Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.

211 Main Street

San Francisco, CA 94105

October 8, 2019

VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE

Washington, D.C. 20549

Schwab Strategic Trust (“Trust”) (File Nos. 333-160595 and 811-22311)

  Schwab^® 1-5 Year Corporate Bond ETF

  Schwab^® 5-10 Year Corporate Bond ETF

  Schwab^® Long-Term U.S. Treasury ETF

Post-Effective Amendment No. 116

Dear Sir or Madam:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the prospectus and statement of additional information, dated October 3, 2019, for the above-named funds that would have been filed pursuant to Rule 497(c) do not differ from the prospectus and statement of additional information in the most recently electronically filed Post-Effective Amendment, as referenced above, for the above-named Trust.

Respectfully,

/s/ Catherine MacGregor

Catherine MacGregor

Vice President