Vanguard Telecommunication Services Index Fund
ALTAR
Score™		 4.8% info Recommen-
dation		 UNDERWEIGHT
2020E    2021E
P/E
ratio		 33.7x P/Sales
ratio		 2.7x
P/BV
ratio		 3.2x Div.
yield		 1.0%


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Vanguard Communication Services ETF seeks to track the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Communication Services 25/50 Index.

FUND BASICS
Category US Equities
Fund Sponsor Vanguard Group Inc/The
Website www.vanguard.com
Inception date Sep 23, 2004
Assets (mns) $2,524
Currency USD
Expense ratio 10 bp
Distributions Quarterly

FUND STRUCTURE
Regulation Open-Ended Fund
Custodian Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
Weighting Market Cap
Index replication Full
Uses derivatives No
Options available Yes

SECTOR BREAKDOWN

 


CONSTITUENT BREAKDOWN
No. of constituents 113
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns) $385,032
Large cap (>$10bn) 87.9%
Mid cap ($2-10bn) 8.6%
Small cap (<$2bn) 3.5%
Developed mkts 100.0%
Emerging mkts 0.0%

TOP TEN HOLDINGS
FACEBOOK 17.1 %
ALPHABET INC. CLASS C 11.4 %
ALPHABET INC. CLASS A 11.1 %
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 5.2 %
NETFLIX INC 4.6 %
COMCAST CORP-CL A 4.2 %
AT&T INC 4.2 %
WALT DISNEY CO/THE 4.2 %
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. CLASS 3.1 %
T-MOBILE US, INC. 2.3 %
Total 67.5 %

TOP COUNTRY EXPOSURE
UNITED STATES 97.1 %
BRITAIN 0.9 %
CANADA 0.1 %








HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE info

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Standardized Annual Returns (thru June 30)
Year-to-date 1 year 5 years 10 years Since Incep.
-0.5% 8.5% 4.3% 9.0% 7.0%

Market Correlations
versus... Beta R-squared
S&P500 0.95 82%
MSCI EAFE 0.95 71%
MSCI Emg. Mkts. 0.67 56%

Technical Indicators
Recent close $97.37
30d moving avg. $94.79
Annualized volatility 17.9%
Short interest (ETF) 0.6%
Short interest (Underlying) 4.2%
Relative strength (RSI) 57

Liquidity measures
Avg. volume (thou.) 221
Turnover 0.9%
Bid/Ask (% of price) 0.06%
ADV underlying (mns) $32,584

Distributions


FINDING ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

Below is a list of 100 potential alternatives to the Vanguard Telecommunication Services Index Fund ETF based on the alternatives' overlap in portfolio holdings with VOX. Consider funds with lower expense ratios and/or higher ALTAR Score™ ratings as possible alternatives.

