Calamos Wealth Management LLC Invests $47.69 Million in VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF $UITB

Calamos Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:UITB) in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 1,003,595 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $47,691,000. VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF makes up approximately 1.7% of Calamos Wealth Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest holding. Calamos Wealth Management LLC owned about 1.84% of VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Focus Financial Network Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 25,742 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,212,000 after buying an additional 471 shares in the last quarter. Horan Securities Inc. lifted its position in VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF by 2.6% in the second quarter. Horan Securities Inc. now owns 19,672 shares of the company’s stock valued at $926,000 after acquiring an additional 498 shares during the last quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. purchased a new stake in VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at $33,000. Sigma Planning Corp boosted its stake in VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF by 4.6% in the second quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 17,045 shares of the company’s stock valued at $802,000 after acquiring an additional 751 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CW Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF by 3.0% during the second quarter. CW Advisors LLC now owns 35,638 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,677,000 after purchasing an additional 1,041 shares during the last quarter.

VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF Price Performance

VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF stock opened at $47.47 on Wednesday. VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $45.37 and a fifty-two week high of $47.97. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $47.55 and a 200-day simple moving average of $47.28.

VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 12th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 11th were issued a $0.2953 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 11th. This is an increase from VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.5%.

About VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF

The Victory Portfolios II VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF (UITB) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond index. The fund is an actively managed bond fund that invests primarily in US issues with a dollar-weighted average maturity of three to ten years. UITB was launched on Oct 24, 2017 and is managed by VictoryShares.