Appleton Partners Inc.

In its 13F for Q1 2024 (holdings as of March 31, 2024, filed April 1, 2024), Appleton Partners Inc. reported 273 stock positions worth $1.3 billion. Its top holding was Apple (AAPL) at 5.3% of the portfolio, followed by Microsoft (MSFT, 4.0%) and Goldman Activebeta US LC ETF (GSLC, 3.7%). Compared with Q4 2023, it opened 7 new positions, sold out of 19, added to 63 and reduced 178. The biggest buy was Micron Technology (MU, shares +23%) and the biggest sale Apple (AAPL, shares −7%).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
BOSTON, MA
CIK
0001055290
Portfolio Value
$1.3B (Q1 2024)
SEC Filing
0000950123-24-003036 ↗ filed Apr 1, 2024

Holdings Value

0$500.0M$1.0B$1.5B$2.0B Q1 2024: $1.3B $1.3B Q1 2024 Q2 2024: $1.3B Q2 2024 Q3 2024: $1.4B Q3 2024 Q4 2024: $1.4B Q4 2024 Q1 2025: $1.3B Q1 2025 Q2 2025: $1.4B Q2 2025 Q3 2025: $1.5B Q3 2025 Q4 2025: $1.5B Q4 2025 Q1 2026: $1.4B Q1 2026 Q2 2026: $1.6B Q2 2026

