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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT
OF
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: 811-6200
Schwab Investments
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
211 Main Street, San Francisco, California 94105
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Marie Chandoha
Schwab Investments
211 Main Street, San Francisco, California 94105
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (415) 627-7000
Date of fiscal year end: August 31
Date of reporting period: August 31, 2014
 
 
Item 1: Report(s) to Shareholders.

 


 

Annual report dated August 31, 2014, enclosed.
 
 
Schwab Bond Funds
 
Schwab Short-Term
Bond Market Fundtm
 
Schwab Intermediate-Term Bond Fundtm
 
Schwab Total
Bond Market Fundtm
 
Schwab GNMA Fundtm
 
Schwab® Treasury Inflation
Protected Securities Index Fund
(formerly, Schwab® Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund)
 
 
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Schwab Bond Funds
 
Annual Report
August 31, 2014
 
 
Schwab Short-Term
Bond Market Fundtm
 
Schwab Intermediate-Term Bond Fundtm
 
Schwab Total
Bond Market Fundtm
 
Schwab GNMA Fundtm
 
Schwab® Treasury Inflation
Protected Securities Index Fund
(formerly, Schwab® Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund)
 
 
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Five ways for investors to include bond funds
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Fund investment adviser: Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (CSIM).
Distributor: Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (Schwab).
 


 

 
Performance at a Glance
 
 
The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.schwabfunds.com/prospectus.
 
         
Total Returns for the 12 Months Ended August 31, 2014  
   
Schwab Short-Term Bond Market Fundtm (Ticker Symbol: SWBDX)     1.72%  
 
 
Barclays U.S. Government/Credit: 1-5 Years Index     1.94%  
Fund Category: Morningstar Short-Term Bond     2.21%  
 
 
Performance Details     pages 6-7  
 
 
 
Schwab Intermediate-Term Bond Fundtm (Ticker Symbol: SWIIX)     3.95%  
 
 
Barclays U.S. Intermediate Aggregate Bond Index     4.18%  
Fund Category: Morningstar Intermediate-Term Bond     6.19%  
 
 
Performance Details     pages 8-9  
 
 
 
Schwab Total Bond Market Fundtm (Ticker Symbol: SWLBX)     5.56%  
 
 
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index     5.66%  
Fund Category: Morningstar Intermediate-Term Bond     6.19%  
 
 
Performance Details     pages 10-11  
 
 
 
Schwab GNMA Fundtm (Ticker Symbol: SWGSX)     5.04%  
 
 
Barclays GNMA Index     5.54%  
Fund Category: Morningstar Intermediate Government     4.14%  
 
 
Performance Details     pages 12-13  
 
 
 
Schwab® Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index Fund (Ticker Symbol: SWRSX)     5.44%  
 
 
Barclays U.S. TIPS Index (Series-L)     5.70%  
Fund Category: Morningstar Inflation Protected Bond     4.68%  
 
 
Performance Details     pages 14-15  
 
 
 
         
Minimum Initial Investment1   $ 100  
 
 
 
 
All fund and index figures on this page assume dividends and distributions were reinvested. Index figures do not include trading and management costs, which would lower performance. Indices are unmanaged, and you cannot invest in them directly. Performance results less than one year are not annualized.
 
For index definitions, please see the Glossary.
 
Expenses may have been partially absorbed by CSIM and its affiliates. Without these reductions, a fund’s total return would have been lower. Performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
 
Source for category information: Morningstar, Inc. The Morningstar Category return represents all active and index mutual funds within the category as of the report date.
 
1 Please see prospectus for further detail and eligibility requirements.
 
 
 
Schwab Taxable Bond Funds


 

 
From the President
 

CHANDOHA PHOTO
 
Marie Chandoha is President and CEO of Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. and the funds covered in this report.

 
Dear Shareholder,
 
I’d like to thank you for trusting us to help you meet your investment goals, and for reading this annual report regarding the Schwab Bond Funds. These funds are part of our line-up of products designed to serve as the foundation of an investor’s portfolio, and offer a range of solutions and risk levels for the fixed income portion of your portfolio.
 
For the 12-month reporting period ended August 31, 2014, the funds generated moderate total returns that reflected an overall decline in bond yields, but an overall increase in bond prices. Slow U.S. economic growth in early 2014 and assurances from the Federal Reserve that short-term interest rates need to remain low supported these results, even as the economy improved enough for the Fed to reduce its policies to hold down long-term interest rates. Corporate bonds outperformed Treasuries, as credit conditions generally improved. Additionally, falling yields translated into higher total returns for long-term bonds than for short-term bonds. Reflecting these conditions, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index returned 5.7%.
 
Total returns in bonds are impacted by changes in interest rates. Since bond yields and bond prices tend to move in opposite directions, when yields rise, prices on bonds and bond funds tend to fall. As economic conditions improve, this risk could increase. We employ stress and market scenario testing to analyze the potential performance of our funds under various market conditions.

 Yields of U.S. Treasury Securities: Effective Yields of Three-Month, Two-Year and Ten-Year Treasuries
 
(LINE GRAPH)
 
Yields, or interest rates, represent the cost of borrowing money. Rapid economic growth, waning investor interest in bonds, an increase in the issuance of bonds, or the expectation of higher inflation can drive rates up, while the opposite conditions can push rates down.
 
Data source: Bloomberg L.P.
 
Nothing in this report represents a recommendation of a security by the investment adviser.
 
Management views and portfolio holdings may have changed since the report date.

 
 
 
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From the President continued
 

For the 12-month reporting period ended August 31, 2014, the funds generated moderate total returns that reflected an overall decline in bond yields, but an overall increase in bond prices.

 
For more information about the Schwab Bond Funds, please continue reading this report. In addition, you can find further details about these funds by visiting www.schwabfunds.com, or by contacting us at 1-800-435-4000.
 
Sincerely,
 
-s- Marie Chandoha

 
Indices are unmanaged, do not incur management fees, costs and expenses, and cannot be invested in directly. Index return figures assume dividends and distributions were reinvested. Past performance is not an indication of future results.

 
 
 
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Fund Management
 
     
     
(PHOTO)   Matthew Hastings, CFA, Managing Director and Head of Taxable Bond Strategies, leads the portfolio management team for Schwab’s taxable bond funds and the Schwab Fixed Income ETFs. He also has overall responsibility for all aspects of the management of the funds. Prior to joining CSIM in 1999, Mr. Hastings was in fixed-income sales and trading at Lehman Brothers. He has worked in the fixed-income securities industry since 1996.
     
(PHOTO)   Steven Hung, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager, is responsible for the day-to-day co-management of each of the funds, except for the Schwab GNMA Fund and Schwab Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index Fund. His primary focus is corporate bonds. Prior to joining CSIM in 1999, Mr. Hung was an associate in Schwab’s management training program for nine months. In that role, he worked as a clerk on the Options Trading Floor of the Pacific Coast Stock Exchange.
     
(PHOTO)   Alfonso Portillo, Jr., Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager, is responsible for the day-to-day co-management of each of the funds, except for the Schwab Short-Term Bond Market Fund and Schwab Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index Fund. His primary focus is securitized products. Prior to joining CSIM in 2007, Mr. Portillo worked for ten years at Pacific Investment Management Company, most recently as a vice president and member of the mortgage- and asset-backed portfolio management team. He has worked in fixed-income asset management since 1996.
     
(PHOTO)   Steven Chan, CFA, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, is responsible for the day-to-day co-management of the funds. His primary focus is government securities, including Treasury inflation-protected securities. Mr. Chan has been a portfolio manager with CSIM since 2007, and has held a number of positions at the firm since beginning his tenure in 1996. His previous roles include managing the Portfolio Operations and Analytics group, and working as a senior manager in Finance. Prior to joining CSIM, Mr. Chan was a manager of finance at GT Capital Management.
     
(PHOTO)   Brandon Matsui, CFA, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, is responsible for the day-to-day co-management of the funds. Prior to joining CSIM in 2010, Mr. Matsui was an associate portfolio manager on the Beta Management team at BNY Mellon for 11 months. Prior to that, Mr. Matsui spent five years at BlackRock Solutions, where he served as an analyst in the portfolio analytics group, and also a risk analytics manager for their corporate, asset management, and pension clients.
 
 
 
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Schwab Short-Term Bond Market Fund™
 
 
The Schwab Short-Term Bond Market Fund (the fund) seeks high current income by tracking the performance of the Barclays U.S. Government/Credit: 1-5 Years Index (the comparative index). To pursue its goal, the fund primarily invests in a diversified portfolio of debt instruments designed to track the performance of the comparative index. The fund uses the comparative index as a guide in structuring the fund’s portfolio and selecting its investments. However, the fund is not required to invest any percentage of its assets in the securities represented in the comparative index. For more information about the fund’s investment objective, please see the fund’s prospectus.
 
Performance. The fund returned 1.72% for the 12-month reporting period ended August 31, 2014, while the comparative index returned 1.94%.
 
Market Highlights. U.S. bonds generated moderately positive overall total returns for the reporting period, as falling yields on intermediate- and longer-term bonds translated into gains for many fixed income sectors. Several factors drove yields lower (and returns correspondingly higher), including a shift in expectations regarding Federal Reserve (Fed) policies.
 
In January, the Fed began to “taper” its monthly purchases of fixed income securities—known as quantitative easing—a policy designed to hold down long-term interest rates. However, helping to offset the effects of this policy shift were Fed assurances that low short-term interest rates remain necessary. In addition, political unrest in Russia and the Ukraine, slow growth in Europe, uneven U.S. economic activity, and attractive U.S. Treasury yields compared with yields on many European government bonds supported the performance of U.S. fixed income securities.
 
Amid this backdrop, corporate bonds and mortgage-backed securities generally outperformed U.S. Treasuries, as investors gravitated toward potentially higher-yielding investments in the low yield environment. In addition, long-term bonds outperformed short-term bonds, with long-term bonds generating double-digit returns across some fixed income sectors.
 
Positioning and Strategies. The fund closely tracked the primary risk exposures of the comparative index, which meant keeping the fund’s credit quality, duration, and sector allocations similarly aligned. The fund’s underperformance was primarily attributable to expenses, transaction costs, and pricing differences between fund holdings and index pricing. Also, given the large number of securities in the comparative index, the fund employs a sampling strategy, which can lead to performance differences relative to the index.
 
 
As of 8/31/14:
 
 Portfolio Composition % of investments
 
These tables show two different views of the fund’s portfolio: by type of security and credit quality of the security.
 
         
By Security Type1
 
 
U.S. Government and Government Agencies
    66.7%  
Corporate Bonds
    25.1%  
Foreign Securities
    7.9%  
Municipal Bonds
    0.2%  
Other Investment Company
    0.1%  
 
         
By Credit Quality2
 
 
AAA
    71.9%  
AA
    4.1%  
A
    9.0%  
BBB
    14.7%  
BB
    0.2%  
Short-Term Ratings
    0.1%  
 
         
         
Weighted Average Maturity3
    2.8 Yrs  
Weighted Average Duration3
    2.7 Yrs  
 
Management views and portfolio holdings may have changed since the report date.
 
1 The percentage may differ from the Portfolio Holdings because the above calculation is based on a percentage of total investments, whereas the calculation in the Portfolio Holdings is based on a percentage of net assets.
2 Based on ratings from Moody’s. The fund has selected Moody’s to provide credit ratings based on the recommendation from the fund’s investment adviser, who has determined that Moody’s strong depth and established expertise make it a reliable source for ratings of securities in which the fund may invest. Where Moody’s ratings are not available, Standard & Poor’s ratings are used. To the extent Standard & Poor’s does not provide a rating, the fund will use a rating provided by Fitch Ratings, Inc. The fund may use different ratings provided by other rating agencies for purposes of determining compliance with the fund’s investment policies.
3 See Glossary for definitions of maturity and duration.
 
 
 
Schwab Taxable Bond Funds


 

 
 Schwab Short-Term Bond Market Fundtm

 
Performance and Fund Facts as of 8/31/14
 
 
The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.schwabfunds.com/prospectus.
 
August 31, 2004 – August 31, 2014
Performance of Hypothetical
$10,000 Investment1,3
 
(LINE GRAPH)
 
 Average Annual Returns1,2,3
 
                               
Fund and Inception Date   1 Year   5 Years   10 Years
 
 
Fund: Schwab Short-Term Bond Market Fundtm (11/5/91)
    1.72 %       2.01 %       1.69 %  
Barclays U.S. Government/Credit: 1-5 Years Index
    1.94 %       2.39 %       3.36 %  
Fund Category: Morningstar Short-Term Bond
    2.21 %       2.71 %       2.97 %  
 
Fund Expense Ratios4: Net 0.29%; Gross 0.61%
 
 
 Yields1
 
         
30-Day SEC Yield3
    0.69%  
 
 
30-Day SEC Yield-No Waiver5
    0.36%  
 
 
12-Month Distribution Yield3
    0.84%  
 
 
 
 
Management views and portfolio holdings may have changed since the report date.
 
For index definitions, please see the Glossary.
 
All total returns on this page assume dividends and distributions were reinvested. Index figures do not include trading and management costs, which would lower performance. Indices are unmanaged, and you cannot invest in them directly. Performance results less than one year are not annualized.
 
1 Performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
2 Source for category information: Morningstar, Inc.
3 Fund expenses may have been partially absorbed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. Without these reductions, the total return/yield may have been lower.
4 As stated in the prospectus. Net Expense: Expenses reduced by a contractual fee waiver in effect for so long as CSIM serves as adviser to the fund. Gross Expense: Does not reflect the effect of contractual fee waivers. For actual ratios during the period, refer to the Financial Highlights section of the financial statements.
5 Yield if fund expenses had not been partially absorbed by the investment adviser and its affiliates.
 
 
 
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Schwab Intermediate-Term Bond Fund™
 
 
The Schwab Intermediate-Term Bond Fund (the fund) seeks total return. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes) in debt instruments. For more information about the fund’s investment objective, please see the fund’s prospectus.
 
Performance. The fund returned 3.95% for the 12-month reporting period ended August 31, 2014, while the Barclays U.S. Intermediate Aggregate Bond Index (the comparative index) returned 4.18%.
 
Market Highlights. U.S. bonds generated moderately positive overall total returns for the reporting period, as falling yields on intermediate- and longer-term bonds translated into gains for many fixed income sectors. Several factors drove yields lower (and returns correspondingly higher), including a shift in expectations regarding Federal Reserve (Fed) policies.
 
In January, the Fed began to “taper” its monthly purchases of fixed income securities—known as quantitative easing—a policy designed to hold down long-term interest rates. However, helping to offset the effects of this policy shift were Fed assurances that low short-term interest rates remain necessary. In addition, political unrest in Russia and the Ukraine, slow growth in Europe, uneven U.S. economic activity, and attractive U.S. Treasury yields compared with yields on many European government bonds supported the performance of U.S. fixed income securities.
 
Amid this backdrop, corporate bonds and mortgage-backed securities generally outperformed U.S. Treasuries, as investors gravitated toward potentially higher-yielding investments in the low yield environment. In addition, long-term bonds outperformed short-term bonds, with long-term bonds generating double-digit returns across some fixed income sectors.
 
Positioning and Strategies. The investment adviser implemented several strategies expected to help the fund’s performance, with generally positive results. Corporate bonds were conservatively overweighted relative to the comparative index, enhancing the fund’s performance as these securities performed well compared with other fixed income sectors.
 
Mortgage-backed security holdings also generally supported the fund’s performance. Selection within this sector focused on mortgage-backed securities that were expected to realize slower prepayments on their underlying mortgages, and therefore maintain the higher-yielding benefits provided by these securities in the low yield environment.
 
In addition, the fund held positions in TBAs, or “to be announced” securities, which are mortgage-backed bonds that settle on a forward date. The average month-end position in these securities was 4.0% for the fund, with a minimum exposure of 3.2% and maximum exposure of 4.8%.
 
 
As of 8/31/14:
 
 Portfolio Composition % of investments
 
These tables show two different views of the fund’s portfolio: by type of security and credit quality of the security.
 
         
By Security Type1
 
 
U.S. Government and Government Agencies
    36.5%  
Mortgage-Backed Securities2
    34.3%  
Corporate Bonds
    20.6%  
Foreign Securities
    4.5%  
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities
    3.1%  
Other Investment Company
    0.4%  
Asset-Backed Obligations
    0.3%  
Preferred Stock
    0.3%  
 
         
By Credit Quality3
 
 
AAA
    73.9%  
AA
    1.4%  
A
    7.1%  
BBB
    15.0%  
BB
    1.0%  
Short-Term Ratings
    0.4%  
Unrated Securities
    1.2%  
 
         
         
Weighted Average Maturity4
    4.5 Yrs  
Weighted Average Duration4
    3.9 Yrs  
 
Management views and portfolio holdings may have changed since the report date.
 
1 The percentage may differ from the Portfolio Holdings because the above calculation is based on a percentage of total investments, whereas the calculation in the Portfolio Holdings is based on a percentage of net assets.
2 The fund may seek to obtain exposure to U.S. agency mortgage pass-through securities, in part or in full, through the use of “to-be-announced” or “TBA” transactions, which are standardized contracts for future delivery of mortgage pass-through securities in which the exact mortgage pools to be delivered are not specified until a few days prior to settlement. These transactions represented approximately 3.9% of net assets on August 31, 2014.
3 Based on ratings from Moody’s. The fund has selected Moody’s to provide credit ratings based on the recommendation from the fund’s investment adviser, who has determined that Moody’s strong depth and established expertise make it a reliable source for ratings of securities in which the fund may invest. Where Moody’s ratings are not available, Standard & Poor’s ratings are used. To the extent Standard & Poor’s does not provide a rating, the fund will use a rating provided by Fitch Ratings, Inc. The fund may use different ratings provided by other rating agencies for purposes of determining compliance with the fund’s investment policies.
4 See Glossary for definitions of maturity and duration.
 
 
 
Schwab Taxable Bond Funds


 

 
 Schwab Intermediate-Term Bond Fundtm

 
Performance and Fund Facts as of 8/31/14
 
 
The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.schwabfunds.com/prospectus.
 
October 31, 2007 – August 31, 2014
Performance of Hypothetical
$10,000 Investment1,3,4
 
(LINE GRAPH)
 
 Average Annual Returns1,2,3,4
 
                               
Fund and Inception Date   1 Year   5 Years   Since Inception
 
 
Fund: Schwab Intermediate-Term Bond Fundtm (10/31/07)
    3.95 %       4.32 %       4.79 %  
Barclays U.S. Intermediate Aggregate Bond Index
    4.18 %       3.85 %       4.52 %  
Fund Category: Morningstar Intermediate-Term Bond
    6.19 %       5.30 %       5.07 %  
 
Fund Expense Ratios5: Net 0.46%; Gross 0.63%
 
 
 Yields1
 
         
30-Day SEC Yield3
    1.67%  
 
 
30-Day SEC Yield-No Waiver6
    1.48%  
 
 
12-Month Distribution Yield3
    1.99%  
 
 
 
 
Management views and portfolio holdings may have changed since the report date.
 
For index definitions, please see the Glossary.
 
All total returns on this page assume dividends and distributions were reinvested. Index figures do not include trading and management costs, which would lower performance. Indices are unmanaged, and you cannot invest in them directly. Performance results less than one year are not annualized.
 
1 Performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
2 Source for category information: Morningstar, Inc.
3 Fund expenses may have been partially absorbed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. Without these reductions, the total return/yield may have been lower.
4 On August 10, 2009, the Investor Share class, Select Share class and Institutional Share class of the fund were combined into a single class of shares of the fund. The performance and financial history of the fund is that of the fund’s former Institutional Shares. Accordingly, the past performance shown is that of the fund’s former Institutional Shares.
5 As stated in the prospectus. Net Expense: Expenses reduced by a contractual fee waiver in effect for so long as CSIM serves as adviser to the fund. Gross Expense: Does not reflect the effect of contractual fee waivers. For actual ratios during the period, refer to the Financial Highlights section of the financial statements. Includes 0.01% interest expenses relating to Treasury Market Practices Group (TMPG) fails charges.
6 Yield if fund expenses had not been partially absorbed by the investment adviser and its affiliates.
 
 
 
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Schwab Total Bond Market Fund™
 
 
The Schwab Total Bond Market Fund (the fund) seeks high current income by tracking the performance of the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the comparative index). To pursue its goal, the fund primarily invests in a diversified portfolio of debt instruments designed to track the performance of the comparative index. The fund uses the comparative index as a guide in structuring the fund’s portfolio and selecting its investments. However, the fund is not required to invest any percentage of its assets in the securities represented in the comparative index. For more information about the fund’s investment objective, please see the fund’s prospectus.
 
Performance. The fund returned 5.56% for the 12-month reporting period ended August 31, 2014, while the comparative index returned 5.66%.
 
Market Highlights. U.S. bonds generated moderately positive overall total returns for the reporting period, as falling yields on intermediate- and longer-term bonds translated into gains for many fixed income sectors. Several factors drove yields lower (and returns correspondingly higher), including a shift in expectations regarding Federal Reserve (Fed) policies.
 
In January, the Fed began to “taper” its monthly purchases of fixed income securities—known as quantitative easing—a policy designed to hold down long-term interest rates. However, helping to offset the effects of this policy shift were Fed assurances that low short-term interest rates remain necessary. In addition, political unrest in Russia and the Ukraine, slow growth in Europe, uneven U.S. economic activity, and attractive U.S. Treasury yields compared with yields on many European government bonds supported the performance of U.S. fixed income securities.
 
Amid this backdrop, corporate bonds and mortgage-backed securities generally outperformed U.S. Treasuries, as investors gravitated toward potentially higher-yielding investments in the low yield environment. In addition, long-term bonds outperformed short-term bonds, with long-term bonds generating double-digit returns across some fixed income sectors.
 
Positioning and Strategies. The fund closely tracked the primary risk exposures of the comparative index, which meant keeping the fund’s credit quality, duration, and sector allocations similarly aligned. The fund’s underperformance was primarily attributable to expenses, transaction costs, and pricing differences between fund holdings and index pricing. Also, given the large number of securities in the comparative index, the fund employs a sampling strategy, which can lead to performance differences relative to the index.
 
In addition, the fund held positions in TBAs, or “to be announced” securities, which are mortgage-backed bonds that settle on a forward date. The average month-end position in these securities was 5.0% for the fund, with a minimum exposure of 3.7% and maximum exposure of 6.3%.
 
 
As of 8/31/14:
 
 Portfolio Composition % of investments
 
These tables show two different views of the fund’s portfolio: by type of security and credit quality of the security.
 
         
By Security Type1
 
 
U.S. Government and Government Agencies
    36.7%  
Mortgage-Backed Securities2
    27.4%  
Corporate Bonds
    22.1%  
Foreign Securities
    5.0%  
Short-Term Investments
    4.8%  
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities
    2.0%  
Municipal Bonds
    0.9%  
Other Investment Company
    0.6%  
Asset-Backed Obligations
    0.5%  
 
         
By Credit Quality3
 
 
AAA
    73.3%  
AA
    3.2%  
A
    9.3%  
BBB
    13.0%  
BB
    0.3%  
Short-Term Ratings
    0.6%  
Unrated Securities
    0.3%  
 
         
         
Weighted Average Maturity4
    7.0 Yrs  
Weighted Average Duration4
    5.2 Yrs  
 
Management views and portfolio holdings may have changed since the report date.
 
1 The percentage may differ from the Portfolio Holdings because the above calculation is based on a percentage of total investments, whereas the calculation in the Portfolio Holdings is based on a percentage of net assets.
2 The fund may seek to obtain exposure to U.S. agency mortgage pass-through securities, in part or in full, through the use of “to-be-announced” or “TBA” transactions, which are standardized contracts for future delivery of mortgage pass-through securities in which the exact mortgage pools to be delivered are not specified until a few days prior to settlement. These transactions represented approximately 4.9% of net assets on August 31, 2014.
3 Based on ratings from Moody’s. The fund has selected Moody’s to provide credit ratings based on the recommendation from the fund’s investment adviser, who has determined that Moody’s strong depth and established expertise make it a reliable source for ratings of securities in which the fund may invest. Where Moody’s ratings are not available, Standard & Poor’s ratings are used. To the extent Standard & Poor’s does not provide a rating, the fund will use a rating provided by Fitch Ratings, Inc. The fund may use different ratings provided by other rating agencies for purposes of determining compliance with the fund’s investment policies.
4 See Glossary for definitions of maturity and duration.
 
 
 
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 Schwab Total Bond Market Fundtm

 
Performance and Fund Facts as of 8/31/14
 
 
The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.schwabfunds.com/prospectus.
 
August 31, 2004 – August 31, 2014
Performance of Hypothetical
$10,000 Investment1,3
 
(LINE GRAPH)
 
 Average Annual Returns1,2,3
 
                               
Fund and Inception Date   1 Year   5 Years   10 Years
 
 
Fund: Schwab Total Bond Market Fundtm (3/5/93)
    5.56 %       4.10 %       3.23 %  
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
    5.66 %       4.48 %       4.72 %  
Fund Category: Morningstar Intermediate-Term Bond
    6.19 %       5.30 %       4.56 %  
 
Fund Expense Ratios4: Net 0.29%; Gross 0.56%
 
 
 Yields1
 
         
30-Day SEC Yield3
    1.88%  
 
 
30-Day SEC Yield-No Waiver5
    1.62%  
 
 
12-Month Distribution Yield3
    2.30%  
 
 
 
 
Management views and portfolio holdings may have changed since the report date.
 
For index definitions, please see the Glossary.
 
All total returns on this page assume dividends and distributions were reinvested. Index figures do not include trading and management costs, which would lower performance. Indices are unmanaged, and you cannot invest in them directly. Performance results less than one year are not annualized.
 
1 Performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
2 Source for category information: Morningstar, Inc.
3 Fund expenses may have been partially absorbed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. Without these reductions, the total return/yield may have been lower.
4 As stated in the prospectus. Net Expense: Expenses reduced by a contractual fee waiver in effect for so long as CSIM serves as adviser to the fund. Gross Expense: Does not reflect the effect of contractual fee waivers. For actual ratios during the period, refer to the Financial Highlights section of the financial statements.
5 Yield if fund expenses had not been partially absorbed by the investment adviser and its affiliates.
 
 
 
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Schwab GNMA Fund™
 
 
The Schwab GNMA Fund (the fund) seeks high current income consistent with preservation of capital. To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) securities. For more information about the fund’s investment objective, please see the fund’s prospectus.
 
Performance. The fund returned 5.04% for the 12-month reporting period that ended August 31, 2014, while its comparative index, the Barclays GNMA Index (the comparative index), returned 5.54%.
 
Market Highlights. U.S. bonds generated moderately positive overall total returns for the reporting period, as falling yields on intermediate- and longer-term bonds translated into gains for many fixed income sectors. Several factors drove yields lower (and returns correspondingly higher), including a shift in expectations regarding Federal Reserve (Fed) policies.
 
In January, the Fed began to “taper” its monthly purchases of fixed income securities—known as quantitative easing—a policy designed to hold down long-term interest rates. However, helping to offset the effects of this policy shift were Fed assurances that low short-term interest rates remain necessary. In addition, political unrest in Russia and the Ukraine, slow growth in Europe, uneven U.S. economic activity, and attractive U.S. Treasury yields compared with yields on many European government bonds supported the performance of U.S. fixed income securities.
 
Amid this backdrop, corporate bonds and mortgage-backed securities generally outperformed U.S. Treasuries, as investors gravitated toward potentially higher-yielding investments in the low yield environment. In addition, long-term bonds outperformed short-term bonds, with long-term bonds generating double-digit returns across some fixed income sectors.
 
Positioning and Strategies. The investment adviser implemented multiple strategies that generally enhanced the fund’s performance, although holdings of long-term, low-coupon mortgage pools at market weight generally detracted from the fund’s relative results. Among the fund’s more successful strategies was an emphasis on mortgage-backed securities that were expected to realize relatively slow underlying mortgage prepayments, which helped the fund maintain its income stream in the low yield environment. This strategy was accomplished by holding securities backed by mortgages with interest rates of 5.5% or more, and these securities appreciated as long-term interest rates declined.
 
In addition, the fund held positions in TBA, or “to be announced” securities, which are mortgage-backed securities that settle on a forward date. The average month-end position in these securities was 9.1% for the fund, with a minimum exposure of 7.9% and maximum exposure of 13.5%.
 
 
As of 8/31/14:
 
 Portfolio Composition % of investments
 
These tables show two different views of the fund’s portfolio: by type of security and credit quality of the security.
 
         
By Security Type1
 
 
Mortgage-Backed Securities2
    94.9%  
Short-Term Investment
    4.3%  
Other Investment Company
    0.8%  
 
         
By Credit Quality3
 
 
AAA
    80.7%  
Short-Term Ratings
    0.8%  
Unrated Securities
    18.5%  
 
         
         
Weighted Average Maturity4
    5.9 Yrs  
Weighted Average Duration4
    4.6 Yrs  
 
Management views and portfolio holdings may have changed since the report date.
 
1 The percentage may differ from the Portfolio Holdings because the above calculation is based on a percentage of total investments, whereas the calculation in the Portfolio Holdings is based on a percentage of net assets.
2 The fund may seek to obtain exposure to U.S. agency mortgage pass-through securities, in part or in full, through the use of “to-be-announced” or “TBA” transactions, which are standardized contracts for future delivery of mortgage pass-through securities in which the exact mortgage pools to be delivered are not specified until a few days prior to settlement. These transactions represented approximately 8.0% of net assets on August 31, 2014.
3 Based on ratings from Moody’s. The fund has selected Moody’s to provide credit ratings based on the recommendation from the fund’s investment adviser, who has determined that Moody’s strong depth and established expertise make it a reliable source for ratings of securities in which the fund may invest. Where Moody’s ratings are not available, Standard & Poor’s ratings are used. To the extent Standard & Poor’s does not provide a rating, the fund will use a rating provided by Fitch Ratings, Inc. The fund may use different ratings provided by other rating agencies for purposes of determining compliance with the fund’s investment policies.
4 See Glossary for definitions of maturity and duration.
 
 
 
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 Schwab GNMA Fundtm

 
Performance and Fund Facts as of 8/31/14
 
 
The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.schwabfunds.com/prospectus.
 
August 31, 2004 – August 31, 2014
Performance of Hypothetical
$10,000 Investment1,3,4
 
(LINE GRAPH)
 
 Average Annual Returns1,2,3,4
 
                               
Fund and Inception Date   1 Year   5 Years   10 Years
 
 
Fund: Schwab GNMA Fundtm (3/3/03)
    5.04 %       3.59 %       4.42 %  
Barclays GNMA Index
    5.54 %       4.03 %       4.84 %  
Fund Category: Morningstar Intermediate Government
    4.14 %       3.31 %       3.89 %  
 
Fund Expense Ratios5: Net 0.57%; Gross 0.62%
 
 
 Yields1
 
         
30-Day SEC Yield3
    2.41%  
 
 
30-Day SEC Yield-No Waiver6
    2.32%  
 
 
12-Month Distribution Yield3
    2.70%  
 
 
 
 
Management views and portfolio holdings may have changed since the report date.
 
For index definitions, please see the Glossary.
 
All total returns on this page assume dividends and distributions were reinvested. Index figures do not include trading and management costs, which would lower performance. Indices are unmanaged, and you cannot invest in them directly. Performance results less than one year are not annualized.
 
1 Performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
2 Source for category information: Morningstar, Inc.
3 Fund expenses may have been partially absorbed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. Without these reductions, the total return/yield may have been lower.
4 On August 10, 2009, the Investor Share class and Select Share class of the fund were combined into a single class of shares of the fund. The performance and financial history of the fund is that of the fund’s former Select Shares. Accordingly, the past performance shown is that of the fund’s former Select Shares.
5 As stated in the prospectus. Net Expense: Expenses reduced by a contractual fee waiver in effect for so long as CSIM serves as adviser to the fund. Gross Expense: Does not reflect the effect of contractual fee waivers. For actual ratios during the period, refer to the Financial Highlights section of the financial statements. Includes 0.02% interest expenses relating to Treasury Market Practices Group (TMPG) fails charges.
6 Yield if fund expenses had not been partially absorbed by the investment adviser and its affiliates.
 
 
 
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Schwab® Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index Fund
 
 
The Schwab Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index Fund (the fund) seeks to track as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Barclays U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L) (the comparative index). Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 90% of its net assets in securities included in the comparative index. For more information about the fund’s investment objective, please see the fund’s prospectus.
 
Performance. The fund returned 5.44% for the 12-month period ended August 31, 2014, while the comparative index returned 5.70%.
 
Market Highlights. U.S. bonds generated moderately positive overall total returns for the reporting period, as falling yields on intermediate- and longer-term bonds translated into gains for many fixed income sectors. Several factors drove yields lower (and returns correspondingly higher), including a shift in expectations regarding Federal Reserve (Fed) policies.
 
In January, the Fed began to “taper” its monthly purchases of fixed income securities—known as quantitative easing—a policy designed to hold down long-term interest rates. However, helping to offset the effects of this policy shift were Fed assurances that low short-term interest rates remain necessary. In addition, political unrest in Russia and the Ukraine, slow growth in Europe, uneven U.S. economic activity, and attractive U.S. Treasury yields compared with yields on many European government bonds supported the performance of U.S. fixed income securities.
 
Amid this backdrop, U.S. Treasury securities generally underperformed lower credit-quality bonds, as investors favored potentially higher-yielding investments in the low yield environment. In addition, long-term bonds outperformed short-term bonds, with long-term bonds generating double-digit returns across some fixed income sectors.
 
This overall decline in interest rates also helped the performance of TIPS. In addition, consumer prices—as measured by the non-seasonally adjusted consumer price index for all urban consumers, CPI-NSA (the index against which the principal of TIPS is adjusted)—rose 1.7% during the 12-month reporting period, translating into upwardly adjusted principals for TIPS and a greater income stream for these securities. As a result, U.S. TIPS performed well compared with many other U.S. bond sectors.
 
Positioning and Strategies. Consistent with its objective and strategies, the fund closely tracked the primary risk exposures of the comparative index, which meant keeping the fund’s duration and maturity allocations similarly aligned. The fund’s underperformance was primarily attributable to expenses.
 
 
As of 8/31/14:
 
 Portfolio Composition % of investments
 
These tables show two different views of the fund’s portfolio: by type of security and credit quality of the security.
 
         
By Security Type1
 
 
U.S. Government Securities
    99.9%  
Other Investment Company
    0.1%  
 
         
By Credit Quality2
 
 
AAA
    99.9%  
Short-Term Ratings
    0.1%  
 
         
         
Weighted Average Maturity3
    8.6 Yrs  
Weighted Average Duration3
    7.8 Yrs  
 
Management views and portfolio holdings may have changed since the report date.
 
1 The percentage may differ from the Portfolio Holdings because the above calculation is based on a percentage of total investments, whereas the calculation in the Portfolio Holdings is based on a percentage of net assets.
2 Based on ratings from Moody’s. The fund has selected Moody’s to provide credit ratings based on the recommendation from the fund’s investment adviser, who has determined that Moody’s strong depth and established expertise make it a reliable source for ratings of securities in which the fund may invest. Where Moody’s ratings are not available, Standard & Poor’s ratings are used. To the extent Standard & Poor’s does not provide a rating, the fund will use a rating provided by Fitch Ratings, Inc. The fund may use different ratings provided by other rating agencies for purposes of determining compliance with the fund’s investment policies.
3 See Glossary for definitions of maturity and duration.
 
 
 
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 Schwab® Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index Fund

 
Performance and Fund Facts as of 8/31/14
 
 
The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.schwabfunds.com/prospectus.
 
March 31, 2006 – August 31, 2014
Performance of Hypothetical
$10,000 Investment1,3,4
 
(LINE GRAPH)
 
 Average Annual Returns1,2,3,4
 
                               
Fund and Inception Date   1 Year   5 Years   Since Inception
 
 
Fund: Schwab® Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index Fund (3/31/06)
    5.44 %       5.04 %       4.86 %  
Barclays U.S. TIPS Index (Series-L)
    5.70 %       5.45 %       5.46 %  
Fund Category: Morningstar Inflation Protected Bond
    4.68 %       4.63 %       4.52 %  
 
Fund Expense Ratios5: Net 0.19%; Gross 0.63%
 
 
 Yields1
 
         
30-Day SEC Yield3
    2.03%  
 
 
30-Day SEC Yield-No Waiver6
    1.69%  
 
 
12-Month Distribution Yield3
    1.97%  
 
 
 
 
Management views and portfolio holdings may have changed since the report date.
 
For index definitions, please see the Glossary.
 
All total returns on this page assume dividends and distributions were reinvested. Index figures do not include trading and management costs, which would lower performance. Indices are unmanaged, and you cannot invest in them directly. Performance results less than one year are not annualized.
 
1 Performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
2 Source for category information: Morningstar, Inc.
3 Fund expenses may have been partially absorbed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. Without these reductions, the total return/yield may have been lower.
4 On August 10, 2009, the Investor Share class and Select Share class of the fund were combined into a single class of shares of the fund. The performance and financial history of the fund is that of the fund’s former Select Shares. Accordingly, the past performance shown is that of the fund’s former Select Shares.
5 As stated in the prospectus. Net Expense: Expenses reduced by a contractual fee waiver in effect for so long as CSIM serves as adviser to the fund. Gross Expense: Does not reflect the effect of contractual fee waivers. For actual ratios during the period, refer to the Financial Highlights section of the financial statements.
6 Yield if fund expenses had not been partially absorbed by the investment adviser and its affiliates.
 
 
 
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Fund Expenses (Unaudited)
 
 Examples for a $1,000 Investment
 
As a fund shareholder, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, such as redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, transfer agent and shareholder services fees, and other fund expenses.
 
The expense examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing cost (in dollars) of investing in a fund and to compare this cost with the ongoing cost of investing in other mutual funds. These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested for six months beginning March 1, 2014 and held through August 31, 2014.
 
Actual Return lines in the table below provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value ¸ $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period.”
 
Hypothetical Return lines in the table below provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed return of 5% per year before expenses. Because the return used is not an actual return, it may not be used to estimate the actual ending account value or expenses you paid for the period.
 
You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in a fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
 
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only, and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. Therefore, the hypothetical return lines of the table are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
 
                                 
            Ending
   
        Beginning
  Account Value
  Expenses Paid
    Expense Ratio1
  Account Value
  (Net of Expenses)
  During Period2
    (Annualized)   at 3/1/14   at 8/31/14   3/1/14–8/31/14
 
Schwab Short-Term Bond Market Fundtm                                
Actual Return
    0.29%     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,004.40     $ 1.47  
Hypothetical 5% Return
    0.29%     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,023.74     $ 1.48  
 
Schwab Intermediate-Term Bond Fundtm                                
Actual Return
    0.45%     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,015.60     $ 2.29  
Hypothetical 5% Return
    0.45%     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.94     $ 2.29  
 
Schwab Total Bond Market Fundtm                                
Actual Return
    0.29%     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,027.60     $ 1.49  
Hypothetical 5% Return
    0.29%     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,023.74     $ 1.49  
 
Schwab GNMA Fundtm                                
Actual Return
    0.56%     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.40     $ 2.85  
Hypothetical 5% Return
    0.56%     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.38     $ 2.86  
 
Schwab® Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index Fund                                
Actual Return
    0.19%     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,036.10     $ 0.98  
Hypothetical 5% Return
    0.19%     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,024.25     $ 0.97  
 
 
1 Based on the most recent six-month expense ratio; may differ from the expense ratio provided in the Financial Highlights which covers a 12-month period.
2 Expenses for each fund are equal to its annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184 days of the period, and divided by 365 days of the fiscal year.
 
 
 
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Schwab Short-Term Bond Market Fund™
 
 
Financial Statements
 
Financial Highlights
 
                                             
    9/1/13–
  9/1/12–
  9/1/11–
  9/1/10–
  9/1/09–
   
    8/31/14   8/31/13   8/31/12   8/31/11   8/31/10    
 
 
Per-Share Data ($)
Net asset value at beginning of period
    9.21       9.33       9.27       9.19       8.93      
   
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                           
Net investment income (loss)
    0.08       0.07       0.10       0.12       0.18      
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
    0.08       (0.12 )     0.06       0.08       0.26      
   
Total from investment operations
    0.16       (0.05 )     0.16       0.20       0.44      
Less distributions:
                                           
Distributions from net investment income
    (0.08 )     (0.07 )     (0.10 )     (0.12 )     (0.18 )    
   
Net asset value at end of period
    9.29       9.21       9.33       9.27       9.19      
   
Total return (%)
    1.72       (0.49 )     1.74       2.23       4.92      
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%)
Ratios to average net assets:
                                           
Net operating expenses
    0.29       0.29       0.29       0.49 1     0.55      
Gross operating expenses
    0.62       0.61       0.62       0.62       0.62      
Net investment income (loss)
    0.85       0.80       1.07       1.34       1.95      
Portfolio turnover rate2
    67       77       92       94       173      
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000,000)
    438       439       443       267       258      

1 Effective June 16, 2011, the net operating expense limitation was lowered. The ratio presented for period ended 8/31/11 is a blended ratio.
2 Includes to-be-announced (TBA) transactions (if any). See financial note 2.
 
 
 
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 Schwab Short-Term Bond Market Fund
 

 
Portfolio Holdings as of August 31, 2014
 
 
This section shows all the securities in the fund’s portfolio and their values as of the report date.
 
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be viewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. The schedule of portfolio holdings filed on a fund’s most recent Form N-Q is also available by visiting the fund’s website at www.schwabfunds.com/prospectus.
 
For fixed rate obligations, the rate shown is the interest rate (the rate established when the obligation was issued). For variable-rate obligations, the rate shown is the rate as of the report date. The maturity date shown for all the securities is the final legal maturity.
 
                         
        Cost
  Value
Holdings by Category   ($)   ($)
 
  66 .1%   U.S. Government and Government Agencies     289,595,730       289,769,232  
  7 .8%   Foreign Securities     34,021,683       34,323,710  
  24 .9%   Corporate Bonds     107,856,003       108,984,248  
  0 .1%   Municipal Bonds     624,587       636,340  
  0 .1%   Other Investment Company     468,469       468,469  
 
 
  99 .0%   Total Investments     432,566,472       434,181,999  
  1 .0%   Other Assets and Liabilities, Net             4,173,322  
 
 
  100 .0%   Net Assets             438,355,321  
 
                 
    Face
   
Security
  Amount
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   ($)   ($)
 
 U.S. Government and Government Agencies 66.1% of net assets
 
U.S. Government Agency Securities 7.5%
Fannie Mae
4.38%, 10/15/15
    2,000,000       2,092,982  
2.38%, 04/11/16
    1,750,000       1,804,701  
0.63%, 08/26/16
    2,850,000       2,852,688  
1.20%, 07/17/17 (b)
    1,500,000       1,501,347  
0.88%, 08/28/17
    1,000,000       995,500  
0.88%, 10/26/17
    1,500,000       1,488,315  
1.13%, 03/28/18 (b)
    575,000       572,265  
1.13%, 05/25/18 (b)
    1,000,000       987,994  
1.75%, 06/20/19
    1,000,000       1,001,000  
Federal Farm Credit Bank
4.88%, 12/16/15
    150,000       158,792  
Federal Home Loan Bank
0.38%, 06/24/16
    1,150,000       1,147,470  
0.50%, 09/28/16
    2,000,000       1,996,334  
4.88%, 05/17/17
    1,500,000       1,657,946  
1.00%, 06/21/17
    1,000,000       1,001,238  
1.63%, 06/14/19
    400,000       397,459  
Freddie Mac
2.50%, 05/27/16
    2,000,000       2,069,580  
2.00%, 08/25/16
    2,000,000       2,055,204  
0.75%, 10/05/16 (b)
    2,000,000       2,000,350  
1.00%, 03/08/17
    1,000,000       1,003,629  
1.00%, 06/29/17
    1,750,000       1,750,479  
1.03%, 11/28/17 (b)
    975,000       968,532  
0.88%, 03/07/18
    1,800,000       1,772,366  
1.75%, 05/30/19
    1,500,000       1,505,898  
                 
              32,782,069  
 
U.S. Treasury Obligations 58.6%
U.S. Treasury Notes
1.25%, 09/30/15
    1,000,000       1,011,953  
0.25%, 10/15/15
    2,000,000       2,002,070  
1.25%, 10/31/15
    3,000,000       3,037,500  
0.38%, 11/15/15
    2,000,000       2,004,532  
4.50%, 11/15/15
    4,000,000       4,206,796  
1.38%, 11/30/15
    4,000,000       4,058,436  
0.25%, 12/15/15
    6,000,000       6,002,694  
0.25%, 12/31/15
    2,000,000       2,000,938  
2.13%, 12/31/15
    1,750,000       1,793,750  
0.38%, 01/15/16
    7,750,000       7,763,167  
2.00%, 01/31/16
    335,000       343,192  
0.38%, 02/15/16
    3,000,000       3,003,867  
0.25%, 02/29/16
    2,250,000       2,248,639  
2.13%, 02/29/16
    1,000,000       1,027,148  
2.63%, 02/29/16
    750,000       775,913  
0.38%, 03/15/16
    4,000,000       4,003,592  
2.25%, 03/31/16
    1,000,000       1,030,156  
2.38%, 03/31/16
    1,500,000       1,547,813  
0.25%, 04/15/16
    1,200,000       1,198,102  
0.38%, 04/30/16
    2,500,000       2,500,538  
2.00%, 04/30/16
    2,000,000       2,053,790  
0.25%, 05/15/16
    1,000,000       997,715  
0.38%, 05/31/16
    3,850,000       3,848,495  
1.75%, 05/31/16
    4,000,000       4,092,736  
3.25%, 05/31/16
    1,000,000       1,049,082  
0.50%, 06/15/16
    6,000,000       6,008,556  
0.50%, 06/30/16
    3,500,000       3,504,511  
1.50%, 06/30/16
    5,000,000       5,095,605  
3.25%, 06/30/16
    1,450,000       1,523,576  
0.63%, 07/15/16
    2,500,000       2,507,862  
1.50%, 07/31/16
    1,100,000       1,121,291  
0.63%, 08/15/16
    6,000,000       6,015,354  
4.88%, 08/15/16
    1,750,000       1,897,964  
1.00%, 08/31/16
    1,500,000       1,514,591  
3.00%, 08/31/16
    1,000,000       1,049,180  
0.88%, 09/15/16
    2,500,000       2,517,187  
1.00%, 09/30/16
    2,000,000       2,018,282  
0.63%, 10/15/16
    3,000,000       3,003,165  
3.13%, 10/31/16
    4,500,000       4,744,336  
4.63%, 11/15/16
    3,500,000       3,806,523  
0.88%, 11/30/16
    1,250,000       1,256,788  
2.75%, 11/30/16
    2,500,000       2,618,360  
0.88%, 12/31/16
    4,000,000       4,018,592  
3.25%, 12/31/16
    6,000,000       6,357,186  
0.88%, 02/28/17
    2,100,000       2,106,972  
0.75%, 03/15/17
    3,000,000       3,000,351  
1.00%, 03/31/17
    2,000,000       2,010,938  
0.88%, 04/30/17
    4,500,000       4,506,327  
3.13%, 04/30/17
    600,000       636,422  
0.88%, 05/15/17
    2,000,000       2,002,266  
0.63%, 05/31/17
    9,000,000       8,943,048  
2.75%, 05/31/17
    1,500,000       1,576,758  
0.88%, 06/15/17
    1,000,000       1,000,234  
0.75%, 06/30/17
    2,250,000       2,240,771  
2.50%, 06/30/17
    800,000       835,562  
0.88%, 07/15/17
    3,700,000       3,696,529  
0.50%, 07/31/17
    5,000,000       4,937,305  
2.38%, 07/31/17
    1,000,000       1,041,172  
0.63%, 08/31/17
    7,000,000       6,927,816  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Face
   
Security
  Amount
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   ($)   ($)
0.63%, 09/30/17
    3,500,000       3,458,847  
0.75%, 10/31/17
    2,000,000       1,981,094  
0.63%, 11/30/17
    3,500,000       3,447,090  
2.25%, 11/30/17
    1,500,000       1,555,137  
0.75%, 12/31/17
    6,500,000       6,419,764  
0.88%, 01/31/18
    4,750,000       4,704,728  
0.75%, 02/28/18
    1,250,000       1,230,615  
0.75%, 03/31/18
    1,000,000       983,086  
0.63%, 04/30/18
    3,000,000       2,931,210  
1.00%, 05/31/18
    5,000,000       4,945,705  
1.38%, 06/30/18
    2,500,000       2,504,005  
1.38%, 07/31/18
    1,000,000       1,000,703  
1.50%, 08/31/18
    5,250,000       5,272,969  
1.38%, 09/30/18
    3,500,000       3,494,942  
1.25%, 10/31/18
    3,000,000       2,976,564  
1.25%, 11/30/18
    3,000,000       2,973,399  
1.38%, 12/31/18
    4,000,000       3,982,500  
1.50%, 01/31/19
    4,500,000       4,497,187  
1.50%, 02/28/19
    5,500,000       5,492,052  
1.63%, 03/31/19
    4,000,000       4,012,032  
1.63%, 04/30/19
    3,500,000       3,507,245  
1.50%, 05/31/19
    6,750,000       6,720,469  
1.63%, 06/30/19
    2,250,000       2,252,021  
1.63%, 07/31/19
    2,000,000       2,000,390  
1.63%, 08/31/19
    5,000,000       4,999,415  
                 
              256,987,163  
                 
Total U.S. Government and Government Agencies
(Cost $289,595,730)     289,769,232  
         
                 
                 
 
 Foreign Securities 7.8% of net assets
 
Foreign Agencies 2.8%
                 
 
Austria 0.2%
Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG
1.75%, 10/05/15
    300,000       304,815  
0.75%, 12/15/16
    500,000       500,263  
                 
              805,078  
                 
 
Brazil 0.2%
Petrobras Global Finance BV
3.00%, 01/15/19
    650,000       642,115  
Petrobras International Finance Co.
3.88%, 01/27/16
    350,000       360,674  
                 
              1,002,789  
                 
 
Germany 1.5%
Kreditanstalt Fuer Wiederaufbau
2.63%, 02/16/16 (d)
    1,000,000       1,032,370  
2.00%, 06/01/16 (d)
    1,250,000       1,282,998  
4.88%, 01/17/17 (d)
    1,550,000       1,697,512  
4.50%, 07/16/18 (d)
    800,000       892,440  
1.88%, 04/01/19 (d)
    650,000       657,183  
Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank
2.50%, 02/15/16 (d)
    750,000       772,821  
                 
              6,335,324  
                 
 
Japan 0.4%
Japan Finance Corp.
2.25%, 07/13/16
    750,000       773,053  
1.75%, 11/13/18
    500,000       501,960  
2.13%, 02/07/19
    250,000       254,855  
Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities
5.00%, 05/16/17
    200,000       221,000  
                 
              1,750,868  
                 
 
Mexico 0.1%
Pemex Project Funding Master Trust
5.75%, 03/01/18
    250,000       281,125  
Petroleos Mexicanos
3.50%, 07/18/18
    250,000       261,875  
                 
              543,000  
                 
 
Norway 0.0%
Statoil A.S.A.
1.15%, 05/15/18
    200,000       197,432  
                 
 
Republic of Korea 0.3%
Export-Import Bank of Korea
4.00%, 01/11/17
    600,000       637,802  
The Korea Development Bank
3.50%, 08/22/17
    600,000       632,393  
                 
              1,270,195  
                 
 
Sweden 0.1%
Svensk Exportkredit AB
1.75%, 05/30/17
    150,000       152,909  
1.13%, 04/05/18
    450,000       446,070  
                 
              598,979  
                 
              12,503,665  
 
Foreign Local Government 0.6%
                 
 
Canada 0.6%
Hydro Quebec
2.00%, 06/30/16
    300,000       307,233  
Province of Manitoba
1.13%, 06/01/18
    150,000       148,350  
Province of Nova Scotia
5.13%, 01/26/17
    250,000       275,413  
Province of Ontario
1.88%, 09/15/15
    400,000       406,662  
2.30%, 05/10/16
    300,000       308,906  
3.15%, 12/15/17
    250,000       264,744  
1.20%, 02/14/18
    500,000       496,332  
2.00%, 01/30/19
    500,000       504,880  
                 
              2,712,520  
 
Sovereign 0.9%
                 
 
Brazil 0.1%
Federative Republic of Brazil
6.00%, 01/17/17
    400,000       443,000  
                 
 
Canada 0.0%
Canada Government International Bond
0.88%, 02/14/17
    150,000       150,120  
                 
 
Colombia 0.1%
Republic of Colombia
7.38%, 01/27/17
    300,000       344,250  
                 
 
Italy 0.2%
Republic of Italy
4.75%, 01/25/16
    500,000       526,649  
5.38%, 06/12/17
    300,000       331,175  
                 
              857,824  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Face
   
Security
  Amount
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   ($)   ($)
                 
 
Mexico 0.1%
United Mexican States
5.63%, 01/15/17
    500,000       553,750  
                 
 
Republic of Korea 0.1%
Republic of Korea
5.13%, 12/07/16
    250,000       274,475  
                 
 
South Africa 0.1%
Republic of South Africa
6.88%, 05/27/19
    200,000       232,000  
                 
 
Turkey 0.2%
Turkey Government International Bond
7.00%, 09/26/16
    150,000       165,570  
7.00%, 03/11/19
    650,000       750,717  
                 
              916,287  
                 
              3,771,706  
 
Supranational* 3.5%
African Development Bank
6.88%, 10/15/15
    250,000       265,239  
0.88%, 05/15/17
    300,000       299,394  
Asian Development Bank
2.50%, 03/15/16
    650,000       670,741  
1.75%, 09/11/18
    450,000       455,550  
1.88%, 04/12/19
    250,000       252,434  
Corp. Andina de Fomento S.A.
5.75%, 01/12/17
    100,000       110,696  
Council of Europe Development Bank
1.50%, 02/22/17
    400,000       406,126  
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development
1.38%, 10/20/16
    650,000       659,772  
1.00%, 02/16/17
    250,000       251,219  
European Investment Bank
4.88%, 02/16/16
    600,000       639,059  
2.25%, 03/15/16
    1,000,000       1,027,948  
2.50%, 05/16/16
    800,000       827,450  
5.13%, 09/13/16
    500,000       545,190  
4.88%, 01/17/17
    650,000       712,023  
1.75%, 03/15/17
    450,000       459,688  
1.00%, 06/15/18
    400,000       394,291  
1.63%, 12/18/18
    750,000       752,692  
1.88%, 03/15/19
    1,000,000       1,009,817  
Inter-American Development Bank
0.88%, 03/15/18
    1,250,000       1,232,097  
1.75%, 08/24/18
    250,000       252,432  
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development
2.13%, 03/15/16
    900,000       922,972  
0.88%, 04/17/17
    700,000       701,977  
1.13%, 07/18/17
    500,000       502,718  
1.88%, 03/15/19
    200,000       203,261  
International Finance Corp.
2.25%, 04/11/16
    200,000       205,744  
2.13%, 11/17/17
    650,000       669,560  
1.75%, 09/04/18
    400,000       404,884  
1.75%, 09/16/19
    250,000       249,973  
Nordic Investment Bank
1.00%, 03/07/17
    250,000       250,872  
                 
              15,335,819  
                 
Total Foreign Securities
(Cost $34,021,683)     34,323,710  
         
                 
                 
 
 Corporate Bonds 24.9% of net assets
 
Finance 10.8%
                 
 
Banking 8.2%
Abbey National Treasury Services PLC
4.00%, 04/27/16
    250,000       262,945  
3.05%, 08/23/18
    150,000       156,868  
American Express Centurion Bank
6.00%, 09/13/17
    250,000       283,635  
American Express Co.
6.80%, 09/01/66 (a)(b)
    200,000       217,500  
American Express Credit Corp.
2.75%, 09/15/15
    250,000       256,073  
2.13%, 07/27/18
    350,000       355,080  
Bank of America Corp.
1.50%, 10/09/15
    250,000       252,385  
6.50%, 08/01/16
    125,000       137,457  
1.35%, 11/21/16
    400,000       401,513  
5.30%, 03/15/17
    250,000       272,825  
6.00%, 09/01/17
    600,000       673,938  
5.75%, 12/01/17
    750,000       842,005  
2.00%, 01/11/18
    700,000       703,659  
6.88%, 04/25/18
    400,000       466,792  
2.65%, 04/01/19
    500,000       505,635  
Barclays Bank PLC
2.50%, 02/20/19
    500,000       508,617  
BB&T Corp.
4.90%, 06/30/17
    250,000       273,588  
6.85%, 04/30/19
    300,000       362,206  
BNP Paribas S.A.
3.60%, 02/23/16
    500,000       520,139  
2.45%, 03/17/19
    250,000       253,135  
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
2.35%, 12/11/15
    200,000       204,531  
Capital One Bank USA NA
2.25%, 02/13/19 (b)
    750,000       752,578  
Capital One Financial Corp.
6.75%, 09/15/17
    200,000       230,712  
Citigroup, Inc.
1.70%, 07/25/16
    1,000,000       1,012,211  
4.45%, 01/10/17
    500,000       536,404  
6.00%, 08/15/17
    500,000       562,562  
6.13%, 05/15/18
    600,000       688,726  
2.50%, 09/26/18
    500,000       508,071  
Credit Suisse USA, Inc.
1.38%, 05/26/17
    350,000       350,009  
Deutsche Bank AG
3.25%, 01/11/16
    300,000       310,131  
1.35%, 05/30/17
    250,000       249,706  
Fifth Third Bancorp
3.63%, 01/25/16
    600,000       624,463  
HSBC USA, Inc.
1.63%, 01/16/18
    200,000       200,828  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
3.45%, 03/01/16
    1,000,000       1,039,122  
3.15%, 07/05/16
    300,000       312,004  
6.00%, 01/15/18
    400,000       454,700  
1.80%, 01/25/18
    500,000       502,188  
2.35%, 01/28/19
    600,000       606,438  
KeyBank NA
1.10%, 11/25/16 (b)
    250,000       250,813  
Lloyds Bank PLC
4.88%, 01/21/16
    200,000       211,661  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Face
   
Security
  Amount
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   ($)   ($)
4.20%, 03/28/17
    400,000       429,838  
2.30%, 11/27/18
    400,000       405,193  
Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.
2.30%, 01/30/19 (b)
    250,000       252,604  
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
6.05%, 05/16/16
    1,200,000       1,298,128  
Morgan Stanley
5.38%, 10/15/15
    1,000,000       1,051,472  
6.25%, 08/28/17
    1,000,000       1,132,864  
5.95%, 12/28/17
    300,000       339,654  
2.38%, 07/23/19
    500,000       499,920  
MUFG Union Bank NA
3.00%, 06/06/16
    250,000       259,361  
PNC Bank NA
2.20%, 01/28/19 (b)
    250,000       252,126  
PNC Funding Corp.
2.70%, 09/19/16 (b)
    750,000       776,272  
Rabobank Nederland
3.38%, 01/19/17
    150,000       158,253  
Regions Financial Corp.
2.00%, 05/15/18 (b)
    250,000       249,128  
Royal Bank of Canada
2.63%, 12/15/15
    300,000       308,102  
State Street Corp.
2.88%, 03/07/16
    200,000       207,110  
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.
1.80%, 07/18/17
    250,000       252,857  
2.45%, 01/10/19
    250,000       254,000  
Svenska Handelsbanken AB
2.88%, 04/04/17
    300,000       312,869  
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
1.97%, 06/20/17 (a)
    500,000       511,313  
The Bank of Nova Scotia
1.38%, 07/15/16
    500,000       506,646  
1.45%, 04/25/18
    250,000       247,771  
The Bear Stearns Cos. LLC
5.55%, 01/22/17
    500,000       547,798  
6.40%, 10/02/17
    500,000       571,079  
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
5.35%, 01/15/16
    150,000       159,204  
6.25%, 09/01/17
    250,000       283,052  
5.95%, 01/18/18
    1,000,000       1,129,273  
6.15%, 04/01/18
    1,400,000       1,595,920  
2.63%, 01/31/19
    500,000       506,383  
The Toronto-Dominion Bank
2.50%, 07/14/16
    250,000       258,370  
2.63%, 09/10/18
    500,000       514,922  
2.13%, 07/02/19
    250,000       249,732  
UBS AG
5.88%, 12/20/17
    175,000       198,827  
5.75%, 04/25/18
    100,000       113,867  
UBS Preferred Funding Trust V
6.24%, 12/31/49 (a)(b)
    300,000       317,813  
Wells Fargo & Co.
5.75%, 05/16/16
    300,000       324,774  
2.63%, 12/15/16
    250,000       259,445  
5.63%, 12/11/17
    1,000,000       1,131,319  
2.15%, 01/15/19
    200,000       201,720  
Westpac Banking Corp.
2.25%, 01/17/19
    600,000       608,047  
                 
              35,990,879  
                 
 
Brokerage 0.2%
Jefferies Group LLC
3.88%, 11/09/15
    150,000       155,630  
5.50%, 03/15/16
    65,000       69,478  
5.13%, 04/13/18
    150,000       164,081  
Nomura Holdings, Inc.
4.13%, 01/19/16
    300,000       312,405  
2.75%, 03/19/19
    150,000       152,224  
                 
              853,818  
                 
 
Finance Company 0.7%
GATX Corp.
1.25%, 03/04/17
    100,000       99,502  
2.50%, 07/30/19
    150,000       150,286  
General Electric Capital Corp.
1.50%, 07/12/16
    650,000       659,082  
2.30%, 04/27/17
    900,000       925,861  
5.63%, 05/01/18
    300,000       341,606  
2.30%, 01/14/19
    250,000       254,920  
HSBC Finance Corp.
5.50%, 01/19/16
    150,000       159,329  
Synchrony Financial
3.00%, 08/15/19 (b)
    500,000       507,520  
                 
