Yum! Brands, Inc.
Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · YUM · as of Mar 31, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
1,406
Institutional Holders
▲ 94 vs Q4
$36.70B
Total Inst. Value
▲ $4.94B vs Q4
275.62M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 99.85%
233.24M
13F Shares Held
▼ 3.64M vs Q4
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
YUM largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q1 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC retail-eating places | 34.11M | 12.18% | 12.18% | $5.37T | May 9, 2025 | ▲ 483.9K |
BLACKROCK, INC. retail-eating places | 26.27M | 9.38% | 9.38% | $4.13T | May 2, 2025 | ▼ 445.5K |
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO retail-eating places | 20.15M | 7.20% | 7.20% | $3.17T | May 12, 2025 | ▼ 2.84M |
CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS retail-eating places | 15.51M | 5.54% | 5.54% | $2.44T | May 12, 2025 | ▲ 50.2K |
STATE STREET CORP retail-eating places | 12.83M | 4.58% | 4.58% | $2.02T | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 248.0K |
T. ROWE PRICE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. retail-eating places | 9.28M | 3.31% | 3.31% | $1.46T | May 14, 2025 | ▼ 1.10M |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC retail-eating places | 8.00M | 2.86% | 2.86% | $1.26T | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 393.4K |
CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS retail-eating places | 5.58M | 1.99% | 1.99% | $878.71B | May 12, 2025 | ▼ 4.19M |
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ retail-eating places | 4.42M | 1.58% | 1.58% | $695.14B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 1.06M |
MORGAN STANLEY retail-eating places | 3.84M | 1.37% | 1.37% | $604.69B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 148.2K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q1 2025 vs prior quarter
Q1 2025
21
Increased
+7.05M shares3
New Positions
first time holders26
Decreased
−13.22M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
6.17M
+7.05M / −13.22M
Net new holders
-2
3 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
YUM insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
Insiders have been primarily selling shares recently. Selling may be driven by pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plans rather than negative sentiment.
0
Buy transactions
1
Sell transactions
0.00
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mezvinsky Scott KFC Division CEO | Jun 1, 2026 | D-Return | 222 | $147.95 | $32.8K | 261 | Form 4 ↗ |
Mezvinsky Scott KFC Division CEO | Jun 1, 2026 | Sale | 261 | $148.14 | $38.7K | 0 | Form 4 ↗ |
Turner Christopher Lee Chief Executive Officer | Jun 1, 2026 | Sale | 270 | $148.14 | $40.0K | 64.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Tresvant Sean Taco Bell, CEO, YUM CCO | May 26, 2026 | Sale | 3,000 | $154.68 | $464.0K | 3.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Powell Aaron CEO - Pizza Hut | May 19, 2026 | Sale | 6,001 | $152.35 | $914.3K | 18.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Roy Ranjith Chief Financial Officer | May 16, 2026 | Tax Withhold | 91 | $149.97 | $13.6K | 786 | Form 4 ↗ |
Skeans Tracy L COO and CPO | May 15, 2026 | Sale | 9 | $152.00 | $1.4K | 5.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Skeans Tracy L COO and CPO | May 15, 2026 | Sale | 521 | $152.00 | $79.2K | 4.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
Skeans Tracy L COO and CPO | May 15, 2026 | Sale | 15 | $152.00 | $2.3K | 4.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
Skeans Tracy L COO and CPO | May 15, 2026 | Sale | 414 | $152.00 | $62.9K | 4.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 84.6% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 0.15%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 15.23%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Yum! Brands, Inc. is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 34.11 million shares — equal to 12.18% of outstanding shares — as of March 31, 2025.
A total of 1,406 institutional investors currently hold YUM stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $36.70 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
YUM ownershipYum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 84.6% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 12.18% stake. Company insiders hold 0.15%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of March 31, 2025.