MidFirst Bank Acquires New Position in Invesco QQQ $QQQ

MidFirst Bank bought a new position in Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 40,781 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $25,052,000. Invesco QQQ makes up about 1.9% of MidFirst Bank’s portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest holding.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in QQQ. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of Invesco QQQ by 3,567.7% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 21,436,917 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $13,168,912,000 after purchasing an additional 20,852,432 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of Invesco QQQ by 381.0% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 19,547,552 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $12,008,257,000 after purchasing an additional 26,505,055 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake in shares of Invesco QQQ by 11.8% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 3,547,591 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,179,321,000 after buying an additional 375,581 shares in the last quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund lifted its stake in shares of Invesco QQQ by 21.4% during the 4th quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 3,025,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,858,288,000 after buying an additional 534,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Analyst IMS Investment Management Services Ltd. boosted its holdings in Invesco QQQ by 68.6% in the 4th quarter. Analyst IMS Investment Management Services Ltd. now owns 1,750,079 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,075,091,000 after buying an additional 712,026 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 44.58% of the company’s stock.

Invesco QQQ News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Invesco QQQ declared a quarterly dividend of $0.8135 per share, an 11.0% increase from the prior quarter, which can improve investor sentiment toward the fund. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple articles highlighted QQQ’s strong long-term performance, including commentary that a modest investment in the ETF a decade ago would now be worth far more, reinforcing its status as a premier growth benchmark. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader market and ETF coverage showed U.S. equity funds trading higher at times, suggesting the macro backdrop is supportive but not specific to QQQ alone. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Several Fed-related commentaries pointed to a more hawkish policy tone and less forward guidance, which could pressure rate-sensitive growth stocks even as investors assess the implications for the Nasdaq-100. Article Title

Invesco QQQ Stock Performance

Shares of QQQ stock opened at $740.62 on Friday. Invesco QQQ has a 52-week low of $523.65 and a 52-week high of $748.65. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $695.40 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $639.48.

Invesco QQQ Increases Dividend

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