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Schwab California Tax-free Bond Fund: (MF: SWCAX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Jan 23, 2026 05:51 PM ET
$11.15 USD
+0.01 (0.09%)
Zacks MF Rank
2-Buy of 5 2
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 3.67 | 35 |
| 3 months | 1.54 | 39 |
| 6 months | 4.27 | 59 |
| 1 Year | 3.68 | 35 |
| 3 Year | 3.60 | 58 |
| 5 Year | 0.66 | 49 |
| 10 Year | 1.76 | 55 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 16.27 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -2.02 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 62.62 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 3.67 |
| 5 Year | 0.65 |
| 10 Year | 1.76 |
| Since Inception | 4.03 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.47 | -0.09 | 2.68 | 1.54 |
| 2024 | 0.02 | 0.33 | 2.33 | -0.73 |
| 2023 | 2.00 | -0.15 | -2.14 | 5.55 |
| 2022 | -5.55 | -2.60 | -2.70 | 3.25 |
| 2021 | -0.50 | 1.05 | -0.26 | 0.26 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 3.67 | 1.95 | 5.19 | -7.59 | 0.55 | 3.77 | 5.91 | 1.14 | 4.53 | -0.77 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -0.57 | 1.01 | -1.19 | 0.93 | -0.96 | -1.42 | -1.65 | -0.14 | -0.91 | -1.01 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 0.37 | -0.26 | -0.44 | 1.64 | -1.02 | -0.09 | -1.00 | 0.30 | -0.11 | -0.33 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.29 | 0.23 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.24 |
| % Yield | 3.02 | 2.93 | 2.99 | 2.00 | 1.37 | 1.46 | 2.07 | 2.34 | 2.24 | 1.96 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.09 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%