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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
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$329M -$18.9M -426,226 -6%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$184M -$2.31M -52,102 -1%
Bank of New York Mellon
3
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$74.8M +$3.13M +70,735 +5%
Mackenzie Financial
4
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$74M +$4.96M +112,000 +8%
Ameriprise
5
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$65.8M +$9.79M +221,079 +19%
HPC
6
Hill Path Capital
New York
$62.1M +$5.55M +125,302 +11%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
7
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$54M +$745K +16,818 +2%
RHJA
8
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$53.4M +$2.68M +60,635 +6%
State Street
9
State Street
Massachusetts
$52.3M +$3.01M +68,064 +7%
VBA
10
Van Berkom & Associates
Quebec, Canada
$51M +$12.3M +277,922 +35%
GT
11
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$48M +$1.64M +36,995 +4%
EAM
12
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$41.2M -$1.63M -36,878 -4%
Massachusetts Financial Services
13
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$37.7M -$47M -1,062,224 -57%
CTA
14
Carillon Tower Advisers
Florida
$29.3M – – –
H
15
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$29.1M +$225K +5,083 +0.8%
Balyasny Asset Management
16
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$28.4M +$26.4M +597,435 New
Westfield Capital Management
17
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
$25M +$23.3M +525,345 New
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$24.8M -$109K -2,456 -0.5%
Millennium Management
19
Millennium Management
New York
$24.3M +$22.6M +510,614 New
NPIC
20
Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel
California
$22.4M +$6.17M +139,350 +42%
William Blair & Company
21
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$20.3M +$4.85M +109,500 +35%
William Blair Investment Management
22
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$20.2M -$5.96M -134,600 -24%
Norges Bank
23
Norges Bank
Norway
$20M +$3.7M +83,629 +25%
SAM
24
Sheffield Asset Management
Illinois
$19.9M -$8.3M -187,500 -31%
CRCP
25
Copper Rock Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$19.2M -$2.32M -52,434 -12%
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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.