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CLEARSHARES LLC

CRD 157531

MARCO ISLAND, FL

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Data as of Aug 19, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 18
Dated events: 7
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 28, 2012 to Aug 19, 2026
42 observations

Across DFX

This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Facts

fact = as filed or announced; derived = computed by DFX; estimate = a band, never a point

Firm class: asset managerderivedprivate_client_share=0.0 fund_share=1.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0
Regulatory AUM: $382MItem 5.F on the latest filing (2026-08-19); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $382M
Private client RAUM: $0derivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 0%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 0
Employees: 3
Advisory employees: 1
Offices: 0Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 3
Individual clients: 0
High net worth clients: 0
SEC number: 801-72414
CRD: 157531
Filings on the tape: 42
First filed: Mar 28, 2012
Latest filed: Aug 19, 2026
Organised: Limited Liability Company, DE
Website: clear-shares.com

Owners and control persons

Schedule A and B as filed; ownership codes are the form's bands (NA under 5%, A 5 to 10%, B 10 to 25%, C 25 to 50%, D 50 to 75%, E over 75%); people are listed as filed and never merged by name

Owner	Title	Ownership code	Control person	Acquired	First seen	Last seen
BASE A LLC	Member	C	yes	01/2020	Feb 13, 2020	Feb 22, 2024
CODEY, FRANK, J.	Member	E	yes	10/2009	Oct 31, 2019	Feb 22, 2024
CODEY, FRANK, J.	Coo	Na	yes	10/2019	Oct 31, 2019	Feb 22, 2024
DEEGAN, THOMAS, EDWARD	Ceo	Na	yes	01/2017	Jan 19, 2017	Feb 22, 2024
DEEGAN, THOMAS, EDWARD	SOLE MEMBER	E	yes	10/2023	Jan 19, 2017	Feb 22, 2024
DIGITAL CURRENCY GROUP, INC.	Member	E	yes	05/2013	Apr 23, 2021	Feb 22, 2024
DUISKE HOLDIINGS, LLC	Member	C	yes	10/2023	Feb 2, 2024	Feb 22, 2024
FORTESCUE, JAMES, PATRICK	MANAGING MEMBER	F	yes	01/2020	Feb 13, 2020	Feb 22, 2024
GILMORE, WALTER, ALAN	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	Na	yes	03/2011	Mar 28, 2012	Feb 22, 2024
JPD LEGACY ONE	Member	C	yes	01/2020	Feb 13, 2020	Feb 22, 2024
GRAYSCALE INVESTMENTS, LLC	Member	B	no	04/2021	Apr 23, 2021	Feb 22, 2024
JJKKP HOLDINGS, LLC	Member	B	no	01/2020	Feb 13, 2020	Feb 22, 2024
THE COLT GROUP, LLC	Member	B	no	10/2019	Nov 6, 2019	Feb 22, 2024

Affiliates (Item 7.A)

as filed on Item 7.A; a related person with a CRD on the graph links to its own page

Related person	Type	Class on the graph	Its RAUM	Control	Common control	State
CIC, LLC	n/a	Institutional manager	$300M	N	yes	n/a

Regulatory AUM by fiscal year

annual amendments (and the roster's annual snapshot) as filed; where a year was amended twice the later filing draws the line; showing 15 of 16

Fiscal year	Filed	RAUM	Discretionary	Employees	Advisory staff	Offices	Private funds	Fund GAV
2025	Apr 24, 2026	$382M	$382M	3	1	0	n/a	n/a
2024	Feb 11, 2025	$381M	$381M	3	1	0	n/a	n/a
2023	Feb 22, 2024	$406M	$406M	3	1	0	n/a	n/a
2022	Mar 3, 2023	$498M	$498M	3	1	0	n/a	n/a
2021	Jan 24, 2022	$504M	$504M	3	1	0	n/a	n/a
2020	Mar 26, 2021	$274M	$274M	8	5	0	n/a	n/a
2019	Mar 30, 2020	$202M	$202M	7	4	0	n/a	n/a
2018	Mar 29, 2019	$182M	$182M	7	4	0	1	$53.8M
2017	Mar 28, 2018	$168M	$168M	7	4	0	1	$53.8M
2016	Mar 31, 2017	$41.7M	$41.7M	7	4	n/a	1	$41.7M
2015	Mar 30, 2016	$39.6M	$39.6M	5	2	n/a	1	$39.6M
2014	Mar 30, 2015	$39.0M	$39.0M	5	2	n/a	1	$26.3M
2013	Mar 31, 2014	$28.4M	$28.4M	5	2	n/a	1	$26.3M
2012	Mar 5, 2013	$26.3M	$26.3M	3	2	n/a	1	$26.3M
2011	Mar 28, 2012	$25.1M	$25.1M	n/a	n/a	n/a	1	$25.1M

Growth

derived from consecutive annual filings; RAUM as reported

Latest fiscal year	RAUM	A year earlier	1y change	Three years earlier	3y CAGR	Employees	A year earlier	Offices	A year earlier
2025	$382M	$381M	0.5%	$498M	-8.4%	3	3	0	0

Relationships

Affiliated with (5)

→ CIC, LLCRegistered adviserother investment adviser, common control
factForm ADV
← PITON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LPRegistered adviserother investment adviser
factForm ADV
← CIC, LLCRegistered adviserother investment adviser, common control
factForm ADV
← CLEARVEST ADVISERS, LLCRegistered adviserother investment adviser, common control
factForm ADV
← CLEARVEST, LLCRegistered adviserother investment adviser, common control
factForm ADV

Controls (8)

