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EXHIBIT 99.1

 

News Release

 

Contacts:

 

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Media:

Greg Gable

Charles Schwab

Phone: 415-667-0473

Investors/Analysts:

Rich Fowler

Charles Schwab

Phone: 415-667-1841

 

SCHWAB REPORTS RECORD QUARTERLY NET INCOME OF $416 MILLION, UP 19%

2015 Revenues Rise 5% to $6.4 Billion, Net Income Grows 10% to $1.4 Billion, both records

Core Net New Assets Total $134.7 Billion for 2015, Exceeding $100 Billion for Fourth Consecutive Year

 

SAN FRANCISCO, January 19, 2016The Charles Schwab Corporation announced today that its net income for the fourth quarter of 2015 was $416 million, up 11% from $376 million for the third quarter of 2015, and up 19% from $350 million for the fourth quarter of 2014.  Net income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2015 was $1.4 billion, up 10% from the year-earlier period.  The company’s financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2015 include certain non-recurring items; descriptions of these items are included below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

%

 

December 31,

 

%

Financial Highlights

 

2015

 

2014

 

Change

 

2015

 

2014

 

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenues (in millions)

 

$

1,691 

 

 

$

1,551 

 

 

%

 

$

6,380 

 

 

$

6,058 

 

 

%

Net income (in millions)

 

$

416 

 

 

$

350 

 

 

19 

%

 

$

1,447 

 

 

$

1,321 

 

 

10 

%

Diluted earnings per common share

 

$

.28

 

 

$

.25

 

 

12 

%

 

$

1.03 

 

 

$

.95

 

 

%

Pre-tax profit margin

 

 

38.1 

%

 

 

35.7 

%

 

 

 

 

 

35.7 

%

 

 

34.9 

%

 

 

 

Return on average common

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stockholders’ equity (annualized)

 

 

13 

%

 

 

12 

%

 

 

 

 

 

12 

%

 

 

12 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EPS Impact of Certain Non-Recurring Items (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net litigation proceeds (2)

 

$

.03

 

 

$

.01

 

 

 

 

 

$

.04

 

 

$

.01

 

 

 

 

$68 million charge relating to geographic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

footprint 

 

$

 -

 

 

$

 -

 

 

 

 

 

$

 -

 

 

$

(.03)

 

 

 

 

$45 million net insurance recovery

 

$

 -

 

 

$

 -

 

 

 

 

 

$

 -

 

 

$

.02

 

 

 

 

$29 million net tax benefits (3)

 

$

.01

 

 

$

 -

 

 

 

 

 

$

.02

 

 

$

 -

 

 

 

 

$8 million net losses from selling RMBS

 

$

 -

 

 

$

 -

 

 

 

 

 

$

 -

 

 

$

 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: All per-share results are rounded to the nearest cent, based on weighted-average diluted common shares outstanding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Net tax benefits are included in Taxes on income. Net litigation proceeds, net losses from selling RMBS, and the net insurance recovery are included in Other revenue. The charge relating to geographic footprint is included in Compensation and benefits expense.

(2)

Net litigation proceeds include $57 million in the fourth quarter, $2 million in the third quarter and $16 million in the second quarter of 2015, and $28 million in the fourth quarter of 2014, relating to the company’s non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) portfolio.

    in the fourth quarter of 2014.

(3)

Net tax benefits include $15 million in the fourth quarter and $14 million in the third quarter of 2015, relating to certain current and prior-year matters.

 

CEO Walt Bettinger said, “Schwab’s ‘through clients’ eyes’ strategy remains the driver of our growth.  Effective execution of this strategy helped us succeed with clients throughout 2015 as they faced a generally difficult investing environment.  A fundatmental measure of our success is the willingness of new and existing clients to bring their hard-earned assets to us.  This year, we attracted $134.7 billion in core net new assets, up 8% from 2014 and in excess of $100 billion for the fourth consecutive year.  Total client assets at year-end were $2.51 trillion, up

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$50.2 billion or 2%, solidifying our leadership among publicly-traded US investment services firms.  Clients opened 1.1 million new brokerage accounts, up 10% from the previous year.  We ended 2015 with 9.8 million active brokerage accounts, 1.0 million banking accounts, and 1.5 million retirement plan participants, up 4%, 5% and 6%, respectively.  Over the past 12 months, Schwab’s expanded wealth management capabilities continued to fill an important need with our growing client base; over 155,000 accounts enrolled in one of our retail advisory solutions, up 60% from 2014.  At year-end 2015, approximately 560,000 client accounts were using these solutions, 14% more than a year ago.” 

 

“We know that when we do right by clients they will choose to do more business with us, and if we manage that trusted relationship with care it will help produce strong business performance.  This proved true again in 2015,” Mr. Bettinger continued.  “We achieved record annual net revenues of $6.4 billion, up 5% from last year.  Our consistent asset-gathering and strong growth in interest-bearing assets helped to offset the effects of sideways market returns, moderate trading activity, and continued low interest rates.  As the year progressed, we kept to the expense goals we laid out in February and produced record annual net income of $1.4 billion, an increase of 10% from 2014.”

 

Mr. Bettinger said, “The products and services we developed this year reflect Schwab’s ongoing commitment to challenge the status quo, looking for ways to offer our clients more value and a better investing experience.  As part of our dedication to offering a contemporary, full-service approach to helping clients build and manage their wealth, we launched Schwab Intelligent Portfolios, our fully automated investment advisory service which uses sophisticated algorithms to build, monitor, and rebalance diversified portfolios.  Featuring a fully online experience – supported by 24/7/365 live professional help – and zero advisory, commission, or account service fees charged, Schwab Intelligent Portfolios represents yet another option for clients who are interested in advised investing.  Institutional Intelligent Portfolios, our version for registered independent advisors, allows RIAs to customize the platform and automate portions of the investment process to complement other approaches in their businesses.  Continuing our commitment to provide the greatest value for investors, we expanded Schwab ETF OneSource with the addition of 36 new funds over the past twelve months.  As of year-end, clients could build a diversified portfolio choosing from 214 ETFs that cover 66 Morningstar Categories, all for $0 online trade commissions.  Retirement savings remain the lynchpin motivation for most American investors, and this year Schwab Retirement Plan Services introduced Advisor Managed Accounts, enabling plan consultants who are RIAs to build and manage customized investment portfolios for the plans they support.  These managed accounts give employers and plan consultants much more flexibility in designing advice programs to meet the specific needs of employee participants, a key criteria of retirement investing success in our view.” Mr. Bettinger concluded, “As we head into 2016, we are focused on deepening our capabilities around client relationships, financial planning, and advisory solutions.”

