N-CSRS 1 d521397dncsrs.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: 11/30/2017


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.


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Class A Shares

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AT 11/30/17

 

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

Bond Index - Emerging  
Markets Global  
Diversified  

6-Month

   2.91%   -1.98%   2.80%

1-Year

   15.30        9.83     15.04     

5-Year

   -0.65       -1.61       -1.52    

Since Inception (6/30/10)

   2.30      1.63       2.07   

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. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Returns do not consider capital gains or income taxes on an individual’s investment. Returns for periods of less than one year are cumulative and not annualized. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit oppenheimerfunds.com or call 1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677). See Fund prospectuses and summary prospectuses for more information on share classes and sales charges.

 

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Fund Performance Discussion

The Fund’s Class A shares (without sales charge) produced a return of 2.91% during the reporting period. On a relative basis, the Fund outperformed the JPMorgan Government Bond Index—Emerging Markets Global Diversified (the “Index”), which returned 2.80%.

MARKET OVERVIEW

The main theme in 2017 in emerging markets (EM) was a meaningful decline in inflation and inflation expectations, particularly in many Latin American (LatAm) countries. That theme remained throughout the reporting period, although we do expect to see inflation trend back within the respective central bank targets this year and next. Additionally, real wage growth continued its recovery amid the disinflationary environment, particularly in countries like Brazil. Further, the external backdrop for the region remained constructive as the breadth and strength of global growth improved, supported by increased world trade. Accordingly, we believe that central banks in many LatAm countries that had been cautious earlier in the year now see sufficient room to ease and to maintain an expansionary stance throughout the year. In fact, both Peru and Colombia cut rates to close the reporting period in November 2017. These rate cuts, while not unexpected in our view, came earlier than market expectations.

Other countries, such as Indonesia and Russia, took an even more aggressive accommodative position by frontloading rate cuts. Even the South Africa Reserve Bank (SARB) surprised

the market during the reporting period with a rate cut. The strength of EM foreign exchange (FX) so far in 2017 has also helped the overall inflation picture in many of these countries, with the exception of South Africa. While inflation did improve in South Africa, we do not believe that the inflation outlook has improved on a sustainable basis.

Of course, politics and idiosyncratic stories continued to play a part during the reporting period. At period end, we continue to monitor the U.S. – Russia relationship and the impact that further U.S. sanctions could have on our portfolio positions. In Mexico, the market continues to focus on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiation while mostly ignoring the potential outcome of next year’s election in Mexico. In Argentina, President Macri’s coalition was victorious in the mid-term elections. The “Cambiemos” coalition was able to pull ahead of Cristina Kirchner in the province of Buenos Aires, and won in the largest districts in the country. With a divided opposition, we believe this election result implies continued political stability beyond the next presidential election

 

 

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in 2019. In our opinion, this bodes well for the significant external financing needs that Argentina requires to continue to finance the current account deficit next year while it slowly but surely implements the reform agenda.

Outside of LatAm, the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) continued to be very dovish and still may use unconventional monetary options to further improve conditions. In Asia, Bank Indonesia (BI) followed up August’s surprise cut with another policy rate cut of 25 basis points at the September meeting. This cut took place earlier than the market expected.

FUND REVIEW

During the reporting period, the Fund’s strongest performers were Egyptian government bonds, Argentinian government bonds and credit, and Colombian government bonds. Egypt executed at or above expectations on the requested reforms as part of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) program. With unemployment declining and GDP beating expectations, we appreciated the hawkish policies of the Central Bank of Egypt while enjoying rare political stability in the region. Egypt was not a part of the Index, which helped boost the Fund’s outperformance. We have continued to find value in the front end of the yield curve and the Egyptian pound. In Argentina, the election results resulted in market optimism

and benefited the Fund’s exposure to that country. As mentioned in the Market Overview, Colombia cut interest rates by 25 basis points in November 2017. The rate cut further steepened the yield curve, making it one of the steepest amongst emerging markets countries. We added five-year government bonds in Colombia and at period end continue to look for additional investment opportunities in the country.

Detractors from performance included Thailand, the Czech Republic and Brazil. The Fund’s underperformance relative to the Index in Thailand and Czech Republic was due to underweight positions in Thai government bonds and Czech krona. In Brazil, the Fund’s overweight position in the real detracted from performance.

STRATEGY & OUTLOOK

In our view, the current emerging markets sentiment remains very constructive. Global growth is widening and deepening while world trade remains robust. We believe the possible U.S. tax reform before the end of the year will have limited impact on financial markets from a macro perspective. A much stronger U.S. dollar seems unlikely in our view, although some dollar strength could be experienced for a short period. We are comfortable with running our net currency exposure close to 100%, albeit with underweights and overweights in various currencies. We will continue seeking to

 

 

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deliver alpha, downside mitigation and diversification to our investors as we have done in the past.

 

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Hemant Baijal

Portfolio Manager

 

 

 

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Wim Vandenhoeck

Portfolio Manager

 

 

The opinions of the Portfolio Managers do not necessarily reflect the opinions of OppenheimerFunds.

 

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Top Holdings and Allocations

 

TOP TEN GEOGRAPHICAL HOLDINGS

 

 

Russia      12.4%    
Indonesia      10.6        
Brazil      9.1        
Mexico      8.3        
South Africa      6.4        
Colombia      6.0        
Poland      5.1        
India      4.6        
Turkey      4.5        
Peru      4.3        

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of November 30, 2017, and are based on the total market value of investments.

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION  
Foreign Government Obligations        83.9%      
Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes      8.6         
Short-Term Notes      4.5         
Investment Company   

Oppenheimer Institutional Government Money Market Fund

     3.0         
Over-the-Counter Options Purchased      —*            

* Represents a value of less than 0.05%.

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of November 30, 2017, and are based on the total market value of investments.

 

 

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Share Class Performance

AVERAGE TOTAL RETURNS WITHOUT SALES CHARGE AS OF 11/30/17

 

   

Inception

        Date

  6-Month            1-Year          5-Year         

Since    

Inception    

Class A (OEMAX)

  6/30/10   2.91%   15.30%   -0.65%   2.30%

Class C (OEMCX)

  6/30/10   2.47      14.21      -1.40      1.52   

Class I (OEMIX)

  9/28/12   3.06      15.53      -0.29      0.13   

Class R (OEMNX)

  6/30/10   2.72      14.94      -0.91      2.04   

Class Y (OEMYX)

  6/30/10   3.01      15.40      -0.36      2.60   

AVERAGE TOTAL RETURNS WITH SALES CHARGE AS OF 11/30/17

 

   

Inception

        Date

  6-Month            1-Year          5-Year         

Since    

Inception    

Class A (OEMAX)

  6/30/10   -1.98%   9.83%   -1.61%   1.63%

Class C (OEMCX)

  6/30/10   1.47      13.21      -1.40      1.52   

Class I (OEMIX)

  9/28/12   3.06      15.53      -0.29      0.13   

Class R (OEMNX)

  6/30/10   2.72      14.94      -0.91      2.04   

Class Y (OEMYX)

  6/30/10   3.01      15.40      -0.36      2.60   

 

STANDARDIZED YIELDS

 

For the 30 Days Ended 11/30/17

 

 

Class A

  5.59%

 

Class C

  5.03   

 

Class I

  6.20   

 

Class R

  5.52   

 

Class Y

  6.08   

 

UNSUBSIDIZED STANDARDIZED YIELDS

 

For the 30 Days Ended 11/30/17

 

 

Class A

  5.46%

 

Class C

  5.01

 

Class I

  6.20

 

Class R

  5.48

 

Class Y

  6.00

 

 

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%; for Class C shares, the contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for the 1-year period. There is no sales charge for Class I, Class R and Class Y shares. Returns for periods of less than one year are cumulative and not annualized. See Fund prospectuses and summary prospectuses for more information on share classes and sales charges.

Standardized yield is based on an SEC-standardized formula designed to approximate the Fund’s annualized hypothetical current income from securities less expenses for the 30-day period ended November 30, 2017 and that date’s maximum offering price (for Class A shares) or net asset value (for all other share classes). Each result is compounded semiannually and then annualized. Falling share prices will tend to artificially raise yields. The unsubsidized

 

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standardized yield is computed under an SEC-standardized formula based on net income earned for the 30-day period ended November 30, 2017. The calculation excludes any expense reimbursements and thus may result in a lower yield.

