El Pollo Loco
LOCO
113 hedge funds and large institutions have $302M invested in El Pollo Loco in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.
160% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 10
16% more funds holding
Funds holding: 97 → 113 (+16)
12% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 34
0.83% more ownership
Funds ownership: 78.12% → 78.95% (+0.83%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
18% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $367M → $302M (-$64.6M)
53% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.61M | Put options by funds: $5.51M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$2.82M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$2.06M |
| 3 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.83M |
| 4 |
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$1.69M |
| 5 |
AP
AHL Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.53M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$14.6M |
| 2 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
-$4.68M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$1.62M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.03M |
| 5 |
New York State Common Retirement Fund
Albany,
New York
|
-$516K |
LOCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
113 of the 4,419 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in El Pollo Loco (LOCO) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $302M — down 18% from $367M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new LOCO positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 38 added to existing stakes and 34 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Dimensional Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $2.82M. The largest seller was Lord, Abbett & Co, exiting entirely with an estimated $14.6M sold.
- 113 institutional investors held El Pollo Loco (LOCO) as of Q4 2017, up from 97 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $302M of El Pollo Loco stock for Q4 2017, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
- 26 funds opened new El Pollo Loco positions in Q4 2017 and 10 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
- The largest El Pollo Loco buyer in Q4 2017 was Dimensional Fund Advisors, an estimated $2.82M added.
- The largest El Pollo Loco seller in Q4 2017 was Lord, Abbett & Co, an estimated $14.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.