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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC  20549

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REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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OPPENHEIMER DIVERSIFIED ALTERNATIVES FUND

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

6803 South Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                 (Zip Code)

(303) 768-3200

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

Arthur S. Gabinet, Esq.
OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Two World Financial Center
225 Liberty Street 16th Floor
New York, New York 10281-1008

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

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Oppenheimer
Diversified Alternatives Fund

Prospectus dated December __, 2012

NYSE Ticker Symbols

Class A

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Class C

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Class N

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Class Y

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Class I

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Oppenheimer Diversified Alternatives Fund is a mutual fund that seeks total return. The Fund is a special type of mutual fund known as a "fund of funds" because it primarily invests in other mutual funds.

This prospectus contains important information about the Fund's objective, investment policies, strategies and risks. It also contains important information about how to buy and sell shares of the Fund and other account features. Please read this prospectus carefully before you invest and keep it for future reference about your account.

As with all mutual funds, the Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved the Fund's securities nor has it determined that this prospectus is accurate or complete. It is a criminal offense to represent otherwise.

Oppenheimer Diversified Alternatives Fund



Table of contents

THE FUND SUMMARY

Investment Objective

3

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

3

Principal Investment Strategies

3

Principal Risks

4

The Fund's Past Performance

7

Investment Adviser

7

Portfolio Manager

7

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

7

Taxes

7

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

7

MORE ABOUT THE FUND

About the Fund's Investments

8

How the Fund is Managed  

19

MORE ABOUT YOUR ACCOUNT

About Your Account

21

Choosing a Share Class

21

The Price of Fund Shares

24

How to Buy, Sell and Exchange Shares

25

Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes

31

Financial Highlights

33

Financial Highlights Tables

33

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT UNDERLYING FUNDS

More Information About Underlying Funds

34


To Summary Prospectus

THE FUND SUMMARY



Investment Objective. The Fund seeks total return. It is a special type of mutual fund known as a "fund of funds" because it primarily invests in other mutual funds.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund. This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold or redeem shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you (or you and your spouse) invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in certain funds in the Oppenheimer family of funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the section "About Your Account" beginning on page __ of the prospectus and in the sections "How to Buy Shares" beginning on page __ and "Appendix A" in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Class A

Class C

Class N

Class Y

Class I

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) imposed on purchases (as % of offering price)

5.75%

None

None

None

None

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as % of the lower of original offering price or redemption proceeds)

None

1%

1%

None

None

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Class A

Class C

Class N

Class Y

Class I

Management Fees

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

Other Expenses1

     Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

     Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement2

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

1. "Other Expenses" are based on estimated amounts for the Fund's first full fiscal year of operation.
2. The Fund's transfer agent has voluntarily agreed to limit its fees for Classes C, N and Y to 0.35% of average annual net assets per class per fiscal year, and to 0.30% of average annual net assets per fiscal year for Class A. These limitations may not be amended or withdrawn until one year after the date of this prospectus.


Example. The following Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in a class of shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated.  The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same.  Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your expenses would be as follows:

If shares are redeemed If shares are not redeemed
1 Year   3 Years   5 Years   10 Years   1 Year   3 Years   5 Years   10 Years  
Class A
Class C
Class N
Class Y
Class I

Portfolio Turnover. A change in the securities held by the Fund is known as "portfolio turnover." The Fund or an Underlying Fund may engage in active and frequent trading to try to achieve its investment objective and may have a portfolio turnover rate of over 100% annually. If the Fund realizes capital gains when it sells investments, it generally must pay those gains to shareholders, increasing its taxable distributions. Increased portfolio turnover may also result in higher brokerage fees or other transaction costs, which can reduce an Underlying Fund's performance. Most of the Fund's portfolio transactions are purchases or sales of the Underlying Funds' shares, however, which do not entail any brokerage fees or transaction costs.

Principal Investment Strategies. The Fund is a special type of mutual fund known as a "fund of funds" because it primarily invests in other mutual funds. Those funds are referred to as "Underlying Funds." The Underlying Funds mainly invest in alternative (or non-traditional) asset classes and investment strategies, including commodities, foreign currency exposure, gold and other special metals, event-linked bonds, real estate and energy infrastructure master limited partnerships ("MLPs"). The Fund seeks to invest from 0 to 25% of its total assets in each of the following funds:

  • Oppenheimer Commodity Strategy Total Return Fund
  • Oppenheimer Currency Opportunities Fund
  • Oppenheimer Global Multi Strategies Fund
  • Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund
  • Oppenheimer Real Estate Fund
  • SteelPath MLP Alpha Fund
  • SteelPath MLP Select 40 Fund
  • SteelPath MLP and Infrastructure Debt Fund

The Fund's investment manager, OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (the "Manager"), or SteelPath Fund Advisors, LLC ("SteelPath"), an investment adviser that is expected to be an affiliate of the Manager as of the date of this prospectus, serves as investment adviser to the Underlying Funds. The Manager and SteelPath are expected to be affiliated in that SteelPath is expected to be a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager as a result of an acquisition that is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2012, subject to certain conditions and approvals.

The Fund may invest in some or all of the Underlying Funds, but will not invest more than 50% of its total assets in any single Underlying Fund. The Manager will monitor the markets and allocate assets among the Underlying Funds based on changing market or economic conditions and investment opportunities. In determining how much of the Fund's assets to invest in an Underlying Fund, the Manager will generally seek to diversify the Fund's investments across asset classes. The Fund may change its emphasis on asset classes based on the Manager's evaluation of market and economic factors that it believes are not reflected in the asset classes in which an Underlying Fund invests. The Fund has the flexibility to invest in Underlying Funds that have exposure to asset classes other than those listed above. In response to changing market or economic conditions, the Manager may change any or all of the Underlying Funds, including using funds that may be created in the future, or change the Fund's asset allocation ranges at any time, in each case without prior approval from or notice to shareholders.

The Fund may invest in exchange-traded funds and other funds that may not be affiliated with the Manager or registered under the U.S. securities laws, subject to the limitations set forth in the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Fund may also gain exposure to an asset class through direct investment, exchange-traded notes, derivatives or other investment vehicles. The Fund can invest up 25% of its total assets in investment vehicles that provide investment exposure to energy infrastructure MLPs. The Fund and the Underlying Funds may also use derivatives to seek income or capital gain, to hedge against the risks of other investments, or as a substitute for direct investment in a particular asset class. Options, futures, forward contracts, structured notes and swaps are some of the types of derivatives the Fund and the Underlying Funds can use.

In times of adverse or unstable market or economic conditions, such as reduced market liquidity or increased volatility, the Fund may hold a portion of its assets in cash, money market securities or other similar, liquid investments, including in shares of money market mutual funds in the Oppenheimer family of funds. This may also include shares of funds that provide exposure to inflation-protected debt securities. This will also generally occur at times when the Manager is unable to immediately invest funds received from purchases of Fund shares or from redemptions of other investments or to maintain liquidity.

Principal Risks. The price of the Fund's shares can go up and down substantially. The value of the Fund's investments may change because of broad changes in the markets in which the Underlying Funds invest, because of Underlying Fund investment selection or the Fund's asset allocation, which could cause the Fund to underperform other funds with similar objectives. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. When you redeem your shares, they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them. These risks mean that you can lose money by investing in the Fund. 

The following summarizes the main risks that the Fund is subject to based on its investments in the Underlying Funds. The risks described below are risks to the Fund's overall portfolio. These are generally different from the main risks of any one Underlying Fund. While each Underlying Fund has its own particular risk characteristics, the strategy of allocating the Fund's assets to different Underlying Funds may allow those risks to be offset to some extent.

Main Risks of Investing in the Underlying Funds. Each of the Underlying Funds 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 Underlying Fund than in another, it will have greater exposure to the risks of that Underlying Fund. The investment objective and principal investment strategies of each of the Underlying Funds are described in the section "More Information About the Underlying Funds" beginning on page  [EMPTY] of the Fund's prospectus. There is no guarantee that the Fund or any Underlying Fund will achieve its investment objective. The Underlying Funds will each pursue their investment objectives and policies without the approval of the Fund. If an Underlying Fund were to change its investment objective or policies, the Fund may be forced to sell its shares of that Underlying Fund at a disadvantageous time. The prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information of the Underlying Funds are available without charge by calling toll free at 1.800.225.5677 and can also be viewed and downloaded on the OppenheimerFunds website at www.oppenheimerfunds.com. 

Allocation Risk. The Fund's ability to achieve its investment objective depends largely upon selecting the best mix of Underlying Funds. There is the risk that the Manager's evaluations and assumptions regarding the Underlying Funds' prospects may be incorrect in view of actual market conditions.

Market Risk. The value of the securities in which the Underlying Funds invest may be affected by changes in the securities markets. Securities markets may experience significant short-term volatility and may fall sharply at times. Different markets may behave differently from each other and U.S. markets may move in the opposite direction from one or more foreign markets.

Main Risks of Alternative Asset Classes. Some of the Underlying Funds seek investments in asset classes that are expected to perform differently from primary equity and fixed-income investments. Those asset classes may be volatile or illiquid however, particularly during periods of market instability, and they may not provide the expected uncorrelated returns.

Main Risks of Investing in Equity Securities. Stocks and other equity securities held by the Underlying Funds fluctuate in price in response to changes in equity markets in general, and at times equity securities may be very volatile. The prices of individual equity securities may not all move in the same direction or at the same time. For example, "growth" stocks may perform well under circumstances in which "value" stocks in general have fallen. Other factors may affect the price of a particular company's securities. Those factors include poor earnings reports, loss of customers, litigation, or changes in regulations affecting the company or its industry. To the extent that an Underlying Fund emphasizes investments in securities of a particular type, for example foreign stocks, stocks of small- or mid-sized companies, growth or value stocks, or stocks of companies in a particular industry, its share value may fluctuate more in response to events affecting the market for those types of securities.

Main Risks of Investing in Fixed-Income Securities. Fixed-income securities held by the Underlying Funds may be subject to credit risk, interest rate risk, prepayment risk and extension risk. Credit risk is the risk that the issuer of a security might not make interest and principal payments on the security as they become due. If an issuer fails to pay interest or to repay principal, the Underlying Fund's income or share value might be reduced. A downgrade in an issuer's credit rating or other adverse news about an issuer can reduce the market value of that issuer's securities. The value of debt securities are also subject to change when prevailing interest rates change. When prevailing interest rates fall, the values of already-issued debt securities generally rise. When prevailing interest rates rise, the values of already-issued debt securities generally fall, and they may sell at a discount from their face amount or from the amount the Underlying Fund paid for them. These fluctuations will usually be greater for longer-term debt securities than for shorter-term debt securities. When interest rates fall, debt securities may be repaid more quickly than expected and the Underlying Fund may be required to reinvest the proceeds at a lower interest rate. This is referred to as "prepayment risk." When interest rates rise, the issuers may repay principal more slowly than expected. This is referred to as "extension risk." Interest rate changes normally have different effects on variable or floating rate securities than they do on securities with fixed interest rates.

Fixed-Income Market Risks. Economic and other market developments can adversely affect fixed-income securities markets in the United States, Europe and elsewhere. At times, participants in debt securities markets may develop concerns about the ability of certain issuers of debt securities to make timely principal and interest payments, or they may develop concerns about the ability of financial institutions that make markets in certain debt securities to facilitate an orderly market. Those concerns can cause increased volatility in those debt securities or debt securities markets. Under some circumstances, as was the case during the latter half of 2008 and early 2009, those concerns could cause reduced liquidity in certain debt securities markets. A lack of liquidity or other adverse credit market conditions may hamper an Underlying Fund's ability to sell the debt securities in which it invests or to find and purchase suitable debt instruments.

     Special Risks of Lower-Grade Securities. Lower-grade debt securities, whether rated or unrated, have greater risks than investment-grade securities. They may be subject to greater price fluctuations and have a greater risk that the issuer might not be able to pay interest and principal when due. The market for lower-grade securities may be less liquid and therefore they may be harder to value or to sell at an acceptable price, especially during times of market volatility or decline.

Main Risks of Inflation-Protected Debt Securities. Inflation-indexed bonds, including Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS), are fixed income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted according to an identified rate of inflation. Because of this inflation adjustment feature, inflation-protected bonds typically have lower yields than conventional fixed-rate bonds with similar maturities. If inflation declines, the principal amount or the interest rate of an inflation-indexed bond will be adjusted downward. This will result in reduced income and may result in a decline in the bond's price which could cause losses for the Fund or an Underlying Fund. Interest payments on inflation-protected debt securities can be unpredictable and will vary as the principal or interest rate is adjusted for inflation. Inflation-indexed bonds normally will decline in price when real interest rates rise which could cause losses for the fund.

Main Risks of Event-Linked Securities. Event-linked securities are fixed income securities for which the return of principal and payment of interest is contingent on the non-occurrence of a trigger event, such as a hurricane, earthquake, or other event that leads to physical or economic loss. If the trigger event occurs prior to maturity, an Underlying Fund may lose all or a portion of its principal and additional interest. Event-linked securities may expose an Underlying Fund to certain other risks, including issuer default, adverse regulatory or jurisdictional interpretations, liquidity risk and adverse tax consequences.

Main Risks of Investing in Real Estate Markets. Oppenheimer Real Estate Fund's performance is closely linked to the performance of the real estate markets. Property values or revenues from real estate investments may fall due to many different factors, including market disruptions, declining rents, negative economic developments that affect businesses and indivuduals, increased operating costs, low market demand or oversupply, obsolescence, competition, uninsured casualty losses, condemnation losses, environmental liabilities, the failure of borrowers to repay loans in a timely manner, changes in prevailing interest rates or rates of inflation, lack of available credit or changes in federal or state taxation policies that affect real estate. The price of a real estate company's securities may also drop due to dividend reductions, lowered credit ratings, poor management, or other factors that generally affect companies. Real estate companies, including REITs, tend to be small- and mid-cap companies and their shares may be more volatile and less liquid. An industry downturn could adversely impact that Underlying Fund's performance.

Main Risks of Mining and Metal Industry Securities. Certain of the Underlying Funds can invest in mining and metal industry companies, including Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund, which primarily invests in them. These investments may be speculative and may be subject to greater price volatility than investments in other types of companies. Changes in international monetary policies or economic and political conditions can affect the supply of gold and precious metals and consequently the value of mining and metal company investments. The principal supplies of gold are concentrated in only five countries or territories: Australia, Canada, Russia and certain other former Soviet Union countries, South Africa and the United States. The governments of these countries may pass laws or regulations limiting metal investments for strategic or other policy reasons. Increased environmental or labor costs may depress the value of mining and metal investments.

Main Risks of Derivative Investments. Derivatives held by an Underlying Fund may be volatile and may involve significant risks. The underlying security or other instrument on which a derivative is based, or the derivative itself, may not perform as expected. Some derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of an Underlying Fund's initial investment. An Underlying Fund may also lose money on a derivative instrument if the issuer or counterparty fails to pay the amount due. Certain derivative instruments may be illiquid, making it difficult to close out an unfavorable position. Derivative investments can increase portfolio turnover and transaction costs. As a result of these risks, an Underlying Fund could realize little to no income or lose money from its investment, or a hedge might be unsuccessful.

Main Risks of Commodity-Linked Investments. Commodity-linked investments are considered speculative and have substantial risks, including the risk of loss of a significant portion of their principal value. Prices of commodities and commodity-linked investments may fluctuate significantly over short periods due to a variety of factors, including for example agricultural, economic and regulatory developments. These risks may make commodity-linked investments more volatile than other types of investments.

Main Risks of Master Limited Partnerships. Investments in securities of master limited partnerships ("MLPs") involve risks that differ from investments in common stock, including risks related to common unit holder's limited control and limited rights to vote on matters affecting the MLP, risks related to potential conflicts of interest between the MLP and the MLP's general partner, cash flow risks, dilution risks and risks related to the general partner's right to require unit holders to sell their common units at an undesirable time or price.

MLP common units, like other equity securities, can be affected by macro-economic and other factors affecting the stock market in general, expectations of interest rates, investor sentiment towards an issuer or certain market sector, changes in a particular issuer's financial condition, or poor performance of a particular issuer. Prices of an MLPs common units also can be affected by fundamentals unique to the partnership or company, including earnings power and coverage ratios. A holder of MLP common units typically would not be shielded to the same extent that a shareholder of a corporation would be. In certain circumstances, creditors of an MLP would have the right to seek return of capital distributed to a limited partner, which right would continue after an investor sold its investment in the MLP.

MLP debt securities, including bonds and debentures, have characteristics similar to the fixed income securities of other issuers.

SteelPath MLP Alpha Fund and SteelPath MLP Select 40 Fund are Underlying Funds that primarily invest in energy infrastructure MLPs. SteelPath MLP and Infrastructure Debt Fund is an Underlying Fund that primarily invests in the debt securities of MLPs and energy infrastructure industry companies.

Main Risks of Deferred Tax Liability of SteelPath Funds. SteelPath MLP Alpha Fund and SteelPath MLP Select 40 Fund are each classified for federal tax purposes as a taxable regular corporation (each a "C Corporation", and collectively, the "SteelPath C Corporations") subject to U.S. federal income tax on its taxable income at the rates applicable to corporations, as well as state and local income taxes. Election to be taxed as a C Corporation rather than a regulated investment company is a relatively recent strategy for open-end registered investment companies. This strategy involves complicated accounting, tax, net asset value and share valuation aspects that cause those Underlying Funds to differ significantly from most other open-end registered investment companies, which could result in unexpected and potentially significant accounting, tax and valuation consequences for those Underlying Funds and the Fund. Additionally, accounting, tax and valuation practices in this area are still developing, and there may not always be clear agreement among industry participants on the most appropriate approach. This could result in changes over time in the practices applied by those Underlying Funds, which in turn could have significant adverse consequences on the Fund.

The SteelPath C Corporations accrue deferred income taxes for any future tax liability associated with its investments in MLPs. Those Underlying Funds' current and deferred tax liability, if any, will depend upon their net investment gains and losses and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments and therefore may vary greatly from year to year and day to day depending on the nature and performance of their investments and general market conditions. Those Underlying Funds will rely to some extent on information provided by the MLPs, which may not be timely, to estimate deferred tax liability and/or asset balances. Those Underlying Funds' estimates, which are used to calculate their net asset value, may vary dramatically from their actual tax liability.

Main Risks of Energy Infrastructure and Energy Related Assets or Activities. Energy infrastructure are subject to risks specific to the energy and energy-related industries including, but not limited to, fluctuations in commodity prices may impact the volume of energy commodities available for processing and distribution which could affect the profitability of an MLP; slowdowns in new construction and acquisitions can limit growth potential; reduced demand for oil, natural gas and petroleum products could adversely affect MLP revenues and cash flows; depletion of natural gas reserves or other commodities, if not replaced, could impact an MLP's ability to make distributions; changes in the regulatory environment could adversely affect the profitability of MLPs; extreme weather and environmental hazards could impact the value of MLP securities; rising interest rates could result in higher costs of capital and drive investors into other investment opportunities; and threats of attack by terrorists on energy assets could impact the market for MLPs.

Main Risks of Exchange Traded Notes. Exchange Traded Notes ("ETNs") are senior, unsecured, unsubordinated debt securities whose returns are linked to the performance of a particular market benchmark or strategy minus applicable fees. ETNs are traded on an exchange (e.g., the NYSE) during normal trading hours. ETNs are subject to credit risk, and the value of the ETN may drop due to a downgrade in the issuer's credit rating, despite the underlying market benchmark or strategy remaining unchanged. The value of an ETN may also be influenced by time to maturity, level of supply and demand for the ETN, volatility and lack of liquidity in underlying assets, changes in the applicable interest rates, changes in the issuer's credit rating and economic, legal, political or geographic events that affect the referenced underlying asset. When the Fund or an Underlying Fund invests in ETNs, it will bear its proportionate share of any fees and expenses borne by the ETN.

Main Risks of Investing in Unregistered Funds. The Fund may invest in Underlying Funds that are not registered as an "investment company" under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or any comparable regulatory requirements, and do not intend to do so. Unregistered funds have less regulatory oversight and may offer less investor protection. Because unregistered funds are not subject to the same securities Exchange Commissions's registration and disclosure requirements as registered funds, they are not required to provide investors with information about their underlying holdings. In addition, unregistered funds are typically  illiquid investments as they do not have an active trading market and cannot be sold or exchanged quickly or easily.

Main Risks of Investments in Underlying Fund Wholly-Owned Subsidiary. Certain Underlying Funds may invest in a wholly-owned subsidiary of the underlying fund (the Subsidiary) that is not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and is not subject to its investor protections. As an investor in the Subsidiary, the Underlying Fund does not have all of the protections offered to investors by the Investment Company Act of 1940. However, the Subsidiary is wholly-owned and controlled by the Underlying Fund and managed by the Manager. Therefore, the Underlying Fund's ownership and control of the Subsidiary make it unlikely that the Subsidiary would take actions contrary to the interests of the Underlying Fund (or its shareholders) or the Fund.

Changes in the laws of the Cayman Islands (where the Subsidiary is organized) could negatively affect the Underlying Fund and the Fund. For example, the Cayman Islands currently does not impose certain taxes on exempted companies like the Subsidiary, including income and capital gains tax, among others. If Cayman Islands laws were changed to require such entities to pay Cayman Islands taxes, the investment returns of the Underlying Fund and the Fund would likely decrease.

The Underlying Fund and the Fund are exposed to the risks associated with the Subsidiary's investments, which generally include the risks of investing in derivatives and commodities-linked investments.

Main Risks of Foreign Investing. Foreign securities are subject to special risks. 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 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 securities denominated in that foreign currency. 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 U.S. or abroad, expropriation or nationalization of a company's assets, or other political and economic factors. These risks may be greater for investments in emerging or developing market countries. Foreign securities owned by an Underlying Fund may trade on weekends or other days when the Fund and the Underlying Funds do not price their shares. As a result, the Fund's net asset value may change on days when you will not be able to purchase or redeem the Fund's shares. Fund shareholders may be unable to deduct or take a credit for foreign taxes paid by the Underlying Funds on their foreign investments.

Special Risks of Developing and Emerging Markets. The economies of developing or emerging market countries may be more dependent on relatively few industries that may be highly vulnerable to local and global changes. The governments of developing and emerging market countries may also be more unstable than the governments of more developed countries. These countries generally have less developed securities markets or exchanges, and less developed legal and accounting systems. Securities may be more difficult to sell at an acceptable price and may be more volatile than securities in countries with more mature markets. The value of developing or emerging market currencies may fluctuate more than the currencies of countries with more mature markets. Investments in developing or emerging market countries may be subject to greater risks of government restrictions, including confiscatory taxation, expropriation or nationalization of a company's assets, restrictions on foreign ownership of local companies and restrictions on withdrawing assets from the country. Investments in securities of issuers in developing or emerging market countries may be considered speculative.

Foreign Currency Risk. Fluctuations in foreign currency values will result in fluctuations in the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in that foreign currency. If the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, a security denominated in that currency will be worth less in U.S. dollars and if the U.S. dollar decreases in value against a foreign currency, a security denominated in that currency will be worth more in U.S. dollars. The dollar value of foreign investments may also be affected by exchange controls.

Diversification. While the Fund is a "diversified" fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, five of the Underlying Funds, Oppenheimer Currency Opportunities Fund, Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund, Oppenheimer Real Estate Fund, SteelPath MLP Alpha Fund and SteelPath MLP Infrastructure Debt Fund are "non-diversified" funds. Accordingly, those funds can invest a greater portion of their assets in the securities of a single issuer than a "diversified" fund can. To the extent that one of those Underlying Funds invests a relatively high percentage of its assets in the securities of a single issuer or a small group of issuers, it is subject to additional risk of loss if those securities lose market value.

Concentration Risk. Concentration risk is the risk that an Underlying Fund's investments in the securities of companies in one industry will cause the Underlying Fund to be more exposed to developments affecting a single industry or market sector than a more broadly diversified fund would be.

Affiliated Portfolio Risk. In managing the Fund, the Manager will have authority to select and substitute Underlying Funds. The Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in selecting Underlying Funds because the fees paid to it by some Underlying Funds are higher than the fees paid by other Underlying Funds. However the Manager monitors the investment process to seek to identify, address and resolve any potential issues.

Who Is the Fund Designed For? The Fund is designed primarily for investors seeking total return over the long-term from a variety of alternative asset classes and investment strategies. Those investors should be willing to assume the risks of short-term share price fluctuations that are typical for a fund that invests in alternative asset classes, foreign and domestic equity and debt securities, and derivative investments.

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

The Fund's Past Performance. Because the Fund had not commenced operations as of the date of the prospectus, it has no prior performance information. After the Fund begins investment operations, performance information, showing the variability of the Fund's returns, will be available by calling the toll-free number on the back of the prospectus and on the Fund's website at:
www.oppenheimerfunds.com/fund/DiversifiedAlternativesFund

Investment Adviser. OppenheimerFunds, Inc. is the Fund's investment adviser (the "Manager").

Portfolio Manager. Alan Gilston is Vice President of the Fund and has been a portfolio manager of the Fund since its inception.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares. You can buy most classes of Fund shares with a minimum initial investment of $1,000 and make additional investments with as little as $50. For certain investment plans and retirement accounts, the minimum initial investment is $500 and, for some, the minimum additional investment is $25. For certain fee based programs the minimum initial investment is $250. For Class I shares, the minimum initial investment is $5 million per account. The Class I share minimum initial investment will be waived for retirement plan service provider platforms.

Shares may be purchased through a financial intermediary or the Distributor and redeemed through a financial intermediary or the Transfer Agent on days the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading. Shareholders may purchase or redeem shares by mail, through the website at www.oppenheimerfunds.com or by calling 1.800.225.5677.

Share transactions may be paid by check, by Federal Funds wire or directly from or into your bank account.

Taxes. If your shares are not held in a tax-deferred account, Fund distributions are subject to Federal income tax as ordinary income or as capital gains and they may also be subject to state or local taxes.

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About the Fund's Investments

The allocation of the Fund's and the Underlying Funds' portfolios among different types of investments will vary over time and the Underlying Funds' portfolios might not always include all of the different types of investments described below. The Statement of Additional Information contains more detailed information about the Fund's and the Underlying Funds' investment policies and risks.

The Fund's Principal Investment Strategies and Risks. The following strategies and types of investments are the ones that the Fund and certain Underlying Funds consider to be the most important in seeking to achieve their investment objectives and the following risks are those the Fund expects its portfolio to be subject to as a whole.

Investments In The Underlying Funds. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests in a diversified portfolio made up of varying allocations of investments in the Underlying Funds. The mix of Underlying Funds was chosen based on the Manager's determination that they could provide the diversification needed to implement the Fund's allocation strategies. The choice of Underlying Funds, the objectives and policies of the Underlying Funds and the Fund's allocations to the Underlying Funds may change from time to time without approval by the Fund's shareholders.

  • Oppenheimer Commodity Strategy Total Return Fund invests in a combination of commodity-linked derivatives and corporate and governmental fixed-income securities.
  • Under normal circumstances, Oppenheimer Currency Opportunities Fund invests at least 80% of the value of its assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in investments that create foreign currency exposure. It mainly does so by investing in short-term fixed income instruments (also referred to as "debt securities") and currency derivatives.
  • Oppenheimer Global Multi Strategies Fund implements a variety of investment strategies, including equity securities, fixed-income securities, and hedging strategies to seek total return.
  • Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund invests mainly in common stocks of companies that are involved in mining, processing or dealing in gold or other metals or minerals and may invest all of its assets in those securities.
  • Under normal circumstances, Oppenheimer Real Estate Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks and other equity securities of real estate companies.
  • Under normal circumstances, SteelPath MLP Alpha Fund invests at least 90% of its net assets in the equity securities of MLPs.
  • Under normal circumstances, SteelPath MLP Select 40 Fund invests at least 90% of its net assets in equity securities of a minimum of forty MLP's.
  • Under normal circumstances, SteelPath MLP and Infrastructure Debt Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including borrowings for investment purposes) in the debt securities of MLPs and energy infrastructure industry companies.

An Underlying Fund may have investment policies similar to those of one or more of the other Underlying Funds or other funds advised by the Manager. If one of those other funds purchases or sells a particular security at the same time that an Underlying Fund is purchasing or selling it, such purchases or sales could affect the supply or price of the security. The simultaneous purchase of a security by one Underlying Fund and its sale by another Underlying Fund could also increase the trading costs borne indirectly by the Fund.

Volatility of Alternative Asset Classes. Volatility is a measure of the magnitude of fluctuations in the value of a security, currency, index or other financial instrument over a specified period of time. An Underlying Fund that primarily invests in a particular alternative asset class (such as commodities, currencies, gold, energy and infrastructure and real estate) will generally be more volatile than an Underlying Fund that invests more broadly. These asset classes may be negatively impacted by variations, often rapid, in, among other things, their respective markets, the supply of and demand for specific products in their respective industries, economic conditions, environmental factors, governmental regulation and political developments. Changes affecting the particular alternative asset class in which an Underlying Fund primarily invests may have a significant impact on the Underlying Fund's performance. The Fund's performance will be linked to the performance of these highly volatile asset categories. To the extent the Fund invests heavily in an Underlying Fund, it will also increase the volatility of the Fund's returns.

Liquidity Risk. In certain situations, it may be difficult or impossible to value or sell promptly an investment at an acceptable price. This risk can be ongoing for any security that has a limited trading market or does not trade in large volumes. In addition, it may be difficult for an Underlying Fund to buy and sell significant amounts of such securities without an unfavorable impact on prevailing market prices. As a result, these securities may be difficult to dispose of at a fair price at the times when it is desirable to sell. In unusual market conditions, even normally liquid securities may be affected by a degree of liquidity risk.

Common Stock and Other Equity Investments. Some of the Underlying Funds may invest primarily in common stock or other types of equity securities, including preferred stock, rights and warrants, and securities convertible into common stock. The issuers may be small, medium or large capitalization companies, as defined in the particular Underlying Fund's prospectus. Not all Underlying Funds define small- and mid-cap issuers in the same way. Some of the Underlying Funds may emphasize investments in "growth" securities or "value" securities.

  • Common Stock. Common stock represents an ownership interest in the issuer and fluctuates in price in response to conditions affecting the issuer or changes in equity markets in general. An Underlying Fund may invest in common stock to seek capital appreciation, dividend income or both. Common stock is generally subordinate to the other securities of an issuer.
  • Preferred Stock. Preferred stock are a form of equity security that typically have a fixed dividend that may cause their prices to behave more like those of debt securities. Preferred stock dividends may be cumulative (they remain a liability of the company until they are paid) or non-cumulative. If prevailing interest rates rise, the fixed dividend on preferred stock may be less attractive, causing the price of preferred stock to decline. The right to payment of dividends on preferred stock is generally subordinate to the rights of a corporation's debt securities.
  • Convertible Securities. Some of the Underlying Funds may also buy interest bearing securities that are convertible into common stock. While many convertible securities are debt securities, the Underlying Funds consider some of them to be "equity equivalents" because of their features allowing them to be converted into common stock. Convertible securities may be subject to the risks of the common stock of the issuer as well as to credit risk and interest rate risk. Some of the Underlying Funds may buy convertible securities rated below investment-grade by nationally statistical recognized rating organizations. The credit rating of an "equity equivalent" convertible security generally has less impact on the Underlying Fund's investment decisions than in the case of other debt securities.
  • Rights and Warrants. Some Underlying Funds may invest in rights and warrants or may acquire them as part of other securities the Underlying Fund buys. A warrant gives the Underlying Fund the right to purchase an equity security at a specific price during a specific period of time. If the market price of the underlying security does not exceed the exercise price during the life of the warrant, the warrant will expire worthless and the Underlying Fund will lose any amount it paid for the warrant. The price of a warrant is usually more volatile than the price of the underlying security. The market for warrants may be very limited and it may be difficult for the Underlying Fund to sell a warrant promptly at an acceptable price. Rights are similar to warrants but are distributed directly by the issuer to its shareholders and normally have a short duration.

Risks of Small- and Mid-Sized Companies. Small- and mid-sized companies may be either established or newer companies, including "unseasoned" companies that have been in operation for less than three years. While smaller companies might offer greater opportunities for gain than larger companies, they also may involve greater risk of loss. They may be more sensitive to changes in a company's earnings expectations and may experience more abrupt and erratic price movements. Smaller companies' securities often trade in lower volumes and in many instances, are traded over-the-counter or on a regional securities exchange, where the frequency and volume of trading is substantially less than is typical for securities of larger companies traded on national securities exchanges. Therefore, the securities of smaller companies may be subject to wider price fluctuations and it might be harder for the Fund to dispose of its holdings at an acceptable price when it wants to sell them. Small- and mid-sized companies may not have established markets for their products or services and may have fewer customers and product lines. They may have more limited access to financial resources and may not have the financial strength to sustain them through business downturns or adverse market conditions. Since small- and mid-sized companies typically reinvest a high proportion of their earnings in their business, they may not pay dividends for some time, particularly if they are newer companies. Smaller companies may have unseasoned management or less depth in management skill than larger, more established companies. They may be more reliant on the efforts of particular members of their management team and management changes may pose a greater risk to the success of the business. Securities of small, unseasoned companies may be particularly volatile, especially in the short term, and may have very limited liquidity. It may take a substantial period of time to realize a gain on an investment in a small- or mid-sized company, if any gain is realized at all.

Fixed-Income Investments. Some of the Underlying Funds invest primarily in debt securities to seek income. Other Underlying Funds may invest in debt securities for defensive purposes or for liquidity purposes pending the purchase of new investments or to have cash to pay for redemptions. Some of the fixed-income investments the Underlying Funds might invest in include:

  • money market instruments;
  • securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities, including: Treasury securities, mortgage-related government securities (interests in pools of residential or commercial mortgages, in the form of collateralized mortgage obligations and other "pass-through" mortgage securities) and forward roll transactions (also referred to as "mortgage dollar rolls");
  • municipal securities issued by states and their political subdivisions (such as cities, towns, counties, agencies and authorities), including municipal bonds, municipal notes and interests in municipal leases;
  • mortgage-related securities issued by private issuers, such as banks, savings and loans, and other entities, including private-issuer mortgage-backed securities;
  • corporate debt obligations, such as bonds, debentures, notes and preferred stock issued by U.S. and foreign corporations, partnerships or ther business entities;
  • other foreign debt securities, including securities issued by foreign governments and "supra-national" entities, such as the World Bank;
  • zero-coupon and stripped securities;
  • commercial paper (short-term corporate debt);
  • event-linked bonds;
  • asset-backed securities (interests in pools of consumer loans and other trade receivables);
  • floating rate and variable rate securities;
  • "structured" notes;
  • participation interests in loans; and
  • repurchase agreements.

Fixed-income investments may be subject to the following risks:

  • Interest Rate Risk. The values of debt securities are subject to change when prevailing interest rates change. When interest rates fall, the values of outstanding debt securities generally rise. When interest rates rise, the values of outstanding debt securities generally fall, and those securities may sell at a discount from their face amount. An Underlying Fund's share prices may go up or down when interest rates change because of the effect of those changes on the value of the Underlying Fund's investments in debt securities.
    These fluctuations will often be greater for longer-term debt securities than for shorter-term debt securities. When the average maturity of an Underlying Fund's portfolio is longer, its share prices may fluctuate more when interest rates change. Zero-coupon or "stripped" securities may be particularly sensitive to interest rate changes. Interest rate changes may have different effects on the values of mortgage-related securities because of prepayment and extension risks.
  • Prepayment Risk. Certain fixed-income securities are subject to the risk of unanticipated prepayment. That is the risk that when interest rates fall, borrowers will repay the mortgages that underlie these securities more quickly than expected, causing the issuer of the security to repay the Underlying Fund prior to the security's expected maturity. The Underlying Fund may need to reinvest the proceeds at a lower interest rate, reducing its income. Securities subject to prepayment risk generally offer less potential for gains when prevailing interest rates fall. If an Underlying Fund buys those securities at a premium, accelerated prepayments on those securities could cause the Underlying Fund to lose a portion of its principal investment. Interest-only and principal-only securities, which certain Underlying Funds may buy, are especially sensitive to interest rate changes, which can affect not only their prices but can also change the income flows and prepayment assumptions about those investments.
  • Extension Risk. If interest rates rise rapidly, repayments of principal on certain debt securities may occur at a slower rate than expected and the expected maturity of those securities could lengthen as a result. Securities that are subject to extension risk generally have a greater potential for loss when prevailing interest rates rise, which could cause the value of an Underlying Fund's shares to fall sharply.
  • Credit Risk. Debt securities are also subject to credit risk. Credit risk is the risk that the issuer of a security might not make the interest and principal payments on the security as they become due. U.S. government securities generally have low credit risks, while securities issued by private issuers or certain foreign governments generally have greater credit risks. If an issuer fails to pay interest, an Underlying Fund's income might be reduced, and if an issuer fails to repay principal, the value of that security and of the Underlying Fund's shares might fall. A downgrade in an issuer's credit rating or other adverse news about an issuer can reduce the market value of that issuer's securities.
  • Event Risk. If an issuer of debt securities is the subject of a buyout, debt restructuring, merger or recapitalization that increases its debt load, it could interfere with its ability to make timely payments of interest and principal and cause the value of its debt securities to fall.

Special Risks of Lower-Grade Securities. To seek higher total return or income, some of the Underlying Funds may invest in securities with credit ratings below investment grade (commonly called "junk bonds"). That means that they are rated lower than "Baa" by Moody's Investors Service or "BBB" by Standard & Poor's Rating Service or have comparable ratings by other nationally recognized statistical rating organizations or are unrated securities that the Manager considers to be of equivalent quality. The credit risks of those Underlying Funds may be greater than those of funds that buy only investment-grade securities. Lower-grade debt securities may be subject to greater price fluctuations than investment-grade debt securities. Securities that are (or that have fallen) below investment grade may have a greater risk that the issuer might default on its obligation to pay interest or repay principle. There may be less of a market for those securities, making it harder to value them or sell them at an acceptable price. These risks may reduce an Underlying Fund's share prices and the income it earns.

     Eurozone Investment Risks. The European Union (EU) is an economic and political union of most western European countries and a growing number of eastern European countries. One of the key mandates of the EU is the establishment and administration of a common single market, consisting of, among other things, a single currency and a common trade policy. In order to pursue this goal, member states established the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), which sets out different stages and commitments that member states need to follow to achieve greater economic and monetary policy coordination, including the adoption of a single currency, the euro. Many member states have adopted the euro as their currency and, as a result, are subject to the monetary policies of the European Central Bank (ECB).
     The recent global economic crisis has caused severe financial difficulties for many EU countries, pushing some to the brink of insolvency and causing others to experience recession, large public debt, restructuring of government debt, credit rating downgrades and an overall weakening of banking and financial sectors. Some of those countries have depended on, and may continue to be dependent on the assistance from others such as the ECB, the International Monetary Fund, or others governments and institutions to address those issues. Failure by one or more EU countries to implement reforms or attain a certain performance level imposed as a condition of assistance, or an insufficient level of assistance, could deepen or prolong the economic downturn which could have a significant adverse effect on the value of investments in those and other European countries. By adopting the euro as its currency, members of the EMU are subject to fiscal and monetary controls that could limit to some degree the ability to implement their own economic policies. Additionally, EMU member countries could voluntarily abandon the euro or involuntarily be forced out of the euro, including by way of a partial or complete dissolution of the monetary union. The effects of such outcomes on the rest of the Eurozone and global markets as a whole are unpredictable, but are likely to be negative, including adversely impacted market values of Eurozone and various other securities and currencies, redenomination of certain securities into less valuable local currencies, and more volatile and illiquid markets. Under such circumstances, investments denominated in euros or replacement currencies may be difficult to value, the ability to operate an investment strategy in connection with euro-denominated securities may be significantly impaired and the value of euro-denominated investments may decline significantly and unpredictably.

Investing in Foreign Securities. Some of the Underlying Funds may buy stocks and other equity securities of companies that are organized under the laws of a foreign country or that have a substantial portion of their operations or assets in a foreign country or countries, or that derive a substantial portion of their revenue or profits from businesses, investments or sales outside of the United States.

Some of the Underlying Funds may also buy debt securities issued by foreign companies and foreign governments or their agencies.

     While foreign securities may offer special investment opportunities, they are also subject to special risks.

  • Foreign Market Risk. If there are fewer investors in a particular foreign market, securities traded in that market may be less liquid and more volatile than U.S. securities. Foreign markets may also be subject to delays in the settlement of transactions and difficulties in pricing securities. If the Fund is delayed in settling a purchase or sale transaction, it may not receive any return on the invested assets or it may lose money if the value of the security declines. It may also be more expensive for the Underlying Fund to buy or sell securities in certain foreign markets than in the United States, which may increase the Underlying Fund's expense ratio.
  • Foreign Economy Risk. Foreign economies may be more vulnerable to political or economic changes than the U.S. economy. They may be more concentrated in particular industries or may rely on particular resources or trading partners to a greater extent. Certain foreign economies may be adversely affected by shortages of investment capital or by high rates of inflation. Changes in economic or monetary policy in the U.S. or abroad may also have a greater impact on the economies of certain foreign countries.
  • Foreign Governmental and Regulatory Risks. Foreign companies may not be subject to the same accounting and disclosure requirements as U.S. companies. As a result there may be less accurate information available regarding a foreign company's operations and financial condition. Foreign companies may be subject to capital controls, nationalization, or confiscatory taxes. Some countries also have restrictions that limit foreign ownership and may impose penalties for increases in the value of the Fund's investment. The value of the Underlying Fund's foreign investments may be affected if it experiences difficulties in enforcing legal judgments in foreign courts.
  • Foreign Currency Risk. 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 securities denominated in that foreign currency. If the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, a security denominated in that currency will be worth less in U.S. dollars and if the U.S. dollar decreases in value against a foreign currency, a security denominated in that currency will be worth more in U.S. dollars. The dollar value of foreign investments may also be affected by exchange controls.
    The Underlying Fund can also invest in derivative instruments linked to foreign currencies. The change in value of a foreign currency against the U.S. dollar will result in a change in the U.S. dollar value of derivatives linked to that foreign currency.
  • Foreign Custody Risk. There may be very limited regulatory oversight of certain foreign banks or securities depositories that hold foreign securities and foreign currency and the laws of certain countries may limit the ability to recover such assets if a foreign bank or depository or their agents goes bankrupt.
  • Time Zone Arbitrage. If the Underlying Fund invests a significant amount of its assets in foreign securities, it may be exposed to "time-zone arbitrage" attempts by investors seeking to take advantage of differences in the values of foreign securities that might result from events that occur after the close of the foreign securities market on which a security is traded and before the close of the New York Stock Exchange that day, when the  Underlying Fund's net asset value is calculated. If such time zone arbitrage were successful, it might dilute the interests of other shareholders. However, the Underlying Fund's use of "fair value pricing" under certain circumstances, to adjust the closing market prices of foreign securities to reflect what the Manager and the Board believe to be their fair value, may help deter those activities.
Foreign securities owned by an Underlying Fund may trade on weekends or other days when the Fund and the Underlying Funds do not price their shares. As a result, the Fund's net asset value may change on days when you will not be able to purchase or redeem the Fund's shares. Fund shareholders may be unable to deduct or take a credit for foreign taxes paid by the Underlying Funds on their foreign investments.

Special Risks of Developing and Emerging Markets.  Developing or emerging market countries generally have less developed securities markets or exchanges. Securities of issuers in developing or emerging market countries may be more difficult to sell at an acceptable price and their prices may be more volatile than securities of issuers in countries with more mature markets. Settlements of trades may be subject to greater delays so that the proceeds of a sale of a security may not be received on a timely basis. The economies of developing or emerging market countries may be more dependent on relatively few industries that may be highly vulnerable to local and global changes. Developing or emerging market countries may have less developed legal and accounting systems, and investments in those countries may be subject to greater risks of government restrictions, including confiscatory taxation, expropriation or nationalization of company assets, restrictions on foreign ownership of local companies and restrictions on withdrawing assets from the country. Their governments may also be more unstable than the governments of more developed countries. The value of the currency of a developing or emerging market country may fluctuate more than the currencies of countries with more mature markets. Investments in securities of issuers in developing or emerging market countries may be considered speculative.

     The Fund and the Underlying Fund can invest in a number of different types of "derivative" investments. A derivative is an investment whose value depends on (or is derived from) the value of an underlying security, asset, interest rate, index or currency. Derivatives may allow an Underlying Fund or the Fund to increase or decrease exposure to certain markets or risks.

The Fund and some Underlying Funds may use derivatives to seek income or capital gain or to hedge against the risks of other investments. Options, futures, forward contracts and swaps are some of the types of derivatives the Fund and the Underlying Funds can use. The Fund and the Underlying Funds may also use other types of derivatives that are consistent with their investment strategies or for hedging purposes. The Fund and the Underlying Funds are not required to use derivatives in seeking their investment objectives or for hedging and might not do so.

 

Because the Fund can invest directly in derivative investments, its investments on derivatives are subject to the same risks as described in this Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.

   "Structured" Notes. "Structured" notes are specially-designed derivative debt instruments. The terms of the instrument may be determined or "structured" by the purchaser and the issuer of the note. Payments of principal or interest on these notes may be linked to the value of an index (such as a currency or securities index), one or more securities, a commodity or the financial performance of one or more obligors. The value of these notes will normally rise or fall in response to the changes in the performance of the underlying security, index, commodity or obligor.

Risks of Structured Notes. Structured notes are subject to interest rate risk. They are also subject to credit risk with respect both to the issuer and, if applicable, to the underlying security or obligor. If the underlying investment or index does not perform as anticipated, the structured note might pay less interest than the stated coupon payment or repay less principal upon maturity. The price of structured notes may be very volatile and they may have a limited trading market, making it difficult to value them or sell them at an acceptable price. In some cases, the Fund may enter into agreements with an issuer of structured notes to purchase a minimum amount of those notes over time.

Put and Call Options. Put and call options may be bought or sold on futures contracts (including commodity futures contracts), commodity indices, financial indices, securities indices, currencies, financial futures, swaps and securities. A call option gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to purchase an underlying asset at a specified (strike) price. A put option gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to sell an underlying asset at a specified price. Options may be traded on a securities exchange or over-the-counter. Options on commodity futures contracts are traded on the same exchange on which the underlying futures contract is listed.

Some Underlying Funds are limited to selling call options if they are "covered." For call options on securities, that means the Underlying Fund owns the securities that are subject to the call. For other types of call options, the Underlying Fund would be required to identify liquid assets to cover its obligation under the option. An Underlying Fund might have no limit on the amount of its total assets that may be subject to covered calls. Some Underlying Funds that sell put options must identify liquid assets to cover any put options they sell.

     Special Risks of Options. If an Underlying Fund sells a put option, there is a risk that it may be required to buy the underlying investment at a disadvantageous price and if an Underlying Fund sells a call option, there is a risk that it may be required to sell the underlying investment at a disadvantageous price. If an Underlying Fund sells a call option on an investment that it owns (referred to as a "covered call") and the investment has increased in value when the call option is exercised, the Underlying Fund will be required to sell the investment at the call price and will not be able to realize any of the investment's value above the call price. Options may involve economic leverage, which could result in greater price volatility than other investments.

Futures Contracts. Certain Underlying Funds can buy and sell futures contracts, including financial futures contracts and commodities futures contacts. Futures contracts are agreements in which one party agrees to buy an asset from the other party at a later date at a price and quantity agreed-upon when the contract is made. Futures contracts are traded on futures exchanges, which offer a central marketplace in which to originate futures contracts and clear trades in a secondary market. Futures exchanges also provide standardization of expiration dates and contract sizes. Buyers of futures contracts do not own the underlying asset or commodity unless they decide to accept delivery at the expiration of the contract. Delivery of the underlying commodity to satisfy a commodity futures contract rarely occurs and buyers typically close-out their positions before expiration. Financial futures contracts are standardized commitments to either purchase or sell designated financial instruments at a future date for a specified price, and may be settled in cash or through delivery of the underlying instrument. Generally, an Underlying Fund expects to satisfy or offset the delivery obligations under a futures contract by taking an equal but opposite position in the futures market in the same underlying instrument. The Underlying Funds' investments in futures contracts may involve substantial risks.

     Special Risks of Futures Contracts. The volatility of futures contracts prices has been historically greater than the volatility of stocks and bonds. The liquidity of the futures market depends on participants entering into offsetting transactions rather than making or taking delivery. To the extent participants decide to make or take delivery, liquidity in the futures market could be reduced. In addition, futures exchanges often impose a maximum permissible price movement on each futures contract for each trading session. An Underlying Fund may be disadvantaged if it is prohibited from executing a trade outside the daily permissible price movement.

Forward Contracts. Forward contracts are foreign currency exchange contracts that are used to buy or sell foreign currency for future delivery at a fixed price. Although each Underlying Fund values its assets daily in terms of U.S. dollars, the Underlying Funds do not intend to convert their holdings of foreign currencies into U.S. dollars on a daily basis. An Underlying Fund may use forward contracts to try to protect against declines in the U.S. dollar value of foreign securities that it owns and against increases in the dollar cost of foreign securities it anticipates buying. Although forward contracts may reduce the risk of loss from a decline in the value of the hedged currency, at the same time they limit any potential gain if the value of the hedged currency increases. Forward contracts are traded in the inter-bank market conducted directly among currency traders (usually large commercial banks) and their customers.

     Forward Contract Risks. The projection of short-term currency market movements is extremely difficult, and the successful execution of a short-term hedging strategy is highly uncertain. The precise matching of the amounts under forward contracts and the value of the securities involved generally will not be possible because the future value of securities denominated in foreign currencies will change as a consequence of market movements between the date the forward contract is entered into and the date it is sold. Investments in forward contracts involve the risk that anticipated currency movements will not be accurately predicted, causing an Underlying Fund to sustain losses on these contracts and to pay additional transaction costs.

Credit Default Swaps. A credit default swap enables an investor to buy or sell protection against a credit event, such as an issuer's failure to make timely payments of interest or principal, bankruptcy or restructuring. The terms of the instrument are generally negotiated by the Underlying Fund and the swap counterparty. A swap may be embedded within a structured note or other derivative instrument.

Generally, if an Underlying Fund buys credit protection using a credit default swap, it will make fixed payments to the counterparty and if a credit event occurred, the Underlying Fund would deliver the defaulted bonds underlying the swap to the swap counterparty and the counterparty would pay the Underlying Fund par for the bonds. If an Underlying Fund sells credit protection using a credit default swap, generally it will receive fixed payments from the counterparty and if a credit event occurred, the Underlying Fund would pay the swap counterparty par for the defaulted bonds underlying the swap and the swap counterparty would deliver the bonds to the Underlying Fund. If the credit swap is on a basket of securities, the notional value of the swap is reduced by the par amount of the defaulted bonds, and the fixed payments are then made on the reduced notional value.

     Risks of Credit Default Swaps. Credit default swaps are subject to credit risk on the underlying investment and to counterparty credit risk. If the counterparty fails to meet its obligations the Underlying Fund may lose money. Credit default swaps are also subject to the risk that an Underlying Fund will not properly assess the cost of the underlying investment. If an Underlying Fund is selling credit protection, there is a risk that a credit event could occur and that the Underlying Fund would have to pay par value on defaulted bonds. If an Underlying Fund was buying credit protection, there is a risk that no credit event would occur and the Underlying Fund would receive no benefit for the premium paid.

Total Return Swaps. In a total return swap transaction, one party agrees to pay the other party an amount equal to the total return on a defined underlying asset or a non-asset reference during a specified period of time. The underlying asset might be a security or basket of securities or a non-asset reference such as a securities index. In return, the other party would make periodic payments based on a fixed or variable interest rate or on the total return from a different underlying asset or non-asset reference.
     Risks of Total Return Swaps. Total return swaps could result in losses if the underlying asset or reference does not perform as anticipated. Total return swaps can have the potential for unlimited losses. They are also subject to counterparty risk. If the counterparty fails to meet its obligations, an Underlying Fund may lose money.

Interest Rate Swaps. In an interest rate swap, the Underlying Fund and another party exchange the right to receive interest payments on a security or other reference rate. For example, they might swap the right to receive floating rate payments for the right to receive fixed rate payments. The terms of the instrument are generally negotiated by an Underlying Fund and the swap counterparty. An interest rate swap may be embedded within a structured note or other derivative instrument.

     Risks of Interest Rate Swaps. Interest rate swaps are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. An interest rate swap transaction could result in losses if the underlying asset or reference does not perform as anticipated. Interest Rate swaps are also subject to counterparty risk. If the counterparty fails to meet its obligations, the Underlying Fund may lose money.

     Risks of Swap Transactions. There is no central exchange or market for swap transactions and therefore they are less liquid than exchange-traded instruments.

Hedging. All of the Underlying Funds may use derivatives for hedging purposes. Hedging transactions are intended to reduce the risk of security price declines, interest rate changes, currency rate changes or other risks in the Underlying Fund's portfolio. At times, however, a hedging instrument's value might not be correlated with the investment it is intended to hedge, and the hedge might be unsuccessful. If an Underlying Fund uses a hedging instrument at the wrong time or judges market conditions incorrectly, the strategy could reduce its return or create a loss.

Risks of Derivative Investments. Derivatives may be volatile and may involve significant risks. Derivative transactions may require the payment of premiums and can increase portfolio turnover. For example, if a call option sold by an Underlying Fund were exercised on an investment that had increased in value above the call price, the Underlying Fund would be required to sell the investment at the call price and would not be able to realize any additional profit. Certain derivative investments may be illiquid, making it difficult to close out an unfavorable position. The underlying security or other instrument on which a derivative is based, or the derivative itself, may not perform the way the Underlying Fund expects it to. As a result, the Underlying Fund could realize little or no income or lose principal from the investment, or a hedge might be unsuccessful. An Underlying Fund may also lose money on a derivative investment if the issuer fails to pay the amount due.

     Risks of Leverage. Some derivatives certain Underlying Funds buy involve a degree of leverage. Leverage occurs when an investor has the right to a return on an investment that exceeds the return that the investor would be expected to receive based on the amount contributed to the investment. An Underlying Fund's use of certain economically leveraged derivatives can result in a loss substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative itself. Certain derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the initial investment. When an Underlying Fund uses derivatives for leverage its share price will tend to be more volatile, resulting in larger gains or losses in response to the fluctuating prices of its investments.

The Underlying Funds are subject to legal requirements, applicable to all mutual funds, that are designed to reduce the effects of any leverage created by the use of derivative instruments. Under these requirements, an Underlying Fund must identify liquid assets (referred to sometimes as "asset segregation"), or engage in other measures, with regard to its derivative instruments.

Commodity-Linked Derivatives. A commodity-linked derivative is a derivative instrument whose value is linked to the price movement of a commodity, commodity index, or commodity option or futures contract. The value of some commodity-linked derivatives may be based on a multiple of those price movements. One of the Underlying Funds invests primarily in commodity-linked derivatives known as "commodity-linked notes." That Underlying Fund has limits on the leverage ratio of each commodity-linked note it buys as well as on its overall portfolio and is subject to legal requirements, applicable to all mutual funds, that are designed to reduce the effects of any leverage created by the use of derivative instruments.

     Commodity-Linked Notes. A commodity-linked note is a derivative instrument that has characteristics of both a debt security and a commodity-linked derivative. It typically makes interest payments like a debt security and at maturity the principal payment is linked to the price movement of a commodity, commodity index or commodity option or futures contract. Commodity-linked notes are typically issued by a bank, other financial institution or a commodity producer. An Underlying Fund negotiates with the issuer to obtain specific terms and features that are tailored to its investment needs.

One of the Underlying Funds invests primarily in commodity-linked notes. That Underlying Fund has limits on the leverage ratio of each commodity-linked note it buys as well as on its overall portfolio and is subject to legal requirements, applicable to all mutual funds, that are designed to reduce the effects of any leverage created by the use of derivative instruments.

Risks of Commodity-Linked Investments. Investments linked to the prices of commodities are considered speculative. The commodity-linked instruments in which an Underlying Fund invests have substantial risks, including risk of loss of a significant portion of their principal value. Prices of commodities and commodity-linked investments may fluctuate significantly over short periods due to a variety of factors, including: changes in supply and demand relationships, weather, agriculture, fiscal and exchange control programs, disease, pestilence, and international economic, political, military and regulatory developments. These events might have less impact on the values of stocks and bonds and can make commodity-linked investments more volatile than other types of investments.

Commodity markets are also subject to temporary distortions and other disruptions due to lack of liquidity, the participation of speculators, and government regulation, among other factors. U.S. futures exchanges and some foreign exchanges limit the amount of fluctuation in futures contract prices that may occur in a single business day (generally referred to as "daily price fluctuation limits"). The maximum or minimum price of a contract as a result of these limits is referred to as a "limit price." If the limit price has been reached in a particular contract, no trades may be made beyond the limit price. Limit prices may have the effect of precluding trading in a particular contract or forcing the liquidation of contracts at disadvantageous times or prices and could adversely affect the value of commodity-linked investments.

Investments in Underlying Fund Wholly-Owned Subsidiary. Certain of the Underlying Funds may invest up to 25% of their total assets in a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Underlying Fund (the Subsidiary). The Subsidiary invests primarily in commodity-linked derivatives (including commodity-futures, financial futures, options and swap contracts), exchange-traded funds related to gold or other special minerals ("Gold ETFs") and certain fixed-income securities and other investments that may serve as margin or collateral for its derivatives positions.

Investment in the Subsidiary is expected to provide the Underlying Fund with exposure to the commodities markets within the limitations of the federal tax requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code ("Subchapter M"). Subchapter M requires, among other things, that at least 90% of the Underlying Fund's gross income be derived from securities or derived with respect to its business of investing in securities (typically referred to as "qualifying income"). Income from certain of the commodity-linked derivatives in which the Underlying Fund invests may not be treated as "qualifying income" for purposes of the 90% income requirement. The Underlying Fund has received a private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service confirming that income from the Underlying Fund's investment in the Subsidiary constitutes "qualifying income" for purposes of Subchapter M.

Event-Linked Bonds. Event-linked bonds are fixed income securities for which the return of principal and payment of interest is contingent on the non-occurrence of a specific trigger event, such as a hurricane, earthquake, or other occurrence that leads to physical or economic loss. In some cases, the trigger event will not be deemed to have occurred unless the event is of a certain magnitude (based on scientific readings) or causes a certain measurable amount of loss to the issuer, a particular industry group or a reference index.  Event-linked bonds may be issued by government agencies, insurance companies, reinsurers, and financial institutions, among other issuers, or special purpose vehicles associated with the foregoing.  

     Risks of Investing in Event-Linked Bonds. If the trigger event occurs prior to maturity, a Fund may lose all or a portion of its principal and additional interest. Event-linked bonds may expose a fund to certain other risks, including issuer default, adverse regulatory or jurisdictional interpretations, liquidity risk and adverse tax consequences. Lack of a liquid market may result in higher transaction costs and the possibility that the Underlying Fund may be forced to liquidate positions when it would not be advantageous to do so. Event-linked bonds are typically rated by one or more nationally recognized statistical rating organizations, however the Underlying Fund may also invest in unrated event-linked bonds whether or not determined by the Fund's manager to be investment-grade. 

