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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-Q
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
OF
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: 811-22311
Schwab Strategic Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
211 Main Street, San Francisco, California 94105
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Marie Chandoha
Schwab Strategic Trust
211 Main Street, San Francisco, California 94105
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (415) 636-7000
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: March 31, 2012
 
 
Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

 


 

Schwab Strategic Trust
Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF™
 
Portfolio Holdings as of March 31, 2012 (Unaudited)
 
 
The following are the portfolio holdings as of the report date. For more information, please refer to the fund’s semiannual or annual shareholder reports.
 
For fixed rate obligations, the rate shown is the interest rate (the rate established when the obligation was issued). For variable-rate obligations, the rate shown is the rate as of the report date. The maturity date shown for all the securities is the final legal maturity.
 
                         
        Cost
  Value
Holdings by Category   ($)   ($)
 
  99 .6%   U.S. Government Securities     360,038,833       378,499,960  
  0 .0%   Other Investment Company     27,871       27,871  
 
 
  99 .6%   Total Investments     360,066,704       378,527,831  
  0 .4%   Other Assets and
Liabilities, Net
            1,542,733  
 
 
  100 .0%   Net Assets             380,070,564  
 
                 
Security
  Face
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   Amount ($)   ($)
 
 U.S. Government Securities 99.6% of net assets
 
U.S. Treasury Obligations 99.6%
                 
 
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities
0.63%, 04/15/13
    8,028,210       8,240,235  
1.88%, 07/15/13
    12,449,160       13,106,600  
2.00%, 01/15/14
    12,008,447       12,837,750  
1.25%, 04/15/14
    8,118,968       8,612,439  
2.00%, 07/15/14
    11,520,872       12,552,336  
1.63%, 01/15/15
    10,475,242       11,418,014  
0.50%, 04/15/15
    11,074,015       11,741,889  
1.88%, 07/15/15
    9,777,582       10,905,035  
2.00%, 01/15/16
    9,493,174       10,719,882  
0.13%, 04/15/16
    19,676,336       20,786,278  
2.50%, 07/15/16
    9,578,743       11,187,684  
2.38%, 01/15/17
    8,306,404       9,737,930  
2.63%, 07/15/17
    7,120,745       8,567,110  
1.63%, 01/15/18
    7,519,131       8,647,001  
1.38%, 07/15/18
    7,417,324       8,498,622  
2.13%, 01/15/19
    6,912,895       8,276,049  
1.88%, 07/15/19
    7,839,964       9,322,188  
1.38%, 01/15/20
    9,507,886       10,919,237  
1.25%, 07/15/20
    14,614,319       16,703,728  
1.13%, 01/15/21
    16,786,528       18,913,717  
0.63%, 07/15/21
    17,749,631       19,222,318  
0.13%, 01/15/22
    14,134,415       14,481,132  
2.38%, 01/15/25
    13,059,748       16,618,530  
2.00%, 01/15/26
    9,481,757       11,625,488  
2.38%, 01/15/27
    7,612,322       9,768,740  
1.75%, 01/15/28
    7,635,950       9,101,136  
3.63%, 04/15/28
    8,881,098       13,089,940  
2.50%, 01/15/29
    7,382,247       9,742,277  
3.88%, 04/15/29
    10,403,572       16,041,060  
3.38%, 04/15/32
    2,966,649       4,518,117  
2.13%, 02/15/40
    4,914,813       6,464,502  
2.13%, 02/15/41
    8,933,926       11,784,384  
0.75%, 02/15/42
    4,550,567       4,348,612  
                 
Total U.S. Government Securities
(Cost $360,038,833)     378,499,960  
         
                 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
 
 Other Investment Company 0.0% of net assets
 
Money Market Fund 0.0%
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund
    27,871       27,871  
                 
Total Other Investment Company
(Cost $27,871)     27,871  
         
 
End of Investments
 
At 3/31/12, the tax basis cost of the fund’s investments was $360,139,246 and the unrealized appreciation and depreciation were $18,748,555 and ($359,970), respectively, with a net unrealized appreciation of $18,388,585.
 
 
Under procedures approved by the fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board), the investment adviser and administrator have formed a Pricing Committee to administer the pricing and valuation of portfolio securities and other assets and to ensure that prices used for internal purposes or provided by third parties reasonably reflect fair market value. Among other things, these procedures allow the fund to utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers and other market sources to determine fair value.
 
 
 
 1


 

 
 Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF
 

 
Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited) continued
 
The fund values the securities in its portfolios every business day. The fund uses the following policies to value various types of securities:
 
  •  Bonds and notes: valued at the bid or at halfway between the most recent bid and asked quotes or, if such quotes are unavailable, at prices for securities of comparable maturity, credit quality and type. Valuations for bonds and notes are provided by an independent bond-pricing service.
 
  •  Securities for which no quoted value is available: The Board has adopted procedures to fair value the fund’s securities when market prices are not “readily available” or are unreliable. For example, a fund may fair value a security when it is de-listed or its trading is halted or suspended; when a security’s primary pricing source is unable or unwilling to provide a price; or when a security’s primary trading market is closed during regular market hours. The fund makes fair value determinations in good faith in accordance with the fund’s valuation procedures. The Pricing Committee considers a number of factors, including unobservable market inputs when arriving at fair value. The Pricing Committee may employ techniques such as the review of related or comparable assets or liabilities, related market activities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values, transactional back-testing, disposition analysis and other relevant information. The Pricing Committee regularly reviews these inputs and assumptions to calibrate the valuations. The Board convenes on a regular basis to review fair value determinations made by the fund pursuant to the procedures.
 
  •  Short-term securities (60 days or less to maturity): valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
 
  •  Underlying funds: valued at their respective net asset values.
 
In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures under GAAP, the fund discloses the fair value of its investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure the fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to valuations based upon unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to valuations based upon unobservable inputs that are significant to the valuation (Level 3 measurements). If the fund determines that either the volume and/or level of activity for an asset or liability has significantly decreased (from normal conditions for that asset or liability) or price quotations or observable inputs are not associated with orderly transactions, increased analysis and management judgment will be required to estimate fair value.
 
The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
 
  •  Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities — Investments whose values are based on quoted market prices in active markets, and whose values are therefore classified as Level 1 prices, include active listed equities. The fund does not adjust the quoted price for such investments, even in situations where the fund holds a large position and a sale could reasonably impact the quoted prices.
 
  •  Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) — Investments that trade in markets that are not considered to be active, but whose values are based on quoted market prices, dealer quotations or valuations provided by alternative pricing sources supported by observable inputs are classified as Level 2 prices. These generally include U.S. government and sovereign obligations, most government agency securities, investment-grade corporate bonds, certain mortgage products, less liquid listed equities, and state, municipal and provincial obligations. As investments whose values are classified as Level 2 prices include positions that are not traded in active markets and/or are subject to transfer restrictions, valuations may be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, which are generally based on available market information.
 
  •  Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) — Investments whose values are classified as Level 3 prices have significant unobservable inputs, as they may trade infrequently or not at all. When observable prices are not available for these securities, the fund uses one or more valuation techniques for which sufficient and reliable data is available. The inputs used by the fund in estimating the value of Level 3 prices may include the original transaction price, quoted prices for similar securities or assets in active markets, completed or pending third-party transactions in the underlying investment or comparable issuers, and changes in financial ratios or cash flows. Level 3 prices may also be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, with the amount of such discount estimated by the fund in the absence of market information. Assumptions used by the fund due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore the fund’s results of operations.
 
 
 


 

 
 Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF
 

 
Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited) continued
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the fund’s investments as of March 31, 2012:
 
                                 
    Quoted Prices in
      Significant
   
    Active Markets for
  Significant Other
  Unobservable
   
    Identical Assets
  Observable Inputs
  Inputs
   
Description
 
(Level 1)
 
(Level 2)
 
(Level 3)
 
Total*
 
U.S. Government Securities(a)
    $—       $378,499,960       $—       $378,499,960  
Other Investment Company(a)
    27,871                   27,871  
                                 
Total
    $27,871       $378,499,960       $—       $378,527,831  
                                 
 
     
*
  The fund had no Other Financial Instruments.
(a)
  As categorized in Portfolio Holdings.
 
The fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 as of the beginning of the fiscal year. There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 for the period ended March 31, 2012.
 
REG59499MAR12
 
 
 
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Schwab Strategic Trust
Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF™
 
Portfolio Holdings as of March 31, 2012 (Unaudited)
 
 
The following are the portfolio holdings as of the report date. For more information, please refer to the fund’s semiannual or annual shareholder reports.
 
For fixed rate obligations, the rate shown is the interest rate (the rate established when the obligation was issued). For variable-rate obligations, the rate shown is the rate as of the report date. The maturity date shown for all the securities is the final legal maturity.
 
