Vodafone
VOD
909 hedge funds and large institutions have $25.5B invested in Vodafone in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 140 funds opening new positions, 237 increasing their positions, 415 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.
192% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 140 | Existing positions closed: 48
14% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $619M | Put options by funds: $545M
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 825 → 909 (+84)
5% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 81 → 85 (+4)
0.36% less ownership
Funds ownership: 103.72% → 103.37% (-0.36%)
16% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $30.2B → $25.5B (-$4.74B)
43% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 237 | Existing positions reduced: 415
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PC
Paulson & Co
New York
|
+$561M |
| 2 |
MCM
Mason Capital Management
New York
|
+$322M |
| 3 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$224M |
| 4 |
Jennison Associates
New York
|
+$192M |
| 5 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$139M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IG
ING Group
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$421M |
| 2 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$316M |
| 3 |
LCG
Luxor Capital Group
New York
|
-$161M |
| 4 |
CM
Corvex Management
New York
|
-$121M |
| 5 |
NIMC
NWQ Investment Management Company
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$109M |
VOD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review
909 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vodafone (VOD) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $25.5B — down 16% from $30.2B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 140 funds opened new VOD positions and 48 closed out — a net gain of 92 holders — while 237 added to existing stakes and 415 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Paulson & Co, adding an estimated $561M. The largest seller was ING Group, cutting an estimated $421M.
- 909 institutional investors held Vodafone (VOD) as of Q4 2013, up from 825 in Q3 2013.
- Funds reported $25.5B of Vodafone stock for Q4 2013, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 140 funds opened new Vodafone positions in Q4 2013 and 48 closed out, a net change of +92 holders.
- The largest Vodafone buyer in Q4 2013 was Paulson & Co, an estimated $561M added.
- The largest Vodafone seller in Q4 2013 was ING Group, an estimated $421M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.