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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 5

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $234M → $259M (+$25.2M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2930 (+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: 21 (-1)

Holders
30
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+3.45%
% of All Funds
0.67%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
6
Increased
6
Reduced
7
Closed
5
Calls
$6.76M
Puts
Net Calls
+$6.76M
Net Calls Change
-$95K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Deutsche Bank
1
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$25.1M +$3.03M +301,855 +14%
HCM
2
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
$25M -$2.27M -225,654 -8%
ACPU
3
Arrowgrass Capital Partners (US)
Delaware
$22.9M
GL
4
Governors Lane
New York
$22.5M
Alyeska Investment Group
5
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
$20M
GCL
6
Glazer Capital LLC
New York
$18.5M +$10.1M +1,002,119 +118%
FTCM
7
Fir Tree Capital Management
New York
$14M
SSA
8
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
$12M +$12M +1,200,000 New
AGC
9
Angelo Gordon & Co
New York
$9.31M -$185K -18,450 -2%
MCM
10
Moore Capital Management
New York
$9M
PAMP
11
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
$8.84M +$8.43M +839,143 +1,865%
HI
12
HBK Investments
Texas
$8M
BCM
13
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$6.63M +$6.15M +612,500 +1,225%
WAM
14
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$6.36M +$2.87M +286,250 +82%
LA
15
Linden Advisors
New York
$6.33M -$6.35M -632,581 Closed
PWAM
16
Park West Asset Management
California
$6.25M
WRBC
17
W.R. Berkley Corp
Connecticut
$5.95M
LIM
18
Longfellow Investment Management
Massachusetts
$5.58M -$2.94M -292,300 -34%
BCM
19
Basso Capital Management
Connecticut
$5.04M -$83.7K -8,331 -2%
JGC
20
J. Goldman & Co
New York
$4.52M
Marshall Wace
21
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$3M +$3.01M +299,991 New
KPF
22
K2 Principal Fund
Ontario, Canada
$2.48M -$113K -11,300 -4%
PC
23
Periscope Capital
Ontario, Canada
$2.01M -$2.01K -200 -0.1%
Millennium Management
24
Millennium Management
New York
$2M
ACH
25
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Colorado
$1.89M -$47.7K -4,755 -2%

ACEL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

30 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Accel Entertainment (ACEL) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $259M — up 11% from $234M 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 11% 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.