TCI Wealth Advisors Inc. Makes New Investment in Invesco QQQ $QQQ

TCI Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 5,219 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $3,012,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of Invesco QQQ by 3,567.7% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 21,436,917 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $13,168,912,000 after buying an additional 20,852,432 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in Invesco QQQ by 381.0% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 19,547,552 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $12,008,257,000 after acquiring an additional 26,505,055 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in Invesco QQQ by 11.8% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 3,547,591 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,179,321,000 after acquiring an additional 375,581 shares during the period. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund grew its position in Invesco QQQ by 21.4% in the fourth quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 3,025,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,858,288,000 after acquiring an additional 534,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Analyst IMS Investment Management Services Ltd. grew its position in Invesco QQQ by 68.6% in the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 44.58% of the company’s stock.

Invesco QQQ Trading Up 0.1%

QQQ opened at $713.61 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $712.54 and its 200-day moving average is $646.26. Invesco QQQ has a 52-week low of $549.58 and a 52-week high of $748.65.

Invesco QQQ Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 10th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 22nd will be paid a $0.8135 dividend. This represents a $3.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. This is a boost from Invesco QQQ’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.73. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 22nd.

Key Stories Impacting Invesco QQQ

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

• Positive Sentiment: Weaker-than-expected June jobs data helped cool rate-hike fears, which is generally supportive for growth stocks and the Nasdaq-100 holdings that dominate QQQ. Should You Buy the Invesco QQQ ETF After the Recent Nasdaq Sell-Off? History Offers a Crystal-Clear Answer.
• Positive Sentiment: Market commentary says the Nasdaq sell-off may have created a buying opportunity for QQQ after a weak first half for some of America’s biggest growth names. Should You Buy the Invesco QQQ ETF After the Recent Nasdaq Sell-Off? History Offers a Crystal-Clear Answer.
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that stocks and Nasdaq futures were holding up ahead of the payroll release suggest investors remain willing to stay in or add to large-cap tech exposure through QQQ. S&P 500, Nasdaq Futures Climb While Dow Futures Fall Ahead Of Key Jobs Report: META, MU, JACK, CEG Stocks In Focus

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.