# EDGAR Filing Document

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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
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**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-25-121688

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 485APOS

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**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** SCHWAB CAPITAL TRUST
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000904333

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MA
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- **LEGAL ENTITY IDENTIFIER:** 549300PEK1H7N1HLC797

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- **SEC ACT:** 1940 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 811-07704
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251576663

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 9800 SCHWAB WAY
- **CITY:** LONE TREE
- **STATE:** CO
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- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 1-415-667-7000

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- **CITY:** LONE TREE
- **STATE:** CO
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**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** SCHWAB CAPITAL TRUST
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000904333

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1031
- **LEGAL ENTITY IDENTIFIER:** 549300PEK1H7N1HLC797

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- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 033-62470
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**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 9800 SCHWAB WAY
- **CITY:** LONE TREE
- **STATE:** CO
- **ZIP:** 80124
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 1-415-667-7000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
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- **CITY:** LONE TREE
- **STATE:** CO
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## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Schwab International Opportunities Fund (Series ID: S000006551)

| Class ID   | Class Name                              | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000017890 | Schwab International Opportunities Fund | SWMIX           |

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 17, 2025

File Nos. 033-62470 <br> 811-07704

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A <br> REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 *UNDER <br> THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933* 

Post-Effective Amendment No. 235

☒

and

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 *UNDER <br> THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 <br> Amendment No. 236* 

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## SCHWAB CAPITAL TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

9800 Schwab Way <br> Lone Tree, Colorado 80124

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(800) 648-5300

(Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)

Catherine M. MacGregor, Esq. <br> 9800 Schwab Way <br> Lone Tree, Colorado 80124

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 *Copies of communications to:* 

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| **Douglas P. Dick, Esq. <br> Dechert LLP <br> 1900 K Street, N.W. <br> Washington, DC 20006**  | **Gregory C. Davis, Esq. <br> Ropes & Gray LLP <br> Three Embarcadero Center <br> San Francisco, CA 94111-4006**  |

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Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

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☒ On February 24, 2026, pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

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□ On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485

If appropriate, check the following box:

□ This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

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**Prospectus** \| February [ ], 2026

Schwab Funds<sup>®</sup>

Schwab<sup>®</sup> International Opportunities Fund

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| Ticker Symbol | **SWMIX**  |

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As with all mutual funds, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved these securities or passed on whether the information in this prospectus is adequate and accurate. Anyone who indicates otherwise is committing a federal crime.

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## Schwab International Opportunities Fund

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| **Fund Summary** |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Schwab International Opportunities Fund](#idedhhfSIOFtm2531957d2_intloppfunpro)  | [1](#idedhhfSIOFtm2531957d2_intloppfunpro) |
| **[Fund Details](#idefhbdIOSRtm2531957d2_intloppfunpro)**  | [5](#idefhbdIOSRtm2531957d2_intloppfunpro) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Investment Objective, Strategies and Risks](#idefhbdIOSRtm2531957d2_intloppfunpro)  | [5](#idefhbdIOSRtm2531957d2_intloppfunpro) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Portfolio Holdings](#idbccaPHtm2531957d2_intloppfunpro)  | [9](#idbccaPHtm2531957d2_intloppfunpro) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Financial Highlights](#idbggbhFHtm2531957d2_intloppfunpro)  | [11](#idbggbhFHtm2531957d2_intloppfunpro) |
| **[Fund Management](#idcbbddFMtm2531957d2_intloppfunpro)**  | [12](#idcbbddFMtm2531957d2_intloppfunpro) |
| **[Investing in the Fund](#idegfjITFItm2531957d2_intloppfunpro)**  | [16](#idegfjITFItm2531957d2_intloppfunpro) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Investing Through a Financial Intermediary](#idegfjITFItm2531957d2_intloppfunpro)  | [16](#idegfjITFItm2531957d2_intloppfunpro) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Investing Directly with the Fund](#idbbjeIDFtm2531957d2_intloppfunpro)  | [16](#idbbjeIDFtm2531957d2_intloppfunpro) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Share Price](#idcfheSPtm2531957d2_intloppfunpro)  | [17](#idcfheSPtm2531957d2_intloppfunpro) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Additional Policies Affecting Your Investment](#idbjhghAPAYItm2531957d2_intloppfunpro)  | [17](#idbjhghAPAYItm2531957d2_intloppfunpro) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Distributions and Taxes](#idbahgaDTtm2531957d2_intloppfunpro)  | [20](#idbahgaDTtm2531957d2_intloppfunpro) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Additional Information](#idbgbiAItm2531957d2_intloppfunpro)  | [22](#idbgbiAItm2531957d2_intloppfunpro) |

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Schwab<sup>®</sup> International Opportunities Fund

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| **Ticker Symbol:**  | **SWMIX** |

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#### Investment Objective
The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

#### Fund Fees and Expenses
 **This table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and Example below.** 

#### [To be updated by amendment]
**Shareholder Fees** (fees paid directly from your investment) <br>

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|:---|:---|
|  **Annual Fund Operating Expenses** (expenses that you pay each year as a % <br> of the value of your investment)  | **Annual Fund Operating Expenses** (expenses that you pay each year as a % <br> of the value of your investment)  |
| Management fees | [ ]  |
| Distribution (12b-1) fees |  |
| Other expenses | [ ]  |
| **Total annual fund operating expenses** | **[ ]**  |

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#### Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other 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 fund's operating expenses remain the same. The figures are based on total annual fund operating expenses after any expense reduction. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

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| **Expenses on a $10,000 Investment**  | **Expenses on a $10,000 Investment**  | **Expenses on a $10,000 Investment**  | **Expenses on a $10,000 Investment**  |
| **1 Year**  | **3 Years**  | **5 Years**  | **10 Years**  |
| $[] | $[] | $[] | $[] |

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#### Portfolio Turnover
The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund's portfolio turnover rate was [ ]% of the average value of its portfolio.

#### Principal Investment Strategies
To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests a substantial amount of its assets in equity securities of companies outside the United States. The fund expects to invest in companies across all market capitalization ranges. The fund typically focuses on developed markets, but may invest in companies from emerging markets as well. In determining whether a company is international, the portfolio managers will consider various factors, including where the company is headquartered, where the company's principal operations are located, where the company's revenues are derived, where the principal trading market is located and the country in which the company was legally organized. The weight given to each of these factors will vary depending on the circumstances in a given case.

Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc., dba Schwab Asset Management, manages a portion of the fund by primarily investing in stocks that are included in the FTSE Developed ex US Quality Factor Index<sup>†</sup>. The index is comprised of securities within the FTSE Developed ex US Index and is designed to reflect the performance of the Quality equity risk premia factor. The index applies a consistent and transparent methodology to select and weight constituents by applying the Quality factor together with industry and country constraints to the market capitalization weight of index constituents. Because it may not be possible or practical to purchase all of the stocks included in the index, Schwab Asset Management seeks to track the total return of the index by using sampling techniques. These techniques involve investing in a limited number of index securities which, when taken together, are expected to perform similarly to the index as a whole. These techniques are based on a variety of factors, including capitalization, performance attributes, dividend yield, price/earnings ratio, risk factors, industry factors and other characteristics.

Schwab Asset Management can allocate a portion of the fund to particular market sectors, such as emerging markets, utilizing securities, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and/or other registered investment companies. Schwab Asset Management also manages the cash portion of the fund and may also directly manage additional portions of the fund during transitions between investment managers.

Schwab Asset Management allocates portions of the fund's assets to other investment managers, who then manage their respective portions under the general supervision of Schwab Asset Management. In choosing the investment managers and their allocations, Schwab Asset Management considers a number of

<sup>†</sup> <br>

The Schwab International Opportunities Fund has been developed solely by Schwab Asset Management. The fund is not in any way connected to or sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by the London Stock Exchange Group plc and its group undertakings (collectively, the LSE Group). FTSE Russell is a trading name of certain of the LSE Group companies. All rights in the FTSE Developed ex US Quality Factor Index (the Index) vest in the relevant LSE Group company which owns the Index. "FTSE<sup>®</sup>" is a trade mark of the relevant LSE Group company and is used by any other LSE Group company under license.

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factors, including global economic trends, its own outlook for a given market capitalization or investment style category and regions and countries that offer the greatest potential for growth, and the investment managers' performance in various market conditions.

Each investment manager uses its own securities selection process and has discretion to select portfolio securities for its allocation of the fund's assets. At the same time, each investment manager invests within a specific market capitalization range and investment style under the general supervision of Schwab Asset Management. Schwab Asset Management has developed parameters for each investment manager based on Schwab Asset Management's assessment of the investment manager's investment style and expertise. By assigning more specific parameters to each investment manager, Schwab Asset Management attempts to capitalize on the strengths of each investment manager and to combine their investment activities in a complementary fashion.

Schwab Asset Management may use derivatives, primarily futures contracts, to seek returns on the fund's otherwise uninvested cash assets. In addition, the investment managers may use forward contracts (including forward currency contracts) and futures contracts for both hedging and non-hedging purposes, including as a substitute for investing directly in an underlying asset or to increase returns. The fund may invest in forward foreign currency contracts to hedge currency risks associated with the purchase of individual securities denominated in a particular currency.

The fund may buy and sell portfolio securities actively. In addition, one investment manager may purchase portfolio securities at the same time that another investment manager sells the same securities. As a result, the fund's portfolio turnover rate and transaction costs may rise, which may lower fund performance and increase the likelihood of capital gains distributions.

For temporary defensive purposes during unusual economic or market conditions or for liquidity purposes, the fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in cash, money market instruments, repurchase agreements and other short-term obligations. When the fund engages in such activities, it may not achieve its investment objective. The fund also may lend portfolio securities to earn additional income. Any income realized through securities lending may help fund performance.

#### Principal Risks
The fund is subject to risks, any of which could cause an investor to lose money. The fund's principal risks include:

**Market Risk.** Financial markets rise and fall in response to a variety of factors, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Markets may be impacted by economic, political, regulatory and other conditions, including economic sanctions, tariffs and other government actions. In addition, the occurrence of global events, such as war, terrorism, environmental disasters, natural disasters and epidemics, may also negatively affect the financial markets. As with any investment whose performance is tied to these markets, the value of an investment in the fund will fluctuate, which means that an investor could lose money over short or long periods.

**Investment Style Risk.** Schwab Asset Management may attempt to reduce the impact of the performance of any given investment style by allocating to investment managers who invest in both value and growth style stocks. But whenever value stocks fall out of favor with investors, they may underperform growth stocks, and vice versa.

The portion of the fund that is invested in accordance with a particular index follows the securities included in that index during upturns as well as downturns. The fund does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market with respect to this portion. In addition, because of the fund's expenses, the fund's performance with respect to this portion may be below that of the index. Errors relating to the index may occur from time to time and may not be identified by the index provider for a period of time. In addition, market disruptions could cause delays in the index's rebalancing schedule. Such errors and/or market disruptions may result in losses for the fund.

**Multi-Manager Risk.** Schwab Asset Management and each investment manager makes investment decisions independently, and it is possible that the investment styles of Schwab Asset Management and the investment managers may not complement one another. As a result, the fund's exposure to a given stock, industry or investment style could unintentionally be smaller or larger than if the fund had a single manager.

**Management Risk.** The portion of the fund that is actively managed is subject to the risk that its investment adviser and investment managers will select investments or allocate assets in a manner that could cause the fund to underperform or otherwise not meet its investment objective. Poor stock selection or a focus on securities in a particular sector may cause the fund to underperform its benchmark or other funds with a similar investment objective.

**Equity Risk.** The prices of equity securities rise and fall daily. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, industries or the securities market as a whole. In addition, equity markets tend to move in cycles, which may cause stock prices to fall over short or extended periods of time.

**Market Capitalization Risk.** Securities issued by companies of different market capitalizations tend to go in and out of favor based on market and economic conditions. During a period when securities of a particular market capitalization fall behind other types of investments, the fund's performance could be impacted.

**Large-Cap Company Risk.** Large-cap companies are generally more mature and the securities issued by these companies may not be able to reach the same levels of growth as the securities issued by small- or mid-cap companies.

**Mid-Cap Company Risk.** Mid-cap companies may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies and the value of securities issued by these companies may move sharply.

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**Small-Cap Company Risk.** Securities issued by small-cap companies may be riskier than those issued by larger companies, and their prices may move sharply, especially during market upturns and downturns.

**Foreign Investment Risk.** The fund's investments in securities of foreign issuers involve certain risks that may be 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); the imposition of economic sanctions or other government restrictions; differing accounting, auditing, financial reporting and legal standards and practices; differing securities market structures; and higher transaction costs. These risks may negatively impact the value or liquidity of the fund's investments, and could impair the fund's ability to meet its investment objective or invest in accordance with its investment strategy. There is a risk that investments in securities denominated in, and/or receiving revenues in, foreign currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency hedged, resulting in the dollar value of the fund's investment being adversely affected. To the extent the fund's investments in a single country or a limited number of countries represent a large percentage of the fund's assets, the fund's performance may be adversely affected by the economic, political, regulatory and social conditions in those countries, and the fund's price may be more volatile than the price of a fund that is geographically diversified.

**Emerging Markets Risk.** Emerging market countries may be more likely to experience political turmoil or rapid changes in market or economic conditions than more developed countries. Emerging market countries often have less uniformity in accounting, auditing, financial reporting and recordkeeping 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 developed countries. As a result, there may be an increased risk of illiquidity and price volatility associated with the fund's investments in emerging market countries, which may be magnified by currency fluctuations relative to the U.S. dollar, and, at times, it may be difficult to value such investments.

**Sampling Index Tracking Risk.** The portion of the fund that is invested in accordance with a particular index may not fully replicate the index and may hold securities not included in the index. As a result, the fund is subject to the risk that Schwab Asset Management's investment management strategy, the implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may not produce the intended results. Because Schwab Asset Management utilizes a sampling approach the portion of the fund it manages may not track the return of the index as well as it would if the fund purchased all of the securities in the index.

**Derivatives Risk.** The fund's use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments.

The fund's use of derivatives could reduce the fund's performance, increase its volatility and cause the fund to lose more than the initial amount invested. In addition, investments in derivatives may involve leverage, which means a small percentage of assets invested in derivatives can have a disproportionately large impact on the fund.

**Liquidity Risk.** The fund may be unable to sell certain securities, such as illiquid securities, readily at a favorable time or price, or the fund may have to sell them at a loss.

**Securities Lending Risk.** Securities lending involves the risk of loss of rights in, or delay in recovery of, the loaned securities if the borrower fails to return the security loaned or becomes insolvent.

For more information on the risks of investing in the fund, please see the "Fund Details" section in the prospectus.

#### Performance
The bar chart below shows how the fund's investment results have varied from year to year, and the following table shows how the fund's average annual total returns for various periods compared to that of an index. This information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. All figures assume distributions were reinvested. Keep in mind that future performance (both before and after taxes) may differ from past performance. For current performance information, please see <br> **www.schwabassetmanagement.com/prospectus**.

On February 26, 2019, the Investor Shares and Select Shares share classes were combined into a single class of shares of the fund, and the fund no longer offers multiple classes of shares. The performance history of the fund, prior to February 26, 2019, is that of the fund's former Select Shares. **[To be updated by amendment]**

#### Annual Total Returns (%) as of 12/31
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**Best Quarter:** [26.69% Q2 2020]

**Worst Quarter:** [(25.85%) Q1 2020]

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| **Average Annual Total Returns** as of 12/31/25  | **Average Annual Total Returns** as of 12/31/25  | **Average Annual Total Returns** as of 12/31/25  | **Average Annual Total Returns** as of 12/31/25  |
|  | **1 Year**  | **5 Years**  | **10 Years**  |
| Before taxes | []% | []% | []% |
| After taxes on distributions | []% | []% | []% |
|  After taxes on distributions and sale <br> of shares  | []% | []% | []% |
|  **Comparative Index** (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)  |  |  |  |
| MSCI EAFE Index (Net)<sup>(1)</sup> | []% | []% | []% |

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<sup>(1)</sup> <br>

The net version of the index reflects reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflects no deductions for expenses or other taxes.

The after-tax figures reflect the highest individual federal income tax rates in effect during the period and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Your actual after-tax returns depend on your individual tax situation. In addition, after-tax returns are not relevant if you hold your fund shares through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan, an individual retirement account (IRA) or other tax-advantaged account. [In some cases, the return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares may exceed the fund's other returns due to an assumed benefit from any losses on a sale of shares at the end of the measurement period.]

#### Fund Management
The fund's investment adviser is Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc., dba Schwab Asset Management<sup>®</sup>.

#### Portfolio Managers
**John Greves, CFA,** Managing Director and Head of Multi-Asset Strategies, is responsible for the day-to-day co-management of the fund. He has managed the fund since 2022.

**Tony Creasy, CFA,** Senior Portfolio Manager, is responsible for the day-to-day co-management of the fund. He has managed the fund since 2022.

**Mariela Jobson,** Senior Portfolio Manager, is responsible for the day-to-day co-management of the portion of the fund that is invested in accordance with a particular index. She has managed the portion of the fund since 2025.

**David Rios,** Portfolio Manager, is responsible for the day-to-day co-management of the portion of the fund that is invested in accordance with a particular index. He has managed the portion of the fund since 2022.

#### Investment Managers
The fund has four investment managers: American Century Investment Management, Inc., Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited, Causeway Capital Management LLC and Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. As of the date of this prospectus, none of the investment managers managed more than 30% of the fund's net assets nor are any expected to manage more than 30% of the fund's assets. In addition, an investment manager may, at certain times, be approved but unfunded. For information on the fund's investment managers, please see the "Fund Details" and "Fund Management" sections in the prospectus.

#### Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
The fund is open for business each day that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open. If the NYSE is closed due to weather or other extenuating circumstances on a day it would typically be open for business, or the NYSE has an unscheduled early closing on a day it has opened for business, the fund reserves the right to treat such day as a business day and accept purchase and redemption orders and calculate its share price as of the normally scheduled close of regular trading on the NYSE for that day.

Investors may only invest in the fund through an account at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (Schwab) or another financial intermediary. When you place orders to purchase, exchange or redeem fund shares through an account at Schwab or another financial intermediary, you must follow Schwab's or the other financial intermediary's transaction procedures.

There is no minimum initial investment for the fund.

#### Tax Information
Dividends and capital gains distributions received from the fund will generally be taxable as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through an IRA, 401(k) or other tax-advantaged account (in which case you may be taxed later, upon withdrawal of your investment from such account).

#### Payments to Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase shares of the fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.

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## Fund Details
There can be no assurance that the fund will achieve its objective. Except as explicitly described otherwise, the investment strategies and policies of the fund may be changed without shareholder approval.

The principal investment strategies and the main risks associated with investing in the fund are summarized in the fund summary at the front of this prospectus. This section takes a more detailed look at some of the types of securities, the associated risks, and the various investment strategies that may be used in the day-to-day portfolio management of the fund, as described below. In addition to the particular types of securities and strategies that are described in this prospectus, the fund may use strategies that are not described herein in support of its overall investment goal. These additional strategies and the risks associated with them are described in the "Investment Strategies, Securities and Risks" section in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI).

Investment Objective, Strategies and Risks

#### Investment Objective
The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

#### More About the Fund's Investment Managers and Principal Risks
The fund's investment adviser, Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc., dba Schwab Asset Management, acts as investment adviser for a portion of the fund and "manager of managers" for the fund. In its manager of managers role, Schwab Asset Management, subject to approval by the fund's Board of Trustees, hires investment managers to manage portions of the fund's assets.

The following table identifies the fund's investment adviser and investment managers as of the date of this prospectus, their areas of focus, and approximate asset allocation. **[To be updated by amendment]**

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| **Investment Adviser/Manager**  | **Investment Style**  | **Approximate <br> Allocation of <br> Net Assets (%)<sup>(1)</sup>**  |
| **American Century Investment Management, Inc.**  | International small-cap growth | []% |
| **Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited**  | International growth | []% |
| **Causeway Capital Management LLC**  | International value equity | []%<sup>(2)</sup> |
| **Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC**  | International all-cap blend | []% |
| **Schwab Asset Management**  | International large-cap developed | []% |
| **Cash and other assets**  |  | []% |

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<sup>(1)</sup> <br>

Allocations may not add to 100% due to rounding.

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<sup>(2)</sup> <br>

Causeway Capital Management LLC began managing fund assets on [ ] [ ], [ ].

**American Century Investment Management, Inc.'s (American Century)** portfolio managers look for stocks of companies they believe will increase in value over time, using an investment strategy developed by American Century. In implementing this strategy, the portfolio managers use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. This means that they make their investment decisions based primarily on their analysis of individual companies, rather than on broad economic forecasts. Management of the fund is based on the belief that, over the long term, stock price movements follow growth in earnings, revenues and/or cash flow.

Using a variety of analytical research tools, the portfolio managers track financial information for individual companies to identify and evaluate trends in earnings, revenues and other business fundamentals. Under normal market conditions, the fund's portfolio managers seek securities of companies whose earnings, revenues or key business fundamentals are not only growing, but growing at an accelerating pace. This includes companies whose growth rates, although still negative, are less negative than prior periods, and companies whose growth rates are expected to accelerate. Other analytical techniques help identify additional signs of business improvement, such as increasing cash flows, or other indications of the relative strength of a company's business.

The portion of the fund's assets managed by American Century are invested primarily in equity securities of companies that are small-sized at the time of purchase and are located in developed foreign countries or emerging market countries. The portfolio managers generally consider small-sized companies to include those with a market capitalization within the range of the MSCI ACWI ex-US Small-Cap Growth Index; however the portfolio managers do not eliminate companies from consideration based solely on market capitalization. If the companies in which the fund invests are successful, these companies may grow into medium- and large-sized companies. In addition, if the portfolio managers determine that the availability of small-sized companies in which to invest is not adequate to meet the fund's investment needs, the portfolio managers may invest in medium- and large-sized companies.

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In addition to locating strong companies with earnings, revenue and/or cash flow growth, the portfolio managers believe that it is important to diversify the fund's holdings across different countries and geographical regions in an effort to manage the risks of an international portfolio. For this reason, the portfolio managers also consider the prospects for relative economic growth among countries or regions, economic and political conditions, expected inflation rates, currency exchange fluctuations and tax considerations when making investments.

The portfolio managers do not attempt to time the market. Instead, under normal market conditions, they intend to keep the fund essentially fully invested in stocks regardless of the movement of stock prices generally.

**Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited (Baillie Gifford)** Baillie Gifford's portfolio managers use a fundamental, bottom-up approach to find investment opportunities in companies with exceptional growth prospects. A concentrated strategy ensures research efforts are focused on companies that are believed to be truly exceptional. Timescales of analysis are not typically aligned with the quarterly focus of traditional finance given a focus on thinking about what the world may look like in ten years' time. The ability to invest in a genuinely long-term manner is important in realizing the asymmetric returns that are available from a small number of companies. A company's value is rarely determined by what will happen in the next few quarters but instead what will happen in many years. It is over much longer time-periods that deep changes in industries and behavior occur and that competitive advantage and management excellence are recognized. Baillie Gifford uses a proprietary fundamental research framework which focuses analysis on a company's transformational growth prospects, sustainability of its competitive advantage, stewardship and financial strength. The research process considers both the scale and the sustainability of the opportunity. This is used to construct a probability-weighted valuation which looks at long-term scenarios for the value of the company and the likelihood of success. Investment decisions are based purely on the merits of the underlying business where it is believed the potential for outsize returns is not reflected in its current valuation. The segment of the fund's assets managed by Baillie Gifford are invested in equity securities of companies of all sizes.

**Causeway Capital Management LLC (Causeway),** in managing its segment of the fund's assets, invests primarily in equity securities of companies in developed countries located outside the U.S. When investing assets, Causeway follows a value style, performing fundamental research supplemented by quantitative analysis. Beginning with a universe of all publicly listed companies throughout the non-U.S. developed and emerging markets, Causeway applies market capitalization and liquidity thresholds to reduce investment candidates to approximately 2,000 equity securities. Causeway uses quantitative valuation screens to further narrow the potential investment candidates. Causeway then performs fundamental research, which generally includes company-specific research, company visits, and interviews of suppliers, customers, competitors, industry analysts, and experts. Causeway also applies a proprietary quantitative risk model to adjust return forecasts based on risk assessments. This process results in risk-adjusted return forecasts for a closely followed group of potential investment candidates. Using a value style means that Causeway buys stocks that it believes have lower prices than their true worth. For example, stocks may be "undervalued" because the issuing companies are in industries that are currently out of favor with investors. However, even in those industries, certain companies may have high rates of growth of earnings and be financially sound.

Causeway considers the following value characteristics in making investment decisions for the fund: low price-to-earnings ratio relative to the sector, high yield relative to the market, low price-to-book value ratio relative to the market, low price-to-cash flow ratio relative to the market, and financial strength. The portfolio managers work as a team to make investment decisions and the portfolio managers also perform investment research in his or her assigned sectors and industries. The portfolio managers are supported by the firm's fundamental and quantitative research analysts and two traders.

**Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (Columbia),** in managing its segment of the fund's assets, employs fundamental analysis with risk management in identifying growth or value opportunities and constructing the fund's portfolio. In selecting investments, Columbia considers, among other factors: (i) businesses that are believed to be fundamentally sound and undervalued due to investor indifference, investor misperception of company prospects, or other factors; (ii) various measures of valuation, including price-to-cash flow, price-to-earnings, price-to-sales, and price-to-book value. Columbia believes that companies with lower valuations are generally more likely to provide opportunities for capital appreciation; (iii) a company's current operating margins relative to its historic range and future potential; and/or (iv) potential indicators of stock price appreciation, such as anticipated earnings growth, company restructuring, changes in management, business model changes, new product opportunities or anticipated improvements in macroeconomic factors. Columbia may sell a security when the security's price reaches a target set by Columbia; if Columbia believes that there is deterioration in the issuer's financial circumstances or fundamental prospects; if other investments are more attractive; or for other reasons.

#### More Information About Principal Investment Risks
The fund is subject to risks, any of which could cause an investor to lose money.

**Market Risk.** Financial markets rise and fall in response to a variety of factors, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Markets may be impacted by economic, political, regulatory and other conditions, including economic sanctions, tariffs, and other government actions. In addition, the occurrence of global events, such as war, terrorism, environmental disasters, natural disasters and epidemics, may also negatively affect the financial markets. These events could reduce consumer demand or economic output; result in market closures, changes in interest rates, inflation/deflation, travel restrictions or quarantines; and significantly adversely impact the economy. Governmental and quasi-governmental authorities and regulators throughout the world have in the past often responded to serious economic disruptions with

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a variety of significant fiscal and monetary policy changes which could have an unexpected impact on financial markets and the fund's investments. As with any investment whose performance is tied to these markets, the value of an investment in the fund will fluctuate, which means that an investor could lose money over short or long periods.

**Management Risk.** The portion of the fund that is actively managed is subject to the risk that its investment adviser and investment managers will select investments or allocate assets in a manner that could cause the fund to underperform or otherwise not meet its investment objective. The fund's investment managers apply their 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. These risks may cause the fund to underperform its benchmark or other funds with a similar investment objective.

**Investment Style Risk.** Schwab Asset Management may attempt to reduce the impact of the performance of any given investment style by allocating to investment managers who invest in both value and growth style stocks. But whenever value stocks fall out of favor with investors, they may underperform growth stocks, and vice versa.

The portion of the fund that is invested in accordance with a particular index follows the securities included in that index during upturns as well as downturns and therefore does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market with respect to this portion. In addition, because of the fund's expenses, the fund's performance with respect to this portion may be below that of the index. Errors relating to the index may occur from time to time and may not be identified by the index provider for a period of time. In addition, market disruptions could cause delays in the index's rebalancing schedule. Such errors and/or market disruptions may result in losses for the fund.

At times the segment of the markets represented by the index may underperform other market segments. A significant percentage of the index may be composed of securities in a single industry or sector of the economy. If the fund is focused in an industry or sector, it may present more risks than if it were broadly diversified over numerous industries and sectors of the economy. Because of the way the index is composed, the index may perform differently or worse than an index that is based solely on market capitalization.

**Index-Related Risk.** The index provider does not provide any warranty as to the timeliness, accuracy or completeness of any data relating to the index. Errors relating to the index, including index data, computations and/or construction, may occur from time to time and may not be identified by the index provider for a period of time or at all. Losses resulting from index errors may be borne by the fund and its shareholders. In addition, there can be no guarantee that the index will operate as intended during volatile market conditions or over the course of a full market cycle.

In addition, market disruptions could cause delays in the index's rebalancing schedule which may result in the index and, in turn, the portion of the fund that is invested in accordance with the index experiencing returns different than those that would have been achieved under a normal rebalancing schedule.

**Equity Risk.** The prices of equity securities rise and fall daily. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, industries or the securities markets as a whole. Individual companies may report poor results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments. The prices of securities issued by such companies may suffer a decline in response. Governmental action, including the imposition of trade embargoes or tariffs, may also impact individual companies or markets as a whole. In addition, equity markets tend to move in cycles, which may cause stock prices to fall over short or extended periods of time.

**Market Capitalization Risk.** Securities issued by companies of different market capitalizations tend to go in and out of favor based on market and economic conditions. In addition, there may be less trading volume in securities issued by mid- and small-cap companies than those issued by larger companies and, as a result, trading volatility may have a greater impact on the value of securities of mid- and small-cap companies. Securities issued by large-cap companies, on the other hand, may not be able to attain the high growth rates of some mid- and small-cap companies. During a period when securities of a particular market capitalization fall behind other types of investments, the fund's performance could be impacted.

**Large-Cap Company Risk.** Large-cap companies are generally more mature than smaller companies. They also may have fewer new market opportunities for their products or services, may focus resources on maintaining their market share, and may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges. As a result, the securities issued by these companies may not be able to reach the same levels of growth as the securities issued by small- or mid-cap companies.

**Mid-Cap Company Risk.** Mid-cap companies may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies and their securities may be riskier than those issued by large-cap companies. The value of securities issued by mid-cap companies may be based in substantial part on future expectations rather than current achievements and their prices may move sharply, especially during market upturns and downturns.

**Small-Cap Company Risk.** Small-cap companies may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies and their securities may be riskier than those issued by larger companies. The value of securities issued by small-cap companies may be based in substantial part on future expectations rather than current achievements and their prices may move sharply,

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especially during market upturns and downturns. In addition, small-cap companies may have limited financial resources, management experience, product lines and markets, and their securities may trade less frequently and in more limited volumes than the securities of larger companies. Further, small-cap companies may have less publicly available information and such information may be inaccurate or incomplete.

**Foreign Investment Risk.** The fund's investments in securities of foreign issuers involve certain risks that may be 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. In certain countries, legal remedies available to investors may be more limited than those available with respect to investments in the U.S. These risks may negatively impact the value or liquidity of the fund's investments and could impair the fund's ability to meet its investment objective or invest in accordance with its investment strategy. In addition, the fund's investments in foreign securities may be subject to economic sanctions or other government restrictions, including trade tariffs, embargoes or limitations on trade which could have a significant impact on a country's markets overall as well as global economies or markets. There also is the risk that the cost of buying, selling, and holding foreign securities, including brokerage, tax, and custody costs, may be higher than those involved in domestic transactions. The securities of some foreign companies may be less liquid and, at times, more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. The fund may also experience more rapid or extreme changes in value as compared to a fund that invests solely in securities of U.S. companies because the securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries. To the extent the fund's investments in a single country or a limited number of countries represent a large percentage of the fund's assets, the fund's performance may be adversely affected by the economic, political, regulatory and social conditions in those countries, and the fund's price may be more volatile than the price of a fund that is geographically diversified.

**Currency Risk.** The fund's investments in securities denominated in, and/or receiving revenues in, foreign currencies, will subject the fund to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar, or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency hedged. In either event, the dollar value of an investment in the fund would be adversely affected. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate in response to factors extrinsic to that country's economy, which makes the forecasting of currency market movements extremely difficult. Currency rates in foreign countries may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates; intervention (or failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities such as the International Monetary Fund; or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the United States or abroad. These can result in losses to the fund if it is unable to deliver or receive currency or monies in settlement of obligations and could also cause hedges it has entered into to be rendered useless, resulting in full currency exposure as well as incurring transaction costs. Forward contracts on foreign currencies are not traded on exchanges; rather, a bank or dealer will act as agent or as principal in order to make or take future delivery of a specified lot of a particular currency for the fund's account. The fund is subject to the risk of a counterparty's failure, inability or refusal to perform with respect to such contracts.

**Emerging Markets Risk.** The risks of foreign investments apply to, and may be heightened in connection with, investments in emerging market countries or securities of issuers that conduct their business in emerging markets. Emerging market countries may be more likely to experience political turmoil or rapid changes in market or economic conditions than more developed countries. Emerging market countries often have less uniformity in accounting, auditing, financial reporting and recordkeeping requirements and greater risk associated with the custody of securities. It is sometimes difficult to obtain and enforce court judgments in such countries. Material information about a company in an emerging market country may be unavailable or unreliable, and U.S. regulators may be unable to enforce a company's regulatory obligations. There is often a greater potential for nationalization, expropriation, confiscatory taxation, government regulation, social instability or diplomatic developments (including war) in emerging market countries, which could adversely affect the economies of, or investments in securities of issuers located in, such countries. In addition, emerging markets are substantially smaller than developed markets, and the financial stability of issuers (including governments) in emerging market countries may be more precarious than in developed countries. As a result, there will tend to be an increased risk of illiquidity and price volatility associated with the fund's investments in emerging market countries which may be magnified by currency fluctuations relative to the U.S. dollar, and, at times, it may be difficult to value such investments.

**Variable Interest Entities Risk.** The fund may gain exposure to certain operating companies in China through legal structures known as variable interest entities (VIEs). In China, ownership of companies in certain sectors by non-Chinese individuals and entities (including U.S. persons and entities, such as the fund) is prohibited. To facilitate indirect non-Chinese investment, many China-based operating companies have created VIE structures. In a VIE structure, a China-based operating company will establish an entity outside of China that will enter into service and other contracts with the China-based operating company. Shares of the entities established outside of China are often listed and traded on an exchange. Non-Chinese investors (such as the fund) hold equity interests in the entities established outside of China rather than directly in the China-based operating companies. This arrangement allows U.S. investors to obtain economic exposure to the China-based operating company through contractual means rather than through formal equity ownership. An investment in a VIE structure subjects the fund to the risks associated with the underlying China-based operating company. In addition, the fund may be exposed to certain associated risks, including the risks that: the Chinese government could subject the China-based operating company to penalties,

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revocation of business and operating licenses or forfeiture of ownership interests; the Chinese government may outlaw the VIE structure, which could cause an uncertain negative impact to existing investors in the VIE structure; the contracts underlying the VIE structure may not be enforced by Chinese courts; and shareholders of the China-based operating company may leverage the VIE structure to their benefit and to the detriment of the investors in the VIE structure. If these actions were to occur, the market value of the fund's investments in the VIE structure would likely fall, causing investment losses, which could be substantial, for the fund.

**ETF Risk.** When the fund invests in an ETF, in addition to directly bearing the expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a proportionate share of the ETF's expenses. Therefore, it may be more costly to own an ETF than to own the underlying securities directly. In addition, while the risks of owning shares of an ETF generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities the ETF holds, lack of liquidity in the market for an ETF's shares can result in its value being more volatile than the underlying portfolio of securities.

**Derivatives Risk.** The fund may use derivatives to enhance returns or hedge against market declines. Examples of derivatives are options, futures, options on futures, forward contracts and swaps. An option is the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an instrument at a specific price on or before a specific date. A future is an agreement to buy or sell a financial instrument at a specific price on a specific day. A forward contract is an over-the-counter derivative transaction between two parties to buy or sell a specified amount of an underlying reference at a specified price (or rate) on a specified date in the future. A forward foreign currency contract is a derivative (forward contract) in which the underlying reference is a country's or region's currency. A swap is an agreement whereby two parties agree to exchange payment streams calculated in relation to a rate, index, instrument or certain securities and a predetermined amount. A credit default swap is an agreement in which the seller agrees to make a payment to the buyer in the event of a specified credit event in exchange for a fixed payment or series of fixed payments.

The fund's use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Certain of these risks, such as liquidity risk, market risk, and management risk are discussed elsewhere in this prospectus. The fund's use of derivatives is also subject to credit risk, leverage risk, counterparty risk, lack of availability risk, valuation risk, correlation risk and tax risk. Credit risk is the risk that the counterparty to a derivatives transaction may not fulfill its obligations. Leverage risk is the risk that a small percentage of assets invested in derivatives can have a disproportionately large impact on the fund. Counterparty risk is the risk that the counterparty to a derivative transaction may not fulfill its contractual obligations either because the financial condition of the counterparty declines, or because the counterparty is otherwise unable or unwilling to perform under the contract. Lack of availability risk is the risk that suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances for risk management or other purposes. Valuation risk is the risk that a particular derivative may be valued incorrectly. Correlation risk is the risk that changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index. Tax risk is the risk that the use of derivatives may cause the fund to realize higher amounts of short-term capital gains. The fund's use of derivatives could reduce the fund's performance, increase its volatility, and could cause the fund to lose more than the initial amount invested. The use of derivatives that are subject to regulation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) could cause the fund to become a commodity pool, which would require the fund to comply with certain CFTC rules. The fund's use of derivatives also could create a risk of counterparty default under certain transactions, risks that the fund would need to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so in order to meet margin and payment obligations, and legal risks relating to insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of a counterparty, or legality or enforceability of a contract.

**Liquidity Risk.** Liquidity risk exists when particular investments are difficult to purchase, sell or value, especially during stressed market conditions. 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. In addition, limited dealer inventories of certain securities could potentially lead to decreased liquidity. In such cases, the fund, due to limitations on investments in illiquid securities and the difficulty in readily purchasing and selling such securities at favorable times or prices, may decline in value, experience lower returns and/or be unable to achieve its desired level of exposure to a certain issuer or sector. Further, transactions in illiquid securities may entail transaction costs that are higher than those for transactions in liquid securities. Liquidity risk also includes the risk that market conditions or large shareholder redemptions, which may occur rapidly or unexpectedly, may impact the ability of the fund to meet redemption requests within the required time period. In order to meet such redemption requests, the fund may be forced to sell securities at inopportune times or prices.

**Securities Lending Risk.** The fund may lend its portfolio securities to brokers, dealers, and other financial institutions provided a number of conditions are satisfied, including that the loan is fully collateralized. When the fund lends portfolio securities, its investment performance will continue to reflect changes in the value of the securities loaned, and the fund will also receive a fee or interest on the collateral. Securities lending involves the risk of loss of rights in, or delay in recovery of, the loaned securities if the borrower fails to return the security loaned or becomes insolvent. The fund will also bear the risk of any decline in value of securities acquired with cash collateral. The fund may pay lending fees to a party arranging the loan.

Portfolio Holdings

The fund may make various types of portfolio securities information available to shareholders. The fund posts a detailed list of the securities held by the fund at **www.schwabassetmanagement.com/prospectus** (under "Portfolio Holdings") as of the most recent calendar

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quarter-end. This list is generally updated approximately 15-20 days after the end of each calendar quarter and remains available online until at least the following calendar quarter. The fund also posts in the fund summary section of the website and on fund fact sheets certain summary portfolio attributes, including top ten holdings, approximately 5-25 days after the end of each calendar quarter or month. The fund may exclude any portion of these portfolio holdings from publication when deemed in the best interest of the fund. Further information regarding the fund's policy and procedures on the disclosure of portfolio holdings is available in the SAI.

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## Financial Highlights
This section provides further details about the fund's financial history for the past five years. Certain information reflects financial results for a single fund share. "Total return" shows the percentage that an investor in the fund would have earned or lost during a given period, assuming all distributions were reinvested. The information has been audited by the fund's independent registered public accounting firm, [ ]. [ ]'s full report is included in the fund's annual holdings and financial statements, which are included in the fund's Form N-CSR (see back cover). **[To be updated by amendment]**

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|  | **11/1/24– <br> 10/31/25**  | **11/1/23– <br> 10/31/24**  | **11/1/22– <br> 10/31/23**  | **11/1/21– <br> 10/31/22**  | **11/1/20– <br> 10/31/21**  | **11/1/19– <br> 10/31/20**  |
| **Per-Share Data** | **Per-Share Data** | **Per-Share Data** | **Per-Share Data** | **Per-Share Data** | **Per-Share Data** | **Per-Share Data** |
| Net asset value at beginning of period | $[] | $17.49 | $16.90 | $30.60 | $24.37 | $22.89 |
| Income (loss) from investment operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Net investment income (loss)<sup>(1)</sup>  | [] | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.26 | 0.01 | 0.00(2) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)  | [] | 3.28 | 0.91 | (9.58) | 7.94 | 1.95 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total from investment operations  | [] | 3.60 | 1.24 | (9.32) | 7.95 | 1.95 |
| Less distributions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Distributions from net investment income  | [] | (0.34) | (0.20) | (0.28) |  | (0.43) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Distributions from net realized gains  | [] |  | (0.45) | (4.10) | (1.72) | (0.04) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total distributions  | [] | (0.34) | (0.65) | (4.38) | (1.72) | (0.47) |
| Net asset value at end of period | $[] | $20.75 | $17.49 | $16.90 | $30.60 | $24.37 |
| Total return | []% | 20.75% | 7.09% | (34.79%) | 33.50% | 8.56% |
| **Ratios/Supplemental Data** | **Ratios/Supplemental Data** | **Ratios/Supplemental Data** | **Ratios/Supplemental Data** | **Ratios/Supplemental Data** | **Ratios/Supplemental Data** | **Ratios/Supplemental Data** |
| Ratios to average net assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Net expenses  | []% | 0.85%<sup>(3)</sup> | 0.85%<sup>(3)</sup> | 0.99%<sup>(4)(5)</sup> | 1.25% | 1.25% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total expenses  | []% | 0.85%<sup>(3)</sup> | 0.85%<sup>(3)</sup> | 1.08%<sup>(5)</sup> | 1.47% | 1.51% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Net investment income (loss)  | []% | 1.58% | 1.70% | 1.24% | 0.05% | 0.00%<sup>(6)</sup> |
| Portfolio turnover rate | []% | 57% | 63% | 81% | 59% | 65% |
| Net assets, end of period (x 1,000,000) | $[] | $1025 | $927 | $982 | $1495 | $1243 |

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<sup>(1)</sup> <br>

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.

<sup>(2)</sup> <br>

Per-share amount was less than $0.005.

<sup>(3)</sup> <br>

Ratio excludes less than 0.01% of acquired fund fees and expenses, which are indirect expenses incurred by the fund through its investments in underlying funds and are subject to a contractual expense limitation.

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<sup>(4)</sup> <br>

Effective February 25, 2022, the net operating expense limitation was lowered from 1.25% to 0.86%. The ratio presented for the period ended October 31, 2022, is a blended ratio.

<sup>(5)</sup> <br>

Ratio includes less than 0.005% of non-routine proxy expenses.

<sup>(6)</sup> <br>

Less than 0.005%.

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## Fund Management

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The investment adviser for the fund is Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc., dba Schwab Asset Management, 9800 Schwab Way, Lone Tree, CO 80124. The investment adviser was founded in 1989 and as of December 31, 2025, managed approximately $[ ] trillion in assets.

Subject to oversight by the fund's Board of Trustees, Schwab Asset Management acts as the "manager of managers" for the fund, manages a portion of the fund and has overall responsibility for the management of the fund. Schwab Asset Management may recommend the appointment of additional or replacement investment managers to the fund's Board of Trustees. The fund and Schwab Asset Management have received exemptive relief from the SEC to permit the investment adviser and the fund to hire or terminate investment managers without shareholder approval, subject to certain conditions. One of the conditions requires approval by the Board of Trustees before any such hiring is implemented. In addition, the exemptive order currently prohibits the investment adviser from entering into sub-advisory agreements with affiliates of the investment adviser without shareholder approval. Within 90 days of the hiring of any new investment manager, the investment adviser will furnish shareholders of the fund with the required information about the new investment manager.

The investment adviser oversees the asset management and administration of the fund. As compensation for these services, the investment adviser receives a management fee from the fund. For the 12 months ended October 31, 2025, the management fee was [ ]%. This figure, which is expressed as a percentage of the fund's average daily net assets, represents the actual amount paid, including the effects of reductions, and are based on the fees that applied for that period. Schwab Asset Management pays the investment managers out of the management fee it receives from the fund.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Board of Trustees' approval of the fund's investment advisory agreement with the investment adviser and each sub-advisory agreement (except for the sub-advisory agreement with Causeway) is available in the fund's 2025 annual holdings and financial statements, which are included in the fund's Form N-CSR and covers the period of November 1, 2024 through October 31, 2025. A discussion regarding the basis for the approval of the sub-advisory agreement between the investment adviser and Causeway will be available in a future report.

The investment adviser and its affiliates have agreed to limit the total annual fund operating expenses (including acquired fund fees and expenses, but excluding interest, taxes, and certain non-routine expenses) of the fund to 0.86% so long as the investment adviser serves as the adviser to the fund. The agreement may only be amended or terminated with approval of the fund's Board of Trustees.

**John Greves, CFA,** Managing Director and Head of Multi-Asset Strategies for Schwab Asset Management, is responsible for the day-to-day co-management of the fund. Prior to joining Schwab in 2016, Mr. Greves worked at Russell Investment Management Company (Russell Investments) for 13 years, most recently as a portfolio manager for multi-asset solutions where he managed multiple target date funds, chaired the multi-asset advisory team, and co-authored papers on glide path methodology and benchmarking. Prior to that, he served in several roles for Russell Investments including associate portfolio manager for multi-asset solutions and senior portfolio analyst for multi-asset solutions.

**Tony Creasy, CFA,** Senior Portfolio Manager for Schwab Asset Management, is responsible for the day-to-day co-management of the fund. Prior to his current role, he was a portfolio manager on the Multi-Asset Strategies Team, responsible for the daily management of several multi-asset portfolios. He also spent eight years as lead analyst on the Schwab Asset Management Investment Manager Research Team. Mr. Creasy started his tenure at Schwab in 2005 as an institutional investment analyst for the firm's retirement investment services group, providing mutual fund analysis.

**Mariela Jobson,** Senior Portfolio Manager for Schwab Asset Management, is responsible for the day-to-day co-management of the portion of the fund that is invested in accordance with a particular index. Prior to joining Schwab in 2023, Ms. Jobson worked at BlackRock (formerly Barclays Global Investors) for 16 years as a lead portfolio manager, where she managed all aspects of iShares exchange traded funds in global equity, preferred equity, and commodities. Most recently, she was responsible for leading a team of portfolio managers who managed domestic, developed, emerging and frontier markets covering market-cap, factor, ESG and thematic index strategies. Prior to BlackRock, Ms. Jobson worked as an associate equity analyst at Wedbush Morgan Securities and as an equity research analyst at ING Investments.

**David Rios,** Portfolio Manager for Schwab Asset Management, is responsible for the day-to-day co-management of the portion of the fund that is invested in accordance with a particular index. Prior to this role, Mr. Rios was an associate portfolio manager on the Schwab equity index strategies team for four years. His first role with Schwab Asset Management was as a trade operations specialist. Prior to joining Schwab in 2008, Mr. Rios was a senior fund accountant at Investors Bank & Trust (subsequently acquired by State Street Corporation).

