N-CSR 1 d221382dncsr.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)

 

 

Cynthia Lo Bessette

OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.

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

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

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

Date of fiscal year end: May 31

Date of reporting period: 5/31/2016

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.


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Table of Contents

 

Fund Performance Discussion

    3      

Top Holdings and Allocations

    6      

Fund Expenses

    9      

Statement of Investments

    11      

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

    20      

Statement of Operations

    22      

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    24      

Financial Highlights

    25      

Notes to Financial Statements

    30      

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    53      

Federal Income Tax Information

    54      

Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Guidelines; Updates to Statement of Investments

    55      

Distribution Sources

    56      

Trustees and Officers

    57      

Privacy Policy Notice

    63      

 

Class A Shares

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AT 5/31/16

 

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

J.P. Morgan  

Government Bond  

Index - Emerging  
Markets Global  
Diversified   

 1-Year

   -1.29%    -5.98%    -4.86%

 

 5-Year

   -2.05       -3.00       -3.26   

 

 Since Inception (6/30/10)

   0.29       -0.53       0.16   

 

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. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit oppenheimerfunds.com or call 1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677). See Fund prospectuses and summary prospectuses for more information on share classes and sales charges.

 

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Fund Performance Discussion

The Fund’s Class A shares (without sales charge) produced a return of -1.29% 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 -4.86%. The Fund’s negative absolute return was the result of declines over the first half of the reporting period. However, the Fund performed positively over the second half as the environment shifted and emerging market debt outperformed developed markets. Over the final six months of the reporting period, the Fund’s Class A shares (without sales charge) returned 6.21%, outperforming the Index’s return of 5.28% during that same timeframe.

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 at their 2015 peaks left them

 

 

 

COMPARISON OF CHANGE IN VALUE OF $10,000 HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENTS IN:

 

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incrementally more vulnerable to profit taking as negative macro catalysts emerged. In December 2015, the Fed finally raised rates to 0.25%.

2016 began with emerging market debt, and most notably, local debt, outperforming developed markets due to the supporting technical position after a long period of risk aversion, including favorable supply and demand dynamics, issuance, etc., and because valuations appeared depressed in some emerging market assets. This outperformance was also helped by lower yield in core developed markets as well as the rebound in commodity prices. An improvement in global risk sentiment, as well as U.S. dollar weakness provided additional strength to the rally in emerging markets local debt. Towards the end of the reporting period, momentum in these various factors began to abate, as the markets began to prepare for a U.S. rate hike.

FUND REVIEW

During the reporting period, the Fund’s outperformance was driven largely by positioning in South Africa, an overweight position in Brazil, and its lack of exposure to Malaysia. Although the Fund had exposure to South Africa and Russia, it had significant underweight exposure relative to the Index. During the first half of the reporting period, the decline in the commodity market 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. During the second half of the reporting period, a firmer backdrop for oil and commodities helped to alleviate some of these metrics.

The most significant detractor from the Fund’s performance was its underweight positioning in both Turkish interest rates and the currency (Turkish lira) relative to the Index. Despite many political and central bank concerns, both rates and FX have performed well.

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 market countries face structural problems.

 

 

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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      19.5%  
Mexico    14.1      
Indonesia    10.5      
South Africa    9.4      
Russia    8.8      
Turkey    7.0      
Colombia    6.7      
Poland    4.5      
Hungary    4.3      
Romania    3.1      

Portfolio holdings and allocation are subject to change. Percentages are as of May 31, 2016, and are based on total market value of investments.

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

 

Foreign Government Obligations      70.5%   
Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes      25.7      
Short-Term Notes      2.2      
Investment Company         

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund

     1.6      

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of May 31, 2016, and are based on the total market value of investments.

CREDIT RATING BREAKDOWN

 

    
 
 

 

NRSRO
ONLY
TOTAL

 

  
  
  

 

AAA      2.8%   
AA      0.1      
A      19.1      
BBB      42.7      
BB      25.7      
B      2.7      
C      0.0*     
Unrated      6.9      
Total      100.0%   

 

*Represents a value less than 0.05%.

The percentages above are based on the market value of the Fund’s securities as of May 31, 2016, and are subject to change. Except for securities labeled “Unrated,” and 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 S&P Global Ratings (“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 TOTAL RETURNS WITHOUT SALES CHARGE AS OF 5/31/16

 

   

Inception

        Date

  1-Year      5-Year     

Since    

Inception    

Class A (OEMAX)

  6/30/10   -1.29%   -2.05%   0.29%

Class C (OEMCX)

  6/30/10   -2.03      -2.78      -0.46   

Class I (OEMIX)

  9/28/12   -0.91      N/A   -3.99   

Class R (OEMNX)

  6/30/10   -1.54      -2.29      0.05   

Class Y (OEMYX)

  6/30/10   -0.87      -1.75      0.59   

AVERAGE TOTAL RETURNS WITH SALES CHARGE AS OF 5/31/16

 

 
   

Inception

        Date

  1-Year      5-Year     

Since    

Inception    

Class A (OEMAX)

  6/30/10   -5.98%   -3.00%   -0.53%

Class C (OEMCX)

  6/30/10   -2.95      -2.78      -0.46   

Class I (OEMIX)

  9/28/12   -0.91      N/A   -3.99   

Class R (OEMNX)

  6/30/10   -1.54      -2.29      0.05   

Class Y (OEMYX)

  6/30/10   -0.87      -1.75      0.59   

STANDARDIZED YIELDS

For the 30 Days Ended 5/31/16

 

 

Class A

  5.27%

 

Class C

  4.76   

 

Class I

  5.95   

 

Class R

  5.29   

 

Class Y

  5.86   

 

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. See Fund prospectuses and summary prospectuses for more information on share classes and sales charges.

Standardized yield is based on net investment income for the 30-day period ended 5/31/16 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 May 31, 2016.

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 May 31, 2016” 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

December 1, 2015

    

Ending

Account

Value

May 31, 2016

    

Expenses

Paid During
6 Months Ended
May 31, 2016

 

Class A

   $ 1,000.00              $   1,062.10            $ 6.46      

 

Class C

     1,000.00                1,058.10              10.34      

 

Class I

     1,000.00                1,064.20              4.40      

 

Class R

     1,000.00                1,060.80              7.76      

 

Class Y

     1,000.00                1,063.60              4.91      
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 May 31, 2016 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 May 31, 2016

 

              Principal Amount      Value  

 

 

Foreign Government Obligations—68.7%

          

 

 

Brazil—15.0%

          
Federative Republic of Brazil Nota Do Tesouro Nacional Sr.           
Unsec. Nts., 9.762%, 1/1/17      BRL           14,600,000        $       3,960,771     

 

 
Federative Republic of Brazil Nota Do Tesouro Nacional Unsec. Nts.:           
9.762%, 1/1/21      BRL           3,030,000         763,468     
10.00%, 1/1/19      BRL           8,200,000         2,233,994     
10.00%, 1/1/23      BRL           6,200,000         1,509,883     
10.00%, 1/1/27      BRL           4,180,000         1,014,690     
          

 

 

 
            

 

9,482,806  

 

  

 

 

 

Chile—0.1%

          
Republic of Chile Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 5.50%, 8/5/20      CLP           30,000,000         45,701     

 

 
Colombia—5.4%           
Republic of Colombia Sr. Unsec. Bonds:           
Series B, 7.00%, 5/4/22      COP           1,880,000,000         589,562     
Series B, 7.50%, 8/26/26      COP           1,170,000,000         363,994     
Series B, 7.75%, 9/18/30      COP           900,000,000         279,034     
Series B, 10.00%, 7/24/24      COP           2,221,000,000         808,022     

 

 
Republic of Colombia Sr. Unsec. Nts., Series B, 7%, 9/11/19      COP           4,285,000,000         1,374,726     
          

 

 

 
            

 

3,415,338  

 

  

 

 

 

Hungary—4.2%

          
Hungary Unsec. Bonds:           
Series 20/A, 7.50%, 11/12/20      HUF           110,000,000         477,448     
Series 25/B, 5.50%, 6/24/25      HUF           233,000,000         970,575     

 

 
Hungary Unsec. Nts., Series 18/A, 5.50%, 12/20/18      HUF           308,000,000         1,198,709     
          

 

 

 
            

 

2,646,732  

 

  

 

 

 

Indonesia—10.3%

          
Republic of Indonesia Treasury Bonds:           
Series FR53, 8.25%, 7/15/21      IDR           42,260,000,000         3,194,018     
Series FR56, 8.375%, 9/15/26      IDR           22,370,000,000         1,697,498     
Series FR72, 8.25%, 5/15/36      IDR           20,830,000,000         1,569,603     
          

 

 

 
            

 

6,461,119  

 

  

 

 

 

Malaysia—1.9%

          
Malaysia Sr. Unsec. Nts., Series 0315, 3.659%, 10/15/20      MYR           5,000,000        

 

1,220,690  

 

  

 

 

 

Mexico—6.5%

          
United Mexican States Sr. Unsec. Bonds, Series M20, 10%, 12/5/24      MXN           18,800,000         1,291,904     

 

 
United Mexican States Sr. Unsec. Nts., Series M10, 7.25%, 12/15/16      MXN           18,000,000         990,696     

 

