Schwab Reports Monthly Activity Highlights
The Charles Schwab Corporation released its Monthly Activity Report today. Company highlights for the month of October 2024 include:
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- Core net new assets brought to the company by new and existing clients totaled $24.6 billion. Net new assets excluding mutual fund clearing totaled $21.0 billion.
- Total client assets equaled $9.85 trillion as of month-end October, up 29% from October 2023 and down 1% compared to September 2024.
- Transactional sweep cash ended October at $394.0 billion, representing an increase of $10.0 billion versus the prior month.
About Charles Schwab
The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCHW) is a leading provider of financial services, with 36.1 million active brokerage accounts, 5.4 million workplace plan participant accounts, 2.0 million banking accounts, and $9.85 trillion in client assets as of October 31, 2024. Through its operating subsidiaries, the company provides a full range of wealth management, securities brokerage, banking, asset management, custody, and financial advisory services to individual investors and independent investment advisors. Its broker-dealer subsidiary, Charles Schwab Co., Inc. (member SIPC, https://www.sipc.org), and its 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 primary banking subsidiary, Charles Schwab Bank, SSB (member FDIC and an Equal Housing Lender), provides banking and lending services and products. More information is available at https://www.aboutschwab.com.
The Charles Schwab Corporation Monthly Activity Report For October 2024
2023
2024
ChangeOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctMo.Yr. Market Indices (at month end)Dow Jones Industrial Average®
33,053
35,951
37,690
38,150
38,996
39,807
37,816
38,686
39,119
40,843
41,563
42,330
41,763
(1%)
26%
Nasdaq Composite®
12,851
14,226
15,011
15,164
16,092
16,379
15,658
16,735
17,733
17,599
17,714
18,189
18,095
(1%)
41%
Standard Poor’s® 500
4,194
4,568
4,770
4,846
5,096
5,254
5,036
5,278
5,460
5,522
5,648
5,762
5,705
(1%)
36%
Client Assets (in billions of dollars)
Beginning Client Assets
7,824.5
7,653.4
8,180.6
8,516.6
8,558.1
8,879.5
9,118.4
8,847.5
9,206.3
9,407.5
9,572.1
9,737.7
9,920.5
Net New Assets (1)
5.0
19.2
42.1
14.8
31.7
41.7
10.0
31.0
33.2
29.0
31.5
30.3
22.7
(25%)
N/M
Net Market (Losses) Gains
(176.1
)
508.0
293.9
26.7
289.7
197.2
(280.9
)
327.8
168.0
135.6
134.1
152.5
(91.2
)
Total Client Assets (at month end)
7,653.4
8,180.6
8,516.6
8,558.1
8,879.5
9,118.4
8,847.5
9,206.3
9,407.5
9,572.1
9,737.7
9,920.5
9,852.0
(1%)
29%
Core Net New Assets (1,2)
11.3
21.7
43.1
17.2
33.4
45.0
1.0
31.1
29.1
29.0
32.8
33.5
24.6
(27%)
118%
Receiving Ongoing Advisory Services (at month end)
Investor Services
522.2
557.0
581.4
584.1
601.8
618.5
602.2
624.0
632.9
649.1
663.7
675.1
665.6
(1%)
27%
Advisor Services (3)
3,380.3
3,604.4
3,757.4
3,780.4
3,902.5
4,009.5
3,893.9
4,027.3
4,090.0
4,185.4
4,268.1
4,343.8
4,303.3
(1%)
27%
Client Accounts (at month end, in thousands)
Active Brokerage Accounts
34,571
34,672
34,838
35,017
35,127
35,301
35,426
35,524
35,612
35,743
35,859
35,982
36,073
-
4%
Banking Accounts
1,812
1,825
1,838
1,856
1,871
1,885
1,901
1,916
1,931
1,937
1,940
1,954
1,967
1%
9%
Workplace Plan Participant Accounts (4)
5,212
5,212
5,221
5,226
5,268
5,277
5,282
5,345
5,363
5,382
5,373
5,388
5,407
-
4%
Client Activity
New Brokerage Accounts (in thousands)
284
286
340
366
345
383
361
314
310
327
