APPLETON PARTNERS INC/MA

Other Low signal CIK 1055290
League rank
#309
in Other · #1256 overall
Long book
$1.43B
Q1 2026
Positions
262
Top-10 weight
32%
concentration
Last quarter
+16.0%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
7%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

APPLETON PARTNERS INC/MA is an institutional manager, running a $1.43B US long book across 262 positions.

The portfolio is moderately concentrated (top 10 ≈ 32% of the book). The book barely moves quarter to quarter — a patient, low-turnover holder. Current anchor positions: APPLE INC, GOLDMAN ACTIVEBETA US LC ETF, SCHWAB US LARGE-CAP ETF, MICROSOFT CORP, ALPHABET INC-CL C.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 0.3pp per quarter behind the S&P 500, beating the index in 4 of 9 quarters. Signal value of individual moves is limited — treat changes as weak evidence.

Implied long-book return vs S&P 500

methodology: positions priced quarterly, no shorts/options
Fund long book S&P 500
Q1 2024
+2.6%
Q2 2024
+5.8%
Q3 2024
+1.6%
Q4 2024
-3.0%
Q1 2025
+9.4%
Q2 2025
+6.6%
Q3 2025
+2.2%
Q4 2025
-3.7%
Q1 2026
+16.0%

Sector allocation

Technology
39%
Financials
15%
Consumer discretionary
12%
Industrials
10%
Healthcare
7%
Services media
7%
Other
3%
Consumer staples
2%

Long book by quarter

$1.29B
Q1 2024
$1.30B
Q2 2024
$1.36B
Q3 2024
$1.35B
Q4 2024
$1.29B
Q1 2025
$1.41B
Q2 2025
$1.49B
Q3 2025
$1.52B
Q4 2025
$1.43B
Q1 2026

What does APPLETON PARTNERS own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology336.6K$85.4M6.0%-1.5%
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology119.4K$44.2M3.1%+1.7%
GOOG ALPHABET INC-CL CTechnology137.1K$39.3M2.7%-0.9%
AMZN AMAZON.COM INCConsumer discretionary179.5K$37.4M2.6%-0.2%
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancials126.6K$37.2M2.6%-0.4%
AVGO BROADCOM INCTechnology118.7K$36.7M2.6%-0.8%
GEV GE VERNOVA INCIndustrials41.9K$36.6M2.6%-3.1%
MU MICRON TECHNOLOGY INCTechnology102.8K$34.7M2.4%-12.6%
MS MORGAN STANLEYFinancials150.2K$24.7M1.7%-0.8%
V VISA INC-CLASS A SHARESServices media80.3K$24.3M1.7%0.0%
META META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS ATechnology34.0K$19.4M1.4%+1.4%
NFLX NETFLIX INCServices media191.2K$18.4M1.3%+12.1%
LLY ELI LILLY & COHealthcare19.1K$17.6M1.2%+5.3%
ICE INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INFinancials99.6K$15.7M1.1%-1.1%
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL BFinancials32.1K$15.4M1.1%-3.5%
CW CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPIndustrials22.2K$15.2M1.1%-1.8%
NVDA NVIDIA CORPTechnology86.1K$15.0M1.0%-1.8%
GOOGL ALPHABET INC-CL ATechnology46.6K$13.4M0.9%-6.1%
QXO QXO INCConsumer discretionary649.3K$12.6M0.9%+5.8%
HD HOME DEPOT INCConsumer discretionary36.4K$12.0M0.8%-43.9%
GFS GLOBALFOUNDRIES INCTechnology268.7K$12.0M0.8%New
BX BLACKSTONE INCFinancials102.0K$11.7M0.8%+3.3%
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare46.6K$11.4M0.8%-1.3%
UNH UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCFinancials41.6K$11.3M0.8%-2.9%
SHW SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO/THEConsumer discretionary34.5K$11.1M0.8%0.0%
DHR DANAHER CORPTechnology57.1K$10.8M0.8%+2.1%
CDNS CADENCE DESIGN SYS INCTechnology38.9K$10.8M0.8%+1.5%
BKNG BOOKING HOLDINGS INCIndustrials2.4K$10.2M0.7%+2.4%
KTOS KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITYIndustrials144.4K$10.2M0.7%-2.6%
SYK STRYKER CORPHealthcare30.6K$10.1M0.7%+0.3%
VMC VULCAN MATERIALS COMaterials36.1K$9.8M0.7%-0.4%
SPGI S&P GLOBAL INCServices media22.9K$9.7M0.7%New
EVR EVERCORE INC - AFinancials31.9K$9.5M0.7%+4.0%
RSG REPUBLIC SERVICES INCUtilities43.4K$9.5M0.7%+0.4%
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPConsumer discretionary9.4K$9.4M0.7%-8.0%
SOLV SOLVENTUM CORPHealthcare141.7K$9.3M0.6%+60.2%
MNST MONSTER BEVERAGE CORPConsumer staples122.8K$8.9M0.6%+0.9%
DIS WALT DISNEY CO/THEServices media92.2K$8.9M0.6%0.0%
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE CO/THEOther60.5K$8.7M0.6%-1.2%
VRSK VERISK ANALYTICS INCTechnology45.2K$8.6M0.6%-4.3%
WCN WASTE CONNECTIONS INCUtilities51.9K$8.4M0.6%0.0%
WMT WALMART INCConsumer discretionary62.1K$7.7M0.5%-3.4%
ABBV ABBVIE INCHealthcare34.9K$7.6M0.5%+2.2%
TJX TJX COMPANIES INCConsumer discretionary44.7K$7.1M0.5%-2.4%
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer staples46.0K$7.1M0.5%-2.6%
SPOT SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY SACommunications14.2K$6.9M0.5%-0.9%
TMO THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INCOther13.7K$6.7M0.5%-8.2%
NOW SERVICENOW INCTechnology64.1K$6.7M0.5%+18.9%
ADSK AUTODESK INCTechnology27.8K$6.7M0.5%+1.2%
PANW PALO ALTO NETWORKS INCTechnology35.4K$5.7M0.4%-2.1%

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRApr 28, 2026262$1.43B $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRJan 9, 2026263$1.52B $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 5, 2025256$1.49B $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRJul 22, 2025251$1.41B $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRApr 22, 2025243$1.29B $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRJan 28, 2025253$1.35B $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HROct 1, 2024255$1.36B $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRJul 2, 2024259$1.30B $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRApr 1, 2024273$1.29B $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