Kennicott Capital Management LLC grew its position in Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ – Free Report) by 19.0% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 72,704 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,586 shares during the quarter. Invesco QQQ makes up about 24.8% of Kennicott Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its largest holding. Kennicott Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Invesco QQQ were worth $53,539,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. GenWealth Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Invesco QQQ by 5,010.3% during the 2nd quarter. GenWealth Group Inc. now owns 42,875 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $31,573,000 after purchasing an additional 42,036 shares during the period. Dagco Inc. boosted its holdings in Invesco QQQ by 7.1% in the 2nd quarter. Dagco Inc. now owns 4,402 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,242,000 after buying an additional 290 shares during the period. William Mack & Associates Inc. boosted its holdings in Invesco QQQ by 100.6% in the 2nd quarter. William Mack & Associates Inc. now owns 977 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $719,000 after buying an additional 490 shares during the period. Fiduciary Financial Group LLC increased its stake in Invesco QQQ by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Fiduciary Financial Group LLC now owns 8,041 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,921,000 after buying an additional 36 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Partnership Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Invesco QQQ in the 2nd quarter worth $206,000. 44.58% of the stock is 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: Investor demand remains strong: U.S.-listed ETFs attracted $37 billion last week, including $10.2 billion flowing into QQQ. At the same time, roughly 70% of Nasdaq-100 holdings traded above their 200-day moving averages, indicating broad participation in the rally. Semiconductor ETFs See Profit-Taking as Investors Pile Into QQQ Nasdaq 100 Breadth Hits Its Strongest Level in Over a Year
- Positive Sentiment: Commentary points to additional upside based on historical QQQ signals, market momentum, expected Federal Reserve liquidity, shifting rate expectations, and earnings strength among large technology companies. Historic QQQ Signal Suggests More Gains Ahead Why Momentum, Fed Liquidity, and Tech Beats Signal More Upside
- Neutral Sentiment: Reported short interest was zero shares, with a zero-day days-to-cover ratio. This offers no meaningful evidence of either short-covering support or rising bearish positioning.
- Negative Sentiment: Several analysts warn that AI enthusiasm, elevated valuations, and renewed market optimism could be unsustainable, increasing the risk of a pullback in QQQ’s heavily weighted technology holdings. Timing the AI Boom to Bust The One Chart That Tells Me It Is Time to Get Defensive
- Negative Sentiment: A comparison highlighting QQQ’s higher expense ratio versus the similar QQQM fund may encourage cost-conscious investors to switch products, potentially reducing demand for QQQ over time. Same 100 Stocks, Different Price
Invesco QQQ Price Performance
Invesco QQQ Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 10th. Investors of record on Monday, June 22nd were given a dividend of $0.8135 per share. 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 0.5%. The ex-dividend date was 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.
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