Capital Research Global Investors’s McDonald's MCD Stock Holding History
Bought
Maintained
Sold
| Quarter | Market Value | Status | Shares |
Change in Stake | Trade Value | Portfolio Weight | Portfolio Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2026
Q1 | $2.14B | Buy |
6,894,237
+671,962
| +11% | +$214M | 0.33% | 69 |
|
|
2025
Q4 | $1.9B | Sell |
6,222,275
-25,591
| -0.4% | -$7.84M | 0.35% | 62 |
|
|
2025
Q3 | $1.9B | Sell |
6,247,866
-617,963
| -9% | -$188M | 0.36% | 61 |
|
|
2025
Q2 | $2.01B | Sell |
6,865,829
-1,874,755
| -21% | -$578M | 0.4% | 59 |
|
|
2025
Q1 | $2.73B | Sell |
8,740,584
-1,911,861
| -18% | -$572M | 0.59% | 41 |
|
|
2024
Q4 | $3.09B | Buy |
10,652,445
+531,070
| +5% | +$158M | 0.63% | 38 |
|
|
2024
Q3 | $3.08B | Buy |
10,121,375
+1,364,345
| +16% | +$376M | 0.64% | 41 |
|
|
2024
Q2 | $2.23B | Buy |
8,757,030
+3,286,023
| +60% | +$872M | 0.49% | 50 |
|
|
2024
Q1 | $1.54B | Buy |
5,471,007
+2,193,769
| +67% | +$638M | 0.35% | 68 |
|
|
2023
Q4 | $972M | Sell |
3,277,238
-709,704
| -18% | -$193M | 0.24% | 93 |
|
|
2023
Q3 | $1.05B | Buy |
3,986,942
+83,608
| +2% | +$23.8M | 0.29% | 84 |
|
|
2023
Q2 | $1.16B | Buy |
3,903,334
+13,181
| +0.3% | +$3.83M | 0.31% | 80 |
|
|
2023
Q1 | $1.09B | Sell |
3,890,153
-14,371
| -0.4% | -$3.85M | 0.31% | 80 |
|
|
2022
Q4 | $1.03B | Sell |
3,904,524
-1,435,113
| -27% | -$379M | 0.31% | 83 |
|
|
2022
Q3 | $1.23B | Buy |
5,339,637
+634,859
| +13% | +$162M | 0.4% | 72 |
|
|
2022
Q2 | $1.16B | Sell |
4,704,778
-340,233
| -7% | -$83.8M | 0.36% | 70 |
|
|
2022
Q1 | $1.25B | Sell |
5,045,011
-1,661,330
| -25% | -$414M | 0.31% | 77 |
|
|
2021
Q4 | $1.8B | Buy |
6,706,341
+2,867
| +0% | +$724K | 0.4% | 64 |
|
|
2021
Q3 | $1.62B | Buy |
6,703,474
+134,890
| +2% | +$32.2M | 0.38% | 66 |
|
|
2021
Q2 | $1.52B | Buy |
6,568,584
+1,084,548
| +20% | +$252M | 0.35% | 72 |
|
|
2021
Q1 | $1.23B | Sell |
5,484,036
-350,279
| -6% | -$74.9M | 0.3% | 86 |
|
|
2020
Q4 | $1.25B | Buy |
5,834,315
+2,443
| +0% | +$531K | 0.32% | 79 |
|
|
2020
Q3 | $1.28B | Buy |
5,831,872
+50,031
| +0.9% | +$10.3M | 0.38% | 59 |
|
|
2020
Q2 | $1.07B | Sell |
5,781,841
-14,040
| -0.2% | -$2.57M | 0.34% | 70 |
|
|
2020
Q1 | $958M | Buy |
5,795,881
+61,157
| +1% | +$12M | 0.38% | 66 |
|
|
2019
Q4 | $1.13B | Sell |
5,734,724
-5,814,621
| -50% | -$1.15B | 0.34% | 73 |
|
|
2019
Q3 | $2.48B | Sell |
11,549,345
-71,456
| -0.6% | -$15.3M | 0.81% | 33 |
|
|
2019
Q2 | $2.41B | Sell |
11,620,801
-1,763,536
| -13% | -$349M | 0.77% | 37 |
|
|
2019
Q1 | $2.54B | Sell |
13,384,337
-2,323
| -0% | -$422K | 0.81% | 34 |
|
|
2018
Q4 | $2.38B | Buy |
13,386,660
+1,983,914
| +17% | +$352M | 0.83% | 29 |
|
|
2018
Q3 | $1.91B | Sell |
11,402,746
