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UBS advisor departures
UBS has run the industry's most-watched departure story since 2025, with multi-billion-dollar teams moving to rivals and independence while the firm reworks its U.S. wealth strategy. This tracker logs reported departures as they happen. For the measured half-year picture, Winthrop & Co.'s H1 2026 research counted UBS at a net minus 129 producing advisors.
41
Tracked departures
$63B
Disclosed AUM
16
Distinct destinations
Oct 8, 2026
Latest move
| Date | Team / Advisors | Destination | Reported AUM | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2026 | Strong Wealth Management Group (Andrew Strong, Jonathan Strong, Christian Strong) | Wells Fargo Advisors | $410M | Barron's |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Cullman/Holt Group (Cullman, Holt; Upper Arlington/Dublin, OH) | Wells Fargo FiNet | $1.3B | WealthManagement.com |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Shafer-Block team (Shafer, Block; Wayzata, MN) | NewEdge Wealth | $1.25B | AdvisorHub |
| Sep 10, 2026 | Redstone Wealth Management Group (Carlson, Herron, Blair; Greensboro, NC) | Wedbush | $500M | AdvisorHub |
| Sep 10, 2026 | Vazquez-Monasterio Team (Vazquez, Monasterio; Santa Fe, NM) | Merrill Lynch | $1.2B | AdvisorHub |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Scientia Wealth Partners (Schlesinger, Cheu; San Francisco, CA) | Raymond James (Alex. Brown channel) | $470M to $600M | AdvisorHub |
| Sep 3, 2026 | John Lucas (San Francisco, CA) | Raymond James (Alex. Brown channel) | $150M to $300M | AdvisorHub |
| Aug 25, 2026 | BV Group (Bober, Ventrice; Boca Raton, FL) | Cresset | $4B | WealthManagement.com |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Pearsall Wealth Management (Adam Pearsall; Glens Falls, NY) | Raymond James & Associates | $400M | Financial Advisor |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Focus Wealth Management (Mahoney, Foley, Warzala; Palm Beach Gardens, FL) | RBC Wealth Management | $1.5B | AdvisorHub |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Essential Private Wealth (Evan Bloomberg; Tinton Falls, NJ) | Raymond James & Associates | $500M | Financial Advisor |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Osle Perlman Torelli Wealth Partners (Osle, Perlman, Torelli; New York, NY) | Rockefeller Global Family Office | $800M | AdvisorHub |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Peter Choy (Nashville, TN) | Merrill Lynch | $460M | InvestmentNews |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Daniel Zacharias | LPL Strategic Wealth (Decorum Wealth Management) | $250M | InvestmentNews |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Beacon Coast (Evans, Jasper; San Francisco, CA) | Independent RIA | $3.5B | WealthManagement.com |
| Jun 9, 2026 | Zelniker Dorfman Private Wealth (Scott Zelniker & Peter Dorfman; New York & Florida) | Steward Partners (Legacy Channel) | $2.4B | WealthManagement.com |
| May 12, 2026 | Nintzel Wealth Partners (Matteo, Nintzel, Monaghan; NYC) | Rockefeller Global Family Office | $1.5B | AdvisorHub |
| May 7, 2026 | Paxara Wealth Partners (Thornhill, Rathbun; Winter Haven, FL) | Linsco by LPL Financial | $330M | AdvisorHub |
| May 5, 2026 | AGT Private Wealth Group (Arbetter, Taraszki, Jordan, Rogger; Frisco, TX) | Wells Fargo Advisors | $1.6B | AdvisorHub |
| May 1, 2026 | Iron North Private Wealth (Desormeaux, Allsup; Coeur d'Alene, ID) | Sanctuary Wealth | $350M | PR Newswire |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Anderson Gannon Wealth Partners (Palo Alto, CA) | Rockefeller Global Family Office | $2.0B | AdvisorHub |
| Apr 29, 2026 | Julian Iragorri (New York, NY) | Morgan Stanley | $1.5B | Citywire |