Benchmark ticker: VOX Expense: 10 bp ALTAR Score™: 4.8%


ALTERNATIVE ETFs BASED ON OVERLAP WITH VOX
Ticker Fund
Name		 Overlap1
vs VOX
(%)		 Expense
ratio
(bp)		 Savings
vs VOX
(bp)		 ALTAR
Score™
(%)		 ALTAR
vs VOX
(%)
FCOM Fidelity MSCI Telecommunication Services Index ETF 95.3 8 2 4.9 +0.1
XLC The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund 77.9 13 -3 5.7 +0.9
IXP iShares Global Comm Services ETF 66.4 46 -36 5.6 +0.8
JHCS John Hancock Multifactor Media & Communications ETF 61.9 40 -30 5.5 +0.7
EWCO Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Communication Services ETF 48.1 40 -30 7.6 +2.8
IEME iShares Evolved U.S. Media & Entertainment ETF 38.1 18 -8 7.4 +2.6
JOYY Infusive Compounding Global Equities ETF 35.1 50 -40 3.7 -1.1
PBS Invesco Dynamic Media ETF 24.1 63 -53 5.2 +0.4
ENTR Entrepreneur 30 Fund 23.4 49 -39 2.4 -2.4
FDN First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund 22.8 52 -42 2.1 -2.7
PNQI Invesco NASDAQ Internet ETF 22.1 62 -52 1.0 -3.8
IYC iShares U.S. Consumer Services ETF 21.7 42 -32 4.1 -0.7
QYLD Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF 20.5 60 -50 3.5 -1.3
NUSI Nationwide Risk-Managed Income ETF 20.3 68 -58 3.4 -1.4
MILN Global X Millennials Thematic ETF 20.1 50 -40 2.4 -2.4
VEGN US Vegan Climate ETF 19.7 60 -50 5.2 +0.4
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust 19.1 20 -10 3.7 -1.1
SOCL Global X Social Media ETF 19.1 65 -55 1.8 -3.0
IGM iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF 18.4 46 -36 3.7 -1.1
FMK First Trust Mega Cap AlphaDEX Fund 18.3 70 -60 5.2 +0.4
TTTN UP Fintech China-U.S. Internet Titans ETF 18.2 59 -49 3.9 -0.9
USMC Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF 17.8 12 -2 4.8 -0.0
XLG Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF 17.3 20 -10 4.4 -0.4
GVIP Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF 17.3 45 -35 4.6 -0.2
DUSA Davis Select U.S. Equity ETF 16.5 63 -53 5.7 +0.9
TMFC Motley Fool 100 Index ETF 16.3 50 -40 3.6 -1.2
ONEQ Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index Tracking Stock 16.2 21 -11 2.9 -2.0
GENY Principal Millennials Index ETF 16.2 45 -35 3.7 -1.1
HIPR Direxion High Growth ETF 16.0 40 -30 2.8 -2.0
IETC iShares Evolved U.S. Technology ETF 16.0 18 -8 3.7 -1.1
MGK Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF 15.8 7 3 4.0 -0.8
OGIG O'Shares Global Internet Giants ETF 15.8 48 -38 0.6 -4.2
IYZ iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF 15.5 42 -32 7.5 +2.7
SPXT ProShares S&P 500 Ex-Technology ETF 15.4 27 -17 5.7 +0.9
OEF iShares S&P 100 ETF 14.9 20 -10 4.8 -0.1
GBUY Goldman Sachs Motif New Age Consumer ETF 14.4 50 -40 1.8 -3.0
SFYF SoFi 50 ETF 14.3 29 -19 5.1 +0.3
JKE iShares Morningstar Large-Cap Growth ETF 14.2 25 -15 2.8 -2.0
VUG Vanguard Growth Index Fund 14.0 4 6 4.0 -0.9
ACSI American Customer Satisfaction Core Alpha ETF 13.9 66 -56 5.8 +1.0
SCHG Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF 13.9 4 6 4.0 -0.8
XOUT GraniteShares XOUT U.S. Large Cap ETF 13.7 60 -50 4.3 -0.5
DSI iShares MSCI KLD 400 Social ETF 13.7 25 -15 5.1 +0.3
LRGE ClearBridge Large Cap Growth ESG ETF 13.5 59 -49 3.7 -1.1
NFRA FlexShares STOXX Global Broad Infrastructure Index Fund 13.5 47 -37 6.6 +1.8
ESG FlexShares STOXX US ESG Impact Index Fund 13.5 32 -22 5.1 +0.3
IYW iShares U.S. Technology ETF 13.5 42 -32 3.9 -0.9
QQXT First Trust Nasdaq-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund 13.3 60 -50 3.6 -1.2
VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF 13.0 10 0 4.2 -0.6
SPXV ProShares S&P 500 Ex-Health Care ETF 13.0 27 -17 5.0 +0.2
SYG SPDR MFS Systematic Growth Equity ETF 13.0 60 -50 4.2 -0.6
SPYG SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF 13.0 4 6 4.3 -0.6
IVW iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF 13.0 18 -8 4.1 -0.7
QRFT Qraft Ai-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF 12.9 75 -65 3.7 -1.1
AMCA iShares Russell 1000 Pure U.S. Revenue ETF 12.7 15 -5 7.0 +2.2
CACG ClearBridge All Cap Growth ETF 12.7 54 -44 4.3 -0.5
NACP Impact Shares NAACP Minority Empowerment ETF 12.7 75 -65 4.5 -0.3
SPXN ProShares S&P 500 Ex-Financials ETF 12.7 27 -17 5.0 +0.2
BVAL Brand Value ETF 12.6 65 -55 6.2 +1.4
IWY iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF 12.6 20 -10 4.0 -0.8
IWL iShares Russell Top 200 ETF 12.5 15 -5 5.0 +0.2
IUSG iShares Core S&P US Growth ETF 12.4 4 6 4.3 -0.5
IWX iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF 12.4 20 -10 7.3 +2.5
PLC Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF 12.4 15 -5 6.2 +1.4
NULG Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth ETF 12.4 35 -25 3.5 -1.3
QARP Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF 12.3 19 -9 5.7 +0.9
TECB iShares US Tech Breakthrough Multisector ETF 12.3 40 -30 3.9 -0.9
SNPE Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF 12.3 11 -1 5.1 +0.3
BKLC BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF 12.2 0 10 5.2 +0.4
MGC Vanguard Mega Cap Index Fund 12.0 7 3 5.2 +0.4
XTL SPDR S&P Telecom ETF 12.0 35 -25 4.1 -0.7
SYE SPDR MFS Systematic Core Equity ETF 11.8 60 -50 5.6 +0.8
FDG American Century Focused Dynamic Growth ETF 11.6 45 -35 1.7 -3.1
EPS WisdomTree U.S. Earnings 500 Fund 11.5 8 2 6.6 +1.8
ESGV Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF 11.5 12 -2 5.2 +0.4
AIQ Global X Future Analytics Tech ETF 11.4 68 -58 3.7 -1.1
VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund 11.4 8 2 4.2 -0.7
SPXE ProShares S&P 500 Ex-Energy ETF 11.4 27 -17 5.3 +0.5
EXT WisdomTree U.S. Total Earnings Fund 11.4 28 -18 5.2 +0.4
PBP Invesco S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF 11.4 49 -39 5.0 +0.2
SPYX SPDR S&P 500 Fossil Fuel Reserves Free ETF 11.3 20 -10 5.4 +0.6
QUAL iShares MSCI Usa Quality Factor ETF 11.3 15 -5 5.4 +0.6
SPUS SP Funds S&P 500 Sharia Industry Exclusions ETF 11.3 49 -39 4.1 -0.7
PWB Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF 11.2 55 -45 3.3 -1.5
JUST Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF 11.2 20 -10 4.9 +0.1
CATH Global X S&P 500 Catholic Values Custom ETF 11.2 29 -19 5.2 +0.4
HSPX Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF 11.1 65 -55 4.9 +0.1
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 11.1 9 1 5.4 +0.6
GSUS Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. Equity ETF 11.1 7 3 5.2 +0.4
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 11.1 4 6 5.4 +0.6
SPLG SPDR Portfolio Large Cap ETF 11.1 3 7 5.4 +0.6
ALFA AlphaClone Alternative Alpha ETF 11.0 65 -55 3.4 -1.5
VOO VANGUARD S&P 500 ETF 11.0 3 7 5.4 +0.6
VV Vanguard Large-Cap Index Fund 11.0 4 6 5.3 +0.5
IUS Invesco Strategic US ETF 11.0 19 -9 6.8 +2.0
IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF 11.0 19 -9 4.1 -0.8
PBUS Invesco PureBeta MSCI USA ETF 10.9 4 6 5.3 +0.5
QQEW First Trust Nasdaq-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund 10.9 59 -49 4.1 -0.7
QQQE Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares 10.9 35 -25 4.3 -0.5
DWLD Davis Select Worldwide ETF 10.9 63 -53 6.3 +1.5

