N-Q 1 d221079dnq.htm OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL MULTI STRATEGIES FUND Oppenheimer Global Multi Strategies Fund

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-21918

Oppenheimer Global Multi Strategies 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: May 31

Date of reporting period: 8/31/2016


Item 1. Schedule of Investments.


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS August 31, 2016 Unaudited

 

     Shares     Value  
Common Stocks—10.4%                 
Consumer Discretionary—1.9%                 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—0.3%                 

Diamond Resorts International, Inc.1

 

    

 

12,119

 

  

 

  $

 

            366,115

 

  

 

Household Durables—0.4%                 

Skullcandy, Inc.1

 

    

 

63,837

 

  

 

   

 

403,450

 

  

 

Media—0.3%                 

Carmike Cinemas, Inc.1

 

    

 

12,134

 

  

 

   

 

389,380

 

  

 

Specialty Retail—0.9%                 
CST Brands, Inc.      7,628        364,695   
Mattress Firm Holding Corp.1      5,789        370,206   
Outerwall, Inc.      7,077        367,721   
              

 

1,102,622

 

  

 

Consumer Staples—0.6%                 
Food Products—0.3%                 

WhiteWave Foods Co. (The), Cl. A1

 

    

 

6,572

 

  

 

   

 

364,286

 

  

 

Personal Products—0.3%                 

Elizabeth Arden, Inc.1

 

    

 

26,238

 

  

 

   

 

366,282

 

  

 

Energy—0.0%                 
Energy Equipment & Services—0.0%                 

Vantage Drilling International1

 

    

 

447

 

  

 

   

 

35,984

 

  

 

Financials—0.5%                 
Capital Markets—0.1%                 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

 

    

 

691

 

  

 

   

 

117,097

 

  

 

Commercial Banks—0.0%                 
Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc.1      359        5,532   
Banner Corp.      488        21,609   
              

 

27,141

 

  

 

Insurance—0.1%                 

Enstar Group Ltd.1

 

    

 

275

 

  

 

   

 

45,812

 

  

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance—0.3%                 
Essent Group Ltd.1      1,324        35,192   
EverBank Financial Corp.      18,927        363,209   
              

 

398,401

 

  

 

Health Care—1.3%                 
Biotechnology—0.3%                 
Chelsea Therapeutics, Inc.1,3      40,295          
Dyax Corp.1,3      10,393        104   
Medivation, Inc.1      4,547        366,306   
              

 

366,410

 

  

 

Health Care Technology—0.3%                 

Imprivata, Inc.1

 

    

 

19,212

 

  

 

   

 

369,063

 

  

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services—0.3%                 
Sequenom, Inc.1      154,331        368,851   

 

1         OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL MULTI STRATEGIES FUND


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

       Shares        Value   
Pharmaceuticals—0.4%                 
Ambit Biosciences Corp.1,3      23,568      $             14,141   
Durata Therapeutics1,3      14,998          
Relypsa, Inc.1      11,538        369,100   
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.1      940          
              

 

383,241

 

  

 

Industrials—1.2%                 
Aerospace & Defense—0.3%                 

American Science & Engineering, Inc.

 

    

 

9,642

 

  

 

   

 

354,826

 

  

 

Airlines—0.3%                 

Virgin America, Inc.1

 

    

 

6,513

 

  

 

   

 

362,709

 

  

 

Building Products—0.0%                 

Griffon Corp.

 

    

 

670

 

  

 

   

 

11,470

 

  

 

Commercial Services & Supplies—0.3%                 

G&K Services, Inc., Cl. A

 

    

 

3,770

 

  

 

   

 

366,934

 

  

 

Machinery—0.3%                 

Joy Global, Inc.

 

    

 

13,029

 

  

 

   

 

355,431

 

  

 

Information Technology—4.6%                 
Communications Equipment—0.3%                 

Polycom, Inc.1

 

    

 

29,522

 

  

 

   

 

367,254

 

  

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments, & Components—0.6%                 
FEI Co.      3,446        366,895   
Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc.1      11,294        361,521   
              

 

728,416

 

  

 

Internet Software & Services—1.2%                 
Benefitfocus, Inc.1      414        16,721   
Cvent, Inc.1      10,286        336,147   
Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc.1      1,882        14,962   
inContact, Inc.1      26,763        371,738   
Limelight Networks, Inc.1      2,191        3,900   
LinkedIn Corp., Cl. A1      1,881        362,563   
Rackspace Hosting, Inc.1      11,503        361,769   
              

 

1,467,800

 

  

 

IT Services—0.0%                 

MoneyGram International, Inc.1

 

    

 

1,218

 

  

 

   

 

8,855

 

  

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—0.3%                 

SunEdison Semiconductor Ltd.1

 

    

 

30,880

 

  

 

   

 

354,811

 

  

 

Software—1.6%                 
AVG Technologies NV1      14,791        367,704   
Epiq Systems, Inc.      22,356        367,086   
FleetMatics Group plc1      6,204        371,433   
Interactive Intelligence Group, Inc.1      6,056        362,452   
NetSuite, Inc.1      3,382        368,300   
       1,836,975   

 

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       Shares        Value   
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals—0.6%                 
Lexmark International, Inc., Cl. A      9,117        $            326,480   
Silicon Graphics International Corp.1      47,786        368,430   
              

 

694,910

 

  

 

Materials—0.3%                 
Chemicals—0.3%                 

Valspar Corp. (The)

 

    

 

3,394

 

  

 

   

 

357,762

 

  

 

Telecommunication Services—0.0%                 
Wireless Telecommunication Services—0.0%                 

NII Holdings, Inc.1

 

    

 

3,028

 

  

 

   

 

10,083

 

  

 

Utilities—0.0%                 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers—0.0%                 
EME Reorganization Trust      260,360        1,042   
NRG Energy, Inc.      856        10,368   
       11,410   
Total Common Stocks (Cost $12,843,557)        12,393,781   
     Units     
Rights, Warrants and Certificates—%                 
Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd. Rts., Strike Price 1SGD, Exp. 12/31/491 (Cost $0)      231          
     Principal Amount     
Mortgage-Backed Obligations—0.4%                 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates, Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:    
Series 177, Cl. IO, 0.00%, 7/1/264,5      $                  170,878        36,019   
Series 2815, Cl. PT, 0.00%, 11/15/324,6      62,298        2,305   
Series 2922, Cl. SE, 4.948%, 2/15/354      18,858        3,300   
Series 3005, Cl. WI, 0.00%, 7/15/354,5      30,646        5,678   
Series 3031, Cl. BI, 0.00%, 8/15/354,5      274,925        65,713   
Series 3201, Cl. SG, 3.673%, 8/15/364      93,667        19,156   
Series 3606, Cl. SN, 1.094%, 12/15/394      112,434        21,746   
Federal National Mortgage Assn., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates, Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:    
Series 2003-33, Cl. IA, 7.347%, 5/25/334      41,876        7,683   
Series 2003-52, Cl. NS, 27.901%, 6/25/234      55,763        5,721   
Series 2004-56, Cl. SE, 20.165%, 10/25/334      78,894        15,459   
Series 2005-12, Cl. SC, 21.243%, 3/25/354      8,935        1,525   
Series 2005-14, Cl. SE, 30.773%, 3/25/354      154,154        27,608   
Series 2005-6, Cl. SE, 30.228%, 2/25/354      185,000        34,637   
Series 2005-87, Cl. SE, 20.741%, 10/25/354      107,210        20,044   
Series 2006-53, Cl. US, 17.959%, 6/25/364      85,136        12,344   
Series 2007-88, Cl. XI, 19.492%, 6/25/374      151,905        28,764   
Series 2010-116, Cl. BI, 0.00%, 8/25/204,5      160,821        8,571   
Series 2011-96, Cl. SA, 15.332%, 10/25/414      434,783        83,583   
Government National Mortgage Assn., Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security, Series 2002-76, Cl. SG, 17.097%, 10/16/294      175,886        38,945   
Total Mortgage-Backed Obligations (Cost $318,654)        438,801   

 

3         OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL MULTI STRATEGIES FUND


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

       Principal Amount        Value   
Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes—24.9%                 
Consumer Discretionary—5.4%                 
Auto Components—0.3%                 

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/22

 

    

 

$                350,000

 

  

 

   

 

$            328,563

 

  

 

Automobiles—0.2%                 

ZF North America Capital, Inc., 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/29/257

 

    

 

300,000

 

  

 

   

 

319,500

 

  

 

Diversified Consumer Services—0.3%                 

Laureate Education, Inc., 9.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/1/197

 

    

 

400,000

 

  

 

   

 

369,500

 

  

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—1.5%                 
1011778 B.C. ULC/New Red Finance, Inc., 6% Sec. Nts., 4/1/227      300,000        314,625   
Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC/Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp., 5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/21      250,000        258,678   
International Game Technology plc, 6.25% Sr. Sec. Nts., 2/15/227      250,000        270,625   
MGM Resorts International, 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/22      200,000        233,000   
Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/257      250,000        253,438   
Wynn Macau Ltd., 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/217      450,000        457,875   
              

 

1,788,241

 

  

 

Household Durables—0.3%                 

Ardagh Packaging Finance plc/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., 7.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/247

 

    

 

300,000

 

  

 

   

 

320,625

 

  

 

Media—2.6%                 
Altice Luxembourg SA, 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/227      250,000        267,031   
Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC/Cequel Capital Corp., 6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/207      250,000        258,750   
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital, 4.908% Sr. Sec. Nts., 7/23/257      300,000        331,363   
Columbus Cable Barbados Ltd., 7.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/30/217      400,000        429,500   
DISH DBS Corp., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/22      350,000        357,437   
Neptune Finco Corp., 10.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/257      300,000        352,500   
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/247      350,000        376,688   
Univision Communications, Inc., 5.125% Sr. Sec. Nts., 2/15/257      300,000        314,625   
VTR Finance BV, 6.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/15/247      350,000        368,270   
              

 

3,056,164

 

  

 

Multiline Retail—0.2%                 

Dollar Tree, Inc., 5.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 3/1/23

 

    

 

250,000

 

  

 

