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                                                                 SCHWABFUNDS(R)
         
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                                                                     SCHWAB
                                                                   1000 FUND(R)
 



SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
FEBRUARY 29, 1996

[Photo of Schwab Building, San Francisco, California]
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Dear Fellow Shareholder,

                  The SchwabFunds Family(R) is celebrating substantial growth as
 [Photo           a mutual fund complex. By placing your trust in
   of             SchwabFunds(R), you've helped total assets under management
Charles R.        grow by $10 billion over the last 12 months to reach $35
 Schwab]          billion.

                  We believe much of this success can be traced to the Schwab
                  commitment to serve the needs of shareholders, a commitment
                  demonstrated by the entire SchwabFunds staff and, in
particular, by our experienced team of portfolio managers.

The professionals who make up our growing portfolio management team have over
200 years of combined experience and are devoted to monitoring the financial
markets for you. Through a careful and disciplined selection of securities, the
portfolio managers strive to construct optimal portfolios that provide
shareholders with competitive returns that meet their investment goals. And
shareholders continue to signal their trust in our SchwabFunds portfolio
management by keeping their money invested in SchwabFunds.

We believe an important part of serving your needs is keeping you informed about
your investments. For example, we added the question and answer section of this
report, developed by our portfolio managers to address what they feel were the
most pressing questions we've heard from shareholders over the period. It is one
way we hope to keep communication open between you and the people managing your
investments.

The SchwabFunds Family has grown to include a group of mutual funds that
addresses many "core" needs of investors. SchwabFunds offers a solution to
investors who want the convenience and competitive costs of a no-load mutual
fund family. The 20 no-load funds available to retail investors, including the
new Schwab S&P 500 Fund, offer diversification of the U.S. and international
equity markets, both taxable and tax-free bonds and a variety of money market
investments.

With this level of diversification, you may use SchwabFunds to create an
efficient, well-rounded portfolio. Or you may use them to serve as building
blocks to an overall investment program that includes more specialized
investments.

I invite you to learn more about the SchwabFunds Family. To receive a brochure
and prospectus for the SchwabFunds, please call our toll-free number, 1-800-2
NO-LOAD, or visit any one of our more than 200 Schwab offices. A Schwab
representative will be happy to provide you with a prospectus that includes more
complete information on the Funds, including charges and expenses. Please read
it carefully before investing.

I'd like to extend my personal gratitude for your trust in the SchwabFunds
Family as it continues to grow. You should feel confident that the outstanding
efforts of all those who are part of the SchwabFunds organization will continue
going forward. And we expect these efforts to help us to meet even higher
standards of excellence in the years ahead.


                                  /s/Charles R. Schwab
                                  Charles R. Schwab

Cover: The Schwab Building, San Francisco, California
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COMMENTS FROM THE INVESTMENT ADVISER

We are pleased to report on the performance of your investment in the Schwab
1000 Fund(R) for the six-month period ended February 29, 1996. During this
period, the Schwab 1000 Fund continued to offer you a convenient, cost-effective
way to participate in the U.S. stock market's growth potential.

RECORD-BREAKING MARKET PERFORMANCE

By almost any measure, the last six months were an exceptionally strong period
for the U.S. equity market. Late in 1995, the Dow Jones Industrial Average broke
through the 5,000 mark, continuing upward to finish the period at 5,485 on
February 29, 1996, and other market indicators showed similar gains. While there
were occasional downturns along the way, the market generally climbed throughout
the period, driven by strong corporate profits, a favorable interest rate
environment, and large inflows of capital into stocks. To enhance your
understanding of the Fund's performance, the portfolio management team discusses
economic trends and the Fund's investment strategies in "Questions to the
Portfolio Management Team" following this letter.

Although past performance does not guarantee future results, the Schwab 1000
Fund's performance during the six-month period reflected the U.S. equity
market's strong upward momentum. The Fund's six-month total return was 14.43%
compared to an average total return of 12.71% for U.S. growth and income mutual
funds. 1 Reflecting the market's upswing during the period, the Fund's share
price rose by $2.02 to $17.70 in the six months ended February 29, 1996. This
increase in net asset value (NAV) is especially noteworthy considering that the
Fund also paid cash dividends totaling 23 cents per share during the period,
which reduced its NAV accordingly. We believe the Fund's strong performance
underscores the effectiveness of its indexing approach, which focuses on
tracking the stock price and dividend performance of the U.S. stock market, as
represented by the Schwab 1000 Index(R).

The Schwab 1000 Fund experienced strong growth in assets and its shareholder
base during the period. Net assets under management surpassed $1 billion for the
first time, rising 53% during the six-month period to $1.27 billion. More than
25,000 new shareholders invested in the Fund during the period, raising the
total number of shareholders to nearly 99,000. This strong growth makes the
Schwab 1000 Fund one of the fastest growing funds in the SchwabFunds Family(R).


1 Source: Morningstar, Inc. Average return of 489 U.S. growth and income funds
for the six-month period ended February 29, 1996. Past performance is no
guarantee of future results. Principal value and investment returns will
fluctuate, so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or
less than their original cost. The Investment Manager and Schwab have waived a
portion of their fees and guaranteed maximum total operating expenses of 0.49%
through at least December 31, 1996. Without this fee waiver and guarantee, the
Fund's six-month total return would have been 14.35%.
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FUND PERFORMANCE

In addition to tracking the performance of the broad U.S. stock market as
measured by the Schwab 1000 Index(R), during the reporting period, the Schwab
1000 Fund's(R) total return closely tracked the Standard & Poor's 500(R) Index
("S&P 500"), a widely recognized market benchmark. In fact, the Fund's average
annual total return since inception (4/2/91) is virtually identical to that of
the S&P 500. The table below compares total returns for the Schwab 1000 Fund,
the Schwab 1000 Index, and the S&P 500 for various periods.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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                                               TOTAL RETURN

                                                         Cumulative Since     Average Annual
                      Six Months Ended  One Year Ended    Fund Inception      Since Inception
                           2/29/96          2/29/96     (4/2/91 - 2/29/96)  (4/2/91 - 2/29/96)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                   <C>               <C>             <C>                 <C>
Schwab 1000
Fund                        14.43%          33.89%             93.79%             14.40%
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Schwab 1000                                                                     
Index                       14.76%          34.62%             97.89%             14.88%
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
S&P 500                                                                         
Index                       15.30%          34.66%             93.95%             14.41%
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Principal value and
investment returns will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed,
may be worth more or less than their original cost. The Invest-ment Manager and
Schwab have waived a portion of their fees and guaranteed maximum total
operating expenses of 0.49% through at least December 31, 1996. Without this fee
waiver and guarantee, the Fund's six-month total return would have been 14.35%;
one-year total return would have been 33.81%; cumulative total return since
inception would have been 92.19%; and average annual total return since
inception would have been 14.21%. Indices are unmanaged, and unlike the Fund, do
not reflect payment of advisory fees and other expenses associated with an
investment in the Fund. Investors cannot directly invest in an index. Fund total
return assumes reinvestment of all dividends.
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BROADER MARKET COVERAGE

The Schwab 1000 Fund seeks to track the price and dividend performance of the
U.S. stock market by investing in substantially all the stocks that comprise the
Schwab 1000 Index. One of the broadest market indicators available, the Schwab
1000 Index includes a diversified group of stocks that represent about 86% of
the total market value of the U.S. stock market. 2 The Schwab 1000 Index
represents the stocks of the 1,000 largest publicly traded companies in the U.S.
(excluding investment companies), ranked by market capitalization.

Because the Schwab 1000 Index includes stocks of both large and medium-sized
companies, it covers a broader segment of the stock market than the S&P 500,
which represents about 72% of the U.S. stock market's value, or the Dow Jones


2 Source: Wilshire Associates, as of February 29, 1996. The U.S. stock market
as represented by the Wilshire 5000 Index.
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Industrial Average, which represents less than 17%. 3 You'll find a complete
listing of industries and companies represented in the Fund's portfolio holdings
at the end of the period in the "Statement of Net Assets" included in this
report. The chart below illustrates the composition of the Fund by economic
sector.

[The following is a pie chart of Schwab 1000 Fund's diversified stock
portfolio.]

                           THE SCHWAB 1000 FUND'S(R)
                       DIVERSIFIED STOCK PORTFOLIO COVERS
                       A BROAD RANGE OF ECONOMIC SECTORS


<TABLE>
                    <S>                                 <C>
                    Capital Goods                        5%
                    Consumer Durables                    3%
                    Consumer Non-Durables               30%
                    Energy                               7%
                    Finance                             16%
                    Materials & Services                10%
                    Technology                          15%
                    Transportation                       2%
                    Utilities                           12%
</TABLE>


                          Source: Wilshire Associates

TAX-SMART STRATEGY

Taxes can erode the returns you earn from your mutual fund investment. That's
why it's important to study how fund returns compare after taxes when you're
evaluating performance.

The Schwab 1000 Fund is managed to help maximize your after-tax returns by
minimizing taxable capital gain distributions. Since the Fund doesn't actively
trade stocks, except to realign portfolio holdings with the Schwab 1000 Index
and handle customer purchases and redemptions, capital gains are kept to a
minimum. And when the Fund's managers do trade, they attempt to offset capital
gains with capital losses to minimize taxable distributions to shareholders.

This tax-smart strategy seeks to defer capital gains until you sell your shares.
Any unrealized gains accumulate in the Fund, helping to build the value of your
investment. In fact, since its inception the Fund has never paid a capital gain
distribution. The chart on the next page illustrates the impact that deferring
capital gains can have on the growth of a mutual fund investment over time.


3 Source: Wilshire Associates, as of February 29, 1996. The U.S. stock market
as represented by the Wilshire 5000 Index.
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Additionally, the Fund's low portfolio turnover helps minimize your capital
gains tax liability by limiting capital gain distributions. Over the 12-month
period ended February 29, 1996, the Fund's average portfolio turnover was 2%,
compared with 61% for U.S. growth and income funds. 4

[The following is a bar chart comparing capital gains realized annually and
capital gains deferred and shares sold after 20 years.]

                       THE POWER OF A TAX-SMART STRATEGY



<TABLE>
                <S>                                      <C>
                Portfolio A
                Capital Gains
                Realized Annually                        $75,281

                Portfolio B
                Capital Gains Deferred and
                Shares Sold After 20 Years               $88,640
</TABLE>

This example is for illustrative purposes only and is not intended to predict or
guarantee future performance of the Fund.

The chart shows two hypothetical portfolios, each with a $20,000 initial
investment and a 10% pre-tax average annual total return. The portfolio in which
capital gains are realized annually (Portfolio A) earns 3% income and 7%
realized capital gains taxed annually; the portfolio in which capital gains are
deferred over 20 years (Portfolio B) earns 3% income taxed annually and 7%
capital gains, which accumulate unrealized and are taxed at the end of the
20-year period. Compared to Portfolio A, Portfolio B earns an extra $13,359 by
deferring its capital gains. Both examples assume income dividends taxed
annually at the maximum 39.6% federal personal income tax rate and capital gains
taxed at the maximum 28% rate.

Of course, tax rates may vary and can be higher or lower than the rates shown.

LOW-COST INVESTING

At Schwab, we're committed to keeping the cost of mutual fund investing low.
Lower fund expenses generally translate into higher returns to shareholders,
since the less you pay in fees and expenses, the greater the portion of a fund's
returns you can receive.

