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SCMBSchwab

Schwab Municipal Bond ETF

$25.29-0.06% today
252652-WK

The index measures the performance of U.S. dollar denominated investment grade tax-exempt debt publicly issued in the U.S. domestic market by U.S. states and territories as well as their political subdivisions. Under normal circumstances, the fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in securities not included in its index.

Price & daily flows
25.925.625.325.29DAILY NET FLOWAug 22Dec 19Apr 21Aug 21

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned -1.9% so far this year. At 0.030% a year, nothing comparable on our shelf runs cheaper.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$380Massets under management
0.030%expense ratio · $3 per $10,000 a year
net flow, trailing month
1.5Mavg daily volume, 30 days
2157holdings · US-domiciled
2022listed October 11, 2022 · beta 0.07
Sector weights
Municipal100%
Cash & Others100%
Other83.67%
Financial Services7.13%
Real Estate3.62%
Industrials2.8%
Technology0.82%
Miscellaneous0.72%
Communication Services0.64%
Healthcare0.6%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
Other84.27%
United States15.68%
Switzerland0.07%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.4%
1 month+0.3%
3 months-0.6%
6 months-3.0%
YTD-1.9%
1 year+0.6%
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week
1 month
3 months
YTD
1 year

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
3%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
3%realized volatility, 1 year
-3.7%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-3.4%where it sits vs. that peak today

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

The case against SCMB

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat SCMB on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
STIP iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF0.03%$16B+$288M42× the assets · +$288M in over the monthHead-to-head
MBB iShares MBS ETF0.04%$39B+$26M103× the assets · +$26M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$128.4B+$547M338× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.4B+$520M62× the assets · +$520M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.7B+$312M49× the assets · +$312M in over the monthHead-to-head
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