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Dave & Buster's

245 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.93B invested in Dave & Buster's in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 82 increasing their positions, 86 reducing their positions, and 61 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.46% more ownership

Funds ownership: 112.89%114.35% (+1.5%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 66 (0)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 82 | Existing positions reduced: 86

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 260245 (-15)

23% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 61

33% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.9B → $1.93B (-$972M)

38% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $25M | Put options by funds: $40.7M

Holders
245
Holders Change
-15
Holders Change %
-5.77%
% of All Funds
5.46%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
47
Increased
82
Reduced
86
Closed
61
Calls
$25M
Puts
$40.7M
Net Calls
-$15.7M
Net Calls Change
+$38.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$251M -$1.09M -19,464 -0.3%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$176M -$251K -4,473 -0.1%
Bank of New York Mellon
3
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$104M -$29.2M -519,663 -18%
Mackenzie Financial
4
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$92.5M +$16.1M +286,696 +16%
HPC
5
Hill Path Capital
New York
$67.4M +$11.7M +208,283 +16%
Ameriprise
6
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$62.3M +$8.03M +142,770 +11%
RHJA
7
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$60.1M +$8.86M +157,641 +13%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
8
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$52.7M +$1.36M +24,246 +2%
EAM
9
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$51.9M -$1.46M -25,999 -2%
State Street
10
State Street
Massachusetts
$50.6M -$1.28M -22,821 -2%
CTA
11
Carillon Tower Advisers
Florida
$39.7M +$4.86M +86,400 +11%
Victory Capital Management
12
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$36.3M +$6.78M +120,524 +17%
NPIC
13
Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel
California
$32.3M +$3.95M +70,238 +11%
William Blair Investment Management
14
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$28M -$2.15M -38,209 -6%
Westfield Capital Management
15
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
$26.3M +$3.92M +69,700 +13%
Franklin Resources
16
Franklin Resources
California
$23.3M +$4.53M +80,616 +18%
Northern Trust
17
Northern Trust
Illinois
$22.9M -$720K -12,813 -2%
Norges Bank
18
Norges Bank
Norway
$20.8M +$4.23M +75,291 +19%
Balyasny Asset Management
19
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$20.2M -$213K -3,785 -0.8%
Geode Capital Management
20
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$19.8M +$1.39M +24,720 +6%
PCM
21
Peregrine Capital Management
Minnesota
$19.1M -$408K -7,254 -2%
ICM
22
Indaba Capital Management
California
$18.6M +$23.5M +418,408 New
Goldman Sachs
23
Goldman Sachs
New York
$17.9M +$8.3M +147,649 +58%
KKRC
24
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co
New York
$17.9M +$11.2M +200,000 +99%
Millennium Management
25
Millennium Management
New York
$17.3M +$8.99M +159,860 +70%

PLAY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

245 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Dave & Buster's (PLAY) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $1.93B — down 33% from $2.9B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 61 funds closed out of PLAY and 47 opened new positions — a net loss of 14 holders — while 86 trimmed existing stakes and 82 added.

The largest buyer was Indaba Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $23.5M. The largest seller was Melvin Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $66.2M sold.

  • 245 institutional investors held Dave & Buster's (PLAY) as of Q4 2018, down from 260 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.93B of Dave & Buster's stock for Q4 2018, down 33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 47 funds opened new Dave & Buster's positions in Q4 2018 and 61 closed out, a net change of -14 holders.
  • The largest Dave & Buster's buyer in Q4 2018 was Indaba Capital Management, an estimated $23.5M added.
  • The largest Dave & Buster's seller in Q4 2018 was Melvin Capital Management, an estimated $66.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.