N-CSRS 1 d118184dncsrs.htm OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND Oppenheimer Emerging Markets Local Debt 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 811-22400

Oppenheimer Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

6803 South Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Arthur S. Gabinet

OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.

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

(Name and address of agent for service)

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

Date of fiscal year end: May 31

Date of reporting period: 11/30/2015


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.


 

Semiannual Report

 

  

11/30/2015

 

 
 

 

 
 

 

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Oppenheimer

Emerging Markets

Local Debt Fund

 

 


Table of Contents

 

Fund Performance Discussion      3   
Top Holdings and Allocations      5   
Fund Expenses      8   
Statement of Investments      10   
Statement of Assets and Liabilities      18   
Statement of Operations      20   
Statements of Changes in Net Assets      22   
Financial Highlights      23   
Notes to Financial Statements      32   
Board Approval of the Fund’s Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements      53   
Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures; Updates to Statement of Investments      56   
Trustees and Officers      57   
Privacy Policy Notice      58   

 

 

Class A Shares

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AT 11/30/15

 

     Class A Shares of the Fund     
               J.P. Morgan Government    
         Without Sales Charge    With Sales Charge    Bond Index - Emerging    
               Markets Global Diversified    

6-Month

    -7.06%    -11.48%        -9.63%    

 

1-Year

   -14.70        -18.76          -18.14        

 

5-Year

   -2.04      -2.98         -2.45      

 

Since Inception (6/30/10)

   -0.79      -1.67         -0.77      

 

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 4.75% maximum applicable sales charge except where “without sales charge” is indicated. 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).

 

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Fund Performance Discussion

The Fund’s Class A shares (without sales charge) produced a return of -7.06% during the reporting period. On a relative basis, the Fund outperformed the J.P. Morgan Government Bond Index—Emerging Markets Global Diversified (the “Index”), which returned -9.63%.

 

MARKET OVERVIEW

Numerous concerns resulted in market volatility during the reporting period, including the impact of slowing Chinese growth on commodities prices and the global economy, the strength of the U.S. dollar, along with the timing and impact of U.S. interest rate hikes. After several years of strong returns across risk assets, these factors led to market volatility. Few asset classes were spared with most falling into correction territory relative to first-half of 2015 records, and emerging markets were hit particularly hard. Slightly above average valuations in most major risk asset classes by their 2015 peaks left them incrementally more vulnerable to profit taking as negative macro catalysts emerged. Shortly after the reporting period ended, the Fed finally raised rates to 0.25%.

FUND REVIEW

During the reporting period, the Fund’s outperformance was driven largely by underweight positions in South Africa, and Russia. Although the Fund had exposure to South Africa and Russia, it had significant underweight exposure relative to the Index. The decline in the commodity market has had

a meaningful impact on commodity exporting geographies, including South Africa. Labor unrest in South Africa also had a negative impact on the South African rand. Ongoing geopolitical concerns in Russia, including weak oil prices, hurt the ruble this reporting period. In addition to the underweight positions in South Africa and Russia, not having exposure to Malaysia benefited the Fund’s performance relative to the Index this reporting period. Malaysia is an exporter of oil. As a result, the Malaysian ringgit was under pressure due to falling oil prices. In addition, Malaysia has been negatively impacted by slowing growth in China.

The most significant detractor from the Fund’s performance relative to the Index was its exposure to Brazilian local interest rates due to the political turmoil in that country. In addition, the Fund had an underweight duration position in the U.S., which detracted from performance this reporting period.

STRATEGY & OUTLOOK

Emerging market countries have become highly differentiated. These divergences continue to present opportunities in specific names and situations for global fixed income investors. Overall, we believe few emerging

 

 

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market countries face structural problems. As the U.S. interest rate cycle plays out, we will continuously examine whether or not emerging market policymakers are taking necessary steps to contain possible volatility either through higher yields or through strong structural stories.

 

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Hemant Baijal

Portfolio Manager

 

  
  
 

 

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Top Holdings and Allocations

 

 

 

TOP TEN GEOGRAPHICAL HOLDINGS

 

 
Brazil     21.7%   
Mexico     20.1      
South Africa     12.3      
Russia     9.9      
Indonesia     9.5      
Turkey     7.9      
Colombia     5.8      
Nigeria     3.2      
United States     1.8      
Peru     1.8      

Portfolio holdings and allocation are subject to change. Percentages are as of November 30, 2015, and are based on total market value of investments.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

 

 
Foreign Government Obligations     66.3%   
Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes     31.9      
Short-Term Notes     1.8      
Over-the-Counter Options Purchased     — *       

Less than 0.05%.

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of November 30, 2015, and are based on the total market value of investments.

CREDIT RATING BREAKDOWN

 

   
 
 

 

NRSRO
ONLY
TOTAL

 

  
  
  

 

AAA     1.8%    
AA     0.1   
A     23.7     
BBB     59.0     
BB     9.9   
B     5.3   
CCC     0.2   
Total     100.0%   

The percentages above are based on the market value of the Fund’s securities as of November 30, 2015, and are subject to change. Except for certain securities issued or guaranteed by a foreign sovereign, all securities have been rated by at least one Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (“NRSRO”), such as Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”). For securities rated only by an NRSRO other than S&P, OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (the “Sub-Adviser”) converts that rating to the equivalent S&P rating. If two or more NRSROs have assigned a rating to a security, the highest S&P equivalent rating is used. Unrated securities issued or guaranteed by a foreign sovereign are assigned a credit rating equal to the highest NRSRO rating assigned to that foreign sovereign. For securities not rated by an NRSRO, the Sub-Adviser uses its own credit analysis to assign ratings in categories similar to those of S&P. The use of similar categories is not an indication that the Sub-Adviser’s credit analysis process is consistent or comparable with any NRSRO’s process were that NRSRO to rate the same security. Fund assets invested in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund are assigned that fund’s S&P rating, which is currently AAA. For the purposes of this table, “investment-grade” securities are securities rated within the NRSROs’ four highest rating categories (AAA, AA, A and BBB). Unrated securities do not necessarily indicate low credit quality, and may or may not be the equivalent of investment-grade. Please consult the Fund’s prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for further information.

 

 

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Share Class Performance

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS WITHOUT SALES CHARGE AS OF 11/30/15

 

     Inception Date          6-Month        1-Year        5-Year        Since Inception        

Class A (OEMAX)

     6/30/10             -7.06%           -14.70%           -2.04%           -0.79%      

Class C (OEMCX)

     6/30/10             -7.41%           -15.44%           -2.79%           -1.54%      

Class I (OEMIX)

     9/28/12             -6.89%           -14.48%           N/A           -6.46%      

Class R (OEMNX)

     6/30/10             -7.18%           -14.92%           -2.28%           -1.03%      

Class Y (OEMYX)

     6/30/10             -6.80%           -14.44%           -1.74%           -0.49%      

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS WITH SALES CHARGE AS OF 11/30/15

 

  

 
     Inception Date          6-Month      1-Year      5-Year      Since Inception        

Class A (OEMAX)

     6/30/10             -11.48%         -18.76%         -2.98%         -1.67%      

Class C (OEMCX)

     6/30/10             -8.31%         -16.24%         -2.79%         -1.54%      

Class I (OEMIX)

     9/28/12             -6.89%         -14.48%         N/A         -6.46%      

Class R (OEMNX)

     6/30/10             -7.18%         -14.92%         -2.28%         -1.03%      

Class Y (OEMYX)

     6/30/10             -6.80%         -14.44%         -1.74%         -0.49%      

STANDARDIZED YIELDS

 

For the 30 Days Ended 11/30/15

  

 

 

Class A

     7.08%                

 

 

Class C

     6.67                   

 

 

Class I

     7.87                   

 

 

Class R

     7.18                   

 

 

Class Y

     7.74                   

 

 

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 4.75% and for Class C shares, the contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1% for the 1-year period. Prior to 7/1/14, Class R shares were named Class N shares. Beginning 7/1/14, new purchases of Class R shares will no longer be subject to a CDSC upon redemption (any CDSC will remain in effect for purchases prior to 7/1/14). There is no sales charge for Class I and Class Y shares. Returns for periods of less than one year are cumulative and not annualized.

Standardized yield is based on net investment income for the 30-day period ended 11/30/15 and the maximum offering price at the end of the period for Class A shares and the net asset value for Class C, Class R, Class I and Class Y shares. Each result is compounded semiannually and then annualized. Falling share prices will tend to artificially raise yields.

 

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The Fund’s performance is compared to the performance of the J.P. Morgan Government Bond Index - Emerging Markets Global Diversified, a comprehensive, global local Emerging Markets Index, and consists of regularly traded, liquid fixed-rate, domestic currency government bonds to which international investors can gain exposure. 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.

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

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 November 30, 2015.