 
United Mexican States Unsec. Bonds:           
Series M, 8.00%, 12/7/23      MXN           3,580,000         218,099     
Series M20, 8.50%, 5/31/29      MXN           16,030,000         1,022,797     
Series M30, 8.50%, 11/18/38      MXN           5,540,000         357,442     
Series M30, 10.00%, 11/20/36      MXN           2,600,000         190,807     
          

 

 

 
             4,071,745     

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

         Principal Amount     Value    

 

 

Peru—0.5%

      

Republic of Peru Sr. Unsec. Bonds:

      

6.95%, 8/12/311

  PEN      710,000      $             215,737     

8.20%, 8/12/261

  PEN      300,000        101,509     
      

 

 

 
         317,246     

 

 

Poland—4.4%

      

Republic of Poland Unsec. Bonds, Series 0726, 2.50%, 7/25/26

  PLN      2,120,000        510,832     

 

 

Republic of Poland Unsec. Nts., Series 0721, 1.75%, 7/25/21

  PLN      9,150,000        2,249,003     
      

 

 

 
         2,759,835     

 

 

Romania—3.1%

      

Romania Unsec. Bonds, 5.95%, 6/11/21

  RON      2,670,000        758,024     

 

 

Romania Unsec. Nts., 5.90%, 7/26/17

  RON      4,500,000        1,176,715     
      

 

 

 
         1,934,739     

 

 

Russia—4.8%

      

Agency for Housing Mortgage Lending OJSC Via AHML

      

Finance Ltd. Unsec. Nts., 7.75%, 2/13/181

  RUB      6,700,000        97,076     

 

 

Russian Federation Unsec. Bonds:

      

Series 6205, 7.60%, 4/14/21

  RUB              4,600,000        65,380     

Series 6206, 7.40%, 6/14/17

  RUB      30,400,000        447,942     

Series 6209, 7.60%, 7/20/22

  RUB      4,000,000        56,367     

Series 6210, 6.80%, 12/11/19

  RUB      3,000,000        41,998     

Series 6212, 7.05%, 1/19/28

  RUB      17,000,000        225,680     

Series 6215, 7.00%, 8/16/23

  RUB      10,500,000        143,144     

Series 6216, 6.70%, 5/15/19

  RUB      138,000,000        1,949,507     
      

 

 

 
         3,027,094     

 

 

South Africa—7.7%

      

Republic of South Africa Sr. Unsec. Bonds, Series R208, 6.75%, 3/31/21

  ZAR      40,250,000        2,349,914     

 

 

Republic of South Africa Unsec. Bonds:

      

Series 2023, 7.75%, 2/28/23

  ZAR      4,400,000        260,701     

Series 2030, 8.00%, 1/31/30

  ZAR      21,000,000        1,163,698     

Series R186, 10.50%, 12/21/26

  ZAR      16,000,000        1,094,546     
      

 

 

 
         4,868,859     

 

 

Turkey—4.8%

      

Republic of Turkey Unsec. Bonds, 10.60%, 2/11/26

  TRY      1,320,000        471,508     

 

 

Republic of Turkey Unsec. Nts.:

      

6.30%, 2/14/18

  TRY      3,910,000        1,269,118     

8.20%, 7/13/16

  TRY      1,400,000        474,760     

8.50%, 7/10/19

  TRY      1,100,000        363,767     

8.80%, 11/14/18

  TRY      1,040,000        349,473     

9.00%, 3/8/17

  TRY      350,000        118,684     
      

 

 

 
         3,047,310     
      

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government Obligations (Cost $48,455,853)

         43,299,214     

 

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            Principal Amount          Value    

 

 

Corporate Bonds and Notes—25.0%

        

 

 

Consumer Discretionary—1.1%

        

 

 

Media—1.1%

        

 

 

Altice Finco SA, 8.125% Sec. Nts., 1/15/241

      $ 100,000       $ 99,500     

 

 

Columbus International, Inc., 7.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/30/211

        440,000         462,880     

 

 

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

        140,000         138,425     
        

 

 

 
           700,805     

 

 

Consumer Staples—2.3%

        

 

 

Beverages—1.3%

        

 

 

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

     BRL         3,000,000         795,744     

 

 

Food Products—1.0%

        

 

 

Marfrig Holdings Europe BV, 8% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/8/231,2

        200,000         201,000     

 

 

Minerva Luxembourg SA, 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/31/231

        450,000         456,750     
        

 

 

 
           657,750     

 

 

Energy—5.8%

        

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—5.8%

        

 

 

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

        345,000         354,487     

 

 

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

        355,000         398,132     

 

 

Pacific Exploration & Production Corp., 5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/19/251,3

        120,000         18,900     

 

 

Petrobras Argentina SA, 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/171

        200,000         202,100     

 

 

Petrobras Global Finance BV:

        

3.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/19

        195,000         179,693     

5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/20/43

        185,000         123,950     

8.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/23/21

        250,000         248,050     

8.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/23/26

        250,000         237,875     

 

 

Petroleos Mexicanos:

        

7.19% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/12/24

     MXN                             16,000,000         762,960     

7.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/24/21

     MXN         16,000,000         838,736     

 

 

YPF SA, 8.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/23/211

        195,000         204,750     

 

 

Zhaikmunai LLP, 6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/14/191

        100,000         82,505     
        

 

 

 
                       3,652,138     

 

 

Financials—4.9%

        

 

 

Capital Markets—0.2%

        

 

 

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

     MXN         2,300,000         127,040     

 

 

Commercial Banks—4.7%

        

 

 

Akbank TAS, 7.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/5/181

     TRY         3,595,000         1,142,713     

 

 

Banco ABC Brasil SA, 7.875% Sub. Nts., 4/8/201

        200,000         206,000     

 

 

Banco Hipotecario SA, 9.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/30/201

        315,000         337,050     

 

 

CorpGroup Banking SA, 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/231

        250,000         234,063     

 

 

ICICI Bank Ltd., 6.375% Jr. Sub. Nts., 4/30/221,4

        380,000         389,430     

 

 

Moon Wise Global Ltd., 9% Sub. Perpetual Bonds4,5

        225,000         245,633     

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

          Principal Amount      Value    

 

 

Commercial Banks (Continued)

        

 

 

Sberbank of Russia Via SB Capital SA, 5.50% Sub. Nts., 2/26/241,4

      $                 310,000       $ 299,736     

 

 

Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO, 6.875% Sub. Nts., 2/3/251,4

        120,000         119,226     
        

 

 

 
                       2,973,851     

 

 

Industrials—1.1%

        

 

 

Building Products—0.8%

        

 

 

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

        470,000         466,475     

 

 

Construction & Engineering—0.0%

        

 

 

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

   BRL              110,000         10,350     

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure—0.3%

        

 

 

Global Ports Finance plc, 6.872% Unsec. Nts., 1/25/221

        200,000         202,000     

 

 

Materials—3.4%

        

 

 

Construction Materials—1.8%

        

 

 

Cemex SAB de CV:

        

5.70% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/11/251

        400,000         379,000     

7.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 4/16/261

        340,000         358,275     

 

 

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

        410,000         413,280     
        

 

 

 
           1,150,555     

 

 

Metals & Mining—1.6%

        

 

 

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

        125,000         118,438     

 

 

AngloGold Ashanti Holdings plc, 5.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/1/22

        200,000         195,290     

 

 

JSW Steel Ltd., 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/12/19

        105,000         93,042     

 

 

Metalloinvest Finance Ltd., 5.625% Unsec. Nts., 4/17/201

        180,000         183,739     

 

 

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

        400,000         435,800     
        

 

 

 
           1,026,309     

 

 

Telecommunication Services—5.0%

        

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services—0.3%

        

 

 

Colombia Telecomunicaciones SA ESP:

        

5.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/27/221

        120,000         113,550     

8.50% Sub. Perpetual Bonds1,4,5

        70,000         62,650     
        

 

 

 
           176,200     

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services—4.7%

        

 

 

America Movil SAB de CV:

        

6.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/5/22

   MXN      16,000,000         829,615     

7.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/9/24

   MXN      16,000,000         837,504     

 

 

Digicel Group Ltd., 7.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/221

        400,000         310,520     

 

 

Millicom International Cellular SA, 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/251

        490,000         455,088     

 

 

VimpelCom Holdings BV, 9% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/13/181

   RUB      35,500,000         520,908     
        

 

 

 
           2,953,635     

 

14        OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


            Principal Amount      Value    

 

 

Utilities—1.4%

        

 

 

Electric Utilities—1.2%

        

 

 

Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP, 8.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/211

     COP         214,000,000       $ 65,651     

 

 

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., 10% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/25/23

     ZAR         11,000,000         702,360     
        

 

 

 
           768,011     

 

 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers—0.2%

        

 

 

AES Andres BV/Dominican Power Partners/Empresa

        

Generadora de Electricidad It, 7.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/11/261

        100,000         101,125     
        

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $17,357,351)

           15,761,988     
        

 

 

Short-Term Notes—2.2%

        

 

 

Republic of Argentina Central Bank Bonds, 29.109%, 1/18/176

     ARS                         10,000,000         610,538     

 

 

United States Treasury Bills, 0.41%, 9/29/166,7

        750,000         749,172     
        

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Notes (Cost $1,343,067)

           1,359,710     
        
        Shares      

 

 

Investment Company—1.5%

        

 

 

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 0.48%8,9 (Cost $955,161)

        955,161         955,161     

 

 

Total Investments, at Value (Cost $68,111,432)

        97.4%         61,376,073     

 

 

Net Other Assets (Liabilities)

        2.6                       1,633,857     
     

 

 

 

Net Assets

        100.0%       $ 63,009,930     
     

 

 

 

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 $9,967,420 or 15.82% of the Fund’s net assets at period end.

