According to the 2022 annual report, the SEC's total assets increased from $12.2 billion to $14.1 billion, an increase of $1.9 billion, and accounts receivable increased by $1.5 billion, most of which was forfeited income.

The SEC took a total of 760 enforcement actions in fiscal year 2022, a 9 percent increase from the previous year. That included 462 new or "independent" enforcement actions and a total of $6.439 billion in order payments, the highest in SEC history and up from $3.852 billion in 2021.