Vodafone
About: Vodafone operates mobile and fixed-line networks and businesses across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Its largest market is Germany, where it is the second mobile operator after Deutsche Telekom and owns two cable network after acquiring Kabel Deutschland in 2013 and Liberty Global Germany in 2019. In the UK Vodafone merger with CK Hutchison in 2024, consolidating the mobile market. It also divested its Spanish and Italian divisions in that same year, given their low returns on invested capital.
Employees: 86,702
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
15% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 68 | Existing positions closed: 59
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.05B [Q1] → $2.32B (+$266M) [Q2]
7.96% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.88% [Q1] → 8.84% (+7.96%) [Q2]
4% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $45M | Put options by funds: $43.2M
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 [Q1] → 4 (+0) [Q2]
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 502 [Q1] → 498 (-4) [Q2]
1% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 151 | Existing positions reduced: 153
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 5 articles about VOD published over the past 30 days