The Schwab 1000 Fund's indexing strategy helps keep costs low. In fact, its
operating expense ratio of 0.49% is well below the average of 1.46% for actively
managed funds. 5 And of course, like all SchwabFunds(R), the Schwab 1000 Fund
charges no sales loads or 12b-1 fees, which can also reduce your returns over
time. 6


4 Source: Morningstar, Inc. Average portfolio turnover for 368 U.S. growth and
income funds as of 2/29/96.

5 Source: Morningstar, Inc. Average operating expenses for 2,784 actively
managed U.S. equity funds as of 2/29/96. The Investment Manager and Schwab have
waived a portion of their fees and guaranteed maximum total operating expenses
of 0.49% through at least 12/31/96.

6 To keep expenses low and discourage short-term trading, a redemption fee of
0.50% of proceeds will be charged by the Fund for redemption of shares held less
than six months.
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LOOKING FORWARD IN 1996

The last six months were an exceptionally rewarding time for stock investors. To
put this stock market performance in perspective, however, it's important to
remember that stocks can be volatile in the short term and are best viewed as a
long-term investment. When held over the long term, stocks have outperformed
most other U.S. investments, helping investors stay ahead of inflation and
realize capital appreciation. 7 Whatever direction the stock market may take in
the balance of the year, we're confident that the Schwab 1000 Fund(R) will
continue to offer you a convenient, cost-effective way to participate in the
market's long-term growth potential.

Thank you for placing your trust in SchwabFunds(R). We value your confidence,
and we'll continue to do our best to help you achieve your investment goals in
the future.

CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.


7 Source: Stocks, Bonds, Bills and Inflation, 1995 Yearbook(TM), Ibbotson
Associates.
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QUESTIONS TO THE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT TEAM OF
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.

Stephen B. Ward: Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer
Geri Hom: Portfolio Manager

Q. WHAT ACCOUNTED FOR THE SCHWAB 1000 FUND'S(R) STRONG PERFORMANCE DURING THE
SIX-MONTH REPORTING PERIOD ENDED FEBRUARY 29, 1996?

A. During the period, the Fund closely tracked the performance of the U.S. stock
market, as represented by the Schwab 1000 Index(R). The market continued its
robust rally, as evidenced by the 15.30% total return of the S&P 500. In fact,
all major domestic equity indices achieved new highs during the period. Although
there are many contributing factors, most market observers attribute the
market's strong performance to three key developments: the second straight year
of impressive corporate earnings growth; a reduction in both short- and
long-term interest rates; and strong cash flows into the equity markets,
including record levels of cash flowing to equity mutual funds. The graph below
illustrates this dramatic increase.

[The following is a line graph comparing the change in value in a hypothetical
$10,000 investment among Schwab 1000 Fund, Schwab 1000 Index and the S&P 500.]

COMPARISON OF CHANGE IN VALUE OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT (IN THE
SCHWAB 1000 FUND, THE SCHWAB 1000 INDEX, AND THE S&P 500 INDEX)

                        --------------------------------
                                Schwab 1000 Fund
                          Average Annual Total Returns
                                February 29, 1996
                        --------------------------------
                            One Year Since Inception
                           33.89%             14.40%
                        --------------------------------


                                    [GRAPH]

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
            $1000 Fund       $1000 Index       S&P 500 Index
            ----------       -----------       -------------
DATE         $ Growth         $ Growth            $ Growth
- ----        ----------       -----------       -------------
<S>         <C>              <C>               <C>
April 2      10,000           10,000.00         10,000.00
April         9,910            9,898.49          9,907.51
May          10,320           10,310.50         10,334.91
June          9,850            9,839.53          9,861.45
July         10,320           10,309.65         10,321.08
Aug.         10,600           10,591.15         10,565.60
Sept.        10,460           10,454.66         10,388.78
Oct.         10,630           10,625.27         10,528.47
Nov.         10,240           10,226.90         10,104.23
Dec.         11,425           11,411.75         11,259.81
Jan. 92      11,283           11,271.86         11,049.98
Feb.         11,425           11,415.17         11,193.09
Mar.         11,171           11,162.67         10,975.40
Apr.         11,404           11,392.14         11,297.56
May          11,404           11,456.96         11,352.94
June         11,485           11,256.50         11,184.12
July         11,726           11,728.23         11,541.03
Aug.         11,480           11,485.97         11,402.78
Sept.        11,623           11,646.34         11,536.78
Oct.         11,746           11,763.20         11,576.64
Nov.         12,206           12,233.22         11,970.82
Dec.         12,396           12,427.71         12,117.74
Jan. 93      12,502           12,538.60         12,219.06
Feb.         12,595           12,632.43         12,385.60
Mar.         12,696           12,948.05         12,646.91
Apr.         12,533           12,582.96         12,341.23
May          12,896           12,956.58         12,671.37
June         12,958           13,023.97         12,708.46
July         12,905           12,989.00         12,657.35
August       13,397           13,492.28         13,137.60
Sept.        13,355           13,453.69         13,036.44
Oct.         13,544           13,654.35         13,306.29
Nov.         13,355           13,462.42         13,179.88
Dec.         13,592           13,700.42         13,339.36
Jan. 94      14,005           14,136.31         13,792.90
Feb.         13,645           13,780.60         13,419.11
Mar.         13,042           13,168.98         12,835.36
Apr.         13,190           13,325.94         12,999.67
May          13,349           13,486.02         13,211.57
June         12,988           13,127.19         12,887.88
July         13,405           13,557.96         13,310.61
Aug.         13,971           14,145.55         13,655.01
Sept.        13,651           13,824.96         13,516.95
Oct.         13,918           14,094.52         13,819.73
Nov.         13,416           13,589.52         13,316.69
Dec.         13,577           13,766.96         13,513.78
Jan. 95      13,923           14,120.96         13,663.78
Feb.         14,474           14,700.16         14,403.09
Mar.         14,852           15,094.26         14,827.41
Apr.         15,219           15,475.56         15,263.70
May          15,770           16,047.94         15,872.72
June         16,191           16,469.81         16,240.96
July         16,807           17,110.81         16,778.54
Aug.         16,938           17,244.73         16,773.51
Sept.        17,606           17,849.33         17,481.35
Oct.         17,520           17,858.91         17,418.42
Nov.         18,276           18,646.25         18,183.06
Dec.         18,547           18,924.34         18,533.29
Jan. 96      19,095           19,499.27         19,163.42
Feb.         19,379           19,789.30         19,341.64
</TABLE>

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Principal value and
investment returns will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed,
may be worth more or less than their original cost. The Investment Manager and
Schwab have waived a portion of their fees and guaranteed maximum total
operating expenses of 0.49%. Without this fee waiver and guarantee, the Fund's
total return would have been lower.

The performance graph compares a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Schwab
1000 Fund since inception with hypothetical investments in the Schwab 1000 Index
and the S&P 500. Investors cannot directly invest in an index. Indices are
unmanaged, and unlike the Fund, do not reflect payment of advisory fees and
other expenses associated with an investment in the Fund. Fund total return
assumes the reinvestment of all dividends.
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Q. CAN YOU PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT FOR THE FUND'S STRONG RETURN SINCE THE BEGINNING
OF 1995?

A. Although past performance does not guarantee future results, the Fund's
strong return since the beginning of 1995 reflects the strong performance of
some well-known benchmarks of the stock market. The total return of the S&P 500
for calendar year 1995 was 37.6%, its best performance since 1958 and
significantly greater than the 20-year average return of 13.6%. 8 We feel it is
important to point out that this market performance was a very unusual event
which should serve as a reminder that risk and return go hand in hand. Equity
returns can be volatile, resulting in both positive and negative single-year
returns for investors seeking the higher average returns which equity
investments can offer.

Many market observers have identified strong growth in corporate earnings during
1994 and 1995 as one of the more significant drivers of the market's recent
performance. Even so, the price level of the S&P 500 has risen significantly
faster than the earnings of the S&P 500 companies. Since the beginning of 1995,
the price/earnings ratio of the S&P 500 has grown from approximately 17.2 to
approximately 18.7 as of 2/29/96. This compares with a 30-year mean of
approximately 14.5. Additionally, since the rate of economic growth (as measured
by real Gross Domestic Product) slowed to 2.0% in 1995 -- down from 1994's 3.5%
pace 9 -- many economists do not anticipate a continuation of the strong
earnings growth we experienced during 1994 and 1995.

Finally, we feel it is important to comment on the concept of "mean reverting"
returns. This term refers to the statistical tendency of returns for particular
classes of investments to revert to their long-term averages. Unlike flipping a
coin, where the odds of the coin landing "heads" up is always 50% regardless of
the outcome of prior flips, investment returns have a tendency to be affected by
prior years' results. If returns of a particular asset class have outperformed
their long-term average returns for one or more years, there is a tendency for
the above-average returns not to repeat in the following year. Conversely, if
returns have underperformed their long-term average, there is a tendency for
better returns in the following year. This concept of mean reverting returns is
another way of saying that we should not expect either exceptionally good or
poor returns to continue indefinitely.

Q. HOW DID THE FUND'S PERFORMANCE COMPARE TO THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SCHWAB 1000
INDEX(R) DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD?

A. The Schwab 1000 Fund(R) achieved its objective of tracking the total return
performance of the Schwab 1000 Index during the period.

The Schwab 1000 Index is the theoretical return of a group of stocks
representing the 1,000 largest U.S. public operating corporations (excluding
investment companies), ranked by market capitalization. The Index generally
outperforms 

8 Source: Standard & Poor's. Represents 20-year average annual return for the
period ended 2/29/96.

9 All Gross Domestic Product (GDP) statistics used in this report are based on
the Commerce Department's new chain-weighted calculation methodology. As a
result, these statistics may differ from those in previous SchwabFunds
shareholder reports, which used the prior fixed-weighted methodology. During
1996, the Commerce Department will revise all GDP growth rate reporting to a
chain-weighted basis.
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the Fund for several reasons. Unlike the Fund, the Index does not incur
management and other costs which reduce returns to Fund shareholders. In
addition, the Fund, unlike the Index, holds a small portion of its balances in
cash to meet shareholder redemptions and to pay expenses. The cash portion earns
interest at money market rates, which may be more or less than the returns of
the Index during a given period. Also, the weighting of any particular security
in the Fund can be greater or less than that in the Index.

Another factor accounting for the difference in performance is the Fund's goal
of minimizing capital gain distributions. In order to avoid excessive
realization of capital gains, the Fund may continue to hold certain stocks that
are no longer in the Index. Depending on the performance of these non-Index
stocks, this practice may contribute a positive or negative tracking error to
the Fund.

Taken together, these factors cause the difference in returns of the Fund
compared to the Index, a difference referred to as the Fund's "tracking error."
The tracking error for the Fund during the reporting period was 0.33%, and its
average annual tracking error since inception on 4/2/91 has been 0.48%. Given
the Fund's current operating expense ratio of 0.49% and the components of
tracking error discussed above, we are very pleased with this level of tracking
error.

Q. HOW DID THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SCHWAB 1000 INDEX(R) COMPARE TO THE
PERFORMANCE OF THE S&P 500 DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD?

A. Although the total return of the Schwab 1000 Index continues to exceed that
of the S&P 500 on a Fund inception-to-date basis, the S&P 500 marginally
outperformed the Schwab 1000 Index for the six-month period ended 2/29/96, when
its total return was 15.30% versus 14.76% for the Schwab 1000 Index. One reason
for this differential was the better performance of large capitalization stocks
relative to mid-cap stocks, which comprise a portion of the Schwab 1000 Index.