              3,098,106  
                 
 
Insurance 1.2%
ACE INA Holdings, Inc.
5.70%, 02/15/17
    350,000       388,463  
American International Group, Inc.
5.05%, 10/01/15
    100,000       104,820  
5.85%, 01/16/18
    300,000       340,477  
2.30%, 07/16/19 (b)
    400,000       402,049  
Assurant, Inc.
2.50%, 03/15/18
    150,000       151,580  
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.
1.60%, 05/15/17
    100,000       101,381  
2.00%, 08/15/18
    150,000       151,893  
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.
2.20%, 08/15/16
    150,000       154,621  
Cigna Corp.
2.75%, 11/15/16
    250,000       259,476  
5.38%, 03/15/17
    100,000       109,999  
CNA Financial Corp.
6.50%, 08/15/16
    150,000       165,634  
Genworth Holdings, Inc.
8.63%, 12/15/16
    200,000       230,862  
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
5.38%, 03/15/17
    300,000       329,683  
MetLife, Inc.
6.82%, 08/15/18
    400,000       475,317  
Prudential Financial, Inc.
6.00%, 12/01/17
    300,000       340,776  
The Chubb Corp.
6.38%, 03/29/67 (a)(b)
    100,000       110,593  
The Travelers Co., Inc.
5.50%, 12/01/15
    400,000       424,491  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
1.40%, 10/15/17
    200,000       200,280  
Voya Financial, Inc.
2.90%, 02/15/18
    300,000       310,693  
WellPoint, Inc.
5.25%, 01/15/16
    100,000       106,382  
2.25%, 08/15/19
    300,000       299,116  
                 
              5,158,586  
                 
 
Real Estate Investment Trust 0.5%
Health Care REIT, Inc.
3.63%, 03/15/16
    600,000       624,271  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Face
   
Security
  Amount
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   ($)   ($)
ProLogis LP
2.75%, 02/15/19 (b)
    450,000       458,960  
Simon Property Group LP
5.25%, 12/01/16 (b)
    250,000       271,208  
2.15%, 09/15/17 (b)
    150,000       153,954  
Ventas Realty LP
3.13%, 11/30/15
    500,000       514,763  
2.00%, 02/15/18 (b)
    250,000       251,971  
                 
              2,275,127  
                 
              47,376,516  
 
Industrial 12.7%
                 
 
Basic Industry 0.9%
Airgas, Inc.
1.65%, 02/15/18 (b)
    500,000       497,150  
Barrick Gold Corp.
2.50%, 05/01/18
    200,000       203,166  
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
6.88%, 05/01/18
    100,000       117,041  
Domtar Corp.
10.75%, 06/01/17
    75,000       92,138  
Eastman Chemical Co.
2.40%, 06/01/17
    300,000       307,518  
EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co.
5.25%, 12/15/16
    150,000       164,708  
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.
2.38%, 03/15/18
    700,000       710,142  
Glencore Canada Corp.
6.00%, 10/15/15
    200,000       211,102  
LyondellBasell Industries N.V.
5.00%, 04/15/19 (b)
    300,000       335,841  
Monsanto Co.
2.75%, 04/15/16
    200,000       206,695  
Rio Tinto Finance (USA) PLC
2.25%, 12/14/18 (b)
    600,000       611,354  
Rock-Tenn Co.
4.45%, 03/01/19
    200,000       217,108  
The Dow Chemical Co.
5.70%, 05/15/18
    101,000       114,752  
Vale Overseas Ltd.
6.25%, 01/23/17
    300,000       333,753  
                 
              4,122,468  
                 
 
Capital Goods 1.1%
Boeing Capital Corp.
2.13%, 08/15/16 (b)
    100,000       102,785  
Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.
1.25%, 11/06/17
    350,000       349,091  
2.10%, 06/09/19
    500,000       502,522  
CRH America, Inc.
6.00%, 09/30/16
    75,000       82,335  
Eaton Corp.
0.95%, 11/02/15
    350,000       351,511  
5.60%, 05/15/18
    300,000       340,934  
General Dynamics Corp.
2.25%, 07/15/16
    100,000       103,042  
General Electric Co.
5.25%, 12/06/17
    750,000       841,213  
Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co., Ltd.
2.88%, 01/15/19 (c)
    150,000       154,074  
John Deere Capital Corp.
5.50%, 04/13/17
    150,000       166,666  
2.80%, 09/18/17
    350,000       365,979  
1.95%, 12/13/18
    250,000       251,141  
L-3 Communications Corp.
3.95%, 11/15/16
    200,000       211,011  
Lockheed Martin Corp.
2.13%, 09/15/16
    100,000       102,569  
Northrop Grumman Corp.
1.75%, 06/01/18
    200,000       199,686  
Owens Corning, Inc.
6.50%, 12/01/16
    100,000       110,730  
United Technologies Corp.
1.80%, 06/01/17
    500,000       509,236  
Waste Management, Inc.
2.60%, 09/01/16
    200,000       206,470  
                 
              4,950,995  
                 
 
Communications 1.9%
America Movil, S.A.B. de CV
2.38%, 09/08/16
    250,000       256,388  
American Tower Corp.
3.40%, 02/15/19
    350,000       363,653  
AT&T, Inc.
0.90%, 02/12/16
    150,000       150,544  
2.40%, 08/15/16
    200,000       205,989  
1.40%, 12/01/17
    200,000       200,038  
5.50%, 02/01/18
    250,000       282,228  
2.38%, 11/27/18
    300,000       305,907  
British Telecommunications PLC
1.63%, 06/28/16
    250,000       252,958  
2.35%, 02/14/19
    200,000       202,295  
Comcast Corp.
4.95%, 06/15/16
    150,000       161,214  
6.30%, 11/15/17
    250,000       288,558  
COX Communications, Inc.
5.50%, 10/01/15
    100,000       105,024  
DIRECTV Holdings LLC
3.13%, 02/15/16
    500,000       516,757  
2.40%, 03/15/17
    100,000       102,897  
Grupo Televisa S.A.B.
6.00%, 05/15/18
    200,000       226,980  
Omnicom Group, Inc.
5.90%, 04/15/16
    300,000       323,895  
Orange S.A.
2.75%, 02/06/19
    200,000       205,305  
Telefonica Emisiones S.A.U.
3.99%, 02/16/16
    275,000       287,175  
The Walt Disney Co.
1.35%, 08/16/16
    150,000       152,072  
1.85%, 05/30/19
    300,000       298,130  
Time Warner Cable, Inc.
5.85%, 05/01/17
    250,000       279,317  
Time Warner, Inc.
5.88%, 11/15/16
    300,000       331,173  
2.10%, 06/01/19
    400,000       397,163  
Verizon Communications, Inc.
0.70%, 11/02/15
    250,000       250,415  
2.50%, 09/15/16
    450,000       464,213  
2.00%, 11/01/16
    200,000       204,016  
2.55%, 06/19/19
    700,000       712,075  
Viacom, Inc.
2.50%, 12/15/16
    150,000       154,591  
2.20%, 04/01/19
    300,000       299,890  
Vodafone Group PLC
5.63%, 02/27/17
    150,000       165,518  
1.25%, 09/26/17
    200,000       198,487  
                 
              8,344,865  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Face
   
Security
  Amount
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   ($)   ($)
                 
 
Consumer Cyclical 1.5%
Amazon.com, Inc.
1.20%, 11/29/17
    100,000       99,483  
American Honda Finance Corp.
1.13%, 10/07/16
    350,000       352,237  
CVS Caremark Corp.
1.20%, 12/05/16
    105,000       105,522  
2.25%, 08/12/19 (b)
    500,000       500,503  
eBay, Inc.
1.63%, 10/15/15
    125,000       126,705  
1.35%, 07/15/17
    150,000       150,573  
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
2.50%, 01/15/16
    250,000       255,542  
6.63%, 08/15/17
    500,000       571,440  
5.00%, 05/15/18
    750,000       828,700  
2.88%, 10/01/18
    200,000       206,114  
Kohl’s Corp.
6.25%, 12/15/17
    100,000       114,167  
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.
5.00%, 10/15/15
    100,000       104,917  
Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc.
7.45%, 07/15/17
    250,000       291,059  
Marriott International, Inc.
6.20%, 06/15/16
    150,000       163,320  
McDonald’s Corp.
5.30%, 03/15/17
    250,000       276,612  
Nordstrom, Inc.
6.25%, 01/15/18
    200,000       229,638  
Starbucks Corp.
2.00%, 12/05/18 (b)
    250,000       251,765  
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
6.75%, 05/15/18
    150,000       175,280  
The Home Depot, Inc.
5.40%, 03/01/16
    500,000       536,005  
Toyota Motor Credit Corp.
2.80%, 01/11/16
    200,000       206,286  
1.38%, 01/10/18
    200,000       199,821  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
2.80%, 04/15/16
    200,000       207,495  
5.38%, 04/05/17
    200,000       222,050  
1.13%, 04/11/18
    300,000       296,503  
Yum! Brands, Inc.
6.25%, 03/15/18
    34,000       38,873  
                 
              6,510,610  
                 
 
Consumer Non-Cyclical 3.3%
AbbVie, Inc.
1.75%, 11/06/17
    750,000       754,532  
2.00%, 11/06/18
    250,000       249,716  
Amgen, Inc.
2.13%, 05/15/17
    150,000       153,535  
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc.
1.13%, 01/27/17
    250,000       252,262  
2.15%, 02/01/19
    200,000       202,457  
Bottling Group LLC
5.50%, 04/01/16
    150,000       161,557  
Bunge Ltd Finance Corp.
3.20%, 06/15/17
    250,000       260,017  
Cardinal Health, Inc.
1.90%, 06/15/17
    350,000       355,197  
Celgene Corp.
2.30%, 08/15/18
    500,000       507,602  
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.
2.13%, 09/15/15
    150,000       152,352  
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
2.63%, 05/01/17
    150,000       156,407  
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
1.30%, 01/25/16
    250,000       251,774  
Diageo Capital PLC
1.13%, 04/29/18
    150,000       147,493  
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.
2.60%, 01/15/19
    300,000       304,985  
Express Scripts Holding Co.
2.65%, 02/15/17
    700,000       724,339  
General Mills, Inc.
5.70%, 02/15/17
    100,000       110,864  
5.65%, 02/15/19
    400,000       462,596  
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
3.05%, 12/01/16
    250,000       261,466  
2.05%, 04/01/19
    300,000       301,328  
Kellogg Co.
4.45%, 05/30/16
    100,000       106,207  
Kraft Foods Group, Inc.
2.25%, 06/05/17
    400,000       409,336  
Lorillard Tobacco Co.
2.30%, 08/21/17
    100,000       101,716  
Mattel, Inc.
2.50%, 11/01/16
    100,000       103,051  
McKesson Corp.
0.95%, 12/04/15
    300,000       300,983  
3.25%, 03/01/16
    100,000       103,525  
5.70%, 03/01/17
    150,000       166,848  
2.28%, 03/15/19
    200,000       200,306  
Merck & Co, Inc.
1.30%, 05/18/18
    350,000       348,195  
Mondelez International, Inc.
4.13%, 02/09/16
    500,000       523,552  
2.25%, 02/01/19 (b)
    200,000       200,507  
Mylan, Inc.
1.80%, 06/24/16
    200,000       202,797  
2.60%, 06/24/18
    150,000       152,958  
2.55%, 03/28/19
    450,000       452,739  
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.
2.05%, 12/01/17
    300,000       302,796  
PepsiCo, Inc.
2.50%, 05/10/16
    100,000       103,132  
1.25%, 08/13/17
    100,000       100,335  
Pfizer, Inc.
2.10%, 05/15/19
    400,000       403,066  
Philip Morris International, Inc.
1.13%, 08/21/17
    150,000       149,744  
5.65%, 05/16/18
    250,000       285,036  
Procter & Gamble Co.
1.80%, 11/15/15
    250,000       254,338  
Reynolds American, Inc.
1.05%, 10/30/15
    100,000       100,119  
Sanofi
2.63%, 03/29/16
    250,000       258,190  
1.25%, 04/10/18
    400,000       396,114  
The Coca-Cola Co.
1.15%, 04/01/18
    250,000       247,929  
4.88%, 03/15/19
    250,000       282,159  
The Kroger Co.
3.90%, 10/01/15
    200,000       206,800  
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
2.40%, 02/01/19
    500,000       505,684  
Tyson Foods, Inc.
2.65%, 08/15/19 (b)
    300,000       304,276  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Face
   
Security
  Amount
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   ($)   ($)
Unilever Capital Corp.
0.85%, 08/02/17
    100,000       99,417  
UST LLC
5.75%, 03/01/18
    500,000       566,768  
Whirlpool Corp.
6.50%, 06/15/16
    250,000       274,489  
Zoetis, Inc.
1.15%, 02/01/16
    250,000       251,061  
                 
              14,234,652  
                 
 
Energy 2.1%
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
5.95%, 09/15/16
    500,000       549,239  
Apache Corp.
1.75%, 04/15/17
    100,000       101,505  
BP Capital Markets PLC
3.13%, 10/01/15
    250,000       257,228  
3.20%, 03/11/16
    250,000       260,006  
1.85%, 05/05/17
    300,000       305,601  
1.38%, 05/10/18
    100,000       99,045  
2.24%, 05/10/19
    200,000       201,318  
Chevron Corp.
1.72%, 06/24/18 (b)
    650,000       655,033  
ConocoPhillips
5.20%, 05/15/18
    150,000       168,284  
Devon Energy Corp.
2.25%, 12/15/18 (b)
    200,000       202,016  
Dominion Gas Holdings LLC
1.05%, 11/01/16
    500,000       500,358  
Encana Corp.
6.50%, 05/15/19
    250,000       294,677  
Energy Transfer Partners LP
6.13%, 02/15/17
    200,000       222,456  
6.70%, 07/01/18
    350,000       408,537  
Ensco PLC
3.25%, 03/15/16
    150,000       155,378  
Enterprise Products Operating LLC
6.50%, 01/31/19
    200,000       236,949  
Hess, Corp.
1.30%, 06/15/17
    250,000       249,973  
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP
5.95%, 02/15/18
    400,000       451,115  
2.65%, 02/01/19
    300,000       303,138  
Marathon Oil Corp.
0.90%, 11/01/15
    250,000       250,702  
Marathon Petroleum Corp.
3.50%, 03/01/16
    100,000       103,865  
Nabors Industries, Inc.
2.35%, 09/15/16
    200,000       205,633  
Noble Holding International Ltd.
3.05%, 03/01/16
    500,000       515,695  
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
1.50%, 02/15/18 (b)
    600,000       599,021  
Shell International Finance BV
5.20%, 03/22/17
    150,000       165,887  
Spectra Energy Partners LP
2.95%, 09/25/18 (b)
    300,000       311,209  
Suncor Energy, Inc.
6.10%, 06/01/18
    400,000       461,668  
Total Capital International S.A.
2.10%, 06/19/19
    250,000       250,509  
Total Capital S.A.
2.30%, 03/15/16
    100,000       102,592  
1.50%, 02/17/17
    150,000       151,689  
Valero Energy Corp.
6.13%, 06/15/17
    200,000       225,715  
Weatherford International Ltd.
5.50%, 02/15/16
    200,000       212,670  
Williams Partners LP
7.25%, 02/01/17
    200,000       226,722  
                 
              9,405,433  
                 
 
Technology 1.6%
Apple, Inc.
0.45%, 05/03/16
    150,000       149,823  
1.00%, 05/03/18
    350,000       343,312  
Arrow Electronics, Inc.
3.00%, 03/01/18
    500,000       515,957  
Baidu, Inc.
3.25%, 08/06/18
    200,000       207,517  
Broadcom Corp.
2.70%, 11/01/18
    500,000       515,545  
Cisco Systems, Inc.
5.50%, 02/22/16
    200,000       214,606  
1.10%, 03/03/17
    350,000       351,346  
Fiserv, Inc.
3.13%, 10/01/15
    200,000       205,068  
6.80%, 11/20/17
    400,000       460,658  
Hewlett-Packard Co.
2.65%, 06/01/16
    500,000       515,469  
2.75%, 01/14/19
    400,000       409,880  
Intel Corp.
1.35%, 12/15/17
    150,000       150,029  
International Business Machines Corp.
1.25%, 02/06/17
    350,000       352,728  
1.25%, 02/08/18
    250,000       249,230  
1.88%, 05/15/19
    200,000       199,924  
Microsoft Corp.
1.63%, 09/25/15
    250,000       253,510  
1.63%, 12/06/18
    250,000       250,375  
NetApp, Inc.
2.00%, 12/15/17
    750,000       758,519  
Oracle Corp.
5.25%, 01/15/16
    250,000       266,239  
2.25%, 10/08/19
    200,000       200,978  
Texas Instruments, Inc.
2.38%, 05/16/16
    150,000       154,506  
Xerox Corp.
2.95%, 03/15/17
    150,000       156,165  
                 
              6,881,384  
                 
 
Transportation 0.3%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.
5.75%, 03/15/18
    300,000       341,813  
CSX Corp.
5.60%, 05/01/17
    100,000       110,910  
Ryder System, Inc.
2.55%, 06/01/19 (b)
    300,000       303,249  
Southwest Airlines Co.
5.13%, 03/01/17
    400,000       433,973  
                 
              1,189,945  
                 
              55,640,352  
 
Utilities 1.4%
                 
 
Electric 1.3%
American Electric Power Co., Inc.
1.65%, 12/15/17 (b)
    400,000       401,863  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Face
   
Security
  Amount
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   ($)   ($)
CMS Energy Corp.
5.05%, 02/15/18
    150,000       166,096  
Commonwealth Edison Co.
2.15%, 01/15/19 (b)
    500,000       504,988  
Consumers Energy Co.
5.50%, 08/15/16
    74,000       80,788  
Duke Energy Corp.
1.63%, 08/15/17
    150,000       151,171  
2.10%, 06/15/18 (b)
    200,000       201,901  
Duke Energy Ohio, Inc.
5.45%, 04/01/19
    400,000       458,564  
Edison International
3.75%, 09/15/17
    300,000       319,349  
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.
2.60%, 09/01/15
    100,000       101,995  
7.88%, 12/15/15
    150,000       163,505  
Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC
2.15%, 06/01/19 (b)(c)
    350,000       350,856  
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
5.63%, 11/30/17
    200,000       225,490  
PPL Capital Funding Inc.
1.90%, 06/01/18 (b)
    100,000       100,149  
PSEG Power LLC
5.50%, 12/01/15
    200,000       211,675  
Sierra Pacific Power Co.
6.00%, 05/15/16
    300,000       326,636  
The Dayton Power & Light Co.
1.88%, 09/15/16
    300,000       305,286  
The Southern Co.
2.45%, 09/01/18
    350,000       358,204  
2.15%, 09/01/19 (b)
    500,000       500,274  
TransAlta Corp.
6.65%, 05/15/18
    100,000       113,246  
Xcel Energy, Inc.
0.75%, 05/09/16
    500,000       500,448  
                 
              5,542,484  
                 
 
Natural Gas 0.1%
ONE Gas, Inc.
2.07%, 02/01/19 (b)(c)
    150,000       150,767  
Sempra Energy
6.50%, 06/01/16
    250,000       274,129  
                 
              424,896  
                 
              5,967,380  
                 
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost $107,856,003)     108,984,248  
         
                 
                 
 
 Municipal Bonds 0.1% of net assets
 
Fixed-Rate Obligations 0.1%
California
GO Bonds
3.95%, 11/01/15
    350,000       364,273  
Illinois
GO Bonds Series 2011
5.37%, 03/01/17
    250,000       272,067  
                 
Total Municipal Bonds
(Cost $624,587)     636,340  
         
                 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
 
 Other Investment Company 0.1% of net assets
 
Money Market Fund 0.1%
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class 0.00% (e)
    468,469       468,469  
                 
Total Other Investment Company
(Cost $468,469)     468,469  
         
 
End of Investments.
 
At 08/31/14, the tax basis cost of the fund’s investments was $432,632,839 and the unrealized appreciation and depreciation were $2,390,176 and ($841,016), respectively, with a net unrealized appreciation of $1,549,160.
 
* Supranational bonds represent the debt of international organizations or institutions such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, regional multilateral development banks and others.
(a) Variable-rate security.
(b) The effective maturity may be shorter than the final maturity shown because of the possibility of interim principal payments and prepayments or as the result of embedded demand features (puts or calls).
(c) Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registrations, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the period end, the value of these amounted to $655,697 or 0.1% of net assets.
(d) Guaranteed by the Republic of Germany.
(e) The rate shown is the 7-day yield.
 
     
GO —
  General obligation
REIT —
  Real Estate Investment Trust
 
 
 
 
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 Schwab Short-Term Bond Market Fund
 

 
Portfolio Holdings continued
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the fund’s investments as of August 31, 2014 (see financial note 2(a) for additional information):
 
                                 
    Quoted Prices in
      Significant
   
    Active Markets for
  Other Significant
  Unobservable
   
    Identical Assets
  Observable Inputs
  Inputs
   
Description
 
(Level 1)
 
(Level 2)
 
(Level 3)
 
Total
 
U.S. Government and Government Agencies1
    $—       $289,769,232       $—       $289,769,232  
Foreign Securities1
          34,323,710             34,323,710  
Corporate Bonds1
          108,984,248             108,984,248  
Municipal Bonds1
          636,340             636,340  
Other Investment Company1
    468,469                   468,469  
                                 
Total
    $468,469       $433,713,530       $—       $434,181,999  
                                 
 
     
1
  As categorized in Portfolio Holdings.
 
The fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 as of the beginning of the fiscal year. There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 for the period ended August 31, 2014.
 
 
 
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 Schwab Short-Term Bond Market Fund
 

Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
As of August 31, 2014
 
             
 
Assets
Investments, at value (cost $432,566,472)
        $434,181,999  
Receivables:
           
Investments sold
        19,543,462  
Interest
        2,192,643  
Fund shares sold
        286,761  
Due from investment adviser
        2,449  
Prepaid expenses
  +     3,748  
   
Total assets
        456,211,062  
 
Liabilities
Payables:
           
Investments bought
        11,494,070  
Shareholder service fees
        18,177  
Fund shares redeemed
        6,237,247  
Distributions to shareholders
        42,685  
Accrued expenses
  +     63,562  
   
Total liabilities
        17,855,741  
 
Net Assets
Total assets
        456,211,062  
Total liabilities
      17,855,741  
   
Net assets
        $438,355,321  
 
Net Assets by Source
Capital received from investors
        489,969,131  
Net realized capital losses
        (53,229,337 )
Net unrealized capital appreciation
        1,615,527  
 
Net Asset Value (NAV)
 
                         
        Shares
             
Net Assets   ÷   Outstanding   =   NAV      
$438,355,321
      47,206,365         $9.29      
 
 
 
See financial notes 27


 

 
 Schwab Short-Term Bond Market Fund
 

Statement of
Operations
For the period September 1, 2013 through August 31, 2014
 
             
 
Investment Income
Interest
        $4,882,922  
Securities on loan
  +     704  
   
Total investment income
        4,883,626  
 
Expenses
Investment adviser and administrator fees
        1,290,181  
Shareholder service fees
        1,064,506  
Portfolio accounting fees
        100,115  
Shareholder reports
        54,140  
Professional fees
        44,019  
Registration fees
        38,628  
Transfer agent fees
        26,672  
Custodian fees
        11,814  
Independent trustees’ fees
        10,512  
Interest expense
        2  
Other expenses
  +     10,436  
   
Total expenses
        2,651,025  
Expense reduction by CSIM and its affiliates
      1,403,848  
   
Net expenses
      1,247,177  
   
Net investment income
        3,636,449  
 
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses)
Net realized gains on investments
        1,376,519  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
  +     2,039,521  
   
Net realized and unrealized gains
        3,416,040  
             
Increase in net assets resulting from operations
        $7,052,489  
 
 
 
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 Schwab Short-Term Bond Market Fund
 

Statement of
Changes in Net Assets
For the current and prior report periods
 
                     
 
Operations
                     
9/1/13-8/31/14     9/1/12-8/31/13  
Net investment income
        $3,636,449       $3,519,782  
Net realized gains
        1,376,519       2,186,031  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  +     2,039,521       (7,343,895 )
   
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations
        7,052,489       (1,638,082 )
 
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions from net investment income
        ($3,636,449 )     ($3,519,782 )
 
Transactions in Fund Shares
                                     
        9/1/13-8/31/14     9/1/12-8/31/13  
          SHARES       VALUE       SHARES       VALUE  
Shares sold
        18,476,574       $171,226,318       27,837,215       $258,840,696  
Shares reinvested
        311,076       2,886,296       267,443       2,486,255  
Shares redeemed
  +     (19,240,163 )     (178,294,815 )     (27,934,919 )     (259,948,466 )
   
Net transactions in fund shares
        (452,513 )     ($4,182,201 )     169,739       $1,378,485  
 
Shares Outstanding and Net Assets
        9/1/13-8/31/14     9/1/12-8/31/13  
          SHARES       NET ASSETS       SHARES       NET ASSETS  
Beginning of period
        47,658,878       $439,121,482       47,489,139       $442,900,861  
Total increase (decrease)
  +     (452,513 )     (766,161 )     169,739       (3,779,379 )
   
End of period
        47,206,365       $438,355,321       47,658,878       $439,121,482  
 
 
 
See financial notes 29


 

Schwab Intermediate-Term Bond Fund™
 
 
Financial Statements
 
Financial Highlights
 
                                             
    9/1/13–
  9/1/12–
  9/1/11–
  9/1/10–
  9/1/09–
   
    8/31/14   8/31/13   8/31/12   8/31/11   8/31/10    
 
 
Per-Share Data ($)
Net asset value at beginning of period
    10.06       10.61       10.54       10.43       9.89      
   
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                           
Net investment income (loss)
    0.18       0.15       0.17       0.32       0.50      
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
    0.21       (0.32 )     0.22       0.16       0.58      
   
Total from investment operations
    0.39       (0.17 )     0.39       0.48       1.08      
Less distributions:
                                           
Distributions from net investment income
    (0.20 )     (0.20 )     (0.21 )     (0.36 )     (0.54 )    
Distributions from net realized gains
    (0.00 )1     (0.18 )     (0.11 )     (0.01 )          
   
Total distributions
    (0.20 )     (0.38 )     (0.32 )     (0.37 )     (0.54 )    
   
Net asset value at end of period
    10.25       10.06       10.61       10.54       10.43      
   
Total return (%)
    3.95       (1.68 )     3.80       4.75       11.16      
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%)
Ratios to average net assets:
                                           
Net operating expenses
    0.45       0.51 2,3     0.61       0.61       0.62      
Gross operating expenses
    0.64       0.63       0.62       0.61       0.63      
Net investment income (loss)
    1.73       1.48       1.67       3.13       4.71      
Portfolio turnover rate4
    177       288       304       294       173      
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000,000)
    370       353       418       431       459      

1 Per-share amount was less than $0.01.
2 Effective December 15, 2012, the net operating expense limitation was lowered from 0.63% to 0.45%. The ratio presented for period ended 8/31/13 is a blended ratio.
3 The expense ratio would have been 0.50%, if interest expense related to charges on agency mortgage-backed securities not delivered on a timely basis had not been incurred (see financial note 2f).
4 Includes to-be-announced (TBA) transactions (if any). See financial note 2.
 
 
 
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 Schwab Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
 

 
Portfolio Holdings as of August 31, 2014
 
 
This section shows all the securities in the fund’s portfolio and their values as of the report date.
 
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be viewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. The schedule of portfolio holdings filed on a fund’s most recent Form N-Q is also available by visiting the fund’s website at www.schwabfunds.com/prospectus.
 
For fixed rate obligations, the rate shown is the interest rate (the rate established when the obligation was issued). For variable-rate obligations, the rate shown is the rate as of the report date. The maturity date shown for all the securities is the final legal maturity.
 
                         
        Cost
  Value
Holdings by Category   ($)   ($)
 
  21 .9%   Corporate Bonds     79,305,376       80,937,192  
  0 .3%   Asset-Backed Obligations     1,111,771       1,127,343  
  36 .3%   Mortgage-Backed Securities     131,327,576       134,374,002  
  3 .3%   Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities     11,806,732       12,112,910  
  38 .7%   U.S. Government and Government Agencies     142,291,254       143,191,808  
  4 .8%   Foreign Securities     17,343,073       17,675,230  
  0 .3%   Preferred Stock     1,018,680       1,018,400  
  0 .4%   Other Investment Company     1,725,195       1,725,195  
 
 
  106 .0%   Total Investments     385,929,657       392,162,080  
  (2 .1)%   TBA Sale Commitments     (7,722,656 )     (7,733,013 )
  (3 .9%)   Other Assets and Liabilities, Net             (14,579,822 )
 
 
  100 .0%   Net Assets             369,849,245  
 
                 
    Face
   
Security
  Amount
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   ($)   ($)
 
 Corporate Bonds 21.9% of net assets
 
Finance 8.5%
                 
 
Banking 5.1%
Abbey National Treasury Services PLC
3.05%, 08/23/18
    500,000       522,894  
American Express Co.
5.50%, 09/12/16
    500,000       546,027  
Bank of America Corp.
5.42%, 03/15/17
    500,000       546,218  
1.27%, 01/15/19 (a)
    1,000,000       1,024,282  
5.63%, 07/01/20
    500,000       573,725  
4.00%, 04/01/24
    550,000       567,679  
BNP Paribas S.A.
3.60%, 02/23/16
    300,000       312,083  
3.25%, 03/03/23
    500,000       504,839  
BPCE S.A.
1.48%, 04/25/16 (a)
    1,000,000       1,015,963  
Capital One Financial Corp.
1.00%, 11/06/15
    500,000       501,302  
Citigroup, Inc.
5.00%, 09/15/14
    250,000       250,354  
3.95%, 06/15/16
    500,000       525,839  
1.19%, 07/25/16 (a)
    1,000,000       1,010,102  
Credit Suisse USA, Inc.
1.38%, 05/26/17
    150,000       150,004  
First Tennessee Bank NA
5.05%, 01/15/15
    1,000,000       1,015,022  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
6.00%, 01/15/18
    750,000       852,563  
4.95%, 03/25/20
    500,000       559,937  
Lloyds Bank PLC
6.38%, 01/21/21
    1,000,000       1,214,703  
Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.
5.63%, 12/01/21 (a)(b)
    500,000       522,500  
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
5.00%, 01/15/15
    500,000       508,254  
Morgan Stanley
5.50%, 07/24/20
    1,000,000       1,138,151  
3.75%, 02/25/23
    100,000       102,819  
4.10%, 05/22/23
    250,000       254,953  
Rabobank Nederland
4.63%, 12/01/23
    700,000       745,748  
Regions Financial Corp.
2.00%, 05/15/18 (b)
    150,000       149,477  
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
2.55%, 09/18/15
    250,000       254,466  
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB
1.75%, 03/19/18 (c)
    500,000       500,964  
The Bear Stearns Cos. LLC
7.25%, 02/01/18
    250,000       294,710  
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
3.30%, 05/03/15
    250,000       254,764  
5.63%, 01/15/17
    250,000       273,223  
2.38%, 01/22/18
    400,000       406,612  
6.15%, 04/01/18
    650,000       740,963  
3.85%, 07/08/24 (b)
    100,000       102,014  
Wells Fargo & Co.
5.63%, 12/11/17
    300,000       339,396  
4.60%, 04/01/21
    500,000       559,113  
                 
              18,841,663  
                 
 
Brokerage 0.1%
Nomura Holdings, Inc.
5.00%, 03/04/15
    300,000       306,235  
2.75%, 03/19/19
    250,000       253,706  
                 
              559,941  
                 
 
Finance Company 1.2%
GATX Corp.
1.25%, 03/04/17
    600,000       597,009  
2.50%, 07/30/19
    600,000       601,144  
General Electric Capital Corp.
5.63%, 05/01/18
    500,000       569,343  
International Lease Finance Corp.
4.88%, 04/01/15
    1,000,000       1,021,875  
Synchrony Financial
3.00%, 08/15/19 (b)
    500,000       507,520  
3.75%, 08/15/21 (b)
    500,000       510,748  
4.25%, 08/15/24 (b)
    500,000       512,403  
                 
              4,320,042  
                 
 
Insurance 1.2%
Aflac, Inc.
3.63%, 06/15/23
    250,000       257,685  
American International Group, Inc.
2.38%, 08/24/15
    600,000       612,077  
Assurant, Inc.
2.50%, 03/15/18
    750,000       757,900  
 
 
 
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 Schwab Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
 

 
Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Face
   
Security
  Amount
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   ($)   ($)
Cigna Corp.
5.13%, 06/15/20
    350,000       395,165  
CNA Financial Corp.
5.88%, 08/15/20
    250,000       290,086  
Genworth Holdings, Inc.
7.70%, 06/15/20
    500,000       606,863  
Prudential Financial, Inc.
4.50%, 11/15/20
    500,000       549,579  
The Chubb Corp.
6.38%, 03/29/67 (a)(b)
    100,000       110,593  
WellPoint, Inc.
2.30%, 07/15/18
    250,000       253,629  
2.25%, 08/15/19
    250,000       249,263  
3.50%, 08/15/24 (b)
    500,000       502,467  
                 
              4,585,307  
                 
 
Real Estate Investment Trust 0.9%
Brandywine Operating Partnership LP
3.95%, 02/15/23 (b)
    500,000       507,721  
Kilroy Realty LP
6.63%, 06/01/20
    500,000       592,649  
4.25%, 08/15/29 (b)
    500,000       504,365  
Kimco Realty Corp.
3.20%, 05/01/21 (b)
    750,000       757,824  
ProLogis LP
4.50%, 08/15/17
    250,000       269,157  
WP Carey, Inc.
4.60%, 04/01/24 (b)
    500,000       523,279  
                 
              3,154,995  
                 
              31,461,948  
 
Industrial 12.5%
                 
 
Basic Industry 1.5%
Airgas, Inc.
3.65%, 07/15/24 (b)
    500,000       511,617  
Anglo American Capital PLC
1.18%, 04/15/16 (a)(c)
    500,000       503,168  
Barrick North America Finance LLC
4.40%, 05/30/21
    700,000       737,502  
BHP Billiton Finance (USA) Ltd.
3.25%, 11/21/21
    500,000       519,573  
Glencore Funding LLC
2.50%, 01/15/19 (c)
    500,000       499,413  
Kinross Gold Corp.
5.13%, 09/01/21 (b)
    250,000       260,120  
LYB International Finance BV
4.00%, 07/15/23
    500,000       529,856  
Monsanto Co.
2.75%, 07/15/21
    1,000,000       1,006,220  
The Dow Chemical Co.
4.25%, 11/15/20 (b)
    750,000       819,790  
Xstrata Finance Canada Ltd.
2.85%, 11/10/14 (c)
    100,000       100,410  
                 
              5,487,669  
                 
 
Capital Goods 0.7%
Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.
0.70%, 11/06/15
    500,000       501,570  
Eaton Corp.
0.95%, 11/02/15
    100,000       100,432  
2.75%, 11/02/22
    750,000       734,375  
General Electric Co.
0.85%, 10/09/15
    200,000       200,927  
5.25%, 12/06/17
    500,000       560,808  
John Deere Capital Corp.
2.95%, 03/09/15
    350,000       354,785  
                 
              2,452,897  
                 
 
Communications 2.4%
21st Century Fox America, Inc.
4.00%, 10/01/23
    300,000       315,869  
America Movil, S.A.B. de CV
1.23%, 09/12/16 (a)
    1,000,000       1,008,733  
AT&T, Inc.
2.38%, 11/27/18
    200,000       203,938  
5.80%, 02/15/19
    750,000       871,441  
Comcast Corp.
5.88%, 02/15/18
    400,000       458,456  
5.70%, 07/01/19
    350,000       409,038  
DIRECTV Holdings LLC
5.20%, 03/15/20
    250,000       282,617  
Embarq Corp.
7.08%, 06/01/16
    750,000       825,432  
Grupo Televisa S.A.B.
6.00%, 05/15/18
    500,000       567,450  
Orange S.A.
2.75%, 02/06/19
    400,000       410,610  
Telefonica Emisiones S.A.U.
4.95%, 01/15/15
    300,000       304,545  
Time Warner, Inc.
3.15%, 07/15/15
    250,000       255,803  
Verizon Communications, Inc.
0.63%, 06/09/17 (a)
    1,000,000       1,003,982  
4.50%, 09/15/20
    1,000,000       1,099,650  
5.15%, 09/15/23
    500,000       566,510  
Viacom, Inc.
3.88%, 04/01/24 (b)
    300,000       307,208  
                 
              8,891,282  
                 
 
Consumer Cyclical 1.8%
CVS Caremark Corp.
3.38%, 08/12/24 (b)
    500,000       503,927  
eBay, Inc.
0.72%, 08/01/19 (a)
    1,000,000       1,002,167  
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
1.48%, 05/09/16 (a)
    1,000,000       1,015,066  
6.63%, 08/15/17
    265,000       302,863  
Hyundai Capital Services, Inc.
1.03%, 03/18/17 (a)(c)
    1,000,000       1,004,393  
Johnson Controls, Inc.
3.63%, 07/02/24 (b)
    500,000       509,124  
Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc.
5.90%, 12/01/16
    213,000       235,907  
4.38%, 09/01/23 (b)
    250,000       268,021  
Marriott International, Inc.
3.00%, 03/01/19 (b)
    650,000       676,231  
QVC, Inc.
5.45%, 08/15/34 (b)(c)
    500,000       505,807  
The Gap, Inc.
5.95%, 04/12/21 (b)
    500,000       580,303  
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.
5.63%, 03/01/21
    100,000       112,307  
                 
              6,716,116  
                 
 
Consumer Non-Cyclical 1.8%
Altria Group, Inc.
4.75%, 05/05/21
    500,000       557,800  
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc.
3.70%, 02/01/24
    250,000       262,992  
 
 
 
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    Face
   
Security
  Amount
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   ($)   ($)
Cardinal Health, Inc.
4.63%, 12/15/20
    500,000       554,838  
3.20%, 06/15/22
    100,000       100,616  
3.20%, 03/15/23
    250,000       248,339  
Express Scripts Holding Co.
2.10%, 02/12/15
    250,000       251,766  
Forest Laboratories, Inc.
5.00%, 12/15/21 (b)(c)
    1,000,000       1,104,432  
Kraft Foods Group, Inc.
5.38%, 02/10/20
    523,000       595,427  
McKesson Corp.
4.75%, 03/01/21 (b)
    500,000       562,889  
Mondelez International, Inc.
2.25%, 02/01/19 (b)
    350,000       350,887  
Mylan, Inc.
7.88%, 07/15/20 (b)(c)
    1,000,000       1,096,322  
PepsiCo, Inc.
2.25%, 01/07/19 (b)
    150,000       152,858  
Philip Morris International, Inc.
4.50%, 03/26/20
    500,000       554,812  
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
4.15%, 02/01/24 (b)
    150,000       158,744  
Zoetis, Inc.
3.25%, 02/01/23 (b)
    250,000       250,550  
                 
              6,803,272  
                 
 
Energy 2.6%
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
6.38%, 09/15/17
    250,000       285,265  
BP Capital Markets PLC
2.24%, 05/10/19
    1,250,000       1,258,239  
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
0.61%, 03/30/16 (a)
    250,000       250,824  
3.80%, 04/15/24
    250,000       260,012  
Continental Resources, Inc.
5.00%, 09/15/22 (b)
    500,000       540,000  
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.
3.45%, 11/01/23 (b)
    500,000       503,060  
El Paso Pipeline Partners Operating Co., LLC
4.30%, 05/01/24 (b)
    1,000,000       1,027,940  
Encana Corp.
6.50%, 05/15/19
    500,000       589,353  
Energy Transfer Partners LP
6.70%, 07/01/18
    150,000       175,088  
4.15%, 10/01/20 (b)
    100,000       105,917  
Enterprise Products Operating LLC
3.90%, 02/15/24 (b)
    250,000       261,216  
EOG Resources, Inc.
2.45%, 04/01/20 (b)
    500,000       504,540  
Hess Corp.
8.13%, 02/15/19
    500,000       623,926  
Nabors Industries, Inc.
5.10%, 09/15/23 (b)
    600,000       665,359  
Plains All American Pipeline LP
3.85%, 10/15/23 (b)
    100,000       103,575  
Plains Exploration & Production Co.
6.50%, 11/15/20 (b)
    650,000       721,500  
The Williams Cos., Inc.
4.55%, 06/24/24 (b)
    1,000,000       1,009,017  
Valero Energy Corp.
9.38%, 03/15/19
    250,000       324,517  
Williams Partners LP
7.25%, 02/01/17
    300,000       340,082  
                 
              9,549,430  
                 
 
Technology 1.3%
Arrow Electronics, Inc.
3.00%, 03/01/18
    300,000       309,574  
4.50%, 03/01/23 (b)
    300,000       313,997  
Baidu, Inc.
3.25%, 08/06/18
    300,000       311,276  
Broadcom Corp.
3.50%, 08/01/24 (b)
    500,000       508,220  
Cisco Systems, Inc.
1.10%, 03/03/17
    400,000       401,539  
Hewlett-Packard Co.
1.17%, 01/14/19 (a)
    500,000       506,958  
NetApp, Inc.
3.38%, 06/15/21 (b)
    500,000       511,264  
Oracle Corp.
0.43%, 07/07/17 (a)
    500,000       501,343  
Pitney Bowes, Inc.
4.63%, 03/15/24 (b)
    200,000       208,359  
Seagate HDD Cayman
4.75%, 01/01/25 (c)
    1,000,000       1,025,000  
Xerox Corp.
4.25%, 02/15/15
    250,000       254,186  
                 
              4,851,716  
                 
 
Transportation 0.4%
American Airlines Pass-Through Trust
4.00%, 01/15/27
    332,053       339,525  
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC
4.70%, 10/01/19
    300,000       336,924  
3.60%, 09/01/20 (b)
    250,000       265,239  
CSX Corp.
7.38%, 02/01/19
    300,000       364,902  
                 
              1,306,590  
                 
              46,058,972  
 
Utilities 0.9%
                 
 
Electric 0.8%
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC
2.25%, 08/01/22 (b)
    100,000       96,816  
Dominion Resources, Inc.
6.40%, 06/15/18
    500,000       580,928  
Duke Energy Corp.
0.61%, 04/03/17 (a)
    1,000,000       1,003,461  
5.05%, 09/15/19
    300,000       339,090  
Exelon Generation Co. LLC
4.00%, 10/01/20 (b)
    500,000       528,333  
Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC
2.15%, 06/01/19 (b)(c)
    150,000       150,367  
PPL Electric Utilities Corp.
2.50%, 09/01/22 (b)
    100,000       98,928  
Sempra Energy
3.55%, 06/15/24 (b)
    250,000       255,287  
TransAlta Corp.
6.65%, 05/15/18
    100,000       113,246  
                 
              3,166,456  
                 
 
Natural Gas 0.1%
ONE Gas, Inc.
2.07%, 02/01/19 (b)(c)
    100,000       100,511  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Face
   
Security
  Amount
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   ($)   ($)
Sempra Energy
2.88%, 10/01/22 (b)
    150,000       149,305  
                 
              249,816  
                 
              3,416,272  
                 
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost $79,305,376)     80,937,192  
         
                 
                 
 
 Asset-Backed Obligations 0.3% of net assets
                 
                 
Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust
Series 2007-A8 Class A8
5.65%, 09/20/19 (b)
    1,000,000       1,127,343  
                 
Total Asset-Backed Obligations
(Cost $1,111,771)     1,127,343  
         
                 
                 
 
 Mortgage-Backed Securities 36.3% of net assets
 
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 0.6%
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.
Series 2003-23 Class 7A1
5.00%, 09/25/18 (b)
    975,152       999,054  
MASTR Asset Securitization Trust
Series 2003-10 Class 3A1
5.50%, 11/25/33 (b)
    223,565       235,516  
Residential Accredit Loans, Inc.
Series 2002-QS18 Class A1
5.50%, 12/25/17 (b)
    30,683       31,067  
Sequoia Mortgage Trust
Series 2011-1 Class A1
4.13%, 02/25/41 (b)
    278,637       283,277  
Series 2012-2 Class A2
3.50%, 04/25/42 (b)
    325,150       332,222  
Series 2013-5 Class A1
2.50%, 05/25/43 (b)(c)
    327,699       310,899  
                 
              2,192,035  
 
TBA Securities 5.9%
Fannie Mae TBA
2.00%, 10/01/29 (b)(f)
    400,000       393,563  
2.50%, 10/01/29 (b)(f)
    300,000       303,398  
3.00%, 10/01/29 to 09/01/44 (b)(f)
    2,800,000       2,819,600  
3.50%, 10/01/29 (b)(f)
    1,800,000       1,898,156  
2.50%, 09/01/44 (b)(f)
    500,000       479,629  
4.00%, 10/01/44 (b)(f)
    1,800,000       1,901,883  
4.50%, 10/01/44 (b)(f)
    2,500,000       2,694,190  
Freddie Mac TBA
2.00%, 10/01/29 (b)(f)
    400,000       393,305  
2.50%, 10/01/29 (b)(f)
    900,000       909,724  
3.00%, 10/01/29 (b)(f)
    800,000       826,375  
3.50%, 10/01/29 to 09/01/44 (b)(f)
    3,700,000       3,830,369  
3.00%, 10/01/44 (b)(f)
    300,000       297,785  
4.00%, 10/01/44 (b)(f)
    500,000       527,339  
Ginnie Mae TBA
3.00%, 09/01/44 to 10/01/44 (b)(f)
    3,000,000       3,040,234  
3.50%, 10/01/44 (b)(f)
    700,000       726,059  
4.50%, 10/01/44 (b)(f)
    900,000       976,781  
                 
              22,018,390  
 
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages 29.8%
Fannie Mae
6.00%, 03/01/16 to 05/01/21 (b)(g)
    299,363       329,346  
7.00%, 11/15/16 to 01/01/35 (b)
    360,038       417,578  
6.00%, 06/01/17 to 10/01/39 (b)
    2,213,002       2,490,176  
4.50%, 03/01/18 to 10/01/43 (b)
    4,882,265       5,253,772  
6.50%, 03/01/19 to 09/01/22 (b)
    306,436       340,060  
6.50%, 07/01/21 (b)(g)
    21,880       24,682  
5.50%, 10/01/22 (b)(g)
    344,318       382,386  
5.50%, 01/01/23 to 05/01/40 (b)
    1,606,844       1,796,545  
5.00%, 08/01/23 (b)(g)
    1,341,870       1,479,258  
5.00%, 09/01/23 to 05/01/40 (b)
    1,991,492       2,210,939  
3.00%, 01/01/26 to 05/01/43 (b)
    10,256,949       10,382,736  
2.50%, 07/01/28 (b)
    2,881,935       2,931,961  
3.50%, 02/01/32 to 08/01/44 (b)
    9,486,595       9,801,812  
5.49%, 08/01/32 to 12/01/32 (b)
    724,959       809,513  
5.45%, 06/01/33 to 07/01/33 (b)
    101,438       113,244  
3.70%, 06/01/40 (a)(b)
    2,483,250       2,647,918  
4.00%, 09/01/40 (b)(g)
    5,118,938       5,442,146  
4.00%, 02/01/41 to 02/01/42 (b)
    408,217       435,268  
Fannie Mae REMICs
6.00%, 01/25/20 (b)
    69,911       74,713  
2.50%, 02/25/21 (b)
    27,498       27,490  
3.25%, 04/25/28 (b)
    20,577       21,101  
Freddie Mac
4.50%, 09/01/15 (b)(g)
    789       833  
6.50%, 03/01/16 to 02/01/21 (b)(g)
    167,139       183,462  
6.00%, 06/01/16 to 10/01/38 (b)
    475,287       541,882  
5.50%, 11/01/17 to 07/01/35 (b)
    804,601       888,705  
4.50%, 10/01/18 to 08/01/41 (b)
    4,024,827       4,369,890  
5.00%, 10/01/18 to 10/01/43 (b)
    2,055,232       2,246,882  
4.00%, 07/01/19 to 01/01/44 (b)
    4,964,001       5,281,442  
6.50%, 08/01/22 to 04/01/26 (b)
    134,717       152,145  
2.50%, 07/01/28 to 05/01/33 (b)
    1,465,669       1,485,805  
3.00%, 09/01/28 to 07/01/43 (b)
    4,162,602       4,180,244  
5.50%, 06/01/33 to 10/01/33 (b)(g)
    2,305,723       2,585,050  
3.50%, 03/01/42 to 07/01/43 (b)
    1,285,957       1,323,779  
Freddie Mac REMICs
3.00%, 08/15/19 (b)
    471,354       479,280  
2.00%, 07/15/20 (b)
    559,848       566,159  
0.71%, 05/15/23 (a)(b)
    53,421       53,678  
4.00%, 11/15/23 to 07/15/24 (b)
    477,576       488,392  
5.00%, 06/15/33 (b)
    541,379       544,158  
6.00%, 08/15/35 (b)
    82,833       85,321  
Ginnie Mae
6.00%, 03/15/17 to 03/15/24 (b)
    21,106       23,199  
9.50%, 03/20/17 to 05/20/20 (b)
    4,791       5,039  
5.00%, 12/15/17 to 08/15/40 (b)
    5,118,695       5,659,211  
10.00%, 04/15/18 to 06/20/19 (b)
    1,938       2,052  
5.50%, 06/15/18 to 08/20/40 (b)
    4,048,822       4,595,206  
4.00%, 08/15/18 to 08/20/44 (b)
    6,269,738       6,690,484  
4.50%, 11/15/18 to 07/20/44 (b)
    4,271,792       4,661,502  
8.50%, 06/15/21 to 10/20/26 (b)
    1,543       1,589  
7.50%, 03/15/22 to 10/15/25 (b)
    2,606       2,730  
6.50%, 10/15/23 (b)
    1,212       1,376  
8.00%, 06/20/24 to 07/15/27 (b)
    2,857       3,152  
3.00%, 02/15/26 to 07/20/44 (b)
    3,113,260       3,176,680  
3.50%, 01/20/27 to 08/20/44 (b)
    5,794,142       6,040,621  
2.50%, 06/15/27 (b)
    348,328       357,337  
2.00%, 07/20/28 (b)
    22,874       22,571  
5.50%, 02/15/33 to 06/15/34 (b)(g)
    2,603,359       2,930,214  
5.00%, 10/15/34 (b)(g)
    1,788,802       1,974,008  
5.25%, 11/15/34 (b)
    128,783       141,506  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Face
   
Security
  Amount
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   ($)   ($)
Ginnie Mae REMICs
6.47%, 08/20/34 (a)(b)
    865,914       1,005,349  
                 
              110,163,577  
                 
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost $131,327,576)     134,374,002  
         
                 
                 
 
 Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 3.3% of net assets
                 
                 
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities
Series 2005-PW10 Class A4
5.41%, 12/11/40 (b)
    2,962,002       3,070,592  
Series 2006-T24 Class A4
5.54%, 10/12/41 (b)
    959,940       1,035,500  
Series 2007-T28 Class A4
5.74%, 09/11/42 (a)(b)
    505,000       560,176  
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.
Series 2004-C5 Class A4
4.83%, 11/15/37 (b)
    464,692       465,494  
Fannie Mae-Aces
Series 2011-M5 Class A2
2.94%, 07/25/21 (b)
    250,000       258,212  
Series 2014-M6 Class A2
2.68%, 05/25/21 (b)
    500,000       511,034  
FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates
Series K014 Class A1
2.79%, 10/25/20 (b)
    336,849       350,484  
Series K026 Class A2
2.51%, 11/25/22 (b)
    650,000       644,229  
Series K027 Class A2
2.64%, 01/25/23 (b)
    110,000       109,923  
Series K714 Class A2
3.03%, 10/25/20 (b)
    154,000       161,361  
Government National Mortgage Association
Series 2012-55 Class A
1.70%, 08/16/33 (b)
    61,393       61,879  
Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp.
Series 2006-GG7 Class A4
6.01%, 07/10/38 (a)(b)
    644,026       686,396  
Series 2007-GG9 Class A4
5.44%, 03/10/39 (b)
    1,000,000       1,082,981  
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2013-C16 Class A2
3.07%, 12/15/46 (b)
    3,000,000       3,114,649  
                 
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost $11,806,732)     12,112,910  
         
                 
                 
 
 U.S. Government and Government Agencies 38.7% of net assets
 
U.S. Government Agency Securities 4.0%
Fannie Mae
1.63%, 10/26/15 (g)
    2,000,000       2,031,864  
0.63%, 08/26/16
    6,000,000       6,005,658  
0.88%, 10/26/17
    3,000,000       2,976,630  
Freddie Mac
2.50%, 05/27/16
    3,000,000       3,104,370  
1.25%, 08/01/19
    600,000       587,409  
                 
              14,705,931  
 
U.S. Treasury Obligations 34.7%
U.S. Treasury Notes
0.25%, 09/30/15
    4,600,000       4,605,750  
0.38%, 01/15/16
    7,000,000       7,011,893  
2.00%, 04/30/16 (g)
    3,000,000       3,080,685  
1.50%, 07/31/16
    2,550,000       2,599,355  
0.63%, 08/15/16
    8,000,000       8,020,472  
0.75%, 01/15/17 (g)
    16,000,000       16,023,120  
0.88%, 02/28/17
    5,000,000       5,016,600  
3.13%, 04/30/17 (g)
    1,500,000       1,591,055  
0.88%, 05/15/17
    3,000,000       3,003,399  
0.88%, 06/15/17
    3,000,000       3,000,702  
0.75%, 06/30/17
    10,000,000       9,958,980  
0.88%, 07/15/17
    1,500,000       1,498,593  
1.88%, 10/31/17 (g)
    3,000,000       3,076,173  
0.75%, 12/31/17
    6,000,000       5,925,936  
2.88%, 03/31/18 (g)
    2,000,000       2,115,312  
3.75%, 11/15/18 (g)
    2,000,000       2,189,610  
1.63%, 03/31/19
    3,000,000       3,009,024  
1.25%, 04/30/19
    2,250,000       2,218,007  
1.50%, 05/31/19
    1,500,000       1,493,438  
1.00%, 06/30/19
    3,250,000       3,156,055  
1.63%, 06/30/19
    1,500,000       1,501,347  
1.38%, 01/31/20
    2,500,000       2,452,540  
1.25%, 02/29/20
    4,500,000       4,377,303  
3.50%, 05/15/20
    5,000,000       5,467,190  
2.63%, 08/15/20
    2,000,000       2,086,172  
2.38%, 12/31/20
    4,000,000       4,103,124  
2.13%, 01/31/21
    2,500,000       2,525,292  
2.00%, 02/28/21
    3,000,000       3,005,157  
2.25%, 04/30/21
    1,000,000       1,015,742  
2.13%, 06/30/21
    2,500,000       2,515,625  
1.63%, 08/15/22
    2,000,000       1,922,734  
2.00%, 02/15/23
    1,500,000       1,474,454  
2.50%, 08/15/23
    2,000,000       2,038,124  
2.75%, 11/15/23
    1,000,000       1,038,398  
2.75%, 02/15/24
    2,500,000       2,593,360  
2.50%, 05/15/24
    1,750,000       1,775,156  
                 
              128,485,877  
                 
Total U.S. Government and Government Agencies
(Cost $142,291,254)     143,191,808  
         
                 
                 
 
 Foreign Securities 4.8% of net assets
 
Foreign Agencies 1.7%
                 
 
Brazil 0.6%
Petrobras Global Finance BV
1.85%, 05/20/16 (a)
    1,500,000       1,504,035  
2.59%, 03/17/17 (a)
    500,000       507,550  
                 
              2,011,585  
                 
 
Germany 0.3%
Kreditanstalt Fuer Wiederaufbau
4.00%, 01/27/20 (d)
    1,000,000       1,109,316  
                 
 
Mexico 0.4%
Petroleos Mexicanos
4.88%, 03/15/15
    500,000       510,825  
2.25%, 07/18/18 (a)
    500,000       525,750  
5.50%, 01/21/21
    500,000       565,000  
                 
              1,601,575  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Face
   
Security
  Amount
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   ($)   ($)
                 
 
Norway 0.1%
Statoil A.S.A.
3.13%, 08/17/17
    500,000       527,634  
                 
 
Republic of Korea 0.3%
Export-Import Bank of Korea
4.00%, 01/11/17
    500,000       531,501  
Korea Development Bank
3.75%, 01/22/24
    500,000       523,589  
                 
              1,055,090  
                 
              6,305,200  
 
Foreign Local Government 0.3%
                 
 
Canada 0.3%
Province of Manitoba
1.13%, 06/01/18
    1,000,000       989,002  
 
Sovereign 0.9%
                 
 
Brazil 0.1%
Federative Republic of Brazil
6.00%, 01/17/17
    250,000       276,875  
4.88%, 01/22/21
    100,000       110,400  
                 
              387,275  
                 
 
Chile 0.1%
Republic of Chile
2.25%, 10/30/22
    250,000       241,875  
                 
 
Italy 0.1%
Republic of Italy
3.13%, 01/26/15
    100,000       101,024  
5.38%, 06/12/17
    250,000       275,979  
                 
              377,003  
                 
 
Mexico 0.2%
United Mexican States
5.13%, 01/15/20
    500,000       568,750  
3.63%, 03/15/22
    250,000       260,875  
                 
              829,625  
                 
 
Philippines 0.0%
Republic of the Philippines
4.20%, 01/21/24
    150,000       161,250  
                 
 
Poland 0.2%
Poland Government International Bond
6.38%, 07/15/19
    500,000       595,238  
                 
 
Republic of Korea 0.1%
Republic of Korea
5.13%, 12/07/16
    500,000       548,950  
                 
 
Turkey 0.1%
Turkey Government International Bond
3.25%, 03/23/23
    300,000       281,700  
                 
              3,422,916  
 
Supranational* 1.9%
Asian Development Bank
2.50%, 03/15/16
    750,000       773,932  
European Investment Bank
2.50%, 05/16/16
    2,000,000       2,068,624  
4.00%, 02/16/21
    750,000       837,112  
Inter-American Development Bank
1.38%, 10/18/16
    1,000,000       1,014,356  
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development
0.88%, 04/17/17
    1,000,000       1,002,825  
International Finance Corp.
1.13%, 11/23/16
    500,000       503,954  
1.75%, 09/04/18
    600,000       607,325  
1.75%, 09/16/19
    150,000       149,984  
                 
              6,958,112  
                 
Total Foreign Securities
(Cost $17,343,073)     17,675,230  
         
                 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
 
 Preferred Stock 0.3% of net assets
 
Real Estate 0.3%
Vornado Realty LP
    40,000       1,018,400  
                 
Total Preferred Stock
(Cost $1,018,680)     1,018,400  
         
                 
                 
 
 Other Investment Company 0.4% of net assets
 
Money Market Fund 0.4%
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class 0.00% (e)
    1,725,195       1,725,195  
                 
Total Other Investment Company
(Cost $1,725,195)     1,725,195  
         
 
End of Investments.
 
At 08/31/14, the tax basis cost of the fund’s investments was $385,957,021 and the unrealized appreciation and depreciation were $6,935,214 and ($730,155), respectively, with a net unrealized appreciation of $6,205,059.
 
                 
    Face
   
Security
  Amount
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Dates   ($)   ($)
 
 TBA Sale Commitments 2.1% of net assets
 
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages 2.1%
Ginnie Mae TBA
5.00%, 09/01/44 (b)(f)
    3,000,000       3,293,558  
5.50%, 09/01/44 (b)(f)
    4,000,000       4,439,455  
                 
              7,733,013  
                 
Total TBA Sale Commitments
(Proceeds $7,722,656)     7,733,013  
         
 
* Supranational bonds represent the debt of international organizations or institutions such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, regional multilateral development banks and others.
(a) Variable-rate security.
(b) The effective maturity may be shorter than the final maturity shown because of the possibility of interim principal payments and prepayments or as the result of embedded demand features (puts or calls).
 
 
 
36 See financial notes


 

 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
(c) Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registrations, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the period end, the value of these amounted to $6,901,686 or 1.9% of net assets.
(d) Guaranteed by the Republic of Germany.
(e) The rate shown is the 7-day yield.
(f) Security or a portion of the security purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis.
(g) All or a portion of this security is designated as collateral for delayed-delivery securities.
 
     
REMIC —
  Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
 
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the fund’s investments as of August 31, 2014 (see financial note 2(a) for additional information):
 
Assets Valuation Input
 
                                 
    Quoted Prices in
      Significant
   
    Active Markets for
  Other Significant
  Unobservable
   
    Identical Assets
  Observable Inputs
  Inputs
   
Description
 
(Level 1)
 
(Level 2)
 
(Level 3)
 
Total
 
Corporate Bonds1
    $—       $34,878,220       $—       $34,878,220  
Industrial1
          44,752,382             44,752,382  
Transportation
          967,065       339,525       1,306,590  
Asset-Backed Obligations
          1,127,343             1,127,343  
Mortgage-Backed Securities1
          134,374,002             134,374,002  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
          12,112,910             12,112,910  
U.S. Government and Government Agencies1
          143,191,808             143,191,808  
Foreign Securities1
          17,675,230             17,675,230  
Preferred Stock
    1,018,400                   1,018,400  
Other Investment Company1
    1,725,195                   1,725,195  
                                 
Total
    $2,743,595       $389,078,960       $339,525       $392,162,080  
                                 
                                 
                                 
Liabilities Valuation Input
                 
 
Other Financial Instruments
                               
TBA Sale Commitments1
    $—       ($7,733,013 )     $—       ($7,733,013 )
 
     
1
  As categorized in Portfolio Holdings.
 
The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:
 
                                                                         
    Balance
          Change in
                  Balance
    as of
  Accrued
  Realized
  Unrealized
          Gross
  Gross
  as of
Investments in
  August 31,
  Discounts
  Gains
  Appreciation
  Gross
  Gross
  Transfers
  Transfers
  August 31,
Securities
 
2013
 
(Premiums)
 
(Losses)
 
(Depreciation)
 
Purchases
 
Sales
 
in
 
out
 
2014
 
Corporate Bonds
    $—       $—       $—       $7,472       $332,053       $—       $—       $—       $339,525  
                                                                         
Total
    $—       $—       $—       $7,472       $332,053       $—       $—       $—       $339,525  
                                                                         
 
All net realized and change in unrealized gains (losses) in the table above are reflected on the accompanying Statement of Operations. The change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for Level 3 investments held by the fund at August 31, 2014 was $7,472.
 
The fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 as of the beginning of the fiscal year. There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 for the period ended August 31, 2014.
 
