Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ) Stock Price Down 2% – Here’s Why

Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ) fell 2% during trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as $599.57 and last traded at $600.64. 80,001,152 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 35% from the average session volume of 59,083,914 shares. The stock had previously closed at $613.11.

Key Stories Impacting Invesco QQQ

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

• Positive Sentiment: Large-cap tech and AI leadership remain the primary engines for the Nasdaq-100, supporting QQQ inflows and performance. Should You Buy the Invesco QQQ ETF With the Nasdaq Near a Record High? Here’s What History Says.
• Positive Sentiment: Ongoing AI-driven semiconductor demand and capex themes could lift holdings within QQQ (chip and AI exposure benefit the ETF). AI Semiconductor Demand Could Propel These ETFs
• Neutral Sentiment: Pre-market updates showed modest upside earlier this week, indicating intraday volatility and split sentiment among traders. Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (QQQ) Daily Update, 2/12/2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest updates in the feed show anomalous/zero values (likely data issues), so they shouldn’t be interpreted as meaningful short-squeeze risk today.
• Negative Sentiment: Hawkish interpretation of January jobs (strong payrolls/NFP) has raised concerns that rates could stay higher for longer, pressuring long-duration growth names concentrated in QQQ. Dow Jones And U.S. Index Outlook: Hawkish NFP Sends Stocks Lower
• Negative Sentiment: Investor sentiment shows rising pessimism in the AAII survey, which can weigh on risk appetite for equity ETFs like QQQ. AAII Sentiment Survey: Pessimism Rebounds
• Negative Sentiment: Several market commentaries warn that an AI-driven “Goldilocks” narrative and concentration in a few winners could leave the market vulnerable to a correction if macro surprises shift—heightening downside risk for QQQ. AI Goldilocks Is Fooling The Market

Invesco QQQ Price Performance

The company has a 50-day moving average of $619.22 and a 200-day moving average of $603.29.

Invesco QQQ Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 22nd were given a dividend of $0.7941 per share. 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%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 22nd.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Invesco QQQ

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in shares of Invesco QQQ by 15.0% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 38,348 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $19,605,000 after buying an additional 4,989 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in Invesco QQQ by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,257 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,687,000 after acquiring an additional 176 shares in the last quarter. Jupiter Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Invesco QQQ during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $290,000. Pasadena Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Invesco QQQ by 90.6% during the 2nd quarter. Pasadena Private Wealth LLC now owns 13,507 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $7,451,000 after acquiring an additional 6,420 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Group Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of 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 last quarter. 44.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.