Inflation-Indexed Debt Securities. Inflation-indexed bonds are fixed income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted according to an identified rate of inflation. For example, the U.S. Treasury uses the Consumer Price Index as the inflation measure for Treasury Inflation-Protection Securities. If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of the inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to smaller principal amounts) will be reduced. If the index measuring inflation rises, both the principal value and the interest payable (calculated with respect to a larger principal amount) will increase. With respect to certain inflation-indexed bonds, instead of adjusting the bond's principal value, the inflation adjustment is reflected in the coupon payment. Because of this inflation adjustment feature, inflation-protected bonds typically have lower yields than conventional fixed-rate bonds with similar maturities.

     Treasury Inflation-Protection Securities. Treasury inflation-protection securities ("TIPS") are U.S. Treasury securities designed to protect against inflation. The interest rate paid on TIPS is fixed. The principal value rises or falls semi-annually based on published changes to the Consumer Price Index. If inflation occurs, the principal amount will be adjusted upwards, resulting in increased interest payments. If deflation occurs, the principal amount will be adjusted downwards, resulting in lower interest payments. The principal amount payable at maturity will be the greater of the adjusted principal amount and the original principal amount. While U.S. Treasury securities have relatively little credit risk, they are subject to price fluctuations from changes in interest rates prior to their maturity.

        Special Risks of Inflation-Indexed Debt Securities. If inflation declines, the principal amount or the interest rate of an inflation-indexed bond will be adjusted downward. This will result in reduced income and may result in a decline in the bond's price which could cause losses for the fund. Interest payments on inflation-protected debt securities can be unpredictable and will vary as the principal or interest rate is adjusted for inflation. Inflation-indexed bonds normally will decline in price when real interest rates rise which could cause losses for the fund. A real interest rate is calculated by subtracting the inflation rate from a nominal interest rate.

Investments in Real Estate Securities. One of the Underlying Funds, Oppenheimer Real Estate Fund, invests primarily in shares of real estate investment trusts (REITs). It can also invest in real estate operating companies (REOCs) and other real estate related securities. REITs can generally be classified as Equity REITs, Mortgage REITs or Hybrid REITs. That Underlying Fund invests primarily in Equity REITs.

  • Equity REITs. Equity REITs are companies that primarily invest in real property and derive income mainly from the collection of rents. Equity REITs may also realize capital gains by investing in and selling properties that have appreciated in value.
  • Mortgage REITs. Mortgage REITs invest the majority of their assets in real estate mortgages and derive their income primarily from interest payments.
  • Hybrid REITs. Hybrid REITs combine the characteristics of both Equity REITs and Mortgage REITs.

Because that Underlying Fund concentrates its assets in the real estate industry, its performance is closely linked to the performance of the real estate markets. Property values or revenues from real estate investments may fall due to many different factors, including: disruptions to real estate sales markets, increased vacancies or declining rents, negative economic developments affecting businesses or individuals, increased real estate operating costs, lower real estate demand, oversupply, obsolescence, competition, uninsured casualty losses, condemnation losses, environmental liabilities, the failure of borrowers to repay loans in a timely manner, changes in prevailing interest rates or rates of inflation, lack of available credit or changes in federal or state taxation policies affecting real estate. The price of a real estate company's securities may also drop because of dividend reductions, lowered credit ratings, poor company management, or other factors that affect companies in general. Smaller REIT companies may be subject to greater risks than larger REIT companies. Because that Underlying Fund invests primarily in real estate securities, it may perform poorly during a downturn in that industry.

Investments in Mining Securities and Metal Investments. Certain of the Underlying Funds may invest directly in, or indirectly through a Subsidiary or by means of derivative instruments, securities issued by companies that are involved in mining or processing or dealing in gold or other metals or minerals. These securities are described as "Mining Securities." Those Underlying Funds may also invest up to 10% of their total assets in gold or silver bullion, in other precious metals, in metals naturally occurring with precious metals, in certificates representing an ownership interest in those metals, and in gold or silver coins. These investments are referred to as "Metal Investments." While the Underlying Funds may hold gold or silver coins that have an active, quoted trading market, they will not hold them for their value as "collectibles." The Underlying Funds' investment in Gold ETFs is subject to this investment restriction.

Special Risks of Investments in Mining Securities and Metal Investments. Investments in Mining Securities and Metal Investments involve additional risks and considerations not typically associated with other types of investments: (1) the risk of substantial price fluctuations of gold and precious metals; (2) the concentration of gold supply is mainly in five territories (South Africa, Australia, the Commonwealth of Independent States (the former Soviet Union), Canada and the United States), and the prevailing economic and political conditions of these countries may have a direct effect on the production and marketing of gold and sales of central bank gold holdings; (3) unpredictable international monetary policies, economic and political conditions; (4) possible U.S. governmental regulation of Metal Investments, as well as foreign regulation of such investments; and (5) possible adverse tax consequences for the Underlying Fund in making Metal Investments, if it fails to qualify as a "regulated investment company" under the Internal Revenue Code.

To the extent the Underlying Fund invests in gold or silver bullion, it will earn no income. However, the Underlying Fund may realize gains as a result of the sale of those investments after an appreciation in the market price and such investments may incur higher storage and custody costs as compared to purchasing, holding and selling more traditional investments.

Investments in metals entail the risk that the Underlying Fund might not qualify as a "regulated investment company," under the Internal Revenue Code because any gains from the sale of those investments would not constitute "qualifying income" under Subchapter M of the Code. As explained further under "Investments in Underlying Fund Wholly-Owned Subsidiary" in this prospectus, Subchapter M requires, among other things, that at least 90% of the Underlying Fund's gross income be derived from qualifying sources. The "Taxes" section in this prospectus and "Distributions and Taxes" section in the Statement of Additional Information provides additional information about the Fund's tax implications.

Industry, Sector and Regional Focus. At times, an Underlying Fund may emphasize investments in a particular industry, group of industries, sector or region of the world. Securities of issuers in a particular industry or region might be affected by changes in economic conditions or by changes in government regulations, availability of basic resources or supplies, or other events that affect that industry or region more than others.

     Price Arbitrage. To the extent that some of the Underlying Funds invest significantly in small-cap securities, because those securities may be traded infrequently, investors may seek to trade shares of those funds based on their knowledge or understanding of the value of those types of securities (this is sometimes referred to as "price arbitrage"). Such price arbitrage, if otherwise successful, might interfere with the efficient management of an Underlying Fund's portfolio to a greater degree than would be the case for funds that invest in more liquid securities, because the Underlying Fund may have difficulty selling those securities at advantageous times or prices to satisfy the liquidity requirements created by large and/or frequent trading activity. Successful price arbitrage activities might also dilute the value of an Underlying Fund's shares held by other shareholders.

Master Limited Partnerships. Certain of the Underlying Funds may invest in publicly traded limited partnerships known as "master limited partnerships" or MLPs. MLPs issue common units that represent an equity ownership interest in a partnership and provide limited voting rights. MLP common units are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are freely tradable on securities exchanges such as the NYSE and the NASDAQ, or in the over-the-counter market. An MLP consists of one or more general partners, who conduct the business, and one or more limited partners, who contribute capital. MLP common unit holders have a limited role in the partnership's operations and management. An Underlying Fund, as a limited partner, normally would not be liable for the debts of the MLP beyond the amounts the Underlying Fund has contributed, but would not be shielded to the same extent that a shareholder of a corporation would be. In certain circumstances creditors of an MLP would have the right to seek return of capital distributed to a limited partner. This right of an MLP's creditors would continue after the Fund sold its investment in the MLP. MLPs are typically real estate, oil and gas and equipment leasing vehicles, but they also finance movies, research and development, and other projects.

The MLP's that the Underlying Funds primarily invest in are typically involved in the following types of business:

  • Midstream - businesses involved in the gathering, transporting, processing, treating, terminalling, storing, refining, distributing, mining or marketing of natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil, refined products or coal;
  • Upstream - businesses primarily engaged in the acquisition, exploitation and development of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids;
  • Downstream - businesses that process, treat and refine natural gas liquids and crude oil

MLP Affiliates - Certain of the Underlying Funds may invest in the debt and equity securities issued of MLP affiliates and companies that own MLP general partner interests that are energy infrastructure companies. Certain of the Underlying Funds may also invest in MLP I-Shares, which represent an indirect ownership interest in MLP common units. MLP I-Shares differ from MLP common units primarily in that, instead of receiving cash distributions, holders of MLP I-Shares receive distributions in the form of additional I-Shares. Issuers of MLP I-Shares are treated as corporations and not partnerships for tax purposes. MLP affiliates also include publicly traded limited liability companies that own, directly or indirectly, general partner interests of MLPs.

Risks of Investing in Master Limited Partnerships. Investments in securities of MLPs involve risks that differ from an investment in common stock, including but not limited to:

  • Holders of units of MLPs have more limited control rights and limited rights to vote on matters affecting the MLP as compared to holders of stock of a corporation. For example, unit holders may not elect the general partner or the directors of the general partner and they have limited ability to remove an MLP's general partner.
  • MLPs are controlled by their general partners, which may be subject to conflicts of interest. General Partners typically have limited fiduciary duties to an MLP, which could allow a general partner to favor its own interests over the MLP's interests.
  • General partners of MLPs often have limited call rights that may require unit holders to sell their common units at an undesirable time or price.
  • MLPs may issue additional common units without unit holder approval, which would dilute the interests of existing unit holders, including an Underlying Fund's ownership interest.
  • An Underlying Fund may derive substantially all or a portion of its cash flow from investments in equity securities of MLPs. The amount of cash that the Underlying Fund will have available to pay or distribute to investors depends entirely on the ability of the MLPs that the Underlying Fund owns to make distributions to its partners and the tax character of those distributions. Neither the Underlying Fund nor its investment manager has control over the actions of underlying MLPs. The amount of cash that each individual MLP can distribute to its partners will depend on the amount of cash it generates from operations, which will vary from quarter to quarter depending on factors affecting the energy infrastructure market generally and on factors affecting the particular business lines of the MLP. Available cash will also depend on the MLPs' level of operating costs (including incentive distributions to the general partner), level of capital expenditures, debt service requirements, acquisition costs (if any), fluctuations in working capital needs and other factors.
  • MLPs do not pay U.S. federal income tax at the partnership level. Rather, each partner is allocated a share of the partnership's income, gains, losses, deductions and expenses. A change in current tax law, or a change in the underlying business mix of a given MLP, could result in an MLP being treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, which would result in such MLP being required to pay U.S. federal income tax on its taxable income. The classification of an MLP as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes would have the effect of reducing the amount of cash available for distribution by the MLP. Thus, if any of the MLPs owned by the Underlying Fund were treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, it could result in a reduction of the value of the Underlying Fund's investment, and consequently the Fund's investment in the Underlying Fund.

Deferred Tax Liability of Certain SteelPath Funds. SteelPath MLP Alpha Fund and SteelPath MLP Select 40 Fund are each classified for federal tax purposes as a taxable regular corporation or so-called Subchapter "C Corporation" (each is referred to here as a "C Corporation", and collectively, the "SteelPath C Corporations"). As a C Corporation, each of these Underlying Funds is subject to U.S. federal income tax on its taxable income at the graduated rates applicable to corporations (currently at a maximum rate of 35%) as well as state and local income taxes. An investment strategy whereby a fund elects to be taxed as a regular corporation, or C corporation, rather than as a regulated investment company, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, is a relatively recent strategy for open-end registered investment companies. This strategy involves complicated accounting, tax, net asset value and share valuation aspects that cause those  Underlying Funds to differ significantly from most other open-end registered investment companies. This could result in unexpected and potentially significant accounting, tax and valuation consequences for the Underlying Funds and the Fund. Additionally, accounting, tax and valuation practices in this area are still developing, and there may not always be clear agreement among industry participants on the most appropriate approach. This could result in changes over time in the practices applied by those Underlying Funds, which in turn could have significant adverse consequences on the Fund.

The SteelPath C Corporations accrue deferred income taxes for any future tax liability associated with (i) that portion of MLP distributions considered to be a tax-deferred return of capital and for any net operating gains as well as (ii) capital appreciation of its investments. Those Underlying Funds' accrued deferred tax liability will be reflected each day in their net asset value. The SteelPath C Corporations' current and deferred tax liability, if any, will depend upon their net investment gains and losses and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments and therefore may vary greatly from year to year and day to day depending on the nature of their investments, the performance of those investments and general market conditions. Those Underlying Funds will rely to some extent on information provided by the MLPs in which they invest, which may not be timely, to estimate deferred tax liability and/or asset balances. From time to time, they may modify the estimates or assumptions regarding their deferred tax liability and/or asset balances as new information becomes available. The estimates regarding deferred tax liability and/or asset balances are made in good faith; however, the daily estimate of the Underlying Fund's deferred tax liability and/or asset balances used to calculate the Underlying Fund's net asset value may vary dramatically from their actual tax liability. Any variation between estimated deferred tax liability and actual tax liability could have a material impact on an Underlying Fund's net asset value and the net asset value and expenses of the Fund.

The following example illustrates two hypothetical trading days of a SteelPath C Corporation and the tax effect upon the daily net asset value compared to the individual securities. The examples assume a 37.5% deferred tax calculation (maximum corporate tax rate of 35% in effect for 2012 plus estimated state tax rate of 2.5%, net of federal benefit). They do not reflect the impact, if any, of any valuation allowances on deferred tax assets that management may deem appropriate.

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Actual income tax expense, if any, will be incurred over many years, depending upon whether and when investment gains and losses are realized, the then-current basis of a SteelPath C Corporation's assets and other factors. Upon the sale of an MLP security, that Underlying Fund will be liable for previously deferred taxes, if any. As a result, the Underlying Fund's actual tax liability could have a material impact on its net asset value and the net asset value and expenses of the Fund.

Energy Infrastructure and Energy Related Assets or Activities. Energy infrastructure companies are subject to risks specific to the energy and energy-related industry. Risks inherent in the energy infrastructure business of MLPs include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Processing, exploration and production, and coal MLPs may be directly affected by energy commodity prices. The volatility of commodity prices can indirectly affect certain other MLPs due to the impact of prices on the volume of commodities transported, processed, stored or distributed. Pipeline MLPs are not subject to direct commodity price exposure because they do not own the underlying energy commodity, while propane MLPs do own the underlying energy commodity. High quality MLPs are more able to mitigate or manage direct margin exposure to commodity price levels. The MLP sector can be hurt by market perception that MLPs' performance and distributions are directly tied to commodity prices.
  • The profitability of MLPs, particularly processing and pipeline MLPs, may be materially impacted by the volume of natural gas or other energy commodities available for transporting, processing, storing or distributing. A significant decrease in the production of natural gas, oil, coal or other energy commodities, due to a decline in production from existing facilities, import supply disruption, depressed commodity prices or otherwise, would reduce revenue and operating income of MLPs and, therefore, the ability of MLPs to make distributions to partners.
  • A decline in demand for crude oil, natural gas and refined petroleum products could adversely affect MLP revenues and cash flows. Factors that could lead to a decrease in market demand include a recession or other adverse economic conditions, an increase in the market price of the underlying commodity, higher taxes or other regulatory actions that increase costs, or a shift in consumer demand for such products. Demand may also be adversely impacted by consumer sentiment with respect to global warming and/or by any state or federal legislation intended to promote the use of alternative energy sources, such as bio-fuels.
  • A portion of any one MLP's assets may be dedicated to natural gas reserves and other commodities that naturally deplete over time, which could have a materially adverse impact on an MLP's ability to make distributions if the reserves are not replaced.
  • Some MLPs are dependent on third parties to conduct their exploration and production activities and shortages in crews or drilling rigs can adversely impact such MLPs.
  • MLPs employ a variety of means of increasing cash flow, including increasing utilization of existing facilities, expanding operations through new construction, expanding operations through acquisitions, or securing additional long-term contracts. Thus, some MLPs may be subject to new construction risk, acquisition risk or other risk factors arising from their specific business strategies. A significant slowdown in large energy companies' disposition of energy infrastructure assets and other merger and acquisition activity in the energy MLP industry could reduce the growth rate of cash flows received by a Fund from MLPs that grow through acquisitions.
  • The profitability of MLPs could be adversely affected by changes in the regulatory environment. Most MLPs' assets are heavily regulated by federal and state governments in diverse matters, such as the way in which certain MLP assets are constructed, maintained and operated and the prices MLPs may charge for their services. Such regulation can change over time in scope and intensity. For example, a particular byproduct of an MLP process may be declared hazardous by a regulatory agency and unexpectedly increase production costs. Moreover, many state and federal environmental laws provide for civil as well as regulatory remediation, thus adding to the potential exposure an MLP may face.
  • Extreme weather patterns, such as hurricane Ivan in 2004 and hurricane Katrina in 2005, and environmental hazards, such as the BP oil spill in 2010, could result in significant volatility in the supply of energy and power and could adversely impact the value of the securities in which a Fund invests. This volatility may create fluctuations in commodity prices and earnings of companies in the energy infrastructure industry.
  • A rising interest rate environment could adversely impact the performance of MLPs. Rising interest rates could limit the capital appreciation of equity units of MLPs as a result of the increased availability of alternative investments at competitive yields with MLPs. Rising interest rates also may increase an MLP's cost of capital. A higher cost of capital could limit growth from acquisition/expansion projects and limit MLP distribution growth rates.
  • Since the September 11, 2001 attacks, the U.S. Government has issued public warnings indicating that energy assets, specifically those related to pipeline infrastructure, production facilities and transmission and distribution facilities, might be specific targets of terrorist activity. The continued threat of terrorism and related military activity likely will increase volatility for prices in natural gas and oil and could affect the market for products of MLPs.

Greenfield Projects. Greenfield projects are energy-related projects built by private joint ventures formed by energy infrastructure companies. Greenfield projects may include the creation of a new pipeline, processing plant or storage facility or other energy infrastructure asset that is integrated with the company's existing assets. An Underlying Fund's investments in greenfield projects may distribute income. However, an Underlying Fund's investment also may be structured as pay-in-kind securities with minimal or no cash interest or dividends until construction is completed, at which time interest payments or dividends would be paid in cash. An investment in a greenfield project entails substantial risk, including the risk that the project may not materialize due to, among other factors, financing constraints, the absence of a natural energy source, an inability to obtain the necessary governmental permits to build the project, and the failure of the technology necessary to generate the energy. A Fund's investment could lose its value in the event of a failure of a greenfield project. Greenfield projects also may be illiquid.

Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs). ETNs are senior, unsecured, unsubordinated debt securities that typically are issued by a financial institution. The returns of an ETN are linked to the performance of a particular market benchmark index or strategy minus applicable fees. At maturity, the issuer pays to the investor a cash amount equal to the principal amount, subject to the day's market benchmark or strategy factor. ETNs are traded on an exchange (e.g., the NYSE) during normal trading hours.

Risks of ETNs. ETNs are subject to credit risk, and the value of the ETN may drop due to a downgrade in the issuer's credit rating, despite the underlying market benchmark or strategy remaining unchanged. The value of an ETN may also be influenced by time to maturity, level of supply and demand for the ETN, volatility and lack of liquidity in underlying assets, changes in the applicable interest rates, changes in the issuer's credit rating and economic, legal, political or geographic events that affect the referenced underlying asset. When an Underlying Fund invests in ETNs, it will bear its proportionate share of any fees and expenses borne by the ETN. These fees and expenses generally reduce the return realized at maturity or upon redemption from an investment in an ETN; therefore, the value of the index underlying the ETN must increase significantly in order for an investor in an ETN to receive at least the principal amount of the investment at maturity or upon redemption. An Underlying Fund's decision to sell ETN holdings may be limited by the availability of a secondary market.

Pay-In-Kind Securities. Pay-in-kind securities are securities that pay interest through the issuance of additional debt or equity securities. Upon maturity, the holder is entitled to receive the aggregate par value of the securities. Pay-in-kind securities may be subject to greater fluctuation in value and lesser liquidity in the event of adverse market conditions than comparably rated securities paying cash interest at regular interest payment periods. Pay-in-kind securities carry additional risk as holders of these types of securities realize no cash until the cash payment date unless a portion of such securities is sold. If the issuer defaults, an Underlying Fund may obtain no return at all on its investment. The market price of pay-in-kind securities is affected by interest rate changes to a greater extent, and therefore tends to be more volatile, than that of securities which pay interest in cash.

Private Equity and Debt Investments. The Underlying Funds managed by SteelPath can invest in private equity and debt investments, which generally will include traditional private equity control positions and minority investments in MLPs and energy infrastructure companies. Private equity and debt investments involve a high degree of business and financial risk and can result in substantial or complete losses. Some portfolio companies in which an Underlying Fund may invest may be operating at a loss or with substantial variations in operating results from period to period and may need substantial additional capital to support expansion or to achieve or maintain competitive positions. Such companies may face intense competition, including competition from companies with much greater financial resources, much more extensive development, production, marketing and service capabilities and a much larger number of qualified managerial and technical personnel. An Underlying Fund can offer no assurance that the marketing efforts of any particular portfolio company will be successful or that its business will succeed. Additionally, privately held companies are not subject to SEC reporting requirements, are not required to maintain their accounting records in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and are not required to maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting. As a result, SteelPath may not have timely or accurate information about the business, financial condition and results of operations of the privately held companies in which an Underlying Fund invests. Private debt investments also are subject to interest rate risk, credit risk and duration risk.

Private Investments in Public Equity (PIPEs). PIPEs are equity securities issued in a private placement by companies that have outstanding, publicly traded equity securities of the same class. Shares in PIPEs generally are not registered with the SEC until after a certain time period from the date the private sale is completed. PIPE transactions will generally result in an Underlying Fund acquiring either restricted stock or an instrument convertible into restricted stock. As with investments in other types of restricted securities, such an investment may be illiquid. An Underlying Fund's ability to dispose of securities acquired in PIPE transactions may depend upon the registration of such securities for resale. Any number of factors may prevent or delay a proposed registration. Alternatively, it may be possible for securities acquired in a PIPE transaction to be resold in transactions exempt from registration in accordance with Rule 144 under the 1933 Act, or otherwise under the federal securities laws. There is no guarantee, however, that an active trading market for the securities will exist at the time of disposition of the securities, and the lack of such a market could hurt the market value of an Underlying Fund's investments. As a result, even if an Underlying Fund is able to have securities acquired in a PIPE transaction registered or sell such securities through an exempt transaction, the Underlying Fund may not be able to sell all the securities on short notice, and the sale of the securities could lower the market price of the securities.

       Exchange-Traded Funds. The Fund can invest in exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which are typically open-end funds or unit investment trusts listed on a stock exchange. The Fund might do so as a way of gaining exposure to securities represented by the ETF's portfolio at times when the Fund may not be able to buy those securities directly. As a shareholder of an investment company, the Fund would be subject to its ratable share of that investment company's expenses, including its advisory and administration expenses. At the same time, the Fund would bear its own management fees and expenses. The Fund does not intend to invest in other ETFs unless the portfolio manager believes that the potential benefits of the investment justify the expenses. The Fund's investments in the securities of other investment companies are subject to the limits that apply to those types of investments under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Other Investment Strategies and Risks. The Underlying Funds can also use the investment techniques and strategies described below. An Underlying Fund might not use all of these techniques or strategies or might only use them from time to time.

Investing in Special Situations. Some of the Underlying Funds might periodically seek to benefit from what they perceive to be a "special situation," such as a merger, reorganization, restructuring or other unusual event that is expected to affect a particular issuer. However, there is a risk that the anticipated change or event might not occur, which could have a negative impact on the price of the issuer's securities. An Underlying Fund's investment might not produce the expected gains or could incur a loss for the portfolio.

Cyclical Opportunities. Some Underlying Funds might seek to take advantage of changes in the business cycle by investing in companies that are sensitive to those changes. An Underlying Fund might also seek to gain from cyclical events that might affect particular issuers or industries. There is a risk that if a cyclical event does not have the anticipated effect, the value of the Underlying Fund's investment could fall.

When-Issued and Delayed-Delivery Transactions. Some of the Underlying Funds may purchase securities on a "when-issued" basis and may purchase or sell such securities on a "delayed-delivery" basis. When-issued and delayed-delivery securities are purchased at a price that is fixed at the time of the transaction, with payment and delivery of the security made at a later date. During the period between purchase and settlement, the Underlying Fund makes no payment to the issuer and no interest accrues to the Underlying Fund from the investment.
The securities are subject to changes in value from market fluctuations during the period until settlement and the value of the security on the delivery date may be more or less than the Underlying Fund paid. An Underlying Fund may lose money if the value of the security declines below the purchase price. 

"Zero-Coupon" & "Stripped" Securities. Some of the debt securities that some Underlying Funds may buy are zero-coupon bonds that pay no interest and are issued at a substantial discount from their face value. "Stripped" securities are the separate income or principal components of a debt security, such as Treasury securities whose coupons have been stripped by a Federal Reserve Bank. Some mortgage-related securities may be stripped, with each component having a different proportion of principal or interest payments. One class might receive all the interest and the other all the principal payments. Zero-coupon and stripped securities are subject to greater fluctuations in price from interest rate changes than interest-bearing securities. Some of the Underlying Funds may have to pay out the imputed income on zero-coupon securities prior to receiving the actual cash. Interest-only and principal-only securities are particularly sensitive to changes in interest rates.  The market for some of these securities may be limited, making it difficult for an Underlying Fund to dispose of its holdings quickly at an acceptable price.

Money Market Instruments. Most of the Underlying Funds can invest in "money market instruments," which are short-term, high quality, dollar-denominated money market instruments issued by the U.S. government, domestic and foreign corporations and financial institutions, and other entities. These include U.S. government securities, high quality corporate debt securities having a remaining maturity of one year or less, bankers' acceptances, commercial paper, certificates of deposit, repurchase agreements, and other short-term corporate debt obligations. While money market instruments generally have lower risks than other fixed-income securities, they may also offer lower returns. 

Illiquid and Restricted Securities. Investments that do not have an active trading market, or that have legal or contractual limitations on their resale, are generally referred to as "illiquid" securities. Illiquid securities may be difficult to value or to sell promptly at an acceptable price or may require registration under applicable securities laws before they can be sold publicly. Securities that have limitations on their resale are referred to as "restricted securities." Certain restricted securities that are eligible for resale to qualified institutional purchasers may not be regarded as illiquid.

Repurchase Agreements. Certain Underlying Funds may also enter into repurchase agreements. In a repurchase transaction, the Underlying Fund buys a security and simultaneously sells it back to the vendor for delivery at a future date. Repurchase agreements must be fully collateralized. However, if the seller fails to pay the repurchase price on the delivery date, the Underlying Fund may incur costs in disposing of the collateral and may experience losses if there is any delay in its ability to do so. If the default on the part of the seller is due to its bankruptcy, the Underlying Fund's ability to liquidate the collateral may be delayed or limited.

Investments by "Funds of Funds." Shares of certain Underlying Funds are offered as an investment to other Oppenheimer funds that act as "funds of funds." The Fund and the other funds of funds may invest significant portions of their assets in shares of those Underlying Funds. From time to time, those investments may also represent a significant portion of an Underlying Fund's outstanding shares or of its outstanding Class I or Class Y shares. The Oppenheimer funds of funds typically use asset allocation strategies that may cause them to increase or reduce the amount of their investment in an Underlying Fund frequently, possibly on a daily basis during volatile market conditions. If the size of those purchases or redemptions were significant relative to the size of an Underlying Fund's assets, the Underlying Fund might be required to purchase or sell portfolio securities, which could increase its transaction costs and reduce the performance of all of its share classes. Further discussion of the possible effects of frequent trading in a fund's shares is included in the section "Limitations on Frequent Exchanges" in this prospectus.

Conflicts of Interest. The investment activities of the Manager and its affiliates in regard to other accounts they manage may present conflicts of interest that could disadvantage the Fund or an Underlying Fund and their shareholders. The Manager or its affiliates may provide investment advisory services to other funds and accounts that have investment objectives or strategies that differ from, or are contrary to, those of the Fund and the Underlying Funds. That may result in another fund or account holding investment positions that are adverse to an Underlying Fund's investment strategies or activities. Other funds or accounts advised by the Manager or its affiliates may have conflicting interests arising from investment objectives that are similar to those of an Underlying Fund. Those funds and accounts may engage in, and compete for, the same types of securities or other investments as an Underlying Fund or invest in securities of the same issuers that have different, and possibly conflicting, characteristics. The trading and other investment activities of those other funds or accounts may be carried out without regard to the investment activities of the Underlying Funds and, as a result, the value of securities held by an Underlying Fund or its investment strategies may be adversely affected. Each Underlying Fund's investment performance will usually differ from the performance of other accounts advised by the Manager or its affiliates and an Underlying Fund may experience losses during periods in which other accounts advised by the Manager or its affiliates achieve gains. The Manager has adopted policies and procedures designed to address potential conflicts of interest identified by the Manager; however such policies and procedures may also limit the Underlying Funds' investment activities and affect their performance.

Investments in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund. The Fund and certain of the Underlying Funds can invest their free cash balances in Class E shares of Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, to provide liquidity or for defensive purposes. The Fund and the Underlying Funds invest in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, rather than purchasing individual short-term investments, to seek a higher yield than they could obtain on their own. Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund is a registered open-end management investment company, regulated as a money market fund under the Investment Company Act, and is part of the Oppenheimer family of funds. It invests in a variety of short-term, high quality, dollar-denominated money market instruments issued by the U.S. government, domestic and foreign corporations, other financial institutions, and other entities. Those investments may have a higher rate of return than the investments that would be available to the Fund or the Underlying Funds directly. At the time of an investment, the Fund or the Underlying Funds cannot always predict what the yield of Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund will be because of the wide variety of instruments that fund holds in its portfolio. The return on those investments may, in some cases, be lower than the return that would have been derived from other types of investments that would provide liquidity. As shareholders, the Fund and the Underlying Funds will be subject to their proportional share of the expenses of Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund's Class E shares, including its advisory fee. However, the Manager will waive a portion of the Underlying Funds' advisory fees equal to their share of the advisory fees that the Manager receives from Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund.

Temporary Defensive and Interim Investments. For temporary defensive purposes in times of adverse or unstable market, economic or political conditions, the Fund or any of the Underlying Funds can invest up to 100% of their assets in investments that may be inconsistent with its principal investment strategies. Generally, the Fund or the Underlying Fund would invest in shares of Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund or in the types of money market instruments in which Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund invests or in other short-term U.S. government securities. The Fund or an Underlying Fund might also hold these types of securities as interim investments pending the investment of proceeds from the sale of its shares or the sale of its portfolio securities or to meet anticipated redemptions of its shares. To the extent the Fund or an Underlying Fund invests in these securities, it might not achieve its investment objective.

Portfolio Turnover. A change in the securities held by the Fund is known as "portfolio turnover." The Fund or an Underlying Fund may engage in active and frequent trading to try to achieve its investment objective and may have a portfolio turnover rate of over 100% annually. If the Fund realizes capital gains when it sells investments, it generally must pay those gains to shareholders, increasing its taxable distributions. Increased portfolio turnover may also result in higher brokerage fees or other transaction costs, which can reduce an Underlying Fund's performance. Most of the Fund's portfolio transactions are purchases or sales of the Underlying Funds' shares, however, which do not entail any brokerage fees or transaction costs. The Financial Highlights table at the end of this prospectus shows the Fund's portfolio turnover rates during past fiscal years.

Changes To The Fund's Investment Policies. The Fund's fundamental investment policies cannot be changed without the approval of a majority of the Fund's outstanding voting shares, however, the Fund's Board can change non-fundamental policies without a shareholder vote. Significant policy changes will be described in supplements to this prospectus. The Fund's investment objective is not a fundamental policy but will not be changed by the Board without advance notice to shareholders. Investment restrictions that are fundamental policies are listed in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information. An investment policy is not fundamental unless this prospectus or the Statement of Additional Information states that it is.

     Certain investment objectives and strategies of the Underlying Funds are fundamental policies and others are non-fundamental policies, as indicated in each Underlying Fund's prospectus or Statement of Additional Information. Each Underlying Fund's Board can change non fundamental policies without shareholder approval, including without the approval of the Fund.

Portfolio Holdings.  The Fund's portfolio holdings are included in its semi-annual and annual reports that are distributed to its shareholders within 60 days after the close of the applicable reporting period. The Fund also discloses its portfolio holdings in its Schedule of Investments on Form N-Q, which are public filings that are required to be made with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 60 days after the end of the Fund's first and third fiscal quarters. Therefore, the Fund's portfolio holdings are made publicly available no later than 60 days after the end of each of its fiscal quarters. In addition, the Fund's portfolio holdings information, as of the end of each calendar month, may be posted and available on the Fund's website no sooner than 30 days after the end of each calendar month.    

A description of the Fund's policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of its portfolio holdings is available in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information.

     Each Underlying Fund's portfolio holdings are also made available no later than 60 days after the applicable fiscal quarter.  The Underlying Funds' prospectuses have more information regarding their portfolio holdings policies.

How the Fund is Managed  

THE MANAGER. OppenheimerFunds, Inc., the Manager, chooses the Fund's investments and handles its day-to-day business. The Manager carries out its duties, subject to the policies established by the Fund's Board of Trustees, under an investment advisory agreement that states the Manager's responsibilities. The agreement sets the fees the Fund pays to the Manager and describes the expenses that the Fund is responsible to pay to conduct its business.

The Manager has been an investment adviser since 1960. The Manager is located at Two World Financial Center, 225 Liberty Street, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10281-1008.

Advisory Fees. Under the investment advisory agreement, the Manager does not charge a management fee to the Fund. However the Manager collects indirect management fees from the Fund's investments in the Underlying Funds that are also managed by the Manager. The estimated indirect management fees collected from the Fund's investment with the Underlying Funds for the fiscal year ended, as a percent of average daily net assets of the Fund net assets, is ____%; before any applicable waivers.

The Fund's transfer agent has voluntarily agreed to limit its fees for all classes C, N and Y to 0.35% of average annual net assets per class per fiscal year, and to 0.30% of average annual net assets per fiscal year for Class A. Each of these voluntary expense limitations may not be amended or withdrawn after one year from the date of this prospectus.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Board's approval of the Fund's investment advisory contract will be available in the Fund's first shareholder report following commencement of operations.

Portfolio Manager. The Fund's portfolio is managed by Alan Gilston who has been a Vice President of the Fund and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio since its inception.

     Mr. Gilston has been Vice President and portfolio manager of the Manager since September 1997 and was a member of the Manager's Risk Management Team during various periods. He has been Director of Asset Allocation since September 2010. Mr. Gilston is a portfolio manager and officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

     The Statement of Additional Information provides additional information about portfolio manager compensation, other accounts managed and ownership of Fund shares.

     Information about the portfolio managers of the Underlying Funds is available in the Portfolio Manager section of the respective prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of each Underlying Fund.

MORE ABOUT YOUR ACCOUNT



About Your Account

Where Can You Buy Fund Shares? Oppenheimer funds may be purchased either directly or through a variety of "financial intermediaries" that offer Fund shares to their clients. Financial intermediaries include securities dealers, financial advisors, brokers, banks, trust companies, insurance companies and the sponsors of fund "supermarkets," fee-based advisory or wrap fee programs or college and retirement savings programs.

What Classes of Shares Does the Fund Offer? The Fund offers investors five different classes of shares. The different classes of shares represent investments in the same portfolio of securities, but the classes are subject to different expenses and will usually have different share prices. When you buy shares, be sure to specify the class of shares you wish to purchase. If you do not choose a class, your investment will be made in Class A shares.
Class A Shares. If you buy Class A shares, you will pay an initial sales charge on investments up to $1 million for regular accounts or lesser amounts for certain retirement plans or if you qualify for certain fee waivers. The amount of the sales charge will vary depending on the amount you invest. The sales charge rates for different investment amounts are listed in "About Class A Shares" below.
Class C Shares. If you buy Class C shares, you will pay no sales charge at the time of purchase, but you will pay an ongoing asset-based sales charge. If you sell your shares within 12 months after buying them, you will normally pay a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00%, as described in "About Class C Shares" below.
Class N Shares. Class N shares are available only through certain retirement plans. If you buy Class N shares, you pay no sales charge at the time of purchase, but you will pay an ongoing asset-based sales charge. If you sell your shares within 18 months after the retirement plan's first purchase of Class N shares, you may pay a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00%. See "About Class N Shares" below.
Class Y Shares. Class Y shares are offered only to certain institutional investors that have a special agreement with the Distributor and to present or former officers, directors, trustees and employees (and their eligible family members) of the Fund, the Manager and its affiliates, its parent company and the subsidiaries of its parent company, and retirement plans established for the benefit of such individuals. See "About Class Y Shares" below.
Class I Shares. Class I shares are only offered to eligible institutional investors that make a minimum initial investment of $5 million or more and to retirement plan service provider platforms. See "About Class I Shares" below.

Certain sales charge waivers may apply to purchases or redemptions of Class A, Class C, or Class N shares. More information about those waivers is available in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information, or by clicking on the hyperlink "Sales Charges & Breakpoints" under the heading "Fund Information" on the OppenheimerFunds website at "www.oppenheimerfunds.com."

What is the Minimum Investment. You can buy most Fund share classes with a minimum initial investment of $1,000. For Class I shares the minimum initial investment is $5 million per account. The Class I share minimum initial investment is waived for retirement plan service provider platforms. Reduced initial minimums are available for other share classes in certain circumstances, including under the following investment plans:

  • For most types of retirement accounts that OppenheimerFunds offers, the minimum initial investment is $500.
  • For certain retirement accounts that have automatic investments through salary deduction plans, there is no minimum initial investment.
  • For an Asset Builder Plan or Automatic Exchange Plan or a government allotment plan, the minimum initial investment is $500.
  • For certain fee-based programs that have an agreement with the Distributor, a minimum initial investment of $250 applies.

You can make additional investments with as little as $50. The minimum additional investment requirement does not apply to reinvested dividends from the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds, to omnibus account purchases or to Class I shares. A reduced additional investment minimum of $25 applies to purchases through an Asset Builder Plan, an Automatic Exchange Plan or a government allotment plan established before November 1, 2002.

Minimum Account Balance. A $12 annual "minimum balance fee" is assessed on Fund accounts with a value of less than $500. The fee is automatically deducted from each applicable Fund account annually in September. See the Statement of Additional Information for information about the circumstances under which this fee will not be assessed. Small accounts may be involuntarily redeemed by the Fund if the value has fallen below $500 for reasons other than a decline in the market value of the shares.

      The minimum account balance for Class I shares is $2.5 million. If a Class I account balance falls below $2.5 million, the account may be involuntarily redeemed or converted into a Class Y share account. This minimum balance policy does not apply to accounts for which the minimum initial investment is waived.

Choosing a Share Class.  Once you decide that the Fund is an appropriate investment for you, deciding which class of shares is best suited to your needs depends on a number of factors that you should discuss with your financial advisor. The Fund's operating costs that apply to a share class and the effect of the different types of sales charges on your investment will affect your investment results over time. For example, expenses such as the distribution or service fees will reduce the net asset value and the dividends on share classes that are subject to those expenses.

Two of the factors to consider are how much you plan to invest and, while future financial needs cannot be predicted with certainty, how long you plan to hold your investment. For example, with larger purchases that qualify for a reduced initial sales charge on Class A shares, the effect of paying an initial sales charge on purchases of Class A shares may be less over time than the effect of the distribution fees on other share classes. If your goals and objectives change over time and you plan to purchase additional shares, you should re-evaluate each of the factors to see if you should consider a different class of shares.

The discussion below is not intended to be investment advice or a recommendation, because each investor's financial considerations are different. The discussion below assumes that you will purchase only one class of shares and not a combination of shares of different classes. These examples are based on approximations of the effects of current sales charges and expenses projected over time, and do not detail all of the considerations in selecting a class of shares. You should analyze your options carefully with your financial advisor before making that choice.

  • Investing for the Shorter Term. While the Fund is meant to be a long-term investment, if you have a relatively short-term investment horizon, you should consider investing in Class C shares. That is because the effect of the initial sales charge on Class A shares may be greater than the effect of the ongoing asset-based sales charge on Class C shares over the short-term. The Class C contingent deferred sales charge does not apply to redemptions of shares held for more than one year.
  • Investing for the Longer Term. If you have a longer-term investment horizon, Class A shares may be more appropriate. That is because the effect of the ongoing asset-based sales charge on Class C shares might be greater than the effect of the initial sales charge on Class A shares, regardless of the amount of your investment.
  • Amount of Your Investment. Your choice will also depend on how much you plan to invest. If you plan to invest more than $100,000, and as your investment horizon increases, Class C shares might not be as advantageous as Class A shares. That is because over time the ongoing asset-based sales charge on Class C shares will have a greater impact on your account than the reduced front-end sales charge available for Class A share purchases of $100,000 or more. For an investor who is eligible to invest in Class I shares, that share class will be the most advantageous. For other investors who invest $1 million or more, Class A shares will be the most advantageous choice in most cases, no matter how long you intend to hold your shares.
     The Distributor normally will not accept purchase orders from a single investor for $1 million or more of Class C shares. Dealers or other financial intermediaries are responsible for determining the suitability of a particular share class for an investor.

Are There Differences in Account Features That Matter to You? Some account features may not be available for all share classes. Other features may not be advisable because of the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge. Therefore, you should carefully review how you plan to use your investment account before deciding which class of shares to buy.

How Do Share Classes Affect Payments to Your Financial Intermediary? The Class C and Class N asset-based sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges have the same purpose as the front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge on Class A shares: to compensate the Distributor for concessions and expenses it pays to brokers, dealers and other financial intermediaries for selling Fund shares. Those financial intermediaries may receive different compensation for selling different classes of shares. The Manager or Distributor may also pay dealers or other financial intermediaries additional amounts from their own resources based on the value of Fund shares held by the intermediary for its own account or held for its customers' accounts. For more information about those payments, see "Payments to Financial Intermediaries and Service Providers" below.

About Class A Shares. Class A shares are sold at their offering price, which is the net asset value of the shares (described below) plus, in most cases, an initial sales charge. The Fund receives the amount of your investment, minus the sales charge, to invest for your account. In some cases, Class A purchases may qualify for a reduced sales charge or a sales charge waiver, as described below and in the Statement of Additional Information.

The Class A sales charge rate varies depending on the amount of your purchase. A portion or all of the sales charge may be retained by the Distributor or paid to your broker, dealer or other financial intermediary as a concession. The current sales charge rates and concessions paid are shown in the table below. There is no initial sales charge on Class A purchases of $1 million or more, but a contingent deferred sales charge (described below) may apply.

Amount of Purchase

Front-End Sales Charge As a Percentage of Offering Price

Front-End Sales Charge As a Percentage of Net Amount Invested

Concession As a Percentage of Offering Price

Less than $25,000

5.75%

6.10%

4.75%

$25,000 or more but less than $50,000

5.50%

5.82%

4.75%

$50,000 or more but less than $100,000

4.75%

4.99%

4.00%

$100,000 or more but less than $250,000

3.75%

3.90%

3.00%

$250,000 or more but less than $500,000

2.50%

2.56%

2.00%

$500,000 or more but less than $1 million

2.00%

2.04%

1.60%

Due to rounding, the actual sales charge for a particular transaction may be higher or lower than the rates listed above.


Reduced Class A Sales Charges. Under a "Right of Accumulation" or a "Letter of Intent" you may be eligible to buy Class A shares of the Fund at the reduced sales charge rate that would apply to a larger purchase. Purchases of "qualified shares" of the Fund and certain other Oppenheimer funds may be added to your Class A share purchases for calculating the applicable sales charge.

Class A, Class B and Class C shares of most Oppenheimer funds (including shares of the Fund), and Class A, Class B, Class C, Class G and Class H units owned in adviser sold Section 529 plans, for which the Manager or the Distributor serves as the "Program Manager" or "Program Distributor" are "qualified shares" for satisfying the terms of a Right of Accumulation or a Letter of Intent. Purchases made by reinvestment of dividend or capital gain distributions are "qualified shares" for satisfying the terms of a Right of Accumulation, but are not "qualified shares" for satisfying the terms of a Letter of Intent. Purchases of Class N, Class Y or Class I shares of Oppenheimer funds, purchases under the "reinvestment privilege" described below, and purchases of Class A shares of Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc. or Oppenheimer Cash Reserves on which a sales charge has not been paid do not count as "qualified shares" for Right of Accumulation or Letter of Intent purposes. The Fund reserves the right to modify or to cease offering these programs at any time.

  • Right of Accumulation. To qualify for the reduced Class A sales charge that would apply to a larger purchase than you are currently making, you can add the value of qualified shares that you and your spouse currently own, and other qualified share purchases that you are currently making, to the value of your Class A share purchase of the Fund. The Distributor or the financial intermediary through which you are buying shares will determine the value of the qualified shares you currently own based on the greater of their current offering price or the amount you paid for the shares. For purposes of calculating that value, the Distributor will only take into consideration the value of shares owned as of December 31, 2007 and any shares purchased subsequently. The value of any shares that you have redeemed will not be counted.  In totaling your holdings, you may count shares held in: 
    • your individual accounts (including IRAs, 403(b) plans and eligible 529 plans),
    • your joint accounts with your spouse,
    • accounts you or your spouse hold as trustees or custodians on behalf of your children who are minors.

A fiduciary can apply a right of accumulation to all shares purchased for a trust, estate or other fiduciary account that has multiple accounts (including employee benefit plans for the same employer and Single K plans for the benefit of a sole proprietor).

If you are buying shares directly from the Fund, you must inform the Distributor of your eligibility and holdings at the time of your purchase in order to qualify for the Right of Accumulation. If you are buying shares through a financial intermediary you must notify the intermediary of your eligibility for the Right of Accumulation at the time of your purchase.

To count shares held in accounts at other firms, you may be requested to provide the Distributor or your current financial intermediary with a copy of account statements showing your current qualified share holdings. Shares purchased under a Letter of Intent may also qualify as eligible holdings under a Right of Accumulation.

  • Letter of Intent. You may also qualify for reduced Class A sales charges by submitting a Letter of Intent to the Distributor. A Letter of Intent is a written statement of your intention to purchase a specified value of qualified shares over a 13-month period. The total amount of your intended purchases will determine the reduced sales charge rate that will apply to your Class A share purchases during that period. You must notify the Distributor or your financial intermediary of any qualifying 529 plan purchases or purchases through other financial intermediaries.

Submitting a Letter of Intent does not obligate you to purchase the specified amount of shares. If you do not complete the anticipated purchases, you will be charged the difference between the sales charge that you paid and the sales charge that would apply to the actual value of shares you purchased. A certain portion of your shares will be held in escrow by the Fund's Transfer Agent for this purpose. Please refer to "How to Buy Shares – Letters of Intent" in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information for more complete information. You may also be able to apply the Right of Accumulation to purchases you make under a Letter of Intent.

Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge. Although there is no initial sales charge on Class A purchases of shares of one or more of the Oppenheimer funds totaling $1 million or more, those Class A shares may be subject to a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge if they are redeemed within an 18-month "holding period" measured from the beginning of the calendar month in which they were purchased (except for shares purchased in certain retirement plans, as described below). The "holding period" for shares purchased after February 5, 2012 will begin on the date of purchase.  That sales charge will be calculated on the lesser of the original net asset value of the redeemed shares at the time of purchase or the aggregate net asset value of the redeemed shares at the time of redemption.

The Class A contingent deferred sales charge does not apply to shares purchased by the reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions and will not exceed the aggregate amount of the concessions the Distributor pays on all of your purchases of Class A shares, of all Oppenheimer funds, that are subject to the contingent deferred sales charge.

The Distributor pays concessions from its own resources equal to 1.00% of Class A purchases of $1 million or more (other than purchases by certain retirement plans). The concession will not be paid on shares purchased by exchange or shares that were previously subject to a front-end sales charge and concession.

Class A Purchases by Certain Retirement Plans. There is no initial sales charge on purchases of Class A shares of the Fund by retirement plans that have $1 million or more in plan assets or by certain retirement plans or platforms offered through financial intermediaries or other service providers.

In addition, there is no contingent deferred sales charge on redemptions of certain Class A retirement plan shares offered through financial intermediaries or other service providers. There is no contingent deferred sales charge on redemptions of Class A group retirement plan shares except for shares of certain group retirement plans that were established prior to March 1, 2001 ("grandfathered retirement plans"). Shares purchased in grandfathered retirement plans are subject to the contingent deferred sales charge if they are redeemed within 18 months after purchase.

The Distributor does not pay a concession on Class A retirement plan purchases except on purchases by grandfathered retirement plans and plans that have $5 million or more in plan assets. The concession for grandfathered retirement plan purchases is 0.25%. For purchases of Class A shares by retirement plans that have $5 million or more in plan assets (within the first six months from the time the account was established), the Distributor may pay financial intermediaries concessions equal to 0.25% of the purchase price from its own resources at the time of sale. Those payments are subject to certain exceptions described in "Retirement Plans" in the Statement of Additional Information.

About Class C Shares. Class C shares are sold at net asset value per share without an initial sales charge. However, if Class C shares are redeemed within a 12 month "holding period" from the beginning of the calendar month in which they were purchased, a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% may be deducted from the redemption proceeds. The "holding period" for shares purchased after February 5, 2012 will begin on the date of purchase. Class C shares are also subject to an asset-based sales charge that is calculated daily based on an annual rate of 0.75%. The Class C contingent deferred sales charge and asset-based sales charge are paid to compensate the Distributor for providing distribution-related services to the Fund in connection with the sale of Class C shares.

About Class N Shares. Class N shares are only offered to certain retirement plans. In addition, certain plans that currently invest in Class B shares of the Fund may designate Class N shares for future plan purchases. See "Class N Share Availability" in the Statement of Additional Information for eligibility requirements.

Class N shares are sold at net asset value without an initial sales charge. Class N shares are subject to an asset-based sales charge that is calculated daily based on an annual rate of 0.25%. A contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% will be imposed on the redemption of Class N shares, if:

  • A group retirement plan is terminated, or Class N shares of all Oppenheimer funds are terminated as an investment option of the plan, and the Class N shares are redeemed within 18 months after the plan's first purchase of Class N shares of any Oppenheimer fund; or
  • Class N shares are redeemed within 18 months after an IRA or 403(b) account holder's first purchase of Class N shares of any Oppenheimer fund.

Retirement plans that offer Class N shares may impose charges on plan participant accounts. For more information about buying and selling shares through a retirement plan, see the section "Investment Plans and Services - Retirement Plans" below.

About Class Y Shares. Class Y shares are sold at net asset value per share without a sales charge directly to institutional investors that have special agreements with the Distributor for that purpose. They may include insurance companies, registered investment companies, employee benefit plans and Section 529 plans, among others.

An institutional investor that buys Class Y shares for its customers' accounts may impose charges on those accounts. The procedures for buying, selling, exchanging and transferring the Fund's other classes of shares (other than the time those orders must be received by the Distributor or Transfer Agent at their Colorado office) and some of the special account features available to investors buying other classes of shares do not apply to Class Y shares. Instructions for buying, selling, exchanging or transferring Class Y shares must be submitted by the institutional investor, not by its customers for whose benefit the shares are held.

Present and former officers, directors, trustees and employees (and their eligible family members) of the Fund, the Manager, its affiliates, its parent company and the subsidiaries of its parent company, and retirement plans established for the benefit of such individuals, are also permitted to purchase Class Y shares of the Fund.

About Class I Shares. Class I shares are only available to eligible institutional investors. To be eligible to purchase Class I shares, an investor must:

  • make a minimum initial investment of $5 million or more per account (waived for retirement plan service provider platforms);
  • trade through an omnibus, trust, or similar pooled account; and
  • be an "institutional investor" which may include corporations; trust companies; endowments and foundations; defined contribution, defined benefit, and other employer sponsored retirement plans; retirement plan platforms; insurance companies; registered investment advisor firms; bank trusts; 529 college savings plans; and family offices.

Eligible Class I investors will not receive any commission payments, account servicing fees, recordkeeping fees, 12b-1 fees, transfer agent fees, so called "finder's fees," administrative fees or other similar fees on Class I shares. Class I shares are not available directly to individual investors. Individual shareholders who purchase Class I shares through retirement plans or other intermediaries will not be eligible to hold Class I shares outside of their respective retirement plan or intermediary platform.

Class I shares are sold at net asset value per share without a sales charge. An institutional investor that buys Class I shares for its customers' accounts may impose charges on those accounts. The procedures for buying, selling, exchanging and transferring the Fund's other classes of shares (other than the time those orders must be received by the Distributor or Transfer Agent at their Colorado office), and most of the special account features available to investors buying other classes of shares, do not apply to Class I shares.

The Price of Fund Shares.  Shares may be purchased at their offering price which is the net asset value per share plus any initial sales charge that applies. Shares are redeemed at their net asset value per share less any contingent deferred sales charge that applies. The net asset value that applies to a purchase or redemption order is the next one calculated after the Distributor receives the order, in proper form as described in this prospectus, or after any agent appointed by the Distributor receives the order in proper form as described in this prospectus. Your financial intermediary can provide you with more information regarding the time you must submit your purchase order and whether the intermediary is an authorized agent for the receipt of purchase and redemption orders.

Net Asset Value. The Fund calculates the net asset value of each class of its shares as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), on each day the NYSE is open for trading (referred to in this prospectus as a "regular business day"). The NYSE normally closes at 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, but may close earlier on some days.

The Fund determines the net assets of each class of shares by subtracting the class-specific expenses and the amount of the Fund's liabilities attributable to the share class from the market value of the Fund's securities and other assets attributable to the share class. The Fund's "other assets" might include, for example, cash and interest or dividends from its portfolio securities that have been accrued but not yet collected. The Fund's investments in the Underlying Funds are based on the Underlying Funds' net asset values on that day.

The Underlying Funds also calculate the net asset value of each class of their shares as of the close of the NYSE, on each day that it is open for trading, by subtracting the class-specific expenses and the amount of an Underlying Fund's liabilities attributable to each share class from the market value of its securities and other assets attributable to that share class. The Underlying Funds' securities are valued primarily on the basis of current market quotations.

The net asset value per share for each share class of the Fund and the Underlying Funds is determined by dividing the net assets of the class by the number of outstanding shares of that class.

Fair Value Pricing. If market quotations are not readily available or (in the judgment of an Underlying Fund's manager) do not accurately reflect the fair value of a security held by one of the Underlying Funds, or if after the close of the principal market on which a security held by an Underlying Fund is traded and before the time as of which the Underlying Fund's net asset value is calculated that day, an event occurs that the Underlying Fund's manager learns of and believes in the exercise of its judgment will cause a material change in the value of that security from the closing price of the security on the principal market on which it is traded, that security may be valued by another method that the Underlying Fund's Board believes would more accurately reflect the security's fair value.

In determining whether current market prices are readily available and reliable, the Underlying Funds' manager monitors the information it receives in the ordinary course of its investment management responsibilities. It seeks to identify significant events that it believes, in good faith, will affect the market prices of the securities held by a particular Underlying Fund. Those may include events affecting specific issuers (for example, a halt in trading of the securities of an issuer on an exchange during the trading day) or events affecting securities markets (for example, a foreign securities market closes early because of a natural disaster).

The Underlying Funds' Boards have adopted valuation procedures and have delegated the day-to-day responsibility for fair value determinations to "Valuation Committees." Those determinations may include consideration of recent transactions in comparable securities, information relating to the specific security, developments in the markets and their performance, and current valuations of foreign or U.S. indices. Fair value determinations by an Underlying Fund's manager are subject to review, approval and ratification by the Underlying Fund's Board at its next scheduled meeting after the fair valuations are determined.

The Underlying Funds' use of fair value pricing procedures involves subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value determined for a security may be materially different from the value that could be realized upon the sale of that security. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that an Underlying Fund could obtain the fair value assigned to a security if it were to sell the security at approximately the same time at which it determines its net asset value per share.

Pricing Foreign Securities. The Underlying Funds may use fair value pricing more frequently for securities primarily traded on foreign exchanges. Because many foreign markets close hours before the Underlying Funds value their foreign portfolio holdings, significant events, including broad market movements, may occur during that time that could potentially affect the values of foreign securities held by an Underlying Fund.

The Underlying Funds' manager believes that foreign securities values may be affected by volatility that occurs in U.S. markets after the close of foreign securities markets. The Underlying Funds' fair valuation procedures therefore include a procedure whereby foreign securities prices may be "fair valued" to take those factors into account.

Because some foreign securities trade in markets and on exchanges that operate on weekends and U.S. holidays, the values of some of the Underlying Funds' foreign investments may change on days when the Fund cannot buy or redeem shares of the Underlying Funds and when investors cannot buy or redeem Fund shares.

Contingent Deferred Sales Charge. If you redeem shares during their applicable contingent deferred sales charge holding period, the contingent deferred sales charge generally will be deducted from the redemption proceeds. In some circumstances you may be eligible for one of the waivers described in "Sales Charge Waivers" below and in the "Special Sales Charge Arrangements and Waivers" Appendix to the Statement of Additional Information. You must advise the Transfer Agent or your financial intermediary of your eligibility for a waiver when you place your redemption request.

A contingent deferred sales charge will be based on the net asset value of the redeemed shares at the time of redemption or the original net asset value, whichever is lower. A contingent deferred sales charge is not imposed on:

  • any increase in net asset value over the initial purchase price,
  • shares purchased by the reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions, or
  • shares eligible for a sales charge waiver (see "Sales Charge Waivers" below).

The Fund redeems shares in the following order:

  • shares acquired by the reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions,
  • other shares that are not subject to the contingent deferred sales charge, and
  • shares held the longest during the holding period.
You are not charged a contingent deferred sales charge when you exchange shares of the Fund for shares of other Oppenheimer funds. However, if you exchange your shares within the applicable holding period, your original holding period will carry over to the shares you acquire, even if the new fund has a different holding period. The contingent deferred sales charge applicable to the share class of the Fund you exchange into will apply to the acquired shares. 

Sales Charge Waivers. The Fund and the Distributor offer the following opportunities to purchase shares without front-end or contingent deferred sales charges. The Fund reserves the right to amend or discontinue these programs at any time without prior notice.

  • Dividend Reinvestment. Dividends or capital gains distributions may be reinvested in shares of the Fund, or any of the other Oppenheimer funds into which shares of the Fund may be exchanged, without a sales charge.
  • Exchanges of Shares. There is no sales charge on exchanges of shares except for exchanges of Class A shares of Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc. or Oppenheimer Cash Reserves on which you have not paid a sales charge.
  • Reinvestment Privilege. There is no sales charge on reinvesting the proceeds from redemptions of Class A shares that occurred within the previous six months if you paid an initial or contingent deferred sales charge on the redeemed shares. This reinvestment privilege does not apply to reinvestment purchases made through automatic investment options. You must advise the Distributor, the Transfer Agent or your financial intermediary that you qualify for the waiver at the time you submit your purchase order.

