Principal Financial Group Inc. reduced its position in shares of Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ – Free Report) by 2.4% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 104,237 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 2,539 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Invesco QQQ were worth $60,164,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in Invesco QQQ by 3,567.7% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 21,436,917 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $13,168,912,000 after purchasing an additional 20,852,432 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in shares of Invesco QQQ by 381.0% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 19,547,552 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $12,008,257,000 after purchasing an additional 26,505,055 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings 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 valued at $2,179,321,000 after purchasing an additional 375,581 shares in the last quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund increased its stake in Invesco QQQ by 21.4% during the 4th 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 buying an additional 534,000 shares during the period. Finally, Analyst IMS Investment Management Services Ltd. increased its stake in Invesco QQQ by 68.6% during the 4th quarter. Analyst IMS Investment Management Services Ltd. now owns 1,750,079 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,075,091,000 after buying an additional 712,026 shares during the period. 44.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Invesco QQQ News Roundup
Here are the key news stories impacting Invesco QQQ this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Apple is outperforming and hitting fresh records, which helps support QQQ because AAPL is one of its largest holdings. AAPL Stock Hits Fresh Record As July Rally Nears Best Month In Nearly 4 Years — HSBC Sees Another 10% Upside
- Neutral Sentiment: New ETF launches and commentary continue to highlight investor interest in Nasdaq and tech income strategies, but these are not strong enough to move QQQ on their own. Meet TMGN, the 0.88 Fee ETF Betting on Tech Giants and Options Income
- Neutral Sentiment: Broad-market ETFs and U.S. equities were mixed to lower intraday, suggesting overall risk appetite has softened. Exchange-Traded Funds Fall as US Equities Decline After Midday
- Negative Sentiment: Chip stocks are under pressure on TSMC capex concerns, hurting the semiconductor-heavy portion of the Nasdaq-100 and weighing on QQQ. S&P 500, Nasdaq, Dow End Lower As Chip Stocks Slide On TSMC Capex Concerns — TSM, MU, NVDA, UNH, GOOGL In Focus
- Negative Sentiment: Tech and momentum stocks are seeing some of the highest volatility in decades, adding to pressure on the Nasdaq-100 and QQQ. The Tech Shakeout: Market Extremes & Gavin Baker’s Bold Call
Invesco QQQ Price Performance
Invesco QQQ Increases Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 10th. Investors of record on Monday, June 22nd were issued a $0.8135 dividend. This represents a $3.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. This is a boost from Invesco QQQ’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.73. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 22nd.
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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