CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report for the following series of Schwab Strategic Trust – Schwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market Index ETF, Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF, Schwab Fundamental U.S. Small Company Index ETF, Schwab Fundamental International Large Company Index ETF, Schwab Fundamental International Small Company Index ETF, and Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Large Company Index ETF, and Schwab U.S. REIT ETF (the “Funds”) on FormN-CSR for the period ended February 28, 2019 (“periodic report”), each of the undersigned, being the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:
(1) The periodic report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in the periodic report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Funds for the period presented therein.
/s/ Jonathan de St. Paer | Date: | April 16, 2019 | ||||||
| Jonathan de St. Paer | ||||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
/s/ Mark Fischer | Date: | April 16, 2019 | ||||||
| Mark Fischer | ||||||||
| Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
This certification is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the FormN-CSR with the Commission.