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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
Nomura Holdings
126
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$1.14M -$1.37M -31,000 -56%
QC
127
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
$969K +$390K +8,814 +76%
T. Rowe Price Associates
128
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$954K +$1.9K +43 +0.2%
Toronto Dominion Bank
129
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$914K -$1.61M -36,300 -65%
SCA
130
Secor Capital Advisors
New York
$910K -$5.93M -134,046 -88%
FNBOO
131
First National Bank of Omaha
Nebraska
$900K -$5.53K -125 -0.7%
CCM
132
Cohen Capital Management
California
$863K – – –
LSERS
133
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$847K -$13.3K -300 -2%
Walleye Trading
134
Walleye Trading
New York
$827K +$460K +10,397 +149%
MIM
135
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$822K – – –
LCG
136
Lisanti Capital Growth
New York
$814K +$757K +17,105 New
First Trust Advisors
137
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$811K -$140K -3,169 -16%
BCM
138
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$781K +$124K +2,800 +21%
Citigroup
139
Citigroup
New York
$775K +$148K +3,338 +26%
OAM
140
Oak Asset Management
California
$771K +$717K +16,200 New
CM
141
Caption Management
Oklahoma
$769K +$715K +16,145 New
GC
142
Globeflex Capital
California
$743K – – –
Janney Montgomery Scott
143
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$741K +$70.5K +1,593 +11%
O
144
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$735K +$44 +1 +0%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
145
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$723K +$27.9K +630 +4%
PNC Financial Services Group
146
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$705K +$397K +8,959 +153%
Bank of Montreal
147
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$690K +$56.8K +1,283 +10%
TRSOTSOK
148
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$648K – – –
SOADOR
149
State of Alaska Department of Revenue
Alaska
$628K +$3.54K +80 +0.6%
MLICM
150
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$628K – – –
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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.