N-CSR 1 d376649dncsr.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: 5/31/2017


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

     21  

Statement of Operations

     23  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     25  

Financial Highlights

     26  

Notes to Financial Statements

     36  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     59  

Federal Income Tax Information

     60  
Board Approval of the Fund’s Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements      61  
Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Guidelines; Updates to Statements of Investments      64  
Distribution Sources      65  

Trustees and Officers

     66  

Privacy Policy Notice

     72  

 

 

Class A Shares

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AT 5/31/17

 

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

    JPMorgan Government 
    Bond  Index - Emerging  

 Markets Global
 Diversified

 

 

1-Year

    

 

13.03%

 

     7.67%

 

  12.16%

 

 

5-Year

    

 

1.14 

 

     0.16   

 

  0.32 

 

 

Since Inception (6/30/10)

     2.04 

 

    

 

1.33   

 

  1.81 

 

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 13.03% during the reporting period. On a relative basis, the Fund outperformed the JPMorgan Government Bond Index-Emerging Markets Global Diversified (the “Index”), which returned 12.16%.

MARKET OVERVIEW

Emerging markets local debt produced positive results for the one-year period ended May 31, 2017. The second half of 2016 was marked by numerous events that took the markets by surprise. The British referendum to leave the European Union (Brexit) initially raised the level of uncertainty. Within days of the result, there were sharp moves across all markets. Perhaps the most significant movers were some developed market government bonds, where yields fell sharply, despite already being well below historical levels.

Emerging market sovereign issues

experienced some volatility for a short period before the financial markets started to focus on fundamentals once again.

Another major event was the election of Donald Trump in the early November presidential election. Shortly after the election, emerging market foreign exchange and interest rates became very volatile as fears of protectionist policies impacted many countries. The Mexican peso was particularly weak in the immediate aftermath of the surprise election result. However, economic

 

 

 

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data continued to improve in many regions. Global economic and geopolitical concerns were broadly contained to national issues, with the exception of potential protectionist policies from the incoming U.S. President. The U.S. dollar rallied strongly against many currencies in the closing months of 2016, on the back of expectations of a set of new policies in government. With the exception of the mostly flat Russian ruble and British pound, most other currencies weakened dramatically against the dollar.

The first five months of 2017 were favorable to emerging market debt. A handful of EM countries – in particular those in Latin America – saw meaningful inflation declines. These inflation declines allowed central banks, particularly in Latin America to start cutting or continue cutting interest rates in order to counter growth slowdowns. Lower inflation often resulted in higher real wages and therefore higher consumption supporting growth. Moreover, the external backdrop for emerging markets remained benign. Accordingly, central banks that had been cautious, for example, in Brazil, Colombia, Chile and, to a lesser extent, Peru, saw sufficient room to ease and to maintain an expansionary stance throughout the year. Mexico and Argentina were the exceptions.

We believe Mexico’s interest rate hiking cycle is winding down and the central bank of Mexico (Banxico) might no longer follow any Fed hikes in the second half of this year, while the Argentine central bank is trying to tame the stubbornly high local inflation.

In April and May 2017, emerging markets continued to reflect a constructive outlook with EM assets benefitting from ongoing improvement in risk sentiment against the background of generally upbeat economic data. EM assets largely shrugged off recent weakness in commodities. The major headline during the month of May was the corruption allegations in Brazil against President Temer, causing a correction across Brazilian assets. Despite this correction, Brazil was a positive performer for the full period.

FUND REVIEW

The Fund’s outperformance versus the Index was driven by Brazil, Argentina and Turkey. We have our largest allocation at period end to Brazil. Despite the May correction mentioned earlier, the Fund benefited over the one-year period from its exposure to Brazilian rates (government bonds), currency and credit. We remained underweight Turkey, which benefited performance. In that country, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan put down an attempted military coup in July 2016, resulting in significant volatility. In addition, the mid-April constitutional reform referendum brought more volatility, with voters granting expansive new powers to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In Argentina, currency, rates and credit contributed positively. We remain overweight in Argentina, which has been part of the Index since the first quarter of 2017.

Detractors from performance relative to the Index during the reporting period

 

 

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included South Africa, Poland and Malaysia. Although the Fund’s exposure to South Africa performed well on an absolute basis, we had an underweight position in the South African rand for much of the reporting period. We moved to an overweight position over the second half of the reporting period. Our underweight position in Poland and Malaysia also detracted from performance.

STRATEGY & OUTLOOK

Although political developments, notably in Brazil and South Africa, have continued to inject some volatility, our medium to long-term outlook remains constructive.

With recent developments in Washington, we find it hard to see meaningful progress on either fiscal stimulus or tax reform in the U.S. Furthermore, based on recent U.S. data, we also do not expect the Fed’s policy to deviate meaningfully from current market expectations, which we believe are well priced into the market. With respect to selection, we have added more in European EM currencies (Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic). These currencies have rallied alongside the Euro and

outperformed other EM currencies in May, and we believe they may continue to perform well.

With respect to positioning in the Fund, our three largest overall country exposures are to Brazil, Russia and South Africa. Relative to the Index, the Fund had its largest overweight country exposures to Brazil, Russia and Argentina. Our three largest currency exposures are to the Brazilian real, Polish Zloty and Malaysian Ringgit. Relative to the Index, the Fund had its largest overweight currency exposures to the Indian rupee, Malaysian ringgit and Argentine peso.

In our view, the current state of emerging markets remains very constructive. We expect the relative valuation of EM currencies versus EM rates to become more attractive over the next few quarters and we would not be surprised to see a continued shift in the markets’ focus towards EM currencies. With global growth and world trade picking up and stability in the usual pressure points, we continue to feel that overall EM local assets will be in a strong position over the next few quarters.

 

 

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Wim Vandenhoeck

Portfolio Manager

 

 

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Top Holdings and Allocations

 

 

 

TOP TEN GEOGRAPHICAL HOLDINGS

 

 

Brazil

    18.7

Russia

    12.6  

South Africa

    10.3  

Indonesia

    8.7  

Mexico

    8.1  

United States

    6.6  

Colombia

    5.7  

Turkey

    5.4  

Poland

    4.8  

Peru

    4.7  

Portfolio holdings and allocation are subject to change. Percentages are as of May 31, 2017, and are based on total market value of investments.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

 

       

Foreign Government Obligations

    76.2

Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes

    16.4  

Investment Company

      Oppenheimer Institutional Government Money

      Market Fund

    5.1  

Short-Term Notes

    2.3  

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of May 31, 2017, and are based on the total market value of investments.

 

CREDIT RATING BREAKDOWN   NRSRO
ONLY
TOTAL
 

AAA

    6.6%  

A

    19.2     

BBB

    39.9     

BB

    20.7     

B

    7.4     

Unrated

    6.2     

Total

    100.0%  

The percentages above are based on the market value of the Fund’s securities as of May 31, 2017, and are subject to change. Except for securities labeled “Unrated,” 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. 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 Government 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 5/31/17    

 

     Inception
Date
            1-Year          5-Year             Since
Inception
 

Class A (OEMAX)

     6/30/10                 13.03          1.14              2.04

Class C (OEMCX)

     6/30/10                 12.18            0.38                1.27  

Class I (OEMIX)

     9/28/12                 13.47            N/A                -0.50  

Class R (OEMNX)

     6/30/10                 12.74            0.88                1.79  

Class Y (OEMYX)

     6/30/10                 13.35            1.44                2.35  

AVERAGE TOTAL RETURNS WITH SALES CHARGE AS OF 5/31/17

 

 

     Inception
Date
                 1-Year               5-Year            Since
Inception
 

Class A (OEMAX)

     6/30/10                 7.67          0.16              1.33

Class C (OEMCX)

     6/30/10                 11.18            0.38                1.27  

Class I (OEMIX)

     9/28/12                 13.47            N/A                -0.50  

Class R (OEMNX)

     6/30/10                 12.74            0.88                1.79  

Class Y (OEMYX)

     6/30/10                 13.35            1.44                2.35  

 

STANDARDIZED YIELDS     

            

For the 30 Days Ended 5/31/17              

Class A

     5.53%              

Class C

     5.41                                

Class I

     6.66                 

Class R

     5.73                 

Class Y

     6.71                 

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. 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 5/31/17 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 JPMorgan 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, 2017.

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, 2017” 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, 2016

     Ending
Account
Value
May 31, 2017
       

Expenses
Paid During

6 Months Ended
May 31, 2017

 

Class A

      $    1,000.00                 $ 1,120.50          $        6.47  

Class C

       1,000.00                    1,114.50                  10.59  

Class I

       1,000.00                    1,121.00                    4.50  

Class R

       1,000.00                    1,119.00                    7.95  

Class Y

       1,000.00                    1,120.30                  5.03  

Hypothetical

            

(5% return before expenses)

 

Class A

       1,000.00                     1,018.85                    6.16      

Class C

       1,000.00                     1,014.96                  10.10      

Class I

       1,000.00                     1,020.69                    4.29      

Class R

       1,000.00                     1,017.45                    7.57      

Class Y

       1,000.00                     1,020.19                  4.80      

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for that class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). Those annualized expense ratios, excluding indirect expenses from affiliated funds, based on the 6-month period ended May 31, 2017 are as follows:

 

Class    Expense Ratios                 

Class A

     1.22%          

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 and Transfer Agent. 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, 2017

 

                      Principal Amount     Value    

 

 

Foreign Government Obligations—73.8%

         

 

 

Argentina—2.8%

         

Argentine Republic:

         

2.50% Bonds, 7/22/211

   ARS        9,825,000     $ 723,971    

15.50% Bonds, 10/17/26

   ARS        4,000,000       274,343    

16.00% Bonds, 10/17/23

   ARS        6,350,660       424,252    

18.20% Unsec. Nts., 10/3/21

   ARS        3,195,000       212,827    

22.75% Bonds, 3/5/18

   ARS        7,500,000       469,106    

22.781% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/202

   ARS        19,280,000       1,242,349    
         

 

 

 
           

 

3,346,848  

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil—15.0%

         

Federative Republic of Brazil:

         

