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El Pollo Loco
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129 hedge funds and large institutions have $246M invested in El Pollo Loco in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

18% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 40

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

0.5% less ownership

Funds ownership: 85.13% → 84.62% (-0.5%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 132 → 129 (-3)

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $282M → $246M (-$35.4M)

16% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 19

Holders
129
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-2.27%
% of All Funds
1.69%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
16
Increased
47
Reduced
40
Closed
19
Calls
$134K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$134K
Net Calls Change
-$93K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$5M
2
TCM
Tieton Capital Management
Washington
+$2.34M
3
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$1.99M
4
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
+$1.55M
5
ACM
Archon Capital Management
Washington
+$1.47M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PCM
Portolan Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$8.27M
2
DSCM
Divisadero Street Capital Management
Florida
-$4.13M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$1.98M
4
Squarepoint
Squarepoint
New York
-$1.16M
5
Axa
Axa
France
-$863K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Charles Schwab
26
Charles Schwab
California
$2.08M +$155K +14,824 +7%
Two Sigma Investments
27
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$2.08M +$1.99M +190,015 +788%
Northern Trust
28
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.97M +$166K +15,858 +8%
MCM
29
Monimus Capital Management
New Jersey
$1.83M +$677K +64,567 +52%
D.E. Shaw & Co
30
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$1.69M +$161K +15,341 +10%
Ameriprise
31
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.62M -$264K -25,134 -13%
AQR Capital Management
32
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.44M -$416K -39,642 -21%
ACM
33
Archon Capital Management
Washington
$1.36M +$1.47M +140,490 New
Lazard Asset Management
34
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$1.03M +$546K +52,101 +97%
Universal-Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft
35
Universal-Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft
Germany
$963K – – –
UBS Group
36
UBS Group
Switzerland
$899K -$674K -64,252 -41%
CC
37
Carlson Capital
Texas
$892K +$325K +31,000 +51%
Macquarie Group
38
Macquarie Group
Australia
$883K – – –
Bank of New York Mellon
39
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$878K +$7.01K +668 +0.7%
Two Sigma Advisers
40
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$803K +$632K +60,300 +268%
Janney Montgomery Scott
41
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$791K -$52.7K -5,025 -6%
TI
42
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$744K +$804K +76,665 New
SIM
43
SummerHaven Investment Management
Connecticut
$741K +$801K +76,365 New
CCIA
44
Campbell & Co Investment Adviser
Maryland
$722K -$414K -39,446 -35%
AIM
45
AXA Investment Managers
France
$720K +$778K +74,179 New
Barclays
46
Barclays
United Kingdom
$705K -$77.8K -7,417 -9%
Jane Street
47
Jane Street
New York
$646K +$699K +66,639 New
Susquehanna International Group
48
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$610K -$167K -15,930 -20%
Stifel Financial
49
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$606K +$22.2K +2,120 +4%
Invesco
50
Invesco
Georgia
$557K -$218K -20,831 -27%
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LOCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

129 of the 7,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in El Pollo Loco (LOCO) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $246M — down 13% from $282M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of LOCO and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 40 trimmed existing stakes and 47 added.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $5M. The largest seller was Portolan Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.27M sold.

  • 129 institutional investors held El Pollo Loco (LOCO) as of Q3 2025, down from 132 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $246M of El Pollo Loco stock for Q3 2025, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new El Pollo Loco positions in Q3 2025 and 19 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest El Pollo Loco buyer in Q3 2025 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $5M added.
  • The largest El Pollo Loco seller in Q3 2025 was Portolan Capital Management, an estimated $8.27M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.