EL POLLO LOCO HLDGS INC (LOCO)
Institutional ownership reported to the SEC as of Q2 2026, across 31 quarters.
145
Reporting holders
$447.3M
Reported value
86.6%
Of shares outstanding
0.1%
Held as options
+9
Holder change
Institutions report 26,354,569 shares against 30,432,937 outstanding. Shares only - option lines are excluded, which is why this can be compared with the company at all. The count comes from the cover page of the company's own most recent report, so it is dated when that was filed rather than at quarter end. A figure this high can overstate: where an adviser and a sub-adviser both report the same shares, both are counted.
Options share is the part of reported value carried in derivative lines rather than shares. A high figure means institutions are expressing a view on this security without owning much of it.
Holders
| Filer | Value | Shares | Their book | Held | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIGLARI CAPITAL CORP. | $64.1M | 3,777,400 | 5.36% | 13q | -5.6%-$3.8M |
| BlackRock, Inc. | $41.7M | 2,459,692 | 0.00% | 8q | +7.7%+$3.0M |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | $34.8M | 2,049,479 | 0.01% | 31q | +1.8%+$612.3K |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | $21.3M | 1,256,043 | 0.00% | 31q | +15.1%+$2.8M |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $18.8M | 1,108,984 | 0.00% | 2q | +1.7%+$318.7K |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | $16.9M | 995,799 | 0.03% | 11q | +73.1%+$7.1M |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | $15.4M | 906,685 | 0.01% | 18q | +41.2%+$4.5M |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | $15.1M | 887,623 | 0.00% | 31q | +32.9%+$3.7M |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | $12.4M | 729,890 | 0.01% | 19q | +31.5%+$3.0M |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. | $11.1M | 656,096 | 0.25% | 9q | +12.4%+$1.2M |
| STATE STREET CORP | $10.7M | 628,223 | 0.00% | 31q | +3.6%+$371.7K |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | $10.2M | 603,010 | 0.01% | 3q | +294.7%+$7.6M |
| BIGLARI, SARDAR | $8.3M | 489,247 | 13.33% | 12q | HELD |
| MONIMUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP | $7.7M | 455,982 | 1.79% | 5q | +4.0%+$300.4K |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | $7.6M | 449,926 | 0.01% | 31q | -13.3%-$1.2M |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | $7.3M | 428,716 | 0.13% | 16q | +1.1%+$75.8K |
| Archon Capital Management LLC | $7.1M | 420,690 | 2.90% | 4q | +267.4%+$5.2M |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | $7.1M | 418,400 | 0.01% | 31q | +36.6%+$1.9M |
| Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP | $7.0M | 409,925 | 0.16% | 10q | -5.2%-$379.4K |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $6.3M | 371,373 | 0.02% | 19q | -29.3%-$2.6M |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. | $6.0M | 352,300 | 0.58% | 31q | -2.6%-$156.9K |
| UBS Group AG | $5.7M | 336,592 | 0.00% | 31q | +545.4%+$4.8M |
| MORGAN STANLEY | $5.4M | 316,183 | 0.00% | 35q | +73.1%+$2.3M |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO | $5.0M | 296,440 | 0.00% | 19q | -53.4%-$5.7M |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | $5.0M | 295,789 | 0.00% | new | NEW |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | $4.9M | 287,556 | 0.00% | 18q | +39.0%+$1.4M |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | $4.9M | 286,840 | 0.00% | 2q | +39.6%+$1.4M |
| Empowered Funds, LLC | $4.2M | 246,867 | 0.02% | 2q | HELD |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | $3.8M | 223,097 | 0.00% | 31q | +2.8%+$103.2K |
| Sixth Street Partners Management Company, L.P. | $3.8M | 223,097 | 0.00% | new | NEW |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | $3.8M | 222,005 | 0.00% | 31q | +9.0%+$311.1K |
| Trexquant Investment LP | $3.7M | 218,709 | 0.02% | 4q | +531.1%+$3.1M |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | $3.0M | 174,929 | 0.00% | 2q | +5.7%+$159.3K |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | $2.6M | 150,358 | 0.00% | 31q | -20.5%-$657.5K |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | $2.5M | 146,788 | 0.00% | 2q | +71.2%+$1.0M |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $2.4M | 143,683 | 0.00% | 24q | -13.6%-$383.6K |
| Creative Planning | $2.3M | 138,480 | 0.00% | 5q | +20.9%+$406.5K |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH | $2.2M | 132,345 | 0.00% | 7q | +10.2%+$207.7K |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | $2.1M | 94,617 | 0.00% | new | NEW |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | $1.9M | 114,905 | 0.00% | 11q | +3.8%+$71.9K |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | $1.9M | 113,266 | 0.00% | 2q | -78.4%-$7.0M |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | $1.8M | 108,527 | 0.00% | 31q | +13.4%+$218.2K |
| NORGES BANK | $1.8M | 106,200 | 0.00% | new | NEW |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | $1.4M | 85,343 | 0.00% | 4q | +45.9%+$455.1K |
| Informed Momentum Co LLC | $1.4M | 80,170 | 0.12% | 2q | -4.0%-$56.0K |
| Aristides Capital LLC | $1.4M | 79,833 | 0.26% | new | NEW |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | $1.3M | 76,869 | 0.00% | 2q | +138.3%+$756.7K |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | $1.2M | 73,215 | 0.00% | new | NEW |
