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Wealth manager, independent · Arden Hills, MN

Gradient Advisors, LLC

SEC-registered investment adviser · CRD 152665 · SEC 801-71000

At a glance

Gradient Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser based in Arden Hills, Minnesota, with $289 million in regulatory assets under management as of its Form ADV filed March 31, 2026. Its largest client group by assets is individuals, and it reports 2,149 individual clients. By Form ADV it is a wealth manager, ranked 4,493rd of 8,915 wealth managers and 10,341st of 17,210 SEC-registered advisers by assets.

Main office 877-885-0508gradientadvisors.comLinkedInAs filed on Form ADV

Regulatory AUM
$289M
Rank among wealth managers
#4,493 of 8,915
Rank among all SEC RIAs
#10,341 of 17,210
Rank in Minnesota
#194 of 276
Individual clients
2,149
High-net-worth clients
52
Accounts
2,152
Discretionary
0% of AUM
Employees
173
Advisory staff
166
Offices
166

Owners and executives on its Form ADV

Custody and brokerage

2 custodians

  1. Charles Schwab$206M77%
  2. SEI$62M23%

Other RIAs using Charles SchwabOther multi-custodian RIAs

Broker-dealer

Hybrid RIA

Gradient Advisors, LLC is a hybrid RIA: 5 of its employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer. It names an affiliated broker-dealer: Gradient Securities, LLC.

Other hybrid RIAs

Who it serves

Client typeClientsRegulatory AUMShare
Individuals2,097$189M65%
High-net-worth individuals52$100M35%
Corporations or other businesses3$0M<1%

Disciplinary disclosures

Gradient Advisors, LLC answers yes to 7 disclosure items in Item 11 of Form ADV (criminal, regulatory or civil matters involving the firm or its advisory affiliates). Read the details on the SEC’s adviser search ↗

Services

  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management for individuals and small businesses
  • Pension consulting
  • Selecting other advisers

How it’s paid

  • A percentage of assets under management
  • Fixed fees
  • Other

Form ADV and brochures on the SEC’s adviser search ↗gradientadvisors.com ↗

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Background

Questions

How much does Gradient Advisors, LLC manage?

Gradient Advisors, LLC reports $289 million in regulatory assets under management across 2,152 accounts, on its Form ADV filed March 31, 2026.

What kind of firm is Gradient Advisors, LLC?

Gradient Advisors, LLC is a wealth manager by its Form ADV answers. At least half of its regulatory assets are managed for individuals and high-net-worth individuals.

Who are Gradient Advisors, LLC’s clients?

By assets, its largest client types are individuals ($189 million, 2,097 clients); high-net-worth individuals ($100 million, 52 clients); corporations or other businesses ($139,760, 3 clients).

Does Gradient Advisors, LLC have any disciplinary history?

Gradient Advisors, LLC answers yes to 7 disclosure items in Item 11 of Form ADV, which covers criminal, regulatory and civil matters involving the firm or its advisory affiliates. The details are on the SEC’s adviser search.

Where these numbers come from

Every figure is Gradient Advisors, LLC’s own answer on its latest Form ADV, from the SEC’s registered-adviser list as of October 1, 2026: regulatory assets and accounts (Item 5.F), clients by type (5.D), employees (5.A and 5.B), compensation (5.E) and services (5.G). Custodians come from Schedule D 5.K(3) of its latest filing (2026-03-31), which lists those holding 10% or more of separately managed account assets and the amount at each. “Hybrid” means some employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer (Item 5.B(2)); affiliated broker-dealers are the related persons it lists in Item 7.A and Schedule D. Firm type comes from its own answers: broker-dealer firms are registered broker-dealers themselves (Item 6.A); private fund advisers manage mostly private funds (Item 7.B, 5.D); wealth managers manage at least half their assets for individuals (5.D). Ranks compare it by regulatory assets with every SEC-registered adviser and with firms of its type. Figures are as of the firm’s last annual update, so they can lag recent deals and market moves. Regulatory AUM counts assets the firm continuously supervises and can differ from what a firm markets.

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