El Pollo Loco
LOCO
132 hedge funds and large institutions have $282M invested in El Pollo Loco in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.
71% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $545K | Put options by funds: $318K
18% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 39
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $266M → $282M (+$15.3M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
2.81% less ownership
Funds ownership: 87.94% → 85.13% (-2.8%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 137 → 132 (-5)
10% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 29
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DSCM
Divisadero Street Capital Management
Miami,
Florida
|
+$10.2M |
| 2 |
PCM
Portolan Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$7.45M |
| 3 |
MCM
Monimus Capital Management
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
+$1.23M |
| 4 |
TCM
Tieton Capital Management
Yakima,
Washington
|
+$1.14M |
| 5 |
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
|
+$1.06M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
F1I
Fund 1 Investments
Rincon,
Puerto Rico
|
-$5.72M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$4.96M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$3.57M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$1.78M |
| 5 |
WSL
Western Standard LLC
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$1.29M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TI
151
Trexquant Investment
Stamford,
Connecticut
| – | -$105K | -10,195 | Closed |
|
|
QT
152
Quantbot Technologies
New York
| – | -$79.5K | -7,722 | Closed |
|
153
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$76K | -7,667 | Closed |
|
|
QL
154
Quarry LP
New York
| – | -$47K | -4,562 | Closed |
|
|
QCG
155
Quadrant Capital Group
Cincinnati,
Ohio
| – | -$16.6K | -1,610 | Closed |
|
|
PAS
156
Point72 Asia (Singapore)
Singapore
| – | -$7.25K | -703 | Closed |
|
|
CMBA
157
C.M. Bidwell & Associates
Honolulu,
Hawaii
| – | -$2.92K | -283 | Closed |
|
|
AAP
158
Arax Advisory Partners
Denver,
Colorado
| – | -$670 | -65 | Closed |
|
|
SC
159
Stephens Consulting
Flint,
Michigan
| – | -$361 | -35 | Closed |
|
|
CCM
160
Coldstream Capital Management
Bellevue,
Washington
| – | -$299 | -29 | Closed |
|
|
CA
161
CoreCap Advisors
Southfield,
Michigan
| – | -$206 | -20 | Closed |
|
LOCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review
132 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in El Pollo Loco (LOCO) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $282M — up 5.8% from $266M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 29 funds closed out of LOCO and 26 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 39 trimmed existing stakes and 46 added.
The largest buyer was Divisadero Street Capital Management, adding an estimated $10.2M. The largest seller was Fund 1 Investments, cutting an estimated $5.72M.
- 132 institutional investors held El Pollo Loco (LOCO) as of Q2 2025, down from 137 in Q1 2025.
- Funds reported $282M of El Pollo Loco stock for Q2 2025, up 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 26 funds opened new El Pollo Loco positions in Q2 2025 and 29 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest El Pollo Loco buyer in Q2 2025 was Divisadero Street Capital Management, an estimated $10.2M added.
- The largest El Pollo Loco seller in Q2 2025 was Fund 1 Investments, an estimated $5.72M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.