Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in YUM held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 26.4M | $4.11B | +1.7% | 9.563% | 0.07% |
| 2 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 18.0M | $2.80B | β | 6.513% | 0.07% |
| 3 | Capital International Investors | 16.8M | $2.62B | -13.4% | 6.087% | 0.61% |
| 4 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 13.9M | $2.17B | β | 5.041% | 0.11% |
| 5 | STATE STREET CORP | 13.0M | $2.02B | -1.4% | 4.697% | 0.07% |
| 6 | Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co | 15K | $1.51B | β | 0.005% | 0.03% |
| 7 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 8.3M | $1.30B | -5.4% | 3.013% | 0.08% |
| 8 | MORGAN STANLEY | 4.2M | $653.9M | -5.9% | 1.521% | 0.04% |
| 9 | Invesco Ltd. | 4.0M | $627.6M | -3.5% | 1.460% | 0.10% |
| 10 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 3.8M | $591.0M | +0.4% | 1.375% | 0.04% |
| 11 | LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P | 3.7M | $581.7M | -1.1% | 1.353% | 0.78% |
| 12 | UBS Group AG | 3.6M | $553.8M | +70.8% | 1.289% | 0.08% |
| 13 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 3.2M | $502.0M | -0.5% | 1.168% | 0.07% |
| 14 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | 3.0M | $470.2M | +182.6% | 1.094% | 0.22% |
| 15 | FMR LLC | 2.6M | $405.7M | +24.0% | 0.944% | 0.02% |
| 16 | Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP | 2.3M | $351.4M | -9.5% | 0.818% | 3.31% |
| 17 | UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC | 2.2M | $335.5M | +18.7% | 0.781% | 0.07% |
| 18 | Legal & General Group Plc | 2.0M | $315.8M | -2.6% | 0.735% | 0.07% |
| 19 | STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP | 1.9M | $296.3M | +794.5% | 0.689% | 0.27% |
| 20 | CANTILLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.8M | $281.7M | -11.9% | 0.655% | 1.87% |
| 21 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 1.8M | $279.6M | -2.5% | 0.651% | 0.05% |
| 22 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 1.8M | $276.6M | +3.1% | 0.643% | 0.04% |
| 23 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 1.7M | $261.6M | +1.7% | 0.609% | 0.03% |
| 24 | Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | 1.7M | $260.5M | -7.1% | 0.606% | 0.74% |
| 25 | Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | 1.6M | $245.7M | +1112.4% | 0.572% | 0.35% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). β% of Fundβ shows how much of that investorβs total 13F portfolio is invested in YUM β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in YUM during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new YUM position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their YUM position in Q1 2026
8 quarters of 13F filings Β· Ξ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Ξ Holders | Ownership % | Ξ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Ξ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 1,410 | +2.8% | 76.87% | 1.72 pp | $32.79B | 2.2% |
| Q4 2025 | 1,371 | +6.1% | 78.59% | +3.79 pp | $33.52B | +5.1% |
| Q3 2025 | 1,292 | 1.4% | 74.80% | 1.59 pp | $31.90B | 2.1% |
| Q2 2025 | 1,311 | 0.4% | 76.39% | 0.07 pp | $32.59B | 0.1% |
| Q1 2025 | 1,316 | +7.5% | 76.46% | +8.17 pp | $32.61B | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | 1,224 | +2.7% | 68.29% | 5.71 pp | $29.13B | 7.7% |
| Q3 2024 | 1,192 | +1.9% | 74.00% | +3.26 pp | $31.57B | +4.6% |
| Q2 2024 | 1,170 | β | 70.74% | β | $30.17B | β |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Ξ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying YUM stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Yum! Brands, Inc. stands at 76.9%, held across 1,410 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of YUM, with approximately 26,436,229 shares worth $4.11B as of Q1 2026.
Yes β 2 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of YUM, including CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, Point72 Asset Management, L.P..
Our composite Smart Money Score for YUM is 51 out of 100 (Neutral). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
164 institutions opened new positions in YUM during Q1 2026, while 125 fully exited. 964 added to existing positions and 275 trimmed.
YUM institutional ownership fell by 1.72 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +39 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 56.1% of all reported 13F value in YUM, and the top 25 account for 72.6%.
All data is sourced from SEC Form 13F filings, which institutional investment managers with at least $100M in assets are required to file each quarter. We process every 13F filing from EDGAR and recompute the aggregates after each cycle. Insider transactions are sourced from Form 4 filings.
Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) Institutional Ownership