0000950123-12-004025.txt : 20120229 0000950123-12-004025.hdr.sgml : 20120229 20120229133337 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-12-004025 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120229 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120229 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20120229 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SCHWAB INVESTMENTS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000869365 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0831 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497K SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-37459 FILM NUMBER: 12651404 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 211 MAIN STREET CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94105 BUSINESS PHONE: 1-800-648-5300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 211 MAIN STREET CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94105 0000869365 S000006819 Schwab Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund C000018453 Schwab Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund SWRSX 497K 1 f60260e497k.htm 497K e497k
Schwab Funds® Summary Prospectus  February 29, 2012
 
 
Schwab® Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund
(formerly Schwab Inflation Protected Fundtm)
 
Ticker Symbol:  SWRSX
 
 
Before you invest, you may want to review the fund’s prospectus, which contains more information about the fund and its risks. You can find the fund’s prospectus, Statement of Additional Information (SAI) and other information about the fund online at www.schwabfunds.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 fund’s prospectus, SAI, and other information about the fund are available from your financial intermediary.
 
The fund’s prospectus dated December 15, 2011, and SAI dated December 15, 2011, as supplemented February 29, 2012, 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.
 
Investment objective
 
The fund seeks to provide total return and inflation protection.
 
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)
 
    None
     
     
 Annual fund operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
Management fees   0.30
Distribution (12b-1) fees   None
Other expenses   0.33
     
Total annual fund operating expenses   0.63
Less expense reduction   (0.34)
     
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reduction1   0.29
     
1  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 0.29% 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.
 
 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.
 
 Expenses on a $10,000 investment
 
             
1 year   3 years   5 years   10 years
$30
  $93   $163   $368
 
 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 37% of the average value of its portfolio.
 
Principal investment strategies
 
To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in Treasury inflation-protected fixed income securities. The fund will notify its shareholders at least 60 days before changing this policy.
 
Inflation-protected securities are fixed income securities that are structured to provide protection against inflation. The value of the bond’s principal or the interest paid on the bond is adjusted to track changes (up or down) in an official inflation measure. The U.S. Treasury, the largest domestic issuer of inflation-protected securities (i.e., Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS)), currently uses the non-seasonally adjusted U.S. City Average All Items Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U), published monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics as its inflation measure. Inflation protected bonds issued by U.S. corporations are generally adjusted to reflect a comparable measure of inflation determined by that government or corporation.
 
The fund may invest in inflation-protected fixed income securities of any type, including those issued by the U.S. Government and its agencies and instrumentalities and U.S. corporations. The fund may invest in inflation-protected fixed income securities with effective or final maturities of any length. The fund also may invest in derivative instruments, principally futures contracts, and may lend its securities to certain financial institutions to earn additional income. The fund typically uses futures as a substitute for taking a position in the underlying security or as part of an overall strategy designed to reduce the fund’s risk exposure. In addition, the fund may invest in other financial instruments or use other investment techniques to seek to obtain market exposure to the securities in which it may invest.
 
For temporary defensive purposes during unusual market conditions, the fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in cash, cash

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equivalents or other high quality short-term investments. When the fund engages in such activities, the fund would not be pursuing its investment strategy and, as a result, it may not achieve its investment goal.
 
The fund may buy and sell portfolio securities actively. If it does, its portfolio turnover rate and transaction costs will rise, which may lower fund performance and increase the likelihood of capital gain distributions.
 
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. 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 fund’s investment adviser may not achieve their desired results. Poor securities selection or a focus on securities in a particular sector may cause the fund to underperform its benchmark or other funds with a similar investment objective.
 
