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Dave & Buster's

246 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.38B invested in Dave & Buster's in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 98 increasing their positions, 79 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

34% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $27.6M | Put options by funds: $20.5M

24% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 98 | Existing positions reduced: 79

1.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 108.97%110.28% (+1.3%)

7% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 46

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 248246 (-2)

21% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.01B → $2.38B (-$629M)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
246
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-0.81%
% of All Funds
6.13%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
49
Increased
98
Reduced
79
Closed
46
Calls
$27.6M
Puts
$20.5M
Net Calls
+$7.05M
Net Calls Change
+$12.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$265M +$28.3M +476,375 +10%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$237M +$41.7M +701,024 +18%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$232M -$101M -1,689,949 -28%
AllianceBernstein
4
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$69.9M -$9.75M -163,985 -11%
Wellington Management Group
5
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$62.7M +$25.6M +430,890 +56%
Mackenzie Financial
6
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$60.5M +$55.2M +928,227 +415%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$58.4M +$6.63M +111,497 +11%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
8
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$54.6M +$386K +6,493 +0.6%
State Street
9
State Street
Massachusetts
$52.3M +$1.29M +21,655 +2%
CWAM
10
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Illinois
$52.2M +$24.3M +409,289 +70%
Lord, Abbett & Co
11
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$49.8M -$32.3M -542,280 -36%
GT
12
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$47M +$53.3M +896,368 New
Citadel Advisors
13
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$46.1M -$9.54M -160,486 -15%
Federated Hermes
14
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$45.1M -$6.66M -111,987 -12%
Ameriprise
15
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$43.2M -$10.3M -172,821 -17%
VOYA Investment Management
16
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$42.7M -$13.9M -234,228 -22%
WRF
17
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$39.7M -$1.6M -26,830 -3%
EAM
18
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$38.6M +$996K +16,751 +2%
Victory Capital Management
19
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$34.4M -$20.8M -349,374 -35%
Bank of New York Mellon
20
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$31.8M +$1.88M +31,653 +6%
Point72 Asset Management
21
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$28.9M -$6.42M -107,949 -16%
TCM
22
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
$28.4M +$53.5K +900 +0.2%
Northern Trust
23
Northern Trust
Illinois
$28M +$167K +2,807 +0.5%
Bank of America
24
Bank of America
North Carolina
$24.4M +$13.3M +222,809 +92%
RHJA
25
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$24.3M +$16.9M +283,355 +157%

PLAY Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

246 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Dave & Buster's (PLAY) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $2.38B — down 21% from $3.01B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 49 funds opened new PLAY positions and 46 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 98 added to existing stakes and 79 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Mackenzie Financial, adding an estimated $55.2M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $101M.

  • 246 institutional investors held Dave & Buster's (PLAY) as of Q3 2017, down from 248 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $2.38B of Dave & Buster's stock for Q3 2017, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 49 funds opened new Dave & Buster's positions in Q3 2017 and 46 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Dave & Buster's buyer in Q3 2017 was Mackenzie Financial, an estimated $55.2M added.
  • The largest Dave & Buster's seller in Q3 2017 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $101M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.