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El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Institutional Ownership

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$15.46 -0.08 (-0.51%)
As of 08/17/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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Institutional Ownership Changes (13F Filings) for El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ:LOCO)

Current
Institutional Ownership
Percentage
81.28%
Number of
Institutional Buyers
(last 12 months)
68
Total
Institutional Inflows
(last 12 months)
$185.60M
Number of
Institutional Sellers
(last 12 months)
32
Total
Institutional Outflows
(last 12 months)
$23.41M
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El Pollo Loco Major Shareholders & Ownership History

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Reporting DateMajor Shareholder NameShares HeldMarket Value% of PortfolioQuarterly Change in SharesOwnership in CompanyDetails
8/18/2026Empowered Funds LLC246,867$4.19M0.0%N/A0.811%
8/17/2026 Bank of America Corp DE150,358$2.55M0.0%N/A0.494%
8/15/2026 Man Group plc14,932$253K0.0%N/A0.049%
8/15/2026 Biglari Sardar489,247$8.30B13.3%N/A1.608%
8/15/2026 Biglari Capital CORP.3,777,400$64.06B5.4%N/A12.413%
8/14/2026 Hsbc Holdings PLC11,882$200K0.0%N/A0.039%
8/14/2026 Canada Pension Plan Investment Board32,700$555K0.0%N/A0.107%
8/14/2026 Legal & General Group Plc2,814$48K0.0%N/A0.009%
8/14/2026 Algert Global LLC27,100$460K0.0%+30.3%0.089%
8/13/2026 Sanctuary Advisors LLC56,039$950K0.0%N/A0.184%
8/13/2026 Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.23,596$400K0.0%N/A0.078%
8/10/2026 Tieton Capital Management LLC1,033,917$17.54M5.0%N/A3.395%
8/7/2026 BlackRock Inc.2,459,692$41.72M0.0%N/A8.078%
8/7/2026 Deutsche Bank AG61,299$1.04M0.0%N/A0.201%
8/6/2026 Bank of New York Mellon Corp108,527$1.84M0.0%N/A0.356%
8/6/2026 State of Wyoming29,200$495K0.1%N/A0.096%
7/8/2026 Assenagon Asset Management S.A.301,505$5.11M0.0%+97.4%0.990%
5/19/2026 Bank of America Corp DE189,123$2.62M0.0%-18.1%0.621%
5/18/2026 Royal Bank of Canada3,078$43K0.0%-29.3%0.010%
5/18/2026Empowered Funds LLC247,098$3.43M0.0%+15.5%0.811%
5/16/2026 Quantinno Capital Management LP58,509$811K0.0%+74.2%0.192%
5/16/2026 Lazard Asset Management LLC110,667$1.53M0.0%+0.8%0.363%
5/14/2026 Renaissance Technologies LLC306,200$4.24M0.0%-2.7%1.006%
5/14/2026 Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership555,084$7.69M0.0%-6.9%1.823%
5/14/2026 Sei Investments Co.635,468$8.81M0.0%+203.8%2.087%
5/14/2026 State of Wyoming6,328$88K0.0%N/A0.021%
5/7/2026 Dimensional Fund Advisors LP2,013,373$27.91M0.0%+0.6%6.698%
5/6/2026 Watershed Asset Management L.L.C.29,441$408K0.4%-37.5%0.098%
5/5/2026 Bank of New York Mellon Corp95,661$1.33M0.0%-3.1%0.319%
5/5/2026 Sanctuary Advisors LLC56,924$789K0.0%N/A0.190%
5/5/2026 Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.583,796$8.09M0.2%+2.2%1.949%
4/30/2026 Hsbc Holdings PLC27,405$379K0.0%+37.5%0.091%
4/22/2026 Janney Montgomery Scott LLC70,059$971K0.0%-1.5%0.234%
4/20/2026 Assenagon Asset Management S.A.152,767$2.12M0.0%+648.3%0.510%
4/16/2026 SG Americas Securities LLC7,487$104K0.0%-38.7%0.025%
3/20/2026 Hsbc Holdings PLC19,935$209K0.0%-8.6%0.067%
3/9/2026 Corient Private Wealth LLC90,318$945K0.0%N/A0.302%
2/19/2026 Invesco Ltd.53,952$564K0.0%-6.1%0.180%
2/19/2026 Corient Private Wealth LLC90,318$945K0.0%N/A0.302%
2/18/2026Empowered Funds LLC213,903$2.24M0.0%-8.4%0.714%
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2/18/2026 XTX Topco Ltd10,711$112K0.0%N/A0.036%
2/18/2026 Zacks Investment Management14,200$149K0.0%N/A0.047%
2/18/2026 Oxford Asset Management LLP11,724$123K0.1%N/A0.039%
2/18/2026 Bridgeway Capital Management LLC372,203$3.89M0.1%-5.0%1.243%