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 November 30, 2015” 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
June 1, 2015
      

Ending

Account

Value
November 30, 2015

    

Expenses

Paid During
6 Months Ended
November 30, 2015    

 

 

 

Class A

   $ 1,000.00         $ 929.40                $ 6.05               

 

 

Class C

     1,000.00           925.90                  9.68               

 

 

Class I

     1,000.00           931.10                  4.11               

 

 

Class R

     1,000.00           928.20                  7.26               

 

 

Class Y

     1,000.00           932.00                  4.60               
Hypothetical                       
(5% return before expenses)                       

 

 

Class A

     1,000.00           1,018.75                  6.33               

 

 

Class C

     1,000.00           1,015.00                  10.13               

 

 

Class I

     1,000.00           1,020.75                  4.30               

 

 

Class R

     1,000.00           1,017.50                  7.59               

 

 

Class Y

     1,000.00           1,020.25                  4.81               

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for that class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). Those annualized expense ratios, excluding indirect expenses from affiliated funds, based on the 6-month period ended November 30, 2015 are as follows:

 

Class    Expense Ratios         

 

 

Class A

     1.25%       

 

 

Class C

     2.00          

 

 

Class I

     0.85          

 

 

Class R

     1.50          

 

 

Class Y

     0.95          

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 November 30, 2015 Unaudited

 

          Principal Amount      Value  

 

 
Foreign Government Obligations—63.1%         

 

 
Brazil—16.2%         
Federative Republic of Brazil Nota Do Tesouro Nacional Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9.762%, 1/1/17    BRL      11,445,000         $ 2,801,881     

 

 
Federative Republic of Brazil Nota Do Tesouro Nacional Unsec. Nts.:         
9.762%, 1/1/18    BRL      15,055,000           3,510,162     
9.762%, 1/1/21    BRL      825,000           172,672     
10.00%, 1/1/23    BRL      1,700,000           337,487     
10.00%, 1/1/25    BRL      810,000           154,103     
        

 

 

 
          

 

     6,976,305  

 

  

 

 

 
Chile—0.1%         
Republic of Chile International Bonds, 5.50%, 8/5/20    CLP

 

    

 

30,000,000  

 

  

 

    

 

43,756  

 

  

 

 

 
Colombia—4.9%         
Republic of Colombia Sr. Unsec. Bonds:         
Series B, 7.00%, 9/11/19    COP      1,500,000,000           475,371     
Series B, 7.75%, 9/18/30    COP      900,000,000           260,976     

 

 
Republic of Colombia Sr. Unsec. Nts.:         
Series B, 7.00%, 5/4/22    COP      1,880,000,000           572,435     
Series B, 10.00%, 7/24/24    COP      2,221,000,000           786,759     
        

 

 

 
          

 

2,095,541  

 

  

 

 

 
Hungary—1.0%         
Hungary Unsec. Nts., Series 18/A, 5.50%, 12/20/18    HUF

 

    

 

120,000,000  

 

  

 

    

 

447,800  

 

  

 

 

 
Indonesia—9.0%         
Republic of Indonesia Treasury Bonds:         
Series FR68, 8.375%, 3/15/34    IDR      14,820,000,000           1,030,370     
Series FR70, 8.375%, 3/15/24    IDR      19,460,000,000           1,401,094     
Series FR71, 9.00%, 3/15/29    IDR      19,830,000,000           1,459,914     
        

 

 

 
          

 

3,891,378  

 

  

 

 

 
Mexico—9.1%         
United Mexican States Sr. Unsec. Bonds, Series M10, 8%, 12/17/15    MXN      32,000,000           1,933,786     

 

 
United Mexican States Unsec. Bonds:         
Series M, 8.00%, 12/7/23    MXN      3,580,000           243,655     
Series M20, 8.50%, 5/31/29    MXN      16,030,000           1,143,257     
Series M30, 8.50%, 11/18/38    MXN      5,540,000           400,050     
Series M30, 10.00%, 11/20/36    MXN      2,600,000           213,999     
        

 

 

 
          

 

3,934,747  

 

  

 

 

 
Nigeria—3.0%         
Federal Republic of Nigeria Unsec. Bonds, 16.39%, 1/27/22    NGN

 

    

 

212,000,000  

 

  

 

    

 

1,300,224  

 

  

 

 

 
Peru—1.1%         
Republic of Peru Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 7.84%, 8/12/201    PEN

 

    

 

1,500,000  

 

  

 

    

 

480,895  

 

  

 

 

 
Russia—4.7%         
Agency for Housing Mortgage Lending OJSC Via AHML Finance Ltd. Unsec. Nts., 7.75%, 2/13/181    RUB      6,700,000           94,083     

 

 
Russian Federation Unsec. Bonds:         
Series 6203, 6.90%, 8/3/16    RUB      47,000,000           694,524     
Series 6205, 7.60%, 4/14/21    RUB      4,600,000           63,197     
Series 6206, 7.40%, 6/14/17    RUB      32,400,000           471,812     
Series 6209, 7.60%, 7/20/22    RUB      4,000,000           54,347     

 

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          Principal Amount     Value  

 

 
Russia (Continued)        

 

 
Russian Federation Unsec. Bonds: (Continued)        
Series 6210, 6.80%, 12/11/19    RUB      3,000,000         $ 40,903     
Series 6212, 7.05%, 1/19/28    RUB      17,000,000          214,879     
Series 6215, 7.00%, 8/16/23    RUB      10,500,000          136,904     
Series 6216, 6.70%, 5/15/19    RUB      17,500,000          241,194     
       

 

 

 
         

 

2,011,843  

 

  

 

 

 
South Africa—9.8%        
Republic of South Africa Sr. Unsec. Bonds, Series R208, 6.75%, 3/31/21    ZAR      7,100,000          462,489     

 

 
Republic of South Africa Unsec. Bonds:        
Series 2023, 7.75%, 2/28/23    ZAR      4,400,000          294,435     
Series 2030, 8.00%, 1/31/30    ZAR      21,000,000          1,338,868     
Series R186, 10.50%, 12/21/26    ZAR      27,300,000          2,146,317     
       

 

 

 
         

 

4,242,109  

 

  

 

 

 
Turkey—4.2%        
Republic of Turkey Bonds:        
8.20%, 7/13/16    TRY      1,400,000          475,036     
8.50%, 7/10/19    TRY      1,100,000          359,452     
8.80%, 11/14/18    TRY      1,040,000          344,840     

 

 
Republic of Turkey Unsec. Bonds:        
6.30%, 2/14/18    TRY      1,550,000          491,879     
9.00%, 3/8/17    TRY      350,000          118,508     
       

 

 

 
          1,789,715     
       

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government Obligations (Cost $34,633,241)

 

         

 

27,214,313  

 

  

 

 

 
Corporate Bonds and Notes—30.3%        

 

 
Consumer Discretionary—0.3%        

 

 
Media—0.3%        

 

 
VTR Finance BV, 6.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/15/241        

 

140,000  

 

  

 

   

 

135,800  

 

  

 

 

 
Consumer Staples—2.5%        

 

 
Beverages—1.6%        

 

 
AmBev International Finance Co. Ltd., 9.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/24/17    BRL

 

    

 

3,000,000  

 

  

 

   

 

715,922  

 

  

 

 

 
Food Products—0.9%        

 

 
Marfrig Holdings Europe BV, 6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/24/191         140,000          131,250     

 

 
Minerva Luxembourg SA, 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/31/231         250,000          246,875     
       

 

 

 
         

 

378,125  

 

  

 

 

 
Energy—6.9%        

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—6.9%        

 

 
Cosan Luxembourg SA, 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/14/231         290,000          257,868     

 

 
Gazprom Neft OAO Via GPN Capital SA, 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/27/231         240,000          234,350     

 

 
Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital SA, 7.288% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/16/371         250,000          256,880     

 

 
Pacific Exploration & Production Corp., 5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/19/251         120,000          36,600     

 

 
Petrobras Global Finance BV:        
4.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/20/23         175,000          122,500     
5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/20/43         175,000          112,418     

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

          Principal Amount     Value  

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (Continued)        

 

 
Petroleos Mexicanos:        
7.19% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/12/24    MXN      16,000,000         $ 897,315     
7.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/24/21    MXN      16,000,000          971,415     

 

 
Zhaikmunai LLP, 6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/14/191         100,000          85,288     
       

 

 

 
         

 

      2,974,634  

 

  

 

 

 
Financials—6.4%        

 

 
Capital Markets—0.3%        

 

 
Red de Carreteras de Occidente SAPIB de CV, 9% Sr. Sec. Nts., 6/10/281    MXN

 

    

 

2,300,000  

 

  

 

   

 

135,791  

 

  

 

 

 
Commercial Banks—6.1%        

 

 
Akbank TAS, 7.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/5/181    TRY      4,395,000          1,362,457     

 

 
Banco ABC Brasil SA:        
7.875% Sub. Nts., 4/8/201         200,000          189,000     
8.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/28/161    BRL      145,000          36,484     

 

 
Banco Santander Brasil SA (Cayman Islands), 8% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 3/18/161    BRL      370,000          93,978     

 

 
CorpGroup Banking SA, 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/231         250,000          238,750     

 

 
ICICI Bank Ltd., 6.375% Jr. Sub. Nts., 4/30/221,2         230,000          236,898     

 

 
Moon Wise Global Ltd., 9% Sub. Perpetual Bonds2,3         225,000          242,695     

 

 
Sberbank of Russia Via SB Capital SA, 5.50% Sub. Nts., 2/26/241,2         110,000          101,035     

 

 
Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO, 6.875% Sub. Nts., 2/3/251,2         120,000          117,360     
       

 

 

 
         

 

2,618,657  

 

  

 

 

 
Industrials—0.8%        

 

 
Building Products—0.6%        

 

 
Elementia SAB de CV, 5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/251        

 

270,000  

 

  

 

   

 

260,469  

 

  

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering—0.0%        

 

 
Odebrecht Finance Ltd., 8.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/25/181    BRL

 

    

 

110,000  

 

  

 

   

 

16,362  

 

  

 

 

 
Transportation Infrastructure—0.2%        

 

 
Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 SA, 10.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 12/1/201        

 

73,500  

 

  

 

   

 

77,543  

 

  

 