1Overlap is the percentage of holdings by weight that are identical. For example, if Fund A has a 2% position in Apple, Inc. (AAPL) and Fund B has a 5% position, their overlapping position in AAPL is 2%.

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RESULTS & ESTIMATES

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Return on equity

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*Six months ago = 100

Net margins

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VALUATION METRICS
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Historical valuation trends

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multiple:		 Vanguard Telecommunication Services Index Fund
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to:		 S&P500 MSCI EAFE MSCI Emg. Mkts. Other ETF:

UNDERWEIGHT
Below average appreciation potential. A rating of UNDERWEIGHT is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the 2nd quintile (ranking higher than only 20%-40%) of their category. Typically, funds in this category consist of stocks trading at relatively expensive valuations and/or having below-average fundamentals.

ALTAR Score™


Calculation of ALTAR Score™
Avg. Return on Equity 14.8 %
Divided by: Fwd. P/BV 3.0 x
Less: Expense ratio 10 bp
Equals: ALTAR Score 4.8 %
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MODERN PORTFOLIO THEORY info

CONSENSUS RECOMMENDATIONS: FUND CONSTITUENTS
COMPOSITE
RATING		 1.39 CATEGORY
AVERAGE		 1.52
 
The composite rating is a weighted average of analysts' consensus recommendations for individual ETF constituents, based on the following scale:

BUY = 1; OVERWEIGHT = 1.5, HOLD = 2; UNDERWEIGHT = 2.5; and SELL = 3.

Readers are cautioned that because analyst ratings tend to be inflated, the composite score may be more useful as a relative measure of sentiment between funds rather than as a stand-alone recommendation.
 

 

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