Mercado Libre
MELI
354 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.3B invested in Mercado Libre in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 138 increasing their positions, 117 reducing their positions, and 57 closing their positions.
135% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $458M | Put options by funds: $195M
18% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 138 | Existing positions reduced: 117
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.56B → $10.3B (+$771M)
4.12% more ownership
Funds ownership: 86.27% → 90.39% (+4.1%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 366 → 354 (-12)
12% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 57
13% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 15 → 13 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$465M |
| 2 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$432M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$152M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$137M |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$82.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$363M |
| 2 |
HL
Harding Loevner
Bridgewater,
New Jersey
|
-$140M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$119M |
| 4 |
Baillie Gifford & Co
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
-$98.2M |
| 5 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$89.7M |
MELI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
354 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Mercado Libre (MELI) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $10.3B — up 8.1% from $9.56B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 57 funds closed out of MELI and 50 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 117 trimmed existing stakes and 138 added.
The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $465M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $363M.
- 354 institutional investors held Mercado Libre (MELI) as of Q3 2017, down from 366 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $10.3B of Mercado Libre stock for Q3 2017, up 8.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 50 funds opened new Mercado Libre positions in Q3 2017 and 57 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest Mercado Libre buyer in Q3 2017 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $465M added.
- The largest Mercado Libre seller in Q3 2017 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $363M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.