 
 
See financial notes 37


 

 
 Schwab Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
 

Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
As of August 31, 2014
 
             
 
Assets
Investments, at value (cost $385,929,657)
        $392,162,080  
Receivables:
           
Investments sold
        2,088,703  
Interest
        1,759,332  
Fund shares sold
        940,880  
TBA sale commitment
        7,722,656  
Prepaid expenses
  +     3,985  
   
Total assets
        404,677,636  
 
Liabilities
TBA sale commitments, at value (proceeds $7,722,656)
        7,733,013  
Payables:
           
Investments bought
        2,477,499  
Investments bought - Delayed delivery
        23,955,861  
Investment adviser and administrator fees
        6,317  
Shareholder service fees
        15,203  
Fund shares redeemed
        362,247  
Distributions to shareholders
        187,579  
Interest for TBA sale commitments
        17,472  
Accrued expenses
  +     73,200  
   
Total liabilities
        34,828,391  
 
Net Assets
Total assets
        404,677,636  
Total liabilities
      34,828,391  
   
Net assets
        $369,849,245  
 
Net Assets by Source
Capital received from investors
        363,341,075  
Distributions in excess of net investment income
        (187,579 )
Net realized capital gains
        473,683  
Net unrealized capital appreciation
        6,222,066  
 
Net Asset Value (NAV)
 
                         
        Shares
             
Net Assets   ÷   Outstanding   =   NAV      
$369,849,245
      36,069,558         $10.25      
 
 
 
38 See financial notes


 

 
 Schwab Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
 

Statement of
Operations
For the period September 1, 2013 through August 31, 2014
 
             
 
Investment Income
Interest
        $7,667,275*  
Dividends
  +     85,514  
   
Total investment income
        7,752,789  
 
Expenses
Investment adviser and administrator fees
        1,066,077  
Shareholder service fees
        883,252  
Portfolio accounting fees
        92,001  
Professional fees
        71,309  
Registration fees
        38,303  
Shareholder reports
        37,200  
Custodian fees
        34,793  
Transfer agent fees
        23,188  
Interest expense
        15,228*  
Independent trustees’ fees
        10,005  
Other expenses
  +     9,346  
   
Total expenses
        2,280,702  
Expense reduction by CSIM and its affiliates
      666,359  
   
Net expenses
      1,614,343  
   
Net investment income
        6,138,446  
 
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses)
Net realized gains on investments
        1,848,591  
Net realized losses on TBA sale commitments
  +     (232,813 )
   
Net realized gains
        1,615,778  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
        6,089,395  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on TBA sale commitments
  +     (19,573 )
   
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  +     6,069,822  
   
Net realized and unrealized gains
        7,685,600  
             
Increase in net assets resulting from operations
        $13,824,046  
 
 
 
     
*
  Includes $16,975 in interest income and $15,192 in interest expense related to charges on agency mortgage-backed securities not received or delivered on a timely basis (see financial note 2f).
 
 
 
See financial notes 39


 

 
 Schwab Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
 

Statement of
Changes in Net Assets
For the current and prior report periods
 
                     
 
Operations
                     
9/1/13-8/31/14     9/1/12-8/31/13  
Net investment income
        $6,138,446       $5,788,362  
Net realized gains
        1,615,778       3,119,934  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  +     6,069,822       (14,979,835 )
   
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations
        13,824,046       (6,071,539 )
 
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions from net investment income
        (6,966,655 )     (7,436,362 )
Distributions from net realized gains
  +     (160,807 )     (6,888,288 )
   
Total distributions
        ($7,127,462 )     ($14,324,650 )
 
Transactions in Fund Shares
                                     
        9/1/13-8/31/14     9/1/12-8/31/13  
          SHARES       VALUE       SHARES       VALUE  
Shares sold
        9,742,824       $99,074,351       9,131,188       $94,585,160  
Shares reinvested
        397,473       4,050,506       601,274       6,241,174  
Shares redeemed
  +     (9,122,261 )     (92,649,051 )     (14,113,510 )     (146,012,986 )
   
Net transactions in fund shares
        1,018,036       $10,475,806       (4,381,048 )     ($45,186,652 )
 
Shares Outstanding and Net Assets
        9/1/13-8/31/14     9/1/12-8/31/13  
          SHARES       NET ASSETS       SHARES       NET ASSETS  
Beginning of period
        35,051,522       $352,676,855       39,432,570       $418,259,696  
Total increase (decrease)
  +     1,018,036       17,172,390       (4,381,048 )     (65,582,841 )
   
End of period
        36,069,558       $369,849,245       35,051,522       $352,676,855  
   
                                     
Distributions in excess of net investment income
                ($187,579 )             ($365,301 )
 
 
 
40 See financial notes


 

Schwab Total Bond Market Fund™
 
 
Financial Statements
 
Financial Highlights
 
                                             
    9/1/13–
  9/1/12–
  9/1/11–
  9/1/10–
  9/1/09–
   
    8/31/14   8/31/13   8/31/12   8/31/11   8/31/10    
 
 
Per-Share Data ($)
Net asset value at beginning of period
    9.26       9.76       9.51       9.42       8.96      
   
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                           
Net investment income (loss)
    0.21       0.20       0.25       0.26       0.29      
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
    0.30       (0.47 )     0.26       0.10       0.48      
   
Total from investment operations
    0.51       (0.27 )     0.51       0.36       0.77      
Less distributions:
                                           
Distributions from net investment income
    (0.22 )     (0.23 )     (0.26 )     (0.27 )     (0.31 )    
   
Net asset value at end of period
    9.55       9.26       9.76       9.51       9.42      
   
Total return (%)
    5.56       (2.85 )     5.46       3.93       8.76      
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%)
Ratios to average net assets:
                                           
Net operating expenses
    0.29       0.29       0.29       0.49 1     0.55      
Gross operating expenses
    0.55       0.56       0.56       0.59 2     0.58 2    
Net investment income (loss)
    2.18       2.10       2.58       2.78       3.21      
Portfolio turnover rate3
    93       165       160       166       155      
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000,000)
    1,021       885       957       936       929      

1 Effective June 16, 2011, the net operating expense limitation was lowered. The ratio presented for period ended 8/31/11 is a blended ratio.
2 The ratio of gross operating expenses would have been 0.55%, if certain non-routine expenses (litigation fees) had not been incurred.
3 Includes to-be-announced (TBA) transactions (if any). See financial note 2.
 
 
 
See financial notes 41


 

 
 Schwab Total Bond Market Fund
 

 
Portfolio Holdings as of August 31, 2014
 
 
This section shows all the securities in the fund’s portfolio and their values as of the report date.
 
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be viewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. The schedule of portfolio holdings filed on a fund’s most recent Form N-Q is also available by visiting the fund’s website at www.schwabfunds.com/prospectus.
 
For fixed rate obligations, the rate shown is the interest rate (the rate established when the obligation was issued). For variable-rate obligations, the rate shown is the rate as of the report date. The maturity date shown for all the securities is the final legal maturity.
 
                         
        Cost
  Value
Holdings by Category   ($)   ($)
 
  28 .7%   Mortgage-Backed Securities     287,286,659       293,422,862  
  23 .3%   Corporate Bonds     225,145,858       237,360,669  
  38 .6%   U.S. Government and Government Agencies     382,799,969       393,732,674  
  2 .0%   Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities     20,190,417       20,914,402  
  0 .5%   Asset-Backed Obligations     5,250,814       5,199,906  
  5 .3%   Foreign Securities     52,500,146       53,886,535  
  1 .0%   Municipal Bonds     8,805,092       9,925,198  
  0 .6%   Other Investment Company     6,608,733       6,608,733  
  5 .0%   Short-Term Investments     51,099,658       51,099,658  
 
 
  105 .0%   Total Investments     1,039,687,346       1,072,150,637  
  (5 .0%)   Other Assets and Liabilities, Net             (51,293,542 )
 
 
  100 .0%   Net Assets             1,020,857,095  
 
                 
    Face
   
Security
  Amount
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   ($)   ($)
 
 Mortgage-Backed Securities 28.7% of net assets
 
TBA Securities 4.9%
Fannie Mae TBA
2.00%, 10/01/29 (b)(g)
    1,000,000       983,907  
2.50%, 10/01/29 (b)(g)
    1,300,000       1,314,726  
3.00%, 10/01/29 to 09/01/44 (b)(g)
    3,600,000       3,647,325  
3.50%, 10/01/29 (b)(g)
    2,100,000       2,214,516  
2.50%, 09/01/44 (b)(g)
    700,000       671,480  
3.50%, 09/01/44 (b)(g)
    1,700,000       1,750,947  
4.00%, 10/01/44 (b)(g)
    5,900,000       6,233,950  
4.50%, 10/01/44 (b)(g)
    2,800,000       3,017,492  
Freddie Mac TBA
2.00%, 10/01/29 (b)(g)
    600,000       589,957  
2.50%, 10/01/29 (b)(g)
    900,000       909,724  
3.00%, 10/01/29 (b)(g)
    400,000       413,187  
3.50%, 10/01/29 to 09/01/44 (b)(g)
    5,700,000       5,908,400  
4.50%, 09/01/44 (b)(g)
    3,500,000       3,780,000  
3.00%, 10/01/44 (b)(g)
    1,600,000       1,588,188  
4.00%, 10/01/44 (b)(g)
    500,000       527,339  
Ginnie Mae TBA
2.50%, 09/01/44 (b)(g)
    500,000       487,859  
3.00%, 09/01/44 to 10/01/44 (b)(g)
    5,200,000       5,268,594  
3.50%, 10/01/44 (b)(g)
    7,400,000       7,673,648  
4.00%, 10/01/44 (b)(g)
    2,200,000       2,337,156  
4.50%, 10/01/44 (b)(g)
    1,100,000       1,193,156  
                 
              50,511,551  
 
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages 23.8%
Fannie Mae
5.50%, 02/01/16 to 03/01/35 (b)(h)
    4,397,707       4,960,482  
5.00%, 12/01/17 to 06/01/42 (b)
    6,621,731       7,274,653  
4.50%, 05/01/18 to 01/01/44 (b)
    12,668,277       13,738,215  
6.50%, 06/01/18 to 11/01/37 (b)
    747,263       858,435  
5.50%, 05/01/23 to 07/01/40 (b)
    1,316,957       1,476,550  
5.00%, 07/01/23 to 06/01/36 (b)(h)
    2,360,170       2,608,491  
3.50%, 09/01/23 to 08/01/44 (b)
    23,464,207       24,304,911  
4.00%, 04/01/24 to 02/01/44 (b)
    21,324,393       22,714,403  
6.00%, 09/01/24 to 10/01/39 (b)
    4,005,689       4,529,033  
3.00%, 10/01/26 to 07/01/43 (b)
    24,176,862       24,385,587  
2.50%, 10/01/27 to 07/01/28 (b)
    6,547,687       6,658,362  
2.00%, 08/01/28 to 09/01/28 (b)
    183,787       181,345  
6.50%, 03/01/32 to 11/01/37 (b)(h)
    794,305       904,723  
1.92%, 03/01/34 (a)(b)
    837,051       892,904  
2.04%, 03/01/35 (a)(b)
    317,969       334,685  
2.54%, 08/01/35 (a)(b)(h)
    1,520,143       1,623,829  
7.00%, 04/01/37 (b)
    155,228       173,841  
Freddie Mac
6.00%, 04/01/15 to 12/01/32 (b)(h)
    501,348       563,292  
4.50%, 06/01/18 to 08/01/41 (b)
    6,692,625       7,249,179  
5.00%, 01/01/19 to 06/01/40 (b)
    5,633,285       6,247,649  
5.50%, 08/01/22 to 07/01/40 (b)
    3,496,253       3,909,034  
6.00%, 12/01/23 to 10/01/38 (b)
    1,079,759       1,224,526  
4.00%, 03/01/24 to 06/01/44 (b)
    13,695,584       14,537,647  
3.00%, 10/01/26 to 09/01/43 (b)
    15,144,492       15,322,208  
2.50%, 11/01/27 to 02/01/43 (b)
    4,613,585       4,673,226  
2.00%, 04/01/28 (b)
    176,393       173,992  
3.50%, 07/01/32 to 07/01/43 (b)
    7,865,168       8,104,426  
6.50%, 10/01/36 to 09/01/39 (b)
    250,370       282,255  
2.02%, 05/01/37 (a)(b)
    803,332       847,266  
Ginnie Mae
4.00%, 06/20/20 to 08/20/44 (b)
    13,617,043       14,554,275  
5.50%, 09/20/23 to 03/15/40 (b)
    2,470,537       2,751,306  
4.50%, 05/15/24 to 07/20/44 (b)
    11,396,494       12,448,323  
3.00%, 02/15/26 to 07/20/43 (b)
    9,178,840       9,354,607  
3.50%, 02/15/26 to 08/20/44 (b)
    12,087,545       12,605,530  
2.50%, 03/20/28 to 01/20/29 (b)
    667,203       685,153  
2.00%, 07/20/28 (b)
    45,748       45,142  
5.00%, 08/15/28 to 07/20/44 (b)
    6,798,799       7,535,084  
1.63%, 04/20/32 (a)(b)
    268,729       279,469  
6.00%, 07/20/34 to 08/15/38 (b)
    1,325,974       1,511,194  
6.50%, 10/20/37 (b)
    316,910       356,569  
3.00%, 10/20/40 (a)(b)
    28,396       29,510  
                 
              242,911,311  
                 
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost $287,286,659)     293,422,862  
         
                 
                 
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Face
   
Security
  Amount
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   ($)   ($)
 
 Corporate Bonds 23.3% of net assets
 
Finance 7.7%
                 
 
Banking 5.0%
Abbey National Treasury Services PLC
4.00%, 04/27/16
    400,000       420,712  
3.05%, 08/23/18
    200,000       209,158  
American Express Co.
7.00%, 03/19/18
    300,000       353,537  
6.80%, 09/01/66 (a)(b)
    500,000       543,750  
Bank of America Corp.
5.25%, 12/01/15
    500,000       525,535  
6.50%, 08/01/16
    750,000       824,744  
5.30%, 03/15/17
    1,500,000       1,636,947  
6.88%, 04/25/18
    450,000       525,141  
5.65%, 05/01/18
    400,000       450,217  
6.88%, 11/15/18
    250,000       295,410  
2.65%, 04/01/19
    750,000       758,453  
5.88%, 01/05/21
    500,000       583,782  
5.00%, 05/13/21
    900,000       1,007,788  
3.30%, 01/11/23
    500,000       496,382  
4.00%, 04/01/24
    300,000       309,643  
6.00%, 10/15/36
    250,000       311,779  
4.88%, 04/01/44
    400,000       429,650  
Barclays Bank PLC
5.00%, 09/22/16
    150,000       162,029  
6.75%, 05/22/19
    300,000       360,329  
BB&T Corp.
3.95%, 03/22/22 (b)
    200,000       213,318  
BNP Paribas S.A.
3.60%, 02/23/16
    300,000       312,083  
5.00%, 01/15/21
    250,000       282,473  
3.25%, 03/03/23
    250,000       252,419  
Capital One Bank USA NA
3.38%, 02/15/23
    250,000       249,544  
Capital One Financial Corp.
1.50%, 03/22/18 (b)
    500,000       495,073  
Citigroup, Inc.
1.70%, 07/25/16
    150,000       151,832  
4.45%, 01/10/17
    1,000,000       1,072,808  
6.00%, 08/15/17
    200,000       225,025  
6.13%, 11/21/17
    750,000       851,488  
6.13%, 05/15/18
    750,000       860,908  
4.05%, 07/30/22
    1,000,000       1,032,444  
6.13%, 08/25/36
    250,000       293,801  
5.88%, 01/30/42
    250,000       308,689  
6.68%, 09/13/43
    100,000       127,648  
Credit Suisse USA, Inc.
1.38%, 05/26/17
    500,000       500,014  
5.40%, 01/14/20
    250,000       281,898  
Deutsche Bank AG
6.00%, 09/01/17
    450,000       508,125  
3.70%, 05/30/24
    100,000       101,264  
Fifth Third Bancorp
8.25%, 03/01/38
    200,000       302,321  
HSBC Bank USA
5.88%, 11/01/34
    500,000       620,826  
HSBC Holdings PLC
4.00%, 03/30/22
    500,000       536,444  
7.63%, 05/17/32
    150,000       205,392  
6.50%, 09/15/37
    200,000       253,519  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
2.60%, 01/15/16
    800,000       819,863  
1.13%, 02/26/16
    250,000       251,426  
3.15%, 07/05/16
    500,000       520,007  
6.00%, 01/15/18
    1,000,000       1,136,751  
4.25%, 10/15/20
    1,500,000       1,624,186  
3.20%, 01/25/23
    500,000       499,082  
6.40%, 05/15/38
    300,000       390,200  
5.50%, 10/15/40
    100,000       117,611  
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA
6.00%, 10/01/17
    500,000       566,010  
KeyBank NA
1.10%, 11/25/16 (b)
    200,000       200,651  
Lloyds Bank PLC
4.88%, 01/21/16
    400,000       423,323  
4.20%, 03/28/17
    500,000       537,298  
2.30%, 11/27/18
    300,000       303,895  
6.38%, 01/21/21
    500,000       607,351  
Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.
5.63%, 12/01/21 (a)(b)
    250,000       261,250  
Morgan Stanley
5.45%, 01/09/17
    1,500,000       1,644,015  
6.63%, 04/01/18
    200,000       231,770  
7.30%, 05/13/19
    250,000       302,825  
2.38%, 07/23/19
    2,000,000       1,999,678  
4.10%, 05/22/23
    500,000       509,907  
6.25%, 08/09/26
    250,000       307,771  
6.38%, 07/24/42
    400,000       522,565  
National City Bank
5.80%, 06/07/17
    500,000       559,617  
National City Corp.
6.88%, 05/15/19
    100,000       120,165  
Rabobank Nederland
2.13%, 10/13/15
    200,000       203,708  
3.38%, 01/19/17
    350,000       369,257  
4.63%, 12/01/23
    100,000       106,535  
Regions Financial Corp.
2.00%, 05/15/18 (b)
    500,000       498,255  
Royal Bank of Canada
2.63%, 12/15/15
    250,000       256,752  
2.20%, 07/27/18
    500,000       510,750  
Royal Bank of Scotland N.V.
4.65%, 06/04/18
    500,000       529,026  
State Street Corp.
2.88%, 03/07/16
    350,000       362,442  
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.
3.40%, 07/11/24
    300,000       307,806  
Svenska Handelsbanken AB
2.88%, 04/04/17
    350,000       365,014  
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
1.97%, 06/20/17 (a)
    500,000       511,313  
The Bank of Nova Scotia
1.38%, 07/15/16
    600,000       607,975  
4.38%, 01/13/21
    500,000       555,594  
The Bear Stearns Cos. LLC
7.25%, 02/01/18
    200,000       235,768  
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
5.63%, 01/15/17
    750,000       819,668  
5.95%, 01/18/18
    600,000       677,564  
2.38%, 01/22/18
    300,000       304,959  
6.15%, 04/01/18
    250,000       284,986  
7.50%, 02/15/19
    1,000,000       1,209,742  
3.85%, 07/08/24 (b)
    500,000       510,069  
5.95%, 01/15/27
    450,000       522,019  
6.75%, 10/01/37
    600,000       741,536  
4.80%, 07/08/44 (b)
    750,000       787,283  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Face
   
Security
  Amount
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   ($)   ($)
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
3.90%, 04/29/24 (b)
    500,000       513,272  
The Toronto-Dominion Bank
2.13%, 07/02/19
    500,000       499,464  
UBS AG
5.88%, 12/20/17
    550,000       624,885  
US Bancorp
2.20%, 11/15/16 (b)
    250,000       257,066  
Wells Fargo & Co.
5.63%, 12/11/17
    700,000       791,923  
3.50%, 03/08/22
    1,000,000       1,042,648  
3.45%, 02/13/23
    800,000       806,424  
5.38%, 02/07/35
    250,000       295,965  
5.38%, 11/02/43
    325,000       371,312  
                 
              51,182,539  
                 
 
Brokerage 0.2%
BlackRock, Inc.
5.00%, 12/10/19
    300,000       343,343  
4.25%, 05/24/21
    500,000       551,868  
Jefferies Group LLC
5.50%, 03/15/16
    125,000       133,612  
5.13%, 04/13/18
    250,000       273,468  
6.45%, 06/08/27
    75,000       85,423  
Nomura Holdings, Inc.
6.70%, 03/04/20
    200,000       240,725  
                 
              1,628,439  
                 
 
Finance Company 0.6%
GATX Corp.
1.25%, 03/04/17
    200,000       199,003  
2.50%, 07/30/19
    150,000       150,286  
5.20%, 03/15/44 (b)
    150,000       165,027  
GE Capital Trust I
6.38%, 11/15/67 (a)(b)
    250,000       278,047  
General Electric Capital Corp.
5.00%, 01/08/16
    650,000       688,359  
1.50%, 07/12/16
    500,000       506,986  
2.30%, 04/27/17
    500,000       514,367  
5.63%, 09/15/17
    200,000       224,835  
5.63%, 05/01/18
    650,000       740,147  
2.30%, 01/14/19
    250,000       254,920  
4.38%, 09/16/20
    300,000       330,374  
5.30%, 02/11/21
    150,000       172,230  
6.75%, 03/15/32
    300,000       404,929  
5.88%, 01/14/38
    250,000       311,367  
6.88%, 01/10/39
    150,000       208,418  
HSBC Finance Capital Trust IX
5.91%, 11/30/35 (a)(b)
    400,000       415,500  
HSBC Finance Corp.
5.50%, 01/19/16
    100,000       106,219  
International Lease Finance Corp.
7.13%, 09/01/18 (c)
    200,000       230,000  
Synchrony Financial
3.75%, 08/15/21 (b)
    250,000       255,374  
4.25%, 08/15/24 (b)
    250,000       256,202  
                 
              6,412,590  
                 
 
Insurance 1.3%
ACE INA Holdings, Inc.
2.60%, 11/23/15
    200,000       204,836  
5.80%, 03/15/18
    250,000       284,441  
2.70%, 03/13/23
    500,000       488,801  
Aetna, Inc.
3.95%, 09/01/20
    250,000       269,647  
Aflac, Inc.
3.63%, 06/15/23
    750,000       773,054  
American International Group, Inc.
5.60%, 10/18/16
    925,000       1,011,528  
6.40%, 12/15/20
    59,000       71,201  
6.25%, 05/01/36
    250,000       320,811  
8.18%, 05/15/68 (a)(b)
    100,000       138,250  
Assurant, Inc.
6.75%, 02/15/34
    200,000       245,244  
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.
4.25%, 01/15/21
    500,000       551,952  
Cigna Corp.
2.75%, 11/15/16
    450,000       467,057  
5.88%, 03/15/41 (b)
    500,000       623,153  
5.38%, 02/15/42 (b)
    150,000       174,439  
CNA Financial Corp.
7.35%, 11/15/19
    325,000       398,278  
Genworth Holdings, Inc.
8.63%, 12/15/16
    100,000       115,431  
7.70%, 06/15/20
    350,000       424,804  
6.50%, 06/15/34
    250,000       297,797  
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
6.30%, 03/15/18
    200,000       229,481  
6.00%, 01/15/19
    100,000       115,149  
Lincoln National Corp.
4.00%, 09/01/23
    200,000       211,137  
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.
4.80%, 07/15/21 (b)
    100,000       111,618  
MetLife, Inc.
6.82%, 08/15/18
    450,000       534,732  
4.88%, 11/13/43
    250,000       276,960  
Principal Financial Group, Inc.
6.05%, 10/15/36
    300,000       374,270  
Prudential Financial, Inc.
4.50%, 11/16/21
    750,000       825,412  
The Allstate Corp.
4.50%, 06/15/43
    200,000       212,321  
The Chubb Corp.
6.00%, 05/11/37
    100,000       129,403  
The Travelers Co., Inc.
5.90%, 06/02/19
    300,000       350,648  
6.75%, 06/20/36
    150,000       207,669  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
1.40%, 10/15/17
    100,000       100,140  
2.75%, 02/15/23 (b)
    150,000       147,055  
5.80%, 03/15/36
    350,000       439,989  
Voya Financial, Inc.
2.90%, 02/15/18
    200,000       207,128  
WellPoint, Inc.
2.25%, 08/15/19
    300,000       299,116  
3.30%, 01/15/23
    500,000       502,175  
3.50%, 08/15/24 (b)
    250,000       251,233  
4.65%, 08/15/44 (b)
    750,000       778,076  
                 
              13,164,436  
                 
 
Real Estate Investment Trust 0.6%
Boston Properties LP
5.63%, 11/15/20 (b)
    150,000       172,815  
3.80%, 02/01/24 (b)
    150,000       154,214  
Brandywine Operating Partnership LP
3.95%, 02/15/23 (b)
    250,000       253,861  
BRE Properties, Inc.
5.20%, 03/15/21 (b)
    100,000       112,582  
Digital Realty Trust LP
5.88%, 02/01/20
    250,000       280,347  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Face
   
Security
  Amount
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   ($)   ($)
Duke Realty LP
4.38%, 06/15/22 (b)
    400,000       423,810  
HCP, Inc.
6.70%, 01/30/18
    400,000       463,760  
Health Care REIT, Inc.
4.13%, 04/01/19 (b)
    200,000       215,819  
4.50%, 01/15/24 (b)
    150,000       158,587  
Kilroy Realty LP
3.80%, 01/15/23 (b)
    200,000       202,574  
4.25%, 08/15/29 (b)
    300,000       302,619  
Kimco Realty Corp.
4.30%, 02/01/18 (b)
    250,000       270,728  
3.20%, 05/01/21 (b)
    150,000       151,565  
ProLogis LP
2.75%, 02/15/19 (b)
    150,000       152,987  
4.25%, 08/15/23 (b)
    200,000       211,170  
Regency Centers LP
4.80%, 04/15/21
    150,000       165,803  
Simon Property Group LP
5.25%, 12/01/16 (b)
    150,000       162,725  
2.80%, 01/30/17 (b)
    200,000       208,056  
2.75%, 02/01/23 (b)
    500,000       487,856  
3.75%, 02/01/24 (b)
    500,000       520,883  
Ventas Realty LP
4.75%, 06/01/21 (b)
    100,000       110,378  
4.25%, 03/01/22 (b)
    500,000       529,735  
                 
              5,712,874  
                 
              78,100,878  
 
Industrial 13.8%
                 
 
Basic Industry 1.2%
Airgas, Inc.
1.65%, 02/15/18 (b)
    350,000       348,005  
3.65%, 07/15/24 (b)
    300,000       306,971  
Barrick Gold Corp.
4.10%, 05/01/23
    250,000       254,004  
Barrick North America Finance LLC
5.75%, 05/01/43
    500,000       541,244  
Barrick PD Australia Finance Pty Ltd.
4.95%, 01/15/20
    250,000       276,876  
BHP Billiton Finance (USA) Ltd.
3.25%, 11/21/21
    700,000       727,403  
4.13%, 02/24/42
    250,000       252,546  
CF Industries, Inc.
7.13%, 05/01/20
    150,000       183,255  
Domtar Corp.
10.75%, 06/01/17
    250,000       307,125  
Eastman Chemical Co.
3.60%, 08/15/22 (b)
    350,000       360,217  
Ecolab, Inc.
3.00%, 12/08/16
    200,000       208,868  
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.
2.15%, 03/01/17
    500,000       509,660  
Glencore Canada Corp.
6.00%, 10/15/15
    250,000       263,877  
International Paper Co.
7.50%, 08/15/21
    250,000       319,216  
7.30%, 11/15/39
    300,000       414,000  
Kinross Gold Corp.
5.95%, 03/15/24 (b)(c)
    150,000       156,301  
Lubrizol Corp.
8.88%, 02/01/19
    200,000       255,321  
LYB International Finance BV
4.00%, 07/15/23
    150,000       158,957  
5.25%, 07/15/43
    500,000       565,237  
LyondellBasell Industries N.V.
5.00%, 04/15/19 (b)
    500,000       559,735  
Monsanto Co.
2.75%, 04/15/16
    100,000       103,347  
4.20%, 07/15/34 (b)
    750,000       781,057  
Newmont Mining Corp.
4.88%, 03/15/42 (b)
    250,000       232,544  
Packaging Corp. of America
4.50%, 11/01/23 (b)
    250,000       270,186  
Plains Exploration & Production Co.
6.75%, 02/01/22 (b)
    228,000       259,350  
Rio Tinto Finance (USA) Ltd.
3.50%, 11/02/20
    250,000       263,190  
7.13%, 07/15/28
    200,000       266,009  
Rio Tinto Finance (USA) PLC
2.25%, 12/14/18 (b)
    500,000       509,462  
4.75%, 03/22/42 (b)
    500,000       536,693  
Rock-Tenn Co.
4.45%, 03/01/19
    250,000       271,385  
Teck Resources Ltd.
4.75%, 01/15/22 (b)
    300,000       318,345  
The Dow Chemical Co.
7.38%, 11/01/29
    325,000       444,037  
The Mosaic Co.
4.25%, 11/15/23 (b)
    150,000       160,606  
The Valspar Corp.
4.20%, 01/15/22 (b)
    150,000       160,119  
Vale Overseas Ltd.
4.38%, 01/11/22
    375,000       393,330  
Vale S.A.
5.63%, 09/11/42
    500,000       519,585  
                 
              12,458,063  
                 
 
Capital Goods 1.1%
Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.
0.70%, 11/06/15
    250,000       250,785  
1.25%, 11/06/17
    700,000       698,181  
Deere & Co.
5.38%, 10/16/29
    550,000       662,321  
Eaton Corp.
0.95%, 11/02/15
    150,000       150,648  
1.50%, 11/02/17
    200,000       200,222  
2.75%, 11/02/22
    250,000       244,792  
4.00%, 11/02/32
    150,000       153,051  
Emerson Electric Co.
5.00%, 04/15/19
    250,000       281,846  
General Electric Co.
0.85%, 10/09/15
    100,000       100,463  
5.25%, 12/06/17
    750,000       841,213  
3.38%, 03/11/24
    150,000       154,281  
4.13%, 10/09/42
    500,000       514,491  
4.50%, 03/11/44
    250,000       273,235  
Honeywell International, Inc.
5.00%, 02/15/19
    150,000       170,000  
5.38%, 03/01/41
    250,000       306,480  
Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co., Ltd.
6.88%, 08/15/18
    150,000       177,881  
John Deere Capital Corp.
2.80%, 09/18/17
    400,000       418,262  
1.70%, 01/15/20
    150,000       147,360  
Joy Global, Inc.
6.00%, 11/15/16
    150,000       165,060  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Face
   
Security
  Amount
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   ($)   ($)
L-3 Communications Corp.
4.95%, 02/15/21 (b)
    250,000       274,082  
Lockheed Martin Corp.
6.15%, 09/01/36
    200,000       259,508  
5.50%, 11/15/39
    100,000       121,746  
Northrop Grumman Corp.
1.75%, 06/01/18
    350,000       349,451  
Owens Corning
4.20%, 12/15/22 (b)
    500,000       516,353  
Raytheon Co.
3.13%, 10/15/20
    200,000       207,409  
4.88%, 10/15/40
    150,000       168,618  
Republic Services, Inc.
4.75%, 05/15/23 (b)
    500,000       561,241  
Textron, Inc.
5.95%, 09/21/21 (b)
    500,000       583,757  
The Boeing Co.
3.75%, 11/20/16
    300,000       319,723  
6.88%, 03/15/39
    100,000       145,756  
United Technologies Corp.
1.80%, 06/01/17
    250,000       254,618  
6.13%, 02/01/19
    500,000       588,263  
4.50%, 06/01/42
    700,000       756,689  
Waste Management, Inc.
7.00%, 07/15/28
    200,000       266,164  
                 
              11,283,950  
                 
 
Communications 2.5%
21st Century Fox America, Inc.
4.00%, 10/01/23
    300,000       315,869  
6.40%, 12/15/35
    250,000       319,296  
6.15%, 03/01/37
    450,000       547,607  
America Movil, S.A.B. de CV
2.38%, 09/08/16
    250,000       256,388  
5.00%, 10/16/19
    200,000       226,208  
4.38%, 07/16/42
    300,000       294,057  
American Tower Corp.
3.40%, 02/15/19
    200,000       207,801  
5.00%, 02/15/24
    200,000       216,587  
AT&T, Inc.
0.90%, 02/12/16
    500,000       501,814  
3.00%, 02/15/22
    350,000       352,095  
6.15%, 09/15/34
    300,000       368,214  
5.35%, 09/01/40
    250,000       280,589  
5.55%, 08/15/41
    100,000       114,873  
4.80%, 06/15/44 (b)
    600,000       630,030  
CBS Corp.
5.75%, 04/15/20
    275,000       317,277  
4.90%, 08/15/44 (b)
    100,000       103,121  
Comcast Corp.
5.90%, 03/15/16
    600,000       647,403  
5.70%, 07/01/19
    200,000       233,736  
3.38%, 02/15/25 (b)
    350,000       354,624  
6.50%, 11/15/35
    175,000       230,925  
Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV
6.00%, 07/08/19
    400,000       467,802  
DIRECTV Holdings LLC
3.13%, 02/15/16
    500,000       516,757  
5.20%, 03/15/20
    100,000       113,047  
4.45%, 04/01/24 (b)
    150,000       161,254  
6.00%, 08/15/40 (b)
    350,000       417,615  
Discovery Communications LLC
3.25%, 04/01/23
    300,000       297,226  
Grupo Televisa S.A.B.
6.00%, 05/15/18
    500,000       567,450  
5.00%, 05/13/45
    400,000       413,628  
Historic TW, Inc.
6.88%, 06/15/18
    500,000       590,345  
NBCUniversal Media LLC
5.95%, 04/01/41
    150,000       189,164  
4.45%, 01/15/43
    250,000       262,722  
Orange S.A.
2.75%, 02/06/19
    150,000       153,979  
9.00%, 03/01/31 (a)
    200,000       306,214  
5.38%, 01/13/42
    100,000       112,293  
Pacific Bell Telephone Co.
7.13%, 03/15/26
    750,000       977,796  
Qwest Corp.
6.75%, 12/01/21
    300,000       349,560  
Rogers Communications, Inc.
3.00%, 03/15/23 (b)
    400,000       387,951  
TCI Communication, Inc.
7.13%, 02/15/28
    350,000       468,560  
Telefonica Emisiones S.A.U.
6.42%, 06/20/16
    350,000       383,019  
5.13%, 04/27/20
    100,000       111,538  
5.46%, 02/16/21
    500,000       568,558  
7.05%, 06/20/36
    100,000       131,706  
Telefonos de Mexico, S.A.B. de CV
5.50%, 11/15/19
    250,000       287,495  
The Walt Disney Co.
5.63%, 09/15/16
    300,000       329,505  
2.55%, 02/15/22
    500,000       498,325  
4.13%, 12/01/41
    100,000       102,174  
Time Warner Cable, Inc.
5.85%, 05/01/17
    600,000       670,361  
8.25%, 04/01/19
    200,000       251,854  
4.50%, 09/15/42 (b)
    250,000       254,079  
Time Warner Entertainment Co. LP
8.38%, 07/15/33
    350,000       527,747  
Time Warner, Inc.
2.10%, 06/01/19
    300,000       297,872  
4.88%, 03/15/20
    400,000       446,412  
3.55%, 06/01/24 (b)
    250,000       250,197  
6.50%, 11/15/36
    250,000       314,271  
Verizon Communications, Inc.
2.50%, 09/15/16
    300,000       309,475  
1.35%, 06/09/17
    250,000       250,244  
3.65%, 09/14/18
    350,000       373,525  
4.50%, 09/15/20
    200,000       219,930  
5.15%, 09/15/23
    750,000       849,765  
4.15%, 03/15/24 (b)
    200,000       211,874  
6.40%, 09/15/33
    1,000,000       1,264,512  
5.85%, 09/15/35
    650,000       772,816  
6.55%, 09/15/43
    1,000,000       1,289,881  
Viacom, Inc.
2.50%, 12/15/16
    300,000       309,183  
4.25%, 09/01/23 (b)
    150,000       158,185  
Vodafone Group PLC
4.63%, 07/15/18
    500,000       551,535  
6.15%, 02/27/37
    250,000       303,810  
                 
              25,561,725  
                 
 
Consumer Cyclical 1.5%
Amazon.com, Inc.
2.50%, 11/29/22 (b)
    200,000       191,545  
CVS Caremark Corp.
6.13%, 08/15/16
    1,000,000       1,100,703  
2.25%, 08/12/19 (b)
    250,000       250,251  
4.75%, 05/18/20 (b)
    350,000       394,831  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Face
   
Security
  Amount
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   ($)   ($)
3.38%, 08/12/24 (b)
    250,000       251,963  
5.75%, 05/15/41 (b)
    200,000       245,656  
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
3.35%, 11/01/22 (b)
    22,000       20,909  
Delphi Corp.
6.13%, 05/15/21 (b)
    700,000       775,250  
4.15%, 03/15/24 (b)
    500,000       520,748  
eBay, Inc.
1.63%, 10/15/15
    400,000       405,457  
2.60%, 07/15/22 (b)
    300,000       292,058  
Ford Motor Co.
7.45%, 07/16/31
    100,000       136,579  
4.75%, 01/15/43
    250,000       262,707  
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
6.63%, 08/15/17
    750,000       857,160  
5.00%, 05/15/18
    350,000       386,727  
4.25%, 09/20/22
    350,000       374,600  
Johnson Controls, Inc.
3.63%, 07/02/24 (b)
    300,000       305,474  
4.63%, 07/02/44 (b)
    300,000       307,378  
Kohl’s Corp.
4.00%, 11/01/21 (b)
    500,000       528,114  
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.
3.12%, 04/15/22 (b)
    150,000       154,184  
4.65%, 04/15/42 (b)
    100,000       108,550  
Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc.
2.88%, 02/15/23 (b)
    500,000       487,693  
6.90%, 04/01/29
    200,000       257,272  
5.13%, 01/15/42 (b)
    250,000       274,355  
Marriott International, Inc.
3.00%, 03/01/19 (b)
    350,000       364,125  
McDonald’s Corp.
2.63%, 01/15/22
    400,000       402,809  
3.70%, 02/15/42
    200,000       190,277  
NIKE, Inc.
2.25%, 05/01/23 (b)
    200,000       191,745  
3.63%, 05/01/43 (b)
    100,000       96,735  
Nordstrom, Inc.
6.25%, 01/15/18
    100,000       114,819  
QVC, Inc.
5.45%, 08/15/34 (b)(c)
    300,000       303,484  
Starbucks Corp.
3.85%, 10/01/23 (b)
    300,000       319,410  
Target Corp.
3.50%, 07/01/24
    400,000       409,360  
The Gap, Inc.
5.95%, 04/12/21 (b)
    100,000       116,061  
The Home Depot, Inc.
3.75%, 02/15/24 (b)
    150,000       158,864  
5.88%, 12/16/36
    500,000       636,243  
4.88%, 02/15/44 (b)
    150,000       170,061  
Toyota Motor Credit Corp.
3.40%, 09/15/21
    100,000       105,045  
VF Corp.
6.45%, 11/01/37
    50,000       66,138  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
5.80%, 02/15/18
    300,000       343,415  
3.25%, 10/25/20
    500,000       526,810  
5.88%, 04/05/27
    275,000       349,732  
5.25%, 09/01/35
    100,000       119,661  
6.50%, 08/15/37
    150,000       205,046  
6.20%, 04/15/38
    350,000       464,787  
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.
5.63%, 03/01/21
    250,000       280,767  
                 
              14,825,558  
                 
 
Consumer Non-Cyclical 3.1%
AbbVie, Inc.
1.20%, 11/06/15
    500,000       502,876  
2.00%, 11/06/18
    500,000       499,432  
4.40%, 11/06/42
    300,000       302,989  
Actavis, Inc.
4.63%, 10/01/42 (b)
    135,000       135,036  
Altria Group, Inc.
9.70%, 11/10/18
    111,000       144,161  
9.25%, 08/06/19
    50,000       65,842  
4.75%, 05/05/21
    150,000       167,340  
2.85%, 08/09/22
    200,000       195,956  
4.00%, 01/31/24
    600,000       625,325  
9.95%, 11/10/38
    17,000       28,966  
AmerisourceBergen Corp.
4.88%, 11/15/19
    250,000       279,430  
Amgen, Inc.
2.50%, 11/15/16
    250,000       258,287  
5.70%, 02/01/19
    500,000       574,416  
3.63%, 05/15/22 (b)
    150,000       156,420  
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc.
1.13%, 01/27/17
    150,000       151,357  
2.15%, 02/01/19
    300,000       303,686  
3.70%, 02/01/24
    300,000       315,591  
4.63%, 02/01/44
    650,000       712,331  
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.
5.00%, 04/15/20
    450,000       509,877  
4.38%, 02/15/21
    150,000       166,745  
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
5.45%, 03/15/18
    150,000       169,647  
AstraZeneca PLC
6.45%, 09/15/37
    500,000       664,732  
Baxter International, Inc.
4.50%, 06/15/43 (b)
    200,000       215,305  
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
3.25%, 08/01/42
    150,000       129,901  
Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp.
8.50%, 06/15/19
    100,000       125,468  
Cardinal Health, Inc.
3.20%, 06/15/22
    500,000       503,079  
3.20%, 03/15/23
    250,000       248,339  
4.60%, 03/15/43
    100,000       105,020  
Celgene Corp.
4.63%, 05/15/44 (b)
    1,000,000       1,034,538  
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
3.20%, 01/25/23 (b)
    724,000       714,799  
4.65%, 01/25/43 (b)
    165,000       167,243  
Covidien International Finance S.A.
6.00%, 10/15/17
    400,000       453,981  
Delhaize Group S.A.
5.70%, 10/01/40
    500,000       551,982  
Diageo Capital PLC
1.13%, 04/29/18
    100,000       98,329  
5.88%, 09/30/36
    150,000       188,596  
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.
2.00%, 01/15/20
    500,000       491,267  
Express Scripts Holding Co.
2.65%, 02/15/17
    250,000       258,693  
4.75%, 11/15/21
    450,000       501,240  
Forest Laboratories, Inc.
4.88%, 02/15/21 (c)
    1,000,000       1,101,169  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Face
   
Security
  Amount
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   ($)   ($)
General Mills, Inc.
5.65%, 02/15/19
    500,000       578,245  
GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Inc.
6.38%, 05/15/38
    400,000       529,532  
Hasbro, Inc.
6.30%, 09/15/17
    100,000       113,392  
Johnson & Johnson
4.38%, 12/05/33 (b)
    100,000       111,908  
4.85%, 05/15/41
    200,000       233,425  
Kellogg Co.
7.45%, 04/01/31
    250,000       331,884  
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
7.50%, 11/01/18
    325,000       398,329  
5.30%, 03/01/41
    200,000       243,117  
Koninklijke Philips NV
5.00%, 03/15/42
    300,000       337,721  
Kraft Foods Group, Inc.
5.38%, 02/10/20
    392,000       446,285  
5.00%, 06/04/42
    300,000       327,489  
Lorillard Tobacco Co.
2.30%, 08/21/17
    100,000       101,716  
6.88%, 05/01/20
    100,000       118,830  
McKesson Corp.
2.28%, 03/15/19
    650,000       650,993  
Medtronic, Inc.
3.13%, 03/15/22 (b)
    250,000       254,663  
3.63%, 03/15/24 (b)
    650,000       676,558  
Merck & Co., Inc.
3.88%, 01/15/21 (b)
    700,000       762,316  
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
5.00%, 06/30/19
    200,000       227,167  
Molson Coors Brewing Co.
3.50%, 05/01/22
    100,000       102,947  
Mondelez International, Inc.
4.13%, 02/09/16
    750,000       785,329  
2.25%, 02/01/19 (b)
    200,000       200,507  
Mylan, Inc.
1.80%, 06/24/16
    200,000       202,797  
2.60%, 06/24/18
    300,000       305,915  
4.20%, 11/29/23 (b)
    350,000       366,549  
5.40%, 11/29/43 (b)
    200,000       220,818  
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.
2.05%, 12/01/17
    150,000       151,398  
4.70%, 08/15/20
    200,000       216,484  
PepsiCo, Inc.
2.25%, 01/07/19 (b)
    200,000       203,811  
4.50%, 01/15/20
    250,000       279,497  
4.88%, 11/01/40
    500,000       560,667  
Pfizer, Inc.
6.20%, 03/15/19
    500,000       590,207  
7.20%, 03/15/39
    250,000       361,523  
Philip Morris International, Inc.
1.13%, 08/21/17
    600,000       598,975  
4.50%, 03/26/20
    350,000       388,368  
2.50%, 08/22/22
    100,000       98,012  
Reynolds American, Inc.
1.05%, 10/30/15
    100,000       100,119  
3.25%, 11/01/22
    100,000       98,063  
4.75%, 11/01/42
    150,000       146,954  
Safeway, Inc.
7.25%, 02/01/31
    250,000       255,697  
Sanofi
2.63%, 03/29/16
    800,000       826,207  
1.25%, 04/10/18
    250,000       247,572  
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. LLC
6.15%, 02/01/36
    250,000       306,964  
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance IV BV
3.65%, 11/10/21
    200,000       208,604  
The Coca-Cola Co.
3.15%, 11/15/20
    200,000       210,138  
2.50%, 04/01/23
    750,000       730,993  
The Kroger Co.
3.90%, 10/01/15
    200,000       206,800  
3.85%, 08/01/23 (b)
    100,000       103,963  
5.40%, 07/15/40 (b)
    50,000       57,199  
The Procter & Gamble Co.
4.70%, 02/15/19
    400,000       451,402  
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
3.20%, 03/01/16
    100,000       103,565  
4.15%, 02/01/24 (b)
    300,000       317,488  
5.30%, 02/01/44 (b)
    300,000       343,037  
Unilever Capital Corp.
4.25%, 02/10/21
    700,000       780,290  
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.
5.75%, 11/30/39
    400,000       480,191  
Zoetis, Inc.
4.70%, 02/01/43 (b)
    100,000       104,411  
                 
              31,976,422  
                 
 
Energy 2.6%
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
6.38%, 09/15/17
    250,000       285,265  
6.45%, 09/15/36
    100,000       128,678  
Apache Corp.
5.10%, 09/01/40 (b)
    250,000       276,813  
Baker Hughes, Inc.
7.50%, 11/15/18
    100,000       122,493  
BP Capital Markets PLC
1.85%, 05/05/17
    150,000       152,801  
2.24%, 05/10/19
    250,000       251,648  
4.50%, 10/01/20
    300,000       331,511  
3.56%, 11/01/21
    600,000       630,616  
3.25%, 05/06/22
    250,000       255,545  
2.75%, 05/10/23
    150,000       146,140  
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
5.70%, 05/15/17
    250,000       278,544  
3.80%, 04/15/24
    250,000       260,012  
5.85%, 02/01/35
    250,000       301,020  
6.25%, 03/15/38
    200,000       253,440  
CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp.
5.85%, 01/15/41 (b)
    100,000       127,157  
Chevron Corp.
3.19%, 06/24/23 (b)
    500,000       514,786  
Continental Resources, Inc.
5.00%, 09/15/22 (b)
    250,000       270,000  
4.90%, 06/01/44 (b)(c)
    100,000       106,072  
Devon Energy Corp.
2.25%, 12/15/18 (b)
    300,000       303,024  
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.
4.88%, 11/01/43 (b)
    150,000       154,028  
Dominion Gas Holdings LLC
4.80%, 11/01/43 (b)(c)
    400,000       439,896  
El Paso Pipeline Partners Operating Co., LLC
4.30%, 05/01/24 (b)
    450,000       462,573  
4.70%, 11/01/42 (b)
    100,000       94,578  
Encana Corp.
6.50%, 05/15/19
    400,000       471,483  
Energy Transfer Partners LP
9.00%, 04/15/19
    187,000       237,792  
 
 
 
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    Face
   
Security
  Amount
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   ($)   ($)
5.20%, 02/01/22 (b)
    250,000       276,212  
6.63%, 10/15/36
    200,000       242,680  
5.15%, 02/01/43 (b)
    150,000       152,534  
Ensco PLC
4.70%, 03/15/21
    100,000       109,023  
Enterprise Products Operating LLC
6.30%, 09/15/17
    700,000       800,888  
3.90%, 02/15/24 (b)
    100,000       104,487  
6.65%, 10/15/34
    250,000       331,127  
EOG Resources, Inc.
2.45%, 04/01/20 (b)
    300,000       302,724  
Halliburton Co.
2.00%, 08/01/18 (b)
    300,000       304,119  
7.45%, 09/15/39
    225,000       332,708  
Hess Corp.
8.13%, 02/15/19
    300,000       374,356  
7.30%, 08/15/31
    300,000       407,677  
5.60%, 02/15/41
    100,000       118,941  
Husky Energy, Inc.
7.25%, 12/15/19
    163,000       200,632  
Kerr-McGee Corp.
6.95%, 07/01/24
    250,000       320,456  
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP
6.85%, 02/15/20
    400,000       477,335  
6.95%, 01/15/38
    250,000       307,856  
5.00%, 08/15/42 (b)
    200,000       197,824  
5.50%, 03/01/44 (b)
    800,000       846,529  
Magellan Midstream Partners LP
4.20%, 12/01/42 (b)
    250,000       242,091  
Marathon Oil Corp.
0.90%, 11/01/15
    100,000       100,281  
2.80%, 11/01/22 (b)
    200,000       195,914  
Nabors Industries, Inc.
2.35%, 09/15/16 (c)
    200,000       205,633  
6.15%, 02/15/18
    450,000       512,173  
5.10%, 09/15/23 (b)(c)
    300,000       332,679  
Nexen Energy ULC
6.20%, 07/30/19
    125,000       145,999  
5.88%, 03/10/35
    300,000       353,005  
Nisource Finance Corp.
5.25%, 02/15/43 (b)
    300,000       328,670  
Noble Energy, Inc.
8.25%, 03/01/19
    100,000       125,165  
6.00%, 03/01/41 (b)
    400,000       485,032  
Noble Holding International Ltd.
2.50%, 03/15/17
    200,000       204,633  
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
4.13%, 06/01/16
    200,000       211,742  
Phillips 66
5.88%, 05/01/42
    150,000       185,100  
Plains All American Pipeline LP
5.75%, 01/15/20
    500,000       579,768  
Plains Exploration & Production Co.
6.50%, 11/15/20 (b)
    325,000       360,750  
Shell International Finance BV
5.20%, 03/22/17
    500,000       552,957  
3.63%, 08/21/42
    250,000       237,412  
Southern Natural Gas Co. LLC
5.90%, 04/01/17 (c)
    150,000       167,055  
Spectra Energy Partners LP
2.95%, 09/25/18 (b)
    300,000       311,209  
Suncor Energy, Inc.
6.50%, 06/15/38
    500,000       651,786  
Talisman Energy, Inc.
7.75%, 06/01/19
    250,000       308,352  
6.25%, 02/01/38
    250,000       295,397  
The Williams Cos., Inc.
5.75%, 06/24/44 (b)
    850,000       861,727  
Tosco Corp.
7.80%, 01/01/27
    750,000       1,065,004  
Total Capital International S.A.
3.75%, 04/10/24
    150,000       157,527  
Total Capital S.A.
2.30%, 03/15/16
    150,000       153,888  
4.13%, 01/28/21
    350,000       384,092  
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.
6.50%, 08/15/18
    325,000       383,106  
3.75%, 10/16/23 (b)
    100,000       104,721  
4.63%, 03/01/34 (b)
    350,000       380,256  
6.20%, 10/15/37
    150,000       194,010  
5.00%, 10/16/43 (b)
    150,000       169,527  
Valero Energy Corp.
9.38%, 03/15/19
    250,000       324,516  
10.50%, 03/15/39
    200,000       339,941  
Weatherford International Ltd.
4.50%, 04/15/22 (b)
    500,000       534,898  
Williams Partners LP
7.25%, 02/01/17
    250,000       283,402  
4.13%, 11/15/20 (b)
    500,000       532,794  
XTO Energy, Inc.
6.75%, 08/01/37
    100,000       148,931  
                 
              26,175,166  
                 
 
Other Industrial 0.0%
Thomas & Betts Corp.
5.63%, 11/15/21
    250,000       294,849  
                 
 
Technology 1.3%
Apple, Inc.
0.45%, 05/03/16
    100,000       99,882  
1.00%, 05/03/18
    200,000       196,178  
2.40%, 05/03/23
    300,000       288,132  
3.85%, 05/04/43
    100,000       95,916  
Arrow Electronics, Inc.
3.38%, 11/01/15
    250,000       257,139  
3.00%, 03/01/18
    200,000       206,383  
4.50%, 03/01/23 (b)
    500,000       523,329  
Broadcom Corp.
3.50%, 08/01/24 (b)
    300,000       304,932  
4.50%, 08/01/34 (b)
    850,000       886,685  
Cisco Systems, Inc.
5.50%, 02/22/16
    700,000       751,122  
4.45%, 01/15/20
    800,000       890,016  
5.90%, 02/15/39
    150,000       187,984  
EMC Corp.
1.88%, 06/01/18
    1,000,000       1,003,477  
2.65%, 06/01/20
    40,000       40,493  
Fiserv, Inc.
3.13%, 06/15/16
    250,000       259,471  
Google, Inc.
3.38%, 02/25/24
    300,000       311,482  
Harris Corp.
6.15%, 12/15/40
    150,000       183,752  
Hewlett-Packard Co.
2.60%, 09/15/17
    300,000       310,158  
2.75%, 01/14/19
    200,000       204,940  
3.75%, 12/01/20
    550,000       577,678  
4.65%, 12/09/21
    350,000       386,229  
Intel Corp.
1.95%, 10/01/16
    250,000       256,211  
3.30%, 10/01/21
    400,000       418,514  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Face
   
Security
  Amount
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   ($)   ($)
4.80%, 10/01/41
    150,000       163,112  
International Business Machines Corp.
5.70%, 09/14/17
    400,000       452,868  
7.63%, 10/15/18
    700,000       859,770  
Leidos, Inc.
5.50%, 07/01/33
    150,000       145,238  
Microsoft Corp.
5.30%, 02/08/41
    500,000       598,709  
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
3.50%, 03/01/23
    500,000       489,566  
NetApp, Inc.
3.38%, 06/15/21 (b)
    350,000       357,885  
Oracle Corp.
5.25%, 01/15/16
    100,000       106,496  
3.40%, 07/08/24 (b)
    250,000       254,519  
4.30%, 07/08/34 (b)
    250,000       261,640  
Pitney Bowes, Inc.
4.63%, 03/15/24 (b)
    200,000       208,359  
Seagate HDD Cayman
4.75%, 01/01/25 (c)
    200,000       205,000  
Xerox Corp.
2.75%, 03/15/19
    400,000       407,126  
                 
              13,150,391  
                 
 
Transportation 0.5%
American Airlines Pass-Through Trust
4.00%, 01/15/27
    664,107       679,049  
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC
5.65%, 05/01/17
    400,000       446,720  
3.60%, 09/01/20 (b)
    300,000       318,287  
4.55%, 09/01/44 (b)
    300,000       312,813  
Canadian National Railway Co.
6.20%, 06/01/36
    100,000       131,865  
4.50%, 11/07/43 (b)
    400,000       434,012  
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.
4.50%, 01/15/22
    500,000       555,852  
CSX Corp.
3.70%, 10/30/20 (b)
    500,000       529,969  
4.10%, 03/15/44 (b)
    400,000       392,394  
FedEx Corp.
2.63%, 08/01/22
    200,000       195,378  
3.88%, 08/01/42
    200,000       188,387  
Norfolk Southern Corp.
5.90%, 06/15/19
    300,000       348,739  
Ryder System, Inc.
2.55%, 06/01/19 (b)
    200,000       202,166  
United Parcel Service, Inc.
1.13%, 10/01/17
    250,000       249,783  
6.20%, 01/15/38
    150,000       199,614  
                 
              5,185,028  
                 
              140,911,152  
 
Utilities 1.8%
                 
 
Electric 1.7%
Ameren Illinois Co.
2.70%, 09/01/22 (b)
    400,000       398,862  
Appalachian Power Co.
6.38%, 04/01/36
    650,000       851,895  
7.00%, 04/01/38
    400,000       554,342  
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.
3.75%, 11/15/23 (b)
    500,000       520,332  
Commonwealth Edison Co.
1.95%, 09/01/16 (b)
    500,000       511,877  
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.
5.30%, 03/01/35
    350,000       410,358  
Consumers Energy Co.
3.38%, 08/15/23 (b)
    500,000       521,407  
3.95%, 05/15/43 (b)
    400,000       402,981  
Dominion Resources, Inc.
4.45%, 03/15/21
    450,000       496,011  
5.25%, 08/01/33 (b)
    500,000       576,335  
DTE Electric Co.
3.65%, 03/15/24 (b)
    150,000       157,018  
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC
4.30%, 06/15/20
    100,000       110,767  
6.45%, 10/15/32
    350,000       462,629  
Duke Energy Corp.
3.75%, 04/15/24 (b)
    250,000       260,666  
Duke Energy Florida, Inc.
4.55%, 04/01/20
    750,000       836,165  
Duke Energy Progress, Inc.
4.10%, 05/15/42 (b)
    250,000       255,077  
Exelon Generation Co. LLC
4.00%, 10/01/20 (b)
    300,000       317,000  
5.60%, 06/15/42 (b)
    300,000       332,491  
Florida Power & Light Co.
6.20%, 06/01/36
    500,000       674,081  
Georgia Power Co.
4.75%, 09/01/40
    350,000       387,577  
LG&E & KU Energy LLC
3.75%, 11/15/20 (b)
    600,000       632,266  
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.
3.05%, 03/01/16
    500,000       519,334  
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.
3.63%, 06/15/23 (b)
    200,000       205,379  
Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC
2.15%, 06/01/19 (b)(c)
    300,000       300,733  
4.55%, 12/01/41 (b)
    500,000       553,643  
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
3.50%, 10/01/20 (b)
    200,000       210,015  
6.05%, 03/01/34
    300,000       377,153  
5.80%, 03/01/37
    400,000       491,014  
Pacificorp
5.50%, 01/15/19
    150,000       172,113  
6.00%, 01/15/39
    500,000       655,329  
PPL Electric Utilities Corp.
2.50%, 09/01/22 (b)
    200,000       197,857  
PSEG Power LLC
5.13%, 04/15/20
    150,000       167,752  
8.63%, 04/15/31
    500,000       732,466  
San Diego Gas & Electric Co.
4.50%, 08/15/40
    250,000       272,346  
Sempra Energy
3.55%, 06/15/24 (b)
    150,000       153,172  
Sierra Pacific Power Co.
6.00%, 05/15/16
    200,000       217,757  
Southern California Edison Co.
5.50%, 08/15/18
    250,000       285,240  
The Southern Co.
2.15%, 09/01/19 (b)
    500,000       500,274  
TransAlta Corp.
6.65%, 05/15/18
    100,000       113,246  
Union Electric Co.
3.90%, 09/15/42 (b)
    200,000       196,875  
Westar Energy, Inc.
4.13%, 03/01/42 (b)
    100,000       102,358  
Xcel Energy, Inc.
4.70%, 05/15/20 (b)
    315,000       351,760  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Face
   
Security
  Amount
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   ($)   ($)
4.80%, 09/15/41 (b)
    750,000       838,837  
                 
              17,284,790  
                 
 
Natural Gas 0.1%
ONE Gas, Inc.
3.61%, 02/01/24 (b)(c)
    200,000       210,273  
4.66%, 02/01/44 (b)(c)
    150,000       167,990  
Sempra Energy
6.15%, 06/15/18
    500,000       578,372  
Southwest Gas Corp.
3.88%, 04/01/22 (b)
    100,000       107,214  
                 
              1,063,849  
                 
              18,348,639  
                 
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost $225,145,858)     237,360,669  
         
                 
                 
 
 U.S. Government and Government Agencies 38.6% of net assets
 
U.S. Government Agency Securities 3.4%
Fannie Mae
4.38%, 10/15/15 (h)
    2,000,000       2,092,982  
2.38%, 04/11/16
    1,000,000       1,031,258  
1.25%, 09/28/16
    3,000,000       3,039,636  
5.38%, 06/12/17
    1,000,000       1,120,899  
1.20%, 07/17/17 (b)
    1,000,000       1,000,898  
0.88%, 08/28/17
    2,500,000       2,488,750  
1.50%, 10/17/19 (b)
    3,000,000       2,928,657  
2.25%, 10/17/22 (b)
    500,000       481,291  
6.63%, 11/15/30 (h)
    500,000       722,815  
Federal Farm Credit Bank
4.88%, 01/17/17
    500,000       548,043  
Federal Home Loan Bank
5.38%, 05/18/16
    1,000,000       1,084,134  
0.38%, 06/24/16
    1,500,000       1,496,700  
1.00%, 11/09/17 (b)
    1,000,000       997,281  
5.00%, 11/17/17
    750,000       840,344  
5.38%, 05/15/19
    500,000       585,824  
1.88%, 12/09/22
    1,000,000       958,228  
5.50%, 07/15/36
    500,000       664,005  
Freddie Mac
4.75%, 11/17/15
    2,000,000       2,108,464  
2.00%, 08/25/16
    1,000,000       1,027,602  
0.88%, 10/14/16
    2,250,000       2,262,451  
0.88%, 03/07/18
    3,750,000       3,692,430  
4.88%, 06/13/18
    1,000,000       1,129,409  
2.38%, 01/13/22
    1,500,000       1,509,004  
Tennessee Valley Authority
4.65%, 06/15/35
    1,000,000       1,159,110  
                 