     In addition, the "Special Sales Charge Arrangements and Waivers" Appendix to the Statement of Additional Information provides detailed information about certain other initial sales charge and contingent deferred sales charge waivers and arrangements. A description of those sales charge waivers and arrangements is available for viewing on the OppenheimerFunds website at www.oppenheimerfunds.com (follow the hyperlink "Sales Charges & Breakpoints," under the heading "Fund Information") and may also be ordered by calling 1.800.225.5677. You must advise the Distributor, the Transfer Agent or your financial intermediary that you qualify for one of those waivers at the time you submit your purchase order or redemption request.

How to Buy, Sell and Exchange Shares

Buying Shares. You can buy shares in several ways. The Distributor has appointed certain financial intermediaries, including brokers, dealers and others, as servicing agents to accept purchase and redemption orders. The Distributor or servicing agent must receive your order, in proper form, by the close of the NYSE for you to receive that day's offering price. If your order is received on a day when the NYSE is closed or after it has closed, the order will receive the next offering price that is determined. To be in proper form, your purchase order must comply with the procedures described below. If you submit a purchase request without designating which Oppenheimer fund you wish to invest in, your investments will be made in Class A shares of Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc. This policy does not apply to purchases by or for certain retirement plans or accounts. The Distributor, in its sole discretion, may reject any purchase order for the Fund's shares.

Buying Shares Through a Financial Intermediary. You can buy shares through any servicing agent (a broker, dealer, or other financial intermediary) that has a sales agreement with the Distributor. Your servicing agent will place your order with the Distributor on your behalf. A servicing agent may charge a processing fee for that service. Your account information will be shared with the financial intermediary designated as the dealer of record for the account.

Buying Shares Through the Distributor. We recommend that you discuss your investment with a financial advisor before you make a purchase to be sure that the Fund is appropriate for you. If you want to purchase shares directly from the Distributor, complete an OppenheimerFunds new account application and mail it with a check payable in U.S. dollars to "OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc." at the address shown on the back cover. If you do not list a dealer on your application, the Distributor is designated as the broker-dealer of record, but solely for the purpose of acting as your agent to purchase the shares. For new investors who do not designate a broker dealer, Class A shares (and, for eligible institutional investors, Class Y or Class I shares) are the only purchase option. Other share classes may not be purchased by a new investor directly from the Distributor without the investor designating another registered broker-dealer. If a current investor no longer has a broker-dealer of record for an existing account, the Distributor is automatically designated as the broker-dealer of record, but solely for the purpose of acting as the investor's agent to purchase the shares. For more information regarding undesignated investments, please call the Transfer Agent at the number on the back cover of this prospectus.

  • Involuntary Redemptions. In some circumstances, involuntary redemptions may be made to repay the Distributor for losses from the cancellation of share purchase orders.

Identification Requirements. Federal regulations may require the Fund to obtain your name, your date of birth (for a natural person), your residential street address or principal place of business, and your Social Security Number, Employer Identification Number or other government-issued identification when you open an account. Additional information may be required to open a corporate account or in certain other circumstances. The Fund or the Transfer Agent may use this information to verify your identity. The Fund may not be able to establish an account if the necessary information is not received. The Fund may also place limits on account transactions while it is in the process of verifying your identity. Additionally, if the Fund is unable to verify your identity after your account is established, the Fund may be required to redeem your shares and close your account.

Suspension of Share Offering. The offering of Fund shares may be suspended during any period in which the determination of net asset value is suspended, and may be suspended by the Board at any time the Board believes it is in the Fund's best interest to do so.

Selling Shares. You can generally redeem (sell) some or all of your shares on any regular business day. You may redeem your shares by writing a letter, by wire, by telephone or on the Internet. You can also set up an Automatic Withdrawal Plan to redeem shares on a regular basis. The redemption of Fund shares may be suspended under certain circumstances described in the Statement of Additional Information. If you have questions about any of these procedures, and especially if you are redeeming shares in a special situation, such as due to the death of the owner or from a retirement plan account, please call your financial intermediary or the Transfer Agent for assistance.

Redemption Price. Your shares will be redeemed at net asset value less any applicable sales charge or other fees. The net asset value used will be the next one calculated after your order is received, in proper form, by the Transfer Agent or your authorized financial intermediary. To be in proper form, your redemption order must comply with the procedures described below. The redemption price for shares will change from day-to-day because the value of the securities in the Fund's portfolio and the Fund's expenses fluctuate. The redemption price will normally differ for each class of shares. The redemption price of your shares may be more or less than their original cost.

Redemptions "In-Kind." Shares may be "redeemed in-kind" under certain circumstances (such as a lack of liquidity in the Fund's portfolio to meet redemptions). That means that the redemption proceeds will be paid in securities from the Fund's portfolio on a pro-rata basis, possibly including illiquid securities. If the Fund redeems your shares in-kind, you may bear transaction costs and will bear market risks until such securities are converted into cash.

Redemption or transfer requests will not be honored until the Transfer Agent receives all required documents in proper form. From time to time, the Transfer Agent, in its discretion, may waive certain of the requirements for redemptions stated in this prospectus.


Options for Receiving Redemption Proceeds:

  • By Check. The Fund will normally send redemption proceeds by check to the address on your account statement.
  • By AccountLink. If you have linked your Fund account to your bank account with AccountLink (described below), you may have redemption proceeds transferred directly into your account. Normally the transfer to your bank is initiated on the bank business day after the redemption. You will not receive dividends on the proceeds of redeemed shares while they are waiting to be transferred.
  • By Wire. You can arrange to have redemption proceeds sent by Federal Funds wire to an account at a bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve wire system. The redemption proceeds will normally be transmitted on the next bank business day after the shares are redeemed. You will not receive dividends on the proceeds of redeemed shares while they are waiting to be transmitted.

Payment Delays. Payment for redeemed shares is usually made within seven days after the Transfer Agent receives redemption instructions in proper form. For accounts registered in the name of a broker-dealer, payment will normally be forwarded to the broker-dealer within three business days. The Transfer Agent may delay processing redemption payments for recently purchased shares until the purchase payment has cleared. That delay may be as much as five business days from the date the shares were purchased. That delay may be avoided if you purchase shares by Federal Funds wire or certified check. Under unusual circumstances, the right to redeem shares or the payment of redemption proceeds may be delayed or suspended as permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

The Oppenheimer Exchange Privilege. You can exchange all or part of your Fund shares for shares of the same class of other Oppenheimer funds that offer the exchange privilege. For example, you can exchange Class A shares of the Fund only for Class A shares of another fund. You can obtain a list of the Oppenheimer funds that are currently available for exchanges by calling a service representative at the telephone number on the back of this prospectus. The funds available for exchange can change from time to time. The Fund may amend, suspend or terminate the exchange privilege at any time. You will receive 60 days' notice of any material change in the exchange privilege unless applicable law allows otherwise.

The OppenheimerFunds exchange privilege affords investors the ability to switch their investments among Oppenheimer funds if their investment needs change. However, there are limits on that privilege. Frequent purchases, redemptions and exchanges of Fund shares may interfere with the Manager's ability to manage the Fund's investments efficiently, increase its transaction and administrative costs and/or affect its performance, depending on various factors, such as the size of the Fund, the nature of its investments, the amount of Fund assets a portfolio manager maintains in cash or cash equivalents, the aggregate dollar amount and the number and frequency of trades.

If large dollar amounts are involved in exchange or redemption transactions, the Fund might be required to sell portfolio securities at unfavorable times to meet those transaction requests, and the Fund's brokerage or administrative expenses might be increased. Therefore, the Manager and the Fund's Board have adopted the following policies and procedures to detect and prevent frequent and/or excessive exchanges or purchase and redemption activity, while addressing the needs of investors who seek liquidity in their investment and the ability to exchange shares as their investment needs change. There is no guarantee that those policies and procedures, described below, will be sufficient to identify and deter all excessive short-term trading.

Limitations on Frequent Exchanges

30-Day Hold.  If a direct shareholder exchanges shares of another Oppenheimer fund account for shares of the Fund, his or her Fund account will be "blocked" from exchanges into any other fund for a period of 30 calendar days from the date of the exchange, subject to certain exceptions described below. Likewise, if a Fund shareholder exchanges Fund shares for shares of another eligible Oppenheimer fund, that fund account will be "blocked" from further exchanges for 30 calendar days, subject to the exception described below. The block will apply to the full account balance and not just to the amount exchanged into the account. For example, if a shareholder exchanged $2,000 from one fund into another fund in which the shareholder already owned shares worth $10,000, then, following the exchange and assuming no exception applied, the full account balance ($12,000 in this example) would be blocked from exchanges into another fund for a period of 30 calendar days. A shareholder whose account is registered on the Fund's books showing the name, address and tax ID number of the beneficial owner is a "direct shareholder."

Exceptions to 30-Day Hold

  • Exchanges Into Money Market Funds. A direct shareholder will be permitted to exchange shares of a stock or bond fund for shares of an eligible money market fund any time, even if the shareholder has exchanged shares into the stock or bond fund during the prior 30 days. Exchanges from that money market fund into another fund will be monitored for excessive activity and the Transfer Agent may limit or refuse any exchange order from a money market fund in its discretion pursuant to the exchange policy of that fund.
  • Dividend Reinvestments and Share Conversions. The reinvestment of dividends or distributions from one fund to purchase shares of another fund and the conversion of shares from one share class to another class within the same fund will not be considered exchanges for purposes of imposing the 30-day limit.
  • Asset Allocation Programs. Investment programs by Oppenheimer "funds of funds" that entail rebalancing investments in underlying Oppenheimer funds will not be subject to these limits. However, third-party asset allocation and rebalancing programs will be subject to the 30-day limit described above. Asset allocation firms that want to exchange shares held in accounts on behalf of their customers must identify themselves to the Transfer Agent and execute an acknowledgement and agreement to abide by these policies with respect to their customers' accounts. "On-demand" exchanges outside the parameters of portfolio rebalancing programs will also be subject to the 30-day limit.
  • Automatic Exchange Plans. Accounts that receive exchange proceeds through automatic or systematic exchange plans that are established through the Transfer Agent will not be subject to the 30-day block as a result of those automatic or systematic exchanges but may be blocked from exchanges, under the 30-day limit, if they receive proceeds from other exchanges.
  • Redemptions of Shares. These exchange policy limits do not apply to redemptions of shares. Shareholders are permitted to redeem their shares on any regular business day, subject to the terms of this prospectus.

Limitations on Exchanges in Omnibus Accounts. If you hold your Fund shares through a financial advisor or other firm such as a broker-dealer, a bank, an insurance company separate account, an investment adviser, an administrator or a trustee of a retirement plan that holds your shares in an account under its name (these are sometimes referred to as "omnibus" or "street name" accounts), that financial intermediary may impose its own restrictions or limitations to discourage short-term or excessive trading. You should consult your financial intermediary to find out what trading restrictions, including limitations on exchanges, may apply. The Fund, the Distributor, the Manager and the Transfer Agent encourage those financial intermediaries to apply the Fund's policies to their customers who invest indirectly in the Fund. However, the Transfer Agent may not be able to detect excessive short-term trading activity in accounts maintained in "omnibus" or "street name" form where the underlying beneficial owners are not identified. The Transfer Agent will attempt to monitor overall purchase and redemption activity in those accounts to seek to identify patterns that may suggest excessive trading by the underlying owners. If evidence of possible excessive trading activity is observed by the Transfer Agent, the financial intermediary that is the registered owner will be asked to review the account activity, and to confirm to the Transfer Agent and the Fund that appropriate action has been taken to curtail any excessive trading activity.

Other Limitations on Exchanges. There are a number of other special conditions and limitations that apply to certain types of exchanges. Those conditions and circumstances are described in the section "How to Exchange Shares" in the Statement of Additional Information. For information about sales charges that may apply to exchanges of shares see the sections "Contingent Deferred Sales Charge" and "Sales Charge Waivers" in this prospectus.

Requirements for Exchanges of Shares. To exchange shares of the Fund, you must meet several conditions. The Fund may amend the following requirements at any time:

  • Shares of the fund selected for exchange must be available for sale in your state of residence.
  • The selected fund must offer the exchange privilege.
  • You must meet the minimum purchase requirements for the selected fund.
  • Generally, exchanges may be made only between identically registered accounts, unless all account owners send written exchange instructions with a signature guarantee.
  • Before exchanging into a fund, you should obtain its prospectus and should read it carefully.

Timing of Exchange Transactions. Exchanged shares are normally redeemed from one fund and the proceeds are reinvested in the fund selected for exchange on the same regular business day on which the Transfer Agent or its agent (such as a financial intermediary holding the investor's shares in an "omnibus" or "street name" account) receives an exchange request that conforms to these policies. The request must be received by the close of the NYSE that day in order to receive that day's net asset value on the exchanged shares. For requests received after the close of the NYSE the shares being exchanged will be valued at the next net asset value calculated after the request is received. The Transfer Agent may delay transmitting the proceeds from an exchange for up to five business days, however, if it determines, in its discretion, that an earlier transmittal of the redemption proceeds would be detrimental to either the fund from which shares are being exchanged or the fund into which the exchange is being made. The exchange proceeds will be invested in the new fund at the next net asset value calculated after the proceeds are received. In the event that a delay in the reinvestment of proceeds occurs, the Transfer Agent will notify you or your financial intermediary.

Taxes on Exchanges. For tax purposes, an exchange of shares of the Fund is considered a sale of those shares and a purchase of the shares of the fund into which you are exchanging. Therefore, an exchange may result in a capital gain or loss for tax purposes.

Other Limits on Share Transactions. The Fund may impose other limits on transactions that it believes would be disruptive and may refuse any purchase or exchange order.

  • Right to Refuse Purchase and Exchange Orders. The Distributor and/or the Transfer Agent may refuse any purchase or exchange order in their discretion and are not obligated to provide notice before rejecting an order.
  • Right to Terminate or Suspend Account Privileges. The Transfer Agent may, in its discretion, limit or terminate trading activity by any person, group or account that it believes would be disruptive, even if the activity has not exceeded the policies outlined in this prospectus. As part of the Transfer Agent's procedures to detect and deter excessive trading activity, the Transfer Agent may review and consider the history of frequent trading activity in all accounts in the Oppenheimer funds known to be under common ownership or control. The Transfer Agent may send a written warning to a shareholder that the Transfer Agent believes may be engaging in disruptive or excessive trading activity; however, the Transfer Agent reserves the right to suspend or terminate the ability to purchase or exchange shares, with or without warning, for any account that the Transfer Agent determines, in the exercise of its discretion, has engaged in such trading activity.

Submitting Share Transaction Requests. Share transactions may be requested by telephone or internet, in writing, through your financial intermediary, or by establishing one of the Investor Services plans described below. Certain transactions may also be submitted by fax. If an account has more than one owner, the Fund and the Transfer Agent may rely on instructions from any one owner or from the financial intermediary's representative of record for the account, unless that authority has been revoked.  Class Y and Class I share transactions may only be submitted in writing, by fax, by phone through a service representative, or through an investor's designated financial intermediary.

Internet and Telephone Transaction Requests. Purchase, redemption and exchange requests may be submitted on the OppenheimerFunds website, www.oppenheimerfunds.com. Those requests may also be made by calling the telephone number on the back cover and either speaking to a service representative or accessing PhoneLink, the OppenheimerFunds automated telephone system that enables shareholders to perform certain account transactions automatically using a touch-tone phone.

You will need to obtain a user I.D. and password to execute transactions through PhoneLink or on the internet. Some internet and telephone transactions require the Oppenheimer AccountLink feature, described below, that links your Fund account with an account at a U.S. bank or other financial institution. The Transfer Agent will record any telephone calls to verify data concerning transactions.

The following policies apply to internet and telephone transactions:

  • Purchases through AccountLink that are submitted through PhoneLink or on the internet are limited to $100,000.
  • Purchases through AccountLink that are submitted by calling a service representative are limited to $250,000.
  • Redemptions that are submitted by telephone or on the internet and request the proceeds to be paid by check, must be made payable to all owners of record of the shares and must be sent to the address on the account statement. Telephone or internet redemptions paid by check may not exceed $100,000 in any seven-day period. This service is not available within 15 days of changing the address on an account.
  • Redemptions by telephone or on the internet that are sent to your bank account through AccountLink are not subject to any dollar limits.
  • Exchanges submitted by telephone or on the internet may be made only between accounts that are registered with the same name(s) and address.
  • Shares for which share certificates have been issued may not be redeemed or exchanged by telephone or on the internet.
  • Shares held in an OppenheimerFunds-sponsored qualified retirement plan account may not be redeemed or exchanged by telephone or on the internet.

The Transfer Agent has adopted procedures to confirm that telephone and internet instructions are genuine. Callers are required to provide service representatives with tax identification numbers and other account data and PhoneLink and internet users are required to use PIN numbers. The Transfer Agent will also send you written confirmations of share transactions. The Transfer Agent and the Fund will not be liable for losses or expenses that occur from telephone or internet instructions reasonably believed to be genuine.

Telephone or internet transaction privileges may be modified, suspended or terminated by the Fund at any time. The Fund will provide you notice of such changes whenever it is required to do so by applicable law. 

Purchases and Redemptions by Federal Funds Wire.  Shares purchased through the Distributor may be paid for by Federal Funds wire. Redemption proceeds may also be transmitted by wire. The minimum wire purchase or redemption is $2,500. There is a $10 fee for each wire redemption request. Before sending a wire purchase, call the Distributor's Wire Department at 1.800.225.5677 to notify the Distributor of the wire and to receive further instructions. To set up wire redemptions on your account or to arrange for a wire redemption, call the Transfer Agent at the telephone number on the back of this prospectus for information.

Written Transaction Requests. You can send purchase, exchange or redemption requests to the Transfer Agent at the address on the back cover. Your request must include:

  • The Fund's name;
  • For existing accounts, the Fund account number (from your account statement);
  • For new accounts, a completed account application; 
  • For purchases, a check payable to the Fund or to OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.;
  • For redemptions, any special payment instructions;
  • For redemptions or exchanges, the dollar amount or number of shares to be redeemed or exchanged;
  • For redemptions or exchanges, any share certificates that have been issued (exchanges or redemptions of shares for which certificates have been issued cannot be processed until the Transfer Agent receives the certificates);
  • For individuals, the names and signatures of all registered owners exactly as they appear in the account registration;
  • For corporations, partnerships or other businesses or as a fiduciary, the name of the entity as it appears in the account registration and the names and titles of any individuals signing on its behalf; and
  • Other documents requested by the Transfer Agent to assure that the person purchasing, redeeming or exchanging shares is properly identified and has proper authorization to carry out the transaction.

Certain Requests Require a Signature Guarantee. To protect you and the Fund from fraud, certain redemption requests must be in writing and must include a signature guarantee. A notary public seal will not be accepted for these requests (other situations might also require a signature guarantee):

  • You wish to redeem more than $100,000 and receive a check;
  • The redemption check is not payable to all shareholders listed on the account statement;
  • The redemption check is not sent to the address of record on your account statement;
  • Shares are being transferred to a Fund account with a different owner or name; or 
  • Shares are being redeemed by someone (such as an Executor) other than the owners.

Where Can You Have Your Signature Guaranteed? The Transfer Agent will accept a signature guarantee from a number of financial institutions, including:

  • a U.S. bank, trust company, credit union or savings association,
  • a foreign bank that has a U.S. correspondent bank,
  • a U.S. registered dealer or broker in securities, municipal securities or government securities, or
  • a U.S. national securities exchange, a registered securities association or a clearing agency.

Fax Requests. You may send requests for certain types of account transactions to the Transfer Agent by fax. Please call the number on the back of this prospectus for information about which transactions may be handled this way. Transaction requests submitted by fax are subject to the same rules and restrictions as the written, telephone and internet requests described in this prospectus.  However, requests that require a signature guarantee may not be submitted by fax. 

Submitting Transaction Requests Through Your Financial Intermediary. You can submit purchase, redemption or exchange requests through any broker, dealer or other financial intermediary that has a special agreement with the Distributor. The broker, dealer or other intermediary will place the order with the Distributor on your behalf. A broker or dealer may charge a processing fee for that service. If your shares are held in the name of your financial intermediary, you must redeem them through that intermediary.

Intermediaries that perform account transactions for their clients by participating in "Networking" through the National Securities Clearing Corporation are responsible for obtaining their clients' permission to perform those transactions, and are responsible to their clients who are shareholders of the Fund if the intermediary performs any transaction erroneously or improperly.

Client Account Exchanges by Financial Intermediaries. The Fund and the Transfer Agent permit brokers, dealers and other financial intermediaries to submit exchange requests on behalf of their customers, unless that authority has been revoked. The Fund or the Transfer Agent may limit or refuse exchange requests submitted by such financial intermediaries if, in the Transfer Agent's judgment, exercised in its discretion, the exchanges would be disruptive to any of the funds involved in the transaction.

Investment Plans and Services

AccountLink. You can use our AccountLink feature to link your Fund account with an account at a U.S. bank or other financial institution that is an Automated Clearing House (ACH) member. AccountLink lets you:

  • transmit funds electronically to purchase shares by internet, by telephone or automatically through an Asset Builder Plan. The purchase payment will be debited from your bank account. 
  • have the Transfer Agent send redemption proceeds or dividends and distributions directly to your bank account. 

     AccountLink privileges should be requested on your account application or on your broker-dealer's settlement instructions if you buy your shares through a broker-dealer. For an established account, you can request AccountLink privileges by sending signature-guaranteed instructions and proper documentation to the Transfer Agent. AccountLink privileges will apply to each shareholder listed in the registration on the account as well as to the financial intermediary's representative of record unless and until the Transfer Agent terminates or receives written instructions terminating or changing those privileges. After you establish AccountLink for your account, any change you make to your bank account information must be made by signature-guaranteed instructions to the Transfer Agent signed by all shareholders on the account. Please call the Transfer Agent for more information.

Asset Builder Plans. Under an Asset Builder Plan, you may purchase shares of the Fund automatically. An Asset Builder Plan is available only if you have established AccountLink with a bank or other financial institution. Payments to purchase Fund shares will be debited from your linked account.

To establish an Asset Builder Plan at the time you initially purchase Fund shares, complete the "Asset Builder Plan" information on the account application. To add an Asset Builder Plan to an existing account, use the Asset Builder Enrollment Form. You may change the amount of your Asset Builder payment or you can terminate your automatic investments at any time by writing to the Transfer Agent. The Transfer Agent may require a reasonable period after receipt of your instructions to implement any requested changes. For more details, see the account application, the Asset Builder Enrollment Form and the Statement of Additional Information. Those documents are available by contacting the Distributor or may be downloaded from our website at www.oppenheimerfunds.com. The Fund reserves the right to amend, suspend or discontinue offering Asset Builder Plans at any time without prior notice.

Automatic Redemption and Exchange Plans. The Fund has several plans that enable you to redeem shares automatically or exchange them for shares of another Oppenheimer fund on a regular basis. Please call the Transfer Agent or consult the Statement of Additional Information for details.

Retirement Plans. The Distributor offers a number of different retirement plans that individuals and employers can use. The procedures for buying, selling, exchanging and transferring shares, and the account features applicable to share classes offered to individual retirement plans and other account types, generally do not apply to shares offered through a group retirement plan. Purchase, redemption, exchange and transfer requests for a group retirement plan must generally be submitted by the plan administrator, not by plan participants. However, the time that transaction requests must be received in order to purchase, redeem or exchange shares at the net asset value calculated on any business day is the same for all share classes and plan types. The types of retirement plans that the Distributor offers include:

  • Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). These include traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs and rollover IRAs.
  • SIMPLE IRAs. These are Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees IRAs for small business owners or self-employed individuals.
  • SEP-IRAs. These are Simplified Employee Pension Plan IRAs for small business owners or self-employed individuals.
  • 403(b)(7) Custodial Plans. These are tax-deferred plans for employees of eligible tax-exempt organizations, such as schools, hospitals and charitable organizations.
  • 401(k) Plans. These are special retirement plans for employees of businesses. "Single K" plans are 401(k) plans for self-employed individuals.
  • Pension and Profit-Sharing Plans. These plans are designed for businesses and self-employed individuals.

Retirement plans that hold shares of Oppenheimer funds in an omnibus account for the benefit of plan participants (other than OppenheimerFunds-sponsored Single DB Plus plans) are not permitted to make initial purchases of Class A shares that would be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge.

      Class I shares are only available to plans that make an initial investment of $5 million or more (per account) or to retirement plan service provider platforms.

Retirement Plan Accounts. To open an OppenheimerFunds retirement plan account, please call the Distributor for retirement plan documents, which include applications and important plan information.

Less Paper, Less Waste. To avoid sending duplicate copies of Fund materials to households, the Fund will mail only one copy of each prospectus, annual and semi-annual report and annual notice of the Fund's privacy policy to shareholders having the same last name and address on the Fund's records. The consolidation of these mailings, called "householding," benefits the Fund through lower printing costs and reduced mailing expense.

If you prefer to receive multiple copies of these materials, you may call the Transfer Agent at the number on the back of this prospectus or you may notify the Transfer Agent in writing. Multiple copies of prospectuses, reports and privacy notices will be sent to you commencing within 30 days after the Transfer Agent receives your request to stop householding.

You may also choose to receive your account documents electronically via eDocs Direct. Visit our website at www.oppenheimerfunds.com and click the hyperlink "Sign Up for Electronic Document Delivery" under the heading "I want to..." in the left hand column, or call 1.888.470.0862 for information and instructions.

DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE (12b-1) PLANS


Service Plan for Class A Shares. The Fund has adopted a Service Plan for Class A shares that reimburses the Distributor for a portion of the costs of maintaining accounts and providing services to Class A shareholders. Reimbursement is made periodically at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the Class A shares daily net assets. The Distributor currently uses all of those fees to pay brokers, dealers, banks and other financial intermediaries for providing personal service and maintaining the accounts of their customers that hold Class A shares. Any unreimbursed expenses the Distributor incurs with respect to Class A shares in any fiscal year cannot be recovered in subsequent periods. Because the service fee is paid out of the Fund's assets on an ongoing basis, over time it will increase the cost of your investment.

Distribution and Service Plans for Class C and Class N Shares. The Fund has adopted Distribution and Service Plans for Class C and Class N shares to pay the Distributor for distributing those share classes, maintaining accounts and providing shareholder services. Under the plans, the Fund pays the Distributor an asset-based sales charge for Class C shares calculated at an annual rate of 0.75% of the daily net assets of those classes and for Class N shares calculated at 0.25% of the daily net assets of that class. The Fund also pays a service fee under the plans at an annual rate of 0.25% of the daily net assets of Class C and Class N. Altogether, these fees increase the Class C annual expenses by 1.00% and increase the Class N annual expenses by 0.50%, calculated on the daily net assets of the applicable class. Because these fees are paid out of the Fund's assets on an ongoing basis, over time they will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than other types of sales charges.

     Use of Plan Fees: The Distributor uses the service fees to compensate brokers, dealers, banks and other financial intermediaries for maintaining accounts and providing personal services to Class C or Class N shareholders in the applicable share class. The Distributor normally pays intermediaries the 0.25% service fee in advance for the first year after shares are purchased and then pays that fee periodically.

     Class C Shares: At the time of a Class C share purchase, the Distributor generally pays financial intermediaries a sales concession of 0.75% of the purchase price from its own resources. Therefore, the total amount, including the advance of the service fee, that the Distributor pays the intermediary at the time of a Class C share purchase is 1.00% of the purchase price. The Distributor normally retains the asset-based sales charge on Class C share purchases during the first year and then pays that fee to the intermediary as an ongoing concession. For Class C share purchases in certain omnibus group retirement plans, the Distributor pays the intermediary the asset-based sales charge during the first year instead of paying a sales concession at the time of purchase. The Distributor pays the service fees it receives on those shares to the intermediary for providing shareholder services to those accounts. See the Statement of Additional Information for exceptions to these arrangements.

     Class N Shares: At the time of a Class N share purchase, the Distributor generally pays financial intermediaries a sales concession of 0.75% of the purchase price from its own resources. Therefore, the total amount, including the advance of the service fee, that the Distributor pays the intermediary at the time of a Class N share purchase is 1.00% of the purchase price. The Distributor normally retains the asset-based sales charge on Class N shares. For Class N shares purchased in certain omnibus group retirement plans the Distributor may pay the intermediary the asset-based sales charge and service fee during the first year instead of paying a sales concession and the first year's service fees at the time of purchase. See the Statement of Additional Information for exceptions to these arrangements.

Payments to Financial Intermediaries and Service Providers. The Manager and the Distributor, in their discretion, may also make payments to brokers, dealers and other financial intermediaries or to service providers for distribution and/or shareholder servicing activities. Those payments are made out of the Manager's and/or the Distributor's own resources and/or assets, including from the revenues or profits derived from the advisory fees the Manager receives from the Underlying Funds (and indirectly from the Fund). Those cash payments, which may be substantial, are paid to many firms having business relationships with the Manager and Distributor and are in addition to any distribution fees, servicing fees, or transfer agency fees paid directly or indirectly by the Fund to these financial intermediaries and any commissions the Distributor pays to these firms out of the sales charges paid by investors. The Fund does not pay any commission payments, account servicing fees, recordkeeping fees, 12b-1 fees, transfer agent fees, so called "finders fees," administrative fees or other similar fees with respect to Class I shares and the Manager and the Distributor do not normally make payments out of their own resources and/or assets, with respect to that share class. Payments by the Manager or Distributor from their own resources are not reflected in the tables in the "Fees and Expenses of the Fund" section of this prospectus because they are not paid by the Fund.

The financial intermediaries that may receive those payments include firms that offer and sell Fund shares to their clients, or provide shareholder services to the Fund, or both, and receive compensation for those activities. The financial intermediaries that may receive payments include your securities broker, dealer or financial advisor, sponsors of fund "supermarkets," sponsors of fee-based advisory or wrap fee programs, sponsors of college and retirement savings programs, banks, trust companies and other intermediaries offering products that hold Fund shares, and insurance companies that offer variable annuity or variable life insurance products.

In general, these payments to financial intermediaries can be categorized as "distribution-related" or "servicing" payments. Payments for distribution-related expenses, such as marketing or promotional expenses, are often referred to as "revenue sharing." Revenue sharing payments may be made on the basis of the sales of shares attributable to that intermediary, the average net assets of the Fund and other Oppenheimer funds (including the Underlying Funds) attributable to the accounts of that intermediary and its clients, negotiated lump sum payments for distribution services provided, or similar fees. In some circumstances, revenue sharing payments may create an incentive for a financial intermediary or its representatives to recommend or offer shares of the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds to its customers. These payments also may give an intermediary an incentive to cooperate with the Distributor's marketing efforts. A revenue sharing payment may, for example, qualify the Fund for preferred status with the intermediary receiving the payment or provide representatives of the Distributor with access to representatives of the intermediary's sales force, in some cases on a preferential basis over funds of competitors. Additionally, as firm support, the Manager or Distributor may reimburse expenses related to educational seminars and "due diligence" or training meetings (to the extent permitted by applicable laws or the rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA")) designed to increase sales representatives' awareness about Oppenheimer funds, including travel and lodging expenditures. However, the Manager does not consider a financial intermediary's sale of shares of the Fund, the Underlying Funds or other Oppenheimer funds when selecting brokers or dealers to effect portfolio transactions for the funds.

Various factors are used to determine whether to make revenue sharing payments. Possible considerations include, without limitation, the types of services provided by the intermediary, sales of Fund shares, the redemption rates on accounts of clients of the intermediary or overall asset levels of Oppenheimer funds held for or by clients of the intermediary, the willingness of the intermediary to allow the Distributor to provide educational and training support for the intermediary's sales personnel relating to the Oppenheimer funds, the availability of the Oppenheimer funds on the intermediary's sales system, as well as the overall quality of the services provided by the intermediary and the Manager or Distributor's relationship with the intermediary. The Manager and Distributor have adopted guidelines for assessing and implementing each prospective revenue sharing arrangement. To the extent that financial intermediaries receiving distribution-related payments from the Manager or Distributor sell more shares of the Oppenheimer funds or retain more shares of the funds in their client accounts, the Manager and Distributor benefit from the incremental management and other fees they receive with respect to those assets.

Payments may also be made by the Manager, the Distributor or the Transfer Agent to financial intermediaries to compensate or reimburse them for administrative or other client services provided such as sub-transfer agency services for shareholders or retirement plan participants, omnibus accounting or sub-accounting, participation in networking arrangements, account set-up, recordkeeping and other shareholder services. Payments may also be made for administrative services related to the distribution of Fund shares through the intermediary. Firms that may receive servicing fees include retirement plan administrators, qualified tuition program sponsors, banks and trust companies, and others. These fees may be used by the service provider to offset or reduce fees that would otherwise be paid directly to them by certain account holders, such as retirement plans.

The Statement of Additional Information contains more information about revenue sharing and service payments made by the Manager or the Distributor. Your broker, dealer or other financial intermediary may charge you fees or commissions in addition to those disclosed in this prospectus. You should ask your financial intermediary for details about any such payments it receives from the Manager or the Distributor and their affiliates, or any other fees or expenses it charges.

Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes

Dividends and Distributions. The Fund intends to declare and pay dividends annually from its net investment income. The Fund may also realize capital gains on the sale of portfolio securities, in which case it may make distributions out of any net short-term or long-term capital gains annually. The Fund may also make supplemental distributions of dividends and capital gains following the end of its fiscal year. The Fund has no fixed dividend rate and cannot guarantee that it will pay any dividends or capital gains distributions in a particular year.

     Dividends and distributions are paid separately for each share class. The dividends and capital gains distributions paid on Class A, Class Y and Class I shares will generally be higher than those on Class C and Class N shares, since Class C and Class N shares normally have higher expenses.

Options for Receiving Dividends and Distributions. When you open your Fund account, you can specify on your application how you want to receive distributions of dividends and capital gains. To change that option, you must notify the Transfer Agent. There are four payment options available:

  • Reinvest All Distributions in the Fund. You can elect to reinvest all dividends and capital gains distributions in additional shares of the Fund.
  • Reinvest Only Dividends or Capital Gains. You can elect to reinvest some types of distributions in the Fund while receiving the other types of distributions by check or having them sent to your bank account through AccountLink. Different treatment is available for distributions of dividends, short-term capital gains and long-term capital gains.
  • Receive All Distributions in Cash. You can elect to receive all dividends and capital gains distributions by check or have them sent to your bank through AccountLink.
  • Reinvest Your Distributions in Another Oppenheimer Fund. You can reinvest all of your dividends and capital gains distributions in another Oppenheimer fund that is available for exchanges. You must have an existing account in the same share class in the selected fund.

Taxes. Dividends and distributions to Fund shareholders are mainly from amounts the Fund receives as dividends or distributions from the Underlying Funds or from gains on sales of shares of the Underlying Funds. Generally, the character of the income or capital gains that the Fund receives from the Underlying Funds will "pass through" to the Fund, subject to certain exceptions, as long as the Underlying Funds that are treated as "regulated investment companies" continue to qualify as such. The following discussion applies to certain tax aspects of both the Fund and the Underlying Funds.

If your shares are not held in a tax-deferred retirement account, you should be aware of the following tax consequences of investing in the Fund. Fund distributions, whether taken in cash or reinvested in additional shares of the Fund or another Oppenheimer fund, are subject to Federal income tax and may be subject to state or local taxes. Distributions paid from short-term capital gains and net investment income are taxable as ordinary income (except as discussed below) and distributions from net long-term capital gains are taxable as long-term capital gains no matter how long you have held your shares. Long-term capital gains of individuals and other non-corporate taxpayers are taxed at a special reduced rate, which may increase in taxable years beginning in 2013.

In the case of individuals and other non-corporate taxpayers, for taxable years beginning before 2013, certain dividends (including certain dividends from foreign corporations) may be taxable at the lower rate applicable to long-term capital gains. In the case of certain corporations, some dividends may be eligible for the dividends-received deduction. To the extent the Fund's and the Underlying Funds' distributions (in the case of Underlying Funds that are treated as regulated investment companies) are paid from these types of dividends, and provided certain other fund and shareholder level requirements are satisfied, the Fund's individual and non-corporate shareholders may be eligible to claim the reduced tax rate for the distributions and the Fund's corporate shareholders may be eligible to claim the dividends-received deduction.

The Underlying Funds may be subject to foreign income taxes on income or gains from foreign securities. If, at the end of an Underlying Fund's fiscal year more than 50% of the fund's assets are invested in foreign securities, the Fund and the Underlying Fund may make an election which would generally allow shareholders to take a credit or deduction for such foreign taxes on their Federal income tax returns, subject to applicable limitations. If the Fund makes this election, shareholders must include in their income their share of the foreign taxes paid by the Fund.

After the end of each calendar year the Fund will send you and the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") statements showing the amount of any taxable distributions you received in the previous year and will separately identify any portion of these distributions that qualify for taxation as long-term capital gains or for any other special tax treatment.

The Fund and certain of the Underlying Funds have qualified and intend to qualify each year to be taxed as regulated investment companies under the Internal Revenue Code by satisfying certain income, asset diversification and income distribution requirements, but reserve the right not to so qualify. In each year that the Fund or such an Underlying Fund qualifies as a regulated investment company, it will not be subject to federal income taxes on its income that it distributes to shareholders.

If you are neither a resident nor a citizen of the United States, or if you are a foreign entity, the Fund's ordinary income dividends (which include distributions of net short-term capital gains) generally will be subject to a 30% U.S. withholding tax, unless a lower rate applies under an income tax treaty. If future legislation extends expired tax provisions that applied to taxable years of regulated investment companies beginning before 2012, certain distributions that may be reported by the Fund as arising from Qualified Interest Income and Qualified Short-term Capital Gains (if applicable) and paid to a foreign shareholder may be eligible for an exemption from U.S. withholding tax. To the extent the Fund's distributions are derived from ordinary dividends, they will not be eligible for this exemption. In addition, under legislation known as "FATCA" (the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act), the Fund will be required to withhold 30% of the ordinary dividends it pays after Decemer 31, 2013, and the gross proceeds of share redemptions and certain capital gain dividends it pays after December 31, 2014, to shareholders that fail to meet prescribed information reporting or certification requirements.

Backup Withholding. Unless an exception applies, the Fund may be required to withhold U.S. federal income tax on distributions and redemption proceeds payable to you if you fail to provide the Fund with your correct social security number or taxpayer identification number or fail to make required certifications, or if you have been notified by the IRS that you are subject to backup withholding. Any amounts withheld may be credited against U.S. federal income tax liability.

Avoid "Buying a Distribution." If you buy shares of the Fund before it makes a distribution, the distribution will generally be taxable to you even though it may actually be a return of a portion of your investment. You should consider whether you should purchase shares on or just before the ex-dividend date.

Remember, There May be Taxes on Transactions. Because the prices of the Fund's shares fluctuate, you may have a capital gain or capital loss when you sell the shares or exchange them for shares of a different fund. The amount of such gain or loss is generally an amount equal to the difference between the price you paid for the shares and the amount received. Your ability to utilize capital losses may be subject to applicable limitations.

Returns of Capital Can Occur. In certain cases, distributions made by the Fund may be considered a return of capital to shareholders, which is generally non-taxable. The Fund will notify you if this occurs. In such a case, you would need to reduce the cost of your shares for tax purposes, which could result in a higher taxable capital gain (or lower capital loss) on a subsequent sale or exchange of the shares. Any such distribution in excess of your cost basis in your shares will be treated as capital gain.

Cost Basis Reporting. The Fund is required to report to the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS"), and furnish to Fund shareholders, detailed "cost basis" and "holding period" information for Fund shares acquired on or after January 1, 2012 ("covered shares") that are redeemed on or after that date. These requirements do not apply to investments through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement plan. If you redeem covered shares during any year, the Fund will report the following information to the IRS and to you on Form 1099-B: (i) the "cost basis" of such shares, (ii) the gross proceeds you received on the redemption and (iii) the "holding period" for the redeemed shares.

The default method for calculating the cost basis of covered shares is based on the average cost of all Fund shares you purchased on or after January 1, 2012 and prior to a particular redemption. If you and your financial or tax advisor determine another calculation method may be more beneficial for your individual tax situation, you may be able to elect another IRS-accepted method via the OppenheimerFunds website, www.oppenheimerfunds.com, or by notifying the Fund's Transfer Agent in writing.

You should contact your financial or tax advisor about the application of the cost basis reporting rules to you, particularly whether you should elect a cost basis calculation method or use the default average basis.

This information is only a summary of certain Federal income tax information about your investment. You are encouraged to consult your tax adviser about the effect of an investment in the Fund on your particular tax situation and about any changes to the Internal Revenue Code that may occur from time to time. Additional information about the tax effects of investing in the Fund is contained in the Statement of Additional Information.

Financial Highlights

Financial Highlights information is not provided for the Fund because, as of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations.

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE UNDERLYING FUNDS

Oppenheimer Commodity Strategy Total Return Fund – This Underlying Fund seeks total return, mainly by investing in a combination of commodity-linked derivatives, corporate and governmental fixed-income securities and certain other types of derivative investments.

Commodity-Linked Derivatives. A derivative is an investment whose value depends on (or is derived from) the value of an underlying security, asset, interest rate, index or currency. A commodity-linked derivative is a derivative instrument whose value is linked to the price movement of a commodity, commodity index, or commodity option or futures contract. Commodity-linked derivatives may include commodity-linked notes, swaps, futures and options. The value of some commodity-linked derivatives may be based on a multiple of those price movements. 

Physical commodities are assets that have tangible properties. This Underlying Fund's commodity-linked investments provide exposure to the investment returns of commodities markets without investing directly in physical commodities. The commodity-linked instruments that this Underlying Fund invests in may be linked to the price movements of: a physical commodity such as heating oil, livestock, or agricultural products; a commodity option or futures contract; a commodity index such as the S&P GSCI® ("S&P GSCI," formerly the "Goldman Sachs Commodity Index"); or some other readily measurable variable that reflects changes in the value of particular commodities or commodities markets. This Underlying Fund does not intend to invest more than 10% of its total assets, determined at the time of investment, in commodity-linked notes that mature in more than 19 months.

Fixed-Income Securities. The fixed-income securities this Underlying Fund may invest in may be of any maturity and may include U.S. government securities, repurchase agreements, money market securities and affiliated money market funds. This Underlying Fund may buy debt securities for liquidity purposes, for collateral management or to seek income.
Other Derivative Investments.
This Underlying Fund may also invest in other derivative instruments such as forwards, options, futures and swaps relating to debt securities, interest rates or currencies. It may do so to seek to increase its investment returns or to hedge against declines in the value of this Underlying Fund's other investments.

This Underlying Fund can purchase investment-grade and below investment-grade securities (also referred to as "junk bonds"). It can invest up to 10% of its assets in lower-grade securities. This Underlying Fund may invest in U.S. or foreign securities, including derivative instruments that trade on U.S. or foreign exchanges or in the "over-the- counter" ("OTC") market.

This Underlying Fund can also invest up to 25% of its total assets in its wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary (the "Subsidiary"). The Subsidiary primarily invests in commodity-linked derivatives (including commodity futures, options and swap contracts) and fixed-income securities and other investments that serve as collateral for its derivatives positions. Investments in the Subsidiary are intended to provide the Underlying Fund with exposure to commodities market returns within the limitations of the federal tax requirements that apply to the Underlying Fund. The Subsidiary will be subject to the same investment restrictions and limitations, and follow the same compliance policies and procedures, as this Underlying Fund. 

In selecting investments for this Underlying Fund's portfolio, the portfolio managers generally allocate this Underlying Fund's commodity-linked investments among a variety of different commodity sectors, based on the weightings of the components of the Underlying Fund's benchmark index, the S&P GSCI. This Underlying Fund is not an "index" fund, however, and its investment allocations and performance will usually differ from the weightings and performance of the S&P GSCI. The portfolio managers currently focus on the following inter-related components, which may vary in particular cases and may change over time:

Commodities Selection. The portfolio managers use a model-driven approach and their own analysis and judgment to try to identify differences in quality between two commodities or contracts with the intent of exploiting temporary market inefficiencies. This Underlying Fund's proprietary models also incorporate fundamental and technical factors intended to identify extreme market pricing imbalances for individual commodities or sectors and catalysts that may potentially eliminate the particular imbalances.

Form of Investment. The portfolio managers also consider which instrument or form of investment is best suited to provide the desired commodities exposure. If the portfolio managers determine that a commodity-linked note is appropriate, this Underlying Fund would generally invest directly in the commodity-linked note. If the portfolio managers decide that a commodity futures contract, swap or option on a futures contract is appropriate, this Underlying Fund might enter into the futures or swap contract or purchase the option directly or it might invest in that instrument indirectly through its Subsidiary.

Collateral Management. The portfolio managers use a team approach to construct a portfolio of fixed-income securities that includes U.S. government securities, repurchase agreements, money market securities and affiliated money market funds to provide collateral, liquidity and income.

Performance and Portfolio Risk Monitoring. The portfolio managers monitor the performance and risks of this Underlying Fund's investments on an ongoing basis.

This Underlying Fund's investment in the Subsidiary will vary based on the portfolio managers' use of different types of commodity-linked derivatives. If this Underlying Fund increases its use of commodity linked notes, that would typically result in a lower level of investment in the Subsidiary. If this Underlying Fund increases its use of commodity futures, swaps or options on futures, that would typically result in a higher level of investment in the Subsidiary.

Industry Concentration. This Underlying Fund will maintain exposure of 25% or more of its total assets in securities and derivatives linked to the energy and natural resources, agriculture, livestock, industrial metals, and precious metals sectors as a group. However, it will not concentrate more than 25% of its total assets in issuers in any one industry. At times this Underlying Fund may emphasize investments in some industries more than others. The individual components of an index will be considered as separate industries for this purpose.

Oppenheimer Currency Opportunities Fund - This Underlying Fund seeks total return. Under normal market conditions, this Underlying Fund will invest at least 80% of the value of its assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in investments that create foreign currency exposure. This Undelrying Fund mainly does so by investing in short-term fixed-income instruments (also referred to as "debt securities") and currency derivatives. Normally, this Underlying Fund will not expose more than 35% of its total assets to any one foreign currency.

This Underlying Fund primarily focuses its investments on countries and markets that are U.S. trading partners and generally in currencies that, in the portfolio manager's opinion, are expected to appreciate versus the U.S. dollar based on an analysis of the global business cycle, relative economic fundamentals and economic policies. This Underlying Fund may also have negative exposure to foreign currencies that it expects to depreciate against the U.S. dollar. These negative exposures are usually obtained through the use of currency derivative contracts. All of this Underlying Fund's assets will normally be exposed to changes in the values of foreign currency against the U.S. dollar and, because this Underlying Fund uses derivatives, its exposure may often be equal to more than 100% of its net asset value.

This Underlying Fund may invest a substantial portion of its assets in currency derivatives, including forward contracts, futures contracts and options. Forward contracts are foreign currency exchange contracts that are used to buy or sell foreign currency for future delivery at a fixed price. Futures contracts are agreements in which one party agrees to buy an asset from the other party at a later date at a price and quantity agreed-upon when the contract is made. Financial futures contracts are standardized commitments to either purchase or sell designated financial instruments at a future date for a specified price, and may be settled in cash or through delivery of the underlying instrument. A call option gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to purchase an underlying asset at a specified price. A put option gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to sell an underlying asset at a specified price. This Underlying Fund may buy and sell derivatives that trade on U.S. or foreign exchanges.

When the market for a particular currency is small or relatively illiquid, this Underlying Fund may combine investments in forward contracts (including cross-currency forwards) or currency futures contracts (including currency index futures) with investments in U.S. dollar denominated short-term fixed-income instruments to seek an investment result that is substantially the same as a direct investment in a foreign-currency denominated instrument. This Underlying Fund may also use this strategy in other circumstances when the portfolio manager believes it will be more efficient than a direct currency-denominated investment.

Other derivative investments may also be used to: help manage interest rate exposure; protect Underlying Fund assets; implement a cash or tax management strategy; enhance Underlying Fund returns; or obtain net long or net short exposures to selected interest rates, duration or credit risks. Those derivatives may include financial futures contracts (such as interest rate or bond futures), interest rate swaps, options on such futures and options on swap agreements. The portfolio manager considers various factors, including availability and cost, in deciding whether to use a particular instrument or strategy. From time to time, this Underlying Fund may use currency derivatives to try to hedge against currency exchange rate fluctuations but this Underlying Fund does not attempt to actively hedge its portfolio. Certain derivatives may create "leverage" if the potential return or loss on the instrument is disproportional to the amount invested.

To try to reduce interest rate and credit risk, this Underlying Fund typically maintains a weighted average portfolio maturity of less than eighteen months. This Underlying Fund only buys money market instruments or other short-term corporate debt instruments that are rated in the top three ratings by U.S. nationally recognized rating services, or unrated securities that this Underlying Fund considers to be comparable in quality. These ratings limits do not apply to sovereign debt. At times, this Underlying Fund may invest in a basket of currency denominated investments to reduce its exposure to any one currency. If the portfolio manager considers a currency crisis to be likely, this Underlying Fund's investments may be concentrated in only a few currencies.

This Underlying Fund has established a Cayman Islands exempted company that is wholly-owned and controlled by the Fund (the "Subsidiary"). This Underlying Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary invests primarily in commodity-linked derivatives (including commodity futures, financial futures, options and swap contracts) and exchange-traded funds related to gold or other special minerals ("Gold ETFs"). The Subsidiary may also invest in certain fixed-income securities and other investments that may serve as margin or collateral for its derivatives positions. Investments in the Subsidiary are intended to provide this Underlying Fund with exposure to commodities market returns within the limitations of the federal tax requirements that apply to the Underlying Fund. This Underlying Fund applies its investment restrictions and compliance policies and procedures, on a look-through basis, to the Subsidiary. This Underlying Fund's investment in the Subsidiary may vary based on the portfolio managers' use of different types of commodity-linked derivatives, fixed-income securities, Gold ETFs, and other investments. Since this Underlying Fund may invest a substantial portion of its assets in the Subsidiary, which may hold certain of the investments described in this prospectus, this Underlying Fund may be considered to be investing indirectly in those investments through its Subsidiary. Therefore, references in this prospectus to investments by this Underlying Fund also may be deemed to include this Underlying Fund's indirect investments through the Subsidiary.

Oppenheimer Global Multi Strategies Fund - This Underlying Fund seeks total return. This Underlying Fund employs a variety of strategies to seek its objective. Mainly, these include:

  • Equity Securities. This Underlying Fund invests in common stocks of U.S. and foreign companies. Equity investments may include securities of companies of any market capitalization.
  • Fixed-Income Securities. This Underlying Fund may also invest in fixed-income securities, including bonds and notes or other debt securities issued by U.S. and foreign companies and governments, corporate bonds and money market instruments. This Underlying Fund can invest in investment grade or lower-grade, high-yield debt securities. "Investment grade" debt securities are rated in one of the top four rating categories by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations such as Moody's Investors Service or Standard & Poor's. This Underlying Fund may also invest in unrated securities, in which case the Underlying Fund's investment adviser, OppenheimerFunds, Inc., may internally assign ratings to certain of those securities, after assessing their credit quality, in investment-grade or below-investment-grade categories similar to those of nationally recognized statistical rating organizations. There can be no assurance, nor is it intended, that the Manager's credit analysis is consistent or comparable with the credit analysis process used by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization.

This Underlying Fund may also invest in "event-linked" securities (sometimes called "catastrophe" bonds) or in interests in trusts and other pooled entities that invest primarily or exclusively in event-linked securities, including entities sponsored and/or advised by the Manager or an affiliate.

  • Hedging Strategies. This Underlying Fund may use derivative investments for hedging purposes or speculative purposes (to seek higher investment returns), including futures on equity and commodities indices and interest rate and currency futures, forward rate agreements on currencies, options on equities, currencies and bonds, interest rate swaps, total return swaps, credit default swaps and volatility swaps. This Underlying Fund may also sell securities short.

This Underlying Fund may invest a substantial portion of its assets (generally, more than half its total assets) in foreign securities, including securities of companies in developing or emerging markets. This Underlying Fund, under normal circumstances, will invest in at least three countries (one of which may be the United States). However, this Underlying Fund is not required to allocate its investments in any set percentages in any particular countries. This Underlying Fund may also invest in shares of real estate investment trusts, including equity REITs, mortgage REITs and hybrid REITs. This Underlying Fund has established a Cayman Islands company that is wholly-owned and controlled by this Underlying Fund (the "Subsidiary"). This Underlying Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary invests primarily in commodity-linked derivatives (including commodity futures, financial futures, options and swap contracts) and exchange-traded funds related to gold or other special minerals ("Gold ETFs"). The Subsidiary may also invest in certain fixed-income securities and other investments that may serve as margin or collateral for its derivatives positions. Investments in the Subsidiary are intended to provide this Underlying Fund with exposure to commodities market returns within the limitations of the federal tax requirements that apply to the Underlying Fund. This Underlying Fund applies its investment restrictions and compliance policies and procedures, on a look-through basis, to the Subsidiary. This Underlying Fund's investment in the Subsidiary may vary based on the portfolio manager's use of different types of commodity-linked derivatives, fixed-income securities, Gold ETFs, and other investments. Since this Underlying Fund may invest a substantial portion of its assets in the Subsidiary, which may hold certain of the investments described in this prospectus, this Underlying Fund may be considered to be investing indirectly in those investments through its Subsidiary. Therefore, references in this prospectus to investments by this Underlying Fund also may be deemed to include this Underlying Fund's indirect investments through the Subsidiary.

This Underlying Fund's investment manager, OppenheimerFunds, Inc., exercises a flexible strategy in selecting securities, and this Underlying Fund is not required to allocate its investments among stocks and bonds in any fixed proportion. This Underlying Fund may have some or none of its assets invested in each asset class in relative proportions that change over time based on market and economic conditions. This Underlying Fund is not limited by investment style or by an issuer's location, size, market capitalization or industry sector. This Underlying Fund uses an investment process that relies significantly on quantitative models and methods to determine security selection, hedging and asset allocation. While this process and the inter-relationship of the factors used may change over time and its implementation may vary in particular cases, in general the security selection, hedging and asset allocation processes currently involve:

  • Bottom Up. This Underlying Fund uses "bottom up" models to analyze a wide range of valuation and market factors to determine the relative value of the securities.
  • Hedging. The Manager uses risk management models to estimate this Underlying Fund's level of risk exposure to major markets. The Manager uses derivatives and other strategies, such as short sales, to hedge this Underlying Fund's exposure to these risks.
  • Top Down. The Manager uses "top down" models to enable this Underlying Fund to adjust the hedges to seek to take advantage of investment opportunities at the asset and sector level.

Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund – This Underlying Fund seeks capital appreciation. It invests mainly in common stocks of companies that are involved in mining, processing or dealing in gold or other metals or minerals and may invest all of its assets in those securities. As a non-fundamental policy, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of this Underlying Fund's net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, will be invested in those companies. As a fundamental policy, the Underlying Fund invests at least 25% of its investments in mining securities and metal investments.

This Underlying Fund may invest in U.S. or foreign companies, including companies in developing or emerging markets. It has no limit on its foreign investments. This Underlying Fund may buy securities issued by companies of any size or market capitalization range and at times might increase its emphasis on securities of issuers in a particular capitalization range.

This Underlying Fund relies primarily on evaluations of a company's fundamentals. It also uses a proprietary model that is designed to assess a company's financial statements and management structure, as well as the company's operations and new developments. To arrive at buy and sell decisions, this Underlying Fund considers the growth potential and the valuations of the stocks of particular companies, and ranks the companies that have been reviewed by the model.

The Underlying Fund has established a Cayman Islands company that is wholly-owned and controlled by the Underlying Fund (the "Subsidiary"). The Underlying Fund expects to invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary will invest primarily in commodity-linked derivatives related to gold or other special minerals (including commodity futures, financial futures, options and swap contracts), and certain fixed-income securities and other investments that may serve as margin or collateral for its derivatives positions. Investments in the Subsidiary are intended to provide the Underlying Fund with exposure to minerals commodities market returns within the limitations of the federal tax requirements that apply to the Underlying Fund. 

This Underlying Fund's investment in the Subsidiary may vary based on the portfolio manager's use of different types of commodity-linked derivatives, fixed-income securities and other investments. Since the Underlying Fund may invest a substantial portion of its assets in the Subsidiary, which may hold certain of the investments described in this prospectus, the Underlying Fund may be considered to be investing indirectly in those investments through its Subsidiary.

Oppenheimer Real Estate Fund - This Underlying Fund seeks total return through investment in real estate securities. Under normal market conditions, it invests at least 80% of its net assets (including borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks and other equity securities of real estate companies. This Underlying Fund primarily invests in real estate investment trusts ("REITs") but may also invest in real estate operating companies ("REOCs") and other real estate related securities. The assets of the REITs that this Underlying Fund invests in are primarily land and buildings, although it may invest in REITs that hold mortgages or a combination of investments types.

SteelPath MLP Alpha Fund - his Underlying Fund seeks to provide investors with a concentrated portfolio of energy infrastructure MLPs which SteelPath believes will provide Substantial long-term capital appreciation through distribution growth and an attractive level of current income.

Under normal circumstances, this Underlying Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 90% of its net assets in the equity securities of MLPs. The MLP securities in which this Underlying Fund invests are common units representing limited partnership interests of energy infrastructure MLPs. This Underlying Fund principally invests in a concentrated portfolio of approximately twenty Midstream MLPs. This Underlying Fund also may invest in securities issued by open- and closed-end investment companies, including money market funds, and the retail shares of actively managed and index exchange-traded funds (‘‘ETFs''), as well as cash and cash equivalents. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it may invest in a limited number of issuers.

The Advisor relies on its disciplined investment process in determining investment selection and weightings. This process includes a comparison of quantitative and qualitative value factors that are developed through the Advisor's proprietary analysis and valuation models. To determine whether an investment meets its criteria, the Advisor generally will perform a detailed fundamental analysis of the underlying businesses owned and operated by potential MLP portfolio companies. The Advisor seeks to invest in MLPs which have, among other characteristics, sound business fundamentals, a strong record of cash flow growth, distribution continuity, a solid business strategy, a respected management team and which are not overly exposed to changes in commodity prices. The Advisor will sell investments if it determines that any of the above- mentioned characteristics have changed materially from its initial analysis, or that quantitative or qualitative value factors indicate that an investment is no longer earning a return commensurate with its risk. Through this process, the Advisor seeks to manage the Fund's portfolio to include MLPs that provide the greatest potential for capital appreciation and current income but whose underlying business risks offer an attractive risk/reward balance for shareholders.

SteelPath MLP Select 40 Fund - This Underlying Fund seeks to provide investors long-term capital appreciation and attractive levels of current income through diversified exposure to the energy infrastructure MLP asset class.

Under normal circumstances, this Underlying Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 90% of its net assets in the equity securities of a minimum of forty MLPs. The MLP securities in which this Underlying Fund invests are common units representing limited partnership interests of energy infrastructure MLPs. This Underlying Fund invests in MLPs that primarily derive their revenue from energy infrastructure assets and energy related assets or activities, including Midstream MLPs, Upstream MLPs, Downstream MLPs and other energy MLPs engaged in owning, managing and transporting alternative energy infrastructure assets, including alternate fuels such as ethanol, hydrogen and biodiesel. This Underlying Fund also may invest in securities issued by open- and closed-end investment companies, including money market funds, and the retail shares of actively managed and index exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), as well as cash and cash equivalents.

