Capital Research Global Investors’s Apple AAPL Stock Holding History
Bought
Maintained
Sold
| Quarter | Market Value | Status | Shares |
Change in Stake | Trade Value | Portfolio Weight | Portfolio Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2026
Q1 | $16.3B | Buy |
64,035,728
+8,561,488
| +15% | +$2.23B | 2.52% | 8 |
|
|
2025
Q4 | $15.1B | Buy |
55,474,240
+9,898,984
| +22% | +$2.66B | 2.78% | 7 |
|
|
2025
Q3 | $11.6B | Buy |
45,575,256
+3,827,175
| +9% | +$865M | 2.18% | 9 |
|
|
2025
Q2 | $8.57B | Sell |
41,748,081
-6,687,731
| -14% | -$1.35B | 1.71% | 9 |
|
|
2025
Q1 | $10.8B | Sell |
48,435,812
-23,748,072
| -33% | -$5.5B | 2.34% | 7 |
|
|
2024
Q4 | $18.1B | Buy |
72,183,884
+754,580
| +1% | +$178M | 3.72% | 5 |
|
|
2024
Q3 | $16.6B | Buy |
71,429,304
+2,333,962
| +3% | +$521M | 3.46% | 4 |
|
|
2024
Q2 | $14.6B | Buy |
69,095,342
+37,318,050
| +117% | +$6.96B | 3.19% | 5 |
|
|
2024
Q1 | $5.45B | Buy |
31,777,292
+48,589
| +0.2% | +$8.83M | 1.23% | 16 |
|
|
2023
Q4 | $6.11B | Buy |
31,728,703
+5,737,984
| +22% | +$1.06B | 1.5% | 10 |
|
|
2023
Q3 | $4.45B | Buy |
25,990,719
+3,171,778
| +14% | +$582M | 1.23% | 17 |
|
|
2023
Q2 | $4.43B | Sell |
22,818,941
-232,291
| -1% | -$40.5M | 1.19% | 16 |
|
|
2023
Q1 | $3.8B | Sell |
23,051,232
-3,532,371
| -13% | -$521M | 1.08% | 20 |
|
|
2022
Q4 | $3.45B | Sell |
26,583,603
-11,872,179
| -31% | -$1.7B | 1.04% | 18 |
|
|
2022
Q3 | $5.31B | Buy |
38,455,782
+2,313,641
| +6% | +$363M | 1.75% | 8 |
|
|
2022
Q2 | $4.94B | Sell |
36,142,141
-2,761,770
| -7% | -$418M | 1.54% | 14 |
|
|
2022
Q1 | $6.79B | Buy |
38,903,911
+9,354,484
| +32% | +$1.57B | 1.68% | 12 |
|
|
2021
Q4 | $5.25B | Buy |
29,549,427
+8,154,171
| +38% | +$1.29B | 1.16% | 18 |
|
|
2021
Q3 | $3.03B | Sell |
21,395,256
-134,241
| -0.6% | -$19.8M | 0.71% | 32 |
|
|
2021
Q2 | $2.95B | Sell |
21,529,497
-3,059,087
| -12% | -$396M | 0.69% | 31 |
|
|
2021
Q1 | $3B | Sell |
24,588,584
-6,439,139
| -21% | -$827M | 0.73% | 30 |
|
|
2020
Q4 | $4.12B | Sell |
31,027,723
-3,502,760
| -10% | -$421M | 1.07% | 20 |
|
|
2020
Q3 | $4B | Sell |
34,530,483
-3,147,693
| -8% | -$343M | 1.2% | 18 |
|
|
2020
Q2 | $3.44B | Buy |
37,678,176
+2,308,924
| +7% | +$179M | 1.09% | 21 |
|
|
2020
Q1 | $2.25B | Buy |
35,369,252
+7,989,036
| +29% | +$588M | 0.88% | 21 |
|
|
2019
Q4 | $2.01B | Buy |
27,380,216
+1,529,208
| +6% | +$98.4M | 0.6% | 39 |
|
|
2019
Q3 | $1.45B | Buy |
25,851,008
+4,692,844
| +22% | +$245M | 0.47% | 55 |
|
|
2019
Q2 | $1.05B | Sell |
21,158,164
-784,236
| -4% | -$38.2M | 0.33% | 74 |
|
|
2019
Q1 | $1.04B | Sell |
21,942,400
-3,940,176
| -15% | -$167M | 0.33% | 67 |
|
|
2018
Q4 | $1.02B | Sell |
25,882,576
-160,380
| -0.6% | -$7.78M | 0.36% | 60 |
|
|
2018
Q3 | $1.47B | Sell |
26,042,956
-1,999,684
| -7% | -$104M | 0.43% | 53 |
|
|
2018
Q2 | $1.3B | Sell |
28,042,640
-3,464,228
| -11% | -$157M | 0.35% | 66 |
|
|
2018
Q1 | $1.32B | Sell |
31,506,868
-41,051,680
| -57% | -$1.77B | 0.38% | 66 |
