<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 6
<CIK> 0000904333
<NAME> SCHWAB CAPITAL TRUST
<SERIES>
<NUMBER> 150
<NAME> INSTITUTIONAL SELECT SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND SELECT CLASS
<MULTIPLIER> 1000
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> OCT-31-2000
<PERIOD-START> NOV-01-1999
<PERIOD-END> APR-30-2000
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST> 33326
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 34678
<RECEIVABLES> 99
<ASSETS-OTHER> 1687
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 36464
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> 79
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> 1852
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 1931
<SENIOR-EQUITY> 0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 33514
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 3362
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 3199
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> 89
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> 0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> (422)
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> 1352
<NET-ASSETS> 34533
<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 193
<INTEREST-INCOME> 9
<OTHER-INCOME> 6
<EXPENSES-NET> (37)
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> 171
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> (428)
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> 3160
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> 2903
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> (303)
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> (1304)
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 999
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> (970)
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 134
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> 2889
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 221
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> 1310
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> 41
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 1
<GROSS-EXPENSE> 123
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 33259
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 9.89
<PER-SHARE-NII> 0.05
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> 0.82
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> (0.09)
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS> (0.40)
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL> 0.00
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END> 10.27
<EXPENSE-RATIO> 0.21<F1>
<FN>
<F1>Would have been 0.22% if certain non-routine expenses had been included.
</FN>
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