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Schwab Fundamental International Small Company Index Fund (formerly, Schwab Fundamental International Small-Mid Company Index Fund) Investment objective The fund seeks investment results that correspond generally (before fees and expenses) to the total return of the Russell Fundamental Developed ex-U.S. Small Company Index. Fund fees and expenses This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. The figures are based on total annual fund operating expenses after expense reduction. The expenses would be the same whether you stayed in the fund or sold your shares at the end of each period. Your actual costs may be higher or lower. Best quarter: 2009-06-30 The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 63% of the average value of its portfolio. Worst quarter: 2008-12-31 Year-to-date 2012-09-30 2007-04-02 2007-04-02 2007-04-02 36 113 197 443 Schwab Fundamental International Large Company Index Fund Investment objective The fund seeks investment results that correspond generally (before fees and expenses) to the total return of the Russell Fundamental Developed ex-U.S. Large Company Index. Fund fees and expenses This table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment) Annual fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment) Example Expenses on a $10,000 investment 485BPOS Portfolio turnover SCHWAB CAPITAL TRUST 0000904333 The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 35% of the average value of its portfolio. Principal investment strategies Principal risks The fund is subject to risks, any of which could cause an investor to lose money. The fund's principal risks include: Market Risk. Stock markets rise and fall daily. As with any investment whose performance is tied to these markets, the value of your investment in the fund will fluctuate, which means that you could lose money. Equity Risk. The prices of equity securities rise and fall daily. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, industries or the securities market as a whole. In addition, equity markets tend to move in cycles, which may cause stock prices to fall over short or extended periods of time. Investment Style Risk. The fund invests in larger companies outside the U.S. stock market, as measured by the Index. It follows these stocks during upturns as well as downturns. Because of its indexing strategy, the fund does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. In addition, because of the fund's expenses, the fund's performance may be below that of the Index. A significant percentage of the Index may be composed of securities in a single industry or sector of the economy. If the fund is focused in an industry or sector, it may present more risks than if it were broadly diversified over numerous industries and sectors of the economy. Large-Cap Risk. Although the Index encompasses stocks from many different sectors of the economy, its performance primarily reflects that of large company stocks, which tend to go in and out of favor based on market and economic conditions. As a result, during a period when these stocks fall behind other types of investments bonds or mid or small company stocks, for instance the fund's large-cap holdings could reduce performance. Tracking Error Risk. As an index fund, the fund seeks to track the performance of its benchmark Index, although it may not be successful in doing so. The divergence between the performance of the fund and its benchmark Index, positive or negative, is called "tracking error." Tracking error can be caused by many factors and it may be significant. For example, the fund may not invest in certain securities in the benchmark Index, or match the securities' weightings to the benchmark Index, due to regulatory, operational, custodial or liquidity constraints; corporate transactions; asset valuations; transaction costs and timing; tax considerations; and index rebalancing, which may result in tracking error. Concentration Risk. To the extent that the fund's or the Index's portfolio is concentrated in the securities of issuers in a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector, country or asset class, the fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector, country or asset class. Foreign Investment Risk. The fund's investments in securities of foreign issuers may involve certain risks that are greater than those associated with investments in securities of U.S. issuers. These include risks of adverse changes in foreign economic, political, regulatory and other conditions; changes in currency exchange rates or exchange control regulations (including limitations on currency movements and exchanges); differing accounting, auditing, financial reporting and legal standards and practices; differing securities market structures; and higher transaction costs. Derivatives Risk. The fund's use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments and could cause the fund to lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, investments in derivatives may involve leverage, which means a small percentage of assets invested in derivatives can have a disproportionately larger impact on the fund. Liquidity Risk. A particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell. The fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price. Sampling Index Tracking Risk. To the extent the fund uses a sampling method, the fund will not fully replicate the Index and may hold securities not included in the Index. As a result, the fund will be subject to the risk that the investment adviser's investment management strategy, the implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may not produce the intended results. If the fund utilizes a sampling approach, it may not track the return of the Index as well as it would if the fund purchased all of the securities in the Index. Securities Lending Risk. Securities lending involves the risk of loss of rights in the collateral or delay in recovery of the collateral if the borrower fails to return the security loaned or becomes insolvent. Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) Risk. The fund may purchase shares of ETFs to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities directly. When the fund invests in an ETF, in addition to directly bearing the expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the ETF's expenses. Therefore, it may be more costly to own an ETF than to own the underlying securities directly. In addition, while the risks of owning shares of an ETF generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities the ETF is designed to track, lack of liquidity in an ETF can result in its value being more volatile than the underlying portfolio securities. Your investment in the fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. For more information on the risks of investing in the fund please see the "Fund details" section in the prospectus. 2012-04-30 This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. The figures are based on total annual fund operating expenses after expense reduction. The expenses would be the same whether you stayed in the fund or sold your shares at the end of each period. Your actual costs may be higher or lower. Performance The bar chart below shows how the fund’s investment results have varied from year to year, and the following table shows how the fund’s average annual total returns for various periods compared to that of an index. This information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. All figures assume distributions were reinvested. Keep in mind that future performance (both before and after taxes) may differ from past performance. For current performance information, please see www.schwabfunds.com/prospectus. On October 19, 2009, the Investor Share class, Select Share class and Institutional Share class were combined into a single class of shares of the fund, and the fund no longer offered multiple classes of shares. The performance and financial history of the fund is that of the fund’s former Institutional Shares. Accordingly, the past performance information of the fund’s former Institutional Shares is shown below. Annual total returns (%) as of 12/31 Best quarter: 34.65% Q2 2009 Worst quarter: (22.54%) Q3 2011 Year-to-date performance (non-annualized) as of 9/30/12: 7.59% false Average annual total returns (%) as of 12/31/11 The after-tax figures reflect the highest individual federal income tax rates in effect during the period and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Your actual after-tax returns depend on your individual tax situation. In addition, after-tax returns are not relevant if you hold your fund shares through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan, IRA or other tax-advantaged account. The fund is subject to risks, any of which could cause an investor to lose money. 2012-10-17 Your investment in the fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The bar chart below shows how the fund’s investment results have varied from year to year, and the following table shows how the fund’s average annual total returns for various periods compared to that of an index. This information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. All figures assume distributions were reinvested. Keep in mind that future performance (both before and after taxes) may differ from past performance. 2012-10-19 www.schwabfunds.com/prospectus Best quarter: The after-tax figures reflect the highest individual federal income tax rates in effect during the period and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Your actual after-tax returns depend on your individual tax situation. In addition, after-tax returns are not relevant if you hold your fund shares through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan, IRA or other tax-advantaged account. 