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Vanguard Communication Services (VOX)

Communications ETF · Vanguard · NYSE ARCA · 118 holdings
$183.69 ▼ -3.93 (2.09%)
At close · USD · Volume 385,112
Returns and riskCostIncomeDividend historyHoldingsX-Ray look-throughQuestions
52-week range
$172.37 – $200.77
Day's range
$182.53 – $185.29
1-year total return
−0.0%

VOX price chart

Daily, split-corrected, distributions markedEnd-of-day prices

VOX fund facts

FundVanguard Communication Services Index Fund ETF Shares
TickerVOX · NYSE ARCA
Issuer (by our rules)Vanguard
Category (by our rules)Communications
Expense ratio0.09%
Holdings118
Net assets (fund, SEC)$6.6B
Yield (last 12 months)1.02%
DistributionsQuarterly
52-week range$172.37 – $200.77
Average volume (3 months)303,254
First price in our data29 Sep 2004
Issuer and category are assigned by StocksXray rules from the fund name. Expense ratio and net assets come from SEC filings; where a fund does not file them (for example grantor trusts) the field stays empty.

Returns and risk

1 month
−5.9%
3 months
−0.7%
6 months
−6.3%
Year to date
−4.5%
1 year
−0.0%
3 years a year
+21.3%
5 years a year
+6.4%
10 years a year
+8.8%
Volatility (1 year)
18.4%
Largest drop, last year
−13.6%
Largest drop in our data
−57.2%
Total return includes distributions, from end-of-day prices adjusted for splits and distributions, to 22 Oct 2026. Periods of 3 years and longer are annualised and shown only when the fund's history is long enough. Volatility is the standard deviation of daily returns over the last year, annualised. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Cost: expense ratio

0.09% a year

On $10,000 invested that is about $9 a year in fund costs, taken out of the fund's assets.

Source: the fund's prospectus, as filed with the SEC on 30 Jun 2026 (risk/return summary data). Brokerage commissions and the bid-ask spread are separate costs.

Income: distributions

Paid, last 12 months
1.86 USD
Yield on today's price
1.02%
Frequency
Quarterly
Latest ex-date
23 Sep 2026
Full VOX dividend history →
Cash paid per current share (restated for share splits), before tax, from EODHD.

VOX top holdings

#HoldingWeight
1 Meta Platforms Inc META 21.05%
2 Alphabet Inc 16.08%
3 Alphabet Inc GOOG 10.58%
4 Netflix Inc NFLX 4.75%
5 Verizon Communications Inc VZ 4.16%
6 Walt Disney Co/The DIS 3.95%
7 AT&T Inc T 3.68%
8 Warner Bros Discovery Inc 2.73%
9 T-Mobile US Inc TMUS 2.49%
10 Comcast Corp 2.35%
The top 10 make up 71.8% of the fund, out of 118 holdings.
Positions as of 31 May 2026, from the fund's Form N-PORT filed with the SEC. Public N-PORT holdings are quarter-end positions published about 60 days later, so they can be months old and the fund may have changed since.

X-Ray look-through

StocksXray scores 60% of VOX by weight (16 stocks in our S&P 500 coverage), so we can look inside the fund with our own numbers. The weighted average X-Ray Score of those stocks is 53 out of 100.

Undervalued 20%Fair 57%Overvalued 23%
Communication Services 100%
Weights are the SEC holdings weights dated 31 May 2026; scores and fair-value labels are today's. Labels follow our fair-value method ("Undervalued" means fair value is more than 17.5% above the price) and are model estimates, not forecasts or advice. How the X-Ray Score works.

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Funds of the same category, nearest in trading size. Similar does not mean equivalent: check holdings and costs.

VOX: frequently asked questions

What is VOX?

VOX is the Vanguard Communication Services ETF, issued by Vanguard, listed on NYSE ARCA. By our rules it is classed as "Communications". Its latest SEC filing lists 118 holdings.

What is the expense ratio of VOX?

VOX charges 0.09% a year, according to its prospectus filed with the SEC on 30 Jun 2026. On $10,000 that is about $9 a year in fund costs.

Does VOX pay dividends?

Yes. VOX paid 1.86 per share over the last 12 months, quarterly, a trailing yield of 1.02% on today's price. The latest ex-dividend date was 23 Sep 2026.

What does VOX hold?

The largest holdings in the latest SEC filing are Meta Platforms Inc (21.1%), Alphabet Inc (16.1%), Alphabet Inc (10.6%). The top 10 together make up 71.8% of the fund.

How has VOX performed?

Total return including distributions to 22 Oct 2026: 1 year −0.0%, 3 years +21.3% a year, 5 years +6.4% a year. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

How does StocksXray rate the stocks inside VOX?

We score 60% of the fund by weight (16 stocks) with our X-Ray Score: the weighted average is 53 out of 100. These are model estimates, not forecasts or advice.

Where the numbers come from

Prices and distributions end-of-day data from EODHD; returns are our own calculations from it.
Expense ratio and holdings SEC filings (prospectus risk/return data and Form N-PORT).
Category, issuer and leverage assigned by StocksXray rules from the fund name.
X-Ray look-through our scores applied to the SEC holdings.
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