 

 
Materials—2.8%        

 

 
Construction Materials—1.0%        

 

 
Cemex SAB de CV, 5.70% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/11/251         200,000          177,500     

 

 
Union Andina de Cementos SAA, 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/30/211         260,000          256,425     
       

 

 

 
         

 

433,925  

 

  

 

 

 
Metals & Mining—1.8%        

 

 
ABJA Investment Co. Pte Ltd., 5.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/31/24         230,000          201,828     

 

 
Metalloinvest Finance Ltd., 5.625% Unsec. Nts., 4/17/201         180,000          175,950     

 

 
MMC Norilsk Nickel OJSC via MMC Finance Ltd., 6.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/14/221         200,000          206,000     

 

 
OJSC Novolipetsk Steel via Steel Funding Ltd., 4.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/19/181         180,000          180,113     
       

 

 

 
         

 

763,891  

 

  

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services—8.6%        

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services—1.0%        

 

 
Colombia Telecomunicaciones SA ESP:        
5.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/27/221         120,000          110,100     

 

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            Principal Amount      Value  

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services (Continued)         

 

 

Colombia Telecomunicaciones SA ESP: (Continued)

8.50% Sub. Perpetual Bonds1,2,3

      $ 70,000       $ 62,195     

 

 
Columbus International, Inc., 7.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/30/211         240,000         251,700     
        

 

 

 
          

 

423,995  

 

  

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services—7.6%         

 

 
America Movil SAB de CV:         
6.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/5/22      MXN         16,000,000         927,384     
7.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/9/24      MXN         16,000,000         946,203     

 

 
Digicel Group Ltd., 7.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/221         270,000         218,892     

 

 
Digicel Ltd., 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/231         40,000         35,488     

 

 
Millicom International Cellular SA, 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/251         290,000         253,025     

 

 
Mobile Telesystems OJSC via MTS International Funding Ltd., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/30/231         170,000         159,375     

 

 
Sistema JSFC via Sistema International Funding SA, 6.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/17/191         120,000         122,550     

 

 
VimpelCom Holdings BV:         
5.95% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 2/13/231         120,000         112,950     
9.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/13/181      RUB         35,500,000         507,904     
        

 

 

 
          

 

3,283,771  

 

  

 

 

 
Utilities—2.0%         

 

 
Electric Utilities—2.0%         

 

 
Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP, 8.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/211      COP                 214,000,000         67,368     

 

 
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., 10% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/25/23      ZAR         11,000,000         795,391     
        

 

 

 
           862,759     
        

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $14,609,725)

 

          

 

13,081,644  

 

  

 

 

 
Short-Term Note—1.7%         

 

 
United States Treasury Bills, 0.066%, 3/31/164,5 (Cost $749,836)         750,000         749,483     

 

       Exercise      Expiration                       
Counterparty      Price      Date             Contracts         

 

 
Over-the-Counter Option Purchased—0.0%   

 

 

BRL Currency Call6 (Cost $102,192)

 

    

 

GSG

 

  

 

    

 

          BRL

 

  

 

    

 

2.580

 

  

 

    

 

12/4/15

 

  

 

    

 

    BRL

 

  

 

    

 

21,700,000

 

  

 

    

 

—  

 

  

 

 

 
Total Investments, at Value (Cost $50,094,994)                     95.1%           41,045,440     

 

 
Net Other Assets (Liabilities)                     4.9              2,121,113     
                 

 

 

 
Net Assets                                 100.0%         $   43,166,553     
                 

 

 

 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

Footnotes to Statement of Investments

1. 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 $7,723,551 or 17.89% of the Fund’s net assets at period end.

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

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

4. Zero coupon bond reflects effective yield on the date of purchase.

5. All or a portion of the security position is held in segregated accounts and pledged to cover margin requirements under certain derivative contracts. The aggregate market value of such securities is $749,483. See Note 6 of the accompanying Notes.

6. Non-income producing security.

The following issuer is or was an affiliate, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, at or during the period ended November 30, 2015 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. There were no affiliate securities held by the Fund as of November 30, 2015. Transactions during the period in which the issuer was an affiliate are as follows:

 

     Shares
May 29, 2015a
     Gross
Additions
     Gross
Reductions
    

Shares  

November 30,  

2015  

 

 

 
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E      185,580         10,425,546         10,611,126         —     
                         

 

Income  

 

 

 
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E            $217     

a. May 29, 2015 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 2 of the accompanying Notes.

 

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

  

Geographic Holdings    Value        Percent          

 

 
Brazil    $               8,898,962           21.7%       
Mexico      8,250,825           20.1          
South Africa      5,037,500           12.3          
Russia      4,068,950           9.9          
Indonesia      3,891,378           9.5          
Turkey      3,269,532           7.9          
Colombia      2,371,804           5.8          
Nigeria      1,300,224           3.2          
United States      749,483           1.8          
Peru      737,320           1.8          
Hungary      447,800           1.1          
India      438,727           1.1          
Chile      418,306           1.0          
Jamaica      254,380           0.6          
Luxembourg      253,025           0.6          
Barbados      251,700           0.6          
China      242,695           0.6          
Kazakhstan      85,287           0.2          
Argentina      77,542           0.2          
  

 

 

 
Total     $ 41,045,440           100.0%       
  

 

 

 

 

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Forward Currency Exchange Contracts as of November 30, 2015   
Counterparty   

Settlement          

Month(s)          

  Currency
Purchased
(000’s)
        Currency Sold
(000’s)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 

 

 
BAC      04/2016       RUB     65,600      USD     991       $ —         $ 38,229     
BNP      01/2016       USD     488      PEN     1,620        11,838          —      
BOA      04/2016       RUB     13,200      USD     202        —           10,374     
BOA      07/2016       USD     423      IDR     6,880,000        —           48,168     
BOA      12/2015       USD     2,909      TRY     9,130        —           223,100     
BOA      12/2015       ZAR     21,840      USD     1,637        —           127,100     
CITNA-B      12/2015       ILS     5,110      USD     1,322        —           2,165     
CITNA-B      12/2015       TRY     9,440      USD     3,249        —           10,472     
CITNA-B      12/2015       USD     1,313      ILS     5,110        —           7,116     
CITNA-B      12/2015       USD     2,766      MXN     45,600        15,850          —      
CITNA-B      03/2016       USD     3,162      TRY     9,420        10,766          —      
CITNA-B      12/2015 - 03/2016      USD     9,459      ZAR     130,360        504,286          —      
CITNA-B      12/2015       ZAR     53,860      USD     3,750        —           25,270     
GSCO-OT      12/2015       BRL     6,860      USD     1,849        —           75,989     
GSCO-OT      12/2015 - 01/2016      USD     6,359      BRL     24,010        201,664          —      
HSBC      12/2015       BRL     310      USD     79        895          —      
HSBC      12/2015       USD     81      BRL     310        383          —      
JPM      12/2015       BRL     7,710      USD     2,002        —           9,522     
JPM      01/2016       CNH     17,400      USD     2,829        —           136,226     
JPM      02/2016       INR     238,000      USD     3,594        —           63,699     
JPM      12/2015       KRW     559,000      USD     482        —           413     
JPM      12/2015       MXN     8,300      USD     500        527          —      
JPM      01/2016       PLN     16,230      USD     4,099        —           86,968     
JPM      12/2015 - 01/2016      USD     3,714      BRL     13,110        386,229          45,990     
JPM      01/2016       USD     2,716      CNH     17,400        23,100          —      
JPM      12/2015       USD     470      KRW     559,000        —           11,522     
JPM      04/2016       USD     2,498      RUB     170,600        18,978          —      
JPM      12/2015       USD     105      TRY     310        —           906     
MSCO      12/2015       BRL     3,000      USD     802        —           26,895     
MSCO      12/2015       USD     779      BRL     3,000        3,705          —      
MSCO      02/2016       USD     970      COP     2,942,000        40,295          —      
MSCO      12/2015       USD     510      MXN     8,000        27,835          —      
TDB      12/2015       BRL     12,520      USD     3,351        —           115,204     
TDB      12/2015       HUF     364,000      USD     1,319        —           82,084     
TDB      12/2015       USD     3,159      BRL     12,520        —           77,194     
TDB      12/2015       USD     499      HUF     139,000        26,227          —      
TDB      12/2015       ZAR     800      USD     58        —           3,066     
            

 

 

 
Total Unrealized Appreciation and Depreciation       $    1,272,578        $    1,227,672     
            

 

 

 

 

 

 
Over-the-Counter Currency Swap at November 30, 2015   
Counterparty   Pay/Receive
Floating Rate
   

Floating

Rate

   

Fixed

Rate

    

Maturity

Date

   

Notional Amount
Currency Received

(000’s)

   

Notional Amount
Currency

Delivered (000’s)

     Value    

 

 
BOA     Pay       
 
 
Six-Month
USD BBA
LIBOR
  
  
  
    7.100%         1/21/19        INR                43,500         INR                709         $ (1,205)    

 

 
GSG     Pay       
 
 
Six-Month
USD BBA
LIBOR
  
  
  
    7.210         1/13/19        INR                44,250         INR                712                 (21,006)    

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

 
Over-the-Counter Currency Swap (Continued)                 
Counterparty    Pay/Receive
Floating Rate
    Floating
Rate
  Fixed
Rate
     Maturity
Date
    Notional Amount
Currency Received
(000’s)
    Notional Amount
Currency
Delivered (000’s)
     Value   

 

