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The Clarus Group

Houston, TXSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 310163

Filed as THE CLARUS GROUP · Legal name The Clarus Group, Inc.

The Clarus Group is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Houston, TX, registered since 2020, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 17, 2026.

6 years
registered since 2020
$1,103,793,878
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is The Clarus Group compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), The Clarus Group reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); other.

Where is The Clarus Group located?

The Clarus Group's principal office is in Houston, TX, according to its Form ADV; the August 2026 filing also lists 2 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is The Clarus Group registered with the SEC or a state?

The Clarus Group is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2020. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 310163.

How much does The Clarus Group manage?

The Clarus Group reports $1,103,793,878 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 17, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have The Clarus Group's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for The Clarus Group: Regulatory assets under management: $506,317,616 in the October 2021 data and $1,103,793,878 in the October 2026 data, up 118%. Total employees: 9 in October 2021 and 14 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does The Clarus Group serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (393); high net worth individuals (220).

Which custodians does The Clarus Group use?

The Clarus Group's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC and Raymond James & Associates, Inc. as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does The Clarus Group report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/310163

Does The Clarus Group state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated July 17, 2026 says: "The Clarus Group generally does not impose a minimum relationship size."

What changed in The Clarus Group's recent Form ADV filings?

In the June 2026 filing data: Changed its office addresses in Angleton, TX.

From the Form ADV filing

Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.

How the firm is compensated

Item 5.E
  • A percentage of assets under your management
  • Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
  • Other

Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ

Fees and minimums

Form ADV Part 2A

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
The Clarus Group generally does not impose a minimum relationship size.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated July 17, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$1,103,793,878

$1,103,793,878 as of October 2026, filing dated July 17, 2026.

Discretionary: $1,103,793,878.Non-discretionary: $0.

A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means

Who the firm serves

Item 5.D
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 393 Assets $131,879,290 (12%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 220 Assets $969,375,877 (88%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $2,538,711 (0%)

A firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.

Advisory services

Item 5.G
  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
The Clarus Group, Inc.
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2020 (6 years)
Employees
Total: 14. Performing investment advisory functions: 9.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
2 other offices, as of the August 2026 filing
Angleton, TXWinnie, TX
States registered or notice-filed
5 states or jurisdictions
CAFLLAOKTX

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$506M 2021 $592M 2022 $600M 2023 $798M 2024 $877M 2025 $1.1B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$1,103,793,87814July 17, 2026
October 2025$877,307,58613February 5, 2025
October 2024$797,968,02214May 29, 2024
October 2023$600,050,47410September 11, 2023
October 2022$591,934,0159March 22, 2022
October 2021$506,317,6169March 18, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $506,317,616 in the October 2021 data and $1,103,793,878 in the October 2026 data, up 118%.

Total employees: 9 in October 2021 and 14 in October 2026.

As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.

Changes in the filing

Last 12 months
  1. June 2026
    • Changed its office addresses in Angleton, TX.
  2. March 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $877,307,586 to $1,103,793,878 (+26%).

Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.

Websites listed on Form ADV

Item 1.I
claruswealthgroup.com

Source: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."

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