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 November 30, 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 November 30, 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

June 1, 2017

          

Ending

Account

Value
November 30, 2017

          

Expenses

Paid During

6 Months Ended
November 30, 2017

       

Class A

    $   1,000.00            $   1,029.10                  $ 5.87               

 

Class C

     1,000.00             1,024.70                   10.20               

 

Class I

     1,000.00             1,030.60                   4.34               

 

Class R

     1,000.00             1,027.20                   7.65               

 

Class Y

     1,000.00             1,030.10                   4.85               

Hypothetical

                 

(5% return before expenses)

 

Class A

     1,000.00             1,019.30                   5.84               

 

Class C

     1,000.00             1,015.04                   10.15               

 

Class I

     1,000.00             1,020.81                   4.32               

 

Class R

     1,000.00             1,017.55                   7.61               

 

Class Y

     1,000.00             1,020.31                   4.82               

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for that class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). Those annualized expense ratios, excluding indirect expenses from affiliated funds, based on the 6-month period ended November 30, 2017 are as follows:

 

Class    Expense Ratios          

Class A

     1.15%        

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 November 30, 2017 Unaudited

 

            Principal Amount      Value    

Foreign Government Obligations—81.8%

                          

 

 

Argentina—0.9%

        
Argentine Republic:         
15.50% Bonds, 10/17/26      ARS                4,000,000      $         238,605    
16.00% Bonds, 10/17/23      ARS        6,350,660        368,493    
18.20% Unsec. Nts., 10/3/21      ARS        3,195,000        189,459    
26.001% [BADLARPP+325] Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/201      ARS        19,280,000        1,138,763    
        

 

 

 
           1,935,320    

 

 

Brazil—7.7%

        
Federative Republic of Brazil:         
6.00% Unsec. Nts., 8/15/2212      BRL        1,130,000        1,095,907    
6.00% Unsec. Nts., 5/15/4512      BRL        1,280,000        1,272,242    
10.00% Unsec. Nts., 1/1/21      BRL        38,770,000        12,084,209    
10.00% Unsec. Nts., 1/1/23      BRL        4,000,000        1,222,808    
        

 

 

 
           15,675,166    

 

 

Chile—2.8%

        
Republic of Chile:         
4.50% Unsec. Nts., 2/28/21      CLP        1,860,000,000        2,982,149    
4.50% Bonds, 3/1/21      CLP        1,350,000,000        2,132,014    
4.50% Bonds, 3/1/26      CLP        400,000,000        614,995    
        

 

 

 
           5,729,158    

 

 

Colombia—5.7%

        
Republic of Colombia:         
Series B, 7.00% Bonds, 5/4/22      COP        12,880,000,000        4,515,809    
Series B, 7.50% Bonds, 8/26/26      COP        10,510,000,000        3,748,093    
Series B, 10.00% Bonds, 7/24/24      COP        2,221,000,000        893,049    
Series B, 11.00% Bonds, 7/24/20      COP        3,700,000,000        1,402,347    
Series B, 11.25% Bonds, 10/24/18      COP        3,000,000,000        1,056,376    
        

 

 

 
                   11,615,674    

 

 

Egypt—0.5%

        
Arab Republic of Egypt, 15.00% Bonds, 10/3/20      EGP        19,100,000        1,057,422    

 

 

Hungary—3.6%

        
Hungary:         
Series 20/A, 7.50% Bonds, 11/12/20      HUF        110,000,000        502,660    
Series 25/B, 5.50% Bonds, 6/24/25      HUF        1,178,000,000        5,631,519    
Series 27/A, 3.00% Bonds, 10/27/27      HUF        285,000,000        1,169,262    
        

 

 

 
           7,303,441    

 

 

India—4.5%

        
Republic of India, 7.72% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/25/25      INR        380,000,000       

 

6,101,711  

 

 

 

 

 
State of Gujarat, 7.52% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/24/27      INR        60,000,000       

 

927,758  

 

 

 

 

 
State of Maharastra:         
7.99% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/28/25      INR        30,000,000        478,622    

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

            Principal Amount      Value    

 

 

India (Continued)

        

 

 
State of Maharastra: (Continued)         
8.06% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/11/25      INR                50,000,000      $         794,944    
State of Tamilnadu, 8.01% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/11/26      INR        50,000,000        795,638    
        

 

 

 
           9,098,673    

 

 

Indonesia—10.2%

        
Republic of Indonesia:         
Series FR61, 7.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/22      IDR        70,800,000,000        5,424,051    
Series FR64, 6.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/28      IDR        28,500,000,000        2,007,444    
Series FR70, 8.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/24      IDR        12,000,000,000        977,491    
Series FR71, 9.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/29      IDR        38,780,000,000        3,338,188    
Series FR72, 8.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/36      IDR        40,330,000,000        3,282,467    
Series FR73, 8.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/31      IDR        67,780,000,000        5,755,237    
        

 

 

 
           20,784,878    

 

 

Malaysia—3.5%

        
Federation of Malaysia:         
Series 0115, 3.955% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/25      MYR        9,000,000        2,180,421    
Series 0515, 3.759% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/19      MYR        6,000,000        1,483,195    
Series 0902, 4.378% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/29/19      MYR        13,585,000        3,400,236    
        

 

 

 
           7,063,852    

 

 

Mexico—5.2%

        
United Mexican States:         
Series M, 8.00% Bonds, 6/11/20      MXN        18,300,000        1,003,138    
Series M, 8.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/7/23      MXN        23,580,000        1,318,179    
Series M, 8.00% Bonds, 11/7/47      MXN        20,000,000        1,126,698    
Series M10, 8.50% Bonds, 12/13/18      MXN        30,500,000        1,657,789    
Series M20, 8.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/31/29      MXN        16,030,000        938,455    
Series M20, 10.00% Bonds, 12/5/24      MXN        48,800,000        3,028,823    
Series M30, 8.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/18/38      MXN        5,540,000        327,367    
Series M30, 10.00% Bonds, 11/20/36      MXN        18,000,000        1,206,980    
        

 

 

 
                   10,607,429    

 

 

Peru—4.2%

        
Republic of Peru:         
6.35% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/12/282      PEN        9,505,000        3,198,545    
6.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/12/312      PEN        710,000        250,010    
7.84% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/12/202      PEN        6,850,000        2,347,727    
8.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/12/262      PEN        7,525,000        2,853,917    
        

 

 

 
           8,650,199    

 

 

Poland—4.9%

        
Republic of Poland:         
Series 0726, 2.50% Bonds, 7/25/26      PLN        12,360,000        3,305,639    
Series 0922, 5.75% Bonds, 9/23/22      PLN        21,000,000        6,784,353    
        

 

 

 
           10,089,992    

 

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            Principal Amount      Value    

 

 

Romania—1.7%

        
Romania, 5.95% Bonds, 6/11/21      RON                12,370,000      $ 3,403,962    

 

 

Russia—11.8%

        
Agency for Housing Mortgage Lending OJSC Via AHML         
Finance DAC, 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/13/182      RUB        6,700,000        114,439    

 

 
Russian Federation:         
Series 6209, 7.60% Bonds, 7/20/22      RUB        143,000,000        2,480,363    
Series 6210, 6.80% Bonds, 12/11/19      RUB        182,600,000        3,106,767    
Series 6211, 7.00% Bonds, 1/25/23      RUB        850,800,000        14,366,761    
Series 6212, 7.05% Bonds, 1/19/28      RUB        17,000,000        282,291    
Series 6216, 6.70% Bonds, 5/15/19      RUB        219,100,000        3,729,160    
        

 

 

 
           24,079,781    

 

 

South Africa—5.8%

        
Republic of South Africa:         
Series 2023, 7.75% Bonds, 2/28/23      ZAR        22,400,000        1,570,443    
Series 2030, 8.00% Bonds, 1/31/30      ZAR        41,500,000        2,642,928    
Series 2037, 8.50% Bonds, 1/31/37      ZAR        15,600,000        974,623    
Series R186, 10.50% Bonds, 12/21/26      ZAR        24,200,000        1,888,726    
Series R208, 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/31/21      ZAR        51,250,000        3,567,131    
Series R214, 6.50% Bonds, 2/28/41      ZAR        27,000,000        1,315,358    
        

 

 

 
                   11,959,209    

 

 

Sri Lanka—0.2%

        
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Series A, 11.50%         
Unsec. Nts., 12/15/21      LKR        75,000,000        513,405    

 

 

Thailand—3.4%

        
Kingdom of Thailand:         
1.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/17/22      THB        194,500,000        5,963,289    
2.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/17/26      THB        33,400,000        1,004,005    
        

 

 

 
           6,967,294    

 

 

Turkey—3.9%

        
Republic of Turkey:         
10.70% Bonds, 2/17/21      TRY        18,030,000        4,259,415    
11.00% Bonds, 2/24/27      TRY        15,450,000        3,696,890    
        

 

 

 
           7,956,305    

 

 

Ukraine—0.3%

        
Ukraine, 7.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/25/322         600,000        592,439    

 

 

Uruguay—1.0%

        
Oriental Republic of Uruguay:         
9.126% Unsec. Nts., 6/29/183      UYU        17,000,000        557,799    
9.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/20/222      UYU        41,825,000        1,537,559    
        

 

 

 
           2,095,358    
        

 

 

 
Total Foreign Government Obligations (Cost $167,819,907)            167,178,957    

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

            Principal Amount      Value    

Corporate Bonds and Notes—8.4%

                          

 

 
Akbank Turk AS, 7.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/5/182      TRY                3,595,000      $         909,129    

 

 
America Movil SAB de CV:         
6.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/5/22      MXN        16,000,000        808,159    
7.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/9/24      MXN        24,000,000        1,230,835    

 

 
Axtel SAB de CV, 6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/14/242         480,000        489,600    

 

 
Banco Mercantil del Norte SA (Grand Cayman), 7.625% [H15T10Y+535.3] Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds1,2,4         400,000        437,500    

 

 
Banco Votorantim SA, 8.25% [H15T5Y+610.7] Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds1,2,4,5         315,000        315,000    

 

 
C&W Senior Financing Designated Activity Co., 6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/272         800,000        841,500    

 

 
Capex SA, 6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/242         565,000        589,679    