 
GSG      Pay      Six-Month USD BBA LIBOR     7.100%         1/15/19        INR              43,750        INR                    706         $      (26,056)   
                

 

 

 
Total of Over-the-Counter Currency Swap                          $      (48,267)   
                

 

 

 

 

 

 
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps at November 30, 2015   
Counterparty    Pay/Receive
Floating Rate
     Floating Rate      Fixed Rate      Maturity Date  

Notional Amount
(000’s)

     Value  

 

 
BAC      Pay        
 
Three-Month USD
BBA LIBOR
  
  
     2.702%         6/18/24     USD        870          $        (61,470)   

 

 
DEU      Pay        

 

Three-Month PLN

WIBOR WIBO

  

  

     1.940         5/13/17     PLN            38,000         48,830    

 

 
        Three-Month USD                
GSG      Receive         BBA LIBOR         2.396       10/29/24     USD        440         (15,662)   

 

 
        Three-Month USD                
GSG      Receive         BBA LIBOR         2.695         6/19/24     USD        870         (60,901)   

 

 
        Three-Month USD                
JPM      Receive         BBA LIBOR         2.399       10/29/24     USD        410         (14,679)   
                  

 

 

 
Total of Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps                    $      (103,882)   
                  

 

 

 

 

 

 
Over-the-Counter Interest Rate Swaps at November 30, 2015   
Counterparty    Pay/Receive
Floating Rate
     Floating Rate      Fixed Rate      Maturity Date   

Notional Amount
(000’s)

     Value  

 

 
GSG      Pay         MXN TIIE BANXICO         5.545%       11/11/21      MXN        25,000          $          (5,474)   

 

 
GSG      Pay         MXN TIIE BANXICO         5.985         2/5/25      MXN        13,500         (10,917)   

 

 
        Three-Month                 
GSG      Pay         MYR KLIBOR         4.315       10/8/24      MYR        3,500         (1,394)   

 

 
        Three-Month                 
JPM      Pay         MYR KLIBOR         4.010         3/6/25      MYR        2,900         (18,643)   

 

 
JPM      Pay         BZDI         13.490         1/2/17      BRL        50,400         (287,439)   

 

 
        Three-Month                 
JPM      Pay         COP IBR OIS         6.090       10/29/24      COP        1,030,000         (27,075)   

 

 
        Three-Month                 
MOS-A      Pay         COP IBR OIS         6.090       10/29/24      COP        1,060,000         (27,863)   
                   

 

 

 
Total of Over-the-Counter Interest Rate Swaps                     $      (378,805)   
                   

 

 

 

 

Glossary:
Counterparty Abbreviations
BAC    Barclays Bank plc
BNP    BNP Paribas
BOA    Bank of America NA
CITNA-B    Citibank NA
DEU    Deutsche Bank AG
GSCO-OT    Goldman Sachs Bank USA
GSG    Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
HSBC    HSBC Bank USA NA
JPM    JPMorgan Chase Bank NA
MOS-A    Morgan Stanley
MSCO    Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.
TDB    Toronto Dominion Bank

 

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Glossary (Continued)
Currency abbreviations indicate amounts reporting in currencies
BRL    Brazilian Real
CLP    Chilean Peso
CNH    Offshore Chinese Renminbi
COP    Colombian Peso
HUF    Hungarian Forint
IDR    Indonesia Rupiah
ILS    Israeli Shekel
INR    Indian Rupee
KRW    South Korean Won
MXN    Mexican Nuevo Peso
MYR    Malaysian Ringgit
NGN    Nigerian Naira
PEN    Peruvian New Sol
PLN    Polish Zloty
RUB    Russian Ruble
TRY    New Turkish Lira
ZAR    South African Rand
Definitions
BANXICO    Banco de Mexico
BBA LIBOR    British Bankers’ Association London - Interbank Offered Rate
BZDI    Brazil Interbank Deposit Rate
IBR    Indicador Bancario de Referencia
KLIBOR    Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rate
OIS    Overnight Index Swap
TIIE    Interbank Equilibrium Interest Rate
WIBOR WIBO    Poland Warsaw Interbank Offer Bid Rate

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES November 30, 2015 Unaudited

 

 

 
Assets   
Investments, at value (cost $50,094,994)—see accompanying statement of investments     $ 41,045,440     

 

 
Cash      312,842     

 

 
Cash used for collateral on OTC derivatives      609,000     

 

 
Cash used for collateral on centrally cleared swaps      272,323     

 

 
Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts      1,272,578     

 

 
Centrally cleared swaps, at value      48,830     

 

 
Receivables and other assets:   
Investments sold      6,864,676     
Interest and dividends      1,203,353     
Shares of beneficial interest sold      27,354     
  

 

 

 

Total assets

 

    

 

51,656,396  

 

  

 

 

 
Liabilities   
Bank overdraft-foreign      6,360,803     

 

 
Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts      1,227,672     

 

 
Swaps, at value      427,072     

 

 
Centrally cleared swaps, at value      152,712     

 

 
Payables and other liabilities:   
Shares of beneficial interest redeemed      105,524     
Investments purchased      95,681     
Dividends      57,203     
Distribution and service plan fees      7,849     
Trustees’ compensation      6,119     
Shareholder communications      6,075     
Other      43,133     
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

    

 

8,489,843  

 

  

 

 

 
Net Assets     $ 43,166,553     
  

 

 

 
  

 

 
Composition of Net Assets   
Par value of shares of beneficial interest     $ 6,161     

 

 
Additional paid-in capital      64,751,031     

 

 
Accumulated net investment loss      (3,413,499)    

 

 
Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions      (8,597,653)    

 

 
Net unrealized depreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies      (9,579,487)    
  

 

 

 
Net Assets     $       43,166,553     
  

 

 

 

 

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Net Asset Value Per Share      

 

Class A Shares:

     

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share (based on net assets of $28,471,943 and 4,063,893 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

      $ 7.01      

 

Maximum offering price per share (net asset value plus sales charge of 4.75% of offering price)

     

 

$

 

7.36   

 

  

 

 

 

Class C Shares:

     

 

Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $8,075,796 and 1,152,190 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

      $ 7.01      

 

 

 

Class I Shares:

     

 

Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets of $2,164,170 and 309,080 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

      $ 7.00      

 

 

 

Class R Shares:

     

 

Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $1,136,874 and 162,283 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

      $ 7.01      

 

 

 

Class Y Shares:

     

 

Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets of $3,317,770 and 473,563 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

      $ 7.01      

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF

OPERATIONS For the Six Months Ended November 30, 2015 Unaudited

 

 

 
Investment Income   
Interest (net of foreign withholding taxes of $15,394)     $       1,822,082       

 

 
Dividends - affiliated companies      217       
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

 

    

 

1,822,299    

 

  

 

 

 
Expenses   
Management fees      173,097       

 

 
Distribution and service plan fees:   
Class A      25,547       
Class C      45,186       
Class R      3,021       

 

 
Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:   
Class A      33,040       
Class C      9,965       
Class I      335       
Class R      1,355       
Class Y      3,963       

 

 
Shareholder communications:   
Class A      6,420       
Class C      3,378       
Class I      15       
Class R      402       
Class Y      1,041       

 

 
Custodian fees and expenses      31,271       

 

 
Legal, auditing and other professional fees      21,855       

 

 
Trustees’ compensation      5,136       

 

 
Borrowing fees      274       

 

 
Other      8,008       
  

 

 

 
Total expenses      373,309       
Less reduction to custodian expenses      (117)      
Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses      (58,773)      
  

 

 

 
Net expenses      314,419       

 

 
Net Investment Income      1,507,880       

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   
Net realized gain (loss) on:   
Investments from unaffiliated companies (net of foreign capital gains tax of $965)      (228,552)      
Foreign currency transactions      (923,223)      
Swap contracts      86,916       
  

 

 

 
Net realized loss      (1,064,859)      

 

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    STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Continued   
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:   
Investments     $     (1,221,209)       
Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies      (2,286,856)       
Swap contracts      (432,630)       
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

    

 

(3,940,695)    

 

  

 

 

 
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     $ (3,497,674)       
  

 

 

 

     See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

21      OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


 STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Six Months Ended
November 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
May 29, 20151
 

 

 
Operations     
Net investment income     $         1,507,880          $         2,741,944      

 

 
Net realized loss      (1,064,859)          (4,518,558)     

 

 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation      (3,940,695)          (5,847,522)     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

 

    

 

(3,497,674)  

 

  

 

   

 

(7,624,136)  

 

  

 

 

 
Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders     
Dividends from net investment income:     
Class A      (994,287)          (1,940,515)     
Class C      (265,588)          (547,299)     
Class I      (78,470)          (68,935)     
Class R2      (39,228)          (77,689)     
Class Y      (125,790)          (411,133)     
  

 

 

 
    

 

(1,503,363)  

 

  

 

   

 

(3,045,571)  

 

  

 

 

 
Tax return of capital distribution:     
Class A      —            (28,005)     
Class C      —            (7,898)     
Class I      —            (995)     
Class R2      —            (1,121)     
Class Y      —            (5,933)     
  

 

 

 
    

 

—    

 

  

 

   

 

(43,952)  

 

  

 

 

 
Beneficial Interest Transactions     
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from beneficial interest transactions:     
Class A      (818,386)          (6,520,157)     
Class C      (1,208,822)          (2,670,580)     
Class I      65,564           2,579,812      
Class R2      (105,815)          (297,569)     
Class Y      (452,481)          (5,026,847)     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
    

 

(2,519,940)  

 

  

 

   

 

(11,935,341)  

