Feb. 28, 2026 |
| Schwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market ETF
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Risk Table - Schwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market ETF
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Risk [Text Block] |
| Principal Risks |
The fund is subject to risks, any of which could cause an
investor to lose money. The fund’s principal risks include:
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| Risk Lose Money [Member] |
The fund is subject to risks, any of which could cause an
investor to lose money.
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| Market Risk |
Market
Risk — Financial markets rise and fall in response to a variety
of factors, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Markets may be impacted by economic, political, regulatory,
and other conditions, including economic sanctions, tariffs, and other government actions. In addition,
the occurrence of global events, such as war, terrorism, environmental disasters, natural disasters and
epidemics, may also negatively affect the financial markets. As with any investment whose performance
is tied to these markets, the value of an investment in the fund will fluctuate, which means that an
investor could lose money over short or long periods.
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| Investment Style Risk |
Investment
Style Risk — The fund is an index fund. Therefore, the fund follows
the securities included in the index during upturns as well as downturns. Because of its indexing strategy,
the fund does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market.
In addition, because of the fund’s expenses, the fund’s performance may be below that of the index.
Errors relating to the index may occur from time to time and may not be identified by the index provider
for a period of time. In addition, market disruptions could cause delays in the index’s rebalancing
schedule. Such errors and/or market disruptions may result in losses for the fund.
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| Equity Risk |
Equity Risk — The prices of equity securities rise and
fall daily. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, industries
or the securities market as a whole. In addition, equity markets tend to move in cycles, which may cause
stock prices to fall over short or extended periods of time.
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| Market Capitalization Risk |
Market
Capitalization Risk — Securities issued by companies of different
market capitalizations tend to go in and out of favor based on market and economic conditions. During
a period when securities of a particular market capitalization fall behind other types of investments,
the fund’s performance could be impacted.
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| Large-Cap Company Risk |
Large-Cap
Company Risk — Large-cap companies are generally more mature and the
securities issued by these companies may not be able to reach the same levels of growth as the securities
issued by small- or mid-cap companies.
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| Mid-Cap Company Risk |
Mid-Cap
Company Risk — Mid-cap companies may be more vulnerable to adverse business
or economic events than larger, more established companies and the value of securities issued by these
companies may move sharply.
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| Small-Cap Company Risk |
Small-Cap Company Risk — Securities issued by small-cap companies may be riskier than those issued
by larger companies, and their prices may move sharply, especially during market upturns and downturns.
|
| Sampling Index Tracking Risk |
Sampling Index Tracking Risk
— The fund may not fully replicate the index and may hold securities not included in the index. As
a result, the fund is subject to the risk that the investment adviser’s investment management strategy,
the implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may not produce the intended results.
Because the fund utilizes a sampling approach it may not track the return of the index as well as it
would if the fund purchased all of the securities in the index.
|
| Tracking Error and Correlation Risk |
Tracking Error and Correlation Risk — As an index fund, the
fund seeks to track the performance of the index, although it may not be successful in doing so. Further,
there can be no guarantee that the fund will achieve a high degree of correlation between the fund’s
performance and that of its index. The correlation between the performance of the fund and that of its
index, positive or negative, is called “tracking error.” Tracking error can be caused by many factors
and it may be significant.
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| Derivatives Risk |
Derivatives Risk — The fund’s use of derivative instruments involves risks different from,
or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional
investments. The fund’s use of derivatives could reduce the fund’s performance, increase the fund’s
volatility, and could cause the fund to lose more than the initial amount invested. In addition, investments
in derivatives may involve leverage, which means a small percentage of assets invested in derivatives
can have a disproportionately large impact on the fund.
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| Liquidity Risk |
Liquidity
Risk — The fund may be unable to sell certain securities, such
as illiquid securities, readily at a favorable time or price, or the fund may have to sell them at a
loss.
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| Securities Lending Risk |
Securities Lending Risk —
Securities lending involves the risk of loss of rights in, or delay in recovery of, the loaned securities
if the borrower fails to return the security loaned or becomes insolvent.
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| Concentration Risk |
Concentration Risk — To the extent that
the fund’s or the index’s portfolio is concentrated in the securities of issuers in a particular
market, industry, group of industries, sector, or asset class, the fund may be adversely affected by
the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be
more vulnerable to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences
affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector, or asset class.
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| Market Trading Risk |
Market Trading Risk — Although fund shares
are listed on national securities exchanges, there can be no assurance that an active trading market
for fund shares will develop or be maintained. If an active market is not maintained, investors may find
it difficult to buy or sell fund shares.
