FIRST QUARTER
2016
Also available at
schwab.com/selectlist
Mutual Fund
OneSource
Select List
& Income Select List
Analysis and Commentary on Actively
Managed Mutual Funds by Charles
Schwab Investment Advisory, Inc.
With thousands of mutual funds available,
finding the right funds for your portfolio can
seem more time-consuming and difficult than
ever. The Mutual Fund OneSource Select List,
consisting only of OneSource funds available
without a load or transaction fee, is a smart
solution that can help you make confident
investment decisions.
Opportunities Expanded With Lower Minimums
for Funds in Schwab OneSource®
HIGHLIGHTS
Key points:
(Pages 1–3)
• Schwab recently lowered the minimums for initial and subsequent
investments for most funds participating in its Mutual Fund
OneSource service, making it even easier for individual investors
to get started.
• The reduced minimums also open the door to Schwab’s Automatic
Investment Program (AIP) to more investors, allowing them to
automate their investing and take advantage of the strategy of
dollar-cost averaging.
• AIP brings discipline and consistency to an investment program
and can help investors overcome inertia and resist the temptation
of market-timing.
(continued on page 2)
Opportunities Expanded With
Lower Minimums for Funds in
Schwab OneSource®
Fund Selection Considerations
(Page 4)
Fourth Quarter Perspectives
and Summaries
(Pages 5–11)
Mutual Fund OneSource Select List
(Pages 5–11)
Income Mutual Fund Select List
(Pages 12–13)
Additional Important Information
(Page 14)
. Opportunities Expanded With Lower Minimums for Funds in Schwab OneSource® (continued)
Many investors consider the most difficult aspect of wealth-
It can be hard to maintain the discipline required to invest regularly.
building to be getting started—determining how to allocate their
Market volatility, nonstop news and commentary, conflicting
assets, choosing appropriate investment vehicles, and taking
opinions, and simply the fear of the unknown can all conspire
the action required to create an initial portfolio. There can be
against us, leading even the most resolute investor to second-
many reasons for inaction or procrastination, but many would-be
guess his or her intentions and often leading to poorly timed
investors simply believe that they haven’t amassed sufficient
purchases or sales, or worse—inertia. Sometimes investors are
resources to get started. To help overcome this barrier, Schwab
so stymied that they end up doing nothing, simply sitting on the
has lowered its investment minimums for both initial and
sidelines.
That’s where automatic investing can help.
subsequent mutual fund purchases for the majority of funds
participating in its Mutual Fund OneSource service.
Opening the Door to More Investors
A pioneer in the fund supermarket model, Schwab developed
Mutual Fund OneSource to provide investors access to a large
number of funds and fund families through a single account, with
no loads or transaction fees. Always looking to further increase
the attractiveness of the platform and to enable more investors to
take advantage of it, Schwab recently lowered its initial investment
minimums on Mutual Fund OneSource funds from $2,500 to as
little as $100 for most funds. And once an initial position has
been established, subsequent, ongoing investments in that
fund can now be made for as little as $1, down from $500.
The
changes apply to most funds participating in Schwab’s Mutual
Fund OneSource service—including the vast majority of funds
listed in the Mutual Fund OneSource Select List. As with all
Mutual Fund OneSource funds, initial and subsequent mutual
fund investments incur no transaction fees.1
Recognizing the challenges and temptations that can potentially
derail investors or lead to less-than-optimal timing decisions,
Schwab has long encouraged investors to put the strategy of
dollar-cost averaging to work for them through AIP. And with the
lower minimums for initial investments, AIP becomes available
for small accounts and to investors who don’t have a lot to invest
upfront but want to build their portfolio over the long term.
Dollar-Cost Averaging: A Prudent Strategy
Dollar-cost averaging is a wealth-building strategy that involves
investing a fixed amount of money at regular intervals over a long
period regardless of share price.
Many investors may already be
practicing it if they participate in a 401(k) or 403(b) retirement
plan in which contributions are made through regular payroll
deductions. Instead of purchasing shares of one or more mutual
funds in a single lump sum, dollar-cost averaging allows investors
to spread their purchases over a longer period of time. In so doing,
investors can reduce the impact of short-term market moves,
which typically smooth out over time.
Benefits of Lower Minimums
Here’s how it works: Every month (or other regular interval),
Lower minimum investments are meaningful for more than just
you invest a set amount of money in one or more mutual funds,
small or first-time investors.
Among the benefits:
regardless of how the overall market is performing. The net result
• By committing a smaller amount, investors can reduce or
alleviate concerns about getting into the market at the wrong
time, especially during volatile markets.
• Lower minimums can make it easier for investors to branch
out beyond a single-fund portfolio solution, increasing their
diversification across multiple funds and asset classes.
is that when prices are lower, your fixed investment buys more
shares; and when prices are higher, it buys fewer.
As an example, let’s say you decide to invest $400 a month in a noload mutual fund. The table below illustrates the implementation of
such a plan over a hypothetical six-month period, during which the
share price of the fund fluctuated considerably.
Amount invested
Price per share
No.
of shares
purchased
Month 1
$400
$14.28
28
Month 2
$400
$13.33
30
Month 3
$400
$12.50
32
Month 4
$400
$12.90
31
Month 5
$400
$13.79
29
Month 6
$400
$12.12
33
• Lower minimums allow investors exposure to areas of the
market that may previously have been inaccessible to them.
• Lower minimums allow more investors to immediately participate in Schwab’s Automatic Investment Program (AIP), which
provides an easy way to employ a dollar-cost averaging strategy.
Beyond Getting Started: The Importance of Ongoing Investing
While getting started is key, over the long term, investors face a
potentially far bigger challenge that can have an enormous impact
on their ability to reach their financial goals: investing regularly.
Mutual Fund OneSource Select List — First Quarter 2016
This example is hypothetical and does not project or predict investment results. Actual results will vary.
(continued on page 3)
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. Opportunities Expanded With Lower Minimums for Funds in Schwab OneSource® (continued)
If, instead of employing dollar-cost averaging, you had used the
entire $2,400 at the outset to buy fund shares at their then-price
of $14.28 per share, you would have purchased 168 shares. In
this example, due to the fluctuation of the fund’s share price, at
the end of the six-month period you would have had 183 shares,
purchased at an average price of $13.15 per share.
Of course, no strategy—dollar-cost averaging included—can
protect against losses when share prices tumble. And in a rising
market, it would make more sense to have purchased shares
earlier, at a lower price. But without the benefit of hindsight,
one never knows where prices are headed.
Schwab’s lower investment minimums have the potential to give
a whole new group of investors the ability to grow their portfolio
over time.
Regardless of the size of the contribution, it’s surprising
how it can accrue given the power of compounding. Here are a
few examples:
Over 15 years
Advantages of dollar-cost averaging:
• Overcomes procrastination. Because regular
investments are smaller, it can be easier for
investors to get started and to stay on track.
• Maintains market participation.
Dollar-cost
averaging ensures participation in the market
regardless of its conditions, removing the
temptation to try to guess when the time is
“right” to invest.
• Minimizes regret. Whether it’s sitting out a
market rally or investing a large amount just
before markets tumble, there’s always the
potential for second-guessing one’s investment
strategy. Dollar-cost averaging helps reduce it.
Over 30 years
Amount
invested
monthly
Total
invested
Balance
Total
invested
Balance
The Bottom Line
$50
$9,000
$13,364
$18,000
$41,613
Long-term investing entails a frame of mind as well as a series
$100
$18,000
$26,729
$36,000
$83,226
$250
$45,000
$66,822
$90,000
$208,065
$500
$90,000
$133,644
$180,000
$416,129
of decisions and actions (or inactions).
It requires persistence
and discipline. But getting started sooner rather than later and
regularly adding to your investments are two tangible steps you
can take to greatly increase the likelihood of meeting your
long-term financial goals. And with Schwab’s new lower minimums
This example is hypothetical and does not project or predict investment results.
It assumes an
annual return of 5%, with interest compounded monthly. Actual results will vary.
available for more than 500 fund families and thousands of
Combining dollar-cost averaging with mutual funds is especially
easier or more cost-efficient to build a diversified portfolio.
no-load, no-transaction-fee mutual funds, it has never been
attractive in that it helps investors reduce both their market
risk and their company-specific risk. Spreading out investments
regularly over time reduces the market risk—the risk of a poorly
timed investment into a falling market—while the inherent diversification of a mutual fund spreads investor risk across many
securities so that weakness among some are potentially offset
by strength in others.
Want to establish Schwab’s Automatic Investment Plan?
Online: www.schwab.com/AIP | By phone: (800) 435-4000
1
Please see “Investing in Mutual Funds at Schwab” on page 14 regarding other fees that may apply.
Mutual Fund OneSource Select List — First Quarter 2016
(0216-0337)
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How Funds Are Selected
To build the Schwab Mutual Fund OneSource Select List and the Schwab Income Mutual Fund Select List, Charles Schwab
Investment Advisory, Inc. (CSIA) starts by analyzing the funds tracked by Morningstar using quantitative and qualitative
selection criteria described below. Then, based on its analysis, CSIA builds the Mutual Fund OneSource Select List and
Income Select list by selecting the most favorably evaluated OneSource funds, including Schwab Funds and Laudus Funds
(“Schwab Affiliate Funds”), within each Morningstar category.
Most of the funds on the List are actively managed OneSource funds. In addition, CSIA also includes up to one Schwab
Affilate Fund that is a market-cap weighted index fund for each of the large-cap, small-cap, international and taxable bond
asset classes, and one Schwab Affiliate Fund that is a fundamentally weighted index fund for each of the large cap, small
cap, developed large cap international, developed small cap international and emerging market asset classes.
Visit the
OneSource Select List on schwab.com to view the Select List online and to learn more about how index funds are selected.
Eligibility Requirements
Each OneSource Select List and Income Select List fund must:
Be no-load and open to new investors at Schwab in all 50 states.
Have a minimum three-year performance track record (except funds that
are listed below the “Leading Schwab Affiliate Funds” sections of the lists,
which are eligible if they have a minimum 12 months performance track
record under their current management and/or current investment
objectives and strategy).
Have at least $40 million in assets (except for small-cap value, high yield,
multisector bond, world bond, emerging market equity and bond,
diversified Pacific Asia, Pacific Asia ex-Japan, Europe, Japan, Latin
America, convertibles, retirement income, target date and specialty funds,
which require at least $20 million in assets). To meet this requirement,
assets in multiple share classes of the same fund may be aggregated.
Additionally, each Income Select List fund must:
Demonstrate a track record of making income distributions in each of the
prior five calendar years (or during every full calendar year since inception
in the case of funds with less than a five-year track record, including
Schwab Affiliate Funds which may have a 12-month track record).
For fixed income funds, make income distributions on at least a quarterly
basis; and—with the exception of the high-yield, multisector and emerging
markets bond categories—not allocate in excess of 30% to issues rated
below investment grade.
For equity funds, offer a current yield in excess of their category average;
and for equity funds with “dividend” or “income” in their name, make
income distributions at least quarterly.
