N-CSRS 1 d676210dncsrs.htm OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL FOCUS FUND Oppenheimer Global Focus Fund

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-22092

Oppenheimer Global Focus Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

6803 South Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Cynthia Lo Bessette

OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.

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

(Name and address of agent for service)

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

Date of fiscal year end:  April 30

Date of reporting period:  10/31/2018


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 


  Semiannual Report   

10/31/2018

 

 

  
 

 

  
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An Important Update

 

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


 

 

 

Class A Shares

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AT 10/31/18

 

    

 

                                 Class A Shares of the Fund                                 

   
     Without Sales Charge   With Sales Charge  

 

MSCI All Country    

World Index

 

6-Month

  

 

 

 

-6.34

 

%     

 

 

 

 

-11.73

 

%     

 

 

 

 

-3.94

 

%     

 

1-Year

     -3.52       -9.07       -0.52  

 

5-Year

     3.43       2.21       6.15  

 

10-Year

     13.38       12.71       9.75  

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

 

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Fund Performance Discussion

During the six-month reporting period, the Fund’s Class A shares (without sales charge) returned -6.34% compared to the MSCI All Country World Index (the “Index”), which returned -3.94%. The Fund underperformed the Index mainly in the Health Care, Communication Services and Consumer Discretionary sectors. Outperformers for the Fund included stock selection in Information Technology, Materials and Industrials. That said, we make no effort to allocate by sector, geography or any other similar metric. We are bottom-up, fundamental investors focused on finding the best opportunities we can find – period. More to the point of what we believe as investors, we are looking for businesses with staying power – great economics protected by a durable advantage that can survive both the competitive onslaught of today’s world and constant advancement of technology and innovation. At present, and to be fair, at most times, we own little to nothing in Energy, Real Estate, Telecommunications, or Utilities. We find little opportunity to compound value over long periods of time in these areas either due to the lack of structural growth or the lack of a defensible advantage. Brands, patents, “know how,” network effects, and scale advantages coupled with growth born of structural change are the right recipe for compounding returns over many years. That is what we look for in our core investments.

MARKET OVERVIEW

 

The longer you invest money for a living, the more you see markets repeat the same mistakes over and over.

We are very pleased with the companies we own at this time. We think it represents one of the best collections of great companies that we’ve owned in years and it’s rare that you get to buy quality compounders at great prices. However, the volatility and downturns late in the reporting period have given us the opportunity to own several outstanding companies at very low prices.

The market backdrop, as always, depends on what you look at. Want to look at macro noise? Trade wars and tariffs are

enough to scare you off for sure. Want to look at profitability and unemployment? All-time high and an all-time low – both signs of a booming economy. I can’t tell you which one to look at, but I can tell you this – there are many significant value opportunities available in this market. Facebook, Alibaba, Google, Wells Fargo (new position this reporting period), Baidu, and Tencent, all represent significant long-term return potential, in our opinion. Given the growth of these companies, the margin structure, the competitive landscape, and the valuations, we are highly confident in our prospects over time.

 

 

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FUND REVIEW

The top performing stocks for the six-month period were Madison Square Garden Co., Abbott Laboratories, and Lonza Group AG.

Madison Square Garden co. is a holding that originated from a spin out of Cablevision, as the controlling shareholders, the Dolan family, sought a higher value for their media and cable empire. That process, which has been a massive success, may have more to go. At the close of the reporting period it appeared increasingly likely that the Dolans will spin out the New York Knicks and the NY Rangers from MSG. Given the prices that franchises with far less appeal have sold for in the last several years, this may be another wise, lucrative transaction.

We believe Abbott Laboratories is a well-run business that we expect to own for a long time to come. Their 2017 acquisition of St. Jude Medical has gone well, and is now contributing to the company’s top and bottom line improvement.

Lonza Group is well positioned for the future of healthcare, in our view, with leading positions in custom manufacturing of antibodies, active pharmaceutical ingredients and pharmaceutical capsules. In addition, they are in several attractive segments in specialty chemicals. The current management have been good stewards of capital and the world is moving in their direction.

Stocks that detracted from performance on an absolute basis included Interactive Brokers

Group, Inc., Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., and Genmab A/S.

Interactive Brokers Group is an automated global electronic market maker and broker specializing in routing orders and executing and processing trades in securities, futures, and foreign exchange instruments. Its share price was down during the reporting period. However, the business is doing quite well. We believe that trade tensions have been an important factor, as much of their future growth is expected to come from Asia.

Alibaba Group Holdings is doing well commercially; however, headlines about trade tensions with China have buffeted the share price. We do not see this as being significant to the long-term potential of the business. It remains the dominant player in the fast-growing Chinese e-commerce ecosystem. Let’s not overcomplicate it. We believe Alibaba has a very bright future.

Genmab experienced a pipeline setback when they announced that the development of an oncology drug with Roche would be terminated. Despite this, we continue to see significant opportunity for Genmab to capture other opportunities with Darzalex.

OUTLOOK AND POSITIONING

I’m writing this in the midst of an aggressive market sell-off. Volatility is at a two-year high, headlines are unusually negative and increasingly alarmist, and suddenly everywhere you look there are reasons why

 

 

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the market will keep going down. I don’t believe any of it. The economy is booming; companies remain lean and highly profitable; at these prices, valuations are somewhere between fair and compelling depending on which company you are looking at. I find most of what we own compelling and continue to believe that now is a great time to put money to work.

