Empirical Asset Management LLC Buys Shares of 18,282 Vanguard Communication Services ETF $VOX

Empirical Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Communication Services ETF (NYSEARCA:VOX) during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 18,282 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,432,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position 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 valued at $759,000 after purchasing an additional 676 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Communication Services ETF in the first quarter worth $976,000. D.A. Davidson & CO. lifted its stake in Vanguard Communication Services ETF by 3.8% in the second quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 8,160 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,396,000 after buying an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Communication Services ETF by 13.6% during the second quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 2,646 shares of the company’s stock valued at $453,000 after acquiring an additional 317 shares during the period. Finally, Rossby Financial LCC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Communication Services ETF by 22.9% during the second quarter. Rossby Financial LCC now owns 687 shares of the company’s stock valued at $117,000 after acquiring an additional 128 shares during the period.

Vanguard Communication Services ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Communication Services ETF stock opened at $189.14 on Wednesday. Vanguard Communication Services ETF has a one year low of $129.33 and a one year high of $200.77. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $192.75 and a 200-day simple moving average of $188.08. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.46 and a beta of 1.07.

About Vanguard Communication Services ETF

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.