SEC 13F Intelligence

Managers / Q3 2023 · view latest →

APPLETON PARTNERS INC/MA

CIK 0001055290 · ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE, 5TH FLOOR, BOSTON, MA, 02109 · 6173380700

Reported Value
$1.1B
Q3 2023
Positions
289
Filings on Record
30
2019–present window
Filed
Oct 3, 2023
original filing

Summary

Appleton Partners Inc/Ma reported $1.1B in U.S.-listed holdings across 289 positions for Q3 2023.

Its largest position, AAPL, represents 6.8% of the portfolio.

Compared with Q2 2023, the fund opened 18 new positions and exited 16.

Portfolio Metrics

Turnover
+3.7%
vs prior filed quarter
Top-10 Concentration
+32.8%
share of reported value
Largest Position
+6.8%
Apple
New / Exited
18 / 16
positions this quarter

Methodology: turnover is min(value bought, value sold) ÷ average reported value across the two quarters — value-based, so market moves inflate it slightly versus a share-based measure. Concentration and largest position are shares of the filing’s total reported value, options excluded, with multiple share classes and repeated sub-manager rows for the same issuer combined into one position — the same rule the holdings table uses by default. New/exited counts compare against the prior filed quarter. All figures derive solely from the fund’s 13F filings.

Reported Value by Quarter

13F Reported Value
Q4 ’18: $668MQ4 ’18Q1 ’19: $754MQ2 ’19: $809MQ3 ’19: $828MQ4 ’19: $910MQ4 ’19Q1 ’20: $722MQ2 ’20: $835MQ3 ’20: $906MQ4 ’20: $1.0BQ4 ’20Q1 ’21: $1.1BQ2 ’21: $1.2BQ3 ’21: $1.2BQ4 ’21: $1.3BQ4 ’21Q1 ’22: $1.2BQ2 ’22: $1.1BQ3 ’22: $1000MQ4 ’22: $1.1BQ4 ’22Q1 ’23: $1.1BQ2 ’23: $1.2BQ3 ’23: $1.1BQ4 ’23: $1.2BQ4 ’23Q1 ’24: $1.3BQ2 ’24: $1.3BQ3 ’24: $1.4BQ4 ’24: $1.4BQ4 ’24Q1 ’25: $1.3BQ2 ’25: $1.4BQ3 ’25: $1.5BQ4 ’25: $1.5BQ4 ’25Q1 ’26: $1.4Bfilingsflow.com

Portfolio Composition

By security type
Common Stock: 66.2%ETP: 31.4%REIT: 1.5%ADR: 0.5%Other: 0.4%
  • Common Stock · 66.2% · $744M
  • ETP · 31.4% · $353M
  • REIT · 1.5% · $17M
  • ADR · 0.5% · $5M
  • Other · 0.4% · $5M

Quarter-over-Quarter Changes full breakdown →

vs Q2 2023 (amended baseline)

IssuerMoveShare ΔShares nowValue ΔValue now
GLWCORNING INCNEW+44.6K44.6K+$1M$1M
VGTVANGUARD INFORMATION TECHNOLOGNEW+2.3K2.3K+$952,000$952,000
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLCNEW+22.9K22.9K+$730,000$730,000
DVYISHARES SELECT DIVIDEND ETFNEW+6.2K6.2K+$666,000$666,000
CTASCINTAS CORPNEW+1.2K1.2K+$586,000$586,000
VANGUARD FTSE ALL WORLD EX-USNEW+4.1K4.1K+$440,000$440,000
INTERCONTINENTAL HTLS GRP NEWNEW+4.4K4.4K+$322,000$322,000
RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLCNEW+4.3K4.3K+$310,000$310,000

Value changes conflate price moves with buying and selling — share changes are the real signal. Share counts are not split-adjusted.