 

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Randall C. Dishmon

Portfolio Manager

 

 

 

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Top Holdings and Allocations

 

TOP TEN COMMON STOCK HOLDINGS

 
Facebook, Inc., Cl. A     6.3 %  
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Sponsored ADR     5.7  
PayPal Holdings, Inc.     5.4  
Alphabet, Inc., Cl. A     5.0  
Wells Fargo & Co.     4.3  
Citigroup, Inc.     4.2  
Mastercard, Inc., Cl. A     4.0  
Amazon.com, Inc.     3.8  
IHS Markit Ltd.     3.8  
Abbott Laboratories     3.3  

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

TOP TEN GEOGRAPHICAL HOLDINGS

 

United States     60.8 %  
China     14.1  
United Kingdom     7.0  
Denmark     6.8  
Japan     3.9  
Bermuda     2.4  
Switzerland     2.3  
Germany     1.6  
Russia     1.1  

Portfolio holdings and allocation are subject to change. Percentages are as of October 31, 2018, and are based on total market value of investments.

 

 

REGIONAL ALLOCATION

 

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

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

 

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Share Class Performance

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

 

    

Inception

Date

             6-Month             1-Year             5-Year         10-Year            
Class A (GLVAX)      10/1/07        -6.34     -3.52     3.43     13.38        
Class C (GLVCX)      10/1/07        -6.69       -4.23       2.65       12.52          
Class I (GLVIX)      8/28/12        -6.15       -3.14       3.87       10.07        
Class R (GLVNX)      10/1/07        -6.45       -3.76       3.17       13.09          
Class Y (GLVYX)      10/1/07        -6.23       -3.30       3.68       13.71          

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

 

 

 
    

Inception

Date

             6-Month             1-Year             5-Year         10-Year            
Class A (GLVAX)      10/1/07        -11.73     -9.07     2.21     12.71        
Class C (GLVCX)      10/1/07        -7.62       -5.17       2.65       12.52          
Class I (GLVIX)      8/28/12        -6.15       -3.14       3.87       10.07        
Class R (GLVNX)      10/1/07        -6.45       -3.76       3.17       13.09          
Class Y (GLVYX)      10/1/07        -6.23       -3.30       3.68       13.71          

* Shows performance since inception

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

The Fund’s performance is compared to the performance of the MSCI All Country World Index. The MSCI All Country World Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The Index is unmanaged and cannot be purchased directly by investors. While index comparisons may be useful to provide a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, it must be noted that the Fund’s investments are not limited to the investments comprising the Index. Index performance includes reinvestment of income, but does not reflect transaction costs, fees, expenses or taxes. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only as a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, and does not predict or depict performance of the Fund. The Fund’s performance reflects the effects of the Fund’s business and operating expenses.

 

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

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

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

 

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Fund Expenses

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

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

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

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

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

 

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Actual     

Beginning

Account

Value

May 1, 2018            

 

Ending

Account

Value
October 31, 2018

 

Expenses

Paid During

6 Months Ended

October 31, 2018            

Class A       $   1,000.00                  $ 936.60          $ 6.12              
Class C        1,000.00       933.10       9.85  
Class I        1,000.00       938.50       4.11  
Class R        1,000.00       935.50       7.35  
Class Y        1,000.00       937.70       4.95  
Hypothetical         
(5% return before expenses)         
Class A        1,000.00       1,018.90       6.38  
Class C        1,000.00       1,015.07       10.26  
Class I        1,000.00       1,020.97       4.29  
Class R        1,000.00       1,017.64       7.66  
Class Y        1,000.00       1,020.11       5.16  

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

 

Class    Expense Ratios        
Class A      1.25           
Class C      2.01          
Class I      0.84          
Class R      1.50          
Class Y      1.01          

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

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS October 31, 2018 Unaudited

 

     Shares                              Value  
Common Stocks—97.4%

 

        
Consumer Discretionary—31.1%

 

        
Entertainment—2.3%

 

  

Electronic Arts, Inc.1

 

    

 

137,070

 

 

 

   $

 

12,470,629

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services—14.6%

 

        
Alphabet, Inc., Cl. A1      25,408        27,709,457  
Baidu, Inc., Sponsored ADR1      94,651        17,989,369  
Facebook, Inc., Cl. A1      228,670        34,709,819  
       

 

80,408,645

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail—11.8%

 

        
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Sponsored ADR1      219,963        31,296,335  
Amazon.com, Inc.1      13,310        21,269,513  
ASOS plc1      94,800        6,588,859  
Zalando SE1,2      155,105        6,008,257  
       

 

65,162,964

 

 

 

Media—2.4%                  
Liberty Latin America Ltd., Cl. A1     

 

733,700

 

 

 

    

 

13,191,926

 

 

 

Financials—19.5%                  
Capital Markets—3.9%

 

        
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.,
Cl. A
     259,210        12,807,566  
S&P Global, Inc.      46,140        8,412,245  
               

 

21,219,811

 

 

 

Commercial Banks—13.0%

 

  
Citigroup, Inc.      353,370        23,131,600  
Lloyds Banking Group plc      19,202,367        14,038,624  
Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc      3,657,300        11,041,168  
Wells Fargo & Co.      443,840        23,625,603  
       

 

71,836,995

 

 

 

Insurance—2.6%                  
MBIA, Inc.1     

 

1,460,205

 

 

 

    

 

14,456,030

 

 

 

Health Care—17.0%                  
Biotechnology—5.5%

 

  
BeiGene Ltd., ADR1      118,314        14,900,465  
Genmab AS1      110,598        15,150,443  
       

 

30,050,908

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies—4.6%

 

Abbott Laboratories      263,100        18,138,114  
     Shares                              Value  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (Continued)

 

Coloplast AS, Cl. B      79,455      $ 7,406,513  
               

 

25,544,627

 

 

 

Health Care Technology—1.3%

 

        
M3, Inc.     