Since the two indices are constructed differently, differences in performance
between them are a normal and anticipated occurrence. The S&P 500 includes 500
large market capitalization stocks as determined by the Standard & Poor's Index
Committee. Stocks in the S&P 500 are chosen for market size, liquidity, and
industry group representation. The Schwab 1000 Index is much broader, including
the common stocks of the 1,000 largest U.S. operating corporations (excluding
investment companies) ranked by market capitalization.
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Q. HOW DID THE FUND'S PRE-TAX AND AFTER-TAX TOTAL RETURN COMPARE TO THAT OF
OTHER GROWTH AND INCOME FUNDS?

A.

       PRE-TAX AND AFTER-TAX PERFORMANCE FOR THE PERIODS ENDED 2/29/96 10
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             Three-Year            One-Year 
                                        Average Annual Return    Total Return
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                     <C>                      <C>   
Fund Pre-Tax Total Return                      15.43%               33.89%

Peer Group Median                              14.29%               30.47%

Percentile Rank in Peer Group                     65%                  79%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fund After-Tax Total Return                    14.62%               33.15%

Peer Group Median                              11.34%               26.38%

Percentile Rank in Peer Group                     89%                  94%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

The Fund's average annual total return since inception was 14.40% before taxes
and 14.02% after taxes.

As the table above shows, the Fund has enjoyed strong pre-tax returns when
compared to other funds in the growth and income category. It is particularly
gratifying to see even better results on an after-tax basis. This shows that the
Fund's tax-efficient management strategies are working and providing real
benefits to shareholders. These strategies are designed to minimize portfolio
turnover and capital gain distributions to shareholders.


10 Source: Morningstar, Inc., as of 2/29/96. For 283 growth and income funds
with three-year performance histories and 456 growth and income funds with
one-year performance histories. After-tax returns assume the maximum federal
rate of 39.6% on ordinary income dividends and 28% on capital gain
distributions. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Principal
value and investment returns will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when
redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The Investment
Manager and Schwab have waived a portion of their fees and guaranteed maximum
total operating expenses of 0.49% during the reporting period. Without the
waivers or reimbursements, the Fund's average annual total return since
inception would have been 15.36%; the one-year total return would have been
33.81%; and the six-month total return would have been 14.35%.
<PAGE>   12
 
SchwabFunds(R)                                                                 1
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SCHWAB 1000 FUND(R)
STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS
February 29, 1996
(Unaudited)
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                             Number         Value
                            of Shares       (000s)
                            ---------     ----------
<S>                         <C>           <C>
COMMON STOCK--99.6%
AEROSPACE/DEFENSE--2.3%
BFGoodrich Co.                  6,200         $  472
Boeing Co.                     76,300          6,190
General Dynamics Corp.         14,900            888
General Motors Corp. Class H    22,000         1,260
Litton Industries, Inc.*       10,500            530
Lockheed Martin Corp.          43,492          3,316
Loral Corp.                    43,100          2,031
McDonnell Douglas Corp.        23,700          2,092
Northrop Grumman Corp.          9,900            611
Raytheon Co.                   53,000          2,657
Rockwell International Corp.    48,500         2,765
Sundstrand Corp.                7,300            550
TRW Inc.                       14,400          1,247
Textron Inc.                   18,700          1,473
United Technologies Corp.      26,300          2,827
                                              ------
                                              28,909
                                              ------
AIR TRANSPORTATION--0.6%
AMR Corp.*                     15,900          1,395
Continental Airlines Inc.*      7,200            345
Delta Air Lines, Inc.          11,700            913
Federal Express Corp.*         12,800            947
FlightSafety International,
 Inc.                           4,800            256
Northwest Airlines Corp.
 Class A*                      19,000            873
Southwest Airlines Co.         36,400          1,119
UAL Corp.*                      5,400            965
Valujet Inc.*                   8,000            185
                                              ------
                                               6,998
                                              ------
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES--0.3%
Anheuser-Busch
 Companies, Inc.               54,700          3,685
Brown-Forman Corp. Class B     15,500            606
                                              ------
                                               4,291
                                              ------
APPAREL--0.5%
Burlington Industries Inc.*    16,400            187
Fruit of the Loom, Inc.
 Class A*                      18,800            477
Jones Apparel Group, Inc.*      3,300            137
Liz Claiborne                  17,500            549
Nautica Enterprises Inc.*       5,000            206
Nike Inc. Class B              31,100          2,018
Nine West Group Inc.*           7,700            302
Reebok International Ltd.      16,700            440
Russell Corp.                   5,900            165
Talbots, Inc.                   7,500            227
Unifi, Inc.                    16,925            410
V.F. Corp.                     12,300            661
Warnaco, Inc. Class A          13,600            354
                                              ------
                                               6,133
                                              ------
AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS--0.2%
Bandag, Inc.                    4,000            204
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.       19,500            495
Danaher Corp.                  12,800            435
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.     33,700          1,601
                                              ------
                                               2,735
                                              ------
BANKS--7.4%
AmSouth Bancorp.               11,700            461
Banc One Corp.                106,021          3,777
Bancorp Hawaii, Inc.           10,175            354
 
<CAPTION>
                             Number         Value
                            of Shares       (000s)
                            ---------     ----------
<S>                         <C>           <C>
Bank of Boston Corp.           24,300         $1,182
Bank of New York Co., Inc.     43,000          2,231
BankAmerica Corp.              84,495          6,020
Bankers Life Holdings Corp.     6,900            155
Bankers Trust New York Corp.    15,900         1,028
Barnett Banks Inc.             23,088          1,443
BayBanks, Inc.                  5,600            587
Boatmen's Bancshares Inc.      38,700          1,514
Central Fidelity Banks, Inc.     5,850           200
Chase Manhattan Corp.          39,500          2,943
Chemical Banking Corp.         54,530          3,906
Citicorp                      108,300          8,447
Comerica Inc.                  24,264            943
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.       7,056            256
Compass Bancshares, Inc.        8,850            288
CoreStates Financial Corp.     29,000          1,247
Crestar Financial Corp.         7,900            462
Dauphin Deposit Bank & Trust
 Co.                           10,100            294
Deposit Guaranty Corp.          3,000            141
Dime Bancorp Inc. (New)*       24,926            280
Fifth Third Bancorp            21,975          1,118
First American Corp.            5,900            264
First Bank System, Inc.        31,109          1,793
First Chicago Corp.            74,521          3,232
First Commerce Corp.           10,562            345
First Empire State Corp.        1,000            241
First Hawaiian, Inc.            5,000            143
First Interstate Bancorp       16,600          2,712
First Security Corp.           19,612            530
First Tennessee National
 Corp.                         16,300            515
First Union Corp.              64,793          3,920
First Virginia Banks, Inc.      9,750            389
First of America Bank Corp.    13,000            569
Firstar Corp.                  15,000            677
Firstmerit Corp.                5,400            159
Fleet Financial Group Inc.     64,380          2,648
Greenpoint Financial Corp.     13,000            345
Hibernia Corp. Class A         17,400            187
Huntington Bancshares Inc.     28,102            660
Integra Financial Corp.         7,900            538
J.P. Morgan & Co., Inc.        41,900          3,431
KeyCorp (New)                  58,923          2,217
Marshall & Ilsley Corp.        19,828            494
Mellon Bank Corp.              33,272          1,859
Mercantile Bancorp Inc.        14,450            650
Mercantile Bankshares Corp.     6,750            178
Meridian Bancorp, Inc.         13,900            718
National City Corp.            30,440          1,058
NationsBank Corp.              65,164          4,806
Northern Trust Corp.           10,450            553
Norwest Corp.                  84,288          3,077
Old Kent Financial Corp.        7,505            301
PNC Bank Corp.                 73,030          2,237
Regions Financial Corp.         8,850            407
Republic New York Corp.        11,200            671
Signet Banking Corp.           15,300            398
SouthTrust Corp.               17,425            453
Southern National Corp.        18,750            525
Star Banc Corp.                 7,100            447
State Street Boston Corp.      15,700            710
Summit Bancorp                 10,000            347
SunTrust Banks, Inc.           24,600          1,768
Synovus Financial Corp.        17,100            500
</TABLE>
 
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                            of Shares       (000s)
                            ---------     ----------
<S>                         <C>           <C>
U S Bancorp                    35,391        $ 1,093
UJB Financial Corp.            13,900            528
Union Bank                      7,400            386
Union Planters Corp.           12,100            374
Valley National Bancorp        10,824            272
Wachovia Corp. (New)           42,520          1,977
Wells Fargo & Co.              10,200          2,516
Wilmington Trust Co.            4,900            164
Zions Bancorp.                  2,900            215
                                              ------
                                              94,474
                                              ------
BUSINESS MACHINES & SOFTWARE--5.9%
3COM Corp.*                    34,800          1,699
Adaptec, Inc.*                 15,200            852
Adobe Systems Inc.             14,900            502
Amdahl Corp.*                  16,100            135
Apple Computer, Inc.           23,700            653
Autodesk, Inc.                 12,200            432
BMC Software, Inc.*            12,100            676
Bay Networks, Inc.*            38,123          1,549
Broderbund Software Inc.*       3,900            177
Cabletron Systems Inc.*        17,050          1,281
Ceridian Corp.*                17,480            752
Cheyenne Software Inc.*        12,500            292
Cirrus Logic, Inc.*            12,200            230
Cisco Systems Inc.*           119,000          5,645
Comdisco, Inc.                  7,222            148
Compaq Computer Corp.*         61,600          3,119
Concord EFS, Inc.*              9,900            270
Dell Computer Corp.*           17,000            585
Diebold, Inc.                   7,912            311
Digital Equipment Corp.*       32,000          2,304
Fiserv, Inc.*                   8,975            280
Gateway 2000 Inc.*             14,000            415
Honeywell Inc.                 26,900          1,426
Informix Corp.*                29,600          1,047
Input/Output, Inc.*            11,400            339
Integrated Device Technology
 Inc.*                         11,400            138
International Business
 Machines Corp.               125,600         15,402
Iomega Corp.*                  19,500            364
Komag Inc.*                    27,200            853
Microchip Technology Inc.*      9,500            265
Micron Electronics*            20,000            215
Microsoft Corp.*              134,600         13,283
Novell Inc.*                   74,000            911
Novellus Systems, Inc.*         2,200            116
Oracle Systems Corp.*          98,850          5,146
PLATINUM technology, inc.*     12,300            173
Picturetel Corp.*               4,800            170
Pitney Bowes Inc.              34,300          1,655
Quantum Corp.*                  8,100            139
Read-Rite Corp.*                7,000            131
Seagate Technology, Inc.*      20,530          1,340
Shiva Corp.*                    4,200            351
Silicon Graphics, Inc.*        32,900            823
Sterling Software, Inc.*        7,200            480
Storage Technology Corp.*      14,800            448
Structural Dynamics Research
 Corp.*                        10,000            306
Sun Microsystems Inc.*         42,700          2,244
Sybase, Inc.*                  15,120            476
 