2009-06-30 Worst quarter: 2011-09-30 2012-10-19 The after-tax figures reflect the highest individual federal income tax rates in effect during the period and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Large Company Index Fund (formerly, Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Index Fund) Investment objective In addition, after-tax returns are not relevant if you hold your fund shares through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan, IRA or other tax-advantaged account. The fund seeks investment results that correspond generally (before fees and expenses) to the total return of the Russell Fundamental Emerging Markets Large Company Index. Fund fees and expenses Year-to-date This table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. 2012-09-30 Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment) Annual fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment) Example This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. The figures are based on total annual fund operating expenses (including AFFE) after expense reduction. The expenses would be the same whether you stayed in the fund or sold your shares at the end of each period. Your actual costs may be higher or lower. Portfolio turnover The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 56% of the average value of its portfolio. Principal investment strategies Principal risks The fund is subject to risks, any of which could cause an investor to lose money. The fund’s principal risks include: Market Risk. Stock markets rise and fall daily. As with any investment whose performance is tied to these markets, the value of your investment in the fund will fluctuate, which means that you could lose money. Equity Risk. The prices of equity securities rise and fall daily. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, industries or the securities market as a whole. In addition, equity markets tend to move in cycles, which may cause stock prices to fall over short or extended periods of time. Investment Style Risk. The fund invests in companies outside the U.S. stock market, as measured by the Index. It follows these stocks during upturns as well as downturns. Because of its indexing strategy, the fund does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. In addition, because of the fund’s expenses, the fund’s performance may be below that of the Index. A significant percentage of the Index may be composed of securities in a single industry or sector of the economy. If the fund is focused in an industry or sector, it may present more risks than if it were broadly diversified over numerous industries and sectors of the economy. Large-Cap Risk. Certain of the risks of this fund are associated with its investments in the large-cap segments of a stock market. Large-cap stocks tend to go in and out of favor based on market and economic conditions. As a result, during a period when these stocks fall behind other types of investments — bonds for instance — the fund’s large-cap holdings could reduce performance. Small- and Mid-Cap Risk. Historically, mid- and small-cap stocks have been riskier than large-cap stocks. Mid- and small-cap companies themselves may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. Stock prices of smaller companies may be based in substantial part on future expectations rather than current achievements and may move sharply, especially during market upturns and downturns. During a period when mid- and small-cap stocks fall behind other types of investments — bonds for instance — the fund’s small- and mid-cap holdings could reduce performance. Tracking Error Risk. As an index fund, the fund seeks to track the performance of its benchmark Index, although it may not be successful in doing so. The divergence between the performance of the fund and its benchmark Index, positive or negative, is called “tracking error.” Tracking error can be caused by many factors and it may be significant. For example, the fund may not invest in certain securities in the benchmark Index, or match the securities’ weightings to the benchmark Index, due to regulatory, operational, custodial or liquidity constraints; corporate transactions; asset valuations; transaction costs and timing; tax considerations; and index rebalancing, which may result in tracking error. Concentration Risk. To the extent that the fund’s or the Index’s portfolio is concentrated in the securities of issuers in a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector, country or asset class, the fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector, country or asset class. Foreign Investment Risk. The fund’s investments in securities of foreign issuers may involve certain risks that are greater than those associated with investments in securities of U.S. issuers. These include risks of adverse changes in foreign economic, political, regulatory and other conditions; changes in currency exchange rates or exchange control regulations (including limitations on currency movements and exchanges); differing accounting, auditing, financial reporting and legal standards and practices; differing securities market structures; and higher transaction costs. These risks may be heightened in connection with investments in emerging markets. Emerging Markets Risk. Emerging markets may be more likely to experience political turmoil or rapid changes in market or economic conditions than more developed countries. Emerging market countries often have less uniformity in accounting and reporting requirements and unreliable securities valuation. It is sometimes difficult to obtain and enforce court judgments in such countries and there is often a greater potential for nationalization and/or expropriation of assets by the government of an emerging market country. In addition, the financial stability of issuers (including governments) in emerging market countries may be more precarious than in other countries. As a result, there will tend to be an increased risk of price volatility associated with the fund’s investments in emerging market countries, which may be magnified by currency fluctuations relative to the U.S. dollar. Derivatives Risk. The fund’s use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments and could cause the fund to lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, investments in derivatives may involve leverage, which means a small percentage of assets invested in derivatives can have a disproportionately larger impact on the fund. Liquidity Risk. A particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell. The fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price. Sampling Index Tracking Risk. To the extent the fund uses a sampling method, the fund will not fully replicate the Index and may hold securities not included in the Index. As a result, the fund will be subject to the risk that the investment adviser’s investment management strategy, the implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may not produce the intended results. If the fund utilizes a sampling approach, it may not track the return of the Index as well as it would if the fund purchased all of the securities in the Index. Securities Lending Risk. Securities lending involves the risk of loss of rights in the collateral or delay in recovery of the collateral if the borrower fails to return the security loaned or becomes insolvent. Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) Risk. The fund may purchase shares of ETFs to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities directly. When the fund invests in an ETF, in addition to directly bearing the expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the ETF’s expenses. Therefore, it may be more costly to own an ETF than to own the underlying securities directly. In addition, while the risks of owning shares of an ETF generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities the ETF is designed to track, lack of liquidity in an ETF can result in its value being more volatile than the underlying portfolio securities. Your investment in the fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. For more information on the risks of investing in the fund please see the “Fund details” section in the prospectus. Performance The bar chart below shows how the fund’s investment results have varied from year to year, and the following table shows how the fund’s average annual total returns for various periods compared to that of an index. This information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. All figures assume distributions were reinvested. Keep in mind that future performance (both before and after taxes) may differ from past performance. For current performance information, please see www.schwabfunds.com/prospectus. On October 19, 2009, the Investor Share class, Select Share class and Institutional Share class were combined into a single class of shares of the fund, and the fund no longer offers multiple classes of shares. The performance and financial history of the fund is that of the fund’s former Institutional Shares. Accordingly, the past performance information of the fund’s former Institutional Shares is shown below. The after-tax figures reflect the highest individual federal income tax rates in effect during the period and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Your actual after-tax returns depend on your individual tax situation. In addition, after-tax returns are not relevant if you hold your fund shares through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan, IRA or other tax-advantaged account. Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment) Annual fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment) Example Keep in mind that future performance (both before and after taxes) may differ from past performance. The bar chart below shows how the fund’s investment results have varied from year to year, and the following table shows how the fund’s average annual total returns for various periods compared to that of an index. This information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. All figures assume distributions were reinvested. Portfolio turnover Principal investment strategies www.schwabfunds.com/prospectus Principal risks The fund is subject to risks, any of which could cause an investor to lose money. The fund’s principal risks include: Market Risk. Stock markets rise and fall daily. As with any investment whose performance is tied to these markets, the value of your investment in the fund will fluctuate, which means that you could lose money. Equity Risk. The prices of equity securities rise and fall daily. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, industries or the securities market as a whole. In addition, equity markets tend to move in cycles, which may cause stock prices to fall over short or extended periods of time. Investment Style Risk. The fund invests in companies outside the U.S. stock market, as measured by the Index. It follows these stocks during upturns as well as downturns. Because of its indexing strategy, the fund does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. In addition, because of the fund’s expenses, the fund’s performance may be below that of the Index. A significant percentage of the Index may be composed of securities in a single industry or sector of the economy. If the fund is focused in an industry or sector, it may present more risks than if it were broadly diversified over numerous industries and sectors of the economy. Small- and Mid-Cap Risk. Historically, mid- and small-cap stocks have been riskier than large-cap stocks. Mid-and small-cap companies themselves may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. Stock prices of smaller companies may be based in substantial part on future expectations rather than current achievements and may move sharply, especially during market upturns and downturns. During a period when mid- and small-cap stocks fall behind other types of investments — bonds or large-cap stocks, for instance — the fund’s small- and mid-cap holdings could reduce performance. Tracking Error Risk. As an index fund, the fund seeks to track the performance of its benchmark Index, although it may not be successful in doing so. The divergence between the performance of the fund and its benchmark Index, positive or negative, is called “tracking error.” Tracking error can be caused by many factors and it may be significant. For example, the fund may not invest in certain securities in the benchmark Index, or match the securities’ weightings to the benchmark Index, due to regulatory, operational, custodial or liquidity constraints; corporate transactions; asset valuations; transaction costs and timing; tax considerations; and index rebalancing, which may result in tracking error. Concentration Risk. To the extent that the fund’s or the Index’s portfolio is concentrated in the securities of issuers in a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector, country or asset class, the fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector, country or asset class. Foreign Investment Risk. The fund’s investments in securities of foreign issuers may involve certain risks that are greater than those associated with investments in securities of U.S. issuers. These include risks of adverse changes in foreign economic, political, regulatory and other conditions; changes in currency exchange rates or exchange control regulations (including limitations on currency movements and exchanges); differing accounting, auditing, financial reporting and legal standards and practices; differing securities market structures; and higher transaction costs. Derivatives Risk. The fund’s use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments and could cause the fund to lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, investments in derivatives may involve leverage, which means a small percentage of assets invested in derivatives can have a disproportionately larger impact on the fund. Liquidity Risk. A particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell. The fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price. Sampling Index Tracking Risk. To the extent the fund uses a sampling method, the fund will not fully replicate the Index and may hold securities not included in the Index. As a result, the fund will be subject to the risk that the investment adviser’s investment management strategy, the implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may not produce the intended results. If the fund utilizes a sampling approach, it may not track the return of the Index as well as it would if the fund purchased all of the securities in the Index. Securities Lending Risk. Securities lending involves the risk of loss of rights in the collateral or delay in recovery of the collateral if the borrower fails to return the security loaned or becomes insolvent. Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) Risk. The fund may purchase shares of ETFs to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities directly. When the fund invests in an ETF, in addition to directly bearing the expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the ETF’s expenses. Therefore, it may be more costly to own an ETF than to own the underlying securities directly. In addition, while the risks of owning shares of an ETF generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities the ETF is designed to track, lack of liquidity in an ETF can result in its value being more volatile than the underlying portfolio securities. Your investment in the fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. For more information on the risks of investing in the fund please see the “Fund details” section in the prospectus. Year-to-date Performance 2012-09-30 The bar chart below shows how the fund’s investment results have varied from year to year, and the following table shows how the fund’s average annual total returns for various periods compared to that of an index. This information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. All figures assume distributions were reinvested. Keep in mind that future performance (both before and after taxes) may differ from past performance. For current performance information, please see www.schwabfunds.com/prospectus. On October 19, 2009, the Investor Share class, Select Share class and Institutional Share class were combined into a single class of shares of the fund, and the fund no longer offers multiple classes of shares. The performance and financial history of the fund is that of the fund’s former Institutional Shares. Accordingly, the past performance information of the fund’s former Institutional Shares is shown below. Annual total returns (%) as of 12/31 Best quarter: 37.55% Q2 2009 Worst quarter: (17.14%) Q3 2011 Year-to-date performance (non-annualized) as of 9/30/12: 8.22% Best quarter: 2009-06-30 Worst quarter: 2011-09-30 The after-tax figures reflect the highest individual federal income tax rates in effect during the period and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Your actual after-tax returns depend on your individual tax situation. In addition, after-tax returns are not relevant if you hold your fund shares through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan, IRA or other tax-advantaged account. Annual total returns (%) as of 12/31 Best quarter: 34.84% Q2 2009 Worst quarter: (23.70%) Q3 2011 Year-to-date performance (non-annualized) as of 9/30/12: 8.99% Schwab Fundamental US Small Company Index Fund (formerly, Schwab Fundamental US Small-Mid Company Index Fund) Average annual total returns (%) as of 12/31/11 Investment objective The fund seeks investment results that correspond generally (before fees and expenses) to the total return of the Russell Fundamental U.S. Small Company Index. Fund fees and expenses This table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment) Annual fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment) Example This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. The figures are based on total annual fund operating expenses after expense reduction. The expenses would be the same whether you stayed in the fund or sold your shares at the end of each period. Your actual costs may be higher or lower. Portfolio turnover The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 35% of the average value of its portfolio. Principal investment strategies Principal risks The fund is subject to risks, any of which could cause an investor to lose money. The fund’s principal risks include: Market Risk. Stock markets rise and fall daily. As with any investment whose performance is tied to these markets, the value of your investment in the fund will fluctuate, which means that you could lose money. Equity Risk. The prices of equity securities rise and fall daily. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, industries or the securities market as a whole. In addition, equity markets tend to move in cycles, which may cause stock prices to fall over short or extended periods of time. Investment Style Risk. The fund invests in smaller companies within the U.S. stock market, as measured by the Index. It follows these stocks during upturns as well as downturns. Because of its indexing strategy, the fund does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. In addition, because of the fund’s expenses, the fund’s performance may be below that of the Index. A significant percentage of the Index may be composed of securities in a single industry or sector of the economy. If the fund is focused in an industry or sector, it may present more risks than if it were broadly diversified over numerous industries and sectors of the economy. Small- and Mid-Cap Risk. Historically, mid- and small-cap stocks have been riskier than large-cap stocks. Mid- and small-cap companies themselves may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. Stock prices of smaller companies may be based in substantial part on future expectations rather than current achievements and may move sharply, especially during market upturns and downturns. During a period when mid- and small-cap stocks fall behind other types of investments — bonds or large-cap stocks, for instance — the fund’s small- and mid-cap holdings could reduce performance. Tracking Error Risk. As an index fund, the fund seeks to track the performance of its benchmark Index, although it may not be successful in doing so. The divergence between the performance of the fund and its benchmark Index, positive or negative, is called “tracking error.” Tracking error can be caused by many factors and it may be significant. For example, the fund may not invest in certain securities in the benchmark Index, or match the securities’ weightings to the benchmark Index, due to regulatory, operational, custodial or liquidity constraints; corporate transactions; asset valuations; transaction costs and timing; tax considerations; and index rebalancing, which may result in tracking error. Concentration Risk. To the extent that the fund’s or the Index’s portfolio is concentrated in the securities of issuers in a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, the fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class. Derivatives Risk. The fund’s use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments and could cause the fund to lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, investments in derivatives may involve leverage, which means a small percentage of assets invested in derivatives can have a disproportionately larger impact on the fund. Liquidity Risk. A particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell. The fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price. Sampling Index Tracking Risk. To the extent the fund uses a sampling method, the fund will not fully replicate the Index and may hold securities not included in the Index. As a result, the fund will be subject to the risk that the investment adviser’s investment management strategy, the implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may not produce the intended results. If the fund utilizes a sampling approach, it may not track the return of the Index as well as it would if the fund purchased all of the securities in the Index. Securities Lending Risk. Securities lending involves the risk of loss of rights in the collateral or delay in recovery of the collateral if the borrower fails to return the security loaned or becomes insolvent. Your investment in the fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. For more information on the risks of investing in the fund please see the “Fund details” section in the prospectus. Performance The bar chart below shows how the fund’s investment results have varied from year to year, and the following table shows how the fund’s average annual total returns for various periods compared to that of an index. This information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. All figures assume distributions were reinvested. Keep in mind that future performance (both before and after taxes) may differ from past performance. For current performance information, please see www.schwabfunds.com/prospectus. On October 27, 2009, the Investor Share class, Select Share class and Institutional Share class were combined into a single class of shares of the fund, and the fund no longer offered multiple classes of shares. The performance and financial history of the fund is that of the fund’s former Institutional Shares. Accordingly, the past performance information of the fund’s former Institutional Shares is shown below. Annual total returns (%) as of 12/31 36 Best quarter: 35.25% Q2 2009 Worst quarter: (29.42%) Q4 2008 Year-to-date performance (non-annualized) as of 9/30/12: 14.19% 113 197 The after-tax figures reflect the highest individual federal income tax rates in effect during the period and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Your actual after-tax returns depend on your individual tax situation. In addition, after-tax returns are not relevant if you hold your fund shares through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan, IRA or other tax-advantaged account. 443 2008-01-31 2008-01-31 2008-01-31 <div style="display:none">~ http://www.schwabfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesSchwabFundamentalUSLargeCompanyIndexFund column period compact * ~</div> <div style="display:none">~ http://www.schwabfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpensesSchwabFundamentalUSLargeCompanyIndexFund column period compact * ~</div> <div style="display:none">~ http://www.schwabfunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedSchwabFundamentalUSLargeCompanyIndexFund column period compact * ~</div> <div style="display:none">~ http://www.schwabfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualTotalReturnsSchwabFundamentalUSLargeCompanyIndexFundBarChart column period compact * ~</div> Average annual total returns (%) as of 12/31/11 To pursue its goal, the fund primarily invests in stocks that are included in the Russell Fundamental Developed ex-U.S. Small Company Index1 1 Index ownership — “Russell Fundamental Developed ex-U.S. Small Company Index” is a joint trademark of Russell Investments (“Russell”) and Research Affiliates LLC (“RA”) and is used by the fund under license. “Research Affiliates” and “Fundamental Index” are trademarks of RA. Subject to RA’s intellectual property rights in certain content, Russell is the owner of all copyrights related to the Russell Fundamental Indexes. Russell is the owner of the trademarks and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Schwab Fundamental International Small Company Index Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Russell or RA, and Russell and RA do not make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in shares of the fund. (the “Index”). The Index measures the performance of the small company size segment by fundamental overall company scores (“scores”), which are created using as the universe the companies in the Russell Developed ex-U.S. Index (the “Russell Index”). Securities are grouped in order of decreasing score and each company receives a weight based on the total weights of the companies within the Russell Index. Companies are split at the 87.5% point based on fundamental weights. Companies below this breakpoint make up the Index. The Index uses a partial quarterly reconstitution methodology in which the Index is split into four equal segments at the annual reconstitution and each segment is then rebalanced on a rolling quarterly basis. The Index is compiled and calculated by Russell Investments (“Russell”) in conjunction with Research Affiliates LLC (“RA”), and the method of calculating the components of the Index is subject to change. It is the fund’s policy that, under normal circumstances, it will invest at least 90% of its net assets in stocks included in the Index. The fund will notify its shareholders at least 60 days before changing this policy. The fund will generally give the same weight to a given stock as the Index does. However, when the investment adviser believes it is in the best interest of the fund, such as to avoid purchasing odd-lots (i.e., purchasing less than the usual number of shares traded for a security), for tax considerations, or to address liquidity considerations with respect to a stock, the investment adviser may cause the fund’s weighting of a stock to be more or less than the Index’s weighting of the stock. The fund may sell securities that are represented in the Index in anticipation of their removal from the Index, or buy securities that are not yet represented in the Index in anticipation of their addition to the Index. The fund does not hedge its exposure to foreign currencies. However, the fund may use forward contracts to lock in exchange rates for the portfolio securities purchased or sold, but awaiting settlement. These transactions establish a rate of exchange that can be expected to be received upon settlement of the securities. The fund uses an “indexing” investment approach, which attempts to replicate, before expenses, the performance of the Index by purchasing a basket of securities that compose the Index. Using this approach, the investment adviser seeks a correlation, over time, of 0.95 or better between the fund’s performance and the performance of the Index; a figure of 1.00 would represent perfect correlation. However, it is possible that the investment adviser may determine to utilize instead a “sampling” methodology in seeking to achieve the fund’s objective. Sampling means that the investment adviser uses quantitative analysis to select stocks from the Index universe to obtain a representative sample of stocks that resembles the Index in terms of key risk factors, performance attributes and other characteristics. In certain circumstances it may not be possible or practicable for the fund to invest in all of the stocks comprising the Index or in proportion to their weightings in the Index. There can be no guarantee that the performance of the fund will achieve a high degree of correlation with that of the Index. A number of factors may affect the fund’s ability to achieve a high correlation with its Index, including the degree to which the fund utilizes a sampling technique. The correlation between the performance of the fund and its Index may also diverge due to transaction costs, asset valuations, corporate actions (such as mergers and spin-offs), timing variances, and differences between the fund’s portfolio and the Index resulting from legal restrictions (such as diversification requirements) that apply to the fund but not to the Index. Like many index funds, the fund also may invest in derivatives, principally futures contracts, and lend its securities to minimize the gap in performance that exists between any index fund and its corresponding index. This gap occurs mainly because, unlike the Index, the fund incurs expenses and must keep a small portion of its assets in cash for business operations. By using futures, the fund can gain market exposure and potentially offset a portion of the gap attributable to its cash holdings. Any income realized through securities lending may help reduce the portion of the gap attributable to