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Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund Admiral (VTCAX) Total Return
Created with Highcharts 11.1.0Jul '24Oct '24Jan '25Apr '250.00%18.95%

Key Stats

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Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
0.09% 4.447B 1.15% 15.00%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized Total Returns Since Inception (Daily) Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
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Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of telecommunication services stocks. The Fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Telecommunication Services Index.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Sector Equity
Broad Category Equity
Global Peer Group Equity Sector Communication Services
Peer Group Telecommunication Funds
Global Macro Equity Industry Sector
US Macro Sector Equity Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Telecommunication Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Vanguard
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSWNTR 100.0%

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Net Fund Flows Versus Peer Group

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1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
 
80.00B
60.00B
40.00B
20.00B
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-20.00B
1 Month
% Rank: 99
-144.58M Peer Group Low
219.16M Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 90
-297.91M
-579.92M Peer Group Low
162.21M Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 96
-169.53M Peer Group Low
51.94M Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 86
-1.884B Peer Group Low
2.363B Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 11
-135.84M Peer Group Low
930.58M Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 8
-2.165B Peer Group Low
2.993B Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: 30
-126.60M Peer Group Low
465.21M Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 8
-1.992B Peer Group Low
10.34B Peer Group High
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Performance Versus Peer Group

 
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Total Return (NAV)
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Peer Group Rtn. (NAV)
12.00%
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12.00%
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% Rank in Peer Group (NAV)
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Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
YTD
-16.50%
28.02%
28.97%
13.78%
-38.77%
44.72%
33.11%
2.37%
-8.71%
27.67%
15.90%
21.82%
-18.14%
23.79%
18.67%
5.07%
-5.47%
26.90%
25.72%
15.98%
-41.13%
54.23%
38.86%
1.45%
-6.21%
40.14%
33.09%
12.14%
-27.81%
25.93%
17.17%
0.76%
-11.27%
16.42%
16.42%
5.18%
-28.57%
23.21%
22.58%
6.64%
-8.04%
20.33%
20.60%
-2.75%
-16.96%
7.34%
21.20%
6.51%
As of May 21, 2025.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (5-20-25) 1.07%
30-Day SEC Yield (4-30-25) 1.05%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 22.52
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 5.069
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 6.301
Weighted Median ROE 11.18%
Weighted Median ROA 12.77%
ROI (TTM) 15.20%
Return on Investment (TTM) 15.20%
Earning Yield 0.0574
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 0.9213
As of April 30, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 38.61%
EPS Growth (3Y) 15.09%
EPS Growth (5Y) 19.15%
Sales Growth (1Y) 11.47%
Sales Growth (3Y) 10.18%
Sales Growth (5Y) 13.66%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 11.42%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 10.59%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Ratge (3Y) 22.23%
As of April 30, 2025

Asset Allocation

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As of April 30, 2025.
Type % Net
Cash 0.04%
Stock 99.56%
Bond 0.00%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.00%
Other 0.40%
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Top 10 Holdings

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Name % Weight Price % Change
Meta Platforms Inc 19.73% 640.16 0.48%
Alphabet Inc 12.48% 169.67 3.47%
Alphabet Inc 9.78% 170.87 3.36%
Netflix Inc 5.62% 1201.37 0.78%
AT&T Inc 5.15% 27.61 -0.61%
Verizon Communications Inc 4.73% 44.21 -0.02%
The Walt Disney Co 4.11% 112.01 -0.31%
T-Mobile US Inc 3.56% 240.77 -0.18%
Comcast Corp 3.47% 35.42 -0.48%
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc 1.79% 230.92 -2.77%

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee --
Actual Management Fee 0.08%
Administration Fee 157.0K%
Maximum Front Load --
Maximum Deferred Load --
Maximum Redemption Fee 0.00%
General Availability
Available for Insurance Product --
Available for RRSP --
Purchase Details
Open to New Investors Yes
Minimum Initial Investment 100000.0 None
Minimum Subsequent Investment 1.00 None

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of telecommunication services stocks. The Fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Telecommunication Services Index.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Sector Equity
Broad Category Equity
Global Peer Group Equity Sector Communication Services
Peer Group Telecommunication Funds
Global Macro Equity Industry Sector
US Macro Sector Equity Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Telecommunication Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Vanguard
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSWNTR 100.0%

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Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (5-20-25) 1.07%
30-Day SEC Yield (4-30-25) 1.05%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 22.52
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 5.069
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 6.301
Weighted Median ROE 11.18%
Weighted Median ROA 12.77%
ROI (TTM) 15.20%
Return on Investment (TTM) 15.20%
Earning Yield 0.0574
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 0.9213
As of April 30, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 38.61%
EPS Growth (3Y) 15.09%
EPS Growth (5Y) 19.15%
Sales Growth (1Y) 11.47%
Sales Growth (3Y) 10.18%
Sales Growth (5Y) 13.66%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 11.42%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 10.59%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Ratge (3Y) 22.23%
As of April 30, 2025

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 3/11/2005
Last Annual Report Date 8/31/2024
Last Prospectus Date 2/3/2025
Attributes
Index Fund Yes
Inverse Fund --
Leveraged Fund --
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund --
Synthetic Replication Fund No

Top Portfolio Holders

Name % Weight
Portfolio A 5.00%
Portfolio B 3.50%
Portfolio C 2.25%
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Excel Add-In Codes

Name: =YCI("M:VTCAX", "name")
Broad Asset Class: =YCI("M:VTCAX", "broad_asset_class")
Broad Category: =YCI("M:VTCAX", "broad_category_group")
Prospectus Objective: =YCI("M:VTCAX", "prospectus_objective")
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