--- title: "Schwab Reports Monthly Activity Highlights | SCHW Stock News" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/299052441.md" description: "The Charles Schwab Corporation reported its August 2026 Monthly Activity Highlights, revealing record core net new assets of $64.8 billion, a 46% year-over-year increase. Total client assets reached $13.41 trillion, up 19% annually. The company opened 424,000 new brokerage accounts, an 11% rise. Margin balances surged 58% from year-end to $177.6 billion, while daily average trades decreased slightly compared to July." datetime: "2026-09-15T04:45:00.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/299052441.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/299052441.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/299052441.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Schwab Reports Monthly Activity Highlights | SCHW Stock News Schwab’s August data show strong asset gathering and client asset growth, alongside elevated margin balances and slightly cooler trading versus July. See more from StockTitan in Google Search and AI answers.Adds StockTitan as a preferred source · opens Google Add on Google WESTLAKE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Charles Schwab Corporation released its Monthly Activity Report today. Company highlights for the month of August 2026 include: - Core net new assets brought to the company increased 46% versus August 2025 to reach $64.8 billion – a record for the month of August. - Total client assets equaled $13.41 trillion as of month-end August, up 19% from August 2025 and up 3% compared to July 2026. - New brokerage accounts opened during the month totaled 424,000, an increase of 11% versus August 2025. - Investors remained engaged in August with margin loan balances up 58% from year-end to $177.6 billion and daily average trades equaling 9.8 million. - Transactional sweep cash increased $6.5 billion to end August at $483.3 billion, driven by continued client demand for long/short strategies. **About Charles Schwab** The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCHW) is a leading provider of financial services, with 40.1 million active brokerage accounts, 5.9 million workplace plan participant accounts, 2.4 million banking accounts, and $13.41 trillion in client assets as of August 31, 2026. 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 August 2026** **2025** **2026** Change **Aug** **Sep** **Oct** **Nov** **Dec** **Jan** **Feb** **Mar** **Apr** **May** **Jun** **Jul** **Aug** Mo. Yr. **Number of Trading Days** 21.0 21.0 23.0 18.5 21.5 20.0 19.0 22.0 21.0 20.0 21.0 22.0 21.0 **Market Indices** (at month end) Dow Jones Industrial Average® 45,545 46,398 47,563 47,716 48,063 48,892 48,978 46,342 49,652 51,032 52,319 52,485 53,186 1% 17% Nasdaq Composite® 21,456 22,660 23,725 23,366 23,242 23,462 22,668 21,591 24,892 26,973 26,214 25,374 26,371 4% 23% Standard & Poor’s® 500 6,460 6,688 6,840 6,849 6,846 6,939 6,879 6,529 7,209 7,580 7,499 7,490 7,686 3% 19% **Client Assets** (in billions of dollars) Beginning Client Assets 10,963.5 11,228.1 11,593.9 11,828.0 11,834.3 11,903.0 12,148.5 12,220.3 11,767.9 12,605.3 13,135.3 13,084.9 13,042.5 Net New Assets (1) 43.3 45.4 41.6 38.7 77.9 27.6 32.5 79.8 6.7 49.9 62.1 60.1 64.7 8% 49% Net Market Gains (Losses) 221.3 320.4 192.5 (32.4 ) (9.2 ) 217.9 39.3 (532.2 ) 830.7 480.1 (112.5 ) (102.5 ) 302.8 Total Client Assets (at month end) 11,228.1 11,593.9 11,828.0 11,834.3 11,903.0 12,148.5 12,220.3 11,767.9 12,605.3 13,135.3 13,084.9 13,042.5 13,410.0 3% 19% *Core Net New Assets (1,2)* *44.4* *46.2* *44.4* *40.4* *79.1* *27.8* *32.5* *79.7* *7.2* *49.9* *62.7* *58.1* *64.8* *12%* *46%* Receiving Ongoing Advisory Services (at month end) Investor Services 771.1 792.5 807.6 817.9 824.8 849.5 866.8 841.3 895.0 925.8 929.8 933.7 956.4 2% 24% Advisor Services 4,888.2 5,016.7 5,106.1 5,155.9 5,195.5 5,311.7 5,394.3 5,201.5 5,525.7 5,716.0 5,741.9 5,763.1 5,903.0 2% 21% **Client Accounts** (at month end, in thousands) Active Brokerage Accounts 37,798 37,963 38,145 38,266 38,506 38,730 38,925 39,099 39,300 39,536 39,802 39,940 40,090 - 6% Banking Accounts 2,137 2,150 2,172 2,189 2,214 2,239 2,258 2,281 2,305 2,329 2,352 2,381 2,407 1% 13% Workplace Plan Participant Accounts (3) 5,606 5,619 5,696 5,730 5,740 5,793 5,829 5,844 5,864 5,886 5,888 5,915 5,910 - 5% **Client Activity** New Brokerage Accounts (in thousands) 382 384 429 365 474 476 395 428 437 461 490 417 424 2% 11% Client Daily Average Trades (DATs) (in thousands) 7,182 7,832 8,617 8,459 7,746 9,512 9,922 10,232 10,328 11,813 13,615 11,648 9,821 (16%) 37% Derivative Trades as a Percentage of Total Trades 22.5 % 22.3 % 23.8 % 21.7 % 21.4 % 20.1 % 20.1 % 20.4 % 21.4 % 19.8 % 17.7 % 20.6 % 24.2 % 360 bp 170 bp Margin Balances at month end (in billions of dollars) (4) 92.4 97.2 105.6 110.1 112.3 116.3 120.6 126.7 136.0 154.6 165.1 169.9 177.6 5% 92% Schwab Trading Activity Index ™ (STAX) (5) 43.7 46.1 48.1 48.8 48.5 50.0 57.3 56.0 50.1 55.1 59.1 59.8 57.5 (4%) 32% **Selected Balances** (in billions of dollars) Average Interest-Earning Assets (6) 414.4 419.8 428.3 429.1 436.0 441.7 434.2 436.8 444.6 442.0 448.4 449.9 453.0 1% 9% Transactional Sweep Cash (4,7) (at month end) 406.7 425.6 428.8 427.5 453.7 433.3 436.1 461.5 467.6 472.4 485.7 476.8 483.3 1% 19% Total Money Market Funds (at month end) 665.2 667.0 675.5 685.9 694.5 693.4 696.2 702.2 688.1 694.6 691.9 695.3 702.5 1% 6% Client Cash as a Percentage of Client Assets (8) 9.5 % 9.4 % 9.3 % 9.4 % 9.7 % 9.3 % 9.3 % 9.9 % 9.2 % 8.9 % 9.0 % 9.0 % 8.8 % (20) bp (70) bp **Net Buy (Sell) Activity (in billions of dollars) (9)** Mutual Funds (2.2 ) (4.8 ) (6.3 ) (7.3 ) (3.6 ) (0.9 ) (2.4 ) (8.5 ) (5.7 ) (7.4 ) (10.4 ) (6.0 ) (7.0 ) Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) 23.0 25.6 28.1 24.9 39.8 34.8 37.4 25.3 27.4 34.2 32.0 36.3 34.2 (1) Unless otherwise noted, differences between net new assets and core net new assets are net flows from off-platform Schwab Bank Retail CDs. (2) Net new assets before significant one-time inflows or outflows, such as acquisitions/divestitures or extraordinary flows (generally greater than $25 billion) relating to a specific client, and activity from off-platform Schwab Bank Retail CDs. These flows may span multiple reporting periods. (3) Includes accounts in Retirement Plan Services, Stock Plan Services, Designated Brokerage Services, and Retirement Business Services. Participants may be enrolled in services in more than one Workplace business. (4) Balances include margin loans and short credits related to certain long/short strategies from which the Company earns a fixed net yield. For the month of August 2026, margin loans totaled $53.7 billion and short credits totaled $55.8 billion. (5) For additional information regarding STAX, please visit: https://www.schwab.com/investment-research/stax/view-schwab-trading-activity-index. (6) Represents average total interest-earning assets on the Company's balance sheet. Beginning in December 2025, average balances of client margin loans and short credits related to certain client long/short strategies from which the Company earns a fixed net yield are excluded from average interest-earning assets. Prior period amounts have been adjusted accordingly. (7) Transactional sweep cash includes bank sweep deposits, and broker-dealer cash balances, other client cash held on the balance sheet (such as bank checking and savings deposits, short credits related to certain client long/short strategies, and broker-dealer non-interest-bearing credits), and bank deposit account balances; excludes proprietary and third-party CDs. (8) 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. (9) Represents the principal value of client mutual fund and ETF transactions handled by Schwab, including transactions in proprietary funds. Includes institutional funds available only to investment managers. Excludes money market fund transactions. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260915628106/en/ **MEDIA:** Mayura Hooper Charles Schwab Phone: 415-667-1525 **INVESTORS/ANALYSTS:** Kartik Sharma Charles Schwab Phone: 817-662-7648 Source: The Charles Schwab Corporation ### Related Stocks - [SCHW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SCHW.US.md) - [.DJI.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.DJI.US.md) - [.IXIC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.IXIC.US.md) - [.SPX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.SPX.US.md) - [SCHW-D.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SCHW-D.US.md) - [SCHW-J.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SCHW-J.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [What Charles Schwab (SCHW)'s AI Client Assistant Means For Shareholders](https://longbridge.com/en/news/300654691.md) - [Why Charles Schwab (SCHW) Is Getting Attention Now](https://longbridge.com/en/news/299499946.md) - [Schwab Marks Second Annual National Investing Day with Industry and Community Partners | SCHW Stock News](https://longbridge.com/en/news/284875260.md) - [Nebius COO Nave Ophir disposes of USD 113.38 million in Class A shares](https://longbridge.com/en/news/301073075.md) - [Personalis-Tempus AI deal clears US antitrust waiting period under HSR Act](https://longbridge.com/en/news/301072040.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**