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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
RhumbLine Advisers
76
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$4.52M +$3.94K +89 +0.1%
SEC
77
Seven Eight Capital
New York
$4.51M +$4.2M +94,820 New
Jane Street
78
Jane Street
New York
$4.27M +$1.64M +36,949 +70%
Russell Investments Group
79
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$4.21M +$104K +2,340 +3%
Legal & General Group
80
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$4.16M +$115K +2,604 +3%
WMSA
81
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
$4.05M -$361K -8,157 -9%
TA
82
Teachers Advisors
New York
$3.72M -$10.1M -228,747 -75%
Nordea Investment Management
83
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$3.63M +$528K +11,936 +19%
QI
84
QS Investors
New York
$3.61M -$14.9K -336 -0.4%
Swiss National Bank
85
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$3.44M – – –
HFS
86
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$3.22M +$217K +4,896 +8%
Prudential Financial
87
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$3.19M -$81.9K -1,850 -3%
RA
88
Royce & Associates
New York
$3.14M – – –
HCM
89
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
$2.99M +$14K +317 +0.5%
VOYA Investment Management
90
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$2.94M -$31.3M -707,145 -92%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
91
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$2.9M -$47K -1,061 -2%
AllianceBernstein
92
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.86M +$368K +8,310 +16%
NWM
93
Nicola Wealth Management
British Columbia, Canada
$2.86M +$1.55M +35,000 +140%
ASRS
94
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$2.75M -$288K -6,495 -10%
TI
95
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$2.7M +$2.24M +50,519 +814%
TD Asset Management
96
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$2.53M +$2.36M +53,200 New
SAM
97
Selway Asset Management
$2.52M +$2.34M +52,900 New
MC
98
Maverick Capital
Texas
$2.46M +$2.29M +51,660 New
Canada Life
99
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$2.44M -$120K -2,700 -5%
CRC
100
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$2.43M +$398 +9 +0%
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4
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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.