N-CSRS 1 d677565dncsrs.htm OPPENHEIMER DIVIDEND OPPORTUNITY FUND Oppenheimer Dividend Opportunity Fund

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-21208

Oppenheimer Dividend Opportunity Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

6803 South Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Cynthia Lo Bessette

OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.

225 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10281-1008

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 768-3200

Date of fiscal year end:  April 30

Date of reporting period:  10/31/2018


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 


  Semiannual Report    10/31/2018   
 

 

  
 

 

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An Important Update

On October 18, 2018, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, an indirect corporate parent of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. and its subsidiaries OFI Global Asset Management, Inc., OFI SteelPath, Inc. and OFI Advisors, LLC, announced that it has entered into an agreement whereby Invesco Ltd., a global investment management company, will acquire OppenheimerFunds, Inc. As of the date of this report, the transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2019, pending necessary regulatory and other third-party approvals. This is subject to change.


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Class A Shares

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AT 10/31/18

 

     Class A Shares of the Fund          
     Without Sales Charge    With Sales Charge           

Russell 3000 Value
Index

 

   S&P 500 Index      
6-Month        -1.50%          -7.17%                0.90%          3.40%        
1-Year        1.32            -4.51                  2.78            7.35          
5-Year        6.73            5.47                  8.50            11.34          
10-Year        9.35            8.71                  11.27            13.24          

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Fund returns include changes in share price, reinvested distributions, and a 5.75% maximum applicable sales charge except where “without sales charge” is indicated. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Returns do not consider capital gains or income taxes on an individual’s investment. Returns for periods of less than one year are cumulative and not annualized. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit oppenheimerfunds.com or call 1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677). See Fund prospectuses and summary prospectuses for more information on share classes and sales charges.

 

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Fund Performance Discussion

The Fund’s Class A shares (without sales charge) produced a return of -1.50% during the reporting period, underperforming the Russell 3000 Value Index (the “Index”), which returned 0.90% during the same period. The Fund’s underperformance was driven largely by stock selection in the Financials, Communication Services, and Industrials sectors. The Fund outperformed the Index in the Information Technology, Consumer Staples and Materials sectors, primarily due to stock selection.

MARKET OVERVIEW

The U.S. equity market continued to climb for most of the reporting period. After markets closed 2017 with strong performance, 2018 has been choppy so far, with volatility making a comeback due to a combination of the U.S. Administration’s trade wars with neighboring nations, a rise in geopolitical tensions, and the prospect of rising interest rates interrupting the upward march of the equity markets. In October 2018, the last month of the reporting period, equity market volatility spiked to its highest levels in six months and all major equity indices across the world had substantially negative performance. The sell-off was sparked by concerns about rising interest rates in the U.S., continued trade and tariff related tensions, and a contentious U.S. election. Despite the elevated volatility, the Index posted muted positive results for the one-year period.

Throughout the reporting period, the market was led by growth stocks, although the outperformance of growth was centered on a handful of mega-cap growth stocks. We witnessed Apple, Inc. become the first

company to breach the $1 trillion market cap level, and Amazon.com, Inc. quickly followed by briefly eclipsing that level before eventually settling at a market cap of just over $950 billion. We also saw both Microsoft, and Alphabet, the parent company of Google, end the quarter at values exceeding $800 billion.

As we witnessed these eye-popping market capitalizations, we took a deeper look and found some interesting insights. At the end of the reporting period quarter, the largest five companies in the U.S. comprised roughly 14% of the Russell 1000 Index, a level of concentration that has happened in less than 5% of monthly observations since 1990. While we will freely admit that the business models of many of these growth stocks remain attractive, we believe that attractiveness is well recognized by the equity market and positioning is crowded. As contrarian investors, we are drawn to the less concentrated areas of the market.

 

 

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FUND REVIEW

Top performing stocks for the Fund this reporting period included Merck & Co., Inc., Pfizer Inc., and Microsoft Corporation.

Merck, a leading U.S. pharmaceutical company, continued to benefit from its industry leading immune-oncology platform Keytruda, which helped the company beat earnings expectations.

Pfizer Inc. engages in the discovery, development, and manufacture of healthcare products specializes in medicines, vaccine, and consumer healthcare. Pfizer reported better-than-expected earnings due to continued growth from key brands such as Prevnar (pneumonia vaccine) and Xeljanz (rheumatoid arthritis), along with significant capital returns through share buybacks and dividends.

Microsoft reported fiscal 4Q18 results that were strong across the board. The company posted revenue growth of 17.5% year-over-year while operating income grew 30% year-over-year. Azure growth continued to be strong at 89%, while total commercial cloud grew in excess of 50%. We continue to believe MSFT can deliver strong results that are sustainable driven by continued strength in its cloud businesses and a highly recurring revenue model, with EPS growth outpacing revenue growth as the cloud business demonstrates leverage with scale.

Detractors from performance included Suncor Energy Inc., Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. and Fifth Third Bancorp.

Suncor Energy, Inc. is an integrated energy company, which develops petroleum resource basins. Thanks to pipeline capacity shortages out of Canada, oil produced in Canada has been trading at a significant discount to major world oil benchmarks. In addition, a long-lasting power outage at Suncor’s Syncrude joint venture over the summer caused a reduction in the company’s 2018 production outlook. This capacity was expected to be back online at the end of September. Reliability is anticipated to improve in the future after the completion of the recently planned major maintenance.

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA engages in the provision of financial products and banking services. The company’s shares suffered losses after political turmoil in Italy sparked government bond selloffs.

Fifth Third Bancorp engages in the provision of banking and financial services, retail and commercial banking, consumer lending services, and investment advisory services through its subsidiary Fifth Third Bank. Shares dropped after announcing a buyout deal to purchase MB Financial.

STRATEGY & OUTLOOK

The Fund seeks to provide shareholders with long-term growth of capital, an attractive level of income, and lower volatility than the Index. While many investors focus on a short-term view when considering potential investments, the strategy utilizes in-depth fundamental research to identify companies that are poised

 

 

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for an unanticipated acceleration in return on invested capital over a multi-year time horizon. We believe this longer-term approach provides a more comprehensive outlook of potential investments by focusing on all three financial statements – income statement, balance sheet and statement of cash flows – and helps us uncover companies whose generation and use of free cash flow we deem as yet to be fully reflected in the current stock price.

As we discussed above, the US equity market in 2018 has been characterized by the increasing levels of concentration among the largest growth stocks, whose combined market capitalization represents a greater proportion of the overall equity market than at almost any time in the past 30 years. The fundamentals of the largest growth stocks remain favorable; however, those fundamentals are well recognized. As contrarian investors, we prefer to look elsewhere to find overlooked opportunities.

 

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Top Holdings and Allocations

 

TOP TEN COMMON STOCK HOLDINGS

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.      4.6
BP plc, Sponsored ADR      3.5  
Pfizer, Inc.      3.5  
AT&T, Inc.      3.0  
Coca-Cola Co. (The)      2.8  
Chevron Corp.      2.8  
Suncor Energy, Inc.      2.7  
Merck & Co., Inc.      2.6  
Cisco Systems, Inc.      2.6  
Philip Morris International, Inc.      2.5      

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of October 31, 2018, and are based on net assets.

 

TOP TEN COMMON STOCK INDUSTRIES

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels      14.6
Commercial Banks      12.5  
Pharmaceuticals      10.4  
Electric Utilities      5.8  
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)      4.5  
Beverages      4.0  
Diversified Telecommunication Services      3.7  
Software      3.1  
Capital Markets      3.1  
Communications Equipment      2.6      

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of October 31, 2018, and are based on net assets.

 

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

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Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of October 31, 2018, and are based on the total market value of common stocks.

For more current Fund holdings, please visit oppenheimerfunds.com.

 

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Share Class Performance

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS WITHOUT SALES CHARGE AS OF 10/31/18

 

         Inception
Date
         6-Month         1-Year         5-Year         10-Year          
Class A (OSVAX)      11/26/02        -1.50     1.32     6.73     9.35 %  
Class C (OSCVX)      2/27/04        -1.84       0.58       5.94       8.51  
Class I (OSVIX)      8/28/14        -1.30       1.75       5.97     N/A  
Class R (OSVNX)      2/27/04        -1.59       1.10       6.48       9.08  
Class Y (OSVYX)      2/27/04        -1.34       1.61       7.00       9.74  

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS WITH SALES CHARGE AS OF 10/31/18

 

         Inception
Date
         6-Month         1-Year         5-Year     10-Year          
Class A (OSVAX)      11/26/02        -7.17     -4.51     5.47     8.71 %  
Class C (OSCVX)      2/27/04        -2.81       -0.41       5.94       8.51  
Class I (OSVIX)      8/28/14        -1.30       1.75       5.97     N/A  
Class R (OSVNX)      2/27/04        -1.59       1.10       6.48       9.08  
Class Y (OSVYX)      2/27/04        -1.34       1.61       7.00       9.74  

*Shows performance since inception.

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Returns do not consider capital gains or income taxes on an individual’s investment. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit oppenheimerfunds.com or call 1.800. CALL OPP (225.5677). Fund returns include changes in share price, reinvested distributions, and the applicable sales charge: for Class A shares, the current maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% and for Class C shares, the contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for the 1-year period. There is no sales charge for Class I, Class R and Class Y shares. Returns for periods of less than one year are cumulative and not annualized. See Fund prospectuses and summary prospectuses for more information on share classes and sales charges.

The Fund’s performance is compared to the Russell 3000 Value Index and the S&P 500 Index. The Russell 3000 Value Index measures the performance of the broad value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 3000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The S&P 500 Index is a capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks intended to be a representative sample of leading companies in leading industries within the U.S. economy. The indices are unmanaged and cannot be purchased directly by investors. While index comparisons may be useful to provide a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, it must be noted that the Fund’s investments are not limited to the investments comprising the indices. Index performance includes reinvestment of income, but does not reflect transaction costs, fees, expenses or taxes. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only as a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, and does not predict or depict performance of the Fund. The Fund’s performance reflects the effects of the Fund’s business and operating expenses.

 

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The Fund’s investment strategy and focus can change over time. The mention of specific fund holdings does not constitute a recommendation by OppenheimerFunds, Inc. or its affiliates.

The views in the Fund Performance Discussion represent the opinions of this Fund’s portfolio manager(s) and are not intended as investment advice or to predict or depict the performance of any investment. These views are as of the close of business on October 31, 2018, and are subject to change based on subsequent developments. The Fund’s portfolio and strategies are subject to change.

Before investing in any of the Oppenheimer funds, investors should carefully consider a fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. Fund prospectuses and summary prospectuses contain this and other information about the funds, and may be obtained by asking your financial advisor, visiting oppenheimerfunds.com, or calling 1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677). Read prospectuses and summary prospectuses carefully before investing.

Shares of Oppenheimer funds are not deposits or obligations of any bank, are not guaranteed by any bank, are not insured by the FDIC or any other agency, and involve investment risks, including the possible loss of the principal amount invested.

