Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc. Top Holdings and 13F Report (2024)

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About Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc.

Investment Activity

Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc. has $426.93 million in total holdings as of March 31, 2024.
Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc. owns shares of 196 different stocks, but just 61 companies or ETFs make up 80% of its holdings.
Approximately 2.37% of the portfolio was purchased this quarter.
About 2.59% of the portfolio was sold this quarter.
This quarter, Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc. has purchased 186 new stocks and bought additional shares in 45 stocks.
Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc. sold shares of 68 stocks and completely divested from 1 stock this quarter.

Largest Holdings

Microsoft: $28,118,530
Apple: $16,140,012
Costco Wholesale: $12,187,809
Exxon Mobil: $12,170,909
iShares Russell 3000 ETF: $11,288,409

Largest New Holdings this Quarter

Archer-Daniels-Midland: $687,770 Holding
Royal Caribbean Cruises: $296,192 Holding
Dover: $263,529 Holding
Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF: $222,043 Holding
Quanta Services: $219,271 Holding

Largest Purchases this Quarter

Texas Pacific Land: 2,950 shares (about $1.71M)
STAG Industrial: 29,010 shares (about $1.12M)
Procter & Gamble: 5,506 shares (about $893.34K)
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF: 13,084 shares (about $794.72K)
Archer-Daniels-Midland: 10,950 shares (about $687.77K)

Largest Sales this Quarter

NVIDIA: 2,375 shares (about $2.15M)
Advanced Micro Devices: 10,095 shares (about $1.82M)
Apple: 7,645 shares (about $1.31M)
Johnson & Johnson: 3,650 shares (about $577.40K)
iShares Russell 3000 ETF: 1,871 shares (about $561.45K)

