HighTower Advisors LLC Purchases 36,923 Shares of Invesco QQQ $QQQ

HighTower Advisors LLC increased its position in Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ) by 3.1% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,230,679 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 36,923 shares during the period. Invesco QQQ comprises 0.9% of HighTower Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 23rd biggest position. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in Invesco QQQ were worth $906,272,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in QQQ. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. bought a new position in Invesco QQQ during the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Shcp LLC bought a new stake in shares of Invesco QQQ during the 3rd quarter worth about $27,000. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Invesco QQQ by 2,150.0% during the 4th quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 45 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Parvin Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Invesco QQQ during the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, High Point Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Invesco QQQ by 68.0% during the 2nd quarter. High Point Wealth Management LLC now owns 42 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 17 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: QQQ benefited from relative strength in the Nasdaq-100, while investor sentiment toward QQQ turned bullish ahead of the latest labor-market data. QQQ ETF edges higher as Nasdaq-100 outperforms
• Positive Sentiment: The August jobs report reportedly exceeded expectations, easing immediate concerns about a weakening labor market and supporting the “soft landing” or “Goldilocks” case for equities. That backdrop can help growth-focused technology stocks held by QQQ. Exchange-Traded Funds Higher, Equity Futures Mixed Pre-Bell Friday After August Jobs Report Tops Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts highlighted broad second-quarter earnings strength and a possible new capital-formation cycle, both of which could support continued demand for large-cap technology and artificial-intelligence companies represented in the Nasdaq-100. Second Quarter Earnings Show Breadth
• Neutral Sentiment: Trading was mixed across major ETFs, with some broad-market funds advancing and others declining. This suggests QQQ’s gains were driven more by Nasdaq-100 leadership than by a uniformly strong market. Exchange-Traded Funds Mixed, US Equities Lower After Midday
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are also weighing the possibility that resilient hiring and a separate report describing hot August inflation could delay rate cuts or even prompt a Federal Reserve hike. Higher interest rates generally pressure the long-duration growth stocks that dominate QQQ. Why The Fed Might Hike Rates After A Red-Hot August Inflation Report
• Negative Sentiment: Concerns that rising long-term Treasury yields could reflect inflation, fiscal pressure, or other structural risks create an additional valuation headwind for QQQ. Benign Or Malign? Reasons For The Rise In Long-Term U.S. Interest Rates
• Negative Sentiment: Profit-margin concerns surrounding the artificial-intelligence boom could weigh on several major QQQ holdings if heavy infrastructure spending fails to generate sufficient returns. The AI Boom Is Eating Its Own Margins

Invesco QQQ Price Performance

Shares of QQQ stock opened at $718.96 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $711.26 and its 200 day simple moving average is $675.80. Invesco QQQ has a twelve month low of $555.60 and a twelve month high of $748.65.

Invesco QQQ Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 22nd were issued a dividend of $0.8135 per share. This represents a $3.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. This is a boost from Invesco QQQ’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.73. The ex-dividend date was 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.