 

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Fund Expenses

Fund Expenses. As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and/or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service fees; and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000.00 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire 6-month period ended October 31, 2018.

Actual Expenses. The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section for the class of shares you hold, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expense that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600.00 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.60), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During 6 Months Ended October 31, 2018” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes. The second section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio for each class of shares, and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year for each class before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example for the class of shares you hold with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as front-end or contingent deferred sales charges (loads). Therefore, the “hypothetical” section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Actual   

Beginning

Account

Value

May 1, 2018

    

Ending

Account

Value

October 31, 2018

  

Expenses

Paid During

6 Months Ended

October 31, 2018            

Class A    $ 1,000.00       $ 985.00       $ 5.72  
Class C      1,000.00        981.60              9.54         
Class I      1,000.00        987.00        3.66  
Class R      1,000.00        984.10        6.98  
Class Y      1,000.00        986.60        4.52  
Hypothetical         
(5% return before expenses)         
Class A      1,000.00        1,019.46        5.82  
Class C      1,000.00        1,015.63        9.70  
Class I      1,000.00        1,021.53        3.73  
Class R      1,000.00        1,018.20        7.10  
Class Y      1,000.00        1,020.67        4.59  

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for that class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). Those annualized expense ratios, excluding indirect expenses from affiliated funds, based on the 6-month period ended October 31, 2018 are as follows:

 

Class    Expense Ratios              
Class A      1.14
Class C      1.90      
Class I      0.73  
Class R      1.39  
Class Y      0.90  

The expense ratios reflect voluntary and/or contractual waivers and/or reimbursements of expenses by the Fund’s Manager. Some of these undertakings may be modified or terminated at any time, as indicated in the Fund’s prospectus. The “Financial Highlights” tables in the Fund’s financial statements, included in this report, also show the gross expense ratios, without such waivers or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses, if applicable.

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS October 31, 2018 Unaudited

 

     Shares      Value  
Common Stocks—93.7%                  
Consumer Discretionary—5.7%

 

        
Automobiles—2.2%      

General Motors Co.

 

    

 

150,600

 

 

 

   $

 

5,510,454

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—1.5%

 

  

McDonald’s Corp.

 

    

 

20,660

 

 

 

    

 

3,654,754

 

 

 

Multiline Retail—2.0%      

Target Corp.

 

    

 

61,050

 

 

 

    

 

5,105,612

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—9.3%                  
Beverages—4.0%      
Coca-Cola Co. (The)      144,480        6,917,703  
Coca-Cola European Partners plc      68,780        3,128,802  
               

 

      10,046,505

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing—1.9%

 

  

Walmart, Inc.

 

    

 

46,170

 

 

 

    

 

4,629,928

 

 

 

Household Products—0.9%      

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

 

    

 

24,180

 

 

 

    

 

2,144,282

 

 

 

Tobacco—2.5%      

Philip Morris International, Inc.

 

    

 

71,620

 

 

 

    

 

6,307,573

 

  

 

Energy—14.6%                  
Energy Equipment & Services—0.0%

 

  

Weatherford International plc1

 

    

 

27,800

 

 

 

    

 

37,530

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—14.6%

 

  
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.      20,290        1,079,428  
BP plc, Sponsored ADR      202,562        8,785,114  
Chevron Corp.      61,318        6,846,155  
Enbridge, Inc.      78,697        2,448,263  
Exxon Mobil Corp.      33,790        2,692,387  
Royal Dutch Shell plc, Cl. A, Sponsored ADR      80,142        5,064,173  
Ship Finance International Ltd.      217,580        2,719,750  
Suncor Energy, Inc.      200,200        6,668,662  
       

 

36,303,932

 

 

 

Financials—21.3%                  
Capital Markets—3.1%      
Apollo Global Management LLC, Cl. A2      54,843        1,613,481  
     Shares      Value  
Capital Markets (Continued)                  
Ares Management LP      232,549      $         4,560,286  
Moelis & Co., Cl. A      35,660        1,439,238  
               

 

7,613,005

 

 

 

Commercial Banks—12.5%

 

  
Banco Comercial Portugues SA, Cl. R1      4,721,933        1,273,173  
BB&T Corp.      75,520        3,712,563  
Citigroup, Inc.      89,470        5,856,706  
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA      464,870        1,027,739  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.      104,170        11,356,614  
KeyCorp      131,320        2,384,771  
M&T Bank Corp.      15,740        2,603,553  
Zions Bancorp NA      62,130        2,923,217  
               

 

31,138,336

 

 

 

Consumer Finance—1.2%      

Navient Corp.

 

    

 

249,306

 

 

 

    

 

2,886,963

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—4.5%

 

  
Crown Castle International Corp.      12,170        1,323,366  
Equity Residential      49,230        3,197,981  
Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.      79,430        2,309,030   
Prologis, Inc.      46,960        3,027,511  
Uniti Group, Inc.      73,788        1,412,302  
       

 

11,270,190

 

 

 

Health Care—14.2%                  
Biotechnology—1.4%      

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

 

    

 

49,300

 

 

 

    

 

3,361,274

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services—2.4%

 

  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

 

    

 

23,310

 

 

 

    

 

6,092,068

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals—10.4%      
AstraZeneca plc, Sponsored ADR      138,240        5,360,947  
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      41,800        2,112,572  
Merck & Co., Inc.      89,160        6,563,068  
Novartis AG, Sponsored ADR      35,670        3,119,698  
Pfizer, Inc.      199,460        8,588,748  
        25,745,033  
 

 

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     Shares      Value  
Industrials—7.9%                  
Aerospace & Defense—1.9%

 

  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

 

    

 

16,150

 

 

 

   $

 

      4,745,678

 

  

 

Airlines—0.7%      

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA

 

    

 

214,550

 

 

 

    

 

1,653,200

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment—1.4%      
ABB Ltd.      81,084        1,630,031  
Eaton Corp. plc      26,920        1,929,357  
               

 

3,559,388

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates—0.9%

 

  

Siemens AG

 

    

 

20,457

 

 

 

    

 

2,357,290

 

 

 

Machinery—1.1%      

Caterpillar, Inc.

 

    

 

21,750

 

 

 

    

 

2,638,710

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors—1.9%

 

ITOCHU Corp.

 

    

 

257,600

 

 

 

    

 

4,764,457

 

 

 

Information Technology—7.0%

 

Communications Equipment—2.6%

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

 

    

 

141,840

 

 

 

    

 

6,489,180

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments, &

 

Components—0.8%      

Corning, Inc.

 

    

 

59,200

 

 

 

    

 

1,891,440

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor      
Equipment—0.5%      

Texas Instruments, Inc.

 

    

 

13,500

 

 

 

    

 

1,253,205

 

 

 

Software—3.1%      
Microsoft Corp.      56,300        6,013,403  
Nintendo Co. Ltd.      5,700        1,767,014  
               

 

7,780,417

 

 

 

Materials—3.2%                  
Chemicals—0.8%      

Nissan Chemical Corp.

 

    

 

40,482

 

 

 

    

 

1,906,731

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging—0.5%

 

  

International Paper Co.

 

    

 

29,600

 

 

 

    

 

1,342,656

 

 

 

Metals & Mining—1.9%      
Alumina Ltd.      1,544,300        2,784,582  
Anglo American plc      90,470        1,934,846  
        4,719,428  
     Shares      Value  
Telecommunication Services—3.7%

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services—3.7%

 

AT&T, Inc.      243,910      $       7,483,159   
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.      37,800        1,587,481  
               

 

9,070,640

 

 

 

Utilities—6.8%                  
Electric Utilities—5.8%      
Avangrid, Inc.      51,270        2,410,203  
Duke Energy Corp.      29,440        2,432,627  
Edison International      20,350        1,412,086  
Entergy Corp.      33,800        2,837,510  
Iberdrola SA      240,659        1,703,168  
NextEra Energy, Inc.      21,727        3,747,908  
               

 

14,543,502

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities—1.0%      
Ameren Corp.      36,810        2,377,190  

Total Common Stocks

(Cost $208,689,657)

 

       

 

232,940,551

 

 

 

Preferred Stock—0.5%                  

Belden, Inc., 6.75% Cv.

(Cost $1,745,720)

 

    

 

17,000

 

 

 

    

 

1,262,930

 

 

 

Structured Securities—0.6%

 

        
Credit Suisse AG (London), WeatherFord International PLC Equity Linked Nts., 3/18/19-3/19/19 (Cost $2,630,608)      1,098,545        1,529,380  
 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

     Shares     Value  
Investment Company—4.3%

 

       

Oppenheimer Institutional Government Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 2.12%3,4 (Cost $10,654,281)

 

    

 

10,654,281

 

 

 

  $

 

10,654,281

 

  

 

Total Investments, at Value (Cost $223,720,266)      99.1%       246,387,142  
Net Other Assets (Liabilities)      0.9       2,129,537  
Net Assets      100.0%     $        248,516,679  
        

    

 

 

Footnotes to Statement of Investments

1. Non-income producing security.

2. Security is a Master Limited Partnership.

3. Rate shown is the 7-day yield at period end.

4. Is or was an affiliate, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, at or during the reporting period, by virtue of the Fund owning at least 5% of the voting securities of the issuer or as a result of the Fund and the issuer having the same investment adviser. Transactions during the reporting period in which the issuer was an affiliate are as follows:

 

     

Shares

April 30, 2018

    

Gross

Additions

    

Gross    

Reductions    

    

Shares

October 31, 2018

 
Investment Company            
Oppenheimer Institutional Government Money Market Fund, Cl. E      5,592,483        38,627,379        33,565,581            10,654,281  
      Value      Income     

Realized    

Gain (Loss)    

    

Change in

Unrealized

Gain (Loss)

 
Investment Company            
Oppenheimer Institutional Government Money Market Fund, Cl. E    $         10,654,281      $             85,534      $ —           $             —  

 

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts as of October 31, 2018

 

Counter

-party

  

Settlement

Month(s)

    

Currency

Purchased (000’s)

  

Currency Sold

(000’s)

  

Unrealized

Appreciation

    

Unrealized

Depreciation

 
BAC      01/2019      USD                 2,631    CAD                 3,408    $ 38,121      $  
BOA      01/2019      USD                 9,522    JPY           1,070,000             22,745  
CITNA-B      11/2018      USD                 5,978    EUR                 5,130      157,832         
CITNA-B      01/2019      USD               11,476    GBP                 8,810      163,131         
Total Unrealized Appreciation and Depreciation       $ 359,084      $ 22,745  
                 

 

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Glossary:

Counterparty Abbreviations

BAC    Barclays Bank plc
BOA    Bank of America NA
CITNA-B    Citibank NA

Currency abbreviations indicate amounts reporting in currencies

CAD    Canadian Dollar
EUR    Euro
GBP    British Pound Sterling
JPY    Japanese Yen

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES October 31, 2018 Unaudited