Sector Allocation Over Time

Selling

Neutral

Buying

Latest 13F Holdings and Changes Since Previous Quarterly Filing

Issuer Name	Holdings Value	Approximate Purchase/Sale	Change in Shares	Shares Held	% of Portfolio	Sector
MSFT Microsoft	$28,118,530	$398,003 ▼	-1.4%	66,834	6.6%	Computer and Technology
AAPL Apple	$16,140,012	$1,310,962 ▼	-7.5%	94,122	3.8%	Computer and Technology
COST Costco Wholesale	$12,187,809	$87,914 ▼	-0.7%	16,636	2.9%	Retail/Wholesale
XOM Exxon Mobil	$12,170,909	$105,778 ▼	-0.9%	104,705	2.9%	Oils/Energy
IWV iShares Russell 3000 ETF	$11,288,409	$561,450 ▼	-4.7%	37,618	2.6%	ETF
NVO Novo Nordisk A/S	$9,297,153	$252,690 ▼	-2.6%	72,408	2.2%	Medical
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co.	$9,122,518	$55,483 ▲	0.6%	45,544	2.1%	Finance
GOOGL Alphabet	$9,031,500	$442,225 ▲	5.1%	59,839	2.1%	Computer and Technology
MRK Merck & Co., Inc.	$8,770,790	$13,195 ▼	-0.2%	66,471	2.1%	Medical
AMZN Amazon.com	$8,738,870	$33,010 ▼	-0.4%	48,447	2.0%	Retail/Wholesale
PG Procter & Gamble	$8,377,721	$893,342 ▲	11.9%	51,635	2.0%	Consumer Staples
UNP Union Pacific	$8,092,450	$113,618 ▼	-1.4%	32,906	1.9%	Transportation
NVDA NVIDIA	$7,906,315	$2,146,000 ▼	-21.3%	8,750	1.9%	Computer and Technology
PGR Progressive	$7,838,361	$112,718 ▲	1.5%	37,899	1.8%	Finance
WSO Watsco	$7,711,454	$2,160 ▲	0.0%	17,852	1.8%	Construction
ACN Accenture	$7,676,835	$102,945 ▲	1.4%	22,148	1.8%	Business Services
CVX Chevron	$7,507,383	$148,119 ▼	-1.9%	47,593	1.8%	Oils/Energy
V Visa	$7,446,268	$48,840 ▼	-0.7%	26,681	1.7%	Business Services
JNJ Johnson & Johnson	$6,933,224	$577,400 ▼	-7.7%	43,828	1.6%	Medical
MMC Marsh & McLennan Companies	$6,922,524	$37,076 ▲	0.5%	33,608	1.6%	Finance
ABBV AbbVie	$6,864,806	$18,210 ▼	-0.3%	37,698	1.6%	Medical
CAT Caterpillar	$6,579,543	$18,321 ▼	-0.3%	17,956	1.5%	Industrial Products
LINDE PLC	$6,378,319	$60,361 ▼	-0.9%	13,737	1.5%	SHS
OTIS Otis Worldwide	$5,845,144	$2,978 ▼	-0.1%	58,881	1.4%	Construction
TXN Texas Instruments	$5,768,769	$11,846 ▲	0.2%	33,114	1.4%	Computer and Technology
AMGN Amgen	$5,196,787	$22,746 ▼	-0.4%	18,278	1.2%	Medical
TJX TJX Companies	$5,164,087	$62,880 ▲	1.2%	50,918	1.2%	Retail/Wholesale
ASML ASML	$4,924,254	$14,557 ▼	-0.3%	5,074	1.2%	Computer and Technology
OKE ONEOK	$4,866,645	$85,381 ▲	1.8%	60,704	1.1%	Oils/Energy
PEP PepsiCo	$4,502,537	$10,851 ▲	0.2%	25,727	1.1%	Consumer Staples
ITW Illinois Tool Works	$4,453,679	$40,249 ▼	-0.9%	16,598	1.0%	Industrial Products
CB Chubb	$4,352,607		0.0%	16,797	1.0%	Finance
ABT Abbott Laboratories	$4,143,589		0.0%	36,456	1.0%	Medical
TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific	$3,941,207	$6,975 ▲	0.2%	6,781	0.9%	Medical
PANW Palo Alto Networks	$3,818,707	$227,304 ▲	6.3%	13,440	0.9%	Computer and Technology
LLY Eli Lilly and Company	$3,677,417		0.0%	4,727	0.9%	Medical
CCI Crown Castle	$3,676,975	$237,695 ▲	6.9%	34,744	0.9%	Finance
