Mercado Libre
MELI
185 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.44B invested in Mercado Libre in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 58 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.
29% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $78M | Put options by funds: $60.6M
19% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 58
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.54B → $4.44B (-$100M)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 196 → 185 (-11)
24% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 41
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$92.6M |
| 2 |
OH
Orbis Holdings
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
+$90M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$62.2M |
| 4 |
ACM
Apex Capital Management
Dayton,
Ohio
|
+$40.8M |
| 5 |
CG
Carmignac Gestion
Paris,
France
|
+$31.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$61.9M |
| 2 |
JCAM
Jericho Capital Asset Management
New York
|
-$61.2M |
| 3 |
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
Santa Fe,
New Mexico
|
-$34.2M |
| 4 |
JCMLC
JAT Capital Management LP (Connecticut)
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$33.4M |
| 5 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$32.2M |
MELI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
185 of the 3,770 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Mercado Libre (MELI) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $4.44B — down 2.2% from $4.54B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 41 funds closed out of MELI and 31 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 58 trimmed existing stakes and 69 added.
The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $92.6M. The largest seller was Lord, Abbett & Co, exiting entirely with an estimated $61.9M sold.
- 185 institutional investors held Mercado Libre (MELI) as of Q1 2015, down from 196 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $4.44B of Mercado Libre stock for Q1 2015, down 2.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 31 funds opened new Mercado Libre positions in Q1 2015 and 41 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
- The largest Mercado Libre buyer in Q1 2015 was Ameriprise, an estimated $92.6M added.
- The largest Mercado Libre seller in Q1 2015 was Lord, Abbett & Co, an estimated $61.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.