 

Assets         
Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments:   
Unaffiliated companies (cost $213,065,985)    $ 235,732,861  
Affiliated companies (cost $10,654,281)      10,654,281  
       246,387,142  
Cash      499,645  
Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts      359,084  
Receivables and other assets:   
Investments sold      1,133,644  
Dividends      412,155  
Shares of beneficial interest sold      70,054  
Other      19,619  

Total assets

 

    

 

248,881,343

 

 

 

Liabilities         
Bank overdraft-foreign      788  
Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts      22,745  
Payables and other liabilities:   
Shares of beneficial interest redeemed      193,995  
Distribution and service plan fees      50,885  
Investments purchased      48,210  
Trustees’ compensation      26,976  
Shareholder communications      2,597  
Other      18,468  

Total liabilities

 

    

 

364,664

 

 

 

Net Assets    $ 248,516,679  
  

 

 

 

  
Composition of Net Assets         
Par value of shares of beneficial interest    $ 10,835  
Additional paid-in capital      221,835,039  
Total distributable earnings      26,670,805  
Net Assets    $     248,516,679   
  

 

 

 

 

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Net Asset Value Per Share         

 

Class A Shares:

  
Net asset value and redemption price per share (based on net assets of $172,792,674 and 7,476,752 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)    $ 23.11  

 

Maximum offering price per share (net asset value plus sales charge of 5.75% of offering price)

 

   $

 

24.52

 

 

 

Class C Shares:   

Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $46,325,229 and 2,079,252 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

 

   $

 

22.28

 

 

 

Class I Shares:   

Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets of $3,263,810 and 141,337 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

 

   $

 

23.09

 

 

 

Class R Shares:   

Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $13,555,662 and 592,749 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

 

   $

 

22.87

 

 

 

Class Y Shares:   
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets of $12,579,304 and 544,842 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)    $ 23.09    

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENT

OF OPERATIONS For the Six Months Ended October 31, 2018 Unaudited

 

Investment Income         
Dividends:   
Unaffiliated companies (net of foreign withholding taxes of $123,919)    $         4,610,974  
Affiliated companies      85,534  
Interest      5,097  

Total investment income

 

    

 

4,701,605

 

 

 

Expenses         
Management fees      861,474  
Distribution and service plan fees:   
Class A      222,309  
Class B1      97  
Class C      250,625  
Class R      34,594  
Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:   
Class A      179,359  
Class B1      19  
Class C      49,174  
Class I      492  
Class R      13,713  
Class Y      12,979  
Shareholder communications:   
Class A      8,145  
Class B1      38  
Class C      2,075  
Class I      6  
Class R      138  
Class Y      284  
Custodian fees and expenses      18,744  
Borrowing fees      4,013  
Trustees’ compensation      1,812  
Other      38,537  
Total expenses      1,698,627  
Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses      (4,505

Net expenses

 

    

 

1,694,122

 

 

 

Net Investment Income      3,007,483    

 

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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)         
Net realized gain (loss) on:   
Investment transactions in unaffiliated companies    $ 3,129,968  
Foreign currency transactions      (18,891
Forward currency exchange contracts      2,342,219  
Net realized gain                5,453,296    
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:   
Investment transactions in unaffiliated companies      (11,760,372
Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies      3,099  
Forward currency exchange contracts      (379,946

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

 

    

 

(12,137,219

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations    $ (3,676,440
  

 

 

 

1. Effective June 1, 2018, all Class B shares converted to Class A shares.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     

    Six Months Ended

October 31, 2018

(Unaudited)

  Year Ended
      April 30, 20181

 

Operations

                
Net investment income    $ 3,007,483     $ 6,155,875  
Net realized gain      5,453,296       6,166,014  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)      (12,137,219     10,607,284  
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations      (3,676,440     22,929,173  
    

 

Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders

                
Dividends and distributions declared:     
Class A      (2,073,392     (4,245,093
Class B2            (11,377
Class C      (401,767     (863,438
Class I      (43,478     (78,524
Class R      (145,238     (290,761
Class Y      (166,457     (357,252
  

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions declared      (2,830,332     (5,846,445
    

 

Beneficial Interest Transactions

                
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from beneficial interest transactions:     
Class A      (6,518,659     (10,179,660
Class B2      (189,787     (1,273,123
Class C      (3,637,069     (4,161,544
Class I      213,537       391,304  
Class R      184,189       (496,266
Class Y      (281,740     1,388,178  
  

 

 

 

Total beneficial interest transactions      (10,229,529     (14,331,111
    
Net Assets                 
Total increase (decrease)      (16,736,301     2,751,617  
Beginning of period      265,252,980       262,501,363  
  

 

 

 

End of period    $ 248,516,679     $ 265,252,980  
  

 

 

 

1. Prior period amounts have been conformed to current year presentation. See Notes to Financial Statements, Note 2–New Accounting Pronouncements for further details.

2. Effective June 1, 2018, all Class B shares converted to Class A shares.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Class A   

Six Months

Ended

October 31,
2018
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended

April 30,
2018

    Year Ended
April 30,
2017
   

Year Ended

April 29,
20161

    Year Ended
April 30,
2015
    Year Ended
April 30,
2014
 
Per Share Operating Data                                                 
Net asset value, beginning of period      $23.72       $22.23       $20.19       $20.78       $19.79           $17.80      
Income (loss) from investment operations:             
Net investment income2      0.29       0.57       0.51       0.54       0.53       0.42  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)      (0.63)       1.46       2.16       (0.62)       1.01       2.00  
Total from investment operations      (0.34)       2.03       2.67       (0.08)       1.54       2.42  
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:             
Dividends from net investment income      (0.27)       (0.54)       (0.63)       (0.51)       (0.55)       (0.43)  
Net asset value, end of period      $23.11       $23.72       $22.23       $20.19       $20.78       $19.79  
        
        
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3      (1.50)%       9.28%       13.40%       (0.25)%       7.86%       13.71%  
            
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                                 
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)      $172,793       $183,818       $182,226       $150,192       $140,697       $135,325  
Average net assets (in thousands)      $182,383       $182,822       $167,839       $138,687       $138,051       $130,894  
Ratios to average net assets:4             
Net investment income      2.41%       2.46%       2.38%       2.72%       2.64%       2.21%  
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below      1.14%       1.15%       1.16%       1.16%       1.15%       1.26%  
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%5       0.00%5       0.00%5       0.00%5       0.00%       0.00%  
Total expenses6      1.14%       1.15%       1.16%       1.16%       1.15%       1.26%  
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      1.14%7       1.14%       1.15%       1.16%7       1.15%7       1.26%7  
Portfolio turnover rate      19%       63%       64%       47%       46%       73%  

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

1. Represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period.

2. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.

3. Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

5. Less than 0.005%.

6. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund fees and expenses were as follows:

 

Six Months Ended October 31, 2018      1.14  
Year Ended April 30, 2018      1.15  
Year Ended April 30, 2017      1.16  
Year Ended April 29, 2016      1.16  
Year Ended April 30, 2015      1.15  
Year Ended April 30, 2014      1.26  

7. Waiver was less than 0.005%.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class C    Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
April 30,
2018
    Year Ended
April 30,
2017
    Year Ended
April 29,
20161
    Year Ended
April 30,
2015
    Year Ended
April 30,
2014
 
Per Share Operating Data                                                 
Net asset value, beginning of period      $22.88       $21.46       $19.52       $20.11       $19.17           $17.19      
Income (loss) from investment operations:             
Net investment income2      0.19       0.38       0.34       0.38       0.37       0.26  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)      (0.60)       1.42       2.09       (0.60)       0.97       1.94  
Total from investment operations      (0.41)       1.80       2.43       (0.22)       1.34       2.20  

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.19)       (0.38)       (0.49)       (0.37)       (0.40)       (0.22)  
Net asset value, end of period      $22.28       $22.88       $21.46       $19.52       $20.11       $19.17  
        
  
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3      (1.84)%       8.44%       12.59%       (1.05)%       7.08%       12.84%  
            
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                                 
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)      $46,325       $51,171       $52,082       $43,138       $42,892       $40,789  
Average net assets (in thousands)      $49,987       $51,243       $48,317       $41,327       $41,408       $39,570  
Ratios to average net assets:4             
Net investment income      1.66%       1.71%       1.64%       1.99%       1.89%       1.45%  
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below      1.90%       1.89%       1.90%       1.90%       1.90%       2.02%  
Interest and fees from borrowings     
0.00%5
 
 
   
0.00%5
 
 
   
0.00%5
 
 
   
0.00%5
 
 
    0.00%       0.00%  
Total expenses6      1.90%       1.89%       1.90%       1.90%       1.90%       2.02%  
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses     
1.90%7
 
 
    1.88%       1.89%      
1.90%7
 
 
   
1.90%7
 
 
    2.02%7  
Portfolio turnover rate      19%       63%       64%       47%       46%       73%  

 

23      OPPENHEIMER DIVIDEND OPPORTUNITY FUND


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

1. Represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period.

2. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.

3. Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

5. Less than 0.005%.

6. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund fees and expenses were as follows:

 

Six Months Ended October 31, 2018      1.90  
Year Ended April 30, 2018      1.89  
Year Ended April 30, 2017      1.90  
Year Ended April 29, 2016      1.90  
Year Ended April 30, 2015      1.90  
Year Ended April 30, 2014      2.02  

7. Waiver was less than 0.005%.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

24      OPPENHEIMER DIVIDEND OPPORTUNITY FUND


    

 

Class I    Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
April 30,
2018
    Year Ended
April 30,
2017
    Year Ended
April 29,
20161
    Period Ended
April 30, 20152
Per Share Operating Data                                         
Net asset value, beginning of period      $23.70       $22.21       $20.18       $20.76           $20.61      
Income (loss) from investment operations:           
Net investment income3      0.34       0.67       0.66       0.66       0.39  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)      (0.63)       1.46       2.10       (0.64)       0.22  
Total from investment operations      (0.29)       2.13       2.76       0.02       0.61  
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:           
Dividends from net investment income      (0.32)       (0.64)       (0.73)       (0.60)       (0.46)  
Net asset value, end of period      $23.09       $23.70       $22.21       $20.18       $20.76  
        
        
Total Return, at Net Asset Value4      (1.30)%       9.76%       13.91%       0.20%       3.02%  
          

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                        
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)      $3,264       $3,140       $2,572       $15       $10  
Average net assets (in thousands)      $3,253       $2,844       $548       $15       $10  
Ratios to average net assets:5           
Net investment income      2.82%       2.88%       3.02%       3.35%       2.86%  
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below      0.73%       0.71%       0.71%       0.70%       0.69%  
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%6       0.00%6       0.00%6       0.00%6       0.00%  
Total expenses7      0.73%       0.71%       0.71%       0.70%       0.69%  
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      0.73%8       0.71%8       0.70%       0.70%8       0.69%8  
Portfolio turnover rate      19%       63%       64%       47%       46%  

 

25      OPPENHEIMER DIVIDEND OPPORTUNITY FUND


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

1. Represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period.

2. For the period from August 28, 2014 (inception of offering) to April 30, 2015.

3. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.

4. Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

5. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

6. Less than 0.005%.

7. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund fees and expenses were as follows:

 

Six Months Ended October 31, 2018      0.73  
Year Ended April 30, 2018      0.71  
Year Ended April 30, 2017      0.71  
Year Ended April 29, 2016      0.70  
Period Ended April 30, 2015      0.69  

8. Waiver was less than 0.005%.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

26      OPPENHEIMER DIVIDEND OPPORTUNITY FUND


    

 

Class R    Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
April 30,
2018
    Year Ended
April 30,
2017
    Year Ended
April 29,
20161
    Year Ended
April 30,
2015
    Year Ended
April 30,
2014
 
Per Share Operating Data                                                 
Net asset value, beginning of period      $23.48       $22.01       $20.00       $20.59       $19.61           $17.57      
Income (loss) from investment operations:             
Net investment income2      0.26       0.51       0.45       0.49       0.48       0.36  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)      (0.62)       1.45       2.14       (0.61)       1.00       1.99  
Total from investment operations      (0.36)       1.96       2.59       (0.12)       1.48       2.35  
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:             
Dividends from net investment income      (0.25)       (0.49)       (0.58)       (0.47)       (0.50)       (0.31)  
Net asset value, end of period      $22.87       $23.48       $22.01       $20.00       $20.59       $19.61  
        
            
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3      (1.59)%       8.98%       13.17%       (0.55)%       7.61%       13.46%  
            
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                                 
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)      $13,556       $13,736       $13,332       $9,837       $9,051       $10,034  
Average net assets (in thousands)      $13,948       $13,745       $11,603       $8,890       $9,492       $11,300  
Ratios to average net assets:4             
Net investment income      2.17%       2.22%       2.13%       2.49%       2.41%       1.95%  
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below      1.39%       1.38%       1.40%       1.40%       1.40%       1.48%  
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%5       0.00%5       0.00%5       0.00%5       0.00%       0.00%  
Total expenses6      1.39%       1.38%       1.40%       1.40%       1.40%       1.48%  
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      1.39%7       1.37%       1.39%       1.40%7       1.40%7       1.48%7  
Portfolio turnover rate      19%       63%       64%       47%       46%       73%  

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

1. Represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period.

2. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.

3. Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

5. Less than 0.005%.

6. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund fees and expenses were as follows:

 

Six Months Ended October 31, 2018      1.39  
Year Ended April 30, 2018      1.38  
Year Ended April 30, 2017      1.40  
Year Ended April 29, 2016      1.40  
Year Ended April 30, 2015      1.40  
Year Ended April 30, 2014      1.48  

7. Waiver was less than 0.005%.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class Y    Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
April 30,
2018
    Year Ended
April 30,
2017
    Year Ended
April 29,
20161
    Year Ended
April 30,
2015
    Year Ended
April 30,
2014
 
Per Share Operating Data                                                 
Net asset value, beginning of period      $23.70       $22.21       $20.17       $20.76       $19.77           $17.87      
Income (loss) from investment operations:             
Net investment income2      0.32       0.63       0.55       0.59       0.58       0.48  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)      (0.63)       1.46       2.18       (0.62)       1.01       2.01  
Total from investment operations      (0.31)       2.09       2.73       (0.03)       1.59       2.49  
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders: Dividends from net investment income      (0.30)       (0.60)       (0.69)       (0.56)       (0.60)       (0.59)  
Net asset value, end of period      $23.09       $23.70       $22.21       $20.17       $20.76       $19.77  
        
  
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3      (1.34)%       9.52%       13.70%       (0.04)%       8.15%       14.07%  
            
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                                 
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)      $12,579       $13,199       $10,891        $5,777       $11,949       $8,064  
Average net assets (in thousands)      $13,195       $13,806       $7,845       $7,642       $10,315       $7,693  
Ratios to average net assets:4             
Net investment income      2.66%       2.71%       2.58%       2.99%       2.87%       2.53%  
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below      0.90%       0.90%       0.91%       0.91%       0.90%       0.94%  
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%5       0.00%5       0.00%5       0.00%5       0.00%       0.00%  
Total expenses6      0.90%       0.90%       0.91%       0.91%       0.90%       0.94%  
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      0.90%7       0.89%       0.90%       0.91%7       0.90%7       0.94%7  
Portfolio turnover rate      19%       63%       64%       47%       46%       73%  

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

1. Represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period.

2. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.

3. Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

5. Less than 0.005%.

6. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund fees and expenses were as follows:

 

Six Months Ended October 31, 2018      0.90  
Year Ended April 30, 2018      0.90  
Year Ended April 30, 2017      0.91  
Year Ended April 29, 2016      0.91  
Year Ended April 30, 2015      0.90  
Year Ended April 30, 2014      0.94  

7. Waiver was less than 0.005%.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS October 31, 2018 Unaudited

 

 

1. Organization

Oppenheimer Dividend Opportunity Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), as amended. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek total return. The Fund’s investment adviser is OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. (“OFI Global” or the “Manager”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI” or the “Sub-Adviser”). The Manager has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with OFI.

The Fund offers Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R and Class Y shares, and previously offered Class B shares for new purchase through June 29, 2012. Subsequent to that date, no new purchases of Class B shares were permitted. Reinvestment of dividend and/or capital gain distributions and exchanges of Class B shares into and from other Oppenheimer funds were permitted through May 31, 2018. Effective June 1, 2018 (the “Conversion Date”), all Class B shares converted to Class A shares. Class A shares are sold at their offering price, which is normally net asset value plus a front-end sales charge. Class C and Class R shares are sold, and Class B shares were sold, without a front-end sales charge but may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”). Class R shares are sold only through retirement plans. Retirement plans that offer Class R shares may impose charges on those accounts. Class I and Class Y shares are sold to certain institutional investors or intermediaries without either a front-end sales charge or a CDSC, however, the intermediaries may impose charges on their accountholders who beneficially own Class I and Class Y shares. All classes of shares have identical rights and voting privileges with respect to the Fund in general and exclusive voting rights on matters that affect that class alone. Earnings, net assets and net asset value per share may differ due to each class having its own expenses, such as transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees and shareholder communications, directly attributable to that class. Class A, C and R shares have, and Class B shares had, separate distribution and/or service plans under which they pay, and Class B shares paid, fees. Class I and Class Y shares do not pay such fees. Previously issued Class B shares automatically converted to Class A shares 72 months after the date of purchase.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed in the Fund’s preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”).

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

Security Valuation. All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in Note 3.

Foreign Currency Translation. The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Any foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:

(1) Value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities — at the exchange rates prevailing at market close as described in Note 3.

(2) Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses — at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

Although the net assets and the values are presented at the foreign exchange rates at market close, the Fund does not isolate the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments shown in the Statement of Operations.

For securities, which are subject to foreign withholding tax upon disposition, realized and unrealized gains or losses on such securities are recorded net of foreign withholding tax.

Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding tax reclaims recorded on the Fund’s books, and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities, resulting from changes in the exchange rate.

Allocation of Income, Expenses, Gains and Losses. Income, expenses (other than those attributable to a specific class), gains and losses are allocated on a daily basis to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets represented by such class. Operating expenses directly attributable to a specific class are charged against the operations of that class.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. GAAP, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income distributions, if any, are declared and paid quarterly. Capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually or at other times as determined necessary by the Manager.

The tax character of distributions is determined as of the Fund’s fiscal year end. Therefore, a portion of the Fund’s distributions made to shareholders prior to the Fund’s fiscal year end may ultimately be categorized as a tax return of capital.

Investment Income. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or upon ex-dividend notification in the case of certain foreign dividends where the ex-dividend date may have passed. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, if any, and capital gains taxes on foreign investments, if any, have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable tax rules and regulations. Interest income, if any, is recognized on an accrual basis. Discount and premium, which are included in interest income on the Statement of Operations, are amortized or accreted daily.

Return of Capital Estimates. Distributions received from the Fund’s investments in Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) and Real Estate Investments Trusts (REITs), generally are comprised of income and return of capital. The Fund records investment income and return

 

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2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

of capital based on estimates. Such estimates are based on historical information available from each MLP, REIT and other industry sources. These estimates may subsequently be revised based on information received from MLPs and REITs after their tax reporting periods are concluded.

Custodian Fees. “Custodian fees and expenses” in the Statement of Operations may include interest expense incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on such cash overdraft at a rate equal to the Prime Rate plus 0.35%. The “Reduction to custodian expenses” line item, if applicable, represents earnings on cash balances maintained by the Fund during the period. Such interest expense and other custodian fees may be paid with these earnings.

Security Transactions. Security transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.

Indemnifications. The Fund’s organizational documents provide current and former Trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.

Federal Taxes. The Fund intends to comply with provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its investment company taxable income to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is required. The Fund files income tax returns in U.S. federal and applicable state jurisdictions. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s tax return filings generally remains open for the three preceding fiscal reporting period ends. The Fund has analyzed its tax positions for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2018, including open tax years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the Fund’s financial statements.

During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2018, the Fund utilized $8,327,694 of capital loss carryforwards to offset capital gains realized in that fiscal year. Capital losses will be carried forward to future years if not offset by gains.

At period end, it is estimated that the capital loss carryforwards would be zero. The estimated capital loss carryforward represents the carryforward as of the end of the last fiscal year, increased or decreased by capital losses or gains realized in the first six months of the current fiscal year. During the reporting period, it is estimated that the Fund will not utilize any capital loss carryforward to offset realized capital gains.

Net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) may differ for financial statement and tax purposes. The character of dividends and distributions made during the fiscal year

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

from net investment income or net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax requirements, which may differ from the character of net investment income or net realized gains presented in those financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Also, due to timing of dividends and distributions, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the fiscal year in which the income or net realized gain was recorded by the Fund.

The aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments for federal income tax purposes at period end are noted in the following table. The primary difference between book and tax appreciation or depreciation of securities and other investments, if applicable, is attributable to the tax deferral of losses or tax realization of financial statement unrealized gain or loss.

 

Federal tax cost of securities      $     224,233,627  
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation      $ 33,518,210  
Gross unrealized depreciation      (11,029,367)  
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation      $ 22,488,843  
  

 

 

 

Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

New Accounting Pronouncements. In March 2017, Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”), ASU 2017-08. This provides guidance related to the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities held at a premium. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those annual periods. The Manager is evaluating the impacts of these changes on the financial statements.

