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How shorted is El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.? LOCO

#1,321most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 65%

6.22%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+0.12
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+0.46
days to cover
9.72
Aggregate net short position time series for El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.

Markers along the chart's base: ▲ results announced (an 8-K reporting results was filed) ▲ quarterly or annual report filed. Dates are SEC filing dates; hover a point to see events since the previous settlement.

Days to cover

FINRA's own figure: reported shares short divided by the stock's average daily trading volume, published alongside each settlement. It expresses the short position in days of typical trading rather than as a percentage of the company; the two can move differently.

Aggregate net short position time series for El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. days to cover

Short interest around results

For each results announcement (an 8-K reporting results, by its SEC filing date), the FINRA settlement before it and the first one after. Settlements fall twice a month, so the two figures can sit up to a month apart and much else changes in between: this shows what was reported, not why.

Reported short interest before and after each results announcement
Results filedSettlement beforeSettlement afterChange
6 Aug 20265.46% 31 Jul 20265.09% 14 Aug 2026−0.37
7 May 20264.51% 30 Apr 20266.01% 15 May 2026+1.50
12 Mar 20265.82% 27 Feb 20266.70% 13 Mar 2026+0.88
30 Oct 20256.77% 15 Oct 20256.34% 31 Oct 2025−0.43
31 Jul 20256.16% 15 Jul 20257.28% 15 Aug 2025+1.12
1 May 20254.54% 30 Apr 20254.37% 15 May 2025−0.17
6 Mar 20257.29% 28 Feb 20256.08% 14 Mar 2025−1.21
31 Oct 20243.95% 15 Oct 20243.86% 15 Nov 2024−0.09

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for LOCO: the aggregate net balance of shares that failed to be delivered at each settlement date, published by the SEC twice a month and shown here verbatim for the trailing window. A balance is not a daily flow, and a fail has many ordinary causes; the SEC says it cannot guarantee the accuracy of the data. See what fails to deliver are and the largest balances today.

Last balance on file
416
24 Aug 2026
Highest in window
46,892
17 Mar 2026
Days with a balance
29
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. fails to deliver

Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, fails-to-deliver data (public domain). Only settlement days with a positive balance appear; the largest balance in the window was 47K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20266.22%+0.12
31 Aug 20266.10%+1.01
14 Aug 20265.09%−0.37
31 Jul 20265.46%−0.20
15 Jul 20265.66%−0.10
30 Jun 20265.76%+0.18
15 Jun 20265.58%−0.38
29 May 20265.96%−0.05
15 May 20266.01%+1.50
30 Apr 20264.51%−0.91
15 Apr 20265.42%−0.38
31 Mar 20265.80%−0.90
13 Mar 20266.70%+0.88
27 Feb 20265.82%+0.12
13 Feb 20265.70%+0.24
30 Jan 20265.46%−0.63
15 Jan 20266.09%+0.29
31 Dec 20255.80%−0.10
15 Dec 20255.90%+0.01
28 Nov 20255.89%−0.15
14 Nov 20256.04%−0.30
31 Oct 20256.34%−0.43
15 Oct 20256.77%+0.14
30 Sep 20256.63%−0.47
15 Sep 20257.10%+0.11
29 Aug 20256.99%−0.29
15 Aug 20257.28%+0.91
31 Jul 20256.37%+0.21
15 Jul 20256.16%+0.58
30 Jun 20255.58%+0.65
13 Jun 20254.93%+0.54
30 May 20254.39%+0.02
15 May 20254.37%−0.17
30 Apr 20254.54%+0.26
15 Apr 20254.28%−1.45
31 Mar 20255.73%−0.35
14 Mar 20256.08%−1.21
28 Feb 20257.29%+0.01
14 Feb 20257.28%+0.72
31 Jan 20256.56%−0.15
15 Jan 20256.71%+0.01
31 Dec 20246.70%+1.23
13 Dec 20245.47%+1.65
29 Nov 20243.82%−0.04
15 Nov 20243.86%+0.11
31 Oct 20243.75%−0.20
15 Oct 20243.95%+0.03
30 Sep 20243.92%+0.55
13 Sep 20243.37%−0.18
30 Aug 20243.55%+0.06
15 Aug 20243.49%−0.85
31 Jul 20244.34%−0.08
15 Jul 20244.42%+0.91
28 Jun 20243.51%−0.10
14 Jun 20243.61%+0.30
31 May 20243.31%−1.18
15 May 20244.49%+0.41
30 Apr 20244.08%+0.18
15 Apr 20243.90%−0.07
28 Mar 20243.97%−0.16
15 Mar 20244.13%+0.14
29 Feb 20243.99%−0.06
15 Feb 20244.05%−0.18
31 Jan 20244.23%+0.83
12 Jan 20243.40%+0.10
29 Dec 20233.30%−0.37
15 Dec 20233.67%+0.16
30 Nov 20233.51%−0.15
15 Nov 20233.66%+0.32
31 Oct 20233.34%−0.19
13 Oct 20233.53%−0.13
29 Sep 20233.66%−0.04
15 Sep 20233.70%−0.12
31 Aug 20233.82%−0.49
15 Aug 20234.31%+0.19
31 Jul 20234.12%−0.12
14 Jul 20234.24%−0.65
30 Jun 20234.89%+1.19
15 Jun 20233.70%−0.44
31 May 20234.14%+0.07
15 May 20234.07%−0.03
28 Apr 20234.10%+0.02
14 Apr 20234.08%−0.23
31 Mar 20234.31%+0.37
15 Mar 20233.94%−0.34
28 Feb 20234.28%−0.40
15 Feb 20234.68%+0.01
31 Jan 20234.67%−0.17
13 Jan 20234.84%+0.32
30 Dec 20224.52%−0.34
15 Dec 20224.86%+0.32
30 Nov 20224.54%−0.32
15 Nov 20224.86%+0.26
31 Oct 20224.60%+0.89
14 Oct 20223.71%+0.47
30 Sep 20223.24%+0.77
15 Sep 20222.47%+0.13
31 Aug 20222.34%+0.06
15 Aug 20222.28%+0.01
29 Jul 20222.27%+0.09
15 Jul 20222.18%−0.03
30 Jun 20222.21%−0.48
15 Jun 20222.69%−0.13
31 May 20222.82%+0.31
13 May 20222.51%−0.15
29 Apr 20222.66%−0.06
14 Apr 20222.72%−0.69
31 Mar 20223.41%+0.12
15 Mar 20223.29%−0.15
28 Feb 20223.44%+0.19
15 Feb 20223.25%−0.20
31 Jan 20223.45%+0.57
14 Jan 20222.88%−0.13
31 Dec 20213.01%−0.44
15 Dec 20213.45%+0.10
30 Nov 20213.35%−0.78
15 Nov 20214.13%−0.02
29 Oct 20214.15%−0.13
15 Oct 20214.28%−0.12
30 Sep 20214.40%−0.30
15 Sep 20214.70%−0.22
31 Aug 20214.92%−0.04
13 Aug 20214.96%+0.07
30 Jul 20214.89%+0.06
15 Jul 20214.83%−0.04
30 Jun 20214.87%+0.30
15 Jun 20214.57%−0.01
28 May 20214.58%+0.06
14 May 20214.52%−0.37
30 Apr 20214.89%+0.18
15 Apr 20214.71%+0.55
31 Mar 20214.16%−1.13
15 Mar 20215.29%+0.57
26 Feb 20214.72%+0.14
12 Feb 20214.58%−0.87
29 Jan 20215.45%−0.45
15 Jan 20215.90%−0.31