 

  

 

 

 
Net Assets     
Total decrease      (7,520,977)          (22,649,000)     

 

 
Beginning of period      50,687,530           73,336,530      
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
End of period (including accumulated net investment loss of $3,413,499 and $3,418,016, respectively)     $ 43,166,553          $ 50,687,530      
  

 

 

 

1. May 29, 2015 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 2 of the accompanying Notes.

2. Effective July 1, 2014, Class N shares were renamed Class R. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

22      OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Class A    Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2015
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
May 29,
2015 1
     Year Ended
May 30,
2014 1
     Year Ended
May 31,
2013  
     Year Ended
May 31,
2012  
    

Period

Ended

May 31,
20112

 

 

 
Per Share Operating Data                  
Net asset value, beginning of period    $ 7.80          $ 9.27          $ 10.35          $ 9.73          $ 10.73          $ 10.00       

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                  
Net investment income3      0.24            0.39            0.48            0.53            0.56            0.52       
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)      (0.79)           (1.43)           (0.93)           0.62            (0.94)           0.75       
  

 

 

 
Total from investment operations      (0.55)           (1.04)           (0.45)           1.15            (0.38)           1.27       

 

 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:                  
Dividends from net investment income      (0.24)           (0.42)           (0.13)           (0.53)           (0.41)           (0.52)      
Distributions from net realized gain      0.00            0.00            (0.15)           0.00            0.00            (0.02)      
Tax return of capital distribution      0.00            (0.01)           (0.35)           0.00            (0.21)           0.00       
  

 

 

 
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders      (0.24)           (0.43)           (0.63)           (0.53)           (0.62)           (0.54)      

 

 
Net asset value, end of period    $ 7.01          $ 7.80          $ 9.27          $ 10.35          $ 9.73          $ 10.73       
  

 

 

 

 

 
Total Return, at Net Asset Value4      (7.06)%         (11.49)%         (4.20)%         11.84%         (3.67)%         12.85%   

 

 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                  
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)    $ 28,472         $ 32,520         $ 45,660         $ 64,789         $ 51,319         $   43,912     

 

 
Average net assets (in thousands)    $ 29,993         $ 38,815         $ 50,865         $ 62,849         $ 48,137         $ 35,869     

 

 
Ratios to average net assets:5                  
Net investment income      6.65%         4.51%         5.08%         4.96%         5.49%         5.31%   
Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings      1.47%         1.46%         1.41%         1.30%         1.26%         1.26%   
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%6         0.00%         0.00%         0.00%         0.00%         0.00%   
  

 

 

 
Total expenses7      1.47%         1.46%         1.41%         1.30%         1.26%         1.26%   
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      1.25%         1.25%         1.25%         1.25%         1.23%         1.24%   

 

 
Portfolio turnover rate      41%          107%          251%          130%          93%          80%    

 

23      OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

1. May 29, 2015 and May 30, 2014 represent the last business days of the Fund’s respective reporting periods. See Note 2 of the accompanying Notes.

2. For the period from June 30, 2010 (commencement of operations) to May 31, 2011.

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

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

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 November 30, 2015      1.47  
  Year Ended May 29, 2015      1.47  
  Year Ended May 30, 2014      1.41  
  Year Ended May 31, 2013      1.30  
  Year Ended May 31, 2012      1.26  
  Period Ended May 31, 2011      1.26  

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

24      OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


    

 

Class C   

Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2015

(Unaudited)

    

Year Ended
May 29,

2015 1

    

Year Ended
May 30,

2014 1

    

Year Ended
May 31,

2013  

    

Year Ended
May 31,

2012  

    

Period
Ended
May 31,

20112

 
                 

 

 
Per Share Operating Data                  
Net asset value, beginning of period     $ 7.80          $ 9.27          $ 10.35          $ 9.73          $ 10.73          $ 10.00     

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                  
Net investment income3      0.22            0.32            0.41            0.44            0.48            0.44     
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)      (0.79)           (1.42)           (0.94)           0.63            (0.94)           0.75     
  

 

 

 
Total from investment operations      (0.57)           (1.10)           (0.53)           1.07            (0.46)           1.19     

 

 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:                  
Dividends from net investment income      (0.22)           (0.36)           (0.11)           (0.45)           (0.36)           (0.44)     
Distributions from net realized gain      0.00            0.00            (0.15)           0.00            0.00            (0.02)     
Tax return of capital distribution      0.00            (0.01)           (0.29)           0.00            (0.18)           0.00     
  

 

 

 
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders      (0.22)           (0.37)           (0.55)           (0.45)           (0.54)           (0.46)     

 

 
Net asset value, end of period     $ 7.01          $ 7.80          $ 9.27          $ 10.35          $ 9.73          $    10.73     
  

 

 

 
                 

 

 
Total Return, at Net Asset Value4       (7.41)%         (12.15)%          (4.92)%         11.00%          (4.40)%         12.05%   

 

 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                  
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)     $ 8,076        $ 10,267        $ 15,128        $ 26,066        $ 12,070        $ 7,241    

 

 
Average net assets (in thousands)     $ 9,040        $ 12,919        $ 18,262        $ 19,486        $ 9,819        $ 3,962    

 

 
Ratios to average net assets:5                  
Net investment income      5.89%         3.74%         4.32%         4.16%         4.73%         4.56%   
Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings      2.33%         2.31%         2.29%         2.26%         2.36%         2.46%   
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%6         0.00%         0.00%         0.00%         0.00%         0.00%   
  

 

 

 
Total expenses7      2.33%         2.31%         2.29%         2.26%         2.36%         2.46%   
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      2.00%         2.00%         2.00%         2.00%         2.00%         2.00%   

 

 
Portfolio turnover rate      41%          107%          251%          130%          93%          80%    

 

25      OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


    FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

 

1. May 29, 2015 and May 30, 2014 represent the last business days of the Fund’s respective reporting periods. See Note 2 of the accompanying Notes.

2. For the period from June 30, 2010 (commencement of operations) to May 31, 2011.

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

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

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 November 30, 2015      2.33  
  Year Ended May 29, 2015      2.32  
  Year Ended May 30, 2014      2.29  
  Year Ended May 31, 2013      2.26  
  Year Ended May 31, 2012      2.36  
  Period Ended May 31, 2011      2.46  

    See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

26      OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


 

 

Class I   

Six Months

Ended

November 30,
2015

(Unaudited)

    

Year Ended

May 29,

2015 1

    

Year Ended

May 30,

2014 1

    

Period Ended

May 31,

20132

 
           

 

 
Per Share Operating Data            
Net asset value, beginning of period    $ 7.79           $ 9.26          $ 10.34          $ 10.53       

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:            
Net investment income3      0.26             0.32            0.52            0.37       
Net realized and unrealized loss      (0.79)            (1.32)           (0.94)           (0.19)      
  

 

 

 
Total from investment operations      (0.53)            (1.00)           (0.42)           0.18       

 

 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:            
Dividends from net investment income      (0.26)            (0.46)           (0.14)           (0.37)      
Distributions from net realized gain      0.00             0.00            (0.15)           0.00       
Tax return of capital distribution      0.00             (0.01)           (0.37)           0.00       
  

 

 

 
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders      (0.26)            (0.47)           (0.66)           (0.37)      

 

 
Net asset value, end of period    $     7.00           $ 7.79          $     9.26          $   10.34       
  

 

 

 

 

 
Total Return, at Net Asset Value4      (6.89)%           (11.15)%         (3.83)%         1.69%    

 

 
Ratios/Supplemental Data            
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)    $ 2,164         $ 2,339        $ 34        $ 10    

 

 
Average net assets (in thousands)    $ 2,227         $ 1,212        $ 19        $ 10    

 

 
Ratios to average net assets:5            
Net investment income      7.06%          4.02%         5.63%         5.20%    
Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings      1.07%          1.08%         1.02%         0.95%    
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%6         0.00%         0.00%         0.00%    
  

 

 

 
Total expenses7      1.07%          1.08%         1.02%         0.95%    
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      0.85%          0.84%         0.85%         0.85%    

 

 
Portfolio turnover rate      41%           107%          251%          130%     

1. May 29, 2015 and May 30, 2014 represent the last business days of the Fund’s respective reporting periods. See Note 2 of the accompanying Notes.

