Yum! Brands
1,422 hedge funds and large institutions have $38.8B invested in Yum! Brands in 2026 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 133 funds opening new positions, 490 increasing their positions, 485 reducing their positions, and 119 closing their positions.
588% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $589M | Put options by funds: $85.6M
12% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 133 | Existing positions closed: 119
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $36.5B → $38.8B (+$2.25B)
3.09% more ownership
Funds ownership: 85.07% → 88.17% (+3.1%)
1% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 490 | Existing positions reduced: 485
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,442 → 1,422 (-20)
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 4 (-4)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$669M |
| 2 |
ICP
Ilex Capital Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$157M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$138M |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$125M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$100M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CCM
Cantillon Capital Management
New York
|
-$268M |
| 2 |
Alyeska Investment Group
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$166M |
| 3 |
Holocene Advisors
New York
|
-$158M |
| 4 |
MAM
Magellan Asset Management
Sydney,
Australia
|
-$157M |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$118M |
YUM Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2026 in Review
1,422 of the 8,267 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Yum! Brands (YUM) for Q2 2026, worth a combined $38.8B — up 6.2% from $36.5B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 133 funds opened new YUM positions and 119 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 490 added to existing stakes and 485 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $669M. The largest seller was Cantillon Capital Management, cutting an estimated $268M.
- 1,422 institutional investors held Yum! Brands (YUM) as of Q2 2026, down from 1,442 in Q1 2026.
- Funds reported $38.8B of Yum! Brands stock for Q2 2026, up 6.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 133 funds opened new Yum! Brands positions in Q2 2026 and 119 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest Yum! Brands buyer in Q2 2026 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $669M added.
- The largest Yum! Brands seller in Q2 2026 was Cantillon Capital Management, an estimated $268M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2026.