                         
        Cost
  Value
Holdings by Category   ($)   ($)
 
  99 .5%   U.S. Government Securities     180,385,390       180,641,345  
  0 .1%   Other Investment Company     184,946       184,946  
 
 
  99 .6%   Total Investments     180,570,336       180,826,291  
  0 .4%   Other Assets and
Liabilities, Net
            684,673  
 
 
  100 .0%   Net Assets             181,510,964  
 
                 
Security
  Face
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   Amount ($)   ($)
 
 U.S. Government Securities 99.5% of net assets
 
U.S. Treasury Obligations 99.5%
                 
 
U.S. Treasury Notes
1.75%, 04/15/13
    7,470,000       7,587,884  
3.13%, 04/30/13
    3,723,000       3,839,053  
1.38%, 05/15/13
    4,694,000       4,753,224  
3.63%, 05/15/13
    4,213,000       4,372,142  
1.13%, 06/15/13
    7,758,000       7,839,521  
1.00%, 07/15/13
    3,061,000       3,089,936  
0.38%, 07/31/13
    2,625,000       2,628,796  
3.38%, 07/31/13
    4,310,000       4,487,619  
0.75%, 08/15/13
    3,864,000       3,889,209  
3.13%, 08/31/13
    4,502,000       4,682,256  
3.13%, 09/30/13
    7,092,000       7,392,027  
2.75%, 10/31/13
    5,259,000       5,460,940  
0.50%, 11/15/13
    5,404,000       5,421,098  
2.00%, 11/30/13
    6,113,000       6,283,736  
0.75%, 12/15/13
    5,641,000       5,683,088  
1.00%, 01/15/14
    4,515,000       4,569,501  
1.25%, 02/15/14
    7,183,000       7,305,621  
4.00%, 02/15/14
    2,663,000       2,843,794  
1.88%, 02/28/14
    1,672,000       1,720,854  
1.75%, 03/31/14
    2,828,000       2,906,876  
1.25%, 04/15/14
    4,025,000       4,097,639  
1.88%, 04/30/14
    4,546,000       4,687,353  
2.25%, 05/31/14
    4,981,000       5,181,017  
0.75%, 06/15/14
    5,825,000       5,871,419  
2.63%, 06/30/14
    2,058,000       2,160,579  
0.63%, 07/15/14
    1,273,000       1,279,365  
2.63%, 07/31/14
    4,000,000       4,204,376  
0.50%, 08/15/14
    6,000,000       6,011,718  
2.38%, 08/31/14
    3,000,000       3,139,455  
0.25%, 09/15/14
    5,003,000       4,980,331  
0.50%, 10/15/14
    7,428,000       7,436,706  
0.38%, 11/15/14
    7,800,000       7,781,717  
0.25%, 01/15/15
    7,000,000       6,955,158  
0.25%, 02/15/15
    1,300,000       1,290,860  
4.00%, 02/15/15
    5,300,000       5,824,621  
2.38%, 02/28/15
    7,000,000       7,372,967  
2.50%, 03/31/15
    5,300,000       5,608,889  
                 
Total U.S. Government Securities
(Cost $180,385,390)     180,641,345  
         
                 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
 
 Other Investment Company 0.1% of net assets
 
Money Market Funds 0.1%
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund
    184,946       184,946  
                 
Total Other Investment Company
(Cost $184,946)     184,946  
         
 
End of Investments
 
At 3/31/12, the tax basis cost of the fund’s investments was $180,574,234 and the unrealized appreciation and depreciation were $274,973 and ($22,916), respectively, with a net unrealized appreciation $252,057.
 
 
Under procedures approved by the fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board), the investment adviser and administrator have formed a Pricing Committee to administer the pricing and valuation of portfolio securities and other assets and to ensure that prices used for internal purposes or provided by third parties reasonably reflect fair market value. Among other things, these procedures allow the fund to utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers and other market sources to determine fair value.
 
 
 
 1


 

 
 Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF
 

 
Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited) continued
 
The fund values the securities in its portfolios every business day. The fund uses the following policies to value various types of securities:
 
  •  Bonds and notes: valued at the bid or at halfway between the most recent bid and asked quotes or, if such quotes are unavailable, at prices for securities of comparable maturity, credit quality and type. Valuations for bonds and notes are provided by an independent bond-pricing service.
 
  •  Securities for which no quoted value is available: The Board has adopted procedures to fair value the fund’s securities when market prices are not “readily available” or are unreliable. For example, a fund may fair value a security when it is de-listed or its trading is halted or suspended; when a security’s primary pricing source is unable or unwilling to provide a price; or when a security’s primary trading market is closed during regular market hours. The fund makes fair value determinations in good faith in accordance with the fund’s valuation procedures. The Pricing Committee considers a number of factors, including unobservable market inputs when arriving at fair value. The Pricing Committee may employ techniques such as the review of related or comparable assets or liabilities, related market activities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values, transactional back-testing, disposition analysis and other relevant information. The Pricing Committee regularly reviews these inputs and assumptions to calibrate the valuations. The Board convenes on a regular basis to review fair value determinations made by the fund pursuant to the procedures.
 
  •  Short-term securities (60 days or less to maturity): valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
 
  •  Underlying funds: valued at their respective net asset values.
 
In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures under GAAP, the fund discloses the fair value of its investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure the fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to valuations based upon unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to valuations based upon unobservable inputs that are significant to the valuation (Level 3 measurements). If the fund determines that either the volume and/or level of activity for an asset or liability has significantly decreased (from normal conditions for that asset or liability) or price quotations or observable inputs are not associated with orderly transactions, increased analysis and management judgment will be required to estimate fair value.
 
The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
 
  •  Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities — Investments whose values are based on quoted market prices in active markets, and whose values are therefore classified as Level 1 prices, include active listed equities. The fund does not adjust the quoted price for such investments, even in situations where the fund holds a large position and a sale could reasonably impact the quoted prices.
 
  •  Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) — Investments that trade in markets that are not considered to be active, but whose values are based on quoted market prices, dealer quotations or valuations provided by alternative pricing sources supported by observable inputs are classified as Level 2 prices. These generally include U.S. government and sovereign obligations, most government agency securities, investment-grade corporate bonds, certain mortgage products, less liquid listed equities, and state, municipal and provincial obligations. As investments whose values are classified as Level 2 prices include positions that are not traded in active markets and/or are subject to transfer restrictions, valuations may be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, which are generally based on available market information.
 
  •  Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) — Investments whose values are classified as Level 3 prices have significant unobservable inputs, as they may trade infrequently or not at all. When observable prices are not available for these securities, the fund uses one or more valuation techniques for which sufficient and reliable data is available. The inputs used by the fund in estimating the value of Level 3 prices may include the original transaction price, quoted prices for similar securities or assets in active markets, completed or pending third-party transactions in the underlying investment or comparable issuers, and changes in financial ratios or cash flows. Level 3 prices may also be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, with the amount of such discount estimated by the fund in the absence of market information. Assumptions used by the fund due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore the fund’s results of operations.
 
 
 


 

 
 Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF
 

 
Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited) continued
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the fund’s investments as of March 31, 2012:
 
                                 
    Quoted Prices in
      Significant
   
    Active Markets for
  Significant Other
  Unobservable
   
    Identical Assets
  Observable Inputs
  Inputs
   
Description
 
(Level 1)
 
(Level 2)
 
(Level 3)
 
Total*
 
U.S. Government Securities(a)
    $—       $180,641,345       $—       $180,641,345  
Other Investment Company(a)
    184,946                   184,946  
                                 
Total
    $184,946       $180,641,345       $—       $180,826,291  
                                 
 
     
*
  The fund had no Other Financial Instruments.
(a)
  As categorized in Portfolio Holdings.
 
The fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 as of the beginning of the fiscal year. There were no significant transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 for the year ended March 31, 2012.
 
REG59498MAR12
 
 
 
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Schwab Strategic Trust
Schwab Intermediate-Term U.S. Treasury ETF™
 
Portfolio Holdings as of March 31, 2012 (Unaudited)
 
 
The following are the portfolio holdings as of the report date. For more information, please refer to the fund’s semiannual or annual shareholder reports.
 
For fixed rate obligations, the rate shown is the interest rate (the rate established when the obligation was issued). For variable-rate obligations, the rate shown is the rate as of the report date. The maturity date shown for all the securities is the final legal maturity.
 
                         
        Cost
  Value
Holdings by Category   ($)   ($)
 
  99 .3%   U.S. Government Securities     145,829,438       146,903,776  
  0 .1%   Other Investment Company     182,984       182,984  
 
 
  99 .4%   Total Investments     146,012,422       147,086,760  
  0 .6%   Other Assets and
Liabilities, Net
            874,663  
 
 
  100 .0%   Net Assets             147,961,423  
 
                 
Security
  Face
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   Amount ($)   ($)
 
 U.S. Government Securities 99.3% of net assets
 
U.S. Treasury Obligations 99.3%
                 
 
U.S. Treasury Bond
7.25%, 05/15/16
    2,820,000       3,552,760  
8.50%, 02/15/20
    733,000       1,098,584  
8.75%, 05/15/20
    618,000       943,705  
8.75%, 08/15/20
    1,413,000       2,172,598  
                 
 
U.S. Treasury Notes
2.50%, 04/30/15
    4,455,000       4,718,821  
4.13%, 05/15/15
    629,000       698,043  
2.13%, 05/31/15
    2,700,000       2,830,572  
4.25%, 08/15/15
    2,700,000       3,025,688  
1.25%, 08/31/15
    1,652,000       1,687,234  
1.38%, 11/30/15
    2,359,000       2,416,133  
2.13%, 02/29/16
    3,256,000       3,427,194  
2.38%, 03/31/16
    5,680,000       6,033,671  
2.00%, 04/30/16
    3,922,000       4,109,217  
3.25%, 06/30/16
    4,096,000       4,502,401  
4.88%, 08/15/16
    2,463,000       2,883,441  
1.00%, 08/31/16
    3,194,000       3,208,223  
3.13%, 10/31/16
    4,200,000       4,607,862  
2.75%, 11/30/16
    5,852,000       6,322,448  
3.13%, 01/31/17
    3,258,000       3,582,018  
3.00%, 02/28/17
    3,000,000       3,283,593  
3.25%, 03/31/17
    4,143,000       4,587,726  
3.13%, 04/30/17
    1,500,000       1,652,109  
2.75%, 05/31/17
    2,932,000       3,174,808  
2.50%, 06/30/17
    3,882,000       4,153,437  
2.38%, 07/31/17
    1,024,000       1,088,800  
4.75%, 08/15/17
    3,766,000       4,472,712  
4.25%, 11/15/17
    1,205,000       1,402,790  
2.25%, 11/30/17
    1,515,000       1,598,443  
3.50%, 02/15/18
    2,647,000       2,974,979  
2.75%, 02/28/18
    4,400,000       4,763,686  
4.00%, 08/15/18
    1,988,000       2,304,372  
1.38%, 09/30/18
    2,276,000       2,261,242  
3.75%, 11/15/18
    3,017,000       3,450,929  
1.38%, 12/31/18
    2,443,000       2,417,617  
2.75%, 02/15/19
    1,927,000       2,076,192  
1.38%, 02/28/19
    2,520,000       2,484,564  
3.13%, 05/15/19
    3,891,000       4,285,267  
3.63%, 08/15/19
    3,518,000       3,993,204  
3.38%, 11/15/19
    2,302,000       2,570,328  
3.63%, 02/15/20
    1,899,000       2,154,474  
3.50%, 05/15/20
    2,272,000       2,556,000  
2.63%, 08/15/20
    3,366,000       3,549,289  
2.63%, 11/15/20
    2,430,000       2,555,867  
3.63%, 02/15/21
    1,484,000       1,680,167  
3.13%, 05/15/21
    2,730,000       2,971,862  
2.13%, 08/15/21
    2,228,000       2,226,781  
2.00%, 02/15/22
    8,555,000       8,391,925  
                 
Total U.S. Government Securities
(Cost $145,829,438)     146,903,776  
         
                 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
 
 Other Investment Company 0.1% of net assets
 
Money Market Fund 0.1%
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund
    182,984       182,984  
                 
Total Other Investment Company
(Cost $182,984)     182,984  
         
 
End of Investments
 
At 3/31/12, the tax basis cost of the fund’s investments was $146,013,755 and the unrealized appreciation and depreciation were $1,214,451, and ($141,446), respectively, with a net unrealized appreciation $1,073,005.
 
 
Under procedures approved by the fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board), the investment adviser and administrator have formed a Pricing Committee to administer the pricing and valuation of portfolio securities and other assets and to ensure that prices used for internal purposes or provided by third parties reasonably reflect fair market value. Among other things, these
 
 
 
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procedures allow the fund to utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers and other market sources to determine fair value.
 
The fund values the securities in its portfolios every business day. The fund uses the following policies to value various types of securities:
 
  •  Bonds and notes: valued at the bid or at halfway between the most recent bid and asked quotes or, if such quotes are unavailable, at prices for securities of comparable maturity, credit quality and type. Valuations for bonds and notes are provided by an independent bond-pricing service.
 
  •  Securities for which no quoted value is available: The Board has adopted procedures to fair value the fund’s securities when market prices are not “readily available” or are unreliable. For example, a fund may fair value a security when it is de-listed or its trading is halted or suspended; when a security’s primary pricing source is unable or unwilling to provide a price; or when a security’s primary trading market is closed during regular market hours. The fund makes fair value determinations in good faith in accordance with the fund’s valuation procedures. The Pricing Committee considers a number of factors, including unobservable market inputs when arriving at fair value. The Pricing Committee may employ techniques such as the review of related or comparable assets or liabilities, related market activities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values, transactional back-testing, disposition analysis and other relevant information. The Pricing Committee regularly reviews these inputs and assumptions to calibrate the valuations. The Board convenes on a regular basis to review fair value determinations made by the fund pursuant to the procedures.
 
  •  Short-term securities (60 days or less to maturity): valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
 
  •  Underlying funds: valued at their respective net asset values.
 
In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures under GAAP, the fund discloses the fair value of its investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure the fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to valuations based upon unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to valuations based upon unobservable inputs that are significant to the valuation (Level 3 measurements). If the fund determines that either the volume and/or level of activity for an asset or liability has significantly decreased (from normal conditions for that asset or liability) or price quotations or observable inputs are not associated with orderly transactions, increased analysis and management judgment will be required to estimate fair value.
 
The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
 
  •  Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities — Investments whose values are based on quoted market prices in active markets, and whose values are therefore classified as Level 1 prices, include active listed equities. The fund does not adjust the quoted price for such investments, even in situations where the fund holds a large position and a sale could reasonably impact the quoted prices.
 
  •  Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) — Investments that trade in markets that are not considered to be active, but whose values are based on quoted market prices, dealer quotations or valuations provided by alternative pricing sources supported by observable inputs are classified as Level 2 prices. These generally include U.S. government and sovereign obligations, most government agency securities, investment-grade corporate bonds, certain mortgage products, less liquid listed equities, and state, municipal and provincial obligations. As investments whose values are classified as Level 2 prices include positions that are not traded in active markets and/or are subject to transfer restrictions, valuations may be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, which are generally based on available market information.
 
  •  Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) — Investments whose values are classified as Level 3 prices have significant unobservable inputs, as they may trade infrequently or not at all. When observable prices are not available for these securities, the fund uses one or more valuation techniques for which sufficient and reliable data is available. The inputs used by the fund in estimating the value of Level 3 prices may include the original transaction price, quoted prices for similar securities or assets in active markets, completed or pending third-party transactions in the underlying investment or comparable issuers, and changes in financial ratios or cash flows. Level 3 prices may also be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, with the
 
 
 


 

 
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  amount of such discount estimated by the fund in the absence of market information. Assumptions used by the fund due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore the fund’s results of operations.
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the fund’s investments as of March 31, 2012:
 
                                 
    Quoted Prices in
      Significant
   
    Active Markets for
  Significant Other
  Unobservable
   
    Identical Assets
  Observable Inputs
  Inputs
   
Description
 
(Level 1)
 
(Level 2)
 
(Level 3)
 
Total*
 
U.S. Government Securities(a)
    $—       $146,903,776       $—       $146,903,776  
Other Investment Company(a)
    182,984                   182,984  
                                 
Total
    $182,984       $146,903,776       $—       $147,086,760  
                                 
 
     
*
  The fund had no Other Financial Instruments.
(a)
  As categorized in Portfolio Holdings.
 
The fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 as of the beginning of the fiscal year. There were no significant transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 for the year ended March 31, 2012.
 
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Schwab Strategic Trust
Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF™
 
Portfolio Holdings as of March 31, 2012 (Unaudited)
 
 
The following are the portfolio holdings as of the report date. For more information, please refer to the fund’s semiannual or annual shareholder reports.
 
For fixed rate obligations, the rate shown is the interest rate (the rate established when the obligation was issued). For variable-rate obligations, the rate shown is the rate as of the report date. The maturity date shown for all the securities is the final legal maturity.
 
                         
        Cost
  Value
Holdings by Category   ($)   ($)
 
  0 .2%   Asset-Backed Obligations     422,540       422,641  
  2 .0%   Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities     4,497,687       4,576,501  
  20 .2%   Corporate Bonds     45,208,708       45,715,007  
  4 .5%   Foreign Securities     9,993,166       10,096,572  
  31 .5%   Mortgage-Backed Securities     71,029,381       71,370,685  
  1 .0%   Municipal Bonds     2,154,830       2,183,118  
  40 .2%   U.S. Government and Government Agencies     90,361,323       91,114,361  
  1 .1%   Other Investment Company     2,503,335       2,503,335  
  3 .1%   Short-Term Investment     6,999,802       6,999,802  
 
 
  103 .8%   Total Investments     233,170,772       234,982,022  
  (3 .8)%   Other Assets and
Liabilities, Net
            (8,530,370 )
 
 
  100 .0%   Net Assets             226,451,652  
 
                 
Security
  Face
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   Amount ($)   ($)
 
 Asset-Backed Obligations 0.2% of net assets
                 
                 
Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust
Series 2005-A2 Class A2
4.85%, 03/10/17 (a)
    100,000       111,552  
Series 2003-A7 Class A7
4.15%, 07/07/17 (a)
    100,000       110,375  
Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust
Series 2011-3 Class A3
0.88%, 09/21/15 (a)
    200,000       200,714  
                 
Total Asset-Backed Obligations
(Cost $422,540)     422,641  
         
                 
                 
 
 Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities 2.0% of net assets
                 
                 
Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage, Inc.
Series 2004-6 Class A5
4.81%, 12/10/42 (a)
    200,000       214,434  
Series 2005-4 Class A5A
4.93%, 07/10/45 (a)
    361,000       396,372  
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities
Series 2005-PW10 Class A4
5.41%, 12/11/40 (a)
    400,000       448,621  
Series 2005-PWR8 Class A4
4.67%, 06/11/41 (a)
    200,000       218,045  
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.
Series 2004-C5 Class A4
4.83%, 11/15/37 (a)
    200,000       215,668  
Series 2005-C1 Class A4
5.01%, 02/15/38 (a)(b)
    200,000       218,172  
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates
Series 2007-C5 Class A3
5.69%, 09/15/40 (a)(b)
    200,000       212,986  
Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp.
Series 2007-GG9 Class A4
5.44%, 03/10/39 (a)
    415,000       458,434  
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II
Series 2007-GG10 Class A4
5.79%, 08/10/45 (a)(b)
    200,000       222,783  
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
Series 2004-CB8 Class A4
4.40%, 01/12/39 (a)
    300,000       316,124  
Series 2007-LD12 Class ASB
5.83%, 02/15/51 (a)(b)
    189,673       205,367  
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2004-C4 Class A4
5.28%, 06/15/29 (a)(b)
    200,000       215,893  
Series 2005-C5 Class A4
4.95%, 09/15/30 (a)
    300,000       330,558  
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2004-C11 Class A5
5.22%, 01/15/41 (a)(b)
    220,000       236,194  
Series 2005-C21 Class A4
5.20%, 10/15/44 (a)(b)
    200,000       221,242  
Series 2006-C23 Class A5
5.42%, 01/15/45 (a)(b)
    400,000       445,608  
                 
Total Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities
(Cost $4,497,687)     4,576,501  
         
                 
                 
 
 Corporate Bonds 20.2% of net assets
 
Finance 6.9%
                 
 
Banking 4.6%
American Express Co.
8.13%, 05/20/19
    150,000       196,373  
American Express Credit Corp.
2.38%, 03/24/17
    200,000       200,541  
Bank of America Corp.
4.90%, 05/01/13
    300,000       309,030  
5.13%, 11/15/14
    350,000       366,279  
3.63%, 03/17/16
    650,000       649,469  
7.63%, 06/01/19
    2,000       2,309  
6.50%, 09/15/37
    100,000       96,763  
 
 
 
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Security
  Face
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   Amount ($)   ($)
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
2.30%, 07/28/16
    100,000       102,625  
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd.
2.35%, 02/23/17
    100,000       100,196  
Barclays Bank PLC
3.90%, 04/07/15
    100,000       103,971  
5.00%, 09/22/16
    100,000       107,664  
BB&T Corp.
3.95%, 03/22/22 (a)
    100,000       100,465  
BNP Paribas S.A.
5.00%, 01/15/21
    100,000       101,105  
Capital One Financial Corp.
2.15%, 03/23/15
    150,000       150,339  
Citigroup, Inc.
5.50%, 04/11/13
    200,000       207,602  
4.75%, 05/19/15
    100,000       105,360  
3.95%, 06/15/16
    550,000       565,754  
8.50%, 05/22/19
    54,000       66,668  
5.38%, 08/09/20
    150,000       161,385  
5.88%, 05/29/37
    200,000       206,041  
Credit Suisse USA, Inc.
5.38%, 03/02/16
    250,000       276,449  
6.00%, 02/15/18
    100,000       108,416  
Deutsche Bank AG
3.25%, 01/11/16
    150,000       154,036  
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
4.75%, 07/15/13
    75,000       77,667  
3.63%, 02/07/16
    475,000       475,287  
5.95%, 01/18/18
    240,000       258,849  
5.25%, 07/27/21
    100,000       99,172  
6.13%, 02/15/33
    80,000       79,592  
6.25%, 02/01/41
    75,000       74,319  
HSBC Holdings PLC
5.10%, 04/05/21
    350,000       379,059  
HSBC USA, Inc.
5.00%, 09/27/20
    164,000       167,443  
JP Morgan Chase Capital XVIII
6.95%, 08/01/66
    75,000       75,600  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
2.05%, 01/24/14
    425,000       432,556  
2.60%, 01/15/16
    273,000       276,469  
6.30%, 04/23/19
    450,000       520,735  
6.40%, 05/15/38
    100,000       119,326  
5.40%, 01/06/42
    100,000       106,585  
KeyBank NA
5.80%, 07/01/14
    250,000       271,215  
Morgan Stanley
3.80%, 04/29/16
    250,000       243,579  
6.63%, 04/01/18
    200,000       210,863  
7.30%, 05/13/19
    200,000       215,532  
7.25%, 04/01/32
    100,000       108,703  
PNC Funding Corp.
3.63%, 02/08/15
    160,000       170,210  
Rabobank Nederland Utrecht
3.88%, 02/08/22
    200,000       193,805  
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
6.13%, 01/11/21
    125,000       134,021  
Santander Holdings USA, Inc.
4.63%, 04/19/16
    50,000       50,713  
UBS AG
5.75%, 04/25/18
    100,000       109,629  
US Bancorp
2.20%, 11/15/16 (a)
    100,000       102,051  
3.00%, 03/15/22 (a)
    100,000       98,700  
Wachovia Corp.
5.50%, 05/01/13
    90,000       94,545  
5.75%, 06/15/17
    150,000       173,006  
5.50%, 08/01/35
    75,000       76,604  
Wells Fargo & Co.
4.60%, 04/01/21
    175,000       188,021  
5.38%, 02/07/35
    50,000       53,540  
Wells Fargo & Co., Series I
3.75%, 10/01/14
    150,000       158,970  
Westpac Banking Corp.
4.88%, 11/19/19
    100,000       108,134  
                 
              10,343,340  
                 
 
Brokerage 0.1%
BlackRock, Inc.
5.00%, 12/10/19
    50,000       57,283  
Jefferies Group, Inc.
5.50%, 03/15/16
    100,000       102,500  
Nomura Holdings, Inc.
5.00%, 03/04/15
    100,000       104,063  
6.70%, 03/04/20
    15,000       16,259  
                 
              280,105  
                 
 
Finance Company 0.7%
General Electric Capital Corp.
4.80%, 05/01/13
    100,000       104,390  
5.90%, 05/13/14
    230,000       252,928  
2.95%, 05/09/16
    300,000       313,238  
6.00%, 08/07/19
    100,000       116,953  
6.75%, 03/15/32
    150,000       179,737  
5.88%, 01/14/38
    133,000       146,703  
HSBC Finance Corp.
5.50%, 01/19/16
    100,000       108,455  
6.68%, 01/15/21
    25,000       26,730  
SLM Corp.
5.00%, 04/15/15
    250,000       254,599  
                 
              1,503,733  
                 
 
Insurance 1.1%
Allstate Corp.
5.00%, 08/15/14
    200,000       218,134  
American International Group, Inc.
4.88%, 09/15/16
    50,000       52,941  
5.85%, 01/16/18
    40,000       43,608  
6.40%, 12/15/20
    160,000       181,384  
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.
5.40%, 05/15/18
    40,000       47,316  
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.
3.20%, 02/11/15
    140,000       149,248  
Chubb Corp.
6.00%, 05/11/37
    250,000       305,276  
Cigna Corp.
4.00%, 02/15/22 (a)
    200,000       203,955  
5.88%, 03/15/41 (a)
    50,000       55,600  
Genworth Financial, Inc.
5.75%, 06/15/14
    100,000       104,018  
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
5.50%, 03/30/20
    70,000       74,930  
5.95%, 10/15/36
    100,000       96,647  
 
 
 


 

 
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Security
  Face
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   Amount ($)   ($)
MetLife, Inc.
6.82%, 08/15/18
    200,000       245,387  
Principal Financial Group, Inc.
7.88%, 05/15/14
    25,000       27,611  
Prudential Financial, Inc.
4.50%, 11/16/21
    100,000       106,395  
6.63%, 12/01/37
    100,000       115,849  
5.63%, 05/12/41
    75,000       78,385  
Travelers Cos., Inc.
5.90%, 06/02/19
    160,000       194,022  
6.25%, 06/15/37
    70,000       86,300  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
6.00%, 02/15/18
    150,000       181,404  
                 
              2,568,410  
                 
 
Other Financial 0.0%
CME Group, Inc.
5.75%, 02/15/14
    50,000       54,547  
                 
              54,547  
                 
 
Real Estate Investment Trust 0.4%
Digital Realty Trust LP
5.25%, 03/15/21
    100,000       103,291  
Duke Realty LP
7.38%, 02/15/15
    175,000       196,719  
ERP Operating LP
5.75%, 06/15/17
    150,000       171,284  
HCP, Inc.
2.70%, 02/01/14
    18,000       18,259  
5.38%, 02/01/21 (a)
    46,000       49,656  
ProLogis LP
6.63%, 05/15/18
    50,000       56,990  
Simon Property Group LP
6.75%, 05/15/14 (a)
    25,000       27,691  
6.13%, 05/30/18
    150,000       176,835  
5.65%, 02/01/20 (a)
    52,000       59,619  
                 
              860,344  
                 
              15,610,479  
 
Industrial 11.1%
                 
 
Basic Industry 1.2%
ArcelorMittal
9.85%, 06/01/19
    100,000       120,488  
5.25%, 08/05/20
    102,000       100,018  
7.00%, 10/15/39
    100,000       95,796  
Barrick North America Finance LLC
5.70%, 05/30/41
    60,000       64,492  
BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd.
1.13%, 11/21/14
    200,000       201,516  
3.25%, 11/21/21
    100,000       101,130  
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.
4.88%, 04/01/21
    150,000       155,661  
6.25%, 10/01/40
    50,000       53,278  
Dow Chemical Co.
2.50%, 02/15/16
    200,000       205,488  
8.55%, 05/15/19
    225,000       295,280  
5.25%, 11/15/41 (a)
    100,000       103,682  
EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.
5.25%, 12/15/16
    150,000       175,439  
International Paper Co.
7.50%, 08/15/21
    132,000       166,681  
Monsanto Co.
2.75%, 04/15/16
    80,000       83,906  
Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd.
1.88%, 11/02/15
    170,000       173,340  
6.50%, 07/15/18
    100,000       123,393  
Rio Tinto Finance USA PLC
3.50%, 03/22/22
    100,000       100,393  
4.75%, 03/22/42 (a)
    100,000       100,189  
Vale Overseas Ltd.
6.88%, 11/10/39
    84,000       98,542  
Valspar Corp.
4.20%, 01/15/22 (a)
    100,000       102,584  
                 
              2,621,296  
                 
 
Capital Goods 1.0%
Boeing Capital Corp.
2.90%, 08/15/18 (a)
    100,000       104,942  
4.70%, 10/27/19
    50,000       57,862  
Boeing Co.
6.88%, 03/15/39
    90,000       126,073  
Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.
1.55%, 12/20/13
    100,000       101,609  
7.15%, 02/15/19
    72,000       93,136  
Caterpillar, Inc.
5.70%, 08/15/16
    100,000       118,386  
CRH America, Inc.
6.00%, 09/30/16
    100,000       109,013  
Deere & Co.
5.38%, 10/16/29
    150,000       181,806  
General Electric Co.
5.25%, 12/06/17
    350,000       405,267  
Honeywell International, Inc.
4.25%, 03/01/21
    200,000       226,887  
Lockheed Martin Corp.
4.25%, 11/15/19
    36,000       39,060  
Raytheon Co.
3.13%, 10/15/20
    100,000       101,970  
Republic Services, Inc.
3.80%, 05/15/18
    200,000       215,040  
5.70%, 05/15/41
    80,000       91,667  
Tyco International Finance S.A.
8.50%, 01/15/19 (a)
    100,000       129,778  
United Technologies Corp.
5.38%, 12/15/17
    100,000       119,890  
                 
              2,222,386  
                 
 
Communications 2.2%
America Movil S.A.B. de C.V.
2.38%, 09/08/16
    200,000       203,465  
6.38%, 03/01/35
    40,000       47,587  
AT&T Mobility LLC
7.13%, 12/15/31
    50,000       64,188  
AT&T, Inc.
5.50%, 02/01/18
    130,000       153,353  
3.00%, 02/15/22
    100,000       98,209  
6.80%, 05/15/36
    55,000       68,170  
6.30%, 01/15/38
    120,000       141,519  
5.35%, 09/01/40
    50,000       53,365  
BellSouth Corp.
6.88%, 10/15/31
    100,000       120,834  
6.55%, 06/15/34
    150,000       171,758  
CBS Corp.
7.88%, 07/30/30
    50,000       64,845  
 
 
 
 3


 

 
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Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited) continued
 
                 
Security
  Face
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   Amount ($)   ($)
5.50%, 05/15/33
    150,000       157,335  
Cellco Partnership / Verizon Wireless Capital LLC
5.55%, 02/01/14
    90,000       97,381  
Comcast Corp.
5.30%, 01/15/14
    50,000       53,809  
5.15%, 03/01/20
    250,000       288,098  
Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV
8.75%, 06/15/30
    100,000       137,805  
DIRECTV Holdings LLC
3.55%, 03/15/15
    100,000       105,677  
3.50%, 03/01/16
    30,000       31,537  
5.88%, 10/01/19
    25,000       28,630  
6.00%, 08/15/40 (a)
    75,000       80,372  
6.38%, 03/01/41
    35,000       39,638  
Embarq Corp.
7.08%, 06/01/16
    150,000       169,087  
France Telecom S.A.
2.75%, 09/14/16
    150,000       154,457  
5.38%, 01/13/42
    50,000       53,061  
NBCUniversal Media LLC
4.38%, 04/01/21
    250,000       268,286  
News America, Inc.
5.30%, 12/15/14
    54,000       59,777  
6.90%, 03/01/19
    30,000       36,533  
6.15%, 03/01/37
    50,000       56,076  
Qwest Corp.
6.75%, 12/01/21
    150,000       167,812  
Telecom Italia Capital S.A.
5.25%, 11/15/13
    300,000       309,000  
Telefonica Emisiones S.A.U.
2.58%, 04/26/13
    20,000       20,089  
6.22%, 07/03/17
    150,000       158,723  
Time Warner Cable, Inc.
5.85%, 05/01/17
    150,000       175,233  
6.55%, 05/01/37
    200,000       232,360  
Verizon Communications, Inc.
5.25%, 04/15/13
    75,000       78,648  
5.50%, 02/15/18
    100,000       117,356  
8.75%, 11/01/18
    75,000       101,912  
5.85%, 09/15/35
    80,000       92,138  
Verizon Global Funding Corp.
7.75%, 12/01/30
    100,000       135,812  
Vodafone Group PLC
5.00%, 12/16/13
    150,000       160,475  
5.63%, 02/27/17
    50,000       58,549  
5.45%, 06/10/19
    45,000       53,149  
4.38%, 03/16/21
    30,000       33,060  
6.15%, 02/27/37
    50,000       60,671  
                 
              4,959,839  
                 
 
Consumer Cyclical 1.2%
CVS Caremark Corp.
4.88%, 09/15/14
    75,000       82,386  
4.75%, 05/18/20 (a)
    108,000       121,175  
Daimler Finance North America LLC
6.50%, 11/15/13
    30,000       32,684  
8.50%, 01/18/31
    75,000       109,475  
eBay, Inc.
1.63%, 10/15/15
    125,000       127,568  
Home Depot, Inc.
5.40%, 03/01/16
    200,000       231,006  
Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc.
5.90%, 12/01/16
    150,000       172,310  
5.13%, 01/15/42 (a)
    100,000       98,593  
Marriott International, Inc.
3.00%, 03/01/19 (a)
    100,000       98,505  
McDonald’s Corp.
5.30%, 03/15/17
    150,000       175,929  
3.70%, 02/15/42
    200,000       185,698  
Nordstrom, Inc.
4.00%, 10/15/21 (a)
    150,000       159,908  
Target Corp.
3.88%, 07/15/20
    25,000       27,374  
6.35%, 11/01/32
    45,000       55,829  
Time Warner, Inc.
3.15%, 07/15/15
    85,000       90,087  
4.75%, 03/29/21
    50,000       55,014  
7.70%, 05/01/32
    61,000       79,786  
5.38%, 10/15/41
    50,000       52,733  
Toyota Motor Credit Corp.
4.25%, 01/11/21
    80,000       87,187  
3.40%, 09/15/21
    100,000       102,911  
Viacom, Inc.
2.50%, 12/15/16
    50,000       51,235  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
4.25%, 04/15/13
    100,000       103,867  
6.50%, 08/15/37
    200,000       264,235  
Walt Disney Co.
1.35%, 08/16/16
    150,000       150,654  
                 
              2,716,149  
                 
 
Consumer Non-Cyclical 2.8%
Abbott Laboratories
5.88%, 05/15/16
    100,000       117,753  
Altria Group, Inc.
7.75%, 02/06/14
    20,000       22,413  
4.75%, 05/05/21
    100,000       107,693  
10.20%, 02/06/39
    37,000       57,539  
Amgen, Inc.
3.88%, 11/15/21 (a)
    100,000       102,600  
Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc.
6.45%, 09/01/37
    60,000       79,391  
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.
5.38%, 11/15/14
    193,000       214,448  
6.88%, 11/15/19
    100,000       127,662  
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
5.94%, 10/01/32
    100,000       118,065  
Aristotle Holding, Inc.
2.75%, 11/21/14 (c)
    100,000       102,811  
6.13%, 11/15/41 (c)
    100,000       111,961  
AstraZeneca PLC
5.40%, 06/01/14
    75,000       82,788  
Cardinal Health, Inc.
4.00%, 06/15/15
    100,000       107,673  
Coca-Cola Co.
1.50%, 11/15/15
    100,000       102,197  
3.15%, 11/15/20
    150,000       157,001  
Covidien International Finance S.A.
2.80%, 06/15/15
    50,000       52,131  
Diageo Capital PLC
5.75%, 10/23/17
    200,000       240,663  
Express Scripts, Inc.
3.13%, 05/15/16
    130,000       135,500  
General Mills, Inc.
3.15%, 12/15/21 (a)
    100,000       100,299  
 
 
 


 

 
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Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited) continued
 
                 
Security
  Face
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   Amount ($)   ($)
GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Inc.
5.65%, 05/15/18
    100,000       120,924  
Johnson & Johnson
1.20%, 05/15/14
    100,000       101,782  
5.95%, 08/15/37
    75,000       98,054  
Kellogg Co.
7.45%, 04/01/31
    100,000       131,466  
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
5.00%, 08/15/13
    45,000       47,747  
Kraft Foods, Inc.
4.13%, 02/09/16
    150,000       163,155  
5.38%, 02/10/20
    150,000       173,689  
6.50%, 02/09/40
    25,000       30,873  
Kroger Co.
6.40%, 08/15/17
    25,000       30,176  
7.50%, 04/01/31
    100,000       128,001  
McKesson Corp.
3.25%, 03/01/16
    50,000       53,610  
Medtronic, Inc.
4.45%, 03/15/20
    100,000       112,799  
Merck & Co., Inc.
2.25%, 01/15/16
    90,000       93,492  
5.85%, 06/30/39
    64,000       82,419  
Novartis Capital Corp.
4.40%, 04/24/20
    100,000       113,604  
PepsiCo, Inc.
3.75%, 03/01/14
    50,000       53,079  
5.00%, 06/01/18
    100,000       116,876  
4.88%, 11/01/40
    75,000       82,473  
Pfizer, Inc.
6.20%, 03/15/19
    225,000       281,976  
Philip Morris International, Inc.
4.88%, 05/16/13
    100,000       104,908  
6.38%, 05/16/38
    50,000       62,362  
Procter & Gamble Co.
1.80%, 11/15/15
    375,000       387,230  
4.70%, 02/15/19
    42,000       48,966  
5.55%, 03/05/37
    100,000       125,441  
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.
3.20%, 04/01/16
    200,000       209,815  
Reynolds American, Inc.
7.63%, 06/01/16
    175,000       210,228  
Safeway, Inc.
3.95%, 08/15/20
    50,000       49,671  
Sanofi
2.63%, 03/29/16
    100,000       104,806  
Target Corp.
5.88%, 07/15/16
    100,000       118,176  
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. LLC
6.15%, 02/01/36
    325,000       391,141  
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
4.50%, 03/01/21
    50,000       56,227  
3.60%, 08/15/21 (a)
    50,000       52,880  
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
5.00%, 08/15/14
    125,000       133,904  
6.13%, 08/15/19
    100,000       112,463  
                 
              6,325,001  
                 
 
Energy 1.4%
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
5.95%, 09/15/16
    225,000       259,659  
8.70%, 03/15/19
    168,000       220,935  
6.45%, 09/15/36
    100,000       116,140  
Baker Hughes, Inc.
3.20%, 08/15/21 (c)
    100,000       100,862  
5.13%, 09/15/40
    200,000       228,435  
BP Capital Markets PLC
3.63%, 05/08/14
    120,000       126,227  
4.75%, 03/10/19
    100,000       113,402  
Chevron Corp.
3.95%, 03/03/14
    100,000       106,557  
4.95%, 03/03/19
    100,000       118,300  
Conoco, Inc.
6.95%, 04/15/29
    64,000       86,218  
ConocoPhillips
5.75%, 02/01/19
    50,000       60,931  
6.50%, 02/01/39
    125,000       166,617  
Devon Energy Corp.
5.60%, 07/15/41 (a)
    100,000       112,946  
Encana Corp.
6.50%, 02/01/38
    68,000       72,914  
Halliburton Co.
7.45%, 09/15/39
    60,000       84,488  
Marathon Petroleum Corp.
5.13%, 03/01/21
    125,000       136,200  
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
1.75%, 02/15/17
    85,000       86,045  
3.13%, 02/15/22 (a)
    100,000       101,096  
Shell International Finance BV
3.10%, 06/28/15
    100,000       107,124  
4.30%, 09/22/19
    100,000       113,553  
6.38%, 12/15/38
    45,000       59,755  
Suncor Energy, Inc.
6.10%, 06/01/18
    100,000       120,318  
Talisman Energy, Inc.
3.75%, 02/01/21 (a)
    48,000       47,278  
Total Capital S.A.
3.00%, 06/24/15
    100,000       103,895  
Transocean, Inc.
5.05%, 12/15/16
    100,000       107,205  
Valero Energy Corp.
6.13%, 02/01/20
    150,000       172,606  
                 
              3,129,706  
                 
 
Other Industrial 0.0%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
3.45%, 09/01/14
    50,000       53,274  
                 
              53,274  
                 
 
Technology 0.9%
Cisco Systems, Inc.
2.90%, 11/17/14
    266,000       281,854  
5.90%, 02/15/39
    50,000       60,953  
Hewlett-Packard Co.
1.25%, 09/13/13
    150,000       150,357  
6.00%, 09/15/41
    200,000       219,538  
International Business Machines Corp.
7.50%, 06/15/13
    274,000       296,575  
0.55%, 02/06/15
    180,000       179,187  
7.00%, 10/30/25
    105,000       141,397  
Microsoft Corp.
4.50%, 10/01/40
    200,000       214,849  
Oracle Corp.
5.75%, 04/15/18
    165,000       200,855  
3.88%, 07/15/20
    180,000       198,503  
 
 
 
 5


 

 
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Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited) continued
 
                 
Security
  Face
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   Amount ($)   ($)
Xerox Corp.
4.25%, 02/15/15
    150,000       159,427  
4.50%, 05/15/21
    25,000       25,767  
                 
              2,129,262  
                 
 
Transportation 0.4%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC
4.70%, 10/01/19
    140,000       156,830  
5.05%, 03/01/41 (a)
    80,000       83,774  
CSX Corp.
4.25%, 06/01/21 (a)
    150,000       161,019  
Southwest Airlines Co.
5.13%, 03/01/17
    120,000       130,714  
Union Pacific Corp.
4.00%, 02/01/21 (a)
    180,000       191,231  
United Parcel Service, Inc.
6.20%, 01/15/38
    125,000       163,230  
                 
              886,798  
                 
              25,043,711  
 
Utilities 2.2%
                 
 
Electric 1.4%
Alabama Power Co.
4.10%, 01/15/42
    100,000       96,361  
Appalachian Power Co.
7.00%, 04/01/38
    75,000       98,437  
Carolina Power & Light Co.
5.13%, 09/15/13
    100,000       106,506  
Commonwealth Edison Co.
1.95%, 09/01/16 (a)
    50,000       50,855  
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.
5.85%, 04/01/18
    98,000       119,100  
Dominion Resources, Inc.
5.15%, 07/15/15
    100,000       112,595  
Duke Energy Indiana, Inc.
3.75%, 07/15/20
    175,000       185,306  
Exelon Generation Co. LLC
5.20%, 10/01/19
    142,000       157,856  
4.00%, 10/01/20 (a)
    150,000       154,434  
FirstEnergy Corp.
7.38%, 11/15/31
    200,000       246,907  
Florida Power & Light Co.
5.95%, 02/01/38
    50,000       63,080  
Florida Power Corp.
6.40%, 06/15/38
    91,000       118,823  
Georgia Power Co.
4.75%, 09/01/40
    150,000       158,260  
Midamerican Energy Holdings Co.
5.75%, 04/01/18
    100,000       117,694  
6.13%, 04/01/36
    100,000       119,271  
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.
5.45%, 02/01/18
    100,000       117,095  
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.
2.55%, 11/15/13
    225,000       229,102  
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
6.05%, 03/01/34
    192,000       234,152  
Public Service Electric & Gas Co.
0.85%, 08/15/14
    100,000       100,344  
San Diego Gas & Electric Co.
4.30%, 04/01/42 (a)
    100,000       102,245  
Southern California Edison Co.
5.75%, 03/15/14
    150,000       164,461  
Virginia Electric and Power Co.
6.00%, 05/15/37
    139,000       174,618  
Westar Energy, Inc.
4.13%, 03/01/42 (a)
    100,000       96,123  
Xcel Energy, Inc.
4.70%, 05/15/20 (a)
    100,000       112,213  
                 
              3,235,838  
                 
 
Natural Gas 0.8%
Energy Transfer Partners LP
6.70%, 07/01/18
    50,000       57,397  
4.65%, 06/01/21 (a)
    100,000       102,067  
7.50%, 07/01/38
    100,000       113,910  
Enterprise Products Operating LLC
9.75%, 01/31/14
    200,000       229,609  
6.30%, 09/15/17
    100,000       118,026  
5.20%, 09/01/20
    70,000       78,314  
6.45%, 09/01/40
    50,000       59,070  
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP
6.85%, 02/15/20
    50,000       59,668  
5.80%, 03/15/35
    150,000       155,462  
National Grid PLC
6.30%, 08/01/16
    75,000       86,621  
Sempra Energy
6.00%, 10/15/39
    100,000       120,522  
Southwest Gas Corp.
3.88%, 04/01/22 (a)
    100,000       102,219  
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.
3.80%, 10/01/20
    56,000       60,149  
7.63%, 01/15/39
    50,000       70,985  
Williams Partners LP
7.25%, 02/01/17
    200,000       240,929  
6.30%, 04/15/40
    50,000       58,331  
                 
              1,713,279  
                 
 
Other Utilities 0.0%
Veolia Environnement S.A.
6.00%, 06/01/18
    100,000       111,700  
                 
              111,700  
                 
              5,060,817  
                 
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost $45,208,708)     45,715,007  
         
                 
                 
 
 Foreign Securities 4.5% of net assets
 
Foreign Agencies 1.4%
                 
 
Canada 0.1%
Export Development Canada
2.25%, 05/28/15
    100,000       105,092  
1.25%, 10/27/15
    60,000       61,192  
                 
              166,284  
                 
 
Cayman Islands 0.1%
Petrobras International Finance Co.
2.88%, 02/06/15
    100,000       102,858  
6.88%, 01/20/40
    180,000       213,277  
                 
              316,135  
 
 
 


 

 
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Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited) continued
 
                 
Security
  Face
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   Amount ($)   ($)
                 
 
Germany 0.6%
Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau
2.63%, 02/16/16 (d)
    375,000       397,111  
4.88%, 01/17/17 (d)
    350,000       406,332  
4.50%, 07/16/18 (d)
    300,000       347,390  
4.88%, 06/17/19 (d)
    200,000       236,943  
                 
              1,387,776  
                 
 
Mexico 0.2%
Pemex Project Funding Master Trust
6.63%, 06/15/35
    200,000       230,000  
Petroleos Mexicanos
5.50%, 01/21/21
    200,000       221,500  
                 
              451,500  
                 
 
Norway 0.1%
Statoil A.S.A.
2.90%, 10/15/14
    100,000       105,397  
                 
              105,397  
                 
 
Republic of Korea 0.3%
Export-Import Bank of Korea
5.88%, 01/14/15
    300,000       328,305  
4.38%, 09/15/21
    300,000       303,968  
                 
              632,273  
                 
              3,059,365  
 
Foreign Local Government 0.5%
                 
 
Canada 0.5%
Hydro Quebec
2.00%, 06/30/16
    200,000       205,950  
8.05%, 07/07/24
    60,000       86,546  
Province of British Columbia
4.30%, 05/30/13
    109,000       113,989  
Province of Ontario
2.95%, 02/05/15
    460,000       487,995  
4.00%, 10/07/19
    75,000       83,598  
Province of Quebec
7.50%, 09/15/29
    68,000       100,189  
                 