Inflation Protected Security Risk. The value of inflation-protected securities, including Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS), generally will fluctuate in response to changes in “real” interest rates. Real interest rates represent nominal (or stated) interest rates reduced by the expected impact of inflation. The value of an inflation-protected security generally decreases when real interest rates rise and generally increase when real interest rates fall. In addition, the principal value of an inflation-protected security is periodically adjusted up or down along with the rate of inflation. If the measure of inflation falls, the principal value of the inflation-protected security will be adjusted downwards, and consequently, the interest payable on the security will be reduced. Repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed by the United States Treasury in the case of TIPS. For securities that do not provide a similar guarantee, the adjusted principal value of the security to be repaid at maturity is subject to credit risk.
 
Interest Rate Risk. Interest rates will rise and fall over time. During periods when interest rates are low, the fund’s yield and total return also may be low. Changes in interest rates also may affect the fund’s share price: a sharp rise in interest rates could cause the fund’s share price to fall. The longer the fund’s 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 fund to lose money or underperform. 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.
 
Liquidity Risk. A particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell. The fund may be unable to sell a security at an advantageous time or price.
 
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.
 
Leverage Risk. Certain fund transactions, such as derivatives, may give rise to a form of leverage and may expose the fund to greater risk. Leverage tends to magnify the effect of any decrease or increase in the value of the fund’s portfolio securities. The use of leverage may cause the fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it would not be advantageous to do so in order to satisfy its obligations.
 
Lack of Governmental Insurance or Guarantee. An investment in the fund is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) 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 August 10, 2009, the Investor Share class and Select 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 fund’s former Select Shares. Accordingly, the past performance information of the fund’s former Select Shares is shown below.
 
 Annual total returns (%) as of 12/31
 
(GRAPH)
 
Best quarter: 5.12% Q1 2008     Worst quarter: (3.53%) Q3 2008
Year-to-date performance (non-annualized and pre-tax) as of
9/30/11:
9.98%
 
 Average annual total returns (%) as of 12/31/10
 
                 
        Since inception
    1 year   (3/31/06)
Before taxes
    5.82%       5.36%  
After taxes on distributions
    4.79%       4.01%  
After taxes on distributions and sale of shares
    3.78%       3.79%  
Comparative Index (reflects no deduction for expenses or taxes)
               
Barclays Capital U.S. TIPS Index
    6.31%       6.14%  
 
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

         
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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.
 
Portfolio managers
Matthew Hastings, CFA, a managing director and portfolio manager of the investment adviser, has day-to-day responsibility for the co-management of the fund. He has managed the fund since 1999.
 
Steven Hung, a managing director and portfolio manager of the investment adviser, has day-to-day responsibility for the co-management of the fund. He has managed the fund since 1998.
 
Alfonso Portillo, Jr., a managing director and portfolio manager of the investment adviser, has day-to-day responsibility for the co-management of the fund. He has managed the fund since 2007.
 
Steven Chan, CFA, a portfolio manager of the investment adviser, has day-to-day responsibility for the co-management of the fund. He has managed the fund since 2007.
 
Brandon Matsui, CFA, a portfolio manager of the investment adviser, has day-to-day responsibility for the co-management of the fund. He has managed the fund since 2010.
 
Purchase and sale of fund shares
The fund is open for business each day that the New York Stock Exchange is open. When you place orders to purchase, exchange or redeem fund shares through an account at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (Schwab) or another financial intermediary, you must follow Schwab’s or the other financial intermediary’s transaction procedures.
 
Eligible Investors (as determined by the fund and which generally are limited to institutional investors) may invest directly in the fund by placing purchase, exchange and redemption orders through the fund’s transfer agent. Eligible Investors must contact the transfer agent by phone or in writing to obtain an account application. Eligible Investors may contact the transfer agent:
 
  •  by telephone at 1-800-407-0256; or
 
  •  by mail in writing at Boston Financial Data Services, Attn: Schwab Funds, P.O. Box 8283, Boston, MA 02266-8323.
 
The minimum initial investment for the fund is $100. The fund may waive the minimum initial investment for certain investors.
 
Tax information
Dividends and capital gains distributions received from the fund will generally be taxable as ordinary income or capital gains, 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 intermediary’s website for more information.

         
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