Holdings 273 stocks · $1.3B

AAPL Apple Inc. 5.34% 401,200 $68.8M Reduce -6.5%
MSFT Microsoft Corp. 3.97% 121,499 $51.1M Reduce -3.9%
GSLC Goldman Activebeta US LC ETF 3.66% 454,359 $47.2M Reduce -1.8%
SCHX Schwab US Large-Cap ETF 3.20% 663,535 $41.2M Add +0.3%
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. 2.75% 196,387 $35.4M Reduce -2.5%
JPST JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income 2.53% 646,836 $32.6M Reduce -24.6%
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.50% 161,121 $32.3M Reduce -5.2%
V Visa Inc. Class A 2.13% 98,104 $27.4M Reduce -6.9%
HD Home Depot Inc. 2.03% 68,218 $26.2M Reduce -4.7%
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C 1.96% 166,209 $25.3M Add +0.6%
AVGO Broadcom Inc. 1.96% 19,013 $25.2M Reduce -8.2%
XLE SS Energy Select Sector 1.80% 245,556 $23.2M Reduce -0.7%
TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 1.70% 37,714 $21.9M Reduce -6.7%
UNH Unitedhealth Group Inc. 1.49% 38,919 $19.3M Add +11.0%
MU Micron Technology Inc. 1.35% 147,998 $17.4M Add +23.0%
SCHF Schwab Intl Equity ETF 1.31% 431,446 $16.8M Add +1.4%
INTU Intuit Inc. 1.26% 25,027 $16.3M Reduce -8.4%
ICE Intercontinental Exchange Inc. 1.22% 114,358 $15.7M Reduce -5.2%
MS Morgan Stanley 1.19% 162,241 $15.3M Add +3.0%
GSIE Goldman Sachs Activebeta Int 1.17% 438,032 $15.0M Add +0.7%
ZTS Zoetis Inc. 1.16% 88,617 $15.0M Add +1.6%
MRK Merck & Co. Inc. 1.07% 104,162 $13.7M Reduce -0.5%
JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Inco 1.04% 230,501 $13.3M Add +7.8%
BX Blackstone Inc. 1.01% 98,837 $13.0M Add +16.0%
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging 1.00% 249,735 $12.9M Add +4.3%
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US 0.99% 24,448 $12.8M Reduce -3.4%
DHR Danaher Corp. 0.99% 50,920 $12.7M Add +0.2%
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. 0.97% 4,308 $12.5M Reduce -1.9%
EQIX Equinix Inc. 0.97% 15,168 $12.5M Add +5.8%
AJG Arthur J Gallagher & Co. filed as GALLAGHER ARTHUR J & CO 0.96% 49,305 $12.3M Reduce -3.5%
ROP Roper Technologies Inc. 0.95% 21,854 $12.3M Add +24.9%
NFLX Netflix Inc. 0.92% 19,602 $11.9M Add +27.3%
PG The Procter & Gamble Co. 0.91% 72,171 $11.7M Reduce -7.3%
SHW The Sherwin-Williams Co. 0.91% 33,580 $11.7M Reduce -6.0%
BAC Bank of America Corp. filed as BANK AMERICA CORP 0.90% 304,519 $11.5M Reduce -4.1%
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. 0.86% 15,133 $11.1M Reduce -12.0%
DIS The Walt Disney Co. filed as DISNEY WALT CO 0.85% 89,711 $11.0M Add +0.8%
SCHA Schwab US Small-Cap ETF 0.83% 216,811 $10.7M Add +3.7%
NOC Northrop Grumman Corp. 0.81% 21,935 $10.5M Add +29.9%
SYK Stryker Corp. 0.81% 29,317 $10.5M Add +0.5%
PEP Pepsico Inc. 0.80% 58,573 $10.3M Reduce -6.4%
VRSK Verisk Analytics Inc. 0.78% 42,737 $10.1M Add +2.4%
IBB iShares Biotechnology ETF 0.78% 72,932 $10.0M Add +1.2%
RSG Republic Services Inc. 0.78% 52,274 $10.0M Reduce -8.1%
JMST JPM Ultra-Short Muni Income filed as J P MORGAN EXCHANGE TRADED F 0.72% 181,911 $9.2M Reduce -0.2%
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A 0.71% 60,450 $9.1M Reduce -3.1%
JNJ Johnson & Johnson 0.70% 57,408 $9.1M Reduce -5.0%
STZ Constellation Brands Inc. Class A 0.70% 33,217 $9.0M Add +7.2%
JPME JPM Diver Ret US MC Equity filed as J P MORGAN EXCHANGE TRADED F 0.68% 87,745 $8.7M Add +0.4%
VMC Vulcan Materials Co. 0.67% 31,757 $8.7M Reduce -4.9%
BKNG Booking Holdings Inc. 0.67% 2,375 $8.6M Add +16.0%
PANW Palo Alto Networks Inc. 0.62% 28,049 $8.0M Reduce -13.6%
JPSE JPM Diversified RT Small Cap filed as J P MORGAN EXCHANGE TRADED F 0.61% 173,199 $7.8M Add +0.7%
ABBV Abbvie Inc. 0.60% 42,276 $7.7M Reduce -3.6%
CP Canadian Pacific Kansas City 0.60% 87,215 $7.7M Reduce -1.6%
IQV Iqvia Holdings Inc. 0.58% 29,749 $7.5M Add +23.0%
LMT Lockheed Martin Corp. 0.58% 16,430 $7.5M Reduce -7.6%
SPIB SS SPDR P Int C Corp. ETF 0.58% 228,012 $7.5M Reduce -0.9%
WCN Waste Connections Inc. 0.57% 43,004 $7.4M Reduce -1.1%
CIBR First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecu 0.56% 126,810 $7.2M Add +2.1%
MNST Monster Beverage Corp. 0.55% 120,100 $7.1M Add +4.1%
TJX TJX Companies Inc. filed as TJX COS INC NEW 0.51% 64,150 $6.5M Reduce -6.7%
SBUX Starbucks Corp. 0.50% 70,430 $6.4M Reduce -3.8%
CNSWF Constellation Software Inc. 0.50% 2,337 $6.4M Add +43.0%
ADSK Autodesk Inc. 0.50% 24,496 $6.4M Add +159.7%
LVMUY LVMH Moet Hennessy-Unsp ADR 0.49% 34,981 $6.3M Add +5.3%
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B 0.48% 14,607 $6.1M Reduce -6.3%
FLRN SS SPDR BB Ig Float RT ETF 0.47% 197,178 $6.1M Reduce -3.5%
DHI D.R. Horton Inc. 0.47% 36,900 $6.1M Reduce -26.1%
SPAB SS SPDR P Agg Bond ETF 0.47% 238,874 $6.0M Add +10.5%
AMGN Amgen Inc. 0.45% 20,313 $5.8M Add +1.4%
IAGG iShares Intl Aggregate Bond 0.44% 112,756 $5.6M Add +1.2%
HSY The Hershey Co. 0.42% 28,019 $5.5M Reduce -5.3%
MCD McDonald's Corp. 0.42% 19,296 $5.4M Reduce -12.5%
AMT American Tower Corp. 0.40% 26,275 $5.2M Reduce -1.8%
HERO Global X Video Games& Esport 0.39% 243,286 $5.0M Add +8.6%
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.39% 43,032 $5.0M Reduce -4.4%
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF 0.37% 22,733 $4.8M Reduce -9.6%
ACN Accenture PLC Class A 0.35% 13,135 $4.6M Reduce -6.5%
NVDA Nvidia Corp. 0.33% 4,679 $4.2M Reduce -7.8%
WSO Watsco Inc. 0.32% 9,586 $4.1M Add +4.1%
WMT Walmart Inc. 0.32% 68,575 $4.1M No change
EMLP First Trust North American E 0.32% 138,423 $4.1M Add +0.9%
PFFD Global X US Preferred ETF 0.32% 202,778 $4.1M Add +3.1%
SCHH Schwab US REIT ETF 0.31% 199,333 $4.0M Add +6.4%
LLY Eli Lilly & Co. 0.31% 5,073 $3.9M Reduce -5.5%
XLU St Sr Utl SL SE SPDR ETF-Usd 0.27% 53,722 $3.5M Reduce -3.0%
CME Cme Group Inc. 0.27% 16,241 $3.5M Add +2.6%
ADBE Adobe Inc. 0.26% 6,730 $3.4M Reduce -18.5%
META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A 0.26% 6,944 $3.4M Reduce -4.9%
MDT Medtronic PLC 0.25% 37,310 $3.3M Reduce -19.8%
HACK Amplify Cybersecurity ETF 0.25% 50,209 $3.2M Reduce -4.9%
COMB Graniteshares Bcom Broad STR 0.24% 158,763 $3.2M Add +8.0%
BKLN Invesco Senior Loan ETF 0.22% 134,663 $2.8M Add +1.8%
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 0.22% 5,291 $2.8M Reduce -1.6%
VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd 0.21% 11,006 $2.8M Add +1.4%
BR Broadridge Financial Solutio 0.21% 13,330 $2.7M Reduce -3.4%
EFA iShares MSCI Eafe ETF 0.21% 33,632 $2.7M Add +4.4%
GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 0.21% 6,395 $2.7M Reduce -17.5%
DFS Discover Financial Services 0.20% 19,909 $2.6M Reduce -1.6%

