Capital Research Global Investors’s Southern Company SO Stock Holding History
Bought
Maintained
Sold
| Quarter | Market Value | Status | Shares |
Change in Stake | Trade Value | Portfolio Weight | Portfolio Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2026
Q1 | $252M | Buy |
2,614,540
+1,789,386
| +217% | +$166M | 0.04% | 219 |
|
|
2025
Q4 | $72M | Buy |
825,154
+394
| +0% | +$36K | 0.01% | 324 |
|
|
2025
Q3 | $78.2M | Buy |
824,760
+366
| +0% | +$34.2K | 0.01% | 313 |
|
|
2025
Q2 | $75.7M | Buy |
824,394
+281
| +0% | +$25.2K | 0.02% | 313 |
|
|
2025
Q1 | $75.8M | Buy |
824,113
+754,987
| +1,092% | +$65.4M | 0.02% | 319 |
|
|
2024
Q4 | $5.69M | Sell |
69,126
-2,308,980
| -97% | -$203M | ﹤0.01% | 418 |
|
|
2024
Q3 | $214M | Sell |
2,378,106
-51,874
| -2% | -$4.43M | 0.04% | 214 |
|
|
2024
Q2 | $188M | Buy |
2,429,980
+500,000
| +26% | +$37.9M | 0.04% | 224 |
|
|
2024
Q1 | $138M | Buy |
1,929,980
+500,000
| +35% | +$34.5M | 0.03% | 261 |
|
|
2023
Q4 | $100M | Sell |
1,429,980
-8,043,335
| -85% | -$552M | 0.02% | 279 |
|
|
2023
Q3 | $613M | Sell |
9,473,315
-2,436,851
| -20% | -$169M | 0.17% | 124 |
|
|
2023
Q2 | $837M | Buy |
11,910,166
+883,544
| +8% | +$63.4M | 0.22% | 102 |
|
|
2023
Q1 | $767M | Sell |
11,026,622
-253
| -0% | -$17K | 0.22% | 101 |
|
|
2022
Q4 | $787M | Sell |
11,026,875
-385,734
| -3% | -$25.8M | 0.24% | 102 |
|
|
2022
Q3 | $776M | Buy |
11,412,609
+7,320
| +0.1% | +$554K | 0.26% | 94 |
|
|
2022
Q2 | $813M | Buy |
11,405,289
+1,063
| +0% | +$78K | 0.25% | 89 |
|
|
2022
Q1 | $827M | Sell |
11,404,226
-534,587
| -4% | -$36.2M | 0.2% | 105 |
|
|
2021
Q4 | $819M | Buy |
11,938,813
+102,121
| +0.9% | +$6.51M | 0.18% | 119 |
|
|
2021
Q3 | $734M | Buy |
11,836,692
+260,530
| +2% | +$16.8M | 0.17% | 130 |
|
|
2021
Q2 | $700M | Buy |
11,576,162
+1,699,362
| +17% | +$109M | 0.16% | 131 |
|
|
2021
Q1 | $614M | Buy |
9,876,800
+929,207
| +10% | +$55.6M | 0.15% | 138 |
|
|
2020
Q4 | $550M | Buy |
8,947,593
+3,380,690
| +61% | +$203M | 0.14% | 148 |
|
|
2020
Q3 | $302M | Buy |
5,566,903
+509,307
| +10% | +$27.2M | 0.09% | 176 |
|
|
2020
Q2 | $262M | Buy |
+5,057,596
| New | +$281M | 0.08% | 182 |
|
|
2018
Q4 | – | Sell |
-5,763,448
| Closed | -$251M | – | 440 |
|
|
2018
Q3 | $251M | Sell |
5,763,448
-14,141,354
| -71% | -$652M | 0.07% | 211 |
|
|
2018
Q2 | $922M | Buy |
19,904,802
+4,562
| +0% | +$204K | 0.25% | 94 |
|
|
2018
Q1 | $889M | Buy |
19,900,240
+585,401
| +3% | +$26M | 0.25% | 103 |
|
|
2017
Q4 | $929M | Buy |
19,314,839
+4,391,056
| +29% | +$224M | 0.27% | 97 |
|
|
2017
Q3 | $733M | Sell |
14,923,783
-16,443
| -0.1% | -$797K | 0.22% | 114 |
|
|
2017
Q2 | $715M | Buy |
14,940,226
+3,015,226
| +25% | +$151M | 0.22% | 114 |
|
|
2017
Q1 | $594M | Sell |
11,925,000
-4,588,074
| -28% | -$227M | 0.19% | 127 |
|
|
2016
Q4 | $812M | Buy |
16,513,074
+2,659,074
| +19% | +$131M | 0.26% | 101 |
|
|
2016
Q3 | $711M | Buy |
13,854,000
+8,354,000
| +152% | +$440M | 0.23% | 113 |
|
|
2016
Q2 | $295M | Hold |
5,500,000
| – | – | 0.1% | 177 |
|
|
2016
Q1 | $285M | Hold |
5,500,000
| – | – | 0.1% | 183 |
|
|
2015
Q4 | $257M | Hold |
5,500,000
| – | – | 0.09% | 196 |
|
|
2015
Q3 | $246M | Hold |
5,500,000
| – | – | 0.09% | 202 |
|
|
2015
Q2 | $230M | Sell |
5,500,000
-2,500,000
| -31% | -$109M | 0.08% | 227 |
|
|
2015
Q1 | $354M | Sell |
8,000,000
-4,000,000
| -33% | -$190M | 0.12% | 175 |
|
|
2014
Q4 | $589M | Hold |
12,000,000
| – | – | 0.2% | 119 |
|
|
2014
Q3 | $524M | Hold |
12,000,000
| – | – | 0.18% | 133 |
|
|
2014
Q2 | $545M | Buy |
12,000,000
+750,000
| +7% | +$33.2M | 0.19% | 133 |
|
|
2014
Q1 | $494M | Buy |
11,250,000
+100,000
| +0.9% | +$4.19M | 0.18% | 135 |
|
|
2013
Q4 | $458M | Hold |
11,150,000
| – | – | 0.17% | 134 |
|
|
2013
Q3 | $459M | Hold |
11,150,000
| – | – | 0.18% | 131 |
|
|
2013
Q2 | $492M | Buy |
+11,150,000
| New | +$513M | 0.21% | 117 |
|
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Capital Research Global Investors's SO Position: Q1 2026 in Review
Capital Research Global Investors increased its Southern Company (SO) stake by 217% in Q1 2026, buying an estimated $166M and bringing the position to 2,614,540 shares worth $252M. The position accounts for 0.04% of the portfolio, ranked #219.
Capital Research Global Investors first reported a position in SO in Q2 2013 and has held it in 46 quarters since. The position peaked at $929M in Q4 2017. 2,346 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold SO as of Q1 2026.
- Capital Research Global Investors held 2,614,540 shares of Southern Company worth $252M as of Q1 2026.
- Capital Research Global Investors bought 1,789,386 Southern Company shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $166M.
- Southern Company made up 0.04% of Capital Research Global Investors's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #219 holding.
- Capital Research Global Investors first reported a position in Southern Company in Q2 2013 and has held it in 46 quarters since.
- Capital Research Global Investors's Southern Company position peaked at $929M in Q4 2017.
- 2,346 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Southern Company as of Q1 2026.
Based on Capital Research Global Investors's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 13 May 2026.