Guardian Partners Inc. Cuts Stake in Invesco QQQ $QQQ

Guardian Partners Inc. lowered its stake in shares of Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ) by 94.7% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 476 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 8,449 shares during the quarter. Guardian Partners Inc.’s holdings in Invesco QQQ were worth $275,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of QQQ. Carrera Capital Advisors lifted its holdings in shares of Invesco QQQ by 99.3% in the 4th quarter. Carrera Capital Advisors now owns 2,316 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,423,000 after acquiring an additional 1,154 shares during the last quarter. Flatrock Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in Invesco QQQ during the first quarter worth approximately $924,000. Hegarty Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Invesco QQQ during the first quarter worth approximately $2,212,000. Sovran Advisors LLC raised 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 period. Finally, Ascension Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of 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 valued at $1,786,000 after purchasing an additional 2,678 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 44.58% of the company’s stock.

Invesco QQQ Trading Down 2.0%

Shares of Invesco QQQ stock opened at $661.73 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $716.84 and a 200-day moving average price of $657.29. 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 declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 10th. Investors of record on Monday, June 22nd were given a $0.8135 dividend. This is a boost from Invesco QQQ’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.73. This represents a $3.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 22nd.

Invesco QQQ News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Some analysts view the technology pullback as a potential accumulation opportunity, arguing that strong demand for AI infrastructure and computing capacity could support the long-term earnings outlook for QQQ’s underlying companies. The Market Is Afraid Of Capex But It’s An Accumulation Opportunity
• Positive Sentiment: Longer-term bullish commentary suggests the current AI-led bull market could extend for years, offering potential support if corporate AI investment translates into sustainable revenue and profit growth. Forget The AI Bubble, Because This Bull Market Could Easily Extend Until 2029
• Neutral Sentiment: Microsoft and Meta earnings, along with the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate decision, are major near-term catalysts. Results that validate AI spending could stabilize QQQ, while cautious guidance or a hawkish policy signal could extend volatility. ETFs in the Crosshairs Ahead of Microsoft & Meta Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Crude oil surged amid renewed U.S.-Iran tensions, increasing inflation and interest-rate concerns and weighing on the Nasdaq-100 ahead of the Fed decision. Oil Spikes 7%, Nasdaq 100 Sinks Before Fed
• Negative Sentiment: Fears that AI advances such as Kimi K3 could reduce the cost of developing models are challenging the valuations of expensive technology companies, while semiconductor weakness adds pressure to QQQ. Kimi K3: DeepSeek 2.0, or is this Time Different?

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.