Calamos Wealth Management LLC Makes New Investment in VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF $UITB

Calamos Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:UITB) during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm acquired 1,003,595 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $47,691,000. VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF accounts for 1.7% of Calamos Wealth Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 12th largest position.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Focus Financial Network Inc. grew its holdings in shares of VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF by 1.9% during the second quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 25,742 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,212,000 after buying an additional 471 shares during the last quarter. Horan Securities Inc. raised its stake in VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF by 2.6% during the 2nd 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. acquired a new stake in VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $33,000. Sigma Planning Corp grew its stake in shares of VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF by 4.6% in the 2nd quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 17,045 shares of the company’s stock valued at $802,000 after purchasing an additional 751 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CW Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF by 3.0% in the 2nd quarter. CW Advisors LLC now owns 35,638 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,677,000 after purchasing an additional 1,041 shares during the last quarter.

VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:UITB opened at $47.47 on Wednesday. VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $45.37 and a 12-month high of $47.97. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $47.55 and its 200-day simple moving average is $47.28.

VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF Company Profile

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.