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El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.

LOCO
Exchange
Nasdaq
Industry
Retail-Eating Places
SEC CIK
0001606366

In the last 90 days, El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. insiders filed 0 open-market purchases and 8 sales; 151 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $481.9M in total; no superinvestor holds it.

13F holders, Q1 2026

Institutional positions in El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. as of Mar 31, 2026. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works

Institutional holders
142
+5 vs. Q4 2025
Shares held
26.5M
+2.50M (+10.4%) vs. Q4 2025
Total value
$367.8M
+$116.3M (+46.2%) vs. Q4 2025
New holders
30
46 more added
Sold out
25
44 more reduced

4 institutions that held it in Q4 2025 haven't filed for Q1 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 2025: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting LOCO on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.

Institutional holdersQ1 2026: 142 institutions
Q1 2021: 112 institutionsQ2 2021: 109 institutionsQ3 2021: 108 institutionsQ4 2021: 124 institutionsQ1 2022: 122 institutionsQ2 2022: 113 institutionsQ3 2022: 113 institutionsQ4 2022: 112 institutionsQ1 2023: 126 institutionsQ2 2023: 136 institutionsQ3 2023: 114 institutionsQ4 2023: 116 institutionsQ1 2024: 113 institutionsQ2 2024: 119 institutionsQ3 2024: 123 institutionsQ4 2024: 135 institutionsQ1 2025: 137 institutionsQ2 2025: 132 institutionsQ3 2025: 129 institutionsQ4 2025: 141 institutionsQ1 2026: 142 institutionsQ2 2026: 151 institutions
Value heldQ1 2026: $367.8M
Q1 2021: $276.0MQ2 2021: $314.7MQ3 2021: $289.8MQ4 2021: $238.6MQ1 2022: $197.0MQ2 2022: $159.8MQ3 2022: $148.2MQ4 2022: $165.1MQ1 2023: $176.5MQ2 2023: $204.2MQ3 2023: $206.5MQ4 2023: $209.5MQ1 2024: $241.1MQ2 2024: $285.0MQ3 2024: $347.8MQ4 2024: $299.0MQ1 2025: $266.3MQ2 2025: $281.7MQ3 2025: $246.2MQ4 2025: $267.5MQ1 2026: $367.8MQ2 2026: $481.9M
Institutions holding LOCO and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 2026151$481.9M
Q1 2026142$367.8M
Q4 2025141$267.5M
Q3 2025129$246.2M
Q2 2025132$281.7M
Q1 2025137$266.3M
Q4 2024135$299.0M
Q3 2024123$347.8M
Q2 2024119$285.0M
Q1 2024113$241.1M
Q4 2023116$209.5M
Q3 2023114$206.5M
Q2 2023136$204.2M
Q1 2023126$176.5M
Q4 2022112$165.1M
Q3 2022113$148.2M
Q2 2022113$159.8M
Q1 2022122$197.0M
Q4 2021124$238.6M
Q3 2021108$289.8M
Q2 2021109$314.7M
Q1 2021112$276.0M

Institutions, Q1 2026

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.; share changes are against Q4 2025.