<CAPTION>
                             Number         Value
                            of Shares       (000s)
                            ---------     ----------
<S>                         <C>           <C>
System Software Associates,
 Inc.                          11,000         $  232
Tandem Computers Inc.*         17,800            171
Total System Services, Inc.    15,900            455
Unisys Corp.*                  25,900            159
Xerox Corp.                    25,400          3,308
                                              ------
                                              74,873
                                              ------
BUSINESS SERVICES--3.0%
America Online, Inc.*          17,600            868
Apria Healthcare Group Inc.*    14,000           433
Automatic Data Processing,
 Inc.                          63,700          2,468
Browning Ferris Industries
 Inc.                          45,200          1,339
Cintas Corp.                    9,100            445
Computer Associates
 International Inc.            55,050          3,785
Computer Sciences Corp.*       10,800            788
Computervision Corp. (New)*    20,000            213
Corrections Corp. of
 America*                       9,000            428
Credit Acceptance Corp.*        7,000            133
Cytec Industries Inc.*          4,585            353
Deluxe Corp.                   20,400            655
Dial Corp.                     20,100            603
Dun & Bradstreet Corp.         36,600          2,315
Ecolab Inc.                    14,400            437
Equifax Inc.                   31,000            643
FORE Systems, Inc.*             6,700            441
First Data Corp.               49,651          3,438
GTECH Holdings Corp.*          15,700            510
H & R Block, Inc.              22,700            803
HBO & Co.                       9,300            923
Interpublic Group of
 Companies, Inc.               15,100            636
Intuit*                        11,800            788
Kelly Services, Inc. Class A     5,525           160
Manpower Inc.                  19,500            612
Medaphis Corp.*                 8,200            320
Micro Warehouse, Inc.*          6,300            301
National Service
 Industries, Inc.              12,200            425
Netmanage Inc.*                13,400            167
Ogden Corp.                    10,388            222
Olsten Corp.                    9,050            414
Omnicom Group Inc.             14,600            597
Parametric Technology Corp.*    13,100           974
Paychex, Inc.                   8,150            451
Peoplesoft Inc.*               11,400            618
Pittston Services Group         9,900            231
Policy Management Systems
 Corp.*                         3,000            153
Reynolds & Reynolds Co.
 Class A                       10,200            386
Robert Half International
 Inc.*                          8,200            343
Safety-Kleen Corp.              8,600            125
Shared Medical Systems Corp.     3,400           189
Stratacom Inc.*                13,600            547
SunGard Data Systems Inc.*      8,800            305
Symantec Corp.*                22,300            287
Synopsys Inc.*                  9,800            323
Thermo Cardiosystems Inc.*      5,000            371
Thermotrex Corp.*               5,000            220
U.S. Robotics, Inc.*            8,000            993
USA Waste Services, Inc.*      17,000            363
WMX Technologies Inc.         113,000          3,221
</TABLE>
 
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February 29, 1996
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<CAPTION>
                             Number         Value
                            of Shares       (000s)
                            ---------     ----------
<S>                         <C>           <C>
Wallace Computer
 Services, Inc.                 3,400         $  190
Wheelabrator
 Technologies Inc.*            37,300            592
                                              ------
                                              37,545
                                              ------
CHEMICAL--3.4%
ARCO Chemical Co.              20,600          1,056
Air Products & Chemicals
 Inc.                          22,700          1,209
Airgas, Inc.*                   4,300            155
Albemarle Corp.                 9,400            181
Betz Laboratories, Inc.         4,100            179
Cabot Corp.                     8,900            538
Dow Chemical Co.               60,500          4,855
E.I. Du Pont de
 Nemours & Co.                124,700          9,540
Eastman Chemical Co.           17,725          1,276
Ethyl Corp.                    31,300            336
Georgia Gulf Corp.              5,600            179
Great Lakes Chemical Corp.     13,000            930
Hercules Inc.                  23,400          1,404
International Speciality
 Products Inc.*                15,400            191
Loctite Corp.                   9,300            493
Lubrizol Corp.                 15,600            456
Lyondell Petrochemical Co.     16,300            438
M.A. Hanna Co.                  7,150            202
Minnesota Mining &
 Manufacturing Co.             95,800          6,239
Monsanto Co.                   27,100          3,648
Morton International Inc.      31,900          1,208
Nalco Chemical Co.             14,800            470
Olin Corp.                      5,000            414
PPG Industries Inc.            43,100          1,999
Praxair Inc.                   30,900          1,066
RPM, Inc.                      10,875            162
Rohm & Haas Co.                14,300            996
Sigma-Aldrich Corp.            10,100            577
Union Carbide Corp.            29,500          1,328
Valspar Corp.                   2,800            125
W.R. Grace & Co.               20,900          1,442
Witco Corp.                    12,900            421
                                              ------
                                              43,713
                                              ------
CONSTRUCTION--0.6%
Armstrong World
 Industries, Inc.               8,100            475
Centex Corp.                   10,200            293
Clayton Homes, Inc.            21,077            398
Crane Co.                       4,600            186
Fluor Corp.                    17,000          1,141
Lafarge Corp.                   8,600            159
Lennar Corp.                   11,500            276
Manville Corp.*                26,100            333
Martin Marietta Materials,
 Inc.                           6,400            144
Masco Corp.                    33,400            952
Oakwood Homes Corp.             7,000            312
Owens Corning*                 11,600            471
Pulte Corp.                     7,500            224
Sherwin-Williams Co.           18,400            780
Sonoco Products Co.            21,310            583
Stanley Works                   9,900            559
 
<CAPTION>
                             Number         Value
                            of Shares       (000s)
                            ---------     ----------
<S>                         <C>           <C>
USG Corp.*                     11,700         $  310
Vulcan Materials Co.            7,800            423
                                              ------
                                               8,019
                                              ------
CONSUMER-DURABLE--0.5%
Black & Decker Corp.           19,500            658
Hillenbrand Industries, Inc.    15,000           489
Leggett & Platt, Inc.          18,300            428
Maytag Corp.                   22,800            447
Newell Co.                     37,674          1,045
Pittway Corp. Class A           4,500            307
QUALCOMM Inc.*                 14,700            580
Shaw Industries, Inc.          30,100            342
Staples, Inc.*                 20,737            538
Sunbeam-Oster Co., Inc.        14,100            227
Viking Office Products,
 Inc.*                          8,100            462
Whirlpool Corp.                14,600            812
                                              ------
                                               6,335
                                              ------
CONSUMER-NONDURABLE--1.6%
American Greetings Corp.
 Class A                       13,700            375
Apple South Inc.               12,350            272
Boston Chicken, Inc.*          15,600            561
Brinker International, Inc.*    10,725           146
Coleman Co., Inc.*              3,600            158
Cracker Barrel Old Country
 Store, Inc.                    8,700            183
Darden Restaurants Inc.        38,600            473
Duracell International, Inc.    29,500         1,523
Electronic Arts Inc.*          11,400            286
Fastenal Co.*                   9,700            350
First Brands Corp.              6,400            171
Harcourt General, Inc.         14,700            638
Hasbro, Inc.                   18,150            626
International Game
 Technology                    33,600            496
Jostens, Inc.                   9,900            225
Lancaster Colony Corp.          4,000            152
Lone Star Steakhouse &
 Saloon, Inc.*                  7,400            237
Mattel Inc.                    49,776          1,655
McDonald's Corp.              156,100          7,805
Outback Steakhouse, Inc.*      11,250            398
Premark International, Inc.    11,800            618
Rubbermaid Inc.                36,000          1,013
Service Corp. International    26,400          1,198
Starbucks Corp.*               12,000            212
Stewart Enterprises Inc.
 Class A                        3,700            153
Wendy's International Inc.     23,500            426
                                              ------
                                              20,350
                                              ------
CONTAINERS--0.2%
Bemis Co., Inc.                13,400            410
Crown Cork & Seal Inc.*        32,700          1,541
Owens-Illinois, Inc.*          30,900            502
Sealed Air Corp.*               9,600            283
Stone Container Corp.          22,112            304
                                              ------
                                               3,040
                                              ------
ELECTRONICS--5.1%
ADC Telecommunications,
 Inc.*                         12,600            504
AMP Inc.                       46,200          1,969
Advanced Micro Devices,
 Inc.*                         24,900            482
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                             Number         Value
                            of Shares       (000s)
                            ---------     ----------
<S>                         <C>           <C>
Altera Corp.*                   9,200         $  602
American Power Conversion
 Corp.*                        14,000            148
Amphenol Corp. Class A*         6,500            158
Analog Devices, Inc.*          23,550            633
Andrew Corp.*                   7,250            374
Anixter International Inc.*     8,600            162
Applied Materials Inc.*        36,400          1,299
Arrow Electronics, Inc.*        9,000            443
Ascend Communications, Inc.*    22,400         1,014
Atmel Corp.*                   19,200            512
Avnet, Inc.                     9,100            454
Cadence Design
 Systems Inc.*                 13,250            591
Cypress Semiconductor Corp.*    15,600           199
EG&G, Inc.                      7,200            172
EMC Corp.*                     49,400          1,087
Electronics for Imaging,
 Inc.*                          7,500            341
Exide Corp.                     2,700             82
General Instrument Corp.*      25,000            681
General Motors Corp. Class E   100,500         5,741
General Signal Corp.           11,600            422
Glenayre Technologies, Inc.*    14,600           647
Harris Corp.                    8,300            552
Hewlett-Packard Co.           115,200         11,606
ITT Industries, Inc.*          21,900            575
Intel Corp.                   180,700         10,627
International Rectifier
 Corp.*                         7,600            156
KLA Instruments Corp.*         10,400            250
Kemet Corp.*                    5,800            135
LCI International Inc.*        17,000            387
LSI Logic Corp.*               32,100            887
Lam Research Corp.*             5,200            191
Lin Television Corp.*          10,550            363
Linear Technology Corp.        18,700            872
Macromedia Inc.*                9,400            377
Maxim Integrated
 Products Inc.*                14,600            530
Micron Technology Inc.         49,200          1,574
Molex Inc.                     23,445            829
Molex Inc. Class A             12,366            413
Motorola Inc.                 132,800          7,204
National Semiconductor
 Corp.*                        33,300            520
Nextel Communications Inc.*    46,100            700
Perkin-Elmer Corp.             10,300            474
SCI Systems, Inc.*              9,000            334
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.       11,700            196
Sensormatic Electronics
 Corp.                         11,150            233
Symbol Technologies, Inc.*      4,300            163
Tektronix, Inc.                 7,600            345
Teledyne Inc.                  13,600            383
Teradyne, Inc.*                17,900            365
Texas Instruments Inc.         40,500          2,020
Thermo Electron Corp.          19,825          1,085
Thomas & Betts Corp.            5,200            374
Varian Associates, Inc.         4,800            250
Vishay Intertechnology,
 Inc.*                         12,200            322
Western Digital Corp.*          8,800            184
Xilinx, Inc.*                  17,400            673
                                              ------
                                              64,866
                                              ------
 
