Invesco QQQ $QQQ Shares Bought by Briaud Financial Planning Inc

Briaud Financial Planning Inc increased its stake in shares of Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ) by 101.5% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 2,633 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 1,326 shares during the period. Invesco QQQ makes up 0.5% of Briaud Financial Planning Inc’s holdings, making the stock its 9th biggest holding. Briaud Financial Planning Inc’s holdings in Invesco QQQ were worth $1,939,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Carrera Capital Advisors grew its stake in shares of Invesco QQQ by 99.3% in the fourth quarter. Carrera Capital Advisors now owns 2,316 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,423,000 after acquiring an additional 1,154 shares in the last quarter. Flatrock Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Invesco QQQ in the 1st quarter worth about $924,000. Hegarty Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Invesco QQQ in the 1st quarter valued at about $2,212,000. Ascension Capital Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Invesco QQQ by 643.8% during the 1st quarter. Ascension Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 3,094 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,786,000 after purchasing an additional 2,678 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Asset Allocation Strategies LLC acquired a new position in shares of Invesco QQQ during the 1st quarter worth approximately $18,142,000. 44.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Invesco QQQ Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of QQQ opened at $711.37 on Thursday. Invesco QQQ has a 12 month low of $555.60 and a 12 month high of $748.65. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $712.40 and its 200-day moving average is $670.49.

Invesco QQQ Increases Dividend

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

Key Stories Impacting Invesco QQQ

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

• Positive Sentiment: Technology stocks benefited early in the session as chip shares recovered and equity futures moved higher. Because QQQ is heavily weighted toward large-cap technology companies, improved semiconductor sentiment and expectations surrounding upcoming Nvidia results provided support. Exchange-Traded Funds, Equity Futures Higher Pre-Bell Tuesday as Chip Stocks Recover
• Positive Sentiment: Investor interest in AI infrastructure remains a tailwind for QQQ’s underlying holdings. A newly launched “neocloud” ETF highlights strong demand for companies supplying AI computing capacity, while QQQ provides indirect exposure through major technology companies that purchase and use that infrastructure. Wall Street Just Invented the Neocloud ETF
• Neutral Sentiment: QQQ’s short-interest data showed no meaningful short position, indicating that short covering is unlikely to be a material driver of the fund’s recent move.
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical analysis identifies substantial support near 700, which could help limit downside, but also notes that QQQ remains in a negative-gamma regime that may amplify volatility around key levels. QQQ is Still in a Negative Gamma Regime
• Negative Sentiment: Broad-market ETFs declined after midday, suggesting that profit-taking and macroeconomic caution overshadowed the earlier technology rebound. Exchange-Traded Funds Fall as US Equities Decline After Midday
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are awaiting inflation data, including the PCE price index. A hotter-than-expected reading could push interest rates higher, pressure high-growth technology valuations, and weigh on QQQ. Concerns about elevated government debt and concentrated earnings growth add to the risk backdrop.

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.