Dave & Buster's
PLAY
224 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.56B invested in Dave & Buster's in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 88 increasing their positions, 69 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.
38% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $65.8M | Put options by funds: $47.8M
28% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 88 | Existing positions reduced: 69
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)
4.31% more ownership
Funds ownership: 99.47% → 103.78% (+4.3%)
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.6B → $1.56B (-$40.4M)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 232 → 224 (-8)
14% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 43
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$49.8M |
| 2 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$21.1M |
| 3 |
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
Florham Park,
New Jersey
|
+$18.3M |
| 4 |
Walleye Capital
New York
|
+$16.6M |
| 5 |
QGA
Q Global Advisors
Fort Worth,
Texas
|
+$15.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$29.5M |
| 2 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$18.7M |
| 3 |
CCM
Candlestick Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$14.9M |
| 4 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
-$14.6M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$13.6M |
PLAY Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review
224 of the 5,828 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Dave & Buster's (PLAY) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $1.56B — down 2.5% from $1.6B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 43 funds closed out of PLAY and 37 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 69 trimmed existing stakes and 88 added.
The largest buyer was Balyasny Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $49.8M. The largest seller was Marshall Wace, cutting an estimated $29.5M.
- 224 institutional investors held Dave & Buster's (PLAY) as of Q3 2022, down from 232 in Q2 2022.
- Funds reported $1.56B of Dave & Buster's stock for Q3 2022, down 2.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 37 funds opened new Dave & Buster's positions in Q3 2022 and 43 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest Dave & Buster's buyer in Q3 2022 was Balyasny Asset Management, an estimated $49.8M added.
- The largest Dave & Buster's seller in Q3 2022 was Marshall Wace, an estimated $29.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.