Show all 273 holdings

Portfolio Sells Q4 2023 → Q1 2024

AAPL Apple Inc. Reduce -6.5% 5.34% −1.32
JPST JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income Reduce -24.6% 2.53% −0.94
CSCO Cisco Systems Inc. Reduce -78.0% 0.06% −0.23
PANW Palo Alto Networks Inc. Reduce -13.6% 0.62% −0.15
DHI D.R. Horton Inc. Reduce -26.1% 0.47% −0.14
ADBE Adobe Inc. Reduce -18.5% 0.26% −0.13
INTU Intuit Inc. Reduce -8.4% 1.26% −0.11
CF CF Industries Holdings Inc. Reduce -87.2% 0.02% −0.11
MCD McDonald's Corp. Reduce -12.5% 0.42% −0.10
V Visa Inc. Class A Reduce -6.9% 2.13% −0.09
XLV SS Health Care Select Sector Sold out 0.00% −0.08
XLY SS Consumer Disc Select Sect Sold out 0.00% −0.07
LMT Lockheed Martin Corp. Reduce -7.6% 0.58% −0.07
SBUX Starbucks Corp. Reduce -3.8% 0.50% −0.07
REGN Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Sold out 0.00% −0.06
AMT American Tower Corp. Reduce -1.8% 0.40% −0.06
PEP Pepsico Inc. Reduce -6.4% 0.80% −0.06
WAB Wabtec Corp. Reduce -60.0% 0.05% −0.06
JNJ Johnson & Johnson Reduce -5.0% 0.70% −0.06
MDT Medtronic PLC Reduce -19.8% 0.25% −0.06
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. Reduce -12.0% 0.86% −0.06
TSLA Tesla Inc. Reduce -52.5% 0.03% −0.06
ACN Accenture PLC Class A Reduce -6.5% 0.35% −0.04
LINDE PLC/OLD Sold out 0.00% −0.04
PRU Prudential Financial Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.04
PAYX Paychex Inc. Reduce -21.4% 0.13% −0.04
VRSN Verisign Inc. Reduce -14.3% 0.11% −0.04
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF Reduce -9.6% 0.37% −0.04
GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Reduce -17.5% 0.21% −0.03
FLRN SS SPDR BB Ig Float RT ETF Reduce -3.5% 0.47% −0.03
SPIB SS SPDR P Int C Corp. ETF Reduce -0.9% 0.58% −0.03
ICE Intercontinental Exchange Inc. Reduce -5.2% 1.22% −0.03
JMST JPM Ultra-Short Muni Income Reduce -0.2% 0.72% −0.03
TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Reduce -6.7% 1.70% −0.03
ITW Illinois Tool Works Reduce -44.7% 0.03% −0.03
MDLZ Mondelez International Inc. Class A Reduce -15.7% 0.10% −0.03
XLI SS Industrial Select Sector Sold out 0.00% −0.03
BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Sold out 0.00% −0.03
VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF Reduce -12.3% 0.20% −0.03
LOW Lowe's Cos Inc. Reduce -30.9% 0.08% −0.03
SRE Sempra Sold out 0.00% −0.02
CVS CVS Health Corp. Reduce -43.7% 0.03% −0.02
LGRVF Legrand SA Sold out 0.00% −0.02
SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bo Sold out 0.00% −0.02
BTAFF British American Tobacco PLC Reduce -60.0% 0.02% −0.02
INTC Intel Corp. Reduce -6.9% 0.08% −0.02
CL Colgate-Palmolive Co. Reduce -36.4% 0.05% −0.02
KO The Coca-Cola Co. Reduce -20.6% 0.08% −0.02
PM Philip Morris International Reduce -34.4% 0.03% −0.02
HSY The Hershey Co. Reduce -5.3% 0.42% −0.02

