SCHWAB CHARLES CORP - FORM 8-K - EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1

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		EXHIBIT 99.1
News Release Contacts:
MEDIA: Mayura Hooper Charles Schwab Phone: 415-667-1525	INVESTORS/ANALYSTS: Rich Fowler Charles Schwab Phone: 415-667-1841

SCHWAB REPORTS RECORD QUARTERLY NET INCOME OF $783 MILLION, UP 39%

Revenues Grow 15% Year-Over-Year to $2.4 Billion, Marking Eleven Consecutive Record Quarters

Core Net New Assets Rise 69% to a New All-Time High of $65.6 Billion

SAN FRANCISCO, April 16, 2018 – The Charles Schwab Corporation announced today that its net income for the first quarter of 2018 was a record $783 million, up 31% from $597 million for the prior quarter, and up 39% from $564 million for the first quarter of 2017.



	Three Months Ended March 31,						%
Financial Highlights	2018			2017			Change

Net revenues (in millions)	$	2,398		$	2,081		15%
Net income (in millions)	$	783		$	564		39%
Diluted earnings per common share	$	.55		$	.39		41%
Pre-tax profit margin	41.8		%	40.5		%
Return on average common
stockholders’ equity (annualized)	18		%	15		%

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

CEO Walt Bettinger said, “Our contemporary full-service model continues to build stronger client relationships and drive record growth, even during times of market uncertainty. In the first quarter, investors experienced sharp market swings after nine consecutive quarters of positive S&P 500^®returns. Amidst the volatility, client interactions surged as we offered the insight and assistance they expect – call volumes and web logins from both our retail and independent advisor clients were up nearly 20% and 50% from their respective quarterly averages. Engagement remained strong during the quarter, with trading activity rising nearly 40% year-over-year to a new all-time high and clients continuing to be net buyers of securities. New accounts totaled 443,000 company-wide – the highest quarterly level in 18 years. In addition, households new to our Retail business rose 42% versus the first quarter of 2017. Excluding planned mutual fund clearing outflows of $84.4 billion, our clients entrusted us with record quarterly core net new assets of $65.6 billion, implying an annualized growth rate of 7.8% – a level not seen since 2008. This strength in asset gathering spanned our largest businesses, as Advisor Services and Retail both set new records, with inflows up 27% and 64%, respectively, from last year. Our outstanding organic growth helped to partially offset market declines, and we ended the quarter serving $3.31 trillion in client assets, up 13% from last year, across 11.0 million active brokerage accounts, 1.2 million banking accounts, and 1.6 million retirement plan participants.”

Mr. Bettinger continued, “Operating ‘through clients’ eyes’ remains central to serving our current clients and fueling growth. Every day we ask ourselves how we can better support our clients, improve the value we offer, and make it simpler and easier to do business with us. We were recently honored as the ‘Highest in Investor Satisfaction with Full Service Brokerage Firms’ by J.D. Power* for the third consecutive year, demonstrating the importance of our broad capabilities, which include an extensive array of advice solutions. Total assets receiving ongoing advice continued

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growing faster than client assets overall, totaling $1.72 trillion at March 31^st. The first quarter marked three years since the launch of Schwab Intelligent Portfolios^® and one year since the introduction of Schwab Intelligent Advisory^® – which, combined with Institutional Intelligent Portfolios^®, reached $30.6 billion in total digital advisory solution assets at quarter-end, up 92% year-over-year. Also this quarter, we passed an important milestone for Schwab ETF OneSource^™. Launched five years ago, this program, which offers Schwab clients online commission-free ETFs, has more than doubled in scope to 254 ETFs spanning 69 Morningstar categories and now has over $130 billion in assets. Additionally, we initiated a ‘Sweep Tower’ for uninvested cash, offering eligible clients extended FDIC insurance of up to $500,000**. This enhancement broadens Schwab’s range of cash solutions for our clients, which provide smart features, competitive yields, and transparency that helps investors make informed decisions. In early April, we improved our futures trading capabilities, which now include contingent orders, trade calculators, education, and research, all at a lower per contract cost of $1.50. We are better positioned than ever to attract and serve a growing share of U.S. investable wealth by offering a “no trade-offs” combination of quality service, advice, and innovative products at a great value – all while leveraging our scale to operate efficiently and profitably.”