expenses. In addition, the fund may also invest in exchange-traded funds. The fund may concentrate its investments in an industry or group of industries to the extent that the Index the fund is designed to track is also so concentrated. <div style="display:none">~ http://www.schwabfunds.com/role/ScheduleAverageAnnualTotalReturnsTransposedSchwabFundamentalUSLargeCompanyIndexFund column period compact * ~</div> 2007-04-02 2007-04-02 2007-04-02 The fund is subject to risks, any of which could cause an investor to lose money. Your investment in the fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The bar chart below shows how the fund’s investment results have varied from year to year, and the following table shows how the fund’s average annual total returns for various periods compared to that of an index. This information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. All figures assume distributions were reinvested. Keep in mind that future performance (both before and after taxes) may differ from past performance. www.schwabfunds.com/prospectus The fund is subject to risks, any of which could cause an investor to lose money. Your investment in the fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The bar chart below shows how the fund’s investment results have varied from year to year, and the following table shows how the fund’s average annual total returns for various periods compared to that of an index. This information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. All figures assume distributions were reinvested. Keep in mind that future performance (both before and after taxes) may differ from past performance. www.schwabfunds.com/prospectus Average annual total returns (%) as of 12/31/11 The after-tax figures reflect the highest individual federal income tax rates in effect during the period and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Your actual after-tax returns depend on your individual tax situation. In addition, after-tax returns are not relevant if you hold your fund shares through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan, IRA or other tax-advantaged account. The after-tax figures reflect the highest individual federal income tax rates in effect during the period and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Your actual after-tax returns depend on your individual tax situation. In addition, after-tax returns are not relevant if you hold your fund shares through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan, IRA or other tax-advantaged account. <div style="display:none">~ http://www.schwabfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesSchwabFundamentalEmergingMarketsIndexFund column period compact * ~</div> <div style="display:none">~ http://www.schwabfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesSchwabFundamentalInternationalLargeCompanyIndexFund column period compact * ~</div> To pursue its goal, the fund primarily invests in stocks that are included in the Russell Fundamental Emerging Markets Large Company Index1 1 Index ownership — “Russell Fundamental Emerging Markets Large Company Index” is a joint trademark of Russell Investments (“Russell”) and Research Affiliates LLC (“RA”) and is used by the fund under license. “Research Affiliates” and “Fundamental Index” are trademarks of RA. Subject to RA’s intellectual property rights in certain content, Russell is the owner of all copyrights related to the Russell Fundamental Indexes. Russell is the owner of the trademarks and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Large Company Index Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Russell or RA, and Russell and RA do not make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in shares of the fund. (the “Index”). The Index measures the performance of the large company size segment by fundamental overall company scores (“scores”), which are created using as the universe the companies in the Russell Emerging Markets Index (the “Russell Index”). Securities are grouped in order of decreasing score and each company receives a weight based on the total weights of the companies within the Russell Index. Companies are split at the 87.5% point based on fundamental weights. Companies above this breakpoint make up the Index. The Index uses a partial quarterly reconstitution methodology in which the Index is split into four equal segments at the annual reconstitution and each segment is then rebalanced on a rolling quarterly basis. The Index is compiled and calculated by Russell Investments (“Russell”) in conjunction with Research Affiliates LLC (“RA”), and the method of calculating the components of the Index is subject to change. It is the fund’s policy that, under normal circumstances, it will invest at least 80% of its net assets in stocks included in the Index, including depositary receipts representing securities of the Index; which may be in the form of American Depositary receipts (“ADRs”), Global Depositary receipts (“GDRs”) and European Depositary receipts (“EDRs”). The fund will notify its shareholders at least 60 days before changing this policy. The fund will generally give the same weight to a given stock as the Index does. However, when the investment adviser believes it is in the best interest of the fund, such as to avoid purchasing odd-lots (i.e., purchasing less than the usual number of shares traded for a security), for tax considerations, or to address liquidity considerations with respect to a stock, the investment adviser may cause the fund’s weighting of a stock to be more or less than the Index’s weighting of the stock. The fund may sell securities that are represented in the Index in anticipation of their removal from the Index, or buy securities that are not yet represented in the Index in anticipation of their addition to the Index. The fund does not hedge its exposure to foreign currencies. However, the fund may use forward contracts to lock in exchange rates for the portfolio securities purchased or sold, but awaiting settlement. These transactions establish a rate of exchange that can be expected to be received upon settlement of the securities. The fund uses an “indexing” investment approach, which attempts to replicate, before expenses, the performance of the Index by purchasing a basket of securities that compose the Index. Using this approach, the investment adviser seeks a correlation, over time, of 0.95 or better between the fund’s performance and the performance of the Index; a figure of 1.00 would represent perfect correlation. However, it is possible that the investment adviser may determine to utilize instead a “sampling” methodology in seeking to achieve the fund’s objective. Sampling means that the investment adviser uses quantitative analysis to select stocks from the Index universe to obtain a representative sample of stocks that resembles the Index in terms of key risk factors, performance attributes and other characteristics. In certain circumstances it may not be possible or practicable for the fund to invest in all of the stocks comprising the Index or in proportion to their weightings in the Index. There can be no guarantee that the performance of the fund will achieve a high degree of correlation with that of the Index. A number of factors may affect the fund’s ability to achieve a high correlation with its Index, including the degree to which the fund utilizes a sampling technique. The correlation between the performance of the fund and its Index may also diverge due to transaction costs, asset valuations, corporate actions (such as mergers and spin-offs), timing variances, and differences between the fund’s portfolio and the Index resulting from legal restrictions (such as diversification requirements) that apply to the fund but not to the Index. Like many index funds, the fund also may invest in derivatives, principally futures contracts, and lend its securities to minimize the gap in performance that exists between any index fund and its corresponding index. This gap occurs mainly because, unlike the Index, the fund incurs expenses and must keep a small portion of its assets in cash for business operations. By using futures, the fund can gain market exposure and potentially offset a portion of the gap attributable to its cash holdings. Any income realized through securities lending may help reduce the portion of the gap attributable to expenses. In addition, the fund may also invest in exchange-traded funds. The fund may concentrate its investments in an industry or group of industries to the extent that the Index the fund is designed to track is also so concentrated. <div style="display:none">~ http://www.schwabfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpensesSchwabFundamentalEmergingMarketsIndexFund column period compact * ~</div> <div style="display:none">~ http://www.schwabfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpensesSchwabFundamentalInternationalLargeCompanyIndexFund column period compact * ~</div> <div style="display:none">~ http://www.schwabfunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedSchwabFundamentalEmergingMarketsIndexFund column period compact * ~</div> <div style="display:none">~ http://www.schwabfunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedSchwabFundamentalInternationalLargeCompanyIndexFund column period compact * ~</div> 55 173 302 677 <div style="display:none">~ http://www.schwabfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualTotalReturnsSchwabFundamentalEmergingMarketsIndexFundBarChart column period compact * ~</div> <div style="display:none">~ http://www.schwabfunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleNoRedemptionTransposedSchwabFundamentalInternationalLargeCompanyIndexFund column period compact * ~</div> <div style="display:none">~ http://www.schwabfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualTotalReturnsSchwabFundamentalInternationalLargeCompanyIndexFundBarChart column period compact * ~</div> <div style="display:none">~ http://www.schwabfunds.com/role/ScheduleAverageAnnualTotalReturnsTransposedSchwabFundamentalInternationalLargeCompanyIndexFund column period compact * ~</div> 2008-01-31 2008-01-31 2008-01-31 To pursue its goal, the fund primarily invests in stocks that are included in the Russell Fundamental U.S. Small Company Index1 1 Index ownership — “Russell Fundamental U.S. Small Company Index” is a joint trademark of Russell Investments (“Russell”) and Research Affiliates LLC (“RA”) and is used by the fund under license. “Research Affiliates” and “Fundamental Index” are trademarks of RA. Subject to RA’s intellectual property rights in certain content, Russell is the owner of all copyrights related to the Russell Fundamental Indexes. Russell is the owner of the trademarks and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Schwab Fundamental US Small Company Index Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Russell or RA, and Russell and RA do not make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in shares of the fund. (the “Index”). The Index measures the performance of the small company size segment by fundamental overall company scores (“scores”), which are created using as the universe the companies in the Russell 3000® Index (the “Russell Index”). Securities are grouped in order of decreasing score and each company receives a weight based on the total weights of the companies within the Russell Index. Companies are split at the 87.5% point based on fundamental weights. Companies below this breakpoint make up the Index. The Index uses a partial quarterly reconstitution methodology in which the Index is split into four equal segments at the annual reconstitution and each segment is then rebalanced on a rolling quarterly basis. The Index is compiled and calculated by Russell Investments (“Russell”) in conjunction with Research Affiliates LLC (“RA”), and the method of calculating the components of the Index is subject to change. It is the fund’s policy that, under normal circumstances, it will invest at least 90% of its net assets in stocks included in the Index. The fund will notify its shareholders at least 60 days before changing this policy. The fund will generally give the same weight to a given stock as the Index does. However, when the investment adviser believes it is in the best interest of the fund, such as to avoid purchasing odd-lots (i.e., purchasing less than the usual number of shares traded for a security), for tax considerations, or to address liquidity considerations with respect to a stock, the investment adviser may cause the fund’s weighting of a stock to be more or less than the Index’s weighting of the stock. The fund may sell securities that are represented in the Index in anticipation of their removal from the Index, or buy securities that are not yet represented in the Index in anticipation of their addition to the Index. The fund uses an “indexing” investment approach, which attempts to replicate, before expenses, the performance of the Index by purchasing a basket of securities that compose the Index. Using this approach, the investment adviser seeks a correlation, over time, of 0.95 or better between the fund’s performance and the performance of the Index; a figure of 1.00 would represent perfect correlation. However, it is possible that the investment adviser may determine to utilize instead a “sampling” methodology in seeking to achieve the fund’s objective. Sampling means that the investment adviser uses quantitative analysis to select stocks from the Index universe to obtain a representative sample of stocks that resembles the Index in terms of key risk factors, performance attributes and other characteristics. In certain circumstances it may not be possible or practicable for the fund to invest in all of the stocks comprising the Index or in proportion to their weightings in the Index. There can be no guarantee that the performance of the fund will achieve a high degree of correlation with that of the Index. A number of factors may affect the fund’s ability to achieve a high correlation with its Index, including the degree to which the fund utilizes a sampling technique. The correlation between the performance of the fund and its Index may also diverge due to transaction costs, asset valuations, corporate actions (such as mergers and spin-offs), timing variances, and differences between the fund’s portfolio and the Index resulting from legal restrictions (such as diversification requirements) that apply to the fund but not to the Index. Like many index funds, the fund also may invest in derivatives, principally futures contracts, and lend its securities to minimize the gap in performance that exists between any index fund and its corresponding index. This gap occurs mainly because, unlike the Index, the fund incurs expenses and must keep a small portion of its assets in cash for business operations. By using futures, the fund can gain market exposure and potentially offset a portion of the gap attributable to its cash holdings. Any income realized through securities lending may help reduce the portion of the gap attributable to expenses. The fund may concentrate its investments in an industry or group of industries to the extent that the Index the fund is designed to track is also so concentrated. <div style="display:none">~ http://www.schwabfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesSchwabFundamentalUSSmall-MidCompanyIndexFund column period compact * ~</div> Best quarter: 2009-06-30 <div style="display:none">~ http://www.schwabfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpensesSchwabFundamentalUSSmall-MidCompanyIndexFund column period compact * ~</div> The fund is subject to risks, any of which could cause an investor to lose money. Your investment in the fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Schwab Fundamental US Large Company Index Fund Investment objective The fund seeks investment results that correspond generally (before fees and expenses) to the total return of the Russell Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index. Fund fees and expenses This table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. <div style="display:none">~ http://www.schwabfunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedSchwabFundamentalUSSmall-MidCompanyIndexFund column period compact * ~</div> Best quarter: Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment) Example This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. The figures are based on total annual fund operating expenses after expense reduction. The expenses would be the same whether you stayed in the fund or sold your shares at the end of each period. Your actual costs may be higher or lower. 2009-06-30 Expenses on a $10,000 investment Portfolio turnover The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 11% of the average value of its portfolio. Worst quarter: Principal investment strategies 2011-09-30 To pursue its goal, the fund primarily invests in stocks that are included in the Russell Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index1 1 Index ownership — “Russell Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index” is a joint trademark of Russell Investments (“Russell”) and Research Affiliates LLC (“RA”) and is used by the fund under license. “Research Affiliates” and “Fundamental Index” are trademarks of RA. Subject to RA’s intellectual property rights in certain content, Russell is the owner of all copyrights related to the Russell Fundamental Indexes. Russell is the owner of the trademarks and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Schwab Fundamental US Large Company Index Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Russell or RA, and Russell and RA do not make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in shares of the fund. (the “Index”). The Index measures the performance of the large company size segment by fundamental overall company scores (“scores”), which are created using as the universe the companies in the Russell 3000® Index (the “Russell Index”). Securities are grouped in order of decreasing score and each company receives a weight based on the total weights of the companies within the Russell Index. Companies are split at the 87.5% point based on fundamental weights. Companies above this breakpoint make up the Index. The Index uses a partial quarterly reconstitution methodology in which the Index is split into four equal segments at the annual reconstitution and each segment is then rebalanced on a rolling quarterly basis. The Index is compiled and calculated by Russell Investments (“Russell”) in conjunction with Research Affiliates LLC (“RA”), and the method of calculating the components of the Index is subject to change. It is the fund’s policy that, under normal circumstances, it will invest at least 90% of its net assets in stocks included in the Index. The fund will notify its shareholders at least 60 days before changing this policy. The fund will generally give the same weight to a given stock as the Index does. However, when the investment adviser believes it is in the best interest of the fund, such as to avoid purchasing odd-lots (i.e., purchasing less than the usual number of shares traded for a security), for tax considerations, or to address liquidity considerations with respect to a stock, the investment adviser may cause the fund’s weighting of a stock to be more or less than the Index’s weighting of the stock. The fund may sell securities that are represented in the Index in anticipation of their removal from the Index, or buy securities that are not yet represented in the Index in anticipation of their addition to the Index. The fund uses an “indexing” investment approach, which attempts to replicate, before expenses, the performance of the Index by purchasing a basket of securities that compose the Index. Using this approach, the investment adviser seeks a correlation, over time, of 0.95 or better between the fund’s performance and the performance of the Index; a figure of 1.00 would represent perfect correlation. However, it is possible that the investment