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| Shares of the Fund May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV |
Shares
of the Fund May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV — Fund shares may be bought
and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of the
shares of the fund will approximate the fund’s net asset value (NAV), there may be times when the market
price and the NAV vary significantly. An investor may pay more than NAV when buying shares of the fund
in the secondary market, and an investor may receive less than NAV when selling those shares in the secondary
market. The market price of fund shares may deviate, sometimes significantly, from NAV during periods
of market volatility or market disruption.
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| Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF
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Risk Table - Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF
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Risk [Text Block] |
| Principal Risks |
The
fund is subject to risks, any of which could cause an investor to lose money. The fund’s principal
risks include:
|
| Risk Lose Money [Member] |
The
fund is subject to risks, any of which could cause an investor to lose money.
|
| Market Risk |
Market Risk —
Financial markets rise and fall in response to a variety of factors, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably.
Markets may be impacted by economic, political, regulatory, and other conditions, including economic
sanctions, tariffs, and other government actions. In addition, the occurrence of global events, such
as war, terrorism, environmental disasters, natural disasters and epidemics, may also negatively affect
the financial markets. As with any investment whose performance is tied to these markets, the value of
an investment in the fund will fluctuate, which means that an investor could lose money over short or
long periods.
|
| Investment Style Risk |
Investment Style Risk
— The fund is an index fund. Therefore, the fund follows the securities included in the index during
upturns as well as downturns. Because of its indexing strategy, the fund does not take steps to reduce
market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. In addition, because of the fund’s
expenses, the fund’s performance may be below that of the index. Errors relating to the index may occur
from time to time and may not be identified by the index provider for a period of time. In addition,
market disruptions could cause delays in the index’s rebalancing schedule. Such errors and/or market
disruptions may result in losses for the fund.
|
| Equity Risk |
Equity
Risk — The prices of equity securities rise and fall daily. These
price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, industries or the securities
market as a whole. In addition, equity markets tend to move in cycles, which may cause stock prices to
fall over short or extended periods of time.
|
| Market Capitalization Risk |
Market
Capitalization Risk — Securities issued by companies of different
market capitalizations tend to go in and out of favor based on market and economic conditions. During
a period when securities of a particular market capitalization fall behind other types of investments,
the fund’s performance could be impacted.
|
| Large-Cap Company Risk |
Large-Cap
Company Risk — Large-cap companies are generally more mature and the
securities issued by these companies may not be able to reach the same levels of growth as the securities
issued by small- or mid-cap companies.
|
| Tracking Error and Correlation Risk |
Tracking
Error and Correlation Risk — As an index fund, the fund seeks to track
the performance of the index, although it may not be successful in doing so. Further, there can be no
guarantee that the fund will achieve a high degree of correlation between the fund’s performance and
that of its index. The correlation between the performance of the fund and that of its index, positive
or negative, is called “tracking error.” Tracking error can be caused by many factors and it may
be significant.
|
| Derivatives Risk |
Derivatives Risk —
The fund’s use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the
risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. The fund’s
use of derivatives could reduce the fund’s performance, increase the fund’s volatility, and could
cause the fund to lose more than the initial amount invested. In addition, investments in derivatives
may involve leverage, which means a small percentage of assets invested in derivatives can have a disproportionately
large impact on the fund.
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| Liquidity Risk |
Liquidity Risk — The fund may be unable to sell certain securities, such as illiquid securities,
readily at a favorable time or price, or the fund may have to sell them at a loss.
|
| Securities Lending Risk |
Securities Lending Risk — Securities lending involves
the risk of loss of rights in, or delay in recovery of, the loaned securities if the borrower fails to
return the security loaned or becomes insolvent.
|
| Concentration Risk |
Concentration
Risk — To the extent that the fund’s or the index’s portfolio is concentrated
in the securities of issuers in a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector, or asset
class, the fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased
price volatility and may be more vulnerable to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences
affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector, or asset class.
|
| Market Trading Risk |
Market Trading Risk — Although fund shares
are listed on national securities exchanges, there can be no assurance that an active trading market
for fund shares will develop or be maintained. If an active market is not maintained, investors may find
it difficult to buy or sell fund shares.
|
| Shares of the Fund May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV |
Shares
of the Fund May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV — Fund shares may be bought
and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of the
shares of the fund will approximate the fund’s net asset value (NAV), there may be times when the market
price and the NAV vary significantly. An investor may pay more than NAV when buying shares of the fund
in the secondary market, and an investor may receive less than NAV when selling those shares in the secondary
market. The market price of fund shares may deviate, sometimes significantly, from NAV during periods
of market volatility or market disruption.
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| Schwab Fundamental U.S. Small Company ETF
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Risk Table - Schwab Fundamental U.S. Small Company ETF
|
Risk [Text Block] |
| Principal Risks |
The
fund is subject to risks, any of which could cause an investor to lose money. The fund’s principal
risks include:
|
| Risk Lose Money [Member] |
The
fund is subject to risks, any of which could cause an investor to lose money.
|
| Market Risk |
Market Risk —
Financial markets rise and fall in response to a variety of factors, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably.
