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Dave & Buster's

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: 138167 (+29)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 44 (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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
OHCM
1
Oak Hill Capital Management
New York
$313M -$131M -3,346,686 -31%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$145M +$57.1M +1,459,750 +73%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$128M +$20.3M +518,565 +20%
AllianceBernstein
4
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$103M +$95.2M +2,433,898 +8,472%
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$91.3M +$23.3M +594,535 +37%
Federated Hermes
6
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$55.4M +$4.53M +115,685 +10%
Citadel Advisors
7
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$48.2M +$37.3M +954,609 +477%
WRF
8
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$38.3M -$947K -24,200 -3%
CCI
9
Columbus Circle Investors
$32.8M +$7.09M +181,219 +30%
O
10
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$32.7M +$9.42M +240,905 +44%
Westfield Capital Management
11
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
$27.7M -$3.93M -100,330 -13%
SC
12
Shellback Capital
Massachusetts
$27.6M +$4.33M +110,800 +20%
BIT
13
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$26.9M +$5.13M +131,077 +26%
BFA
14
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$23.8M +$1.27M +32,580 +6%
MCM
15
Melvin Capital Management
New York
$23M +$21.5M +550,000 New
Millennium Management
16
Millennium Management
New York
$22.2M +$3.18M +81,222 +18%
PI
17
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$21.1M +$2.43M +62,207 +14%
KCM
18
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$20.7M -$1.29M -33,070 -6%
EA
19
Emerald Advisers
Pennsylvania
$20.6M +$4.63M +118,334 +32%
EMFAT
20
Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust
Pennsylvania
$20.5M +$4.63M +118,370 +32%
NI
21
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$19.2M +$14.8M +379,443 +466%
ACM
22
Anandar Capital Management
New York
$18.2M +$7.75M +198,000 +83%
State Street
23
State Street
Massachusetts
$15.9M -$335K -8,561 -2%
William Blair & Company
24
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$14.8M +$13.9M +354,010 New
Retirement Systems of Alabama
25
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$13M

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.