CFO Peter Crawford commented, “We’ve achieved another quarter of record financial performance, driven in part by sustained business momentum, higher interest rates, and lower corporate taxes. Net interest revenue grew 26% to a record $1.3 billion due to larger client cash sweep balances as well as the impact of the Fed’s 2017 and March 2018 rate hikes – our net interest margin expanded to 2.12%, up from 1.87% a year earlier. Asset management and administration fees increased 3% to $851 million due to growing balances in advised solutions, equity and bond funds, and ETFs, partially offset by lower money market fund revenue as a result of bulk transfers and 2017 fee cuts. Our clients’ record trading activity boosted Trading revenue 5% to $201 million, more than offsetting the commission pricing reductions announced in February of last year. On the expense front, our 13% first quarter spending increase reflected strong client metrics and activity, as well as recent market volatility. Compensation was 10% higher in the first quarter due to hiring to serve our expanding investor base and growth-related incentives. Professional services rose by 17%, largely from third-party fees tied to higher balances in our asset management business, and from our project spending. Lastly, Other expense grew by 44% mainly due to a $15 million charge associated with unsecured client margin losses in volatility-related products during early February. While these factors contributed to outlays that were a bit above our initial expectations, the expense scenario we shared at our Winter Business Update incorporated slightly elevated quarterly comparisons during the first half of 2018. Altogether, we achieved a 240 basis point gap between revenue and expense growth, which resulted in a 41.8% pre-tax profit margin; combined with a lower tax rate of 21.9%, we delivered record net income of $783 million, up 39% from a year ago.”

Mr. Crawford concluded, “During the first quarter, we actively utilized available capital to further our client cash strategy. As part of this process, we transferred approximately $25 billion from sweep money market funds to bank sweep and paid off $15 billion in Federal Home Loan Bank advances. The net effect of these moves and client activity lifted our consolidated balance sheet assets to $248 billion at quarter-end. We still anticipate crossing the $250 billion threshold in the first half of 2018. In keeping with the deployment of capital to support bulk transfers, our preliminary Tier 1 Leverage Ratio at quarter-end declined to 7.5%, remaining above our operating objective of 6.75%-7%. Our solid capital position enables Schwab to continue driving profitable growth while building long-term stockholder value – our first quarter return on equity reached 18%, the highest since 2009.”

Beginning with the first quarter of 2018, the Business Highlights section of the earnings release has been discontinued; selected balances are now located at: http://www.aboutschwab.com/investor-relations/.

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

*Disclaimer: Charles Schwab received the highest numerical score in the J.D. Power 2016-2018 Full Service Investor Satisfaction Study. 2018 study based on 4,419 total responses from 18 firms measuring opinions of investors who used full service investment institutions, surveyed November-December 2017. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com.

**Bank Sweep deposits are held at one or more FDIC-insured banks that are affiliated with Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (“Affiliated Banks”). Funds deposited at Affiliated Banks are insured, in aggregate, up to $250,000 per Affiliated Bank, per depositor, for each account ownership category, by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

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Commentary from the CFO

Periodically, our Chief Financial Officer provides insight and commentary regarding Schwab’s financial picture at: http://www.aboutschwab.com/investor-relations/cfo-commentary. The most recent commentary, which discusses mutual fund clearing, was posted on February 14, 2018.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to the company’s record growth; growth in client base, accounts, and assets; expense scenario; crossing the $250 billion asset threshold; Tier 1 Leverage Ratio operating objective; profitable growth; and stockholder value. 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 include, but are not limited to, the company’s ability to attract and retain clients and registered investment advisors and grow those relationships and client assets; general market conditions, including the level of interest rates, equity valuations, and trading activity; competitive pressures on pricing, including deposit rates; 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; level of client assets, including cash balances; the company’s ability to manage expenses; the timing and amount of bulk transfers; client sensitivity to interest rates; regulatory guidance; and other factors set forth in the company’s most recent report on Form 10-K.

About Charles Schwab

The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCHW) is a leading provider of financial services, with more than 345 offices and 11.0 million active brokerage accounts, 1.6 million corporate retirement plan participants, 1.2 million banking accounts, and $3.31 trillion in client assets as of March 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.

