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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
BG
101
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$772K +$406K +10,379 +128%
TI
102
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$735K -$1.67M -42,600 -71%
OAM
103
Oberweis Asset Management
Illinois
$680K +$638K +16,300 New
MLICM
104
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$676K – – –
MAM
105
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$623K +$340K +8,703 +140%
AQR Capital Management
106
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$620K +$582K +14,865 New
UBS AM
107
UBS AM
Illinois
$607K +$238K +6,073 +72%
FMT
108
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$593K +$137K +3,500 +33%
AIG
109
American International Group
New York
$570K +$10.8K +276 +2%
Nomura Holdings
110
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$538K +$503K +12,851 New
Goldman Sachs
111
Goldman Sachs
New York
$499K +$468K +11,952 New
CMBA
112
C.M. Bidwell & Associates
Hawaii
$488K +$458K +11,695 New
HI
113
HBK Investments
Texas
$447K -$595K -15,200 -59%
MCM
114
Mazama Capital Management
Oregon
$440K +$376K +9,604 +1,033%
Wellington Management Group
115
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$433K +$406K +10,371 New
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
116
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$429K +$15.6K +400 +4%
AG
117
Algert Global
California
$422K +$396K +10,110 New
California Public Employees Retirement System
118
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$409K +$383K +9,800 New
DTL
119
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
$375K -$43.9K -1,123 -11%
FRM
120
Fox Run Management
Connecticut
$355K +$333K +8,500 New
DCM
121
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
$343K +$321K +8,206 New
VCM
122
Violich Capital Management
California
$316K +$75.3K +1,925 +34%
PG
123
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
$300K +$281K +7,179 New
MAM
124
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$299K +$280K +7,159 New
MC
125
Miles Capital
Iowa
$283K +$265K +6,769 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.