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Schwab
Funds®
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Summary
Prospectus February 29,
2012
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Schwab®
Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund
(formerly
Schwab Inflation Protected
Fundtm)
Ticker
Symbol: SWRSX
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.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 funds
prospectus, SAI, and other information about the fund are
available from your financial intermediary.
The funds 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.
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Shareholder
fees
(fees
paid directly from your investment)
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None
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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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0.30
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Distribution (12b-1) fees
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None
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Other expenses
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0.33
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Total annual fund operating expenses
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0.63
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Less expense reduction
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(0.34)
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Total annual fund operating expenses after expense
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0.29
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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 funds Board of Trustees.
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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 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
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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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$30
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$93
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$163
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$368
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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
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 bonds 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
funds 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 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 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
funds yield and total return also may be low. Changes in
interest rates also may affect the funds share price: a
sharp rise in interest rates could cause the funds share
price to fall. 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 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 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.
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 funds
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 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.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 funds former Select
Shares. Accordingly, the past performance information of the
funds former Select Shares is shown below.
Annual
total returns
(%) as of
12/31
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
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Since inception
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1 year
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(3/31/06)
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Before taxes
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5.82%
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5.36%
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After taxes on distributions
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4.79%
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4.01%
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After taxes on distributions and sale of shares
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3.78%
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3.79%
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Comparative Index (reflects no deduction for expenses or
taxes)
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Barclays Capital U.S. TIPS Index
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6.31%
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6.14%
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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
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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 Schwabs or the other
financial intermediarys 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 funds 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:
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by telephone at
1-800-407-0256; or
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by mail in writing at Boston Financial Data Services, Attn:
Schwab Funds, P.O. Box 8283, Boston, MA
02266-8323.
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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 intermediarys website for more information.
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Schwab
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Schwab®
Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund; Ticker
Symbol: SWRSX
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