 

CFO Joe Martinetto commented, “We produced solid financial results in 2015, including meaningful operating leverage, despite a tougher than expected environment.  We entered the year anticipating S&P 500 appreciation of 6.5%, client daily average revenue trade growth of 5%, and a Fed Funds rate of 0-0.25%.  Based on that scenario we targeted mid-to-upper single digit revenue growth, a gap between revenue and expense growth of 150 basis points, and a pre-tax profit margin of around 36%.  What we encountered was a 1% drop in the S&P, a 2% drop in revenue trades, and Fed Funds basically flat at 0.12% until the Federal Reserve announced its first rate increase on December 17th.  Under these conditions we still delivered 5% annual revenue growth.  Asset management and administration fee revenue of $2.7 billion grew 5% from a year ago, while net interest revenue of $2.5 billion grew 11%.  Both represent annual records and helped offset a 5% decline in trading revenue.  In light of the weaker than expected environment, we carefully limited expense growth to 4%, which enabled us to generate a 130 basis point revenue/expense growth gap and deliver a 36% pre-tax profit margin.”

 

Mr. Martinetto concluded, “We continue to manage the company’s balance sheet to support growth initiatives and to execute on our strategy of optimizing the spread earned on client sweep cash.  This past year, we completed approximately $6.5 billion in bulk transfers from money market funds to Schwab Bank, including $2.8 billion in the fourth quarter.  These bulk transfers were supported by a combination of organic capital growth and our issuance of $600 million of preferred stock in the third quarter.  In addition, we maintained and enhanced our balance sheet liquidity in 2015.  We replaced $350 million of maturing debt with cost effective ten-year notes and also issued $1 billion of new long-term debt during the year, investing the majority in term Treasury Notes.  We ended 2015 with a preliminary Tier 1 Leverage Ratio of 7.1%.  Overall, our 2015 results highlight the efficacy of Schwab’s financial model across a range of conditions.”

 

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Business highlights for the fourth quarter (data as of quarter-end unless otherwise noted):

 

Investor Services

·

New retail brokerage accounts for the quarter totaled approximately 151,000, up 3% year-over-year; total accounts were 6.9 million as of December 31, 2015, up 3% year-over-year.

·

Held financial planning conversations with approximately 29,000 clients during the quarter, up 21% year-over-year.  Approximately 112,000 planning conversations were held in 2015, up 3% from 2014.

·

Schwab Retirement Plan Services introduced Advisor Managed Accounts.  RIA retirement plan consultants can now build and manage customized portfolios for the plans they support, helping more 401(k) participants receive retirement plan advice and achieve better outcomes.

·

Schwab Private Client Portfolio Consultants can now conduct appointments by video conference, giving clients greater time and location flexibility, and making meetings more personal.

·

Launched electronic Agreements and Disclosures, enabling Schwab to send new account documents electronically and simplifying the paperless enrollment process.

 

Advisor Services

·

Hosted over 5,000 advisors, exhibitors, sponsors, and media for our 25th IMPACT® conference. IMPACT is the largest and longest-running annual gathering of independent registered investment advisors.  Schwab executives and industry leaders focused on growth, technology, leadership and talent.

·

Released enhancements to PortfolioCenter®, Schwab’s desktop and cloud-based platform for portfolio management and reporting, that help advisors efficiently manage daily workflow for billing, data exporting and client reporting. 

·

Introduced new capabilities to Schwab OpenView Gateway® that facilitate tighter integration with Schwab Advisor Center® through increased single sign-on opportunities.

 

Products and Infrastructure

·

For Charles Schwab Bank:

o

Balance sheet assets = $139.1 billion, up 25% year-over-year.

o

Outstanding mortgage and home equity loans = $11.1 billion, comparable to a year ago.

o

Pledged Asset Line® balances = $3.2 billion, up 39% year-over-year.

o

Delinquency, nonaccrual, and loss reserve ratios for Schwab Bank’s loan portfolio = 0.25%, 0.19% and 0.22%, respectively, at month-end December.

o

Schwab Bank High Yield Investor Checking® accounts = 842,000, with $12.8 billion in balances.

o

Launched Schwab Bank Investor Advantage Pricing; clients are now eligible to receive an interest rate discount on their new mortgage based on the value of their qualifying assets at Schwab.

·

Client assets managed by Windhaven® totaled $11.9 billion, down 27% from the fourth quarter of 2014.

·

Client assets managed by ThomasPartners® totaled $7.3 billion, up 7% from the fourth quarter of 2014.

·

Client assets managed by Intelligent Portfolios (Schwab Intelligent Portfolios and Institutional Intelligent Portfolios) totaled $5.3 billion, up $1.2 billion from the third quarter of 2015.

·

Client assets managed by Schwab Private Client reached a record $75.4 billion, up 4% from the fourth quarter of 2014.

·

Schwab ETFs saw record net inflows of $4.4 billion in the fourth quarter; assets in proprietary ETFs totaled a record $39.7 billion, up 48% from December 2014.

·

Expanded Schwab ETF OneSource to offer five more ETFs; at quarter-end, investors could trade 214 ETFs from 14 providers covering 66 Morningstar Categories, for $0 online trade commissions.

·

Expanded Schwab’s Offshore Mutual Fund Platform to offer 51 new funds; at quarter-end, non-US resident investors in all jurisdictions could trade up to 326 funds utilizing multiple strategies and security types.

·

Reduced minimum investments on most funds in Mutual Fund OneSource®, Schwab’s no-transaction-fee mutual fund platform, to $100 from $2,500, making it easier and more cost-efficient for investors to build a diversified portfolio.  Subsequent investments can now begin at $1, down from $500.

 

Supporting schedules are either attached or located at: http://www.aboutschwab.com/investor-relations/financial-reports.

 

 

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Commentary from the CFO

Joe Martinetto, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, provides insight and commentary regarding Schwab’s financial communications at: http://www.aboutschwab.com/investor-relations/cfo-commentary.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to growth in the client base and client assets; business performance; capabilities; balance sheet management; growth initiatives; optimizing the spread earned on client cash; and business positioning.

