Yum China Ownership | Who Owns Yum China?

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Yum China Ownership Summary

Yum China is owned by 17.66% institutional investors, 0.42% insiders, and 81.93% retail investors. Jpmorgan chase is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 7.07% of YUMC shares. Principal International Equity is the top mutual fund, with 3.09% of its assets in Yum China shares.

YUMC Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Yum China	17.66%	0.42%	81.93%
Sector	Consumer Cyclical Stocks	33.14%	14.17%	52.68%
Industry	Restaurants Stocks	35.64%	11.34%	53.03%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Jpmorgan chase	25.40M	7.07%	$1.21B
Principal financial group	21.96M	6.12%	$1.04B
Blackrock	17.37M	4.33%	$535.79M
Vanguard group	15.31M	4.27%	$725.00M
Bls capital fondsmaeglerselskab	13.17M	3.53%	$565.19M
Primavera capital management	12.04M	3.23%	$516.57M
Royal bank of canada	10.97M	2.94%	$470.72M
Dodge & cox	8.52M	2.28%	$365.72M
Mondrian investment partners	7.85M	2.19%	$187.90M
Guardcap asset management	7.54M	2.10%	$359.91M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Primavera capital management	12.04M	83.88%	$516.57M
Pbcay one rsc	1.63M	27.23%	$50.14M
E fund management (hong kong)	148.35K	19.54%	$58.12M
Bls capital fondsmaeglerselskab	13.17M	19.45%	$565.19M
Avanda investment management pte.	553.50K	19.10%	$24.26M
Holowesko partners	584.10K	9.70%	$27.88M
Guardcap asset management	7.54M	9.62%	$359.91M
Perseverance asset management	714.00K	4.99%	$34.09M
Rv capital	444.32K	4.94%	$21.21M
Matthews capital management	312.13K	4.52%	$14.90M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	5.88M	0.03%	5.88M
Mondrian investment partners	7.85M	3.10%	4.15M
Principal financial group	21.96M	0.53%	1.79M
Temasek (private)	4.65M	0.69%	932.86K
Nuveen asset management	1.22M	0.02%	633.80K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
State street	973.55K	0.00%	-4.86M
Allspring global investments	-	-	-2.64M
Geode capital management	-	-	-2.18M
Driehaus capital management	-	-	-2.12M
Price t rowe associates inc /md/	812.73K	0.00%	-2.11M

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	5.88M	0.03%	5.88M	$280.66M
Exoduspoint capital management, lp	124.03K	0.05%	124.03K	$5.32M
Hudson bay capital management lp	91.90K	0.01%	91.90K	$3.94M
Caas capital management lp	56.13K	0.47%	56.13K	$2.70B
Zurich insurance group ltd/fi	33.40K	0.01%	33.40K	$1.43M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Gps wealth strategies group	-3.00
Palisade asset management	-4.00
Proffitt & goodson	-6.00
Castleview partners	-8.00
Cherry tree wealth management	-8.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Dec 31, 2025	290	-57.29%	63,385,985	-73.90%	17	0.42%	115	-58.63%	77	-61.88%
Sep 30, 2025	356	-49.07%	105,457,439	-60.64%	28	0.55%	122	-53.44%	102	-54.26%
Jun 30, 2025	699	-6.80%	279,600,307	-9.12%	74	1.12%	264	-9.28%	224	-9.31%
Mar 31, 2025	741	-0.13%	307,265,475	3.73%	81	1.34%	286	-10.34%	245	9.38%
Dec 31, 2024	673	-4.81%	283,240,096	0.93%	73	1.38%	292	-7.01%	200	-0.50%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Principal International Equity	10.91M	3.09%	-205.50K
Principal International Eq Fd Tier III	10.72M	3.04%	-184.45K
Principal International Eq Fd - Gross	10.39M	2.78%	679.75K
Dodge & Cox International Stock I	8.07M	2.29%	-
E Fund Blue Chip Sel Alloc	7.30M	1.98%	1.50M
Vanguard Total Intl Stock Index Inv	5.13M	1.45%	6.70K
Principal International Equity Inst	4.79M	1.36%	4.79M
Vanguard Emerging Mkts Stock Idx Inv	4.78M	1.35%	60.90K
Principal Div Intl Eq Fd T-III	4.63M	1.23%	-
Principal International All Country Eq	4.63M	1.23%	1.42M

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Feb 24, 2026	Lu Xueling	Controller and PAO	Sell	$1.20M
Feb 24, 2026	Lu Xueling	Controller and PAO	Sell	$109.44K
Feb 13, 2026	Wat Joey	Chief Executive Officer	Sell	$5.74M
Feb 11, 2026	Wat Joey	Chief Executive Officer	Sell	$262.99K
Feb 05, 2026	Zhang Leila	Chief Technology Officer	Sell	$286.91K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q1	-	6
2025 Q4	-	4
2025 Q3	-	-
2025 Q2	-	-
2025 Q1	-	3

YUMC Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Yum China?

Yum China shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 17.66%, followed by 0.42% insiders and 81.92% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Yum China's industry, Restaurants Stocks , is 35.64%, which Yum China falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Yum China?

Yum China’s largest shareholders are Jpmorgan chase (25.4M shares, 7.07%), Principal financial group (21.96M shares, 6.12%), and Blackrock (17.37M shares, 4.33%). Together, they hold 17.52% of Yum China’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Yum China?

Yes, BlackRock owns 4.33% of Yum China, totaling 17.37M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.01% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 535.79M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -1.44M shares, a -7.65% change.

Who is Yum China’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Primavera capital management is Yum China’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 83.88% of its assets in 12.04M Yum China shares, valued at 516.57M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Yum China shares?

Principal International Equity is the top mutual fund holder of Yum China shares, with 3.09% of its total shares outstanding invested in 10.91M Yum China shares.

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