El Pollo Loco Ownership | Who Owns El Pollo Loco?


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El Pollo Loco Ownership Summary


El Pollo Loco is owned by 87.86% institutional investors, 2.86% insiders, and 9.28% retail investors. Biglari capital is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 13.75% 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 Loco87.86%2.86%9.28%
SectorConsumer Cyclical Stocks 60.36%14.27%25.37%
IndustryRestaurants Stocks 71.15%11.83%17.02%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Biglari capital4.00M13.75%$44.04M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de2.29M7.88%$25.25M
Blackrock2.38M7.72%$26.88M
Dimensional fund advisors lp2.21M7.58%$25.55M
Lsv asset management1.56M5.36%$17.18M
Vanguard group1.37M4.68%$15.78M
William blair investment management1.24M4.27%$13.68M
Divisadero street capital management, lp1.23M4.23%$13.55M
Portolan capital management751.01K2.58%$8.27M
Goldman sachs group695.14K2.38%$8.02M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Biglari, sardar489.25K11.43%$5.39M
Biglari capital4.00M5.09%$44.04M
Divisadero street capital management, lp1.23M0.86%$13.55M
Portolan capital management751.01K0.52%$8.27M
Rodgers brothers336.18K0.47%$3.70M
Carlson capital l p61.00K0.28%$671.61K
Hillsdale investment management382.70K0.22%$4.42M
Fund 1 investments189.44K0.17%$2.09M
Bridgeway capital management333.86K0.09%$3.85M
Campbell & co investment adviser113.93K0.08%$1.25M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Divisadero street capital management, lp1.23M0.86%1.02M
Portolan capital management751.01K0.52%751.01K
Millennium management680.39K0.00%451.57K
Prudential financial289.74K0.00%222.70K
First eagle investment management453.42K0.01%159.00K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Fund 1 investments189.44K0.17%-577.26K
Morgan stanley516.12K0.00%-275.21K
Invenomic capital management lp---209.49K
Western standard---125.00K
Assenagon asset management18.00K0.00%-108.08K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Portolan capital management751.01K0.52%751.01K$8.27M
Carlson capital l p61.00K0.28%61.00K$671.61K
Janney montgomery scott47.82K0.00%47.82K$541.00K
Gabelli funds47.10K0.00%47.10K$518.58K
Squarepoint ops14.28K0.00%14.28K$164.73K

Sold Out

HolderChange
Nelson, van denburg & campbell wealth management group-5.00
True wealth design-7.00
Corecap advisors-20.00
Point72 (difc)-25.00
Coldstream capital management-29.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Jun 30, 2025133-4.32%25,565,108-2.38%871.08%7214.29%39-17.02%
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%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF792.95K2.66%-
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv775.84K2.59%-17.10K
First Eagle Small Cap Opportunity I650.20K2.17%14.49K
iShares Russell 2000 ETF637.41K2.13%-12.07K
First Eagle US Small Cap Strategy635.71K2.12%98.88K
Tieton Small Cap Value629.99K2.10%114.85K
DFA US Small Cap Value I452.06K1.51%-
William Blair Small Cap Value I449.12K1.50%-19.59K
DFA US Targeted Value I365.40K1.22%-
Nuveen Small-Cap Value Opps I312.80K1.04%-

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 Q3--
2025 Q2-1
2025 Q1--
2024 Q4--
2024 Q37-

LOCO Ownership FAQ


Who Owns El Pollo Loco?

El Pollo Loco shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 87.86%, followed by 2.86% insiders and 9.28% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in El Pollo Loco's industry, Restaurants Stocks , is 71.15%, which El Pollo Loco exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of El Pollo Loco?

El Pollo Loco’s largest shareholders are Biglari capital (4M shares, 13.75%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (2.29M shares, 7.88%), and Blackrock (2.38M shares, 7.72%). Together, they hold 29.35% 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 11.43% of its assets in 489.25K El Pollo Loco shares, valued at 5.39M$.

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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