El Pollo Loco
LOCO
112 hedge funds and large institutions have $307M invested in El Pollo Loco in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
53% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 32
14% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 14
4.55% more ownership
Funds ownership: 78.95% → 83.5% (+4.5%)
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $302M → $307M (+$4.49M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 113 → 112 (-1)
78% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.95M | Put options by funds: $8.88M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$4.21M |
| 2 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
+$3.14M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$1.97M |
| 4 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$1.92M |
| 5 |
PCA
Personal Capital Advisors
Redwood City,
California
|
+$1.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$2.16M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.49M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.13M |
| 4 |
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
Oxford,
United Kingdom
|
-$973K |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$895K |
LOCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
112 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in El Pollo Loco (LOCO) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $307M — up 1.5% from $302M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new LOCO positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 49 added to existing stakes and 32 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Dimensional Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $4.21M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $2.16M.
- 112 institutional investors held El Pollo Loco (LOCO) as of Q1 2018, down from 113 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $307M of El Pollo Loco stock for Q1 2018, up 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 16 funds opened new El Pollo Loco positions in Q1 2018 and 14 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest El Pollo Loco buyer in Q1 2018 was Dimensional Fund Advisors, an estimated $4.21M added.
- The largest El Pollo Loco seller in Q1 2018 was Millennium Management, an estimated $2.16M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.