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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

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

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
Baillie Gifford & Co
1
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$838M -$12.3M -97,540 -1%
O
2
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$424M -$281M -2,226,971 -40%
Ameriprise
3
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$346M +$5.37M +42,487 +2%
Capital World Investors
4
Capital World Investors
California
$260M -$50.5M -400,000 -16%
CG
5
Carmignac Gestion
France
$217M +$215M +1,699,568 New
Sands Capital Management
6
Sands Capital Management
Virginia
$203M +$18.1M +143,085 +10%
T. Rowe Price Associates
7
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$177M -$28.1M -222,366 -14%
GIM
8
Generation Investment Management
United Kingdom
$158M +$2.24M +17,758 +1%
Franklin Resources
9
Franklin Resources
California
$134M -$31.8M -251,795 -19%
JCAM
10
Jericho Capital Asset Management
New York
$104M -$31.9M -252,533 -24%
Morgan Stanley
11
Morgan Stanley
New York
$101M -$78.7K -623 -0.1%
Lord, Abbett & Co
12
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$61.9M +$5.96M +47,198 +11%
ClearBridge Investments
13
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$59.9M -$200K -1,587 -0.3%
ZCI
14
Zevenbergen Capital Investments
Washington
$59.5M +$1.37M +10,840 +2%
Wells Fargo
15
Wells Fargo
California
$57M -$49.3M -390,298 -47%
CCM
16
Cornerstone Capital Management
Minnesota
$52.8M -$1.56M -12,360 -3%
Fidelity Investments
17
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$52.1M +$1.58M +12,543 +3%
Capital International Investors
18
Capital International Investors
California
$51.3M – – –
WA
19
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
$47.6M -$9.51M -75,315 -17%
D.E. Shaw & Co
20
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$46M +$27.3M +216,153 +150%
Artisan Partners
21
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$43.3M +$4M +31,682 +10%
RFC
22
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$43.1M -$3.69M -29,201 -8%
MAA
23
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$39.4M +$38.6M +305,456 +10,759%
Balyasny Asset Management
24
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$37.8M -$1.21M -9,550 -3%
AIM
25
abrdn Investment Management
United Kingdom
$36.2M +$18.9M +149,763 +112%
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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.