Dave & Buster's
PLAY
223 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.85B invested in Dave & Buster's in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 75 increasing their positions, 87 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.77B → $1.85B (+$72.1M)
0.11% more ownership
Funds ownership: 103.51% → 103.62% (+0.11%)
6% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 34
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 227 → 223 (-4)
14% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 75 | Existing positions reduced: 87
34% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $26.8M | Put options by funds: $40.6M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GAM
Goldentree Asset Management
New York
|
+$26.3M |
| 2 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$23.9M |
| 3 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$21.2M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$19.3M |
| 5 |
BSA
Braun Stacey Associates
New York
|
+$18.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$34.8M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$32.2M |
| 3 |
CCM
Candlestick Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$21.6M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$21.3M |
| 5 |
PCM
Parsifal Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$19.2M |
PLAY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review
223 of the 6,283 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Dave & Buster's (PLAY) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $1.85B — up 4.1% from $1.77B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 34 funds closed out of PLAY and 32 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 87 trimmed existing stakes and 75 added.
The largest buyer was Goldentree Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $26.3M. The largest seller was Point72 Asset Management, cutting an estimated $34.8M.
- 223 institutional investors held Dave & Buster's (PLAY) as of Q1 2023, down from 227 in Q4 2022.
- Funds reported $1.85B of Dave & Buster's stock for Q1 2023, up 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 32 funds opened new Dave & Buster's positions in Q1 2023 and 34 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest Dave & Buster's buyer in Q1 2023 was Goldentree Asset Management, an estimated $26.3M added.
- The largest Dave & Buster's seller in Q1 2023 was Point72 Asset Management, an estimated $34.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.