Accel Entertainment
ACEL
30 hedge funds and large institutions have $259M invested in Accel Entertainment in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
20% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 5
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $239M → $259M (+$19.9M)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 29 → 30 (+1)
3.4% more ownership
Funds ownership: 52.69% → 56.1% (+3.4%)
14% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 7
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SSA
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
|
+$12M |
| 2 |
GCL
Glazer Capital LLC
New York
|
+$10.1M |
| 3 |
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$8.43M |
| 4 |
BCM
BlueCrest Capital Management
St Helier,
Jersey
|
+$6.15M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$3.03M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ICM
Indaba Capital Management
San Francisco,
California
|
-$15.1M |
| 2 |
LA
Linden Advisors
New York
|
-$6.35M |
| 3 |
PGC
Pacific Grove Capital
San Francisco,
California
|
-$5.3M |
| 4 |
LIM
Longfellow Investment Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.94M |
| 5 |
HCM
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
|
-$2.27M |
ACEL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
30 of the 4,505 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Accel Entertainment (ACEL) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $259M — up 8.4% from $239M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new ACEL positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 6 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Schonfeld Strategic Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $12M. The largest seller was Indaba Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $15.1M sold.
- 30 institutional investors held Accel Entertainment (ACEL) as of Q4 2018, up from 29 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $259M of Accel Entertainment stock for Q4 2018, up 8.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new Accel Entertainment positions in Q4 2018 and 5 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest Accel Entertainment buyer in Q4 2018 was Schonfeld Strategic Advisors, an estimated $12M added.
- The largest Accel Entertainment seller in Q4 2018 was Indaba Capital Management, an estimated $15.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.