Ground Swell Capital LLC Has $1.76 Million Stock Position in Invesco QQQ $QQQ

Ground Swell Capital LLC reduced its stake in Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ) by 93.9% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,057 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 46,943 shares during the quarter. Invesco QQQ comprises approximately 3.5% of Ground Swell Capital LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Ground Swell Capital LLC’s holdings in Invesco QQQ were worth $1,764,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Well Done LLC raised its stake in Invesco QQQ by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Well Done LLC now owns 3,439 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,113,000 after buying an additional 16 shares during the last quarter. Tenon Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of Invesco QQQ by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Tenon Financial LLC now owns 805 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $494,000 after acquiring an additional 17 shares during the last quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. grew its stake in shares of Invesco QQQ by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 1,017 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $625,000 after acquiring an additional 17 shares during the last quarter. Cascade Investment Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Invesco QQQ by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. Cascade Investment Group Inc. now owns 388 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $238,000 after acquiring an additional 17 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Keeler & Nadler Financial Planning & Wealth Management grew its position in Invesco QQQ by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Keeler & Nadler Financial Planning & Wealth Management now owns 576 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $354,000 after purchasing an additional 17 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 44.58% of the company’s stock.

Invesco QQQ Stock Down 1.4%

Shares of Invesco 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 company has a 50-day simple moving average of $704.99 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $642.79.

Invesco QQQ Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 10th. Investors of record on Monday, June 22nd will be given a dividend of $0.8135 per share. This represents a $3.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. This is an increase from Invesco QQQ’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.73. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 22nd.

Key Headlines Impacting Invesco QQQ

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 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.