H.M. Payson

Registered investment adviser · Portland, ME · CRD #2993

Form ADV data as of 2026-09-01

Regulatory assets

$9.09 billion

Total accounts

4,308

Employees

Disclosure events

Firm details

Website: http://www.hmpayson.com/
Telephone: 207-772-3761
SEC file number: 801-3901
Most recent Form ADV filing: 2026-03-31
SEC record: View this firm on the SEC's IAPD site

Disciplinary disclosures

This firm answered No to every Item 11 disciplinary question on its most recent Form ADV filing.

Assets and accounts

Provides continuous and regular supervisory or management services	Yes
Discretionary regulatory assets under management	$8.57 billion
Non-discretionary regulatory assets under management	$516.3 million
Total regulatory assets under management	$9.09 billion
Discretionary accounts	4,155
Non-discretionary accounts	153
Total accounts	4,308
Regulatory assets under management attributable to non-U.S. persons	$0

People

Total employees (excluding clerical)	34
Employees performing investment advisory functions (including research)	29
Employees who are registered representatives of a broker-dealer	0
Employees registered as investment adviser representatives with a state	15
Employees registered as IARs for another investment adviser	0
Employees who are licensed insurance agents	0
Firms or persons who solicit advisory clients on the firm's behalf	0

Custody

Has custody of client cash or bank accounts	Yes
Has custody of client securities	Yes
Client funds and securities held in the firm's custody	$5.48 billion
Clients for whom the firm has custody	2,124
A related person has custody of client cash or bank accounts	No
A related person has custody of client securities	No
The firm acts as a qualified custodian	Yes
A related person acts as a qualified custodian	No
Number of persons acting as qualified custodians for the firm's clients	1

How the firm is compensated

A percentage of assets under managementFixed fees (other than subscription fees)

Advisory services offered

Financial planning servicesPortfolio management for individuals and/or small businessesPortfolio management for investment companiesPortfolio management for businesses or institutional clientsPension consulting servicesPublication of periodicals or newslettersEducational seminars/workshops

Other business activities

Trust company

Reported conflicts of interest

Form ADV Items 8 asks advisers to disclose arrangements that may create a conflict with client interests. This firm answered Yes to:

Buys or sells for itself securities it also recommends to clients
Recommends securities in which it has another proprietary interest
Recommends brokers or dealers to clients
Receives soft dollar benefits

Client types

Type of client	Clients	Assets
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)	3,051	$1.74 billion
High net worth individuals	910	$5.31 billion
Investment companies	1	$321.2 million
Pension and profit sharing plans (not the participants or government plans)	71	$228.8 million
Charitable organizations	179	$701.5 million
Corporations or other businesses not listed above	96	$795.1 million