Dave & Buster's
PLAY
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.
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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$95.2M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$57.1M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$37.3M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$23.3M |
| 5 |
MCM
Melvin Capital Management
New York
|
+$21.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
OHCM
Oak Hill Capital Management
New York
|
-$131M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$24.6M |
| 3 |
VAM
Visium Asset Management
New York
|
-$10.8M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$7.83M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$7.48M |
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.