Markets may be impacted by economic, political, regulatory, and other conditions, including economic
sanctions, tariffs, and other government actions. In addition, the occurrence of global events, such
as war, terrorism, environmental disasters, natural disasters and epidemics, may also negatively affect
the financial markets. As with any investment whose performance is tied to these markets, the value of
an investment in the fund will fluctuate, which means that an investor could lose money over short or
long periods.
|
| Investment Style Risk |
Investment Style Risk
— The fund is an index fund. Therefore, the fund follows the securities included in the index, which
may include real estate investment trusts, during upturns as well as downturns. Because of its indexing
strategy, the fund does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining
market. In addition, because of the fund’s expenses, the fund’s performance may be below that of
the index. Errors relating to the index may occur from time to time and may not be identified by the
index provider for a period of time. In addition, market disruptions could cause delays in the index’s
rebalancing schedule. Such errors and/or market disruptions may result in losses for the fund.
|
| Equity Risk |
Equity Risk — The prices of equity
securities rise and fall daily. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies,
industries or the securities market as a whole. In addition, equity markets tend to move in cycles, which
may cause stock prices to fall over short or extended periods of time.
|
| Market Capitalization Risk |
Market Capitalization Risk — Securities issued by
companies of different market capitalizations tend to go in and out of favor based on market and economic
conditions. During a period when securities of a particular market capitalization fall behind other types
of investments, the fund’s performance could be impacted.
|
| Small-Cap Company Risk |
Small-Cap
Company Risk — Securities issued by small-cap companies may be riskier
than those issued by larger companies, and their prices may move sharply, especially during market upturns
and downturns.
|
| Tracking Error and Correlation Risk |
Tracking Error and Correlation Risk — As an index fund, the fund seeks to track the performance of the index, although
it may not be successful in doing so. Further, there can be no guarantee that the fund will achieve a
high degree of correlation between the fund’s performance and that of its index. The correlation between
the performance of the fund and that of its index, positive or negative, is called “tracking error.”
Tracking error can be caused by many factors and it may be significant.
|
| Derivatives Risk |
Derivatives Risk — The fund’s use of
derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated
with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. The fund’s use of derivatives
could reduce the fund’s performance, increase the fund’s volatility, and could cause the fund to
lose more than the initial amount invested. In addition, investments in derivatives may involve leverage,
which means a small percentage of assets invested in derivatives can have a disproportionately large
impact on the fund.
|
| Liquidity Risk |
Liquidity Risk —
The fund may be unable to sell certain securities, such as illiquid securities, readily at a favorable
time or price, or the fund may have to sell them at a loss.
|
| Securities Lending Risk |
Securities
Lending Risk — Securities lending involves the risk of loss of rights
in, or delay in recovery of, the loaned securities if the borrower fails to return the security loaned
or becomes insolvent.
|
| Concentration Risk |
Concentration Risk — To the extent that the fund’s or the index’s portfolio is concentrated
in the securities of issuers in a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector, or asset
class, the fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased
price volatility and may be more vulnerable to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences
affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector, or asset class.
|
| Market Trading Risk |
Market Trading Risk — Although fund shares
are listed on national securities exchanges, there can be no assurance that an active trading market
for fund shares will develop or be maintained. If an active market is not maintained, investors may find
it difficult to buy or sell fund shares.
|
| Shares of the Fund May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV |
Shares
of the Fund May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV — Fund shares may be bought
and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of the
shares of the fund will approximate the fund’s net asset value (NAV), there may be times when the market
price and the NAV vary significantly. An investor may pay more than NAV when buying shares of the fund
in the secondary market, and an investor may receive less than NAV when selling those shares in the secondary
market. The market price of fund shares may deviate, sometimes significantly, from NAV during periods
of market volatility or market disruption.
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| Schwab Fundamental International Equity ETF
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Risk Table - Schwab Fundamental International Equity ETF
|
Risk [Text Block] |
| Principal Risks |
The fund is subject to risks, any of which could cause an
investor to lose money. The fund’s principal risks include:
|
| Risk Lose Money [Member] |
The fund is subject to risks, any of which could cause an
investor to lose money.
|
| Market Risk |
Market
Risk — Financial markets rise and fall in response to a variety
of factors, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Markets may be impacted by economic, political, regulatory,
and other conditions, including economic sanctions, tariffs, and other government actions. In addition,
the occurrence of global events, such as war, terrorism, environmental disasters, natural disasters and
epidemics, may also negatively affect the financial markets. As with any investment whose performance
is tied to these markets, the value of an investment in the fund will fluctuate, which means that an
investor could lose money over short or long periods.
|
| Investment Style Risk |
Investment
Style Risk — The fund is an index fund. Therefore, the fund follows
the securities included in the index during upturns as well as downturns. Because of its indexing strategy,
the fund does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market.