   

 

270,312

 

  

 

Consumer Staples—0.6%                 
Food & Staples Retailing—0.2%                 

Rite Aid Corp., 6.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/237

 

    

 

250,000

 

  

 

   

 

270,832

 

  

 

Food Products—0.4%                 
MHP SA, 8.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/2/207      200,000        192,500   
Minerva Luxembourg SA, 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/31/237      200,000        211,340   
       403,840   

 

4         OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL MULTI STRATEGIES FUND


       Principal Amount         Value   
Energy—3.2%                  
Energy Equipment & Services—0.1%                  
CHC Helicopter SA, 9.25% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/15/202      $                  225,000         $              111,375   
Offshore Group Investment Ltd., 7.50% 1st Lien Nts., 11/1/192,3      250,000           
Vantage Drilling International, 10% Sec. Nts., 12/31/20      7,000         6,160   
               

 

117,535

 

  

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—3.1%                  
Arch Coal, Inc., 7.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/212      250,000         7,734   
Cenovus Energy, Inc., 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/39      300,000         321,250   
Concho Resources, Inc., 5.50% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 4/1/23      250,000         259,375   
Continental Resources, Inc., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/22      300,000         291,750   
Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital SA:      
7.288% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/16/377      200,000         235,760   
9.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/23/197      300,000         345,648   
Halcon Resources Corp., 8.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/21      250,000         60,625   
Linn Energy LLC/Linn Energy Finance Corp., 8.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/202      200,000         44,500   
Lukoil International Finance BV, 4.563% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 4/24/237      250,000         258,596   
NGPL PipeCo LLC, 7.119% Sr. Sec. Nts., 12/15/177      350,000         366,188   
Pacific Exploration & Production Corp., 5.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/26/192,7      250,000         45,000   
Petrobras Global Finance BV, 5.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/27/21      100,000         96,625   
Petroleos de Venezuela SA, 12.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/17/227      250,000         146,250   
Rio Oil Finance Trust, 9.25% Sr. Sec. Nts., 7/6/247      288,761         268,547   
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.625% Sr. Sec. Nts., 2/1/21      350,000         369,250   
SandRidge Energy, Inc., 7.51% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/21      500,000         35,625   
Williams Partners LP/ACMP Finance Corp., 4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/23      350,000         353,964   
YPF SA, 8.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/28/257      200,000         215,180   
               

 

3,721,867

 

  

 

Financials—4.3%                  
Capital Markets—0.3%                  

Springleaf Finance Corp., 6.90% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/17

 

    

 

350,000

 

  

 

    

 

370,125

 

  

 

Commercial Banks—2.6%                  
Banco ABC Brasil SA, 7.875% Sub. Nts., 4/8/207      200,000         212,000   
Banco BMG SA, 8.875% Sub. Nts., 8/5/207      200,000         204,000   
Banco Hipotecario SA, 9.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/30/207      200,000         227,750   
Bancolombia SA, 5.125% Unsec. Sub. Nts., 9/11/22      550,000         579,535   
CorpGroup Banking SA, 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/237      250,000         244,688   
HBOS plc, 6.75% Sub. Nts., 5/21/187      200,000         214,452   
ICICI Bank Ltd., 6.375% Jr. Sub. Nts., 4/30/227,8      250,000         255,168   
Intercorp Peru Ltd., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/12/257      200,000         208,500   
Itau Unibanco Holding SA (Cayman Islands), 5.125% Sub. Nts., 5/13/237      300,000         304,440   
Moon Wise Global Ltd., 9% Sub. Perpetual Bonds8,9      200,000         222,330   
Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS, 4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/9/207      200,000         200,762   

 

5         OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL MULTI STRATEGIES FUND


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

       Principal Amount        Value   
Commercial Banks (Continued)                 
Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS, 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/8/177      $                  200,000        $              203,483   
              

 

3,077,108

 

  

 

Diversified Financial Services—0.0%                 

Samson Investment Co., 9.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/202

 

    

 

350,000

 

  

 

   

 

14,438

 

  

 

Insurance—0.2%                 

HUB International Ltd., 7.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/217

 

    

 

250,000

 

  

 

   

 

256,250

 

  

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—0.3%                 

Crown Castle International Corp., 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/23

 

    

 

350,000

 

  

 

   

 

400,970

 

  

 

Real Estate Management & Development—0.9%                 
China Evergrande Group, 8.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/30/187      250,000        256,250   
Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd., 7.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/27/197      200,000        213,507   
Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd.:     
6.56% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/30/2010      41,725        38,750   
6.56% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/31/1910      23,180        21,486   
6.56% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/31/2110      60,269        55,972   
6.56% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/30/2110      55,633        51,789   
6.56% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/31/2010      50,997        47,473   
Solera LLC/Solera Finance, Inc., 10.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/247      300,000        333,750   
              

 

1,018,977

 

  

 

Health Care—1.5%                 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies—0.7%                 
Crimson Merger Sub, Inc., 6.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/227      400,000        359,000   
Kinetic Concepts, Inc./KCI USA, Inc., 10.50% Sec. Nts., 11/1/18      400,000        413,000   
              

 

772,000

 

  

 

Health Care Providers & Services—0.8%                 
Centene Corp., 5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/21      300,000        319,875   
DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.:     
5.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/24      250,000        258,594   
5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/22      100,000        105,250   
HCA, Inc., 6.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 2/15/20      250,000        276,575   
              

 

960,294

 

  

 

Industrials—2.3%                 
Aerospace & Defense—0.3%                 

TransDigm, Inc., 6.50% Sr. Sub. Nts., 7/15/24

 

    

 

350,000

 

  

 

   

 

364,875

 

  

 

Building Products—0.2%                 

Elementia SAB de CV, 5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/257

 

    

 

200,000

 

  

 

   

 

210,178

 

  

 

Construction & Engineering—0.0%                 

OAS Financial Ltd., 8% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/2/212,11

 

    

 

335,000

 

  

 

   

 

13,400

 

  

 

Machinery—0.3%                 

Case New Holland Industrial, Inc., 7.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/17

 

    

 

350,000

 

  

 

   

 

377,125

 

  

 

Professional Services—0.3%                 
Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/227      350,000        360,892   

 

6         OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL MULTI STRATEGIES FUND


       Principal Amount        Value   
Trading Companies & Distributors—0.9%                 
Eldorado International Finance GmbH, 8.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/16/217      $                 200,000        $             177,000   
HD Supply, Inc., 7.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/20      250,000        260,625   
International Lease Finance Corp., 8.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/17      200,000        207,520   
United Rentals North America, Inc., 7.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/22      400,000        429,500   
              

 

1,074,645

 

  

 

Transportation Infrastructure—0.3%                 
Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 SA, 10.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 12/1/207      126,000        138,285   
Global Ports Finance plc, 6.872% Unsec. Nts., 1/25/227      200,000        210,750   
              

 

349,035

 

  

 

Information Technology—1.3%                 
Communications Equipment—0.3%                 

CommScope Technologies Finance LLC, 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/257

 

    

 

300,000

 

  

 

   

 

319,875

 

  

 

Software—0.5%                 
Activision Blizzard, Inc., 5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/217      300,000        313,500   
BMC Software Finance, Inc., 8.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/217      300,000        265,500   
              

 

579,000

 

  

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals—0.5%                 
Denali International LLC/Denali Finance Corp., 5.625% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/15/207      250,000        261,813   
Western Digital Corp., 10.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/247      300,000        339,750   
              

 

601,563

 

  

 

Materials—2.4%                 
Chemicals—0.4%                 
Hexion, Inc., 8.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 2/1/18      250,000        236,175   
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., 3.88% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/24/21      250,000        207,863   
              

 

444,038

 

  

 

Construction Materials—0.5%                 

Cemex Finance LLC, 6% Sr. Sec. Nts., 4/1/247

 

    

 

550,000

 

  

 

   

 

581,625

 

  

 

Containers & Packaging—0.3%                 

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer Luxembourg SA, 5.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/15/20

 

    

 

350,000

 

  

 

   

 

361,375

 

  

 

Metals & Mining—1.0%                 
Alcoa, Inc., 5.40% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/21      250,000        266,172   
ALROSA Finance SA, 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/3/207      250,000        285,700   
AngloGold Ashanti Holdings plc, 5.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/1/22      250,000        260,938   
Evraz Group SA, 6.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/22/207      200,000        204,880   
Nord Gold SE, 6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/7/187      200,000        210,355   
              

 

1,228,045

 

  

 

Paper & Forest Products—0.2%                 

Suzano Trading Ltd., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/23/217

 

    

 

200,000

 

  

 

   

 

212,750

 

  

 

Telecommunication Services—3.2%                 
Diversified Telecommunication Services—2.0%                 
CenturyLink, Inc., 5.80% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/22      350,000        364,122   

 

7         OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL MULTI STRATEGIES FUND


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

               Principal Amount        Value   
Diversified Telecommunication Services (Continued)                         
Colombia Telecomunicaciones SA ESP:       
5.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/27/227        $                200,000        $            192,000   
8.50% Sub. Perpetual Bonds7,8,9              450,000        388,125   
Embarq Corp., 7.995% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/36              300,000        311,813   
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 7.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/20              350,000        273,875   
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/23              350,000        374,717   
Turk Telekomunikasyon AS, 4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/19/247              200,000        200,993   
Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc., 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/23        300,000        313,500   
                      

 

2,419,145

 

  

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services—1.2%                         
Digicel Group Ltd., 8.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/30/207              200,000        181,000   
Millicom International Cellular SA, 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/257              200,000        205,500   
Sistema JSFC via Sistema International Funding SA, 6.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/17/197              200,000        215,350   
SoftBank Group Corp., 4.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/207              250,000        260,625   
Sprint Corp., 7.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/23              300,000        292,500   
Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 7.375% Sec. Nts., 4/23/217        250,000        258,125   
                      

 

1,413,100

 

  

 

Utilities—0.7%                         
Electric Utilities—0.3%                         
FirstEnergy Corp., 7.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/31              250,000        326,994   
MMC Energy, Inc., 8.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/202,3        250,000          
                      

 

326,994

 