6.00% Unsec. Nts., 8/15/221

   BRL        1,130,000       1,066,559    

6.00% Unsec. Nts., 5/15/451

   BRL        1,280,000       1,251,081    

10.00% Unsec. Nts., 1/1/19

   BRL        7,059,000       2,205,551    

10.00% Unsec. Nts., 1/1/21

   BRL        30,870,000       9,487,779    

10.00% Unsec. Nts., 1/1/23

   BRL        10,200,000       3,085,444    

10.00% Unsec. Nts., 1/1/27

   BRL        2,600,000       772,988    
         

 

 

 
           

 

17,869,402  

 

 

 

 

 

Chile—0.8%

         

Republic of Chile, 4.50% Unsec. Nts., 2/28/21

   CLP

 

      

 

645,000,000

 

 

 

   

 

988,863  

 

 

 

 

 

Colombia—5.0%

         

Republic of Colombia:

         

11.25% Bonds, 10/24/18

   COP        3,000,000,000       1,112,637    

Series B, 7.00% Bonds, 5/4/22

   COP        7,180,000,000       2,603,181    

Series B, 7.50% Bonds, 8/26/26

   COP        2,510,000,000       941,535    

Series B, 7.75% Bonds, 9/18/30

   COP        900,000,000       345,047    

Series B, 10.00% Bonds, 7/24/24

   COP        2,221,000,000       941,930    
         

 

 

 
           

 

5,944,330  

 

 

 

 

 

Hungary—2.2%

         

Hungary:

         

Series 20/A, 7.50% Bonds, 11/12/20

   HUF        110,000,000       490,018    

Series 25/B, 5.50% Bonds, 6/24/25

   HUF        473,000,000       2,062,064    
         

 

 

 
           

 

2,552,082  

 

 

 

 

 

Indonesia—8.4%

         

Republic of Indonesia:

         

Series FR59, 7.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/27

   IDR        32,000,000,000       2,409,610    

Series FR61, 7.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/22

   IDR        28,800,000,000       2,195,442    

Series FR72, 8.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/36

   IDR        35,230,000,000       2,813,274    

Series FR73, 8.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/31

   IDR        31,080,000,000                   2,609,833    
         

 

 

 
           

 

10,028,159  

 

 

 

 

 

Malaysia—1.9%

         

Federation of Malaysia:

         

3.26% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/18

   MYR        2,900,000       678,109    

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued  

    

   

 

                      Principal Amount     Value    

 

 

Malaysia (Continued)

         

Federation of Malaysia: (Continued)

3.955% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/25

   MYR        4,500,000     $ 1,049,912    

4.24% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/7/18

   MYR        2,240,000       527,120    
         

 

 

 
           

 

2,255,141  

 

 

 

 

 

Mexico—4.2%

         

United Mexican States:

         

Series M, 8.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/7/23

   MXN        3,580,000       199,177    

Series M10, 8.50% Bonds, 12/13/18

   MXN        30,500,000       1,666,311    

Series M20, 8.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/31/29

   MXN        16,030,000       935,846    

Series M20, 10.00% Bonds, 12/5/24

   MXN        18,800,000       1,165,981    

Series M30, 8.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/18/38

   MXN        5,540,000       326,826    

Series M30, 10.00% Bonds, 11/20/36

   MXN        10,000,000       671,726    
         

 

 

 
           

 

4,965,867  

 

 

 

 

 

Peru—4.1%

         

Republic of Peru:

         

6.35% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/12/283

   PEN        7,505,000       2,420,862    

6.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/12/313

   PEN        710,000       239,643    

7.84% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/12/203

   PEN        2,050,000       695,965    

8.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/12/263

   PEN        4,125,000       1,510,271    
         

 

 

 
           

 

4,866,741  

 

 

 

 

 

Poland—4.6%

         

Republic of Poland:

         

Series 0726, 2.50% Bonds, 7/25/26

   PLN        6,360,000       1,625,815    

Series 0922, 5.75% Bonds, 9/23/22

   PLN        12,600,000       3,894,563    
         

 

 

 
           

 

5,520,378  

 

 

 

 

 

Romania—0.7%

         

Romania:

         

5.90% Bonds, 7/26/17

   RON        2,000,000       496,584    

5.95% Bonds, 6/11/21

   RON        1,370,000       384,500    
         

 

 

 
           

 

881,084  

 

 

 

 

 

Russia—10.5%

         
Agency for Housing Mortgage Lending OJSC Via AHML Finance Ltd., 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/13/183    RUB        6,700,000       117,232    

 

 

Russian Federation:

         

Series 6209, 7.60% Bonds, 7/20/22

   RUB        143,000,000       2,514,349    

Series 6210, 6.80% Bonds, 12/11/19

   RUB        182,600,000       3,133,850    

Series 6211, 7.00% Bonds, 1/25/23

   RUB        152,000,000       2,611,495    

Series 6212, 7.05% Bonds, 1/19/28

   RUB        17,000,000       288,395    

Series 6216, 6.70% Bonds, 5/15/19

   RUB        219,100,000       3,787,896    
         

 

 

 
           

 

            12,453,217  

 

 

 

 

 

South Africa—8.9%

         

Republic of South Africa:

         

6.50% Bonds, 2/28/41

   ZAR        27,000,000       1,465,239    

 

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                        Principal Amount     Value    

 

 

South Africa (Continued)

         

Republic of South Africa: (Continued)

         

Series 2023, 7.75% Bonds, 2/28/23

     ZAR          11,400,000     $ 859,810    

Series 2030, 8.00% Bonds, 1/31/30

     ZAR          41,500,000       2,917,876    

Series 2037, 8.50% Bonds, 1/31/37

     ZAR          15,600,000       1,082,798    

Series R186, 10.50% Bonds, 12/21/26

     ZAR          23,200,000       1,990,553    

Series R208, 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/31/21

     ZAR          30,250,000                   2,244,077    
         

 

 

 
           

 

10,560,353  

 

 

 

 

 

Thailand—0.5%

         

Kingdom of Thailand, 3.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/20/31

    

 

THB

 

 

 

      

 

17,900,000

 

 

 

   

 

558,905  

 

 

 

 

 

Turkey—3.9%

         

Republic of Turkey:

         

10.60% Bonds, 2/11/26

     TRY          2,220,000       643,246    

10.70% Bonds, 2/17/21

     TRY          6,030,000       1,723,058    

11.00% Bonds, 2/24/27

     TRY          7,700,000       2,293,709    
         

 

 

 
           

 

4,660,013  

 

 

 

 

 

Ukraine—0.3%

         

Ukraine, 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/1/23

          330,000       328,210    
         

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government Obligations (Cost $86,829,357)

           

 

87,779,593  

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds and Notes—15.8%

         

 

 

Consumer Discretionary—0.6%

         

 

 

Media—0.4%

         

 

 

Altice Finco SA, 8.125% Sec. Nts., 1/15/243

         

 

445,000

 

 

 

   

 

486,162  

 

 

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—0.2%

         

 

 

Grupo Kaltex SA de CV, 8.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 4/11/223

         

 

320,000

 

 

 

   

 

291,200  

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—1.2%

         

 

 

Beverages—1.2%

         

 

 

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

    

 

BRL

 

 

 

      

 

4,500,000

 

 

 

   

 

1,380,197  

 

 

 

 

 

Energy—3.6%

         

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—3.6%

         

 

 

Petrobras Global Finance BV:

         

6.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/17/22

          550,000       572,275    

7.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/17/44

          400,000       396,400    

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

          600,000       699,750    

 

 

Petroleos Mexicanos:

         

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

     MXN          16,000,000       760,442    

7.19% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/12/243

     MXN          8,000,000       380,221    

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

     MXN          16,000,000       819,771    

 

 

YPF SA, 16.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/9/223

     ARS          7,670,200       478,122    

 

 

Zhaikmunai LLP, 6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/14/193

          200,000       201,287    
         

 

 

 
            4,308,268    

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued  

    

   

 

 

                        Principal Amount     Value    

 

 

Financials—3.3%

         

 

 

Capital Markets—0.6%

         

 

 

Koks OAO Via Koks Finance DAC, 7.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/4/223

        $ 525,000     $             537,635    

 

 

Red de Carreteras de Occidente SAPIB de CV, 9% Sr. Sec. Nts., 6/10/283

     MXN          2,300,000       120,067    
         

 

 

 
           

 

657,702  

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks—2.7%

         

 

 

Akbank TAS, 7.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/5/183

     TRY          3,595,000       989,525    

 

 

Credit Bank of Moscow Via CBOM Finance plc, 7.50% Sub. Nts., 10/5/272,3

          385,000       392,088    

 

 

Energuate Trust, 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/3/273

          260,000       265,525    

 

 

Globo Comunicacao e Participacoes SA, 5.125% Sr. Sec. Nts., 3/31/273

          410,000       408,975    

 

 

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS, 6.125% Sub. Nts., 5/24/272,3

          600,000       603,595    

 

 

Zenith Bank plc, 7.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/30/223

          560,000       565,600    
         

 

 

 
           

 

3,225,308  

 

 

 

 

 

Industrials—0.8%

         

 

 

Airlines—0.3%

         

 

 

Latam Finance Ltd., 6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/11/243

         

 

290,000

 

 

 

   

 

291,450  

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure—0.5%

         

 

 

Agile Group Holdings Ltd., 9% Sr. Sec. Nts., 5/21/20

         

 

560,000

 

 

 

   

 

611,544  

 

 

 

 

 

Information Technology—0.4%

         

 

 

Communications Equipment—0.4%

         

 

 

HTA Group Ltd., 9.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/8/223

         

 

460,000

 

 

 

   

 

473,892  

 

 

 

 

 

Materials—0.9%

         

 

 

Metals & Mining—0.7%

         

 

 

Nord Gold SE, 6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/7/183

          445,000       460,206    

 

 

Petra Diamonds US Treasury plc, 7.25% Sec. Nts., 5/1/223

          360,000       374,220    
         

 

 

 
           

 

834,426  

 

 

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products—0.2%

         

 

 

Suzano Austria GmbH, 5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/14/263

         

 

265,000

 

 

 

   

 

274,805  

 

 

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services—3.1%

         

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services—0.4%

         

 

 

Genneia SA, 8.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/20/223

         

 

510,000

 

 

 

   

 

546,873  

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services—2.7%

         

 

 

America Movil SAB de CV:

         

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

     MXN          16,000,000       802,960    

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

     MXN          24,000,000       1,219,796    

 

 

Millicom International Cellular SA, 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/253