With the exception of specialty sector (REITs) and fixed income funds, not
allocate in excess of 33% to any single sector.
Selection Criteria
Actively Managed OneSource Funds, including Schwab Affiliate Funds, are
evaluated by CSIA based on a quantitative analysis of risk, performance,
expenses, active share (when meaningful), assets under management and
asset flows. CSIA also may apply additional qualitative factors to its analysis
to enhance its overall evaluation of a fund, including, for example, changes in
a fund’s investment strategy or management structure, portfolio manager
tenure, whether a fund’s investment style and portfolio holdings are
representative of its investment category, portfolio composition and turnover
rates, consistency of a fund’s performance and CSIA’s evaluation of the fund
over time, and other risk and diversification considerations.
In addition, for the Income Select List, those funds with the best capital
preservation attributes and investment strategies that focus on selecting
income-generating securities will receive preference when selecting from
similarly rated funds with comparable yield characteristics.
Mutual Fund OneSource Select List — First Quarter 2016
“Leading Schwab Affiliate Funds” sections of the Select List and Income
Select List feature eligible actively managed Schwab Affiliate Funds that
generally fall into the top 35 percent of all CSIA-evaluated funds (including
OneSource and non-OneSource funds) in their respective Morningstar
categories.
If two or more Schwab Affiliate Funds that fit this criteria also
have similar investment styles, CSIA may determine that only the most
favorably evaluated fund(s) be included in the list. Because Schwab Affiliate
Funds included in the “Leading Schwab Affiliate Funds” section of the
OneSource Select List and Income Select List are selected independently
from other actively managed funds on the list, they may have a less favorable
evaluation overall than the funds listed in the “Leading Third-Party Funds”
section of the list.
The Index Funds section of the Select List features only Schwab Affiliate
Funds. It includes up to one market capitalization weighted index fund for
each of the large-cap, small-cap, international and taxable bond asset
classes and one fundamentally weighted index fund for each of the large cap,
small cap, developed large cap international, developed small cap
international and emerging market asset classes.
A market capitalization
weighted index fund is a fund that attempts to match the performance of an
established list of securities, where the securities with the highest market
capitalization (total market value of outstanding stock) get the most weight.
A fundamentally weighted index fund is a fund that attempts to match the
performance of an established list of securities, where the securities with
the highest fundamental value (measured based on criteria such as sales,
cash flow, dividends and stock buybacks) get the most weight. A Schwab
Affiliate fund that is market capitalization weighted and a Schwab Affiliate
Fund that is fundamentally weighted are included unless no funds meet
Schwab’s quantitative and qualitative evaluation criteria.
The Schwab affiliate index fund that receives the most favorable evaluation
by CSIA in each asset class is included on the Select List. If two index funds
receive equal evaluations, CSIA will generally include the fund that has the
lower expense ratio.
“Leading Third-Party Funds” sections of the OneSource Select List and
Income Select List feature eligible actively managed third-party OneSource
funds that generally fall within the top 35 percent of all CSIA-evaluated
funds within a given Morningstar category and that receive the most
favorable evaluations in their respective categories.
For the OneSource Select List, CSIA generally includes the five most-favorably
evaluated funds in each of the large-cap, small-cap, intermediate-term bond,
municipal national intermediate and foreign large blend asset categories and
the two most favorably evaluated funds in all other asset categories.
If two or
more of the most favorably evaluated funds within an asset category have
similar investment styles, CSIA may substitute a less-favorably evaluated
fund for one or more of those funds to provide a more diverse selection of
fund investment strategies.
(continued on page 14)
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. LARGE-CAP U.S. STOCK FUNDS
Perspectives and Fourth Quarter 2015 Summary
Our view is that the U.S. bull market for stocks will push ahead in 2016 with continued volatility
and corrections. After nearly seven years, the bull market is in a more mature phase, with weaker
earnings and revenue growth, and recently narrow market breadth.
Market corrections should be
contained due to subdued investor sentiment and healthy leading indicators that suggest a U.S.
recession is a distant risk. We continue to reinforce the benefits of broad and global asset class
diversification during a more difficult market environment.
2015 ended the year with the Standard & Poor 500 Composite Index up 1.38% for the year after
a 7.04% return for the fourth quarter. Stocks rebounded from the large downturn in the third
quarter with doubt over the Federal Reserve’s actions subsiding with the announcement of a
rate increase in December.
Large-cap U.S.
stocks continued to outperform Small-cap U.S. stocks. Large-cap Growth,
Large-cap Blend and Large-cap Value all rallied from the third quarter losses with returns of
6.7%, 5.6% and 4.7%, respectively.
All perspectives are as of January 11, 2016
For the latest up-to-date perspectives, please visit schwab.com
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015
1
YEAR
AVERAGE ANNUALIZED TOTAL RETURN
UPSIDE DOWNSIDE GROSS
NET
3
5
10
SINCE
MARKET MARKET EXPENSE EXPENSE
YEARS
YEARS
YEARS INCEPTION CAPTURE CAPTURE RATIO a
RATIO a
TOTAL
ASSETS
($M)
MORNINGSTAR
CATEGORY
QUOTE
SYMBOL
Schwab Core Equity Fund (7/1/96)
Large Blend
SWANX
0.55
14.92
11.90
6.80
8.14
101.33
105.14
0.72
0.72
2,273
Laudus U.S.
Large-Cap Growth Fund (10/14/97)
Large Growth
LGILX
6.28
16.73
13.72
9.72
6.60
102.78
92.05
0.77
0.77
2,201
Schwab Dividend Equity Fund (9/2/03)
Large Value
SWDSX
-3.52
12.33
11.03
6.69
8.33
96.83
118.43
0.89
0.89
1,782
Large Value
SFLNX
-2.96
13.51
11.16
—
6.64
96.71
107.04
0.39
0.35
4,646
Large Blend
SWPPX
1.29
15.02
12.48
7.27
—
99.61
100.06
0.09
0.09
21,367
INTECH US Mgd Volatility T (7/6/09)b
Large Blend
JRSTX
3.13
15.12
12.42
6.55
15.78
92.92
82.62
0.95
0.95
289
Parnassus Core Equity Investor (8/31/92)
Large Blend
PRBLX
-0.55
15.12
12.68
9.89
10.50
97.83
94.77
0.87
0.87
11,920
Glenmede Large Cap Core Port (2/27/04)
Large Blend
GTLOX
1.67
17.61
14.50
8.42
8.74
105.75
91.33
0.87
0.87
1,748
Prudential Jennison Equity Opportunity Z (11/7/96)
Large Blend
PJGZX
-2.08
12.39
10.41
7.31
9.91
90.96
103.40
0.80
0.80
456
Oakmark I (8/5/91)
17,083
FUND NAME (FUND INCEPTION DATE)
LEADING SCHWAB AFFILIATE FUNDSd
FUNDAMENTAL INDEX FUNDS
Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index Fund (4/2/07)
MARKET CAP-WEIGHTED INDEX FUNDS
Schwab ® S&P 500 Index Fund (5/19/97)
LEADING 3RD PARTY FUNDS
Large Blend
OAKMX
-3.95
13.71
12.61
8.49
12.51
103.26
121.14
0.87
0.87
Parnassus (12/27/84)
Large Growth
PARNX
0.27
15.56
13.07
9.74
10.01
103.23
103.94
0.84
0.84
755
Nicholas (7/14/69)
Large Growth
NICSX
-2.95
16.19
14.00
9.05
11.39
101.74
94.42
0.72
0.72
3,484
Large Growth
JACTX
12.00
17.16
13.11
8.95
14.45
99.80
80.79
0.77
0.77
2,337
b
Janus Forty T (7/6/09)b
Janus Research T (5/3/93)
Large Growth
JAMRX
5.33
17.49
12.69
9.00
11.06
102.29
83.88
0.80
0.80
4,698
Glenmede Large Cap Growth (2/27/04)
Large Growth
GTLLX
4.13
19.75
15.37
9.23
9.35
110.02
82.48
0.88
0.88
2,065
American Century Equity Income Inv (8/1/94)b
Large Value
TWEIX
0.60
10.57
9.32
6.79
10.38
72.28
74.73
0.93
0.93
8,655
JPMorgan Large Cap Value A (2/18/92)e
Large Value
OLVAX
-7.19
12.89
9.73
5.46
6.90
101.24
104.80
1.11
0.93
723
Delaware Value® A (9/14/98)b,e
Large Value
DDVAX
-6.26
12.24
11.97
6.73
6.84
93.23
89.35
0.98
0.98
9,468
Commerce Value (3/3/97)
Large Value
CFVLX
-0.92
13.06
12.53
6.36
6.11
90.48
95.93
0.71
0.70
187
JPMorgan Equity Income A (2/18/92)e
Large Value
OIEIX
-7.63
11.21
10.81
7.10
8.30
92.42
99.16
1.09
1.04
10,566
Schwab 1000 Index® (Dividends Reinvested)
1.06
14.98
12.34
7.46
—
S&P 500 Index (Dividends Reinvested)
1.38
15.13
12.57
7.31
—
b
PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS
®
New to the Select List this quarter
Asset Class and Performance Benchmark Definitions
Large-cap U.S. stock funds invest primarily in stocks that fall in the top 70% of the U.S.
market capitalization range as defined by Morningstar, Inc. Growth funds invest in companies that may be experiencing
rapid growth in earnings, sales or return on equity. Value funds invest in companies that may have share prices below estimated fair market value, undervalued assets, an opportunity to “turnaround” or lower
price-to-earnings or price-to-book ratios.
Blend funds invest in a combination of value and growth stocks.
The S&P 500® Index includes common stocks of 500 widely held companies. S&P 500 is a registered trademark of The McGraw-Hill Co., Inc.
If an expense waiver was in place during the period, the net expense ratio was used to calculate fund performance. A net expense ratio lower than the gross expense ratio may reflect a cap on or contractual
waiver of fund expenses.
Please read the fund prospectus for details on limits or expiration dates for any such waivers.
Performance quoted is past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher. Visit schwab.com for month’s end
performance information.
Investment value will fluctuate, and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original cost.
Mutual Fund OneSource Select List — First Quarter 2016
5
. MID- AND SMALL-CAP U.S. STOCK FUNDS
Perspectives and Fourth Quarter 2015 Summary
Our view of a difficult market environment in 2016 will likely be felt by smaller-cap domestic stocks
as well, while the expected bouts of volatility could drain risk appetites to the detriment of the
group. However, the strong U.S. dollar, continued domestic labor market growth, lower energy
costs, and the wage tailwinds that appear to be setting up likely bode well for the all-important
U.S.
consumer. As always, we do not recommend making market cap bets and encourage
investors to stick to long-term asset allocation goals according to your risk tolerance.
Small-cap U.S. stocks were down -4.41% for the year with investors sticking with higher-quality,
less volatile, Large and Mega-cap stocks.
Small-cap U.S. stocks recovered from the third quarter
with Small Growth, Small Blend and Small Value returning 2.8%, 2.7% and 2.0%, respectively.
