El Pollo Loco
LOCO
108 hedge funds and large institutions have $372M invested in El Pollo Loco in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 40 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
38% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 29
21% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $307M → $372M (+$65.3M)
0.96% more ownership
Funds ownership: 83.5% → 84.47% (+0.96%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 112 → 108 (-4)
25% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 16
72% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.69M | Put options by funds: $5.93M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$3.34M |
| 2 |
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
|
+$3.3M |
| 3 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
+$3.05M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$1.87M |
| 5 |
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$1.38M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$3.25M |
| 2 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$2.57M |
| 3 |
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
Oxford,
United Kingdom
|
-$2.02M |
| 4 |
MWNA
Marshall Wace North America
New York
|
-$1.14M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$914K |
LOCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
108 of the 4,385 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in El Pollo Loco (LOCO) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $372M — up 21% from $307M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of LOCO and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 29 trimmed existing stakes and 40 added.
The largest buyer was Dimensional Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $3.34M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $3.25M.
- 108 institutional investors held El Pollo Loco (LOCO) as of Q2 2018, down from 112 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $372M of El Pollo Loco stock for Q2 2018, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
- 12 funds opened new El Pollo Loco positions in Q2 2018 and 16 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest El Pollo Loco buyer in Q2 2018 was Dimensional Fund Advisors, an estimated $3.34M added.
- The largest El Pollo Loco seller in Q2 2018 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $3.25M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.