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<ARTICLE> 6
<CIK> 0000904333
<NAME> SCHWAB CAPITAL TRUST
<SERIES>
<NUMBER> 140
<NAME> INSTITUTIONAL SELECT LARGE-CAP VALUE FUND SELECT CLASS
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<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> OCT-31-2000
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<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 103632
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<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 112943
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<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 10087
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<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 6695
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> 500
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<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 0
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<OTHER-INCOME> 7
<EXPENSES-NET> (112)
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<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> 2421
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<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> (885)
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<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> (1646)
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<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
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<FN>
<F1>Would have been 0.26% if certain non-routine expenses had been included.
</FN>
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