Vista Energy (VIST) Stock Rises 6% After Peter Thiel’s Fund Discloses $76M Stake

TLDR

• Peter Thiel’s hedge fund, Thiel Macro LLC, disclosed a ~1.2 million ADS stake in Vista Energy worth ~$76 million as of June 30
• Vista Energy stock jumped as much as 5.77% in premarket trading Monday after the SEC filing became public
• The position was Thiel Macro’s second-largest holding, behind only Amazon ($118 million)
• Six of Thiel Macro’s seven new positions are in energy or utility companies
• Thiel relocated to Buenos Aires earlier this year and has met with President Milei and senior government officials

Vista Energy (VIST) stock climbed as much as 5.77% in premarket trading on Monday after an SEC filing revealed that Peter Thiel’s hedge fund, Thiel Macro LLC, had taken a stake in the Argentine shale oil producer.

Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V., VIST

The filing, published Friday, showed Thiel Macro owned approximately 1.2 million Vista Energy American Depositary Shares as of June 30, with a reported value of around $76 million.

That made Vista Energy the fund’s second-largest disclosed holding, behind only Amazon, of which Thiel Macro held around 495,000 shares valued at roughly $118 million.

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