  

 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers—0.4%                         
AES Andres BV/Dominican Power Partners/Empresa Generadora de Electricidad It, 7.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/11/267              200,000        211,250   
Talen Energy Supply LLC, 5.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/197        250,000        236,250   
         447,500   

Total Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $30,778,917)

 

        

 

29,522,301

 

  

 

Event-Linked Bonds—15.0%                         
Earthquake—3.5%                         
Acorn Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 4.183%, 7/17/187,8              250,000        258,137   
Azzurro Re I Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.15%, 1/16/197,8     EUR         450,000        503,371   
Bosphorus Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 4.036%, 8/17/188,11              250,000        254,362   
Golden State Re II Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.53%, 1/8/197,8              500,000        495,925   
Kizuna Re II Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:       
2.58%, 4/6/187,8        440,000        442,134   
2.83%, 4/6/187,8              250,000        250,912   
Merna Reinsurance Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.33%, 4/9/187,8              250,000        250,538   
Merna Reinsurance V Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.33%, 4/7/177,8              250,000        251,037   
Nakama Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:       
2.455%, 1/16/197,8        250,000        250,663   
2.83%, 4/13/187,8        250,000        251,738   
3.08%, 9/29/167,8        250,000        250,806   
3.205%, 1/16/207,8        250,000        255,413   

 

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                Principal Amount        Value   
Earthquake (Continued)                          
Ursa Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 3.50%, 12/7/177,8         $                  500,000        $              503,075   
                       

 

4,218,111

 

  

 

Longevity—0.2%                          

Vita Capital VI Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.90%, 1/8/217,8

 

             

 

250,000

 

  

 

   

 

253,537

 

  

 

Multiple Event—5.4%                          
Atlas IX Capital DAC Catastrophe Linked Nts., 3.836%, 1/17/197,8               500,000        509,925   
Caelus Re IV Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 5.83%, 3/6/207,8               250,000        260,237   
Citrus Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:        
4.63%, 4/24/177,8         250,000        252,137   
5.34%, 4/18/177,8               250,000        252,562   
Cranberry Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 4.19%, 7/6/187,8               250,000        257,237   
East Lane Re VI Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.98%, 3/14/187,8               250,000        252,762   
Kilimanjaro Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:        
4.83%, 4/30/187,8         250,000        254,012   
5.08%, 4/30/187,8               250,000        253,937   
PennUnion Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 4.83%, 12/7/187,8               250,000        254,812   
Residential Reinsurance 2012 Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:        
4.83%, 12/6/167,8         500,000        500,125   
6.08%, 12/6/167,8               250,000        250,038   
Residential Reinsurance 2013 Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 5.58%, 12/6/177,8               250,000        251,763   
Residential Reinsurance 2014 Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 3.94%, 6/6/187,8               500,000        508,325   
Residential Reinsurance 2016 Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 3.58%, 6/6/207,8               500,000        504,825   
Riverfront Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 4.33%, 1/6/177,8               250,000        248,838   
Sanders Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:        
3.41%, 5/25/187,8         250,000        251,613   
3.63%, 5/25/187,8         250,000        251,213   
4.10%, 6/7/177,8               250,000        252,413   
Tradewynd Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:        
5.31%, 1/8/217,8         250,000        253,738   
7.22%, 1/9/177,8               300,000        303,765   
VenTerra Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 4.08%, 1/9/177,8         250,000        251,838   
                       

 

6,376,115

 

  

 

Other—1.8%                          
Benu Capital Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:        
2.55%, 1/8/207,8      EUR         250,000        279,894   
3.35%, 1/8/207,8      EUR         500,000        561,796   
Vitality Re IV Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 4.08%, 1/9/177,8               250,000        252,312   
Vitality Re V Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.08%, 1/7/197,8               500,000        498,075   
Vitality Re VI Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.43%, 1/8/187,8               250,000        250,763   
Vitality Re VII Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.98%, 1/7/208,11         250,000        254,938   
                       

 

2,097,778

 

  

 

Windstorm—4.1%                          
Akibare Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 3.239%, 4/7/207,8         250,000        255,062   

 

9         OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL MULTI STRATEGIES FUND


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

               Principal Amount        Value   
Windstorm (Continued)                         
Alamo Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:       
4.95%, 6/7/197,8        $                  250,000        $            260,937   
5.53%, 6/7/177,8              250,000        254,912   
Aozora Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.33%, 4/7/177,8      JPY        25,500,000        246,115   
Armor Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 4.78%, 12/15/167,8              500,000        499,762   
Calypso Capital II Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.88%, 1/9/177,8      EUR        250,000        277,998   
Citrus Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 7.50%, 2/25/197,8              250,000        256,863   
Everglades Re II Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 5.56%, 5/3/187,8              250,000        254,788   
Everglades Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 7.44%, 4/28/177,8              250,000        255,962   
Gator Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 6.60%, 1/9/177,8              500,000        453,025   
Green Fields II Capital Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.75%, 1/9/177,8      EUR        319,000        355,046   
Lion I Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.31%, 4/28/177,8      EUR        250,000        277,245   
Manatee Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 5.33%, 12/22/177,8              250,000        252,213   
Pelican III Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 6.51%, 4/16/187,8              250,000        254,563   
Pelican Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 6.33%, 5/15/177,8              250,000        255,863   
Queen City Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 3.83%, 1/6/177,8        500,000        496,925   
         4,907,279   
Total Event-Linked Bonds (Cost $17,924,630)          17,852,820   
               Shares           
Investment Companies—12.0%                         
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 0.35%12,13,17              2,074,718        2,074,718   
Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC12              399,771        6,150,757   
PowerShares Senior Loan Portfolio Exchange Traded Fund        256,905        5,967,903   
Total Investment Companies (Cost $14,724,184)          14,193,378   
               Principal Amount           
Short-Term Note—27.4%                         
United States—27.4%       
United States Treasury Bills, 0.352%, 9/15/16 (Cost $32,495,584)14,15,16              $                  32,500,000        32,495,584   
Total Investments, at Value (Cost $109,085,526)              90.1%           106,896,665   
Net Other Assets (Liabilities)        9.9              11,738,406   
Net Assets        100.0%           $        118,635,071   
                  

Footnotes to Consolidated Statement of Investments

1. Non-income producing security.

2. This security is not accruing income because the issuer has missed an interest payment on it and/or is not anticipated to make future interest and/or principal payments. The rate shown is the contractual interest rate. See Note 4 of the accompanying Consolidated Notes.

3. Security received as the result of issuer reorganization.

4. Interest-Only Strips represent the right to receive the monthly interest payments on an underlying pool of mortgage loans. These securities typically decline in price as interest rates decline. Most other fixed income securities increase in price when interest rates decline. The principal amount of the underlying pool represents the notional amount on which current interest is calculated. The price of these securities is typically more sensitive to changes in prepayment rates than traditional mortgage-backed securities (for example, GNMA pass-throughs). Interest rates disclosed represent current yields based upon the current cost basis and estimated timing and amount of future cash flows.

These securities amount to $438,801 or 0.37% of the Fund’s net assets at period end.

5. Interest rate is less than 0.0005%.

 

10         OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL MULTI STRATEGIES FUND


Footnotes to Consolidated Statement of Investments (Continued)

6. The current amortization rate of the security’s cost basis exceeds the future interest payments currently estimated to be received. Both the amortization rate and interest payments are contingent on future mortgage pre-payment speeds and are therefore subject to change.

7. Represents securities sold under Rule 144A, which are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. These securities amount to $35,040,347 or 29.54% of the Fund’s net assets at period end.

8. Represents the current interest rate for a variable or increasing rate security.

9. This bond has no contractual maturity date, is not redeemable and contractually pays an indefinite stream of interest.

10. Interest or dividend is paid-in-kind, when applicable.

11. Restricted security. The aggregate value of restricted securities at period end was $522,700, which represents 0.44% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 4 of the accompanying Consolidated Notes. Information concerning restricted securities is as follows:

 

                      Unrealized  
    Acquisition                 Appreciation/  
Security   Dates     Cost     Value     (Depreciation)  
Bosphorus Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 4.036%, 8/17/18     8/11/15      $         250,000      $         254,362      $ 4,362   
OAS Financial Ltd., 8% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/2/21     6/25/14        335,000        13,400        (321,600
Vitality Re VII Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.98%, 1/7/20     1/22/16        250,000        254,938        4,938   
    $ 835,000      $ 522,700      $ (312,300
                         

12. 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        Gross        Gross      Shares  
      May 31, 2016        Additions        Reductions      August 31, 2016  
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E17      10,475,976           70,632,951           79,034,209         2,074,718   
Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC      399,771                             399,771   

 

      Value      Income     Realized Loss  
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E17    $           2,074,718       $             2,213      $   
Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC      6,150,757         114,507 a      12,224 a 
Total    $ 8,225,475       $ 116,720      $           12,224   
                         

       a. Represents the amount allocated to the Fund from Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC.

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

14. All or a portion of the security position is held in accounts at a futures clearing merchant and pledged to cover margin requirements on open futures contracts and written options on futures, if applicable. The aggregate market value of such securities is $6,094,172. See Note 6 of the accompanying Consolidated Notes.

15. All or a portion of the security position is held in segregated accounts and pledged to cover margin requirements under certain derivative contracts. The aggregate market value of such securities is $308,970. See Note 6 of the accompanying Consolidated Notes.