2. For the period from September 28, 2012 (inception of offering) to May 31, 2013.

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

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

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 November 30, 2015      1.07  
  Year Ended May 29, 2015      1.09  
  Year Ended May 30, 2014      1.02  
  Period Ended May 31, 2013      0.95  

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

27      OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

Class R  

Six Months

Ended

November 30,

2015
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended

May 29,

2015 1

   

Year Ended

May 30,

2014 1

   

Year Ended

May 31,

2013  

   

Year Ended

May 31,

2012  

   

Period

Ended

May 31,

20112

 

 

 
Per Share Operating Data            
Net asset value, beginning of period    $ 7.80         $ 9.27         $ 10.35         $ 9.73         $ 10.73         $ 10.00      

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:            
Net investment income3     0.23           0.36           0.46           0.50           0.53           0.49      
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (0.79)          (1.42)          (0.94)          0.62           (0.94)          0.75      
 

 

 

 
Total from investment operations     (0.56)          (1.06)          (0.48)          1.12           (0.41)          1.24      

 

 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:            
Dividends from net investment income     (0.23)          (0.40)          (0.12)          (0.50)          (0.39)          (0.49)     
Distributions from net realized gain     0.00           0.00           (0.15)          0.00           0.00           (0.02)     
Tax return of capital distribution     0.00           (0.01)          (0.33)          0.00           (0.20)          0.00      
 

 

 

 
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders     (0.23)          (0.41)          (0.60)          (0.50)          (0.59)          (0.51)     

 

 
Net asset value, end of period    $ 7.01         $ 7.80         $ 9.27         $ 10.35         $ 9.73         $   10.73      
 

 

 

 
           

 

 
Total Return, at Net Asset Value4     (7.18)%        (11.71)%        (4.45)%        11.57%        (3.90)%        12.59%   

 

 
Ratios/Supplemental Data            
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)    $ 1,137       $ 1,377       $ 1,957       $ 3,014       $ 1,452       $ 538    

 

 
Average net assets (in thousands)    $ 1,229       $ 1,658       $ 2,189       $ 2,210       $ 1,154       $ 300    

 

 
Ratios to average net assets:5            
Net investment income     6.40%        4.22%        4.82%        4.69%        5.23%        5.06%   
Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings     1.82%        1.80%        1.79%        1.72%        1.69%        2.07%   
Interest and fees from borrowings     0.00%6        0.00%        0.00%        0.00%        0.00%        0.00%   
 

 

 

 
Total expenses7     1.82%        1.80%        1.79%        1.72%        1.69%        2.07%   
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses     1.50%        1.50%        1.50%        1.50%        1.50%        1.50%   

 

 
Portfolio turnover rate     41 %         107 %         251 %         130 %         93 %         80 %    

 

28      OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


    

 

1. May 29, 2015 and May 30, 2014 represent the last business days of the Fund’s respective reporting periods. See Note 2 of the accompanying Notes.

2. For the period from June 30, 2010 (commencement of operations) to May 31, 2011.

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

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

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 November 30, 2015      1.82
  Year Ended May 29, 2015      1.81
  Year Ended May 30, 2014      1.79
  Year Ended May 31, 2013      1.72
  Year Ended May 31, 2012      1.69
  Period Ended May 31, 2011      2.07

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

29      OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

 

Class Y    Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
May 29,
2015 1
    Year Ended
May 30,
2014 1
    Year Ended
May 31,
2013  
    Year Ended
May 31,
2012  
    Period
Ended
May 31,
20112
 

 

 
Per Share Operating Data             
Net asset value, beginning of period    $ 7.79      $ 9.26      $ 10.34      $ 9.73      $ 10.73      $     10.00       

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:             
Net investment income3      0.26        0.43        0.51        0.55        0.59        0.55       
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)      (0.79     (1.44     (0.94     0.62        (0.94     0.74       
  

 

 

 
Total from investment operations      (0.53     (1.01     (0.43     1.17        (0.35     1.29       

 

 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:             
Dividends from net investment income      (0.25     (0.45     (0.13     (0.56     (0.43     (0.54)      
Distributions from net realized gain      0.00        0.00        (0.15     0.00        0.00        (0.02)      
Tax return of capital distribution      0.00        (0.01     (0.37     0.00        (0.22     0.00       
  

 

 

 
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders      (0.25     (0.46     (0.65     (0.56     (0.65     (0.56)      

 

 
Net asset value, end of period    $ 7.01      $ 7.79      $ 9.26      $ 10.34      $ 9.73      $ 10.73       
  

 

 

 

 

 
Total Return, at Net Asset Value4      (6.80 )%      (11.24 )%      (3.91 )%      12.07%        (3.37 )%      13.11%   

 

 
Ratios/Supplemental Data             
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)    $ 3,318      $ 4,185      $ 10,558      $ 15,518      $ 7,502      $ 2,514     

 

 
Average net assets (in thousands)    $ 3,595      $ 7,931      $ 10,338      $ 11,863      $ 5,855      $ 883     

 

 
Ratios to average net assets:5             
Net investment income      7.01%        4.93%        5.43%        5.20%        5.74%        5.66%   
Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings      1.33%        1.27%        1.22%        1.17%        1.23%        1.33%   
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00% 6      0.00%        0.00%        0.00%        0.00%        0.00%   
  

 

 

 
Total expenses7      1.33%        1.27%        1.22%        1.17%        1.23%        1.33%   
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      0.95%        0.95%        0.95%        0.95%        0.95%        0.95%   

 

 
Portfolio turnover rate      41%        107%        251%        130%        93%        80%    

 

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1. May 29, 2015 and May 30, 2014 represent the last business days of the Fund’s respective reporting periods. See Note 2 of the accompanying Notes.

2. For the period from June 30, 2010 (commencement of operations) to May 31, 2011.

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

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

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 November 30, 2015      1.33
  Year Ended May 29, 2015      1.28
  Year Ended May 30, 2014      1.22
  Year Ended May 31, 2013      1.17
  Year Ended May 31, 2012      1.23
  Period Ended May 31, 2011      1.33

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS November 30, 2015 Unaudited

 

 

1. Organization

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

The Fund offers Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R and Class Y shares. As of July 1, 2014, Class N shares were renamed Class R shares. Class N shares subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) on July 1, 2014, continue to be subject to a CDSC after the shares were renamed. Purchases of Class R shares occurring on or after July 1, 2014, are not subject to a CDSC upon redemption. 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.

Reporting Period End Date. The last day of the Fund’s reporting period is the last day the New York Stock Exchange was open for trading during the period. The Fund’s financial statements have been presented through that date to maintain consistency with the Fund’s net asset value calculations used for shareholder transactions.

Foreign Currency Translation. The Fund’s accounting records are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies and amounts related to the purchase and sale of foreign securities and foreign investment income are translated into U.S. dollars as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”), normally 4:00 P.M.

 

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2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

Eastern time, on each day the Exchange is open for trading. Foreign exchange rates may be valued primarily using a reliable bank, dealer or service authorized by the Board of Trustees.

Reported net realized gains and losses from foreign currency transactions arise from sales of portfolio securities, sales and maturities of short-term securities, sales of foreign currencies, exchange rate fluctuations between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized appreciation and depreciation on the translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies arise from changes in the values of assets and liabilities, including investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

The effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments is separately identified from the fluctuations arising from changes in market values of securities held and reported with all other foreign currency gains and losses in the Fund’s Statement of Operations.

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. generally accepted accounting principles, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income distributions, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually.

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 market value of the securities received. Interest income 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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

not offset by positive cash balances maintained by the Fund, at a rate equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. The “Reduction to custodian expenses” line item, if applicable, represents earnings on cash balances maintained by the Fund during the period. Such interest expense and other custodian fees may be paid with these earnings.

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

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

Federal Taxes. The Fund intends to comply with provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its investment company taxable income to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is required. The Fund files income tax returns in U.S. federal and applicable state jurisdictions. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s tax return filings generally remains open for the three preceding fiscal reporting period ends.

During the fiscal year ended May 29, 2015, the Fund did not utilize any capital loss carryforward to offset capital gains realized in that fiscal year. The Fund had post-October foreign currency losses of $3,900,591. Details of the fiscal year ended May 29, 2015 capital loss carryforwards are included in the table below. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration, if any, must be utilized prior to those with expiration dates. Capital losses with no expiration will be carried forward to future years if not offset by gains.

 

Expiring       

 

 
No expiration    $                         7,306,528     

At period end, it is estimated that the capital loss carryforwards would be $8,371,387 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 GAAP. Also, due to

 

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2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

timing of dividends and distributions, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the fiscal year in which the income or net realized gain was recorded by the Fund.

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

 

Federal tax cost of securities

    $ 50,293,140     

Federal tax cost of other investments

     (6,360,648)    
  

 

 

 

Total federal tax cost

    $         43,932,492     
  

 

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

    $ 397,512     

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (10,176,320)    
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

    $ (9,778,808)    
  

 

 

 

Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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.

 

 

3. Securities Valuation

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

The Fund’s Board has adopted procedures for the valuation of the Fund’s securities and has delegated the day-to-day responsibility for valuation determinations under those procedures to the Manager. The Manager has established a Valuation Committee which is responsible for determining a “fair valuation” for any security for which market quotations are not “readily available.” The Valuation Committee’s fair valuation determinations are subject to review, approval and ratification by the Fund’s Board at its next regularly scheduled meeting covering the calendar quarter in which the fair valuation was determined.

Valuation Methods and Inputs

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

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

Securities traded on a registered U.S. securities exchange (including exchange-traded derivatives other than futures and futures options) are valued based on the last sale price of

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

 

 

3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

 

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

 

Corporate debt, government debt, municipal,
mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities
   Reported trade data, broker-dealer price quotations, benchmark yields, issuer spreads on comparable securities, the credit quality, yield, maturity, and other appropriate factors.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

 

 

3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

 

methodologies and fair valuation determinations on a regular basis after considering all relevant information that is reasonably available.

Classifications

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

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

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

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

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

The 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:

           

Foreign Government Obligations

    $ —        $ 27,214,313        $ —        $ 27,214,313     

Corporate Bonds and Notes

     —          13,081,644          —          13,081,644     

Short-Term Note

     —          749,483          —          749,483     

Over-the-Counter Option Purchased

     —          —           —          —      
  

 

 

 

Total Investments, at Value

     —          41,045,440          —          41,045,440     

Other Financial Instruments:

           

Centrally cleared swaps, at value

     —          48,830          —          48,830     

Forward currency exchange contracts

     —          1,272,578          —          1,272,578     
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

    $ —        $     42,366,848        $ —        $         42,366,848     
  

 

 

 

Liabilities Table

           

Other Financial Instruments:

           

Swaps, at value

    $ —        $ (427,072)       $ —        $ (427,072)    

Centrally cleared swaps, at value

     —          (152,712)         —          (152,712)    

Forward currency exchange contracts

     —          (1,227,672)         —          (1,227,672)    
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    $ —        $ (1,807,456)       $ —        $ (1,807,456)    
  

 

 

 

Forward currency exchange contracts and futures contracts, if any, are reported at their unrealized appreciation/depreciation at measurement date, which represents the change in

 

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3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

 

the contract’s value from trade date. All additional assets and liabilities included in the above table are reported at their market value at measurement date.