2. All or a portion of the security position is when-issued or delayed delivery to be delivered and settled after period end. See Note 4 of the accompanying Notes.

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

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

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

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

7. 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 $309,658. See Note 6 of the accompanying Notes.

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

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

 

     Shares
May 29, 2015a
     Gross
Additions
     Gross
Reductions
     Shares
May 31, 2016
 

 

 
Oppenheimer Institutional Money            
Market Fund, Cl. E      185,580         39,347,958         38,578,377         955,161   

 

15        OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

Footnotes to Statement of Investments (Continued)

     Value      Income  

 

 
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E    $             955,161       $             2,722     

a. 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 (Unaudited)    Value          Percent                

 

 
Brazil     $ 11,942,217             19.5%            
Mexico      8,671,350             14.1               
Indonesia      6,461,119             10.5               
South Africa      5,766,509             9.4               
Russia      5,421,897             8.8               
Turkey      4,309,250             7.0               
Colombia      4,131,176             6.7               
Poland      2,759,835             4.5               
Hungary      2,646,732             4.3               
Romania      1,934,739             3.1               
United States      1,704,333             2.8               
Argentina      1,354,439             2.2               
Malaysia      1,220,690             2.0               
Peru      730,526             1.2               
India      600,910             1.0               
Barbados      462,880             0.8               
Chile      418,188             0.7               
Jamaica      310,520             0.5               
China      245,633             0.4               
Dominican Republic      101,125             0.2               
Israel      99,500             0.2               
Kazakhstan      82,505             0.1               
  

 

 

 
Total     $             61,376,073             100.0%            
  

 

 

 

 

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts as of May 31, 2016  
Counterparty    Settlement
Month(s)
           Currency
    Purchased
(000’s)
           Currency Sold
(000’s)
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 
BAC      06/2016       HUF      112,000       USD      392       $ 5,063         $ —      
BAC      07/2016       IDR      21,089,000       USD      1,590         —            51,410     
BAC      06/2016       INR      52,000       USD      776         —            5,230     
BAC      12/2016       MYR      4,635       USD      1,184         —            65,752     
BAC      06/2016       PHP      10,000       USD      208         5,470           —      
BAC      06/2016       USD      252       HUF      71,000         —            375     
BAC      07/2016       USD      2,401       IDR      32,720,000         47,215           33,532     
BAC      07/2016       USD      1,271       ILS      4,850         10,961           —      
BAC      12/2016       USD      1,010       MYR      4,080                 24,954           —      
BAC      07/2016       USD      458       PLN      1,750         14,998           —      
BAC      07/2016       USD      967       RUB      65,700         —            2,382     
BNP      06/2016       BRL      1,120       USD      318         —            7,763     
BNP      06/2016       COP      538,000       USD      174         —            967     
BNP      06/2016       MXN      20,400       USD      1,143         —            38,275     

 

16        OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


Forward Currency Exchange Contracts (Continued)  
Counterparty    Settlement
Month(s)
           Currency
Purchased
(000’s)
           Currency Sold
(000’s)
     Unrealized
Appreciation
    

Unrealized

Depreciation

 
BNP      06/2016       PEN      520       USD      159       $ —         $ 5,047     
BNP      06/2016       USD      312       BRL      1,120         1,595           —     
BNP      06/2016       USD      292       PEN      980         2,777           882     
BOA      12/2016       MYR      5,470       USD      1,341         —           20,313     
BOA      06/2016       PHP      3,000       USD      64         —           214     
BOA      12/2016       THB      145,000       USD      4,071         —           22,007     
BOA      06/2016       TRY      530       USD      177         2,360           —     
BOA      07/2016       USD      423       IDR      6,880,000         —           79,286     
BOA      06/2016       USD      2,379       MXN      41,000         158,385           —     
BOA      07/2016       USD      494       TRY      1,420         18,785           —     
BOA      08/2016       USD      640       ZAR      10,380         —           9,775     
BOA      06/2016       ZAR      10,380       USD      650         10,133           —     
CITNA-B      06/2016       INR      80,000       USD      1,180         5,685           —     
CITNA-B      06/2016       MXN      33,500       USD      1,914         —           99,249     
CITNA-B      06/2016       PEN      1,430       USD      419         3,581           —     
CITNA-B      07/2016       PLN      12,180       USD      3,238         —           152,465     
CITNA-B      06/2016       TRY      8,530       USD      2,874         39,044           23,211     
CITNA-B      06/2016       USD      745       MXN      13,600         8,350           —     
CITNA-B      07/2016       USD      2,134       TRY      6,500         —           39,275     
CITNA-B      06/2016       ZAR      20,470       USD      1,423         —           120,975     
DEU      06/2016       HUF      82,000       USD      287         4,365           —     
GSCO-OT      06/2016       BRL      12,050       USD      3,352         —           17,160     
GSCO-OT      06/2016       USD      3,389       BRL      12,050         53,967           —     
GSCO-OT      06/2016       USD      439       HUF      123,000         2,271           —     
GSCO-OT      07/2016       USD      2,602       PLN      10,100         43,675           —     
HSBC      06/2016       INR      44,000       USD      658         —           5,515     
JPM      07/2016       IDR      13,758,000       USD      1,028         —           24,321     
JPM      06/2016       INR      109,000       USD      1,614         936           —     
JPM      12/2016       MYR      17,640       USD      4,281         —           22,926     
JPM      07/2016       PLN      10,550       USD      2,748         —           75,315     
JPM      07/2016       RUB      77,800       USD      1,161         981           13,614     
JPM      06/2016       USD      1,159       INR      78,000         3,417           —     
JPM      06/2016       USD      1,416       MXN      24,800         72,984           —     
JPM      12/2016       USD      1,224       MYR      5,110         —           9,310     
JPM      07/2016       USD      565       PLN      2,220         2,847           —     
JPM      08/2016       USD      377       RON      1,515         3,848           —     
JPM      06/2016       USD      3,038       TRY      9,060         29,513           60,752     
JPM      06/2016       USD      2,128       ZAR      30,850         165,316           —     
MSCO      06/2016       BRL      2,610       USD      742         —           19,986     
MSCO      06/2016       MXN      25,500       USD      1,371         10,220           —     
MSCO      06/2016       USD      726       BRL      2,610         3,717           —     
MSCO      11/2016       USD      1,348       MXN      25,500         —           9,517     
TDB      06/2016       BRL      8,320       USD      2,337         —           34,337     
TDB      06/2016 - 01/2017       USD      5,751       BRL      21,490         47,156           143,179     
                 

 

 

 
Total Unrealized Appreciation and Depreciation                   $ 804,569         $ 1,214,317     
                 

 

 

 

 

17        OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

 

 

 

 

Over-the-Counter Options Written at May 31, 2016

  

            Exercise      Expiration                  Premiums         
Description    Counterparty      Price      Date     Number of Contracts     Received      Value   

 

 

MYR Currency Put

     GSG  MYR         3.987         8/4/16        MYR         (2,040,000    $ 12,075       $ (23,103)    

 

 

MYR Currency Put

     JPM   MYR         4.026         8/4/16        MYR         (4,030,000     24,274         (38,402)    

 

 

MYR Currency Call

     JPM   MYR         4.026         8/4/16        MYR                   (4,030,000     24,274         (9,728)    

 

 

TRY Currency Put

     BAC   TRY               2.888              6/30/16        TRY         (7,220,000     59,700         (75,940)    
               

 

 

 

Total Over-the-Counter Options Written

                 $         120,323       $         (147,173)    
               

 

 

 

 

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps at May 31, 2016

  

     Pay/Receive                                                    
     Floating      Floating          Fixed      Maturity     Notional Amount              
Counterparty    Rate      Rate          Rate      Date            (000’s)           Value   

 

 
        Three-Month PLN                                           

DEU

     Pay         WIBOR WIBO           1.940%         5/13/17        PLN         38,000           $ 30,374     

 

 
        Three-Month USD                      

GSG

     Receive         BBA LIBOR           1.738         4/26/26        USD         2,000            (11,461)    

 

 
        Three-Month USD                      

GSG

     Receive         BBA LIBOR           2.396         10/29/24        USD         440            (28,633)    

 

 
        Three-Month USD                      

JPM

     Receive         BBA LIBOR           2.399         10/29/24        USD         410            (26,780)    
                        

 

 

 

Total Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

  

                       $ (36,500)    
                        

 

 

 
                        

 

 

Over-the-Counter Interest Rate Swaps at May 31, 2016

  

     Pay/Receive                                                    
     Floating      Floating          Fixed      Maturity     Notional Amount              
Counterparty    Rate      Rate          Rate      Date            (000’s)           Value   

 

 
        MXN TIIE                      

GSG

     Pay         BANXICO           5.985%         2/5/25        MXN         13,500           $ (9,996)    

 

 
        Three-Month MYR                      

GSG

     Pay         KLIBOR           4.315         10/8/24        MYR         3,500                      19,010     

 

 
        Three-Month MYR                      

JPM

     Pay         KLIBOR           3.660         2/2/18        MYR         10,800            389     

 

 
        Three-Month COP                      

JPM

     Pay         IBR OIS           7.300         6/1/26        COP         1,037,500            8,827     

 

