El Pollo Loco
LOCO
121 hedge funds and large institutions have $571M invested in El Pollo Loco in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
249% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.72M | Put options by funds: $779K
11% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $515M → $571M (+$55.6M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
5% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 19
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 123 → 121 (-2)
1.85% less ownership
Funds ownership: 100.34% → 98.48% (-1.9%)
13% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 39
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$4.84M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$3.9M |
| 3 |
ICOM
Investment Counselors of Maryland
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$3.73M |
| 4 |
DCM
Driehaus Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$3.44M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$1.71M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$9.54M |
| 2 |
Nordea Investment Management
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
-$5.28M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$3.44M |
| 4 |
WG
Winton Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$2.64M |
| 5 |
SI
Sapience Investments
Newport Beach,
California
|
-$1.75M |
LOCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review
121 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in El Pollo Loco (LOCO) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $571M — up 11% from $515M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of LOCO and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 39 trimmed existing stakes and 34 added.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $4.84M. The largest seller was AllianceBernstein, cutting an estimated $9.54M.
- 121 institutional investors held El Pollo Loco (LOCO) as of Q3 2020, down from 123 in Q2 2020.
- Funds reported $571M of El Pollo Loco stock for Q3 2020, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new El Pollo Loco positions in Q3 2020 and 19 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest El Pollo Loco buyer in Q3 2020 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $4.84M added.
- The largest El Pollo Loco seller in Q3 2020 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $9.54M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.