# Capital Research and Management Company

> 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.

- CRD: 110885
- Filed as: CAPITAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY
- Also doing business as: CAPITAL GROUP
- Registration: SEC-registered investment adviser (status as filed: Approved)
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Filing period: October 2026
- Form ADV filing dated: September 25, 2026
- SEC record (IAPD): https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/110885
- AdvisorCensus page: https://advisorcensus.com/firm/capital-research-and-management-company-los-angeles-ca-110885

## Quick answers

**How is Capital Research and Management Company compensated?**
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.

**Where is Capital Research and Management Company located?**
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).

**Is Capital Research and Management Company registered with the SEC or a state?**
Capital Research and Management Company is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1971. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 110885.

**How much does Capital Research and Management Company manage?**
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).

**How have Capital Research and Management Company's assets and staff changed since 2021?**
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.

**What types of clients does Capital Research and Management Company serve?**
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).

**Which custodians does Capital Research and Management Company use?**
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.

**Does Capital Research and Management Company report any disciplinary disclosures?**
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

**What changed in Capital Research and Management Company's recent Form ADV filings?**
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%).

## From the Form ADV filing

### Compensation (Item 5.E)
- A percentage of assets under your management
- Other

### Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
- Bank of New York Mellon
- Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
- UBS Financial Services Inc.

Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.

### Regulatory assets under management (Item 5.F)
- Total: $4,320,750,232,546
- Discretionary: $4,320,750,232,546
- Non-discretionary: $0

### Clients (Item 5.D)

| Client type | Clients | Assets |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Individuals (other than high net worth individuals) | 22,211 | $16,865,316,061 |
| High net worth individuals | 830 | $3,818,979,467 |
| Investment companies | 150 | $3,939,582,462,585 |
| Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) | 68 | $339,256,426,955 |
| Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) | 5 | $798,601,771 |
| Charitable organizations | 55 | $450,600,890 |
| Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions | 5 | $3,114,025,396 |
| Corporations or other businesses not listed above | 241 | $1,265,084,328 |
| Other | 13 | $15,598,735,093 |

### Advisory services (Item 5.G)
- 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

### Firm details
- Registered since: 1971 (54 years)
- Employees: 1,395 total, 411 performing advisory functions
- Wrap fee program participation: Yes
- States registered or notice-filed: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VI, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY
- Disclosures (Item 11): Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.

### Item 11 questions answered yes
- 11.A(1): In the past ten years, has the firm or an advisory affiliate been convicted of, or pleaded guilty or no contest to, a felony?
- 11.D(2): 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?

Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. The detail of each yes answer is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/110885

### Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F), as of the October 2026 filing
- Los Angeles, CA
- New York, NY
- San Francisco, CA
- Washington, DC

### Websites listed on Form ADV (Item 1.I)
- capitalgroup.com
- icanretire.com
- myplanrs.com/tf/myPLAN/SponsorWelcome
- myretirement.com
- open.spotify.com/show/5JOXwp15t5vFIu2OAxkahr
- planadmin-capitalgroup.retirementpartner.com/planweb
- podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/capital-ideas-investing-podcast/id1206119204
- retirementsolutions.financialtrans.com/tf/myPLAN/MpnWelcome
- sponsor-capitalgroup.retirementpartner.com/planweb/ - /login
- Facebook @CapitalGroup
- Instagram @capitalgroup
- Instagram @thecapitalideas
- LinkedIn @capital-group
- Threads @capitalgroup
- X @CapitalGroup
- YouTube @CapitalGroupVideos
- YouTube @lifeatcapitalgroup

## Assets and staff over time

| Data period | Regulatory assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2021 | $3,099,186,116,994 | 1,304 | September 28, 2021 |
| October 2022 | $2,750,178,273,164 | 1,391 | September 28, 2022 |
| October 2023 | $2,936,601,179,276 | 1,331 | September 28, 2023 |
| October 2024 | $3,315,358,763,219 | 1,384 | September 27, 2024 |
| October 2025 | $3,315,358,763,219 | 1,384 | January 24, 2025 |
| October 2026 | $4,320,750,232,546 | 1,395 | September 25, 2026 |

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.

## Changes in the filing (last 12 months)

### October 2026
- 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%).

### August 2026
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

### June 2026
- Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 2 yes answers, previously 1 (now yes: 11.D(2)).

### January 2026
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

### December 2025
- 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%).

## Source

Form ADV as filed, October 2026. Values appear as filed. Cite as: AdvisorCensus. Capital Research and Management Company (CRD 110885): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.