              34,970,215  
 
U.S. Treasury Obligations 35.2%
U.S. Treasury Bonds
7.25%, 05/15/16
    1,000,000       1,116,016  
8.13%, 08/15/19
    1,000,000       1,312,148  
6.00%, 02/15/26 (h)
    3,500,000       4,747,967  
6.13%, 11/15/27
    400,000       559,469  
5.25%, 11/15/28
    1,000,000       1,310,234  
5.25%, 02/15/29 (h)
    2,750,000       3,606,581  
5.00%, 05/15/37
    500,000       674,219  
4.25%, 05/15/39
    1,000,000       1,222,656  
4.38%, 11/15/39
    500,000       623,281  
4.63%, 02/15/40
    2,000,000       2,588,438  
4.38%, 05/15/40
    1,750,000       2,187,227  
3.88%, 08/15/40 (h)
    2,300,000       2,662,968  
4.25%, 11/15/40
    1,650,000       2,026,406  
4.75%, 02/15/41
    1,450,000       1,920,570  
4.38%, 05/15/41
    1,250,000       1,567,969  
3.75%, 08/15/41
    2,000,000       2,270,938  
3.13%, 11/15/41
    1,285,000       1,304,676  
3.13%, 02/15/42
    2,230,000       2,261,184  
2.75%, 08/15/42
    525,000       493,008  
2.75%, 11/15/42
    2,000,000       1,875,312  
3.13%, 02/15/43
    1,000,000       1,009,688  
3.63%, 08/15/43
    3,000,000       3,320,625  
U.S. Treasury Notes
0.25%, 09/15/15 (h)
    4,000,000       4,005,468  
1.25%, 09/30/15
    2,000,000       2,023,906  
0.25%, 10/15/15
    3,500,000       3,503,622  
0.38%, 11/15/15
    2,000,000       2,004,532  
4.50%, 11/15/15
    1,000,000       1,051,699  
0.25%, 11/30/15
    5,500,000       5,503,866  
1.38%, 11/30/15
    1,000,000       1,014,609  
0.25%, 12/15/15
    6,500,000       6,502,918  
2.13%, 12/31/15
    2,700,000       2,767,500  
2.00%, 01/31/16
    2,250,000       2,305,019  
0.38%, 02/15/16
    4,000,000       4,005,156  
4.50%, 02/15/16
    1,000,000       1,060,781  
2.13%, 02/29/16
    1,000,000       1,027,148  
0.38%, 03/15/16
    2,000,000       2,001,796  
0.25%, 04/15/16 (h)
    8,000,000       7,987,344  
0.38%, 04/30/16
    6,000,000       6,001,290  
2.63%, 04/30/16
    1,000,000       1,037,070  
0.25%, 05/15/16
    4,500,000       4,489,717  
5.13%, 05/15/16
    1,000,000       1,080,000  
3.25%, 05/31/16
    1,000,000       1,049,082  
0.50%, 06/30/16
    3,000,000       3,003,867  
1.50%, 06/30/16
    2,000,000       2,038,242  
3.25%, 06/30/16
    1,000,000       1,050,742  
0.63%, 07/15/16
    4,000,000       4,012,580  
1.50%, 07/31/16
    1,000,000       1,019,355  
3.25%, 07/31/16
    1,850,000       1,947,414  
0.63%, 08/15/16
    1,500,000       1,503,839  
4.88%, 08/15/16
    1,000,000       1,084,551  
1.00%, 08/31/16
    1,500,000       1,514,591  
3.00%, 08/31/16
    2,100,000       2,203,278  
0.88%, 09/15/16
    3,000,000       3,020,625  
3.00%, 09/30/16
    1,000,000       1,050,469  
1.00%, 10/31/16
    2,000,000       2,017,188  
4.63%, 11/15/16
    1,000,000       1,087,578  
0.88%, 11/30/16
    2,000,000       2,010,860  
2.75%, 11/30/16 (h)
    5,000,000       5,236,720  
0.88%, 12/31/16
    3,750,000       3,767,430  
0.75%, 01/15/17
    3,000,000       3,004,335  
3.13%, 01/31/17 (h)
    3,700,000       3,914,197  
0.88%, 02/28/17
    7,750,000       7,775,730  
0.75%, 03/15/17
    5,500,000       5,500,643  
1.00%, 03/31/17
    2,000,000       2,010,938  
3.25%, 03/31/17
    2,000,000       2,125,546  
3.13%, 04/30/17 (h)
    5,250,000       5,568,691  
0.88%, 05/15/17
    3,000,000       3,003,399  
4.50%, 05/15/17
    3,000,000       3,292,149  
0.63%, 05/31/17
    2,500,000       2,484,180  
0.75%, 06/30/17
    3,000,000       2,987,694  
0.88%, 07/15/17
    2,000,000       1,998,124  
2.38%, 07/31/17
    3,500,000       3,644,102  
0.63%, 08/31/17
    2,000,000       1,979,376  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Face
   
Security
  Amount
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   ($)   ($)
0.63%, 09/30/17
    1,000,000       988,242  
4.25%, 11/15/17
    3,000,000       3,299,181  
0.63%, 11/30/17
    3,000,000       2,954,649  
0.75%, 12/31/17
    1,000,000       987,656  
2.63%, 01/31/18
    2,000,000       2,097,188  
3.50%, 02/15/18
    1,000,000       1,078,398  
0.75%, 03/31/18
    3,000,000       2,949,258  
2.88%, 03/31/18
    2,500,000       2,644,140  
3.88%, 05/15/18
    2,500,000       2,736,327  
1.00%, 05/31/18
    1,000,000       989,141  
1.38%, 07/31/18
    1,500,000       1,501,055  
4.00%, 08/15/18
    2,000,000       2,205,234  
1.50%, 08/31/18
    3,000,000       3,013,125  
1.38%, 09/30/18
    4,000,000       3,994,220  
1.25%, 10/31/18
    1,000,000       992,188  
1.75%, 10/31/18
    4,000,000       4,050,624  
3.75%, 11/15/18
    3,000,000       3,284,415  
1.25%, 11/30/18
    6,000,000       5,946,798  
1.38%, 11/30/18
    3,000,000       2,990,157  
1.38%, 12/31/18
    5,000,000       4,978,125  
2.75%, 02/15/19
    1,500,000       1,579,337  
1.50%, 02/28/19
    4,500,000       4,493,497  
1.50%, 03/31/19
    2,000,000       1,995,156  
1.63%, 03/31/19
    5,000,000       5,015,040  
1.63%, 04/30/19
    1,500,000       1,503,105  
1.50%, 05/31/19
    3,000,000       2,986,875  
1.00%, 06/30/19
    1,500,000       1,456,641  
1.63%, 06/30/19
    3,000,000       3,002,694  
1.63%, 07/31/19
    2,500,000       2,500,488  
1.63%, 08/31/19
    3,500,000       3,499,590  
3.38%, 11/15/19
    3,000,000       3,254,181  
1.00%, 11/30/19
    1,500,000       1,446,446  
3.63%, 02/15/20 (h)
    5,000,000       5,493,555  
1.13%, 04/30/20
    1,000,000       963,281  
1.38%, 05/31/20
    1,000,000       976,016  
1.88%, 06/30/20
    1,550,000       1,554,117  
2.00%, 07/31/20
    3,000,000       3,026,484  
2.63%, 08/15/20 (h)
    2,000,000       2,086,172  
2.00%, 09/30/20
    1,000,000       1,006,094  
2.00%, 11/30/20
    1,000,000       1,004,180  
2.38%, 12/31/20
    6,250,000       6,411,131  
3.63%, 02/15/21
    2,000,000       2,205,860  
2.00%, 02/28/21
    2,850,000       2,854,899  
2.25%, 04/30/21
    2,500,000       2,539,355  
3.13%, 05/15/21 (h)
    6,600,000       7,077,470  
2.13%, 06/30/21
    1,000,000       1,006,250  
2.25%, 07/31/21
    1,200,000       1,216,874  
2.13%, 08/15/21 (h)
    4,500,000       4,527,072  
2.00%, 08/31/21
    2,000,000       1,994,218  
2.00%, 02/15/22
    3,000,000       2,981,484  
1.75%, 05/15/22
    1,250,000       1,216,211  
1.63%, 08/15/22
    3,000,000       2,884,101  
1.63%, 11/15/22
    2,500,000       2,393,360  
2.00%, 02/15/23
    3,000,000       2,948,907  
1.75%, 05/15/23
    2,250,000       2,160,880  
2.50%, 08/15/23
    2,500,000       2,547,655  
2.75%, 11/15/23
    3,000,000       3,115,194  
2.75%, 02/15/24
    3,000,000       3,112,032  
2.50%, 05/15/24
    3,800,000       3,854,625  
2.38%, 08/15/24
    2,000,000       2,005,468  
2.88%, 05/15/43
    1,000,000       960,078  
3.75%, 11/15/43
    1,000,000       1,131,797  
3.63%, 02/15/44
    1,750,000       1,937,441  
3.38%, 05/15/44
    3,500,000       3,702,069  
3.13%, 08/15/44
    1,500,000       1,512,422  
                 
              358,762,459  
                 
Total U.S. Government and Government Agencies
(Cost $382,799,969)     393,732,674  
         
                 
                 
 
 Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 2.0% of net assets
                 
                 
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2007-1 Class A4
5.45%, 01/15/49 (b)
    1,000,000       1,073,245  
Series 2007-2 Class A4
5.78%, 04/10/49 (a)(b)
    1,600,000       1,748,046  
Series 2007-4 Class A4
5.95%, 02/10/51 (a)(b)
    2,353,767       2,600,537  
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities
Series 2005-PW10 Class A4
5.41%, 12/11/40 (b)
    2,190,413       2,270,715  
Series 2007-T28 Class A4
5.74%, 09/11/42 (a)(b)
    380,000       421,519  
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2013-GC17 Class A4
4.13%, 11/10/46 (b)
    450,000       483,824  
COMM 2013-CCRE11 Mortgage Trust
Series 2013-CR10 Class A4
4.21%, 08/10/46 (b)
    1,500,000       1,629,214  
Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2006-C1 Class AM
5.64%, 02/15/39 (a)(b)
    650,000       686,552  
Fannie Mae-Aces
Series 2011-M5 Class A2
2.94%, 07/25/21 (b)
    700,000       722,993  
Series 2014-M6 Class A2
2.68%, 05/25/21 (b)
    1,000,000       1,022,068  
FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates
Series K014 Class A1
2.79%, 10/25/20 (b)
    898,265       934,625  
Series K026 Class A2
2.51%, 11/25/22 (b)
    1,400,000       1,387,570  
Series K027 Class A2
2.64%, 01/25/23 (b)
    300,000       299,789  
Series K714 Class A2
3.03%, 10/25/20 (b)
    380,000       398,164  
Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp.
Series 2007-GG9 Class A4
5.44%, 03/10/39 (b)
    800,000       866,384  
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2005-LDP5 Class AJ
5.53%, 12/15/44 (a)(b)
    1,025,000       1,071,757  
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust
Series 2005-LC1 Class AM
5.49%, 01/12/44 (a)(b)
    700,000       735,543  
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust
Series 2013-C13 Class A2
2.94%, 11/15/46 (b)
    200,000       206,522  
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2013-LC12 Class A4
4.22%, 07/15/46 (a)(b)
    1,500,000       1,624,871  
WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2013-C11 Class A2
2.03%, 03/15/45 (b)
    400,000       403,701  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Face
   
Security
  Amount
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   ($)   ($)
Series 2013-C14 Class A2
2.13%, 06/15/46 (b)
    324,000       326,763  
                 
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost $20,190,417)     20,914,402  
         
                 
                 
 
 Asset-Backed Obligations 0.5% of net assets
                 
                 
Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust
5.75%, 07/15/20 (b)
    100,000       112,822  
Chase Issuance Trust
Series 2007-A3 Class A3
5.23%, 04/15/19 (b)
    1,515,000       1,665,651  
Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust
Series 2005-A2 Class A2
4.85%, 03/10/17 (b)
    700,000       716,621  
Series 2007-A8 Class A8
5.65%, 09/20/19 (b)
    850,000       958,242  
Discover Card Execution Note Trust
Series 2012-A1 Class A1
0.81%, 08/15/17 (b)
    600,000       601,325  
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust
Series 2013-A Class A4
0.78%, 05/15/18 (b)
    150,000       150,064  
Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust
Series 2012-4 Class A3
0.52%, 08/18/16 (b)
    164,891       165,060  
Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2013-A Class A4
0.75%, 09/17/18 (b)
    230,000       229,800  
Series 2013-C Class A4
1.55%, 03/15/19 (b)
    100,000       100,964  
Mercedes Benz Auto Lease Trust
Series 2013-B Class A4
0.76%, 07/15/19 (b)
    100,000       100,198  
Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust
0.66%, 03/20/19 (b)
    400,000       399,159  
                 
Total Asset-Backed Obligations
(Cost $5,250,814)     5,199,906  
         
                 
                 
 
 Foreign Securities 5.3% of net assets
 
Foreign Agencies 1.7%
                 
 
Austria 0.0%
Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG
5.00%, 04/25/17
    400,000       442,618  
                 
 
Brazil 0.3%
Petrobras Global Finance BV
4.38%, 05/20/23
    500,000       494,590  
5.63%, 05/20/43
    500,000       487,450  
Petrobras International Finance Co.
3.88%, 01/27/16
    500,000       515,248  
5.75%, 01/20/20
    700,000       756,315  
5.38%, 01/27/21
    500,000       529,650  
                 
              2,783,253  
                 
 
Germany 0.7%
Kreditanstalt Fuer Wiederaufbau
1.25%, 10/26/15 (d)
    1,000,000       1,011,455  
2.63%, 02/16/16 (d)
    1,000,000       1,032,370  
2.00%, 06/01/16 (d)
    900,000       923,758  
0.50%, 07/15/16 (d)
    350,000       349,895  
4.88%, 01/17/17 (d)
    850,000       930,894  
4.38%, 03/15/18 (d)
    500,000       552,739  
4.50%, 07/16/18 (d)
    1,250,000       1,394,437  
4.00%, 01/27/20 (d)
    250,000       277,329  
2.75%, 09/08/20 (d)
    750,000       781,437  
Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank
1.00%, 04/04/18 (d)
    150,000       148,279  
                 
              7,402,593  
                 
 
Japan 0.1%
Japan Finance Corp.
2.50%, 01/21/16
    400,000       411,527  
2.25%, 07/13/16
    300,000       309,222  
                 
              720,749  
                 
 
Mexico 0.2%
Pemex Project Funding Master Trust
6.63%, 06/15/35
    1,000,000       1,237,500  
Petroleos Mexicanos
5.50%, 01/21/21
    500,000       565,000  
6.50%, 06/02/41
    200,000       245,000  
                 
              2,047,500  
                 
 
Norway 0.1%
Statoil A.S.A.
3.13%, 08/17/17
    200,000       211,054  
7.75%, 06/15/23
    100,000       134,951  
3.70%, 03/01/24
    600,000       636,003  
5.10%, 08/17/40
    250,000       290,449  
                 
              1,272,457  
                 
 
Republic of Korea 0.2%
Export-Import Bank of Korea
4.00%, 01/11/17
    600,000       637,802  
The Korea Development Bank
4.00%, 09/09/16
    1,000,000       1,057,247  
3.00%, 09/14/22
    250,000       249,830  
                 
              1,944,879  
                 
 
Sweden 0.1%
Svensk Exportkredit AB
1.13%, 04/05/18
    750,000       743,450  
                 
              17,357,499  
 
Foreign Local Government 0.4%
                 
 
Canada 0.4%
Province of British Columbia
2.00%, 10/23/22
    400,000       385,561  
Province of Manitoba
1.13%, 06/01/18
    500,000       494,501  
Province of Ontario
1.00%, 07/22/16
    300,000       302,109  
4.00%, 10/07/19
    400,000       439,193  
4.40%, 04/14/20
    975,000       1,089,924  
Province of Quebec
5.13%, 11/14/16
    350,000       383,211  
7.50%, 09/15/29
    650,000       939,243  
                 
              4,033,742  
 
Sovereign 1.6%
                 
 
Brazil 0.2%
Federative Republic of Brazil
6.00%, 01/17/17
    500,000       553,750  
4.88%, 01/22/21
    250,000       276,000  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Face
   
Security
  Amount
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   ($)   ($)
8.88%, 04/15/24
    200,000       283,500  
4.25%, 01/07/25
    200,000       208,250  
5.63%, 01/07/41
    500,000       565,000  
                 
              1,886,500  
                 
 
Chile 0.1%
Republic of Chile
3.88%, 08/05/20
    600,000       649,500  
3.63%, 10/30/42
    200,000       185,000  
                 
              834,500  
                 
 
Colombia 0.1%
Republic of Colombia
7.38%, 09/18/37
    650,000       908,700  
                 
 
Egypt 0.1%
Egypt Government AID Bonds
4.45%, 09/15/15 (i)
    1,000,000       1,041,857  
                 
 
Italy 0.1%
Republic of Italy
5.38%, 06/12/17
    500,000       551,958  
6.88%, 09/27/23
    250,000       322,738  
                 
              874,696  
                 
 
Mexico 0.3%
United Mexican States
5.63%, 01/15/17
    500,000       553,750  
3.50%, 01/21/21
    350,000       364,875  
3.63%, 03/15/22
    1,000,000       1,043,500  
6.75%, 09/27/34
    750,000       993,750  
6.05%, 01/11/40
    150,000       188,250  
                 
              3,144,125  
                 
 
Panama 0.0%
Republic of Panama
5.20%, 01/30/20
    100,000       112,000  
6.70%, 01/26/36
    200,000       258,000  
                 
              370,000  
                 
 
Peru 0.1%
Republic of Peru
7.13%, 03/30/19
    650,000       791,375  
                 
 
Philippines 0.1%
Republic of the Philippines
4.20%, 01/21/24
    750,000       806,250  
5.00%, 01/13/37
    500,000       575,625  
                 
              1,381,875  
                 
 
Poland 0.1%
Republic of Poland
5.13%, 04/21/21
    750,000       850,791  
                 
 
Republic of Korea 0.0%
Republic of Korea
7.13%, 04/16/19
    250,000       307,000  
                 
 
South Africa 0.1%
Republic of South Africa
6.88%, 05/27/19
    500,000       580,000  
                 
 
Turkey 0.3%
Republic of Turkey
7.50%, 07/14/17
    1,000,000       1,138,670  
5.63%, 03/30/21
    1,000,000       1,104,300  
7.38%, 02/05/25
    500,000       623,250  
4.88%, 04/16/43
    500,000       487,500  
                 
              3,353,720  
                 
              16,325,139  
 
Supranational* 1.6%
African Development Bank
2.50%, 03/15/16
    350,000       361,060  
0.88%, 05/15/17
    200,000       199,596  
Asian Development Bank
2.50%, 03/15/16
    750,000       773,932  
5.59%, 07/16/18
    500,000       571,603  
Corp Andina de Fomento
3.75%, 01/15/16
    300,000       311,527  
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development
2.50%, 03/15/16
    500,000       516,285  
1.00%, 02/16/17
    400,000       401,950  
European Investment Bank
2.50%, 05/16/16
    1,000,000       1,034,312  
5.13%, 05/30/17
    1,250,000       1,389,621  
1.00%, 06/15/18
    2,000,000       1,971,456  
1.88%, 03/15/19
    1,000,000       1,009,817  
2.88%, 09/15/20
    600,000       629,688  
4.88%, 02/15/36
    150,000       186,539  
Inter-American Development Bank
1.13%, 03/15/17
    1,000,000       1,011,377  
0.88%, 03/15/18
    350,000       344,987  
3.88%, 09/17/19
    500,000       550,249  
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development
2.13%, 03/15/16
    800,000       820,419  
0.88%, 04/17/17
    1,000,000       1,002,825  
2.13%, 02/13/23
    500,000       501,724  
4.75%, 02/15/35
    500,000       611,711  
International Finance Corp.
2.25%, 04/11/16
    500,000       514,359  
1.75%, 09/04/18
    350,000       354,273  
1.75%, 09/16/19
    350,000       349,962  
Nordic Investment Bank
0.50%, 04/14/16
    750,000       750,883  
                 
              16,170,155  
                 
Total Foreign Securities
(Cost $52,500,146)     53,886,535  
         
                 
                 
 
 Municipal Bonds 1.0% of net assets
 
Fixed-Rate Obligations 1.0%
Bay Area Toll Auth
San Francisco Bay Area Toll Bridge RB (Build America Bonds) Series 2009F2
6.26%, 04/01/49
    750,000       1,044,577  
California
GO (Build America Bonds) Series 2009
7.50%, 04/01/34
    1,000,000       1,462,650  
GO (Build America Bonds) Series 2010
7.95%, 03/01/36 (b)
    210,000       259,102  
Catholic Health Initiatives
1.60%, 11/01/17
    150,000       150,171  
Connecticut
GO (Build America Bonds) Series 2010D
5.09%, 10/01/30
    100,000       115,000  
GO (Teachers’ Retirement Fund) Series 2008A
5.85%, 03/15/32
    300,000       372,564  
East Bay Municipal Utility District
Water System RB (Build America Bonds) Series 2010
5.87%, 06/01/40
    700,000       910,112  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Face
   
Security
  Amount
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   ($)   ($)
Georgia
GO (Build America Bonds) Series 2009H
4.50%, 11/01/25
    900,000       1,011,654  
Illinois
GO Bonds Series 2011
5.37%, 03/01/17
    750,000       816,202  
JobsOhio Beverage System
Statewide Senior Lien Liquor Profits RB Series 2013B
3.99%, 01/01/29
    750,000       769,763  
Maryland State Transportation Auth
RB (Build America Bonds) Series 2009B
5.89%, 07/01/43
    100,000       128,971  
Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson Cnty
GO (Build America Bonds) Series 2010B
5.71%, 07/01/34
    200,000       239,298  
Metropolitan Transportation Auth
GO (Build America Bonds) Series 2010E
6.81%, 11/15/40
    350,000       492,286  
New Jersey State Turnpike Auth
RB (Build America Bonds) Series 2009F
7.41%, 01/01/40
    100,000       148,511  
RB (Build America Bonds) Series 2010A
7.10%, 01/01/41
    200,000       287,840  
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Auth
RB (Build America Bonds) Series 2010C
5.75%, 12/15/28
    250,000       293,943  
New York City Municipal Water Finance Auth
Water and Sewer Systems Second General Resolution RB (Build America Bonds) Series 2011CC
5.88%, 06/15/44
    150,000       197,918  
New York City Transitional Finance Auth
Future Tax Secured RB (Build America Bonds) Series 2011A
5.51%, 08/01/37
    100,000       122,774  
President and Fellows of Harvard College
3.62%, 10/01/37
    400,000       393,064  
Texas State Transportation Commission
RB (Build America Bonds) Series 2010B
5.03%, 04/01/26
    600,000       708,798  
                 
Total Municipal Bonds
(Cost $8,805,092)     9,925,198  
         
                 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
 
 Other Investment Company 0.6% of net assets
 
Money Market Fund 0.6%
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class 0.00% (e)
    6,608,733       6,608,733  
                 
Total Other Investment Company
(Cost $6,608,733)     6,608,733  
         
                 
                 
    Face
   
Issuer
  Amount
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   ($)   ($)
 
 Short-Term Investments 5.0% of net assets
 
U.S. Government Agency Securities 5.0%
Fannie Mae
0.05%, 09/08/14 (f)
    3,600,000       3,599,965  
Federal Home Loan Bank
0.04%, 09/05/14 (f)
    20,000,000       19,999,911  
0.05%, 09/10/14 (f)
    12,100,000       12,099,846  
0.06%, 09/03/14 (f)
    11,000,000       10,999,963  
0.06%, 09/05/14 (f)
    4,400,000       4,399,973  
                 
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $51,099,658)     51,099,658  
         
 
End of Investments.
 
At 08/31/14, the tax basis cost of the fund’s investments was $1,040,203,997 and the unrealized appreciation and depreciation were $34,356,537 and ($2,409,897), respectively, with a net unrealized appreciation of $31,946,640.
 
* Supranational bonds represent the debt of international organizations or institutions such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, regional multilateral development banks and others.
(a) Variable-rate security.
(b) The effective maturity may be shorter than the final maturity shown because of the possibility of interim principal payments and prepayments or as the result of embedded demand features (puts or calls).
(c) Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registrations, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the period end, the value of these amounted to $3,926,285 or 0.4% of net assets.
(d) Guaranteed by the Republic of Germany.
(e) The rate shown is the 7-day yield.
(f) The rate shown is the purchase yield.
(g) Security or a portion of the security purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis.
(h) All or a portion of this security is designated as collateral for delayed-delivery securities.
(i) Backed by a U.S. “sovereign guarantee”.
 
     
GO —
  General obligation
RB —
  Revenue bond
REIT —
  Real Estate Investment Trust
 
 
 
 
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 Schwab Total Bond Market Fund
 

 
Portfolio Holdings continued
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the fund’s investments as of August 31, 2014 (see financial note 2(a) for additional information):
 
                                 
    Quoted Prices in
      Significant
   
    Active Markets for
  Other Significant
  Unobservable
   
    Identical Assets
  Observable Inputs
  Inputs
   
Description
 
(Level 1)
 
(Level 2)
 
(Level 3)
 
Total
 
Mortgage-Backed Securities1
    $—       $293,422,862       $—       $293,422,862  
Corporate Bonds1
          96,449,517             96,449,517  
Industrial1
          135,726,124             135,726,124  
Transportation
          4,505,979       679,049       5,185,028  
U.S. Government and Government Agencies1
          393,732,674             393,732,674  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
          20,914,402             20,914,402  
Asset-Backed Obligations
          5,199,906             5,199,906  
Foreign Securities1
          53,886,535             53,886,535  
Municipal Bonds1
          9,925,198             9,925,198  
Other Investment Company1
    6,608,733                   6,608,733  
Short-Term Investments1
          51,099,658             51,099,658  
                                 
Total
    $6,608,733       $1,064,862,855       $679,049       $1,072,150,637  
                                 
 
     
1
  As categorized in Portfolio Holdings.
 
The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:
 
                                                                         
    Balance
          Change in
                  Balance
    as of
  Accrued
  Realized
  Unrealized
          Gross
  Gross
  as of
Investments in
  August 31,
  Discounts
  Gain
  Appreciation
  Gross
  Gross
  Transfers
  Transfers
  August 31,
Securities
 
2013
 
(Premiums)
 
(Loss)
 
(Depreciation)
 
Purchases
 
Sales
 
in
 
out
 
2014
 
Corporate Bonds
    $—       ($31 )     $—       $9,798       $669,282       $—       $—       $—       $679,049  
                                                                         
Total
    $—       ($31 )     $—       $9,798       $669,282       $—       $—       $—       $679,049  
                                                                         
 
All net realized and change in unrealized gains (losses) in the table above are reflected on the accompanying Statement of Operations. The change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for Level 3 investments held by the fund at August 31, 2014 was $9,798.
 
The fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 as of the beginning of the fiscal year. There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 for the period ended August 31, 2014.
 
 
 
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 Schwab Total Bond Market Fund
 

Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
As of August 31, 2014
 
             
 
Assets
Investments, at value (cost $1,039,687,346)
        $1,072,150,637  
Receivables:
           
Investments sold
        10,840,813  
Fund shares sold
        10,226,324  
Interest
        6,003,430  
Due from investment adviser
        1,062  
Income from securities on loan
        3  
Prepaid expenses
  +     11,341  
   
Total assets
        1,099,233,610  
 
Liabilities
Payables:
           
Investments bought
        25,545,059  
Investments bought - Delayed delivery
        52,170,645  
Shareholder service fees
        41,205  
Fund shares redeemed
        451,453  
Distributions to shareholders
        81,139  
Due to custodian
        9,800  
Accrued expenses
  +     77,214  
   
Total liabilities
        78,376,515  
 
Net Assets
Total assets
        1,099,233,610  
Total liabilities
      78,376,515  
   
Net assets
        $1,020,857,095  
 
Net Assets by Source
Capital received from investors
        1,109,017,759  
Net realized capital losses
        (120,623,955 )
Net unrealized capital appreciation
        32,463,291  
 
Net Asset Value (NAV)
 
                         
        Shares
             
Net Assets   ÷   Outstanding   =   NAV      
$1,020,857,095
      106,911,431         $9.55      
 
 
 
See financial notes 57


 

 
 Schwab Total Bond Market Fund
 

Statement of
Operations
For the period September 1, 2013 through August 31, 2014
 
             
 
Investment Income
Interest
        $23,314,746*  
Securities on loan
  +     5,942  
   
Total investment income
        23,320,688  
 
Expenses
Investment adviser and administrator fees
        2,472,075  
Shareholder service fees
        2,341,002  
Portfolio accounting fees
        183,925  
Custodian fees
        64,372  
Shareholder reports
        49,598  
Transfer agent fees
        28,124  
Registration fees
        26,421  
Independent trustees’ fees
        14,031  
Interest expense
        13,835*  
Professional fees
        1,241  
Other expenses
  +     20,880  
   
Total expenses
        5,215,504  
Expense reduction by CSIM and its affiliates
      2,470,297  
   
Net expenses
      2,745,207  
   
Net investment income
        20,575,481  
 
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses)
Net realized gains on investments
        7,972,536  
Net realized losses on TBA sale commitments
  +     (21,242 )
   
Net realized gains
        7,951,294  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
  +     22,800,858  
   
Net realized and unrealized gains
        30,752,152  
             
Increase in net assets resulting from operations
        $51,327,633  
 
 
 
     
*
  Includes $14,635 in interest income and $13,516 in interest expense related to charges on agency mortgage-backed securities not received or delivered on a timely basis (see financial note 2f).
 
 
 
58 See financial notes


 

 
 Schwab Total Bond Market Fund
 

Statement of
Changes in Net Assets
For the current and prior report periods
 
                     
 
Operations
                     
9/1/13-8/31/14     9/1/12-8/31/13  
Net investment income
        $20,575,481       $19,221,841  
Net realized gains
        7,951,294       7,890,642  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  +     22,800,858       (54,405,800 )
   
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations
        51,327,633       (27,293,317 )
 
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions from net investment income
        ($21,989,219 )     ($21,602,937 )
 
Transactions in Fund Shares
                                     
        9/1/13-8/31/14     9/1/12-8/31/13  
          SHARES       VALUE       SHARES       VALUE  
Shares sold
        25,703,245       $241,046,767       26,692,367       $256,281,480  
Shares reinvested
        2,018,292       19,007,634       1,553,785       14,890,038  
Shares redeemed
  +     (16,408,856 )     (153,755,448 )     (30,683,823 )     (294,263,336 )
   
Net transactions in fund shares
        11,312,681       $106,298,953       (2,437,671 )     ($23,091,818 )
 
Shares Outstanding and Net Assets
        9/1/13-8/31/14     9/1/12-8/31/13  
          SHARES       NET ASSETS       SHARES       NET ASSETS  
Beginning of period
        95,598,750       $885,219,728       98,036,421       $957,207,800  
Total increase (decrease)
  +     11,312,681       135,637,367       (2,437,671 )     (71,988,072 )
   
End of period
        106,911,431       $1,020,857,095       95,598,750       $885,219,728  
 
 
 
See financial notes 59


 

Schwab GNMA Fund™
 
 
Financial Statements
 
Financial Highlights
 
                                             
    9/1/13–
  9/1/12–
  9/1/11–
  9/1/10–
  9/1/09–
   
    8/31/14   8/31/13   8/31/12   8/31/11   8/31/10    
 
 
Per-Share Data ($)
Net asset value at beginning of period
    9.93       10.61       10.63       10.40       10.06      
   
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                           
Net investment income (loss)
    0.18       0.08       0.19       0.23       0.29      
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
    0.31       (0.45 )     0.21       0.37       0.40      
   
Total from investment operations
    0.49       (0.37 )     0.40       0.60       0.69      
Less distributions:
                                           
Distributions from net investment income
    (0.27 )     (0.29 )     (0.28 )     (0.31 )     (0.35 )    
Distributions from net realized gains
          (0.02 )     (0.14 )     (0.06 )          
   
Total distributions
    (0.27 )     (0.31 )     (0.42 )     (0.37 )     (0.35 )    
   
Net asset value at end of period
    10.15       9.93       10.61       10.63       10.40      
   
Total return (%)
    5.04       (3.55 )     3.87       5.95       7.00      
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%)
Ratios to average net assets:
                                           
Net operating expenses
    0.57 1     0.57 1     0.55       0.55       0.55      
Gross operating expenses
    0.66       0.62       0.60       0.61       0.63      
Net investment income (loss)
    1.89       1.34       1.76       2.24       2.66      
Portfolio turnover rate2
    481       401       567       641       264      
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000,000)
    289       363       638       506       578      

1 The expense ratio would have been 0.55%, if interest expense related to charges on agency mortgage-backed securities not delivered on a timely basis had not been incurred (see financial note 2f).
2 Includes to-be-announced (TBA) transactions (if any). See financial note 2.
 
 
 
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 Schwab GNMA Fund
 

 
Portfolio Holdings as of August 31, 2014
 
 
This section shows all the securities in the fund’s portfolio and their values as of the report date.
 
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be viewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. The schedule of portfolio holdings filed on a fund’s most recent Form N-Q is also available by visiting the fund’s website at www.schwabfunds.com/prospectus.
 
For fixed rate obligations, the rate shown is the interest rate (the rate established when the obligation was issued). For variable-rate obligations, the rate shown is the rate as of the report date. The maturity date shown for all the securities is the final legal maturity.
 
                         
        Cost
  Value
Holdings by Category   ($)   ($)
 
  111 .6%   Mortgage-Backed Securities     317,657,475       322,844,096  
  0 .9%   Other Investment Company     2,678,584       2,678,584  
  5 .1%   Short-Term Investments     14,699,890       14,699,890  
 
 
  117 .6%   Total Investments     335,035,949       340,222,570  
  (8 .8)%   TBA Sale Commitments     (25,304,375 )     (25,334,689 )
  (8 .8%)   Other Assets and Liabilities, Net             (25,573,320 )
 
 
  100 .0%   Net Assets             289,314,561  
 
                 
    Face
   
Security
  Amount
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   ($)   ($)
 
 Mortgage-Backed Securities 111.6% of net assets
 
TBA Securities 16.8%
Ginnie Mae TBA
2.50%, 09/01/44 (b)(e)
    2,000,000       1,951,434  
3.00%, 09/01/44 to 10/01/44 (b)(e)
    36,000,000       36,495,312  
3.50%, 10/01/44 (b)(e)
    9,800,000       10,164,539  
                 
              48,611,285  
 
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages 94.8%
Fannie Mae
5.45%, 12/01/31 to 07/01/32 (b)
    225,926       252,264  
5.49%, 09/01/29 to 09/01/31 (b)
    102,944       114,916  
5.50%, 09/01/17 (b)
    69,623       73,807  
5.81%, 12/01/31 (b)
    71,303       79,230  
6.50%, 04/01/31 (b)
    140,525       155,744  
7.17%, 11/01/30 (b)
    13,351       13,396  
Fannie Mae REMICs
1.50%, 11/25/17 (b)
    72,148       72,176  
2.50%, 02/25/21 (b)
    27,498       27,490  
3.75%, 05/25/33 (b)
    181,495       182,182  
4.50%, 01/25/30 to 11/25/36 (b)
    398,554       409,808  
7.00%, 09/25/22 (b)
    72,758       81,011  
Freddie Mac REMICs
2.00%, 07/15/20 (b)
    562,683       569,025  
3.00%, 08/15/19 to 12/15/40 (b)
    1,760,972       1,786,324  
3.50%, 03/15/28 (b)
    3,627,360       3,712,641  
4.00%, 11/15/23 to 07/15/27 (b)
    911,710       931,094  
4.50%, 09/15/35 (b)
    104,326       106,562  
5.00%, 06/15/33 to 05/15/34 (b)
    597,482       600,828  
5.50%, 08/15/35 (b)
    372,879       380,451  
Ginnie Mae
1.63%, 07/20/24 to 04/20/37 (a)(b)
    462,573       480,674  
2.00%, 07/20/28 (b)
    182,991       180,567  
2.13%, 08/20/33 (a)(b)
    79,915       80,301  
2.50%, 06/15/27 to 06/15/28 (b)
    2,007,327       2,059,938  
3.00%, 02/15/26 to 07/20/44 (b)
    16,153,414       16,534,453  
3.50%, 02/20/16 (a)(b)
    13,150       13,303  
3.50%, 01/15/26 to 08/20/44 (b)
    58,284,364       60,756,920  
4.00%, 06/20/20 to 08/20/44 (b)
    37,264,882       39,768,935  
4.50%, 12/15/17 to 07/20/44 (b)
    36,551,622       39,879,690  
5.00%, 11/15/17 to 08/15/40 (b)
    34,338,237       37,968,256  
5.50%, 04/15/17 to 07/15/34 (b)
    14,244,033       16,125,827  
6.00%, 05/15/16 to 06/20/37 (b)
    1,193,704       1,316,637  
6.50%, 07/15/16 to 07/15/31 (b)
    164,733       185,093  
7.00%, 09/20/16 to 05/15/17 (b)
    9,490       9,607  
Ginnie Mae REMICs
2.25%, 03/20/36 (b)
    1,022,665       1,035,423  
4.00%, 02/20/32 (b)
    11,645       11,725  
4.26%, 10/20/43 (a)(b)
    19,020,089       20,507,631  
4.50%, 04/20/36 to 08/20/36 (b)
    338,890       348,553  
5.66%, 12/20/37 (a)(b)
    15,422,481       17,367,071  
6.47%, 08/20/34 (a)(b)
    8,658,932       10,053,258  
                 
              274,232,811  
                 
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost $317,657,475)     322,844,096  
         
                 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
 
 Other Investment Company 0.9% of net assets
 
Money Market Fund 0.9%
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class 0.00% (c)
    2,678,584       2,678,584  
                 
Total Other Investment Company
(Cost $2,678,584)     2,678,584  
         
                 
                 
    Face
   
Security
  Amount
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   ($)   ($)
 
 Short-Term Investments 5.1% of net assets
 
U.S. Government Agency Securities 5.1%
Fannie Mae
0.07%, 09/10/14 (d)
    2,700,000       2,699,956  
Federal Home Loan Bank
0.06%, 09/03/14 (d)
    10,000,000       9,999,967  
Freddie Mac
0.07%, 09/10/14 (d)
    2,000,000       1,999,967  
                 
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $14,699,890)     14,699,890  
         
 
End of Investments.
 
 
 
See financial notes 61


 

 
 Schwab GNMA Fund
 

 
Portfolio Holdings continued
 
At 08/31/14, the tax basis cost of the fund’s investments was $335,214,191 and the unrealized appreciation and depreciation were $5,327,216 and ($318,837), respectively, with a net unrealized appreciation of $5,008,379.
 
                 
    Face
   
Security
  Amount
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Dates   ($)   ($)
 
 TBA Sale Commitments 8.8% of net assets
 
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages 8.8%
Ginnie Mae TBA
5.00%, 09/01/44 (b)(e)
    16,000,000       17,565,643  
5.50%, 09/01/44 (b)(e)
    7,000,000       7,769,046  
                 
Total TBA Sale Commitments
(Proceeds $25,304,375)     25,334,689  
         
 
(a) Variable-rate security.
(b) The effective maturity may be shorter than the final maturity shown because of the possibility of interim principal payments and prepayments or as the result of embedded demand features (puts or calls).
(c) The rate shown is the 7-day yield.
(d) The rate shown is the purchase yield.
(e) Security or a portion of the security purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis.
 
     
REMIC —
  Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
 
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the fund’s investments as of August 31, 2014 (see financial note 2(a) for additional information):
 
Assets Valuation Input
 
                                 
    Quoted Prices in
      Significant
   
    Active Markets for
  Other Significant
  Unobservable
   
    Identical Assets
  Observable Inputs
  Inputs
   
Description
 
(Level 1)
 
(Level 2)
 
(Level 3)
 
Total
 
Mortgage-Backed Securities1
    $—       $322,844,096       $—       $322,844,096  
Other Investment Company1
    2,678,584                   2,678,584  
Short-Term Investments1
          14,699,890             14,699,890  
                                 
Total
    $2,678,584       $337,543,986       $—       $340,222,570  
                                 
                                 
                                 
Liabilities Valuation Input
                 
 
Other Financial Instruments
                               
TBA Sale Commitments1
    $—       ($25,334,689 )     $—       ($25,334,689 )
 
     
1
  As categorized in Portfolio Holdings.
 
The fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 as of the beginning of the fiscal year. There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 for the period ended August 31, 2014.
 
 
 
62 See financial notes


 

 
 Schwab GNMA Fund
 

Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
As of August 31, 2014
 
             
 
Assets
Investments, at value (cost $335,035,949)
        $340,222,570  
Receivables:
           
Investments sold
        25,173,845  
Interest
        984,819  
Fund shares sold
        53,997  
Collateral received for Agency MBS transactions
        275,000  
TBA sale commitment
        25,304,375  
Prepaid expenses
  +     2,752  
   
Total assets
        392,017,358  
 
Liabilities
TBA sale commitments, at value (proceeds $25,304,375)
        25,334,689  
Payables:
           
Investments bought
        25,330,785  
Investments bought - Delayed delivery
        51,207,075  
Investment adviser and administrator fees
        9,885  
Shareholder service fees
        11,842  
Distributions to shareholders
        185,005  
Fund shares redeemed
        134,276  
Due to custodian
        94,257  
Interest for TBA sale commitments
        55,958  
Due to brokers for Agency MBS transactions
        275,000  
Accrued expenses
  +     64,025  
   
Total liabilities
        102,702,797  
 
Net Assets
Total assets
        392,017,358  
Total liabilities
      102,702,797  
   
Net assets
        $289,314,561  
 
Net Assets by Source
Capital received from investors
        292,338,933  
Distributions in excess of net investment income
        (5,170 )
Net realized capital losses
        (8,175,509 )
Net unrealized capital appreciation
        5,156,307  
 
Net Asset Value (NAV)
 
                         
        Shares
             
Net Assets   ÷   Outstanding   =   NAV      
$289,314,561
      28,516,064         $10.15      
 
 
 
See financial notes 63


 

 
 Schwab GNMA Fund
 

Statement of
Operations
For the period September 1, 2013 through August 31, 2014
 
             
 
Investment Income
Interest
        $7,459,922*  
 
Expenses
Investment adviser and administrator fees
        913,298  
Shareholder service fees
        749,348  
Portfolio accounting fees
        84,463  
Professional fees
        56,013  
Interest expense
        45,987*  
Custodian fees
        45,773  
Shareholder reports
        43,555  
Registration fees
        27,581  
Transfer agent fees
        26,064  
Independent trustees’ fees
        9,781  
Other expenses
  +     10,289  
   
Total expenses
        2,012,152  
Expense reduction by CSIM and its affiliates
      291,785  
   
Net expenses
      1,720,367  
   
Net investment income
        5,739,555  
 
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses)
Net realized gains on investments
        1,999,201  
Net realized gains on TBA sale commitments
  +     5,153  
   
Net realized gains
        2,004,354  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
        7,163,015  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on TBA sale commitments
  +     (49,681 )
   
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  +     7,113,334  
   
Net realized and unrealized gains
        9,117,688  
             
Increase in net assets resulting from operations
        $14,857,243  
 
 
 
     
*
  Includes $45,994 in interest income and $45,756 in interest expense related to charges on agency mortgage-backed securities not received or delivered on a timely basis (see financial note 2f).
 
 
 
64 See financial notes


 

 
 Schwab GNMA Fund
 

Statement of
Changes in Net Assets
For the current and prior report periods
 
                     
 
Operations
                     
9/1/13-8/31/14     9/1/12-8/31/13  
Net investment income
        $5,739,555       $7,165,549  
Net realized gains
        2,004,354       1,882  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  +     7,113,334       (25,215,853 )
   
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations
        14,857,243       (18,048,422 )
 
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions from net investment income
        (8,325,822 )     (14,761,028 )
Distributions from net realized gains
  +           (1,438,925 )
   
Total distributions
        ($8,325,822 )     ($16,199,953 )
 
Transactions in Fund Shares
                                     
        9/1/13-8/31/14     9/1/12-8/31/13  
          SHARES       VALUE       SHARES       VALUE  
Shares sold
        3,773,972       $37,939,257       12,942,027       $135,168,242  
Shares reinvested
        577,594       5,811,156       1,048,311       10,856,663  
Shares redeemed
  +     (12,439,702 )     (124,371,698 )     (37,492,412 )     (386,285,940 )
   
Net transactions in fund shares
        (8,088,136 )     ($80,621,285 )     (23,502,074 )     ($240,261,035 )
 
Shares Outstanding and Net Assets
        9/1/13-8/31/14     9/1/12-8/31/13  
          SHARES       NET ASSETS       SHARES       NET ASSETS  
Beginning of period
        36,604,200       $363,404,425       60,106,274       $637,913,835  
Total increase (decrease)
  +     (8,088,136 )     (74,089,864 )     (23,502,074 )     (274,509,410 )
   
End of period
        28,516,064       $289,314,561       36,604,200       $363,404,425  
   
                                     
Distributions in excess of net investment income
                ($5,170 )             ($5,169 )
 
 
 
See financial notes 65


 

Schwab® Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index Fund
 
 
Financial Statements
 
Financial Highlights
 
                                             
    9/1/13–
  9/1/12–
  9/1/11–
  9/1/10–
  9/1/09–
   
    8/31/14   8/31/13   8/31/12   8/31/11   8/31/10    
 
 
Per-Share Data ($)
Net asset value at beginning of period
    11.07       12.12       11.58       10.90       10.05      
   
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                           
Net investment income (loss)
    0.27 1     0.19 1     0.23 1     0.46 1     0.23 1    
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
    0.33       (1.05 )     0.66       0.62       0.77      
   
Total from investment operations
    0.60       (0.86 )     0.89       1.08       1.00      
Less distributions:
                                           
Distributions from net investment income
    (0.23 )     (0.18 )     (0.33 )     (0.40 )     (0.15 )    
Distributions from net realized gains
          (0.01 )     (0.02 )                
   
Total distributions
    (0.23 )     (0.19 )     (0.35 )     (0.40 )     (0.15 )    
   
Net asset value at end of period
    11.44       11.07       12.12       11.58       10.90      
   
Total return (%)
    5.44       (7.19 )     7.84       10.20       9.93      
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%)
Ratios to average net assets:
                                           
Net operating expenses
    0.19       0.29 2,3     0.29       0.45 4     0.50      
Gross operating expenses
    0.61       0.67       0.64       0.63       0.62      
Net investment income (loss)
    2.43       1.61       1.97       4.14       2.16      
Portfolio turnover rate
    27       31       32       37       67      
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000,000)
    273       294       398       235       204      

1 Calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
2 Effective April 1, 2013, the net operating expense limitation was lowered from 0.29% to 0.19%. The ratio presented for period ended 8/31/13 is a blended ratio.
3 The ratio of net operating expenses would have been 0.25%, if proxy expenses had not been incurred.
4 Effective June 16, 2011, the net operating expense limitation was lowered. The ratio presented for period ended 8/31/11 is a blended ratio.
 
 
 
66 See financial notes


 

 
 Schwab Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index Fund
 

 
Portfolio Holdings as of August 31, 2014
 
 
This section shows all the securities in the fund’s portfolio and their values as of the report date.
 
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be viewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. The schedule of portfolio holdings filed on a fund’s most recent Form N-Q is also available by visiting the fund’s website at www.schwabfunds.com/prospectus.
 
For fixed rate obligations, the rate shown is the interest rate (the rate established when the obligation was issued). For variable-rate obligations, the rate shown is the rate as of the report date. The maturity date shown for all the securities is the final legal maturity.
 
                         
        Cost
  Value
Holdings by Category   ($)   ($)
 
  99 .8%   U.S. Government Securities     257,273,804       273,039,112  
  0 .1%   Other Investment Company     164,107       164,107  
 
 
  99 .9%   Total Investments     257,437,911       273,203,219  
  0 .1%   Other Assets and Liabilities, Net             218,020  
 
 
  100 .0%   Net Assets             273,421,239  
 
                 
    Face
   
Security
  Amount
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   ($)   ($)
 
 U.S. Government Securities 99.8% of net assets
 
U.S. Treasury Obligations 99.8%
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities
2.00%, 01/15/16
    6,067,590       6,324,492  
0.13%, 04/15/16
    12,194,465       12,411,649  
2.50%, 07/15/16
    5,937,232       6,357,469  
2.38%, 01/15/17
    5,149,144       5,557,060  
0.13%, 04/15/17
    13,722,740       14,044,401  
2.63%, 07/15/17
    4,414,541       4,869,769  
1.63%, 01/15/18
    4,662,006       5,017,484  
0.13%, 04/15/18
    15,256,880       15,581,089  
1.38%, 07/15/18
    4,597,713       4,955,461  
2.13%, 01/15/19
    4,277,060       4,750,188  
0.13%, 04/15/19
    10,276,033       10,465,523  
1.88%, 07/15/19
    4,859,913       5,397,517  
1.38%, 01/15/20
    5,894,136       6,392,367  
1.25%, 07/15/20
    9,057,289       9,822,901  
1.13%, 01/15/21
    10,361,046       11,118,749  
0.63%, 07/15/21
    10,997,268       11,492,145  
0.13%, 01/15/22
    12,138,864       12,161,685  
0.13%, 07/15/22
    12,520,502       12,549,800  
0.13%, 01/15/23
    12,578,154       12,493,629  
0.38%, 07/15/23
    12,476,727       12,697,066  
0.63%, 01/15/24
    12,448,041       12,883,722  
0.13%, 07/15/24
    4,474,562       4,434,023  
2.38%, 01/15/25
    8,051,441       9,762,373  
2.00%, 01/15/26
    5,864,656       6,940,468  
2.38%, 01/15/27
    4,718,966       5,830,141  
1.75%, 01/15/28
    4,723,438       5,502,049  
3.63%, 04/15/28
    4,059,573       5,755,094  
2.50%, 01/15/29
    4,557,905       5,822,723  
3.88%, 04/15/29
    4,885,655       7,210,152  
3.38%, 04/15/32
    1,838,156       2,690,894  
2.13%, 02/15/40
    2,535,014       3,316,508  
2.13%, 02/15/41
    3,203,954       4,228,226  
0.75%, 02/15/42
    5,631,254       5,507,198  
0.63%, 02/15/43
    4,114,304       3,888,017  
1.38%, 02/15/44
    4,212,119       4,807,080  
                 
Total U.S. Government Securities
(Cost $257,273,804)     273,039,112  
         
                 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
 
 Other Investment Company 0.1% of net assets
 
Money Market Fund 0.1%
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class 0.00% (a)
    164,107       164,107  
                 
Total Other Investment Company
(Cost $164,107)     164,107  
         
 
End of Investments.
 
At 08/31/14, the tax basis cost of the fund’s investments was $259,390,407 and the unrealized appreciation and depreciation were $15,425,243 and ($1,612,431), respectively, with a net unrealized appreciation of $13,812,812.
 
(a) The rate shown is the 7-day yield.
 
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the fund’s investments as of August 31, 2014 (see financial note 2(a) for additional information):
 
                                 
    Quoted Prices in
      Significant
   
    Active Markets for
  Other Significant
  Unobservable
   
    Identical Assets
  Observable Inputs
  Inputs
   
Description
 
(Level 1)
 
(Level 2)
 
(Level 3)
 
Total
 
U.S. Government Securities1
    $—       $273,039,112       $—       $273,039,112  
Other Investment Company1
    164,107                   164,107  
                                 
Total
    $164,107       $273,039,112       $—       $273,203,219  
                                 
 
     
1
  As categorized in Portfolio Holdings.
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
The fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 as of the beginning of the fiscal year. There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 for the period ended August 31, 2014.
 
 
 
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Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
As of August 31, 2014
 
             
 
Assets
Investments, at value (cost $257,437,911)
        $273,203,219  
Receivables:
           
Investments sold
        3,425,257  
Fund shares sold
        1,357,290  
Interest
        448,323  
Due from investment adviser
  +     1,895  
   
Total assets
        278,435,984  
 
Liabilities
Payables:
           
Investments bought
        3,534,125  
Shareholder service fees
        11,229  
Fund shares redeemed
        1,319,808  
Accrued expenses
  +     149,583  
   
Total liabilities
        5,014,745  
 
Net Assets
Total assets
        278,435,984  
Total liabilities
      5,014,745  
   
Net assets
        $273,421,239  
 
Net Assets by Source
Capital received from investors
        255,539,602  
Net investment income not yet distributed
        3,627,584  
Net realized capital losses
        (1,511,255 )
Net unrealized capital appreciation
        15,765,308  
 
Net Asset Value (NAV)
 
                         
        Shares
             
Net Assets   ÷   Outstanding   =   NAV      
$273,421,239
      23,892,483         $11.44      
 
 
 
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Statement of
Operations
For the period September 1, 2013 through August 31, 2014
 
             
 
Investment Income
Interest
        $7,038,332  
 
Expenses
Investment adviser and administrator fees
        805,280  
Shareholder service fees
        655,646  
Professional fees
        51,264  
Portfolio accounting fees
        51,144  
Registration fees
        26,534  
Transfer agent fees
        26,311  
Independent trustees’ fees
        9,452  
Custodian fees
        9,149  
Interest expense
        1  
Other expenses
  +     8,603  
   
Total expenses
        1,643,384  
Expense reduction by CSIM and its affiliates
      1,133,372  
   
Net expenses
      510,012  
   
Net investment income
        6,528,320  
 
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses)
Net realized gains on investments
        994,973  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
  +     6,676,669  
   
Net realized and unrealized gains
        7,671,642  
             
Increase in net assets resulting from operations
        $14,199,962  
 
 
 
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Statement of
Changes in Net Assets
For the current and prior report periods
 
                     
 
Operations
                     
9/1/13-8/31/14     9/1/12-8/31/13  
Net investment income
        $6,528,320       $6,274,930  
Net realized gains (losses)
        994,973       (586,689 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  +     6,676,669       (32,787,081 )
   
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations
        14,199,962       (27,098,840 )
 
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions from net investment income
        (5,422,953 )     (5,959,519 )
Distributions from net realized gains
  +           (503,187 )
   
Total distributions
        ($5,422,953 )     ($6,462,706 )
 
Transactions in Fund Shares
                                     
        9/1/13-8/31/14     9/1/12-8/31/13  
          SHARES       VALUE       SHARES       VALUE  
Shares sold
        4,230,991       $47,410,130       10,410,316       $125,392,498  
Shares reinvested
        359,026       4,010,683       403,550       4,848,657  
Shares redeemed
  +     (7,235,372 )     (80,445,955 )     (17,114,076 )     (201,106,114 )
   
Net transactions in fund shares
        (2,645,355 )     ($29,025,142 )     (6,300,210 )     ($70,864,959 )
 
Shares Outstanding and Net Assets
        9/1/13-8/31/14     9/1/12-8/31/13  
          SHARES       NET ASSETS       SHARES       NET ASSETS  
Beginning of period
        26,537,838       $293,669,372       32,838,048       $398,095,877  
Total decrease
  +     (2,645,355 )     (20,248,133 )     (6,300,210 )     (104,426,505 )
   
End of period
        23,892,483       $273,421,239       26,537,838       $293,669,372  
   
                                     
Net investment income not yet distributed
                $3,627,584               $2,507,483  
 
 
 
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Financial Notes
 
 
1. Business Structure of the Funds:
 
Each of the funds in this report is a series of Schwab Investments (the “trust”), a no-load, open-end management investment company. The trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The list below shows all the funds in the trust as of the end of the period, including the funds discussed in this report, which are highlighted:
 
         
 
Schwab Investments (organized October 26, 1990)
  Schwab Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index Fund    
Schwab Short-Term Bond Market Fund
  Schwab Tax-Free Bond Fund    
Schwab Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
  Schwab California Tax-Free Bond Fund    
Schwab Total Bond Market Fund
  Schwab 1000 Index Fund    
Schwab GNMA Fund
  Schwab Global Real Estate Fund    
 
 
Each fund in this report offers one share class. Shares are bought and sold (subject to a redemption fee, see financial note 8) at closing net asset value per share (“NAV”), which is the price for all outstanding shares of a fund. Each share has a par value of 1/1,000 of a cent, and the funds’ Board of Trustees (the “Board”) may authorize the issuance of as many shares as necessary.
 
Each fund maintains its own account for purposes of holding assets and accounting, and is considered a separate entity for tax purposes. Within its account, each fund may also keep certain assets in segregated accounts, as required by securities law.
 
2. Significant Accounting Policies:
 
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies the funds use in their preparation of financial statements. The funds follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies. The accounting policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).
 
(a) Security Valuation:
 
Under procedures approved by the Board, the investment adviser has formed a Pricing Committee to administer the pricing and valuation of portfolio securities and other assets and to ensure that prices used for internal purposes or provided by third parties reasonably reflect fair market value. Among other things, these procedures allow the funds to utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers and other market sources to determine fair value.
 
The funds value the securities in their portfolios every business day. The funds use the following policies to value various types of securities:
 
  •  Bonds and notes: Bonds and notes are valued at halfway between the most recent bid and ask quotes or, if such quotes are unavailable, at prices for securities of comparable maturity, credit quality and type. Valuations for bonds and notes are provided by independent bond-pricing services.
 
  •  Securities for which no quoted value is available: The Board has adopted procedures to fair value each fund’s securities when market prices are not “readily available” or are unreliable. For example, a fund may fair value a security when it is de-listed or its trading is halted or suspended; when a security’s primary pricing source is unable or unwilling to provide a price; or when a security’s primary trading market is closed during regular market hours. Each fund makes fair value determinations in good faith in accordance with the fund’s valuation procedures. The Pricing Committee considers a number of factors, including unobservable market inputs when arriving at fair value. The Pricing Committee may employ techniques such as the review of related or comparable assets or liabilities, related market activities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values, transactional back-testing, disposition analysis and other relevant information. The Pricing Committee regularly reviews these inputs and assumptions to calibrate the valuations. Due to the subjective and variable nature of fair value pricing, there can be no assurance that a fund could obtain the fair value assigned to the security upon the sale of such security. The Board convenes on a regular basis to review fair value determinations made by the funds pursuant to the valuation procedures.
 
  •  Short-term securities (60 days or less to maturity): Short-term securities may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
 
  •  Underlying funds: Mutual funds are valued at their respective NAVs.
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued):
 
In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures under GAAP, the funds disclose the fair value of their investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure the fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to valuations based upon unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to valuations based upon unobservable inputs that are significant to the valuation (Level 3 measurements). If inputs used to measure the financial instruments fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the categorization is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the valuation. If the funds determine that either the volume and/or level of activity for an asset or liability has significantly decreased (from normal conditions for that asset or liability) or price quotations or observable inputs are not associated with orderly transactions, increased analysis and management judgment will be required to estimate fair value.
 
The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
 
  •  Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities — Investments whose values are based on quoted market prices in active markets, and whose values are therefore classified as Level 1 prices, include active listed equities and futures contracts. Investments in mutual funds are valued daily at their NAVs, which are classified as Level 1 prices.
 
  •  Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) — Investments that trade in markets that are not considered to be active, but whose values are based on quoted market prices, dealer quotations or valuations provided by alternative pricing sources supported by observable inputs are classified as Level 2 prices. These generally include U.S. government and sovereign obligations, most government agency securities, investment-grade corporate bonds, certain mortgage products, less liquid listed equities, and state, municipal and provincial obligations. As investments whose values are classified as Level 2 prices include positions that are not traded in active markets and/or are subject to transfer restrictions, valuations may be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, which are generally based on available market information.
 
  •  Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) — Investments whose values are classified as Level 3 prices have significant unobservable inputs, as they may trade infrequently or not at all. When observable prices are not available for these securities, the funds use one or more valuation techniques for which sufficient and reliable data is available. The inputs used by the funds in estimating the value of Level 3 prices may include the original transaction price, quoted prices for similar securities or assets in active markets, completed or pending third-party transactions in the underlying investment or comparable issuers, and changes in financial ratios or cash flows. Level 3 prices may also be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, with the amount of such discount estimated by the funds in the absence of market information. Assumptions used by the funds due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore the fund’s results of operations.
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
The levels associated with valuing the funds’ investments as of August 31, 2014 are disclosed in the Portfolio Holdings.
 
(b) Accounting Policies for certain Portfolio Investments (if held):
 
Inflation-Protected Securities: The Schwab Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index Fund invests in inflation-protected securities. Inflation-protected securities are fixed-income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted to the rate of inflation. Over the life of an inflation-protected security, interest is paid based on a fixed percentage of the inflation-adjusted principal value. Any increase or decrease in the principal amount of an inflation-protected security will be included as interest income on the Statement of Operations, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity.
 
TBA Commitments: The funds may enter into “TBA” (to be announced) commitments to purchase or sell securities for a fixed price at a future date. Payments or proceeds of TBA commitments are not delivered until the contractual settlement date. Unsettled TBA commitments are valued at the current market value generally according to the procedures described above in the Security Valuation section. The funds’ use of TBA commitments may cause the funds to experience higher portfolio turnover and higher transaction costs.
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued):
 
Agency MBS Transactions: In November 2012, the Treasury Market Practices Group (an industry group sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York) recommended the margining of certain forward-settling Agency MBS transactions to reduce counterparty and systemic risks. The Treasury Market Practices Group recommended market participants exchange two-way variation margin on a regular basis. In April 2014, the Schwab Intermediate-Term Bond Fund, Schwab Total Bond Market Fund and Schwab GNMA Fund began posting and receiving variation margin with certain counterparties in instances where the unrealized gain/loss on such transactions exceeded certain pre-determined thresholds. The variation margin, if any, is disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
 
Delayed-Delivery Transactions: The funds may buy securities at a predetermined price or yield, with payment and delivery taking place after the customary settlement period for that type of security. The funds will assume the rights and risks of ownership at the time of purchase, including the risk of price and yield fluctuations. Typically, no interest will accrue to a fund until the security is delivered. The funds will earmark or segregate appropriate liquid assets to cover their delayed-delivery purchase obligations.
 
Securities Lending: Under the trust’s Securities Lending Program, a fund (lender) may make short-term loans of its securities to another party (borrower) to generate additional revenue for the fund. The borrower pledges collateral in the form of cash, securities issued or fully guaranteed by the U.S. government or foreign governments, or letters of credit issued by a bank. Collateral at the individual loan level is required to be maintained on a daily marked-to-market basis in an amount at least equal to the current value of the securities loaned. The lending agent provides a fund with indemnification against borrower default (the borrower fails to return the security on loan) reducing the risk of loss as a result of default. The cash collateral of securities loaned is currently invested in money market portfolios operating under Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act. Each fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of cash collateral. The terms of the securities lending agreement allow the funds to terminate any loans at any given time. Securities lending income, as disclosed in a fund’s Statement of Operations, if applicable, represents the income earned from the investment of the cash collateral plus any fees paid by borrowers, less the fees paid to the lending agent and broker rebates which are subject to adjustments pursuant to the securities lending agreement. On loans not collateralized by cash, a fee is received from the borrower, and is allocated between a fund and the lending agent. A fund retains the right to recall a security on loan. The aggregate market value of securities loaned will not at any time exceed one-third of the total assets of a fund, including collateral received from the loan (at market value computed at the time of the loan). Total costs and expenses, including agent fees, associated with securities lending activities under the trust’s Securities Lending Program paid to the unaffiliated lending agent are approximately 15% of the gross lending revenues.
 
