El Pollo Loco
LOCO
112 hedge funds and large institutions have $276M invested in El Pollo Loco in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.
98% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.14M | Put options by funds: $572K
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 35
10% less funds holding
Funds holding: 124 → 112 (-12)
34% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 29
49.04% less ownership
Funds ownership: 96.01% → 46.97% (-49%)
57% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $634M → $276M (-$359M)
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PTC
Philadelphia Trust Company
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$6.38M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$5M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$4.23M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$3.23M |
| 5 |
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Tallahassee,
Florida
|
+$1.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$23.4M |
| 2 |
Russell Investments Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$7.81M |
| 3 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$4.12M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$2.47M |
| 5 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.2M |
LOCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review
112 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in El Pollo Loco (LOCO) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $276M — down 57% from $634M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 29 funds closed out of LOCO and 19 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 35 trimmed existing stakes and 35 added.
The largest buyer was Philadelphia Trust Company, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.38M. The largest seller was AllianceBernstein, cutting an estimated $23.4M.
- 112 institutional investors held El Pollo Loco (LOCO) as of Q1 2021, down from 124 in Q4 2020.
- Funds reported $276M of El Pollo Loco stock for Q1 2021, down 57% quarter-over-quarter.
- 19 funds opened new El Pollo Loco positions in Q1 2021 and 29 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
- The largest El Pollo Loco buyer in Q1 2021 was Philadelphia Trust Company, an estimated $6.38M added.
- The largest El Pollo Loco seller in Q1 2021 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $23.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.