13 High-Quality S&P 500 Financial Stocks According to Hedge Funds

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2. The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:SCHW)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 102

The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:SCHW) is one of the 13 high-quality S&P 500 financial stocks according to hedge funds.

The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:SCHW) saw its Buy rating from Truist Financial reiterated by the firm’s analyst, David Smith CFA, on February 17, 2026. On the same day, Barclays analyst Benjamin Budish also reiterated a Buy rating on the stock, with a price target of $126.

Prior to this, on February 13, 2026, The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:SCHW) released its monthly activity highlights, in which the company cited typical January seasonality and reported January core net new assets of $27.8 billion. Its total client assets reached $12.15 trillion – an 18% year-over-year increase. The company also noted a growth in new brokerage accounts to 476,000, while the daily average trade reached 9.5 million. Margin loan balances finished at $116.3 billion, while transactional sweep cash saw a seasonal decline and reached $433.3 billion.

According to CNN, the stock is a consensus Buy, with Buy ratings from 18 of the 22 covering analysts, and holds a 1-year median upside potential of 31.54% as of February 24, 2026.

Founded in 1971, The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:SCHW) provides a comprehensive suite of wealth management, banking, and asset management services to millions of active accounts. Its headquarters is in Texas.

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