Holdings — Q3 2023

285 positions
#IssuerClass% PortfolioValueShares
1AAPLAPPLE INChistory →CS6.78%$76M445.5K
2JPSTJPMORGAN ULTRA-SHORT INCOME EThistory →ETF4.35%$49M975.0K
3MSFTMICROSOFT CORPhistory →CS3.79%$43M135.2K
4GSLCGOLDMAN SACHS ACTIVEBETA U.S.history →ETF3.47%$39M463.4K
5SCHXSCHWAB US LARGE-CAP ETFhistory →ETF2.82%$32M626.8K
6GOOGALPHABET INCCS2.76%$31M235.8K
7AMZNAMAZON.COM INChistory →CS2.36%$27M208.9K
8VVISA INChistory →CS2.22%$25M108.8K
9JPMJPMORGAN CHASE & COhistory →CS2.22%$25M172.1K
10HDHOME DEPOT INC/THEhistory →CS2.02%$23M75.2K
11TMOTHERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INChistory →CS1.83%$21M40.6K
12XLEENERGY SELECT SECTOR SPDR FUNDhistory →CS1.77%$20M219.8K
13UNHUNITEDHEALTH GROUP INChistory →CS1.55%$17M34.7K
14AVGOBROADCOM INChistory →CS1.52%$17M20.6K
15ZTSZOETIS INChistory →CS1.40%$16M90.8K
16INTUINTUIT INChistory →CS1.35%$15M29.7K
17SCHFSCHWAB INTERNATIONAL EQUITY EThistory →ETF1.27%$14M420.8K
18JPMORGAN DIVERSIFIED RETURN USETF1.22%$14M254.2K
19GSIEGOLDMAN SACHS ACTIVEBETA INTERhistory →ETF1.16%$13M435.8K
20ICEINTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INChistory →CS1.15%$13M117.6K
21MSMORGAN STANLEYhistory →CS1.10%$12M151.8K
22DHRDANAHER CORPhistory →CS1.05%$12M47.6K
23PGPROCTER & GAMBLE CO/THEhistory →CS1.02%$11M78.8K
24SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUSThistory →ETF1.01%$11M26.5K
25PEPPEPSICO INChistory →CS0.99%$11M65.7K
26IEMGISHARES CORE MSCI EMERGING MARhistory →ETF0.98%$11M231.1K
27AJGARTHUR J GALLAGHER & COhistory →CS0.97%$11M47.8K
28JEPIJPMORGAN EQUITY PREMIUM INCOMEhistory →ETF0.92%$10M194.2K
29COSTCOSTCO WHOLESALE CORPhistory →CS0.91%$10M18.1K
30SHWSHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO/THEhistory →CS0.90%$10M39.7K
31MRKMERCK & CO INChistory →CS0.90%$10M98.1K
32JPMORGAN ULTRA-SHORT MUNICIPALETF0.88%$10M195.9K
33EQIXEQUINIX INCCS0.83%$9M12.8K
34JNJJOHNSON & JOHNSONCS0.82%$9M59.3K
35ROPROPER TECHNOLOGIES INCCS0.79%$9M18.4K
36IBBISHARES BIOTECHNOLOGY ETFCS0.76%$9M69.9K
37RSGREPUBLIC SERVICES INCCS0.76%$9M59.8K
38BACBANK OF AMERICA CORPCS0.75%$8M309.0K
39PANWPALO ALTO NETWORKS INCCS0.71%$8M33.9K
40SCHASCHWAB US SMALL-CAP ETFETF0.70%$8M190.2K
41CMGCHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INCCS0.69%$8M4.2K
42SYKSTRYKER CORPCS0.67%$8M27.5K
43STZCONSTELLATION BRANDS INCCS0.65%$7M29.1K
44LMTLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPCS0.65%$7M17.8K
45DISWALT DISNEY CO/THECS0.63%$7M88.0K
46DHIDR HORTON INCCS0.63%$7M66.1K
47NOCNORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPCS0.63%$7M16.0K
48VMCVULCAN MATERIALS COCS0.62%$7M34.6K
49SPIBSPDR PORTFOLIO INTERMEDIATE TEETF0.61%$7M219.4K
50ABBVABBVIE INCCS0.60%$7M45.2K
51BRK/BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INCCS0.60%$7M17.7K
52SBUXSTARBUCKS CORPCS0.59%$7M73.0K
53SPDR PORTFOLIO AGGREGATE BONDETF0.57%$6M262.3K
54HSYHERSHEY CO/THECS0.56%$6M31.6K
55TJXTJX COS INC/THECS0.55%$6M70.1K
56BKNGBOOKING HOLDINGS INCCS0.55%$6M2.0K
57MCDMCDONALD'S CORPCS0.55%$6M23.4K
58CPCANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY LCS0.55%$6M82.9K
59FLRNSPDR BLOOMBERG INVESTMENT GRADETF0.55%$6M200.7K
60AMGNAMGEN INCCS0.51%$6M21.4K
61MNSTMONSTER BEVERAGE CORPCS0.51%$6M107.8K
62CIBRFIRST TRUST NASDAQ CYBERSECURICS0.50%$6M123.4K
63EXMOCEXXON MOBIL CORPCS0.49%$5M46.7K
64IAGGISHARES CORE INTERNATIONAL AGGETF0.48%$5M109.9K
65AMTAMERICAN TOWER CORPCS0.47%$5M32.3K
66VRSKVERISK ANALYTICS INCCS0.47%$5M22.4K
67WCNWASTE CONNECTIONS INCCS0.46%$5M38.9K
68ADBEADOBE INCCS0.45%$5M9.9K
69NFLXNETFLIX INCCS0.45%$5M13.3K
70LVMUYLVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTCS0.43%$5M31.9K
71IWMISHARES RUSSELL 2000 ETFETF0.42%$5M26.5K
72BXBLACKSTONE INCCS0.42%$5M43.6K
73ACNACCENTURE PLCCS0.40%$4M14.5K
74IQVIQVIA HOLDINGS INCCS0.38%$4M21.5K
75WSOWATSCO INCCS0.36%$4M10.7K
76MDTMEDTRONIC PLCCS0.34%$4M48.1K
77CSCOCISCO SYSTEMS INCCS0.33%$4M68.7K
78EMLPFIRST TRUST NORTH AMERICAN ENEETF0.32%$4M137.5K
79PFFDGLOBAL X US PREFERRED ETFETF0.32%$4M192.3K
80WMTWALMART INCCS0.31%$4M22.1K
81CMECME GROUP INCCS0.29%$3M16.3K
82XLUUTILITIES SELECT SECTOR SPDR FETF0.29%$3M55.1K
83SCHHSCHWAB U.S. REIT ETFETF0.29%$3M181.5K
84CNSWFCONSTELLATION SOFTWARE INC/CANCS0.29%$3M1.6K
85HEROGLOBAL X VIDEO GAMES & ESPORTSCS0.28%$3M168.0K
86COMBGRANITESHARES BLOOMBERG COMMODETF0.27%$3M141.5K
87LLYELI LILLY & COCS0.26%$3M5.5K
88GSGOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/THECS0.25%$3M8.6K
89ETFMG PRIME CYBER SECURITY ETFCS0.25%$3M53.8K
90BKLNINVESCO SENIOR LOAN ETFETF0.24%$3M129.3K
91BRBROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONSCS0.23%$3M14.5K
92VEAVANGUARD FTSE DEVELOPED MARKETETF0.23%$3M58.6K
93XOPSPDR S&P OIL & GAS EXPLORATIONCS0.22%$3M17.0K
94NVDANVIDIA CORPCS0.21%$2M5.5K
95EFAISHARES MSCI EAFE ETFETF0.21%$2M33.5K
96METAMETA PLATFORMS INCCS0.20%$2M7.6K
97IVVISHARES CORE S&P 500 ETFETF0.20%$2M5.3K
98VOVANGUARD MID-CAP ETFETF0.20%$2M10.8K
99SPDR BLOOMBERG HIGH YIELD BONDETF0.19%$2M24.2K
100ADPAUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INCCS0.19%$2M9.1K