 

Important factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to, general market conditions, including the level of interest rates, equity valuations and trading activity; the company’s ability to attract and retain clients and grow client assets/relationships; competitive pressures on rates and fees; the company’s ability to develop and launch new products, services and capabilities in a timely and successful manner; client use of the company’s investment advisory services and other products and services; the level of client assets, including cash balances; the quality of the company’s balance sheet assets; capital needs and management; the company’s ability to monetize client assets; the timing, amount and impact of bulk transfers; client sensitivity to interest rates; regulatory guidance; the company’s ability to manage expenses; the timing and amount of severance and other costs related to reducing the company’s San Francisco footprint; the effect of adverse developments in litigation or regulatory matters and the extent of any charges associated with legal matters; any adverse impact of financial reform legislation and related regulations; and other factors set forth in the company’s most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q.

 

About Charles Schwab

The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCHW) is a leading provider of financial services, with more than 325 offices and 9.8 million active brokerage accounts, 1.5 million corporate retirement plan participants, 1.0 million banking accounts, and $2.51 trillion in client assets as of December 31, 2015.  Through its operating subsidiaries, the company provides a full range of wealth management, securities brokerage, banking, money management 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.

 

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THE  CHARLES  SCHWAB  CORPORATION

Consolidated Statements of Income

(In millions, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

Net Revenues

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset management and administration fees

  

$

673 

 

$

641 

  

$

2,650 

 

$

2,533 

Interest revenue

  

 

726 

 

 

607 

  

 

2,657 

 

 

2,374 

Interest expense

  

 

(36)

 

 

(23)

 

 

(132)

 

 

(102)

Net interest revenue

  

 

690 

 

 

584 

 

 

2,525 

 

 

2,272 

Trading revenue

  

 

208 

 

 

239 

 

 

866 

 

 

907 

Other

  

 

120 

 

 

90 

 

 

328 

 

 

343 

Provision for loan losses

  

 

 -

 

 

(3)

 

 

11 

 

 

Net impairment losses on securities

  

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

(1)

Total net revenues

  

 

1,691 

 

 

1,551 

 

 

6,380 

 

 

6,058 

Expenses Excluding Interest

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and benefits

  

 

572 

 

 

543 

  

 

2,241 

 

 

2,184 

Professional services

  

 

119 

 

 

122 

  

 

459 

 

 

457 

Occupancy and equipment

  

 

93 

 

 

82 

  

 

353 

 

 

324 

Advertising and market development

  

 

60 

 

 

58 

  

 

249 

 

 

245 

Communications

  

 

58 

 

 

55 

  

 

233 

 

 

223 

Depreciation and amortization

  

 

58 

 

 

54 

  

 

224 

 

 

199 

Other

  

 

86 

 

 

83 

  

 

342 

 

 

311 

Total expenses excluding interest

  

 

1,046 

 

 

997 

  

 

4,101 

 

 

3,943 

Income before taxes on income

  

 

645 

 

 

554 

  

 

2,279 

 

 

2,115 

Taxes on income

  

 

229 

 

 

204 

  

 

832 

 

 

794 

Net Income

  

 

416 

 

 

350 

  

 

1,447 

 

 

1,321 

Preferred stock dividends and other (1)

  

 

38 

 

 

21 

  

 

83 

 

 

60 

Net Income Available to Common Stockholders

  

$

378 

 

$

329 

  

$

1,364 

 

$

1,261 

Weighted-Average Common Shares Outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

  

 

1,319 

 

 

1,309 

  

 

1,315 

 

 

1,303 

Diluted

 

 

1,330 

 

 

1,320 

 

 

1,327 

 

 

1,315 

Earnings Per Common Share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

  

$

.29

 

$

.25

  

$

1.04 

 

$

.96

Diluted

  

$

.28

 

$

.25

  

$

1.03 

 

$

.95

 

(1)

Includes preferred stock dividends and undistributed earnings and dividends allocated to non-vested restricted stock units.

 

 

 

 

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THE  CHARLES  SCHWAB  CORPORATION

Financial and Operating Highlights

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q4-15 % change

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

vs.

 

vs.

 

 

Fourth

 

Third

 

Second

 

First

 

 

Fourth

 

(In millions, except per share amounts and as noted)

 

Q4-14

 

Q3-15

 

 

Quarter

 

Quarter

 

Quarter

 

Quarter

 

 

Quarter

 

Net Revenues 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset management and administration fees

 

5% 

 

2% 

 

 

$

673 

 

 

$

663 

 

 

$

670 

 

 

$

644 

 

 

$

641 

 

Net interest revenue 

 

18% 

 

9% 

 

 

 

690 

 

 

 

635 

 

 

 

612 

 

 

 

588 

 

 

 

584 

 

Trading revenue

 

(13%)

 

(9%)

 

 

 

208 

 

 

 

228 

 

 

 

203 

 

 

 

227 

 

 

 

239 

 

Other

 

33% 

 

82% 

 

 

 

120 

 

 

 

66 

 

 

 

79 

 

 

 

63 

 

 

 

90 

 

Provision for loan losses

 

(100%)

 

(100%)

 

 

 

 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3)

 

Total net revenues

 

9% 

 

6% 

 

 

 

1,691 

 

 

 

1,597 

 

 

 

1,566 

 

 

 

1,526 

 

 

 

1,551 

 

Expenses Excluding Interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and benefits

 

5% 

 

4% 

 

 

 

572 

 

 

 

548 

 

 

 

540 

 

 

 

581 

 

 

 

543 

 

Professional services

 

(2%)

 

4% 

 

 

 

119 

 

 

 

114 

 

 

 

112 

 

 

 

114 

 

 

 

122 

 

Occupancy and equipment

 

13% 

 

1% 

 

 

 

93 

 

 

 

92 

 

 

 

85 

 

 

 

83 

 

 

 

82 

 

Advertising and market development

 

3% 

 

3% 

 

 

 

60 

 

 

 

58 

 

 

 

62 

 

 

 

69 

 

 

 

58 

 

Communications

 

5% 

 

 -

 

 

 

58 

 

 

 

58 

 

 

 

59 

 

 

 

58 

 

 

 

55 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

7% 

 

2% 

 

 

 

58 

 

 

 

57 

 

 

 

55 

 

 

 

54 

 

 

 

54 

 

Other

 

4% 

 

