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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
Bank of New York Mellon
51
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$6.47M +$1.91M +48,784 +46%
Royal Bank of Canada
52
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$6.17M +$5.75M +146,874 +15,658%
EAM
53
EverPoint Asset Management
Connecticut
$5.94M +$1.09M +27,750 +24%
TCIM
54
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$5.75M -$55.4K -1,417 -1%
D.E. Shaw & Co
55
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$4.58M +$1.7M +43,461 +66%
Point72 Asset Management
56
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$4.41M -$1.82M -46,600 -31%
EI
57
EAM Investors
California
$4.21M +$856K +21,889 +28%
ACMM
58
Arbor Capital Management (Minnesota)
Minnesota
$3.36M +$3.15M +80,525 New
QI
59
QS Investors
New York
$3.26M +$3.06M +78,098 New
BIM
60
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$3.19M -$2.35K -60 -0.1%
Charles Schwab
61
Charles Schwab
California
$3.12M +$453K +11,576 +18%
BLM
62
Bennett Lawrence Management
New York
$3.1M -$72.4K -1,850 -2%
BIM
63
Bogle Investment Management
Massachusetts
$3.03M +$2.84M +72,509 New
UBS Group
64
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.94M +$2.47M +63,227 +865%
CIP
65
Convergence Investment Partners
Florida
$2.91M +$2.38M +60,942 +693%
Ameriprise
66
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.62M -$24.6M -629,528 -91%
GIM
67
Granahan Investment Management
Massachusetts
$2.49M +$2.33M +59,600 New
CCMH
68
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$2.31M +$2.16M +55,293 New
PCM
69
Penserra Capital Management
California
$2.23M +$2.09M +53,484 New
Loomis, Sayles & Company
70
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$2.23M +$2.09M +53,418 New
SAM
71
Symphony Asset Management
California
$2.2M +$419K +10,717 +26%
BA
72
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$2.13M +$401K +10,242 +25%
Mackenzie Financial
73
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$2.06M +$928K +23,712 +92%
IP
74
Interval Partners
New York
$2.04M +$272K +6,953 +17%
OAM
75
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$1.9M +$1.77M +45,124 New
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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.