Colonial Trust Advisors, Inc.

RIASEC Registered
Total AUM
$1.9B
Discretionary
$1.7B
92% of AUM
Avg account
$885K
Accounts
2,093
Employees
28
Advisory reps
15

Firm details

Headquarters
Spartanburg, South Carolina
CRD number
110257
Registered since
February 21, 1997
Custodians
FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS COMPANY LLC
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM, Fixed Fees
Client types
  • HNWI70.52%
  • Individuals15.09%
  • Pension & Profit Sharing Plans5.78%
  • Corporations / Businesses4.95%
  • Charitable Organizations3.65%
Services
Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for IndividualsPortfolio Management for Institutional ClientsPension Consulting

Firm profile

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Overview

Colonial Trust Advisors, Inc. is an independent registered investment adviser that has been SEC-registered since 1997. The firm serves individual and family clients as well as institutional accounts, offering financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, small businesses and institutions, and pension consulting services. Its fee model combines percentage-of-assets-under-management billing with the option for fixed fees. Colonial Trust lists a trust company among its industry affiliations and does not position itself as an ESG-focused allocator.

Assets & Accounts

Public Holdings

Investments & Alternatives

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Investment profile

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Traditional investments used

Alternative investments used

Active ESG investor

Technology & operations

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CRM & tech providers

TAMPs used

Clients

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Client base

Client personas

Asset composition

Asset composition: Exchange Traded Equities 59%, Public Funds/Mutual Funds 16%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 7%, Investment Grade Corp Bonds 6%, Other 6%, US Government Bonds 1%, State & Local Bonds 1%, Sovereign Bonds 1%, Non-Investment Grade Corp Bonds 1%, Derivatives 1%, Private Funds 1%59%
  • Exchange Traded Equities59%
  • Public Funds/Mutual Funds16%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents7%
  • Investment Grade Corp Bonds6%
  • Other6%

Owners & executives

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Contacts

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Wealth teams

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Newly hired reps

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Recent M&A activity

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Recent filings

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Awards

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ETF holdings

1 of 287

Active vs passive

$308M in ETFs

Passive

98%

$300M

Active

2%

$7.7M

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
ISHARES CORE S&P 500 ETF (IVV)BlackRockPassiveLarge Blend$65.8M85,87021.38%

Location

Primary office

Spartanburg, SC

Spartanburg

Location

Spartanburg, SC

Headquartered in Spartanburg, SC, anchoring the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC metro in the South.

Metro area
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC
Region
South
County
Spartanburg
Address
233 S Pine St
Time zone
ET (UTC-5)
Office locations

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