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Dave & Buster's

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: 55 (0)

5.4% less ownership

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

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 244229 (-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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Franklin Resources
26
Franklin Resources
California
$18.8M -$11.1M -249,745 -39%
Geode Capital Management
27
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$18.8M +$1.17M +26,330 +7%
PCM
28
Peregrine Capital Management
Minnesota
$17.6M -$947K -21,388 -5%
Morgan Stanley
29
Morgan Stanley
New York
$17.1M -$13.9M -314,958 -47%
ECP
30
Elk Creek Partners
Colorado
$15.4M +$4.35M +98,261 +44%
Principal Financial Group
31
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$14.9M -$1.41M -31,808 -9%
Charles Schwab
32
Charles Schwab
California
$14.9M +$581K +13,130 +4%
SI
33
Sapience Investments
California
$14.9M +$13.8M +312,445 New
CHP
34
Castle Hook Partners
New York
$14.8M
Goldman Sachs
35
Goldman Sachs
New York
$14.7M -$20.9M -472,196 -60%
KHCM
36
Kettle Hill Capital Management
New York
$13.9M +$7.17M +161,999 +124%
Stifel Financial
37
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$13.8M +$449K +10,151 +4%
Arrowstreet Capital
38
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$12.6M +$2.62M +59,149 +29%
JP Morgan Chase
39
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$11.9M +$7.56M +170,817 +216%
AAM
40
AMI Asset Management
California
$11.8M -$370K -8,355 -3%
Royal Bank of Canada
41
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$11.1M -$1.4M -31,681 -12%
Bank of America
42
Bank of America
North Carolina
$10.7M -$5.4M -121,941 -35%
ZIC
43
ZWJ Investment Counsel
Georgia
$10.6M +$2.13M +48,035 +27%
TCM
44
Tributary Capital Management
Nebraska
$10.4M -$1.46K -33 -0%
Deutsche Bank
45
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$10.3M -$3.64M -82,323 -28%
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
46
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
$9.82M -$5.3M -119,766 -37%
KCM
47
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$9.71M +$4.6M +104,005 +104%
PPA
48
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$8.73M +$2.24M +50,501 +38%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
49
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$8.3M -$1.13M -25,531 -13%
Axa
50
Axa
France
$8.29M +$2.46M +55,600 +47%

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.