Invesco QQQ $QQQ is Sims Investment Management LLC’s 9th Largest Position

Sims Investment Management LLC decreased its position in shares of Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ) by 13.3% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 10,635 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,633 shares during the period. Invesco QQQ accounts for about 2.3% of Sims Investment Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest position. Sims Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Invesco QQQ were worth $6,138,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of Invesco QQQ by 3,567.7% in 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 in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in shares of Invesco QQQ by 381.0% during the 4th 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 buying an additional 26,505,055 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake in shares of Invesco QQQ by 11.8% during the 4th 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 buying an additional 375,581 shares in the last quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund lifted its stake in shares of 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 valued at $1,858,288,000 after buying an additional 534,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Analyst IMS Investment Management Services Ltd. boosted its holdings in Invesco QQQ by 68.6% in 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. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 44.58% of the company’s stock.

Invesco QQQ News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Chipmaker strength helped calm some AI-related worries, with overnight futures supported by strong Micron results and broader optimism that the AI trade still has room to run.
• Neutral Sentiment: Several market commentary pieces argue that rotation is broadening beyond mega-cap tech, which could mean less concentration risk for QQQ but also a less dominant leadership role for the ETF.
• Neutral Sentiment: Invesco QQQ is also facing fresh competition, as State Street launched a rival Nasdaq-100 ETF and BlackRock is expected to enter the category, which may pressure fee and asset-growth dynamics over time. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Inflation readings remained sticky, including higher core PCE and core services inflation, reinforcing fears that the Fed may stay restrictive longer than hoped and weighing on growth stocks.
• Negative Sentiment: Bearish market commentary about a possible liquidity shock and an “S&P 500 bubble burst” likely added to pressure on QQQ’s tech-heavy holdings, which tend to be sensitive to tightening financial conditions.

Invesco QQQ Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of QQQ stock opened at $706.52 on Friday. Invesco QQQ has a 52-week low of $544.54 and a 52-week high of $748.65. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $704.99 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $642.79.

Invesco QQQ Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 10th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 22nd will be paid a $0.8135 dividend. This represents a $3.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. This is a positive change from Invesco QQQ’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.73. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 22nd.

About Invesco QQQ

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.