Appleton Partners Portfolio holdings
Appleton Partners is an employee-owned investment firm that specializes in municipal bonds, taxable bonds and stocks for individuals, families and institutions. Douglas Chamberlain co-founded it in 1986 and is its president and chief executive. Before that he was a research director, portfolio manager and trust investment officer. Its custom portfolios serve families, charities and city or state governments. It also manages accounts for other advisers and financial firms. Its investment teams rely on fundamental analysis, backed by economic and technical insights.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta US Large Cap Equity ETF
GSLC
|
+$3.66M |
| 2 |
Domino's
DPZ
|
+$3.44M |
| 3 |
Amplify Cybersecurity ETF
HACK
|
+$3.07M |
| 4 |
Akamai
AKAM
|
+$2.86M |
| 5 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$2.28M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
|
+$3.7M |
| 2 |
Dollar Tree
DLTR
|
+$3.41M |
| 3 |
Verizon
VZ
|
+$980K |
| 4 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$942K |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$923K |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous | 24.5% |
| 2 | Financials | 14.4% |
| 3 | Technology | 13.35% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 11.49% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 7.85% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | Held Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$100B
| $5.99M | 1.01% |
90,837
+1,292
| +1% | +$79.2K |
2015 Q1
9 quarters
|
|
|
27
Wells Fargo
WFC
$258B
| $5.82M | 0.98% |
105,087
-17,232
| -14% | -$923K |
2013 Q2
16 quarters
|
|
28
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$84.5B
| $5.78M | 0.97% |
49,383
-1,005
| -2% | -$112K |
2013 Q2
16 quarters
|
|
29
TJX Companies
TJX
$148B
| $5.62M | 0.95% |
155,838
+4,074
| +3% | +$154K |
2013 Q2
16 quarters
|
|
30
UnitedHealth
UNH
$365B
| $5.55M | 0.93% |
29,919
+339
| +1% | +$59.4K |
2016 Q2
4 quarters
|
|
31
iShares Biotechnology ETF
IBB
$11.1B
| $5.5M | 0.92% |
53,214
-768
| -1% | -$75.6K |
2013 Q2
16 quarters
|
|
32
ExxonMobil
XOM
$696B
| $5.45M | 0.92% |
67,506
-985
| -1% | -$80.6K |
2013 Q2
16 quarters
|
|
33
Wabtec
WAB
$50B
| $5.36M | 0.9% |
58,542
-1,820
| -3% | -$152K |
2013 Q2
16 quarters
|
|
34
Intuit
INTU
$91.3B
| $5.26M | 0.88% |
39,599
+77
| +0.2% | +$10K |
2017 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
|
35
Verizon
VZ
$192B
| $5.17M | 0.87% |
115,709
-21,042
| -15% | -$980K |
2013 Q2
16 quarters
|
|
36
State Street SPDR US Small Cap Low Volatility Index ETF
SMLV
$261M
| $5.12M | 0.86% |
55,514
+7,867
| +17% | +$722K |
2017 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
37
Roper Technologies
ROP
$47.5B
| $5.03M | 0.85% |
21,715
-470
| -2% | -$104K |
2013 Q2
16 quarters
|
|
38
AbbVie
ABBV
$521B
| $5.03M | 0.84% |
69,330
+6,265
| +10% | +$421K |
2013 Q2
16 quarters
|
|
39
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$66.8B
| $5M | 0.84% |
45,677
| – | – |
2015 Q2
8 quarters
|
|
40
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.66T
| $4.99M | 0.84% |
214,150
+26,390
| +14% | +$612K |
2015 Q4
6 quarters
|
|
|
AGN
41
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
| $4.9M | 0.82% |
20,170
-925
| -4% | -$217K |
2015 Q2
8 quarters
|
|
42
Zoetis
ZTS
$34.1B
| $4.88M | 0.82% |
78,181
-375
| -0.5% | -$22.1K |
2015 Q1
9 quarters
|
|
43
S&P Global
SPGI
$137B
| $4.85M | 0.82% |
33,225
-40
| -0.1% | -$5.55K |
2016 Q2
4 quarters
|
|
44
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$76.4B
| $4.77M | 0.8% |
33,852
-583
| -2% | -$80.7K |
2017 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
45
The Kraft Heinz Company
KHC
$29.7B
| $4.66M | 0.78% |
54,363
+6,375
| +13% | +$578K |
2015 Q3
7 quarters
|
|
46
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$3.6T
| $4.56M | 0.77% |
100,440
+13,440
| +15% | +$615K |
2013 Q2
16 quarters
|
|
47
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$35.8B
| $4.54M | 0.76% |
35,803
+835
| +2% | +$105K |
2016 Q3
3 quarters
|
|
48
State Street SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets StrategicFactors ETF
QEMM
$55M
| $4.51M | 0.76% |
77,509
+10,308
| +15% | +$591K |
2017 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
49
Invesco Financial Preferred ETF
PGF
$572M
| $4.49M | 0.75% |
235,028
+35,210
| +18% | +$667K |
2017 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
50
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
VIG
$118B
| $4.46M | 0.75% |
48,076
+23,800
| +98% | +$2.18M |
2017 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
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Appleton Partners's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2017, Appleton Partners held 245 positions worth $595M, up 9.5% from $544M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 25% of the portfolio.
Appleton Partners deployed $28.9M of net new capital in Q2 2017, opening 16 new positions and adding to 94 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Domino's: 17,419 shares worth $3.68M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 25% of assets, up from 23% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Technology.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Palo Alto Networks, an estimated $3.7M trimmed.
- Appleton Partners's largest Q2 2017 buy was Domino's: 17,419 shares worth $3.68M.
- Appleton Partners added most to Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta US Large Cap Equity ETF in Q2 2017, an estimated $3.66M increase.
- Appleton Partners's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was Palo Alto Networks, cutting an estimated $3.7M.
- Appleton Partners fully exited Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $262K.
- Appleton Partners's ten largest holdings make up 25% of its $595M portfolio in Q2 2017.
- Appleton Partners opened 16 new positions and closed 1 in Q2 2017.
- Appleton Partners's portfolio value rose 9.5% quarter-over-quarter to $595M.
Based on Appleton Partners's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 11 Jul 2017.