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THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION

Consolidated Statements of Income

(In millions, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018			2017
Net Revenues
Interest revenue	$	1,421		$	1,055
Interest expense	(158		)	(55		)
Net interest revenue	1,263			1,000
Asset management and administration fees	851			823
Trading revenue	201			192
Other	83			66
Total net revenues	2,398			2,081
Expenses Excluding Interest
Compensation and benefits	770			701
Professional services	156			133
Occupancy and equipment	122			105
Advertising and market development	73			71
Communications	62			57
Depreciation and amortization	73			65
Regulatory fees and assessments	51			44
Other	89			62
Total expenses excluding interest	1,396			1,238
Income before taxes on income	1,002			843
Taxes on income	219			279
Net Income	783			564
Preferred stock dividends and other⁽¹⁾	37			39
Net Income Available to Common Stockholders	$	746		$	525
Weighted-Average Common Shares Outstanding:
Basic	1,347			1,336
Diluted	1,362			1,351
Earnings Per Common Shares Outstanding:
Basic	$	.55		$	.39
Diluted	$	.55		$	.39
Dividends Declared Per Common Share	$	.10		$	.08

⁽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)


	Q1-18 % change				2018			2017
	vs.		vs.		First			Fourth			Third			Second			First
(In millions, except per share amounts and as noted)	Q1-17		Q4-17		Quarter			Quarter			Quarter			Quarter			Quarter
Net Revenues
Net interest revenue	26	%	10	%	$	1,263		$	1,147		$	1,082		$	1,053		$	1,000
Asset management and administration fees	3	%	(1	)%	851			863			861			845			823
Trading revenue	5	%	31	%	201			154			151			157			192
Other	26	%	6	%	83			78			71			75			66
Total net revenues	15	%	7	%	2,398			2,242			2,165			2,130			2,081
Expenses Excluding Interest
Compensation and benefits	10	%	8	%	770			711			662			663			701
Professional services	17	%	3	%	156			151			152			144			133
Occupancy and equipment	16	%	8	%	122			113			111			107			105
Advertising and market development	3	%	16	%	73			63			63			71			71
Communications	9	%	3	%	62			60			56			58			57
Depreciation and amortization	12	%	6	%	73			69			69			66			65
Regulatory fees and assessments	16	%	11	%	51			46			43			46			44
Other	44	%	17	%	89			76			64			66			62
Total expenses excluding interest	13	%	8	%	1,396			1,289			1,220			1,221			1,238
Income before taxes on income	19	%	5	%	1,002			953			945			909			843
Taxes on income	(22	)%	(38	)%	219			356			327			334			279
Net Income	39	%	31	%	$	783		$	597		$	618		$	575		$	564
Preferred stock dividends and other	(5	)%	(21	)%	37			47			43			45			39
Net Income Available to Common Stockholders	42	%	36	%	$	746		$	550		$	575		$	530		$	525
Earnings per common share:
Basic	41	%	34	%	$	.55		$	.41		$	.43		$	.40		$	.39
Diluted	41	%	34	%	$	.55		$	.41		$	.42		$	.39		$	.39
Dividends declared per common share	25	%	25	%	$	.10		$	.08		$	.08		$	.08		$	.08
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic	1	%	—		1,347			1,343			1,339			1,338			1,336
Diluted	1	%	—		1,362			1,358			1,353			1,351			1,351
Performance Measures
Pre-tax profit margin					41.8		%	42.5		%	43.6		%	42.7		%	40.5		%
Return on average common stockholders’ equity (annualized) ⁽¹⁾					18		%	14		%	15		%	15		%	15		%
Financial Condition (at quarter end, in billions)
Cash and investments segregated	(40	)%	(15	)%	$	12.8		$	15.1		$	15.9		$	18.5		$	21.2
Receivables from brokerage clients — net	27	%	3	%	21.2			20.6			18.5			18.0			16.7
Bank loans — net	6	%	(1	)%	16.4			16.5			16.2			15.8			15.5
Total assets	9	%	2	%	248.3			243.3			230.7			220.6			227.1
Bank deposits	14	%	12	%	190.2			169.7			165.3			162.3			166.9
Payables to brokerage clients	(9	)%	—		31.1			31.2			31.5			33.0			34.3
Short-term borrowings	(100	)%	(100	)%	—			15.0			5.0			.3			.6
Long-term debt	17	%	(15	)%	4.1			4.8			3.3			3.5			3.5
Stockholders’ equity	14	%	4	%	19.3			18.5			18.0			17.5			17.0
Other
Full-time equivalent employees (at quarter end, in thousands)	10	%	3	%	18.2			17.6			17.3			16.9			16.5
Capital expenditures — purchases of equipment, office facilities, and property, net (in millions)	101	%	(4	)%	$	135		$	141		$	118		$	86		$	67
Expenses excluding interest as a percentage of average client assets (annualized)					0.17		%	0.16		%	0.16		%	0.16		%	0.18		%
Clients’ Daily Average Trades (in thousands)
Revenue trades ⁽²⁾	46	%	34	%	462			345			312			311			317
Asset-based trades ⁽³⁾	35	%	16	%	139			120			137			103			103
Other trades ⁽⁴⁾	28	%	29	%	211			163			184			175			165
Total	39	%	29	%	812			628			633			589			585
Average Revenue Per Revenue Trade ⁽²⁾	(26	)%	(1	)%	$	7.24		$	7.33		$	7.74		$	7.96		$	9.84