 

 
Cosan Ltd., 5.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/20/242         745,000        766,121    

 

 
Credivalores-Crediservicios SAS, 9.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/27/222         450,000        468,563    

 

 
Digicel Group Ltd., 8.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/30/202         500,000        483,005    

 

 
Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP, 8.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/212      COP        214,000,000        73,781    

 

 
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., 10.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/25/23      ZAR        11,000,000        811,162    

 

 
Geopark Ltd., 6.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 9/21/242         535,000        548,931    

 

 
HTA Group Ltd., 9.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/8/222         460,000        493,235    

 

 
Inkia Energy Ltd., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/9/272         800,000        808,000    

 

 
Latam Finance Ltd., 6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/11/242         400,000        422,400    

 

 
Petrobras Global Finance BV, 4.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/20/23         550,000        544,775    

 

 
Petroleos Mexicanos:         
7.19% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/12/242      MXN        28,000,000        1,350,597    
7.19% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/12/24      MXN        16,000,000        771,770    
7.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/24/21      MXN        16,000,000        832,679    

 

 
PT Jasa Margo (Persero) Tbk, 7.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/11/202,5      IDR        4,400,000,000        325,299    

 

 
Red de Carreteras de Occidente SAPIB de CV, 9.00% Sr. Sec. Nts., 6/10/282      MXN        2,300,000        122,237    

 

 
Suzano Austria GmbH, 5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/14/262         565,000        614,155    

 

 
Topaz Marine SA, 9.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/26/222         480,000        492,180    

 

 
VEON Holdings BV, 9.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/13/182      RUB        35,500,000        608,194    

 

 
YPF SA, 16.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/9/222      ARS        7,670,200        417,750    

 

 
Zenith Bank plc, 7.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/30/222         560,000        582,484    
        

 

 

 
Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $18,549,935)                    17,158,720    
             

Short-Term Notes—4.4%

                          

 

 
Arab Republic of Egypt Treasury Bills:         
17.766%, 4/17/186      EGP        12,000,000        634,259    
18.264%, 2/6/183      EGP        8,300,000        456,007    
18.973%, 7/24/183      EGP        20,000,000        1,019,522    
20.112%, 5/29/183      EGP        19,500,000        1,018,561    

 

 
Federal Republic of Nigeria Treasury Bills, 20.136%, 8/2/186      NGN        740,000,000        1,827,426    

 

 
Oriental Republic of Uruguay Treasury Bills, 8.716%, 1/9/186      UYU        20,000,000        685,636    

 

 
Republic of Argentina Treasury Bills:         
26.575%, 4/18/186      ARS        11,500,000        597,803    

 

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            Principal Amount      Value    

 

 

Short-Term Notes (Continued)

        

 

 
Republic of Argentina Treasury Bills: (Continued)         
27.102%, 6/21/186      ARS                20,870,000      $          1,036,252    

 

 
United States Treasury Bills:         
1.068%, 12/14/173,7         1,000,000        999,673    
1.208%, 2/22/183         750,000        747,977    
        

 

 

 
Total Short-Term Notes (Cost $9,015,060)            9,023,116    

 

     Counter-
party
            Exercise
Price
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000’s)
     Contracts
(000’s)
       

 

 

Over-the-Counter Options Purchased—0.0%

 

 

 

EUR Currency Put8

     GSCO-OT        KRW        1245.000        2/5/18        EUR 138,500        EUR 5,210       10,959    

 

 

EUR Currency Put8

     GSCO-OT        KRW        1295.000        2/5/18        EUR 136,600        EUR 5,210       79,957    

 

 

S&P 500 Index Put8

     BOA        USD        2450.000        1/19/18        USD 10,603        USD — 9      18,638    
                

 

 

 

Total Over-the-Counter Options Purchased (Cost $161,072)

 

          109,554    
                                        Shares        

 

 

Investment Company—2.9%

 

 

 

Oppenheimer Institutional Government Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 1.03%10,11 (Cost $5,881,570)

 

                5,881,570       5,881,570    

 

 

Total Investments, at Value (Cost $201,427,544)

 

                   97.5%       199,351,917    

 

 

Net Other Assets (Liabilities)

 

                         2.5       5,053,210    
              

 

 

 

Net Assets

                            100.0%     $     204,405,127    
                 

 

 

 

Footnotes to Statement of Investments

1. Represents the current interest rate for a variable or increasing rate security, determined as [Referenced Rate + Basis-point spread].

2. Represents securities sold under Rule 144A, which are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. These securities amount to $23,053,976 or 11.28% of the Fund’s net assets at period end.

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

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

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

6. Current yield as of period end.

7. All or a portion of the security position is held in segregated accounts and pledged to cover margin requirements under certain derivative contracts. The aggregate market value of such securities is $270,911. See Note 6 of the accompanying Notes.

8. Non-income producing security.

9. Number of contracts are less than 500.

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

11. 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:

 

15        OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

Footnotes to Statement of Investments (Continued)

 

     Shares
May 31, 2017
     Gross
Additions
     Gross
Reductions
     Shares
November 30,
2017
 

 

 
Oppenheimer Institutional Government Money Market Fund, Cl. E      5,851,978        81,527,752        81,498,160        5,881,570  

 

     Value      Income      Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 

 

 

Oppenheimer Institutional Government Money Market Fund, Cl. E

   $             5,881,570      $             19,029      $                 —      $                 —  

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

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

 

Geographic Holdings    Value                  Percent              

Russia

     $ 24,687,975        12.4%           

Indonesia

     21,110,178        10.6              

Brazil

     17,915,217          9.1              

Mexico

     16,650,807          8.3              

South Africa

     12,770,371          6.4              

Colombia

     12,158,018          6.0              

Poland

     10,089,992          5.1              

India

     9,098,673          4.6              

Turkey

     8,865,434          4.5              

Peru

     8,650,198          4.3              

United States

     7,647,857          3.8              

Hungary

     7,303,440          3.7              

Malaysia

     7,063,852          3.5              

Thailand

     6,967,294          3.5              

Chile

     6,700,489          3.4              

Argentina

     4,576,804          2.3              

Egypt

     4,185,771          2.1              

Romania

     3,403,962          1.7              

Uruguay

     2,780,995          1.4              

Nigeria

     2,409,910          1.2              

Ireland

     841,500          0.4              

Bermuda

     808,000          0.4              

Ukraine

     592,439          0.3              

Sri Lanka

     513,405          0.3              

Mauritius

     493,235          0.3              

United Arab Emirates

     492,180          0.2              

Jamaica

     483,005          0.2              

Eurozone

     90,916          0.0              
  

 

 

 

Total

     $         199,351,917        100.0%           
  

 

 

 
  

 

 

 

 

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Forward Currency Exchange Contracts as of November 30, 2017

Counter

-party

   Settlement
Month(s)
    

Currency

Purchased (000’s)

    

Currency Sold

(000’s)

     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 
BAC      12/2017      MYR      38,245      USD      8,962      $ 390,288      $  
BAC      12/2017      TRY      680      USD      182               9,438  
BAC      12/2017      USD      1,860      CLP      1,171,000        50,901         
BAC      12/2017      USD      1,171      COP      3,546,000               2,487  
BAC      12/2017      USD      9,315      MYR      38,245               37,354  
BAC      12/2017      USD      2,384      RUB      139,600        1,320         
BOA      12/2017      CLP      83,000      USD      131               3,130  
BOA      03/2018      CZK      20,910      USD      972        9,959         
BOA      12/2017      HUF      112,200      USD      428        1,147        2,535  
BOA      12/2017      IDR      125,500      USD      9                
BOA      12/2017      INR      455,550      USD      7,056               16,330  
BOA      12/2017      MXN      1,100      USD      57        1,680         
BOA      12/2017      PEN      50      USD      15        80         
BOA      12/2017      THB      66,800      USD      2,014        31,982         
BOA      12/2017      TRY      530      USD      142               7,444  
BOA      12/2017      USD      4,176      INR      274,200               61,183  
BOA      12/2017      USD      699      PEN      2,270               2,711  
BOA      12/2017      USD      856      PLN      3,100               22,694  
BOA      12/2017      USD      18      RON      70               423  
BOA      12/2017      USD      3,068      ZAR      40,920        93,970        1,833  
BOA      12/2017      ZAR      29,030      USD      2,049        64,771        3,001  
CITNA-B      12/2017      IDR      36,174,500      USD      2,680               7,437  
CITNA-B      12/2017      MXN      43,700      USD      2,392               53,343  
CITNA-B      12/2017      PLN      3,450      USD      938        39,266         
CITNA-B      12/2017      USD      682      CLP      428,100        20,233         
CITNA-B      12/2017      USD      860      COP      2,551,000        15,727         
CITNA-B      02/2018      USD      2,660      IDR      36,174,500        12,886         
CITNA-B      12/2017      USD      1,695      MXN      30,324        72,902         
CITNA-B      12/2017      USD      4,209      PEN      13,655               11,515  
CITNA-B      12/2017      ZAR      1,100      USD      79        629         
GSCOI      02/2018      MYR      32,250      USD      7,894               9,263  
GSCOI      12/2017      USD      7,868      MYR      32,250               18,277  
GSCO-OT      12/2017      BRL      530      USD      163               743  
GSCO-OT      12/2017      COP      1,491,000      USD      504               10,902  
GSCO-OT      12/2017      HUF      47,000      USD      178        1,055         
GSCO-OT      12/2017      IDR      7,872,000      USD      579        2,327        61  
GSCO-OT      12/2017      INR      25,200      USD      384        5,014         
GSCO-OT      12/2017      MXN      25,400      USD      1,366        11,430        18,123  
GSCO-OT      12/2017      MYR      41,480      USD      10,081        62,428         
GSCO-OT      12/2017      PEN      320      USD      98        877         
GSCO-OT      12/2017      PHP      9,900      USD      191        5,088         
GSCO-OT      12/2017      PLN      2,450      USD      668        25,873         
GSCO-OT      12/2017      RON      925      USD      239               1,431  
GSCO-OT      12/2017      RUB      257,100      USD      4,421        86        32,545  
GSCO-OT      12/2017      TRY      5,910      USD      1,585               83,010  
GSCO-OT      12/2017      USD      162      BRL      530        588         
GSCO-OT      12/2017      USD      56      COP      169,000               67  
GSCO-OT      12/2017      USD      1,572      HUF      420,000               26,188  

