El Pollo Loco (LOCO)

• Market cap: $304M
• 1 day: -2.97%
• 5 days: -3.07%
• 1 month: -2.5%
• 3 months: -4.71%
• 6 months: -3.71%
• Year to date: -11.31%
• 1 year: -23.51%
• 5 years: -38.1%
• 10 years: -17.66%
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Restaurants

About: El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc operates and franchises hundreds of fast-casual chicken restaurants in the United States. Restaurant locations are typically free-standing and include drive-thrus, and menus include many low-priced options. Poultry is the company's largest food cost, accounting for roughly 38% of total food and paper cost, and the company manages that commodity price risk by using multiple suppliers and entering supply contracts of varying lengths depending on market conditions.

Employees: 4,143

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

71% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $545K | Put options by funds: $318K

18% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 39

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $266M [Q1] → $282M (+$15.3M) [Q2]

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q1] → 2 (+0) [Q2]

2.81% less ownership

Funds ownership: 87.94% [Q1] → 85.13% (-2.81%) [Q2]

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 137 [Q1] → 131 (-6) [Q2]

14% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 29