Mid-cap U.S. stocks outperformed Small-cap for the year with the Russell Mid Cap ® down
-2.44% for 2015.
Mid Growth, Mid Value and Mid Blend came back from heavy third quarter
losses returning 3.3%, 2.7% and 2.4%, respectively, in the fourth quarter.
All perspectives are as of January 11, 2016
For the latest up-to-date perspectives, please visit schwab.com
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015
AVERAGE ANNUALIZED TOTAL RETURN
UPSIDE DOWNSIDE GROSS
NET
3
5
10
SINCE
MARKET MARKET EXPENSE EXPENSE
YEARS
YEARS
YEARS INCEPTION CAPTURE CAPTURE RATIOa
RATIOa
MORNINGSTAR
CATEGORY
QUOTE
SYMBOL
1
YEAR
Small Blend
SWSCX
-3.69
13.86
12.34
Small Blend
SFSNX
-5.03
12.43
9.39
Small Blend
SWSSX
-4.41
11.65
Parnassus Mid-Cap (4/29/05)
Mid-Cap Blend
PARMX
-0.87
Hennessy Cornerstone Mid Cap 30 Inv (9/17/03)
Mid-Cap Blend
HFMDX
0.02
Janus Enterprise T (9/1/92)b
Mid-Cap Growth
JAENX
3.32
14.74
Buffalo Discovery (4/16/01)
Mid-Cap Growth
BUFTX
5.64
16.90
Perkins Select Value T (12/15/11)b
Mid-Cap Value
JSVTX
0.20
9.63
TIAA-CREF Mid-Cap Value Retail (10/1/02)
Mid-Cap Value
TCMVX
-5.65
Wasatch Small Cap Value (12/17/97)
Small Blend
WMCVX
Tributary Small Company Instl (6/10/96)
Small Blend
FOSCX
Perritt MicroCap Opportunities Investor (5/2/88)
Small Blend
PRCGX
Columbia Select Smaller-Cap Value A (4/25/97)b,e
Small Blend
Lord Abbett Small Cap Value A (12/13/95)e
Small Blend
Conestoga Small Cap Investors (10/1/02)
Small Growth
Wasatch Core Growth (12/8/86)
Small Growth
Rice Hall James Small Cap Instl (11/1/96)
Small Growth
RHJMX
-1.42
11.49
10.97
TIAA-CREF Small-Cap Equity Retail (10/1/02)
Small Growth
TCSEX
-0.24
14.05
10.06
Driehaus Micro Cap Growth (1/2/03)
Small Growth
DMCRX
-0.55
20.11
10.82
Perkins Small Cap Value T (10/21/87)b
Small Value
JSCVX
-2.66
10.64
7.35
Victory Sycamore Small Company Opp A (3/26/99)e
Small Value
SSGSX
-6.43
9.80
8.48
Federated Clover Small Value A (2/28/96)e
Small Value
VSFAX
-11.68
7.51
5.95
American Beacon Zebra Small Cap Eq Inv (6/1/10)
Small Value
AZSPX
-4.03
12.25
9.54
—
-4.41
11.65
9.19
6.80
FUND NAME (FUND INCEPTION DATE)
TOTAL
ASSETS
($M)
LEADING SCHWAB AFFILIATE FUNDSd
Schwab Small-Cap Equity Fund (7/1/03)
6.36
10.38
105.07
124.21
1.11
1.11
600
—
7.10
100.51
126.51
0.44
0.35
1,343
9.55
7.60
8.15
95.12
120.74
0.21
0.17
2,602
12.25
11.62
8.84
8.59
84.66
89.27
1.09
0.99
554
14.72
12.38
8.55
11.12
105.67
117.70
1.17
1.17
1,010
11.76
9.41
10.50
85.73
68.39
0.92
0.92
6,396
13.69
10.47
8.60
93.87
68.54
1.01
1.01
943
—
—
10.77
72.35
84.04
1.01
0.89
78
11.94
9.73
7.15
11.46
90.44
106.40
0.72
0.72
4,972
0.00
13.96
10.33
6.41
11.72
92.92
93.43
1.20
1.20
283
-0.63
12.48
9.42
8.64
8.91
91.45
103.77
1.32
1.22
256
-6.09
11.25
6.96
5.35
9.29
79.45
85.89
1.21
1.21
339
SSCVX
-9.52
12.21
8.12
6.85
8.49
109.29
128.97
1.36
1.36
454
LRSCX
-6.85
8.27
6.01
7.24
11.75
86.79
112.00
1.20
1.20
1,212
CCASX
8.03
14.03
11.47
8.83
11.14
93.39
93.98
1.24
1.10
661
WGROX
3.92
12.80
12.45
7.50
12.03
88.98
94.66
1.18
1.18
1,220
8.17
9.07
89.87
109.36
1.51
1.25
45
6.79
10.38
97.08
102.86
0.83
0.83
2,864
10.20
17.97
111.85
83.76
1.59
1.59
282
7.58
12.04
85.16
105.95
0.81
0.81
1,330
7.56
9.24
94.00
114.69
1.31
1.31
2,797
6.08
10.14
86.20
118.95
1.45
1.27
681
12.34
92.38
108.29
1.83
1.28
21
FUNDAMENTAL INDEX FUNDS
Schwab Fundamental U.S. Small Co Index Fund (4/2/07)
MARKET CAP-WEIGHTED INDEX FUNDS
Schwab Small-Cap Index Fund (5/19/97)
LEADING 3RD PARTY FUNDS
PERFORMANCE BENCHMARK
Russell 2000 Index® (Dividends Reinvested)
—
New to the Select List this quarter
Asset Class and Performance Benchmark Definitions
Mid-cap U.S. stock funds invest primarily in stocks that fall in the next 20% of the U.S.
market capitalization range following large-cap stocks. Small-cap U.S. stock funds generally invest in stocks falling in the
bottom 10% of the range.
Definitions based on Morningstar, Inc.
Growth funds invest in companies that may be experiencing rapid growth in earnings, sales or return on equity. Value funds invest in companies that may have share prices below estimated fair market value,
undervalued assets, an opportunity to “turnaround” or lower price-to-earnings or price-to-book ratios. Blend funds invest in a combination of value and growth stocks.
The Russell 2000® Index consists of the
2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, which represents approximately 98% of the total market value of publicly available domestic equities.
Small-cap funds are subject to greater volatility than those in other asset categories.
If an expense waiver was in place during the period, the net expense ratio was used to calculate fund performance. A net expense ratio lower than the gross expense ratio may reflect a cap on or contractual
waiver of fund expenses. Please read the fund prospectus for details on limits or expiration dates for any such waivers.
Performance quoted is past performance and is no guarantee of future results.
Mutual Fund OneSource Select List — First Quarter 2016
6
.
INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUNDS
Perspectives and Fourth Quarter 2015 Summary
Some of the most attractive global stock markets in 2016 may be found among non-U.S. developed
markets, such as Europe and Japan, where profit growth momentum and the central bank impact on
valuations may be more favorable. Emerging market stocks, including China, may modestly underperform
developed international due to weak earnings growth and currency volatility.
The MSCI EAFE Index, a broad representation of non-U.S developed market equities, was up by 4.8%,
amid a seesaw fourth quarter of monetary stimulus and sluggish economic growth. Japanese stocks
gained 8% in the backdrop of a mild recession and corporate governance reforms.
The Europe category
returned 2.6% helped by the European Central Bank’s stimulus measures and improving exports.
Emerging Markets posted a modest gain of 0.7%, mostly helped by the China category which returned
5.7% as China’s central bank cut interest rates for the sixth time in a year, while investors battled
persistent fears of a slowing Chinese economy. The Latin America category lost 2.7% dragged down by
a weakening Brazilian real and declining Brazilian and Mexican stocks.
Foreign fund investors experienced positive returns across all categories with Foreign Small/Mid
Growth (5.2%) and Foreign Large Growth (4.6%) posting top performance while Foreign Small/Mid
Value (3.5%) and Foreign Large Value (2.7%) trailed their growth counterparts.