In addition, because of the fund’s expenses, the fund’s performance may be below that of the index.
Errors relating to the index may occur from time to time and may not be identified by the index provider
for a period of time. In addition, market disruptions could cause delays in the index’s rebalancing
schedule. Such errors and/or market disruptions may result in losses for the fund.
|
| Equity Risk |
Equity Risk — The prices of equity securities rise and
fall daily. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, industries
or the securities market as a whole. In addition, equity markets tend to move in cycles, which may cause
stock prices to fall over short or extended periods of time.
|
| Market Capitalization Risk |
Market
Capitalization Risk — Securities issued by companies of different
market capitalizations tend to go in and out of favor based on market and economic conditions. During
a period when securities of a particular market capitalization fall behind other types of investments,
the fund’s performance could be impacted.
|
| Large-Cap Company Risk |
Large-Cap
Company Risk — Large-cap companies are generally more mature and the
securities issued by these companies may not be able to reach the same levels of growth as the securities
issued by small- or mid-cap companies.
|
| Foreign Investment Risk |
Foreign
Investment Risk — The fund’s investments in securities of foreign issuers
involve certain risks that may be greater than those associated with investments in securities of U.S.
issuers. These include risks of adverse changes in foreign economic, political, regulatory and other
conditions; changes in currency exchange rates or exchange control regulations (including limitations
on currency movements and exchanges); the imposition of economic sanctions or other government restrictions;
differing accounting, auditing, financial reporting and legal standards and practices; differing securities
market structures; and higher transaction costs. These risks may negatively impact the value or liquidity
of the fund’s investments and could impair the fund’s ability to meet its investment objective or
invest in accordance with its investment strategy. There is a risk that investments in securities denominated
in, and/or receiving revenues in, foreign currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar.
Foreign securities also include ADRs, GDRs, and EDRs, which may be less liquid than the underlying shares
in their primary trading market, and GDRs, in particular, many of which are issued by companies in emerging
markets, may be more volatile.To the extent the fund’s investments in a single country or a limited
number of countries represent a large percentage of the fund’s assets, the fund’s performance may
be adversely affected by the economic, political, regulatory, and social conditions in those countries,
and the fund’s price may be more volatile than the price of a fund that is geographically diversified.
|
| Sampling Index Tracking Risk |
Sampling Index Tracking Risk
— The fund may not fully replicate the index and may hold securities not included in the index. As
a result, the fund is subject to the risk that the investment adviser’s investment management strategy,
the implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may not produce the intended results.
Because the fund utilizes a sampling approach it may not track the return of the index as well as it
would if the fund purchased all of the securities in the index.
|
| Tracking Error and Correlation Risk |
Tracking Error and Correlation Risk — As an index fund, the
fund seeks to track the performance of the index, although it may not be successful in doing so. Further,
there can be no guarantee that the
fund will achieve a high degree of correlation between the fund’s performance
and that of its index. The correlation between the performance of the fund and that of its index, positive
or negative, is called “tracking error.” Tracking error can be caused by many factors and it may
be significant.
|
| Derivatives Risk |
Derivatives Risk —
The fund’s use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the
risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. The fund’s
use of derivatives could reduce the fund’s performance, increase the fund’s volatility, and could
cause the fund to lose more than the initial amount invested. In addition, investments in derivatives
may involve leverage, which means a small percentage of assets invested in derivatives can have a disproportionately
large impact on the fund.
|
| Liquidity Risk |
Liquidity Risk — The fund may be unable to sell certain securities, such as illiquid securities,
readily at a favorable time or price, or the fund may have to sell them at a loss.
|
| Securities Lending Risk |
Securities Lending Risk — Securities lending involves
the risk of loss of rights in, or delay in recovery of, the loaned securities if the borrower fails to
return the security loaned or becomes insolvent.
|
| Concentration Risk |
Concentration
Risk — To the extent that the fund’s or the index’s portfolio is concentrated
in the securities of issuers in a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector, country,
or asset class, the fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject
to increased price volatility and may be more vulnerable to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory
occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector, country, or asset class.
|
| Market Trading Risk |
Market Trading Risk — Although fund shares
are listed on national securities exchanges, there can be no assurance that an active trading market
for fund shares will develop or be maintained. If an active market is not maintained, investors may find
it difficult to buy or sell fund shares.
|
| Shares of the Fund May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV |
Shares
of the Fund May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV — Fund shares may be bought
and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of the
shares of the fund will approximate the fund’s net asset value (NAV), there may be times when the market
price and the NAV vary significantly. An investor may pay more than NAV when buying shares of the fund
in the secondary market, and an investor may receive less than NAV when selling those shares in the secondary
market. The market price of fund shares may deviate, sometimes significantly, from NAV during periods
of market volatility or market disruption, or as a result of other factors impacting foreign securities,
including liquidity, irregular trading activity and timing differences between foreign markets where
securities trade and the secondary market where fund shares are sold.
