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26 hedge funds and large institutions have $222M invested in Accel Entertainment in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 2 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

500% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 1

150% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 2

28% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $174M → $222M (+$48.7M)

24% more funds holding

Funds holding: 21 → 26 (+5)

10.8% more ownership

Funds ownership: 39.61% → 50.41% (+11%)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
26
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+23.81%
% of All Funds
0.6%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
6
Increased
5
Reduced
2
Closed
1
Calls
$65.5M
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$65.5M
Net Calls Change
+$59M

Top Buyers

1
HCM
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
+$26.6M
2
GCL
Glazer Capital LLC
New York
+$13.5M
3
HIM
HGC Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
+$3.48M
4
PGC
Pacific Grove Capital
California
+$2.2M
5
BCM
Basso Capital Management
Connecticut
+$977K

Top Sellers

1
AA
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
-$1.46M
2
KPF
K2 Principal Fund
Ontario, Canada
-$679K
3
LIM
Longfellow Investment Management
Massachusetts
-$473K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HCM
1
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
$26.7M +$26.6M +2,725,654 New
ACPU
2
Arrowgrass Capital Partners (US)
Delaware
$22.4M – – –
GL
3
Governors Lane
New York
$22.1M – – –
Alyeska Investment Group
4
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
$19.6M – – –
ICM
5
Indaba Capital Management
California
$14.7M – – –
FTCM
6
Fir Tree Capital Management
New York
$13.7M – – –
GCL
7
Glazer Capital LLC
New York
$13.5M +$13.5M +1,378,283 New
Deutsche Bank
8
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$11.9M – – –
LIM
9
Longfellow Investment Management
Massachusetts
$11.8M -$473K -48,414 -4%
MCM
10
Moore Capital Management
New York
$8.82M – – –
HI
11
HBK Investments
Texas
$7.84M – – –
PAMP
12
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
$7.59M – – –
LA
13
Linden Advisors
New York
$6.2M – – –
PWAM
14
Park West Asset Management
California
$6.11M – – –
KPF
15
K2 Principal Fund
Ontario, Canada
$6.05M -$679K -69,500 -10%
WRBC
16
W.R. Berkley Corp
Connecticut
$5.82M – – –
BCM
17
Basso Capital Management
Connecticut
$4.17M +$977K +100,000 +31%
HIM
18
HGC Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$3.48M +$3.48M +356,073 New
PGC
19
Pacific Grove Capital
California
$2.83M +$2.2M +224,900 +351%
JGC
20
J. Goldman & Co
New York
$1.92M +$244K +25,000 +15%
PC
21
Periscope Capital
Ontario, Canada
$1.78M +$788K +80,600 +80%
ACH
22
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Colorado
$1.6M +$845K +86,437 +112%
Bank of Montreal
23
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$735K +$733K +75,000 New
WAM
24
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$490K +$489K +50,000 New
WAM
25
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$245K +$244K +25,000 New
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ACEL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

26 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Accel Entertainment (ACEL) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $222M — up 28% from $174M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new ACEL positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 5 added to existing stakes and 2 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Highbridge Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $26.6M. The largest seller was AQR Arbitrage, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.46M sold.

  • 26 institutional investors held Accel Entertainment (ACEL) as of Q1 2018, up from 21 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $222M of Accel Entertainment stock for Q1 2018, up 28% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Accel Entertainment positions in Q1 2018 and 1 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Accel Entertainment buyer in Q1 2018 was Highbridge Capital Management, an estimated $26.6M added.
  • The largest Accel Entertainment seller in Q1 2018 was AQR Arbitrage, an estimated $1.46M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.