# AXOS INVEST LLC X-17A-5 (2024-02-29) — Broker-dealer annual report - Company: AXOS INVEST LLC - Form: X-17A-5 - Filed: 2024-02-29 - Period: 2023-12-31 - Accession: 0001613950-24-000002 - CIK: 1613950 - File #: 8-69507 - Type: Broker-dealer - Material weakness: No - Auditor: Assurance Dimensions - Auditor location: Tampa, FL - Contact: Derrick K. Walsh - Phone: 858-649-2165 - Email: dwalsh@axosbank.com - Website: axosbank.com - Signed by: Derrick K. Walsh (Chief Financial Officer) Original filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1613950/000161395024000002/axosinvestllcpublic.pdf --- {0}------------------------------------------------ # **Axos Invest LLC** Statement of Financial Condition December 31, 2023 {1}------------------------------------------------ **UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549** | 0MB APPROVAL | | |--------------------------|--| | 0MB Number: 3235-0123 | | | Expires: Nov. 30, 2026 | | | Estimated average burden | | | hours per response: 12 | | # **ANNUAL REPORTS FORM X-17A-5 PART Ill** | SEC FILE NUMBER | | |-----------------|--| | 8-69507 | | **FACING PAGE** **Information Required Pursuant to Rules 17a-5, 17a-12, and lSa-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934** | FILING FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING O 1 /0.1 /2p23< | | AND ENDING 12/31/2023 | |-------------------------------------------------|----------|-----------------------| | | MM/DD/YY | MM/DD/YY | | | | | A. REGISTRANT IC>ENTIFIC.ATION # NAME OF FIRM: Axos Invest LLC TYPE OF REGISTRANT (check all applicable boxes): 0 Broker-dealer □ Security-based swap dealer D Check here if respondent is also an OTC derivatives dealer □ Major security-based swap participant ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS: (Do not use a P.O. box no.) # 9205 West Russell Road Suite 400 | | | 89148 | |--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | (Zip Code) | | | | | | | | dwalsh@axosbank.com | | | (Email Address) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FL | 33607 | | (City) | (State) | (Zip Code) | | | | | | | 5036 | (PCAOB ,,,;,u,,;o, Nombec, " appl;cabl,) I | | | PERSON TO CONTACT WITH REGARD TO THIS FILING
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B. ACCOUNTANT IDENTIFICATION
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4920 W Cypress Street Suite 102 Tampa | \* Claims for exemption from the requirement that the annual reports be covered by the reports of an independent public accountant must be supported by a statement of facts and circumstances relied on as the basis of the exemption. See 17 CFR 240.17a-S(e)(l)(ii), if applicable. **Persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained** in **this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid 0MB control number.** {2}------------------------------------------------ # **OATH OR AFFIRMATION** | | swear (or affirm) that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the
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Comm. Ex ires June 19, 2025 | | | ii (a) Statement of financial condition. | | | ii (b) Notes to consolidated statement of financial condition. | | | □ (c) Statement of income (loss) or, if there is other comprehensive income in the period(s) presented, a statement of | | | comprehensive income (as defined in§ 210.1-02 of Regulation S-X). | | | □ (d) Statement of cash flows. | | □ | (e) Statement of changes in stockholders' or partners' or sole proprietor's equity. | | □ | (f) Statement of changes in liabilities subordinated to claims of creditors. | | □ | (g) Notes to consolidated financial statements. | | □ | (h) Computation of net capital under 17 CFR 240.15c3-1 or 17 CFR 240.18a-l, as applicable. | | □ | (i) Computation of tangible net worth under 17 CFR 240.18a-2. | | □ | (j) Computation for determination of customer reserve requirements pursuant to Exhibit A to 17 CFR 240.15c3-3. | | □ | (k) Computation for determination of security-based swap reserve requirements pursuant to Exhibit B to 17 CFR 240.15c3-3 or | | | Exhibit A to 17 CFR 240.18a-4, as applicable. | | D | (I) Computation for Determination of PAB Requirements under Exhibit A to§ 240.15c3-3. | | D | (m) Information relating to possession or control requirements for customers under 17 CFR 240.15c3-3. | | D | (n) Information relating to possession or control requirements for security-based swap customers under 17 CFR | | | 240.15c3-3(p)(2) or 17 CFR 240.18a-4, as applicable. | | D | (o) Reconciliations, including appropriate explanations, of the FOCUS Report with computation of net capital or tangible net | | | worth under 17 CFR 240.15c3-1, 17 CFR 240.18a-l, or 17 CFR 240.18a-2, as applicable, and the reserve requirements under 17 | | | CFR 240.15c3-3 or 17 CFR 240.18a-4, as applicable, if material differences exist, or a statement that no material differences | | | exist. | | | □ (p) Summary of financial data for subsidiaries not consolidated in the statement of financial condition.
