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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, Q1 2026

Institutional positions in Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. as of Mar 31, 2026. 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
186
+2 vs. Q4 2025
Shares held
40.6M
+1.84M (+4.8%) vs. Q4 2025
Total value
$439.5M
−$188.4M (−30.0%) vs. Q4 2025
New holders
46
53 more added
Sold out
44
56 more reduced

4 institutions that held it in Q4 2025 haven't filed for Q1 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2026: 186 institutions
Q1 2021: 216 institutionsQ2 2021: 210 institutionsQ3 2021: 202 institutionsQ4 2021: 220 institutionsQ1 2022: 243 institutionsQ2 2022: 233 institutionsQ3 2022: 224 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 heldQ1 2026: $439.5M
Q1 2021: $2.32BQ2 2021: $1.84BQ3 2021: $1.73BQ4 2021: $1.71BQ1 2022: $2.32BQ2 2022: $1.60BQ3 2022: $1.56BQ4 2022: $1.81BQ1 2023: $1.85BQ2 2023: $1.98BQ3 2023: $1.63BQ4 2023: $2.36BQ1 2024: $2.92BQ2 2024: $1.84BQ3 2024: $1.64BQ4 2024: $1.42BQ1 2025: $800.3MQ2 2025: $1.21BQ3 2025: $768.6MQ4 2025: $673.2MQ1 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$673.2M
Q3 2025188$768.6M
Q2 2025194$1.21B
Q1 2025187$800.3M
Q4 2024192$1.42B
Q3 2024223$1.64B
Q2 2024220$1.84B
Q1 2024236$2.92B
Q4 2023213$2.36B
Q3 2023209$1.63B
Q2 2023213$1.98B
Q1 2023224$1.85B
Q4 2022229$1.81B
Q3 2022224$1.56B
Q2 2022233$1.60B
Q1 2022243$2.32B
Q4 2021220$1.71B
Q3 2021202$1.73B
Q2 2021210$1.84B
Q1 2021216$2.32B

Institutions, Q1 2026

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.; share changes are against Q4 2025.