Institutions holding LOCO in Q1 2026
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Biglari Capital Corp.4,000,000$55.4M5.97%00.0%Unchanged
BlackRock, Inc.2,284,225$31.7M0.00%+84,209+3.8%Added
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP2,013,373$27.9M0.01%+12,072+0.6%Added
LSV Asset Management1,456,852$20.2M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Goldman Sachs Group Inc1,091,119$15.1M0.00%+53,826+5.2%Added
Vanguard Capital Management LLC1,090,194$15.1M0.00%+1,090,194New
Tieton Capital Management, LLC1,057,482$14.7M4.91%+204,898+24.0%Added
Geode Capital Management, LLC667,716$9.26M0.00%+13,739+2.1%Added
Two Sigma Investments, LP642,108$8.90M0.01%+437,571+213.9%Added
SEI Investments Co635,468$8.81M0.01%+426,320+203.8%Added
State Street Corp606,308$8.40M0.00%+31,902+5.6%Added
Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.583,796$8.09M0.22%+12,500+2.2%Added
First Eagle Investment Management, LLC575,293$7.97M0.01%+27,500+5.0%Added
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership555,084$7.69M0.00%−41,360−6.9%Reduced
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC525,463$7.28M0.02%−126,970−19.5%Reduced
Marshall Wace, LLP525,188$7.28M0.01%+525,188New
Prudential Financial Inc518,896$7.19M0.01%+86,842+20.1%Added
Biglari, Sardar489,247$6.78M13.32%00.0%Unchanged
Monimus Capital Management, LP438,269$6.07M1.68%+236,188+116.9%Added
Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP432,295$5.99M0.28%−260,370−37.6%Reduced
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC424,245$5.88M0.12%+52,042+14.0%Added
Fund 1 Investments, LLC407,341$5.65M0.74%−337,799−45.3%Reduced
Rodgers Brothers Inc.361,550$5.01M0.58%+4,475+1.3%Added
Renaissance Technologies LLC306,200$4.24M0.01%−8,400−2.7%Reduced
Jane Street Group, LLC285,948$3.96M0.00%+127,040+79.9%Added
Empowered Funds, LLC247,098$3.42M0.02%+247,098New
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc217,011$3.01M0.00%−560−0.3%Reduced
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.206,841$2.87M0.00%+55,762+36.9%Added
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC205,463$2.85M0.00%+205,463New
Northern Trust Corp203,659$2.82M0.00%+10,699+5.5%Added
Bank of America Corp189,123$2.62M0.00%−41,895−18.1%Reduced
Morgan Stanley182,705$2.53M0.00%−21,472−10.5%Reduced
AQR Capital Management LLC166,300$2.30M0.00%+11,711+7.6%Added
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co165,534$2.29M0.00%+165,534New
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.152,767$2.12M0.00%+132,351+648.3%Added
Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH120,100$1.66M0.00%+20,800+20.9%Added
Creative Planning114,509$1.59M0.00%+41,188+56.2%Added
Archon Capital Management LLC114,502$1.59M0.90%−65,000−36.2%Reduced
Lazard Asset Management LLC110,667$1.53M0.00%+895+0.8%Added
Bank of New York Mellon Corp95,661$1.33M0.00%−3,069−3.1%Reduced
Balyasny Asset Management LLC85,841$1.19M0.00%+85,841New
Citadel Advisors LLC85,734$1.19M0.00%+85,734New
EAM Investors, LLC83,469$1.16M0.13%+83,469New
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.74,179$1.03M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.73,591$1.02M0.00%+73,591New
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC70,059$971.0K0.00%−1,088−1.5%Reduced
SummerHaven Investment Management, LLC69,741$966.6K0.59%−6,624−8.7%Reduced
Nomura Asset Management International Inc.69,400$962.0K0.00%−21,600−23.7%Reduced
Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC64,600$895.4K0.05%−31,658−32.9%Reduced
Boston Partners58,691$813.5K0.00%+2,465+4.4%Added
Quantinno Capital Management LP58,509$810.9K0.00%+24,923+74.2%Added
Sanctuary Advisors, LLC56,924$789.0K0.00%+56,924New
Invesco Ltd.53,419$740.4K0.00%−533−1.0%Reduced
UBS Group AG52,155$722.9K0.00%−24,950−32.4%Reduced
American Century Companies Inc48,348$670.1K0.00%−8,904−15.6%Reduced
Gabelli Funds LLC47,101$652.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Nuveen, LLC46,375$642.8K0.00%−371,574−88.9%Reduced
Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd46,160$639.8K0.10%+46,160New
Ameriprise Financial Inc46,115$639.2K0.00%−56,009−54.8%Reduced
Barclays PLC40,754$564.9K0.00%−38,416−48.5%Reduced
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc.38,894$539.1K0.00%+100+0.3%Added
Deutsche Bank AG38,654$535.7K0.00%+19,841+105.5%Added
State of Wisconsin Investment Board38,063$527.6K0.00%+2,600+7.3%Added
Lotus Technology Management, LP37,735$523.0K1.95%+37,735New
Rhumbline Advisers35,378$490.3K0.00%+237+0.7%Added
Trexquant Investment LP34,653$480.3K0.00%−83,783−70.7%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp33,550$465.0K0.00%−23,100−40.8%Reduced
Millennium Management LLC32,252$447.0K0.00%+32,252New
Watershed Asset Management, L.L.C.29,441$408.1K0.42%−17,656−37.5%Reduced
Federated Hermes, Inc.27,525$381.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
HSBC Holdings PLC27,405$378.7K0.00%+7,470+37.5%Added
Engineers Gate Manager LP27,076$375.3K0.00%+27,076New
Scientech Research LLC22,979$318.5K0.27%+22,979New
Algert Global LLC20,800$288.3K0.00%+20,800New
Alliancebernstein L.P.27,430$286.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Price T Rowe Associates Inc19,583$272.0K0.00%+5,564+39.7%Added
Wells Fargo & Company18,917$262.2K0.00%−26,381−58.2%Reduced
Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC18,697$259.1K0.00%+18,697New
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC18,444$255.6K0.00%+18,444New
Franklin Resources Inc17,740$245.9K0.00%+569+3.3%Added
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board16,600$230.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bailard, Inc.16,000$221.8K0.01%−4,105−20.4%Reduced
Brevan Howard Capital Management LP15,530$215.2K0.00%+15,530New
MetLife Investment Management15,295$212.0K0.00%−399−2.5%Reduced
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd.13,341$184.9K0.00%+306+2.3%Added
Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP13,522$182.8K0.01%+13,522New
Polen Capital Management LLC13,132$182.0K0.00%+13,132New
Semanteon Capital Management, LP12,253$169.8K2.28%+12,253New
Level Four Advisory Services, LLC11,972$165.9K0.01%−1,652−12.1%Reduced
Squarepoint Ops LLC11,814$163.7K0.00%−22,617−65.7%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co11,734$161.9K0.00%−817−6.5%Reduced
Mercer Global Advisors Inc11,136$154.3K0.00%+11,136New
Evergreen Capital Management LLC11,011$152.6K0.00%+713+6.9%Added
Prelude Capital Management, LLC10,900$151.1K0.01%+10,900New
Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC10,000$138.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
SG Americas Securities, LLC7,487$104.0K0.00%−4,725−38.7%Reduced
Walleye Capital LLC7,410$102.7K0.00%+7,410New
Ronald Blue Trust, Inc.6,565$91.0K0.00%−419−6.0%Reduced
New York State Common Retirement Fund6,535$90.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.6,407$88.8K0.00%+568+9.7%Added