El Pollo Loco
LOCO
97 hedge funds and large institutions have $360M invested in El Pollo Loco in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
73% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 11
38% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 26
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $318M → $360M (+$41.8M)
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 89 → 97 (+8)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
65% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.06M | Put options by funds: $17.2M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$13.6M |
| 2 |
PCM
Portolan Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$3.83M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$3.42M |
| 4 |
CIP
Champlain Investment Partners
Burlington,
Vermont
|
+$3M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$2.75M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$4.18M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$3.06M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$2.33M |
| 4 |
WA
Whitebox Advisors
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$1.86M |
| 5 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.77M |
LOCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
97 of the 3,767 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in El Pollo Loco (LOCO) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $360M — up 13% from $318M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new LOCO positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 36 added to existing stakes and 26 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Lord, Abbett & Co, opening a new position worth an estimated $13.6M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $4.18M.
- 97 institutional investors held El Pollo Loco (LOCO) as of Q1 2016, up from 89 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $360M of El Pollo Loco stock for Q1 2016, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 19 funds opened new El Pollo Loco positions in Q1 2016 and 11 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest El Pollo Loco buyer in Q1 2016 was Lord, Abbett & Co, an estimated $13.6M added.
- The largest El Pollo Loco seller in Q1 2016 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $4.18M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.