<CAPTION>
                             Number         Value
                            of Shares       (000s)
                            ---------     ----------
<S>                         <C>           <C>
ENERGY AND RESOURCE
 SERVICES--0.0%
Cooper Cameron Corp.*           7,500         $  244
                                              ------
ENERGY-DEVELOPMENT--1.1%
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.       12,500            681
Apache Corp.                   17,100            445
Baker Hughes Inc.              28,200            744
Burlington Resources Inc.      27,000            982
Dresser Industries, Inc.       39,560          1,113
ENSCO International Inc.*      16,400            396
Enron Oil & Gas Co.            30,800            770
FINA, Inc. Class A              8,000            385
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.          4,250            181
Global Marine, Inc.*           51,500            457
Halliburton Co.                23,600          1,295
Louisiana Land & Exploration
 Co.                            8,700            363
Mitchell Energy &
 Development Corp. Class A      8,000            136
NGC Corp.                      31,000            353
Nabors Industries Inc.*        21,100            272
Noble Affiliates, Inc.         12,400            380
Noble Drilling Corp.*          30,000            291
Occidental Petroleum Corp.     72,400          1,665
Reading & Bates Corp.*         18,500            354
Tidewater Inc.                 12,600            430
Triton Energy Corp.*            8,200            407
Union Texas Petroleum
 Holdings, Inc.                21,100            417
Valero Energy Corp.             6,600            156
Vastar Resources               19,800            626
Weatherford Enterra Inc.*       9,400            288
                                              ------
                                              13,587
                                              ------
FOOD-AGRICULTURE--5.6%
AGCO Corp.                      6,600            179
Archer Daniels Midland Co.    117,660          2,265
CPC International Inc.         31,200          2,161
Campbell Soup Co.              52,900          3,267
Coca-Cola Co.                 277,900         22,440
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.     26,700            758
ConAgra Inc.                   51,524          2,170
Dean Foods Co.                  6,150            158
Dole Food Company, Inc.        13,100            527
General Mills Inc.             37,600          2,162
General Nutrition Companies,
 Inc.*                         14,600            332
H.J. Heinz Co.                 85,000          2,890
Hershey Foods Corp.            15,700          1,183
Hormel Foods Corp.             19,100            480
IBP, Inc.                      20,400            510
IMC Fertilizer, Inc.           13,400            553
Kellogg Co.                    47,400          3,579
McCormick & Co., Inc.          15,400            353
Nabisco Holdings Corp.
 Class A                       14,000            492
Pepsico Inc.                  175,700         11,113
Petsmart Inc.*                 10,200            356
Pioneer Hi-Bred
 International, Inc.           19,400          1,045
Quaker Oats Co.                28,100            966
Ralston Purina Group           26,300          1,762
Sara Lee Corp.                108,100          3,500
Southland Corp.*               70,000            267
</TABLE>
 
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February 29, 1996
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<CAPTION>
                             Number         Value
                            of Shares       (000s)
                            ---------     ----------
<S>                         <C>           <C>
Stop & Shop Companies, Inc.*     7,400        $  170
Supervalu Inc.                 15,800            510
Sysco Corp.                    40,000          1,315
Tootsie Roll Industries,
 Inc.                           7,864            307
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A      31,200            702
Universal Foods Corp.           4,100            155
Vigoro Corp.                    7,100            470
Vons Companies, Inc.*          11,700            336
Whitman Corp.                  23,900            556
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.            27,100          1,592
                                              ------
                                              71,581
                                              ------
GOLD--0.3%
Homestake Mining Co.           27,800            539
Newmont Gold Co.               21,800          1,226
Newmont Mining Corp.           20,132          1,145
Santa Fe Pacific Gold Corp.*    25,720           402
                                              ------
                                               3,312
                                              ------
HEALTHCARE--10.3%
ALZA Corp.*                    17,600            585
Abbott Laboratories           172,400          7,198
Allergan, Inc.                 15,700            585
American Home
 Products Corp.                68,200          6,718
American Oncology Resources
 Inc.*                          6,000            242
Amgen Inc.*                    62,700          3,742
Arrow International Inc.        3,100            130
C.R. Bard, Inc.                13,600            488
Bausch & Lomb Inc.             13,100            509
Baxter International Inc.      58,900          2,695
Beckman Instruments, Inc.       4,300            156
Becton, Dickinson & Co.        13,900          1,140
Bergen Brunswig Corp.
 Class A                        6,483            156
Beverly Enterprises, Inc.*     18,400            223
Biogen, Inc.*                   7,400            483
Biomet Inc.*                   19,900            378
Boston Scientific Corp.*       35,971          1,727
Bristol Myers Squibb Co.      111,200          9,466
Cardinal Health Inc.           10,862            654
Caremark International, Inc.    17,475           446
Centocor, Inc.*                10,600            308
Cephalon Inc.*                  5,600            119
Chiron Corp.*                   8,903            988
Columbia/HCA
 Healthcare Corp.              96,772          5,298
Eli Lilly & Co.               120,484          7,289
FHP International Corp.*       10,500            346
Forest Laboratories, Inc.*      9,300            484
Foundation Health Corp.*       12,200            476
Genentech Inc.*                26,700          1,458
Genetics Institute*             4,900            336
Genzyme Corp.
 General Division*              6,000            415
Guidant Corp.                  17,168            813
Health Care and Retirement
 Corp.*                         6,700            272
Health Management
 Associates, Inc. Class A*     14,112            443
HealthCare Compare Corp.*       6,000            293
Healthsource, Inc.*            17,000            644
Healthsouth Rehabilitation
 Corp.*                        29,600          1,036
Horizon Healthcare Corp.*      13,800            328
 
<CAPTION>
                             Number         Value
                            of Shares       (000s)
                            ---------     ----------
<S>                         <C>           <C>
Humana Inc.*                   31,900        $   782
IVAX Corp.                     23,200            664
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*       9,800            469
Johnson & Johnson             146,501         13,698
Laboratory Corp. of America
 Holdings, Inc.*               18,648            145
Mallinckrodt Group Inc.        15,300            601
Manor Care, Inc.               14,550            558
Marquette Electronics, Inc.*    10,000           196
McKesson Corp. (New)            9,700            507
Medtronic Inc.                 52,500          3,012
Merck & Co. Inc.              275,954         18,282
Mid Atlantic Medical
 Services Inc.*                 7,800            165
Mylan Laboratories Inc.        25,550            498
Nellcor Puritan Bennett
 Inc.*                          7,500            503
Omnicare Inc.                  13,300            642
OrNda Healthcorp*              16,300            418
PacifiCare Health Systems,
 Inc.
 Class B*                       9,300            877
Perrigo Co.*                   12,100            171
Pfizer Inc.                   142,600          9,394
Phycor Inc.*                    8,200            371
Physician Sales &
 Service Inc.*                 10,000            268
Quintiles Transnational
 Corp.*                         6,000            397
R.P. Scherer Corp.*             3,600            158
Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Inc.       28,100          1,798
Schering-Plough Corp.          79,400          4,456
St. Jude Medical, Inc.*        13,950            523
Stryker Corp.                   8,800            478
Summit Technology Inc.*         8,000            230
Sybron International Corp.*     9,800            228
Tenet Healthcare Corp.*        55,368          1,239
Thermedics Inc.*                7,800            203
U.S. Healthcare, Inc.          36,225          1,764
United Healthcare Corp.        38,900          2,538
United States Surgical Corp.    15,300           434
Value Health Inc.*              9,082            235
Vencor Inc.*                   15,775            590
Vivra Inc.*                    11,000            325
Warner Lambert Co.             29,600          2,927
Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc.*     9,500           409
WellPoint Health Networks
 Inc. Class A*                 19,900            674
                                             -------
                                             130,894
                                             -------
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS--1.9%
Alberto-Culver Co. Class B
 (Convertible)                  4,500            159
Avon Products Inc.             15,400          1,238
Clorox Co.                     10,500            890
Colgate Palmolive Co.          32,500          2,543
Gillette Co.                  102,500          5,548
International Flavors &
 Fragrances Inc.               24,500          1,228
Procter & Gamble Co.          152,700         12,521
Tambrands Inc.                  8,900            429
Thermolase Corp.*               5,700            149
                                             -------
                                              24,705
                                             -------
IMAGING & PHOTO--0.7%
C-Cube Microsystems Inc.*       8,000            555
Corning Inc.                   47,800          1,554
Dentsply International Inc.     4,100            163
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                             Number         Value
                            of Shares       (000s)
                            ---------     ----------
<S>                         <C>           <C>
Eastman Kodak Co.              78,500        $ 5,613
Polaroid Corp.                 10,700            471
                                              ------
                                               8,356
                                              ------
INSURANCE--4.1%
20th Century Industries*       16,500            278
AFLAC Inc.                     18,950            879
AMBAC Inc.                      9,300            449
Aetna Life & Casualty Co.      24,900          1,883
Alleghany Corp.*                1,040            205
Allmerica Property &
 Casualty Companies, Inc.      10,700            276
Allstate Corp.                119,124          5,107
American General Corp.         43,600          1,586
American International Group
 Inc.                         105,725         10,216
American National
 Insurance Co.                  5,700            391
American Re Corp.              11,300            434
Aon Corp.                      27,350          1,422
CIGNA Corp.                    16,400          1,943
CNA Financial Corp.*           14,000          1,628
Chubb Corp.                    18,000          1,748
Cincinnati Financial Corp.     13,560            888
Conseco, Inc.                   4,000            271
Equitable Companies, Inc.      38,100            962
Equitable of Iowa Companies     4,700            182
First Colony Corp.              7,550            187
General Re Corp.               18,000          2,590
Hartford Steam Boiler
 Inspection & Ins. Co.          2,700            135
Health Systems
 International, Inc.*          10,400            380
ITT Hartford Group Inc.*       25,400          1,308
Jefferson-Pilot Corp.          15,150            843
Lincoln National Corp.         25,100          1,381
MBIA Corp.                      8,500            646
MGIC Investment Corp.          11,700            682
Marsh & McLennan Companies     17,100          1,661
Mercury General Corp.           4,200            183
Ohio Casualty Corp.             5,300            197
Old Republic International
 Corp.                         11,900            408
Oxford Health Plans Inc.*       7,100            585
Paul Revere Corp.               6,900            160
Progressive Corp.              16,300            750
Protective Life Corp.           3,800            133
Providian Corp.                19,400            897
Quorum Health Group, Inc.*      7,100            175
Reliance Group Holdings Inc.    35,000           284
Reliastar Financial Corp.       5,800            278
Safeco Corp.                   27,600          1,004
St. Paul Companies Inc.        17,800          1,008
Sunamerica, Inc.               13,150            717
Torchmark Corp.                15,650            726
Transamerica Corp.             15,500          1,168
Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.     5,800           407
UNUM Corp.                     15,308            901
USF&G Corp.                    19,800            297
USLIFE Corp.                    5,400            163
Unitrin, Inc.                   7,200            354
 
