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Schwab
Funds®
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Summary
Prospectus March 18,
2011
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Schwab AMT
Tax-Free Money
Fundtm
Sweep
Shares: SWFXX
Before you invest, you may want to review the funds
prospectus, which contains more information about the fund and
its risks. You can find the funds prospectus, Statement of
Additional Information (SAI) and other information about the
fund online at www.schwabfunds.com/prospectus. You can
also obtain this information at no cost by calling
1-866-414-6349
or by sending an email request to
orders@mysummaryprospectus.com. If you purchase or hold
fund shares through a financial intermediary, the funds
prospectus, SAI, and other information about the fund are
available from your financial intermediary.
The funds prospectus, dated April 30, 2010, and SAI,
dated April 30, 2010 as amended July 8, 2010, as
supplemented January 24, 2011 and March 18, 2011,
include a more detailed discussion of fund investment policies
and the risks associated with various fund investments. The
prospectus and SAI are incorporated by reference into the
summary prospectus, making them legally a part of the summary
prospectus.
Investment
objective
The funds goal is to seek the highest current income
exempt from federal income tax that is consistent with stability
of capital and liquidity.
Fund fees
and expenses
This table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you
buy and hold Sweep Shares of the fund.
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Shareholder
fees
(fees
paid directly from your investment)
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None
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Annual
fund operating expenses
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(expenses
that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
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Management fees
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0.33
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Distribution (12b-1) fees
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None
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Other expenses*
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0.39
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Total annual fund operating expenses
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0.72
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Less expense reduction**
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(0.10)
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Total annual fund operating expenses after expense
reduction**
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0.62
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Restated to reflect
current fees and expenses.
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The investment
adviser and its affiliates have agreed to limit the total annual
fund operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes and certain
non-routine expenses) of the Sweep Shares to 0.62% for so long
as the investment adviser serves as the adviser to the fund.
This agreement may only be amended or terminated with the
approval of the funds Board of Trustees. Non-routine
expenses that are not subject to the foregoing contractual
operating expense limitation include, but are not limited to,
any reimbursement payments made by the Sweep Shares to the
investment adviser
and/or its
affiliates of fund fees and expenses that were previously waived
or reimbursed by the investment adviser
and/or its
affiliates in order to maintain a positive net yield for the
Sweep Shares.
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Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of
investing in the funds Sweep Shares with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you
invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and
then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods.
The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return
each year and that the Sweep Shares operating expenses
remain the same. The figures are based on total annual fund
operating expenses after expense reduction. The expenses would
be the same whether you stayed in the fund or sold your shares
at the end of each period. Your actual costs may be higher or
lower.
Expenses on
a $10,000 investment
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1 year
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3 years
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5 years
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10 years
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$63
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$199
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$346
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$774
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Principal
investment strategies
To pursue its goal, the fund invests in money market
securities from states and municipal agencies around the country
and from U.S. territories and possessions. These
securities may include general obligation issues, which
typically are backed by the issuers ability to levy taxes,
and revenue issues, which typically are backed by a stream of
revenue from a given source, such as a toll highway or a public
water system. These securities also may include municipal notes
as well as municipal leases, which municipalities may use to
finance construction or to acquire equipment. The fund may
invest more than 25% of its total assets in municipal securities
financing similar projects such as those relating to education,
health care, transportation, utilities, industrial development
and housing. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at
least 80% of its net assets in municipal money market securities
whose interest is exempt from federal income tax, including the
federal alternative minimum tax (AMT). The fund does not
currently intend to invest in any municipal securities whose
interest is subject to AMT; however, this would not prevent the
fund from investing in such securities as a temporary defensive
measure discussed below.
The fund may purchase certain variable rate demand securities
issued by single state or national closed-end municipal bond
funds, which, in turn, invest primarily in portfolios of
tax-exempt municipal bonds. It is anticipated that the interest
on the variable rate demand securities will be exempt from
federal income tax, including the AMT. These securities are
considered municipal money market securities for
purposes of the funds 80% investment policy stated above.
Many of the funds securities will be subject to credit or
liquidity enhancements, which are designed to provide
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of creditworthiness or liquidity. Some municipal securities have
been structured to resemble variable- and floating-rate
securities so that they meet the requirements for being
considered money market instruments.
In choosing securities, the funds manager seeks to
maximize current income within the limits of the funds
credit, maturity and diversification policies. Some of these
policies may be stricter than the federal regulations that apply
to all money funds.
The investment advisers credit research department
analyzes and monitors the securities that the fund owns or is
considering buying. The manager may adjust the funds
holdings or its average maturity based on actual or anticipated
changes in interest rates or credit quality. To preserve its
investors capital, the fund seeks to maintain a stable
$1.00 share price.
During unusual market conditions, the fund may invest in taxable
money market securities and municipal securities whose interest
is subject to the AMT as a temporary defensive measure. When the
fund engages in such activities, it may not achieve its
investment goal.
Principal
risks
The fund is subject to risks, any of which could cause an
investor to lose money. The funds principal risks include:
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Investment Risk. Your investment in the fund is not
a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment
at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in
the fund.
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Interest Rate Risk. Interest rates rise and fall
over time. As with any investment whose yield reflects current
interest rates, the funds yield will change over time.
