Dave & Buster's
PLAY
208 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.63B invested in Dave & Buster's in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 94 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.
26% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $47.2M | Put options by funds: $37.4M
0.8% less ownership
Funds ownership: 103.53% → 102.74% (-0.8%)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 213 → 208 (-5)
10% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 39
17% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.98B → $1.63B (-$343M)
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)
43% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 94
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EC
Eminence Capital
New York
|
+$114M |
| 2 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$20.3M |
| 3 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$12.7M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$12.1M |
| 5 |
CFM
Coronation Fund Managers
Cape Town,
South Africa
|
+$7.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$44.6M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$34.3M |
| 3 |
IG
ING Group
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$27.6M |
| 4 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$25M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$17.8M |
PLAY Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review
208 of the 6,310 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Dave & Buster's (PLAY) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $1.63B — down 17% from $1.98B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 39 funds closed out of PLAY and 35 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 94 trimmed existing stakes and 54 added.
The largest buyer was Eminence Capital, adding an estimated $114M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $44.6M.
- 208 institutional investors held Dave & Buster's (PLAY) as of Q3 2023, down from 213 in Q2 2023.
- Funds reported $1.63B of Dave & Buster's stock for Q3 2023, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 35 funds opened new Dave & Buster's positions in Q3 2023 and 39 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest Dave & Buster's buyer in Q3 2023 was Eminence Capital, an estimated $114M added.
- The largest Dave & Buster's seller in Q3 2023 was BlackRock, an estimated $44.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2023.