SEC Updates Data on Exempt Securities Including Reg D, Reg CF, Reg A

The Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has provided an update regarding information on exempt securities offerings, including Reg D, Reg CF, and Reg A+. The data is as of the end of 2023.

Reg CF or Regulation Crowdfunding is a new exemption created under the JOBS Act of 2012. This currently allows issuers to raise up to $5 million in a sales of securities hosted online. Under the JOBS Act, both Reg D and Reg A received an update. Reg D added a new variant, Reg D 506c, allowing general solicitation or crowdfunding – but only from Accredited Investors. Reg A was previously a moribund exemption that now allows issuers to also raise money online – up to $ 75 million.

Regulation D now includes three exemptions for exempt offerings: Rule 504, Rule 506(b), and Rule 506(c). Reg D Rule 504 offerings may raise up to $10 million and are subject to state securities laws. Reg D 506b is old Reg D (pre-JOBS Act).

According to DERA, the exemptions above break down as follows:

Table 2: Total Amount of capital raised by type of offering and year
Exempt Offerings (in billions of U.S. dollars)
YearRegulation DRegulation ARegulation CF
2009696nana
20101,169nana
2011866nana
2012906nana
20131,045nana
20141,332nana
20151,3610.010na
20161,3220.2290.008
20171,8490.4300.045
20181,7230.7360.055
20191,5581.0420.062
20201,3551.4200.110
20212,4971.6950.260
20222,3651.8460.329
20232,7501.1290.293

As you would expect, Reg D far outstrips the other exemptions, raising trillions each year. The combination of simplicity and no restrictions on the amount raised has made Reg D the most powerful path for capital raising. This has fueled the economy, creating jobs and prosperity and funding an innovation-driven economy. However, the amount is more of an estimate due to the filing limitations.

Table 1: Number of offerings by type of offering and year
Exempt Offerings
YearRegulation D*Regulation D_New Form D onlyRegulation ARegulation CF
200920,75213,709nana
201029,36117,535nana
201130,62918,127nana
201231,36318,121nana
201334,08519,741nana
201437,25822,004nana
201538,50222,85314na
201639,48122,9918427
201741,66824,47692146
201844,44127,156100320
201945,53527,381108270
202045,84027,996173333
202165,37246,558282585
202262,19341,689307899
202356,72135,080212737
* Includes new Form D filings as well as amendments.

The number of offerings for the three exemptions is below. Due to nuances, Reg D’s number is a bit opaque. A separation of Reg D 506c would have been helpful. Reg A is based on qualified offerings, and Reg CF is based on completed offerings, so these numbers are a bit better.

You may download the DERA report here.



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Disclosure Quest

Reg A - Form 1-A Filings Beta

Beta. Initial Form 1-A only. Target raise is the stated Amount to be Raised, totaled. Compared with the same dates one year earlier.

YTD: Jan 1, 2026 - Oct 23, 2026 vs Jan 1, 2025 - Oct 23, 2025

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Number of Filings131Prior 125 +4.8%
Target Raise, Total$3.40BPrior $3.54B -3.9%
This YTDYear priorChange
Filings 131 125 +4.8%
Target raise $3.40B $3.54B -3.9%

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Source: DisclosureQuest. Initial Form 1-A only.

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This display counts initial Form 1-A filings only. It does not represent subsequent filings, including Form 1-A/A amendments or Form 1-A POS post-qualification updates filed by the issuer. Amounts are the stated Amount to be Raised on the initial filing, not capital raised and not amounts revised in later filings.

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