Bragg Financial Advisors Inc Raises Position in Vanguard Communication Services ETF (NYSEARCA:VOX)

Bragg Financial Advisors Inc boosted its holdings in Vanguard Communication Services ETF (NYSEARCA:VOX) by 10.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,651 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 349 shares during the period. Bragg Financial Advisors Inc’s holdings in Vanguard Communication Services ETF were worth $566,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Communication Services ETF by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 799,797 shares of the company’s stock worth $123,936,000 after purchasing an additional 21,540 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Communication Services ETF by 19.4% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 250,170 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,766,000 after buying an additional 40,724 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Communication Services ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $37,042,000. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Communication Services ETF by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 188,675 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,237,000 after buying an additional 3,605 shares during the period. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Communication Services ETF by 7.0% during the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 107,236 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,617,000 after acquiring an additional 7,046 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Communication Services ETF Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of Vanguard Communication Services ETF stock opened at $141.83 on Tuesday. Vanguard Communication Services ETF has a 12-month low of $122.73 and a 12-month high of $169.62. The company has a market cap of $4.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.65 and a beta of 1.09. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $154.06 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $154.50.

Vanguard Communication Services ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 25th were given a dividend of $0.3832 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 25th. This is a boost from Vanguard Communication Services ETF’s previous dividend of $0.32.

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.