Pacific Capital Wealth Advisors Inc. Raises Holdings in Invesco QQQ $QQQ

Pacific Capital Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ) by 6.0% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 69,790 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,959 shares during the quarter. Invesco QQQ comprises 7.2% of Pacific Capital Wealth Advisors Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Pacific Capital Wealth Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Invesco QQQ were worth $41,900,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. 1832 Asset Management L.P. increased its position in Invesco QQQ by 100.0% during the 2nd quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 2,115 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,167,000 after purchasing an additional 40,999,982 shares during the period. Symphony Financial Ltd. Co. purchased a new position in shares of Invesco QQQ during the second quarter valued at about $1,236,482,000. HRT Financial LP raised its stake in Invesco QQQ by 118.3% in the second quarter. HRT Financial LP now owns 3,145,578 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,735,226,000 after buying an additional 1,704,600 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in Invesco QQQ by 42.4% in the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,895,265 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,700,424,000 after buying an additional 1,457,109 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kensington Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Invesco QQQ by 2,124.5% in the second quarter. Kensington Asset Management LLC now owns 366,881 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $202,386,000 after buying an additional 350,388 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 44.58% of the company’s stock.

Invesco QQQ News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Short-term catalyst — QQQ rose on 1/16 after strength in semiconductors (notably Taiwan Semiconductor) helped the Nasdaq-100 recover, supporting near-term demand for tech-heavy QQQ. Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (QQQ) Daily Update, 1/16/2026
• Positive Sentiment: Investor sentiment lift — AAII’s survey shows a jump in bullish sentiment, which can support flows into broad risk assets and ETFs like QQQ if optimism persists. AAII Sentiment Survey: Bullish Sentiment Jumps
• Positive Sentiment: Macro backdrop possibly supportive — some forecasts expect growth to surprise to the upside in 2026, which would favor growth/tech exposures that dominate QQQ. Economic Forecast 2026: Growth Will Defy Slowdown Fears
• Neutral Sentiment: Product competition — income/option-overlay Nasdaq products (e.g., QQQI, JEPQ) are attracting yield-focused investors; this could siphon some flows from plain QQQ but also appeal to different investor goals. 3 Elite ETFs for Compound-Focused Investors
• Neutral Sentiment: Rates/yield-curve uncertainty — analysis arguing the yield curve will surprise investors introduces dispersion in outcomes for growth stocks; impact on QQQ depends on how rates move. It’s The Yield Curve: Why 2026 Will Surprise Investors
• Negative Sentiment: Recent weakness — QQQ fell earlier in the week (1/15) amid pressure on large-cap tech, reflecting profit-taking and volatility that can push the ETF lower. Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (QQQ) Daily Update, 1/15/2026
• Negative Sentiment: Correction risk flagged — technical/market-strategy commentary warns a break in broad-market levels (SPY) could trigger a larger correction, which would hit QQQ hard given its concentration in mega-cap growth. This Bull Run Looks Tired: If SPY Breaks Below $685, A Big Correction May Be Next
• Negative Sentiment: Flow rotation — reports of money rotating out of big tech into small caps suggest a structural headwind for QQQ if the rotation accelerates. The Great Rotation: Money Flows Out Of Big Tech And Into Small Caps

Invesco QQQ Stock Down 0.1%

Invesco QQQ stock opened at $621.26 on Monday. Invesco QQQ has a fifty-two week low of $402.39 and a fifty-two week high of $637.01. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $616.40 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $596.07.

Invesco QQQ Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Monday, December 22nd were paid a $0.7941 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 22nd. This is a positive change from Invesco QQQ’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.69. This represents a $3.18 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%.

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.