adviser may determine to utilize instead a “sampling” methodology in seeking to achieve the fund’s objective. Sampling means that the investment adviser uses quantitative analysis to select stocks from the Index universe to obtain a representative sample of stocks that resembles the Index in terms of key risk factors, performance attributes and other characteristics. In certain circumstances it may not be possible or practicable for the fund to invest in all of the stocks comprising the Index or in proportion to their weightings in the Index. There can be no guarantee that the performance of the fund will achieve a high degree of correlation with that of the Index. A number of factors may affect the fund’s ability to achieve a high correlation with its Index, including the degree to which the fund utilizes a sampling technique. The correlation between the performance of the fund and its Index may also diverge due to transaction costs, asset valuations, corporate actions (such as mergers and spin-offs), timing variances, and differences between the fund’s portfolio and the Index resulting from legal restrictions (such as diversification requirements) that apply to the fund but not to the Index. Like many index funds, the fund also may invest in derivatives, principally futures contracts, and lend its securities to minimize the gap in performance that exists between any index fund and its corresponding index. This gap occurs mainly because, unlike the Index, the fund incurs expenses and must keep a small portion of its assets in cash for business operations. By using futures, the fund can gain market exposure and potentially offset a portion of the gap attributable to its cash holdings. Any income realized through securities lending may help reduce the portion of the gap attributable to expenses. The fund may concentrate its investments in an industry or group of industries to the extent that the Index the fund is designed to track is also so concentrated. Principal risks Year-to-date The fund is subject to risks, any of which could cause an investor to lose money. The fund’s principal risks include: Market Risk. Stock markets rise and fall daily. As with any investment whose performance is tied to these markets, the value of your investment in the fund will fluctuate, which means that you could lose money. Equity Risk. The prices of equity securities rise and fall daily. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, industries or the securities market as a whole. In addition, equity markets tend to move in cycles, which may cause stock prices to fall over short or extended periods of time. Investment Style Risk. The fund invests in companies within the U.S. stock market, as measured by the Index. It follows these stocks during upturns as well as downturns. Because of its indexing strategy, the fund does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. In addition, because of the fund’s expenses, the fund’s performance may be below that of the Index. A significant percentage of the Index may be composed of securities in a single industry or sector of the economy. If the fund is focused in an industry or sector, it may present more risks than if it were broadly diversified over numerous industries and sectors of the economy. Large-Cap Risk. Although the Index encompasses stocks from many different sectors of the economy, its performance primarily reflects that of large company stocks, which tend to go in and out of favor based on market and economic conditions. As a result, during a period when these stocks fall behind other types of investments — bonds or mid or small company stocks, for instance — the fund’s large-cap holdings could reduce performance. Tracking Error Risk. As an index fund, the fund seeks to track the performance of its benchmark Index, although it may not be successful in doing so. The divergence between the performance of the fund and its benchmark Index, positive or negative, is called “tracking error.” Tracking error can be caused by many factors and it may be significant. For example, the fund may not invest in certain securities in the benchmark Index, or match the securities’ weightings to the benchmark Index, due to regulatory, operational, custodial or liquidity constraints; corporate transactions; asset valuations; transaction costs and timing; tax considerations; and index rebalancing, which may result in tracking error. Concentration Risk. To the extent that the fund’s or the Index’s portfolio is concentrated in the securities of issuers in a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, the fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class. Derivatives Risk. The fund’s use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments and could cause the fund to lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, investments in derivatives may involve leverage, which means a small percentage of assets invested in derivatives can have a disproportionately large impact on the fund. Liquidity Risk. A particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell. The fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price. Sampling Index Tracking Risk. To the extent the fund uses a sampling method, the fund will not fully replicate the Index and may hold securities not included in the Index. As a result, the fund will be subject to the risk that the investment adviser’s investment management strategy, the implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may not produce the intended results. If the fund utilizes a sampling approach, it may not track the return of the Index as well as it would if the fund purchased all of the securities in the Index. Securities Lending Risk. Securities lending involves the risk of loss of rights in the collateral or delay in recovery of the collateral if the borrower fails to return the security loaned or becomes insolvent. Your investment in the fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. For more information on the risks of investing in the fund please see the “Fund details” section in the prospectus. Performance <div style="display:none">~ http://www.schwabfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualTotalReturnsSchwabFundamentalUSSmall-MidCompanyIndexFundBarChart column period compact * ~</div> The bar chart below shows how the fund’s investment results have varied from year to year, and the following table shows how the fund’s average annual total returns for various periods compared to that of an index. This information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. All figures assume distributions were reinvested. Keep in mind that future performance (both before and after taxes) may differ from past performance. For current performance information, please see www.schwabfunds.com/prospectus. On October 27, 2009, the Investor Share class, Select Share class and Institutional Share class were combined into a single class of shares of the fund, and the fund no longer offered multiple classes of shares. The performance and financial history of the fund is that of the fund’s former Institutional Shares. Accordingly, the past performance information of the fund’s former Institutional Shares is shown below. 2012-09-30 Average annual total returns (%) as of 12/31/11 Best quarter: 27.43% Q2 2009 Worst quarter: (24.05%) Q4 2008 Year-to-date performance (non-annualized) as of 9/30/12: 14.41% The after-tax figures reflect the highest individual federal income tax rates in effect during the period and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Your actual after-tax returns depend on your individual tax situation. In addition, after-tax returns are not relevant if you hold your fund shares through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan, IRA or other tax-advantaged account. <div style="display:none">~ http://www.schwabfunds.com/role/ScheduleAverageAnnualTotalReturnsTransposedSchwabFundamentalUSSmall-MidCompanyIndexFund column period compact * ~</div> To pursue its goal, the fund primarily invests in stocks that are included in the Russell Fundamental Developed ex-U.S. Large Company Index1 1 Index ownership — “Russell Fundamental Developed ex-U.S. Large Company Index” is a joint trademark of Russell Investments (“Russell”) and Research Affiliates LLC (“RA”) and is used by the fund under license. “Research Affiliates” and “Fundamental Index” are trademarks of RA. Subject to RA’s intellectual property rights in certain content, Russell is the owner of all copyrights related to the Russell Fundamental Indexes. Russell is the owner of the trademarks and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Schwab Fundamental International Large Company Index Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Russell or RA, and Russell and RA do not make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in shares of the fund. (the “Index”). The Index measures the performance of the large company size segment by fundamental overall company scores (“scores”), which are created using as the universe the companies in the Russell Developed ex-U.S. Index (the “Russell Index”). Securities are grouped in order of decreasing score and each company receives a weight based on the total weights of the companies within the Russell Index. Companies are split at the 87.5% point based on fundamental weights. Companies above this breakpoint make up the Index. The Index uses a partial quarterly reconstitution methodology in which the Index is split into four equal segments at the annual reconstitution and each segment is then rebalanced on a rolling quarterly basis. The Index is compiled and calculated by Russell Investments (“Russell”) in conjunction with Research Affiliates LLC (“RA”), and the method of calculating the components of the Index is subject to change. It is the fund’s policy that, under normal circumstances, it will invest at least 90% of its net assets in stocks included in the Index. The fund will notify its shareholders at least 60 days before changing this policy. The fund will generally give the same