HON Honeywell International	$3,328,881	$136,488 ▼	-3.9%	16,219	0.8%	Multi-Sector Conglomerates
MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated	$3,213,992	$243,183 ▼	-7.0%	41,843	0.8%	Consumer Staples
KO Coca-Cola	$3,013,712	$397,668 ▼	-11.7%	49,260	0.7%	Consumer Staples
IBM International Business Machines	$3,001,318	$28,644 ▼	-0.9%	15,717	0.7%	Computer and Technology
BIPC Brookfield Infrastructure	$2,907,239	$39,716 ▲	1.4%	80,667	0.7%	Utilities
EMR Emerson Electric	$2,763,025	$18,261 ▼	-0.7%	24,361	0.6%	Industrial Products
AWK American Water Works	$2,705,705	$72,103 ▼	-2.6%	22,140	0.6%	Utilities
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	$2,703,829	$526 ▲	0.0%	5,143	0.6%	ETF
TPL Texas Pacific Land	$2,559,907	$1,706,605 ▲	200.0%	4,425	0.6%	Oils/Energy
CCOI Cogent Communications	$2,553,684	$12,413 ▲	0.5%	39,089	0.6%	Computer and Technology
EQNR Equinor ASA	$2,545,123	$57,925 ▲	2.3%	94,159	0.6%	Oils/Energy
GOOG Alphabet	$2,411,138	$761 ▼	0.0%	15,836	0.6%	Computer and Technology
MCD McDonald's	$2,283,795		0.0%	8,100	0.5%	Retail/Wholesale
CAC Camden National	$2,196,054	$88,090 ▼	-3.9%	65,515	0.5%	Finance
LHX L3Harris Technologies	$2,127,804		0.0%	9,985	0.5%	Aerospace
STAG STAG Industrial	$2,001,033	$1,115,145 ▲	125.9%	52,056	0.5%	Finance
NVS Novartis	$1,956,558		0.0%	20,227	0.5%	Medical
ADP Automatic Data Processing	$1,885,787	$3,746 ▼	-0.2%	7,551	0.4%	Business Services
CMI Cummins	$1,848,929		0.0%	6,275	0.4%	Auto/Tires/Trucks
DUK Duke Energy	$1,755,049	$61,313 ▲	3.6%	18,148	0.4%	Utilities
TGT Target	$1,739,316	$17,721 ▼	-1.0%	9,815	0.4%	Retail/Wholesale
EW Edwards Lifesciences	$1,730,974	$146,685 ▲	9.3%	18,114	0.4%	Medical
CRSP CRISPR Therapeutics	$1,693,435	$44,304 ▲	2.7%	24,845	0.4%	Medical
TTE TotalEnergies	$1,666,030	$55,064 ▲	3.4%	24,205	0.4%	Oils/Energy
MMM 3M	$1,654,056	$10,607 ▼	-0.6%	15,594	0.4%	Multi-Sector Conglomerates
FICO Fair Isaac	$1,643,237		0.0%	1,315	0.4%	Computer and Technology
AMAT Applied Materials	$1,617,091	$34,029 ▲	2.1%	7,841	0.4%	Computer and Technology
GE General Electric	$1,613,296		0.0%	9,191	0.4%	Transportation
HD Home Depot	$1,611,710	$63,671 ▼	-3.8%	4,202	0.4%	Retail/Wholesale
DHR Danaher	$1,604,701	$21,226 ▲	1.3%	6,426	0.4%	Multi-Sector Conglomerates
INTC Intel	$1,600,632	$4,417 ▼	-0.3%	36,238	0.4%	Computer and Technology
SHEL Shell	$1,508,876	$6,704 ▼	-0.4%	22,507	0.4%	Oils/Energy
CL Colgate-Palmolive	$1,504,810	$21,612 ▼	-1.4%	16,711	0.4%	Consumer Staples
RTX RTX	$1,488,405	$17,068 ▼	-1.1%	15,261	0.3%	Aerospace
BNS Bank of Nova Scotia	$1,371,446	$25,890 ▲	1.9%	26,486	0.3%	Finance
QQQ Invesco QQQ	$1,337,802	$15,540 ▼	-1.1%	3,013	0.3%	Finance
AMD Advanced Micro Devices	$1,291,586	$1,822,046 ▼	-58.5%	7,156	0.3%	Computer and Technology
PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF	$1,201,019	$154,704 ▲	14.8%	37,264	0.3%	ETF
DEO Diageo	$1,192,895	$202,286 ▼	-14.5%	8,020	0.3%	Consumer Staples
