Security Snapshot

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. - Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (LOCO) Institutional Ownership

CUSIP: 268603107

13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q1 2014 to Q2 2026

Latest Period

Q2 2026

Institutions Reporting

150

Shares (Excl. Options)

28,421,925

Price

$16.96

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Latest holder snapshot 5 signals
Portfolio coverage rank
0%
Share change
+1,880,616
Value change
+$34,195,930
Number of holders
150
Issuer context Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile. 3 identity fields
Shares outstanding
30,553,341
SEC-reported price per share
$16.59
Insider filing price
$16.59
13F Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
13F Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Key facts

  • LOCO - El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. - Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share is tracked under CUSIP 268603107.
  • 150 institutions reported positions in Q2 2026.
  • 6 significant owners is listed from Schedule 13D/13G reporting.

Change

  • Holder count moved from 142 to 150 between Q1 2026 and Q2 2026.
  • SEC-reported value moved from $367,806,589 to $481,924,485.

Research use

  • You can quickly see who holds this security, then open quarter and manager detail pages for full evidence.
  • 13F and Schedule 13D/13G sections are kept together so you can cross-check institutional and beneficial ownership context.

Evidence

Source: SEC Form 13F

Latest holder context comes from 150 institutions filings for Q2 2026.

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Security key

268603107

Latest holder period

Q2 2026

13F holders

150

13D/G owners

6

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13D/G owners

Significant owners

Large-stake holder rows connected to Schedule 13D/G evidence.

Rows
6
Security
LOCO
Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
BIGLARI CAPITAL CORP. 14% -11% $57,085,862 -$5,045,317 4,124,701 -8.1% BIGLARI, SARDAR 30 Jun 2026
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 30 Jun 2026, 150 institutional investors reported holding 28,421,925 shares of El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. - Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (LOCO). This represents 93% of the company’s total 30,553,341 outstanding shares.

13F concentration

Top 25 institutional shareholders

Largest 13F positions for this security by reported shares and value.

Top holder share
74%
Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
BIGLARI CAPITAL CORP. 12% 3,777,400 -5.6% 5.4% $64,064,704
BlackRock, Inc. 8.1% 2,459,692 +7.7% 0% $41,716,376
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 6.7% 2,049,479 +1.8% 0.01% $34,757,687
LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 4.8% 1,471,545 +1% 0.05% $24,957,000
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 4.1% 1,256,043 +15% 0% $21,302,489
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 3.6% 1,108,984 +1.7% 0% $18,808,369
Tieton Capital Management, LLC 3.4% 1,033,917 -2.2% 5% $17,535,000
First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 3.3% 995,799 +73% 0.03% $16,888,751
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 3% 906,685 +41% 0.01% $15,377,378
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.9% 887,623 +33% 0% $15,056,809
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 2.4% 729,890 +31% 0.01% $12,378,934
Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 2.1% 656,096 +12% 0.25% $11,127,388
STATE STREET CORP 2.1% 628,223 +3.6% 0% $10,654,662
BIGLARI, SARDAR 1.6% 489,247 0% 13% $8,297,629
MONIMUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 1.5% 455,982 +4% 2% $7,733,455
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 1.5% 449,926 -13% 0.01% $7,630,745
BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.4% 428,716 +1.1% 0.13% $7,271,023
Archon Capital Management LLC 1.4% 420,690 +267% 2.9% $7,134,902
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 1.4% 418,400 +37% 0.01% $7,096,064
Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP 1.3% 409,925 -5.2% 0.16% $6,952,328
HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.2% 371,373 -29% 0.02% $6,298,486
Rodgers Brothers Inc. 1.2% 352,300 -2.6% 0.58% $5,975,008
UBS Group AG 1.1% 336,592 +545% 0% $5,708,600
MORGAN STANLEY 1% 316,183 +73% 0% $5,362,469
Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.99% 301,505 +97% 0.01% $5,113,525

Quarter history

Institutional holders across reporting periods

Holder count, reported shares/value, and median price by quarter.

Periods
49
Latest
Q2 2026
Rows shown
1-25 of 49
Period 13F Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2026 Q2 28,421,925 $481,924,485 +$34,195,930 $16.96 150
2026 Q1 26,544,182 $367,806,589 +$17,245,018 $13.86 142
2025 Q4 25,571,368 $267,471,366 +$1,619,957 $10.46 141
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
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