Vanguard Communication Svcs Idx Admiral (VTCAX)

Fund Assets	6.30B
Expense Ratio	0.094%
Min. Investment	$100,000
Turnover	12.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.95
Dividend Yield	0.97%
Dividend Growth	10.94%
Payout Frequency	Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date	Sep 23, 2026

Previous Close	97.26
YTD Return	-0.75%
1-Year Return	4.67%
5-Year Return	40.74%
52-Week Low	88.07
52-Week High	102.13
Beta (5Y)	0.99
Holdings	116
Inception Date	Mar 11, 2005

About VTCAX

This economical index offering provides access to the American communication services industry, encompassing companies involved in telephony, data transfer, and both cellular and wireless communications, as well as those enabling communication and delivering associated content and data across diverse platforms. Its primary drawback stems from its specialized focus, exclusively allocating capital to communication services equities. Investors should anticipate significant price fluctuations from this fund, and thus it is best suited as a minor component within an already broad and varied investment portfolio.

• Fund Family: Vanguard
• Category: Communications
• Performance Rating: Average
• Risk Rating: Average
• Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
• Ticker Symbol: VTCAX
• Share Class: Admiral Shares
• Index: MSCI US IMI Communication Services 25/50 TR USD

Performance

VTCAX had a total return of 4.67% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 8.73%.

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 0.09% compared to 0.094% for VTCAX.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio
VOX	Vanguard Communication Services ETF	0.09%

Top 10 Holdings

68.87% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Meta Platforms, Inc.	META	20.48%
Alphabet Inc.	GOOGL	14.12%
Alphabet Inc.	GOOG	7.78%
Verizon Communications Inc.	VZ	4.51%
Netflix, Inc.	NFLX	4.50%
The Walt Disney Company	DIS	4.48%
AT&T Inc.	T	4.39%
Comcast Corporation	CMCSA	3.03%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	SPCX	2.82%
T-Mobile US, Inc.	TMUS	2.77%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Sep 23, 2026	$0.1812	Sep 24, 2026
Jun 24, 2026	$0.2289	Jun 25, 2026
Mar 24, 2026	$0.2222	Mar 25, 2026
Dec 17, 2025	$0.3176	Dec 18, 2025
Sep 24, 2025	$0.232	Sep 25, 2025
Jun 26, 2025	$0.1945	Jun 27, 2025

Data Sources: Tiingo, Financial Modeling Prep, and more

Historical data is provided by Tiingo. Delayed stock pricing data is provided by Financial Modeling Prep. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Oct 16, 2026

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