(1%)

 

 

 

86 

 

 

 

87 

 

 

 

86 

 

 

 

83 

 

 

 

83 

 

Total expenses excluding interest

 

5% 

 

3% 

 

 

 

1,046 

 

 

 

1,014 

 

 

 

999 

 

 

 

1,042 

 

 

 

997 

 

Income before taxes on income

 

16% 

 

11% 

 

 

 

645 

 

 

 

583 

 

 

 

567 

 

 

 

484 

 

 

 

554 

 

Taxes on income

 

12% 

 

11% 

 

 

 

229 

 

 

 

207 

 

 

 

214 

 

 

 

182 

 

 

 

204 

 

Net Income

 

19% 

 

11% 

 

 

$

416 

 

 

$

376 

 

 

$

353 

 

 

$

302 

 

 

$

350 

 

Preferred stock dividends and other

 

81% 

 

N/M

 

 

 

38 

 

 

 

11 

 

 

 

23 

 

 

 

11 

 

 

 

21 

 

Net Income Available to Common Stockholders

 

15% 

 

4% 

 

 

$

378 

 

 

$

365 

 

 

$

330 

 

 

$

291 

 

 

$

329 

 

Earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

16% 

 

4% 

 

 

$

.29 

 

 

$

.28 

 

 

$

.25 

 

 

$

.22 

 

 

$

.25 

 

Diluted

 

12% 

 

 -

 

 

$

.28 

 

 

$

.28 

 

 

$

.25 

 

 

$

.22 

 

 

$

.25 

 

Dividends declared per common share

 

 -

 

 -

 

 

$

.06 

 

 

$

.06 

 

 

$

.06 

 

 

$

.06 

 

 

$

.06 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

1% 

 

 -

 

 

 

1,319 

 

 

 

1,316 

 

 

 

1,314 

 

 

 

1,312 

 

 

 

1,309 

 

Diluted

 

1% 

 

 -

 

 

 

1,330 

 

 

 

1,328 

 

 

 

1,326 

 

 

 

1,323 

 

 

 

1,320 

 

Performance Measures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-tax profit margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38.1 

%

 

 

36.5 

%

 

 

36.2 

%

 

 

31.7 

%

 

 

35.7 

%

Return on average common stockholders’ equity (annualized) (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13 

%

 

 

13 

%

 

 

12 

%

 

 

10 

%

 

 

12 

%

Financial Condition (at quarter end, in billions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and investments segregated

 

(6%)

 

14% 

 

 

$

19.6 

 

 

$

17.2 

 

 

$

17.9 

 

 

$

19.4 

 

 

$

20.8 

 

Receivables from brokerage clients - net

 

10% 

 

1% 

 

 

 

17.3 

 

 

 

17.1 

 

 

 

16.6 

 

 

 

16.0 

 

 

 

15.7 

 

Bank loans - net

 

7% 

 

 -

 

 

 

14.3 

 

 

 

14.3 

 

 

 

14.0 

 

 

 

13.6 

 

 

 

13.4 

 

Total assets

 

19% 

 

8% 

 

 

 

183.7 

 

 

 

170.4 

 

 

 

163.6 

 

 

 

160.2 

 

 

 

154.6 

 

Bank deposits

 

26% 

 

9% 

 

 

 

129.5 

 

 

 

119.0 

 

 

 

112.9 

 

 

 

109.5 

 

 

 

102.8 

 

Payables to brokerage clients

 

(3%)

 

7% 

 

 

 

33.2 

 

 

 

31.0 

 

 

 

31.5 

 

 

 

31.6 

 

 

 

34.3 

 

Long-term debt

 

53% 

 

 -

 

 

 

2.9 

 

 

 

2.9 

 

 

 

2.9 

 

 

 

2.9 

 

 

 

1.9 

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

14% 

 

2% 

 

 

 

13.4 

 

 

 

13.2 

 

 

 

12.4 

 

 

 

12.2 

 

 

 

11.8 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Full-time equivalent employees (at quarter end, in thousands)

 

5% 

 

(1%)

 

 

 

15.3 

 

 

 

15.4 

 

 

 

14.9 

 

 

 

14.9 

 

 

 

14.6 

 

Capital expenditures - purchases of equipment, office

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

facilities, and property, net (in millions)

 

(26%)

 

(16%)

 

 

$

67 

 

 

$

80 

 

 

$

77 

 

 

$

61 

 

 

$

90 

 

Expenses excluding interest as a percentage of average client assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(annualized)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.16 

%

 

 

0.16 

%

 

 

0.16 

%

 

 

0.17 

%

 

 

0.17 

%

Clients’ Daily Average Trades (in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue trades (2)

 

(10%)

 

(6%)

 

 

 

285 

 

 

 

304 

 

 

 

267 

 

 

 

313 

 

 

 

315 

 

Asset-based trades (3)

 

5% 

 

 -

 

 

 

84 

 

 

 

84 

 

 

 

78 

 

 

 

88 

 

 

 

80 

 

Other trades (4)

 

(1%)

 

13% 

 

 

 

168 

 

 

 

149 

 

 

 

149 

 

 

 

181 

 

 

 

169 

 

Total

 

(5%)

 

 -

 

 

 

537 

 

 

 

537 

 

 

 

494 

 

 

 

582 

 

 

 

564 

 

Average Revenue Per Revenue Trade (2)

 

(3%)

 

1% 

 

 

$

11.73 

 

 

$

11.67 

 

 

$

11.97 

 

 

$

11.98 

 

 

$

12.04 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Return on average common stockholders’ equity is calculated using net income available to common stockholders divided by average common stockholders’ equity.

(2)

Includes all client trades that generate trading revenue (i.e. commission revenue or principal transaction revenue); also known as DART.

(3)

Includes eligible trades executed by clients who participate in one or more of the Company’s asset-based pricing relationships.

(4)

Includes all commission-free trades, including Schwab Mutual Fund OneSource® funds and ETFs, and other proprietary products.

N/M Not meaningful.

