Vodafone
About: Vodafone operates mobile and fixed-line networks and businesses in more than 20 countries. Its largest market is Germany, where it is the second mobile operator after Deutsche Telekom and owns a cable network after acquiring Kabel Deutschland in 2013 and Liberty Global Germany in 2019. In the UK it acts as a mobile operator and is attempting a merger with CK Hutchison. In 2024 Vodafone divested its Spanish and Italian divisions, given their low returns on invested capital.
Employees: 85,225
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
477% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $200M | Put options by funds: $34.6M
22% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.67B [Q4 2024] → $2.04B (+$363M) [Q1 2025]
5% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 175 | Existing positions reduced: 167
0.1% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.77% [Q4 2024] → 0.87% (+0.1%) [Q1 2025]
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 520 [Q4 2024] → 494 (-26) [Q1 2025]
20% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 56
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 [Q4 2024] → 4 (-1) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for VOD.
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 12 articles about VOD published over the past 30 days









