SAEF — Schwab Ariel Opportunities ETF
Data updated: 2026-08-25
SAEF — Schwab Ariel Opportunities ETF. United States Multi-Cap / All-Cap Blend / Core Industrials Equity. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
SAEF Fund Overview
SAEF — Schwab Ariel Opportunities ETF is a US ETF managed by Schwab Strategic Trust, categorised as United States Multi-Cap / All-Cap Blend / Core Industrials Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US ETF
- Manager: Schwab Strategic Trust
- Category: United States Multi-Cap / All-Cap Blend / Core Industrials Equity
- Assets under management: $26.60M
- 1-year return: 24.6%
- Ticker: SAEF
- SEC CIK: 0001454889
- SEC series ID: S000072244
- Share class ID: C000228159
SAEF Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Schwab Ariel Opportunities ETF by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd | 5.73% |
| Lindblad Expeditions Holdings Inc | 4.98% |
| Sphere Entertainment Co | 4.02% |
| Generac Holdings Inc | 3.65% |
| nVent Electric PLC | 3.36% |
| Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd | 3.29% |
| Brink's Co/The | 3.08% |
| Keysight Technologies Inc | 3.02% |
| Northern Trust Corp | 3.00% |
| Knowles Corp | 2.91% |
SAEF Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Schwab Ariel Opportunities ETF by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 98.7% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 1.3% |
SAEF Performance
Total returns for SAEF (as of 2026-09-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 16.8% |
| 1 year | 24.6% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 13.3% |
SAEF Risk Information
Risk metrics for SAEF, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 16.5%
SAEF Costs and Fees
SAEF costs about $59 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.59%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.59%
- Portfolio turnover: 15%
- Brokerage commissions: 1.74 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
SAEF Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, Schwab Ariel Opportunities ETF had net outflows of $2.42M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | $0 |
| 2026-05 | −$148.86K |
| 2026-04 | $0 |
| 2026-03 | −$438.90K |
| 2026-02 | −$152.63K |
| 2026-01 | −$1.44M |
SAEF Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in Schwab Ariel Opportunities ETF's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
SAEF Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Schwab Ariel Opportunities ETF filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-07-28
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-07-26
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2023-07-28
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-08-25
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-05-22
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-02-24
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2026-06-11
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-06-12
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.