 
        Three-Month MYR                      

JPM

     Pay         KLIBOR           4.010         3/6/25        MYR         2,900            (768)    

 

 
        Three-Month COP                      

JPM

     Pay         IBR OIS           6.090         10/29/24        COP         1,030,000            (15,655)    

 

 
        Three-Month COP                      

MOS-A

     Pay         IBR OIS           6.090         10/29/24        COP         1,060,000            (16,111)    
                        

 

 

 

Total Over-the-Counter Interest Rate Swaps

                          $ (14,304)    
                        

 

 

 

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)

 

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Counterparty Abbreviations (Continued)

HSBC    HSBC Bank USA NA
JPM    JPMorgan Chase Bank NA
MOS-A    Morgan Stanley
MSCO    Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.
TDB    Toronto Dominion Bank

Currency abbreviations indicate amounts reporting in currencies

ARS    Argentine Peso
BRL    Brazilian Real
CLP    Chilean Peso
COP    Colombian Peso
HUF    Hungarian Forint
IDR    Indonesian Rupiah
ILS    Israeli Shekel
INR    Indian Rupee
MXN    Mexican Nuevo Peso
MYR    Malaysian Ringgit
PEN    Peruvian New Sol
PHP    Philippine Peso
PLN    Polish Zloty
RON    New Romanian Leu
RUB    Russian Ruble
THB    Thailand Baht
TRY    New Turkish Lira
ZAR    South African Rand

Definitions

BANXICO    Banco de Mexico
BBA LIBOR    British Bankers’ Association London - Interbank Offered 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 May 31, 2016

 

 

 

Assets

  
Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments:   
Unaffiliated companies (cost $67,156,271)     $ 60,420,912     
Affiliated companies (cost $955,161)      955,161     
  

 

 

 
    

 

61,376,073  

 

  

 

 

 
Cash      485,918     

 

 
Cash used for collateral on OTC derivatives      65,000     

 

 
Cash used for collateral on centrally cleared swaps      237,027     

 

 
Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts      804,569     

 

 
Swaps, at value      28,226     

 

 
Centrally cleared swaps, at value      30,374     

 

 
Receivables and other assets:   
Interest and dividends      1,610,500     
Investments sold      304,031     
Shares of beneficial interest sold      56,598     
Other      13,599     
  

 

 

 
Total assets      65,011,915     
  

 

 

Liabilities

  
Bank overdraft-foreign      3,229     

 

 
Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts      1,214,317     

 

 
Options written, at value (premiums received $120,323)      147,173     

 

 
Swaps, at value      42,530     

 

 
Centrally cleared swaps, at value      66,874     

 

 
Payables and other liabilities:   
Investments purchased (including $197,380 purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis)      199,359     
Shares of beneficial interest redeemed      129,339     
Dividends      113,490     
Distribution and service plan fees      12,327     
Shareholder communications      11,117     
Trustees’ compensation      6,437     
Other      55,793     
  

 

 

 
Total liabilities      2,001,985     
  

 

 
Net Assets     $ 63,009,930     
  

 

 

 
  

 

 

Composition of Net Assets

  
Par value of shares of beneficial interest     $ 8,791     

 

 
Additional paid-in capital      81,050,410     

 

 
Accumulated net investment loss      (3,196,842)    

 

 
Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions      (7,604,486)    

 

 
Net unrealized depreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies      (7,247,943)    
  

 

 

 
Net Assets     $         63,009,930     
  

 

 

 

 

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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 $47,515,098 and      
6,629,617 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)       $ 7.17     
Maximum offering price per share (net asset value plus sales charge of 4.75% of offering price)       $ 7.53     

 

 

Class C Shares:

 

     
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $8,182,836 and 1,141,283 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)       $ 7.17     

 

 

Class I Shares:

 

     
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets of $2,325,498 and 324,680 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)       $ 7.16     

 

 

Class R Shares:

 

     
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $1,549,716 and 216,259 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)       $ 7.17     

 

 

Class Y Shares:

 

     
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets of      
$3,436,782 and 479,571 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)       $ 7.17     

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Year Ended May 31, 2016

 

 

Investment Income

     
Interest (net of foreign withholding taxes of $71,798)     $             3,986,910        

 

Dividends - affiliated companies      2,722        
  

 

 

Total investment income      3,989,632        

 

Expenses

     
Management fees      349,838        

 

Distribution and service plan fees:      
Class A      55,641        
Class C      84,604        
Class R      5,962        

 

Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:      
Class A      69,209        
Class C      18,651        
Class I      668        
Class R      2,670        
Class Y      7,190        

 

Shareholder communications:      
Class A      13,062        
Class C      7,380        
Class I      35        
Class R      953        
Class Y      1,461        

 

Legal, auditing and other professional fees      69,366        

 

Custodian fees and expenses      58,911        

 

Trustees’ compensation      10,503        

 

Borrowing fees      658        

 

Other      12,956        
  

 

 

Total expenses      769,718        
Less reduction to custodian expenses      (196)       
Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses      (137,898)       
  

 

 

Net expenses      631,624        

 

Net Investment Income      3,358,008        

 

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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

     
Net realized gain (loss) on:      
Investments from unaffiliated companies (net of foreign capital gains tax of $15,946)    $ (15,606)       
Foreign currency transactions      (3,498,383)       
Swap contracts      7,831        
  

 

 

Net realized loss      (3,506,158)       

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:      
Investments      (824,006)       
Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies      (805,815)       
Option contracts written      (26,850)       
Swap contracts      47,520       
  

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation      (1,609,151)       
     

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     $         (1,757,301)       
  

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Year Ended    Year Ended
     May 31, 2016    May 29, 20151

 

Operations

     
Net investment income     $          3,358,008       $            2,741,944     

 

Net realized loss    (3,506,158)     (4,518,558)    

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation    (1,609,151)     (5,847,522)    
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations   

(1,757,301) 

 

  

(7,624,136)    

 

 

Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders

     
Dividends from net investment income:      
Class A    —        (1,940,515)    
Class C    —        (547,299)    
Class I    —        (68,935)    
Class R2    —        (77,689)    
Class Y    —        (411,133)    
  

—    

 

  

(3,045,571)    

 

 

Tax return of capital distribution:      
Class A    (2,304,394)     (28,005)    
Class C    (537,383)     (7,898)    
Class I    (167,666)     (995)    
Class R2    (84,658)     (1,121)    
Class Y    (243,033)     (5,933)    
  

(3,337,134) 

 

  

(43,952)    

 

 

Beneficial Interest Transactions

     
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from beneficial interest transactions:      
Class A    18,525,662      (6,520,157)    
Class C    (1,244,803)     (2,670,580)    
Class I    176,123      2,579,812     
Class R2    305,204      (297,569)    
Class Y    (345,351)     (5,026,847)    
  

 

  

17,416,835  

 

  

(11,935,341)    

 

 

Net Assets

     
Total increase (decrease)    12,322,400      (22,649,000)    

 

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

 

End of period (including accumulated net investment loss of $3,196,842 and $3,418,016, respectively)     $        63,009,930      $        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.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Class A    Year Ended
May 31,
2016 
        Year Ended
May 29,
20151 
        Year Ended
May 30,
20141 
   

    Year Ended
May 31,

2013 

   

    Year Ended
May 31,

2012

     

 

Per Share Operating Data

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

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:             
Net investment income2      0.53           0.39           0.48           0.53           0.56        
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)      (0.65)          (1.43)          (0.93)          0.62           (0.94)       
  

 

 

Total from investment operations      (0.12)          (1.04)          (0.45)          1.15           (0.38)       

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:             
Dividends from net investment income      0.00           (0.42)          (0.13)          (0.53)          (0.41)       
Distributions from net realized gain      0.00           0.00           (0.15)          0.00           0.00        
Tax return of capital distribution      (0.51)          (0.01)          (0.35)          0.00           (0.21)       
  

 

 

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders      (0.51)          (0.43)          (0.63)          (0.53)          (0.62)       

 

Net asset value, end of period       $7.17           $7.80           $9.27           $10.35           $9.73       
  

 

 

            

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

           (1.29)%              (11.49)%              (4.20)%              11.84%              (3.67)%     
            

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

            
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)       $47,515         $32,520         $45,660         $64,789         $51,319      

 

Average net assets (in thousands)       $31,493         $38,815         $50,865         $62,849         $48,137      

 

Ratios to average net assets:4             
Net investment income      7.37%         4.51%         5.08%         4.96%         5.49%      
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below      1.51%         1.46%         1.41%         1.30%         1.26%      
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%5         0.00%         0.00%         0.00%         0.00%      
  

 

 

Total expenses6      1.51%         1.46%         1.41%         1.30%         1.26%      
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      1.25%         1.25%         1.25%         1.25%         1.23%      

 

Portfolio turnover rate      108%         107%         251%         130%         93%      

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

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

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

5. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

Year Ended May 31, 2016      1.51  
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  

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

Class C    Year Ended
May 31,
2016
    Year Ended
May 29,
20151
    Year Ended
May 30,
20141
    Year Ended
May 31,
2013
    Year Ended
May 31,
2012
     

 

Per Share Operating Data

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

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:             
Net investment income2      0.46           0.32           0.41           0.44           0.48        
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)      (0.63)          (1.42)          (0.94)          0.63           (0.94)      
  

 

 

