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Schwab (SCHW) Witnesses Y/Y Improvement in July Metrics

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The Charles Schwab Corporation’s (SCHW - Free Report) monthly activity for July 2018 reflects year-over-year rise. Total client assets came in at $3.5 trillion at the end of the month, increasing 12% from the year-ago month.

Further, client assets receiving ongoing advisory services were $1.8 trillion, up 15% year over year. Also, Schwab’s average interest earning assets came in at $254.2 billion at the end of July, improving 20% from the prior-year period.
 
Notably, the company opened 118,000 new brokerage accounts this July, marking a 10% year-over-year rise. Net new assets, through existing and new clients, totaled $16.3 billion, up 3% year over year.

Schwab’s active brokerage accounts totaled 11.2 million at the end of the month, up 7% from the July 2017 level. Client’s banking accounts at the end of the reported month were 1.3 million, rising 9% from the year-ago tally. Additionally, the number of retirement plan participants rose 5% year over year to 1.6 million.

Consequently, the stock has rallied 26.7% in the past year, significantly outperforming 14% growth of the industry.



Schwab currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

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