During periods when interest rates are low, the funds
yield (and total return) also will be low. In addition, to the
extent the Sweep Shares make any reimbursement payments to the
investment adviser and/or its affiliates, the Sweep
Sharess yield would be lower.
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Credit Risk. The fund is subject to the risk that a
decline in the credit quality of a portfolio investment could
cause the fund to lose money or underperform. The fund could
lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a portfolio investment
fails to make timely principal or interest payments or otherwise
honor its obligations. The negative perceptions of an
issuers ability to make such payments could also cause the
price of that investment to decline. The credit quality of the
funds portfolio holdings can change rapidly in certain
market environments and any default on the part of a single
portfolio investment could cause the funds share price or
yield to fall.
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Management Risk. Any actively managed mutual fund is
subject to the risk that its investment adviser will make poor
security selections. The funds investment adviser applies
its own investment techniques and risk analyses in making
investment decisions for the fund, but there can be no guarantee
that they will produce the desired results. The investment
advisers maturity decisions will also affect the
funds yield, and in unusual circumstances potentially
could affect its share price. To the extent that the investment
adviser anticipates interest rate trends imprecisely, the
funds yield at times could lag those of other money market
funds.
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State and Regional Risk. State and regional factors
could affect the funds performance. To the extent that the
fund invests in 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. National governmental
actions, such as elimination of tax-exempt status, also could
affect performance.
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Investment Concentration Risk. To the extent that
the fund invests a substantial portion of its assets in
municipal securities financing similar projects, the fund may be
more sensitive to adverse economic, business or political
developments. A change that affects one project, such as
proposed legislation on the financing of the project, a shortage
of materials needed for the project, or a declining need for the
project, would likely affect all similar projects and the
overall municipal securities market.
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Taxable Determinations Risk. Some of the funds
income could be taxable. If certain types of investments the
fund buys as tax-exempt are later ruled to be taxable, a portion
of the funds income could become taxable. This risk,
although generally considered low, is somewhat higher for
investments that have been structured as municipal money market
securities than for other types of municipal money market
securities. Any defensive investments in taxable securities or
securities whose interest is subject to the AMT could generate
taxable income.
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Liquidity Risk. Liquidity risk exists when
particular investments are difficult to purchase or sell. The
market for certain investments may become illiquid due to
specific adverse changes in the conditions of a particular
issuer or under adverse market or economic conditions
independent of the issuer. The funds investments in
illiquid securities may reduce the returns of the fund because
it may be unable to sell the illiquid securities at an
advantageous time or price. Further, transactions in illiquid
securities may entail transaction costs that are higher than
those for transactions in liquid securities.
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Redemption Risk. The fund may experience
periods of heavy redemptions that could cause the fund to
liquidate its assets at inopportune times or at a loss or
depressed value, particularly during periods of declining or
illiquid markets. Redemptions by a few large investors in the
fund may have a significant adverse effect on the funds
ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. In the
event any money market fund fails to maintain a stable net asset
value, other money market funds, including the fund, could face
a market-wide risk of increased redemption pressures,
potentially jeopardizing the stability of their $1.00 share
prices.
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Money Market Risk. The fund is not designed to offer
capital appreciation. In exchange for their emphasis on
stability and liquidity, money market investments may offer
lower long-term performance than stock or bond investments.
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Performance
The bar chart below shows how the funds Sweep Shares
investment results have varied from year to year, and the
following table shows the funds Sweep Shares average
annual total returns for various periods. This information
provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund.
All figures assume distributions were reinvested. Keep in mind
that future performance may differ from past performance.
Because the funds original strategy was to invest
primarily in municipal securities of a single state, its
performance prior to June 23, 2006, does not reflect the
funds current strategy and may have been different if it
did. For current performance information, please see
www.schwabfunds.com/prospectus or call toll-free
1-800-435-4000
for a current
seven-day
yield.
Annual
total returns
(%) as of
12/31
Best
quarter: 0.95% Q4 2000 Worst
quarter: 0.00% Q3 2009
Average
annual total returns
(%) as of
12/31/09
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1 year
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5 years
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10 years
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Sweep Shares
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0.23
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1.94
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1.76
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Investment
adviser
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.
Purchase
and sale of fund shares
The fund is open for business each day that the New York Stock
Exchange is open except when the following federal holidays are
observed: Columbus Day and Veterans Day.
The Sweep Shares are designed for use in conjunction with
certain accounts held at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
(Schwab) and are subject to the eligibility terms and conditions
of your Schwab account agreement, as amended from time to time.
If you designate the fund as the sweep fund on your Schwab
account, your uninvested cash balances will be invested in the
fund according to the terms and conditions of your account
agreement. Similarly, when you use your account to purchase
other investments or make payments, shares of the fund will be
sold to cover these transactions according to the terms and
conditions of your account agreement. You may make purchase,
exchange and redemption requests in accordance with your account
agreement.
Tax
information
Distributions received from the fund are typically intended to
be exempt from federal income tax, including the AMT, but are
generally subject to state and local personal income taxes. The
fund may invest a portion of its assets in securities that
generate income that is not exempt from federal income tax.
Further, any of the funds defensive investments in taxable
securities and securities whose interest is subject to the AMT
also could generate taxable income.
Payments
to financial intermediaries
The fund pays Schwab for shareholder and sweep administration
services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by
influencing Schwab and your salesperson to recommend the fund
over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit
Schwabs website for more information.
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Summary Prospectus March 18, 2011
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