(c) Security Transactions:
 
Security transactions are recorded as of the date the order to buy or sell the security is executed. Realized gains and losses from security transactions are based on the identified costs of the securities involved. Gains and losses from paydowns on mortgage and asset backed securities are recorded as adjustments to interest income.
 
(d) Investment Income:
 
Interest income is recorded as it accrues. If a fund buys a debt security at a discount (less than face value) or a premium (more than face value), it amortizes premiums and accretes discounts from the purchase settlement date up to maturity. The fund then increases (in the case of discounts) or reduces (in the case of premiums) the income it records from the security. If the security is callable (meaning that the issuer has the option to pay it off before its maturity date), then the fund amortizes the premium to the security’s call date and price, rather than the maturity date and price.
 
(e) Expenses:
 
Expenses that are specific to a fund are charged directly to the fund. Expenses that are common to all funds within the trust generally are allocated among the funds in proportion to their average daily net assets.
 
(f) Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities Charges:
 
Due to market conditions or other reasons, delivery of agency debt and agency mortgage-backed securities may not occur on a timely basis. In these instances, a fund may fail to receive a security purchased causing the fund to be unable to deliver a security
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued):
 
sold. The Treasury Market Practices Group recommended voluntary fail charges when agency debt and agency mortgage-backed securities are not delivered as agreed by the parties.
 
During the period ended August 31, 2014, the funds received and paid out the following amounts for agency mortgage-backed securities not received or delivered on a timely basis:
 
                 
   
Fail Charges Received
 
Fail Charges Paid
 
Schwab Short-Term Bond Market Fund
    $—       $—  
Schwab Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
    16,975       15,192  
Schwab Total Bond Market Fund
    14,635       13,516  
Schwab GNMA Fund
    45,994       45,756  
Schwab Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index Fund
           
 
(g) Distributions to Shareholders:
 
The Schwab Short-Term Bond Market Fund, Schwab Intermediate-Term Bond Fund, Schwab Total Bond Market Fund and the Schwab GNMA Fund declare distributions from net investment income, if any, every day they are open for business. These distributions, which are substantially equal to the funds’ net investment income for that day, are paid out to shareholders once a month. The Schwab Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index Fund declares and pays distributions from net investment income, if any, quarterly. All the funds make distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, once a year.
 
(h) Custody Credit:
 
The funds have an arrangement with their custodian bank, State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), under which the funds may receive a credit for their uninvested cash balance to offset their custody fees and accounting fees. The credit amounts, if any, are disclosed in the Statement of Operations as a reduction to the funds’ operating expenses.
 
(i) Accounting Estimates:
 
The accounting policies described in this report conform to GAAP. Notwithstanding this, shareholders should understand that in order to follow these principles, fund management has to make estimates and assumptions that affect the information reported in the financial statements. It’s possible that once the results are known, they may turn out to be different from these estimates and these differences may be material.
 
(j) Federal Income Taxes:
 
The funds intend to meet federal income and excise tax requirements for regulated investment companies. Accordingly, the funds distribute substantially all of their net investment income and realized net capital gains, if any, to their respective shareholders each year. As long as a fund meets the tax requirements, it is not required to pay federal income tax.
 
(k) Indemnification:
 
Under the funds’ organizational documents, the officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the funds. In addition, in the normal course of business the funds enter into contracts with their vendors and others that provide general indemnifications. The funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the funds. However, based on experience, the funds expect the risk of loss attributable to these arrangements to be remote.
 
3. Risk Factors:
 
The funds invest mainly in corporate bonds, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, government or municipal obligations, and other debt securities. These investments may involve certain risks, as discussed in the funds’ prospectus, including, but not limited to, those described below:
 
Market Risk. Bond markets rise and fall daily. As with any investment whose performance is tied to these markets, the value of a shareholder’s investment in the funds will fluctuate, which means that the shareholder could lose money.
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
3. Risk Factors (continued):
 
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. Because interest rates in the United States are at, or near, historically low levels, a change in a central bank’s monetary policy (e.g., tapering of the Federal Reserve Board’s quantitative easing program) or improving economic conditions may result in an increase in interest rates. Rising interest rates may decrease liquidity in the fixed income securities markets, making it more difficult for a fund to sell its fixed income investments at a time when the investment adviser might wish to sell such investments. Decreased market liquidity also may make it more difficult to value some or all of a fund’s fixed income securities holdings.
 
Credit Risk. The funds are subject to the risk that a decline in the credit quality of a portfolio investment could cause the funds to lose money or underperform. The funds 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 funds may be unable to sell illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price.
 
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 funds to hold securities paying lower-than-market rates of interest, which could hurt the funds’ yield or share price.
 
High Yield Risk. High yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (sometimes called junk bonds) that the funds may invest in are subject to greater levels of credit and liquidity risks. High yield securities are considered primarily speculative with respect to the issuer’s continuing ability to make principal and interest payments.
 
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. To the extent a fund’s investments in a single country or a limited number of countries represent a larger percentage of the fund’s assets, the fund’s performance may be adversely affected by the economic, political and social conditions in those countries and it may be subject to increased price volatility.
 
Emerging Market Risk. Emerging market countries 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 and greater risk associated with the custody of securities. 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 a fund’s investments in emerging market countries, and at times, it may be difficult to value such investments.
 
Mortgage-Backed and Mortgage Pass-Through Securities Risk. Certain of the mortgage-backed securities in which a fund may invest are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and there can be no assurance that the U.S. government would provide financial support to its agencies or instrumentalities where it was not obligated to do so. Mortgage-backed securities tend to increase in value less than other debt securities when interest rates decline, but are subject to similar risk of decline in market value during periods of rising interest rates. Because of prepayment and extension risk, mortgage-backed securities react differently to changes in interest rates than other bonds. Small movements in interest rates — both increases and decreases — may quickly and significantly affect the value of certain mortgage-backed securities. Transactions in mortgage pass-through securities primarily occur through to be announced (TBA) transactions. Default by or bankruptcy of a counterparty to a TBA transaction would expose a fund to possible losses because of an adverse market action, expenses, or delays in connection with the purchase or sale of the pools of mortgage pass-through securities specified in the TBA transaction.
 
Mortgage Dollar Rolls Risk. Mortgage dollar rolls are transactions in which a fund sells mortgage-backed securities to a dealer and simultaneously agrees to repurchase similar securities in the future at a predetermined price. A fund’s mortgage dollar rolls
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
3. Risk Factors (continued):
 
could lose money if the price of the mortgage-backed securities sold falls below the agreed upon repurchase price, or if the counterparty is unable to honor the agreement.
 
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 a 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 funds. However, these risks are less severe when the funds use derivatives for hedging rather than to enhance the funds’ returns or as a substitute for a position or security.
 
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.
 
Leverage Risk. Certain fund transactions, such as derivatives and mortgage dollar rolls, may give rise to a form of leverage and may expose the funds to greater risk. Leverage tends to magnify the effect of any decrease or increase in the value of a fund’s portfolio securities. The use of leverage may cause a 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 funds is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency.
 
Please refer to the funds’ prospectus for a more complete description of the principal risks of investing in the funds.
 
4. Affiliates and Affiliated Transactions:
 
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (“CSIM” or the “investment adviser”), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Charles Schwab Corporation, serves as each fund’s investment adviser and administrator pursuant to an Investment Advisory and Administration Agreement (“Advisory Agreement”) between CSIM and the trust.
 
For its advisory and administrative services to the funds, CSIM is entitled to receive an annual fee, payable monthly, based on a percentage of each fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
 
                                         
                    Schwab
    Schwab
  Schwab
  Schwab
      Treasury Inflation
    Short-Term Bond
  Intermediate-Term
  Total Bond
  Schwab
  Protected Securities
% of Average Daily Net Assets
 
Market Fund
 
Bond Fund
 
Market Fund
 
GNMA Fund
 
Index Fund
 
First $500 million
    0.30%       0.30%       0.30%       0.30%       0.30%  
Over $500 million
    0.22%       0.22%       0.22%       0.22%       0.22%  
 
The Board has adopted a Shareholder Servicing Plan (the “Plan”) on behalf of the funds. The Plan enables each fund to bear expenses relating to the provision by service providers, including Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (a broker-dealer affiliate of CSIM, “Schwab”), of certain account maintenance, customer liaison and shareholder services to the current shareholders of the funds. Schwab serves as the funds’ paying agent under the Plan for making payments of the shareholder service fee due to the service providers (other than Schwab). All shareholder service fees paid by the funds to Schwab in its capacity as the funds’ paying agent will be passed through to the service providers, and Schwab will not retain any portion of such fees.
 
Pursuant to the Plan, each fund’s shares are subject to an annual shareholder servicing fee up to 0.25%. The shareholder servicing fee paid to a particular service provider is made pursuant to its written agreement with Schwab (or, in the case of payments made to Schwab, pursuant to Schwab’s written agreement with the funds), and the funds will pay no more than 0.25% of the average annual daily net asset value of the fund shares owned by shareholders holding shares through such service provider. Payments under the Plan are made as described above regardless of Schwab’s or the service provider’s actual cost of providing the services. If the cost of providing the services under the Plan is less than the payments received, the unexpended portion of the fees may be retained as profit by Schwab or the service provider.
 
Although these agreements specify certain fees for these services, CSIM and its affiliates have made an additional agreement with the funds, for so long as CSIM serves as the investment adviser to the funds, which may only be amended or terminated with
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
4. Affiliates and Affiliated Transactions (continued):
 
the approval of the Board, to limit the total annual fund operating expenses charged, excluding interest, taxes and certain non-routine expenses (“expense limitation”). The expense limitation as a percentage of average daily net assets is as follows:
 
                                     
                Schwab
Schwab
  Schwab
  Schwab
      Treasury Inflation
Short-Term Bond
  Intermediate-Term
  Total Bond
  Schwab
  Protected Securities
Market Fund
 
Bond Fund
 
Market Fund
 
GNMA Fund
 
Index Fund
 
  0.29%       0.45%       0.29%       0.55%       0.19%  
 
Schwab Total Bond Market Fund has incurred legal expenses in prior periods relating to the lawsuit discussed in note 10, as well as another lawsuit that was dismissed by a California court in April of 2011. The legal fees related to these lawsuits were non-routine and would not have been subject to the expense limitation agreement; however, CSIM and its affiliates have voluntarily agreed to include these expenses under the expense limitation agreement. This voluntary agreement is to advance the fund certain litigation expenses in connection with certain legal matters (excluding amounts paid in connection with judgments and settlements) to the extent necessary to maintain the expense limitation. The expenses advanced by CSIM pursuant to the contractual agreement are subject to reimbursement by the fund to the extent the expenses are subsequently paid or reimbursed to the fund by its insurance carriers.
 
For the period ended August 31, 2014, the fund incurred no legal expenses related to these lawsuits. From the commencement of these lawsuits through August 31, 2014, the fund has incurred a total of $1,459,454 in legal expense of which $1,409,948 has been waived by CSIM subject to recoupment in accordance with the provisions noted above.
 
Certain Schwab funds may own shares of other Schwab funds. The table below reflects the percentage of shares of each fund in this report that are owned by other Schwab funds as of August 31, 2014, as applicable:
 
                                 
    Underlying Funds
                Schwab
    Schwab
  Schwab
  Schwab
  Treasury Inflation
    Short-Term Bond
  Intermediate-Term
  Total Bond
  Protected Securities
   
Market Fund
 
Bond Fund
 
Market Fund
 
Index Fund
 
Schwab MarketTrack Growth Portfolio
    —%       —%       10.5%       —%  
Schwab MarketTrack Balanced Portfolio
    —%       —%       18.4%       —%  
Schwab MarketTrack Conservative Portfolio
    —%       —%       12.1%       —%  
Schwab MarketTrack Growth Portfolio II
    —%       —%       0.5%       —%  
Schwab Target 2010 Fund
    2.2%       0.5%       1.3%       1.2%  
Schwab Target 2015 Fund
    3.3%       0.9%       2.1%       1.9%  
Schwab Target 2020 Fund
    8.4%       4.0%       6.1%       5.7%  
Schwab Target 2025 Fund
    3.5%       2.3%       2.8%       2.6%  
Schwab Target 2030 Fund
    4.6%       4.0%       4.0%       3.9%  
Schwab Target 2035 Fund
    1.1%       1.1%       0.8%       1.0%  
Schwab Target 2040 Fund
    1.9%       1.8%       1.2%       1.5%  
Schwab Target 2045 Fund
    0.1%       0.0% *     0.0% *     0.0% *
Schwab Target 2050 Fund
    0.0% *     0.0% *     0.0% *     0.0% *
Schwab Target 2055 Fund
    0.0% *     0.0% *     0.0% *     0.0% *
Schwab Monthly Income Fund —
Moderate Payout
    —%       2.8%       1.4%       —%  
Schwab Monthly Income Fund —
Enhanced Payout
    —%       7.0%       3.6%       —%  
Schwab Monthly Income Fund —
Maximum Payout
    —%       5.0%       2.6%       —%  
Schwab Balanced Fund
    —%       6.3%       4.6%       —%  
 
     
*
  Less than 0.1%.
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
4. Affiliates and Affiliated Transactions (continued):
 
Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the funds may enter into interfund borrowing and lending transactions with other Schwab Funds. All loans are for temporary or emergency purposes only. The interest rate to be charged on a loan is the average of the overnight repurchase agreement rate and the short-term bank loan rate. The interfund lending facility is subject to the oversight and periodic review by the Board. The funds had no interfund borrowing or lending activity during the period.
 
5. Board of Trustees:
 
The Board may include people who are officers and/or directors of CSIM or its affiliates. Federal securities law limits the percentage of such “interested persons” who may serve on a trust’s board, and the trust was in compliance with these limitations throughout the report period. The trust did not pay any of these interested persons for their services as trustees, but it did pay non-interested persons (independent trustees), as noted on each fund’s Statement of Operations. For information regarding the trustees, please refer to Trustees and Officers table at the end of this report.
 
6. Borrowing from Banks:
 
The funds have access to custodian overdraft facilities, a committed line of credit of $150 million with State Street, an uncommitted line of credit of $100 million with Bank of America, N.A. (excluding Schwab Total Bond Market Fund) and an uncommitted line of credit of $50 million with Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. The funds pay interest on the amounts they borrow at rates that are negotiated periodically. The funds also pay an annual fee to State Street for the committed line of credit.
 
There were no borrowings from the lines of credit by the funds during the period. However, the funds may have utilized their overdraft facility and incurred interest expense, which is disclosed on the funds’ Statement of Operations, if any. The interest expense is determined based on a negotiated rate above the current Federal Funds Rate.
 
7. Purchases and Sales/Maturities of Investment Securities:
 
For the period ended August 31, 2014, purchases and sales/maturities of securities (excluding short-term obligations) were as follows:
 
                         
    Purchases of Long-Term
       
    U.S. Government
  Purchases of Other
  Total Purchases of
   
Securities Transactions*
 
Long-Term Securities
 
Long-Term Securities
 
Schwab Short-Term Bond Market Fund
    $211,069,417       $78,937,878       $290,007,295  
Schwab Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
    588,202,752       132,031,690       720,234,442  
Schwab Total Bond Market Fund
    835,047,849       152,512,046       987,559,895  
Schwab GNMA Fund
    1,651,214,344             1,651,214,344  
Schwab Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index Fund
    72,016,625             72,016,625  
                         
                         
    Sales/Maturities of
       
    Long-Term U.S. Government
  Sales/Maturities of
  Total Sales/Maturities of
   
Securities Transactions*
 
Other Long-Term Securities
 
Long-Term Securities
 
Schwab Short-Term Bond Market Fund
    $226,677,443       $66,157,820       $292,835,263  
Schwab Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
    569,454,795       88,023,509       657,478,304  
Schwab Total Bond Market Fund
    775,937,569       104,019,147       879,956,716  
Schwab GNMA Fund
    1,710,069,582             1,710,069,582  
Schwab Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index Fund
    103,115,413             103,115,413  
 
     
*
  Includes securities guaranteed by U.S. Government Agencies.
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
8. Redemption Fee:
 
Prior to December 15, 2012, the Schwab Intermediate-Term Bond Fund imposed a 2.00% short-term redemption fee on shares that were redeemed or exchanged by a shareholder within 30 days of the original purchase date. Such amounts are netted against redemption proceeds on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets. The redemption fees charged during the prior period is $2,069.
 
9. Federal Income Taxes:
 
As of August 31, 2014, the components of distributable earnings on a tax-basis were as follows:
 
                                         
                    Schwab
    Schwab
  Schwab
  Schwab
      Treasury Inflation
    Short-Term Bond
  Intermediate-Term
  Total Bond
  Schwab
  Protected Securities
   
Market Fund
 
Bond Fund
 
Market Fund
 
GNMA Fund
 
Index Fund
 
Undistributed ordinary income
    $42,685       $—       $81,139       $179,835       $3,627,837  
Undistributed long-term capital gains
          501,047                   440,988  
Unrealized appreciation
    2,390,176       6,935,214       34,356,537       5,327,216       15,425,243  
Unrealized depreciation
    (841,016 )     (730,155 )     (2,409,897 )     (318,837 )     (1,612,431 )
Other unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)
          (10,357 )           (30,314 )      
                                         
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)
    $1,549,160       $6,194,702       $31,946,640       $4,978,065       $13,812,812  
                                         
 
The primary difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation or unrealized depreciation of investments is the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
 
Net investment income and realized capital gains and losses may differ for financial statement and tax purposes primarily due to differing treatments of paydown gains and losses and amortization of bond discounts and premiums.
 
Capital loss carryforwards may be used to offset future realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes. As of August 31, 2014, the funds had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future net capital gains before the expiration dates as follows:
 
                                         
                    Schwab
    Schwab
  Schwab
  Schwab
      Treasury Inflation
    Short-Term Bond
  Intermediate-Term
  Total Bond
  Schwab
  Protected Securities
Expiration Date
 
Market Fund
 
Bond Fund
 
Market Fund
 
GNMA Fund
 
Index Fund
 
August 31, 2015
    $4,664,327       $—       $—       $—       $—  
August 31, 2016
    2,401,090                          
August 31, 2017
    30,633,553             86,609,947              
August 31, 2018
    15,464,000             33,497,357              
No expiration*
                      7,997,267        
                                         
Total
    $53,162,970       $—       $120,107,304       $7,997,267       $—  
                                         
 
     
*
  As a result of the passage of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, capital losses incurred after December 31, 2010 may now be carried forward indefinitely, but must retain the character of the original loss. However, such losses must be utilized prior to the pre-enactment capital losses, which may increase the likelihood that the pre-enactment capital losses may expire unused. Under pre-enactment law, capital losses could be carried forward for eight years, and carried forward as short-term capital loss, irrespective of the character of the original loss.
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
9. Federal Income Taxes (continued):
 
For tax purposes, realized net capital losses and late-year ordinary losses incurred after October 31 may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first day of the following fiscal year. For the year ended August 31, 2014, the funds had capital losses deferred and capital loss carryforwards utilized as follows:
 
                                         
                    Schwab
    Schwab
  Schwab
  Schwab
      Treasury Inflation
    Short-Term Bond
  Intermediate-Term
  Total Bond
  Schwab
  Protected Securities
   
Market Fund
 
Bond Fund
 
Market Fund
 
GNMA Fund
 
Index Fund
 
Deferred capital losses
    $—       $—       $—       $—       $—  
Capital loss carryforwards utilized
    1,354,781             1,589,795              
 
The tax-basis components of distributions paid during the current and prior fiscal years were as follows:
 
                                         
                    Schwab
    Schwab
  Schwab
  Schwab
      Treasury Inflation
    Short-Term Bond
  Intermediate-Term
  Total Bond
  Schwab
  Protected Securities
   
Market Fund
 
Bond Fund
 
Market Fund
 
GNMA Fund
 
Index Fund
 
Current Period Distributions
Ordinary income
    $3,636,449       $6,943,862       $21,989,219       $8,325,822       $5,422,953  
Long-term capital gains
          183,600                    
Return of capital
                             
 
Prior Period Distributions
Ordinary income
    $3,519,782       $11,850,349       $21,602,937       $16,199,953       $6,006,457  
Long-term capital gains
          2,474,301                   456,249  
Return of capital
                             
 
Distributions paid to shareholders are based on net investment income and net realized gains determined on a tax basis, which may differ from net investment income and net realized gains for financial reporting purposes. These differences are due primarily to differing treatment for items such as non-U.S. currency gains and losses, short-term capital gains and losses, capital losses related to wash sales, unrealized appreciation of certain investments in non-U.S. securities, and income on certain investments. The fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the year in which the net investment income and net realized gains are recorded by the funds for financial reporting purposes. The funds may also designate a portion of the amount paid to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for tax purposes.
 
Permanent book and tax basis differences, which are mainly due to differing treatments of paydown gains and losses and amortization of bond discounts and premiums, may result in reclassifications between components of net assets as required. The adjustments will have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. As of August 31, 2014, the funds made the following reclassifications:
 
                                         
                    Schwab
    Schwab
  Schwab
  Schwab
      Treasury Inflation
    Short-Term Bond
  Intermediate-Term
  Total Bond
  Schwab
  Protected Securities
   
Market Fund
 
Bond Fund
 
Market Fund
 
GNMA Fund
 
Index Fund
 
Capital shares
    $—       $—       $—       $—       $6,255  
Undistributed net investment income
          1,005,931       1,413,738       2,586,266       14,734  
Net realized capital gains and losses
          (1,005,931 )     (1,413,738 )     (2,586,266 )     (20,989 )
 
As of August 31, 2014, management has reviewed the tax positions for open periods (for federal purposes, three years from the date of filing and for state purposes, four years from the date of filing) as applicable to the funds, and has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the funds’ financial statements. The funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period ended August 31, 2014, the funds did not incur any interest or penalties.
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
10. Legal Matters:
 
On August 28, 2008, a class action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of investors in the Schwab Total Bond Market Fund. The lawsuit, which alleged violations of state law and federal securities law in connection with the fund’s investment policy, named the trust, the fund, CSIM and Schwab as defendants. Allegations include that the fund improperly deviated from its stated investment objectives by investing in collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs) and investing more than 25% of fund assets in CMOs and mortgage-backed securities without obtaining a shareholder vote. Plaintiffs sought unspecified compensatory and rescission damages, unspecified equitable and injunctive relief, and costs and attorneys’ fees. On August 8, 2011, the court dismissed Plaintiffs’ case with prejudice, and on September 7, 2011, Plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Oral arguments were held on May 17, 2013, but no ruling has been issued. At this time the defendants are unable to estimate whether they will incur a liability or the range of any liability in this matter and any liability incurred could exceed the limits of any potentially applicable insurance policies.
 
11. Subsequent Events:
 
Management has determined there are no subsequent events or transactions through the date the financial statements were issued that would have materially impacted the financial statements as presented.
 
 
 
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of:
Schwab Short-Term Bond Market Fund
Schwab Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
Schwab Total Bond Market Fund
Schwab GNMA Fund
Schwab Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index Fund
 
In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio holdings, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Schwab Short-Term Bond Market Fund, Schwab Intermediate-Term Bond Fund, Schwab Total Bond Market Fund, Schwab GNMA Fund and Schwab Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index Fund (five of the funds constituting Schwab Investments, hereafter referred to as the “Funds”) at August 31, 2014, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at August 31, 2014 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Francisco, California
October 17, 2014
 
 
 
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Other Federal Tax Information (unaudited)
 
 
Under Section 852 (b)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code, certain funds hereby designate the following amounts as long-term capital gain dividends for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2014:
 
         
Schwab Short-Term Bond Market Fund
    $—  
Schwab Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
    183,600  
Schwab Total Bond Market Fund
     
Schwab GNMA Fund
     
Schwab Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index Fund
     
 
 
 
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Investment Advisory Agreement Approval
 
The Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) requires that initial approval of, as well as the continuation of, a fund’s investment advisory agreement must be specifically approved (1) by the vote of the trustees or by a vote of the shareholders of the fund, and (2) by the vote of a majority of the trustees who are not parties to the investment advisory agreement or “interested persons” of any party (the “Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. In connection with such approvals, the fund’s trustees must request and evaluate, and the investment adviser is required to furnish, such information as may be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the investment advisory agreement.
 
The Board of Trustees (the “Board” or the “Trustees”, as appropriate) calls and holds one or more meetings each year that are dedicated, in whole or in part, to considering whether to renew the investment advisory agreement between Schwab Investments (the “Trust”) and Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (“CSIM”) (the “Agreement”) with respect to existing funds in the Trust, including Schwab Short-Term Bond Market Fund, Schwab Intermediate-Term Bond Fund, Schwab Total Bond Market Fund, Schwab GNMA Fund and Schwab Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index Fund (the “Funds”), and to review certain other agreements pursuant to which CSIM provides investment advisory services to certain other registered investment companies. In preparation for the meeting(s), the Board requests and reviews a wide variety of materials provided by CSIM, including information about CSIM’s affiliates, personnel and operations. The Board also receives extensive data provided by third parties. This information is in addition to the detailed information about the Funds that the Board reviews during the course of each year, including information that relates to Fund operations and Fund performance. The Independent Trustees receive advice from independent counsel to the Independent Trustees, including a memorandum regarding the responsibilities of trustees for the approval of investment advisory agreements. In addition, the Independent Trustees meet in executive session outside the presence of Fund management and participate in question and answer sessions with representatives of CSIM.
 
The Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, considered information specifically relating to its consideration of the continuance of the Agreement with respect to the Funds at meetings held on April 30, 2014, and June 3, 2014, and approved the renewal of the Agreement with respect to the Funds for an additional one year term at the meeting held on June 3, 2014. The Board’s approval of the Agreement with respect to the Funds was based on consideration and evaluation of a variety of specific factors discussed at these meetings and at prior meetings, including:
 
1.  the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Funds under the Agreement, including the resources of CSIM and its affiliates dedicated to the Funds;
 
2.  each Fund’s investment performance and how it compared to that of certain other comparable mutual funds;
 
3.  each Fund’s expenses and how those expenses compared to those of certain other comparable mutual funds;
 
4.  the profitability of CSIM and its affiliates, including Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (“Schwab”), with respect to each Fund, including both direct and indirect benefits accruing to CSIM and its affiliates; and
 
5.  the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow and whether fee levels in the Agreement reflect those economies of scale for the benefit of Fund investors.
 
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Board considered the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by CSIM to the Funds and the resources of CSIM and its affiliates dedicated to the Funds. In this regard, the Trustees evaluated, among other things, CSIM’s personnel, experience, track record and compliance program. The Trustees also considered information provided by CSIM relating to each Fund’s portfolio management team, portfolio strategy and risk oversight structure, and internal investment guidelines. The Trustees also considered investments in CSIM’s mutual fund infrastructure, Schwab’s wide range of products, services, and channel alternatives such as free advice, investment and research tools, Internet access, and an array of account features that benefit the Funds and their shareholders. The Trustees also considered Schwab’s excellent reputation as a full service brokerage firm and its overall financial condition. Finally, the Trustees considered that the vast majority of the Funds’ shareholders are also brokerage clients of Schwab. Following such evaluation, the Board concluded, within the context of its full deliberations, that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by CSIM to the Funds and the resources of CSIM and its affiliates dedicated to the Funds supported renewal of the Agreement with respect to the Funds.
 
Fund Performance. The Board considered Fund performance in determining whether to renew the Agreement with respect to the Funds. Specifically, the Trustees considered each Fund’s performance relative to a peer category of other mutual funds and appropriate indices/benchmarks, in light of total return, yield, and market trends. As part of this review, the Trustees considered the composition of the peer
 
 
 
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category, selection criteria and the reputation of the third party who prepared the peer category analysis. In evaluating the performance of each Fund, the Trustees considered both risk and shareholder risk expectations for such Fund and the appropriateness of the benchmark used to compare the performance of such Fund. The Trustees further considered the level of Fund performance in the context of its review of Fund expenses and adviser profitability discussed below. Following such evaluation, the Board concluded, within the context of its full deliberations, that the performance of the Funds supported renewal of the Agreement with respect to the Funds.
 
Fund Expenses. With respect to the Funds’ expenses, the Trustees considered the rate of compensation called for by the Agreement, and each Fund’s net operating expense ratio, in each case, in comparison to those of other comparable mutual funds, such peer groups and comparisons having been selected and calculated by an independent third party. The Trustees considered the effects of CSIM’s and Schwab’s historical practice of voluntarily waiving management and other fees to prevent total Fund expenses from exceeding a specified cap. The Trustees also considered a commitment by CSIM and Schwab to reduce the specified expense caps of Schwab Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index Fund and Schwab Intermediate-Term Bond Fund. The Trustees also considered CSIM’s contractual commitment to keep each Fund’s expense cap for so long as CSIM serves as the adviser to such Fund. The Trustees also considered fees charged by CSIM to other mutual funds. Following such evaluation, the Board concluded, within the context of its full deliberations, that the expenses of the Funds are reasonable and supported renewal of the Agreement with respect to the Funds.
 
Profitability. With regard to profitability, the Trustees considered the compensation flowing to CSIM and its affiliates, directly or indirectly. In this connection, the Trustees reviewed management’s profitability analyses, together with certain commentary thereon from an independent accounting firm. The Trustees also considered any other benefits derived by CSIM from its relationship with the Funds, such as whether, by virtue of its management of the Funds, CSIM obtains investment information or other research resources that aid it in providing advisory services to other clients. The Trustees considered whether the compensation and profitability with respect to each Fund under the Agreement and other service agreements were reasonable and justified in light of the quality of all services rendered to such Fund by CSIM and its affiliates. Based on this evaluation, the Board concluded, within the context of its full deliberations, that the profitability of CSIM is reasonable and supported renewal of the Agreement with respect to the Funds.
 
Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered the existence of any economies of scale and whether those are passed along to a Fund’s shareholders through a graduated investment advisory fee schedule or other means, including any fee waivers by CSIM and its affiliates. In this regard, and consistent with their consideration of Fund expenses, the Trustees considered that CSIM and Schwab have previously committed resources to minimize the effects on shareholders of diseconomies of scale during periods when fund assets were relatively small through their contractual expense waivers. For example, such diseconomies of scale may particularly affect newer funds or funds with investment strategies that are from time to time out of favor, but shareholders may benefit from the continued availability of such funds at subsidized expense levels. The Trustees also considered the existing contractual investment advisory fee schedules relating to the Funds that, in each case, include lower fees at higher graduated asset levels. Based on this evaluation, the Board concluded, within the context of its full deliberations, that the Funds obtain reasonable benefit from economies of scale.
 
In the course of their deliberations, the Trustees did not identify any particular information or factor that was all important or controlling. Based on the Trustees’ deliberation and their evaluation of the information described above, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, approved the continuation of the Agreement with respect to the Funds and concluded that the compensation under the Agreement with respect to the Funds is fair and reasonable in light of such services and expenses and such other matters as the Trustees have considered to be relevant in the exercise of their reasonable judgment.
 
 
 
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Trustees and Officers
 
 
The tables below give information about the trustees and officers of Schwab Investments, which includes the funds covered in this report. The “Fund Complex” includes The Charles Schwab Family of Funds, Schwab Capital Trust, Schwab Investments, Schwab Annuity Portfolios, Schwab Strategic Trust, Laudus Trust and Laudus Institutional Trust. The Fund Complex includes 96 funds.
 
The address for all trustees and officers is 211 Main Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. You can find more information about the trustees and officers in the funds’ Statement of Additional Information, which is available free by calling 1-800-435-4000.
 
 Independent Trustees
 
             
Name, Year of Birth,
      Number of
   
and Position(s) with
      Portfolios in
   
the trust; (Terms of
      Fund Complex
   
office, and length of
  Principal Occupations
  Overseen by
   
Time Served1)   During the Past Five Years   the Trustee   Other Directorships
 
Mariann Byerwalter
1960
Trustee
(Trustee of Schwab Investments since 2000.)
  Chairman of JDN Corporate Advisory LLC (advisory services firm) (Oct. 2001 – present).   75   Director, WageWorks, Inc. (2010 – present)
Director, Redwood Trust, Inc. (1998 – present)
Director, PMI Group Inc. (2001 – 2009)
 
John F. Cogan
1947
Trustee
(Trustee of Schwab Investments since 2008.)
  Senior Fellow, The Hoover Institution at Stanford University (Oct. 1979 – present); Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research; Professor of Public Policy, Stanford University (Sept. 2000 – present).   75   Director, Gilead Sciences, Inc. (2005 – present)
Director, Monaco Coach Corporation (2005 – 2009)
 
David L. Mahoney
1954
Trustee
(Trustee of Schwab Investments since 2011.)
  Private Investor.   75   Director, Symantec Corporation (2003 – present)
Director, Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (2004 – present)
 
Kiran M. Patel
1948
Trustee
(Trustee of Schwab Investments since 2011.)
  Retired. Formerly, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Small Business Group, Intuit, Inc. (financial software and services for consumers and small businesses) (Dec. 2008 – Sept. 2013).   75   Director, KLA-Tencor Corporation (2008 – present)
 
Gerald B. Smith
1950
Trustee
(Trustee of Schwab Investments since 2000.)
  Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Smith Graham & Co. (investment advisors) (1990 – present).   75   Director, Eaton (2012-present)
Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee, Oneok Partners LP (2003 – present)
Director, Oneok, Inc. (2009 – present)
Lead Independent Director, Board of Cooper Industries (2002 – 2012)
 
Joseph H. Wender
1944
Trustee
(Trustee of Schwab Investments since 2008.)
  Senior Consultant, Goldman Sachs & Co., Inc. (investment banking and securities firm) (Jan. 2008 – present); Partner, Colgin Partners, LLC (vineyards) (February 1998 – present).   75   Board Member and Chairman of the Audit Committee, Isis Pharmaceuticals (1994 – present)
 
 
 
 
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 Interested Trustees
 
             
Name, Year of Birth,
      Number of
   
and Position(s) with
      Portfolios in
   
the trust; (Terms of
      Fund Complex
   
office, and length of
  Principal Occupations
  Overseen by
   
Time Served )   During the Past Five Years   the Trustee   Other Directorships
 
Charles R. Schwab2
1937
Chairman and Trustee
(Chairman and Trustee of Schwab Investments since 1991.)
  Chairman and Director, The Charles Schwab Corporation, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc., Charles Schwab Bank, N. A.; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Schwab (SIS) Holdings Inc. I, Schwab International Holdings, Inc.; Chief Executive Officer, Schwab Holdings, Inc.; Through June 2007, Director, U.S. Trust Company, N. A., U.S. Trust Corporation, United States Trust Company of New York. Until October 2008, Chief Executive Officer, The Charles Schwab Corporation, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.   75   None
 
Walter W. Bettinger II2
1960
Trustee
(Trustee of Schwab Investments since 2008.)
  As of October 2008, President and Chief Executive Officer, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and The Charles Schwab Corporation. Since October 2008, Director, The Charles Schwab Corporation. Since May 2008, Director, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Schwab Holdings, Inc. Since 2006, Director, Charles Schwab Bank. Until October 2008, President and Chief Operating Officer, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and The Charles Schwab Corporation. From 2004 through 2007, Executive Vice President and President, Schwab Investor Services. From 2004 through 2005, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Individual Investor Enterprise, and from 2002 through 2004, Executive Vice President, Corporate Services.   96   None
 
 
 Officers of the Trust
 
     
Name, Year of Birth, and Position(s)
   
with the trust; (Terms of office, and
   
length of Time Served3)   Principal Occupations During the Past Five Years
 
Marie Chandoha
1961
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Officer of Schwab Investments since 2010.)
  Executive Vice President, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (Sept. 2010 – present); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer (Dec. 2010 – present), Chief Investment Officer (Sept. 2010 – Oct. 2011), Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.; President, Chief Executive Officer (Dec. 2010 – present), and Chief Investment Officer (Sept. 2010 – Oct. 2011), Schwab Funds, Laudus Funds and Schwab ETFs; Global Head of Fixed Income Business Division, BlackRock, Inc. (formerly Barclays Global Investors) (March 2007 – August 2010).
 
George Pereira
1964
Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
(Officer of Schwab Investments since 2004.)
  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Nov. 2004 – present), Chief Operating Officer (Jan. 2011 – present), Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.; Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, Laudus Funds (2006 – present); Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, Schwab Funds (Nov. 2004 – present) and Schwab ETFs (Oct. 2009 – present); Director, Charles Schwab Worldwide Fund, PLC and Charles Schwab Asset Management (Ireland) Limited (April 2005 – present).
 
Omar Aguilar
1970
Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer – Equities
(Officer of Schwab Investments since 2011.)
  Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer — Equities, Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (April 2011 – present); Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer – Equities, Schwab Funds and Laudus Funds (June 2011 – present); Head of the Portfolio Management Group and Vice President of Portfolio Management, Financial Engines, Inc. (May 2009 – April 2011); Head of Quantitative Equity, ING Investment Management (July 2004 – Jan. 2009).
 
 
 
 
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 Officers of the Trust (continued)
 
     
Name, Year of Birth, and Position(s)
   
with the trust; (Terms of office, and
   
length of Time Served3)   Principal Occupations During the Past Five Years
 
Brett Wander
1961
Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer – Fixed Income
(Officer of Schwab Investments since 2011.)
  Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer – Fixed Income, Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (April 2011 – present); Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer – Fixed Income, Schwab Funds and Laudus Funds (June 2011 – present); Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Active Fixed-Income Strategies, State Street Global Advisors (Jan. 2008 – Oct. 2010); Director of Alpha Strategies, Loomis, Sayles & Company (April 2006 – Jan. 2008).
 
David Lekich
1964
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
(Officer of Schwab Investments since 2011.)
  Senior Vice President (Sept. 2011 – present), Vice President (March 2004 – Sept. 2011), Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Counsel (Sept. 2011 – present), Vice President (Jan. 2011 – Sept. 2011), Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.; Secretary (April 2011 – present) and Chief Legal Officer (Dec. 2011 – present), Schwab Funds; Vice President and Assistant Clerk, Laudus Funds (April 2011 – present); Secretary (May 2011 – present) and Chief Legal Officer (Nov. 2011 – present), Schwab ETFs.
 
Catherine MacGregor
1964
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
(Officer of Schwab Investments since 2005.)
  Vice President, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (July 2005 – present); Vice President (Dec. 2005 – present), Chief Legal Officer and Clerk (March 2007 – present), Laudus Funds; Vice President (Nov. 2005 – present) and Assistant Secretary (June 2007 – present), Schwab Funds; Vice President and Assistant Secretary, Schwab ETFs (Oct. 2009 – present).
 
 
 
1 Trustees remain in office until they resign, retire or are removed by shareholder vote. The Schwab Funds retirement policy requires that independent trustees retire at age 72 or after twenty years as a trustee, whichever comes first. In addition, the retirement policy requires any independent trustee of Schwab Funds who also serves as an independent trustee of the Laudus Funds to retire from the Boards of the Schwab Funds upon their required retirement date from either the Boards of Trustees of the Schwab Funds or the Laudus Funds, whichever comes first.
2 Mr. Schwab and Mr. Bettinger are Interested Trustees because they own stock of The Charles Schwab Corporation, the parent company of the investment adviser.
3 The President, Treasurer and Secretary hold office until their respective successors are chosen and qualified or until he or she sooner dies, resigns, is removed or becomes disqualified. Each of the other officers serves at the pleasure of the Board.
 
 
 
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Glossary
 
 
agency discount notes Notes issued by federal agencies—known as Government Sponsored Enterprises, or GSEs—at a discount to their value at maturity. An agency discount note is a short-term investment offering a high degree of credit quality.
 
Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) A federal income tax designed to limit the extent to which high-income taxpayers (including individuals, estates, trusts and corporations) can benefit from certain deductions and exemptions. For example, some types of income that are exempt from regular federal income tax are not exempt from the AMT.
 
asset allocation The practice of dividing a portfolio among different asset classes, with each asset class assigned a particular percentage.
 
asset-backed securities Bond or other debt securities that represent ownership in a pool of assets such as credit card debt.
 
asset class A group of securities with similar structure and basic characteristics. Stocks, bonds and cash are the three main examples of asset classes.
 
average rate The average rate of interest paid annually by the fixed-income securities in a fund or portfolio.
 
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index A broad-based benchmark that measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-back securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid ARM passthroughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities.
 
Barclays U.S. Intermediate Aggregate Bond Index An index that represents securities that are SEC-registered, taxable, and dollar denominated. The index covers the U.S. investment grade fixed rate bond market, with index components for government and corporate securities, mortgage pass-through securities, and asset-backed securities.
 
Barclays U.S. Government/Credit: 1 − 5 Years Index An index that includes investment-grade government and corporate bonds that are denominated in U.S. dollars and have maturities of one to five years. Bonds are represented in the index in proportion to their market value.
 
Barclays GNMA Index An index that includes the mortgage-backed pass-through securities of the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA).
 
Barclays U.S. TIPS (Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities) Index An index that measures the performance of fixed income securities with fixed-rate coupon payments that adjust for inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers.
 
bond A security representing a loan from the investor to the issuer. A bond typically pays interest at a fixed rate (the “coupon rate”) until a specified date (the “maturity date”), at which time the issuer returns the money borrowed (“principal” or “face value”) to the bondholder. Because of their structure, bonds are sometimes called “fixed income securities” or “debt securities.”
 
An individual bond is subject to the credit risk of the issuer. Changes in interest rates can affect a bond’s market value prior to call or maturity. There is no guarantee that a bond’s yield to call or maturity will provide a positive return over the rate of inflation.
 
bond fund A bond fund is subject to the same credit, interest rate, and inflation risks as bonds. In addition, a bond fund incurs ongoing fees and expenses. A bond fund’s net asset value will fluctuate with the price of the underlying bonds and the portfolio turnover activity; return of principal is not guaranteed.
 
call An early repayment of a bond’s principal by the issuer, usually done because the issuer is able to refinance its bond debt at a lower rate.
 
call protection A term used in reference to a bond that cannot be called by the issuer before maturity, or at least for many years from the present date. A bond that offers call protection can more reliably be expected to provide a given yield over a given number of years than a bond that could be called (assuming both bonds are of the same credit quality).
 
capital gain, capital loss The difference between the amount paid for an investment and its value at a later time. If the investment has been sold, the capital gain or loss is considered a realized gain or loss. If the investment is still held, the gain or loss is still “on paper” and is considered unrealized.
 
certificate of participation A municipal bond that is repaid from an annual budget appropriation rather than being backed by the full faith and credit of the issuer.
 
coupon, coupon rate The annual rate of interest paid until maturity by the issuer of a debt security.
 
credit-enhanced securities Securities that are backed by the credit of an entity other than the issuer (such as a financial institution). Credit enhancements, which can equal up to 100% of the security’s value, are designed to help lower the risk of default on a security and may also make the security more liquid.
 
credit quality The capacity of an issuer to make its interest and principal payments. See chart below.

Credit Ratings
 
Most major bond issuers arrange with a recognized independent rating organization, such as Standard & Poor’s (S&P) or Moody’s Investors Service, to rate the creditworthiness of their bonds. The spectrum of these ratings is divided into two major categories: investment grade and below investment grade (sometimes called “junk bonds”). Bonds rated below investment grade range from those that are considered to have some vulnerability to default to those that appear on the brink of default or are in default.
 
(CREDIT RATINGS GRAPHIC)
 

 
 
 
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credit risk The risk that a bond issuer may be unable to pay interest or principal to its bondholders.
 
discount rate The implied rate on a debt security that does not pay interest but is bought at a discount and redeemed at face value when it matures.
 
duration A measure of an individual bond’s sensitivity to interest rates, expressed in years. Calculations of duration generally take into account the bond’s yield, interest payments, maturity date and call features.
 
weighted average duration A measure of the duration of all bonds in a fund’s portfolio, also expressed in years, based on the market value weighted average duration of each bond in the portfolio.
 
expense ratio The amount that is taken from a mutual fund’s assets each year to cover the fund’s operating expenses. An expense ratio of 0.50% means that a fund’s expenses amount to half of one percent of its average net assets a year.
 
general obligation bonds Municipal bonds that are secured by the issuer’s full faith and credit, which typically is backed by the power of the issuer to levy taxes.
 
interest Payments to bondholders (usually made twice a year) as compensation for loaning the bond principal to the issuer.
 
interest rate risk The risk that a bond’s value will fluctuate if market interest rates change or are expected to change. Bond prices tend to move in the opposite direction of interest rates: when interest rates rise, bond prices tend to fall.
 
liquidity-enhanced security A security that when tendered is paid from funds advanced by an entity other than the issuer (such as a large financial institution). Liquidity enhancements are often used on variable-rate securities where the portfolio manager has an option to tender the securities prior to their final maturity.
 
market risk Those elements of risk that are common to all securities in an asset class, and therefore cannot be significantly reduced by diversification within the asset class. Also known as “systemic risk.”’
 
maturity The maturity of a bond will generally be determined using a portfolio security’s final maturity date (date on which the final principal payment of a bond is scheduled to be paid); however, for securitized products, such as mortgage-backed securities and certain other asset-backed securities, maturity will be determined on an average life basis (weighted average time to receipt of all principal payments) by the investment adviser. Because pre-payment rates of individual mortgage pools vary widely, the average life of a particular pool cannot be predicted precisely. For securities with embedded demand features, such as puts or calls, either the demand date or the final maturity date will be used depending on interest rates, yields and other market conditions. The average portfolio maturity of a fund is dollar-weighted based upon the market value of a fund’s securities at the time of the calculation.
 
mortgage-backed securities Bond or other debt securities that represent ownership in a pool of mortgage loans.
 
muni, municipal bonds, municipal securities Debt securities issued by a state, its counties, municipalities, authorities and other subdivisions, or the territories and possessions of the United States and the District of Columbia, including their subdivisions, agencies and instrumentalities and corporations. These securities may be issued to obtain money for various public purposes, including the construction of a wide range of public facilities such as airports, bridges, highways, housing, hospitals, mass transportation, public utilities, schools, streets, and water and sewer works.
 
net asset value (NAV) The value of one share of a mutual fund. NAV is calculated by taking the fund’s total assets, subtracting liabilities, and dividing by the number of shares outstanding.
 
outstanding shares, shares outstanding When speaking of a company or mutual fund, indicates all shares currently held by investors.
 
prepayment risk The risk that a mortgage-backed security may be paid off early, typically because interest rates have fallen and the homeowners who hold the underlying mortgages have refinanced those mortgages at lower rates. In this type of situation, the investor who held the mortgage-backed security will usually have to settle for a lower rate when reinvesting the principal.
 
refunded bond A bond for which the principal and interest payments are secured or guaranteed by cash or U.S. government securities held in an escrow account.
 
restricted securities Securities that are subject to contractual restrictions on resale. These securities are often purchased in private placement transactions.
 
revenue bonds Municipal bonds that are issued to finance public works projects and are secured by revenue generated by the project (such as water and sewer fees) rather than the full faith and credit of the issuer.
 
section 4(2)/144A securities Securities exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold only to qualified institutional buyers under Securities Act Rule 144A.
 
taxable-equivalent yield The yield an investor would need to get from a taxable investment in order to match the yield paid by a given tax-exempt investment, once the effect of all applicable taxes is taken into account. For example, if your tax rate were 25%, a tax-exempt investment paying 4.5% would have a taxable-equivalent yield for you of 6.0% (4.5% ¸ [1 − 0.25%] = 6.0%).
 
total return The percentage that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the fund assuming dividends and distributions were reinvested.
 
weighted average For mutual funds, an average that gives the same weight to each security as the security represents in the fund’s portfolio.
 
yield The income paid out by an investment, expressed as a percentage of the investment’s market value.
 
yield to maturity The annualized rate of return a bondholder could expect if the bond were held to maturity. In addition to interest payments, yield to maturity also factors in any difference between a bond’s current price and its principal amount, or face value.
 
 
 
 
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We are committed to protecting the privacy of information we maintain about you. Below are details about our commitment, including the types of information we collect and how we use and share that information. This Privacy Notice applies to you only if you are an individual who invests directly in the funds by placing orders through the funds’ transfer agent. If you place orders through your brokerage account at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. or an account with another broker-dealer, investment advisor, 401(k) plan, employee benefit plan, administrator, bank or other financial intermediary, you are covered by the privacy policies of that financial institution and should consult those policies.
 
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Schwab Target 2030 Fund
Schwab Target 2035 Fund
Schwab Target 2040 Fund
Schwab Target 2045 Fund
Schwab Target 2050 Fund
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Schwab offers an array of money market funds1. Choose from taxable or tax-advantaged alternatives. Many can be linked to your eligible Schwab account to “sweep” cash balances automatically, subject to availability, when you’re between investments. Or, for your larger cash reserves, choose one of our Value Advantage Investments®.
 
 
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Performance at a Glance
 
 
The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.schwabfunds.com/prospectus.
 
         
Total Returns for the 12 Months Ended August 31, 2014  
   
Schwab Tax-Free Bond Fundtm (Ticker Symbol: SWNTX)     7.86%  
 
 
S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index1     10.15%  
Barclays 7-Year Municipal Bond Index     7.52%  
Fund Category: Morningstar Municipal National Intermediate Bond     7.89%  
 
 
Performance Details     pages 8-9  
 
 
 
Schwab California Tax-Free Bond Fundtm (Ticker Symbol: SWCAX)     8.74%  
 
 
S&P California AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index2     11.99%  
Barclays 7-Year Municipal Bond Index     7.52%  
Fund Category: Morningstar Municipal California Intermediate/Short Bond     7.92%  
 
 
Performance Details     pages 10-11  
 
 
 
         
Minimum Initial Investment3   $ 100  
 
 
 
 
All fund and index figures on this page assume dividends and distributions were reinvested. Index figures do not include trading and management costs, which would lower performance. Indices are unmanaged, and you cannot invest in them directly. Performance results less than one year are not annualized.
 
For index definitions, please see the Glossary.
 
Expenses may have been partially absorbed by CSIM and its affiliates. Without these reductions, a fund’s total return would have been lower. Performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
 
Source for category information: Morningstar, Inc. The Morningstar Category return represents all active and index mutual funds within the category as of the report date.
 
1 Effective January 1, 2014, the fund uses the S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index as its primary benchmark index. The fund selected the S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index because the fund’s investment adviser believes that it provides a more accurate benchmark for comparing fund performance. The fund’s previous primary benchmark index was the Barclays 7-Year Municipal Bond Index.
2 Effective January 1, 2014, the fund uses the S&P California AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index as its primary benchmark index. The fund selected the S&P California AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index because the fund’s investment adviser believes that it provides a more accurate benchmark for comparing fund performance. The fund’s previous primary benchmark index was the Barclays 7-Year Municipal Bond Index.
3 Please see prospectus for further detail and eligibility requirements.
 
 
 
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From the President
 

CHANDOHA PHOTO
 
Marie Chandoha is President and CEO of Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. and the funds covered in this report.

 
Dear Shareholder,
 
I’d like to thank you for trusting us to help you meet your investment goals, and for reading this annual report regarding the Schwab Tax-Free Bond Fund and Schwab California Tax-Free Bond Fund. These funds are part of our line-up of products designed to serve as the foundation of an investor’s portfolio, and seek current income exempt from federal income tax, including the Alternative Minimum Tax.1 In addition, we are proud to say that for a sixth consecutive year, the Schwab California Tax-Free Bond Fund was named by Lipper2 as its “Best California Intermediate Municipal Debt Fund over 10 Years.”
 
For the 12-month reporting period ended August 31, 2014, the funds generated moderate total returns that reflected a decline in municipal bond yields, but an overall increase in bond prices. Slow U.S. economic growth in early 2014 and assurances from the Federal Reserve that short-term interest rates need to remain low supported these results, even as the economy improved enough for the Fed to reduce its policies to hold down long-term interest rates. A reduction in municipal bond supply combined with rising demand also helped to push yields lower and prices higher on municipal securities. Moreover, credit quality improved for a majority of municipal bond issuers.
 
Total returns in bonds are impacted by changes in interest rates. Since bond yields and bond prices tend to move in opposite directions, when

 Yield Advantage of Munis over Treasuries: For Five-Year bonds; Tax Brackets Shown are the Highest Applicable
 
(LINE GRAPH)
 
This chart shows how much more the average five-year muni yielded than the average five-year Treasury after federal (or combined California and federal) income tax.
 
Data source: Bloomberg L.P.
 
Nothing in this report represents a recommendation of a security by the investment adviser.
 
Management views and portfolio holdings may have changed since the report date.
 
1 The Schwab California Tax-Free Bond Fund also seeks current income exempt from California state income tax.
2 The Lipper Fund Awards recognize funds that have excelled in delivering consistently strong risk-adjusted performance, relative to peers. Lipper, a Thomson Reuters company, uses the Lipper Leader for Consistent Return methodology to designate award-winning funds in most individual classifications for the 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods. Lipper Rankings are based on average annual total returns. As of 8/31/2014, the Schwab California Tax-Free Bond Fund rankings within the Lipper California Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds category for the 1-, 3-,5-, and 10-year periods were 12/40, 9/37, 8/33, and 3/29, respectively.

 
 
 
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From the President continued
 

For the 12-month reporting period ended August 31, 2014, the funds generated moderate total returns that reflected a decline in municipal bond yields, but an overall increase in bond prices.

yields rise, prices on bonds and bond funds tend to fall. As economic conditions improve, this risk could increase. We employ stress and market scenario testing to analyze the potential performance of our funds under various market conditions.
 
For more information about the Schwab Tax-Free Bond Funds, please continue reading this report. In addition, you can find further details about these funds by visiting www.schwabfunds.com, or by contacting us at 1-800-435-4000.
 
Sincerely,
 
-s- Marie Chandoha

 
Indices are unmanaged, do not incur management fees, costs and expenses, and cannot be invested in directly. Index return figures assume dividends and distributions were reinvested. Past performance is not an indication of future results.

 
 
 
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Fund Management
 
     
     
(PHOTO)   Kenneth Salinger, CFA, Managing Director and Head of Tax-Exempt Strategies, leads the portfolio management team for Schwab’s national and state-specific tax-free bond funds and municipal money market funds. He also has overall responsibility for all aspects of the management of each of the tax-free bond funds. Prior to joining CSIM in 2008, Mr. Salinger was a senior portfolio manager at Wells Capital Management, working on a team that managed municipal bond assets. He worked at American Century Investments from 1992 to 2006, where he was a vice president and senior portfolio manager, responsible for daily management of a number of national and state specific municipal bond funds. Mr. Salinger has worked in fixed-income asset management since 1994.
     
(PHOTO)   John Shelton, CFA, Portfolio Manager, is responsible for the day-to-day co-management of each of the funds. Prior to joining CSIM in 2000, Mr. Shelton worked as a client-services representative in Schwab’s Atlanta office for more than a year.
 
 
 
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California State Investment Environment
 
 
California’s financial position is improving with the state’s moderate economic recovery and additional revenues from a tax increase approved by voters in November 2012.
 
California is expected to report that it ended fiscal 2014 (7/1/13-6/30/14) with a general fund balance of $3.9 billion, equal to about 3.9% of annual spending. The fiscal 2014 budget was the first to be structurally balanced since fiscal 2008. The state’s improved financial position is largely the result of a temporary increase in personal income taxes and sales taxes, approved by voters in November 2012. The new taxes were projected to yield $6.2 billion in additional general fund revenues in fiscal 2014. State tax receipts through June 2014 were about $5.6 billion, or 5.7%, ahead of budget projections, led by personal income taxes and corporation taxes.
 
The fiscal 2015 budget was signed by Governor Brown on June 20, 2014. The general fund spending plan totals $108.0 billion, up from $100.7 billion in fiscal 2014, including $1.6 billion set aside in a budget stabilization account. With the help of strong capital gains income, the budget pays down over $10 billion of $26.2 billion in outstanding budgetary debt, including $5 billion of delayed payments to schools and community colleges. The state projects ending fiscal 2015 with $3.0 billion of reserves, or 2.8% of annual spending. The state’s school districts, which rely on state funds for nearly 60% of their operating revenues, benefit the most from this new budget with $4.75 billion of additional appropriations. The budget also begins to address the large unfunded liabilities of the California State Teachers Retirement System.
 
As in other states, many of California’s cities, counties, school districts, as well as water and sewer systems, public and private universities, and non-profit health systems issue bonds. Though the current outlook for state funding is brighter, California’s recent budget cuts have had varying impacts on the credit quality of these issuers. For example, while California school districts and community college districts receive over 50% of their total funding from the state, their general obligation bonds are secured by dedicated local property tax levies and are not paid from state funds. Many local property tax bases are now growing again, but the areas that experienced the most development just prior to the recession have not yet returned to pre-recession levels. County governments are also seeing some improvement in their financial positions from growth in their tax bases and are tentatively restoring some of the health and social service spending trimmed in response to prior cuts in state aid and declines in local tax revenues.
 
The outlook for many of California’s cities is also improving, with moderate growth in sales and business taxes. However, they continue to face cost pressures especially in the areas of pensions and healthcare benefits. The cities of Stockton and San Bernardino remain in bankruptcy, and continue to work toward reorganization plans. Stockton and San Bernardino were both centers for the recent housing market boom and bust.
 
California’s essential service enterprises and healthcare providers, such as the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, the Bay Area Toll Authority and St. Joseph Health System have been generally insulated from the state’s earlier financial difficulties as they pay off their bonds with revenues received from the services they provide to customers. Despite serious drought conditions, the state’s largest water utilities are positioned well to meet demand through stored water, conservation and alternate supplies.
 
California’s economy is recovering from a deep recession at a moderate pace. The state gained 323,600 jobs from July 2013 to July 2014, a 2.1% increase, continuing on from the 441,100 jobs gained in calendar year 2013. California’s unemployment rate declined to 7.4% in July 2014, down from 9.0% in July 2013. It was tied with Kentucky for the sixth highest rate in the country and still above the national average of 6.2%.
 
Despite its diversified economy and high wealth indicators, California’s credit quality remains relatively weak compared to other states due primarily to its recent structural budget problems. At the end of the report period, the state’s general obligation ratings were Aa3 from Moody’s Investors Service, A from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, and A from Fitch Ratings. Moody’s raised its rating from A1 in June 2014 and S&P revised its rating outlook to positive in January 2014.
 
 
 
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Schwab Tax-Free Bond Fund™
 
 
The Schwab Tax-Free Bond Fund (the fund) seeks high current income exempt from federal income tax, consistent with capital preservation. To pursue its goal, the fund primarily invests in investment-grade municipal securities (munis)—those in the four highest credit rating categories (rated AAA to BBB- or the unrated equivalent as determined by the investment adviser). The fund does not currently intend to invest in munis whose interest is subject to the alternative minimum tax. For more information on the fund’s investment objective, please see the fund’s prospectus.
 
Performance. The fund returned 7.86% for the 12-month period ended August 31, 2014, compared with the S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index (the comparative index), which returned 10.15%.
 
Market Highlights. U.S. bonds generated moderate overall total returns for the reporting period, as falling yields on intermediate- and longer-term bonds translated into gains for many fixed income sectors. Several factors drove yields lower and returns correspondingly higher, including a shift in expectations regarding Federal Reserve (Fed) policies.
 
In January, the Fed began to “taper” its monthly purchases of fixed income securities—known as quantitative easing—a policy designed to hold down long-term interest rates. However, helping to offset the effects of this policy shift were Fed assurances that low short-term interest rates remain necessary. In addition, political unrest in Russia and the Ukraine, slow growth in Europe, uneven U.S. economic activity, and attractive U.S. Treasury yields compared with yields on many European government bonds supported the performance of U.S. fixed income securities.
 
Amid this backdrop, munis performed very well compared with other fixed income sectors, as investors gravitated toward potentially higher-yielding investments than U.S. Treasuries in the low yield environment. A reduction in municipal bond supply combined with rising demand also helped to push yields lower and total returns higher on munis.
 
Positioning and Strategies. The fund generally maintains a sensitivity to interest rates within a conservative range to limit unexpected performance swings. Although this range is close to the fund’s peer group, the fund typically maintains a lower sensitivity to interest rates than the comparative index. With longer-term bond yields generally declining the most, this translated into a higher total return for the comparative index than for the fund.
 
Regarding bond-maturity strategies, the fund continued to maintain a slight “barbell” relative to the fund’s peers. This slight barbell was accomplished by holding a relatively larger percentage of short- and long-term munis, while underweighting intermediate-term securities. With the yield difference between short- and long-term munis shrinking overall, this positioning enhanced the fund’s performance.
 
The fund’s overall credit quality remained high. However, a careful assessment of holdings late in the first quarter of 2014 led to a decrease in munis with AA ratings, and an increase in holdings of securities with credit ratings below this level. These securities were carefully screened through a methodical review process and were added because munis in this ratings spectrum have historically performed well when economic conditions are improving.
 
 
As of 8/31/14:
 
 Portfolio Composition % of investments
 
These tables show two different views of the fund’s portfolio: by type of security and credit quality of the security.
 
         
By Security Type1
 
 
Fixed Rate Bonds
    90.3%  
Variable Rate Demand Obligations
    3.3%  
Floating Rate Notes
    3.1%  
Put Bonds
    2.9%  
Refunded Bonds
    0.4%  
 
         
By Credit Quality2
 
 
AAA
    9.4%  
AA
    42.7%  
A
    37.7%  
BBB
    8.8%  
BB
    1.3%  
Unrated Securities
    0.1%  
 
         
         
Weighted Average Maturity3
    5.6 Yrs  
Weighted Average Duration3
    5.1 Yrs  
 
Management views and portfolio holdings may have changed since the report date.
 
1 The percentage may differ from the Portfolio Holdings because the above calculation is based on a percentage of total investments, whereas the calculation in the Portfolio Holdings is based on a percentage of net assets.
2 Based on ratings from Moody’s. The fund has selected Moody’s to provide credit ratings based on the recommendation from the fund’s investment adviser, who has determined that Moody’s strong depth and established expertise make it a reliable source for ratings of securities in which the fund may invest. Where Moody’s ratings are not available, Standard & Poor’s ratings are used. To the extent Standard & Poor’s does not provide a rating, the fund will use a rating provided by Fitch Ratings, Inc. The fund may use different ratings provided by other rating agencies for purposes of determining compliance with the fund’s investment policies.
3 See Glossary for definitions of maturity and duration.
 
 
 
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 Schwab Tax-Free Bond Fundtm

 
Performance and Fund Facts as of 8/31/14
 
 
The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.schwabfunds.com/prospectus.
 
