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VTCAX: VANGUARD TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES INDEX FUND ADMIRAL SHARES (MUTUAL FUND)
Basic Info 96.02 1.88(1.92%) June 05
| Asset Class: | Communications |
| MyPlanIQ Rating: | (61%) |
| Start Date: | 01/25/2005 |
| Last Dividend Date: | 03/24/2026 |
| 12-Mo. Yield | 1.20% |
| Expenses | 0.10% |
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Performance Analytics (As of 05/29/2026)
Not up-to-date? Try| Last 1 Week* | YTD*(2026) | 1 Yr | 3 Yr | 5 Yr | 10 Yr | 15 Yr | 20 Yr | Inception** | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | |
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| Annualized Return(%) | -4.4 | -2.4 | 18.0 | 23.6 | 7.3 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 26.3 | 33.1 | 44.7 | -38.8 | 13.8 | 29.0 | 28.0 | -16.5 | -5.6 | 22.5 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 24.3 | 16.5 | -2.1 | 19.7 | 29.6 | -38.9 | 5.4 | 36.6 | 5.0 |
| Sharpe Ratio | NA | 0.15 | 1.5 | 1.28 | 0.28 | 0.38 | NA | NA | 0.36 | 1.14 | 1.82 | 2.17 | -1.31 | 0.83 | 0.86 | 1.77 | -0.92 | -0.45 | 1.42 | 0.17 | 0.32 | 1.96 | 1.27 | -0.1 | 1.21 | 1.04 | -0.88 | 0.14 | 2.68 | 0.27 |
| Draw Down(%) | NA | 13.6 | 13.6 | 21.2 | 46.7 | 46.7 | NA | NA | 57.1 | 21.2 | 8.5 | 13.3 | 41.6 | 13.9 | 31.0 | 9.9 | 23.5 | 17.4 | 13.2 | 12.5 | 9.0 | 7.1 | 10.4 | 19.8 | 12.3 | 21.7 | 52.9 | 13.5 | 7.0 | 9.0 |
| Standard Deviation(%) | NA | 16.6 | 15.2 | 17.8 | 21.2 | 21.1 | NA | NA | 21.0 | 20.5 | 16.2 | 19.1 | 30.7 | 16.6 | 33.3 | 15.0 | 19.4 | 13.8 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 12.8 | 12.4 | 13.1 | 21.6 | 16.2 | 28.4 | 45.3 | 17.0 | 12.4 | 11.2 |
| Treynor Ratio | NA | 0.03 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.05 | 0.08 | NA | NA | 0.08 | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.34 | -0.35 | 0.13 | 0.33 | 0.26 | -0.19 | -0.06 | 0.25 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.3 | 0.21 | -0.03 | 0.24 | 0.31 | -0.39 | 0.02 | 0.34 | 0.04 |
| Alpha | NA | -0.08 | -0.01 | 0.01 | -0.02 | -0.02 | NA | NA | -0.01 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | -0.1 | -0.05 | 0.04 | -0.01 | -0.05 | -0.1 | 0.04 | 0.01 | -0.02 | 0.0 | 0.02 | -0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.07 | -0.01 |
| Beta | NA | 0.93 | 0.96 | 1.01 | 1.08 | 0.98 | NA | NA | 0.95 | 0.98 | 1.02 | 1.23 | 1.15 | 1.05 | 0.86 | 1.03 | 0.94 | 0.96 | 0.89 | 0.85 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.78 | 0.85 | 0.81 | 0.94 | 1.03 | 0.96 | 0.97 | 0.84 |
| RSquared | NA | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.71 | 0.75 | 0.71 | NA | NA | 0.75 | 0.8 | 0.63 | 0.71 | 0.82 | 0.68 | 0.8 | 0.73 | 0.68 | 0.22 | 0.55 | 0.71 | 0.5 | 0.52 | 0.58 | 0.85 | 0.81 | 0.8 | 0.86 | 0.82 | 0.62 | 0.59 |
| Yield(%) | N/A | 0.2 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 |
| Dividend Growth(%) | N/A | -76.4 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 12.7 | 34.4 | 67.3 | -42.2 | 42.7 | 5.1 | -59.0 | -41.3 | 30.6 | -10.2 | 33.0 | -30.9 | 31.2 | 23.9 | 4.8 | 28.1 | 12.5 | -32.7 | 110.1 | N/A | N/A |
*: NOT annualized;YTD: Year to Date
**Inception: starting from 09/29/2004
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