MLPs are publicly traded partnerships engaged in the transportation, storage, processing, refining, marketing, exploration, production, and mining of minerals and natural resources. By confining their operations to these specific activities, their interests, or units, are able to trade on public securities exchanges exactly like the shares of a corporation, without entity level taxation. Of the MLPs that the Advisor follows, approximately two-thirds trade on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") and the rest trade on the NYSE Amex Equities ("Amex") or NASDAQ Stock Market ("NASDAQ"). MLPs' disclosures are regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and MLPs must file Form 10-Ks, Form 10-Qs, and notices of material changes like any publicly traded corporation. This Underlying Fund provides access to a product that issues a single Form 1099 to its shareholders thereby removing the obstacles of federal and state tax filings (because shareholders do not receive any Schedule K-1) and, for certain tax-exempt shareholders, unrelated business taxable income ("UBTI") filings, while providing portfolio transparency, liquidity and daily net asset value ("NAV").

SteelPath manages this Underlying Fund to achieve investment returns that match or outperform the S&P 500 Index over the long term by utilizing a disciplined investment process which focuses on risk-reduction and provides a considerable current income component. In managing this Underlying Fund's investment portfolio, SteelPath seeks to avoid riskier MLPs. SteelPath selects the MLPs in which this Underlying Fund invests and their weightings in this Underlying Fund's portfolio by focusing on the business risk profiles of the MLPs, and considering other factors such as liquidity. SteelPath believes that its investment process and strategy provide a compelling balance of risk/reward for shareholders.

SteelPath relies on its disciplined investment process in determining investment selection and weightings. This process includes a comparison of quantitative and qualitative value factors that are developed through SteelPath's proprietary analysis and valuation models. To determine whether an investment meets its criteria, SteelPath generally will perform a detailed fundamental analysis of the underlying businesses owned and operated by potential MLP portfolio companies. SteelPath seeks to invest in MLPs which have, among other characteristics, sound business fundamentals, a strong record of cash flow growth, distribution continuity, a solid business strategy, a respected management team and which are not overly exposed to changes in commodity prices. SteelPath will sell investments if it determines that any of the above-mentioned characteristics have changed materially from its initial analysis, or that quantitative or qualitative value factors indicate that an investment is no longer earning a return commensurate with its risk. Through this process, SteelPath seeks to manage this Underlying Fund's portfolio to represent a diversified exposure to MLPs that provide the greatest potential for capital appreciation and current income but whose underlying business risks offer an attractive risk/reward balance for shareholders.

SteelPath MLP and Infrastructure Debt Fund - This Underlying Fund seeks to provide investors with current income and, as a secondary objective, capital appreciation.

Under normal circumstances, this Underlying Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in the debt securities of MLPs and energy infrastructure industry companies. The Fund will focus its investments in MLPs and energy infrastructure companies engaged in the: (i) gathering, transporting, processing, treating, terminalling, storing, refining, distributing, mining or marketing of natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil, refined products or coal (‘‘Midstream Companies''), (ii) the acquisition, exploitation and development of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids (‘‘Upstream Companies''), (iii) processing, treating, and refining of natural gas liquids and crude oil (‘‘Downstream Companies''), and (iv) owning, managing and transporting alternative energy infrastructure assets, including alternative fuels such as ethanol, hydrogen and biodiesel (‘‘Other Energy Companies''). This Underlying Fund may invest in MLPs and energy infrastructure companies of all market capitalization ranges. This Underlying Fund is non-diversified, which means that it may invest in a limited number of issuers.

This Underlying Fund will invest principally in debt securities issued by MLPs and energy infrastructure companies. This Underlying Fund's debt investments may include high yield debt securities, commonly referred to as ‘‘junk bonds,'' that are rated BB or lower by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (‘‘S&P'') and/or Ba or lower by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. (‘‘Moody's'') or the equivalent by another ratings agency, or, if unrated at the time of purchase, are deemed to be below investment grade by SteelPath. This Underlying Fund's debt investments also may include exchange traded notes (‘‘ETNs''). In addition, this Underlying Fund may invest in U.S. government securities and short-term debt securities, including money market instruments, overnight and short-term repurchase agreements and cash and/or other cash equivalents with maturities of one year or less.

This Underlying Fund may invest in the common units of MLPs, and the common stock, preferred stock, warrants and convertible securities of energy infrastructure companies. This Underlying Fund also may invest in securities issued by open- and closed-end investment companies, including money market funds, and the retail shares of actively managed and index exchange-traded funds (‘‘ETFs''), make private equity and debt investments and invest in securities offered and sold pursuant to Rule 144A (‘‘Rule 144A Securities'') under the Securities Act of 1933(‘‘1933 Act''), private investments in public equity (‘‘PIPEs''), pay-in-kind securities and bonds that are in default. In addition, this Underlying Fund may invest in the secured debt and equity of private joint ventures with little or no operating history formed to build energy-related projects, called ‘‘greenfield projects.'' This Underlying Fund's investments in greenfield projects may distribute income or be structured as pay-in-kind securities.

This Underlying Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the debt and equity securities of MLPs and other entities, including certain energy infrastructure companies that are organized as limited liability companies (‘‘LLCs''), which are treated in the same manner as MLPs for federal income tax purposes. This Underlying Fund also may invest in the debt and equity securities of MLP affiliates and companies owning MLP general partnership interests that are energy infrastructure companies. This Underlying Fund may invest in MLP I-Shares, which represent an indirect ownership interest in MLP common units.

INFORMATION AND SERVICES



STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. This document includes additional information about the Fund's investment policies, risks, and operations. It is incorporated by reference into this prospectus (it is legally part of this prospectus).
ANNUAL AND SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS. The Fund's Annual and Semi-Annual Reports will provide additional information about the Fund's investments and performance. The Annual Report will include a discussion of market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Fund's performance during its last fiscal year.

How to Request More Information

You can request the above documents, the notice explaining the Fund's privacy policy, and other information about the Fund, without charge, by:

Telephone:

Call OppenheimerFunds Services toll-free:
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You may request documents, and read or download certain documents at www.oppenheimerfunds.com

Information about the Fund including the Statement of Additional Information can 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 the SEC at 1.202.551.8090. Reports and other information about the Fund are available on the EDGAR database on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Copies may be obtained after payment of a duplicating fee by electronic request at the SEC's e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing to the SEC's Public Reference Section, Washington, D.C. 20549-1520.

No one has been authorized to provide any information about the Fund or to make any representations about the Fund other than what is contained in this prospectus. This prospectus is not an offer to sell shares of the Fund, nor a solicitation of an offer to buy shares of the Fund, to any person in any state or other jurisdiction where it is unlawful to make such an offer.



The Fund's SEC File No. 811-

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Oppenheimer

Diversified Alternatives Fund

NYSE Ticker Symbols

Class A

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Class C

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Class N

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Class Y

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Class I

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December __, 2012

Statement of Additional Information

This document contains additional information about the Fund and supplements information in the Fund's prospectus dated December __, 2012 (the "Prospectus").

This Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") is not a prospectus. It should be read together with the Prospectus. The Fund's financial statements are incorporated by reference into this SAI from its most recent Annual Report. The Fund's Prospectus and most recent Annual Report may be obtained by writing to the Fund's transfer agent, OppenheimerFunds Services, at P.O. Box 5270, Denver, Colorado 80217, or by calling the transfer agent at the toll-free number shown below, or by downloading it from the OppenheimerFunds website at www.oppenheimerfunds.com.

Oppenheimer Diversified Alternatives Fund

6803 South Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924
1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677)



Table of contents

ABOUT THE FUND

Additional Information About the Fund's Investment Policies and Risks

3

The Fund's Investment Policies

3

Investment Restrictions

34

Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings

40

How the Fund is Managed

44

Board of Trustees and Oversight Committees

45

Trustees and Officers of the Fund

47

The Manager

57

Brokerage Policies of the Fund

62

Distribution and Service Arrangements

64

Payments to Financial Intermediaries

66

ABOUT YOUR ACCOUNT

About Your Account

70

How to Buy Shares

71

How to Sell Shares

75

How to Exchange Shares

78

Distributions and Taxes

79

Additional Information About the Fund

86

APPENDIX A: Special Sales Charge Arrangements and Waivers

Appendix A: Special Sales Charge Arrangements and Waivers

87

APPENDIX B: Ratings Definitions

Appendix B: Ratings Definitions

92

APPENDIX C: Qualifying Hybrid Instruments

Appendix C: Qualifying Hybrid Instruments

97

APPENDIX D: Qualifying Swap Transactions

Appendix D: Qualifying Swap Transactions

98

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Financial Statements

99


To Summary Prospectus

Additional Information About the Fund's Investment Policies and Risks

The investment objective, the principal investment policies and the main risks of the Fund are described in the Prospectus. The Fund is a special type of fund known as a "fund of funds" that invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of Oppenheimer mutual funds. Those funds are referred to as the "Underlying Funds." This SAI contains supplemental information about those policies and risks and the types of securities that the investment manager, OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (the "Manager"), can select for the Fund or the Underlying Funds. Additional information is also provided about the strategies that the Fund may use to try to achieve its objective.

The Fund's Investment Policies. The Fund normally invests in a portfolio of Class Y shares of the Underlying Funds. The Fund may invest in Class A shares of an Underlying Fund if Class Y shares are not available. The composition of those investments, and the factors considered in allocating the Fund's assets among the Underlying Funds, will vary over time. The Fund and Underlying Funds are not required to use all of the investment techniques and strategies described below in seeking their objectives. They may use some of the special investment techniques and strategies only at some times or not at all.

From time to time, the Fund may also invest in the securities of individual issuers directly, as described below. The risks of such direct investments in those securities are the same risks that the securities have in the portfolios of the Underlying Funds. However, the Fund may have greater exposure to such securities, and therefore to such risks, when it makes a direct investment.

The Underlying Funds' Investment Policies. The Fund's Prospectus includes the investment objective and a brief description of each of the Underlying Funds. The Underlying Funds are currently: Oppenheimer Commodity Strategy Total Return Fund ("Commodity Strategy Total Return Fund"), Oppenheimer Currency Opportunities Fund ("Currency Opportunities Fund"), Oppenheimer Global Multi Strategies Fund ("Global Multi Strategies Fund"), Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund ("Gold & Special Minerals Fund"), Oppenheimer Real Estate Fund ("Real Estate Fund"), SteelPath MLP Alpha Fund ("SteelPath Alpha Fund"), SteelPath MLP Select 40 Fund ("SteelPath Select 40 Fund"), and SteelPath MLP and Infrastructure Debt Fund ("SteelPath Infrastructure Debt Fund").

Set forth below is supplemental information about the types of securities the Underlying Funds may invest in, as well as investment techniques or strategies the Underlying Funds may use to try to achieve their objectives. The choice of Underlying Funds, the objectives and investment policies of the Underlying Funds and the Fund's allocations to the Underlying Funds may change without notice to or approval of the Fund's shareholders.

For more complete information about each Underlying Fund's investment policies and strategies, please refer to each Underlying Fund's prospectus and Statement of Additional Information. You may obtain a copy of an Underlying Fund's prospectus and Statement of Additional Information by calling 1.800.225.5677, or by downloading it from the OppenheimerFunds, Inc. website at www.oppenheimefunds.com.

The Fund's Investment Policies

Equity Securities. Equity securities include common stocks, preferred stocks, rights and warrants, and securities convertible into common stock. Some equity securities may offer the potential for both capital appreciation and dividend income.

For specific information on an Underlying Fund's investments in equity securities and any limitations on those investments, please refer to the Underlying Fund's Prospectus and SAI.

Preferred Stock. Preferred stock are equity securities that have a dividend rate payable from the company's earnings. Their stated dividend rate causes preferred stock to have some characteristics of debt securities. If interest rates rise, the fixed dividend on preferred stock may be less attractive and the price of those securities will likely decline. If interest rates fall their price will likely increase.

Preferred stock dividends may be cumulative or non-cumulative, participating, or auction rate. "Cumulative" dividend provisions require that all, or a portion of, any unpaid dividends must be paid before the issuer can pay dividends on its common stock. "Participating" preferred stock may be entitled to a larger dividend than the stated dividend in certain cases. "Auction rate" preferred stock has a dividend rate that is set by a Dutch auction process.

Preferred stock may have mandatory sinking fund provisions, as well as provisions for their call or redemption prior to maturity which can have a negative effect on their prices when interest rates fall.

Preferred stock do not constitute a liability of the issuer and therefore do not offer the same degree of capital protection or assured income as debt securities. Preferred stock generally rank ahead of common stock and behind debt securities in claims for dividends and for assets of the issuer in a liquidation or bankruptcy.

Convertible Securities. Convertible securities are debt securities or preferred stocks that are convertible into the issuer's common stock or other equity securities. While many convertible securities are considered to be mainly debt securities, certain convertible securities are regarded more as "equity equivalents" because of their conversion feature. The market value of a convertible security reflects both its "investment value," which is its expected income potential, and its "conversion value," which is its anticipated market value if it were converted. If its investment value exceeds its conversion value, the security will generally behave more like a debt security, and the security's price will likely increase when interest rates fall and decrease when interest rates rise. If its conversion value exceeds its investment value, the security will generally behave more like an equity security. In that case, its price will tend to fluctuate with the price of the underlying common stock or other security.

Convertible debt securities, like other debt securities, are subject to credit risk and interest rate risk. Convertible securities rank senior to common stock in a corporation's capital structure and therefore are subject to less risk than common stock in case of an issuer's bankruptcy or liquidation.

For convertible securities that are considered to be "equity equivalents," their credit quality generally has less impact on the security's value than in the case of non-convertible debt securities. To determine whether convertible securities should be regarded as "equity equivalents," the Manager may consider a number of factors, including:

  • whether the convertible security can be exchanged for a fixed number of shares of common stock of the issuer or is subject to a "cap" or a conversion formula or other type of limit;
  • whether the convertible security can be exchanged at a time determined by the investor rather than by the issuer;
  • whether the issuer of the convertible securities has restated its earnings per share on a fully diluted basis (that is, as if all of the issuer's convertible securities were converted into common stock); and
  • the extent to which the convertible security may participate in any appreciation in the price of the issuer's common stock.

Rights and Warrants. Rights and warrants may be purchased directly or may be acquired as part of other securities. Warrants are options to purchase equity securities at a specific price during a specific period of time. The price of a warrant does not necessarily move parallel to the price of the underlying security and is generally more volatile than the price of the underlying security. Rights are similar to warrants, but normally have a shorter duration. The market for rights or warrants may be very limited and it may be difficult to sell them promptly at an acceptable price. Rights and warrants have no voting rights, receive no dividends and have no rights with respect to the assets of the issuer.

Growth Companies. Growth companies are those companies whose earnings and stock prices are expected to increase at a faster rate than the overall market. They may be established companies as well as newer companies in the development stage. Growth companies may have a variety of factors that characterize them as "growth" issuers. They might:

  • be generating or applying new technologies, new or improved distribution techniques or new services,
  • own or develop natural resources,
  • be companies that can benefit from changing consumer demands or lifestyles, or
  • be companies that have projected earnings in excess of the average for their sector or industry.

Securities of newer growth companies might offer greater opportunities for capital appreciation than securities of larger, more established companies. However, these securities also involve greater risks than securities of more established companies.

Value Investing. A value investing approach seeks stocks and other equity securities that appear to be temporarily undervalued by various measures such as price/earnings ratios. Value investing looks for securities with low prices in relation to their real worth or future prospects in the hope that the prices will rise when other investors realize the intrinsic value of the securities.

Value investing uses research into an issuer's underlying financial condition and prospects to identify potential investments. Some of the criteria that may be used are:

  • Price/earnings ratio, which is a stock's price divided by its earnings (or its long-term earnings potential) per share. A stock that has a price/earnings ratio lower than its historical range, or lower than the market as a whole or than similar companies, may offer an attractive investment opportunity.
  • Price/book value ratio, which is the stock price divided by the book value per share of the company.
  • Dividend yield, which is measured by dividing the annual dividend by the stock price per share.
  • Asset valuation, which compares the stock price to the value of the company's underlying assets, including their projected value in the marketplace, their liquidation value and their intellectual property value.

Small- and Mid-Cap Issuers. Securities of small- and mid-sized issuers may be subject to greater price volatility than securities of larger issuers. Certain Underlying Funds focus on equity securities of issuers having a market capitalization of a specified size or range, and therefore may invest a substantial portion of their assets in securities of small-, mid- or large-sized issuers. Other Underlying Funds may, from time to time, emphasize issuers in one or more capitalization ranges based on the Manager's judgment of where the best market opportunities are. If an Underlying Fund focuses on investments in smaller sized companies its share prices may fluctuate more than that of funds focusing on larger issuers. The market capitalization ranges used by the Underlying Funds will vary from fund to fund.

Investing in Small, Unseasoned Companies. These are companies that have typically been in operation for less than three years, including the operations of any predecessors. Because small, unseasoned companies may be less secure financially, they may rely on borrowing to a greater extent. In that case, they may be more susceptible to adverse changes in interest rates than larger, more established companies. Small, unseasoned companies may also offer fewer products and rely on fewer key personnel. Market or economic developments may have a significant impact on these companies and on the value of their securities. These companies may have a limited trading market and the prices of their securities may be volatile, which could make them difficult to sell in a short period of time at a reasonable price. If other investors that own the security are trading it at the same time, it may have a more significant effect on the security's price than that trading activity would have on the security price of a larger company. These securities may be considered speculative and could increase overall portfolio risks.

Cyclical Opportunities. Some of the Underlying Funds seek to take advantage of short-term market movements or events affecting particular issuers or industries by investing in companies that are sensitive to changes in the business cycle. For example, when the economy is expanding, companies in the consumer durables and technology sector might benefit. There is the risk that those securities might lose value if the business cycle becomes unfavorable to that issuer or industry or if the favorable cyclical movement is not realized.

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). REITs are trusts that sell shares to investors and use the proceeds to invest in real estate. A REIT can focus on a particular project, such as a shopping center or apartment complex, or may buy many properties or properties located in a particular geographic region.

To the extent that a REIT focuses on a particular project, sector of the real estate market or geographic region, its share price will be affected by economic and political events affecting that project, sector or geographic region. Property values may fall due to increasing vacancies or declining rents resulting from unanticipated economic, legal, cultural or technological developments. REIT prices also may drop because of the failure of borrowers to pay their loans, a dividend cut, a disruption to the real estate investment sales market, changes in federal or state taxation policies affecting REITs, and poor management.

REITs are sometimes informally characterized as equity REITs, mortgage REITs and hybrid REITs. An equity REIT invests primarily in the fee ownership or leasehold ownership of land and buildings and derives its income primarily from rental income. An equity REIT may also realize capital gains (or losses) by selling real estate properties in its portfolio that have appreciated (or depreciated) in value. A mortgage REIT invests primarily in mortgages on real estate, which may secure construction, development or long-term loans. A mortgage REIT generally derives its income primarily from interest payments on the credit it has extended. A hybrid REIT combines the characteristics of equity REITs and mortgage REITs, generally by holding both ownership interests and mortgage interests in real estate. It is anticipated, although not required, that under normal circumstances a majority of the Fund's investments in REITs will consist of equity REITs.

Some of the Underlying Funds can invest in real estate development companies and operating companies in addition to REITs. They can also buy shares of companies engaged in other real estate businesses.

Investments in Metal Investments. Gold & Special Minerals Fund focuses its investments in equity securities of U.S. and foreign-domiciled companies. Gold & Special Minerals Fund's investments primarily include stocks of companies that are involved in mining or processing gold or other metals or minerals, are described as "Mining Securities."

Gold & Special Minerals Fund may also invest in gold or silver bullion, in other precious metals, in metals naturally occurring with precious metals, in certificates representing an ownership interest in those metals, and in gold or silver coins. These investments are referred to as "Metal Investments." Under normal market conditions, Gold & Special Minerals Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in Mining Securities and Metal Investments. However, Gold & Special Minerals Fund will invest no more than 10% of its total net assets in Metal Investments.

Special Risks of Investments in Mining Securities, Metal Investments and Gold ETFs. The Underlying Fund's prospectuses describe whether and to what extent each Underlying Fund may invest in Mining Securities, Metal Investments and/or Gold ETFs. Investments in Mining Securities, Metal Investments and Gold ETFs involve additional risks and considerations not typically associated with other types of investments: (1) the risk of substantial price fluctuations of gold and precious metals; (2) the concentration of gold supply is mainly in five territories (South Africa, Australia, the Commonwealth of Independent States (the former Soviet Union), Canada and the United States), and the prevailing economic and political conditions of these countries may have a direct effect on the production and marketing of gold and sales of central bank gold holdings; (3) unpredictable international monetary policies, economic and political conditions; (4) possible U.S. governmental regulation of Metal Investments, as well as foreign regulation of such investments; and (5) possible adverse tax consequences for the Underlying Fund in making Metal Investments, if it fails to qualify as a "regulated" investment company under the Internal Revenue Code. An adverse change with respect to any of these risk factors could have a significant negative effect on the Underlying Fund's net asset value per share. These risks are discussed in greater detail below.

Risk of Price Fluctuations. The prices of precious and strategic metals are affected by various factors such as economic conditions, political events, governmental monetary and regulatory policies and market events. The prices of Mining Securities and Metal Investments held by Gold & Special Minerals Fund may fluctuate sharply, which will affect the value of Gold & Special Minerals Fund's shares.

Concentration of Source of Gold Supply and Control of Gold Sales. Currently, the five largest producers of gold are the Republic of South Africa, Australia, the Commonwealth of Independent States (which includes Russia and certain other countries that were part of the former Soviet Union), Canada and the United States. Economic and political conditions in those countries may have a direct effect on the production and marketing of gold and on sales of central bank gold holdings. In South Africa, the activities of companies engaged in gold mining are subject to the policies adopted by the Ministry of Mines. The Reserve Bank of South Africa, as the sole authorized sales agent for South African gold, has an influence on the price and timing of sales of South African gold. Political and social conditions in South Africa are still somewhat unsettled and may pose certain risks to Gold & Special Minerals Fund (in addition to the risks described below under the caption "Foreign Securities"), because Gold & Special Minerals Fund may hold a portion of its assets in securities of South African issuers.

Unpredictable International Monetary Policies, Economic and Political Conditions. There is the possibility that unusual international monetary or political conditions may make Gold & Special Minerals Fund's portfolio assets less liquid, or that the value of Gold & Special Minerals Fund's assets might be more volatile, than would be the case with other investments. In particular, the price of gold is affected by its direct and indirect use to settle net balance of payments deficits and surpluses between nations. Because the prices of precious or strategic metals may be affected by unpredictable international monetary policies and economic conditions, there may be greater likelihood of a more dramatic fluctuation of the market prices of Gold & Special Minerals Fund's investments than of other investments.

Commodities Regulations. The trading of Metal Investments in the United States could become subject to the rules that govern the trading of agricultural and certain other commodities and commodity futures. In the opinion of Gold & Special Minerals Fund's counsel, at present Gold & Special Minerals Fund's permitted Metal Investments are either not subject to regulation by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") or an exemption from regulation is available. The absence of CFTC regulation may adversely affect the continued development of an orderly market in Metal Investments trading in the United States. The development of a regulated futures market in Metal Investments trading may affect the development of a market in, and the price of, Metal Investments in the United States.

Effect on Gold & Special Minerals Fund's Tax Status. By making Metal Investments, Gold & Special Minerals Fund risks failing to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code. If Gold & Special Minerals Fund should fail to qualify, it would lose the beneficial tax treatment accorded to qualifying investment companies under Subchapter M of the Code. Failure to qualify would occur if in any fiscal year Gold & Special Minerals Fund either (a) derived 10% or more of its gross income (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code, which disregards losses for this purpose) from sales or other dispositions of Metal Investments and other non-qualifying income, or (b) held more than 50% of its net assets in the form of Metal Investments or in securities not meeting certain tests under the Internal Revenue Code (see "Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes"). Accordingly, Gold & Special Minerals Fund will endeavor to manage its portfolio within the limitations described above, and Gold & Special Minerals Fund has adopted an investment restriction limiting the amount of its total assets that can be invested in Metal Investments. There can be no assurance that Gold & Special Minerals Fund will qualify in every fiscal year. Furthermore, to comply with the limitations described above, Gold & Special Minerals Fund may be required to make investment decisions the Manager would otherwise not make, foregoing the opportunity to realize gains, if necessary, to permit Gold & Special Minerals Fund to qualify. See "Investment Restrictions" in the Gold & Special Minerals SAI.

Event-Linked Bonds. Event-linked bonds, which are sometimes referred to as "catastrophe" bonds, are fixed income securities for which the return of principal and payment of interest is contingent on the non-occurrence of a specific trigger event, such as a hurricane, earthquake, or other occurrence that leads to physical or economic loss. In some cases, the trigger event will not be deemed to have occurred unless the event is of a certain magnitude (based on scientific readings) or causes a certain measurable amount of loss to the issuer, a particular industry group or a reference index. If the trigger event occurs prior to maturity, a Fund may lose all or a portion of its principal and additional interest. The Funds may also invest in similar bonds where a Fund may lose all or a portion of its principal and additional interest if the mortality rate in a geographic area exceeds a stated threshold prior to maturity whether or not a particular catastrophic event has occurred.

Event-linked bonds may be issued by government agencies, insurance companies, reinsurers, and financial institutions, among other issuers, or special purpose vehicles associated with the foregoing. Often event-linked bonds provide for extensions of maturity in order to process and audit loss claims in those cases when a trigger event has occurred or is likely to have occurred. An extension of maturity may increase a bond's volatility.

Event-linked bonds may expose the Underlying Fund to certain other risks, including issuer default, adverse regulatory or jurisdictional interpretations, liquidity risk and adverse tax consequences. Lack of a liquid market may result in higher transaction costs and the possibility that a fund may be forced to liquidate positions when it would not be advantageous to do so. Event-linked bonds are typically rated by one or more nationally recognized statistical rating organizations. 

Energy Infrastructure Industry
The MLPs in which the Underlying Funds managed by SteelPath invest are engaged in the: (i) gathering, transporting, processing, treating, terminalling, storing, refining, distributing, mining or marketing of natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil, refined products or coal, (ii) the acquisition, exploitation and development of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids, (iii) processing, treating, and refining of natural gas liquids and crude oil, and (iv) owning, managing and transporting alternative energy infrastructure assets, including alternative fuels such as ethanol, hydrogen and biodiesel. These MLPs are subject to many of the risks associated with investments in the energy infrastructure companies, including the following:

  • Commodity Risks. The return on an investment in an MLP will depend on the margins received by MLPs and energy infrastructure companies. These margins may fluctuate widely in response to a variety of factors including global and domestic economic conditions, weather conditions, natural disasters, the supply and price of imported energy commodities, the production and storage levels of energy, political instability, terrorist activities, transportation facilities, energy conservation, domestic and foreign governmental regulation and taxation and the availability of local, intrastate and interstate transportation systems. Volatility of commodity prices also may make it more difficult for MLPs and energy infrastructure companies to raise capital to the extent the market perceives that their performance may be directly or indirectly tied to commodity prices.
  • Supply and Demand Risks. A decrease in the production of natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil, coal or other energy commodities, a reduction in the volume of such commodities available for transportation, mining, processing, storage or distribution, or a sustained decline in demand for such commodities, may adversely affect the financial performance or prospects of MLPs and energy infrastructure companies. MLPs and energy infrastructure companies are subject to supply and demand fluctuations in the markets they serve which will be impacted by a wide range of factors, including fluctuating commodity prices, weather, increased conservation or use of alternative fuel sources, increased governmental or environmental regulation, depletion, growing interest rates, declines in domestic or foreign production, accidents or catastrophic events, and economic conditions, among others.
  • Operational Risks. MLPs and energy infrastructure companies are subject to various operational risks, such as disruption of operations, inability to timely and effectively integrate newly acquired assets, unanticipated expenses, lack of proper asset integrity, underestimated cost projections, inability to renew or increased costs of rights of way, failure to obtain the necessary permits to operate and failure of third-party contractors to perform their contractual obligations. Thus, some MLPs and energy infrastructure companies may be subject to construction risk, acquisition risk or other risks arising from their specific business strategies.
  • Acquisition Risks. The ability of MLPs and energy infrastructure companies to grow and, where applicable, to increase dividends or distributions to their equity holders can be highly dependent on their ability to make acquisitions of energy businesses that result in an increase in free cash flow. In the event that such companies are unable to make such acquisitions, their future growth and ability to make or raise dividends or distributions will be limited and their ability to repay their debt and make payments to preferred equity holders may be weakened. Furthermore, even if these companies do consummate acquisitions that they believe will be accretive, the acquisitions may instead result in a decrease in free cash flow.
  • Regulatory Risks. MLPs and energy infrastructure companies are subject to significant federal, state and local government regulation in virtually every aspect of their operations. Various governmental authorities have the power to enforce compliance with these regulations and the permits issued under them, and violators are subject to administrative, civil and criminal penalties, including civil fines, injunctions or both. More extensive laws, regulations or enforcement policies could be enacted in the future which would likely increase compliance costs and may adversely affect the financial performance of MLPs and energy infrastructure companies.
  • Rising Interest Rate Risks. The values of debt and equity securities of MLPs and energy infrastructure companies held by the Underlying Funds are susceptible to decline when interest rates rise. Rising interest rates could adversely impact the financial performance of these companies by increasing their costs of capital. This may reduce their ability to execute acquisitions or expansion projects in a cost-effective manner.
  • Terrorism Risks. The terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001 had a disruptive effect on the economy and the securities markets. Events in the Middle East could have significant adverse effects on the U.S. economy and the stock market. Uncertainty surrounding military strikes or actions or a sustained military campaign may affect an MLP's or energy infrastructure company's operations in unpredictable ways, including disruptions of fuel supplies and markets, and transmission and distribution facilities could be direct targets, or indirect casualties, of an act of terror. The U.S. government has issued warnings that energy assets, specifically the United States' pipeline infrastructure, may be the future target of terrorist organizations. In addition, changes in the insurance markets have made certain types of insurance more difficult, if not impossible, to obtain and have generally resulted in increased premium costs.
  • Weather Risks. Extreme weather patterns or environmental hazards, such as the BP oil spill in 2010, could result in significant volatility in the supply of energy and power and could adversely impact the value of the debt and equity securities of the MLPs and energy infrastructure industry in which an Underlying Fund may invest. This volatility may create fluctuations in commodity prices and earnings of MLPs and energy infrastructure companies.
  • Catastrophe Risk. The operations of MLPs and energy infrastructure companies are subject to many hazards, including: damage to pipelines, storage tanks or related equipment and surrounding properties caused by hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, fires and other natural disasters; inadvertent damage from construction or other equipment; leaks of natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil, refined petroleum products or other hydrocarbons; and fires and explosions. These risks could result in substantial losses due to personal injury or loss of life, severe damage to and destruction of property and equipment and pollution or other environmental damage and may result in the curtailment or suspension of their related operations. Not all MLPs and energy infrastructure companies are fully insured against all risks inherent to their businesses. If a significant accident or event occurs that is not fully insured, it could adversely affect an MLP's or energy infrastructure company's operations and financial condition and the securities issued by the company.
  • Competition Risk. The MLPs and energy infrastructure companies may face substantial competition in acquiring assets, expanding or constructing assets and facilities, obtaining and retaining customers and contracts, securing trained personnel and operating their assets. Many of their competitors, including major oil companies, independent exploration and production companies, MLPs and other diversified energy companies, will have superior financial and other resources.
  • Depletion and Exploration Risk. Energy reserves naturally deplete as they are produced over time. Many energy companies are either engaged in the production of natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil, or coal, or are engaged in transporting, storing, distributing and processing these items or their derivatives on behalf of shippers. To maintain or grow their revenues, these companies or their customers need to maintain or expand their reserves through exploration of new sources of supply, through the development of existing sources or, through acquisitions. The financial performance of MLPs and energy infrastructure companies may be adversely affected if they, or the companies to whom they provide the service, are unable to cost-effectively acquire additional reserves sufficient to replace the depleted reserves. If an MLP or energy infrastructure company fails to add reserves by acquiring or developing them, its reserves and production will decline over time as the reserves are produced. If an MLP or energy infrastructure company is not able to raise capital on favorable terms, it may not be able to add to or maintain its reserves.
  • Financing Risk. Some MLPs and energy infrastructure companies may rely on capital markets to raise money to pay their existing obligations. Their ability to access the capital markets on attractive terms or at all may be affected by any of the risk factors associated with MLPs and energy infrastructure companies described above, by general economic and market conditions or by other factors. This may in turn affect their ability to satisfy their obligations to us. In addition, certain MLPs and energy infrastructure companies are dependent on their parents or sponsors for a majority of their revenues.

Master Limited Partnerships
The Underlying Funds managed by SteelPath primarily invest in MLPs that primarily derive their revenue from energy infrastructure assets and energy related assets or activities, including businesses: (i) involved in the gathering, transporting, processing, treating, terminalling, storing, refining, distributing, mining or marketing of natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil, refined products or coal (‘‘Midstream MLPs''), (ii) primarily engaged in the acquisition, exploitation and development of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids (‘‘Upstream MLPs''), (iii) that process, treat, and refine natural gas liquids and crude oil (‘‘Downstream MLPs''), and (iv) engaged in owning, managing, and the transportation of alternative energy infrastructure assets including alternative fuels such as ethanol, hydrogen and biodiesel (‘‘Other Energy MLPs'').

MLP Equity Securities. Equity securities issued by MLPs currently consist of common units, subordinated units and preferred units, as described more fully below.

MLP Common Units. The common units of many MLPs are listed and traded on U.S. securities exchanges, including the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (‘‘NYSE'') and the Nasdaq National Market System (‘‘Nasdaq''). MLP common units can be purchased through open market transactions and underwritten offerings, but may also be acquired through direct placements and privately negotiated transactions. Holders of MLP common units typically have very limited control and voting rights. Holders of such common units are typically entitled to receive the minimum quarterly distribution ("MQD"), including arrearage rights, from the issuer. Generally, an MLP must pay (or set aside for payment) the MQD to holders of common units before any distributions may be paid to subordinated unit holders. In addition, incentive distributions are typically not paid to the general partner or managing member unless the quarterly distributions on the common units exceed specified threshold levels above the MQD. In the event of liquidation, common unit holders are intended to have a preference to the remaining assets of the issuer over holders of subordinated units. MLPs also issue different classes of common units that may have different voting, trading, and distribution rights.

MLP Subordinated Units. Subordinated units, which, like common units, represent limited partner or member interests, are not typically listed or traded on an exchange. Outstanding subordinated units may be purchased through negotiated transactions directly with holders of such units or newly issued subordinated units may be purchased directly from the issuer. Holders of such subordinated units are generally entitled to receive a distribution only after the MQD and any arrearages from prior quarters have been paid to holders of common units. Holders of subordinated units typically have the right to receive distributions before any incentive distributions are payable to the general partner or managing member. Subordinated units generally do not provide arrearage rights. Most MLP subordinated units are convertible into common units after the passage of a specified period of time or upon the achievement by the issuer of specified financial goals. MLPs also issue different classes of subordinated units that may have different voting, trading, and distribution rights.

MLP Convertible Subordinated Units. MLP convertible subordinated units are typically issued by MLPs to founders, corporate general partners of MLPs, entities that sell assets to the MLPs, and institutional investors. The purpose of the convertible subordinated units is to increase the likelihood that during the subordination period there will be available cash to be distributed to common unitholders. Subordinated units may be purchased in direct placements from such persons or other persons that may hold such units. MLP convertible subordinated units generally are not entitled to distributions until holders of common units have received specified MQD, plus any arrearages, and may receive less than common unitholders in distributions upon liquidation. Convertible subordinated unitholders generally are entitled to MQD prior to the payment of incentive distributions to the general partner, but are not entitled to arrearage rights. Therefore, MLP convertible subordinated units generally entail greater risk than MLP common units. They are generally convertible automatically into the senior common units of the same issuer at a one-to-one ratio upon the passage of time or the satisfaction of certain financial tests. Although the means by which convertible subordinated units convert into senior common units depend on a security's specific terms, MLP convertible subordinated units typically are exchanged for common shares. These units do not trade on a national exchange or OTC, and there is no active market for convertible subordinated units. The value of a convertible subordinated unit is a function of its worth if converted into the underlying common units. Convertible subordinated units generally have similar voting rights as do MLP common units. Distributions may be paid in cash or in-kind.

MLP Preferred Units. MLP preferred units are not typically listed or traded on an exchange. MLP preferred units can be purchased through negotiated transactions directly with MLPs, affiliates of MLPs and institutional holders of such units. Holders of MLP preferred units can be entitled to a wide range of voting and other rights, depending on the structure of each separate security.

MLP General Partner or Managing Member Interests. The general partner or managing member interest in MLPs is typically retained by the original sponsors of an MLP, such as its founders, corporate partners and entities that sell assets to the MLP. The holder of the general partner or managing member interest can be liable in certain circumstances for amounts greater than the amount of the holder's investment in the general partner or managing member. General partner or managing member interests often confer direct board participation rights in, and in many cases control over the operations of, the MLP. General partner or managing member interests can be privately held or owned by publicly traded entities. General partner or managing member interests receive cash distributions, typically in an amount of up to 2% of available cash, which is contractually defined in the partnership or limited liability company agreement. In addition, holders of general partner or managing member interests typically receive incentive distribution rights (‘‘IDRs''), which provide them with an increasing share of the entity's aggregate cash distributions upon the payment of per common unit distributions that exceed specified threshold levels above the MQD. Due to the IDRs, general partners of MLPs have higher distribution growth prospects than their underlying MLPs, but quarterly incentive distribution payments would also decline at a greater rate than the decline rate in quarterly distributions to common and subordinated unit holders in the event of a reduction in the MLP's quarterly distribution. The ability of the limited partners or members to remove the general partner or managing member without cause is typically very limited. In addition, some MLPs permit the holder of IDRs to reset, under specified circumstances, the incentive distribution levels and receive compensation in exchange for the distribution rights given up in the reset.

MLP Debt Securities. Debt securities issued by MLPs may include those rated below investment grade or that are unrated but judged to be below investment grade by SteelPath at the time of purchase. A debt security of an MLP will be considered to be investment grade if it is rated as such by one of the rating organizations or, if unrated, are judged to be investment grade by the Advisor at the time of purchase. Investments in such securities may not offer the tax characteristics of equity securities of MLPs.

MLP Affiliates. Certain of the Underlying Funds may invest in the equity and debt securities issued by affiliates of MLPs, including the general partners or managing members of MLPs and companies that own MLP general partner interests and are energy infrastructure companies. Such issuers may be organized and/or taxed as corporations and therefore may not offer the advantageous tax characteristics of MLP units. The Underlying Funds may purchase such other MLP equity securities through market transactions, but may also do so through direct placements.

I-Shares. I-Shares represent an indirect ownership interest in an MLP and are issued by an MLP affiliate. The MLP affiliate uses the proceeds from the sale of I-Shares to purchase limited partnership interests in the MLP in the form of I-units. Thus, I-Shares represent an indirect interest in an MLP limited partnership interest. I-units have similar features as MLP common units in terms of voting rights, liquidation preference and distribution. I-Shares themselves have limited voting rights and are similar in that respect to MLP common units. I-Shares differ from MLP common units primarily in that instead of receiving cash distributions, holders of I-Shares will receive distributions of additional I-Shares in an amount equal to the cash distributions received by common unit holders. I-Shares are traded on the NYSE. Issuers of MLP I-Shares are treated as corporations and not partnerships for tax purposes. MLP affiliates also include publicly traded limited liability companies that own, directly or indirectly, general partner interests of MLPs.

Greenfield Projects. Greenfield projects are energy-related projects built by private joint ventures formed by energy infrastructure companies. Greenfield projects may include the creation of a new pipeline, processing plant or storage facility or other energy infrastructure asset that is integrated with the company's existing assets. Greenfield projects involve less investment risk than typical private equity financing arrangements. The primary risk involved with greenfield projects is execution risk or construction risk. Changing project requirements, elevated costs for labor and materials, and unexpected construction hurdles all can increase construction costs. Financing risk exists should changes in construction costs or financial markets occur. Regulatory risk exists should changes in regulation occur during construction or the necessary permits are not secured prior to beginning construction.

Exchange-traded Notes. Exchange-traded notes (‘‘ETNs'') are senior, unsecured, unsubordinated debt securities whose returns are linked to the performance of a particular market benchmark or strategy minus applicable fees. ETNs are traded on an exchange (e.g., the NYSE) during normal trading hours. However, investors can also hold the ETN until maturity. At maturity, the issuer pays to the investor a cash amount equal to the principal amount, subject to the day's market benchmark or strategy factor.

ETNs do not make periodic coupon payments or provide principal protection. ETNs are subject to credit risk, and the value of the ETN may drop due to a downgrade in the issuer's credit rating, despite the underlying market benchmark or strategy remaining unchanged. The value of an ETN may also be influenced by time to maturity, level of supply and demand for the ETN, volatility and lack of liquidity in underlying assets, changes in the applicable interest rates, changes in the issuer's credit rating and economic, legal, political or geographic events that affect the referenced underlying asset. When an Underlying Fund invests in ETNs, it will bear its proportionate share of any fees and expenses borne by the ETN. These fees and expenses generally reduce the return realized at maturity or upon redemption from an investment in an ETN; therefore, the value of the index underlying the ETN must increase significantly in order for an investor in an ETN to receive at least the principal amount of the investment at maturity or upon redemption. An Underlying Fund's decision to sell ETN holdings may be limited by the availability of a secondary market.

Investments in Other Investment Companies. Some of the Underlying Funds can also invest in the securities of other investment companies, which can include open-end funds, closed-end funds and unit investment trusts, subject to the limits set forth in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Investment Company Act") that apply to those types of investments. For example, an Underlying Fund may invest in exchange-traded funds, which are typically open-end funds or unit investment trusts, listed on a stock exchange, as a way of gaining exposure to the segments of the equity or fixed-income markets represented by the exchange-traded fund's portfolio, at times when the Underlying Fund may not be able to buy those portfolio securities directly. As a non-fundamental policy, none of the Underlying Funds can invest in the securities of other registered open-end investment companies or registered unit investment trusts in reliance on sub-paragraph (F) or (G) of section 12(d)(1) of the Investment Company Act.

Investing in another investment company may involve the payment of substantial premiums above the value of such investment company's portfolio securities and is subject to limitations under the Investment Company Act. The Underlying Funds do not intend to invest in other investment companies unless the Manager believes that the potential benefits of the investment justify the payment of any premiums or sales charges. As a shareholder of an investment company, an Underlying Fund would be subject to its ratable share of that investment company's expenses, including its advisory and administration expenses. For specific limitations on the Underlying Fund's investments in securities of other investment companies, refer to the SAI for each Underlying Fund. None of the Underlying Funds anticipate investing a substantial amount of their net assets in shares of other investment companies.

Fixed-Income Securities 

Some of the Underlying Funds invest mainly in fixed-income (debt) securities to seek their investment objectives. Other Underlying Funds may invest in debt securities for defensive purposes and/or for liquidity. Fixed-income securities may have different credit and maturity characteristics and fixed or floating interest rates. Different Underlying Funds may focus on investment-grade or non-investment-grade securities or emphasize debt securities with shorter- or longer-term maturities. In general, fixed-income securities are subject to credit risk and interest rate risk and some are subject to prepayment risk and extension risk. Certain types of debt securities in which the Underlying Funds may invest, and the risks of some of those securities, are described below. For specific limitations on an Underlying Fund's investments in debt securities, please refer to the Prospectus and SAI for that fund.

  • Credit Risk. Credit risk is the risk that the issuer of a security might not make interest or principal payments on the security as they become due. If the issuer fails to pay interest, the Underlying Fund's income might be reduced, and if the issuer fails to pay interest or repay principal, the value of the security might fall. A downgrade in an issuer's credit rating or other adverse credit information about an issuer can reduce the market value of the issuer's securities.
  • Interest Rate Risk. Interest rate risk refers to the fluctuations in value of a debt security resulting from the relationship between price and yield. An increase in general interest rates will tend to reduce the market value of already-issued debt securities and a decline in general interest rates will tend to increase their value. Debt securities with longer maturities are usually subject to greater fluctuations in value from interest rate changes than obligations having shorter maturities. Variable rate debt securities pay interest based on an interest rate benchmark. When the benchmark rate changes, the interest payments on those securities may be reset at a higher or lower rate. Except for investments in variable rate debt securities, fluctuations in general interest rates do not affect the amount of interest income received. Fluctuations in the market valuations of debt securities may, however, affect the value of Underlying Fund assets.
  • Prepayment Risk. Certain fixed-income securities (in particular mortgage-related securities) are subject to the risk of unanticipated prepayment. That is the risk that when interest rates fall, the issuer will repay the security prior to the security's expected maturity, or with respect to certain fixed-income securities, that borrowers will prepay the loans that underlie these securities more quickly than expected, thereby causing the issuer of the security to repay the principal prior to the security's expected maturity. The Underlying Fund may need to reinvest the proceeds at a lower interest rate, reducing its income. Securities subject to prepayment risk generally offer less potential for gains when prevailing interest rates fall. If the Underlying Fund buys those securities at a premium, accelerated prepayments on those securities could cause it to lose a portion of its principal investment represented by the premium. The impact of prepayments on the price of a security may be difficult to predict and may increase the security's price volatility. Interest-only and principal-only securities are especially sensitive to interest rate changes, which can affect not only their prices but can also change the income flows and prepayment assumptions about those investments.
  • Extension Risk. If interest rates rise rapidly, repayments of principal on certain debt securities may occur at a slower rate than expected and the expected maturity of those securities could lengthen as a result. Those securities generally have a greater potential for loss when prevailing interest rates rise, which could cause their value to fall sharply.
  • Event Risk. If an issuer of debt securities is the subject of a buyout, debt restructuring, merger or recapitalization that increases its debt load, it could interfere with its ability to make timely payments of interest and principal and cause the value of its debt securities to fall.

Investment Ratings. Investment-grade bonds are bonds rated at least "Baa" by Moody's Investors Service, Inc., ("Moody's") or at least "BBB" by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services ("S&P") or Fitch, Inc. or that have comparable ratings by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization ("NRSRO"). Higher-yielding lower-grade debt securities are commonly referred to as "junk bonds." While securities rated "Baa" by Moody's or "BBB" by S&P or Fitch, Inc. are investment-grade and are not regarded as junk bonds, those securities may also be subject to special risks and have some speculative characteristics.

The Manager may also use its own research to evaluate a rated security's credit-worthiness and may judge unrated securities to be of comparable quality to bonds rated as investment-grade or below investment-grade by an NRSRO.

Definitions of the debt security ratings categories of Moody's, S&P and Fitch are included in Appendix B to this SAI.

Lower-Grade Debt Securities. Lower-grade debt securities tend to offer higher yields than investment-grade securities, and may provide greater income or, in some cases, capital appreciation possibilities.  Lower-grade debt securities are normally subject to greater risks than investment-grade securities.

       Special Risks of Lower-Grade Securities. Lower-grade securities are subject to special credit risks including that:

  • there is a greater risk that the issuer may default on its obligation to pay interest or to repay principal than in the case of investment-grade securities;
  • the issuer's low creditworthiness may increase the potential for its insolvency;
  • an overall decline in values in the high yield bond market is also more likely during a period of a general economic downturn; and
  • an economic downturn or an increase in interest rates could severely disrupt the market for high yield bonds, adversely affecting the values of outstanding bonds as well as the ability of issuers to pay interest or repay principal.

To the extent they can be converted into stock, lower-grade convertible securities may be less subject to some risks of lower-grade non-convertible debt securities.

Floating Rate and Variable Rate Obligations. Some debt securities have variable or floating interest rates. The interest rates on floating rate obligations change based on changes to a stated prevailing base market interest rate, such as a bank's prime rate, the 91-day U.S. Treasury Bill rate, the rate of return on commercial paper or bank certificates of deposit, LIBOR or some other standard. The interest rate on a floating rate obligation is adjusted automatically at specified times to give effect to changes in the base rate. The interest rate on a variable rate obligation is adjusted at stated periodic intervals to reflect current market interest rates. Generally, the changes in the interest rate on floating and variable rate obligations reduce the fluctuation in their market value, so the potential for capital appreciation or depreciation is less than that for comparable fixed-rate obligations.

Floating rate and variable rate obligations may have features that permit the holder to recover the principal amount of the security at specified intervals, generally not exceeding one year, upon notice to the issuer. Variable rate obligations may have a demand feature that allows the holder to tender the obligation to the issuer or a third party at certain times, generally for par value plus accrued interest, according to the terms of the obligations. The issuer of a demand obligation normally has a corresponding right in its discretion, after a given period, to prepay the outstanding principal amount of the security plus accrued interest. The issuer usually must provide a specified number of days' notice to the holder. Variable rate demand obligations may include master demand notes, which are obligations that permit the fund to invest fluctuating amounts in them.

The credit quality of a floating rate or variable rate obligation may be enhanced by being backed by a letter of credit or guarantee issued by a financial institution, corporation, the U.S. government or other entity.

Zero-Coupon Bonds and Stripped Securities. Zero-coupon securities do not make periodic interest payments and are sold at a deep discount from their face value at maturity. "Stripped" securities are debt securities whose interest coupons have been separated from the security and are sold separately.  With respect to zero-coupon bonds and the "principal-only" components of stripped securities, the buyer recognizes a rate of return determined by the gradual appreciation of the security, which is redeemed at face value on a specified maturity date. This discount depends on the time remaining until maturity, as well as prevailing interest rates, the liquidity of the security and the credit quality of the issuer. The discount typically decreases as the maturity date approaches.

An Underlying Fund's investment in zero-coupon or stripped securities may cause it to recognize income and make distributions to shareholders before it receives any cash payments on the zero-coupon investment. To generate cash to satisfy those distribution requirements, the Fund may have to sell portfolio securities that it otherwise might have continued to hold.

Bank Obligations. Bank obligations include time deposits, certificates of deposit, bankers' acceptances and other bank obligations that are fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"). The FDIC currently insures the deposits of member banks up to $250,000 per account. Bank obligations also include obligations issued or guaranteed by a domestic bank (including a foreign branch of a domestic bank) having total assets of at least U.S. $1 billion, or obligations of a foreign bank with total assets of at least U.S. $1 billion. Those banks may include commercial banks, savings banks, and savings and loan associations that may or may not be members of the FDIC.

Time deposits are non-negotiable deposits in a bank for a specified period of time at a stated interest rate. Time deposits may be subject to withdrawal notices and penalties.

Bankers' acceptances are marketable short-term credit instruments used to finance the import, export, transfer or storage of goods. They are deemed "accepted" when a bank guarantees their payment at maturity.

Bank obligations may have a limited market and may be deemed "illiquid" unless the obligation, including principal amount plus accrued interest, is payable within seven days after demand. Time deposits that are subject to withdrawal notices and penalties, other than those maturing in seven days or less, are also considered illiquid investments.

Participation Interests in Loans. A participation interest is an undivided interest in a loan made by the issuing financial institution in the proportion that the buyer's participation interest bears to the total principal amount of the loan. The issuing financial institution may have no obligation to the purchasers other than to pay them the proportionate amount of the principal and interest payments they receive.

Participation interests are primarily dependent upon the creditworthiness of the borrowing corporation, which is obligated to make payments of principal and interest on the loan. There is a risk that a borrower may have difficulty making payments. If a borrower fails to pay scheduled interest or principal payments, the income may be reduced and the value of that participation interest might also decline. If the issuing financial institution fails to perform its obligations under the participation agreement, purchasers might incur costs and delays in realizing payment and suffer a loss of principal and/or interest. Participation interests are generally illiquid and are subject to restrictions on illiquid securities.

For specific limitations on the Underlying Funds' investments in participation interests, refer to the SAI for each Underlying Fund.

Variable Amount Master Demand Notes. Master demand notes are direct arrangements of obligations, between a lender and a corporate borrower, that permit the investment of fluctuating amounts of money at varying rates of interest. They permit daily changes in the amounts borrowed. The lender has the right to increase or decrease the amount it lends under the note at any time, up to the full amount provided by the note agreement. The borrower may prepay up to the full amount of the note without penalty. These notes may or may not be backed by bank letters of credit.

These notes are direct lending arrangements between the lender and borrower and there is no secondary market for them. The principal plus accrued interest is redeemable at any time, however. This right to redeem the notes depends on the ability of the borrower to make the specified payments on demand. The Manager will consider the earning power, cash flow and other liquidity ratios of an issuer, and its ability to pay principal and interest on demand, including a situation in which all holders of such notes made demand simultaneously. Investments in master demand notes are subject to the limitation on investments in illiquid securities.

Asset-Backed Securities. Asset-backed securities are fractional interests in pools of loans, receivables or other assets, typically accounts receivable or consumer loans. They are issued by trusts or special-purpose vehicles and are backed by the loans, receivables or other assets that make up the pool. The income from the pool is passed through to the investor in the asset-backed security. These securities are subject to the risk of default by the issuer as well as by the borrowers of the underlying loans in the pool and may also be subject to prepayment and extension risks. The pools may offer a credit enhancement, such as a bank letter of credit, to try to reduce the risks that the underlying debtors will not pay their obligations when due. However, the enhancement, if any, might not be for the full par value of the security. If the enhancement is exhausted and any required payments of interest or repayments of principal are not made, a holder could suffer losses on its investment or delays in receiving payment.

The value of an asset-backed security is affected by changes in the market's perception of the assets backing the security, the creditworthiness of the servicing agent for the loan pool, the originator of the loans, or the financial institution providing any credit enhancement, and is also affected if any credit enhancement has been exhausted. The risks of investing in asset-backed securities are ultimately related to payment of the underlying loans by the individual borrowers. A purchaser of an asset-backed security would generally have no recourse to the entity that originated the loans in the event of default by a borrower. The underlying loans may be subject to prepayments, which may shorten the weighted average life of asset-backed securities and may lower their return, in the same manner as in the case of mortgage-related securities.

Commercial Paper. Commercial paper is short-term, unsecured, promissory notes of domestic or foreign companies that is rated in the three top rating categories of a nationally recognized statistical rating organization.

Money Market Instruments. Money market securities are high-quality, short-term debt instruments that are issued by the U.S. government, corporations, banks or other entities. They may have fixed, variable or floating interest rates. The investments of a fund that is classified as a "money market fund" must comply with the credit rating and other provisions of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act. To qualify as an "Eligible Security" under the Rule 2a-7 credit rating requirements, a security must: (a) have received a rating in one of the two highest short-term rating categories by any two "nationally recognized statistical rating organizations" as defined in Rule 2a-7 ("NRSRO"), or, if only one NRSRO has rated that security, have received a rating in one of the two highest short-term rating categories by that NRSRO; or (b) be guaranteed, and either that guarantee or the party providing that guarantee meets the requirements in (a); or (c) be an unrated security that is either issued by an issuer having another similar security that meets the above requirements, or is judged by the Manager to be of comparable quality to investments that meet those requirements.

Mortgage-Related Debt Securities. Mortgage-related securities are a form of derivative fixed-income investment collateralized by pools of commercial or residential mortgages. Pools of mortgage loans are assembled as securities for sale to investors by government agencies or entities or by private issuers. These securities include CMOs, mortgage pass-through securities, stripped mortgage pass-through securities, interests in real estate mortgage investment conduits ("REMICs") and other real estate-related securities.

Mortgage-related securities that are issued or guaranteed by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. government may have relatively little credit risk (depending on the nature of the issuer) but are subject to interest rate risks and prepayment risks.

As with other debt securities, the prices of mortgage-related securities tend to move inversely to changes in interest rates. Some mortgage-related securities have interest rates that move in the opposite direction from changes in general interest rates, based on changes in a specific interest rate index. The changes in those interest rates may also occur at a multiple of the changes in the index. Although the value of a mortgage-related security may decline when interest rates rise, the opposite is not always the case. In addition, the values of mortgage-related debt securities may be affected by changes in the market's perception of the creditworthiness of the entity issuing the securities or guaranteeing them and by changes in government regulations and tax policies.

Mortgage Prepayment and Extension Risks. In periods of declining interest rates, mortgages are more likely to be prepaid and a mortgage-related security's maturity may be shortened by unscheduled prepayments on the underlying mortgages. If principal is returned earlier than expected, that money may have to be reinvested in other investments having a lower yield than the prepaid security. Because of these risks, mortgage-related securities may be less effective as a means of "locking in" attractive long-term interest rates and they may have less potential for appreciation during periods of declining interest rates than conventional bonds.

Prepayment risks can lead to substantial fluctuations in the value of a mortgage-related security. If a mortgage-related security has been purchased at a premium, all or part of the premium may be lost if there is a decline in the market value of the security as a result of interest rate changes or prepayments on the underlying mortgages. In the case of stripped mortgage-related securities, if they experience greater rates of prepayment than were anticipated, an Underlying Fund may fail to recover its initial investment on the security.

During periods of rapidly rising interest rates, prepayments of mortgage-related securities may occur at slower than expected rates. Slower prepayments may effectively lengthen a mortgage-related security's expected maturity. Generally, that would cause the value of the security to fluctuate more widely in response to changes in interest rates. If the prepayments on mortgage-related securities were to decrease broadly, an Underlying Fund's effective duration and therefore its sensitivity to interest rates, would increase.

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations. Collateralized mortgage obligations or "CMOs" are multi-class bonds that are backed by pools of mortgage loans or mortgage pass-through certificates. They may be collateralized by:

  • pass-through certificates issued or guaranteed by Government National Mortgage Association ("Ginnie Mae"), Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae"), or Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("Freddie Mac"),
  • unsecuritized mortgage loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs,
  • unsecuritized conventional mortgages,
  • other mortgage-related securities, or
  • any combination of these.

Each class of CMO, referred to as a "tranche," is issued at a specific coupon rate and has a stated maturity or final distribution date. Principal prepayments on the underlying mortgages may cause the CMO to be retired much earlier than the stated maturity or final distribution date. The principal and interest on the underlying mortgages may be allocated among the several classes of a series of a CMO in different ways. One or more tranches may have coupon rates that reset periodically at a specified increase over an index. These are floating rate CMOs, and typically have a cap on the coupon rate. Inverse floating rate CMOs have a coupon rate that moves in the reverse direction to an applicable index. The coupon rate on these CMOs will increase as general interest rates decrease. These are usually much more volatile than fixed-rate CMOs or floating rate CMOs.

Stripped Mortgage-Related Securities. Mortgage-related pass-through certificates or CMOs may be partially stripped so that each class receives some interest and some principal or they may be completely stripped. In that case, all of the interest is distributed to holders of one type of security, known as an "interest-only" security, or "I/O," and all of the principal is distributed to holders of another type of security, known as a "principal-only" security or "P/O." The yields to maturity of mortgage-related I/Os and P/Os are very sensitive to principal repayments (including prepayments) on the underlying mortgages. If the underlying mortgages experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, the purchasers might not fully recoup their investment in an I/O based on those assets. If underlying mortgages experience less than anticipated prepayments of principal, the yield on the P/Os based on them could decline substantially.