August 31, 2004 – August 31, 2014
Performance of Hypothetical
$10,000 Investment1,3
 
(LINE GRAPH)
 
 Average Annual Returns1,2,3
 
                               
Fund and Inception Date   1 Year   5 Years   10 Years
 
 
Fund: Schwab Tax-Free Bond Fundtm (9/11/92)
    7.86 %       4.97 %       4.31 %  
S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index*
    10.15 %       5.12 %       n/a    
Barclays 7-Year Municipal Bond Index
    7.52 %       4.96 %       4.71 %  
Fund Category: Morningstar Municipal National Intermediate Bond
    7.89 %       4.59 %       3.77 %  
 
Fund Expense Ratios4: Net 0.49%; Gross 0.56%
 
 
 Yields
 
         
30-Day SEC Yield1,3
    1.36%  
 
 
30-Day SEC Yield-No Waiver1,5
    1.25%  
 
 
Taxable-Equivalent Yield6
    2.40%  
 
 
12-Month Distribution Yield1,3
    2.29%  
 
 
 
 
Management views and portfolio holdings may have changed since the report date.
 
For index definitions, please see the Glossary.
 
All total returns on this page assume dividends and distributions were reinvested. Index figures do not include trading and management costs, which would lower performance. Indices are unmanaged, and you cannot invest in them directly. Performance results less than one year are not annualized.
 
* Effective January 1, 2014, the fund uses the S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index as its primary benchmark index. The fund selected the S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index because the fund’s investment adviser believes that it provides a more accurate benchmark for comparing fund performance.
1 Performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
2 Source for category information: Morningstar, Inc.
3 Fund expenses may have been partially absorbed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. Without these reductions, the total return/yield may have been lower.
4 As stated in the prospectus. Net Expense: Expenses reduced by a contractual fee waiver in effect for so long as CSIM serves as adviser to the fund. Gross Expense: Does not reflect the effect of contractual fee waivers. For actual ratios during the period, refer to the Financial Highlights section of the financial statements.
5 Yield if fund expenses had not been partially absorbed by the investment adviser and its affiliates.
6 Taxable-equivalent yield assumes a federal regular income tax rate of 43.40%, which includes a Medicare surcharge rate of 3.8%. Your tax rate may be different.
 
 
 
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Schwab California Tax-Free Bond Fund™
 
 
The Schwab California Tax-Free Bond Fund (the fund) seeks high current income exempt from federal and California personal income tax that is consistent with capital preservation. To pursue its goal, the fund primarily invests in investment-grade municipal securities (munis)—those in the four highest credit rating categories (rated AAA to BBB- or the unrated equivalent as determined by the investment adviser)—from California issuers. The fund does not currently intend to invest in munis whose interest is subject to the alternative minimum tax. For more information on the fund’s investment objective, please see the fund’s prospectus.
 
Performance. The fund returned 8.74% for the 12-month period ended August 31, 2014, compared with the S&P California AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index (the comparative index), which returned 11.99%.
 
Market Highlights. U.S. bonds generated moderate overall total returns for the reporting period, as falling yields on intermediate- and longer-term bonds translated into gains for many fixed income sectors. Several factors drove yields lower and returns correspondingly higher, including a shift in expectations regarding Federal Reserve (Fed) policies.
 
In January, the Fed began to “taper” its monthly purchases of fixed income securities—known as quantitative easing—a policy designed to hold down long-term interest rates. However, helping to offset the effects of this policy shift were Fed assurances that low short-term interest rates remain necessary. In addition, political unrest in Russia and the Ukraine, slow growth in Europe, uneven U.S. economic activity, and attractive U.S. Treasury yields compared with yields on many European government bonds supported the performance of U.S. fixed income securities.
 
Amid this backdrop, munis performed very well compared with other fixed income sectors, as investors gravitated toward potentially higher-yielding investments than U.S. Treasuries in the low yield environment. A reduction in municipal bond supply combined with rising demand also helped to push yields lower and total returns higher on munis, a supply/demand imbalance that was particularly evident in California during the reporting period.
 
Positioning and Strategies. The fund generally maintains a sensitivity to interest rates within a conservative range to limit unexpected performance swings. Although this range is close to the fund’s peer group, the fund typically maintains a lower sensitivity to interest rates than the comparative index. With longer-term bond yields generally declining the most, this translated into a higher total return for the comparative index than for the fund.
 
Regarding bond-maturity strategies, the fund continued to maintain a slight “barbell” relative to the fund’s peers. This slight barbell was accomplished by holding a relatively larger percentage of short- and long-term munis, while underweighting intermediate-term securities. With the yield difference between short- and long-term munis shrinking overall, this positioning enhanced the fund’s performance.
 
The fund’s overall credit quality remained high. However, a careful assessment of holdings late in the first quarter of 2014 led to a decrease in munis with AA ratings, and an increase in holdings of securities with credit ratings below this level. These securities were carefully screened through a methodical review process and were added because securities in this ratings spectrum have historically performed well when economic conditions are improving.
 
As of 8/31/14:
 
 Portfolio Composition % of investments
 
These tables show two different views of the fund’s portfolio: by type of security and credit quality of the security.
 
         
By Security Type1
 
 
Fixed Rate Bonds
    90.1%  
Put Bonds
    5.7%  
Variable Rate Demand Obligations
    1.2%  
Floating Rate Notes
    1.4%  
Refunded Bonds
    1.0%  
Fixed Rate Notes
    0.6%  
 
         
By Credit Quality2
 
 
AAA
    2.1%  
AA
    52.4%  
A
    39.1%  
BBB
    5.0%  
BB
    0.3%  
Short-Term Ratings
    0.6%  
Unrated Securities
    0.5%  
 
         
         
Weighted Average Maturity3
    5.6 Yrs  
Weighted Average Duration3
    5.0 Yrs  
 
Management views and portfolio holdings may have changed since the report date.
 
1 The percentage may differ from the Portfolio Holdings because the above calculation is based on a percentage of total investments, whereas the calculation in the Portfolio Holdings is based on a percentage of net assets.
2 Based on ratings from Moody’s. The fund has selected Moody’s to provide credit ratings based on the recommendation from the fund’s investment adviser, who has determined that Moody’s strong depth and established expertise make it a reliable source for ratings of securities in which the fund may invest. Where Moody’s ratings are not available, Standard & Poor’s ratings are used. To the extent Standard & Poor’s does not provide a rating, the fund will use a rating provided by Fitch Ratings, Inc. The fund may use different ratings provided by other rating agencies for purposes of determining compliance with the fund’s investment policies.
3 See Glossary for definitions of maturity and duration.
 
 
 
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 Schwab California Tax-Free Bond Fundtm

 
Performance and Fund Facts as of 8/31/14
 
 
The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.schwabfunds.com/prospectus.
 
August 31, 2004 – August 31, 2014
Performance of Hypothetical
$10,000 Investment1,3
 
(LINE GRAPH)
 
 Average Annual Returns1,2,3
 
                               
Fund and Inception Date   1 Year   5 Years   10 Years
 
 
Fund: Schwab California Tax-Free Bond Fundtm (2/24/92)
    8.74 %       4.99 %       4.26 %  
S&P California AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index*
    11.99 %       6.12 %       n/a    
Barclays 7-Year Municipal Bond Index
    7.52 %       4.96 %       4.71 %  
Fund Category: Morningstar Municipal California Intermediate/Short Bond
    7.92 %       4.52 %       3.73 %  
 
Fund Expense Ratios4: Net 0.49%; Gross 0.59%
 
 
 Yields
 
         
30-Day SEC Yield1,3
    1.28%  
 
 
30-Day SEC Yield-No Waiver1,5
    1.16%  
 
 
Taxable-Equivalent Yield6
    2.58%  
 
 
12-Month Distribution Yield1,3
    2.41%  
 
 
 
 
Management views and portfolio holdings may have changed since the report date.
 
For index definitions, please see the Glossary.
 
All total returns on this page assume dividends and distributions were reinvested. Index figures do not include trading and management costs, which would lower performance. Indices are unmanaged, and you cannot invest in them directly. Performance results less than one year are not annualized.
 
* Effective January 1, 2014, the fund uses the S&P California AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index as its primary benchmark index. The fund selected the S&P California AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index because the fund’s investment adviser believes that it provides a more accurate benchmark for comparing fund performance.
1 Performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
2 Source for category information: Morningstar, Inc.
3 Fund expenses may have been partially absorbed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. Without these reductions, the total return/yield may have been lower.
4 As stated in the prospectus. Net Expense: Expenses reduced by a contractual fee waiver in effect for so long as CSIM serves as adviser to the fund. Gross Expense: Does not reflect the effect of contractual fee waivers. For actual ratios during the period, refer to the Financial Highlights section of the financial statements.
5 Yield if fund expenses had not been partially absorbed by the investment adviser and its affiliates.
6 Taxable-equivalent yield assumes a federal regular income tax rate of 43.40%, which includes a Medicare surcharge rate of 3.8%, and effective California state personal income tax rate of 6.96%. Your tax rate may be different.
 
 
 
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Fund Expenses (Unaudited)
 
 Examples for a $1,000 Investment
 
As a fund shareholder, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, such as redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, transfer agent and shareholder services fees, and other fund expenses.
 
The expense examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing cost (in dollars) of investing in a fund and to compare this cost with the ongoing cost of investing in other mutual funds. These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested for six months beginning March 1, 2014 and held through August 31, 2014.
 
Actual Return lines in the table below provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value ¸ $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period.”
 
Hypothetical Return lines in the table below provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed return of 5% per year before expenses. Because the return used is not an actual return, it may not be used to estimate the actual ending account value or expenses you paid for the period.
 
You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in a fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
 
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only, and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. Therefore, the hypothetical return lines of the table are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
 
                                 
            Ending
   
        Beginning
  Account Value
  Expenses Paid
    Expense Ratio1
  Account Value
  (Net of Expenses)
  During Period2
    (Annualized)   at 3/1/14   at 8/31/14   3/1/14–8/31/14
 
Schwab Tax-Free Bond Fundtm                                
Actual Return
    0.49%     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,030.60     $ 2.51  
Hypothetical 5% Return
    0.49%     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.74     $ 2.50  
 
Schwab California Tax-Free Bond Fundtm                                
Actual Return
    0.49%     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,032.40     $ 2.51  
Hypothetical 5% Return
    0.49%     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.74     $ 2.50  
 
 
1 Based on the most recent six-month expense ratio; may differ from the expense ratio provided in the Financial Highlights which covers a 12-month period.
2 Expenses for each fund are equal to its annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184 days of the period, and divided by 365 days of the fiscal year.
 
 
 
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Schwab Tax-Free Bond Fund™
 
 
Financial Statements
 
Financial Highlights
 
                                             
    9/1/13–
  9/1/12–
  9/1/11–
  9/1/10–
  9/1/09–
   
    8/31/14   8/31/13   8/31/12   8/31/11   8/31/10    
 
 
Per-Share Data ($)
Net asset value at beginning of period
    11.36       12.10       11.62       11.72       11.12      
   
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                           
Net investment income (loss)
    0.27       0.27       0.30       0.31       0.31      
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
    0.61       (0.58 )     0.54       0.06       0.72      
   
Total from investment operations
    0.88       (0.31 )     0.84       0.37       1.03      
Less distributions:
                                           
Distributions from net investment income
    (0.27 )     (0.27 )     (0.30 )     (0.31 )     (0.31 )    
Distributions from net realized gains
          (0.16 )     (0.06 )     (0.16 )     (0.12 )    
   
Total distributions
    (0.27 )     (0.43 )     (0.36 )     (0.47 )     (0.43 )    
   
Net asset value at end of period
    11.97       11.36       12.10       11.62       11.72      
   
Total return (%)
    7.86       (2.65 )     7.34       3.34       9.43      
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%)
Ratios to average net assets:
                                           
Net operating expenses
    0.49       0.49       0.49       0.49       0.49      
Gross operating expenses
    0.58       0.56       0.59       0.61       0.63      
Net investment income (loss)
    2.34       2.27       2.51       2.74       2.71      
Portfolio turnover rate
    81       110       102       128       122      
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000,000)
    627       602       684       484       446      
 
 
 
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 Schwab Tax-Free Bond Fund
 

 
Portfolio Holdings as of August 31, 2014
 
 
This section shows all the securities in the fund’s portfolio and their values as of the report date.
 
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be viewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. The schedule of portfolio holdings filed on a fund’s most recent Form N-Q is also available by visiting the fund’s website at www.schwabfunds.com/prospectus.
 
For fixed rate obligations, the rate shown is the interest rate (the rate established when the obligation was issued). For variable-rate obligations, the rate shown is the rate as of the report date. The maturity date shown for all the securities is the final legal maturity.
 
                         
        Cost
  Value
Holdings by Category   ($)   ($)
 
  93 .1%   Fixed-Rate Obligations     552,339,356       583,905,578  
  8 .1%   Variable-Rate Obligations     50,215,000       50,580,552  
 
 
  101 .2%   Total Investments     602,554,356       634,486,130  
  (1 .2)%   Other Assets and Liabilities, Net             (7,265,714 )
 
 
  100 .0%   Net Assets             627,220,416  
 
                                         
Issuer
              Face Amount
  Value
    Type of Security, Series   Rate       Maturity   ($)   ($)
 
 Fixed-Rate Obligations 93.1% of net assets
 
ALABAMA 0.7%
Birmingham
GO Bonds Series 2013A
    0.00%               03/01/43  (b)(f)     500,000       483,685  
GO Refunding Warrants Series 2010A
    5.00%               02/01/18  (e)     1,160,000       1,314,918  
Huntsville
Water Revenue Warrant Series 2008
    5.00%               11/01/15       250,000       264,118  
Pell Special Care Facilities Financing Auth
RB (Noland Health Services) Series 2012A
    5.00%               12/01/19       1,050,000       1,205,788  
RB (Noland Health Services) Series 2012A
    5.00%               12/01/20       950,000       1,102,960  
                                         
                                      4,371,469  
 
ALASKA 1.3%
Alaska Housing Finance Corp
State Capital Project Bonds II Series 2012A
    5.00%               12/01/17       1,105,000       1,256,054  
Alaska Industrial Development & Export Auth
RB (Greater Fairbanks Community Hospital Foundation) Series 2014
    5.00%               04/01/22       500,000       585,355  
RB (Greater Fairbanks Community Hospital Foundation) Series 2014
    5.00%               04/01/23       630,000       741,075  
North Slope Borough
GO Bonds Series 2013A
    5.00%               06/30/19       1,000,000       1,177,270  
Service Area 10 Water & Wastewater Facilities RB Series 2014
    5.00%               06/30/20       820,000       967,018  
Service Area 10 Water & Wastewater Facilities RB Series 2014
    5.00%               06/30/22  (b)     805,000       945,231  
Service Area 10 Water & Wastewater Facilities RB Series 2014
    5.00%               06/30/23  (b)     1,890,000       2,198,618  
                                         
                                      7,870,621  
 
ARIZONA 1.5%
Arizona Health Facilities Auth
Hospital RB (Phoenix Children’s Hospital) Series 2013B
    5.00%               02/01/43  (b)     1,000,000       1,067,930  
Glendale IDA
RB (Midwestern Univ) Series 2010
    5.00%               05/15/15       415,000       427,068  
Payson USD No.10
GO Bonds Series 2008B
    5.75%               07/01/28  (b)(e)     1,375,000       1,580,535  
Pima Cnty
COP Series 2013A
    5.00%               12/01/17       550,000       624,234  
COP Series 2013A
    5.00%               12/01/18       400,000       462,264  
COP Series 2013A
    5.00%               12/01/19       500,000       586,630  
GO Bonds Series 2012A
    4.00%               07/01/22       140,000       159,732  
Refunding COP Series 2013B
    5.00%               12/01/16       625,000       688,963  
Tucson
Refunding COP Series 2014
    4.00%               07/01/21       1,650,000       1,851,547  
Refunding COP Series 2014
    4.00%               07/01/22       700,000       781,459  
Refunding COP Series 2014
    4.00%               07/01/23       700,000       778,106  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                                         
Issuer
              Face Amount
  Value
    Type of Security, Series   Rate       Maturity   ($)   ($)
Univ Medical Center Corp
Hospital RB Series 2009
    5.00%               07/01/15       170,000       175,926  
Hospital RB Series 2009
    5.50%               07/01/16       100,000       107,929  
Hospital RB Series 2009
    6.00%               07/01/18       300,000       346,527  
                                         
                                      9,638,850  
 
ARKANSAS 1.3%
Cabot
Sales & Use Tax Refunding & Improvement Bonds Series 2013
    2.55%               06/01/43  (b)     1,325,000       1,335,256  
Fayetteville
Sales & Use Tax Bonds Series 2013
    2.80%               11/01/24       2,655,000       2,694,533  
Fort Smith
Sales & Use Tax Refunding Bonds Series 2012
    2.38%               05/01/27  (b)     475,000       478,586  
Little Rock
Library Construction & Refunding Bonds Series 2012
    3.10%               03/01/32  (b)     1,785,000       1,785,054  
Springdale
Sales & Use Tax Refunding Bonds Series 2013
    2.60%               07/01/27  (b)     1,570,000       1,576,892  
                                         
                                      7,870,321  
 
CALIFORNIA 14.2%
ABAG Finance Auth
Insured Sr Living RB (Old Fellows Home of California) Series 2012A
    5.00%               04/01/32  (a)(b)     1,380,000       1,561,898  
Refunding RB (Episcopal Sr Communities) Series 2012B
    5.00%               07/01/19       1,000,000       1,106,990  
Anaheim Public Financing Auth
Lease Refunding RB Series 2008
    5.00%               08/01/17       955,000       1,071,844  
California
GO Bonds
    5.00%               11/01/32  (b)(e)     1,240,000       1,368,042  
GO Bonds
    5.00%               04/01/38  (b)     500,000       552,880  
California Dept of Water Resources
Power Supply RB Series 2005G4
    5.00%               05/01/16  (e)     750,000       809,565  
California Health Facilities Financing Auth
RB (Catholic Healthcare West) Series 2011A
    5.25%               03/01/23  (b)     1,000,000       1,183,310  
RB (Children’s Hospital Orange Cnty) Series 2009A
    6.50%               11/01/38  (b)(e)     1,850,000       2,181,760  
RB (St. Joseph Health) Series 2013A
    5.00%               07/01/24  (b)     1,000,000       1,194,070  
RB (St. Joseph Health) Series 2013A
    5.00%               07/01/25  (b)     1,000,000       1,182,340  
California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank
RB (Sanford Consortium) Series 2010A
    5.00%               05/15/27  (b)(e)     2,005,000       2,334,301  
California Statewide Communities Development Auth
RB (St. Joseph Health) Series 2000
    4.50%               07/01/18       1,320,000       1,418,485  
Compton CCD
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2014
    5.00%               07/01/25  (b)     1,450,000       1,708,999  
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2014
    5.00%               07/01/26  (b)     1,615,000       1,871,236  
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2014
    5.00%               07/01/27  (b)     3,395,000       3,911,889  
East Bay Municipal Utility District
Water System Refunding RB Series 2013A
    5.00%               06/01/19       220,000       261,499  
Emery USD
GO Bonds Series 2011A
    6.50%               08/01/31  (b)     2,500,000       3,063,350  
Emeryville Successor RDA
Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds Series 2014A
    5.00%               09/01/20       2,000,000       2,387,200  
Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds Series 2014A
    5.00%               09/01/21       2,000,000       2,407,040  
Franklin-McKinley SD
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2014
    5.00%               08/01/24       1,000,000       1,230,560  
Fresno
Airport Refunding RB Series 2013A
    5.00%               07/01/23       105,000       123,605  
Airport Refunding RB Series 2013A
    5.00%               07/01/30  (b)     290,000       321,300  
Inglewood USD
GO Bonds Series A
    5.25%               08/01/25  (b)     815,000       954,292  
GO Bonds Series A
    5.25%               08/01/27  (b)     1,135,000       1,304,978  
Jefferson UHSD
GO Bonds Series 2006D
    0.00%               08/01/37  (b)(f)     1,545,000       315,891  
GO Bonds Series 2006D
    0.00%               08/01/39  (b)(f)     3,750,000       646,725  
Jurupa Public Finance Auth
Special Tax RB Series 2014A
    5.00%               09/01/21       600,000       705,888  
Special Tax RB Series 2014A
    5.00%               09/01/22       460,000       541,443  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                                         
Issuer
              Face Amount
  Value
    Type of Security, Series   Rate       Maturity   ($)   ($)
Kern Cnty
Refunding COP 2011 Series A
    5.00%               11/01/16       1,935,000       2,105,319  
Los Angeles
Judgment Obligation Bonds Series 2010A
    4.00%               06/01/19       3,070,000       3,444,693  
Los Angeles Community Facilities District #4
Special Tax Refunding Bonds (Playa Vista Phase 1) Series 2014
    5.00%               09/01/26  (b)     1,500,000       1,759,290  
Los Angeles Municipal Improvement Corp
Lease RB Series 2009A
    5.00%               04/01/17       975,000       1,086,384  
Lease RB Series 2009C
    4.00%               09/01/16       1,050,000       1,122,985  
Lease RB Series 2009C
    4.00%               09/01/17       100,000       109,623  
Lease RB Series 2009C
    4.50%               09/01/19       125,000       144,265  
Lease RB Series 2009E
    5.13%               09/01/27  (b)     590,000       650,611  
Los Angeles USD
Refunding COP Series 2012B
    5.00%               10/01/30  (b)     100,000       114,615  
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
RB Series 2011
    6.00%               09/01/41  (b)     2,000,000       2,370,940  
Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency
Sub Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds (Central District) Series 2013
    5.00%               09/01/17       3,500,000       3,927,280  
Old Adobe USD
GO Bonds Series B
    5.25%               08/01/43  (b)     1,220,000       1,408,148  
Palo Alto
Limited Obligation Refunding Bonds Series 2012
    4.00%               09/02/19       180,000       198,463  
Limited Obligation Refunding Bonds Series 2012
    4.00%               09/02/21       275,000       301,944  
Pasadena Public Financing Auth
Lease RB Series 2010A
    5.00%               03/01/22  (b)     360,000       421,006  
Rancho Cucamonga Successor RDA
Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds Series 2014
    5.00%               09/01/26  (b)     755,000       901,855  
Riverside Cnty Transportation Commission
Limited Sales Tax RB Series 2010A
    5.00%               06/01/32  (b)     3,530,000       4,006,974  
Sacramento City Financing Auth
Lease Refunding RB Series 2013A
    4.00%               05/01/17       2,000,000       2,178,600  
Lease Refunding RB Series 2013A
    5.00%               05/01/17       1,750,000       1,952,580  
Sacramento City USD
GO Bonds Series 2013A
    5.25%               08/01/29  (b)     150,000       174,648  
San Diego Public Facilities Financing Auth
Lease Refunding RB Series 2010A
    3.88%               03/01/18       2,165,000       2,375,676  
San Diego USD
GO Bonds Series 2010C
    0.00%               07/01/31  (f)     1,950,000       1,010,880  
GO Bonds Series 2010C
    0.00%               07/01/32  (f)     1,500,000       742,635  
GO Bonds Series 2010C
    0.00%               07/01/33  (f)     1,000,000       471,580  
GO Bonds Series 2010C
    0.00%               07/01/34  (f)     1,750,000       770,210  
GO Bonds Series 2010C
    0.00%               07/01/35  (f)     1,300,000       536,783  
San Mateo-Foster City SD
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2012
    3.00%               09/01/15       1,730,000       1,780,620  
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2012
    4.00%               09/01/18       1,885,000       2,126,393  
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2012
    5.00%               09/01/20       2,195,000       2,667,627  
Santa Cruz Cnty Successor Redevelopment Agency
Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds 2014
    5.00%               09/01/22       1,360,000       1,617,407  
Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds 2014
    5.00%               09/01/23       1,000,000       1,190,550  
Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds 2014
    5.00%               09/01/24       1,250,000       1,479,112  
Tiburon/Belvedere Wastewater Financing Auth
RB (Marin Cnty Sanitary District No. 5) Series 2012
    3.00%               10/01/21       140,000       153,800  
Turlock Irrigation District
Sub Refunding RB Series 2011
    5.00%               01/01/31  (b)     2,005,000       2,228,116  
Upland
COP (San Antonio Community Hospital) Series 2011
    5.50%               01/01/19       1,165,000       1,333,098  
COP (San Antonio Community Hospital) Series 2011
    5.50%               01/01/20       1,260,000       1,460,756  
Woodland Finance Auth
Water RB Series 2011
    6.00%               03/01/41  (b)     1,000,000       1,157,230  
                                         
                                      89,204,076  
 
COLORADO 1.4%
Aspen Valley Hospital District
Refunding RB Series 2012
    5.00%               10/15/30  (b)     650,000       712,166  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                                         
Issuer
              Face Amount
  Value
    Type of Security, Series   Rate       Maturity   ($)   ($)
Colorado Health Facilities Auth
RB (Catholic Health Initiatives) Series 2008D1
    5.00%               10/01/14  (e)     550,000       552,376  
Refunding RB (National Jewish Health) Series 2012
    5.00%               01/01/18  (e)     1,630,000       1,779,406  
Refunding RB (National Jewish Health) Series 2012
    5.00%               01/01/19  (e)     1,735,000       1,914,503  
Refunding RB (National Jewish Health) Series 2012
    5.00%               01/01/21       1,900,000       2,109,703  
Denver Health & Hospital Auth
Healthcare RB Series 2014A
    5.00%               12/01/39  (b)     1,000,000       1,075,860  
Univ of Colorado Hospital Auth
RB Series 2012A
    4.00%               11/15/14       250,000       252,052  
RB Series 2012A
    5.00%               11/15/16       440,000       483,635  
                                         
                                      8,879,701  
 
CONNECTICUT 2.9%
Connecticut
GO Bonds Series 2013A
    5.00%               10/15/22       3,000,000       3,663,990  
Special Tax Obligation Bonds Series 2013A
    5.00%               10/01/20       2,000,000       2,394,260  
Connecticut Health & Educational Facilities Auth
RB (Hartford HealthCare) Series E
    5.00%               07/01/25  (b)     2,220,000       2,595,802  
Greater New Haven Pollution Control Auth
Wastewater System Refunding RB Series 2014B
    5.00%               08/15/24       300,000       366,330  
Wastewater System Refunding RB Series 2014B
    5.00%               08/15/25  (b)     900,000       1,086,975  
Wastewater System Refunding RB Series 2014B
    5.00%               08/15/26  (b)     625,000       746,369  
Hamden
GO Bonds 2014A
    4.00%               08/15/22       250,000       276,475  
GO Bonds 2014A
    5.00%               08/15/24  (b)     500,000       575,180  
GO Bonds 2014A
    5.00%               08/15/25  (b)     300,000       342,642  
New Haven
GO Bonds Series 2011A
    5.00%               03/01/15       1,260,000       1,291,147  
Oxford
GO Refunding Bonds 2011
    3.00%               08/01/16       120,000       125,888  
GO Refunding Bonds 2011
    4.00%               08/01/17       1,405,000       1,538,152  
GO Refunding Bonds 2011
    4.00%               08/01/18       1,445,000       1,613,371  
GO Refunding Bonds 2011
    4.00%               08/01/19       450,000       508,311  
Stamford
Water Pollution Control RB Series 2013A
    5.00%               08/15/26  (b)     140,000       165,525  
Water Pollution Control RB Series 2013A
    5.00%               08/15/29  (b)     15,000       17,387  
West Haven
GO Bonds 2012
    5.00%               08/01/20       865,000       998,521  
                                         
                                      18,306,325  
 
DELAWARE 0.2%
Delaware State Housing Auth
Sr S/F Mortgage RB Series 2011A2
    4.25%               07/01/29  (b)     1,400,000       1,462,706  
 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0.3%
District of Columbia
Income Tax Secured RB Series 2009A
    5.25%               12/01/27  (b)(e)     300,000       352,413  
Income Tax Secured Refunding RB Series 2010A
    5.00%               12/01/30  (b)     1,210,000       1,402,463  
                                         
                                      1,754,876  
 
FLORIDA 5.3%
Alachua Cnty Health Facilities Auth
Health Facilities RB (Shands HealthCare) Series 2008D1
    6.25%               12/01/18       500,000       586,625  
Escambia Cnty
Pollution Control Refunding RB (Gulf Power) Series 1997
    2.10%               07/01/22  (b)     1,000,000       1,012,170  
Florida Higher Educational Facilities Financing Auth
Refunding RB (Univ Tampa) Series 2012A
    5.00%               04/01/19       1,220,000       1,373,147  
Refunding RB (Univ Tampa) Series 2012A
    5.25%               04/01/42  (b)     400,000       429,860  
Florida Ports Financing Commission
Refunding RB Series 2011A
    5.00%               10/01/28  (b)     1,500,000       1,727,670  
Hillsborough Cnty School Board
Refunding COP Series 2010A
    5.00%               07/01/24  (b)     3,485,000       4,028,242  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                                         
Issuer
              Face Amount
  Value
    Type of Security, Series   Rate       Maturity   ($)   ($)
Kissimmee Utility Auth
Electric System Sub Refunding RB Series 2003
    5.25%               10/01/18       150,000       173,970  
Lee Cnty
Non-Ad Valorem Refunding RB Series 2012
    3.00%               10/01/14       355,000       355,884  
Non-Ad Valorem Refunding RB Series 2012
    4.00%               10/01/15       950,000       987,914  
Miami Beach Health Facilities Auth
Hospital Refunding & RB Series 2014
    5.00%               11/15/21  (d)     100,000       116,320  
Hospital Refunding & RB Series 2014
    5.00%               11/15/22  (d)     150,000       174,921  
Hospital Refunding & RB Series 2014
    5.00%               11/15/24  (d)     400,000       465,976  
Hospital Refunding & RB Series 2014
    5.00%               11/15/25  (b)(d)     250,000       285,820  
Hospital Refunding & RB Series 2014
    5.00%               11/15/39  (b)(d)     1,000,000       1,087,470  
Hospital Refunding & RB Series 2014
    5.00%               11/15/44  (b)(d)     1,000,000       1,085,720  
Miami-Dade Cnty
Aviation RB Series 2010A
    5.00%               10/01/20       500,000       588,475  
Aviation RB Series 2010A
    5.50%               10/01/26  (b)     4,690,000       5,543,908  
Rickenbacker Causeway RB Series 2014
    5.00%               10/01/23  (d)     740,000       849,971  
Rickenbacker Causeway RB Series 2014
    5.00%               10/01/25  (b)(d)     810,000       925,644  
Rickenbacker Causeway RB Series 2014
    5.00%               10/01/35  (b)(d)     575,000       624,571  
Rickenbacker Causeway RB Series 2014
    5.00%               10/01/36  (b)(d)     890,000       962,873  
Miami-Dade Cnty Educational Facilities Auth
RB (Univ of Miami) Series 2008A
    5.25%               04/01/16  (e)     600,000       641,970  
Miami-Dade Cnty Expressway Auth
Toll System RB Series 2014A
    5.00%               07/01/22       550,000       654,654  
Toll System RB Series 2014A
    4.00%               07/01/23       1,730,000       1,936,112  
Toll System RB Series 2014A
    5.00%               07/01/24       625,000       749,963  
Orange Cnty Health Facilities Auth
RB (Nemours Foundation) Series 2009A
    4.00%               01/01/15       440,000       445,289  
RB (Nemours Foundation) Series 2009A
    5.00%               01/01/18       300,000       338,511  
RB (Nemours Foundation) Series 2009A
    5.00%               01/01/19       545,000       628,423  
Palm Beach Cnty Solid Waste Auth
RB Series 2009
    5.25%               10/01/18  (a)     1,900,000       2,235,217  
Pasco Cnty
Water & Sewer RB Series 2009A
    5.00%               10/01/16       75,000       82,235  
Sumter County Industrial Development Auth
Hospital RB (Central Florida Health Alliance) Series 2014A
    5.00%               07/01/22       200,000       224,780  
Hospital RB (Central Florida Health Alliance) Series 2014A
    5.00%               07/01/24  (b)     150,000       167,534  
Hospital RB (Central Florida Health Alliance) Series 2014A
    5.00%               07/01/26  (b)     270,000       295,151  
Tampa
Sales Tax Refunding RB Series 2010
    4.00%               10/01/20       535,000       606,460  
Sales Tax Refunding RB Series 2010
    5.00%               10/01/21  (b)     140,000       164,423  
Tampa Bay Water
Utility System Refunding RB Series 2011
    5.00%               10/01/18       850,000       989,765  
                                         
                                      33,547,638  
 
GEORGIA 0.7%
Burke Cnty Development Auth
Pollution Control RB (Georgia Power Plant Vogtle) Fourth Series 1994
    2.20%               10/01/32  (b)     1,500,000       1,530,960  
Fulton Cnty Development Auth
RB (Georgia State Univ) Series 2011
    5.00%               10/01/15       825,000       866,233  
RB (Georgia State Univ) Series 2011
    5.00%               10/01/17       185,000       206,103  
Macon-Bibb Cnty Hospital Auth
Revenue Anticipation Certificates (Medical Center of Central GA) Series 2009
    4.00%               08/01/19       200,000       222,344  
Monroe Cnty Development Auth
Pollution Control RB (Georgia Power Plant Scherer) First Series 1995
    2.00%               07/01/25  (b)     1,000,000       1,016,600  
Private Colleges & Universities Auth
RB (Mercer Univ) Series 2012C
    5.00%               10/01/17       450,000       491,432  
                                         
                                      4,333,672  
 
HAWAII 0.9%
Hawaii
GO Bonds Series 2013EH
    5.00%               08/01/20       3,000,000       3,612,960  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                                         
Issuer
              Face Amount
  Value
    Type of Security, Series   Rate       Maturity   ($)   ($)
Hawaii State Housing Finance & Development Corp
S/F Mortgage Purchase RB Series 2011B
    4.50%               01/01/26  (b)     1,940,000       2,092,135  
                                         
                                      5,705,095  
 
IDAHO 1.0%
Nampa SD No. 131
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2011B
    3.50%               08/15/19  (a)(e)     1,535,000       1,693,274  
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2011B
    4.00%               08/15/21  (a)(e)     1,885,000       2,130,578  
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2011B
    4.00%               08/15/22  (a)(e)     1,000,000       1,129,860  
Univ of Idaho
General RB Series 2014
    5.00%               04/01/21       350,000       417,560  
General RB Series 2014
    5.00%               04/01/24  (b)     200,000       237,174  
General RB Series 2014
    5.00%               04/01/26  (b)     300,000       351,267  
General RB Series 2014
    5.25%               04/01/39  (b)     500,000       570,915  
                                         
                                      6,530,628  
 
ILLINOIS 5.0%
Arlington Heights Park District
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2010B
    2.00%               12/01/15       200,000       204,070  
Chicago
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2008A
    4.00%               01/01/20  (b)     300,000       311,535  
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2014A
    5.00%               01/01/23       1,920,000       2,105,530  
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2014A
    5.00%               01/01/25  (b)     1,000,000       1,084,950  
Passenger Facility Charge Refunding RB (O’Hare) Series 2010D
    5.00%               01/01/17  (e)     1,000,000       1,102,400  
Passenger Facility Charge Refunding RB (O’Hare) Series 2010D
    5.00%               01/01/18  (e)     1,200,000       1,361,664  
Passenger Facility Charge Refunding RB (O’Hare) Series 2010D
    5.00%               01/01/19  (e)     750,000       869,962  
Passenger Facility Charge Refunding RB (O’Hare) Series 2012A
    5.00%               01/01/31  (b)     4,950,000       5,492,569  
Chicago Park District
LT GO Refunding Bonds Series 2014D
    5.00%               01/01/21  (d)     1,000,000       1,172,860  
Illinois
GO Bonds Series March 2012
    5.00%               03/01/20       1,000,000       1,120,220  
GO Bonds Series May 2014
    5.00%               05/01/34  (b)     500,000       528,440  
GO Bonds Series May 2014
    5.00%               05/01/35  (b)     1,000,000       1,052,830  
GO Refunding Bonds Series February 2010
    5.00%               01/01/18       2,325,000       2,563,010  
GO Refunding Bonds Series June 2006
    5.00%               01/01/19       1,220,000       1,360,861  
Sales Tax Jr Obligation Bonds Series June 2010
    5.00%               06/15/20       400,000       474,244  
Illinois Finance Auth
RB (Ascension Health Alliance) Series 2012E2
    5.00%               11/15/42  (b)     1,300,000       1,449,630  
Kane McHenry Cook & DeKalb Cntys Community Unit SD No. 300
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2013
    5.25%               01/01/31  (b)     4,940,000       5,577,458  
Univ of Illinois
Health Services Facilities System RB Series 2013
    6.00%               10/01/30  (b)     3,085,000       3,641,380  
                                         
                                      31,473,613  
 
INDIANA 2.3%
Indiana Finance Auth
Educational Facilities Refunding RB (Butler Univ) Series 2012A
    5.00%               02/01/22       700,000       805,910  
Educational Facilities Refunding RB (Butler Univ) Series 2012A
    5.00%               02/01/24  (b)     1,940,000       2,194,315  
Hospital RB (King’s Daughters’ Health) Series 2010
    4.50%               08/15/15       1,370,000       1,407,538  
RB (Community Foundation of Northwest IN) Series 2012
    5.00%               03/01/16       400,000       423,748  
RB (Community Foundation of Northwest IN) Series 2012
    5.00%               03/01/17       480,000       523,944  
RB (Community Foundation of Northwest IN) Series 2012
    5.00%               03/01/18       1,000,000       1,116,940  
RB (Community Foundation of Northwest IN) Series 2012
    5.00%               03/01/19       1,000,000       1,134,220  
State Revolving Fund Refunding Bonds Series 2010A
    5.00%               02/01/19       945,000       1,109,732  
Indiana Health Facility Financing Auth
Sub RB (Ascension Health) Series 2005A5
    2.00%               11/01/27  (b)     1,000,000       1,036,640  
Jasper City Hospital Auth
Refunding RB (Memorial Hospital & Health Care) Series 2013
    5.75%               11/01/32  (b)     4,000,000       4,589,040  
                                         
                                      14,342,027  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                                         
Issuer
              Face Amount
  Value
    Type of Security, Series   Rate       Maturity   ($)   ($)
 
IOWA 0.1%
Iowa
Special Obligation Bonds Series 2010
    5.00%               06/15/25  (b)     765,000       900,596  
 
KANSAS 0.3%
Butler Cnty USD
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2014
    4.00%               09/01/18  (d)     500,000       557,590  
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2014
    4.00%               09/01/22  (d)     500,000       561,755  
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2014
    4.00%               09/01/23  (b)(d)     200,000       221,108  
Kansas Development Finance Auth
Hospital RB (Adventist Health/Sunbelt) Series 2009D
    5.00%               11/15/14       50,000       50,509  
Hospital RB (Adventist Health/Sunbelt) Series 2009D
    5.00%               11/15/15       185,000       195,445  
Olathe
Health Facilities RB (Olathe Medical Center) Series 2012A
    4.00%               09/01/20       115,000       126,992  
Health Facilities RB (Olathe Medical Center) Series 2012A
    4.00%               09/01/21       220,000       242,123  
                                         
                                      1,955,522  
 
KENTUCKY 0.4%
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Auth
Hospital RB (Baptist Healthcare) Series 2009A
    5.00%               08/15/18       750,000       856,575  
Kentucky State Property & Buildings Commission
Refunding RB Series A
    5.00%               08/01/20       1,210,000       1,433,656  
                                         
                                      2,290,231  
 
LOUISIANA 0.2%
New Orleans
Sewerage Service Refunding RB Series 2014
    5.00%               06/01/20       550,000       642,037  
Sewerage Service Refunding RB Series 2014
    5.00%               06/01/21       400,000       468,256  
Sewerage Service Refunding RB Series 2014
    5.00%               06/01/22       250,000       293,408  
                                         
                                      1,403,701  
 
MARYLAND 0.5%
Baltimore
Water RB Series 2013A
    5.00%               07/01/18       500,000       578,715  
Water RB Series 2013A
    5.00%               07/01/19       750,000       886,095  
Water RB Series 2013A
    5.00%               07/01/20       150,000       179,477  
Water RB Series 2013A
    5.00%               07/01/21       450,000       544,693  
Maryland Community Development Admin
Housing RB Series 1996A
    5.88%               07/01/16  (b)     25,000       25,084  
Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Auth
RB (Frederick Memorial Hospital) Series 2012A
    5.00%               07/01/20       335,000       386,623  
RB (Frederick Memorial Hospital) Series 2012A
    5.00%               07/01/27  (b)     450,000       503,100  
                                         
                                      3,103,787  
 
MASSACHUSETTS 0.7%
Chatham
GO Refunding Bonds
    5.00%               07/01/16  (e)     100,000       108,583  
GO Refunding Bonds
    5.00%               07/01/17  (e)     245,000       275,777  
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
RB (New England Conservatory of Music) Series 2008
    4.00%               07/01/15       325,000       335,247  
RB (Tufts Medical Center) Series 2011I
    5.00%               01/01/17       1,000,000       1,080,610  
RB (Tufts Medical Center) Series 2011I
    5.00%               01/01/18       885,000       978,775  
Massachusetts School Building Auth
Sr Dedicated Sales Tax Refunding Bonds Series 2012B
    4.00%               08/15/17       550,000       605,616  
Massachusetts Turnpike Auth
Turnpike RB Series 1993A
    5.00%               01/01/20  (g)     635,000       712,070  
                                         
                                      4,096,678  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                                         
Issuer
              Face Amount
  Value
    Type of Security, Series   Rate       Maturity   ($)   ($)
 
MICHIGAN 3.2%
Grand Rapids
Sanitary Sewer System Refunding RB Series 2010
    5.00%               01/01/25       750,000       926,423  
Sanitary Sewer System Refunding RB Series 2010
    5.00%               01/01/26       520,000       647,358  
Sanitary Sewer System Refunding RB Series 2010
    5.00%               01/01/27       1,445,000       1,809,877  
Sanitary Sewer System Refunding RB Series 2013
    5.00%               01/01/24  (b)     250,000       301,263  
Sanitary Sewer System Refunding RB Series 2013
    5.00%               01/01/25  (b)     135,000       161,210  
Karegnondi Water Auth
Water Supply System Bonds (Karegnondi Water Pipeline) Series 2014A
    5.00%               11/01/24  (b)     1,695,000       1,981,506  
Water Supply System Bonds (Karegnondi Water Pipeline) Series 2014A
    5.00%               11/01/25  (b)     2,625,000       3,036,259  
Michigan
Refunding Bonds Series 2009
    5.00%               11/01/22  (b)     2,200,000       2,566,300  
Michigan Finance Auth
Refunding RB (Trinity Health) Series 2010A
    5.00%               12/01/15       1,000,000       1,058,390  
Michigan State Hospital Finance Auth
Refunding RB (Trinity Health) Series 2008A1
    5.25%               12/01/15       1,500,000       1,592,370  
Troy
LT GO Bonds Series 2013
    5.00%               11/01/22  (b)     225,000       269,687  
LT GO Bonds Series 2013
    5.00%               11/01/23  (b)     150,000       177,921  
LT GO Bonds Series 2013
    5.00%               11/01/25  (b)     200,000       233,852  
LT GO Bonds Series 2013
    5.00%               11/01/26  (b)     250,000       290,855  
Wayne Cnty Airport Auth
Airport RB Series 2014B
    5.00%               12/01/32  (b)     600,000       663,600  
Airport RB Series 2014B
    5.00%               12/01/33  (b)     825,000       910,973  
Airport RB Series 2014B
    5.00%               12/01/34  (b)     1,145,000       1,258,183  
Western Townships Utilities Auth
LT GO Refunding Bonds Series 2012
    4.00%               01/01/19       1,265,000       1,407,768  
LT GO Refunding Bonds Series 2012
    4.00%               01/01/20       700,000       783,916  
                                         
                                      20,077,711  
 
MINNESOTA 1.2%
Minnetonka ISD No. 276
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2013H
    2.00%               02/01/17       300,000       311,061  
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2013H
    4.00%               02/01/22       960,000       1,101,303  
Olmsted Cnty
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2012A
    4.00%               02/01/20       1,765,000       2,019,566  
Shakopee ISD No. 720
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2012A
    4.00%               02/01/19       790,000       891,033  
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2012A
    5.00%               02/01/21       1,000,000       1,205,340  
St. Paul Port Authority
Lease Refunding RB Series 2013-3
    5.00%               12/01/24  (b)     540,000       661,030  
Univ of Minnesota
GO Bonds Series 2011D
    5.00%               12/01/20       220,000       267,282  
GO Bonds Series 2011D
    5.00%               12/01/21       425,000       521,611  
GO Bonds Series 2013A
    4.00%               02/01/20       595,000       679,811  
                                         
                                      7,658,037  
 
MISSISSIPPI 1.5%
Mississippi Development Bank
Special Obligation Bonds (Jackson Water & Sewer) Series 2013
    6.88%               12/01/40  (b)     4,250,000       5,630,782  
Special Obligation Refunding Bonds (Jackson Public SD) Series 2012A
    5.00%               04/01/15       250,000       256,185  
Special Obligation Refunding Bonds (Jackson Public SD) Series 2012A
    5.00%               04/01/16       400,000       425,156  
Special Obligation Refunding Bonds (Jackson Public SD) Series 2012A
    5.00%               04/01/17       50,000       54,581  
Special Obligation Refunding Bonds (Jackson Public SD) Series 2012A
    5.00%               04/01/28  (b)     950,000       1,070,280  
Mississippi Home Corp
Homeownership Mortgage RB Series 2011A
    4.50%               06/01/25  (b)     1,725,000       1,868,917  
                                         
                                      9,305,901  
 
MISSOURI 1.4%
Boone Cnty
Hospital Refunding RB (Boone Hospital Center) Series 2012
    4.00%               08/01/18       400,000       437,040  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                                         
Issuer
              Face Amount
  Value
    Type of Security, Series   Rate       Maturity   ($)   ($)
Missouri Health & Educational Facilities Auth
RB (St. Louis College of Pharmacy) Series 2013
    5.00%               05/01/18       1,200,000       1,344,564  
Sr Living Facilities RB (Lutheran Sr Services) Series 2014A
    5.00%               02/01/21       565,000       652,202  
Sr Living Facilities RB (Lutheran Sr Services) Series 2014A
    5.00%               02/01/22       540,000       625,045  
Sr Living Facilities RB (Lutheran Sr Services) Series 2014A
    5.00%               02/01/23       585,000       672,931  
Sr Living Facilities RB (Lutheran Sr Services) Series 2014A
    5.00%               02/01/24       1,675,000       1,934,005  
Sr Living Facilities RB (Lutheran Sr Services) Series 2014A
    5.00%               02/01/25  (b)     1,760,000       2,008,970  
St. Charles SD
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2011
    4.00%               03/01/17  (a)     1,300,000       1,403,402  
                                         
                                      9,078,159  
 
NEBRASKA 0.8%
Nebraska Investment Finance Auth
S/F Housing RB Series 2013A
    2.50%               09/01/34  (b)     1,500,000       1,558,050  
S/F Housing RB Series 2013C
    2.50%               03/01/35  (b)     2,045,000       2,108,947  
S/F Housing RB Series 2013E
    3.00%               03/01/43  (b)     900,000       940,896  
Nebraska Public Power District
General RB Series 2010C
    5.00%               01/01/19       250,000       292,295  
                                         
                                      4,900,188  
 
NEVADA 2.6%
Carson City
Hospital Refunding RB (Carson Tahoe Regional Healthcare) Series 2012
    3.00%               09/01/14       550,000       550,071  
Hospital Refunding RB (Carson Tahoe Regional Healthcare) Series 2012
    4.00%               09/01/15       370,000       380,634  
Hospital Refunding RB (Carson Tahoe Regional Healthcare) Series 2012
    5.00%               09/01/18       1,265,000       1,420,557  
Clark Cnty
Airport Passenger Facility Charge Sub Lien RB Series 2008A
    5.00%               07/01/15  (e)     1,115,000       1,159,299  
Airport System Jr Sub Lien Revenue Notes Series 2014B
    5.00%               07/01/18       2,500,000       2,878,200  
Airport System RB Sr Series 2010D
    5.00%               07/01/17  (e)     1,000,000       1,121,700  
Airport System RB Sr Series 2010D
    5.00%               07/01/18  (e)     1,770,000       2,039,217  
Nevada
Highway Improvement RB Series 2004
    5.50%               12/01/18  (b)(g)     340,000       344,702  
Nevada System of Higher Education
Univ RB Series 2011A
    5.00%               07/01/18       5,375,000       6,230,055  
                                         
                                      16,124,435  
 
NEW HAMPSHIRE 0.5%
New Hampshire Health & Education Facilities Auth
RB (Dartmouth College) Series 2009
    5.00%               06/01/19       180,000       213,201  
RB (Dartmouth-Hitchcock Obligated Group) Series 2009
    6.00%               08/01/38  (b)     400,000       449,652  
New Hampshire HFA
S/F Mortgage Acquisition RB Series 2008E
    6.63%               07/01/38  (b)     825,000       896,338  
S/F Mortgage Acquisition RB Series 2011E
    4.50%               01/01/28  (b)     1,220,000       1,299,605  
                                         
                                      2,858,796  
 
NEW JERSEY 4.1%
Cranbury Township
General Improvement Refunding Bonds
    2.75%               12/01/15  (e)     430,000       443,502  
General Improvement Refunding Bonds
    3.00%               12/01/16       320,000       338,538  
General Improvement Refunding Bonds
    3.00%               12/01/17       285,000       306,281  
General Improvement Refunding Bonds
    4.00%               12/01/18       400,000       450,724  
Gloucester Cnty Improvement Auth
Refunding RB Series 2012
    4.00%               12/01/17       425,000       465,706  
Refunding RB Series 2012
    4.00%               12/01/18       465,000       516,322  
Refunding RB Series 2012
    4.00%               12/01/19       485,000       541,871  
Refunding RB Series 2012
    4.00%               12/01/20       510,000       569,833  
Refunding RB Series 2012
    4.00%               12/01/21       355,000       395,353  
Refunding RB Series 2012
    4.00%               12/01/22       480,000       536,362  
Mercer Cnty Improvement Auth
Refunding RB Series 2011
    4.00%               09/01/14       215,000       215,045  
Refunding RB Series 2011
    4.00%               09/01/15       1,000,000       1,037,690  
Refunding RB Series 2011
    4.00%               09/01/16       65,000       69,558  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                                         
Issuer
              Face Amount
  Value
    Type of Security, Series   Rate       Maturity   ($)   ($)
Refunding RB Series 2011
    4.00%               09/01/17       1,620,000       1,775,747  
Middlesex Cnty
Refunding COP Series 2011
    4.00%               06/15/20       900,000       1,002,429  
Refunding COP Series 2011
    4.00%               06/15/21       265,000       294,378  
Middlesex Cnty Improvement Auth
Lease RB Series 2008
    4.00%               12/15/15       415,000       435,543  
Lease Refunding RB Series 2010
    3.00%               07/01/16       225,000       235,814  
RB Series 2011
    3.00%               09/15/16       1,270,000       1,339,418  
Refunding RB Series 2011
    4.00%               09/15/21       625,000       715,937  
Monmouth Cnty Improvement Auth
Governmental Loan RB Series 2008
    5.25%               12/01/18       85,000       100,076  
Morris Cnty Improvement Auth
County Guaranteed Bonds Series 2012A
    3.00%               02/01/19       705,000       764,446  
County Guaranteed Bonds Series 2012A
    3.00%               02/01/20       695,000       753,449  
New Jersey
COP Series 2009A
    5.25%               06/15/29  (b)     50,000       54,695  
New Jersey Building Auth
Refunding RB Series 2009B
    4.00%               12/15/19       135,000       148,180  
New Jersey Economic Development Auth
School Facilities Construction Refunding Bonds Series 2011GG
    5.00%               09/01/16       920,000       999,506  
School Facilities Construction Refunding Bonds Series 2011GG
    5.00%               09/01/19       2,500,000       2,870,225  
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Auth
Transportation System Bonds Series 2001C
    5.50%               12/15/15       10,000       10,662  
Transportation System Bonds Series 2011B
    5.50%               06/15/31  (b)     100,000       115,892  
New Jersey Turnpike Auth
RB Series 2012B
    5.00%               01/01/25  (b)     2,400,000       2,844,072  
Passaic Cnty
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2011
    5.00%               05/01/17       4,180,000       4,648,954  
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2012
    4.00%               02/01/17       245,000       264,463  
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2012
    4.00%               02/01/19       500,000       556,830  
                                         
                                      25,817,501  
 
NEW MEXICO 0.3%
Bernalillo Cnty
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2010
    4.00%               02/01/19       375,000       423,450  
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2010
    4.00%               02/01/20       105,000       119,543  
New Mexico Hospital Equipment Loan Council
Hospital System RB (Presbyterian Healthcare) Series 2008A
    5.25%               08/01/15       500,000       522,235  
Hospital System RB (Presbyterian Healthcare) Series 2008A
    5.50%               08/01/16       10,000       10,929  
Santa Fe
Gross Receipt Tax Improvement & Refunding RB Series 2012A
    4.00%               06/01/18       660,000       737,365  
                                         
                                      1,813,522  
 
NEW YORK 13.2%
Buffalo
School Refunding Bonds Series 2012E
    3.00%               02/01/15       250,000       253,010  
School Refunding Bonds Series 2012E
    3.00%               02/01/16       175,000       181,598  
Dutchess County Local Development Corp
RB (Health Quest Systems) Series 2014A
    5.00%               07/01/22       135,000       159,521  
RB (Health Quest Systems) Series 2014A
    4.00%               07/01/23       160,000       176,722  
RB (Health Quest Systems) Series 2014A
    5.00%               07/01/24       150,000       178,773  
RB (Health Quest Systems) Series 2014A
    5.00%               07/01/25  (b)     125,000       146,160  
RB (Health Quest Systems) Series 2014A
    5.00%               07/01/34  (b)     250,000       276,153  
RB (Health Quest Systems) Series 2014A
    5.00%               07/01/44  (b)     750,000       814,920  
Hempstead Local Development Corp
RB (Hofstra Univ) Series 2013
    5.00%               07/01/24  (b)     1,420,000       1,668,543  
RB (Hofstra Univ) Series 2013
    5.00%               07/01/29  (b)     3,175,000       3,602,672  
Lake Success
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2010B
    4.00%               12/01/18       210,000       236,067  
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2010B
    4.00%               12/01/19       125,000       141,929  
Metropolitan Transportation Auth
Dedicated Tax Fund Refunding Bonds Series 2008B2
    5.00%               11/01/15       320,000       338,278  
Transportation RB Series 2014B
    5.00%               11/15/23       1,000,000       1,219,930  
Transportation RB Series 2014B
    5.00%               11/15/24  (b)     1,330,000       1,622,135  
 
 
 
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 Schwab Tax-Free Bond Fund
 

 
Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                                         
Issuer
              Face Amount
  Value
    Type of Security, Series   Rate       Maturity   ($)   ($)
Transportation Refunding RB Series 2012F
    5.00%               11/15/18       3,550,000       4,135,714  
Nassau Cnty Interim Finance Auth
Sales Tax Secured Bonds Series 2009A
    5.00%               11/15/18       145,000       169,840  
Nassau Cnty Local Economic Assistance Corp
RB (Catholic Health Services Long Island) Series 2014
    5.00%               07/01/21       500,000       583,430  
RB (Catholic Health Services Long Island) Series 2014
    5.00%               07/01/23       535,000       625,447  
RB (Catholic Health Services Long Island) Series 2014
    5.00%               07/01/24       425,000       497,335  
RB (Catholic Health Services Long Island) Series 2014
    5.00%               07/01/25  (b)     1,000,000       1,158,200  
RB (Catholic Health Services Long Island) Series 2014
    5.00%               07/01/26  (b)     250,000       287,265  
New York City
GO Bonds Fiscal 2006 Series F1
    5.00%               09/01/17  (b)(g)     3,035,000       3,182,774  
GO Bonds Fiscal 2006 Series F1
    5.00%               09/01/17  (b)     55,000       57,665  
GO Bonds Fiscal 2014 Series B
    5.00%               08/01/22       1,700,000       2,052,087  
GO Bonds Fiscal 2014 Series I1
    5.00%               03/01/22       4,000,000       4,801,240  
GO Bonds Fiscal 2014 Series I1
    5.00%               03/01/23       2,000,000       2,418,520  
GO Bonds Fiscal 2014 Series J
    5.00%               08/01/20       3,000,000       3,575,040  
New York City Housing Development Corp
M/F Housing RB Series 2012H
    0.95%               05/01/16       425,000       427,414  
New York City Municipal Water Finance Auth
Water & Sewer System RB Fiscal 2012 Series DD
    4.00%               06/15/18  (b)     2,500,000       2,693,125  
Water & Sewer System RB Fiscal 2014 Series CC2
    5.00%               06/15/19  (b)     1,400,000       1,603,896  
New York City Transitional Finance Auth
Future Tax Secured Sub Bonds Fiscal 2014 Series B1
    5.00%               11/01/23       3,000,000       3,702,090  
Future Tax Secured Sub RB Fiscal 2010 Series C1
    4.00%               08/01/16       3,000,000       3,213,870  
Future Tax Secured Sub RB Fiscal 2010 Series I2
    5.00%               11/01/18       900,000       1,052,685  
Future Tax Secured Sub RB Fiscal 2010 Series I2
    5.00%               11/01/20  (b)     200,000       239,178  
Future Tax Secured Sub RB Fiscal 2011 Series D1
    5.00%               02/01/35  (b)     5,000,000       5,693,400  
New York State Dormitory Auth
Master BOCES Program Lease RB (Oneida Herkimer Madison) Series 2008
    5.25%               08/15/16       650,000       708,305  
RB (Cornell Univ) Series 1990B
    5.00%               07/01/18       80,000       92,627  
RB (New York Univ Hospitals) Series 2011A
    5.00%               07/01/15       1,000,000       1,040,380  
RB (New York Univ Hospitals) Series 2011A
    5.00%               07/01/19       1,370,000       1,590,186  
State Personal Income Tax RB Series 2009A
    5.00%               02/15/18       3,000,000       3,439,800  
New York State Thruway Auth
General RB Series I
    5.00%               01/01/20       500,000       589,315  
General RB Series I
    5.00%               01/01/21       1,000,000       1,191,860  
General Revenue Jr Obligations Series 2013A
    4.00%               05/01/19       1,000,000       1,111,050  
General Revenue Jr Obligations Series 2013A
    5.00%               05/01/19       2,500,000       2,918,200  
Local Highway & Bridge Service Contract Bonds Series 2009
    4.00%               04/01/16       505,000       533,931  
Local Highway & Bridge Service Contract Bonds Series 2009
    5.00%               04/01/16       1,540,000       1,652,589  
Local Highway & Bridge Service Contract Bonds Series 2009
    4.00%               04/01/17       700,000       761,999  
New York State Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp
Asset-Backed RB Series 2013A
    5.00%               06/01/21  (b)     6,250,000       6,744,000  
New York State Urban Development Corp
State Personal Income Tax RB Series 2009A1
    5.00%               12/15/17       570,000       650,661  
Niagara Frontier Transportation Auth
Airport Refunding RB Series 2014B
    4.00%               04/01/16  (d)     500,000       527,700  
Airport Refunding RB Series 2014B
    5.00%               04/01/17  (d)     600,000       664,440  
Airport Refunding RB Series 2014B
    4.00%               04/01/18  (d)     450,000       494,883  
Airport Refunding RB Series 2014B
    5.00%               04/01/19  (d)     400,000       462,920  
North Syracuse CSD
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2012B
    4.00%               06/15/17       800,000       870,664  
Scarsdale UFSD
GO Refunding Bonds 2012
    5.00%               02/01/18       350,000       400,134  
GO Refunding Bonds 2012
    4.00%               02/01/19       260,000       293,231  
Westchester Cnty Local Development Corp
RB (Pace Univ) Series 2014A
    5.00%               05/01/34  (b)     2,550,000       2,704,607  
                                         
                                      82,630,108  
 
NORTH CAROLINA 1.7%
Durham Cnty
COP Series 2009A
    4.00%               06/01/18       1,610,000       1,798,096  
North Carolina Housing Finance Agency
Home Ownership RB Series 2009-2
    4.25%               01/01/28  (b)     1,330,000       1,399,665  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                                         
Issuer
              Face Amount
  Value
    Type of Security, Series   Rate       Maturity   ($)   ($)
North Carolina Medical Care Commission
Health Care Facilities Refunding RB (Blue Ridge) Series 2010A
    4.00%               01/01/15       915,000       924,727  
Health Care Facilities Refunding RB (WakeMed) Series 2012A
    5.00%               10/01/21       5,000,000       5,906,100  
Wake Cnty
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2009D
    4.00%               02/01/17       525,000       570,460  
                                         
                                      10,599,048  
 
OHIO 1.8%
Butler Cnty
Hospital Facilities RB (UC Health) Series 2010
    3.00%               11/01/14       585,000       587,141  
Hospital Facilities RB (UC Health) Series 2010
    3.00%               11/01/15       580,000       593,021  
Cleveland Heights-Univ Heights City SD
ULT GO Bonds Series 2014
    0.00%               12/01/23  (f)     250,000       194,125  
ULT GO Bonds Series 2014
    0.00%               12/01/24  (f)     400,000       298,532  
ULT GO Bonds Series 2014
    0.00%               12/01/25  (f)     550,000       392,320  
Columbus
ULT GO Bonds Series 2011A
    5.00%               07/01/18       2,000,000       2,321,460  
Hamilton Cnty
Hospital Facilities RB (UC Health) Series 2014
    5.00%               02/01/23       500,000       587,365  
Hospital Facilities RB (UC Health) Series 2014
    5.00%               02/01/24       500,000       588,490  
Hospital Facilities RB (UC Health) Series 2014
    5.00%               02/01/25  (b)     1,000,000       1,165,290  
Toledo
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2012
    3.00%               12/01/15       1,810,000       1,869,748  
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2012
    3.00%               12/01/16       240,000       252,523  
Univ of Toledo
General Receipts Bonds Series 2011B
    5.00%               06/01/18       1,100,000       1,256,871  
General Receipts Bonds Series 2011B
    5.00%               06/01/30  (b)     805,000       891,079  
Westerville
GO LT Bonds Series 2010
    4.00%               12/01/18       365,000       411,286  
                                         