#### The Fund's Investment Managers
The table below shows the fund's current investment managers and the individuals who serve as portfolio managers for each investment manager's portion of fund assets. **[To be updated by amendment]**

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| **Investment Manager <br> and Address** | **Year Founded/ <br> Assets Under <br> Management <br> (as of 12/31/2025)** | **Portfolio Manager(s)**  | **Employment Experience**  |
| **American Century <br> Investment <br> Management, Inc. <br> 4500 Main Street <br> Kansas City, MO 64111**  | **Founded:** 1958 <br> $[ ] billion | Trevor Gurwich, <br> Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager | Rejoined the team that manages International Small Cap Strategy in 2005. He previously was a member of the team from 2001 until 2002. He joined American Century Investments in 1998 and became a portfolio manager in 2001. |
|  |  | Federico Laffan, <br> Vice President and Portfolio Manager | Has been a member of the team that manages International Small Cap strategy since 2014 after previously being on the team from 2001 to 2008. He joined American Century Investments in 2001 and became a portfolio manager in 2004. |
|  |  | Pratik Patel, <br> Portfolio Manager | Has been a member of the team that manages International Small Cap strategy since 2009. He joined American Century Investments in 2009 as an investment analyst and became a portfolio manager in 2014. |
| **Baillie Gifford Overseas <br> Limited** <br> Calton Square, <br> 1 Greenside Row, <br> Edinburgh EH1 3AN, <br> Scotland | **Founded:** 1983 <br> $[ ] billion | Lawrence Burns, <br> Partner and Investment Manager | Mr. Burns is co-manager of the International Concentrated Growth Strategy. Mr Burns is also co-manager of the Global Outliers Strategy and the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust. He is also an Investment Manager and Deputy Chair of the International Growth Portfolio Construction Group. He joined Baillie Gifford in 2009 and became a Partner in 2020. He graduated BA in Geography from the University of Cambridge in 2009. |
|  |  | Kristy Gibson, <br> Investment Manager | Ms. Gibson is a portfolio manager in the US Equity Growth Team and is involved in running the North American portfolio of the Managed Fund and Global Core Fund since 2021. Ms. Gibson joined Baillie Gifford in 2012 and prior to joining the US Equity Growth Team, she also spent several years in the small and large cap global equities departments. She graduated MA (Hons) in Economics in 2011 and MSc in Carbon Management in 2012, both from the University of Edinburgh. |
|  |  | Paulina McPadden, CFA, <br> Investment Manager | Ms. McPadden is co-manager of the International Concentrated Growth Startegy. She is also an analyst in the International Growth Team and has spent time working with regional and global equity teams. She joined Baillie Gifford in 2013 and graduated MA (Hons) Arabic and Politics from the University of Edinburgh in 2013. |
| **Causeway Capital Management LLC** <br> 11111 Santa Monica Blvd., <br> 15th Floor, <br> Los Angeles, CA 90025 | **Founded:** 2001 <br> $[ ] billion | Sarah Ketterer, <br> Chief Executive Officer and Portfolio Manager | Ms. Ketterer co-founded Causeway in June 2001. Prior to that, she was with the Hotchkis and Wiley division of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. (''MLIM'') since 1996, where she was a Managing Director and co-head of the International and Global Value Equity Team in Los Angeles. |

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| **Investment Manager <br> and Address** | **Year Founded/ <br> Assets Under <br> Management <br> (as of 12/31/2025)** | **Portfolio Manager(s)**  | **Employment Experience**  |
|  |  | Harry Hartford, <br> President and Portfolio Manager | Mr. Hartford co-founded Causeway in June 2001. Prior to that, he was with the Hotchkis and Wiley division of MLIM since 1996, where he was a Managing Director and co-head of the International and Global Value Equity Team in Los Angeles. |
|  |  | Jonathan Eng, <br> Portfolio Manager | Mr. Eng is a Director of Causeway and is responsible for research in the global consumer discretionary, industrials and energy sectors. Mr. Eng joined the firm as a Research Associate in July 2001 and became a Portfolio Manager and Director in 2002. From 1997 to July 2001, Mr. Eng was with the Hotchkis and Wiley division of MLIM in Los Angeles and London, where he was an equity research associate for the International and Global Value Equity Team. |
|  |  | Conor Muldoon, <br> Portfolio Manager | Mr. Muldoon is a Director of Causeway and is responsible for research in the global financials, materials, and real estate sectors. Mr. Muldoon joined the firm in August 2003 as a Research Associate and became a Portfolio Manager in 2010. From 1995 to June 2003, Mr. Muldoon was an investment consultant for Fidelity Investments where he served as liaison between institutional clients and investment managers within Fidelity. |
|  |  | Alessandro Valentini, <br> Portfolio Manager | Mr. Valentini is a Director of Causeway and is responsible for research in the global healthcare, financials, and real estate sectors. Mr. Valentini joined the firm in July 2006 as a Research Associate and became a Portfolio Manager in 2013. During the summer of 2005, Mr. Valentini worked as a research analyst at Thornburg Investment Management, where he conducted fundamental research for the International Value Fund and the Value Fund, focusing on the European telecommunication and Canadian oil sectors. From 2000 to 2004, Mr. Valentini worked as a financial analyst at Goldman Sachs in the European Equities Research-Sales division in New York. |
| **Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC <br> 290 Congress Street <br> Boston, MA 02210**  | **Incorporated:** 1985 <br> $[ ] billion | Fred Copper, CFA, <br> Senior Portfolio Manager | Mr. Copper joined one of the Columbia legacy firms or acquired business lines in 2005. Mr. Copper began his investment career in 1990 and earned a BS from Boston College and an MBA from the University of Chicago. |
|  |  | Paul DiGiacomo, CFA, <br> Senior Portfolio Manager | Mr. DiGiacomo joined Columbia in 2006. Mr. DiGiacomo began his investment career in 2001 and earned a BS in civil engineering from Brown University and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. |

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|  |  | Daisuke Nomoto, CMA (SAAJ), <br> Senior Portfolio Manager | Mr. Nomoto joined one of the Columbia legacy firms or acquired business lines in 2005. Mr. Nomoto began his investment career in 1993 and earned a BA from Shiga University, Japan. |

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Additional information about the portfolio managers' compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio managers and the portfolio managers' ownership of securities in the fund is available in the SAI.

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## Investing in the Fund
In this section, you will find information on buying, selling and exchanging shares. Investors may only invest in the fund through an intermediary by placing orders through your brokerage account at Schwab or an account with another broker/dealer, investment adviser, 401(k) plan, employee benefit plan, administrator, bank, or other financial intermediary (intermediary) that is authorized to accept orders on behalf of the fund (intermediary orders). You also will see how to choose a distribution option for your investment. Helpful information on taxes is included as well.

The fund generally is not registered for sale in jurisdictions outside the United States and is intended for purchase by persons residing in the United States. A person is considered resident in the United States if at the time of the investment (i) the account has an address of record in the United States or a U.S. territory (including APO/FPO/DPO) and (ii) all account owners are resident in the United States or a U.S. territory and have a valid U.S. taxpayer identification number. If an existing account is updated to reflect a non-U.S. address, the account may be restricted from making additional investments.

Investing Through a Financial Intermediary

#### Placing Orders Through Your Intermediary
When you place orders through Schwab or another intermediary, you are not placing your orders directly with the fund, and you must follow Schwab's or the other intermediary's transaction procedures. Your intermediary may impose different or additional conditions than the fund on purchases, redemptions and exchanges of fund shares. These differences may include initial, subsequent and maintenance investment requirements, exchange policies, fund choices, cut-off times for investment and trading restrictions. Your intermediary may independently establish and charge its customers transaction fees, account fees and other fees in addition to the fees charged by the fund, and the intermediary may require its customers to pay a commission when transacting in fund shares. These additional fees will vary between intermediaries and may vary over time and would increase the cost of your investment and lower investment returns. You should consult your intermediary directly for information regarding these conditions and fees. The fund is not responsible for the failure of your intermediary to carry out its responsibilities.

Only certain intermediaries are authorized to accept orders on behalf of the fund. If your fund shares are no longer held by an authorized intermediary, the fund may impose restrictions on your ability to manage or maintain your shares. For example, you will not be able to place orders to purchase additional shares. To remove these restrictions, you may move your shares to Schwab or another intermediary that is authorized to accept fund orders.

#### Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares Through an Intermediary
To purchase, redeem or exchange shares held in your Schwab account or in your account at another intermediary, you must place your orders with the intermediary that holds your shares. You may not purchase, redeem or exchange shares held in your intermediary account directly with the fund.

When selling or exchanging shares, you should be aware of the following fund policies:

• For accounts held through a financial intermediary, the fund typically expects to pay sale proceeds to the financial intermediary for payment to redeeming shareholders within two business days following receipt of a shareholder redemption order; however, the fund may take up to seven days to pay sale proceeds.

• The fund reserves the right to honor redemptions in liquid portfolio securities instead of cash when your redemptions over a 90-day period exceed $250,000 or 1% of the fund's assets, whichever is less. You may incur transaction expenses and taxable gains in converting these securities to cash. In addition, a redemption in liquid portfolio securities would be treated as a taxable event for you and may result in the recognition of gain or loss for federal income tax purposes.

• Exchange orders are limited to Schwab Funds (that are not Sweep Investments<sup>®</sup>) and must meet the minimum investment and other requirements for the fund and share class, if applicable, into which you are exchanging.

• You should obtain and read the prospectus for the fund into which you are exchanging prior to placing your order.

Investing Directly with the Fund

#### Placing Direct Orders
Investors generally may not purchase shares directly from the fund's transfer agent, BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. The fund reserves the right to accept direct purchases from certain eligible shareholders (Eligible Shareholders) and to suspend the privilege of directly purchasing additional shares of the fund at any time.

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Financial intermediaries and Eligible Shareholders may contact the transfer agent by telephone at 1-877-332-2371.

Share Price

The fund is open for business each day that the NYSE is open. The fund calculates its share price each business day as of the close of the NYSE (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time). If the NYSE is closed due to weather or other extenuating circumstances on a day it would typically be open for business, or the NYSE has an unscheduled early closing on a day it has opened for business, the fund reserves the right to treat such day as a business day and accept purchase and redemption orders and calculate its share price as of the normally scheduled close of regular trading on the NYSE for that day. The fund's share price is its net asset value (NAV) per share which is the fund's net assets divided by the number of its shares outstanding. Orders received by the fund in good order at or prior to the close of the fund (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) will be executed at the next share price calculated that day.

If you place an order through your Schwab account or an account at another intermediary, please consult with your intermediary to determine when your order will be executed. Generally, you will receive the share price next calculated after the fund receives your order from your intermediary. However, some intermediaries, such as Schwab, may arrange with the fund for you to receive the share price next calculated after your intermediary has received your order. Some intermediaries may require that they receive orders prior to a specified cut-off time.

The fund's portfolio securities are valued using market quotations or official closing prices if they are readily available. In cases where market quotations are not readily available or the investment adviser deems them unreliable, the fund's portfolio securities are valued based on fair values developed following procedures approved by the fund's Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has designated the investment adviser as the valuation designee (Valuation Designee) for the fund to perform the fair value determination relating to all fund investments.

Shareholders of the fund should be aware that because foreign markets are often open on weekends and other days when the fund is closed, the value of the fund's portfolio may change on days when it is not possible to buy or sell shares of the fund.

Additional Policies Affecting Your Investment

#### The Fund Reserves Certain Rights, Including the Following:
• To materially modify or terminate the exchange privilege upon 60 days' written notice to shareholders.

• To change or waive the fund's investment minimums.

• To suspend the right to sell shares back to the fund, and delay sending proceeds, during times when trading on the NYSE is restricted or halted, or otherwise as permitted by the SEC.

• To withdraw or suspend any part of the offering made by this prospectus.

#### Minimum Investment
None

#### Options for Fund Distributions
**Choose an option for fund distributions.** When placing orders through an intermediary, you will select from the options for fund distributions provided by your intermediary. You should consult with your financial intermediary to discuss available options.

#### Payments by the Investment Adviser or its Affiliates
The investment adviser or its affiliates make payments out of their own resources, or provide products and services at a discount, to certain brokerage firms, banks, insurance companies, retirement plan service providers and other financial intermediaries that perform shareholder, recordkeeping, sub-accounting and other administrative services in connection with investments in fund shares. These payments or discounts are separate from, and may be in addition to, any shareholder service fees or other administrative fees the fund may pay to those intermediaries. The investment adviser or its affiliates also make payments out of their own resources, or provide products and services at a discount, to certain financial intermediaries in connection with certain activities or services which may facilitate, directly or indirectly, investment in the fund. These payments may relate to marketing and/or fund promotion activities and presentations, educational training programs, conferences, the development and support of technology platforms and/or reporting systems, data analytics and support, or making shares of the fund available to its customers. These payments, which may be significant, are paid by the investment adviser or its affiliates out of their own resources and not from the assets of the fund.

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Payments to a financial intermediary may create potential conflicts of interest between the intermediary and its clients as the payments may provide such intermediary with an incentive to favor sales of shares of the fund over other investment options they make available to their customers. Please see the SAI for additional information.

#### Shareholder Servicing Plan
The Board of Trustees has adopted a Shareholder Servicing Plan (the Plan) on behalf of the fund. The Plan enables the fund to bear expenses relating to the provision by financial intermediaries, including Schwab (together, service providers), of certain account maintenance, customer liaison and shareholder services to the current shareholders of the fund.

Pursuant to the Plan, the fund's shares are subject to an annual shareholder servicing fee up to 0.20%. The shareholder servicing fee paid to a particular service provider is made pursuant to its written agreement with Schwab, as distributor of the fund (or, in the case of payments made to Schwab acting as a service provider, pursuant to Schwab's written agreement with the fund), and the fund will pay no more than 0.20% 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 without regard to whether the fee is more or less than the service provider's actual cost of providing the services, and if more, such excess may be retained as profit by the service provider.

#### Policy Regarding Short-Term or Excessive Trading
The fund is intended for long-term investment and not for short-term or excessive trading (collectively market timing). Market timing may adversely impact the fund's performance by disrupting the efficient management of the fund, increasing fund transaction costs and taxes, causing the fund to maintain higher cash balances, and diluting the value of the fund's shares.

To discourage market timing, the fund's Board of Trustees has adopted policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to reduce the risk of market timing by fund shareholders. The fund seeks to deter market timing through several methods. These methods may include fair value pricing and trade activity monitoring. Fair value pricing is discussed more thoroughly in the subsequent pages of this prospectus and is considered an element of the fund's policy regarding short-term or excessive trading. Trade activity monitoring is risk based and seeks to identify patterns of activity in amounts that might be detrimental to the fund. Certain trading activity will not be treated as short-term or excessive trading, such as transactions involving in-kind purchases or redemptions of shares of the fund.

The fund and its service providers maintain risk-based surveillance procedures designed to detect market timing in fund shares in amounts that might be detrimental to the fund. Under these procedures, the fund has requested that service providers to the fund monitor transactional activity in amounts and frequency determined by the fund to be significant to the fund and in a pattern of activity that potentially could be detrimental to the fund. Generally, excessive trading activity in the fund is measured by the number of roundtrip transactions in a shareholder's account. A roundtrip transaction occurs when a shareholder completes a purchase of shares and then sells the same fund's shares (including exchanges). If an investor engages in multiple roundtrips in the fund within a 60-day period or the fund, in its sole discretion based on these or other factors, determines that a shareholder has engaged in market timing, it may refuse to process future purchases or exchanges into such fund by that shareholder for a period of 90 days. Subsequent violations within a 12-month period will be evaluated to determine whether a permanent block is appropriate. These procedures may be modified from time to time as appropriate to improve the detection of market timing and to comply with applicable laws.

If trades are effected through a financial intermediary, the fund or its service providers will work with the intermediary to monitor possible market timing activity. The fund reserves the right to request that the intermediary provide certain shareholder transaction information to the fund and may require the intermediary to restrict the shareholder from future purchases or exchanges in the fund. Transactions by fund shareholders investing through intermediaries may also be subject to the restrictions of the intermediary's own frequent trading policies, which may differ from those of the fund. The fund may defer to an intermediary's frequent trading policies with respect to those shareholders who invest in the fund through such intermediary if the fund determines that the intermediary's frequent trading policies are reasonably designed to deter transactional activity in amounts and frequency that are deemed to be significant to the fund and in a pattern of activity that potentially could be detrimental to the fund. Shareholders should consult with their intermediary to determine if additional frequent trading restrictions apply to their fund transactions. The fund's ability to impose restrictions with respect to accounts traded through particular intermediaries may vary depending on the systems' capabilities, applicable contractual and legal restrictions and cooperation of those intermediaries.

Although these methods are designed to discourage market timing, there can be no guarantee that the fund will be able to identify and restrict investors that engage in such activities. In addition, some of these methods are inherently subjective and involve judgment in their application. The fund and its service providers seek to make these judgments and applications uniformly and in a manner that they believe is consistent with interests of the fund's long-term shareholders. The fund may amend these policies and procedures without prior notice in response to changing regulatory requirements or to enhance the effectiveness of the program.

The fund reserves the right to restrict, reject or cancel within a reasonable time, without prior notice, any purchase or exchange order for any reason.

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#### Fair Value Pricing
The Board of Trustees has approved procedures to fair value the fund's securities when market prices are not "readily available" or are unreliable. For example, the fund may fair value a security when a security 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; when a security's primary trading market is closed during regular domestic market hours; or when a security's value is materially affected by events occurring after the close of the security's primary trading market.

By fair valuing securities whose prices may have been affected by events occurring after the close of trading of the security's primary trading market, the fund seeks to establish prices that investors might expect to realize upon the current sales of these securities. This methodology is designed to deter "arbitrage" by market timers, who seek to exploit delays between the change in the value of the fund's portfolio holdings and the net asset value of its shares. The Valuation Designee's policies and procedures, which govern the selection and application of methodologies for determining the fair value of fund investments, seek to ensure that the prices at which the fund's shares are purchased and redeemed are fair and do not result in dilution of shareholder interest or other harm to shareholders.

The Valuation Designee makes fair value determinations in good faith in accordance with the fair value procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Due to the subjective and variable nature of fair value pricing, there can be no assurance that the fund could obtain the fair value assigned to the security upon the sale of such security.

#### Methods to Meet Redemptions
Under normal market conditions, the fund expects to meet redemption orders by using holdings of cash/cash equivalents or by the sale of portfolio investments. In unusual or stressed market conditions or as the investment adviser determines appropriate, the fund may borrow through the fund's bank lines of credit or through the fund's interfund lending facility to meet redemption requests. The fund may also utilize its custodian overdraft facility to meet redemptions, if necessary. As noted above, the fund also reserves the right to honor redemptions in liquid portfolio securities instead of cash when your redemptions over a 90-day period exceed $250,000 or 1% of the fund's assets, whichever is less. You may be subject to market risk and you may incur transaction expenses and taxable gains in converting the securities to cash. In addition, a redemption in liquid portfolio securities would be treated as a taxable event for you and may result in the recognition of gain or loss for federal income tax purposes.

#### Large Shareholder Redemptions
Certain accounts or Schwab affiliates may from time to time own (beneficially or of record) or control a significant percentage of the fund's shares. Redemptions by these shareholders of their holdings in the fund or large redemptions by several shareholders may impact the fund's liquidity and NAV. These redemptions may also force the fund to sell securities, which may negatively impact the fund's brokerage costs and accelerate the realization of taxable income if sales of securities result in capital gains or other income (which particularly would impact shareholders who do not hold their fund shares in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan).

#### Customer Identification and Verification and Anti-Money Laundering Program
Customer identification and verification is part of the fund's overall obligation to deter money laundering under federal law. The fund has adopted an Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Program designed to prevent the fund from being used for money laundering or the financing of terrorist activities. In this regard, the fund reserves the right to (i) refuse, cancel or rescind any purchase or exchange order; (ii) freeze any account and/or suspend account services; or (iii) involuntarily close your account in cases of threatening conduct or suspected fraudulent or illegal activity. These actions will be taken when, in the sole discretion of fund management, they are deemed to be in the best interest of the fund or in cases when the fund is requested or compelled to do so by governmental or law enforcement authority. If your account is closed at the request of governmental or law enforcement authority, you may not receive proceeds of the redemption if the fund is required to withhold such proceeds.

Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. When you open your account, you will have to provide your name, address, date of birth, identification number and other information that will allow your financial intermediary to identify you. This information is subject to verification to ensure the identity of all persons opening an account.

Your financial intermediary is required by law to reject your new account application if the required identifying information is not provided. Your financial intermediary may contact you in an attempt to collect any missing information required on the application, and your application may be rejected if they are unable to obtain this information. In certain instances, your financial intermediary is required to collect documents that will be used solely to establish and verify your identity.

The fund reserves the right to close and/or liquidate your account at the then-current day's price if the fund or your financial intermediary is unable to verify your identity. As a result, you may be subject to a gain or loss on fund shares and will be subject to corresponding tax consequences.

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Distributions and Taxes

Any investment in the fund typically involves several tax considerations. The information below is meant as a general summary for U.S. citizens and residents. Please see the SAI for additional information. Because each person's tax situation is different, you should consult your tax advisor about the tax implications of your investment in the fund. You also can visit the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) website at **www.irs.gov**.

As a shareholder, you are entitled to your share of the dividends and gains the fund earns. Every year, the fund distributes to its shareholders substantially all of its net investment income and net capital gains, if any. To receive a dividend distribution, you must be a registered shareholder on the date that dividends are declared. Dividend distributions are paid to shareholders on the payable date. These distributions typically are paid in December to all shareholders of record. During the fourth quarter of the year, typically in early November, an estimate of the fund's capital gains distributions, if any, may be made available on the fund's website: **www.schwabassetmanagement.com**.

Unless you are investing through an IRA, 401(k) or other tax-advantaged retirement or savings account, your fund distributions generally have tax consequences. The fund's net investment income and short-term capital gains are distributed as dividends and will be taxable as ordinary income or qualified dividend income. Other capital gains distributions are taxable as long-term capital gains, regardless of how long you have held your shares in the fund. The maximum individual rate applicable to "qualified dividend income" and long-term capital gains is generally either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual's income exceeds certain threshold amounts. Distributions generally are taxable in the tax year in which they are declared, whether you reinvest them or take them in cash.

Generally, any sale or exchange of your shares is a taxable event. For tax purposes, an exchange of your shares for shares of another Schwab Fund is treated the same as a sale. A sale may result in a capital gain or loss for you. The gain or loss generally will be treated as short-term if you held the shares for one-year or less, long-term if you held the shares longer. The maximum individual rate applicable to "qualified dividend income" and long-term capital gains is generally either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual's income exceeds certain threshold amounts. Any loss realized upon a taxable disposition of shares held for six months or less will be treated as long-term, rather than short-term, to the extent of any long-term capital gains distributions received (or deemed received) by you with respect to the shares. All or a portion of any loss realized upon a taxable disposition of shares will be disallowed if you purchase other substantially identical shares within 30 days before or after the disposition. In such a case, the basis of the newly purchased shares will be adjusted to reflect the disallowed loss.

If the fund's distributions exceed its taxable income and capital gains realized during a taxable year, all or a portion of the distributions made in the taxable year may be recharacterized as a return of capital to shareholders. A return of capital distribution will not be taxable to the extent of a shareholder's adjusted basis but will reduce such basis and result in a higher capital gain or lower capital loss when those shares on which the distribution was received are sold. To the extent of a return of capital distribution exceeds a shareholder's adjusted basis, the distribution will be treated as gain from the sale of shares.

An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gains distributions received from the fund and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of fund shares) of U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such person's "modified adjusted gross income" (in the case of an individual) or "adjusted gross income" (in the case of an estate or trust) exceeds a threshold amount.

Shareholders in the fund may have additional tax considerations as a result of foreign tax payments made by the fund. Typically, these payments will reduce the fund's dividends but, if eligible, the fund may elect for these payments to be included in your taxable income. In such event, you may be able to claim a tax credit or deduction for your portion of foreign taxes paid by the fund.

At the beginning of every year, the fund provides shareholders with information detailing the tax status of any distributions the fund paid during the previous calendar year. Schwab customers also receive information on distributions and transactions in their monthly account statements.

Prior to January 1, 2012, when shareholders sold fund shares from a taxable account, they typically received information on their tax forms that calculated their gain or loss using the average cost method. This information was not previously reported to the IRS, and shareholders had the option of calculating gains or losses using an alternative IRS permitted method. However, in accordance with legislation passed by Congress in 2008, the fund reports cost basis information to the IRS for shares purchased on or after January 1, 2012 and sold thereafter. Shareholders elect their preferred cost basis method; however, in the absence of an election, the fund will use an average cost basis method. Please consult your tax advisor to determine the appropriate cost basis method for your particular tax situation and to learn more about how the new cost basis reporting laws apply to you and your investments, including investments made prior to January 1, 2012 and sold thereafter.

If you are investing through a taxable account and purchase shares of a fund just before it declares a distribution, you may receive a portion of your investment back as a taxable distribution. This is because when a fund makes a distribution, the share price is reduced by the

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amount of the distribution. You can avoid "buying a dividend," as it is often called, by finding out if a distribution is imminent and waiting until afterwards to invest. Of course, you may decide that the opportunity to gain a few days of investment performance outweighs the tax consequences of buying a dividend.

The fund may be required to withhold U.S. federal income tax on all taxable distributions and redemption proceeds payable to shareholders if they fail to provide the fund with their correct taxpayer identification number or to make required certifications, or if they have been notified by the IRS that they are subject to backup withholding. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld may be credited against U.S. federal income tax liability.

Foreign shareholders may be subject to different U.S. federal income tax treatment, including withholding tax at the rate of 30% (unless a lower treaty rate applies) on amounts treated as ordinary dividends from the fund, as discussed in more detail in the SAI. Furthermore, the fund is required to withhold U.S. tax (at a 30% rate) on payments of taxable dividends made to certain non-U.S. entities that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts. Shareholders may be requested to provide additional information to the fund to enable the fund to determine whether withholding is required.

The fund's investments in foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding taxes. In that case, the fund's return on those securities would be decreased. In addition, the fund's investments in foreign securities or foreign currencies may increase or accelerate the fund's recognition of ordinary income and may affect the timing or amount of the fund's distributions. If more than 50% of the fund's assets at fiscal year-end is represented by debt and equity securities of foreign corporations, the fund intends to elect to permit shareholders who are U.S. citizens, resident aliens or U.S. corporations to claim a foreign tax credit or deduction (but not both) on their U.S. income tax returns for their pro rata portion of qualified taxes paid by the fund to foreign countries in respect of foreign securities the fund has held for at least the minimum period specified in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (Internal Revenue Code). For the purposes of the foreign tax credit, each such shareholder would include in gross income from foreign sources its pro rata share of such taxes. Certain limitations imposed by the Internal Revenue Code may prevent shareholders from receiving a full foreign tax credit or deduction for their allocable amount of such taxes.

To the extent such investments are permissible for the fund, the fund's transactions in options, futures contracts, hedging transactions, forward contracts, equity swap contracts and straddles will be subject to special tax rules (including mark-to-market, constructive sale, straddle, and wash sale rules), the effect of which may be to accelerate income to the fund, defer losses to the fund, cause adjustments in the holding periods of the fund's securities, convert long-term capital gains into short-term gains or convert short-term capital losses into long-term capital losses. These rules could therefore affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders. The fund's use of such transactions may result in the fund realizing more short-term capital gains (subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates) and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions.

The foregoing is a general summary of the federal income tax consequences of investing in the fund to shareholders who are U.S. citizens or U.S. corporations. Shareholders should consult their own tax advisors about the tax consequences of an investment in the fund in light of each shareholder's particular tax situation. Shareholders should also consult their own tax advisors about consequences under foreign, state, local or other applicable tax laws.

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## Additional Information
Disclaimers

The Schwab International Opportunities Fund has been developed solely by Schwab Asset Management. The fund is not in any way connected to or sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by the London Stock Exchange Group plc and its group undertakings (collectively, the LSE Group). FTSE Russell is a trading name of certain of the LSE Group companies.

All rights in the FTSE Developed ex US Quality Factor Index (the Index) vest in the relevant LSE Group company which owns the Index. "FTSE<sup>®</sup>" is a trade mark of the relevant LSE Group company and is used by any other LSE Group company under license.

The Index is calculated by or on behalf of FTSE International Limited or its affiliate, agent or partner. The LSE Group does not accept any liability whatsoever to any person arising out of (a) the use of, reliance on or any error in the Index or (b) investment in or operation of the fund. The LSE Group makes no claim, prediction, warranty or representation either as to the results to be obtained from the fund or the suitability of the Index for the purpose to which it is being put by Schwab Asset Management.

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**Prospectus** \| February [ ], 2026

## Schwab International Opportunities Fund

#### To Learn More
This prospectus contains important information on the fund and should be read and kept for reference. You also can obtain more information from the following sources:

Additional information about a fund's investments is available in the fund's **annual and semiannual reports** to shareholders, which are sent to current investors, and in Form N-CSR. In a fund's annual report, you will find a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the fund's performance during its last fiscal year. In Form N-CSR, you will find a fund's annual and semiannual financial statements.

The **Statement of Additional Information (SAI)** includes a more detailed discussion of investment policies and the risks associated with various investments. The SAI is incorporated by reference into the prospectus, making it legally part of the prospectus.

For a free copy of any of these documents, to request other information, or ask questions about the fund, call 1-877-824-5615. In addition, you may visit <br>**www.schwabassetmanagement.com/prospectus** for a free copy of these documents.

The SAI, annual and semiannual reports, holdings and financial statements, and other related materials are available from the EDGAR Database on the SEC's website (**www.sec.gov**). You can obtain copies of this information, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a request by e-mail to publicinfo@sec.gov.

SEC File Number <br> Schwab Capital Trust 811-07704 REG23308-[37]

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#### STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

#### February [ ] 2026
The Statement of Additional Information (SAI) is not a prospectus. It should be read in conjunction with the fund's prospectus dated February [ ], 2026 (as amended from time to time).

[The fund's audited financial statements and the report of the independent registered public accounting firm thereon from the fund's Form N-CSR for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, are incorporated by reference into this SAI].

For a free copy of any of these documents, to request other information, or ask questions about the fund, call 1-877-824-5615. For TDD service, call 1-800-345-2550. In addition, you may visit **www.schwabassetmanagement.com/prospectus** for a free copy of these documents.

The fund is a series of Schwab Capital Trust (the Trust). The fund is part of the Schwab complex of funds (Schwab Funds). Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc., dba Schwab Asset Management<sup>®</sup>, is the investment adviser to the fund (investment adviser).

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| [INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE](#idddfaINVESTMENTOtm2531957d2_intloppfunsai)  | [1](#idddfaINVESTMENTOtm2531957d2_intloppfunsai) |
| [INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, SECURITIES AND RISKS](#idbfhjgaINVESTMENTStm2531957d2_intloppfunsai)  | [1](#idbfhjgaINVESTMENTStm2531957d2_intloppfunsai) |
| [INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS](#idbdejjINVESTMENTLtm2531957d2_intloppfunsai)  | [20](#idbdejjINVESTMENTLtm2531957d2_intloppfunsai) |
| [MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND](#idefcdeMANAGEMENTOtm2531957d2_intloppfunsai)  | [21](#idefcdeMANAGEMENTOtm2531957d2_intloppfunsai) |
| [CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES](#idcjjgCONTROLPERStm2531957d2_intloppfunsai)  | [26](#idcjjgCONTROLPERStm2531957d2_intloppfunsai) |
| [INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES](#iddafgcINVESTMENTAtm2531957d2_intloppfunsai)  | [27](#iddafgcINVESTMENTAtm2531957d2_intloppfunsai) |
| [PORTFOLIO MANAGERS](#idjceehPORTFOLIOMAtm2531957d2_intloppfunsai)  | [30](#idjceehPORTFOLIOMAtm2531957d2_intloppfunsai) |
| [BROKERAGE ALLOCATION AND OTHER PRACTICES](#idbfjeaBROKERAGEALtm2531957d2_intloppfunsai)  | [39](#idbfjeaBROKERAGEALtm2531957d2_intloppfunsai) |
| [PROXY VOTING](#idjdePROXYVOTINGtm2531957d2_intloppfunsai)  | [40](#idjdePROXYVOTINGtm2531957d2_intloppfunsai) |
| [PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE](#idifdhPORTFOLIOHOtm2531957d2_intloppfunsai)  | [41](#idifdhPORTFOLIOHOtm2531957d2_intloppfunsai) |
| [DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST](#idehieDESCRIPTIONtm2531957d2_intloppfunsai)  | [42](#idehieDESCRIPTIONtm2531957d2_intloppfunsai) |
| [PURCHASE, REDEMPTION, DELIVERY OF SHAREHOLDER DOCUMENTS AND PRICING OF SHARES](#idbdjgfPURCHASEREDtm2531957d2_intloppfunsai)  | [43](#idbdjgfPURCHASEREDtm2531957d2_intloppfunsai) |
| [TAXATION](#idcdccdTAXATIONtm2531957d2_intloppfunsai)  | [44](#idcdccdTAXATIONtm2531957d2_intloppfunsai) |
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#### INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

#### Schwab International Opportunities Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

#### Change of Investment Objective
The fund's investment objective may be changed only by vote of a majority of its outstanding voting shares. A majority of the outstanding voting shares of the fund means the affirmative vote of the lesser of: (a) 67% or more of the voting shares represented at the meeting, if more than 50% of the outstanding voting shares of the fund are represented at the meeting or (b) more than 50% of the outstanding voting shares of the fund.

There is no guarantee the fund will achieve its objective.

#### Investment Policy of the Fund
It is the Schwab International Opportunities Fund's policy that, under normal circumstances, it will invest a substantial amount of its assets in equity securities of companies outside the United States. The fund expects to invest in companies across all market capitalization ranges. The fund typically focuses on developed markets, but may invest in companies from emerging markets as well.

#### Disclaimers
The Schwab International Opportunities Fund has been developed solely by Schwab Asset Management. The fund is not in any way connected to or sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by the London Stock Exchange Group plc and its group undertakings (collectively, the LSE Group). FTSE Russell is a trading name of certain of the LSE Group companies.

All rights in the FTSE Developed ex US Quality Factor Index (the Index) vest in the relevant LSE Group company which owns the Index. "FTSE®" is a trade mark of the relevant LSE Group company and is used by any other LSE Group company under license.

The Index is calculated by or on behalf of FTSE International Limited or its affiliate, agent or partner. The LSE Group does not accept any liability whatsoever to any person arising out of (a) the use of, reliance on or any error in the Index or (b) investment in or operation of the fund. The LSE Group makes no claim, prediction, warranty or representation either as to the results to be obtained from the fund or the suitability of the Index for the purpose to which it is being put by Schwab Asset Management.

#### INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, SECURITIES AND RISKS
The fund's investment adviser, Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc., dba Schwab Asset Management, manages a portion of the fund and acts as "manager of managers" for the fund. In its manager of managers role, Schwab Asset Management, subject to approval by the fund's Board of Trustees (the Board), hires investment managers to manage portions of the fund's assets.

Schwab Asset Management, manages a portion of the fund by primarily investing in stocks that are included in the FTSE Developed ex US Quality Factor Index. The index is comprised of securities within the FTSE Developed ex US Index and is designed to reflect the performance of the Quality equity risk premia factor. The index applies a consistent and transparent methodology to select and weight constituents by applying the Quality factor together with industry and country constraints to the market capitalization weight of index constituents. Because it may not be possible or practical to purchase all of the stocks included in the index, Schwab Asset Management seeks to track the total return of the index by using sampling techniques. These techniques involve investing in a limited number of index securities which, when taken together, are expected to perform similarly to the index as a whole. These techniques are based on a variety of factors, including capitalization, performance attributes, dividend yield, price/earnings ratio, risk factors, industry factors and other characteristics.

The different types of investments that the fund typically may invest in, the investment techniques it may use and the risks normally associated with these investments are discussed below. The following investment policies, securities, strategies, risks and limitations supplement those set forth in the prospectus and may be changed without shareholder approval, unless otherwise noted. Also, policies and limitations that state a maximum percentage of assets that may be invested in a security or other asset, or that set forth a quality standard, shall be measured immediately after and as a result of the fund's acquisition of such security or asset, unless otherwise noted. Thus, any subsequent change in values, net assets or other circumstances does not require the fund to sell an investment if it could not then make the same investment.

The fund will make investments that are intended to help achieve its investment objective.

From time to time the fund may hold certain securities not otherwise discussed in this SAI as a permissible investment for the fund. To the extent an investment becomes part of the fund's principal or non-principal investment strategy, the fund will take the necessary steps to identify them as permissible investments. In addition, the fund may receive (i.e., not actively invest) such securities as a result of a corporate action, such as securities dividends, spin-offs or rights issues. In such cases, the fund will not actively add to its position and generally will dispose of the securities as soon as reasonably practicable.

**Banker's Acceptances** or notes are credit instruments evidencing a bank's obligation to pay a draft drawn on it by a customer. These instruments reflect the obligation both of the bank and of the drawer to pay the full amount of the instrument upon maturity. The fund will invest only in banker's acceptances of banks that have capital, surplus and undivided profits in the aggregate inexcess of $100 million.

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**Borrowing.** The fund may borrow for temporary or emergency purposes; for example, the fund may borrow at times to meet redemption requests rather than sell portfolio securities to raise the necessary cash. The fund's borrowings will be subject to interest costs. Borrowing can also involve leveraging when securities are purchased with the borrowed money. Leveraging creates interest expenses that can exceed the income from the assets purchased with the borrowed money. In addition, leveraging may magnify changes in the net asset value (NAV) of the fund's shares and in its portfolio yield. The fund can avoid leverage by not purchasing securities while borrowings are outstanding. The fund is required to comply with the asset coverage requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), when it engages in borrowing activities. If assets used to secure a borrowing decrease in value, the fund may be required to pledge additional collateral to avoid liquidation of those assets.

The fund may establish lines-of-credit (lines) with certain banks by which it may borrow funds for temporary or emergency purposes. A borrowing is presumed to be for temporary or emergency purposes if it is repaid by the fund within 60 days and is not extended or renewed. The fund may use the lines to meet large or unexpected redemptions that would otherwise force the fund to liquidate securities under circumstances which are unfavorable to the fund's remaining shareholders. The fund will pay a fee to the bank for using the lines.

**Concentration** means that substantial amounts of assets are invested in a particular industry or group of industries. Concentration increases investment exposure to industry risk. For example, the automobile industry may have a greater exposure to a single factor, such as an increase in the price of oil, which may adversely affect the sale of automobiles and, as a result, the value of the industry's securities.

**Cyber Security Risk.** As the use of technology, including cloud-based technology, and the frequency of cyber attacks in the market has become more prevalent, the fund is potentially more susceptible to operational and information security risks resulting from breaches in cybersecurity that may lead to financial losses. A breach in cybersecurity refers to both intentional and unintentional events that may, among other things, cause the fund to lose proprietary information, suffer data corruption and/or destruction or lose operational capacity, or otherwise disrupt normal business operations. This in turn could adversely affect the fund and its shareholders by, among other things, interfering with the processing of shareholder transactions; impeding the fund's ability to calculate its NAV; causing the release or misuse of confidential fund information or private shareholder information (which may violate privacy and other laws, including those related to identity theft). A cyber attack may cause financial losses by impeding trading, causing reputational damage, and subjecting the fund to regulatory penalties, fines, reimbursement or other compensation costs. Additional compliance costs could be associated with corrective measures and/or cybersecurity risk management. Cybersecurity breaches may involve unauthorized access to the fund's digital information systems (e.g., through "hacking" or malicious software coding), and may come from multiple sources, including from outside attacks such as denial-of-service attacks (i.e., efforts to make network services unavailable to intended users) or cyber extortion, including exfiltration of data held for ransom and/or "ransomware" attacks that render systems inoperable until ransom is paid, or insider actions (e.g., intentionally or unintentionally harmful acts of adviser personnel). In addition, cybersecurity breaches involving the fund's third-party service providers (e.g., the fund's custodian and transfer agent), trading counterparties or issuers in which the fund invests can also subject the fund to many of the same risks associated with direct cybersecurity breaches or extortion of data. Recently, geopolitical tensions may have increased the scale and sophistication of deliberate cybersecurity attacks, particularly those from nation-states or from entities with nation-state backing.

Cybersecurity failures or breaches may result in financial losses to the fund and its shareholders. For example, cybersecurity failures or breaches involving trading counterparties or issuers in which the fund invests could adversely impact such counterparties or issuers and cause the fund's investment to lose value.

Although the investment adviser has business continuity plans and risk management systems designed to reduce the risks associated with cybersecurity, there are inherent limitations in these plans and systems, including the possibility that certain risks have not been identified, in large part because different or unknown threats may emerge in the future. As such, there is no guarantee that such efforts will succeed, especially because the fund does not directly control the cybersecurity systems of issuers in which the fund may invest, trading counterparties or third-party service providers to the fund. Such entities have experienced cyber attacks and other attempts to gain unauthorized access to systems from time to time, and there is no guarantee that efforts to prevent or mitigate the effects of such attacks or other attempts to gain unauthorized access will be successful. There is also a risk that cybersecurity breaches may not be detected. There can be no assurance that the fund will not suffer losses relating to cyber attacks on the fund, their service providers, trading counterparties or the issuers in which the fund invests.

**Debt Securities** are obligations issued by domestic and foreign entities, including governments and corporations, in order to raise money. They are basically "IOUs," but are commonly referred to as bonds or money market securities. These securities normally require the issuer to pay a fixed-, variable- or floating-rate of interest on the amount of money borrowed (principal) until it is paid back upon maturity.

Debt securities experience price changes when interest rates change. For example, when interest rates fall, the prices of debt securities generally rise. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the prices of debt securities generally fall. Debt securities may also experience price changes when interest rates are anticipated to change. Certain debt securities have call features that allow issuers to redeem their outstanding debts prior to final maturity. Depending on the call feature, an issuer may pre-pay its outstanding debts and issue new ones paying lower interest rates. This is especially true for bonds with sinking fund provisions, which commit the issuer to set aside a certain amount of money to cover timely repayment of principal and typically allow the issuer to annually repurchase certain of its outstanding bonds from the open market or at a pre-set call price. If an issuer redeems the debt securities prior to final maturity, the fund may have to replace these securities with lower yielding securities, which could result in a lower return. This is known as prepayment risk and is more likely to occur in a falling interest rate environment. When borrowers pay off their debt securities sooner than expected, the fund would have to reinvest that money at the lower prevailing

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interest rate, which may reduce the returns of the fund. In a rising interest rate environment, prepayment on outstanding debt securities is less likely to occur. This is known as extension risk and may cause the value of debt securities to depreciate as a result of the higher market interest rates. Typically, longer-maturity securities react to interest rate changes more severely than shorter-term securities (all things being equal), but generally offer greater rates of interest.

A change in a central bank's monetary policy or economic conditions may lead to a change in interest rates, which could have sudden and unpredictable effects on the markets and significantly impact the value of debt securities in which the fund invests. Some debt securities, such as bonds with longer durations, are more sensitive to interest rate changes than others and may experience an immediate and considerable reduction in value if interest rates rise. Longer duration securities tend to be more volatile than shorter duration securities. As the values of debt securities in the fund's portfolio adjust to a rise in interest rates, the fund's share price may fall. In the event that the fund holds a large portion of its portfolio in longer duration securities when interest rates increase, the share price of the fund may fall significantly.

Debt securities also are subject to the risk that the issuers will not make timely interest and/or principal payments or fail to make them at all. This is called credit risk. Corporate debt securities (bonds) tend to have higher credit risk generally than U.S. government debt securities. Debt securities also may be subject to price volatility due to market perception of future interest rates, the creditworthiness of the issuer and general market liquidity (market risk). Investment-grade debt securities are considered medium- and/or high-quality securities, although some still possess varying degrees of speculative characteristics and risks. Debt securities rated below investment-grade are riskier, but may offer higher yields. These securities are sometimes referred to as high yield securities or "junk bonds." The market for these securities has historically been less liquid and more volatile than for investment-grade securities.

Corporate bonds are debt securities issued by corporations. Although a higher return is expected from corporate bonds, these securities, while subject to the same general risks as U.S. government securities, are subject to greater credit risk than U.S. government securities. Their prices may be affected by the perceived credit quality of their issuer.

**Depositary Receipts** include American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) as well as other "hybrid" forms of ADRs, including European Depositary Receipts (EDRs) and Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs), and are certificates evidencing ownership of shares of a foreign issuer. Depositary receipts may be sponsored or unsponsored. These certificates are issued by depository banks and generally trade on an established market in the United States or elsewhere. The underlying shares are held in trust by a custodian bank or similar financial institution in the issuer's home country. The depository bank may not have physical custody of the underlying securities at all times and may charge fees for various services, including forwarding dividends and interest and corporate actions. ADRs are alternatives to directly purchasing the underlying foreign securities in their national markets and currencies. However, ADRs continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities.

Investments in the securities of foreign issuers may subject the fund to investment risks that differ in some respects from those related to investments in securities of U.S. issuers. Such risks include future adverse political and economic developments, possible imposition of withholding taxes on income, possible seizure, nationalization or expropriation of foreign deposits, possible establishment of exchange controls or taxation at the source or greater fluctuation in value due to changes in exchange rates. Foreign issuers of securities often engage in business practices different from those of domestic issuers of similar securities, and there may be less information publicly available about foreign issuers. In addition, foreign issuers are, generally speaking, subject to less government supervision and regulation and different accounting treatment than are those in the United States. Please see the section titled "Foreign Securities" for more detail.

Although the two types of depositary receipt facilities (unsponsored or sponsored) are similar, there are differences regarding a holder's rights and obligations and the practices of market participants. A depository may establish an unsponsored facility without participation by (or acquiescence of) the underlying issuer; typically, however, the depository requests a letter of non-objection from the underlying issuer prior to establishing the facility. Holders of unsponsored depositary receipts generally bear all the costs of the facility. The depository usually charges fees upon the deposit and withdrawal of the underlying securities, the conversion of dividends into U.S. dollars or other currency, the disposition of non-cash distributions, and the performance of other services. The depository of an unsponsored facility frequently is under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications received from the underlying issuer or to pass through voting rights to depositary receipt holders with respect to the underlying securities.

Sponsored depositary receipt facilities are created in generally the same manner as unsponsored facilities, except that sponsored depositary receipts are established jointly by a depository and the underlying issuer through a deposit agreement. The deposit agreement sets out the rights and responsibilities of the underlying issuer, the depository, and the depositary receipt holders. With sponsored facilities, the underlying issuer typically bears some of the costs of the depositary receipts (such as dividend payment fees of the depository), although most sponsored depositary receipts holders may bear costs such as deposit and withdrawal fees. Depositories of most sponsored depositary receipts agree to distribute notices of shareholder meetings, voting instructions, and other shareholder communications and information to the depositary receipt holders at the underlying issuer's request.

**Derivative Instruments** are commonly defined to include instruments or contracts whose values depend on (or "derive" from) the value of one or more other assets such as securities, currencies, or commodities. These "other assets" are commonly referred to as "underlying assets." The fund may use derivatives, principally futures contracts, primarily to seek returns on the fund's otherwise uninvested cash assets.

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In addition to the derivative instruments and strategies described in this SAI, the investment adviser or investment manager expects to discover additional derivative instruments and other investment, hedging or risk management techniques. The investment adviser or investment manager may utilize these new derivative instruments and techniques to the extent that they are consistent with the fund's investment objective and permitted by the fund's investment limitations, operating policies and applicable regulatory authorities.

The fund's derivative instruments can create (i) leverage risk, which generally refers to the risk that derivatives transactions can magnify a fund's gains and losses, (ii) market risk, which generally refers to the risk from potential adverse market movements in relation to a fund's derivatives positions, or the risk that markets could experience a change in volatility that adversely impacts fund returns and a fund's obligations and exposures, (iii) counterparty risk, which generally refers to the risk that a counterparty on a derivatives transaction may not be willing or able to perform its obligations under the derivatives contract, and the related risks of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty, (iv) liquidity risk, which generally refers to the risk involving the liquidity demands that derivatives transactions can create to make payments of margin, collateral, or settlement payments to counterparties, (v) operational risk, which generally refers to the risk related to potential operational issues, including documentation issues, settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate controls, and human error and (vi) legal risk, which generally refers to insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of the counterparty, or legality or enforceability of a contract. Certain of these risks are described in more detail as they apply to specific derivative instruments in the following sub-sections of this SAI.

*<u>Options Contracts</u>* generally provide the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a security, commodity, futures contract or foreign currency in exchange for an agreed upon price. If the right is not exercised after a specified period, the option expires and the option buyer forfeits the money paid to the option seller.

A call option gives the buyer the right to buy a specified number of shares of a security at a fixed price on or before a specified date or dates in the future. For this right, the call option buyer pays the call option seller, commonly called the call option writer, a fee called a premium. Call option buyers are usually anticipating that the price of the underlying security will rise above the price fixed with the call writer, thereby allowing them to profit. If the price of the underlying security does not rise, the call option buyer's losses are limited to the premium paid to the call option writer. For call option writers, a rise in the price of the underlying security will be offset, in part, by the premium received from the call option buyer. If the call option writer does not own the underlying security, however, the losses that may ensue if the price rises could be potentially unlimited. If the call option writer owns the underlying security or commodity, this is called writing a covered call.

A put option is the opposite of a call option. It gives the buyer the right to sell a specified number of shares of a security at a fixed price on or before a specified date in the future. Put option buyers are usually anticipating a decline in the price of the underlying security, and wish to offset those losses when selling the security at a later date. The purpose of writing such options is to generate additional income for the fund. However, in return for the option premium, the fund accepts the risk that it may be required to purchase the underlying securities at a price in excess of the securities' market value at the time of purchase. When the fund buys a security with a put feature, losses could occur if the put provider does not perform as agreed. If a put provider fails to honor its commitment upon the fund's attempt to exercise the put, the fund may have to treat the security's final maturity as its effective maturity. If that occurs, the security's price may be negatively impacted, and its sensitivity to interest rate changes may be increased, possibly contributing to increased share price volatility for the fund. This also could lengthen the fund's overall average effective maturity. Standby commitments are types of puts.

The fund may purchase and write put and call options on any securities in which it may invest or any securities index or basket of securities based on securities in which it may invest. In addition, the fund may purchase and sell foreign currency options and foreign currency futures contracts and related options. The fund may purchase and write such options on securities that are listed on domestic or foreign securities exchanges or traded in the over-the-counter market. Like futures contracts, option contracts are rarely exercised. Option buyers usually sell the option before it expires. Option writers may terminate their obligations under a written call or put option by purchasing an option identical to the one it has written. Such purchases are referred to as "closing purchase transactions." The fund may enter into closing sale transactions in order to realize gains or minimize losses on options it has purchased or written.

An exchange-traded currency option position may be closed out only on an options exchange that provides a secondary market for an option of the same series. Although the fund generally will purchase or write only those options for which there appears to be an active secondary market, there is no assurance that a liquid secondary market will exist for any particular option or at any particular time. If the fund is unable to effect a closing sale transaction with respect to options it has purchased, it would have to exercise the options in order to realize any profit and will incur transaction costs upon the purchase or sale of underlying securities.

Reasons for the absence of a liquid secondary market on an exchange include the following: (1) there may be insufficient trading interest in certain options; (2) an exchange may impose restrictions on opening transactions or closing transactions or both; (3) trading halts, suspensions or other restrictions may be imposed with respect to particular classes or series of options; (4) unusual or unforeseen circumstances may

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interrupt normal operations on an exchange; (5) the facilities of an exchange or the Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) may not at all times be adequate to handle current trading volume; or (6) one or more exchanges could, for economic or other reasons, decide or be compelled at some future date to discontinue the trading of options (or a particular class or series of options), although outstanding options on that exchange that had been issued by the OCC as a result of trades on that exchange would continue to be exercisable in accordance with their terms.

The ability to terminate over-the-counter options is more limited than with exchange-traded options and may involve the risk that broker-dealers participating in such transactions will not fulfill their obligations.

Additional risks are involved with options trading because of the low margin deposits required and the extremely high degree of leverage that may be involved in options trading. There may be imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the securities held by the fund and the prices of the options, possible lack of a liquid secondary market, and the resulting inability to close such positions prior to their maturity dates.

The fund may write or purchase an option only when the market value of that option, when aggregated with the market value of all other options transactions made on behalf of the fund, does not exceed 5% of its net assets.

*<u>Swap Agreements</u>* are contracts between two parties that generally involve an exchange of payment streams calculated in relation to a rate, index, instrument or certain securities (referred to as the "underlying") and a predetermined amount (referred to as the "notional amount"). The underlying for a swap may be an interest rate (fixed or floating), a currency exchange rate, a commodity price index, a security, group of securities or a securities index, a combination of any of these, or various other rates, assets or indices. Swap agreements generally do not involve the delivery of the underlying or principal, and a party's obligations generally are equal to only the net amount to be paid or received under the agreement based on the relative values of the positions held by each party to the swap agreement.

Swap agreements can be structured to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to long or short term interest rates, corporate borrowing rates and other conditions, such as changing security prices and inflation rates. They also can be structured to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to specific issuers or specific sectors of the bond market such as mortgage securities. For example, if the fund agreed to pay a longer-term fixed rate in exchange for a shorter-term floating rate while holding longer-term fixed rate bonds, the swap would tend to decrease the fund's exposure to longer-term interest rates. Swap agreements tend to increase or decrease the overall volatility of the fund's investments and its share price and yield. Changes in interest rates, or other factors determining the amount of payments due to and from the fund, can be the most significant factors in the performance of a swap agreement. If a swap agreement calls for payments from the fund, the fund must be prepared to make such payments when they are due. The fund could sustain losses if a counterparty does not perform as agreed under the terms of the swap. The fund will enter into swap agreements with counterparties deemed creditworthy by the investment adviser.

In addition, the fund may invest in swaptions, which are privately-negotiated option-based derivative products. Swaptions give the holder the right to enter into a swap. The fund may use a swaption in addition to or in lieu of a swap involving a similar rate or index.

Certain standardized swaps are subject to mandatory central clearing and exchange trading requirements. Unlike uncleared swaps, which are negotiated bilaterally and traded over-the-counter, cleared swaps must trade through a futures commission merchant and be cleared through a clearinghouse that serves as the central counterparty to the transaction. The fund posts initial and variation margin for cleared swaps by making payments to its clearing member futures commission merchants. Depending on the size of the fund and other factors, the margin required under the rules of a clearinghouse and by a clearing member may be in excess of the collateral required to be posted by the fund to support its obligations under a similar bilateral swap. However, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and other applicable regulators have adopted rules imposing certain margin requirements, including minimums, on uncleared swaps which, once effective, may result in the fund and its counterparties posting higher margin amounts for uncleared swaps. Any type of swap agreement poses a risk for the fund and may cause it to lose money.

For purposes of applying the fund's investment policies and restrictions (as stated in the prospectus and this SAI) swap agreements are generally valued by the fund at market value. In the case of a credit default swap sold by the fund (i.e., where the fund is selling credit default protection), however, the fund will generally value the swap at its notional amount. The manner in which certain securities or other instruments are valued by the fund for purposes of applying investment policies and restrictions may differ from the manner in which those investments are valued by other types of investors.

*<u>Derivatives Regulatory Matters.</u>* In October 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a rule related to the use of derivatives, reverse repurchase agreements and certain other transactions by registered investment companies that rescinded and withdrew the guidance of the SEC and its staff regarding asset segregation and cover transactions previously applicable to the fund's use of such transactions. The rule requires the fund to trade derivatives and other transactions that create future payment or delivery obligations (except reverse repurchase agreements and similar financing transactions) subject to value-at-risk (VaR) leverage limits and derivatives risk management program and reporting requirements. Generally, these requirements apply unless the fund satisfies a "limited derivatives users" exception that is included in the rule. Under the rule, when the fund trades reverse repurchase agreements or similar financing transactions, including certain tender option bonds, it needs to aggregate the amount of indebtedness associated with the reverse repurchase agreements or similar financing transactions with the aggregate amount of any other senior securities representing indebtedness when calculating the fund's asset coverage ratio or treat all such transactions as derivatives transactions. Reverse repurchase agreements or similar financing transactions aggregated with other indebtedness do not need to be included in the calculation of whether the fund satisfies the limited derivatives users exception, but for

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funds subject to the VaR testing requirement, reverse repurchase agreements and similar financing transactions must be included for purposes of such testing whether treated as derivatives transactions or not. The SEC also provided guidance in connection with the rule regarding the use of securities lending collateral that may limit the fund's securities lending activities. In addition, under the rule, the fund is permitted to invest in a security on a when-issued or forward-settling basis, or with a non-standard settlement cycle, and the transaction will be deemed not to involve a senior security (as defined under Section 18(g) of the 1940 Act), provided that, (i) the fund intends to physically settle the transaction and (ii) the transaction will settle within 35 days of its trade date (the Delayed-Settlement Securities Provision). The fund may otherwise engage in when-issued, forward-settling and non-standard settlement cycle securities transactions that do not meet the conditions of the Delayed-Settlement Securities Provision so long as the fund treats any such transaction as a "derivatives transaction" for purposes of compliance with the rule. Furthermore, under the rule, the fund will be permitted to enter into an unfunded commitment agreement, and such unfunded commitment agreement will not be subject to the asset coverage requirements under the 1940 Act, if the fund reasonably believes, at the time it enters into such agreement, that it will have sufficient cash and cash equivalents to meet its obligations with respect to all such agreements as they come due. These requirements may limit the ability of the fund to use derivatives, and reverse repurchase agreements and similar financing transactions, when-issued, delayed delivery and forward commitment transactions, and unfunded commitment agreements as part of its investment strategies. These requirements may increase the cost of the fund's investments and cost of doing business, which could adversely affect investors. The investment adviser cannot predict the effects of these regulations on the fund. The investment adviser seeks to manage the fund in a manner consistent with achieving the fund's investment objectives, but there can be no assurance that it will be successful in doing so.

The CFTC regulates the trading of commodity interests, including certain futures contracts, options, and swaps in which the fund may invest. A fund that invests in commodity interests will generally be subject to certain CFTC regulatory requirements if it is considered a "commodity pool." A notice of eligibility for exclusion from the definition of the term "commodity pool operator" (CPO) under the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (CEA) has been filed, by the investment adviser, with respect to the fund's operation. Therefore, the fund and its investment adviser are not subject to registration or regulation as a CPO under the CEA. If the fund's investment adviser were no longer able to claim the exclusion, the fund's investment adviser may be required to register as a CPO and the fund and its investment adviser would be subject to regulation as a CPO under the CEA. If the fund or its investment adviser is subject to CFTC regulation, it may incur additional expenses and/or may choose to make changes to its investment strategies.

**Diversification** involves investing in a wide range of securities and thereby spreading and reducing the risks of investment. The fund is a series of an open-end investment management company. The fund is a diversified mutual fund.

**Emerging or Developing Markets** exist in countries that are considered to be in the initial stages of industrialization. The risks of investing in these markets are similar to the risks of international investing in general, although the risks are greater in emerging and developing markets. Countries with emerging or developing securities markets tend to have economic structures that are less stable than countries with developed securities markets. This is because their economies may be based on only a few industries and their securities markets may trade a small number of securities. Prices on these exchanges tend to be volatile, and securities in these countries historically have offered greater potential for gain (as well as loss) than securities of companies located in developed countries. There are no strict definitions of what is emerging or developing versus what is considered developed and certain countries are considered emerging or developing in some indices yet developed in others.

The fund's investments in emerging markets can be considered speculative, and therefore may offer higher potential for gains and losses than investments in developed markets of the world. With respect to an emerging market country, there may be a greater potential for nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, political changes, government regulation, social instability or diplomatic developments (including war) which could affect adversely the economies of such countries or investments in such countries. The economies of developing countries generally are heavily dependent upon international trade and, accordingly, have been and may continue to be adversely affected by the imposition of sanctions, trade barriers, confiscations, exchange or currency controls, managed adjustments in relative currency values and other protectionist measures or retaliatory actions imposed or negotiated by the countries with which they trade. Countries with emerging or developing securities markets may additionally experience problems with share registration, settlement and custody, which may result in losses to the fund.

In addition to the risks of investing in emerging market country debt securities, the fund's investment in government or government-related securities of emerging market countries and restructured debt instruments in emerging markets are subject to special risks, including the inability or unwillingness to repay principal and interest, requests to reschedule or restructure outstanding debt, and requests to extend additional loan amounts. The fund may have limited recourse in the event of default on such debt instruments.

*<u>Investing in China</u>* involves certain additional risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in other more established economies or securities markets. China based companies that incorporate in the People's Republic of China (PRC) can issue different classes of shares depending on where they are listed and which investors are allowed to own them. These are referred to as Class A Shares, Class B shares, and Class H shares, which are all renminbi-denominated shares that trade in different currencies depending on what stock exchange they are listed on. Class H Shares trade on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, are quoted and traded in Hong Kong dollars, and have no restrictions on who can trade them. Class B Shares trade on either the Shanghai or Shenzhen stock exchanges and can only be traded by non-residents of the PRC or residents with appropriate foreign currency dealing accounts. They trade in U.S. dollars on the Shanghai exchange and in Hong Kong dollars on the Shenzhen exchange. Class A Shares trade on either the Shanghai or Shenzhen exchanges and are quoted in renminbi. Class A

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Shares may only be traded by residents of the PRC, or under the Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (QFII) rules, or through the Stock Connect programs (Shanghai-Hong Kong or Shenzhen-Hong Kong). Finally, China based companies that are controlled by PRC residents or PRC state entities and have a majority of their revenue or assets in the PRC may incorporate outside the PRC and trade on an exchange outside the PRC in the currency of the exchange. These are referred to as "Red Chip" (Hong Kong), "P Chip" (Hong Kong), "S Chip" (Singapore), or "N Shares" (United States). The multiplicity of share classes and various restrictions on ownership, in addition to the ability of Chinese regulatory authorities and Chinese issuers to suspend trading and their willingness to exercise this option in response to market volatility and other events, can significantly impact liquidity and volatility of the Chinese market and the markets for Chinese securities. In addition, to the extent that the fund invests in China A Shares, there may be legal restrictions imposed by the PRC on the repatriation of assets or proceeds from the sale of China A Shares. Further, there are quotas on the amount China A Shares available either to QFIIs or through the Stock Connect programs. These quotas are applicable to the entire market, not to a specific fund, but they impact the ability of the fund to implement its investment strategy.

The fund may invest a portion of its assets in certain operating companies in China through legal structures known as variable interest entities (VIEs). In China, ownership of companies in certain sectors by non-Chinese individuals and entities (including U.S. persons and entities, such as the fund) is prohibited. To facilitate indirect foreign investment in these businesses, many Chinese companies have created VIE structures. In such an arrangement, a China-based operating company typically establishes a shell entity in another jurisdiction, such as the Cayman Islands. The shell company enters into service and other contracts with the China-based operating company, and then issues shares on an exchange (such as the New York Stock Exchange or the Hong Kong Stock Exchange). Non-Chinese investors hold stock in the shell entity rather than directly in the China-based operating company. This arrangement allows U.S. investors to obtain economic exposure to the China-based operating company through contractual means rather than through formal equity ownership. The contractual arrangements also permit the VIE to consolidate the China-based operating company into its financial statements.

Although VIE structures are a longstanding industry practice and well known to officials and regulators in China, VIE structures are not formally recognized under Chinese law nor have they been tested in court and it is not clear that the contracts are enforceable or that the structures will otherwise work as intended. As a result, investors face the risk that future actions by the Chinese government, at any time and without advance notice, could significantly affect the China-based operating company's financial performance and the enforceability of the VIE structure's contractual arrangements. It is uncertain whether Chinese officials or regulators will withdraw their implicit acceptance of the VIE structure, or whether any new laws, rules or regulations relating to this structure will be adopted (in each case either generally or with respect to specific industries, sectors or companies) and, if adopted, what impact they would have on the interests of shareholders in the VIE structure. Under extreme circumstances, China could prohibit the existence of VIE structures or limit a VIE structure's ability to pass through economic and governance rights to non-Chinese individuals and entities or otherwise determine that the contractual arrangements as part of the VIE structure are unenforceable or contravene applicable law or regulations. If the Chinese government takes these or similar actions affecting VIE structures, the market value of the fund's associated portfolio holdings in VIE structures would likely suffer significant, detrimental, and possibly permanent negative effects, which could result in substantial investment losses to the fund (i.e., such investments could become worthless) with no recourse available.

In addition, Chinese companies, including China-based operating companies listed on U.S. exchanges through a VIE structure, are not subject to the same degree of regulatory requirements, accounting standards or auditor oversight as companies based in more developed countries. As a result, information about the Chinese securities and securities in the VIE structure in which the fund invests may be less reliable or complete than investments in other securities. Foreign companies listed on U.S. exchanges, including China-based operating companies that utilize a VIE structure, also could face delisting or other ramifications for failure to meet the requirements of the SEC, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board or other U.S. regulators. Delisting would significantly decrease the liquidity and value of the securities, decrease the ability of the fund to transact in such securities and may increase the transaction costs of the fund if the fund is required to seek other markets in which to transact in those securities.

Investments involving a VIE structure may also pose additional risks because such investments are made through a company whose interests in the underlying China-based operating company are established through contract rather than through equity ownership. For example, in the event of a dispute, the contractual claims with respect to the China-based operating company may be deemed unenforceable in the PRC, thus limiting (or eliminating) the remedies and rights available to the VIE and its investors. Such legal uncertainty may also be exploited against the interests of the investors in the VIE structure. Further, the interests of the direct equity owners of the China-based operating company may conflict with the interests of the investors in the VIE structure, and the fiduciary duties of the officers and directors of the China-based operating company may differ from, or conflict with, the fiduciary duties of the officers and directors of the shell entity in which the fund invests.

The Chinese government has historically exercised substantial control over the Chinese economy and China-based operating companies, such as through administrative regulation, state ownership and/or other forms of involvement. Actions of the Chinese central and local government authorities continue to have a substantial effect on economic conditions in China and operations of certain China-based operating companies. In addition, the Chinese government has actively intervened in Chinese companies' operations and structures and taken (and may continue to take) actions that impact such companies' structures and operations. Also, such governmental action may include ownership or control directly or indirectly by the central, provincial or municipal governments of the People's Republic of China or by the People's Liberation Army (the military arm of the Chinese Communist Party) and, thus, the fund's investments in Chinese companies are subject to increased risks of political changes, social instability and/or regulatory developments. In general, investments in China involve risk of a total loss due to government action or inaction or other adverse circumstances.

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There is the potential of increased tariffs and restrictions on trade between the United States and the PRC. An increase in tariffs or trade restrictions, or even the threat of such developments, could lead to a significant reduction in international trade, which could have a negative impact on PRC companies and a commensurately negative impact on a fund. In addition, the U.S. and other nations and international organizations may impose economic sanctions or take other actions that may adversely affect issuers located in certain countries, including China. See "Market Disruptions Risk" and "Foreign Securities" risk.

**Equity Securities** represent ownership interests in a company, and are commonly called "stocks." Equity securities historically have outperformed most other securities, although their prices can fluctuate based on changes in a company's financial condition, market conditions and political, economic or even company-specific news. When a stock's price declines, its market value is lowered even though the intrinsic value of the company may not have changed. Sometimes factors, such as economic conditions or political events, affect the value of stocks of companies of the same or similar industry or group of industries, and may affect the entire stock market.

Types of equity securities include common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, rights and warrants, depositary receipts (ADRs, EDRs and GDRs), interests in real estate investment trusts and interests in business development companies. (For more information on real estate investment trusts (REITs), see the section titled "Real Estate Investment Trusts," for more information on depositary receipts, see the section titled "Depositary Receipts," and for more information on business development companies, see the section titled "Business Development Companies").

*<u>Common Stocks,</u>* which are probably the most recognized type of equity security, represent an equity or ownership interest in an issuer and usually entitle the owner to voting rights in the election of the corporation's directors and any other matters submitted to the corporation's shareholders for voting, as well as to receive dividends on such stock. The market value of common stock can fluctuate widely, as it reflects increases and decreases in an issuer's earnings. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of bond owners, other debt holders and owners of preferred stock take precedence over the claims of common stock owners. Common stocks are typically categorized by their market capitalization as large-, mid- or small-cap.

*<u>Small-Cap Stocks</u>* include common stocks issued by operating companies with market capitalizations that place them at the lower end of the stock market, as well as the stocks of companies that are determined to be small based on several factors, including the capitalization of the company and the amount of revenues. Historically, small-cap company stocks have been riskier than stocks issued by large- or mid-cap companies for a variety of reasons. Small-cap companies may have less certain growth prospects and are typically less diversified and less able to withstand changing economic conditions than larger capitalized companies. Small-cap companies also may have more limited product lines, markets or financial resources than companies with larger capitalizations, and may be more dependent on a relatively small management group. In addition, small-cap companies may not be well known to the investing public, may not have institutional ownership and may have only cyclical, static or moderate growth prospects. It is possible for small-cap company stocks pay low or no dividends.

These factors and others may cause sharp changes in the value of a small-cap company's stock, and even cause some small-cap companies to fail. Additionally, small-cap stocks may not be as broadly traded as large- or mid-cap stocks, and the fund's positions in securities of such companies may be substantial in relation to the market for such securities. Accordingly, it may be difficult for the fund to dispose of securities of these small-cap companies at prevailing market prices in order to meet redemptions. This lower degree of liquidity can adversely affect the value of these securities. For these reasons and others, the value of the fund's investments in small-cap stocks is expected to be more volatile than other types of investments, including other types of stock investments. While small-cap stocks are generally considered to offer greater growth opportunities for investors, they involve greater risks and the share price of a fund that invests in small-cap stocks may change sharply during the short term and long term.

*<u>Convertible Securities</u>* are typically preferred stocks or bonds that are exchangeable for a specific number of another form of security (usually the issuer's common stock) at a specified price or ratio. A convertible security generally entitles the holder to receive interest paid or accrued on bonds or the dividend paid on preferred stock until the convertible security matures or is redeemed, converted or exchanged. A corporation may issue a convertible security that is subject to redemption after a specified date, and usually under certain circumstances. A holder of a convertible security that is called for redemption would be required to tender it for redemption to the issuer, convert it to the underlying common stock or sell it to a third party. The convertible structure allows the holder of the convertible bond to participate in share price movements in the company's common stock. The actual return on a convertible bond may exceed its stated yield if the company's common stock appreciates in value and the option to convert to common stocks becomes more valuable.

Convertible securities typically pay a lower interest rate than nonconvertible bonds of the same quality and maturity because of the conversion feature. Convertible securities are also rated below investment grade (high yield) or are not rated, and are subject to credit risk.

Prior to conversion, convertible securities have characteristics and risks similar to nonconvertible debt and equity securities. In addition, convertible securities are often concentrated in economic sectors, which, like the stock market in general, may experience unpredictable declines in value, as well as periods of poor performance, which may last for several years. There may be a small trading market for a particular convertible security at any given time, which may adversely impact market price and the fund's ability to liquidate a particular security or respond to an economic event, including deterioration of an issuer's creditworthiness.

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the issuer's common stock, but typically are more sensitive to interest rate changes than the underlying common stock. In the event of a company's liquidation, bondholders have claims on company assets senior to those of shareholders; preferred shareholders have claims senior to those of common shareholders.

Convertible securities typically trade at prices above their conversion value, which is the current market value of the common stock received upon conversion, because of their higher yield potential than the underlying common stock. The difference between the conversion value and the price of a convertible security will vary depending on the value of the underlying common stock and interest rates. When the underlying value of the common stocks declines, the price of the issuer's convertible securities will tend not to fall as much because the convertible security's income potential will act as a price support. While the value of a convertible security also tends to rise when the underlying common stock value rises, it will not rise as much because its conversion value is more narrow. The value of convertible securities also is affected by changes in interest rates. For example, when interest rates fall, the value of convertible securities may rise because of their fixed income component.

*<u>Preferred Stocks</u>* represent an equity or ownership interest in an issuer but do not ordinarily carry voting rights, though they may carry limited voting rights. Preferred stocks normally have preference over the corporation's assets and earnings, however. For example, preferred stocks have preference over common stock in the payment of dividends. Preferred stocks normally pay dividends at a specified rate. However, preferred stock may be purchased where the issuer has omitted, or is in danger of omitting, payment of its dividend. Such investments would be made primarily for their capital appreciation potential. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of bond owners take precedence over the claims of preferred and common stock owners. Certain classes of preferred stock are convertible into shares of common stock of the issuer. By holding convertible preferred stock, the fund can receive a steady stream of dividends and still have the option to convert the preferred stock to common stock. Preferred stock is subject to many of the same risks as common stock and debt securities.

*<u>Real Estate Investment Trusts</u>* (REITs) are pooled investment vehicles, which invest primarily in income producing real estate or real estate related loans or interests and, in some cases, manage real estate. REITs are sometimes referred to as equity REITs, mortgage REITs or hybrid REITs. An equity REIT invests primarily in properties and generates income from rental and lease properties and, in some cases, from the management of real estate. Equity REITs also offer the potential for growth as a result of property appreciation and from the sale of appreciated property. Mortgage REITs invest primarily in real estate mortgages, which may secure construction, development or long-term loans, and derive income for the collection of interest payments. Hybrid REITs may combine the features of equity REITs and mortgage REITs. REITs are generally organized as corporations or business trusts, but are not taxed as a corporation if they meet certain requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (Internal Revenue Code). To qualify, a REIT must, among other things, invest substantially all of its assets in interests in real estate (including other REITs), cash and government securities, distribute at least 90% of its taxable income to its shareholders and receive at least 75% of that income from rents, mortgages and sales of property.

Like any investment in real estate, a REIT's performance depends on many factors, such as its ability to find tenants for its properties, to renew leases, and to finance property purchases and renovations. In general, REITs may be affected by changes in underlying real estate values, which may have an exaggerated effect to the extent a REIT concentrates its investment in certain regions or property types. For example, rental income could decline because of extended vacancies, increased competition from nearby properties, tenants' failure to pay rent, or incompetent management. Property values could decrease because of overbuilding, environmental liabilities, uninsured damages caused by natural disasters, a general decline in the neighborhood, losses due to casualty or condemnation, increases in property taxes, or changes in zoning laws. Ultimately, a REIT's performance depends on the types of properties it owns and how well the REIT manages its properties. Additionally, declines in the market value of a REIT may reflect not only depressed real estate prices, but may also reflect the degree of leverage utilized by the REIT.

In general, during periods of rising interest rates, REITs may lose some of their appeal for investors who may be able to obtain higher yields from other income-producing investments, such as long-term bonds. Higher interest rates also mean that financing for property purchases and improvements is more costly and difficult to obtain. During periods of declining interest rates, certain mortgage REITs may hold mortgages that mortgagors elect to prepay, which can reduce the yield on securities issued by mortgage REITs. Mortgage REITs may be affected by the ability of borrowers to repay debts to the REIT when due and equity REITs may be affected by the ability of tenants to pay rent.

Like small-cap stocks in general, certain REITs have relatively small market capitalizations and their securities can be more volatile than – and at times will perform differently from – large-cap stocks. In addition, because small-cap stocks are typically less liquid than large-cap stocks, REIT stocks may sometimes experience greater share-price fluctuations than the stocks of larger companies. Further, REITs are dependent upon specialized management skills, have limited diversification, and are therefore subject to risks inherent in operating and financing a limited number of projects. By investing in REITs indirectly through the fund, a shareholder will bear indirectly a proportionate share of the REIT's expenses in addition to their proportionate share of the fund's expenses. Finally, REITs could possibly fail to qualify for tax-free pass-through of income under the Internal Revenue Code or to maintain their exemptions from registration under the 1940 Act and CFTC regulations.

*<u>Rights and Warrants</u>* are types of securities that entitle the holder to purchase a proportionate amount of common stock at a specified price for a specific period of time. Rights allow a shareholder to buy more shares directly from the company, usually at a price somewhat lower than the current market price of the outstanding shares. Warrants are usually issued with bonds and preferred stock. Rights and warrants can trade on the market separately from the company's stock. The prices of rights and warrants do not necessarily move parallel to the prices of the underlying common stock. Rights usually expire within a few weeks of issuance, while warrants may not expire for several years. If a right or warrant is not exercised within the specified time period, it will become worthless and the fund will lose the purchase price it paid for the right or warrant and the right to purchase the underlying security.

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*<u>Initial Public Offering</u>* (IPO). The fund may purchase shares issued as part of, or a short period after, a company's IPO, and may at times dispose of those shares shortly after their acquisition. The fund's purchase of shares issued in IPOs exposes it to the risks associated with companies that have little operating history as public companies, as well as to the risks inherent in those sectors of the market where these new issuers operate. The market for IPO issuers has been volatile, and share prices of newly-public companies have fluctuated significantly over short periods of time.

*<u>Master Limited Partnerships</u>* (MLPs) are limited partnerships in which the common units are publicly traded. MLP common units are freely traded on a securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market and are generally registered with the SEC. MLPs often own several properties or businesses (or own interests) that are related to real estate development and oil and gas industries, but they also may finance motion pictures, research and development and other projects. MLPs generally have two classes of owners, the general partner and limited partners. The general partner is typically owned by a major energy company, an investment fund, the direct management of the MLP or is an entity owned by one or more of such parties. The general partner may be structured as a private or publicly traded corporation or other entity. The general partner typically controls the operations and management of the MLP through an up to 2% equity interest in the MLP plus, in many cases, ownership of common units and subordinated units. Limited partners own the remainder of the partnership, through ownership of common units, and have a limited role, if any, in the partnership's operations and management.

MLPs are typically structured such that common units and general partner interests have first priority to receive quarterly cash distributions up to an established minimum amount (minimum quarterly distributions). Common and general partner interests also accrue arrearages in distributions to the extent the minimum quarterly distribution is not paid. Once common and general partner interests have been paid, subordinated units receive distributions of up to the minimum quarterly distribution; however, subordinated units do not accrue arrearages. Distributable cash in excess of the minimum quarterly distribution paid to both common and subordinated units is distributed to both common and subordinated units generally on a pro rata basis. The general partner is also eligible to receive incentive distributions if the general partner operates the business in a manner which results in distributions paid per common unit surpassing specified target levels. As the general partner increases cash distributions to the limited partners, the general partner receives an increasingly higher percentage of the incremental cash distributions. A common arrangement provides that the general partner can reach a tier where it receives 50% of every incremental dollar paid to common and subordinated unit holders. These incentive distributions are intended to encourage the general partner to streamline costs, increase capital expenditures and acquire assets in order to increase the partnership's cash flow and raise the quarterly cash distribution in order to reach higher tiers. Such results are intended to benefit all security holders of the MLP, however, such incentive distribution payments give rise to potential conflicts of interest between the common unit holders and the general partner.

MLP common units represent a limited partnership interest in the MLP. Common units are listed and traded on U.S. securities exchanges or over-the-counter, with their value fluctuating predominantly based on prevailing market conditions and the success of the MLP. The fund may purchase common units in market transactions as well as directly from the MLP or other parties in private placements. Unlike owners of common stock of a corporation, owners of common units have limited voting rights and have no ability to annually elect directors. MLPs generally distribute all available cash flow (cash flow from operations less maintenance capital expenditures) in the form of quarterly distributions. Common units along with general partner units have first priority to receive quarterly cash distributions up to the minimum quarterly distribution and have arrearage rights. In the event of liquidation, common units have preference over subordinated units, but not debt or preferred units, to the remaining assets of the MLP.

MLP subordinated units are typically issued by MLPs to their original sponsors, such as their founders, corporate general partners of MLPs, entities that sell assets to the MLP, and investors. Subordinated units may be purchased directly from these persons as well as newly-issued subordinated units from MLPs themselves. Subordinated units have similar voting rights as common units and are generally not publicly traded. Once the minimum quarterly distribution on the common units, including any arrearages, has been paid, subordinated units receive cash distributions up to the minimum quarterly distribution prior to any incentive payments to the MLP's general partner. Unlike common units, subordinated units do not have arrearage rights. In the event of liquidation, common units and general partner interests have priority over subordinated units. Subordinated units are typically converted into common units on a one-to-one basis after certain time periods and/or performance targets have been satisfied. The purchase or sale price of subordinated units is generally tied to the common unit price less a discount. The size of the discount varies depending on the likelihood of conversion, the length of time remaining to conversion, the size of the block purchased relative to trading volumes, and other factors, including smaller capitalization partnerships or companies potentially having limited product lines, markets or financial resources, lacking management depth or experience, and being more vulnerable to adverse general market or economic development than larger more established companies.

General partner interests of MLPs are typically retained by an MLP's original sponsors, such as its founders, corporate partners, entities that sell assets to the MLP and investors. A holder of general partner interests can be liable under certain circumstances for amounts greater than the amount of the holder's investment in the general partner interest. General partner interests often confer direct board participation rights and in many cases, operating control, over the MLP. These interests themselves are not publicly traded, although they may be owned by publicly traded entities. General partner interests receive cash distributions, typically 2% of the MLP's aggregate cash distributions, which are contractually defined in the partnership agreement. In addition, holders of general partner interests typically hold incentive distribution rights, which provide them with a larger share of the aggregate MLP cash distributions as the distributions to limited partner unit holders are increased to prescribed levels. General partner interests generally cannot be converted into common units. The general partner interest can be redeemed by the MLP if the MLP unitholders choose to remove the general partner, typically with a supermajority vote by limited partner unitholders.

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Additional risks involved with investing in an MLP are risks associated with the specific industry or industries in which the partnership invests, such as the risks of investing in real estate, or oil and gas industries.

Certain MLPs are dependent on their parent companies or sponsors for a majority of their revenues. Any failure by an MLP's parents or sponsors to satisfy their payments or obligations would impact the MLP's revenues and cash flows and ability to make distributions.

*<u>Business Development Companies</u>* (BDCs) are closed-end investment companies that have elected to be BDCs under the 1940 Act and are taxed as regulated investment companies (RICs) under the Internal Revenue Code. BDCs operate as venture capital companies and typically invest in, lend capital to, and provide significant managerial assistance to developing private companies or thinly-traded public companies. Under the 1940 Act, BDCs are required to invest at least 70% of their total assets primarily in securities of privately-held U.S. companies or thinly-traded U.S. public companies, cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities and high-quality debt investments that mature in one year or less. In addition, a BDC may only incur indebtedness in amounts such that the BDC's coverage ratio of total assets to total senior securities equals 150% or 200%, as applicable.

BDCs generally invest in debt securities that are not rated by a credit rating agency and are considered below investment grade quality (junk bonds). Little public information generally exists for the type of companies in which a BDC may invest and, therefore, there is a risk that investors may not be able to make a fully informed evaluation of the BDC and its portfolio of investments. In addition, investments made by BDCs are typically illiquid and are difficult to value for purposes of determining a BDC's NAV (for more information on BDCs, see the section titled "Securities of Other Investment Companies").

**Exchange-Traded Funds** (ETFs) are investment companies that typically are registered under the 1940 Act as open-end funds or unit investment trusts (UITs). ETFs are actively traded on national securities exchanges and are generally based on specific domestic and foreign market indices. Shares of an ETF may be bought and sold throughout the day at market prices, which may be higher or lower than the shares' NAV. Market prices of ETF shares will fluctuate, sometimes rapidly and materially, in response to various factors including changes in the ETF's NAV, the value of ETF holdings, and supply of and demand for ETF shares. Although the creation/redemption feature of ETFs generally makes it more likely that ETF shares will trade close to their NAV, market volatility, lack of an active trading market for ETF shares, disruptions at market participants (such as Authorized Participants or market makers) and any disruptions in the ordinary functioning of the creation/redemption process may result in ETF shares trading significantly above (at a "premium") or below (at a "discount") their NAV. An ETF's investment results are based on the ETF's daily NAV. Investors transacting in ETF shares in the secondary market, where market prices may differ from NAV, may experience investment results that differ from results based on the ETF's daily NAV. An "index-based ETF" seeks to track the performance of an index by holding in its portfolio either the contents of the index or a representative sample of the securities in the index. Because ETFs are based on an underlying basket of securities, they are subject to the same market fluctuations as these types of securities in volatile market swings. ETFs, like mutual funds, have expenses associated with their operation, including advisory fees. When the fund invests in an ETF, in addition to directly bearing expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the ETF's expenses. As with any exchange listed security, ETF shares purchased in the secondary market are subject to customary brokerage charges.

**Foreign Currency Transactions.** The fund may invest in foreign currency-denominated securities, purchase and sell foreign currency options and foreign currency futures contracts and related options and engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (cash) basis at the rate prevailing in the currency exchange market at the time or through forward currency contracts (forwards). The fund may engage in these transactions in order to protect against uncertainty in the level of future foreign exchange rates in the purchase and sale of securities.

The fund may use foreign currency options and foreign currency forward contracts to increase exposure to a foreign currency or to shift exposure to foreign currency fluctuations from one country to another.

A forward involves an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency at a future date, which may be any fixed number of days from the date of the contract agreed upon by the parties, at a price set at the time of the contract. These contracts may be bought or sold to protect the fund against a possible loss resulting from an adverse change in the relationship between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar or to increase exposure to a particular foreign currency. Many foreign securities markets do not settle trades within a time frame that would be considered customary in the U.S. stock market. Therefore, the fund may engage in forward foreign currency exchange contracts in order to secure exchange rates for fund securities purchased or sold, but awaiting settlement. These transactions do not seek to eliminate any fluctuations in the underlying prices of the securities involved. Instead, the transactions simply establish a rate of exchange that can be expected when the fund settles its securities transactions in the future. Forwards involve certain risks. For example, if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of the contracts or if the value of the foreign currency changes unfavorably, the fund could sustain a loss.

The fund also may engage in forward foreign currency exchange options and contracts to protect the value of specific portfolio positions, which is called "position hedging." When engaging in position hedging, the fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange transactions to protect against a decline in the values of the foreign currencies in which portfolio securities are denominated (or against an increase in the value of currency for securities that the fund expects to purchase).

Buying and selling foreign currency exchange options and contracts involves costs and may result in losses. The ability of the fund to engage in these transactions may be limited by tax considerations. Although these techniques tend to minimize the risk of loss due to declines in the value of the hedged currency, they tend to limit any potential gain that might result from an increase in the value of such currency. Transactions in these contracts involve certain other risks. Unanticipated fluctuations in currency prices may result in a poorer overall performance for the

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fund than if it had not engaged in any such transactions. Moreover, there may be imperfect correlation between the fund's holdings of securities denominated in a particular currency and forward contracts into which the fund enters. Such imperfect correlation may cause the fund to sustain losses, which will prevent it from achieving a complete hedge or expose it to risk of foreign exchange loss. The fund's transactions in foreign currency exchange contracts may cause a portion of the fund's distributions to constitute returns of capital for tax purposes. To the extent a foreign currency transaction involves a derivative instrument, the risks discussed under "Derivative Instruments", above, also will apply.

Suitable hedging transactions may not be available in all circumstances and there can be no assurance that the fund will engage in such transactions at any given time or from time to time. Also, such transactions may not be successful and may eliminate any chance for the fund to benefit from favorable fluctuations in relevant foreign currencies.

Forwards will be used primarily to adjust the foreign exchange exposure of the fund and the fund might be expected to enter into such contracts under the following circumstances:

*<u>Lock In.</u>* When the investment adviser or investment manager desires to lock in the U.S. dollar price on the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency.

*<u>Cross Hedge.</u>* If a particular currency is expected to decrease against another currency, the fund may sell the currency expected to decrease and purchase a currency which is expected to increase against the currency sold in an amount approximately equal to some or all of the fund's portfolio holdings denominated in the currency sold.

*<u>Direct Hedge.</u>* If the investment adviser or investment manager wants to eliminate substantially all of the risk of owning a particular currency, and/or if the investment adviser or investment manager thinks that the fund can benefit from price appreciation in a given country's bonds but does not want to hold the currency, it may employ a direct hedge back into the U.S. dollar. In either case, the fund would enter into a forward contract to sell the currency in which a portfolio security is denominated and purchase U.S. dollars at an exchange rate established at the time it initiated the contract. The cost of the direct hedge transaction may offset most, if not all, of the yield advantage offered by the foreign security, but the fund would benefit from an increase in value of the bond.

*<u>Proxy Hedge.</u>* The investment adviser or investment manager might choose to use a proxy hedge, which may be less costly than a direct hedge. In this case, the fund, having purchased a security, will sell a currency whose value is believed to be closely linked to the currency in which the security is denominated. Interest rates prevailing in the country whose currency was sold would be expected to be closer to those in the U.S. and lower than those of securities denominated in the currency of the original holding. This type of hedging entails greater risk than a direct hedge because it is dependent on a stable relationship between the two currencies paired as proxies and the relationships can be very unstable at times.

*<u>Costs of Hedging.</u>* When the fund purchases a foreign bond with a higher interest rate than is available on U.S. bonds of a similar maturity, the additional yield on the foreign bond could be substantially reduced or lost if the fund were to enter into a direct hedge by selling the foreign currency and purchasing the U.S. dollar. This is what is known as the "cost" of hedging. Proxy hedging attempts to reduce this cost through an indirect hedge back to the U.S. dollar. It is important to note that hedging costs are treated as capital transactions and are not, therefore, deducted from the fund's dividend distribution and are not reflected in its yield. Instead such costs will, over time, be reflected in the fund's NAV per share.

*<u>Tax Consequences of Hedging.</u>* Under applicable tax law, the fund may be required to limit its gains from hedging in foreign currency forwards, futures, and options. Although the fund is expected to comply with such limits, the extent to which these limits apply is subject to tax regulations as yet unissued. Hedging may also result in the application of the mark-to-market and straddle provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Those provisions could result in an increase (or decrease) in the amount of taxable dividends paid by the fund and could affect whether dividends paid by the fund are classified as capital gains or ordinary income.

**Foreign Securities.** Investments in foreign securities involve additional risks, including foreign currency exchange rate risks, because they are issued by foreign entities, including foreign governments, banks and corporations or because they are traded principally overseas. The fund's investments in foreign securities may include securities of issuers domiciled in a foreign jurisdiction but which are listed on a U.S. exchange and included in the fund's index, as well as securities generally available in foreign markets. Foreign securities in which the fund may invest include those issued by foreign entities that are not subject to uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards, practices and requirements comparable to those applicable to U.S. corporations. In addition, there may be less publicly available information about foreign entities. Foreign economic, political and legal developments, a compromise in public health and safety, as well as fluctuating foreign currency exchange rates and withholding taxes, could have more dramatic effects on the value of foreign securities. For example, conditions within and around foreign countries, such as the possibility of expropriation or confiscatory taxation, political or social instability, diplomatic developments, currency blockage, the imposition of sanctions and other similar measures, change of government or war could affect the value of foreign investments. Additionally, a country could experience a public health threat such as an infectious illness which could reduce consumer demand or economic output and/or result in market closures, travel restrictions or quarantines, all of which could affect the value of that country's securities and impact global markets. Moreover, individual foreign economies may differ favorably or unfavorably from the U.S. economy in such respects as growth of gross national product, rate of inflation, capital reinvestment, resource self-sufficiency and balance of payments position.

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Foreign securities typically have less volume and are generally less liquid and more volatile than securities of U.S. companies. Fixed commissions on foreign securities exchanges are generally higher than negotiated commissions on U.S. exchanges, although the fund will endeavor to achieve the most favorable overall results on portfolio transactions. There is generally less government supervision and regulation of foreign securities exchanges, brokers, dealers and listed companies than in the United States, thus increasing the risk of delayed settlements of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates for portfolio securities. There may be difficulties in obtaining or enforcing judgments against foreign issuers as well. Bankruptcy laws in some foreign countries are sometimes biased to the borrowers and against the creditors. These factors and others may increase the risks with respect to the liquidity of the fund, and its ability to meet a large number of shareholder redemption requests.

In addition, the fund's investments in foreign securities may be subject to economic sanctions or other government restrictions. The type and severity of sanctions and other similar measures, including counter sanctions and other retaliatory actions, that may be imposed could vary broadly in scope, and their impact is difficult to ascertain. These types of measures may include, but are not limited to, banning a sanctioned country or certain persons or entities associated with such country from global payment systems that facilitate cross-border payments, restricting the settlement of securities transactions by certain investors, and freezing the assets of particular countries, entities or persons. The imposition of sanctions and other similar measures could, among other things, result in a decline in the value and/or liquidity of securities issued by the sanctioned country or companies located in or economically tied to the sanctioned country, downgrades in the credit ratings of the sanctioned country's securities or those of companies located in or economically tied to the sanctioned country, currency devaluation or volatility, and increased market volatility and disruption in the sanctioned country and throughout the world. Sanctions and other similar measures could directly or indirectly limit or prevent the fund from buying and selling securities (in the sanctioned country and other markets), significantly delay or prevent the settlement of securities transactions, and adversely impact the fund's liquidity and performance. Unilateral actions by a foreign government may also impact a fund's ability to operate in full conformity with required U.S. regulations. As a result, such restrictions may limit the fund's ability to meet a large number of shareholder redemption requests.

Foreign markets also have different clearance and settlement procedures and, in certain markets, there have been times when settlements have been unable to keep pace with the volume of securities transactions, making it difficult to conduct such transactions. Such delays in settlement could result in temporary periods when a portion of the assets of the fund is uninvested and no return is earned thereon. The inability to make intended security purchases due to settlement problems could cause the fund to miss attractive investment opportunities. Losses to the fund arising out of the inability to fulfill a contract to sell such securities also could result in potential liability for the fund.

Investments in the securities of foreign issuers may be made and held in foreign currencies. In addition, the fund may hold cash investments in foreign currencies. These investments may be affected favorably or unfavorably by changes in currency rates and in exchange control regulations, and may cause the fund to incur costs in connection with conversions between various currencies. The rate of exchange between the U.S. dollar and other currencies is determined by the forces of supply and demand in the foreign exchange market as well as by political and economic factors. Changes in the foreign currency exchange rates also may affect the value of dividends and interest earned, gains and losses realized on the sale of securities, and net investment income and gains, if any, to be distributed to shareholders by the fund.

During the 2008-2009 global financial crisis, financial markets in Europe experienced significant volatility due, in part, to concerns about rising levels of government debt and the prevalence of increased budget deficits. As a result, many economies in the region suffered through prolonged economic downturns. Due to the economic integration of the region, another economic downturn in one European country may have a negative impact on the economies of other European countries.

As the fund may hold investments in issuers that are located in Europe or that depend on revenues generated from operations in Europe, any material negative developments in Europe could have a negative impact on the value and liquidity of these investments, which could harm the fund's performance.

**Forward Contracts** are sales contracts between a buyer (holding the "long" position) and the seller (holding the "short" position) for an asset with delivery deferred to a future date. The buyer agrees to pay a fixed price at the agreed future date and the seller agrees to deliver the asset. The seller hopes that the market price on the delivery date is less than the agreed upon price, while the buyer hopes for the contrary. The change in value of a forward-based derivative generally is roughly proportional to the change in value of the underlying asset.

**Futures Contracts** are instruments that represent an agreement between two parties that obligates one party to buy, and the other party to sell, specific instruments at an agreed-upon price on a stipulated future date. In the case of futures contracts relating to an index or otherwise not calling for physical delivery at the close of the transaction, the parties usually agree to deliver the final cash settlement price of the contract. The fund may purchase and sell futures contracts based on securities, securities indices and foreign currencies, interest rates, or any other futures contracts traded on U.S. exchanges or boards of trade that the CFTC licenses and regulates on foreign exchanges. Although positions are usually marked-to-market on a daily basis with an intermediary (executing broker), there remains a credit risk with the futures exchange.

The fund must maintain a small portion of its assets in cash to process shareholder transactions and to pay its expenses. In order to reduce the effect this otherwise uninvested cash would have on its performance, the fund may purchase futures contracts. Such transactions allow the fund's cash balance to produce a return similar to that of the underlying security or index on which the futures contract is based. Also, the fund may purchase or sell futures contracts on a specified foreign currency to "fix" the price in U.S. dollars of the foreign security it has acquired or sold or expects to acquire or sell. The fund may enter into futures contracts for other reasons as well.

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When buying or selling futures contracts, the fund must place a deposit with its broker equal to a fraction of the contract amount. This amount is known as "initial margin" and must be in the form of liquid assets, including cash, cash-equivalents and U.S. government securities. Subsequent payments to and from the broker, known as "variation margin," may be made daily, if necessary, as the value of the futures contracts fluctuates. This process is known as "marking-to-market." The initial margin amount will be returned to the fund upon termination of the futures contracts assuming all contractual obligations are satisfied. Because margin requirements are normally only a fraction of the amount of the futures contracts in a given transaction, futures trading can involve a great deal of leverage.

While the fund may purchase and sell futures contracts in order to simulate full investment, there are risks associated with these transactions. Adverse market movements could cause the fund to experience substantial losses when buying and selling futures contracts. Of course, barring significant market distortions, similar results would have been expected if the fund had instead transacted in the underlying securities directly. There also is the risk of losing any margin payments held by a broker in the event of its bankruptcy. Additionally, the fund incurs transaction costs (e.g., brokerage fees) when engaging in futures trading. To the extent the fund also invests in futures in order to simulate full investment, these same risks apply.

