El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. - Class A Common Stock (LOCO) Institutional Ownership

13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q1 2014 to Q4 2025

Type / Class
Equity / Class A Common Stock
Symbol
LOCO on Nasdaq
Shares outstanding
30,388,816
Price per share
$10.73
All holders as of 31 Dec 2025
Q4 2025
Total 13F shares
25,482,525
Total reported value
$266,541,669
% of total 13F portfolios
0%
Share change
+62,898
Value change
+$988,517
Number of holders
137
Price from insider filings
$10.73
Reported Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
Reported Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Significant Owners of El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. - Class A Common Stock (LOCO) based on Schedule 13D/G filings

Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
BIGLARI CAPITAL CORP. 15% +0.73% $42,558,062 4,489,247 0% BIGLARI, SARDAR 06 Apr 2025
BlackRock, Inc. 6.4% $18,117,996 1,911,181 BlackRock, Inc. 31 Mar 2025
CapitalSpring Finance Company, LLC 5.2% 0% $14,915,159 1,573,329 0% CapitalSpring Finance Company, LLC 06 Jun 2025
LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 4.9% -8% $14,443,804 -$1,068,436 1,489,052 -6.9% LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 30 Sep 2025
Fund 1 Investments, LLC 4.9% $13,794,367 1,455,102 Fund 1 Investments, LLC 31 Dec 2024
WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 4.8% -4% $13,620,712 -$588,736 1,436,784 -4.1% WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 31 Mar 2025

As of 31 Dec 2025, 137 institutional investors reported holding 25,482,525 shares of El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. - Class A Common Stock (LOCO). This represents 84% of the company’s total 30,388,816 outstanding shares.

Top 25 Institutional Shareholders

The largest institutional shareholders of El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. - Class A Common Stock (LOCO) together control 70% of the company’s outstanding shares — a level of ownership often associated with strong institutional conviction and long‑term capital commitment.

Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
BIGLARI CAPITAL CORP. 13% 4,000,000 0% 4.5% $41,840,000
BlackRock, Inc. 7.2% 2,200,016 -5.6% 0% $23,012,166
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 6.6% 2,001,301 -0.8% 0% $20,933,659
LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 4.8% 1,456,852 -2.2% 0.03% $15,239,000
VANGUARD GROUP INC 4.8% 1,455,344 +4% 0% $15,222,899
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 3.4% 1,037,293 +94% 0% $10,850,084
Tieton Capital Management, LLC 2.8% 852,584 -0.07% 3.1% $8,918,000
Fund 1 Investments, LLC 2.5% 745,140 +193% 1.1% $7,794,164
Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP 2.3% 692,665 -17% 0.42% $7,245,276
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.2% 653,977 +4.1% 0% $6,842,095
HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.1% 652,433 +3.4% 0.02% $6,824,449
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 2% 596,444 +1.1% 0% $6,238,804
STATE STREET CORP 1.9% 574,406 +2.5% 0% $6,008,287
Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 1.9% 571,296 +59% 0.16% $5,975,757
First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 1.8% 547,793 -26% 0.01% $5,729,915
BIGLARI, SARDAR 1.6% 489,247 0% 11% $5,117,524
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 1.4% 432,054 +16% 0.01% $4,519,285
Nuveen, LLC 1.4% 417,949 -9.3% 0% $4,371,747
BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.2% 372,203 -5% 0.08% $3,893,243
Rodgers Brothers Inc. 1.2% 357,075 +3.5% 0.45% $3,735,005
WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.1% 329,208 -72% 0.01% $3,443,516
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 1% 314,600 -11% 0.01% $3,290,716
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.76% 231,018 +7.6% 0% $2,416,448
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.72% 217,571 +1.5% 0% $2,275,793
SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.69% 209,148 +925% 0% $2,187,682

Institutional Holders of El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. - Class A Common Stock (LOCO) across Reporting Periods

