Denny's
DENN
DENN was delisted on the 16th of January, 2026.
146 hedge funds and large institutions have $916M invested in Denny's in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 56 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
19% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 16
15% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.34M | Put options by funds: $6.39M
1.77% more ownership
Funds ownership: 85.64% → 87.41% (+1.8%)
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $905M → $916M (+$11M)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 145 → 146 (+1)
23% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 56
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$31.3M |
| 2 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$17.3M |
| 3 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$10.8M |
| 4 |
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$7.51M |
| 5 |
OCM
Olstein Capital Management
Purchase,
New York
|
+$2.39M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$14.5M |
| 2 |
IECM
Intrinsic Edge Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$9.99M |
| 3 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
-$7.69M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$4.02M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$2.85M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
151
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
| – | -$431K | -26,114 | Closed |
|
|
AA
152
Ancora Advisors
Cleveland,
Ohio
| – | -$369K | -22,400 | Closed |
|
|
EGM
153
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
| – | -$353K | -21,382 | Closed |
|
|
ACM
154
AlphaCrest Capital Management
New York
| – | -$305K | -18,500 | Closed |
|
155
ProShare Advisors
Bethesda,
Maryland
| – | -$268K | -16,257 | Closed |
|
|
TC
156
TwinBeech Capital
Purchase,
New York
| – | -$265K | -16,089 | Closed |
|
|
BC
157
Bridgefront Capital
Austin,
Texas
| – | -$203K | -12,297 | Closed |
|
|
FRM
158
Fox Run Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$177K | -10,705 | Closed |
|
|
ASN
159
Advisory Services Network
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$15K | -910 | Closed |
|
|
DFCM
160
Dark Forest Capital Management
San Juan,
Puerto Rico
| – | -$7K | -404 | Closed |
|
|
QT
161
Quantbot Technologies
New York
| – | -$5K | -335 | Closed |
|
DENN Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review
146 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Denny's (DENN) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $916M — up 1.2% from $905M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new DENN positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 43 added to existing stakes and 56 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $31.3M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $14.5M.
- 146 institutional investors held Denny's (DENN) as of Q3 2021, up from 145 in Q2 2021.
- Funds reported $916M of Denny's stock for Q3 2021, up 1.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 19 funds opened new Denny's positions in Q3 2021 and 16 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest Denny's buyer in Q3 2021 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $31.3M added.
- The largest Denny's seller in Q3 2021 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $14.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.