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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: September 30, 2014
 
 
Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

 


 

Schwab Strategic Trust
Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF™
 
Portfolio Holdings as of September 30, 2014 (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     501,872,960       488,731,491  
  0 .2%   Other Investment Companies     908,571       908,571  
 
 
  99 .8%   Total Investments     502,781,531       489,640,062  
  0 .2%   Other Assets and
Liabilities, Net
            761,360  
 
 
  100 .0%   Net Assets             490,401,422  
 
                 
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
2.00%, 01/15/16
    10,998,063       11,388,164  
0.13%, 04/15/16
    22,105,913       22,375,384  
2.50%, 07/15/16
    10,762,861       11,432,203  
2.38%, 01/15/17
    9,333,298       9,973,469  
0.13%, 04/15/17
    24,875,278       25,225,024  
2.63%, 07/15/17
    8,002,089       8,729,799  
1.63%, 01/15/18
    8,449,918       8,978,038  
0.13%, 04/15/18
    27,656,240       27,898,232  
1.38%, 07/15/18
    8,334,037       8,860,164  
2.13%, 01/15/19
    7,753,475       8,474,315  
0.13%, 04/15/19
    18,626,579       18,678,920  
1.88%, 07/15/19
    8,809,558       9,621,711  
1.38%, 01/15/20
    10,683,866       11,375,006  
1.25%, 07/15/20
    16,418,886       17,445,067  
1.13%, 01/15/21
    18,780,044       19,713,224  
0.63%, 07/15/21
    19,935,852       20,346,929  
0.13%, 01/15/22
    22,003,758       21,505,153  
0.13%, 07/15/22
    22,695,714       22,167,358  
0.13%, 01/15/23
    22,801,080       22,074,410  
0.38%, 07/15/23
    22,616,327       22,393,783  
0.63%, 01/15/24
    22,563,253       22,690,059  
0.13%, 07/15/24 (b)
    15,142,241       14,548,362  
2.38%, 01/15/25
    14,593,681       17,099,708  
2.00%, 01/15/26
    10,630,741       12,110,753  
2.38%, 01/15/27
    8,553,552       10,139,979  
1.75%, 01/15/28
    8,562,505       9,544,539  
3.63%, 04/15/28
    7,251,877       9,860,305  
2.50%, 01/15/29
    8,261,715       10,094,825  
3.88%, 04/15/29
    8,800,091       12,435,585  
3.38%, 04/15/32
    3,332,855       4,637,867  
2.13%, 02/15/40
    4,542,619       5,624,307  
2.13%, 02/15/41
    5,808,620       7,236,263  
0.75%, 02/15/42
    10,197,104       9,347,889  
0.63%, 02/15/43
    7,458,108       6,594,608  
1.38%, 02/15/44
    7,576,195       8,110,089  
                 
Total U.S. Government Securities
(Cost $501,872,960)     488,731,491  
         
                 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
 
 Other Investment Companies 0.2% of net assets
 
Money Market Fund 0.0%
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class 0.00% (a)
    37,520       37,520  
                 
              37,520  
 
Securities Lending Collateral 0.2%
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class 0.00% (a)
    871,051       871,051  
                 
              871,051  
                 
Total Other Investment Companies
(Cost $908,571)     908,571  
         
 
End of Investments
 
At 09/30/14, the tax basis cost of the fund’s investments was $503,764,714 and the unrealized appreciation and depreciation were $545,642 and ($14,670,294), respectively, with a net unrealized depreciation of ($14,124,652).
 
(a) The rate shown is the 7-day yield.
(b) All or a portion of this security is on loan. Securities on loan were valued at $854,133.
 
 
Under procedures approved by the fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), the investment adviser has 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
 
 
 
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 Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF
 

 
Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited) continued
 
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 portfolio every business day. The fund uses the following policies to value various types of securities:
 
  •  Bonds and notes: Bonds and notes are valued at halfway between the most recent bid and ask 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 independent bond-pricing services.
 
  •  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, the 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. Due to the subjective and variable nature of fair value pricing, there can be no assurance that a fund could obtain the fair value assigned to the security upon the sale of such security. The Board convenes on a regular basis to review fair value determinations made by the fund pursuant to the valuation procedures.
 
  •  Short-term securities (60 days or less to maturity): Short-term securities may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
 
  •  Underlying funds: Mutual funds are valued at their respective net asset values (“NAVs”).
 
In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (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 inputs used to measure the financial instruments fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the categorization is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the valuation. 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. Investments in mutual funds are valued daily at their NAV, which are classified as Level 1 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
 
 
 


 

 
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Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited) continued
 
  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.
 
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 September 30, 2014:
 
                                 
    Quoted Prices in
      Significant
   
    Active Markets for
  Other Significant
  Unobservable
   
    Identical Assets
  Observable Inputs
  Inputs
   
Description
 
(Level 1)
 
(Level 2)
 
(Level 3)
 
Total
 
U.S. Government Securities1
    $—       $488,731,491       $—       $488,731,491  
Other Investment Companies1
    908,571                   908,571  
                                 
Total
    $908,571       $488,731,491       $—       $489,640,062  
                                 
 
     
1
  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 September 30, 2014.
 
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Schwab Strategic Trust
Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF™
 
Portfolio Holdings as of September 30, 2014 (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 .2%   U.S. Government Securities     618,916,028       619,387,839  
  0 .4%   Other Investment Company     2,437,003       2,437,003  
 
 
  99 .6%   Total Investments     621,353,031       621,824,842  
  0 .4%   Other Assets and
Liabilities, Net
            2,508,835  
 
 
  100 .0%   Net Assets             624,333,677  
 
                 
Security
  Face
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   Amount ($)   ($)
 
 U.S. Government Securities 99.2% of net assets
 
U.S. Treasury Obligations 99.2%
                 
 
U.S. Treasury Bonds
7.50%, 11/15/16
    3,000,000       3,432,186  
8.88%, 08/15/17
    5,000,000       6,113,280  
                 
 
U.S. Treasury Notes
1.25%, 09/30/15
    180,000       181,990  
0.25%, 10/15/15
    8,552,000       8,562,023  
1.25%, 10/31/15
    14,230,000       14,397,032  
4.50%, 11/15/15
    4,560,000       4,780,608  
0.25%, 11/30/15
    141,000       141,099  
0.25%, 12/15/15
    13,490,000       13,496,057  
0.25%, 12/31/15
    20,148,000       20,156,261  
2.13%, 12/31/15
    804,000       822,907  
0.38%, 01/15/16
    21,606,000       21,638,906  
0.38%, 01/31/16
    10,304,000       10,319,693  
2.00%, 01/31/16
    2,493,000       2,550,359  
0.25%, 02/29/16
    11,336,000       11,327,804  
2.63%, 02/29/16
    12,987,000       13,413,649  
0.38%, 03/15/16
    13,490,000       13,497,635  
2.25%, 03/31/16
    6,866,000       7,060,445  
2.38%, 03/31/16
    514,000       529,551  
0.25%, 04/15/16
    25,982,000       25,932,764  
0.38%, 04/30/16
    1,069,000       1,068,687  
2.63%, 04/30/16
    10,090,000       10,444,331  
0.25%, 05/15/16
    18,944,000       18,894,045  
1.75%, 05/31/16
    11,861,000       12,119,534  
0.50%, 06/15/16
    5,657,000       5,662,855  
0.50%, 06/30/16
    4,522,000       4,525,003  
1.50%, 06/30/16
    6,431,000       6,545,555  
3.25%, 06/30/16
    21,890,000       22,945,164  
0.63%, 07/15/16
    20,397,000       20,445,994  
1.50%, 07/31/16
    9,418,000       9,586,497  
3.25%, 07/31/16
    7,838,000       8,228,215  
0.63%, 08/15/16
    7,510,000       7,521,588  
1.00%, 08/31/16
    6,442,000       6,495,095  
3.00%, 08/31/16
    23,350,000       24,434,491  
0.88%, 09/15/16
    3,960,000       3,981,887  
0.50%, 09/30/16
    6,000,000       5,990,388  
3.00%, 09/30/16
    9,830,000       10,296,925  
0.63%, 10/15/16
    8,984,000       8,981,197  
1.00%, 10/31/16
    1,105,000       1,113,029  
3.13%, 10/31/16
    1,105,000       1,161,502  
0.63%, 11/15/16
    13,157,000       13,142,093  
4.63%, 11/15/16
    8,980,000       9,726,462  
0.88%, 11/30/16
    1,215,000       1,219,651  
2.75%, 11/30/16
    907,000       947,107  
0.63%, 12/15/16
    13,157,000       13,130,791  
3.25%, 12/31/16
    13,867,000       14,641,597  
0.75%, 01/15/17
    13,005,000       12,998,393  
4.63%, 02/15/17
    11,940,000       13,012,737  
3.00%, 02/28/17
    10,555,000       11,105,844  
1.00%, 03/31/17
    18,917,000       18,976,853  
3.25%, 03/31/17
    11,324,000       11,991,493  
3.13%, 04/30/17
    15,856,000       16,754,718  
4.50%, 05/15/17
    9,063,000       9,900,974  
0.63%, 05/31/17
    18,397,000       18,239,614  
2.75%, 05/31/17
    16,491,000       17,271,107  
0.75%, 06/30/17
    7,500,000       7,451,077  
0.88%, 07/15/17
    11,950,000       11,909,860  
0.50%, 07/31/17
    6,283,000       6,188,510  
2.38%, 07/31/17
    6,583,000       6,829,092  
0.63%, 08/31/17
    13,056,000       12,884,640  
1.88%, 08/31/17
    141,000       144,305  
0.63%, 09/30/17
    10,000,000       9,854,690  
1.88%, 09/30/17
    12,000,000       12,270,000  
                 
Total U.S. Government Securities
(Cost $618,916,028)     619,387,839  
         
                 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
 
 Other Investment Company 0.4% of net assets
 
Money Market Fund 0.4%
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class 0.00% (a)
    2,437,003       2,437,003  
                 
Total Other Investment Company
(Cost $2,437,003)     2,437,003  
         
 
End of Investments
 
At 9/30/14, the tax basis cost of the fund’s investments was $621,353,031 and the unrealized appreciation and depreciation
 
 
 
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 Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF
 

 
Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited) continued
 
were $532,166 and ($60,355), respectively, with a net unrealized appreciation $471,811.
 
(a) The rate shown is the 7-day yield.
 
 
Under procedures approved by the fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), the investment adviser has 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 portfolio every business day. The fund uses the following policies to value various types of securities:
 
  •  Bonds and notes: Bonds and notes are valued at halfway between the most recent bid and ask 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 independent bond-pricing services.
 
  •  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, the 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. Due to the subjective and variable nature of fair value pricing, there can be no assurance that a fund could obtain the fair value assigned to the security upon the sale of such security. The Board convenes on a regular basis to review fair value determinations made by the fund pursuant to the valuation procedures.
 
  •  Short-term securities (60 days or less to maturity): Short-term securities may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
 
  •  Underlying funds: Mutual funds are valued at their respective net asset values (“NAVs”).
 
In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (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 inputs used to measure the financial instruments fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the categorization is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the valuation. 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. Investments in mutual funds are valued daily at their NAV, which are classified as Level 1 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
 
 
 


 

 
 Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF
 

 
Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited) continued
 
  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.
 
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 September 30, 2014:
 
                                 
    Quoted Prices in
      Significant
   
    Active Markets for
  Other Significant
  Unobservable
   
    Identical Assets
  Observable Inputs
  Inputs
   
Description
 
(Level 1)
 
(Level 2)
 
(Level 3)
 
Total
 
U.S. Government Securities1
    $—       $619,387,839       $—       $619,387,839  
Other Investment Company1
    2,437,003                   2,437,003  
                                 
Total
    $2,437,003       $619,387,839       $—       $621,824,842  
                                 
 
     
1
  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 September 30, 2014.
 
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Schwab Strategic Trust
Schwab Intermediate-Term U.S. Treasury ETF™
 
Portfolio Holdings as of September 30, 2014 (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     231,051,670       228,541,965  
  0 .1%   Other Investment Company     336,045       336,045  
 
 
  99 .4%   Total Investments     231,387,715       228,878,010  
  0 .6%   Other Assets and
Liabilities, Net
            1,266,202  
 
 
  100 .0%   Net Assets             230,144,212  
 
                 
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 Bonds
8.50%, 02/15/20
    634,000       850,550  
8.75%, 05/15/20
    469,000       641,010  
8.75%, 08/15/20
    2,110,000       2,906,360  
                 
 
U.S. Treasury Notes
0.63%, 11/30/17
    4,220,000       4,144,500  
2.25%, 11/30/17
    1,639,000       1,692,459  
0.75%, 12/31/17
    6,230,000       6,131,684  
3.50%, 02/15/18
    3,552,000       3,810,628  
0.75%, 02/28/18
    3,502,000       3,435,791  
2.75%, 02/28/18
    5,903,000       6,188,003  
0.63%, 04/30/18
    1,011,000       984,461  
1.38%, 06/30/18
    1,715,000       1,710,177  
1.38%, 07/31/18
    5,247,000       5,226,301  
4.00%, 08/15/18
    8,712,000       9,547,812  
1.50%, 08/31/18
    4,880,000       4,878,282  
1.38%, 09/30/18
    4,979,000       4,948,464  
1.25%, 10/31/18
    3,455,000       3,411,947  
3.75%, 11/15/18
    4,041,000       4,395,060  
1.25%, 11/30/18
    2,833,000       2,794,267  
1.38%, 12/31/18
    4,712,000       4,664,696  
1.25%, 01/31/19
    2,796,000       2,749,472  
2.75%, 02/15/19
    1,956,000       2,047,459  
1.38%, 02/28/19
    3,210,000       3,169,374  
1.50%, 02/28/19
    2,464,000       2,446,772  
1.25%, 04/30/19
    2,120,000       2,077,931  
3.13%, 05/15/19
    3,444,000       3,660,462  
1.50%, 05/31/19
    1,060,000       1,049,069  
1.00%, 06/30/19
    6,900,000       6,662,274  
1.63%, 06/30/19
    1,072,000       1,066,431  
0.88%, 07/31/19
    3,535,000       3,387,385  
1.63%, 07/31/19
    3,144,000       3,124,473  
3.63%, 08/15/19
    4,130,000       4,490,248  
1.00%, 08/31/19
    3,000,000       2,887,383  
3.38%, 11/15/19
    3,091,000       3,328,741  
1.00%, 11/30/19
    2,231,000       2,137,925  
1.13%, 12/31/19
    3,331,000       3,207,650  
3.63%, 02/15/20
    2,537,000       2,766,223  
1.25%, 02/29/20
    4,676,000       4,518,914  
1.13%, 04/30/20
    744,000       711,799  
3.50%, 05/15/20
    3,051,000       3,307,473  
1.38%, 05/31/20
    4,424,000       4,285,060  
2.63%, 08/15/20
    5,181,000       5,357,273  
2.00%, 09/30/20
    1,934,000       1,928,863  
1.75%, 10/31/20
    1,976,000       1,939,104  
2.63%, 11/15/20
    4,296,000       4,431,088  
2.00%, 11/30/20
    2,232,000       2,220,318  
2.38%, 12/31/20
    2,161,000       2,195,611  
2.13%, 01/31/21
    4,753,000       4,753,371  
3.63%, 02/15/21
    3,925,000       4,282,544  
2.00%, 02/28/21
    1,715,000       1,700,597  
2.25%, 04/30/21
    2,385,000       2,397,297  
3.13%, 05/15/21
    3,953,000       4,189,718  
2.00%, 05/31/21
    1,979,000       1,956,273  
2.13%, 06/30/21
    1,707,000       1,699,732  
2.25%, 07/31/21
    2,304,000       2,312,191  
2.13%, 08/15/21
    2,766,000       2,752,709  
2.00%, 08/31/21
    1,500,000       1,479,785  
2.00%, 11/15/21
    4,528,000       4,458,667  
2.00%, 02/15/22
    1,372,000       1,347,776  
1.75%, 05/15/22
    4,280,000       4,115,657  
1.63%, 08/15/22
    3,693,000       3,507,342  
1.63%, 11/15/22
    1,117,000       1,055,914  
2.00%, 02/15/23
    9,364,000       9,088,202  
1.75%, 05/15/23
    3,440,000       3,261,013  
2.50%, 08/15/23
    3,394,000       3,414,683  
2.75%, 11/15/23
    4,587,000       4,702,391  
2.75%, 02/15/24
    6,664,000       6,821,750  
2.50%, 05/15/24
    2,479,000       2,480,839  
2.38%, 08/15/24
    3,284,000       3,246,287  
                 
Total U.S. Government Securities
(Cost $231,051,670)     228,541,965  
         
                 
                 
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited) continued
 
                 
    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, Premier Class 0.00% (a)
    336,045       336,045  
                 
Total Other Investment Company
(Cost $336,045)     336,045  
         
 
End of Investments
 
At 09/30/14, the tax basis cost of the fund’s investments was $231,387,715 and the unrealized appreciation and depreciation were $364,197 and ($2,873,902), respectively, with a net unrealized depreciation of ($2,509,705).
 
(a) The rate shown is the 7-day yield.
 
 
Under procedures approved by the fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), the investment adviser has 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 portfolio every business day. The fund uses the following policies to value various types of securities:
 
  •  Bonds and notes: Bonds and notes are valued at halfway between the most recent bid and ask 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 independent bond-pricing services.
 
  •  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, the 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. Due to the subjective and variable nature of fair value pricing, there can be no assurance that a fund could obtain the fair value assigned to the security upon the sale of such security. The Board convenes on a regular basis to review fair value determinations made by the fund pursuant to the valuation procedures.
 
  •  Short-term securities (60 days or less to maturity): Short-term securities may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
 
  •  Underlying funds: Mutual funds are valued at their respective net asset values (“NAVs”).
 
In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (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 inputs used to measure the financial instruments fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the categorization is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the valuation. 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.
 
 
 


 

 
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Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited) continued
 
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. Investments in mutual funds are valued daily at their NAV, which are classified as Level 1 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.
 
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 September 30, 2014:
 
                                 
    Quoted Prices in
      Significant
   
    Active Markets for
  Other Significant
  Unobservable
   
    Identical Assets
  Observable Inputs
  Inputs
   
Description
 
(Level 1)
 
(Level 2)
 
(Level 3)
 
Total
 
U.S. Government Securities1
    $—       $228,541,965       $—       $228,541,965  
Other Investment Company1
    336,045                   336,045  
                                 
Total
    $336,045       $228,541,965       $—       $228,878,010  
                                 
 
     
1
  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 September 30, 2014.
 
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Schwab Strategic Trust
Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF™
 
Portfolio Holdings as of September 30, 2014 (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 .5%   Asset-Backed Obligations     4,580,991       4,572,326  
  2 .0%   Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities     18,837,865       18,775,279  
  23 .1%   Corporate Bonds     211,519,017       213,213,164  
  5 .2%   Foreign Securities     47,787,381       47,831,888  
  28 .6%   Mortgage-Backed Securities     262,671,773       264,642,639  
  1 .0%   Municipal Bonds     8,974,121       9,122,635  
  38 .8%   U.S. Government and Government Agencies     359,371,483       359,109,727  
  0 .4%   Other Investment Company     3,334,696       3,334,696  
  3 .8%   Short-Term Investments     34,999,936       34,999,936  
 
 
  103 .4%   Total Investments     952,077,263       955,602,290  
  (3 .4)%   Other Assets and
Liabilities, Net
            (31,032,127 )
 
 
  100 .0%   Net Assets             924,570,163  
 
                 
Security
  Face
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   Amount ($)   ($)
 
 Asset-Backed Obligations 0.5% of net assets
                 
                 
Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust
Series 2007-A7 Class A7
5.75%, 07/15/20 (b)
    250,000       279,890  
Chase Issuance Trust
Series 2012-A3 Class A3
0.79%, 06/15/17 (b)
    300,000       300,807  
Series 2007-A3 Class A3
5.23%, 04/15/19 (b)
    100,000       109,388  
Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust
Series 2005-A2 Class A2
4.85%, 03/10/17 (b)
    100,000       101,992  
Series 2003-A7 Class A7
4.15%, 07/07/17 (b)
    100,000       102,859  
Series 2006-A3 Class A3
5.30%, 03/15/18 (b)
    150,000       159,965  
Series 2007-A8 Class A8
5.65%, 09/20/19 (b)
    500,000       560,034  
Series 2008-A1 Class A1
5.35%, 02/07/20 (b)
    200,000       224,131  
Series 2014-A1 Class A1
2.88%, 01/23/23 (b)
    225,000       228,775  
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust
Series 2012-B Class A4
1.00%, 09/15/17 (b)
    200,000       200,742  
Series 2012-C Class A4
0.79%, 11/15/17 (b)
    176,000       176,385  
Series 2013-A Class A4
0.78%, 05/15/18 (b)
    100,000       99,870  
Series 2013-C Class A4
1.25%, 10/15/18 (b)
    225,000       226,014  
Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust
Series 2011-3 Class A3
0.88%, 09/21/15 (b)
    12,269       12,276  
Series 2012-4 Class A3
0.52%, 08/18/16 (b)
    224,600       224,816  
Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2013-A Class A4
0.75%, 09/17/18 (b)
    170,000       169,560  
Series 2013-C Class A4
1.55%, 03/15/19 (b)
    150,000       151,064  
Mercedes Benz Auto Lease Trust
Series 2013-B Class A4
0.76%, 07/15/19 (b)
    200,000       200,320  
Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust
Series 2012-A Class A3
0.73%, 05/16/16 (b)
    36,914       36,958  
Series 2013-A Class A4
0.75%, 07/15/19 (b)
    200,000       199,532  
Series 2013-B Class A4
1.31%, 10/15/19 (b)
    100,000       100,387  
Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust
Series 2014-1 Class A3
0.91%, 10/22/18 (b)
    300,000       299,361  
Series 2012-2 Class A4
0.66%, 03/20/19 (b)
    200,000       199,302  
World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust
Series 2013-A Class A
1.61%, 12/15/21 (b)
    210,000       207,898  
                 
Total Asset-Backed Obligations
(Cost $4,580,991)     4,572,326  
         
                 
                 
 
 Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 2.0% of net assets
                 
                 
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2007-2 Class A4
5.78%, 04/10/49 (a)(b)
    500,000       543,186  
Series 2007-4 Class A4
5.95%, 02/10/51 (a)(b)
    171,668       188,703  
Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage, Inc.
Series 2005-4 Class A5A
4.93%, 07/10/45 (b)
    361,000       369,071  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited) continued
 
                 
Security
  Face
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   Amount ($)   ($)
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities
Series 2005-PWR8 Class A4
4.67%, 06/11/41 (b)
    174,729       177,189  
Series 2006-T24 Class A4
5.54%, 10/12/41 (b)
    608,714       652,408  
Series 2007-T28 Class A4
5.74%, 09/11/42 (a)(b)
    1,590,000       1,751,903  
Series 2007-T26 Class A4
5.47%, 01/12/45 (a)(b)
    890,000       964,575  
Series 2007-PW17 Class A4
5.69%, 06/11/50 (a)(b)
    300,000       328,258  
CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2011-C1 Class A4
4.96%, 04/15/44 (b)(c)
    200,000       222,346  
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2013-GC17 Class A4
4.13%, 11/10/46 (b)
    150,000       159,112  
Comm 2014-Ccre14 Mortgage Trust
Series 2014-CR14 Class A3
3.96%, 02/10/47 (b)
    240,000       251,843  
Commercial Mortgage Loan Trust 2008-LS1
Series 2008-LS1 Class A4B
6.24%, 12/10/49 (a)(b)
    468,079       507,524  
Fannie Mae
Series 2014-M6 Class A2
2.68%, 05/25/21 (b)
    650,000       652,430  
Series 2011-M5 Class A2
2.94%, 07/25/21 (b)
    550,000       559,624  
Freddie Mac
Series K704 Class A2
2.41%, 08/25/18 (b)
    70,000       71,544  
Series K708 Class A2
2.13%, 01/25/19 (b)
    100,000       100,836  
Series K710 Class A2
1.88%, 05/25/19 (b)
    30,000       29,813  
Series K014 Class A1
2.79%, 10/25/20 (b)
    666,495       690,032  
Series K714 Class A2
3.03%, 10/25/20 (b)
    290,000       300,676  
Series K014 Class A2
3.87%, 04/25/21 (b)
    165,000       177,826  
Series K017 Class A2
2.87%, 12/25/21 (b)
    100,000       101,450  
Series K026 Class A2
2.51%, 11/25/22 (b)
    1,100,000       1,078,667  
Series K027 Class A2
2.64%, 01/25/23 (b)
    220,000       217,487  
Series K033 Class A1
2.87%, 02/25/23 (b)
    145,676       149,747  
Series K033 Class A2
3.06%, 07/25/23 (b)
    240,000       243,116  
Series K035 Class A2
3.46%, 08/25/23 (a)(b)
    450,000       469,351  
Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp.
Series 2007-GG9 Class A4
5.44%, 03/10/39 (b)
    415,000       447,446  
GS Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2013-GC12 Class A4
3.14%, 06/10/46 (a)(b)
    195,000       193,451  
Series 2013-GC16 Class A2
3.03%, 11/10/46 (b)
    400,000       413,281  
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2005-LDP4 Class A4
4.92%, 10/15/42 (a)(b)
    185,951       190,588  
Series 2012-C6 Class A3
3.51%, 05/15/45 (b)
    400,000       412,304  
Series 2012-CBX Class A4
3.48%, 06/15/45 (b)
    250,000       257,924  
Series 2011-C4 Class A4
4.39%, 07/15/46 (b)(c)
    400,000       433,561  
Series 2013-C14 Class A2
3.02%, 08/15/46 (b)
    1,000,000       1,030,908  
Series 2011-C5 Class A3
4.17%, 08/15/46 (b)
    400,000       430,126  
Series 2007-CB18 Class A4
5.44%, 06/12/47 (b)
    386,758       416,928  
Series 2007-CB20 Class A4
5.79%, 02/12/51 (a)(b)
    250,000       273,434  
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2005-C5 Class A4
4.95%, 09/15/30 (b)
    203,847       207,377  
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust
Series 2008-C1 Class A4
5.69%, 02/12/51 (b)
    194,677       214,509  
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust
Series 2013-C13 Class A2
2.94%, 11/15/46 (b)
    280,000       287,201  
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2005-C21 Class A4
5.41%, 10/15/44 (a)(b)
    165,480       170,558  
Series 2006-C23 Class A5
5.42%, 01/15/45 (a)(b)
    400,000       419,686  
Series 2006-C29 Class A4
5.31%, 11/15/48 (b)
    196,591       210,024  
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2013-LC12 Class A4
4.22%, 07/15/46 (a)(b)
    500,000       534,502  
Series 2013-C12 Class A4
3.20%, 03/15/48 (b)
    145,000       145,056  
WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2013-C11 Class A2
2.03%, 03/15/45 (b)
    200,000       201,348  
Series 2013-C14 Class A5
3.34%, 06/15/46 (b)
    100,000       100,751  
Series 2013-C15 Class A4
4.15%, 08/15/46 (a)(b)
    255,000       271,671  
Series 2013-C12 Class A2
2.07%, 03/15/48 (b)
    550,000       553,928  
                 
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost $18,837,865)     18,775,279  
         
                 
                 
 
 Corporate Bonds 23.1% of net assets
 
Finance 7.7%
                 
 
Banking 5.1%
Abbey National Treasury Services PLC
4.00%, 04/27/16
    100,000       104,635  
3.05%, 08/23/18
    300,000       311,199  
American Express Co.
8.13%, 05/20/19
    250,000       312,559  
 
 
 


 

 
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Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited) continued
 
                 
Security
  Face
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   Amount ($)   ($)
American Express Credit Corp.
2.80%, 09/19/16
    500,000       516,763  
2.38%, 03/24/17
    300,000       307,173  
Bank of America Corp.
5.25%, 12/01/15
    600,000       628,490  
6.05%, 05/16/16
    600,000       644,479  
5.75%, 08/15/16
    100,000       108,074  
5.42%, 03/15/17
    500,000       541,821  
6.88%, 04/25/18
    300,000       346,299  
5.65%, 05/01/18
    800,000       890,566  
2.65%, 04/01/19
    750,000       748,489  
5.63%, 07/01/20
    250,000       282,649  
5.88%, 01/05/21
    300,000       344,551  
5.00%, 05/13/21
    150,000       164,957  
3.30%, 01/11/23
    600,000       585,821  
4.00%, 04/01/24
    500,000       505,806  
6.22%, 09/15/26
    150,000       171,656  
7.75%, 05/14/38
    250,000       338,876  
5.88%, 02/07/42
    250,000       300,659  
4.88%, 04/01/44
    100,000       104,098  
Bank of Montreal
2.38%, 01/25/19 (b)
    500,000       504,463  
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
2.50%, 01/15/16
    250,000       256,106  
2.30%, 07/28/16
    100,000       102,708  
Bank of Nova Scotia
1.38%, 07/15/16
    200,000       201,933  
2.05%, 10/30/18
    250,000       249,543  
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd.
2.35%, 02/23/17
    100,000       102,322  
Barclays Bank PLC
5.00%, 09/22/16
    100,000       107,399  
5.14%, 10/14/20
    200,000       216,022  
BB&T Corp.
3.20%, 03/15/16 (b)
    500,000       517,108  
3.95%, 03/22/22 (b)
    100,000       105,420  
BNP Paribas S.A.
3.60%, 02/23/16
    250,000       259,161  
5.00%, 01/15/21
    200,000       222,467  
3.25%, 03/03/23
    150,000       148,026  
Capital One Bank USA NA
2.40%, 09/05/19 (b)
    250,000       247,668  
3.38%, 02/15/23
    750,000       736,136  
Capital One Financial Corp.
3.15%, 07/15/16
    650,000       673,257  
4.75%, 07/15/21
    250,000       272,132  
Citigroup, Inc.
3.95%, 06/15/16
    1,050,000       1,103,260  
1.70%, 07/25/16
    150,000       151,588  
4.45%, 01/10/17
    750,000       799,538  
4.05%, 07/30/22
    500,000       507,261  
5.50%, 09/13/25
    500,000       545,637  
6.68%, 09/13/43
    250,000       307,502  
Credit Suisse USA, Inc.
4.38%, 08/05/20
    400,000       433,792  
Deutsche Bank AG
1.35%, 05/30/17
    100,000       99,380  
3.70%, 05/30/24
    200,000       198,663  
Fifth Third Bancorp
5.45%, 01/15/17
    100,000       108,811  
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
3.63%, 02/07/16
    250,000       258,441  
5.75%, 10/01/16
    500,000       543,171  
5.63%, 01/15/17
    750,000       814,772  
5.95%, 01/18/18
    600,000       672,204  
2.38%, 01/22/18
    1,000,000       1,010,861  
6.15%, 04/01/18
    500,000       564,049  
5.38%, 03/15/20
    250,000       278,541  
5.25%, 07/27/21
    450,000       499,303  
5.75%, 01/24/22
    100,000       113,821  
3.63%, 01/22/23
    250,000       248,611  
3.85%, 07/08/24 (b)
    400,000       398,120  
6.75%, 10/01/37
    100,000       119,604  
4.80%, 07/08/44 (b)
    250,000       252,377  
HSBC Holdings PLC
5.10%, 04/05/21
    850,000       957,845  
6.50%, 09/15/37
    200,000       246,844  
HSBC USA, Inc.
5.00%, 09/27/20
    400,000       437,717  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
2.60%, 01/15/16
    1,000,000       1,021,547  
6.00%, 01/15/18
    1,750,000       1,970,549  
6.30%, 04/23/19
    450,000       522,286  
3.38%, 05/01/23
    250,000       239,749  
6.40%, 05/15/38
    300,000       378,830  
5.40%, 01/06/42
    300,000       342,183  
KeyBank NA
1.10%, 11/25/16 (b)
    100,000       100,203  
Lloyds Bank PLC
4.88%, 01/21/16
    550,000       578,791  
4.20%, 03/28/17
    200,000       213,997  
2.30%, 11/27/18
    250,000       250,817  
6.38%, 01/21/21
    500,000       595,783  
Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.
5.63%, 12/01/21 (a)(b)
    250,000       260,625  
Morgan Stanley
5.45%, 01/09/17
    1,050,000       1,141,111  
5.95%, 12/28/17
    750,000       840,634  
6.63%, 04/01/18
    200,000       229,226  
7.30%, 05/13/19
    200,000       238,791  
2.38%, 07/23/19
    500,000       492,426  
3.75%, 02/25/23
    650,000       650,317  
4.10%, 05/22/23
    250,000       249,579  
5.00%, 11/24/25
    500,000       523,576  
6.25%, 08/09/26
    150,000       180,762  
7.25%, 04/01/32
    100,000       133,068  
6.38%, 07/24/42
    400,000       501,226  
National Australia Bank Ltd.
3.00%, 01/20/23
    250,000       245,018  
PNC Bank NA
2.95%, 01/30/23 (b)
    250,000       243,086  
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
3.90%, 04/29/24 (b)
    500,000       498,691  
PNC Funding Corp.
5.63%, 02/01/17
    300,000       327,220  
Rabobank Nederland
4.63%, 12/01/23
    450,000       467,075  
Regions Financial Corp.
2.00%, 05/15/18 (b)
    500,000       494,525  
Royal Bank of Canada
2.63%, 12/15/15
    225,000       230,395  
1.20%, 09/19/17
    250,000       248,851  
2.20%, 07/27/18
    250,000       253,181  
 
 
 
 3


 

 
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Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited) continued
 
                 
Security
  Face
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   Amount ($)   ($)
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
4.38%, 03/16/16
    350,000       366,873  
6.40%, 10/21/19
    200,000       232,937  
Santander Holdings USA, Inc.
4.63%, 04/19/16
    50,000       52,688  
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.
1.80%, 07/18/17
    500,000       503,551  
Svenska Handelsbanken AB
2.88%, 04/04/17
    250,000       260,050  
Toronto-Dominion Bank
2.13%, 07/02/19
    500,000       496,014  
UBS AG
5.88%, 12/20/17
    600,000       676,023  
5.75%, 04/25/18
    100,000       112,853  
2.38%, 08/14/19
    1,000,000       991,897  
4.88%, 08/04/20
    300,000       334,387  
UBS Preferred Funding Trust V
6.24%, 05/29/49 (a)(b)
    100,000       105,500  
US Bancorp
3.00%, 03/15/22 (b)
    100,000       99,782  
Wachovia Corp.
5.75%, 02/01/18
    500,000       564,041  
5.50%, 08/01/35
    250,000       284,515  
Wells Fargo & Co.
3.68%, 06/15/16 (a)
    350,000       366,068  
1.40%, 09/08/17
    350,000       349,111  
5.63%, 12/11/17
    150,000       168,003  
2.13%, 04/22/19
    500,000       494,465  
3.45%, 02/13/23
    250,000       245,925  
5.38%, 11/02/43
    175,000       191,871  
Westpac Banking Corp.
4.88%, 11/19/19
    400,000       446,712  
                 
              46,860,588  
                 
 
Brokerage 0.2%
BlackRock, Inc.
5.00%, 12/10/19
    150,000       169,705  
Jefferies Group LLC
3.88%, 11/09/15
    300,000       309,810  
5.50%, 03/15/16
    250,000       265,918  
5.13%, 01/20/23
    250,000       266,174  
6.25%, 01/15/36
    500,000       528,801  
Nomura Holdings, Inc.
6.70%, 03/04/20
    250,000       297,889  
                 
              1,838,297  
                 
 
Finance Company 0.6%
American Express Co.
6.80%, 09/01/66 (a)(b)
    250,000       267,500  
GATX Corp.
1.25%, 03/04/17
    100,000       99,332  
5.20%, 03/15/44 (b)
    100,000       106,723  
General Electric Capital Corp.
5.00%, 01/08/16
    275,000       289,953  
1.50%, 07/12/16
    250,000       253,147  
1.63%, 04/02/18
    500,000       499,528  
6.00%, 08/07/19
    100,000       116,752  
4.38%, 09/16/20
    300,000       328,390  
4.63%, 01/07/21
    250,000       275,908  
4.65%, 10/17/21
    250,000       275,784  
3.10%, 01/09/23
    200,000       198,152  
6.75%, 03/15/32
    250,000       330,535  
6.15%, 08/07/37
    150,000       185,851  
5.88%, 01/14/38
    450,000       543,884  
6.88%, 01/10/39
    100,000       135,043  
6.38%, 11/15/67 (a)(b)
    250,000       271,250  
HSBC Finance Corp.
5.50%, 01/19/16
    100,000       105,882  
6.68%, 01/15/21
    350,000       410,835  
Synchrony Financial
3.75%, 08/15/21 (b)
    500,000       504,962  
4.25%, 08/15/24 (b)
    250,000       250,332  
                 
              5,449,743  
                 
 
Insurance 1.2%
ACE INA Holdings, Inc.
2.70%, 03/13/23
    300,000       288,698  
Aetna, Inc.
3.95%, 09/01/20
    100,000       106,685  
Aflac, Inc.
3.63%, 06/15/23
    500,000       504,530  
Allstate Corp.
3.15%, 06/15/23
    100,000       99,825  
4.50%, 06/15/43
    300,000       308,358  
American International Group, Inc.
5.60%, 10/18/16
    350,000       381,227  
5.85%, 01/16/18
    700,000       788,042  
6.40%, 12/15/20
    117,000       139,379  
Aon Corp.
8.21%, 01/01/27
    100,000       128,644  
Assurant, Inc.
2.50%, 03/15/18
    400,000       402,036  
6.75%, 02/15/34
    400,000       483,132  
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.
4.25%, 01/15/21
    300,000       328,372  
5.75%, 01/15/40
    100,000       121,349  
Chubb Corp.
6.00%, 05/11/37
    250,000       316,576  
Cigna Corp.
2.75%, 11/15/16
    100,000       103,415  
4.00%, 02/15/22 (b)
    150,000       157,947  
5.88%, 03/15/41 (b)
    250,000       305,316  
5.38%, 02/15/42 (b)
    300,000       331,719  
CNA Financial Corp.
7.35%, 11/15/19
    250,000       301,113  
Genworth Holdings, Inc.
7.70%, 06/15/20
    150,000       180,245  
7.63%, 09/24/21
    200,000       242,984  
6.50%, 06/15/34
    200,000       227,931  
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
5.38%, 03/15/17
    200,000       218,528  
5.13%, 04/15/22
    500,000       558,553  
5.95%, 10/15/36
    100,000       121,656  
6.10%, 10/01/41
    350,000       438,343  
ING US, Inc.
2.90%, 02/15/18
    500,000       514,802  
5.70%, 07/15/43
    100,000       113,458  
Lincoln National Corp.
4.00%, 09/01/23
    150,000       154,330  
MetLife, Inc.
5.70%, 06/15/35
    250,000       300,368  
4.88%, 11/13/43
    150,000       160,235  
Prudential Financial, Inc.
6.00%, 12/01/17
    100,000       113,090  
4.50%, 11/16/21
    300,000       326,383  
 
 
 


 

 
 Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
 

 
Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited) continued
 
                 
Security
  Face
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   Amount ($)   ($)
Travelers Cos., Inc.
5.90%, 06/02/19
    160,000       185,692  
6.25%, 06/15/37
    250,000       321,944  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
1.40%, 10/15/17
    500,000       499,647  
6.00%, 02/15/18
    150,000       170,626  
Unum Group
5.63%, 09/15/20
    100,000       114,084  
WellPoint, Inc.
2.25%, 08/15/19
    150,000       147,863  
3.50%, 08/15/24 (b)
    250,000       244,315  
5.85%, 01/15/36
    250,000       294,782  
4.65%, 08/15/44 (b)
    250,000       243,906  
                 
              11,490,128  
                 
 
Other Financial 0.0%
CME Group, Inc.
3.00%, 09/15/22
    200,000       199,678  
                 
              199,678  
                 
 
Real Estate Investment Trust 0.6%
ARC Properties Operating Partnership LP
2.00%, 02/06/17 (c)
    500,000       500,008  
Boston Properties LP
3.80%, 02/01/24 (b)
    100,000       100,513  
Brandywine Operating Partnership LP
3.95%, 02/15/23 (b)
    750,000       750,885  
Digital Realty Trust LP
5.88%, 02/01/20
    250,000       278,095  
5.25%, 03/15/21 (b)
    250,000       271,709  
Essex Portfolio LP
3.88%, 05/01/24 (b)
    250,000       250,832  
HCP, Inc.
6.70%, 01/30/18
    100,000       115,124  
5.38%, 02/01/21 (b)
    150,000       167,602  
Health Care REIT, Inc.
4.13%, 04/01/19 (b)
    300,000       319,920  
4.50%, 01/15/24 (b)
    400,000       412,299  
Kilroy Realty LP
3.80%, 01/15/23 (b)
    250,000       250,810  
4.25%, 08/15/29 (b)
    200,000       198,187  
Kimco Realty Corp.
3.20%, 05/01/21 (b)
    100,000       99,913  
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.
4.95%, 04/01/24 (b)(c)
    100,000       102,250  
ProLogis LP
4.25%, 08/15/23 (b)
    300,000       310,224  
Realty Income Corp.
3.88%, 07/15/24 (b)
    150,000       149,412  
Simon Property Group LP
6.13%, 05/30/18
    150,000       172,245  
5.65%, 02/01/20 (b)
    102,000       117,520  
Ventas Realty LP
4.25%, 03/01/22 (b)
    200,000       208,750  
3.25%, 08/15/22 (b)
    250,000       243,520  
                 
              5,019,818  
                 
              70,858,252  
 
Industrial 13.7%
                 
 
Basic Industry 1.2%
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
4.38%, 08/21/19
    125,000       137,303  
Airgas, Inc.
1.65%, 02/15/18 (b)
    350,000       346,763  
3.65%, 07/15/24 (b)
    800,000       799,763  
Barrick Gold Corp.
6.95%, 04/01/19
    850,000       988,134  
4.10%, 05/01/23
    150,000       144,391  
Barrick North America Finance LLC
4.40%, 05/30/21
    500,000       507,102  
5.75%, 05/01/43
    300,000       297,937  
BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd.
3.25%, 11/21/21
    100,000       102,220  
5.00%, 09/30/43
    300,000       330,417  
CF Industries, Inc.
7.13%, 05/01/20
    100,000       120,780  
Domtar Corp.
10.75%, 06/01/17
    350,000       423,678  
Dow Chemical Co.
2.50%, 02/15/16
    400,000       408,822  
8.55%, 05/15/19
    225,000       283,067  
3.00%, 11/15/22 (b)
    250,000       241,524  
4.25%, 10/01/34 (b)
    200,000       193,210  
5.25%, 11/15/41 (b)
    200,000       208,231  
Eastman Chemical Co.
3.60%, 08/15/22 (b)
    100,000       100,945  
EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.
5.75%, 03/15/19
    200,000       230,491  
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.
2.38%, 03/15/18
    300,000       301,009  
3.10%, 03/15/20
    200,000       198,679  
3.55%, 03/01/22 (b)
    100,000       97,809  
3.88%, 03/15/23 (b)
    100,000       98,807  
5.45%, 03/15/43 (b)
    400,000       409,324  
Glencore Canada Corp.
6.20%, 06/15/35
    300,000       332,490  
International Paper Co.
7.50%, 08/15/21
    250,000       310,852  
4.75%, 02/15/22 (b)
    250,000       269,818  
Kinross Gold Corp.
5.13%, 09/01/21 (b)
    250,000       254,834  
5.95%, 03/15/24 (b)(c)
    150,000       152,845  
6.88%, 09/01/41 (b)
    150,000       153,610  
LYB International Finance BV
4.00%, 07/15/23
    300,000       310,952  
5.25%, 07/15/43
    250,000       270,344  
Monsanto Co.
4.20%, 07/15/34 (b)
    250,000       252,654  
Mosaic Co.
4.25%, 11/15/23 (b)
    250,000       260,692  
Newmont Mining Corp.
3.50%, 03/15/22 (b)
    150,000       139,215  
6.25%, 10/01/39
    150,000       148,333  
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.
5.88%, 12/01/36
    100,000       121,072  
Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd.
1.88%, 11/02/15
    170,000       172,317  
6.50%, 07/15/18
    100,000       115,867  
 
 
 
 5


 

 
 Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
 

 
Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited) continued
 
                 
Security
  Face
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   Amount ($)   ($)
Rio Tinto Finance USA PLC
3.50%, 03/22/22 (b)
    100,000       101,627  
4.75%, 03/22/42 (b)
    100,000       102,180  
Southern Copper Corp.
5.25%, 11/08/42
    100,000       94,986  
Teck Resources Ltd.
6.25%, 07/15/41 (b)
    100,000       101,967  
Vale Overseas Ltd.
6.88%, 11/21/36
    100,000       113,250  
Vale S.A.
5.63%, 09/11/42
    200,000       196,684  
Valspar Corp.
4.20%, 01/15/22 (b)
    100,000       105,687  
Weyerhaeuser Co.
7.38%, 03/15/32
    100,000       132,910  
                 
              11,185,592  
                 
 
Capital Goods 1.1%
ABB Finance USA, Inc.
1.63%, 05/08/17
    100,000       100,638  
2.88%, 05/08/22
    100,000       99,002  
Avery Dennison Corp.
5.38%, 04/15/20
    105,000       116,126  
Boeing Co.
0.95%, 05/15/18
    250,000       243,558  
4.88%, 02/15/20
    250,000       282,109  
Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.
1.25%, 11/06/17
    400,000       397,363  
7.15%, 02/15/19
    250,000       300,923  
Caterpillar, Inc.
5.70%, 08/15/16
    200,000       218,419  
6.05%, 08/15/36
    150,000       189,209  
CRH America, Inc.
6.00%, 09/30/16
    100,000       109,431  
Deere & Co.
5.38%, 10/16/29
    150,000       177,765  
Eaton Corp.
0.95%, 11/02/15
    150,000       150,516  
1.50%, 11/02/17
    150,000       149,466  
4.00%, 11/02/32
    100,000       99,245  
4.15%, 11/02/42
    100,000       95,691  
General Electric Co.
5.25%, 12/06/17
    700,000       776,960  
2.70%, 10/09/22
    100,000       97,508  
3.38%, 03/11/24
    600,000       607,373  
4.13%, 10/09/42
    200,000       199,532  
4.50%, 03/11/44
    100,000       104,103  
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
3.90%, 09/01/42 (b)
    100,000       95,610  
Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co., Ltd.
2.88%, 01/15/19 (c)
    500,000       511,210  
John Deere Capital Corp.
5.50%, 04/13/17
    200,000       220,933  
1.55%, 12/15/17
    250,000       250,627  
1.70%, 01/15/20
    500,000       484,471  
L-3 Communications Corp.
4.95%, 02/15/21 (b)
    500,000       544,227  
Lockheed Martin Corp.
4.25%, 11/15/19
    250,000       273,073  
3.35%, 09/15/21
    100,000       103,062  
Northrop Grumman Corp.
4.75%, 06/01/43
    250,000       257,982  
Owens Corning
4.20%, 12/15/22 (b)
    500,000       509,725  
Packaging Corp. of America
3.65%, 09/15/24 (b)
    100,000       98,415  
Republic Services, Inc.
3.80%, 05/15/18
    200,000       212,656  
5.70%, 05/15/41 (b)
    200,000       235,994  
Textron, Inc.
5.95%, 09/21/21 (b)
    200,000       230,699  
United Technologies Corp.
1.80%, 06/01/17
    400,000       406,172  
5.38%, 12/15/17
    300,000       336,594  
6.13%, 02/01/19
    150,000       174,816  
3.10%, 06/01/22
    100,000       100,114  
6.13%, 07/15/38
    150,000       191,318  
4.50%, 06/01/42
    150,000       157,587  
Valmont Industries, Inc.
5.00%, 10/01/44 (b)
    200,000       196,963  
Waste Management, Inc.
2.90%, 09/15/22 (b)
    200,000       196,329  
                 
              10,303,514  
                 
 
Communications 2.5%
21st Century Fox America, Inc.
6.90%, 03/01/19
    180,000       213,587  
4.00%, 10/01/23
    400,000       414,918  
6.15%, 03/01/37
    200,000       238,688  
America Movil S.A.B. de C.V.
2.38%, 09/08/16
    200,000       204,524  
3.13%, 07/16/22
    200,000       194,716  
4.38%, 07/16/42
    150,000       140,212  
American Tower Corp.
3.40%, 02/15/19
    750,000       767,027  
5.05%, 09/01/20
    250,000       271,455  
5.00%, 02/15/24
    100,000       105,009  
AT&T Mobility LLC
7.13%, 12/15/31
    50,000       67,048  
AT&T, Inc.
0.80%, 12/02/15
    100,000       100,153  
5.50%, 02/01/18
    400,000       447,684  
5.80%, 02/15/19
    200,000       229,412  
3.00%, 02/15/22
    350,000       347,184  
6.15%, 09/15/34
    200,000       239,477  
5.35%, 09/01/40
    250,000       266,049  
5.55%, 08/15/41
    100,000       109,027  
4.30%, 12/15/42 (b)
    200,000       183,490  
4.80%, 06/15/44 (b)
    750,000       741,843  
British Telecommunications PLC
1.63%, 06/28/16
    500,000       504,848  
CBS Corp.
5.50%, 05/15/33
    150,000       164,592  
4.90%, 08/15/44 (b)
    400,000       396,930  
CC Holdings GS V LLC
3.85%, 04/15/23
    200,000       197,082  
Comcast Corp.
5.15%, 03/01/20
    250,000       283,697  
3.38%, 02/15/25 (b)
    250,000       247,128  
4.25%, 01/15/33
    200,000       203,070  
6.95%, 08/15/37
    200,000       268,844  
4.65%, 07/15/42
    500,000       518,333  
Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV
8.75%, 06/15/30 (a)
    100,000       145,754  
 
 
 


 

 
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Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited) continued
 
                 
Security
  Face
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   Amount ($)   ($)
DIRECTV Holdings LLC
3.50%, 03/01/16
    350,000       362,340  
5.88%, 10/01/19
    100,000       114,727  
4.45%, 04/01/24 (b)
    200,000       208,694  
6.00%, 08/15/40 (b)
    150,000       169,051  
5.15%, 03/15/42
    150,000       152,229  
Discovery Communications LLC
5.05%, 06/01/20
    150,000       166,547  
Embarq Corp.
7.08%, 06/01/16
    250,000       272,380  
Grupo Televisa S.A.B.
6.00%, 05/15/18
    200,000       226,750  
5.00%, 05/13/45
    150,000       148,934  
NBCUniversal Media LLC
2.88%, 04/01/16
    100,000       103,140  
4.38%, 04/01/21
    250,000       272,725  
5.95%, 04/01/41
    350,000       428,764  
Orange S.A.
2.75%, 02/06/19
    250,000       253,243  
5.38%, 01/13/42
    250,000       273,363  
Qwest Corp.
6.75%, 12/01/21
    350,000       401,816  
Rogers Communications, Inc.
3.00%, 03/15/23 (b)
    250,000       238,751  
TCI Communications, Inc.
7.13%, 02/15/28
    150,000       197,555  
Telefonica Emisiones S.A.U.
6.22%, 07/03/17
    150,000       167,458  
5.46%, 02/16/21
    250,000       278,792  
7.05%, 06/20/36
    150,000       190,593  
Telefonos de Mexico S.A.B. de C.V.
5.50%, 11/15/19
    100,000       113,708  
Time Warner Cable, Inc.
5.85%, 05/01/17
    650,000       720,896  
5.00%, 02/01/20
    250,000       278,139  
6.55%, 05/01/37
    350,000       442,959  
Time Warner Entertainment Co. LP
8.38%, 07/15/33
    100,000       148,124  
Time Warner, Inc.
5.88%, 11/15/16
    250,000       274,447  
2.10%, 06/01/19
    300,000       295,175  
4.75%, 03/29/21
    300,000       327,367  
7.63%, 04/15/31
    100,000       135,329  
7.70%, 05/01/32
    200,000       275,986  
6.50%, 11/15/36
    250,000       301,751  
Verizon Communications, Inc.
2.50%, 09/15/16
    300,000       308,035  
1.35%, 06/09/17
    750,000       746,679  
3.65%, 09/14/18
    150,000       158,133  
4.50%, 09/15/20
    500,000       541,352  
5.15%, 09/15/23
    300,000       332,452  
4.15%, 03/15/24 (b)
    250,000       258,338  
7.75%, 12/01/30
    100,000       137,748  
6.40%, 09/15/33
    1,250,000       1,525,455  
5.85%, 09/15/35
    200,000       229,301  
6.55%, 09/15/43
    400,000       500,482  
Verizon Florida LLC
Series E
6.86%, 02/01/28
    300,000       355,311  
Viacom, Inc.
2.50%, 12/15/16
    100,000       102,761  
3.88%, 04/01/24 (b)
    100,000       99,781  
6.88%, 04/30/36
    200,000       251,329  
Vodafone Group PLC
5.45%, 06/10/19
    250,000       281,701  
4.38%, 03/16/21
    300,000       321,253  
Walt Disney Co.
1.35%, 08/16/16
    150,000       151,809  
1.13%, 02/15/17
    200,000       200,261  
1.10%, 12/01/17
    250,000       247,467  
                 
              22,903,162  
                 
 
Consumer Cyclical 1.5%
Amazon.com, Inc.
2.50%, 11/29/22 (b)
    350,000       329,567  
CVS Health Corp.
5.75%, 06/01/17
    500,000       555,931  
2.25%, 08/12/19 (b)
    250,000       247,744  
4.75%, 05/18/20 (b)
    500,000       559,212  
3.38%, 08/12/24 (b)
    250,000       246,938  
5.30%, 12/05/43 (b)
    200,000       224,948  
Daimler Finance North America LLC
8.50%, 01/18/31
    75,000       113,589  
Delphi Corp.
6.13%, 05/15/21 (b)
    500,000       550,000  
5.00%, 02/15/23 (b)
    300,000       322,050  
4.15%, 03/15/24 (b)
    150,000       153,312  
eBay, Inc.
1.35%, 07/15/17
    500,000       498,248  
Ford Motor Co.
7.45%, 07/16/31
    425,000       562,620  
4.75%, 01/15/43
    100,000       100,472  
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
6.63%, 08/15/17
    450,000       509,052  
2.38%, 01/16/18
    250,000       252,503  
4.25%, 09/20/22
    450,000       474,628  
Gap, Inc.
5.95%, 04/12/21 (b)
    450,000       512,469  
Home Depot, Inc.
5.40%, 03/01/16
    300,000       320,036  
3.75%, 02/15/24 (b)
    500,000       521,886  
4.88%, 02/15/44 (b)
    100,000       108,941  
Johnson Controls, Inc.
3.63%, 07/02/24 (b)
    200,000       198,725  
4.63%, 07/02/44 (b)
    200,000       196,046  
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.
5.40%, 10/15/16
    300,000       326,918  
3.12%, 04/15/22 (b)
    300,000       304,255  
Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc.
5.90%, 12/01/16
    210,000       231,014  
2.88%, 02/15/23 (b)
    200,000       191,238  
5.13%, 01/15/42 (b)
    300,000       314,163  
Marriott International, Inc.
3.00%, 03/01/19 (b)
    350,000       358,741  
McDonald’s Corp.
5.30%, 03/15/17
    86,000       94,665  
5.35%, 03/01/18
    150,000       167,999  
3.70%, 02/15/42
    114,000       104,790  
NIKE, Inc.
2.25%, 05/01/23 (b)
    100,000       94,708  
3.63%, 05/01/43 (b)
    50,000       47,237  
Nordstrom, Inc.
4.00%, 10/15/21 (b)
    150,000       160,691  
QVC, Inc.
5.45%, 08/15/34 (b)(c)
    200,000       197,029  
 
 
 
 7


 

 
 Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
 

 
Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited) continued
 
                 
Security
  Face
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   Amount ($)   ($)
Starbucks Corp.
3.85%, 10/01/23 (b)
    300,000       313,898  
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
6.75%, 05/15/18
    100,000       116,020  
4.50%, 10/01/34 (b)
    250,000       243,895  
Toyota Motor Credit Corp.
3.40%, 09/15/21
    350,000       363,145  
Viacom, Inc.
4.25%, 09/01/23 (b)
    150,000       154,800  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
2.55%, 04/11/23 (b)
    400,000       384,570  
5.25%, 09/01/35
    550,000       637,448  
6.50%, 08/15/37
    100,000       133,067  
6.20%, 04/15/38
    700,000       896,967  
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.
5.63%, 03/01/21
    100,000       111,179  
                 
              13,507,354  
                 
 
Consumer Non-Cyclical 3.1%
AbbVie, Inc.
2.00%, 11/06/18
    700,000       689,873  
2.90%, 11/06/22
    500,000       478,913  
Actavis, Inc.
4.63%, 10/01/42 (b)
    500,000       458,594  
Altria Group, Inc.
4.75%, 05/05/21
    500,000       545,457  
2.85%, 08/09/22
    600,000       575,701  
2.95%, 05/02/23
    800,000       764,017  
4.25%, 08/09/42
    200,000       182,069  
AmerisourceBergen Corp.
4.88%, 11/15/19
    450,000       498,950  
Amgen, Inc.
5.85%, 06/01/17
    200,000       222,920  
3.88%, 11/15/21 (b)
    200,000       210,625  
5.15%, 11/15/41 (b)
    100,000       105,937  
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc.
1.13%, 01/27/17
    100,000       100,009  
2.15%, 02/01/19
    400,000       398,306  
3.70%, 02/01/24
    200,000       201,521  
4.63%, 02/01/44
    350,000       355,966  
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.
6.88%, 11/15/19
    350,000       420,441  
5.00%, 04/15/20
    250,000       279,425  
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
5.94%, 10/01/32
    100,000       124,080  
AstraZeneca PLC
6.45%, 09/15/37
    150,000       195,200  
Baxter International, Inc.
4.50%, 06/15/43 (b)
    300,000       311,275  
Boston Scientific Corp.
6.00%, 01/15/20
    150,000       171,215  
4.13%, 10/01/23 (b)
    100,000       102,606  
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
6.13%, 05/01/38
    100,000       127,410  
3.25%, 08/01/42
    100,000       84,068  
Campbell Soup Co.
2.50%, 08/02/22
    350,000       330,280  
Cardinal Health, Inc.
1.90%, 06/15/17
    200,000       202,323  
1.70%, 03/15/18
    400,000       396,454  
3.20%, 06/15/22
    400,000       398,020  
Celgene Corp.
1.90%, 08/15/17
    1,000,000       1,008,119  
3.63%, 05/15/24 (b)
    200,000       198,266  
4.63%, 05/15/44 (b)
    550,000       541,757  
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
2.63%, 05/01/17
    100,000       103,870  
3.25%, 03/15/24
    200,000       202,639  
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
3.20%, 01/25/23 (b)
    254,000       244,045  
6.63%, 08/15/39
    300,000       368,471  
4.65%, 01/25/43 (b)
    231,000       223,941  
Delhaize Group S.A.
5.70%, 10/01/40
    250,000       266,256  
Diageo Capital PLC
5.75%, 10/23/17
    100,000       112,426  
1.13%, 04/29/18
    150,000       146,666  
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.
2.00%, 01/15/20
    1,000,000       975,768  
Eli Lilly & Co.
5.50%, 03/15/27
    250,000       299,473  
Express Scripts Holding Co.
3.13%, 05/15/16
    350,000       362,660  
General Mills, Inc.
5.40%, 06/15/40
    500,000       569,830  
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
4.40%, 12/01/21 (b)
    350,000       382,601  
3.70%, 04/01/24 (b)
    400,000       409,373  
4.80%, 04/01/44 (b)
    100,000       105,515  
GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Inc.
5.65%, 05/15/18
    150,000       169,945  
2.85%, 05/08/22
    150,000       147,299  
Hasbro, Inc.
6.30%, 09/15/17
    100,000       112,730  
6.35%, 03/15/40
    450,000       539,913  
Johnson & Johnson
5.55%, 08/15/17
    250,000       281,239  
Kellogg Co.
4.45%, 05/30/16
    150,000       158,604  
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
6.63%, 08/01/37
    100,000       135,751  
5.30%, 03/01/41
    200,000       237,434  
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
5.00%, 03/15/42
    100,000       107,517  
Kraft Foods Group, Inc.
5.38%, 02/10/20
    200,000       225,609  
3.50%, 06/06/22
    500,000       506,960  
5.00%, 06/04/42
    200,000       209,887  
Lorillard Tobacco Co.
2.30%, 08/21/17
    100,000       101,259  
McKesson Corp.
2.28%, 03/15/19
    300,000       298,125  
Medtronic, Inc.
3.63%, 03/15/24 (b)
    200,000       204,521  
4.00%, 04/01/43 (b)
    300,000       284,392  
Merck & Co., Inc.
2.25%, 01/15/16
    90,000       92,016  
3.88%, 01/15/21 (b)
    200,000       214,655  
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
5.85%, 06/30/39
    250,000       313,113  
Molson Coors Brewing Co.
3.50%, 05/01/22
    200,000       201,285  
Mondelez International, Inc.
4.13%, 02/09/16
    250,000       260,938  
2.25%, 02/01/19 (b)
    250,000       248,434  
 
 
 


 

 
 Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
 

 
Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited) continued
 
                 
Security
  Face
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   Amount ($)   ($)
6.50%, 02/09/40
    105,000       132,105  
Mylan, Inc.
1.80%, 06/24/16
    300,000       303,632  
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.
4.70%, 08/15/20
    150,000       161,019  
Novartis Capital Corp.
4.40%, 04/24/20
    100,000       110,865  
PepsiCo, Inc.
2.25%, 01/07/19 (b)
    150,000       151,538  
4.88%, 11/01/40
    200,000       216,628  
Pfizer, Inc.
6.20%, 03/15/19
    225,000       263,214  
Philip Morris International, Inc.
1.13%, 08/21/17
    100,000       99,425  
4.50%, 03/26/20
    250,000       274,841  
2.50%, 08/22/22
    100,000       95,675  
6.38%, 05/16/38
    150,000       188,879  
Procter & Gamble Co.
1.80%, 11/15/15
    375,000       380,750  
4.70%, 02/15/19
    150,000       167,783  
5.55%, 03/05/37
    100,000       123,155  
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.
3.20%, 04/01/16
    250,000       258,076  
6.40%, 07/01/17
    300,000       339,034  
4.25%, 04/01/24 (b)
    250,000       254,551  
Reynolds American, Inc.
6.75%, 06/15/17
    100,000       112,932  
3.25%, 11/01/22
    100,000       96,658  
Safeway, Inc.
3.95%, 08/15/20
    200,000       200,964  
Sanofi
2.63%, 03/29/16
    500,000       515,085  
1.25%, 04/10/18
    100,000       98,647  
4.00%, 03/29/21
    150,000       161,325  
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. BV
2.95%, 12/18/22
    100,000       95,462  
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. LLC
6.15%, 02/01/36
    275,000       331,704  
The Coca-Cola Co.
1.50%, 11/15/15
    200,000       202,285  
1.15%, 04/01/18
    500,000       492,430  
4.88%, 03/15/19
    300,000       335,999  
The Kroger Co.
3.85%, 08/01/23 (b)
    100,000       102,106  
7.50%, 04/01/31
    100,000       130,808  
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
4.50%, 03/01/21
    50,000       54,548  
3.60%, 08/15/21 (b)
    50,000       51,570  
4.15%, 02/01/24 (b)
    200,000       207,472  
5.30%, 02/01/44 (b)
    200,000       220,369  
Unilever Capital Corp.
4.25%, 02/10/21
    300,000       330,258  
Wyeth LLC
5.95%, 04/01/37
    500,000       614,943  
Zoetis, Inc.
3.25%, 02/01/23 (b)
    250,000       244,930  
4.70%, 02/01/43 (b)
    100,000       100,939  
                 
              28,727,561  
                 
 
Energy 2.5%
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
5.95%, 09/15/16
    225,000       245,546  
6.38%, 09/15/17
    200,000       226,858  
6.45%, 09/15/36
    100,000       122,249  
Apache Corp.
6.90%, 09/15/18
    100,000       117,716  
4.75%, 04/15/43 (b)
    100,000       100,323  
Baker Hughes, Inc.
3.20%, 08/15/21 (b)
    300,000       306,969  
BP Capital Markets PLC
3.20%, 03/11/16
    500,000       518,026  
1.38%, 05/10/18
    300,000       294,877  
4.75%, 03/10/19
    250,000       275,627  
Buckeye Partners LP
4.35%, 10/15/24 (b)
    300,000       297,744  
5.60%, 10/15/44 (b)
    200,000       200,871  
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
5.70%, 05/15/17
    300,000       331,891  
3.80%, 04/15/24
    150,000       152,186  
6.25%, 03/15/38
    100,000       122,546  
Chevron Corp.
1.10%, 12/05/17 (b)
    500,000       495,593  
1.72%, 06/24/18 (b)
    500,000       500,615  
3.19%, 06/24/23 (b)
    400,000       403,502  
Conoco, Inc.
6.95%, 04/15/29
    100,000       133,820  
ConocoPhillips Canada
5.63%, 10/15/16
    150,000       164,795  
Continental Resources, Inc.
5.00%, 09/15/22 (b)
    250,000       264,063  
4.90%, 06/01/44 (b)
    100,000       97,862  
Devon Energy Corp.
2.25%, 12/15/18 (b)
    500,000       499,358  
Dominion Gas Holdings LLC
4.80%, 11/01/43 (b)
    100,000       107,310  
El Paso Pipeline Partners Operating Co. LLC
4.30%, 05/01/24 (b)
    300,000       299,535  
4.70%, 11/01/42 (b)
    300,000       267,590  
Encana Corp.
5.90%, 12/01/17
    100,000       112,315  
6.50%, 05/15/19
    150,000       175,839  
3.90%, 11/15/21 (b)
    200,000       206,744  
6.50%, 02/01/38
    175,000       215,924  
Energy Transfer Partners LP
6.70%, 07/01/18
    200,000       230,435  
6.63%, 10/15/36
    200,000       232,218  
7.50%, 07/01/38
    100,000       127,757  
Ensco PLC
4.70%, 03/15/21
    100,000       105,146  
4.50%, 10/01/24 (b)
    150,000       150,806  
5.75%, 10/01/44 (b)
    400,000       406,957  
Enterprise Products Operating LLC
6.30%, 09/15/17
    100,000       113,493  
3.90%, 02/15/24 (b)
    400,000       406,676  
6.65%, 10/15/34
    250,000       323,230  
EOG Resources, Inc.
2.45%, 04/01/20 (b)
    200,000       198,799  
Halliburton Co.
1.00%, 08/01/16
    100,000       100,498  
6.15%, 09/15/19
    125,000       147,233  
6.70%, 09/15/38
    100,000       132,773  
Hess Corp.
8.13%, 02/15/19
    200,000       246,780  
7.30%, 08/15/31
    150,000       200,775  
7.13%, 03/15/33
    100,000       133,891  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited) continued
 
                 
Security
  Face
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   Amount ($)   ($)
Husky Energy, Inc.
7.25%, 12/15/19
    200,000       243,830  
3.95%, 04/15/22 (b)
    500,000       519,053  
Kerr-McGee Corp.
6.95%, 07/01/24
    250,000       315,180  
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP
5.95%, 02/15/18
    250,000       279,830  
6.85%, 02/15/20
    50,000       58,708  
5.80%, 03/15/35
    100,000       105,433  
5.00%, 08/15/42 (b)
    100,000       94,551  
5.50%, 03/01/44 (b)
    100,000       100,585  
5.40%, 09/01/44 (b)
    400,000       394,781  
Magellan Midstream Partners LP
4.20%, 12/01/42 (b)
    100,000       93,878  
Marathon Petroleum Corp.
5.13%, 03/01/21
    250,000       278,872  
Murphy Oil Corp.
5.13%, 12/01/42 (b)
    200,000       194,066  
Nabors Industries, Inc.
2.35%, 09/15/16
    100,000       102,231  
6.15%, 02/15/18
    200,000       225,884  
4.63%, 09/15/21
    500,000       538,173  
5.10%, 09/15/23 (b)
    350,000       379,862  
Nisource Finance Corp.
3.85%, 02/15/23 (b)
    100,000       102,719  
Noble Energy, Inc.
6.00%, 03/01/41 (b)
    250,000       289,289  
5.25%, 11/15/43 (b)
    400,000       423,554  
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
4.10%, 02/01/21 (b)
    100,000       108,043  
Plains All American Pipeline LP
5.75%, 01/15/20
    100,000       114,997  
3.65%, 06/01/22 (b)
    200,000       203,806  
3.85%, 10/15/23 (b)
    150,000       152,604  
6.65%, 01/15/37
    100,000       125,311  
Shell International Finance BV
4.30%, 09/22/19
    100,000       109,919  
6.38%, 12/15/38
    500,000       657,860  
4.55%, 08/12/43
    250,000       265,447  
Southern Natural Gas Co.
5.90%, 04/01/17 (c)
    150,000       166,155  
Spectra Energy Capital LLC
6.20%, 04/15/18
    350,000       395,885  
Spectra Energy Partners LP
4.75%, 03/15/24 (b)
    100,000       107,458  
5.95%, 09/25/43 (b)
    250,000       294,602  
Suncor Energy, Inc.
6.10%, 06/01/18
    100,000       114,391  
5.95%, 12/01/34
    250,000       299,585  
6.50%, 06/15/38
    150,000       191,647  
Talisman Energy, Inc.
3.75%, 02/01/21 (b)
    150,000       151,828  
Tosco Corp.
7.80%, 01/01/27
    150,000       206,817  
Total Capital International S.A.
2.88%, 02/17/22
    500,000       498,416  
3.75%, 04/10/24
    100,000       102,884  
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.
2.50%, 08/01/22
    100,000       94,966  
3.75%, 10/16/23 (b)
    150,000       152,616  
4.63%, 03/01/34 (b)
    100,000       102,924  
7.63%, 01/15/39
    100,000       141,173  
Valero Energy Corp.
9.38%, 03/15/19
    250,000       321,790  
6.13%, 02/01/20
    150,000       174,154  
7.50%, 04/15/32
    250,000       321,405  
Weatherford International LLC
6.35%, 06/15/17
    250,000       280,513  
Weatherford International Ltd.
4.50%, 04/15/22 (b)
    175,000       182,477  
Williams Cos., Inc.
7.88%, 09/01/21
    300,000       361,870  
4.55%, 06/24/24 (b)
    500,000       495,598  
5.75%, 06/24/44 (b)
    150,000       147,900  
Williams Partners LP
7.25%, 02/01/17
    550,000       619,713  
6.30%, 04/15/40
    50,000       58,878  
                 
              22,979,872  
                 
 
Technology 1.3%
Amphenol Corp.
3.13%, 09/15/21 (b)
    400,000       399,706  
Apple, Inc.
0.45%, 05/03/16
    100,000       99,830  
1.05%, 05/05/17
    500,000       498,616  
1.00%, 05/03/18
    100,000       97,583  
2.40%, 05/03/23
    600,000       567,995  
3.85%, 05/03/43
    200,000       185,915  
Arrow Electronics, Inc.
3.00%, 03/01/18
    300,000       307,730  
4.50%, 03/01/23 (b)
    200,000       206,937  
Broadcom Corp.
3.50%, 08/01/24 (b)
    200,000       199,288  
4.50%, 08/01/34 (b)
    150,000       153,522  
Cisco Systems, Inc.
5.50%, 02/22/16
    200,000       213,023  
4.45%, 01/15/20
    350,000       384,701  
3.63%, 03/04/24
    250,000       256,063  
5.90%, 02/15/39
    100,000       120,936  
Corning, Inc.
1.45%, 11/15/17
    200,000       199,703  
EMC Corp.
1.88%, 06/01/18
    100,000       99,497  
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
3.50%, 04/15/23 (b)
    300,000       296,229  
Fiserv, Inc.
6.80%, 11/20/17
    285,000       326,128  
4.63%, 10/01/20
    250,000       270,314  
Google, Inc.
2.13%, 05/19/16
    175,000       179,294  
3.38%, 02/25/24
    100,000       102,284  
Harris Corp.
6.15%, 12/15/40
    150,000       180,446  
Hewlett-Packard Co.
2.60%, 09/15/17
    500,000       513,929  
2.75%, 01/14/19
    400,000       406,670  
3.75%, 12/01/20
    300,000       311,314  
Intel Corp.
4.25%, 12/15/42
    250,000       244,786  
International Business Machines Corp.
5.70%, 09/14/17
    500,000       560,644  
3.38%, 08/01/23
    150,000       151,738  
3.63%, 02/12/24
    750,000       766,866  
Leidos, Inc.
5.50%, 07/01/33
    50,000       47,831  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited) continued
 
                 
Security
  Face
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   Amount ($)   ($)
Microsoft Corp.
2.50%, 02/08/16
    100,000       102,824  
1.63%, 12/06/18
    250,000       248,916  
4.50%, 10/01/40
    100,000       104,408  
NetApp, Inc.
2.00%, 12/15/17
    250,000       251,322  
3.38%, 06/15/21 (b)
    250,000       251,897  
3.25%, 12/15/22 (b)
    250,000       244,299  
Oracle Corp.
2.25%, 10/08/19
    100,000       99,657  
3.40%, 07/08/24 (b)
    350,000       349,330  
4.30%, 07/08/34 (b)
    400,000       403,686  
6.13%, 07/08/39
    150,000       186,182  
Pitney Bowes, Inc.
4.63%, 03/15/24 (b)
    100,000       101,555  
Seagate HDD Cayman
3.75%, 11/15/18 (c)
    300,000       306,750  
4.75%, 06/01/23
    500,000       506,250  
4.75%, 01/01/25 (c)
    200,000       200,000  
Texas Instruments, Inc.
2.38%, 05/16/16
    100,000       102,860  
Xerox Corp.
2.75%, 03/15/19
    300,000       302,596  
                 
              12,112,050  
                 
 
Transportation 0.5%
American Airlines 2013-1 Class A Pass Through Trust
4.00%, 01/15/27
    379,489       386,624  
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC
4.70%, 10/01/19
    140,000       155,938  
3.85%, 09/01/23 (b)
    400,000       413,932  
5.05%, 03/01/41 (b)
    500,000       539,053  
4.55%, 09/01/44 (b)
    200,000       200,666  
Canadian National Railway Co.
4.50%, 11/07/43 (b)
    300,000       318,729  
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.
4.50%, 01/15/22
    250,000       274,142  
Continental Airlines 2010-1 Class A Pass Through Trust
4.75%, 07/12/22
    414,889       441,732  
Continental Airlines 2012-1 Class A Pass Through Trust
4.15%, 10/11/25
    95,078       98,406  
CSX Corp.
4.25%, 06/01/21 (b)
    150,000       163,007  
4.10%, 03/15/44 (b)
    100,000       94,376  
FedEx Corp.
2.63%, 08/01/22
    200,000       193,467  
3.88%, 08/01/42
    200,000       180,878  
Kansas City Southern de Mexico S.A. de C.V.
2.35%, 05/15/20 (b)
    350,000       335,811  
Norfolk Southern Corp.
3.00%, 04/01/22 (b)
    150,000       149,573  
4.84%, 10/01/41
    100,000       107,705  
Ryder System, Inc.
2.55%, 06/01/19 (b)
    100,000       100,245  
United Parcel Service, Inc.
5.50%, 01/15/18
    150,000       168,539  
5.13%, 04/01/19
    150,000       168,985  
                 
              4,491,808  
                 
              126,210,913  
 
Utilities 1.7%
                 
 
Electric 1.6%
Alabama Power Co.
3.55%, 12/01/23
    200,000       205,710  
American Electric Power Co., Inc.
1.65%, 12/15/17 (b)
    500,000       500,170  
Appalachian Power Co.
7.00%, 04/01/38
    500,000       680,211  
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.
5.75%, 04/01/18
    100,000       113,019  
6.13%, 04/01/36
    200,000       248,309  
5.95%, 05/15/37
    250,000       306,818  
6.50%, 09/15/37
    250,000       324,325  
5.15%, 11/15/43 (b)
    200,000       222,220  
CMS Energy Corp.
6.25%, 02/01/20
    800,000       938,486  
4.70%, 03/31/43 (b)
    850,000       862,175  
Commonwealth Edison Co.
1.95%, 09/01/16 (b)
    300,000       306,421  
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.
5.85%, 04/01/18
    200,000       227,358  
Consumers Energy Co.
3.38%, 08/15/23 (b)
    300,000       308,865  
3.95%, 05/15/43 (b)
    100,000       97,497  
Dayton Power & Light Co.
1.88%, 09/15/16
    200,000       202,758  
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC
6.05%, 04/15/38
    200,000       256,055  
5.30%, 02/15/40
    100,000       118,120  
Duke Energy Corp.
2.10%, 06/15/18 (b)
    1,000,000       1,008,293  
3.75%, 04/15/24 (b)
    150,000       154,085  
Duke Energy Florida, Inc.
6.40%, 06/15/38
    91,000       121,706  
Duke Energy Progress, Inc.
4.10%, 05/15/42 (b)
    350,000       349,461  
Exelon Generation Co. LLC
4.00%, 10/01/20 (b)
    250,000       263,673  
5.60%, 06/15/42 (b)
    100,000       107,224  
Florida Power & Light Co.
6.20%, 06/01/36
    200,000       259,586  
5.95%, 02/01/38
    150,000       189,854  
Georgia Power Co.
4.75%, 09/01/40
    500,000       536,197  
LG&E & KU Energy LLC
3.75%, 11/15/20 (b)
    150,000       156,045  
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.
5.45%, 02/01/18
    100,000       112,088  
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.
3.63%, 06/15/23 (b)
    100,000       101,433  
Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC
2.15%, 06/01/19 (b)(c)
    350,000       347,656  
4.55%, 12/01/41 (b)
    200,000       215,710  
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
4.25%, 05/15/21 (b)
    200,000       217,052  
6.05%, 03/01/34
    192,000       237,387  
PPL Electric Utilities Corp.
2.50%, 09/01/22 (b)
    500,000       488,976  
PSEG Power LLC
5.13%, 04/15/20
    400,000       443,634  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited) continued
 
                 
Security
  Face
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   Amount ($)   ($)
Public Service Electric & Gas Co.
3.95%, 05/01/42 (b)
    100,000       98,196  
Puget Sound Energy, Inc.
5.64%, 04/15/41 (b)
    250,000       308,141  
San Diego Gas & Electric Co.
4.30%, 04/01/42 (b)
    100,000       103,630  
Sempra Energy
3.55%, 06/15/24 (b)
    400,000       403,826  
Southern California Edison Co.
5.50%, 08/15/18
    100,000       113,251  
Southwestern Electric Power Co.
5.55%, 01/15/17
    400,000       437,830  
TransAlta Corp.
6.65%, 05/15/18
    250,000       283,853  
Union Electric Co.
3.90%, 09/15/42 (b)
    100,000       96,703  
Virginia Electric & Power Co.
5.95%, 09/15/17
    300,000       339,321  
6.00%, 05/15/37
    300,000       380,943  
Westar Energy, Inc.
4.13%, 03/01/42 (b)
    100,000       99,685  
Xcel Energy, Inc.
4.70%, 05/15/20 (b)
    350,000       388,501  
4.80%, 09/15/41 (b)
    600,000       661,432  
                 
              14,943,889  
                 
 
Natural Gas 0.1%
ONE Gas, Inc.
3.61%, 02/01/24 (b)(c)
    100,000       103,258  
4.66%, 02/01/44 (b)(c)
    300,000       328,959  
Sempra Energy
6.00%, 10/15/39
    350,000       436,356  
Southwest Gas Corp.
3.88%, 04/01/22 (b)
    100,000       106,112  
                 
              974,685  
                 
 
Other Utilities 0.0%
Veolia Environnement S.A.
6.00%, 06/01/18
    200,000       225,425  
                 
              225,425  
                 
              16,143,999  
                 
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost $211,519,017)     213,213,164  
         
                 
                 
 
 Foreign Securities 5.2% of net assets
 
Foreign Agencies 1.7%
                 
 
Austria 0.0%
Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG
2.00%, 06/03/16
    150,000       153,626  
                 
              153,626  
                 
 
Brazil 0.2%
Petrobras Global Finance BV
4.38%, 05/20/23
    400,000       375,812  
5.63%, 05/20/43
    250,000       222,691  
Petrobras International Finance Co.
5.75%, 01/20/20
    500,000       527,355  
5.38%, 01/27/21
    400,000       406,328  
6.75%, 01/27/41
    400,000       412,800  
                 
              1,944,986  
                 
 
Canada 0.1%
CNOOC Nexen Finance 2014 ULC
1.63%, 04/30/17
    500,000       500,453  
Nexen, Inc.
5.88%, 03/10/35
    150,000       172,356  
6.40%, 05/15/37
    200,000       244,507  
                 
              917,316  
                 
 
Colombia 0.0%
Ecopetrol S.A.
7.63%, 07/23/19
    100,000       119,220  
5.88%, 09/18/23
    100,000       110,625  
5.88%, 05/28/45
    100,000       101,750  
                 
              331,595  
                 
 
Germany 0.7%
Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau
2.63%, 02/16/16 (d)
    600,000       618,014  
2.00%, 06/01/16 (d)
    300,000       307,410  
0.50%, 07/15/16 (d)
    750,000       748,952  
4.88%, 01/17/17 (d)
    450,000       490,847  
1.25%, 02/15/17 (d)
    600,000       605,456  
4.50%, 07/16/18 (d)
    500,000       554,546  
4.88%, 06/17/19 (d)
    700,000       797,052  
4.00%, 01/27/20 (d)
    350,000       385,414  
2.75%, 09/08/20 (d)
    750,000       776,242  
2.38%, 08/25/21 (d)
    300,000       301,477  
Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank
5.13%, 02/01/17 (d)
    250,000       274,304  
1.88%, 09/17/18 (d)
    500,000       505,573  
                 
              6,365,287  
                 
 
Japan 0.1%
Japan Bank for International Cooperation
2.50%, 01/21/16
    300,000       307,984  
2.25%, 07/13/16
    400,000       411,263  
                 
              719,247  
                 
 
Mexico 0.3%
Petroleos Mexicanos
5.75%, 03/01/18
    250,000       277,500  
3.13%, 01/23/19 (c)
    100,000       102,750  
5.50%, 01/21/21
    400,000       442,200  
3.50%, 01/30/23
    500,000       480,250  
4.88%, 01/18/24 (c)
    200,000       210,300  
6.63%, 06/15/35
    700,000       815,850  
5.50%, 06/27/44
    200,000       205,040  
                 
              2,533,890  
                 
 
Norway 0.1%
Statoil A.S.A.
2.45%, 01/17/23
    100,000       95,613  
3.70%, 03/01/24
    400,000       415,381  
4.25%, 11/23/41
    100,000       100,330  
                 
              611,324  
                 
 
Republic of Korea 0.2%
Export-Import Bank of Korea
4.38%, 09/15/21
    300,000       324,374  
5.00%, 04/11/22
    200,000       223,926  
Korea Development Bank
4.00%, 09/09/16
    500,000       527,002  
 
 
 
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Security
  Face
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   Amount ($)   ($)
3.00%, 03/17/19
    500,000       511,558  
                 
              1,586,860  
                 
 
Sweden 0.0%
Svensk Exportkredit AB
5.13%, 03/01/17
    150,000       164,492  
1.13%, 04/05/18
    250,000       246,999  
                 
              411,491  
                 
              15,575,622  
 
Foreign Local Government 0.4%
                 
 
Canada 0.4%
Hydro-Quebec
2.00%, 06/30/16
    400,000       409,064  
1.38%, 06/19/17
    250,000       251,530  
8.05%, 07/07/24
    160,000       221,110  
Province of British Columbia
2.00%, 10/23/22
    200,000       191,619  
Province of Manitoba
1.13%, 06/01/18
    250,000       246,635  
Province of Nova Scotia
5.13%, 01/26/17
    500,000       547,967  
Province of Ontario
2.30%, 05/10/16
    200,000       205,435  
1.00%, 07/22/16
    600,000       603,166  
4.00%, 10/07/19
    225,000       245,243  
2.45%, 06/29/22
    200,000       195,950  
Province of Quebec
7.50%, 09/15/29
    168,000       238,583  
                 
              3,356,302  
 
Sovereign 1.5%
                 
 
Brazil 0.2%
Brazilian Government International Bond
6.00%, 01/17/17
    500,000       547,500  
4.88%, 01/22/21
    100,000       106,800  
2.63%, 01/05/23
    500,000       451,250  
4.25%, 01/07/25
    250,000       247,813  
8.25%, 01/20/34
    150,000       202,125  
7.13%, 01/20/37
    100,000       123,250  
5.63%, 01/07/41
    150,000       155,625  
                 
              1,834,363  
                 
 
Canada 0.0%
Canada Government International Bond
0.88%, 02/14/17
    100,000       99,899  
                 
              99,899  
                 
 
Chile 0.0%
Chile Government International Bond
2.25%, 10/30/22
    300,000       285,000  
3.63%, 10/30/42
    100,000       88,250  
                 
              373,250  
                 
 
Colombia 0.1%
Colombia Government International Bond
7.38%, 03/18/19
    300,000       359,250  
7.38%, 09/18/37
    100,000       134,250  
6.13%, 01/18/41
    250,000       294,125  
                 
              787,625  
                 
 
Italy 0.1%
Italy Government International Bond
5.25%, 09/20/16
    250,000       269,922  
5.38%, 06/12/17
    100,000       109,969  
6.88%, 09/27/23
    150,000       192,917  
5.38%, 06/15/33
    250,000       301,541  
                 
              874,349  
                 
 
Mexico 0.3%
Mexico Government International Bond
5.63%, 01/15/17
    1,000,000       1,094,000  
3.50%, 01/21/21
    150,000       152,386  
3.63%, 03/15/22
    900,000       917,100  
8.00%, 09/24/22
    100,000       133,255  
4.00%, 10/02/23
    350,000       362,162  
6.05%, 01/11/40
    300,000       355,500  
4.75%, 03/08/44
    200,000       199,500  
                 
              3,213,903  
                 
 
Panama 0.1%
Panama Government International Bond
5.20%, 01/30/20
    100,000       110,500  
4.00%, 09/22/24 (b)
    200,000       200,500  
6.70%, 01/26/36
    200,000       246,500  
                 
              557,500  
                 
 
Peru 0.1%
Peruvian Government International Bond
7.13%, 03/30/19
    250,000       298,750  
7.35%, 07/21/25
    300,000       392,250  
                 
              691,000  
                 
 
Philippines 0.2%
Philippine Government International Bond
8.38%, 06/17/19
    500,000       628,750  
4.20%, 01/21/24
    300,000       317,250  
5.50%, 03/30/26
    600,000       691,500  
                 
              1,637,500  
                 
 
Poland 0.1%
Poland Government International Bond
6.38%, 07/15/19
    400,000       471,000  
3.00%, 03/17/23
    300,000       290,814  
                 
              761,814  
                 
 
Republic of Korea 0.0%
Republic of Korea
7.13%, 04/16/19
    150,000       181,725  
3.88%, 09/11/23
    250,000       268,038  
                 
              449,763  
                 
 
South Africa 0.1%
South Africa Government International Bond
4.67%, 01/17/24
    600,000       607,500  
                 
              607,500  
                 
 
Turkey 0.2%
Turkey Government International Bond
6.75%, 04/03/18
    200,000       222,000  
7.00%, 03/11/19
    250,000       280,937  
5.63%, 03/30/21
    500,000       533,750  
7.38%, 02/05/25
    500,000       595,000  
4.88%, 04/16/43
    500,000       453,500  
                 
              2,085,187  
                 
              13,973,653  
 
 
 
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Security
  Face
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   Amount ($)   ($)
 
Supranational* 1.6%
African Development Bank
2.50%, 03/15/16
    150,000       154,366  
0.88%, 05/15/17
    400,000       398,290  
Asian Development Bank
2.50%, 03/15/16
    400,000       411,758  
1.13%, 03/15/17
    650,000       652,889  
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development
1.00%, 02/16/17
    750,000       752,023  
European Investment Bank
0.63%, 04/15/16
    550,000       551,227  
2.50%, 05/16/16
    500,000       516,133  
0.50%, 08/15/16
    500,000       499,022  
5.13%, 05/30/17
    1,000,000       1,107,076  
1.00%, 06/15/18
    250,000       245,463  
1.88%, 03/15/19
    700,000       703,267  
4.00%, 02/16/21
    700,000       774,615  
4.88%, 02/15/36
    500,000       612,724  
Inter-American Development Bank
5.13%, 09/13/16 (h)
    500,000       543,221  
1.13%, 03/15/17
    500,000       504,716  
1.75%, 08/24/18
    250,000       251,874  
3.88%, 02/14/20
    200,000       219,650  
3.88%, 10/28/41
    100,000       102,513  
3.20%, 08/07/42
    100,000       91,762  
4.38%, 01/24/44
    1,150,000       1,303,315  
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development
2.13%, 03/15/16 (h)
    400,000       409,310  
0.50%, 04/15/16
    350,000       349,432  
0.50%, 05/16/16
    500,000       499,008  
0.88%, 04/17/17
    350,000       350,440  
1.88%, 03/15/19
    750,000       758,011  
2.25%, 06/24/21
    500,000       497,736  
International Finance Corp.
1.13%, 11/23/16
    350,000       352,202  
2.13%, 11/17/17 (h)
    500,000       513,196  
1.75%, 09/04/18
    300,000       302,245  
1.75%, 09/16/19
    250,000       248,802  
Nordic Investment Bank
0.50%, 04/14/16
    250,000       250,025  
                 
              14,926,311  
                 
Total Foreign Securities
(Cost $47,787,381)     47,831,888  
         
                 
                 
 
 Mortgage-Backed Securities 28.6% of net assets
 
TBA Securities 3.5%
Fannie Mae TBA
2.00%, 10/01/29 (b)(g)
    600,000       587,156  
2.50%, 10/01/29 to 11/01/44 (b)(g)
    1,200,000       1,170,211  
3.00%, 10/01/29 to 11/01/44 (b)(g)
    2,300,000       2,336,285  
3.50%, 10/01/29 to 11/01/44 (b)(g)
    2,900,000       2,994,172  
4.00%, 10/01/44 (b)(g)
    4,300,000       4,531,730  
4.50%, 10/01/44 (b)(g)
    1,100,000       1,186,969  
Freddie Mac TBA
2.00%, 10/01/29 (b)(g)
    500,000       489,268  
2.50%, 10/01/29 to 10/01/44 (b)(g)
    1,100,000       1,100,510  
3.50%, 10/01/29 to 11/01/44 (b)(g)
    1,900,000       1,968,447  
3.00%, 10/01/44 (b)(g)
    1,600,000       1,579,751  
4.00%, 10/01/44 (b)(g)
    1,100,000       1,158,179  
4.50%, 10/01/44 (b)(g)
    1,900,000       2,049,328  
Ginnie Mae TBA
2.50%, 10/01/44 (b)(g)
    300,000       289,119  
3.00%, 10/01/44 to 11/01/44 (b)(g)
    3,700,000       3,716,960  
3.50%, 10/01/44 (b)(g)
    4,200,000       4,340,109  
4.00%, 10/01/44 (b)(g)
    2,400,000       2,543,625  
4.50%, 10/01/44 (b)(g)
    300,000       325,406  
                 
              32,367,225  
 
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages 25.1%
Fannie Mae
5.50%, 06/01/15 to 08/01/41 (b)
    3,489,298       3,908,303  
7.00%, 08/01/16 to 04/01/37 (b)
    142,917       156,851  
6.00%, 12/01/16 to 05/01/41 (b)
    3,098,305       3,525,012  
5.00%, 02/01/18 to 08/01/41 (b)
    7,691,234       8,502,349  
4.50%, 03/01/18 to 01/01/44 (b)
    13,049,982       14,140,184  
4.00%, 06/01/18 to 05/01/44 (b)
    19,717,389       20,874,913  
3.50%, 10/01/18 to 10/01/44 (b)
    20,729,600       21,328,731  
6.50%, 05/01/19 to 10/01/39 (b)
    769,669       873,876  
3.00%, 09/01/23 to 08/01/43 (b)
    23,243,867       23,220,581  
8.50%, 05/01/25 (b)
    4,099       4,755  
2.50%, 10/01/27 to 09/01/28 (b)
    6,533,976       6,612,315  
2.00%, 02/01/28 to 09/01/28 (b)
    269,784       264,384  
2.14%, 10/01/35 (a)(b)
    256,123       270,385  
1.80%, 05/01/38 (a)(b)
    226,476       243,103  
5.50%, 09/01/38 (b)(h)
    1,561,424       1,748,004  
3.33%, 04/01/40 (a)(b)
    89,024       94,383  
3.60%, 05/01/40 (a)(b)
    70,058       75,147  
2.47%, 09/01/43 (a)(b)
    239,273       244,556  
2.99%, 11/01/43 (a)(b)
    148,688       152,770  
Freddie Mac
5.50%, 07/01/15 to 05/01/40 (b)
    3,105,150       3,464,411  
7.50%, 09/01/16 (b)
    1,172       1,213  
6.50%, 03/01/17 to 09/01/39 (b)
    937,702       1,058,537  
6.00%, 04/01/17 to 10/01/38 (b)
    1,740,452       1,975,436  
4.00%, 04/01/18 to 07/01/44 (b)
    13,158,491       13,908,458  
5.00%, 06/01/18 to 12/01/43 (b)
    4,678,953       5,176,048  
5.00%, 03/01/19 (b)(h)
    346,620       369,387  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited) continued
 
                 
Security
  Face
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   Amount ($)   ($)
4.50%, 05/01/19 to 09/01/43 (b)
    6,772,598       7,334,359  
3.00%, 12/01/25 to 09/01/43 (b)
    13,430,836       13,491,056  
3.50%, 02/01/26 to 09/01/44 (b)
    12,250,281       12,576,711  
2.50%, 07/01/27 to 02/01/43 (b)
    4,102,995       4,139,437  
2.00%, 10/01/27 to 04/01/28 (b)
    187,540       183,776  
Ginnie Mae
5.00%, 11/15/17 to 07/20/44 (b)
    6,173,892       6,848,510  
6.50%, 05/15/24 (b)
    5,930       6,727  
4.00%, 04/20/26 to 09/20/44 (b)
    12,523,895       13,320,283  
5.50%, 04/20/26 to 07/20/38 (b)
    2,206,705       2,487,394  
3.50%, 05/20/26 to 08/20/44 (b)
    13,649,107       14,155,592  
3.00%, 02/20/27 to 08/20/44 (b)
    9,349,908       9,457,742  
2.50%, 01/20/28 to 02/20/43 (b)
    549,029       552,761  
2.00%, 07/20/28 (b)
    22,542       22,092  
1.63%, 04/20/32 (a)(b)(h)
    179,308       186,307  
6.00%, 09/15/32 to 12/15/38 (b)
    1,158,652       1,320,796  
4.50%, 02/20/34 to 07/20/44 (b)
    10,928,818       11,911,689  
3.50%, 08/20/37 to 04/20/44 (a)(b)
    245,347       257,733  
4.00%, 10/20/37 to 09/20/39 (a)(b)
    189,439       198,559  
1.63%, 08/20/38 to 03/20/40 (a)(b)
    444,378       460,062  
2.00%, 03/20/40 to 05/20/43 (a)(b)
    628,315       641,671  
3.00%, 10/20/40 to 06/20/41 (a)(b)
    306,096       320,556  
2.50%, 02/20/44 (a)(b)
    204,066       207,509  
                 
              232,275,414  
                 
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost $262,671,773)     264,642,639  
         
                 
                 
 
 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       142,942  
California
GO (Build America Bonds) Series 2009
7.50%, 04/01/34
    500,000       713,840  
GO (Build America Bonds) Series 2010
7.95%, 03/01/36 (b)
    350,000       427,276  
GO (Build America Bonds) Series 2009
7.55%, 04/01/39
    400,000       583,680  
Catholic Health Initiatives
1.60%, 11/01/17
    100,000       100,513  
4.35%, 11/01/42
    225,000       220,460  
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
GO (Build America Bonds) Series 2009
5.46%, 12/01/39
    100,000       120,812  
Connecticut
GO Bonds Series 2008A
5.85%, 03/15/32
    200,000       243,916  
Dallas County Hospital District
GO (Build America Bonds) Series C
5.62%, 08/15/44
    150,000       184,278  
Georgia
GO (Build America Bonds) Series H
4.50%, 11/01/25
    1,300,000       1,439,646  
Grand Parkway Transportation Corp.
RB Series 2013E
5.18%, 10/01/42
    200,000       237,878  
Illinois
GO Bonds (Pension Funding) Series 2003
4.95%, 06/01/23
    100,000       103,744  
GO Bonds (Pension Funding) Series 2003
5.10%, 06/01/33
    500,000       486,025  
JobsOhio Beverage System
RB (Build America Bonds) Series B
3.99%, 01/01/29
    250,000       253,655  
Los Angeles USD
GO (Build America Bonds) Series 2010
6.76%, 07/01/34
    200,000       267,968  
Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County
GO (Build America Bonds) Series 2010
5.71%, 07/01/34
    20,000       23,511  
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
RB (Build America Bonds) Series E
6.81%, 11/15/40
    150,000       205,416  
New Jersey State Turnpike Authority
RB (Build America Bonds) Series 2010A
7.10%, 01/01/41
    100,000       138,791  
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority
RB (Build America Bonds) Series 2010C
5.75%, 12/15/28
    150,000       172,778  
New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority
Water System RB (Build America Bonds) Series 2009
5.75%, 06/15/41
    200,000       248,620  
Water System RB (Build America Bonds) Series 2011CC
5.88%, 06/15/44
    250,000       316,378  
New York City Transitional Finance Authority
RB (Build America Bonds) Series 2011A1
5.51%, 08/01/37
    200,000       240,740  
President & Fellows of Harvard College
3.62%, 10/01/37
    350,000       338,397  
San Diego County Regional Transportation Commission
RB (Build America Bonds) Series 2010A
5.91%, 04/01/48
    300,000       389,754  
San Francisco City & County Public Utilities Commission
Water System RB (Build America Bonds) Series 2010DE
6.00%, 11/01/40
    430,000       542,561  
Texas
GO Mobility Fund Bonds (Build America Bonds) Series 2009A
5.52%, 04/01/39
    600,000       748,764  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited) continued
 
                 
Security
  Face
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   Amount ($)   ($)
Texas Transportation Commission
RB (Build America Bonds) Series B
5.03%, 04/01/26
    200,000       230,292  
                 
Total Municipal Bonds
(Cost $8,974,121)     9,122,635  
         
                 
                 
 
 U.S. Government and Government Agencies 38.8% of net assets
 
U.S. Government Agency Securities 3.5%
Fannie Mae
1.63%, 10/26/15 (h)
    2,032,000       2,062,801  
0.75%, 04/20/17
    900,000       895,013  
1.13%, 04/27/17
    769,000       773,059  
2.00%, 05/16/17 (b)
    2,500,000       2,552,250  
0.88%, 08/28/17
    1,172,000       1,164,621  
1.00%, 09/27/17
    1,150,000       1,145,995  
1.00%, 10/16/17 (b)
    150,000       148,498  
0.88%, 02/08/18
    350,000       344,529  
0.88%, 05/21/18
    1,250,000       1,224,640  
1.13%, 05/25/18 (b)
    300,000       295,186  
1.88%, 02/19/19
    1,500,000       1,504,965  
1.75%, 06/20/19
    200,000       198,611  
2.25%, 10/17/22 (b)
    300,000       286,231  
7.13%, 01/15/30 (h)
    277,000       405,508  
Federal Farm Credit Bank
4.88%, 12/16/15
    321,000       338,689  
1.05%, 03/28/16
    350,000       353,132  
0.54%, 11/07/16 (b)
    500,000       497,341  
Federal Home Loan Bank
0.50%, 11/20/15
    1,850,000       1,855,446  
1.00%, 06/21/17
    1,585,000       1,586,073  
1.00%, 11/09/17 (b)
    500,000       495,577  
5.00%, 11/17/17 (h)
    1,185,000       1,321,334  
2.13%, 03/10/23
    250,000       238,908  
2.88%, 06/14/24
    375,000       374,424  
Freddie Mac
0.50%, 06/06/16 (b)
    500,000       498,669  
0.88%, 10/14/16
    400,000       401,804  
0.88%, 02/22/17
    2,150,000       2,149,650  
1.00%, 07/28/17
    619,000       616,712  
1.00%, 09/29/17
    350,000       348,574  
0.88%, 03/07/18
    4,140,000       4,070,870  
1.50%, 06/26/18 (b)
    200,000       199,737  
1.38%, 05/01/20
    750,000       723,391  
2.38%, 01/13/22
    2,351,000       2,338,961  
3.00%, 01/18/28 (b)
    200,000       185,335  
6.75%, 03/15/31 (h)
    264,000       380,994  
Tennessee Valley Authority
6.75%, 11/01/25
    488,000       655,395  
                 
              32,632,923  
 
U.S. Treasury Obligations 35.3%
U.S. Treasury Bonds
9.13%, 05/15/18 (h)
    2,331,000       2,976,123  
8.00%, 11/15/21 (h)
    2,149,000       2,975,022  
6.25%, 08/15/23
    1,500,000       1,963,828  
6.00%, 02/15/26 (h)
    891,000       1,189,624  
6.75%, 08/15/26
    1,324,000       1,881,322  
6.13%, 11/15/27
    2,388,000       3,282,380  
5.25%, 02/15/29
    1,328,000       1,710,423  
6.25%, 05/15/30
    1,485,000       2,121,810  
4.75%, 02/15/37
    1,586,000       2,026,610  
4.38%, 02/15/38 (h)
    2,368,000       2,875,455  
3.50%, 02/15/39 (h)
    1,472,000       1,566,645  
4.50%, 08/15/39
    1,350,000       1,676,003  
4.38%, 11/15/39
    1,581,000       1,929,685  
4.63%, 02/15/40
    815,000       1,032,503  
4.25%, 11/15/40 (h)
    909,000       1,092,149  
3.75%, 08/15/41
    1,623,000       1,802,291  
3.13%, 02/15/42 (h)
    2,940,000       2,911,979  
3.00%, 05/15/42
    1,493,000       1,442,145  
2.75%, 08/15/42
    1,899,000       1,740,551  
2.75%, 11/15/42
    1,920,000       1,757,100  
2.88%, 05/15/43
    1,899,000       1,779,422  
3.63%, 08/15/43
    1,633,000       1,765,427  
3.75%, 11/15/43
    318,000       351,539  
3.63%, 02/15/44
    3,045,000       3,291,456  
3.38%, 05/15/44
    3,912,000       4,039,750  
3.13%, 08/15/44
    3,000,000       2,952,423  
U.S. Treasury Notes
0.25%, 10/15/15
    2,750,000       2,753,223  
1.25%, 10/31/15 (h)
    6,615,000       6,692,647  
0.38%, 11/15/15
    2,000,000       2,004,218  
0.25%, 12/15/15 (h)
    3,112,000       3,113,397  
0.38%, 01/15/16
    6,634,000       6,644,104  
0.38%, 02/15/16
    2,885,000       2,888,944  
0.25%, 02/29/16
    2,675,000       2,673,066  
2.13%, 02/29/16 (h)
    1,180,000       1,210,307  
0.38%, 03/15/16
    6,477,000       6,480,666  
0.38%, 03/31/16
    2,140,000       2,140,710  
0.38%, 04/30/16
    2,534,000       2,533,258  
2.00%, 04/30/16 (h)
    2,302,000       2,359,999  
2.63%, 04/30/16 (h)
    3,419,000       3,539,065  
0.25%, 05/15/16
    1,216,000       1,212,793  
0.38%, 05/31/16
    2,026,000       2,024,140  
3.25%, 05/31/16 (h)
    1,050,000       1,098,973  
0.50%, 06/15/16
    3,840,000       3,843,974  
0.50%, 06/30/16
    5,068,000       5,071,365  
1.50%, 06/30/16 (h)
    2,694,000       2,741,988  
3.25%, 06/30/16
    2,000,000       2,096,406  
0.63%, 07/15/16
    4,676,000       4,687,232  
0.50%, 07/31/16
    2,600,000       2,600,507  
0.50%, 08/31/16
    6,300,000       6,293,971  
1.00%, 08/31/16
    1,088,000       1,096,967  
3.00%, 08/31/16
    2,500,000       2,616,112  
0.88%, 09/15/16
    3,750,000       3,770,726  
1.00%, 09/30/16
    2,176,000       2,192,575  
3.00%, 09/30/16 (h)
    1,690,000       1,770,275  
0.63%, 10/15/16
    6,004,000       6,002,127  
0.63%, 11/15/16
    1,633,000       1,631,150  
0.88%, 12/31/16
    2,176,000       2,182,034  
0.75%, 01/15/17
    1,633,000       1,632,170  
0.88%, 01/31/17
    2,176,000       2,180,419  
0.88%, 02/28/17
    2,140,000       2,142,425  
0.75%, 03/15/17
    3,217,000       3,211,219  
3.25%, 03/31/17
    2,275,000       2,409,100  
0.88%, 04/15/17
    2,786,000       2,786,326  
0.88%, 04/30/17
    2,786,000       2,783,387  
0.88%, 05/15/17
    1,500,000       1,498,184  
0.63%, 05/31/17
    4,249,000       4,212,650  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited) continued
 
                 
Security
  Face
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   Amount ($)   ($)
0.75%, 06/30/17
    1,510,000       1,500,150  
0.88%, 07/15/17
    4,500,000       4,484,884  
0.50%, 07/31/17
    3,000,000       2,954,883  
0.88%, 08/15/17
    2,500,000       2,488,182  
0.63%, 08/31/17 (h)
    3,360,000       3,315,900  
1.88%, 08/31/17 (h)
    3,337,600       3,415,827  
1.88%, 09/30/17 (h)
    2,012,000       2,057,270  
0.75%, 10/31/17 (h)
    3,851,000       3,802,712  
1.88%, 10/31/17 (h)
    1,745,000       1,783,444  
0.75%, 12/31/17
    1,747,000       1,719,431  
0.75%, 02/28/18
    1,066,000       1,045,846  
2.88%, 03/31/18 (h)
    1,991,000       2,095,683  
0.63%, 04/30/18
    2,457,000       2,392,504  
2.63%, 04/30/18 (h)
    3,107,000       3,243,658  
1.38%, 06/30/18
    1,619,000       1,614,447  
1.50%, 08/31/18
    1,088,000       1,087,617  
1.38%, 09/30/18
    4,191,000       4,165,297  
1.25%, 10/31/18
    2,729,000       2,694,994  
1.25%, 11/30/18
    1,633,000       1,610,674  
1.50%, 12/31/18
    2,176,000       2,165,290  
1.25%, 01/31/19
    2,122,000       2,086,688  
1.50%, 01/31/19
    2,176,000       2,162,655  
1.38%, 02/28/19
    1,604,000       1,583,700  
1.50%, 02/28/19
    1,337,000       1,327,652  
1.50%, 03/31/19
    2,500,000       2,480,860  
1.63%, 03/31/19
    4,020,000       4,009,009  
1.25%, 04/30/19
    1,823,000       1,786,824  
1.63%, 04/30/19
    1,520,000       1,514,478  
3.13%, 05/15/19
    1,000,000       1,062,852  
1.13%, 05/31/19
    1,520,000       1,478,615  
1.50%, 05/31/19
    2,913,000       2,882,961  
1.00%, 06/30/19
    1,000,000       965,547  
1.63%, 06/30/19
    3,040,000       3,024,207  
0.88%, 07/31/19 (h)
    4,201,000       4,025,575  
1.63%, 07/31/19
    1,000,000       993,789  
1.00%, 08/31/19
    700,000       673,723  
1.63%, 08/31/19
    3,500,000       3,476,347  
1.75%, 09/30/19
    4,500,000       4,494,199  
3.38%, 11/15/19 (h)
    3,110,700       3,349,956  
1.00%, 11/30/19
    1,483,000       1,421,131  
1.38%, 01/31/20 (h)
    2,832,000       2,759,540  
1.13%, 03/31/20
    1,384,000       1,326,261  
1.88%, 06/30/20
    1,346,000       1,338,639  
2.63%, 08/15/20 (h)
    1,776,000       1,836,425  
1.75%, 10/31/20
    1,500,000       1,471,992  
2.63%, 11/15/20 (h)
    2,608,000       2,690,009  
2.38%, 12/31/20
    4,091,000       4,156,521  
2.13%, 01/31/21
    1,500,000       1,500,117  
3.63%, 02/15/21 (h)
    2,003,000       2,185,461  
2.00%, 02/28/21
    1,965,000       1,948,498  
2.25%, 03/31/21
    1,576,000       1,585,358  
2.25%, 04/30/21
    2,786,000       2,800,365  
3.13%, 05/15/21
    1,000,000       1,059,883  
2.00%, 05/31/21
    2,534,000       2,504,900  
2.13%, 06/30/21
    1,512,000       1,505,562  
2.25%, 07/31/21
    3,000,000       3,010,665  
2.13%, 08/15/21
    2,171,900       2,161,464  
2.00%, 08/31/21
    3,500,000       3,452,830  
2.00%, 11/15/21
    300,000       295,406  
1.63%, 08/15/22
    1,961,000       1,862,415  
1.63%, 11/15/22
    2,177,000       2,057,944  
2.00%, 02/15/23
    1,594,000       1,547,052  
1.75%, 05/15/23
    1,500,000       1,421,954  
2.50%, 08/15/23
    2,176,000       2,189,261  
2.75%, 11/15/23
    2,046,000       2,097,469  
2.75%, 02/15/24
    1,119,000       1,145,489  
2.50%, 05/15/24
    3,190,000       3,192,367  
2.38%, 08/15/24
    2,000,000       1,977,032  
                 
              326,476,804  
                 
Total U.S. Government and Government Agencies
(Cost $359,371,483)     359,109,727  
         
                 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
 
 Other Investment Company 0.4% of net assets
 
Money Market Fund 0.4%
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class 0.00% (e)
    3,334,696       3,334,696  
                 
Total Other Investment Company
(Cost $3,334,696)     3,334,696  
         
                 
                 
Security
  Face
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   Amount ($)   ($)
 
 Short-Term Investments 3.8% of net assets
 
U.S. Government Agency Securities 3.8%
Federal Home Loan Bank
0.05%, 10/01/14 (f)
    15,000,000       15,000,000  
0.01%, 10/24/14 (f)
    20,000,000       19,999,936  
                 
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $34,999,936)     34,999,936  
         
 
End of Investments
 
At 09/30/14, the tax basis cost of the fund’s investments was $952,160,396 and the unrealized appreciation and depreciation were $7,453,572 and ($4,011,678), respectively, with a net unrealized appreciation $3,441,894.
 
* Supranational bonds represent the debt of international organizations or institutions such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, regional multilateral development banks and others.
(a) Variable-rate security.
(b) The effective maturity may be shorter than the final maturity shown because of the possibility of interim principal payments and prepayments or as the result of embedded demand features (puts or calls).
(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 $3,885,077 or 0.4% of net assets.
(d) Guaranteed by the Republic of Germany.
(e) The rate shown is the 7-day yield.
(f) The rate shown is the purchase yield.
(g) Security or a portion of the security purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis.
 
 
 
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(h) All or a portion of this security is held as collateral for delayed-delivery securities.
 
     
GO —
  General obligation
RB —
  Revenue bond
REIT —
  Real Estate Investment Trust
USD —
  Unified school district
 
 
Under procedures approved by the fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), the investment adviser has 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 portfolio every business day. The fund uses the following policies to value various types of securities:
 
  •  Bonds and notes: Bonds and notes are valued at halfway between the most recent bid and ask 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 independent bond-pricing services.
 
  •  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, the 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. Due to the subjective and variable nature of fair value pricing, there can be no assurance that a fund could obtain the fair value assigned to the security upon the sale of such security. The Board convenes on a regular basis to review fair value determinations made by the fund pursuant to the valuation procedures.
 
  •  Short-term securities (60 days or less to maturity): Short-term securities may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
 
  •  Underlying funds: Mutual funds are valued at their respective net asset values (“NAVs”).
 
In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (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 inputs used to measure the financial instruments fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the categorization is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the valuation. 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. Investments in mutual funds are valued daily at their NAV, which are classified as Level 1 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
 
 
 
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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.
 
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 September 30, 2014:
 
                                 
    Quoted Prices in
      Significant
   
    Active Markets for
  Other Significant
  Unobservable
   
    Identical Assets
  Observable Inputs
  Inputs
   
Description
 
(Level 1)
 
(Level 2)
 
(Level 3)
 
Total
 
Asset-Backed Obligations
    $—       $4,572,326       $—       $4,572,326  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
          18,775,279             18,775,279  
Corporate Bonds1
          213,213,164             213,213,164  
Foreign Securities1
          47,831,888             47,831,888  
Mortgage-Backed Securities1
          264,642,639             264,642,639  
Municipal Bonds1
          9,122,635             9,122,635  
U.S. Government and Government Agencies1
          359,109,727             359,109,727  
Other Investment Company1
    3,334,696                   3,334,696  
Short-Term Investments1
          34,999,936             34,999,936  
                                 
Total
    $3,334,696       $952,267,594       $—       $955,602,290  
                                 
 
     
1
  As categorized in Portfolio Holdings.
 
The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:
 
                                                                         
    Balance
          Change in
                  Balance
    as of
  Accrued
  Realized
  Unrealized
          Gross
  Gross
  as of
Investments in
  December 31,
  Discounts
  Gains
  Gains
  Gross
  Gross
  Transfers
  Transfers
  September 30,
Securities
 
2013
 
(Premiums)
 
(Losses)
 
(Losses)
 
Purchases
 
Sales
 
in
 
out
 
2014
 
Corporate Bonds
    $96,750       ($93 )     ($79 )     $3,250       $295,150       ($394,978 )     $—       $—       $—  
                                                                         
Total
    $96,750       ($93 )     ($79 )     $3,250       $295,150       ($394,978 )     $—       $—       $—  
                                                                         
 
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 September 30, 2014.
 
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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:
  November 21, 2014    
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:
  November 21, 2014    
 
       
By: 
  /s/ George Pereira
 
   
 
  George Pereira    
 
  Principal Financial Officer    
 
       
Date:
  November 21, 2014