Filing History

QuarterReported ValuePositionsFiledTypeLinks
Q1 2026$1.4B262Apr 28, 202613F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q4 2025$1.5B263Jan 9, 202613F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q3 2025$1.5B256Nov 5, 202513F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q2 2025$1.4B251Jul 22, 202513F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q1 2025$1.3B243Apr 22, 202513F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q4 2024$1.4B253Jan 28, 202513F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q3 2024$1.4B255Oct 1, 202413F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q2 2024$1.3B259Jul 2, 202413F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q1 2024$1.3B273Apr 1, 202413F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q4 2023$1.2B285Jan 2, 202413F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q3 2023$1.1B289Oct 3, 202313F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q2 2023$1.2B287Jul 10, 202313F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q1 2023$1.1B295Apr 10, 202313F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q4 2022$1.1B295Jan 19, 202313F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q3 2022$1000M292Oct 27, 202213F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q2 2022$1.1B293Jul 8, 202213F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q1 2022$1.2B302Apr 5, 202213F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q4 2021$1.3B310Feb 3, 202213F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q3 2021$1.2B291Oct 14, 202113F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q2 2021$1.2B286Jul 7, 202113F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q1 2021$1.1B279Apr 19, 202113F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q4 2020$1.0B274Jan 19, 202113F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q3 2020$906M262Oct 14, 202013F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q2 2020$835M257Aug 14, 202013F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q1 2020$722M258May 4, 202013F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q4 2019$910M290Jan 13, 202013F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q3 2019$828M280Nov 4, 201913F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q2 2019$809M281Jul 25, 201913F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q1 2019$754M263Apr 17, 201913F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q4 2018$668M261Jan 17, 201913F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗

13F filings are due up to 45 days after quarter end, so holdings shown here lag the fund’s current book. Source: original SEC filing on EDGAR ↗.