 

 

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.

Investment in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund. The Fund is permitted to invest daily available cash balances in a money market Affiliated Fund. The Fund may invest the available cash in Class E shares of Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

 

 

4. Investments and Risks (Continued)

 

(“IMMF”) to seek current income while preserving liquidity or for defensive purposes. IMMF is regulated as a money market fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Sovereign Debt Risk. The Fund invests in sovereign debt securities, which are subject to certain special risks. These risks include, but are not limited to, the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse, or otherwise be unable, to pay interest or repay the principal on its sovereign debt. There may also be no legal process for collecting sovereign debt that a government does not pay or bankruptcy proceedings through which all or part of such sovereign debt may be collected. In addition, a restructuring or default of sovereign debt may also cause additional impacts to the financial markets, such as downgrades to credit ratings, reduced liquidity and increased volatility, among others.

 

 

5. Market Risk Factors

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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6. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments

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

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

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

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

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

During the reporting period, the Fund had daily average contract amounts on forward contracts to buy and sell of $19,286,319 and $31,672,020, respectively.

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

Option Activity

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

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

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

During the reporting period, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $660 on purchased call options.

Swap Contracts

The Fund may enter into swap contract agreements with a counterparty to exchange a series of cash flows based on either specified reference rates, the price or volatility of asset or non-asset references, or the occurrence of a credit event, over a specified period. Swaps can be executed in a bi-lateral privately negotiated arrangement with a dealer in an OTC transaction

 

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(“OTC swaps”) or executed on a regulated market. Certain swaps, regardless of the venue of their execution, are required to be cleared through a clearinghouse (“centrally cleared swaps”). Swap contracts may include interest rate, equity, debt, index, total return, credit default, currency, and volatility swaps.

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

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

Currency Swap Contracts. A currency swap contract is an agreement between counterparties to exchange different currencies at contract inception that are equivalent to a notional value. The exchange at contract inception is made at the current spot rate. The contract also includes an agreement to reverse the exchange of the same notional values of those currencies at contract termination. The re-exchange at contract termination may take place at the same exchange rate, a specified rate or the then current spot rate. Certain currency swap contracts provide for exchanging the currencies only at contract termination and can provide for only a net payment in the settlement currency, typically USD. A currency swap contract may also include the exchange of periodic payments, between the counterparties, that are based on interest rates available in the respective currencies at contract inception. Other currency swap contracts may not provide for exchanging the different currencies at all, and only for exchanging interest cash flows based on the notional value in the contract.

The Fund has entered into currency swap contracts with the obligation to pay an interest rate on the dollar notional amount and receive an interest rate on the various foreign currency notional amounts. These currency swap contracts increase exposure to, or decrease exposure away from, foreign exchange and interest rate risk.

For the reporting period, the Fund had ending monthly average notional amounts of $2,020,240 on currency swaps which receive a fixed rate.

Additional associated risks to the Fund include counterparty credit risk and liquidity risk. Interest Rate Swap Contracts. An interest rate swap is an agreement between counterparties to exchange periodic payments based on interest rates. One cash flow

 

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6. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments (Continued)

 

stream will typically be a floating rate payment based upon a specified floating interest rate while the other is typically a fixed interest rate.

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

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

For the reporting period, the Fund had ending monthly average notional amounts of $14,853,959 and $16,902,553 on interest rate swaps which pay a fixed rate and interest rate swaps which receive a fixed rate, respectively.

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

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

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

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

At period end, the Fund has required certain counterparties to post collateral of $288,231.

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

 

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6. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments (Continued)

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

For financial reporting purposes, cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund, if any, is reported separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Fund, if any, is noted in the Statement of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a party must exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold (e.g. $250,000) before a transfer has to be

 

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6. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments (Continued)

 

made. To the extent amounts due to the Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance.

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

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

Gross Amounts
Not Offset in
the Statement

of Assets &

Liabilities*

    Financial
Instruments
Available for
Offset
    Financial
Instruments
Collateral
Received**
    Cash Collateral
Received**
    Net Amount  

 

 

BNP Paribas

    $ 11,838                $ —               $ —             $ —       $ 11,838    

Citibank NA

     530,902            (45,023)        (263,241)        —                 222,638    

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

     201,664            (75,989)        —         —         125,675    

HSBC Bank USA NA

     1,278            —         —         —         1,278    

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

     428,834            (428,834)        —         —         —    

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

     71,835            (26,895)        (24,990)        —         19,950    

Toronto Dominion Bank

     26,227            (26,227)        —         —         —    
  

 

 

 
    $ 1,272,578                $ (602,968)              $    (288,231)            $ —       $ 381,379   
  

 

 

 

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

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

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

           Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of
Assets & Liabilities
       
Counterparty    Gross Amounts
Not Offset in
the Statement
of Assets &
Liabilities*
    Financial
Instruments
Available for
Offset
    Financial
    Instruments
Collateral
Pledged**
    Cash Collateral
Pledged**
    Net Amount  

 

 

Bank of America NA

   $         (409,947)              $ —       $ 130,947        $ 279,000      $ —    

Barclays Bank plc

     (38,229)           —         —         —                  (38,229)   

Citibank NA

     (45,023)           45,023        —         —         —    

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

     (75,989)           75,989        —         —         —    

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     (64,847)           —         —         —         (64,847)   

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

     (688,403)           428,834        —         —         (259,569)   

Morgan Stanley

     (27,863)           —         —         —         (27,863)   

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

     (26,895)           26,895        —         —         —    

 

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Counterparty   

Gross Amounts
Not Offset in
the Statement
of Assets &

Liabilities*

     Financial
Instruments
Available for
Offset
     Financial
Instruments
Collateral
Pledged**
     Cash Collateral
Pledged**
     Net Amount  

 

 

Toronto Dominion Bank

     (277,548)         26,227         —          251,321         —    
  

 

 

 
    $   (1,654,744)        $      602,968       $       130,947       $          530,321       $       (390,508)   
  

 

 

 

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

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

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

   

                Asset Derivatives

    

            Liability Derivatives

 

Derivatives Not

Accounted for as

Hedging Instruments

 

Statement of Assets and

Liabilities Location

   Value      

Statement of Assets and

Liabilities Location

   Value   

 

 

Foreign exchange contracts

        Swaps, at value     $ 48,267     

Interest rate contracts

        Swaps, at value      378,805     

Interest rate contracts

  Centrally cleared swaps, at value     $ 48,830         Centrally cleared swaps, at value      152,712     

Foreign exchange contracts

  Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts      1,272,578         Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts      1,227,672     
    

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total

      $   1,321,408             $   1,807,456     
    

 

 

       

 

 

 

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

Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) Recognized on Derivatives

 

Derivatives Not Accounted for

as Hedging Instruments

   Foreign currency
transactions
       Swap contracts        Total  

 

 

Foreign exchange contracts

    $ 1,281,583             $ 70,158             $ 1,351,741      

Interest rate contracts

     —                16,758               16,758      
  

 

 

 

Total

    $                 1,281,583             $                     86,916             $                 1,368,499      
  

 

 

 

 

Amount of Change in Unrealized Gain or (Loss) Recognized on Derivatives

 

Derivatives Not

Accounted for as

Hedging Instruments

   Investments*    

Translation of
assets and

liabilities
denominated in
foreign currencies

    Swap contracts     Total  

 

 

Foreign exchange contracts

    $                 (2,843)      $ 564,022                $ (65,738)       $ 495,441     

Interest rate contracts

     —         —                   (366,892)                     (366,892)    
  

 

 

 

Total

    $ (2,843)      $         564,022                $             (432,630)       $ 128,549     
  

 

 

 

*Includes purchased option contracts and purchased swaption contracts, if any.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

 

 

7. Shares of Beneficial Interest

 

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

 

     Six Months Ended November 30, 2015      Year Ended May 29, 2015 1  
               Shares     Amount              Shares     Amount    

 

 

Class A

         

Sold

     319,450      $ 2,343,515           635,619      $ 5,460,176     

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     91,388        662,506           159,194        1,360,020     

Redeemed

     (517,718     (3,824,407)          (1,551,935             (13,340,353)    
  

 

 

 

Net decrease

             (106,880   $ (818,386)          (757,122   $ (6,520,157)    
  

 

 

 

    

 

  

Class C

         

Sold

     54,496      $ 400,830           285,812      $ 2,454,409     

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     34,328        249,083           60,386        515,821     

Redeemed

     (252,808     (1,858,735)          (662,014     (5,640,810)    
  

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (163,984   $ (1,208,822)          (315,816   $ (2,670,580)    
  

 

 

 

    

 

  

Class I

         

Sold

     236      $ 1,725                   288,998      $ 2,520,216     

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     10,807        78,224           8,586        69,488     

Redeemed

     (2,038     (14,385)          (1,186     (9,892)    
  

 

 

 

Net increase

     9,005      $ 65,564           296,398      $ 2,579,812     
  

 

 

 

    

 

  

Class R2

         

Sold

     10,784      $ 80,101           44,204      $ 379,008     

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     5,308        38,490           9,185        78,368     

Redeemed

     (30,305     (224,406)          (88,042     (754,945)    
  

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (14,213   $ (105,815)          (34,653   $ (297,569)    
  

 

 

 

    

 

  

Class Y

         

Sold

     609,453      $ 4,411,618           329,593      $ 2,923,872     

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     15,577        112,998           32,248        275,435     

Redeemed

     (688,409             (4,977,097)          (965,101     (8,226,154)    
  

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (63,379   $ (452,481)          (603,260   $ (5,026,847)    
  

 

 

 

1. May 29, 2015 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 2.

2. Effective July 1, 2014, Class N shares were renamed Class R. See Note 1.

 

 

8. Purchases and Sales of Securities

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

 

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8. Purchases and Sales of Securities (Continued)

 

     Purchases                Sales  

 

 

Investment securities

     $20,201,317                   $16,315,113   

 

 

9. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates

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

  Fee Schedule

  

 

 

  Up to $500 million

     0.75%       

  Next $500 million

     0.70          

  Next $4 billion

     0.65          

  Over $5 billion

     0.60          

The Fund’s effective management fee for the reporting period was 0.75% 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. 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 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,

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

 

 

9. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

 

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.

