YUM BRANDS INC YUM
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 988498101 · ISIN US9884981013
American fast food company
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($81.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 277.5m as of 2025-08-01, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $148.17. Options: 32 managers hold calls ($275.6m notional), 30 hold puts ($202.0m).
Trends to Q2 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,074 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,176 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,181 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,174 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,131 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,215 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,235 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,207 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,236 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,262 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,350 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,342 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 425 | 506 |
| Q4 2023 | 473 | 472 |
| Q1 2024 | 489 | 496 |
| Q2 2024 | 482 | 506 |
| Q3 2024 | 473 | 521 |
| Q4 2024 | 466 | 520 |
| Q1 2025 | 574 | 533 |
| Q2 2025 | 577 | 515 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $605.3m | $375.9m | 0.62 |
| Q4 2024 | $425.2m | $177.8m | 0.42 |
| Q1 2025 | $360.4m | $286.8m | 0.80 |
| Q2 2025 | $275.6m | $202.0m | 0.73 |
Biggest buyers
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +1.5m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +1.0m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +937.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +713.2k |
| Amundi | Added | +703.9k |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +616.7k |
| Magellan Asset Management Ltd | Added | +609.2k |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP | New | +541.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +501.5k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | +481.2k |
Biggest sellers
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -2.3m |
| Capital World Investors | Reduced | -2.2m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -1.3m |
| Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP | Reduced | -903.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -855.9k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -663.1k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Sold out | -527.2k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Sold out | -428.6k |
| Zurich Insurance Group Ltd/FI | Sold out | -423.3k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -383.6k |
Biggest calls
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $53.8m362.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $52.9m357.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $34.4m232.3k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $16.4m110.4k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Reduced | $14.1m95.2k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $13.7m92.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $11.9m80.5k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Unchanged | $9.8m66.4k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $9.6m64.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $7.3m49.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $47.0m317.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $45.9m309.7k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $26.9m181.6k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | $12.2m82.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $9.4m63.4k shares |
| Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft | Reduced | $8.6m80.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $6.5m44.0k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $6.5m44.0k shares |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Unchanged | $4.9m33.6k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | $4.4m30.0k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-02-05 | 9.6% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 7.5% |
| Capital International Investors 13G · institution +1.2 pts · filed 2026-02-13 | 7.2% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 13G · institution -1.1 pts · filed 2026-10-16 | 6.1% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.0% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. (3.6%, 2026-05-15), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2025
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $2.4m | $2.2m |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.6m | $970.5k |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $7.7m | $7.7m |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $4.6m | $2.8m |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $13.9m | $2.8m |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $2.9m | $1.9m |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 5 | $12.9m | $6.6m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.8m | $2.8m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-16 | Gibbs David W Chief Executive Officer, director | Sold plan | $1.0m7.0k shares |
| 2025-06-04 | Mezvinsky Scott KFC Division CEO | Sold plan | $39.1k268 shares |
| 2025-05-15 | Gibbs David W Chief Executive Officer, director | Sold plan | $1.0m7.1k shares |
| 2025-04-15 | Gibbs David W Chief Executive Officer, director | Sold plan | $753.9k5.1k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 34.6m $5.1bn | Added +448.4k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 27.3m $4.0bn | Added +1.0m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.19% of their portfolio | 18.8m $2.8bn | Reduced -1.3m |
| Capital International Investors 0.40% of their portfolio | 15.7m $2.3bn | Added +181.8k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 13.1m $1.9bn | Added +297.6k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 1.01% of their portfolio | 10.8m $1.6bn | Added +1.5m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 8.2m $1.2bn | Added +218.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.5m $665.9m | Added +76.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.3m $633.9m | Added +435.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.1m $602.6m | Added +616.7k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.71% of their portfolio | 3.8m $569.7m | Added +40.8k |
| Capital World Investors 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.4m $505.2m | Reduced -2.2m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.2m $470.1m | Reduced -154.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.0m $441.0m | Added +57.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.8m $413.4m | Added +713.2k |
| Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP 2.01% of their portfolio | 2.6m $389.8m | Reduced -903.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.5m $376.0m | Added +438.7k |
| Magellan Asset Management Ltd 3.91% of their portfolio | 2.3m $341.8m | Added +609.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.2m $329.5m | Added +426.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.1m $316.6m | Reduced -156.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.1m $313.9m | Reduced -123.0k |
