VOX ETF — Vanguard Communication Services ETF

Vanguard Communication Services ETF (VOX)

VOX is a low-cost ETF that tracks the MSCI US Investable Market Communication Services 25/50 Index. As of September 3, 2026, its distribution rate is 0.94%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.03%, its expense ratio is 0.09%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 79/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 532.5% over the past 21.9 years, 400.0 points behind SPY at 932.5%.

At the current 0.94% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $94 per year, or $7.83 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

Vanguard Communication Services ETF tracks the MSCI US Investable Market Communication Services 25/50 Index, holding a broad range of large, mid-size, and small U.S. companies in the communication services sector as classified under the GICS standard. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate with quarterly distributions and an expense ratio of 0.09%. This ETF appeals to investors seeking broad exposure to the U.S. communication services sector with low-cost, passive index tracking.

VOX performance versus SPY

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Total return is 532.5% over the past 21.9 years, 400.0 points behind SPY at 932.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 13.6%.

VOX key facts

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

79 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.74%

Issuer

Vanguard

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/23/2004

Expense ratio

0.09%

Distribution rate

0.94%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.03%

Last close

$190.48

NAV

$188.33

Premium / discount

1.14% premium

AUM

$5,645,095,690

Market cap

$3,580,959,744

Average volume

172991.0

Last dividend

$0.449

Last ex-dividend date

06/24/2026

Last payment date

06/26/2026

Beta

1.0

P/E ratio

17.8624

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.94%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (1.03%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Primary sources: Vanguard or company page; Index: MSCI US Investable Market Communication Services 25/50 Index; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

VOX risks and drawbacks

VOX's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 13.6%.

Who may consider VOX — and who may not

VOX may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (VOX pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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