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Summary
Prospectus May 26,
2011
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Laudus Mondrian
International Fixed Income Fund
Before you invest, you may want to review the funds
prospectus, which contains more information about the fund and
its risks. You can find the funds prospectus, Statement of
Additional Information (SAI) and other information about the
fund online at www.laudus.com/prospectus. You can also
obtain this information at no cost by calling
1-866-414-6349
or by sending an email request to
orders@mysummaryprospectus.com. If you purchase or hold
fund shares through a financial intermediary, the funds
prospectus, SAI, and other information about the fund are
available from your financial intermediary.
The funds prospectus dated July 29, 2010, as
supplemented March 7, 2011, and SAI dated July 29,
2010, as supplemented January 24, 2011, March 7, 2011
and May 26, 2011, include a more detailed discussion of
fund investment policies and the risks associated with various
fund investments. The prospectus and SAI are incorporated by
reference into the summary prospectus, making them legally a
part of the summary prospectus.
The fund closed to new investors as of March 11,
2011.
Investment
objective
The fund seeks long-term total return consistent with its
value-oriented investment approach.
Fund fees
and expenses
This table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you
buy and hold shares of the fund.
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Shareholder
fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
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Redemption fee (as a % of the amount sold or exchanged within
30 days of purchase)
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2.00
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Annual
fund operating expenses
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(expenses
that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
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Management fees
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0.60
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Distribution (12b-1) fees
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None
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Other expenses
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0.19
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Total annual fund operating expenses
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0.79
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Less expense reduction
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(0.04)
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Total annual fund operating expenses after expense
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0.75
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The investment
adviser has agreed to limit the total annual fund operating
expenses (excluding interest, taxes, and certain non-routine
expenses) of the fund to 0.75% until at least July 30,
2012. During this term, the agreement may only be amended or
terminated with the approval of the funds Board of
Trustees. Any amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular
fiscal year will be subject to reimbursement by the fund to the
investment adviser during the next two fiscal years to the
extent that the repayment will not cause the funds total
annual fund operating expenses to exceed the limit (as stated in
the agreement) during the respective year. The investment
adviser may, but is not required to, extend the agreement for
additional years.
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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 funds operating expenses remain the same. The one-year
figure is 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.
Expenses on
a $10,000 investment
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1 year
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3 years
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5 years
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10 years
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$77
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$244
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$431
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$970
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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 funds performance. During the most
recent fiscal year, the funds portfolio turnover rate was
67% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
investment strategies
The fund invests primarily in fixed income securities that may
also provide the potential for capital appreciation. The fund is
an international fund that invests primarily in issuers that are
organized, have a majority of their assets or derive most of
their operating income outside of the United States. As such, it
may invest in securities issued in any currency and may hold
foreign currency. Under normal circumstances, the fund intends
to invest in securities which are denominated in foreign
currencies. Securities of issuers within a given country may be
denominated in the currency of such country, in the currency of
another country or in multinational currency units, such as the
euro. The fund will attempt to achieve its objective by
investing in a broad range of fixed income securities, including
debt obligations of governments, their agencies,
instrumentalities or political subdivisions and companies. They
will generally be rated, at the time of investment, BBB or
better by S&P or Moodys or, if unrated, are deemed to
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of comparable quality by the subadviser. The fund may invest up
to 5% of its assets (determined at time of purchase) in
fixed-income securities rated below investment grade (sometimes
called junk bonds), including government securities as discussed
below. It is anticipated that no more than 25% of the
funds assets (determined at time of purchase) will be
invested in corporate debt obligations under normal
circumstances.
The fund may invest up to 5% of its assets (determined at time
of purchase) in emerging markets. The fund is considered
non-diversified, which means that it may invest in
the securities of relatively few issuers.
Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of
its net assets in fixed income securities.
The subadvisers approach in selecting investments for the
fund is oriented to country selection and is value driven. In
selecting fixed income instruments for the fund, the subadviser
identifies those countries fixed income markets that it
believes will provide the United States domiciled investor the
highest yield over a market cycle while also offering the
opportunity for capital gain and currency appreciation. The
subadviser conducts extensive fundamental research on a global
basis, and it is through this effort that attractive fixed
income markets are selected for investment. The core of the
fundamental research effort is a value-oriented prospective real
yield approach which looks at todays yield in each market
and subtracts from it forecasted inflation for the next two
years to identify value as a forward looking potential real
yield. Comparisons of the values of different possible
investments are then made. The higher the prospective real yield
the higher the relative allocation and conversely the lower the
prospective real yield the lower the allocation or even a zero
allocation.
The fund may also invest in zero coupon bonds, and in the debt
securities of supranational entities denominated in any
currency. The fund also may invest in securities issued by the
U.S. Government or its agencies and instrumentalities such as
Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
The fund may actively carry on hedging activities, and may
utilize a wide range of derivative instruments, including
options, futures contracts and related options, and forward
foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge currency risks
associated with its portfolio securities. This hedging may be in
the form of cross hedging. Hedging and cross hedging may be used
to identify value opportunities in the currency markets. The
fund may also use derivatives as a substitute for taking a
position in the underlying asset. The fund may lend its
securities to certain financial institutions to earn additional
income.