 

 

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Net Interest Revenue Information

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

 

2015

 

 

 

2014

 

 

 

2015

 

 

 

2014

 

 

 

Average
Balance

 

Interest
Revenue/
Expense

 

Average
Yield/
Rate

 

 

Average
Balance

 

Interest
Revenue/
Expense

 

Average
Yield/
Rate

 

 

Average
Balance

 

Interest
Revenue/
Expense

 

Average
Yield/
Rate

 

 

Average
Balance

 

Interest
Revenue/
Expense

 

Average
Yield/
Rate

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

9,738 

 

$

 

0.29% 

 

 

$

8,031 

 

$

 

0.25% 

 

 

$

9,358 

 

$

24 

 

0.26% 

 

 

$

7,179 

 

$

16 

 

0.22% 

Cash and investments segregated

 

18,605 

 

 

10 

 

0.21% 

 

 

 

20,321 

 

 

 

0.12% 

 

 

 

18,606 

 

 

31 

 

0.17% 

 

 

 

20,268 

 

 

24 

 

0.12% 

Broker-related receivables (1)

 

243 

 

 

 -

 

0.08% 

 

 

 

330 

 

 

 -

 

0.07% 

 

 

 

274 

 

 

 -

 

0.07% 

 

 

 

325 

 

 

 -

 

0.09% 

Receivables from brokerage clients

 

15,715 

 

 

128 

 

3.23% 

 

 

 

14,338 

 

 

124 

 

3.43% 

 

 

 

15,212 

 

 

502 

 

3.30% 

 

 

 

13,778 

 

 

482 

 

3.50% 

Securities available for sale (2)

 

66,352 

 

 

175 

 

1.05% 

 

 

 

52,271 

 

 

133 

 

1.01% 

 

 

 

62,249 

 

 

629 

 

1.01% 

 

 

 

52,057 

 

 

546 

 

1.05% 

Securities held to maturity

 

43,156 

 

 

271 

 

2.49% 

 

 

 

33,909 

 

 

215 

 

2.52% 

 

 

 

38,280 

 

 

957 

 

2.50% 

 

 

 

32,361 

 

 

828 

 

2.56% 

Bank loans

 

14,345 

 

 

95 

 

2.63% 

 

 

 

13,291 

 

 

91 

 

2.72% 

 

 

 

13,973 

 

 

369 

 

2.64% 

 

 

 

12,906 

 

 

355 

 

2.75% 

Total interest-earning assets

 

168,154 

 

 

686 

 

1.62% 

 

 

 

142,491 

 

 

574 

 

1.60% 

 

 

 

157,952 

 

 

2,512 

 

1.59% 

 

 

 

138,874 

 

 

2,251 

 

1.62% 

Other interest revenue

 

 

 

 

40 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

145 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

123 

 

 

Total interest-earning assets

$

168,154 

 

$

726 

 

1.71% 

 

 

$

142,491 

 

$

607 

 

1.69% 

 

 

$

157,952 

 

$

2,657 

 

1.68% 

 

 

$

138,874 

 

$

2,374 

 

1.71% 

Funding sources:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank deposits

$

122,054 

 

$

 

0.02% 

 

 

$

98,485 

 

$

 

0.03% 

 

 

$

113,464 

 

$

29 

 

0.03% 

 

 

$

95,842 

 

$

30 

 

0.03% 

Payables to brokerage clients (1)

 

25,813 

 

 

 -

 

0.01% 

 

 

 

26,965 

 

 

 -

 

0.01% 

 

 

 

25,651 

 

 

 

0.01% 

 

 

 

26,731 

 

 

 

0.01% 

Long-term debt

 

2,967 

 

 

25 

 

3.34% 

 

 

 

1,899 

 

 

18 

 

3.76% 

 

 

 

2,727 

 

 

92 

 

3.37% 

 

 

 

1,901 

 

 

73 

 

3.84% 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

150,834 

 

 

32 

 

0.08% 

 

 

 

127,349 

 

 

26 

 

0.08% 

 

 

 

141,842 

 

 

123 

 

0.09% 

 

 

 

124,474 

 

 

105 

 

0.08% 

Non-interest-bearing funding sources

 

17,320 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,142 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,110 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,400 

 

 

 

 

 

Other interest expense (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3)

 

 

Total funding sources

$

168,154 

 

$

36 

 

0.08% 

 

 

$

142,491 

 

$

23 

 

0.06% 

 

 

$

157,952 

 

$

132 

 

0.08% 

 

 

$

138,874 

 

$

102 

 

0.07% 

Net interest revenue

 

 

 

$

690 

 

1.63% 

 

 

 

 

 

$

584 

 

1.63% 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,525 

 

1.60% 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,272 

 

1.64% 

 

(1)

Interest revenue or expense was less than $500,000 in the period or periods presented.

(2)

Amounts have been calculated based on amortized cost.

(3)

Includes the impact of capitalizing interest on building construction and software development.

 

 

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THE  CHARLES  SCHWAB  CORPORATION

Asset Management and Administration Fees Information

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

 

2015

 

 

 

2014

 

 

 

2015

 

 

 

2014

 

 

 

Average
Client
Assets

 

Revenue

 

Average
Fee

 

 

Average
Client
Assets

 

Revenue

 

Average
Fee

 

 

Average
Client
Assets

 

Revenue

 

Average
Fee

 

 

Average
Client
Assets

 

Revenue

 

Average
Fee

Schwab money market funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

before fee waivers

$

162,437 

 

$

241 

 

0.59% 

 

 

$

165,631 

 

$

243 

 

0.58% 

 

 

$

161,381 

 

$

947 

 

0.59% 

 

 

$

164,564 

 

$

957 

 

0.58% 

Fee waivers

 

 

 

 

(153)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(193)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(672)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(751)

 

 

Schwab money market funds

 

162,437 

 

 

88 

 

0.21% 

 

 

 

165,631 

 

 

50 

 

0.12% 

 

 

 

161,381 

 

 

275 

 

0.17% 

 

 

 

164,564 

 

 

206 

 

0.13% 

Schwab equity and bond funds and ETFs

 

105,935 

 

 

54 

 

0.20% 

 

 

 

90,351 

 

 

50 

 

0.22% 

 

 

 

102,486 

 

 

217 

 

0.21% 

 

 

 

83,916 

 

 

192 

 

0.23% 

Mutual Fund OneSource ® (1)

 

212,409 

 

 

182 

 

0.34% 

 

 

 

233,456 

 

 

199 

 

0.34% 

 

 

 

225,347 

 

 

764 

 

0.34% 

 

 

 

236,003 

 

 

805 

 

0.34% 

Other third-party mutual funds and ETFs (1, 2)

 

248,659 

 

 