When interest rates are rising or securities prices are falling, the fund may seek, through the sale of futures contracts, to offset a decline in the value of its current portfolio securities. When interest rates are falling or prices are rising, the fund, through the purchase of futures contracts, may attempt to secure better rates or prices than might later be available in the market when it effects anticipated purchases. Similarly, the fund may sell futures contracts on a specified currency to protect against a decline in the value of that currency and its portfolio securities that are denominated in that currency. The fund may purchase futures contracts on a foreign currency to fix the price in U.S. dollars of a security denominated in that currency that the fund has acquired or expects to acquire.

Futures contracts may require actual delivery or acquisition of an underlying security or cash value of an index on the expiration date of the contract. In most cases, however, the contractual obligation is fulfilled before the date of the contract by buying or selling, as the case may be, identical futures contracts. Such offsetting transactions terminate the original contracts and cancel the obligation to take or make delivery of the underlying securities or cash. There may not always be a liquid secondary market at the time the fund seeks to close out a futures position. If the fund is unable to close out its position and prices move adversely, the fund would have to continue to make daily cash payments to maintain its margin requirements. If the fund had insufficient cash to meet these requirements it may have to sell portfolio securities at a disadvantageous time or incur extra costs by borrowing the cash. Also, the fund may be required to make or take delivery and incur extra transaction costs buying or selling the underlying securities. The fund seeks to reduce the risks associated with futures transactions by buying and selling futures contracts that are traded on national exchanges or for which there appears to be a liquid secondary market.

**Illiquid Securities or Investments** means any investment that the fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. The liquidity of the fund's investments is monitored under the supervision and direction of the Board and is governed by the 1940 Act and rules promulgated thereunder, which provide that a fund may not acquire any illiquid investments if, immediately after the acquisition, the fund would have invested more than 15% of the fund's net assets in illiquid investments. Investments currently not considered liquid include, among others, repurchase agreements not maturing within seven days that are not subject to a demand feature of seven days or less and certain restricted securities. Any investment may become illiquid at times of market dislocation.

**Indexing Strategies** involve tracking the securities represented in, and therefore the performance of, an index. The portion of the fund tracking a particular index normally will be invested primarily in the securities of its index. Moreover, that portion of the fund tracking a particular index seeks to invest so that its portfolio performs similarly to that of its index. Correlation for the portion of the fund tracking a particular index is calculated using daily returns, according to a mathematical formula which measures correlation between that portion of the fund's portfolio and index returns. The portion of the fund tracking a particular index may rebalance its holdings in order to track its index more closely. A perfect correlation of 1.0 is unlikely as the fund incurs operating and trading expenses unlike indices.

**Inflation/Deflation Risk.** The fund may be subject to inflation and deflation risk. Inflation risk is the risk that the present value of assets or income from the fund's investments will be less in the future as inflation decreases the value of money. As inflation increases, the present value of the fund's assets can decline. Deflation risk is the risk that prices throughout the economy decline over time. Deflation may have an adverse effect on the creditworthiness of issuers and may make issuer default more likely, which may result in a decline in the value of the fund's assets.

**Interfund Borrowing and Lending.** The SEC has granted an exemption to the fund that permits the fund to borrow money from and/or lend money to other funds in the Fund Complex as defined under "Management of the Fund." All loans are for temporary or emergency purposes and the interest rates to be charged will be the average of the overnight repurchase agreement rate and the short-term bank loan rate. All loans are subject to numerous conditions designed to ensure fair and equitable treatment of all participating funds. The interfund lending facility is subject to the oversight and periodic review of the Board.

**Large Redemptions Risk.** Certain accounts or Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (Schwab or the distributor) affiliates may from time to time own (beneficially or of record) or control a significant percentage of the fund's shares. Redemptions by these shareholders of their holdings in the fund or large redemptions by several shareholders may impact the fund's liquidity and NAV. These redemptions may also force the fund to sell securities when it would not otherwise do so, which could result in a loss to the fund, negative impact to the fund's brokerage costs,

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acceleration of the realization of taxable income if sales of securities result in capital gains or other income (which particularly would impact shareholders who do not hold their fund shares in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan), or higher portfolio turnover. Investors should consider whether the fund is an appropriate investment in light of their current financial position and goals.

**Market Disruptions Risk.** The fund is subject to investment and operational risks associated with financial, economic and other global market developments and disruptions, including those arising from war, terrorism, market manipulation, government interventions, tariffs, defaults and shutdowns, political changes or diplomatic developments, public health emergencies (such as the spread of infectious diseases, epidemics and pandemics) and natural/environmental disasters, which can all negatively impact the securities markets and cause the fund to lose value. These events can also impair the technology and other operational systems upon which the fund's service providers, including Schwab Asset Management as the fund's investment adviser, rely, and could otherwise disrupt the fund's service providers' ability to fulfill their obligations to the fund.

A widespread health crisis, such as an infectious disease outbreak, epidemic or pandemic, could cause substantial market volatility, securities exchange suspensions, restrictions or closures, and other deleterious effects, any of which could disrupt fund operations and adversely affect fund performance. For example, the outbreak of COVID-19, a novel coronavirus disease, caused volatility, severe market dislocations and liquidity constraints in many markets, including those in which the fund invests. Efforts to contain the spread of infectious disease could result in travel restrictions and disruptions, closed international borders, enhanced health screenings at ports of entry and elsewhere, disruption of and delays in healthcare service preparation and delivery, quarantines, event and service cancellations or interruptions, disruptions to business operations (including staff reductions), supply chains and consumer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty that could have negative economic effects. Such disruptions could lead to instability in the market place, including losses and overall volatility. Future health crises could adversely affect economies, the financial performance of individual issuers, borrowers and sectors and the health of the markets generally in potentially significant and unforeseen ways.

War, terrorism and related responses and events could cause substantial market volatility, disrupt fund operations and adversely affect fund performance. For example, Russia's military invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, responses by the United States and other countries to the invasion and the potential for wider conflict have increased and may continue to increase volatility and uncertainty in financial markets worldwide. The United States and other countries have imposed broad-ranging economic sanctions on Russia and Russian entities and individuals that, among other restrictions, prohibit companies from doing business with Russia and Russian issuers, and may adversely affect companies with economic or financial exposure to Russia and Russian issuers. The United States and other countries have also imposed economic sanctions on Belarus and may impose sanctions on other countries that support Russia's military invasion. Additionally, armed conflict between Israel and Hamas and other militant groups in the Middle East and related events could cause significant market disruptions and volatility. These events and other similar events could negatively affect the fund's performance.

U.S. and global markets have experienced increased volatility in past years, including as a result of the failures of certain U.S. and non-U.S. banks, which could be harmful to the fund and issuers in which it invests. For example, if a bank in which the fund or an issuer has an account fails, any cash or other assets in bank accounts may be temporarily inaccessible or permanently lost by the fund or issuer. If a bank that provides a subscription line credit facility, asset-based facility, other credit facility and/or other services to an issuer fails, the issuer could be unable to draw funds under its credit facilities or obtain replacement credit facilities or other services from other lending institutions with similar terms. Even if banks used by issuers in which the fund invests remain solvent, continued volatility in the banking sector could cause or intensify an economic recession, increase the costs of banking services or result in the issuers being unable to obtain or refinance indebtedness at all or on as favorable terms as could otherwise have been obtained. Conditions in the banking sector are evolving, and the scope of any potential impacts to the fund and issuers, both from market conditions and also potential legislative or regulatory responses, are uncertain. Continued market volatility and uncertainty and/or a downturn in market and economic and financial conditions, as a result of developments in the banking industry or otherwise (including as a result of delayed access to cash or credit facilities), could have an adverse impact on the fund and issuers in which it invests.

International trade tensions may arise from time to time which could result in trade tariffs, embargos or other restrictions or limitations on trade. The imposition of any actions on trade could trigger a significant reduction in international trade, an oversupply of certain manufactured goods, substantial price reductions of goods, possible failure of individual companies or industries, slower economic growth or recession, inflation, increased unemployment or market volatility, any of which could have a negative impact on the fund's performance. Recently the United States has increased tariffs or threatened to increase tariffs on imports from certain countries and on certain imported goods. An increase in tariffs or trade restrictions, or even the threat of such developments, could lead to retaliatory actions by other countries and an escalation of trade barriers, and could heighten the aforementioned risks to the fund.

The foregoing could lead to a significant economic downturn or recession, increased market volatility, market closures, changes in interest rates, higher default rates and adverse effects on the values and liquidity of securities or other assets. Such impacts, which may vary across asset classes, may adversely affect the performance of the fund. In certain cases, an exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities or even the entire market, which may result in the fund being, among other things, unable to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments or to accurately price its investments.

To satisfy any shareholder redemption requests during periods of extreme volatility, it is more likely the fund may be required to dispose of portfolio investments at inopportune times or prices.

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**Money Market Securities** are high-quality, short-term debt securities that may be issued by entities such as the U.S. government, corporations and financial institutions (like banks). Money market securities include commercial paper, certificates of deposit, banker's acceptances, notes and time deposits. Certificates of deposit and time deposits are issued against funds deposited in a banking institution for a specified period of time at a specified interest rate. Banker's acceptances are credit instruments evidencing a bank's obligation to pay a draft drawn on it by a customer. These instruments reflect the obligation both of the bank and of the drawer to pay the full amount of the instrument upon maturity. Commercial paper consists of short term, unsecured promissory notes issued to finance short-term credit needs.

Money market securities pay fixed-, variable- or floating-rates of interest and are generally subject to credit and interest rate risks. The maturity date or price of and financial assets collateralizing a security may be structured in order to make it qualify as or act like a money market security. These securities may be subject to greater credit and interest rate risks than other money market securities because of their structure. Money market securities may be issued with puts or sold separately; these puts, which are sometimes called demand features or guarantees, are agreements that allow the buyer to sell a security at a specified price and time to the seller or "put provider." When the fund buys a put, losses could occur as a result of the costs of the put or if it exercises its rights under the put and the put provider does not perform as agreed. Standby commitments are types of puts.

The fund may keep a portion of its assets in cash for business operations. The fund may invest in money market securities to reduce the effect this otherwise uninvested cash would have on its performance. The fund may also invest in money market securities to the extent it is consistent with its investment objective.

*<u>Certificates of Deposit or Time Deposits</u>* are issued against funds deposited in a banking institution for a specified period of time at a specified interest rate. The fund will invest only in certificates of deposit of banks that have capital, surplus and undivided profits, in the aggregate, in excess of $100 million.

*<u>Commercial Paper</u>* consists of short term, promissory notes issued by banks, corporations and other institutions to finance short-term credit needs. These securities generally are discounted but sometimes may be interest bearing. Commercial paper, which also may be unsecured, is subject to credit risk.

*<u>Fixed Time Deposits</u>* are bank obligations payable at a stated maturity date and bearing interest at a fixed rate. Fixed time deposits may be withdrawn on demand by the investor, but may be subject to early withdrawal penalties, which vary depending upon market conditions and the remaining maturity of the obligation. There are no contractual restrictions on the right to transfer a beneficial interest in a fixed time deposit to a third party, although there is no market for such deposits. The fund will not invest in fixed time deposits, that (1) are not subject to prepayment or (2) provide for withdrawal penalties upon prepayment (other than overnight deposits) if, in the aggregate, more than 15% of its net assets would be invested in such deposits, repurchase agreements maturing in more than seven days and other illiquid assets.

*<u>Promissory Notes</u>* are written agreements committing the maker or issuer to pay the payee a specified amount either on demand or at a fixed date in the future, with or without interest. These are sometimes called negotiable notes or instruments and are subject to credit risk. Bank notes are notes used to represent obligations issued by banks in large denominations.

*<u>Repurchase Agreements</u>* are instruments under which a buyer acquires ownership of certain securities (usually U.S. government securities) from a seller who agrees to repurchase the securities at a mutually agreed-upon time and price, thereby determining the yield during the buyer's holding period. Any repurchase agreements the fund enters into will involve the fund as the buyer and banks or broker-dealers as sellers. The period of repurchase agreements is usually short, from overnight to one week, although the securities collateralizing a repurchase agreement may have longer maturity dates. Default by the seller might cause the fund to experience a loss or delay in the liquidation of the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. The fund also may incur disposition costs in liquidating the collateral. In the event of a bankruptcy or other default of a repurchase agreement's seller, the fund might incur expenses in enforcing its rights, and could experience losses, including a decline in the value of the underlying securities and loss of income. Certain repurchase agreements the fund may enter into may or may not be subject to an automatic stay in bankruptcy proceedings. The fund will make payment under a repurchase agreement only upon physical delivery or evidence of book entry transfer of the collateral to the account of its custodian bank.

**Non-Publicly Traded Securities and Private Placements.** The fund may invest in securities that are neither listed on a stock exchange nor traded over-the-counter, including privately placed securities. Such unlisted securities may involve a higher degree of business and financial risk that can result in substantial losses. As a result of the absence of a public trading market for these securities, they may be less liquid than publicly traded securities. Although these securities may be resold in privately negotiated transactions, the prices realized from these sales could be less than those originally paid by the fund or less than what may be considered the fair value of such securities. Furthermore, companies whose securities are not publicly traded may not be subject to the disclosure and other investor protection requirements which might be applicable if their securities were publicly traded. If such securities are required to be registered under the securities laws of one or more jurisdictions before being sold, the fund may be required to bear the expenses of registration.

**Operational Risk.** The fund is exposed to operational risk arising from a number of factors, including, but not limited to, human error, processing and communication errors, errors of the fund's service providers, counterparties or other third parties, failed or inadequate processes and technology or system failures. The fund seeks to reduce these operational risks through controls and procedures believed to be reasonably designed to address these risks. However, these controls and procedures cannot address every possible risk and may not fully mitigate the risks that they are intended to address.

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**Restricted Securities** are securities that are subject to legal restrictions on their sale. Difficulty in selling restricted securities may result in a loss or be costly to the fund. Restricted securities generally can be sold in privately negotiated transactions, pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the 1933 Act), or in a registered public offering. Where registration is required, the holder of a registered security may be obligated to pay all or part of the registration expense and a considerable period may elapse between the time it decides to seek registration and the time it may be permitted to sell a security under an effective registration statement. If, during such a period, adverse market conditions were to develop, the holder might obtain a less favorable price than prevailed when it decided to seek registration of the security. Certain restricted securities, such as tender option bonds, commercial paper and other promissory notes, may be issued under Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act and may be sold only to qualified institutional buyers, such as the fund, pursuant to Rule 144A under the 1933 Act. Securities purchased through a private placement offering are also restricted securities. These securities may be considered to be liquid if they meet the criteria for liquidity established by the Board. To the extent the fund invests in restricted securities that are deemed liquid, the general level of illiquidity in the fund's portfolio may be increased if such securities become illiquid or if buyers in that market become unwilling to purchase the securities.

**Securities Lending** of portfolio securities is a common practice in the securities industry. The fund may engage in security lending arrangements. When the fund is lending portfolio securities, the fund may receive cash collateral and may invest it in short-term, interest-bearing obligations, including cash collateral funds, but will do so only to the extent that it will not lose the tax treatment available to regulated investment companies. Lending portfolio securities involves risks that the borrower may fail to return the securities or provide additional collateral. Also, voting rights with respect to the loaned securities may pass with the lending of the securities and efforts to recall such securities promptly may be unsuccessful, especially for foreign securities. Securities lending involves the risk of loss of rights in, or delay in recovery of, the loaned securities, if the borrower fails to return the security loaned or becomes insolvent. The fund will also bear the risk of any decline in value of securities acquired with cash collateral.

The fund may loan portfolio securities to qualified broker-dealers or other institutional investors provided: (1) the loan is secured continuously by collateral consisting of U.S. government securities, letters of credit, cash or cash equivalents or other permitted instruments maintained on a daily marked-to-market basis in an amount at least equal to the current market value of the securities loaned; (2) the fund may at any time call the loan and obtain the return of the securities loaned; (3) the fund will receive payments in lieu of any interest or dividends paid on the loaned securities; and (4) the aggregate market value of securities loaned will not at any time exceed one-third of the total assets of the fund, including collateral received from the loan (at market value computed at the time of the loan).

Although voting rights with respect to loaned securities pass to the borrower, the lender retains the right to recall a security (or terminate a loan) for the purpose of exercising the security's voting rights. Efforts to recall such securities promptly may be unsuccessful, especially for foreign securities or thinly traded securities such as small-cap stocks. In addition, because recalling a security may involve expenses to the fund, it is expected that the fund will do so only where the items being voted upon are, in the judgment of the investment adviser, either material to the economic value of the security or threaten to materially impact the issuer's corporate governance policies or structure.

To the extent the fund participates in securities lending under the current securities lending agreements with unaffiliated lending agents, costs and expenses, including agent fees, associated with securities lending activities under the securities lending program paid to the unaffiliated lending agents start at 9% of gross lending revenue, with subsequent breakpoints to a low of 5%. In this context, the gross lending revenue equals the income received from the investment of cash collateral and fees paid by borrowers less any rebates paid to borrowers. Any expenses charged by the cash collateral fund are in addition to these fees. All remaining revenue is retained by the fund, as applicable. No portion of the lending revenue is paid to or retained by Schwab Asset Management or any affiliate of Schwab Asset Management.

**Securities of Other Investment Companies.** Investment companies generally offer investors the advantages of diversification and professional investment management, by combining shareholders' money and investing it in securities such as stocks, bonds and money market instruments. Investment companies include: (1) open-end funds (commonly called mutual funds) that issue and redeem their shares on a continuous basis; (2) BDCs that generally invest in, and provide services to, privately-held companies or thinly-traded public companies (see the sub-section titled "Business Development Companies" for more information); (3) closed-end funds that offer a fixed number of shares, and are usually listed on an exchange; (4) UITs that generally offer a fixed number of redeemable shares; and (5) money market funds that typically seek current income by investing in money market securities (see the section titled "Money Market Securities" for more information). Certain open-end funds, closed-end funds and UITs are traded on exchanges (see the section titled "Exchange-Traded Funds" for more information).

To the extent the fund invests, or has invested, in shares of other investment companies, including BDCs, during its prior fiscal year, the fund, pursuant to SEC rules, must disclose any material fees and expenses indirectly incurred by the fund as a result of such investments. These indirect fees and expenses, to the extent incurred, will appear in the fee table of the fund's prospectus as a separate line item captioned "Acquired fund fees and expenses."

Investment companies may make investments and use techniques designed to enhance their performance. These may include delayed-delivery and when-issued securities transactions; swap agreements; buying and selling futures contracts, illiquid, and/or restricted securities and repurchase agreements; and borrowing or lending money and/or portfolio securities. The risks of investing in a particular investment company will generally reflect the risks of the securities in which it invests and the investment techniques it employs. Also, investment companies charge fees and incur expenses.

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The fund may buy securities of other investment companies, including those of foreign issuers, in compliance with the requirements of federal law or any SEC exemptive order. The fund may invest in investment companies that are not registered with the SEC or in privately placed securities of investment companies (which may or may not be registered), such as hedge funds and offshore funds. Unregistered funds are largely exempt from the regulatory requirements that apply to registered investment companies. As a result, unregistered funds may have a greater ability to make investments, or use investment techniques, that offer a higher potential investment return (for example, leveraging), but which may carry high risk. Unregistered funds, while not regulated by the SEC like registered funds, may be indirectly supervised by the financial institutions (e.g., commercial and investment banks) that may provide them with loans or other sources of capital. Investments in unregistered funds may be difficult to sell, which could cause the fund selling an interest in an unregistered fund to lose money. For example, many hedge funds require their investors to hold their investments for at least one year.

Federal law restricts the ability of one registered investment company to invest in another. As a result, the extent to which the fund may invest in another investment company may be limited. Except as described below, the 1940 Act currently requires that, as determined immediately after a purchase is made, (i) not more than 5% of the value of the fund's total assets will be invested in the securities of any one acquired investment company ("acquired fund"), (ii) not more than 10% of the value of its total assets will be invested in the aggregate in securities of acquired funds as a group and (iii) not more than 3% of the outstanding voting stock of any one acquired fund will be owned by the fund.

The limitations described above do not apply to investments in money market funds subject to certain conditions. The fund may invest in affiliated and unaffiliated money market funds without limit under Rule 12d1-1 under the 1940 Act subject to the fund's investment policies and restrictions and the conditions of the Rule.

Rule 12d1-4 allows a fund to acquire shares of an acquired fund in excess of the limitations currently imposed by the 1940 Act. Fund of funds arrangements relying on Rule 12d1-4 are subject to several conditions, certain of which are specific to a fund's position in the arrangement (i.e., as an acquiring or acquired fund). Notable conditions include those relating to: (i) control and voting that prohibit an acquiring fund, its investment adviser (or an investment manager) and their respective affiliates from beneficially owning more than 25% of the outstanding voting securities of an unaffiliated acquired fund; (ii) certain required findings relating to complexity, fees and undue influence (among other things); (iii) fund of funds investment agreements; and (iv) general limitations on an acquired fund's investments in other investment companies and private funds to no more than 10% of the acquired fund's assets, except in certain circumstances. To the extent the fund is an acquired fund, the limitations placed on acquired funds under Rule 12d1-4 may impact the investments made by the fund.

**Short Sales** may be used by the fund as part of its overall portfolio management strategies or to offset (hedge) a potential decline in the value of a security. The fund may engage in short sales that are either "against the box" or "uncovered." A short sale is "against the box" if at all times during which the short position is open, the fund owns at least an equal amount of the securities or securities convertible into, or has the right to acquire, at no added cost, the securities of the same issue as the securities that are sold short. A short sale against the box is a taxable transaction to the fund with respect to the securities that are sold short. "Uncovered" short sales are transactions under which the fund sells a security it does not own. To complete such transaction, the fund may borrow the security through a broker to make delivery to the buyer and, in doing so, the fund becomes obligated to replace the security borrowed by purchasing the security at the market price at the time of the replacement. The fund also may have to pay a fee to borrow particular securities, which would increase the cost of the security. In addition, the fund is often obligated to pay any accrued interest and dividends on the securities until they are replaced. The proceeds of the short sale position will be retained by the broker until the fund replaces the borrowed securities.

The fund will incur a loss if the price of the security sold short increases between the time of the short sale and the time the fund replaces the borrowed security and, conversely, the fund will realize a gain if the price declines. Any gain will be decreased, and any loss increased, by the transaction costs described above. A short sale creates the risk of an unlimited loss, as the price of the underlying securities could theoretically increase without limit, thus increasing the cost of buying those securities to cover the short position. If the fund sells securities short "against the box," it may protect unrealized gains, but will lose the opportunity to profit on such securities if the price rises. The successful use of short selling as a hedging strategy may be adversely affected by imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the security sold short and the securities being hedged.

The fund's obligation to replace the securities borrowed in connection with a short sale will be secured by collateral deposited with the broker that consists of cash or other liquid securities.

**Temporary Defensive Strategies.** During unusual economic or market conditions or for temporary defensive or liquidity purposes, the fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in cash, money market instruments, repurchase agreements and other short-term obligations that would not ordinarily be consistent with the fund's objectives. The fund will do so only if the investment adviser or investment managers believe that the risk of loss outweighs the opportunity for capital gains or higher income. When the fund engages in such activities, it may not achieve its investment objective.

**U.S. Government Securities** are issued by the U.S. Treasury or issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities. Not all U.S. government securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Some U.S. government securities, such as those issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), the Student Loan Marketing Association (Sallie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLB), are supported by a line of credit the issuing entity has with the U.S. Treasury. Securities issued by other issuers are supported solely by the credit of the issuing agency or instrumentality such as obligations issued by the Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation. There can be no assurance that the U.S.

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government will provide financial support to U.S. government securities of its agencies and instrumentalities if it is not obligated to do so under law. U.S. government securities, including U.S. Treasury securities, are among the safest securities; however, not unlike other debt securities, they are still sensitive to interest rate changes, which will cause their yields and prices to fluctuate.

In September 2008, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) placed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into conservatorship. As the conservator, FHFA succeeded to all rights, titles, powers and privileges of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and of any stockholder, officer or director of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with respect to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the assets of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. In connection with the conservatorship, the U.S. Treasury entered into a Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (SPA) with each of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pursuant to which the U.S. Treasury agreed to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of senior preferred stock with an aggregate initial liquidation preference of $1 billion and obtained warrants and options for the purchase of common stock of each of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Under the SPAs as currently amended, the U.S. Treasury has pledged to provide financial support to a government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) in any quarter in which the GSE has a net worth deficit as defined in the respective SPA. The SPAs contain various covenants that severely limit each enterprise's operations.

The conditions attached to entering into the SPAs place significant restrictions on the activities of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae must obtain the consent of the U.S. Treasury to, among other things, (i) make any payment to purchase or redeem its capital stock or pay any dividend other than in respect of the senior preferred stock, (ii) issue capital stock of any kind, (iii) terminate the conservatorship of the FHFA except in connection with a receivership, or (iv) increase its debt beyond certain specified levels. Under a letter agreement entered into in January 2021, each enterprise is permitted to retain earnings and raise private capital to enable them to meet the minimum capital requirements under the FHFA's Enterprise Regulatory Capital Framework ("ERCF"). The letter agreement also permits each enterprise to develop a plan to exit conservatorship, but may not do so until litigation involving the conservatorships is resolved and each enterprise has the minimum capital required by FHFA's rules. In addition, significant restrictions are placed on the maximum size of each of Freddie Mac's and Fannie Mae's respective portfolios of mortgages and mortgage-backed securities, and the purchase agreements entered into by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae provide that the maximum size of their portfolios of these assets must decrease by a specified percentage each year. The future status and role of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae could be impacted by (among other things) the actions taken and restrictions placed on Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae by the FHFA in its role as conservator, the restrictions placed on Freddie Mac's and Fannie Mae's operations and activities as a result of the senior preferred stock investment made by the U.S. Treasury, market responses to developments at Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, and future legislative and regulatory action that alters the operations, ownership, structure and/or mission of these institutions, each of which may, in turn, impact the value of, and cash flows on, any mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, including any such mortgage-backed securities held by the fund.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are continuing to operate as going concerns while in conservatorship and each remain liable for all of its obligations, including its guaranty obligations, associated with its mortgage-backed securities. The SPAs are intended to enhance each of Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's ability to meet its obligations. The FHFA has indicated that the conservatorship of each enterprise will end when the director of the FHFA determines that the FHFA's plan to restore the enterprise to a safe and solvent condition has been completed. Under amendments to the ERCF, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have published capital disclosures which provide additional information about their capital position and capital requirements on a quarterly basis since the first quarter of 2023 and delivered their first capital plans to FHFA in May 2023. The FHFA finalized amendments to certain provisions of the ERCF in November 2023 that modify various capital requirements for Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. The FHFA previously announced plans to consider taking Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac out of conservatorship. Should Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac be taken out of conservatorship, it is unclear whether the U.S. Treasury would continue to enforce its rights or perform its obligations under the SPAs. It also is unclear how the capital structure of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would be constructed post-conservatorship, and what effects, if any, the privatization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will have on their creditworthiness and guarantees of certain mortgage-backed securities. The ERCF requires Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, upon exit from conservatorship, to maintain higher levels of capital than prior to conservatorship to satisfy their risk-based capital requirements, leverage ratio requirements and prescribed buffer amounts. Accordingly, should the FHFA take Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac out of conservatorship, there could be an adverse impact on the value of their securities which could cause the fund's investments to lose value.

A default by the U.S. government on a portfolio investment could cause the fund's share price or yield to fall. The risk of default on U.S. government securities may be heightened when there is uncertainty relating to negotiations in the U.S. Congress over increasing the statutory debt ceiling or periodic legislation to fund the government. If the U.S. Congress is unable to negotiate an increase to the statutory debt ceiling or pass legislation to fund the government, the U.S. government may default on certain U.S. government securities including those held by the fund, which could have an adverse impact on the fund. In August 2011, the long-term credit rating of the U.S. government was downgraded by a major rating agency as a result of concern about the U.S. government's budget deficit and rising debt burden. More recently, in August 2023, and May 2025, two other major rating agencies downgraded the long-term credit rating of the U.S. government due to a combination of expected fiscal deterioration, a high and growing government debt burden, rising interest cost, and an erosion of governance relative to peers. Further downgrades in the future could increase volatility in domestic and foreign financial markets, result in higher interest rates, lower prices of U.S. Treasury securities and increase the costs of different kinds of debt. It is possible that under certain scenarios the U.S. government could default on its debt, including U.S. Treasury securities.

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#### INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS

#### The following investment limitations may be changed only by vote of a majority of the fund's outstanding shares.

#### The Schwab International Opportunities Fund may not:
(1) Purchase securities of an issuer, except as consistent with the maintenance of its status as an open-end diversified company under the 1940 Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.

(2) Concentrate investments in a particular industry or group of industries, as concentration is defined under the 1940 Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.

(3) Purchase or sell commodities or real estate, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.

(4) Make loans to other persons, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.

(5) Borrow money, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.

(6) Issue senior securities, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.

(7) Underwrite securities issued by other persons, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.

#### The following descriptions of the 1940 Act may assist investors in understanding the above policies and restrictions.
<u>Borrowing.</u> The 1940 Act restricts an investment company from borrowing (including pledging, mortgaging or hypothecating assets) in excess of 33 ⅓% of its total assets (not including temporary borrowings not in excess of 5% of its total assets). Transactions that are entered into in accordance with the conditions to applicable SEC requirements shall not be regarded as borrowings for the purposes of the fund's investment restriction.

<u>Concentration.</u> The SEC has defined concentration as investing more than 25% of an investment company's total assets in an industry or group of industries, with certain exceptions.

<u>Diversification.</u> Under the 1940 Act and the rules, regulations and interpretations thereunder, a "diversified company," as to 75% of its total assets, may not purchase securities of any issuer (other than obligations of, or guaranteed by, the U.S. government or its agencies, or instrumentalities or securities of other investment companies) if, as a result, more than 5% of its total assets would be invested in the securities of such issuer, or more than 10% of the issuer's voting securities would be held by the fund.

<u>Lending.</u> Under the 1940 Act, an investment company may only make loans if expressly permitted by its investment policies.

<u>Real Estate.</u> The 1940 Act does not directly restrict an investment company's ability to invest in real estate, but does require that every investment company have a fundamental investment policy governing such investments. The fund has adopted a fundamental policy that would permit direct investment in real estate. However, the fund has a non-fundamental investment limitation that prohibits it from investing directly in real estate. This non-fundamental policy may be changed only by vote of the fund's Board.

<u>Senior Securities.</u> Senior securities may include any obligation or instrument issued by an investment company evidencing indebtedness. The 1940 Act generally prohibits the fund from issuing senior securities, although it provides allowances for certain borrowings and certain other investments, such as short sales, reverse repurchase agreements, firm commitment agreements and standby commitments, when such investments are entered into in accordance with the conditions to applicable SEC requirements.

<u>Underwriting.</u> Under the 1940 Act, underwriting securities involves an investment company purchasing securities directly from an issuer for the purpose of selling (distributing) them or participating in any such activity either directly or indirectly. Under the 1940 Act, a diversified fund may not make any commitment as underwriter, if immediately thereafter the amount of its outstanding underwriting commitments, plus the value of its investments in securities of issuers (other than investment companies) of which it owns more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities, exceeds 25% of the value of its total assets.

#### The following are non-fundamental investment policies and restrictions, and may be changed by the Board.

#### The fund may not:
(1) Purchase securities of other investment companies, except as permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.

(2) Sell securities short except as in accordance with current SEC rules and interpretations.

(3) Purchase securities on margin, except such short term credits as may be necessary for the clearance of purchases and sales of securities and provided that margin deposits in connection with futures contracts, options on futures or other derivative instruments shall not constitute purchasing securities on margin.

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(4) Borrow money except that the fund may (i) borrow money from banks or through an interfund lending facility, if any, only for temporary or emergency purposes (and not for leveraging) and (ii) engage in reverse repurchase agreements with any party; provided that (i) and (ii) in combination do not exceed 33 ⅓% of its total assets (any borrowings that come to exceed this amount will be reduced to the extent necessary to comply with the limitation within three business days).

(5) Lend any security or make any other loan if, as a result, more than 33 ⅓% of its total assets would be lent to other parties (this restriction does not apply to purchases of debt securities or repurchase agreements).

(6) Purchase securities (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities) if, as a result of such purchase, 25% or more of the value of its total assets would be invested in any industry or group of industries.

(7) Purchase or sell commodities, commodity contracts or real estate, including interests in real estate limited partnerships, provided that the fund may (i) purchase securities of companies that deal in real estate or interests therein (including REITs), (ii) purchase or sell futures contracts, options contracts, equity index participations and index participation contracts, and (iii) purchase securities of companies that deal in precious metals or interests therein.

Policies and investment limitations that state a maximum percentage of assets that may be invested in a security or other asset, or that set forth a quality standard shall be measured immediately after and as a result of the fund's acquisition of such security or asset, unless otherwise noted. Except with respect to limitations on borrowing and futures and option contracts, any subsequent change in total assets or net assets, as applicable, or other circumstances does not require the fund to sell an investment if it could not then make the same investment.

#### MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
The fund is overseen by a Board of Trustees. The trustees are responsible for protecting shareholder interests. The trustees regularly meet to review the investment activities, contractual arrangements and the investment performance of the fund. The trustees met five times during the most recent fiscal year.

Certain trustees are "interested persons." A trustee is considered an interested person (Interested Trustee) of the Trust under the 1940 Act if he or she is an officer, director, or an employee of Schwab Asset Management or Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (Schwab or the distributor). A trustee also may be considered an interested person of the Trust under the 1940 Act if he or she owns stock of The Charles Schwab Corporation (CSC), a publicly traded company and the parent company of Schwab Asset Management and Schwab.

As used herein, the terms "Fund Complex" and "Family of Investment Companies" each refer collectively to The Charles Schwab Family of Funds, Schwab Investments, Schwab Annuity Portfolios, Schwab Capital Trust, Schwab Strategic Trust and Laudus Trust which, as of February [ ], 2026, included [109] funds. As used herein, the term "Schwab Funds" refers collectively to The Charles Schwab Family of Funds, Schwab Investments, Schwab Annuity Portfolios and Schwab Capital Trust; and the term "Schwab ETFs" refers to Schwab Strategic Trust.

Each of the officers and/or trustees serves in the same capacity, unless otherwise noted, for The Charles Schwab Family of Funds, Schwab Investments, Schwab Capital Trust, Schwab Annuity Portfolios, Schwab Strategic Trust and Laudus Trust. The tables below provide information about the trustees and officers for the Trust, which includes the fund in this SAI. The address of each individual listed below is 9800 Schwab Way, Lone Tree, CO 80124.

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| **Name, Year of Birth, and Position(s) with the Trust <br> (Term of Office and Length of Time Served<sup>(1)</sup>)**  | **Principal Occupations <br> During the Past Five Years**  | **Number of Portfolios <br> in Fund Complex <br> Overseen by the <br> Trustee**  | **Other Directorships During <br> the Past Five Years**  |
| **INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES**  | **INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES**  | **INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES**  | **INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES**  |
| Michael J. Beer <br> 1961 <br> Trustee <br> (Trustee of The Charles Schwab Family of Funds, Schwab Investments, Schwab Capital Trust, Schwab Annuity Portfolios, Schwab Strategic Trust and Laudus Trust since 2022) | Retired. | [109]  |  |
| Robert W. Burns <br> 1959 <br> Trustee <br> (Trustee of Schwab Strategic Trust since 2009; The Charles Schwab Family of Funds, Schwab Investments, Schwab Capital Trust, Schwab Annuity Portfolios and Laudus Trust since 2016) | Retired/Private Investor. | [109]  |  |
| Nancy F. Heller <br> 1956 <br> Trustee <br> (Trustee of The Charles Schwab Family of Funds, Schwab Investments, Schwab Capital Trust, Schwab Annuity Portfolios, Schwab Strategic Trust and Laudus Trust since 2018) | Retired. | [109]  |  |

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| **Name, Year of Birth, and Position(s) with the Trust <br> (Term of Office and Length of Time Served<sup>(1)</sup>)**  | **Principal Occupations <br> During the Past Five Years**  | **Number of Portfolios <br> in Fund Complex <br> Overseen by the <br> Trustee**  | **Other Directorships During <br> the Past Five Years**  |
| **INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES**  | **INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES**  | **INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES**  | **INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES**  |
| David L. Mahoney <br> 1954 <br> Trustee <br> (Trustee of The Charles Schwab Family of Funds, Schwab Investments, Schwab Capital Trust, Schwab Annuity Portfolios and Laudus Trust since 2011; Schwab Strategic Trust since 2016) | Private Investor. | [109]  | Director (2004-present), <br> Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated <br> Director (2009-2021), <br> Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  |
| Jane P. Moncreiff <br> 1961 <br> Trustee <br> (Trustee of The Charles Schwab Family of Funds, Schwab Investments, Schwab Capital Trust, Schwab Annuity Portfolios, Schwab Strategic Trust and Laudus Trust since 2019) | Consultant (2018-present), Fulham Advisers LLC (management consulting). | [109]  |  |
| Kimberly S. Patmore <br> 1956 <br> Trustee <br> (Trustee of The Charles Schwab Family of Funds, Schwab Investments, Schwab Capital Trust, Schwab Annuity Portfolios, Schwab Strategic Trust and Laudus Trust since 2016) | Consultant (2008-present), Patmore Management Consulting (management consulting). | [109]  |  |
| J. Derek Penn <br> 1957 <br> Trustee <br> (Trustee of The Charles Schwab Family of Funds, Schwab Investments, Schwab Capital Trust, Schwab Annuity Portfolios, Schwab Strategic Trust and Laudus Trust since 2021) | Retired. | [109]  |  |
| **INTERESTED TRUSTEES**  | **INTERESTED TRUSTEES**  | **INTERESTED TRUSTEES**  | **INTERESTED TRUSTEES**  |
| Omar Aguilar<sup>(2)</sup> <br> 1970 <br> Trustee <br> (Trustee of The Charles Schwab Family of Funds, Schwab Investments, Schwab Capital Trust, Schwab Annuity Portfolios, Schwab Strategic Trust and Laudus Trust since 2025) | Director (Oct. 2024-present), Chief Executive Officer (Jan. 2022-present), President (Oct. 2023-present), Chief Investment Officer (Apr. 2011-present) and Senior Vice President (Apr. 2011-Jan. 2022), Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President (Oct. 2022-July 2024), Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, Inc.; Chief Executive Officer (Sept. 2023-present), President (Oct. 2023-present), Chief Investment Officer (June 2011-present) and Vice President (June 2011-Sept. 2023), Schwab Funds, Laudus Trust and Schwab ETFs. | [109]  |  |
| Richard A. Wurster<sup>(2)</sup> <br> 1973 <br> Chairman and Trustee <br> (Trustee of The Charles Schwab Family of Funds, Schwab Investments, Schwab Capital Trust, Schwab Annuity Portfolios, Schwab Strategic Trust and Laudus Trust since 2022) | Director and Chief Executive Officer (Jan. 2025-present), President (Oct. 2021-present), and Executive Vice President – Schwab Asset Management Solutions (Apr. 2019-Oct. 2021), The Charles Schwab Corporation; President, Director (Nov. 2021-Dec. 2024), Executive Vice President – Schwab Asset Management Solutions (July 2019-Oct. 2021), Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.; President (Nov. 2021-Dec. 2024), Schwab Holdings, Inc.; Director (Oct. 2021-present) and Chief Executive Officer (Nov. 2019-Jan. 2022), Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President (Mar. 2018-Oct. 2022), Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, Inc. | [109]  | Director (2025-present), <br> The Charles Schwab Corporation |

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| **Name, Year of Birth, and Position(s) with the Trust <br> (Term of Office and Length of Time Served<sup>(3)</sup>)**  | **Principal Occupations During the Past Five Years**  |
| **OFFICERS**  | **OFFICERS**  |
| Omar Aguilar <br> 1970 <br> Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Investment Officer <br> (Officer of The Charles Schwab Family of Funds, Schwab Investments, Schwab Capital Trust, Schwab Annuity Portfolios, Schwab Strategic Trust and Laudus Trust since 2011) | Director (Oct. 2024-present), Chief Executive Officer (Jan. 2022-present), President (Oct. 2023-present), Chief Investment Officer (Apr. 2011-present) and Senior Vice President (Apr. 2011-Jan. 2022), Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President (Oct. 2022-July 2024), Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, Inc.; Trustee (Jan. 2025-present), Chief Executive Officer (Sept. 2023-present), President (Oct. 2023-present), Chief Investment Officer (June 2011-present) and Vice President (June 2011-Sept. 2023), Schwab Funds, Laudus Trust and Schwab ETFs. |
| Jessica Seidlitz <br> 1978 <br> Chief Operating Officer <br> (Officer of The Charles Schwab Family of Funds, Schwab Investments, Schwab Capital Trust, Schwab Annuity Portfolios, Schwab Strategic Trust and Laudus Trust from 2013-2017 and since 2023) | Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer (Sept. 2024-present), Managing Director (Nov. 2023-present), and Chief Compliance Officer (Nov. 2023-Dec. 2024), Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.; Managing Director (Jan. 2019-present), Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer (Mar. 2021-June 2023), Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer (Sept. 2024–present), and Chief Compliance Officer (Oct. 2023-Dec. 2024), Schwab Funds, Laudus Trust and Schwab ETFs. |
| Dana Smith <br> 1965 <br> Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer <br> (Officer of The Charles Schwab Family of Funds, Schwab Investments, Schwab Capital Trust, Schwab Annuity Portfolios, Schwab Strategic Trust and Laudus Trust since 2023) | Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Jan. 2023-present) and Assistant Treasurer (Dec. 2015-Dec. 2022), Schwab Funds, Laudus Trust and Schwab ETFs; Managing Director (Mar. 2023-present), Vice President (Mar. 2022-Mar. 2023) and Director (Oct. 2015-Mar. 2022), Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.; Managing Director (May 2022-present) and Vice President (Apr. 2022-May 2022), Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. |
| Patrick Cassidy <br> 1964 <br> Vice President and Chief Investment Officer <br> (Officer of The Charles Schwab Family of Funds, Schwab Investments, Schwab Capital Trust, Schwab Annuity Portfolios, Schwab Strategic Trust and Laudus Trust since 2018) | Chief Investment Officer (Oct. 2023-present) and Vice President (Feb. 2018-present), Schwab Funds, Laudus Trust and Schwab ETFs; Managing Director (Mar. 2023-present), Chief Investment Officer (Oct. 2023-present), and Senior Vice President (Oct. 2012-Mar. 2023), Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. |
| William P. McMahon, Jr. <br> 1972 <br> Vice President and Chief Investment Officer <br> (Officer of The Charles Schwab Family of Funds, Schwab Investments, Schwab Capital Trust, Schwab Annuity Portfolios, Schwab Strategic Trust and Laudus Trust since 2021) | Managing Director (Mar. 2023-present), Senior Vice President (Jan. 2020-Mar. 2023) and Chief Investment Officer (Jan. 2020-present), Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.; Vice President and Chief Investment Officer (June 2021-present), Schwab Funds, Laudus Trust and Schwab ETFs. |
| Catherine MacGregor <br> 1964 <br> Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, Schwab Funds and Schwab ETFs <br> Chief Legal Officer, Vice President and Clerk, Laudus Trust <br> (Officer of The Charles Schwab Family of Funds, Schwab Investments, Schwab Capital Trust, Schwab Annuity Portfolios and Laudus Trust since 2005; Schwab Strategic Trust since 2009) | Chief Legal Officer (Mar. 2022-present), Managing Director (Mar. 2023-present) and Vice President (Sept. 2005-Mar. 2023), Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.; Managing Director (May 2022-present) and Vice President (Aug. 2005-May 2022), Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.; Managing Director (Aug. 2025-present), Charles Schwab Bank, SSB; Vice President (Dec. 2005-present) and Chief Legal Officer and Clerk (Mar. 2007-present), Laudus Trust; Chief Legal Officer and Secretary (Oct. 2021-present), Vice President (Nov. 2005-Oct. 2021) and Assistant Secretary (June 2007-Oct. 2021), Schwab Funds; Chief Legal Officer and Secretary (Oct. 2021-present), Vice President and Assistant Secretary (Oct. 2009-Oct. 2021), Schwab ETFs. |

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<sup>(1)</sup> <br>

Each Trustee shall hold office until the election and qualification of his or her successor, or until he or she dies, resigns or is removed. The retirement policy requires that each independent trustee retire by December 31 of the year in which the Trustee turns 74 or the Trustee's twentieth year of service as an independent trustee on any trust in the Fund Complex, whichever occurs first.

<sup>(2)</sup> <br>

Mr. Aguilar and Mr. Wurster are Interested Trustees. Mr. Aguilar and Mr. Wurster are Interested Trustees because each owns stock of CSC, the parent company of Schwab Asset Management, the investment adviser for the trusts in the Fund Complex. In addition, Mr. Wurster is an employee of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., the principal underwriter for The Charles Schwab Family of Funds, Schwab Investments, Schwab Capital Trust, Schwab Annuity Portfolios and Laudus Trust.

<sup>(3)</sup> <br>

The President, Treasurer and Secretary/Clerk 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.

#### Board Leadership Structure
The Chairman of the Board, Richard A. Wurster, is Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of CSC and an interested person of the Trust as that term is defined in the 1940 Act. The Board is comprised of a super-majority (78 percent) of trustees who are not interested persons of the Trust (i.e., independent trustees). There are three primary committees of the Board: the Audit, Compliance and Valuation Committee; the Governance Committee; and the Investment Oversight Committee. Each of the Committees is chaired by an independent trustee, and each Committee is currently comprised solely of independent trustees. The Committee chairs preside at Committee meetings, participate in formulating agendas for those meetings, and coordinate with management to serve as a liaison between the independent trustees and management on matters within the scope of the responsibilities of each Committee as set forth in its Board-approved charter. The independent trustees meet regularly in executive session without management. While the Board does not have single lead independent trustee, the chair of the Governance Committee leads executive sessions held by the independent trustees and coordinates responses from the independent trustees to management. The Board has determined that this leadership structure is appropriate given the specific characteristics and circumstances of the Trust. The Board made this determination in consideration of, among other things, the fact that the independent

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trustees of the Trust constitute a super-majority of the Board, the fact that Committee chairs are independent trustees, the number of funds (and classes) overseen by the Board, and the total number of trustees on the Board.

#### Board Oversight of Risk Management
Like most investment companies, fund management and its other service providers have responsibility for day-to-day risk management for the fund. The Board's duties, as part of its risk oversight of the Trust, consist of monitoring risks identified during regular and special reports to the Committees of the Board, as well as regular and special reports to the full Board. In addition to monitoring such risks, the Committees and the Board oversee efforts of fund management and service providers to manage risks to which the funds of the Trust may be exposed. For example, the Investment Oversight Committee meets with portfolio managers and receives regular reports regarding investment risk and credit risk of the fund's portfolio. The Audit, Compliance and Valuation Committee meets with the fund's Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Financial Officer and receives regular reports regarding compliance risks, operational risks and risks related to the valuation and liquidity of portfolio securities. From its review of these reports and discussions with management, each Committee receives information about the material risks of the funds of the Trust and about how management and service providers mitigate those risks, enabling the independent Committee chairs and other independent members of the Committees to discuss these risks with the full Board.

The Board recognizes that not all risks that may affect the fund can be identified nor can processes and controls be developed to eliminate or mitigate the occurrence or effects of certain risks; some risks are simply beyond the reasonable control of the fund, its management, and service providers. Although the risk oversight functions of the Board, and the risk management policies of fund management and fund service providers, are designed to be effective, there is no guarantee that they will eliminate or mitigate all risks. In addition, it may be necessary to bear certain risks (such as investment-related risks) to achieve the fund's investment objective. As a result of the foregoing and other factors, the fund's ability to manage risk is subject to significant limitations.

#### Individual Trustee Qualifications
The Board has concluded that each of the trustees should initially and continue to serve on the Board because of (i) his or her ability to review and understand information about the Trust provided to them by management, to identify and request other information they may deem relevant to the performance of their duties, to question management regarding material factors bearing on the management of the Trust, and to exercise their business judgment in a manner that serves the best interests of the Trust's shareholders and (ii) the trustee's experience, qualifications, attributes or skills as described below.

The Board has concluded that Mr. Aguilar should serve as trustee of the Trust because of the experience he gained as chief executive officer, chief investment officer, and president of Schwab Asset Management, the Schwab Funds, Schwab ETFs and Laudus Funds, as well as his knowledge of and experience in financial and investment management services.

The Board has concluded that Mr. Beer should serve as trustee of the Trust because of the experience he gained serving as director, president and chief executive officer of Principal Funds and his knowledge and experience in the investment management industry.

The Board has concluded that Mr. Burns should serve as trustee of the Trust because of the experience he gained as managing director of Pacific Investment Management Company, LLC (PIMCO) and president of PIMCO Funds as well as the experience he has gained serving as trustee of the Schwab ETFs since 2009, and the Schwab Funds and Laudus Trust since 2016.

The Board has concluded that Ms. Heller should serve as trustee of the Trust because of the experience she gained as president of TIAA Charitable and as senior managing director at TIAA, the experience she has gained serving on other non-public company boards, her knowledge of and experience in the financial services industry, as well as the experience she has gained serving as trustee of the Schwab Funds and Schwab ETFs since 2018.

The Board has concluded that Mr. Mahoney should serve as trustee of the Trust because of the experience he gained serving as trustee of the Schwab Funds and Laudus Trust since 2011 and Schwab ETFs since 2016, as co-chief executive officer of McKesson Corporation, and his service on other public company boards.

The Board has concluded that Ms. Moncreiff should serve as trustee of the Trust because of the experience she gained as chief investment officer of CareGroup Healthcare System, the experience she has gained serving on other non-public company boards, her knowledge of and experience in the financial services industry, as well as the experience she has gained serving as trustee of the Schwab Funds and Schwab ETFs since 2019.

The Board has concluded that Ms. Patmore should serve as trustee of the Trust because of the experience she gained serving as chief financial officer and executive vice president of First Data Corporation, her knowledge of and experience in management consulting, as well as the experience she has gained serving as trustee of the Schwab Funds and Schwab ETFs since 2016.

The Board has concluded that Mr. Penn should serve as trustee of the Trust because of the experience he gained as head of equity sales and trading of BNY Mellon and his knowledge of and experience in the financial services industry, as well as the experience he has gained serving as trustee of the Schwab Funds and Schwab ETFs since 2021.

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The Board has concluded that Mr. Wurster should serve as trustee of the Trust because of the experience he gained leading investment advisory firms and organizations, including Schwab Asset Management, and his knowledge of and experience in the investment management industry.

#### Trustee Committees
The Board has established certain committees and adopted Committee charters with respect to those committees, each as described below:

<sup>●</sup>

The Audit, Compliance and Valuation Committee reviews the integrity of the Trust's financial reporting processes and compliance policies, procedures and processes, and the Trust's overall system of internal controls. The Audit, Compliance and Valuation Committee also reviews and evaluates the qualifications, independence and performance of the Trust's independent auditors, and the implementation and operation of the Trust's valuation policy and procedures. This Committee is comprised of at least three independent trustees and currently has the following members: Kimberly S. Patmore (Chair), Michael J. Beer and J. Derek Penn. The Committee met four times during the most recent fiscal year.

<sup>●</sup>

The Governance Committee reviews and makes recommendations to the Board regarding Trust governance-related matters, including but not limited to Board compensation practices, retirement policies and term limits, Board self-evaluations, the effectiveness and allocation of assignments and functions by the Board, the composition of Committees of the Board, and the training of trustees. The Governance Committee is responsible for selecting and nominating candidates to serve as trustees. The Governance Committee does not have a written policy with respect to consideration of candidates for trustee submitted by shareholders. However, if the Governance Committee determined that it would be in the best interests of the Trust to fill a vacancy on the Board, and a shareholder submitted a candidate for consideration by the Board to fill the vacancy, the Governance Committee would evaluate that candidate in the same manner as it evaluates nominees identified by the Governance Committee. Nominee recommendations may be submitted to the Secretary of the Trust at the Trust's principal business address. This Committee is comprised of at least three independent trustees and currently has the following members: David L. Mahoney (Chair), Robert W. Burns and Kimberly S. Patmore. The Committee met four times during the most recent fiscal year.

<sup>●</sup>

The Investment Oversight Committee reviews the investment activities of the Trust and the performance of the fund's investment adviser. This Committee is comprised of at least three trustees (at least two-thirds of whom shall be independent trustees) and currently has the following members: Jane P. Moncreiff (Chair), Robert W. Burns, Nancy F. Heller and David L. Mahoney. The Committee met four times during the most recent fiscal year.

#### Trustee Compensation
The following table provides trustee compensation for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, earned with respect to the fund in this SAI and the Fund Complex. **[To be updated by amendment]**

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| **Name of Trustee**  | **Aggregate Compensation <br> from the Fund in this SAI**  | **Pension or Retirement Benefits <br> Accrued as Part of Fund Expenses**  | **Total Compensation from the Fund <br> and Fund Complex Paid to Trustees**  |
| **INTERESTED TRUSTEES**  | **INTERESTED TRUSTEES**  | **INTERESTED TRUSTEES**  | **INTERESTED TRUSTEES**  |
| Omar Aguilar<sup>(1)</sup> |  | N/A  |  |
| Richard A. Wurster |  | N/A  |  |
| **INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES**  | **INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES**  | **INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES**  | **INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES**  |
| Michael J. Beer | $[] | N/A  | $[] |
| Robert W. Burns | $[] | N/A  | $[] |
| Nancy F. Heller | $[] | N/A  | $[] |
| David L. Mahoney | $[] | N/A  | $[] |
| Jane P. Moncreiff | $[] | N/A  | $[] |
| Kimberly S. Patmore | $[] | N/A  | $[] |
| J. Derek Penn | $[] | N/A  | $[] |

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Mr. Aguilar joined the Board effective January 1, 2025.

#### Securities Beneficially Owned by Each Trustee
The following table provides each trustee's equity ownership of the fund and ownership of all registered investment companies overseen by each trustee in the Family of Investment Companies as of December 31, 2025: **[To be updated by amendment]**

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| **Name of Trustee**  | **Dollar Range of Trustee Ownership of the Fund Included in the SAI**  | **Dollar Range of Trustee Ownership of the Fund Included in the SAI**  | **Aggregate Dollar Range of Trustee <br> Ownership in the Family of <br> Investment Companies**  |
| **INTERESTED TRUSTEES**  | **INTERESTED TRUSTEES**  | **INTERESTED TRUSTEES**  | **INTERESTED TRUSTEES**  |
| **Omar Aguilar<sup>(1)</sup>**  | Schwab International Opportunities Fund | [Over $100,000]  | [Over $100,000]  |

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| **Name of Trustee**  | **Dollar Range of Trustee Ownership of the Fund Included in the SAI**  | **Aggregate Dollar Range of Trustee <br> Ownership in the Family of <br> Investment Companies**  |
| **Richard A. Wurster**  | Schwab International Opportunities Fund | [Over $100,000]  |
| **INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES**  | **INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES**  | **INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES**  |
| **Michael J. Beer**  | Schwab International Opportunities Fund | [Over $100,000]  |
| **Robert W. Burns**  | Schwab International Opportunities Fund | [Over $100,000]  |
| **Nancy F. Heller**  | Schwab International Opportunities Fund | [Over $100,000]  |
| **David L. Mahoney**  | Schwab International Opportunities Fund | [Over $100,000]  |
| **INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES**  | **INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES**  | **INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES**  |
| **Jane P. Moncreiff**  | Schwab International Opportunities Fund | [Over $100,000]  |
| **Kimberly S. Patmore**  | Schwab International Opportunities Fund | [Over $100,000]  |
| J. Derek Penn  | Schwab International Opportunities Fund | [None]  |

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Mr. Aguilar joined the Board effective January 1, 2025.

[As of December 31, 2025, none of the independent trustees or their immediate family members owned beneficially or of record any securities of Schwab Asset Management or Schwab or any investment managers or the distributor of the fund, or in a person (other than a registered investment company) directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with Schwab Asset Management or Schwab or any investment managers or the distributor of the fund.]

#### Deferred Compensation Plan
Independent trustees may enter into a fee deferral plan. Under this plan, deferred fees will be credited to an account established by the Trust as of the date that such fees would have been paid to the trustee. The value of this account will equal the value that the account would have if the fees credited to the account had been invested in the shares of Schwab Funds selected by the trustee. Currently, none of the independent trustees has elected to participate in this plan.

#### Code of Ethics
The fund, the investment adviser and Schwab have adopted a Code of Ethics as required under the 1940 Act. Subject to certain conditions or restrictions, the Code of Ethics permits the trustees, directors, officers or advisory representatives of the fund or the investment adviser or the directors or officers of Schwab to buy or sell directly or indirectly securities for their own accounts. This includes securities that may be purchased or held by the fund. Securities transactions by some of these individuals may be subject to prior approval of the investment adviser's Chief Compliance Officer or alternate. Most securities transactions are subject to quarterly reporting and review requirements.

In addition, each investment manager has adopted a Code of Ethics and, subject to certain conditions, each investment manager's Code of Ethics permits directors or officers of the investment manager to buy or sell securities for their own account, including securities that may be purchased or held by the fund. Securities transactions by some of these individuals may be subject to prior approval of the investment manager's chief compliance officer or alternate. Most securities transactions are subject to quarterly reporting and review requirements.

#### CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES

#### [To be updated by amendment]
[As of January 31, 2026, the officers and trustees of the Trust, as a group owned, of record or beneficially, less than 1% of the outstanding voting securities of the fund.

As of January 31, 2026, the following persons or entities owned, of record or beneficially, 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the fund (a shareholder's or an entity's address will be listed once at the first mention and not repeated for future entries):]

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| **Fund**  | **Name and Address**  | **Percentage of <br> Ownership**  |
| Schwab International Opportunities Fund  | [ ]  | []% |
| Schwab International Opportunities Fund  | [ ] | []% |
| Schwab International Opportunities Fund  | [ ] | []% |
| Schwab International Opportunities Fund  | [ ] | []% |
| Schwab International Opportunities Fund  | [ ] | []% |
| Schwab International Opportunities Fund  | [ ] | []% |
| Schwab International Opportunities Fund  | [ ] | []% |

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Persons who beneficially own more than 25% of the fund may be deemed to control the fund. As a result, it may not be possible for matters subject to a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the fund to be approved without the affirmative vote of such shareholder, and it may be possible for such matters to be approved by such shareholder without the affirmative vote of any other shareholder.

#### INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES

#### Investment Adviser and Investment Managers
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc., dba Schwab Asset Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of CSC, 9800 Schwab Way, Lone Tree, CO 80124, serves as the fund's investment adviser and administrator pursuant to an investment advisory and administration agreement (Advisory Agreement) between it and the Trust. Schwab is an affiliate of Schwab Asset Management and is the Trust's distributor. Charles R. Schwab is the founder, Chairman and Director of CSC. As a result of his ownership of and interests in CSC, Mr. Schwab may be deemed to be a controlling person of Schwab Asset Management and Schwab.

#### Advisory Agreement
The continuation of the fund's Advisory Agreement must be specifically approved at least annually (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 (independent trustees), cast in person, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.

Each year, the Board calls and holds a meeting to decide whether to renew the Advisory Agreement between the Trust and Schwab Asset Management with respect to existing funds in the Trust. In preparation for the meeting, the Board requests and reviews a wide variety of materials provided by Schwab Asset Management, as well as extensive data provided by third parties, and the independent trustees receive advice from counsel to the independent trustees.

The fund is actively managed by a team of dedicated investment professionals, led by Schwab Asset Management, who serves as the "manager of managers," and a team of investment managers, each of which manages a portion of the assets of the fund. Schwab Asset Management oversees the advisory services provided to the fund. Schwab Asset Management also manages a portion of the fund's assets including the fund's cash position. Pursuant to separate sub-advisory agreements, and under the supervision of Schwab Asset Management and the fund's Board, a number of investment managers are responsible for the day-to-day investment management of a discrete portion of the assets of the fund. The investment managers also are responsible for managing their employees who provide services to the fund. Subject to Board review, Schwab Asset Management allocates and, when appropriate, reallocates the fund's assets among investment managers, monitors and evaluates investment manager performance, and oversees investment manager compliance with the fund's investment objectives, policies and restrictions.

The following are the investment managers for the fund.

**American Century Investment Management, Inc. (American Century)** serves as investment manager to the fund. American Century has been managing mutual funds since 1958. American Century's principal office is located at 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64111.

American Century is a wholly owned, direct subsidiary of American Century Companies, Inc. The Stowers Institute for Medical Research (SIMR) controls American Century Companies, Inc. by virtue of its beneficial ownership of more than 25% of the voting securities of American Century Companies, Inc. SIMR is part of a not-for-profit biomedical research organization dedicated to finding the keys to the causes, treatments and prevention of disease.

**Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited (Baillie Gifford)** serves as investment manager to the fund. Baillie Gifford is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Baillie Gifford & Co., which is generally engaged in the business of investment management. Baillie Gifford and Baillie Gifford & Co. are authorized and regulated in the U.K. by the Financial Conduct Authority. Its principal address is located at Calton Square, 1 Greenside Row, Edinburgh EH1 3AN, Scotland.

**Causeway Capital Management LLC (Causeway)** serves as investment manager to the fund. Causeway began operations in June 2001. Causeway is a wholly-owned by Causeway Capital Holdings LLC, its parent holding company. Causeway Capital Management LLC, is located at 11111 Santa Monica Boulevard, 15th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025.

**Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (Columbia)** serves as investment manager to the fund. Columbia was incorporated in Minnesota in 1985 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial), which is located at 1099 Ameriprise Financial Center, Minneapolis, MN 55474. Ameriprise Financial is a holding company, which primarily conducts business through its subsidiaries to provide financial planning, products and services that are designed to be utilized as solutions for clients' cash and liquidity, asset accumulation, income, protection and estate and wealth transfer needs. Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, is located at 290 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210.

As described below, Schwab Asset Management is entitled to receive from the fund a graduated annual fee, payable monthly, for its advisory and administrative services to the fund. The table below sets forth the advisory fees paid by the fund to Schwab Asset Management for the past three fiscal years ended October 31. The figures in the "net fees paid" row represent the actual amounts paid to Schwab Asset Management,

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which include the effect of any reductions due to the application of the fund's expense limitation (expense cap). The figures in the "gross fees reduced by" row represent the amount, if any, the advisory fees payable to Schwab Asset Management were reduced due to the application of the fund's expense cap.

The expense cap is not intended to cover all fund expenses, and the fund's expenses may exceed the expense cap. For example, the expense cap does not cover investment-related expenses, such as brokerage commissions, interest, taxes and the fees and expenses of pooled investment vehicles, such as ETFs, REITs, and other investment companies, that are held by the fund, nor does it cover extraordinary or non-routine expenses, such as shareholder meeting costs.

The investment adviser pays the investment managers their fees out of the amount it receives from the fund. **[To be updated by amendment]**

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| **Fund and Advisory Fee Schedule**  | | **2025 <br> (In dollars and <br> as a percent <br> of the fund's <br> average net assets)**  | **2025 <br> (In dollars and <br> as a percent <br> of the fund's <br> average net assets)**  | **2024 <br> (In dollars and <br> as a percent <br> of the fund's <br> average net assets)**  | **2024 <br> (In dollars and <br> as a percent <br> of the fund's <br> average net assets)**  | **2023 <br> (In dollars and <br> as a percent <br> of the fund's <br> average net assets)**  | **2023 <br> (In dollars and <br> as a percent <br> of the fund's <br> average net assets)**  | **Expense <br> Limitation<sup>(2)</sup>**  |
| **Schwab International <br> Opportunities Fund <br> 0.63% of the fund's average daily net <br> assets<sup>(1)</sup>**  | Net fees paid to the investment adviser:  | $| [] | $| 6490291 | $| 6620901 | 0.86% |
| **Schwab International <br> Opportunities Fund <br> 0.63% of the fund's average daily net <br> assets<sup>(1)</sup>**  | Gross fees reduced by: | $| 0 | $| 0 | $| 0 |  |
| **Schwab International <br> Opportunities Fund <br> 0.63% of the fund's average daily net <br> assets<sup>(1)</sup>**  | Fees paid to the investment managers by the investment adviser:  | $| [] | $| 3610255 | $| 4148437 |  |
| **Schwab International <br> Opportunities Fund <br> 0.63% of the fund's average daily net <br> assets<sup>(1)</sup>**  | Fees paid to the investment managers by the investment adviser:  | [ ]%  | [ ]%  | 0.35%  | 0.35%  | 0.39%  | 0.39%  |  |

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<sup>(1)</sup> <br>

Prior to February 25, 2022, the advisory fee schedule was 1.29% of the fund's average daily net assets not in excess of $500 million, 1.275% of such net assets in excess of $500 million and less than $1 billion, and 1.25% of such net assets over $1 billion.

<sup>(2)</sup> <br>

The investment adviser and its affiliates have agreed to limit the total annual fund operating expenses (including acquired fund fees and expenses, but excluding interest, taxes, and certain non-routine expenses) of the fund to the percentage shown in this column for so long as the investment adviser serves as the adviser to the fund. Prior to February 25, 2022, the investment adviser and its affiliates had agreed to limit the total annual fund operating expenses (including acquired fund fees and expenses, but excluding interest, taxes, and certain non-routine expenses) of the fund to 1.25% of the fund's daily NAV for so long as the investment adviser serves as the adviser to the fund. The agreement may only be amended or terminated with approval of the fund's Board.

#### Distributor
Pursuant to a Second Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between Schwab and the Trust, Schwab, located at 3000 Schwab Way, Westlake, TX 76262, is the principal underwriter for shares of the fund and is the Trust's agent for the purpose of the continuous offering of the fund's shares. The fund pays for prospectuses and shareholder reports to be prepared and delivered to existing shareholders. Schwab pays such costs when the described materials are used in connection with the offering of shares to prospective investors and for supplemental sales literature and advertising. Schwab receives no fee under the Distribution Agreement; however, as described below in "Payments to Financial Intermediaries," Schwab Asset Management compensates Schwab, in its capacity as a financial intermediary and not in its capacity as distributor and principal underwriter for the fund, for providing certain additional services that may be deemed to be distribution-related.

#### Payments to Financial Intermediaries
Schwab Asset Management and its affiliates make payments to certain broker-dealers, banks, trust companies, insurance companies, retirement plan service providers, consultants and other financial intermediaries (Intermediaries) for services and expenses incurred in connection with certain activities or services which may educate financial advisors or facilitate, directly or indirectly, investment in the fund and other investment companies advised by Schwab Asset Management, including the Schwab ETFs. These payments are made by Schwab Asset Management or its affiliates at their own expense, and not from the assets of the fund. Although a portion of Schwab Asset Management's and its affiliates' revenue comes directly or indirectly in part from fees paid by the fund, these payments do not increase the expenses paid by investors for the purchase of fund shares, or the cost of owning the fund.

These payments may relate to educational efforts regarding the fund, or for other activities, such as marketing and/or fund promotion activities and presentations, educational training programs, conferences, data analytics and support, or the development and support of technology platforms and/or reporting systems. In addition, Schwab Asset Management or its affiliates make payments to certain Intermediaries that make shares of the fund available to their customers or otherwise promote the fund, which may include Intermediaries that allow customers to buy and sell fund shares without paying a commission or other transaction charge. Payments of this type are sometimes referred to as revenue-sharing or marketing support.

Payments made to Intermediaries may be significant and may cause an Intermediary to make decisions about which investment options it will recommend or make available to its clients or what services to provide for various products based on payments it receives or is eligible to receive. As a result, these payments could create conflicts of interest between an Intermediary and its clients and these financial incentives may cause the Intermediary to recommend the fund over other investments.

As of February [ ], 2026, Schwab Asset Management anticipates that Ascensus, LLC, Envestnet Asset Management, Inc., Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC/National Financial Services LLC, Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC, Principal Life Insurance Company, Schwab Retirement Plan Services, Inc. and Standard Insurance Company will

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receive these payments. Schwab Asset Management may enter into similar agreements with other FINRA member firms (or their affiliates) in the future. In addition to member firms of FINRA, Schwab Asset Management and its affiliates may also make these payments to certain other financial intermediaries, such as banks, trust companies, insurance companies, and plan administrators and consultants that sell fund shares or provide services to the fund and its shareholders. These firms may not be included in this list. You should ask your financial intermediary if it receives such payments.

Schwab Asset Management also makes payments to Schwab for certain administrative, professional and support services provided by Schwab, in its capacity as an affiliated financial intermediary and not as distributor and principal underwriter of the fund. These payments reimburse Schwab for its charges, costs and expenses of providing Schwab personnel to perform marketing and sales activities under the direction of Schwab Asset Management, such as sales lead generation and sales support, assistance with public relations, marketing and/or advertising activities and presentations, educational training programs, conferences, and data analytics and support. Payments also are made by Schwab Asset Management to Schwab for Schwab Asset Management's allocated costs of general corporate services provided by Schwab, such as human resources, facilities, project management support and technology.

#### Shareholder Servicing Plan
The Trust's Board has adopted a Shareholder Servicing Plan (the Plan) on behalf of the fund. The Plan enables the fund to bear expenses relating to the provision by financial intermediaries, including Schwab (together, service providers), of certain shareholder services to the current shareholders of the fund. Pursuant to the Plan, the fund is subject to an annual shareholder servicing fee, up to the amount set forth below:

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| **Fund**  | **Shareholder Servicing Fee**  |
| Schwab International Opportunities Fund | 0.20% |

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Pursuant to the Plan, the fund may pay service providers (including Schwab) that, pursuant to written agreements with Schwab or the Trust, provide certain account maintenance, customer liaison and shareholder services to fund shareholders. The service providers may provide fund shareholders with the following shareholder services, among other shareholder services: (i) maintaining records for shareholders that hold shares of the fund; (ii) communicating with shareholders, including the mailing of regular statements and confirmation statements, distributing fund-related materials, mailing prospectuses and reports to shareholders, and responding to shareholder inquiries; (iii) communicating and processing shareholder purchase, redemption and exchange orders; (iv) communicating mergers, splits or other reorganization activities to fund shareholders; and (v) preparing and filing tax information, returns and reports.

The shareholder servicing fee paid to a particular service provider is calculated at the annual rate set forth in the chart above and is based on the average daily NAV of the fund shares owned by shareholders holding shares through such service provider. Payments under the Plan are made as described above without regard to whether the fee is more or less than the service provider's actual cost of providing the services, and if more, such excess may be retained as profit by the service provider.

The Plan shall continue in effect for the fund for so long as its continuance is specifically approved at least annually by a vote of the majority of both (i) the Board of the Trust and (ii) the Trustees of the Trust who are not interested persons of the Trust and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plan or any agreements related to it (the Qualified Trustees). The Plan requires that Schwab or any person authorized to direct the disposition of monies paid or payable by the fund pursuant to the Plan furnish quarterly written reports of amounts spent under the Plan and the purposes of such expenditures to the Board of the Trust for review. All material amendments to the Plan must be approved by votes of the majority of both (i) the Board and (ii) the Qualified Trustees.

#### Transfer Agent
BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc., 4400 Computer Drive, Westborough, MA 01581, serves as the fund's transfer agent. As part of these services, the firm maintains records pertaining to the sale, redemption and transfer of the fund's shares.

#### Custodian and Fund Accountant
State Street Bank and Trust Company (State Street), One Congress Street, Suite 1, Boston, MA 02114-2016, serves as the fund's custodian and fund accountant.

The custodian is responsible for the daily safekeeping of securities and cash held by the fund. The fund accountant maintains all books and records related to the fund's transactions.

#### Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

#### [To be updated by amendment]
The fund's independent registered public accounting firm, [ ] [ ] audits and reports on the annual financial statements of the fund and reviews certain regulatory reports. [ ] or one of its affiliates also reviews the fund's federal income tax returns and performs other professional, accounting, auditing, tax and advisory services when engaged to do so by the Trust.

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#### Securities Lending Activities
The fund's securities lending agent is Goldman Sachs Bank USA (d/b/a Goldman Sachs Agency Lending). The securities lending agent provides services to the fund which include the following: locating borrowers, negotiating the loan terms, monitoring the value of loans and collateral on a daily basis, marking each loan to market on a daily basis, coordinating collateral movements, collecting income, monitoring and processing corporate actions, managing recalls of loaned securities and termination of loans, and recordkeeping.

The table below summarizes key information regarding the fund's securities lending activities to the extent the fund engaged in securities lending during the most recent fiscal year. **[To be updated by amendment]**

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|:---|:---|
| | **Schwab <br> International <br> Opportunities <br> Fund**  |
| **Gross income from securities lending activities** | $**[]** |
| Fees and/or compensation paid for securities lending activities and related services: |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fees paid to securities lending agent from a revenue split  | $[] |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fees paid for any cash collateral management service (including fees deducted from a pooled cash collateral reinvestment vehicle) that are not included in a revenue split  | $[] |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Administrative fees not included in revenue split  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Indemnification fees not included in revenue split  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Rebates (paid to borrower)  | $[] |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Other fees not included in revenue split  |  |
| **Aggregate fees/compensation paid for securities lending activities** | $**[]** |
| **Net income from securities lending activities<sup>(1)</sup>** | $**[]** |

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<sup>(1)</sup> <br>

"Net income from securities lending activities" may not match the fund's current financial statements, which may reflect certain accrual adjustments.

#### PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

#### Schwab Asset Management is responsible for monitoring and coordinating the overall management of the fund.
**Other Accounts.** In addition to the fund, each portfolio manager (collectively, referred to as the Portfolio Managers) is responsible for the day-to-day management of certain other accounts, as listed below. The accounts listed below are not subject to a performance-based advisory fee. The information below is provided as of October 31, 2025. **[To be updated by amendment]**

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| | **Registered Investment Companies <br> (this amount does not include the fund in this SAI)**  | **Registered Investment Companies <br> (this amount does not include the fund in this SAI)**  | **Other Pooled Investment Vehicles**  | **Other Pooled Investment Vehicles**  | **Other Accounts**  | **Other Accounts**  |
| <br> **Name**  | **Number of Accounts**  | **Total Assets**  | **Number of Accounts**  | **Total Assets**  | **Number of Accounts**  | **Total Assets**  |
| John Greves | [] | $[] | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Tony Creasy | [] | $[] | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Mariela Jobson  | [] | $[] | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| David Rios | [] | $[] | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |

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**Conflicts of Interest.** A Portfolio Manager's management of other accounts may give rise to potential conflicts of interest in connection with his or her management of the fund's investments, on the one hand, and the investments of the other accounts, on the other. The other accounts include separate accounts and other mutual funds advised by Schwab Asset Management (collectively, the Other Managed Accounts). The Other Managed Accounts might have similar investment objectives as the fund, track the same index the fund tracks or otherwise hold, purchase, or sell securities that are eligible to be held, purchased, or sold by the fund. While the Portfolio Managers' management of Other Managed Accounts may give rise to the potential conflicts of interest listed below, Schwab Asset Management does not believe that the conflicts, if any, are material or, to the extent any such conflicts are material, Schwab Asset Management believes it has adopted policies and procedures that are designed to manage those conflicts in an appropriate way.

*<u>Knowledge of the Timing and Size of Fund Trades.</u>* A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the Portfolio Managers' day-to-day management of the fund. Because of their positions with the fund, the Portfolio Managers know the size, timing, and possible market impact of fund trades. It is theoretically possible that the Portfolio Managers could use this information to the advantage of the Other Managed Accounts they manage and to the possible detriment of the fund. However, Schwab Asset Management has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to allocate investment opportunities on a fair and equitable basis over time. Moreover, with respect to index funds, which seek to track their respective benchmark indexes, much of this information is publicly available. When it is determined to be in the best interest of both accounts, the Portfolio Managers or traders may aggregate trade orders for the Other Managed Accounts, excluding separately

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managed accounts, with those of the fund. All aggregated orders are subject to Schwab Asset Management's aggregation and allocation policy and procedures, which provide, among other things, that (i) Schwab Asset Management will not receive additional compensation or remuneration of any kind as a result of aggregating transactions; (ii) no account will be favored over any other account; (iii) each account that participates in an aggregated order will participate at the average security price with all transaction costs shared on a pro-rata basis. For equity transactions, if the aggregated order cannot be executed in full, the partial execution is allocated pro-rata among the participating accounts in accordance with the size of each account's order and round lots. For fixed income transactions, aggregated orders are generally allocated after execution. For fixed income and money market fund accounts that have similar strategies, Schwab Asset Management determines allocations with the general purpose of achieving, as nearly as possible, performance and portfolio characteristic parity/ proportionality among such accounts over time. For fixed income and money market fund accounts that do not have similar strategies, Schwab Asset Management has target ranges for significant portfolio characteristics and determines allocations among such accounts in accordance with the target ranges in effect at the time of the trade. In addition, Schwab Asset Management may follow certain investment priorities to satisfy the investment targets for fixed income and money market funds that have investment mandates related to particular sectors.

*<u>Investment Opportunities.</u>* A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the Portfolio Managers' management of the fund and Other Managed Accounts which, in theory, may allow them to allocate investment opportunities in a way that favors the Other Managed Accounts over the fund, which conflict of interest may be exacerbated to the extent that Schwab Asset Management or the Portfolio Managers receive, or expect to receive, greater compensation from their management of the Other Managed Accounts than the fund. Notwithstanding this theoretical conflict of interest, it is Schwab Asset Management's policy to manage each account based on its investment objectives and related restrictions and, as discussed above, Schwab Asset Management has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to allocate investment opportunities on a fair and equitable basis over time and in a manner consistent with each account's investment objectives and related restrictions. For example, while the Portfolio Managers may buy for an Other Managed Account securities that differ in identity or quantity from securities bought for the fund or refrain from purchasing securities for an Other Managed Account that they are otherwise buying for the fund in an effort to outperform its specific benchmark, such an approach might not be suitable for the fund given its investment objectives and related restrictions.

**Compensation.** During the most recent fiscal year, Portfolio Manager compensation consisted of a fixed annual (base) salary and a discretionary bonus. Portfolio Managers also have the potential to participate in discretionary equity awards. The base salary is determined considering compensation payable for a similar position across the investment management industry and an evaluation of the individual Portfolio Manager's overall performance such as the Portfolio Manager's contribution to the investment process, good corporate citizenship, risk management and mitigation, and functioning as an active contributor to the firm's success. The discretionary bonus is determined in accordance with the relevant Portfolio Manager Incentive Plan (the Plan) as follows:

There are two independent funding components for the Plan:

<sup>●</sup>

a portion based on weighting of Investment Fund Performance and Other Managed Account Performance (if applicable)

<sup>●</sup>

a portion based on corporate results

#### Investment Fund Performance
At the close of the year, the fund's performance will be determined by its 1-year, 1- and 2-year, or 1- and 3-year percentile standing (based on pre-tax return before expenses) within its designated benchmark, peer group, or category, depending on the strategy of the fund (i.e., whether the fund is passively or actively managed) using standard statistical methods approved by Schwab Asset Management senior management. Investment Fund Performance measurements may be changed or modified at the discretion of the Schwab Asset Management President and Schwab Asset Management Chief Operating Officer. As each participant may be a member of a team that manages and/or supports a number of funds, there may be several funds and/or Other Managed Accounts considered in arriving at the incentive compensation funding.

Portfolio Managers who are chief investment officers of the investment adviser are covered by a Plan that specifically includes a risk mitigation component in the funding determination.

Certain Portfolio Managers receive a discretionary bonus that is funded based only on corporate results.

#### Corporate Performance
The Corporate Bonus Plan is an annual bonus plan that provides discretionary awards based on the financial performance of CSC during the annual performance period. Quarterly advances may be paid for the first three quarters. Allocations are discretionary and aligned with CSC and individual performance. Funding for the Plan is determined at the conclusion of the calendar year. Funding will be capped at 200% of target.

#### Allocation of Discretionary Bonus
At year-end, funding for both components of discretionary bonus is allocated to Plan participants by Schwab Asset Management senior management based on their assessment of a variety of performance factors.

Factors considered in Schwab Asset Management senior management's allocation process will include objective and subjective factors that will take into consideration total performance and will include, but are not limited to:

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Fund performance relative to performance measure

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Risk management and mitigation

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Individual performance against key objectives

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Contribution to overall group results

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Functioning as an active contributor to the firm's success

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Team work

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Collaboration between Analysts and Portfolio Managers

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Regulatory/Compliance management

The Portfolio Managers' compensation is neither based on the value of the assets held in the fund's portfolio or any Other Managed Account, nor flows into the fund's portfolio or any Other Managed Account.

**Ownership of Fund Shares.** The following table shows the dollar amount range of the Portfolio Managers' "beneficial ownership" of shares of the fund they managed as of October 31, 2025. Dollar amount ranges disclosed are established by the SEC. "Beneficial ownership" is determined in accordance with Rule 16a-1(a)(2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the 1934 Act). **[To be updated by amendment]**

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| **Portfolio Manager**  | **Fund**  | **Dollar Range of <br> Fund Shares Owned**  |
| John Greves | Schwab International Opportunities Fund | $[100,001-$500,000]  |
| Tony Creasy | Schwab International Opportunities Fund | $[100,001-$500,000]  |
| Mariela Jobson | Schwab International Opportunities Fund | [None]  |
| David Rios | Schwab International Opportunities Fund | [None]  |

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#### Investment Manager Portfolio Manager Disclosure

#### American Century
**Other Accounts.** In addition to the fund, Messrs. Gurwich, Laffan and Patel are also responsible for the day-to-day management of certain other accounts, as indicated in the following table. These accounts do not have an advisory fee based on the performance of the account. The information below is provided as of October 31, 2025. **[To be updated by amendment]**

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| | **Registered Investment Companies <br> (this amount does not include the fund in this SAI)**  | **Registered Investment Companies <br> (this amount does not include the fund in this SAI)**  | **Other Pooled Investment Vehicles**  | **Other Pooled Investment Vehicles**  | **Other Accounts**  | **Other Accounts**  |
| <br> **Name**  | **Number of Accounts**  | **Total Assets**  | **Number of Accounts**  | **Total Assets**  | **Number of Accounts**  | **Total Assets**  |
| Trevor Gurwich  | [] | $[] | [] | $[] | [] | $[] |
| Federico Laffan  | [] | $[] | [] | $[] | [] | $[] |
| Pratik Patel | [] | $[] | [] | $[] | [] | $[] |

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**Potential Conflicts of Interest.** Certain conflicts of interest may arise in connection with American Century's management of client portfolios with different investment strategies. Potential conflicts can include, for example, one investment strategy buying or selling a security while another has a differing, potentially opposite, position in the same security. This may include one investment strategy taking a short position in the security of an issuer that is held long in another investment strategy (or vice versa). Other potential conflicts may arise with respect to the allocation of investment opportunities across client portfolios, which are discussed in more detail below. American Century has adopted policies and procedures that are designed to minimize the effects of these conflicts.

Management of American Century's client portfolios is organized according to investment discipline and investment strategy. Investment disciplines include, for example, Disciplined Equity, Global Growth Equity (both U.S. and Global/Non-U.S.), Global Value Equity, Global Fixed Income, Multi-Asset Strategies, American Century Rules-Based ETF strategies, Avantis Investors strategies, and Private Investments. Within each investment discipline are one or more portfolio teams responsible for managing specific investment strategies, such as U.S. Disciplined Core Value, U.S. Small Cap Value, U.S. Large Cap Growth, Emerging Markets Equity and U.S. Core Fixed Income. In some cases, a portfolio manager or team may be responsible for managing (or assisting in managing) multiple investment strategies within or across investment disciplines. Generally, client portfolios with similar investment strategies are managed by the same portfolio management team using similar investment objectives, approaches, and philosophies. Accordingly, portfolio holdings, position sizes, and industry and sector exposures tend to be similar across client portfolios with similar investment strategies, which minimizes the potential for conflicts of interest. In addition, American Century maintains information barriers that restrict portfolio management teams within an investment discipline from having access to information regarding security positions, orders or transactions in client portfolios or investment strategies in other investment disciplines. If a portfolio manager or team manages or assists in managing an investment strategy in another investment discipline, that portfolio manager or team will only have access to information relating to that investment strategy and not other investment strategies within that investment discipline. The information barriers are intended to aid in preventing the misuse of portfolio holdings information or trading activity in other investment disciplines. Portfolio managers or teams that manage (or assist in managing) investment strategies across investment disciplines will not allow their access to portfolio holdings and/or trading information in one investment discipline to in any way impact decisions they make for client portfolios in other investment disciplines.

For each investment strategy, one portfolio is generally designated as the "policy portfolio." Other portfolios with similar investment objectives, guidelines and restrictions, if any, are referred to as "tracking portfolios." When managing policy and tracking portfolios, a portfolio team typically purchases and sells securities across all portfolios that the team manages. American Century's trading systems include various order entry programs that assist in the management of multiple portfolios, such as the ability to purchase or sell the same relative amount of one security across several funds. In some cases a tracking portfolio may have additional restrictions or limitations that cause it to be managed separately from the policy portfolio. Portfolio managers make purchase and sale decisions for such portfolios alongside the policy portfolio to the extent the overlap is appropriate, and separately, if the overlap is not.

American Century may aggregate orders to purchase or sell the same security for multiple portfolios when it believes such aggregation is consistent with its duty to seek best execution on behalf of its clients. Orders of certain client portfolios may, by investment restriction or otherwise, be determined not available for aggregation. American Century has adopted policies and procedures to minimize the risk that a client portfolio could be systematically advantaged or disadvantaged in connection with the aggregation of orders. To the extent equity trades are aggregated, shares purchased or sold are generally allocated to the participating portfolios pro rata based on order size. Because initial public offerings (IPOs) are usually available in limited supply and in amounts too small to permit across-the-board pro rata allocations, American Century has adopted special procedures designed to promote a fair and equitable allocation of IPO securities among clients over time. A centralized trading desk executes all fixed income securities transactions for Avantis ETFs and mutual funds. For all other funds in the American Century complex, portfolio teams are responsible for executing fixed income trades with broker/dealers in a predominantly dealer marketplace. Trade allocation decisions are made by the portfolio manager at the time of trade execution and orders entered on the fixed income order management system. There is an ethical wall between the Avantis trading desk and all other American Century traders. The Advisor's Global Head of Trading monitors all trading activity for best execution and to make sure no set of clients is being systematically disadvantaged.

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Finally, investment of American Century's corporate assets in proprietary accounts may raise additional conflicts of interest. To mitigate these potential conflicts of interest, American Century has adopted policies and procedures intended to provide that trading in proprietary accounts is performed in a manner that does not give improper advantage to American Century to the detriment of client portfolios.

**Compensation.** American Century portfolio manager compensation is structured to align the interest of the portfolio manager with those of the shareholders whose assets they manage. As of October 31, 2024, the compensation includes the components described below, each of which is determined with reference to a number of factors such as overall performance, market competition, and internal equity.

*<u>Base Salary.</u>* Portfolio managers receive base pay in the form of a fixed annual salary.

*<u>Bonus.</u>* A significant portion of portfolio manager compensation takes the form of an annual incentive bonus, which is determined by a combination of factors. One factor is investment performance of funds a portfolio manager manages. The mutual funds' investment performance is generally measured by a combination of one-, three- and five-year pre-tax performance relative to various benchmarks and/or internally-customized peer groups. The performance comparison periods may be adjusted based on a fund's inception date or a portfolio manager's tenure on the fund.

Portfolio managers may have responsibility for multiple American Century products. In such cases, the performance of each is assigned a percentage weight appropriate for the portfolio manager's relative levels of responsibility. Portfolio managers also may have responsibility for other types of managed portfolios or ETFs. If the performance of a managed account or ETF is considered for purposes of compensation, it is generally measured via the same criteria as an American Century mutual fund (i.e., relative to the performance of a benchmark and/or peer group).

A second factor in the bonus calculation relates to the performance of a number of American Century products managed according to one of the following investment disciplines: global growth equity, global value equity, disciplined equity, global fixed-income, and multi-asset strategies. The performance of American Century ETFs may also be included for certain investment disciplines. Performance is measured for each product individually as described above and then combined to create an overall composite for the product group. These composites may measure one-year performance (equal weighted) or a combination of one-, three- and five-year performance (equal or asset weighted) depending on the portfolio manager's responsibilities and products managed and the composite for certain portfolio managers may include multiple disciplines. This feature is designed to encourage effective teamwork among portfolio management teams in achieving long-term investment success for similarly styled portfolios.

A portion of portfolio managers' bonuses may be discretionary and may be tied to factors such as profitability or individual performance goals, such as research projects and the development of new products.

*<u>Restricted Stock Plans.</u>* Portfolio managers are eligible for grants of restricted stock of American Century Companies, Inc. These grants are discretionary, and eligibility and availability can vary from year to year. The size of an individual's grant is determined by individual and product performance as well as other product-specific considerations such as profitability. Grants can appreciate/depreciate in value based on the performance of the American Century Companies, Inc. stock during the restriction period (generally three to four years).

*<u>Deferred Compensation Plans.</u>* Portfolio managers are eligible for grants of deferred compensation. These grants are used in limited situations, primarily for retention purposes. Grants are fixed and can appreciate/depreciate in value based on the performance of the American Century mutual funds in which the portfolio manager chooses to invest them.

**Ownership of Fund Shares.** [As of October 31, 2025, Trevor Gurwich and Pratik Patel did not own any shares of the fund. However, Federico Laffan beneficially owned shares of the fund in the dollar range of $1-$10,000.]

#### Baillie Gifford
**Other Accounts.** In addition to the fund, the portfolio manager(s) below are responsible for the day-to-day management of certain other accounts, as listed below, as of October 31, 2025. **[To be updated by amendment]**

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| | **Registered Investment Companies <br> (this amount does not include the fund in this SAI)**  | **Registered Investment Companies <br> (this amount does not include the fund in this SAI)**  | **Other Pooled Investment Vehicles**  | **Other Pooled Investment Vehicles**  | **Other Accounts (separate accounts)**  | **Other Accounts (separate accounts)**  |
| <br> **Name**  | **Number of Accounts**  | **Total Assets**  | **Number of Accounts**  | **Total Assets**  | **Number of Accounts**  | **Total Assets**  |
| Lawrence Burns  | [] | $[] | [] | $[] | [] | $[] |
| Kristy Gibson | [] | $[] | [] | $[] | [] | $[] |
| Paulina McPadden  | [] | $[] | [] | $[] | [] | $[] |

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| | **Registered Investment Companies <br> (this amount does not include the fund in this SAI)**  | **Registered Investment Companies <br> (this amount does not include the fund in this SAI)**  | **Other Pooled Investment Vehicles**  | **Other Pooled Investment Vehicles**  | **Other Accounts (separate accounts)**  | **Other Accounts (separate accounts)**  |
| <br> **Name**  | **Number of Accounts**  | **Total Assets**  | **Number of Accounts**  | **Total Assets**  | **Number of Accounts**  | **Total Assets**  |
| Lawrence Burns | [] | $[] | [] | $[] | [] | $[] |
| Kristy Gibson | [] | $[] | [] | $[] | [] | $[] |
| Paulina McPadden  | [] | $[] | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |

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**Material Conflicts of Interest.** Baillie Gifford's individual portfolio managers may manage multiple accounts for multiple clients, including the fund. In addition to mutual funds, these other accounts may include separate accounts, collective investment schemes, or offshore funds. Baillie Gifford manages potential conflicts between the fund and other types of accounts through allocation policies and procedures, and internal review processes. Baillie Gifford has developed trade allocation systems and controls to ensure that no one client, regardless of type, is intentionally favored at the expense of another. Allocation policies are designed to address potential conflicts in situations where two or more funds or accounts participate in investment decisions involving the same securities.

**Compensation.** The remuneration for non-partner Investment Managers (Portfolio Managers and Researchers) at Baillie Gifford has three key elements (i) base salary, (ii) an Annual Performance Award and (iii) a Long-Term Profit Award. In addition, portfolio managers are eligible for the standard retirement benefits and health and welfare benefits available to all Baillie Gifford employees.

The Annual Performance Award (APA) for non-partner Investment Managers is measured and determined as follows:

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80% of the APA arrangement is determined by the investment performance of the investment team, the Portfolio Construction Groups (PCGs), or a combination of both that the individual has been part of, over the specified investment time horizon, reflecting Baillie Gifford's emphasis on long term investing.

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20% of the APA arrangement is determined by the firm's Net Promoter Score, emphasizing the importance of client service and the role all staff play in this.

Within the firm each Investment Team and the PCG have pre-determined performance targets. These targets, along with the relevant portfolios being measured, are established and agreed with by each Head of Department following consultation with the Remuneration Committee and the Investment Leadership Groups.

The Long-Term Profit Award (LTPA) element delivers a share of the firm's profitability to each member of staff. The level of award each individual receives is determined by their role and contribution to the long-term performance of the firm.

All Investment Managers defer between 20% and 40% of their total annual variable remuneration (both APA and LTPA elements). Awards deferred are held for a period of three years and are invested in a range of funds managed by Baillie Gifford that broadly reflect the firm's investment policy.

Partner remuneration comprises a fixed base salary and a share of the partnership profits. The profit share is calculated as a percentage of total partnership profits based on seniority, role within Baillie Gifford and length of service. The basis of the profit share is detailed in the Baillie Gifford Partnership Agreement. The main staff benefits, such as pension benefits, are not available to partners, who therefore provide for benefits from their own personal funds.

**Ownership of Fund Shares.** [As of October 31, 2025, the portfolio manager(s) did not beneficially own any of the fund's shares.]

#### Causeway
**Other Accounts.** In addition to the fund, the portfolio managers are responsible for the day-to-day management of certain other accounts, as listed below, as of October 31, 2025. **[To be updated by amendment]**

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| | **Registered Investment Companies <br> (this amount does not include the fund in this SAI)**  | **Registered Investment Companies <br> (this amount does not include the fund in this SAI)**  | **Other Pooled Investment Vehicles**  | **Other Pooled Investment Vehicles**  | **Other Accounts**  | **Other Accounts**  |
| <br> **Name**  | **Number of Accounts**  | **Total Assets**  | **Number of Accounts**  | **Total Assets**  | **Number of Accounts**  | **Total Assets**  |
| Sarah Ketterer | [] | $[] | [] | $[] | [] | $[] |
| Harry Hartford | [] | $[] | [] | $[] | [] | $[] |
| Jonathan Eng | [] | $[] | [] | $[] | [] | $[] |
| Conor Muldoon | [] | $[] | [] | $[] | [] | $[] |
| Alessandro Valentini  | [] | $[] | [] | $[] | [] | $[] |

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| | **Registered Investment Companies <br> (this amount does not include the fund in this SAI)**  | **Registered Investment Companies <br> (this amount does not include the fund in this SAI)**  | **Other Pooled Investment Vehicles**  | **Other Pooled Investment Vehicles**  | **Other Accounts**  | **Other Accounts**  |
| <br> **Name**  | **Number of Accounts**  | **Total Assets**  | **Number of Accounts**  | **Total Assets**  | **Number of Accounts**  | **Total Assets**  |
| Sarah Ketterer | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | [] | $[] |
| Harry Hartford | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | [] | $[] |
| Jonathan Eng | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | [] | $[] |
| Conor Muldoon | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | [] | $[] |
| Alessandro Valentini  | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | [] | $[] |

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**Conflicts of Interest.** The Causeway portfolio managers who manage a portion, or "Sleeve," of the fund also manage their own personal accounts and other accounts, including corporations, pension plans, public retirement plans, sovereign wealth funds, superannuation funds, Taft-Hartley pension plans, endowments and foundations, mutual funds and other collective investment vehicles, charities, private trusts and funds, wrap fee programs, and other institutions (collectively, "Other Accounts"). In managing the Other Accounts, the portfolio managers employ investment strategies similar to that used in managing the Sleeve, subject to certain variations in investment restrictions. The portfolio managers purchase and sell securities for the Sleeve that they also recommend to Other Accounts. The portfolio managers at times give advice or take action with respect to certain accounts that differs from the advice given other accounts with similar investment strategies. The Other Accounts pay higher management fee rates than the Sleeve or pay performance-based fees to Causeway. Causeway is the investment adviser and sponsor of a number of mutual funds: Causeway International Value Fund, Causeway Global Value Fund, Causeway Emerging Markets Fund, Causeway International Opportunities Fund, and Causeway International Small Cap Fund (together, the "Causeway Mutual Funds"). Causeway also sponsors and manages certain other commingled vehicles in its international value equity strategy that are offered to institutional investors. Most of the portfolio managers have personal investments in one or more of the Causeway Mutual Funds. Each of Ms. Ketterer and Mr. Hartford hold, through estate planning vehicles, a controlling voting stake in Causeway's parent holding company and Messrs. Eng, Muldoon, Valentini, Nguyen, Cho and Ms. Lee have minority interests in Causeway's parent holding company. Actual or potential conflicts of interest arise from the Sleeve's portfolio managers' management responsibilities with respect to the Other Accounts and their own personal accounts. These responsibilities may cause portfolio managers to devote unequal time and attention across client accounts and the differing fees, incentives and relationships with the various accounts provide incentives to favor certain accounts. Causeway has written compliance policies and procedures designed to mitigate or manage these conflicts of interest. These include policies and procedures to seek fair and equitable allocation of investment opportunities (including IPOs) and trade allocations among all client accounts and policies and procedures concerning the disclosure and use of portfolio transaction information. Causeway also has a Code of Ethics which, among other things, limits personal trading by portfolio managers and other employees of Causeway. There is no guarantee that any such policies or procedures will cover every situation in which a conflict of interest arises.

**Compensation.** Ms. Ketterer and Mr. Hartford, the chief executive officer and president of Causeway, respectively, receive annual salary and are entitled, as controlling owners of Causeway's parent holding company, to distributions of Causeway parent holding company's profits based on their ownership interests. They do not receive incentive compensation. Causeway's other portfolio managers receive salary and may receive incentive compensation (including potential cash, awards of growth units, or awards of equity units). Portfolio managers also receive, directly or through estate planning vehicles, distributions of profits based on their minority ownership interests in Causeway's parent holding company. Causeway's Compensation Committee, weighing a variety of objective and subjective factors, determines salary and incentive compensation and, subject to approval of Causeway's parent holding company Board of Managers, may award equity units. Portfolios are team-managed and salary and incentive compensation are not based on the specific performance of any single client account, but take into account the performance of the individual portfolio manager, the relevant team and Causeway's overall performance and financial results. For Fundamental portfolio managers, the performance of stocks selected for client portfolios within a particular industry or sector over a multi-year period relative to appropriate benchmarks will be relevant for portfolio managers assigned to that industry or sector. Causeway takes into account both quantitative and qualitative factors when determining the amount of incentive compensation awarded, including the following factors: individual research contribution, portfolio and team management contribution, group research contribution, client service and recruiting contribution, and other contributions to client satisfaction and firm development. The assessment of these factors takes into account both current and future risks and different factors can be weighted differently.

**Ownership of Fund Shares.** [As of October 31, 2025, the portfolio managers did not beneficially own any of the fund's shares.]

#### Columbia
**Other Accounts.** In addition to the fund, the portfolio managers are also responsible for the day-to-day management of certain other accounts, as listed below, as of October 31, 2025. **[To be updated by amendment]**

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| <br> **Name**  | **Number of Accounts**  | **Total Assets**  | **Number of Accounts**  | **Total Assets**  | **Number of Accounts**  | **Total Assets**  |
| Fred Copper | [] | $[] | [] | $[] | [] | $[] |
| Paul DiGiacomo  | [] | $[] | [] | $[] | [] | $[] |
| Daisuke Nomoto  | [] | $[] | [] | $[] | [] | $[] |

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| | **Registered Investment Companies <br> (this amount does not include the fund in this SAI)**  | **Registered Investment Companies <br> (this amount does not include the fund in this SAI)**  | **Other Pooled Investment Vehicles**  | **Other Pooled Investment Vehicles**  | **Other Accounts (separate accounts)**  | **Other Accounts (separate accounts)**  |
| <br> **Name**  | **Number of Accounts**  | **Total Assets**  | **Number of Accounts**  | **Total Assets**  | **Number of Accounts**  | **Total Assets**  |
| Fred Copper | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Paul DiGiacomo  | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Daisuke Nomoto  | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | [] | $[] |

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**Material Conflicts of Interest.** Like other investment professionals with multiple clients, the fund's portfolio managers may face certain potential conflicts of interest in connection with managing both the fund and other accounts at the same time. Columbia has adopted compliance policies and procedures that attempt to address certain of the potential conflicts that portfolio managers face in this regard. Certain of these conflicts of interest are summarized below.

The management of funds or other accounts with different advisory fee rates and/or fee structures, including accounts, such as Columbia's hedge funds, that pay advisory fees based on account performance (performance fee accounts), may raise potential conflicts of interest for a portfolio manager by creating an incentive to favor accounts that pay higher fees, including performance fee accounts, such that the portfolio manager may have an incentive to allocate attractive investments disproportionately to performance fee accounts.

Similar conflicts of interest also may arise when a portfolio manager has personal investments in other accounts that may create an incentive to favor those accounts. When Columbia determines it necessary or appropriate in order to ensure compliance with restrictions on joint transactions under the 1940 Act, the fund may not be able to invest in privately-placed securities in which other accounts advised by Columbia using a similar style, including performance fee accounts, are able to invest, even when Columbia believes such securities would otherwise represent attractive investment opportunities. As a general matter and subject to Columbia's Code of Ethics and certain limited exceptions, including for investments in Columbia's hedge funds, Columbia's investment professionals do not have the opportunity to invest in client accounts, other than the funds advised by Columbia.

A portfolio manager who is responsible for managing multiple funds and/or accounts may devote unequal time and attention to the management of those funds and/or accounts. The effects of this potential conflict may be more pronounced where funds and/or accounts managed by a particular portfolio manager have different investment strategies.

A portfolio manager may be able to select or influence the selection of the broker/dealers that are used to execute securities transactions for the fund. A portfolio manager's decision as to the selection of broker/dealers could produce disproportionate costs and benefits among the fund and the other accounts the portfolio manager manages.

A potential conflict of interest may arise when a portfolio manager buys or sells the same securities for the fund and other accounts. On occasions when a portfolio manager considers the purchase or sale of a security to be in the best interests of the fund as well as other accounts, Columbia's trading desk may, to the extent consistent with applicable laws and regulations, aggregate the securities to be sold or bought in order to obtain the best execution and lower brokerage commissions, if any. Aggregation of trades may create the potential for unfairness to the fund or another account if a portfolio manager favors one account over another in allocating the securities bought or sold. Columbia and its investment advisory affiliates ("Participating Affiliates") may coordinate their trading operations for certain types of securities and transactions pursuant to personnel-sharing agreements or similar intercompany arrangements. However, typically Columbia does not coordinate trading activities with a Participating Affiliate with respect to accounts of that Participating Affiliate unless such Participating Affiliate is also providing trading services for accounts managed by Columbia. Similarly, a Participating Affiliate typically does not coordinate trading activities with Columbia with respect to accounts of Columbia unless Columbia is also providing trading services for accounts managed by such Participating Affiliate. As a result, it is possible that Columbia and its Participating Affiliates may trade in the same instruments at the same time, in the same or opposite direction or in different sequence, which could negatively impact the prices paid by the fund on such instruments. Additionally, in circumstances where trading services are being provided on a coordinated basis for Columbia's accounts (including the fund) and the accounts of one or more Participating Affiliates in accordance with applicable law, it is possible that the allocation opportunities available to the fund may be decreased, especially for less actively traded securities, or orders may take longer to execute, which may negatively impact fund performance.

"Cross trades," in which a portfolio manager sells a particular security held by the fund to another account (potentially saving transaction costs for both accounts), could involve a potential conflict of interest if, for example, a portfolio manager is permitted to sell a security from one account to another account at a higher price than an independent third party would pay. Columbia has adopted compliance procedures that provide that any transactions between the fund and another account managed by Columbia are to be made at a current market price, consistent with applicable laws and regulations.

Another potential conflict of interest may arise based on the different investment objectives and strategies of the fund and other accounts managed by its portfolio managers. Depending on another account's objectives and other factors, a portfolio manager may give advice to and make decisions for the fund that may differ from advice given, or the timing or nature of decisions made, with respect to another account. A portfolio manager's investment decisions are the product of many factors in addition to basic suitability for the particular account involved. Thus, a

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portfolio manager may buy or sell a particular security for certain accounts, and not for the fund, even though it could have been bought or sold for the fund at the same time. A portfolio manager also may buy a particular security for one or more accounts when one or more other accounts are selling the security (including short sales). There may be circumstances when a portfolio manager's purchases or sales of portfolio securities for one or more accounts may have an adverse effect on other accounts, including the fund.

The fund's portfolio managers also may have other potential conflicts of interest in managing the fund, and the description above is not a complete description of every conflict that could exist in managing the fund and other accounts. Many of the potential conflicts of interest to which Columbia's portfolio managers are subject are essentially the same or similar to the potential conflicts of interest related to the investment management activities of Columbia and its affiliates.

In addition, a portfolio manager's responsibilities may include working as a securities analyst. This dual role may give rise to conflicts with respect to making investment decisions for accounts that he/she manages versus communicating his/her analyses to other portfolio managers concerning securities that he/she follows as an analyst.

**Compensation.** Portfolio manager direct compensation is typically comprised of a base salary, and an annual incentive award that is paid either in the form of a cash bonus if the size of the award is under a specified threshold, or, if the size of the award is over a specified threshold, the award is paid in a combination of a cash bonus, an equity incentive award, and deferred compensation. Equity incentive awards are made in the form of Ameriprise Financial restricted stock or, for more senior employees, both Ameriprise Financial restricted stock and stock options. The investment return credited on deferred compensation is based on the performance of specified funds advised by Columbia ("Columbia Funds"), in most cases including the Columbia Funds the portfolio manager manages.

Base salary is typically determined based on market data relevant to the employee's position, as well as other factors including internal equity. Base salaries are reviewed annually, and increases are typically given as promotional increases, internal equity adjustments, or market adjustments.

Under the Columbia annual incentive plan for investment professionals, awards are discretionary, and the amount of incentive awards for investment team members is variable based on (1) an evaluation of the investment performance of the investment team of which the investment professional is a member, reflecting the performance (and client experience) of the funds or accounts the investment professional manages and, if applicable, reflecting the individual's work as an investment research analyst, (2) the results of a peer and/or management review of the individual, taking into account attributes such as team participation, investment process followed, communications, and leadership, and (3) the amount of aggregate funding of the plan determined by senior management of Columbia Threadneedle Investments and Ameriprise Financial, which takes into account Columbia Threadneedle Investments revenues and profitability, as well as Ameriprise Financial profitability, historical plan funding levels and other factors. Columbia Threadneedle Investments revenues and profitability are largely determined by assets under management. In determining the allocation of incentive compensation to investment teams, the amount of assets and related revenues managed by the team is also considered, alongside investment performance. Individual awards are subject to a comprehensive risk adjustment review process to ensure proper reflection in remuneration of adherence to Columbia's controls and Code of Conduct.

Investment performance for a fund or other account is measured using a scorecard that compares account performance against benchmarks, custom indexes and/or peer groups. Account performance may also be compared to unaffiliated passively managed ETFs, taking into consideration the management fees of comparable passively managed ETFs, when available and as determined by Columbia. Consideration is given to relative performance over the one-, three- and five-year periods, with the largest weighting on the three-year comparison. For individuals and teams that manage multiple strategies and accounts, relative asset size is a key determinant in calculating the aggregate score, with weighting typically proportionate to actual assets. For investment leaders who have group management responsibilities, another factor in their evaluation is an assessment of the group's overall investment performance. Exceptions to this general approach to bonuses exist for certain teams and individuals.

Equity incentive awards are designed to align participants' interests with those of the shareholders of Ameriprise Financial. Equity incentive awards vest over multiple years, so they help retain employees.

Deferred compensation awards are designed to align participants' interests with the investors in the Columbia Funds and other accounts they manage. The value of the deferral account is based on the performance of Columbia Funds. Employees have the option of selecting from various Columbia Funds for their deferral account, however portfolio managers must (other than by strict exception) allocate a minimum of 25% of their incentive awarded through the deferral program to the Columbia Fund(s) they manage. Deferrals vest over multiple years, so they help retain employees.

For all employees the benefit programs generally are the same and are competitive within the financial services industry. Employees participate in a wide variety of plans, including options in Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Care and Dependent Spending Accounts, Life Insurance, Long Term Disability Insurance, 401(k), and a cash balance pension plan.

**Ownership of Fund Shares.** [As of October 31, 2025, the portfolio managers did not beneficially own any of the fund's shares.]

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#### BROKERAGE ALLOCATION AND OTHER PRACTICES

#### Portfolio Turnover
For reporting purposes, the fund's portfolio turnover rate is calculated by dividing the value of purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the fiscal year, whichever is less, by the monthly average value of portfolio securities the fund owned during the fiscal year. When making the calculation, all securities whose maturities at the time of acquisition were one year or less (short-term securities) are excluded.

A 100% portfolio turnover rate would occur, for example, if all portfolio securities (aside from short-term securities) were sold and either repurchased or replaced once during the fiscal year.

Typically, a fund with high turnover (such as 100% or more) tends to generate higher capital gains and transaction costs, such as brokerage commissions.

Variations in turnover rate may be due to a fluctuating volume of shareholder purchase and redemption orders, market conditions, and/or changes in the investment adviser's investment outlook.

The portfolio turnover rate for the fund for the past two fiscal years is as follows: **[To be updated by amendment]**

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| **Fund**  | **2025**  | **2024**  |
| Schwab International Opportunities Fund | [ ]% | 57% |

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#### Portfolio Transactions
The investment adviser and investment managers make decisions with respect to the purchase and sale of portfolio securities on behalf of the fund. The investment adviser and investment managers are responsible for implementing these decisions, including the negotiation of commissions and the allocation of principal business and portfolio brokerage. Purchases and sales of securities on a stock exchange or certain riskless principal transactions placed on NASDAQ are typically effected through brokers who charge a commission for their services. Purchases and sales of fixed-income securities may be transacted with the issuer, the issuer's underwriter, or a dealer. The fund does not usually pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fixed-income securities, although the price of the securities generally includes compensation, in the form of a spread or a mark-up or mark-down, which is not disclosed separately. The price the fund pays to underwriters of newly-issued securities usually include a commission paid by the issuer to the underwriter. Transactions placed through dealers who are serving as primary market makers reflect the spread between the bid and asked prices. The money market securities in which the fund invests are traded primarily in the OTC market on a net basis and do not normally involve either brokerage commissions or transfer taxes. It is expected that the cost of executing portfolio securities transactions of the fund will primarily consist of dealer spreads and brokerage commissions.

The investment adviser and investment managers seek to obtain the best execution for the fund's portfolio transactions. The investment adviser or the investment managers may take a number of factors into account in selecting brokers or dealers to execute these transactions. Such factors may include, without limitation, the following: execution price; brokerage commission or dealer spread; size or type of the transaction; nature or character of the markets; clearance or settlement capability; reputation; financial strength and stability of the broker or dealer; efficiency of execution and error resolution; block trading capabilities; willingness to execute related or unrelated difficult transactions in the future; order of call; ability to facilitate short selling; provision of additional brokerage or research services or products; whether a broker guarantees that the fund will receive, on aggregate, prices at least as favorable as the closing prices on a given day when adherence to "market-on-close" pricing aligns with fund objectives; or whether a broker guarantees that the fund will receive the volume-weighted average price (VWAP) for a security for a given trading day (or portion thereof) when the investment adviser or the investment managers believe that VWAP execution is in the fund's best interest. In addition, the investment adviser and the investment managers have incentive sharing arrangements with certain unaffiliated brokers who guarantee market-on-close pricing: on a day when such a broker executes transactions at prices better, on aggregate, than market-on-close prices, that broker may receive, in addition to his or her standard commission, a portion of the net difference between the actual execution prices and corresponding market-on-close prices for that day.

The investment adviser and investment managers may cause the fund to pay a higher commission than otherwise obtainable from other brokers or dealers in return for brokerage or research services or products if the investment adviser or an investment manager believes that such commission is reasonable in relation to the services provided. In addition to agency transactions, the investment adviser and investment manager may receive brokerage and research services or products in connection with certain riskless principal transactions, in accordance with applicable SEC and other regulatory guidelines. In both instances, these services or products may include: company financial data and economic data (e.g., unemployment, inflation rates and GDP figures), stock quotes, last sale prices and trading volumes, research reports analyzing the performance of a particular company or stock, narrowly distributed trade magazines or technical journals covering specific industries, products, or issuers, seminars or conferences registration fees which provide substantive content relating to eligible research, quantitative analytical software and software that provides analyses of securities portfolios, trading strategies and pre/post trade analytics, discussions with research analysts or meetings with corporate executives which provide a means of obtaining oral advice on securities, markets or particular issuers, short-term custody related to effecting particular transactions and clearance and settlement of those trades, lines between the broker-dealer and order management systems operated by a third party vendor, dedicated lines between the broker-dealer and the investment adviser's

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order management system, dedicated lines providing direct dial-up service between the investment adviser and the trading desk at the broker-dealer, message services used to transmit orders to broker-dealers for execution, electronic communication of allocation instructions between institutions and broker-dealers, comparison services required by the SEC or another regulator (e.g., use of electronic confirmation and affirmation of institutional trades), exchange of messages among broker-dealers, custodians, and institutions related to a trade, post-trade matching of trade information, routing settlement instructions to custodian banks and broker-dealers' clearing agents, software that provides algorithmic trading strategies, and trading software operated by a broker-dealer to route orders to market centers or direct market access systems. The investment adviser or the investment managers may use research services furnished by brokers or dealers in servicing all client accounts, and not all services may necessarily be used in connection with the account that paid commissions or spreads to the broker or dealer providing such services.

The investment adviser or investment manager may receive a service from a broker or dealer that has both a "research" and a "non-research" use. When this occurs, the investment adviser or investment manager will make a good faith allocation, under all the circumstances, between the research and non-research uses of the service. The percentage of the service that is used for research purposes may be paid for with client commissions or spreads, while the investment adviser or a investment manager will use its own funds to pay for the percentage of the service that is used for non-research purposes. In making this good faith allocation, the investment adviser or an investment manager faces a potential conflict of interest, but the investment adviser and investment managers believe that the costs of such services may be appropriately allocated to their anticipated research and non-research uses.

The investment adviser and investment managers may purchase for the fund, new issues of securities in a fixed price offering. In these situations, the seller may be a member of the selling group that will, in addition to selling securities, provide the investment adviser or investment managers with research services, in accordance with applicable rules and regulations permitting these types of arrangements. Generally, the seller will provide research "credits" in these situations at a rate that is higher than that which is available for typical secondary market transactions. These arrangements may not fall within the safe harbor of Section 28(e) of the 1934 Act.

The investment adviser and investment managers may place orders directly with electronic communications networks or other alternative trading systems. Placing orders with electronic communications networks or other alternative trading systems may enable the fund to trade directly with other institutional holders. At times, this may allow the fund to trade larger blocks than would be possible trading through a single market maker.

The investment adviser and investment managers may aggregate securities sales or purchases among two or more funds. The investment adviser and investment managers will not aggregate transactions unless it believes such aggregation is consistent with its duty to seek best execution for each affected fund and is consistent with the terms of the investment advisory agreement for such fund. In any single transaction in which purchases and/or sales of securities of any issuer for the account of the fund are aggregated with other accounts managed by the investment adviser and investment managers, the actual prices applicable to the transaction will be averaged among the accounts for which the transaction is effected, including the account of the fund.

In determining when and to what extent to use Schwab or any other affiliated broker-dealer (including affiliates of the investment managers) as its broker for executing orders for the fund on securities exchanges, the investment adviser and the investment managers follow procedures, adopted by the fund's Board, that are designed to ensure that affiliated brokerage commissions (if relevant) are reasonable and fair in comparison to unaffiliated brokerage commissions for comparable transactions. The Board reviews the procedures annually and approves and reviews transactions involving affiliated brokers quarterly.

#### Brokerage Commissions
For each of the last three fiscal years, the fund paid the following brokerage commissions. Variances in brokerage commissions paid by the fund from year to year are due to increases and decreases in portfolio turnover in response to asset flows. **[To be updated by amendment]**

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| **Fund**  | **2025**  | **2024**  | **2023**  |
| Schwab International Opportunities Fund | $[] | $552643 | $548002 |

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#### Regular Broker-Dealers
During the fiscal year, the fund held securities issued by its respective "regular broker-dealers" (as defined in Rule 10b-1 under the 1940 Act), indicated below as of October 31, 2025. **[To be updated by amendment]**

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| **Fund**  | **Regular Broker-Dealer**  | **Value of Holdings**  | **Value of Holdings**  |
| Schwab International Opportunities Fund | [BNP Paribas Securities Corp.] |  | [] |
|  | [SG Americas Securities, LLC] |  | [] |

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#### PROXY VOTING
The Board has delegated the responsibility for voting proxies to Schwab Asset Management, pursuant to the investment adviser's Proxy Voting Policy with respect to proxies voted on behalf of the various Schwab Funds' portfolios. A description of such Proxy Voting Policy is included in Appendix – Proxy Voting Policy.

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The Trust is required to disclose annually the fund's complete proxy voting record on Form N-PX. The fund's proxy voting record for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available by visiting the Schwab Funds' website at **www.schwabassetmanagement.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. The fund's Form N-PX will also be available on the SEC's website at **www.sec.gov**.

#### PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE
 **For this section only, the following disclosure relates to The Charles Schwab Family of Funds, Schwab Investments, Schwab Annuity Portfolios, Schwab Capital Trust, Schwab Strategic Trust and Laudus Trust (collectively, the Trusts) and each series thereunder (each a fund and collectively, the funds).** 

The Trusts' Board has approved policies and procedures that govern the timing and circumstances regarding the disclosure of fund portfolio holdings information to shareholders and third parties. These policies and procedures are designed to ensure that disclosure of information regarding the funds' portfolio securities is in the best interests of fund shareholders, and include procedures to address conflicts between the interests of the funds' shareholders, on the one hand, and those of the funds' investment adviser, investment manager (if applicable), principal underwriter or any affiliated person of a fund, its investment adviser, investment manager or principal underwriter, on the other. Pursuant to such procedures, the Board has authorized one of the Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Operating Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Trusts (in consultation with a fund's investment manager, if applicable) to authorize the release of the funds' portfolio holdings prior to regular public disclosure (as outlined in the prospectus and below) or regular public filings, as necessary, in conformity with the foregoing principles.

The Board exercises on-going oversight of the disclosure of fund portfolio holdings by overseeing the implementation and enforcement of the funds' policies and procedures by the Chief Compliance Officer and by considering reports and recommendations by the Chief Compliance Officer concerning any material compliance matters. The Board will receive periodic updates, at least annually, regarding entities which were authorized to be provided "early disclosure" of the funds' portfolio holdings information and will periodically review any agreements that the Trusts have entered into to selectively disclose portfolio holdings.

Portfolio holdings may be made available on a selective basis to ratings agencies, certain industry organizations, consultants and other qualified financial professionals when the appropriate officer of the Trusts determines such disclosure meets the requirements noted above and serves a legitimate business purpose. Agreements entered into with such entities will describe the permitted use of portfolio holdings and provide that, among other customary confidentiality provisions: (i) the portfolio holdings will be kept confidential; (ii) the person will not trade on the basis of any material non-public information; and (iii) the information will be used only for the purpose described in the agreement.

The funds' service providers including, without limitation, the investment adviser, investment managers (if applicable), the distributor, the custodian, fund accountant, transfer agent, certain affiliates of the investment adviser or subadvisers, counsel, auditor, proxy voting service provider, pricing information vendors, trade execution measurement vendors, portfolio management system providers, cloud database providers, securities lending agents, publisher, printer and mailing agent may receive disclosure of portfolio holdings information as frequently as daily in connection with the services they perform for the funds. Schwab Asset Management, any investment manager to a fund as disclosed in the most current prospectus, Glass, Lewis & Co., LLC, State Street, Citibank, N.A. and/or Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., as service providers to the funds, are currently receiving this information on a daily basis. Donnelley Financial Solutions, as a service provider to the funds, is currently receiving this information on a quarterly basis. Deloitte, the Transfer Agent, and the Distributor, as service providers to the funds, receive this information on an as-needed basis. Service providers are subject to a duty of confidentiality with respect to any portfolio holdings information they receive whether imposed by the confidentiality provisions of the service providers' agreements with the Trusts or by the nature of its relationship with the Trusts. Although certain of the service providers are not under formal confidentiality obligations in connection with disclosure of portfolio holdings, a fund will not continue to conduct business with a service provider who the fund believes is misusing the disclosed information.

To the extent that a fund invests in an unaffiliated acquired fund, the Trusts will, when required by Rule 12d1-4, promptly notify the acquired fund, upon causing a fund to acquire more than 3% of the acquired fund's outstanding shares.

The funds' policies and procedures prohibit the funds, the funds' investment adviser or any related party from receiving any compensation or other consideration in connection with the disclosure of portfolio holdings information.

Generally, a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings is published on the fund's website www.schwabassetmanagement.com on the "Prospectus & Reports" tab under "Portfolio Holdings" generally 60-80 days after a fund's fiscal quarter-end in-line with regulatory filings unless a different timing is outlined in the fund's prospectus.

Specifically for the Schwab ETFs (other than the Schwab Ariel Opportunities ETF), each Schwab ETF discloses its portfolio holdings each business day on its website before the opening of regular trading on the ETF's primary listing exchange in accordance with the requirements of Rule 6c-11 under the 1940 Act. Portfolio holdings information made available in connection with the process of purchasing or redeeming Creation Units for the Schwab ETFs may be provided to other entities that provided services to the funds in the ordinary course of business after it has been disseminated to the NSCC.

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The Schwab Money Funds have an ongoing arrangement to make available information about the funds' portfolio holdings and information derived from the funds' portfolio holdings to iMoneyNet, a rating and ranking organization, which is subject to a confidentiality agreement. Under its arrangement with the funds, iMoneyNet, among other things, receives information concerning the funds' net assets, yields, maturities and portfolio compositions on a weekly basis, subject to a one business day lag.

On the website, the funds also may provide, on a monthly or quarterly basis, information regarding certain attributes of a fund's portfolio, such as a fund's top ten holdings, sector weightings, composition, credit quality and duration and maturity, as applicable. This information is generally updated within 5-25 days after the end of the period. This information on the website is publicly available to all categories of persons.

The funds may disclose non-material information including commentary and aggregate information about the characteristics of a fund in connection with or relating to a fund or its portfolio securities to any person if such disclosure is for a legitimate business purpose, such disclosure does not effectively result in the disclosure of the complete portfolio securities of any fund (which can only be disclosed in accordance with the above requirements), and such information does not constitute material non-public information. Such disclosure does not fall within the portfolio securities disclosure requirements outlined above.

Whether the information constitutes material non-public information will be made on a good faith determination, which involves an assessment of the particular facts and circumstances. In most cases, commentary or analysis would be immaterial and would not convey any advantage to a recipient in making a decision concerning a fund. Commentary and analysis include, but are not limited to, the allocation of a fund's portfolio securities and other investments among various asset classes, sectors, industries, countries or other relevant category, the characteristics of the stock components and other investments of a fund, the attribution of fund returns by asset class, sector, industry, country or other relevant category, and the volatility characteristics of a fund.

#### DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST
The fund is a series of Schwab Capital Trust, an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust with a Declaration of Trust entered into on May 6, 1993 and filed with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on May 7, 1993.

The fund may hold special shareholder meetings, which may cause the fund to incur non-routine expenses. These meetings may be called for purposes such as electing trustees, changing fundamental policies and amending management contracts. Shareholders are entitled to one vote for each share owned and may vote by proxy or in person. Proxy materials will be mailed to shareholders prior to any meetings, and will include a voting card and information explaining the matters to be voted upon.

The bylaws of the Trust provide that one-third of shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote shall be a quorum for the transaction of business at a shareholders' meeting, except that where any provision of law, or of the Declaration of Trust or of the bylaws permits or requires that (1) holders of any series shall vote as a series, then one-third of the aggregate number of shares of that series present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business by that series, or (2) holders of any class shall vote as a class, then one-third of the aggregate number of shares of that class present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business by that class. Any meeting of shareholders may be adjourned from time to time by a majority of the votes properly cast upon the question of adjourning a meeting to another date or time, whether or not a quorum is present. Any adjourned session or sessions may be held, within a reasonable time after the date set for the original meeting, without the necessity of further notice. The Declaration of Trust specifically authorizes the Board to terminate the Trust (or any of its funds) by notice to the shareholders without shareholder approval.

Under Massachusetts law, shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust could, under certain circumstances, be held personally liable for the Trust's obligations. The Declaration of Trust, however, disclaims shareholder liability for the Trust's acts or obligations and requires that notice of such disclaimer be given in each agreement, obligation or instrument entered into or executed by the Trust or the trustees. In addition, the Declaration of Trust provides for indemnification out of the property of an investment portfolio in which a shareholder owns or owned shares for all losses and expenses of such shareholder or former shareholder if he or she is held personally liable for the obligations of the Trust solely by reason of being or having been a shareholder. Moreover, the Trust will be covered by insurance, which the trustees consider adequate to cover foreseeable tort claims. Thus, the risk of a shareholder incurring financial loss on account of shareholder liability is considered remote, because it is limited to circumstances in which a disclaimer is inoperative and the Trust itself is unable to meet its obligations. There is a remote possibility that the fund could become liable for a misstatement in the prospectus or SAI about another fund.

As more fully described in the Declaration of Trust, the trustees may each year, or more frequently, distribute to the shareholders of each series accrued income less accrued expenses and any net realized capital gains less accrued expenses. Distributions of each year's income of each series shall be distributed pro rata to shareholders in proportion to the number of shares of each series held by each of them. Distributions will be paid in cash or shares or a combination thereof as determined by the trustees. Distributions paid in shares will be paid at the NAV as determined in accordance with the bylaws.

Any series of the Trust may reorganize or merge with one or more other series of the Trust or of another investment company. Any such reorganization or merger shall be pursuant to the terms and conditions specified in an agreement and plan of reorganization authorized and approved by the trustees and entered into by the relevant series in connection therewith. In addition, such reorganization or merger may be authorized by vote of a majority of the trustees then in office and, to the extent permitted by applicable law and the Declaration of Trust, without the approval of shareholders of any series.

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#### PURCHASE, REDEMPTION, DELIVERY OF SHAREHOLDER DOCUMENTS AND PRICING OF SHARES

#### Purchasing and Redeeming Shares of the Fund
The fund is open each day that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open. The NYSE's trading session is normally conducted from 9:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, although some days, such as in advance of and following holidays, the NYSE's trading session closes early. The NYSE typically observes the following holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth National Independence Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Although it is expected that the same holidays will be observed in the future, the NYSE may modify its holiday schedule or hours of operation at any time. Orders that are received in good order by the fund's transfer agent no later than the time specified by the Trust will be executed that day at the fund's share price calculated that day. On any day that the NYSE closes early, the fund reserves the right to advance the time by which purchase, redemption and exchange orders must be received by the fund's transfer agent that day in order to be executed that day at that day's share price. If the NYSE is closed due to weather or other extenuating circumstances on a day it would typically be open for business, or the NYSE has an unscheduled early closing on a day it has opened for business, the fund reserves the right to treat such day as a business day and accept purchase, exchange and redemption orders and calculate its share price as of the normally scheduled close of regular trading on the NYSE for that day.

The fund has authorized one or more financial intermediaries, including Schwab, to accept on its behalf purchase, exchange and redemption orders. Such financial intermediaries have also been authorized to designate other intermediaries to accept purchase, exchange and redemption orders on the fund's behalf. The fund will be deemed to have received a purchase, exchange or redemption order when an authorized intermediary or, if applicable, an intermediary's authorized designee, receives such order. Such orders will be priced at the fund's NAV per share next determined after such orders are received by an authorized intermediary or the intermediary's authorized designee.

As long as the fund or Schwab follow reasonable procedures to confirm that an investor's telephone or internet order is genuine, they will not be liable for any losses the investor may experience due to unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. These procedures may include requiring a form of personal identification or other confirmation before acting upon any telephone or internet order, providing written confirmation of telephone or internet orders and tape recording all telephone orders.

Share certificates will not be issued in order to avoid additional administrative costs, however, share ownership records are maintained by Schwab, other authorized financial intermediaries or, for direct shareholders, by the fund's transfer agent.

The Trust's Declaration of Trust provides that shares may be automatically redeemed if held by a shareholder in an amount less than the minimum required by the fund. The fund's minimum initial investments and minimum balance requirements, if any, are set forth in the prospectus. The minimums may be changed without prior notice.

The fund has made an election with the SEC to pay in cash all redemptions requested by any shareholder of record limited in amount during any 90-day period to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of its net assets at the beginning of such period. This election is irrevocable without the SEC's prior approval. Redemption requests in excess of these limits may be paid, in whole or in part, in investment securities or in cash, as the Board may deem advisable. Payment will be made wholly in cash unless the Board believes that economic or market conditions exist that would make such payment a detriment to the best interests of the fund. If redemption proceeds are paid in investment securities, such securities will be valued as set forth in "Pricing of Shares." A redeeming shareholder would normally incur transaction costs if he or she were to convert the securities to cash.

The fund is designed for long-term investing. Because short-term trading activities can disrupt the smooth management of the fund and increase its expenses, the fund reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to refuse any purchase or exchange order, including any purchase or exchange order which appears to be associated with short-term trading activities or "market timing." Because market timing decisions to buy and sell securities typically are based on an individual investor's market outlook, including such factors as the perceived strength of the economy or the anticipated direction of interest rates, it is difficult for the fund to determine in advance what purchase or exchange orders may be deemed to be associated with market timing or short-term trading activities. More information regarding the fund's policies regarding "market timing" is included in the prospectus.

In certain circumstances, shares of the fund may be purchased "in kind" (i.e., in exchange for securities, rather than for cash). The securities tendered as part of an in-kind purchase must be liquid securities that are not restricted as to transfer and have a value that is readily ascertainable as evidenced by a listing on the American Stock Exchange, the NYSE, or NASDAQ. Securities accepted by the fund will be valued, as set forth in the fund's prospectus, as of the time of the next determination of NAV after such acceptance. The shares of the fund that are issued to the shareholder in exchange for the securities will be determined as of the same time. All dividend, subscription, or other rights that are reflected in the market price of accepted securities at the time of valuation become the property of the fund and must be delivered to the fund by the investor upon receipt from the issuer. The fund will not accept securities in exchange for its shares unless such securities are, at the time of the exchange, eligible to be held by the fund and satisfy such other conditions as may be imposed by the fund's investment adviser.

#### Exchanging Shares of the Fund
Methods to purchase and redeem shares are set forth in the fund's prospectus. An exchange order involves the redemption of all or a portion of the shares of the fund and the simultaneous purchase of shares of another Schwab Fund. Exchange orders must meet the minimum investment and any other requirements of the fund or class purchased. Exchange orders may not be executed between shares of Sweep

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Investments<sup>®</sup> and shares of non-Sweep Investments. Shares of Sweep Investments may be bought and sold automatically pursuant to the terms and conditions of your Schwab account agreement. In addition, different exchange policies may apply to Schwab Funds that are bought and sold through third-party intermediaries and the exchange privilege between Schwab Funds may not be available through third-party intermediaries.

The fund and Schwab reserve certain rights with regard to exchanging shares of the fund. These rights include the right to: (i) refuse any purchase or exchange order that may negatively impact the fund's operations; (ii) refuse orders that appear to be associated with short-term trading activities; and (iii) materially modify or terminate the exchange privilege upon 60 days' written notice to shareholders.

#### Delivery of Shareholder Documents
Typically once a year, an updated prospectus will be mailed or electronically delivered to shareholders describing the fund's investment strategies, risks and shareholder policies. Twice a year, financial reports will be mailed or electronically delivered (or a notice will be mailed and financial reports will be made available on the fund's designated website) to shareholders describing the fund's performance and investment holdings. In order to eliminate duplicate mailings of shareholder documents, each household may receive one copy of these documents, under certain conditions. This practice is commonly called "householding." If you want to receive multiple copies, you may write or call your fund at the address or telephone number on the front of this SAI or contact the financial intermediary through which you hold fund shares. Your instructions will be effective within 30 days of receipt by the fund or other date as communicated by the financial intermediary.

#### Pricing of Shares
Each business day, the fund calculates its share price, NAV per share, as of the close of the NYSE (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time). This means that NAVs are calculated using the values of the fund's portfolio securities as of the close of the NYSE. Such values are required to be determined in one of two ways: securities for which market quotations are readily available are required to be valued at current market value; and securities for which market quotations are not readily available or that the investment adviser deems to be unreliable are required to be valued at fair value following procedures approved by the Board. If the NYSE is closed due to weather or other extenuating circumstances on a day it would typically be open for business, or the NYSE has an unscheduled early closing on a day it has opened for business, the fund reserves the right to treat such day as a business day and accept purchase and redemption orders and calculate its share price as of the normally scheduled close of regular trading on the NYSE for that day.

To the extent the fund invests in foreign securities, shareholders should be aware that because foreign markets are often open on weekends and other days when the fund is closed, the value of some of the fund's securities may change on days when it is not possible to buy or sell shares of the fund.

The fund uses approved pricing sources (including pricing services) to provide values for its portfolio securities. Values are generally determined by the approved pricing sources as follows: generally, securities traded on stock exchanges, excluding the NASDAQ National Market System, are valued at the last-quoted sales price on the exchange on which such securities are primarily traded (closing values), or, lacking any sales, at the mean between the bid and ask prices; securities traded in the over-the-counter market are generally valued at an evaluated price using a mid-price supplied by an approved, independent pricing service. The mid-price is the mean of the bid and ask prices as calculated by the pricing service. Generally, securities listed on the NASDAQ National Market System are valued in accordance with the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. In addition, securities that are primarily traded on foreign exchanges are generally valued at the official closing price or last sales price on the exchange where the securities are primarily traded with these values then translated into U.S. dollars at the current exchange rate. Fixed-income securities normally are valued based on valuations provided by approved pricing services. Securities will be fair valued pursuant to procedures approved by the fund's Board when market quotations are not "readily available" or the investment adviser deems them unreliable. For example, the fund may fair value a security when a security 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; when a security's primary trading market is closed during regular domestic market hours; or when a security's value is materially affected by events occurring after the close of the security's primary trading market. The Board has designated the investment adviser as the valuation designee (Valuation Designee) for the fund to perform the fair value determination relating to all fund investments. The Valuation Designee periodically provides reports to the Board on items related to its fair value of fund investments.

#### TAXATION
This discussion of federal income tax consequences is based on the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations issued thereunder as in effect on the date of this SAI. New legislation, as well as administrative changes or court decisions, may significantly change the conclusions expressed herein, and may have a retroactive effect with respect to the transactions contemplated herein.

#### Federal Tax Information for the Fund
It is the fund's policy to qualify for taxation as a "regulated investment company" (RIC) by meeting the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. By qualifying as a RIC, the fund expects to eliminate or reduce to a nominal amount the federal income tax to which it is subject. If the fund does not qualify as a RIC under the Internal Revenue Code, it will be subject to federal income tax on its net investment income and any net realized capital gains. In addition, the fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make substantial distributions before requalifying as a RIC.

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The fund is treated as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes and is not combined with the Trust's other funds. The fund intends to qualify as a RIC so that it will be relieved of federal income tax on that part of its income that is distributed to shareholders. In order to qualify for treatment as a RIC, the fund must, among other requirements, distribute annually to its shareholders an amount at least equal to the sum of 90% of its investment company taxable income (generally, net investment income plus the excess, if any, of net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital losses) and 90% of its net tax-exempt income. Among these requirements are the following: (i) at least 90% of the fund's gross income each taxable year must be derived from dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans, and gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies, or other income derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock or securities or currencies and net income derived from an interest in a qualified publicly traded partnership; (ii) at the close of each quarter of the fund's taxable year, at least 50% of the value of its total assets must be represented by cash and cash items, U.S. government securities, securities of other RICs and other securities, with such other securities limited, in respect of any one issuer, to an amount that does not exceed 5% of the value of the fund's assets and that does not represent more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer; and (iii) at the close of each quarter of the fund's taxable year, not more than 25% of the value of its assets may be invested in securities (other than U.S. government securities or the securities of other RICs) of any one issuer or of two or more issuers and which are engaged in the same, similar, or related trades or businesses if the fund owns at least 20% of the voting power of such issuers, or the securities of one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships.

Certain master limited partnerships may qualify as "qualified publicly traded partnerships" for purposes of the Subchapter M diversification rules described above. To do so, the master limited partnership must satisfy two requirements during the taxable year. First, the interests of such partnership either must be traded on an established securities market or must be readily tradable on a secondary market (or the substantial equivalent thereof). Second, the partnership must meet the 90% gross income requirements for the exception from treatment as a corporation with gross income other than income consisting of dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans, or gains from the sale or other disposition of stock or securities or foreign currencies, or other income derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock securities or currencies.

The Internal Revenue Code imposes a non-deductible excise tax on RICs that do not distribute in a calendar year (regardless of whether they otherwise have a non-calendar taxable year) an amount equal to 98% of their "ordinary income" (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code) for the calendar year plus 98.2% of their net capital gain for the one-year period ending on October 31 of such calendar year, plus any undistributed amounts from prior years. The non-deductible excise tax is equal to 4% of the deficiency. For the foregoing purposes, the fund is treated as having distributed any amount on which it is subject to income tax for any taxable year ending in such calendar year and certain amounts with respect to which estimated taxes are paid in such calendar year. The fund may in certain circumstances be required to liquidate fund investments to make sufficient distributions to avoid federal excise tax liability at a time when the investment adviser or investment manager might not otherwise have chosen to do so, and liquidation of investments in such circumstances may affect the ability of the fund to satisfy the requirements for qualification as a RIC.

The fund's transactions in futures contracts, forward contracts, foreign currency exchange transactions, options and certain other investment and hedging activities may be restricted by the Internal Revenue Code and are subject to special tax rules. In a given case, these rules may accelerate income to the fund, defer its losses, cause adjustments in the holding periods of the fund's assets, convert short term capital losses into long term capital losses or otherwise affect the character of the fund's income. These rules could therefore affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders. The fund will endeavor to make any available elections pertaining to these transactions in a manner believed to be in the best interest of the fund and its shareholders.

The fund is required for federal income tax purposes to mark-to-market and recognize as income for each taxable year its net unrealized gains and losses on certain futures contracts as of the end of the year as well as those actually realized during the year. Gain or loss from futures and options contracts on broad-based indexes required to be marked-to-market will be 60% long-term and 40% short-term capital gain or loss. Application of this rule may alter the timing and character of distributions to shareholders. The fund may be required to defer the recognition of losses on futures contracts, options contracts and swaps to the extent of any unrecognized gains on offsetting positions held by the fund. It is anticipated that any net gain realized from the closing out of futures or options contracts will be considered gain from the sale of securities and therefore will be qualifying income for purposes of the 90% requirement described above. The fund distributes to shareholders at least annually any net capital gains which have been recognized for federal income tax purposes, including unrealized gains at the end of the fund's fiscal year on futures or options transactions. Such distributions are combined with distributions of capital gains realized on the fund's other investments and shareholders are advised on the nature of the distributions.

With respect to investments in zero coupon or other securities which are sold at original issue discount and thus do not make periodic cash interest payments, the fund will be required to include as part of its current income the imputed interest on such obligations even though the fund has not received any corresponding interest payments on such obligations during that period. Because the fund distributes all of its net investment income to its shareholders, the fund may have to sell fund securities to distribute such imputed income which may occur at a time when the investment adviser would not have chosen to sell such securities and which may result in taxable gain or loss.

#### Federal Income Tax Information for Shareholders
The discussion of federal income taxation presented below supplements the discussion in the fund's prospectus and only summarizes some of the important federal tax considerations generally affecting shareholders of the fund. Accordingly, prospective investors (particularly those not residing or domiciled in the United States) should consult their own tax advisors regarding the consequences of investing in the fund.

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Any dividends declared by the fund in October, November or December and paid the following January are treated, for tax purposes, as if they were received by shareholders on December 31 of the year in which they were declared. In general, distributions by the fund of investment company taxable income (including net short-term capital gains), if any, whether received in cash or additional shares, will be taxable to you as ordinary income. A portion of these distributions may be treated as qualified dividend income (eligible for the reduced rates to individuals as described below) to the extent that a fund receives qualified dividend income. Qualified dividend income is, in general, dividend income from taxable domestic corporations and certain foreign corporations (e.g., foreign corporations incorporated in a possession of the United States or in certain countries with a comprehensive tax treaty with the United States, or the stock of which is readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States). A dividend will not be treated as qualified dividend income to the extent that (i) the shareholder has not held the shares of the fund on which the dividend was paid for more than 60 days during the 121-day period that begins on the date that is 60 days before the date on which the shares of the fund become ex-dividend with respect to such dividend (and the fund must also satisfy those holding period requirements with respect to the securities it holds that paid the dividends distributed to the shareholder), (ii) the shareholder is under an obligation (whether pursuant to a short sale or otherwise) to make related payments with respect to substantially similar or related property, or (iii) the shareholder elects to treat such dividend as investment income under section 163(d)(4)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code. Dividends received by the fund from a REIT or another RIC may be treated as qualified dividend income only to the extent the dividend distributions are attributable to qualified dividend income received by such REIT or RIC. It is expected that dividends received by the fund from a REIT and distributed to a shareholder generally will be taxable to the shareholder as ordinary income.

Distributions from net capital gains (if any) that are reported as capital gain dividends are taxable as long-term capital gains without regard to the length of time the shareholder has held shares of the fund. However, if you receive a capital gain dividend with respect to fund shares held for six months or less, any loss on the sale or exchange of those shares shall, to the extent of the capital gain dividend, be treated as a long-term capital loss.

The maximum individual rate applicable to "qualified dividend income" and long-term capital gains is generally either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the taxpayer's income exceeds certain threshold amounts.

An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gains distributions received from the fund and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of fund shares) of U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such person's "modified adjusted gross income" (in the case of an individual) or "adjusted gross income" (in the case of an estate or trust) exceeds a threshold amount.

The fund will inform you of the amount of your ordinary income dividends and capital gains distributions, if any, at the time they are paid and will advise you of their tax status for federal income tax purposes, including what portion of the distributions will be qualified dividend income, shortly after the close of each calendar year. For corporate investors in the fund, dividend distributions the fund reports as dividends received from qualifying domestic corporations will be eligible for the 50% corporate dividends-received deduction to the extent they would qualify if the fund were a regular corporation. Distributions by the fund also may be subject to state, local and foreign taxes, and their treatment under applicable tax laws may differ from the federal income tax treatment.

If the fund makes a distribution to a shareholder in excess of the fund's current and accumulated earnings and profits in any taxable year, the excess distribution will be treated as a return of capital to the extent of the shareholder's tax basis in its shares, and thereafter, as capital gain. A return of capital is not taxable, but reduces a shareholder's tax basis in its shares, thus reducing any loss or increasing any gain on a subsequent taxable disposition by the shareholder of its shares. To the extent that a return of capital distribution exceeds a shareholder's adjusted basis, the distribution will be treated as gain from the sale of shares.

The fund will be required in certain cases to withhold at the applicable withholding rate and remit to the U.S. Treasury the withheld amount of taxable dividends and redemption proceeds paid to any shareholder who (1) fails to provide a correct taxpayer identification number certified under penalty of perjury; (2) is subject to withholding by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service for failure to properly report all payments of interest or dividends; (3) fails to provide a certified statement that he or she is not subject to "backup withholding;" or (4) fails to provide a certified statement that he or she is a U.S. person (including a U.S. resident alien). Backup withholding is not an additional tax and any amounts withheld may be credited against the shareholder's ultimate U.S. tax liability.

Foreign shareholders (i.e., nonresident alien individuals and foreign corporations, partnerships, trusts and estates) are generally subject to U.S. withholding tax at the rate of 30% (or a lower tax treaty rate) on taxable distributions derived from net investment income and short-term capital gains; provided, however, that U.S. source interest related dividends and short-term capital gain dividends generally are not subject to U.S. withholding taxes if the fund elects to make reports with respect to such dividends. Distributions to foreign shareholders of such short-term capital gain dividends and long-term capital gains, and any gains from the sale or other disposition of shares of the fund, generally are not subject to U.S. taxation, unless the recipient is an individual who either (1) meets the Internal Revenue Code's definition of "resident alien" or (2) is physically present in the U.S. for 183 days or more per year. Foreign shareholders may also be subject to U.S. estate taxes with respect to shares in the fund. Different tax consequences may result if the foreign shareholder is engaged in a trade or business within the United States. In addition, the tax consequences to a foreign shareholder entitled to claim the benefits of a tax treaty may be different than those described above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a portion of the income, if any, derived by the fund from investments in REITs that hold residual interests in real estate mortgage investment conduits (REMICs) may be classified as "excess inclusion income." With respect to foreign shareholders, no exemption or reduction in withholding tax will apply to such excess inclusion income.

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The fund is required to withhold U.S. tax (at a 30% rate) on payments of dividends made to certain non-U.S. entities that fail to comply with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts. Shareholders may be requested to provide additional information to the fund to enable the fund to determine whether withholding is required.

Certain tax-exempt shareholders, including qualified pension plans, individual retirement accounts, salary deferral arrangements, 401(k)s, and other tax-exempt entities, generally are exempt from federal income taxation except with respect to their unrelated business taxable income (UBTI). Under current law, the fund generally serves to block UBTI from being realized by their tax-exempt shareholders. However, notwithstanding the foregoing, a tax-exempt shareholder could realize UBTI by virtue of its investment in the fund where, for example, (i) the fund invests in REITs that hold residual interests in REMICs or (ii) shares in the fund constitute debt-financed property in the hands of the tax-exempt shareholder within the meaning of section 514(b) of the Internal Revenue Code. Charitable remainder trusts are subject to special rules and should consult their tax advisors. There are no restrictions preventing the fund from holding investments in REITs that hold residual interests in REMICs, and the fund may do so. The Internal Revenue Service has issued recent guidance with respect to these issues and prospective shareholders, especially charitable remainder trusts, are strongly encouraged to consult with their tax advisors regarding these issues.

Non-corporate taxpayers generally may deduct 20% of "qualified business income" derived either directly or through partnerships or S corporations. For this purpose, "qualified business income" generally includes ordinary REIT dividends and income derived from MLP investments. The fund is permitted to pass through to shareholders the character of ordinary REIT dividends so as to allow non-corporate shareholders to claim this deduction. There currently is no mechanism for the fund to pass through to non-corporate shareholders the character of income derived from MLP investments or for the fund to pass through to non-corporate shareholders the ability to claim this deduction with respect to income derived from MLP investments.

Income the fund receives from sources within various foreign countries may be subject to foreign income taxes withheld at the source. If the fund has more than 50% of its assets invested in foreign securities at the end of its taxable year, it may elect to "pass through" to its shareholders the ability to take either the foreign tax credit or the deduction for foreign taxes. Pursuant to this election, U.S. shareholders must include in gross income, even though not actually received, their respective pro rata share of foreign taxes, and may either deduct their pro rata share of foreign taxes (but not for alternative minimum tax purposes) or credit the tax against U.S. income taxes, subject to certain limitations described in Internal Revenue Code sections 901 and 904. A shareholder who does not itemize deductions may not claim a deduction for foreign taxes. It is expected that the fund will have more than 50% of the value of its assets invested in foreign securities at the close of its taxable years, and that it will be permitted to make this election.

The fund may invest in non-U.S. corporations, which could be treated as a passive foreign investment company (PFIC) or become a PFIC under the Internal Revenue Code. This could result in adverse tax consequences upon the disposition of, or the receipt of "excess distributions" with respect to, such equity investments. To the extent the fund does invest in PFICs, it may be eligible to elect to treat the PFIC as a "qualified electing fund" or mark-to-market its investments in PFICs annually. In either case, the fund may be required to distribute amounts in excess of realized income and gains. To the extent the fund does invest in foreign securities which are determined to be PFIC securities and are required to pay a tax on such investments, a credit for this tax would not be allowed to be passed through to the fund's shareholders. Therefore, the payment of this tax would reduce the fund's economic return from its PFIC shares, and excess distributions received with respect to such shares are treated as ordinary income rather than capital gains.

Section 988 of the Internal Revenue Code contains special tax rules applicable to certain foreign currency transactions and instruments that may affect the amount, timing and character of income, gain or loss recognized by the fund. Under these rules, foreign exchange gain or loss realized by the fund with respect to foreign currencies and certain futures and options thereon, foreign currency-denominated debt instruments, foreign currency forward contracts, and foreign currency-denominated payables and receivables will generally be treated as ordinary income or loss, although in some cases elections may be available that would alter this treatment. Foreign currency losses could result in distributions of ordinary income being reclassified as a return of capital for tax purposes.

Under U.S. Treasury regulations, if a shareholder recognizes a loss of $2 million or more for an individual shareholder or $10 million or more for a corporate shareholder, the shareholder must file with the Internal Revenue Service a disclosure statement on Form 8886. Direct shareholders of portfolio securities are in many cases excepted from this reporting requirement, but under current guidance, shareholders of a RIC such as the fund are not excepted. Future guidance may extend the current exception from this reporting requirement to shareholders of most or all RICs. The fact that a loss is reportable under these regulations does not affect the legal determination of whether the taxpayer's treatment of the loss is proper. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors to determine the applicability of these regulations in light of their individual circumstances.

Shareholders are urged to consult their tax advisors as to the state and local tax rules affecting investments in the fund.

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#### APPENDIX – PROXY VOTING POLICY
The Charles Schwab Family of Funds Schwab Investments Schwab Capital Trust Schwab Annuity Portfolios Laudus Trust Schwab Strategic Trust

#### PROXY VOTING POLICY <br> AS OF MARCH 2025
The Boards of Trustees (the "Board") of The Charles Schwab Family of Funds, Schwab Investments, Schwab Capital Trust, Schwab Annuity Portfolios, and Laudus Trust ("Schwab Funds") and Schwab Strategic Trust ("Schwab ETFs"; collectively with Schwab Funds, the "Funds") have delegated to the Funds' investment adviser, Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. ("CSIM"), the responsibility to vote proxies relating to the Funds' portfolio securities pursuant to CSIM's Proxy Voting Policy ("CSIM Proxy Policy"). On an annual basis, CSIM will report to the Board any changes to the CSIM Proxy Policy and on the implementation of the CSIM Proxy Policy.

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Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.

I. <br>

### INTRODUCTION
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. ("CSIM"), as an investment adviser, is responsible for voting proxies with respect to the securities held in accounts of investment companies and other clients that have delegated the authority to vote proxies to CSIM. CSIM's Proxy Committee exercises and documents CSIM's responsibility with regard to voting of client proxies, including the review and approval of the Proxy Voting Policy (the "Proxy Policy"). CSIM's Investment Stewardship Team has the primary responsibility for overseeing that voting is carried out consistent with the Proxy Policy. The Investment Stewardship Team also conducts research into proxy issues and carries out engagement activities with companies. The Proxy Committee receives regular reports from the Investment Stewardship Team on these activities.

II. <br>

### PHILOSOPHY
As a leading asset manager, it is CSIM's responsibility to use its proxy votes to encourage transparency, corporate governance structures, and the management of environmental, social and other governance issues that it believes protect and promote shareholder value.

Just as the investors in CSIM's equity funds generally have a long-term investment horizon, CSIM takes a long-term, measured approach to investment stewardship. CSIM's client-first philosophy drives all of its efforts, including its approach to decision making. In the investment stewardship context, that unfolds through CSIM's efforts to appropriately manage risk by encouraging transparency and focusing on corporate governance structures that will help protect and promote shareholder value. CSIM also recognizes that companies can conduct themselves in ways that have important environmental and social consequences. Therefore, CSIM's focus on maximizing long-term shareholder value includes consideration of potential environmental and social impacts that we believe are relevant to individual companies.

In general, CSIM believes corporate directors, as the elected representatives of all shareholders, are best positioned to oversee the management of their companies. Accordingly, CSIM typically supports a board of directors' and management's recommendations on proxy matters. However, CSIM will vote against management's recommendations when it believes doing so will protect or promote long-term shareholder value.

III. <br>

### USE OF PROXY ADVISORS
To assist CSIM in its responsibility for voting proxies and the overall proxy voting process, CSIM has retained Glass, Lewis & Co., LLC ("Glass Lewis") as an expert in the proxy voting and corporate governance area. The services provided by Glass Lewis include in-depth research, global issuer analysis, and voting recommendations as well as vote execution, reporting and record keeping. CSIM has also retained Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. to conduct research and provide voting recommendations on certain topics and may retain additional experts in the proxy voting, corporate governance, and environmental and social areas in the future.

To support CSIM in efficiently executing its votes, Glass Lewis, simultaneously with issuing its voting recommendations, also automatically populates votes based on CSIM's custom voting guidelines, except for certain ballot items which CSIM elects to vote manually. CSIM's votes are executed just prior to the vote deadline, which allows CSIM the opportunity to incorporate changes in Glass Lewis voting recommendations or the receipt of additional information from the company or other parties.

IV. <br>

### PROXY VOTING PRINCIPLES
CSIM invests on behalf of its clients in companies domiciled all over the world. Since corporate governance standards and best practices differ by country and jurisdiction, the market context is taken into account in the analysis of proposals. Furthermore, there are instances where CSIM may determine that voting is not in the best interests of its clients (typically due to costs or to trading restrictions) and will refrain from submitting votes.

The Proxy Committee reviews CSIM's proxy voting guidelines with input from the Investment Stewardship Team at least annually and evaluates them in light of the long-term best interests of shareholders. In addition, for U.S. companies, contested director elections, "vote no" campaigns, mergers and acquisitions, some executive compensation and election of director proposals, and many shareholder proposals, including environmental, social, and governance-related proposals, such as those requesting additional environmental, social and political disclosures, are voted on a case-by-case basis by the Investment Stewardship Team.

While the voting policy is in place to provide structure and guidance and ensure CSIM's approach is consistent and repeatable, CSIM recognizes instances may arise that would benefit from additional research and analysis to determine CSIM's policy recommendation. As such, CSIM reserves the right to use discretion and apply a case-by-case approach when determining its vote decision for any proposal that it believes warrants added scrutiny by the Investment Stewardship Team.

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The following is a summary of CSIM's proxy voting principles which are grouped according to types of proposals usually presented to shareholders in proxy statements.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A. <br>

DIRECTORS AND AUDITORS

i. <u>Directors</u>

As a starting point, CSIM expects boards to be composed of at least a majority of independent directors and to be responsive to shareholders. CSIM also expects directors that serve on a company's nominating, compensation or audit committee to be independent. CSIM believes that diversity of background, experience, and skills contribute to a board's ability to make effective decisions on behalf of shareholders.

Factors that may result in a vote against one or more directors:

<sup>●</sup>

The board is not majority independent

<sup>●</sup>

A company board is not sufficiently diverse with respect to background, or the board has not provided a reasonable explanation of board diversity or lack thereof

<sup>●</sup>

Non-independent directors serve on the nominating, compensation or audit committees

<sup>●</sup>

A director recently failed to attend at least 75% of meetings or serves on an excessive number of publicly traded company boards

<sup>●</sup>

A director approved executive compensation schemes that appear misaligned with shareholders' interests

<sup>●</sup>

A director recently acted in a manner inconsistent with this Proxy Policy or failed to be responsive to shareholder concerns

<sup>●</sup>

The company has not provided explicit disclosure of board oversight of material risks

ii. <u>Contested Director Elections</u>

A proxy contest is when a dissident shareholder (or group of shareholders) proposes outside nominees to compete against incumbent directors. A "Vote No" campaign is when an activist shareholder attempts to solicit votes against certain directors. CSIM evaluates proxy contests and Vote No campaigns on a case-by-case basis and votes for the outcome it believes will maximize long-term shareholder value. CSIM considers numerous factors when making its voting decision, including but not limited to the merit of the campaign, the qualifications of director nominees, long-term company performance compared to peers, board oversight of material risks, and, in the case of proxy contests, the dissident's and management's strategic plans for driving improvements.

iii. <u>Auditors</u>

CSIM typically supports the ratification of auditors unless CSIM believes that the auditors' independence may have been compromised.

Factors that may result in a vote against the ratification of auditors:

<sup>●</sup>

Audit-related fees are less than half of the total fees paid by the company to the audit firm

<sup>●</sup>

A recent material restatement of annual financial statements

<sup>●</sup>

A pattern of inaccurate audits or other behavior that may call into question an auditor's effectiveness

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; B. <br>

BOARD MATTERS

i. <u>Classified Boards</u>

CSIM generally does not support classified board proposals unless management has provided valid reasoning for the structure.

ii. <u>Majority Voting</u>

CSIM generally supports majority voting proposals when they call for plurality voting standards in contested elections.

iii. <u>Proxy Access</u>

CSIM typically supports proxy access proposals when the following criteria are met:

<sup>●</sup>

Ownership threshold of at least 3% of the company's outstanding shares held for at least three years

<sup>●</sup>

Number of nominees is no more than 20% of current board (rounded down to nearest whole number)

<sup>●</sup>

Group size is capped at 20 shareholders

iv. <u>Separation of Chair and CEO role</u>

CSIM believes that boards are typically best positioned to determine their leadership structure. Therefore, CSIM will typically not support shareholder proposals requiring the separation of these roles unless certain circumstances are in place.

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Factors that may result in a vote supporting a shareholder proposal requiring the separation of the Chair and CEO roles include:

<sup>●</sup>

The board does not have a lead independent director

<sup>●</sup>

The board is not two-thirds independent

<sup>●</sup>

The company did not implement a shareholder proposal that was passed by shareholders at two previous shareholder meetings

<sup>●</sup>

The company nominated directors for election that did not receive a majority of shareholder support at the previous shareholder meeting

<sup>●</sup>

The company had material financial statement restatements

<sup>●</sup>

The company's board adopted a Shareholder Rights Plan during the past year and did not submit it to shareholders for approval

<sup>●</sup>

Ongoing executive compensation concerns

<sup>●</sup>

Ongoing financial underperformance

<sup>●</sup>

Lack of robust lead independent director

v. <u>Independent Chair</u>

CSIM believes that boards are typically best positioned to determine their leadership structure. Therefore, CSIM will typically not support shareholder proposals requiring an independent chair unless CSIM has concerns regarding a board's accountability or responsiveness to shareholders.

Factors that may result in a vote supporting a shareholder proposal requiring an independent chair:

<sup>●</sup>

The board does not have a lead independent director

<sup>●</sup>

The board is not two-thirds independent

<sup>●</sup>

The company did not implement a shareholder proposal that was passed by shareholders at two previous shareholder meetings

<sup>●</sup>

The company nominated directors for election that did not receive a majority of shareholder support at the previous shareholder meeting

<sup>●</sup>

The company had material financial statement restatements

<sup>●</sup>

The company's board adopted a Shareholder Rights Plan during the past year and did not submit it to shareholders for approval

<sup>●</sup>

Ongoing executive compensation concerns

<sup>●</sup>

Ongoing financial underperformance

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; C. <br>

COMPENSATION

i. <u>Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation and Frequency</u>

CSIM generally supports advisory votes on executive compensation (which are proposed by management and are known as "Say-On-Pay") when the compensation scheme appears aligned with shareholder economic interests and lacks problematic features.

Factors that may result in a vote against a company's Say-On-Pay proposal:

<sup>●</sup>

There is a disconnect identified between executive pay and company performance

<sup>●</sup>

Executive compensation is out of line with industry peers considering the company's performance over time

<sup>●</sup>

Executive compensation plan includes significant guaranteed bonuses or has a low amount of compensation at risk

<sup>●</sup>

Executive compensation plan offers excessive one-time payments, perquisites, tax-gross up provisions, or golden parachutes

<sup>●</sup>

Compensation amounts are increased, or goals are lowered without providing a valid explanation

<sup>●</sup>

Executive compensation plan lacks adequate disclosure or rationale for decisions related to goals and amounts

ii. <u>Equity Compensation Plans</u>

CSIM generally supports stock-based compensation plans when they do not overly dilute shareholders by providing participants with excessive awards and lack problematic features.

Factors that may result in a vote against Equity Compensation Plans:

<sup>●</sup>

Plan's total potential dilution appears excessive

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Plan's burn rate appears excessive compared to industry peers

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Plan allows for the re-pricing of options without shareholder approval

<sup>●</sup>

Plan has an evergreen feature

iii. <u>Employee Stock Purchase Plans</u>

CSIM supports the concept of broad employee participation in a company's equity. Therefore, CSIM typically supports employee stock purchase plans when the shares can be purchased at 85% or more of the shares' market value.

iv. <u>Re-price/Exchange Option Plans</u>

CSIM generally only supports management proposals to re-price options when the plan excludes senior management and directors, does not excessively dilute shareholders, and the company has not significantly underperformed its industry peers over time.

v. <u>Compensation-Related Shareholder Proposals</u>

CSIM generally votes with management on compensation-related shareholder proposals. CSIM believes the responsibility for designing an effective executive compensation program lies with the board's compensation committee, rather than shareholders. Therefore, rather than supporting policies proposed by shareholders, a more appropriate way for shareholders to express discontent with a company's policies and practices is through the election of directors, the advisory vote on executive compensation, proposals regarding equity plans and/or other executive compensationspecific proposals.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; D. <br>

ANTI-TAKEOVER

i. <u>Shareholder Rights Plans</u>

Shareholder Rights Plans constrain a potential acquirer's ability to buy shares in a company above a certain threshold without the approval of the company's board of directors. While such a plan may help a company in achieving a higher bid, it may also entrench the incumbent management and board. CSIM believes that shareholders should have the right to approve a Shareholder Rights Plan within a year of its adoption. CSIM generally votes against such plans if they do not have safeguards to protect shareholder interests.

Factors that may result in a vote against a Shareholder Rights Plan proposal:

<sup>●</sup>

Plan does not expire in a relatively short time horizon

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Plan does not have a well-crafted permitted bid or qualified offer feature that mandates shareholder votes in certain situations

<sup>●</sup>

Plan automatically renews without shareholder approval

<sup>●</sup>

Company's corporate governance profile is problematic

ii. <u>Right to Call Special Meeting</u>

CSIM generally votes against shareholder proposals asking for shareholders to be given the right to call a special meeting unless the threshold to call a special meeting is 25% or more of shares outstanding to avoid wasting corporate resources.

iii. <u>Right to Act by Written Consent</u>

CSIM generally votes against shareholder proposals asking for shareholders to be given the right to act by written consent if the company already offers shareholders the right to call special meetings. CSIM expects appropriate mechanisms for implementation.

iv. <u>Supermajority Voting</u>

CSIM generally supports the concept of simple majority standards to pass proposals.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; E. <br>

CAPITAL STRUCTURE, MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

i. <u>Increase in Authorized Common Shares</u>

CSIM typically supports proposals to increase the authorized shares unless the company does not sufficiently justify the need for the use of the proposed shares.

ii. <u>Preferred Shares</u>

CSIM generally supports proposals to create a class of preferred shares with specific voting, dividend, conversion and other rights.

iii. <u>Mergers and Acquisitions</u>

CSIM generally supports transactions that appear to maximize shareholder value. CSIM assesses these proposals on a case-by-case basis and considers the proposed transaction's strategic rationale, the offer premium, the board's oversight of the sales process, and other pertinent factors.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; F. <br>

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS

Effective oversight of material environmental and social risks relevant to a company and its business is an essential board function. In CSIM's view, appropriate risk oversight of environmental and social issues contributes to sustainable long-term value and companies should provide pertinent information on material risks common to their industry and specific to their business. CSIM evaluates, on a case-by-case basis, shareholder proposals regarding environmental and social issues, including those calling for additional disclosure of material risks to a company, with emphasis placed on those risks identified within the framework of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB).

CSIM recognizes that financial performance can be impacted by a company's environmental, social and human capital management policies. CSIM's case-by-case evaluation of these proposals takes into consideration a company's current practices, level of reporting, disclosures by its peers, and the existence of controversies or litigation related to the issue.

CSIM believes that, in most instances, boards are best positioned to determine their company's strategy and manage its operations, and generally does not support shareholder proposals seeking a change in business practices.

i. <u>Climate Change Proposals</u>

CSIM believes that companies should provide pertinent information on the management of potential climate change-related risks, with the understanding that the relevance of this disclosure for any specific company will vary depending on its industry and operations. For companies operating in carbon-intensive industries, we believe boards should be considering a range of energy demand scenarios. We generally support proposals requesting additional disclosure on climate change-related impacts when the company's current reporting is inadequate.

ii. <u>Corporate Political Activity Proposals</u>

CSIM expects boards of directors to have a stated oversight process for political contributions and lobbying activities. CSIM evaluates proposals asking for disclosure of a company's political contributions and lobbying activities on a case-by-case basis and considers supporting them if there is no evidence of board oversight, a political spending policy and/or a company's disclosure is deficient and lags that of its peers.

V. <br>

### ADMINISTRATION
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A. <br>

CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS

CSIM maintains the following practices that seek to prevent undue influence on its proxy voting activity. Such influence might arise from any relationship between the company holding the proxy (or any shareholder or board member of the company) and CSIM, CSIM's affiliates, a mutual fund or exchange-traded fund managed by CSIM ("Affiliated Fund"), an affiliate of such Fund, or a CSIM employee. The Proxy Committee has directed that Glass Lewis be instructed to vote any such proxies in the same proportion as the votes of all other shareholders in the fund (i.e., "echo vote").

With respect to proxies of an underlying Affiliated Fund, the Investment Stewardship Team will ensure that such proxies are "echo voted," unless otherwise required by law. When required by law or applicable exemptive order, the Investment Stewardship Team will also ensure the "echo voting" of an unaffiliated mutual fund or exchange traded fund. For example, certain exemptive orders issued to a fund by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Section 12(d)(1)(F) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, require the fund, under certain circumstances, to "echo vote" proxies of registered investment companies that serve as underlying investments of the fund.

In addition, with respect to holdings of The Charles Schwab Corporation ("CSC") (ticker symbol: SCHW), the Investment Stewardship Team will ensure such proxies are echo-voted, unless otherwise required by law.

Where the Proxy Committee has delegated an item to the Investment Stewardship Team, CSIM has taken certain steps to mitigate perceived or potential conflicts of interest, including, but not limited to, the following:

<sup>●</sup>

maintaining a reporting structure that separates employees with voting authority from those with sales or business relationship authority,

<sup>●</sup>

reporting of potential conflicts to the Proxy Committee to review the conflict and provide final vote determination,

<sup>●</sup>

defaulting to the standard CSIM Proxy Voting Policy.

In all other cases, proxy issues that present material conflicts of interest between CSIM, and/or any of its affiliates, and CSIM's clients, will be delegated to Glass Lewis to be voted in accordance with CSIM's Proxy Voting Guidelines which are set each year based on governance criteria and not influenced by any individual issuer or ballot item.

Where CSIM's Investment Stewardship Team conducts an engagement meeting with a company, CSIM has taken certain steps to mitigate perceived or potential conflicts of interest, including, but not limited to, the following:

<sup>●</sup>

ensuring that no members of the board of (i) CSC or (ii) an Affiliated Fund, which are affiliated with such company, are participants in such meetings.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; B. <br>

FOREIGN SECURITIES/SHAREBLOCKING

Voting proxies with respect to shares of foreign securities may involve significantly greater effort and corresponding cost than voting proxies with respect to domestic securities due to the variety of regulatory schemes and corporate practices in foreign countries with respect to proxy voting. Problems voting foreign proxies may include the following:

<sup>●</sup>

proxy statements and ballots written in a foreign language,

<sup>●</sup>

untimely and/or inadequate notice of shareholder meetings,

<sup>●</sup>

restrictions of foreigner's ability to exercise votes,

<sup>●</sup>

requirements to vote proxies in person,

<sup>●</sup>

requirements to provide local agents with power of attorney to facilitate CSIM's voting instructions.

In consideration of the foregoing issues, CSIM, in conjunction with Glass Lewis, uses its best efforts to vote foreign proxies. As part of its ongoing oversight, the Proxy Committee will monitor the voting of foreign proxies to determine whether all reasonable steps are taken to vote foreign proxies. If the Proxy Committee determines that the cost associated with the attempt to vote outweighs the potential benefits clients may derive from voting, the Proxy Committee may decide not to attempt to vote. In addition, certain foreign countries impose restrictions on the sale of securities for a period of time before and/or after the shareholder meeting. To avoid these trading restrictions, the Proxy Committee instructs Glass Lewis not to vote such foreign proxies (share-blocking).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; C. <br>

SECURITIES LENDING

Certain of the funds managed by CSIM enter into securities lending arrangements with lending agents to generate additional revenue for their portfolios. In securities lending arrangements, any voting rights that accompany the loaned securities generally pass to the borrower of the securities, but the lender retains the right to recall a security and may then exercise the security's voting rights. In order to vote the proxies of securities out on loan, the securities must be recalled prior to the established record date. CSIM will use its best efforts to recall a fund's securities on loan when deemed appropriate and in the best interest of shareholders and complies with all reporting requirements.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; D. <br>

SUB-ADVISORY RELATIONSHIPS

Where CSIM has delegated day-to-day investment management responsibilities to an investment sub-adviser, CSIM may (but generally does not) delegate proxy voting responsibility to such investment sub-adviser. In addition, CSIM may share proxy voting with an investment sub-adviser. Each sub-adviser to whom proxy voting responsibility has been delegated will be required to review all proxy solicitation material and to make voting decisions in the best interest of each investment company and its shareholders, or other client associated with the securities it has been allocated. Each sub-adviser to whom proxy voting has been delegated must inform CSIM of its voting decisions to allow CSIM to implement the votes or in the case of shared voting responsibility, potentially override the sub-adviser's vote recommendation. Prior to delegating the proxy voting responsibility, CSIM will review each sub-adviser's proxy voting policy to determine whether it believes that each sub-adviser's proxy voting policy is generally consistent with the maximization of the value of CSIM's clients' investments by protecting the long-term best interest of shareholders.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; E. <br>

REPORTING AND RECORD RETENTION

CSIM will maintain, or cause Glass Lewis to maintain, records that identify the manner in which proxies have been voted (or not voted) on behalf of CSIM clients. CSIM will comply with all applicable rules and regulations regarding disclosure of its or its clients' proxy voting records and procedures.

CSIM will retain all proxy voting materials and supporting documentation as required under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

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#### Schwab Capital Trust <br> PEA No. 235

#### Part C: Other Information

#### ITEM 28. <br>

#### EXHIBITS.

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| (a) | [Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust, dated November 29, 2005, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 81 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 811-07704) electronically filed with the SEC on April 28, 2006 (hereinafter referred to as PEA No. 81).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000095013406008289/f19559exv99wxay.txt) |
| (b) | [Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant, adopted as of February 24, 2021, are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (b) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 208 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 811-07704) electronically filed with the SEC on February 25, 2021 (hereinafter referred to as PEA No. 208).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000110465921027621/tm214467-1_exb.htm) |
| (c)(i) | [Article III, Section 5; Article V; Article VI; Article VIII, Section 4; and Article IX, Sections 1, 5 and 7 of the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust, dated November 29, 2005, referenced in Exhibit (a) above, are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a) of PEA No. 81.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000095013406008289/f19559exv99wxay.txt) |
| (c)(ii) | [Article 9 and Article 11 of the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws, are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (b) of PEA No. 208.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000110465921027621/tm214467-1_exb.htm) |
| (d)(i) | [Investment Advisory and Administration Agreement between Registrant and Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (the Investment Adviser or CSIM), dated June 15, 1994, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 5(a) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 811-07704) electronically filed with the SEC on December 17, 1997.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/0000950149-97-002227.txt) |
| (d)(i)(a) | [Amended Schedules A and B, dated February 25, 2022, to the Investment Advisory and Administration Agreement between Registrant and CSIM, dated June 15, 1994, are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(i)(a) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 213 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 811-07704) electronically filed with the SEC on February 25, 2022 (hereinafter referred to as PEA No. 213).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000110465922026747/tm225671d1_exdia.htm) |
| (d)(i)(b) | [Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement between Registrant and CSIM, dated June 6, 2017, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(i)(b) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 175 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 811-07704) electronically filed with the SEC on June 16, 2017.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000119312517205908/d268800dex99dib.htm) |
| (d)(i)(c) | [Amended Schedule A, dated February 25, 2021, to the Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement between Registrant and CSIM, dated June 6, 2017, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(i)(c) of PEA No. 208.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000110465921027621/tm214467-1_exdic.htm) |
| (d)(ii) | [Administration Agreement between Registrant and CSIM, dated August 18, 2016, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(xxi) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 160 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 811-07704) electronically filed with the SEC on August 17, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as PEA No. 160).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000119312516683771/d203826dex99dxxi.htm) |
| (d)(ii)(a) | [Amendment No. 1, dated February 25, 2021, to the Administration Agreement between Registrant and CSIM, dated August 18, 2016, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(ii)(a) of PEA No. 208.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000110465921027621/tm214467-1_exdiia.htm) |
| (d)(iii) | [Amended and Restated Investment Advisory and Administration Agreement between Registrant and CSIM, dated March 1, 2017, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(xxiv) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 166 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 811-07704) electronically filed with the SEC on April 20, 2017.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000119312517130472/d370221dex99dxxiv.htm) |
| (d)(iv) | [Schedule A to the Amended and Restated Investment Advisory and Administration Agreement between Registrant and CSIM, dated December 1, 2017, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(iv) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 180 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 811-07704) electronically filed with the SEC on December 1, 2017.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000119312517357634/d469497dex99div.htm) |
| (d)(iv)(a) | [Schedule B to the Amended and Restated Investment Advisory and Administration Agreement between Registrant and CSIM, dated December 20, 2018, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(iv)(a) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 190 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 811-07704) electronically filed with the SEC on February 28, 2019 (hereinafter referred to as PEA No. 190).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000119312519056547/d681474dex99diva.htm) |
| (d)(v) | [Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Investment Adviser and Harris Associates LP (Harris Associates), dated January 11, 2002, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(v) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 192 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 811-07704) electronically filed with the SEC on April 26, 2019 (hereinafter referred to as PEA No. 192).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000119312519120007/d896155dex99dv.htm) |
| (d)(v)(a) | [Amendment, dated March 26, 2003, to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Investment Adviser and Harris Associates is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(xxii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 60 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 811-07704) electronically filed with the SEC on February 26, 2004.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000095014904000484/f95266ctexv99wxdyxxxiiy.txt) |
| (d)(v)(b) | [Amendment, dated December 2, 2004, to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Investment Adviser and Harris Associates is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(xvii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 106 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 811-07704) electronically filed with the SEC on February 25, 2011 (hereinafter referred to as PEA No. 106).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000095012311018562/f58404bexv99wdwxvii.htm) |

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| (d)(v)(c) | [Amendment to Schedule A, dated February 1, 2006, to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Investment Adviser and Harris Associates is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(v)(a) of PEA No. 190.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000119312519056547/d681474dex99dva.htm) |
| (d)(v)(d) | [Amendment to Schedule B, dated December 10, 2021, to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Investment Adviser and Harris Associates is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(v)(d) of PEA No. 213.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000110465922026747/tm225671d1_exdvd.htm) |
| (d)(vi) | [Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Investment Adviser and Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (Columbia), dated September 26, 2023, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(vi) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 224 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 811-07704) electronically filed with the SEC on December 11, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as PEA No. 224).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000110465923124767/tm2331702d1_exdvi.htm) |
| (d)(vii) | [Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Investment Adviser and American Century Investment Management, Inc. (American Century), dated June 3, 2010, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(x) of PEA No. 106.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000095012311018562/f58404bexv99wdwx.htm) |
| (d)(vii)(a) | [Amendment, dated July 16, 2010, to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Investment Adviser and American Century is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(xvi) of PEA No. 106.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000095012311018562/f58404bexv99wdwxvi.htm) |
| (d)(vii)(b) | [Amendment to Schedule B, dated June 30, 2023, to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Investment Adviser and American Century is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(vii)(b) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 229 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (file No. 811-07704) electronically filed with the SEC on July 26, 2024.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000110465924082726/tm2415475d1_ex99-xdxviixb.htm) |
| (d)(viii) | [Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Investment Adviser and Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited (Baillie Gifford), dated December 12, 2019, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(x) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 199 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 811-07704) electronically filed with the SEC on February 28, 2020.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000119312520053146/d813551dex99dx.htm) |
| (d)(ix) | [Expense Limitation Agreement by and between Registrant, the Investment Adviser and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (Schwab), dated July 1, 2009, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(xxi) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 100 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 811-07704) electronically filed with the SEC on December 10, 2009.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000095012309069914/f54319cexv99wdwxxi.htm) |
| (d)(ix)(a) | [Schedule A, dated February 25, 2022, to the Expense Limitation Agreement by and between Registrant, the Investment Adviser and Schwab, dated July 1, 2009, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(ix)(a) of PEA No. 213.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000110465922026747/tm225671d1_exdixa.htm) |
| (d)(ix)(b) | [Expense Limitation Agreement among Registrant, the Investment Adviser and Schwab, dated August 18, 2016, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(xxii) of PEA No. 160.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000119312516683771/d203826dex99dxxii.htm) |
| (d)(ix)(c) | [Schedule A, dated February 25, 2021, to the Expense Limitation Agreement among Registrant, the Investment Adviser and Schwab, dated August 18, 2016, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(xi)(c) of PEA No. 208.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000110465921027621/tm214467-1_exdxic.htm) |
| (d)(ix)(d) | [Expense Limitation Agreement among Registrant, the Investment Adviser and Schwab, dated February 25, 2022, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(ix)(d) of PEA No. 213.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000110465922026747/tm225671d1_exdixd.htm) |
| (e)(i) | [Second Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between Registrant and Schwab, dated December 11, 2015, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 151 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 811-07704) electronically filed with the SEC on February 24, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as PEA No. 151).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000119312516475886/d117636dex99e.htm) |
| (e)(i)(a) | [Amended Schedule A, dated February 25, 2021, to the Second Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between Registrant and Schwab, dated December 11, 2015, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(i)(a) of PEA No. 208.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000110465921027621/tm214467-1_exeia.htm) |
| (f) | Inapplicable. |
| (g)(i) | [Custodian Agreement between Registrant and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (Brown Brothers), dated April 1, 2007, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(i) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 123 to Registrant's Registration Statement Form N-1A (File No. 811-07704) electronically filed with the SEC on January 13, 2013.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000119312513010885/d451327dex99gi.htm) |
| (g)(i)(a) | [Amended Schedule 1, dated February 25, 2021, to the Custodian Services Agreement between Registrant and Brown Brothers is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(i)(a) of PEA No. 208.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000110465921027621/tm214467-1_exgia.htm) |
| (g)(ii) | [Amended and Restated Master Custodian Agreement between Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust Company (State Street), dated October 17, 2005, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(ix) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 79 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 811-07704) electronically filed with the SEC on February 27, 2006 (hereinafter referred to as PEA No. 79).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000095013406003828/f17617ctexv99wxgyxixy.txt) |
| (g)(ii)(a) | [Amended Appendix A and Appendix B, dated September 28, 2022, to the Amended and Restated Master Custodian Agreement between Registrant and State Street, are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(ii)(a) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 220 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 811-07704) electronically filed with the SEC on February 27, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as PEA No. 220).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000110465923025396/tm233086d1_exgiia.htm) |
| (g)(ii)(b) | [Amendment, dated April 30, 2021, to the Amended and Restated Master Custodian Agreement between the Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust Company, dated October 17, 2005, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(ii)(b) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 230 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 811-07704) electronically filed with the SEC on February 28, 2025 (hereinafter referred to as PEA No. 230).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000110465925018350/tm254183d1_ex99-xgxiixb.htm) |
| (g)(ii)(c) | [Amendment, dated December 11, 2024, to the Amended and Restated Master Custodian Agreement between the Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust Company, dated October 17, 2005, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(ii)(c) of PEA No. 230.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000110465925018350/tm254183d1_ex99-xgxiixc.htm) |

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| (g)(iii) | [Global Custody Services Agreement between Registrant and Citibank, N.A., dated February 2, 2022, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(iii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 215 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 811-07704) electronically filed with the SEC on June 22, 2022 (hereinafter referred to as PEA No. 215).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000904333/000110465922073098/tm2218769-2_exgiii.htm) |
| (h)(i) | [License Agreement between Registrant and Standard & Poor's is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (h) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 811-07704) electronically filed with the SEC on February 26, 1999.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/0000950149-99-000334.txt) |
| (h)(ii) | [Transfer Agency and Service Agreement, dated November 12, 2020, between Registrant and BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (h)(ii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 209 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 811-07704) electronically filed with the SEC on April 28, 2021.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000110465921055724/tm2113235d1_exhii.htm) |
| (h)(ii)(a) | [Amendment No. 1, dated March 2, 2021, to the Transfer Agency and Service Agreement between Registrant and BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (h)(ii)(a) of PEA No. 224.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000110465923124767/tm2331702d1_exhiia.htm) |
| (h)(ii)(b) | [Amendment No. 2, dated April 28, 2023, to the Transfer Agency and Service Agreement between Registrant and BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (h)(ii)(b) of PEA No. 224.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000110465923124767/tm2331702d1_exhiib.htm) |
| (h)(iii) | [Amended and Restated Shareholder Servicing Plan, dated December 11, 2015, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (h)(iv) of PEA No. 151.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000119312516475886/d117636dex99hiv.htm) |
| (h)(iii)(a) | [Amended Schedule A, dated December 9, 2025, to the Amended and Restated Shareholder Servicing Plan, is filed herein as Exhibit (h)(iii)(a).](tm2531957d2_ex99-xhxiiixa.htm) |
| (h)(iv) | [Master Fund Accounting and Services Agreement between Registrant and State Street, dated October 1, 2005, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(i) of PEA No. 79.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000095013406003828/f17617ctexv99wxgyxiy.txt) |
| (h)(iv)(a) | [Amendment, dated September 28, 2022, to Appendix A and Appendix B of the Master Fund Accounting and Services Agreement between Registrant and State Street, dated October 1, 2005, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (h)(iv)(a) of PEA No. 220.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000110465923025396/tm233086d1_exhiva.htm) |
| (h)(iv)(b) | [Amendment, dated November 14, 2024, to the Master Fund Accounting and Services Agreement between the Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust Company, dated October 1, 2005, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (h)(iv)(b) of PEA No. 230.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000110465925018350/tm254183d1_ex99-xhxivxb.htm) |
| (h)(v) | [Form of Fund of Funds Investment Agreement is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (h)(v) of PEA No. 213.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000110465922026747/tm225671d1_exhv.htm) |
| (i) | To be filed by amendment. |
| (j)(i) | To be filed by amendment. |
| (j)(ii) | [Power of Attorney executed by Omar Aguilar, dated January 1, 2025, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (j)(ii) of PEA No. 230.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000110465925018350/tm254183d1_ex99-xjxii.htm) |
| (j)(iii) | [Power of Attorney executed by Robert W. Burns, dated January 1, 2016, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (j)(v) of PEA No. 151.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000119312516475886/d117636dex99jv.htm) |
| (j)(iv) | [Power of Attorney executed by David L. Mahoney, dated January 1, 2016, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (j)(viii) of PEA No. 151.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000119312516475886/d117636dex99jviii.htm) |
| (j)(v) | [Power of Attorney executed by Kimberly S. Patmore, dated January 1, 2016, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (j)(x) of PEA No. 151.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000119312516475886/d117636dex99jx.htm) |
| (j)(vi) | [Power of Attorney executed by Nancy F. Heller, dated June 1, 2018, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (j)(xi) of Post Effective Amendment No. 186 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 811-07704) electronically filed with the SEC on June 26, 2018.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000119312518203629/d600161dex99jxi.htm) |
| (j)(vii) | [Power of Attorney executed by Jane P. Moncreiff, dated January 28, 2019, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (j)(xiii) of PEA No. 190.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000119312519056547/d681474dex99jxiii.htm) |
| (j)(viii) | [Power of Attorney executed by Dana S. Smith, dated January 11, 2023, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (j)(ix) of PEA No. 220.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000110465923025396/tm233086d1_exjix.htm) |
| (j)(ix) | [Registrant, Certified Resolution regarding Powers of Attorney, dated June 10, 2020 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (j)(xv) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 203 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 811-07704) electronically filed with the SEC on June 26, 2020.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000119312520179306/d730999dex99jxv.htm) |
| (j)(x) | [Power of Attorney executed by Jean Derek Penn, dated June 1, 2021, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (j)(xiv) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 210 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 811-07704) electronically filed with the SEC on June 25, 2021.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000110465921085243/tm2117253d1_exjxiv.htm) |
| (j)(xi) | [Power of Attorney executed by Michael J. Beer, dated September 26, 2022, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (j)(xii) of PEA No. 220.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000110465923025396/tm233086d1_exjxii.htm) |
| (j)(xii) | [Power of Attorney executed by Richard A. Wurster, dated January 1, 2025, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (j)(xii) of PEA No. 230.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000110465925018350/tm254183d1_ex99-xjxxii.htm) |
| (k) | Inapplicable. |
| (l) | Inapplicable. |

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| (m) | Inapplicable. |
| (n) | Inapplicable. |
| (o) | Inapplicable. |
| (p)(i) | [Joint Code of Ethics for the Registrant, Investment Adviser and Schwab, dated November 1, 2025, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibt (p)(i) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 234 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 811-07704) electronically filed with the SEC on December 10, 2025.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000110465925119734/tm2532102d1_ex99-xpxi.htm) |
| (p)(ii) | [Code of Ethics for American Century, dated July 1, 2025, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (p)(ii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 233 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 811-07704) electronically filed with the SEC on July 28, 2025.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000110465925070897/tm2515442d1_ex99-xpxii.htm) |
| (p)(iii) | [Code of Ethics for Harris Associates, dated December 11, 2024, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (p)(iii) of PEA No. 231.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000110465925039552/tm259127d1_ex99-xpxiii.htm) |
| (p)(iv) | [Code of Ethics for Columbia, dated December 2024, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (p)(iv) of PEA No. 230.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000110465925018350/tm254183d1_ex99-xpxiv.htm)  |
| (p)(v) | [Code of Ethics for Baillie Gifford, dated July 2024, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (p)(v) of PEA No. 230.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/904333/000110465925018350/tm254183d1_ex99-xpxv.htm)  |
| (p)(vi) | [Code of Ethics for Causeway, dated June 30, 2025, is filed herein as Exhibit (p)(vi).](tm2531957d2_ex99-xpxvi.htm) |

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#### ITEM 29. <br>

#### PERSONS CONTROLLED BY OR UNDER COMMON CONTROL WITH REGISTRANT.
The Board of Trustees of the Registrant is identical to the boards of trustees of The Charles Schwab Family of Funds, Schwab Investments, Schwab Strategic Trust, Schwab Annuity Portfolios, and Laudus Trust. Each such trust has Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. as its investment adviser. In addition, the officers of the Registrant are also identical to those of each such other trust. As a result, the above-named trusts may be deemed to be under common control with the Registrant. Nonetheless, the Registrant takes the position that it is not under common control with such other trusts because the power residing in the respective trusts' boards and officers arises as a result of an official position with each such trust.

#### ITEM 30. <br>

#### INDEMNIFICATION.
Article VIII of Registrant's Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust (Exhibit (a) hereto, which is incorporated by reference) provides in effect that Registrant will indemnify its officers and trustees against all liabilities and expenses, including but not limited to amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments, in compromise, or as fines and penalties, and counsel fees reasonably incurred by any such officer or trustee in connection with the defense or disposition of any action, suit, or other proceeding. However, in accordance with Sections 17(h) and 17(i) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act), and its own terms, said Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust does not protect any person against any liability to Registrant or its shareholders to which he or she would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office. In any event, Registrant will comply with 1940 Act Releases Nos. 7221 and 11330 respecting the permissible boundaries of indemnification by an investment company of its officers and trustees.

Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the 1933 Act), may be permitted to trustees, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, Registrant has been advised that, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a trustee, officer or controlling person of Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such trustee, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

#### ITEM 31. <br>

#### BUSINESS AND OTHER CONNECTIONS OF INVESTMENT ADVISER.
The Registrant's investment adviser is Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc., dba Schwab Asset Management<sup>®</sup>, a Delaware corporation, organized in October 1989 with a principal place of business at 9800 Schwab Way, Lone Tree, Colorado 80124. The only business in which the investment adviser engages is that of investment adviser and administrator to The Charles Schwab Family of Funds, Schwab Investments, Schwab Capital Trust, Schwab Annuity Portfolios and Schwab Strategic Trust; investment adviser to Laudus Trust; investment adviser and/or administrator to any other open-end management investment companies that Schwab may sponsor in the future; and an investment adviser to certain non-investment company clients.

The business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in which each director and/or senior or executive officer of the investment adviser is or has been engaged during the past two fiscal years is listed below. The name of any company for which any director and/or senior or executive officer of the investment adviser serves as director, officer, employee, partner or trustee is also listed below.

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| Omar Aguilar, Director, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Investment Officer | Schwab ETFs | Trustee, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Investment Officer |

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| **Name and Position with Adviser**  | **Name of Other Company**  | **Capacity**  |
| | Schwab Funds | Trustee, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Investment Officer |
|  | Laudus Trust | Trustee, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Investment Officer |
| Patrick Cassidy, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer | Schwab Funds | Vice President and Chief Investment Officer |
| | Laudus Trust | Vice President and Chief Investment Officer |
|  | Schwab ETFs | Vice President and Chief Investment Officer |
| Mark Hunter, Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer | Charles Schwab & Co., Inc | Managing Director |
| | Schwab ETFs | Chief Compliance Officer |
| | Schwab Funds | Chief Compliance Officer |
|  | Laudus Trust | Chief Compliance Officer |
| Catherine MacGregor, Managing Director and Chief Legal Officer | Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. | Managing Director |
| | Charles Schwab Bank, SSB | Managing Director |
| | Schwab ETFs | Secretary and Chief Legal Officer |
| | Schwab Funds | Secretary and Chief Legal Officer |
|  | Laudus Trust | Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Clerk |
| William P. McMahon, Jr., Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer | Schwab ETFs | Vice President and Chief Investment Officer |
| | Schwab Funds | Vice President and Chief Investment Officer |
|  | Laudus Trust | Vice President and Chief Investment Officer |
| Jessica Seidlitz, Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer | Schwab Funds | Chief Operating Officer |
| | Schwab ETFs | Chief Operating Officer |
| | Laudus Trust | Chief Operating Officer |
|  | Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. | Managing Director |
| Michael D. Verdeschi, Director | The Charles Schwab Corporation | Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer |
| | Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. | Director, Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer |
| | Ameritrade Holding LLC | Manager |
|  | Schwab Holdings, Inc. | Director |
| Richard A. Wurster, Director | Schwab Funds | Chairman and Trustee |
| | Schwab ETFs | Chairman and Trustee |
| | Laudus Trust | Chairman and Trustee |
| | The Charles Schwab Corporation | Director, Chief Executive Officer and President |

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#### ITEM 32. <br>

#### PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITERS.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (a) Schwab acts as principal underwriter and distributor of Registrant's shares. Schwab also acts as principal underwriter for The Charles Schwab Family of Funds, Schwab Investments, and Schwab Annuity Portfolios and may act as such for any other investment company which Schwab may sponsor in the future.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (b) Information with respect to Schwab's directors and officers is as follows:

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Name**  | **Position and Offices with the Underwriter**  | **Position and Offices with the Registrant**  |
| Jonathan M. Craig | President and Director; Managing Director and Head of Investor Services and Marketing | None |
| Steven H. Anderson | Managing Director – Co-Head of Workplace Services | None |
| Jonathan Beatty | Director; Managing Director and Head of Advisor Services | None |
| Jason C. Clague | Managing Director and Head of Operations | None |
| Neesha K. Hathi | Managing Director – Wealth and Advice Solutions | None |
| Timothy C. Heier | Managing Director and Chief Technology Officer | None |
| Dennis W. Howard | Managing Director and Chief Information Officer | None |
| Lisa Kidd Hunt | Managing Director and Head of International Services | None |
| Shannon Jurecka | Managing Director and Chief Human Resources Officer | None |
| James Kostulias | Managing Director – Trading Services | None |
| Mitchell N. Mantua | Managing Director and General Auditor | None |
| Peter J. Morgan III | Managing Director, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | None |
| Nigel J. Murtagh | Managing Director and Chief Risk Officer | None |
| Nikhil Sudan | Managing Director and Chief of Strategy and Innovation Officer | None |
| Adele Taylor | Managing Director – Co-Head of Workplace Services | None |
| Michael D. Verdeschi | Director; Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer | None |

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The principal business address of all directors and officers of Schwab is 3000 Schwab Way, Westlake, TX 76262.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (c) None.