Total from investment operations      (0.17)          (1.10)          (0.53)          1.07           (0.46)      

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:             
Dividends from net investment income      0.00           (0.36)          (0.11)          (0.45)          (0.36)      
Distributions from net realized gain      0.00           0.00           (0.15)          0.00           0.00       
Tax return of capital distribution      (0.46)          (0.01)          (0.29)          0.00           (0.18)      
  

 

 

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

 

Net asset value, end of period      $7.17           $7.80           $9.27           $10.35           $9.73       
  

 

 

            

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

           (2.03)%              (12.15)%              (4.92)%              11.00%              (4.40)%      
            

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

            
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)      $8,183         $10,267        $15,128        $26,066        $12,070     

 

Average net assets (in thousands)      $8,468         $12,919        $18,262        $19,486        $9,819     

 

Ratios to average net assets:4             
Net investment income      6.38%         3.74%         4.32%         4.16%         4.73%     
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below      2.38%         2.31%         2.29%         2.26%         2.36%     
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%5         0.00%         0.00%         0.00%        0.00%     
  

 

 

Total expenses6      2.38%         2.31%         2.29%         2.26%         2.36%     
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      2.00%         2.00%         2.00%         2.00%         2.00%     

 

Portfolio turnover rate      108%         107%         251%         130%         93%     

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

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

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

5. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

Year Ended May 31, 2016      2.38  
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  

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class I    Year Ended
May 31,
2016
   

    Year Ended
May 29,

20151

   

    Year Ended
May 30,

20141

    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      0.54           0.32           0.52           0.37     
Net realized and unrealized loss      (0.63)          (1.32)          (0.94)          (0.19)     
  

 

 

 
Total from investment operations      (0.09)          (1.00)          (0.42)          0.18     

 

 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:           
Dividends from net investment income      0.00           (0.46)          (0.14)          (0.37)     
Distributions from net realized gain      0.00           0.00           (0.15)          0.00     
Tax return of capital distribution      (0.54)          (0.01)          (0.37)          0.00     
  

 

 

 
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders      (0.54)          (0.47)          (0.66)          (0.37)     

 

 
Net asset value, end of period      $7.16           $7.79           $9.26           $10.34     
  

 

 

 
          

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value4

           (0.91)%              (11.15)%              (3.83)%              1.69%     
          

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

          
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)      $2,325        $2,339        $34        $10     

 

 
Average net assets (in thousands)      $2,226        $1,212        $19        $10     

 

 
Ratios to average net assets:5           
Net investment income      7.57%         4.02%         5.63%        5.20%     
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below      1.11%         1.08%         1.02%        0.95%     
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%6         0.00%         0.00%        0.00%     
  

 

 

 
Total expenses7      1.11%         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      108%         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.

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:

 

Year Ended May 31, 2016     1.11  
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.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

Class R   

Year Ended

May 31,

2016

    Year Ended
May 29,
20151
    Year Ended
May 30,
20141
    Year Ended
May 31,
2013
   

Year Ended
May 31,

2012

 

 

 

Per Share Operating Data

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

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:             
Net investment income2      0.51           0.36           0.46           0.50           0.53        
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)      (0.65)          (1.42)          (0.94)          0.62           (0.94)       
  

 

 

 
Total from investment operations      (0.14)          (1.06)          (0.48)          1.12           (0.41)       

 

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

 

 

 
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders      (0.49)          (0.41)          (0.60)          (0.50)          (0.59)       

 

 
Net asset value, end of period      $7.17           $7.80           $9.27           $10.35           $9.73        
  

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

           (1.54)%              (11.71)%              (4.45)%              11.57%              (3.90)%     

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

            
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)      $1,550        $1,377        $1,957        $3,014        $1,452     

 

 
Average net assets (in thousands)      $1,214        $1,658        $2,189        $2,210        $1,154     

 

 
Ratios to average net assets:4             
Net investment income      7.01%        4.22%        4.82%        4.69%        5.23%     
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below      1.87%        1.80%        1.79%        1.72%        1.69%     
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%5        0.00%        0.00%        0.00%        0.00%     
  

 

 

 
Total expenses6      1.87%        1.80%        1.79%        1.72%        1.69%     
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      1.50%        1.50%        1.50%        1.50%        1.50%     

 

 
Portfolio turnover rate      108%        107%        251%        130%        93%     

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

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

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

5. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

Year Ended May 31, 2016      1.87  
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  

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class Y    Year Ended
May 31,
2016
     Year Ended
May 29,
20151
     Year Ended
May 30,
20141
     Year Ended
May 31,
2013
     Year Ended
May 31,
2012
        

 

 

Per Share Operating Data

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

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                  
Net investment income2      0.54            0.43            0.51            0.55            0.59         
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)      (0.63)           (1.44)           (0.94)           0.62            (0.94)        
  

 

 

 
Total from investment operations      (0.09)           (1.01)           (0.43)           1.17            (0.35)        

 

 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:                  
Dividends from net investment income      0.00            (0.45)           (0.13)           (0.56)           (0.43)        
Distributions from net realized gain      0.00            0.00            (0.15)           0.00            0.00         
Tax return of capital distribution      (0.53)           (0.01)           (0.37)           0.00            (0.22)        
  

 

 

 
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders      (0.53)           (0.46)           (0.65)           (0.56)           (0.65)        

 

 
Net asset value, end of period      $7.17            $7.79            $9.26            $10.34            $9.73         
  

 

 

 
                 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

           (0.87)%               (11.24)%               (3.91)%               12.07%               (3.37)%      
                 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                 
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)      $3,437         $4,185         $10,558         $15,518         $7,502      

 

 
Average net assets (in thousands)      $3,265         $7,931         $10,338         $11,863         $5,855      

 

 
Ratios to average net assets:4                  
Net investment income      7.48%         4.93%         5.43%         5.20%         5.74%      
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below      1.35%         1.27%         1.22%         1.17%         1.23%      
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%5         0.00%         0.00%         0.00%         0.00%      
  

 

 

 
Total expenses6      1.35%         1.27%         1.22%         1.17%         1.23%      
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      0.95%         0.95%         0.95%         0.95%         0.95%      

 

 
Portfolio turnover rate      108%         107%         251%         130%         93%      

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

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

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

5. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

Year Ended May 31, 2016      1.35  
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  

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS May 31, 2016

 

 

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 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. Eastern time, on each day the Exchange is open for trading. Foreign exchange rates may be

 

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2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

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. GAAP, 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 or at other times as deemed necessary by the Manager.

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 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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

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, including any net realized gain on investments not offset by capital loss carryforwards, if any, to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is required. The Fund files income tax returns in U.S. federal and applicable state jurisdictions. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s tax return filings generally remains open for the three preceding fiscal reporting period ends. The Fund has analyzed its tax positions for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2016, including open tax years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the Fund’s financial statements.

The tax components of capital shown in the following table represent distribution requirements the Fund must satisfy under the income tax regulations, losses the Fund may be able to offset against income and gains realized in future years and unrealized appreciation or depreciation of securities and other investments for federal income tax purposes.

Undistributed

Net Investment

Income

  Undistributed
Long-Term
Gain
   

Accumulated

Loss
    Carryforward1,2,3,4

   

Net Unrealized
Depreciation
Based on cost of
Securities and
Other Investments

for Federal Income

Tax Purposes

 

 

 

$—

    $—        $10,835,883        $7,206,951   

1. At period end, the Fund had $7,482,886 of net capital loss carryforward available to offset future realized capital gains, if any, and thereby reduce future taxable gain distributions. Details of the capital loss carryforwards are included in the table below. Capital loss carryovers with no expiration, if any, must be utilized prior to those with expiration dates.

Expiring       

 

 

No expiration

   $                     7,482,886   

2. The Fund had $3,352,997 of post-October foreign currency losses which were deferred.

3. During the reporting period, the Fund did not utilize any capital loss carryforward.

4. During the previous reporting period, the Fund did not utilize any capital loss carryforward.

 

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2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

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

Accordingly, the following amounts have been reclassified for the reporting period. Net assets of the Fund were unaffected by the reclassifications.

Reduction

to Paid-in Capital

  

Reduction

to Accumulated
Net Investment

Loss

   

Reduction

to Accumulated Net
Realized Loss

on Investments

 

 

 

$3,634,766

     $200,300        $3,434,466   

The tax character of distributions paid during the reporting periods:

     Year Ended
May 31, 2016
    Year Ended
May 31, 2015
 

 

 

Distributions paid from:

    

Ordinary income

    $       $ 3,045,571     

Return of capital

     3,337,134        43,952     
  

 

 

 

Total

    $             3,337,134       $             3,089,523     
  

 

 

 

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

   $ 68,233,033     

Federal tax cost of other investments

    (286,226)    
 

 

 

 

Total federal tax cost

   $       67,946,807     
 

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 1,800,653     

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (9,007,604)    
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (7,206,951)    
 

 

 

 

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

 

33        OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

 

 

3. Securities Valuation

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

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

Valuation Methods and Inputs

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

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

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

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

Corporate and government debt securities (of U.S. or foreign issuers) and municipal debt securities, event-linked bonds, loans, mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage

 

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3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

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.

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

 

35        OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

 

 

3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

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

Classifications

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

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

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

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

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

The Fund classifies each of its investments in investment companies which are publicly offered as Level 1. Investment companies that are not publicly offered are measured using net asset value as a practical expedient, and are not classified in the fair value hierarchy.

