Ruggaard & Associates LLC Has $402,000 Stake in Invesco QQQ $QQQ

Ruggaard & Associates LLC decreased its holdings in Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ) by 69.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 654 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,500 shares during the quarter. Ruggaard & Associates LLC’s holdings in Invesco QQQ were worth $402,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its position in Invesco QQQ by 3,567.7% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 21,436,917 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $13,168,912,000 after acquiring an additional 20,852,432 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of Invesco QQQ by 381.0% during 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 during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased 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 holdings in shares of Invesco QQQ by 21.4% in the fourth 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 purchasing an additional 534,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Analyst IMS Investment Management Services Ltd. raised its position 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 purchasing an additional 712,026 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 44.58% of the company’s stock.

Key Invesco QQQ News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Broad U.S. equity ETFs were higher or stable in intraday trading, suggesting some support for risk assets and large-cap growth exposure. Exchange-Traded Funds, US Equities Higher After Midday
• Positive Sentiment: Market discussion around semiconductors and AI remains a potential tailwind for QQQ because those sectors are key index holdings. Semiconductor Stocks May Be Creating A Stock Market Misalignment
• Neutral Sentiment: ETFs saw unusual volume and investors are watching flows, but the article does not point to a clear QQQ-specific catalyst. 2 ETFs to Watch for Outsized Volume on US Treasury & Dividend
• Neutral Sentiment: Some commentary continues to debate QQQ’s valuation and whether there are cheaper ways to get tech exposure, but this is more of a long-term positioning argument than an immediate stock driver. VOO vs. QQQ — Which Strong Buy-Rated ETF Should You Choose Now?
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple Fed-related articles point to a hawkish policy shift, which could weigh on QQQ by raising discount-rate pressure on high-multiple tech stocks. Fed Chair Warsh in the Spotlight: Will He Advocate Rate Cuts?
• Negative Sentiment: Articles warning that the Fed may not provide forward guidance and could be moving toward rate hikes are a negative backdrop for growth-oriented ETFs like QQQ. New Era for the Fed: Kevin Warsh at the FOMC

Invesco QQQ Stock Up 2.5%

NASDAQ:QQQ opened at $740.62 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $692.71 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $638.77. Invesco QQQ has a 52-week low of $523.65 and a 52-week high of $748.65.

Invesco QQQ Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 10th. Investors of record on Monday, June 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.8135 per share. This represents a $3.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. 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.

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.