesco QQQ $QQQ

Smith Moore & CO. boosted its stake in Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ) by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 28,015 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 923 shares during the period. Invesco QQQ accounts for about 1.3% of Smith Moore & CO.’s holdings, making the stock its 13th biggest position. Smith Moore & CO.’s holdings in Invesco QQQ were worth $16,819,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of QQQ. Navigoe LLC lifted its stake in Invesco QQQ by 300.0% in the third quarter. Navigoe LLC now owns 60 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. PayPay Securities Corp raised its stake in shares of Invesco QQQ by 78.9% in the third quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 68 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the period. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Invesco QQQ in the third quarter valued at $42,000. Accent Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Invesco QQQ by 43.1% during the 3rd quarter. Accent Capital Management LLC now owns 83 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $50,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Canoe Financial LP bought a new position in shares of Invesco QQQ during the 3rd quarter worth $64,000. 44.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Invesco QQQ Price Performance

Shares of QQQ opened at $608.91 on Friday. Invesco QQQ has a fifty-two week low of $402.39 and a fifty-two week high of $637.01. The business has a 50-day moving average of $615.10 and a 200 day moving average of $607.07.

Invesco QQQ Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 22nd were paid a $0.7941 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 22nd. This is a positive change from Invesco QQQ’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.69. This represents a $3.18 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%.

Key Headlines Impacting Invesco QQQ

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts argue that continued AI investment and infrastructure buildouts should keep the broad tech-led bull market intact, supporting QQQ’s heavyweight names and longer-term demand for the ETF. AI Buildout Will Keep The Broad Bull Market Intact
• Positive Sentiment: Market volatility from Middle East tensions has created “buy-the-dip” opportunities highlighted across several top-ranked ETFs (including tech exposures), a narrative that can attract inflows back into QQQ on pullbacks. Buy the Dip in These Top-Ranked ETFs
• Neutral Sentiment: Fresh economic releases this week — weekly jobless claims, productivity, labor costs and trade data — are driving intraday moves and will influence growth and rates expectations that matter for growth-heavy QQQ. Watch upcoming prints for near-term volatility. Parade of Econ Data: Jobless Claims, Productivity & More
• Neutral Sentiment: Daily ETF updates note modest pre-market weakness and day-to-day fluctuations in QQQ tied to its Nasdaq-100 constituents; these routine updates reflect short-term flows rather than a structural change. Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (QQQ) Daily Update, 3/5/2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Comparisons between VOO (S&P 500 exposure) and QQQ highlight different risk/reward trade-offs; investor allocation decisions between broad-market and concentrated tech exposure can change relative flows into QQQ over time. VOO vs. QQQ: Which ETF Has Better Growth Potential in 2026?
• Negative Sentiment: Broad-market ETFs were reported sliding as U.S. equities turned lower midday, a sign that ETF outflows and risk-off flows are pressuring QQQ alongside other major funds. Exchange-Traded Funds Drop as US Equities Point Lower After Midday
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical risk (Middle East) and rising oil and VIX levels are cited as potential tail risks; coverage suggests some investors are nervous, which can increase volatility and spur short-term selling in growthier ETFs like QQQ. War Risk Is Real and QQQ Investors Simply Do Not Care

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.