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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
2.18%
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

LOCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

82 of the 3,765 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.