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Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.

PLAY
Exchange
Nasdaq
Industry
Retail-Eating Places
SEC CIK
0001525769

In the last 90 days, Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. insiders filed 1 open-market purchase and 0 sales; 169 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $474.4M in total; no superinvestor holds it.

13F holders, Q4 2025

Institutional positions in Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. as of Dec 31, 2025. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works

Institutional holders
188
+5 vs. Q3 2025
Shares held
41.5M
−438.2K (−1.0%) vs. Q3 2025
Total value
$673.3M
−$88.1M (−11.6%) vs. Q3 2025
New holders
38
62 more added
Sold out
33
61 more reduced

5 institutions that held it in Q3 2025 haven't filed for Q4 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 2025: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting PLAY on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.

Institutional holdersQ4 2025: 188 institutions
Q1 2021: 216 institutionsQ2 2021: 210 institutionsQ3 2021: 202 institutionsQ4 2021: 220 institutionsQ1 2022: 243 institutionsQ2 2022: 233 institutionsQ3 2022: 225 institutionsQ4 2022: 229 institutionsQ1 2023: 224 institutionsQ2 2023: 213 institutionsQ3 2023: 209 institutionsQ4 2023: 213 institutionsQ1 2024: 236 institutionsQ2 2024: 220 institutionsQ3 2024: 223 institutionsQ4 2024: 192 institutionsQ1 2025: 187 institutionsQ2 2025: 194 institutionsQ3 2025: 188 institutionsQ4 2025: 188 institutionsQ1 2026: 186 institutionsQ2 2026: 169 institutions
Value heldQ4 2025: $673.3M
Q1 2021: $2.32BQ2 2021: $1.84BQ3 2021: $1.73BQ4 2021: $1.72BQ1 2022: $2.32BQ2 2022: $1.69BQ3 2022: $1.57BQ4 2022: $1.83BQ1 2023: $1.86BQ2 2023: $2.00BQ3 2023: $1.65BQ4 2023: $2.46BQ1 2024: $3.11BQ2 2024: $1.84BQ3 2024: $1.67BQ4 2024: $1.42BQ1 2025: $800.3MQ2 2025: $1.22BQ3 2025: $770.2MQ4 2025: $673.3MQ1 2026: $439.5MQ2 2026: $474.4M
Institutions holding PLAY and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 2026169$474.4M
Q1 2026186$439.5M
Q4 2025188$673.3M
Q3 2025188$770.2M
Q2 2025194$1.22B
Q1 2025187$800.3M
Q4 2024192$1.42B
Q3 2024223$1.67B
Q2 2024220$1.84B
Q1 2024236$3.11B
Q4 2023213$2.46B
Q3 2023209$1.65B
Q2 2023213$2.00B
Q1 2023224$1.86B
Q4 2022229$1.83B
Q3 2022225$1.57B
Q2 2022233$1.69B
Q1 2022243$2.32B
Q4 2021220$1.72B
Q3 2021202$1.73B
Q2 2021210$1.84B
Q1 2021216$2.32B

Institutions, Q4 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.; share changes are against Q3 2025.

