MELI Stock — MercadoLibre Inc.

MercadoLibre Inc. (MELI)

MELI is a low-cost Stock. Fund total return is 7019.9% over the past 19 years, 6365.9 points ahead of SPY at 654.0%.

MercadoLibre operates online commerce and financial technology platforms across Latin America, including a marketplace for buying and selling goods, Mercado Pago payment services, lending products, and shipping logistics. The company does not currently distribute dividends to shareholders. This security appeals primarily to growth-oriented investors seeking exposure to e-commerce and fintech expansion in emerging markets rather than those focused on income generation.

MELI performance versus SPY

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Fund total return is 7019.9% over the past 19 years, 6365.9 points ahead of SPY at 654.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 38.4%.

MELI key facts

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

08/10/2007

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

5-year average yield

0.34

Last close

$1,966.25

Market cap

$98,881,060,864

Average volume

338070.0

Ex-dividend date

12/28/2017

Payment date

01/16/2018

Beta

1.312

Payout ratio

0.0

P/E ratio

54.3449

Forward P/E

47.3934

EPS

$35.89

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Fund total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is what the fund did, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of August 28, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

MELI risks and drawbacks

Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 38.4%.

Who may consider MELI — and who may not

MELI may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (MELI pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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