Yum China Holdings, Inc.: shareholders and insiders
Price
$50.86
November 13, 2026Market cap $18.0B
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Insiders and their shares
Purchases and sales by officers and directors, from their own Form 4 filings.
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Major holders (over 5%)
Whoever comes to own more than 5% of a class of shares reports it to the SEC on Schedule 13D or 13G. Here is each holder's latest filing.
From the Schedule 13D and 13G filed with the SEC since Dec 18, 2024, when they became structured data. A holder who has filed nothing since then is not shown here. A 13D is updated within two business days of any material change, a 13G up to 45 days after the quarter of the change, so the shares are those of the filing. The large managers also appear in the 13Fs.
Well-known managers
Which of the about 30 investment managers we track held the shares at the quarter end, and what they changed from the quarter before.
- Millennium Mgmt (Englander)In the quarter+77%
- Renaissance TechnologiesIn the quarter+46%
- Point72 (Cohen)In the quarter+358%
- Citadel Advisors (Griffin)In the quarter-84%
- D.E. ShawIn the quarter-59%
- AQR CapitalIn the quarter-92%
| Manager | Shares | In the quarter | Value | % of their portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millennium Mgmt (Englander) | 2.45M | +77% | $100M | 0.07% |
| Renaissance Technologies | 1.02M | +46% | $42M | 0.06% |
| Point72 (Cohen) | 720.9K | +358% | $30M | 0.05% |
| Citadel Advisors (Griffin) | 236.2K | -84% | $9.7M | 0.01% |
| D.E. Shaw | 167.0K | -59% | $6.8M | 0.00% |
| AQR Capital | 50.6K | -92% | $2.1M | 0.00% |
From the 13Fs managers file with the SEC up to 45 days after each quarter end. They show only long positions on that day, not short sales or what has changed since. No recent 13F: Pershing Square (Ackman), Scion (Burry).
Short interest
How many of the company's shares have been sold borrowed and not yet bought back, twice a month.
On Oct 15, 2026, 1.68% of its shares outstanding were held short, +0.5% since the report before.
- Shares held short
- 5.93M
- 1.68%
- Since the report before5.90M on Sep 30, 2026
- +0.5%
- 3.3
- 1.81M
- More days to cover thanof 4,578 US-listed companies with enough volume
- 38%
- Report date
- Oct 15, 2026
- Oct 31, 2023: Shares held short 6.55M
- Nov 15, 2023: Shares held short 8.74M
- Nov 30, 2023: Shares held short 7.93M
- Dec 15, 2023: Shares held short 7.89M
- Dec 29, 2023: Shares held short 7.65M
- Jan 12, 2024: Shares held short 8.49M
- Jan 31, 2024: Shares held short 8.03M
- Feb 15, 2024: Shares held short 8.71M
- Feb 29, 2024: Shares held short 9.14M
- Mar 15, 2024: Shares held short 10.99M
- Mar 28, 2024: Shares held short 12.21M
- Apr 15, 2024: Shares held short 13.69M
- Apr 30, 2024: Shares held short 12.46M
- May 15, 2024: Shares held short 11.51M
- May 31, 2024: Shares held short 9.90M
- Jun 14, 2024: Shares held short 9.11M
- Jun 28, 2024: Shares held short 10.05M
- Jul 15, 2024: Shares held short 9.06M
- Jul 31, 2024: Shares held short 9.95M
- Aug 15, 2024: Shares held short 9.27M
- Aug 30, 2024: Shares held short 10.17M
- Sep 13, 2024: Shares held short 10.12M
- Sep 30, 2024: Shares held short 13.97M
- Oct 15, 2024: Shares held short 15.68M
- Oct 31, 2024: Shares held short 15.21M
- Nov 15, 2024: Shares held short 14.45M
- Nov 29, 2024: Shares held short 13.71M
- Dec 13, 2024: Shares held short 10.59M
- Dec 31, 2024: Shares held short 11.87M
- Jan 15, 2025: Shares held short 11.09M
- Jan 31, 2025: Shares held short 10.75M
- Feb 14, 2025: Shares held short 10.17M
- Feb 28, 2025: Shares held short 10.82M
- Mar 14, 2025: Shares held short 10.96M
- Mar 31, 2025: Shares held short 8.97M
- Apr 15, 2025: Shares held short 9.57M
