Vodafone Group PLC. (NASDAQ:VOD) and BAE Systems (BAESY) announce the formation of a strategic, five-year partnership to provide businesses with a range of advanced communications security products and services initially focused on smartphones and tablets. Additionally, BAE Systems announced that they intend to select Vodafone as their preferred supplier of mobile communications worldwide, excluding the United States. The first commercial element of the strategic partnership between Vodafone and BAE Systems will be a new cloud-based mobile security solution, Vodafone Mobile Threat Manager, to be brought to market in the Spring of 2013 to initially be available to Vodafone’s largest 1,500 global enterprise customers.
Will Vodafone Group PLC.’s shareholder’s decrease their holdings? They reported owning a total of 635.821 million shares on 12/31/2012. The shares closed at $25.19 on 12/31/2012.
Here are the ten largest positions in Vodafone Group PLC. at the end of December 31st, 2012.
FMR LLC held 45,364,547 shares on 12/31/2012 worth $1,142,732,963. This brought the portfolio total to 0.21%.
Invesco Ltd. held 30,692,969 shares on 12/31/2012 worth $773,155,906. This brought the portfolio total to 0.41%.
Institutional Capital LLC held 29,093,934 shares on 12/31/2012 worth $732,876,213. This brought the portfolio total to 4.09%.
Dodge & Cox held 24,142,133 shares on 12/31/2012 worth $608,140,343. This brought the portfolio total to 0.82%.
Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC held 22,026,860 shares on 12/31/2012 worth $554,856,615. This brought the portfolio total to 1.11%.
Dimensional Fund Advisors L.P. held 18,034,949 shares on 12/31/2012 worth $454,300,375. This brought the portfolio total to 0.51%.
Hotchkiss & Wiley Capital Management LLC held 16,309,108 shares on 12/31/2012 worth $410,826,439. This brought the portfolio total to 2.37%.
Morgan Stanley held 15,077,486 shares on 12/31/2012 worth $379,801,880. This brought the portfolio total to 0.22%.
T Rowe Price Associates Inc /md/ held 12,781,495 shares on 12/31/2012 worth $321,965,866. This brought the portfolio total to 0.09%.
Wellington Management Co LLP held 11,472,680 shares on 12/31/2012 worth $288,996,815. This brought the portfolio total to 0.02%.
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