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Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN | AMZN Price Prediction) shares jumped from $230.08 at the earnings release to $256.82 within an hour after the company reported Q2 2026 numbers on July 30, and by the following week the stock was trading at $274.48. Holders of AMZN captured that move directly.
Anyone owning Amazon for the AWS story has spent years watching a stock that pays no dividend. A newer product from Roundhill Investments aims to solve that problem: Roundhill AMZN WeeklyPay ETF (CBOE:AMZW) delivers weekly cash distributions tied to Amazon exposure, and it recently paid weekly distributions through the summer.
Why Investors Hold Amazon
The Q2 report gave AMZN holders the confirmation they had been waiting for. AWS revenue reached $42.232 billion, growing 37% year over year at a 39.4% operating margin, the fastest pace in 18 quarters.
CEO Andy Jassy said on the call that “AWS is booming, growing 36.7% year-over-year in…