55 

 

0.09% 

 

 

 

243,543 

 

 

55 

 

0.09% 

 

 

 

251,491 

 

 

223 

 

0.09% 

 

 

 

241,314 

 

 

210 

 

0.09% 

Total mutual funds and ETFs (3)

$

729,440 

 

 

379 

 

0.21% 

 

 

$

732,981 

 

 

354 

 

0.19% 

 

 

$

740,705 

 

 

1,479 

 

0.20% 

 

 

$

725,797 

 

 

1,413 

 

0.19% 

Advice solutions (3) :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fee-based

$

171,577 

 

 

225 

 

0.52% 

 

 

$

165,798 

 

 

217 

 

0.52% 

 

 

$

172,302 

 

 

898 

 

0.52% 

 

 

$

160,721 

 

 

840 

 

0.52% 

Intelligent Portfolios

 

4,891 

 

 

 -

 

 -

 

 

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

 

 

3,274 

 

 

 -

 

 -

 

 

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

N/A

Legacy Non-Fee

 

16,135 

 

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

 

 

16,025 

 

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

 

 

16,463 

 

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

 

 

15,794 

 

 

N/A

 

N/A

Total advice solutions

$

192,603 

 

 

225 

 

0.46% 

 

 

$

181,823 

 

 

217 

 

0.47% 

 

 

$

192,039 

 

 

898 

 

0.47% 

 

 

$

176,515 

 

 

840 

 

0.48% 

Other balance-based fees (2,4)

 

328,982 

 

 

57 

 

0.07% 

 

 

 

303,263 

 

 

57 

 

0.07% 

 

 

 

324,701 

 

 

226 

 

0.07% 

 

 

 

297,499 

 

 

234 

 

0.08% 

Other (2,5)

 

 

 

 

12 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

47 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

46 

 

 

Total asset management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and administration fees

 

 

 

$

673 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

641 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,650 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,533 

 

 

 

(1)

In the fourth quarter of 2015, certain Mutual Fund OneSource balances and revenues were reclassified to Other third-party mutual funds and Exchange-traded Funds (ETFs). Prior-period information has been recast to reflect this change.

(2)

Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2015, Other third-party mutual funds and ETFs and Other balance-based fees are presented separately. Related revenues were previously presented in Other. Prior-period information has been recast to reflect this change. Other third-party mutual funds and ETFs include ETF OneSource.

(3)

Beginning in the second quarter of 2015, Fee-based, Intelligent Portfolios and Legacy Non-Fee advice solutions are presented separately. Prior-period information has been recast to reflect this change. Advice solutions include managed portfolios, specialized strategies and customized investment advice. Fee-based advice solutions include Schwab Private Client, Schwab Managed Portfolios, Managed Account Select, Schwab Advisor Network, Windhaven Strategies, Thomas Partners Dividend Growth Strategy, and Schwab Index Advantage advised retirement plan balances. Intelligent Portfolios include Schwab Intelligent Portfolios, launched in March 2015, and Institutional Intelligent Portfolios, launched in June 2015. Legacy Non-Fee advice solutions include superseded programs such as Schwab Advisor Source and certain retirement plan balances. Average client assets for advice solutions may also include the asset balances contained in the three categories of mutual funds listed above.

(4)

Includes various asset-based fees, such as trust fees, 401(k) recordkeeping fees, and mutual fund clearing fees and other service fees.

(5)

Includes miscellaneous service and transaction fees relating to mutual funds and ETFs that are not balance-based.

 

N/A Not applicable.

 

 

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Growth in Client Assets and Accounts

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q4-15 % Change

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

vs.

 

vs.

 

 

Fourth

 

Third

 

Second

 

First

 

Fourth

(In billions, at quarter end, except as noted)

 

Q4-14

 

Q3-15

 

 

Quarter

 

Quarter

 

Quarter

 

Quarter

 

Quarter

Assets in client accounts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schwab One®, certain cash equivalents and bank deposits

 

18% 

 

8% 

 

 

$

161.1 

 

$

148.7 

 

$

143.0 

 

$

140.0 

 

$

136.0 

Proprietary mutual funds (Schwab Funds® and Laudus Funds®):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market funds 

 

(1%)

 

3% 

 

 

 

166.1 

 

 

161.8 

 

 

155.6 

 

 

162.5 

 

 

167.9 

Equity and bond funds 

 

1% 

 

5% 

 

 

 

62.4 

 

 

59.3 

 

 

64.1 

 

 

64.1 

 

 

61.5 

Total proprietary mutual funds

 

-

 

3% 

 

 

 

228.5 

 

 

221.1 

 

 

219.7 

 

 

226.6 

 

 

229.4 

Mutual Fund Marketplace® (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual Fund OneSource®  (2)

 

(11%)

 

(1%)

 

 

 

207.7 

 

 

210.7 

 

 

231.2 

 

 

237.3 

 

 

234.4 

Mutual fund clearing services 

 

13% 

 

5% 

 

 

 

186.5 

 

 

177.8 

 

 

188.9 

 

 

170.6 

 

 

164.7 

Other third-party mutual funds (2)

 

2% 

 

1% 

 

 

 

496.4 

 

 

490.4 

 

 

519.4 

 

 

508.3 

 

 

486.2 

Total Mutual Fund Marketplace 

 

1% 

 

1% 

 

 

 

890.6 

 

 

878.9 

 

 

939.5 

 

 

916.2 

 

 

885.3 

Total mutual fund assets 

 

-

 

2% 

 

 

 

1,119.1 

 

 

1,100.0 

 

 

1,159.2 

 

 

1,142.8 

 

 

1,114.7 

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proprietary ETFs

 

48% 

 

16% 

 

 

 

39.7 

 

 

34.2 

 

 

34.3 

 

 

31.0 

 

 

26.9 

ETF OneSource™  (1)

 

10% 

 

5% 

 

 

 

16.1 

 

 

15.4 

 

 

16.5 

 

 

16.1 

 

 

14.7 

Other third-party ETFs

 

7% 

 

7% 

 

 

 

207.4 

 

 

194.6 

 

 

207.4 

 

 

205.3 

 

 

194.7 

Total ETF assets

 

11% 

 

8% 

 

 

 

263.2 

 

 

244.2 

 

 

258.2 

 

 

252.4 

 

 

236.3 

Equity and other securities

 

-

 

6% 

 

 

