Leavell Investment Management Inc. Grows Position in Vanguard Communication Services ETF (NYSEARCA:VOX)

Leavell Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Communication Services ETF (NYSEARCA:VOX) by 11.3% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 4,013 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 408 shares during the period. Leavell Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Communication Services ETF were worth $527,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of VOX. Beacon Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Communication Services ETF by 189.6% in the first quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,300,339 shares of the company’s stock valued at $171,450,000 after acquiring an additional 851,313 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Communication Services ETF by 102.8% during the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,090,339 shares of the company’s stock worth $114,693,000 after purchasing an additional 552,760 shares in the last quarter. Morningstar Investment Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Communication Services ETF by 95.1% during the fourth quarter. Morningstar Investment Services LLC now owns 644,572 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,324,000 after purchasing an additional 314,172 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Communication Services ETF by 5,762.3% during the fourth quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 115,605 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,609,000 after purchasing an additional 113,633 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invst LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Communication Services ETF during the third quarter worth about $9,267,000.

Vanguard Communication Services ETF Trading Down 1.4 %

Shares of VOX traded down $1.91 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $132.03. 116,623 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 180,348. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $130.86 and a 200-day moving average price of $123.50. The company has a market cap of $4.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.15 and a beta of 1.20. Vanguard Communication Services ETF has a 1-year low of $99.50 and a 1-year high of $134.68.

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.