Appleton Partners Inc. MA Trims Holdings in Vanguard Communication Services ETF (NYSEARCA:VOX)

Appleton Partners Inc. MA reduced its stake in Vanguard Communication Services ETF (NYSEARCA:VOX) by 6.1% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,523 shares of the company’s stock after selling 230 shares during the period. Appleton Partners Inc. MA’s holdings in Vanguard Communication Services ETF were worth $487,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VOX. Beacon Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Communication Services ETF by 189.6% during the first quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,300,339 shares of the company’s stock valued at $171,450,000 after purchasing an additional 851,313 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Communication Services ETF by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 796,193 shares of the company’s stock valued at $93,731,000 after buying an additional 19,045 shares during the period. Morningstar Investment Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Communication Services ETF by 95.1% in the 4th quarter. Morningstar Investment Services LLC now owns 644,572 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,324,000 after buying an additional 314,172 shares during the last quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Communication Services ETF by 1.6% in the first quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 252,211 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,095,000 after acquiring an additional 3,920 shares during the period. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers increased its position in shares of Vanguard Communication Services ETF by 1,646.4% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 222,443 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,189,000 after purchasing an additional 209,706 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Communication Services ETF Stock Down 2.1 %

VOX traded down $2.90 during trading on Friday, hitting $133.86. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 147,216 shares, compared to its average volume of 171,497. Vanguard Communication Services ETF has a one year low of $100.32 and a one year high of $142.20. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $136.76 and its 200-day simple moving average is $131.60. The firm has a market cap of $4.08 billion, a PE ratio of 21.15 and a beta of 1.20.

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.