          490,000       517,955    

 

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                        Principal Amount     Value    

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (Continued)

         

 

 

VimpelCom Holdings BV, 9% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/13/183

     RUB          35,500,000     $             625,691    
         

 

 

 
           

 

3,166,402  

 

 

 

 

 

Utilities—1.9%

         

 

 

Electric Utilities—1.6%

         

 

 

Capex SA, 6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/243

          465,000       469,650    

 

 

Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP, 8.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/213

     COP          214,000,000       75,998    

 

 

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

     ZAR          11,000,000       876,766    

 

 

Orazul Energy Egenor S en C por A, 5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/28/273

          565,000       555,112    
         

 

 

 
           

 

1,977,526  

 

 

 

 

 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers—0.3%

         

 

 

AES Andres BV/Dominican Power Partners/Empresa

         

Generadora de Electricidad Itabo SA, 7.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/11/263

          300,000       323,502    
         

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $20,138,416)

           

 

18,849,257  

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Notes—2.3%

         

 

 

Arab Republic of Egypt Treasury Bills:

         

17.766%, 4/17/184

     EGP          12,000,000       563,587    

18.264%, 2/6/184

     EGP          8,300,000       405,147    

 

 

United States Treasury Bills:

         

0.719%, 6/29/174

          1,000,000       999,349    

0.77%, 6/15/174,5

          750,000       749,786    
         

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Notes (Cost $2,781,873)

           

 

2,717,869  

 

 

 

          Shares    

 

 

Investment Company—4.9%

         

 

 

Oppenheimer Institutional Government Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 0.74%6,7

         

(Cost $5,851,978)

          5,851,978       5,851,978    

 

 

Total Investments, at Value (Cost $115,601,624)

          96.8%        115,198,697    

 

 

Net Other Assets (Liabilities)

          3.2            3,771,933    
       

 

 

 

Net Assets

          100.0%      $ 118,970,630    
       

 

 

 

Footnotes to Statement of Investments

1. Denotes an inflation-indexed security: coupon or principal are indexed to a consumer price index.

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

3. 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 $15,693,329 or 13.19% of the Fund’s net assets at period end.

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

5. All or a portion of the security position is held in segregated accounts and pledged to cover margin requirements under certain derivative contracts. The aggregate market value of such securities is $9,997. See Note 6 of the accompanying Notes.

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

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued  

 

Footnotes to Statement of Investments (Continued)

7. 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 31, 2016
     Gross
Additions
   

Gross

Reductions

    Shares
May 31, 2017
 

 

 

Oppenheimer Institutional Government Money Market Fund, Cl. Ea

     955,161        80,978,405       76,081,588       5,851,978  
                  Value     Income  

 

 

Oppenheimer Institutional Government Money Market Fund, Cl. Ea

        $           5,851,978     $                 10,404  

a. Prior to September 28, 2016, this fund was named Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund.

 

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

 

 

  
Geographic Holdings (Unaudited)    Value              Percent          

Brazil

    $         21,601,804           18.7%      

Russia

     14,468,836           12.6         

South Africa

     11,811,338           10.3         

Indonesia

     10,028,159           8.7         

Mexico

     9,360,325           8.1         

United States

     7,601,113           6.6         

Colombia

     6,538,282           5.7         

Turkey

     6,253,133           5.4         

Poland

     5,520,378           4.8         

Peru

     5,421,854           4.7         

Argentina

     4,841,493           4.2         

Hungary

     2,552,082           2.2         

Malaysia

     2,255,141           2.0         

Chile

     1,280,313           1.1         

Egypt

     968,734           0.8         

Romania

     881,084           0.8         

China

     611,544           0.5         

Nigeria

     565,600           0.5         

Thailand

     558,905           0.5         

Israel

     486,163           0.4         

Mauritius

     473,892           0.4         

Ukraine

     328,210           0.3         

Dominican Republic

     323,502           0.3         

Guatemala

     265,525           0.2         

Kazakhstan

     201,287                 0.2               

Total

   $         115,198,697           100.0%     
        

 

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Forward Currency Exchange Contracts as of May 31, 2017                             

Counter

-party

   Settlement
Month(s)
           Currency
Purchased
(000’s)
   

Currency Sold
(000’s)

     Unrealized
  Appreciation
     Unrealized
  Depreciation
 

BAC

     07/2017      BRL      6,460       USD        1,952      $ 29,611      $  

BAC

     06/2017      MYR      8,085       USD        1,866        17,119         

BOA

     06/2017      HUF      172,860       USD        590        40,297         

BOA

     06/2017      INR      352,150       USD        5,418        32,642         

BOA

     06/2017      PLN      2,330       USD        582        44,090         

BOA

     06/2017      RON      1,435       USD        341        12,684         

BOA

     06/2017      THB      215,648       USD        6,244        86,723         

BOA

     06/2017 - 09/2017      TRY      7,555       USD        1,952        126,941         

BOA

     09/2017      USD      64       CLP        42,500        1,117         

BOA

     06/2017      USD      690       IDR        9,342,500               11,904  

BOA

     06/2017      USD      3,834       INR        252,600               76,226  

BOA

     06/2017      USD      1,997       RUB        120,000               111,949  

BOA

     06/2017      USD      559       THB        19,300               7,820  

BOA

     06/2017      USD      2,721       ZAR        35,730        31,780        24,108  

BOA

     06/2017      ZAR      25,570       USD        1,944        16,713        18,790  

CITNA-B

     06/2017      BRL      8,170       USD        2,519        6,032         

CITNA-B

     06/2017      COP      4,739,000       USD        1,556        65,058         

CITNA-B

     06/2017      HUF      683,900       USD        2,427        67,077         

CITNA-B

     06/2017      MYR      24,355       USD        5,463        209,929         

CITNA-B

     06/2017      PLN      9,980       USD        2,592        90,137         

CITNA-B

     06/2017      RON      2,650       USD        649        2,888         

CITNA-B

     06/2017      RUB      16,300       USD        277        9,269         

CITNA-B

     06/2017      TRY      550       USD        144        11,561         

CITNA-B

     06/2017      USD      2,559       BRL        8,170        34,442         

CITNA-B

     06/2017      USD      1,652       PEN        5,500               27,331  

CITNA-B

     06/2017      USD      1,109       RUB        65,100               34,844  

DEU

     09/2017      CZK      12,600       USD        536        4,841         

DEU

     06/2017      USD      992       ZAR        13,670               46,467  

GSCO-OT

     09/2017      CLP      17,000       USD        25               253  

GSCO-OT

     06/2017      COP      755,000       USD        255        5,303        1,545  

GSCO-OT

     06/2017      INR      79,100       USD        1,223        1,737         

GSCO-OT

     06/2017      MYR      270       USD        61        2,333         

GSCO-OT

     06/2017      PEN      290       USD        88        643        60  

GSCO-OT

     06/2017      RON      1,340       USD        314        15,815         

GSCO-OT

     06/2017      USD      761       COP        2,203,000        6,793         

HSBC

     06/2017      COP      1,481,000       USD        501        6,076         

HSBC

     06/2017      IDR      13,497,000       USD        1,006        7,352         

HSBC

     06/2017      INR      600       USD        9        70         

HSBC

     09/2017      MXN      12,776       USD        668        4,839         

HSBC

     06/2017      PHP      8,600       USD        171        1,962         

HSBC

     06/2017      THB      4,200       USD        121        1,889         

HSBC

     06/2017      USD      1,159       COP        3,417,000               10,247  

HSBC

     06/2017      USD      729       PEN        2,390               843  

JPM

     06/2017      BRL      7,240       USD        2,232        5,346         

JPM

     06/2017      CLP      20,000       USD        30               683  

JPM

     06/2017      IDR      11,334,000       USD        847        4,651         

JPM

     06/2017      INR      77,000       USD        1,193               577  

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts (Continued)
               Currency                         
Counter    Settlement     Purchased     Currency Sold     Unrealized      Unrealized  
-party    Month(s)          (000’s)          (000’s)       Appreciation        Depreciation  

JPM

     06/2017      MYR     4,535     USD     1,023     $ 33,008      $  

JPM

     06/2017      PLN     4,400     USD     1,165       17,820         

JPM

     06/2017      TRY     210     USD     56       3,718         

JPM

     06/2017      USD     2,155     BRL     7,240              82,172  

JPM

     06/2017      USD     1,786     IDR     23,876,000              7,476  

JPM

     06/2017      USD     1,140     PLN     4,410              45,579  

JPM

     09/2017      USD     3,909     RUB     227,100       3,944         

JPM

     06/2017      USD     571     ZAR     7,330       14,173         

JPM

     06/2017      ZAR     600     USD     43       2,654         

TDB

     06/2017      BRL     33,277     USD     10,163       121,016         

TDB

     09/2017      PLN     8,143     USD     1,999       187,955         

TDB

     06/2017 - 08/2017      USD     20,439     BRL     66,554       121,296        125,497  
            

 

 

 

Total Unrealized Appreciation and Depreciation

    $     1,511,344      $      634,371  
            

 

 

 
              
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps at May 31, 2017  
   

 

Pay/Receive

                               
    Floating   Floating   Fixed   Maturity   Notional Amount            
Counterparty   Rate   Rate   Rate   Date        (000’s)          Value  
    Three-Month USD            

BOA

  Receive   BBA LIBOR   2.396%   1/31/27   USD     2,200           $             (66,655)  
    MXN TIIE            

GSCOI

  Pay   BANXICO   7.350   3/11/22   MXN     44,442           (9,193)  
    Three-Month USD            

JPM

  Receive   BBA LIBOR   2.118   3/20/22   USD     2,111         (33,548)  
               

 

 

 

Total Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

          $           (109,396)  
               

 

 

 
              
Over-the-Counter Interest Rate Swaps at May 31, 2017  
   

 

