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
Q1 2020Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy204,003463,903$31,791
Q4 2019Sequoia Financial AdvisorsSell-1378,963$903
Q3 2019Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy89,100$1,032
Q3 2019Renaissance Technologies LLCSell-381,000259,900$29,480
Q2 2019Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy161,300640,900$70,928
Q1 2019Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy155,174479,600$47,869
Q4 2018Renaissance Technologies LLCSell-397,674324,426$29,821
Q1 2018Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy369,092$774
Q4 2017Gardner Russo & QuinnBuy1,2001,200$98
Q4 2017Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy1439,056$739
Q4 2017Renaissance Technologies LLCSell-1,902,400722,100$58,931
Q3 2017Sequoia Financial AdvisorsSell-36,4938,913$656
Q2 2017Jensen Investment ManagementBuy1,8909,710$716
Q2 2017Renaissance Technologies LLCSell-9002,624,500$193,583
Q1 2017Jensen Investment ManagementBuy1,0107,820$500
Q1 2017Sequoia Financial AdvisorsSell-31,68245,406$2,901
Q1 2017Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy1,774,6002,625,400$167,763
Q4 2016Jensen Investment ManagementBuy6,8106,810$431
Q4 2016Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy6877,088$4,882
Q4 2016Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy340,600850,800$53,881
Q3 2016Sequoia Financial AdvisorsSell-1077,020$6,994
Q3 2016Third PointSell-2,000,000500,000$45,405
Q3 2016Lone Pine CapitalSell-3,706,4516,265,804$568,998
Q2 2016Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy77,03077,030$6,387
Q2 2016Third PointSell-3,000,0002,500,000$207,300
Q2 2016Lone Pine CapitalBuy8,459,6869,972,255$826,899
Q1 2016Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy172,800510,200$41,760
Q1 2016Lone Pine CapitalBuy1,512,5691,512,569$123,804
Q1 2016Third PointBuy5,424,7005,500,000$450,175
Q4 2015Third PointSell-11,524,70075,300$5,501

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.