<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 6
<CIK> 0000904333
<NAME> SCHWAB CAPITAL TRUST
<SERIES>
<NUMBER> 100
<NAME> MARKETMANAGER BALANCED FUND INVESTOR 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
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<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 150156
<RECEIVABLES> 580
<ASSETS-OTHER> 5
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 150741
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> 0
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> 33
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 33
<SENIOR-EQUITY> 0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 127691
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 11140
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 9063
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> 1088
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> 0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> 12023
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> 9906
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<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 3181
<INTEREST-INCOME> 118
<OTHER-INCOME> 0
<EXPENSES-NET> (355)
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> 2944
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> 12164
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> 316
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> 15424
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> (3256)
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> (11787)
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 2290
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> (1273)
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 1060
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> 28927
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 1400
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> 11646
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> 380
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0
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<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 13.44
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<EXPENSE-RATIO> 0.50<F1>
<FN>
<F1>Would have been 0.51% if certain non-routine expense had been included.
</FN>
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