<CAPTION>
                             Number         Value
                            of Shares       (000s)
                            ---------     ----------
<S>                         <C>           <C>
W.R. Berkley Corp.              6,100         $  278
Western National Corp.          9,500            148
                                              ------
                                              51,782
                                              ------
MEDIA--2.9%
A.H. Belo Corp. Class A         6,000            210
BHC Communications, Inc.
 Class A*                       5,700            527
Banta Corp.                     6,000            254
Capital Cities/ABC, Inc.       32,600          4,132
Chris-Craft Industries,
 Inc.*                          4,423            187
Clear Channel
 Communications*                9,600            486
Comcast Corp. Class A
 Special                       51,400          1,012
Cox Communications, Inc.
 Class A*                      67,306          1,481
Diamond Multimedia Systems
 Inc.*                         10,000            185
Dow Jones & Co. Inc.           22,000            858
E.W. Scripps Co. Class A       15,175            637
Gannett Inc.                   33,800          2,298
Gartner Group Inc. Class A
 (New)*                         7,600            413
Gaylord Entertainment Co.
 Class A                       19,390            519
Infinity Broadcasting Corp.
 Class A*                      13,725            566
King World Productions,
 Inc.*                          5,600            235
Knight-Ridder, Inc.             9,200            637
Lee Enterprises, Inc.           7,000            151
Marvel Entertainment Group,
 Inc.*                         14,500            167
McGraw-Hill, Inc.              11,000            961
Meredith Corp.                  8,000            351
New York Times Co. Class A     21,313            586
Paging Network, Inc.*          30,300            812
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.      32,500          1,170
Reader's Digest Assoc. Inc.
 Class A                       28,800          1,379
Scholastic Corp.*               2,800            196
Spelling Entertainment
 Group, Inc.*                  13,200            153
Tele-Communications Inc.
 (Liberty Media Group) Class
 A*                            26,086            724
Tele-Communications Inc.
 (TCI Group) Series A*        139,846          2,928
Time Warner Inc.               83,480          3,569
Times Mirror Co. Series A
 (New)                         22,400            762
Tribune Co. (New)              15,600          1,041
Turner Broadcasting System,
 Inc. Class A                  17,200            490
Turner Broadcasting System,
 Inc. Class B                  41,800          1,212
United Television, Inc.*        3,000            272
Viacom Inc. Class A*           18,212            708
Viacom Inc. Class B*           80,674          3,166
Washington Post Co. Class B     2,500            720
                                              ------
                                              36,155
                                              ------
MISCELLANEOUS FINANCE--4.3%
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.      15,562            377
ADVANTA Corp. Class A          14,600            695
</TABLE>
 
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February 29, 1996
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<CAPTION>
                             Number         Value
                            of Shares       (000s)
                            ---------     ----------
<S>                         <C>           <C>
AT&T Capital Corp.             10,900         $  451
American Express Co.          111,400          5,124
Bear Stearns Companies Inc.    24,548            595
Beneficial Corp.               10,700            556
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.*          270          9,585
Capital One Financial Corp.    17,000            455
Case Corp.                     15,300            813
Charter One Financial Inc.     12,500            427
Countrywide Credit
 Industries, Inc.              20,885            439
Dean Witter, Discover & Co.    40,495          2,177
Federal Home Loan Mortgage
 Corp.                         38,800          3,201
Federal National Mortgage
 Assoc.                       247,300          7,821
Finova Group, Inc.              4,000            214
First USA, Inc.                11,200            561
Franklin Resources, Inc.       17,200            991
Golden West Financial Corp.    11,800            597
Great Western Financial
 Corp.                         30,800            705
Green Tree Financial Corp.     30,000            949
H.F. Ahmanson and Co.          24,800            564
Household International Inc.    20,100         1,352
John Nuveen Co. Class A         5,200            129
Lehman Brothers Holdings
 Inc.                          22,880            566
Leucadia National Corp.        13,000            346
MBNA Corp.                     49,800          1,407
Mercury Finance Co.            35,563            489
Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.       38,800          2,236
Morgan Stanley Group Inc.      32,800          1,538
Paine Webber Group Inc.        17,625            350
Salomon Inc.                   21,900            835
Standard Federal Bank           4,700            194
Student Loan Marketing
 Assoc.                        15,100          1,248
T. Rowe Price Associates,
 Inc.                           6,600            355
TCF Financial Corp.            12,800            482
TIG Holdings, Inc.             16,300            515
Travelers Group Inc.           69,817          4,669
United Asset Management
 Corp.                          9,200            393
Washington Federal, Inc.        6,705            145
Washington Mutual, Inc.        11,125            335
Wesco Financial Corp.           1,000            180
                                              ------
                                              55,061
                                              ------
MOTOR VEHICLE--2.0%
Chrysler Corp.                 83,000          4,679
Cummins Engine Co., Inc.       10,400            438
Dana Corp.                     22,300            675
Eaton Corp.                    17,900          1,036
Echlin Inc.                    13,800            467
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.     6,700            180
Ford Motor Co.                241,400          7,544
General Motors Corp.          166,700          8,543
Genuine Parts Co.              25,450          1,088
Harley-Davidson, Inc.          15,700            563
Lear Seating Corp.*            14,000            446
                                              ------
                                              25,659
                                              ------
NON-FERROUS--0.6%
Alumax Inc.*                   12,500            452
Aluminum Co. of America        42,200          2,395
Asarco Inc.                    10,800            323
Cyprus Amax Minerals Co.       18,300            474
 
<CAPTION>
                             Number         Value
                            of Shares       (000s)
                            ---------     ----------
<S>                         <C>           <C>
Engelhard Corp.                32,687         $  666
Freeport-McMoRan Copper &
 Gold Inc. Class A             29,531            945
Freeport-McMoRan Copper &
 Gold Inc. Class B             17,894            584
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.*         21,600            327
Phelps Dodge Corp.             15,400            941
Reynolds Metals Co.            14,800            764
Terra Industries Inc.          11,100            136
                                              ------
                                               8,007
                                              ------
OIL-DOMESTIC--1.1%
Amerada Hess Corp.             19,500          1,004
Ashland, Inc.                  18,600            681
Atlantic Richfield Co.         35,600          3,898
Kerr-McGee Corp.               10,600            632
MAPCO Petroleum Inc.            7,400            403
Murphy Oil Corp.                8,370            349
Oryx Energy Co.*               28,200            363
Pennzoil Co.                   11,000            421
Phillips Petroleum Co.         57,500          2,013
Pogo Producing Co.             10,000            339
Republic Industries Inc.*      15,000            438
Santa Fe Energy Resources,
 Inc.*                         13,600            126
Smith International Inc.       10,000            204
Sonat Offshore Drilling Inc.     4,300           187
Sun Co., Inc.                  15,900            463
Tosco Corp.                     9,300            415
TransTexas Gas Corp.*          11,300            124
Unocal Corp.                   54,534          1,636
                                              ------
                                              13,696
                                              ------
OIL-INTERNATIONAL--4.3%
Amoco Corp.                   108,600          7,548
Chevron Corp.                 147,200          8,188
Exxon Corp.                   275,100         21,870
Mobil Corp.                    88,300          9,680
Texaco Inc.                    58,200          4,641
USX Corp. -- Marathon Group
 (New)                         58,300          1,079
Ultramar Corp.                 11,800            338
Western Atlas, Inc.*           12,600            663
                                              ------
                                              54,007
                                              ------
PAPER--1.5%
Alco Standard Corp.            22,800          1,080
Boise Cascade Corp.            10,000            353
Bowater Inc.                    7,600            281
Champion International Corp.    19,500           780
Consolidated Papers, Inc.       9,100            465
Federal Paper Board Co.,
 Inc.                          10,900            582
Georgia-Pacific Corp.          19,800          1,250
International Paper Co.        60,600          2,159
James River Corp. of
 Virginia                      20,600            543
Jefferson Smurfit Corp.*       16,900            193
Kimberly-Clark Corp.           61,730          4,715
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.        24,000            555
Mead Corp.                     11,500            575
Pentair, Inc.                   6,200            164
Potlatch Corp.                  4,300            177
Rayonier, Inc.                  3,875            133
Riverwood International
 Corp.                          9,300            185
St. Joe Paper Co.               6,800            415
Temple-Inland Inc.             11,400            459
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                             Number         Value
                            of Shares       (000s)
                            ---------     ----------
<S>                         <C>           <C>
Thermo Fibertek Inc.*           6,100        $   134
Union Camp Corp.               16,300            760
Westvaco Corp.                 28,300            821
Weyerhaeuser Co.               44,400          1,881
Willamette Industries, Inc.    11,000            575
                                              ------
                                              19,235
                                              ------
PRODUCER GOODS--5.1%
Allied Signal Inc.             65,400          3,638
American Financial Group,
 Inc.                          10,900            347
Avery Dennison Corp.           11,400            614
Blyth Industries Inc.*         10,000            320
Boise Cascade Corp.*            8,200            455
Briggs & Stratton Corp.         4,300            184
CBI Industries, Inc.           11,000            362
Caterpillar Inc.               45,100          3,016
Cincinnati Milacron Inc.        5,100            147
Cognex Corp.*                   5,800            132
Cooper Industries Inc.         20,700            800
Corporate Express, Inc.*       11,900            356
Deere & Co.                    57,000          2,230
Dover Corp.                    25,700          1,144
Emerson Electric Co.           50,800          3,956
FMC Corp.*                      7,500            548
Federal Signal Corp.           10,066            257
Foster Wheeler Corp.            9,800            431
General Electric Co.          366,700         27,686
Harnischfeger Industries
 Inc.                          10,100            383
Harsco Corp.                    6,700            442
Hubbell Inc. Class B            7,969            526
Illinois Tool Works Inc.       29,600          1,950
Ingersoll-Rand Co.             24,200            989
Johnson Controls, Inc.          8,800            631
Mark IV Industries, Inc.       13,974            279
Mentor Graphics Corp.*          8,000            115
Millipore Corp.                12,400            550
Nordson Corp.                   2,700            154
Pall Corp.                     24,533            669
Parker Hannifin Corp.          15,050            529
Premier Industrial Corp.       20,350            654
Presstek Inc.*                  4,000            418
Raychem Corp.                   9,700            629
Snap-on Tools Corp.            10,100            452
Solectron Corp.*                9,100            441
Tecumseh Products Co. Class
 A                              3,500            199
Tenneco Inc.                   39,000          2,179
Thermo Instrument Systems
 Inc.*                         19,437            532
Timken Co.                      4,600            207
Trinity Industries, Inc.       11,950            399
Tyco International Ltd.        37,614          1,359
Varity Corp.*                   6,300            238
W.W. Grainger, Inc.            10,000            684
Westinghouse Electric Corp.    90,600          1,676
York International Corp.        8,400            402
                                              ------
                                              64,309
                                              ------
RAILROAD--1.0%
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.       6,700            159
Burlington Northern Santa Fe    30,651         2,452
CSX Corp.                      46,200          2,073
Conrail Inc.                   16,300          1,176
GATX Corp.                      2,600            117
Illinois Central Corp. Class
 A                             10,350            386
 