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts (Continued)

Counter

-party

   Settlement
Month(s)
    

Currency

Purchased (000’s)

    

Currency Sold

(000’s)

     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

GSCO-OT

     12/2017      USD      2,635      IDR      35,760,000      $ —         $ 6,225    

GSCO-OT

     12/2017      USD      5,571      INR      370,000        —          146,029    

GSCO-OT

     12/2017      USD      2,177      MYR      9,230        —          80,067    

GSCO-OT

     12/2017      USD      1,033      PHP      53,400        —          25,908    

GSCO-OT

     12/2017      USD      1,890      TRY      7,310        32,497          —    

GSCO-OT

     12/2017      ZAR      440      USD      32        98          —    

HSBC

     12/2017      MXN      4,100      USD      216        3,092          —    

HSBC

     12/2017      PLN      630      USD      175        3,513          —    

HSBC

     12/2017      THB      4,000      USD      121        1,668          —    

HSBC

     12/2017      USD      836      COP      2,565,000        —          13,171    

JPM

     12/2017      BRL      2,830      USD      864        937          —    

JPM

     12/2017      CLP      644,000      USD      1,008        —          12,726    

JPM

     12/2017      COP      15,143,000      USD      5,093        —          81,296    

JPM

     12/2017      CZK      1,200      USD      55        1,321          —    

JPM

     03/2018      EUR      920      USD      1,074        27,531          —    

JPM

     12/2017      IDR      10,046,000      USD      741        1,752          —    

JPM

     12/2017      PHP      74,300      USD      1,444        29,895          —    

JPM

     12/2017      PLN      3,240      USD      890        27,652          —    

JPM

     12/2017      RON      505      USD      131        —          1,182    

JPM

     12/2017      RUB      59,400      USD      1,010        4,789          1,006    

JPM

     12/2017      THB      156,348      USD      4,731        58,115          —    

JPM

     12/2017      TRY      7,785      USD      2,192        —          213,801    

JPM

     12/2017      USD      868      BRL      2,830        3,141          —    

JPM

     03/2018      USD      1,115      EUR      920        13,049          —    

JPM

     12/2017      USD      1,362      IDR      18,458,000        —          1,832    

JPM

     12/2017      USD      31      INR      2,000        —          309    

JPM

     08/2018      USD      954      NGN      365,000        —          29,976    

JPM

     12/2017      USD      12,846      RUB      755,000        4,331          46,782    

JPM

     12/2017      USD      48      THB      1,600        —          591    

TDB

     12/2017 - 01/2018      BRL      39,766      USD      12,233        2,637          108,193    

TDB

     12/2017      HUF      710,460      USD      2,751        —          47,327    

TDB

     12/2017      PLN      26,953      USD      7,487        150,192          —    

TDB

     12/2017      USD      6,175      BRL      19,883        100,825          —    
                 

 

 

 

Total Unrealized Appreciation and Depreciation

      $ 1,389,542        $ 1,259,889    
  

 

 

 

 

Over-the-Counter Options Written at November 30, 2017  
Description   

Counter

-party

    

Exercise

Price

    

Expiration

Date

    

Number of

Contracts

(000’s)

   

Notional
Amount

(000’s)

     Premiums
Received
     Value  
            KRW             EUR                      

EUR Currency Put

     GSCO-OT        1270.000        2/5/18        (10,420     EUR 133,750,000      $ 75,835      $ (64,547

 

 

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Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps at November 30, 2017
     Pay/Receive                          Notional                          Unrealized  
Counter-    Floating      Floating      Fixed     Maturity      Amount                                     Appreciation/  
party    Rate      Rate      Rate     Date      (000’s)                      Value     (Depreciation)  

BAC

     Receive       

Three-Month USD

BBA LIBOR

 

 

     2.102     10/26/22        USD 6,300               $        24,287     $ 24,287  
        MXN TIIE                     

DEU

     Pay        BANXICO        6.915       8/10/22        MXN 42,000                          (38,571     (38,571

GSCOI

     Pay        BZDI        9.175       1/4/21        BRL 10,000                          2,177       2,177  

GSCOI

     Pay        BZDI        9.145       1/4/21        BRL 28,700                          (24,613     (24,613
        MXN TIIE                     

GSCOI

     Pay        BANXICO        7.350       3/11/22        MXN 44,442                          976       976  

JPM

     Pay        BZDI        8.840       1/4/21        BRL 45,675                          (108,257     (108,257

JPM

     Receive        BZDI        7.535       1/2/19        BRL 49,135                          (47,535     (47,535

JPM

     Receive        BZDI        9.395       1/2/23        BRL 16,885                          106,881       106,881  

JPM

     Pay        BZDI        10.500       7/1/20        BRL 114,140                          (90,942     (90,942
        Three-Month USD                     

JPM

     Receive        BBA LIBOR        2.118       3/20/22        USD 2,111                          1,034       1,034  
        MXN TIIE                     

SIB

     Pay        BANXICO        7.250       11/4/22        MXN 45,000                          (8,880     (8,880

SIB

     Pay        BZDI        10.000       1/2/25        BRL 8,800                          (42,264     (42,264

SIB

     Pay        BZDI        9.465       1/2/25        BRL 8,000                          (86,359     (86,359
        MXN TIIE                     

UBS

     Pay        BANXICO        6.860       7/21/22        MXN 95,000              (97,232     (97,232
                   

 

 

 

Total Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

 

              $        (409,298   $ (409,298
                   

 

 

 

 

Over-the-Counter Interest Rate Swaps at November 30, 2017
     Pay/Receive                          Notional                          Unrealized  
Counter-    Floating      Floating      Fixed     Maturity      Amount                                     Appreciation/  
party    Rate      Rate      Rate     Date      (000’s)                      Value     (Depreciation)  

BOA

     Receive        NSERO        6.340     11/20/19        INR 1,400,535               $        19,066     $ 19,066  
        Three-Month                     
        MYR KLIBOR                     

BOA

     Pay        BNM        4.010       11/10/22        MYR 5,000                          11,182       11,182  
        Six-Month INR                     
        FBIL MIBOR OIS                     

BOA

     Pay        Compound        6.350       6/5/22        INR 337,500                          (15,048     (15,048
        Six-Month CLP                     

CITNA-B

     Pay        TNA        3.410       9/20/22        CLP 1,927,000                          (13,497     (13,497
        Three-Month                     
        COP IBR OIS                     

CITNA-B

     Pay        Compound        6.660       6/9/18        COP 8,000,000                          42,318       42,318  
        Three-Month                     
        COP IBR OIS                     

GSCOI

     Pay        Compound        6.260       7/14/27        COP 6,130,100                          60,795       60,795  
        1 Time COP IBR                     

GSCOI

     Receive        OIS Compound        5.010       7/14/18        COP 49,513,000                          (76,469     (76,469
        Three-Month                     

GSCOI

     Pay        KRW CD KSDA        2.090       10/25/19        KRW 8,598,000                          4,865       4,865  
        Three-Month                     

GSCOI

     Receive        KRW CD KSDA        2.088       10/25/22        KRW 1,779,000              (2,416     (2,416

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

Over-the-Counter Interest Rate Swaps (Continued)
     Pay/Receive                          Notional                          Unrealized  
Counter-    Floating      Floating      Fixed     Maturity      Amount                                     Appreciation/  
party    Rate      Rate      Rate     Date      (000’s)                      Value     (Depreciation)  

GSCOI

     Pay       

Three-Month
COP IBR OIS
Compound
 
 
 
     5.175     4/20/20        COP 12,067,500                        $ 70,610     $ 70,610  

JPM

     Pay       

Three-Month
MYR KLIBOR
BNM
 
 
 
     3.660       2/2/18        MYR 10,800                          1,341       1,341  

JPM

     Pay       

Three-Month
COP IBR OIS
Compound
 
 
 
     5.700       3/8/19        COP 15,685,000                          104,640       104,640  

JPM

     Pay       

Three-Month
MYR KLIBOR
BNM
 
 
 
     3.360       8/30/21        MYR 17,500                          (60,344     (60,344

JPM

     Pay        BZDI        10.130       7/1/19        BRL 50,370                          57,417       57,417  

