Sanders Morris Harris LLC cut its stake in Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ – Free Report) by 76.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 59,900 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 194,738 shares during the quarter. Invesco QQQ comprises about 57.9% of Sanders Morris Harris LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its biggest position. Sanders Morris Harris LLC’s holdings in Invesco QQQ were worth $37,371,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Orgel Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Invesco QQQ by 4.7% during the third quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 382 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $229,000 after purchasing an additional 17 shares in the last quarter. Enclave Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Invesco QQQ by 0.9% in the third quarter. Enclave Advisors LLC now owns 1,831 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,099,000 after purchasing an additional 17 shares in the last quarter. IFS Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Invesco QQQ by 4.1% in the third quarter. IFS Advisors LLC now owns 431 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $259,000 after purchasing an additional 17 shares in the last quarter. Mezzasalma Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Invesco QQQ by 0.5% during the third quarter. Mezzasalma Advisors LLC now owns 3,312 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,988,000 after buying an additional 17 shares during the last quarter. Finally, TCV Trust & Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Invesco QQQ by 1.4% during the third quarter. TCV Trust & Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,246 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $748,000 after buying an additional 17 shares during the last quarter. 44.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Key Stories Impacting Invesco QQQ
Here are the key news stories impacting Invesco QQQ this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Major outlets are pitching growth ETFs including QQQ as the preferred place to be vs. yield-chasing strategies, which could attract inflows and provide support for the fund. Forget Yield Chasing Right Now and Buy These Growth ETFs Instead
- Positive Sentiment: Surveys and some economists continue to downplay an immediate recession, which, if markets hold that view, would be relatively supportive for tech-heavy QQQ over time. Economists: Recession Not Highly Probable
- Neutral Sentiment: Institutional options flow and a recent note flagged accumulation of QQQ-related options — this signals heavy positioning and higher volatility potential (can amplify moves both ways). One Member Turned Volatility Into 536% in a Day… Here’s How We Spot the Next Market Meltdown Winner
- Neutral Sentiment: Daily ETF updates show QQQ was already trading weaker in pre-market commentary, reflecting the overnight headlines feeding into today’s move. Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (QQQ) Daily Update, 3-20-2026
- Negative Sentiment: Fed messaging and the latest dot-plot/tone suggest fewer/ later rate cuts and a “higher for longer” outlook — a headwind for growth/PE-sensitive names that dominate QQQ. March FOMC: The Fed’s Rate Path Barely Changed, But Its Tone Did
- Negative Sentiment: Hot producer-price inflation readings add to Fed tightening concerns, pressuring multiple risk assets including QQQ’s tech-heavy holdings. Producer Price Index: Wholesale Inflation Up 0.7% In February
- Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical tensions around the Strait of Hormuz and rising oil/energy risk are boosting commodity-driven repricing and stagflation fears — a rotation away from growth stocks that hurts QQQ. The Market Has Been Too Complacent About The Strait of Hormuz
- Negative Sentiment: Specific tech-related headlines are weighing on the Nasdaq: prosecutors charged a Super Micro Computer co-founder in an AI-chip smuggling probe, which pressured the Nasdaq and pulled QQQ lower in sympathy. The Nasdaq Sinks As Super Micro AI Chip Smuggling to China Takes Center Stage | SMCI IXIC
- Negative Sentiment: Broader technical cracks (S&P breaking its 200-day moving average) and growing market pessimism increase the chance of further downside for Nasdaq-led ETFs like QQQ. The S&P 500 Breaks Its 200-Day Moving Average
Invesco QQQ Stock Performance
Invesco QQQ Cuts Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 27th. Investors of record on Monday, March 23rd will be given a dividend of $0.7328 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 23rd. This represents a $2.93 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%.
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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