Denny's
DENN
DENN was delisted on the 16th of January, 2026.
169 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.04B invested in Denny's in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 62 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.
400% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5K | Put options by funds: $1K
24% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 25
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 163 → 169 (+6)
0.77% less ownership
Funds ownership: 89.98% → 89.22% (-0.77%)
13% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 62
14% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.22B → $1.04B (-$171M)
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$17.7M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$11.4M |
| 3 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
+$10.4M |
| 4 |
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
San Mateo,
California
|
+$7.67M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$7.65M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$13.8M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$12.1M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$11M |
| 4 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$7.84M |
| 5 |
CCMLC
Cardinal Capital Management LLC (Connecticut)
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$6.93M |
DENN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
169 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Denny's (DENN) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $1.04B — down 14% from $1.22B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new DENN positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 54 added to existing stakes and 62 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $17.7M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $13.8M.
- 169 institutional investors held Denny's (DENN) as of Q4 2019, up from 163 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $1.04B of Denny's stock for Q4 2019, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 31 funds opened new Denny's positions in Q4 2019 and 25 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest Denny's buyer in Q4 2019 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $17.7M added.
- The largest Denny's seller in Q4 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $13.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.