Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Buys 21,223 Shares of Vanguard Communication Services ETF $VOX

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Communication Services ETF (NYSEARCA:VOX) by 18.4% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 136,855 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 21,223 shares during the quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC owned about 0.45% of Vanguard Communication Services ETF worth $24,612,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Communication Services ETF by 15.2% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 5,115 shares of the company’s stock worth $759,000 after acquiring an additional 676 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Communication Services ETF in the first quarter worth approximately $976,000. Bank of Nova Scotia raised its position in shares of Vanguard Communication Services ETF by 8.6% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 14,320 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,449,000 after purchasing an additional 1,130 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Communication Services ETF by 204.6% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 327,317 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,981,000 after buying an additional 219,842 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ieq Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Communication Services ETF by 988.8% during the 2nd quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 21,318 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,646,000 after buying an additional 19,360 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Communication Services ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VOX stock opened at $184.88 on Tuesday. Vanguard Communication Services ETF has a 52-week low of $168.21 and a 52-week high of $200.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.62 billion, a PE ratio of 18.46 and a beta of 1.05. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $192.42 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $191.08.

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. 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.