El Pollo Loco
LOCO
123 hedge funds and large institutions have $515M invested in El Pollo Loco in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.
259% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.32M | Put options by funds: $1.2M
111% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 18
85% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $279M → $515M (+$237M)
19% more funds holding
Funds holding: 103 → 123 (+20)
17% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 30
6.28% more ownership
Funds ownership: 94.06% → 100.34% (+6.3%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nordea Investment Management
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
+$8.34M |
| 2 |
Russell Investments Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$5.02M |
| 3 |
DCM
Driehaus Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$4.51M |
| 4 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$4.23M |
| 5 |
NIMC
NWQ Investment Management Company
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$3.69M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$1.96M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$1.74M |
| 3 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$1.4M |
| 4 |
SI
Sapience Investments
Newport Beach,
California
|
-$1.38M |
| 5 |
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
-$1.25M |
LOCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review
123 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in El Pollo Loco (LOCO) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $515M — up 85% from $279M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 38 funds opened new LOCO positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 35 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Nordea Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $8.34M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $1.96M.
- 123 institutional investors held El Pollo Loco (LOCO) as of Q2 2020, up from 103 in Q1 2020.
- Funds reported $515M of El Pollo Loco stock for Q2 2020, up 85% quarter-over-quarter.
- 38 funds opened new El Pollo Loco positions in Q2 2020 and 18 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
- The largest El Pollo Loco buyer in Q2 2020 was Nordea Investment Management, an estimated $8.34M added.
- The largest El Pollo Loco seller in Q2 2020 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $1.96M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.