Mercado Libre
MELI
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.
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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CG
Carmignac Gestion
Paris,
France
|
+$215M |
| 2 |
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$38.6M |
| 3 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$27.3M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$20.9M |
| 5 |
EAM
EverPoint Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$19.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
-$281M |
| 2 |
JCMLC
JAT Capital Management LP (Connecticut)
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$94.7M |
| 3 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$50.5M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$49.3M |
| 5 |
JCAM
Jericho Capital Asset Management
New York
|
-$31.9M |
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.