16. Zero coupon bond reflects effective yield on the original acquisition date.

17. Effective September 28, 2016 the name will change to Oppenheimer Institutional Government Money Market Fund.

 

11         OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL MULTI STRATEGIES FUND


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

Distribution of investments representing geographic holdings, as a percentage of total investments at value, is as follows:

Geographic Holdings   Value             Percent      
United States     $        83,930,740                78.5%       
Japan     2,211,730                2.1           
Russia     1,967,039                1.8           
Cayman Islands     1,805,556                1.7           
Bermuda     1,801,250                1.7           
Brazil     1,700,102                1.6           
Colombia     1,410,160                1.3           
Supranational     1,321,015                1.2           
France     1,196,736                1.1           
Eurozone     1,058,614                1.0           
China     907,557                0.9           
Turkey     859,601                0.8           
Mexico     791,803                0.7           
Canada     635,875                0.6           
Chile     612,958                0.6           
Argentina     581,215                0.5           
Macau     457,875                0.4           
Barbados     429,500                0.4           
Luxembourg     378,406                0.4           
Ireland     320,625                0.3           
Germany     319,500                0.3           
Jersey, Channel Islands     270,625                0.3           
South Africa     260,938                0.3           
Italy     258,125                0.2           
India     255,168                0.2           
United Kingdom     214,452                0.2           
Dominican Republic     211,250                0.2           
Peru     208,500                0.2           
Ukraine     192,500                0.2           
Jamaica     181,000                0.2           
Venezuela     146,250                0.1           
Total     $        106,896,665                100.0%        
               

 

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts as of August 31, 2016
            Currency                
Counter   Settlement       Purchased   Currency Sold   Unrealized   Unrealized
-party   Month(s)        (000’s)        (000’s)   Appreciation   Depreciation
BOA   09/2016 - 01/2017   BRL   8,340   USD   2,523   $            12,476   $                        —
BOA   09/2016   HUF   677,000   USD   2,431   7,811  
BOA   09/2016   TRY   6,980   USD   2,347   3,447  
BOA   09/2016   USD   1,281   BRL   4,170     9,999
BOA   09/2016   USD   2,352   EUR   2,135     31,221
BOA   09/2016   USD   2,337   MXN   44,100     3,177
BOA   09/2016   USD   2,301   TRY   6,920     29,269
BOA   09/2016   USD   2,409   ZAR   35,150   27,165  
CITNA-B   09/2016   CAD   4,730   USD   3,650     42,869
CITNA-B   09/2016   EUR   4,280   USD   4,861     82,987
CITNA-B   09/2016   NZD   1,715   USD   1,202   41,601  

 

12         OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL MULTI STRATEGIES FUND


Forward Currency Exchange Contracts (Continued)                    
Counter   Settlement      

Currency

    Purchased

  Currency Sold   Unrealized   Unrealized
-party   Month(s)        (000’s)        (000’s)   Appreciation   Depreciation
CITNA-B   09/2016       TRY   3,460   USD   1,154   $            11,292   $                      — 
CITNA-B   09/2016   USD   2,463   CAD   3,150   60,594   — 
CITNA-B   09/2016   USD   245   JPY   25,500     1,201 
CITNA-B   09/2016   USD   2,373   SEK   20,150   16,773   — 
DEU   09/2016   USD   2,380   CHF   2,315   23,330   — 
DEU   09/2016   USD   1,195   SEK   9,930   33,499   — 
GSCO-OT   09/2016   JPY   146,000   USD   1,405   7,091   — 
HSBC   09/2016   MXN   87,500   USD   4,732     87,457 
HSBC   09/2016   USD   2,363   CAD   3,115     12,406 
JPM   09/2016   AUD   3,225   USD   2,405   17,109   — 
JPM   09/2016   CAD   6,180   USD   4,782     68,737 
JPM   09/2016   CHF   4,675   USD   4,818     58,994 
JPM   09/2016   HUF   329,000   USD   1,174   10,702   — 
JPM   09/2016   KRW   1,384,000   USD   1,178   62,290   — 
JPM   09/2016   NOK   19,740   USD   2,406     36,811 
JPM   09/2016   SEK   20,000   USD   2,391     52,290 
JPM   09/2016   USD   4,742   CAD   6,185   25,505   — 
JPM   09/2016   USD   4,771   CHF   4,670   16,993   — 
JPM   09/2016   USD   3,512   EUR   3,104   46,563   — 
JPM   09/2016   USD   1,129   MXN   21,600     17,623 
JPM   09/2016   ZAR   18,210   USD   1,163   71,318   — 
MSCO   09/2016   USD   2,319   HUF       671,000     98,046 
RBS   09/2016   CHF   1,150   USD   1,198     27,856 
RBS   09/2016   USD   1,212   AUD   1,645     23,374 
RBS   09/2016   USD   1,176   NOK   9,870     8,392 
TDB   09/2016   BRL   4,170   USD   1,257   34,825   — 
TDB   09/2016   GBP   830   USD   1,180     89,301 
TDB   09/2016   USD   1,287   BRL   4,170     4,424 
TDB   09/2016   USD   2,435   GBP   1,660   253,767   — 
Total Unrealized Appreciation and Depreciation       $         784,151   $            786,434 
                 

 

Futures Contracts as of August 31, 2016                            
                      Number           Unrealized
                Expiration     of           Appreciation
Description   Exchange     Buy/Sell     Date       Contracts     Value     (Depreciation)
Brent Crude Oil*     ICE                Buy        9/30/16        14        $            656,460      $              51,776 
CAC40 10 Euro Index     PAR        Sell        9/16/16        312        15,445,145      84,903 
CBOE Volatility Index     CBE        Sell        9/21/16        92        1,340,900      44,898 
Copper*     CMX        Buy        12/28/16        11        571,313      (41,055)
Corn*     CBT        Sell        12/14/16        35        552,125      38,400 
Cotton No. 2*     NYB        Sell        12/7/16        16        524,640      66,803 
FTSE 100 Index     ICE        Sell        9/16/16        171        15,237,871      (2,020,026)
Gas Oil*     NYM        Sell        9/30/16        9        504,025      (43,863)
Gold (100 oz.)*     CMX        Buy        10/27/16        8        1,046,320      (13,384)
Lean Hogs*     CME        Buy        10/14/16        25        628,500      33,625 
Nickel*     LME        Buy        9/20/16        9        524,961      (51,464)

 

13         OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL MULTI STRATEGIES FUND


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

Futures Contracts (Continued)
                          Number             Unrealized
                   Expiration      of             Appreciation
Description    Exchange      Buy/Sell      Date      Contracts      Value      (Depreciation)
Natural Gas*      NYM         Sell         9/28/16         26         $            750,620       $            (7,601)
Russell 2000 Mini Index      NYF         Sell         9/16/16         237         29,359,560       (2,252,024)
S&P 500 E-Mini Index      CME         Buy         9/16/16         187         20,284,825       637,232
S&P/TSX 60 Index      MON         Sell         9/15/16         37         4,796,965       (216,425)
Silver*      CMX         Buy         12/28/16         6         561,210       (56,868)
SPI 200 Index      SFE         Sell         9/15/16         42         4,269,180       (119,587)
United States Treasury Long Bonds      CBT         Buy         12/20/16         35         5,963,125       (14,826)
United States Treasury Nts., 2 yr.      CBT         Sell         12/30/16         7         1,528,188       (511)
United States Treasury Nts., 10 yr.      CBT         Sell         12/20/16         4         523,688       840
Wheat*      CBT         Sell         12/14/16         28         543,550       69,553
WTI Crude Oil*      NYM         Buy         9/20/16         23         1,028,100       (95,748)
                  $    (3,905,352)
                   

 

* All or a portion of this security is owned by the subsidiary. See Note 2 of the accompanying Consolidated Notes.

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps at August 31, 2016  
                          Notional              
     Buy/Sell      Fixed      Maturity              Amount      Premiums       
Reference Asset    Protection      Rate      Date              (000’s)      Received/(Paid)    Value  
Aetna, Inc.      Buy         1.000%         6/20/21 USD         1,480       $                47,118       $             (49,719)   
Capital One Bank USA NA      Buy         1.000         6/20/21 USD         1,480       40,516       (43,768)   
CDX.HY.25      Buy         5.000         12/20/20 USD         8,743       216,357       (514,397)   
CDX.HY.25      Buy         5.000         12/20/20 USD         12,570       (25,838)      (739,588)   
Chubb Ina Holdings, Inc.      Sell         1.000         6/20/21 USD         1,480       (58,949)      59,125    
Domtar Corp.      Buy         1.000         6/20/21 USD         1,480       (40,176)      18,091    
Firstenergy Corp.      Buy         1.000         6/20/21 USD         1,480       3,755       (12,692)   
General Motors Co.      Buy         5.000         6/20/21 USD         1,480       220,488       (233,554)   
Halliburton Co.      Sell         1.000         6/20/21 USD         1,480       (1,930)      9,750    
Johnson Controls, Inc.      Sell         1.000         6/20/21 USD         1,480       (58,966)      59,249    
Marsh & Mclennan Cos., Inc.      Sell         1.000         6/20/21 USD         1,480       (49,325)      51,345    
Metlife, Inc.      Buy         1.000         6/20/21 USD         1,480       (23,542)      6,622    
Nabors Industries, Inc.      Buy         1.000         6/20/21 USD         1,480       (230,468)      179,024    
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp.      Sell         1.000         6/20/21 USD         1,480       (58,205)      60,636    
Ryder System, Inc.      Buy         1.000         6/20/21 USD         1,480       9,226       (16,730)   
Sempra Energy      Sell         1.000         6/20/21 USD         1,480       (43,453)      46,564    
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.      Sell         1.000         6/20/21 USD         1,480       (50,063)      50,228    
Total Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps             $            (103,455)      $        (1,069,814)   
                         

 

Over-the-Counter Credit Default Swaps at August 31, 2016  
                             Notional                
          Buy/Sell    Fixed        Maturity              Amount      Premiums         
Reference Asset    Counterparty    Protection    Rate      Date              (000’s)      Received/(Paid)      Value  
Altria Group, Inc.    JPM    Sell      1.000%         6/20/21 USD         1,500       $                (54,413)       $                54,380   

 

14         OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL MULTI STRATEGIES FUND


Over-the-Counter Credit Default Swaps (Continued)                             
                 Notional        
        Buy/Sell         Fixed         Maturity                  Amount        Premiums      
Reference Asset      Counterparty         Protection         Rate         Date                  (000’s)        Received/(Paid)         Value   
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      JPM         Sell         1.000%         6/20/21 USD         1,500        $                (68,845)         $            62,475    
Ford Motor Co.      BNP         Buy         5.000         6/20/21 USD         1,500        241,979          (250,913)   
Kroger Co. (The)      BNP         Buy         1.000         6/20/21 USD         1,500        26,801          (38,210)   
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)      BOA         Sell         1.000         6/20/21 USD         1,500        (35,951)         17,181    
Total Over-the-Counter Credit Default Swaps              $                109,571          $        (155,087)   
                      

The table that follows shows the undiscounted maximum potential payment by the Fund related to selling credit protection in credit default swaps:

 

Type of Reference Asset on

which the Fund Sold Protection

  

Total Maximum

Potential Payments for

Selling Credit Protection

(Undiscounted)

  

Amount

Recoverable*

   Reference
Asset Rating
Rating**
 
Investment Grade Single Name         
Corporate Debt    $            14,860,000    $                —      AA to BBB+   
Total    $            14,860,000    $                —         
      

* The Fund has no amounts recoverable from related purchased protection. In addition, the Fund has no recourse provisions under the credit derivatives and holds no collateral which can offset or reduce potential payments under a triggering event.