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015
FUND NAME (FUND INCEPTION DATE)
All perspectives are as of January 11, 2016
For the latest up-to-date perspectives, please visit schwab.com
MORNINGSTAR
CATEGORY
LEADING SCHWAB AFFILIATE FUNDSd
Schwab ® International Core Equity Fund (5/30/08)
Foreign Large Blend
Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund—Select (6/17/08)b,* Foreign Large Value
FUNDAMENTAL INDEX FUNDS
Schwab Fundamental Emerg Mkts Lg Co Index (1/31/08)
Diversified Emerging Mkts
Schwab Fundamental Intl Large Co Index (4/2/07)
Foreign Large Value
Schwab Fundamental Intl Small Co Index (1/31/08)
Foreign Small/Mid Blend
MARKET CAP-WEIGHTED INDEX FUNDS
Schwab International Index Fund (5/19/97)
Foreign Large Blend
LEADING 3RD PARTY FUNDS
Matthews China Dividend Investor (11/30/09)
China Region
Columbia Greater China A (5/16/97)b,e
China Region
Seafarer Overseas Gr and Income Investor (2/15/12)
Diversified Emerging Mkts
Manning & Napier Emerging Markets S (11/16/11)
Diversified Emerging Mkts
Matthews Asia Dividend Investor (10/31/06)
Diversified Pacific/Asia
Matthews Asia Growth Investor (10/31/03)
Diversified Pacific/Asia
Henderson European Focus A (8/31/01)e
Europe Stock
FMI International (12/31/10)
Foreign Large Blend
INTECH International Mgd Volatility T (7/6/09)b
Foreign Large Blend
TIAA-CREF International Eq Retail (3/31/06)
Foreign Large Blend
Henderson International Opportunities A (8/31/01) e
Foreign Large Blend
Lazard International Strategic Eq Open (2/3/06)
Foreign Large Blend
Buffalo International (9/28/07)
Foreign Large Growth
WCM Focused International Growth Inv (8/31/11)
Foreign Large Growth
Henderson Global Equity Income A (11/30/06)e
Foreign Large Value
SSgA International Stock Selection N (3/7/95)
Foreign Large Value
Oppenheimer International Small-Mid Co A (11/17/97) e
Foreign Small/Mid Growth
AllianzGI International Small-Cap A (4/12/10) e
Foreign Small/Mid Growth
Brandes International Small Cap Equity A (1/31/12)e
Foreign Small/Mid Value
Matthews Japan Investor (12/31/98)
Japan Stock
Matthews Pacific Tiger Investor (9/12/94)
Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk
Matthews Asia Small Companies Inv (9/15/08)
Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk
Perkins Global Value T (6/29/01)b
World Stock
BlackRock Global Dividend Inv A (4/7/08)e
World Stock
PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS
MSCI EAFE Index (Dividends Reinvested)
New to the Select List this quarter
*$50,000 initial minimum investment
AVERAGE ANNUALIZED TOTAL RETURN
UPSIDE DOWNSIDE GROSS
NET
3
5
10
SINCE
MARKET MARKET EXPENSE EXPENSE
YEARS
YEARS
YEARS INCEPTION CAPTURE CAPTURE RATIO a
RATIO a
TOTAL
ASSETS
($M)
QUOTE
SYMBOL
1
YEAR
SICNX
LIEFX
3.40
-1.86
6.97
5.26
5.89
4.02
—
—
1.53
-0.38
107.72
110.99
75.46
89.00
0.98
1.12
0.86
1.02
713
101
SFENX
SFNNX
SFILX
-19.59
-4.93
5.09
-11.54
3.78
7.82
-8.43
2.02
4.80
—
—
—
-3.57
-0.01
4.79
84.62
168.37
114.27
101.31
100.35
62.66
0.85
0.48
0.82
0.49
0.35
0.51
280
1,113
405
SWISX
-0.88
4.36
3.60
3.07
3.91
104.96
87.98
0.23
0.19
2,922
MCDFX
NGCAX
SFGIX
MNEMX
MAPIX
MPACX
HFEAX
FMIJX
JRMTX
TIERX
HFOAX
LISOX
BUFIX
WCMRX
HFQAX
SSAIX
OSMAX
AOPAX
BISAX
MJFOX
MAPTX
MSMLX
JGVAX
BABDX
9.54
-6.29
-4.32
-10.18
3.86
-0.05
-3.18
3.22
4.35
-1.47
-3.91
-1.89
-0.45
5.51
-6.19
0.81
8.30
9.10
1.71
20.83
-1.30
-9.43
-2.08
-2.90
7.81
3.71
-0.04
-4.96
4.83
6.58
7.42
10.41
7.35
3.75
6.08
6.32
5.17
8.44
3.59
6.23
16.24
9.76
8.09
16.41
4.57
2.64
7.69
5.80
6.51
0.71
—
—
4.74
4.42
4.41
9.34
4.52
2.17
4.21
6.17
3.59
—
4.68
3.46
8.91
5.75
5.96
9.53
4.15
1.39
7.25
7.07
—
9.72
—
—
—
6.48
7.84
—
—
3.32
4.61
5.17
—
—
—
2.52
10.15
6.84
5.79
2.16
9.19
—
4.90
—
9.21
9.04
3.55
0.95
8.74
8.87
14.28
9.34
8.14
2.24
8.63
4.55
2.07
7.09
2.68
4.21
12.59
8.38
10.06
5.88
8.52
12.29
6.28
4.51
98.11
96.81
79.16
84.48
85.25
84.08
108.26
82.45
94.03
103.62
97.03
106.42
93.78
102.39
93.55
106.69
108.38
96.47
106.60
96.84
88.49
84.72
90.29
103.44
60.25
70.82
87.24
124.18
64.03
52.36
61.09
28.29
58.60
90.18
56.90
77.89
71.16
61.25
68.06
78.72
11.34
35.36
55.38
10.41
69.08
76.67
52.53
66.51
1.19
1.56
1.25
1.27
1.06
1.11
1.31
0.98
1.16
0.83
1.37
1.09
1.06
1.30
1.19
1.22
1.21
1.76
1.38
1.03
1.09
1.47
1.01
1.02
1.19
1.56
1.15
1.16
1.05
1.11
1.31
0.98
1.16
0.83
1.37
1.09
1.06
1.30
1.19
1.00
1.20
1.45
1.40
1.03
1.08
1.47
1.01
1.02
181
141
791
89
4,791
777
3,675
2,799
66
4,320
4,852
6,792
253
1,884
3,478
317
6,040
132
1,042
1,941
6,693
611
237
2,245
-0.81
5.01
3.60
3.03
—
Asset Class and Performance Benchmark Definitions
Foreign stock funds typically have less than 20% of assets invested in the United States. Funds that do not have a specific growth or value orientation compared to a benchmark are classified as blend funds.
World Stock funds invest primarily in equity securities of issuers located throughout the world and generally invest at least 20% of assets in the United States.
Regional funds generally hold high concentrations
of securities from one specific geographic region. Emerging markets funds generally invest in securities from less developed countries.
International investments are subject to risks such as currency fluctuations and political instability. Investing in emerging markets can accentuate these risks.
If an expense waiver was in place during the period, the net expense ratio was used to calculate fund performance.
A net expense ratio lower than the gross expense ratio may reflect a cap on or contractual
waiver of fund expenses. Please read the fund prospectus for details on limits or expiration dates for any such waivers.
Performance quoted is past performance and is no guarantee of future results.
Mutual Fund OneSource Select List — First Quarter 2016
7
. SECTOR FUNDS
Perspectives and Fourth Quarter 2015 Summary
We believe the information technology and financial sectors will outperform the market in 2016. The
technology sector benefits from the need for businesses to upgrade equipment to boost efficiency
and productivity. Also, the high level of consumer interest in technology supports the outlook for
retail sales and the sector consistently has been a top-performer in the six months following an
initial rate increase by the Federal Reserve. Meanwhile, U.S.
consumers have been improving their
finances and fewer are defaulting on their loans. Signs of a leveling off in reduced consumer debt
and a rising number of loans being issued by banks could lead to greater loan demand. We expect
underperformance in the utilities and telecommunications sectors in 2016, with the former likely
being negatively affected by the Fed’s move toward higher rates and the latter likely being hurt by
fierce competition, falling consumer spending on telecom and rising capital expenditures.
•The Specialty Category saw divergent performances for the fourth quarter.
Energy MLPs
(-9.1%), Equity Energy (-3%) and Precious Metals (-0.6%) were plagued by continued weakness
in oil prices and the strengthening dollar. Meanwhile, Health Care (8.3%), Real Estate (6.6%),
and Financials (3.4%) finished the year with positive returns.
All perspectives are as of January 11, 2016
For the latest up-to-date perspectives, please visit schwab.com
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015
AVERAGE ANNUALIZED TOTAL RETURN
MORNINGSTAR
CATEGORY
Financial
SWFFX
Health
SWHFX
Global Real Estate
FUND NAME (FUND INCEPTION DATE)
QUOTE
SYMBOL
SWASX
Equity Energy
Equity Energy
MDGRX
CGAEX
1
YEAR
3
YEARS
5
YEARS
10
YEARS
-0.87
-1.94
8.05
8.42
-0.92
3.02
12.05
13.65
26.77
22.62
4.21
5.64
8.46
9.40
21.20
19.64
6.09
6.27
2.05
2.11
11.99
10.61
3.91
—
-27.39
-28.48
-7.71
-34.75
-25.72
-39.70
-0.87
14.40
-3.09
8.05
8.24
5.17
-22.16
-16.60
-25.42
-23.25
-17.79
-27.56
-0.92
0.09
2.41
5.00
4.14
5.21
4.49
1.09
-9.86
-6.54
-13.37
-10.08
-10.49
3.21
-4.76
-1.07
-4.85
12.05
19.87
12.91
26.77
31.48
25.01
-8.58
3.25
-9.01
-29.35
-26.62
-31.62
4.21
5.96
10.14
12.11
11.07
17.00
15.58
18.52
7.62
9.89
5.99
-7.58
-7.94
-4.67
0.49
1.17
—
8.46
13.75
9.12
21.20
24.88
19.64
-6.82
1.71
-7.51
-23.88
-20.72
-26.40
6.09
7.44
11.10
11.60
11.96
10.68
10.99
13.88
7.93
8.98
8.55
-0.75
-0.53
—
—
—
—
2.05
7.09
4.39
11.99
13.50
13.38
-0.34
4.91
-0.60
-4.54
-2.70
-3.76
3.91
5.38
6.61
7.80
—
8.35
9.44
9.59
6.47
7.09
6.95
UPSIDE DOWNSIDE GROSS
NET
SINCE
MARKET MARKET EXPENSE EXPENSE
INCEPTION CAPTURE CAPTURE RATIOa
RATIOa
TOTAL
ASSETS
($M)
LEADING SCHWAB AFFILIATE FUNDSd
FINANCIAL FUNDS (CATEGORY AVERAGE) †
Schwab Financial Services Fund (7/3/00)
HEALTH FUNDS (CATEGORY AVERAGE) †
Schwab Health Care Fund (7/3/00)
GLOBAL REAL ESTATE FUNDS (CATEGORY AVERAGE) †
Schwab Global Real Estate Fund (5/31/07)
LEADING 3RD PARTY FUNDS
EQUITY ENERGY FUNDS (CATEGORY AVERAGE) †
BlackRock Natural Resources Inv A (10/21/94)e
Calvert Global Energy Solutions A (5/31/07)e
ENERGY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP FUNDS (CATEGORY AVERAGE) †
Oppenheimer SteelPath MLP Select 40 A (3/30/10) e
Tortoise MLP & Pipeline Investor (5/31/11)e
Energy Limited Partnership MLPFX
Energy Limited Partnership TORTX
FINANCIAL FUNDS (CATEGORY AVERAGE) †
Burnham Financial Services A (6/7/99) e
Davis Financial A (5/1/91)e
Financial
Financial
BURKX
RPFGX
Health
Health
JAGLX
SHSAX
Natural Resources
Natural Resources
ICBMX
EENAX
Equity Precious Metals
Equity Precious Metals
GOLDX
OPGSX
Global Real Estate
PURZX
Real Estate
Real Estate
CSRSX
MNREX
Technology
Technology
JAGTX
ROGSX
HEALTH FUNDS (CATEGORY AVERAGE) †
Janus Global Life Sciences T (12/31/98)b
BlackRock Health Sciences Opps Inv A (12/21/99)e
NATURAL RESOURCES FUNDS (CATEGORY AVERAGE) †
ICON Natural Resources S (5/5/97)
Columbia Global Energy & Natural Res A (9/28/07)b,e
PRECIOUS METALS FUNDS (CATEGORY AVERAGE)
†
Gabelli Gold AAA (7/11/94)
Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals A (7/19/83)e
GLOBAL REAL ESTATE FUNDS (CATEGORY AVERAGE) †
Prudential Global Real Estate Z (5/5/98)
REAL ESTATE FUNDS (CATEGORY AVERAGE) †
Cohen & Steers Realty Shares (7/2/91)
Manning & Napier Real Estate S (11/10/09)
TECHNOLOGY FUNDS (CATEGORY AVERAGE) †
Janus Global Technology T (12/31/98)b
Red Oak Technology Select (12/31/98)
UTILITY FUNDS (CATEGORY AVERAGE) †
5.06
104.70
61.65
0.90
0.90
76
9.63
124.59
28.42
0.80
0.80
1,091
0.65
78.17
81.32
1.15
1.05
260
6.17
-9.59
58.57
93.06
174.42
111.15
1.11
2.13
1.11
1.85
270
99
3.42
1.91
69.12
106.16
105.76
196.95
6.44
1.25
6.32
1.25
2,540
1,232
12.67
11.41
84.34
115.66
-32.26
70.92
1.64
0.86
1.80
0.86
249
914
12.24
15.64
133.59
124.69
-17.43
-3.62
0.93
1.19
0.93
1.19
4,679
6,185
3.83
-4.79
96.45
77.01
129.90
188.44
1.36
1.30
1.36
1.30
66
209
2.49
4.03
-71.76
-73.58
144.26
183.72
1.58
1.23
1.58
1.17
141
697
9.01
80.82
83.06
0.97
0.97
3,380
12.22
14.75
83.14
86.41
38.54
51.86
0.97
1.11
0.97
1.11
5,743
267
6.67
3.28
115.77
123.09
65.01
55.23
0.95
1.15
0.95
1.15
1,119
129
American Century Utilities Inv (3/1/93)b
Utilities
BULIX
7.70
90.75
67.96
0.67
0.67
350
Wells Fargo Util and Telecomms A (1/4/94)e
Utilities
EVUAX
8.06
86.79
75.60
1.18
1.15
369
New to the Select List this quarter † Reflects load-adjusted returns
Asset Class and Performance Benchmark Definitions
Sector funds concentrate investments in firms that fall into specific industries that produce related products or services. Sector funds, in general, have a low correlation to market indices, such as the S&P 500
Index, so they tend to perform differently than broader market measures.
