DAVE & BUSTERS ENTMT INC PLAY
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 238337109 · ISIN US2383371091
Restaurant and entertainment business
- SectorConsumer discretionary
- IndustryRetail-Eating Places
- HeadquartersDallas, TX
- Founded1982
- Websitedaveandbusters.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($6.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 48.3m as of 2022-12-01, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $35.49. Options: 18 managers hold calls ($51.3m notional), 16 hold puts ($50.8m).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 226 |
| Q4 2022 | 230 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $66.0m | $47.8m | 0.72 |
| Q4 2022 | $51.3m | $50.8m | 0.99 |
Biggest buyers
| Hill Path Capital LP | Added | +2.1m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +857.2k |
| CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP | New | +795.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +748.8k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +714.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +599.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +514.1k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Added | +460.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +436.0k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +325.3k |
Biggest sellers
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -1.3m |
| JAT Capital Mgmt LP | Reduced | -1.3m |
| Parsifal Capital Management, LP | Reduced | -610.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -487.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Sold out | -454.4k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC | Reduced | -377.4k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -340.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | -317.4k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Sold out | -314.2k |
| Chimera Capital Management LLC | Sold out | -295.6k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $15.8m446.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $10.4m292.9k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | $5.3m150.0k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Unchanged | $3.2m90.0k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $3.0m84.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $2.6m73.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $2.5m69.2k shares |
| HAP Trading, LLC | Reduced | $2.1m202.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $1.7m46.9k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $1.6m43.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $15.3m431.4k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | First filing | $6.9m196.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $6.8m191.8k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $4.4m125.1k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $3.0m85.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $2.9m80.8k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $2.7m75.4k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Unchanged | $2.3m65.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $2.2m63.0k shares |
| Connacht Asset Management LP | Added | $1.8m51.0k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| Hill Path Capital LP 13D · may seek influence +2.1 pts · filed 2025-04-09 | 20.6% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-13 | 6.5% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution -6.1 pts · filed 2026-04-07 | 6.0% |
| BlackRock Portfolio Management LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-10-27 | 5.3% |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-13 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: EMINENCE CAPITAL, LP (0.0%, 2026-07-02), Patient Capital Management, LLC (3.3%, 2026-05-08), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2022
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 1 | $523.8k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $789.5k | — |
| Q2 2022 | 2 | $632.2k | 2 | $426.9k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 1 | $1.0m | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 6 | $1.9m | 1 | $262.5k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-30 | ROSS SCOTT I +9 10% owner · By Hill Path G Fund LP | Bought | $109.9k3.1k shares |
| 2022-12-30 | Hill Path D Fund LP +5 SEE EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES · By Hill Path G Fund LP | Bought | $109.9k3.1k shares |
| 2022-12-30 | ROSS SCOTT I +9 10% owner · By Hill Path J Fund LP | Bought | $34.4k986 shares |
| 2022-12-30 | Hill Path D Fund LP +5 SEE EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES · By Hill Path J Fund LP | Bought | $34.4k986 shares |
| 2022-12-30 | ROSS SCOTT I +9 10% owner · By Hill Path D Fund LP | Bought | $8.6k247 shares |
| 2022-12-30 | Hill Path D Fund LP +5 SEE EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES · By Hill Path D Fund LP | Bought | $8.6k247 shares |
| 2022-12-29 | ROSS SCOTT I +9 10% owner · By Hill Path G Fund LP | Bought | $376.0k10.8k shares |
| 2022-12-29 | Hill Path D Fund LP +5 SEE EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES · By Hill Path G Fund LP | Bought | $376.0k10.8k shares |
| 2022-12-29 | ROSS SCOTT I +9 10% owner · By Hill Path J Fund LP | Bought | $117.9k3.4k shares |
| 2022-12-29 | Hill Path D Fund LP +5 SEE EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES · By Hill Path J Fund LP | Bought | $117.9k3.4k shares |