 

438,234

 

 

 

    

 

7,112,444

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services—2.8%

 

        
Lonza Group AG1      40,625        12,738,460  
MorphoSys AG1      30,997        2,870,600  
               

 

15,609,060

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals—2.8%      
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     

 

299,660

 

 

 

    

 

15,144,816

 

 

 

Industrials—5.4%                  
Aerospace & Defense—1.1%

 

  
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc1     

 

577,610

 

 

 

    

 

6,187,198

 

 

 

Machinery—0.5%                  

FANUC Corp.

 

    

 

17,400

 

 

 

    

 

3,023,923

 

 

 

Professional Services—3.8%

 

  
IHS Markit Ltd.1     

 

397,208

 

 

 

    

 

20,865,336

 

 

 

Information Technology—21.8%

 

        
Internet Software & Services—3.5%

 

  
Tencent Holdings Ltd.      392,400        13,300,419  
Yandex NV, Cl. A1      190,110        5,728,014  
               

 

19,028,433

 

 

 

IT Services—9.4%      
Mastercard, Inc., Cl. A      110,460        21,834,628  
PayPal Holdings, Inc.1      356,840        30,042,360  
               

 

51,876,988

 

 

 

Software—8.9%      
Autodesk, Inc.1      91,750        11,858,687  
Nintendo Co. Ltd.      35,300        10,943,090  
ServiceNow, Inc.1      98,770        17,881,321  
Splunk, Inc.1      84,150        8,401,536  
               

 

49,084,634

 

 

 

Materials—2.6%                  
Chemicals—2.6%      
Chr. Hansen Holding AS      144,711        14,611,652  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $442,145,642)
        536,887,019  
 

 

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     Shares                              Value    
Investment Company—2.0%

 

        
Oppenheimer Institutional Government Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 2.12%3,4 (Cost $11,029,886)      11,029,886       $ 11,029,886    
                   
Total Investments, at Value (Cost $453,175,528)      99.4%        547,916,905    
Net Other Assets (Liabilities)      0.6         3,088,092    
Net Assets      100.0%      $ 551,004,997    
                 

        

 

 

Footnotes to Statement of Investments

1. Non-income producing security.

2. 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 $6,008,257 or 1.09% of the Fund’s net assets at period end.

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

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

 

      Shares
April 30, 2018
     Gross
            Additions
     Gross
        Reductions
    

Shares

October 31, 2018

 
Investment Company                                    
Oppenheimer Institutional Government Money Market Fund, Cl. E      13,242,126        75,067,340        77,279,580        11,029,886  
      Value      Income      Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 
Investment Company            
Oppenheimer Institutional Government Money Market Fund, Cl. E    $         11,029,886      $ 68,769      $      $  

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

 

Geographic Holdings    Value                      Percent            
United States    $             333,789,147        60.8
China      77,486,588        14.1  
United Kingdom      37,855,849        7.0  
Denmark      37,168,608        6.8  
Japan      21,079,456        3.9  
Bermuda      13,191,926        2.4  
Switzerland      12,738,460        2.3  

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

Geographic Holdings (Continued)    Value                      Percent             
Germany    $ 8,878,857        1.6
Russia      5,728,014        1.1  
Total    $             547,916,905        100.0
                 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES October 31, 2018 Unaudited

 

Assets         

 

Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments:

  
Unaffiliated companies (cost $442,145,642)    $ 536,887,019  
Affiliated companies (cost $11,029,886)      11,029,886  
       547,916,905  
Cash      100,000  
Receivables and other assets:   
Investments sold      2,549,252  
Dividends      780,472  
Shares of beneficial interest sold      735,786  
Other      19,102  
Total assets     

 

552,101,517

 

 

 

Liabilities         

 

Payables and other liabilities:

  
Shares of beneficial interest redeemed      1,007,907  
Distribution and service plan fees      43,718  
Trustees’ compensation      11,925  
Other      32,970  
Total liabilities     

 

1,096,520

 

 

 

Net Assets    $       551,004,997  
  

 

 

 

  
Composition of Net Assets         
Par value of shares of beneficial interest    $ 11,296  
Additional paid-in capital      441,255,932  
Total distributable earnings      109,737,769   
Net Assets    $ 551,004,997  
  

 

 

 

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES Unaudited / Continued

 

Net Asset Value Per Share         
Class A Shares:   
Net asset value and redemption price per share (based on net assets of $135,532,327 and 2,797,990 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)    $ 48.44   
Maximum offering price per share (net asset value plus sales charge of 5.75% of offering price)    $ 51.40  
Class C Shares:   
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $52,669,214 and 1,164,825 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)    $ 45.22  
Class I Shares:   
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets of $89,782,146 and 1,799,025 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)    $ 49.91  
Class R Shares:   
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $7,944,671 and 168,037 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)    $ 47.28  
Class Y Shares:   
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets of $265,076,639 and 5,365,643 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)    $ 49.40  

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENT

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

 

Investment Income         
Dividends:   
Unaffiliated companies (net of foreign withholding taxes of $132,165)    $         2,413,736    
Affiliated companies      68,769  
Interest      1,122  
Total investment income     

