Yum! Brands
1,444 hedge funds and large institutions have $36.6B invested in Yum! Brands in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 153 funds opening new positions, 551 increasing their positions, 408 reducing their positions, and 94 closing their positions.
314% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $356M | Put options by funds: $86M
63% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 153 | Existing positions closed: 94
35% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 551 | Existing positions reduced: 408
14% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 8 (+1)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,401 → 1,444 (+43)
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $36.4B → $36.6B (+$236M)
1.35% less ownership
Funds ownership: 86.59% → 85.24% (-1.3%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$345M |
| 2 |
Stifel Financial
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
+$268M |
| 3 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$235M |
| 4 |
Holocene Advisors
New York
|
+$160M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$80.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Investment Management
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$869M |
| 2 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$411M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$108M |
| 4 |
MAM
Magellan Asset Management
Sydney,
Australia
|
-$97.9M |
| 5 |
Geode Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$74.8M |
YUM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
1,444 of the 8,184 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Yum! Brands (YUM) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $36.6B — up 0.65% from $36.4B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 153 funds opened new YUM positions and 94 closed out — a net gain of 59 holders — while 551 added to existing stakes and 408 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $345M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Investment Management, cutting an estimated $869M.
- 1,444 institutional investors held Yum! Brands (YUM) as of Q1 2026, up from 1,401 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $36.6B of Yum! Brands stock for Q1 2026, up 0.65% quarter-over-quarter.
- 153 funds opened new Yum! Brands positions in Q1 2026 and 94 closed out, a net change of +59 holders.
- The largest Yum! Brands buyer in Q1 2026 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $345M added.
- The largest Yum! Brands seller in Q1 2026 was T. Rowe Price Investment Management, an estimated $869M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.