Period Reported Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2025 Q4 25,482,525 $266,541,669 +$988,517 $10.46 137
2025 Q3 25,382,892 $246,235,492 -$4,493,105 $9.70 128
2025 Q2 25,582,028 $281,658,629 -$5,017,940 $11.01 130
2025 Q1 26,187,955 $266,323,398 +$3,513,641 $10.30 137
2024 Q4 25,907,701 $298,975,069 +$2,654,110 $11.54 135
2024 Q3 25,390,004 $347,772,200 +$3,829,596 $13.70 122
2024 Q2 25,199,083 $284,977,063 +$5,056,614 $11.31 119
2024 Q1 24,762,606 $241,128,092 +$10,000,705 $9.74 113
2023 Q4 23,747,255 $209,451,847 +$4,824,992 $8.82 116
2023 Q3 23,072,260 $206,494,505 -$1,075,223 $8.95 114
2023 Q2 23,277,225 $204,212,154 +$40,330,064 $8.77 135
2023 Q1 18,407,101 $176,524,605 +$17,549,120 $9.59 124
2022 Q4 16,610,386 $165,447,828 +$967,119 $9.96 111
2022 Q3 16,638,128 $148,474,970 +$3,095,473 $8.92 109
2022 Q2 16,245,713 $159,800,402 -$8,170,828 $9.84 109
2022 Q1 16,963,518 $197,001,120 +$1,097,562 $11.62 114
2021 Q4 16,814,788 $238,555,157 -$8,062,565 $14.19 119
2021 Q3 17,143,726 $289,825,224 +$27,964,587 $16.90 99
2021 Q2 17,208,179 $314,728,214 +$3,244,117 $18.29 106
2021 Q1 17,116,874 $276,032,787 -$19,754,673 $16.12 106
2020 Q4 34,989,504 $633,340,755 +$546,272 $18.10 120
2020 Q3 35,389,914 $573,403,267 +$2,691,561 $16.20 116
2020 Q2 35,217,186 $519,720,479 +$36,110,522 $14.76 114
2020 Q1 32,982,135 $278,698,691 -$19,247,952 $8.45 94
2019 Q4 34,287,806 $519,085,609 -$1,534,957 $15.14 115
2019 Q3 34,502,115 $378,163,944 -$7,533,384 $10.96 111
2019 Q2 35,198,431 $375,201,845 +$9,476 $10.66 108
2019 Q1 35,266,462 $458,812,052 +$12,991,475 $13.01 134
2018 Q4 33,878,560 $513,938,558 +$13,694,825 $15.17 133
2018 Q3 33,107,480 $415,496,742 +$6,832,498 $12.55 106
2018 Q2 32,636,995 $372,018,744 +$6,500,987 $11.40 105
2018 Q1 32,280,747 $306,668,750 +$17,488,243 $9.50 109
2017 Q4 30,513,883 $302,176,917 -$367,994 $9.90 107
2017 Q3 30,194,173 $366,823,164 +$3,021,728 $12.15 94
2017 Q2 29,823,850 $413,043,590 +$2,135,469 $13.85 99
2017 Q1 29,558,388 $353,290,890 +$34,046,154 $11.95 92
2016 Q4 29,175,122 $358,861,459 -$1,615,503 $12.30 104
2016 Q3 29,298,751 $368,841,935 +$13,298,693 $12.59 99
2016 Q2 28,230,710 $366,996,078 +$15,505,323 $13.00 87
2016 Q1 26,989,587 $360,017,295 +$24,204,765 $13.34 93
2015 Q4 25,192,115 $318,173,994 +$2,198,457 $12.63 87
2015 Q3 25,178,655 $271,428,168 -$29,737,849 $10.78 80
2015 Q2 27,148,877 $562,227,664 -$56,155,726 $20.71 85
2015 Q1 29,316,109 $750,768,235 +$25,431,445 $25.61 111
2014 Q4 28,545,614 $570,032,217 +$75,533,506 $19.97 81
2014 Q3 1,995,518 $71,679,024 +$71,679,024 $35.91 58
2014 Q1 500 $12,805 $25.61 1