It is anticipated that the average weighted maturity of the fund
will be in the three- to
10-year
range. If the subadviser anticipates a declining interest rate
environment, the average weighted maturity may be extended
beyond 10 years. Conversely, if the subadviser anticipates
a rising rate environment, the average weighted maturity may be
shortened to less than three years.
The fund may buy and sell portfolio securities actively. As a
result, the funds portfolio turnover rate and transaction
costs will rise, which may lower fund performance and may
increase the likelihood of capital gain distributions.
For temporary defensive purposes, during unusual economic or
market conditions or for liquidity purposes, the fund may invest
up to 100% of its assets in cash, money market instruments,
repurchase agreements and other short-term obligations. When the
fund engages in such activities, it may not achieve its
investment objective.
Principal
risks
The fund is subject to risks, any of which could cause an
investor to lose money. The funds principal risks include:
Market risk. Bond 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.
Management risk. As with all actively managed funds, the
strategies of the funds subadviser may not achieve their
desired results. Poor bond selection or a focus on a particular
region may cause the fund to underperform its benchmark or other
funds with a similar investment objective.
Non-diversification risk. The fund is non-diversified
and, as such, may invest a greater percentage of its assets in
the securities of a single issuer than a fund that is
diversified. A non-diversified fund is more susceptible to risks
associated with a single economic, political or regulatory
occurrence than a diversified fund.
Interest rate risk. Interest rates will risk and fall
over time. During periods when interest rates are low, the
funds yield and total return also may be low. The longer
the funds duration, the more sensitive to interest rate
movements its share price is likely to be.
Credit risk. The fund is subject to the risk that a
decline in the credit quality of a portfolio investment could
cause the funds share price to fall. The fund could lose
money if the issuer or guarantor of a portfolio investment fails
to make timely principal or interest payments or otherwise honor
its obligations. Securities rated below investment grade (junk
bonds) involve greater risk of price declines than investment
grade securities due to actual or perceived changes in the
issuers creditworthiness.
Prepayment and extension risk. The funds
investments are subject to the risk that the securities may be
paid off earlier or later than expected. Either situation could
cause the fund to hold securities paying
lower-than-market
rates of interest, which could hurt the funds yield or
share price.
Foreign investment risk. The funds 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 market risk. Emerging markets may be more likely
to experience political turmoil or rapid changes in market or
economic conditions than more developed countries. Such
countries often have less uniformity in accounting and reporting
requirements, unreliable securities valuation and greater risk
associated with the custody of securities. In addition, the
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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 funds investments
in emerging market countries.
Derivatives risk. The funds 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.
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.
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.
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 funds investment results
have varied from year to year, and the following table shows how
the funds 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.laudus.com/prospectus. On July 29, 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 history of the fund is that of the funds
former Institutional Shares. Accordingly, the past performance
information of the funds former Institutional Shares is
shown below.
Annual
total returns
(%) as of
12/31
Best
quarter: 11.42%
Q1 2008
Worst quarter: (5.69%) Q2 2008
Year-to-date performance (non-annualized and pre-tax) as of
6/30/2010: (1.85%)
Average
annual total returns
(%) as of
12/31/09
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Since
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Inception
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1 year
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(11/2/07)
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Before taxes
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7.62%
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9.38%
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After taxes on distributions
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6.09%
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8.03%
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After taxes on distributions and sale of shares
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4.97%
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7.24%
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Comparative Index (reflects no deduction for expenses or
taxes)
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Citigroup
non-U.S.
Dollar World Government Bond Index
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4.39%
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7.36%
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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.
Investment
adviser
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.
Subadviser
Mondrian Investment Partners Limited
Portfolio
managers
Christopher Moth, Director and Chief Investment Officer
for Global Fixed Income and Currency of the subadviser, has been
a portfolio manager of the fund since its inception.
David Wakefield, Senior Portfolio Manager-Global Fixed
Income Team of the subadviser, has been a portfolio manager of
the fund since its inception.
Purchase
and sale of fund shares
The fund will be closed to new investors as of March 11,
2011, subject to certain exceptions. The fund will close to all
investors on or about the date on which the net cash flows in to
the fund total $1 billion.
The fund is open for business each day that the New York Stock
Exchange is open. The minimum initial investment is $100 and
there is no subsequent investment minimum. The fund may waive
the minimum initial investment for certain investors.
You may invest directly in the fund by placing purchase,
exchange and redemption orders through the funds transfer
agent. Investors must contact the transfer agent by phone or in
writing to obtain an account application. Investors may contact
the transfer agent:
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by telephone at
1-800-447-3332;
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by mail in writing at Boston Financial Data Services, Attn:
Laudus Funds, P.O. Box 8032, Boston, MA 02266.
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When you place orders to purchase, exchange or redeem fund
shares through Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (Schwab) or
another financial intermediary, you must follow Schwabs or
the other financial intermediarys transaction procedures.
Tax
information
Dividends and capital gains distributions received from the fund
will generally be taxable as ordinary income or capital gains,
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unless you are investing through an IRA, 401(k) or other
tax-advantaged account.
Payments
to financial intermediaries
If you purchase shares of the fund through a broker-dealer or
other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the fund and its
related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of fund
shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other
financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the
fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your
financial intermediarys website for more information.
REG55963FLD-03
Laudus
Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund;
Ticker Symbol: LIFNX
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