⁽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.

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THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION

Net Interest Revenue Information

(In millions)

(Unaudited)



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018						2017
	Average Balance		Interest Revenue/ Expense		Average Yield/ Rate		Average Balance		Interest Revenue/ Expense		Average Yield/ Rate
Interest-earning assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	17,084	$	66	1.53	%	$	9,047	$	17	0.76	%
Cash and investments segregated	13,969		48		1.37	%	21,820		35		0.65	%
Broker-related receivables ⁽¹⁾	287		1		1.32	%	388		—		0.55	%
Receivables from brokerage clients	18,872		179		3.79	%	15,245		126		3.35	%
Available for sale securities⁽²⁾	50,371		240		1.91	%	71,430		251		1.43	%
Held to maturity securities	121,412		721		2.38	%	83,368		485		2.36	%
Bank loans	16,456		130		3.19	%	15,527		110		2.87	%
Total interest-earning assets	238,451		1,385		2.33	%	216,825		1,024		1.92	%
Other interest revenue			36						31
Total interest-earning assets	$	238,451	$	1,421	2.39	%	$	216,825	$	1,055	1.97	%
Funding sources:
Bank deposits	$	176,988	$	64	0.15	%	$	163,682	$	19	0.05	%
Payables to brokerage clients	22,469		7		0.14	%	27,666		2		0.03	%
Short-term borrowings	12,170		47		1.55	%	1,332		2		0.61	%
Long-term debt	4,392		37		3.37	%	3,090		28		3.67	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities	216,019		155		0.29	%	195,770		51		0.11	%
Non-interest-bearing funding sources	22,432						21,055
Other interest expense			3						4
Total funding sources	$	238,451	$	158	0.27	%	$	216,825	$	55	0.10	%
Net interest revenue			$	1,263	2.12	%			$	1,000	1.87	%

⁽¹⁾Interest revenue or expense was less than $500,000 in the period or the periods presented.

⁽²⁾Amounts have been calculated based on amortized cost.

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THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION

Asset Management and Administration Fees Information

(In millions)

(Unaudited)



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018						2017
	Average Client Assets		Revenue		Average Fee		Average Client Assets		Revenue			Average Fee
Schwab money market funds before fee waivers	$	156,362	$	182	0.47	%	$	162,789	$	231		0.58	%
Fee waivers			—						(8		)
Schwab money market funds	156,362		182		0.47	%	162,789		223			0.56	%
Schwab equity and bond funds and ETFs	196,950		63		0.13	%	140,054		55			0.16	%
Mutual Fund OneSource^®and other non-transaction fee funds	222,669		178		0.32	%	202,416		170			0.34	%
Other third-party mutual funds and ETFs⁽¹⁾	319,722		70		0.09	%	272,626		58			0.09	%
Total mutual funds and ETFs⁽²⁾	$	895,703	493		0.22	%	$	777,885	506			0.26	%
Advice solutions ⁽²⁾ :
Fee-based	$	224,760	282		0.51	%	$	191,775	244			0.52	%
Non-fee-based	59,762		—		—		42,722		—			—
Total advice solutions	$	284,522	282		0.40	%	$	234,497	244			0.42	%
Other balance-based fees⁽³⁾	$	426,012	66		0.06	%	$	388,739	61			0.06	%
Other⁽⁴⁾			10						12
Total asset management and administration fees			$	851					$	823

⁽¹⁾ Includes Schwab ETF OneSource^™.

⁽²⁾ Advice solutions include managed portfolios, specialized strategies, and customized investment advice such as Schwab Private Client, Schwab Managed Portfolios, Managed Account Select^®, Schwab Advisor Network^®, Windhaven^® Strategies, ThomasPartners^® Strategies, Schwab Index Advantage^® advised retirement plan balances, Schwab Intelligent Portfolios^®, Institutional Intelligent Portfolios^®, and Schwab Intelligent Advisory^®, launched in March 2017; as well as legacy non-fee advice solutions including Schwab Advisor Source and certain retirement plan balances. Beginning the fourth quarter of 2017, a prospective change was made to add non-fee based average assets from managed portfolios. Average client assets for advice solutions may also include the asset balances contained in the mutual fund and/or ETF categories listed above. For the total end of period view, please see the Monthly Activity Report.

⁽³⁾ Includes various asset-related fees, such as trust fees, 401(k) recordkeeping fees, and mutual fund clearing fees and other service fees.

⁽⁴⁾ Includes miscellaneous service and transaction fees relating to mutual funds and ETFs that are not balance-based.

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THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION

Growth in Client Assets and Accounts

(Unaudited)



	Q1-18 % Change				2018			2017
	vs.		vs.		First			Fourth			Third			Second			First
(In billions, at quarter end, except as noted)	Q1-17		Q4-17		Quarter			Quarter			Quarter			Quarter			Quarter
Assets in client accounts
Schwab One^®, certain cash equivalents and bank deposits	10	%	10	%	$	219.4		$	198.6		$	195.0		$	193.7		$	199.6
Proprietary mutual funds (Schwab Funds^® and Laudus Funds^®):
Money market funds ⁽¹⁾	(11	)%	(11	)%	145.0			163.6			159.2			156.2			162.9
Equity and bond funds ⁽²⁾	19	%	1	%	83.4			82.5			77.3			73.3			70.1
Total proprietary mutual funds	(2	)%	(7	)%	228.4			246.1			236.5			229.5			233.0
Mutual Fund Marketplace^{® (3)}
Mutual Fund OneSource^®and other non-transaction fee funds	8	%	(2	)%	221.6			225.2			221.2			224.7			204.9
Mutual fund clearing services	(10	)%	(33	)%	178.3			265.4			236.5			226.4			197.5
Other third-party mutual funds	16	%	2	%	693.4			682.6			652.5			609.0			596.2
Total Mutual Fund Marketplace	9	%	(7	)%	1,093.3			1,173.2			1,110.2			1,060.1			998.6
Total mutual fund assets	7	%	(7	)%	1,321.7			1,419.3			1,346.7			1,289.6			1,231.6
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs)
Proprietary ETFs⁽²⁾	51	%	5	%	104.5			99.1			87.8			78.0			69.3
ETF OneSource™ ⁽³⁾	29	%	4	%	29.8			28.7			26.6			24.9			23.1
Other third-party ETFs	22	%	2	%	314.7			308.8			286.7			270.2			257.0
Total ETF assets	29	%	3	%	449.0			436.6			401.1			373.1			349.4
Equity and other securities	14	%	—		1,075.9			1,080.0			1,016.9			971.4			939.7
Fixed income securities	19	%	5	%	258.8			245.6			238.4			229.3			217.5
Margin loans outstanding	27	%	6	%	(19.4		)	(18.3		)	(16.9		)	(16.5		)	(15.3		)
Total client assets	13	%	(2	)%	$	3,305.4		$	3,361.8		$	3,181.2		$	3,040.6		$	2,922.5
Client assets by business
Investor Services	11	%	(4	)%	$	1,740.8		$	1,810.9		$	1,707.0		$	1,634.1		$	1,565.9
Advisor Services	15	%	1	%	1,564.6			1,550.9			1,474.2			1,406.5			1,356.6
Total client assets	13	%	(2	)%	$	3,305.4		$	3,361.8		$	3,181.2		$	3,040.6		$	2,922.5
Net growth in assets in client accounts (for the quarter ended)
Net new assets by business
Investor Services⁽⁴⁾	N/M		N/M		$	(50.8	)	$	46.4		$	23.4		$	39.9		$	14.0
Advisor Services	29	%	1	%	32.0			31.7			28.2			24.6			24.9
Total net new assets	(148	)%	(124	)%	$	(18.8	)	$	78.1		$	51.6		$	64.5		$	38.9
Net market (losses) gains	(136	)%	(137	)%	(37.6		)	102.5			89.0			53.6			104.1
Net (decline) growth	(139	)%	(131	)%	$	(56.4	)	$	180.6		$	140.6		$	118.1		$	143.0
New brokerage accounts (in thousands, for the quarter ended)	22	%	15	%	443			386			336			357			362
Clients (in thousands)
Active Brokerage Accounts	7	%	2	%	11,005			10,755			10,565			10,487			10,320
Banking Accounts	9	%	2	%	1,221			1,197			1,176			1,143			1,120
Corporate Retirement Plan Participants	3	%	2	%	1,594			1,568			1,552			1,540			1,545

⁽¹⁾ Total client assets in purchased money market funds are located at: http://www.aboutschwab.com/investor-relations.

⁽²⁾ Includes proprietary equity and bond funds and ETFs held on and off the Schwab platform. As of March 31, 2018, off-platform equity and bond funds and ETFs were $10.8 billion and $25.3 billion, respectively.

⁽³⁾ Excludes all proprietary mutual funds and ETFs.

⁽⁴⁾ First quarter of 2018 includes outflows of $84.4 billion from certain mutual fund clearing services clients. Fourth quarter of 2017 includes an inflow of $16.2 billion from a mutual fund clearing services client. Second quarter of 2017 includes inflows of $18.3 billion from a mutual fund clearing services client. First quarter of 2017 includes an outflow of $9.0 billion from a mutual fund clearing services client.

N/M Not meaningful.

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The Charles Schwab Corporation Monthly Activity Report For March 2018



	2017																				2018						Change
	Mar		Apr		May		Jun		Jul		Aug		Sep		Oct		Nov		Dec		Jan		Feb		Mar		Mo.	Yr.
Market Indices (at month end)
Dow Jones Industrial Average	20,663		20,941		21,009		21,350		21,891		21,948		22,405		23,377		24,272		24,719		26,149		25,029		24,103		(4)%	17%
Nasdaq Composite	5,912		6,048		6,199		6,140		6,348		6,429		6,496		6,728		6,874		6,903		7,411		7,273		7,063		(3)%	19%
Standard & Poor’s 500	2,363		2,384		2,412		2,423		2,470		2,472		2,519		2,575		2,648		2,674		2,824		2,714		2,641		(3)%	12%
Client Assets (in billions of dollars)
Beginning Client Assets	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		3,328.8
Net New Assets⁽¹⁾	21.2		2.8		24.0		37.7		15.8		18.0		17.8		35.4		15.7		27.0		11.5		(50.5	)	20.2		140%	(5)%
Net Market Gains (Losses)	6.1		23.5		23.0		7.1		43.5		4.4		41.1		39.9		46.6		16.0		107.2		(101.2	)	(43.6	)
Total Client Assets (at month end)	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		3,328.8		3,305.4		(1)%	13%
Core Net New Assets⁽²⁾	21.2		2.8		21.3		22.1		15.8		18.0		17.8		19.2		15.7		27.0		18.7		21.3		25.6		20%	21%
Receiving Ongoing Advisory Services (at month end)
Investor Services	230.9		234.4		239.1		242.2		247.2		249.9		255.0		259.8		265.1		268.7		278.6		273.0		273.2		—	18%
Advisor Services⁽³⁾	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		1,449.5		1,444.4		—	15%
Client Accounts (at month end, in thousands)
Active Brokerage Accounts⁽⁴⁾	10,320		10,386		10,439		10,487		10,477		10,525		10,565		10,603		10,671		10,755		10,858		10,936		11,005		1%	7%
Banking Accounts	1,120		1,128		1,138		1,143		1,154		1,167		1,176		1,181		1,192		1,197		1,210		1,218		1,221		—	9%
Corporate Retirement Plan Participants	1,545		1,543		1,541		1,540		1,540		1,550		1,552		1,556		1,564		1,568		1,580		1,580		1,594		1%	3%
Client Activity
New Brokerage Accounts (in thousands)	138		125		115		117		107		123		106		117		122		147		165		138		140		1%	1%