During August 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued Final Rule Release No. 33-10532 (the “Rule”), Disclosure Update and Simplification. The rule amends certain financial statement disclosure requirements to conform to U.S. GAAP. The amendments to Rule 6-04.17 of Regulation S-X (balance sheet) remove the requirement to separately state the book basis components of net assets: undistributed (over-distribution of) net investment income (“UNII”), accumulated undistributed net realized gains (losses), and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) at the balance sheet date. Instead, consistent with U.S. GAAP, funds will be required to disclose total distributable earnings. The amendments to Rule 6-09 of Regulation S-X (statement of changes in net assets) remove the requirement to separately state the sources of distributions paid. Instead, consistent with U.S. GAAP, funds will be required to disclose the total amount of distributions paid, except that any tax return of capital must be separately disclosed. The amendments also remove the requirement to parenthetically state the book basis amount of UNII on the statement of changes in net assets.

 

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2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

The requirements of the Rule are effective November 5, 2018, and the Funds’ Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the current reporting period have been modified accordingly. In addition, certain amounts within each Fund’s Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the prior fiscal period have been modified to conform to the Rule.

 

 

3. Securities Valuation

The Fund calculates the net asset value of its shares as of 4:00 P.M. Eastern Time, on each day the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”) is open for trading, except in the case of a scheduled early closing of the Exchange, in which case the Fund will calculate net asset value of the shares as of the scheduled early closing time of the Exchange.

The Fund’s Board has adopted procedures for the valuation of the Fund’s securities and has delegated the day-to-day responsibility for valuation determinations under those procedures to the Manager. The Manager has established a Valuation Committee which is responsible for determining a fair valuation for any security for which market quotations are not readily available. The Valuation Committee’s fair valuation determinations are subject to review, approval and ratification by the Fund’s Board at least quarterly or more frequently, if necessary.

Valuation Methods and Inputs

Securities are valued primarily using unadjusted quoted market prices, when available, as supplied by third party pricing services or broker-dealers.

The following methodologies are used to determine the market value or the fair value of the types of securities described below:

Equity securities traded on a securities exchange (including exchange-traded derivatives other than futures and futures options) are valued based on the official closing price on the principal exchange on which the security is traded, as identified by the Manager, prior to the time when the Fund’s assets are valued. If the official closing price is unavailable, the security is valued at the last sale price on the principal exchange on which it is traded, or if no sales occurred, the security is valued at the mean between the quoted bid and asked prices. Over-the-counter equity securities are valued at the last published sale price, or if no sales occurred, at the mean between the quoted bid and asked prices. Events occurring after the close of trading on foreign exchanges may result in adjustments to the valuation of foreign securities to more accurately reflect their fair value as of the time when the Fund’s assets are valued.

Shares of a registered investment company that are not traded on an exchange are valued at that investment company’s net asset value per share.

Structured securities, swaps, swaptions, and other over-the-counter derivatives are valued utilizing evaluated prices obtained from third party pricing services or broker-dealers. Standard inputs generally considered by third-party pricing vendors include market information relevant to the underlying reference asset such as the price of financial instruments, stock market indices, foreign currencies, interest rate spreads, commodities, credit spreads, credit event probabilities, index values, individual security values, forward interest rates, variable interest

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

 

rates, volatility measures, and forward currency rates, or the occurrence of other specific events.

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued utilizing current and forward currency rates obtained from third party pricing services. When the settlement date of a contract is an interim date for which a quotation is not available, interpolated values are derived using the nearest dated forward currency rate.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or when a significant event has occurred that would materially affect the value of the security, are fair valued either (i) by a standardized fair valuation methodology applicable to the security type or the significant event as previously approved by the Valuation Committee and the Fund’s Board or (ii) as determined in good faith by the Manager’s Valuation Committee. The Valuation Committee considers all relevant facts that are reasonably available, through either public information or information available to the Manager, when determining the fair value of a security. Those standardized fair valuation methodologies include, but are not limited to, valuing securities at the last sale price or initially at cost and subsequently adjusting the value based on: changes in company specific fundamentals, changes in an appropriate securities index, or changes in the value of similar securities which may be further adjusted for any discounts related to security-specific resale restrictions. When possible, such methodologies use observable market inputs such as unadjusted quoted prices of similar securities, observable interest rates, currency rates and yield curves. The methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities nor can it be assured that the Fund can obtain the fair value assigned to a security if it were to sell the security.

Classifications

Each investment asset or liability of the Fund is assigned a level at measurement date based on the significance and source of the inputs to its valuation. Various data inputs may be used in determining the value of each of the Fund’s investments as of the reporting period end.

These data inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:

1) Level 1-unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (including securities actively traded on a securities exchange)

2) Level 2-inputs other than unadjusted quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as unadjusted quoted prices for similar assets and market corroborated inputs such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.)

3) Level 3-significant unobservable inputs (including the Manager’s own judgments about assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability).

The inputs used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

The Fund classifies each of its investments in investment companies which are publicly offered as Level 1. Investment companies that are not publicly offered, if any, are classified as

 

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3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

 

Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

The table below categorizes amounts that are included in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities at period end based on valuation input level:

 

    

Level 1—

Unadjusted

Quoted Prices

    

Level 2—

Other Significant

Observable Inputs

   

Level 3—

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

     Value    
Assets Table          
Investments, at Value:          
Common Stocks          

Consumer Discretionary

  $ 14,270,820      $     $      $ 14,270,820  

Consumer Staples

    23,128,288                     23,128,288  

Energy

    36,341,462                     36,341,462  

Financials

    50,607,582        2,300,912              52,908,494  

Health Care

    35,198,375                     35,198,375  

Industrials

    9,313,745        10,404,978              19,718,723  

Information Technology

    15,647,228        1,767,014              17,414,242  

Materials

    1,342,656        6,626,159              7,968,815  

Telecommunication Services

    7,483,159        1,587,481              9,070,640  

Utilities

    15,217,524        1,703,168              16,920,692  
Preferred Stock     1,262,930                     1,262,930  
Structured Securities            1,529,380              1,529,380  
Investment Company     10,654,281                     10,654,281  
Total Investments, at Value     220,468,050        25,919,092              246,387,142  
Other Financial Instruments:          
Forward currency exchange contracts            359,084              359,084  
Total Assets   $     220,468,050      $     26,278,176     $      $         246,746,226  
Liabilities Table          
Other Financial Instruments:          
Forward currency exchange contracts   $      $ (22,745   $         —      $ (22,745
Total Liabilities   $      $ (22,745   $      $ (22,745

Forward currency exchange contracts and futures contracts, if any, are reported at their unrealized appreciation/depreciation at measurement date, which represents the change in the contract’s value from trade date. All additional assets and liabilities included in the above table are reported at their market value at measurement date.

For the reporting period, there were no transfers between levels.

 

 

4. Investments and Risks

Investments in Affiliated Funds. The Fund is permitted to invest in other mutual funds advised by the Manager (“Affiliated Funds”). Affiliated Funds are open-end management investment companies registered under the 1940 Act, as amended. The Manager is the investment adviser of, and the Sub-Adviser provides investment and related advisory services to, the Affiliated Funds. When applicable, the Fund’s investments in Affiliated Funds are included in the Statement of Investments. Shares of Affiliated Funds are valued at their net

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

4. Investments and Risks (Continued)

 

asset value per share. As a shareholder, the Fund is subject to its proportional share of the Affiliated Funds’ expenses, including their management fee. The Manager will waive fees and/ or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in the Affiliated Funds.

Each of the Affiliated Funds in which the Fund invests has its own investment risks, and those risks can affect the value of the Fund’s investments and therefore the value of the Fund’s shares. To the extent that the Fund invests more of its assets in one Affiliated Fund than in another, the Fund will have greater exposure to the risks of that Affiliated Fund.

Investments in Money Market Instruments. The Fund is permitted to invest its free cash balances in money market instruments to provide liquidity or for defensive purposes. The Fund may invest in money market instruments by investing in Class E shares of Oppenheimer Institutional Government Money Market Fund (“IGMMF”), which is an Affiliated Fund. IGMMF is regulated as a money market fund under the 1940 Act, as amended. The Fund may also invest in money market instruments directly or in other affiliated or unaffiliated money market funds.

Master Limited Partnerships (“MLPs”). MLPs issue common units that represent an equity ownership interest in a partnership and provide limited voting rights. MLP common units are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and are freely tradable on securities exchanges such as the NYSE and the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”), or in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market. An MLP consists of one or more general partners, who conduct the business, and one or more limited partners, who contribute capital. MLP common unit holders have a limited role in the partnership’s operations and management. The Fund, as a limited partner, normally would not be liable for the debts of the MLP beyond the amounts the Fund has contributed, but would not be shielded to the same extent that a shareholder of a corporation would be. In certain circumstances creditors of an MLP would have the right to seek return of capital distributed to a limited partner. This right of an MLP’s creditors would continue after the Fund sold its investment in the MLP.

Structured Securities. The Fund invests in structured securities whose market values, interest rates and/or redemption prices are linked to the performance of underlying foreign currencies, interest rate spreads, stock market indices, prices of individual securities, commodities or other financial instruments or the occurrence of other specific events. The structured securities are often leveraged, increasing the volatility of each note’s market value relative to the change in the underlying linked financial element or event. Fluctuations in value of these securities are recorded as unrealized gains and losses in the accompanying Statement of Operations. The Fund records a realized gain or loss when a structured security is sold or matures.

Equity Security Risk. Stocks and other equity securities fluctuate in price. The value of the Fund’s portfolio may be affected by changes in the equity markets generally. Equity markets

 

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4. Investments and Risks (Continued)

 

may experience significant short-term volatility and may fall sharply at times. Different markets may behave differently from each other and U.S. equity markets may move in the opposite direction from one or more foreign stock markets. Adverse events in any part of the equity or fixed-income markets may have unexpected negative effects on other market segments.

The prices of individual equity securities generally do not all move in the same direction at the same time and a variety of factors can affect the price of a particular company’s securities. These factors may include, but are not limited to, poor earnings reports, a loss of customers, litigation against the company, general unfavorable performance of the company’s sector or industry, or changes in government regulations affecting the company or its industry.

 

 

5. Market Risk Factors

The Fund’s investments in securities and/or financial derivatives may expose the Fund to various market risk factors:

Commodity Risk. Commodity risk relates to the change in value of commodities or commodity indexes as they relate to increases or decreases in the commodities market. Commodities are physical assets that have tangible properties. Examples of these types of assets are crude oil, heating oil, metals, livestock, and agricultural products.

Credit Risk. Credit risk relates to the ability of the issuer of debt to meet interest and principal payments, or both, as they come due. In general, lower-grade, higher-yield debt securities are subject to credit risk to a greater extent than lower-yield, higher-quality securities.

Equity Risk. Equity risk relates to the change in value of equity securities as they relate to increases or decreases in the general market.

Foreign Exchange Rate Risk. Foreign exchange rate risk relates to the change in the U.S. dollar value of a security held that is denominated in a foreign currency. The U.S. dollar value of a foreign currency denominated security will decrease as the dollar appreciates against the currency, while the U.S. dollar value will increase as the dollar depreciates against the currency.

