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Mercado Libre

172 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.69B invested in Mercado Libre in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 65 increasing their positions, 64 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 65 | Existing positions reduced: 64

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 186172 (-14)

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.26B → $3.69B (-$568M)

17% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $69.6M | Put options by funds: $83.8M

31% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 39

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 42 (-2)

Holders
172
Holders Change
-14
Holders Change %
-7.53%
% of All Funds
4.97%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
27
Increased
65
Reduced
64
Closed
39
Calls
$69.6M
Puts
$83.8M
Net Calls
-$14.2M
Net Calls Change
+$79.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Baillie Gifford & Co
1
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$510M -$351K -3,600 -0.1%
Ameriprise
2
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$465M +$115M +1,179,026 +32%
Capital World Investors
3
Capital World Investors
California
$376M +$50.3M +515,800 +15%
O
4
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$339M +$133M +1,365,680 +62%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$206M -$66.6M -683,365 -24%
Franklin Resources
6
Franklin Resources
California
$187M +$27.8M +284,840 +17%
TIM
7
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
$184M -$236M -2,421,010 -56%
Sands Capital Management
8
Sands Capital Management
Virginia
$132M -$88.5M -908,635 -40%
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$117M -$3.25M -33,354 -3%
GIM
10
Generation Investment Management
United Kingdom
$87.6M +$89.7M +920,787 New
MAA
11
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$70.7M +$13.5M +138,785 +23%
JCAM
12
Jericho Capital Asset Management
New York
$52.9M +$48.3M +495,931 +830%
BG
13
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$49.7M -$8.02M -82,318 -14%
ZCI
14
Zevenbergen Capital Investments
Washington
$47.7M -$12.6M -128,955 -20%
ClearBridge Investments
15
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$44.7M +$12.2M +124,927 +36%
OH
16
Orbis Holdings
Bermuda
$43.4M -$67.7M -695,182 -60%
Fidelity Investments
17
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$43.4M -$5.62M -57,652 -11%
ACM
18
Apex Capital Management
Ohio
$36.9M +$1.81M +18,588 +5%
T. Rowe Price Associates
19
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$36.1M +$3.87M +39,707 +12%
TGA
20
Trilogy Global Advisors
Florida
$31.2M +$24.2M +248,510 +312%
Wellington Management Group
21
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$28.8M -$1.49M -15,241 -5%
Norges Bank
22
Norges Bank
Norway
$26M
RFC
23
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$25.9M +$4.79M +49,201 +20%
SGA
24
Sustainable Growth Advisers
Connecticut
$24.1M +$4.96M +50,880 +25%
PPA
25
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$22.7M +$449K +4,612 +2%

MELI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

172 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Mercado Libre (MELI) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $3.69B — down 13% from $4.26B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 39 funds closed out of MELI and 27 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 64 trimmed existing stakes and 65 added.

The largest buyer was OppenheimerFunds, adding an estimated $133M. The largest seller was Thornburg Investment Management, cutting an estimated $236M.

  • 172 institutional investors held Mercado Libre (MELI) as of Q1 2014, down from 186 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $3.69B of Mercado Libre stock for Q1 2014, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new Mercado Libre positions in Q1 2014 and 39 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
  • The largest Mercado Libre buyer in Q1 2014 was OppenheimerFunds, an estimated $133M added.
  • The largest Mercado Libre seller in Q1 2014 was Thornburg Investment Management, an estimated $236M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.