Pay/Receive

                               
    Floating   Floating   Fixed   Maturity   Notional Amount            
Counterparty   Rate   Rate   Rate   Date        (000’s)          Value  
    Three-Month            
    COP IBR OIS            
CITNA-B   Pay   Compound       6.660%   6/9/18   COP     8,000,000           $           40,285   
    Six-Month THB            
GSCOI   Pay   THBFIX   1.635   5/19/19   THB     97,900           407   
    Six-Month THB            
GSCOI   Receive   THBFIX   2.465   5/19/27   THB     22,380           (406)  
    Three-Month            
    COP IBR OIS            
GSCOI   Pay   Compound   5.175       4/20/20   COP     12,067,500           25,596   
    Six-Month THB            
GSCOI   Pay   THBFIX   1.750   1/15/19   THB     393,000           7,424   
    Three-Month MYR            
JPM   Pay   KLIBOR BNM   3.660   2/2/18   MYR     10,800           2,834   
    Three-Month            
    COP IBR OIS            
JPM   Pay   Compound   7.300   6/1/26   COP     1,037,500         41,942   

 

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Over-the-Counter Interest Rate Swaps (Continued)

 

    Pay/Receive                                    
    Floating      Floating    Fixed      Maturity     Notional Amount           
Counterparty   Rate      Rate    Rate      Date     (000’s)        Value  
     Three-Month             
     COP IBR OIS             

JPM

    Pay      Compound      5.700%        3/8/19     COP 15,685,000        $ 59,445   
     Three-Month MYR             

JPM

    Pay      KLIBOR BNM      3.360        8/30/21     MYR 17,500          (54,610)  
     Three-Month             
     COP IBR OIS             

SIB

    Pay      Compound      5.900        2/14/19     COP 8,000,000          44,026   

t-DEU

    Pay      BZDI      11.300        1/2/19     BRL 40,000          127,016   
                 

 

 

 

Total Over-the-Counter Interest Rate Swaps

             $      293,959   
                 

 

 

 

 

Over-the-Counter Interest Rate Swaptions Written at May 31, 2017

 

            Pay/                                            
            Receive                                            
     Counter-      Floating      Floating      Fixed      Expiration      Notional Amount      Premiums         
Description    party      Rate      Rate      Rate      Date      (000’s)      Received      Value  
           Six-                 
           Month                 

Interest Rate

           PLN                 

Swap maturing

           WIBOR                 

8/8/22 Call

     GSCOI        Pay        WIBO        2.490%        8/4/17      PLN 25,000      $                 34,398          $         (18,461)  

 

Glossary:

Counterparty Abbreviations

BAC

     Barclays Bank plc

BOA

     Bank of America NA

CITNA-B

     Citibank NA

DEU

     Deutsche Bank AG

GSCOI

     Goldman Sachs International

GSCO-OT

     Goldman Sachs Bank USA

HSBC

     HSBC Bank USA NA

JPM

     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

SIB

     Banco Santander SA

TDB

     Toronto Dominion Bank

t-DEU

     Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

Currency abbreviations indicate amounts reporting in currencies

ARS

     Argentine Peso

BRL

     Brazilian Real

CLP

     Chilean Peso

COP

     Colombian Peso

CZK

     Czech Koruna

EGP

     Egyptian Pounds

HUF

     Hungarian Forint

IDR

     Indonesian Rupiah

INR

     Indian Rupee

MXN

     Mexican Nuevo Peso

MYR

     Malaysian Ringgit

PEN

     Peruvian New Sol

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

Currency abbreviations indicate amounts reporting in currencies (Continued)

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

BNM

  Bank Negara Malaysia

BZDI

  Brazil Interbank Deposit Rate

IBR

  Indicador Bancario de Referencia

KLIBOR

  Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rate

OIS

  Overnight Index Swap

THBFIX

  Thai Baht Interest Rate Fixing

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, 2017

 

 

 

Assets

  

 

Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments:

  

Unaffiliated companies (cost $109,749,646)

    $     109,346,719     

Affiliated companies (cost $5,851,978)

     5,851,978     
  

 

 

 
     115,198,697     

 

 

Cash used for collateral on centrally cleared swaps

     347,770     

 

 

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

     1,511,344     

 

 

Swaps, at value

     348,975     

 

 

Receivables and other assets:

  

Interest and dividends

     2,667,374     

Investments sold

     1,438,100     

Shares of beneficial interest sold

     664,540     

Other

     15,557     
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     122,192,357     

 

 

Liabilities

  

 

Bank overdraft

     91,475     

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

     634,371     

 

 

Swaps, at value

     55,016     

 

 

Centrally cleared swaps, at value

     109,396     

 

 

Swaptions written, at value (premiums received $34,398)

     18,461     

 

 

Payables and other liabilities:

 

  

Shares of beneficial interest redeemed

 

     1,409,726     

Investments purchased

 

     761,135     

Dividends

 

     33,768     

Distribution and service plan fees

 

     13,166     

Trustees’ compensation

 

     9,086     

Shareholder communications

 

     6,200     

Other

     79,927     
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     3,221,727     

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 118,970,630     
  

 

 

 

 

 

Composition of Net Assets

  

 

Par value of shares of beneficial interest

    $ 16,121     

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

     127,414,679     

 

 

Accumulated net investment loss

     (2,129,641)    

 

 

Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (7,024,349)    

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     693,820     
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $       118,970,630     
  

 

 

 

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES  Continued

 

Net Asset Value Per Share

          
Class A Shares:     
Net asset value and redemption price per share (based on net assets of $44,709,940 and 6,059,717 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)        $7.38    
Maximum offering price per share (net asset value plus sales charge of 4.75% of offering price)        $7.75    
Class C Shares:     
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $13,632,885 and 1,846,912 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)        $7.38    
Class I Shares:     
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets of $8,088,812 and 1,097,387 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)        $7.37    
Class R Shares:     
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $2,022,775 and 274,217 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)        $7.38    
Class Y Shares:     
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets of $50,516,218 and 6,842,589 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)        $7.38    

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF

OPERATIONS For the Year Ended May 31, 2017

 

Investment Income

            

Interest (net of foreign withholding taxes of $92,542)

   $         6,085,174    

 

Dividends - affiliated companies

     10,404    
  

 

 

Total investment income

     6,095,578    

Expenses

            

Management fees

     618,240    

 

Distribution and service plan fees:

    

Class A

     101,273    

Class C

     101,164    

Class R

     7,447    

 

Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:

    

Class A

     110,108    

Class C

     22,309    

Class I

     1,490    

Class R

     3,379    

Class Y

     37,291    

 

Shareholder communications:

    

Class A

     18,525    

Class C

     3,470    

Class I

     224    

Class R

     664    

Class Y

     3,391    

 

Custodian fees and expenses

     82,071    

 

Legal, auditing and other professional fees

     81,691    

 

Trustees’ compensation

     9,803    

 

Borrowing fees

     1,329    

 

Other

     31,942    
  

 

 

Total expenses

     1,235,811    

Less reduction to custodian expenses

     (470  

Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses

     (187,507  
  

 

 

Net expenses

     1,047,834    

 

Net Investment Income

     5,047,744    

 

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STATEMENT OF

 

OPERATIONS  Continued

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

            

Net realized gain (loss) on:

    
Investment transactions in unaffiliated companies (includes premiums on options exercised)(net of foreign capital gains tax of $102,481)    $ (910,834  

Closing and expiration of option contracts written

     160,999    

Foreign currency transactions

     (2,987,912  

Swap contracts

     117,716    
  

 

 

Net realized loss

    

 

(3,620,031

 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

    

Investment transactions

     6,332,434    

Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     1,331,175    

Option contracts written

     26,850    

Swap contracts

     235,367    

Swaption contracts written

     15,937    
  

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    

 

7,941,763

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $         9,369,476    
  

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Year Ended      Year Ended  
     May 31, 2017      May 31, 2016  

 

 
Operations      

Net investment income

   $         5,047,744        $ 3,358,008    

 

 

Net realized loss

     (3,620,031)         (3,506,158)   

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     7,941,763          (1,609,151)   
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     9,369,476          (1,757,301)   

 

 
Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders                  

Tax return of capital distribution:

     

Class A

     (4,714,282)         (2,304,394)   

Class C

     (846,107)         (537,383)   

Class I

     (447,665)         (167,666)   

Class R

     (135,136)         (84,658)   

Class Y

     (1,326,395)         (243,033)   
  

 

 

 
     (7,469,585)         (3,337,134)   

 

 

Beneficial Interest Transactions

     

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from beneficial interest transactions:

     

Class A

     (3,092,314)         18,525,662    

Class C

     5,212,511          (1,244,803)   

Class I

     5,665,588          176,123    

Class R

     411,040          305,204    

Class Y

     45,863,984          (345,351)   
  

 

 

 
     54,060,809          17,416,835    

 

 

Net Assets

     

Total increase

     55,960,700          12,322,400    

Beginning of period

     63,009,930          50,687,530    
  

 

 

 

End of period (including accumulated net investment loss of $2,129,641 and $3,196,842, respectively)

   $ 118,970,630        $     63,009,930    
  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS  
        

 

     Year Ended      Year Ended      Year Ended      Year Ended      Year Ended  
     May 31,      May 31,      May 29,      May 30,      May 31,  
Class A    2017      2016      20151      20141      2013  

 

Per Share Operating Data

              

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $7.17          $7.80          $9.27          $10.35          $9.73    

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

              

Net investment income2

     0.44          0.53          0.39          0.48          0.53    

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.45          (0.65)         (1.43)         (0.93)         0.62    
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.89          (0.12)         (1.04)         (0.45)         1.15    

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

              

Dividends from net investment income

     0.00          0.00          (0.42)         (0.13)         (0.53)   

Distributions from net realized gain

     0.00          0.00          0.00          (0.15)         0.00    

Tax return of capital distribution

     (0.68)         (0.51)         (0.01)         (0.35)         0.00    
  

 

 

 

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

     (0.68)         (0.51)         (0.43)         (0.63)         (0.53)   

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

     $7.38          $7.17          $7.80          $9.27          $10.35    
  

 

 

 
  

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

    

 

13.03%

 

 

 

    

 

(1.29)%

 

 

 

    

 

(11.49)%

 

 

 

    

 

(4.20)%

 

 

 

    

 

11.84%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

     $44,710          $47,515          $32,520          $45,660          $64,789    

 

 

Average net assets (in thousands)

     $50,009          $31,493          $38,815          $50,865          $62,849    

 

 

Ratios to average net assets:4

              

Net investment income

     6.03%           7.37%           4.51%           5.08%           4.96%     

Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below

     1.44%           1.51%           1.46%           1.41%           1.30%     

Interest and fees from borrowings

     0.00%5         0.00%5         0.00%           0.00%           0.00%     
  

 

 

 

