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El Pollo Loco
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82 hedge funds and large institutions have $570M invested in El Pollo Loco in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

695% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $71.7M → $570M (+$498M)

250% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 8

156% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 16

41% more funds holding

Funds holding: 58 → 82 (+24)

23% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $25M | Put options by funds: $32.4M

Holders
82
Holders Change
+24
Holders Change %
+41.38%
% of All Funds
2.19%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
41
Increased
28
Reduced
8
Closed
16
Calls
$25M
Puts
$32.4M
Net Calls
-$7.39M
Net Calls Change
+$24.3M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
NI
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
+$33.5M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$13.6M
3
TG
TCW Group
California
+$13M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$12.8M
5
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$12.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$6.01M
2
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$4.52M
3
SC
Sculptor Capital
New York
-$3.89M
4
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$2.13M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$1.99M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MSU
26
Mizuho Securities USA
New York
$879K +$1.33M +44,000 New
Bank of New York Mellon
27
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$842K +$416K +13,807 +49%
PAM
28
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$784K -$279K -9,243 -19%
Deutsche Bank
29
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$780K +$94.7K +3,142 +9%
EMG
30
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
$719K +$1.09M +36,000 New
Barclays
31
Barclays
United Kingdom
$712K +$1.13M +37,452 New
VKH
32
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$660K +$996K +33,028 New
GAM
33
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$641K +$968K +32,090 New
SEP
34
Sound Energy Partners
Connecticut
$599K +$905K +30,000 New
TCIM
35
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$572K +$49.4K +1,639 +6%
Two Sigma Advisers
36
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$529K +$799K +26,500 New
Charles Schwab
37
Charles Schwab
California
$485K +$558K +18,493 +320%
BIM
38
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$467K +$8.47K +281 +1%
Two Sigma Investments
39
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$403K -$408K -13,521 -40%
BL
40
Bolton LP
Connecticut
$345K -$344K -11,400 -40%
Citigroup
41
Citigroup
New York
$325K -$1.52M -50,363 -76%
DTL
42
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
$322K +$485K +16,100 New
LCM
43
Laurion Capital Management
New York
$314K +$475K +15,738 New
Nomura Asset Management
44
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$312K +$151K +5,000 +50%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
45
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$305K +$1.96K +65 +0.4%
QT
46
Quantbot Technologies
New York
$304K +$460K +15,248 New
GC
47
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$280K +$422K +13,997 New
JT
48
Jump Trading
Illinois
$271K +$371K +12,307 +986%
UBS Group
49
UBS Group
Switzerland
$267K +$402K +13,329 New
AIG
50
American International Group
New York
$267K +$344K +11,395 +578%
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LOCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

82 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in El Pollo Loco (LOCO) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $570M — up 695% from $71.7M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new LOCO positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Numeric Investors, opening a new position worth an estimated $33.5M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $6.01M.

  • 82 institutional investors held El Pollo Loco (LOCO) as of Q4 2014, up from 58 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $570M of El Pollo Loco stock for Q4 2014, up 695% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 41 funds opened new El Pollo Loco positions in Q4 2014 and 16 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
  • The largest El Pollo Loco buyer in Q4 2014 was Numeric Investors, an estimated $33.5M added.
  • The largest El Pollo Loco seller in Q4 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $6.01M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.