JPM

     Pay       

Three-Month
COP IBR OIS
Compound
 
 
 
     7.300       6/1/26        COP 1,037,500                          39,605       39,605  

SIB

     Pay       

Three-Month
COP IBR OIS
Compound
 
 
 
     5.900       2/14/19        COP 8,000,000              54,681       54,681  
                      

 

 

 

Total Over-the-Counter Interest Rate Swaps

 

            $         298,746     $         298,746  
                      

 

 

 

 

Over-the-Counter Interest Rate Swaptions Written at November 30, 2017
Description     
Counter-
party
 
 
    


Pay/
Receive
Floating
Rate
 
 
 
 
    
Floating
Rate
 
 
    
Fixed
Rate
 
 
   
Expiration
Date
 
 
    

Notional Amount

(000’s)

 

 

    
Premiums
Received
 
 
     Value  
           Six-                   
           Month                   

Interest Rate

           PLN                   

Swap Maturing

           WIBOR                   

2/6/23 Call

     GSCOI        Pay        WIBO        2.580     2/2/18        PLN        30,275      $             42,848        $        (58,897)  

 

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

UBS

   UBS AG

Currency abbreviations indicate amounts reporting in currencies

ARS

   Argentine Peso

BRL

   Brazilian Real

CLP

   Chilean Peso

 

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Currency abbreviations indicate amounts reporting in currencies (Continued)
COP    Colombian Peso
CZK    Czech Koruna
EGP    Egyptian Pounds
EUR    Euro
HUF    Hungarian Forint
IDR    Indonesian Rupiah
INR    Indian Rupee
KRW    South Korean Won
LKR    Sri Lankan Rupee
MXN    Mexican Nuevo Peso
MYR    Malaysian Ringgit
NGN    Nigerian Naira
PEN    Peruvian New Sol
PHP    Philippine Peso
PLN    Polish Zloty
RON    New Romanian Leu
RUB    Russian Ruble
THB    Thailand Baht
TRY    New Turkish Lira
UYU    Uruguay Peso
ZAR    South African Rand
Definitions
BADLARPP    Argentina Deposit Rates Badlar Private Banks ARS 30 to 35 Days
BANXICO    Banco de Mexico
BBA LIBOR    British Bankers’ Association London - Interbank Offered Rate
BNM    Bank Negara Malaysia
BZDI    Brazil Interbank Deposit Rate
CD    Certificate of Deposit
FBIL    Financial Benchmarks India Private Ltd.
H15T5Y    US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year
H15T10Y    US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 10 Year
IBR    Indicador Bancario de Referencia
KLIBOR    Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rate
KSDA    Korean Securities Dealers Assn.
MIBOR    Mumbai Interbank Offered Rate
NSERO    India Rupee Floating Rate
OIS    Overnight Index Swap
S&P    Standard & Poor’s
TIIE    Interbank Equilibrium Interest Rate
TNA    Non-Deliverable CLP Camara
WIBOR WIBO    Poland Warsaw Interbank Offer Bid Rate

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES November 30, 2017 Unaudited

 

 

 

Assets

  
Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments:   
Unaffiliated companies (cost $195,545,974)     $ 193,470,347     
Affiliated companies (cost $5,881,570)      5,881,570     
  

 

 

 
     199,351,917     

 

 
Cash      531,709     

 

 
Cash—foreign currencies (cost $199,367)      201,566     

 

 
Cash used for collateral on centrally cleared swaps      1,392,657     

 

 
Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts      1,389,542     

 

 
Swaps, at value      466,520     

 

 
Centrally cleared swaps, at value      135,355     

 

 
Receivables and other assets:   
Interest      3,872,423     
Investments sold      3,399,547     
Shares of beneficial interest sold      789,942     
Other      19,197     
  

 

 

 
Total assets      211,550,375     
  

 

 

Liabilities

  
Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts      1,259,889     

 

 
Options written, at value (premiums received $75,835)      64,547     

 

 
Swaps, at value      167,774     

 

 
Centrally cleared swaps, at value      544,653     

 

 
Swaptions written, at value (premiums received $42,848)      58,897     

 

 
Payables and other liabilities:   
Investments purchased (including $640,299 purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis)      4,167,037     
Shares of beneficial interest redeemed      756,602     
Dividends      20,582     
Distribution and service plan fees      14,218     
Trustees’ compensation      10,137     
Shareholder communications      7,383     
Other      73,529     
  

 

 

 
Total liabilities      7,145,248     
  

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 204,405,127     
  

 

 

 
  

 

 

Composition of Net Assets

  
Par value of shares of beneficial interest     $ 27,691     

 

 
Additional paid-in capital      213,787,100     

 

 
Accumulated net investment loss      (2,111,149)    

 

 
Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions      (5,191,419)    

 

 
Net unrealized depreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies      (2,107,096)    
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $       204,405,127     
  

 

 

 

 

 

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Net Asset Value Per Share

Class A Shares:

 

     
Net asset value and redemption price per share (based on net assets of $50,489,760 and 6,842,113 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 $17,922,735 and 2,427,898 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

     
$16,310,166 and 2,212,654 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 $2,071,383 and 280,769 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

     
$117,611,083 and 15,927,537 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)       $ 7.38    

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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STATEMENT OF

OPERATIONS For the Six Months Ended November 30, 2017 Unaudited

 

 

Investment Income

     
Interest (net of foreign withholding taxes of $105,887)     $             5,976,672        

 

Dividends - affiliated companies      19,029        
  

 

 

Total investment income      5,995,701        

 

Expenses

     
Management fees      609,279        

 

Distribution and service plan fees:      
Class A      59,394        
Class C      81,141        
Class R      5,107        

 

Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:      
Class A      54,676        
Class C      17,925        
Class I      1,802        
Class R      2,301        
Class Y      103,373        

 

Shareholder communications:      
Class A      5,288        
Class C      2,000        
Class I      115        
Class R      320        
Class Y      2,390        

 

Custodian fees and expenses      46,977        

 

Legal, auditing and other professional fees      43,004        

 

Trustees’ compensation      6,316        

 

Borrowing fees      2,442        

 

Other      26,545        
  

 

 

Total expenses      1,070,395        
Less reduction to custodian expenses      (243)       
Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses      (105,999)       
  

 

 

Net expenses      964,153        

 

Net Investment Income      5,031,548        

 

 

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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

     
Net realized gain (loss) on:      
Investment transactions in unaffiliated companies (net of foreign capital gains tax of $13,892)     $ 234,630       
Option contracts written      73,148       
Foreign currency transactions      (73,389)      
Forward currency exchange contracts      1,325,504       
Swap contracts      232,318       
Swaption contracts written      40,719       
  

 

 

Net realized gain      1,832,930       

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:      
Investment transactions in unaffiliated companies      (1,672,700)      
Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies      (65,082)      
Forward currency exchange contracts      (747,320)      
Option contracts written      11,287       
Swap contracts      (295,115)      
Swaption contracts written      (31,986)      
  

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation      (2,800,916)      
     

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     $             4,063,562       
  

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Six Months Ended       
     November 30, 2017      Year Ended
     (Unaudited)      May 31, 2017

 

Operations

     
Net investment income     $           5,031,548        $            5,047,744     

 

Net realized gain (loss)      1,832,930       (3,620,031)    

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation      (2,800,916)      7,941,763     
  

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     

 

4,063,562 

 

 

 

  

9,369,476     

 

 

Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders

     
Dividends from net investment income:      
Class A      (1,421,801)      —     
Class C      (397,421)      —     
Class I      (364,122)      —     
Class R      (56,023)      —     
Class Y      (2,773,689)      —     
  

 

 

    

 

(5,013,056)

 

 

 

  

—     

 

 

Tax return of capital distribution:      
Class A           (4,714,282)    
Class C           (846,107)    
Class I           (447,665)    
Class R           (135,136)    
Class Y           (1,326,395)    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  

(7,469,585)    

 

 

Beneficial Interest Transactions

     
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from beneficial interest transactions:      
Class A      5,914,858       (3,092,314)    
Class C      4,341,753       5,212,511     
Class I      8,350,605       5,665,588     
Class R      51,024       411,040     
Class Y      67,725,751       45,863,984     
  

 

 

    

 

86,383,991 

 

 

 

  

54,060,809     

 

 

Net Assets

     
Total increase      85,434,497       55,960,700     

 

Beginning of period      118,970,630       63,009,930     
  

 

 

End of period (including accumulated net investment loss of $2,111,149 and $2,129,641, respectively)     $         204,405,127        $        118,970,630     
  

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Class A    Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2017 
(Unaudited)
         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      $7.38        $7.17        $7.80        $9.27        $10.35        $9.73  

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                  
Net investment income2      0.21        0.44        0.53        0.39        0.48        0.53  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)      (0.00)3        0.45        (0.65)        (1.43)        (0.93)        0.62  
  

 

 

 
Total from investment operations      0.21        0.89        (0.12)        (1.04)        (0.45)        1.15  

 

 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:                  
Dividends from net investment income      (0.21)        0.00        0.00        (0.42)        (0.13)        (0.53)  
Distributions from net realized gain      0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00        (0.15)        0.00  
Tax return of capital distribution      0.00        (0.68)        (0.51)        (0.01)        (0.35)        0.00  
  

 

 

 
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders      (0.21)        (0.68)        (0.51)        (0.43)        (0.63)        (0.53)  

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value4

     2.91%        13.03%        (1.29)%        (11.49)%        (4.20)%        11.84%  

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                 
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)      $50,490        $44,710        $47,515        $32,520        $45,660        $64,789  

 

 
Average net assets (in thousands)      $49,643        $50,009        $31,493        $38,815        $50,865        $62,849  

 

 
Ratios to average net assets:5                  
Net investment income      5.72%        6.03%        7.37%        4.51%        5.08%        4.96%  
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below      1.33%        1.44%        1.51%        1.46%        1.41%        1.30%  
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%6        0.00%6        0.00%6        0.00%        0.00%        0.00%  
  

 

 

 
Total expenses7      1.33%        1.44%        1.51%        1.46%        1.41%        1.30%  
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      1.15%        1.24%        1.25%        1.25%        1.25%        1.25%  

 

 
Portfolio turnover rate      25%        87%        108%        107%        251%        130%  

 

 

27        OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

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

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

3. Less than $0.005 per share.

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

5. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

6. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

Six Months Ended November 30, 2017      1.33  
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.