31 Dec 20206.21%+0.23
15 Dec 20205.98%+0.08
30 Nov 20205.90%−0.86
13 Nov 20206.76%−2.11
30 Oct 20208.87%−0.76
15 Oct 20209.63%−0.22
30 Sep 20209.85%−0.12
15 Sep 20209.97%−0.05
31 Aug 202010.02%−0.07
14 Aug 202010.09%−0.14
31 Jul 202010.23%−1.03
15 Jul 202011.26%−0.01
30 Jun 202011.27%+0.71
15 Jun 202010.56%−0.15
29 May 202010.71%+0.06
15 May 202010.65%+1.66
30 Apr 20208.99%+0.95
15 Apr 20208.04%−1.66
31 Mar 20209.70%−1.98
13 Mar 202011.68%−0.70
28 Feb 202012.38%−0.26
14 Feb 202012.64%+0.23
31 Jan 202012.41%+0.95
15 Jan 202011.46%+0.41
31 Dec 201911.05%−1.19
13 Dec 201912.24%−0.56
29 Nov 201912.80%+0.33
15 Nov 201912.47%+0.33
31 Oct 201912.14%+0.40
15 Oct 201911.74%+0.20
30 Sep 201911.54%−0.76
13 Sep 201912.30%−0.65
30 Aug 201912.95%+0.44
15 Aug 201912.51%+0.03
31 Jul 201912.48%+2.13
15 Jul 201910.35%+0.80
28 Jun 20199.55%+2.38
14 Jun 20197.17%−0.69
31 May 20197.86%+0.09
15 May 20197.77%+1.32
30 Apr 20196.45%−0.34
15 Apr 20196.79%−0.48
29 Mar 20197.27%+0.24
15 Mar 20197.03%−0.71
28 Feb 20197.74%+0.13
15 Feb 20197.61%+1.36
31 Jan 20196.25%+1.72
15 Jan 20194.53%+0.51
31 Dec 20184.02%−0.40
14 Dec 20184.42%−0.36
30 Nov 20184.78%+0.97
15 Nov 20183.81%−0.10
31 Oct 20183.91%−0.84
15 Oct 20184.75%−0.08
28 Sep 20184.83%−0.34
14 Sep 20185.17%−0.01
31 Aug 20185.18%−0.43
15 Aug 20185.61%−0.33
31 Jul 20185.94%−0.55
13 Jul 20186.49%−0.05
29 Jun 20186.54%−0.75
15 Jun 20187.29%+0.78
31 May 20186.51%−0.44
15 May 20186.95%−0.10
30 Apr 20187.05%−0.25
13 Apr 20187.30%−0.26
29 Mar 20187.56%−0.08
15 Mar 20187.64%+0.14
28 Feb 20187.50%+0.51
15 Feb 20186.99%+0.78
31 Jan 20186.21%+1.61
12 Jan 20184.60%+0.71
29 Dec 20173.89%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. right now?
6.22% of El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.'s (LOCO) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 1,321st most shorted US stock, out of 3,805 we rank.
What does this number include?
FINRA member firms must report their short positions in all US equities twice a month; FINRA consolidates them per security. We divide that official share count by the company's shares outstanding from its SEC filings. This is the regulatory figure, not a daily estimate.
Why does it only update twice a month?
US short interest is reported for settlement on the 15th and the last business day of each month, and FINRA publishes the consolidated figures about nine business days later. That cadence is set by regulation; no daily official figure exists.
Is this LOCO's short float?
No. This is short interest as a percentage of shares outstanding, the count in the company's SEC filings. "Short float" divides the same FINRA short count by the public float, which excludes closely held shares, so it comes out higher for the same company. We publish no float estimates: the float is not a regulatory figure.
What is LOCO's days to cover?
9.72 days for settlement date 15 Sep 2026: FINRA's own short interest ratio, the reported shares short divided by average daily trading volume. It is published in the same FINRA file and shown verbatim; we hold no volume data ourselves.
Which funds are short?
US public short interest is aggregate-only: individual short sellers are not named. Only some EU markets publish named positions.