MERCADOLIBRE INC MELI
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 58733R102 · ISIN US58733R1023
Argentine e-commerce company
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryServices-Business Services, NEC
- HeadquartersSaavedra, Argentina
- Founded1997
- Websitemercadolibre.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($152.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 50.6m as of 2023-11-01, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $1571.70. Options: 46 managers hold calls ($2.3bn notional), 43 hold puts ($2.6bn).
Trends to Q4 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 851 |
| Q4 2022 | 865 |
| Q1 2023 | 971 |
| Q2 2023 | 993 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,005 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,156 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 355 | 429 |
| Q1 2023 | 470 | 414 |
| Q2 2023 | 469 | 445 |
| Q3 2023 | 487 | 424 |
| Q4 2023 | 553 | 427 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $1.9bn | $1.9bn | 0.97 |
| Q2 2023 | $3.0bn | $2.0bn | 0.67 |
| Q3 2023 | $2.5bn | $2.7bn | 1.09 |
| Q4 2023 | $2.3bn | $2.6bn | 1.15 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +2.3m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +2.0m |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +497.5k |
| GQG Partners LLC | New | +146.6k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Added | +134.8k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Added | +119.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +95.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +91.8k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +88.4k |
| Capital World Investors | Added | +88.4k |
Biggest sellers
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO | Reduced | -648.6k |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -286.5k |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -105.2k |
| SANDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -102.9k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Reduced | -101.9k |
| Somerset Capital Management LLP | Reduced | -68.1k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -68.1k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Reduced | -58.9k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Sold out | -57.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Reduced | -55.6k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $572.4m364.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $338.0m215.1k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $195.7m124.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $183.2m116.6k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $124.2m79.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $119.6m76.1k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $113.5m72.2k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $91.3m58.1k shares |
| CTC LLC | Added | $77.0m490 shares |
| DYNAMO INTERNACIONAL GESTAO DE RECURSOS LTDA. | Reduced | $75.9m48.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $524.9m334.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $372.1m236.8k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $309.0m196.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $184.2m117.2k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $168.2m107.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $162.2m103.2k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $151.2m96.2k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $89.4m56.9k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $88.8m56.5k shares |
| CTC LLC | Added | $80.1m510 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
Galperin Trust /SD
13D · may seek influence
filed 2026-06-18
Stated purposeThe purpose of the Distribution was to transfer certain assets from Meliga No. 1 LP to its parent entities for no consideration, as part of an ongoing estate-planning restructuring process. As a result of this transaction, all shares of Common Stock previously held by Meliga No. 1 LP were fully distributed to Meliga No. 1 Corp. Except as set forth herein, the Reporting Persons have no current intention, plan or proposal with respect to items 4(a) through (j) of Schedule 13D. Full filing |
6.7% |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 13G · institution -1.1 pts · filed 2026-05-06 | 6.4% |
| Capital Research Global Investors 13G · institution +1.0 pts · filed 2026-05-14 | 5.4% |
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2022 | 2 | $249.3k | 1 | $75.6k | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $565.6k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q4 2023.
Holders, Q4 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 6.70% of their portfolio | 5.4m $8.5bn | Reduced -648.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.34% of their portfolio | 4.8m $7.6bn | Added +2.3m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.34% of their portfolio | 4.3m $6.7bn | Added +2.0m |
| Capital Research Global Investors 1.02% of their portfolio | 2.6m $4.1bn | Reduced -286.5k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 2.50% of their portfolio | 2.1m $3.3bn | Reduced -101.9k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 5.09% of their portfolio | 1.2m $1.8bn | Added +497.5k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $1.8bn | Added +32.0k |
| Capital International Investors 0.37% of their portfolio | 1.0m $1.6bn | Added +4.3k |
| SANDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 4.40% of their portfolio | 920.7k $1.4bn | Reduced -102.9k |
| Capital World Investors 0.21% of their portfolio | 750.7k $1.2bn | Added +88.4k |
| FMR LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 680.9k $1.1bn | Added +50.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 539.1k $847.2m | Reduced -31.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 465.0k $730.7m | Added +28.9k |
| GENERATION INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLP 3.05% of their portfolio | 428.4k $673.3m | Reduced -52.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.30% of their portfolio | 408.9k $642.6m | Reduced -45.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 404.0k $634.9m | Reduced -55.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.14% of their portfolio | 378.4k $594.6m | Added +13.2k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.71% of their portfolio | 374.8k $589.1m | Reduced -36.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 357.1k $561.2m | Added +8.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.10% of their portfolio | 352.8k $554.4m | Added +34.0k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.69% of their portfolio | 336.8k $529.3m | Reduced -31.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 303.2k $476.5m | Reduced -47.8k |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE 4.42% of their portfolio | 286.4k $450.0m | Added +52.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.12% of their portfolio | 247.2k $388.5m | Added +5.1k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.73% of their portfolio | 238.1k $374.2m | Reduced -13.2k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 236.5k $371.7m | Added +134.8k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 232.7k $365.7m | Added +45.0k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.27% of their portfolio | 228.5k $359.1m | Reduced -21.2k |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.22% of their portfolio | 215.3k $338.4m | Reduced -105.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 210.8k $331.3m | Reduced -3.2k |
