**How did we get here?** <small>As at 31 December 2020. Source: Morningstar<small>
World’s largest active fund manager
£1.7 trillion assets under management
Privately owned
Founded in 1931
Portfolio managers have on average 27 years' industry experience
400+ investment professionals worldwide
8,000+ employees
32 office locations across the globe
15 countries
As at 31 December 2020. Source: Capital Group Capital Group manages equity assets through three investment groups. These groups make investment and proxy voting decisions independently. Fixed income investment professionals provide fixed income research and investment management across the Capital organisation; however, for securities with equity characteristics, they act solely on behalf of one of the three equity investment groups.
Focused on delivering superior, consistent returns for 90 years
Privately owned by current or former Capital Group associates
Global reach, with more than 400 investment professionals worldwide
Products managed by multiple portfolio managers combine high conviction with collaboration
As at 31 December 2020. Sources: Capital Group, Morningstar *Includes Shanghai consulting office.
Founded in the US in 1931, Capital Group is the world's largest active fund manager, with over £1.7 trillion of assets under management. Investment management is our only business. For 90 years, our aim has always been to deliver superior, consistent long-term results for investors.
To this day, we remain what we have always been: an active, long-only manager. Our approach is to identify companies we want to own, and invest for the long term.
Since our founding, Capital Group has been owned primarily by the people who work here every day. This private ownership is a cornerstone of our ability to think long term when it comes to planning and investing.
We are a truly global firm with 12 investment and research offices* and more than 400 Capital Group investment professionals worldwide.
Our investment philosophy is based on doing what we believe is right for investors. To help protect the value of investments, we pay close attention to risk. We base our decisions on a long-term perspective because we believe it is the best way to achieve solid long-term investment results.
Over several decades, we’ve established and fine-tuned what we call The Capital SystemSM, which provides a unique framework for portfolio management that promotes collaboration within our investment groups while encouraging individual investment professionals to pursue their highest-conviction ideas. This approach combines the best independent decisions of experienced investors into a single portfolio that results in greater diversification and reduced volatility.
We put the CI in MSCI
Capital Group began investing globally in 1953. At the time, local markets were highly specialised and local indices were inconsistent across economies. We recognised that companies needed to be compared globally so we created the Capital International indices. Initially used in-house, they were made available to the public in 1969 and later sold to Morgan Stanley, becoming the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Indices.
1. MSCI indices are now maintained by MSCI, Inc. 2. American Funds are not registered for sale outside of the United States. 3. Launch of the Open-Ended Investment Company (OEIC) range is subject to Financial Conduct Authority approval. This does not indicate a guarantee that these funds will be launched.