Centaurus Financial Inc. reduced its stake in Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ – Free Report) by 3.8% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 50,059 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,990 shares during the period. Invesco QQQ makes up about 1.4% of Centaurus Financial Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest holding. Centaurus Financial Inc.’s holdings in Invesco QQQ were worth $28,893,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new position in Invesco QQQ in the first quarter valued at about $599,000. IFS Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Invesco QQQ in the first quarter worth about $248,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its position in shares of Invesco QQQ by 0.5% in the first quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 38,321 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $22,118,000 after buying an additional 194 shares during the period. Amundi grew its stake in shares of Invesco QQQ by 3.9% in the first quarter. Amundi now owns 48,422 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $27,948,000 after buying an additional 1,801 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Parvin Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Invesco QQQ in the first quarter valued at about $28,000. 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: Some analysts view the technology pullback as a potential accumulation opportunity, arguing that strong demand for AI infrastructure and computing capacity could support the long-term earnings outlook for QQQ’s underlying companies. The Market Is Afraid Of Capex But It’s An Accumulation Opportunity
- Positive Sentiment: Longer-term bullish commentary suggests the current AI-led bull market could extend for years, offering potential support if corporate AI investment translates into sustainable revenue and profit growth. Forget The AI Bubble, Because This Bull Market Could Easily Extend Until 2029
- Neutral Sentiment: Microsoft and Meta earnings, along with the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate decision, are major near-term catalysts. Results that validate AI spending could stabilize QQQ, while cautious guidance or a hawkish policy signal could extend volatility. ETFs in the Crosshairs Ahead of Microsoft & Meta Earnings
- Negative Sentiment: Crude oil surged amid renewed U.S.-Iran tensions, increasing inflation and interest-rate concerns and weighing on the Nasdaq-100 ahead of the Fed decision. Oil Spikes 7%, Nasdaq 100 Sinks Before Fed
- Negative Sentiment: Fears that AI advances such as Kimi K3 could reduce the cost of developing models are challenging the valuations of expensive technology companies, while semiconductor weakness adds pressure to QQQ. Kimi K3: DeepSeek 2.0, or is this Time Different?
Invesco QQQ Trading Down 2.0%
Invesco QQQ Increases Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 22nd were given a $0.8135 dividend. This represents a $3.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. This is a positive change from Invesco QQQ’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.73. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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.
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