Vanguard Communication Services ETF

Vanguard Communication Services ETF

About

Vanguard Communication Services ETF (US92204A8844) is a US-listed equity ETF tracking the Communication Services Spliced Idx. With a expense ratio of 0.09%, it ranks among the lowest-cost options in its category, paying distributions. The fund holds 112 positions across 1 region with 6.0B in assets, with heavy concentration — 99% in United States, 99% in Communication Services.

Score Breakdown

Scores are scaled 1–10 on a logarithmic curve relative to all ETFs in the database.
Component Score Details
Overall 6.8 Diversification (45%) · Cost (30%) · Liquidity (25%)
Cost (30%) 9.0 Tracking Difference: 9.2 · TD Consistency: — · Expense Ratio: 8.5
Diversification (45%) 3.6 Holding Count: 3.8 · Country Concentration: 4.8 · Sector Concentration: 1.0
Liquidity (25%) 10.0 Assets Under Management

Data sources: provider factsheets, exchange data, and NAV history. Information for educational purposes only — not investment advice.

Ticker VOX
ISIN
Fund Size $6.0B
Issuer Vanguard
Distribution Pays Distributions
Replication Physical
Inception Sep 2004
Base Currency USD
Index Communication Services Spliced Idx
Asset Class Equities
Category US Equity

Costs

9.0
This fund has low total costs, with competitive tracking and expense ratios.

Cost Metrics Explained

What expense ratio, tracking difference, and TD consistency measure

Expense ratio (Total Expense Ratio) is the annual fee the fund charges, deducted from assets. It’s the headline cost, but not the full picture.

Tracking Difference measures how much the fund actually lags (or leads) its benchmark index per year. This is the single best measure of true cost — it captures the expense ratio plus all other drags like sampling error and tax withholding. A lower (or negative) value is better.

TD Consistency measures how stable the tracking difference is from year to year. A low value means predictable, reliable costs; a high value means costs can vary significantly.

Expense Ratio0.00%
 
Metric Value
Expense Ratio 0.09%

Cumulative Returns

Performance across different time periods.
1 Month+0.00%
3 Months+0.00%
Year to Date+0.00%
1 Year+0.00%
3 Years+0.00%
5 Years+0.00%
Inception+0.00%
 
Period Cumulative Return
1 Month -0.05%
3 Months +0.04%
6 Months -0.03%
1 Year +0.09%
3 Years +0.76%
5 Years +0.30%
10 Years +0.90%
YTD -0.06%
Since Inception +0.90%

Holdings

3.8
With only 112 individual holdings, this fund is relatively concentrated compared to other ETFs.
#1
Meta Platforms Inc
22.19%
#2
Alphabet Inc
14.15%
#3
Alphabet Inc
7.54%
#4
Verizon Communications Inc
4.43%
#5
Walt Disney Co/The
4.40%
#6
AT&T Inc
4.39%
#7
Netflix Inc
4.26%
#8
Comcast Corp
3.83%
#9
T-Mobile US Inc
3.80%
#10
Warner Bros Discovery Inc
3.46%
View all holdings (50)
# Holding Ticker Weight
1 Meta Platforms Inc META 2219.00%
2 Alphabet Inc GOOGL 1415.00%
3 Alphabet Inc GOOG 754.00%
4 Verizon Communications Inc VZ 443.00%
5 Walt Disney Co/The DIS 440.00%
6 AT&T Inc T 439.00%
7 Netflix Inc NFLX 426.00%
8 Comcast Corp CMCSA 383.00%
9 T-Mobile US Inc TMUS 380.00%
10 Warner Bros Discovery Inc WBD 346.00%
11 Electronic Arts Inc EA 255.00%
12 Take-Two Interactive Software Inc TTWO 221.00%
13 ROBLOX Corp RBLX 158.00%
14 Live Nation Entertainment Inc LYV 148.00%
15 AST SpaceMobile Inc ASTS 140.00%
16 Omnicom Group Inc OMC 116.00%
17 Reddit Inc RDDT 114.00%
18 Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One FWONK 109.00%
19 Roku Inc ROKU 96.00%
20 EchoStar Corp SATS 94.00%
21 TKO Group Holdings Inc TKO 76.00%
22 New York Times Co/The NYT 66.00%
23 Charter Communications Inc CHTR 66.00%
24 Lumen Technologies Inc LUMN 59.00%
25 News Corp NWSA 54.00%
26 Pinterest Inc PINS 52.00%
27 Fox Corp FOXA 51.00%
28 Trade Desk Inc/The TTD 50.00%
29 Match Group Inc MTCH 45.00%
30 Fox Corp FOX 43.00%
31 Snap Inc SNAP 36.00%
32 Versant Media Group Inc VSNT 35.00%
33 Madison Square Garden Sports Corp MSGS 33.00%
34 Sirius XM Holdings Inc SIRI 30.00%
35 Nexstar Media Group Inc NXST 29.00%
36 Iridium Communications Inc IRDM 27.00%
37 Globalstar Inc GSAT 24.00%
38 Liberty Broadband Corp LBRDK 22.00%
39 Warner Music Group Corp WMG 22.00%
40 Telephone and Data Systems Inc TDS 21.00%
41 Sphere Entertainment Co SPHR 20.00%
42 Paramount Skydance Corp PSKY 19.00%
43 News Corp NWS 19.00%
44 Cinemark Holdings Inc CNK 16.00%
45 Lionsgate Studios Holding Corp LION 16.00%
46 Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp MSGE 15.00%
47 IAC Inc IAC 15.00%
48 Atlanta Braves Holdings Inc BATRK 13.00%
49 Cargurus Inc CARG 13.00%
50 Liberty Global Ltd LBTYA 12.00%

Sectors

1.0
This fund is concentrated in just a few of its 2 sectors, reducing diversification.
 
Sector Weight
Communication Services 9865.00%
Unknown 157.00%

Regions

4.8
This fund is concentrated in just 2 countries, with significant geographic concentration.
 
Country Weight
United States 9887.00%
UNKNOWN 113.00%

Nerd Stuff

Advanced risk and return metrics (2023-06-30 — 2026-06-18).
61.0%
Volatility
-11.7%
Max Drawdown
34.40
Sharpe Ratio
64.25
Sortino Ratio
179.43
Calmar Ratio
1.11
Beta
-1.40%
Alpha (Jensen's)
0.787
Benchmark-relative metrics (Beta, Alpha, R²) are calculated against the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IE00B5BMR087).
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