El Pollo Loco Ownership | Who Owns El Pollo Loco?


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El Pollo Loco Ownership Summary


El Pollo Loco is owned by 6.61% institutional investors, 2.65% insiders, and 90.74% retail investors. Biglari capital is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 13.70% of LOCO shares. Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund, with 2.66% of its assets in El Pollo Loco shares.

LOCO Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockEl Pollo Loco6.61%2.65%90.74%
SectorConsumer Cyclical Stocks 39.72%14.50%45.78%
IndustryRestaurants Stocks 48.62%12.40%38.98%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Biglari capital4.00M13.70%$46.16M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de2.34M8.01%$27.01M
Blackrock2.38M7.72%$26.88M
Dimensional fund advisors lp2.21M7.58%$25.55M
Lsv asset management1.53M5.25%$17.70M
William blair investment management1.41M4.82%$16.23M
Vanguard group1.37M4.68%$15.78M
Fund 1 investments766.71K2.64%$4.47M
Goldman sachs group695.14K2.38%$8.02M
Millennium management680.39K2.34%$7.01M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Biglari, sardar489.25K12.88%$5.65M
Biglari capital4.00M5.50%$46.16M
Western standard125.00K0.76%$1.29M
Rodgers brothers214.55K0.32%$2.48M
Hillsdale investment management382.70K0.22%$4.42M
Divisadero street capital management, lp206.78K0.21%$2.13M
Fund 1 investments766.71K0.20%$4.47M
Advisorshares investments43.35K0.10%$500.29K
Bridgeway capital management333.86K0.09%$3.85M
Campbell & co investment adviser82.50K0.07%$952.11K

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Millennium management680.39K0.00%451.57K
Lsv asset management1.53M0.04%266.91K
Prudential financial289.74K0.00%222.70K
First eagle investment management453.42K0.01%159.00K
Western standard125.00K0.76%125.00K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Fund 1 investments766.71K0.20%-688.40K
Morgan stanley516.12K0.00%-275.21K
Invenomic capital management lp---209.49K
Trexquant investment lp---81.57K
Marshall wace, llp---79.79K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Western standard125.00K0.76%125.00K$1.29M
Alberta investment management99.00K0.01%99.00K$1.14M
Janney montgomery scott47.82K0.00%47.82K$541.00K
Magnetar financial33.80K0.00%33.80K$348.11K
Squarepoint ops14.28K0.00%14.28K$164.73K

Sold Out

HolderChange
Eversource wealth advisors-4.00
Nelson, van denburg & campbell wealth management group-5.00
True wealth design-7.00
Larson financial group-25.00
Point72 (difc)-25.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Mar 31, 20259-93.43%1,921,898-92.58%60.08%5-92.96%3-92.31%
Dec 31, 20241292.38%25,118,955-1.07%861.14%643.23%38-9.52%
Sep 30, 20241263.28%25,390,1150.79%861.30%62-8.82%4220.00%
Jun 30, 20241213.42%25,192,2071.79%811.27%6752.27%35-33.96%
Mar 31, 2024117-5.65%24,750,0274.22%801.45%44-30.16%5332.50%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF792.95K2.66%-
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv792.95K2.64%-
iShares Russell 2000 ETF653.64K2.17%321.00
First Eagle Small Cap Opportunity I600.69K2.00%65.96K
First Eagle US Small Cap Strategy536.84K1.80%133.32K
Tieton Small Cap Value515.14K1.73%515.14K
William Blair Small Cap Value I486.62K1.62%-26.52K
DFA US Small Cap Value I463.30K1.54%-6.71K
DFA US Targeted Value I384.38K1.28%-
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr374.80K1.25%-657.00

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Jun 06, 2025Buller Mark-Sell$124.99K
Aug 08, 2024Buller Mark-Sell$123.48K
May 26, 2023Borgese Samuel N.-Sell$43.18K
Jan 18, 2023Borgese Samuel N.-Sell$221.32K
May 08, 2024Borgese Samuel N.-Sell$10.19K

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2025 Q2--
2025 Q1--
2024 Q4--
2024 Q37-
2024 Q2--

LOCO Ownership FAQ


Who Owns El Pollo Loco?

El Pollo Loco shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 6.61%, followed by 2.65% insiders and 90.74% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in El Pollo Loco's industry, Restaurants Stocks , is 48.62%, which El Pollo Loco falls below.

Who owns the most shares of El Pollo Loco?

El Pollo Loco’s largest shareholders are Biglari capital (4M shares, 13.70%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (2.34M shares, 8.01%), and Blackrock (2.38M shares, 7.72%). Together, they hold 29.43% of El Pollo Loco’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own El Pollo Loco?

Yes, BlackRock owns 7.72% of El Pollo Loco, totaling 2.38M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.00% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 26.88M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -6.788K shares, a -0.28% change.

Who is El Pollo Loco’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Biglari, sardar is El Pollo Loco’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 12.88% of its assets in 489.25K El Pollo Loco shares, valued at 5.65M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of El Pollo Loco shares?

Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund holder of El Pollo Loco shares, with 2.66% of its total shares outstanding invested in 792.94K El Pollo Loco shares.

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