Institutions holding PLAY in Q4 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Hill Path Capital LP7,119,255$115.4M7.43%00.0%Unchanged
BlackRock, Inc.4,168,127$67.6M0.00%+87,352+2.1%Added
Vanguard Group Inc2,453,674$39.8M0.00%−468,520−16.0%Reduced
Nomura Holdings Inc2,411,191$39.1M0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Eminence Capital, LP2,346,038$38.0M0.60%−15,111−0.6%Reduced
Patient Capital Management, LLC1,663,341$27.0M1.04%−473,916−22.2%Reduced
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund1,515,000$24.6M0.04%+434,000+40.1%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc1,511,591$24.5M0.00%+366,064+32.0%Added
Morgan Stanley1,451,586$23.5M0.00%+44,446+3.2%Added
State Street Corp1,106,488$17.9M0.00%+28,349+2.6%Added
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership1,041,578$16.9M0.01%+69,861+7.2%Added
Clearline Capital LP683,408$11.1M0.83%−936,556−57.8%Reduced
Geode Capital Management, LLC656,282$10.6M0.00%−6,687−1.0%Reduced
SG Americas Securities, LLC634,148$10.3M0.01%+443,308+232.3%Added
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc628,455$10.2M0.00%+69,847+12.5%Added
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP500,272$8.11M0.00%−180,664−26.5%Reduced
MUFG Securities EMEA plc454,000$7.36M0.09%+454,000New
Fund 1 Investments, LLC453,909$7.36M1.07%+24,909+5.8%Added
ING Groep NV451,000$7.31M0.04%+451,000New
CastleKnight Management LP440,389$7.14M0.41%−433,496−49.6%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co424,277$6.88M0.00%+350,429+474.5%Added
LSV Asset Management400,486$6.49M0.01%−7,800−1.9%Reduced
National Bank of Canada398,000$6.45M0.01%+398,000New
Woodline Partners LP393,676$6.38M0.02%+393,676New
Natixis374,000$6.06M0.02%+374,000New
Invesco Ltd.357,133$5.79M0.00%+84,951+31.2%Added
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.348,484$5.65M0.01%+113,853+48.5%Added
CIBC World Markets Corp335,799$5.44M0.03%+335,799New
CIBC World Markets Inc.335,100$5.43M0.01%−1,800−0.5%Reduced
Maverick Capital LtdSuperinvestorMaverick Capital325,487$5.28M0.06%+174,238+115.2%Added
Saba Capital Management, L.P.320,309$5.19M0.17%+225,000+236.1%Added
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board296,100$4.80M0.00%+296,100New
Northern Trust Corp281,764$4.57M0.00%−26,936−8.7%Reduced
Citadel Advisors LLC272,783$4.42M0.00%−11,553−4.1%Reduced
CenterBook Partners LP265,155$4.30M0.21%+223,123+530.8%Added
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC243,940$3.95M0.01%+44,820+22.5%Added
Jane Street Group, LLC221,661$3.59M0.00%+133,074+150.2%Added
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.174,005$2.82M0.00%−21,815−11.1%Reduced
Bank of New York Mellon Corp155,032$2.51M0.00%−36,932−19.2%Reduced
Bank of America Corp154,193$2.50M0.00%−109,299−41.5%Reduced
Victory Capital Management Inc139,422$2.26M0.00%+59,295+74.0%Added
Verition Fund Management LLC130,604$2.12M0.01%−27,496−17.4%Reduced
Ruffer LLP130,065$2.11M0.10%+130,065New
Principal Financial Group Inc129,307$2.10M0.00%−1,112−0.9%Reduced
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.123,500$2.00M0.00%−25,147−16.9%Reduced
Barclays PLC112,311$1.82M0.00%−56,488−33.5%Reduced
Gsa Capital Partners LLP110,080$1.78M0.15%+64,016+139.0%Added
Raymond James Financial Inc107,418$1.74M0.00%−5,589−4.9%Reduced
Nuveen, LLC102,226$1.66M0.00%+1,254+1.2%Added
UBS Group AG100,411$1.63M0.00%−409,513−80.3%Reduced
Kazazian Asset Management, LLC100,000$1.62M1.71%+24,307+32.1%Added
Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH95,986$1.56M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Public Sector Pension Investment Board93,415$1.51M0.01%−11,743−11.2%Reduced
Rhumbline Advisers88,822$1.44M0.00%+1,531+1.8%Added
Citigroup Inc87,343$1.42M0.00%+35,484+68.4%Added
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.85,004$1.38M0.00%+6,995+9.0%Added
M.E. Allison & Co., Inc.83,950$1.36M0.92%−2,075−2.4%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company80,267$1.30M0.00%+6,469+8.8%Added
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc79,929$1.30M0.00%+20,598+34.7%Added
American Century Companies Inc77,827$1.26M0.00%−33,104−29.8%Reduced
Incline Global Management LLC76,548$1.24M0.42%−769,671−91.0%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc75,963$1.23M0.00%−10,562−12.2%Reduced
First Trust Advisors LP75,225$1.22M0.00%+75,225New
Legal & General Group Plc73,118$1.19M0.00%−880−1.2%Reduced
Walleye Capital LLC63,533$1.03M0.01%+63,533New
Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al55,062$892.6K0.01%−8,521−13.4%Reduced
Swiss National Bank53,673$870.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC52,272$847.3K0.00%+52,272New
LMR Partners LLP47,631$772.1K0.01%−2,076−4.2%Reduced
Intech Investment Management LLC44,658$723.9K0.01%−120,735−73.0%Reduced
New York State Teachers Retirement System42,923$696.0K0.00%−100−0.2%Reduced
HRT Financial LP40,980$664.0K0.00%+40,980New
Boston Partners38,917$630.8K0.00%+16,108+70.6%Added
Marshall Wace, LLP37,397$606.2K0.00%+6,431+20.8%Added
Price T Rowe Associates Inc36,688$595.0K0.00%+8,138+28.5%Added
Squarepoint Ops LLC36,153$586.0K0.00%−127,382−77.9%Reduced
AQR Capital Management LLC34,746$563.2K0.00%+22,631+186.8%Added
Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C.32,457$526.1K0.04%+32,457New
Engineers Gate Manager LP31,734$514.4K0.01%−45,200−58.8%Reduced
Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC31,718$514.1K0.04%+31,718New
Beese Fulmer Investment Management, Inc.29,868$484.2K0.03%+14,215+90.8%Added
State of Wisconsin Investment Board26,454$428.8K0.00%+26,454New
Sapience Investments, LLC25,960$420.8K1.59%+8,427+48.1%Added
California State Teachers Retirement System25,649$415.8K0.00%−4,847−15.9%Reduced
Prudential Financial Inc25,594$414.9K0.00%−2,110−7.6%Reduced
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA25,004$405.3K0.00%+12,893+106.5%Added
Deutsche Bank AG24,794$401.9K0.00%+741+3.1%Added
Great West Life Assurance Co23,794$385.0K0.00%−6,471−21.4%Reduced
Virtu Financial LLC22,213$360.0K0.01%+22,213New
Creative Planning20,232$328.0K0.00%+9,658+91.3%Added
Caption Management, LLC18,906$306.5K0.01%+4,753+33.6%Added
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans18,580$301.0K0.00%−876−4.5%Reduced
Freestone Grove Partners LP18,517$300.2K0.00%−6,190−25.1%Reduced
Quest Partners LLC16,594$269.0K0.02%+8,500+105.0%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC16,362$265.2K0.00%+16,362New
MetLife Investment Management16,275$263.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Mangrove Partners15,352$248.9K0.02%−5,865−27.6%Reduced
Algert Global LLC15,290$247.9K0.00%+15,290New
GDS Wealth Management15,202$246.4K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
AlTi Global, Inc.13,585$220.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged