8.2 in Large Blend
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| Scorecard | |
|---|---|
| Morningstar | 4 / 5 Stars |
| Lipper | 5 5 5 5 2 |
| Zacks Investment Research | 3 (Hold) |
| Standard & Poor's | 5 / 5 Stars |
| TheStreet.com | B+ (Buy) |
Fund Overview
The investment seeks to track the total return of the entire U.S. stock market, as measured by The Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market IndexSM. The fund generally invests at least 80% of its net assets in stocks that are included in The Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market IndexSM1. It may invest in derivatives, principally futures contracts, and lend its securities to minimize the gap in performance that naturally exists between any index fund and its corresponding index.
| Trailing Returns | Updated 03.31.2012 |
|---|---|
| Year to date | 12.7% |
| 1 Year | 7.4% |
| 3 Years (Annualized) | 24.2% |
| 5 Years (Annualized) | 2.5% |
| 10 Years (Annualized) | 5.0% |
Fund Opinion
The fund appears on the 2011 Money 70 list of recommended mutual and exchange-traded funds.
Money 70 2011-01-21
Performance
The fund has returned 7.42 percent over the past year, 24.18 percent over the past three years, 2.54 percent over the past five years, and 5.03 percent over the past decade.
Hypothetical Growth of $10,000
Updated 03.31.2012
Holdings
Asset Allocation
| % Long | % Net | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | 0.81 | 0.81 |
| Stocks | 98.01 | 98.01 |
| Bonds | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Other | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Foreign Bonds | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Foreign Stocks | 1.18 | 1.18 |
| Convertible | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Preferred | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Updated 10.31.2011
Top Holdings
Performance as of 03.31.2012
Portfolio as of 10.31.2011
| Ticker | YTD Return % | % Net Assets | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exxon Mobil Corporation | XOM | 3.28 | 2.69 |
| Apple, Inc. | AAPL | 52.75 | 2.65 |
| International Business Machines Corp | IBM | 14.32 | 1.58 |
| Chevron Corp | CVX | 2.55 | 1.49 |
| Microsoft Corporation | MSFT | 25.15 | 1.4 |
Fees
Schwab Total Stock Market Index Fund has an expense ratio of 0.09 percent.