← GILMORE, WALTER, ALANOwnerCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, ownership code NA, individual
Mar 28, 2012 to Feb 22, 2024factForm ADV
← FORTESCUE, JAMES, PATRICKOwnerMANAGING MEMBER, ownership code F, individual
Feb 13, 2020 to Feb 22, 2024factForm ADV
← CODEY, FRANK, J.OwnerMEMBER, ownership code E, individual
Oct 31, 2019 to Feb 22, 2024factForm ADV
← DEEGAN, THOMAS, EDWARDOwnerSOLE MEMBER, ownership code E, individual
Jan 19, 2017 to Feb 22, 2024factForm ADV
← BASE A LLCOwnerMEMBER, ownership code C, domestic entity
Feb 13, 2020 to Feb 22, 2024factForm ADV
← DIGITAL CURRENCY GROUP, INC.OwnerMEMBER, ownership code E, domestic entity
Apr 23, 2021 to Feb 22, 2024factForm ADV
← DUISKE HOLDIINGS, LLCOwnerMEMBER, ownership code C, domestic entity
Feb 2, 2024 to Feb 22, 2024factForm ADV
← JPD LEGACY ONEOwnerMEMBER, ownership code C, domestic entity
Feb 13, 2020 to Feb 22, 2024factForm ADV

Owns (3)

← GRAYSCALE INVESTMENTS, LLCOwnerMEMBER, ownership code B, domestic entity
Apr 23, 2021 to Feb 22, 2024factForm ADV
← JJKKP HOLDINGS, LLCOwnerMEMBER, ownership code B, domestic entity
Feb 13, 2020 to Feb 22, 2024factForm ADV
← THE COLT GROUP, LLCOwnerMEMBER, ownership code B, domestic entity
Nov 6, 2019 to Feb 22, 2024factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Feb 2, 2024
Control person joined
Edward Thomas Deegan (Ceo) appeared on Schedule A of Clearshares Llc
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Jan 24, 2022
Regulatory AUM changed
Clearshares Llc reported RAUM $503.6M, up 61% from $312.5M (2021-10-22 to 2022-01-24)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
$191M
Occurred
Feb 13, 2020
Control person joined
Patrick James Fortescue (Managing Member) appeared on Schedule A of Clearshares Llc
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Feb 13, 2020
Control person left
Wakefield Elliott Wislar (Elected Manager) no longer on Schedule A of Clearshares Llc (listed 2019-12-23, absent 2020-02-13)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Feb 13, 2020
Control person left
Deforrest James Bishop (Elected Manager) no longer on Schedule A of Clearshares Llc (listed 2019-12-23, absent 2020-02-13)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Oct 31, 2019
Control person joined
J. Frank Codey (Coo) appeared on Schedule A of Clearshares Llc
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Jun 28, 2019
Control person left
Chan Timothy Ng (Managing Director) no longer on Schedule A of Clearshares Llc (listed 2019-03-29, absent 2019-06-28)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:f3127b4a-ebbf-5c03-4535-06e9b44795b0
First observed: Mar 28, 2012
Last observed: Aug 19, 2026 32 days ago
Source families: Federal regulator filings
3 registered feeds stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.
Resolution: Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.

CLEARSHARES LLC

CRD 157531

MARCO ISLAND, FL

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Data as of Aug 19, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

BASE A LLC

Member

yes

01/2020

Feb 13, 2020

Feb 22, 2024

CODEY, FRANK, J.

Member

yes

10/2009

Oct 31, 2019

Feb 22, 2024

CODEY, FRANK, J.

Coo

yes

10/2019

Oct 31, 2019

Feb 22, 2024

DEEGAN, THOMAS, EDWARD

Ceo

yes

01/2017

Jan 19, 2017

Feb 22, 2024

DEEGAN, THOMAS, EDWARD

SOLE MEMBER

yes

10/2023

Jan 19, 2017

Feb 22, 2024

DIGITAL CURRENCY GROUP, INC.

Member

yes

05/2013

Apr 23, 2021

Feb 22, 2024

DUISKE HOLDIINGS, LLC

Member

yes

10/2023

Feb 2, 2024

Feb 22, 2024

FORTESCUE, JAMES, PATRICK

MANAGING MEMBER

yes

01/2020

Feb 13, 2020

Feb 22, 2024

GILMORE, WALTER, ALAN

CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

yes

03/2011

Mar 28, 2012

Feb 22, 2024

JPD LEGACY ONE

Member

yes

01/2020

Feb 13, 2020

Feb 22, 2024

GRAYSCALE INVESTMENTS, LLC

Member

04/2021

Apr 23, 2021

Feb 22, 2024

JJKKP HOLDINGS, LLC

Member

01/2020

Feb 13, 2020

Feb 22, 2024

THE COLT GROUP, LLC

Member

10/2019

Nov 6, 2019

Feb 22, 2024

Related person

Type

Class on the graph

Its RAUM

Control

Common control

State

CIC, LLC

n/a

Institutional manager

$300M

yes

n/a

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2025

Apr 24, 2026

$382M

n/a

2024

Feb 11, 2025

$381M

n/a

2023

Feb 22, 2024

$406M

n/a

2022

Mar 3, 2023

$498M

n/a

2021

Jan 24, 2022

$504M

n/a

2020

Mar 26, 2021

$274M

n/a

2019

Mar 30, 2020

$202M

n/a

2018

Mar 29, 2019

$182M

$53.8M

2017

Mar 28, 2018

$168M

$53.8M

2016

Mar 31, 2017

$41.7M

n/a

$41.7M

2015

Mar 30, 2016

$39.6M

n/a

$39.6M

2014

Mar 30, 2015

$39.0M

n/a

$26.3M

2013

Mar 31, 2014

$28.4M

n/a

$26.3M

2012

Mar 5, 2013

$26.3M

n/a

$26.3M

2011

Mar 28, 2012

$25.1M

n/a

$25.1M

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2025

$382M

$381M

0.5%

$498M

-8.4%