Forward Rolls. In a "forward roll" transaction (also referred to as a "mortgage dollar roll"), an investor sells a mortgage-related security to a buyer and simultaneously agrees to repurchase a similar security (the same type of security, having the same coupon and maturity) at a later date at a set price. The securities that are repurchased will have the same interest rate as the securities that are sold, but typically will be collateralized by different pools of mortgages (with different prepayment histories) than the securities that have been sold. Proceeds from the sale are invested in short-term instruments, such as repurchase agreements. The income from those investments, plus the fees from the forward roll transaction, are expected to generate income in excess of the yield on the securities that have been sold.

During the period between the sale and the repurchase, the seller is not entitled to receive interest and principal payments on the securities that have been sold. It is also possible that the market value of the securities may decline below the repurchase price of the securities or that the counterparty might default in its obligations.

Underlying Funds may only enter into "covered" forward rolls. Throughout the time period of a transaction, an Underlying Fund will identify liquid assets on its books in an amount equal to its payment obligation.

Privately-Issued Commercial Mortgage-Related Securities. Commercial mortgage-related securities issued by private entities are generally multi-class debt or pass-through certificates secured by mortgage loans on commercial properties. They are subject to the credit risks of the issuer and of the underlying loans. These securities typically are structured to provide protection to investors in senior classes by having holders of subordinated classes take the first loss if there are defaults on the underlying loans. They may also be protected to some extent by guarantees, reserve funds or additional collateralization mechanisms.

Inflation-Indexed Debt Securities. Inflation-indexed bonds are fixed income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted according to an identified rate of inflation. For example, the U.S. Treasury uses the Consumer Price Index as the inflation measure for Treasury Inflation-Protection Securities. If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of the inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to smaller principal amounts) will be reduced. If the index measuring inflation rises, both the principal value and the interest payable (calculated with respect to a larger principal amounts) will increase. With respect to certain inflation-indexed bonds, instead of adjusting the bond's principal value, the inflation adjustment is reflected in the coupon payment. Because of this inflation adjustment feature, inflation-protected bonds typically have lower yields than conventional fixed-rate bonds with similar maturities.

Special Risks of Inflation-Indexed Debt Securities. If inflation declines, the principal amount or the interest rate of an inflation-indexed bond will be adjusted downward. This will result in reduced income and may result in a decline in the bond's price which could cause losses for the fund. Interest payments on inflation-protected debt securities can be unpredictable and will vary as the principal or interest rate is adjusted for inflation. Inflation-indexed bonds normally will decline in price when real interest rates rise which could cause losses for the fund. (A real interest rate is calculated by subtracting the inflation rate from a nominal interest rate).

U.S. Government Securities. Securities issued by the U.S. Treasury are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and are subject to relatively little credit risk. Obligations of U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities (including mortgage-backed securities) may be guaranteed or supported by the "full faith and credit" of the United States or may be backed by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the discretionary authority of the U.S. government to purchase the agencies' or instrumentalities' obligations. Others are supported only by the credit of the agency or instrumentality. "Full faith and credit" means that the taxing power of the U.S. government is pledged to the payment of interest and repayment of principal on a security. If a security is not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, the owner of the security must look principally to the agency or instrumentality issuing the obligation for repayment.

U.S. Treasury Obligations. These securities are directly issued by the U.S. Treasury. They include Treasury bills (which have maturities of one year or less when issued), Treasury notes (which have maturities of more than one year and up to ten years when issued), Treasury bonds (which have maturities of more than ten years when issued), and Treasury Inflation-Protection Securities. Other U.S. Treasury obligations include U.S. Treasury securities that have been "stripped" by a Federal Reserve Bank and zero-coupon U.S. Treasury securities. Treasury securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States as to timely payments of interest and repayments of principal. While U.S. Treasury securities have relatively little credit risk, they are subject to price fluctuations from changes in interest rates.

Treasury Inflation-Protection Securities ("TIPS"). TIPS are designed to provide an investment vehicle that is not vulnerable to inflation. The interest rate paid by TIPS is fixed. The principal value rises or falls semi-annually based on changes in the published Consumer Price Index. If inflation occurs, the principal and interest payments on TIPS are adjusted to protect investors from inflationary loss. If deflation occurs, the principal and interest payments will be adjusted downward, although the principal will not fall below its face amount at maturity.

Obligations Issued or Guaranteed by U.S. Government Agencies or Instrumentalities. These include direct obligations and mortgage-related securities that have different levels of credit support from the government. Some are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, such as Government National Mortgage Association pass-through mortgage certificates. Some are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury under certain circumstances, such as Federal National Mortgage Association bonds and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation obligations.

Mortgage-Related U.S. Government Securities. A variety of mortgage-related securities are issued by U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities. Like other mortgage-related securities, they may be issued in different series with different interest rates and maturities. The collateral for these securities may be either in the form of mortgage pass-through certificates issued or guaranteed by a U.S. government agency or instrumentality or mortgage loans insured by a U.S. government agency.

Some mortgage-related securities issued by U.S. government agencies, such as Government National Mortgage Association pass-through mortgage obligations ("Ginnie Maes"), are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Others are supported by the right of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury under certain circumstances (for example, "Fannie Mae" bonds issued by Federal National Mortgage Association and "Freddie Mac" obligations issued by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation). Others are supported only by the credit of the entity that issued them (for example obligations issued by the Federal Home Loan Banks).

In September 2008, the Federal Housing Finance Agency placed the Federal National Mortgage Association and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation into conservatorship. The U.S. Department of the Treasury also entered into a secured lending credit facility with those companies and a preferred stock purchase agreement. Under the preferred stock purchase agreement, the U.S. Treasury will ensure that each company maintains a positive net worth.

Government National Mortgage Association ("Ginnie Mae") Certificates. Ginnie Mae is a wholly-owned corporate instrumentality of the United States within the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Ginnie Mae's principal programs involve its guarantees of privately-issued securities backed by pools of mortgages. Ginnie Maes are debt securities representing an interest in one or a pool of mortgages that are insured by the Federal Housing Administration (the "FHA") or the Farmers Home Administration (the "FMHA") or guaranteed by the Veterans Administration (the "VA").

Ginnie Mae obligations are of the "fully modified pass-through" type. They provide that the registered holders of the Ginnie Mae certificates will receive timely monthly payments of the pro-rata share of the scheduled principal payments on the underlying mortgages, whether or not those amounts are collected by the issuers. Amounts paid include, on a pro rata basis, any prepayment of principal of such mortgages and interest (net of servicing and other charges) on the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the Ginnie Maes, whether or not the interest on the underlying mortgages has been collected by the issuers.

Ginnie Maes are guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest. In giving that guaranty, Ginnie Mae expects that payments received by the issuers on account of the mortgages backing the Ginnie Mae certificates will be sufficient to make the required payments of principal and interest. However, if those payments are insufficient, the guaranty agreements between the issuers of the certificates and Ginnie Mae require the issuers to make advances sufficient for the payments. If the issuers fail to make those payments, Ginnie Mae will do so.

Under federal law, the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged to the payment of all amounts that may be required to be paid under any guaranty issued by Ginnie Mae as to such mortgage pools. An opinion of an Assistant Attorney General of the United States, dated December 9, 1969, states that such guaranties "constitute general obligations of the United States backed by its full faith and credit." Ginnie Mae is empowered to borrow from the United States Treasury to the extent necessary to make any payments of principal and interest required under those guaranties.

Ginnie Mae certificates are backed by the aggregate indebtedness secured by the underlying FHA-insured, FMHA-insured or VA-guaranteed mortgages. Except to the extent of payments received by the issuers on account of such mortgages, Ginnie Mae certificates do not constitute a liability of those issuers, nor do they evidence any recourse against those issuers. Recourse is solely against Ginnie Mae. Holders of Ginnie Mae certificates have no security interest in or lien on the underlying mortgages.

Monthly payments of principal will be made, and additional prepayments of principal may be made, with respect to the mortgages underlying the Ginnie Maes. All of the mortgages in the pools relating to Ginnie Mae are subject to prepayment without any significant premium or penalty, at the option of the mortgagors. While the mortgages on one-to-four-family dwellings underlying certain Ginnie Mae certificates have a stated maturity of up to thirty (30) years, it has been the experience of the mortgage industry that the average life of comparable mortgages, as a result of prepayments, refinancing and payments from foreclosures, is considerably less.

Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae") Certificates. Fannie Mae, a federally-chartered and privately-owned corporation, issues Fannie Mae Certificates which are backed by a pool of mortgage loans. Fannie Mae guarantees to each registered holder of a Fannie Mae certificate that the holder will receive amounts representing the holder's proportionate interest in scheduled principal and interest payments, and any principal prepayments, on the mortgage loans in the pool represented by such certificate, less servicing and guarantee fees, and the holder's proportionate interest in the full principal amount of any foreclosed or other liquidated mortgage loan. In each case the guarantee applies whether or not those amounts are actually received. The obligations of Fannie Mae under its guarantees are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States but are supported by the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the commitment of the U.S. Treasury.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("Freddie Mac") Certificates. Freddie Mac, a corporate instrumentality of the United States, issues Freddie Mac certificates representing interests in mortgage loans. Freddie Mac guarantees to each registered holder of a Freddie Mac certificate timely payment of the amounts representing a holder's proportionate share in:

  • interest payments less servicing and guarantee fees,
  • principal prepayments, and
  • the ultimate collection of amounts representing the holder's proportionate interest in principal payments on the mortgage loans in the pool represented by the Freddie Mac certificate, in each case whether or not such amounts are actually received.

The obligations of Freddie Mac under its guarantees are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States but are supported by the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the commitment of the U.S. Treasury.

Foreign Securities. Foreign securities include equity and debt securities of issuers organized under the laws of countries other than the United States and debt securities issued or guaranteed by foreign governmental or by supra-national entities. They may also include securities of companies (including those that are located in the U.S. or organized under U.S. law) that derive a significant portion of their revenue or profits from foreign businesses, investments or sales, or that have a significant portion of their assets abroad. Securities denominated in foreign currencies issued by U.S. companies may also be considered to be "foreign securities." Securities of foreign issuers that are represented by American Depository Receipts or that are listed on a U.S. securities exchange or traded in the U.S. over-the-counter markets may not be considered "foreign securities" because they are not subject to many of the special considerations and risks that apply to foreign securities held and traded abroad. Foreign securities may be traded on foreign securities exchanges or in foreign over-the-counter markets.

For specific information on the types of securities that an Underlying Fund considers "foreign securities," and any limitations on the total amount of an Underlying Fund's assets that can be invested in foreign securities, please refer to the Underlying Fund's Prospectus and SAI.

Investing in foreign securities offers potential benefits that are not available from investing only in the securities of U.S. issuers. Those benefits include the opportunity to invest in a wider range of issuers, in countries with economic policies or business cycles that differ from those in the U.S. and in markets that often do not move parallel to U.S. markets. Because of these features, foreign investments may reduce portfolio volatility.

The percentage of assets allocated to foreign securities may vary over time depending on a number of factors including the relative yields of foreign and U.S. securities, the economies of foreign countries, the condition of foreign financial markets, the interest rate climate in particular foreign countries, and the relationship of foreign currencies to the U.S. dollar. The Manager may analyze fundamental economic criteria, for example: relative inflation levels and trends, growth rate forecasts, balance of payments status, interest rates, market conditions, currency values, trade barriers, social and political factors, and economic policies.

Foreign Debt Securities.  Foreign debt securities include securities issued by foreign governments and companies as well as by "supra-national" entities or their agencies or instrumentalities. Investment in the debt securities of a foreign government or its agencies and instrumentalities ("foreign sovereign debt") may involve a high degree of risk. Foreign sovereign debt obligations may or may not be supported by the full faith and credit of the foreign government. Because of political or economic constraints, the government entity that issued the debt security may not be willing or able to pay interest or repay principle when due. In such a situation, it may request rescheduling the debt or extending further loans to the entity. If a foreign government entity defaults on a debt obligation, there may be few or no legal remedies available for collecting the amounts due.

Debt securities issued by certain "supra-national" entities include entities designated or supported by governments to promote economic reconstruction or development, international banking organizations and related government agencies. Examples are the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (commonly called the "World Bank"), the Asian Development Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. A supra-national entity's lending activities may be limited to a percentage of its total capital, reserves and net income. The governmental members of those supra-national entities are "stockholders" that typically make capital contributions and may be committed to make additional capital contributions if the entity is unable to repay its borrowings. There can be no assurance that the constituent governments will continue to be able or willing to honor their capitalization commitments.

Risks of Foreign Investing. Investments in foreign securities present special risks and considerations not usually associated with investments in U.S. securities. Those may include:

  • a lack of public information about foreign issuers;
  • lower trading volume and less liquidity in foreign securities markets than in U.S. markets;
  • greater price volatility in foreign markets than in U.S. markets;
  • less government regulation of foreign issuers, exchanges and brokers than in the U.S.;
  • a lack of uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards in foreign countries compared to those applicable to U.S. issuers;
  • fluctuations in the value of foreign investments due to changes in currency rates;
  • the expense of currency exchange transactions;
  • greater difficulties in pricing securities in foreign markets;
  • foreign government restrictions on investments by U.S. and other non-local entities;
  • higher brokerage commission rates than in the U.S.;
  • increased risks of delays in clearance and settlement of portfolio transactions;
  • unfavorable differences between the U.S. economy and some foreign economies;
  • greater difficulty in commencing and pursuing lawsuits or other legal remedies;
  • less regulation of foreign banks and securities depositories;
  • increased risks of loss of certificates for portfolio securities;
  • government restrictions on the repatriation of profits or capital or other currency control regulations;
  • the possibility in some countries of expropriation, confiscatory taxation, political, financial or social instability or adverse diplomatic developments; and
  • the reduction of income by foreign taxes.

Foreign securities are often denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, which means that changes in the currency exchange rate will affect the value of those securities. Generally, when the U.S. dollar increases in value against a foreign currency, a security denominated in that currency is worth less in U.S. dollars and when the U.S. dollar decreases in value against a foreign currency, a security denominated in that currency is worth more in U.S. dollars.

In the past, government policies have discouraged investments in certain foreign countries through economic sanctions, trade restrictions, taxation or other government actions. It is possible that such policies could be implemented in the future.

Passive Foreign Investment Companies. Under U.S. tax laws, passive foreign investment companies ("PFICs") are those foreign corporations which generate primarily "passive" income. Passive income is defined as any income that is considered foreign personal holding company income under the Internal Revenue Code. For federal tax purposes, a foreign corporation is deemed to be a PFIC if 75% or more of its gross income during a fiscal year is passive income or if 50% or more of its assets are assets that produce, or are held to produce, passive income.

Foreign mutual funds are generally deemed to be PFICs, since nearly all of the income of a mutual fund is passive income. Foreign mutual funds investments may be used to gain exposure to the securities of companies in countries that limit or prohibit direct foreign investment; however investments in foreign mutual funds by the Fund are subject to limits under the Investment Company Act of 1940. 

Other types of foreign corporations may also be considered PFICs if their percentage of passive income or passive assets exceeds the limits described above. Federal tax laws impose severe tax penalties for failure to properly report investment income from PFICs. Although every effort is made to ensure compliance with federal tax reporting requirements for these investments, foreign corporations that are PFICs for federal tax purposes may not always be recognized as such.

Additional risks of investing in other investment companies are described under "Investments in Other Investment Companies."

     Special Risks of Developing and Emerging Markets. Emerging and developing markets may offer special opportunities for investing but also have greater risks than more mature foreign markets. Emerging and developing market countries may be subject to greater political, social and economic instability; have high inflation rates; experience unfavorable diplomatic developments; have less liquid securities markets with greater price volatility; have additional delays in the settlement of securities transactions; impose exchange controls; impose differential taxes on foreign investors; have a higher possibility of confiscatory taxes or the expropriation of assets; impose restrictions on direct investments or investments in issuers in particular industries; and lack developed legal or regulatory systems.

  • Transaction Settlement. Settlement procedures in developing markets may differ from those of more established securities markets. Settlements may also be delayed by operational problems. Securities issued by developing countries and by issuers located in those countries may be subject to extended settlement periods. Delays in settlement could result in temporary periods during which some assets are uninvested and no return is earned on those assets. The inability to make intended purchases of securities due to settlement problems could cause missed investment opportunities. Losses could also be caused by an inability to dispose of portfolio securities due to settlement problems. As a result there could be subsequent declines in the value of the portfolio security, a decrease in the level of liquidity of the portfolio or, if there is a contract to sell the security, a possible liability to the purchaser.
  • Price Volatility. Securities prices in developing markets may be significantly more volatile than is the case in more developed nations of the world. In particular, countries with emerging markets may have relatively unstable governments. That presents the risk of nationalization of businesses, restrictions on foreign ownership or prohibitions of repatriation of assets. These countries may have less protection of property rights than more developed countries. The economies of developing countries may be predominantly based on only a few industries and, as such, may be highly vulnerable to changes in local or global trade conditions.
  • Less Developed Securities Markets. Developing market countries may have less well-developed securities markets and exchanges. Consequently they have lower trading volume than the securities markets of more developed countries. These markets may be unable to respond effectively to increases in trading volume. Therefore, prompt liquidation of substantial portfolio holdings may be difficult at times. As a result, these markets may be substantially less liquid than those of more developed countries, and the securities of issuers located in these markets may have limited marketability.
  • Government Restrictions. In certain developing countries, government approval may be required for the repatriation of investment income, capital or the proceeds of sales of securities by foreign investors. Also, a government might impose temporary restrictions on remitting capital abroad if the country's balance of payments deteriorates, or it might do so for other reasons. If government approval were delayed or refused, income or capital gains may not be able to be transmitted to the United States. Additionally, the imposition of restrictions on investments by foreign entities might result in less attractive investment opportunities or require the sale of existing investments.
  • Privatization Programs. The governments in some developing countries have been engaged in programs to sell all or part of their interests in government-owned or controlled enterprises. Privatization programs may offer opportunities for significant capital appreciation, in the appropriate circumstances. However, in certain developing countries, the ability of foreign entities to participate in privatization programs may be limited by local law. Additionally, the terms on which a foreign entity might be permitted to participate may be less advantageous than those afforded local investors. There can be no assurance that privatization programs will be successful.

Currency Risk. Certain of the Underlying Funds may purchase securities denominated in foreign currencies and in derivative instruments linked to foreign currencies. A change in the value of such foreign currency against the U.S. dollar will result in a change in the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in or derivatives linked to that foreign currency and a change in the amount of income the Underlying Fund has available for distribution. Because a portion of the Underlying Fund's investment income may be received in foreign currencies, the Underlying Fund will be required to compute its income in U.S. dollars for distribution to shareholders, and therefore the Underlying Fund will absorb the cost of currency fluctuations. After the Underlying Fund has distributed income, subsequent foreign currency losses may result in the Underlying Fund's having distributed more income in a particular fiscal period than was available from investment income, which could result in a return of capital to shareholders.

Short Sales. Certain of the Underlying Funds may make short sales of securities, either as a hedge against the potential decline in value of a security that an the Underlying Fund owns or to realize appreciation when a security that the Underlying Fund does not own declines in value. To effect a short sale, the Underlying Fund will borrow the security that it desires to short from a broker and then sell the security. While the Underlying Fund is borrowing the security, it will generally pay a fee to the lending broker and reimburse the broker for any dividends or other income paid on the security. Additionally, regulations require that the Underlying Fund provide collateral to the lending broker to secure its obligation to return the borrowed security. Making short sales in securities that it does not own exposes the Underlying Fund to risks associated with those securities. If the Underlying Fund makes short sales in securities that increase in value, it will likely underperform similar mutual funds that do not make short sales in securities they do not own. The Underlying Fund will incur a loss as a result of a short sale if the price of the security increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Underlying Fund closes the short position. The Underlying Fund will realize a gain if the security declines in price between those dates and that decline is greater than the costs of borrowing the security and transaction costs. There can be no assurance that the Underlying Fund will be able to close out a short position at any particular time or at an acceptable price. Although the Underlying Fund's gain is limited to the price at which it sold the security short, its potential loss is limited only by the maximum attainable price of the security, less the price at which the security was sold short and may, theoretically, be unlimited.

The Underlying Fund will comply with guidelines established by the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to asset coverage of short sales. These guidelines may, in certain instances, require earmarking or segregation by the

Derivatives and Hedging. Derivative instruments may be used for liquidity, for hedging purposes, to seek income or for other investment purposes. Some of the types of derivative instruments and hedging strategies the Underlying Funds may use are:

  • futures
  • put and call options
  • currency options
  • options on futures
  • forward contracts
  • swaps
  • swaptions
  • indexed-linked notes
  • currency-linked notes
  • "structured" notes
  • equity-linked debt securities
  • convertible notes

Derivatives can be used to attempt to hedge against declines in the market value of portfolio securities, to preserve unrealized gains in the value of portfolio securities that have appreciated, or to facilitate selling securities for investment reasons. They can also be used to establish a position in the securities market as a temporary substitute for purchasing particular securities or to seek to benefit from an anticipated rise in their market value. In that case, the securities would normally be purchased and then the derivative position would be terminated. Hedging strategies are intended to reduce losses but they may also cause losses or limit gains if the hedging instrument or strategy does not perform as anticipated.

The Underlying Funds are not obligated to use hedging, even though they may be permitted to do so. The Underlying Funds may use derivatives and hedging to the extent consistent with their respective investment objectives, internal risk management guidelines adopted by the Manager (as they may be amended from time to time), and as otherwise set forth in an Underlying Fund's prospectus or SAI. An Underlying Fund can employ other derivatives or hedging instruments and strategies, including new ones that are developed, if those investments or strategies are consistent with its investment objective and are permissible under applicable regulations governing the Underlying Fund. For any limitations on an Underlying Fund's investments in derivatives, please refer to its Prospectus and SAI.

Futures. Futures contracts may relate to (1) an individual stock ("single stock futures"), (2) a debt security (these are referred to as "interest rate futures"), (3) broadly-based stock indices ("stock index futures"), (4) bond indices (these are referred to as "bond index futures"), (5) other broadly based securities indices (these are referred to as "financial futures"), (6) foreign currencies (these are referred to as "forward contracts"), or (7) commodities (these are referred to as "commodity futures").

Single Stock Futures. A single stock future obligates the seller to deliver (and the purchaser to take) cash or a specified equity security of an issuer to settle the futures transaction. Either party may also enter into an offsetting contract to close out the position. Single stock futures trade on a very limited number of exchanges, and contracts are typically not transferable between the exchanges.

Interest Rate Futures. An interest rate future obligates the seller to deliver cash or a specified type of debt security to settle the futures transaction. Either party could also enter into an offsetting contract to close out the position.

Stock Index Futures. A broadly-based stock index is used as the basis for trading stock index futures. In some cases an index may be based on stocks of issuers in a particular industry or group of industries. The buyer or seller of a stock index future is obligated to pay cash to settle the transaction, based on the fluctuation of the index's value in response to the changes in the relative values of the underlying stocks that are included in the index over the term of the contract. A stock index cannot be purchased or sold directly.

Bond Index Futures. Bond index futures are contracts based on the future value of a basket of fixed-income securities that comprise the index. The seller or buyer of a bond index future is obligated to pay cash to settle the transaction, based on the fluctuation of the index's value in response to the changes in the values of the fixed-income securities that are included in the index over the term of the contract. A bond index cannot be purchased or sold directly.

Financial Futures. Financial futures are based on the value of the basket of securities that comprise an index. These contracts obligate the buyer or seller to pay cash to settle the futures transaction, based on the fluctuation of the index's value in response to the change in the relative values of the underlying securities that are included in the index over the term of the contract. No delivery of the underlying securities is made to settle the futures contract. Either party may also settle the transaction by entering into an offsetting contract.

Commodity Futures. Commodity futures may be based upon commodities within five main commodity groups: (1) energy, which includes crude oil, natural gas, gasoline and heating oil; (2) livestock, which includes cattle and hogs; (3) agriculture, which includes wheat, corn, soybeans, cotton, coffee, sugar and cocoa; (4) industrial metals, which includes aluminum, copper, lead, nickel, tin and zinc; and (5) precious metals, which include gold, platinum and silver. Some Underlying Funds can purchase and sell commodity futures contracts, options on futures contracts and options and futures on commodity indices with respect to these five main commodity groups and the individual commodities within each group, as well as other types of commodities.

These futures transactions are effected through a clearinghouse associated with the exchange on which the contracts are traded. No money is paid or received on the purchase or sale of a future. Upon entering into a futures transaction, the purchaser is required to deposit an initial margin payment for the futures commission merchant (the "futures broker"). The initial margin payment will be deposited with the custodian bank in an account, registered in the futures broker's name, that the futures broker can gain access to only under specified conditions. As the future is marked-to-market (that is, its value on the books is changed to reflect changes in its market value), subsequent margin payments, called variation margin, will be paid to or from the futures broker daily.

At any time prior to expiration of the future, the purchaser may elect to close out its position, at which time a final determination of variation margin is made and any cash in the margin account must be paid or released. The purchase then realizes any loss or gain on the futures transaction for tax purposes.

Commodity Futures Contracts. Certain Underlying Fund's can hold substantial positions in commodity futures contracts. The Underlying Fund's investments in commodity futures contracts and related instruments may involve substantial risks. Some of the special characteristics and risks of these investments are described below.

Commodity futures contracts are agreements between two parties. One party agrees to buy an asset from the other party at a later date at a price and quantity agreed-upon when the contract is made. Commodity futures contracts are traded on futures exchanges. These futures exchanges offer a central marketplace in which to transact futures contracts, a clearing corporation to process trades, a standardization of expiration dates and contract sizes, and the availability of a secondary market. Futures markets also specify the terms and conditions of delivery as well as the maximum permissible price movement during a trading session. Additionally, the commodity futures exchanges may have position limit rules that limit the amount of futures contracts that any one party may hold in a particular commodity at any point in time. These position limit rules are designed to prevent any one participant from controlling a significant portion of the market.

In the futures markets, the exchange clearing corporation takes the other side in all transactions, either buying or selling directly to the market participants. The clearinghouse acts as the counterparty to all exchange-traded futures contracts. That is, the Underlying Fund's obligation is to the clearinghouse, and the Underlying Fund will look to the clearinghouse to satisfy the fund's rights under the futures contract.

When purchasing stocks or bonds, the buyer acquires ownership in the security, however buyers of futures contracts are not entitled to ownership of the underlying commodity until and unless they decide to accept delivery at expiration of the contract. In practice, delivery of the underlying commodity to satisfy a futures contract rarely occurs because most futures traders use the liquidity of the central marketplace to sell their futures contract before expiration. 

  • Price Limits. Some (not all exchanges have price change limits) commodity futures exchanges impose on each commodity futures contract traded on that exchange a maximum permissible price movement for each trading session. If the maximum permissible price movement is achieved on any trading day, no more trades may be executed above (or below, if the price has moved downward) that limit. If the Fund wishes to execute a trade outside the daily permissible price movement, it would be prevented from doing so by exchange rules, and would have to wait for another trading session to execute its transaction. 
  • Price Volatility. Despite the daily price limits on various futures exchanges, the price volatility of commodity futures contracts has been historically greater than that for traditional securities such as stocks and bonds. To the extent that an Underlying Fund invests in commodity futures contracts, the assets of the fund, and therefore the prices of fund shares, may be subject to greater volatility. 
  • Marking-to-Market Futures Positions. The futures clearinghouse marks every futures contract to market at the end of each trading day, to ensure that the outstanding futures obligations are limited to the mark-to-market change in price from one day for any given futures contract. This process of marking-to-market is designed to prevent losses from accumulating in any futures account. Therefore, if the Underlying Fund's futures positions have declined in value, the Underlying Fund may be required to post additional margin to cover this decline. Alternatively, if the Underlying Fund's futures positions have increased in value, this increase will be credited to the Underlying Fund's account. Commodity futures contracts, when entered into directly by the Underlying Fund, are taxed on the "marked-to-market" basis applicable to section 1256 contracts, as discussed below under "Hedging - Tax Aspects of Certain Hedging Instruments." For information about the tax treatment of an Underlying Fund's Subsidiary and its investments, please refer to "Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes - U.S. Tax Considerations."

Special Risks of Commodity Futures Contracts.

  • Storage Costs. The price of the commodity futures contract will reflect the storage costs of purchasing the physical commodity. These storage costs include the time value of money invested in the physical commodity plus the actual costs of storing the commodity less any benefits from ownership of the physical commodity that are not obtained by the holder of a futures contract (this is sometimes referred to as the "convenience yield"). To the extent that these storage costs change for an underlying commodity while the Underlying Fund is long futures contracts on that commodity, the value of the futures contract may change proportionately. 
  • Reinvestment Risk. In the commodity futures markets, if producers of the underlying commodity wish to hedge the price risk of selling the commodity, they will sell futures contracts today to lock in the price of the commodity at delivery tomorrow. In order to induce speculators to take the corresponding long side of the same futures contract, the commodity producer must be willing to sell the futures contract at a price that is below the expected future spot price. Conversely, if the predominate hedgers in the futures market are the purchasers of the underlying commodity who purchase futures contracts to hedge against a rise in prices, then speculators will only take the short side of the futures contract if the futures price is greater than the expected future spot price of the commodity.
    The changing nature of the hedgers and speculators in the commodity markets will influence whether futures prices are above or below the expected future spot price. This can have significant implications for the Underlying Fund when it is time to replace an expiring contract with a new contract. If the nature of hedgers and speculators in futures markets has shifted such that commodity purchasers are the predominate hedgers in the market, the Underlying Fund might open the new futures position at a higher price or choose other related commodity investments. 
  • Additional Economic Factors. The values of commodities which underlie commodity futures contracts are subject to additional variables which may be less significant to the values of traditional securities such as stocks and bonds. Variables such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes and tariffs may have a larger impact on commodity prices and commodity-linked instruments, including futures contracts, commodity-linked notes, commodity options and commodity swaps, than on traditional securities. These additional variables may create additional investment risks which subject the Underlying Fund's investments to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. 
  • Leverage. There is much greater leverage in futures trading than in stocks. As a registered investment company, the Underlying Fund must pay in full for all securities it purchases. In other words, the Underlying Fund is not allowed to purchase securities on margin. However, the Underlying Fund is allowed to purchase futures contracts on margin. The initial margin requirements are typically between 5% and 15% of the notional value of the contract. That means the Underlying Fund is only required to pay up front between 5% to 15% percent of the notional value of the futures contract. Therefore, the Underlying Fund has a higher degree of leverage in its futures contract purchases than in its stock purchases. As a result there may be differences in the volatility of rates of return between securities purchases and futures contract purchases, with the returns from futures contracts being more volatile.

Put and Call Options.  Put options (sometimes referred to as "puts") give the holder the right to sell an asset for an agreed-upon price. Call options (sometimes referred to as "calls") give the holder the right to buy an asset at an agreed-upon price.

Options may be exchange-traded or over-the-counter and include securities options, index options, currency options, commodities options, and options on futures.

Selling Covered Call Options.  If the Fund sells ("writes") a call option, it must be "covered." That means that while the call option is outstanding, the Fund must either own the security subject to the call, or, for certain types of call options, identify liquid assets on its books that would enable it to fulfill its obligations if the option were exercised.

A call option on a security is an agreement by the seller to sell an underlying security to the call purchaser at a fixed price (the "exercise price") regardless of changes in the market price of that security during a call period. Call options are sold for a cash payment (a premium). The exercise price is usually higher than the price of the security at the time the call is sold. The seller bears the risk that the price of the underlying security may increase during the call period, requiring it to sell the security for less than the market value at the time. That risk may be offset to some extent by the premium the seller receives. If the market value of the security does not rise above the exercise price during the call period, the call generally will not be exercised. In that case the seller realizes a profit from the cash premium it received. Any such profits earned by the Fund are considered short-term capital gains for federal income tax purposes and are taxable as ordinary income when distributed to shareholders.

A call on a securities index is also sold for a cash premium. If the buyer exercises an index call option, the seller is required to pay an amount equal to the difference between the market value of the index and the exercise price, multiplied by a specified factor. If the value of the underlying index does not rise above the call price, it is unlikely that the call will be exercised. In that case the seller would keep the cash premium without being obligated to make any payments to the purchaser of the call.

The Fund's custodian bank, or a securities depository acting for the custodian bank, may act through the Options Clearing Corporation as the escrow agent for securities that are subject to a call option the Fund has sold. The Options Clearing Corporation will only release those securities when the call option expires or when the Fund enters into a closing transaction. No margin is required for those transactions.

When the Fund sells an over-the-counter ("OTC") call option, it will typically enter into an arrangement with a securities dealer which will establish a formula price at which the Fund will have the absolute right to repurchase that OTC option. The formula price will generally be based on a multiple of the premium received for the option, plus the amount by which the option is exercisable below the market price of the underlying security (that is, the amount that the option is "in the money"). When the Fund writes an OTC option, it will treat as illiquid (for purposes of its restriction on holding illiquid securities) the mark-to-market value of any OTC option it holds, unless the option is subject to a buy-back agreement by the executing broker.

To terminate its obligation on an OTC call it has written, the Fund can purchase a corresponding call in a "closing purchase transaction." If the Fund cannot effect a closing purchase transaction due to the lack of a market, it will have to hold the callable securities until the call expires or is exercised. The Fund will realize a profit or loss, depending upon whether the premium received on the call is more or less than the amount of the option transaction costs and the price of the call the Fund purchases to close out the transaction. The Fund may realize a profit if the call expires unexercised, because the Fund will retain both the underlying security and the premium it received when it wrote the call. Any such profits are considered short-term capital gains for federal income tax purposes and are taxable as ordinary income when distributed by the Fund.

A call on a futures contract may be sold without owning the futures contract or securities deliverable under the contract. To do so, at the time the call must be covered by identifying an equivalent dollar amount of liquid assets. If the value of the segregated assets drops below 100% of the current value of the future, additional liquid assets must be identified. Because of this requirement, in no circumstances would an exercise notice as to that future require delivery on a futures contract. It would simply create a short futures position, which is permitted by applicable hedging policies.

Selling Put Options. A put option on a security or a securities index gives the purchaser the right, during the option period, to sell the underlying investment to the seller at the exercise price. When selling (writing) a put option on a security, the option must be covered by the Fund by identifying liquid assets with a value equal to or greater than the exercise price of the put option, to secure the obligation. In this case the Fund forgoes the opportunity to invest, sell or write calls against the identified assets.

The seller of a put is obligated to buy the underlying investment at the exercise price even if the market value of the investment falls below that price. If the price of the underlying investment remains higher than the exercise price, it is unlikely that a put option would be exercised. If a put option is not exercised, the seller would realize a gain of the amount of the premium received less the transaction costs incurred. If the put is exercised, the exercise price will usually exceed the market value of the underlying investment at that time. In that case, the seller could incur a loss. If the underlying investment is resold at that time, the loss would be equal to the exercise price and any transaction costs minus the amount of the premium received and the amount the seller received from the resale of the underlying investment. Settlement of a put on an index is in cash rather than by delivery of the underlying investment. Any profits earned by the Fund from writing put options are considered short-term capital gains for federal income tax purposes, and are taxable as ordinary income when distributed to shareholders.

Purchasing Call Options. A call option may be purchased by the Fund to seek to benefit from an anticipated rise in a particular security or in a securities index. The purchaser pays a premium for a call option. The purchaser then has the right to buy the underlying investment during the call period at a fixed exercise price. The purchaser benefits only if, during the call period, the market price of the underlying investment rises above the exercise price plus the transaction costs and the premium paid for the call or if the call option is resold at a profit. If the purchaser does not exercise the call option or resell it (whether or not at a profit), the option becomes worthless on its expiration date. In that case the purchaser will have lost the amount it paid as a premium and not realized any gain on the transaction.

Settlement of a call on an index is in cash rather than by delivery of the underlying investment. Gain or loss on the transaction would depend on changes to the prices of the securities that make up the index.

Purchasing Put Options. A put on a security or securities index may be purchased by the Fund to attempt to protect against a decline (below the exercise price) in the value of the underlying investment. The purchaser pays a premium for the right to sell the underlying investment at a fixed exercise price during the put period. If the market price of the underlying investment remains above or equal to the exercise price, the put will generally not be exercised or resold and will become worthless on the expiration date. In that case the purchaser will have lost the amount it paid as a premium and not realize any benefit from the right to sell the underlying investment. If the purchaser resells a put prior to its expiration date, it may or may not realize a profit on that sale.

A put may also be purchased on an investment the buyer does not own. That would permit the purchaser to resell the put or to buy the underlying investment and sell it at the exercise price. If the market price of the underlying investment remains above or equal to the exercise price, the put would generally not be exercised and would become worthless on its expiration date.

Settlement of a put on a securities index is in cash rather than by delivery of the underlying investment. Gain or loss on the transaction would depend on the changes to the prices of the securities that make up the index.

Buying and Selling Options on Foreign Currencies. Put and call options on foreign currencies include puts and calls that trade on a securities or commodities exchange or in the over-the-counter markets or that are quoted by major recognized dealers in such options. 

If the value of a foreign currency rises against the U.S. dollar, the cost of securities denominated in that currency increases. The increased cost of those securities may be partially offset by purchasing calls or selling puts on the foreign currency. If the value of a foreign currency against the U.S. dollar falls, the dollar value of portfolio securities denominated in that currency would decline. That decline might be partially offset by selling calls or purchasing puts on the foreign currency. If the currency rate fluctuates in an adverse direction from the option position, however, the option premium payments and transaction costs would have been incurred without a corresponding benefit.

A call on a foreign currency could be sold to provide a hedge against a decline in the U.S. dollar value of a security denominated in that currency or in a different currency (known as a "crosshedging" strategy).  A call on a foreign currency is "covered" if the Fund owns the underlying foreign currency covered by the call or has an absolute and immediate right to acquire that foreign currency without additional cash consideration upon conversion or exchange of other foreign currency held in its portfolio. The Fund may also cover the option by maintaining identified cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid, high-grade debt securities in an amount equal to the exercise price of the option.

Currency-Linked Notes. Currency-indexed securities are short- or intermediate-term debt securities whose value at maturity or interest payments are linked to the change in value of the U.S. dollar against the performance of a currency index or one or more foreign currencies. In some cases, these securities pay an amount at maturity based on a multiple of the amount of a currency's change against the dollar. If they are sold prior to their maturity, their price may be higher or lower than their purchase price as a result of market conditions or changes in the credit quality of the issuer.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts. Foreign currency futures contracts are known as "forward contracts." They are used to buy or sell foreign currency for future delivery at a fixed price.  They are used to "lock in" the U.S. dollar price of a security denominated in a foreign currency that an Underlying Fund has bought or sold, or to protect against possible losses from changes in the relative value of the U.S. dollar against a foreign currency. Although forward contracts may reduce the risk of loss from a decline in the value of the hedged currency, at the same time they limit any potential gain if the value of the hedged currency increases. Forward contracts are traded in the inter-bank market conducted directly among currency traders (usually large commercial banks) and their customers.

Investments in Commodity-linked notes. A commodity-linked note is a derivative instrument that has characteristics of a debt security and of a commodity-linked derivative. A commodity-linked note typically provides for interest payments and a principal payment at maturity linked to the price movement of the underlying commodity, commodity index or commodity futures or option contract. 

  • Qualifying Hybrid Instruments. An Underlying Fund may invest in commodity-linked notes that are considered to be "qualifying hybrid instruments" excluded from regulation under the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations adopted thereunder. See Appendix C to this Statement of Additional Information. 
  • Principal Protection. Commodity-linked notes may be principal protected, partially protected, or offer no principal protection. A principal protected commodity-linked note means that the issuer will pay, at a minimum, the par value of the note at maturity. Therefore, if the commodity value to which the commodity-linked note is linked declines over the life of the note, an Underlying Fund will receive at maturity the face or stated value of the note.

With a principal protected commodity-linked note, an Underlying Fund will receive at maturity the greater of the par value of the note or the value of the underlying commodity or index. This protection is, in effect, an option whose value is subject to the volatility and price level of the underlying commodity. This optionality can be added to the note's structure, but only for a cost higher than that of a partially protected (or no protection) commodity-linked note. The Underlying Fund's decision on whether to use principal protection depends in part on the cost of the protection. In addition, the protection feature depends upon the ability of the issuer to meet its obligation to buy back the security, and therefore depends on the creditworthiness of the issuer.

With full principal protection, an Underlying Fund will receive at maturity of the commodity-linked note either the stated par value of the commodity-linked note, or potentially, an amount greater than the stated par value if the underlying commodity, index, futures or option contract or other underlying economic variable increases in value. Partially protected commodity-linked notes may suffer some loss of principal if the underlying commodity, index, futures or options contract or other economic variable declines in value during the term of the note. However, partially protected commodity-linked notes have a specified limit as to the amount of principal that they may lose. 

  • Commodity-Linked Notes Without Principal Protection. An Underlying Fund may also invest in commodity-linked notes that offer no principal protection. At maturity, there is a risk that the underlying commodity price, futures or option contract, index or other economic variable may have declined sufficiently in value such that some or all of the face value of the commodity-linked note might not be returned. Some of the commodity-linked notes that the fund may invest in may have no principal protection and the note could lose all of its value.

With a partially-protected or no-principal-protection commodity-linked note, an Underlying Fund may receive at maturity an amount less than the note's par value if the commodity, index or other economic variable value to which the note is linked declines over the term of the note. An Underlying Fund's manager or sub-adviser, at its discretion, may invest in a partially protected principal commodity-linked note or a note without principal protection. In deciding to purchase a note without principal protection, the manager or sub-adviser may consider, among other things, the expected performance of the underlying commodity futures or option contract, index or other economic variable over the term of the note, the cost of the note, and any other economic factors which the manager or sub-adviser believes are relevant. 

  • Limitations on Leverage. As discussed in the Underlying Fund's prospectus, some of the commodity-linked notes in which an Underlying Fund invests may involve leverage. To avoid being subject to undue leverage risk, the fund will seek to limit the amount of economic leverage it has under one commodity-linked note in which it invests and the leverage of the fund's overall portfolio. The Underlying Fund will not invest in a commodity-linked note if, at the time of purchase:
  1. the note's "leverage ratio" exceeds 300% of the price increase in the underlying commodity, futures or option contract, index or other economic variable; 
  2. the Underlying Fund's "portfolio leverage ratio" exceeds 150%, measured at the time of purchase.

"Leverage ratio" is the expected increase in the value of a commodity-linked note, assuming a one percent price increase in the underlying commodity, commodity index or other economic factor. In other words, for a commodity-linked note with a leverage factor of 150%, a 1% gain in the underlying economic variable would be expected to result in a 1.5% gain in value for the commodity-linked note. "Portfolio leverage ratio" is defined as the average (mean) leverage ratio of all instruments in the Fund's portfolio as measured by their notional values.

The Underlying Fund's use of commodity-linked notes and other commodity-linked derivatives is also subject to regulatory requirements that are intended to reduce the effects of the instruments' economic leverage. Please see "Regulatory Aspects of Use of Derivative Instruments," below. 

  • Counterparty Risk. A significant risk of commodity-linked notes is counterparty risk. The Underlying Fund will take on the counterparty credit risk of the issuer. That is, at maturity of a commodity-linked note, there is a risk that the issuer may be unable to perform its obligations under the terms of the commodity-linked note. Issuers of commodity-linked notes are typically large money center banks, broker-dealers, other financial institutions and large corporations. To minimize this risk an Underlying Fund will transact, to the extent possible, with issuers who have an investment-grade credit rating from a nationally recognized statistical rating organization ("NRSRO").

Forward Contract Strategies. Under a forward contract, an Underlying Fund agrees to purchase or sell a specific currency at a future date, which may be any fixed number of days from the date of the contract agreed upon by the parties. The transaction price is set at the time the contract is entered into. The costs of engaging in forward contracts varies depending on factors such as the currencies involved, the length of the contract period and the market conditions then prevailing.

A forward contract might be used to provide for the purchase or sale of the amount of foreign currency involved in the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency, or for dividend payments that may be received in a foreign currency. This is called a "transaction hedge." The transaction hedge will protect against a loss from an adverse change in the currency exchange rates during the period between the date on which a security is purchased or sold or on which a payment is declared, and the date on which the payments are made or received. The use of forward contracts does not eliminate the risk of fluctuations in the prices of the underlying securities, but it does fix a rate of exchange in advance.

If it is anticipated that a foreign currency might suffer a substantial decline against the U.S. dollar, forward contracts could be used to lock in the U.S. dollar value of portfolio positions. This is called a "position hedge." To try to protect against a substantial decline of the U.S. dollar against a foreign currency, a forward contract to buy that foreign currency for a fixed dollar amount could be used. Alternatively, an Underlying Fund could enter into a forward contract to sell a different foreign currency an Underlying Fund believes will fall whenever there is a decline in the U.S. dollar value of the currency in which portfolio securities are denominated.

In some cases, at or before the maturity of a forward contract, an Underlying Fund might sell a portfolio security and use the sale proceeds to make delivery of the currency. If the market value of the security is less than the amount of foreign currency an Underlying Fund is obligated to deliver, an Underlying Fund might have to purchase additional foreign currency on the "spot" (that is, cash) market to settle the security trade. If the market value of the security exceeds the amount of foreign currency an Underlying Fund is obligated to deliver, an Underlying Fund might have to sell some of the foreign currency on the spot market. There would be additional transaction costs for the spot market transactions in those cases.

Alternatively the contractual obligation to deliver the currency may be offset by purchasing a second contract to obtain, on the same maturity date, the same amount of the currency as the currency obligation. Similarly, a forward contract purchase obligation may be closed out by entering into a second contract to sell the same amount of the same currency on the maturity date of the first contract. The gain or loss would be realized as a result of entering into such an offsetting forward contract under either circumstance. The gain or loss will depend on the extent to which the exchange rate or rates between the currencies involved moved between the execution dates of the first contract and offsetting contract.

Risks of Derivatives and Hedging Instruments. The use of derivatives and hedging instruments requires special skills and knowledge of investment techniques that are different than those required for normal portfolio management. These risks include the following:

Forward Contract Limitations. An Underlying Fund will not enter into forward contracts or maintain a net exposure to such contracts if the consummation of the contracts would obligate an Underlying Fund to deliver an amount of foreign currency in excess of the value of an Underlying Fund's portfolio securities or other assets denominated in that currency (or another currency that is the subject of the hedge). However, an Underlying Fund can maintain a net exposure to forward contracts in excess of the value of an Underlying Fund's portfolio securities or other assets denominated in foreign currencies if the excess amount is "covered" by liquid securities denominated in any currency. As one alternative, an Underlying Fund could purchase a call option permitting an Underlying Fund to purchase the amount of foreign currency being hedged by a forward sale contract at a price no higher than the forward contract price. As another alternative, an Underlying Fund could purchase a put option permitting an Underlying Fund to sell the amount of foreign currency subject to a forward purchase contract at a price as high or higher than the forward contact price. An Underlying Fund could also cover its short positions by identifying assets on its books equal to the aggregate amount of an Underlying Fund's commitment under forward contracts or the excess amount of those obligations.

Selection Risk.  If the Manager uses an option at the wrong time or judges market conditions incorrectly, or if the prices of its options positions are not correlated with its other investments, a hedging strategy may reduce returns or cause losses. If a covered call option is sold on an investment that increases in value, if the call is exercised, no gain will be realized on the increase in the investment's value above the call price. A put option on a security that does not decline in value will cost the amount of the purchase price and without providing any benefit if it cannot be resold.

Forward Contract Risks. The projection of short-term currency market movements is extremely difficult, and the successful execution of a short-term hedging strategy is highly uncertain. The precise matching of the amounts under forward contracts and the value of the securities involved generally will not be possible because the future value of securities denominated in foreign currencies will change as a consequence of market movements between the date a forward contract is entered into and the date it is sold. Forward contracts involve the risk that anticipated currency movements will not be accurately predicted, causing losses on those contracts and additional transaction costs. The use of forward contracts might reduce performance if there are unanticipated changes in currency prices. 

Liquidity Risk. Losses might also be realized if a position could not be closed out because of illiquidity in the market for an option. An option position may be closed out only on a market that provides secondary trading for options of the same series, and there is no assurance that a liquid secondary market will exist for any particular option.

Forward Contract Costs. Because forward contracts are usually entered into on a principal basis, no brokerage fees or commissions are involved. Foreign exchange dealers do realize a profit based on the difference between the prices at which they buy and sell various currencies. Thus, a dealer might offer to sell a foreign currency at one rate, while offering a lower rate for purchasing that currency. Because these contracts are not traded on an exchange, the credit and performance risk of the counterparty must also be evaluated.

Leverage Risk. Premiums paid for options are small compared to the market value of the underlying investments. Consequently, options may involve large amounts of leverage, which could result in the Fund's net asset value being more sensitive to changes in the value of the underlying investments.

Swaps. A "swap" is a contract under which one party agrees to exchange an asset (for example, bushels of wheat) for another asset (cash) at a specified date or dates in the future. A one-period swap contract operates in a manner similar to a forward or futures contract because there is an agreement to swap an asset for cash at only one forward date. Swap transactions may also have more than one period and therefore more than one exchange of assets. If the term of a swap is for more than one period, the purchaser may make payments at an adjustable or "floating" rate. With a floating rate fee, the payments are based on a rate such as the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR"), and are adjusted each period. If the LIBOR or other reference rate increased over the term of the swap, the fee would increase at each swap reset date.

Swap transactions with certain counterparties may be entered into pursuant to master netting agreements. A master netting agreement provides that all swaps done between the parties shall be regarded as parts of an integral agreement. On any date, the amounts payable to or from each party in respect to one or more swap transactions in the same currency will be combined and the parties will receive or be obligated to pay the net amount. A master netting agreement may also provide that if a party defaults on one swap, the other party can terminate all of the swaps with that counterparty. If there is a default resulting in a loss to one party, the measure of that party's damages is calculated by reference to the average cost of a replacement swap for each terminated swap (i.e., the mark-to-market value at the time of termination of each swap). The gains and losses on all swaps are netted, and the result is the counterparty's gain or loss on termination. The termination of all swaps and the netting of gains and losses on termination are generally referred to as "aggregation."

Correlation Risk. If an Underlying Fund sells futures or purchases puts on broadly-based indices or futures to attempt to protect against declines in the value of its portfolio securities, it may be subject to the risk that the prices of the futures or the applicable index will not correlate with the prices of those portfolio securities. For example, the market or the index might rise but the value of the hedged portfolio securities might decline. In that case, an Underlying Fund would lose money on the hedging instruments and also experience a decline in the value of the portfolio securities. Over time, however, the value of a diversified portfolio of securities will tend to move in the same direction as the indices upon which related hedging instruments are based.

The risk of imperfect correlation increases as the composition of the portfolio diverges from the securities included in the applicable index. To compensate for the imperfect correlation of movements in the price of the portfolio securities being hedged and movements in the price of the hedging instruments, an Underlying Fund might use a greater dollar amount of hedging instruments than the dollar amount of portfolio securities being hedged, particularly if the historical price volatility of the portfolio securities being hedged is more than the historical volatility of the applicable index.

Interest Rate Swaps. In an interest rate swap, the parties exchange their rights to receive interest payments on a security or other reference rate. For example, they might swap the right to receive floating rate payments for the right to receive for fixed rate payments. Interest rate swaps entail both interest rate risk and credit risk. There is a risk that based on movements of interest rates, the payments made under a swap agreement will be greater than the payments received, as well as the risk that the counterparty will fail to meet its obligations.

Futures Market Risk. The ordinary differences between prices in the cash markets and the futures markets are subject to distortions, due to differences in the nature of those markets.

  • Participants in the futures market are subject to margin deposit and maintenance requirements that may cause investors to close futures contracts through offsetting transactions, distorting the normal market relationships.
  • The liquidity of the futures market depends on participants entering into offsetting transactions rather than making or taking delivery. To the extent participants decide to make or take delivery, liquidity in the futures market could be reduced, thus producing distortion.
  • Speculators may consider that deposit requirements in the futures market are less onerous than margin requirements in the securities markets. Therefore, increased participation by speculators in the futures market may cause price distortions.

Transaction Costs. Option activities might also affect portfolio turnover rates and brokerage commissions. The portfolio turnover rate might increase if an Underlying Fund is required to sell portfolio securities that are subject to call options it has sold or if it exercises put options it has bought. Although the decision to exercise a put it holds is within an Underlying Fund's control, holding a put might create an additional reason to purchase a security. There may also be a brokerage commission on each purchase or sale of a put or call option. Those commissions may be higher on a relative basis than the commissions for direct purchases or sales of the underlying investments. A brokerage commission may also be paid for each purchase or sale of an underlying investment in connection with the exercise of a put or call.

Index Swap Transactions. Certain of the Underlying Funds may enter into a swap on an index, under which involve the exchange by the Underlying Fund with another party of the respective amounts payable with respect to a notional principal amount related to one or more indices.

Total Return Swaps. Total return swap agreements may be used to gain exposure to price changes in an overall market or an asset. In a total return swap, the purchaser will receive the price appreciation of an index, a portion of an index, or a single asset in exchange for paying an agreed-upon fee.

Asset Coverage for Certain Investments and Trading Practices. Typically, a Fund's or Underlying Fund's investments in equity and fixed-income securities do not involve any future financial obligations. However, a Fund or Certain Underlying Funds (each referred to as a "fund" for purposes of this discussion of asset coverage) may make investments or employ trading practices that obligate the fund, on a fixed or contingent basis, to deliver an asset or make a cash payment to another party in the future. The fund will comply with guidance from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and other applicable regulatory bodies with respect to coverage of certain investments and trading practices. This guidance may require earmarking or segregation by the fund of cash or liquid securities with its custodian or a designated sub-custodian to the extent the fund's obligations with respect to these strategies are not otherwise "covered" through ownership of the underlying security or financial instrument or by other portfolio positions, or by other means consistent with applicable regulatory policies. In some cases, SEC guidance permits the fund to cover its obligation by entering into an offsetting transaction.

For example, if a fund enters into a currency forward contract to sell foreign currency on a future date, the fund may cover its obligation to deliver the foreign currency by earmarking or otherwise segregating cash or liquid securities having a value at least equal to the value of the deliverable currency. Alternatively, the fund could cover its obligation by earmarking or otherwise segregating an amount of the foreign currency at least equal to the deliverable amount or by entering into an offsetting transaction to acquire an amount of foreign currency at least equal to the deliverable amount at a price at or below the sale price received by the fund under the currency forward contract.

With respect to certain derivative instruments (e.g., futures contracts) that are not required to "cash settle", the Fund must cover open positions by earmarking or otherwise segregating liquid assets in an amount equal to the market value or full notional amount of the derivative instrument(s). However, for derivative instrument(s) that are required to cash-settle, the Fund is permitted to earmark or otherwise segregate liquid assets in an amount equal to the Fund's daily marked to market (or net) obligation, if any, rather than the market value or full notional amount. By setting aside or "earmarking" assets equal to only its net obligation under cash-settled derivative instruments, the Fund will have the ability to utilize these instruments to a greater extent than if the Fund were required to segregate or "earmark" assets equal to the full market or notional amount value of the instrument.

A fund's approach to asset coverage may vary among different types of swaps. With respect to most swap agreements (but excluding, for example, credit default swaps), the fund calculates the obligations of the parties to the agreement on a "net basis" (i.e., the two payment streams are netted out with the fund receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments). Consequently the fund 's current obligations (or rights) under these swap agreements will generally be equal only to the net amount to be paid or received under the agreement based on the relative values of the positions held by each party to the agreement (the "net amount"). The fund's current obligation, if any, under a swap agreement will generally be covered by earmarking or otherwise segregating cash or liquid securities having an aggregate net asset value at least equal to the accrued unpaid net amounts owed. To the extent that the obligations of the parties under these swaps are not calculated on a net basis, the amount earmarked or otherwise segregated will be the full amount of the fund's obligations, if any. Alternatively, the fund could cover its obligation by other means consistent with applicable regulatory policies.

With respect to credit default swaps, typically, if a fund enters into a credit default swap as the buyer of credit protection, then it will earmark or otherwise segregate an amount of cash or liquid securities at least equal to any accrued payment or delivery obligations under the swap. Alternatively, if a fund enters into a credit default swap as the seller of credit protection, then the fund will earmark or otherwise segregate an amount of cash or liquid securities at least equal to the full notional amount of the swap. Alternatively, the fund could cover its obligation by other means consistent with applicable regulatory policies.

Earmarking or otherwise segregating a large percentage of a fund's assets could impede the Manager's ability to manage the fund's portfolio.

Credit Default Swaps. Credit default swaps may be acquired, both directly ("unfunded swaps") and indirectly in the form of a swap embedded within a structured note ("funded swaps"), to seek protection against the risk that a security will default. Credit default swaps may be on a single security, or on a basket of securities. The purchaser pays a fee and receives a fixed payment during the life of the swap. A credit default swap may represent a short position (also known as "buying credit protection") or a long position (also known as "selling credit protection").

A short position in a credit default swap might be used to hedge a long portfolio position to seek to decrease exposure to a specific issuer. For corporate issues, a short credit default swap may only be entered into with respect to a currently owned security. However, if the short credit default swap is against sovereign debt, the ownership may be in reference to: (i) the reference obligation, (ii) any sovereign debt of that foreign country, or (iii) sovereign debt of any country that the Manager determines is closely correlated as an inexact bona fide hedge.

If there is a credit event (bankruptcy, failure to timely pay interest or principal, a restructuring or other specified occurrence) with respect to a short position in a credit default swap, an Underlying Fund will deliver the defaulted bonds and the swap counterparty will pay the par amount of the bonds. If the swap is on a basket of securities, the notional amount of the swap is reduced by the par amount of the defaulted bond, and the fixed payments are then made on the reduced notional amount.

Taking a long position in a credit default swap note increases the exposure to the specific issuers. If there is a credit event with respect to a long credit default swap position, the swap counterparty will deliver the bonds and the purchaser will pay the counterparty the par amount. If the swap is on a basket of securities, the notional amount of the swap is reduced by the par amount of the defaulted bond, and the fixed payments are then made on the reduced notional amount.

The risks of credit default swaps include the cost of paying for credit protection if there are no credit events, pricing transparency when assessing the cost of a credit default swap, counterparty risk, and the need to fund any delivery obligation, particularly in the event of adverse pricing when purchasing bonds to satisfy a delivery obligation.

Regulatory Aspects of Derivatives and Hedging Instruments. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has eliminated limitations on futures trading by certain regulated entities, including registered investment companies. Consequently, registered investment companies may engage in unlimited futures transactions and options thereon by claiming an exclusion from regulation as a commodity pool operator under the Commodity Exchange Act.

Options transactions are subject to limitations established by the option exchanges. The exchanges limit the maximum number of options that may be written or held by a single investor or group of investors acting in concert. Those limits apply regardless of whether the options were purchased, sold or held through one or more different exchanges or are held in one or more accounts or through one or more brokers. Thus, the number of options that can be sold by an investment company advised by the Manager may be affected by options written or held by other investment companies advised by the Manager or affiliated entities. The exchanges also impose position limits on futures transactions. An exchange may order the liquidation of positions found to be in violation of those limits and may impose certain other sanctions.