              1,078,267  
 
Sovereign 1.2%
                 
 
Brazil 0.3%
Brazilian Government International Bond
6.00%, 01/17/17
    250,000       296,875  
4.88%, 01/22/21
    100,000       113,700  
8.25%, 01/20/34
    150,000       227,250  
7.13%, 01/20/37
    100,000       137,750  
                 
              775,575  
                 
 
Canada 0.1%
Canada Government International Bond
2.38%, 09/10/14
    200,000       209,274  
                 
              209,274  
                 
 
Colombia 0.1%
Colombia Government International Bond
7.38%, 03/18/19
    100,000       128,800  
7.38%, 09/18/37
    100,000       141,000  
                 
              269,800  
                 
 
Italy 0.1%
Republic of Italy
3.13%, 01/26/15
    200,000       199,105  
                 
              199,105  
                 
 
Mexico 0.3%
Mexico Government International Bond
5.88%, 02/17/14
    84,000       91,434  
5.63%, 01/15/17
    150,000       174,225  
8.00%, 09/24/22
    200,000       276,500  
6.05%, 01/11/40
    150,000       181,500  
                 
              723,659  
                 
 
Peru 0.1%
Peruvian Government International Bond
7.13%, 03/30/19
    250,000       320,000  
                 
              320,000  
                 
 
Poland 0.1%
Poland Government International Bond
5.25%, 01/15/14
    100,000       106,160  
                 
              106,160  
                 
 
South Africa 0.1%
South Africa Government International Bond
4.67%, 01/17/24
    100,000       102,750  
                 
              102,750  
                 
              2,706,323  
 
Supranational 1.4%
Asian Development Bank
2.63%, 02/09/15
    400,000       422,666  
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development
1.63%, 09/03/15
    100,000       102,027  
European Investment Bank
4.63%, 05/15/14
    200,000       216,162  
4.63%, 10/20/15
    400,000       448,273  
2.50%, 05/16/16
    325,000       340,519  
4.00%, 02/16/21
    300,000       330,674  
Inter-American Development Bank
4.50%, 09/15/14
    300,000       328,270  
5.13%, 09/13/16
    100,000       117,239  
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development
3.63%, 05/21/13
    150,000       155,804  
0.50%, 11/26/13
    350,000       351,571  
2.13%, 03/15/16
    200,000       209,783  
1.00%, 09/15/16
    125,000       125,708  
International Finance Corp.
2.13%, 11/17/17
    100,000       103,921  
                 
              3,252,617  
                 
Total Foreign Securities
(Cost $9,993,166)     10,096,572  
         
                 
                 
 
 Mortgage-Backed Securities 31.5% of net assets
 
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages 31.5%
Fannie Mae
5.50%, 02/01/17 to 07/01/38 (a)
    3,541,932       3,867,418  
5.00%, 02/01/18 to 05/01/40 (a)
    4,147,254       4,496,509  
4.00%, 01/01/20 to 04/01/41 (a)
    5,261,829       5,547,973  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited) continued
 
                 
Security
  Face
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   Amount ($)   ($)
3.50%, 08/01/21 to 03/01/42 (a)
    3,970,924       4,142,912  
4.50%, 04/01/23 to 07/01/41 (a)
    6,483,485       6,916,434  
6.00%, 06/01/37 to 09/01/39 (a)
    2,287,937       2,529,369  
3.64%, 03/01/40 (a)(b)
    619,295       651,555  
3.36%, 04/01/40 (a)(b)
    205,651       215,692  
3.60%, 05/01/40 (a)(b)
    181,981       191,631  
Fannie Mae TBA
3.50%, 05/01/27 to 05/01/42 (a)
    600,000       617,140  
4.00%, 05/01/27 to 05/01/42 (a)
    1,200,000       1,257,515  
4.50%, 05/01/27 to 04/01/42 (a)
    300,000       319,718  
5.50%, 05/01/27 to 05/01/42 (a)
    800,000       870,720  
5.00%, 04/01/42 to 05/01/42 (a)
    700,000       755,360  
Freddie Mac
4.50%, 02/01/13 to 02/01/41 (a)
    4,283,039       4,523,533  
5.00%, 06/01/18 to 09/01/40 (a)
    3,328,506       3,589,919  
5.50%, 11/01/18 to 02/01/40 (a)
    2,332,105       2,538,046  
4.00%, 05/01/23 to 10/01/41 (a)
    2,765,769       2,905,909  
3.50%, 11/01/25 to 03/01/42 (a)
    1,794,399       1,867,935  
6.00%, 10/01/37 to 04/01/38 (a)
    1,598,628       1,765,300  
6.50%, 11/01/37 to 09/01/39 (a)
    1,573,800       1,766,059  
3.00%, 05/01/41 (a)(b)
    89,769       93,773  
Freddie Mac TBA
4.00%, 05/01/27 to 05/01/42 (a)
    700,000       732,375  
5.00%, 05/01/27 (a)
    200,000       214,719  
5.50%, 05/01/27 to 04/01/42 (a)
    200,000       216,751  
4.50%, 04/01/42 to 05/01/42 (a)
    500,000       529,749  
Ginnie Mae
5.50%, 04/15/33 to 11/15/38 (a)
    1,543,595       1,729,814  
5.00%, 10/15/34 to 04/20/40 (a)
    3,498,661       3,867,987  
3.50%, 08/20/38 to 02/15/42 (a)(b)
    590,875       616,203  
6.00%, 12/15/38 (a)
    97,762       110,387  
4.50%, 07/15/39 to 11/20/41 (a)
    5,067,785       5,531,797  
4.00%, 08/15/39 to 01/20/42 (a)
    2,536,178       2,728,428  
3.00%, 10/20/40 to 10/20/41 (a)(b)
    957,878       1,005,055  
Ginnie Mae TBA
6.00%, 03/01/42 to 04/01/42 (a)
    1,400,000       1,579,000  
4.50%, 04/01/42 (a)
    200,000       217,656  
5.00%, 04/01/42 (a)
    300,000       331,359  
3.50%, 05/01/42 (a)
    200,000       207,844  
4.00%, 05/01/42 (a)
    300,000       321,141  
                 
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost $71,029,381)     71,370,685  
         
                 
                 
 
 Municipal Bonds 1.0% of net assets
 
Fixed-Rate Obligations 1.0%
Bay Area Toll Authority
RB (Build America Bonds) Series 2010S3
6.91%, 10/01/50
    100,000       133,217  
California
GO (Build America Bonds) Series 2009
7.55%, 04/01/39
    250,000       324,620  
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
GO (Build America Bonds) Series 2009
5.46%, 12/01/39
    100,000       120,459  
Los Angeles USD
GO (Build America Bonds) Series 2010
6.76%, 07/01/34
    200,000       257,198  
Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County
GO (Build America Bonds) Series 2010
5.71%, 07/01/34
    20,000       23,671  
New Jersey State Turnpike Authority
RB (Build America Bonds) Series 2010A
7.10%, 01/01/41
    100,000       136,904  
New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority
Water System RB (Build America Bonds) Series 2009
5.75%, 06/15/41
    200,000       248,728  
San Francisco CA City & County Public Utilities Commission
Water System RB (Build America Bonds) Series 2010DE
6.00%, 11/01/40
    250,000       297,185  
State of Connecticut
GO Bonds Series 2008A
5.85%, 03/15/32
    200,000       240,842  
State of Illinois
GO Bonds (Pension Funding) Series 2003
5.10%, 06/01/33
    200,000       188,732  
Yale University
Medium-Term Notes Series B
2.90%, 10/15/14
    200,000       211,562  
                 
Total Municipal Bonds
(Cost $2,154,830)     2,183,118  
         
                 
                 
 
 U.S. Government and Government Agencies 40.2% of net assets
 
U.S. Government Agency Securities 5.4%
Fannie Mae
0.50%, 08/09/13
    1,780,000       1,785,110  
1.63%, 10/26/15
    2,471,000       2,547,483  
7.13%, 01/15/30
    272,000       403,104  
Federal Farm Credit Bank
4.88%, 12/16/15
    314,000       359,325  
Federal Home Loan Bank
0.88%, 12/27/13
    1,465,000       1,481,640  
5.00%, 11/17/17
    1,320,000       1,583,436  
Freddie Mac
0.38%, 11/27/13
    2,278,000       2,279,399  
1.00%, 07/30/14
    1,128,000       1,143,274  
2.38%, 01/13/22
    261,000       256,774  
6.75%, 03/15/31
    259,000       373,983  
                 
              12,213,528  
 
U.S. Treasury Obligations 34.8%
U.S. Treasury Bonds
0.88%, 01/31/17
    2,700,000       2,683,760  
9.13%, 05/15/18
    2,075,000       3,032,256  
8.00%, 11/15/21
    1,522,000       2,312,133  
6.00%, 02/15/26
    1,125,000       1,552,325  
6.75%, 08/15/26
    821,000       1,212,386  
5.38%, 02/15/31
    432,000       581,107  
4.38%, 02/15/38
    1,502,000       1,803,809  
3.50%, 02/15/39
    1,116,000       1,159,594  
4.38%, 11/15/39
    789,000       948,156  
4.63%, 02/15/40
    1,006,000       1,256,557  
4.25%, 11/15/40
    277,000       326,254  
3.75%, 08/15/41
    400,000       432,500  
 
 
 


 

 
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Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited) continued
 
                 
Security
  Face
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   Amount ($)   ($)
3.13%, 02/15/42
    2,050,000       1,965,438  
U.S. Treasury Notes
0.50%, 05/31/13
    1,281,000       1,284,903  
3.50%, 05/31/13
    1,512,000       1,569,173  
0.38%, 07/31/13
    1,976,000       1,978,857  
0.75%, 09/15/13
    1,848,000       1,860,561  
0.25%, 10/31/13
    790,000       789,383  
0.25%, 11/30/13
    2,248,000       2,245,981  
1.00%, 01/15/14
    3,724,000       3,768,952  
1.75%, 01/31/14
    3,811,000       3,909,850  
0.25%, 02/28/14
    2,500,000       2,496,680  
1.25%, 04/15/14
    3,500,000       3,563,165  
0.38%, 11/15/14
    523,000       521,774  
2.38%, 02/28/15
    863,000       908,982  
2.50%, 03/31/15
    1,435,000       1,518,633  
2.50%, 04/30/15
    1,270,000       1,345,208  
2.13%, 05/31/15
    1,136,000       1,190,937  
1.88%, 06/30/15
    1,136,000       1,182,594  
1.75%, 07/31/15
    2,273,000       2,357,351  
2.13%, 02/29/16
    1,054,000       1,109,417  
2.25%, 03/31/16
    1,981,000       2,095,991  
2.00%, 04/30/16
    1,772,000       1,856,587  
2.63%, 04/30/16
    1,054,000       1,130,251  
3.25%, 05/31/16
    935,000       1,027,185  
3.00%, 09/30/16
    1,506,000       1,642,835  
3.25%, 03/31/17
    1,361,000       1,507,095  
1.88%, 09/30/17
    1,406,000       1,456,198  
1.88%, 10/31/17
    1,167,000       1,207,936  
2.88%, 03/31/18
    1,301,000       1,417,480  
2.63%, 04/30/18
    2,769,000       2,976,243  
1.38%, 09/30/18
    1,100,000       1,092,868  
3.38%, 11/15/19
    2,211,000       2,468,721  
2.63%, 08/15/20
    1,217,000       1,283,269  
2.63%, 11/15/20
    1,863,000       1,959,498  
3.63%, 02/15/21
    1,789,000       2,025,484  
2.13%, 08/15/21
    885,000       884,516  
                 
              78,900,833  
                 
Total U.S. Government and Government Agencies
(Cost $90,361,323)     91,114,361  
         
                 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
 
 Other Investment Company 1.1% of net assets
 
Money Market Fund 1.1%
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund
    2,503,335       2,503,335  
                 
Total Other Investment Company
(Cost $2,503,335)     2,503,335  
         
                 
                 
Security
  Face
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   Amount ($)   ($)
 
 Short-Term Investments 3.1% of net assets
 
U.S. Treasury Obligations 3.1%
U.S. Treasury Bills
0.06%, 04/19/12 (e)
    3,000,000       2,999,907  
0.02%, 05/17/12 (e)
    4,000,000       3,999,895  
                 
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $6,999,802)     6,999,802  
         
 
End of Investments
 
At 3/31/12, the tax basis cost of the fund’s investments was $233,181,523 and the unrealized appreciation and depreciation were $2,236,910 and ($436,411), respectively, with a net unrealized appreciation $1,800,499.
 
(a) The effective maturity may be shorter than the final maturity shown because of the possibility of interim principal payments and prepayments or the possibility of the issue being called.
(b) Variable-rate security.
(c) Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registrations, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the period end, the value of these amounted to $315,634 or 0.1% of net assets.
(d) Guaranteed by the Republic of Germany.
(e) The rate shown is the purchase yield.
 
     
GO —
  General obligation
RB —
  Revenue bond
USD —
  Unified school district
 
 
Under procedures approved by the fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board), the investment adviser and administrator have formed a Pricing Committee to administer the pricing and valuation of portfolio securities and other assets and to ensure that prices used for internal purposes or provided by third parties reasonably reflect fair market value. Among other things, these procedures allow the fund to utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers and other market sources to determine fair value.
 
The fund values the securities in its portfolios every business day. The fund uses the following policies to value various types of securities:
 
  •  Bonds and notes: valued at the bid or at halfway between the most recent bid and asked quotes or, if such quotes are unavailable, at prices for securities of comparable maturity, credit quality and type. Valuations for bonds and notes are provided by an independent bond-pricing service.
 
 
 
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  •  Securities for which no quoted value is available: The Board has adopted procedures to fair value the fund’s securities when market prices are not “readily available” or are unreliable. For example, a fund may fair value a security when it is de-listed or its trading is halted or suspended; when a security’s primary pricing source is unable or unwilling to provide a price; or when a security’s primary trading market is closed during regular market hours. The fund makes fair value determinations in good faith in accordance with the fund’s valuation procedures. The Pricing Committee considers a number of factors, including unobservable market inputs when arriving at fair value. The Pricing Committee may employ techniques such as the review of related or comparable assets or liabilities, related market activities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values, transactional back-testing, disposition analysis and other relevant information. The Pricing Committee regularly reviews these inputs and assumptions to calibrate the valuations. The Board convenes on a regular basis to review fair value determinations made by the fund pursuant to the procedures.
 
  •  Short-term securities (60 days or less to maturity): valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
 
  •  Underlying funds: valued at their respective net asset values.
 
In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures under GAAP, the fund discloses the fair value of its investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure the fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to valuations based upon unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to valuations based upon unobservable inputs that are significant to the valuation (Level 3 measurements). If the fund determines that either the volume and/or level of activity for an asset or liability has significantly decreased (from normal conditions for that asset or liability) or price quotations or observable inputs are not associated with orderly transactions, increased analysis and management judgment will be required to estimate fair value.
 
The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
 
  •  Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities — Investments whose values are based on quoted market prices in active markets, and whose values are therefore classified as Level 1 prices, include active listed equities. The fund does not adjust the quoted price for such investments, even in situations where the fund holds a large position and a sale could reasonably impact the quoted prices.
 
  •  Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) — Investments that trade in markets that are not considered to be active, but whose values are based on quoted market prices, dealer quotations or valuations provided by alternative pricing sources supported by observable inputs are classified as Level 2 prices. These generally include U.S. government and sovereign obligations, most government agency securities, investment-grade corporate bonds, certain mortgage products, less liquid listed equities, and state, municipal and provincial obligations. As investments whose values are classified as Level 2 prices include positions that are not traded in active markets and/or are subject to transfer restrictions, valuations may be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, which are generally based on available market information.
 
  •  Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) — Investments whose values are classified as Level 3 prices have significant unobservable inputs, as they may trade infrequently or not at all. When observable prices are not available for these securities, the fund uses one or more valuation techniques for which sufficient and reliable data is available. The inputs used by the fund in estimating the value of Level 3 prices may include the original transaction price, quoted prices for similar securities or assets in active markets, completed or pending third-party transactions in the underlying investment or comparable issuers, and changes in financial ratios or cash flows. Level 3 prices may also be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, with the amount of such discount estimated by the fund in the absence of market information. Assumptions used by the fund due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore the fund’s results of operations.
 
 
 
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The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the fund’s investments as of March 31, 2012:
 
                                 
    Quoted Prices in
      Significant
   
    Active Markets for
  Significant Other
  Unobservable
   
    Identical Assets
  Observable Inputs
  Inputs
   
Description
 
(Level 1)
 
(Level 2)
 
(Level 3)
 
Total*
 
Asset-Backed Obligations(a)
    $—       $422,641       $—       $422,641  
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities(a)
          4,576,501             4,576,501  
Corporate Bonds(a)
          45,715,007             45,715,007  
Foreign Securities(a)
          10,096,572             10,096,572  
Mortgage-Backed Securities(a)
          71,370,685             71,370,685  
Municipal Bonds(a)
          2,183,118             2,183,118  
U.S. Government and Government Agencies(a)
          91,114,361             91,114,361  
Other Investment Company(a)
    2,503,335                   2,503,335  
Short-Term Investments(a)
          6,999,802             6,999,802  
                                 
Total
    $2,503,335       $232,478,687       $—       $234,982,022  
                                 
 
     
*
  The fund had no Other Financial Instruments.
(a)
  As categorized in Portfolio Holdings.
 
The fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 as of the beginning of the fiscal year. There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 for the period ended March 31, 2012.
 
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Item 2. Controls and Procedures.
(a)   Based on their evaluation of Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date, Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer, Marie Chandoha and Registrant’s Principal Financial Officer, George Pereira, have concluded that Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are: (i) reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in this report is appropriately communicated to Registrant’s officers to allow timely decisions regarding disclosures required in this report; (ii) reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported in a timely manner; and (iii) are effective in achieving the goals described in (i) and (ii) above.
(b)   During Registrant’s last fiscal quarter, there have been no changes in Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that the above officers believe to have materially affected, or to be reasonably likely to materially affect, Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 3. Exhibits.
Separate certifications for Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), are attached.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant) Schwab Strategic Trust
         
By:
  /s/ Marie Chandoha
 
Marie Chandoha
   
 
  Chief Executive Officer    
 
Date:
  May 17, 2012    
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
         
By:
  /s/ Marie Chandoha
 
   
 
  Marie Chandoha    
 
  Chief Executive Officer    
 
Date:
  May 17, 2012    
 
By:
  /s/ George Pereira
 
George Pereira
   
 
  Principal Financial Officer    
 
Date:
  May 15, 2012