SO Southern	$1,178,043		0.0%	16,421	0.3%	Utilities
ROST Ross Stores	$1,164,541		0.0%	7,935	0.3%	Retail/Wholesale
COCA-COLA EUROPACIFIC PARTNE	$1,154,175	$20,985 ▲	1.9%	16,500	0.3%	SHS
MA Mastercard	$1,124,948		0.0%	2,336	0.3%	Business Services
BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb	$1,101,140		0.0%	20,305	0.3%	Medical
CRM Salesforce	$1,086,959	$15,059 ▲	1.4%	3,609	0.3%	Computer and Technology
LMT Lockheed Martin	$1,072,583	$68,230 ▼	-6.0%	2,358	0.3%	Aerospace
QCOM QUALCOMM	$1,063,712		0.0%	6,283	0.2%	Computer and Technology
CI The Cigna Group	$1,058,336		0.0%	2,914	0.2%	Medical
EL Estée Lauder Companies	$1,037,892	$66,285 ▼	-6.0%	6,733	0.2%	Consumer Staples
NEE NextEra Energy	$1,006,902	$45,376 ▼	-4.3%	15,755	0.2%	Utilities
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF	$999,477	$794,722 ▲	388.1%	16,455	0.2%	ETF
NEM Newmont	$971,264	$33,152 ▲	3.5%	27,100	0.2%	Basic Materials
SYY Sysco	$941,850		0.0%	11,602	0.2%	Consumer Staples
ORLY O'Reilly Automotive	$931,326		0.0%	825	0.2%	Retail/Wholesale
AXP American Express	$918,851	$72,852 ▲	8.6%	4,036	0.2%	Finance
MO Altria Group	$911,440		0.0%	20,895	0.2%	Consumer Staples
ORCL Oracle	$907,220		0.0%	7,223	0.2%	Computer and Technology
PM Philip Morris International	$904,748		0.0%	9,875	0.2%	Consumer Staples
NKE NIKE	$904,667	$288,712 ▼	-24.2%	9,626	0.2%	Consumer Discretionary
CHD Church & Dwight	$898,467	$125,178 ▼	-12.2%	8,613	0.2%	Consumer Staples
ADBE Adobe	$859,838	$22,707 ▲	2.7%	1,704	0.2%	Computer and Technology
DD DuPont de Nemours	$843,523		0.0%	11,002	0.2%	Basic Materials
BTI British American Tobacco	$827,953		0.0%	27,146	0.2%	Consumer Staples
WM Waste Management	$820,628		0.0%	3,850	0.2%	Business Services
MAR Marriott International	$817,584	$31,543 ▼	-3.7%	3,240	0.2%	Consumer Discretionary
T AT&T	$786,396	$73,919 ▲	10.4%	44,682	0.2%	Computer and Technology
BMO Bank of Montreal	$785,250	$9,768 ▼	-1.2%	8,039	0.2%	Finance
APD Air Products and Chemicals	$764,362	$119,924 ▼	-13.6%	3,155	0.2%	Basic Materials
DIS Walt Disney	$764,138		0.0%	6,245	0.2%	Consumer Discretionary
GXO GXO Logistics	$690,278	$8,602 ▲	1.3%	12,840	0.2%	Transportation
ADM Archer-Daniels-Midland	$687,770	$687,770 ▲	New Holding	10,950	0.2%	Consumer Staples
MKC.V MCCORMICK & CO/SH SH	$681,373	$249,989 ▼	-26.8%	8,801	0.2%	Consumer Non-Durables
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust	$681,037	$20,923 ▲	3.2%	1,302	0.2%	Finance
EPD Enterprise Products Partners	$674,854	$72,951 ▲	12.1%	23,127	0.2%	Oils/Energy
MRNA Moderna	$667,918	$74,059 ▼	-10.0%	6,268	0.2%	Medical
IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	$663,231	$5,526 ▲	0.8%	6,001	0.2%	ETF
COP ConocoPhillips	$651,674	$12,728 ▼	-1.9%	5,120	0.2%	Oils/Energy
VZ Verizon Communications	$651,326	$4,196 ▲	0.6%	15,523	0.2%	Computer and Technology
AFL Aflac	$636,223	$12,879 ▼	-2.0%	7,410	0.1%	Finance
