Invesco QQQ $QQQ Shares Sold by Sovereign Investment Advisors LLC

Sovereign Investment Advisors LLC reduced its stake in Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ) by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 51,500 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 866 shares during the period. Invesco QQQ makes up approximately 7.1% of Sovereign Investment Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. Sovereign Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Invesco QQQ were worth $37,966,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in shares of Invesco QQQ by 15.0% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 38,348 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $19,605,000 after acquiring an additional 4,989 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Invesco QQQ by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,257 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,687,000 after purchasing an additional 176 shares during the period. Jupiter Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Invesco QQQ in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $290,000. Wealth Group Ltd. raised its position in Invesco QQQ by 283.7% in the second quarter. Wealth Group Ltd. now owns 24,629 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $13,587,000 after purchasing an additional 18,210 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its position in Invesco QQQ by 1,057.3% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 33,063 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $18,239,000 after purchasing an additional 30,206 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 44.58% of the company’s stock.

Invesco QQQ Stock Performance

NASDAQ:QQQ opened at $718.96 on Friday. Invesco QQQ has a 52 week low of $555.60 and a 52 week high of $748.65. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $711.26 and its two-hundred day moving average is $675.29.

Invesco QQQ Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 10th. Investors of record on Monday, June 22nd were issued a $0.8135 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 22nd. 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.

Invesco QQQ News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: QQQ benefited from relative strength in the Nasdaq-100, while investor sentiment toward QQQ turned bullish ahead of the latest labor-market data. QQQ ETF edges higher as Nasdaq-100 outperforms
• Positive Sentiment: The August jobs report reportedly exceeded expectations, easing immediate concerns about a weakening labor market and supporting the “soft landing” or “Goldilocks” case for equities. That backdrop can help growth-focused technology stocks held by QQQ. Exchange-Traded Funds Higher, Equity Futures Mixed Pre-Bell Friday After August Jobs Report Tops Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts highlighted broad second-quarter earnings strength and a possible new capital-formation cycle, both of which could support continued demand for large-cap technology and artificial-intelligence companies represented in the Nasdaq-100. Second Quarter Earnings Show Breadth
• Neutral Sentiment: Trading was mixed across major ETFs, with some broad-market funds advancing and others declining. This suggests QQQ’s gains were driven more by Nasdaq-100 leadership than by a uniformly strong market. Exchange-Traded Funds Mixed, US Equities Lower After Midday
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are also weighing the possibility that resilient hiring and a separate report describing hot August inflation could delay rate cuts or even prompt a Federal Reserve hike. Higher interest rates generally pressure the long-duration growth stocks that dominate QQQ. Why The Fed Might Hike Rates After A Red-Hot August Inflation Report
• Negative Sentiment: Concerns that rising long-term Treasury yields could reflect inflation, fiscal pressure, or other structural risks create an additional valuation headwind for QQQ. Benign Or Malign? Reasons For The Rise In Long-Term U.S. Interest Rates
• Negative Sentiment: Profit-margin concerns surrounding the artificial-intelligence boom could weigh on several major QQQ holdings if heavy infrastructure spending fails to generate sufficient returns. The AI Boom Is Eating Its Own Margins

Invesco QQQ 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.