 

 

28        OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


    

 

Class C    Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2017
(Unaudited)
    

    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      $7.38        $7.17        $7.80        $9.27        $10.35      $9.73

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:                  
Net investment income2      0.18        0.38        0.46        0.32        0.41      0.44
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)      (0.00)3        0.46        (0.63)        (1.42)        (0.94)      0.63
  

 

 

Total from investment operations      0.18        0.84        (0.17)        (1.10)        (0.53)      1.07

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:                  
Dividends from net investment income      (0.18)        0.00        0.00        (0.36)        (0.11)      (0.45)
Distributions from net realized gain      0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00        (0.15)      0.00
Tax return of capital distribution      0.00        (0.63)        (0.46)        (0.01)        (0.29)      0.00
  

 

 

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders      (0.18)        (0.63)        (0.46)        (0.37)        (0.55)      (0.45)

 

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

 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value4

     2.47%        12.18%        (2.03)%        (12.15)%        (4.92)%      11.00%

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                 
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)      $17,923        $13,633        $8,183        $10,267        $15,128      $26,066

 

Average net assets (in thousands)      $16,297        $10,161        $8,468        $12,919        $18,262      $19,486

 

Ratios to average net assets:5                  
Net investment income      4.87%        5.27%        6.38%        3.74%        4.32%      4.16%
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below      2.08%        2.24%        2.38%        2.31%        2.29%      2.26%
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%6        0.00%6        0.00%6        0.00%        0.00%      0.00%
  

 

 

Total expenses7      2.08%        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%      2.00%

 

Portfolio turnover rate      25%        87%        108%        107%        251%      130%

 

 

29        OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

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

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

3. Less than $0.005 per share.

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

5. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

6. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

Six Months Ended November 30, 2017      2.08  
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.

 

 

30        OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


 

Class I   

Six Months

Ended

November 30,
2017

(Unaudited)

   

    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      $7.37        $7.16       $7.79       $9.26       $10.34     $10.53

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:             
Net investment income3      0.22       0.46       0.54       0.32       0.52     0.37
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)      (0.00)4       0.46       (0.63)       (1.32)       (0.94)     (0.19)
  

 

 

Total from investment operations      0.22       0.92       (0.09)       (1.00)       (0.42)     0.18

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:             
Dividends from net investment income      (0.22)       0.00       0.00       (0.46)       (0.14)     (0.37)
Distributions from net realized gain      0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       (0.15)     0.00
Tax return of capital distribution      0.00       (0.71)       (0.54)       (0.01)       (0.37)     0.00
  

 

 

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders      (0.22)       (0.71)       (0.54)       (0.47)       (0.66)     (0.37)

 

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

 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value5

     3.06%       13.47%       (0.91)%       (11.15)%       (3.83)%     1.69%

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

            
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)      $16,310       $8,089       $2,325       $2,339       $34     $10

 

Average net assets (in thousands)      $12,045       $5,000       $2,226       $1,212       $19     $10

 

Ratios to average net assets:6             
Net investment income      6.04%       6.42%       7.57%       4.02%       5.63%     5.20%
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below      0.87%       1.03%       1.11%       1.08%       1.02%     0.95%
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%7       0.00%7       0.00%7       0.00%       0.00%     0.00%
  

 

 

Total expenses8      0.87%       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%       0.85%       0.84%       0.85%     0.85%

 

Portfolio turnover rate      25%       87%       108%       107%       251%     130%

 

31        OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

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. Less than $0.005 per share.

5.    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.

6. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

7. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

Six Months Ended November 30, 2017      0.87  
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.

 

 

32        OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


 

Class R   

Six Months

Ended

November 30,

2017

(Unaudited)

   

    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      $7.38       $7.17       $7.80       $9.27       $10.35     $9.73

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:             
Net investment income2      0.20       0.42       0.51       0.36       0.46     0.50
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)      (0.00)3       0.45       (0.65)       (1.42)       (0.94)     0.62
  

 

 

Total from investment operations      0.20       0.87       (0.14)       (1.06)       (0.48)     1.12

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:             
Dividends from net investment income      (0.20)       0.00       0.00       (0.40)       (0.12)     (0.50)
Distributions from net realized gain      0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       (0.15)     0.00
Tax return of capital distribution      0.00       (0.66)       (0.49)       (0.01)       (0.33)     0.00
  

 

 

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders      (0.20)       (0.66)       (0.49)       (0.41)       (0.60)     (0.50)

 

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

 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value4

     2.72%       12.74%       (1.54)%       (11.71)%       (4.45)%     11.57%

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

            
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)      $2,071       $2,023       $1,550       $1,377       $1,957     $3,014

 

Average net assets (in thousands)      $2,086       $1,539       $1,214       $1,658       $2,189     $2,210

 

Ratios to average net assets:5             
Net investment income      5.36%       5.77%       7.01%       4.22%       4.82%     4.69%
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below      1.59%       1.73%       1.87%       1.80%       1.79%     1.72%
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%6       0.00%6       0.00%6       0.00%       0.00%     0.00%
  

 

 

Total expenses7      1.59%       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%     1.50%

 

Portfolio turnover rate      25%       87%       108%       107%       251%     130%

 

33        OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

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

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

3. Less than $0.005 per share.

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

5. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

6. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

Six Months Ended November 30, 2017      1.59  
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.

 

 

34        OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


 

 

 

Class Y    Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2017
(Unaudited)
         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      $7.38      $7.17    $7.79    $9.26    $10.34    $9.73   

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:                     
Net investment income2      0.22      0.46    0.54    0.43    0.51    0.55   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)      (0.00)3      0.45    (0.63)    (1.44)    (0.94)    0.62   
  

 

 

Total from investment operations      0.22      0.91    (0.09)    (1.01)    (0.43)    1.17   

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:                     
Dividends from net investment income      (0.22)      0.00    0.00    (0.45)    (0.13)    (0.56)   
Distributions from net realized gain      0.00      0.00    0.00    0.00    (0.15)    0.00   
Tax return of capital distribution      0.00      (0.70)    (0.53)    (0.01)    (0.37)    0.00   
  

 

 

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders      (0.22)      (0.70)    (0.53)    (0.46)    (0.65)    (0.56)   

 

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

 

 

                    

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value4

     3.01%      13.35%    (0.87)%    (11.24)%    (3.91)%    12.07%   
                    

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                    
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)      $117,611      $50,516    $3,437    $4,185    $10,558    $15,518   

 

Average net assets (in thousands)      $94,280      $17,194    $3,265    $7,931    $10,338    $11,863   

 

Ratios to average net assets:5                     
Net investment income      5.90%      6.33%    7.48%    4.93%    5.43%    5.20%   
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below      1.06%      1.22%    1.35%    1.27%    1.22%    1.17%   
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%6      0.00%6    0.00%6    0.00%    0.00%    0.00%   
  

 

 

Total expenses7      1.06%      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%    0.95%   

 

Portfolio turnover rate      25%      87%    108%    107%    251%    130%   

 

35        OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

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

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

3. Less than $0.005 per share.

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

5. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

6. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

Six Months Ended November 30, 2017      1.06  
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.

 

36        OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS November 30, 2017 Unaudited

 

 

1. Organization

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

The Fund offers Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R and Class Y shares. 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.

 

37        OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

 

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 the Fund’s books, and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities, resulting from changes in the exchange rate.

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

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

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

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

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

 

38        OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


    

 

 

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

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

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

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

During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017, the Fund utilized $650,179 of capital loss carryforward to offset capital gains realized in that fiscal year. The Fund had post-October foreign currency losses of $1,618,859 which were deferred. Details of the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017 capital loss carryforwards are included in the table below. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration, if any, must be utilized prior to those with expiration dates. Capital losses with no expiration will be carried forward to future years if not offset by gains.

Expiring       

 

 

No expiration

   $                     6,951,070  

At period end, it is estimated that the capital loss carryforwards would be $6,736,999, which will not expire. The estimated capital loss carryforward represents the carryforward as of the end of the last fiscal year, increased or decreased by capital losses or gains realized in the first six months of the current fiscal year. During the reporting period, it is estimated that the Fund will utilize $1,832,930 of capital loss carryforward to offset realized capital gains.

