Denny's
DENN
DENN was delisted on the 16th of January, 2026.
142 hedge funds and large institutions have $831M invested in Denny's in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
9,300% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $188K | Put options by funds: $2K
18% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 11
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 140 → 142 (+2)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
0.8% less ownership
Funds ownership: 89.5% → 88.69% (-0.8%)
10% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 51
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $906M → $831M (-$75.8M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CCMLC
Cardinal Capital Management LLC (Connecticut)
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$17.6M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$4.16M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$3.12M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$2.85M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$2.75M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$15.4M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$13M |
| 3 |
CM
Castleark Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$5.8M |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$5.65M |
| 5 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$5.41M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
151
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$6.94K | -459 | Closed |
|
|
VCM
152
Versant Capital Management
Phoenix,
Arizona
| – | -$242 | -16 | -39% |
|
DENN Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
142 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Denny's (DENN) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $831M — down 8.4% from $906M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new DENN positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 46 added to existing stakes and 51 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Cardinal Capital Management LLC (Connecticut), adding an estimated $17.6M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $15.4M sold.
- 142 institutional investors held Denny's (DENN) as of Q3 2018, up from 140 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $831M of Denny's stock for Q3 2018, down 8.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 13 funds opened new Denny's positions in Q3 2018 and 11 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest Denny's buyer in Q3 2018 was Cardinal Capital Management LLC (Connecticut), an estimated $17.6M added.
- The largest Denny's seller in Q3 2018 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $15.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.