{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"162451","rtpr_id":"nGNXbhCNSK-20261006","ticker":"WLTH","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["WLTH"],"title":"Wealthfront Reports September 2026 Monthly Metrics","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-06T20:15:00.474Z","article_body":"PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wealthfront Corporation\n(Nasdaq: WLTH) today reported select monthly metrics for September 2026.\n\n“We drove strong Net Deposits across the platform in September, reflecting\nthe strength of our best-in-class products that give clients smart, reliable\nways to build wealth across various macroeconomic environments,” said CEO\nDavid Fortunato. “September marked our third consecutive month of positive\nCash Net Deposits. In the second half of the month, Cash Net Deposits\nbenefited from a higher Cash Account APY after we immediately passed along the\n25 basis point Fed rate hike, which was partially offset by clients making\nquarterly cash tax payments during the month. We remain focused on driving\ncross-product adoption in transition environments like we are in today,\nincluding by building on our proven success with client incentives that helped\nlift asset-weighted cross-product adoption month-over-month to just under 64%\nat the end of September.”\n* Total Platform Assets at the end of September 2026 were $100.5 billion,\nrelatively flat since the end of August 2026 and an increase of 9%\nyear-over-year. * Cash Management Assets at the end of September 2026 were\n$45.3 billion, relatively flat since the end of August 2026 and a decrease of\n4% year-over-year.\n* Investment Advisory Assets at the end of September 2026 were $55.2 billion,\na decrease of 1% from the end of August 2026 and an increase of 24%\nyear-over-year.\n \n* Total Net Deposits in September 2026 were $532 million. This consisted of\nCash Management Net Deposits of $194 million and Investment Advisory Net\nDeposits of $338 million.\n* Funded Clients at the end of September 2026 were 1.54 million, an increase\nof 1% from the end of August 2026 and 13% year-over-year.\n                                   Sep-26     Aug-26     Sep-25      MoM      YoY     \n Total Platform Assets (in $ M)    $ 100,466  $ 100,899  $ 92,025    (0.4 %)  9.2 %   \n Cash Management Assets            $45,279    $45,085    $47,381     0.4%     (4.4%)  \n Investment Advisory Assets        $55,188    $55,814    $44,644     (1.1%)   23.6%   \n                                                                                      \n Total Net Deposits (in $ M)       $ 532      $ 605      $ 513       NM       NM      \n Cash Management Net Deposits      $194       $228       $138        NM       NM      \n Investment Advisory Net Deposits  $338       $378       $375        NM       NM      \n                                                                                      \n Funded Clients (in K)             1,536      1,521      1,364       1.0 %    12.6 %  \n\nNote: Subtotals may not add up to totals due to rounding.\n\nAdditional Commentary:\n* September 2026-end Annualized Cash Management Fee Rate: As of the end of\nSeptember 2026, our annualized cash management fee rate was roughly 55 basis\npoints.\n* Expected F3Q27 Employer Tax Expenses Tied to Options Exercises by Former\nEmployees: As noted during the F2Q27 earnings call, F3Q27 results will include\none-time employer tax expenses tied to options exercises by former employees\nahead of a September exercise deadline. We now expect to incur roughly $1.2\nmillion in one-time employer tax expenses tied to options exercises by former\nemployees in F3Q27, predominantly within product development expenses. Note,\nwhile these expenses are tied to a one-time event, these expenses will be\nincluded in both GAAP and adjusted F3Q27 results.\nDisclosures\n\nFor definitions and additional information regarding these metrics, please\nrefer to Wealthfront’s full monthly metrics release, which is available at\nir.wealthfront.com\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=lranHWkCbAWdMbS7DzZCBnQpJUu_vZ3cnMNvHwY6aHiB_eePNTCGiVORmSST8rduIymlYGtifL6E6C4aIRPe2Y-nsm0hGBXzgl3vChzHzK4=).\n\nThis monthly metrics report provides certain limited purpose monthly\nperformance results of Wealthfront Corporation and its consolidated\nsubsidiaries (“we,” “Wealthfront” or the “Company”). This\ninformation is presented without commentary and should be read in conjunction\nwith our most recent quarterly and annual results and our filings with the\nU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which are available\nunder the “Financial Information” tab of our Investor Relations website at\nir.wealthfront.com.\n\nThe information provided is unaudited and the information for the months in\nthe most recent fiscal quarter is preliminary, based on our estimates and\nsubject to completion of our financial closing procedures. During the course\nof the financial close process, the Company may identify items that would\nrequire it to make adjustments, which may have a material impact to the\ninformation presented in this monthly metrics report, and final results for\nthe fiscal quarter, as reported in our quarterly and annual filings with the\nSEC, may vary from the information provided herein. Past performance is not\nnecessarily indicative of future results, and due to the limited nature of\nthis data, a consistent correlation to earnings should not be assumed.