Vodafone
752 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.1B invested in Vodafone in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 92 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 618 reducing their positions, and 243 closing their positions.
22% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $813M | Put options by funds: $664M
17% less funds holding
Funds holding: 909 → 752 (-157)
50.46% less ownership
Funds ownership: 103.37% → 52.91% (-50%)
53% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $25.5B → $12.1B (-$13.4B)
62% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 92 | Existing positions closed: 243
75% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 85 → 21 (-64)
93% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 618
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$137M |
| 2 |
PCM
Pentwater Capital Management
Naples,
Florida
|
+$116M |
| 3 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
+$64.5M |
| 4 |
BM
Bridger Management
New York
|
+$43.9M |
| 5 |
JCAM
Jericho Capital Asset Management
New York
|
+$38.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IC
Institutional Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$582M |
| 2 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$527M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$510M |
| 4 |
SCP
Soroban Capital Partners
New York
|
-$440M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$396M |
VOD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
752 of the 3,463 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vodafone (VOD) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $12.1B — down 53% from $25.5B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 243 funds closed out of VOD and 92 opened new positions — a net loss of 151 holders — while 618 trimmed existing stakes and 42 added.
The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, opening a new position worth an estimated $137M. The largest seller was Institutional Capital, cutting an estimated $582M.
- 752 institutional investors held Vodafone (VOD) as of Q1 2014, down from 909 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $12.1B of Vodafone stock for Q1 2014, down 53% quarter-over-quarter.
- 92 funds opened new Vodafone positions in Q1 2014 and 243 closed out, a net change of -151 holders.
- The largest Vodafone buyer in Q1 2014 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $137M added.
- The largest Vodafone seller in Q1 2014 was Institutional Capital, an estimated $582M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.