El Pollo Loco
LOCO
109 hedge funds and large institutions have $315M invested in El Pollo Loco in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.
737% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.68M | Put options by funds: $320K
14% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $276M → $315M (+$38.9M)
6% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 34
0.22% more ownership
Funds ownership: 46.97% → 47.19% (+0.22%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 112 → 109 (-3)
17% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 18
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$8.07M |
| 2 |
MC
MIG Capital
Newport Beach,
California
|
+$7.54M |
| 3 |
SI
Sapience Investments
Newport Beach,
California
|
+$4.04M |
| 4 |
RHJA
Rice Hall James & Associates
San Diego,
California
|
+$2.84M |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$2.42M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PCA
Personal Capital Advisors
Redwood City,
California
|
-$9.62M |
| 2 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$8.78M |
| 3 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$5.26M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$1.8M |
| 5 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$1.78M |
LOCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review
109 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in El Pollo Loco (LOCO) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $315M — up 14% from $276M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of LOCO and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 34 trimmed existing stakes and 36 added.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $8.07M. The largest seller was Personal Capital Advisors, cutting an estimated $9.62M.
- 109 institutional investors held El Pollo Loco (LOCO) as of Q2 2021, down from 112 in Q1 2021.
- Funds reported $315M of El Pollo Loco stock for Q2 2021, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 15 funds opened new El Pollo Loco positions in Q2 2021 and 18 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest El Pollo Loco buyer in Q2 2021 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $8.07M added.
- The largest El Pollo Loco seller in Q2 2021 was Personal Capital Advisors, an estimated $9.62M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.