ii (q) Oath or affirmation in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-5, 17 CFR 240.17a-12, or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. | | | | | | □ (r) Compliance report in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. | | D | (s) Exemption report in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable.
ii (t) Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of the statement of financial condition. | | 0 | (u) Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of the financial report or financial statements under 17 | | | | - □ (v) Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of certain statements in the compliance report under 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - □ (w) Independent public accountant's report based on a review of the exemption report under 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - □ (x) Supplemental reports on applying agreed-upon procedures, in accordance with 17 CFR 240.15c3-le or 17 CFR 240.17a-12, as applicable. - □ (y) Report describing any material inadequacies found to exist or found to have existed since the date of the previous audit, or a statement that no material inadequacies exist, under 17 CFR 240.17a-12(k). D(z) Other: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_ - \*\*To request confidential treatment of certain portions of this filing, see 17 CFR 240.17a-5{e}{3} ar 17 CFR 240.18a-7(d}{2}, as applicable. {3}------------------------------------------------ | Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | Page
1 | |---------------------------------------------------------|-----------| | Financial Statement | | | Statement of Financial Condition | 2 | | Notes to Financial Statement | 3-5 | {4}------------------------------------------------ ![](_page_4_Picture_0.jpeg) # REPORT OP INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNllNG FIRM To the iembe.t: of **Axos** *Invest* I.LC ### Opinion on the Pin3Dci:u St2tement We hive audited the :i.ccompanyi.ng statement of financi:u coodition of **Axos Invest** I.LC :is of December 31 , \_023 and the .cebted no es (collecfu-ely refeued to :is the " financi:u sb.tement"). lo = opinion, the statement of financi:il condition presents fa.i.cly, in :ill matemil .cespects, the fu:ianci:il position of **Axos** In-I.LC :is of December 31, 2023 in confoawty with accounting principles geneclly accep ed in the United St:i.tes of America. #### B:15is for Opinion This financial statement is the responsibility of **Axos** Invest I.LC management. Ow: responsibility is *to* e.:i:p.cess an opinion on **Axos t** I.LC financi:u statement based on ow: audit *e* :ire ::1. p lb • c :i.ocounting fian .cegistered with. the Public Comp:,.ny Accounting Oversight Bo:i.rd nited States} (PCAOB) and :ire required to be independent with respect to **Axos Invest** I.LC in :i.cco.cd:!.nce with the .S. feder:i.l secwities laws and the applicable rules and .cegub.tions of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ( 'SEC') and the PCAOB. We conducted o :1.ud.it in :i.cccxdance with the sb.nda.cds of the PCAOB. Those st:anda.cds .ceqw.ce th:!.t we plan and pedoun the :1.udit to obb.i.n re:1.SOnab :1.Ssw::uice :i.bout whethe.c the financi:u stltement is f.cee of matemil misstate.cnen whethe.c due to e.c.co.c o.c bud. Ow: :i.udit included perfoaning procedw:es to :1.Ssess the .cisks of material misstltem.ent of the .6.nanci:u sb.tement, whether due to euo.c o.c bud, and perfoaning p.cocedw:es th:!.t .cespond to those .cisks. Such p.cocedw:es i.ncludeo n:1roining, on :i. test basis, evidence .ceg:i..cding the amounts md disclosu.ces in the financi:u statement. Ow: :i.udit :i.lso included ev:ilu:iting the :i.ccounting piinciples used and signwcant estimates made by management, :1.S well :1.S evalU:tting the over.ill p.cesenb.tion of the financial sb.tement. *e* believe that ow: audit p.cavides ::1. .ce:1.Sonable basis fo.c o • opinion. e hive se.cved :1.S **Axos** In~ I.LC :1.udito.c since 2024. Assw::i.nce Dimensions iug:ate, Flo.c:ida Feb.cua.cy28, 2024 > ASSURAHCf **DIMfNSIONS aRIIAB)PIBJCMXOUl'fTANl'S&ASSOOATES** also d/b/• **McNAMARA and** ASSOOATfS, PUC TANPA 8AY: '920 *I Oi'J,,e,Satt--.* Suite 102 J Tampa. fl 33607 J Office: 813,~ J nx: 813-"3.5053 JAOCSONVI 4720»ti:bury~. ~ eru I Jxl<:onw fl *32256* J Offic 888A10.23ll I nx: 813.443.5053 **OR1ANOO: 1BOO** Pcmbroolc DriYc. Suite 300 J Ori.indo. fl 32810 J Office: 888.410.2323 J h 813.'43.SOS3 SOlm1 RORIOA: 2000 8 le Rood. Suite 218 J M:,,pie. fl 33063 J Offu: 75-!.S00.3400 J f 813-4'3.5053 {5}------------------------------------------------ | Assets | | |------------------------------------------------------------|---------------| | Cash | \$
