See The Full Charles Schwab ETF List, With Fees And More

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Published: April 16, 2024 2:26 pm

Charles Schwab offers an expert-tailored list of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) known for diversification and competitive fees.

What are ETFs?

ETF Exchange traded fund stock market trading investment financial concept, Businessman using smartphone with icons of ETF on vr screen. — ETFs can offer a low-cost path to investing in the stock market.

An ETF is a diversified and professionally managed portfolio containing a mix of stocks, bonds and other securities. Their design offers instant diversification. This means investing in an ETF can save you the time and effort of researching and picking your own stocks to build a portfolio.

You can buy and sell ETF shares on a stock exchange via your brokerage account – in a similar manner as trading stocks. Like stocks, ETF share prices fluctuate throughout the trading day. Mutual fund shares, on the other hand, trade once a day at the same price.

Generally speaking, ETFs are known for lower operating costs than actively-managed mutual funds. Many ETFs are passively managed and invest in stocks within a major market index. This may translate to lower fees on the investor’s end.

By opening a brokerage account with Schwab, you can trade commission-free ETFs. Its advanced research tools also let you look up and explore thousands of ETFs.

But the Schwab ETF Select List narrows down ETFs to those hand picked by experts at The Schwab Center for Financial Research.

What are ETF fees?

Torn dollar with ETF message, Exchange Traded Fund stock market concept — ETFs are generally known for their low fees.

Common ETF fees include expense ratios. These are ongoing operating costs charged by the fund managers on an annual basis. These are expressed as a percentage of assets under management.

So a $10,000 investment in an ETF with a 0.20% expense ratio would mean a $20 annual fee.

On average, the passively-managed ETF expense ratio across the industry is about 0.19%. The average expense ratio on Schwab ETFs is 0.05%. But expense ratios across funds can vary widely. Expense ratios for funds on the Schwab ETF Select List range from 0.03% to 0.85%.

So it’s important to compare expense ratios, especially if you’re considering ETFs that track the same market index. You can find expense ratios and other information by visiting the Schwab ETF Select List home page.

How does the Schwab ETF Select List work?

Concept image of an exchange-traded fund（ETF） — Schwab experts have built a tailored list of their picks for ETFs.

By visiting the Schwab ETF Select list on its official website, you can look up ETFs based on the following criteria.

Domestic Equity
International Equity
Bond
Sector
Specialty
Real Assets