The Charles Schwab Corporation released its Monthly Activity Report today. Company highlights for the month of January 2018 include:
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Core net new assets brought to the company by new and existing clients
in January 2018 totaled $18.7 billion, which excludes an outflow of
$7.2 billion from a mutual fund clearing services client. Net new
assets excluding all mutual fund clearing flows totaled $17.7 billion.
- CFO Peter Crawford provides additional perspective regarding the company’s clearing activity at: https://www.aboutschwab.com/investor-relations/cfo-commentary.
- Total client assets were a record $3.48 trillion as of month-end January, up 23% from January 2017 and up 4% compared to December 2017.
- New brokerage accounts totaled 165,000 in January 2018, up 49% from January 2017, representing the highest month since 2000.
About Charles Schwab
The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCHW) is a leading provider of financial services, with more than 345 offices and 10.9 million active brokerage accounts, 1.6 million corporate retirement plan participants, 1.2 million banking accounts, and $3.48 trillion in client assets as of January 31, 2018. Through its operating subsidiaries, the company provides a full range of wealth management, securities brokerage, banking, money management, custody, and financial advisory services to individual investors and independent investment advisors. Its broker-dealer subsidiary, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (member SIPC, http://www.sipc.org), and affiliates offer a complete range of investment services and products including an extensive selection of mutual funds; financial planning and investment advice; retirement plan and equity compensation plan services; referrals to independent fee-based investment advisors; and custodial, operational and trading support for independent, fee-based investment advisors through Schwab Advisor Services. Its banking subsidiary, Charles Schwab Bank (member FDIC and an Equal Housing Lender), provides banking and lending services and products. More information is available at www.schwab.com and www.aboutschwab.com.
| The Charles Schwab Corporation Monthly Activity Report For January 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2018 | Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Mo. | Yr. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Market Indices | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (at month end) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dow Jones Industrial Average | 19,864 | 20,812 | 20,663 | 20,941 | 21,009 | 21,350 | 21,891 | 21,948 | 22,405 | 23,377 | 24,272 | 24,719 | 26,149 | 6 | % | 32 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nasdaq Composite | 5,615 | 5,825 | 5,912 | 6,048 | 6,199 | 6,140 | 6,348 | 6,429 | 6,496 | 6,728 | 6,874 | 6,903 | 7,411 | 7 | % | 32 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Standard & Poor’s 500 | 2,279 | 2,364 | 2,363 | 2,384 | 2,412 | 2,423 | 2,470 | 2,472 | 2,519 | 2,575 | 2,648 | 2,674 | 2,824 | 6 | % | 24 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Client Assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in billions of dollars) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beginning Client Assets | 2,779.5 | 2,831.3 | 2,895.2 | 2,922.5 | 2,948.8 | 2,995.8 | 3,040.6 | 3,099.9 | 3,122.3 | 3,181.2 | 3,256.5 | 3,318.8 | 3,361.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net New Assets (1) | 11.1 | 6.6 | 21.2 | 2.8 | 24.0 | 37.7 | 15.8 | 18.0 | 17.8 | 35.4 | 15.7 | 27.0 | 11.5 | (57 | %) | 4 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Market Gains | 40.7 | 57.3 | 6.1 | 23.5 | 23.0 | 7.1 | 43.5 | 4.4 | 41.1 | 39.9 | 46.6 | 16.0 | 107.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Client Assets (at month end) | 2,831.3 | 2,895.2 | 2,922.5 | 2,948.8 | 2,995.8 | 3,040.6 | 3,099.9 | 3,122.3 | 3,181.2 | 3,256.5 | 3,318.8 | 3,361.8 | 3,480.5 | 4 | % | 23 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receiving Ongoing Advisory Services | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (at month end) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investor Services | 220.8 | 227.9 | 230.9 | 234.4 | 239.1 | 242.2 | 247.2 | 249.9 | 255.0 | 259.8 | 265.1 | 268.7 | 278.6 | 4 | % | 26 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advisor Services (2) | 1,208.4 | 1,239.0 | 1,250.9 | 1,262.7 | 1,283.4 | 1,297.6 | 1,323.8 | 1,333.1 | 1,358.6 | 1,382.6 | 1,410.8 | 1,431.1 | 1,483.7 | 4 | % | 23 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Client Accounts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (at month end, in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Active Brokerage Accounts (3) | 10,198 | 10,254 | 10,320 | 10,386 | 10,439 | 10,487 | 10,477 | 10,525 | 10,565 | 10,603 | 10,671 | 10,755 | 10,858 | 1 | % | 6 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Banking