#### ITEM 33. <br>

#### LOCATION OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS.
All accounts, books and other documents required to be maintained pursuant to Section 31(a) of the 1940 Act, and the Rules thereunder are maintained at the offices of: Registrant and Registrant's investment adviser and administrator, Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc., 9800 Schwab Way, Lone Tree, CO 80124; Registrant's principal underwriter, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., 3000 Schwab Way, Westlake, TX 76262; Registrant's custodian for certain funds, including Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Large Company Index Fund, Citibank, N.A., 388 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10013; Registrant's custodian for Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Large Company Index Fund, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 50 Post Office Square, Boston, MA 02110, Registrant's custodian for the balance of the funds and fund accountant, State Street Bank and Trust Company, One Congress Street, Suite 1, Boston, MA 02114-2016; Registrant's transfer agent, BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc., 4400 Computer Drive, Westborough, MA 01581; and Registrant's sub-advisors: American Century Investment Management, Inc., 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64111; Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited, Calton Square, 1 Greenside Row, Edinburgh EH1 3AN, Scotland; Causeway Capital Management LLC, 11111 Santa Monica Boulevard, 15th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025; Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, 290 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210; Harris Associates L.P., 111 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 4600, Chicago, IL 60606. Terminated sub-advisors are required to hold all previously generated fund records in accordance with the 1940 Act.

#### ITEM 34. <br>

#### MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
None.

#### ITEM 35. <br>

#### UNDERTAKINGS.
Not applicable.

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#### SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 235 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized, in the City of Washington in the District of Columbia, on the 16th day of December, 2025.

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|:---|
| **SCHWAB CAPITAL TRUST <br> Registrant** |
| Omar Aguilar\* <br>Omar Aguilar, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Investment Officer  |

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Pursuant to the requirements of the 1933 Act, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 235 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated this 16th day of December, 2025.

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| **Signature**  | **Title**  |
| Richard A. Wurster\* <br>Richard A. Wurster  | Chairman and Trustee |
| Michael J. Beer\* <br>Michael J. Beer  | Trustee |
| Robert W. Burns\* <br>Robert W. Burns  | Trustee |
| Nancy F. Heller\* <br>Nancy F. Heller  | Trustee |
| David L. Mahoney\* <br>David L. Mahoney  | Trustee |
| Jane P. Moncreiff\* <br>Jane P. Moncreiff  | Trustee |
| Kimberly S. Patmore\* <br>Kimberly S. Patmore  | Trustee |
| J. Derek Penn\* <br>J. Derek Penn  | Trustee |
| Omar Aguilar\* <br>Omar Aguilar  | Trustee, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Investment Officer |
| Dana S. Smith\* <br>Dana S. Smith  | Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer |

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|:---|:---|
| \*By: | /s/ Douglas P. Dick <br>Douglas P. Dick, Attorney-in-Fact <br> Pursuant to Power of Attorney  |

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## Ex-99.(H)(Iii)(A)

**Exhibit (h)(iii)(a)**

**SCHWAB CAPITAL TRUST**

**SCHWAB INVESTMENTS**

**Schedule A**

**to the Amended and Restated Shareholder Servicing Plan**

**dated December 9, 2025**

**<u>Schwab Capital Trust</u>**

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Fund** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Shareholder Service Fee** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Schwab Large-Cap Growth Fund | &nbsp;&nbsp;An annual fee, payable monthly, of twenty-five one-hundredths of one percent (0.25%) of the Fund's average daily net assets |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Schwab Core Equity Fund | &nbsp;&nbsp;An annual fee, payable monthly, of twenty-five one-hundredths of one percent (0.25%) of the Fund's average daily net assets |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Schwab Dividend Equity Fund | &nbsp;&nbsp;An annual fee, payable monthly, of twenty-five one-hundredths of one percent (0.25%) of the Fund's average daily net assets |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Schwab Small-Cap Equity Fund | &nbsp;&nbsp;An annual fee, payable monthly, of twenty-five one-hundredths of one percent (0.25%) of the Fund's average daily net assets |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Schwab Hedged Equity Fund | &nbsp;&nbsp;An annual fee, payable monthly, of twenty-five one-hundredths of one percent (0.25%) of the Fund's average daily net assets |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Schwab Health Care Fund | &nbsp;&nbsp;An annual fee, payable monthly, of twenty-five one-hundredths of one percent (0.25%) of the Fund's average daily net assets |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Schwab Balanced Fund | &nbsp;&nbsp;An annual fee, payable monthly, of zero percent (0.00%) of the Fund's average daily net assets |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Schwab International Core Equity Fund | &nbsp;&nbsp;An annual fee, payable monthly, of twenty-five one-hundredths of one percent (0.25%) of the Fund's average daily net assets |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Schwab Target 2010 Fund | &nbsp;&nbsp;An annual fee, payable monthly, of zero percent (0.00%) of the Fund's average daily net assets |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Schwab Target 2015 Fund | &nbsp;&nbsp;An annual fee, payable monthly, of zero percent (0.00%) of the Fund's average daily net assets |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Schwab Target 2020 Fund | &nbsp;&nbsp;An annual fee, payable monthly, of zero percent (0.00%) of the Fund's average daily net assets |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Schwab Target 2025 Fund | &nbsp;&nbsp;An annual fee, payable monthly, of zero percent (0.00%) of the Fund's average daily net assets |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Schwab Target 2030 Fund | &nbsp;&nbsp;An annual fee, payable monthly, of zero percent (0.00%) of the Fund's average daily net assets |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Schwab Target 2035 Fund | &nbsp;&nbsp;An annual fee, payable monthly, of zero percent (0.00%) of the Fund's average daily net assets |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Schwab Target 2040 Fund | &nbsp;&nbsp;An annual fee, payable monthly, of zero percent (0.00%) of the Fund's average daily net assets |

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Schwab MarketTrack All Equity Portfolio | &nbsp;&nbsp;An annual fee, payable monthly, of twenty-five one-hundredths of one percent (0.25%) of the Fund's average daily net assets |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Schwab MarketTrack Growth Portfolio | &nbsp;&nbsp;An annual fee, payable monthly, of twenty-five one-hundredths of one percent (0.25%) of the Fund's average daily net assets |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Schwab MarketTrack Balanced Portfolio | &nbsp;&nbsp;An annual fee, payable monthly, of twenty-five one-hundredths of one percent (0.25%) of the Fund's average daily net assets |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Schwab MarketTrack Conservative Portfolio | &nbsp;&nbsp;An annual fee, payable monthly, of twenty-five one-hundredths of one percent (0.25%) of the Fund's average daily net assets |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Schwab International Opportunities Fund | &nbsp;&nbsp;An annual fee, payable monthly, of twenty one-hundredths of one percent (0.20%) of the Fund's average daily net assets |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Schwab Monthly Income Fund – Target Payout | &nbsp;&nbsp;An annual fee, payable monthly, of zero percent (0.00%) of the Fund's average daily net assets |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Schwab Monthly Income Fund – Flexible Payout | &nbsp;&nbsp;An annual fee, payable monthly, of zero percent (0.00%) of the Fund's average daily net assets |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Schwab Monthly Income Fund – Income Payout | &nbsp;&nbsp;An annual fee, payable monthly, of zero percent (0.00%) of the Fund's average daily net assets |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Schwab Target 2045 Fund | &nbsp;&nbsp;An annual fee, payable monthly, of zero percent (0.00%) of the Fund's average daily net assets |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Schwab Target 2050 Fund | &nbsp;&nbsp;An annual fee, payable monthly, of zero percent (0.00%) of the Fund's average daily net assets |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Schwab Target 2055 Fund | &nbsp;&nbsp;An annual fee, payable monthly, of zero percent (0.00%) of the Fund's average daily net assets |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Schwab Target 2060 Fund | &nbsp;&nbsp;An annual fee, payable monthly, of zero percent (0.00%) of the Fund's average daily net assets |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Schwab Target 2065 Fund | &nbsp;&nbsp;An annual fee, payable monthly, of zero percent (0.00%) of the Fund's average daily net assets |

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**<u>Schwab Investments</u>**

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Fund** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Shareholder Service Fee** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Schwab Tax-Free Bond Fund | &nbsp;&nbsp;An annual fee, payable monthly, of fifteen one-hundredths of one percent (0.15%) of the Fund's average daily net assets |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Schwab California Tax-Free Bond Fund | &nbsp;&nbsp;An annual fee, payable monthly, of fifteen one-hundredths of one percent (0.15%) of the Fund's average daily net assets |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Schwab Global Real Estate Fund | &nbsp;&nbsp;An annual fee, payable monthly, of fifteen one-hundredths of one percent (0.15%) of the Fund's average daily net assets |

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## Ex-99.(P)(Vi)

**Exhibit (p)(vi)**

**<u>CODE OF ETHICS</u>**

**CAUSEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT TRUST**

and

**CAUSEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC**

**I. <u>INTRODUCTION</u>**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A. <u>Standards of Conduct</u>. This Code of Ethics has been adopted by the Trust and the Adviser in compliance with Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act. Capitalized terms used in this Code are defined in Appendix 1 to this Code. All Appendixes referred to herein are attached to and are a part of this Code.

This Code is based on the principles that the trustees, managers, officers, and employees of the Trust and the Adviser have a fiduciary duty to the Trust and that the board of managers, officers, and employees of the Adviser or its parent holding company also have a fiduciary duty to the Adviser's other clients. Fiduciaries owe their clients duties of loyalty, honesty, good faith and fair dealing. As fiduciaries, Covered Persons must at all times:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. <u>Place the interests of the Funds and Private Accounts first</u>. Covered Persons must scrupulously avoid serving their own personal interests ahead of the interests of the Funds and Private Accounts. Covered Persons may not induce or cause a Fund or Private Account to take action, or not to take action, for personal benefit, rather than for the benefit of the Fund or Private Account. For example, a Covered Person would violate this Code by causing a Fund or Private Account to purchase a Security he or she owned for the purpose of increasing the price of that Security or by Market Timing Funds or Private Accounts.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. <u>Avoid taking inappropriate advantage of their positions</u>. Covered Persons may not, for example, use their knowledge of portfolio transactions to profit by the market effect of such transactions. Receipt of investment opportunities, perquisites, or gifts from persons seeking business with the Trust or the Adviser could call into question the exercise of a Covered Person's independent judgment.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. <u>Conduct all personal Securities Transactions in full compliance with this Code including the reporting requirements</u>. All personal Securities Transactions must be conducted consistent with this Code and in such a manner as to avoid actual or potential conflict of interest or any abuse of an individual's position of trust and responsibility. Doubtful situations should be brought to the attention of the Compliance Officer (or a designee) and resolved in favor of the Funds and Private Accounts.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. <u>Comply with all applicable federal securities laws</u>. Covered Persons must comply with all applicable federal securities laws. It is prohibited for a Covered Person, in connection with the purchase or sale, directly or indirectly, by the person of a Security held or to be acquired by a Fund or Private Account:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) To employ any device, scheme or artifice to defraud a Fund or Private Account;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) To make any untrue statement of a material fact to a Fund or Private Account or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to
make the statements made to a Fund or Private Account, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) To engage in any act, practice or course of business that operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit on a Fund or Private Account;
or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) To engage in any manipulative practice with respect to a Fund or Private Account.

This Code does not attempt to identify all possible conflicts of interest, and literal compliance with each of its specific provisions will not act as a shield from liability for personal trading or other conduct that violates a fiduciary duty to Fund shareholders or Private Account clients. Access Persons and Investment Personnel should bring to the attention of the Compliance Officer (or a designee) any known circumstances or situations that may create an actual, potential or perceived conflict of interest.

**Violations of the Code must be reported promptly to the Compliance Officer. Failure to comply with the Code may result in sanctions, including termination of employment.**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B. <u>Appendixes to the Code</u>. The Appendixes to this Code are attached to and are a part of the Code. The Appendixes include the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. <u>Definitions</u> (Appendix 1),

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. <u>Contact Persons</u> (Appendix 2),

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. <u>Certification of Compliance with Code of Ethics</u> (Appendix 3 and 3-I),

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a) <u>Personal Securities Holdings and Accounts Disclosure Form</u> (Appendix
3-A)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. <u>Form Letter to Broker, Dealer or Bank</u> (Appendix 4).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5. <u>Report of Securities Transactions</u> (Appendix 5)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6. <u>Initial Public Offering / Private Placement Clearance Form</u> (Appendix 6)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C. <u>Application of the Code to Independent Fund Trustees</u>. The following provisions do not apply to Independent Fund Trustees and their Immediate Families.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. Personal Securities Transactions (Section II)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. Initial, Quarterly and Annual Holdings Reporting Requirements (Section III.A)

**II. <u>PERSONAL SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS</u>**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A. <u>Prohibited Transactions</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. <u>Prohibited Securities Transactions</u>. The following Securities Transactions are prohibited and will not be authorized by the Compliance Officer (or a designee) absent exceptional circumstances. The prohibitions apply only to the categories of persons specified.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a. <u>Pending Buy or Sell Orders (Investment Personnel and Access Persons)</u>. Any purchase or sale of Securities (except Funds) by Investment Personnel or Access

Persons on any day during which any Fund or Private Account has a pending "buy" or "sell" order in the same Security (or Equivalent Security) until that order is executed or withdrawn. This prohibition applies whether the Securities Transaction is in the same direction (e.g., two purchases) or the opposite direction (a purchase and sale) as the transaction of the Fund or Private Account. See exemption in Section II.B.2.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b. <u>Seven-Day Blackout (Investment Personnel and Access Persons)</u>. Purchases or sales of Securities (except Funds and registered open-end investment companies that are not ETFs) by Investment Personnel or Access Persons within seven calendar days before and after a purchase or sale of the same Securities (or Equivalent Securities) by any Fund or Private Account. For example, if a Fund or Private Account trades a Security on day one, day eight is the first day any Investment Personnel or Access Persons may trade that Security (or Equivalent Security) for an account in which he or she has a beneficial interest. This prohibition applies whether the Securities Transaction is in the same direction or the opposite direction as the transaction of the Fund or Private Account. This prohibition also does not apply where a personal trade follows or precedes a Fund or Private Account trade to purchase or sell a basket of securities to invest cash or raise cash (<u>e.g</u>., program trades or cash equitization trades). Investment Personnel and Access Persons may not cause a Fund or Private Account to refrain from trading in order to avoid the application of this prohibition. See exemption in Section II.B.2.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c. <u>Intention to Buy or Sell for a Fund or Private Account (Investment Personnel and Access Persons)</u>. Purchases or sales of Securities (except Funds) by an Access Person or Investment Person at a time when that Access Person or Investment Person intends, or knows of another's intention, to purchase or sell that Security (or an Equivalent Security) on behalf of a Fund or Private Account. This prohibition also applies whether the Securities Transaction is in the same direction or the opposite direction as the transaction of the Fund or Private Account. This prohibition does not apply with respect to Fund or Private Account trades to purchase or sell a basket of securities to invest cash or raise cash (<u>e.g.</u>, program trades or cash equitization trades).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;d. <u>Sixty Day Short-Term Trading Profit Restriction (Investment Personnel and Access Persons)</u>. Investment Personnel are prohibited from profiting from any purchase and sale, or sale and purchase, of a Security or Equivalent Security within sixty calendar days. All Access Persons are prohibited from profiting from any purchase and sale, or sale and purchase, of a Fund or Private Account within sixty calendar days.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;e. <u>Restricted List (Investment Personnel and Access Persons)</u>. Investment Personnel and Access Persons are prohibited from purchases or sales of Securities on the Adviser's Restricted List, if any.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;f. <u>Holdings Restriction (Investment Personnel and Access Persons)</u>. Investment Personnel and Access Persons are prohibited from purchasing Securities or Equivalent Securities (except Funds and ETFs) currently held or sold short by any Fund or Private Account.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;g. <u>Excessive Trading (Investment Personnel and Access Persons)</u>. Excessive trading is strongly discouraged. Excessive trading means trading with a frequency that potentially imposes an administrative burden on the Compliance department, interferes with regular job duties, or adversely affects clients, as determined by the Compliance Officer in his or her discretion. In general, any Access Person requesting preclearance

for more than 10 Securities Transactions in a month should expect additional scrutiny regarding his or her trades. The Compliance Officer or a designee monitors trading activity, and may report such activity to Adviser management and/or limit the number of Securities Transactions by an Access Person during a given period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this rule does not apply to Securities Transactions in an account that is managed by a broker or adviser with discretionary authority over the account.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. <u>Always Prohibited Securities Transactions</u>. The following Securities Transactions for Funds or Private Accounts are prohibited for all Access Persons and Investment Persons and will not be authorized under any circumstances.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a. <u>Inside Information</u>. Any transaction in a Security while in possession of material nonpublic information regarding the Security or the issuer of the Security. For more detailed information, see the Adviser's Insider Trading Policy in its Compliance Policies and Procedures.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b. <u>Market Manipulation</u>. Transactions intended to raise, lower, or maintain the price of any Security or to create a false appearance of active trading.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c. <u>Others</u>. Any other transactions deemed by the Compliance Officer (or a designee) to involve a conflict of interest, possible diversions of a corporate opportunity, an appearance of impropriety, or an administrative burden, or determined by the Compliance Officer (or designee) in his or her discretion to be prohibited for any other reason. For example, Access Persons and Investment Personnel should not execute Securities Transactions for their own account with the same individual employee at a broker-dealer firm that Causeway uses for trading for Funds and Private Accounts.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. <u>Initial Public Offerings (Investment Personnel and Access Persons)</u>. Any purchase of Securities by Investment Personnel or Access Persons in an initial public offering (other than a new offering of a registered open-end investment company) or purchase of cryptocurrency tokens or Initial Coin Offerings (which may be analogous to IPOs) is only permitted if the Compliance Officer grants permission in advance after considering, among other facts, whether the investment opportunity should be reserved for a Fund or Private Account and whether the opportunity is being offered to the person by virtue of the person's position as an Investment Person or Access Person. If authorized, the Compliance Officer will maintain a record of the reasons for such authorization (see Appendix 6).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. <u>Private Placements (Investment Personnel and Access Persons)</u>. Acquisition of Beneficial Interests in Securities in a Private Placement by Investment Personnel or Access Persons is only permitted if the Compliance Officer (or a designee) grants permission in advance after considering, among other facts, whether the investment opportunity should be reserved for a Fund or Private Account and whether the opportunity is being offered to the person by virtue of the person's position as an Investment Person or Access Person. If a Private Placement transaction is permitted, the Compliance Officer will maintain a record of the reasons for such approval (see Appendix 6). Investment Personnel who have acquired securities in a Private Placement are required to disclose that investment to the Compliance Officer when they play a part in any subsequent consideration of an investment in the issuer by a Fund or Private Account, and the decision to purchase securities of the issuer by a Fund or Private Account must be independently authorized by a Portfolio Manager with no personal interest in the issuer.

B. <u>Exemptions.</u>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. The following Securities Transactions are exempt from the restrictions set forth in Section II.A.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a. <u>Mutual Funds/CITs</u>. Securities issued by any registered open-end investment companies or collective investment trusts (excluding Funds, mutual fund clients and collective investment trusts for which the Adviser serves as investment adviser or subadviser and ETFs);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b. <u>No Knowledge</u>. Securities Transactions where neither the Access Person nor Investment Person nor an Immediate Family member knows of the transaction before it is completed (for example, Securities Transactions effected for an Access Person or Investment Person by a trustee of a blind trust or by an automated or "robo" adviser without Access Person or Investment Person input or approval, or discretionary trades involving an investment partnership or investment club in which the Access Person or Investment Person is neither consulted nor advised of the trade before it is executed);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c. <u>Certain Corporate Actions</u>. Any acquisition of Securities through stock dividends, dividend reinvestments, stock splits, reverse stock splits, mergers, consolidations, spin-offs, or other similar corporate reorganizations or distributions generally applicable to all holders of the same class of Securities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;d. <u>Rights</u>. Any acquisition of Securities through the exercise of rights issued by an issuer <u>pro rata</u> to all holders of a class of its Securities, to the extent the rights were acquired in the issue;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;e. <u>Charities and Inheritances</u>. Any disposition of Securities (or Equivalent Securities) donated or transferred to charitable or similar organizations, or any acquisition of Securities (or Equivalent Securities) through inheritance or similar estate transfer processes. This exception does not apply to a donation where the Access Person or Investment Person knows that the recipient will immediately sell the Securities (or Equivalent Securities).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;f. <u>Miscellaneous</u>. Any transaction in the following: (1) bankers' acceptances, (2) bank certificates of deposit, (3) commercial paper, (4) high quality short-term debt, including repurchase agreements, (5) Securities that are direct obligations of the U.S. Government, (6) municipal bonds, and (7) other Securities as may from time to time be designated in writing by the Compliance Officer on the grounds that the risk of abuse is minimal or non-existent.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. Personal Transactions in Securities that also are being purchased, sold or held by a Fund or Private Account are exempt from the prohibitions of Sections II.A.1. a and b if the Investment Person or Access Person does not, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties, make, participate in, or obtain information regarding the purchase or sale of Securities by that Fund or Private Account.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. <u>Application to Commodities, Futures, Options on Futures and Options on Broad-Based Indexes</u>. Commodities, futures (including currency futures and futures on securities comprising part of a broad-based, publicly traded market based index of stocks, but not including futures on single securities) and options on futures and options on broad-based indexes are not

subject to the prohibited transaction provisions of Section II.A., but are subject to the Code's transaction reporting requirements.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. <u>Application to Currencies and Cryptocurrencies</u>. Currencies, such as US Dollars or euros, are not Securities and are not subject to the Code. Similarly, cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, which are a virtual or digital representation of value, are not Securities and are not subject to the Code. However, purchases of cryptocurrency tokens and ICOs are subject to preclearance, and, depending on the instrument, derivatives on tokens are subject to preclearance.

**III. <u>REPORTING AND PRECLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS</u>**

A. <u>Reporting and Preclearance Requirements for Access Persons and Investment Personnel</u>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. <u>Preclearance Procedures</u>. Access Persons and Investment Persons must obtain approval from the Compliance Officer prior to entering into any Securities Transactions (including IPOs and Private Placements) or purchases or sales of cryptocurrency tokens or ICOs (which are subject to the same procedures as Securities Transactions below), except that preclearance is not required for the exempt Securities Transactions set forth in Section II.B or for Securities Transactions in Funds or federal Thrift Savings Plan funds. An Access Person's or Investment Person's first failure to preclear a Securities Transaction within a five year period will not be considered a violation and will receive a warning, unless the Securities Transaction involves a violation of the prohibitions of Section II.A. Access Persons and Investment Persons may preclear Securities Transactions only where they have a present intent to transact in the Security.

To preclear a Securities Transaction, an Access Person or Investment Person shall communicate his or her request to the Compliance Officer, either through the automated preclearance system or a manual process, and provide the following information:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a) Issuer name;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b) Type of security (stock, bond, note, etc.); and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c) Nature of transaction (purchase or sale).

Approval of a Securities Transaction, once given, is effective only for two business days or until the employee discovers that the information provided at the time the transaction was approved is no longer accurate, whichever is shorter.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. <u>Initial Holdings and Accounts Report</u>. Every Access Person and Investment Person must submit within 10 calendar days of becoming an Access Person or Investment Person an Initial Holdings and Accounts Report (see Appendix 3-A) to the Compliance Officer listing all Securities accounts and Securities that he or she holds in such accounts in which that Access Person or Investment Person (or Immediate Family member) has a Beneficial Interest. The information in the Initial Holdings and Accounts Report must be current as of a date not more than 45 calendar days prior to the date the person becomes an Access Person or Investment Person.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. <u>Quarterly Reporting Requirements</u>. Every Access Person and Investment Person (and Immediate Family member) must arrange for the Compliance Officer or a designee to receive directly from any broker, dealer, or bank that effects any Securities Transaction, duplicate copies of each confirmation for each such transaction and periodic statements for each brokerage account in which such Access Person or Investment Person (and Immediate Family member) has a Beneficial Interest. Attached hereto as Appendix 4 is a form of letter that may be used to request such

documents from such entities. All copies must be received no later than 30 calendar days after the end of the calendar quarter. Each confirmation or statement must disclose the following information:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a) the date of the transaction;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b) the title (and exchange ticker symbol or CUSIP number, interest rate and maturity date, as applicable);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c) the number of shares and principal amount;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;d) the nature of the transaction (<u>e.g.</u>, purchase or sale);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;e) the price of the Security; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;f) the name of the broker, dealer or bank through which the trade was effected.

If an Access Person or Investment Person (or Immediate Family member) is not able to arrange for duplicate confirmations and periodic statements to be sent that contain the information required above, or if a transaction is consummated without an intermediary, he or she must submit a quarterly transaction report (see Appendix 5) within 30 calendar days after the completion of each calendar quarter to the Compliance Officer or a designee.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. Every Access Person or Investment Person who establishes a Securities account during the quarter in which that Access Person or Investment Person (or Immediate Family member) has a Beneficial Interest must submit an Account Report (see Appendix 5) to the Compliance Officer or a designee. This report must be submitted to the Compliance Officer or a designee within 30 calendar days after the completion of each calendar quarter.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5. <u>Annual Holdings and Accounts Report</u>. Every Access Person and Investment Person must annually submit an Annual Holdings and Accounts Report (see Appendix 3-A) listing all Securities accounts and Securities in which that Access Person or Investment Person (or Immediate Family member) has a Beneficial Interest. The information in the Annual Holdings Report must be current as of a date no more than 45 calendar days before the report is submitted.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6. An Access Person or Investment Person is not required to report Securities accounts that may only hold open-end mutual funds (except ETFs) or collective investment trusts; however, an Access Person or Investment Person is required to report Securities accounts that are permitted to hold other Securities or ETFs even if the Securities account does not currently hold other Securities or ETFs.

B. <u>Reporting Requirements for Independent Fund Trustees</u>

Each Independent Fund Trustee (and his or her Immediate Family) must report to the Compliance Officer or a designee any trade in a Security by any account in which the Independent Fund Trustee has any Beneficial Interest if the Independent Fund Trustee knew or, in the ordinary course of fulfilling his or her duty as a Trustee of the Trust, should have known that during the 15-calendar day period immediately preceding or after the date of the transaction in a Security by the Trustee such Security (or an Equivalent Security) was or would be purchased or sold by a Fund or such purchase or sale by a Fund was or would be considered by the Fund, except with respect to purchases or sales of a basket of securities to invest cash or raise cash (<u>e.g.</u>, program trades or cash equitization trades). Independent Fund Trustees who need to report such transactions should refer to the procedures outlined in Section III.A.2.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C. <u>Exemptions, Disclaimers and Availability of Reports</u>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. <u>Exemptions</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) A Securities Transaction involving the following circumstances or Securities is exempt from the reporting requirements discussed above: (1) neither the Access Person or Investment Person nor an Immediate Family member had any direct or indirect influence or control over the transaction; (2) Securities directly issued by the U.S. Government; (3) bankers' acceptances; (4) bank certificates of deposit; (5) commercial paper; (6) high quality short-term debt instruments, including repurchase agreements; and (7) shares issued by open-end mutual funds or collective investment trusts (excluding Funds, mutual fund and collective investment trust clients for which the Adviser serves as investment adviser or subadviser and ETFs).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) An Access Person or Investment Person shall not be required to make a transaction report under Section III.A. to the extent that information in the report would duplicate information recorded by the Adviser pursuant to Rule 204-2(a)(13) of the Advisers Act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) With respect to transactions effected pursuant to an Automatic Investment Plan, Access Persons and Investment Persons need not make quarterly transaction reports under Section III.A.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. <u>Disclaimers</u>. Any report of a Securities Transaction for the benefit of a person other than the individual in whose account the transaction is placed may contain a statement that the report should not be construed as an admission by the person making the report that he or she has any direct or indirect beneficial ownership in the Security to which the report relates.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. <u>Availability of Reports</u>. All information supplied pursuant to this Code may be made available for inspection to the Board of Trustees of the Trust, the management of the Adviser, the Compliance Officer, any party to which any investigation is referred by any of the foregoing, the SEC, any self-regulatory organization of which the Adviser is a member, any state securities commission or regulator, and any attorney or agent of the foregoing or of the Trust. Information supplied pursuant to this Code may also be maintained by a third-party vendor engaged by the Adviser to facilitate administration of the Code, provided the vendor has agreed to maintain the confidentiality of such information.

**IV. <u>FIDUCIARY DUTIES</u>**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A. <u>Confidentiality</u>. Covered Persons are prohibited from revealing information relating to the investment intentions or activities of the Funds or Private Accounts except to persons whose responsibilities require knowledge of the information.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B. <u>Corporate Opportunities</u>. Access Persons and Investment Persons may not take personal advantage of any opportunity properly belonging to the Funds or Private Accounts. This includes, but is not limited to, acquiring Securities for one's own account that would otherwise be acquired for a Fund or Private Account.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C. <u>Undue Influence</u>. Covered Persons may not cause or attempt to cause any Fund or Private Account to purchase, sell or hold any Security in a manner calculated to create any personal benefit to the Covered Person. If a Covered Person (or Immediate Family member) stands to benefit materially from an investment decision for a Fund or Private Account which the Covered Person is recommending or participating in, the Covered Person must disclose to those persons with authority to make investment

decisions for the Fund or Private Account (or, if the Covered Person in question is a person with authority to make investment decisions for the Fund or Private Account, to the Compliance Officer) any Beneficial Interest that the Covered Person (or Immediate Family member) has in that Security or an Equivalent Security, or in the issuer thereof, where the decision could create a material benefit to the Covered Person (or Immediate Family member) or the appearance of impropriety. The person to whom the Covered Person reports the interest, in consultation with the Compliance Officer, must determine whether or not the Covered Person will be restricted in making investment decisions.

**V. <u>COMPLIANCE WITH THIS CODE OF ETHICS</u>**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A. <u>Compliance Officer Review</u>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. <u>Monitoring of Personal Securities Transactions</u>. The Compliance Officer or a designee will review personal Securities Transactions and holdings reports made pursuant to Section III.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. <u>Investigating Violations of the Code</u>. The Compliance Officer will investigate any suspected violation of the Code and report the results of each investigation to the Chief Operating Officer of the Adviser. The Chief Operating Officer together with the Compliance Officer will review the results of any investigation of any reported or suspected violation of the Code.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. <u>Annual Reports</u>. At least annually, the Compliance Officer must furnish to the Trust's Board of Trustees, and the Board of Trustees must consider, a written report that (1) describes any issues arising under this Code or procedures since the last report to the Board of Trustees, including, but not limited to, information about material violations of the Code or procedures and sanctions imposed in response to the material violations, and (2) certifies that the Fund and the Adviser have adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent Covered Persons from violating the Code.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B. <u>Remedies</u>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. <u>Sanctions</u>. If the Compliance Officer and the Chief Operating Officer of the Adviser determine that a Covered Person has committed a violation of the Code following a report of the Compliance Officer, the Compliance Officer and the Chief Operating Officer of the Adviser may impose sanctions and take other actions as they deem appropriate, including a letter of caution, suspension of personal trading rights, suspension of employment (with or without compensation), fine, civil referral to the SEC, criminal referral, and termination of the employment of the violator for cause. Absent exceptional circumstances, an Access Person's first violation of the Code within a five year period would result in a 30- calendar day suspension of personal trading privileges, a second violation within a five year period would result in a 90- calendar day suspension of personal trading privileges, and a third violation within a five year period would result in a 2-year suspension of trading privileges. For these purposes, violations would be measured from the date the violation occurred and include, for accumulation purposes, past violations. A suspension of trading privileges would generally entail a prohibition from purchasing Securities, but would not prohibit purchases of registered open-end investment companies or collective investment trusts and would not prohibit sales of Securities or purchases of Securities to cover short positions.

The Compliance Officer and the Chief Operating Officer of the Adviser also may require the Covered Person to reverse the trade(s) in question and forfeit any profit or absorb any loss derived therefrom. The amount of profit shall be calculated by the Compliance Officer and the Chief Operating Officer of the Adviser. Such profit and any other monetary fine imposed hereunder shall

be paid by the Covered Person to the Adviser and forwarded by the Adviser to a charitable organization selected by the Compliance Officer and the Chief Operating Officer of the Adviser. The Compliance Officer and the Chief Operating Officer of the Adviser may not review his or her own transaction.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. <u>Sole Authority</u>. The Compliance Officer and the Chief Operating Officer of the Adviser have sole authority, subject to the review set forth in Section V.B.1 above, to determine the remedy for any violation of the Code, including appropriate disposition of any monies forfeited pursuant to this provision. Failure to promptly abide by a directive to reverse a trade or forfeit profits may result in the imposition of additional sanctions.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C. <u>Exceptions to the Code</u>. Exceptions to the Code will rarely, if ever, be granted. The Compliance Officer may grant exceptions to the requirements of the Code on a case by case basis if the Compliance Officer finds that the proposed conduct involves negligible opportunity for abuse, or upon a showing by the employee that he or she would suffer extreme financial hardship should an exception not be granted. Should the subject of the exception request involve a Securities Transaction, a change in the employee's investment objectives, tax strategies, or special new investment opportunities would not constitute acceptable reasons for an exception. Any exceptions granted must be in writing.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D. <u>Compliance Certification</u>. The Adviser shall provide each Covered Person with a copy of the Code of Ethics and any amendments. Each Access Person and Investment Person shall certify that he or she has received, read and understands the Code and any amendments by executing the Certification of Compliance with the Code of Ethics form (see Appendix 3). In addition, on an annual basis, all Access Persons and Investment Persons will be required to re-certify on such form (see Appendix 3) that they have read and understand the Code and any amendments, that they have complied with the requirements of the Code, and that they have reported all Securities Transactions required to be disclosed or reported pursuant to the requirements of the Code. Independent Fund Trustees and members of the board of managers of the Adviser's parent holding company should complete Appendix 3-I only.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;E. <u>Inquiries Regarding the Code</u>. The Compliance Officer will answer any questions about the Code or any other compliance-related matters.

DATED: April 25, 2005

REVISED: November 1, 2005; January 30, 2006; January 28, 2008; February 1, 2010; August 2, 2010; August 10, 2010; July 1, 2013; June 30, 2015; June 30, 2016; December 29, 2017; June 29, 2018; June 3, 2019; June 30, 2020; October 1, 2020; June 30, 2021; June 30, 2022; December 30, 2022; June 30, 2025

**Appendix 1**

**DEFINITIONS**

"<u>1940 Act</u>" means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

"<u>Access Person</u>" means any officer, general partner or Advisory Person of the Trust, the Adviser, or Causeway (Shanghai) Information Consulting Co., Ltd.; provided, that the employees of SEI Investments Global Funds Services and its affiliates (collectively, "SEI") shall not be deemed to be "Access Persons" as their trading activity is covered by the Code of Ethics adopted by SEI in compliance with Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act. Unless otherwise determined by the Compliance Officer in writing, Independent Fund Trustees and members of the board of managers of the Adviser's parent holding company who are not Advisory Persons are deemed not to be Access Persons under this Code on the grounds that they do not have regular access to information or recommendations regarding the purchase or sale of Securities by Funds or Private Accounts and the risk of abuse is deemed minimal.

"<u>Adviser</u>" means Causeway Capital Management LLC.

"<u>Advisers Act</u>" means the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.

"<u>Advisory Person</u>" means

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) any trustee, member of the board of managers of the Adviser's parent holding company, or officer, general partner or employee of the Adviser, Causeway (Shanghai) Information Consulting Co., Ltd., or the Trust (or of any company in a Control relationship with any of such companies) who, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties, makes, participates in, or obtains or has access to information regarding the purchase or sale of Securities by, or the nonpublic portfolio holdings of, the Funds or Private Accounts, or has access to or whose functions relate to the making of any recommendations with respect to such purchases or sales, and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) any natural person in a Control relationship to the Trust or the Adviser who obtains information concerning recommendations made to the Funds or Private Accounts with respect to the purchase or sale of Securities by the Funds or Private Accounts.

"<u>Automatic Investment Plan</u>" means a program in which regular periodic purchases (or withdrawals) are made automatically in (or from) investment accounts in accordance with a predetermined schedule and allocation. An Automatic Investment Plan includes a dividend reinvestment plan.

"<u>Beneficial Interest</u>" means the opportunity, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, to profit, or share in any profit derived from, a transaction in the subject Securities. A Covered Person is deemed to have a Beneficial Interest in Securities owned by members of his or her Immediate Family. Common examples of Beneficial Interest include joint accounts, spousal accounts, UTMA accounts, partnerships, trusts and controlling interests in corporations. Any uncertainty as to whether a Covered Person has a Beneficial Interest in a Security should be brought to the attention of the Compliance Officer. Such questions will be resolved in accordance with, and this definition shall be subject to, the definition of "beneficial owner" found in Rules 16a-1(a)(2) and (5) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

"<u>Code</u>" means this Code of Ethics, as it may be amended from time to time.

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"<u>Compliance Officer</u>" means the Chief Compliance Officer of the Adviser and the Trust and the persons holding the titles designated in Appendix 2, as such Appendix shall be amended from time to time.

"<u>Control</u>" shall have the same meaning as that set forth in Section 2(a)(9) of the 1940 Act.

"<u>Covered Person</u>" means any Access Person, Investment Person, Independent Fund Trustee, member of the board of managers of the Adviser's parent holding company, or member, officer or employee of the Adviser, Causeway (Shanghai) Information Consulting Co., Ltd., or the Adviser's parent holding company (or of any company in a Control relationship with any of such companies).

"<u>Equivalent Security</u>" means any Security issued by the same entity as the issuer of a subject Security, including options, rights, stock appreciation rights, warrants, preferred stock, restricted stock, phantom stock, futures on single securities, bonds, and other obligations of that company or security otherwise convertible into that security. Options on securities and futures on single securities are included even if, technically, they are issued by the Options Clearing Corporation, a futures clearing authority, or a similar entity.

"<u>ETF</u>" means exchange-traded fund.

"<u>Fund</u>" means a portfolio of the Trust.

"<u>Immediate Family</u>" of a person means any of the following persons who reside in the same household as such person:

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| child | grandparent | son-in-law |
| stepchild | spouse | daughter-in-law |
| grandchild | sibling | brother-in-law |
| parent | mother-in-law | sister-in-law |

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stepparent father-in-law

Immediate Family includes adoptive relationships and any other relationship (whether or not recognized by law) which the Compliance Officer determines could lead to the possible conflicts of interest, diversions of corporate opportunity, or appearances of impropriety which this Code is intended to prevent.

"<u>Independent Fund Trustee</u>" means a trustee of the Trust who is not an "interested person" as that term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.

"<u>Initial Coin Offering</u>" or "ICO", which may also be referred to as a "token" offering, is similar to an IPO and used to raise capital, often providing the buyer certain rights once issued.

"<u>Initial Public Offering</u>" or "IPO" is an offering of securities registered under the Securities Act of 1933 by an issuer who immediately before the registration of such securities was not subject to the reporting requirements of sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

"<u>Investment Personnel</u>" and "<u>Investment Person</u>" mean (1) employees of the Adviser, Causeway (Shanghai) Information Consulting Co., Ltd., or the Trust (or of any company in a Control relationship with any of such companies) who, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties, makes or participates in making recommendations regarding the purchase or sale of Securities, or (2) any natural person who Controls the Adviser or the Trust and who obtains information concerning recommendations made to the Funds or Private Accounts regarding the purchase and sale of Securities by the Funds or Private Accounts. References to Investment Personnel include without limitation Portfolio Managers.

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"<u>Market Timing</u>" means transactions deemed by the Compliance Officer to constitute the short-term buying and selling of shares of Funds or Private Accounts to exploit pricing inefficiencies.

"<u>Portfolio Manager</u>" means a person who has or shares principal day-to-day responsibility for managing the portfolio of a Fund or Private Account.

"<u>Private Account</u>" means the portion of a portfolio of a private client or mutual fund client for which the Adviser serves as investment adviser or subadviser.

"<u>Private Placement</u>" means a limited offering exempt from registration pursuant to Rules 504, 505 or 506 or under Section 4(2) or 4(6) of the Securities Act of 1933.

"<u>Restricted List</u>" means the list of companies maintained by the Compliance Officer about which the Adviser or its affiliates potentially possess material nonpublic information.

"<u>SEC</u>" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

"<u>Security</u>" means a security as defined in Section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act or Section 202(a)(18) of the Advisers Act, including, but not limited to, stock, notes, bonds, debentures, and other evidences of indebtedness (including loan participations and assignments), limited partnership interests, investment contracts, and all derivative instruments of the foregoing, such as options and warrants. "Security" does not include futures and options on futures (except for single security futures and options on futures), but the purchase and sale of such instruments are nevertheless subject to the reporting requirements of the Code. "Security" also does not include currencies or cryptocurrencies, but the purchase and sale of ICOs and tokens are nevertheless subject to the reporting requirements of the Code.

"<u>Securities Transaction"</u> means a purchase or sale of Securities in which a person (or Immediate Family member of such person) has or acquires a Beneficial Interest.

"<u>Trust</u>" means Causeway Capital Management Trust, an investment company registered under the 1940 Act for which the Adviser serves as investment adviser.

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**Appendix 2**

**CONTACT PERSONS**

COMPLIANCE OFFICERS

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. Chief Compliance Officer<br> 2. Senior Compliance Officer

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. Senior Compliance Associate

No Compliance Officer is permitted to preclear or review his/her own transactions or reports under this Code.

**Appendix 3**

**CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH CODE OF ETHICS**

I acknowledge that I have received the Code of Ethics dated December 30, 2022, and certify that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. I have read the Code of Ethics and any amendments and I understand that it applies to me and to all accounts in which I or a member of my Immediate Family has any Beneficial Interest.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. In accordance with Section III.A of the Code of Ethics, I will report or have reported all Securities Transactions in which I have, or a member of my Immediate Family has, a Beneficial Interest, except for transactions exempt from reporting under Section III.C.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. I have listed on Appendix 3-A of this form all accounts and securities in which I have, or any member of my Immediate Family has, any Beneficial Interest.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. I will comply or have complied with the Code of Ethics in all other respects.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5. I agree to disgorge and forfeit any profits on prohibited transactions in accordance with the requirements of the Code of Ethics.

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| Access Person's/Investment Person's Signature |
| Print Name |

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Date: ___________________

**Appendix 3-A**

**PERSONAL SECURITIES HOLDINGS and ACCOUNTS DISCLOSURE FORM** <br> (for use as an Initial or Annual Holdings and Accounts Report)

Pursuant to Section III.A.1 or III.A.3 of the Code of Ethics, please list all Securities accounts and, if not included in a listed Securities account, all Securities in which you (or your Immediate Family member) have a Beneficial Interest. You do not need to list those Securities that are exempt pursuant to Section III.C.

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| Is this an Initial or Annual Report? |
| Name of Access Person/Investment Person: |
| Name of Account Holder(s): |
| Relationship to Access Person/Investment Person: |

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**<u>SECURITIES ACCOUNTS:</u>**

◻ N/A - Neither I nor an Immediate Family member has a Beneficial Interest in any Securities Account.<br> ◻ Listed below are my reportable securities accounts:

<u>Account Number</u> <u>Name of Broker/Dealer/Bank</u>

(Attach separate sheets as necessary)

**<u>SECURITIES HOLDINGS:</u>**

◻ N/A - All Securities are held in the Securities Accounts listed above.

◻ The below Securities are held outside of the Securities Accounts listed above:

(Attach separate sheets as necessary)

I certify that this Report constitutes all the Securities accounts and Securities that must be reported pursuant to this Code.

  <br> Access Person/Investment Person Signature

    <br> Print Name Date

**Appendix 3-I**

**CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH CODE OF ETHICS<br> (Independent Fund Trustees<br> and<br> members of the board of managers of the Adviser's parent holding company)**

I acknowledge that I have received the Code of Ethics dated December 30, 2022, and certify that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. I have read the Code of Ethics and any amendments, and I understand that it applies to me and to all accounts in which I or a member of my Immediate Family has any Beneficial Interest.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. I will report or have reported all Securities Transactions required to be reported under Section III.B of the Code in which I have, or a member of my Immediate Family has, a Beneficial Interest (Independent Fund Trustees only).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. I will comply or have complied with applicable provisions of the Code of Ethics in all other respects.

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| Signature |
| Print Name |

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Date: ___________________

**Appendix 4**

**Form of Letter to Broker, Dealer or Bank**

<br>Subject: Account # __________________

Dear<u> </u>:

Causeway Capital Management LLC ("Adviser"), my employer, is a registered investment adviser. In connection with the Code of Ethics adopted by the Adviser, I am required to request that you send duplicate confirmations of individual transactions as well as duplicate periodic statements for the referenced account to my employer. Please note that the confirmations and/or periodic statements must disclose the following information:

1) date of the transaction;

2) the title of the security (including exchange ticker symbol or CUSIP number, interest rate and maturity date, as applicable);

3) the number of shares and principal amount;

4) the nature of the transaction (*e.g*., purchase or sale);

5) the price of the security; and

6) the name of the firm effecting the trade.

If you are unable to provide this information, please let me know immediately. Otherwise, please address the confirmations and statements directly to:

Your cooperation is most appreciated. If you have any questions regarding these requests, please contact me or the Adviser's Chief Compliance Officer/General Counsel, Kurt J. Decko at (310) 231-6100.

Sincerely,

**Appendix 5**

**REPORT OF SECURITY TRANSACTIONS<br> FOR QUARTER ENDED<u> </u>**

<u>Investment Persons and Access Persons:</u> You do not need to report transactions in 1) direct obligations of the U.S. Government, 2) bankers' acceptances, bank CDs, commercial paper, high quality short-term debt instruments, including repurchase agreements, 3) shares of an open-end investment company or collective investment trust(excluding Funds, mutual fund and collective investment trust clients for which the Adviser serves as investment adviser or subadviser and ETFs), 4) transactions for which you had no direct or indirect influence or control; and 5) transactions effected pursuant to an Automatic Investment Plan.

<u>Independent Fund Trustees</u>: If you are an Independent Fund Trustee, then you only need to report a transaction if you, at the time of that transaction, knew or, in the ordinary course of fulfilling your official duties as a Trustee to the Trust, should have known that, during the 15-calendar day period immediately before or after your transaction in a Security:

1) a Fund purchased or sold such Security or

2) a Fund or the Adviser considered purchasing or selling such Security.

Note that purchases or sales of a basket of securities by a Fund to invest cash or raise cash (<u>e.g.</u>, program trades or cash equitization trades) do not trigger a reporting obligation.

Disclose all Securities Transactions for the period covered by this report:

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| Title of <br> Security\* | Number <br> Shares | Date of <br> Transaction | Price at <br> Which <br> Effected | Principal <br> Amount | Bought <br> or Sold | Name of<br> Broker/Dealer/Bank |

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\* Please disclose the interest rate or maturity date and exchange ticker symbol or CUSIP number, as applicable.

Did you establish any securities accounts during the period covered by this report? ___ Yes ___ No

If Yes, please complete the following:

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| Name of Broker | Date of <br> Account Opening | Account Number |

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____ The above is a record of every Securities Transaction or account opened which I had, or in which I acquired, any direct or indirect Beneficial Interest during the period indicated above.

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| ____ | I certify that the Compliance Officer has received confirmations or account statements pertaining to all Securities Transactions executed that disclose the information required above, and has received notice of any accounts opened, during the period covered by this report. |
| ____ | I have nothing to report for the period covered by this report. |

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Date:   Signature:  

**Appendix 6**

**INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING / PRIVATE PLACEMENT**

**CLEARANCE FORM**

(for the use of the Compliance Officer only)

The Code for the Trust and the Adviser prohibits any acquisition of Securities in an Initial Public Offering (other than shares of open-end investment companies) and Private Placement by any Investment Person or Access Person unless permitted by the Compliance Officer. In these instances, a record of the rationale supporting the approval of such transactions must be completed and retained for a period of five years after the end of the fiscal year in which approval is granted. This form should be used for such recordkeeping purposes; the Compliance Officer's signature on an appropriate preclearance form for such securities also shall suffice for record keeping purposes.

Name:

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| Date of Request |
| Name of IPO / Private Placement: |
| Date of Offering: |
| Number of Shares/Interests |
| Price: |
| Name of Broker/Dealer/Bank |

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___ I have cleared the IPO / Private Placement transaction described above.<br>Reasons supporting the decision to approve the above transaction:

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Name of Compliance Officer |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Signature of Compliance Officer |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Date |

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