Where conviction is rising: second-derivative AI, healthcare ecosystem, and bandwidth
The biggest incremental bet is on the health-care plumbing that sits between drug makers and patients. Cardinal Health jumps to 0.61% of the book after a +247.5% share increase and a roughly $2.51B capital add, while CVS is up +49.8% in shares with about $1.16B more capital behind it.
On the AI side, they are rotating within semis rather than out of them. NVDA is trimmed, but Micron and AMD are pushed higher — MU shares up +28.7% (about $1.30B in new capital) and AMD up +33.9% (about $1.37B added) — a clear vote for memory and CPU/GPU share gain as the next leg of AI demand.
They also leaned into Alphabet’s non-voting GOOG line, boosting it +24.9% with roughly $1.21B more, while leaving GOOGL as a modest trim. That’s a governance/arbitrage expression, not a change of mind on the franchise. Below the headlines, GE Aerospace (+97.3% shares, ~$1.25B), Corning (+50.9%, ~$1.14B) and the oddly still-listed SanDisk (+71.2%, ~$1.01B) show a serious push into the physical bandwidth and components side of the digital economy.
Conviction
The big buys
The biggest dollar adds this quarter — where conviction is rising.
| Position | Change | Portfolio weight | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAHCARDINAL HEALTH INC | Added 247.5%+$2.51B | 0.6% | $3.53B |
| AMDADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC | Added 33.9%+$1.37B | 0.9% | $5.42B |
| MUMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | Added 28.7%+$1.30B | 1.0% | $5.82B |
| GEGE AEROSPACE | Added 97.3%+$1.25B | 0.4% | $2.54B |
| GOOGALPHABET INC | Added 24.9%+$1.21B | 1.1% | $6.08B |
| CVSCVS HEALTH CORP | Added 49.8%+$1.16B | 0.6% | $3.50B |
| GLWCORNING INC | Added 50.9%+$1.14B | 0.6% | $3.37B |
| SNDKSANDISK CORP | Added 71.2%+$1.01B | 0.4% | $2.43B |
Dollar changes estimated at current prices (shares added × current price); top-50 current positions only.
What they are selling: skimming the AI cream and de-risking banks
The funding list starts with LLY, META, NVDA, MSFT, AMZN and AAPL — the very stocks that powered Wellington’s 3-year annualized 28.16% run. Lilly alone sees an -18.1% share cut and roughly -$2.91B reduction, despite the position still sitting over 300% above cost.
Meta is slashed by -38.2% with about -$2.51B pulled, while NVDA sheds -8.8% of its shares (around -$2.36B) and MSFT -9.7% (roughly -$1.92B). AMZN and AAPL are trimmed more gently but still free roughly $1.75B and $1.62B respectively.
Outside of mega-cap growth, Wells Fargo is the most telling signal in financials: shares down -40.1%, with about -$2.18B taken off the table. That, plus cuts to NDAQ, BAC and a small trim in Marsh & McLennan, says they are dialing back balance-sheet and market-structure risk to fund fee-heavy BLK (shares up +23.3%) and overseas bank UBS (+19.3%).
Sector shifts: still tech-heavy, but from AI platforms to plumbing and patients
At the top-down level, tech’s weight barely budged, from 50.84% to 50.11%. What changed is who inside tech carries that risk: capital is migrating from mega-cap AI platforms into memory, analog, components, and aerospace — MU, AMD, KLAC, APH, GE and SNDK all see higher share counts.
Health care is the clearest gainer, up to 18.67% from 17.81%. The move is not just into big pharma (MRK, JNJ, AZN, UNH, ELV all increased), but into the distribution/payor axis via CAH and CVS — a full ecosystem bet from molecule to patient and reimbursement.
Industrials expand from 4.03% to 4.66%, helped by TSLA, GLW, DHR and NOC, signaling a tilt toward physical enablers of digital demand. Consumer staples climb from 1.59% to 2.08% through KO and CVS, while energy edges up via FANG. Meanwhile, finance drifts down from 7.0% to 6.48%, and consumer discretionary from 7.39% to 6.71%, consistent with taking cyclicality and rate sensitivity down a notch.
What this quarter implies: extending the AI trade into real-world cash flows
Taken together, the book suggests Wellington is not abandoning AI at all; it is extending the theme into the less glamorous profit pools that will monetize AI-driven demand over the next decade. Memory, interconnects, glass, energy and aerospace all stand to benefit from higher compute intensity, regardless of which model wins.
The simultaneous build-out of a health-care ecosystem — drug innovators held, distributors and PBM-linked retailers added, payors and device makers nudged up — looks like a structural bet on aging populations and pricing power, not a trade. These are the stocks you want if nominal health spending grows faster than GDP.
On the risk side, pulling back from money-center banks and shaving high-beta consumer discretionary (AMZN, HD, DIS) points to some caution around the macro and the rate path, even as they keep overall equity beta high. If the past 3 years’ 110.48% cumulative gain are any guide, this quarter is less a change of heart and more a disciplined roll-down from crowded winners into the next layer of durable cash-flow compounding.
Frequently asked questions
What did Wellington Management Group LLP buy in 2026 Q2?+
In 2026 Q2, Wellington added most aggressively to Cardinal Health, AMD, Micron, GE Aerospace, Alphabet’s GOOG shares, CVS, Corning and SanDisk, increasing exposure to health-care distribution, second-derivative semiconductors, and bandwidth-related industrials.
What did Wellington Management Group LLP sell in 2026 Q2?+
The largest trims were Eli Lilly, Meta Platforms, Nvidia, Wells Fargo, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple and Alphabet’s GOOGL line, effectively harvesting gains in mega-cap AI, big pharma and major banks to fund new convictions.
What is Wellington Management Group LLP's biggest holding as of 2026 Q2?+
Nvidia is the largest disclosed position at 4.21% of the portfolio, followed by Broadcom at 3.36% and Microsoft at 3.06%, underscoring a still-heavy commitment to semiconductors and software platforms despite trims.
How is Wellington Management Group LLP positioned by sector in 2026 Q2?+
Technology dominates at 50.11% of the reported book, with health care at 18.67%. Smaller but meaningful allocations include consumer discretionary, finance, real estate, industrials, utilities, consumer staples, energy and basic materials.
Did Wellington Management Group LLP change its AI exposure in 2026 Q2?+
Wellington reduced exposure to headline AI winners like Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta and Alphabet’s GOOGL, but increased positions in Micron, AMD, KLA, Alphabet’s GOOG, GE Aerospace and Corning, signaling a shift toward the infrastructure and components that support AI workloads.
How has Wellington Management Group LLP performed over the past 3 years?+
Over the three years ending 2026 Q2, Wellington’s 13F equity portfolio delivered a weighted annualized return of 28.16%, or 110.48% cumulatively, with the latest quarter up 10.46%.