Invesco shares reach 2-year high after filing to reclassify $360 billion ETF
An Invesco subsidiary, Invesco Capital Management, filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission, seeking permission from QQQ beneficial owners to operate the ETF as a management company, according to a statement on Friday.
That subsidiary will be appointed as QQQ's investment adviser should the proposal be approved, and its management fee will fall to 0.18% from 0.20%. Invesco could not be reached for further comment.
Invesco's shares rose as high as $19.87, its highest since February 2023. It is on track for the biggest daily percentage gain since November 2022.
Bryan Armour, ETF analyst at Morningstar, told Reuters that the change in QQQ's management structure will allow Invesco to retain more cash for other purposes beyond marketing the fund, as mandated by its prospectus.
'This change would give them the opportunity to keep some of that cash for themselves instead of being obliged to sponsor so many things,' Armour said.
With a market capitalization of about $360 billion, QQQ is one of the largest U.S.-listed ETFs and is also among the most actively traded. It closely tracks the Nasdaq 100 index (.NDX), opens new tab, which includes some of the biggest technology companies. It is up about 14% year-to-date compared with a nearly 10% gain in the Nasdaq 100 in the same period.
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