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| Schwab Fundamental International Small Equity ETF
|
Risk Table - Schwab Fundamental International Small Equity ETF
|
Risk [Text Block] |
| Principal Risks |
The fund is subject to risks, any of which could cause an
investor to lose money. The fund’s principal risks include:
|
| Risk Lose Money [Member] |
The fund is subject to risks, any of which could cause an
investor to lose money.
|
| Market Risk |
Market
Risk — Financial markets rise and fall in response to a variety
of factors, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Markets may be impacted by economic, political, regulatory,
and other conditions, including economic sanctions, tariffs, and other government actions. In addition,
the occurrence of global events, such as war, terrorism, environmental disasters, natural disasters and
epidemics, may also negatively affect the financial markets. As with any investment whose performance
is tied to these markets, the value of an investment in the fund will fluctuate, which means that an
investor could lose money over short or long periods.
|
| Investment Style Risk |
Investment
Style Risk — The fund is an index fund. Therefore, the fund follows
the securities included in the index, which may include real estate investment trusts, during upturns
as well as downturns. Because of its indexing strategy, the fund does not take steps to reduce market
exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. In addition, because of the fund’s expenses,
the fund’s performance may be below that of the index. Errors relating to the index may occur from
time to time and may not be identified by the index provider for a period of time. In addition, market
disruptions could cause delays in the index’s rebalancing schedule. Such errors and/or market disruptions
may result in losses for the fund.
|
| Equity Risk |
Equity Risk —
The prices of equity securities rise and fall daily. These price movements may result from factors affecting
individual companies, industries or the securities market as a whole. In addition, equity markets tend
to move in cycles, which may cause stock prices to fall over short or extended periods of time.
|
| Market Capitalization Risk |
Market Capitalization Risk —
Securities issued by companies of different market capitalizations tend to go in and out of favor based
on market and economic conditions. During a period when securities of a particular market capitalization
fall behind other types of investments, the fund’s performance could be impacted.
|
| Small-Cap Company Risk |
Small-Cap Company Risk — Securities issued by
small-cap companies may be riskier than those issued by larger companies, and their prices may move sharply,
especially during market upturns and downturns.
|
| Foreign Investment Risk |
Foreign
Investment Risk — The fund’s investments in securities of foreign issuers
involve certain risks that may be greater than those associated with investments in securities of U.S.
issuers. These include risks of adverse changes in foreign economic, political, regulatory and other
conditions; changes in currency exchange rates or exchange control regulations (including limitations
on currency movements and exchanges); the imposition of economic sanctions or other government restrictions;
differing accounting, auditing, financial reporting and legal standards and practices; differing securities
market structures; and higher transaction costs. These risks may negatively impact the value or liquidity
of the fund’s investments and could impair the fund’s ability to meet its investment objective or
invest in accordance with its investment strategy. There is a risk that investments in securities denominated
in, and/or receiving revenues in, foreign currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar.
Foreign securities also include ADRs, GDRs, and EDRs, which may be less liquid than the underlying shares
in their primary trading market, and GDRs, in particular, many of which are issued by companies in emerging
markets, may be more volatile.To the extent the fund’s investments in a single country or a limited
number of countries represent a large percentage of the fund’s assets, the fund’s performance may
be adversely affected by the economic, political, regulatory, and social conditions in those countries,
and the fund’s price may be more volatile than the price of a fund that is geographically diversified.
|
| Sampling Index Tracking Risk |
Sampling Index Tracking Risk
— The fund may not fully replicate the index and may hold securities not included in the index. As
a result, the fund is subject to the risk that the investment adviser’s investment management strategy,
the implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may not produce the intended results.
Because the fund utilizes a sampling approach it may not track the return of the index as well as it
would if the fund purchased all of the securities in the index.
|
| Tracking Error and Correlation Risk |
Tracking Error and Correlation Risk — As an index fund, the
fund seeks to track the performance of the index, although it may not be successful in doing so. Further,
there can be no guarantee that the
fund will achieve a high degree of correlation between the fund’s performance
and that of its index. The correlation between the performance of the fund and that of its index, positive
or negative, is called “tracking error.” Tracking error can be caused by many factors and it may
be significant.
|
| Derivatives Risk |
Derivatives Risk —
The fund’s use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the
risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. The fund’s
use of derivatives could reduce the fund’s performance, increase the fund’s volatility, and could
cause the fund to lose more than the initial amount invested. In addition, investments in derivatives
may involve leverage, which means a small percentage of assets invested in derivatives can have a disproportionately
large impact on the fund.