Tax Aspects of Certain Derivatives and Hedging Instruments. Futures contracts, non-equity options and certain foreign currency exchange contracts are treated as "Section 1256 contracts" under the Internal Revenue Code. In general, gains or losses relating to Section 1256 contracts are characterized as 60% long-term and 40% short-term capital gains or losses under the Internal Revenue Code. However, foreign currency gains or losses arising from Section 1256 contracts that are forward contracts generally are treated as ordinary income or loss. In addition, Section 1256 contracts held by an Underlying Fund at the end of each taxable year are "marked-to-market," and unrealized gains or losses are treated as though they were realized. These contracts also may be marked-to-market for purposes of determining the excise tax potentially applicable to a Fund and for other purposes under rules prescribed pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code. An election can be made by the Fund to exempt those transactions from this mark-to-market treatment.

Certain forward contracts may result in "straddles" for federal income tax purposes. The straddle rules may affect the character and timing of gains (or losses) recognized on those positions. Generally, a loss sustained on the disposition of a position making up a straddle is allowed only to the extent that the loss exceeds any unrecognized gain in the offsetting positions. Disallowed loss is generally allowed at the point where there is no unrecognized gain in the offsetting positions making up the straddle, or the offsetting position is disposed of.

Under the Internal Revenue Code, the following gains or losses are treated as ordinary income or loss:

  1. gains or losses attributable to fluctuations in exchange rates that occur between the time interest or other receivables are accrued or expenses or other liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are accrued and the time an Underlying Fund actually collects such receivables or pays such liabilities, and
  2. gains or losses attributable to fluctuations in the value of a foreign currency between the date of acquisition of a debt security denominated in a foreign currency or foreign currency forward contracts and the date of disposition.

Currency gains and losses are offset against market gains and losses on each trade before determining a net "Section 988" gain or loss under the Internal Revenue Code for that trade, which may increase or decrease the amount of investment income available for distribution to its shareholders.

"Structured" Notes." "Structured" notes are specially-designed derivative debt instruments. The terms of the instrument may be "structured" by the purchaser and the issuer of the note. Payments of principal or interest on these notes may be linked to the value of an index (such as a currency or securities index), one or more securities, or a commodity or to the financial performance of one or more obligors. The value of these notes will normally rise or fall in response to the changes in the performance of the underlying security, index, commodity or obligor.

Structured notes are subject to interest rate risk and are also subject to credit risk with respect both to the issuer and, if applicable, to the underlying security or obligor. If the underlying investment or index does not perform as anticipated, the Fund might receive less interest than the stated coupon payment or receive less principal upon maturity of the structured notestructured note might pay less interest than the stated coupon payment or repay less principal upon maturity. The price of structured notes may be very volatile and they may have a limited trading market, making it difficult for the Fund to value them or sell them at an acceptable price. In some cases, either the Fund or thean Underlying Fund may enter into agreements with an issuer of structured notes to purchase a minimum amount of these notes over time.

Swaptions.  A swaption is a contract that gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to enter into an interest rate swap at a preset rate within a specified period of time. In return, the purchaser pays a "premium" to the seller of the contract. The seller of the contract receives the premium and bears the risk of unfavorable changes in the preset rate on the underlying interest rate swap.

The Underlying Funds may also use the following types of investments and investment strategies.

Risks of Swap Transactions. Swaps involve the risk that the value of the asset will not perform as expected. Swaps also involve credit risk, which is the risk that the counterparty might default. If the counterparty defaults, the purchaser might lose the amount of any contractual payments that it has not received. The Manager will monitor the creditworthiness of counterparties to swap transactions on an ongoing basis. Although the swap market is well-developed for primary participants, there is only a limited secondary market. Swaps are not traded or listed on an exchange and over-the-counter trading of existing swap contracts is limited. Therefore, if the Underlying Fund wishes to sell its swap contract to a third party, it may not be able to do so at a favorable price.

Regulatory Risks of Swap Transactions. Qualifying swap transactions are excluded from regulation under the Investment Company Act and the regulations thereunder. Additionally, swap contracts have not been determined to be securities under the rules promulgated by the SEC. Consequently, swap contracts are not regulated by either the CFTC or the SEC, and swap participants may not be afforded the protections of the Commodity Exchange Act or the federal securities laws. To reduce this risk, an Underlying Fund will only enter into swap agreements with counterparties who use standard International Swap and Dealers Association, Inc. ("ISDA") contract documentation. ISDA establishes industry standards for the documentation of swap agreements. Virtually all principal swap participants use ISDA documentation because it has an established set of definitions, contract terms and counterparty obligations, including provisions for master netting agreements. See Appendix D to this SAI for more information on qualifying swap transactions.

Investment in Underlying Fund Wholly-Owned Subsidiary. Certain of the Underlying Funds may invest up to 25% of its total assets in a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary of the Underlying Fund (the "Subsidiary"). The Subsidiary invests primarily in commodity-linked derivatives (including commodity futures, financial futures, options and swap contracts) and exchange-traded funds related to gold or other special minerals ("Gold ETFs"). The Subsidiary may also invest in certain fixed-income securities and other investments that may serve as margin or collateral for its derivatives positions.
Since the Underlying Fund may invest a substantial portion of its assets in the Subsidiary, which may hold certain of the investments described in the Underlying Fund's prospectus and this SAI, the Underlying Fund may be considered to be investing indirectly in those investments through its Subsidiary. Therefore, references in the Underlying Fund's prospectus and SAI to investments by the Underlying Fund also may be deemed to include the Underlying Fund's indirect investments through the Subsidiary.

"Structured" Investments.  "Structured" investments are financial instruments and contractual obligations designed to provide a specific risk-reward profile. A structured instrument is generally a hybrid security (often referred to as "hybrids") that combines characteristics of two or more different financial instruments. The terms of these investments may be contractually "structured" by the purchaser and the issuer (which is typically associated with an investment banking firm) of the instrument. Structured investments may have certain features of equity and debt securities, but may also have additional features. The key characteristics of structured investments are:

  • They change the risk or return on an underlying investment asset (such as a bond, money market instrument, loan or equity security), or
  • They may replicate the risk or return of an underlying investment asset.
  • They typically involve the combination of an investment asset and a derivative.
  • The derivative is an integral part of the structure, not just a temporary hedging tool.

The returns on these investments may be linked to the value of an index (such as a currency or securities index) or a basket of instruments (a portfolio of assets, such as, high yield bonds, emerging market bonds, equities from a specific industry sector, a broad-based equity index or commodities), an individual stock, bond or other security, an interest rate, or a commodity. Some of the types of structured investments are:

  • Equity-linked notes
  • Index-linked notes
  • Inflation-linked notes
  • Commodity-linked notes
  • Credit-linked notes
  • Currency-linked notes

The values of structured investments will normally rise or fall in response to the changes in the performance of the underlying index, security, interest rate or commodity. Certain structured investments may offer full or partial principal protection, or may pay a variable amount at maturity, or may pay a coupon linked to a specific security or index while leaving the principal at risk. These investments may be used to seek to realize gain or limit exposure to price fluctuations and help control risk.

Depending on the terms of the particular instrument, structured investments may be subject to equity market risk, commodity market risk, currency market risk or interest rate risk. Structured notes are subject to credit risk with respect to the issuer of the instrument and, for structured debt investments, might also be subject to credit risk with respect to the issuer of the underlying investment. For notes that do not include principal protection (a form of insurance), a main risk is the possible loss of principal. There is a legal risk involved with holding complex instruments, where regulatory or tax considerations may change during the term of a note. Some structured investments may create leverage, which involves additional risks.

If the underlying investment or index does not perform as anticipated, the investment might not result in a gain or may cause a loss. The price of structured investments may be very volatile and they may have a limited trading market, making it difficult for an Underlying Fund to value them or sell them at an acceptable price. Usually structured investments are considered illiquid investments for purposes of limits on those investments.

When-Issued and Delayed-Delivery Transactions. "When-issued" and "delayed-delivery" are terms that refer to securities whose documentation are available, and for which a market exists, but which are not available for immediate delivery to a purchaser. When-issued and delayed-delivery securities are purchased at a price that is fixed at the time of the transaction with payment and delivery of the security made at a later date. During the period between purchase and settlement, the buyer makes no payment to the issuer (or seller) of the security and no interest accrues to the buyer from the investment. Purchases on that basis are made when it is anticipated that the price at the time of the transaction is lower than the price will be at the time of delivery.

The securities are subject to change in value from market fluctuations during the period until settlement and the value of the security on the delivery date may be more or less than the purchase price. If the value of the security declines below the purchase price, the transaction may lose money.

The buyer relies on the other party to complete the when-issued or delayed-delivery transactions. The buyer will bear the risk that a security purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis may not be issued or may not be delivered as agreed. A failure to do so may cause the loss of an opportunity to obtain the security at an advantageous price or yield.

When-issued and delayed-delivery transactions can be used as a defensive technique to hedge against anticipated changes in interest rates and prices. For instance, if rising interest rates or falling prices are anticipated, a portfolio security may be sold on a delayed-delivery basis to attempt to limit exposure to those occurrences. In periods of falling interest rates and rising prices, a purchase of securities on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis may be used to obtain the benefit of currently higher cash yields.

Equity-Linked Notes. Equity-linked debt securities pay interest at a fixed rate until they mature, which is usually in one to four years. The principal amount that they pay at maturity is not a fixed amount, however. It is calculated based on the performance of a specified equity security. The principal amount is typically adjusted for events such as stock splits, stock dividends and certain other events that affect the linked equity security but is not adjusted for any additional issuance of equity securities of the type to which it is linked. Equity-linked debt securities are subject to equity market risks and their value generally fluctuates with the price of the linked security, although these securities are generally less volatile than the equity securities to which they are linked. Because the amount of principal is based on the value of a different security, equity-linked debt securities are considered to be a type of derivative.

An Underlying Fund engages in when-issued and delayed-delivery transactions for the purpose of acquiring or selling securities consistent with its investment objective and policies or for delivery pursuant to options contracts it has entered into, and not for the purpose of investment leverage. Although an Underlying Fund will enter into delayed-delivery or when-issued purchase transactions to acquire securities, it can dispose of a commitment prior to settlement. If it chooses to dispose of the right to acquire a when-issued security prior to its acquisition or to dispose of its right to receive delivery, it may incur a gain or loss.

At the time of the commitment to purchase or sell a security on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis, an Underlying Fund records the transaction on its books and reflects the value of the security purchased in determining its net asset value. It also identifies liquid assets on its books at least equal to the amount of the purchase commitment until it pays for the investment. In a sale transaction, it records the proceeds to be received.

Index-Linked Notes. Index-linked notes are debt securities whose principal and/or interest payments depend on the performance of an underlying index. This type of indexed security offers the potential for increased income or principal payments but involves greater risk of loss than a typical debt security of the same maturity and credit quality.

Repurchase Agreements. The Fund may acquire securities subject to repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements may be acquired for temporary defensive purposes, to maintain liquidity to meet anticipated share redemptions, pending the investment of the proceeds from sales of shares, or pending the settlement of portfolio securities transactions. In a repurchase transaction, the purchaser buys a security from, and simultaneously resells it to, an approved institution for delivery on an agreed-upon future date. The resale price exceeds the purchase price by an amount that reflects an agreed-upon interest rate effective for the period during which the repurchase agreement is in effect. Approved institutions include U.S. commercial banks, U.S. branches of foreign banks, or broker-dealers that have been designated as primary dealers in government securities. Institutions must meet credit requirements set by the Manager from time to time.

The majority of repurchase transactions run from day to day and delivery pursuant to the resale typically occurs within one to five days of the purchase. Repurchase agreements that have a maturity beyond seven days are subject to limits on illiquid investments. There is no limit on the amount of assets that may be subject to repurchase agreements having maturities of seven days or less. 

Repurchase agreements are considered "loans" under the Investment Company Act and are collateralized by the underlying security. Repurchase agreements require that at all times while the repurchase agreement is in effect, the value of the collateral must equal or exceed the repurchase price to fully collateralize the repayment obligation. However, if the institution fails to pay the repurchase price on the delivery date, there may be costs incurred in disposing of the collateral and losses if there is a delay in the ability to do so. The Manager will monitor the institution's creditworthiness to confirm that it is financially sound and will continuously monitor the collateral's value.

Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), the Fund, along with the affiliated entities managed by the Manager, may transfer uninvested cash balances into one or more joint repurchase agreement accounts. These balances are invested in one or more repurchase agreements secured by U.S. government securities. Securities that are pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements are held by a custodian bank until the agreements mature. Each joint repurchase arrangement requires that the market value of the collateral be sufficient to cover payments of interest and principal; however, in the event of default by the other party to the agreement, retention or sale of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements. A reverse repurchase agreement is the sale of an underlying debt obligation and the simultaneous agreement to repurchase it at an agreed-upon price and date. These transactions involve the risk that the market value of the securities sold under a reverse repurchase agreement could decline below the cost of the obligation to repurchase them. An Underlying Fund will identify liquid assets on its books to cover its obligations under reverse repurchase agreements, including interest, until payment is made to the seller.

Illiquid and Restricted Securities. Generally, an illiquid asset is an asset that cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business within seven days at approximately the price at which it has been valued. Under the policies and procedures established by the Board, the Manager determines the liquidity of portfolio investments. The Manager monitors holdings of illiquid and restricted securities on an ongoing basis to determine whether to sell any holdings to maintain adequate liquidity. Among the types of illiquid securities are repurchase agreements maturing in more than seven days.

Restricted securities acquired through private placements have contractual restrictions on their public resale that might limit the ability to value or to dispose of the securities and might lower the price that could be realized on a sale. To sell a restricted security that is not registered under applicable securities laws, the securities might need to be registered. The expense of registering restricted securities may be negotiated with the issuer at the time of purchase. If the securities must be registered in order to be sold, a significant period may elapse between the time the decision is made to sell the security and the time the security is registered. There is a risk of downward price fluctuation during that period.

Limitations that apply to purchases of restricted securities do not limit purchases of restricted securities that are eligible for sale to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, if those securities have been determined to be liquid by the Manager under Board-approved guidelines. Those guidelines take into account the trading activity for the securities and the availability of reliable pricing information, among other factors. If there is a lack of trading interest in a particular Rule 144A security, holdings of that security may be considered to be illiquid.

Borrowing and Leverage. The Fund and the Underlying Funds have the ability to borrow money, to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption from the Act that applies to the Fund or an Underlying Fund, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time. Currently, under the Investment Company Act, a mutual fund may borrow only from banks (for other than emergency purposes) and only to the extent that the value of a fund's assets, less its liabilities other than borrowings, is equal to at least 300% of all borrowings including the proposed borrowing, except that it may also borrow up to 5% of its total assets for temporary or emergency purposes from any lender. Under the Investment Company Act, there is a rebuttable presumption that a loan is temporary if it is repaid within 60 days and not extended or renewed.

When the Fund or an Underlying Fund borrows, it segregates or identifies securities on its books equal to 300% of the amount borrowed to cover its obligation to repay the loan. If the value of a Fund's assets fails to meet this 300% asset coverage requirement, it will reduce its borrowings within three days to meet the requirement.  To do so, the Fund or an Underlying might have to sell a portion of its investments at a disadvantageous time.

When a Fund invests borrowed money in portfolio securities, it is using a speculative investment technique known as "leverage." If it does borrow, its expenses may be greater than comparable funds that do not borrow.  A Fund will pay interest on loans, and that interest expense may raise the overall expenses of the Fund and reduce its returns.  In the case of borrowing for leverage, the interest paid on a loan might be more (or less) than the yield on the securities purchased with the loan proceeds. Additionally, the use of leverage may make the Fund's or an Underlying Fund's share prices more sensitive to interest rate changes and thus might cause a Fund's net asset value per share to fluctuate more than that of funds that do not borrow.

Temporary Defensive and Interim Investments. In times of unstable or adverse market, economic or political conditions, or if the Manager believes it is otherwise appropriate to reduce holdings in the Fund's principal investments, the Fund can invest in other types of securities for defensive purposes. It can also purchase these types of securities for liquidity purposes to meet cash needs due to the redemption of shares, or to hold while waiting to invest cash received from the sale of its shares or portfolio securities.

These temporary defensive investments can include: (i) obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities; (ii) commercial paper rated in the highest category by an established nationally recognized statistical rating organization; (iii) certificates of deposit or bankers' acceptances of domestic banks with assets of $1 billion or more; (iv) any of the foregoing securities that mature in one year or less (generally known as "cash equivalents"); (v) other short-term corporate debt obligations; (vi) repurchase agreements; and (vii) shares of Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund.

Loans of Portfolio Securities. Securities lending pursuant to a Securities Lending Agency Agreement (the "Securities Lending Agreement") with Goldman Sachs Bank USA, doing business as Goldman Sachs Agency Lending ("Goldman Sachs"), may be used to attempt to increase income. Loans of portfolio securities are must comply with all applicable regulations and with the Securities Lending Procedures adopted by the Board. The terms of any loans must also meet applicable tests under the Internal Revenue Code.

There are certain risks in connection with securities lending, including possible delays in receiving additional collateral to secure a loan, or a delay or expenses in recovery of the loaned securities. Goldman Sachs has agreed, in general, to guarantee the obligations of borrowers to return loaned securities and to be responsible for certain expenses relating to securities lending. Under the Securities Lending Agreement, the securities lending procedures and applicable regulatory requirements (which are subject to change), a fund must receive collateral from the borrower consisting of cash, bank letters of credit or securities of the U.S. government (or its agencies or instrumentalities). On each business day, the amount of collateral that a fund has received must at least equal the value of the loaned securities. If a fund receives cash collateral from the borrower, a fund may invest that cash in certain high quality, short-term investments, including money market funds advised by the Manager, as specified in its securities lending procedures. A fund will be responsible for the risks associated with the investment of cash collateral, including the risk that a fund may lose money on the investment or may fail to earn sufficient income to meet its obligations to the borrower.

The terms of the loans must permit a fund to recall loaned securities on five business days' notice and a fund will seek to recall loaned securities in time to vote on any matters that the Manager determines would have a material effect on a fund's investment. The Securities Lending Agreement may be terminated by either Goldman Sachs or a fund on 30 days' written notice.

Each Underlying Fund limits its loans of portfolio securities to not more than 25% of its net assets.

Portfolio Turnover. "Portfolio turnover" describes the rate at which the Funds and the Underlying Funds trade their portfolio securities. For example, if the Funds or Underlying Funds sold all of their securities during a one year period, their portfolio turnover rate would be 100%. The Funds' and Underlying Funds' portfolio turnover rates will fluctuate from year to year. It is not anticipated that the Funds will have a high portfolio turnover rate, however, the Underlying Funds may have a portfolio turnover rate of more than 100% annually.

Increased portfolio turnover may result in higher brokerage and transaction costs for the Underlying Funds, which may reduce their overall performance. Most of the Funds' portfolio transactions, however, should involve trades in the Underlying Funds that do not entail brokerage commissions. The realization of capital gains from selling portfolio securities may result in distributions of taxable long-term capital gains to shareholders. The Funds and the Underlying Funds will normally distribute all of the capital gains they realize each year to avoid excise taxes under the Internal Revenue Code.

Investment Restrictions

Fundamental Policies. The Fund and the Underlying Funds have adopted policies and restrictions to govern their investments. Under the Investment Company Act, "fundamental" policies are those policies that can be changed only by the vote of a "majority" of a Fund's or an Underlying Fund's outstanding voting securities, which is defined as the vote of the holders of the lesser of:

  • 67% or more of the shares present or represented by proxy at a shareholder meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares are present or represented by proxy; or
  • more than 50% of the outstanding shares.

The Fund's investment objective is not a fundamental policy, but will not be changed without approval by the Fund's Board of Trustees and notice to shareholders. The investment objectives of the Underlying Funds may be fundamental or non-fundamental, according to the Prospectus and SAI of each Underlying Fund. Other policies described in the Fund's and/or the Underlying Funds' Prospectuses or SAIs, are fundamental only if they are identified as such. The Fund's Board of Trustees and each Underlying Fund's Board of Directors or Trustees can change non-fundamental policies without shareholder approval. However, significant changes to investment policies will be described in supplements or updates to the Prospectus or this SAI, as appropriate.

Other Fundamental Investment Restrictions. The following investment restrictions are fundamental policies of the Fund.

  • The Fund may not borrow money, except to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom that is applicable to the Fund, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.
  • The Fund cannot invest 25% or more of its total assets in any one industry. That limit does not apply to securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its agencies and instrumentalities or securities issued by investment companies.
  • The Fund cannot buy securities or other instruments issued or guaranteed by any one issuer if more than 5% of its total assets would be invested in securities or other instruments of that issuer or if it would then own more than 10% of that issuer's voting securities. This limitation applies to 75% of the Fund's total assets. The limit does not apply to securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities or securities of other investment companies.
  • The Fund cannot make loans, except to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom that is applicable to the Fund, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.
  • The Fund cannot invest in real estate, physical commodities or commodity contracts, except to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.
  • The Fund cannot issue senior securities, except to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.
  • The Fund may not underwrite securities issued by others, except to the extent that a Fund may be considered an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, when reselling securities held in its own portfolio.

Currently, under the Investment Company Act, and the Oppenheimer funds' exemptive order, a fund may borrow only from banks and/or affiliated investment companies in an amount up to one-third of its total assets (including the amount borrowed less all liabilities and indebtedness other than borrowing), except that a fund may borrow up to 5% of its total assets for temporary purposes from any person. Under the Investment Company Act, there is a rebuttable presumption that a loan is temporary if it is repaid within 60 days and not extended or renewed. Also, presently under the Investment Company Act, a fund may lend its portfolio securities in an amount not to exceed 33 1/3 percent of the value of its total assets. The Investment Company Act also requires each registered fund to adopt a fundamental policy regarding investments in real estate and/or commodities. To the extent that a Fund or an Underlying Fund has restrictions on or is not permitted to invest in real estate, real estate related securities and/or commodities, that information is set out in the investment restrictions in this section.

Presently, under the Investment Company Act a registered mutual fund cannot make any commitment as an underwriter, if immediately thereafter the amount of its outstanding underwriting commitments, plus the value of its investments in securities of issuers (other than investment companies) of which it owns more than ten percent of the outstanding voting securities, exceeds twenty-five percent of the value of the fund's total assets, except to the extent that a fund may be considered an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act when reselling securities held in its own portfolio.

Do the Underlying Funds Have Fundamental Policies? Each of the Underlying Funds has its own fundamental policies. Those policies may differ from the fundamental policies of the Funds or the other Underlying Funds. The Funds and the Underlying Funds each apply their own policies with respect to their own portfolio investments. The following investment restrictions are the current fundamental policies of the Underlying Funds:

Commodity Strategy Total Return Fund:

  • Commodity Strategy Total Return Fund will not purchase the securities, commodity-linked notes and other instruments of any issuer if, as a result, 25% or more of the Commodity Strategy Total Return Fund's total assets would be invested in the securities of companies whose principal business activities are in the same industry or group of industries. This restriction does not apply to securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities, or repurchase agreements secured by them.
  • Commodity Strategy Total Return Fund will invest 25% or more of its total assets in securities, commodity-linked notes and other instruments, including futures and forward contracts, related options and swaps, linked to one or more of the energy and natural resources, agriculture, livestock, industrial metals, and precious metals sectors. The individual components of an index will be considered as separate industries for this purpose. Commodity Strategy Total Return Fund may also invest more than 25% of total assets in a group of industries.
  • Commodity Strategy Total Return Fund will not issue any senior security. However, Commodity Strategy Total Return Fund may enter into commitments to purchase securities in accordance with the Commodity Strategy Total Return Fund's investment program, including reverse repurchase agreements, delayed-delivery and when-issued securities, which may be considered the issuance of senior securities. Additionally, Commodity Strategy Total Return Fund may engage in transactions that may result in the issuance of a senior security to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act and applicable regulations, interpretations of the Investment Company Act or an exemptive order. Commodity Strategy Total Return Fund may also engage in short sales of securities to the extent permitted in its investment program and other restrictions. The purchase or sale of commodity-linked notes, futures or swap contracts and related options shall not be considered to involve the issuance of senior securities. Moreover, Commodity Strategy Total Return Fund may borrow money as authorized by the Investment Company Act.
  • Commodity Strategy Total Return Fund will not purchase or sell physical commodities unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments. This restriction shall not prevent Commodity Strategy Total Return Fund from purchasing or selling commodity-linked notes, or options and futures contracts with respect to individual commodities or indices, or from investing in securities or other instruments backed by physical commodities or indices.
  • Commodity Strategy Total Return Fund will not purchase or sell real estate unless acquired as a result of direct ownership of securities or other instruments. This restriction shall not prevent Commodity Strategy Total Return Fund from investing in securities or other instruments backed by real estate or securities of companies engaged in the real estate business, including real estate investment trusts. This restriction does not preclude Commodity Strategy Total Return Fund from buying securities backed by mortgages on real estate or securities of companies engaged in such activities. Commodity Strategy Total Return Fund can also invest in real estate operating companies and shares of companies engaged in other real estate related businesses.
  • Commodity Strategy Total Return Fund cannot underwrite securities issued by other persons. A permitted exception is in case it is deemed to be an underwriter under the Securities Act of 1933 when reselling securities held in its own portfolio.
  • Commodity Strategy Total Return Fund cannot make loans except (a) through lending of securities, (b) through the purchase of debt instruments or similar evidences of indebtedness, (c) through an interfund lending program with other affiliated funds, provided that no such loan may be made if, as a result, the aggregate of such loans would exceed 33 1/3% of the value of its total assets (taken at market value at the time of such loans), and (d) through repurchase agreements. Currently, the Investment Company Act permits (a) lending of securities, (b) purchasing debt securities or similar evidences of indebtedness, (c) repurchase agreements and (d) interfund lending consistent with Commodity Strategy Total Return Fund's exemptive order; or
  • Commodity Strategy Total Return Fund cannot borrow money in excess of 33 1/3% of the value of its total assets. Commodity Strategy Total Return Fund may borrow only from banks and/or affiliated investment companies. With respect to this fundamental policy, Commodity Strategy Total Return Fund can borrow only if it maintains a 300% ratio of assets to borrowings at all times in the manner set forth in the Investment Company Act. Currently, the Investment Company Act permits a mutual fund to borrow from banks and/or affiliated investment companies up to one-third of its total assets (including the amount borrowed). Commodity Strategy Total Return Fund may borrow up to 5% of its total assets for temporary purposes from any person. Interfund borrowing must be consistent with the Commodity Strategy Total Return Fund's exemptive order.
  • As a non-fundamental investment policy, Commodity Strategy Total Return Fund cannot invest in the securities of other registered investment companies or registered unit investment trusts in reliance on sub-paragraph (F) or (G) of Section 12(d)(1) of the Investment Company Act.

The percentage restrictions described above and in the Commodity Strategy Total Return Fund's Prospectus (other than the percentage limitations that apply on an on-going basis and except in the case of borrowing and investments in illiquid securities) apply only at the time of investment and require no action by the Fund as a result of subsequent changes in relative values.

Currency Opportunities Fund:

  • Currency Opportunities Fund may not borrow money, except to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom that is applicable to Currency Opportunities Fund, as such statute, rules, regulations or exemptions may be amended or interpreted from time to time by the Securities & Exchange Commission, its staff, or other authority with appropriate jurisdiction.
  • Currency Opportunities Fund may not make any investment if, as a result, Currency Opportunities Fund's investments will be concentrated in any one industry, except to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom that is applicable to Currency Opportunities Fund, as such statute, rules, regulations or exemption may be amended or interpreted from time to time by the Securities & Exchange Commission, its staff, or other authority with appropriate jurisdiction. For purposes of this concentration limitation, Currency Opportunities Fund's investment adviser may analyze the characteristics of a particular issuer and instrument and may assign an industry or sector classification consistent with those characteristics in the event that any third party classification provider that may be used by the investment adviser does not assign a classification.
  • Currency Opportunities Fund cannot make loans, except to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom that is applicable to Currency Opportunity Fund, as such statute, rules, regulations or exemption may be amended or interpreted from time to time by the Securities & Exchange Commission, its staff, or other authority with appropriate jurisdiction.
  • Currency Opportunities Fund cannot invest in real estate or commodities, except to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom that is applicable to Currency Opportunities Fund, as such statute, rules, regulations or exemption may be amended or interpreted from time to time by the Securities & Exchange Commission, its staff, or other authority with appropriate jurisdiction.
  • Currency Opportunities Fund cannot issue "senior securities," except to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom that is applicable to Currency Opportunities Fund, as such statute, rules, regulations or exemption may be amended or interpreted from time to time by the Securities & Exchange Commission, its staff, or other authority with appropriate jurisdiction.
  • Currency Opportunities Fund cannot underwrite securities of other issuers, except to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act or the Securities Act of 1933, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom that is applicable to Currency Opportunities Fund, as such statutes, rules, regulations or exemption may be amended or interpreted from time to time by the Securities & Exchange Commission, its staff, or other authority with appropriate jurisdiction.
  • As a non-fundamental investment policy, Currency Opportunities Fund cannot invest in the securities of other registered investment companies or registered unit investment trusts in reliance on sub-paragraph (F) or (G) of Section 12(d)(1) of the Investment Company Act.

Global Multi Strategies Fund:

  • Global Multi Strategies Fund cannot buy securities or other instruments issued or guaranteed by any one issuer if more than 5% of its total assets would be invested in securities or other instruments of that issuer or if it would then own more than 10% of that issuer's voting securities. This limitation applies to 75% of the Fund's total assets. The limit does not apply to securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities or securities of other investment companies.
  • Global Multi Strategies Fund cannot invest 25% or more of its total assets in any one industry. That limit does not apply to securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its agencies and instrumentalities or securities issued by investment companies.
  • Global Multi Strategies Fund may not borrow money, except to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom that is applicable to the Fund, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.
  • Global Multi Strategies Fund cannot make loans, except to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom that is applicable to Global Multi Strategies Fund, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.
  • Global Multi Strategies Fund cannot invest in real estate, physical commodities or commodity contracts, except to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.
  • Global Multi Strategies Fund may not underwrite securities issued by others, except to the extent that Global Multi Strategies Fund may be considered an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, when reselling securities held in its own portfolio.
  • Global Multi Strategies Fund cannot issue senior securities, except to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.

     Unless the Prospectus or the SAI states that a percentage restriction applies on an ongoing basis, it applies only at the time Global Multi Strategies Fund makes an investment (except in the case of borrowing and investments in illiquid securities). The Fund need not sell securities to meet the percentage limits if the value of the investment increases in proportion to the size of the Fund.

Gold & Special Minerals Fund:

  • Gold & Special Minerals Fund cannot invest in Metal Investments if, as a result, more than 10% of Gold & Special Minerals Fund's total assets would be invested in Metal Investments.
  • With the exception of its investments in Mining Securities and Metal Investments, Gold & Special Minerals Fund cannot invest 25% or more of its total assets in any one industry. That limit does not apply to securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its agencies and instrumentalities or securities issued by investment companies.
  • Gold & Special Minerals Fund is "non-diversified" under the Investment Company Act.
  • Gold & Special Minerals Fund may not borrow money, except to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom that is applicable to Gold & Special Minerals Fund, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.
  • Gold & Special Minerals Fund cannot make loans, except to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption thereform that is applicable to Gold & Special Minerals Fund, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.
  • Gold & Special Minerals Fund cannot invest in real estate, physical commodities or commodity contracts (other than the hedging instruments or Metal Investments permitted by any of its other investment policies) except to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time. It does not matter whether the hedging instrument or Metal Investment is considered to be a commodity or commodity contract.
  • Gold & Special Minerals Fund cannot issue senior securities, except to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.
  • Gold & Special Minerals Fund cannot underwrite securities of other companies. A permitted exception is in case it is deemed to be an underwriter under the Securities Act of 1933 when reselling any securities held in its own portfolio.
  • As a non-fundamental investment policy, Gold & Special Minerals Fund cannot invest in the securities of other investment companies or registered unit investment trusts in reliance on sub-paragraph (F) or (G) of section 12(d)(1) of the Investment Company Act.

Real Estate Fund:

  • Real Estate Fund cannot make loans except as permitted by the Investment Company Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom that is applicable to the Real Estate Fund, as such statue, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.
  • Real Estate Fund may not borrow money, except to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom that is applicable to Real Estate Fund, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.
  • Real Estate Fund cannot concentrate its investments to the extent of 25% of its total assets in any industry. However, there is no limitation as to Real Estate Fund's investments in the real estate industry in general.
  • Real Estate Fund cannot underwrite securities of other companies except as permitted by the Investment Company Act. A permitted exception is in case it is deemed to be an underwriter under the Securities Act of 1933 when reselling any securities held in its own portfolio.
  • Real Estate Fund cannot invest in real estate, physical commodities or commodity contracts, except to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.
  • Real Estate Fund cannot issue senior securities, except as permitted by the Investment Company Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.
  • As a non-fundamental investment policy, Real Estate Fund cannot invest in other investment companies except to the extent permitted by the Investment Company Act. Under this policy, Real Estate Fund would be permitted to invest its assets in the securities of one or more open-end management investment companies that have substantially the same fundamental investment objective, policies and limitations as Real Estate Fund and for which the Manager, one of its affiliates or a successor is the investment adviser or sub-adviser. This policy also would permit Real Estate Fund to adopt a "master-feeder" structure in which Real Estate Fund would be a "feeder" fund and would invest all of its assets in a single pooled "master fund" in which other feeder funds could also invest. Real Estate Fund has no present intention of adopting a master-feeder structure, and would revise the Prospectus and this SAI if it did so.
  • As a non-fundamental investment policy, Real Estate Fund cannot invest in the securities of other registered investment companies or registered unit investment trusts in reliance on sub-paragraph (F) or (G) of Section 12(d)(1) of the Investment Company Act.

SteelPath MLP Alpha Fund:

  • SteelPath MLP Alpha Fund shall invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80 percent of the value of its assets in MLPs The following interpretation applies to this fundamental policy. The term ‘‘assets'' refers to the Fund's net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes.
  • SteelPath MLP Alpha Fund may borrow money to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, as such may be interpreted or modified by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction, from time to time
  • SteelPath MLP Alpha Fund may not purchase or sell real estate or any interest therein
  • SteelPath MLP Alpha Fund may not purchase physical commodities or contracts relating to physical commodities The following interpretation applies to this fundamental policy. Derivative instruments, such as options, futures, forwards and swaps, are not considered physical commodities
  • SteelPath MLP Alpha Fund may not make loans, including securities lending and investments in repurchase agreements and debt securities
  • SteelPath MLP Alpha Fund may not act as an underwriter or distributor of securities except to the extent that the Fund may be deemed an underwriter under the 1933 Act by virtue of disposing of portfolio securities
  • SteelPath MLP Alpha Fund may not issue senior securities, except as permitted under the 1940 Act
  • SteelPath MLP Alpha Fund may not concentrate its investments in a particular ‘‘industry,'' as that term is used in the 1940 Act and as interpreted, modified, or otherwise permitted by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to time; provided, however, that this concentration limitation does not apply to our investments in MLPs, which will be concentrated in the energy infrastructure industry in particular, and the energy industry in general.
  • As a non-fundamental investment policy and under normal circumstances, SteelPath MLP Alpha Fund invests at least 90% of its net assets in the equity securities of MLPs
  • As a non-fundamental investment policy, SteelPath MLP Alpha Fund will not invest more than 10% of its total assets in any single issuer (as permitted by applicable law)
  • As a non-fundamental investment policy, SteelPath MLP Alpha Fund will not employ any leverage for investment purposes
  • As a non-fundamental investment policy, SteelPath MLP Alpha Fund will not engage in short sales
  • As a non-fundamental investment policy, SteelPath MLP Alpha Fund will not pledge any of its assets
  • As a non-fundamental investment policy, SteelPath MLP Alpha Fund will not invest more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities

SteelPath MLP Select 40 Fund:

     Unless otherwise indicated, the percentage limitations below apply only at the time a transaction is entered into. Therefore, a change in the percentage that results from a relative change in values or from a change in net assets will not be considered a violation of the policies or restrictions. However, SteelPath MLP Select 40 Fund will seek to rebalance its portfolio to come back into compliance with the relevant policies and restrictions.

  • SteelPath MLP Select 40 Fund shall invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80 percent of the value of its assets in MLPs
    (The following interpretation applies to this fundamental policy. The term "assets" refers to the Fund's net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes.)
  • SteelPath MLP Select 40 Fund shall be a "diversified company" as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, as interpreted or modified by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction, from time to time
  • SteelPath MLP Select 40 Fund may borrow money to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, as interpreted or modified by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction, from time to time.
  • SteelPath MLP Select 40 Fund may not purchase or sell real estate or any interest therein
  • SteelPath MLP Select 40 Fund may not purchase physical commodities or contracts relating to physical commodities
    (The following interpretation applies to this fundamental policy. Derivative instruments, such as options, futures, forwards and swaps, are not considered physical commodities.)
  • SteelPath MLP Select 40 Fund may not make loans, including securities lending and investments in repurchase agreements and debt securities
  • SteelPath MLP Select 40 Fund may not act as an underwriter or distributor of securities except to the extent that the Fund may be deemed an underwriter under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), by virtue of disposing of portfolio securities
  • SteelPath MLP Select 40 Fund may not issue senior securities, except as permitted under the 1940 Act
  • SteelPath MLP Select 40 Fund may not concentrate its investments in a particular "industry," as that term is used in the 1940 Act and as interpreted, modified, or otherwise permitted by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to time; provided, however, that this concentration limitation does not apply to our investments in MLPs, which will be concentrated in the MLP energy infrastructure industry in particular, and the energy industry in general.
  • As a non-fundamental investment policy and under normal circumstances, SteelPath MLP Select 40 Fund invests at least 90% of its net assets in the equity securities of a minimum of forty MLPs
  • As a non-fundamental investment policy, SteelPath MLP Select 40 Fund will not employ any leverage for investment purposes
  • As a non-fundamental investment policy, SteelPath MLP Select 40 Fund will not engage in short sales
  • As a non-fundamental investment policy, SteelPath MLP Select 40 Fund will not pledge any of its assets
  • As a non-fundamental investment policy, SteelPath MLP Select 40 Fund will not invest more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities

SteelPath MLP and Infrastructure Debt Fund:

     For purposes of the following limitations, all percentage limitations apply immediately after a purchase or initial investment. Except with respect to borrowing money, if a percentage limitation is adhered to at the time of the investment, a later increase or decrease in the percentage resulting from any change in value or net assets will not result in a violation of such restrictions. If at any time SteelPath MLP and Infrastructure Debt Fund's borrowings exceed its limitations due to a decline in net assets, such borrowings will be reduced promptly to the extent necessary to comply with the limitation.

  • SteelPath MLP and Infrastructure Debt Fund may not borrow money, except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any applicable exemptive relief.
  • SteelPath MLP and Infrastructure Debt Fund may not issue senior securities, except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any applicable exemptive relief.
  • SteelPath MLP and Infrastructure Debt Fund may not make loans , except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any applicable exemptive relief.
  • SteelPath MLP and Infrastructure Debt Fund may not invest more than 25% of its total assets in the securities of companies primarily engaged in any one industry or group of industries, other than the group of industries that comprise the energy sector in which the Fund will concentrate its investments.
  • SteelPath MLP and Infrastructure Debt Fund may not purchase or sell commodities unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments issued by persons that purchase or sell commodities; but this shall not prevent the Fund from purchasing, selling and entering into financial futures contracts (including futures contracts on indices of securities, interest rates, commodities and currencies), options (including options on futures contracts on indices of securities, interest rates, commodities and currencies), warrants, swaps, forward contracts, foreign currency spot and forward contracts and other financial instruments.
  • SteelPath MLP and Infrastructure Debt Fund may not underwrite securities issued by others, except to the extent that the Fund may be considered an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("1933 Act") in the disposition of portfolio securities, including restricted securities or other investment company securities.

Non-Diversification of Certain Underlying Fund's Investments. Gold & Special Minerals Fund, Real Estate Fund, SteelPath MLP Alpha Fund, and SteelPath Infratrusture Debt Fund (each a "Non-Diversified Underlying Fund") are "non-diversified," as defined in the Investment Company Act. Funds that are diversified have restrictions against investing too much of their assets in the securities of any one "issuer." That means that a Non-Diversified Underlying Fund can invest more of its assets in the securities of a single issuer than a fund that is diversified.

Being non-diversified poses additional investment risks, because if a Non-Diversified Underlying Fund invests more of its assets in fewer issuers, the value of its shares is subject to greater fluctuations from adverse conditions affecting any one of those issuers. However, a Non-Diversified Underlying Fund does limit its investments in the securities of any one issuer to qualify for tax purposes as a "regulated investment company" under the Internal Revenue Code. By qualifying, it does not have to pay federal income taxes on amounts distributed if more than 90% of its earnings are distributed to shareholders. To qualify, a Non-Diversified Underlying Fund must meet a number of conditions. First, not more than 25% of the market value of a Non-Diversified Underlying Fund's total assets may be invested in the securities of a single issuer. Second, with respect to 50% of the market value of its total assets, (1) no more than 5% of the market value of its total assets may be invested in the securities of a single issuer, and (2) the Non-Diversified Underlying Fund must not own more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of a single issuer.

Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings

While recognizing the importance of providing Fund shareholders with information about their Fund's investments and providing portfolio information to a variety of third parties to assist with the management, distribution and administrative processes, the need for transparency must be balanced against the risk that third parties who gain access to the Fund's portfolio holdings information could attempt to use that information to trade ahead of or against the Fund, which could negatively affect the prices the Fund is able to obtain in portfolio transactions or the availability of the securities that a portfolio manager is trading on the Fund's behalf.

The Fund, the Manager, the Distributor and the Transfer Agent have therefore adopted policies and procedures regarding the dissemination of information about the Fund's portfolio holdings by employees, officers and directors or trustees of the Fund, the Manager, the Distributor and the Transfer Agent. These policies are designed to assure that non-public information about the Fund's portfolio securities holdings is distributed only for a legitimate business purpose, and is done in a manner that (a) conforms to applicable laws and regulations and (b) is designed to prevent that information from being used in a way that could negatively affect the Fund's investment program or enable third parties to use that information in a manner that is harmful to the Fund. It is a violation of the Code of Ethics for any covered person to release holdings in contravention of the portfolio holdings disclosure policies and procedures adopted by the Fund.

Portfolio Holdings Disclosure Policies. The Fund, the Manager, the Distributor and the Transfer Agent and their affiliates and subsidiaries, employees, officers, and directors or trustees, shall neither solicit nor accept any compensation or other consideration (including any agreement to maintain assets in the Fund or in other investment companies or accounts managed by the Manager or any affiliated person of the Manager) in connection with the disclosure of the Fund's non-public portfolio holdings. The receipt of investment advisory fees or other fees and compensation paid to the Manager and its subsidiaries pursuant to agreements approved by the Fund's Board shall not be deemed to be "compensation" or "consideration" for these purposes. Until publicly disclosed, the Fund's portfolio holdings are proprietary, confidential business information. After they are publicly disclosed, the Fund's portfolio holdings may be released in accordance with the Fund's, the Manager's, the Distributor's and the Transfer Agent's policies and procedures regarding dissemination of information about the Fund's portfolio holdings.

  • Public Disclosure.The Fund's portfolio holdings are made publicly available no later than 60 days after the close of each of the Fund's fiscal quarters in its annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders and in its Schedule of Investments on Form N-Q. Those documents are publicly available at the SEC. In addition, the Fund's portfolio holdings information, as of the end of each calendar month, may be posted and available on the Fund's website (at www.oppenheimerfunds.com) no sooner than 30 days after the end of each calendar month. The top 20 month-end securities holdings, listed by security or by issuer, may be posted on the OppenheimerFunds website with a 15-day delay. The Fund may delay posting its holdings, post a smaller list of holdings (e.g., the top 10 or top 15 portfolio holdings), or may not post any holdings, if the Manager believes that would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. Other general information about the Fund's portfolio investments, such as portfolio composition by asset class, industry, country, currency, credit rating or maturity, may also be publicly disclosed 15 days after the end of each calendar month.

The Fund's portfolio holdings information (which may include information on the Fund's entire portfolio of individual securities therein) positions may be released to the following categories of individuals or entities on an ongoing basis, provided that such individual or entity either (1) has signed an agreement to keep such information confidential and will not use such information in any way that is detrimental to the Manager, its affiliates and the Fund or (2) as a member of the Fund's Board, or as an employee, officer or director of the Manager, the Distributor, or the Transfer Agent, or of their legal counsel, is subject to fiduciary obligations (a) not to disclose such information except in compliance with the Fund's policies and procedures and (b) not to trade for his or her personal account on the basis of such information.

  • Employees of the Fund's Manager, Distributor and Transfer Agent who need to have access to such information (as determined by senior officers of such entities);
  • The Fund's independent registered public accounting firm; 
  • Members of the Fund's Board and the Board's legal counsel; 
  • The Fund's custodian bank; 
  • A proxy voting service designated by the Fund and its Board; 
  • Rating/ranking organizations (such as Lipper, Inc. and Morningstar, Inc.); 
  • Portfolio pricing services retained by the Manager to provide portfolio security prices; 
  • Insurance companies that have separate accounts invested in Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds or Panorama Series Fund, Inc. (to prepare their financial statements and analysis); 
  • Brokers and dealers for purposes of providing portfolio analytic services; 
  • Brokers and dealers in connection with portfolio transactions (purchases and sales); and
  • Brokers and dealers to obtain bids or bid and asked prices (if securities held by the Fund are not priced by the Fund's regular pricing services).

Month-end lists of the Fund's complete portfolio holdings may be disclosed for legitimate business reasons, no sooner than 5 days after the relevant month end, pursuant to special requests and under limited circumstances discussed below, provided that:

  • The third-party recipient must first submit a request for release of Fund portfolio holdings, explaining the business reason for the request; 
  • Senior officers in the Manager's Investment Operations and Legal departments must approve the completed request for release of Fund portfolio holdings; and 
  • Before receiving the data, the third-party recipient must sign the Manager's portfolio holdings non-disclosure agreement, agreeing to keep confidential the information that is not publicly available regarding the Fund's holdings and agreeing not to use such information in any way that is detrimental to the Manager, its affiliates and the Fund.

Portfolio holdings information (which may include information on the Fund's entire portfolio or individual securities therein) may be provided by senior officers of the Manager or attorneys on the legal staff of the Manager, Distributor, or Transfer Agent, in the following circumstances:

  • Response to legal process in litigation matters, such as responses to subpoenas or in class action matters where the Fund may be part of the plaintiff class (and seeks recovery for losses on a security) or a defendant; 
  • Response to regulatory requests for information (from the SEC, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA"), state securities regulators, and/or foreign securities authorities, including without limitation requests for information in inspections or for position reporting purposes); 
  • To potential sub-advisers of portfolios (pursuant to confidentiality agreements); 
  • To consultants for retirement plans for plan sponsors/discussions at due diligence meetings (pursuant to confidentiality agreements); 
  • Investment bankers in connection with merger discussions (pursuant to confidentiality agreements).

Portfolio managers and analysts may, subject to the Manager's policies on communications with the press and other media, discuss portfolio information in interviews with members of the media, or in due diligence or similar meetings with clients or prospective purchasers of Fund shares or their financial representatives.

The Fund's shareholders may, under unusual circumstances (such as a lack of liquidity in the Fund's portfolio to meet redemptions), receive redemption proceeds of their Fund shares paid as pro rata shares of securities held in the Fund's portfolio. In such circumstances, disclosure of the Fund's portfolio holdings may be made to such shareholders.

Any permitted release of otherwise non-public portfolio holdings information must be in accordance with the then-current policy on approved methods for communicating confidential information.

The Chief Compliance Officer (the "CCO") of the Fund and the Manager, Distributor, and Transfer Agent shall oversee the compliance by the Manager, Distributor, Transfer Agent, and their personnel with applicable policies and procedures. At least annually the CCO reports to the Fund's Board any material violation of these policies and procedures during the previous period and makes recommendations to the Board as to any amendments that the CCO believes are necessary and desirable to carry out or improve these policies and procedures.

The Manager and the Fund have entered into ongoing arrangements to make available information about the Fund's portfolio holdings. One or more of the Oppenheimer funds may currently disclose portfolio holdings information based on ongoing arrangements to the following parties:

13D Research

FTN Financial

Petercam Group

1st Discount Brokerage

Furey Research Partners

Pipeline Trading Systems LLC

ABG Sundal Collier

Gabelli & Co.

Piper Jaffray Corp.

Access342

GARP Research & Securities Co.

Pivotal Research

ACP Securities

Gary Shillings

Portales Partners

Altus Investment Management

Gleacher & Company

R. Seelaus & Co. Inc.

Amba Research

Investment Company Institute

R.V. Kuhns & Associates, Inc.

Arbor Research & Trading

Global Hunter Securities

Ramirez & Co. Inc.

Avondale Partners

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

RBC Capital Markets

B. Riley & Co.

Greenstreet Advisers

Red Capital Markets

Baird & Co., Inc.

Griffin Securities

Redburn Partners

Banco Itau

Guggenheim Capital Markets

Renaissance Macro Research

Bank of America Securities LLC

Hapoalim Securities Bank USA

Rice Financial Products Co.

Barclays Capital

Hedgeye Risk Management

Risk Metrics Group

BarraOne

Height Analytics

Robert W. Baird & Co.

Barrington Research Associates

Herbert J. Sims & Co, Inc.

Rocaton Investment Advisors, LLC

BB&T Capital Markets

Hewitt Financial Services LLC

Rochdale Securities Corp.

Belle Haven Investments, Inc.

Howard Weil Inc.

Rodman & Renshaw, Inc.

Belton Enclave

HSBC Securities

Rogerscasey, LLC

Bergen Capital

India Infoline

Roosevelt & Cross

Blackrock, Inc.

Investec

Royal Bank of Scotland

Bloomberg L.P.

Inves1

Russell/Mellon Analytical Solutions

Blue Fin Research Group

ISI Group, Inc.

Samsung Securities Inc.

BMO Capital Markets

ITG - Majestic Research

Samuel A. Ramirez & Co. Inc.

Branch Bank & Trust Capital Markets

Janco Partners

Sander Morris Harris

Brean, Murray, Carret & Co.

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

Sandler O'Neill

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

Jefferies & Company

Sanford C. Bernstein & Co.

BTG, plc.

Jennifer Black & Associates

Scotia Capital Markets

Buckingham Research

JMP Securities

Seattle Northwest Securities

CA Cheuvreux

Johnson Rice & Co.

Sector & Sovereign LLC

Cabrera Capital Markets

JNK Securities Corp.

Securevest Financial

Callan Associates, Inc.

JP Morgan Chase Securities

SG Cowen

Calyon Securities Inc.

Kaufman Brothers

Sidoti & Co. LLC

Cambridge

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.

Siebert Brandford Shank & Co.

Canaccord Adams, Inc.

KeyBanc Capital Markets

Signal Hill Capital

Canaccord Genuity

Lazard Capital Markets

Simmons & Company

Capital One Southcoast

LCG Associates, Inc.

Societe Generale Group

Capstone LLC

Lebenthal & Co. LLC

Soleil Securities Corp.

Caris & Co.

Leerink Swann

Southwest Securties (SWS) Group, Inc.

Charter Equity Research

Liberium Capital

Standard Chartered Bank

China International Capital Corporation Limited

Lipper Inc.

State Street Bank & Trust Company

Cirrus Research

Longbow Research

Stephens, Inc.

Citigroup Global Markets

Loop Capital Markets

Sterne Agee & Leach Group

CL King & Associates

Louise Yamada Technical Research

Stifel Nicolaus & Co.

Cleveland Research Company

M&T Securities

Stone & Youngberg

CLSA Credit Agricole Securities

Macquarie Securities Inc.

Strategas Research

Collins Stewart Securities Inc.

Madison Williams and Company LLC

SunGuard Capital Corp.

Consumer Edge

Main First Bank AG

SunTrust Robinson Humphrey

Cornerstone Analytics

Maxim Group LLC

Susquehanna Financial Group

Cowen and Company, LLC

Mediobanca Securities USA LLC

SWS Group, Inc.

Craig-Hallum Capital Group

Medley Global Advisors

TD Asset Management Inc.

Credit Suisse Corp.

Merlin Securities

Telsey Advisory Group

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

Merrill Lynch & Company, Inc.

The Juda Group

Crews & Associates

Merriman, Curhan & Ford

The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.

Cross Current Research

Merrion Stockbrokers Ltd.

The Yieldbook Inc.

CRT Capital Group

Mesirow Financial

Think Equity Partners

D.A. Davidson & Company

MF Global Securities, Ltd.

Thomas Weisel

Dahlman Rose & Co.

Mirae Asset Financial Group

Thomson Reuters

Daiwa Securities

Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Inc.

Ticonderoga Securities

Davenport & Co.

Mizuho Securities USA, Inc.

Towers Watson

DeMarche Associates, Inc.

MKM Partners

Troika Dialog

Desert Mountain Properties LP

Monness, Crespi, Hardt & Co.

Tudor, Pickering & Co. Securities, Inc.

Detwiler Fenton & Co.

Morgan Joseph TriArtisan LLC

UBS AG

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

Morgan Keegan & Company

US Bancorp

Discern Investment Analytics Inc.

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC

Vermilion Capital

Dougherty & Co.

Morningstar, Inc.

Vertical Research Partners

Dowling & Partners Securities, LLC

Motilal Oswal Securities Ltd.

Vestmark, Inc.

Drexel Hamilton

MR Beal & Co.

Vining & Sparks

du Pasquier & Co.

M & T Securities

Vontobel Securities Ltd.

EFG Hermes

Multi-Bank Securities

Wachovia Securities Inc.

Emmet & Co., Inc.

Murphy & Durieu

Washington Analysis

Empirical Research Partners

Natexis Bleichroeder

Wedbush Morgan Securities

Encima Global

National Bank Financial

Wedge Securities LLC

Equity Research Associates

Ned Davis Research Group

Weeden Leuthold

Evaluation Associates LLC

Needham & Co., Inc.

Wells Fargo Securities

Evercore Partners Inc.

Noble Financial

WH Mell & Associates

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

Northcoast Research

William Blair & Co.

Feltl and Company

NY State Nurses Pension Fund

Wilshire Associates Inc.

Fidelity Brokerage Services

Nomura Securities International

WJB Capital

Fidelity Strategic Advisers

Oddo Securities Corporation

Wolfe Trahan Research

Fig Partners

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.

Wunderlich Securities

First Analysis Securities Corp

Oscar Gruss & Sons

Zelman & Associates

FMS Bonds, Inc.

OTA-Off the Record Research

Ziegler Capital Markets Group

Fox-Pitt Kelton Inc.

OTR Global

Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., Inc.

Pacific Crest Securities

How the Fund is Managed

Organization and History. The Fund is an open-end, diversified management investment company with an unlimited number of authorized shares of beneficial interest. The Fund was organized as a Delaware statutory trust in September 2012.

Classes of Shares. The Fund's Board of Trustees (the "Board") is authorized, without shareholder approval, to:

  • create new series and classes of shares;
  • reclassify unissued shares into additional series and classes; and
  • divide or combine the shares of a class into a greater or lesser number of shares without changing the proportionate beneficial interest of a shareholder in the Fund.

The Fund currently has five classes of shares: Class A, Class C, Class N, Class Y and Class I. All classes invest in the same investment portfolio. Only certain retirement plans may purchase Class N shares. Each class of shares:

  • has its own dividends and distributions;
  • pays certain expenses which may be different for the different classes;
  • will generally have a different net asset value;
  • will generally have separate voting rights on matters in which interests of one class are different from interests of another class; and
  • votes as a class on matters that affect that class alone.

Each share of each class:

  • represents an interest in the Fund proportionately equal to the interest of each other share of the same class;
  • is freely transferable;
  • has one vote at shareholder meetings, with fractional shares voting proportionally;
  • may be voted in person or by proxy at shareholder meetings; and
  • does not have cumulative voting rights, preemptive rights or subscription rights.

Class N Share Availability. The types of retirement plans which may purchase Class N shares are:

  • Omnibus group retirement plans, including plans under Section 401(a), 401(k), 403(b) (other than plans for public school employees) and 457 of the Internal Revenue Code;
  • Rollover contributions and trustee-to-trustee transfers made to Single K plans (401(k) plans for self-employed individuals), IRAs (including SEP IRAs and SIMPLE IRAs), Profit-Sharing Plans and Money Purchase Pension Plans;
  • Rollover contributions, contract exchanges and plan to plan transfers made to 403(b) Plans;
  • "Grouped Plans" that have entered into a special agreement with the Distributor;

"Grouped Plans" include any qualified or non-qualified retirement plan or account or deferred compensation plan for employees or other organized groups of persons, where all eligible members of the group purchase shares of an Oppenheimer fund or funds through a single investment dealer, broker or other financial institution if the group or the dealer, broker or other financial has made special arrangements with the Distributor. They may include 457 plans, IRAs and 403(b) plans (other than plans for public school employees).

Class Y Share Availability.

Class Y shares are offered to fee-based clients of dealers that have a special agreement with the Distributor to offer these shares, and to certain institutional investors who have a special agreement with the Distributor. Class Y shares are also offered to present or former officers, directors, trustees and employees (and their eligible family members) of the Fund, the Manager and its affiliates, its parent company and the subsidiaries of its parent company, and retirement plans established for the benefit of such individuals.

Voluntary Conversion to Class Y Shares. For shareholders who currently hold other classes of Fund shares, but are authorized to purchase Class Y shares, those shareholders can convert their eligible existing shares to Class Y shares of the Fund either through their dealer who has a special agreement with the Distributor or by submitting written instructions to the Transfer Agent. Shares that are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") are not eligible to convert to Class Y shares until the applicable CDSC period has expired. Under current interpretations of applicable federal income tax law by the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS"), this voluntary conversion to Class Y shares is not treated as a taxable event. If those laws or the IRS interpretation of those laws should change, this voluntary conversion feature may be suspended.

Class I Share Availability.

Class I shares are not available directly to individual investors. They are only available to eligible institutional investors. To be eligible to purchase Class I shares, an investor must:

  • make a minimum initial investment of $5 million or more per account (waived for retirement plan service provider platforms);
  • trade through an omnibus, trust, or similar pooled account; and
  • be an "institutional investor" which may include corporations; trust companies; endowments and foundations; defined contribution, defined benefit, and other employer sponsored retirement plans; institutional retirement plan platforms; insurance companies; registered investment advisor firms; bank trusts; 529 college savings plans; and family offices.

No commission payments, account servicing fees, recordkeeping fees, 12b-1 fees, transfer agent fees, so called "finder's fees," administrative fees or other similar fees will be paid with respect to Class I shares.