|
|
2017
Q4 | $3.07B | Sell |
72,558,548
-39,271,560
| -35% | -$1.64B | 0.9% | 29 |
|
|
2017
Q3 | $4.31B | Sell |
111,830,108
-5,969,736
| -5% | -$232M | 1.3% | 15 |
|
|
2017
Q2 | $4.24B | Buy |
117,799,844
+15,381,452
| +15% | +$569M | 1.33% | 17 |
|
|
2017
Q1 | $3.68B | Buy |
102,418,392
+13,986,616
| +16% | +$461M | 1.16% | 17 |
|
|
2016
Q4 | $2.56B | Buy |
88,431,776
+17,586,092
| +25% | +$499M | 0.83% | 34 |
|
|
2016
Q3 | $2B | Buy |
70,845,684
+14,832,796
| +26% | +$393M | 0.66% | 41 |
|
|
2016
Q2 | $1.34B | Buy |
56,012,888
+2,944,824
| +6% | +$73.2M | 0.46% | 55 |
|
|
2016
Q1 | $1.45B | Buy |
53,068,064
+32,839,964
| +162% | +$818M | 0.5% | 52 |
|
|
2015
Q4 | $532M | Sell |
20,228,100
-3,546,340
| -15% | -$101M | 0.18% | 125 |
|
|
2015
Q3 | $656M | Sell |
23,774,440
-31,996,316
| -57% | -$938M | 0.23% | 103 |
|
|
2015
Q2 | $1.75B | Sell |
55,770,756
-7,038,044
| -11% | -$225M | 0.57% | 45 |
|
|
2015
Q1 | $1.95B | Sell |
62,808,800
-56,560,428
| -47% | -$1.71B | 0.67% | 36 |
|
|
2014
Q4 | $3.29B | Sell |
119,369,228
-86,863,592
| -42% | -$2.36B | 1.12% | 15 |
|
|
2014
Q3 | $5.19B | Buy |
206,232,820
+11,876,000
| +6% | +$291M | 1.8% | 9 |
|
|
2014
Q2 | $4.52B | Buy |
194,356,820
+19,049,800
| +11% | +$405M | 1.58% | 10 |
|
|
2014
Q1 | $3.36B | Buy |
175,307,020
+83,411,300
| +91% | +$1.59B | 1.21% | 13 |
|
|
2013
Q4 | $1.84B | Buy |
91,895,720
+17,640
| +0% | +$333K | 0.68% | 38 |
|
|
2013
Q3 | $1.56B | Buy |
91,878,080
+13,913,200
| +18% | +$231M | 0.62% | 42 |
|
|
2013
Q2 | $1.1B | Buy |
+77,964,880
| New | +$1.2B | 0.47% | 59 |
|
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Capital Research Global Investors's AAPL Position: Q1 2026 in Review
Capital Research Global Investors increased its Apple (AAPL) stake by 15% in Q1 2026, buying an estimated $2.23B and bringing the position to 64,035,728 shares worth $16.3B. The position accounts for 2.52% of the portfolio, ranked #8.
Capital Research Global Investors first reported a position in AAPL in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since. The position peaked at $18.1B in Q4 2024. 6,074 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold AAPL as of Q1 2026.
- Capital Research Global Investors held 64,035,728 shares of Apple worth $16.3B as of Q1 2026.
- Capital Research Global Investors bought 8,561,488 Apple shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $2.23B.
- Apple made up 2.52% of Capital Research Global Investors's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #8 holding.
- Capital Research Global Investors first reported a position in Apple in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since.
- Capital Research Global Investors's Apple position peaked at $18.1B in Q4 2024.
- 6,074 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Apple as of Q1 2026.
Based on Capital Research Global Investors's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 13 May 2026.