|
| Liquidity Risk |
Liquidity Risk — The fund may be unable to sell certain securities, such as illiquid securities,
readily at a favorable time or price, or the fund may have to sell them at a loss.
|
| Securities Lending Risk |
Securities Lending Risk — Securities lending involves
the risk of loss of rights in, or delay in recovery of, the loaned securities if the borrower fails to
return the security loaned or becomes insolvent.
|
| Concentration Risk |
Concentration
Risk — To the extent that the fund’s or the index’s portfolio is concentrated
in the securities of issuers in a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector, country,
or asset class, the fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject
to increased price volatility and may be more vulnerable to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory
occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector, country, or asset class.
|
| Market Trading Risk |
Market Trading Risk — Although fund shares
are listed on national securities exchanges, there can be no assurance that an active trading market
for fund shares will develop or be maintained. If an active market is not maintained, investors may find
it difficult to buy or sell fund shares.
|
| Shares of the Fund May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV |
Shares
of the Fund May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV — Fund shares may be bought
and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of the
shares of the fund will approximate the fund’s net asset value (NAV), there may be times when the market
price and the NAV vary significantly. An investor may pay more than NAV when buying shares of the fund
in the secondary market, and an investor may receive less than NAV when selling those shares in the secondary
market. The market price of fund shares may deviate, sometimes significantly, from NAV during periods
of market volatility or market disruption, or as a result of other factors impacting foreign securities,
including liquidity, irregular trading activity and timing differences between foreign markets where
securities trade and the secondary market where fund shares are sold.
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| Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Equity ETF
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Risk Table - Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Equity ETF
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Risk [Text Block] |
| Principal Risks |
The
fund is subject to risks, any of which could cause an investor to lose money. The fund’s principal
risks include:
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| Risk Lose Money [Member] |
The
fund is subject to risks, any of which could cause an investor to lose money.
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| Market Risk |
Market Risk —
Financial markets rise and fall in response to a variety of factors, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably.
Markets may be impacted by economic, political, regulatory, and other conditions, including economic
sanctions, tariffs, and other government actions. In addition, the occurrence of global events, such
as war, terrorism, environmental disasters, natural disasters and epidemics, may also negatively affect
the financial markets. As with any investment whose performance is tied to these markets, the value of
an investment in the fund will fluctuate, which means that an investor could lose money over short or
long periods.
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| Investment Style Risk |
Investment Style Risk
— The fund is an index fund. Therefore, the fund follows the securities included in the index during
upturns as well as downturns. Because of its indexing strategy, the fund does not take steps to reduce
market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. In addition, because of the fund’s
expenses, the fund’s performance may be below that of the index. Errors relating to the index may occur
from time to time and may not be identified by the index provider for a period of time. In addition,
market disruptions could cause delays in the index’s rebalancing schedule. Such errors and/or market
disruptions may result in losses for the fund.
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| Equity Risk |
Equity
Risk — The prices of equity securities rise and fall daily. These
price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, industries or the securities
market as a whole. In addition, equity markets tend to move in cycles, which may cause stock prices to
fall over short or extended periods of time.
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| Market Capitalization Risk |
Market
Capitalization Risk — Securities issued by companies of different
market capitalizations tend to go in and out of favor based on market and economic conditions. During
a period when securities of a particular market capitalization fall behind other types of investments,
the fund’s performance could be impacted.
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| Large-Cap Company Risk |
Large-Cap
Company Risk — Large-cap companies are generally more mature and the
securities issued by these companies may not be able to reach the same levels of growth as the securities
issued by small- or mid-cap companies.
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| Foreign Investment Risk |
Foreign
Investment Risk — The fund’s investments in securities of foreign issuers
involve certain risks that may be greater than those associated with investments in securities of U.S.
issuers. These include risks of adverse changes in foreign economic, political, regulatory and other
conditions; changes in currency exchange rates or exchange control regulations (including limitations
on currency movements and exchanges); the imposition of economic sanctions or other government restrictions;
differing accounting, auditing, financial reporting and legal standards and practices; differing securities
market structures; and higher transaction costs. These risks may negatively impact the value or liquidity
of the fund’s investments and could impair the fund’s ability to meet its investment objective or
invest in accordance with its investment strategy. There is a risk that investments in securities denominated
in, and/or receiving revenues in, foreign currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar.
