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Schwab's RIA long-short margin loans reach $51.4 billion

Schwab's RIA custody unit drew $120.1 billion of the record $190.4 billion in net new assets.

At a glance

  1. Advisor assets reached $5.85 trillion.
  2. Schwab said managed investing net flows hit a record $24 billion and that a proprietary long-short investment strategy is in the works.
  3. MassMutual launched a securities-backed credit line with Supernova as lender.

Schwab said average margin loans tied to RIA long-short strategies reached $51.4 billion in the third quarter, up from $2.8 billion a year earlier.

The company reported a record $190.4 billion of total net new assets in the quarter, including $120.1 billion at its RIA custody unit, up 47% from a year earlier. Advisor assets reached $5.85 trillion.

Schwab said managed investing net flows hit a record $24 billion and that a proprietary long-short investment strategy is in the works.

MassMutual launched a securities-backed credit line with Supernova as lender. MML Investors Services refers the loans and takes no underwriting or credit decisions, and the launch followed a Flourish cash-account announcement by seven days.

Reported by the Features desk from Private Wealth Daily coverage. Published . Updated Oct 28, 2026 · 2:57 p.m. ET. Corrections

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