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

The aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments for federal income tax

 

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2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

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

     $ 201,427,544     

Federal tax cost of other investments

     80,684     
  

 

 

 

Total federal tax cost

     $       201,508,228     
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

     $ 10,864,004     

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (12,971,100)    
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

     $ (2,107,096)    
  

 

 

 

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.

 

 

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 least quarterly or more frequently, if necessary.

Valuation Methods and Inputs

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

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

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

 

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matrix pricing methods to determine the evaluated prices. Pricing services generally price debt securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional “round lot” size, but some trades may occur in smaller, “odd lot” sizes, sometimes at lower prices than institutional round lot trades. 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 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:

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

    

Level 1—

Unadjusted
Quoted Prices

    

Level 2—

Other Significant

Observable Inputs

   

Level 3—

Significant
Unobservable Inputs

     Value  

 

 

Assets Table

          

Investments, at Value:

          

Foreign Government Obligations

   $      $ 167,178,957     $      $ 167,178,957   

Corporate Bonds and Notes

            17,158,720              17,158,720   

Short-Term Notes

            9,023,116              9,023,116   

Exchange-Traded Option Purchased

            18,638              18,638   

Over-the-Counter Options Purchased

            90,916              90,916   

Investment Company

     5,881,570                     5,881,570   
  

 

 

 

Total Investments, at Value

     5,881,570        193,470,347              199,351,917   

Other Financial Instruments:

          

Swaps, at value

            466,520              466,520   

Centrally cleared swaps, at value

            135,355              135,355   

Forward currency exchange contracts

            1,389,542              1,389,542   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $         5,881,570      $         195,461,764     $         —      $         201,343,334   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities Table

          

Other Financial Instruments:

          

Swaps, at value

   $      $ (167,774   $      $ (167,774)  

Centrally cleared swaps, at value

            (544,653            (544,653)  

Options written, at value

            (64,547            (64,547)  

Forward currency exchange contracts

            (1,259,889            (1,259,889)  

Swaptions written, at value

            (58,897            (58,897)  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

   $      $ (2,095,760   $      $ (2,095,760)  
  

 

 

 

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

 

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table are reported at their market value at measurement date.

 

 

4. Investments and Risks

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

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

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

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

 

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4. Investments and Risks (Continued)

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

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

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

     

When-Issued or

Delayed Delivery

Basis Transactions

 

Purchased securities

     $640,299  

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.

Shareholder Concentration. At period end, one shareholder owned 20% or more of the Fund’s total outstanding shares.

 

 

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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6. Use of Derivatives (Continued)

exposure and therefore can produce significant gains or losses in excess of their cost due to 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 $71,866,260 and $53,514,578, 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.

Index/Security Options. The Fund may purchase or write call and put options on individual equity securities and/or equity indexes to increase or decrease exposure to equity 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.

During the reporting period, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $55,446 on purchased put options.

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

The risk in writing a call option is the market price of the underlying security increasing above the strike price and the option being exercised. The Fund must then purchase the underlying security at the higher market price and deliver it for the strike price or, if it owns the underlying security, deliver it at the strike price and forego any benefit from the increase in the price of the underlying security above the strike price. The risk in writing a put option is the market price of the underlying security decreasing below the strike price and the option being exercised. The Fund must then purchase the underlying security at the strike price when the market price of the underlying security is below the strike price. Alternatively, the Fund could also close out a written option position, in which case the risk is that the closing transaction will require a premium to be paid by the Fund that is greater than the premium the Fund received. When writing options, the Fund has the additional risk that there may be an illiquid market where the Fund is unable to close the contact. The risk in buying an option is that the Fund pays a premium for the option, and the option may be worth less than the premium paid or expire worthless.

During the reporting period, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of

 

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$1,734 and $27,449 on written call options and written put options, respectively.

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

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.

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 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 $44,857,509 and $97,710,766 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.

 

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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 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.

During the reporting period, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $28,687 on written swaptions, respectively.

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 $648,383.

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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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

   $            54,681      $     $     $     $ 54,681  

Bank of America NA

     252,475                    (136,332                           116,143  

Barclays Bank plc

     442,509        (49,279             (289,383           103,847  

Citibank NA

     203,961        (85,792                   (118,169      

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

     238,277        (238,277                  

Goldman Sachs International

     136,270        (136,270                  

HSBC Bank USA NA

     8,273        (8,273                  

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

     375,516        (375,516                  

 

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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

   $ 253,654      $ (155,520)      $      $ (79,000   $ 19,134    
  

 

 

 
   $         1,965,616      $             (1,185,259)      $             (289,383)      $           (197,169)     $             293,805    
  

 

 

 

*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

   $ (136,332)        $           136,332      $      $      $  

Barclays Bank plc

     (49,279)        49,279                       

Citibank NA

     (85,792)        85,792                       

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

     (495,846)        238,277        257,569                

Goldman Sachs International

     (165,322)        136,270                      (29,052)  

HSBC Bank USA NA

     (13,171)        8,273                      (4,898)  

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

     (449,845)        375,516                      (74,329)  

Toronto Dominion Bank

     (155,520)        155,520                       
  

 

 

 
   $         (1,551,107)      $           1,185,259      $             257,569      $                    –      $         (108,279)  
  

 

 

 

*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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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

    $ 466,520     Swaps, at value    $ 167,774    

Interest rate contracts

  

Centrally cleared swaps,

     Centrally cleared swaps,   
  

at value

     135,355     at value      544,653    
  

Unrealized appreciation on

     Unrealized depreciation on   

Forward currency

  

forward currency exchange

     forward currency exchange   

exchange contracts

  

contracts

     1,389,542     contracts      1,259,889    

Equity contracts

        Options written, at value      64,547    

Interest rate contracts

        Swaptions written, at value      58,897    

Equity contracts

  

Investments, at value

     18,638     

Forward currency exchange contracts

  

Investments, at value

     90,916     
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

       $             2,100,971         $          2,095,760    
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

* Amounts relate to purchased option contracts and purchased swaption contracts, if any.

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

   Investment
transactions in
unaffiliated
companies*
     Swaption
contracts
written
    

Option

contracts

written

 

 

 

Forward currency exchange contracts

   $ 24,027      $      $ 73,148    

Interest rate contracts

            40,719        —    
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 24,027      $ 40,719      $ 73,148    
  

 

 

 
Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) Recognized on Derivatives  

 

 

Derivatives

Not Accounted

for as Hedging

Instruments

   Forward
currency
exchange
contracts
     Swap contracts      Total  

 

 

Forward currency exchange contracts

    $ 1,325,504      $      $ 1,422,679    

Interest rate contracts

            232,318        273,037    
  

 

 

 

Total

    $             1,325,504      $             232,318      $             1,695,716    
  

 

 

 

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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

 

 

6. Use of Derivatives (Continued)

 

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

 

 

Derivatives

Not Accounted

for as Hedging

Instruments

   Investment
transactions
in unaffiliated
companies*
    Swaption
contracts
written
    Option contracts
written
 

 

 

Equity contracts

   $ (39,362   $     $ 11,287    

Forward currency exchange contracts

     (12,156           —    

Interest rate contracts

           (31,986     —    
  

 

 

 

Total

   $             (51,518)     $             (31,986   $ 11,287    
  

 

 

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

 

 

Derivatives

Not Accounted

for as Hedging

Instruments

   Forward
currency
exchange
contracts
    Swap
contracts
    Total  

 

 

Equity contracts

   $     $     $ (28,075)   

Forward currency exchange contracts

     (747,320           (759,476)   

Interest rate contracts

           (295,115     (327,101)   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ (747,320   $ (295,115   $         (1,114,652)   
  

 

 

 

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

 

 

7. Shares of Beneficial Interest

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

 

     Six Months Ended November 30, 2017     Year Ended May 31, 2017  
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Class A

        

Sold

     2,664,588     $ 19,922,125       4,512,948     $ 32,921,817   

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     177,549       1,323,091       509,698       3,710,370   

Redeemed

     (2,059,741     (15,330,358     (5,592,546     (39,724,501)  
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     782,396     $ 5,914,858       (569,900   $ (3,092,314)  
  

 

 

 
        

 

 

Class C

        

Sold

     1,012,898     $ 7,567,413       1,044,106     $ 7,622,988   

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     51,464       383,487       108,222       786,433   

Redeemed

     (483,376     (3,609,147     (446,699     (3,196,910)  
  

 

 

 

Net increase

                     580,986     $         4,341,753                       705,629     $         5,212,511   
  

 

 

 

 

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7. Shares of Beneficial Interest (Continued)

 

     Six Months Ended November 30, 2017     Year Ended May 31, 2017      
     Shares       Amount     Shares       Amount      

 

 

Class I

        

Sold

     1,120,214     $ 8,388,822       731,974     $ 5,374,032     

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     48,974       363,908       61,924       446,990     

Redeemed

     (53,921     (402,125     (21,191     (155,434)    
  

 

 

 

Net increase

     1,115,267     $ 8,350,605       772,707     $ 5,665,588     
  

 

 

 
        

 

 

Class R

        

Sold

     60,815     $ 452,524       133,488     $ 956,361     

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     7,461       55,578       17,928       130,259     

Redeemed

     (61,724     (457,078     (93,458     (675,581)    
  

 

 

 

Net increase

     6,552     $ 51,024       57,958     $ 411,039     
  

 

 

 
        

 

 

Class Y

        

Sold

     11,521,073     $ 85,919,790       7,540,177     $ 54,246,262     

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     370,260       2,759,847       173,587       1,259,012     

Redeemed

     (2,806,385     (20,953,886     (1,350,746     (9,641,289)    
  

 

 

 

Net increase

                     9,084,948     $         67,725,751                       6,363,018     $         45,863,985     
  

 

 

 

 

 

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

   $ 119,981,881                      $ 38,814,577  

 

 

9. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates

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

 

 Fee Schedule     

 

 Up to $500 million

   0.70%        

 Next $500 million

   0.65

 Next $4 billion

   0.60

 Over $5 billion

   0.58

The Fund’s effective management fee for the reporting period was 0.70% 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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

 

 

9. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

investment management fee waivers. The fee paid to the Sub-Adviser is paid by the Manager, not by the Fund.