HSY Hershey	$632,125		0.0%	3,250	0.1%	Consumer Staples
DOW DOW	$605,658		0.0%	10,455	0.1%	Basic Materials
SYK Stryker	$597,643		0.0%	1,670	0.1%	Medical
SLB Schlumberger	$589,208	$22,472 ▼	-3.7%	10,750	0.1%	Oils/Energy
AVGO Broadcom	$576,553		0.0%	435	0.1%	Computer and Technology
AKAM Akamai Technologies	$565,987	$10,876 ▼	-1.9%	5,204	0.1%	Computer and Technology
PFE Pfizer	$552,050	$81,778 ▼	-12.9%	19,894	0.1%	Medical
CTVA Corteva	$550,114		0.0%	9,539	0.1%	Basic Materials
UNH UnitedHealth Group	$541,202	$9,894 ▲	1.9%	1,094	0.1%	Medical
VRTX Vertex Pharmaceuticals	$540,487	$212,349 ▲	64.7%	1,293	0.1%	Medical
MDLZ Mondelez International	$537,390		0.0%	7,677	0.1%	Consumer Staples
RPM RPM International	$518,622		0.0%	4,360	0.1%	Construction
SHW Sherwin-Williams	$518,564		0.0%	1,493	0.1%	Construction
LOW Lowe's Companies	$498,761	$25,473 ▼	-4.9%	1,958	0.1%	Retail/Wholesale
GIS General Mills	$490,910		0.0%	7,016	0.1%	Consumer Staples
JKHY Jack Henry & Associates	$489,571		0.0%	2,818	0.1%	Computer and Technology
VRSN VeriSign	$483,251		0.0%	2,550	0.1%	Computer and Technology
SAIA Saia	$479,700		0.0%	820	0.1%	Transportation
META Meta Platforms	$457,902	$24,279 ▼	-5.0%	943	0.1%	Computer and Technology
DE Deere & Company	$448,676	$24,653 ▼	-5.2%	1,092	0.1%	Industrial Products
UPS United Parcel Service	$436,080	$62,425 ▼	-12.5%	2,934	0.1%	Transportation
ED Consolidated Edison	$410,915		0.0%	4,525	0.1%	Utilities
FI Fiserv	$398,751		0.0%	2,495	0.1%	Business Services
DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust	$397,760		0.0%	1,000	0.1%	Finance
PSX Phillips 66	$392,016		0.0%	2,400	0.1%	Oils/Energy
MU Micron Technology	$391,984		0.0%	3,325	0.1%	Computer and Technology
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway	$388,981		0.0%	925	0.1%	Finance
MPC Marathon Petroleum	$380,231	$2,620 ▼	-0.7%	1,887	0.1%	Oils/Energy
ISRG Intuitive Surgical	$379,136		0.0%	950	0.1%	Medical
EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF	$370,391	$16,132 ▼	-4.2%	4,638	0.1%	Finance
GSK GSK	$359,765		0.0%	8,392	0.1%	Medical
LH Laboratory Co. of America	$351,721		0.0%	1,610	0.1%	Medical
MEDP Medpace	$345,548		0.0%	855	0.1%	Medical
GILD Gilead Sciences	$344,641		0.0%	4,705	0.1%	Medical
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill	$340,092		0.0%	117	0.1%	Retail/Wholesale
TTC Toro	$336,740	$59,559 ▼	-15.0%	3,675	0.1%	Consumer Discretionary
BAX Baxter International	$336,278	$2,564 ▼	-0.8%	7,868	0.1%	Medical
VERALTO CORP	$334,426	$8,068 ▲	2.5%	3,772	0.1%	COM SHS
LULU Lululemon Athletica	$316,427	$31,252 ▲	11.0%	810	0.1%	Consumer Discretionary
LRCX Lam Research	$315,760		0.0%	325	0.1%	Computer and Technology
ZTS Zoetis	$312,869		0.0%	1,849	0.1%	Medical
GEHC GE HealthCare Technologies	$309,821		0.0%	3,408	0.1%	Medical
SBUX Starbucks	$307,436	$27,234 ▼	-8.1%	3,364	0.1%	Retail/Wholesale
AGM Federal Agricultural Mortgage	$299,258		0.0%	1,520	0.1%	Finance
