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Mercado Libre
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196 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.54B invested in Mercado Libre in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 72 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

68% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $178M | Put options by funds: $106M

57% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 30

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.18B → $4.54B (+$361M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 183 → 196 (+13)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 72

Holders
196
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+7.1%
% of All Funds
5.23%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
47
Increased
48
Reduced
72
Closed
30
Calls
$178M
Puts
$106M
Net Calls
+$71.8M
Net Calls Change
+$28.7M

Top Buyers

1
CG
Carmignac Gestion
France
+$215M
2
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
+$38.6M
3
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$27.3M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$20.9M
5
EAM
EverPoint Asset Management
Connecticut
+$19.6M

Top Sellers

1
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
-$281M
2
JCMLC
JAT Capital Management LP (Connecticut)
Connecticut
-$94.7M
3
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
-$50.5M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$49.3M
5
JCAM
Jericho Capital Asset Management
New York
-$31.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Norges Bank
26
Norges Bank
Norway
$35M – – –
TIM
27
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
$34.2M -$29.4M -232,994 -47%
JCMLC
28
JAT Capital Management LP (Connecticut)
Connecticut
$33.4M -$94.7M -749,964 -74%
ZAM
29
Zenit Asset Management
Sweden
$28.2M -$7.03M -55,695 -20%
Macquarie Group
30
Macquarie Group
Australia
$28.1M -$9.94M -78,700 -26%
PPA
31
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$25.2M -$2.32M -18,365 -9%
Jennison Associates
32
Jennison Associates
New York
$24.6M +$3.59M +28,429 +17%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
33
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$24.6M -$527K -4,169 -2%
Deutsche Bank
34
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$22M +$8.95M +70,872 +70%
Renaissance Technologies
35
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$21.1M +$20.9M +165,500 New
Royal Bank of Canada
36
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$20.6M -$193K -1,525 -0.9%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
37
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$20.4M -$1.89M -15,000 -9%
Bank of America
38
Bank of America
North Carolina
$20.4M +$3.46M +27,402 +21%
William Blair & Company
39
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$20.1M +$15.8M +125,302 +391%
EAM
40
EverPoint Asset Management
Connecticut
$19.8M +$19.6M +155,000 New
SGA
41
Sustainable Growth Advisers
Connecticut
$18.4M -$3.97M -31,400 -18%
SIMG
42
Stephens Investment Management Group
Texas
$17.3M +$704K +5,575 +4%
MCM
43
Melvin Capital Management
New York
$16.6M +$16.4M +130,000 New
BG
44
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$15.9M +$9.83M +77,810 +166%
LOAMS
45
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland)
Switzerland
$14.5M +$14.3M +113,407 New
Millennium Management
46
Millennium Management
New York
$13.6M +$9.58M +75,858 +247%
COPPSERS
47
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$13.5M -$790K -6,253 -6%
UBS Group
48
UBS Group
Switzerland
$13.3M +$13.1M +104,046 New
BA
49
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$12.5M +$4.88M +38,649 +65%
AIMCA
50
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$12.4M – – –
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MELI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

196 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Mercado Libre (MELI) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $4.54B — up 8.6% from $4.18B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 47 funds opened new MELI positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 48 added to existing stakes and 72 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Carmignac Gestion, opening a new position worth an estimated $215M. The largest seller was OppenheimerFunds, cutting an estimated $281M.

  • 196 institutional investors held Mercado Libre (MELI) as of Q4 2014, up from 183 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $4.54B of Mercado Libre stock for Q4 2014, up 8.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 47 funds opened new Mercado Libre positions in Q4 2014 and 30 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest Mercado Libre buyer in Q4 2014 was Carmignac Gestion, an estimated $215M added.
  • The largest Mercado Libre seller in Q4 2014 was OppenheimerFunds, an estimated $281M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.