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El Pollo Loco
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82 hedge funds and large institutions have $570M invested in El Pollo Loco in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

695% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $71.7M → $570M (+$498M)

250% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 8

156% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 16

41% more funds holding

Funds holding: 58 → 82 (+24)

23% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $25M | Put options by funds: $32.4M

Holders
82
Holders Change
+24
Holders Change %
+41.38%
% of All Funds
2.19%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
41
Increased
28
Reduced
8
Closed
16
Calls
$25M
Puts
$32.4M
Net Calls
-$7.39M
Net Calls Change
+$24.3M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
NI
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
+$33.5M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$13.6M
3
TG
TCW Group
California
+$13M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$12.8M
5
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$12.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$6.01M
2
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$4.52M
3
SC
Sculptor Capital
New York
-$3.89M
4
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$2.13M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$1.99M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TFM
1
Trimaran Fund Management
New York
$442M +$668M +22,149,044 New
NI
2
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$22.2M +$33.5M +1,109,611 New
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$14.4M +$12.8M +423,738 +141%
Millennium Management
4
Millennium Management
New York
$9.01M +$13.6M +451,065 New
TG
5
TCW Group
California
$8.6M +$13M +430,851 New
D.E. Shaw & Co
6
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$8.36M +$12.6M +418,424 New
ARTA
7
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$7.05M +$10.6M +353,054 New
Susquehanna International Group
8
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$6.41M +$8.74M +290,008 +933%
Citadel Advisors
9
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$4.39M +$6.64M +220,083 New
BFA
10
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$4.21M +$858K +28,471 +16%
SC
11
Shellback Capital
Massachusetts
$3.99M +$6.03M +200,000 New
Goldman Sachs
12
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.85M +$2.23M +73,822 +107%
Morgan Stanley
13
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.77M -$6.01M -199,443 -59%
HCM
14
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
$2.34M +$3.53M +117,143 New
BIT
15
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$2.08M +$1.08M +35,668 +52%
State Street
16
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.98M +$796K +26,408 +36%
BIM
17
Bogle Investment Management
Massachusetts
$1.93M +$2.92M +96,752 New
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.86M +$2.26M +75,069 +413%
Geode Capital Management
19
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.41M +$1.16M +38,621 +120%
TC
20
Tyvor Capital
Illinois
$1.24M +$1.87M +62,000 New
EGM
21
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$1.23M +$1.85M +61,390 New
Parallax Volatility Advisers
22
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$1.01M +$1.53M +50,676 New
NIT
23
NumerixS Investment Technologies
British Columbia, Canada
$973K +$1.47M +48,702 New
Group One Trading
24
Group One Trading
Illinois
$945K +$1.43M +47,320 New
MCM
25
Mazama Capital Management
Oregon
$912K +$1.38M +45,683 New
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LOCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

82 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in El Pollo Loco (LOCO) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $570M — up 695% from $71.7M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new LOCO positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Numeric Investors, opening a new position worth an estimated $33.5M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $6.01M.

  • 82 institutional investors held El Pollo Loco (LOCO) as of Q4 2014, up from 58 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $570M of El Pollo Loco stock for Q4 2014, up 695% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 41 funds opened new El Pollo Loco positions in Q4 2014 and 16 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
  • The largest El Pollo Loco buyer in Q4 2014 was Numeric Investors, an estimated $33.5M added.
  • The largest El Pollo Loco seller in Q4 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $6.01M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.