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

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

Trustees’ Compensation. The Fund’s Board of Trustees (“Board”) has adopted a compensation deferral plan for Independent Trustees that enables Trustees to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the annual compensation they are entitled to receive from the Fund. For purposes of determining the amount owed to the Trustees under the plan, deferred amounts are treated as though equal dollar amounts had been invested in shares of the Fund or in other Oppenheimer funds selected by the Trustees. The Fund purchases shares of the funds selected for deferral by the Trustees in amounts equal to his or her deemed investment, resulting in a Fund asset equal to the deferred compensation liability. Such assets are included as a component of “Other” within the asset section of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Deferral of Trustees’ fees under the plan will not affect the net assets of the Fund and will not materially affect the Fund’s assets, liabilities or net investment income per share. Amounts will be deferred until distributed in accordance with the compensation deferral plan.

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

Service Plan for Class A Shares. The Fund has adopted a Service Plan (the “Plan”) for Class A shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, the Fund reimburses the Distributor for a portion of its costs incurred for services provided to accounts that hold Class A shares. Reimbursement is made periodically at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the daily net assets of Class A shares of the Fund. The Distributor currently uses all of those fees to pay dealers, brokers, banks and other financial institutions periodically for providing personal service and maintenance of accounts of their customers that hold Class A shares. Any unreimbursed expenses the Distributor incurs with respect to Class A shares in any

 

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9. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

fiscal year cannot be recovered in subsequent periods. Fees incurred by the Fund under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations.

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

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

 

Six Months Ended    Class A
Front-End
Sales Charges
Retained by
Distributor
     Class A
Contingent
Deferred
Sales Charges
Retained by
Distributor
     Class C
Contingent
Deferred
Sales Charges
Retained by
Distributor
    

Class R 

Contingent 

Deferred 

Sales Charges 

Retained by 

Distributor 

 

 

 

November 30, 2017

     $36,826        $—        $3,342        $—  

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 1.15% 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

   $ 39,248  

Class C

     5,512  

Class I

     1,461  

Class R

     689  

Class Y

     44,912  

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.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

 

 

9. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

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

   $ 3,728  

Class C

     1,222  

Class R

     157  

Class Y

     7,048  

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 $2,022 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 $1.875 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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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT ADVISORY

AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS Unaudited

 

 

 

 

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

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

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

Nature, Quality and Extent of Services. The Board considered information about the nature, quality and extent of the services provided to the Fund and information regarding the Managers’ key personnel who provide such services. The Managers’ duties include providing the Fund with the services of the portfolio managers and the Sub-Adviser’s investment team, who provide research, analysis and other advisory services in regard to the Fund’s investments; and securities trading services. OFI Global is responsible for oversight of third-party service providers; monitoring compliance with applicable Fund policies and procedures and adherence to the Fund’s investment restrictions; risk management; and oversight of the Sub-Adviser. OFI Global is also responsible for providing certain administrative services to the Fund. 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.

 

59        OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND


BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT ADVISORY

AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

 

 

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

Investment Performance of the Managers and the Fund. Throughout the year, the Managers provided information on the investment performance of the Fund and the Managers, including comparative performance information. The Board also reviewed information, prepared by the Managers and the independent consultant, comparing the Fund’s historical performance to relevant market indices and to the performance of other retail emerging-markets local-currency bond funds. The Board noted that the Fund outperformed its category median for the one-, three- and five-year periods.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund. The Board reviewed the fees paid to the Managers and the other expenses borne by the Fund. The Board noted that the Adviser, not the Fund, pays the Sub-Adviser’s fee under the sub-advisory agreement. The independent consultant provided comparative data in regard to the fees and expenses of the Fund and other retail emerging markets local currency bond funds with comparable asset levels and distribution features. The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual management fees and total expenses were lower than their respective peer group medians and category medians. The Board also considered that the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse the Fund so that total expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, will not exceed the following annual rates: 1.15% for Class A shares; 2.00% for Class C shares; 1.50% for Class R shares; 0.95% for Class Y shares; and 0.85% for Class I shares. This waiver and/or reimbursement may not be amended or withdrawn for one year from the date of the Fund’s prospectus.

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

 

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pay and retain experienced professional personnel at competitive rates to provide quality services to the Fund. The Board reviewed whether the Managers may realize economies of scale in managing and supporting the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund currently has management fee breakpoints, which are intended to share with Fund shareholders economies of scale that may exist as the Fund’s assets grow.

Other Benefits to the Managers. In addition to considering the profits realized by the Managers, the Board considered information that was provided regarding the direct and indirect benefits the Managers receive as a result of their relationship with the Fund, including compensation paid to the Managers’ affiliates.

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

Based on its review of the information it received and its evaluations described above, the Board, including a majority of the independent Trustees, decided to continue the Agreements through August 31, 2018. In arriving at its decision, the Board did not identify any factor or factors as being more important than others, but considered all of the above information, and considered the terms and conditions of the Agreements, including the management fees, in light of all the surrounding circumstances.

 

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PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND GUIDELINES;

UPDATES TO 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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OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND

 

Trustees and Officers    Robert J. Malone, Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Trustee
   Andrew J. Donohue, Trustee
   Jon S. Fossel, Trustee
   Richard F. Grabish, Trustee
   Beverly L. Hamilton, Trustee
   Victoria J. Herget, Trustee
   F. William Marshall, Jr., Trustee
   Karen L. Stuckey, Trustee
   James D. Vaughn, Trustee
   Arthur P. Steinmetz, Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer
   Hemant Baijal, Vice President
   Wim Vandenhoeck, Vice President
   Cynthia Lo Bessette, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer
   Jennifer Foxson, Vice President and Chief Business Officer
   Mary Ann Picciotto, Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Anti-Money
   Laundering Officer
   Brian S. Petersen, Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer
Manager    OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.
Sub-Adviser    OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Distributor    OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.
Transfer and Shareholder    OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.
Servicing Agent   
Sub-Transfer Agent    Shareholder Services, Inc.
   DBA OppenheimerFunds Services
Independent Registered    KPMG LLP
Public Accounting Firm   
Legal Counsel    Ropes & Gray LLP
   The financial statements included herein have been taken from the
   records of the Fund without examination of those records by the
   independent registered public accounting firm.

© 2018 OppenheimerFunds, Inc. All rights reserved.

 

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PRIVACY NOTICE

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

Information Sources

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

  Applications or other forms.
  When you create a user ID and password for online account access.
  When you enroll in eDocs Direct,SM our electronic document delivery service.
  Your transactions with us, our affiliates or others.
  Technologies on our website, including: “cookies” and web beacons, which are used to collect data on the pages you visit and the features you use.

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

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

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

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

Protection of Information

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

Disclosure of Information

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

Right of Refusal

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

 

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Internet Security and Encryption

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

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

  All transactions conducted via our websites, including redemptions, exchanges and purchases, are secured by the highest encryption standards available. SSL is used to establish a secure connection between your PC and OppenheimerFunds’ server. It transmits information in an encrypted and scrambled format.
  Encryption is achieved through an electronic scrambling technology that uses a “key” to code and then decode the data. Encryption acts like the cable converter box you may have on your television set. It scrambles data with a secret code so that no one can make sense of it while it is being transmitted. When the data reaches its destination, the same software unscrambles the data.
  You can exit the secure area by closing your browser or, for added security, you can use the Log Out button before you close your browser.

Other Security Measures

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

How You Can Help

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

Who We Are

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

 

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RS1360.001.1117 January 23, 2018


Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable to semiannual reports.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable to semiannual reports.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable to semiannual reports.


Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

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

b) Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

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

None

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

Based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c)) as of 11/30/2017, the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer found the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures to provide reasonable assurances that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in the reports that it files under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (a) is accumulated and communicated to registrant’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, and (b) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time


periods specified in the rules and forms adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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

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

Not applicable.

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a) (1) Exhibit attached hereto.

(2) Exhibits attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

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

Oppenheimer Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund

 

By:  

/s/ Arthur P. Steinmetz

  Arthur P. Steinmetz
  Principal Executive Officer
Date:   1/10/2018

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

 

By:  

/s/ Arthur P. Steinmetz

  Arthur P. Steinmetz
  Principal Executive Officer
Date:   1/10/2018
By:  

/s/ Brian S. Petersen

  Brian S. Petersen
  Principal Financial Officer
Date:   1/10/2018