324
321
331
3%
17%
Client Cash as a Percentage of Client Assets (5)
11.2
%
10.7
%
10.5
%
10.5
%
10.2
%
10.0
%
10.2
%
9.9
%
9.7
%
9.6
%
9.5
%
9.5
%
9.8
%
30 bp
(140) bp
Derivative Trades as a Percentage of Total Trades
23.2
%
23.1
%
21.8
%
21.8
%
22.2
%
21.9
%
22.1
%
21.9
%
21.3
%
21.2
%
20.8
%
21.5
%
21.4
%
(10) bp
(180) bp
Selected Average Balances (in millions of dollars)
Average Interest-Earning Assets (6)
438,522
439,118
446,305
443,694
434,822
431,456
423,532
415,950
417,150
417,379
420,191
420,203
422,327
1%
(4%)
Average Margin Balances
63,946
61,502
62,309
61,368
63,600
66,425
68,827
67,614
69,730
73,206
73,326
72,755
74,105
2%
16%
Average Bank Deposit Account Balances (7)
97,893
94,991
95,518
95,553
92,075
90,774
88,819
86,844
85,195
83,979
82,806
82,336
83,261
1%
(15%)
Mutual Fund and Exchange-Traded Fund Net Buys (Sells) (8,9) (in millions of dollars)Equities
(3,039
)
6,099
7,903
8,182
7,624
10,379
3,472
5,734
3,379
10,908
5,609
5,217
7,176
Hybrid
(1,457
)
(1,466
)
(1,596
)
(501
)
(1,330
)
(439
)
(703
)
(558
)
(843
)
(1,155
)
(1,377
)
(432
)
(1,397
)
Bonds
1,094
255
6,104
7,510
9,883
7,561
5,949
5,854
6,346
8,651
10,919
11,015
10,442
Net Buy (Sell) Activity (in millions of dollars)Mutual Funds (8)
(12,245
)
(9,267
)
(7,406
)
(966
)
(1,348
)
(1,607
)
(4,818
)
(5,544
)
(4,254
)
(4,679
)
(4,003
)
(1,261
)
(4,905
)
Exchange-Traded Funds (9)
8,843
14,155
19,817
16,157
17,525
19,108
13,536
16,574
13,136
23,083
19,154
17,061
21,126
Money Market Funds
16,976
11,670
7,745
11,717
10,129
9,085
(2,357
)
9,790
3,858
9,110
8,048
9,672
11,032
Note: Certain supplemental details related to the information above can be found at: https://www.aboutschwab.com/financial-reports.
(1)
Unless otherwise noted, differences between net new assets and core net new assets are net flows from off-platform Schwab Bank Retail CDs. 2024 also includes an inflow of $10.3 billion from a mutual fund clearing services client in April and outflows from a large international relationship of $0.1 billion in August and $0.3 billion in October. 2023 also includes outflows from a large international relationship of $6.2 billion in October, $5.4 billion in November, and $0.6 billion in December.
(2)
Net new assets before significant one-time inflows or outflows, such as acquisitions/divestitures or extraordinary flows (generally greater than $10 billion) relating to a specific client, and activity from off-platform Schwab Bank Retail CDs. These flows may span multiple reporting periods.
(3)
Excludes Retirement Business Services.
(4)
Includes accounts in Stock Plan Services, Designated Brokerage Services, and Retirement Business Services; Participants may be enrolled in services in more than one Workplace business.
(5)
Schwab One®, certain cash equivalents, bank deposits, third-party bank deposit accounts, and money market fund balances as a percentage of total client assets; client cash excludes brokered CDs issued by Charles Schwab Bank.
(6)
Represents average total interest-earning assets on the Company's balance sheet.
(7)
Represents average clients’ uninvested cash sweep account balances held in deposit accounts at third-party financial institutions.
(8)
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.
(9)
Represents the principal value of client ETF transactions handled by Schwab, including transactions in proprietary ETFs.
N/M - Not meaningful. Percentage changes greater than 200% are presented as not meaningful.
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