El Pollo Loco
LOCO
124 hedge funds and large institutions have $634M invested in El Pollo Loco in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
25% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 16
25% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.71M | Put options by funds: $1.37M
18% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 38
11% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $571M → $634M (+$63.3M)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 121 → 124 (+3)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
2.47% less ownership
Funds ownership: 98.48% → 96.01% (-2.5%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$8.48M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$6.1M |
| 3 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$4.96M |
| 4 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$1.62M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.44M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DCM
Driehaus Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$9.08M |
| 2 |
ICOM
Investment Counselors of Maryland
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$4.87M |
| 3 |
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
San Mateo,
California
|
-$1.66M |
| 4 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.6M |
| 5 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$1.45M |
LOCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review
124 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in El Pollo Loco (LOCO) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $634M — up 11% from $571M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new LOCO positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 38 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Nuveen, adding an estimated $8.48M. The largest seller was Driehaus Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.08M sold.
- 124 institutional investors held El Pollo Loco (LOCO) as of Q4 2020, up from 121 in Q3 2020.
- Funds reported $634M of El Pollo Loco stock for Q4 2020, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 20 funds opened new El Pollo Loco positions in Q4 2020 and 16 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest El Pollo Loco buyer in Q4 2020 was Nuveen, an estimated $8.48M added.
- The largest El Pollo Loco seller in Q4 2020 was Driehaus Capital Management, an estimated $9.08M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.