- Apr 30, 2025: Shares held short 8.35M
- May 15, 2025: Shares held short 7.70M
- May 30, 2025: Shares held short 8.48M
- Jun 13, 2025: Shares held short 6.65M
- Jun 30, 2025: Shares held short 6.44M
- Jul 15, 2025: Shares held short 6.93M
- Jul 31, 2025: Shares held short 6.10M
- Aug 15, 2025: Shares held short 6.33M
- Aug 29, 2025: Shares held short 7.66M
- Sep 15, 2025: Shares held short 6.61M
- Sep 30, 2025: Shares held short 6.17M
- Oct 15, 2025: Shares held short 6.23M
- Oct 31, 2025: Shares held short 5.31M
- Nov 14, 2025: Shares held short 5.47M
- Nov 28, 2025: Shares held short 6.64M
- Dec 15, 2025: Shares held short 5.93M
- Dec 31, 2025: Shares held short 5.68M
- Jan 15, 2026: Shares held short 5.69M
- Jan 30, 2026: Shares held short 5.67M
- Feb 13, 2026: Shares held short 5.37M
- Feb 27, 2026: Shares held short 5.45M
- Mar 13, 2026: Shares held short 5.26M
- Mar 31, 2026: Shares held short 4.67M
- Apr 15, 2026: Shares held short 4.66M
- Apr 30, 2026: Shares held short 4.95M
- May 15, 2026: Shares held short 4.12M
- May 29, 2026: Shares held short 4.10M
- Jun 15, 2026: Shares held short 4.37M
- Jun 30, 2026: Shares held short 4.61M
- Jul 15, 2026: Shares held short 4.84M
- Jul 31, 2026: Shares held short 5.11M
- Aug 14, 2026: Shares held short 5.69M
- Aug 31, 2026: Shares held short 5.15M
- Sep 15, 2026: Shares held short 6.02M
- Sep 30, 2026: Shares held short 5.90M
- Oct 15, 2026: Shares held short 5.93M
As brokers report them to the regulator twice a month, mid-month and at month end, published about eight business days later. A short position is shares sold borrowed and not yet bought back. The share count is the one the company's market value is figured on, from its filings. Days to cover is the shares held short over the average daily volume of the weeks between two reports.
Short sales in daily trading59.3% of the shares in the last 14 sessions' reported trades were short sales.
In the last 14 sessions, 59.3% of the shares in the reported trades were short sales, against 45.5% in the 14 before.
- Last 14 sessionsOct 27, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026
- 59.3%
- The 14 beforeOct 7, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026
- 45.5%
- Change
- +13.8 pts
- Short sales a dayon average, of 732.0K shares
- 433.9K
- More than atof 3,649 US-listed companies, same days
- 82%
- Median of alleight in ten from 34.6% to 63.4%
- 50.1%
- Oct 7, 2026: Short sales 41.9%
- Oct 8, 2026: Short sales 51%
- Oct 9, 2026: Short sales 50.3%
- Oct 12, 2026: Short sales 64.9%
- Oct 13, 2026: Short sales 40.4%
- Oct 14, 2026: Short sales 33.1%
- Oct 15, 2026: Short sales 31.7%
- Oct 16, 2026: Short sales 29.7%
- Oct 19, 2026: Short sales 56.9%
- Oct 20, 2026: Short sales 39.7%
- Oct 21, 2026: Short sales 69.1%
- Oct 22, 2026: Short sales 44.2%
- Oct 23, 2026: Short sales 63.6%
- Oct 26, 2026: Short sales 54%
- Oct 27, 2026: Short sales 78.5%
- Oct 28, 2026: Short sales 73.5%
- Oct 29, 2026: Short sales 70%
- Oct 30, 2026: Short sales 75.8%
- Nov 2, 2026: Short sales 72.5%
- Nov 3, 2026: Short sales 79.1%
- Nov 4, 2026: Short sales 57.7%
- Nov 5, 2026: Short sales 52.3%
- Nov 6, 2026: Short sales 43%
- Nov 9, 2026: Short sales 36.4%
- Nov 10, 2026: Short sales 44.5%
- Nov 11, 2026: Short sales 58.5%
- Nov 12, 2026: Short sales 48.2%
- Nov 13, 2026: Short sales 58.7%
This is not the number of shares sold short today: it measures short sales within each day's trading, and only trades made off the exchanges. Much of it is market makers, who sell shares they do not have to fill buyers' orders and cover soon after, so for a heavily traded stock the share is often around half.
The ETFs that hold it
Which of the 269 US equity ETFs we track hold the stock, and at what weight, from the funds' N-PORT filings.
