Asset Custody

Protecting Assets. Building Futures.

Salem Trust is the custodian of choice for all asset types traded on U.S. securities exchanges:

More than $8 billion in custodied client assets
More than 31,000 security positions held (excluding money market funds)
Client omnibus access to more than 600 different mutual funds
Mutual fund share classes that include those without 12(b)1 fees
Holdings include stocks; corporate bonds; mortgage/asset-backed and treasury/agency securities; unit investment trusts (UITs); sundry assets; and exchange-traded funds (ETFs)
Processing of directions for ETF market orders

Additional Institutional Custody and Asset Servicing

Custody Service Report

Our promise is An Authentic Difference® in transparency. Each quarter, we publish a report on operational stability and performance for the benefit of all clients. The Salem Trust Service Report Summary analyzes five behind-the-scenes functions essential to core custody services...

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Asset Custody

Salem Trust is the custodian of choice for all types of assets traded through U.S. securities exchanges...

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Trade Processing

The strategies of our clients and their investment partners range from passive to active strategies that trade more than 150,000 securities per year. We process trades on any U.S. exchange initiated by an affirming or a non-affirming manager. We also facilitate portfolio rebalancing from a pre-approved direction supplied by a client’s investment consultant...

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Integrated Cash Management

Integrated cash management at Salem Trust includes...

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Open Architecture

Salem Trust is an independent custodian. Our choice of platform is not constrained by investments in legacy systems. At Salem Trust, clients experience...

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