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§ 13F · FUND PROFILE

Capital Research Global Investors.

Capital Research Global Investors is the investment advisor behind the American Funds family, managing $499.5 trillion through fundamental research-driven strategies focused on quality companies with sustainable competitive advantages. The firm is known for its rigorous bottom-up analysis and long-term investment approach, concentrating heavily in technology leaders like Microsoft and Nvidia.
AUM · $716.9B (13F)Positions · 426Turnover · 99% · Q2Filed · Aug 12, 2026
◇ BIG MOVE · Q2
Other cut 4pp. Semiconductors lifted 4pp.
CONCENTRATION
37%
Top 10 holdings
NEW BUYS
+35
+$8.1B deployed
EXITS
0
No exits
SECTOR SHIFT
OTHER → SEMICONDUCTORS
-4pp · +4pp
§ 01 · TOP HOLDINGS

The book · Q2 2026

FILED AUG 12, 2026
#TickerNameShares$ value% portΔ Q2
1AVGOBROADCOM INC113.13M$42.7B6.0%−2%
2NVDANVIDIA CORPORATION202.74M$40.6B5.7%+5%
3MSFTMICROSOFT CORP94.75M$35.3B4.9%−1%
4AMZNAMAZON COM INC120.60M$28.7B4.0%+2%
5LLYELI LILLY & CO20.87M$25.0B3.5%−15%
6GOOGLALPHABET INC62.53M$22.3B3.1%+9%
7METAMETA PLATFORMS INC39.62M$22.3B3.1%+28%
8AAPLAPPLE INC59.39M$17.2B2.4%−7%
9AMATAPPLIED MATLS INC22.16M$16.0B2.2%−25%
10PMPHILIP MORRIS INTL INC84.25M$15.2B2.1%+6%
§ 02 · SECTOR ALLOCATION

Where the money is

Other49.6% (−4pp)
Semiconductors18.5% (+4pp)
Technology10.4% (−1pp)
Media9.1% (+1pp)
Retail6.7% (±0)
Aerospace & Defense4.6%
§ 03 · THE CAPITAL SIGNAL

AC read

Capital Research Global Investors' latest 13F filing presents an interesting tension between its stated identity as a long-term, fundamentals-driven compounder investor and the activity metrics visible in the data. The filing reflects 433 positions with a Herfindahl-Hirschman Index of 0.021, indicating a highly diversified book despite meaningful concentration at the top: the ten largest holdings account for 38.9% of reported value, anchored by repeated large-scale exposure to Microsoft, Broadcom, and Nvidia across what appear to be multiple share classes or sub-portfolios within the complex. This pattern is consistent with Capital Research's known structure of running several internally managed sleeves under one umbrella, which can produce overlapping large positions in the same issuer when aggregated at the 13F filer level.

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§ 04 · FILING HISTORY

Q-by-Q deltas

4 OF 2 FILINGS MEASURED
Q2 2026
Busy quarter
+35 buys · −0 exits · 387 changed
Q1 2026
Busy quarter
+67 buys · −0 exits · 370 changed
Q4 2025
Busy quarter
+32 buys · −0 exits · 381 changed
Q3 2025
Busy quarter
+32 buys · −0 exits · 360 changed
Capital Research Global Investors 13F Holdings & Portfolio Analysis | Acid Capitalist