El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) Institutional Ownership

Ownership Summary

Recent 13F filings as of September 2025 show that 128 institutional investors hold a position in El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO).

• Institutional ownership in El Pollo Loco Holdings edged down to 84.6% in September 2025, compared to 85.1% in June 2025.
• In percentage terms, this reflects as a holdings change of 4.54% quarter on quarter, and an increase of 4.92% year over year.
• During the quarter, 58 institutions bought more El Pollo Loco Holdings shares, 45 sold shares, and 25 of the 128 total investors held their position steady.
• The aggregate institutional position in El Pollo Loco Holdings now stands at 25.38Mn shares as of September 2025, after investors increased their holdings (up by 1.10Mn shares quarter on quarter which is up 143.61K shares year over year).
• As of September 30, 2025, BIGLARI CAPITAL CORP. held El Pollo Loco Holdings's largest shareholding position with over 4.00Mn shares, representing 13.34% of total outstanding shares.
• Among the most significant buyers of El Pollo Loco Holdings during September 2025 were GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (476.35K), Tieton Capital Management, LLC (223.21K), TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP (190.01K), PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC (147.60K), Archon Capital Management LLC (140.49K).
• Leading sellers of El Pollo Loco Holdings stock in September 2025 included Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP (393.44K), STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM (72.77K), WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC (71.33K), LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT (71.00K), DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP (69.01K).
• The top 10 institutional holders of El Pollo Loco Holdings for the quarter ending September 2025 included BIGLARI CAPITAL CORP. (4.00Mn), BlackRock, Inc. (2.33Mn), DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP (2.02Mn), LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT (1.49Mn), VANGUARD GROUP INC (1.40Mn), WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC (1.17Mn), Tieton Capital Management, LLC (853.20K), Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP (837.65K), First Eagle Investment Management, LLC (741.79K), HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (630.90K).