weight to a given stock as the Index does. However, when the investment adviser believes it is in the best interest of the fund, such as to avoid purchasing odd-lots (i.e., purchasing less than the usual number of shares traded for a security), for tax considerations, or to address liquidity considerations with respect to a stock, the investment adviser may cause the fund’s weighting of a stock to be more or less than the Index’s weighting of the stock. The fund may sell securities that are represented in the Index in anticipation of their removal from the Index, or buy securities that are not yet represented in the Index in anticipation of their addition to the Index. The fund does not hedge its exposure to foreign currencies. However, the fund may use forward contracts to lock in exchange rates for the portfolio securities purchased or sold, but awaiting settlement. These transactions establish a rate of exchange that can be expected to be received upon settlement of the securities. The fund uses an “indexing” investment approach, which attempts to replicate, before expenses, the performance of the Index by purchasing a basket of securities that compose the Index. Using this approach, the investment adviser seeks a correlation, over time, of 0.95 or better between the fund’s performance and the performance of the Index; a figure of 1.00 would represent perfect correlation. However, it is possible that the investment adviser may determine to utilize instead a “sampling” methodology in seeking to achieve the fund’s objective. Sampling means that the investment adviser uses quantitative analysis to select stocks from the Index universe to obtain a representative sample of stocks that resembles the Index in terms of key risk factors, performance attributes and other characteristics. In certain circumstances it may not be possible or practicable for the fund to invest in all of the stocks comprising the Index or in proportion to their weightings in the Index. There can be no guarantee that the performance of the fund will achieve a high degree of correlation with that of the Index. A number of factors may affect the fund’s ability to achieve a high correlation with its Index, including the degree to which the fund utilizes a sampling technique. The correlation between the performance of the fund and its Index may also diverge due to transaction costs, asset valuations, corporate actions (such as mergers and spin-offs), timing variances, and differences between the fund’s portfolio and the Index resulting from legal restrictions (such as diversification requirements) that apply to the fund but not to the Index. Like many index funds, the fund also may invest in derivatives, principally futures contracts, and lend its securities to minimize the gap in performance that exists between any index fund and its corresponding index. This gap occurs mainly because, unlike the Index, the fund incurs expenses and must keep a small portion of its assets in cash for business operations. By using futures, the fund can gain market exposure and potentially offset a portion of the gap attributable to its cash holdings. Any income realized through securities lending may help reduce the portion of the gap attributable to expenses. In addition, the fund may invest in exchange-traded funds. The fund may concentrate its investments in an industry or group of industries to the extent that the Index the fund is designed to track is also so concentrated. <div style="display:none">~ http://www.schwabfunds.com/role/ScheduleAverageAnnualTotalReturnsTransposedSchwabFundamentalEmergingMarketsIndexFund column period compact * ~</div> Annual total returns (%) as of 12/31 Worst quarter: 2008-12-31 Year-to-date 2012-09-30 The fund is subject to risks, any of which could cause an investor to lose money. Your investment in the fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The bar chart below shows how the fund’s investment results have varied from year to year, and the following table shows how the fund’s average annual total returns for various periods compared to that of an index. This information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. All figures assume distributions were reinvested. <div style="display:none">~ http://www.schwabfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesSchwabFundamentalInternationalSmall-MidCompanyIndexFund column period compact * ~</div> Keep in mind that future performance (both before and after taxes) may differ from past performance. www.schwabfunds.com/prospectus The after-tax figures reflect the highest individual federal income tax rates in effect during the period and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. In addition, after-tax returns are not relevant if you hold your fund shares through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan, IRA or other tax-advantaged account. <div style="display:none">~ http://www.schwabfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpensesSchwabFundamentalInternationalSmall-MidCompanyIndexFund column period compact * ~</div> <div style="display:none">~ http://www.schwabfunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedSchwabFundamentalInternationalSmall-MidCompanyIndexFund column period compact * ~</div> <div style="display:none">~ http://www.schwabfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualTotalReturnsSchwabFundamentalInternationalSmall-MidCompanyIndexFundBarChart column period compact * ~</div> <div style="display:none">~ http://www.schwabfunds.com/role/ScheduleAverageAnnualTotalReturnsTransposedSchwabFundamentalInternationalSmall-MidCompanyIndexFund column period compact * ~</div> Annual fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment) 2007-04-02 2007-04-02 2007-04-02 Expenses on a $10,000 investment Expenses on a $10,000 investment Expenses on a $10,000 investment 0.005 0 0.0041 -0.02 0.0091 -0.0031 0.006 0.0029 0 0.0021 0.005 -0.0015 0.0035 -0.3883 0.5271 0.2988 -0.0615 0.3525 -0.2942 0.1419 -0.0615 -0.0767 -0.028 -0.0594 0.0187 0.0111 0.0134 0.0255 -0.02 0.0025 0 0.0019 0.0044 -0.0009 0.0035 -0.4007 0.4214 0.1971 -0.0021 -0.0021 -0.0051 0.002 0.0007 0.0068 0.0039 0.0052 0.0075 0.35 0.3465 -0.2254 0.0759 -0.02 0.0899 0.003 0.3484 0 -0.237 0.0027 0.0057 -0.0022 0.0035 -0.1953 0.161 0.7465 -0.1953 -0.1203 -0.2016 -0.1788 -0.0163 -0.0219 -0.0145 0.0058 -0.1492 0.0705 0.3903 -0.4304 0.56 -0.1492 -0.1514 -0.0886 -0.1435 -0.0536 -0.0565 -0.0433 -0.0427 0.63 0.35 -0.02 -0.02 0.004 0 0.0059 0.0099 -0.0044 0.0055 -0.1266 -0.1385 -0.0724 -0.1215 0.0002 -0.0081 -0.0021 0.0181 0.2743 0.3755 -0.1714 0.0822 0.4792 0.1862 -0.1266 -0.2405 0.1441 0.11 The investment adviser and its affiliates have agreed to limit the total annual fund operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes and certain non-routine expenses) of the fund to 0.35% 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 investment adviser and its affiliates have agreed to limit the total annual fund operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes and certain non-routine expenses) of the fund to 0.60% 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 investment adviser and its affiliates have agreed to limit the total annual fund operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes and certain non-routine expenses) of the fund to 0.35% 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. Effective October 19, 2012, the fund changed its primary comparative index from the FTSE RAFI US 1000 Index to the Russell Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index (Index) in connection with a change to the fund's investment objective and investment strategy to invest its assets in accordance with the Index. The Index has not been in operation for a full calendar year, and therefore has no performance data to present. The investment adviser and its affiliates have agreed to limit the total annual fund operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes and certain non-routine expenses) of the fund to 0.35% 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. Effective October 19, 2012, the fund changed its primary comparative index from the FTSE RAFI US Mid Small 1500 Index to the Russell Fundamental U.S. Small Company Index (Index) in connection with a change to the fund's investment objective and investment strategy to invest its assets in accordance with the Index. The Index has not been in operation for a full calendar year, and therefore has no performance data to present. Effective October 19, 2012, the fund changed its primary comparative index from the FTSE RAFI Emerging Index to the Russell Fundamental Emerging Markets Large Company Index (Index) in connection with a change to the fund's investment objective and investment strategy to invest its assets in accordance with the Index. The Index has not been in operation for a full calendar year, and therefore has no performance data to present. The investment adviser and its affiliates have agreed to limit the total annual fund operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes and certain non-routine expenses) of the fund to 0.55% 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. Effective October 19, 2012, the fund changed its primary comparative index from the FTSE RAFI Developed ex US Mid Small 1500 Index to the Russell Fundamental Developed ex-U.S. Small Company Index (Index) in connection with a change to the fund's investment objective and investment strategy to invest its assets in accordance with the Index. The Index has not been in operation for a full calendar year, and therefore has no performance data to present. Effective October 19, 2012, the fund changed its primary comparative index from the FTSE RAFI Developed ex US 1000 Index to the Russell Fundamental Developed ex-U.S. Large Company Index (Index) in connection with a change to the fund's investment objective and investment strategy to invest its assets in accordance with the Index. The Index has not been in operation for a full calendar year, and therefore has no performance data to present.