| Cantillon Capital Management LLC 1.77% of their portfolio | 2.1m $305.7m | Added +238.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.8m $265.4m | Reduced -149.2k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.8m $259.7m | Reduced -201.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.7m $252.9m | Added +6.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $207.8m | Added +937.1k |
| Amundi 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.3m $197.0m | Added +703.9k |
| USS Investment Management Ltd 1.20% of their portfolio | 1.3m $190.9m | Reduced -198.0k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.90% of their portfolio | 1.2m $174.5m | Reduced -240.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $170.4m | Added +279.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $169.4m | Reduced -333.7k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.03% of their portfolio | 999.2k $148.1m | Reduced -76.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 959.5k $142.2m | Added +11.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 944.3k $139.9m | Reduced -109.1k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.09% of their portfolio | 913.2k $135.3m | Reduced -166.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 883.8k $131.0m | Added +263.1k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 879.3k $130.1m | Added +64.4k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 873.7k $129.5m | Added +221.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.07% of their portfolio | 843.1k $124.9m | Added +56.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 757.4k $112.2m | Added +108.7k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 729.6k $108.1m | Added +382.3k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 686.2k $101.7m | Added +11.3k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 640.3k $94.9m | Added +21.0k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.17% of their portfolio | 635.4k $94.6m | Added +21.1k |
| Paralel Advisors LLC 3.53% of their portfolio | 585.0k $86.7m | Unchanged |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.07% of their portfolio | 570.0k $84.5m | Reduced -11.6k |
| BRISTOL JOHN W & CO INC /NY/ 1.34% of their portfolio | 558.1k $82.7m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP 2.66% of their portfolio | 541.2k $80.2m | New |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 529.9k $78.5m | Added +31.3k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 503.6k $74.6m | Added +501.5k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.12% of their portfolio | 502.3k $74.4m | Added +481.2k |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 465.6k $69.0m | Unchanged |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.08% of their portfolio | 462.7k $68.6m | Reduced -3.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 446.6k $66.2m | Added +92.4k |
| PLATINUM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 4.28% of their portfolio | 434.3k $64.4m | New |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 433.9k $64.3m | Added +3.2k |
| DNB Asset Management AS 0.27% of their portfolio | 431.7k $64.0m | Added +12.4k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 420.2k $62.3m | Reduced -8.6k |
| National Pension Service 0.05% of their portfolio | 419.8k $62.2m | Added +3.2k |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.43% of their portfolio | 415.8k $61.6m | Unchanged |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 411.2k $60.9m | Reduced -14.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.04% of their portfolio | 389.8k $57.8m | Reduced -175.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.14% of their portfolio | 381.2k $56.5m | Added +61.4k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 357.5k $53.0m | Reduced -257.4k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.04% of their portfolio | 354.1k $52.5m | Added +132.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 340.8k $50.5m | Reduced -12.3k |
| Capital International, Inc./CA/ 0.48% of their portfolio | 331.4k $49.1m | Added +28.1k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.09% of their portfolio | 323.6k $48.0m | Added +10.8k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.09% of their portfolio | 318.2k $47.2m | Added +313.4k |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 0.27% of their portfolio | 316.8k $46.9m | Reduced -3.7k |
| Camrose Capital Investment Partners LLP 11.44% of their portfolio | 308.5k $45.7m | Added +77.8k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.08% of their portfolio | 299.5k $44.4m | Added +3.4k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 294.7k $43.7m | Reduced -89.6k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 292.5k $43.3m | Added +112.1k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.15% of their portfolio | 290.3k $43.0m | Added +230.3k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.07% of their portfolio | 286.4k $42.5m | Reduced -13.7k |
| ANCHOR CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC 1.22% of their portfolio | 280.5k $41.6m | Added +45.1k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.10% of their portfolio | 268.0k $33.8m | Added +8.3k |
| Man Group plc 0.09% of their portfolio | 265.7k $39.4m | Reduced -10.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 265.5k $39.4m | Reduced -88.1k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.10% of their portfolio | 265.0k $39.3m | Added +155.4k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 255.6k $37.9m | Reduced -1.3k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.06% of their portfolio | 254.6k $37.7m | Added +222.1k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 252.7k $37.4m | Reduced -3.2k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.06% of their portfolio | 249.9k $37.0m | Added +11.5k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.15% of their portfolio | 245.5k $36.4m | Added +115.6k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 231.7k $34.3m | Added +72.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.92% of their portfolio | 230.5k $34.2m | Unchanged |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 226.8k $33.6m | Reduced -383.6k |
| Markel Group Inc. 0.28% of their portfolio | 226.5k $33.6m | Added +1.0k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 224.2k $33.2m | Added +14.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 221.9k $32.9m | Added +34.3k |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 0.11% of their portfolio | 221.6k $32.8m | Added +1.7k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 219.6k $32.5m | Added +12.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.04% of their portfolio | 217.9k $32.3m | Reduced -555 |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 209.6k $31.1m | Added +12.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.06% of their portfolio | 209.5k $31.1m | Added +89 |
| AVIVA PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 207.9k $30.8m | Added +12.8k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 207.8k $30.8m | New |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 207.2k $30.7m | New |