Total expenses6

     1.44%           1.51%           1.46%           1.41%           1.30%     
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      1.24%           1.25%           1.25%           1.25%           1.25%     

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     87%            108%            107%            251%            130%     

 

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

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

3. 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, 2017      1.44%                                                                                                                        
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%     

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued  
        

 

 

Class C    Year Ended
May 31,
2017
    Year Ended
May 31,
2016
    Year Ended
May 29,
20151
     Year Ended
May 30,
20141
     Year Ended
May 31,
2013
 

 

 
Per Share Operating Data             
Net asset value, beginning of period      $7.17       $7.80       $9.27        $10.35        $9.73  

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:             
Net investment income2      0.38       0.46       0.32        0.41        0.44  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)      0.46       (0.63)       (1.42)        (0.94)        0.63  
  

 

 

 
Total from investment operations      0.84       (0.17)       (1.10)        (0.53)        1.07  

 

 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:             
Dividends from net investment income      0.00       0.00       (0.36)        (0.11)        (0.45)  
Distributions from net realized gain      0.00       0.00       0.00        (0.15)        0.00  
Tax return of capital distribution      (0.63)       (0.46)       (0.01)        (0.29)        0.00  
  

 

 

 
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders      (0.63)       (0.46)       (0.37)        (0.55)        (0.45)  

 

 
Net asset value, end of period      $7.38       $7.17       $7.80        $9.27        $10.35  
  

 

 

 
  

 

 

 

 

 
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3      12.18%       (2.03)%       (12.15)%        (4.92)%        11.00%  

 

 
Ratios/Supplemental Data             
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)      $13,633         $8,183       $10,267        $15,128        $26,066    

 

 
Average net assets (in thousands)      $10,161         $8,468       $12,919        $18,262        $19,486    

 

 
Ratios to average net assets:4             
Net investment income      5.27%       6.38%       3.74%        4.32%        4.16%  
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below      2.24%       2.38%       2.31%        2.29%        2.26%  
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%5       0.00%5       0.00%        0.00%        0.00%  
  

 

 

 
Total expenses6      2.24%       2.38%       2.31%        2.29%        2.26%  
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      87%       108%       107%        251%        130%  

 

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

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

3. 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, 2017      2.24%                                                                                                                        
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%     

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

29      OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued  
        

 

 

Class I    Year Ended
May 31,
2017
    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      $7.16       $7.79       $9.26        $10.34        $10.53    

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:             
Net investment income3      0.46       0.54       0.32        0.52        0.37   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)      0.46       (0.63)       (1.32)        (0.94)        (0.19)    
  

 

 

 
Total from investment operations      0.92       (0.09)       (1.00)        (0.42)        0.18   

 

 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:             
Dividends from net investment income      0.00       0.00       (0.46)        (0.14)        (0.37)   
Distributions from net realized gain      0.00       0.00       0.00        (0.15)        0.00   
Tax return of capital distribution      (0.71)       (0.54)       (0.01)        (0.37)        0.00   
  

 

 

 
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders      (0.71)       (0.54)       (0.47)        (0.66)        (0.37)   

 

 
Net asset value, end of period      $7.37       $7.16       $7.79        $9.26        $10.34    
  

 

 

 
  

 

 

 

 

 
Total Return, at Net Asset Value4      13.47%       (0.91)%       (11.15)%        (3.83)%        1.69%    

 

 
Ratios/Supplemental Data             
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)      $8,089            $2,325            $2,339        $34        $10     

 

 
Average net assets (in thousands)      $5,000       $2,226       $1,212        $19        $10     

 

 
Ratios to average net assets:5             
Net investment income      6.42%       7.57%       4.02%        5.63%        5.20%    
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below      1.03%       1.11%       1.08%        1.02%        0.95%    
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%6       0.00%6       0.00%        0.00%        0.00%    
  

 

 

 
Total expenses7      1.03%       1.11%       1.08%        1.02%        0.95%    
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      0.85%       0.85%       0.84%        0.85%        0.85%    

 

 
Portfolio turnover rate      87%       108%       107%        251%        130%    

 

30      OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


      
        

 

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

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, 2017      1.03%                                                                                                                        
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.

 

31      OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued  
        

 

Class R    Year Ended
May 31,
2017
    Year Ended
May 31,
2016
    Year Ended
May 29,
20151
     Year Ended
May 30,
20141
     Year Ended
May 31,
2013
 

 

 
Per Share Operating Data             
Net asset value, beginning of period      $7.17       $7.80       $9.27        $10.35        $9.73  

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:             
Net investment income2      0.42       0.51       0.36        0.46        0.50  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)      0.45       (0.65)       (1.42)        (0.94)        0.62  
  

 

 

 
Total from investment operations      0.87       (0.14)       (1.06)        (0.48)        1.12  

 

 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:             
Dividends from net investment income      0.00       0.00       (0.40)        (0.12)        (0.50)  
Distributions from net realized gain      0.00       0.00       0.00        (0.15)        0.00  
Tax return of capital distribution      (0.66)       (0.49)       (0.01)        (0.33)        0.00  
  

 

 

 
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders      (0.66)       (0.49)       (0.41)        (0.60)        (0.50)  

 

 
Net asset value, end of period      $7.38       $7.17       $7.80        $9.27        $10.35  
  

 

 

 
  

 

 

 

 

 
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3      12.74%       (1.54)%       (11.71)%        (4.45)%        11.57%  

 

 
Ratios/Supplemental Data             
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)      $2,023            $1,550            $1,377        $1,957        $3,014  

 

 
Average net assets (in thousands)      $1,539       $1,214       $1,658        $2,189        $2,210  

 

 
Ratios to average net assets:4             
Net investment income      5.77%       7.01%       4.22%        4.82%        4.69%  
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below      1.73%       1.87%       1.80%        1.79%        1.72%  
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%5       0.00%5       0.00%        0.00%        0.00%  
  

 

 

 
Total expenses6      1.73%       1.87%       1.80%        1.79%        1.72%  
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      87%       108%       107%        251%        130%  

 

32      OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


      
        

 

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

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

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

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

5. Less than 0.005%.

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

Year Ended May 31, 2017      1.73%                                                                                                                        
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%     

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

33      OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued  
        

 

 

Class Y    Year Ended
May 31,
2017
    Year Ended
May 31,
2016
    Year Ended
May 29,
20151
     Year Ended
May 30,
20141
     Year Ended
May 31,
2013
 

 

 
Per Share Operating Data             
Net asset value, beginning of period      $7.17       $7.79       $9.26        $10.34        $9.73  

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:             
Net investment income2      0.46       0.54       0.43        0.51        0.55  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)      0.45       (0.63)       (1.44)        (0.94)        0.62  
  

 

 

 
Total from investment operations      0.91       (0.09)       (1.01)        (0.43)        1.17  

 

 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:             
Dividends from net investment income      0.00       0.00       (0.45)        (0.13)        (0.56)  
Distributions from net realized gain      0.00       0.00       0.00        (0.15)        0.00  
Tax return of capital distribution      (0.70)       (0.53)       (0.01)        (0.37)        0.00  
  

 

 

 
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders      (0.70)       (0.53)       (0.46)        (0.65)        (0.56)  

 

 
Net asset value, end of period      $7.38       $7.17       $7.79        $9.26        $10.34  
  

 

 

 
  

 

 

 

 

 
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3      13.35%       (0.87)%       (11.24)%        (3.91)%        12.07%  

 

 
Ratios/Supplemental Data             
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)      $50,516            $3,437            $4,185        $10,558        $15,518  

 

 
Average net assets (in thousands)      $17,194       $3,265       $7,931        $10,338        $11,863  

 

 
Ratios to average net assets:4             
Net investment income      6.33%       7.48%       4.93%        5.43%        5.20%  
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below      1.22%       1.35%       1.27%        1.22%        1.17%  
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%5       0.00%5       0.00%        0.00%        0.00%  
  

 

 

 
Total expenses6      1.22%       1.35%       1.27%        1.22%        1.17%  
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      87%       108%       107%        251%        130%  

 

34      OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


      
        

 

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

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

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

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

5. Less than 0.005%.

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

Year Ended May 31, 2017      1.22%                                                                                                                        
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%     

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

35      OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS May 31, 2017

 

 

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. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

 

36      OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


 

    

   

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

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

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

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. GAAP, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income distributions, if any, are declared 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 value of the securities received. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, if any, and capital gains taxes on foreign investments, if any, have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable tax rules and regulations. Interest income 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%. This rate increased to 2.00% effective January 1, 2017. The “Reduction to custodian expenses” line item, if applicable, represents earnings on cash balances maintained by the Fund during the period. Such interest expense and other custodian fees may be paid with these earnings.

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

 

37      OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued  

    

   

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

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, 2017, 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
Appreciation
Based on cost of
Securities and
Other Investments
for Federal Income
Tax Purposes
 

$—

     $—        $8,569,929        $118,845  

1. At period end, the Fund had $6,951,070 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

   $                 6,951,070  

2. The Fund had $1,618,859 of post-October foreign currency losses which were deferred.

3. During the reporting period, the Fund utilized $650,179 of capital loss carryforward to offset capital gains realized in that fiscal year.

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

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

 

38      OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


      

    

   

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

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

 

 

 

$7,689,210

     $3,489,042        $4,200,168  

The tax character of distributions paid during the reporting periods:

     Year Ended
    May 31, 2017
     Year Ended
    May 31, 2016
 

 

 

Distributions paid from:

     

Return of capital

   $ 7,469,585      $ 3,337,134  

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

     $ 115,674,904  

Federal tax cost of other investments

     468,167  
  

 

 

 

Total federal tax cost

     $     116,143,071  
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

     $ 5,503,525  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (5,384,680
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

     $ 118,845  
  

 

 

 

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.

Recent Accounting Pronouncement. In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted amendments to rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“final rules”) intended to modernize the reporting and disclosure of information by registered investment companies. The final rules amend Regulation S-X and require funds to provide standardized, enhanced derivative disclosure in fund financial statements in a

 

39      OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued  

    

   

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

format designed for individual investors. The amendments to Regulation S-X also update the disclosures for other investments and investments in, and advances to affiliates and amend the rules regarding the general form and content of fund financial statements. The compliance date for the amendments to Regulation S-X is August 1, 2017. OFI Global is currently evaluating the amendments and their impact, if any, on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

 

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

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

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, short-term notes, mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, and asset-backed securities are valued at the mean between the bid and asked prices utilizing evaluated prices obtained from third party pricing services or broker-dealers who may use matrix pricing methods to determine the evaluated prices. Standard inputs generally considered by third-party pricing vendors include reported trade data, broker-dealer price quotations, benchmark yields, issuer spreads on comparable securities, the credit quality, yield, maturity, as well as other appropriate factors.