| Apr 28, 2026 | DiGiorno Wealth Management Group (Naples, FL) | Wells Fargo Advisors | $466M | AdvisorHub |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Touchstone Wealth Partners (Wise family; Toledo, OH & Bonita Springs, FL) | Wells Fargo FiNet | $2.1B | InvestmentNews |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Evertern Wealth (Jason Stephens & Mic Lundon; Naples, FL) | Dynasty-backed RIA | $2.4B | InvestmentNews |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Noel Becker (Hudson, OH) | Janney Montgomery Scott | $750M | AdvisorHub |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Snow Pine Private Wealth (Wayzata, MN) | Wells Fargo FiNet | $1.7B | AdvisorHub |
| Feb 13, 2026 | Berman Partners (West Palm Beach, FL) | Morgan Stanley | $1.5B | AdvisorHub |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Schrimsher, Mann, Stumb (Huntsville, AL) | Wells Fargo Advisors | $480M | AdvisorHub |
| Feb 2, 2026 | Wilson Wealth Management (Alpharetta, GA) | RBC Wealth Management | $430M | AdvisorHub |
| Jan 7, 2026 | Harbor Light Wealth Management (RI) | Merrill Lynch | $805M | AdvisorHub |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Tidal Wealth Partners (FL & CA) | Rockefeller Global Family Office | $938M | Financial Planning |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Forensic Investment Group (Atlanta, GA) | Rockefeller Global Family Office | $580M | AdvisorHub |
| Dec 2, 2025 | Hingham Street Partners (Landry, DePaulis, Fortune; 16 advisors, Boston) | Wells Fargo Advisors | $6.3B | WealthManagement.com |
| Nov 14, 2025 | 71 West Capital Partners (Cleary, Devine; Boston & LA) | Independent RIA (BNY Pershing) | $6.0B | WealthManagement.com |
| Nov 7, 2025 | Executive Financial Advisors (Dallas, Atlanta, Jacksonville) | Morgan Stanley | $3.7B | AdvisorHub |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Heller Stieffel & Noto (New Orleans, LA) | RBC Wealth Management | $1.2B | AdvisorHub |
| Sep 25, 2025 | BLS Financial Group (Bloomfield Hills, MI) | RBC Wealth Management | $1.1B | InvestmentNews |
| Jul 17, 2025 | Entrepreneurs Group (Emily Kramer Rubin, Kenneth Shapiro & Thomas Livaccari; New York, NY) | Rockefeller Global Family Office | $2.0B | AdvisorHub |
| Jul 10, 2025 | Hudson River Wealth Management (Harrison, NY) | RBC Wealth Management | $1.7B | AdvisorHub |
| May 12, 2025 | 1280 Financial Partners (Fort Myers, FL) | Sanctuary Wealth | $2.0B | Sanctuary Wealth |
Moves are logged from trade press and public announcements, linked to their source where one was captured. AUM appears only where the original reporting disclosed it. This tracker records reported moves; it is not a census of every registration change.
FAQ
UBS departures, answered
How many advisors have left UBS recently?+
This tracker currently logs 41 reported departures of advisors and teams from UBS, with the most recent on Oct 8, 2026. It captures publicly reported moves rather than every registration change; Winthrop & Co.'s State of Advisor Movement report measures the complete producing-advisor picture from registered-rep data.Where do departing UBS advisors go?+
Across the moves tracked here, the most frequent destinations are Wells Fargo (8), Rockefeller (6), RBC Wealth Management (5). Destinations span rival employee-model firms, regionals, independent broker-dealers, and RIAs; the full destination-channel analysis is in the State of Advisor Movement report.How current and reliable is this tracker?+
Entries are collected daily from trade press and public announcements, deduplicated, and linked to their source where one was captured. Assets under management are listed only when the reporting disclosed them; all 41 tracked moves since May 12, 2025 disclose AUM, totaling roughly $63B. The tracker was last updated Oct 14, 2026.
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