<CAPTION>
                             Number         Value
                            of Shares       (000s)
                            ---------     ----------
<S>                         <C>           <C>
Kansas City Southern
 Industries, Inc.               6,700        $   311
Norfolk Southern Corp.         30,700          2,502
Union Pacific Corp.            47,900          3,161
Wisconsin Central
 Transportation Corp.*          4,300            320
                                              ------
                                              12,657
                                              ------
REAL PROPERTY--0.1%
HFS, Inc.*                     20,400            949
Host Marriott Corp.*           35,500            462
Rouse Co.                       6,700            135
                                              ------
                                               1,546
                                              ------
RETAIL--4.5%
Albertson's Inc.               62,100          2,298
American Stores Co. (New)      36,700          1,069
AutoZone, Inc.*                31,500            811
Baby Superstore, Inc.*          2,900            122
Barnes & Noble, Inc.*           5,100            147
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*       12,400            554
CUC International, Inc.*       41,525          1,344
Circuit City Stores Inc.       19,200            569
Consolidated Stores Corp.*      6,400            166
Dayton Hudson Corp.            15,200          1,131
Dillard Department Stores
 Inc. Class A                  22,200            694
Dollar General Corp.            9,888            273
Federated Department
 Stores, Inc.*                 43,500          1,316
Food Lion, Inc. Class A       100,450            562
Food Lion, Inc. Class B        34,800            196
Gap, Inc.                      33,600          1,802
Giant Food Inc. Class A        13,700            450
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea
 Co., Inc.                      5,700            128
Hannaford Bros. Co. Inc.        5,800            160
Heilig-Meyers Co.               7,350            103
Home Depot Inc.               105,066          4,544
J.C. Penney Co., Inc.          48,100          2,285
Jack Eckerd Corp.*              8,700            390
K Mart Corp.                  105,700            740
Kohl's Corp.*                   9,100            563
Kroger Co.*                    31,200          1,158
Limited Inc.                   75,600          1,323
Longs Drug Stores Corp.         7,700            347
Lowe's Companies, Inc.         32,100            995
May Department Stores Co.      60,000          2,798
Melville Corp.                 20,300            647
Mercantile Stores Co., Inc.     8,300            435
Neiman Marcus Group Inc.*      11,800            235
Nordstrom Inc.                 22,900          1,031
Office Depot, Inc.*            37,300            779
OfficeMax Inc.*                17,400            374
Pep Boys - Manny,
 Moe & Jack                    13,700            411
Price/Costco, Inc.*            43,204            743
Revco D.S., Inc.*              16,000            444
Rite Aid Corp.                 17,900            564
Safeway Inc.*                  44,800          1,338
Sears Roebuck & Co.            90,100          4,088
Sunglass Hut
 International Inc.*           14,000            387
TJX Companies, Inc.            11,100            247
Tandy Corp.                    12,058            528
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February 29, 1996
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                             Number         Value
                            of Shares       (000s)
                            ---------     ----------
<S>                         <C>           <C>
Toys 'R' Us, Inc.*             70,280        $ 1,678
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.         506,700         10,767
Walgreen Co.                   51,500          1,700
Weis Markets, Inc.              6,300            187
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.        32,400          1,110
Woolworth Corp.                29,800            358
                                              ------
                                              57,089
                                              ------
STEEL--0.3%
AK Steel Holding Corp.          7,500            271
Allegheny Ludlum Corp.         10,000            183
Bethlehem Steel Corp.*         28,600            393
Inland Steel Industries,
 Inc.                           8,600            210
LTV Corp.*                     19,200            245
Nucor Corp.                    19,100          1,029
USX Corp.-U.S. Steel Group     19,160            627
Worthington Industries Inc.    16,700            360
                                              ------
                                               3,318
                                              ------
TELEPHONE--7.6%
AT&T Corp.                    352,617         22,435
Adtran, Inc.*                   9,600            418
Airtouch Communications
 Inc.*                        117,500          3,643
Alltel Corp.                   38,800          1,290
Ameritech Corp. (New)         124,000          7,146
Bell Atlantic Corp.            98,926          6,541
Bellsouth Corp.               217,000          8,653
C-TEC Corp.*                    8,000            296
Cascade Communications
 Corp.*                         9,150            622
Century Telephone
 Enterprises, Inc.             13,750            462
Cincinnati Bell Inc.           15,400            504
Comsat Corp. Series 1           7,000            162
DSC Communications Corp.*      24,100            734
Frontier Corp.                 32,200            966
GTE Corp.                     217,700          9,334
MCI Communications Corp.      151,600          4,425
MFS Communications
 Co., Inc.*                    12,900            782
Mobile Telecommunications
 Technologies Corp.*           10,900            155
Nynex Corp.                    93,700          4,826
Pacific Telesis Group          90,700          2,562
SBC Communications, Inc.      133,228          7,311
Southern New England
 Telecommunications            13,800            564
Sprint Corp.                   80,834          3,476
Telephone & Data
 Systems, Inc.                 12,600            581
Tellabs Inc.*                  21,800          1,033
U.S. WEST, Inc.
 Communications Group         103,810          3,400
U.S. WEST, Inc.
 Media Group*                 100,000          2,088
United States Cellular
 Corp.*                        19,500            702
Worldcom Inc.*                 39,217          1,547
                                              ------
                                              96,658
                                              ------
TOBACCO--2.0%
American Brands Inc.           38,600          1,751
Loews Corp.                    25,000          2,125
Philip Morris Companies Inc.   184,100        18,226
RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp.     61,036          2,052
UST Inc.                       42,900          1,523
 
<CAPTION>
                             Number         Value
                            of Shares       (000s)
                            ---------     ----------
<S>                         <C>           <C>
Universal Corp.                 9,500         $  255
                                              ------
                                              25,932
                                              ------
TRANSPORTATION-MISCELLANEOUS--0.2%
Caliber Systems, Inc.          10,000            423
Consolidated Freightways,
 Inc.                           7,900            194
Fritz Companies, Inc.*          5,000            195
PACCAR Inc.                     7,660            361
Ryder System, Inc.             19,800            497
Southern Pacific Rail Corp.*    39,363           915
                                              ------
                                               2,585
                                              ------
TRAVEL & RECREATION--1.3%
Brunswick Corp.                28,900            661
Callaway Golf Co.              19,000            451
Circus Circus Enterprises,
 Inc.*                         20,400            650
Grand Casinos Inc.*            11,100            354
Harrah's Entertainment Inc.*    20,600           559
Hilton Hotels Corp.            11,500          1,078
ITT Corp. (New)*               25,900          1,564
La Quinta Inns, Inc.           12,800            346
MGM Grand, Inc.*               13,500            449
Marriot International Inc.     25,800          1,267
Mirage Resorts, Inc.*          18,350            851
Promus Hotel Corp.*             7,700            200
Walt Disney Co.               118,000          7,729
                                              ------
                                              16,159
                                              ------
UTILITIES--5.2%
AES Corp.*                     13,559            334
Allegheny Power System, Inc.    28,100           818
American Electric Power Inc.    39,600         1,698
American Water Works
 Co., Inc.                      4,800            182
Atlanta Gas Light Co.           7,600            138
Atlantic Energy, Inc.           7,800            142
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.    32,150           912
Boston Edison Co.              12,900            356
Brooklyn Union Gas Co.          7,350            192
CIPSCO Inc.                     5,000            198
CMS Energy Corp.               18,900            574
California Energy Co., Inc.*    14,600           325
Carolina Power & Light Co.     33,500          1,223
Centerior Energy Corp.         23,600            198
Central & South West Corp.     55,800          1,548
Cinergy Corp.                  36,565          1,092
Citizens Utilities Co. Class
 A*                            52,225            607
Citizens Utilities Co. Class
 B*                             7,985             94
Coastal Corp.                  20,400            750
Columbia Gas System, Inc.*     11,200            490
Consolidated Edison Co. of
 New York, Inc.                55,700          1,817
Consolidated Natural Gas Co.    22,600           972
DPL Inc.                       21,850            522
DQE, Inc.                      17,050            499
DTE Energy Co.                 37,100          1,322
Delmarva Power & Light Co.     15,700            347
Dominion Resources, Inc.       37,650          1,487
Duke Power Co.                 45,900          2,243
ENSERCH Corp.                   9,500            144
Edison International           95,600          1,673
El Paso Natural Gas Co.         4,941            167
Enova Corp.                    24,300            562
Enron Corp.                    54,600          2,000
Entergy Corp.                  53,021          1,504
</TABLE>
 
                See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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SchwabFunds(R)                                                                10
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                             Number         Value
                            of Shares       (000s)
                            ---------     ----------
<S>                         <C>           <C>
Equitable Resources, Inc.       5,100          $ 146
FPL Group, Inc.                39,500          1,763
Florida Progress Corp.         19,400            686
General Public Utilities
 Corp.                         28,100            938
Hawaiian Electric
 Industries, Inc.               7,900            299
Houston Industries Inc.        54,000          1,222
IPALCO Enterprises, Inc.       10,000            399
Idaho Power Co.                 5,400            157
Illinova Corp.                 16,300            465
KU Energy Corp.                 5,500            159
Kansas City Power &
 Light Co.                     15,900            403
LG&E Energy Corp.               4,950            213
Long Island Lighting Co.       24,300            425
MCN Corp.                      17,600            442
Midamerican Energy Co.         34,461            625
Minnesota Power & Light Co.     4,800            131
Montana Power Co.               7,900            173
NICOR Inc.                      7,800            210
NIPSCO Industries, Inc.        13,900            525
National Fuel Gas Co.           5,800            186
Nevada Power Co.               13,000            283
New England Electric Co.       13,800            533
New York State Electric &
 Gas Corp.                     16,400            387
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.     25,200            189
NorAm Energy Co.               25,215            227
Northeast Utilities            25,900            576
Northern States Power Co.      15,200            749
Ohio Edison Co.                34,000            808
Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.    10,200            421
P P & L Resources Inc.         39,720            988
PacifiCorp                     73,500          1,525
Pacific Enterprises            18,300            490
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.     91,500          2,345
Panhandle Eastern Corp.        31,800            910
Peco Energy Co.                46,000          1,300
Peoples Energy Corp.            9,500            292
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.    19,300            548
Portland General Corp.         13,200            404
Potomac Electric Power Co.     24,000            633
Public Service Co. of
 Colorado                      14,300            504
Public Service Enterprise
 Group Inc.                    50,500          1,420
Puget Sound Power &
 Light Co.                     16,200            405
Questar Corp.                   6,100            192
Rochester Gas &
 Electric Corp.                 5,900            133
SCANA Corp.                    20,500            564
Sonat Inc.                     17,000            570
Southern Co.                  147,700          3,526
 
<CAPTION>
                             Number         Value
                            of Shares       (000s)
                            ---------     ----------
<S>                         <C>           <C>
Southwestern Public
 Service Co.                    6,000       $    193
Teco Energy Co.                27,200            680
Texas Utilities Co.            50,700          2,047
Unicom Corp.                   46,400          1,485
Union Electric Co.             19,800            837
UtiliCorp United Inc.           6,600            195
WPL Holdings, Inc.              4,400            136
Washington Gas Light Co.        6,200            135
Washington Water Power Co.      7,700            142
Western Resources, Inc.        14,231            455
Williams Companies, Inc.       22,560          1,072
Wisconsin Energy Corp.         26,000            751
                                            --------
                                              65,747
                                            --------
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
 (Cost $939,965)                           1,264,562
                                            --------
<CAPTION>
                            Maturity
                             (000s)
                            ---------
<S>                         <C>           <C>
REPURCHASE
 AGREEMENT--0.7%
PNC Bank, N.A. 4.50%
  Dated 02/29/96
  Due 03/01/96
  Collateralized By:
  Federal Home Loan
  Mortgage Corp.:
  $10,840,000 Par; 6.50%
  Due 10/15/08                 $8,288          8,287
                                            --------
TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENT
 (Cost $8,287)                                 8,287
                                            --------
TOTAL INVESTMENTS -- 100.3%
 (Cost $948,252)                           1,272,849
                                            --------
OTHER ASSETS AND
 LIABILITIES -- (0.3%)
 Other Assets                                  5,734
 Liabilities                                  (9,617)
                                            --------
                                              (3,883)
                                            --------
NET ASSETS -- 100.0%
Applicable to 71,692,932
 outstanding $0.00001
 par value shares
 (unlimited shares authorized)            $1,268,966
                                          ==========
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE                     $17.70
                                              ======
</TABLE>
 
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*Non-Income Producing Security
 