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

 

40      OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


      

    

   

 

 

3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

events.

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

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or 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. Those standardized fair valuation methodologies include, but are not limited to, valuing securities at the last sale price or initially at cost and subsequently adjusting the value based on: changes in company specific fundamentals, changes in an appropriate securities index, or changes in the value of similar securities which may be further adjusted for any discounts related to security-specific resale restrictions. When possible, such methodologies use observable market inputs such as unadjusted quoted prices of similar securities, observable interest rates, currency rates and yield curves. The methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities nor can it be assured that the Fund can obtain the fair value assigned to a security if it were to sell the security.

Classifications

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

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

 

      Level 1—  
Unadjusted  
     Quoted Prices  
 

Level 2—

Other Significant 
 Observable Inputs

    Level 3—
Significant
 Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  

Assets Table

        

Investments, at Value:

        

Foreign Government Obligations

   $     $ 87,779,593     $     $ 87,779,593  

Corporate Bonds and Notes

           18,849,257             18,849,257  

Short-Term Notes

           2,717,869             2,717,869  

Investment Company

     5,851,978                   5,851,978  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments, at Value

     5,851,978       109,346,719             115,198,697  

Other Financial Instruments:

        

Swaps, at value

           348,975             348,975  

Forward currency exchange contracts

           1,511,344             1,511,344  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 5,851,978     $ 111,207,038     $     $           117,059,016  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities Table

        

Other Financial Instruments:

        

Swaps, at value

   $     $ (55,016   $     $ (55,016

Centrally cleared swaps, at value

           (109,396           (109,396

Forward currency exchange contracts

           (634,371           (634,371

Swaptions written, at value

           (18,461           (18,461
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

   $     $ (817,244   $     $ (817,244
  

 

 

 

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

 

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adversely affect conditions in another country or region. Investments in foreign securities may also expose the Fund to time-zone arbitrage risk. Foreign securities may trade on weekends or other days when the Fund does not price its shares. At times, the Fund may emphasize investments in a particular country or region and may be subject to greater risks from adverse events that occur in that country or region. Foreign securities and foreign currencies held in foreign banks and securities depositories may be subject to limited or no regulatory oversight.

Investments in Affiliated Funds. The Fund is permitted to invest in other mutual funds advised by the Manager (“Affiliated Funds”). Affiliated Funds are open-end management investment companies registered under the 1940 Act, as amended. The Manager is the investment adviser of, and the Sub-Adviser provides investment and related advisory services to, the Affiliated Funds. When applicable, the Fund’s investments in Affiliated Funds are included in the Statement of Investments. Shares of Affiliated Funds are valued at their net asset value per share. As a shareholder, the Fund is subject to its proportional share of the Affiliated Funds’ expenses, including their management fee. The Manager will waive fees and/ or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in the Affiliated Funds.

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

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

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

 

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various market risk factors:

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

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

 

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exposure and therefore can produce significant gains or losses in excess of their cost due to unanticipated changes in the market risk factors and the overall market. This use of embedded leverage allows the Fund to increase its market value exposure relative to its net assets and can substantially increase the volatility of the Fund’s performance. In instances where the Fund is using derivatives to decrease, or hedge, exposures to market risk factors for securities held by the Fund, there are also risks that those derivatives may not perform as expected resulting in losses for the combined or hedged positions. Some derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the Fund’s initial investment.

Additional associated risks from investing in derivatives also exist and potentially could have significant effects on the valuation of the derivative and the Fund. Typically, the associated risks are not the risks that the Fund is attempting to increase or decrease exposure to, per its investment objectives, but are the additional risks from investing in derivatives.

Examples of these associated risks are liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund will not be able to sell the derivative in the open market in a timely manner, and counterparty credit risk, which is the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Fund.

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

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

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

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

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

During the reporting period, the Fund had daily average contract amounts on forward contracts to buy and sell of $34,507,037 and $30,579,966, 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.

 

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

Foreign Currency Options. The Fund may purchase or write call and put options on currencies to increase or decrease exposure to foreign exchange rate risk. A purchased call, or written put option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument appreciates relative to the strike price. A purchased put, or written call option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument depreciates relative to the strike price.

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

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.

During the reporting period, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $3,041 and $105,383 on written call options and written put options, respectively.

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

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

Written option activity for the reporting period was as follows:

    

Number of

Contracts

    Amount of
Premiums
 

 

 
Options outstanding as of May 31, 2016      17,320,000     $ 120,323    
Options written                      49,304,250                   239,375    
Options closed or expired      (22,385,000 )       (160,998)   
Options exercised      (44,239,250 )       (198,700)   
  

 

 

 
Options outstanding as of May 31, 2017          $ —    
  

 

 

 

 

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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.

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

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

The ongoing value of the contract will fluctuate throughout the term of the contract based primarily on the credit risk of the reference asset. If the credit quality of the reference asset improves relative to the credit quality at contract initiation, the buyer of protection may have an unrealized loss greater than the anticipated periodic fee owed. This unrealized loss would be the result of current credit protection being cheaper than the cost of credit

 

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protection at contract initiation. If the buyer elects to terminate the contract prior to its maturity, and there has been no credit event, this unrealized loss will become realized. If the contract is held to maturity, and there has been no credit event, the realized loss will be equal to the periodic fee paid over the life of the contract.

If there is a credit event, the buyer of protection can exercise its rights under the contract and receive a payment from the seller of protection equal to the notional amount of the swap less the market value of specified debt securities issued by the reference asset. Upon exercise of the contract the difference between such value and the notional amount is recorded as realized gain (loss) and is included on the Statement of Operations.

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

For the reporting period, the Fund had ending monthly average notional amounts of $773,846 on credit default swaps to buy protection.

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

At period end, the Fund had no credit default swap agreements outstanding.

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

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

For the reporting period, the Fund had ending monthly average notional amounts of $595,891 on currency swaps which receive a fixed rate.

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

At period end, the Fund had no currency swap agreements outstanding.

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 may enter into interest rate swaps in which it pays the fixed or floating interest

 

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rate in order to increase or decrease exposure to interest rate risk. Typically, if relative interest rates rise, floating payments under a swap agreement will be greater than the fixed payments.

For the reporting period, the Fund had ending monthly average notional amounts of $8,049,478 and $38,962,328 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.

Swaption Transactions

The Fund may enter into a swaption contract which grants the purchaser the right, but not the obligation, to enter into a swap transaction at preset terms detailed in the underlying agreement within a specified period of time. The purchaser pays a premium to the swaption writer who bears the risk of unfavorable changes in the preset terms on the underlying swap.

Purchased swaptions are reported as a component of investments in the Statement of Investments and the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Written swaptions are reported on a schedule following the Statement of Investments and their value is reported as a separate asset or liability line item in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on written swaptions is separately reported in the Statement of Operations. When a swaption is exercised, the cost of the swap is adjusted by the amount of premium paid or received. Upon the expiration or closing of an unexercised swaption contract, a gain or loss is reported in the Statement of Operations for the amount of the premium paid or received.

The Fund generally will incur a greater risk when it writes a swaption than when it purchases a swaption. When the Fund writes a swaption it will become obligated, upon exercise of the swaption, according to the terms of the underlying agreement. Swaption contracts written by the Fund do not give rise to counterparty credit risk prior to exercise as they obligate the Fund, not its counterparty, to perform. When the Fund purchases a swaption it only risks losing the amount of the premium it paid if the swaption expires unexercised. However, when the Fund exercises a purchased swaption there is a risk that the counterparty will fail to perform or otherwise default on its obligations under the swaption contract.

The Fund may purchase swaptions which give it the option to enter into an interest rate swap in which it pays a floating or fixed interest rate and receives a fixed or floating interest rate in order to increase or decrease exposure to interest rate risk. Purchasing the fixed portion of this swaption becomes more valuable as the reference interest rate decreases relative to the preset interest rate. Purchasing the floating portion of this swaption becomes more valuable as the reference interest rate increases relative to the preset interest rate.

The Fund may purchase swaptions which give it the option to buy or sell credit protection through credit default swaps in order to decrease or increase exposure to the credit risk of individual issuers and/ or indexes of issuers. A swaption selling protection becomes more valuable as the likelihood of a credit event on the reference asset decreases. A swaption buying protection becomes more valuable as the likelihood of a credit event on the reference asset increases.

 

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The Fund may write swaptions which give it the obligation, if exercised by the purchaser, to enter into an interest rate swap in which it pays a fixed or floating interest rate and receives a floating or fixed interest rate in order to increase or decrease exposure to interest rate risk. A written swaption paying a fixed rate becomes more valuable as the reference interest rate increases relative to the preset interest rate. A written swaption paying a floating rate becomes more valuable as the reference interest rate decreases relative to the preset interest rate.

The Fund may write swaptions which give it the obligation, if exercised by the purchaser, to sell or buy credit protection through credit default swaps in order to increase or decrease exposure to the credit risk of individual issuers and/or indexes of issuers. A written swaption selling protection becomes more valuable as the likelihood of a credit event on the reference asset decreases. A written swaption buying protection becomes more valuable as the likelihood of a credit event on the reference asset increases.

The Fund may enter into currency swaption contracts with the obligation to pay an interest rate on the US dollar notional amount or various foreign currency notional amounts and receive an interest rate on various foreign currency notional amounts or US dollar notional amounts, with an option to replace the contractual currency as disclosed in the Statement of Investments. This is done in order to take a positive investment perspective on the related currencies for which the Fund receives a payment. The US dollar swaption contracts seek to increase exposure to foreign exchange rate risk. The foreign currency swaption contracts seek to decrease exposure to foreign exchange rate risk.

During the reporting period, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $1,420 on written swaptions.

