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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
Two Sigma Advisers
101
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.97M +$1.95M +15,424 New
GGHC
102
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
$1.97M -$97.8K -774 -5%
AL
103
Airain Ltd
Guernsey
$1.92M -$543K -4,303 -22%
BCM
104
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$1.92M +$1.89M +15,000 New
BNP Paribas Asset Management
105
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
$1.82M -$579K -4,584 -24%
Barclays
106
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.74M -$376K -2,980 -18%
OAM
107
Origin Asset Management
United Kingdom
$1.61M +$1.6M +12,650 New
Geode Capital Management
108
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.51M +$316K +2,503 +27%
EGM
109
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$1.48M +$1.46M +11,550 New
SAM
110
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$1.41M -$63.1K -500 -4%
Janus Henderson Group
111
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$1.37M +$1.35M +10,700 New
Comerica Bank
112
Comerica Bank
Texas
$1.32M +$807K +6,388 +161%
DL
113
Delta Lloyd
Netherlands
$1.29M -$2.11M -16,741 -62%
LA
114
Linden Advisors
New York
$1.24M +$1.22M +9,672 New
NFA
115
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$1.21M – – –
US Bancorp
116
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1.19M -$45.6K -361 -4%
RGI
117
River Global Investors
United Kingdom
$1.18M -$94.5K -748 -7%
NCCM
118
Nine Chapters Capital Management
New Jersey
$1.16M +$1.15M +9,100 New
OA
119
Oak Associates
Ohio
$1.15M – – –
FMT
120
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$1.13M – – –
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
121
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$1.12M – – –
B
122
Bailard
California
$1.09M +$821K +6,500 +323%
Simplex Trading
123
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$1.07M +$1.06M +8,386 New
MFWM
124
Motley Fool Wealth Management
Virginia
$1.02M +$1.01M +7,975 New
Bank of New York Mellon
125
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$968K +$95.4K +755 +11%
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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.