RCL Royal Caribbean Cruises	$296,192	$296,192 ▲	New Holding	2,131	0.1%	Consumer Discretionary
VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF	$292,359	$913 ▲	0.3%	1,601	0.1%	ETF
ROK Rockwell Automation	$291,330		0.0%	1,000	0.1%	Industrial Products
CMCSA Comcast	$289,564		0.0%	6,680	0.1%	Consumer Discretionary
IDXX IDEXX Laboratories	$288,863		0.0%	535	0.1%	Medical
EXPD Expeditors International of Washington	$282,042		0.0%	2,320	0.1%	Transportation
WAT Waters	$275,384		0.0%	800	0.1%	Medical
ARCC Ares Capital	$271,181		0.0%	13,025	0.1%	Finance
MS Morgan Stanley	$270,036		0.0%	2,868	0.1%	Finance
CSCO Cisco Systems	$268,166	$86,793 ▼	-24.5%	5,373	0.1%	Computer and Technology
DOV Dover	$263,529	$263,529 ▲	New Holding	1,487	0.1%	Industrial Products
ATR AptarGroup	$259,002		0.0%	1,800	0.1%	Industrial Products
ICE Intercontinental Exchange	$255,345		0.0%	1,858	0.1%	Finance
CVS CVS Health	$250,367		0.0%	3,139	0.1%	Retail/Wholesale
GLW Corning	$245,222	$6,592 ▼	-2.6%	7,440	0.1%	Computer and Technology
WFC Wells Fargo & Company	$237,694	$57,960 ▼	-19.6%	4,101	0.1%	Finance
REGN Regeneron Pharmaceuticals	$235,810		0.0%	245	0.1%	Medical
XYL Xylem	$232,632		0.0%	1,800	0.1%	Industrial Products
BCE BCE	$227,780		0.0%	6,703	0.1%	Utilities
SPHQ Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF	$222,043	$222,043 ▲	New Holding	3,675	0.1%	ETF
PWR Quanta Services	$219,271	$219,271 ▲	New Holding	844	0.1%	Construction
EFX Equifax	$215,086	$215,086 ▲	New Holding	804	0.1%	Business Services
ALGN Align Technology	$214,788	$214,788 ▲	New Holding	655	0.1%	Medical
SPGI S&P Global	$213,150		0.0%	501	0.0%	Business Services
MDT Medtronic	$211,426	$21,352 ▼	-9.2%	2,426	0.0%	Medical
DXCM DexCom	$211,379	$211,379 ▲	New Holding	1,524	0.0%	Medical
WEC WEC Energy Group	$211,213		0.0%	2,572	0.0%	Utilities
NUE Nucor	$208,785	$208,785 ▲	New Holding	1,055	0.0%	Basic Materials
FTNT Fortinet	$208,346	$208,346 ▲	New Holding	3,050	0.0%	Computer and Technology
RVTY Revvity	$208,320		0.0%	1,984	0.0%	Medical
KMB Kimberly-Clark	$207,995	$38,805 ▼	-15.7%	1,608	0.0%	Consumer Staples
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	$205,120		0.0%	4,000	0.0%	Manufacturing
XMLV Invesco S&P MidCap Low Volatility ETF	$200,671	$200,671 ▲	New Holding	3,558	0.0%	ETF
RIG Transocean	$91,060		0.0%	14,500	0.0%	Oils/Energy
VACC Vaccitech	$54,919		0.0%	23,075	0.0%	Medical
FURY Fury Gold Mines	$4,618		0.0%	11,000	0.0%	Basic Materials
AVY Avery Dennison	$0	$255,732 ▼	-100.0%	0	0.0%	Industrial Products

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Largest New Holdings this Quarter

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Sector Allocation Over Time

Map of 500 Largest Holdings ofIpswich Investment Management Co., Inc.

Latest 13F Holdings and Changes Since Previous Quarterly Filing

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