# STASH CAPITAL LLC X-17A-5 (2021-03-04) — Broker-dealer annual report - Company: STASH CAPITAL LLC - Form: X-17A-5 - Filed: 2021-03-04 - Period: 2020-12-31 - Accession: 0001698389-21-000001 - CIK: 1698389 - File #: 8-69908 - Material weakness: No - Auditor: ERNST & YOUNG - Auditor location: NEW YORK, NY - Contact: SCOTT DANIELS - Phone: 212-751-4422 - Website: ey.com - Signed by: BRANDON KRIEG (CEO) Original filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1698389/000169838921000001/stashpub2020.pdf --- {0}------------------------------------------------ # **ST ASH CAPITAL LLC** # STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM **December 31, 2020** {1}------------------------------------------------ # **STASH CAPITAL LLC** ### **December 31, 2020** #### **Page(s)** | Facing Page and Oath or Affirmation | | |------------------------------------------------------------|--| | Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 1 | | | Statement of Financial Condition | | | Statement of Financial Condition 2 | | | Notes to Statement of Financial Condition 3-7 | | {2}------------------------------------------------ | UNITED STATES | | | | | |---------------|--|--|--|------------------------------------| | | | | | SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | | | | | | Washington, D.C. 20549 | | OMB APPROVAL | | | | | |--------------------------|-----------|---------------------------|--|--| | OMB Number: | | 3235-0123 | | | | | | Expires: October 31, 2023 | | | | Estimated average burden | | | | | | hours per response 12.00 | | | | | | | | SEC FILE NUMBER | | | | | 8 - 69908 | | | | #### ANNUAL AUDITED REPORT FORM X-17A-5 PART III #### FACING PAGE #### Information Required of Brokers and Dealers Pursuant to Section 17 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 17a-5 Thereunder | REPORT FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING | 01/01/2020 | AND ENDING | 12/31/2020 | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | MM/DD/YYYYY | | MM/DD/YYYYY | | | A. REGISTRANT IDENTIFICATION | | | | NAME OF BROKER-DEALER: | | | | | Stash Capital LLC | | | OFFICIAL USE ONLY | | | FIRM ID. NO. | | | | ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS: (Do not use P.O. Box No.) | | | | | | 500 7th Ave, 8th Floor
(No. and Street) | | | | New York | NY | | 10018 | | (City) | (State) | | (Zip Code) | | NAME AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF PERSON TO CONTACT IN REGARD TO THIS REPORT
Brandon Krieg
INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT whose opinion is contained in this Report* | B. ACCOUNTANT IDENTIFICATION | | (917) 287-5592
(Area Code - Telephone No.) | | Ernst & Young LLP | | | | | | (Name - if individual, state last, first, middle name ) | | | | 5 Times Square | New York | NY | 10036 | | (Address) | (City) | (State) | (Zip Code) | | CHECK ONE:
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Accountant not resident in United States or any of its possessions | | | | | | FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | | | | | | | | | | | | * Claims for exemplion from the requirement that the annual report be covered by the opinion of an independent public accountant | Potential 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 OMB control number. SEC 1410 (06-02) {3}------------------------------------------------ #### OATH OR AFFIRMATION | Brandon Krieg | | |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | best of my knowledge and belief the accompanying financial statement and supporting schedules pertaining to the firm of | | | Stash Capital LLC | ___ , as of | | | December 31, 2020 , are true and correct. I further swear (or affirm) that neither the company | | nor any partner, proprietor, principal officer or director has any proprietary interest in any account classified solely as that of | | | a customer, except as follows: | | | No exceptions. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Simature | | | | | | Clair | | | Title | | CLAUDIA TAYLOR | | | NOTARY PUBLIC, State of New York
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No. 01TA5068172 | | | Qualified in Kings County 02 | | | | | | | | | This report** contains (check all applicable boxes): | | | (a) Facing page. | | | (b) Statement of Financial Condition. | | | (c) Statement of Income (Loss). | | | | | | (d) Statement of Changes in Financial Condition. | | | (e) Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity or Partners' or Sole Proprietors' Capital. | | | (f) Statement of Changes in Liabilities Subordinated to Claims of Creditors. | | | (g) Computation of Net Capital. | | | (h) Computation for Determination of Reserve Requirements Pursuant to Rule 15c3-3. | | | (i) Information Relating to the Possession or control Requirements Under Rule 15c3-3. | | | (i) A Reconciliation, including appropriate explanation, of the Computation of Net Capital Under Rule 15c3-1 and the | | | Computation for Determination of the Reserve Requirements Under Exhibit A of Rule 15c3-3. | | | (k) A Reconciliation between the audited Statements of Financial Condition with respect to methods of con- | | | solidation. | | | (1) An Oath or Affirmation. | | | (m) A copy of the SIPC Supplemental Report. | | | (n) A report describing any material inadequacies found to have existed since the date of the previous audit.