 

2,483,627

 

 

 

Expenses         
Management fees      2,442,045  
Distribution and service plan fees:   
Class A      188,452  
Class C      301,457  
Class R      20,952  
Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:   
Class A      151,972  
Class C      58,853  
Class I      15,247  
Class R      8,300  
Class Y      283,936  
Shareholder communications:   
Class A      138  
Class C      96   
Class I      33  
Class R      73  
Class Y      3,948  
Custodian fees and expenses      14,891  
Borrowing fees      9,338  
Trustees’ compensation      4,276  
Other      43,756  
Total expenses      3,547,763  
Less reduction to custodian expenses      (15
Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses      (3,802
Net expenses     

 

3,543,946

 

 

 

Net Investment Loss      (1,060,319

 

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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)         
Net realized loss on:   
Investment transactions in unaffiliated companies    $         (2,351,118 )   
Foreign currency transactions      (20,975
Net realized loss      (2,372,093
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:   
Investment transactions in unaffiliated companies      (34,127,674
Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies      11,588  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)     

 

(34,116,086

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  

 

$

 

(37,548,498

 

) 

  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

        Six Months Ended    
    October 31, 2018   Year Ended
    (Unaudited)   April 30, 20181
Operations            
Net investment loss   $ (1,060,319   $        (2,128,792)  
Net realized gain (loss)     (2,372,093   51,681,617   
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)     (34,116,086   30,249,994   
 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations    

 

(37,548,498

 

 

 

79,802,819   

 

Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders            
Dividends and distributions declared:    
Class A         (2,594,170)  
Class C         (1,074,244)  
Class I         (1,639,598)  
Class R         (154,768)  
Class Y         (4,644,076)  
 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions declared    

 

 

 

 

 

(10,106,856)  

 

Beneficial Interest Transactions            
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from beneficial interest transactions:    
Class A     (3,780,137   (14,112,784)  
Class C     (1,999,786   (1,812,804)  
Class I     (2,914,380   13,566,182   
Class R     710,681     (2,300)  
Class Y     16,519,600     (19,053,832)  
 

 

 

Total beneficial interest transactions    

 

8,535,978

 

 

 

 

(21,415,538)  

 

Net Assets            
Total increase (decrease)     (29,012,520   48,280,425   
Beginning of period     580,017,517     531,737,092   
 

 

 

End of period   $     551,004,997     $      580,017,517   
 

 

 

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

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

19      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL FOCUS FUND


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Class A    Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2018
(Unaudited)
   

Year Ended

April 30,
2018

   

Year Ended

April 30,
2017

   

Year Ended

April 29,
20161

    Year Ended
April 30,
2015
   

Year Ended

April 30,
2014

 

 

Per Share Operating Data

                                                
Net asset value, beginning of period      $51.71       $45.73       $39.26       $42.91       $42.01       $35.48  
Income (loss) from investment operations:             
Net investment income (loss)2      (0.12)       (0.24)       (0.12)       (0.08)       0.02       (0.17)  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)      (3.15)       7.15       6.59       (3.57)       1.63       6.75  
Total from investment operations      (3.27)       6.91       6.47       (3.65)       1.65       6.58  
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:             
Dividends from net investment income      0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       (0.05)  
Distributions from net realized gain      0.00       (0.93)       0.00       0.00       (0.75)       0.00  
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders      0.00       (0.93)       0.00       0.00       (0.75)       (0.05)  
Net asset value, end of period      $48.44       $51.71       $45.73       $39.26       $42.91       $42.01  
                                                
            
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3      (6.34)%       15.17%       16.51%       (8.53)%       3.94%       18.59%  
            

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                                
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)      $135,532       $148,492       $145,248       $176,181       $231,060       $301,854  
Average net assets (in thousands)      $154,526       $145,310       $151,991       $204,746       $266,375       $206,885  
Ratios to average net assets:4             
Net investment income (loss)      (0.45)%       (0.47)%       (0.29)%       (0.20)%       0.04%       (0.41)%  
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below      1.25%       1.28%       1.30%       1.30%       1.31%       1.30%  
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%5       0.00%5       0.00%5       0.00%5       0.00%       0.00%  
Total expenses6      1.25%       1.28%       1.30%       1.30%       1.31%       1.30%  
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      1.25%7       1.27%       1.30%7       1.30%7       1.31%7       1.30%7  
Portfolio turnover rate      24%       63%       59%       89%       102%       59%  

 

20      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL FOCUS FUND


    

 

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

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

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

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

5. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

Six Months Ended October 31, 2018      1.25  
Year Ended April 30, 2018      1.28  
Year Ended April 30, 2017      1.30  
Year Ended April 29, 2016      1.30                                                                                
Year Ended April 30, 2015      1.31  
Year Ended April 30, 2014      1.30  

7. Waiver was less than 0.005%.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

21      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL FOCUS FUND


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

Class C    Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2018
(Unaudited)
   

Year Ended

April 30,
2018

   

Year Ended

April 30,
2017

   

Year Ended

April 29,
20161

   

Year Ended

April 30,
2015

   

Year Ended

April 30,
2014

 

 

