Yum! Brands
1,401 hedge funds and large institutions have $36.4B invested in Yum! Brands in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 186 funds opening new positions, 463 increasing their positions, 429 reducing their positions, and 81 closing their positions.
130% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 186 | Existing positions closed: 81
40% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $227M | Put options by funds: $162M
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,328 → 1,401 (+73)
3.98% more ownership
Funds ownership: 82.61% → 86.59% (+4%)
8% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 463 | Existing positions reduced: 429
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $34.8B → $36.4B (+$1.52B)
13% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 7 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$610M |
| 2 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$480M |
| 3 |
Alyeska Investment Group
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$267M |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$184M |
| 5 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$165M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$197M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$115M |
| 3 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$103M |
| 4 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$86.9M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$67.4M |
YUM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review
1,401 of the 8,264 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Yum! Brands (YUM) for Q4 2025, worth a combined $36.4B — up 4.4% from $34.8B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 186 funds opened new YUM positions and 81 closed out — a net gain of 105 holders — while 463 added to existing stakes and 429 trimmed.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $610M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $197M.
- 1,401 institutional investors held Yum! Brands (YUM) as of Q4 2025, up from 1,328 in Q3 2025.
- Funds reported $36.4B of Yum! Brands stock for Q4 2025, up 4.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 186 funds opened new Yum! Brands positions in Q4 2025 and 81 closed out, a net change of +105 holders.
- The largest Yum! Brands buyer in Q4 2025 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $610M added.
- The largest Yum! Brands seller in Q4 2025 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $197M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2025.