                See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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SchwabFunds(R)                                                                11
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SCHWAB 1000 FUND(R)
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (in thousands)
For the six months ended February 29, 1996
(Unaudited)
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<TABLE>
<S>                                                              <C>
Investment income:
  Dividends                                                      $ 10,995
  Interest                                                            204
                                                                 --------
     Total investment income                                       11,199
                                                                 --------
Expenses:
  Investment advisory and administration fee                        1,315
  Transfer agency and shareholder service fees                      1,268
  Custodian fees                                                      113
  Registration fees                                                    69
  Professional fees                                                    32
  Shareholder reports                                                  74
  Trustees' fees                                                       20
  Amortization of deferred organization costs                          25
  Insurance and other expenses                                         21
                                                                 --------
                                                                    2,937
Less expenses reduced                                                (452)
                                                                 --------
     Total expenses incurred by Fund                                2,485
                                                                 --------
Net investment income                                               8,714
                                                                 --------
Net realized gain (loss) on investments:
  Proceeds from sales of investments                               12,553
  Cost of investments sold                                        (11,396)
                                                                 --------
     Net realized gain on investments sold                          1,157
                                                                 --------
Change in net unrealized gain (loss) on investments:
  Beginning of period                                             199,094
  End of period                                                   324,597
                                                                 --------
     Increase in net unrealized gain on investments               125,503
                                                                 --------
Net gain on investments                                           126,660
                                                                 --------
Increase in net assets resulting from operations                 $135,374
                                                                 ========
</TABLE>
 
                See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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SchwabFunds(R)                                                                12
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SCHWAB 1000 FUND(R)
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (in thousands)
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               For the
                                           six months ended      For the
                                             February 29,       year ended
                                                 1996           August 31,
                                             (Unaudited)           1995
                                           ----------------     ----------
<S>                                        <C>                  <C>
Operations:
  Net investment income                       $    8,714        $  12,704
  Net realized gain on investments sold            1,157              430
  Increase in net unrealized gain
     on investments                              125,503          115,945
                                           ----------------     ----------
  Increase in net assets resulting
     from operations                             135,374          129,079
                                           ----------------     ----------
Dividends to shareholders from
  net investment income                          (14,179)          (6,199 )
                                           ----------------     ----------
Capital share transactions:
  Proceeds from shares sold                      386,297          264,444
  Net asset value of shares issued in
     reinvestment of dividends                    12,770            5,550
  Early withdrawal fees                              139               93
  Less payments for shares redeemed              (78,149)        (120,314 )
                                           ----------------     ----------
  Increase in net assets from
     capital share transactions                  321,057          149,773
                                           ----------------     ----------
Total increase in net assets                     442,252          272,653
Net assets:
  Beginning of period                            826,714          554,061
                                           ----------------     ----------
  End of period (including undistributed
     net investment income of $3,214 and
     $8,679, respectively)                    $1,268,966        $ 826,714
                                           ================     ===========
Number of Fund shares:
  Sold                                            22,825           18,751
  Reinvested                                         758              439
  Redeemed                                        (4,623)          (8,825 )
                                           ----------------     ----------
  Net increase in shares outstanding              18,960           10,365
Shares outstanding:
  Beginning of period                             52,733           42,368
                                           ----------------     ----------
  End of period                                   71,693           52,733
                                           ================     ===========
</TABLE>
 
                See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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SchwabFunds(R)                                                                13
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SCHWAB 1000 FUND(R)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the six months ended February 29, 1996
(Unaudited)
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1. DESCRIPTION OF THE FUND
 
The Schwab 1000 Fund (the "Fund") is a series of Schwab Investments (the
"Trust"), a no-load, open-end management investment company organized as a
Massachusetts business trust on October 26, 1990 and registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
 
In addition to the Fund, the Trust also offers -- the Schwab Short/Intermediate
Government Bond Fund, Schwab Long-Term Government Bond Fund, Schwab California
Short/Intermediate Tax-Free Bond Fund, Schwab California Long-Term Tax-Free Bond
Fund, Schwab Short/Intermediate Tax-Free Bond Fund and Schwab Long-Term Tax-Free
Bond Fund. The assets of each series are segregated and accounted for
separately.
 
The investment objective of the Fund is to provide a total return which matches
that of the Schwab 1000 Index(R), an index created to represent the performance
of the 1000 largest publicly traded common stocks of United States companies.
 
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
The following significant accounting policies are in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles for investment companies. The preparation of
financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ
from those estimates.
 
Security valuation -- Investments in securities traded on an exchange are valued
at the last quoted sale price for a given day, or if a sale is not reported for
that day, at the mean between the most recent quoted bid and asked prices.
Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued
at the mean between the most recent bid and asked prices. Securities for which
no quotations are readily available are valued at fair value as determined in
good faith by the Fund's investment manager pursuant to Board of Trustees
guidelines. Short-term securities with 60 days or less to maturity are stated at
amortized cost, which approximates market value.
 
Security transactions and investment income -- Security transactions are
accounted for on a trade date basis (date the order to buy or sell is executed).
Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the
ex-dividend date; interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Realized
gains and losses from security transactions are determined on an identified cost
basis.
 
Repurchase agreements -- Repurchase agreements are fully collateralized by U.S.
Treasury or government agency securities. All collateral is held by the Fund's
custodian and is monitored daily to ensure that its market value at least equals
the repurchase price under the agreement.
 
Deferred organization costs -- Costs incurred in connection with the
organization of the Fund and its initial registration with the Securities and
Exchange Commission and with various states are amortized on a straight-line
basis over a five-year period from the Fund's commencement of operations.
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Expenses -- Expenses arising in connection with the Fund are charged directly to
the Fund. Expenses common to all series of the Trust are allocated to each
series in proportion to their relative net assets.
 
Federal income taxes -- It is the Fund's policy to meet the requirements of the
Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to
distribute substantially all net investment income and realized net capital
gains, if any, to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is
required. The Fund is considered a separate entity for tax purposes.
 
At February 29, 1996, (for financial reporting and federal income tax purposes),
net unrealized gain aggregated (in thousands) $324,597 of which $338,055 related
to appreciated securities and $13,458 related to depreciated securities.
 
3. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
 
Investment advisory and administration agreement -- The Trust has an investment
advisory and administration agreement with Charles Schwab Investment Management,
Inc. (the "Investment Manager"). For advisory services and facilities furnished,
the Fund pays an annual fee, payable monthly, of .30% of the first $500 million
of average daily net assets and .22% of such assets over $500 million. Under
this agreement, the Fund incurred investment advisory and administration fees of
$1,315,000 for the six months ended February 29, 1996, before the Investment
Manager reduced its fee (see Note 4).
 
Transfer agency and shareholder service agreements -- The Trust has transfer
agency and shareholder service agreements with Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
("Schwab"). For services provided under these agreements, Schwab receives an
annual fee, payable monthly, of .05% of average daily net assets for transfer
agency services and .20% of such assets for shareholder services. For the six
months ended February 29, 1996, the Fund incurred transfer agency and
shareholder service fees of $1,268,000, before Schwab reduced its fees (see Note
4).
 
Officers and trustees -- Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are also
officers and/or directors of the Investment Manager and/or Schwab. During the
six months ended February 29, 1996, the Trust made no direct payments to its
officers or trustees who are "interested persons" within the meaning of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Fund incurred fees of $20,000
related to the Trust's unaffiliated trustees.
 
4. EXPENSES REDUCED BY THE INVESTMENT MANAGER AND SCHWAB
 
The Investment Manager and Schwab reduced a portion of their fees in order to
limit the ratio of operating expenses to average net assets for the Fund. For
the six months ended February 29, 1996, the total of such fees reduced by the
Investment Manager and Schwab were $300,000 and $152,000, respectively.
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                             SCHWABFUNDS FAMILY(R)

The SchwabFunds Family includes a variety of funds to help meet your investment
needs. You can diversify your portfolio with one investment in any of the three
Asset Director(R) Funds, or choose several different equity markets with our
three equity index funds. You can also select from different maturities with our
bond fund choices, and take advantage of an array of money market funds.

                           SCHWAB ASSET DIRECTOR FUNDS

- -  HIGH GROWTH FUND seeks to provide high capital growth with less volatility
   than an all-stock portfolio. This Fund has the largest stock component and
   offers the highest risk and return potential.

- -  BALANCED GROWTH FUND seeks to provide maximum total return, including capital
   growth and income. This Fund invests in a more balanced mix of stocks and
   bonds and offers moderate risk and return potential.

- -  CONSERVATIVE GROWTH FUND seeks to provide income with growth potential. This
   Fund has the smallest stock component, which is designed to help offset
   inflation, and generally keeps the majority of its assets invested in bonds.
   It offers the lowest risk and return potential.

                               SCHWAB INDEX FUNDS

- -  SCHWAB 1000 FUND(R) is designed to match the total return of the Schwab 1000
   Index,(R) comprised of the largest 1,000 publicly traded U.S. companies - the
   stocks of which represent about 85% of the total market capitalization of the
   U.S. Stock Market. 1

- -  SCHWAB SMALL-CAP INDEX FUND(R) is designed to track the total return of the
   Schwab Small-Cap Index(R), which tracks the performance of
   small-capitalization companies. The Schwab Small-Cap Index is composed of
   the second 1,000 largest publicly traded companies in the U.S. 1

- -  SCHWAB INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND(TM) is designed to track the total return of
   the Schwab International Index(R), composed of 350 of the largest companies,
   based on market capitalization, in foreign countries with developed
   securities markets. 2

                                SCHWAB BOND FUNDS

- -  SCHWAB GOVERNMENT BOND FUNDS include two Funds designed to offer high current
   yields with the credit safety of U.S. government securities. The income level
   you are seeking and your tolerance for fluctuation in share price should
   determine your selection of either our Short/Intermediate Fund or our
   Long-Term Fund. 3

- -  SCHWAB TAX-FREE BOND FUNDS help investors take advantage of one of the last
   remaining tax breaks: tax-free municipal bonds. We offer a national
   Short/Intermediate Fund and a Long-Term Fund, both of which pay monthly
   income free from federal personal income tax. 4,5

- -  SCHWAB CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE BOND FUNDS give California taxpayers two
   different opportunities to earn double tax-free income - free from both
   federal and California state personal income taxes. 5

                          SCHWAB MONEY MARKET FUNDS

Schwab offers an array of money funds that seek high current income with safety
and liquidity. Choose from taxable or tax-exempt alternatives. Many can be
linked to your Schwab account to "sweep" cash balances automatically when you're
between investments. Or, for your larger cash reserves, choose one of our Value
Advantage Investments(TM). 6

We will be happy to provide you with a free prospectus and brochure on any of
the SchwabFunds(R). Each prospectus provides more complete information,
including charges and expenses. Please read it carefully before investing.

                        1-800-2 NO-LOAD (1-800-266-5623)

1.   The Schwab 1000 Index and the Schwab Small-Cap Index consist of publicly
     traded companies ranked by market capitalization. These indices do not
     include privately held companies, investment companies and companies
     incorporated outside of the United States.

2.   The Schwab International Index is composed of publicly traded companies
     ranked by market capitalization in countries with developed securities
     markets. Currently invested in 15 countries, the Index does not include
     privately held companies, investment companies or companies from the United
     States.

3.   Investors in the Schwab Government Bond Funds may experience a decline in
     share price due to prepayment of obligations held by the Funds.

4.   Income may be subject to state and local taxes.

5.   Income may be subject to the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). Capital
     appreciation from discounted bonds may be subject to state and federal
     income tax.

6.   Investments in money market funds are neither insured nor guaranteed by the
     U.S. government, and there is no assurance that the Funds will be able to
     maintain a stable share price of $1.
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101 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94104

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