Per Share Operating Data

                                                
Net asset value, beginning of period      $48.45       $43.23       $37.39       $41.18       $40.65       $34.56  
Income (loss) from investment operations:             
Net investment loss2      (0.30)       (0.59)       (0.42)       (0.37)       (0.30)       (0.50)  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)      (2.93)       6.74       6.26       (3.42)       1.58       6.59  
Total from investment operations      (3.23)       6.15       5.84       (3.79)       1.28       6.09  
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:             
Dividends from net investment income      0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
Distributions from net realized gain      0.00       (0.93)       0.00       0.00       (0.75)       0.00  
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders      0.00       (0.93)       0.00       0.00       (0.75)       0.00  
Net asset value, end of period      $45.22       $48.45       $43.23       $37.39       $41.18       $40.65  
                                                
            
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3      (6.69)%       14.29%       15.62%       (9.20)%       3.16%       17.65%  
            

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                                
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)      $52,669       $58,385       $54,019       $70,795       $89,540       $94,011  
Average net assets (in thousands)      $59,836       $56,515       $59,990       $79,329       $92,759       $51,545  
Ratios to average net assets:4             
Net investment loss      (1.20)%       (1.23)%       (1.06)%       (0.96)%       (0.75)%       (1.23)%  
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below      2.01%       2.03%       2.06%       2.06%       2.07%       2.06%  
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%5       0.00%5       0.00%5       0.00%5       0.00%       0.00%  
Total expenses6      2.01%       2.03%       2.06%       2.06%       2.07%       2.06%  
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      2.01%7       2.02%       2.06%7       2.06%7       2.07%7       2.06%7  
Portfolio turnover rate      24%       63%       59%       89%       102%       59%  

 

22      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL FOCUS FUND


    

 

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

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

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

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

5. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

Six Months Ended October 31, 2018      2.01  
Year Ended April 30, 2018      2.03  
Year Ended April 30, 2017      2.06                                                                                
Year Ended April 29, 2016      2.06  
Year Ended April 30, 2015      2.07  
Year Ended April 30, 2014      2.06  

7. Waiver was less than 0.005%.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

23      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL FOCUS FUND


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

Class I    Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
April 30,
2018
    Year Ended
April 30,
2017
    Year Ended
April 29,
20161
    Year Ended
April 30,
2015
    Year Ended
April 30,
2014
 

 

Per Share Operating Data

                                                
Net asset value, beginning of period      $53.16       $46.80       $40.00       $43.53       $42.42       $35.76  
Income (loss) from investment operations:             
Net investment income (loss)2      (0.01)       (0.02)       0.05       0.08       0.18       0.04  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)      (3.24)       7.31       6.75       (3.61)       1.68       6.78  
Total from investment operations      (3.25)       7.29       6.80       (3.53)       1.86       6.82  
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:             
Dividends from net investment income      0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       (0.16)  
Distributions from net realized gain      0.00       (0.93)       0.00       0.00       (0.75)       0.00  
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders      0.00       (0.93)       0.00       0.00       (0.75)       (0.16)  
Net asset value, end of period      $49.91       $53.16       $46.80       $40.00       $43.53       $42.42  
                                                
            
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3      (6.15)%       15.65%       17.00%       (8.11)%       4.40%       19.09%  
            

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                                
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)      $89,782       $98,443       $75,145       $72,137       $18,703       $14,350  
Average net assets (in thousands)      $100,773       $86,389       $72,417       $54,326       $15,286       $10,473  
Ratios to average net assets:4             
Net investment income (loss)      (0.04)%       (0.05)%       0.13%       0.20%       0.43%       0.10%  
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below      0.84%       0.85%       0.86%       0.86%       0.87%       0.86%  
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%5       0.00%5       0.00%5       0.00%5       0.00%       0.00%  
Total expenses6      0.84%       0.85%       0.86%       0.86%       0.87%       0.86%  
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      0.84%7       0.85%7       0.86%7       0.86%7       0.87%7       0.86%7  
Portfolio turnover rate      24%       63%       59%       89%       102%       59%  

 

24      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL FOCUS FUND


    

 

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

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

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

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

5. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

Six Months Ended October 31, 2018      0.84  
Year Ended April 30, 2018      0.85  
Year Ended April 30, 2017      0.86                                                                                
Year Ended April 29, 2016      0.86  
Year Ended April 30, 2015      0.87  
Year Ended April 30, 2014      0.86  

7. Waiver was less than 0.005%.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

25      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL FOCUS FUND


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

Class R    Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
April 30,
2018
    Year Ended
April 30,
2017
    Year Ended
April 29,
20161
    Year Ended
April 30,
2015
    Year Ended
April 30,
2014
 

 

Per Share Operating Data

                                                
Net asset value, beginning of period      $50.53       $44.82       $38.57       $42.27       $41.50       $35.11  
Income (loss) from investment operations:             
Net investment loss2      (0.18)       (0.36)       (0.23)       (0.18)       (0.12)       (0.29)  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)      (3.07)       7.00       6.48       (3.52)       1.64       6.68  
Total from investment operations      (3.25)       6.64       6.25       (3.70)       1.52       6.39  
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:             
Dividends from net investment income      0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
Distributions from net realized gain      0.00       (0.93)       0.00       0.00       (0.75)       0.00  
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders      0.00       (0.93)       0.00       0.00       (0.75)       0.00  
Net asset value, end of period      $47.28       $50.53       $44.82       $38.57       $42.27       $41.50  
                                                
            
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3      (6.45)%       14.88%       16.21%       (8.76)%       3.70%       18.20%  
            

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                                
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)      $7,945       $7,812       $6,898       $7,709       $8,113       $5,445  
Average net assets (in thousands)      $8,441       $8,228       $7,066       $7,813       $6,980       $3,548  
Ratios to average net assets:4             
Net investment loss      (0.70)%       (0.73)%       (0.56)%       (0.46)%       (0.30)%       (0.69)%  
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below      1.50%       1.53%       1.56%       1.55%       1.53%       1.57%  
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%5       0.00%5       0.00%5       0.00%5       0.00%       0.00%  
Total expenses6      1.50%       1.53%       1.56%       1.55%       1.53%       1.57%  
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      1.50%7       1.52%       1.56%7       1.55%7       1.53%7       1.56%  
Portfolio turnover rate      24%       63%       59%       89%       102%       59%  

 

26      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL FOCUS FUND


    

 

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

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

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

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

5. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

Six Months Ended October 31, 2018      1.50  
Year Ended April 30, 2018      1.53  
Year Ended April 30, 2017      1.56                                                                                
Year Ended April 29, 2016      1.55  
Year Ended April 30, 2015      1.53  
Year Ended April 30, 2014      1.57  

7. Waiver was less than 0.005%.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

27      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL FOCUS FUND


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

Class Y    Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
April 30,
2018
    Year Ended
April 30,
2017
    Year Ended
April 29,
20161
    Year Ended
April 30,
2015
    Year Ended
April 30,
2014
 

 

Per Share Operating Data

                                                
Net asset value, beginning of period      $52.67       $46.46       $39.78       $43.38       $42.35       $35.73  
Income (loss) from investment operations:             
Net investment income (loss)2      (0.06)       (0.12)       (0.00)3       0.02       0.08       (0.09)  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)      (3.21)       7.26       6.68       (3.62)       1.70       6.84  
Total from investment operations      (3.27)       7.14       6.68       (3.60)       1.78       6.75  
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:             
Dividends from net investment income      0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       (0.13)  
Distributions from net realized gain      0.00       (0.93)       0.00       0.00       (0.75)       0.00  
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders      0.00       (0.93)       0.00       0.00       (0.75)       (0.13)  
Net asset value, end of period      $49.40       $52.67       $46.46       $39.78       $43.38       $42.35  
                                                
            
Total Return, at Net Asset Value4      (6.23)%       15.44%       16.79%       (8.28)%       4.22%       18.88%  
            

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                                
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)      $265,077       $266,886       $250,427       $109,761       $132,678       $112,851  
Average net assets (in thousands)      $288,908       $271,461       $127,129       $119,119       $135,104       $59,159  
Ratios to average net assets:5             
Net investment income (loss)      (0.21)%       (0.24)%       (0.01)%       0.04%       0.20%       (0.22)%  
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below      1.01%       1.04%       1.05%       1.05%       1.07%       1.04%  
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%6       0.00%6       0.00%6       0.00%6       0.00%       0.00%  
Total expenses7      1.01%       1.04%       1.05%       1.05%       1.07%       1.04%  
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      1.01%8       1.03%       1.05%8       1.05%8       1.05%       1.04%8  
Portfolio turnover rate      24%       63%       59%       89%       102%       59%  

 

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

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

3. Less than $0.005 per share.

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

5. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

6. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

Six Months Ended October 31, 2018      1.01  
Year Ended April 30, 2018      1.04  
Year Ended April 30, 2017      1.05                                                                                
Year Ended April 29, 2016      1.05  
Year Ended April 30, 2015      1.07  
Year Ended April 30, 2014      1.04  

8. Waiver was less than 0.005%.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS October 31, 2018 Unaudited

 

 

1. Organization

Oppenheimer Global Focus Fund (the “Fund”), formerly Oppenheimer Global Value 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 capital appreciation. The Fund’s investment adviser is OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. (“OFI Global” or the “Manager”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI” or the “Sub-Adviser”). The Manager has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with OFI.

The Fund offers Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R and Class Y shares. Class A shares are sold at their offering price, which is normally net asset value plus a front-end sales charge. Class C and Class R shares are sold without a front-end sales charge but may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”). Class R shares are sold only through retirement plans. Retirement plans that offer Class R shares may impose charges on those accounts. Class I and Class Y shares are sold to certain institutional investors or intermediaries without either a front-end sales charge or a CDSC, however, the intermediaries may impose charges on their accountholders who beneficially own Class I and Class Y shares. All classes of shares have identical rights and voting privileges with respect to the Fund in general and exclusive voting rights on matters that affect that class alone. Earnings, net assets and net asset value per share may differ due to each class having its own expenses, such as transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees and shareholder communications, directly attributable to that class. Class A, C and R shares have separate distribution and/or service plans under which they pay fees. Class I and Class Y shares do not pay such fees.

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

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

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

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

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

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

For securities, which are subject to foreign withholding tax upon disposition, realized and

 

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2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

unrealized gains or losses on such securities are recorded net of foreign withholding tax.

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

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

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

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

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

Custodian Fees. “Custodian fees and expenses” in the Statement of Operations may include interest expense incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on such cash overdrafts, to the extent they are not offset by positive cash balances maintained by the Fund, at a rate equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 2.00%. The “Reduction to custodian expenses” line item, if applicable, represents earnings on cash balances maintained by the Fund during the period. Such interest expense and other custodian fees may be paid with these earnings.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

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

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

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

During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2018, the Fund utilized $14,111,329 of capital loss carryforwards to offset capital gains realized in that fiscal year. Capital losses will be carried forward to future years if not offset by gains.