| 2022-12-29 | ROSS SCOTT I +9 10% owner · By Hill Path D Fund LP | Bought | $29.6k847 shares |
| 2022-12-29 | Hill Path D Fund LP +5 SEE EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES · By Hill Path D Fund LP | Bought | $29.6k847 shares |
| 2022-12-28 | Hill Path D Fund LP +5 SEE EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES · By Hill Path G Fund LP | Bought | $4.9m140.2k shares |
| 2022-12-28 | ROSS SCOTT I +9 10% owner · By Hill Path G Fund LP | Bought | $4.9m140.2k shares |
| 2022-12-28 | Hill Path D Fund LP +5 SEE EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES · By Hill Path J Fund LP | Bought | $1.5m44.0k shares |
| 2022-12-28 | ROSS SCOTT I +9 10% owner · By Hill Path J Fund LP | Bought | $1.5m44.0k shares |
| 2022-12-28 | Hill Path D Fund LP +5 SEE EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES · By Hill Path D Fund LP | Bought | $384.9k11.0k shares |
| 2022-12-28 | ROSS SCOTT I +9 10% owner · By Hill Path D Fund LP | Bought | $384.9k11.0k shares |
| 2022-12-27 | ROSS SCOTT I +9 10% owner · By Hill Path G Fund LP | Bought | $5.1m145.4k shares |
| 2022-12-27 | Hill Path D Fund LP +5 SEE EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES · By Hill Path G Fund LP | Bought | $5.1m145.4k shares |
| 2022-12-27 | ROSS SCOTT I +9 10% owner · By Hill Path J Fund LP | Bought | $1.6m45.6k shares |
| 2022-12-27 | Hill Path D Fund LP +5 SEE EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES · By Hill Path J Fund LP | Bought | $1.6m45.6k shares |
| 2022-12-27 | Hill Path D Fund LP +5 SEE EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES · By Hill Path D Fund LP | Bought | $398.1k11.4k shares |
| 2022-12-27 | ROSS SCOTT I +9 10% owner · By Hill Path D Fund LP | Bought | $398.1k11.4k shares |
| 2022-12-23 | ROSS SCOTT I +9 10% owner · By Hill Path G Fund LP | Bought | $3.2m91.8k shares |
| 2022-12-23 | Hill Path D Fund LP +5 SEE EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES · By Hill Path G Fund LP | Bought | $3.2m91.8k shares |
| 2022-12-23 | Hill Path D Fund LP +5 SEE EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES · By Hill Path J Fund LP | Bought | $1.0m28.8k shares |
| 2022-12-23 | ROSS SCOTT I +9 10% owner · By Hill Path J Fund LP | Bought | $1.0m28.8k shares |
| 2022-12-23 | Hill Path D Fund LP +5 SEE EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES · By Hill Path D Fund LP | Bought | $252.1k7.2k shares |
| 2022-12-23 | ROSS SCOTT I +9 10% owner · By Hill Path D Fund LP | Bought | $252.1k7.2k shares |
The latest 30 of 108 trades.
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q4 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Hill Path Capital LP 11.84% of their portfolio | 7.1m $252.3m | Added +2.1m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.7m $238.2m | Reduced -108.5k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.8m $168.7m | Reduced -340.6k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.88% of their portfolio | 2.4m $86.8m | Added +153.2k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.3m $81.9m | Added +436.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $52.8m | Reduced -23.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $51.9m | Added +857.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $42.4m | Added +514.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $37.9m | Added +103.1k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.13% of their portfolio | 975.5k $34.6m | Added +714.3k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 928.1k $32.9m | Added +460.3k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.08% of their portfolio | 853.4k $30.2m | Added +325.3k |
| Q Global Advisors, LLC 14.30% of their portfolio | 833.8k $29.5m | Added +33.8k |
| CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP 0.19% of their portfolio | 795.0k $28.2m | New |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 790.4k $28.0m | Added +21.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 748.8k $26.5m | New |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 720.5k $25.5m | Added +599.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 682.4k $24.2m | First filing |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.03% of their portfolio | 639.2k $22.7m | Reduced -54.8k |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP 0.96% of their portfolio | 609.0k $21.6m | Reduced -129.7k |
| Parsifal Capital Management, LP 1.58% of their portfolio | 540.8k $19.2m | Reduced -610.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 533.2k $18.9m | Reduced -35.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 531.5k $18.8m | Reduced -30.7k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 499.3k $17.7m | Added +9.0k |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 476.4k $19.5m | Added +12.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 465.3k $16.5m | Added +7.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 427.3k $15.1m | Reduced -259.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 402.0k $14.2m | Added +17.9k |
| ING GROEP NV 0.14% of their portfolio | 400.0k $14.2m | Unchanged |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 364.4k $12.9m | Added +94.7k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 353.0k $12.5m | Reduced -9.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 304.0k $10.8m | Unchanged |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 261.6k $9.3m | Added +110.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 259.9k $9.2m | Reduced -27.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 259.1k $9.2m | Reduced -18.0k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 239.8k $8.5m | Reduced -203.7k |