                                      11,409,251  
 
OKLAHOMA 0.1%
Grady Cnty School Finance Auth
Educational Facilities Lease RB (Bridge Creek Public Schools) Series 2008
    5.00%               09/01/16  (e)     545,000       590,388  
 
OREGON 2.3%
Forest Grove
Campus Refunding RB (Pacific Univ) Series 2014A
    5.25%               05/01/34  (b)     1,625,000       1,828,190  
Campus Refunding RB (Pacific Univ) Series 2014A
    5.00%               05/01/40  (b)     950,000       1,038,094  
Gladstone SD No. 115
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2014
    0.00%               06/15/25  (a)(f)     1,900,000       1,369,045  
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2014
    0.00%               06/15/26  (a)(f)     2,490,000       1,718,274  
Jefferson Cnty SD No. 509J
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2013
    4.00%               06/15/20  (a)     1,475,000       1,673,181  
Lane Community College
GO Bonds Series 2012
    4.00%               06/15/20  (a)     2,395,000       2,732,479  
Oregon State Facilities Auth
Refunding RB (Legacy Health) Series 2011A
    5.25%               05/01/21       2,000,000       2,416,640  
Refunding RB (PeaceHealth) Series 2014A
    5.00%               11/15/25  (b)     1,045,000       1,243,916  
Pendleton SD No. 16R
GO Bonds Series 2014B
    0.00%               06/15/25  (a)(f)     915,000       689,562  
                                         
                                      14,709,381  
 
PENNSYLVANIA 3.5%
Allegheny Cnty Higher Education Building Auth
RB (Duquesne Univ) Series 2013A
    3.00%               03/01/15       360,000       365,188  
RB (Duquesne Univ) Series 2013A
    4.00%               03/01/16       600,000       632,160  
RB (Duquesne Univ) Series 2013A
    4.00%               03/01/17       500,000       541,245  
RB (Duquesne Univ) Series 2013A
    4.00%               03/01/20       1,455,000       1,624,406  
Pennsylvania
COP Series 2010A
    3.00%               04/01/18       245,000       261,248  
COP Series 2010A
    3.05%               10/01/18       1,530,000       1,640,053  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                                         
Issuer
              Face Amount
  Value
    Type of Security, Series   Rate       Maturity   ($)   ($)
COP Series 2010A
    3.30%               10/01/19       705,000       764,227  
COP Series 2010A
    3.50%               04/01/20       365,000       397,646  
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Auth
Unemployment Compensation RB Series 2012B
    5.00%               01/01/23  (b)     2,500,000       2,647,650  
Unemployment Compensation RB Series 2012B
    5.00%               07/01/23  (b)     1,900,000       1,975,259  
Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Auth
RB (Temple Univ) First Series 2012
    3.00%               04/01/15       660,000       670,949  
RB (Temple Univ) First Series 2012
    4.00%               04/01/16       250,000       264,178  
RB (Temple Univ) First Series 2012
    4.00%               04/01/17       410,000       444,489  
RB (Temple Univ) First Series 2012
    4.00%               04/01/18       95,000       104,757  
Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Coop Auth
Special Tax Refunding RB (Philadelphia) Series 2010
    5.00%               06/15/18       2,000,000       2,309,700  
Special Tax Refunding RB (Philadelphia) Series 2010
    5.00%               06/15/20       1,070,000       1,276,082  
Philadelphia
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2008A
    5.25%               12/15/19  (b)     2,105,000       2,432,580  
Pittsburgh
GO Bonds Series 2014
    5.00%               09/01/23       550,000       664,945  
GO Bonds Series 2014
    5.00%               09/01/31  (b)     1,320,000       1,519,003  
GO Bonds Series 2014
    5.00%               09/01/32  (b)     1,000,000       1,148,000  
                                         
                                      21,683,765  
 
SOUTH CAROLINA 0.7%
Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Auth
Refunding RB Series 2010B
    5.00%               03/01/22       95,000       115,725  
Refunding RB Series 2010B
    5.00%               03/01/23       495,000       609,192  
Charleston Educational Excellence Financing Corporation
Installment Purchase Refunding RB Series 2013B
    5.00%               12/01/22       1,050,000       1,281,283  
Installment Purchase Refunding RB Series 2013B
    5.00%               12/01/24  (b)     1,000,000       1,218,460  
South Carolina Educational Facilities Auth
Educational Facilities RB (Wofford College) Series 2007B
    2.00%               04/01/27  (b)     1,000,000       1,005,040  
                                         
                                      4,229,700  
 
SOUTH DAKOTA 0.2%
South Dakota Building Auth
RB Series 2011
    3.00%               06/01/15       620,000       633,652  
RB Series 2011
    3.00%               06/01/16       165,000       172,768  
RB Series 2011
    4.00%               06/01/21  (b)     55,000       60,182  
South Dakota Health & Educational Facilities Auth
RB (Sanford Health) Series 2009
    5.00%               11/01/17       100,000       112,713  
                                         
                                      979,315  
 
TENNESSEE 0.8%
Franklin Cnty Health & Educational Facilities Board
Educational Facilities Refunding and Improvement RB (Univ of the South) Series 2014
    3.00%               09/01/21  (d)     250,000       267,025  
Educational Facilities Refunding and Improvement RB (Univ of the South) Series 2014
    4.00%               09/01/25  (b)(d)     400,000       436,256  
Educational Facilities Refunding and Improvement RB (Univ of the South) Series 2014
    5.00%               09/01/28  (b)(d)     225,000       259,843  
Educational Facilities Refunding and Improvement RB (Univ of the South) Series 2014
    5.00%               09/01/29  (b)(d)     200,000       229,276  
Educational Facilities Refunding and Improvement RB (Univ of the South) Series 2014
    5.00%               09/01/30  (b)(d)     350,000       399,889  
Memphis
Electric System Sub Refunding RB Series 2010
    2.50%               12/01/14       70,000       70,440  
Electric System Sub Refunding RB Series 2010
    5.00%               12/01/14       900,000       911,403  
Refunding Bonds Series 2011
    5.00%               05/01/20       2,000,000       2,396,320  
Metro Government of Nashville & Davidson Cnty Health & Educational Facilities Board
RB (Belmont Univ) Series 2012
    4.00%               11/01/21       100,000       108,647  
                                         
                                      5,079,099  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                                         
Issuer
              Face Amount
  Value
    Type of Security, Series   Rate       Maturity   ($)   ($)
 
TEXAS 6.9%
Arlington ISD
ULT GO Bonds Series 2011A
    5.00%               02/15/36  (a)(b)(e)     3,650,000       4,183,265  
Burkburnett ISD
ULT Refunding Bonds Series 2012
    2.00%               02/15/18  (a)(b)     250,000       250,277  
Centerville ISD
ULT GO Bonds Series 2014
    5.00%               08/15/39  (a)(b)(d)     780,000       869,131  
ULT GO Bonds Series 2014
    5.00%               08/15/44  (a)(b)(d)     1,315,000       1,456,599  
Collin Cnty
LT & Refunding Bonds Series 2009A
    4.00%               02/15/19  (e)     695,000       787,866  
Dallas-Fort Worth
Airport Jt RB Series 2014C
    5.00%               11/01/22       250,000       300,702  
Airport Jt RB Series 2014C
    5.00%               11/01/23       250,000       302,605  
Airport Refunding RB Series 2012B
    5.00%               11/01/22  (b)     1,530,000       1,808,032  
Airport Refunding RB Series 2013D
    5.25%               11/01/25  (b)     650,000       780,286  
Denver City ISD
ULT Refunding Bonds Series 2012
    2.00%               02/15/16  (a)(b)     580,000       580,812  
ULT Refunding Bonds Series 2012
    2.00%               02/15/17  (a)(b)     1,000,000       1,001,220  
ULT Refunding Bonds Series 2012
    2.00%               02/15/18  (a)(b)     1,220,000       1,221,244  
ULT Refunding Bonds Series 2012
    2.00%               02/15/19  (a)(b)     1,775,000       1,776,313  
Falls City ISD
ULT GO Bonds Series 2014
    5.00%               08/15/30  (a)(b)     930,000       1,080,009  
ULT GO Bonds Series 2014
    5.00%               08/15/32  (a)(b)     1,500,000       1,698,660  
ULT GO Bonds Series 2014
    5.00%               08/15/34  (a)(b)     830,000       906,227  
Fort Bend Cnty
LT & Refunding Bonds Series 2009
    5.00%               03/01/17       100,000       111,224  
Fort Worth
Tax & Parking Revenue Bonds Series 2009
    4.45%               03/01/18  (c)     1,430,000       1,541,240  
Garland ISD
ULT Refunding Bonds Series 2012A
    3.00%               02/15/23  (a)(b)     1,525,000       1,528,248  
Gonzales ISD
ULT GO Bonds Series 2014
    5.00%               02/01/23  (a)     205,000       249,401  
Houston Community College System
LT Refunding Bonds Series 2011
    5.00%               02/15/17       500,000       555,260  
LT Refunding Bonds Series 2011
    5.00%               02/15/18       1,000,000       1,146,140  
Klein ISD
ULT Refunding Bonds Series 2009A
    4.00%               08/01/17       560,000       614,611  
Loop ISD
ULT GO Bonds Series 2012
    2.00%               02/15/18  (a)(b)     350,000       350,357  
Lubbock Health Facilities Development Corp
Refunding RB (St. Joseph Health) Series 2008B
    5.00%               07/01/20       1,750,000       2,041,620  
Midland ISD
ULT Refunding Bonds Series 2011
    5.00%               02/15/18  (a)     115,000       131,859  
ULT Refunding Bonds Series 2011
    4.00%               02/15/20  (a)     860,000       980,942  
ULT Refunding Bonds Series 2012
    4.00%               02/15/20  (a)     150,000       170,756  
North Texas Tollway Auth
System RB Series 2011A
    5.00%               09/01/21       500,000       605,410  
Plano
GO Refunding RB Series 2011
    5.00%               09/01/21       650,000       789,899  
Reagan Hospital District
LT & RB Series 2014A
    4.50%               02/01/24       1,065,000       1,139,656  
LT & RB Series 2014A
    5.00%               02/01/29  (b)     2,000,000       2,112,220  
Rockwall ISD
ULT Refunding Bonds Series 2012
    5.00%               02/15/20  (a)     185,000       220,733  
ULT Refunding Bonds Series 2012
    5.00%               02/15/22  (a)(b)     450,000       544,500  
San Antonio
Electric & Gas Systems Refunding RB Series 2009D
    5.00%               02/01/17       880,000       976,413  
Sienna Plantation Levee Improvement District
ULT Levee Improvement Refunding Bonds Series 2014
    4.00%               09/01/24  (b)     500,000       555,445  
Sunnyvale ISD
ULT GO Bonds Series 2011
    5.00%               02/15/19  (a)     195,000       228,554  
ULT GO Bonds Series 2011
    3.00%               02/15/20  (a)     110,000       119,323  
ULT GO Bonds Series 2011
    5.00%               02/15/22  (a)(b)     120,000       142,660  
Tarrant Cnty Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp
Hospital RB (Hendrick Medical Center) Series 2013
    3.00%               09/01/14       370,000       370,055  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                                         
Issuer
              Face Amount
  Value
    Type of Security, Series   Rate       Maturity   ($)   ($)
Hospital RB (Hendrick Medical Center) Series 2013
    4.00%               09/01/16       440,000       467,377  
Hospital RB (Hendrick Medical Center) Series 2013
    5.00%               09/01/21       1,200,000       1,384,188  
Tatum ISD
ULT GO Bonds Series 2012
    5.00%               02/15/23  (a)(b)     400,000       465,632  
Texas State Affordable Housing Corp
S/F Mortgage RB Series 2011B
    4.45%               09/01/28  (b)     645,000       686,532  
Tomball ISD
ULT GO Bonds Series 2011
    5.00%               02/15/21  (a)     150,000       181,009  
Travis Cnty
LT Refunding Bonds Series 2009
    5.00%               03/01/18       1,000,000       1,146,860  
Williamson Cnty
LT GO Refunding Bonds Series 2011
    5.00%               02/15/21       1,000,000       1,210,150  
Wink Loving ISD
ULT GO Bonds Series 2012
    3.00%               02/15/15  (a)     700,000       709,478  
ULT GO Bonds Series 2012
    3.00%               02/15/17  (a)     450,000       477,882  
                                         
                                      42,958,882  
 
UTAH 0.4%
Riverton
RB (IHC Health Services) Series 2009
    5.00%               08/15/15       950,000       993,576  
Salt Lake Cnty
Sales Tax Refunding RB Series 2010A
    3.00%               02/01/15       725,000       733,823  
Sales Tax Refunding RB Series 2010A
    3.00%               02/01/16       250,000       259,625  
West Valley City
Sales Tax Refunding RB Series 2013A
    2.00%               07/15/16       410,000       421,173  
                                         
                                      2,408,197  
 
VERMONT 0.6%
Vermont HFA
Mortgage RB Series 2011A
    4.50%               02/01/26  (b)     3,475,000       3,748,517  
 
VIRGINIA 1.3%
Chesterfield Cnty Economic Development Auth
Public Facility Refunding RB Series 2010A
    4.00%               01/01/19  (e)     455,000       508,804  
Henrico Cnty
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2010
    5.00%               07/15/17       500,000       564,165  
Metropolitan Washington Airports Auth
Airport System RB Series 2009B
    5.00%               10/01/18  (a)(e)     825,000       954,896  
Second Sr Lien Refunding RB (Dulles Metrorail) Series 2014A
    5.00%               10/01/53  (b)     3,000,000       3,151,230  
Prince William Cnty IDA
RB (George Mason Univ) Series 2011AA
    5.00%               09/01/17       345,000       383,457  
RB (George Mason Univ) Series 2011AA
    4.00%               09/01/20       275,000       303,322  
RB (George Mason Univ) Series 2011AA
    5.50%               09/01/34  (b)     220,000       254,263  
Richmond
GO Bonds Series 2009A
    4.00%               07/15/16       85,000       90,919  
Richmond Metropolitan Auth
Expressway Refunding & RB Series 1998
    5.25%               07/15/22  (g)     1,400,000       1,659,854  
Virginia Housing Development Auth
Homeownership Mortgage Bonds Series 2010A
    4.00%               03/01/20  (b)     175,000       194,063  
                                         
                                      8,064,973  
 
WASHINGTON 2.2%
Camas SD No. 117
ULT GO Refunding Bonds 2012
    5.00%               12/01/17  (a)     2,850,000       3,245,694  
Energy Northwest
Electric Refunding RB (Project No. 3) Series 2009A
    5.25%               07/01/18       1,000,000       1,167,270  
Naches Valley SD No. JT3
ULT GO Bonds Series 2014
    5.00%               12/01/22  (a)     650,000       787,592  
Ocosta SD No. 172
ULT GO Bonds 2013
    3.13%               12/01/20  (a)     65,000       70,012  
ULT GO Bonds 2013
    5.00%               12/01/23  (a)     390,000       475,987  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                                         
Issuer
              Face Amount
  Value
    Type of Security, Series   Rate       Maturity   ($)   ($)
Washington
GO Bonds Series 1990A
    6.75%               02/01/15       225,000       230,769  
Washington Health Care Facilities Auth
RB (Providence Health & Services) Series 2012A
    5.00%               10/01/22       1,800,000       2,148,750  
Washougal SD No. 112-6
ULT GO Refunding Bonds 2012
    5.00%               12/01/15  (a)     830,000       880,090  
ULT GO Refunding Bonds 2012
    5.00%               12/01/18  (a)     2,390,000       2,791,066  
Whidbey Island Public Hospital District
ULT GO Bonds 2013
    5.00%               12/01/19       745,000       857,547  
ULT GO Bonds 2013
    5.00%               12/01/20       720,000       833,652  
ULT GO Bonds 2013
    5.00%               12/01/22       510,000       590,876  
                                         
                                      14,079,305  
 
WISCONSIN 0.6%
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Auth
Health Facilities RB (UnityPoint Health) Series 2014A
    5.00%               12/01/21       1,125,000       1,331,201  
Health Facilities RB (UnityPoint Health) Series 2014A
    5.00%               12/01/24  (b)     1,000,000       1,198,100  
RB (Aurora Health Care) Series 2009B2
    5.13%               08/15/27  (b)     1,250,000       1,361,537  
RB (Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin) Series 2008B
    4.20%               08/15/18       150,000       168,428  
                                         
                                      4,059,266  
                                         
Total Fixed-Rate Obligations
(Cost $552,339,356)                             583,905,578  
                                 
                                         
                                         
 
 Variable-Rate Obligations 8.1% of net assets
 
CALIFORNIA 0.6%
California
GO Bonds Series 2013C
    0.60%               12/01/28  (b)     3,600,000       3,618,468  
 
COLORADO 0.1%
Colorado Health Facilities Auth
RB (Catholic Health Initiatives) Series 2006C7
    0.25%               03/01/16  (a)(b)(c)     700,000       700,000  
 
CONNECTICUT 2.0%
Connecticut
GO Bonds Series 2011A
    0.97%               05/15/18       5,275,000       5,368,104  
GO Bonds Series 2011C
    1.15%               05/15/19       5,000,000       5,117,500  
GO Bonds Series 2012A
    1.30%               04/15/20  (e)     1,000,000       1,026,390  
GO Bonds Series 2012D
    0.82%               09/15/18       1,000,000       1,011,430  
                                         
                                      12,523,424  
 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0.5%
District of Columbia
Income Tax Secured Refunding RB Series 2011E
    0.80%               12/01/17  (b)     3,240,000       3,249,590  
 
LOUISIANA 1.5%
Louisiana Public Facilities Auth
RB (Dynamic Fuels) Series 2008
    0.03%               10/01/33  (a)(b)     9,600,000       9,600,000  
 
MASSACHUSETTS 1.5%
Massachusetts
GO Bonds Consolidated Loan Series 2006A
    0.03%               03/01/26  (a)(b)     4,500,000       4,500,000  
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
RB (Boston Univ) Series U1
    0.63%               10/01/40  (b)     1,000,000       1,000,040  
RB (Boston Univ) Series U6E
    0.60%               10/01/42  (b)     4,000,000       4,008,480  
                                         
                                      9,508,520  
 
 
 
See financial notes 29


 

 
 Schwab Tax-Free Bond Fund
 

 
Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                                         
Issuer
              Face Amount
  Value
    Type of Security, Series   Rate       Maturity   ($)   ($)
 
NEW JERSEY 0.8%
New Jersey Economic Development Auth
School Facilities Construction Refunding Notes Series 2013I
    1.65%               03/01/28  (b)     5,000,000       5,080,550  
 
NEW YORK 0.4%
New York City
GO Bonds Fiscal 1993 Series E2
    0.04%               08/01/20  (a)(b)     2,500,000       2,500,000  
 
PENNSYLVANIA 0.5%
Geisinger Auth
Health System RB (Geisinger Health) Series 2011C
    0.03%               06/01/41  (a)(b)     2,800,000       2,800,000  
 
TEXAS 0.2%
Harris Cnty Health Facilities Development Corp
RB (Methodist Hospital) Series 2008A2
    0.04%               12/01/41  (b)     1,000,000       1,000,000  
                                         
Total Variable-Rate Obligations
(Cost $50,215,000)                             50,580,552  
                                 
 
End of Investments.
 
At 08/31/14, the tax basis cost of the fund’s investments was $602,558,176 and the unrealized appreciation and depreciation were $31,934,546 and ($6,592), respectively, with a net unrealized appreciation of $31,927,954.
 
(a) Credit-enhanced or liquidity-enhanced.
(b) The effective maturity may be shorter than the final maturity shown because the security is subject to a put, demand or call feature.
(c) Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registrations, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the period end, the value of these amounted to $2,241,240 or 0.4% of net assets.
(d) Security or a portion of the security purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis.
(e) All or a portion of this security is designated as collateral for delayed-delivery securities.
(f) Zero coupon bond.
(g) Refunded bond.
 
     
CCD —
  Community college district
COP —
  Certificate of participation
CSD —
  Central school district
GO —
  General obligation
HFA —
  Housing finance agency/authority
IDA —
  Industrial development agency/authority
ISD —
  Independent school district
LT —
  Limited Tax
M/F —
  Multi-family
RB —
  Revenue bond
SD —
  School district
S/F —
  Single-family
UFSD —
  Union free school district
UHSD —
  Union high school district
ULT —
  Unlimited Tax
USD —
  Unified school district
 
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the fund’s investments as of August 31, 2014 (see financial note 2(a) for additional information):
 
                                 
    Quoted Prices in
      Significant
   
    Active Markets for
  Other Significant
  Unobservable
   
    Identical Assets
  Observable Inputs
  Inputs
   
Description
 
(Level 1)
 
(Level 2)
 
(Level 3)
 
Total
 
Fixed-Rate Obligations1
    $—       $583,905,578       $—       $583,905,578  
Variable-Rate Obligations1
          50,580,552             50,580,552  
                                 
Total
    $—       $634,486,130       $—       $634,486,130  
                                 
 
     
1
  As categorized in Portfolio Holdings.
 
The fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 as of the beginning of the fiscal year. There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 for the period ended August 31, 2014.
 
 
 
See financial notes 31


 

 
 Schwab Tax-Free Bond Fund
 

Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
As of August 31, 2014
 
             
 
Assets
Investments, at value (cost $602,554,356)
        $634,486,130  
Cash
        1,785,649  
Receivables:
           
Investments sold
        1,456,143  
Interest
        5,768,127  
Fund shares sold
        766,172  
Prepaid expenses
  +     5,172  
   
Total assets
        644,267,393  
 
Liabilities
Payables:
           
Investments bought - Delayed delivery
        16,097,814  
Investment adviser and administrator fees
        17,673  
Shareholder service fees
        24,872  
Distributions to shareholders
        464,330  
Fund shares redeemed
        376,631  
Accrued expenses
  +     65,657  
   
Total liabilities
        17,046,977  
 
Net Assets
Total assets
        644,267,393  
Total liabilities
      17,046,977  
   
Net assets
        $627,220,416  
 
Net Assets by Source
Capital received from investors
        594,200,276  
Net investment income not yet distributed
        47,752  
Net realized capital gains
        1,040,614  
Net unrealized capital appreciation
        31,931,774  
 
Net Asset Value (NAV)
 
                         
        Shares
             
Net Assets   ÷   Outstanding   =   NAV      
$627,220,416
      52,381,602         $11.97      
 
 
 
32 See financial notes


 

 
 Schwab Tax-Free Bond Fund
 

Statement of
Operations
For the period September 1, 2013 through August 31, 2014
 
             
 
Investment Income
Interest
        $17,038,440  
 
Expenses
Investment adviser and administrator fees
        1,722,320  
Shareholder service fees
        1,426,376  
Portfolio accounting fees
        103,460  
Professional fees
        57,957  
Shareholder reports
        56,133  
Registration fees
        40,410  
Transfer agent fees
        35,435  
Custodian fees
        17,416  
Independent trustees’ fees
        11,774  
Interest expense
        139  
Other expenses
  +     15,435  
   
Total expenses
        3,486,855  
Expense reduction by CSIM and its affiliates
      541,549  
   
Net expenses
      2,945,306  
   
Net investment income
        14,093,134  
 
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses)
Net realized gains on investments
        2,577,857  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
  +     29,009,632  
   
Net realized and unrealized gains
        31,587,489  
             
Increase in net assets resulting from operations
        $45,680,623  
 
 
 
See financial notes 33


 

 
 Schwab Tax-Free Bond Fund
 

Statement of
Changes in Net Assets
For the current and prior report periods
 
                     
 
Operations
                     
9/1/13-8/31/14     9/1/12-8/31/13  
Net investment income
        $14,093,134       $15,806,790  
Net realized gains
        2,577,857       340,988  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  +     29,009,632       (33,722,901 )
   
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations
        45,680,623       (17,575,123 )
 
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions from net investment income
        (14,100,227 )     (15,796,789 )
Distributions from net realized gains
  +           (9,852,011 )
   
Total distributions
        ($14,100,227 )     ($25,648,800 )
 
Transactions in Fund Shares
                                     
        9/1/13-8/31/14     9/1/12-8/31/13  
          SHARES       VALUE       SHARES       VALUE  
Shares sold
        13,575,225       $158,724,584       22,294,858       $266,874,048  
Shares reinvested
        724,546       8,491,616       1,375,164       16,434,059  
Shares redeemed
  +     (14,910,782 )     (173,514,019 )     (27,150,629 )     (321,651,789 )
   
Net transactions in fund shares
        (611,011 )     ($6,297,819 )     (3,480,607 )     ($38,343,682 )
 
Shares Outstanding and Net Assets
        9/1/13-8/31/14     9/1/12-8/31/13  
          SHARES       NET ASSETS       SHARES       NET ASSETS  
Beginning of period
        52,992,613       $601,937,839       56,473,220       $683,505,444  
Total increase (decrease)
  +     (611,011 )     25,282,577       (3,480,607 )     (81,567,605 )
   
End of period
        52,381,602       $627,220,416       52,992,613       $601,937,839  
   
                                     
Net investment income not yet distributed
                $47,752               $47,752  
 
 
 
34 See financial notes


 

Schwab California Tax-Free Bond Fund™
 
 
Financial Statements
 
Financial Highlights
 
                                             
    9/1/13–
  9/1/12–
  9/1/11–
  9/1/10–
  9/1/09–
   
    8/31/14   8/31/13   8/31/12   8/31/11   8/31/10    
 
 
Per-Share Data ($)
Net asset value at beginning of period
    11.49       12.31       11.77       11.94       11.30      
   
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                           
Net investment income (loss)
    0.29       0.30       0.34       0.36       0.35      
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
    0.70       (0.59 )     0.56       (0.07 )     0.64      
   
Total from investment operations
    0.99       (0.29 )     0.90       0.29       0.99      
Less distributions:
                                           
Distributions from net investment income
    (0.29 )     (0.30 )     (0.34 )     (0.36 )     (0.35 )    
Distributions from net realized gains
          (0.23 )     (0.02 )     (0.10 )          
   
Total distributions
    (0.29 )     (0.53 )     (0.36 )     (0.46 )     (0.35 )    
   
Net asset value at end of period
    12.19       11.49       12.31       11.77       11.94      
   
Total return (%)
    8.74       (2.49 )     7.75       2.55       8.89      
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%)
Ratios to average net assets:
                                           
Net operating expenses
    0.49       0.49       0.49       0.49       0.49      
Gross operating expenses
    0.60       0.59       0.59       0.59       0.59      
Net investment income (loss)
    2.47       2.46       2.84       3.12       2.99      
Portfolio turnover rate
    107       118       101       68       88      
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000,000)
    426       395       434       379       446      
 
 
 
See financial notes 35


 

 
 Schwab California Tax-Free Bond Fund
 

 
Portfolio Holdings as of August 31, 2014
 
 
This section shows all the securities in the fund’s portfolio and their values as of the report date.
 
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be viewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. The schedule of portfolio holdings filed on a fund’s most recent Form N-Q is also available by visiting the fund’s website at www.schwabfunds.com/prospectus.
 
For fixed rate obligations, the rate shown is the interest rate (the rate established when the obligation was issued). For variable-rate obligations, the rate shown is the rate as of the report date. The maturity date shown for all the securities is the final legal maturity.
 
                         
        Cost
  Value
Holdings by Category   ($)   ($)
 
  93 .0%   Fixed-Rate Obligations     371,938,447       395,819,184  
  6 .4%   Variable-Rate Obligations     26,986,855       27,079,314  
 
 
  99 .4%   Total Investments     398,925,302       422,898,498  
  0 .6%   Other Assets and Liabilities, Net             2,706,053  
 
 
  100 .0%   Net Assets             425,604,551  
 
                                         
Issuer
              Face Amount
  Value
    Type of Security, Series   Rate       Maturity   ($)   ($)
 
 Fixed-Rate Obligations 93.0% of net assets
 
CALIFORNIA 93.0%
ABAG Finance Auth
RB (Casa de las Campanas) Series 2010
    5.13%               09/01/20  (a)     3,500,000       3,952,725  
RB (Sharp HealthCare) Series 2012A
    5.00%               08/01/28  (b)     235,000       265,061  
Refunding RB (Episcopal Sr Communities) Series 2012B
    3.00%               07/01/15       410,000       417,282  
Refunding RB (Episcopal Sr Communities) Series 2012B
    3.00%               07/01/16       815,000       842,050  
Refunding RB (Episcopal Sr Communities) Series 2012B
    4.00%               07/01/17       1,580,000       1,680,725  
Refunding RB (Episcopal Sr Communities) Series 2012B
    5.00%               07/01/20       530,000       589,826  
Refunding RB (Eskaton Properties) Series 2013
    3.00%               11/15/15       1,175,000       1,203,458  
Alameda Cnty Jt Powers Auth
Lease RB Series 2013A
    5.25%               12/01/25  (b)     720,000       880,171  
Lease RB Series 2013A
    5.25%               12/01/26  (b)     775,000       936,208  
Alameda Cnty Transportation Commission
LT Sales RB Series 2014
    5.00%               03/01/20       800,000       962,936  
LT Sales RB Series 2014
    5.00%               03/01/21       500,000       610,710  
Alameda Corridor Transportation Auth
Sr Lien Refunding RB Series 2013A
    5.00%               10/01/20       450,000       538,056  
Alhambra USD
Refunding GO Bonds Series 2012A
    5.00%               08/01/22       435,000       527,037  
Refunding GO Bonds Series 2012A
    5.00%               08/01/24  (b)     675,000       800,206  
Anaheim Public Financing Auth
Electric System RB Series 2011A
    5.00%               10/01/25  (b)     2,000,000       2,320,080  
Lease Refunding RB Series 2008
    4.50%               08/01/17       115,000       127,411  
Bay Area Toll Auth
Toll Bridge RB Series 2012F1
    4.00%               04/01/18       600,000       672,786  
Berkeley Joint Powers Financing Auth
Refunding Lease RB Series 2012
    4.00%               10/01/16       750,000       805,043  
Beverly Hills Public Finance Auth
Lease RB Series 2010A
    4.00%               06/01/16       100,000       106,589  
Beverly Hills USD
GO Bonds Series 2009
    0.00%               08/01/26  (c)     2,830,000       2,019,403  
Bret Harte UHSD
GO BAN 2012
    3.00%               03/15/15       2,500,000       2,534,000  
California
Economic Recovery Refunding Bonds Series 2009A
    5.00%               07/01/20  (b)     5,000,000       5,941,050  
GO Bonds
    4.00%               09/01/17       1,245,000       1,372,650  
GO Bonds
    5.00%               09/01/18       3,000,000       3,497,580  
GO Bonds
    5.00%               11/01/18       1,000,000       1,170,840  
GO Bonds
    5.50%               04/01/19       900,000       1,082,781  
GO Bonds
    5.00%               11/01/19       2,425,000       2,902,046  
GO Bonds
    5.00%               09/01/20       2,560,000       3,099,136  
GO Bonds
    5.00%               11/01/24  (b)     750,000       893,212  
GO Bonds
    5.00%               12/01/24  (b)     2,990,000       3,662,481  
 
 
 
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 Schwab California Tax-Free Bond Fund
 

 
Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                                         
Issuer
              Face Amount
  Value
    Type of Security, Series   Rate       Maturity   ($)   ($)
GO Bonds
    5.00%               09/01/25  (b)     3,535,000       4,278,022  
GO Bonds
    5.00%               11/01/25  (b)     495,000       584,625  
GO Bonds
    4.00%               12/01/26  (b)     1,000,000       1,063,760  
GO Bonds
    6.50%               04/01/33  (b)     1,425,000       1,742,989  
GO Bonds
    6.00%               11/01/35  (b)     4,190,000       5,098,057  
GO Bonds
    5.00%               09/01/36  (b)     2,635,000       2,974,572  
GO Bonds Series 2000
    5.63%               05/01/18  (b)     25,000       25,115  
GO Refunding Bonds
    5.00%               09/01/21       1,355,000       1,654,292  
GO Refunding Bonds
    5.25%               10/01/32  (b)     2,965,000       3,436,287  
California Dept of Water Resources
Power Supply RB Series 2008H
    4.50%               05/01/17       1,550,000       1,717,074  
Power Supply RB Series 2010M
    4.00%               05/01/19       750,000       856,823  
Water System RB (Central Valley) Series AI
    5.00%               12/01/16       2,000,000       2,213,280  
California Educational Facilities Auth
RB (Pomona College) Series 2011
    4.00%               01/01/15       280,000       283,760  
RB (Pomona College) Series 2011
    4.00%               01/01/16       400,000       420,616  
RB (Pomona College) Series 2011
    4.00%               01/01/17       200,000       217,258  
RB (Univ of Southern California) Series 2009C
    5.25%               10/01/24       2,000,000       2,591,140  
Refunding RB (Univ of San Diego) Series 2011
    4.50%               10/01/17       1,230,000       1,349,359  
Refunding RB (Univ of San Diego) Series 2011
    5.00%               10/01/18       680,000       785,441  
Refunding RB (Univ of San Diego) Series 2011
    5.00%               10/01/21       500,000       593,765  
California Health Facilities Financing Auth
Insured RB Series 2011A
    5.25%               02/01/20  (a)     145,000       169,646  
RB (City of Hope) Series 2012A
    5.00%               11/15/21       500,000       602,820  
RB (Memorial Health Services) Series 2012A
    4.00%               10/01/17       750,000       828,038  
RB (NCROC Paradise Valley Estates) Series 2005
    4.63%               12/01/15  (a)     150,000       157,517  
RB (NCROC Paradise Valley Estates) Series 2005
    5.00%               12/01/18  (a)     125,000       145,030  
RB (Providence Health & Services) Series 2014A
    5.00%               10/01/21       700,000       846,237  
RB (Rady Children’s Hospital) Series 2011
    5.50%               08/15/26  (b)     3,285,000       3,871,734  
RB (Scripps Health) Series 2008A
    5.00%               10/01/16       2,735,000       3,000,350  
RB (St. Joseph Health) Series 2009C
    5.00%               07/01/34  (b)     3,000,000       3,019,050  
RB (St. Joseph Health) Series 2013C
    5.00%               07/01/43  (b)     2,000,000       2,378,540  
Refunding RB (Marshall Medical Center) Series 2012A
    4.00%               11/01/16  (a)     1,330,000       1,428,114  
Refunding RB (NCROC - Paradise Valley Estates) Series 2013
    3.00%               01/01/15  (a)     500,000       504,945  
California HFA
M/F Housing RB III Series 2014A
    0.85%               08/01/16       1,000,000       1,001,410  
California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank
RB (California ISO) Series 2009A
    5.25%               02/01/21  (b)(d)     1,925,000       1,966,869  
RB (Sanford Consortium) Series 2010A
    4.00%               05/15/17       215,000       234,571  
RB (Sanford Consortium) Series 2010A
    4.00%               05/15/18       775,000       863,877  
RB (Sanford Consortium) Series 2010A
    5.00%               05/15/20       245,000       293,353  
RB (USC) Series 2010
    5.00%               12/01/19       470,000       564,136  
RB (USC) Series 2010
    3.25%               12/01/21  (b)     750,000       823,253  
RB (USC) Series 2010
    5.00%               12/01/23  (b)     720,000       856,562  
Refunding RB (Cal ISO Corp) Series 2013
    5.00%               02/01/30  (b)     1,300,000       1,467,947  
California Public Works Board
Lease RB (Univ of California) Series 2011G
    5.25%               12/01/26  (b)(d)     1,000,000       1,245,950  
Lease RB Series 1993E
    5.50%               06/01/15       125,000       128,640  
Lease RB Series 2011C
    5.75%               10/01/31  (b)     1,000,000       1,208,100  
Lease RB Series 2011D
    5.00%               12/01/22  (b)     1,000,000       1,199,830  
Lease RB Series 2012A
    5.00%               04/01/23  (b)     2,050,000       2,462,255  
Lease RB Series 2012G
    4.00%               11/01/16       885,000       954,862  
Lease RB Series 2013F
    4.00%               09/01/16       500,000       536,735  
Lease RB Series 2013F
    3.00%               09/01/17       750,000       803,025  
Lease RB Series 2013G
    5.00%               09/01/16       500,000       546,615  
Lease RB Series 2013G
    5.00%               09/01/17       600,000       678,288  
Lease RB Series 2013I
    5.00%               11/01/19       1,250,000       1,487,812  
Lease RB Series 2013I
    5.00%               11/01/20       1,335,000       1,615,096  
Lease RB Series 2014B
    5.00%               10/01/23       1,700,000       2,096,066  
Lease RB Series 2014B
    5.00%               10/01/24       1,000,000       1,237,530  
Lease Refunding RB Series 2012C
    5.00%               06/01/18       1,500,000       1,730,685  
California Statewide Communities Development Auth
Health Facility RB (Monterey Peninsula Community Hospital) Series 2011A
    6.00%               06/01/33  (b)     1,000,000       1,170,830  
RB (Cottage Health) Series 2010
    5.00%               11/01/17       325,000       366,317  
RB (Cottage Health) Series 2010
    5.00%               11/01/18       350,000       402,105  
RB (Kaiser Permanente) Series 2009A
    4.63%               04/01/19       100,000       115,007  
 
 
 
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 Schwab California Tax-Free Bond Fund
 

 
Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                                         
Issuer
              Face Amount
  Value
    Type of Security, Series   Rate       Maturity   ($)   ($)
RB (St. Joseph Health) Series 2000
    4.50%               07/01/18       3,190,000       3,428,006  
RB (Sutter Health) Series 2011A
    6.00%               08/15/42  (b)     875,000       1,054,646  
RB (The Redwoods) Series 2013
    3.00%               11/15/16  (a)     200,000       210,040  
RB (The Redwoods) Series 2013
    3.00%               11/15/17  (a)     325,000       343,268  
RB (The Redwoods) Series 2013
    4.00%               11/15/19  (a)     150,000       164,229  
RB (The Redwoods) Series 2013
    4.00%               11/15/20  (a)     125,000       136,778  
RB (The Redwoods) Series 2013
    5.00%               11/15/22  (a)     435,000       503,325  
RB (The Redwoods) Series 2013
    5.00%               11/15/23  (a)     200,000       232,566  
Refunding RB (Episcopal Communities & Services) Series 2012
    5.00%               05/15/21       300,000       343,365  
Refunding RB (Episcopal Communities & Services) Series 2012
    5.00%               05/15/24  (b)     440,000       492,259  
Sr Living Health Facility RB (LA Jewish Home for the Aging) Series 2014C
    2.50%               08/01/20  (a)(b)     3,500,000       3,594,570  
Sr Living RB (Southern California Presbyterian Homes) Series 2009
    5.25%               11/15/14       235,000       236,645  
Centinela Valley UHSD
GO Bonds Series 2013B
    6.00%               08/01/36  (b)     1,400,000       1,716,148  
Centralia SD
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2012
    4.00%               08/01/21       100,000       113,093  
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2012
    4.00%               08/01/24  (b)     75,000       86,081  
Cerritos CCD
GO Bonds Series 2012D
    0.00%               08/01/26  (c)     515,000       341,697  
Citrus Heights Water District
Revenue Refunding COP Series 2010
    4.00%               10/01/20       120,000       129,982  
Clovis
Wastewater Refunding RB Series 2013
    5.00%               08/01/22       515,000       616,857  
Compton CCD
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2014
    5.00%               07/01/24       1,000,000       1,191,360  
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2014
    5.00%               07/01/28  (b)     3,695,000       4,237,315  
Contra Costa CCD
GO Bonds Series 2014A
    3.00%               08/01/23       800,000       866,320  
GO Bonds Series 2014A
    3.00%               08/01/24       1,370,000       1,470,051  
GO Bonds Series 2014A
    4.00%               08/01/25  (b)     325,000       371,462  
GO Bonds Series 2014A
    4.00%               08/01/26  (b)     350,000       392,609  
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2011
    5.00%               08/01/22  (b)     975,000       1,183,923  
Contra Costa Transportation Auth
Sales Tax RB Series 2012B
    5.00%               03/01/24  (b)     1,500,000       1,792,080  
Sales Tax RB Series 2012B
    5.00%               03/01/25  (b)     500,000       596,190  
Cotati-Rohnert Park USD
GO Refunding Bonds 2013
    4.00%               08/01/15       775,000       800,947  
Cupertino Union SD
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2011A
    5.00%               08/01/23  (b)     190,000       229,976  
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2011A
    5.00%               08/01/24  (b)     350,000       420,861  
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2011A
    5.00%               08/01/26  (b)     50,000       59,223  
El Camino CCD
GO Bonds Series 2012C
    0.00%               08/01/22  (c)     1,680,000       1,402,078  
El Dorado Irrigation District
Refunding RB Series 2014A
    4.00%               03/01/17       750,000       815,063  
Refunding RB Series 2014A
    5.00%               03/01/18       1,000,000       1,145,250  
Refunding RB Series 2014A
    5.00%               03/01/19       750,000       878,805  
Refunding RB Series 2014A
    5.00%               03/01/34  (b)     800,000       907,744  
Emery USD
GO Bonds Series 2011A
    6.50%               08/01/31  (b)     2,500,000       3,063,350  
Emeryville Successor RDA
Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds Series 2014A
    5.00%               09/01/19       1,000,000       1,180,390  
Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds Series 2014A
    5.00%               09/01/22       2,000,000       2,423,400  
Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds Series 2014A
    5.00%               09/01/26  (b)     2,000,000       2,383,220  
Evergreen Elementary SD
GO Bonds Series 2009B
    0.00%               08/01/27  (c)     3,255,000       2,091,240  
Franklin-McKinley SD
GO Bonds Series C
    0.00%               08/01/40  (b)(c)     1,000,000       234,530  
GO Bonds Series D
    5.25%               08/01/37  (b)     1,500,000       1,715,025  
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2014
    4.00%               08/01/21       500,000       570,155  
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2014
    5.00%               08/01/22       800,000       969,912  
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2014
    5.00%               08/01/23       900,000       1,098,783  
Fresno
Airport Refunding RB Series 2013A
    4.00%               07/01/20       300,000       329,868  
Airport Refunding RB Series 2013A
    5.00%               07/01/22       350,000       408,814  
 
 
 
38 See financial notes


 

 
 Schwab California Tax-Free Bond Fund
 

 
Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                                         
Issuer
              Face Amount
  Value
    Type of Security, Series   Rate       Maturity   ($)   ($)
Garden Grove USD
GO Bonds Series C
    5.00%               08/01/26  (b)     750,000       899,767  
GO Bonds Series C
    5.00%               08/01/27  (b)     520,000       618,758  
GO Bonds Series C
    5.00%               08/01/28  (b)     400,000       472,680  
Glendale Successor Redevelopment Agency
Sub Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds Series 2013
    4.00%               12/01/19       900,000       1,017,072  
Sub Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds Series 2013
    5.00%               12/01/21       1,250,000       1,500,012  
Golden West Schools Financing Auth
GO RB (Rowland USD) Series 2005
    5.25%               09/01/24       1,675,000       2,093,130  
Goleta Water District
Refunding Revenue COP Series 2014A
    5.00%               12/01/19       250,000       296,368  
Refunding Revenue COP Series 2014A
    5.00%               12/01/21       340,000       407,245  
Refunding Revenue COP Series 2014A
    5.00%               12/01/22       375,000       451,605  
Refunding Revenue COP Series 2014A
    5.00%               12/01/23       500,000       606,030  
Refunding Revenue COP Series 2014A
    5.00%               12/01/24  (b)     1,000,000       1,199,130  
Healdsburg Redevelopment Agency
Tax Allocation Bonds (Sotoyome) Series 2010
    5.25%               08/01/30  (b)     1,000,000       1,150,780  
Imperial Irrigation District
Electric System Refunding RB Series 2011C
    5.00%               11/01/14       200,000       201,696  
Electric System Refunding RB Series 2011C
    5.00%               11/01/15       365,000       385,717  
Electric System Refunding RB Series 2011C
    5.00%               11/01/18       425,000       494,564  
Electric System Refunding RB Series 2011D
    5.00%               11/01/19       720,000       852,466  
Electric System Refunding RB Series 2011D
    5.00%               11/01/20       750,000       897,142  
Inglewood USD
GO Bonds Series A
    5.00%               08/01/15       1,880,000       1,961,517  
GO Bonds Series A
    5.00%               08/01/16       150,000       162,885  
GO Bonds Series A
    5.00%               08/01/17       205,000       226,937  
GO Bonds Series A
    5.00%               08/01/18       90,000       103,486  
GO Bonds Series A
    6.25%               08/01/37  (b)     2,250,000       2,723,490  
Jurupa Public Finance Auth
Special Tax RB Series 2014A
    5.00%               09/01/19       475,000       550,430  
Special Tax RB Series 2014A
    5.00%               09/01/20       550,000       643,770  
Kern Cnty
Refunding COP 2011 Series A
    5.00%               11/01/17       1,460,000       1,627,374  
Refunding COP 2011 Series A
    5.00%               11/01/18       1,235,000       1,404,738  
Lee Lake Public Financing Auth
Sr Lien Special Tax Refunding RB Series 2013A
    3.00%               09/01/14       1,165,000       1,165,151  
Lodi Public Financing Auth
Wastewater Refunding RB Series 2012A
    4.00%               10/01/16       300,000       321,660  
Wastewater Refunding RB Series 2012A
    4.00%               10/01/19       450,000       502,101  
Wastewater Refunding RB Series 2012A
    4.00%               10/01/20       450,000       500,387  
Wastewater Refunding RB Series 2012A
    4.00%               10/01/21       725,000       802,430  
Long Beach CCD
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2014E
    5.00%               05/01/27  (b)     1,000,000       1,219,440  
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2014E
    5.00%               05/01/28  (b)     1,000,000       1,206,810  
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2014E
    5.00%               05/01/29  (b)     1,000,000       1,195,000  
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2014E
    5.00%               05/01/30  (b)     1,000,000       1,185,260  
Los Angeles
Judgment Obligation Bonds Series 2010A
    5.00%               06/01/20       5,150,000       6,071,489  
Wastewater System Sub Refunding RB Series 2012B
    4.00%               06/01/18       150,000       168,344  
Wastewater System Sub Refunding RB Series 2012B
    5.00%               06/01/20       500,000       604,655  
Wastewater System Sub Refunding RB Series 2012B
    4.00%               06/01/22       440,000       512,371  
Los Angeles CCD
GO Bonds Series 2009A
    6.00%               08/01/33  (b)     1,545,000       1,857,816  
Los Angeles Cnty Metropolitan Transportation Auth
Sr Refunding RB Series 2014A
    5.00%               07/01/30  (b)     2,645,000       3,130,701  
Los Angeles Cnty Redevelopment Refunding Auth
Tax Allocation Refunding RB (South Gate Redevelopment Project No.1) Series 2014A
    4.00%               09/01/17       1,710,000       1,880,658  
Tax Allocation Refunding RB (South Gate Redevelopment Project No.1) Series 2014A
    4.00%               09/01/18       830,000       929,301  
Tax Allocation Refunding RB (South Gate Redevelopment Project No.1) Series 2014A
    5.00%               09/01/20       1,000,000       1,193,600  
Tax Allocation Refunding RB (South Gate Redevelopment Project No.1) Series 2014A
    5.00%               09/01/24       1,390,000       1,697,982  
 
 
 
See financial notes 39


 

 
 Schwab California Tax-Free Bond Fund
 

 
Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                                         
Issuer
              Face Amount
  Value
    Type of Security, Series   Rate       Maturity   ($)   ($)
Los Angeles Cnty Regional Financing Auth
Insured RB (MonteCedro) Series 2014B1
    3.00%               11/15/21  (a)(b)     750,000       762,968  
Insured RB (MonteCedro) Series 2014B3
    2.50%               11/15/20  (a)(b)     750,000       764,550  
Los Angeles Community Facilities District #4
Special Tax Refunding Bonds (Playa Vista Phase 1) Series 2014
    5.00%               09/01/22       750,000       894,367  
Special Tax Refunding Bonds (Playa Vista Phase 1) Series 2014
    5.00%               09/01/23       1,000,000       1,193,800  
Special Tax Refunding Bonds (Playa Vista Phase 1) Series 2014
    5.00%               09/01/24       1,250,000       1,494,725  
Los Angeles Dept of Airports
Airport Sub RB Series 2010B
    5.00%               05/15/21  (b)     30,000       35,240  
Los Angeles Dept of Water & Power
Power System RB Series 2011A
    4.00%               07/01/16       515,000       551,050  
Power System RB Series 2011A
    5.00%               07/01/18       3,380,000       3,937,227  
Power System RB Series 2012A
    5.00%               07/01/29  (b)     675,000       786,848  
Power System RB Series 2014B
    5.00%               07/01/23       480,000       598,555  
Power System RB Series 2014B
    5.00%               07/01/24  (b)     600,000       748,290  
Power System RB Series 2014B
    5.00%               07/01/32  (b)     2,565,000       3,015,440  
Los Angeles Harbor Dept
Refunding RB Series 2011B
    5.00%               08/01/24  (b)     1,000,000       1,215,490  
Los Angeles USD
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2014D
    5.00%               07/01/19       2,500,000       2,964,025  
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2014D
    5.00%               07/01/21       2,500,000       3,050,400  
Refunding COP Series 2012A
    5.00%               10/01/20       2,150,000       2,566,240  
Refunding COP Series 2012A
    5.00%               10/01/22       2,800,000       3,387,804  
Los Gatos
COP 2010
    5.00%               08/01/21  (b)     500,000       570,170  
M-S-R Public Power Agency
Sub Lien RB Series 2008L
    5.00%               07/01/16       180,000       194,963  
Sub Lien RB Series 2008L
    5.00%               07/01/17       855,000       958,284  
Malibu
COP Series 2009A
    4.00%               07/01/17       100,000       108,507  
COP Series 2009A
    4.00%               07/01/18       75,000       82,632  
COP Series 2009A
    5.00%               07/01/20  (b)     75,000       85,886  
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
RB Series 2011
    6.00%               09/01/41  (b)     3,000,000       3,556,410  
Refunding Promissory Notes 2012
    5.00%               09/01/26  (b)     1,205,000       1,417,393  
Modesto Irrigation District
Electric System Refunding RB Series 2011A
    5.00%               07/01/15       945,000       984,189  
Electric System Refunding RB Series 2012A
    5.00%               07/01/16       200,000       217,786  
Electric System Refunding RB Series 2012A
    5.00%               07/01/17       100,000       112,835  
Electric System Refunding RB Series 2012A
    5.00%               07/01/19       200,000       237,226  
Moraga
COP 2013
    4.00%               04/01/18       120,000       131,969  
COP 2013
    4.00%               04/01/25  (b)     145,000       166,609  
COP 2013
    5.00%               04/01/26  (b)     360,000       437,947  
COP 2013
    5.00%               04/01/27  (b)     430,000       516,116  
Moreno Valley Public Financing Auth
Lease Refunding RB Series 2013
    5.00%               11/01/18       1,100,000       1,269,477  
Lease Refunding RB Series 2013
    5.00%               11/01/22       810,000       975,621  
Mountain View Shoreline Regional Park Community
RB Series 2011A
    5.00%               08/01/19       420,000       487,826  
RB Series 2011A
    5.00%               08/01/20       200,000       233,896  
RB Series 2011A
    5.00%               08/01/21       550,000       648,054  
RB Series 2011A
    5.75%               08/01/40  (b)     700,000       788,046  
Novato Successor Redevelopment Agency
Tax Allocation Bonds (Hamilton Field) Series 2011
    6.75%               09/01/40  (b)     1,000,000       1,160,610  
Oakland
Sewer Refunding RB Series 2014A
    4.00%               06/15/17       650,000       713,141  
Sewer Refunding RB Series 2014A
    5.00%               06/15/18       600,000       696,348  
Sewer Refunding RB Series 2014A
    5.00%               06/15/27  (b)     1,000,000       1,206,440  
Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency
Sub Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds (Central District) Series 2013
    5.00%               09/01/15       2,000,000       2,091,560  
Sub Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds (Central District) Series 2013
    5.00%               09/01/19       3,050,000       3,566,822  
Sub Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds (Central District) Series 2013
    5.00%               09/01/20       2,000,000       2,350,880  
Palo Alto
Limited Obligation Refunding Bonds Series 2012
    5.00%               09/02/27  (b)     440,000       488,497  
Limited Obligation Refunding Bonds Series 2012
    5.00%               09/02/30  (b)     240,000       261,713  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                                         
Issuer
              Face Amount
  Value
    Type of Security, Series   Rate       Maturity   ($)   ($)
Pomona
S/F Mortgage Refunding RB Series 1990B
    7.50%               08/01/23  (d)     785,000       1,006,174  
Rancho Cucamonga Successor RDA
Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds Series 2014
    4.00%               09/01/17       920,000       1,011,328  
Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds Series 2014
    5.00%               09/01/18       750,000       869,243  
Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds Series 2014
    5.00%               09/01/19       1,370,000       1,618,833  
Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds Series 2014
    5.00%               09/01/20       1,175,000       1,405,699  
Riverside Cnty Transportation Commission
Limited Sales Tax RB Series 2013A
    5.00%               06/01/18       800,000       928,784  
Limited Sales Tax RB Series 2013A
    5.25%               06/01/24  (b)     710,000       888,643  
Roseville
Special Tax Refunding RB Series 2010
    3.00%               09/01/14       2,200,000       2,200,242  
Roseville City SD
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2011
    5.00%               08/01/25  (b)     510,000       590,662  
Ross Valley Public Financing Auth
RB (Marin Cnty Sanitary District No. 1) Series 2013
    5.00%               10/01/27  (b)     350,000       408,881  
RB (Marin Cnty Sanitary District No. 1) Series 2013
    5.00%               10/01/43  (b)     1,000,000       1,122,920  
Ross Valley SD
GO Bonds Series A
    5.00%               08/01/31  (b)     1,000,000       1,109,960  
Sacramento City Financing Auth
Lease Refunding RB Series 2013A
    4.00%               05/01/16       1,000,000       1,059,330  
Lease Refunding RB Series 2013A
    4.00%               05/01/18       4,000,000       4,433,920  
Sacramento Cnty Sanitation District Financing Auth
RB (Sacramento Regional Cnty Sanitation District) Series 2014A
    5.00%               12/01/26  (b)     1,030,000       1,263,655  
San Diego CCD
GO Bonds Series 2011
    5.00%               08/01/36  (b)     1,800,000       2,041,398  
San Diego Cnty Regional Airport Auth
Airport Sr RB Series 2013A
    5.00%               07/01/23       100,000       121,751  
Airport Sr RB Series 2013A
    5.00%               07/01/24  (b)     250,000       300,823  
Airport Sr RB Series 2013A
    5.00%               07/01/25  (b)     455,000       541,132  
San Diego Convention Center Expansion Financing Auth
Lease Refunding RB Series 2012A
    4.00%               04/15/17       575,000       623,743  
Lease Refunding RB Series 2012A
    4.00%               04/15/18       1,000,000       1,100,290  
Lease Refunding RB Series 2012A
    5.00%               04/15/19       1,000,000       1,159,380  
San Diego Public Facilities Financing Auth
Lease Refunding RB Series 2010A
    4.25%               03/01/20       900,000       1,012,347  
Lease Refunding RB Series 2010A
    5.00%               09/01/20       745,000       872,015  
San Diego Regional Building Auth
Lease RB Series 2009A
    4.00%               02/01/16       415,000       435,829  
Lease RB Series 2009A
    4.00%               02/01/17       840,000       907,225  
San Diego Unified Port District
Refunding RB Series 2013A
    5.00%               09/01/22       300,000       358,713  
Refunding RB Series 2013A
    5.00%               09/01/23       750,000       899,797  
Refunding RB Series 2013A
    5.00%               09/01/24  (b)     500,000       592,185  
Refunding RB Series 2013A
    5.00%               09/01/25  (b)     1,500,000       1,756,500  
San Diego USD
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2005C2
    5.50%               07/01/21       1,790,000       2,248,455  
San Francisco
COP Series 2009A
    5.00%               04/01/15       550,000       565,961  
COP Series 2009A
    5.00%               04/01/21  (b)     3,325,000       3,827,673  
San Francisco Airport Commission
Refunding RB Series 2011B
    5.50%               05/01/21       750,000       926,662  
Refunding RB Series 2012A
    5.00%               05/01/26  (b)     340,000       395,352  
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
GO Bonds Series 2007B
    5.00%               08/01/35  (b)     2,565,000       2,827,887  
San Francisco CCD
GO Bonds Series 2004B
    5.00%               06/15/21  (b)     500,000       501,975  
GO Bonds Series 2004B
    4.38%               06/15/23  (b)     2,700,000       2,708,586  
GO Bonds Series 2007B
    5.00%               06/15/28  (b)     3,500,000       3,513,160  
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Water RB Series 2010F
    4.00%               11/01/19       2,535,000       2,897,328  
Water RB Series 2011A
    5.00%               11/01/20       2,360,000       2,863,954  
San Francisco Redevelopment Financing Auth
Tax Allocation RB Series 2011B
    6.63%               08/01/41  (b)     1,060,000       1,224,936  
Tax Allocation Refunding RB Series 2007B
    5.00%               08/01/15       1,000,000       1,041,000  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                                         
Issuer
              Face Amount
  Value
    Type of Security, Series   Rate       Maturity   ($)   ($)
San Gorgonio Memorial Healthcare District
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2014
    4.00%               08/01/19       1,000,000       1,113,640  
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2014
    5.00%               08/01/21       275,000       325,399  
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2014
    5.00%               08/01/22       500,000       594,135  
San Joaquin Cnty
Refunding Revenue COP (Solid Waste System) 2014
    3.00%               04/01/17       150,000       157,610  
Refunding Revenue COP (Solid Waste System) 2014
    4.00%               04/01/18       285,000       311,214  
Refunding Revenue COP (Solid Waste System) 2014
    4.00%               04/01/19       225,000       248,225  
Refunding Revenue COP (Solid Waste System) 2014
    4.00%               04/01/20       350,000       385,378  
Refunding Revenue COP (Solid Waste System) 2014
    5.00%               04/01/21       350,000       406,196  
Refunding Revenue COP (Solid Waste System) 2014
    5.00%               04/01/22       350,000       406,795  
San Jose
Airport RB Series 2011A2
    5.00%               03/01/19       210,000       245,057  
San Lorenzo Valley USD
GO Bonds Series 2008A
    0.00%               08/01/30  (c)     150,000       80,466  
San Mateo Cnty Jt Powers Financing Auth
Lease RB (Maple Street Correctional Center) Series 2014A
    5.00%               06/15/24       1,500,000       1,859,040  
Lease RB (Maple Street Correctional Center) Series 2014A
    5.00%               06/15/25  (b)     3,150,000       3,868,452  
Lease Refunding RB Series 2008A
    4.00%               07/15/17       125,000       137,745  
San Mateo-Foster City SD
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2012
    4.00%               09/01/17       1,840,000       2,031,746  
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2012
    4.00%               09/01/19       1,960,000       2,243,749  
San Pablo Successor Redevelopment Agency
Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds Series 2014A
    5.00%               06/15/21       500,000       591,785  
Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds Series 2014A
    5.00%               06/15/22       610,000       723,186  
Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds Series 2014A
    5.00%               06/15/23       1,000,000       1,190,510  
Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds Series 2014A
    5.00%               06/15/24       1,000,000       1,195,670  
Santa Clara Cnty Financing Auth
RB (El Camino Hospital) Series 2007A
    5.00%               02/01/17       230,000       250,521  
RB (El Camino Hospital) Series 2007B
    5.00%               02/01/17       115,000       125,868  
RB (El Camino Hospital) Series 2007C
    5.00%               02/01/17       300,000       328,350  
Santa Cruz Cnty Capital Financing Auth
Lease RB Series 2014
    5.00%               08/01/21       125,000       147,285  
Lease RB Series 2014
    5.00%               08/01/22       165,000       193,982  
Lease RB Series 2014
    3.00%               08/01/23       140,000       143,562  
Lease RB Series 2014
    3.00%               08/01/24       175,000       177,986  
Lease RB Series 2014
    5.00%               08/01/25  (b)     175,000       205,868  
Lease RB Series 2014
    5.00%               08/01/26  (b)     165,000       191,727  
Lease RB Series 2014
    5.00%               08/01/27  (b)     320,000       368,509  
Santa Cruz Cnty Successor Redevelopment Agency
Tax Allocation Bonds Series 2009A
    7.00%               09/01/36  (b)     900,000       1,056,798  
Santa Maria-Bonita SD
COP Series 2013
    2.00%               06/01/16       200,000       204,040  
Santa Monica Public Financing Auth
Lease RB Series 2011A
    5.00%               06/01/30  (b)     2,320,000       2,687,442  
Santa Monica Successor Redevelopment Agency
Tax Allocation Bonds Series 2011
    5.88%               07/01/36  (b)     945,000       1,097,542  
Santa Monica-Malibu USD
GO Bonds Series B
    5.00%               08/01/17       115,000       130,233  
GO Bonds Series B
    5.00%               08/01/19       75,000       89,672  
Sequoia UHSD
GO Refunding Bonds 2014
    5.00%               07/01/23       1,160,000       1,452,923  
Sonoma-Marina Area Rail Transit District
Sales Tax RB Series 2011A
    5.00%               03/01/18       500,000       574,810  
Sales Tax RB Series 2011A
    5.00%               03/01/20       500,000       600,650  
South Orange Cnty Public Financing Auth
Facility Lease Refunding RB Series 2012
    4.00%               06/01/16       1,400,000       1,488,242  
Southern California Metropolitan Water District
Water Refunding RB Series 1993A
    5.75%               07/01/21       4,505,000       5,381,222  
Water Refunding RB Series 2014G2
    3.00%               07/01/37  (b)     1,500,000       1,592,865  
Southern California Public Power Auth
RB (Windy Point/Windy Flats) Series 2010-1
    5.00%               07/01/25  (b)     2,375,000       2,811,050  
Tamalpais UHSD
GO Refunding Bonds Series 2011
    5.00%               08/01/27  (b)     950,000       1,140,285  
Tustin USD
GO Bonds Series B
    6.00%               08/01/36  (b)     950,000       1,143,049  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                                         
Issuer
              Face Amount
  Value
    Type of Security, Series   Rate       Maturity   ($)   ($)
Univ of California
General RB Series 2009Q
    5.25%               05/15/26  (b)     3,980,000       4,490,753  
General RB Series 2011AB
    3.00%               05/15/18       565,000       613,793  
Medical Center Pooled RB Series 2013J
    3.00%               05/15/16       100,000       104,781  
Medical Center Pooled RB Series 2013J
    4.00%               05/15/17       100,000       109,679  
Medical Center Pooled RB Series 2013J
    5.00%               05/15/18       100,000       115,749  
Medical Center Pooled RB Series 2013J
    5.00%               05/15/19       100,000       118,342  
Medical Center Pooled RB Series 2013J
    4.00%               05/15/20       250,000       285,810  
Upland
COP (San Antonio Community Hospital) Series 2011
    5.50%               01/01/19       915,000       1,047,025  
COP (San Antonio Community Hospital) Series 2011
    5.75%               01/01/21       1,890,000       2,246,719  
COP (San Antonio Community Hospital) Series 2011
    6.38%               01/01/32  (b)     1,875,000       2,159,419  
COP (San Antonio Community Hospital) Series 2011
    6.50%               01/01/41  (b)     1,385,000       1,592,972  
West Kern Water District
Revenue COP Series 2011
    4.00%               06/01/18       70,000       76,967  
Revenue COP Series 2011
    5.00%               06/01/20       275,000       321,019  
Revenue COP Series 2011
    5.00%               06/01/28  (b)     300,000       334,779  
Westlands Water District
Refunding RB Series 2012A
    3.00%               09/01/14       575,000       575,092  
Whittier
Health Facility RB (Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital) Series 2009D
    5.00%               06/01/15       700,000       723,324  
Health Facility RB (Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital) Series 2009D
    5.00%               06/01/16       2,100,000       2,255,085  
Health Facility RB (Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital) Series 2009D
    5.00%               06/01/17       2,050,000       2,265,680  
Woodland Finance Auth
Water RB Series 2011
    3.85%               03/01/18       145,000       158,043  
Water RB Series 2011
    4.15%               03/01/19       130,000       145,070  
Water RB Series 2011
    4.65%               03/01/21       115,000       132,436  
                                         
Total Fixed-Rate Obligations
(Cost $371,938,447)                             395,819,184  
                                 
                                         
                                         
 
 Variable-Rate Obligations 6.4% of net assets
 
CALIFORNIA 6.4%
Bay Area Toll Auth
Toll Bridge RB Series 2006C1
    0.95%               04/01/45  (b)     5,000,000       4,964,000  
Toll Bridge RB Series 2007A1
    0.75%               04/01/47  (b)     1,000,000       1,000,490  
Toll Bridge RB Series 2014C
    1.88%               04/01/47  (b)     2,500,000       2,557,575  
California
GO Bonds Series 2013C
    0.60%               12/01/28  (b)     2,400,000       2,412,312  
GO Refunding Bonds 2012B
    0.95%               05/01/18  (b)     1,000,000       1,012,470  
GO Refunding Bonds 2012B
    1.20%               05/01/20  (b)     1,000,000       1,018,750  
California Educational Facilities Auth
Refunding RB (Loyola Marymount Univ) Series 2010B
    0.85%               10/01/15  (b)     3,970,000       3,973,771  
California Statewide Communities Development Auth
RB (Kaiser Permanente) Series 2012B
    1.00%               04/01/52  (b)     2,620,000       2,622,882  
East Bay Municipal Utility District
Wastewater System Refunding RB Series 2011A
    0.37%               06/01/38  (b)     515,000       514,784  
Water System Refunding RB Series 2008A4
    0.03%               06/01/38  (a)(b)     5,000,000       5,000,000  
Southern California Metropolitan Water District
Water Refunding RB Series 2012B1
    0.40%               07/01/27  (b)     2,000,000       2,002,280  
                                         
Total Variable-Rate Obligations
(Cost $26,986,855)                             27,079,314  
                                 
 
End of Investments.
 