** The period end reference asset security ratings, as rated by any rating organization, are included in the equivalent Standard & Poor’s rating category. The reference asset rating represents the likelihood of a potential credit event on the reference asset which would result in a related payment by the Fund

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps at August 31, 2016                                     
Counterparty     
 
 
Pay/Receive
Floating
Rate
  
  
  
    

 

Floating

Rate

  

  

    
 
Fixed
Rate
  
  
    
 
Maturity
Date
  
  
 

 
 

Notional Amount
(000’s)

  
  

    
 
 
Premiums
Received /
(Paid)
  
  
  
    Value   
        Three-Month SEK                   
BAC      Pay         STIBOR SIDE         1.418%         11/12/25        SEK         800       $        $            8,839   
        Three-Month SEK                   
BAC      Pay         STIBOR SIDE         0.597         8/3/26        SEK         2,565         10        (241
        Three-Month SEK                   
BAC      Pay         STIBOR SIDE         1.501         12/9/25        SEK         750                8,963   
        Three-Month SEK                   
BAC      Pay         STIBOR SIDE         1.415         9/18/25        SEK         625                7,115   
        Three-Month SEK                   
BAC      Pay         STIBOR SIDE         1.365         8/10/25        SEK         1,225                11,473   
        Three-Month SEK                   
BAC      Pay         STIBOR SIDE         1.630         7/3/25        SEK         69,475         20,149        860,629   
        Three-Month USD                   
BOA      Pay         BBA LIBOR         1.397         8/3/26         USD         9,025                (33,023
        Six-Month AUD                   
BOA      Receive         BBR BBSW         3.105         12/7/25        AUD         11,225                (798,397
        Three-Month SEK                   
JPM      Pay         STIBOR SIDE         1.070         6/7/26        SEK         2,125                12,538   
        Six-Month JPY                   
JPM      Receive         BBA LIBOR         0.550         9/18/25        JPY         26,000                (11,895

 

15         OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL MULTI STRATEGIES FUND


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps (Continued)                    
  Pay/Receive             Premiums  
  Floating   Floating   Fixed   Maturity Notional Amount   Received /  
Counterparty   Rate   Rate   Rate   Date       (000’s)   (Paid)   Value
JPM   Receive  

    Six-Month JPY

BBA LIBOR

          0.593%   7/10/25   JPY       877,000   $                —   $        (418,368)
JPM   Receive  

Six-Month JPY

BBA LIBOR

  0.461   12/9/25   JPY   11,000     (4,059)
JPM   Receive  

Six-Month AUD

BBR BBSW

  2.396   6/3/26   AUD   675     (16,604)
Total Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps         $        20,159   $        (373,030)
                   

 

Over-the-Counter Total Return Swaps at August 31, 2016                          
        Pay/Receive                  Notional      
        Total            Maturity            Amount      
Reference Asset      Counterparty         Return*       Floating Rate      Date                  (000’s)       Value
CGAUOPAU Custom Basket      CITNA-B         Receive      

One-Month AUD

BBSW plus 50

basis points

     3/9/17         AUD         7,988       $        (153,054)
CGCNOCAD Custom Basket      CITNA-B         Receive      

One-Month CAD

BA CDOR plus 80

basis points

     3/7/17         CAD         7,953       (142,719)
GSEHOPHK Custom Basket      GSCOI         Receive      

One-Month HKD

HIBOR HKAB plus

40 basis points

     8/11/17         HKD         45,442       323,866 
GSOPRUSS Custom Basket      GSCOI         Receive      

One-Month USD

BBA LIBOR plus

35 basis points

     8/7/17         USD         28,718       529,384 
GSOPSPS3 Custom Basket      GSCOI         Receive      

One-Month BBA

LIBOR plus 35

basis points

     7/10/17         USD         21,233       (271,379)
HIU6 Index      GSCOI         Pay       No Floating Rate      10/5/16         HKD         47,020       2,020 
JPCMOLNG Custom Basket      JPM         Receive      

One-Month USD

BBA LIBOR plus

30 basis points

     2/7/17         USD         9,025       (72,062)
JPCMOSHR Custom Basket      JPM         Pay      

One-Month USD

BBA LIBOR minus

85 basis points

     2/7/17         USD         8,965       (283,841)
JPEBCACO Custom Basket      JPM         Receive      

One-Month EUR

EURIBOR plus 10

basis points

     1/6/17         EUR         13,843       156,786 
JPEBUKXO Custom Basket      JPM         Receive      

One-Month GBP

BBA LIBOR plus

20 basis points

     1/6/17         GBP         11,559       (174,412)
OEX Index      GSCOI         Pay      

One-Month USD

BBA LIBOR minus

35 basis points

     4/7/17         USD         19,906       (21,432)
OEX Index      GSG         Pay      

One-Month USD

BBA LIBOR minus

35 basis points

     4/13/17         USD         1,634       6,690 
Total Over-the-Counter Total Return Swaps             $        (100,153)
                      

 

16         OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL MULTI STRATEGIES FUND


* Fund will pay or receive the total return of the reference asset depending on whether the return is positive or negative. For contracts where the Fund has elected to receive the total return of the reference asset if positive, it will be responsible for paying the floating rate and the total return of the reference asset if negative. If the Fund has elected to pay the total return of the reference asset if positive, it will receive the floating rate and the total return of the reference asset if negative.

 

Over-the-Counter Volatility Swaps at August 31, 2016

 

Reference Asset      Counterparty        
 
Pay/Receive
Volatility*
  
  
     Strike Price        

 

Maturity        

Date        

  

  

     Notional Amount      Value
EUR/AUD spot exchange rate      GOL         Pay         $        8.700         9/30/16 EUR         (4,300)      $                  767 
EUR/AUD spot exchange rate      BOA         Pay         8.300         9/19/16 EUR        (4,200)      5,388 
NZD/CHF spot exchange rate      JPM         Pay         9.550         10/3/16 NZD         (6,600)      (7,614)
USD/JPY spot exchange rate      BOA         Pay         13.100         9/26/16 USD         (4,800)      240 
USD/JPY spot exchange rate      CITNA-B         Pay         13.500         9/26/16 USD         (4,800)      (624)
USD/JPY spot exchange rate      GOL         Pay         13.525         9/26/16 USD         (4,800)      912 
USD/JPY spot exchange rate      JPM         Pay         12.500         9/29/16 USD         (4,800)      (5,328)
Total Over-the-Counter Volatility Swaps               $            (6,259)
                  

* Fund will pay or receive the volatility of the reference asset depending on whether the realized volatility of the reference asset exceeds or is less than the strike price. For contracts where the Fund has elected to receive the volatility of the reference asset, it will receive a net payment of the difference between the realized volatility and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount if the realized volatility exceeds the strike price; the Fund will make a net payment of the absolute value of the difference of the realized volatility and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount if the realized volatility is less than the strike price. For contracts where the Fund has elected to pay the volatility of the reference asset, it will make a net payment of the difference between the realized volatility and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount if the realized volatility exceeds the strike price; the Fund will receive a net payment of the absolute value of the difference of the realized and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount if the realized volatility is less than the strike price.

 

Glossary:   
Counterparty Abbreviations
BAC    Barclays Bank plc
BNP    BNP Paribas
BOA    Bank of America NA
CITNA-B    Citibank NA
DEU    Deutsche Bank AG
GOL    Goldman Sachs & Co.
GSCOI    Goldman Sachs International
GSCO-OT    Goldman Sachs Bank USA
GSG    Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
HSBC    HSBC Bank USA NA
JPM    JPMorgan Chase Bank NA
MSCO    Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.
RBS    Royal Bank of Scotland plc (The)
TDB    Toronto Dominion Bank
Currency abbreviations indicate amounts reporting in currencies
AUD    Australian Dollar
BRL    Brazilian Real
CAD    Canadian Dollar
CHF    Swiss Franc
EUR    Euro
GBP    British Pound Sterling
HKD    Hong Kong Dollar

 

17         OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL MULTI STRATEGIES FUND


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

Currency abbreviations indicate amounts reporting in currencies (Continued)
HUF    Hungarian Forint
JPY    Japanese Yen
KRW    South Korean Won
MXN    Mexican Nuevo Peso
NOK    Norwegian Krone
NZD    New Zealand Dollar
SEK    Swedish Krona
SGD    Singapore Dollar
TRY    New Turkish Lira
ZAR    South African Rand
Definitions
BA CDOR    Canada Bankers Acceptances Deposit Offering Rate
BBA LIBOR    British Bankers’ Association London - Interbank Offered Rate
BBR    Bank Bill Rate
BBSW    Bank Bill Swap Reference Rate (Australian Financial Market)
CDX.HY.25    Markit CDX High Yield Index
CGAUOPAU    Custom Basket of Securities
CGCNOCAD    Custom Basket of Securities
EURIBOR    Euro Interbank Offered Rate
GSEHOPHK    Custom Basket of Securities
GSOPRUSS    Custom Basket of Securities
GSOPSPS3    Custom Basket of Securities
HIBOR    Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate
HIU6    The Hang Seng Index Futures
HKAB    Hong Kong Association of Banks
JPCMOLNG    Custom Basket of Securities
JPCMOSHR    Custom Basket of Securities
JPEBCACO    Custom Basket of Securities
JPEBUKXO    Custom Basket of Securities
OEX    S&P 100 Index
S&P    Standard & Poor’s
STIBOR SIDE    Stockholm Interbank Offered Rate
TSX 60    60 Largest Companies on the Toronto Stock Exchagne
Exchange Abbreviations
CBE    Chicago Board Options Exchange
CBT    Chicago Board of Trade
CME    Chicago Mercantile Exchanges
CMX    Commodity Exchange, Inc.
ICE    Intercontinental Exchange
LME    London Metal Exchange
MON    Montreal Exchange
NYB    New York Board of Trade
NYF    New York Futures Exchange
NYM    New York Mercantile Exchange
PAR    Paris Stock Exchange
SFE    Sydney Futures Exchange

 

18         OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL MULTI STRATEGIES FUND


NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS August 31, 2016 Unaudited

 

 

1. Organization

Oppenheimer Global Multi Strategies 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”), and a wholly-owned subsidiary of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI” or the “Sub-Adviser”). The Manager has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with OFI.

