Peter Thiel's hedge fund bought a stake in Argentine shale oil producer Vista Energy, sending the stock surging
Thiel Macro LLC disclosed owning nearly 1.2 million Vista Energy ADS as of June 30, sending the stock up more than 5% in premarket trading Monday
Peter Thiel's hedge fund, Thiel Macro LLC, acquired a stake in Vista Energy, a company driving Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale boom. This investment was disclosed in a SEC Form 13F filed on August 14, 2026, showing Thiel Macro’s second-largest holding worth around US$76 million. Vista Energy, led by former YPF CEO Miguel Galuccio, is now one of Argentina's largest oil exporters, with production steadily increasing.
Thiel Macro’s stake in Vista is seen as a bet on Argentina's shale revolution, with the country producing an all-time monthly record of 887,227 barrels per day in May 2026, with most of the crude coming from Vaca Muerta.
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