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229 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.04B invested in Dave & Buster's in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 77 increasing their positions, 90 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.95B → $2.04B (+$90.7M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)

5.4% less ownership

Funds ownership: 114.45% → 109.04% (-5.4%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 244 → 229 (-15)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 77 | Existing positions reduced: 90

30% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 47

44% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $55.1M | Put options by funds: $98.3M

Holders
229
Holders Change
-15
Holders Change %
-6.15%
% of All Funds
5.24%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
33
Increased
77
Reduced
90
Closed
47
Calls
$55.1M
Puts
$98.3M
Net Calls
-$43.2M
Net Calls Change
-$14.9M

Top Buyers

1
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
+$26.4M
2
Westfield Capital Management
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$23.3M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$22.6M
4
SI
Sapience Investments
California
+$13.8M
5
VBA
Van Berkom & Associates
Quebec, Canada
+$12.3M

Top Sellers

1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$63.2M
2
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
-$47M
3
VOYA Investment Management
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
-$31.3M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$20.9M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$18.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Federated Hermes
226
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$1K +$133 +3 +23%
MPWT
227
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$666 +$620 +14 New
Fidelity Investments
228
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
– -$17.2M -410,935 Closed
IP
229
Interval Partners
New York
– -$12.5M -300,049 Closed
Voloridge Investment Management
230
Voloridge Investment Management
Florida
– -$7.53M -180,398 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
231
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$7.65M -172,751 Closed
CCM
232
Courage Capital Management
Tennessee
– -$5.52M -132,239 Closed
EGM
233
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
– -$4.5M -107,686 Closed
WIC
234
Water Island Capital
New York
– -$3.44M -82,500 Closed
WRF
235
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
– -$3.1M -74,360 Closed
MWNA
236
Marshall Wace North America
New York
– -$2.7M -64,627 Closed
LC
237
Lunia Capital
Texas
– -$2.35M -56,321 Closed
SCM
238
Stormborn Capital Management
Connecticut
– -$2.09M -50,000 Closed
KCM
239
Kingdon Capital Management
New York
– -$1.63M -39,031 Closed
STA
240
Summit Trail Advisors
New York
– -$1.26M -39,012 Closed
GC
241
Gratia Capital
California
– -$1.61M -38,600 Closed
Group One Trading
242
Group One Trading
Illinois
– -$1.14M -25,672 Closed
LCM
243
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
– -$857K -20,520 Closed
FG
244
Formula Growth
Quebec, Canada
– -$835K -20,000 Closed
Allianz Asset Management
245
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
– -$800K -19,173 Closed
CT
246
Cambridge Trust
Massachusetts
– -$760K -18,211 Closed
TC
247
Tyvor Capital
Illinois
– -$679K -16,277 Closed
SCM
248
Sandler Capital Management
New York
– -$708K -16,000 Closed
QSS
249
Quantitative Systematic Strategies
Florida
– -$510K -12,207 Closed
PCP
250
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
– -$464K -11,110 Closed
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PLAY Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

229 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Dave & Buster's (PLAY) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $2.04B — up 4.6% from $1.95B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 47 funds closed out of PLAY and 33 opened new positions — a net loss of 14 holders — while 90 trimmed existing stakes and 77 added.

The largest buyer was Balyasny Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $26.4M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $63.2M.

  • 229 institutional investors held Dave & Buster's (PLAY) as of Q2 2018, down from 244 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.04B of Dave & Buster's stock for Q2 2018, up 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new Dave & Buster's positions in Q2 2018 and 47 closed out, a net change of -14 holders.
  • The largest Dave & Buster's buyer in Q2 2018 was Balyasny Asset Management, an estimated $26.4M added.
  • The largest Dave & Buster's seller in Q2 2018 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $63.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.