El Pollo Loco
LOCO
112 hedge funds and large institutions have $751M invested in El Pollo Loco in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 51 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.
143% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 21
37% more funds holding
Funds holding: 82 → 112 (+30)
32% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $570M → $751M (+$181M)
1% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $25.4M | Put options by funds: $25.5M
4% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 26
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$8.92M |
| 2 |
WSA
Wall Street Associates
Lajolla,
California
|
+$7.56M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$7.29M |
| 4 |
CCI
Columbus Circle Investors
|
+$6.48M |
| 5 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$4.21M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$8.38M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$8.35M |
| 3 |
ARTA
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
|
-$8.27M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$8M |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$4.41M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
JT
126
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$271K | -13,555 | Closed |
|
127
Walleye Trading
New York
| – | -$287K | -11,531 | Closed |
|
|
CSS
128
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Stamford,
Connecticut
| – | -$226K | -11,315 | Closed |
|
|
SEC
129
Seven Eight Capital
New York
| – | -$199K | -9,980 | Closed |
|
130
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
| – | -$141K | -7,100 | Closed |
|
|
NPC
131
National Planning Corporation
El Segundo,
California
| – | -$17.3K | -727 | Closed |
|
|
BRWA
132
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Boca Raton,
Florida
| – | -$7 | -350 | Closed |
|
|
MC
133
Maplelane Capital
New York
| – | +$25 | +1 | New |
|
LOCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
112 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in El Pollo Loco (LOCO) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $751M — up 32% from $570M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 51 funds opened new LOCO positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 30 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 26 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Ameriprise, opening a new position worth an estimated $8.92M. The largest seller was D.E. Shaw & Co, cutting an estimated $8.38M.
- 112 institutional investors held El Pollo Loco (LOCO) as of Q1 2015, up from 82 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $751M of El Pollo Loco stock for Q1 2015, up 32% quarter-over-quarter.
- 51 funds opened new El Pollo Loco positions in Q1 2015 and 21 closed out, a net change of +30 holders.
- The largest El Pollo Loco buyer in Q1 2015 was Ameriprise, an estimated $8.92M added.
- The largest El Pollo Loco seller in Q1 2015 was D.E. Shaw & Co, an estimated $8.38M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.