Because of their unique investment objectives, it’s unfair to compare sector funds with broader market indices as they will seldom
correlate. When evaluating sector fund performance, it’s more appropriate to compare an individual fund’s returns with the average performance of funds in its category.
Due to the concentrated nature of sector funds, they can be more volatile than broadly diversified equity funds.
If an expense waiver was in place during the period, the net expense ratio was used to calculate fund performance. A net expense ratio lower than the gross expense ratio may reflect a cap on or contractual
waiver of fund expenses.
Please read the fund prospectus for details on limits or expiration dates for any such waivers.
MLP funds invest in the equity securities of master limited partnerships (“MLPs”). Investments in securities of MLPs involve risks that differ from investments in common stock, including risks related to cash flow, dilution
and voting rights. MLP funds also may carry heightened risks including industry concentration, volatility, limited liquidity, issuer-specific risks, valuation and taxation.
Many MLP funds are classified for federal tax purposes
as a taxable regular corporation (“C corporation”), and are subject to US federal income tax on taxable income at corporate income tax rates, as well as state and local income taxes. These corporate taxes and accruals for
deferred tax liabilities could substantially reduce a fund’s net assets (reflected in the fund’s NAV), the amount of income available for distribution and the amount of a fund’s distributions. If an MLP fund is classified for tax
purposes as a C corporation, all distributions from a fund’s current or accumulated earnings and profits will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income.
Performance quoted is past performance and is no guarantee of future results.
Mutual Fund OneSource Select List — First Quarter 2016
8
.
TAXABLE BOND FUNDS
Perspectives and Fourth Quarter 2015 Summary
In the fourth quarter of 2015, taxable bonds were mostly negative as an abundance of macroeconomic
concerns weighed on performance, including uneasiness around high yield liquidity and low commodity
prices. Most notably, the Fed finally increased the Federal Funds rate above zero, pushing Treasury
yields higher. Short-term yields increased more than long-term bond yields, however, resulting in a
flatter yield curve. We expect this trend to continue in 2016.
The Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index is a common proxy for the taxable bond market and the
index finished the quarter down 0.57%.
The majority of categories followed the index lower with
most returns between -0.5 to -1%, with the exception of three particularly weak performers –
Long Government (-1.64%), High Yield Bond (-2.01%) and Bank Loan (-2.15%).
However, there was at least one shining star as the Emerging Markets Bond category went from
the worst performer in the third quarter to the only positive category in the fourth quarter with a
0.49% return. The next best was Ultrashort Bond funds, which ended the quarter basically flat
at -0.03%.
All perspectives are as of January 11, 2016
For the latest up-to-date perspectives, please visit schwab.com
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015
AVG.
UPSIDE DOWNSIDE GROSS
NET
WEIGHTED TOTAL
SINCE
MARKET MARKET EXPENSE EXPENSE MATURITY ASSETS
a
a
INCEPTION CAPTURE CAPTURE RATIO
RATIO
(YRS)
($M)
AVERAGE ANNUALIZED TOTAL RETURN
QUOTE
SYMBOL
1
YEAR
3
YEARS
Schwab GNMA Fund (3/3/03)
Intermediate Government SWGSX
1.28
Schwab Intermediate-Term Bond Fund (10/31/07)
Intermediate-Term Bond
SWIIX
0.74
Intermediate-Term Bond
SWLBX
0.31
RidgeWorth Seix Floating Rate Hi Inc I (3/1/06)
Bank Loan
SAMBX
-1.17
Lord Abbett Floating Rate A (12/31/07) e
Bank Loan
LFRAX
-1.91
PIMCO Investment Grade Corp Bd D (7/30/04)
Corporate Bond
PBDDX
-0.12
1.94
Lord Abbett Income A (1/4/82) e
Corporate Bond
LAGVX
-5.27
DoubleLine Emerging Markets Fixed Inc N (4/6/10)
Emerging Markets Bond
DLENX
-5.04
TCW Emerging Markets Income N (3/1/04)
Emerging Markets Bond
TGINX
-2.83
TIAA-CREF High-Yield Retail (3/31/06)
High Yield Bond
TIYRX
RidgeWorth Seix High Yield I (12/29/00)
High Yield Bond
SAMHX
American Century Infl-Adj Bond Inv (2/10/97)b
Inflation-Protected Bond
ACITX
American Century Ginnie Mae Inv (9/23/85)b
Intermediate Government BGNMX
0.77
1.06
Columbia US Government Mortgage A (2/14/02)b,e
Intermediate Government AUGAX
-1.97
0.61
Western Asset Core Bond I (9/4/90)
Intermediate-Term Bond
WATFX
1.21
2.17
Prudential Total Return Bond Z (9/16/96)
Intermediate-Term Bond
PDBZX
-0.04
1.98
Northern Fixed Income (3/31/94)
Intermediate-Term Bond
NOFIX
-0.12
1.47
3.72
4.39
5.24
Baird Core Plus Bond Inv (9/29/00)
Intermediate-Term Bond
BCOSX
-0.11
1.46
3.91
5.34
5.84
Metropolitan West Total Return Bond M (3/31/97)
Intermediate-Term Bond
MWTRX
-0.05
1.96
4.43
6.15
6.65
PIMCO Income D (3/30/07)
Multisector Bond
PONDX
2.28
4.56
8.12
—
8.76
Western Asset Global Strategic Income I (10/10/95)
Multisector Bond
SDSYX
0.79
2.20
5.30
5.41
5.70
Putnam Absolute Return 300 A (12/23/08) e
Nontraditional Bond
PTRNX
-2.89
0.95
0.78
—
Western Asset Total Return Uncons I (7/6/06)
Nontraditional Bond
WAARX
0.25
1.34
2.69
Northern Short-Intermediate US Govt (10/1/99)
Short Government
NSIUX
0.87
-0.11
Loomis Sayles Ltd Term Govt and Agency A (1/3/89)b,e
Short Government
NEFLX
-1.95
-0.41
Prudential Short-Term Corporate Bd Z (12/16/96)
Short-Term Bond
PIFZX
1.07
1.30
Lord Abbett Short Duration Income A (11/4/93)e
Short-Term Bond
LALDX
-1.83
0.49
Payden Limited Maturity (4/29/94)
Ultrashort Bond
PYLMX
0.30
0.46
Putnam Short Duration Income A (10/17/11)
Ultrashort Bond
PSDTX
0.27
0.45
PIMCO Foreign Bond (USD-Hedged) D (4/8/98)
World Bond
PFODX
0.00
Dreyfus/Standish Global Fixed Income A (12/2/09)e
World Bond
DHGAX
-5.08
0.55
1.44
FUND NAME (FUND INCEPTION DATE)
MORNINGSTAR
CATEGORY
5
YEARS
10
YEARS
1.34
2.76
4.27
3.90
84.65
81.13
0.64
0.56
5.50
296
1.09
2.42
—
4.17
72.66
71.61
0.62
0.45
4.68
342
1.19
2.93
2.96
4.77
98.05
104.58
0.54
0.29
7.31
1,355
1.57
3.13
—
3.74
37.67
7.36
0.61
0.61
—
4,895
1.58
3.21
—
3.51
39.04
-14.05
0.80
0.80
—
6,070
5.25
6.69
6.43
148.93
154.58
0.91
0.90
11.59
6,352
0.61
4.07
5.70
7.80
113.45
120.96
0.88
0.78
—
1,857
-0.61
3.04
—
4.17
69.12
117.37
1.15
1.15
6.87
859
-2.45
2.91
7.03
7.53
56.47
155.24
1.13
1.13
6.42
2,762
-4.04
1.30
4.64
—
6.22
102.83
108.37
0.64
0.64
6.63
3,134
-4.91
1.00
4.12
5.26
6.41
88.06
96.03
0.58
0.58
6.17
560
-2.15
-2.99
1.94
3.50
4.91
88.66
217.08
0.47
0.47
9.24
2,811
2.55
4.21
6.33
74.97
75.60
0.55
0.55
5.29
1,163
3.45
4.55
4.46
58.41
34.95
0.97
0.90
6.72
1,970
4.18
5.08
6.98
110.95
94.05
0.49
0.45
10.89
4,716
4.65
5.88
5.93
128.58
124.78
0.62
0.58
—
11,986
112.82
117.51
0.49
0.47
8.56
1,380
105.86
107.78
0.55
0.55
6.98
9,373
97.90
81.83
0.69
0.69
7.84
69,596
105.84
17.53
0.79
0.79
5.39
52,104
93.31
68.32
0.85
0.85
11.80
382
2.14
-9.49
-52.44
0.81
0.81
6.60
847
—
4.52
32.63
6.89
0.91
0.91
6.35
1,181
0.91
2.56
3.20
33.47
51.31
0.48
0.41
2.85
169
0.89
3.07
4.81
31.68
35.04
0.81
0.80
3.17
870
2.47
4.22
4.71
50.42
33.47
0.53
0.53
—
8,881
2.23
4.18
4.19
36.85
15.27
0.59
0.59
—
33,635
0.73
1.39
2.98
9.30
-0.33
0.57
0.29
0.89
474
—
—
0.55
6.67
-4.06
0.54
0.40
1.15
2,087
3.62
5.55
5.70
5.77
129.15
77.76
0.92
0.90
11.66
7,653
0.63
2.85
5.17
3.29
105.00
85.34
0.89
0.89
7.96
2,019
3.25
4.51
—
LEADING SCHWAB AFFILIATE FUNDS d
MARKET CAP-WEIGHTED INDEX FUNDS
Schwab Total Bond Market Fund (3/5/93)
LEADING 3RD PARTY FUNDS
PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Dividends Reinvested)
New to the Select List this quarter
Asset Class and Performance Benchmark Definitions
Bond funds invest in corporate, municipal or government debt obligations of different maturities and interest rates.
Taxable bond funds generally invest in the debt obligations issued by the
U.S. Treasury, other U.S. government agencies and U.S.
corporations. They also may invest in high-yield and foreign (non-U.S.) bonds.
