Pinnacle Associates Ltd. Buys 5,309 Shares of Invesco QQQ $QQQ

Pinnacle Associates Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ) by 2.8% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 194,344 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 5,309 shares during the quarter. Invesco QQQ comprises about 1.5% of Pinnacle Associates Ltd.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest position. Pinnacle Associates Ltd.’s holdings in Invesco QQQ were worth $116,679,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake 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 purchasing an additional 4,989 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted 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 purchasing an additional 176 shares during the period. Jupiter Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Invesco QQQ in the 2nd quarter valued at $290,000. Wealth Group Ltd. grew its holdings in Invesco QQQ by 283.7% in the 2nd quarter. Wealth Group Ltd. now owns 24,629 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $13,587,000 after buying an additional 18,210 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ignite Planners LLC increased its position in Invesco QQQ by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter. Ignite Planners LLC now owns 8,149 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,574,000 after buying an additional 160 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 44.58% of the company’s stock.

Invesco QQQ Price Performance

Shares of Invesco QQQ stock opened at $599.75 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $614.62 and a 200-day moving average of $607.49. Invesco QQQ has a 52-week low of $402.39 and a 52-week high of $637.01.

Invesco QQQ Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 22nd were given a dividend of $0.7941 per share. This represents a $3.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 22nd. This is a boost from Invesco QQQ’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.69.

Invesco QQQ News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Put-buying and short-covering flows are cited by some analysts as a bullish signal that large-cap tech could rally once volatility stabilizes, supporting QQQ’s longer-term technical bid. Short Selling And Put Buying Still Point To Big Tech Rally
• Positive Sentiment: Retail and momentum investors remain concentrated in mega-cap names (NVIDIA, Microsoft, Meta), which can limit downside in QQQ even amid wider risk-off moves. War Risk Is Real and QQQ Investors Simply Do Not Care
• Neutral Sentiment: Pre-market ETF commentaries and daily updates flagged QQQ weakness tied to oil moves — useful situational color but not new fundamentals for the holdings. Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (QQQ) Daily Update, 3-6-2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Trade press notes that QQQ has outperformed over time and some pieces frame recent weakness as a potential buying opportunity rather than a structural problem. Investors in This ETF Have Earned Far More Than They Could Have Reasonably Expected
• Negative Sentiment: February payrolls came in meaningfully below expectations (a large NFP miss), raising growth‑fear and risk‑off flows that weigh on cyclical and growth‑sensitive tech exposure in QQQ. Payroll weakness was partly blamed on weather and a nursing strike but still spooked markets. A Drop In Payrolls
• Negative Sentiment: Surging oil driven by Middle East tensions is lifting inflation and stagflation concerns; higher energy costs and re‑priced Fed expectations are a headwind for multiple QQQ constituents. Surging Oil Prices May Be About To Jolt Markets
• Negative Sentiment: Federal Reserve uncertainty — analysts note the payroll miss plus oil/inflation upside creates ambiguity for the Fed path, increasing market volatility that typically pressures high‑multiple tech names in QQQ. Federal Reserve Watch: Uncertainty
• Negative Sentiment: Broad ETFs and equity indices moved lower at midday, amplifying outflows and mechanical selling in large, liquid ETFs like QQQ. That broad selling is a proximate cause of today’s pressure. Exchange-Traded Funds Move Lower as US Equities Drop at Midday

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.