The Capital Group Conservative Equity ETF (CGCV) recorded net buying of $158.6 million on Monday, Nov. 2, with no sales, and increased all 69 positions that changed. Its largest purchases were Microsoft (MSFT) at $9.6 million, which remains its top holding at 5.95% of assets, Philip Morris (PM) at $6.0 million, and Broadcom (AVGO) at $5.8 million. Eli Lilly (LLY) and AbbVie (ABBV) drew $5.6 million and $4.8 million, and none of the top buys were new positions and no holdings were exited. The $2.39 billion fund holds 72 stocks, with 32.6% of assets in its 10 largest holdings and technology as its largest sector at 25.5% of classified stocks.
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| Market | US stocks |
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| Sector | Information Technology |
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| Market cap | $3.9T |
| Close on 11/03/2026 | 520.99 |
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