Accounts | 1,109 | 1,117 | 1,120 | 1,128 | 1,138 | 1,143 | 1,154 | 1,167 | 1,176 | 1,181 | 1,192 | 1,197 | 1,210 | 1 | % | 9 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate Retirement Plan Participants | 1,543 | 1,534 | 1,545 | 1,543 | 1,541 | 1,540 | 1,540 | 1,550 | 1,552 | 1,556 | 1,564 | 1,568 | 1,580 | 1 | % | 2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Client Activity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Brokerage Accounts (in thousands) | 111 | 113 | 138 | 125 | 115 | 117 | 107 | 123 | 106 | 117 | 122 | 147 | 165 | 12 | % | 49 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inbound Calls (in thousands) | 1,817 | 1,787 | 2,111 | 1,788 | 1,727 | 1,736 | 1,683 | 1,823 | 1,709 | 1,988 | 1,804 | 2,046 | 2,303 | 13 | % | 27 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Web Logins (in thousands) | 40,047 | 40,717 | 45,441 | 39,750 | 44,024 | 43,790 | 42,236 | 47,290 | 39,639 | 51,454 | 50,583 | 54,486 | 64,488 | 18 | % | 61 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Client Cash as a Percentage of Client Assets (4) | 12.7 | % | 12.4 | % | 12.4 | % | 12.1 | % | 11.8 | % | 11.5 | % | 11.3 | % | 11.4 | % | 11.1 | % | 10.9 | % | 10.8 | % | 10.8 | % | 10.4 | % | (40) bp | (230) bp | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mutual Fund and Exchange-Traded Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Buys (Sells) (5, 6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions of dollars) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Large Capitalization Stock | 265 | 580 | (125 | ) | 346 | 134 | (63 | ) | (95 | ) | (1,683 | ) | (138 | ) | (51 | ) | 85 | 1,023 | 496 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Small / Mid Capitalization Stock | 1,364 | 673 | (409 | ) | (797 | ) | (285 | ) | (322 | ) | (139 | ) | (293 | ) | 45 | 378 | (144 | ) | 274 | (125 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International | 1,296 | 1,633 | 1,703 | 2,410 | 3,610 | 3,631 | 2,675 | 1,705 | 1,549 | 1,913 | 2,627 | 1,852 | 4,306 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Specialized | 411 | 1,007 | 273 | 570 | 529 | 647 | 236 | 279 | 465 | 655 | 58 | 424 | 1,569 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hybrid | (53 | ) | 258 | 563 | 92 | 65 | (340 | ) | 142 | (272 | ) | 460 | (118 | ) | (263 | ) | 307 | 978 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxable Bond | 3,144 | 3,535 | 3,876 | 2,060 | 3,618 | 3,499 | 3,064 | 3,481 | 3,809 | 3,466 | 2,389 | 2,561 | 3,284 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tax-Free Bond | 864 | 472 | 300 | 155 | 290 | 507 | 453 | 715 | 494 | 452 | 371 | 341 | 1,247 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Buy (Sell) Activity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions of dollars) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mutual Funds (5) | 2,522 | 4,005 | 2,368 | 1,116 | 3,837 | 2,980 | 3,201 | 1,048 | 3,002 | 2,401 | 882 | 775 | 4,843 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exchange-Traded Funds (6) | 4,769 | 4,153 | 3,813 | 3,720 | 4,124 | 4,579 | 3,135 | 2,884 | 3,682 | 4,294 | 4,241 | 6,007 | 6,912 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Money Market Funds | (1,761 | ) | (181 | ) | 1,218 | (4,434 | ) | (1,167 | ) | (1,260 | ) | 1,022 | 2,105 | (374 | ) | 213 | 1,166 | 2,968 | (5,730 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Interest-Earning Assets (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions of dollars) | 216,001 | 216,112 | 218,554 | 217,407 | 215,252 | 214,709 | 212,108 | 214,458 | 216,472 | 219,658 | 223,292 | 228,540 | 234,619 | 3 | % | 9 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1) | January 2018 includes an outflow of $7.2 billion from a mutual fund clearing services client. October 2017 includes an inflow of $16.2 billion from a mutual fund clearing services client. June 2017 includes an inflow of $15.6 billion | |
| from a mutual fund clearing services client. February 2017 includes an outflow of $9.0 billion from a mutual fund clearing services client. | ||
| (2) | Excludes Retirement Business Services. | |
| (3) | Periodically, the Company reviews its active account base. In July 2017, active brokerage accounts were reduced by approximately 48,000 as a result of low-balance closures. | |
| (4) | Schwab One®, certain cash equivalents, bank deposits and money market fund balances as a percentage of total client assets. | |
| (5) | Represents the principal value of client mutual fund transactions handled by Schwab, including transactions in proprietary funds. Includes institutional funds available only to Investment Managers. Excludes money market fund transactions. | |
| (6) | Represents the principal value of client ETF transactions handled by Schwab, including transactions in proprietary ETFs. | |
| (7) | Represents average total interest-earning assets on the Company's balance sheet. | |
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