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SAFFORD NICHOLAS H & CO INC
CRD 104740File 801-19482
APPROVED
Retail clients
Custody
Filing as of Mar 30, 2026
Feed vintage Aug 17, 2026
Regulatory AUM
$1.80B
Top 25% of cohort (national)
Discretionary AUM
$69.5M
Non-discretionary $1.73B
Clients
155
155 accounts
Employees
8
Above cohort median in MA
Identity & registration
ADV Item 1- Organization form
- Corporation
- Firm type
- Registered
- SEC region
- BRO
- Registration date
- Aug 2, 1983
- Principal office
- 9 CLEAVES STREET, ROCKPORT, MA, 01966-1520
- Phone
- 978-546-2462
- Website
- Not reported
Assets & accounts
ADV Item 5F- Total regulatory AUM
- $1.80B
- Discretionary AUM
- $69.5M
- Non-discretionary AUM
- $1.73B
- Discretionary accounts
- 7
- Non-discretionary accounts
- 148
- Total accounts
- 155
- AUM per client
- $11.6M
Clients by type
ADV Item 5D| Client type | Clients | AUM |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Fewer than 5 | Not reported |
| Charitable organizations | Fewer than 5 | Not reported |
| Other investment advisers | Fewer than 5 | Not reported |
| High net worth individuals | 136 | $1.79B |
| Individuals (other than high net worth individuals) | 19 | $7.4M |
Compensation & activities
ADV Items 5E, 5GCompensation
- Other
- Fixed fees
- Other (described) — PERCENTAGE OF ASSETS UNDER OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISERS' MANAGEMENT
- A percentage of assets under your management
Advisory activities
- Other advisory activities
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
Custody
ADV Item 9- Firm Custody Cash
- No
- Firm Custody Assets
- Yes
- Firm Custody Clients
- Yes
- Firm Custody Securities
- No
- Related Person Custody Cash
- No
- Related Person Custody Assets
- No
- Related Person Custody Clients
- No
- Related Person Custody Securities
- No
Disclosure events
ADV Item 11This firm answered no to every Item 11 disclosure question in this filing.
Filed changes
| Date | Field | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2026 | Registration | — | APPROVED |
Every value above is reproduced from this firm's Form ADV filing. Fields the firm left blank are shown as “Not reported” rather than filled in from other sources.