| Alphinity Investment Management Pty Ltd 3.27% of their portfolio | 205.1k $322.3m | Added +57.8k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.39% of their portfolio | 197.6k $310.6m | Added +69.7k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.89% of their portfolio | 197.0k $309.5m | Added +1.0k |
| Hardman Johnston Global Advisors LLC 9.83% of their portfolio | 194.8k $306.2m | Reduced -8.3k |
| Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP 1.34% of their portfolio | 187.8k $295.2m | Reduced -28.9k |
| Foxhaven Asset Management, LP 8.25% of their portfolio | 183.0k $287.5m | Added +8.5k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 182.4k $286.6m | Added +3.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 176.1k $276.8m | Added +9.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.07% of their portfolio | 173.8k $273.2m | Reduced -3.9k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.30% of their portfolio | 170.4k $267.8m | Reduced -22.6k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.43% of their portfolio | 169.1k $265.8m | Reduced -7.1k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 168.5k $264.8m | Reduced -11.0k |
| Perpetual Ltd 2.66% of their portfolio | 164.2k $258.1m | Reduced -36.7k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 164.0k $257.8m | Added +3.8k |
| Amundi 0.11% of their portfolio | 155.6k $244.8m | Added +16.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.12% of their portfolio | 153.4k $241.1m | Added +52.4k |
| SQUADRA INVESTMENTS - GESTAO DE RECURSOS LTDA. 49.08% of their portfolio | 151.1k $237.4m | Added +36.6k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 149.3k $234.6m | Added +34.8k |
| GQG Partners LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 146.6k $230.4m | New |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.50% of their portfolio | 145.5k $228.7m | Reduced -8.6k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.55% of their portfolio | 143.9k $226.1m | Reduced -17.7k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.35% of their portfolio | 143.0k $224.7m | Reduced -17.7k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 1.23% of their portfolio | 142.5k $224.0m | Added +6.7k |
| ZEVENBERGEN CAPITAL INVESTMENTS LLC 5.11% of their portfolio | 141.3k $222.1m | Reduced -7.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.16% of their portfolio | 141.0k $221.6m | Reduced -4.4k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.28% of their portfolio | 138.0k $217.7m | Reduced -1.9k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.33% of their portfolio | 130.2k $204.7m | Reduced -13.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 127.6k $200.6m | Reduced -3.2k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.26% of their portfolio | 126.9k $199.5m | Added +119.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 123.9k $194.7m | Reduced -19.0k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.73% of their portfolio | 119.0k $186.9m | Reduced -11.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 113.7k $178.7m | Reduced -2.4k |
| Amova Asset Management Americas, Inc. 1.64% of their portfolio | 108.9k $170.9m | Reduced -20.6k |
| UBS Group AG 0.07% of their portfolio | 107.2k $168.5m | Added +13.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 107.1k $168.4m | Added +52.6k |
| Whale Rock Capital Management LLC 3.01% of their portfolio | 107.1k $168.4m | Added +47.5k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.66% of their portfolio | 105.8k $166.3m | Added +88.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.38% of their portfolio | 103.8k $163.1m | Reduced -11.4k |
| National Pension Service 0.23% of their portfolio | 103.5k $162.6m | Added +3.1k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.25% of their portfolio | 103.4k $162.5m | Reduced -4.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.29% of their portfolio | 101.6k $159.7m | Added +35.6k |
| Dorsal Capital Management, LP 5.08% of their portfolio | 100.0k $157.2m | Reduced -5.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.23% of their portfolio | 99.9k $157.0m | Added +95.0k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.15% of their portfolio | 98.0k $154.0m | Reduced -10.2k |
| ATMOS CAPITAL GESTAO DE RECURSOS LTDA. 17.41% of their portfolio | 96.5k $151.6m | Reduced -33.5k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 1.27% of their portfolio | 96.4k $151.4m | Reduced -17.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 93.9k $147.5m | Added +91.8k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 92.0k $144.6m | Added +920 |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.43% of their portfolio | 89.3k $140.3m | Added +38.2k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.16% of their portfolio | 89.2k $140.2m | Reduced -8.7k |
| FIL Ltd 0.14% of their portfolio | 87.6k $137.6m | Added +19.0k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.26% of their portfolio | 86.1k $135.3m | Reduced -20.3k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.10% of their portfolio | 86.0k $135.1m | Reduced -3.3k |
| Northcape Capital Pty Ltd 15.78% of their portfolio | 84.8k $133.2m | Added +8.0k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.24% of their portfolio | 82.8k $130.1m | Reduced -4.6k |
| Constellation Investimentos e Participacoes Ltda 45.64% of their portfolio | 82.5k $129.6m | Reduced -2.3k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.23% of their portfolio | 82.1k $129.1m | Reduced -496 |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 80.5k $126.6m | Added +28.0k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.23% of their portfolio | 77.6k $122.0m | Reduced -68.1k |
| COMGEST GLOBAL INVESTORS S.A.S. 1.74% of their portfolio | 74.0k $116.3m | Added +4.6k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 72.0k $113.1m | Added +50.7k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.67% of their portfolio | 71.9k $113.0m | Added +1.8k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 71.8k $112.8m | Added +206 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio | 71.2k $111.9m | Reduced -2.2k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.22% of their portfolio | 69.3k $108.2m | Added +4.4k |
| AXA S.A. 0.17% of their portfolio | 69.0k $108.5m | Added +40.3k |
| TT International Asset Management LTD 13.84% of their portfolio | 69.0k $108.4m | Added +3.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 68.2k $107.2m | Added +14.7k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.28% of their portfolio | 67.8k $106.5m | Reduced -7.1k |
| Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. 2.93% of their portfolio | 66.8k $104.9m | Added +23.3k |