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Acorns Account Transfer Fee (ACAT) in 2024


How much is Acorns ACATS fee for full and partial IRA and taxable brokerage account transfer out (ETF positions)? Acorns transfer fee reimbursement.


Fee For ACAT Transfers INTO Acorns


Acorns does not charge any fees if you are transferring an account to them. They will actually give you a $20 cash bonus. You can use a promotion link below to open an account and initiate the transfer:


Visit Acorns Website


Acorns Transfer Fee Reimbursement


Acorns does not reimburse transfer fee (ACAT fee) at this time. Robinhood does.


Acorns Transfer OUT Fee (ACAT Fee)


For outgoing ACAT transfers, Acorns charges a $50 per ETF fee, as stated in their "Program Agreement", to process asset transfer requests (section 2.2).

The total Acorns ACAT fee for your transfer request would be $250 if you currently hold whole positions in 5 ETF(s). If you move your account to Robinhood, they will reimburse up to $75 of this ACAT fee (must have a minimum $7,500 Acorns account balance). See How to Transfer Acorns Account to Robinhood.

You also have the option to withdraw the funds from your Acorns account into your checking account, and you will be able to re-invest those funds in a different brokerage account if you choose. There is no fee to withdraw funds.

To start an Acorns ACAT account transfer out process, please contact your other broker-dealer to initiate the paperwork. Acorns Securities requires the paperwork to have the medallion signature guarantee.

Acorns can only ACAT transfer whole shares, as stated in their Program Agreement: to process asset transfer requests (section B5). The remaining balance will be liquidated to return to your connected checking account.


Updated on 10/7/2024.


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