2026-09-01
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View Full Filing (SEC EDGAR)Yum! Brands Inc
$152.03-0.8%
+$10.6B
Net Activity
+34.11% total shares
Institutions Holding
1442
Popularity Rank
#256
Avg Weight
0.10%
Total Value
$40.3B
1442 institutions currently hold YUM, with 624 net buyers and 621 net sellers this quarter.
Institutional Moves (Q2 2026)
Neutral
Based on recent trading activity
Net Selling Institutions
621
Net Buying Institutions
624
Top 5 by Value
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Across its top 20 institutional holders, YUM's holder base skews toward low-concentration, low-turnover investors on average (avg. concentration score 6/100, avg. turnover score 38/100).
YUM ranks #256 out of 37501 tracked stocks by institutional interest — one of the most closely watched names in our coverage.
1442 institutions disclose a position in YUM, but none treat it as a major bet — even Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP, its most concentrated holder, allocates just 3.9% of its own portfolio to it.
Wellington Management Group LLP has added to its YUM position for two straight quarters, increasing it by $723.4M to reach $740.5M today.
Cantillon Capital Management LLC has trimmed its YUM position for two straight quarters, cutting it by $297.7M while still holding $13.3M.
YUM is down 0.8% today, but institutions show net buying of $10.6B this quarter — a divergence between today's price move and the underlying institutional flow.
YUM posted net income of $2.2B over the trailing twelve months.
+$5.1B
Total Buy Value
$2.2B
Total Sell Value
624
Net Buyers
621
Net Sellers
YUM
Q2 2026
Top 5 Institutional Movers
+$802.8M
+$691.6M
-$268.4M
YUM does not currently show a 13F-and-insider convergence signal — its insider confidence score is 0/100, below the threshold this product uses to flag combined buying pressure.
13F data as of 2026-06-30 quarterly filings. Note: many large institutions file close to the 45-day post-quarter deadline, so early-quarter flow figures can shift substantially as more filings arrive.
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unique buyers
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12-Month Buy/Sell Activity
| Action | Insider | Date | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sell | Scott Mezvinsky | 2026-09-01 | $41K |
| Sell | Christopher Lee Turner | 2026-09-01 | $40K |
| Sell | Tracy L Skeans | 2026-08-24 | $552K |
| Sell | Scott Mezvinsky | 2026-08-03 | $41K |
| Sell | Christopher Lee Turner | 2026-08-03 | $40K |
| Sell | David Eric Russell | 2026-08-03 | $1.22M |
| Sell | Scott Mezvinsky | 2026-07-01 | $44K |
| Sell | Aaron Powell | 2026-07-01 | $963K |
| Action | Member | Trade Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy | Alan Armstrong Senate | 2026-03-27 | $1K–$15K |
| Sell (Full) | James Banks Senate | 2025-02-18 | $1K–$15K |
| Sell (Full) | John P Ricketts Senate | 2023-09-21 | $50K–$100K |
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Filings (90d)
$6.09M
Total Est. Value
38K shares
Planned Shares
| Filer | Filing Date | Est. Value |
|---|---|---|
| Tracy Skeans | 2026-08-24 | $4.87M |
| David Russell | 2026-08-03 | $1.22M |
Form 144 is a planned sale notice, not an executed transaction. Form 144 Tracker。
No Schedule 13D/13G filings for this ticker
6
Filings (14d)
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View Full Filing (SEC EDGAR)Yum! Brands disclosed on August 20, 2026 that its Board appointed Steve Bratspies as a new director, effective August 26, 2026, and he'll stand for election by shareholders at the company's next Annual Meeting. For now, he hasn't been assigned to any board committees. His pay follows the standard package for non-employee directors: a one-time stock grant worth $25,000 on August 27, plus a prorated portion of the annual stock retainer. The company added that his selection involved no arrangement or understanding with any other person.
View Full Filing (SEC EDGAR)YUM! Brands filed an amendment to its earlier 8-K to update Kathleen Oberg's board committee assignment after she joined the board. She initially wasn't placed on any standing committee; on May 13, 2026, the board appointed her to the Audit Committee, effective immediately. This is a routine governance update rather than a major leadership or compensation event.
View Full Filing (SEC EDGAR)Yum! Brands disclosed that on August 7, 2026, its subsidiary YRICF signed an amended and restated master license agreement with Yum China's operating subsidiary YCCL, following the completion of a so-called "China Transaction" (whose terms aren't detailed in this excerpt). The amended deal strips out Pizza Hut references and any future Pizza Hut royalties in mainland China, while for KFC and Taco Bell it gives YCCL a shot at incentives tied to KFC system-sales growth over the next 12 years and sets up a framework for Taco Bell's long-term expansion in the PRC. Yum China also issued a guaranty backing YCCL's payment and other obligations under the agreement.
View Full Filing (SEC EDGAR)Yum! Brands put out its quarterly earnings press release on July 30, 2026, covering the three months ended June 30, 2026. This 8-K simply attaches that release as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporates it by reference — a standard way of making the results official. No actual revenue or profit numbers show up in this excerpt, so there's nothing here to judge performance on.
View Full Filing (SEC EDGAR)988498101, 988498901, 988498951
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