WATER VALLEY INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC.

C48
CRD 116936·SEC 801-121860·SIOUX CENTER, IA
AUM
$157.2M
$100M-$500M
Est. Revenue
$1.6M
@ 1% on AUM
Est. EBITDA
$472K
@ 30% margin
Est. Deal Value
$3.8M
@ 8× EBITDA

Identity

Registrations & legal identity

Legal name
WATER VALLEY INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC.
CRD
116936
SEC file #
801-121860
EIN
DBA names

Economics

AUM
$157.2M
AUM band
$100M-$500M
AUM trajectory
'22'26
$105.0M → $157.2M▲ +50%
Client mix
Individuals Other108
Individuals High Net Worth44
Charitable Organizations6
Corporations6
Pension Profit Sharing Plans3

Operations

Employees (total)
3
Advisory staff (per ADV)
3
Advisory staff (5-yr trend)
'22'26
3 advisors → 3 advisors▬ 0%
Primary office
SIOUX CENTER IA
Branches

Custodian & Brokerage

Primary custodian
Charles Schwablow confidence
Services offered
Financial planningPortfolio mgmt — individualsPortfolio mgmt — businessesPension consulting
Fee basis
% of AUM

Filings

Latest ADV filing
03/10/2026
ADV-W filed at

Compliance

Disclosures (firm)
0
Trademark
Additional signalsExpand ▾

Ownership & succession ★

Who controls the firm + pre-computed succession flags

Top Owner Name
GESINK, KEVIN, JAY
Top Owner Pct
87.5
Top Owner Entity Kind
I
Owner Count
1
Control Persons
GESINK, KEVIN, JAY
Solo Advisor Indicator
No
Succession Risk Solo Owner
Yes
Is Parent Owned Subsidiary
No

Availability / M&A ★

Already-acquired = skip; deal comps

Adv W Filed
No

Web presence ★

Stale website = winding down

Web Signal Quality
ok
Rdap Domain
WVIAINC.COM
Rdap Domain Creation Date
2000-09-11T15:53:10Z
Rdap Firm Age Years
26
Rdap Firm Age Band
20+y
Rdap Registrar
GoDaddy.com, LLC

Retirement-plan book (Form 5500) ★

401(k)/plan business — cross-sell value

Retirement Plan Book
No

SEC EDGAR

Edgar Registered
No

Local market & wealth

Rank targets by how wealthy the local market is

Soi High Wealth Score
0.314
Soi Zip Pct 200k Plus
0.0882
Soi Zip Returns 200k Plus
320
Soi Zip Total AGI
371,550
Fdic Zip Total Deposits
16,253,692,000
Fdic Zip Branch Count
162
Fdic Zip Top Banks
American State Bank
Peoples Bank

Compliance & brand

Firm Registration Status
active

All other collected signals (24)

Everything else we've pulled for this record, not yet curated into a section.

Adv W Recently Filed
No
Bc Firm Active Bc Count
0
Bc Firm Active IA Count
3
Bc Firm IAR Count
3
Custodian Candidates
Full
Charles Schwab6
E*trade4
Fdic Zip Branches Raw
Peoples Bank and TrustSioux Center, IA
American State BankSioux Center, IA
Fdic Zip HHI
4338.59
Fdic Zip Top Bank Share Pct
63.31
Fdic Zip Year
2025
Firm Has Custody
No
Mailing Office Differs
No
Rdap Domain Expiration Date
2028-09-11T15:53:10Z
Rdap Domain Last Changed
2025-09-12T18:17:08Z
Rdap Nameservers
Frank.ns.cloudflare.comLiberty.ns.cloudflare.com
Rdap Secure Dns Enabled
No
Rdap Status
Client Delete ProhibitedClient Renew ProhibitedClient Transfer ProhibitedClient Update Prohibited
Soi Year
2022
Soi Zip Distribution
Stub 1
AGI9,678
Returns820
Stub 2
AGI26,159
Returns690
Stub 3
AGI34,002
Returns550
Soi Zip Total Business Income
5,668
Soi Zip Total Cap Gains
27,584
Soi Zip Total Dividends
6,178
Soi Zip Total Returns
3,630
Top Owner CRD
2091815
Trust Company Affiliate
No