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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
Wells Fargo
51
Wells Fargo
California
$7.54M -$1.64M -36,977 -19%
KMC
52
Kirr Marbach & Co
Indiana
$7.49M -$219K -4,939 -3%
Point72 Asset Management
53
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$7.48M +$6.96M +157,200 New
PI
54
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$7.48M -$3.6M -81,393 -34%
AQR Capital Management
55
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$7.33M -$2.75M -62,172 -29%
WCM
56
Woodson Capital Management
Connecticut
$7.1M -$1.77M -39,924 -21%
TCIM
57
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$6.83M -$6.59M -148,807 -51%
SCA
58
Summit Creek Advisors
Minnesota
$6.77M -$585K -13,220 -8%
UBS AM
59
UBS AM
Illinois
$6.37M -$644K -14,557 -10%
GKIM
60
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
$6.27M -$47.7K -1,077 -0.8%
EVM
61
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$6.2M +$2.22M +50,141 +63%
ARTA
62
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$6.16M +$2.05M +46,200 +55%
Citadel Advisors
63
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$6.07M -$7.26M -163,986 -56%
AAMU
64
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$5.99M -$605K -13,665 -10%
Invesco
65
Invesco
Georgia
$5.89M +$1.98M +44,670 +57%
WCM
66
Wildcat Capital Management
New York
$5.71M – – –
Neuberger Berman Group
67
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$5.48M +$5.1M +115,100 New
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
68
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$5.48M -$77.3K -1,746 -1%
SP
69
Sarasin & Partners
United Kingdom
$5.28M +$266K +6,000 +6%
Two Sigma Investments
70
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$5.21M +$4.85M +109,520 New
Wellington Management Group
71
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$5.15M -$63.2M -1,426,579 -93%
Man Group
72
Man Group
United Kingdom
$4.81M -$1.11M -24,960 -20%
MCM
73
Melvin Capital Management
New York
$4.76M +$4.43M +100,000 New
SC
74
Shellback Capital
Massachusetts
$4.76M +$4.43M +100,000 New
MOACM
75
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$4.55M -$1.4M -31,699 -25%
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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.