Vanguard Communication Services ETF
$194.12+1.41 (+0.73%)
- 0.09%
- $5.9B
- +8.0%
- 0.97%
- 0.3M sh
- $192.68
- low $172.37high $200.77
The ETF.net VOX Grade
B
Score 63 out of 100
- 3 of 10
Score 63 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A76 out of 100Rank 3 of 10Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C43 out of 100Rank 7 of 10Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C53 out of 100Rank 5 of 10Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B61 out of 100Rank 5 of 10Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A87 out of 100Rank 1 of 10
Our read on VOX
BCommunication services across the whole cap range, not just the S&P 500 slice: Vanguard's index reaches down into mid- and small-cap media and telecom, roughly 120 names, at nine basis points. Running since 2004.
The fund seeks to track a benchmark index measuring the investment return of communication-services stocks.
Why people hold it
- 0.09% a year, a basis point off the cheapest rivals (XLC, FCOM) and well under the 0.37% median for this group of funds.
- Tracks an MSCI investable-market index: large, mid and small caps, roughly 120 stocks. S&P 500-based rivals like XLC start and stop at large caps.advisors.vanguard.comssga.com
- Full replication where possible, holding each stock at about its index weight, with sampling used only if regulatory limits get in the way.investor.vanguard.com
Worth knowing
- The sector is top-heavy, so the index applies RIC caps: no issuer above 25%, and all issuers over 5% capped at 50% combined. A few giants still set the pace.msci.com
- A single US sector and a non-diversified fund, so it rides media, entertainment and telecom rather than the broad market. Distributions come quarterly.fund-docs.vanguard.com
VOX Holdings
- Stocks
- 114
- 69%
- META
Geography
- United States100.00%
VOX Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
VOX$10,798
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | VOX |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +0.2% |
| 1 month | +1.1% |
| 3 months | +0.8% |
| 1 year | +8.0% |
| 3 years | +22.4% |
| 5 years | +7.7% |
| 10 years | +9.1% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | VOX |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +0.2% | |
| 2025 | +26.3% | |
| 2024 | +33.1% | |
| 2023 | +44.8% | |
| 2022 | −38.8% | |
| 2021 | +13.8% | |
| 2020 | +29.1% |
VOX in the news
VOX Dividends
- 0.97%
- $1.86
- $0.36 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
VOX Risk
- 14.9%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 1.19
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −44.8%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 1.05
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
VOX Cost
0.09%
VOX0.09%
- The middle half of Communication Services (Broad) funds
- Median 0.35%
2 of the 9 Communication Services (Broad) funds charge less.
Other funds in Communication Services (Broad)
- AXLCState Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETFExpense ratio 0.08%1 year return 0.0%
- BFCOMFidelity MSCI Communication Services Index ETFExpense ratio 0.08%1 year return +7.6%
- BVOXPVox Populi ETFExpense ratio 0.30%1 year return —
- CXTLState Street SPDR S&P Telecom ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +40.2%
- CIYZiShares U.S. Telecommunications ETFExpense ratio 0.37%1 year return +32.0%