Royal Bank of Canada Acquires 8,312 Shares of Vanguard Communication Services ETF $VOX

Royal Bank of Canada lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Communication Services ETF (NYSEARCA:VOX) by 6.9% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 129,025 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,312 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada owned 0.42% of Vanguard Communication Services ETF worth $23,204,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Advisors Management Group Inc. ADV increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Communication Services ETF by 1.0% in the first quarter. Advisors Management Group Inc. ADV now owns 5,327 shares of the company’s stock valued at $958,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Communication Services ETF by 0.4% in the 1st quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 13,806 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,483,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. KDK Private Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Communication Services ETF by 0.9% in the first quarter. KDK Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,314 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,136,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the period. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI lifted its holdings in Vanguard Communication Services ETF by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 6,404 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,240,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Harbor Asset Planning Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Communication Services ETF by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. now owns 1,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $341,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the period.

Vanguard Communication Services ETF Trading Down 1.7%

VOX opened at $186.48 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.46 and a beta of 1.05. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $187.44 and its 200 day simple moving average is $189.86. Vanguard Communication Services ETF has a 12 month low of $172.37 and a 12 month high of $200.77.

Vanguard Communication Services ETF Profile

Vanguard Telecommunication Services ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of telecommunication services stocks. The Fund seeks to track the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Telecommunication Services 25/50 Index. The MSCI US Investable Market Telecommunication Services 25/50 Index includes stocks of the United States companies within the telecommunication services sector. The sector is made up of companies that provide communications services primarily through fixed-line, cellular, wireless, high-bandwidth, and/or fiber-optic cable networks.