At period end, it is estimated that the capital loss carryforwards would be $2,372,093, which will not expire. The estimated capital loss carryforward represents the carryforward as of the end of the last fiscal year, increased or decreased by capital losses or gains realized in the first six months of the current fiscal year. During the reporting period, it is estimated that the Fund will not utilize any capital loss carryforward to offset realized capital gains.

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

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

 

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2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

Federal tax cost of securities    $         454,779,416  
Federal tax cost of other investments      89,119  
Total federal tax cost    $ 454,868,535  
        
Gross unrealized appreciation    $ 116,275,750  
Gross unrealized depreciation      (23,147,055
Net unrealized appreciation    $ 93,128,695  
        

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

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

During August 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued Final Rule Release No. 33-10532 (the “Rule”), Disclosure Update and Simplification. The rule amends certain financial statement disclosure requirements to conform to U.S. GAAP. The amendments to Rule 6-04.17 of Regulation S-X (balance sheet) remove the requirement to separately state the book basis components of net assets: undistributed (over-distribution of) net investment income (“UNII”), accumulated undistributed net realized gains (losses), and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) at the balance sheet date. Instead, consistent with U.S. GAAP, funds will be required to disclose total distributable earnings. The amendments to Rule 6-09 of Regulation S-X (statement of changes in net assets) remove the requirement to separately state the sources of distributions paid. Instead, consistent with U.S. GAAP, funds will be required to disclose the total amount of distributions paid, except that any tax return of capital must be separately disclosed. The amendments also remove the requirement to parenthetically state the book basis amount of UNII on the statement of changes in net assets. The requirements of the Rule are effective November 5, 2018, and the Funds’ Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the current reporting period have been modified accordingly. In addition, certain amounts within each Fund’s Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the prior fiscal period have been modified to conform to the Rule.

 

 

3. Securities Valuation

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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

 

of the shares as of the scheduled early closing time of the Exchange.

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

Valuation Methods and Inputs

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

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

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

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

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or when a significant event has occurred that would materially affect the value of the security, are fair valued either (i) by a standardized fair valuation methodology applicable to the security type or the significant event as previously approved by the Valuation Committee and the Fund’s Board or (ii) as determined in good faith by the Manager’s Valuation Committee. The Valuation Committee considers all relevant facts that are reasonably available, through either public information or information available to the Manager, when determining the fair value of a security. Those standardized fair valuation methodologies include, but are not limited to, valuing securities at the last sale price or initially at cost and subsequently adjusting the value based on: changes in company specific fundamentals, changes in an appropriate securities index, or changes in the value of similar securities which may be further adjusted for any discounts related to security-specific resale restrictions. When possible, such methodologies use observable market inputs such as unadjusted quoted prices of similar securities, observable interest rates, currency rates and yield curves. The methodologies used for valuing securities are not

 

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3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

 

necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities nor can it be assured that the Fund can obtain the fair value assigned to a security if it were to sell the security.

Classifications

Each investment asset or liability of the Fund is assigned a level at measurement date based on the significance and source of the inputs to its valuation. Various data inputs may be used in determining the value of each of the Fund’s investments as of the reporting period end. These data inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:

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

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

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

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

The Fund classifies each of its investments in investment companies which are publicly offered as Level 1. Investment companies that are not publicly offered, if any, are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

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

 

                   Level 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

   $ 158,637,048      $ 12,597,116      $      $ 171,234,164    

Financials

     82,433,044        25,079,792               107,512,836    

Health Care

     48,183,395        45,278,460               93,461,855    

Industrials

     20,865,336        9,211,121               30,076,457    

Information Technology

     95,746,546        24,243,509               119,990,055    

Materials

            14,611,652               14,611,652    
Investment Company      11,029,886                      11,029,886    
  

 

 

 
Total Assets    $ 416,895,255      $ 131,021,650      $      $         547,916,905    
  

 

 

 

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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

 

table are reported at their market value at measurement date.

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

 

 

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 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.

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

Investments in Money Market Instruments. The Fund is permitted to invest its free cash balances in money market instruments to provide liquidity or for defensive purposes. The

 

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4. Investments and Risks (Continued)

 

Fund may invest in money market instruments by investing in Class E shares of Oppenheimer Institutional Government Money Market Fund (“IGMMF”), which is an Affiliated Fund. IGMMF is regulated as a money market fund under the 1940 Act, as amended. The Fund may also invest in money market instruments directly or in other affiliated or unaffiliated money market funds.

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.

 

 

5. Market Risk Factors

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

5. Market Risk Factors (Continued)

 

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. Shares of Beneficial Interest

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

 

     Six Months Ended October 31, 2018           Year Ended April 30, 2018  
      Shares     Amount                      Shares     Amount   
Class A                                         
Sold      271,207     $ 14,689,006         426,122     $         21,860,005  
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested                    51,406       2,566,178  
Redeemed      (345,077     (18,469,143             (781,779     (38,538,967
Net decrease      (73,870   $ (3,780,137       (304,251   $ (14,112,784 )  
                                        
          
Class C                                         
Sold      77,460     $ 3,917,243         201,491     $ 9,729,803  
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested                    22,459       1,053,791  
Redeemed      (117,675     (5,917,029             (268,525     (12,596,398
Net decrease      (40,215   $ (1,999,786       (44,575   $ (1,812,804
                                        
          
Class I                                         
Sold      146,388     $ 8,085,619         1,182,169     $ 63,701,177  
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested                    31,992       1,639,274  
Redeemed      (199,098     (10,999,999             (968,014     (51,774,269
Net increase (decrease)      (52,710   $ (2,914,380       246,147     $ 13,566,182  
                                        