624,023 | | Securities owned, at fair value | 5,067 | | Prepaid expenses | 45,419 | | Deposit at broker-dealer | 25,000 | | Tax benefit and other receivable from affiliated companies | 63,441 | | Total assets | \$
762,950 | | Liabilities and Member's Equity | | | Liabilities | | | Accounts payable and accrued expenses | \$
33,810 | | Due to affiliated companies | 129,027 | | Total liabilities | 162,837 | | Member's Equity | 600,113 | | Total liabilities and member's equity | \$
762,950 | The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. {6}------------------------------------------------ ## 1. **Organization and Nature of Business Activity** Axos Invest LLC (the "Company") is a limited liability company registered as a securities broker-dealer with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA"). The Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Axos Securities, LLC (the "Parent"), which is consolidated into Axos Financial, Inc. ("Financial"). The Company executes trades for Axos Invest, Inc. ("Affiliate"), a registered investment advisor, and it clears trades through Axos Clearing LLC ("Clearing"). The Company does not carry securities accounts for customers or perform custodial services and, accordingly, claims exemption from Rule l 5c3-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. #### **2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies** #### **Basis of Presentation** The Company's financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP"). #### **Use of Estimates** The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. #### **Cash** Cash consists of cash held at an affiliated financial institution which at times may exceed federally insured limits. #### **Revenue Recognition and Securities Transactions** The Company recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance requires an entity to follow a five-step model to (a) identify the contract(s) with a customer, (b) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (c) determine the transaction price, (d) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and (e) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. Transactions in securities and related revenue and expenses are recorded on a trade date basis. The Company's revenue is derived primarily from trade commissions, FDIC revenue share on deposit balances, and referral fees. Referral fees represent lead generation fees and compensate the Company for expenses Axos Bank, a related party, would have incurred to acquire the customer deposits through other means. ## **Allowance for Credit Losses** The Company accounts for estimated credit losses on financial assets measured on an amortized cost basis and certain off-balance sheet credit exposures in accordance with FASB ASC 326-20, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses. FASB ASC 326-20 requires the Company to estimate expected credit losses over the life of its financial assets and certain off-balance sheet exposures as of the reporting date based on relevant information about past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The Company did not have a reserve for credit losses at December 31, 2023. #### **Fair Value of Financial Assets** As of December 31, 2023, the Company owned long equity positions in the amount of \$5,067, which are held at Clearing. These securities are carried at fair value and net realized and unrealized gains or losses are reflected in Rebate & trading on the statement of operations. {7}------------------------------------------------ Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. U.S. GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value: Level 1 inputs include quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the entity has access to as of the measurement date. Level 2 inputs include observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. Level 3 inputs are unobservable and supported by little or no market activity and are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. The Company's investments at December 31, 2023 comprise publicly traded exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with Level 1 inputs. The fair value is determined through quoted prices of identical assets on public stock exchanges (e.g., NYSE, NASDAQ). Carrying amount is the estimated fair value for cash, other assets, due to affiliated companies and accounts payable. # **Income Taxes** The Company is a single-member limited liability company and is treated as a disregarded entity not subject to income taxes for federal and state tax purposes. The income and losses of the Company pass through to the Parent who incurs the tax