Clayton Stuart Sowder
Financial advisor at Cetera Investment Advisers · Pleasant Hill, CA
Last updated 2026-10-10
Claim your profileClayton Stuart Sowder is a financial advisor at Cetera Investment Advisers in Pleasant Hill, CA, CRD 5870254. Licenses and exams on the registration: Series 66. IAPD registration began 2026-04-09.
Registration
- CRD number
- 5870254
- Registration status
- Active
- IAPD registration
- 2026-04-09
- Industry Experience
- 0 years
- Work Experience
- 15 years
- States registered
- CA
Licenses and exams
- Series 66
Work history
- 2010-11 to Present · Retirement Wealth & Tax Advisors · Pleasant Hill, CA
- 2024-03 to Present · Cetera Advisors · St. Cloud, MN
- 2010-11 to 2024-03 · Cetera Advisors · St. Cloud, MN
- 2026-04 to Present · Cetera Investment Advisors · Schaumburg, IL
Current employment
- Cetera Investment Advisers LLC · Schaumburg, IL
Cetera Investment Advisers
- Regulatory AUM
- $256,813,748,739
- Registered advisors
- 10,370
- Offices
- 7,392
- Clients per advisor
- 78.5 (Moderate)
- Average AUM per client
- $315.5K (Low)
- High-net-worth client ratio
- 9.7% (Low)
Cetera Investment Advisers: advisors, services and reported ETF investments
About
Clayton Stuart Sowder is a financial advisor at Cetera Investment Advisers LLC, operating as Cetera Investment Advisers in Pleasant Hill, CA. Reported securities licenses include Series 66. The latest record indicates less than 1 year of industry experience and 15 years of reported work history. Reported roles include Cetera Investment Advisors, Cetera Advisors, Retirement Wealth & Tax Advisors.
SEC disclosures list additional business and community activities: 1: Name of other business: retirement wealth & tax advisors, investment related: yes, address: same as registered location, nature of business: financial services, start date: 11/2010, , position/title/relationship: financial professional, apx number of hours per week: 40, apx number of hours during trading hours: 32; 5, brief description of duties: dba for financial services;.
Cetera Investment Advisers' firm-level Form ADV reports 10,370 advisors across 7,392 offices; approximately 78.5 clients per advisor, average assets per client of $315,511, and regulatory AUM of $256.8B; client categories including Individuals (non-HNW), High net worth individuals, Pension and profit-sharing plans, Charitable organizations, State or municipal government entities, Corporations or other businesses; services including Financial Planning Services, Portfolio Management: Individuals and Small Businesses, Portfolio Management: Businesses or Institutional Clients, Pension Consulting Services, Selection of Other Advisers.
PortfolioFuture's firm-level 13F analysis covers $73.1B across 1,688 reported ETF positions for the 2026-06-30 reporting period. These are firm-level disclosures, not investments attributed to Clayton Stuart Sowder personally.
Reported ETF positions
Cetera Investment Advisers reports 1,688 ETF positions worth $73.1B on Form 13F; the largest are listed.
| Fund | Reported value |
|---|---|
| IVV — iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | $3.6B |
| VTV — Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF | $1.7B |
| QQQ — Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 | $1.7B |
| AGG — iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF | $1.5B |
| VOO — Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | $1.5B |
Source: SEC Form 13F. These are institution-level reported positions; they do not establish that any individual advisor or their clients hold a fund.
Noteworthy reported investments
Cetera Investment Advisers's strongest reported position on each research ranking. Institution-level evidence, not this advisor's or any client's holding.
| Ranking | Fund | Reported value | Percentile | Key figures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Similar Fund Ranking | CGDV — Capital Group Dividend Value ETF | $900.6M | Top 99.9% | Peer conviction 86.4% · Active return +5.44% |
| Addressable Market | DYNF — iShares U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active ETF | $535.5M | Top 99.9% | Addressable AUM $14.9T · Peer conviction 86.8% |
| Residual Alpha | CGMU — Capital Group Municipal Income ETF | $142.1M | Top 99.8% | Residual alpha +0.94% · Residual Sharpe 0.22 |
| Diversification Benefits | IALT — iShares Systematic Alternatives Active ETF | $97.9M | Top 99.4% | Replicability (R²) 33.8% · Residual Sharpe 1.52 |
Historical comparisons from the published research release formed 2026-10-02; not forecasts or recommendations. Source: SEC Form 13F. These are institution-level reported positions; they do not establish that any individual advisor or their clients hold a fund.
What this firm offers
Filed by Cetera Investment Advisers on Form ADV.
Client services
- Financial Planning Services
- Individuals and Small Businesses
- Businesses or Institutional Clients
- Pension Consulting Services
- Selection of Other Advisers
- Educational Seminars or Workshops
Fee options
- Percentage of Assets Under Management
- Hourly Charges
- Fixed Fees (Other Than Subscription)
Business and affiliations
- Broker-Dealer or Municipal Securities Dea
- Other Investment Adviser (Incl. Financial
- Registered Municipal Advisor
- Trust Company
- Insurance Company or Agency
- Pension Consultant
Location
3478 Buskirk Ave Suite 270, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
4 advisors at this office.
Contact
The firm's filed contact details.
- Phone: 310-257-7880
- Website: vimeo.com/FIRSTALLIED
Official record
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