Inbound Calls (in thousands)	2,111		1,788		1,727		1,736		1,683		1,823		1,709		1,988		1,804		2,046		2,303		2,005		2,145		7%	2%
Web Logins (in thousands)	45,441		39,750		44,024		43,790		42,236		47,290		39,639		51,454		50,583		54,486		64,488		60,830		58,906		(3)%	30%
Client Cash as a Percentage of Client Assets ⁽⁵⁾	12.4	%	12.1	%	11.8	%	11.5	%	11.3	%	11.4	%	11.1	%	10.9	%	10.8	%	10.8	%	10.4	%	10.9	%	11.0	%	10 bp	(140) bp
Mutual Fund and Exchange-Traded Fund
Net Buys (Sells) ^{(6, 7)}(in millions of dollars)
Large Capitalization Stock	(125	)	346		134		(63	)	(95	)	(1,683	)	(138	)	(51	)	85		1,023		496		715		(158	)
Small / Mid Capitalization Stock	(409	)	(797	)	(285	)	(322	)	(139	)	(293	)	45		378		(144	)	274		(125	)	(167	)	130
International	1,703		2,410		3,610		3,631		2,675		1,705		1,549		1,913		2,627		1,852		4,306		2,685		1,546
Specialized	273		570		529		647		236		279		465		655		58		424		1,569		187		326
Hybrid	563		92		65		(340	)	142		(272	)	460		(118	)	(263	)	307		978		(88	)	529
Taxable Bond	3,876		2,060		3,618		3,499		3,064		3,481		3,809		3,466		2,389		2,561		3,284		155		2,117
Tax-Free Bond	300		155		290		507		453		715		494		452		371		341		1,247		211		247
Net Buy (Sell) Activity (in millions of dollars)
Mutual Funds ⁽⁶⁾	2,368		1,116		3,837		2,980		3,201		1,048		3,002		2,401		882		775		4,843		(417	)	1,976
Exchange-Traded Funds⁽⁷⁾	3,813		3,720		4,124		4,579		3,135		2,884		3,682		4,294		4,241		6,007		6,912		4,115		2,761
Money Market Funds	1,218		(4,434	)	(1,167	)	(1,260	)	1,022		2,105		(374	)	213		1,166		2,968		(5,730	)	(4,292	)	(9,100	)
Average Interest-Earning Assets ⁽⁸⁾
(in millions of dollars)	218,554		217,407		215,252		214,709		212,108		214,458		216,472		219,658		223,292		228,540		234,619		239,922		241,049		—	10%

⁽¹⁾March, February, and January 2018 include outflows of $5.4 billion, $71.8 billion, and $7.2 billion, respectively, from certain mutual fund clearing services clients. October and June 2017 include inflows of $16.2 billion and $15.6 billion, respectively, from certain mutual fund clearing services clients.

⁽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.

⁽³⁾ Excludes Retirement Business Services.

⁽⁴⁾ 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.

⁽⁵⁾ Schwab One^®, certain cash equivalents, bank deposits, and money market fund balances as a percentage of total client assets.

⁽⁶⁾ 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.

⁽⁷⁾ Represents the principal value of client ETF transactions handled by Schwab, including transactions in proprietary ETFs.

⁽⁸⁾ Represents average total interest-earning assets on the Company’s balance sheet.

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SCHWAB CHARLES CORP - FORM 8-K - EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - April 16, 2018

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