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Basis for Consolidation. The Fund has established a Cayman Islands exempted company, Oppenheimer Global Multi Strategies Fund (Cayman) Ltd., which is wholly-owned and controlled by the Fund (the “Subsidiary”). The Fund and Subsidiary are both managed by the Manager. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary invests primarily in commodity-linked derivatives (including commodity futures, financial futures, options and swap contracts) and certain fixed-income securities and other investments that may serve as margin or collateral for its derivatives positions. The Subsidiary is subject to the same investment restrictions and guidelines, and follows the same compliance policies and procedures, as the Fund.

At period end, the Fund owned 11,271 shares with net assets of $7,900,343 in the Subsidiary.

Foreign Currency Translation. The Fund’s accounting records are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies and amounts related to the purchase and sale of foreign securities and foreign investment income are translated into U.S. dollars as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”), normally 4:00 P.M. Eastern time, on each day the Exchange is open for trading. Foreign exchange rates may be valued primarily using a reliable bank, dealer or service authorized by the Board of Trustees.

 

 

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 its next regularly scheduled meeting covering

 

19         OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL MULTI STRATEGIES FUND


NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

the calendar quarter in which the fair valuation was determined.

Valuation Methods and Inputs

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

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

Securities traded on a registered U.S. securities exchange (including exchange-traded derivatives other than futures and futures options) are valued based on the last sale price of the security reported on the principal exchange on which it is traded, prior to the time when the Fund’s assets are valued. In the absence of a sale, the security is valued at the mean between the bid and asked price on the principal exchange or, if not available from the principal exchange, obtained from two dealers. If bid and asked prices are not available from either the exchange or two dealers, the security is valued by using one of the following methodologies (listed in order of priority): (1) a bid from the principal exchange, (2) the mean between the bid and asked price as provided by a single dealer, or (3) a bid from a single dealer. A security of a foreign issuer traded on a foreign exchange, but not listed on a registered U.S. securities exchange, is valued based on the last sale price on the principal exchange on which the security is traded, as identified by the third party pricing service used by the Manager, prior to the time when the Fund’s assets are valued. If the last sale price is unavailable, the security is valued at the most recent official closing price on the principal exchange on which it is traded. If the last sales price or official closing price for a foreign security is not available, the security is valued at the mean between the bid and asked price per the exchange or, if not available from the exchange, obtained from two dealers. If bid and asked prices are not available from either the exchange or two dealers, the security is valued by using one of the following methodologies (listed in order of priority): (1) a bid from the exchange, (2) the mean between the bid and asked price as provided by a single dealer, or (3) a bid from a single dealer.

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.

Corporate and government debt securities (of U.S. or foreign issuers) and municipal debt securities, event-linked bonds, loans, mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, and asset-backed securities are valued at the mean between the “bid” and “asked” prices utilizing evaluated prices obtained from third party pricing services or broker-dealers who may use matrix pricing methods to determine the evaluated prices.

Short-term money market type debt securities with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are valued at cost adjusted by the amortization of discount or premium to maturity (amortized cost), which approximates market value. Short-term debt securities with a remaining maturity in excess of sixty days are valued at the mean between the “bid” and “asked” prices utilizing evaluated prices obtained from third party pricing services or broker-dealers.

Structured securities, swaps, swaptions, and other over-the-counter derivatives are valued utilizing evaluated prices obtained from third party pricing services or broker-dealers.

 

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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.

Futures contracts and futures options traded on a commodities or futures exchange will be valued at the final settlement price or official closing price on the principal exchange as reported by such principal exchange at its trading session ending at, or most recently prior to, the time when the Fund’s assets are valued.

A description of the standard inputs that may generally be considered by the third party pricing vendors in determining their evaluated prices is provided below.

Security Type    Standard inputs generally considered by third-party pricing vendors

Corporate debt, government debt, municipal, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities

 

   Reported trade data, broker-dealer price quotations, benchmark yields, issuer spreads on comparable securities, the credit quality, yield, maturity, and other appropriate factors.

Loans

 

  

Information obtained from market participants regarding reported trade data and broker-dealer price quotations.

 

Event-linked bonds

 

  

Information obtained from market participants regarding reported trade data and broker-dealer price quotations.

 

Structured securities   

Relevant market information such as the price of underlying financial instruments, stock market indices, foreign currencies, interest rate spreads, commodities, or the occurrence of other specific events.

 

Swaps    Relevant market information, including underlying reference assets such as credit spreads, credit event probabilities, index values, individual security values, forward interest rates, variable interest rates, volatility measures, and forward currency rates.

If a market value or price cannot be determined for a security using the methodologies described above, or if, in the “good faith” opinion of the Manager, the market value or price obtained does not constitute a “readily available market quotation,” or a significant event has occurred that would materially affect the value of the security, the security is 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. Fair value determinations by the Manager are subject to review, approval and ratification by the Fund’s Board at its next regularly scheduled meeting covering the calendar quarter in which the fair valuation was determined. Those fair valuation standardized 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

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

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.

To assess the continuing appropriateness of security valuations, the Manager, or its third party service provider who is subject to oversight by the Manager, regularly compares prior day prices, prices on comparable securities, and sale prices to the current day prices and challenges those prices exceeding certain tolerance levels with the third party pricing service or broker source. For those securities valued by fair valuations, whether through a standardized fair valuation methodology or a fair valuation determination, the Valuation Committee reviews and affirms the reasonableness of the valuations based on such methodologies and fair valuation determinations on a regular basis after considering all relevant information that is reasonably available.

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 are 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 are measured using net asset value as a practical expedient, and are not classified in the fair value hierarchy.

The table below categorizes amounts at period end based on valuation input level:

 

            Level 3—      
    Level 1—   Level 2—   Significant      
    Unadjusted   Other Significant   Unobservable      
     Quoted Prices   Observable Inputs   Inputs   Value  
Assets Table        
Investments, at Value:        
Common Stocks        

Consumer Discretionary

  $                2,261,567   $                                —   $                    —     $                2,261,567   

 

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                 Level 3—        
     Level 1—     Level 2—     Significant        
     Unadjusted     Other Significant         Unobservable        
             Quoted Prices         Observable Inputs     Inputs                     Value    

 

 
Investments, at Value: (Continued)         

Consumer Staples

   $ 730,568      $      $      $ 730,568     

Energy

            35,984               35,984     

Financials

     588,451                      588,451     

Health Care

     1,473,320               14,245        1,487,565     

Industrials

     1,451,370                      1,451,370     

Information Technology

     5,459,021                      5,459,021     

Materials

     357,762                      357,762     

Telecommunication Services

     10,083                      10,083     

Utilities

     10,368        1,042               11,410     
Rights, Warrants and Certificates                           —     
Mortgage-Backed Obligations             438,801               438,801     
Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes             29,522,301               29,522,301     
Event-Linked Bonds             17,852,820               17,852,820     
Investment Companies      8,042,621                      8,042,621     
Short-Term Note             32,495,584               32,495,584     
  

 

 

 
Total Investments, at Value      20,385,131        80,346,532        14,245        100,745,908     
Other Financial Instruments:         
Swaps, at value             1,160,089               1,160,089     
Centrally cleared swaps, at value             1,450,191               1,450,191     
Futures contracts      1,028,030                      1,028,030     
Forward currency exchange contracts             784,151               784,151     
  

 

 

 
Total Assets excluding investment companies valued using practical expedient    $ 21,413,161      $ 83,740,963      $ 14,245        105,168,369     
  

 

 

 
Investment company valued using practical expedient            6,150,757     
        

 

 

 
Total Assets          $ 111,319,126     
        

 

 

 
Liabilities Table         
Other Financial Instruments:         
Swaps, at value    $      $ (1,421,588   $      $ (1,421,588)    
Centrally cleared swaps, at value             (2,893,035            (2,893,035)    
Futures contracts      (4,933,382                   (4,933,382)    
Forward currency exchange contracts             (786,434            (786,434)    
  

 

 

 
Total Liabilities    $ (4,933,382   $ (5,101,057   $      $ (10,034,439)    
  

 

 

 

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.

The table below shows the transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the beginning of the reporting period.

 

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     Transfers out      Transfers into  
      of Level 1*      Level 2*  
Assets Table      
Investments, at Value:      
Common Stocks Energy      $                        (44,700)         $                        44,700   
Total Assets      $                        (44,700)         $                        44,700   

* Transfers from Level 1 to Level 2 are a result of a change from the use of an exchange traded price to a valuation received from a third-party pricing service or a fair valuation determined based on observable market information other than quoted prices from an active market.

