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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
WS
151
Wedbush Securities
California
$386K – – –
Canada Life
152
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$385K – – –
AAM
153
Azzad Asset Management
Virginia
$345K -$278K -2,205 -45%
SI
154
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$331K +$884 +7 +0.3%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
155
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$319K – – –
JMPWA
156
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$318K -$7.2K -57 -2%
DHFB
157
Dixon Hubard Feinour & Brown
Virginia
$313K +$309K +2,450 New
HI
158
HBK Investments
Texas
$291K +$288K +2,283 New
Nomura Holdings
159
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$285K -$5.87M -46,476 -95%
AQR Capital Management
160
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$255K +$253K +2,000 New
MAM
161
Majedie Asset Management
United Kingdom
$242K -$91.4K -724 -28%
FAAS
162
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$240K +$237K +1,875 New
Creative Planning
163
Creative Planning
Kansas
$222K -$575K -4,550 -72%
PWM
164
Perigon Wealth Management
California
$202K +$200K +1,583 New
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
165
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$125K -$24.5K -194 -17%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
166
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$113K +$92.8K +735 +480%
Credit Agricole
167
Credit Agricole
France
$89K +$92.2K +730 New
First Manhattan
168
First Manhattan
New York
$75K +$884 +7 +1%
Bank of Montreal
169
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$74K – – –
LTFS
170
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$74K +$44.2K +350 +152%
Fifth Third Bancorp
171
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$41K +$40.4K +320 New
TCOV
172
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$38K – – –
QT
173
Quantbot Technologies
New York
$37K -$331K -2,624 -90%
AIG
174
American International Group
New York
$33.8K -$13.9K -110 -29%
BPBT
175
Boston Private Bank & Trust
Massachusetts
$22K – – –
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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.