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

CUSIP: 268603107

13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q1 2014 to Q3 2026

13F reference period

Q3 2026

Institutions Reporting

73

Shares (Excl. Options)

12.29MFull value: 12,287,388 · shares · 30 Sep 2026

Price

$14.35

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Latest holder snapshot 5 signals
Portfolio coverage rank
0%
Share change
+894,800
Value change
+$12,555,230
Number of holders
73
Issuer context Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile. 3 identity fields
Shares outstanding
30,479,260
SEC-reported price per share
$14.35
Insider filing price
$14.35
13F Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
13F Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors
Filing notes and source

Key facts

  • LOCO - El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. - Class A Common Stock is tracked under CUSIP 268603107.
  • 73 institutions reported positions in Q3 2026.
  • 6 significant owners is listed from Schedule 13D/13G reporting.

Change

  • Holder count moved from 151 to 73 between Q2 2026 and Q3 2026.
  • SEC-reported value moved from
    $481.92MFull value: $481,924,637 · USD · 30 Jun 2026
    to
    $176.36MFull value: $176,364,064 · USD · 30 Sep 2026
    .

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 73 institutions filings for Q3 2026.

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Security key

268603107

13F reference period

Q3 2026

13F holders

73

13D/G owners

6

CIK / CUSIP context first

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 5% +2% $21,868,869 +$500,973 1,523,963 +2.3% LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 30 Sep 2026
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 Sep 2026, 73 institutional investors reported holding
12.29MFull value: 12,287,388 · shares · 30 Sep 2026
shares of El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. - Class A Common Stock (LOCO). This represents 40% of the company’s total
30.48MFull value: 30,479,260 · shares · Stored outstanding share count
outstanding shares.

13F concentration

Top 25 institutional shareholders

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

Top holder share
38%
Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 6.8% 2,059,150 +0.47% 0.01% $29,549,078
First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 4.3% 1,299,999 +31% 0.03% $18,654,986
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 3.8% 1,152,261 +30% 0% $16,537,276
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 3.7% 1,141,994 +3% 0% $16,387,614
Tieton Capital Management, LLC 3.4% 1,034,592 +0.07% 4.4% $14,846,000
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 2.1% 638,720 -12% 0% $9,165,632
STATE STREET CORP 2.1% 630,236 +0.32% 0% $9,043,887
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 1.9% 566,473 +92% 0.01% $8,128,888
Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 1.6% 492,696 -25% 0.16% $7,070,188
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 1.3% 410,700 -1.8% 0.01% $5,893,545
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 1.2% 362,042 +26% 0% $5,195,303
Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.99% 302,399 +0.3% 0% $4,339,426
Empowered Funds, LLC 0.91% 278,621 +13% 0.02% $3,998,211
VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.65% 196,670 +12% 0% $2,822,215
Creative Planning 0.64% 194,662 +41% 0% $2,793,399
MORGAN STANLEY 0.47% 144,624 -54% 0% $2,075,370
Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.47% 143,900 +8.7% 0% $2,064,965
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.43% 132,061 0% $1,895,075
Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.38% 114,676 +34% 0% $1,645,601
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.28% 84,851 +59% 0% $1,217,612
Ellsworth Advisors, LLC 0.22% 67,766 0.16% $972,442
GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.21% 65,000 +18% 0.01% $932,750
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.19% 57,925 +13% 0% $831,224
Sanctuary Advisors, LLC 0.18% 55,419 -1.1% 0% $795,268
Invesco Ltd. 0.18% 53,763 -3.8% 0% $771,498

Quarter history

Institutional holders across reporting periods

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

Periods
50
Headline period
Q3 2026
Rows shown
1-25 of 50
Period 13F Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2026 Q3 12,287,388 $176,364,064 +$12,555,230 $14.35 73
2026 Q2 28,421,934 $481,924,637 +$34,169,251 $16.96 151
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
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