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May 28, 2025
Schwab Government Money Market ETF
Investment Objective
The fund’s goal is to seek current income consistent with capital preservation while maintaining liquidity.
Fund Fees and Expenses
This table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and Example below.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a %
of the value of your investment)
Management fees
0.28
Other expenses(1)
None
Total annual fund operating expenses
0.28
(1)
“Other expenses” is an estimate based on the expenses the fund expects to incur for its first full fiscal year.
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then sell 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. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.
Expenses on a $10,000 Investment
Expenses on a $10,000 Investment
1 Year
3 Years
$ 29 $ 90
Principal Investment Strategies
To pursue its goal, the fund invests in U.S. government securities, such as:

U.S. Treasury bills and notes

other obligations that are issued by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities, including obligations that are not fully guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury, such as those issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) and the Federal Home Loan Banks

repurchase agreements that are collateralized fully by cash and/or U.S. government securities

obligations that are issued by private issuers that are guaranteed as to principal or interest by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities
The fund intends to operate as a government money market fund under the regulations governing money market funds. The fund will invest at least 99.5% of its total assets in cash, U.S. government securities and/or repurchase agreements that are collateralized fully by cash and/or U.S. government securities; under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund’s net assets (including, for this purpose, any borrowings for investment purposes) will be invested solely in U.S. government securities including repurchase agreements that are collateralized fully by U.S. government securities (excluding cash). With respect to the 80% policy, the fund will notify its shareholders at least 60 days before changing the policy.
Although the fund intends to operate as a “government money market fund”, it will not seek to maintain a stable net asset value (“NAV”) per share nor will it use the amortized cost method of valuation. Instead, the fund will calculate its NAV per share based on the market value of its investments. In addition, unlike a traditional money market fund, the fund operates as an exchange traded fund (“ETF”). As an ETF, the fund’s shares will be traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”) exchange and will generally fluctuate in accordance with changes in NAV as well as the relative supply of, and demand for, shares on the NYSE Arca. You could lose money by investing in the fund. Because the share price and NAV of the fund will fluctuate, when shares are sold on the NYSE Arca (or redeemed, in the case of an Authorized Participant), they may be worth more or less than what was originally paid for them.
The fund is an actively managed ETF fund and therefore does not seek to replicate the performance of any specific index.
In choosing securities, the fund’s manager seeks to maximize current income within the limits of the fund’s investment objective and credit, maturity and diversification policies. Some of these policies may be stricter than the federal regulations that apply to all money market funds. The investment adviser’s credit research department analyzes and monitors the securities that the fund owns or is considering buying. The manager may adjust the fund’s holdings or its average maturity based on actual or anticipated changes in credit quality or market dynamics, such as interest rates.
Although the income from U.S. Treasury securities is exempt from state and local income taxes, the fund invests in non-U.S. Treasury investments, which include repurchase agreements, that are not exempt from state and local income taxes. Further, during unusual market conditions, the fund may invest a greater portion of its assets in investments that are not exempt from state and local income taxes as a temporary defensive measure.
For temporary defensive purposes during unusual market conditions, the fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in cash, cash equivalents or other high quality short-term investments.
As a government money market fund, the fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board) has determined not to subject the fund to a discretionary liquidity fee on fund redemptions. Please note that the Board has reserved its ability to change this determination with respect to liquidity fees, but only after providing appropriate prior notice to shareholders.
Performance
Because the fund has not completed a full calendar year of operations, no performance figures are given. Once the fund has completed a full calendar year of operations, a bar chart and table will be included that will provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund by showing the variability of the fund’s returns and comparing the fund’s performance to one or more indices. For current performance information, once available, please see
www.schwabassetmanagement.com/prospectus.