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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

Rank Fund Capital Flow
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

Rank Fund Capital Flow
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
CGT
76
Capital Guardian Trust
California
$5.64M -$14M -110,900 -72%
HCM
77
Howland Capital Management
Massachusetts
$5.34M +$104K +825 +2%
CS
78
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$5.3M -$6.24M -49,415 -54%
GXMC
79
Global X Management Company
New York
$5.01M -$698K -5,523 -12%
SEI Investments
80
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$4.73M +$4.68M +37,047 New
Swiss National Bank
81
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$4.68M +$114K +900 +3%
BIT
82
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$4.33M +$20.2K +160 +0.5%
Invesco
83
Invesco
Georgia
$4.13M -$294K -2,324 -7%
MSA
84
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$4.08M – – –
CIS
85
Capital International Sarl
California
$4.06M -$15M -118,400 -79%
TA
86
Teachers Advisors
New York
$3.99M -$1.23M -9,715 -24%
BJ
87
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$3.96M +$3.92M +31,034 New
State Street
88
State Street
Massachusetts
$3.85M +$540K +4,274 +17%
Voloridge Investment Management
89
Voloridge Investment Management
Florida
$3.71M +$3.67M +29,094 New
Point72 Asset Management
90
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$3.68M +$3.64M +28,800 New
BRA
91
Bender Robert & Associates
California
$3.13M -$12.5K -99 -0.4%
CSS
92
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$2.9M +$2.16M +17,082 +302%
SW
93
SVB Wealth
Massachusetts
$2.49M +$2.46M +19,501 New
Goldman Sachs
94
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.44M -$6.95M -55,023 -74%
AllianceBernstein
95
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.33M – – –
SC
96
Saturna Capital
Washington
$2.26M – – –
BCM
97
Brown Capital Management
Maryland
$2.08M – – –
BlackRock
98
BlackRock
New York
$2.05M +$2M +15,860 +7,737%
UBS AM
99
UBS AM
Illinois
$2.04M +$75.8K +600 +4%
FWCM
100
First Western Capital Management
California
$2.02M +$597K +4,727 +43%
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4
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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.