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662 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.5B invested in Yum China in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 58 funds opening new positions, 222 increasing their positions, 203 reducing their positions, and 75 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

178% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $93.6M | Put options by funds: $33.7M

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 222 | Existing positions reduced: 203

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 689 → 662 (-27)

9.77% less ownership

Funds ownership: 75.47% → 65.7% (-9.8%)

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.8B → $10.5B (-$2.31B)

21% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 11 (-3)

23% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 75

Holders
662
Holders Change
-27
Holders Change %
-3.92%
% of All Funds
8.69%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-21.43%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
58
Increased
222
Reduced
203
Closed
75
Calls
$93.6M
Puts
$33.7M
Net Calls
+$59.9M
Net Calls Change
-$14.7M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Principal Financial Group
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
+$118M
2
Temasek Holdings
Temasek Holdings
Singapore
+$42.4M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$38.6M
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$31.5M
5
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$30.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$687M
2
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$221M
3
Mawer Investment Management
Mawer Investment Management
Alberta, Canada
-$142M
4
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$96.4M
5
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$96.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Asset Management One
676
Asset Management One
Japan
– -$2.65M -59,340 Closed
WP
677
Woodline Partners
California
– -$2.57M -57,505 Closed
SW
678
SteelPeak Wealth
California
– -$2.43M -54,462 Closed
Nomura Asset Management
679
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
– -$2.25M -50,400 Closed
New York State Common Retirement Fund
680
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
– -$2.05M -45,800 Closed
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
681
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
– -$1.8M -40,285 Closed
AIM
682
Aigen Investment Management
New York
– -$1.35M -30,195 Closed
FC
683
Freemont Capital
Singapore
– -$1.34M -30,000 Closed
Acadian Asset Management
684
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$1.28M -28,637 Closed
Axa
685
Axa
France
– -$1.02M -22,743 Closed
GPGA
686
Grandeur Peak Global Advisors
Utah
– -$985K -22,000 Closed
BS
687
Banco Santander
Spain
– -$939K -21,000 Closed
NMC
688
Nine Masts Capital
Hong Kong
– -$897K -20,038 Closed
VRS
689
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
– -$805K -18,000 Closed
II
690
IFM Investors
Australia
– -$775K -17,333 Closed
SMDAM
691
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
– -$772K -17,276 Closed
JG
692
Jain Global
New York
– -$492K -11,002 Closed
RAM
693
Readystate Asset Management
Illinois
– -$459K -10,265 Closed
CIBC Asset Management
694
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$377K -8,431 Closed
MT
695
Midwest Trust
Kansas
– -$364K -8,151 Closed
N
696
Natixis
France
– -$331K -7,404 Closed
GC
697
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
– -$326K -7,293 Closed
JFG
698
Jefferies Financial Group
New York
– -$300K -6,699 Closed
VFA
699
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
– -$276K -6,167 Closed
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
700
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
– -$275K -6,154 Closed
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YUMC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

662 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Yum China (YUMC) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $10.5B — down 18% from $12.8B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 75 funds closed out of YUMC and 58 opened new positions — a net loss of 17 holders — while 203 trimmed existing stakes and 222 added.

The largest buyer was Principal Financial Group, adding an estimated $118M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $687M.

  • 662 institutional investors held Yum China (YUMC) as of Q3 2025, down from 689 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $10.5B of Yum China stock for Q3 2025, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 58 funds opened new Yum China positions in Q3 2025 and 75 closed out, a net change of -17 holders.
  • The largest Yum China buyer in Q3 2025 was Principal Financial Group, an estimated $118M added.
  • The largest Yum China seller in Q3 2025 was BlackRock, an estimated $687M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.