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Client AUMClient assets under management
$2,198,867,157
Clients
782
Advisors
31
across 2 offices
About
Appleton Partners provides discretionary portfolio management and wealth management services to a mix of individuals (including high-net-worth clients), trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and clients sourced through third‑party platforms and Sponsors. The Firm manages approximately $12.55 billion in discretionary assets and focuses its direct advisory work on municipal bond, taxable bond, and equity strategies while also offering financial planning and separately managed account solutions.
The Firm’s investment approach combines fundamental, relative‑value, and technical analysis applied across custom fixed income and equity strategies, including a municipal impact strategy that uses proprietary issuer‑specific impact scoring and a BetaCore core‑satellite approach that incorporates ETFs (and, in some portfolios, spot cryptocurrency ETFs and private funds). Appleton commonly serves as a sub‑advisor or through dual contracts and typically receives suitability determinations and client communications from Advising Firms or Sponsors rather than engaging directly with end investors in those arrangements.
Noteworthy differences from many peers include the Firm’s regular client reporting with quarterly reconciled appraisals and market overviews (a periodical-style communication highlighted in the Brochure), its documented programs for fixed‑income cross trades, buybacks and tax‑loss harvesting, and its reliance on percentage‑of‑AUM fees (negotiable and subject to a minimum quarterly fee) rather than fixed‑fee arrangements. The Brochure also shows Appleton manages a large asset base with a relatively small advisory team, a structural feature that could affect how its services are delivered.
Client services
Expertise
Occupation focus
Fee options
$0 - $2 million: 1.00% annually $2 million - $4 million: 0.75% annually $4 million+: 0.50% annually
Account minimum: $2 million Minimum fee: Minimum quarterly fee of $625 for AWM accounts with asset-based fees below that amount Fee-only: Fees are based on assets under management; no commissions or performance fees charged
Main office
See officeOne Post Office Square, 5th Floor
Boston MA 02109
Advisors at this office
30
Offices (2)
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Also doing business as
Appleton Partners Inc · Appleton Partners, Inc. · Appleton Partners,Inc.
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