El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO)

Accumulating

Strong institutional accumulation: ownership increased +3.04% quarter-over-quarter.

Data as of Q1 2026

Institutional Ownership

83.87%

QoQ Change

+3.04%

Total Value

$311.7B

Shares Outstanding

30.0M

Crowding AnalysisCrowded

Holders135of 5,944

Avg: 68

Uncrowded89th percentileCrowded

Institutional Activity

Buy/Sell Ratio1.01x

73th percentile

76 buying75 selling

+29

New

-31

Closed

+634K

Net shares

Holding Period Distribution

estimate

Median: 3 QAvg: 3.3 QHolders: 135

Ownership Concentration

Top 5: 43.2%Top 10: 59.5%

BIGLARI CAPITAL15.9%

BlackRock,9.1%

DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS8.0%

LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT5.8%

GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP4.3%

Others (130)56.8%

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Conviction-Weighted Ownership

Median weight: 0.01%Avg weight: 1.09%Max: 5.97%High conviction (>1%): 2

BIGLARI CAPITAL

BlackRock,

DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS

LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT

GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

Tieton Capital Management,

GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT,

TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS,

SEI INVESTMENTS

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Whale Moves Timeline (8 Quarters)

Biggest dollar-value position changes among top 10 holders

NEWVANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT$15M1.1M shr

NEWTWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS$9M642K shr

NEWSEI INVESTMENTS$9M635K shr

BOUGHTBlackRock$1M84K shr

BOUGHTGOLDMAN SACHS GROUP$746K54K shr

SOLDLSV ASSET MANAGEMENT$337M32K shr

NEWGOLDMAN SACHS GROUP$11M1.0M shr

NEWFund 1 Investments$8M745K shr

NEWGEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT$7M654K shr

SOLDTieton Capital Management$6M615 shr

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Institutional Trends (8 Quarters)

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Institutional Holders

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