Mercado Libre
MELI
403 hedge funds and large institutions have $12B invested in Mercado Libre in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 60 funds opening new positions, 139 increasing their positions, 138 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.
82% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $869M | Put options by funds: $477M
15% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 60 | Existing positions closed: 52
12% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 17 → 19 (+2)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 398 → 403 (+5)
1% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 139 | Existing positions reduced: 138
5.15% less ownership
Funds ownership: 96.45% → 91.3% (-5.2%)
17% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $14.5B → $12B (-$2.46B)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$147M |
| 2 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
+$128M |
| 3 |
CFM
Coronation Fund Managers
Cape Town,
South Africa
|
+$70.7M |
| 4 |
EA
Echinus Advisors
New York
|
+$59.8M |
| 5 |
1832 Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$43.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$432M |
| 2 |
CG
Carmignac Gestion
Paris,
France
|
-$220M |
| 3 |
Tiger Global Management
New York
|
-$170M |
| 4 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$86.8M |
| 5 |
JCAM
Jericho Capital Asset Management
New York
|
-$64.9M |
MELI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
403 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Mercado Libre (MELI) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $12B — down 17% from $14.5B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 60 funds opened new MELI positions and 52 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 139 added to existing stakes and 138 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $147M. The largest seller was Lone Pine Capital, cutting an estimated $432M.
- 403 institutional investors held Mercado Libre (MELI) as of Q4 2018, up from 398 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $12B of Mercado Libre stock for Q4 2018, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 60 funds opened new Mercado Libre positions in Q4 2018 and 52 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest Mercado Libre buyer in Q4 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $147M added.
- The largest Mercado Libre seller in Q4 2018 was Lone Pine Capital, an estimated $432M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.