2/17/2026 AQR Capital Management LLC154,589$1.62M0.0%+4.1%0.516%
2/17/2026 Fund 1 Investments LLC745,140$7.79M1.0%+193.4%2.488%
2/17/2026 Lazard Asset Management LLC109,772$1.15M0.0%+3.8%0.367%
2/17/2026 Trexquant Investment LP118,436$1.24M0.0%+54.5%0.395%
2/17/2026 Watershed Asset Management L.L.C.47,097$493K0.5%N/A0.157%
2/17/2026 Monimus Capital Management LP202,081$2.11M1.4%+7.2%0.675%
2/17/2026 ExodusPoint Capital Management LP55,775$583K0.0%N/A0.186%
2/16/2026 Squarepoint Ops LLC34,431$360K0.0%N/A0.115%
2/16/2026 Panagora Asset Management Inc.35,492$371K0.0%+6.7%0.119%
2/16/2026 Barclays PLC79,170$828K0.0%+8.9%0.264%
2/13/2026 Kestra Advisory Services LLC4,734$50K0.0%N/A0.016%
2/13/2026 Archon Capital Management LLC179,502$1.88M1.1%+27.8%0.599%
2/13/2026 Stifel Financial Corp56,650$593K0.0%-9.4%0.189%
2/13/2026 Rodgers Brothers Inc.357,075$3.74M0.4%+3.5%1.192%
2/13/2026 Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.217,571$2.28M0.0%+1.5%0.726%
2/13/2026 State Street Corp574,406$6.01M0.0%+2.5%1.918%
2/13/2026 Boston Partners56,226$588K0.0%-1.9%0.188%
2/13/2026 Wells Fargo & Company MN45,298$474K0.0%+46.2%0.151%
2/12/2026 Jane Street Group LLC158,908$1.66M0.0%+138.5%0.531%
2/12/2026 MetLife Investment Management LLC15,694$164K0.0%+61.2%0.052%
2/12/2026 State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System28,359$297K0.0%-48.2%0.095%
2/12/2026 Renaissance Technologies LLC314,600$3.29M0.0%-11.4%1.050%
2/12/2026 Dimensional Fund Advisors LP2,001,301$20.93M0.0%-0.8%6.682%
2/12/2026 Federated Hermes Inc.27,525$288K0.0%+1,064.8%0.092%
2/12/2026 Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC96,258$1.01M0.0%+29.2%0.321%
2/12/2026 Nuveen LLC417,949$4.37M0.0%-9.3%1.395%
2/11/2026Empowered Funds LLC213,903$2.24M0.0%-8.4%0.714%
2/11/2026 Janney Montgomery Scott LLC71,147$744K0.0%-12.7%0.238%
2/11/2026 Deutsche Bank AG18,813$197K0.0%N/A0.063%
2/11/2026 Franklin Resources Inc.17,171$180K0.0%N/A0.057%
2/10/2026 Goldman Sachs Group Inc.1,037,293$10.85M0.0%+93.9%3.463%
2/10/2026 AXQ Capital LP10,216$107K0.0%N/A0.034%
2/10/2026 AdvisorShares Investments LLC47,365$495K0.1%-4.4%0.158%
2/10/2026 Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.571,296$5.98M0.2%+59.0%1.907%
2/10/2026 Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.115,037$1.20M0.0%+11,403.7%0.384%
2/9/2026 Geode Capital Management LLC653,977$6.84M0.0%+4.1%2.184%
2/9/2026 William Blair Investment Management LLC329,208$3.44M0.0%-71.9%1.099%
2/6/2026 LSV Asset Management1,456,852$15.24M0.0%-2.2%4.864%
2/4/2026 Bailard Inc.20,105$210K0.0%-15.2%0.067%
2/4/2026 First Eagle Investment Management LLC547,793$5.73M0.0%-26.2%1.829%
2/3/2026 Carlson Capital L.P.40,000$418K0.1%-56.5%0.134%
1/27/2026 Evergreen Capital Management LLC10,298$108K0.0%N/A0.034%
1/9/2026 SG Americas Securities LLC12,212$128K0.0%+11.1%0.041%
1/9/2026 Assenagon Asset Management S.A.20,416$214K0.0%N/A0.068%
1/9/2026 Diversified Trust Co.10,145$106K0.0%N/A0.034%
1/1/2026 JPMorgan Chase & Co.10,664$103K0.0%-14.8%0.036%
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11/17/2025 MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd.12,584$122K0.0%-15.3%0.042%
11/17/2025 Divisadero Street Capital Management LP837,650$8.13M0.4%-32.0%2.797%
11/17/2025 Bank of America Corp DE214,682$2.08M0.0%-5.5%0.717%
11/17/2025 Boothbay Fund Management LLC11,495$112K0.0%N/A0.038%
11/17/2025 Aquatic Capital Management LLC35,498$344K0.0%+11,027.9%0.119%
11/17/2025 Ameriprise Financial Inc.166,671$1.62M0.0%-13.1%0.556%
11/14/2025 Creative Planning27,726$269K0.0%+27.2%0.093%
11/14/2025 Lazard Asset Management LLC105,743$1.03M0.0%+97.1%0.353%
11/14/2025 Fund 1 Investments LLC253,956$2.46M0.3%+34.1%0.848%
11/14/2025 Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC630,903$6.12M0.0%+1.9%2.107%


