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  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/110885",
  "disclosure_items": [
    {
      "item": "11.A(1)",
      "question": "In the past ten years, has the firm or an advisory affiliate been convicted of, or pleaded guilty or no contest to, a felony?"
    },
    {
      "item": "11.D(2)",
      "question": "Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?"
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  "city_as_filed": "LOS ANGELES",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/capital-research-and-management-company-los-angeles-ca-110885",
  "display_name": "Capital Research and Management Company",
  "summary": "Capital Research and Management Company is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Los Angeles, CA, registered since 1971, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 25, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Capital Research and Management Company (CRD 110885): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Other"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses",
    "Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)",
    "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)",
    "Other"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Capital Research and Management Company compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Capital Research and Management Company reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; other. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Capital Research and Management Company located?",
      "a": "Capital Research and Management Company's principal office is in Los Angeles, CA, according to its Form ADV; the October 2026 filing also lists 4 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Capital Research and Management Company registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Capital Research and Management Company is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1971. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 110885."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Capital Research and Management Company manage?",
      "a": "Capital Research and Management Company reports $4,320,750,232,546 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 25, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Capital Research and Management Company's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Capital Research and Management Company: Regulatory assets under management: $3,099,186,116,994 in the October 2021 data and $4,320,750,232,546 in the October 2026 data, up 39%. Total employees: 1,304 in October 2021 and 1,395 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Capital Research and Management Company serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (22,211); high net worth individuals (830); corporations or other businesses not listed above (241)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Capital Research and Management Company use?",
      "a": "Capital Research and Management Company's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Bank of New York Mellon, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and UBS Financial Services Inc. as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Capital Research and Management Company report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.A(1) (felony conviction or plea in the past ten years) and 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/110885"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Capital Research and Management Company's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the October 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 393 to 411. Regulatory assets under management went from $3,753,542,800,892 to $4,320,750,232,546 (+15%)."
    }
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  "filing_history": [
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      "period": "2021-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2021-09-28"
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    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2023-09-28"
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    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2024-09-27"
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    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2025-01-24"
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      "period": "2026-10-01",
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        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 393 to 411.",
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $3,753,542,800,892 to $4,320,750,232,546 (+15%)."
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    {
      "period": "2026-08-01",
      "period_label": "August 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
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    {
      "period": "2026-06-01",
      "period_label": "June 2026",
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        "Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 2 yes answers, previously 1 (now yes: 11.D(2))."
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    {
      "period": "2026-01-01",
      "period_label": "January 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
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    {
      "period": "2025-12-01",
      "period_label": "December 2025",
      "notes": [
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 372 to 393.",
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $3,315,358,763,219 to $3,753,542,800,892 (+13%)."
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    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
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