Dave & Buster's
PLAY
254 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.57B invested in Dave & Buster's in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 59 funds opening new positions, 90 increasing their positions, 90 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.
101% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $50.2M | Put options by funds: $24.9M
23% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 59 | Existing positions closed: 48
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.38B → $2.57B (+$191M)
4.16% more ownership
Funds ownership: 110.28% → 114.44% (+4.2%)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 246 → 254 (+8)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 90 | Existing positions reduced: 90
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$124M |
| 2 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$36.5M |
| 3 |
H
Hexavest
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
+$30.9M |
| 4 |
SFM
Soros Fund Management
New York
|
+$30.1M |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$28.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$208M |
| 2 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$62.3M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$47.5M |
| 4 |
Federated Hermes
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
-$43.8M |
| 5 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$33.1M |
PLAY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
254 of the 4,419 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Dave & Buster's (PLAY) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $2.57B — up 8% from $2.38B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 59 funds opened new PLAY positions and 48 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 90 added to existing stakes and 90 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $124M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $208M.
- 254 institutional investors held Dave & Buster's (PLAY) as of Q4 2017, up from 246 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $2.57B of Dave & Buster's stock for Q4 2017, up 8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 59 funds opened new Dave & Buster's positions in Q4 2017 and 48 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
- The largest Dave & Buster's buyer in Q4 2017 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $124M added.
- The largest Dave & Buster's seller in Q4 2017 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $208M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.