<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 6
<CIK> 0000904333
<NAME> SCHWAB CAPITAL TRUST
<SERIES>
<NUMBER> 161
<NAME> SCHWAB TOTAL STOCK MARKET 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
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST> 393268
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 426804
<RECEIVABLES> 1067
<ASSETS-OTHER> 68741
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 496612
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> 1704
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> 69176
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 70880
<SENIOR-EQUITY> 0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 391066
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 8654
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 6502
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> 1030
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> 0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> (29)
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> 33665
<NET-ASSETS> 425732
<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 1945
<INTEREST-INCOME> 137
<OTHER-INCOME> 98
<EXPENSES-NET> (610)
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> 1570
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> 100
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> 25081
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> 26751
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> (667)
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 3721
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> (1597)
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 29
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> 140882
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 940
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> (129)
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> 544
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0
<GROSS-EXPENSE> 1229
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 363572
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 20.87
<PER-SHARE-NII> 0.08
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> 1.85
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> (0.10)
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS> 0.00
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL> 0.00
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END> 22.70
<EXPENSE-RATIO> 0.40<F1>
<FN>
<F1>Would have been 0.41% if certain non-routine expenses had been included.
</FN>
</TABLE>