| Boston Partners | $1.2M | 72,405 | 0.00% | 5q | +23.4%+$232.6K |
| SummerHaven Investment Management, LLC | $1.2M | 69,741 | 0.63% | 4q | HELD |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. | $1.2M | 69,400 | 0.00% | 3q | HELD |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | $1.1M | 65,345 | 0.00% | 2q | -11.2%-$139.9K |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC | $1.1M | 62,733 | 0.06% | 14q | -2.9%-$31.7K |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | $1.0M | 61,299 | 0.00% | 3q | +58.6%+$384.1K |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC | $950.4K | 56,039 | 0.00% | 2q | -1.6%-$15.0K |
| Invesco Ltd. | $948.3K | 55,912 | 0.00% | 31q | +4.7%+$42.3K |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC | $932.8K | 55,000 | 0.01% | 5q | +16.8%+$134.0K |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | $905.0K | 53,362 | 0.00% | new | NEW |
| Nuveen, LLC | $880.1K | 51,890 | 0.00% | 6q | +11.9%+$93.5K |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | $868.8K | 51,224 | 0.00% | 13q | +5.9%+$48.8K |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $787.3K | 46,419 | 0.01% | 2q | +253.5%+$564.5K |
| BARCLAYS PLC | $682.2K | 40,225 | 0.00% | 31q | -1.3%-$9.0K |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | $654.6K | 38,594 | 0.00% | 9q | -0.8%-$5.1K |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD | $650.3K | 38,344 | 0.00% | 18q | +0.7%+$4.8K |
| OCCUDO QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES LP | $633.1K | 37,331 | 0.03% | 2q | +176.1%+$403.8K |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS | $602.7K | 35,537 | 0.00% | 31q | HELD |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | $589.4K | 34,751 | 0.00% | 31q | -62.3%-$974.8K |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV | $573.2K | 33,798 | 0.00% | 2q | +203.5%+$384.3K |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | $554.6K | 32,700 | 0.00% | 3q | +97.0%+$273.1K |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | $551.8K | 32,533 | 0.00% | 31q | -14.0%-$89.9K |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | $544.8K | 32,122 | 0.00% | 4q | -88.8%-$4.3M |
| State of Wyoming | $495.2K | 29,200 | 0.05% | 2q | +361.4%+$387.9K |
| Headlands Technologies LLC | $486.2K | 28,665 | 0.05% | new | NEW |
| Watershed Asset Management, L.L.C. | $485.0K | 28,598 | 0.43% | 3q | -2.9%-$14.3K |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | $477.2K | 34,430 | 0.00% | 31q | +25.5%+$97.0K |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. | $462.6K | 27,276 | 0.00% | 8q | -0.9%-$4.2K |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC | $459.6K | 27,100 | 0.01% | 2q | -34.9%-$245.9K |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | $459.0K | 27,066 | 0.00% | new | NEW |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | $400.2K | 23,596 | 0.00% | new | NEW |
| BAILARD, INC. | $347.7K | 20,500 | 0.01% | 5q | +28.1%+$76.3K |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | $341.4K | 20,130 | 0.00% | 2q | +9.1%+$28.6K |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | $321.0K | 18,927 | 0.00% | 3q | +60.2%+$120.6K |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | $303.6K | 17,901 | 0.00% | new | NEW |
| XTX Topco Ltd | $301.3K | 17,764 | 0.00% | new | NEW |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | $300.9K | 17,740 | 0.00% | 3q | HELD |
| Focus Partners Wealth | $290.6K | 17,137 | 0.00% | new | NEW |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | $272.4K | 16,061 | 0.00% | 14q | +413.3%+$219.3K |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC | $270.1K | 15,923 | 0.00% | 15q | +4.1%+$10.7K |
| CITIGROUP INC | $266.8K | 15,729 | 0.00% | 31q | +316.2%+$202.7K |
| Semanteon Capital Management, LP | $259.8K | 15,319 | 1.17% | 2q | +25.0%+$52.0K |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP | $254.4K | 15,000 | 0.00% | 13q | -55.3%-$314.6K |
| Man Group plc | $253.2K | 14,932 | 0.00% | new | NEW |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. | $225.0K | 13,265 | 0.00% | 9q | -0.6%-$1.3K |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | $199.6K | 11,882 | 0.00% | 10q | -56.6%-$260.8K |
| LEVEL FOUR ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC | $198.5K | 11,704 | 0.01% | 16q | -2.2%-$4.5K |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | $198.4K | 12,003 | 0.00% | 31q | +2.3%+$4.4K |
| EVERGREEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $186.7K | 11,011 | 0.00% | 3q | HELD |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC | $185.7K | 10,951 | 0.00% | 2q | -41.4%-$131.4K |
| Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC | $169.6K | 10,000 | 0.01% | 4q | HELD |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND | $163.4K | 9,635 | 0.00% | 31q | +47.4%+$52.6K |
Five percent filings
Anyone crossing 5% of a company must say so within days - far sooner than the next quarterly holdings report. A 13D declares an intent to influence the company; a 13G is the passive version. See all activist filings →
| Filed | Form | Filer | % of class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-02 | 13D/A | BIGLARI, SARDAR INDIVIDUALwith 6 co-filers | 13.5% |
Quarter by quarter
Coverage begins with the quarter ending 2018-12-31. Earlier filings exist only as occasional late amendments, too sparse to describe a market, so they are not shown.