The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index tracks the total U.S.
bond market, which includes U.S. Treasury, government agency, investment-grade corporate bond and mortgage-backed securities
with maturities of at least one year. The index includes reinvestment of interest.
If an expense waiver was in place during the period, the net expense ratio was used to calculate fund performance.
A net expense ratio lower than the gross expense ratio may reflect a cap on
or contractual waiver of fund expenses. Please read the fund prospectus for details on limits or expiration dates for any such waivers.
Performance quoted is past performance and is no guarantee of future results.
Mutual Fund OneSource Select List — First Quarter 2016
9
. TAX-FREE BOND FUNDS
Perspectives and Fourth Quarter 2015 Summary
Returns for municipal bonds were positive for every major category during the fourth quarter of
2015 and most outperformed the Barclays Aggregate Bond Index, a common proxy for the taxable
bond market. We believe that limited supply and favorable demand helped total returns and expect
this trend to continue into 2016. Puerto Rico, one of the largest municipal bond issuers, defaulted
on some of their debt in December. We believe Puerto Rico’s widely publicized issues are not
representative of the rest of the muni market and we have a favorable view of munis for 2016.
High Yield Muni funds outperformed all other categories with a total return of 2.16%.
The
runner-up was Muni California Long at 1.96% but a few other categories were close behind with
returns above the Barclays Municipal Index’s return of 1.5% — Muni New Jersey, Muni National
Long and Muni New York Long. Muni National Interm returned 1.37%.
While still positive, shorter duration categories returned the least for the second quarter in a
row. Muni National Short only gained 0.33% and Muni Single State Short was only slightly better
with a return of 0.5%.
All perspectives are as of January 11, 2016
For the latest up-to-date perspectives, please visit schwab.com
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015
AVG.
UPSIDE DOWNSIDE GROSS
NET
WEIGHTED TOTAL
SINCE
MARKET MARKET EXPENSE EXPENSE MATURITY ASSETS
a
a
INCEPTION CAPTURE CAPTURE RATIO
RATIO
(YRS)
($M)
AVERAGE ANNUALIZED TOTAL RETURN
MORNINGSTAR
CATEGORY
QUOTE
SYMBOL
3
YEARS
5
YEARS
10
YEARS
Muni National Interm
SWNTX
2.66
2.58
4.53
4.33
American Century High-Yield Muni Inv (3/31/98)b
High Yield Muni
Nuveen High Yield Municipal Bond A (6/7/99)e
High Yield Muni
ABHYX
5.02
3.86
7.05
3.93
4.87
127.51
NHMAX
0.43
4.47
8.98
3.34
5.04
174.40
American Century IntermTrm Tx-Fr Bd Inv (3/2/87)b Muni National Interm
TWTIX
2.47
1.95
3.99
3.99
4.98
73.89
Northern Intermediate Tax-Exempt (3/31/94)
Muni National Interm
NOITX
2.80
2.40
4.42
3.96
4.41
Muni National Interm
USATX
2.63
2.93
5.19
4.46
6.77
FUND NAME (FUND INCEPTION DATE)
1
YEAR
LEADING SCHWAB AFFILIATE FUNDSd
Schwab Tax-Free Bond Fund (9/11/92)
5.14
78.60
75.56
0.57
0.49
5.14
650
132.91
0.60
0.60
19.31
446
160.57
0.83
0.78
22.13
11,426
86.02
0.47
0.47
9.22
3,430
89.62
103.03
0.50
0.46
9.43
3,079
84.24
75.77
0.55
0.55
8.91
4,070
LEADING 3RD PARTY FUNDS
USAA Tax Exempt Intermediate-Term (3/19/82)
b
Baird Quality Intermediate Muni Bd Inv (3/30/01)
Muni National Interm
BMBSX
1.89
1.55
3.14
3.78
4.13
61.42
73.62
0.55
0.55
4.86
1,148
Nuveen Intermediate Duration Muni Bd A (6/13/95)e Muni National Interm
NMBAX
-0.25
1.68
3.70
3.61
4.36
88.06
89.87
0.69
0.69
9.50
4,486
Northern Tax-Exempt (3/31/94)
Muni National Long
NOTEX
3.74
3.35
5.92
4.69
5.27
117.27
128.25
0.49
0.45
16.31
993
Muni National Long
USTEX
3.34
3.55
6.52
4.58
7.45
111.24
110.00
0.55
0.55
15.45
2,368
Federated Shrt-Interm Dur Muni Instl (8/20/81)
Muni National Short
FSHIX
0.58
1.05
2.13
2.53
4.24
28.39
23.26
0.79
0.46
3.00
1,151
Wells Fargo Short-Term Municipal Bd A (7/18/08)e
Muni National Short
WSMAX
-1.47
0.26
1.26
2.29
2.17
17.39
4.85
0.75
0.63
2.11
5,967
3.30
3.16
5.35
4.72
—
USAA Tax Exempt Long-Term (3/19/82)
b
PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS
Barclays Municipal Bond Index (Dividends Reinvested)
New to the Select List this quarter
Asset Class and Performance Benchmark Definitions
Tax-exempt bond funds primarily invest in municipal bonds generally issued by state and local governments to fund general expenditures and public projects.
Investment income may be subject to certain state
and local income taxes and a portion of income may be subject to the alternative minimum tax (AMT). Capital gains are not exempt from federal income tax.
The Barclays Municipal Bond Index is a total-return performance benchmark for the investment-grade tax-exempt bond market. The index includes reinvestment of interest.
If an expense waiver was in place during the period, the net expense ratio was used to calculate fund performance.
A net expense ratio lower than the gross expense ratio may reflect a cap on or contractual
waiver of fund expenses. Please read the fund prospectus for details on limits or expiration dates for any such waivers.
Performance quoted is past performance and is no guarantee of future results.
NOTES: ALL DATA SHOWN IS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015
a. Definitions: Gross Expense Ratio—actual expense as stated in the fund’s prospectus. Net Expense Ratio—net amount after any expenses are waived and/or partially
absorbed by fund management.
b. Fund has an initial minimum investment greater than $100.
c. Investor Shares™ are available at a lower minimum but with higher operating expenses than Select Shares®
.
d. Schwab Affiliate Funds include Schwab Funds and Laudus Funds.
Schwab Funds and Laudus Funds are advised by Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. Schwab
Funds and the Laudus MarketMasters Funds are distributed by Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Laudus Funds, except the Laudus MarketMasters Funds, are
distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc.
e. This fund is available without a load through Schwab.
The performance figures shown reflect the performance with the load. Please see the Fund Summary on
schwab.com for performance without load.
Mutual Fund OneSource Select List — First Quarter 2016
10
. ADDITIONAL FUND CATEGORIES
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015
AVERAGE ANNUALIZED TOTAL RETURN
FUND NAME (FUND INCEPTION DATE)
MORNINGSTAR
CATEGORY
QUOTE
SYMBOL
1
YEAR
3
YEARS
5
YEARS
10
YEARS
UPSIDE DOWNSIDE GROSS
NET
SINCE
MARKET MARKET EXPENSE EXPENSE
INCEPTION CAPTURE CAPTURE RATIO a
RATIO a
TOTAL
ASSETS
($M)
BALANCED FUNDS—LEADING SCHWAB AFFILIATE FUNDSd
Schwab® Monthly Income Fund—Enhanced Payout (3/28/08) Conservative Allocation
SWKRX
0.02
3.66
4.47
—
4.21
59.21
54.30
0.72
0.57
Schwab® Monthly Income Fund—Moderate Payout (3/28/08) Conservative Allocation
SWJRX
-0.24
4.91
5.29
—
4.62
79.52
73.14
0.91
0.66
97
48
Schwab Balanced Fund (11/18/96)
Moderate Allocation
SWOBX
0.92
9.14
8.19
5.39
6.44
110.57
70.69
0.71
0.62
287
Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation Gr A (2/8/94)e
Aggressive Allocation
PAEAX
-6.01
8.54
7.43
5.34
7.26
148.48
116.73
1.07
1.07
2,215
American Century One Choice Agrsv Inv (9/30/04)b
Aggressive Allocation
AOGIX
-1.26
8.52
7.72
6.21
7.09
133.81
119.94
0.98
0.98
1,043
JPMorgan Income Builder A (5/31/07)e
Conservative Allocation
JNBAX
-5.40
2.35
4.56
—
4.31
93.09
110.92
1.11
0.75
12,074
American Century One Choice VryCnsrv Inv (9/30/04)b
Conservative Allocation
AONIX
-1.12
2.86
4.03
4.33
4.41
53.25
55.04
0.68
0.68
369
Villere Balanced Inv (9/30/99)
Moderate Allocation
VILLX
-8.24
3.00
7.56
6.00
7.54
100.65
137.22
0.89
0.89
521
Oakmark Equity & Income I (11/1/95)b
Moderate Allocation
OAKBX
-4.60
8.22
6.82
6.62
10.16
119.53
98.79
0.74
0.74
17,670
BlackRock Global Allocation Inv A (10/21/94)e
World Allocation
MDLOX
-6.25
3.01
2.97
5.22
8.61
94.56
100.34
1.13
1.13
48,537
Loomis Sayles Global Equity and Income A (2/1/06)b,e
World Allocation
LGMAX
-4.32
4.62
5.49
6.69
6.33
121.92
123.42
1.16
1.16
1,402
Schwab Target 2015 Fund (3/12/08)
Target Date 2011-2015
SWGRX
0.32
5.81
5.99
—
4.85
83.31
67.44
0.64
0.53
112
Schwab Target 2020 Fund (7/1/05)
Target Date 2016-2020
SWCRX
0.20
7.18
6.99
5.23
5.65
103.42
84.44
0.65
0.61
531
Schwab Target 2025 Fund (3/12/08)
Target Date 2021-2025
SWHRX
0.17
8.21
7.67
—
6.50
118.38
96.88
0.73
0.67
409
Schwab Target 2030 Fund (7/1/05)
Target Date 2026-2030
SWDRX
0.04
8.99
8.10
5.97
6.40
129.80
106.65
0.75
0.72
784
Schwab Target 2035 Fund (3/12/08)
Target Date 2031-2035
SWIRX
-0.10
9.69
8.55
—
6.99
140.14
115.50
0.82
0.75
337
Schwab Target 2040 Fund (7/1/05)
Target Date 2036-2040
SWERX
-0.18
10.21
8.89
6.40
6.89
147.94
122.25
0.82
0.78
824
Schwab Target 2045 Fund (1/23/13)
Target Date 2041-2045
SWMRX
-0.21
—
—
—
9.19
—
—
1.12
0.80
67
Schwab Target 2050 Fund (1/23/13)
Target Date 2046-2050
SWNRX
-0.21
—
—
—
9.46
—
—
1.20
0.81
54
Schwab Target 2055 Fund (1/23/13)
Target Date 2051+
SWORX
-0.40
—
—
—
9.51
—
—
1.50
0.82
30
American Century One Choice 2025 Inv (8/31/04)b
Target Date 2021-2025
ARWIX
-1.52
6.27
6.49
5.53
6.31
99.19
89.28
0.83
0.83
2,547
American Century One Choice 2030 Inv (5/30/08)b
Target Date 2026-2030
ARCVX
-1.37
7.00
6.90
