YUM! BRANDS INC (YUM) Stock Institutional Trading Activity


YUM! BRANDS INC (YUM) position changes reported by tracked institutional filers across multiple SEC 13F reporting periods. Based on recent SEC 13F filings (Q4 2025), investors with some of the largest reported share count changes include Cantillon Capital Management, Cullen Value Fund, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Sequoia Financial Advisors, and Lountzis Asset Management. Explore insights into buying and selling patterns, position changes, and investment conviction levels to understand institutional trading behavior and market dynamics.

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Portfolio quarterNameTypeQuantityRemainingReported stock balance
Q3 2023Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy9812,364$1,544,792
Q2 2023Lountzis Asset ManagementSell-2805,336$719
Q2 2023Renaissance Technologies LLCSell-1,129,200653,400$90,529
Q2 2023Parnassus Endeavor FundBuy2,6892,689$372,561
Q2 2023Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy22212,266$1,699,487
Q1 2023Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy279,8001,782,600$235,446
Q1 2023Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy1,19812,044$1,590,797
Q4 2022Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy630,7231,502,800$192,479
Q4 2022Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy8,57610,846$1,389,175
Q3 2022Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy292,270$241
Q3 2022Renaissance Technologies LLCSell-166,223872,077$92,737
Q2 2022Sequoia Financial AdvisorsSell-7,5512,241$254
Q2 2022Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy420,9001,038,300$117,857
Q1 2022Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy5479,792$1,161
Q1 2022Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy336,400617,400$73,180
Q4 2021Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy1,5849,245$1,284
Q4 2021Renaissance Technologies LLCSell-609,500281,000$39,020
Q3 2021Sequoia Financial AdvisorsSell-1,4147,661$937
Q3 2021Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy677,400890,500$108,917
Q2 2021Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy2119,075$1,044
Q2 2021Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy27,700213,100$24,513
Q1 2021Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy128,864$959
Q1 2021Renaissance Technologies LLCSell-60,200185,400$20,057
Q4 2020Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy488,852$961
Q3 2020Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy8,8048,804$804
Q3 2020Renaissance Technologies LLCSell-123,500245,600$22,423
Q2 2020Lountzis Asset ManagementBuy5,6165,616$488
Q2 2020Sequoia Financial AdvisorsSell-8,8050$763
Q2 2020Renaissance Technologies LLCSell-94,803369,100$32,078
Q1 2020Sequoia Financial AdvisorsSell-1588,805$603

Frequently asked questions about YUM activity

  • Which institutional owners are buying YUM?

    Institutional owners buying YUM include investors who have either initiated new positions or increased their existing holdings based on recent SEC 13F filings. The activity table above highlights which funds added shares in the latest reporting periods and how their positions changed over time.

  • What does "buy" mean in YUM activity?

    "Buy" means an investor increased their reported position in YUM compared to the prior reporting period. This reflects growing exposure to YUM! BRANDS INC (YUM) rather than necessarily a brand-new position (though new positions also appear as buys when prior quantity was zero).

  • Is institutional interest in YUM increasing?

    Institutional interest in YUM can be assessed by comparing the number of tracked funds adding or increasing positions versus those trimming or exiting across the periods shown. A higher number of additions typically signals increasing participation among large filers, but it should be read alongside position sizes and the full table.