El Pollo Loco
LOCO
113 hedge funds and large institutions have $160M invested in El Pollo Loco in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.
6,750% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $137K | Put options by funds: $2K
16% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 38
1.97% less ownership
Funds ownership: 46.17% → 44.21% (-2%)
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 122 → 113 (-9)
19% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $197M → $160M (-$37.2M)
35% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 17
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Assenagon Asset Management
Senningerberg,
Luxembourg
|
+$1.8M |
| 2 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$1.25M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$1.05M |
| 4 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$1.04M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$1.02M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MC
MIG Capital
Newport Beach,
California
|
-$7.21M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$4.14M |
| 3 |
RHJA
Rice Hall James & Associates
San Diego,
California
|
-$2.82M |
| 4 |
PTC
Philadelphia Trust Company
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.76M |
| 5 |
Los Angeles Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$952K |
LOCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review
113 of the 5,936 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in El Pollo Loco (LOCO) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $160M — down 19% from $197M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 17 funds closed out of LOCO and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 38 trimmed existing stakes and 44 added.
The largest buyer was Assenagon Asset Management, adding an estimated $1.8M. The largest seller was MIG Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.21M sold.
- 113 institutional investors held El Pollo Loco (LOCO) as of Q2 2022, down from 122 in Q1 2022.
- Funds reported $160M of El Pollo Loco stock for Q2 2022, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 11 funds opened new El Pollo Loco positions in Q2 2022 and 17 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest El Pollo Loco buyer in Q2 2022 was Assenagon Asset Management, an estimated $1.8M added.
- The largest El Pollo Loco seller in Q2 2022 was MIG Capital, an estimated $7.21M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.