—
4.77
107.22
93.51
0.85
0.85
1,745
American Century One Choice 2035 Inv (8/31/04)b
Target Date 2031-2035
ARYIX
-1.23
7.80
7.40
5.85
6.83
116.18
98.54
0.87
0.87
2,033
American Century One Choice 2040 Inv (5/30/08)b
Target Date 2036-2040
ARDVX
-1.32
8.46
7.82
—
5.23
125.34
105.82
0.90
0.90
1,315
American Century One Choice 2045 Inv (8/31/04)b
Target Date 2041-2045
AROIX
-1.38
8.98
8.11
6.14
7.18
133.32
112.90
0.94
0.94
1,461
American Century One Choice 2050 Inv (5/30/08)b
Target Date 2046-2050
ARFVX
-1.59
9.12
8.23
—
5.10
136.27
116.25
0.96
0.96
773
American Century One Choice 2055 Inv (3/31/11)b
Target Date 2051+
AREVX
-1.64
9.36
—
—
7.79
139.10
118.05
0.97
0.97
265
Long/Short Equity
SWHEX
-0.39
8.15
6.76
3.96
6.44
63.80
77.28
2.02
1.33
210
-16.94
-10.24
-8.18
-2.96
-1.34
48.88
51.56
1.17
0.99
1,854
-22.36
-16.08
—
—
-12.40
62.38
76.75
1.24
0.95
107
Glenmede Secured Options (6/30/10)
Commodities Broad Basket SKIRX
Commodities Broad
EAPCX
Basket
Long/Short Equity
GTSOX
6.98
8.39
8.45
—
11.52
49.11
38.03
0.87
0.87
384
Glenmede Long/Short (9/29/06)
Long/Short Equity
GTAPX
0.27
6.21
5.66
—
1.76
36.91
29.06
2.48
1.22
209
JPMorgan Multi-Cap Market Neutral A (5/23/03)e
Market Neutral
OGNAX
-4.12
0.40
0.16
-0.06
0.84
36.04
-14.36
3.26
1.25
272
AC Alternatives™ Market Neutral Val Inv (10/31/11)b
Market Neutral
ACVVX
3.68
2.79
—
—
3.22
21.91
-51.48
4.20
1.62
213
S&P 500 Index® (Dividends Reinvested)
1.38
15.13
12.57
7.31
—
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Dividends Reinvested)
0.55
1.44
3.25
4.51
—
BALANCED FUNDS—LEADING 3RD PARTY FUNDS
TARGET DATE FUNDS—LEADING SCHWAB AFFILIATE FUNDSd
TARGET DATE FUNDS—LEADING 3RD PARTY FUNDS
ALTERNATIVE FUNDS—LEADING SCHWAB AFFILIATE FUNDSd
Schwab Hedged Equity Fund (9/3/02)
ALTERNATIVE FUNDS—LEADING 3RD PARTY FUNDS
Deutsche Enhanced Commodity Strat Instl (2/14/05)
Parametric Commodity Strategy Investor (1/3/12)
PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS
New to the Select List this quarter
Asset Class Definitions
Balanced funds invest in a mix of stocks, bonds and cash within one fund and are classified into two categories. Conservative Allocation funds may invest 20% to 50% of assets in equities and 50% to 80% of
assets in fixed income and cash. Moderate Allocation funds may invest 50% to 70% of assets in equities, with the balance invested in fixed income and cash.
Convertible funds invest primarily in bonds and preferred
stocks that can be converted into common stocks. Target maturity or “Lifecycle” funds are managed for investors planning to retire (or to begin withdrawing substantial portions of their investments) in a particular
year. These funds provide both asset allocation and rebalancing for investors following an investment strategy that grows more conservative as the target date approaches.
Commodity-related products, including futures, carry a high level of risk and are not suitable for all investors.
Commodity-related products may be extremely volatile, illiquid and can be significantly affected by
underlying commodity prices, world events, import controls, worldwide competition, government regulations, and economic conditions, regardless of the length of time shares are held. Investments in commodity-related
products may subject the fund to significantly greater volatility than investments in traditional securities and involve substantial risks, including risk of loss of a significant portion of their principal value.
If an expense waiver was in place during the period, the net expense ratio was used to calculate fund performance. A net expense ratio lower than the gross expense ratio may reflect a cap on or contractual
waiver of fund expenses.
Please read the fund prospectus for details on limits or expiration dates for any such waivers.
Performance quoted is past performance and is no guarantee of future results.
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Securities Act of 1933.
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. INCOME MUTUAL FUND SELECT LIST
®
Schwab’s Income Mutual Fund Select List was developed and is managed by the Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, Inc. (CSIA)
experts and includes mutual funds that have met their rigorous criteria, including both quantitative and qualitative factors. All are
no-load and no-transaction fee and are selected based on their ability to generate income in their respective asset classes. The list
is designed to help you achieve income and growth.
For more information on how funds are selected, see pages 4 and 14.
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015
AVERAGE ANNUALIZED TOTAL RETURN
MORNINGSTAR
CATEGORY
Large Blend
FUND NAME (FUND INCEPTION DATE)
QUOTE
SYMBOL
1
YEAR
3
YEARS
5
YEARS
10
YEARS
6.80
SINCE
INCEPTION
UPSIDE
MARKET
CAPTURE
DOWNSIDE
MARKET
CAPTURE
LEADING SCHWAB AFFILIATE FUNDSd
Schwab Core Equity Fund (7/1/96)
SWANX
0.55
14.92
11.90
Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund — Select Shares (6/17/08)b,* Foreign Large Value
LIEFX
-1.86
5.26
4.02
—
8.14
101.33
105.14
-0.38
110.99
Schwab GNMA Fund (3/3/03)
Intermediate Government
SWGSX
1.28
1.34
2.76
89.00
4.27
3.90
84.65
Schwab Intermediate-Term Bond Fund (10/31/07)
Intermediate-Term Bond
SWIIX
0.74
1.09
81.13
2.42
—
4.17
72.66
71.61
Schwab Tax-Free Bond Fund (9/11/92)
Muni National Interm
SWNTX
2.66
Schwab Global Real Estate Fund (5/31/07)
Global Real Estate
SWASX
3.02
2.58
4.53
4.33
5.14
78.60
75.56
5.64
6.27
—
0.65
78.17
Schwab ® Monthly Income Fund — Enhanced Payout (3/28/08)
Conservative Allocation
SWKRX
0.02
81.32
3.66
4.47
—
4.21
59.21
54.30
Schwab ® Monthly Income Fund — Moderate Payout (3/28/08)
Conservative Allocation
SWJRX
Schwab Balanced Fund (11/18/96)
Moderate Allocation
SWOBX
-0.24
4.91
5.29
—
4.62
79.52
73.14
0.92
9.14
8.19
5.39
6.44
110.57
70.69
Parnassus Core Equity Investor (8/31/92)
Large Blend
PRBLX
-0.55
15.12
TIAA-CREF Social Choice Eq Retail (3/31/06)
Large Blend
TICRX
-2.70
13.08
12.68
9.89
10.50
97.83
94.77
10.39
6.62
6.27
96.10
109.57
American Century Equity Income Inv (8/1/94)b
Large Value
TWEIX
0.60
10.57
JPMorgan Equity Income A (2/18/92)e
Large Value
OIEIX
-7.63
11.21
9.32
6.79
10.38
72.28
74.73
10.81
7.10
8.30
92.42
99.16
Tocqueville International Value (8/1/94)
Foreign Large Blend
TIVFX
7.27
7.78
Henderson Global Equity Income A (11/30/06)e
Foreign Large Value
HFQAX
-6.19
3.59
4.78
4.50
5.69
100.81
63.35
4.68
—
2.68
93.55
68.06
Perkins Global Value T (6/29/01)b
World Stock
JGVAX
-2.08
7.69
7.25
4.90
6.28
90.29
52.53
Oppenheimer SteelPath MLP Select 40 A (3/30/10) e
Energy Limited Partnership
MLPFX
-25.72
-1.07
Prudential Global Real Estate Z (5/5/98)
Global Real Estate
PURZX
0.09
5.96
1.17
—
3.42
69.12
105.76
7.44
5.38
9.01
80.82
Cohen & Steers Real Estate Securities A (9/2/97)e
Real Estate
CSEIX
2.52
12.26
11.92
83.06
7.29
9.53
90.02
35.35
RidgeWorth Seix Floating Rate Hi Inc I (3/1/06)
Bank Loan
SAMBX
-1.17
1.57
3.13
—
3.74
37.67
7.36
Lord Abbett Income A (1/4/82)e
Corporate Bond
LAGVX
-5.27
0.61
4.07
5.70
7.80
113.45
120.96
TCW Emerging Markets Income N (3/1/04)
Emerging Markets Bond
TGINX
-2.83
-2.45
2.91
7.03
7.53
56.47
155.24
RidgeWorth Seix High Yield I (12/29/00)
High Yield Bond
SAMHX
-4.91
1.00
4.12
5.26
6.41
88.06
96.03
American Century Ginnie Mae Inv (9/23/85)b
Intermediate Government
BGNMX
0.77
1.06
2.55
4.21
6.33
74.97
75.60
DoubleLine Total Return Bond N (4/6/10)
Intermediate-Term Bond
DLTNX
2.07
2.73
5.22
—
7.34
96.41
57.07
USAA Income (3/4/74)b
Intermediate-Term Bond
USAIX
-1.11
1.49
3.63
4.86
8.13
100.51
99.47
PIMCO Income D (3/30/07)
Multisector Bond
PONDX
2.28
4.56
8.12
—
8.76
105.84
17.53
Loomis Sayles Ltd Term Govt and Agency A (1/3/89)b,e
Short Government
NEFLX
-1.95
-0.41
0.89
3.07
4.81
31.68
35.04
Lord Abbett Short Duration Income A (11/4/93)e
Short-Term Bond
LALDX
-1.83
0.49
2.23
4.18
4.19
36.85
15.27
PIMCO Foreign Bond (USD-Hedged) D (4/8/98)
World Bond
PFODX
0.00
3.62
5.55
5.70
5.77
129.15
77.76
American Century IntermTrm Tx-Fr Bd Inv (3/2/87)b
Muni National Interm
TWTIX
2.47
1.95
3.99
3.99
4.98
73.89
86.02
USAA Tax Exempt Intermediate-Term (3/19/82)b
Muni National Interm
USATX
2.63
2.93
5.19
4.46
6.77
84.24
75.77
Northern Tax-Exempt (3/31/94)
Muni National Long
NOTEX
3.74
3.35
5.92
4.69
5.27
117.27
128.25
Federated Shrt-Interm Dur Muni Instl (8/20/81)
Muni National Short
FSHIX
0.58
1.05
2.13
2.53
4.24
28.39
23.26
JPMorgan Income Builder A (5/31/07)e
Conservative Allocation
JNBAX
-5.40
2.35
4.56
—
4.31
93.09
110.92
Villere Balanced Inv (9/30/99)
Moderate Allocation
VILLX
-8.24
3.00
7.56
6.00
7.54
100.65
137.22
BlackRock Global Allocation Inv A (10/21/94)e
World Allocation
MDLOX
-6.25
3.01
2.97
5.22
8.61
94.56
100.34
LEADING 3RD PARTY FUNDS
DOMESTIC
INTERNATIONAL
SECTOR
TAXABLE BOND
TAX-FREE BOND
BALANCED FUNDS
New to the Select List this quarter
*$50,000 initial minimum investment
Definitions
30-day SEC Yield: Based on a fund’s most recently reported portfolio holdings, this measure shows the income an investor would earn if invested in that fund for the subsequent 12 months. Although a fund’s
holdings are likely to change over that time, the SEC yield provides a yardstick for comparing the income potential across funds within the same category.
