To pursue its goal, the fund generally invests in stocks that are included in the Schwab Crypto Thematic Index. The index is designed to deliver global exposure to companies that may benefit from one or more of the following business activities as either directly or facilitating others in validating consensus mechanisms for (such as mining or staking) investing in, or trading cryptocurrency or other digital assets; enabling the use of cryptocurrency or other digital assets to buy or sell goods or services; and developing, distributing or implementing applications of blockchain or other distributed ledger technology, including in new cryptocurrencies or digital assets (collectively referred to as companies in the crypto ecosystem, and with respect to the funds investment strategy, the Theme).