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
$10.46
All holders as of 30 Sep 2025
Q3 2025
Total 13F shares
25,382,699
Total reported value
$246,233,620
% of total 13F portfolios
0%
Share change
-276,001
Value change
-$4,493,100
Number of holders
127
Price from insider filings
$10.46
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% $46,239,244 4,489,247 0% BIGLARI, SARDAR 06 Apr 2025
BlackRock, Inc. 6.4% $19,685,164 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% $14,987,551 1,455,102 Fund 1 Investments, LLC 31 Dec 2024
WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 4.8% -4% $14,798,875 -$639,661 1,436,784 -4.1% WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 31 Mar 2025

As of 30 Sep 2025, 127 institutional investors reported holding 25,382,699 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 71% 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% 4.2% $38,800,000
BlackRock, Inc. 7.7% 2,331,737 +1.7% 0% $22,617,849
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 6.6% 2,017,430 -3.3% 0% $19,569,190
LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 4.9% 1,489,052 -4.6% 0.03% $14,444,000
VANGUARD GROUP INC 4.6% 1,400,032 +1.2% 0% $13,580,311
WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 3.9% 1,171,235 -5.7% 0.03% $11,360,980
Tieton Capital Management, LLC 2.8% 853,199 +35% 2.9% $8,276,000
Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP 2.8% 837,650 -32% 0.38% $8,125,205
First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 2.4% 741,793 +2.1% 0.01% $7,195,392
HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.1% 630,903 +1.9% 0.02% $6,119,759
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.1% 627,950 +2.1% 0% $6,092,573
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 1.9% 590,087 -1.9% 0% $5,723,844
STATE STREET CORP 1.8% 560,348 -1.1% 0% $5,435,376
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 1.8% 534,915 +813% 0% $5,188,675
BIGLARI, SARDAR 1.6% 489,247 0% 9.6% $4,745,696
Nuveen, LLC 1.5% 460,931 -1.5% 0% $4,471,031
BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.3% 391,941 +7.3% 0.08% $3,801,828
MORGAN STANLEY 1.3% 380,068 +56% 0% $3,686,663
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 1.2% 373,040 +65% 0% $3,618,488
Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 1.2% 359,396 +21% 0.11% $3,486,142
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 1.2% 355,000 -2.2% 0% $3,443,500
Rodgers Brothers Inc. 1.1% 345,150 +2.7% 0.41% $3,347,955
Fund 1 Investments, LLC 0.84% 253,956 +34% 0.3% $2,463,373
Empowered Funds, LLC 0.77% 233,641 +13% 0.02% $2,266,318
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.71% 214,682 -5.5% 0% $2,082,415

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 43,449 $454,738 +$328,469 $10.46 7
2025 Q3 25,382,699 $246,233,620 -$4,493,100 $9.70 127
2025 Q2 25,582,167 $281,661,304 -$5,015,268 $11.01 131
2025 Q1 26,187,955 $266,323,087 +$3,513,606 $10.30 137
2024 Q4 25,907,701 $298,987,263 +$2,654,493 $11.54 135
2024 Q3 25,390,004 $347,772,670 +$3,829,557 $13.70 122
2024 Q2 25,199,083 $284,977,152 +$5,056,582 $11.31 119
2024 Q1 24,762,606 $241,128,470 +$9,175,729 $9.74 114
2023 Q4 38,298 $337,788 +$54,322 $8.82 2
2023 Q3 22,960,002 $205,490,070 +$4,832,724 $8.95 113
2023 Q2 22,502,891 $197,421,151 +$37,606,387 $8.77 133
2023 Q1 17,923,101 $171,882,838 +$15,980,171 $9.59 122
2022 Q4 16,394,139 $163,293,595 +$1,035,833 $9.96 109
2022 Q3 13,053,930 $116,504,560 +$3,173,680 $8.92 106
2022 Q2 12,656,206 $124,481,402 -$8,800,555 $9.84 104
2022 Q1 16,885,195 $196,091,120 +$1,231,335 $11.62 111
2021 Q4 16,791,208 $238,220,157 -$8,197,837 $14.19 113
2021 Q3 16,813,149 $284,239,224 +$28,410,658 $16.90 101
2021 Q2 16,814,784 $307,532,214 +$3,144,878 $18.29 103
2021 Q1 17,091,799 $275,629,787 -$19,949,399 $16.12 107
2020 Q4 34,937,189 $632,394,755 +$286,084 $18.10 116
2020 Q3 35,378,994 $573,226,267 +$2,687,470 $16.20 113
2020 Q2 35,052,530 $517,289,479 +$35,966,007 $14.76 109
2020 Q1 31,020,898 $262,126,691 -$19,314,797 $8.45 91
2019 Q4 34,100,634 $516,251,832 -$2,835,071 $15.14 111
2019 Q3 31,107,937 $340,964,508 -$7,320,020 $10.96 106
2019 Q2 31,559,056 $336,406,252 +$476,751 $10.66 103
2019 Q1 35,215,341 $458,148,537 +$13,670,124 $13.01 131
2018 Q4 33,877,060 $513,915,803 +$12,873,991 $15.17 132
2018 Q3 32,923,058 $413,182,367 +$7,097,127 $12.55 104
2018 Q2 29,269,099 $333,624,244 +$4,392,848 $11.40 102
2018 Q1 28,732,406 $272,959,625 +$14,802,743 $9.50 104
2017 Q4 26,972,553 $267,119,692 -$2,502,203 $9.90 102
2017 Q3 30,190,575 $366,779,751 +$4,698,557 $12.15 98
2017 Q2 29,770,116 $412,299,115 +$2,277,857 $13.85 96
2017 Q1 29,554,919 $353,250,065 +$34,046,152 $11.95 95
2016 Q4 29,175,122 $358,861,459 -$1,617,291 $12.30 104
2016 Q3 29,030,589 $365,465,935 +$11,127,543 $12.59 97
2016 Q2 28,230,710 $366,996,078 +$15,652,989 $13.00 87
2016 Q1 26,987,733 $359,992,295 +$24,569,399 $13.34 92
2015 Q4 25,189,794 $318,144,994 +$2,166,757 $12.63 86
2015 Q3 25,039,118 $269,926,168 -$30,297,830 $10.78 77
2015 Q2 27,046,834 $560,114,664 -$56,702,062 $20.71 83
2015 Q1 29,315,109 $750,742,235 +$26,114,985 $25.61 110
2014 Q4 28,507,964 $569,280,217 +$74,932,043 $19.97 83
2014 Q3 1,995,518 $71,679,024 +$71,679,029 $35.91 64
2014 Q1 500 $12,805 $0 $25.61 1