Annual Distribution Yield: This measure looks back at the actual payouts of a mutual fund over the past 12 months. It provides an accurate picture of the fund’s recent short-term distributions without any
forward anticipation.
The Income Select List shows the 12-month dividend and interest return for each fund in the form of a percentage of its share price (also known as “payout ratio”). The yield does not
include long- or short-term capital gains distributions.
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. INCOME MUTUAL FUND SELECT LIST
®
(CONTINUED)
Whether you need income monthly, quarterly or annually, you have a number
of fund choices. The funds on the Income Select List provide different types
of income: fixed-income funds generally pay interest measured by yield;
equity funds pay dividends measured by dividend return or payout ratio.
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015
GROSS
EXPENSE
RATIOa
NET
EXPENSE
RATIOa
AVG.
WEIGHTED
MATURITY (YRS)
TOTAL
ASSETS
($M)
PAYMENT
DATE
FREQUENCY
ANNUAL
MOST RECENT
DISTRIBUTION
DIVIDEND
YIELD
PAYMENT
30-DAY
SEC YIELD
0.72
0.72
—
2,273
12/10/15
Annually
1.63
0.36
1.12
1.02
—
101
12/15/15
Annually
2.42
0.14
—
—
0.64
0.56
5.50
296
12/31/15
Monthly
2.38
0.02
2.22
0.62
0.45
4.68
342
12/31/15
Monthly
1.92
0.02
1.83
0.57
0.49
5.14
650
12/31/15
Monthly
2.21
0.02
1.37
1.15
1.05
—
260
12/15/15
Quarterly
3.00
0.07
2.00
0.72
0.57
6.27
97
1/15/16
Monthly
2.41
0.02
2.08
0.91
0.66
6.27
48
1/15/16
Monthly
2.57
0.02
2.17
0.71
0.62
6.46
287
12/30/15
Annually
2.18
0.32
—
—
0.87
0.87
—
11,920
12/30/15
Quarterly
2.02
0.50
0.46
0.46
—
2,604
12/11/15
Annually
1.76
0.26
—
0.93
0.93
—
8,655
12/28/15
Quarterly
2.36
0.07
2.34
1.09
1.04
—
10,566
12/29/15
Monthly
1.72
0.03
1.71
1.54
1.25
—
367
12/15/15
Annually
1.74
0.25
—
1.19
1.19
—
3,478
12/30/15
Monthly
6.60
0.03
3.35
1.01
1.01
—
237
12/21/15
Annually
2.06
0.27
—
6.44
6.32
—
—
1/8/16
Quarterly
7.84
0.06
—
0.97
0.97
—
3,380
12/16/15
Quarterly
1.81
0.08
2.18
1.22
1.22
—
1,437
12/10/15
Quarterly
2.01
0.11
—
0.61
0.61
—
4,895
12/31/15
Monthly
4.84
0.03
4.58
0.88
0.78
—
1,857
12/31/15
Monthly
4.70
0.01
4.48
1.13
1.13
6.42
2,762
12/30/15
Monthly
5.14
0.03
5.21
0.58
0.58
6.17
560
12/31/15
Monthly
6.08
0.04
7.04
0.55
0.55
5.29
1,163
12/31/15
Monthly
2.37
0.02
1.79
0.72
0.72
5.14
51,638
12/31/15
Monthly
3.85
0.04
3.53
0.53
0.53
8.26
5,861
12/15/15
Monthly
3.65
0.06
3.57
0.79
0.79
5.39
52,104
12/31/15
Monthly
7.41
0.05
3.32
0.81
0.80
3.17
870
12/31/15
Monthly
1.54
0.02
0.96
0.59
0.59
—
33,635
12/31/15
Monthly
3.95
0.01
3.01
0.92
0.90
11.66
7,653
12/31/15
Monthly
6.84
0.01
1.11
0.47
0.47
9.22
3,430
12/31/15
Monthly
2.61
0.02
1.31
0.55
0.55
8.91
4,070
12/31/15
Monthly
3.26
0.04
1.65
0.49
0.45
16.31
993
12/17/15
Monthly
3.42
0.02
2.90
0.79
0.46
3.00
1,151
12/31/15
Monthly
1.35
0.01
1.04
1.11
0.75
11.10
12,074
12/29/15
Monthly
4.06
0.04
4.26
0.89
0.89
4.62
521
12/22/15
Annually
0.94
0.20
1.13
—
48,537
12/15/15
Semi-Annually
0.98
0.11
—
Schwab developed the Income Mutual Fund
Select List to help investors in or approaching
retirement build or modify an investment
portfolio that addresses their growth and
income needs. Here are some things to consider
as you develop or fine-tune your portfolio:
Asset Allocation: As always, your portfolio’s asset
allocation should be driven by your investment
goals, time horizon and risk tolerance. As your goals
shift from accumulation to income, you can use the
funds on this list to help address your income and
growth needs from both bond and equity funds.
Diversification: Investors in or nearing retirement
often believe that they should be exclusively in
bonds and other fixed income assets.
While for
some investors this might be an appropriate
strategy, you may want to consider keeping some
percentage of your portfolio in equities for the
capital appreciation potential they provide.
Risk vs. Return: Evaluate yields within the context of
risk: different categories or asset classes will reflect
differing risk/reward trade-offs. Consider a mix of
bond funds: government, municipal and corporate.
Also, a fund’s exposure to below-investment grade
bonds is important to keep in mind.
One of the
selection criteria for fixed-income funds on the
Income Select List is relatively low exposure to these
types of securities, except for the high yield,
multisector and emerging bond categories. (To see a
fixed-income fund’s credit rating, click on the fund
name, then the Portfolio tab.)
Maturity: Bond funds with longer maturities can
leave investors exposed to greater inflation and
credit risk, so consider a balance of maturities, from
ultrashort to long.
Distribution Frequency: Different funds provide
payouts on different schedules. Check the
frequency of distributions to determine when you’ll
receive income, if any, from the fund.
Taxes: Remember tax implications.
Income on
investments in nonretirement accounts is generally
taxable; in tax-protected retirement accounts, such
as IRAs and 401(k)s, it’s less of a concern. Where
appropriate, consider tax-free bond funds.
—
1.13
A smart approach to help
you generate income from
your investments
If an expense waiver was in place during the period, the net expense ratio was used to calculate fund performance. A net
expense ratio lower than the gross expense ratio may reflect a cap or contractual waiver of fund expenses.
Please read the
fund prospectus for details on limits or expiration dates for any such waivers.
Schwab provides a range of easy-to-use tools,
resources and guidance at schwab.com for investors
in or nearing retirement.
Performance quoted is past performance and is no guarantee of future results.
For asset class and performance benchmark definitions, please see footnotes on pages 5–11.
Please see page 10 for information on items a–e cited above.
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For the Income Select List, CSIA generally includes no more than the two
most favorably evaluated funds in each asset category, except for the
intermediate-term bond category, which may feature up to five funds.
Upside and downside capture ratios: a measure of how much a fund moves in
comparison to the broad market when the market goes up or down.
Upside capture ratio: For the months in which the market return was
positive, what was the ratio of the fund’s returns to the market’s returns?
Upside capture of 110% means that in up markets, the fund went up 10%
more than the market did. For investors who are concerned with growth in
rising markets, looking for a fund with a high upside capture ratio (above
100%) can be useful.
Downside capture ratio: For the months in which the market return was
negative, what was the ratio of the fund’s returns to the market’s returns?
Downside capture of 110% means that in down markets, the fund went down
10% more than the market did. For investors who are concerned with
minimizing losses, looking for a fund with a low downside capture ratio
(below 100%) can be helpful.
Generally speaking, it’s good for a fund to have an upside capture ratio at
least as high as its downside capture ratio, and preferably higher. A fund
delivering 110% of the market’s positive returns but only 105% of the
negative returns means that the fund has delivered more of the market’s
upside than downside (which is desirable).
The “holy grail” for many investors is a fund with a low downside capture
ratio that has an upside capture ratio of 100% or more.
The absolute level of upside capture and downside capture can be important
as well, providing an overall indication of the fund’s risk relative to the market.
If both ratios are around 120%, it means that the fund has been more volatile
than the market (even if upside is higher than downside).
If both ratios are
around 80%, it means that the fund has been less volatile than the market.
As with most metrics, these ratios are backward looking (in this case, over
the past three years). Just because a fund has delivered a certain percentage
of the market’s returns in past up markets and down markets doesn’t mean
that it is guaranteed to do the same in future up or down markets.
In a three-year period with very few up months or very few down months, the
upside or downside capture ratio can be hard to measure.
These ratios provide no information about the fund’s overall returns and are
simply a measure of performance relative to the market in up periods and in
down periods.
Additional Important Information
More than 3,500 funds participate in the Mutual Fund OneSource® service.
Only these funds, including Schwab Affiliate Funds, are eligible for the Select
Lists. Schwab receives remuneration from fund companies, and/or their
affiliates, in the Mutual Fund OneSource service, including Schwab Affiliate
Funds, for record keeping, shareholder services and other administrative
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Schwab and its affiliates also receive fees from Schwab Affiliate
Funds for investment advisory and fund administration services. The
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Schwab receives from other fund companies participating in Schwab’s
Mutual Fund OneSource service. The amount of fees Schwab or its affiliates
receive from funds participating in the Mutual Fund OneSource service is not
considered in the Select Lists selection, nor does any fund pay Schwab to be
included in the Select Lists.
Eligible funds are selected based solely on the
quantitative and qualitative criteria described on pages 4 and 14.
Schwab Affiliate Funds include Schwab Funds and Laudus Funds. Schwab
Funds and Laudus Funds are advised by Charles Schwab Investment
Management, Inc. Schwab Funds and the Laudus MarketMasters Funds are
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Investors should consider carefully information contained in the prospectus,
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Investment value will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth
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funds from the STR fee, including certain Schwab Funds, which may charge a
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Certain funds may charge a redemption fee separate, and in addition to, the
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All other funds available at Schwab are subject to a
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Information on the Mutual Fund OneSource Select List®
No mention of particular funds or fund families here should be construed as
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