Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ) to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $0.79

Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ) declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, December 22nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 22nd will be given a dividend of 0.7941 per share by the exchange traded fund on Wednesday, December 31st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 22nd. This is a 14.4% increase from Invesco QQQ’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.69.

Invesco QQQ Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ QQQ traded up $2.33 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $619.38. The stock had a trading volume of 43,613,772 shares, compared to its average volume of 49,070,973. Invesco QQQ has a 1-year low of $402.39 and a 1-year high of $637.01. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $614.14 and a 200 day moving average price of $584.06.

Trending Headlines about Invesco QQQ

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

• Positive Sentiment: Conversion to an open-end fund could boost flows and accessibility for retail and institutional investors, reducing structural outflows tied to the unit investment trust wrapper and potentially lowering trading frictions. QQQ to Become an Open-End Fund
• Positive Sentiment: QQQ announced a higher quarterly dividend (up ~14.4% to $0.7941), with an ex-dividend/record date this week — a modest yield uplift that can attract income-minded ETF buyers. Dividend Announcement (record/ex-dividend details)
• Positive Sentiment: Fresh institutional buying reported (BlueSky Wealth Advisors added roughly $536k) signals continued demand from advisory platforms and could support secondary-market flows. BlueSky Wealth Advisors Investment
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple 2026 market outlook pieces argue for a generally bullish backdrop (soft landing / risk-on regime) that would favor growth-heavy QQQ — but timing and volatility remain uncertain. 2026 Market Outlook: First Half Swoon With A Strong Finish
• Neutral Sentiment: ETF education and comparison pieces (ETF Trends, The Motley Fool) highlight QQQ’s strong long-term growth but higher volatility versus broad S&P funds — useful for allocation decisions but not an immediate catalyst. Some of the Best Stocks of the Past 25 Years Reside in These ETFs
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent coverage notes a rebound in tech/AI that supported a Friday gain for QQQ — momentum context that helps explain short-term strength but may not persist. QQQ ETF News, 12-22-2025
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple commentaries warn of market froth and stretched valuations — a risk for a tech-heavy ETF like QQQ if sentiment shifts or growth stocks retrace. ‘Irrational Exuberance’: 5 Signs Of Market Froth
• Negative Sentiment: Bond-market dynamics and potential rate volatility (debate over bear steepeners / rate moves) remain a watch item — rising rates or risk aversion would be a headwind for growth/QQQ. Will The Bond Market Help Keep Stocks Humming In 2026?

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.