At 08/31/14, the tax basis cost of the fund’s investments was $398,924,128 and the unrealized appreciation and depreciation were $24,027,622 and ($53,252), respectively, with a net unrealized appreciation of $23,974,370.
 
(a) Credit-enhanced or liquidity-enhanced.
(b) The effective maturity may be shorter than the final maturity shown because the security is subject to a put, demand or call feature.
(c) Zero coupon bond.
(d) Refunded bond.
 
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
     
BAN —
  Bond anticipation note
CCD —
  Community college district
COP —
  Certificate of participation
GO —
  General obligation
HFA —
  Housing finance agency/authority
LT —
  Limited Tax
M/F —
  Multi-family
RB —
  Revenue bond
SD —
  School district
S/F —
  Single-family
UHSD —
  Union high school district
USD —
  Unified school district
 
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the fund’s investments as of August 31, 2014 (see financial note 2(a) for additional information):
 
                                 
    Quoted Prices in
      Significant
   
    Active Markets for
  Other Significant
  Unobservable
   
    Identical Assets
  Observable Inputs
  Inputs
   
Description
 
(Level 1)
 
(Level 2)
 
(Level 3)
 
Total
 
Fixed-Rate Obligations1
    $—       $395,819,184       $—       $395,819,184  
Variable-Rate Obligations1
          27,079,314             27,079,314  
                                 
Total
    $—       $422,898,498       $—       $422,898,498  
                                 
 
     
1
  As categorized in Portfolio Holdings.
 
The fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 as of the beginning of the fiscal year. There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 for the period ended August 31, 2014.
 
 
 
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Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
As of August 31, 2014
 
             
 
Assets
Investments, at value (cost $398,925,302)
        $422,898,498  
Cash
        358,680  
Receivables:
           
Investments sold
        1,500,000  
Interest
        4,341,930  
Fund shares sold
  +     186,741  
   
Total assets
        429,285,849  
 
Liabilities
Payables:
           
Investments bought
        3,031,927  
Investment adviser and administrator fees
        12,699  
Shareholder service fees
        16,478  
Distributions to shareholders
        328,016  
Fund shares redeemed
        245,864  
Accrued expenses
  +     46,314  
   
Total liabilities
        3,681,298  
 
Net Assets
Total assets
        429,285,849  
Total liabilities
      3,681,298  
   
Net assets
        $425,604,551  
 
Net Assets by Source
Capital received from investors
        397,949,212  
Distributions in excess of net investment income
        (511 )
Net realized capital gains
        3,682,654  
Net unrealized capital appreciation
        23,973,196  
 
Net Asset Value (NAV)
 
                         
        Shares
             
Net Assets   ÷   Outstanding   =   NAV      
$425,604,551
      34,915,913         $12.19      
 
 
 
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Statement of
Operations
For the period September 1, 2013 through August 31, 2014
 
             
 
Investment Income
Interest
        $11,955,729  
 
Expenses
Investment adviser and administrator fees
        1,209,851  
Shareholder service fees
        975,594  
Portfolio accounting fees
        84,211  
Professional fees
        49,716  
Transfer agent fees
        25,519  
Shareholder reports
        22,596  
Custodian fees
        11,931  
Independent trustees’ fees
        10,338  
Registration fees
        8,229  
Interest expense
        204  
Other expenses
  +     10,481  
   
Total expenses
        2,408,670  
Expense reduction by CSIM and its affiliates
      432,376  
   
Net expenses
      1,976,294  
   
Net investment income
        9,979,435  
 
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses)
Net realized gains on investments
        4,154,385  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
  +     19,419,900  
   
Net realized and unrealized gains
        23,574,285  
             
Increase in net assets resulting from operations
        $33,553,720  
 
 
 
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Statement of
Changes in Net Assets
For the current and prior report periods
 
                     
 
Operations
                     
9/1/13-8/31/14     9/1/12-8/31/13  
Net investment income
        $9,979,435       $10,941,813  
Net realized gains
        4,154,385       952,670  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  +     19,419,900       (22,550,231 )
   
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations
        33,553,720       (10,655,748 )
 
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions from net investment income
        (9,975,616 )     (10,929,861 )
Distributions from net realized gains
  +           (8,666,317 )
   
Total distributions
        ($9,975,616 )     ($19,596,178 )
 
Transactions in Fund Shares
                                     
        9/1/13-8/31/14     9/1/12-8/31/13  
          SHARES       VALUE       SHARES       VALUE  
Shares sold
        7,233,411       $85,947,435       9,072,187       $110,280,574  
Shares reinvested
        498,084       5,933,803       1,009,552       12,229,765  
Shares redeemed
  +     (7,158,052 )     (84,584,975 )     (10,985,392 )     (131,340,506 )
   
Net transactions in fund shares
        573,443       $7,296,263       (903,653 )     ($8,830,167 )
 
Shares Outstanding and Net Assets
        9/1/13-8/31/14     9/1/12-8/31/13  
          SHARES       NET ASSETS       SHARES       NET ASSETS  
Beginning of period
        34,342,470       $394,730,184       35,246,123       $433,812,277  
Total increase (decrease)
  +     573,443       30,874,367       (903,653 )     (39,082,093 )
   
End of period
        34,915,913       $425,604,551       34,342,470       $394,730,184  
   
                                     
Distributions in excess of net investment income
                ($511 )             ($511 )
 
 
 
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Financial Notes
 
 
1. Business Structure of the Funds:
 
Each of the funds in this report is a series of Schwab Investments (the “trust”), a no-load, open-end management investment company. The trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The list below shows all the funds in the trust as of the end of the period, including the funds discussed in this report, which are highlighted:
 
         
 
Schwab Investments (organized October 26, 1990)
  Schwab Total Bond Market Fund    
Schwab Tax-Free Bond Fund
  Schwab GNMA Fund    
Schwab California Tax-Free Bond Fund
  Schwab Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index Fund    
Schwab Short-Term Bond Market Fund
  Schwab 1000 Index Fund    
Schwab Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
  Schwab Global Real Estate Fund    
 
 
Each fund in this report offers one share class. Shares are bought and sold at closing net asset value per share (“NAV”), which is the price for all outstanding shares of a fund. Each share has a par value of 1/1,000 of a cent, and the funds’ Board of Trustees (the “Board”) may authorize the issuance of as many shares as necessary.
 
Each fund maintains its own account for purposes of holding assets and accounting, and is considered a separate entity for tax purposes. Within its account, each fund may also keep certain assets in segregated accounts, as required by securities law.
 
2. Significant Accounting Policies:
 
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies the funds use in their preparation of financial statements. The funds follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies. The accounting policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).
 
(a) Security Valuation:
 
Under procedures approved by the Board, the investment adviser has formed a Pricing Committee to administer the pricing and valuation of portfolio securities and other assets and to ensure that prices used for internal purposes or provided by third parties reasonably reflect fair market value. Among other things, these procedures allow the funds to utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers and other market sources to determine fair value.
 
The funds value the securities in their portfolios every business day. The funds use the following policies to value various types of securities:
 
  •  Bonds and notes: Bonds and notes are valued at halfway between the most recent bid and ask quotes or, if such quotes are unavailable, at prices for securities of comparable maturity, credit quality and type. Valuations for bonds and notes are provided by independent bond-pricing services.
 
  •  Securities for which no quoted value is available: The Board has adopted procedures to fair value each fund’s securities when market prices are not “readily available” or are unreliable. For example, a fund may fair value a security when it is de-listed or its trading is halted or suspended; when a security’s primary pricing source is unable or unwilling to provide a price; or when a security’s primary trading market is closed during regular market hours. Each fund makes fair value determinations in good faith in accordance with the fund’s valuation procedures. The Pricing Committee considers a number of factors, including unobservable market inputs when arriving at fair value. The Pricing Committee may employ techniques such as the review of related or comparable assets or liabilities, related market activities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values, transactional back-testing, disposition analysis and other relevant information. The Pricing Committee regularly reviews these inputs and assumptions to calibrate the valuations. Due to the subjective and variable nature of fair value pricing, there can be no assurance that a fund could obtain the fair value assigned to the security upon the sale of such security. The Board convenes on a regular basis to review fair value determinations made by the funds pursuant to the valuation procedures.
 
  •  Short-term securities (60 days or less to maturity): Short-term securities may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued):
 
In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures under GAAP, the funds disclose the fair value of their investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure the fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to valuations based upon unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to valuations based upon unobservable inputs that are significant to the valuation (Level 3 measurements). If inputs used to measure the financial instruments fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the categorization is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the valuation. If the funds determine that either the volume and/or level of activity for an asset or liability has significantly decreased (from normal conditions for that asset or liability) or price quotations or observable inputs are not associated with orderly transactions, increased analysis and management judgment will be required to estimate fair value.
 
The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
 
  •  Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities — Investments whose values are based on quoted market prices in active markets, and whose values are therefore classified as Level 1 prices, include active listed equities.
 
  •  Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) — Investments that trade in markets that are not considered to be active, but whose values are based on quoted market prices, dealer quotations or valuations provided by alternative pricing sources supported by observable inputs are classified as Level 2 prices. These generally include U.S. government and sovereign obligations, most government agency securities, investment-grade corporate bonds, certain mortgage products, less liquid listed equities, and state, municipal and provincial obligations. As investments whose values are classified as Level 2 prices include positions that are not traded in active markets and/or are subject to transfer restrictions, valuations may be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, which are generally based on available market information.
 
  •  Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) — Investments whose values are classified as Level 3 prices have significant unobservable inputs, as they may trade infrequently or not at all. When observable prices are not available for these securities, the funds use one or more valuation techniques for which sufficient and reliable data is available. The inputs used by the funds in estimating the value of Level 3 prices may include the original transaction price, quoted prices for similar securities or assets in active markets, completed or pending third-party transactions in the underlying investment or comparable issuers, and changes in financial ratios or cash flows. Level 3 prices may also be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, with the amount of such discount estimated by the funds in the absence of market information. Assumptions used by the funds due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore the fund’s results of operations.
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
The levels associated with valuing the funds’ investments as of August 31, 2014 are disclosed in the Portfolio Holdings.
 
(b) Accounting Policies for certain Portfolio Investments (if held):
 
Delayed-Delivery Transactions: The funds may buy securities at a predetermined price or yield, with payment and delivery taking place after the customary settlement period for that type of security. The funds will assume the rights and risks of ownership at the time of purchase, including the risk of price and yield fluctuations. Typically, no interest will accrue to a fund until the security is delivered. The funds will earmark or segregate appropriate liquid assets to cover their delayed-delivery purchase obligations.
 
(c) Security Transactions:
 
Security transactions are recorded as of the date the order to buy or sell the security is executed. Realized gains and losses from security transactions are based on the identified costs of the securities involved.
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued):
 
(d) Investment Income:
 
Interest income is recorded as it accrues. If a fund buys a debt security at a discount (less than face value) or a premium (more than face value), it amortizes premiums and accretes discounts from the purchase settlement date up to maturity. The fund then increases (in the case of discounts) or reduces (in the case of premiums) the income it records from the security. If the security is callable (meaning that the issuer has the option to pay it off before its maturity date), then the fund amortizes the premium to the security’s call date and price, rather than the maturity date and price.
 
(e) Expenses:
 
Expenses that are specific to a fund are charged directly to the fund. Expenses that are common to all funds within the trust generally are allocated among the funds in proportion to their average daily net assets.
 
(f) Distributions to Shareholders:
 
The funds declare distributions from net investment income, if any, every day they are open for business. These distributions, which are substantially equal to the funds’ net investment income for that day, are paid out to shareholders once a month. The funds make distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, once a year.
 
(g) Custody Credit:
 
The funds have an arrangement with their custodian bank, State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), under which the funds may receive a credit for their uninvested cash balance to offset their custody fees and accounting fees. The credit amounts, if any, are disclosed in the Statement of Operations as a reduction to the funds’ operating expenses.
 
(h) Accounting Estimates:
 
The accounting policies described in this report conform to GAAP. Notwithstanding this, shareholders should understand that in order to follow these principles, fund management has to make estimates and assumptions that affect the information reported in the financial statements. It’s possible that once the results are known, they may turn out to be different from these estimates and these differences may be material.
 
(i) Federal Income Taxes:
 
The funds intend to meet federal income and excise tax requirements for regulated investment companies. Accordingly, the funds distribute substantially all of their net investment income and realized net capital gains, if any, to their respective shareholders each year. As long as a fund meets the tax requirements, it is not required to pay federal income tax.
 
(j) Indemnification:
 
Under the funds’ organizational documents, the officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the funds. In addition, in the normal course of business the funds enter into contracts with their vendors and others that provide general indemnifications. The funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the funds. However, based on experience, the funds expect the risk of loss attributable to these arrangements to be remote.
 
3. Risk Factors:
 
The funds invest primarily in investment-grade municipal bond securities. These investments may involve certain risks, as discussed in the funds’ prospectus, including, but not limited to, those described below:
 
Market Risk. Bond markets rise and fall daily. As with any investment whose performance is tied to these markets, the value of a shareholder’s investment in the funds will fluctuate, which means that the shareholder could lose money.
 
Investment Style Risk. The funds are not designed to offer substantial capital appreciation. In exchange for its goal of capital preservation, a fund may offer lower long-term performance than stock investments or certain other types of bond investments. The funds’ emphasis on quality and preservation of capital also could cause it to underperform certain other types of bond
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
3. Risk Factors (continued):
 
investments, particularly those that take greater maturity and credit risks. At the same time, some of the funds’ investments may have greater risks than securities in taxable bond funds.
 
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. Because interest rates in the United States are at, or near, historically low levels, a change in a central bank’s monetary policy (e.g., tapering of the Federal Reserve Board’s quantitative easing program) or improving economic conditions may result in an increase in interest rates. Rising interest rates may decrease liquidity in the fixed income securities markets, making it more difficult for a fund to sell its fixed income investments at a time when the investment adviser might wish to sell such investments. Decreased market liquidity also may make it more difficult to value some or all of a fund’s fixed income securities holdings.
 
Credit Risk. The funds are subject to the risk that a decline in the credit quality of a portfolio investment could cause the funds to lose money or underperform. The funds 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 funds may be unable to sell illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price.
 
High Yield Risk. High yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (sometimes called junk bonds) that the funds may invest in are subject to greater levels of credit and liquidity risks. High yield securities are considered primarily speculative with respect to the issuer’s continuing ability to make principal and interest payments.
 
Leverage Risk. Certain fund transactions, such as derivatives, may give rise to a form of leverage and may expose the funds to greater risk. Leverage tends to magnify the effect of any decrease or increase in the value of a fund’s portfolio securities. The use of leverage may cause a fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it would not be advantageous to do so in order to satisfy its obligations.
 
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 funds to hold securities paying lower-than-market rates of interest, which could hurt the funds’ yield or share price.
 
Municipal Securities Risk. The funds primarily invest in municipal securities whose interest, in the opinion of the issuers’ counsel, is exempt from federal income tax and from the AMT. Neither the investment adviser nor the funds guarantee that this opinion is correct, and there is no assurance that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will agree with such counsel’s opinion. If certain types of investments a fund buys as tax-exempt are later ruled to be taxable, a portion of the fund’s income could be taxable. To the extent that a fund invests in municipal securities from a given state or geographic region, its share price and performance could be affected by local, state and regional factors, including erosion of the tax base and changes in the economic climate. In addition, many municipal securities are issued to finance specific projects (especially those relating to education, health care, transportation and utilities) and conditions in those sectors can affect the overall municipal market. National governmental actions, such as the elimination of tax-exempt status, or the reduction of financial support to municipalities, also could affect performance. Municipalities continue to experience difficulties in the current economic and political environment.
 
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 a 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 funds. However, these risks are less severe when the funds use derivatives for hedging rather than to enhance the funds’ returns or as a substitute for a position or security.
 
Management Risk. As actively managed mutual funds, the funds are subject to the risk that their investment adviser will make poor security selections. The funds’ investment adviser applies its own investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for each fund, but there can be no guarantee that they will produce the desired results.
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
3. Risk Factors (continued):
 
California State-Specific Risk. Because the Schwab California Tax-Free Bond Fund concentrates its investments in California municipal securities, the fund may be affected significantly by economic, regulatory or political developments affecting the ability of California issuers to pay interest or repay principal.
 
Taxable Investments. A fund may invest a portion of its assets in securities that generate income that is not exempt from federal income tax and, in addition, with respect to any temporary defensive investments by the fund, in securities whose interest is subject to the AMT. These investments could generate taxable income for shareholders.
 
Lack of Governmental Insurance or Guarantee. An investment in the funds is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency.
 
Please refer to the funds’ prospectus for a more complete description of the principal risks of investing in the funds.
 
4. Affiliates and Affiliated Transactions:
 
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (“CSIM” or the “investment adviser”), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Charles Schwab Corporation, serves as each fund’s investment adviser and administrator pursuant to an Investment Advisory and Administration Agreement (“Advisory Agreement”) between CSIM and the trust.
 
For its advisory and administrative services to the funds, CSIM is entitled to receive an annual fee, payable monthly, based on a percentage of each fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
 
                 
    Schwab
  Schwab
    Tax-Free
  California Tax-Free
Average Daily Net Assets
 
Bond Fund
 
Bond Fund
 
First $500 million
    0.30%       0.30%  
Over $500 million
    0.22%       0.22%  
 
The Board has adopted a Shareholder Servicing Plan (the “Plan”) on behalf of the funds. The Plan enables each fund to bear expenses relating to the provision by service providers, including Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (a broker-dealer affiliate of CSIM, “Schwab”), of certain account maintenance, customer liaison and shareholder services to the current shareholders of the funds. Schwab serves as the funds’ paying agent under the Plan for making payments of the shareholder service fee due to the service providers (other than Schwab). All shareholder service fees paid by the funds to Schwab in its capacity as the funds’ paying agent will be passed through to the service providers, and Schwab will not retain any portion of such fees.
 
Pursuant to the Plan, each fund’s shares are subject to an annual shareholder servicing fee up to 0.25%. The shareholder servicing fee paid to a particular service provider is made pursuant to its written agreement with Schwab (or, in the case of payments made to Schwab, pursuant to Schwab’s written agreement with the funds), and the funds will pay no more than 0.25% of the average annual daily net asset value of the fund shares owned by shareholders holding shares through such service providers. Payments under the Plan are made as described above regardless of Schwab’s or the service provider’s actual cost of providing the services. If the cost of providing the services under the Plan is less than the payment received, the unexpended portion of the fees may be retained as profit by Schwab or the service provider.
 
Although these agreements specify certain fees for these services, CSIM and its affiliates have made an additional agreement with the funds, for so long as CSIM serves as the investment adviser to the funds, which may only be amended or terminated with the approval of the Board, to limit the total annual fund operating expenses charged, excluding interest, taxes and certain non-routine expenses (“expense limitation”) to 0.49%.
 
Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the funds may enter into interfund borrowing and lending transactions with other Schwab Funds. All loans are for temporary or emergency purposes only. The interest rate to be charged on a loan is the average of the overnight repurchase agreement rate and the short-term bank loan rate. The interfund lending facility is subject to the oversight and periodic review by the Board. The funds had no interfund borrowing or lending activity during the period.
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
5. Board of Trustees:
 
The Board may include people who are officers and/or directors of CSIM or its affiliates. Federal securities law limits the percentage of such “interested persons” who may serve on a trust’s board, and the trust was in compliance with these limitations throughout the report period. The trust did not pay any of these interested persons for their services as trustees, but it did pay non-interested persons (independent trustees), as noted on each fund’s Statement of Operations. For information regarding the trustees, please refer to Trustees and Officers table at the end of this report.
 
6. Borrowing from Banks:
 
The funds have access to custodian overdraft facilities, a committed line of credit of $150 million with State Street, an uncommitted line of credit of $100 million with Bank of America, N.A. and an uncommitted line of credit of $50 million with Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. The funds pay interest on the amounts they borrow at rates that are negotiated periodically. The funds also pay an annual fee to State Street for the committed line of credit.
 
There were no borrowings from the lines of credit by the funds during the period. However, the funds may have utilized their overdraft facility and incurred interest expense, which is disclosed on the funds’ Statement of Operations, if any. The interest expense is determined based on a negotiated rate above the current Federal Funds Rate.
 
7. Purchases and Sales/Maturities of Investment Securities:
 
For the period ended August 31, 2014, purchases and sales/maturities of securities (excluding short-term obligations) were as follows:
 
                 
   
Purchases of Securities
 
Sales/Maturities of Securities
 
Schwab Tax-Free Bond Fund
    $511,027,561       $488,291,998  
Schwab California Tax-Free Bond Fund
    446,101,223       433,663,026  
 
8. Federal Income Taxes:
 
As of August 31, 2014, the components of distributable earnings on a tax-basis were as follows:
 
                 
    Schwab
  Schwab
    Tax-Free
  California Tax-Free
   
Bond Fund
 
Bond Fund
 
Undistributed tax-exempt income
    $512,082       $327,505  
Undistributed ordinary income
          1,159,888  
Undistributed long-term capital gains
    1,044,433       2,521,594  
Unrealized appreciation
    31,934,546       24,027,622  
Unrealized depreciation
    (6,592 )     (53,252 )
Other unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)
    1        
                 
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)
    $31,927,955       $23,974,370  
                 
 
Net investment income and realized capital gains and losses may differ for financial statement and tax purposes primarily due to differing treatments of amortization of bond discounts and premiums.
 
Capital loss carryforwards may be used to offset future realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes. As of August 31, 2014, the funds had no capital loss carryforwards.
 
For tax purposes, realized net capital losses and late-year ordinary losses incurred after October 31 may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first day of the following fiscal year. For the year ended August 31, 2014, the funds had no capital losses deferred and no capital losses utilized.
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
8. Federal Income Taxes (continued):
 
The tax-basis components of distributions paid during the current and prior fiscal years were as follows:
 
                 
    Schwab
  Schwab
    Tax-Free
  California Tax-Free
   
Bond Fund
 
Bond Fund
 
Current Period Distributions
Tax-exempt income
    $14,100,227       $9,975,616  
Long-term capital gains
           
Return of capital
           
 
Prior Period Distributions
Tax-exempt income
    $15,796,789       $10,929,861  
Ordinary income
    5,464,975       2,108,014  
Long-term capital gains
    4,387,036       6,558,303  
Return of capital
           
 
Permanent book and tax basis differences may result in reclassifications between components of net assets as required. The adjustments will have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. As of August 31, 2014, the funds made the following reclassifications:
 
                 
    Schwab
  Schwab
    Tax-Free
  California Tax-Free
   
Bond Fund
 
Bond Fund
 
Capital shares
    $—       $—  
Undistributed net investment income
    7,093       (3,819 )
Net realized capital gains and losses
    (7,093 )     3,819  
 
As of August 31, 2014, management has reviewed the tax positions for open periods (for federal purposes, three years from the date of filing and for state purposes, four years from the date of filing) as applicable to the funds, and has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the funds’ financial statements. The funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period ended August 31, 2014, the funds did not incur any interest or penalties.
 
9. Subsequent Events:
 
Management has determined there are no subsequent events or transactions through the date the financial statements were issued that would have materially impacted the financial statements as presented.
 
 
 
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of:
Schwab Tax-Free Bond Fund
Schwab California Tax-Free Bond Fund
 
In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio holdings, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Schwab Tax-Free Bond Fund and Schwab California Tax-Free Bond Fund (two of the funds constituting Schwab Investments, hereafter referred to as the “Funds”) at August 31, 2014, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at August 31, 2014 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Francisco, California
October 17, 2014
 
 
 
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Other Federal Tax Information (unaudited)
 
 
Under Section 852 (b)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code (and Section 17145 of the California Revenue and Taxation Code with respect to the Schwab California Tax-Free Bond Fund), the funds designate the following percentage of the distributions paid from net investment income as exempt-interest dividends for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2014.
 
           
   
Percentage
 
Schwab Tax-Free Bond Fund
    100.0 %  
Schwab California Tax-Free Bond Fund
    100.0 %  
 
 
 
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Investment Advisory Agreement Approval
 
The Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) requires that initial approval of, as well as the continuation of, a fund’s investment advisory agreement must be specifically approved (1) by the vote of the trustees or by a vote of the shareholders of the fund, and (2) by the vote of a majority of the trustees who are not parties to the investment advisory agreement or “interested persons” of any party (the “Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. In connection with such approvals, the fund’s trustees must request and evaluate, and the investment adviser is required to furnish, such information as may be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the investment advisory agreement.
 
The Board of Trustees (the “Board” or the “Trustees”, as appropriate) calls and holds one or more meetings each year that are dedicated, in whole or in part, to considering whether to renew the investment advisory agreement between Schwab Investments (the “Trust”) and Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (“CSIM”) (the “Agreement”) with respect to existing funds in the Trust, including Schwab Tax-Free Bond Fund and Schwab California Tax-Free Bond Fund (the “Funds”), and to review certain other agreements pursuant to which CSIM provides investment advisory services to certain other registered investment companies. In preparation for the meeting(s), the Board requests and reviews a wide variety of materials provided by CSIM, including information about CSIM’s affiliates, personnel and operations. The Board also receives extensive data provided by third parties. This information is in addition to the detailed information about the Funds that the Board reviews during the course of each year, including information that relates to Fund operations and Fund performance. The Independent Trustees receive advice from independent counsel to the Independent Trustees, including a memorandum regarding the responsibilities of trustees for the approval of investment advisory agreements. In addition, the Independent Trustees meet in executive session outside the presence of Fund management and participate in question and answer sessions with representatives of CSIM.
 
The Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, considered information specifically relating to its consideration of the continuance of the Agreement with respect to the Funds at meetings held on April 30, 2014, and June 3, 2014, and approved the renewal of the Agreement with respect to the Funds for an additional one year term at the meeting held on June 3, 2014. The Board’s approval of the Agreement with respect to the Funds was based on consideration and evaluation of a variety of specific factors discussed at these meetings and at prior meetings, including:
 
1.  the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Funds under the Agreement, including the resources of CSIM and its affiliates dedicated to the Funds;
 
2.  each Fund’s investment performance and how it compared to that of certain other comparable mutual funds;
 
3.  each Fund’s expenses and how those expenses compared to those of certain other comparable mutual funds;
 
4.  the profitability of CSIM and its affiliates, including Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (“Schwab”), with respect to each Fund, including both direct and indirect benefits accruing to CSIM and its affiliates; and
 
5.  the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow and whether fee levels in the Agreement reflect those economies of scale for the benefit of Fund investors.
 
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Board considered the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by CSIM to the Funds and the resources of CSIM and its affiliates dedicated to the Funds. In this regard, the Trustees evaluated, among other things, CSIM’s personnel, experience, track record and compliance program. The Trustees also considered information provided by CSIM relating to each Fund’s portfolio management team, portfolio strategy and risk oversight structure, and internal investment guidelines. The Trustees also considered investments in CSIM’s mutual fund infrastructure, Schwab’s wide range of products, services, and channel alternatives such as free advice, investment and research tools, Internet access, and an array of account features that benefit the Funds and their shareholders.
 
The Trustees also considered Schwab’s excellent reputation as a full service brokerage firm and its overall financial condition. Finally, the Trustees considered that the vast majority of the Funds’ shareholders are also brokerage clients of Schwab. Following such evaluation, the Board concluded, within the context of its full deliberations, that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by CSIM to the Funds and the resources of CSIM and its affiliates dedicated to the Funds supported renewal of the Agreement with respect to the Funds.
 
Fund Performance. The Board considered Fund performance in determining whether to renew the Agreement with respect to the Funds. Specifically, the Trustees considered each Fund’s performance relative to a peer category of other mutual funds and appropriate indices/benchmarks, in light of total return, yield, and market trends. As part of this
 
 
 
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review, the Trustees considered the composition of the peer category, selection criteria and the reputation of the third party who prepared the peer category analysis. In evaluating the performance of each Fund, the Trustees considered both risk and shareholder risk expectations for such Fund and the appropriateness of the benchmark used to compare the performance of such Fund. The Trustees further considered the level of Fund performance in the context of its review of Fund expenses and adviser profitability discussed below. Following such evaluation, the Board concluded, within the context of its full deliberations, that the performance of the Funds supported renewal of the Agreement with respect to the Funds.
 
Fund Expenses. With respect to the Funds’ expenses, the Trustees considered the rate of compensation called for by the Agreement, and each Fund’s net operating expense ratio, in each case, in comparison to those of other comparable mutual funds, such peer groups and comparisons having been selected and calculated by an independent third party. The Trustees considered the effects of CSIM’s and Schwab’s historical practice of voluntarily waiving management and other fees to prevent total Fund expenses from exceeding a specified cap. The Trustees also considered CSIM’s contractual commitment to keep each Fund’s expense cap for so long as CSIM serves as the adviser to such Fund. The Trustees also considered fees charged by CSIM to other mutual funds. Following such evaluation, the Board concluded, within the context of its full deliberations, that the expenses of the Funds are reasonable and supported renewal of the Agreement with respect to the Funds.
 
Profitability. With regard to profitability, the Trustees considered the compensation flowing to CSIM and its affiliates, directly or indirectly. In this connection, the Trustees reviewed management’s profitability analyses, together with certain commentary thereon from an independent accounting firm. The Trustees also considered any other benefits derived by CSIM from its relationship with the Funds, such as whether, by virtue of its management of the Funds, CSIM obtains investment information or other research resources that aid it in providing advisory services to other clients. The Trustees considered whether the compensation and profitability with respect to each Fund under the Agreement and other service agreements were reasonable and justified in light of the quality of all services rendered to such Fund by CSIM and its affiliates. Based on this evaluation, the Board concluded, within the context of its full deliberations, that the profitability of CSIM is reasonable and supported renewal of the Agreement with respect to the Funds.
 
Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered the existence of any economies of scale and whether those are passed along to a Fund’s shareholders through a graduated investment advisory fee schedule or other means, including any fee waivers by CSIM and its affiliates. In this regard, and consistent with their consideration of Fund expenses, the Trustees considered that CSIM and Schwab have previously committed resources to minimize the effects on shareholders of diseconomies of scale during periods when fund assets were relatively small through their contractual expense waivers. For example, such diseconomies of scale may particularly affect newer funds or funds with investment strategies that are from time to time out of favor, but shareholders may benefit from the continued availability of such funds at subsidized expense levels. The Trustees also considered the existing contractual investment advisory fee schedules relating to the Funds that, in each case, include lower fees at higher graduated asset levels. Based on this evaluation, the Board concluded, within the context of its full deliberations, that the Funds obtain reasonable benefit from economies of scale.
 
In the course of their deliberations, the Trustees did not identify any particular information or factor that was all important or controlling. Based on the Trustees’ deliberation and their evaluation of the information described above, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, approved the continuation of the Agreement with respect to the Funds and concluded that the compensation under the Agreement with respect to the Funds is fair and reasonable in light of such services and expenses and such other matters as the Trustees have considered to be relevant in the exercise of their reasonable judgment.
 
 
 
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Trustees and Officers
 
 
The tables below give information about the trustees and officers of Schwab Investments, which includes the funds covered in this report. The “Fund Complex” includes The Charles Schwab Family of Funds, Schwab Capital Trust, Schwab Investments, Schwab Annuity Portfolios, Schwab Strategic Trust, Laudus Trust and Laudus Institutional Trust. The Fund Complex includes 96 funds.
 
The address for all trustees and officers is 211 Main Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. You can find more information about the trustees and officers in the funds’ Statement of Additional Information, which is available free by calling 1-800-435-4000.
 
 Independent Trustees
 
             
Name, Year of Birth,
      Number of
   
and Position(s) with
      Portfolios in
   
the trust; (Terms of
      Fund Complex
   
office, and length of
  Principal Occupations
  Overseen by
   
Time Served1)   During the Past Five Years   the Trustee   Other Directorships
 
Mariann Byerwalter
1960
Trustee
(Trustee of Schwab Investments since 2000.)
  Chairman of JDN Corporate Advisory LLC (advisory services firm) (Oct. 2001 – present).   75   Director, WageWorks, Inc. (2010 – present)
Director, Redwood Trust, Inc. (1998 – present)
Director, PMI Group Inc. (2001 – 2009)
 
John F. Cogan
1947
Trustee
(Trustee of Schwab Investments since 2008.)
  Senior Fellow, The Hoover Institution at Stanford University (Oct. 1979 – present); Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research; Professor of Public Policy, Stanford University (Sept. 2000 – present).   75   Director, Gilead Sciences, Inc. (2005 – present)
Director, Monaco Coach Corporation (2005 – 2009)
 
David L. Mahoney
1954
Trustee
(Trustee of Schwab Investments since 2011.)
  Private Investor.   75   Director, Symantec Corporation (2003 – present)
Director, Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (2004 – present)
 
Kiran M. Patel
1948
Trustee
(Trustee of Schwab Investments since 2011.)
  Retired. Formerly, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Small Business Group, Intuit, Inc. (financial software and services for consumers and small businesses) (Dec. 2008 – Sept. 2013).   75   Director, KLA-Tencor Corporation (2008 – present)
 
Gerald B. Smith
1950
Trustee
(Trustee of Schwab Investments since 2000.)
  Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Smith Graham & Co. (investment advisors) (1990 – present).   75   Director, Eaton (2012-present)
Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee, Oneok Partners LP (2003 – present)
Director, Oneok, Inc. (2009 – present)
Lead Independent Director, Board of Cooper Industries (2002 – 2012)
 
Joseph H. Wender
1944
Trustee
(Trustee of Schwab Investments since 2008.)
  Senior Consultant, Goldman Sachs & Co., Inc. (investment banking and securities firm) (Jan. 2008 – present); Partner, Colgin Partners, LLC (vineyards) (February 1998 – present).   75   Board Member and Chairman of the Audit Committee, Isis Pharmaceuticals (1994 – present)
 
 
 
 
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 Interested Trustees
 
             
Name, Year of Birth,
      Number of
   
and Position(s) with
      Portfolios in
   
the trust; (Terms of
      Fund Complex
   
office, and length of
  Principal Occupations
  Overseen by
   
Time Served )   During the Past Five Years   the Trustee   Other Directorships
 
Charles R. Schwab2
1937
Chairman and Trustee
(Chairman and Trustee of Schwab Investments since 1991.)
  Chairman and Director, The Charles Schwab Corporation, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc., Charles Schwab Bank, N. A.; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Schwab (SIS) Holdings Inc. I, Schwab International Holdings, Inc.; Chief Executive Officer, Schwab Holdings, Inc.; Through June 2007, Director, U.S. Trust Company, N. A., U.S. Trust Corporation, United States Trust Company of New York. Until October 2008, Chief Executive Officer, The Charles Schwab Corporation, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.   75   None
 
Walter W. Bettinger II2
1960
Trustee
(Trustee of Schwab Investments since 2008.)
  As of October 2008, President and Chief Executive Officer, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and The Charles Schwab Corporation. Since October 2008, Director, The Charles Schwab Corporation. Since May 2008, Director, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Schwab Holdings, Inc. Since 2006, Director, Charles Schwab Bank. Until October 2008, President and Chief Operating Officer, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and The Charles Schwab Corporation. From 2004 through 2007, Executive Vice President and President, Schwab Investor Services. From 2004 through 2005, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Individual Investor Enterprise, and from 2002 through 2004, Executive Vice President, Corporate Services.   96   None
 
 
 Officers of the Trust
 
     
Name, Year of Birth, and Position(s)
   
with the trust; (Terms of office, and
   
length of Time Served3)   Principal Occupations During the Past Five Years
 
Marie Chandoha
1961
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Officer of Schwab Investments since 2010.)
  Executive Vice President, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (Sept. 2010 – present); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer (Dec. 2010 – present), Chief Investment Officer (Sept. 2010 – Oct. 2011), Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.; President, Chief Executive Officer (Dec. 2010 – present), and Chief Investment Officer (Sept. 2010 – Oct. 2011), Schwab Funds, Laudus Funds and Schwab ETFs; Global Head of Fixed Income Business Division, BlackRock, Inc. (formerly Barclays Global Investors) (March 2007 – August 2010).
 
George Pereira
1964
Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
(Officer of Schwab Investments since 2004.)
  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Nov. 2004 – present), Chief Operating Officer (Jan. 2011 – present), Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.; Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, Laudus Funds (2006 – present); Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, Schwab Funds (Nov. 2004 – present) and Schwab ETFs (Oct. 2009 – present); Director, Charles Schwab Worldwide Fund, PLC and Charles Schwab Asset Management (Ireland) Limited (April 2005 – present).
 
Omar Aguilar
1970
Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer – Equities
(Officer of Schwab Investments since 2011.)
  Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer — Equities, Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (April 2011 – present); Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer – Equities, Schwab Funds and Laudus Funds (June 2011 – present); Head of the Portfolio Management Group and Vice President of Portfolio Management, Financial Engines, Inc. (May 2009 – April 2011); Head of Quantitative Equity, ING Investment Management (July 2004 – Jan. 2009).
 
 
 
 
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 Officers of the Trust (continued)
 
     
Name, Year of Birth, and Position(s)
   
with the trust; (Terms of office, and
   
length of Time Served3)   Principal Occupations During the Past Five Years
 
Brett Wander
1961
Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer – Fixed Income
(Officer of Schwab Investments since 2011.)
  Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer – Fixed Income, Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (April 2011 – present); Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer – Fixed Income, Schwab Funds and Laudus Funds (June 2011 – present); Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Active Fixed-Income Strategies, State Street Global Advisors (Jan. 2008 – Oct. 2010); Director of Alpha Strategies, Loomis, Sayles & Company (April 2006 – Jan. 2008).
 
David Lekich
1964
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
(Officer of Schwab Investments since 2011.)
  Senior Vice President (Sept. 2011 – present), Vice President (March 2004 – Sept. 2011), Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Counsel (Sept. 2011 – present), Vice President (Jan. 2011 – Sept. 2011), Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.; Secretary (April 2011 – present) and Chief Legal Officer (Dec. 2011 – present), Schwab Funds; Vice President and Assistant Clerk, Laudus Funds (April 2011 – present); Secretary (May 2011 – present) and Chief Legal Officer (Nov. 2011 – present), Schwab ETFs.
 
Catherine MacGregor
1964
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
(Officer of Schwab Investments since 2005.)
  Vice President, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (July 2005 – present); Vice President (Dec. 2005 – present), Chief Legal Officer and Clerk (March 2007 – present), Laudus Funds; Vice President (Nov. 2005 – present) and Assistant Secretary (June 2007 – present), Schwab Funds; Vice President and Assistant Secretary, Schwab ETFs (Oct. 2009 – present).
 
 
 
1 Trustees remain in office until they resign, retire or are removed by shareholder vote. The Schwab Funds retirement policy requires that independent trustees retire at age 72 or after twenty years as a trustee, whichever comes first. In addition, the retirement policy requires any independent trustee of Schwab Funds who also serves as an independent trustee of the Laudus Funds to retire from the Boards of the Schwab Funds upon their required retirement date from either the Boards of Trustees of the Schwab Funds or the Laudus Funds, whichever comes first.
2 Mr. Schwab and Mr. Bettinger are Interested Trustees because they own stock of The Charles Schwab Corporation, the parent company of the investment adviser.
3 The President, Treasurer and Secretary hold office until their respective successors are chosen and qualified or until he or she sooner dies, resigns, is removed or becomes disqualified. Each of the other officers serves at the pleasure of the Board.
 
 
 
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Glossary
 
 
agency discount notes Notes issued by federal agencies—known as Government Sponsored Enterprises, or GSEs—at a discount to their value at maturity. An agency discount note is a short-term investment offering a high degree of credit quality.
 
Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) A federal income tax designed to limit the extent to which high-income taxpayers (including individuals, estates, trusts and corporations) can benefit from certain deductions and exemptions. For example, some types of income that are exempt from regular federal income tax are not exempt from the AMT.
 
asset allocation The practice of dividing a portfolio among different asset classes, with each asset class assigned a particular percentage.
 
asset-backed securities Bond or other debt securities that represent ownership in a pool of assets such as credit card debt.
 
asset class A group of securities with similar structure and basic characteristics. Stocks, bonds and cash are the three main examples of asset classes.
 
average rate The average rate of interest paid annually by the fixed-income securities in a fund or portfolio.
 
Barclays 7-Year Municipal Bond Index An index that includes the 7-Year (6 − 8) component of the Barclays Capital General Municipal Bond Index.
 
Barclays California Exempt Municipal Bond Index An index that is the California component of the Barclays Municipal Bond Index.
 
Barclays Municipal Bond Index An index that covers the USD-denominated long-term tax exempt bond market. The index has four main sectors: state and local general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, insured bonds, and prerefunded bonds.
 
bond A security representing a loan from the investor to the issuer. A bond typically pays interest at a fixed rate (the “coupon rate”) until a specified date (the “maturity date”), at which time the issuer returns the money borrowed (“principal” or “face value”) to the bondholder. Because of their structure, bonds are sometimes called “fixed income securities” or “debt securities.”
 
An individual bond is subject to the credit risk of the issuer. Changes in interest rates can affect a bond’s market value prior to call or maturity. There is no guarantee that a bond’s yield to call or maturity will provide a positive return over the rate of inflation.
 
bond fund A bond fund is subject to the same credit, interest rate, and inflation risks as bonds. In addition, a bond fund incurs ongoing fees and expenses. A bond fund’s net asset value will fluctuate with the price of the underlying bonds and the portfolio turnover activity; return of principal is not guaranteed.
 
call An early repayment of a bond’s principal by the issuer, usually done because the issuer is able to refinance its bond debt at a lower rate.
 
call protection A term used in reference to a bond that cannot be called by the issuer before maturity, or at least for many years from the present date. A bond that offers call protection can more reliably be expected to provide a given yield over a given number of years than a bond that could be called (assuming both bonds are of the same credit quality).
 
capital gain, capital loss The difference between the amount paid for an investment and its value at a later time. If the investment has been sold, the capital gain or loss is considered a realized gain or loss. If the investment is still held, the gain or loss is still “on paper” and is considered unrealized.
 
certificate of participation A municipal bond that is repaid from an annual budget appropriation rather than being backed by the full faith and credit of the issuer.
 
coupon, coupon rate The annual rate of interest paid until maturity by the issuer of a debt security.
 
credit-enhanced securities Securities that are backed by the credit of an entity other than the issuer (such as a financial institution). Credit enhancements, which can equal up to 100% of the security’s value, are designed to help lower the risk of default on a security and may also make the security more liquid.
 
credit quality The capacity of an issuer to make its interest and principal payments. See chart below.
 
credit risk The risk that a bond issuer may be unable to pay interest or principal to its bondholders.
 
discount rate The implied rate on a debt security that does not pay interest but is bought at a discount and redeemed at face value when it matures.
 
duration A measure of an individual bond’s sensitivity to interest rates, expressed in years. Calculations of duration generally take into account the bond’s yield, interest payments, maturity date and call features.
 
weighted average duration A measure of the duration of all bonds in a fund’s portfolio, also expressed in years, based on the market value weighted average duration of each bond in the portfolio.
 
expense ratio The amount that is taken from a mutual fund’s assets each year to cover the fund’s operating expenses. An expense ratio of 0.50% means that a fund’s expenses amount to half of one percent of its average net assets a year.

Credit Ratings
 
Most major bond issuers arrange with a recognized independent rating organization, such as Standard & Poor’s (S&P) or Moody’s Investors Service, to rate the creditworthiness of their bonds. The spectrum of these ratings is divided into two major categories: investment grade and below investment grade (sometimes called “junk bonds”). Bonds rated below investment grade range from those that are considered to have some vulnerability to default to those that appear on the brink of default or are in default.
 
(CREDIT RATINGS GRAPHIC)
 

 
 
 
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general obligation bonds Municipal bonds that are secured by the issuer’s full faith and credit, which typically is backed by the power of the issuer to levy taxes.
 
interest Payments to bondholders (usually made twice a year) as compensation for loaning the bond principal to the issuer.
 
interest rate risk The risk that a bond’s value will fluctuate if market interest rates change or are expected to change. Bond prices tend to move in the opposite direction of interest rates: when interest rates rise, bond prices tend to fall.
 
liquidity-enhanced security A security that when tendered is paid from funds advanced by an entity other than the issuer (such as a large financial institution). Liquidity enhancements are often used on variable-rate securities where the portfolio manager has an option to tender the securities prior to their final maturity.
 
market risk Those elements of risk that are common to all securities in an asset class, and therefore cannot be significantly reduced by diversification within the asset class. Also known as “systemic risk.”’
 
maturity The maturity of a bond will generally be determined using a portfolio security’s final maturity date (date on which the final principal payment of a bond is scheduled to be paid); however, for securitized products, such as mortgage-backed securities and certain other asset-backed securities, maturity will be determined on an average life basis (weighted average time to receipt of all principal payments) by the investment adviser. Because pre-payment rates of individual mortgage pools vary widely, the average life of a particular pool cannot be predicted precisely. For securities with embedded demand features, such as puts or calls, either the demand date or the final maturity date will be used depending on interest rates, yields and other market conditions. The average portfolio maturity of a fund is dollar-weighted based upon the market value of a fund’s securities at the time of the calculation.
 
mortgage-backed securities Bond or other debt securities that represent ownership in a pool of mortgage loans.
 
muni, municipal bonds, municipal securities Debt securities issued by a state, its counties, municipalities, authorities and other subdivisions, or the territories and possessions of the United States and the District of Columbia, including their subdivisions, agencies and instrumentalities and corporations. These securities may be issued to obtain money for various public purposes, including the construction of a wide range of public facilities such as airports, bridges, highways, housing, hospitals, mass transportation, public utilities, schools, streets, and water and sewer works.
 
net asset value (NAV) The value of one share of a mutual fund. NAV is calculated by taking the fund’s total assets, subtracting liabilities, and dividing by the number of shares outstanding.
 
outstanding shares, shares outstanding When speaking of a company or mutual fund, indicates all shares currently held by investors.
 
prepayment risk The risk that a mortgage-backed security may be paid off early, typically because interest rates have fallen and the homeowners who hold the underlying mortgages have refinanced those mortgages at lower rates. In this type of situation, the investor who held the mortgage-backed security will usually have to settle for a lower rate when reinvesting the principal.
 
refunded bond A bond for which the principal and interest payments are secured or guaranteed by cash or U.S. government securities held in an escrow account.
 
restricted securities Securities that are subject to contractual restrictions on resale. These securities are often purchased in private placement transactions.
 
revenue bonds Municipal bonds that are issued to finance public works projects and are secured by revenue generated by the project (such as water and sewer fees) rather than the full faith and credit of the issuer.
 
S&P California AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index A broad, comprehensive market value-weighted index designed to measure the performance of investment-grade tax-exempt bonds issues within California.
 
S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index A broad, comprehensive market value-weighted index designed to measure the performance of the investment-grade tax-exempt U.S. municipal bond market.
 
section 4(2)/144A securities Securities exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold only to qualified institutional buyers under Securities Act Rule 144A.
 
taxable-equivalent yield The yield an investor would need to get from a taxable investment in order to match the yield paid by a given tax-exempt investment, once the effect of all applicable taxes is taken into account. For example, if your tax rate were 25%, a tax-exempt investment paying 4.5% would have a taxable-equivalent yield for you of 6.0% (4.5% ¸ [1 − 0.25%] = 6.0%).
 
total return The percentage that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the fund assuming dividends and distributions were reinvested.
 
weighted average For mutual funds, an average that gives the same weight to each security as the security represents in the fund’s portfolio.
 
yield The income paid out by an investment, expressed as a percentage of the investment’s market value.
 
yield to maturity The annualized rate of return a bondholder could expect if the bond were held to maturity. In addition to interest payments, yield to maturity also factors in any difference between a bond’s current price and its principal amount, or face value.
 
 
 
 
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PRIVACY NOTICE
THIS IS NOT PART OF THE SHAREHOLDER REPORT
 
A Commitment to Your Privacy
 
Your Privacy Is Not for Sale
 
We do not and will not sell your personal information to anyone, for any reason.
 
We are committed to protecting the privacy of information we maintain about you. Below are details about our commitment, including the types of information we collect and how we use and share that information. This Privacy Notice applies to you only if you are an individual who invests directly in the funds by placing orders through the funds’ transfer agent. If you place orders through your brokerage account at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. or an account with another broker-dealer, investment advisor, 401(k) plan, employee benefit plan, administrator, bank or other financial intermediary, you are covered by the privacy policies of that financial institution and should consult those policies.
 
How We Collect Information About You
 
We collect personal information about you in a number of ways.
 
•  APPLICATION AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION.
 
We collect personal information from you when you open an account or utilize one of our services. We may also collect information about you from third parties such as consumer reporting agencies to verify your identity. The information we collect may include personal information, including your Social Security number, as well as details about your interests, investments and investment experience.
 
•  TRANSACTION AND EXPERIENCE INFORMATION.
 
Once your account has been opened, we collect and maintain personal information about your account activity, including your transactions, balances, positions and history. This information allows us to administer your account and provide the services you have requested.
 
•  WEBSITE USAGE.
 
When you visit our websites, we may use devices known as “cookies,” graphic interchange format files (GIFs), or other similar web tools to enhance your web experience. These tools help us to recognize you, maintain your web session, and provide a more personalized experience. To learn more, please go to www.schwab.com/privacy.
 
How We Share and Use Your Information
 
We provide access to information about you to our affiliated companies, outside companies and other third parties in certain limited circumstances, including:
 
•  to help us process transactions for your account;
 
•  when we use other companies to provide services for us, such as printing and mailing your account statements;
 
•  when we believe that disclosure is required or permitted under law (for example, to cooperate with regulators or law enforcement, resolve consumer disputes, perform credit/authentication checks, or for risk control).
 
State Laws
 
We will comply with state laws that apply to the disclosure or use of information about you.
 
Safeguarding Your Information — Security Is a Partnership
 
We take precautions to ensure the information we collect about you is protected and is accessed only by authorized individuals or organizations.
 
Companies we use to provide support services are not allowed to use information about our shareholders for their own purposes and are contractually obligated to maintain strict confidentiality. We limit their use of information to the performance of the specific services we have requested.
 
We restrict access to personal information by our employees and agents. Our employees are trained about privacy and are required to safeguard personal information.
 
We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard your nonpublic personal information.
 
Contact Us
 
To provide us with updated information, report suspected fraud or identity theft, or for any other questions, please call the number below.
 
Schwab Funds® direct investors:  1-800-407-0256
 
 
© 2014 Schwab Funds. All rights reserved.
 
 
 
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Schwab Funds® offers you an extensive family of mutual funds, each one based on a clearly defined investment approach and using disciplined management strategies. The list at right shows all currently available Schwab Funds.
 
Whether you are an experienced investor or just starting out, Schwab Funds can help you achieve your financial goals. An investor should consider a fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing or sending money. This and other important information can be found in the fund’s prospectus. Please call 1-800-435-4000 for a prospectus and brochure for any Schwab Fund. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest. This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.
 
Proxy Voting Policies, Procedures and Results
 
A description of the proxy voting policies and procedures used to determine how to vote proxies on behalf of the funds is available without charge, upon request, by visiting the Schwab Funds’ website at www.schwabfunds.com/prospectus, the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or by contacting Schwab Funds at 1-800-435-4000.
 
Information regarding how a fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 is available, without charge, by visiting the fund’s website at www.schwabfunds.com/prospectus or the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
 
The Schwab Funds Family®
 
Stock Funds
Schwab Core Equity Fundtm
Schwab Dividend Equity Fundtm
Schwab Large-Cap Growth Fundtm
Schwab Small-Cap Equity Fundtm
Schwab Hedged Equity Fundtm
Schwab Financial Services Fundtm
Schwab Health Care Fundtm
Schwab® International Core Equity Fund
Schwab Fundamental US Large Company Index Fund
Schwab Fundamental US Small Company Index Fund
Schwab Fundamental International Large Company Index Fund
Schwab Fundamental International Small Company Index Fund
Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Large Company Index Fund
Schwab Global Real Estate Fundtm
Schwab® S&P 500 Index Fund
Schwab 1000 Index® Fund
Schwab Small-Cap Index Fund®
Schwab Total Stock Market Index Fund®
Schwab International Index Fund®
 
Asset Allocation Funds
Schwab Balanced Fundtm
Schwab MarketTrack All Equity Portfoliotm
Schwab MarketTrack Growth Portfoliotm
Schwab MarketTrack Balanced Portfoliotm
Schwab MarketTrack Conservative Portfoliotm
Schwab Target 2010 Fund
Schwab Target 2015 Fund
Schwab Target 2020 Fund
Schwab Target 2025 Fund
Schwab Target 2030 Fund
Schwab Target 2035 Fund
Schwab Target 2040 Fund
Schwab Target 2045 Fund
Schwab Target 2050 Fund
Schwab Target 2055 Fund
Schwab® Monthly Income Fund – Moderate Payout
Schwab® Monthly Income Fund – Enhanced Payout
Schwab® Monthly Income Fund – Maximum Payout
 
Bond Funds
Schwab Short-Term Bond Market Fundtm
Schwab Intermediate-Term Bond Fundtm
Schwab Total Bond Market Fundtm
Schwab GNMA Fundtm
Schwab® Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index Fund
Schwab Tax-Free Bond Fundtm
Schwab California Tax-Free Bond Fundtm
 
Schwab Money Funds
Schwab offers an array of money market funds1. Choose from taxable or tax-advantaged alternatives. Many can be linked to your eligible Schwab account to “sweep” cash balances automatically, subject to availability, when you’re between investments. Or, for your larger cash reserves, choose one of our Value Advantage Investments®.
 
 
1 Investments in money market funds are neither insured nor guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency and, although they seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1 per share, it is possible to lose money.


 

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Item 2: Code of Ethics.
(a)   Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, and any other persons who perform a similar function, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by Registrant or a third party.
 
(c)   During the period covered by the report, no amendments were made to the provisions of this code of ethics.
 
(d)   During the period covered by the report, Registrant did not grant any waivers, including implicit waivers, from the provisions of this code of ethics.
 
(f)(1)   Registrant has filed this code of ethics as an exhibit pursuant to Item 12(a)(1) of Form N-CSR.
Item 3: Audit Committee Financial Expert.
(a) (1)   Disclose that the registrant’s board of directors has determined that the registrant either:
(i) Has at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee; or
(ii) Does not have an audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee.
          (2) If the registrant provides the disclosure required by paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this Item, it must disclose the name of the audit committee financial expert and whether that person is “independent.” In order to be considered “independent” for purposes of this Item, a member of an audit committee may not, other than in his or her capacity as a member of the audit committee, the board of directors, or any other board committee:
(i) Accept directly or indirectly any consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee from the issuer; or
(ii) Be an “interested person” of the investment company as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(19)).
          (3) If the registrant provides the disclosure required by paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of this Item, it must explain why it does not have an audit committee financial expert.
3(a)(1) THE REGISTRANT’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DETERMINED THAT THE REGISTRANT HAS AT LEAST ONE AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT SERVING ON ITS AUDIT COMMITTEE.

 


 

3(a)(2) THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERTS ARE MARIANN BYERWALTER, WILLIAM HASLER AND KIRAN PATEL WHO ARE “INDEPENDENT” FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ITEM 3 OF FORM N-CSR.
Item 4: Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Registrant is composed of nine series. Seven series have a fiscal year-end of August 31, whose annual financial statements are reported in Item 1, and one series has a fiscal year-end of October 31 and one series has a fiscal year-end of February 28. Principal accountant fees disclosed in Items 4(a)-(d) and 4(g) include fees billed for services rendered to each of the eleven series, based on their respective 2013 and 2012 fiscal years, as applicable.
(a) Below are the aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of Registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.
     
Audit Fees
   
 
   
2014: $325,971
  2013: $317,611
(b) Below are the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of Registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) above.
     
Audit-Related Fees
   
 
   
For services rendered to Registrant:
   
 
   
2014: $21,058
  2013: $20,511
 
   
Nature of these services: tax provision review.
          In each of the last two fiscal years there were no “Audit-Related Fees” required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(c) Below are the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning.
     
Tax Fees
   
 
   
For services rendered to Registrant:

 


 

     
2014: $23,279
  2013: $22,671
 
   
Nature of these services: preparation and review of tax returns.
          In each of the last two fiscal years there were no “Tax Fees” required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(d) Below are the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) above.
     
All Other Fees
 
   
For services rendered to Registrant:
 
   
2014: $1,082
  2013: $2,960
 
   
Nature of these services:
  review of the methodology of allocation of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (“Schwab”) expenses for purposes of Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
          In each of the last two fiscal years there were no “All Other Fees” required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(e)(1) Registrant’s audit committee does not have pre-approval policies and procedures as described in paragraph (c)(7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(2) There were no services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) above (including services required to be approved by Registrant’s audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X) that were approved by Registrant’s audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(f) Not applicable.
(g) Below are the aggregate non-audit fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years by Registrant’s principal accountant for services rendered to Registrant, to Registrant’s investment adviser, and to any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with Registrant’s investment adviser that provides ongoing services to Registrant.
     
2014: $45,419
  2013: $46,396

 


 

(h) During the past fiscal year, all non-audit services provided by Registrant’s principal accountant to either Registrant’s investment adviser or to any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with Registrant’s investment adviser that provides ongoing services to Registrant were pre-approved. Included in the audit committee’s pre-approval was the review and consideration as to whether the provision of these non-audit services is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.
Item 5: Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable.
Item 6: Schedule of Investments.
The schedules of investments are included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
Item 7: Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 8: Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 9: Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable.
Item 10: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Not applicable.
Item 11: Controls and Procedures.
(a)   Based on their evaluation of Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date, Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer, Marie Chandoha and Registrant’s Principal Financial Officer, George Pereira, have concluded that Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are: (i) reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in this report is appropriately communicated to Registrant’s officers to allow timely decisions regarding disclosures required in this report; (ii) reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in this report is recorded, processed, summarized

 


 

    and reported in a timely manner; and (iii) are effective in achieving the goals described in (i) and (ii) above.
(b)   During the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report, there have been no changes in Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that the above officers believe to have materially affected, or to be reasonably likely to materially affect, Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12: Exhibits.
(a)   (1) Registrant’s code of ethics (that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2(a)) is attached.
  (2)   Separate certifications for Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act, are attached.
 
  (3)   Not applicable.
(b)   A certification for Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act, is attached. This certification is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR with the Commission.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
         
(Registrant) Schwab Investments    
 
       
Schwab Bond Funds    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Marie Chandoha
 
Marie Chandoha
   
 
  Chief Executive Officer    
 
       
Date: October 16, 2014    
 
       
Schwab Tax-Free Bond Funds    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Marie Chandoha
 
Marie Chandoha
   
 
  Chief Executive Officer    
 
       
Date: October 16, 2014    
         
Schwab Bond Funds    
 
       
By:
  /s/ George Pereira
 
George Pereira
   
 
  Principal Financial Officer    
 
       
Date: October 16, 2014    
 
       
Schwab Tax-Free Bond Funds    
 
       
By:
  /s/ George Pereira
 
George Pereira
   
 
  Principal Financial Officer    
 
       
Date: October 16, 2014