Denny's
DENN
DENN was delisted on the 16th of January, 2026.
150 hedge funds and large institutions have $786M invested in Denny's in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.
56% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $505M → $786M (+$281M)
14% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 43
3.49% more ownership
Funds ownership: 80.46% → 83.95% (+3.5%)
2% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7M | Put options by funds: $6.83M
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 151 → 150 (-1)
3% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 32
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$33.6M |
| 2 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
+$16.7M |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$13M |
| 4 |
CPM
Crescent Park Management
East Palo Alto,
California
|
+$7.74M |
| 5 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$7.14M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AC
Avenir Corporation
Alexandria,
Virginia
|
-$20.6M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$8.11M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$7.49M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$5.18M |
| 5 |
Russell Investments Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$4.75M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PA
176
Parallel Advisors
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$2K | -200 | Closed |
|
|
PFS
177
Prospera Financial Services
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$1K | -140 | Closed |
|
|
CFD
178
Creative Financial Designs
Kokomo,
Indiana
| – | -$1K | -100 | Closed |
|
|
LFG
179
Larson Financial Group
St Louis,
Missouri
| – | +$57 | +5 | New |
|
180
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | +$195 | +17 | New |
|
DENN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review
150 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Denny's (DENN) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $786M — up 56% from $505M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 32 funds closed out of DENN and 31 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 43 trimmed existing stakes and 49 added.
The largest buyer was Franklin Resources, adding an estimated $33.6M. The largest seller was Avenir Corporation, cutting an estimated $20.6M.
- 150 institutional investors held Denny's (DENN) as of Q4 2020, down from 151 in Q3 2020.
- Funds reported $786M of Denny's stock for Q4 2020, up 56% quarter-over-quarter.
- 31 funds opened new Denny's positions in Q4 2020 and 32 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Denny's buyer in Q4 2020 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $33.6M added.
- The largest Denny's seller in Q4 2020 was Avenir Corporation, an estimated $20.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.