Vanguard Communication Services ETF (NYSEARCA:VOX) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Communication Services ETF (NYSEARCA:VOX) saw a significant decline in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 147,027 shares, a decline of 35.6% from the July 30th total of 228,470 shares. Approximately 0.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 229,753 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Communication Services ETF

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Communication Services ETF by 75.3% in the 2nd quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 171,378 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,525,000 after acquiring an additional 73,588 shares during the last quarter. Compass Financial Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Communication Services ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $220,000. Highland Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Communication Services ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $45,000. Timbuktu Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Communication Services ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $711,000. Finally, Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Communication Services ETF by 7.0% in the 2nd quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 6,089 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,120,000 after buying an additional 398 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Communication Services ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VOX opened at $188.32 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $186.66 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $188.91. Vanguard Communication Services ETF has a 1 year low of $172.37 and a 1 year high of $200.77. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.79 billion, a PE ratio of 18.46 and a beta of 1.05.

Vanguard Communication Services ETF Company 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.