(0) Exemption report | | \*\* For conditions of confidential treatment of certain portions of this filing, see section 240.17a-5(e)(3). {4}------------------------------------------------ ![](_page_4_Picture_0.jpeg) Ernst & Young LLP 5 Times Square New York, NY 10036 Tel: +1 212 773 3000 Fax: +1 212 773 6350 www.ey.com #### Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm To the Member and Management of Stash Capital LLC Opinion on the Financial Statement We have audited the accompanying statement of financial condition of Stash Capital LLC (the "Company") as of December 31, 2020 and the related notes (the "financial statement"). In our opinion, the financial statement presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at December 31, 2020, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Basis for Opinion This financial statement is the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statement based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statement is free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statement, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statement. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation . We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. We have served as the Company's auditor since 2017 . March 03, 2021 {5}------------------------------------------------ ## **STASH CAPITAL LLC Statement of Financial Condition December 31, 2020** #### **Assets** | Cash
Due from affiliate
Deposit at broker
Securities owned, at fair value
Prepaid expense | \$
6,188,142
985,783
500,000
825
32,799 | |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------| | Total assets | \$
7,707,549 | | Liabilities and Member's Equity | | | Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Due to broker
Due to affiliate
Securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value | \$
263,691
316,240
79,588
64 | | Total liabilities | 659,583 | | Member's equity | 7,047,966 | | Total liabilities and member's equity | \$
7,707,549 | {6}------------------------------------------------ # **STASH CAPITAL LLC Notes to the Financial Statement December 31, 2020** #### **1. Organization** Stash Capital LLC ("the Company") is a limited liability company established in the state of Delaware on January 23, 2017. On August 17, 2017 the Company was granted membership by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA"). On August 29, 2017, the Company registered as a brokerdealer with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and currently operates exclusively in the United States. The Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Stash Financial, Inc. (formerly known as Collective Returns Inc.) ("Parent"). The Company acts as an introducing broker and effects transactions for customers of Stash Investments LLC ("Affiliate"), an SEC registered investment advisor. The Company clears its activity through an unaffiliated clearing firm, Apex Clearing Corporation ("Clearing Broker") on a fully disclosed basis. The Company is engaged in a single line of business as a securities broker-dealer, and operates under one reportable segment. #### **2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies** #### **Basis of Presentation** The Company's Statement of Financial Condition have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("US GAAP"). The preparation of the Statement of Financial Condition in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Statement of Financial Condition. Actual results could differ from those estimates. #### **Accounting Pronouncements Adopted** In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments- Credit Losses, Measurement of Credit Losses of Financial Instruments ("ASU 2016-13"). The main objective of this update is to provide the Statement of Financial Condition users with more decision-useful information about the expected credit losses on financial instruments and other commitments to extend credit held by a reporting entity at each reporting date. To achieve this objective, the amendments in this update replace the incurred loss impairment methodology in previous US GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. The adoption of this pronouncement on January 1, 2020 did not have a material impact on the financial statements. In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurements, Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement ("ASU 2018-13"). The disclosure framework project's objective and primary focus is to improve the effectiveness of disclosures in the notes to Statement of Financial Condition by facilitating clear communication of the information required US GAAP that is most important to users of each entity's Statement of Financial Condition. The amendments in this update modify the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements in Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement, based on the concepts in the Concepts Statement, including the consideration of costs and benefits. This new guidance is effective for years beginning after January 1, 2020, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of this pronouncement on January 1, 2020 did not have a material impact on the financial statements. #### **Cash** Cash consists of cash held at one financial institution, which at times may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses on these accounts and does not believe it is exposed to any significant credit risk with respect to its depository institutions. {7}------------------------------------------------ #### **Income Taxes** The Company is a single member limited liability company and , as such, is disregarded for federal , state and local income tax purposes. Pursuant to a tax sharing arrangement between the Parent and the Company, all tax effects of the Company's income or loss are allocated from the Parent. No tax allocation to the Company has been made for the year ended December 31 , 2020. Parent, as the taxpayer of record, is responsible for payment of taxes to federal , state and local taxing authorities. #### **Due to Broker** Net amounts owed to the Clearing Broker consist of amounts due from and payable to the Clearing Broker for fees. This balance is net of revenue and fees. #### **Deposit at Broker** The Company is required to maintain a certain amount of cash on deposit with the Clearing Broker to cover any obligations that may arise from the Company. This deposit at broker is in the amount of \$500,000. #### **3. Administrative Services Agreement** The Parent provides certain administrative services to the Company under an administrative services agreement and allocates expenses to the Company, on a monthly basis, for occupancy and related expenses, employee compensation and other administrative expenses. Under this agreement the