Vertrix Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ – Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 1,107 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $639,000.
Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Invesco QQQ by 3,567.7% in 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 last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of Invesco QQQ by 381.0% during the fourth 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 last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake in shares of Invesco QQQ by 11.8% in the fourth 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 lifted its stake in shares of 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 worth $1,858,288,000 after acquiring an additional 534,000 shares during the period. Finally, Analyst IMS Investment Management Services Ltd. boosted its holdings 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 during the last quarter. 44.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Key Stories Impacting Invesco QQQ
Here are the key news stories impacting Invesco QQQ this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Broad market sentiment around tech remains supportive, with reports that the Nasdaq showed strength, U.S. equities advanced, and analysts highlighted continued AI-driven upside that could help the Nasdaq-100 holdings inside QQQ. Article Title
- Positive Sentiment: SpaceX is set to join the Nasdaq-100 on July 7, and coverage says passive index funds will need to buy the stock, which could lift Nasdaq-100-tracking products like QQQ through rebalancing flows. Article Title
- Neutral Sentiment: Economic data was mixed, with ADP jobs growth cooling below 100,000 for the first time since March while job openings hit a two-year high; that combination leaves interest-rate expectations and growth sentiment uncertain for large-cap tech. Article Title
- Negative Sentiment: One article argued that QQQ investors are “silently losing” performance over time because of its fee structure versus a cheaper near-identical alternative, which may pressure sentiment toward the fund itself even if it does not affect the underlying Nasdaq-100 holdings. Article Title
Invesco QQQ Price Performance
Invesco QQQ Increases Dividend
The company also recently disclosed 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 22nd. This represents a $3.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. This is an increase from Invesco QQQ’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.73.
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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