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El Pollo Loco
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136 hedge funds and large institutions have $204M invested in El Pollo Loco in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

289% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 18

40% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 25

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $176M → $204M (+$27.9M)

14.46% more ownership

Funds ownership: 50.14% → 64.61% (+14%)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 126 → 136 (+10)

57% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $347K | Put options by funds: $805K

Holders
136
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+7.94%
% of All Funds
2.14%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
35
Increased
70
Reduced
18
Closed
25
Calls
$347K
Puts
$805K
Net Calls
-$458K
Net Calls Change
+$2.5M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$10.1M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$5.57M
3
BCC
Biglari Capital Corp
Texas
+$4.87M
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$3.4M
5
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$3.03M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
-$4.93M
2
CF
CNA Financial
Illinois
-$4.32M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$3.45M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$1.78M
5
HI
HBK Investments
Texas
-$1.74M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$38.3M +$10.1M +1,073,581 +33%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$20.5M +$1M +107,165 +5%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$16.8M +$5.57M +595,240 +45%
William Blair Investment Management
4
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$13.7M +$272K +29,035 +2%
Fidelity Investments
5
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$10.5M +$225K +23,990 +2%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$6.75M +$253K +27,001 +4%
Bank of New York Mellon
7
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$5.85M +$1.91M +203,537 +44%
Renaissance Technologies
8
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$5.55M +$1.34M +143,141 +29%
Invesco
9
Invesco
Georgia
$4.71M +$3.4M +363,200 +209%
BCC
10
Biglari Capital Corp
Texas
$4.56M +$4.87M +519,725 New
Geode Capital Management
11
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$4.31M +$925K +98,752 +25%
AQR Capital Management
12
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$3.57M +$2.64M +281,399 +224%
Millennium Management
13
Millennium Management
New York
$3.56M +$432K +46,100 +13%
Arrowstreet Capital
14
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$3.52M +$1.99M +212,121 +112%
Two Sigma Investments
15
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$3.15M +$3.03M +323,375 +914%
Morgan Stanley
16
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.01M +$788K +84,165 +33%
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
17
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
$2.43M +$185K +19,780 +8%
Citadel Advisors
18
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.38M +$1.26M +134,276 +98%
Goldman Sachs
19
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.36M +$2.07M +221,160 +457%
UBS Group
20
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.24M +$2.22M +236,745 +1,294%
Two Sigma Advisers
21
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$2.2M +$1.65M +176,200 +235%
Ameriprise
22
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.17M +$403 +43 +0%
Northern Trust
23
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.13M +$468K +50,012 +26%
Assenagon Asset Management
24
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
$1.94M +$1.97M +210,234 +1,977%
JP Morgan Chase
25
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.85M +$1.79M +190,782 +933%
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LOCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review

136 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in El Pollo Loco (LOCO) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $204M — up 16% from $176M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 35 funds opened new LOCO positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 70 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $10.1M. The largest seller was Wasatch Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.93M sold.

  • 136 institutional investors held El Pollo Loco (LOCO) as of Q2 2023, up from 126 in Q1 2023.
  • Funds reported $204M of El Pollo Loco stock for Q2 2023, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new El Pollo Loco positions in Q2 2023 and 25 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest El Pollo Loco buyer in Q2 2023 was BlackRock, an estimated $10.1M added.
  • The largest El Pollo Loco seller in Q2 2023 was Wasatch Advisors, an estimated $4.93M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.