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172 hedge funds and large institutions have $490M invested in Accel Entertainment in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

86% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 14

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 164 → 172 (+8)

1.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 53.75% → 55.07% (+1.3%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

3% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 59

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $510M → $490M (-$20.2M)

Holders
172
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+4.88%
% of All Funds
2.12%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
26
Increased
57
Reduced
59
Closed
14
Calls
$908K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$908K
Net Calls Change
-$2.97M

Top Buyers

1
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$4.75M
2
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
+$3.39M
3
AG
Algert Global
California
+$2.19M
4
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$1.88M
5
Point72 Asset Management
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
+$1.59M

Top Sellers

1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$3.3M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$2.58M
3
GC
Greenvale Capital
United Kingdom
-$2.25M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$1.88M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$1.81M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Lazard Asset Management
26
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$3.26M +$492K +43,663 +17%
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
27
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$3.17M -$967K -85,730 -23%
Point72 Asset Management
28
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$3M +$1.59M +140,830 +105%
Morgan Stanley
29
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.8M +$727K +64,500 +34%
Goldman Sachs
30
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.8M -$3.3M -292,169 -53%
OCAI
31
O'Connor Alternative Investments
New York
$2.69M +$2.78M +246,728 New
D.E. Shaw & Co
32
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$2.32M -$362K -32,127 -13%
Barclays
33
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2.29M -$871K -77,266 -27%
Bank of America
34
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.27M -$188K -16,683 -7%
First Trust Advisors
35
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$2.22M +$689K +61,098 +43%
Bank of New York Mellon
36
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.14M -$82.6K -7,320 -4%
Two Sigma Investments
37
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$2M +$1.88M +166,345 +975%
AQR Capital Management
38
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.95M +$198K +17,547 +11%
Balyasny Asset Management
39
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$1.68M +$1.48M +131,580 +580%
YIH
40
Y-Intercept (HK)
Hong Kong
$1.52M +$1.12M +99,521 +249%
OP
41
Orvieto Partners
Massachusetts
$1.46M +$646K +57,292 +75%
KCM
42
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$1.39M +$25.4K +2,255 +2%
QCM
43
Quantinno Capital Management
New York
$1.35M +$223K +19,734 +19%
N
44
Nuveen
North Carolina
$1.28M -$63K -5,589 -5%
Jane Street
45
Jane Street
New York
$1.26M +$366K +32,467 +39%
Citadel Advisors
46
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.26M -$2.58M -228,370 -66%
Swiss National Bank
47
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.25M – – –
Ameriprise
48
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.25M -$7.97K -707 -0.6%
AWA
49
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$1.2M +$237 +21 +0%
Invesco
50
Invesco
Georgia
$1.14M +$14.7K +1,304 +1%
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ACEL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

172 of the 8,126 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Accel Entertainment (ACEL) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $490M — down 4% from $510M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new ACEL positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 57 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Arrowstreet Capital, adding an estimated $4.75M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $3.3M.

  • 172 institutional investors held Accel Entertainment (ACEL) as of Q1 2026, up from 164 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $490M of Accel Entertainment stock for Q1 2026, down 4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new Accel Entertainment positions in Q1 2026 and 14 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest Accel Entertainment buyer in Q1 2026 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $4.75M added.
  • The largest Accel Entertainment seller in Q1 2026 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $3.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.