 

799.0 

 

 

755.3 

 

 

817.1 

 

 

822.7 

 

 

802.2 

Fixed income securities

 

(1%)

 

2% 

 

 

 

187.2 

 

 

183.6 

 

 

181.1 

 

 

181.2 

 

 

188.7 

Margin loans outstanding

 

10% 

 

(1%)

 

 

 

(15.8)

 

 

(15.9)

 

 

(15.3)

 

 

(14.7)

 

 

(14.3)

Total client assets

 

2% 

 

4% 

 

 

$

2,513.8 

 

$

2,415.9 

 

$

2,543.3 

 

$

2,524.4 

 

$

2,463.6 

Client assets by business (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investor Services

 

3% 

 

4% 

 

 

$

1,358.6 

 

$

1,306.2 

 

$

1,380.8 

 

$

1,365.2 

 

$

1,325.2 

Advisor Services

 

1% 

 

4% 

 

 

 

1,155.2 

 

 

1,109.7 

 

 

1,162.5 

 

 

1,159.2 

 

 

1,138.4 

Total client assets

 

2% 

 

4% 

 

 

$

2,513.8 

 

$

2,415.9 

 

$

2,543.3 

 

$

2,524.4 

 

$

2,463.6 

Net growth (decline) in assets in client accounts (for the quarter ended)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net new assets by business (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investor Services (4, 5)

 

62% 

 

62% 

 

 

$

21.6 

 

$

13.3 

 

$

26.5 

 

$

22.7 

 

$

13.3 

Advisor Services (6)

 

7% 

 

22% 

 

 

 

21.3 

 

 

17.5 

 

 

10.5 

 

 

6.0 

 

 

19.9 

Total net new assets

 

29% 

 

39% 

 

 

 

42.9 

 

 

30.8 

 

 

37.0 

 

 

28.7 

 

 

33.2 

Net market gains (losses)

 

106% 

 

135% 

 

 

 

55.0 

 

 

(158.2)

 

 

(18.1)

 

 

32.1 

 

 

26.7 

Net growth (decline)

 

63% 

 

177% 

 

 

$

97.9 

 

$

(127.4)

 

$

18.9 

 

$

60.8 

 

$

59.9 

New brokerage accounts (in thousands, for the quarter ended)

 

8% 

 

3% 

 

 

 

262 

 

 

254 

 

 

280 

 

 

274 

 

 

243 

Clients (in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Active Brokerage Accounts

 

4% 

 

1% 

 

 

 

9,769 

 

 

9,691 

 

 

9,605 

 

 

9,493 

 

 

9,386 

Banking Accounts

 

5% 

 

1% 

 

 

 

1,033 

 

 

1,027 

 

 

1,004 

 

 

986 

 

 

985 

Corporate Retirement Plan Participants (4)

 

6% 

 

2% 

 

 

 

1,519 

 

 

1,492 

 

 

1,474 

 

 

1,474 

 

 

1,428 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Excludes all proprietary mutual funds and ETFs.

(2)

In the third and second quarters of 2015 certain Mutual Fund OneSource balances were reclassified to Equity and other securities and Other third-party mutual funds, respectively. Prior period information has been recast to reflect these changes.

(3)

In the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company realigned its reportable segments as a result of organizational changes. The Corporate Brokerage Retirement Services business was transferred from the Investor Services segment to the Advisor Services segment. Prior period segment information has been recast to reflect this change.

(4)

In the first quarter of 2015, the Company increased its reported totals for overall client assets and retirement plan participants by $6.1 billion and 35,000, respectively, to reflect the final impact of the consolidation of its retirement plan recordkeeping platforms as previously announced in September 2013.

(5)

Fourth quarter of 2015 includes an inflow of $10.2 billion from a mutual fund clearing services client. Third quarter of 2015 includes an inflow of $4.9 billion from a mutual fund clearing services client. Second quarter of 2015 includes inflows of $17.4 billion from certain mutual fund clearing service clients.

(6)

First quarter of 2015 includes an outflow of $11.6 billion relating to the Company's planned resignation from an Advisor Services cash management relationship.

 

 

 

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The Charles Schwab Corporation Monthly Activity Report For December 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2014

 

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change

 

 

 

Dec

 

Jan

 

Feb

 

Mar

 

Apr

 

May

 

Jun

 

Jul

 

Aug

 

Sep

 

Oct

 

Nov

 

Dec

 

Mo.

Yr.

Market Indices

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(at month end)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dow Jones Industrial Average

17,823 

 

17,165 

 

18,133 

 

17,776 

 

17,841 

 

18,011 

 

17,620 

 

17,690 

 

16,528 

 

16,285 

 

17,664 

 

17,720 

 

17,425 

 

(2%)

(2%)

Nasdaq Composite 

4,736 

 

4,635 

 

4,964 

 

4,901 

 

4,941 

 

5,070 

 

4,987 

 

5,128 

 

4,777 

 

4,620 

 

5,054 

 

5,109 

 

5,007 

 

(2%)

6%

Standard & Poor’s 500

2,059 

 

1,995 

 

2,105 

 

2,068 

 

2,086 

 

2,107 

 

2,063 

 

2,104 

 

1,972 

 

1,920 

 

2,079 

 

2,080 

 

2,044 

 

(2%)

(1%)

Client Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in billions of dollars)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning Client Assets

2,478.8 

 

2,463.6 

 

2,445.0 

 

2,531.1 

 

2,524.4 

 

2,549.3 

 

2,568.8 

 

2,543.3 

 

2,562.5 

 

2,462.4 

 

2,415.9 

 

2,539.9 

 

2,553.3 

 

 

 

Net New Assets (1, 2)

14.4 

 

9.3 

 

6.8 

 

12.6 

 

9.1 

 

10.1 

 

17.8 

 

9.8 

 

9.2 

 

11.8 

 

10.5 

 

17.2 

 

15.2 

 

(12%)

6%

Net Market (Losses) Gains

(29.6)

 

(27.9)

 

79.3 

 

(19.3)

 

15.8 

 

9.4 

 

(43.3)

 

9.4 

 

(109.3)

 

(58.3)

 

113.5 

 

(3.8)

 

(54.7)

 

 

 

Total Client Assets (at month end)

2,463.6 

 

2,445.0 

 

2,531.1 

 

2,524.4 

 

2,549.3 

 

2,568.8 

 

