SCHWAB EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY ETF

The investment seeks to track as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the total return of the FTSE Emerging Index. The fund generally invests in stocks that are included in the FTSE Emerging Index. The index is comprised of large and mid capitalization companies in emerging market countries, as defined by the index provider. The fund will invest at least 90% of its net assets (including, for this purpose, any borrowings for investment purposes) in these stocks, including depositary receipts representing securities of the index; such depositary receipts may be in the form of ADRs, GDRs and EDRs.