Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund (VTCAX)
| Fund Assets | 6.14B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.10% |
| Min. Investment | $100,000 |
| Turnover | 15.00% |
| Dividend (ttm) | 0.86 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.90% |
| Dividend Growth | 14.71% |
| Payout Frequency | Quarterly |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Sep 24, 2025 |
| Previous Close | 97.09 |
| YTD Return | 23.15% |
| 1-Year Return | 30.89% |
| 5-Year Return | 89.51% |
| 52-Week Low | 67.78 |
| 52-Week High | 98.00 |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.11 |
| Holdings | 124 |
| Inception Date | Sep 29, 2004 |
About VTCAX
The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Communication Services 25/50, an index made up of stocks of large, mid-size and small U.S. companies within the communication services sector, as classified under the GICS. The Advisor attempts to replicate the target index by seeking to invest all of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, in order to hold each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index. It is non-diversified.
Performance
VTCAX had a total return of 30.89% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.07%.
Equivalent ETF
VTCAX has an equivalent ETF with the ticker symbol VOX, the Vanguard Communication Services ETF. This is an ETF from the same fund company that follows the same index. It has an expense ratio of 0.10% compared to 0.10% for VTCAX.
| Symbol | Name | Expense Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| VOX | Vanguard Communication Services ETF | 0.10% |
Top 10 Holdings
69.60% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | META | 20.02% |
| Alphabet Inc. | GOOGL | 14.52% |
| Alphabet Inc. | GOOG | 11.00% |
| The Walt Disney Company | DIS | 4.16% |
| Netflix, Inc. | NFLX | 4.16% |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 4.12% |
| Verizon Communications Inc. | VZ | 3.85% |
| T-Mobile US, Inc. | TMUS | 2.78% |
| Comcast Corporation | CMCSA | 2.69% |
| Roblox Corporation | RBLX | 2.30% |
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2025 | $0.232 | Sep 25, 2025 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | $0.1945 | Jun 27, 2025 |
| Mar 25, 2025 | $0.1951 | Mar 26, 2025 |
| Dec 18, 2024 | $0.2346 | Dec 19, 2024 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | $0.268 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | $0.166 | Jul 1, 2024 |