Six Months Ended  

Class A

Front-End Sales Charges

Retained by Distributor

 

Class A

Contingent Deferred
Sales Charges Retained

by Distributor

 

Class C

Contingent Deferred 

Sales Charges Retained 

by Distributor 

 

November 30, 2015

  $989   $153   $734 

 

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9. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

 

Waivers and Reimbursements of Expenses. The Manager has agreed to voluntarily waive a portion of its management fees and/or reimburse the Fund for certain expenses so that “Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses”, excluding interest and fees from borrowings will not exceed 1.25% of average annual net assets for Class A shares, 2.00% for Class C shares, 0.85% for Class I, 1.50% for Class R shares and 0.95% for Class Y shares. During the reporting period, the Manager reimbursed the Fund $32,731, $14,824, $2,423, $1,913 and $6,717 for Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R and Class Y shares, respectively.

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 IMMF. During the reporting period, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $165 for IMMF management fees.

Waivers and/or reimbursements may be modified or terminated as set forth according to the terms in the prospectus.

 

 

10. Borrowings and Other Financing

Joint Credit Facility. A number of mutual funds managed by the Manager participate in a $1.28 billion revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) intended to provide short-term financing, if necessary, subject to certain restrictions in connection with atypical redemption activity. Expenses and fees related to the Facility are paid by the participating funds and are disclosed separately or as other expenses on the Statement of Operations. The Fund did not utilize the Facility during the reporting period.

 

 

11. Pending Litigation

In 2009, several putative class action lawsuits were filed and later consolidated before the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI”), OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (“OFDI”), and Oppenheimer Rochester California Municipal Fund, a fund advised by OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. and distributed by the Distributor (the “California Fund”), in connection with the California Fund’s investment performance. The plaintiffs asserted claims against OFI, OFDI and certain present and former trustees and officers of the California Fund under the federal securities laws, alleging, among other things, that the disclosure documents of the California Fund contained misrepresentations and omissions and the investment policies of the California Fund were not followed. Plaintiffs in the suit filed an amended complaint and defendants filed a motion to dismiss. In 2011, the court issued an order which granted in part and denied in part the defendants’ motion to dismiss. In 2012, plaintiffs filed a motion, which defendants opposed, to certify a class and appoint class representatives and class counsel. In March 2015, the court granted plaintiffs’ motion for class certification. In May 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit vacated the class certification order and remanded the matter to the district court for further proceedings. In October 2015, the district court reaffirmed its order granting plaintiffs’ motion for class certification. In December 2015, the Tenth Circuit denied defendants’ petition to appeal the district court’s reaffirmed class certification order.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

 

 

11. Pending Litigation (Continued)

 

OFI and OFDI believe the suit is without merit; that it is premature to render any opinion as to the likelihood of an outcome unfavorable to them in the suit; and that no estimate can yet be made as to the amount or range of any potential loss. Furthermore, OFI believes that the suit should not impair the ability of OFI or OFDI to perform their respective duties to the Fund and that the outcome of the suit should not have any material effect on the operations of any of the Oppenheimer funds.

 

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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 Adviser, Sub-Adviser 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 portfolio manager and the Sub-Adviser’s 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 as well. 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.

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

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND

SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

the Sub-Adviser has had 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 services and risk management, and information the Board has received regarding the experience and professional qualifications of the Managers’ key personnel and the size and functions of its staff. In its evaluation of the quality of the portfolio management services provided, the Board considered the experience of Hemant Baijal, 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 renewal of the Fund’s service agreements. 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, including comparative performance information. The Board also reviewed information, prepared by the Managers and the independent consultant, comparing the Fund’s historical performance to relevant market indices and to the performance of other retail emerging markets bond funds. The Board noted that the Fund underperformed its category median for the one- and three-year periods. The Board considered that the Fund’s underperformance versus its category median during these periods was mostly due to the fact that, unlike other competitors in its category, the Fund has a blended approach that incorporates emerging market hard currency debt, emerging market local currency debt and emerging market corporate debt. The Board took into consideration the Adviser’s assertion that value has been restored in emerging market local currency debt and that the Adviser continues to see positive underlying fundamentals in emerging market local currency debt, which it believes have potential to drive long-term outperformance of the asset class. The Board also took into account recent changes to the Fund, including that Hemant Baijal was appointed as the Fund’s portfolio manager effective March 31, 2015.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund. The Board reviewed the fees paid to the Managers and the other expenses borne by the Fund. The Board noted that the Adviser, not the Fund, pays the Sub-Adviser’s fee under the sub-advisory agreement. The independent consultant provided comparative data in regard to the fees and expenses of the Fund and other retail emerging markets bond funds with comparable asset levels and distribution features. The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual management fee was equal to its peer group median and slightly lower than its category median, and that the Fund’s total expenses were slightly lower than its peer group median and category median. The Board also considered that within the total asset range of $50 million to $100 million, the Fund’s effective management fee was equal to its peer group median and its category median. The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual management fees rank in the second quintile and the total expenses rank in the third quintile. The Board also considered that the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse the Fund so that total expenses, as a percentage of average daily

 

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net assets, will not exceed the following annual rates: 1.25% for Class A shares; 2.00% for Class C shares; 1.50% for Class R shares; 0.95% for Class Y shares; and 0.85% for Class I shares. This waiver and/or reimbursement may not be amended or withdrawn for one year from the date of the Fund’s prospectus.

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 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.

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 August 31, 2016. 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 PROCEDURES;

UPDATES TO STATEMENTS OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited

 

 

The Fund has adopted Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures 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 Procedures 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. Those forms may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Householding—Delivery of Shareholder Documents

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

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

 

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OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND

 

Trustees and Officers   Sam Freedman, Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Trustee
  Jon S. Fossel, Trustee
  Richard F. Grabish, Trustee
  Beverly L. Hamilton, Trustee
  Victoria J. Herget, Trustee
  Robert J. Malone, Trustee
  F. William Marshall, Jr., Trustee
  Karen L. Stuckey, Trustee
  James D. Vaughn, Trustee
  Arthur P. Steinmetz, Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer
  Hemant Baijal, Vice President
  Arthur S. Gabinet, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer
  Jennifer Sexton, Vice President and Chief Business Officer
  Mary Ann Picciotto, Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Anti-Money
  Laundering Officer
  Brian W. Wixted, 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   Ropes & Gray 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.

 

© 2016 OppenheimerFunds, Inc.  All rights reserved.

 

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PRIVACY POLICY 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 nonpublic 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, our electronic document delivery service

Your transactions with us, our affiliates or others

A software program on our website, often referred to as a “cookie,” which indicates which parts of our site you’ve visited

When you set up challenge questions to reset your password online

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 a 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 financial services or educational material that may be of interest to you. If this requires us to provide you with an opportunity to “opt in” or “opt out” of such information sharing with a firm not affiliated with us, you will receive notification on how to do so, before any such sharing takes place.

Right of Refusal

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

 

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Internet Security and Encryption

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

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

We do not guarantee or warrant that any part of our website, including files available for download, are free of viruses or other harmful code. It is your responsibility to take appropriate precautions, such as use of an anti-virus software package, to protect your computer hardware and software.

  All transactions, including redemptions, exchanges and purchases, are secured by SSL and 256-bit encryption. 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 either 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, do not allow it to be used by anyone else. Also, take special precautions when accessing your account on a computer used by others.

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 March 2015. 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, write to us at P.O. Box 5270, Denver, CO 80217-5270, email us by clicking on the Contact Us section of our website at oppenheimerfunds.com or call us at 1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677).

 

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RS1360.001.1115    January 21, 2016


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 11/30/2015, 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. Exhibits.

 

(a) (1) Not applicable to semiannual reports.

 

     (2) Exhibits attached hereto.

 

     (3) Not applicable.

 

(b) Exhibit 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 Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund

 

By:  

/s/ Arthur P. Steinmetz

  Arthur P. Steinmetz
  Principal Executive Officer
Date:   1/15/2016

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

 

By:  

/s/ Arthur P. Steinmetz

  Arthur P. Steinmetz
  Principal Executive Officer
Date:   1/15/2016
By:  

/s/ Brian W. Wixted

  Brian W. Wixted
  Principal Financial Officer
Date:   1/15/2016