William James Roach
Financial advisor at Gradient Investments, LLC
Last updated 2026-10-10
Claim your profileWilliam James Roach is a financial advisor at Gradient Investments, LLC, CRD 1958205. Licenses and exams on the registration: Series 63, Series 65. IAPD registration began 2017-02-27.
Registration
- CRD number
- 1958205
- Registration status
- Active
- IAPD registration
- 2017-02-27
- Industry Experience
- 9 years
- Work Experience
- 38 years
- States registered
- NC
Licenses and exams
- Series 63
- Series 65
Work history
- 1988-06 to Present · William J Roach, Inc. · Summerfield, NC
- 2013-02 to Present · Whichard Roach & Associates · Greensboro, NC
- 2017-02 to Present · Gradient Advisors, LLC · Arden Hills, MN
- 2025-05 to Present · Whichard Roach & Associates · Greensboro, NC
- 2025-05 to Present · Gradient Investments, LLC · Arden Hills, MN
Current employment
- Gradient Investments, LLC · Arden Hills, MN
- Whichard Roach Financial · Greensboro, NC
Gradient Investments, LLC
- Regulatory AUM
- $8,836,117,690
- Registered advisors
- 31
- Offices
- 15
- Clients per advisor
- 864.7 (Very high)
- Average AUM per client
- $329.6K (Low)
- High-net-worth client ratio
- 7.4% (Low)
Gradient Investments, LLC: advisors, services and reported ETF investments
About
William James Roach is a financial advisor at Gradient Investments, LLC. Reported securities licenses include Series 63 and Series 65. The latest record indicates 9 years of industry experience and 38 years of reported work history.
Gradient Investments, LLC's firm-level Form ADV reports 31 advisors across 15 offices; approximately 864.7 clients per advisor, average assets per client of $329,632, and regulatory AUM of $8.8B; client categories including Individuals (non-HNW), High net worth individuals, and Pension and profit-sharing plans; services including Portfolio Management: Individuals and Small Businesses, Portfolio Management: Businesses or Institutional Clients, Pension Consulting Services, and Selection of Other Advisers.
PortfolioFuture's firm-level 13F analysis covers $3.2B across 129 reported ETF positions for the 2026-06-30 reporting period. These are firm-level disclosures, not investments attributed to William James Roach personally.
Reported ETF positions
Gradient Investments reports 129 ETF positions worth $3.2B on Form 13F; the largest are listed.
| Fund | Reported value |
|---|---|
| SPYM — State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF | $393.2M |
| DMBS — DoubleLine Mortgage ETF | $151.2M |
| AVDE — Avantis International Equity ETF | $129M |
| JMBS — Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF | $121M |
| GLDM — SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust | $120.5M |
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
Gradient Investments'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 | $203.6K | Top 99.9% | Peer conviction 86.4% · Active return +5.44% |
| Addressable Market | CGDV — Capital Group Dividend Value ETF | $203.6K | Top 99.7% | Addressable AUM $8.7T · Peer conviction 86.4% |
| Residual Alpha | PRIV — State Street IG Public & Private Credit ETF | $25.8M | Top 99.6% | Residual alpha +0.64% · Residual Sharpe 0.15 |
| Diversification Benefits | CLOZ — Eldridge BBB-B CLO ETF | $8M | Top 99.1% | Replicability (R²) 36.4% · Residual Sharpe 0.53 |
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 Gradient Investments, LLC on Form ADV.
Client services
- Individuals and Small Businesses
- Businesses or Institutional Clients
- Pension Consulting Services
- Selection of Other Advisers
Fee options
- Percentage of Assets Under Management
- Fixed Fees (Other Than Subscription)
Business and affiliations
- Broker-Dealer or Municipal Securities Dea
- Other Investment Adviser (Incl. Financial
- Accountant or Accounting Firm
- Lawyer or Law Firm
- Insurance Company or Agency
Contact
The firm's filed contact details.
- Phone: 888-824-3525
- Website: gradientinvestments.com
Official record
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