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

 

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3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

 

   

Level 1—

Unadjusted

Quoted Prices

   

Level 2—

Other Significant

Observable Inputs

   

Level 3—

Significant
Unobservable

Inputs

    Value   

 

 

Assets Table

       

Investments, at Value:

       

Foreign Government Obligations

  $      $ 43,299,214        $      $ 43,299,214     

Corporate Bonds and Notes

           15,761,988                 15,761,988     

Short-Term Notes

           1,359,710                 1,359,710     

Investment Company

    955,161        —                 955,161     
 

 

 

 

Total Investments, at Value

    955,161        60,420,912                 61,376,073     

Other Financial Instruments:

       

Swaps, at value

           28,226                 28,226     

Centrally cleared swaps, at value

           30,374                 30,374     

Forward currency exchange contracts

           804,569                 804,569     
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

  $                   955,161      $         61,284,081        $      $         62,239,242     
 

 

 

 

Liabilities Table

       

Other Financial Instruments:

       

Swaps, at value

  $      $ (42,530)       $      $ (42,530)    

Centrally cleared swaps, at value

           (66,874)                (66,874)    

Options written, at value

           (147,173)                (147,173)    

Forward currency exchange contracts

           (1,214,317)                (1,214,317)    
 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

  $                 —      $ (1,470,894)       $                          —      $ (1,470,894)    
 

 

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

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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 (“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.

Securities on a When-Issued or Delayed Delivery Basis. The Fund may purchase securities on a “when-issued” basis, and may purchase or sell securities on a “delayed delivery” basis. “When-issued” or “delayed delivery” refers to securities whose terms and indenture are available and for which a market exists, but which are not available for immediate delivery. Delivery and payment for securities that have been purchased by the Fund on a when-issued basis normally takes place within six months and possibly as long as two years or more after the trade date. During this period, such securities do not earn interest, are subject to market fluctuation and may increase or decrease in value prior to their delivery. The purchase of securities on a when-issued basis may increase the volatility of the Fund’s net asset value to the extent the Fund executes such transactions while remaining substantially fully invested. When the Fund engages in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions, it relies on the buyer or seller, as the case may be, to complete the transaction. Their failure to do so may cause the Fund to lose the opportunity to obtain or dispose of the security at a price and yield it considers advantageous. The Fund may also sell securities that it purchased on a when-issued basis or forward commitment prior to settlement of the original purchase.

 

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At period end, the Fund had purchased securities issued on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis as follows:

 

     When-Issued or  
     Delayed Delivery  
     Basis Transactions  

 

 

Purchased securities

     $197,380   

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

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

 

Cost

   $ 84,461   

Market Value

   $ 18,900   

Market Value as % of Net Assets

     0.03%   

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

 

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5. Market Risk Factors (Continued)

against the currency, while the U.S. dollar value will increase as the dollar depreciates against the currency.

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

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

 

 

6. Use of Derivatives

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

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

 

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6. Use of Derivatives (Continued)

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.

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 $28,372,084 and $36,293,826, 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

 

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6. Use of Derivatives (Continued)

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 $356 on purchased call options.

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

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

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

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

During the reporting period, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $748 and $12,594 on written call options and written put options, respectively.

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

Written option activity for the reporting period was as follows:

 

      Number of Contracts          Amount of Premiums  

 

 

Options outstanding as of May 29, 2015

     –        $ –     

Options written

     27,544,550          200,810     

Options exercised

     (10,224,550)         (80,487)    
  

 

 

 

Options outstanding as of May 31, 2016

                     17,320,000        $                 120,323     
  

 

 

 

 

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6. Use of Derivatives (Continued)

Swap Contracts

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

Swap contracts are reported on a schedule following the 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.

 

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6. Use of Derivatives (Continued)

For the reporting period, the Fund had ending monthly average notional amounts of $1,487,657 on currency swaps which receive a fixed rate, respectively.

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

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

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 $9,223,670 and $17,704,865 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 $60,778. ISDA master agreements include credit related contingent features which allow

 

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6. Use of Derivatives (Continued)

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

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

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

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.

 

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6. Use of Derivatives (Continued)

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

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

 

          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  

 

 

Bank of America NA

  $ 189,663      $ (131,595   $      $      $ 58,068     

Barclays Bank plc

    108,661        (108,661                   –     

BNP Paribas

    4,372        (4,372                   –     

Citibank NA

    56,660        (56,660                   –     

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

    4,365                             4,365     

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

    99,913        (17,160     (60,778            21,975     

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

    19,010        (19,010                   –     

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

    289,058        (270,791                   18,267     

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

    13,937        (13,937                   –     

Toronto Dominion Bank

    47,156        (47,156                   –     
 

 

 

 
  $            832,795      $           (669,342   $             (60,778   $                    –      $             102,675     
 

 

 

 

*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.

 

 

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            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

  $ (131,595)      $ 131,595      $      $      $ –    

Barclays Bank plc

    (234,621)        108,661                      (125,960)   

BNP Paribas

    (52,934)        4,372                      (48,562)   

Citibank NA

    (435,175)        56,660        259,713               (118,802)   

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

    (17,160)        17,160                      –    

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

    (33,099)        19,010                      (14,089)   

HSBC Bank USA NA

    (5,515)                             (5,515)   

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

    (270,791)        270,791                      –    

Morgan Stanley

    (16,111)                             (16,111)   

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

    (29,503)        13,937        15,566               –    

Toronto Dominion Bank

    (177,516)        47,156               59,000        (71,360)   
 

 

 

 
  $           (1,404,020)      $             669,342      $             275,279      $               59,000      $           (400,399)   
 

 

 

 

*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    

 

 

Interest rate contracts

   Swaps, at value     $ 28,226         Swaps, at value     $ 42,530     

Interest rate contracts

   Centrally cleared swaps,       Centrally cleared swaps,   
  

at value

     30,374         at value      66,874     
  

Unrealized appreciation on

      Unrealized depreciation on   

Forward currency

   forward currency exchange       forward currency exchange   

exchange contracts

   contracts      804,569         contracts      1,214,317     
Forward currency exchange contracts          Options written, at value      147,173     
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total

       $             863,169             $          1,470,894     
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

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

 

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Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) Recognized on Derivatives  

 

 

Derivatives

Not Accounted

for as Hedging

Instruments

  

Investment

from
unaffiliated
companies*

   

 Foreign

currency

transactions

     Swap contracts     Total  

 

 

Forward currency exchange contracts

    $ (70,989   $ 1,950,803       $                 150,617      $ 2,030,431     

Interest rate contracts

     —                  (142,786     (142,786 )  
  

 

 

 

Total

    $             (70,989   $         1,950,803       $ 7,831      $         1,887,645     
  

 

 

 

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

 

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

 

 

Derivatives

Not Accounted

for as Hedging

Instruments

   Investments      Option
        contracts
written
    

 Translation

of assets and
liabilities
denominated

in foreign

currencies

     Swap contracts      Total  

 

 

Forward currency exchange contracts

   $ 99,349       $ (26,850)       $ 109,368       $ (17,471)       $ 164,396     

Interest rate contracts

             –                   64,991          64,991     
  

 

 

 

Total

    $             99,349       $             (26,850)       $             109,368       $             47,520        $             229,387     
  

 

 

 

 

 

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:

 

     Year Ended May 31, 2016     Year Ended May 29, 20151      
     Shares       Amount     Shares       Amount      

 

 

Class A

        

Sold

     3,308,183      $ 24,686,032        635,619      $ 5,460,176      

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     223,794        1,607,486        159,194        1,360,020      

Redeemed

     (1,073,133     (7,767,856     (1,551,935     (13,340,353)     
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     2,458,844      $ 18,525,662        (757,122   $ (6,520,157)     
  

 

 

 
        

 

 

Class C

        

Sold

     263,656      $ 1,927,450        285,812      $ 2,454,409      

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     69,931        502,122        60,386        515,821      

Redeemed

     (508,478     (3,674,375     (662,014     (5,640,810)     
  

 

 

 

Net decrease

                 (174,891   $         (1,244,803                     (315,816   $         (2,670,580)     
  

 

 

 

 

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7. Shares of Beneficial Interest (Continued)

 

     Year Ended May 31, 2016     Year Ended May 29, 20151      
     Shares       Amount     Shares       Amount      

 

 

Class I

        

Sold

     3,933      $ 27,497        288,998      $ 2,520,216      

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     23,324        167,152        8,586        69,488      

Redeemed

     (2,652     (18,526     (1,186     (9,892)     
  

 

 

 

Net increase

     24,605      $ 176,123        296,398      $ 2,579,812      
  

 

 

 
        

 

 

Class R2

        

Sold

     76,535      $ 568,638        44,204      $ 379,008      

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     11,621        83,382        9,185        78,368      

Redeemed

     (48,393     (346,816     (88,042     (754,945)     
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     39,763      $ 305,204        (34,653   $ (297,569)     
  

 

 

 
        

 

 

Class Y

        

Sold

     782,719      $ 5,670,688        329,593      $ 2,923,872      

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     29,961        215,013        32,248        275,435      

Redeemed

     (870,051     (6,231,052     (965,101     (8,226,154)     
  

 

 

 

Net decrease

                     (57,371   $         (345,351                     (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:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

 

 

Investment securities

     $66,340,350                         $45,974,898   

 

 

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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

 

 

9. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

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, 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

 

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9. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

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.

 

Year 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

    

Class R 
Contingent 

Deferred 

Sales Charges 
Retained by 
Distributor 

 

 

 

May 31, 2016

     $14,473         $146         $1,504         $—   

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 $82,075, $32,120, $5,765, $4,419 and $12,831 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 $688 for IMMF management fees.

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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

 

 

10. Borrowing 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 and determined that the suit will proceed as a class action. In December 2015, the Tenth Circuit denied defendants’ petition to appeal the district court’s reaffirmed class certification order.

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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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

The Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Oppenheimer Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Oppenheimer Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund, including the statement of investments, as of May 31, 2016, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of May 31, 2016, by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Oppenheimer Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund as of May 31, 2016, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Denver, Colorado

July 25, 2016

 

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FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION Unaudited

 

 

In early 2016, if applicable, shareholders of record received information regarding all dividends and distributions paid to them by the Fund during calendar year 2015.

None of the dividends paid by the Fund during the reporting period are eligible for the corporate dividend-received deduction.

Dividends, if any, paid by the Fund during the reporting period which are not designated as capital gain distributions, may be eligible for lower individual income tax rates to the extent that the Fund has received qualified dividend income as stipulated by recent tax legislation. In early 2016, shareholders of record received information regarding the percentage of distributions that are eligible for lower individual income tax rates. The amount will be the maximum amount allowed.

The foregoing information is presented to assist shareholders in reporting distributions received from the Fund to the Internal Revenue Service. Because of the complexity of the federal regulations which may affect your individual tax return and the many variations in state and local tax regulations, we recommend that you consult your tax advisor for specific guidance.

 

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PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND GUIDELINES;

UPDATES TO STATEMENTS OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited

 

 

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

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

 

 

For any distribution that took place over the Fund’s reporting period, the table below details on a per-share basis the percentage of the Fund’s total distribution payment amount that was derived from the following sources: net income, net profit from the sale of securities, and other capital sources. This information is based upon income and capital gains using generally accepted accounting principles as of the date of each distribution. Because the Fund is actively managed, the relative amount of the Fund’s total distributions derived from various sources over the calendar year may change. Please note that this information should not be used for tax reporting purposes as the tax character of distributable income may differ from the amounts used for this notification. You will receive IRS tax forms in the first quarter of each calendar year detailing the actual amount of the taxable and non-taxable portion of distributions paid to you during the tax year.

For the most current information, please go to oppenheimerfunds.com. Select your Fund, then the ’Detailed’ tab; where ‘Dividends’ are shown, the Fund’s latest pay date will be followed by the sources of any distribution, updated daily.

 

                          Other    
     Pay             Net Profit      Capital    
Fund Name    Date              Net Income              from Sale              Sources    

 

 

Oppenheimer Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund

     3/31/16         99.5%         0.5%         0.0%   

 

 

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited

 

 

Name, Position(s) Held with the

Funds, Length of Service, Year

of Birth

   Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years; Other Trusteeships/ Directorships Held; Number of Portfolios in the Funds Complex Currently Overseen
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES    The address of each Trustee in the chart below is 6803 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924. Each Trustee serves for an indefinite term, or until his or her resignation, retirement, death or removal.

Sam Freedman,

Chairman of the Board of Trustees (since 2013) and Trustee (since 2010) Year of Birth: 1940

   Director of Colorado UpLIFT (charitable organization) (since September 1984). Mr. Freedman held several positions with the Sub-Adviser and with subsidiary or affiliated companies of the Sub-Adviser (until October 1994). Oversees 47 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Freedman has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 1996, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Jon S. Fossel,

Trustee (since 2010)

Year of Birth: 1942

   Director of Jack Creek Preserve Foundation (non-profit organization) (since March 2005); Chairman of the Board of Jack Creek Preserve Foundation (non-profit organization) (March 2005-December 2014); Chairman of the Board (2006-December 2011) and Director (June 2002-December 2011) of UNUMProvident (insurance company); Director of Northwestern Energy Corp. (public utility corporation) (November 2004-December 2009); Director of P.R. Pharmaceuticals (October 1999-October 2003); Director of Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (non-profit organization) (February 1998-February 2003 and February 2005-February 2007); Chairman and Director (until October 1996) and President and Chief Executive Officer (until October 1995) of the Sub-Adviser; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the following: Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (“OAC”) (parent holding company of the Sub-Adviser), Shareholders Services, Inc. and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. (until October 1995). Oversees 47 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Fossel has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 1990, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Richard F. Grabish,

Trustee (since 2010)

Year of Birth: 1948

   Formerly Senior Vice President and Assistant Director of Sales and Marketing (March 1997-December 2007), Director (March 1987-December 2007) and Manager of Private Client Services (June 1985-June 2005) of A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. (broker/dealer and investment firm); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (March 2001-December 2007); President and Vice Chairman of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (investment adviser) (April 1987-March 2001); President of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (investment adviser) (June 2005-December 2007). Oversees 47 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Grabish has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2001, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Beverly L. Hamilton,

Trustee (since 2010)

Year of Birth: 1946

   Trustee of Monterey Institute for International Studies (educational organization) (2000-2014); Board Member of Middlebury College (educational organization) (December 2005-June 2011); Chairman (since 2010) of American Funds’ Emerging Markets Growth Fund, Inc. (mutual fund); Director of The California Endowment (philanthropic organization) (April 2002-April 2008); Director (February 2002- 2005) and Chairman of Trustees (2006-2007) of the Community Hospital of

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

 

Beverly L. Hamilton,

Continued

   Monterey Peninsula; Director (October 1991-2005) and Vice Chairman (2006- 2009) of American Funds’ Emerging Markets Growth Fund, Inc. (mutual fund); President of ARCO Investment Management Company (February 1991-April 2000); Member of the investment committees of The Rockefeller Foundation (2001-2006) and The University of Michigan (since 2000); Advisor at Credit Suisse First Boston’s Sprout venture capital unit (venture capital fund) (1994-January 2005); Trustee of MassMutual Institutional Funds (investment company) (1996-June 2004); Trustee of MML Series Investment Fund (investment company) (April 1989-June 2004); Member of the investment committee of Hartford Hospital (2000-2003); and Advisor to Unilever (Holland) pension fund (2000-2003). Oversees 47 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Hamilton has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2002, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Victoria J. Herget,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth:1951

   Board Chair (2008-2015) and Director (2004-Present), United Educators (insurance company); Trustee (since 2000) and Chair (since 2010), Newberry Library (independent research library); Trustee, Mather LifeWays (senior living organization) (since 2001); Independent Director of the First American Funds (mutual fund family) (2003-2011); former Managing Director (1993-2001), Principal (1985- 1993), Vice President (1978-1985) and Assistant Vice President (1973-1978) of Zurich Scudder Investments (investment adviser) (and its predecessor firms); Trustee (1992-2007), Chair of the Board of Trustees (1999-2007), Investment Committee Chair (1994-1999) and Investment Committee member (2007-2010) of Wellesley College; Trustee, BoardSource (non-profit organization) (2006-2009) and Chicago City Day School (K-8 School) (1994-2005). Oversees 47 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Herget has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Robert J. Malone,

Trustee (since 2010)

Year of Birth: 1944

   Chairman - Colorado Market of MidFirst Bank (since January 2015); Chairman of the Board (2012-2016) and Director (August 2005-March 2016) of Jones International University (educational organization); Trustee of the Gallagher Family Foundation (non-profit organization) (2000-2015); Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Steele Street Bank Trust (commercial banking) (August 2003-January 2015); Board of Directors of Opera Colorado Foundation (non-profit organization) (2008-2012); Director of Colorado UpLIFT (charitable organization) (1986-2010); Director of Jones Knowledge, Inc. (2006-2010); Former Chairman of U.S. Bank-Colorado (subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp and formerly Colorado National Bank) (July 1996-April 1999); Director of Commercial Assets, Inc. (real estate investment trust) (1993-2000); Director of U.S. Exploration, Inc. (oil and gas exploration) (1997-February 2004); Chairman of the Board (1991-1994) and Trustee (1985-1994) of Regis University; and Chairman of the Board (1990-1991) and Trustee (1984-1999) of Young Presidents Organization. Oversees 47 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Malone has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2002, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

 

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F. William Marshall, Jr.,

Trustee (since 2010)

Year of Birth: 1942

   Trustee Emeritus of Worcester Polytech Institute (WPI) (private university) (since 2009); Trustee of MassMutual Select Funds (formerly MassMutual Institutional Funds) (investment company) (1996-2015), MML Series Investment Fund (investment company) (1996-2015) and Mass Mutual Premier Funds (investment company) (January 2012-December 2015); President and Treasurer of the SIS Fund (private charitable fund) (January 1999-March 2011); Former Trustee of WPI (1985-2008); Former Chairman of the Board (2004-2006) and Former Chairman of the Investment Committee of WPI (1994-2008); Chairman of SIS Family Bank, F.S.B. (formerly SIS Bank) (commercial bank) (January 1999-July 1999); Executive Vice President of Peoples Heritage Financial Group, Inc. (commercial bank) (January 1999-July 1999); and Former President and Chief Executive Officer of SIS Bancorp. (1993-1999). Oversees 47 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Marshall has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2000, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Karen L. Stuckey,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1953