2,543.3 

 

2,562.5 

 

2,462.4 

 

2,415.9 

 

2,539.9 

 

2,553.3 

 

2,513.8 

 

(2%)

2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receiving Ongoing Advisory Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(at month end)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investor Services

182.5 

 

181.5 

 

187.8 

 

188.4 

 

191.0 

 

192.8 

 

191.4 

 

193.3 

 

187.2 

 

184.9 

 

193.3 

 

194.5 

 

192.6 

 

(1%)

6%

Advisor Services (3)

1,045.6 

 

1,038.4 

 

1,065.8 

 

1,063.4 

 

1,071.9 

 

1,079.3 

 

1,066.7 

 

1,079.0 

 

1,039.5 

 

1,019.9 

 

1,072.4 

 

1,075.6 

 

1,061.1 

 

(1%)

1%

Client Accounts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(at month end, in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Active Brokerage Accounts

9,386 

 

9,407 

 

9,435 

 

9,493 

 

9,553 

 

9,572 

 

9,605 

 

9,631 

 

9,671 

 

9,691 

 

9,712 

 

9,731 

 

9,769 

 

-

4%

Banking Accounts

985 

 

978 

 

983 

 

986 

 

992 

 

1,000 

 

1,004 

 

1,011 

 

1,021 

 

1,027 

 

1,029 

 

1,033 

 

1,033 

 

-

5%

Corporate Retirement Plan Participants (2)

1,428 

 

1,441 

 

1,475 

 

1,474 

 

1,469 

 

1,469 

 

1,474 

 

1,483 

 

1,488 

 

1,492 

 

1,502 

 

1,514 

 

1,519 

 

-

6%

Client Activity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Brokerage Accounts (in thousands)

97 

 

84 

 

80 

 

110 

 

111 

 

80 

 

89 

 

87 

 

87 

 

80 

 

88 

 

76 

 

98 

 

29%

1%

Inbound Calls (in thousands)

1,980 

 

1,872 

 

1,827 

 

1,930 

 

1,954 

 

1,621 

 

1,763 

 

1,788 

 

1,807 

 

1,631 

 

1,716 

 

1,554 

 

1,844 

 

19%

(7%)

Web Logins (in thousands)

34,580 

 

34,294 

 

35,379 

 

36,278 

 

35,966 

 

32,112 

 

31,644 

 

33,498 

 

34,167 

 

29,550 

 

33,574 

 

30,488 

 

32,156 

 

5%

(7%)

Client Cash as a Percentage of Client Assets (4)

12.3% 

 

12.3% 

 

11.9% 

 

12.0% 

 

11.5% 

 

11.6% 

 

11.7% 

 

11.8% 

 

12.6% 

 

12.9% 

 

12.3% 

 

12.3% 

 

13.0% 

 

70bp

70bp

Mutual Fund and Exchange-Traded Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Buys (Sells) (5, 6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions of dollars)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Large Capitalization Stock

1,347 

 

1,084 

 

(1,154)

 

(586)

 

(1,496)

 

(1,410)

 

(804)

 

(702)

 

(664)

 

(608)

 

(214)

 

637 

 

451 

 

 

 

Small / Mid Capitalization Stock

(346)

 

488 

 

(12)

 

290 

 

423 

 

(108)

 

78 

 

149 

 

(540)

 

(108)

 

17 

 

(2)

 

(572)

 

 

 

International

177 

 

1,630 

 

3,463 

 

4,650 

 

3,613 

 

2,718 

 

2,255 

 

947 

 

(266)

 

(560)

 

72 

 

427 

 

(918)

 

 

 

Specialized

566 

 

1,452 

 

748 

 

(47)

 

(5)

 

25 

 

 

410 

 

(390)

 

(643)

 

667 

 

744 

 

(495)

 

 

 

Hybrid

(687)

 

180 

 

138 

 

(284)

 

(210)

 

(238)

 

(133)

 

(152)

 

(1,144)

 

(726)

 

(110)

 

(410)

 

(1,361)

 

 

 

Taxable Bond

(1,914)

 

1,298 

 

2,722 

 

924 

 

1,075 

 

1,757 

 

421 

 

(111)

 

(634)

 

(91)

 

628 

 

(1,250)

 

(4,020)

 

 

 

Tax-Free Bond

603 

 

598 

 

471 

 

613 

 

13 

 

(101)

 

(132)

 

156 

 

111 

 

35 

 

494 

 

260 

 

731 

 

 

 

Net Buy (Sell) Activity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions of dollars)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual Funds (5)

(4,381)

 

3,174 

 

3,086 

 

1,765 

 

420 

 

813 

 

(725)

 

(1,101)

 

(4,712)

 

(4,336)

 

(910)

 

(3,602)

 

(10,988)

 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Funds (6)

4,127 

 

3,556 

 

3,290 

 

3,795 

 

2,993 

 

1,830 

 

2,418 

 

1,798 

 

1,185 

 

1,635 

 

2,464 

 

4,008 

 

4,804 

 

 

 

Money Market Funds

4,294 

 

(2,080)

 

(2,158)

 

(1,362)

 

(6,970)

 

421 

 

(358)

 

2,208 

 

4,730 

 

(717)

 

(451)

 

251 

 

4,538 

 

 

 

Average Interest-Earning Assets (7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions of dollars)

144,695 

 

147,495 

 

148,911 

 

152,247 

 

152,697 

 

153,466 

 

155,369 

 

158,238 

 

160,638 

 

162,639 

 

165,351 

 

167,388 

 

172,334 

 

3%

19%

 

(1)

 

November 2015 includes an inflow of $10.2 billion from a mutual fund clearing services client. September 2015 includes an inflow of $4.9 billion from a mutual fund clearing services client. June 2015 includes an inflow of $8.1 billion from a mutual fund clearing services client. April 2015 includes inflows of $9.3 billion from certain mutual fund clearing service clients. February 2015 includes an outflow of $11.6 billion relating to the Company's planned resignation from an Advisor Services cash management relationship.

(2)

 

In February 2015, the Company increased its reported totals for overall client assets and retirement plan participants by $6.1 billion and 35,000, respectively, to reflect the final impact of the consolidation of its retirement plan recordkeeping platforms as previously announced in September 2013.

(3)

 

Excludes Retirement Business Services Trust.

(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 total interest-earning assets on the Company's balance sheet.

 

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