Interest Rate Risk. Interest rate risk refers to the fluctuations in value of fixed-income securities resulting from the inverse relationship between price and yield. For example, an increase in general interest rates will tend to reduce the market value of already issued fixed-income investments, and a decline in general interest rates will tend to increase their value. In addition, debt securities with longer maturities, which tend to have higher yields, are subject to potentially greater fluctuations in value from changes in interest rates than obligations with shorter maturities.

Volatility Risk. Volatility risk refers to the magnitude of the movement, but not the direction of the movement, in a financial instrument’s price over a defined time period. Large increases or decreases in a financial instrument’s price over a relative time period typically indicate greater volatility risk, while small increases or decreases in its price typically indicate lower volatility risk.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

6. Use of Derivatives

The Fund’s investment objective not only permits the Fund to purchase investment securities, it also allows the Fund to enter into various types of derivatives contracts, including, but not limited to, futures contracts, forward currency exchange contracts, credit default swaps, interest rate swaps, total return swaps, variance swaps and purchased and written options. In doing so, the Fund will employ strategies in differing combinations to permit it to increase, decrease, or change the level or types of exposure to market risk factors. These instruments may allow the Fund to pursue its objectives more quickly and efficiently than if it were to make direct purchases or sales of securities capable of effecting a similar response to market factors. Such contracts may be entered into through a bilateral over-the-counter (“OTC”) transaction, or through a securities or futures exchange and cleared through a clearinghouse.

Derivatives may have little or no initial cash investment relative to their market value exposure and therefore can produce significant gains or losses in excess of their cost due to changes in the market risk factors and the overall market. This use of embedded leverage allows the Fund to increase its market value exposure relative to its net assets and can substantially increase the volatility of the Fund’s performance. In instances where the Fund is using derivatives to decrease, or hedge, exposures to market risk factors for securities held by the Fund, there are also risks that those derivatives may not perform as expected resulting in losses for the combined or hedged positions. Some derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the Fund’s initial investment.

Additional associated risks from investing in derivatives also exist and potentially could have significant effects on the valuation of the derivative and the Fund. Typically, the associated risks are not the risks that the Fund is attempting to increase or decrease exposure to, per its investment objectives, but are the additional risks from investing in derivatives. Examples of these associated risks are liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund will not be able to sell the derivative in the open market in a timely manner, and counterparty credit risk, which is the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Fund.

The Fund’s actual exposures to these market risk factors and associated risks during the period are discussed in further detail, by derivative type, below.

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

The Fund may enter into forward currency exchange contracts (“forward contracts”) for the purchase or sale of a foreign currency at a negotiated rate at a future date. Such contracts are traded in the OTC inter-bank currency dealer market.

Forward contracts are reported on a schedule following the Statement of Investments. The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a receivable (or payable) and in the Statement of Operations within the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation). At contract close, the difference between the original cost of the contract and the value at the close date is recorded as a realized gain (loss) in the Statement of Operations.

The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts in order to decrease exposure to foreign exchange rate risk associated with either specific transactions or portfolio instruments or to increase exposure to foreign exchange rate risk.

 

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6. Use of Derivatives (Continued)

 

During the reporting period, the Fund had daily average contract amounts on forward contracts to buy and sell of $924,228 and $31,528,829, respectively.

Additional associated risk to the Fund includes counterparty credit risk. Counterparty credit risk arises from the possibility that the counterparty to a forward contract will default and fail to perform its obligations to the Fund.

Counterparty Credit Risk. Derivative positions are subject to the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Fund. The Fund intends to enter into derivative transactions with counterparties that the Manager believes to be creditworthy at the time of the transaction.

The Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally limited to the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral held by the Fund. For OTC options purchased, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount of the premiums paid plus the positive change in market values net of any collateral held by the Fund should the counterparty fail to perform under the contracts. Options written by the Fund do not typically give rise to counterparty credit risk, as options written generally obligate the Fund and not the counterparty to perform.

To reduce counterparty risk with respect to OTC transactions, the Fund has entered into master netting arrangements, established within the Fund’s International Swap and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) master agreements, which allow the Fund to make (or to have an entitlement to receive) a single net payment in the event of default (close-out netting) for outstanding payables and receivables with respect to certain OTC positions in swaps, options, swaptions, and forward currency exchange contracts for each individual counterparty. In addition, the Fund may require that certain counterparties post cash and/or securities in collateral accounts to cover their net payment obligations for those derivative contracts subject to ISDA master agreements. If the counterparty fails to perform under these contracts and agreements, the cash and/or securities will be made available to the Fund.

ISDA master agreements include credit related contingent features which allow counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event that, for example, the Fund’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Fund fails to meet the terms of its ISDA master agreements, which would cause the Fund to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty.

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events.

The Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on exchange-traded derivatives cleared through a clearinghouse and for centrally cleared swaps is generally considered lower than as compared to OTC derivatives. However, counterparty credit risk exists with respect to initial and variation margin deposited/paid by the Fund that is held in futures commission merchant, broker and/or clearinghouse accounts for such exchange-traded derivatives and for centrally cleared swaps.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

6. Use of Derivatives (Continued)

 

With respect to centrally cleared swaps, such transactions will be submitted for clearing, and if cleared, will be held in accounts at futures commission merchants or brokers that are members of clearinghouses. While brokers, futures commission merchants and clearinghouses are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a broker, futures commission merchant or clearinghouse becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the broker, futures commission merchant or clearinghouse for all its customers, U.S. bankruptcy laws will typically allocate that shortfall on a pro-rata basis across all the broker’s, futures commission merchant’s or clearinghouse’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund.

There is the risk that a broker, futures commission merchant or clearinghouse will decline to clear a transaction on the Fund’s behalf, and the Fund may be required to pay a termination fee to the executing broker with whom the Fund initially enters into the transaction. Clearinghouses may also be permitted to terminate centrally cleared swaps at any time. The Fund is also subject to the risk that the broker or futures commission merchant will improperly use the Fund’s assets deposited/paid as initial or variation margin to satisfy payment obligations of another customer. In the event of a default by another customer of the broker or futures commission merchant, the Fund might not receive its variation margin payments from the clearinghouse, due to the manner in which variation margin payments are aggregated for all customers of the broker/futures commission merchant.

Collateral and margin requirements differ by type of derivative. Margin requirements are established by the broker, futures commission merchant or clearinghouse for exchange-traded and cleared derivatives, including centrally cleared swaps. Brokers, futures commission merchants and clearinghouses can ask for margin in excess of the regulatory minimum, or increase the margin amount, in certain circumstances.

Collateral terms are contract specific for OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded under an ISDA master agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark to market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by the Fund or the counterparty.

For financial reporting purposes, cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund, if any, is reported separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Fund, if any, is noted in the Statement of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a party must exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold (e.g., $250,000) before a transfer has to be made. To the extent amounts due to the Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance.

The following table presents by counterparty the Fund’s OTC derivative assets net of the related collateral pledged by the Fund at period end:

 

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6. Use of Derivatives (Continued)

 

        Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of
Assets & Liabilities
     
Counterparty  

Gross Amounts

Not Offset in

the Statement

of Assets &

Liabilities*

 

Financial

Instruments

Available for

Offset

    Financial
Instruments
Collateral
Received**
   

Cash Collateral

Received**

    Net Amount
Barclays Bank plc   $         38,121     $     $     $     $           38,121  
Citibank NA     320,963                         320,963  
 

 

 

 

  $ 359,084     $     $     $     $         359,084  
 

 

 

 

*OTC derivatives are reported gross on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Exchange traded options and margin related to centrally cleared swaps and futures, if any, are excluded from these reported amounts.

**Reported collateral posted for the benefit of the Fund within this table is limited to the net outstanding amount due from an individual counterparty. The collateral posted for the benefit of the Fund may exceed these amounts.

The following table presents by counterparty the Fund’s OTC derivative liabilities net of the related collateral pledged by the Fund at period end:

 

        Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of
Assets & Liabilities
     
Counterparty   Gross Amounts 
Not Offset in 
the Statement 
of Assets & 
Liabilities* 
 

Financial
Instruments
Available for

Offset

    Financial
Instruments
Collateral
Pledged**
   

Cash Collateral

Pledged**

    Net Amount 
Bank of America NA   $ (22,745   $     $     $     $           (22,745) 
 

 

 

 

  $ (22,745   $     $     $     $           (22,745) 
 

 

 

 

*OTC derivatives are reported gross on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Exchange traded options and margin related to centrally cleared swaps and futures, if any, are excluded from these reported amounts.

**Reported collateral pledged within this table is limited to the net outstanding amount due from the Fund. The securities pledged as collateral by the Fund as reported on the Statement of Investments may exceed these amounts.

The following table presents the valuations of derivative instruments by risk exposure as reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities at period end:

 

                   Asset Derivatives                  Liability Derivatives  

Derivatives

Not Accounted

for as Hedging

Instruments

  

Statement of Assets

and Liabilities Location

   Value     

Statement of Assets

and Liabilities Location

   Value  
Forward currency exchange contracts    Unrealized appreciation
on foreign currency
exchange contracts
   $             359,084      Unrealized depreciation
on foreign currency
exchange contracts
   $             22,745  

The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations is as follows:

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

6. Use of Derivatives (Continued)

 

Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) Recognized on Derivatives

 

Derivatives

Not Accounted

for as Hedging

Instruments

   Forward
currency
        exchange
contracts
 
Forward currency exchange contracts    $ 2,342,219  
Amount of Change in Unrealized Gain or (Loss) Recognized on Derivatives  

Derivatives

Not Accounted

for as Hedging

Instruments

   Forward
currency
exchange
contracts
 
Forward currency exchange contracts    $ (379,946

 

 

7. Shares of Beneficial Interest

The Fund has authorized an unlimited number of $0.001 par value shares of beneficial interest of each class. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended October 31, 2018     Year Ended April 30, 2018  
      Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  
Class A         
Sold1      377,890     $ 9,071,939       994,492     $     23,231,201  
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested      84,377       2,034,124       180,657       4,167,752  
Redeemed      (734,214     (17,624,722     (1,623,601     (37,578,613
Net decrease      (271,947   $ (6,518,659     (448,452   $ (10,179,660
        
  
Class B         
Sold      12     $ 288       1,139     $ 25,338  
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested                  508       11,248  
Redeemed1      (8,215     (190,075     (58,343     (1,309,709
Net decrease      (8,203   $ (189,787     (56,696   $ (1,273,123
        
  
Class C                                 
Sold      114,376     $ 2,648,594       349,670     $ 7,891,787  
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested      17,046       396,383       38,007       846,560  
Redeemed      (288,603     (6,682,046     (577,803     (12,899,891
Net decrease      (157,181   $ (3,637,069     (190,126   $ (4,161,544
        
  
Class I                                 
Sold      17,482     $ 420,314       34,373     $ 805,152  
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested      1,803       43,400       3,391       78,213  
Redeemed      (10,417     (250,177     (21,098     (492,061
Net increase      8,868     $ 213,537       16,666     $ 391,304  
        

 

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7. Shares of Beneficial Interest (Continued)

 

     Six Months Ended October 31, 2018     Year Ended April 30, 2018  
      Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  
Class R         
Sold      65,961     $ 1,567,111       135,277     $ 3,129,143  
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested      5,861       139,876       12,091       276,111  
Redeemed      (64,075     (1,522,798     (168,100     (3,901,520
Net increase (decrease)      7,747     $ 184,189       (20,732   $ (496,266
        
        
Class Y                                 
Sold      100,429     $ 2,415,553       308,374     $ 7,058,724  
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested      6,379       153,523       12,598       290,399  
Redeemed      (118,936     (2,850,816     (254,386     (5,960,945
Net increase (decrease)      (12,128   $ (281,740     66,586     $ 1,388,178  
        

1. All outstanding Class B shares converted to Class A shares on June 1, 2018.

 

 

8. Purchases and Sales of Securities

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term obligations and investments in IGMMF, for the reporting period were as follows:

 

      Purchases      Sales  
Investment securities    $ 48,084,224                      $ 61,232,257  

 

 

9. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Management Fees. Under the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Manager a management fee based on the daily net assets of the Fund at an annual rate as shown in the following table:

 

 Fee Schedule      
 Up to $500 million      0.65
 Next $500 million      0.63              
 Next $4 billion      0.60  
 Over $5 billion      0.58  

The Fund’s effective management fee for the reporting period was 0.65% of average annual net assets before any applicable waivers.

