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Schwab Reports Monthly Activity Highlights

Charles Schwab ·  Dec 13 13:00

WESTLAKE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Charles Schwab Corporation released its Monthly Activity Report today. Company highlights for the month of November 2024 include:

  • Core net new assets brought to the company by new and existing clients totaled $28.8 billion. Net new assets excluding mutual fund clearing totaled $24.1 billion.
  • Total client assets equaled $10.31 trillion as of month-end November, up 26% from November 2023 and up 5% compared to October 2024.
  • Transactional sweep cash ended November at $393.7 billion – or flat versus the prior month.
  • Driven primarily by equity volumes, November daily average trades increased by 20% month-over-month to 6.6 million.
  • Full-year 2024 net revenue is currently expected to grow by 3.0% to 3.5% versus the prior year, reflecting a combination of increased investor engagement, post-election equity market strength, and the continued stabilization of client transactional sweep cash balances. This represents an improvement from the 2.0% to 3.0% revenue growth range previously communicated at the Fall Business Update in October.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to 2024 net revenue. These forward-looking statements reflect management's expectations as of the date hereof. Achievement of these expectations and objectives is subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expressed expectations. Important factors that may cause such differences are described in the company's most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are available on the company's website () and on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website (https://www.sec.gov). The company makes no commitment to update any forward-looking statements.

About Charles Schwab

The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCHW) is a leading provider of financial services, with 36.2 million active brokerage accounts, 5.4 million workplace plan participant accounts, 2.0 million banking accounts, and $10.31 trillion in client assets as of November 30, 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, ), 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 .

The Charles Schwab Corporation Monthly Activity Report For November 2024

2023

2024

Change
NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovMo.Yr.
Market Indices (at month end)
Dow Jones Industrial Average

35,951

37,690

38,150

38,996

39,807

37,816

38,686

39,119

40,843

41,563

42,330

41,763

44,911

8%

25%

Nasdaq Composite

14,226

15,011

15,164

16,092

16,379

15,658

16,735

17,733

17,599

17,714

18,189

18,095

19,218

6%

35%

Standard & Poor's 500

4,568

4,770

4,846

5,096

5,254

5,036

5,278

5,460

5,522

5,648

5,762

5,705

6,032

6%

32%

Client Assets (in billions of dollars)
Beginning Client Assets

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

Net New Assets (1)

19.2

42.1

14.8

31.7

41.7

10.0

31.0

33.2

29.0

31.5

30.3

22.7

25.5

12%

33%

Net Market Gains (Losses)

508.0

293.9

26.7

289.7

197.2

(280.9)

327.8

168.0

135.6

134.1

152.5

(91.2)

427.9

Total Client Assets (at month end)

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

10,305.4

5%

26%

Core Net New Assets (1,2)

21.7

43.1

17.2

33.4

45.0

1.0

31.1

29.1

29.0

32.8

33.5

24.6

28.8

17%

33%

Receiving Ongoing Advisory Services (at month end)
Investor Services

557.0

581.4

584.1

601.8

618.5

602.2

624.0

632.9

649.1

663.7

675.1

665.6

688.9

4%

24%

Advisor Services(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

4,489.2

4%

25%

Client Accounts (at month end, in thousands)
Active Brokerage Accounts

34,672

34,838

35,017

35,127

35,301

35,426

35,524

35,612

35,743

35,859

35,982

36,073

36,222

-

4%

Banking Accounts

1,825

1,838

1,856

1,871

1,885

1,901

1,916

1,931

1,937

1,940

1,954

1,967

1,980

1%

8%

Workplace Plan Participant Accounts(4)

5,212

5,221

5,226

5,268

5,277

5,282

5,345

5,363

5,382

5,373

5,388

5,407

5,393

-

3%

Client Activity
New Brokerage Accounts (in thousands)

286

340

366

345

383

361

314

310

327

324

321

331

357

8%

25%

Client Cash as a Percentage of Client Assets(5)

10.7%

10.5%

10.5%

10.2%

10.0%

10.2%

9.9%

9.7%

9.6%

9.5%

9.5%

9.8%

9.5%

(30) bp

(120) bp

Derivative Trades as a Percentage of Total Trades

23.1%

21.8%

21.8%

22.2%

21.9%

22.1%

21.9%

21.3%

21.2%

20.8%

21.5%

21.4%

19.7%

(170) bp

(340) bp

Selected Average Balances (in millions of dollars)
Average Interest-Earning Assets(6)

439,118

446,305

443,694

434,822

431,456

423,532

415,950

417,150

417,379

420,191

420,203

422,327

425,789

1%

(3%)

Average Margin Balances

61,502

62,309

61,368

63,600

66,425

68,827

67,614

69,730

73,206

73,326

72,755

74,105

76,932

4%

25%

Average Bank Deposit Account Balances(7)

94,991

95,518

95,553

92,075

90,774

88,819

86,844

85,195

83,979

82,806

82,336

83,261

84,385

1%

(11%)

Mutual Fund and Exchange-Traded Fund
Net Buys (Sells) (8,9) (in millions of dollars)
Equities

6,099

7,903

8,182

7,624

10,379

3,472

5,734

3,379

10,908

5,609

5,217

7,176

13,226

Hybrid

(1,466)

(1,596)

(501)

(1,330)

(439)

(703)

(558)

(843)

(1,155)

(1,377)

(432)

(1,397)

(329)

Bonds

255

6,104

7,510

9,883

7,561

5,949

5,854

6,346

8,651

10,919

11,015

10,442

7,473

Net Buy (Sell) Activity (in millions of dollars)
Mutual Funds(8)

(9,267)

(7,406)

(966)

(1,348)

(1,607)

(4,818)

(5,544)

(4,254)

(4,679)

(4,003)

(1,261)

(4,905)

(4,492)

Exchange-Traded Funds(9)

14,155

19,817

16,157

17,525

19,108

13,536

16,574

13,136

23,083

19,154

17,061

21,126

24,862

Money Market Funds

11,670

7,745

11,717

10,129

9,085

(2,357)

9,790

3,858

9,110

8,048

9,672

11,032

9,172

Note: Certain supplemental details related to the information above can be found at:

(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, $0.3 billion in October, and $0.6 billion in November. 2023 also includes outflows from a large international relationship of $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.

MEDIA:
Mayura Hooper
Charles Schwab
Phone: 415-667-1525

INVESTORS/ANALYSTS:
Jeff Edwards
Charles Schwab
Phone: 817-854-6177

Source: The Charles Schwab Corporation
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