Foreign securities also include ADRs, GDRs, and EDRs, which may be less liquid than the underlying shares
in their primary trading market, and GDRs, in particular, many of which are issued by companies in emerging
markets, may be more volatile.Foreign securities may also include investments in variable interest entities
(VIEs) structures, which are created by China-based operating companies in jurisdictions outside of China
to obtain indirect financing due to Chinese regulations that prohibit non-Chinese ownership of those
companies.To the extent the fund’s investments in a single country or a limited number of countries
represent a large percentage of the fund’s assets, the fund’s performance may be adversely affected
by the economic, political, regulatory, and social conditions in those countries, and the fund’s price
may be more volatile than the price of a fund that is geographically diversified.
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| Emerging Markets Risk |
Emerging Markets Risk — Emerging market countries
may be more likely to experience political turmoil or rapid changes in market or economic conditions
than more developed countries. Emerging market countries often have less uniformity in accounting, auditing,
financial reporting and recordkeeping requirements,
which may limit the quality and availability of financial information, and greater
risk associated with the custody of securities. In addition, the financial stability of issuers (including
governments) in emerging market countries may be more precarious than in developed countries. As a result,
there may be an increased risk of illiquidity and price volatility associated with the fund’s investments
in emerging market countries, which may be magnified by currency fluctuations relative to the U.S. dollar,
and, at times, it may be difficult to value such investments.
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| Sampling Index Tracking Risk |
Sampling
Index Tracking Risk — The fund may not fully replicate the index and may hold
securities not included in the index. As a result, the fund is subject to the risk that the investment
adviser’s investment management strategy, the implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints,
may not produce the intended results. Because the fund utilizes a sampling approach it may not track
the return of the index as well as it would if the fund purchased all of the securities in the index.
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| Tracking Error and Correlation Risk |
Tracking Error and Correlation Risk
— As an index fund, the fund seeks to track the performance of the index, although it may not be successful
in doing so. Further, there can be no guarantee that the fund will achieve a high degree of correlation
between the fund’s performance and that of its index. The correlation between the performance of the
fund and that of its index, positive or negative, is called “tracking error.” Tracking error can
be caused by many factors and it may be significant.
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| Derivatives Risk |
Derivatives
Risk — The fund’s use of derivative instruments involves risks
different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities
and other traditional investments. The fund’s use of derivatives could reduce the fund’s performance,
increase the fund’s volatility, and could cause the fund to lose more than the initial amount invested.
In addition, investments in derivatives may involve leverage, which means a small percentage of assets
invested in derivatives can have a disproportionately large impact on the fund.
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| Liquidity Risk |
Liquidity Risk — The fund may be unable to sell certain
securities, such as illiquid securities, readily at a favorable time or price, or the fund may have to
sell them at a loss.
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| Securities Lending Risk |
Securities Lending Risk —
Securities lending involves the risk of loss of rights in, or delay in recovery of, the loaned securities
if the borrower fails to return the security loaned or becomes insolvent.
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| Concentration Risk |
Concentration Risk — To the extent that
the fund’s or the index’s portfolio is concentrated in the securities of issuers in a particular
market, industry, group of industries, sector, country, or asset class, the fund may be adversely affected
by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more
vulnerable to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry,
group of industries, sector, country, or asset class.
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| Market Trading Risk |
Market
Trading Risk — Although fund shares are listed on national securities
exchanges, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for fund shares will develop or be
maintained. If an active market is not maintained, investors may find it difficult to buy or sell fund
shares.
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| Shares of the Fund May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV |
Shares of the Fund May Trade at Prices Other
Than NAV — Fund shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market
at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of the shares of the fund will approximate
the fund’s net asset value (NAV), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly.
An investor may pay more than NAV when buying shares of the fund in the secondary market, and an investor
may receive less than NAV when selling those shares in the secondary market. The market price of fund
shares may deviate, sometimes significantly, from NAV during periods of market volatility or market disruption,
or as a result of other factors impacting foreign securities, including liquidity, irregular trading
activity and timing differences between foreign markets where securities trade and the secondary market
where fund shares are sold.
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| Schwab U.S. REIT ETF
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Risk Table - Schwab U.S. REIT ETF
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Risk [Text Block] |
| Principal Risks |
The
fund is subject to risks, any of which could cause an investor to lose money. The fund’s principal
risks include:
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| Risk Lose Money [Member] |
The
fund is subject to risks, any of which could cause an investor to lose money.
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| Market Risk |
Market Risk —
Financial markets rise and fall in response to a variety of factors, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably.
Markets may be impacted by economic, political, regulatory, and other conditions, including economic
sanctions, tariffs, and other government actions. In addition, the occurrence of global events, such
as war, terrorism, environmental disasters, natural disasters and epidemics, may also negatively affect
the financial markets. As with any investment whose performance is tied to these markets, the value of
an investment in the fund will fluctuate, which means that an investor could lose money over short or
long periods.
