VODAFONE GROUP PLC NEW VOD
SPONSORED ADR · ADR · CUSIP 92857W308 · ISIN US92857W3088
- SectorCommunication
- IndustryRadiotelephone Communications
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($3.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $8.83. Options: 25 managers hold calls ($88.3m notional), 17 hold puts ($79.5m).
Trends to Q1 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 538 |
| Q4 2022 | 535 |
| Q1 2023 | 533 |
| Q2 2023 | 515 |
| Q3 2023 | 512 |
| Q4 2023 | 515 |
| Q1 2024 | 506 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 193 | 275 |
| Q1 2023 | 237 | 239 |
| Q2 2023 | 201 | 238 |
| Q3 2023 | 240 | 200 |
| Q4 2023 | 184 | 272 |
| Q1 2024 | 254 | 209 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $80.9m | $53.5m | 0.66 |
| Q3 2023 | $85.4m | $63.5m | 0.74 |
| Q4 2023 | $97.8m | $45.9m | 0.47 |
| Q1 2024 | $88.3m | $79.5m | 0.90 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +21.1m |
| ACR Alpine Capital Research, LLC | Added | +6.2m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +2.8m |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | +1.9m |
| GROUPAMA ASSET MANAGMENT | New | +1.8m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +1.7m |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | Added | +1.5m |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Added | +1.3m |
| MacKay Shields LLC | New | +1.2m |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +969.1k |
Biggest sellers
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Sold out | -18.3m |
| ALTRINSIC GLOBAL ADVISORS LLC | Sold out | -6.8m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -3.6m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -1.7m |
| Aberdeen Group plc | Reduced | -1.4m |
| P SCHOENFELD ASSET MANAGEMENT LP | Sold out | -990.3k |
| Capital International Investors | Sold out | -900.8k |
| THORNBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -868.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -708.8k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | Reduced | -621.2k |
Biggest calls
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $19.0m2.1m shares |
| P SCHOENFELD ASSET MANAGEMENT LP | Added | $18.6m2.1m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $17.3m1.9m shares |
| Optiver Holding B.V. | Reduced | $5.4m607.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $5.4m603.0k shares |
| Athos Capital Ltd | New | $4.5m500.0k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $3.8m427.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $2.9m328.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $2.8m319.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $2.3m253.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $24.0m2.7m shares |
| Optiver Holding B.V. | Added | $14.3m1.6m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $11.2m1.3m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $9.0m1.0m shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $4.0m454.4k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $3.5m393.9k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $3.2m359.9k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $2.8m320.0k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | Reduced | $1.7m189.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.3m140.9k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
Vega SAS
13D · may seek influence
new · filed 2026-08-26
Stated purposeFirst Equity Derivative Transaction On May 22, 2026, Vega entered into an equity derivative transaction (the "First Equity Derivative Transaction" and the documentation relating thereto the "First Equity Derivative Transaction Agreements") with an unaffiliated third party financial institution (the "Bank"), which was subsequently amended on July 13, 2026 and July 27, 2026. Under the First Equity Derivative Transaction, Vega expects to purchase up to 630,000,000 Ordinary Shares on or before February 22, 2027 (such scheduled settlement date to be automatically extended to the business day falling twelve months after May 22, 2026, unless the Bank notifies Vega before August 30, 2026 of its intention not to so extend), provided that Vega may notify an earlier scheduled settlement date as furt… Full filing |
9.9% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC (0.0%, 2026-07-17)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2024
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
None reported in Q1 2024.
Holders, Q1 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 45.2m $402.5m | Added +21.1m |
| ACR Alpine Capital Research, LLC 5.83% of their portfolio | 21.6m $192.3m | Added +6.2m |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 17.4m $155.1m | Added +131.6k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.14% of their portfolio | 17.3m $154.3m | Added +2.8m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 10.3m $91.8m | Reduced -708.8k |
| ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co Ltd 9.33% of their portfolio | 9.3m $82.5m | Unchanged |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 5.9m $52.5m | Reduced -621.2k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 4.9m $43.4m | Added +398.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.8m $43.1m | Added +969.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.7m $42.2m | Reduced -418.4k |
| GOLDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 3.26% of their portfolio | 4.6m $40.9m | Added +350.0k |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.59% of their portfolio | 4.5m $40.5m | Added +761.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.2m $37.2m | Added +377.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.0m $35.5m | Reduced -3.6m |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.4m $30.2m | Added +1.9m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.0m $26.5m | Reduced -322.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.3m $20.3m | Added +1.7m |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.2m $19.3m | Added +511.3k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.2m $17.8m | Added +730.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.1m $18.7m | Added +952.8k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0m $17.7m | Added +338.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0m $17.4m | Added +521.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.9m $16.7m | Added +493.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.9m $16.7m | Reduced -445.2k |
