Vodafone
700 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.11B invested in Vodafone in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 72 funds opening new positions, 222 increasing their positions, 274 reducing their positions, and 78 closing their positions.
44% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $113M | Put options by funds: $78.6M
0% less ownership
Funds ownership: 1.1% → 1.09% (-0%)
8% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 72 | Existing positions closed: 78
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 709 → 700 (-9)
13% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.32B → $8.11B (-$1.21B)
19% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 222 | Existing positions reduced: 274
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 20 → 16 (-4)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$107M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$73.1M |
| 3 |
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$55.4M |
| 4 |
Fisher Asset Management
Camas,
Washington
|
+$35.2M |
| 5 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$19.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$74.3M |
| 2 |
Federated Hermes
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
-$73.4M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$28.6M |
| 4 |
SM
Seminole Management
New York
|
-$26.9M |
| 5 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$21.4M |
VOD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
700 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vodafone (VOD) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $8.11B — down 13% from $9.32B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 78 funds closed out of VOD and 72 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 274 trimmed existing stakes and 222 added.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $107M. The largest seller was Two Sigma Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $74.3M sold.
- 700 institutional investors held Vodafone (VOD) as of Q1 2018, down from 709 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $8.11B of Vodafone stock for Q1 2018, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 72 funds opened new Vodafone positions in Q1 2018 and 78 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest Vodafone buyer in Q1 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $107M added.
- The largest Vodafone seller in Q1 2018 was Two Sigma Investments, an estimated $74.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.