| Quarter | Holders | Value | Shares | New | Added | Trimmed | Options |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 145 | $447.3M | 26,354,569 | 26 | 60 | 38 | 0.1% |
| Q1 2026 | 136 | $332.6M | 24,018,118 | 26 | 41 | 42 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2025 | 132 | $243.1M | 23,227,119 | 25 | 47 | 37 | 0.1% |
| Q3 2025 | 120 | $222.5M | 22,927,173 | 14 | 42 | 36 | 0.1% |
| Q2 2025 | 125 | $256.5M | 23,228,803 | 25 | 38 | 37 | 0.3% |
| Q1 2025 | 129 | $243.8M | 23,965,068 | 18 | 40 | 39 | 0.2% |
| Q4 2024 | 127 | $281.8M | 24,216,614 | 22 | 34 | 32 | 0.8% |
| Q3 2024 | 114 | $335.5M | 24,450,831 | 19 | 34 | 42 | 0.2% |
| Q2 2024 | 112 | $278.6M | 24,541,601 | 20 | 36 | 32 | 0.4% |
| Q1 2024 | 107 | $247.9M | 25,412,137 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 0.2% |
| Q4 2023 | 110 | $206.5M | 23,125,217 | 21 | 34 | 32 | 1.2% |
| Q3 2023 | 103 | $194.6M | 21,583,564 | 12 | 27 | 50 | 0.7% |
| Q2 2023 | 122 | $194.4M | 22,026,473 | 33 | 64 | 14 | 0.6% |
| Q1 2023 | 106 | $181.4M | 18,222,101 | 20 | 29 | 37 | 3.7% |
| Q4 2022 | 85 | $124.8M | 12,441,346 | 16 | 34 | 26 | 0.7% |
| Q3 2022 | 111 | $148.7M | 16,605,136 | 15 | 32 | 31 | 0.3% |
| Q2 2022 | 112 | $159.9M | 16,246,129 | 11 | 42 | 36 | 0.1% |
| Q1 2022 | 118 | $197.8M | 16,963,938 | 15 | 37 | 35 | 0.4% |
| Q4 2021 | 122 | $245.8M | 16,890,942 | 23 | 35 | 33 | 2.5% |
| Q3 2021 | 106 | $291.4M | 17,144,332 | 6 | 28 | 44 | 0.5% |
| Q2 2021 | 112 | $317.9M | 17,215,760 | 16 | 34 | 29 | 0.9% |
| Q1 2021 | 115 | $277.9M | 17,124,973 | 17 | 34 | 35 | 0.6% |
| Q4 2020 | 127 | $638.9M | 35,037,020 | 15 | 43 | 36 | 0.6% |
| Q3 2020 | 126 | $576.7M | 35,375,108 | 18 | 33 | 40 | 0.6% |
| Q2 2020 | 124 | $525.8M | 35,253,777 | 41 | 34 | 30 | 1.0% |
| Q1 2020 | 103 | $280.1M | 33,004,652 | 16 | 31 | 34 | 0.4% |
| Q4 2019 | 119 | $525.5M | 34,576,037 | 25 | 27 | 44 | 0.4% |
| Q3 2019 | 111 | $379.6M | 34,502,681 | 14 | 26 | 43 | 0.4% |
| Q2 2019 | 114 | $381.2M | 35,198,905 | 14 | 33 | 36 | 1.6% |
| Q1 2019 | 140 | $467.6M | 35,266,768 | 34 | 49 | 35 | 1.9% |
| Q4 2018 | 135 | $526.9M | 34,135,396 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1.7% |