| GROUPAMA ASSET MANAGMENT 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.8m $1.6m | New |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.7m $15.4m | Added +1.5m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.7m $15.4m | Reduced -399.6k |
| LETKO, BROSSEAU & ASSOCIATES INC 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.7m $15.0m | Reduced -40.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6m $14.5m | Reduced -181.0k |
| LONE PEAK GLOBAL INVESTORS LLC 3.50% of their portfolio | 1.5m $13.8m | Added +167.0k |
| Pale Fire Capital SE 1.59% of their portfolio | 1.3m $11.4m | Added +1.1k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $11.1m | Added +1.3m |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.2m $10.9m | Added +308.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $10.5m | Added +62.9k |
| Optiver Holding B.V. 0.43% of their portfolio | 1.2m $10.4m | Added +894.4k |
| MacKay Shields LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.2m $10.4m | New |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.0m $9.0m | Added +65.5k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $8.9m | Added +59.0k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 989.1k $8.8m | Reduced -17.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 969.4k $8.6m | Reduced -590.8k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 926.6k $8.2m | Added +126.8k |
| KEATING INVESTMENT COUNSELORS INC 2.49% of their portfolio | 867.4k $7.7m | Added +177.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 858.3k $7.6m | Added +130.1k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 827.9k $7.4m | Reduced -127.7k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 812.3k $7.2m | Added +107.0k |
| DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO 0.08% of their portfolio | 782.2k $7.0m | Unchanged |
| LMR Partners LLP 0.17% of their portfolio | 762.7k $6.8m | Reduced -24.8k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 759.1k $6.8m | Added +43.4k |
| Atria Investments, Inc 0.09% of their portfolio | 756.0k $6.7m | Added +115.3k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 697.3k $6.2m | Added +268.2k |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 694.5k $6.2m | Added +164.2k |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.01% of their portfolio | 692.9k $6.2m | Added +430.1k |
| THORNBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 682.4k $6.0m | Reduced -868.2k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 679.9k $6.1m | New |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 625.4k $5.6m | Reduced -39.9k |
| Clean Yield Group 2.16% of their portfolio | 623.8k $5.6m | Reduced -2.8k |
| Bulltick Wealth Management, LLC 1.08% of their portfolio | 580.0k $5.2m | Reduced -6.1k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 556.5k $5.0m | Added +24.2k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 544.9k $4.8m | Reduced -1.4m |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 533.8k $4.8m | Added +19.3k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 510.5k $4.5m | Added +202.3k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 454.7k $4.0m | Added +378.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 421.4k $3.8m | Added +5.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 417.8k $3.7m | Added +128.3k |
| QRG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.05% of their portfolio | 412.4k $3.7m | Added +173.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 389.3k $3.5m | Added +87.5k |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 382.1k $3.4m | Added +69.7k |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 376.5k $3.4m | Reduced -1.9k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 366.2k $3.3m | New |
| ICON ADVISERS INC/CO 0.69% of their portfolio | 363.7k $3.2m | New |
| ADVISORS MANAGEMENT GROUP INC /ADV 0.80% of their portfolio | 360.7k $3.2m | Reduced -7.2k |
| Leonteq Securities AG 0.42% of their portfolio | 351.7k $3.1m | Added +134.8k |
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (USA) Corp 0.43% of their portfolio | 338.0k $3.0m | New |
| WNY Asset Management, LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 332.7k $3.0m | Added +19.0k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 323.0k $2.8m | Reduced -16.6k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.03% of their portfolio | 306.3k $2.7m | Added +30.3k |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.01% of their portfolio | 295.5k $2.6m | Added +150.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 286.3k $2.5m | Reduced -284.7k |
| MORGUARD LINCLUDEN GLOBAL INVESTMENTS Ltd 0.30% of their portfolio | 280.1k $2.5m | Reduced -3.8k |
| Caption Management, LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 259.9k $2.3m | New |
| Proficio Capital Partners LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 253.5k $2.3m | Added +213 |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 249.5k $2.2m | Added +51.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 246.3k $2.2m | Added +6.2k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 244.8k $2.2m | Added +53.0k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 244.5k $2.2m | Added +208.1k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 228.2k $2.0m | Added +208.2k |
| CLIFFORD SWAN INVESTMENT COUNSEL LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 221.3k $2.0m | Reduced -56.4k |
| RITHOLTZ WEALTH MANAGEMENT 0.06% of their portfolio | 209.5k $1.9m | Added +28.1k |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 208.2k $1.9m | Added +7.2k |
| Walleye Trading LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 201.7k $1.8m | Reduced -315.2k |
| Waterfront Wealth Inc. 0.49% of their portfolio | 201.0k $1.7m | Added +59.0k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.00% of their portfolio | 200.5k $1.8m | Reduced -30.6k |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 195.9k $1.7m | Added +14.7k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 193.9k $1.7m | Added +4.4k |
| Old Port Advisors 0.52% of their portfolio | 189.1k $1.7m | Added +36.3k |
| Ethic Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 175.5k $1.6m | Added +126.8k |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 174.7k $1.6m | Reduced -28.3k |
| D.A. DAVIDSON & CO. 0.01% of their portfolio | 170.2k $1.5m | Unchanged |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 169.9k $1.5m | Reduced -1.7m |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 167.8k $1.5m | Reduced -1.5k |