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Schwab Small-Cap Equity Fund™ (SWSCX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US8085096738

CUSIP

808509673

Inception Date

Jul 1, 2003

Min. Investment

$0

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Small-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Expense Ratio

SWSCX has a high expense ratio of 1.08%, indicating above-average management fees.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

Schwab Small-Cap Equity Fund™ (SWSCX) returned -8.23% year-to-date (YTD) and -14.00% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, SWSCX returned -1.91% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.46%.


SWSCX

YTD

-8.23%

1M

11.02%

6M

-24.94%

1Y

-14.00%

5Y*

6.84%

10Y*

-1.91%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

-3.77%

1M

7.44%

6M

-5.60%

1Y

8.37%

5Y*

14.12%

10Y*

10.46%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of SWSCX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20253.71%-6.10%-6.77%-2.27%3.42%-8.23%
2024-2.79%5.03%2.74%-6.09%6.13%-0.57%8.93%-0.88%-0.49%-2.37%9.70%-18.76%-2.82%
20239.12%-0.60%-5.16%-2.55%-0.24%9.30%5.34%-3.99%-4.31%-6.48%7.95%12.27%19.90%
2022-7.13%1.51%0.69%-7.85%1.49%-8.14%9.43%-3.45%-9.19%12.81%3.54%-14.33%-21.71%
20214.98%7.30%3.14%3.69%1.69%1.05%-1.99%3.05%-1.93%3.89%-2.52%-7.27%15.15%
2020-3.68%-9.98%-23.77%13.41%4.99%2.93%5.19%4.32%-3.82%1.14%15.78%7.51%7.63%
201912.14%5.32%-3.79%3.70%-9.72%7.90%-0.65%-5.83%2.65%2.58%2.82%1.39%17.89%
20183.66%-4.73%1.93%0.05%5.10%1.30%1.46%3.10%-2.21%-9.50%0.14%-29.39%-29.79%
2017-1.42%1.39%-0.69%1.47%-2.95%3.51%1.22%-1.74%5.86%1.16%2.42%-12.96%-3.93%
2016-8.16%0.98%7.59%1.18%0.89%-1.11%7.60%1.04%1.39%-4.66%11.27%4.97%23.63%
2015-2.42%5.83%1.79%-2.53%2.41%0.68%-1.17%-5.40%-4.75%6.80%1.51%-17.21%-15.56%
2014-3.82%4.45%1.41%-1.88%1.54%4.50%-5.95%5.37%-6.32%5.90%0.20%-16.11%-12.35%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of SWSCX is 4, meaning it’s performing worse than 96% of other mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of SWSCX is 44
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of SWSCX is 44
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of SWSCX is 44
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of SWSCX is 44
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of SWSCX is 33
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of SWSCX is 44
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Schwab Small-Cap Equity Fund™ (SWSCX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

Schwab Small-Cap Equity Fund™ Sharpe ratios as of May 11, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: -0.53
  • 5-Year: 0.26
  • 10-Year: -0.07
  • All Time: 0.10

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Schwab Small-Cap Equity Fund™ compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time. For deeper analysis or to customize the calculation, use the Sharpe ratio tool.


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Dividends

Dividend History

Schwab Small-Cap Equity Fund™ provided a 0.30% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.05 per share.


0.00%0.10%0.20%0.30%0.40%$0.00$0.02$0.04$0.06$0.0820142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.05$0.05$0.07$0.02$0.03$0.04$0.02$0.01$0.00$0.09$0.04$0.02

Dividend yield

0.30%0.27%0.36%0.14%0.14%0.19%0.11%0.07%0.00%0.41%0.25%0.09%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Schwab Small-Cap Equity Fund™. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2024$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.05
2023$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.07
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.02
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.03
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.04
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.02
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.01
2017$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2016$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.09
2015$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.04
2014$0.02$0.02

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Schwab Small-Cap Equity Fund™. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Schwab Small-Cap Equity Fund™ was 65.66%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 979 trading sessions.

The current Schwab Small-Cap Equity Fund™ drawdown is 30.12%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-65.66%Jul 13, 2007416Mar 9, 2009979Jan 29, 20131395
-62.89%Jul 7, 20141436Mar 18, 2020
-15.98%Dec 16, 200492Apr 28, 200550Jul 11, 2005142
-13.61%Dec 2, 201345Feb 5, 2014101Jul 1, 2014146
-12.6%May 10, 200650Jul 21, 200668Oct 26, 2006118

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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