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167 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.67B invested in Dave & Buster's in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

138% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 21

57% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 42

26% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.33B → $1.67B (+$347M)

21% more funds holding

Funds holding: 138 → 167 (+29)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

13% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.5M | Put options by funds: $1.73M

Holders
167
Holders Change
+29
Holders Change %
+21.01%
% of All Funds
4.38%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
50
Increased
66
Reduced
42
Closed
21
Calls
$1.5M
Puts
$1.73M
Net Calls
-$232K
Net Calls Change
-$88K

Top Buyers

1
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$95.2M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$57.1M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$37.3M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$23.3M
5
MCM
Melvin Capital Management
New York
+$21.5M

Top Sellers

1
OHCM
Oak Hill Capital Management
New York
-$131M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$24.6M
3
VAM
Visium Asset Management
New York
-$10.8M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$7.83M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$7.48M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Two Sigma Investments
26
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$12.9M -$1.09M -27,966 -8%
GC
27
Gratia Capital
California
$12.2M -$3.2M -81,772 -22%
Arrowstreet Capital
28
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$12.1M +$8.14M +208,117 +251%
Northern Trust
29
Northern Trust
Illinois
$11.4M -$224K -5,717 -2%
AAMU
30
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$11.2M -$24.3K -620 -0.2%
ECP
31
Elk Creek Partners
Colorado
$11M +$2.01M +51,337 +24%
NFA
32
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$10.3M +$980K +25,045 +11%
WCA
33
Waratah Capital Advisors
Ontario, Canada
$10.3M -$3.26M -83,377 -25%
AAM
34
AMI Asset Management
California
$10.2M +$9.54M +243,817 New
Morgan Stanley
35
Morgan Stanley
New York
$10M -$7.48M -191,198 -44%
HW
36
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
$10M – – –
CAM
37
Cortina Asset Management
Wisconsin
$9.89M +$1.13M +28,814 +14%
FAM
38
Fred Alger Management
New York
$9.28M -$1.11M -28,457 -11%
HCM
39
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
$9.21M +$6.11M +156,154 +242%
Two Sigma Advisers
40
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$9.15M -$320K -8,183 -4%
CM
41
Castleark Management
Illinois
$8.46M -$1.87M -47,725 -19%
Norges Bank
42
Norges Bank
Norway
$8.23M +$5.42M +138,500 +236%
TA
43
Teachers Advisors
New York
$8.17M +$6.24M +159,590 +443%
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
44
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
$7.93M -$102K -2,600 -1%
ICRM
45
Insight Capital Research & Management
California
$7.78M +$2.78M +70,933 +61%
DCM
46
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
$7.57M -$396K -10,127 -5%
VOYA Investment Management
47
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$7.55M -$1.97M -50,475 -22%
American Century Companies
48
American Century Companies
Missouri
$7.29M -$621K -15,861 -8%
Invesco
49
Invesco
Georgia
$7.1M +$1.01M +25,811 +18%
Geode Capital Management
50
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$7.07M +$1.54M +39,475 +30%
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PLAY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

167 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Dave & Buster's (PLAY) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $1.67B — up 26% from $1.33B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 50 funds opened new PLAY positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 29 holders — while 66 added to existing stakes and 42 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AllianceBernstein, adding an estimated $95.2M. The largest seller was Oak Hill Capital Management, cutting an estimated $131M.

  • 167 institutional investors held Dave & Buster's (PLAY) as of Q4 2015, up from 138 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.67B of Dave & Buster's stock for Q4 2015, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 50 funds opened new Dave & Buster's positions in Q4 2015 and 21 closed out, a net change of +29 holders.
  • The largest Dave & Buster's buyer in Q4 2015 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $95.2M added.
  • The largest Dave & Buster's seller in Q4 2015 was Oak Hill Capital Management, an estimated $131M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.