Fair value estimated using a forward earnings + PE re-rating approach anchored to end-of-2026 price targets.
Starting price (6/16/2026): $33.96
Earnings Growth: Blended EPS growth of ~21% (weighted consensus across top holdings — AAPL, MSFT, NVDA, AMZN, META, GOOGL, TSLA, AVGO, COST, LLY). This reflects strong AI-driven revenue acceleration and margin expansion across the fund's mega-cap growth core.
PE Re-Rating: Applied a -5 turn de-rating from current fund-level PE of 34.6x down to ~29–31x forward, reflecting valuation normalization as rates remain elevated and growth premium compresses slightly.
Dividend: Added ~$0.07 for 2 remaining quarterly dividends in H2 2026 (~$0.036 each).
Base Case Fair Value: ~$35.68–$38.00 (+5% to +12% upside from current price)
Bull Case: EPS +26%, PE 32–35x → Price Target $40–42 (+18% to +24%)
Bear Case: EPS +12%, PE 22–25x → Price Target $28–30 (-12% to -18%)
This methodology deliberately discounts the SWS DCF model output ($120.43) as it relies on 5-year revenue projections (Revenue $59.6B, Margin 28%) that may overestimate long-term ETF-level earnings power. The forward PE + earnings approach better reflects near-term price discovery for a passively managed large-cap growth ETF.
Schwab Strategic Trust - Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. The fund invests in public equity markets of the United States. It invests in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It invests in growth stocks of large-cap companies. The fund seeks to track the performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth Total Stock Market Index, by using full replication technique. Schwab Strategic Trust - Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF was formed on December 11, 2009 and is domiciled in the United States.
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