Portfolio Buys Q4 2023 → Q1 2024

MU Micron Technology Inc. Add +23.0% 1.35% +0.53
NFLX Netflix Inc. Add +27.3% 0.92% +0.32
ADSK Autodesk Inc. Add +159.7% 0.50% +0.31
DIS The Walt Disney Co. Add +0.8% 0.85% +0.20
SCHX Schwab US Large-Cap ETF Add +0.3% 3.20% +0.19
ROP Roper Technologies Inc. Add +24.9% 0.95% +0.18
NOC Northrop Grumman Corp. Add +29.9% 0.81% +0.18
CNSWF Constellation Software Inc. Add +43.0% 0.50% +0.17
CRH CRH PLC New 0.15% +0.15
IQV Iqvia Holdings Inc. Add +23.0% 0.58% +0.13
NTDOY Nintendo Co. Ltd.-Unspons ADR New 0.13% +0.13
SYK Stryker Corp. Add +0.5% 0.81% +0.11
BX Blackstone Inc. Add +16.0% 1.01% +0.11
VV Vngrd Mrgstr LRG-Cap ETF-Usd New 0.10% +0.10
STZ Constellation Brands Inc. Class A Add +7.2% 0.70% +0.10
JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Inco Add +7.8% 1.04% +0.09
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C Add +0.6% 1.96% +0.09
BKNG Booking Holdings Inc. Add +16.0% 0.67% +0.08
LVMUY LVMH Moet Hennessy-Unsp ADR Add +5.3% 0.49% +0.06
MUB iShares National Muni Bond E New 0.05% +0.05
EQIX Equinix Inc. Add +5.8% 0.97% +0.04
DHR Danaher Corp. Add +0.2% 0.99% +0.04
SCHF Schwab Intl Equity ETF Add +1.4% 1.31% +0.04
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US Add +69.0% 0.08% +0.04
FNDX Schwab Fndmntl US LRG Co. ETF Add +61.1% 0.08% +0.03
SCHA Schwab US Small-Cap ETF Add +3.7% 0.83% +0.03
JPME JPM Diver Ret US MC Equity Add +0.4% 0.68% +0.03
HERO Global X Video Games& Esport Add +8.6% 0.39% +0.03
FNDC Schwab Fndmnt Intl SM Eq ETF New 0.02% +0.02
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Add +4.3% 1.00% +0.02
SPAB SS SPDR P Agg Bond ETF Add +10.5% 0.47% +0.02
FNDF Schwab Fndmn Intl LRG Co. ETF Add +52.2% 0.06% +0.02
GSIE Goldman Sachs Activebeta Int Add +0.7% 1.17% +0.02
CTAS Cintas Corp. Add +18.6% 0.09% +0.02
FNDA Schwab Fndmntl US SM Co. ETF Add +66.5% 0.05% +0.02
XLK SS Technology Select Sector Add +7.4% 0.17% +0.02
SCHC Schwab Intl Small-Cap Equity New 0.02% +0.02
MNST Monster Beverage Corp. Add +4.1% 0.55% +0.02
SPXE Proshares S&P 500 Ex-Energy New 0.02% +0.02
CIBR First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecu Add +2.1% 0.56% +0.02
COMB Graniteshares Bcom Broad STR Add +8.0% 0.24% +0.01
EFA iShares MSCI Eafe ETF Add +4.4% 0.21% +0.01
FNDE Schwab Fndmntl Em MRK Eq ETF Add +67.4% 0.03% +0.01
EMLP First Trust North American E Add +0.9% 0.32% +0.01
INVH Invitation Homes Inc. Add +10.6% 0.11% +0.01
VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd Add +1.4% 0.21% +0.01
PFFD Global X US Preferred ETF Add +3.1% 0.32% +0.01
SCHE Schwab Emrg Mrkts Eqty ETF Add +42.1% 0.03% +0.01
WELL Welltower Inc. Add +5.5% 0.19% +0.01
XLC SS Comm Select Sector SPDR Add +2.7% 0.08% +0.01

All Filings

QuarterPositions13F Reported ValueTop Holdings
Q2 2026 275$1.6BAAPL, MU, GSLC, SCHX, GOOG
Q1 2026 262$1.4BAAPL, GSLC, SCHX, MSFT, GOOG
Q4 2025 263$1.5BAAPL, MSFT, GSLC, SCHX, GOOG
Q3 2025 256$1.5BAAPL, MSFT, GSLC, SCHX, AVGO
Q2 2025 251$1.4BAAPL, MSFT, GSLC, SCHX, AMZN
Q1 2025 243$1.3BAAPL, GSLC, MSFT, SCHX, AMZN
Q4 2024 253$1.4BAAPL, MSFT, GSLC, SCHX, AMZN
Q3 2024 255$1.4BAAPL, MSFT, GSLC, SCHX, AMZN
Q2 2024 259$1.3BAAPL, MSFT, GSLC, SCHX, AMZN
Q1 2024 273$1.3BAAPL, MSFT, GSLC, SCHX, AMZN