Denny's
DENN
DENN was delisted on the 16th of January, 2026.
146 hedge funds and large institutions have $771M invested in Denny's in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
121% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 14
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 136 → 146 (+10)
0.77% less ownership
Funds ownership: 88.68% → 87.91% (-0.77%)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $831M → $771M (-$60.2M)
13% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 52
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$57.5M |
| 2 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$10.6M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$4.19M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$3.82M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$2.48M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
1832 Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$22.1M |
| 2 |
AC
Avenir Corporation
Alexandria,
Virginia
|
-$4.24M |
| 3 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$4.19M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$3.45M |
| 5 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$3M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SCA
151
Secor Capital Advisors
New York
| – | -$821K | -64,015 | Closed |
|
|
SAM
152
Shell Asset Management
The Hague,
Netherlands
| – | -$803K | -62,610 | Closed |
|
|
QI
153
Quotient Investors
New York
| – | -$715K | -55,700 | Closed |
|
154
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$245K | -19,079 | Closed |
|
155
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
| – | -$220K | -17,200 | Closed |
|
156
ProShare Advisors
Bethesda,
Maryland
| – | -$156K | -12,179 | Closed |
|
|
NIT
157
NumerixS Investment Technologies
Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada
| – | -$60K | -4,700 | Closed |
|
158
Walleye Trading
New York
| – | -$41K | -3,200 | Closed |
|
|
PHK
159
Point72 Hong Kong
Hong Kong
| – | -$7K | -563 | Closed |
|
DENN Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
146 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Denny's (DENN) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $771M — down 7.2% from $831M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new DENN positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 52 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $57.5M. The largest seller was 1832 Asset Management, cutting an estimated $22.1M.
- 146 institutional investors held Denny's (DENN) as of Q1 2017, up from 136 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $771M of Denny's stock for Q1 2017, down 7.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 31 funds opened new Denny's positions in Q1 2017 and 14 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
- The largest Denny's buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $57.5M added.
- The largest Denny's seller in Q1 2017 was 1832 Asset Management, an estimated $22.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.