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 independent registered investment adviser that manages portfolios for individuals, families and institutional clients. The firm is SEC-registered (registration year 2009) and operates as a limited liability company with both individual and domestic-entity ownership. Its services include discretionary portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for institutions, pension consulting and the selection of other advisers. Fee arrangements are a mix of percentage-of-AUM and fixed fees. Gradient identifies as a capital allocator that places client capital with third‑party managers across multiple alternative strategies. The firm does not emphasize ESG investing. Gradient appeared on Financial Times’ Top 300 RIA Firms list in 2020 and on FA Magazine’s Top RIA Firms list the same year.
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 193Active vs passive
$4.6B in ETFs
40%
$1.8B
31%
$2.8B
| ETF | Provider | Style | Category | Value | Shares | % of portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STATE STREET(R) SPDR(R) PORTFOLIO S&P 500(R) ETF (SPYM) | State Street | $407M | 4,535,435 | 8.78% |
Location
Arden Hills, MN
Ramsey
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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