Written swaption activity for the reporting period was as follows:

    

Number of

Contracts

           Amount of
Premiums
 

 

 
Swaptions outstanding as of May 31, 2016          $                 –    
Swaptions written      25,000,000          34,398    
  

 

 

 
Swaptions outstanding as of May 31, 2017                  25,000,000     $        34,398    
  

 

 

 

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

 

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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 $280,000.

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

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

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

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

 

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6. Use of Derivatives (Continued)

 

obligations of another customer. In the event of a default by another customer of the broker or futures commission merchant, the Fund might not receive its variation margin payments from the clearinghouse, due to the manner in which variation margin payments are aggregated for all customers of the broker/futures commission merchant.

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

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

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

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

 

                    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

 

 

Banco Santander SA

 

$

     44,026     $          $            $            $      44,026  

Bank of America NA

       392,987          (250,797                          142,190  

Barclays Bank plc

       46,730                                     46,730  

Citibank NA

       536,678          (62,175                 (280,000        194,503  

Deutsche Bank AG

       4,841          (4,841                           

Deutsche Bank

                        

Securities, Inc.

       127,016                                     127,016  

Goldman Sachs Bank

                        

USA

       32,624          (1,858                          30,766  

Goldman Sachs

                        

International

       33,427          (18,867                          14,560  

HSBC Bank USA NA

       22,188          (11,090                          11,098  

JPMorgan Chase Bank

                        

NA

       189,535          (189,535                           

 

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6. Use of Derivatives (Continued)

 

                 Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of               
                 Assets & Liabilities               

Counterparty

 

         

Gross Amounts

Not Offset in

the Statement

of Assets &

Liabilities*

 

         

Financial

Instruments

Available for
Offset

 

           

Financial

Instruments

Collateral

Received**

 

           

Cash Collateral

Received**

 

           

Net Amount

 

 

Toronto Dominion

                        

Bank

  $        430,267     $      (125,497   $            $            $        304,770  
 

 

 

 
  $        1,860,319     $      (664,660   $            $        (280,000   $        915,659  
 

 

 

 

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

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

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

           Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of               
           Assets & Liabilities               

Counterparty

 

  

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

 

           

Financial
Instruments
Available for
Offset

 

           

Financial
Instruments
Collateral
Pledged**

 

           

Cash Collateral

Pledged**

 

           

Net Amount

 

 

Bank of America NA

   $ (250,797   $        250,797     $            $            $         

Citibank NA

     (62,175        62,175                             

Deutsche Bank AG

     (46,467        4,841                            (41,626

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

     (1,858        1,858                             

Goldman Sachs International

     (18,867        18,867                             

HSBC Bank USA, NA

     (11,090        11,090                             

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

     (191,097        189,535          1,562                    

Toronto Dominion Bank

     (125,497        125,497                             
  

 

 

 
   $ (707,848   $        664,660     $        1,562     $            $        (41,626
  

 

 

 

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

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

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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS    Continued  

    

   

 

 

6. Use of Derivatives (Continued)

    

                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      $        348,975      Swaps, at value      $        55,016  
Interest rate contracts          Centrally cleared swaps, at value      109,396  
Forward currency exchange contracts    Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts      1,511,344      Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts      634,371  
Interest rate contracts          Swaptions written, at value      18,461  
     

 

 

       

 

 

 
Total         $     1,860,319           $      817,244  
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

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

 

Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) Recognized on Derivatives

 

 

Derivatives

Not Accounted

for as Hedging

Instruments

   Investments
transactions
in  unaffiliated
companies
(including
premiums
on options
exercised)*
     Closing and
expiration
of option
contracts
written
     Foreign
currency
transactions
    Swap contracts     Total  

Credit contracts

   $      $      $     $
(49,262

  $ (49,262

Forward currency exchange contracts

     37,000        160,999        (2,899,115     107,736       (2,593,380

Interest rate contracts

                         59,242       59,242  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 37,000      $ 160,999      $ (2,899,115   $ 117,716     $         (2,583,400
  

 

 

 

*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

  

Option

contracts

written

    

Swaption

contracts

written

    

Translation

of assets and

liabilities

denominated

in foreign

currencies

     Swap contracts      Total  

Forward currency exchange contracts

   $ 26,850      $      $ 1,286,721      $      $ 1,313,571  

Interest rate contracts

            15,937               235,367        251,304  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $         26,850      $         15,937      $         1,286,721      $         235,367      $         1,564,875  
  

 

 

 

 

 

7. Shares of Beneficial Interest

The Fund has authorized an unlimited number of $0.001 par value shares of beneficial interest

 

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7. Shares of Beneficial Interest (Continued)

of each class. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

     Year Ended May 31, 2017            Year Ended May 31, 2016  
      Shares     Amount             Shares     Amount  

Class A

           

Sold

     4,512,948     $ 32,921,817          3,308,183     $ 24,686,032  

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     509,698       3,710,370          223,794       1,607,486  

Redeemed

     (5,592,546     (39,724,501        (1,073,133     (7,767,856
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

               (569,900   $       (3,092,314        2,458,844     $     18,525,662  
  

 

 

 
                                           

Class C

           

Sold

     1,044,106     $ 7,622,988          263,656     $ 1,927,450  

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     108,222       786,433          69,931       502,122  

Redeemed

     (446,699     (3,196,910        (508,478     (3,674,375
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     705,629     $ 5,212,511          (174,891   $ (1,244,803
  

 

 

 
                                           

Class I

           

Sold

     731,974     $ 5,374,032          3,933     $ 27,497  

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     61,924       446,990          23,324       167,152  

Redeemed

     (21,191     (155,434        (2,652     (18,526
  

 

 

 

Net increase

     772,707     $ 5,665,588          24,605     $ 176,123  
  

 

 

 
                                           

Class R

           

Sold

     133,488     $ 956,361          76,535     $ 568,638  

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     17,928       130,259          11,621       83,382  

Redeemed

     (93,458     (675,581        (48,393     (346,816
  

 

 

 

Net increase

     57,958     $ 411,039          39,763     $ 305,204  
  

 

 

 
                                           

Class Y

           

Sold

     7,540,177     $ 54,246,262          782,719     $ 5,670,688  

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     173,587       1,259,012          29,961       215,013  

Redeemed

     (1,350,746     (9,641,289        (870,051     (6,231,052
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     6,363,018     $ 45,863,985          (57,371   $ (345,351
  

 

 

 

 

 

8. Purchases and Sales of Securities

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

     Purchases      Sales  

 

 

Investment securities

   $ 110,782,381                    $ 66,254,882  

 

 

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:

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued  

    

   

 

 

9. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

 

 Fee Schedule Through April 2, 2017

          

 Fee Schedule Effective April 3, 2017

 

 Up to $500 million

     0.75%             Up to $500 million      0.70%      

 Next $500 million

     0.70                Next $500 million      0.65         

 Next $4 billion

     0.65                Next $4 billion      0.60         

 Over $5 billion

     0.60                Over $5 billion      0.58         

The Fund’s effective management fee for the reporting period was 0.74% of average annual net assets before any applicable waivers.

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

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

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

Trustees’ Compensation. The Fund’s Board of Trustees (“Board”) has adopted a compensation deferral plan for Independent Trustees that enables Trustees to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the annual compensation they are entitled to receive from the Fund. For purposes of determining the amount owed to the Trustees under the plan, deferred amounts are treated as though equal dollar amounts had been invested in shares of the Fund or in other Oppenheimer funds selected by the Trustees. The Fund purchases shares of the funds selected for deferral by the Trustees in amounts equal to his or her deemed investment, 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

 

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9. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

with the Fund, OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (the “Distributor”) acts as the Fund’s principal underwriter in the continuous public offering of the Fund’s classes of shares.

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

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

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

 

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, 2017

     $65,358        $4        $1,451        $—  

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

 

57      OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued  

    

   

 

 

9. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

Class R shares and 0.95% for Class Y shares. Effective April 3, 2017, these amounts were updated to the following 1.15% for Class A shares, 2.00% for Class C shares, 0.85% for Class I shares, 1.50% for Class R shares and 0.95% for Class Y shares, as calculated on the daily net assets of the Fund.

During the reporting period, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund as follows:

 

Class A

   $             98,896  

Class C

     23,136  

Class I

     8,944  

Class R

     3,472  

Class Y

     45,282  

This fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement may not be amended or withdrawn for one year from the date of the Fund’s prospectus, unless approved by the Board.

Effective January 1, 2017, the Transfer Agent has voluntarily agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to 0.015% of average annual net assets for Classes A, C, R and Y.

During the reporting period, the Transfer Agent waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund for transfer agent and shareholder servicing agent fees as follows:

 

Class A

   $             2,945  

Class C

     699  

Class R

     111  

Class Y

     1,888  

This fee waiver and/or reimbursement may be terminated at any time.

The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in IGMMF. During the reporting period, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $2,134 for IGMMF management fees. This fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement may not be amended or withdrawn for one year from the date of the Fund’s prospectus, unless approved by the Board.

 

 

10. Borrowings and Other Financing

Joint Credit Facility. A number of mutual funds managed by the Manager participate in a $1.3 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.

 

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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, 2017, 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, 2017, 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, 2017, 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 26, 2017

 

59      OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION Unaudited

 

 

In early 2017, if applicable, shareholders of record received information regarding all dividends and distributions paid to them by the Fund during calendar year 2016.

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 2017, 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.

 

60      OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS

Unaudited

 

 

The Fund has entered into an investment advisory agreement (“Advisory Agreement”) with OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. (“OFI Global” or the “Adviser”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI” or the “Sub-Adviser”) (“OFI Global” and “OFI” are collectively referred to herein as the “Managers”). At a meeting held on February 14, 2017 (the “Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of the independent Trustees, approved an amendment to the Fund’s Advisory Agreement to decrease the management fee paid by the Fund to the Adviser (the “Amendment”). The Amendment was the only proposed change to the Advisory Agreement. OFI Global has entered into a sub-advisory agreement (“Sub-Advisory Agreement”) with OFI whereby OFI provides investment sub-advisory services to the Fund. The Sub-Adviser is paid by the Adviser for providing sub-advisory services to the Fund pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement. There were no proposed changes to the Sub-Advisory Agreement. The Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement are collectively referred to herein as the “Advisory Agreements.”

