MercadoLibre MELI
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: +$15.24M (8 inflow days, 12 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 27.7% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has risen from 1.60% to 2.00% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Capital Management LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +621,016 | 2.8% |
| The Linonia Partnership LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +423,527 | 1.1% |
| Westwood Global Investments LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +203,266 | 0.4% |
| HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +176,433 | 0.4% |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +158,439 | 0.4% |
| Capital Research | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +127,758 | 13.6% |
| Tidal Investments LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +104,243 | 0.4% |
| Van Eck Associates Corporation | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +93,856 | 0.2% |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +89,025 | 0.2% |
| Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +76,053 | 0.3% |
| Delaware Management Company | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +70,252 | 0.2% |
| MFS Investment Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +51,883 | 0.3% |
| Quadrature Capital Limited | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +48,484 | 0.1% |
| Pacific Investment Management Company LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +46,395 | 0.1% |
| Coronation Fund Managers Limited | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +45,869 | 0.4% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 2026 | Susan Segal | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +94 | – | 94 |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Richard Sanders | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +94 | – | 508 |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Alejandro Nicolas Aguzin | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +94 | – | 5,449 |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Stelleo Tolda | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +94 | – | 94 |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Emiliano Calemzuk | Lead Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +94 | – | 94 |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Henrique Dubugras | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +94 | – | 94 |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Martin Lawson | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +94 | – | 5,999 |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Marcelo Melamud | Chief Accounting Officer | Open Market Acquisition | +124 | $1,604.62 | 237 |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Stelleo Tolda | Independent Director | Other Disposition | -250 | – | 77,619 |
| 21 May 2026 | Alejandro Nicolas Aguzin | Independent Director | Open Market Acquisition | +600 | $1,656.10 | 5,355 |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Marcelo Melamud | Chief Accounting Officer | Open Market Acquisition | +57 | $1,755.77 | 112 |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Henrique Dubugras | Independent Director | Open Market Disposition | -845 | $2,028.14 | 376 |
| 10 Dec 2025 | Emiliano Calemzuk | Lead Independent Director | Open Market Disposition | -45 | $2,027.37 | 427 |
| 8 Dec 2025 | Stelleo Tolda | Independent Director | Open Market Disposition | -246 | $2,047.88 | 2,029 |
| 21 Aug 2025 | Stelleo Tolda | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +20,000 | – | 20,000 |
| 21 Aug 2025 | Stelleo Tolda | Independent Director | Other Derivative Disposition | -20,000 | – | – |
| 6 Aug 2025 | Susan Segal | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +64 | – | 64 |
| 6 Aug 2025 | Richard Sanders | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +64 | – | 414 |
| 6 Aug 2025 | Alejandro Nicolas Aguzin | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +64 | – | 4,755 |
| 6 Aug 2025 | Stelleo Tolda | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +8 | – | 22,275 |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 1,014,286 | 2.0% | 2.1 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 897,046 | 1.8% | 1.1 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 825,938 | 1.6% | 2.0 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 826,417 | 1.6% | 2.0 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 885,727 | 1.7% | 1.6 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 809,306 | 1.6% | 2.5 |
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