Voluntary Conversion to Class I Shares. Shareholders who currently hold other classes of Fund shares but are eligible to purchase Class I shares can convert their eligible existing shares to Class I shares of the Fund either through their financial intermediary or by submitting an application to the Transfer Agent. Shares of another share class that are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge, commission payments, account servicing fees, recordkeeping fees, 12b-1 fees, transfer agent fees, so called "finders fees," administrative fees or other similar fees are not eligible to convert to Class I shares. Under current interpretations of applicable federal income tax law by the Internal Revenue Service, this voluntary conversion to Class I shares is not treated as a taxable event. If those laws or the IRS interpretation of those laws should change, this voluntary conversion feature may be suspended.

Involuntary Conversion of Class I Shares. If a Class I share account balance falls below $2.5 million, the investor will be notified that the account is below the required minimum balance. If the account remains below $2.5 million for more than six consecutive months after such notification, the account may be involuntarily redeemed or converted into a Class Y share account. This policy does not apply to accounts for which the minimum initial investment is waived.

Individual shareholders who purchase Class I shares through retirement plans or other intermediaries will not be eligible to hold Class I shares outside of their respective retirement plan or intermediary platform.

Shareholder and Trustee Liability; Shareholder Meetings. Under Delaware law and the Fund's Declaration of Trust, Fund shareholders are entitled to the same limitation of personal liability extended to shareholders of corporations organized under Delaware law. Under Delaware law and the Fund's Declaration of Trust, Trustees are not personally liable to any person for any obligations of the Fund. Therefore a shareholder or Trustee of the Fund generally will not be subject to personal liability for Fund obligations. The risk that a Fund shareholder or Trustee will incur personal liability for Fund obligations is limited to the circumstances in which a state court may not apply Delaware law or the terms of the Fund's Declaration of Trust.

As a Delaware statutory trust, the Fund is not required to hold regular annual meetings of shareholders and does not plan to do so. The Fund may hold shareholder meetings from time to time.

 

Board of Trustees and Oversight Committees

The Fund is governed by a Board of Trustees, which is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders under Massachusetts and Federal law. The Board is led by Brian F. Wruble, an independent trustee, who is not an "interested person" of the Fund, as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Board meets periodically throughout the year to oversee the Fund's activities, review its performance, oversee the potential conflicts that could affect the Fund, and review the actions of the Manager. The Board has an Audit Committee, a Regulatory & Oversight Committee and a Governance Committee. Each Committee is comprised solely of Trustees who are not "interested persons" under the Investment Company Act (the "Independent Trustees"). Mr. Wruble's practice is to attend all meetings of each of the three Committees of the Board where he participates in deliberation but does not have a vote.

Because the Fund has not yet completed its first fiscal year, there is no information regarding the number of Audit Committee, Regulatory & Oversight Committee or Governance Committee meetings during the last fiscal year.

The members of the Audit Committee are David K. Downes (Chairman), Phillip A. Griffiths, Mary F. Miller, Joseph M. Wikler and Peter I. Wold. The Audit Committee selects an independent registered public accounting firm (also referred to as the "independent Auditors"). Other main functions of the Audit Committee outlined in the Audit Committee Charter, include, but are not limited to: (i) reviewing the scope and results of financial statement audits and the audit fees charged; (ii) reviewing reports from the Fund's independent Auditors regarding the Fund's internal accounting procedures and controls; (iii) reviewing reports from the Manager's Internal Audit Department; (iv) maintaining a separate line of communication between the Fund's independent Auditors and the Independent Trustees/Directors; (v) reviewing the independence of the Fund's independent Auditors; and (vi) approving in advance the provision of any audit or non-audit services by the Fund's independent Auditors, including tax services, that are not prohibited by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, to the Fund, the Manager and certain affiliates of the Manager. The Audit Committee also reviews reports concerning the valuation of certain investments.

The members of the Regulatory & Oversight Committee are Matthew P. Fink (Chairman), David K. Downes, Phillip A. Griffiths, Joel W. Motley, Mary Ann Tynan and Joseph M. Wikler. The Regulatory & Oversight Committee evaluates and reports to the Board on the Fund's contractual arrangements, including the Investment Advisory and Distribution Agreements, Transfer Agency and Shareholder Service Agreements and custodian agreements as well as the policies and procedures adopted by the Fund to comply with the Investment Company Act and other applicable law. The Regulatory & Oversight Committee also reviews reports from the Manager's Risk Management Department and Chief Compliance Officer among other duties as set forth in the Regulatory & Oversight Committee's Charter. These reports, and others concerning investment, operational and other risks to the Funds are shared with, and discussed by, the full Board.

The members of the Governance Committee are Joel W. Motley (Chairman), Matthew P. Fink, Mary F. Miller, Mary Ann Tynan and Peter I. Wold. The Governance Committee reviews the Fund's governance guidelines, the adequacy of the Fund's Codes of Ethics, and develops qualification criteria for Board members consistent with the Fund's governance guidelines, provides the Board with recommendations for voting portfolio securities held by the Fund, monitors the Fund's proxy voting, and coordinates with organizations representing the independent directors of mutual funds among other duties set forth in the Governance Committee's Charter.

The Governance Committee's functions also include the nomination of Trustees/Directors, including Independent Trustees/Directors, for election to the Board. The full Board elects new Trustees/Directors except for those instances when a shareholder vote is required.

The Governance Committee will consider nominees recommended by Independent Trustees/Directors or recommended by any other Board members including Board members affiliated with the Fund's Manager. The Governance Committee may consider the advice and recommendation of the Manager and its affiliates in selecting nominees, but need not do so. Upon Board approval, the Governance Committee may retain an executive search firm to assist in screening potential candidates and may also use the services of legal, financial, or other external counsel that it deems necessary or desirable in the screening process. To date, the Governance Committee has been able to identify from its own resources an ample number of qualified candidates. However, under the current policy of the Board, if the Board determines that a vacancy exists or is likely to exist, the Governance Committee will include candidates recommended by the Fund's shareholders in its consideration of nominees.

Shareholders wishing to submit a nominee for election to the Board may do so by mailing their submission to the offices of OppenheimerFunds, Inc., Two World Financial Center, 225 Liberty Street, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10281-1008, to the attention of the Board of Trustees/Directors of the applicable Fund, c/o the Secretary of the Fund. Submissions should, at a minimum, be accompanied by the following: (1) the name, address, and business, educational, and/or other pertinent background of the person being recommended; (2) a statement concerning whether the person is an "interested person" as defined in the Investment Company Act; (3) any other information that the Fund would be required to include in a proxy statement concerning the person if he or she was nominated; and (4) the name and address of the person submitting the recommendation and, if that person is a shareholder, the period for which that person held Fund shares. Shareholders should note that a person who owns securities issued by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (the parent company of the Manager) would be deemed an "interested person" under the Investment Company Act. In addition, certain other relationships with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company or its subsidiaries, with registered broker-dealers, or with the Funds' outside legal counsel may cause a person to be deemed an "interested person."

The Governance Committee has not established specific qualifications that it believes must be met by a nominee. In evaluating nominees, the Governance Committee considers, among other things, an individual's background, skills, and experience; whether the individual is an "interested person" as defined in the Investment Company Act; and whether the individual would be deemed an "audit committee financial expert" within the meaning of applicable SEC rules. The Governance Committee also considers whether the individual's background, skills, and experience will complement, and add to the diversity of, the background, skills, and experience of other Trustees/Directors, and will contribute to the Board's deliberations. There is no difference in the manner in which the Governance Committee evaluates a nominee based on whether the nominee is recommended by a shareholder. Candidates are expected to provide a mix of attributes, experience, perspective and skills necessary to effectively advance the interests of shareholders.

Below is a brief discussion of the specific experience, qualifications, attributes or skills of each Board member that led the Board to conclude that he or she should serve as a Trustee/Director of the Fund.

Each independent trustee/director has served on the Board for the number of years listed below, during the course of which he or she has become familiar with the Fund's (and other Oppenheimer funds') financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Board's deliberations. Each Trustee's/Director's outside professional experience is outlined in the table of Biographical Information, below.

Trustees and Officers of the Fund

Except for Mr. Glavin, each of the Trustees is an Independent Trustee. All of the Trustees are also Trustees of the following Oppenheimer funds (referred to as "New York Board Funds"):

Limited Term New York Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Real Estate Fund

Oppenheimer AMT-Free Municipals

Oppenheimer Rising Dividends Fund

Oppenheimer AMT-Free New York Municipals

Oppenheimer Rochester Arizona Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer California Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Intermediate Term Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Maryland Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Developing Markets Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Massachusetts Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Discovery Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Michigan Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund, Inc.

Oppenheimer Rochester Minnesota Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Flexible Strategies Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester North Carolina Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Global Allocation Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Ohio Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Global Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Short Term Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Global Multi Strategies Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Virginia Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Global Opportunities Fund

Oppenheimer Select Value Fund

Oppenheimer Global Value Fund

Oppenheimer Series Fund, Inc.

Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund

Oppenheimer Small- & Mid-Cap Growth Fund

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund

Oppenheimer Small- & Mid- Cap Value Fund

Oppenheimer International Diversified Fund

Oppenheimer Transition 2010 Fund

Oppenheimer International Growth Fund

Oppenheimer Transition 2015 Fund

Oppenheimer International Small Company Fund

Oppenheimer Transition 2020 Fund

Oppenheimer International Value Fund

Oppenheimer Transition 2025 Fund

Oppenheimer Limited Term California Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Transition 2030 Fund

Oppenheimer Limited Term Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Transition 2040 Fund

Oppenheimer Master International Value Fund, LLC

Oppenheimer Transition 2050 Fund

Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc.

Oppenheimer U.S. Government Trust

Oppenheimer Multi-State Municipal Trust

Rochester Fund Municipals

Oppenheimer Portfolio Series

Messrs. Gilston, Edwards, Gabinet, Glavin, Kennedy, Legg, O'Donnell, Petersen, Vandehey and Wixted and Mss. Bloomberg, Bullington, Kantesaria, LaFond and Nasta who are officers of the Fund, hold the same offices with one or more of the other New York Board Funds.

Present or former officers, directors, trustees and employees (and their immediate family members) of the Fund, the Manager and its affiliates, and retirement plans established by them for their employees are permitted to purchase Class A shares of the Fund and the other Oppenheimer funds at net asset value without sales charge. The sales charge on Class A shares is waived for that group because of the reduced sales efforts realized by the Distributor. Present or former officers, directors, trustees and employees (and their eligible family members) of the Fund, the Manager and its affiliates, its parent company and the subsidiaries of its parent company, and retirement plans established for the benefit of such individuals, are also permitted to purchase Class Y shares of the Fund and other Oppenheimer funds that offer Class Y shares.

As of the date of this SAI, the Fund had not yet commenced operations. Accordingly, the Trustees and officers of the Fund, as a group, did not own any class of shares of the Fund, beneficially or of record. In addition, none of the Independent Trustees (nor any of their immediate family members) owns securities of either the Manager or the Distributor or of any entity directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Manager or the Distributor.

Biographical Information. The Trustees and officers, their positions with the Fund, length of service in such position(s) and principal occupations and business affiliations during at least the past five years are listed in the charts below. The address of each Independent Trustee in the chart below is 6803 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924. Each Trustee serves for an indefinite term, or until his or her resignation, retirement, death or removal.

 

Each Independent Trustee has served the Funds in the following capacities from the following dates:

Position(s)

Length of Service

Brian F. Wruble

Board Chairman

Since 2007

Trustee

Since 2005

David K. Downes

Trustee

Since 2007

Matthew P. Fink

Trustee

Since 2005

Phillip A. Griffiths

Trustee

Since 2005

Mary F. Miller

Trustee

Since 2005

Joel W. Motley

Trustee

Since 2005

Mary Ann Tynan

Trustee

Since 2008

Joseph M. Wikler

Trustee

Since 2005

Peter I. Wold

Trustee

Since 2005

 

Independent Trustees

Name, Age, Position(s)

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years; Other Trusteeship/Directorships Held

Portfolios Overseen in Fund Complex

Brian F. Wruble (69)
Chairman of the Board, Trustee

Director of Community Foundation of the Florida Keys (non-profit) (since July 2012); Chairman Emeritus and Non-Voting Trustee of The Jackson Laboratory (non-profit) (since August 2011); Director of Special Value Opportunities Fund, LLC (registered investment company) (affiliate of the Manager's parent company) (since September 2004); Member of Zurich Insurance Advisory Council (insurance) (since 2004); Treasurer (since 2007) and Trustee of the Institute for Advanced Study (non-profit educational institute) (since May 1992); Chairman (August 2007-August 2011) and Trustee (since August 1991) of the Board of Trustees of The Jackson Laboratory (non-profit); General Partner of Odyssey Partners, L.P. (hedge fund) (September 1995-December 2007); Special Limited Partner of Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC (private equity investment) (January 1999-September 2004). Mr. Wruble has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since April 2001, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund's (and other Oppenheimer funds') financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards' deliberations.

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David K. Downes (72)
Trustee

Director of THL Credit Inc. (since June 2009); Independent Chairman GSK Employee Benefit Trust (since April 2006); Trustee of Employee Trusts (since January 2006); Chief Executive Officer and Board Member of Community Capital Management (investment management company) (since January 2004); President of The Community Reinvestment Act Qualified Investment Fund (investment management company) (since 2004); Director of Internet Capital Group (information technology company) (since October 2003); Director of Correctnet (January 2006-2007); Independent Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Quaker Investment Trust (registered investment company) (2004-2007); Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Lincoln National Investment Companies, Inc. (subsidiary of Lincoln National Corporation, a publicly traded company) and Delaware Investments U.S., Inc. (investment management subsidiary of Lincoln National Corporation) (1993-2003); President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee of Delaware Investment Family of Funds (1993-2003); President and Board Member of Lincoln National Convertible Securities Funds, Inc. and the Lincoln National Income Funds, TDC (1993-2003); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Retirement Financial Services, Inc. (registered transfer agent and investment adviser and subsidiary of Delaware Investments U.S., Inc.) (1993-2003); President and Chief Executive Officer of Delaware Service Company, Inc. (1995-2003); Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Vice Chairman and Director of Equitable Capital Management Corporation (investment subsidiary of Equitable Life Assurance Society) (1985-1992); Corporate Controller of Merrill Lynch Company (financial services holding company) (1977-1985); held the following positions at the Colonial Penn Group, Inc. (insurance company): Corporate Budget Director (1974-1977), Assistant Treasurer (1972-1974) and Director of Corporate Taxes (1969-1972); held the following positions at Price Waterhouse Company (financial services firm): Tax Manager (1967-1969), Tax Senior (1965-1967) and Staff Accountant (1963-1965); United States Marine Corps (1957-1959). Mr. Downes has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since December 2005, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund's (and other Oppenheimer funds') financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards' deliberations.

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Matthew P. Fink (71)
Trustee

Trustee of the Committee for Economic Development (policy research foundation) (2005-2011); Director of ICI Education Foundation (education foundation) (October 1991-August 2006); President of the Investment Company Institute (trade association) (October 1991-June 2004); Director of ICI Mutual Insurance Company (insurance company) (October 1991-June 2004); Author of The Rise of Mutual Funds: An Insider's View published by Oxford University Press (second edition 2010). Mr. Fink has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since January 2005, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund's (and other Oppenheimer funds') financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards' deliberations.

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Phillip A. Griffiths (73)
Trustee

Fellow of the Carnegie Corporation (since 2007); Member of the National Academy of Sciences (since 1979); Council on Foreign Relations (since 2002); Foreign Associate of Third World Academy of Sciences (since 2002); Chair of Science Initiative Group (since 1999); Member of the American Philosophical Society (since 1996); Trustee of Woodward Academy (since 1983); Director of GSI Lumonics Inc. (precision technology products company) (2001-2010); Senior Advisor of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (2001-2010); Distinguished Presidential Fellow for International Affairs of the National Academy of Science (2002-2010); Director of the Institute for Advanced Study (1991-2004); Director of Bankers Trust New York Corporation (1994-1999); Provost at Duke University (1983-1991). Mr. Griffiths has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since June 1999, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund's (and other Oppenheimer funds') financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards' deliberations.

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Mary F. Miller (69)
Trustee

Trustee of International House (not-for-profit) (since June 2007); Trustee of the American Symphony Orchestra (not-for-profit) (October 1998-November 2011); and Senior Vice President and General Auditor of American Express Company (financial services company) (July 1998-February 2003). Ms. Miller has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since August 2004, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund's (and other Oppenheimer funds') financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards' deliberations.

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Joel W. Motley (60)
Trustee

Member of the Vestry of Trinity Wall Street (since April 2012); Director of Southern Africa Legal Services Foundation (since March 2012); Board Member of Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting (non-profit journalism) (since March 2011); Managing Director of Public Capital Advisors, LLC (privately-held financial advisor) (since January 2006); Managing Director of Carmona Motley, Inc. (privately-held financial advisor) (since January 2002); Director of Columbia Equity Financial Corp. (privately-held financial advisor) (2002-2007); Managing Director of Carmona Motley Hoffman Inc. (privately-held financial advisor) (January 1998-December 2001); Member of the Finance and Budget Committee of the Council on Foreign Relations, Chairman of the Investment Committee of the Episcopal Church of America, Member of the Investment Committee and Board of Human Rights Watch and Member of the Investment Committee and Board of Historic Hudson Valley. Mr. Motley has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since October 2002, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund's (and other Oppenheimer funds') financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards' deliberations.

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Mary Ann Tynan (66)
Trustee

Director and Secretary of the Appalachian Mountain Club (non-profit outdoor organization) (since January 2012); Director of Opera House Arts (non-profit arts organization) (since October 2011); Independent Director of the ICI Board of Governors (since October 2011); Vice Chair of Board of Trustees of Brigham and Women's/Faulkner Hospitals (non-profit hospital) (since 2000); Chair of Board of Directors of Faulkner Hospital (non-profit hospital) (since 1990); Member of Audit and Compliance Committee of Partners Health Care System (non-profit) (since 2004); Board of Trustees of Middlesex School (educational institution) (since 1994); Board of Directors of Idealswork, Inc. (financial services provider) (since 2003); Partner, Senior Vice President and Director of Regulatory Affairs of Wellington Management Company, LLP (global investment manager) (1976-2002); Vice President and Corporate Secretary, John Hancock Advisers, Inc. (mutual fund investment adviser) (1970-1976). Ms. Tynan has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since October 2008, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund's (and other Oppenheimer funds') financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards' deliberations.

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Joseph M. Wikler (71)
Trustee

Director of C-TASC (bio-statistics services) (2007-2012); Director of the following medical device companies: Medintec (1992-2011) and Cathco (1996-2011); Member of the Investment Committee of the Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore (since 1994); Director of Lakes Environmental Association (environmental protection organization) (1996-2008); Director of Fortis/Hartford mutual funds (1994-December 2001). Mr. Wikler has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since August 2005, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund's (and other Oppenheimer funds') financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards' deliberations.

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Peter I. Wold (64)
Trustee

Director of Arch Coal, Inc. (since 2010); Director and Chairman of Wyoming Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute Commission (enhanced oil recovery study) (since 2004); President of Wold Oil Properties, Inc. (oil and gas exploration and production company) (since 1994); Vice President of American Talc Company, Inc. (talc mining and milling) (since 1999); Managing Member of Hole-in-the-Wall Ranch (cattle ranching) (since 1979); Director and Chairman of the Denver Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (1993-1999); and Director of PacifiCorp. (electric utility) (1995-1999). Mr. Wold has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since August 2005, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund's (and other Oppenheimer funds') financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards' deliberations.

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Mr. Glavin has served as an Interested Trustee of the Fund since December 2009. Mr. Glavin is an "Interested Trustee" because he is affiliated with the Manager by virtue of his positions as an officer and director of the Manager, and as a shareholder of its parent company. Both as a Trustee and as an officer, he serves for an indefinite term, or until his resignation, retirement, death or removal. Mr. Glavin's address is Two World Financial Center, 225 Liberty Street, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10281-1008.

 

Interested Trustee and Officer

Name, Age, Position(s)

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5
Years; Other Trusteeships/Directorships Held

Portfolios Overseen
in Fund Complex

William F. Glavin Jr. (54) Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer

Chairman of the Manager (since December 2009); Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Manager (since January 2009); President of the Manager (since May 2009); Director of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. ("OAC") (the Manager's parent holding company) (since June 2009); Executive Vice President (March 2006 - February 2009) and Chief Operating Officer (July 2007 - February 2009) of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (OAC's parent company); Director (May 2004 - March 2006) and Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer (May 2004 - January 2005), President (January 2005 - March 2006) and Chief Executive Officer (June 2005 - March 2006) of Babson Capital Management LLC; Director (March 2005 - March 2006), President (May 2003 - March 2006) and Chief Compliance Officer (July 2005 - March 2006) of Babson Capital Securities, Inc. (a broker-dealer); President (May 2003 - March 2006) of Babson Investment Company, Inc.; Director (May 2004 - August 2006) of Babson Capital Europe Limited; Director (May 2004 - October 2006) of Babson Capital Guernsey Limited; Director (May 2004 - March 2006) of Babson Capital Management LLC; Non-Executive Director (March 2005 - March 2007) of Baring Asset Management Limited; Director (February 2005 - June 2006) Baring Pension Trustees Limited; Director and Treasurer (December 2003 - November 2006) of Charter Oak Capital Management, Inc.; Director (May 2006 - September 2006) of C.M. Benefit Insurance Company; Director (May 2008 - June 2009) and Executive Vice President (June 2007 - July 2009) of C.M. Life Insurance Company; President (March 2006 - May 2007) of MassMutual Assignment Company; Director (January 2005 - December 2006), Deputy Chairman (March 2005 - December 2006) and President (February 2005 - March 2005) of MassMutual Holdings (Bermuda) Limited; Director (May 2008 - June 2009) and Executive Vice President (June 2007 - July 2009) of MML Bay State Life Insurance Company; Chief Executive Officer and President (April 2007 - January 2009) of MML Distributors, LLC.; and Chairman (March 2006 -December 2008) and Chief Executive Officer (May 2007 - December 2008) of MML Investors Services, Inc. Mr. Glavin has served on the Board since December 2009, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund's (and other Oppenheimer funds') financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards' deliberations.

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The addresses of the officers in the charts below are as follows: for Messrs. Gilston, Edwards, Gabinet, Glavin and Kennedy and Mss. Bloomberg, Kantesaria and Nasta, Two World Financial Center, 225 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10281, for Messrs. Kennedy, Legg, O'Donnell, Petersen, Vandehey and Wixted and Mss. Bullington and LaFond, 6803 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112. Each officer serves for an indefinite term or until his or her resignation, retirement, death or removal.

 

Each of the Officers has served the Funds in the following capacities from the following dates:

Position(s)

Length of Service

Alan Gilston

Vice President

Since 1997

William F. Glavin, Jr.

President and Principal Executive Officer

Since 2009

Christina M. Nasta

Vice President and Chief Business Officer

Since 2011

Mark S. Vandehey

Vice President and Chief
Compliance Officer

Since 2005

Brian W. Wixted

Treasurer and Principal Financial
& Accounting Officer

Since 2005

Brian S. Petersen

Assistant Treasurer

Since 2005

Stephanie J. Bullington

Assistant Treasurer

Since 2008

James A. Kennedy

Assistant Treasurer

Since 2011

Mathew O'Donnell

Assistant Treasurer

Since 2012

Arthur S. Gabinet

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

Since 2011

Lisa I. Bloomberg

Assistant Secretary

Since 2005

Taylor V. Edwards

Assistant Secretary

Since 2008

Randy G. Legg

Assistant Secretary

Since 2008

Amee Kantesaria

Assistant Secretary

Since 2012

Gloria J. LaFond

Blue Sky Officer

Since 2012

 

Other Officers of the Fund

Name, Age, Position(s)

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years

Portfolios Overseen in Fund Complex

Alan Gilston (54) Vice President

Vice President and Portfolio Manager of the Manager since September 1997 and was a member of the Manager's Risk Management Team during various periods. He has been Director of Asset Allocation since September 2010. Mr. Gilston is a portfolio manager of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

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Name, Age, Position(s)

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years

Portfolios Overseen
in Fund Complex

Mark S. Vandehey (62)
Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer

Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Manager (since March 2004); Chief Compliance Officer of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., Centennial Asset Management and Shareholder Services, Inc. (since March 2004); Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., Centennial Asset Management Corporation and Shareholder Services, Inc. (since June 1983).

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Christina M. Nasta (39)
Vice President and Chief Business Officer

Senior Vice President of the Manager (since July 2010); Vice President of the Manager (since January 2003); Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (since January 2003).

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Brian W. Wixted (52)
Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer

Senior Vice President of the Manager (since March 1999); Treasurer of the Manager and the following: HarbourView Asset Management Corporation, Shareholder Financial Services, Inc., Shareholder Services, Inc., Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. and Oppenheimer Partnership Holdings, Inc. (March 1999-June 2008), OFI Private Investments, Inc. (March 2000-June 2008), OppenheimerFunds International Ltd. and OppenheimerFunds plc (since May 2000), OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. (since November 2000), and OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program (charitable trust program established by the Manager) (since June 2003); Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of OFI Trust Company (trust company subsidiary of the Manager) (since May 2000); Assistant Treasurer of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corporation (March 1999-June 2008).

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Brian S. Petersen (42)
Assistant Treasurer

Vice President of the Manager (since February 2007); Assistant Vice President of the Manager (August 2002-February 2007); Manager/Financial Product Accounting of the Manager (November 1998-July 2002).

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Stephanie J. Bullington (35)
Assistant Treasurer

Vice President of the Manager (since January 2010); Assistant Vice President of the Manager (October 2005-January 2010).

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James A. Kennedy (53)
Assistant Treasurer

Senior Vice President of the Manager (since September 2006).

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Mathew O'Donnell (44)
Assistant Treasurer

Vice President of the Manager (since January 2008); Accounting Policy Director of the Manager (May 2007-March 2012); Assistant Vice President of the Manager (January 2004-December 2007).

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Arthur S. Gabinet (54)
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

Executive Vice President (since May 2010) and General Counsel (since January 2011) of the Manager; General Counsel of the Distributor (since January 2011); General Counsel of Centennial Asset Management Corporation (since January 2011); Executive Vice President and General Counsel of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation (since January 2011); Assistant Secretary (since January 2011) and Director (since January 2011) of OppenheimerFunds International Ltd. and OppenheimerFunds plc; Vice President and Director of Oppenheimer Partnership Holdings, Inc. (since January 2011); Director of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (since January 2011); Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. and Shareholder Services, Inc. (since January 2011); Executive Vice President and General Counsel of OFI Private Investments, Inc. (since January 2011); Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program (since January 2011); Executive Vice President and General Counsel of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. (since January 2011); General Counsel, Asset Management of the Manager (May 2010-December 2010); Principal, The Vanguard Group (November 2005-April 2010); District Administrator, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (January 2003-October 2005).

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Lisa I. Bloomberg (44)
Assistant Secretary

Senior Vice President (since February 2010) and Deputy General Counsel (since May 2008) of the Manager; Vice President (May 2004-January 2010) and Associate Counsel of the Manager (May 2004-May 2008); First Vice President (April 2001-April 2004), Associate General Counsel (December 2000-April 2004) of UBS Financial Services, Inc.

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Randy G. Legg (47)
Assistant Secretary

Vice President (since June 2005) and Senior Counsel (since March 2011) of the Manager; Associate Counsel (January 2007-March 2011) of the Manager.

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Taylor V. Edwards (45)
Assistant Secretary

Vice President (since February 2007) and Senior Counsel (since February 2012) of the Manager; Associate Counsel (May 2009-January 2012); Assistant Vice President (January 2006-January 2007) and Assistant Counsel (January 2006-April 2009) of the Manager; Associate at Dechert LLP (September 2000-December 2005).

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Amee Kantesaria (31)
Assistant Secretary

Vice President (since May 2009) and Assistant Counsel (since December 2006) of the Manager; Assistant Vice President (December 2006-May 2009) of the Manager; Assistant Secretary (since January 2011) of the Manager and Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp.

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Gloria J. LaFond (67)
Blue Sky Officer

Assistant Vice President (since January 2006) of the Manager.

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Trustees Share Ownership. The chart below shows information about each Trustee's beneficial share ownership in the Fund and in all of the registered investment companies that the Trustee oversees in the Oppenheimer family of funds ("Supervised Funds").

 

As of December 31, 2011

Dollar Range of Shares
Beneficially Owned in the Fund

Aggregate Dollar Range Of Shares
Beneficially Owned in Supervised Funds

Independent Trustees

Brian F. Wruble

David K. Downes

Matthew P. Fink

Phillip A. Griffiths

Mary F. Miller

Joel W. Motley

Mary Ann Tynan

Joseph M. Wikler

Peter I. Wold

Interested Trustee

William F. Glavin, Jr.

*  As of the date of this Statement of Additional Information, the Fund had not commenced operations.


Remuneration of the Officers and Trustees. The officers and the Interested Trustee of the Fund, who are affiliated with the Manager, receive no salary or fee from the Fund. The amounts shown below for the Independent Trustees' compensation from the Fund are estimated amounts for serving as a Trustee and member of a committee (if applicable), with respect to the Fund's first fiscal year ending September 30, 2013. The total compensation from the Fund and fund complex represents compensation for serving as a Trustee and member of a committee (if applicable) of the Boards of the Fund and other funds in the OppenheimerFunds complex and during the calendar year ended December 31, 2012. As of the date of this Statement of Additional Information, the Independent Trustee have not yet received any compensation from the Fund.

 

Name and Other Fund Position(s) (as applicable)

Aggregate Compensation From the Fund1

Total Compensation From the Fund and Fund Complex

Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2012

Year Ended December 31, 2011

Brian F. Wruble

$

Chairman of the Board

David Downes

$

Audit Committee Chairman and Regulatory & Oversight Committee Member

Matthew P. Fink

$2

Regulatory & Oversight Committee Chairman and Governance Committee Member

Phillip A. Griffiths

$

Audit Committee Member and Regulatory & Oversight Committee Member

Mary F. Miller

$3

Audit Committee Member and Governance Committee Member

Joel W. Motley

$4

Governance Committee Chairman and Regulatory & Oversight Committee Member

Mary Ann Tynan

$5

Regulatory & Oversight Committee Member and Governance Committee Member

Joseph M. Wikler

$6

Audit Committee Member and Regulatory & Oversight Committee Member

Peter I. Wold

$7

Audit Committee Member and Governance Committee Member

1. "Aggregate Compensation From the Fund" includes fees and amounts deferred under the "Compensation Deferral Plan" (described below), if any.
2. Includes $____ deferred by Mr. Fink under the Compensation Deferral Plan.
3. Includes $____ deferred by Ms. Miller under the Compensation Deferral Plan.
4. Includes $____ deferred by Mr. Motley under the Compensation Deferral Plan.
5. Includes $____ deferred by Ms. Tynan under the Compensation Deferral Plan.
6. Includes $____ deferred by Mr. Wikler under the Compensation Deferral Plan.
7. Includes $____ deferred by Mr. Wold under the Compensation Deferral Plan.


Compensation Deferral Plan. The Board of Trustees has adopted a Compensation Deferral Plan for Independent Trustees that enables them to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the annual fees they are entitled to receive from certain Funds. Under the plan, the compensation deferred by a Trustee is periodically adjusted as though an equivalent amount had been invested in shares of one or more Oppenheimer funds selected by the Trustee. The amount paid to the Trustee under the plan will be determined based on the amount of compensation deferred and the performance of the selected funds.

Deferral of the Trustees' fees under the plan will not materially affect a Fund's assets, liabilities or net income per share. The plan will not obligate a fund to retain the services of any Trustee or to pay any particular level of compensation to any Trustee. Pursuant to an Order issued by the SEC, a fund may invest in the funds selected by the Trustee under the plan without shareholder approval for the limited purpose of determining the value of the Trustee's deferred compensation account.

Major Shareholders. As of the date of this SAI, OppenheimerFunds, Inc., the Manager, is the only shareholder of record of the Fund due to its initial investment "seed money" required for the Fund to commence operations.

The Manager

The Manager is wholly-owned by Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp., a holding company primarily owned by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, a global, diversified insurance and financial services company.

Code of Ethics. The Fund, the Manager and the Distributor have a Code of Ethics. It is designed to detect and prevent improper personal trading by portfolio managers and certain other employees ("covered persons") that could compete with or take advantage of the Fund's portfolio transactions. Covered persons include persons with knowledge of the investments and investment intentions of the Fund and/or other funds advised by the Manager. The Code of Ethics does permit personnel subject to the Code to invest in securities, including securities that may be purchased or held by the Fund, subject to a number of restrictions and controls. Compliance with the Code of Ethics is carefully monitored and enforced by the Manager and the Distributor.

The Code of Ethics is an exhibit to the Fund's registration statement filed with the SEC. It can be viewed as part of the Fund's registration statement on the SEC's EDGAR database at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and can be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C.

The Investment Advisory Agreement. The Manager provides investment advisory and management services to the Fund under an investment advisory agreement between the Manager and the Fund. The Manager selects securities for the Fund's portfolio and handles its day-to-day business. The portfolio manager of the Fund is employed by the Manager and is the person who is principally responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio. Other members of the Manager's Equity Portfolio Department provide the portfolio manager with counsel and support in managing the Fund's portfolio.

The agreement requires the Manager, at its expense, to provide the Fund with adequate office space, facilities and equipment. It also requires the Manager to provide and supervise the activities of all administrative and clerical personnel required to provide effective administration for the Fund. Those responsibilities include the compilation and maintenance of records with respect to its operations, the preparation and filing of specified reports, and composition of proxy materials and registration statements for continuous public sale of shares of the Fund.

The Fund pays expenses not expressly assumed by the Manager under the advisory agreement. The advisory agreement lists examples of expenses paid by the Fund. The major categories relate to interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, fees to certain Trustees, legal and audit expenses, custodian and transfer agent expenses, share issuance costs, certain printing and registration costs and non-recurring expenses, including litigation costs. The management fees paid by the Fund to the Manager are calculated at the rates described in the Prospectus, which are applied to the assets of the Fund as a whole. The fees are allocated to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of the Fund's net assets represented by that class. The Fund is a new fund that has not yet completed its first fiscal year, therefore, the fund has paid no management fees to the Manager under the investment advisory agreement for the last three fiscal years. 

The investment advisory agreement states that in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence in the performance of its duties or reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under the investment advisory agreement, the Manager is not liable for any loss the Fund sustains in connection with matters to which the agreement relates.

The agreement permits the Manager to act as an investment adviser for any other person, firm or corporation and to use the name "Oppenheimer" in connection with other investment companies for which it may act as investment adviser or general distributor. If the Manager shall no longer act as investment adviser to the Fund, the Manager may withdraw the right of the Fund to use the name "Oppenheimer" as part of its name.

Portfolio Proxy Voting. The Fund is structured as a fund of funds and, as such, will invest assets in certain of the Underlying Funds. Accordingly, the Fund, in its capacity as a shareholder in the Underlying Funds, may be requested to vote on a matter pertaining to those Underlying Funds. With respect to any such matter, the Fund will vote its shares in the Underlying Funds in the same proportion as the vote of all other shareholders in that Underlying Fund.

The Fund and the Underlying Funds (each a "Fund" for purposes of portfolio proxy voting) have adopted Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures, which include Proxy Voting Guidelines, under which the Fund votes proxies relating to securities held by the Fund ("portfolio proxies"). The Manager generally undertakes to vote portfolio proxies with a view to enhancing the value of the company's stock held by the Funds. Each Fund has retained an independent, third party proxy voting agent to vote portfolio proxies in accordance with the Fund's Proxy Voting Guidelines and to maintain records of such portfolio proxy voting. The Manager's internal Proxy Voting Committee is responsible for monitoring the third party proxy voting agent.

The Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures include provisions to address conflicts of interest that may arise between the Fund and the Manager or the Manager's affiliates or business relationships. Such a conflict of interest may arise, for example, where the Manager or an affiliate of the Manager manages or administers the assets of a pension plan or other investment account of the portfolio company soliciting the proxy or seeks to serve in that capacity. The Manager and its affiliates generally seek to avoid such material conflicts of interest by maintaining separate investment decision making processes to prevent the sharing of business objectives with respect to proposed or actual actions regarding portfolio proxy voting decisions. Additionally, the Manager employs the following procedures, as long as OFI determines that the course of action is consistent with the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders:

  • If the proposal that gives rise to the conflict is specifically addressed in the Proxy Voting Guidelines, the Manager will vote the portfolio proxy in accordance with the Proxy Voting Guidelines.
  • If such proposal is not specifically addressed in the Proxy Voting Guidelines, or if the Proxy Voting Guidelines provide discretion to the Manager on how to vote (i.e., on a case-by-case basis), the Manager will vote in accordance with the third-party proxy voting agent's general recommended guidelines on the proposal provided that the Manager has reasonably determined that there is no conflict of interest on the part of the proxy voting agent.
  • With respect to such proposal where a portfolio manager has requested that the Manager vote (i) in a manner inconsistent with the Proxy Voting Guidelines, or (ii) if such proposal is not specifically addressed in the Proxy Voting Guidelines, in a manner inconsistent with the third-party proxy voting agent's general recommended guidelines, the Proxy Voting Committee may determine that such a request is in the best interests of the Fund (and, if applicable, its shareholders) and does not pose an actual material conflict of interest. In making its determination, the Proxy Voting Committee may consider, among other things, whether the portfolio manager is aware of the business relationship with the company, and/or is sufficiently independent from the business relationship, and to the Proxy Voting Committee's knowledge, whether the Manager has been contacted or influenced by the company in connection with the proposal.

If none of the previous procedures provides an appropriate voting recommendation, the Proxy Voting Committee may: (i) determine how to vote on the proposal; (ii) recommend that the Manager retain an independent fiduciary to advise the Manager on how to vote the proposal; or (iii) determine that voting on the particular proposal is impracticable and/or is outweighed by the cost of voting and direct the Manager to abstain from voting.

The Proxy Voting Guidelines' provisions with respect to certain routine and non-routine proxy proposals are summarized below:

  • The Fund evaluates director nominees on a case-by-case basis, examining the following factors, among others: composition of the board and key board committees, experience and qualifications, attendance at board meetings, corporate governance provisions and takeover activity, long-term company performance, the nominee's investment in the company, and whether the company or nominee is targeted in connection with public "vote no" campaigns.
  • The Fund generally supports proposals requiring the position of chairman to be filled by an independent director unless there are compelling reasons to recommend against the proposal such as a counterbalancing governance structure.
  • The Fund generally supports proposals asking that a majority of directors be independent. The Fund generally supports proposals asking that a board audit, compensation, and/or nominating committee be composed exclusively of independent directors.
  • The Fund generally votes against shareholder proposals to require a company to nominate more candidates than the number of open board seats.
  • The Fund generally supports shareholder proposals to reduce a super-majority vote requirement, and opposes management proposals to add a super-majority vote requirement.
  • The Fund generally supports proposals to allow shareholders the ability to call special meetings.
  • The Fund generally votes for proposals that remove restrictions on or provide the right of shareholders to act by written consent independently of management taking into account the company's specific governance provisions including right to call special meetings, poison pills, vote standards, etc. on a case-by-case basis.
  • The Fund generally votes against proposals to create a new class of stock with superior voting rights.
  • The Fund generally votes against proposals to classify a board.
  • The Fund generally supports proposals to eliminate cumulative voting.
  • The Fund generally votes against proposals to establish a new board committee.
  • The Fund generally votes on management proposals seeking approval to exchange/reprice options on a case-by-case basis.
  • The Fund votes on qualified employee stock purchase plans on a case-by-case basis. The Fund generally supports non-qualified employee stock purchase plans that feature broad-based participation, limits on employee contribution, company matching up to 25%, and no discount on the stock price on the date of purchase.
  • The Fund generally supports transfer stock option ("TSO") programs, if executive officers and non-employee directors are excluded from participating, if stock options are purchased from third-party financial institutions at a discount to their fair value using option pricing models, and if there is a two-year minimum holding period for sale proceeds. The Fund generally votes against equity plan proposals if the details of ongoing TSO programs are not provided to shareholders.
  • The Fund generally supports proposals to require majority voting for the election of directors.
  • The Fund generally supports proposals seeking additional disclosure of executive and director pay information.
  • The Fund generally supports proposals seeking disclosure regarding the company's, board's or committee's use of compensation consultants.
  • The Fund generally supports "pay-for-performance" and "pay-for-superior-performance standard" proposals that align a significant portion of total compensation of senior executives to company performance, and generally supports an annual frequency for advisory votes on executive compensation.
  • The Fund generally supports having shareholder votes on poison pills.
  • The Fund generally supports proposals calling for companies to adopt a policy of not providing tax gross-up payments.
  • The Fund votes case-by-case on bonus banking/bonus banking "plus" proposals.
  • The Fund generally supports proposals calling for companies to adopt a policy of obtaining shareholder approval for golden coffins/executive death benefits. This would not apply to any benefit programs or equity plan proposals for which the broad-based employee population is eligible.
  • The Fund generally supports proposals to eliminate accelerated vesting of unvested equity awards to senior executives in the event of change in control (except for pro rata vesting considering the time elapsed and attainment of any related performance goals between the award date and the change in control).
  • In the case of social, political and environmental responsibility issues, the Fund will generally abstain where there could be a detrimental impact on share value or where the perceived value if the proposal was adopted is unclear or unsubstantiated.
  • The Fund generally supports proposals that would clearly have a discernible positive impact on short- or long-term share value, or that would have a presently indiscernible impact on short- or long-term share value but promotes general long-term interests of the company and its shareholders.

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 Form N-PX filing is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund toll-free at 1.800.525.7048 and (ii) on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Pending Litigation. Since 2009, a number of lawsuits have been filed in federal and state courts against the Manager, the Distributor and certain Oppenheimer mutual funds (but not including the Fund) advised by the Manager and distributed by the Distributor (the "Defendant Funds"). Several of these lawsuits also name as defendants certain officers and current and former trustees of the respective Defendant Funds. The lawsuits raise claims under federal and state securities laws and state common law and allege, among other things, that the disclosure documents of the respective Defendant Fund contained misrepresentations and omissions and that the respective Defendant Fund's investment policies were not followed. The plaintiffs in these actions seek unspecified damages, equitable relief and awards of attorneys' fees and litigation expenses. On September 30, 2011, the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado entered orders and final judgments approving stipulations and agreements of settlement in certain putative class action lawsuits involving two Defendant Funds, Oppenheimer Champion Income Fund and Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund. These settlements do not resolve any of the other outstanding lawsuits relating to other Defendant Funds.

On June 6, 2012, the SEC entered a settled order instituting administrative cease-and-desist proceedings against the Manager and the Distributor, resolving an investigation by the SEC Staff into the 2008 performance of Oppenheimer Champion Income Fund and Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund. In entering into the settlement, the Manager and the Distributor neither admitted nor denied the allegations set forth in the Order. As set forth in the Order, the SEC found that the disclosure documents for Oppenheimer Champion Income Fund did not adequately disclose certain of that fund's investment practices and that the Manager made misleading statements about the ability of Oppenheimer Champion Income Fund and Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund to recoup losses incurred as a result of unprecedented volatility in the credit markets. On the basis of those findings, the Manager and the Distributor were censured and ordered to cease and desist from violations of applicable laws and regulations. The Manager was also ordered to pay disgorgement, prejudgment interest and a civil money penalty.

Other class action and individual lawsuits have been filed since 2008 in various state and federal courts against the Manager and certain of its affiliates by investors seeking to recover investments they allegedly lost as a result of the "Ponzi" scheme run by Bernard L. Madoff and his firm, Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, LLC ("BLMIS"). Plaintiffs in these suits allege that they suffered losses as a result of their investments in several funds managed by an affiliate of the Manager and assert a variety of claims, including breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, unjust enrichment, and violation of federal and state securities laws and regulations, among others. They seek unspecified damages, equitable relief and awards of attorneys' fees and litigation expenses. Neither the Distributor, nor any of the Oppenheimer mutual funds, their independent trustees or directors are named as defendants in these lawsuits. None of the Oppenheimer mutual funds invested in any funds or accounts managed by Mr. Madoff or BLMIS. On February 28, 2011, a stipulation of partial settlement of certain putative class action lawsuits relating to these matters was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. On August 19, 2011, the court entered a final judgment and order of dismissal with prejudice approving the settlement as fair, reasonable and adequate. In September 2011, certain parties filed notices of appeal from the court's order approving the settlement. On July 29, 2011, a stipulation of settlement between certain affiliates of the Manager and the Trustee appointed under the Securities Investor Protection Act to liquidate BLMIS was filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York to resolve purported preference and fraudulent transfer claims by the Trustee. On September 22, 2011, the court issued a ruling approving the settlement as fair, reasonable and adequate. In October 2011, certain parties filed notices of appeal from the court's order approving the settlement. The aforementioned settlements do not resolve any of the other outstanding lawsuits relating to these matters.

On April 16, 2010, a lawsuit was filed in New York state court against the Manager, an affiliate of the Manager and AAArdvark IV Funding Limited ("AAArdvark IV"), an entity advised by the Manager's affiliate, in connection with investments made by the plaintiffs in AAArdvark IV. Plaintiffs allege breach of contract against the defendants and seek compensatory damages, costs and disbursements, including attorney fees. On July 15, 2011, a lawsuit was filed in New York state court against the Manager, an affiliate of the Manager and AAArdvark Funding Limited ("AAArdvark I"), an entity advised by the Manager's affiliate, in connection with investments made by the plaintiffs in AAArdvark I. The complaint alleges breach of contract against the defendants and seeks compensatory damages, costs and disbursements, including attorney fees. On November 9, 2011, a lawsuit was filed in New York state court against the Manager, an affiliate of the Manager and AAArdvark XS Funding Limited ("AAArdvark XS"), an entity advised by the Manager's affiliate, in connection with investments made by the plaintiffs in AAArdvark XS. The complaint alleges breach of contract against the defendants and seeks compensatory damages, costs and disbursements, including attorney fees.

The Manager believes the lawsuits and appeals described above are without legal merit and, with the exception of actions it has settled, is defending against them vigorously. The Defendant Funds' Boards of Trustees have also engaged counsel to represent the Funds and the present and former Independent Trustees named in those suits. While it is premature to render any opinion as to the outcome in these lawsuits, or whether any costs that the Defendant Funds may bear in defending the suits might not be reimbursed by insurance, the Manager believes that these suits should not impair the ability of the Manager or the Distributor to perform their respective duties to the Fund, and that the outcome of all of the suits together should not have any material effect on the operations of any of the Oppenheimer mutual funds.

Portfolio Manager. The Fund is managed by Alan Gilston (the "Portfolio Manager"), who is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's investments.

  • Other Accounts Managed.  In addition to managing the Fund's investment portfolio, the Portfolio Manager also manages other investment portfolios and accounts on behalf of the Manager or its affiliates. The following table provides information regarding those portfolios and accounts as of ___________, 2012:

Portfolio Manager

Registered Investment Companies Managed

Total Assets in Registered Investment Companies Managed1

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Managed

Total Assets in Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Managed2

Other Accounts Managed

Total Assets in Other Accounts Managed3

Alan Gilston

$

$

$

1. In billions.
2. In millions.
3. Does not include personal accounts of the portfolio managers and their families which are subject to the Code of Ethics.


As indicated above, a Portfolio Manager may also manage other funds and accounts. At different times, a Portfolio Manager may manage other funds or accounts with investment objectives and strategies similar to, or different from, those of the Fund. At times, those responsibilities could potentially conflict with the interests of the Fund. That may occur whether the investment objectives and strategies of the other funds and accounts are the same as, or different from, the Fund's investment objectives and strategies. For example, a Portfolio Manager may need to allocate investment opportunities between the Fund and another fund or account having similar objectives or strategies, or may need to execute transactions for another fund or account that could have a negative impact on the value of securities held by the Fund. Not all funds and accounts advised by the Manager have the same management fee. If the management fee structure of another fund or account is more advantageous to the Manager than the fee structure of the Fund, the Manager could have an incentive to favor the other fund or account. However, the Manager's compliance procedures and Code of Ethics recognize the Manager's obligation to treat all of its clients, including the Fund, fairly and equitably, and are designed to preclude a Portfolio Manager from favoring one client over another. It is possible, of course, that those compliance procedures and the Code of Ethics may not always be adequate to do so.

Compensation of Portfolio Managers. Portfolio Managers are employed and compensated by the Manager, not the Fund. Under the Manager's compensation program for its portfolio managers and portfolio analysts, compensation is based primarily on the relative investment performance results of the funds or accounts they manage, rather than on the financial success of the Manager. This is intended to align the interests of the portfolio managers and analysts with the success of the funds and accounts of their shareholders. The Manager's compensation structure is designed to attract and retain highly qualified investment management professionals and to reward individual and team contributions toward creating shareholder value. Portfolio Manager compensation generally consists of three elements: a base salary, an annual bonus (comprised of both a formulaic performance component and a discretionary component) and eligibility to participate in long-term awards. Long-term award grants may consist of appreciation rights in regard to the common stock of the Manager's holding company parent, restricted shares of such common stock, as well as deferred investments in the fund(s) managed by a Portfolio Manager.

A portfolio manager's compensation is not directly based on the total value of assets they manage; however, higher total compensation potential is likely to align with greater assets under management. The compensation structure is intended to be internally and externally equitable and serve to reduce potential conflict of interest arising from a portfolio manager's responsibilities managing different funds or accounts. The base pay component of each portfolio manager is reviewed regularly to ensure that it reflects the performance of the individual, is commensurate with the requirements of the particular portfolio, reflects any specific competence or specialty of the individual manager, and is competitive with other comparable positions. The formulaic performance component of the annual bonus is measured against the one, three and five year performance, or performance since inception, as applicable, of the fund(s) relative to an appropriate Lipper or Morningstar peer group category selected by senior management of the Manager. The compensation structure is weighted towards long-term performance of the funds which best aligns the interests of the portfolio manager and the shareholder. Below median performance in all three periods results in an extremely low, and in some cases no, performance based bonus. The annual discretionary bonus is determined by senior management of the Manager and is based on a number of factors, including, management quality (such as style consistency, risk management, sector coverage, team leadership and coaching), contributions to marketing efforts and organizational development.

The compensation structure of other funds and/or accounts managed by a Portfolio Manager, if any, is generally the same as the compensation structure described above. A Portfolio Manager's compensation with regard to other portfolios may be based on the performance of those portfolios compared to a peer group category that may be different from those described below.

The Lipper benchmark for the Fund is International Multi-cap Core. CONFIRM WITH GANG LI

Ownership of Fund Shares. As of the date of this SAI, the Fund has not commenced operations. Accordingly, no Portfolio Manager beneficially owned any shares of the Fund.

 

Portfolio Manager

Ownership

Alan Gilston

None

Brokerage Policies of the Fund

Most of the portfolio transactions of the Funds will be the purchase or sale of securities of the Underlying Funds, which do not involve any commissions or other transaction fees. If a Fund invests in other securities, the Manager will follow the brokerage practices of the Underlying Funds described below.

Brokerage Provisions of the Investment Advisory Agreements. One of the duties of the Manager under the investment advisory agreement of each Fund and Underlying Fund is to arrange the portfolio transactions for those funds. The advisory agreement contains provisions relating to the employment of broker-dealers to effect the Funds' and Underlying Funds' portfolio transactions. The Manager is authorized 'to employ broker-dealers, including "affiliated brokers," as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act, that the Manager thinks, in its best judgment based on all relevant factors, will implement the policy of the Funds and Underlying Funds to obtain, at reasonable expense, the "best execution" of the Funds' and Underlying Funds' portfolio transactions. "Best execution" means prompt and reliable execution at the most favorable price obtainable for the services provided. The Manager need not seek competitive commission bidding. However, the Manager is expected to be aware of the current rates of eligible brokers and to minimize the commissions paid to the extent consistent with the interests and policies of each Fund and Underlying Fund as established by its Board of Trustees.

Under the Underlying Funds' investment advisory agreements, in choosing brokers to execute portfolio transactions, the Manager may select brokers (other than affiliates) that provide both brokerage and research services to the Underlying Funds and/or the other accounts over which the Manager or its affiliates have investment discretion. The commissions paid to those brokers may be higher than another qualified broker would charge, if the Manager makes a good faith determination that the commission is fair and reasonable in relation to the services provided.

Brokerage Practices Followed by the Manager. The Manager allocates brokerage for each Fund and Underlying Fund subject to the provisions of the Fund's and Underlying Fund's investment advisory agreement and other applicable rules and procedures described below.

The Manager's portfolio traders allocate brokerage based upon recommendations from the Manager's portfolio managers,
together with the portfolio traders' judgment as to the execution capability of the broker or dealer. In certain instances, portfolio managers may directly place trades and allocate brokerage. In either case, the Manager's executive officers supervise the allocation of brokerage.

Other accounts advised by the Manager have investment policies similar to those of a Fund or an Underlying Fund. Those other accounts may purchase or sell the same securities as a Fund or an Underlying Fund at the same time as a Fund or an Underlying Fund, which could affect the supply and price of the securities. If two or more accounts advised by the Manager purchase the same security on the same day from the same dealer, the transactions under those combined orders are averaged as to price and allocated in accordance with the purchase or sale orders actually placed for each account. When possible, the Manager tries to combine concurrent orders to purchase or sell the same security by more than one of the accounts managed by the Manager or its affiliates. The transactions under those combined orders are averaged as to price and allocated in accordance with the purchase or sale orders actually placed for each account.

Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act prohibits any fund from compensating a broker or dealer for promoting or
selling the fund's shares by (1) directing to that broker or dealer any of the fund's portfolio transactions, or (2) directing any
other remuneration to that broker or dealer, such as commissions, mark-ups, mark downs or other fees from the fund's portfolio transactions, that were effected by another broker or dealer (these latter arrangements are considered to be a type of "step-out" transaction). In other words, a fund and its investment adviser cannot use the fund's brokerage for the purpose of rewarding broker-dealers for selling the fund's shares.

However, the Rule permits funds to effect brokerage transactions through firms that also sell fund shares, provided that certain procedures are adopted to prevent a quid pro quo with respect to portfolio brokerage allocations. As permitted by the Rule, the Manager has adopted (and the Funds' and Underlying Funds' Boards of Trustees have approved) procedures that permit the Funds and Underlying Funds to direct portfolio securities transactions to brokers or dealers that also promote or sell shares of the Funds and Underlying Funds, subject to the "best execution" considerations discussed above. Those procedures are designed to prevent: (1) the Manager's personnel who effect a Fund or an Underlying Fund's portfolio transactions from taking into account a broker's or dealer's promotion or sales of the Fund's and Underlying Fund's shares when allocating those portfolio transactions, and (2) the Funds and Underlying Funds, the Manager and the Distributor from entering into agreements or understandings under which the Manager directs or is expected to direct a Fund's or an Underlying Funds' brokerage directly, or through a "step-out" arrangement, to any broker or dealer in consideration of that broker's or dealer's promotion or sale of the Funds' or Underlying Funds' shares or the shares of any of the other Oppenheimer funds.

The Funds' and Underlying Funds' investment advisory agreements permit the Manager to allocate brokerage for research
services. The research services provided by a particular broker may be useful both to a Fund or an Underlying Fund and to one or more of the other accounts advised by the Manager or its affiliates. Investment research may be supplied to the Manager by the broker or by a third party at the instance of a broker through which trades are placed.

Investment research services include information and analysis on particular companies and industries as well as market or
economic trends and portfolio strategy, market quotations for portfolio evaluations, analytical software and similar products and services. If a research service also assists the Manager in a non research capacity (such as bookkeeping or other administrative functions), then only the percentage or component that provides assistance to the Manager in the investment decision making process may be paid in commission dollars.

Although the Manager currently does not do so, the Board of Trustees of a Fund or an Underlying Fund may permit the
Manager to use stated commissions on secondary fixed-income agency trades to obtain research if the broker represents to the Manager that: (i) the trade is not from or for the broker's own inventory, (ii) the trade was executed by the broker on an agency basis at the stated commission, and (iii) the trade is not a riskless principal transaction. The Board of Trustees of a Fund or an Underlying Fund may also permit the Manager to use commissions on fixed-price offerings to obtain research, in the same manner as is permitted for agency transactions.

The research services provided by brokers broaden the scope and supplement the research activities of the Manager. That
research provides additional views and comparisons for consideration, and helps the Manager to obtain market information for the valuation of securities that are either held in a Fund's or an Underlying Fund's portfolio or are being considered for purchase.

The Manager provides information to the Funds' and Underlying Funds' Boards about the commissions paid to brokers
furnishing such services, together with the Manager's representation that the amount of such commissions was reasonably
related to the value or benefit of such services.

Because the Fund is new and has not completed its first fiscal year, no brokerage fees were paid to any broker during the last three years.

Distribution and Service Arrangements

The Distributor. Under its General Distributor's Agreement with the Fund, the Distributor acts as the Fund's principal underwriter in the continuous public offering of the Fund's shares. The Distributor bears the expenses normally attributable to sales, including advertising and the cost of printing and mailing prospectuses, other than those furnished to existing shareholders. The Distributor is not obligated to sell a specific number of shares.

Because the Fund is new and has not yet completed its first fiscal year, no compensation was paid to the Distributor during the last three years.

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Plans. The Fund has adopted a Service Plan for Class A shares and Distribution and Service Plans for Class C and Class N shares under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act. Under those plans the Fund pays the Distributor for all or a portion of its costs incurred in connection with the distribution and/or servicing of the shares of the particular class. Each plan has been approved by a vote of the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees/Directors, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on that plan. The Independent Trustees/Directors are not "interested persons" of the Fund and do not have any direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the distribution plan or any agreement under the plan, in accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act.

Under the plans, the Manager and the Distributor may make payments to affiliates. In their sole discretion, they may also from time to time make substantial payments from their own resources, which include the profits the Manager derives from the advisory fees it receives from the Fund, to compensate brokers, dealers, financial institutions and other intermediaries for providing distribution assistance and/or administrative services or that otherwise promote sales of the Fund's shares. These payments, some of which may be referred to as "revenue sharing," may relate to the Fund's inclusion on a financial intermediary's preferred list of funds offered to its clients.

A plan continues in effect from year to year only if the Fund's Board and its Independent Trustees/Directors vote annually to approve its continuance at an in person meeting called for that purpose. A plan may be terminated at any time by the vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees/Directors or by the vote of the holders of a "majority" (as defined in the Investment Company Act) of the outstanding shares of the Class of shares to which it applies.

The Board and the Independent Trustees/Directors must approve all material amendments to a plan. An amendment to materially increase the amount of payments to be made under a plan must also be approved by shareholders of any affected class. Because Class B shares of the Fund automatically convert into Class A shares 72 months after purchase, the shareholders of both Class A and Class B, voting separately by class, must approve a proposed amendment to the Class A plan that would materially increase payments under that plan.

At least quarterly while the plans are in effect, the Treasurer of the Fund will provide the Board with separate written reports on the plans for its review. The reports will detail the amount of all payments made under a plan and the purpose for which the payments were made. Those reports are subject to the review and approval of the Independent Trustees/Directors.

While each plan is in effect, the Independent Trustees/Directors of the Fund will select and nominate any other Independent Trustees/Directors. This does not prevent the involvement of others in the selection and nomination process as long as the final decision is made by a majority of the Independent Trustees/Directors.