| JAT Capital Mgmt LP 3.12% of their portfolio | 237.6k $8.4m | Reduced -1.3m |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 233.7k $8.3m | Added +36.7k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 228.4k $8.1m | Added +258 |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 222.7k $7.9m | Added +86.7k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 221.7k $7.9m | Reduced -193.2k |
| Fund 1 Investments, LLC 3.28% of their portfolio | 203.7k $7.2m | First filing |
| KINGDON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 1.84% of their portfolio | 200.0k $7.1m | New |
| Prospect Capital Advisors, LLC 3.53% of their portfolio | 192.6k $6.8m | Reduced -12.8k |
| CastleKnight Management LP 1.95% of their portfolio | 189.7k $6.7m | Added +8.5k |
| Pier Capital, LLC 1.10% of their portfolio | 189.2k $6.7m | New |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 182.9k $6.5m | Reduced -8.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 169.5k $6.0m | Added +25.2k |
| SAMLYN CAPITAL, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 168.8k $6.0m | New |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 159.7k $5.7m | Reduced -63.5k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 157.3k $5.6m | Added +5.8k |
| ROTHSCHILD & CO ASSET MANAGEMENT US INC. 0.08% of their portfolio | 152.7k $5.4m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 147.1k $5.2m | Reduced -487.6k |
| Ancora Advisors LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 131.9k $4.7m | New |
| North Fourth Asset Management, LP 2.13% of their portfolio | 130.0k $4.6m | New |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 129.5k $4.6m | Added +492 |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 128.4k $4.5m | Added +13.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 124.9k $4.4m | Added +1.1k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 123.5k $4.4m | Added +50.2k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 121.8k $4.3m | Reduced -377.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 121.5k $4.3m | Added +871 |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 117.6k $4.2m | Reduced -2.4k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 112.3k $4.0m | Added +33.7k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.09% of their portfolio | 111.0k $3.9m | Reduced -77.8k |
| Brookfield Corp /ON/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 104.4k $3.7m | Not comparable |
| Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 103.0k $3.7m | Added +5.0k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 96.6k $3.4m | New |
| Shellback Capital, LP 0.60% of their portfolio | 94.5k $3.3m | Reduced -21.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 94.5k $3.3m | Added +2.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 91.1k $3.2m | Added +90.4k |
| FORMULA GROWTH LTD 0.94% of their portfolio | 90.0k $3.2m | Added +65.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 86.5k $3.1m | Reduced -5.1k |
| AXA S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 85.0k $3.0m | Reduced -85.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 84.5k $3.0m | Added +26.5k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.7k $2.9m | Added +12.5k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 82.3k $2.9m | Added +60.3k |
| Graham Capital Management, L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 77.8k $2.8m | New |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 76.4k $2.7m | Unchanged |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.02% of their portfolio | 76.3k $2.7m | Reduced -1.7k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 69.8k $2.5m | Reduced -85.1k |
| Diametric Capital, LP 1.10% of their portfolio | 64.4k $2.3m | Added +46.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.4k $2.1m | Added +82 |
| ClariVest Asset Management LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 57.9k $2.1m | Reduced -159 |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 57.2k $2.0m | Added +10.4k |
| MAVERICK CAPITAL LTD 0.05% of their portfolio | 56.2k $2.0m | Reduced -89.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.0k $1.9m | Reduced -10.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.2k $1.8m | Added +755 |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.8k $1.7m | Added +24.6k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 48.4k $1.7m | New |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.7k $1.7m | Added +1.7k |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.01% of their portfolio | 44.9k $1.6m | Added +6.1k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.0k $1.5m | Reduced -18.7k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.8k $1.5m | Reduced -1.9k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 42.3k $1.5m | New |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 40.6k $1.4m | Reduced -3.8k |
| Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP 1.06% of their portfolio | 40.0k $1.4m | Reduced -60.0k |
| WINTON GROUP Ltd 0.09% of their portfolio | 37.1k $1.3m | Added +25.6k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.0k $1.2m | Added +220 |
| PRELUDE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 33.8k $1.2m | Reduced -20.9k |
| Walleye Trading LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 30.1k $1.1m | Reduced -26.4k |