-67,074
| -0.6% | -$10.7M | 0.55% | 42 |
|
|
2018
Q2 | $1.8B | Sell |
11,469,820
-296,779
| -3% | -$48.1M | 0.49% | 51 |
|
|
2018
Q1 | $1.84B | Buy |
11,766,599
+21,777
| +0.2% | +$3.58M | 0.52% | 51 |
|
|
2017
Q4 | $2.02B | Sell |
11,744,822
-314,977
| -3% | -$52.9M | 0.59% | 47 |
|
|
2017
Q3 | $1.89B | Buy |
12,059,799
+1,138
| +0% | +$178K | 0.57% | 48 |
|
|
2017
Q2 | $1.85B | Buy |
12,058,661
+1,572,074
| +15% | +$227M | 0.58% | 45 |
|
|
2017
Q1 | $1.36B | Sell |
10,486,587
-613,416
| -6% | -$77M | 0.43% | 63 |
|
|
2016
Q4 | $1.35B | Buy |
11,100,003
+135,899
| +1% | +$15.9M | 0.44% | 65 |
|
|
2016
Q3 | $1.26B | Buy |
10,964,104
+381,293
| +4% | +$45.2M | 0.42% | 66 |
|
|
2016
Q2 | $1.27B | Sell |
10,582,811
-138,689
| -1% | -$17.4M | 0.44% | 58 |
|
|
2016
Q1 | $1.35B | Sell |
10,721,500
-933,000
| -8% | -$111M | 0.46% | 57 |
|
|
2015
Q4 | $1.38B | Buy |
11,654,500
+561,500
| +5% | +$62.8M | 0.47% | 53 |
|
|
2015
Q3 | $1.09B | Buy |
11,093,000
+4,827,000
| +77% | +$470M | 0.39% | 66 |
|
|
2015
Q2 | $596M | Buy |
6,266,000
+2,703,000
| +76% | +$261M | 0.2% | 120 |
|
|
2015
Q1 | $347M | Buy |
3,563,000
+1,463,000
| +70% | +$139M | 0.12% | 180 |
|
|
2014
Q4 | $197M | Buy |
2,100,000
+300,000
| +17% | +$28.1M | 0.07% | 241 |
|
|
2014
Q3 | $171M | Buy |
+1,800,000
| New | +$172M | 0.06% | 249 |
|
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Capital Research Global Investors's MCD Position: Q1 2026 in Review
Capital Research Global Investors increased its McDonald's (MCD) stake by 11% in Q1 2026, buying an estimated $214M and bringing the position to 6,894,237 shares worth $2.14B. The position accounts for 0.33% of the portfolio, ranked #69.
Capital Research Global Investors first reported a position in MCD in Q3 2014 and has held it in 47 quarters since. The position peaked at $3.09B in Q4 2024. 3,565 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MCD as of Q1 2026.
- Capital Research Global Investors held 6,894,237 shares of McDonald's worth $2.14B as of Q1 2026.
- Capital Research Global Investors bought 671,962 McDonald's shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $214M.
- McDonald's made up 0.33% of Capital Research Global Investors's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #69 holding.
- Capital Research Global Investors first reported a position in McDonald's in Q3 2014 and has held it in 47 quarters since.
- Capital Research Global Investors's McDonald's position peaked at $3.09B in Q4 2024.
- 3,565 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held McDonald's as of Q1 2026.
Based on Capital Research Global Investors's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 13 May 2026.