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Schwab Global Real Estate Fund  
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SCHWAB INVESTMENTS
(the Trust)
Schwab® Global Real Estate Fund
(the fund)
Supplement dated June 21, 2022 to the fund’s currently effective Summary Prospectus,
Statutory Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information (SAI)
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This supplement provides new and additional information beyond that contained in the Summary Prospectus, Statutory Prospectus and SAI and should be read in conjunction with the Summary Prospectus, Statutory Prospectus and SAI.
At a meeting held on June 8, 2022, the Board of Trustees of the Trust approved the reduction of the fund’s management fee and the fund’s shareholder servicing fee, and a new expense limitation. These changes, which are summarized below, will be effective on June 27, 2022.
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Current
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New
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Management Fee ​ ​ ​ ​ 0.77% ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 0.50% ​ ​
Expense Limitation ​ ​ ​ ​ 1.05% ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 0.75% ​ ​
Shareholder Servicing Fee ​ ​ ​ ​ 0.25% ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 0.15% ​ ​
Accordingly, the following changes to the Summary Prospectus, Statutory Prospectus and SAI are effective June 27, 2022:
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Summary Prospectus and Statutory Prospectus – Under the “Fund Fees and Expenses” section: The “Shareholder Fees,” “Annual Fund Operating Expenses” and “Expenses on a $10,000 Investment” tables are deleted and replaced in their entirety with the following:
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​ Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ None ​ ​
​ Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)1 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
​ Management fees ​ ​ ​ ​ 0.50 ​ ​
​ Distribution (12b-1) fees ​ ​ ​ ​ None ​ ​
​ Other expenses2 ​ ​ ​ ​ 0.23 ​ ​
​ Total annual fund operating expenses ​ ​ ​ ​ 0.73 ​ ​
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(1)
The information in the table has been restated to reflect current fees and expenses.
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(2)
“Other expenses” are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
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Expenses on a $10,000 Investment
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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$75
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$233
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$406
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$906
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Summary Prospectus and Statutory Prospectus – Under the “Fund Fees and Expenses” section: The “Shareholder Fees,” “Annual Fund Operating Expenses” and “Expenses on a $10,000 Investment” tables are deleted and replaced in their entirety with the following:
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] rr_ShareholderFeesCaption Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text] rr_OtherExpensesNewFundBasedOnEstimates “Other expenses” are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
Expenses Restated to Reflect Current [Text] rr_ExpensesRestatedToReflectCurrent The information in the table has been restated to reflect current fees and expenses.
Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text] rr_ExpenseExampleByYearCaption Expenses on a $10,000 Investment
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​ rr_ShareholderFeeOther none
Management fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.50% [1]
Distribution (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none [1]
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.23% [1],[2]
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.73% [1]
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 75
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 233
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 406
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 906
[1] The information in the table has been restated to reflect current fees and expenses.
[2] “Other expenses” are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.