Sub-Adviser Fees. The Manager has retained the Sub-Adviser to provide the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund. Under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Manager pays the Sub-Adviser an annual fee in monthly installments, equal to a percentage of the investment management fee collected by the Manager from the Fund, which shall be calculated after any investment management fee waivers. The fee paid to the Sub-Adviser is paid by the Manager, not by the Fund.

Transfer Agent Fees. OFI Global (the “Transfer Agent”) serves as the transfer and

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

9. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

 

shareholder servicing agent for the Fund. The Fund pays the Transfer Agent a fee based on annual net assets, which shall be calculated after any applicable fee waivers. Fees incurred and average net assets for each class with respect to these services are detailed in the Statement of Operations and Financial Highlights, respectively.

Sub-Transfer Agent Fees. The Transfer Agent has retained Shareholder Services, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of OFI (the “Sub-Transfer Agent”), to provide the day-to-day transfer agent and shareholder servicing of the Fund. Under the Sub-Transfer Agency Agreement, the Transfer Agent pays the Sub-Transfer Agent an annual fee in monthly installments, equal to a percentage of the transfer agent fee collected by the Transfer Agent from the Fund, which shall be calculated after any applicable fee waivers. The fee paid to the Sub-Transfer Agent is paid by the Transfer Agent, not by the Fund.

Trustees’ Compensation. The Fund has adopted an unfunded retirement plan (the “Plan”) for the Fund’s Independent Trustees. Benefits are based on years of service and fees paid to each Trustee during their period of service. The Plan was frozen with respect to adding new participants effective December 31, 2006 (the “Freeze Date”) and existing Plan Participants as of the Freeze Date will continue to receive accrued benefits under the Plan. Active Independent Trustees as of the Freeze Date have each elected a distribution method with respect to their benefits under the Plan.

During the reporting period, the Fund’s projected benefit obligations, payments to retired Trustees and accumulated liability were as follows:

 

Projected Benefit Obligations Increased    $  
Payments Made to Retired Trustees       
Accumulated Liability as of October 31, 2018                          11,584  

The Fund’s Board of Trustees (“Board”) has adopted a compensation deferral plan for Independent Trustees that enables Trustees to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the annual compensation they are entitled to receive from the Fund. For purposes of determining the amount owed to the Trustee under the plan, deferred amounts are treated as though equal dollar amounts had been invested in shares of the Fund or in other Oppenheimer funds selected by the Trustee. The Fund purchases shares of the funds selected for deferral by the Trustee in amounts equal to his or her deemed investment, resulting in a Fund asset equal to the deferred compensation liability. Such assets are included as a component of “Other” within the asset section of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Deferral of Trustees’ fees under the plan will not affect the net assets of the Fund and will not materially affect the Fund’s assets, liabilities or net investment income per share. Amounts will be deferred until distributed in accordance with the compensation deferral plan.

Distribution and Service Plan (12b-1) Fees. Under its General Distributor’s Agreement with the Fund, OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (the “Distributor”) acts as the Fund’s

 

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9. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

 

principal underwriter in the continuous public offering of the Fund’s classes of shares.

Service Plan for Class A Shares. The Fund has adopted a Service Plan (the “Plan”) for Class A shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, the Fund reimburses the Distributor for a portion of its costs incurred for services provided to accounts that hold Class A shares. Reimbursement is made periodically at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the daily net assets of Class A shares of the Fund. The Distributor currently uses all of those fees to pay dealers, brokers, banks and other financial institutions periodically for providing personal service and maintenance of accounts of their customers that hold Class A shares. Any unreimbursed expenses the Distributor incurs with respect to Class A shares in any fiscal year cannot be recovered in subsequent periods. Fees incurred by the Fund under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations.

Distribution and Service Plans for Class B, Class C and Class R Shares. The Fund has adopted Distribution and Service Plans (the “Plans”) for Class C and Class R shares, and had previously adopted a similar plan for Class B shares, pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act to compensate the Distributor for distributing those share classes, maintaining accounts and providing shareholder services. Under the Plans, the Fund pays the Distributor an annual asset-based sales charge of 0.75% on Class C shares’ daily net assets and 0.25% on Class R shares’ daily net assets. The Fund paid the Distributor an annual asset-based sales charge of 0.75% on Class B shares prior to their Conversion Date. The Fund also pays a service fee under the Plans at an annual rate of 0.25% of daily net assets and previously paid this fee for Class B prior to their Conversion Date. The Plans continue in effect from year to year only if the Fund’s Board of Trustees votes annually to approve their continuance at an in person meeting called for that purpose. Fees incurred by the Fund under the Plans are detailed in the Statement of Operations.

Sales Charges. Front-end sales charges and CDSC do not represent expenses of the Fund. They are deducted from the proceeds of sales of Fund shares prior to investment or from redemption proceeds prior to remittance, as applicable. The sales charges retained by the Distributor from the sale of shares and the CDSC retained by the Distributor on the redemption of shares is shown in the following table for the period indicated.

 

          Class A     Class B     Class C     Class R  
    Class A     Contingent     Contingent     Contingent     Contingent  
    Front-End     Deferred     Deferred     Deferred     Deferred  
    Sales Charges     Sales Charges     Sales Charges     Sales Charges     Sales Charges  
    Retained by     Retained by     Retained by     Retained by     Retained by  
Six Months Ended   Distributor     Distributor     Distributor1     Distributor     Distributor  
October 31, 2018     $32,406       $—       $4       $2,383       $—  

1. Effective June 1, 2018, all Class B shares converted to Class A shares.

Waivers and Reimbursements of Expenses. The Manager will waive fees and/or

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

9. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

 

reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in IGMMF. During the reporting period, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $4,505 for IGMMF management fees. This fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement may not be amended or withdrawn for one year from the date of the Fund’s prospectus, unless approved by the Board.

 

 

10. Borrowings and Other Financing

Joint Credit Facility. A number of mutual funds managed by the Manager participate in a $1.95 billion revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) intended to provide short-term financing, if necessary, subject to certain restrictions in connection with atypical redemption activity. Expenses and fees related to the Facility are paid by the participating funds and are disclosed separately or as other expenses on the Statement of Operations. The Fund did not utilize the Facility during the reporting period.

 

 

11. Pending Acquisition

On October 18, 2018, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (“MassMutual”), an indirect corporate parent of the Sub-Adviser and the Manager announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement, whereby Invesco Ltd. (“Invesco”), a global investment management company, will acquire the Sub-Adviser. As of the time of the announcement, the transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2019, pending necessary regulatory and other third-party approvals. This is subject to change.

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT ADVISORY

AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS Unaudited

 

 

The Fund has entered into an investment advisory agreement with OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. (“OFI Global” or the “Adviser”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI” or the “Sub-Adviser”) (“OFI Global” and “OFI” together the “Managers”) and OFI Global has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with OFI whereby OFI provides investment sub-advisory services to the Fund (collectively, the “Agreements”). Each year, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of the independent Trustees, is required to determine whether to approve the terms of the Agreements and the renewal thereof. The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, requires that the Board request and evaluate, and that the Managers provide, such information as may be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Agreements. The Board employs an independent consultant to prepare a report that provides information, including comparative information that the Board requests for that purpose. In addition to in-person meetings focused on this evaluation, the Board receives information throughout the year regarding Fund services, fees, expenses and performance.

The Managers and the independent consultant provided information to the Board on the following factors: (i) the nature, quality and extent of the Managers’ services, (ii) the comparative investment performance of the Fund and the Managers, (iii) the fees and expenses of the Fund, including comparative fee and expense information, (iv) the profitability of the Managers and their affiliates, including an analysis of the cost of providing services, (v) whether economies of scale are realized as the Fund grows and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale for Fund investors and (vi) other benefits to the Managers from their relationship with the Fund. The Board was aware that there are alternatives to retaining the Managers.

Outlined below is a summary of the principal information considered by the Board as well as the Board’s conclusions.

Nature, Quality and Extent of Services. The Board considered information about the nature, quality and extent of the services provided to the Fund and information regarding the Managers’ key personnel who provide such services. The Managers’ duties include providing the Fund with the services of the Sub-Adviser’s portfolio manager and investment team, who provide research, analysis and other advisory services in regard to the Fund’s investments; and securities trading services. OFI Global is responsible for oversight of third-party service providers; monitoring compliance with applicable Fund policies and procedures and adherence to the Fund’s investment restrictions; risk management; and oversight of the Sub-Adviser. OFI Global is also responsible for providing certain administrative services to the Fund. Those services include providing and supervising all administrative and clerical personnel who are necessary in order to provide effective corporate administration for the Fund; compiling and maintaining records with respect to the Fund’s operations; preparing and filing reports required by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; preparing periodic reports regarding the operations of the Fund for its shareholders; preparing proxy materials for shareholder meetings; and preparing the registration statements required by federal and state securities laws for the sale of the Fund’s shares. OFI Global also provides the Fund with office space, facilities and equipment.