 

 

4. Investments and Risks

Risks of Foreign Investing. The Fund may invest in foreign securities which are subject to special risks. Securities traded in foreign markets may be less liquid and more volatile than those traded in U.S. markets. Foreign issuers are usually not subject to the same accounting and disclosure requirements that U.S. companies are subject to, which may make it difficult for the Fund to evaluate a foreign company’s operations or financial condition. A change in the value of a foreign currency against the U.S. dollar will result in a change in the U.S. dollar value of investments denominated in that foreign currency and in the value of any income or distributions the Fund may receive on those investments. The value of foreign investments may be affected by exchange control regulations, foreign taxes, higher transaction and other costs, delays in the settlement of transactions, changes in economic or monetary policy in the United States or abroad, expropriation or nationalization of a company’s assets, or other political and economic factors. In addition, due to the inter-relationship of global economies and financial markets, changes in political and economic factors in one country or region could adversely affect conditions in another country or region. Investments in foreign securities may also expose the Fund to time-zone arbitrage risk. Foreign securities may trade on weekends or other days when the Fund does not price its shares. At times, the Fund may emphasize investments in a particular country or region and may be subject to greater risks from adverse events that occur in that country or region. Foreign securities and foreign currencies held in foreign banks and securities depositories may be subject to limited or no regulatory oversight.

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 Consolidated Statement of Investments. Shares of Affiliated Funds are valued at their net 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.

 

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4. Investments and Risks (Continued)

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.

Investment in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund. The Fund is permitted to invest daily available cash balances in a money market Affiliated Fund. The Fund may invest the available cash in Class E shares of Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund (“IMMF”) to seek current income while preserving liquidity or for defensive purposes. IMMF is regulated as a money market fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Effective September 28, 2016, IMMF will change its name to Oppenheimer Institutional Government Money Market Fund.

Investment in Oppenheimer Master Fund. The Fund is permitted to invest in entities sponsored and/or advised by the Manager or an affiliate. Certain of these entities in which the Fund invests are mutual funds registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 that expect to be treated as partnerships for tax purposes, specifically Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC (the “Master Fund”). The Master Fund 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 the Master Fund, the Fund will have greater exposure to the risks of the Master Fund.

The investment objective of the Master Fund is to seek income. The Fund’s investment in the Master Fund is included in the Consolidated Statement of Investments. The Fund recognizes income and gain/(loss) on its investment in the master fund according to its allocated pro-rata share, based on its relative proportion of total outstanding Master Fund shares held, of the total net income earned and the net gain/(loss) realized on investments sold by the Master Fund. As a shareholder, the Fund is subject to its proportional share of the Master Fund’s expenses, including its 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 Master Fund. The Fund owns 0.44% of the Master Fund at period end.

Event-Linked Bonds. The Fund may invest in “event-linked” bonds. Event-linked bonds, which are sometimes referred to as “catastrophe” bonds, are fixed income securities for which the return of principal and payment of interest is contingent on the non-occurrence of a specific trigger event, such as a hurricane, earthquake, or other occurrence that leads to physical or economic loss. If the trigger event occurs prior to maturity, the Fund may lose all or a portion of its principal in addition to interest otherwise due from the security. Event-linked bonds may expose the Fund to certain other risks, including issuer default, adverse regulatory or jurisdictional interpretations, liquidity risk and adverse tax consequences. The Fund records the net change in market value of event-linked bonds on the Consolidated Statement of Operations in the annual and semiannual reports as a change in unrealized appreciation or

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

4. Investments and Risks (Continued)

depreciation on investments. The Fund records a realized gain or loss on the Consolidated Statement of Operations in the annual and semiannual reports upon the sale or maturity of such securities.

Restricted Securities. At period end, investments in securities included issues that are restricted. A restricted security may have a contractual restriction on its resale and is valued under methods approved by the Board of Trustees as reflecting fair value. Securities that are restricted are marked with an applicable footnote on the Consolidated Statement of Investments. Restricted securities are reported on a schedule following the Consolidated Statement of Investments.

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 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.

Credit Risk. The Fund invests in high-yield, non-investment-grade bonds, which may be subject to a greater degree of credit risk. Credit risk relates to the ability of the issuer to meet interest or principal payments or both as they become due. The Fund may acquire securities that have missed an interest payment, and is not obligated to dispose of securities whose issuers or underlying obligors subsequently miss an interest payment.

Information concerning securities not accruing interest at period end is as follows:

 

                                         Cost      $1,561,335                   
                                         Market Value      $236,447                   
                                         Market Value as % of Net Assets      0.20%                   

 

 

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

 

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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.

 

 

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 unanticipated 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

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

6. Use of Derivatives (Continued)

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 Consolidated Statement of Investments. The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is reported in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities in the annual and semiannual reports as a receivable (or payable) and in the Consolidated Statement of Operations in the annual and semiannual reports 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 Consolidated Statement of Operations in the annual and semiannual reports.

The Fund has entered into forward contracts with the obligation to purchase specified foreign currencies in the future at a currently negotiated forward rate in order to take a positive investment perspective on the related currency. These forward contracts seek to increase exposure to foreign exchange rate risk.

The Fund has entered into forward contracts with the obligation to purchase specified foreign currencies in the future at a currently negotiated forward rate in order to decrease exposure to foreign exchange rate risk associated with foreign currency denominated securities held by the Fund.

The Fund has entered into forward contracts with the obligation to sell specified foreign currencies in the future at a currently negotiated forward rate in order to take a negative investment perspective on the related currency. These forward contracts seek to increase exposure to foreign exchange rate risk.

The Fund has entered into forward contracts with the obligation to sell specified foreign currencies in the future at a currently negotiated forward rate in order to decrease exposure to foreign exchange rate risk associated with foreign currency denominated securities held by the Fund.

During the reporting period, the Fund had daily average contract amounts on forward contracts to buy and sell of $35,998,989 and $35,387,427, respectively.

 

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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.

Futures Contracts

A futures contract is a commitment to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity, financial instrument or currency at a negotiated price on a stipulated future date. The Fund may buy and sell futures contracts and may also buy or write put or call options on these futures contracts. Futures contracts and options thereon are generally entered into on a regulated futures exchange and cleared through a clearinghouse associated with the exchange.

Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit either cash or securities (initial margin) in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract value in an account registered in the futures commission merchant’s name. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are paid to or from the futures commission merchant each day equal to the daily changes in the contract value. Such payments are recorded as unrealized gains and losses. Should the Fund fail to make requested variation margin payments, the futures commission merchant can gain access to the initial margin to satisfy the Fund’s payment obligations.

Futures contracts are reported on a schedule following the Consolidated Statement of Investments. Securities held by a futures commission merchant to cover initial margin requirements on open futures contracts are noted in the Consolidated Statement of Investments. Cash held by a futures commission merchant to cover initial margin requirements on open futures contracts and the receivable and/or payable for the daily mark to market for the variation margin are noted in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities in the annual and semiannual reports. The net change in unrealized appreciation and depreciation is reported in the Consolidated Statement of Operations in the annual and semiannual reports. Realized gains (losses) are reported in the Consolidated Statement of Operations in the annual and semiannual reports at the closing or expiration of futures contracts.

The Fund has purchased futures contracts on various bonds and notes to increase exposure to interest rate risk.

The Fund has sold futures contracts on various bonds and notes to decrease exposure to interest rate risk.

The Fund has purchased futures contracts on various equity indexes to increase exposure to equity risk.

The Fund has sold futures contracts on various equity indexes to decrease exposure to equity risk.

The Fund has purchased futures contracts, which have values that are linked to the price movement of the related volatility indexes, in order to increase exposure to volatility risk.

The Fund has sold futures contracts, which have values that are linked to the price movement of the related volatility indexes, in order to decrease exposure to volatility risk.

The Fund has purchased futures contracts, which have values that are linked to the price movement of the related commodities, in order to increase exposure to commodity risk.

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

6. Use of Derivatives (Continued)

The Fund has sold futures contracts, which have values that are linked to the price movement of the related commodities, in order to decrease exposure to commodity risk.

During the reporting period, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $31,141,242 and $76,573,605 on futures contracts purchased and sold, respectively.

Additional associated risks of entering into futures contracts (and related options) include the possibility that there may be an illiquid market where the Fund is unable to liquidate the contract or enter into an offsetting position and, if used for hedging purposes, the risk that the price of the contract will correlate imperfectly with the prices of the Fund’s securities.

Option Activity

The Fund may buy and sell put and call options, or write put and call options. When an option is written, the Fund receives a premium and becomes obligated to sell or purchase the underlying security, currency or other underlying financial instrument at a fixed price, upon exercise of the option.

Options can be traded through an exchange or through a privately negotiated arrangement with a dealer in an OTC transaction. Options traded through an exchange are generally cleared through a clearinghouse (such as The Options Clearing Corporation). The difference between the premium received or paid, and market value of the option, is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. The net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation is reported in the Consolidated Statement of Operations in the annual and semiannual reports. When an option is exercised, the cost of the security purchased or the proceeds of the security sale are adjusted by the amount of premium received or paid. Upon the expiration or closing of the option transaction, a gain or loss is reported in the Consolidated Statement of Operations in the annual and semiannual reports.

Options written, if any, are reported in a schedule following the Consolidated Statement of Investments and as a liability in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities in the annual and semiannual reports. Securities held in collateral accounts to cover potential obligations with respect to outstanding written options are noted in the Consolidated Statement of Investments.

The risk in writing a call option is that the market price of the security increases and if the option is exercised, the Fund must either purchase the security at a higher price for delivery or, if the Fund owns the underlying security, give up the opportunity for profit. The risk in writing a put option is that the Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the security decreases and the option is exercised. The risk in buying an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. The Fund also has the additional risk that there may be an illiquid market where the Fund is unable to close the contract.

The Fund has written put options on currencies to increase exposure to foreign exchange rate risk. A written put option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument appreciates relative to the strike price.

The Fund has written call options on currencies to decrease exposure to foreign exchange rate risk. A written call option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument depreciates relative to the strike price.

 

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During the reporting period, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $118,421 and $61,436 on written call options and written put options, respectively.

At period end, the Fund had no purchased or written options outstanding.

Additional associated risks to the Fund include counterparty credit risk and liquidity risk.