- MCHIiShares MSCI China ETFWeight in the fund0.58%
- DFEMDimensional Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 ETFWeight in the fund0.22%
- ESGEiShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETFWeight in the fund0.18%
- DFAEDimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETFWeight in the fund0.16%
- SPEMState Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Emerging Markets ETFWeight in the fund0.15%
- AAXJiShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETFWeight in the fund0.15%
- VWOVanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index FundWeight in the fund0.14%
- SCHESchwab Emerging Markets Equity ETFWeight in the fund0.14%
- AVEMAvantis Emerging Markets Equity ETFWeight in the fund0.12%
- EEMiShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETFWeight in the fund0.12%
| ETF | Weight in the fund | Holdings as of |
|---|---|---|
| MCHIiShares MSCI China ETF | 0.58% | Aug 31, 2026 |
| DFEMDimensional Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 ETF | 0.22% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| ESGEiShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF | 0.18% | Aug 31, 2026 |
| DFAEDimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF | 0.16% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| SPEMState Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF | 0.15% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| AAXJiShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF | 0.15% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| VWOVanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund | 0.14% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| SCHESchwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF | 0.14% | Aug 31, 2026 |
| AVEMAvantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF | 0.12% | Aug 31, 2026 |
| EEMiShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | 0.12% | Aug 31, 2026 |
17 of the 269 ETFs we track, not of every ETF on the market. The ten largest weights. Positions as each fund filed them in its latest N-PORT.
Institutional investors by quarter
Every manager that reports positions to the SEC (Form 13F), quarter by quarter: how many hold the stock, how many shares and dollars between them, and who entered, left, added or trimmed during the quarter.
- Q3 2025: Managers 664
- Q4 2025: Managers 675
- Q1 2026: Managers 709
- Q2 2026: Managers 659
Institutional investors by quarter
The fund managers holding YUMC, quarter by quarter, from Q1 2016 to Q2 2025, 37 more quarters
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Q2 2026: 659 managers held 233M shares, worth $10.4B. During the quarter 69 opened a position, 119 closed one, 174 added and 231 trimmed.
The largest holders, Q2 2026
- JPMorgan ChaseIn the quarter-5.0%
- Principal Financial GroupIn the quarter-6.5%
- Primavera Capital ManagementIn the quarter
- BLS Capital Fondsmaeglerselskab A/SIn the quarter-4.7%
- Vanguard Capital ManagementIn the quarter-2.6%
- Royal Bank of CanadaIn the quarter
- Dodge & CoxIn the quarter+0.2%
- W1M Asset ManagementIn the quarter+27%
- Westwood Global InvestmentsIn the quarter+47%
- Norges BankIn the quarter-4.4%
| Manager | Shares | In the quarter | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPMorgan Chase | 24.12M | -5.0% | $985M |
| Principal Financial Group | 21.13M | -6.5% | $861M |
| Primavera Capital Management | 12.04M | $492M | |
| BLS Capital Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S | 10.84M | -4.7% | $443M |
| Vanguard Capital Management | 10.82M | -2.6% | $442M |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 10.60M | $433M | |
| Dodge & Cox | 8.37M | +0.2% | $342M |
| W1M Asset Management | 7.84M | +27% | $320M |
| Westwood Global Investments | 7.01M | +47% | $287M |
| Norges Bank | 5.62M | -4.4% | $230M |
From the SEC's Form 13F data sets, Q3 2025 to Q2 2026: the long positions of every manager with more than $100 million under management, as filed up to 45 days after each quarter end. Short positions and options are not in them. Shares as reported each quarter, not adjusted for splits. The stock is matched by its CUSIP, through the SEC's fails-to-deliver files.
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The full analysis
What do Yum China's filings show?
Who buys and sells is one part of Yum China's picture. The full Ploutos AI analysis reads everything the company has filed and shows what stands behind it, with a source for every figure.
- A fair value range built from the filings
- Earnings quality, debt and red flags
- Insider and institutional moves
- The case for and the case against
Which well-known managers hold YUMC?
6 of the managers we track held the shares on Sep 30, 2026. The largest position was Millennium Mgmt (Englander)'s, worth $100M.
Is every insider transaction a purchase or a sale?
No. Many are part of their pay: share awards, option exercises and shares the company keeps for the tax. Only code P is a purchase with their own money, and code S a sale on the market.
Related pages
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The figures come from the company's SEC filings and the share price, and describe what it has reported. They are not a score or a fair value.