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT ADVISORY

AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

The Board also considered the quality of the services provided and the quality of the Managers’ resources that are available to the Fund. The Board took account of the fact that the Sub-Adviser has over fifty years of experience as an investment adviser and that its assets under management rank it among the top mutual fund managers in the United States. The Board evaluated the Managers’ advisory, administrative, accounting, legal, compliance and risk management services, among other services, and information the Board has received regarding the experience and professional qualifications of the Managers’ key personnel and the size and functions of their staff. In its evaluation of the quality of the portfolio management services provided, the Board considered the experience of Laton Spahr, the portfolio manager for the Fund, and the Sub-Adviser’s investment team and analysts. The Board members also considered the totality of their experiences with the Managers as directors or trustees of the Fund and other funds advised by the Managers. The Board considered information regarding the quality of services provided by affiliates of the Managers, which the Board members have become knowledgeable about through their experiences with the Managers and in connection with the review or renewal of the Fund’s service agreements or service providers. The Board concluded, in light of the Managers’ experience, reputation, personnel, operations and resources that the Fund benefits from the services provided under the Agreements.

Investment Performance of the Managers and the Fund. Throughout the year, the Managers provided information on the investment performance of the Fund, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser, including comparative performance information. The Board also reviewed information, prepared by the Managers and by the independent consultant, comparing the Fund’s historical performance to relevant benchmarks or market indices and to the performance of other retail funds in the large value category. The Board noted that the Fund’s three-year performance was better than its category median although its one-year, five-year and ten-year performance was below its category median.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund. The Board reviewed the fees paid to the Adviser and the other expenses borne by the Fund. The Board noted that the Adviser, not the Fund, pays the Sub-Adviser’s fee under the sub-advisory agreement. The independent consultant provided comparative data in regard to the fees and expenses of the Fund and other retail front-end load large value funds with comparable asset levels and distribution features. The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual management fee was lower than its peer group median and category median. The Board also noted that the Fund’s total expenses were higher than its peer group median and category median.

Economies of Scale and Profits Realized by the Managers. The Board considered information regarding the Managers’ costs in serving as the Fund’s investment adviser and sub-adviser, including the costs associated with the personnel and systems necessary to manage the Fund, and information regarding the Managers’ profitability from their relationship with the Fund. The Board also considered that the Managers must be able to pay and retain experienced professional personnel at competitive rates to provide quality services to the Fund. The Board reviewed whether the Managers may realize economies of scale in managing and supporting the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund currently

 

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has management fee breakpoints, which are intended to share with Fund shareholders economies of scale that may exist as the Fund’s assets grow.

Other Benefits to the Managers. In addition to considering the profits realized by the Managers, the Board considered information that was provided regarding the direct and indirect benefits the Managers receive as a result of their relationship with the Fund, including compensation paid to the Managers’ affiliates and research provided to the Adviser in connection with permissible brokerage arrangements (soft dollar arrangements).

Conclusions. These factors were also considered by the independent Trustees meeting separately from the full Board, assisted by experienced counsel to the Fund and to the independent Trustees. Fund counsel and the independent Trustees’ counsel are independent of the Managers within the meaning and intent of the Securities and Exchange Commission Rules.

Based on its review of the information it received and its evaluations described above, the Board, including a majority of the independent Trustees, decided to continue the Agreements through September 30, 2019. In arriving at its decision, the Board did not identify any factor or factors as being more important than others, but considered all of the above information, and considered the terms and conditions of the Agreements, including the management fees, in light of all the surrounding circumstances.

 

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PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND GUIDELINES;

UPDATES TO STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited

 

 

The Fund has adopted Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Guidelines under which the Fund votes proxies relating to securities (“portfolio proxies”) held by the Fund. A description of the Fund’s Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Guidelines is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund toll-free at 1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677), (ii) on the Fund’s website at www.oppenheimerfunds.com, and (iii) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the Fund is required to file Form N-PX, with its complete proxy voting record for the 12 months ended June 30th, no later than August 31st of each year. The Fund’s voting record is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund toll-free at 1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677), and (ii) in the Form N-PX filing on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first quarter and the third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Householding—Delivery of Shareholder Documents

This is to inform you about OppenheimerFunds’ “householding” policy. If more than one member of your household maintains an account in a particular fund, OppenheimerFunds will mail only one copy of the fund’s prospectus (or, if available, the fund’s summary prospectus), annual and semiannual report and privacy policy. The consolidation of these mailings, called householding, benefits your fund through reduced mailing expense, and benefits you by reducing the volume of mail you receive from OppenheimerFunds. Householding does not affect the delivery of your account statements.

Please note that we will continue to household these mailings for as long as you remain an OppenheimerFunds shareholder, unless you request otherwise. If you prefer to receive multiple copies of these materials, please call us at 1.800.CALL-OPP (225-5677). You may also notify us in writing or via email. We will begin sending you individual copies of the prospectus (or, if available, the summary prospectus), reports and privacy policy within 30 days of receiving your request to stop householding.

 

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OPPENHEIMER DIVIDEND OPPORTUNITY FUND

 

Trustees and Officers    Brian F. Wruble, Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Trustee
   Beth Ann Brown, Trustee
   Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr., Trustee
   Mary F. Miller, Trustee
   Joel W. Motley, Trustee
   Joanne Pace, Trustee
   Daniel Vandivort, Trustee
   Arthur P. Steinmetz, President and Principal Executive Officer
   Laton Spahr, Vice President
   Cynthia Lo Bessette, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer
   Jennifer Foxson, Vice President and Chief Business Officer
   Mary Ann Picciotto, Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Anti-Money Laundering Officer
   Brian S, Petersen, Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer
Manager    OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.
Sub-Adviser    OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Distributor    OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

Transfer and Shareholder

Servicing Agent

   OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.
Sub-Transfer Agent    Shareholder Services, Inc.
   DBA OppenheimerFunds Services

Independent Registered

Public Accounting Firm

   KPMG LLP
Legal Counsel    Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
   The financial statements included herein have been taken from the records of the Fund without examination of those records by the independent registered public accounting firm.

© 2018 OppenheimerFunds, Inc. All rights reserved.

 

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PRIVACY NOTICE

As an Oppenheimer fund shareholder, you are entitled to know how we protect your personal information and how we limit its disclosure.

Information Sources

We obtain non-public personal information about our shareholders from the following sources:

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Applications or other forms.

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When you create a user ID and password for online account access.

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When you enroll in eDocs Direct,SM our electronic document delivery service.

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Your transactions with us, our affiliates or others.

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Technologies on our website, including: “cookies” and web beacons, which are used to collect data on the pages you visit and the features you use.

If you visit oppenheimerfunds.com and do not log on to the secure account information areas, we do not obtain any personal information about you. When you do log on to a secure area, we do obtain your user ID and password to identify you. We also use this information to provide you with products and services you have requested, to inform you about products and services that you may be interested in and assist you in other ways.

We do not collect personal information through our website unless you willingly provide it to us, either directly by email or in those areas of the website that request information. In order to update your personal information (including your mailing address, email address and phone number) you must first log on and visit your user profile.

If you have set your browser to warn you before accepting cookies, you will receive the warning message with each cookie. You can refuse cookies by turning them off in your browser. However, doing so may limit your access to certain sections of our website.

We use cookies to help us improve and manage our website. For example, cookies help us recognize new versus repeat visitors to the site, track the pages visited, and enable some special features on the website. This data helps us provide better service for our website visitors.

Protection of Information

We do not disclose any non-public personal information (such as names on a customer list) about current or former customers to anyone, except as permitted by law.

Disclosure of Information

Copies of confirmations, account statements and other documents reporting activity in your fund accounts are made available to your financial advisor (as designated by you). We may also use details about you and your investments to help us, our financial service affiliates, or firms that jointly market their financial products and services with ours, to better serve your investment needs or suggest educational material that may be of interest to you. If this requires us to provide you with an opportunity to “opt in” or “opt out” of such information sharing with a firm not affiliated with us, you will receive notification on how to do so, before any such sharing takes place.

Right of Refusal

We will not disclose your personal information to unaffiliated third parties (except as permitted by law), unless we first offer you a reasonable opportunity to refuse or “opt out” of such disclosure.

 

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Internet Security and Encryption

In general, the email services provided by our website are encrypted and provide a secure and private means of communication with us. To protect your own privacy, confidential and/ or personal information should only be communicated via email when you are advised that you are using a secure website.

As a security measure, we do not include personal or account information in non-secure emails, and we advise you not to send such information to us in non-secure emails. Instead, you may take advantage of the secure features of our website to encrypt your email correspondence. To do this, you will need to use a browser that supports Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.

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All transactions conducted via our websites, including redemptions, exchanges and purchases, are secured by the highest encryption standards available. SSL is used to establish a secure connection between your PC and OppenheimerFunds’ server. It transmits information in an encrypted and scrambled format.

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Encryption is achieved through an electronic scrambling technology that uses a “key” to code and then decode the data. Encryption acts like the cable converter box you may have on your television set. It scrambles data with a secret code so that no one can make sense of it while it is being transmitted. When the data reaches its destination, the same software unscrambles the data.

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You can exit the secure area by closing your browser or, for added security, you can use the Log Out button before you close your browser.

Other Security Measures

We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect your personal account information. Our employees and agents have access to that information only so that they may offer you products or provide services, for example, when responding to your account questions.

How You Can Help

You can also do your part to keep your account information private and to prevent unauthorized transactions. If you obtain a user ID and password for your account, safeguard that information. Strengthening your online credentials–your online security profile–typically your user name, password, and security questions and answers, can be one of your most important lines of defense on the Internet. For additional information on how you can help prevent identity theft, visit https://www. oppenheimerfunds.com/security.

Who We Are

This joint notice describes the privacy policies of the Oppenheimer funds, OppenheimerFunds, Inc., each of its investment adviser subsidiaries, OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. and OFI Global Trust Co. It applies to all Oppenheimer fund accounts you presently have, or may open in the future, using your Social Security number—whether or not you remain a shareholder of our funds. This notice was last updated as of November 2017. In the event it is updated or changed, we will post an updated notice on our website at oppenheimerfunds.com. If you have any questions about this privacy policy, email us by clicking on the Contact Us section of our website at oppenheimerfunds.com, write to us at P.O. Box 5270, Denver, CO 80217-5270, or call us at 800 CALL OPP (225 5677).

 

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© 2018 OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. All rights reserved.

 

RS0600.001.1018 December 21, 2018


Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable to semiannual reports.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable to semiannual reports.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable to semiannual reports.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

a) Not applicable. The complete schedule of investments is included in Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

b) Not applicable.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Fund’s Governance Committee Provisions with Respect to Nominations of Directors/Trustees to the Respective Boards


None

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

Based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c)) as of 10/31/2018, the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer found the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures to provide reasonable assurances that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in the reports that it files under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (a) is accumulated and communicated to registrant’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, and (b) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 13. Exhibits.

(a)    (1) Exhibit attached hereto.

(2) Exhibits attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Oppenheimer Dividend Opportunity Fund

 

By:  

/s/ Arthur P. Steinmetz

  Arthur P. Steinmetz
  Principal Executive Officer
Date:   12/21/2018

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:  

/s/ Arthur P. Steinmetz

  Arthur P. Steinmetz
  Principal Executive Officer
Date:   12/21/2018
By:  

/s/ Brian S. Petersen

  Brian S. Petersen
  Principal Financial Officer
Date:   12/21/2018