Smith Salley Wealth Management Reduces Stock Holdings in Invesco QQQ $QQQ

Smith Salley Wealth Management lessened its position in shares of Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ) by 12.7% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,378 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 781 shares during the quarter. Smith Salley Wealth Management’s holdings in Invesco QQQ were worth $3,104,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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

Key Stories Impacting Invesco QQQ

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

• Positive Sentiment: Articles highlighting strong earnings growth and continued demand for Nasdaq-100 names support the case for QQQ’s long-term performance, especially if big tech fundamentals remain intact.
• Positive Sentiment: The Nasdaq-100’s June rebalance and new index additions can keep passive inflows flowing into QQQ, helping reinforce demand for the ETF. The Qs Shift Gears: Nasdaq 100 Rebalances While SpaceX Looms
• Neutral Sentiment: Several pieces compare QQQ with QQQM and SPY, but these are mostly portfolio-structure and fee discussions rather than direct drivers of near-term performance. QQQ vs QQQM: Same Nasdaq-100 Index, One Clear Winner for Long-Term Investors
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro articles on inflation, Fed policy, GDP, and Iran peace talks signal a risk-on/risk-off backdrop that is influencing QQQ, but they do not point to a single ETF-specific event. Thursday’s Hot Inflation Print Could Scare A Lot Of People Into The Wrong Trade
• Negative Sentiment: Comments that a hotter inflation print and a hawkish Fed could hurt growth stocks are a headwind for QQQ, which is heavily weighted toward rate-sensitive technology names.
• Negative Sentiment: A bearish take on QQQ’s AI exposure suggests the market may be too optimistic about the durability of the megacap tech growth trade. QQQ: The AI Business Model Is Likely Collapsing

Invesco QQQ Stock Down 0.4%

QQQ stock opened at $737.95 on Tuesday. Invesco QQQ has a 1 year low of $523.65 and a 1 year high of $748.65. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $697.96 and its 200 day moving average price is $640.45.

Invesco QQQ Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 10th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 22nd will be given a $0.8135 dividend. This is an increase from Invesco QQQ’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.73. This represents a $3.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 22nd.

Invesco QQQ 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.