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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

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
SFP
126
Santa Fe Partners
New Mexico
$953K +$943K +7,465 New
ST
127
Spot Trading
Illinois
$952K +$451K +3,572 +92%
SCM
128
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$904K +$894K +7,081 New
BFA
129
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$899K +$85.8K +679 +11%
BIM
130
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$871K +$862K +6,823 New
GA
131
Geneva Advisors
Illinois
$832K -$4.03M -31,894 -83%
SLG
132
Stanley-Laman Group
Pennsylvania
$792K +$69.5K +550 +10%
Citadel Advisors
133
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$782K -$3.88M -30,736 -83%
CPS
134
Counsel Portfolio Services
Ontario, Canada
$752K -$359K -2,844 -33%
ANI
135
American National Insurance
Texas
$737K – – –
EFS
136
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
$661K +$253 +2 +0%
GI
137
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$614K -$105K -829 -15%
MC
138
Menta Capital
California
$600K -$536K -4,241 -47%
GC
139
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$588K -$31.6K -250 -5%
CCM
140
Cupps Capital Management
Illinois
$512K +$507K +4,017 New
Loomis, Sayles & Company
141
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$472K -$322K -2,550 -41%
VRS
142
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$472K +$88.4K +700 +23%
PI
143
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$443K -$3.92K -31 -0.9%
AG
144
Aperio Group
California
$442K +$29.3K +232 +7%
PPCM
145
Pillar Pacific Capital Management
California
$433K +$12.6K +100 +3%
UFF
146
USA Financial Formulas
Michigan
$432K +$428K +3,386 New
CG
147
Clinton Group
New York
$428K +$424K +3,356 New
AAM
148
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$423K +$36.1K +286 +9%
R
149
RQSI
Bahamas
$423K +$418K +3,312 New
EMG
150
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
$421K +$417K +3,300 New
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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.