The Investment Company Act of 1940 requires that the Board request and evaluate, and that the Adviser provide, such information as may be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Advisory Agreement. On an annual basis, the Board employs an independent consultant to prepare a report that provides information, including comparative information that the Board requests for that purpose, in connection with the annual renewal of the Advisory Agreements (“Annual Renewal”). In addition to the Annual Renewal, the Board receives information throughout the year regarding Fund services, fees, expenses and performance. Much of this information was relevant to the Board’s considerations and was considered in conjunction with information provided at the Meeting.

The Managers and the independent consultant had previously provided information to the Board in connection with the Annual Renewal of the Advisory Agreements in August 2016 on, among other things, the following factors: (i) the nature, quality and extent of the Adviser’s services, (ii) the comparative investment performance of the Fund and the Adviser, (iii) the fees and expenses of the Fund, including comparative fee and expense information, (iv) the profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates, including an analysis of the cost of providing services, (v) whether economies of scale are realized as the Fund grows and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale for Fund investors and (vi) other benefits to the Adviser from its relationship with the Fund. With regard to its consideration of the Amendment, the Board noted the Adviser’s representation that there would be no changes in the nature, extent and quality of services provided under the Advisory Agreement as a result of the management fee reduction nor would there by any changes in the portfolio management team responsible for the Fund. The Board was aware that there are alternatives to retaining the Adviser.

Outlined below is a summary of the principal information considered by the Board at the Meeting and as part of the Annual Renewal as well as the Board’s conclusions.

Nature, Quality and Extent of Services. The Board considered information about the nature, quality and extent of the services provided to the Fund and information regarding the Adviser’s key personnel who provide such services. OFI Global is responsible for, among other things, oversight of third-party service providers; monitoring compliance with

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS

Unaudited / Continued

 

applicable Fund policies and procedures and adherence to the Fund’s investment restrictions; risk management and oversight of the Sub-Adviser and its investment team, who provide research, analysis and other advisory services, including securities trading services in regard to the Fund’s investments. OFI Global is also responsible for providing certain administrative services to the Fund. Those services include providing and supervising all administrative and clerical personnel who are necessary in order to provide effective corporate administration for the Fund; compiling and maintaining records with respect to the Fund’s operations; preparing and filing reports required by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; preparing periodic reports regarding the operations of the Fund for its shareholders; preparing proxy materials for shareholder meetings; and preparing the registration statements required by federal and state securities laws for the sale of the Fund’s shares. OFI Global also provides the Fund with office space, facilities and equipment.

The Board also considered the quality of the services provided and the quality of the Adviser’s resources that are available to the Fund. The Board evaluated the Adviser’s advisory, administrative, accounting, legal, compliance and risk management services, and information the Board has received regarding the experience and professional qualifications of the Adviser’s key personnel and the size and functions of its staff. The Board members also considered the totality of their experiences with the Adviser as trustees and directors of the Fund and other funds advised by the Adviser. The Board considered information regarding the quality of services provided by affiliates of the Adviser, which the Board members have become knowledgeable about through their experiences with the Adviser and in connection with the review or renewal of the Fund’s service agreements. The Board concluded, in light of the Adviser’s experience, reputation, personnel, operations and resources, that the Fund will continue to benefit from the services provided under the Advisory Agreement.

Investment Performance of the Adviser and the Fund. Throughout the year, the Adviser provided information on the investment performance of the Fund and the Adviser, including comparative performance information. The Board also reviewed information, prepared by the Adviser and by the independent consultant in connection with the Annual Renewal of the Advisory Agreements and noted that there were were no material changes to the performance information that was provided for the Annual Renewal. The Board noted that there would be no changes in the portfolio management team responsible for the Fund resulting from the Amendment.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund. The Board considered the representation that the Adviser proposed a reduction in management fees in order to more closely align the fee with the Fund’s peer universe. The Board reviewed the current and proposed fees paid to the Adviser and the other expenses borne by the Fund. The Board also considered comparative data in regard to the fees and expenses of the Fund and other retail front-end load emerging markets bond funds with comparable asset levels and distribution features as of December 31, 2016. The Board noted that the Fund’s proposed management fee and total expenses were below the peer group average and median. The Board also noted that there will be no changes in the nature, extent and quality of services provided under the Advisory Agreement as a result of the management fee reduction.

 

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Economies of Scale and Profits Realized by the Adviser. In connection with the Annual Renewal, the Board considered information regarding the Adviser’s costs in serving as the Fund’s investment adviser, including the costs associated with the personnel and systems necessary to manage the Fund, and information regarding the Adviser’s profitability from its relationship with the Fund. The Board also considered that the Adviser must be able to pay and retain experienced professional personnel at competitive rates to provide quality services to the Fund. The Board reviewed whether the Adviser may realize economies of scale in managing and supporting the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund currently has management fee breakpoints, which are intended to share with Fund shareholders economies of scale that may exist as the Fund’s assets grow.

Other Benefits to the Adviser. In connection with the Annual Renewal and in addition to considering the profits realized by the Adviser, the Board considered information that was provided regarding the direct and indirect benefits the Adviser receives as a result of its relationship with the Fund, including compensation paid to the Adviser’s affiliates.

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

 

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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 last six months of 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. Other capital sources represent a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income.” You should not draw any conclusions about each Fund’s investment performance from the amounts of these distributions. 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.

 

 Fund Name    Pay Date             

Net        

Income        

     Net Profit        
from Sale        
     Other
Capital
Sources
 

 Oppenheimer Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund

     12/30/16                58.5%                0.0%                41.5%  

 Oppenheimer Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund

     1/31/17                83.6%                0.0%                16.4%  

 Oppenheimer Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund

     2/28/17                89.8%                0.0%                10.2%  

 

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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.

Robert J. Malone,

Chairman of the Board of Trustees (since 2016) and 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-January 2016) of Jones International University (educational organization); Trustee of the Gallagher Family Foundation (non-profit organization) (2000-2016); Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Steele Street Bank Trust (commercial banking) (August 2003-January 2015); Director 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 Member (1984-1999) of Young Presidents Organization. Oversees 42 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.

Jon S. Fossel,

Trustee (since 2010)

Year of Birth: 1942

   Chairman of the Board of Jack Creek Preserve Foundation (non-profit organization) (2005-2015); Director of Jack Creek Preserve Foundation (non-profit organization) (since March 2005); 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 42 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

 

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Richard F. Grabish,

Continued

   (investment adviser) (June 2005-December 2007).Oversees 42 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); Director (1991-2016), Vice Chairman of the Board (2006-2009) and Chairman (2010-2013) 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 Monterey Peninsula; 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 42 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 42 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.

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

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited / Continued  
        

 

F. William Marshall, Jr.,

Trustee (since 2010)

Year of Birth: 1942

   Charitable 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 42 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 42 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)

Year of Birth:1945

  

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 42 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.

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 (January2013-December 2013);

 

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Arthur P. Steinmetz,

Continued

  

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 99 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

 

OTHER OFFICERS OF THE FUND    The addresses of the Officers in the chart below are as follows: for Messrs. Baijal and Vandenhoeck, Mss. Lo Bessette, Foxson 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

   Senior Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2016); Senior Portfolio Manager of the Sub-Adviser (since July 2011); Co-Head of the Global Debt Team (since January 2015); Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (July 2011-January 2016). 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.

Wim Vandenhoeck,

Vice President (since 2016)

Year of Birth: 1970

   Vice President and Portfolio Manager of the Sub-Adviser (since February 2015); Partner at APQ Partners LLP, London (2013-2015); Asset manager at GLG Partners LP, London, (2010-2013); Partner at Six Seasons Global Asset Management LLC, New York (2009-2010) Aravali Partners LLC, New York (2006-2008) and Havell Capital Management LLC, New York (1997-2006); Earlier in his career, he has held positions at Bank Brussels Lambert (1994-1997) and Paribas Bank (1992-1993). 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 99 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Jennifer Foxson,

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 99 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited / Continued  

 

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 99 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Brian S. Petersen,

Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer (since 2016)

Year of Birth: 1970

   Senior Vice President of the Manager (since January 2017); Vice President of the Manager (January 2013-January 2017); Vice President of Sub-Adviser (February 2007-December 2012); Assistant Vice President of Sub-Adviser (August 2002- 2007). An officer of 99 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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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

 

 

© 2017 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,SM our electronic document delivery service  
  Your transactions with us, our affiliates or others  
  Technologies on our website, including: “cookies” and web beacons, which are used to collect data on the pages you visit and the features you use.  

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

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

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

We use cookies to help us improve and manage our website. For example, cookies help us recognize new versus repeat visitors to the site, track the pages visited, and enable some special features on the website. This data helps us provide 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 educational material that may be of interest to you. If this requires us to provide you with an opportunity to “opt in” or “opt out” of such information sharing with a firm not affiliated with us, you will receive notification on how to do so, before any such sharing takes place.

Right of Refusal

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

 

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Internet Security and Encryption

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

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

  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, safeguard that information. 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 November 2016. 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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RA1360.001.0517 July 25, 2017

  


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 Karen L. Stuckey, the Chairwoman of the Board’s Audit Committee, is the audit committee financial expert and that Ms. Stuckey 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 $46,300 in fiscal 2017 and $44,200 in fiscal 2016.

 

(b) Audit-Related Fees

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $7,000 in fiscal 2017 and $4,129 in fiscal 2016.

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $320,775 in fiscal 2017 and $518,750 in fiscal 2016 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, and additional audit services.

 

(c) Tax Fees

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $1,290 in fiscal 2017 and no such fees in fiscal 2016.

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $710,577 in fiscal 2017 and $371,191 in fiscal 2016 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 2017 and no such fees in fiscal 2016.

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed no such fees in fiscal 2017 and no such fees in fiscal 2016 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 $1,039,642 in fiscal 2017 and $894,070 in fiscal 2016 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.

The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, 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 May31, 2017, which is a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report on Form N-CSR, that, as of said date, the design and operation of such controls and procedures are effective 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 (i) 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 (ii) 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.


Subsequent to the evaluation by the registrant’s officers of the design and operation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of February 28, 2017 and prior to May 15, 2017, the operation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures was modified by enhancing the surrounding controls associated with the security master set-up process for Brazilian government debt securities, including its review and analysis of income recognized by the registrant.

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:   7/14/2017

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:   7/14/2017
By:   /s/ Brian S. Petersen
  Brian S. Petersen
  Principal Financial Officer
Date:   7/14/2017