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<ARTICLE> 6
<CIK> 0000904333
<NAME> SCHWAB CAPITAL TRUST
<SERIES>
<NUMBER> 110
<NAME> MARKETMANAGER SMALL CAP FUND INVESTOR CLASS
<MULTIPLIER> 1000
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> OCT-31-2000
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<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 161467
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<TOTAL-ASSETS> 161580
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<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 140557
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 13139
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 15105
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<FN>
<F1>Would have been 0.51% if certain non-routine expenses had been included.
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