Company, in its operations as an introducing broker, effects transactions for customers of Parent and its subsidiaries, and receives a fee for these services. A receivable balance of \$985,783 is included as Due from affiliate and a payable balance of \$79,588 is included as Due to affiliate on the accompanying Statement of Financial Condition related to the services provided and received under this agreement. #### **4. Indemnifications/Guarantees** ASC Topic 460, "Guarantees" requires the disclosure of the Company's representations and warranties which may provide general indemnifications to others. In the normal course of its business, the Company indemnifies and guarantees certain service providers, such as clearing and custody agents against specified potential losses in connection with providing services to the Company. The maximum potential amount of future payments that the Company could be required to make under these indemnifications cannot be estimated. However, the Company believes that it is unlikely it will have to make material payments under these arrangements and has not recorded any contingent liability in the Statement of Financial Condition for these indemnifications. {8}------------------------------------------------ #### **5. Risks and Uncertainties** The Company maintains cash in bank accounts at financial institutions that exceed federally insured limits. The Company is subject to credit risk to the extent any financial institution with which it conducts business is unable to fulfill contractual obligations on its behalf. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts, and management believes that it has placed its cash on deposit with financial institutions which are financially stable. Portions of the Company's revenue are susceptible to market conditions and may be affected by economic and market events including market volatility and reduced stock prices. The Company relies heavily on several operational systems and technology to function accurately and securely. The ineffectiveness, failure, or other disruption of these systems could adversely impact the Company. The Company is engaged in trading and brokerage activities with the custodian, in the event the custodian does not fulfill its obligations, the Company may be exposed to risk. During 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a "Public Health Emergency of International Concern". This pandemic has disrupted economic markets, and the economic impact, duration and spread of the COVID-19 virus is uncertain at this time. The impact on financial markets and the overall economy, all of which are highly uncertain, cannot be predicted. If the financial markets and/or the overall economy are impacted for an extended period, the Company's results may be affected. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty {9}------------------------------------------------ # **STASH CAPITAL LLC Notes to the Financial Statement December 31, 2020** #### **6. Fair Value of Financial Instruments** Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In determining fair value, the Company uses various valuation approaches, including the market, income or cost approaches. The fair value model establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. This hierarchy increases the consistency and comparability of fair value measurements and related disclosures by maximizing the use of observable inputs and minimizing the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the assets or liabilities based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Company's own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels: Level 1 inputs to the valuation hierarchy are unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date. Level 2 inputs are inputs (other than quoted prices included within Level 1) that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 3 are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability and rely on management's own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The Company's investments at December 31, 2020 comprise publicly traded electronic traded funds ("ETFs") and single stock holdings valued using Level 1 inputs. ETFs and single stock holdings are priced at the closing price published by the listing exchange. As of December 31, 2020, the Company owned long equity positions in the amount of \$825, which are held at the Clearing Broker. The Company was short equity positions for securities sold, but not yet purchased, in the amount of \$64. | Statement of Financial Condition Line Items | Amount | Fair Value Level | |---------------------------------------------------|-----------|------------------| | Securities owned, at fair value | \$
825 | Level 1 | | Securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value | 64 | Level 1 | {10}------------------------------------------------ #### **7. Commitments and Contingencies** The Company's customers' securities transactions are introduced on a fully-disclosed basis to the Clearing Broker. The Clearing Broker carries all of 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 in the event that customers may be 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 not recorded any contingent liability in the Statement of Financial Condition for this agreement and believes that any potential requirement to make payments under these agreements is remote. 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. Management believes as of December 31 , 2020 the Company is not subject to any litigation, arbitration, or regulatory action that requires an accrual to be made. #### **8. Regulatory Requirements** As a registered broker-dealer, Stash Capital LLC is subject to the SEC Uniform Net Capital Rule ("Rule 15c3-1") of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which requires the maintenance of minimum net capital and requires that the ratio of aggregate indebtedness to net capital , both as defined, shall not exceed 8 to 1 for the first year and then 15 to 1 thereafter. At December 31 , 2020, Stash Capital had net capital of \$6,028,539, which exceeded the required net capital minimum of \$100,000 by \$5,928,539. The Company's net capital ratio was .11 to 1. The Company does not carry securities accounts for customers or perform custodial services and, accordingly, claims exemption from reserve requirements under paragraph (k)(2)(ii) of Rule 15c3-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. #### **9. Subsequent Events** Management of the Company has evaluated subsequent events through March 3, 2021 , which is the date the Statement of Financial Condition were available to be issued, and there are no events to report. Source: SEC EDGAR via Adviser Search (https://search.stillhousedata.com). Agents: see https://search.stillhousedata.com/llms.txt.