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El Pollo Loco
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132 hedge funds and large institutions have $282M invested in El Pollo Loco in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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 → $282M (+$15.3M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

2.81% less ownership

Funds ownership: 87.94% → 85.13% (-2.8%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 137 → 132 (-5)

10% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 29

Holders
132
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-3.65%
% of All Funds
1.74%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
26
Increased
46
Reduced
39
Closed
29
Calls
$545K
Puts
$318K
Net Calls
+$227K
Net Calls Change
+$519K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
DSCM
Divisadero Street Capital Management
Florida
+$10.2M
2
PCM
Portolan Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$7.45M
3
MCM
Monimus Capital Management
New Jersey
+$1.23M
4
TCM
Tieton Capital Management
Washington
+$1.14M
5
First Eagle Investment Management
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
+$1.06M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
F1I
Fund 1 Investments
Puerto Rico
-$5.72M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$4.96M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$3.57M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$1.78M
5
WSL
Western Standard LLC
California
-$1.29M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Ameriprise
26
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.11M -$62.5K -6,306 -3%
F1I
27
Fund 1 Investments
Puerto Rico
$2.09M -$5.72M -577,261 -75%
AQR Capital Management
28
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$2.07M -$981K -98,968 -34%
Northern Trust
29
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.06M -$161K -16,280 -8%
Millennium Management
30
Millennium Management
New York
$1.98M -$4.96M -500,460 -74%
D.E. Shaw & Co
31
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$1.75M -$416K -41,957 -21%
UBS Group
32
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.73M +$175K +17,629 +13%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
33
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$1.4M -$932 -94 -0.1%
MCM
34
Monimus Capital Management
New Jersey
$1.36M +$1.23M +123,978 New
CCIA
35
Campbell & Co Investment Adviser
Maryland
$1.25M +$219K +22,055 +24%
Squarepoint
36
Squarepoint
New York
$1.16M +$431K +43,490 +70%
Universal-Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft
37
Universal-Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft
Germany
$1.09M – – –
Macquarie Group
38
Macquarie Group
Australia
$1M – – –
Bank of New York Mellon
39
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$990K +$14.4K +1,452 +2%
Janney Montgomery Scott
40
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$953K +$28.8K +2,900 +3%
Barclays
41
Barclays
United Kingdom
$882K +$185K +18,693 +30%
Susquehanna International Group
42
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$868K +$312K +31,456 +66%
Axa
43
Axa
France
$863K – – –
Invesco
44
Invesco
Georgia
$862K -$111K -11,147 -12%
First Trust Advisors
45
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$855K +$32.8K +3,312 +4%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
46
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$735K +$92.2K +9,300 +16%
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47
AlphaQuest
New York
$706K +$287K +28,928 +82%
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
48
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$686K +$395K +39,844 +178%
CC
49
Carlson Capital
Texas
$672K +$605K +61,000 New
Stifel Financial
50
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$665K -$2.48K -250 -0.4%
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LOCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

132 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in El Pollo Loco (LOCO) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $282M — up 5.8% from $266M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 29 funds closed out of LOCO and 26 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 39 trimmed existing stakes and 46 added.

The largest buyer was Divisadero Street Capital Management, adding an estimated $10.2M. The largest seller was Fund 1 Investments, cutting an estimated $5.72M.

  • 132 institutional investors held El Pollo Loco (LOCO) as of Q2 2025, down from 137 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $282M of El Pollo Loco stock for Q2 2025, up 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new El Pollo Loco positions in Q2 2025 and 29 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest El Pollo Loco buyer in Q2 2025 was Divisadero Street Capital Management, an estimated $10.2M added.
  • The largest El Pollo Loco seller in Q2 2025 was Fund 1 Investments, an estimated $5.72M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.