Institutions holding PLAY in Q1 2026
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Hill Path Capital LP7,119,255$77.1M5.63%00.0%Unchanged
Nomura Holdings Inc2,411,191$26.1M0.22%00.0%Unchanged
Eminence Capital, LP2,346,038$25.4M0.58%00.0%Unchanged
BlackRock, Inc.2,152,823$23.3M0.00%−2,015,304−48.4%Reduced
Morgan Stanley1,550,536$16.8M0.00%+98,950+6.8%Added
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership1,509,752$16.4M0.01%+468,174+44.9%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc1,474,299$16.0M0.00%−37,292−2.5%Reduced
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund1,456,000$15.8M0.03%−59,000−3.9%Reduced
MUFG Securities EMEA plc1,171,000$12.7M0.19%+717,000+157.9%Added
Vanguard Capital Management LLC1,159,365$12.6M0.00%+1,159,365New
Patient Capital Management, LLC1,151,658$12.5M0.47%−511,683−30.8%Reduced
CenterBook Partners LP1,003,674$10.9M0.58%+738,519+278.5%Added
Millennium Management LLC887,207$9.61M0.01%+887,207New
Clearline Capital LP829,594$8.98M0.70%+146,186+21.4%Added
State Street Corp690,821$7.48M0.00%−415,667−37.6%Reduced
Geode Capital Management, LLC677,690$7.34M0.00%+21,408+3.3%Added
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc674,810$7.31M0.00%+46,355+7.4%Added
SG Americas Securities, LLC663,199$7.18M0.01%+29,051+4.6%Added
CastleKnight Management LP619,365$6.71M0.31%+178,976+40.6%Added
HRT Financial LP509,617$5.52M0.01%+468,637+1,143.6%Added
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.482,168$5.22M0.01%+133,684+38.4%Added
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP480,517$5.20M0.00%−19,755−3.9%Reduced
ING Groep NV451,000$4.88M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Incline Global Management LLC405,860$4.40M1.73%+329,312+430.2%Added
Fund 1 Investments, LLC383,228$4.15M0.54%−70,681−15.6%Reduced
Saba Capital Management, L.P.382,606$4.14M0.13%+62,297+19.4%Added
CIBC Bancorp USA Inc.335,369$3.63M0.00%+335,369New
CIBC World Markets Inc.335,100$3.63M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC267,864$2.90M0.00%+267,864New
Tudor Investment Corp Et Al267,577$2.90M0.02%+256,566+2,330.1%Added
UBS Group AG265,151$2.87M0.00%+164,740+164.1%Added
Northern Trust Corp262,310$2.84M0.00%−19,454−6.9%Reduced
Jane Street Group, LLC255,880$2.77M0.00%+34,219+15.4%Added
National Bank of Canada246,000$2.66M0.00%−152,000−38.2%Reduced
Prudential Financial Inc238,535$2.58M0.00%+212,941+832.0%Added
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.234,064$2.53M0.00%+60,059+34.5%Added
Trexquant Investment LP231,207$2.50M0.02%+231,207New
Natixis207,700$2.25M0.01%−166,300−44.5%Reduced
AQR Capital Management LLC193,715$2.10M0.00%+158,969+457.5%Added
Invesco Ltd.186,601$2.02M0.00%−170,532−47.8%Reduced
Capital Fund Management S.A.185,887$2.01M0.02%+185,887New
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co184,499$2.00M0.00%+184,499New
Engineers Gate Manager LP178,666$1.93M0.02%+146,932+463.0%Added
Centiva Capital, LP161,882$1.75M0.08%+161,882New
Susquehanna International Group, LLP158,205$1.71M0.00%+158,205New
Bank of America Corp150,018$1.62M0.00%−4,175−2.7%Reduced
Gsa Capital Partners LLP126,871$1.37M0.09%+16,791+15.3%Added
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.124,027$1.34M0.00%+527+0.4%Added
JPMorgan Chase & Co121,618$1.22M0.00%−302,659−71.3%Reduced
Barclays PLC111,095$1.20M0.00%−1,216−1.1%Reduced
Kazazian Asset Management, LLC106,360$1.15M1.26%+6,360+6.4%Added
Citigroup Inc103,934$1.13M0.00%+16,591+19.0%Added
Weiss Asset Management LP103,301$1.12M0.02%+103,301New
Nuveen, LLC102,166$1.11M0.00%−60−0.1%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Inc99,895$1.08M0.00%−7,523−7.0%Reduced
M.E. Allison & Co., Inc.97,700$1.06M0.70%+13,750+16.4%Added
First Trust Advisors LP90,649$981.7K0.00%+15,424+20.5%Added
XTX Topco Ltd86,672$938.7K0.02%+86,672New
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.84,827$918.7K0.00%−177−0.2%Reduced
Bank of New York Mellon Corp77,941$844.1K0.00%−77,091−49.7%Reduced
ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP74,442$806.2K0.01%+74,442New
Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C.72,744$787.8K0.05%+40,287+124.1%Added
Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC71,429$773.6K0.04%+71,429New
Quantinno Capital Management LP69,992$758.0K0.00%+58,685+519.0%Added
Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd67,908$735.4K0.01%+67,908New
Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP63,788$718.9K0.04%+63,788New
Maverick Capital LtdSuperinvestorMaverick Capital59,114$640.2K0.01%−266,373−81.8%Reduced
American Century Companies Inc57,479$622.5K0.00%−20,348−26.1%Reduced
Boothbay Fund Management, LLC54,333$588.4K0.01%+54,333New
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc54,036$585.2K0.00%−25,893−32.4%Reduced
CI Private Wealth, LLC53,966$584.5K0.00%+53,966New
Swiss National Bank53,673$581.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC53,073$574.8K0.00%+801+1.5%Added
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA50,679$548.9K0.00%+25,675+102.7%Added
Ancora Advisors, LLC48,139$521.3K0.01%+48,139New
Price T Rowe Associates Inc44,129$478.0K0.00%+7,441+20.3%Added
Skopos Labs, Inc.39,823$431.3K0.01%+39,823New
Rhumbline Advisers38,894$421.2K0.00%−49,928−56.2%Reduced
Jump Financial, LLC38,870$421.0K0.01%+38,870New
Quantbot Technologies LP38,507$417.0K0.02%+36,629+1,950.4%Added
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board37,000$400.7K0.00%−259,100−87.5%Reduced
Boston Partners35,833$388.1K0.00%−3,084−7.9%Reduced
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd35,801$387.7K0.00%+35,801New
Verition Fund Management LLC34,693$375.7K0.00%−95,911−73.4%Reduced
Squarepoint Ops LLC33,661$364.5K0.00%−2,492−6.9%Reduced
Beese Fulmer Investment Management, Inc.30,165$326.7K0.02%+297+1.0%Added
Atom Investors LP29,571$320.3K0.02%+29,571New
Freestone Grove Partners LP29,455$319.0K0.00%+10,938+59.1%Added
Marshall Wace, LLP28,585$309.6K0.00%−8,812−23.6%Reduced
Deutsche Bank AG27,348$296.2K0.00%+2,554+10.3%Added
California State Teachers Retirement System25,446$275.6K0.00%−203−0.8%Reduced
Legal & General Group Plc24,062$260.6K0.00%−49,056−67.1%Reduced
Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd22,345$242.0K0.04%+22,345New
Walleye Capital LLC20,727$224.5K0.00%−42,806−67.4%Reduced
Vanguard Asset Management, Ltd20,231$219.1K0.00%+20,231New
Alliancebernstein L.P.11,710$189.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Fox Run Management, L.L.C.16,577$166.4K0.03%+16,577New
Wells Fargo & Company15,345$166.2K0.00%−64,922−80.9%Reduced
Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC15,215$164.8K0.01%+15,215New
GDS Wealth Management15,202$164.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged