Schwab Small-Cap Index Fund SWSSX

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No-load, no-fee (OneSource)

No transaction fee

Gross Expense Ratio (before waivers)

: 0.2%

Net Expense Ratio (after waivers): 0.19%

A net expense ratio lower than the gross expense ratio may reflect a cap on or contractual waiver of fund expenses. Please read the fund prospectus for details on limits or expiration dates for any such waivers.

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Investment Goal and Strategy

The fund seeks to track the total return of the Schwab Small-Cap Index® by investing in the stocks of the second-largest 1,000 publicly traded U.S. companies.

Schwab and the investment adviser have agreed to limit the fund's "net operating expenses" as stated in the prospectus for each fund, for so long as the investment adviser serves as the adviser to the fund. This agreement may only be amended or terminated with the approval of the fund's Board of Trustees. The limitation excludes interest, taxes, expenses for dividends and interest paid on securities sold short, and certain non-routine expenses, which may result in a fund incurring net operating expenses above the limitation.

Morningstar Ratings

As of 10/31/2009

Category: Small Blend

Overall Rating

3-Year
5-Year
10-Year

Historical Return

Average Return

Historical Risk

Above Average Risk

Performance quoted is past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher. Investment value will fluctuate, and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original cost. As of 10/31/2009 there were 553 funds in the category for the overall rating and 3-year period, 452 for the 5-year period, and 236 for the 10-year period. The ratings reflect historical risk-adjusted performance, and the overall rating is derived from a weighed average of the fund's 3-, 5-, and 10-year Morningstar Rating metrics.

Quick Facts

Fund Manager	Charles Schwab Investment Management
Expense Ratio	0.19% (For add'l info on fund expense limits, see expense note in the investment goal & strategy box.)
Minimum Initial Investment	$100 ($100 for retirement and custodial accounts)
Historical Return*
Historical Risk*

*Source: Morningstar

Cumulative Growth of a $10,000 Investment (pre-tax)

This graph represents the growth of a hypothetical investment of $10,000. It assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, and does not reflect sales loads, redemption fees or the effects of taxes on any capital gains and/or distributions.

Quarterly Performance

Data as of 09/30/2009

Pre-Tax Returns	Average Annual Total Return ¹
Pre-Tax Returns	1 yr	3 yr	5 yr	10 yr	Since Inception
	-5.29 %	-2.72 %	3.41 %	5.06 %	6.03 % (05/20/1997)

1	Numbers are adjusted for possible sales charges, and assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains over each time period.

Investors should consider carefully information contained in the prospectus, including investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. You can view, download and print a prospectus by clicking on . Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

Past performance does not guarantee future performance. Investment value will fluctuate, and share, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original cost. If an expense waiver was in place during the period, the net expense ratio was used to calculate fund performance.

Schwab’s short-term redemption fee of $49.95 will be charged on redemption of funds purchased through Schwab’s Mutual Fund OneSource® service (and certain other funds with no transaction fee) and held for 90 days or less. Schwab reserves the right to exempt certain funds from this fee, including Schwab Funds®, which may charge a separate redemption fee, and funds that accommodate short-term trading. For trade orders placed through a broker, a $25 service charge applies. Funds are also subject to management fees and expenses.

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Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., member SIPC, receives remuneration from fund companies for record keeping, shareholder services and other administrative services for shares purchased through its Mutual Fund OneSource service. Schwab also may receive remuneration from transaction fee fund companies for certain administrative services.

Morningstar proprietary ratings reflect historical risk-adjusted performance as of 10/31/2009. For each fund with at least a three-year history, Morningstar calculates a Morningstar Rating™ based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a fund's monthly performance (including the effects of sales charges, loads and redemption fees), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. (Each share class is counted as a fraction of one fund within this scale and rated separately, which may cause slight variations in the distribution percentages.) The top 10% of the funds in an investment category receive 5 stars, 22.5% receive 4 stars, 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars, and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. The Overall Morningstar Rating is a weighted average of the funds' three-, five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar rating metrics. Morningstar 3-, 5-, and 10-year ratings for SWSSX are 3, 3 and 2 stars respectively. The total number of Small Blend funds for the three-, five-, and 10-year time periods were 553, 452 and 236 respectively.

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