\n\nWe intend to make these monthly metrics reports available on a regular basis\non our Investor Relations website. We expect monthly metrics reports regarding\neach of the first two months of each fiscal quarter to be available towards\nthe beginning of the following month. We expect the monthly metric report for\nthe third month of each fiscal quarter to be made available alongside our\nquarterly earnings announced for that completed quarter.\n\nIn addition to filings we make with the SEC, we use our Investor Relations\nwebsite (ir.wealthfront.com), our X account (@Wealthfront), and our LinkedIn\npage (linkedin.com/company/wealthfront) as means of disclosing material\nnon-public information and for complying with our disclosure obligations under\nRegulation FD.\n\nAbout Wealthfront \nWealthfront is a tech-driven financial platform helping digital natives turn\ntheir savings into wealth. Since pioneering the automated investing category\nin 2011, the company has grown into a leading consumer fintech that helps\nclients achieve their financial goals with innovative saving, investing,\nborrowing, and lending products. Wealthfront’s expanding suite of\nhigh-quality, low-cost offerings helps digital natives earn more on their\nsavings, borrow at lower rates, and keep more of their returns. To learn more\nand get started, visit www.wealthfront.com or download the Wealthfront app.\n\nContacts\n\nInvestor Relations: ir@wealthfront.com\n\nMedia: press@wealthfront.com\n\nCautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements that involve\nsubstantial risks and uncertainties. All statements contained in this press\nrelease other than statements of historical fact, including statements\nregarding Wealthfront’s future operating results and financial condition,\nits business strategy and plans, market growth, and its objectives for future\noperations, are forward-looking statements. The words “believe,”\n“may,” “will,” “potentially,” “estimate,” “continue,”\n“anticipate,” “intend,” “could,” “would,” “project,”\n“target,” “plan,” “expect,” and similar expressions are intended\nto identify forward-looking statements.\n\nThese forward-looking statements are made as of the date they were first\nissued and are based on information available to Wealthfront together with\nWealthfront’s expectations, estimates, forecasts, projections, beliefs, and\nassumptions as of such date. Forward-looking statements are subject to a\nnumber of risks and uncertainties, many of which involve factors or\ncircumstances that are beyond Wealthfront’s control. Wealthfront’s actual\nresults could differ materially from those stated or implied in\nforward-looking statements due to a number of factors. Further information on\npotential risks that could affect actual results is included in\nWealthfront’s most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange\nCommission (the “SEC”), including in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for\nthe fiscal year ended January 31, 2026 filed with the SEC on April 24, 2026\nand our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, copies of which may be\nobtained by visiting Wealthfront’s Investor Relations website at\nhttps://ir.wealthfront.com or the SEC's website at https://www.sec.gov. Past\nperformance is not necessarily indicative of future results. Wealthfront\nundertakes no intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking\nstatements, whether as a result of new information, future events or\notherwise, except as required by law. Forward-looking statements should not be\nrelied upon as representing Wealthfront’s views as of any date subsequent to\nthe date of this press release.\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/a0c76938-d3a0-425a-81c8-d524308ad0f6)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNXbhCNSK-20261006","title":"Wealthfront Reports September 2026 Monthly Metrics","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"WLTH","created":"2026-10-06T20:15:00.474Z","tickers":["WLTH"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wealthfront Corporation\n(Nasdaq: WLTH) today reported select monthly metrics for September 2026.\n\n“We drove strong Net Deposits across the platform in September, reflecting\nthe strength of our best-in-class products that give clients smart, reliable\nways to build wealth across various macroeconomic environments,” said CEO\nDavid Fortunato. “September marked our third consecutive month of positive\nCash Net Deposits. In the second half of the month, Cash Net Deposits\nbenefited from a higher Cash Account APY after we immediately passed along the\n25 basis point Fed rate hike, which was partially offset by clients making\nquarterly cash tax payments during the month. We remain focused on driving\ncross-product adoption in transition environments like we are in today,\nincluding by building on our proven success with client incentives that helped\nlift asset-weighted cross-product adoption month-over-month to just under 64%\nat the end of September.”