obligation or receives the tax benefit. Consolidated tax results are distributed from the Parent as if the Company files on a separate return basis and are calculated utilizing the Parent's tax rate. The Company recorded an income tax benefit receivable from Parent of \$56,000 at December 31, 2023. #### **Guarantees** The Company in its normal course of business enters into legal contracts containing representations and warranties that provide general indemnifications. Although the Company's maximum exposure under these arrangements is not defined, as claims may be unasserted, based on its experience, the Company expects the risk of loss to be remote. #### **3. Related Party Transactions** The Company and its affiliates maintain agreements to share administrative services (the "Expense Sharing Agreements"). In accordance with the Expense Sharing Agreements, the Company reimburses its affiliates monthly for a proportional share of salaries and related expenses of personnel employed by the affiliates who provide services to the Company, rent expense, and general and administrative expense. Total expenses (included in "Compensation", and "Other" in the Statement of Operations) incurred through the Expense Sharing Agreements totaled approximately \$175,072 for the year ended December 31, 2023. As of December 31, 2023, the Company had a payable due to the affiliated companies of \$129,026, largely comprised of a payable to Clearing for wealth management pass-through revenue. Additionally, as of December 31, 2023, the Company had a receivable due from the affiliated companies of \$7,440, which consists mainly of referral fees due from Axos Bank (an affiliated company) to the Company. See Note 2 for a discussion of referral fees. {8}------------------------------------------------ # **4. Commitments and Contingencies** The Company's customers' securities transactions are introduced on a fully-disclosed basis to its clearing broker. The clearing broker carries all the customer accounts and is responsible for collection and payment of funds and receipt and delivery of securities relative to customer transactions. These transactions may expose the Company to off-balance-sheet risk, wherein the clearing broker may charge the Company for any losses it incurs if customers are unable to fulfill their contractual commitments and margin requirements are not sufficient to fully cover losses. As the right to charge the Company has no maximum amount and applies to all trades executed through the clearing broker, the Company believes there is no maximum amount assignable to this right. The Company has the right to pursue collection or performance from the counterparties who do not perform under their contractual obligations. The Company seeks to minimize this risk through procedures designed to monitor the creditworthiness of its customers and to ensure that customer transactions are executed properly by the clearing broker, subject to the credit risk of the clearing broker. The Company maintains a minimum deposit of \$25,000 with its clearing broker. The Company had no underwriting commitments, no equipment leases, and had not been named as defendant in any lawsuit at December 31, 2023 or during the year then ended. The Company is a lessee in a month-tomonth sublease agreement for office space with Financial which is mutually cancelable by either party. In May 2023, the Company paid a settlement of \$75,000 to resolve a reporting matter with FINRA. # **5. Net Capital Requirements** The Company is subject to the Securities and Exchange Commission Uniform Net Capital Rule (Rule 15c3- 1), which requires the maintenance of minimum net capital and requires that the ratio of aggregate indebtedness to net capital, both as defined in Rule 15c3-1, shall not exceed 15 to 1. At December 31, 2023, the Company had net capital of \$488,148, which was \$388,148 in excess of its required net capital of \$100,000. The Company's aggregate indebtedness to net capital ratio was 33.36%. The Company does not handle cash or securities on behalf of customers. Therefore, the Company is exempt from the SEC rule 15c3-3. # **6. Financial Support** The Parent continues to fund the operations of the Company and intends to do so in the future. This allows the Company to continue its operations. Had additional capitalization not been acquired the Company would not have been able to continue as a going concern. ## **7. Subsequent Events** Subsequent events have been reviewed through February 28, 2024, the date the financial statement was filed. Source: SEC EDGAR via Adviser Search (https://search.stillhousedata.com). Agents: see https://search.stillhousedata.com/llms.txt.