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El Pollo Loco
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126 hedge funds and large institutions have $176M invested in El Pollo Loco in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 39 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 8

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $145M → $176M (+$31.6M)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 112 → 126 (+14)

5.39% more ownership

Funds ownership: 44.75% → 50.14% (+5.4%)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 39 | Existing positions reduced: 44

62% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.85M | Put options by funds: $4.8M

Holders
126
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+12.5%
% of All Funds
2.01%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
24
Increased
39
Reduced
44
Closed
8
Calls
$1.85M
Puts
$4.8M
Net Calls
-$2.95M
Net Calls Change
-$2.77M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CF
CNA Financial
Illinois
+$5.13M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$4.2M
3
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$3.17M
4
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
+$2.32M
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$2.24M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$2.91M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$1.32M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$1.32M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$784K
5
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$710K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AQR Capital Management
26
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.2M +$161K +14,150 +13%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
27
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$1.19M +$167K +14,677 +13%
Principal Financial Group
28
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$1.14M -$16K -1,409 -1%
Prudential Financial
29
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.14M -$293K -25,750 -18%
CP
30
CenterBook Partners
Connecticut
$1.04M +$1.23M +107,985 New
D.E. Shaw & Co
31
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$783K +$229K +20,130 +33%
Two Sigma Advisers
32
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$719K -$560K -49,200 -40%
MIM
33
Monashee Investment Management
Massachusetts
$713K +$847K +74,400 New
TI
34
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$708K +$485K +42,567 +136%
Axa
35
Axa
France
$649K – – –
RhumbLine Advisers
36
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$635K +$28.8K +2,531 +4%
Bank of America
37
Bank of America
North Carolina
$615K +$128K +11,274 +21%
LCM
38
Laurion Capital Management
New York
$575K +$683K +60,000 New
N
39
Nuveen
North Carolina
$521K -$104K -9,172 -14%
Barclays
40
Barclays
United Kingdom
$517K -$194K -17,038 -24%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
41
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$516K -$344K -30,187 -36%
First Trust Advisors
42
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$501K +$45.4K +3,988 +8%
Goldman Sachs
43
Goldman Sachs
New York
$464K +$31.7K +2,787 +6%
LFAS
44
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$450K -$16.1K -1,410 -3%
Legal & General Group
45
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$444K +$1.63K +143 +0.3%
Ensign Peak Advisors
46
Ensign Peak Advisors
Utah
$434K +$71.7K +6,300 +16%
HMC
47
Harvard Management Company
Massachusetts
$433K +$514K +45,188 New
QC
48
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
$423K -$239K -21,001 -32%
Swiss National Bank
49
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$421K -$59.2K -5,200 -11%
Tudor Investment Corp
50
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$414K +$491K +43,151 New
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LOCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

126 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in El Pollo Loco (LOCO) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $176M — up 22% from $145M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new LOCO positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 39 added to existing stakes and 44 trimmed.

The largest buyer was CNA Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.13M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $2.91M.

  • 126 institutional investors held El Pollo Loco (LOCO) as of Q1 2023, up from 112 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $176M of El Pollo Loco stock for Q1 2023, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new El Pollo Loco positions in Q1 2023 and 8 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest El Pollo Loco buyer in Q1 2023 was CNA Financial, an estimated $5.13M added.
  • The largest El Pollo Loco seller in Q1 2023 was Millennium Management, an estimated $2.91M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.