          
Class R                                         
Sold      32,011     $ 1,689,351         53,471     $ 2,638,870  
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested                    3,132       152,979  
Redeemed      (18,561     (978,670             (55,922     (2,794,149
Net increase (decrease)      13,450     $ 710,681         681     $ (2,300
                                        
          
Class Y                                         
Sold      995,162     $ 54,572,015         2,020,633     $ 103,119,701  
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested                    87,921       4,467,276  
Redeemed      (696,605     (38,052,415             (2,431,771     (126,640,809
Net increase (decrease)      298,557     $ 16,519,600         (323,217   $ (19,053,832
                                        

 

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7. Purchases and Sales of Securities

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

     Purchases        Sales  
Investment securities      $148,894,527          $141,465,825  

 

 

8. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates

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

 

 Fee Schedule      
 Up to $500 million      0.80 %         
 Next $500 million      0.75  
 Over $1 billion      0.72  

The Fund’s effective management fee for the reporting period was 0.79% of average annual net assets before any applicable waivers.

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

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

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

Trustees’ Compensation. The Fund’s Board of Trustees (“Board”) has adopted a compensation deferral plan for Independent Trustees that enables Trustees to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the annual compensation they are entitled to receive from the Fund. For purposes of determining the amount owed to the Trustees under the plan, deferred

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

8. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

 

amounts are treated as though equal dollar amounts had been invested in shares of the Fund or in other Oppenheimer funds selected by the Trustees. The Fund purchases shares of the funds selected for deferral by the Trustees in amounts equal to his or her deemed investment, resulting in a Fund asset equal to the deferred compensation liability. Such assets are included as a component of “Other” within the asset section of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Deferral of Trustees’ fees under the plan will not affect the net assets of the Fund and will not materially affect the Fund’s assets, liabilities or net investment income per share. Amounts will be deferred until distributed in accordance with the compensation deferral plan.

Distribution and Service Plan (12b-1) Fees. Under its General Distributor’s Agreement with the Fund, OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (the “Distributor”) acts as the Fund’s principal underwriter in the continuous public offering of the Fund’s classes of shares.

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

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

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

 

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8. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

 

            Class A      Class C      Class R  
     Class A      Contingent      Contingent      Contingent  
     Front-End      Deferred      Deferred      Deferred  
     Sales Charges      Sales Charges      Sales Charges      Sales Charges  
     Retained by      Retained by      Retained by      Retained by  
Six Months Ended    Distributor      Distributor      Distributor      Distributor  
October 31, 2018      $22,716        $—        $865        $—  

Waivers and Reimbursements of Expenses. 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 IGMMF. During the reporting period, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $3,802 for IGMMF management fees. This fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement may not be amended or withdrawn for one year from the date of the Fund’s prospectus, unless approved by the Board.

 

 

9. Borrowings and Other Financing

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

 

 

10. Pending Acquisition

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

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT ADVISORY

AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS Unaudited

 

 

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT ADVISORY

AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

services to the Fund. The Board reviewed whether the Managers may realize economies of scale in managing and supporting the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund currently has management fee breakpoints, which are intended to share with Fund shareholders economies of scale that may exist as the Fund’s assets grow.

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

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

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

 

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PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND GUIDELINES;

UPDATES TO STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited

 

 

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

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

Householding—Delivery of Shareholder Documents

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

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

 

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Trustees and Officers    Brian F. Wruble, Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Trustee
   Beth Ann Brown, Trustee
   Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr., Trustee
   Mary F. Miller, Trustee
   Joel W. Motley, Trustee
   Joanne Pace, Trustee
   Daniel Vandivort, Trustee
   Randall C. Dishmon, Vice President
   Arthur P. Steinmetz, Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer
   Cynthia Lo Bessette, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer
   Jennifer Foxson, Vice President and Chief Business Officer
   Mary Ann Picciotto, Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Anti-Money Laundering Officer
   Brian S. Petersen, Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer
Manager    OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.
Sub-Adviser    OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Distributor    OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.
Transfer and Shareholder    OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.
Servicing Agent   
Sub-Transfer Agent    Shareholder Services, Inc.
   DBA OppenheimerFunds Services
Independent Registered    KPMG LLP
Public Accounting Firm   
Legal Counsel    Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
   The financial statements included herein have been taken from the records of the Fund without examination of those records by the independent registered public accounting firm.

 

© 2018 OppenheimerFunds, Inc. All rights reserved.

 

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PRIVACY NOTICE

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

Information Sources

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

 

·  

Applications or other forms.

 

·  

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

 

·  

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

 

·  

Your transactions with us, our affiliates or others.

 

·  

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

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

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

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

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

Protection of Information

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

Disclosure of Information

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

Right of Refusal

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

 

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PRIVACY NOTICE Continued

    

 

Internet Security and Encryption

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

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

 

·  

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

 

·  

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

 

·  

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

Other Security Measures

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

How You Can Help

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

Who We Are

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

 

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RS0687.001.1018 December 21, 2018


Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable to semiannual reports.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable to semiannual reports.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable to semiannual reports.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

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

b) Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

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


None

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

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

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

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

Not applicable.

Item 13. Exhibits.

(a)    (1) Exhibit attached hereto.

(2) Exhibits attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

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

Oppenheimer Global Focus Fund

 

By:  

/s/ Arthur P. Steinmetz

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

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

 

By:  

/s/ Arthur P. Steinmetz

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

 

By:  

/s/ Brian S. Petersen

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