El Pollo Loco
LOCO
96 hedge funds and large institutions have $353M invested in El Pollo Loco in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
25% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 28
1% more ownership
Funds ownership: 75.84% → 76.84% (+1%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $359M → $353M (-$5.57M)
10% less funds holding
Funds holding: 107 → 96 (-11)
32% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 19
49% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.58M | Put options by funds: $7.05M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$33.7M |
| 2 |
AC
Armistice Capital
New York
|
+$3.26M |
| 3 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$2.56M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.93M |
| 5 |
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
Oxford,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.59M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RCMC
RK Capital Management (Colorado)
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$5.17M |
| 2 |
Group One Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.97M |
| 3 |
PCM
Portolan Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.39M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$1.5M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$824K |
LOCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
96 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in El Pollo Loco (LOCO) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $353M — down 1.6% from $359M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of LOCO and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 28 trimmed existing stakes and 35 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $33.7M. The largest seller was RK Capital Management (Colorado), exiting entirely with an estimated $5.17M sold.
- 96 institutional investors held El Pollo Loco (LOCO) as of Q1 2017, down from 107 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $353M of El Pollo Loco stock for Q1 2017, down 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 13 funds opened new El Pollo Loco positions in Q1 2017 and 19 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest El Pollo Loco buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $33.7M added.
- The largest El Pollo Loco seller in Q1 2017 was RK Capital Management (Colorado), an estimated $5.17M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.