\n* Total Platform Assets at the end of September 2026 were $100.5 billion,\nrelatively flat since the end of August 2026 and an increase of 9%\nyear-over-year. * Cash Management Assets at the end of September 2026 were\n$45.3 billion, relatively flat since the end of August 2026 and a decrease of\n4% year-over-year.\n* Investment Advisory Assets at the end of September 2026 were $55.2 billion,\na decrease of 1% from the end of August 2026 and an increase of 24%\nyear-over-year.\n \n* Total Net Deposits in September 2026 were $532 million. This consisted of\nCash Management Net Deposits of $194 million and Investment Advisory Net\nDeposits of $338 million.\n* Funded Clients at the end of September 2026 were 1.54 million, an increase\nof 1% from the end of August 2026 and 13% year-over-year.\n                                   Sep-26     Aug-26     Sep-25      MoM      YoY     \n Total Platform Assets (in $ M)    $ 100,466  $ 100,899  $ 92,025    (0.4 %)  9.2 %   \n Cash Management Assets            $45,279    $45,085    $47,381     0.4%     (4.4%)  \n Investment Advisory Assets        $55,188    $55,814    $44,644     (1.1%)   23.6%   \n                                                                                      \n Total Net Deposits (in $ M)       $ 532      $ 605      $ 513       NM       NM      \n Cash Management Net Deposits      $194       $228       $138        NM       NM      \n Investment Advisory Net Deposits  $338       $378       $375        NM       NM      \n                                                                                      \n Funded Clients (in K)             1,536      1,521      1,364       1.0 %    12.6 %  \n\nNote: Subtotals may not add up to totals due to rounding.\n\nAdditional Commentary:\n* September 2026-end Annualized Cash Management Fee Rate: As of the end of\nSeptember 2026, our annualized cash management fee rate was roughly 55 basis\npoints.\n* Expected F3Q27 Employer Tax Expenses Tied to Options Exercises by Former\nEmployees: As noted during the F2Q27 earnings call, F3Q27 results will include\none-time employer tax expenses tied to options exercises by former employees\nahead of a September exercise deadline. We now expect to incur roughly $1.2\nmillion in one-time employer tax expenses tied to options exercises by former\nemployees in F3Q27, predominantly within product development expenses. Note,\nwhile these expenses are tied to a one-time event, these expenses will be\nincluded in both GAAP and adjusted F3Q27 results.\nDisclosures\n\nFor definitions and additional information regarding these metrics, please\nrefer to Wealthfront’s full monthly metrics release, which is available at\nir.wealthfront.com\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=lranHWkCbAWdMbS7DzZCBnQpJUu_vZ3cnMNvHwY6aHiB_eePNTCGiVORmSST8rduIymlYGtifL6E6C4aIRPe2Y-nsm0hGBXzgl3vChzHzK4=).\n\nThis monthly metrics report provides certain limited purpose monthly\nperformance results of Wealthfront Corporation and its consolidated\nsubsidiaries (“we,” “Wealthfront” or the “Company”). This\ninformation is presented without commentary and should be read in conjunction\nwith our most recent quarterly and annual results and our filings with the\nU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which are available\nunder the “Financial Information” tab of our Investor Relations website at\nir.wealthfront.com.\n\nThe information provided is unaudited and the information for the months in\nthe most recent fiscal quarter is preliminary, based on our estimates and\nsubject to completion of our financial closing procedures. During the course\nof the financial close process, the Company may identify items that would\nrequire it to make adjustments, which may have a material impact to the\ninformation presented in this monthly metrics report, and final results for\nthe fiscal quarter, as reported in our quarterly and annual filings with the\nSEC, may vary from the information provided herein. Past performance is not\nnecessarily indicative of future results, and due to the limited nature of\nthis data, a consistent correlation to earnings should not be assumed.\n\nWe intend to make these monthly metrics reports available on a regular basis\non our Investor Relations website. We expect monthly metrics reports regarding\neach of the first two months of each fiscal quarter to be available towards\nthe beginning of the following month. We expect the monthly metric report for\nthe third month of each fiscal quarter to be made available alongside our\nquarterly earnings announced for that completed quarter.\n\nIn addition to filings we make with the SEC, we use our Investor Relations\nwebsite (ir.wealthfront.com), our X account (@Wealthfront), and our LinkedIn\npage (linkedin.com/company/wealthfront) as means of disclosing material\nnon-public information and for complying with our disclosure obligations under\nRegulation FD.\n\nAbout Wealthfront \nWealthfront is a tech-driven financial platform helping digital natives turn\ntheir savings into wealth. Since pioneering the automated investing category\nin 2011, the company has grown into a leading consumer fintech that helps\nclients achieve their financial goals with innovative saving, investing,\nborrowing, and lending products. Wealthfront’s expanding suite of\nhigh-quality, low-cost offerings helps digital natives earn more on their\nsavings, borrow at lower rates, and keep more of their returns. To learn more\nand get started, visit www.wealthfront.com or download the Wealthfront app.