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| Investment Style Risk |
Investment Style Risk
— The fund is an index fund. Therefore, the fund follows the securities included in the index during
upturns as well as downturns. Because of its indexing strategy, the fund does not take steps to reduce
market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. In addition, because of the fund’s
expenses, the fund’s performance may be below that of the index. Errors relating to the index may occur
from time to time and may not be identified by the index provider for a period of time. In addition,
market disruptions could cause delays in the index’s rebalancing schedule. Such errors and/or market
disruptions may result in losses for the fund.
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| Equity Risk |
Equity
Risk — The prices of equity securities rise and fall daily. These
price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, industries or the securities
market as a whole. In addition, equity markets tend to move in cycles, which may cause stock prices to
fall over short or extended periods of time.
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| Market Capitalization Risk |
Market
Capitalization Risk — Securities issued by companies of different
market capitalizations tend to go in and out of favor based on market and economic conditions. During
a period when securities of a particular market capitalization fall behind other types of investments,
the fund’s performance could be impacted.
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| Large-Cap Company Risk |
Large-Cap
Company Risk — Large-cap companies are generally more mature and the
securities issued by these companies may not be able to reach the same levels of growth as the securities
issued by small- or mid-cap companies.
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| Mid-Cap Company Risk |
Mid-Cap
Company Risk — Mid-cap companies may be more vulnerable to adverse business
or economic events than larger, more established companies and the value of securities issued by these
companies may move sharply.
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| Small-Cap Company Risk |
Small-Cap Company Risk — Securities issued by small-cap companies may be riskier than those issued
by larger companies, and their prices may move sharply, especially during market upturns and downturns.
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| Real Estate Investment Risk |
Real Estate Investment Risk —
Due to the composition of the index, the fund will concentrate its investments in real estate companies
and companies related to the real estate industry. As such, the fund is subject to risks associated with
the direct ownership of real estate securities and an investment in the fund will be closely linked to
the performance of the real estate markets. These risks include, among others: declines in the value
of (or income generated by) real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions; possible
lack of availability of mortgage funds or other limits to accessing the credit or capital markets; defaults
by borrowers or tenants, particularly during an economic downturn; and changes in interest rates.
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| REITs Risk |
REITs Risk — In addition to the risks
associated with investing in securities of real estate companies and real estate related companies, REITs
are subject to certain additional risks. Equity REITs may be affected by changes in the value of the
underlying properties owned by the trusts. Further, REITs are dependent upon specialized management skills
and cash flows, and may have their investments in relatively few properties, or in a small geographic
area or a single property type. Failure of a company to qualify as a REIT under federal tax law may have
adverse consequences to the fund. In addition, REITs have their own expenses, and the fund will bear
a proportionate share of those expenses. The value of a REIT may be affected by changes in interest rates.
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| Tracking Error and Correlation Risk |
Tracking Error and Correlation Risk
— As an index fund, the fund seeks to track the performance of the index, although it may not be successful
in doing so. Further, there can be no guarantee that the
fund will achieve a high degree of correlation between the fund’s performance
and that of its index. The correlation between the performance of the fund and that of its index, positive
or negative, is called “tracking error.” Tracking error can be caused by many factors and it may
be significant.
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| Derivatives Risk |
Derivatives Risk —
The fund’s use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the
risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. The fund’s
use of derivatives could reduce the fund’s performance, increase the fund’s volatility, and could
cause the fund to lose more than the initial amount invested. In addition, investments in derivatives
may involve leverage, which means a small percentage of assets invested in derivatives can have a disproportionately
large impact on the fund.
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| Concentration Risk |
Concentration Risk — To the extent that the fund’s or the index’s portfolio is concentrated
in the securities of issuers in a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class
(including the real estate industry, as described above), the fund may be adversely affected by the performance
of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more vulnerable to adverse
economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries,
sector or asset class.
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| Liquidity Risk |
Liquidity Risk — The fund may be unable to sell certain securities, such as illiquid securities,
readily at a favorable time or price, or the fund may have to sell them at a loss.
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| Securities Lending Risk |
Securities Lending Risk — Securities lending involves
the risk of loss of rights in, or delay in recovery of, the loaned securities if the borrower fails to
return the security loaned or becomes insolvent.
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| Market Trading Risk |
Market
Trading Risk — Although fund shares are listed on national securities
exchanges, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for fund shares will develop or be
maintained. If an active market is not maintained, investors may find it difficult to buy or sell fund
shares.
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| Shares of the Fund May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV |
Shares of the Fund May Trade at Prices Other
Than NAV — Fund shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market
at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of the shares of the fund will approximate
the fund’s net asset value (NAV), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly.
An investor may pay more than NAV when buying shares of the fund in the secondary market, and an investor
may receive less than NAV when selling those shares in the secondary market. The market price of fund
shares may deviate, sometimes significantly, from NAV during periods of market volatility or market disruption.
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