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Schwab
Funds®
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Summary
Prospectus December 19,
2011
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Schwab Municipal
Money
Fundtm
Ticker Symbols: Select
Shares®: SWLXX Institutional Shares: SWOXX
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, 2011, as
supplemented December 19, 2011, and SAI dated
April 30, 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 that
is consistent with stability of capital and liquidity, and that
is exempt from federal income tax.
Fund fees
and expenses
This table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you
buy and hold Select
Shares®
or Institutional Shares of the fund.
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Select
Shares®
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Institutional
Shares
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Shareholder
fees
(fees
paid directly from your investment)
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None
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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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0.31
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0.31
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Distribution (12b-1) fees
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None
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None
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Other expenses
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0.24
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0.24
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Total annual fund operating expenses
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0.55
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0.55
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Less expense reduction
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(0.20)
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(0.31)
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Total annual fund operating expenses after expense
reduction1
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0.35
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0.24
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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 Select Shares and Institutional
Shares to 0.35% and 0.24%, respectively, through 4/29/13. 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 a share class 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
share class.
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Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of
investing in each share class with the cost of investing in
other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000
in a share class 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 each share class operating expenses through
4/29/13 are
the same as those shown above as total annual fund operating
expenses after expense reduction and for all subsequent periods
are the same as those shown above as total annual fund operating
expenses. 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 $10,000 investment
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1 year
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3 years
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5 years
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10 years
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Select
Shares®
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$
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36
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$
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135
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$
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266
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$
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650
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Institutional Shares
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$
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25
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$
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112
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$
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244
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$
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Principal
investment strategies
To pursue its goal, the fund invests in municipal 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 the interest from which is exempt from
federal income tax.
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. 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 from
U.S. and/or
non-U.S. entities, which are designed to provide
incremental levels of creditworthiness or liquidity. Some
municipal securities have been structured to resemble variable-
and floating-rate securities so that they meet
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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
investment objective and 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 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:
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.
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 a share class makes any reimbursement payments to the
investment adviser and/or its affiliates, the share classs
yield would be lower.
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 of a portfolio investment fails to make
timely principal or interest payments or if a guarantor or
liquidity provider of a portfolio investment fails to honor its
obligations. For fixed rate investments, the negative
perceptions of the ability of an issuer, guarantor or liquidity
provider to make payments or otherwise honor its obligations, as
applicable, 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 downgrade or default on the part of a single portfolio
investment could cause the funds share price or yield to
fall. The funds investments in securities with credit or
liquidity enhancements provided by foreign entities may involve
certain risks that are greater than those associated with
investments in securities with credit or liquidity enhancements
provided by U.S. entities. These include risks of adverse
changes in foreign economic, political, regulatory and other
conditions; differing accounting, auditing, financial reporting
and legal standards and practices; differing securities market
structures; and higher transaction costs. In addition, sovereign
risk, or the risk that a government may become unwilling or
unable to meet its loan obligations or guarantees, could
increase the credit risk of financial institutions connected to
that particular country.
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.
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.
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.
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 investments in other types of municipal
money market securities. Any defensive investments in taxable
securities could generate taxable income. Also, some types of
municipal securities produce income that is subject to the
federal alternative minimum tax (AMT).
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.
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,
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could face a market-wide risk of increased redemption pressures,
potentially jeopardizing the stability of their $1.00 share
prices.
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.
Performance
The bar chart below shows how the funds Select Shares
investment results have varied from year to year, and the
following table shows the funds Select Shares and
Institutional 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. For current performance information, please
see www.schwab.com/moneyfunds or call toll-free
1-800-435-4000
for a current
seven-day
yield.
Annual
total returns
(%) as of
12/31
Select
Shares
Best
quarter: 0.94% Q4 2005 Worst
quarter: 0.00% Q3 2010
Average
annual total returns
(%) as of
12/31/10
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Since inception
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1 year
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5 years
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(6/2/03)
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Select Shares
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0.02
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1.79
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1.63
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Institutional Shares
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0.13
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1.90
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1.74
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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.
When you place orders to purchase, exchange or redeem fund
shares through Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (Schwab) or
another financial intermediary, you must follow Schwabs or
the other financial intermediarys transaction procedures.
Eligible Investors (as determined by the fund and which
generally are limited to institutional investors) may invest
directly in the fund by placing purchase, exchange and
redemption orders through the funds transfer agent.
Eligible Investors must contact the transfer agent by phone or
in writing to obtain an account application. Eligible Investors
may contact the transfer agent:
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by telephone at
1-800-407-0256; or
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by mail in writing at Boston Financial Data Services, Attn:
Schwab Funds, P.O. Box 8283, Boston, MA
02266-8323.
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Set forth below are the investment minimums for the funds
Select Shares and Institutional Shares. These minimums may be
waived for certain investors or in the funds sole
discretion.
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Minimum
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Minimum initial
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additional
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Minimum
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investment
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investment
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balance
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Select
Shares®
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$
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1,000,000
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$
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1
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$
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1,000,000
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Institutional Shares
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$
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3,000,000
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3,000,000
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Tax
information
Dividends received from the fund are typically intended to be
exempt from federal income tax, but are generally subject to
state and local personal income taxes. While interest from
municipal securities is generally exempt from federal income
tax, some municipal securities in which the fund may invest may
produce income that is subject to the federal alternative
minimum tax (AMT). 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 also could generate taxable
income.
Payments
to financial intermediaries
If you purchase shares of the fund through a broker-dealer or
other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the fund and its
related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of fund
shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other
financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the
fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit you
financial intermediarys website for more information.
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Schwab
Funds®
REG54665FLD-05
Schwab
Municipal Money
Fundtm;
Ticker Symbols: Select
Shares®: SWLXX Institutional Shares: SWOXX
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