\n\nContacts\n\nInvestor Relations: ir@wealthfront.com\n\nMedia: press@wealthfront.com\n\nCautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements that involve\nsubstantial risks and uncertainties. All statements contained in this press\nrelease other than statements of historical fact, including statements\nregarding Wealthfront’s future operating results and financial condition,\nits business strategy and plans, market growth, and its objectives for future\noperations, are forward-looking statements. The words “believe,”\n“may,” “will,” “potentially,” “estimate,” “continue,”\n“anticipate,” “intend,” “could,” “would,” “project,”\n“target,” “plan,” “expect,” and similar expressions are intended\nto identify forward-looking statements.\n\nThese forward-looking statements are made as of the date they were first\nissued and are based on information available to Wealthfront together with\nWealthfront’s expectations, estimates, forecasts, projections, beliefs, and\nassumptions as of such date. Forward-looking statements are subject to a\nnumber of risks and uncertainties, many of which involve factors or\ncircumstances that are beyond Wealthfront’s control. Wealthfront’s actual\nresults could differ materially from those stated or implied in\nforward-looking statements due to a number of factors. Further information on\npotential risks that could affect actual results is included in\nWealthfront’s most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange\nCommission (the “SEC”), including in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for\nthe fiscal year ended January 31, 2026 filed with the SEC on April 24, 2026\nand our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, copies of which may be\nobtained by visiting Wealthfront’s Investor Relations website at\nhttps://ir.wealthfront.com or the SEC's website at https://www.sec.gov. Past\nperformance is not necessarily indicative of future results. Wealthfront\nundertakes no intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking\nstatements, whether as a result of new information, future events or\notherwise, except as required by law. Forward-looking statements should not be\nrelied upon as representing Wealthfront’s views as of any date subsequent to\nthe date of this press release.\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/a0c76938-d3a0-425a-81c8-d524308ad0f6)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-06T20:15:00.51443167Z","server_sent_at_ms":1791317700514},"received_at":"2026-10-06T20:15:00.642Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"150943","press_release_id":"162451","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Financial Exchanges & Data","sector":"Financials"},"redFlags":["Cash Management Assets down 4.4% YoY","one-time F3Q27 employer tax expense will hit both GAAP and adjusted results"],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"Wealthfront reported September 2026 total platform assets of $100.5 billion, roughly flat month-over-month but up 9% year-over-year.\n\nTotal net deposits were $532 million, marking the third consecutive month of positive Cash Net Deposits, while funded clients reached 1.54 million, up 13% year-over-year.\n\nManagement noted the company passed along a 25 basis point Fed rate hike via a higher Cash Account APY, and flagged roughly $1.2 million in one-time F3Q27 employer tax expenses tied to former-employee options exercises.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":true,"suggestedAngle":"Wealthfront crosses $100B platform assets with steady client growth; cash APY pass-through supporting deposit momentum."},"keyFigures":{"revenue":0,"customDimensions":{"funded_clients":1536000,"cash_net_deposits":194000000,"funded_clients_yoy":"12.6%","total_net_deposits":532000000,"platform_assets_yoy":"9.2%","total_platform_assets":100466000000,"cash_management_assets":45279000000,"cash_management_fee_rate":"55 bps annualized","cash_management_assets_yoy":"-4.4%","investment_advisory_assets":55188000000,"investment_advisory_assets_yoy":"23.6%","investment_advisory_net_deposits":338000000,"one_time_f3q27_employer_tax_expense":1200000}},"quotedText":"September marked our third consecutive month of positive Cash Net Deposits.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"David Fortunato","role":"CEO"}],"products":["Cash Account","Wealthfront app"],"companies":[{"name":"Wealthfront Corporation","ticker":"WLTH"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"$100.5 billion","context":"total platform assets at end of September 2026"},{"amount":"$45.3 billion","context":"cash management assets"},{"amount":"$55.2 billion","context":"investment advisory assets"},{"amount":"$532 million","context":"September total net deposits"},{"amount":"$1.2 million","context":"expected F3Q27 one-time employer tax expenses from former-employee options exercises"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"Routine monthly KPI disclosure: total platform assets of $100.5B up 9% YoY, positive net deposits of $532M, and funded client growth of 13% YoY. 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