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<ARTICLE> 6
<CIK> 0000904333
<NAME> SCHWAB CAPITAL TRUST
<SERIES>
<NUMBER> 090
<NAME> MARKETMANAGER GROWTH FUND INVESTOR CLASS
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<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> OCT-31-2000
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<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 240829
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<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 12849
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> 565
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<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 0
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<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> 28255
<EQUALIZATION> 0
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<FN>
<F1>Would have been 0.51% if certain non-routine expenses had been included.
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