LOCO Institutional Ownership - Frequently Asked Questions

During the previous two years, 121 institutional investors and hedge funds held shares of El Pollo Loco. The most heavily invested institutionals were Biglari Capital CORP. ($64.06B), Biglari Sardar ($8.30B), BlackRock Inc. ($41.72M), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP ($27.91M), Tieton Capital Management LLC ($17.54M), LSV Asset Management ($15.24M), and Vanguard Group Inc. ($13.58M).Learn more on El Pollo Loco's institutional investors.

81.28% of El Pollo Loco's stock is owned by institutional investors. Learn more on LOCO's institutional investor holdings.

Of the 110 institutional investors that purchased El Pollo Loco's stock in the last 24 months, the following investors and hedge funds have bought the highest volume of shares: Biglari Capital CORP. ($3.78M), BlackRock Inc. ($2.46M), Tieton Capital Management LLC ($1.15M), Divisadero Street Capital Management LP ($1.02M), Biglari Sardar ($858.49K), Millennium Management LLC ($633.94K), and Fund 1 Investments LLC ($555.70K).

Institutional investors have bought a total of 11,933,711 shares in the last 24 months. This purchase volume represents approximately $181.41M in transactions.

Of the 32 institutional investors that sold El Pollo Loco's stock in the last 24 months, the following investors and hedge funds have sold the highest volume of shares: William Blair Investment Management LLC ($913.36K), Divisadero Street Capital Management LP ($393.44K), First Eagle Investment Management LLC ($194K), LSV Asset Management ($103.20K), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP ($85.14K), UBS Group AG ($64.25K), and Bank of America Corp DE ($54.49K).

Institutional investors have sold a total of 2,257,333 shares in the last 24 months. This volume of shares sold represents approximately $23.41M in transactions.


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Institutional ownership data for NASDAQ:LOCO is compiled from quarterly 13F filings submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), with the most recent received on 8/18/2026. New 13F filings are added each quarter as they're published.
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