   Member (Since May 2015) of Desert Mountain Community Foundation Advisory Board (non-profit organization); Partner (1990-2012) of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (professional services firm) (held various positions 1975-1990); Trustee (1992-2006), member of Executive, Nominating and Audit Committees and Chair of Finance Committee (1992-2006), and Emeritus Trustee (since 2006) of Lehigh University; and member, Women’s Investment Management Forum (professional organization) since inception. Oversees 47 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Stuckey has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

James D. Vaughn,

Trustee (since 2012)

  

Retired; former managing partner (1994-2001) of Denver office of Deloitte & Touche LLP, (held various positions 1969-1993); Trustee and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Schroder Funds (2003-2012); Board member and Chairman of Audit Committee of AMG National Trust Bank (since 2005); Trustee and Investment Committee member, University of South Dakota Foundation (since 1996); Board member, Audit Committee Member and past Board Chair, Junior Achievement (since 1993); former Board member, Mile High United Way, Boys and Girls Clubs, Boy Scouts, Colorado Business Committee for the Arts, Economic Club of Colorado and Metro Denver Network. Oversees 47 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Vaughn has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

 

INTERESTED TRUSTEE AND OFFICER    Mr. Steinmetz is an “Interested Trustee” because he is affiliated with the Manager and the Sub-Adviser by virtue of his positions as Chairman of the Sub-Adviser and officer and director of the Manager. Both as a Trustee and as an officer, Mr. Steinmetz serves for an indefinite term, or until his resignation, retirement, death or removal. Mr. Steinmetz’s address is 225 Liberty Street, 16th Floor, New York, New York 10281-1008.

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

 

 

Arthur P. Steinmetz,

Trustee (since 2015), President and

Principal Executive Officer (since 2014)

Year of Birth: 1958

  

Chairman of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2015); CEO and Chairman of the Manager (since July 2014), President of the Manager (since May 2013), a Director of the Manager (since January 2013), Director of the Sub-Adviser (since July 2014), President, Management Director and CEO of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (the Sub-Adviser’s parent holding company) (since July 2014), and President and Director of OFI SteelPath, Inc. (since January 2013). Chief Investment Officer of the OppenheimerFunds advisory entities from (January 2013-December 2013); Executive Vice President of the Manager (January 2013-May 2013); Chief Investment Officer of the Sub-Adviser (October 2010-December 2012); Chief Investment Officer, Fixed-Income, of the Sub-Adviser (April 2009-October 2010); Executive Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (October 2009-December 2012); Director of Fixed Income of the Sub-Adviser (January 2009-April 2009); and a Senior Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (March 1993-September 2009). An officer of 102 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

 

OTHER OFFICERS OF THE FUND    The addresses of the Officers in the chart below are as follows: for Mr. Baijal, Mss. Lo Bessette, Sexton and Picciotto, 225 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10281-1008, for Mr. Petersen, 6803 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924. Each Officer serves for an indefinite term or until his or her resignation, retirement, death or removal.

Hemant Baijal,

Vice President (since 2015)

Year of Birth: 1962

   Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Sub-Adviser (since July 2011) and Co-Head of the Global Debt Team (since January 2015). Co-founder, Partner and Portfolio Manager of Six Seasons Global Asset Management (January 2009-December 2010). Partner and Portfolio Manager of Aravali Partners, LLC (September 2006-December 2008); Partner and Portfolio Manager at Havell Capital Management, LLC (November 1996-August 2006). A portfolio manager and officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Cynthia Lo Bessette,

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

(since 2016)

Year of Birth: 1969

   Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel (March 2015-February 2016) and Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Manager (since February 2016); Chief Legal Officer of the Sub-Adviser and the Distributor (since February 2016); Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (since February 2016); General Counsel of OFI SteelPath, Inc., VTL Associates, LLC and Index Management Solutions, LLC (since February 2016); Chief Legal Officer of OFI Global Institutional, Inc., HarbourView Asset Management Corporation, OFI Global Trust Company, Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc., OFI Private Investments Inc., Shareholder Services, Inc. and Trinity Investment Management Corporation (since February 2016); Vice President, Corporate Counsel (February 2012-March 2015) and Deputy Chief Legal Officer (April 2013-March 2015) of Jennison Associates LLC; Assistant General Counsel (April 2008-September 2009) and Deputy General Counsel (October 2009-February 2012) of Lord Abbett & Co. LLC. An officer of 102 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Jennifer Sexton,

Vice President and Chief Business

Officer (since 2014)

Year of Birth: 1969

   Senior Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (since June 2014); Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (April 2006-June 2014); Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (January 1998-March 2006); Assistant Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (October 1991-December 1998). An officer of 102 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

 

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Mary Ann Picciotto,

Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Anti-Money Laundering Officer (since 2014) Year of Birth: 1973

   Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Manager (since March 2014); Chief Compliance Officer of the Sub-Adviser, OFI SteelPath, Inc., OFI Global Trust Company, OFI Global Institutional, Inc., Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc., OFI Private Investments, Inc., Harborview Asset Management Corporation, Trinity Investment Management Corporation, and Shareholder Services, Inc. (since March 2014); Managing Director of Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. and certain of its various affiliated entities; Chief Compliance Officer of various Morgan Stanley Funds (May 2010-January 2014); Chief Compliance Officer of Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. (April 2007-January 2014). An officer of 102 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Brian S. Petersen,

Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer (since 2016) Year of Birth: 1970

   Vice President of the Manager (since January 2013); Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (February 2007-December 2012); Assistant Vice President of the Sub- Adviser (August 2002-2007).An officer of 102 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and Officers and is available without charge upon request, by calling 1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677).

 

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OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND

 

Manager    OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.
Sub-Adviser    OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Distributor    OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

Transfer and

Shareholder Servicing

Agent

   OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.
Sub-Transfer Agent   

Shareholder Services, Inc.

DBA OppenheimerFunds Services

Independent

Registered Public

Accounting Firm

   KPMG LLP
Legal Counsel    Ropes & Gray LLP
© 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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PRIVACY POLICY NOTICE Continued

 

 

 

Internet Security and Encryption

In general, the email services provided by our website are encrypted and provide a secure and private means of communication with us. To protect your own privacy, confidential and/or personal information should only be communicated via email when you are advised that you are using a secure website. As a security measure, we do not include personal or account information in non-secure emails, and we advise you not to send such information to us in non-secure emails. Instead, you may take advantage of the secure features of our website to encrypt your email correspondence. To do this, you will need to use a browser that supports Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.

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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OPP (800.225.5677) for 24-hr automated information and

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Oppenheimer funds are distributed by OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

225 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10281-1008

© 2016 OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. All rights reserved.

 

RA1360.001.0516 July 25, 2016


Item 2. Code of Ethics.

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller or persons performing similar functions.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The Board of Trustees of the registrant has determined that F. William Marshall, Jr., the Chairman of the Board’s Audit Committee, is the audit committee financial expert and that Mr. Marshall is “independent” for purposes of this Item 3.


Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a) Audit Fees

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $44,200 in fiscal 2016 and $40,300 in fiscal 2015.

 

(b) Audit-Related Fees

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $4,129 in fiscal 2016 and no such fees in fiscal 2015.

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $471,890 in fiscal 2016 and $1,061,442 in fiscal 2015 to the registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant.

Such services include: Internal control reviews, GIPS attestation procedures, system conversion testing, and additional audit services.

 

(c) Tax Fees

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed no such fees in fiscal 2016 and no such fees in fiscal 2015.

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $371,191 in fiscal 2016 and $559,556 in fiscal 2015 to the registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant.

Such services include: tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice. Tax compliance generally involves preparation of original and amended tax returns, claims for a refund and tax payment-planning services. Tax planning and tax advice includes assistance with tax audits and appeals, tax advice related to mergers and acquisitions and requests for rulings or technical advice from taxing authorities.

 

(d) All Other Fees

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed no such fees in fiscal 2016 and no such fees in fiscal 2015.

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed no such fees in fiscal 2016 and no such fees in fiscal 2015 to the registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant.


Such fees would include the cost to the principal accountant of attending audit committee meetings and consultations regarding the registrant’s retirement plan with respect to its Trustees.

 

(e) (1) During its regularly scheduled periodic meetings, the registrant’s audit committee will pre-approve all audit, audit-related, tax and other services to be provided by the principal accountants of the registrant.

The audit committee has delegated pre-approval authority to its Chairman for any subsequent new engagements that arise between regularly scheduled meeting dates provided that any fees such pre-approved are presented to the audit committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting.

Under applicable laws, pre-approval of non-audit services may be waived provided that: 1) the aggregate amount of all such services provided constitutes no more than five percent of the total amount of fees paid by the registrant to its principal accountant during the fiscal year in which services are provided 2) such services were not recognized by the registrant at the time of engagement as non-audit services and 3) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the audit committee of the registrant and approved prior to the completion of the audit.

(2) 0%

 

(f) Not applicable as less than 50%.

 

(g) The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $847,210 in fiscal 2016 and $1,620,998 in fiscal 2015 to the registrant and the registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant related to non-audit fees. Those billings did not include any prohibited non-audit services as defined by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

(h) The registrant’s audit committee of the board of Trustees has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence. No such services were rendered.

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 5/31/2016, the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer found the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures to provide reasonable assurances that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in the reports that it files under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (a) is accumulated and communicated to 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) Exhibit attached hereto.

(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:   7/13/2016

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:   7/13/2016

 

By:  

/s/ Brian S. Petersen

  Brian S. Petersen
  Principal Financial Officer
Date:   7/13/2016