Written option activity for the reporting period was as follows:

     Number of      Amount of  
      Contracts      Premiums  
Options outstanding as of      
May 31, 2016      2,740,000       $                       23,690   
Options written      7,197,160,000         1,969,208   
Options closed or expired              (7,199,900,000      (1,992,898
Options outstanding as of      
August 31, 2016            $                                   –   
                 

Swap Contracts

The Fund may enter into swap contract agreements with a counterparty to exchange a series of cash flows based on either specified reference rates, the price or volatility of asset or non-asset references, or the occurrence of a credit event, over a specified period. Swaps can be executed in a bi-lateral privately negotiated arrangement with a dealer in an OTC transaction (“OTC swaps”) or executed on a regulated market. Certain swaps, regardless of the venue of their execution, are required to be cleared through a clearinghouse (“centrally cleared swaps”). Swap contracts may include interest rate, equity, debt, index, total return, credit default, currency, and volatility swaps.

Swap contracts are reported on a schedule following the Consolidated Statement of Investments. The values of centrally cleared swap and OTC swap contracts are aggregated by positive and negative values and disclosed separately on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities in the annual and semiannual reports. The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) related to the change in the valuation of the notional amount of the swap is combined with the accrued interest due to (owed by) the Fund, if any, at termination or settlement. The net change in this amount during the period is included on the Consolidated Statement of Operations in the annual and semiannual reports. The Fund also records any periodic payments received from (paid to) the counterparty, including at termination, under such contracts as realized gain (loss) on the Consolidated Statement of Operations in the annual and semiannual reports.

Swap contract agreements are exposed to the market risk factor of the specific underlying reference rate or asset. Swap contracts are typically more attractively priced compared to similar investments in related cash securities because they isolate the risk to one market risk factor and eliminate the other market risk factors. Investments in cash securities (for instance bonds) have exposure to multiple risk factors (credit and interest rate risk). Because swaps have embedded leverage, they can expose the Fund to substantial risk in the isolated market risk factor.

Credit Default Swap Contracts. A credit default swap is a contract that enables an

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

6. Use of Derivatives (Continued)

investor to buy or sell protection against a defined-issuer credit event, such as the issuer’s failure to make timely payments of interest or principal on a debt security, bankruptcy or restructuring. The Fund may enter into credit default swaps either by buying or selling protection on a corporate issuer, sovereign issuer, or a basket or index of issuers (the “reference asset”).

The buyer of protection pays a periodic fee to the seller of protection based on the notional amount of the swap contract. The seller of protection agrees to compensate the buyer of protection for future potential losses as a result of a credit event on the reference asset. The contract effectively transfers the credit event risk of the reference asset from the buyer of protection to the seller of protection.

The ongoing value of the contract will fluctuate throughout the term of the contract based primarily on the credit risk of the reference asset. If the credit quality of the reference asset improves relative to the credit quality at contract initiation, the buyer of protection may have an unrealized loss greater than the anticipated periodic fee owed. This unrealized loss would be the result of current credit protection being cheaper than the cost of credit protection at contract initiation. If the buyer elects to terminate the contract prior to its maturity, and there has been no credit event, this unrealized loss will become realized. If the contract is held to maturity, and there has been no credit event, the realized loss will be equal to the periodic fee paid over the life of the contract.

If there is a credit event, the buyer of protection can exercise its rights under the contract and receive a payment from the seller of protection equal to the notional amount of the swap less the market value of specified debt securities issued by the reference asset.

Upon exercise of the contract the difference between such value and the notional amount is recorded as realized gain (loss) and is included on the Consolidated Statement of Operations in the annual and semiannual reports.

The Fund has sold credit protection through credit default swaps to increase exposure to the credit risk of individual issuers and/or indexes of issuers that are either unavailable or considered to be less attractive in the bond market.

The Fund has purchased credit protection through credit default swaps to decrease exposure to the credit risk of individual issuers and/or indexes of issuers.

The Fund has purchased credit protection through credit default swaps to take an outright negative investment perspective on the credit risk of an individual issuer or basket or index of issuers as opposed to decreasing its credit risk exposure related to debt securities of such issuer(s) held by the Fund.

For the reporting period, the Fund had ending monthly average notional amounts of $36,232,720 and $14,930,000 on credit default swaps to buy protection and credit default swaps to sell protection, respectively.

Additional associated risks to the Fund include counterparty credit risk and liquidity risk.

Interest Rate Swap Contracts. An interest rate swap is an agreement between counterparties to exchange periodic payments based on interest rates. One cash flow stream will typically be a floating rate payment based upon a specified floating interest rate while the other is typically a fixed interest rate.

 

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6. Use of Derivatives (Continued)

The Fund has entered into interest rate swaps in which it pays a floating interest rate and receives a fixed interest rate in order to increase exposure to interest rate risk. Typically, if relative interest rates rise, payments made by the Fund under a swap agreement will be greater than the payments received by the Fund.

The Fund has entered into interest rate swaps in which it pays a fixed interest rate and receives a floating interest rate in order to decrease exposure to interest rate risk. Typically, if relative interest rates rise, payments received by the Fund under the swap agreement will be greater than the payments made by the Fund.

For the reporting period, the Fund had ending monthly average notional amounts of $13,681,586 and $15,681,842 on interest rate swaps which pay a fixed rate and interest rate swaps which receive a fixed rate, respectively.

Additional associated risks to the Fund include counterparty credit risk and liquidity risk.

Total Return Swap Contracts. A total return swap is an agreement between counterparties to exchange periodic payments based on the value of asset or non-asset references. One cash flow is typically based on a non-asset reference (such as an interest rate) and the other on the total return of a reference asset (such as a security or a basket of securities or securities index). The total return of the reference asset typically includes appreciation or depreciation on the reference asset, plus any interest or dividend payments.

Total return swap contracts are exposed to the market risk factor of the specific underlying financial instrument or index. Total return swaps are less standard in structure than other types of swaps and can isolate and/or include multiple types of market risk factors including equity risk, credit risk, and interest rate risk.

The Fund has entered into total return swaps on various equity securities or indexes to increase exposure to equity risk. These equity risk related total return swaps require the Fund to pay a floating reference interest rate, and an amount equal to the negative price movement of securities or an index (expressed as a percentage) multiplied by the notional amount of the contract. The Fund will receive payments equal to the positive price movement of the same securities or index (expressed as a percentage) multiplied by the notional amount of the contract and, in some cases, dividends paid on the securities.

The Fund has entered into total return swaps on various equity securities or indexes to decrease exposure to equity risk. These equity risk related total return swaps require the Fund to pay an amount equal to the positive price movement of securities or an index (expressed as a percentage) multiplied by the notional amount of the contract and, in some cases, dividends paid on the securities. The Fund will receive payments of a floating reference interest rate and an amount equal to the negative price movement of the same securities or index (expressed as a percentage) multiplied by the notional amount of the contract.

For the reporting period, the Fund had ending monthly average notional amounts of $106,684,473 and $36,704,222 on total return swaps which are long the reference asset and total return swaps which are short the reference asset, respectively.

Additional associated risks to the Fund include counterparty credit risk and liquidity risk.

Volatility Swap Contracts. A volatility swap is an agreement between counterparties

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

6. Use of Derivatives (Continued)

to exchange periodic payments based on the measured volatility of a reference security, index, currency or other reference investment over a specified time frame. One cash flow is typically based on the realized volatility of the reference investment as measured by changes in its price or level over the specified time period while the other cash flow is based on a specified rate representing expected volatility for the reference investment at the time the swap is executed, or the measured volatility of a different reference investment over the specified time period. The appreciation or depreciation on a volatility swap will typically depend on the magnitude of the reference investment’s volatility, or size of the movements in its price, over the specified time period, rather than general directional increases or decreases in its price.

Volatility swaps are less standard in structure than other types of swaps and provide pure, or isolated, exposure to volatility risk of the specific underlying reference investment. Volatility swaps are typically used to speculate on future volatility levels, to trade the spread between realized and expected volatility, or to decrease the volatility exposure of investments held by the Fund.

Variance swaps are a type of volatility swap where counterparties agree to exchange periodic payments based on the measured variance (or the volatility squared) of a reference security, index, or other reference investment over a specified time period. At payment date, a net cash flow will be exchanged based on the difference between the realized variance of the reference investment over the specified time period and the specified rate representing expected variance for the reference investment at the time the swap is executed multiplied by the notional amount of the contract.

The Fund has entered into volatility swaps to increase exposure to the volatility risk of various reference investments. These types of volatility swaps require the Fund to pay the measured volatility and receive a fixed rate payment. If the measured volatility of the related reference investment increases over the period, the swaps will depreciate in value. Conversely, if the measured volatility of the related reference investment decreases over the period, the swaps will appreciate in value.

The Fund has entered into volatility swaps to decrease exposure to the volatility risk of various reference investments. These types of volatility swaps require the Fund to pay a fixed rate payment and receive the measured volatility. If the measured volatility of the related reference investment increases over the period, the swaps will appreciate in value. Conversely, if the measured volatility of the related reference investment decreases over the period, the swaps will depreciate in value.

For the reporting period, the Fund had ending monthly average notional amounts of $26,233 and $14,280 on volatility swaps which pay measured volatility/variance and volatility swaps which receive measured volatility/variance, respectively.

Additional associated risks to the Fund include counterparty credit risk and liquidity risk.

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

 

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6. Use of Derivatives (Continued)

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.

At period end, the Fund has required certain counterparties to post collateral of $806,708.

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 Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities in the annual and semiannual reports. 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.

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

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

6. Use of Derivatives (Continued)

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 Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities in the annual and semiannual reports as cash pledged as collateral. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Fund, if any, is noted in the Consolidated 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.

 

 

7. Federal Taxes

The approximate 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 below. 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.

 

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7. Federal Taxes (Continued)

Federal tax cost of securities   $       109,097,772      
Federal tax cost of other investments     (40,232,569   
Total federal tax cost   $     68,865,203      
          
Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 5,498,140      
Gross unrealized depreciation     (13,471,628   
Net unrealized depreciation   $ (7,973,488 )    
          

 

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Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a) 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 8/31/2016, 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 the 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.

 

  (b) There have been no significant changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3. Exhibits.

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 Global Multi Strategies Fund

 

By:  

/s/ Arthur P. Steinmetz                

  Arthur P. Steinmetz
  Principal Executive Officer
Date:   10/17/2016

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:   10/17/2016
By:  

/s/ Brian S. Petersen                    

  Brian S. Petersen
  Principal Financial Officer
Date:   10/17/2016