Company: WLTH
Filing Date: 2025-07-28
Form Type: DRS/A
Source: 0001628279-25-000486
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Company: WEALTHFRONT CORP
Filing Date: 2025-07-28
Form: DRS/A
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 rising inflation expectations and supply chain disruptions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, led to fears of tighter monetary policy. As the Federal Reserve signaled a shift to combat inflation, interest rate volatility increased as markets anticipated rate hikes.

• Beginning in March 2022, as inflation proved much less transitory than initially expected, the Federal Reserve initiated a series of aggressive interest rate hikes to combat surging inflation, reaching levels not seen since 2007. Despite these efforts, inflation remained remarkably stubborn, leading to an extended period of elevated interest rates as the Federal Reserve sought to rein in persistent price increases.

Despite shifting macroeconomic conditions, our cash management and investing assets have demonstrated mostly consistent, continuous growth and remained resilient during extraordinary events. This resilience was particularly evident during the COVID-19 market downturn in March 2020, when platform assets took less than 13 months to recover to their previous high watermark, and the subsequent period of elevated interest rates in 2022 as well as the financial instability following the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and collapse of First Republic Bank in 2023.

Our Clients Establish Long-Term, Recurring Relationships with Wealthfront

We build long-term relationships with our clients. As of January 31, 2025, more than 20% of clients had recurring or direct deposits. As our clients’ net worth continues to accumulate, we continue to capture a larger portion of their income. For the fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2025, the average monthly recurring deposit amount per client with one or more deposits deemed recurring in that month was over $2,600. This compares to the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2020, during which the average monthly recurring deposits per client with one or more deposits deemed recurring in that month was $923. The increasing recurring deposits demonstrate the trust clients place in Wealthfront’s platform. The longevity of our client relationships is due to the trust we establish with clients.

### Our Clients Have Evolving Financial Needs
We continuously evolve our platform to meet the complex and evolving needs of our clients. Client attrition due to product limitations or a desire for more sophisticated offerings is minimal. As of

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January 31, 2025, we had over 160,000 clients with at least $100,000 of platform assets and over 8,000 clients with at least $1 million of platform assets. Our clients choose Wealthfront because our digital client experience offers attractive net-of-fee after tax returns and yield on cash