Mercado Libre
MELI
175 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.35B invested in Mercado Libre in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.
38% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $46M | Put options by funds: $33.3M
19% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 59
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 185 → 175 (-10)
23% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 35
33% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.02B → $3.35B (-$1.67B)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$127M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$72.2M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$69.7M |
| 4 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$67.1M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$38.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CG
Carmignac Gestion
Paris,
France
|
-$49.4M |
| 2 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
-$36.6M |
| 3 |
1832 Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$23.7M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$22M |
| 5 |
AIM
abrdn Investment Management
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
-$20.8M |
MELI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
175 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Mercado Libre (MELI) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $3.35B — down 33% from $5.02B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 35 funds closed out of MELI and 27 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 59 trimmed existing stakes and 70 added.
The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $127M. The largest seller was Carmignac Gestion, cutting an estimated $49.4M.
- 175 institutional investors held Mercado Libre (MELI) as of Q3 2015, down from 185 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $3.35B of Mercado Libre stock for Q3 2015, down 33% quarter-over-quarter.
- 27 funds opened new Mercado Libre positions in Q3 2015 and 35 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
- The largest Mercado Libre buyer in Q3 2015 was Ameriprise, an estimated $127M added.
- The largest Mercado Libre seller in Q3 2015 was Carmignac Gestion, an estimated $49.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.