VOD

Key Takeaways

• Vodafone has spent two years shrinking to strength: it sold its Spanish and Italian units, took full control of the merged VodafoneThree in the UK, and pointed the proceeds at cutting debt and retiring stock, with the share count down about 3 percent a year [Source: Vodafone disposals and FY26 results, 2024-2026]. • Germany, its largest market, is the swing factor: a July 2024 law let housing associations drop bulk cable-television contracts, costing Vodafone close to 3 million TV customers, a

Institutional ownership

541 institutional managers reported holding VOD in 13F filings for the quarter ended 2026-03-31. Together they hold about 7% of the company; the top 10 hold 4%. 70 opened new positions that quarter. Held by Arrowstreet Capital, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, among others. On the short side, 9.1M shares were sold short as of the 2026-06-15 count, about 0.3% of shares outstanding (2.7 days of typical volume to cover).

Quarterly 13F filings arrive up to 45 days after quarter end, so the picture is never current (filed through 2026-05-29). Nothing here is investment advice.

Capital returns

VOD has cut its share count 11.6% over the past five years. It pays a dividend, and has paid one every year in our records (10 and counting). Cash returned over the past three years: $8.89B in dividends.

Share counts are split-adjusted; repurchase totals are gross of share issuance. Nothing here is investment advice.

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