Gradient Investments, LLC
Firm details
- Headquarters
- Arden Hills, Minnesota
- CRD number
- 141726
- Registered since
- December 1, 2009
- Website
- gradientinvestments.com
- Custodians
- CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
- Fee structure
- Percentage of AUM, Fixed Fees
- Client types
- Individuals61.82%
- HNWI38.13%
- Pension & Profit Sharing Plans0.05%
- Services
- Portfolio Management for IndividualsPortfolio Management for Institutional ClientsPension ConsultingSelection of Other Advisers
Firm profile
FINTRXOverview
Gradient Investments, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser (registered in 2009) that operates as a capital allocator to individuals, families and institutional clients. The firm combines discretionary portfolio management for individual and business clients with pension consulting and manager selection services for institutions. Its fee model blends percentage-of-AUM billing with fixed fees. Gradient is not an active ESG investor and is not structured as a multi-state or newly formed adviser. Industry relationships include broker-dealers, other investment advisers, accounting and law firms, and insurance companies. The firm was named among Financial Times’ Top 300 RIA Firms in 2020 and also appeared on FA Magazine’s Top RIA Firms list in 2020.
Assets & Accounts
Public Holdings
Investments & Alternatives
Location & Offices
Investment profile
FINTRXTraditional investments used
Alternative investments used
Active ESG investor
Technology & operations
FINTRXCRM & tech providers
TAMPs used
Clients
FINTRXClient base
Client personas
Asset composition
- Exchange Traded Equities40%
- Public Funds/Mutual Funds40%
- Other15%
- Cash & Cash Equivalents5%
Owners & executives
3 of 5
Nicole Alexander
Chief Compliance OfficerCRD 4249833
Paige Fraasch
President and CEOCRD 6872572
Douglas Amis
President and CEOCRD 6022170
Contacts
3 of 26
Sean Stevenson
Investment ConsultantCRD 5850469
Jenna Cairns
Founder and Financial AdvisorCRD 5242984
Jonathan Vanorden
Senior Investment ConsultantCRD 5270047
Wealth teams
FINTRXNewly hired reps
FINTRXRecent M&A activity
FINTRXRecent filings
FINTRXAwards
FINTRXETF holdings
1 of 183Active vs passive
$4.7B in ETFs
40%
$1.9B
32%
$2.8B
| ETF | Provider | Style | Category | Value | Shares | % of portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STATE STREET(R) SPDR(R) PORTFOLIO S&P 500(R) ETF (SPYM) | State Street | $393M | 4,474,804 | 8.32% |
Location
Arden Hills, MN
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Location
Arden Hills, MN
Headquartered in Arden Hills, MN, anchoring the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI metro in the Midwest.
- Metro area
- Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI
- Region
- Midwest
- County
- Ramsey
- Address
- 4105 Lexington Ave N
- Time zone
- CT (UTC-6)
- Office locations
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