EL Pollo LOCO Holdings (LOCO): which funds own it

Who owns EL Pollo LOCO Holdings?

Holders reporting more than 5% of the shares to the SEC (Schedules 13D/13G): Sardar Biglari, 13.5% (13D/A filed Jul 2, 2026) and BlackRock, 6.4% (13G/A filed Apr 17, 2025). Biglari Holdings Inc., Lion Fund Ii, L.P. and Biglari Insurance Group Inc. are listed on their Form 4 filings as owners of more than 10%. As of Jun 30, 2026, the largest holders reported on Form 13F were Biglari Capital (12.4% of the shares), BlackRock (8.1%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors (6.7%).

Sources:13D/A by Sardar Biglari (Jul 2, 2026) ↗13G/A by BlackRock (Apr 17, 2025) ↗All of the company's proxy statements on EDGAR ↗

13F percentages divide the shares each institution reports by the shares outstanding on the cover of the company's latest report before the quarter end (May 1, 2026). Entities of the same group file separately and are not added up. We hold 13D and 13G filings made since Dec 23, 2024: a holder above 5% that has not filed since then does not appear here.

• Biglari Capitalconcentrated3.8 MInvestment firm · 12.41% of the company−223 K
• BlackRock2.5 MIndex manager · 8.08% of the company+175 K
• Dimensional Fund Advisors2.0 MIndex manager · 6.73% of the company+36 K
• LSV Asset Management1.5 MQuant or multi-manager · 4.84% of the company+15 K
• Goldman Sachs Group1.3 MBank or trading desk · 4.13% of the company+165 K
• Vanguard Capital Management1.1 MIndex manager · 3.64% of the company+19 K
• Tieton Capital Managementconcentrated1.0 MInvestment firm · 3.40% of the company−24 K
• First Eagle Investment Management996 KInvestment firm · 3.27% of the company+421 K
• Two Sigma Investments907 KQuant or multi-manager · 2.98% of the company+265 K
• Geode Capital Management888 KIndex manager · 2.92% of the company+220 K

The 10 13F filers with the most shares as of Jun 30, 2026, whatever their type (index firms usually come first). “Change”: shares added or cut versus the previous quarter, split-adjusted; “no data” = there is no comparable portfolio for the previous quarter (no filing, or a filing with its holdings under confidential treatment). “% of the company” only where shares outstanding are up to date. Entities of the same group file separately and some 13F filings include other managers: there may be double counting. With a free account: the top 25, the largest buyers and the largest sellers.

Held by institutions (13F)

Institutions (13F): 93.3% of the shares · top 10: 52.4% · in index firms: 28.5% of the institutional total

Shares reported by the 151 13F filers as of Jun 30, 2026, divided by the shares outstanding on the cover of the company's latest report (May 1, 2026). It is not all institutional ownership: only managers above $100M file a 13F, and it excludes short positions. Entities of the same group file separately and some 13F filings include other managers: there may be double counting. We only publish it where the figure is credible: not for ADRs, companies with more than one share class or stale shares-outstanding data.

Shares outstanding: buybacks and dilution

From the statements the company filed with the SEC (10-K). The change compares average diluted shares of each fiscal year, on today's basis: negative = it bought back more than it issued; positive = dilution. “No data” = the company does not report that item under a tag we can read; it does not mean zero.

Earnings quality and debt

From the figures the company filed with the SEC. Cash flow over net income near or above 1 means earnings are collected in cash; far below, that part is accounting. Coverage says how many times operating income pays the latest fiscal year's interest. Maturities come from the debt note of the latest annual report, counted from its closing date. “No data” never means zero.

Above 5% over time (13D/13G)

Each holder with its filings in order. History since December 2024.

Flagged material events (8-K)

• Sep 25, 2026Routinefiling ↗

  Change in directors or officers (Item 5.02)

• May 29, 2026Routinefiling ↗

  Change in directors or officers (Item 5.02)

• Jan 28, 2026Routinefiling ↗

  Change in directors or officers (Item 5.02)

  «El Pollo Loco Appoints Frank Garrido to Board of Directors»

• Dec 15, 2025Routinefiling ↗

  Change in directors or officers (Item 5.02)

  «El Pollo Loco Appoints Robert D. Wright and Tana Davila to Board of Directors»

• Nov 20, 2025Routinefiling ↗

  Change in directors or officers (Item 5.02)

Alert items the company itself flagged in its 8-K filings with the SEC, most serious first. It is the form's label, with no interpretation from us: Item 5.02 covers routine appointments as well as a chief executive's departure; open the filing. The quoted headline is the original press release's.