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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
SFFS
176
Stonehage Fleming Financial Services
Jersey
$18K +$17.7K +140 New
HMS
177
Hanseatic Management Services
New Mexico
$13K – – –
MPWT
178
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$12.9K – – –
SF
179
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$11K – – –
Acadian Asset Management
180
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$10K +$9.72K +77 New
WA
181
Waverly Advisors
Alabama
$5K – – –
WA
182
WFG Advisors
Texas
$5K – – –
TRCT
183
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$3K -$12.8K -101 -82%
NFG
184
Next Financial Group
Texas
$3K -$3.79K -30 -57%
PNC Financial Services Group
185
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$2K -$3.28K -26 -63%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
186
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$2K – – –
IMS
187
Index Management Solutions
Pennsylvania
$2K +$1.52K +12 New
Envestnet Asset Management
188
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2K +$1.89K +15 New
ACS
189
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$1K – – –
OC
190
Oakworth Capital
Alabama
$1K – – –
NPC
191
National Planning Corporation
California
$487 +$505 +4 New
BRWA
192
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$4 +$4.42K +35 New
TGA
193
Trilogy Global Advisors
Florida
– -$20.7M -190,741 Closed
MNA
194
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
– -$13.6M -125,570 Closed
CIM
195
Contrarius Investment Management
Jersey
– -$11.2M -103,013 Closed
PAMU
196
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
– -$8.27M -76,140 Closed
Capital Research Global Investors
197
Capital Research Global Investors
California
– -$6.84M -63,000 Closed
CCM
198
Criterion Capital Management
California
– -$5.65M -52,000 Closed
TRSOTSOK
199
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
– -$4M -36,800 Closed
TAM
200
Todd Asset Management
Kentucky
– -$4M -36,800 Closed
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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.