No payment will be made to any recipient for any share class unless, during the applicable period, the aggregate net asset value of Fund shares of the class held by the recipient (for itself and its customers) exceeds a minimum amount that may be set by a majority of the Independent Trustees/Directors from time to time.

Class A Service Plan. Under the Class A service plan, the Distributor currently uses the fees it receives from the Fund to pay brokers, dealers and other financial institutions (referred to as "recipients") for personal and account maintenance services they provide for their customers who hold Class A shares. Those services may include answering customer inquiries about the Fund, assisting in establishing and maintaining Fund accounts, making the Fund's investment plans available and providing other services at the request of the Fund or the Distributor. The Class A service plan permits the Fund to reimburse the Distributor at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the Class A average net assets. The Distributor makes payments to recipients periodically at an annual rate of not more than 0.25% of the Class A average net assets held in the accounts of the recipient or it customers.

The Distributor does not receive or retain the service fee for Class A share accounts for which the Distributor is listed as the broker-dealer of record. While the plan permits the Board to authorize payments to the Distributor to reimburse itself for those services, the Board has not yet done so.

Class C and Class N Distribution and Service Plans. Under the Class C and Class N Distribution and Service Plans (each a "Plan" and together the "Plans"), the Fund pays the asset-based sales charge (the "distribution fee") to the Distributor for its services in distributing Class C and Class N shares. The distribution fee allows investors to buy Class C and Class N shares without a front-end sales charge, while allowing the Distributor to compensate dealers that sell those shares. The Distributor may use the service fees it receives under the Plans to pay recipients for providing services similar to the services provided under the Class A service plan, described above.

Payments under the Plans are made in recognition that the Distributor:

  • pays sales concessions to authorized brokers and dealers at the time of sale or as an ongoing concession,
  • pays the service fees in advance or periodically, as described below,
  • may finance payment of sales concessions or the advance of the service fee payments to recipients under the Plans, or may provide such financing from its own resources or from the resources of an affiliate,
  • employs personnel to support distribution of Class B, Class C and Class N shares,
  • bears the costs of sales literature, advertising and prospectuses (other than those furnished to current shareholders) and certain other distribution expenses,
  • may not be able to adequately compensate dealers that sell Class B, Class C and Class N shares without receiving payment under the Plans and therefore may not be able to offer such Classes for sale absent the Plans,
  • receives payments under the Plans consistent with the service and distribution fees paid by other non-proprietary funds that charge 12b-1 fees,
  • may use the payments under the Plan to include the Fund in various third-party distribution programs that might increase sales of Fund shares,
  • may experience increased difficulty selling the Fund's shares if Plan payments were discontinued, because most competitor funds have plans that pay dealers as much or more for distribution services than the amounts currently being paid by the Fund, and
  • may not be able to continue providing the same quality of distribution efforts and services, or to obtain such services from brokers and dealers, if Plan payments were discontinued.

Distribution fees on Class N shares are generally retained by the Distributor. If a dealer has a special agreement with the Distributor, the Distributor may pay the Class N distribution fees to recipients periodically in lieu of paying the sales concession in advance at the time of purchase. The Distributor retains the distribution fee on Class C shares during the first year and then pays it as an ongoing concession to recipients.

Service fees for the first year after Class C and Class N shares are purchased, are generally paid to recipients in advance. After the first year, the Distributor pays the service fees to recipients periodically. Under the Plans, the Distributor is permitted to retain the service fees or to pay recipients the service fee on a periodic basis, without payment in advance. If a recipient has a special agreement with the Distributor, the Distributor may pay the Class C or Class N service fees to recipients periodically in lieu of paying the first year fee in advance. If Class C or Class N shares are redeemed during the first year after their purchase, a recipient of service fees on those shares will be obligated to repay a pro rata portion of the advance payment to the Distributor. Shares purchased by exchange do not qualify for the advance service fee payment.

Class C or Class N shares may not be purchased by a new investor directly from the Distributor without the investor designating another registered broker-dealer. If a current investor no longer has another broker-dealer of record for an existing account, the Distributor is automatically designated as the broker-dealer of record, but solely for the purpose of acting as the investor's agent to purchase the shares. In those cases, the Distributor retains the distribution fees paid on Class C and Class N shares, but does not retain any service fees as to the assets represented by that account.

Each Plan provides for the Distributor to be compensated at a flat rate, whether the Distributor's distribution expenses for a period are more or less than the amounts paid by the Fund under the relevant Plan. During a calendar year, the Distributor's actual expenses in selling Class C and Class N shares may be more than the distribution fees paid to the Distributor under the Plans and the CDSC's collected on redeemed shares. Those excess expenses are carried over on the Distributor's books and may be recouped from distribution fees paid by the Fund in future years. However, the Distributor has voluntarily agreed to cap the amount that may be carried over from year to year and recouped for certain categories of expenses at 0.70% of annual gross sales of shares of the Fund. The capped expenses under the Plans are (i) expenses the Distributor has incurred that represent compensation and expenses of its sales personnel and (ii) other direct distribution costs it has incurred, such as sales literature, state registration fees, advertising and prospectuses used to offer Fund shares. If those categories of expenses exceed the capped amount, the Distributor would bear the excess costs. If a Plan were to be terminated by the Fund, the Fund's Board may allow the Fund to continue payments of the distribution fees to the Distributor for its services in distributing shares before the Plan was terminated.

All payments under the Plans are subject to the limitations imposed by the Conduct Rules of FINRA on payments of distribution and service fees.

Payments to Financial Intermediaries

Financial intermediaries may receive various forms of compensation or reimbursement from the Fund in the form of distribution and service (12b-1) plan payments as described above. They may also receive payments or concessions from the Distributor, derived from sales charges paid by the financial intermediary's clients, also as described in this SAI. In addition, the Manager and the Distributor (including their affiliates) may make payments to financial intermediaries in connection with the intermediaries' offering and sales of Fund shares and shares of other Oppenheimer funds, or their provision of marketing or promotional support, transaction processing or administrative services. Among the financial intermediaries that may receive these payments are brokers or dealers who sell or hold shares of the Fund, banks (including bank trust departments), registered investment advisers, insurance companies, retirement plan or qualified tuition program administrators, third party administrators, recordkeepers or other institutions that have selling, servicing or similar arrangements with the Manager or the Distributor. The payments to financial intermediaries vary by the types of product sold, the features of the Fund share class and the role played by the intermediary.

Types of payments to financial intermediaries may include, without limitation, all or portions of the following:

Payments made by the Fund, or by an investor buying or selling shares of the Fund, including:

  • an initial front-end sales charge, all or a portion of which is payable by the Distributor to financial intermediaries (see the "More About Your Account" section in the Prospectus);
  • ongoing asset-based distribution and/or service fees (described in the section "Distribution and Service Arrangements - Distribution and Service (12b-1) Plans" above);
  • shareholder servicing expenses that are paid from Fund assets to reimburse the Manager or the Distributor for Fund expenses they incur for providing omnibus accounting, recordkeeping, networking, sub-transfer agency or other administrative or shareholder services (including retirement plan and 529 plan administrative services fees).

In addition, the Manager or Distributor may, at their discretion, make the following types of payments from their own respective resources, which may include profits the Manager derives from investment advisory fees paid by the Fund. Payments are made based on the guidelines established by the Manager and Distributor, subject to applicable law. These payments are often referred to as "revenue sharing" payments, and may include:

  • compensation for marketing support, support provided in offering shares in the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds through certain trading platforms and programs, and transaction processing or other services;
  • other compensation, to the extent the payment is not prohibited by law or by any self-regulatory agency, such as FINRA.

Although a broker or dealer that sells Fund shares may also act as a broker or dealer in connection with the purchase or sale of portfolio securities by the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds, the Manager does not consider a financial intermediary's sales of shares of the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds when choosing brokers or dealers to effect portfolio transactions for the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds.

Revenue sharing payments can pay for distribution-related or asset retention items including, without limitation:

  • transactional support, one-time charges for setting up access for the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds on particular trading systems, and paying the intermediary's networking fees;
  • program support, such as expenses related to including the Oppenheimer funds in retirement plans, college savings plans, fee-based advisory or wrap fee programs, fund "supermarkets", bank or trust company products or insurance companies' variable annuity or variable life insurance products;
  • placement on the dealer's list of offered funds and providing representatives of the Distributor with access to a financial intermediary's sales meetings, sales representatives and management representatives; or
  • firm support, such as business planning assistance, advertising, or educating a financial intermediary's sales personnel about the Oppenheimer funds and shareholder financial planning needs.

These payments may provide an incentive to financial intermediaries to actively market or promote the sale of shares of the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds, or to support the marketing or promotional efforts of the Distributor in offering shares of the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds. In addition, some types of payments may provide a financial intermediary with an incentive to recommend the Fund or a particular share class. Financial intermediaries may earn profits on these payments, since the amount of the payments may exceed the cost of providing the services. Certain of these payments are subject to limitations under applicable law. Financial intermediaries may categorize and disclose these arrangements to their clients and to members of the public in a manner different from the disclosures in the Fund's Prospectus and this SAI. You should ask your financial intermediary for information about any payments it receives from the Fund, the Manager or the Distributor and any services it provides, as well as the fees and commissions it charges.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the following financial intermediaries and/or their affiliates (which in some cases are broker-dealers) offered shares of the Oppenheimer funds and received revenue sharing or similar distribution-related payments (of at least $5,000) from the Manager or the Distributor for marketing or program support:

Aegon USA

Hartford Life Insurance Company

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.

AIG Advisor Group, Inc.

Hartford Securities Distribution Company

Park Avenue Securities LLC

AIG Life Variable Annuity Company

ING Financial Advisers, LLC

Pershing LLC

Allianz Life Insurance Company

ING Financial Partners, Inc.

PlanMember Securities Corp.

Allstate Life Insurance Company

Investment Centers of America, Inc.

Prime Capital Services, Inc.

American Enterprise Life Insurance Company

Invest Financial Corporation

Primevest Financial Services, Inc.

American General Annuity Insurance Company

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

Protective Life and Annuity Insurance Company

American Portfolios Financial Services Inc.

Jefferson Pilot Securities Corporation

Prudential Investment Management Services, Inc.

Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

JP Morgan Securities, Inc.

Raymond James & Associates, Inc.

Ameritas Life Insurance Company

Kemper Investors Life Insurance Company

RBC Capital Markets

AXA Advisors, LLC

Legend Equities Co.

Riversource Life Insurance, Co.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Lincoln Benefit National Life

Royal Alliance Associates, Inc.

Cadaret Grant & Co.

Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation

Sagepoint Financial Advisors

CCO Investment Services Corporation

Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc.

Securities America, Inc.

Chase Investment Services Corporation

Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

Security Benefit Life Insurance Company

Commonwealth Financial Network

Linsco Private Ledger

Signator Investments, Inc.

CUNA Brokerage Services, Inc.

LPL Financial Corporation

SII Investment, Inc.

Cuso Financial Services, LP

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company

Sorrento Pacific Financial LLC

Directed Services LLC

Mass Mutual Financial Group

State Farm VP Management Corp.

Edward Jones and Company

MetLife Investors Insurance Company

Stifel Nicolaus & Co., Inc.

Essex National Securities, Inc.

MetLife Securities, Inc.

Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada

Federal Kemper Life Assurance Company

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Sun Life Insurance Company

Financial Network Investment Corporation

Multi-Financial Securities Corporation

Sun Trust Investments

First Clearing LLC

Mutual Service Corporation

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

First Global Capital Corporation

Nathan & Lewis Securities, Inc.

UBS Financial Services, Inc.

GE Life and Annuity Company

National Planning Holdings, Inc.

Union Central Life Insurance Company

Genworth Financial, Inc.

National Planning Corporation

Walnut Street Securities, Inc.

Great West Life Insurance Company

Nationwide Investment Services, Inc.

Wells Fargo Advisors

GWFS Equities, Inc.

New England Securities, Inc.

Waterstone Financial Group

Guardian Insurance & Annuity Company, Inc.

NFP Securities Inc.

Wescom Financial Services

H.D. Vest Investment Services, Inc.

Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the following firms (which in some cases are broker-dealers) received payments from the Manager or Distributor (of at least $2,500) for administrative or other services provided (other than revenue sharing arrangements), as described above:

 

ACS HR Solutions LLC

Hewitt Associates LLC

PNC Investments LLC

ADP Broker-Dealer, Inc.

HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.

Popular Securities Inc.

Aegon USA

ICMA - RC Services LLC

Prime Capital Services

Aetna Life Insurance & Annuity Company

Independent Financial Group, LLC

Primevest Financial Services, Inc.

Alliance Benefit Group

ING

Principal Life Insurance

Allianz Life Insurance Company

ING Financial Advisers LLC

Proequities Inc.

Allstate Financial Services, LLC

ING Financial Partners Inc.

Protective Life and Annuity Insurance Company

Allstate Life Insurance Company

ING Life Insurance & Annuity Co

Pruco Securities LLC

American Diversified Distribution, LLC

Ingham Group

Prudential

American Enterprise Life Insurance

Interactive Retirement Systems

Prudential Investment Management

American Funds

Intuition Systems, Inc.

PSMI Group

American General Annuity Insurance Company

Invest Financial Corporation

Raymond James & Associates, Inc.

American Portfolios Financial

Investmart

Raymond James Financial Services

American United Life Insurance Co.

Investments Centers of America

RBC Capital Markets

Ameriprise

Investors Capital Corp.

Reliance Trust Co.

Ameritas Life Insurance Company

Jackson National Life Insurance Company

Robert W. Baird & Co.

Ameritrade, Inc.

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

Royal Alliance Associates Inc.

Annuity Investors Life Insurance Company

JJB Hillard W.L. Lyons, Inc.

RSM McGladrey

Ascensus

John Hancock Life Insurance Company

Sagepoint Financial Inc.

AXA Advisors LLC

JP Morgan Securities, Inc.

Santander Securities

AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company

July Business Services

Scott & Stringfellow, Inc.

Baden Retirement Services

Kemper Investors Life Insurance Company

Scottrade, Inc.

Banc of America Investment

Key Investment Services Inc.

Securian Financial Services Inc.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

KMS Financial Services Inc.

Securities America Inc.

Benefit Administration Co.

Legends Equities Corp.

Securities Service Network Inc.

Benefit Consultants Group

Lincoln Benefit National Life

Security Benefit Life Insurance Company

Benefit Plans Administrative Services, Inc.

Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation

Sigma Financial Corp.

Benetech, Inc.

Lincoln Financial Securities

Signator Investors Inc.

Bisys Retirement Plan Services

Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc.

SII Investments Inc.

Boston Financial Data Services, Inc.

LPL Financial Corporation

Smith Hayes Financial Services

Cadaret Grant & Co.

Manulife Financial

Southwest Securities, Inc.

Cambridge Investment Research

Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company, Inc.

Standard Insurance Co.

Charles Schwab & Co, Inc.

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company

Stanton Group, Inc.

Chase Investment Services Corp.

Matrix Settlement & Clearance Services

Sterne Agee & Leach, Inc.

CitiGroup Global Markets, Inc.

Mercer HR Services

Stifel Nicolaus & Co., Inc.

CitiStreet Advisors LLC

Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner

Sun Life Insurance And Annuity

City National Investments Trust

Mesirow Financial, Inc.

Sun Trust Investments

Clark Consulting

MetLife Investors Insurance

Sun Trust Securities, Inc.

Commonwealth Financial Network

MetLife Securities Inc.

Suntrust Bank

CPI Qualified Plan Consultants

MG Trust

Suntrust Investment Services Inc.

CUNA Brokerage Services Inc.

Mid Atlantic Capital Co.

T. Rowe Price

CUNA Mutual Insurance Society

Milkie/Ferguson Investments Inc.

TD Ameritrade

DA Davidson & Co.

Milliman, Inc.

The Princeton Retirement Group

DailyAccess Corp

Minnesota Life Insurance Company

The Retirement Plan Company, LLC

David Lerner Associates, Inc.

MML Investors Services LLC

Thrivent Investment Management

Digital Retirement Solutions

Mony Life Insurance Company of America

Tiaa-Cref Individual & Institutional

Diversified Advisors Investments Inc.

Morgan Keegan & Co, Inc.

Transamerica Financial Advisors

DR, Inc.

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Transamerica Life Insurance Co.

Dyatech, LLC

Multi-Financial Securities

Transamerica Retirement Services

E*TRADE Clearing LLC

Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company

UBS Financial Services, Inc.

Edward Jones and Company

National City Bank

Unified Fund Services, Inc.

ExpertPlan Retirement Plan Services

National Financial Services LLC

Union Bank & Trust Company

Federal Kemper Life Assurance Company

National Planning Corporation

Union Central Life Insurance Company

Fidelity

Nationwide

United Planners Financial

Financial Administrative Services Corporation

New England Securities

US Clearing Co.

Financial Network Investment

New York Life Insurance and Annuity Company

USAA Investment Management Co.

First Allied Securities Inc.

Newport Retirement Services

USI Consulting Group

First Clearing LLC

NFP Securities Inc

USI Securities Inc.

First Global Capital Corporation

Northridge Securities Corp.

Valic Financial Advisors, Inc.

FSC Securities Corp.

Northwest Plan Services Inc.

Vanderbilt Securities LLC

GE Financial Assurance

Northwestern Mutual Investment

Vanguard Group

GE Life and Annuity Company

NRP Financial Inc.

VSR Financial Services Inc.

Geller Group Ltd.

Oneamerica Securities Inc.

Wachovia Securities LLC

Geneos Wealth Management Inc.

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.

Walnut Street Securities

Genworth Financial Securities

Pacific Life Insurance Co.

Wedbush Morgan Securities

Girard Securities Inc.

Pacific West Securities Inc.

Wells Fargo Advisors

Great American Investors Inc.

Park Avenue Securities LLC

Wells Fargo Bank NA

Great West Life Insurance Company

Penn Mutual

Wilmington Trust Company

Guardian Insurance & Annuity Company, Inc.

Pershing LLC

Woodbury Financial Services Inc.

H.D. Vest Investment Services, Inc.

PFS Investments Inc.

Hartford Life & Annuity

Phoenix Life Insurance Company

Hartford Life Insurance Company

Plan Administrators Inc.

Hennion & Walsh Inc.

PlanMember Securities

About Your Account

The Fund's Prospectus describes how to buy, sell and exchange shares of the Fund and certain other Oppenheimer funds. The information below provides further details about the Fund's policies regarding those share transactions. It should be read in conjunction with the information in the Prospectus. Appendix A of this SAI provides more information about the special sales charge arrangements offered by the Fund, and the circumstances in which sales charges may be reduced or waived for certain investors and certain types of purchases or redemptions.

Determination of Net Asset Value Per Share. The net asset value ("NAV") per share for each class of shares of the Fund is determined by dividing the value of the Fund's net assets attributable to a class by the number of shares of that class that are outstanding. The NAV is determined as of the close of business on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") on each day that the NYSE is open. The NYSE normally closes at 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, but may close earlier on some other days (for example, in case of weather emergencies or on days falling before a U.S. holiday). All references to time in this SAI mean "Eastern time." The NYSE's most recent annual announcement (which is subject to change) states that it will close on New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Washington's Birthday (Presidents Day), Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. It may also close on other days.

Dealers other than NYSE members may conduct trading in certain securities on days that the NYSE is closed (including weekends and holidays) or after 4:00 p.m. on a regular business day. Because the Fund's net asset values will not be calculated on those days, the Fund's net asset values per share may be significantly affected on days when shareholders may not purchase or redeem shares. Additionally, trading on many foreign stock exchanges and over-the-counter markets normally is completed before the close of the NYSE.

Changes in the values of securities traded on foreign exchanges or markets as a result of events that occur after the close of the principal market on which a security is traded, but before the close of the NYSE, will not be reflected in the Fund's calculation of its net asset values that day unless the Manager learns of the event and determines that the event is likely to cause a material change in the value of the security. The Board has adopted valuation procedures for the Fund and has delegated the day-to-day responsibility for fair value determinations under those procedures to the Manager's "Valuation Committee". Fair value determinations by the Manager are subject to review, approval, ratification and confirmation by the Board at its next scheduled meeting after the fair valuations are determined.

Securities Valuation. The Board of each Fund and of each Underlying Fund has established procedures for the valuation of the respective fund's securities. In general those procedures are as follows:

  • Equity securities traded on a U.S. securities exchange are valued as follows:
  1. if "last sale" information is regularly reported on the principal exchange on which a security is traded, it is valued at the last reported sale price on that day, or
  2. if "last sale" information is not available on a valuation date, the security is valued at the last reported sale price preceding the valuation date if it is within the spread of the closing "bid" and "asked" prices on the valuation date, or
  3. if "last sale" information is not available on a valuation date, and the last reported sale price for the security preceding the valuation date is not within the spread of the closing "bid" and "asked" prices on the valuation date, the security is valued at the closing "bid" price on the valuation date.
  • Equity securities traded on a foreign securities exchange generally are valued in one of the following ways:
  1. at the last sale price available to the pricing service approved by the Board, or
  2. at the last sale price obtained by the Manager from the report of the principal exchange on which the security is traded at its last trading session on or immediately before the valuation date, or
  3. at the mean between the "bid" and "asked" prices obtained from the principal exchange on which the security is traded, or
  4. on the basis of reasonable inquiry, from two market makers in the security.
  • Long-term debt securities having a remaining maturity of more than 60 days are valued based on the mean between the "bid" and "asked" prices determined by a portfolio pricing service approved by the Fund's Board or obtained by the Manager from two active market makers in the security on the basis of reasonable inquiry.
  • The following securities are valued at the mean between the "bid" and "asked" prices determined by a pricing service approved by the Fund's Board or obtained by the Manager from two active market makers in the security on the basis of reasonable inquiry:
  1. debt instruments that have a maturity of more than 397 days when issued,
  2. debt instruments that had a maturity of 397 days or less when issued and have a remaining maturity of more than 60 days, and
  3. non-money market debt instruments that had a maturity of 397 days or less when issued and which have a remaining maturity of 60 days or less.
  • The following securities are valued at cost, adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts:
  1. money market debt securities held by a non-money market fund that had a maturity of less than 397 days when issued and that have a remaining maturity of 60 days or less, and
  2. debt instruments held by a money market fund that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less.
  • Securities (including restricted securities) not having readily-available market quotations are valued at fair value determined under the Board's procedures. If the Manager is unable to locate two market makers willing to give quotes, a security may be priced at the mean between the "bid" and "asked" prices provided by a single active market maker, or the "bid" price if no "asked" price is available.

In the case of U.S. government securities, mortgage-backed securities, corporate bonds and foreign government securities, the Manager may use pricing services approved by the Board when last sale information is not generally available. The pricing service may use "matrix" comparisons to the prices for comparable instruments on the basis of quality, yield and maturity. Other special factors may be involved (such as the tax-exempt status of the interest paid by municipal securities). The Manager will monitor the accuracy of the pricing services valuations. That monitoring may include comparing prices used for portfolio valuation to the actual sale prices of selected securities.

Foreign currency, including forward contracts, is valued and securities that are denominated in foreign currency are converted to U.S. dollars, using the closing prices in the New York foreign exchange market or that are provided to the Manager by a bank, dealer or pricing service that the Manager has determined to be reliable.

Puts, calls, and futures are valued at the last sale price on the principal exchange on which they are traded, as determined by a pricing service approved by the Board or by the Manager. If there were no sales on the valuation date, those investments are valued at the last sale price on the preceding trading day if it is within the spread of the closing "bid" and "asked" prices on the principal exchange on the valuation date. If the last sale price on the preceding trading day is not within the spread of the closing "bid" and "asked" prices on the principal exchange on the valuation date, the value shall be the closing "bid" price. If the put, call or future is not traded on an exchange, it shall be valued at the mean between "bid" and "asked" prices obtained by the Manager from two active market makers. In certain cases the "bid" price may be used if no "asked" price is available.

When an option is sold, an amount equal to the premium received is included in the applicable Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset. An equivalent credit is included in the liability section. The credit is adjusted ("marked-to-market") to reflect the current market value of the option. In determining the gain on investments, if a call or put sold is exercised, the proceeds are increased by the premium received. If a call or put sold expires, there is a resulting gain in the amount of the premium. If a fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, it will have a gain or loss, depending on whether the premium received was more or less than the cost of the closing transaction. If a fund exercises a put it holds, the amount it receives on its sale of the underlying investment is reduced by the amount of the premium that was paid.

Allocation of Expenses. The Fund pays expenses related to its daily operations, such as custodian fees, Board fees, transfer agency fees, legal fees and auditing costs. Those expenses are paid out of the Fund's assets, not directly by shareholders. However, those expenses reduce the net asset value of Fund shares, and therefore are borne indirectly by shareholders.

For calculating the Fund's net asset value, dividends and distributions, the Fund differentiates between two types of expenses. General expenses that do not pertain specifically to any one class are allocated pro rata to the shares of all classes. Those expenses are first allocated based on the percentage of the Fund's total assets that is represented by the assets of each share class. Such general expenses include management fees, legal, bookkeeping and audit fees, Board compensation, custodian expenses, share issuance costs, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, and non-recurring expenses, such as litigation costs. Then the expenses allocated to a share class are allotted equally to each outstanding share within a given class.

Other expenses that are directly attributable to a particular class are allocated equally to each outstanding share within that class. Examples of such expenses include distribution and service plan (12b-1) fees, transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees and expenses, and shareholder meeting expenses to the extent that such expenses pertain only to a specific class.

How to Buy Shares

The Oppenheimer Funds. The "Oppenheimer funds" are those mutual funds for which the Distributor acts as distributor and currently include the following:

Oppenheimer AMT-Free Municipals

Money Market Funds:

Oppenheimer AMT-Free New York Municipals

    Oppenheimer Cash Reserves

Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund

    Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund

Oppenheimer California Municipal Fund

    Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc.

Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund

Oppenheimer New Jersey Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund

Oppenheimer Pennsylvania Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Commodity Strategy Total Return Fund

Oppenheimer Portfolio Series Funds:

Oppenheimer Corporate Bond Fund

     Active Allocation Fund

Oppenheimer Currency Opportunities Fund

     Conservative Investor Fund

Oppenheimer Developing Markets Fund

     Equity Investor Fund

Oppenheimer Discovery Fund

     Moderate Investor Fund

Oppenheimer Emerging Markets Debt Fund

    Oppenheimer Real Estate Fund

Oppenheimer Equity Fund

Oppenheimer Rising Dividends Fund   

Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund, Inc.

Oppenheimer Rochester Arizona Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Global Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Intermediate Term Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Flexible Strategies Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Maryland Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Global Allocation Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Massachusetts Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Global Multi Strategies Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Michigan Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Global Opportunities Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Minnesota Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester National Municipals

Oppenheimer Global Value Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester North Carolina Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Ohio Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer International Bond Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Short Term Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer International Diversified Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Virginia Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer International Growth Fund

Oppenheimer Select Value Fund

Oppenheimer International Small Company Fund

Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund

Oppenheimer International Value Fund

Oppenheimer Short Duration Fund

Oppenheimer Limited Term California Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Small- & Mid-Cap Growth Fund

Oppenheimer Limited-Term Government Fund

Oppenheimer Small- & Mid- Cap Value Fund

Oppenheimer Limited Term Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer U.S. Government Trust

Oppenheimer Main Street Fund

Oppenheimer Value Fund

Oppenheimer Main Street Select Fund

Limited Term New York Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Main Street Small- & Mid-Cap Fund

Rochester Fund Municipals

Oppenheimer LifeCycle Funds:

Oppenheimer Transition 2010 Fund

Oppenheimer Transition 2015 Fund

Oppenheimer Transition 2025 Fund

Oppenheimer Transition 2030 Fund

Oppenheimer Transition 2050 Fund

Classes of Shares. Each class of shares of the Fund represents an interest in the same portfolio of investments of the Fund. However, each class has different shareholder privileges and features. The net income attributable to each class of shares and the dividends payable on each class of shares will be reduced by incremental expenses borne solely by that class. Those expenses include the asset-based sales charges to which some share classes are subject.

The availability of different classes of shares permits an investor to choose the method of purchasing shares that is more appropriate for the investor. That may depend on the amount of the purchase, the length of time the investor expects to hold shares, and other relevant circumstances. Class A shares normally are sold subject to an initial sales charge. The purpose of the deferred sales charge and asset-based sales charge that are applicable to some other share classes is the same as that of the initial sales charge on Class A shares - to compensate the Distributor and brokers, dealers and financial institutions that sell shares of the Fund. A salesperson who is entitled to receive compensation from his or her firm for selling Fund shares may receive different levels of compensation for selling one class of shares rather than another.

Class A Sales Charges Reductions and Waivers. There is an initial sales charge on the purchase of Class A shares of each of the Oppenheimer funds except for the money market funds (under certain circumstances described in this SAI, redemption proceeds of certain money market fund shares may be subject to a CDSC). As discussed in the Prospectus, a reduced initial sales charge rate may be obtained for certain share purchases because of the reduced sales efforts and reduction in expenses realized by the Distributor, dealers or brokers in making such sales. Sales charge waivers may apply in certain other circumstances because the Distributor or dealer or broker incurs little or no selling expenses. Appendix A to this SAI includes additional information regarding certain of these sales charge reductions and waivers.

A reduced sales charge rate may be obtained for Class A shares under a Right of Accumulation or Letter of Intent because of the reduction in sales effort and expenses to the Distributor, dealers or brokers for those sales.

Letter of Intent. Under a Letter of Intent (a "Letter"), you may be able to reduce the initial sales charge rate that applies to your Class A share purchases of the Fund if you purchase Class A or Class C shares of the Fund or Class A, Class B, Class C shares of other Oppenheimer funds or Class A, Class B, Class C, Class G and Class H units of advisor sold Section 529 plans, for which the Manager or the Distributor serves as the Program Manager or Program Distributor.

A Letter is an investor's statement in writing to the Distributor of his or her intention to purchase a specified value of those shares or units during a 13 month period (the "Letter period"), which begins on the date of the investor's first share purchase following the establishment of the Letter. The sales charge on each purchase of Class A shares during the Letter period will be at the rate that would apply to a single lump-sum purchase of shares in the amount intended to be purchased. In submitting a Letter, the investor makes no commitment to purchase shares. However, if the investor does not fulfill the terms of the Letter within the Letter period, he or she agrees to pay the additional sales charges that would have been applicable to any purchases that are made. The investor agrees that shares equal in value to 2% of the intended purchase amount will be held in escrow by the Transfer Agent for that purpose, as described in "Terms of Escrow" below. It is the responsibility of the dealer of record and/or the investor to advise the Distributor about the Letter when placing purchase orders during the Letter period. The investor must also notify the Distributor or his or her financial intermediary of any qualifying 529 plan holdings.

To determine whether an investor has fulfilled the terms of a Letter, the Transfer Agent will count purchases of "qualified" Class A, Class B and Class C shares and Class A, Class B, Class C, Class G and Class H units during the Letter period. Purchases of Class N or Class Y shares, purchases made by reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions from the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds, purchases of Class A shares with redemption proceeds under the Reinvestment Privilege, and purchases of Class A shares of Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc. or Oppenheimer Cash Reserves on which a sales charge has not been paid do not count as "qualified" shares for satisfying the terms of a Letter. An investor will also be considered to have fulfilled the Letter if the value of the investor's total holdings of qualified shares on the last day of the Letter period equals or exceeds the intended purchase amount.

If the terms of the Letter are not fulfilled within the Letter period, the concessions previously paid to the dealer of record for the account and the amount of sales charge retained by the Distributor will be adjusted on the first business day following the expiration of the Letter period to reflect the sales charge rates that are applicable to the actual total purchases.

If subsequent eligible purchases during the Letter period cause the amount of total eligible purchases to exceed the intended purchase amount and also exceed the amount needed to qualify for the next sales charge rate reduction (stated in the Prospectus), the sales charges paid on those subsequent purchases will be charged at the lower rate as permitted under the Fund's Right of Accumulation policy.

By establishing a Letter, the investor agrees to be bound by the terms of the Prospectus, this SAI and the application used for a Letter, and if those terms are amended to be bound by the amended terms and that any amendments by the Fund will apply automatically to existing Letters. Group retirement plans qualified under section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code may not establish a Letter, however defined benefit plans and Single K sole proprietor plans may do so.

Terms of Escrow That Apply to Letters of Intent.

   1. Out of the initial purchase, or out of subsequent purchases if necessary, the Transfer Agent will hold in escrow Fund shares equal to 2% of the intended purchase amount specified in the Letter. For example, if the intended purchase amount is $50,000, the escrow amount would be shares valued at $1,000 (computed at the offering price for a $50,000 share purchase). Any dividends and capital gains distributions on the escrowed shares will be credited to the investor's account.

   2. If the Letter applies to more than one fund account, the investor can designate the fund from which shares will be escrowed. If no fund is selected, the Transfer Agent will escrow shares in the fund account that has the highest dollar balance on the date of the first purchase under the Letter. If there are not sufficient shares to cover the escrow amount, the Transfer Agent will escrow shares in the fund account(s) with the next highest balance(s). If there are not sufficient shares in the accounts to which the Letter applies, the Transfer Agent may escrow shares in other accounts that are linked for Right of Accumulation purposes. Additionally, if there are not sufficient shares available for escrow at the time of the first purchase under the Letter, the Transfer Agent will escrow future purchases until the escrow amount is met.

   3. If, during the Letter period, an investor exchanges shares of the Fund for shares of another fund (as described in the Prospectus section titled "The OppenheimerFunds Exchange Privilege"), the Fund shares held in escrow will automatically be exchanged for shares of the other fund and the escrow obligations will also be transferred to that fund.

   4. If the total purchases under the Letter are less than the intended purchases specified, on the first business day after the end of the Letter period, the Distributor will redeem escrowed shares equal in value to the difference between the dollar amount of the sales charges actually paid and the amount of the sales charges that would have been paid if the total purchases had been made at a single time. Any shares remaining after such redemption will be released from escrow.

   5. If the terms of the Letter are fulfilled, the escrowed shares will be promptly released to the investor at the end of the Letter period.

   6. By signing the Letter, the investor irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Transfer Agent as attorney-in-fact to surrender for redemption any or all escrowed shares.

Class A Shares Purchased with Proceeds from Certain Retirement Plans. Class A shares of the Fund may be purchased at net asset value with the redemption proceeds of shares of another mutual fund offered as an investment option in a retirement plan in which Oppenheimer funds are also offered as investment options, if the purchase occurs more than 30 days after the Oppenheimer funds are added as an investment option under that plan. No sales concessions will be paid to the broker-dealer of record on sales of such Class A shares, whether or not they are subject to a CDSC as described in the Prospectus. Additionally, no concession will be paid on Class A share purchases by a retirement plan that are made with the redemption proceeds of Class N shares of an Oppenheimer fund held by a retirement plan for more than 18 months.

Share Certificates. When you purchase shares of the Fund, your ownership interest in the shares of the Fund will be recorded as a book entry on the records of the Fund. The Fund will not issue or re-register physical share certificates.

Cancellation of Purchase Orders. Cancellation of purchase orders for the Fund's shares (for example, when a purchase check is returned to the Fund unpaid) causes a loss to be incurred when the net asset values of the Fund's shares on the cancellation date is less than on the purchase date. That loss is equal to the amount of the decline in the net asset value per share multiplied by the number of shares in the purchase order. The investor is responsible for that loss. If the investor fails to compensate the Fund for the loss, the Distributor will do so. The Fund may reimburse the Distributor for that amount by redeeming shares from any account registered in that investor's name, or the Fund or the Distributor may seek other redress.

AccountLink. Shares purchased through AccountLink will be purchased at the net asset value calculated on the same regular business day if the Distributor is instructed to initiate the Automated Clearing House ("ACH") transfer to buy the shares before the close of the NYSE. The NYSE normally closes at 4:00 p.m., but may close earlier on certain days. If the Distributor is instructed to initiate the ACH transfer after the close of the NYSE, the shares will be purchased on the next regular business day.

Dividends will begin to accrue on the shares purchased through the ACH system on the next regular business day after the purchase date. If the proceeds of an ACH transfer are not received on a timely basis, the Distributor reserves the right to cancel the purchase order. The Distributor and the Fund are not responsible for any delays in purchasing shares resulting from delays in ACH transmissions.

The minimum purchase through AccountLink is generally $50, however for accounts established prior to November 1, 2002 the minimum purchase is $25.

Asset Builder Plans. As indicated in the Prospectus, you normally must establish your Fund account with $1,000 or more. However, you can open a Fund account for as little as $500 if you establish an Asset Builder Plan at the time of your initial share purchase to automatically purchase additional shares directly from a bank account.

An Asset Builder Plan is available only if your bank is an ACH member and you establish AccountLink. Under an Asset Builder Plan, payments to purchase shares of the Fund will be debited from your bank account automatically. Normally the debit will be made two business days prior to the investment dates you select on your application. Neither the Distributor, the Transfer Agent nor the Fund will be responsible for any delays in purchasing shares that result from delays in ACH transmissions.

To establish an Asset Builder Plan at the time you initially purchase Fund shares, complete the "Asset Builder Plan" information on the Account Application. To establish an Asset Builder Plan for an existing account, use the Asset Builder Enrollment Form. The Account Application and the Asset Builder Enrollment Form are available by contacting the Distributor or may be downloaded from our website at www.oppenheimerfunds.com. Before you establish a new Fund account under the Asset Builder Plan, you should obtain a prospectus of the selected Fund and read it carefully.

You may change the amount of your Asset Builder payment or you can terminate your automatic investments at any time by writing to the Transfer Agent. The Transfer Agent requires a reasonable period (approximately 10 days) after receipt of your instructions to implement them. The minimum additional purchase under an Asset Builder Plan is $50, except that for Asset Builder Plans established prior to November 1, 2002, the minimum additional purchase is $25. Shares purchased by Asset Builder Plan payments are subject to the redemption restrictions for recent purchases described in the Prospectus. An Asset Builder Plan may not be used to buy shares for OppenheimerFunds employer-sponsored qualified retirement accounts. The Fund reserves the right to amend, suspend or discontinue offering Asset Builder Plans at any time without prior notice.

Retirement Plans. Certain types of retirement plans are entitled to purchase shares of the Fund without sales charges or at reduced sales charge rates, as described in Appendix A to this SAI.

Certain special sales charge arrangements described in Appendix A apply to retirement plans whose records are maintained on a daily valuation basis by Bank of America Merrill Lynch ("Merrill Lynch") or an independent record keeper that has a contract or special arrangement with Merrill Lynch. The amount of assets the plan had in applicable investments on the date the plan sponsor signed the Merrill Lynch record keeping service agreement determines which share classes are available for purchase. If the plan had less than $1 million in such assets , then it may purchase only Class C shares. If the plan had $1 million or more but less than $5 million in such assets it may purchase only Class N shares. If the plan had $5 million or more in such assets it may purchase only Class A shares.

OppenheimerFunds has entered into arrangements with certain record keepers whereby the Transfer Agent compensates the record keeper for its record keeping and account servicing functions that it performs on behalf of the participant accounts in a retirement plan. While such compensation may act to reduce the record keeping fees charged by the retirement plan's record keeper, that compensation arrangement may be terminated at any time, potentially affecting the record keeping fees charged by the retirement plan's record keeper.

No commission payments, account servicing fees, recordkeeping fees, 12b-1 fees, transfer agent fees, so called "finder's fees," administrative fees or other similar fees will be paid with respect to Class I shares.

Electronic Document Delivery. To access your account documents electronically via eDocs Direct, please visit our website at www.oppenheimerfunds.com and click the hyperlink "Sign Up for Electronic Document Delivery" under the heading "I want to..." in the left hand column, or call 1.888.470.0862 for instructions.

How to Sell Shares

Receiving Redemption Proceeds by Federal Funds Wire. The Fund would normally authorize a Federal Funds wire of redemption proceeds to be made on its next regular business day following the redemption. A Federal Funds wire may be delayed if the Fund's custodian bank is not open for business on that day. In that case, the wire will not be transmitted until the next business day on which the bank and the Fund are both open for business. No dividends will be paid on the proceeds of redeemed shares awaiting transfer by Federal Funds wire.

Redeeming Shares Through Brokers or Dealers. The Distributor is the Fund's agent to repurchase its shares from authorized brokers or dealers on behalf of their customers. Shareholders should contact their broker or dealer to arrange this type of redemption. The repurchase price per share will be the next net asset value computed after the Distributor or the broker or dealer receives the order. A repurchase will be processed at that day's net asset value if the order was received by the broker or dealer from its customer prior to the time the close of the NYSE. Normally, the NYSE closes at 4:00 p.m., but may do so earlier on some days.

For accounts redeemed through a broker-dealer, payment will ordinarily be made within three business days after the shares are redeemed. However, the Distributor must receive the required redemption documents in proper form, with the signature(s) of the registered shareholder(s) guaranteed as described in the Prospectus.

Payments "In Kind." As stated in the Prospectus, payments for shares tendered for redemption are ordinarily made in cash. However, under certain circumstances, the Board of Trustees of each Fund may determine that it would be detrimental to the best interests of the remaining shareholders of the Funds to make payment of a redemption order wholly or partly in cash. In that case, the Funds may pay the redemption proceeds in whole or in part by a distribution "in kind" of liquid securities from the portfolio of the Funds, in lieu of cash.

If shares are redeemed in kind, the redeeming shareholder would generally receive shares of one or more of the Underlying Funds. Those shares would be subject to the applicable Underlying Fund's normal fees, sales charges, and redemption and exchange policies. If a redemption in kind were made in other types of securities, the shareholder might incur brokerage or other costs in selling the securities for cash. The Funds will value securities used to pay redemptions in kind using the same method the Funds and the Underlying Funds use to value their portfolio securities described above under "Determination of Net Asset Values Per Share." That valuation will be made as of the time the redemption price is determined.

The Fund has elected to be governed by Rule 18f-1 under the Investment Company Act. Under that rule, redemptions by a shareholder, of up to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the net assets of the Fund during any 90-day period, must be redeemed solely in cash.

Distributions From Retirement Plans. Participants in OppenheimerFunds-sponsored pension or profit-sharing plans (other than self-employed plan sponsors), whose shares of the Fund are held in the name of the plan or its fiduciary, may not request redemption of their accounts directly. The plan administrator or fiduciary must submit the request.

Requests for distributions from OppenheimerFunds-sponsored IRA's, SEP-IRA's, SIMPLE IRA's, 403(b)(7) custodial plans, 401(k) plans or pension or profit-sharing plans should be addressed to "Trustee, OppenheimerFunds Retirement Plans," c/o the Transfer Agent at its address listed on the back cover of this SAI. The request must:

  1. state the reason for the distribution;
  2. if the distribution is premature, state the owner's awareness of tax penalties; and
  3. conform to the requirements of the plan and the Fund's other redemption requirements.

Distributions from pension and profit sharing plans are subject to special requirements under the Internal Revenue Code and certain documents (available from the Transfer Agent) must be completed and submitted to the Transfer Agent before the distribution may be made. Distributions from retirement plans are subject to withholding requirements under the Internal Revenue Code, and IRS Form W-4P (available from the Transfer Agent) must be submitted to the Transfer Agent with the distribution request, or the distribution may be delayed. Unless the shareholder has provided the Transfer Agent with a certified tax identification number, the Internal Revenue Code requires that tax be withheld from any distribution even if the shareholder elects not to have tax withheld. The Fund, the Manager, the Distributor, and the Transfer Agent assume no responsibility for determining whether a distribution satisfies the conditions of applicable tax laws and they will not be responsible for any tax penalties assessed in connection with a distribution.

Automatic Withdrawal Plans. Under an Automatic Withdrawal Plan, investors who own Fund shares can authorize the Transfer Agent to redeem shares automatically on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis. The minimum periodic redemption amount under an Automatic Withdrawal Plan is $50. Shareholders having AccountLink privileges may have Automatic Withdrawal Plan payments deposited to their designated bank account. Payments may also be made by check, payable to all shareholders of record and sent to the address of record for the account. Automatic withdrawals may be requested by telephone for amounts up to $1,500 per month if the payments are to be made by checks sent to the address of record for the account. Telephone requests are not available if the address on the account has been changed within the prior 15 days.

Fund shares will be redeemed as necessary to meet the requested withdrawal payments. Shares will be redeemed at the net asset value per share determined on the redemption date, which is normally three business days prior to the payment receipt date requested by the shareholder. The Fund cannot guarantee receipt of a payment on the date requested, however. Shares acquired without a sales charge will be redeemed first. Shares acquired with reinvested dividends and capital gains distributions will be redeemed next, followed by shares acquired with a sales charge, to the extent necessary to make withdrawal payments. Depending on the amount withdrawn, the investor's principal may be depleted. Payments made under these plans should not be considered as a yield or income on your investment.

Because of the sales charge assessed on Class A share purchases, shareholders should usually not make additional Class A share purchases while participating in an Automatic Withdrawal Plan. A shareholder whose account is subject to a CDSC should usually not establish an automatic withdrawal plan because of the imposition of the CDSC on the withdrawals. If a CDSC does apply to a redemption, the amount of the check or payment will be reduced accordingly. Distributions of capital gains from accounts subject to an Automatic Withdrawal Plan must be reinvested in Fund shares. Dividends on shares held in the account may be paid in cash or reinvested. Required minimum distributions from OppenheimerFunds-sponsored retirement plans may not be arranged on this basis.

The shareholder may change the amount, the payment interval, the address to which checks are to be mailed, the designated bank account for AccountLink payments or may terminate a plan at any time by writing to the Transfer Agent. A signature guarantee may be required for certain changes. The requested change will usually be put into effect approximately two weeks after such notification is received. The shareholder may redeem all or any part of the shares in the account by written notice to the Transfer Agent. That notice must be in proper form in accordance with the requirements in the then-current Fund Prospectus.

The Transfer Agent will administer the Automatic Withdrawal Plan as agent for the shareholder(s) who executed the plan authorization and application submitted to the Transfer Agent. Neither the Fund nor the Transfer Agent shall incur any liability for any action taken or not taken by the Transfer Agent in good faith to administer the plan. Any share certificates must be surrendered unendorsed to the Transfer Agent with the plan application to be eligible for automatic withdrawal payments. If the Transfer Agent ceases to act as transfer agent for the Fund, the shareholder will be deemed to have appointed any successor transfer agent to act as agent in administering the plan.

The Transfer Agent will terminate a plan upon its receipt of evidence, satisfactory to it, that the shareholder has died or is legally incapacitated. The Fund may also give directions to the Transfer Agent to terminate a plan. Shares that have not been redeemed at the time a plan is terminated will be held in an account in the name of the shareholder. Share certificates will not be issued for any such shares and all dividends will be reinvested in the account unless and until different instructions are received, in proper form, from the shareholder, his or her executor or guardian, or another authorized person.

The Fund reserves the right to amend, suspend or discontinue offering these plans at any time without prior notice. By requesting an Automatic Withdrawal Plan, the shareholder agrees to the terms and conditions that apply to such plans. These provisions may be amended from time to time by the Fund and/or the Distributor. When adopted, any amendments will automatically apply to existing Plans.

Transfers of Shares. A shareholder will not be required to pay a CDSC when Fund shares are transferred to registration in the name of another person or entity. The transfer may occur by absolute assignment, gift or bequest, as long as it does not involve, directly or indirectly, a public sale of the shares. When shares subject to a CDSC are transferred, the CDSC will continue to apply to the transferred shares and will be calculated as if the transferee had acquired the shares in the same manner and at the same time as the transferring shareholder.

If less than all of the shares held in an account are transferred, and some but not all shares in the account would be subject to a CDSC if redeemed at that time, the priorities for the imposition of the CDSC described in the Prospectus will be followed in determining the order in which the shares are transferred.

Minimum Account Balance. Except for Class I shares, the minimum account balance is $500. The minimum account balance for Class I shares is $2.5 million, excluding accounts for which the minimum initial investment was waived.

Minimum Balance Fee. A $12 annual "Minimum Balance Fee" is assessed on each Fund account with a share balance of less than $500, except for Class I share accounts. The Minimum Balance Fee is automatically deducted from each such Fund account in September.

Listed below are certain cases in which the Fund has elected, in its discretion, not to assess the Minimum Balance Fee. These exceptions are subject to change:

  • A fund account whose shares were acquired after September 30th of the prior year;
  • Accounts of shareholders who elect to access their account documents electronically via eDoc Direct (to access account documents electronically via eDocs Direct, please visit our website at www.oppenheimerfunds.com and click the hyperlink "Sign Up for Electronic Document Delivery (eDocs Direct)" under the heading "I Want To," or call 1.888.470.0862 for instructions);
  • A fund account that has only certificated shares and has a balance below $500 and is being escheated;
  • Accounts of shareholders that are held by broker-dealers under the NSCC Fund/SERV system in Networking level 1 and 3 accounts;
  • Accounts holding certain Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds;
  • Omnibus accounts holding shares pursuant to the Pinnacle, Ascender, Custom Plus and Pension Alliance Retirement Plan programs;
  • A fund account that falls below the $500 minimum solely due to market fluctuations within the 12-month period preceding the date the fee is deducted; and
  • Accounts held in the OppenheimerFunds Portfolio Builder Program which is offered through certain broker/dealers to qualifying shareholders.

Involuntary Redemptions. The Fund's Board has the right to involuntarily redeem shares held in any account, except for Class I share accounts, with an aggregate net asset value of less than $500. The Board may change the amount of the aggregate net asset value to which this involuntary redemption policy may apply. The Board will not cause the involuntary redemption of shares in an account if the aggregate net asset value of such shares has fallen below the stated minimum solely as a result of market fluctuations within the last 12-month period. If the Board exercises this right, it may also determine the requirements for any notice to be given to the shareholders (but not less than 30 days). Alternatively, the Board may set requirements for the shareholder to increase the investment, or set other terms and conditions so that the shares would not be involuntarily redeemed.

If a Class I account falls below the $2.5 million minimum balance, the account may be involuntarily redeemed or converted into a Class Y share account. This policy does not apply to accounts for which the minimum initial investment is waived.

Unclaimed accounts may be subject to state escheatment laws, and the Fund and the Transfer Agent will not be liable to shareholders or their representatives for good faith compliance with those laws.

The Fund reserves the authority to modify the minimum balance policies in its discretion.

Reinvestment Privilege. Within six months after redeeming Class A, a shareholder may reinvest all or part of the redemption proceeds in Class A shares without a sales charge if:

  • An initial sales charge was paid on the redeemed Class A shares or a Class A CDSC was paid when the shares were redeemed.

The reinvestment may only be made in Class A shares of the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds into which shares of the Fund are exchangeable, as described in "How to Exchange Shares" below. This privilege does not apply to any other share class or to purchases made through automatic investment options. The Fund may amend, suspend or cease offering this reinvestment privilege at any time for shares redeemed after the date of the amendment, suspension or cessation. The shareholder must request the reinvestment privilege from the Transfer Agent or his or her financial intermediary at the time of purchase.

Reinvestment will be at the next net asset value computed after the Transfer Agent receives the reinvestment order. Any capital gain that was realized when the shares were redeemed is taxable, and reinvestment will not alter any capital gains tax payable on that gain. If there was a capital loss on the redemption, some or all of the loss may not be tax deductible, depending on the timing and amount of the reinvestment. Under the Internal Revenue Code, if the redemption proceeds of Fund shares on which a sales charge was paid are reinvested in shares of the Fund or another of the Oppenheimer funds within 90 days after the payment of the sales charge, in certain circumstances, the shareholder's basis in the shares of the Fund that were redeemed may not include the amount of the sales charge paid. That would reduce the loss or increase the gain recognized from the redemption, however, the sales charge would be added to the basis of the shares acquired with the redemption proceeds.

How to Exchange Shares

Shares of the Fund (including shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends or distributions from other Oppenheimer funds) may be exchanged for shares of certain other Oppenheimer funds at net asset value without the imposition of a sales charge, however a CDSC may apply to the acquired shares as described below. Shares of certain money market funds purchased without a sales charge may be exchanged for shares of other Oppenheimer funds offered with a sales charge upon payment of the sales charge. Exchanges into another Oppenheimer fund must meet any applicable minimum investment requirements of that fund.

As stated in the Prospectus, shares of a particular class of Oppenheimer funds having more than one class of shares may be exchanged only for shares of the same class of other Oppenheimer funds. The prospectus of each of the Oppenheimer funds indicates which share class or classes that fund offers and provides information about limitations on the purchase of particular share classes, as applicable for the particular fund. Shareholders that own more than one class of shares of the Fund must specify which class of shares they wish to exchange.

The different Oppenheimer funds that are available for exchange have different investment objectives, policies and risks. A shareholder should determine whether the fund selected is appropriate for his or her investment goals and should be aware of the tax consequences of an exchange. For federal income tax purposes, an exchange transaction is treated as a redemption of shares of one fund and a purchase of shares of another. Some of the tax consequences of reinvesting redemption proceeds are discussed in "Reinvestment Privilege," above. The Fund, the Distributor, and the Transfer Agent are unable to provide investment, tax or legal advice to a shareholder in connection with an exchange request or any other investment transaction.

The Fund may amend, suspend or terminate the exchange privilege at any time. Although the Fund may impose these changes at any time, it will provide notice of those changes whenever it is required to do so by applicable law. It may be required to provide 60 days' notice prior to materially amending or terminating the exchange privilege, however that notice is not required in extraordinary circumstances.

How Exchanges Affect Contingent Deferred Sales Charges.  If shares acquired by exchange are later redeemed within the CDSC holding period applicable to those acquired shares, the CDSC applicable to the share class of the fund you are exchanging into will apply to the acquired shares. This includes the redemption of shares of Oppenheimer Cash Reserves and Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc. that were acquired by exchange.

When shares that are subject to a CDSC are exchanged, the priorities for the imposition of the CDSC described in "About Your Account" in the Prospectus will be followed in determining the order in which the shares are exchanged. Before exchanging shares, shareholders should consider how the exchange may affect any CDSC that might be imposed on the subsequent redemption of any remaining shares.

For circumstances in which a CDSC on shares acquired by exchange may be waived, see Appendix A "Special Sales Charge Arrangements and Waivers."

Telephone Exchange Requests. When exchanging shares by telephone, a shareholder must have an existing account in the fund to which the exchange is to be made. Otherwise, the investors must obtain a prospectus of that fund before the exchange request may be submitted. If all telephone lines are busy (which might occur, for example, during periods of substantial market fluctuations), shareholders might not be able to request exchanges by telephone and would have to submit written exchange requests.

Automatic Exchange Plans. Under an Automatic Exchange Plan, shareholders can authorize the Transfer Agent to exchange shares of the Fund for shares of other Oppenheimer funds automatically on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis. The minimum amount that may be exchanged to each other fund account is $50. Instructions regarding the exchange amount, the selected fund(s) and the exchange interval should be provided on the OppenheimerFunds account application or by signature-guaranteed instructions. Any requested changes will usually be put into effect approximately two weeks after notification of a change is received. Exchanges made under these plans are subject to the restrictions that apply to exchanges as set forth in this SAI and in "The OppenheimerFunds Exchange Privilege" section in the Prospectus.

The Transfer Agent will administer the Automatic Exchange Plan as agent for the shareholder(s). Neither the Fund nor the Transfer Agent shall incur any liability for any action taken or not taken by the Transfer Agent in good faith to administer the plan. Any share certificates must be surrendered unendorsed to the Transfer Agent with the plan application to be eligible for automatic exchanges. If the Transfer Agent ceases to act as transfer agent for the Fund, the shareholder will be deemed to have appointed any successor transfer agent to act as agent in administering the plan.

The Fund reserves the right to amend, suspend or discontinue offering automatic exchanges at any time without prior notice. By requesting an Automatic Exchange Plan, the shareholder agrees to the terms and conditions that apply to such plans. These provisions may be amended from time to time and any amendments will automatically apply to existing Plans.

Processing Exchange Requests. Shares to be exchanged are redeemed at the net asset value calculated on the regular business day the Transfer Agent receives an exchange request in proper form before the close of the NYSE (the "Redemption Date"). Normally, shares of the fund to be acquired are purchased on the Redemption Date, but such purchases may be delayed by up to five business days if it is determined that either fund would be disadvantaged by an immediate transfer of the redemption proceeds. The Fund reserves the right, in its discretion, to refuse any exchange request that may disadvantage it. For example, if the receipt of multiple exchange requests from a dealer might require the disposition of portfolio securities at a time or at a price that might be disadvantageous to the Fund, the Fund may refuse the request.

When you exchange some or all of your shares, any special features of your account that are available in the new fund (such as an Asset Builder Plan or Automatic Withdrawal Plan) will be applied to the new fund account unless you tell the Transfer Agent not to do so.

Shares that are subject to a restriction cited in the Prospectus or this SAI and shares covered by a share certificate that is not tendered will not be exchanged. If an exchange request includes such shares, only the shares available without restrictions will be exchanged.

Distributions and Taxes

Dividends and Other Distributions. The Fund does not have a fixed rate for dividends or other distributions ("distributions") and cannot assure the payment of any distributions. The distributions made by the Fund will vary depending on market conditions, the composition of the Fund's portfolio and Fund expenses. The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains at least annually, and may sometimes pay a special distribution near the end of the calendar year in order to comply with federal tax requirements.

Distributions are calculated in the same manner, at the same time, and on the same day for each class of shares but will normally differ in amount. Distributions on Class C and Class N shares are expected to be lower than distributions on Class A, Class Y and Class I shares because of the effect of the asset-based sales charge on Class C and Class N shares. Distributions are taxable to shareholders, as discussed below, regardless of whether the distributions are paid in cash or reinvested in additional shares of the Fund (or of another fund). Shareholders receiving a distribution in the form of additional shares will be treated as receiving a distribution in an amount equal to the fair market value of the shares received, determined as of the reinvestment date.

Returned checks for the proceeds of redemptions are invested in shares of Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc. If a dividend check or a check representing an automatic withdrawal payment is returned to the Transfer Agent by the Postal Service as undeliverable, it will be reinvested in shares of the Fund. Reinvestments will be made as promptly as possible after the return of such checks to the Transfer Agent. Unclaimed accounts may be subject to state escheatment laws, and the Fund and the Transfer Agent will not be liable to shareholders or their representatives for compliance with those laws in good faith.

Some of the Underlying Funds have no fixed dividend rate and there can be no assurance as to the payment of any dividends or the realization of any capital gains.

Taxes. The federal tax treatment of the Fund and distributions to shareholders is briefly highlighted in the Prospectus. The following is only a summary of certain additional tax considerations generally affecting the Fund and its shareholders. The tax discussion in the Prospectus and this SAI is based on tax laws in effect on the date of the Prospectus and SAI. Those laws and regulations may be changed by legislative, judicial, or administrative action, sometimes with retroactive effect. State and local tax treatment may differ from the treatment under the Internal Revenue Code as described below.

Before purchasing Fund shares, investors are urged to consult their tax advisers with reference to their own particular tax circumstances as well as the consequences of federal, state, local and any other jurisdiction's tax rules affecting an investment in the Fund.

Certain of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests have elected to be taxed as regulated investment companies. Generally, the character of the income or capital gains that the Fund receives from these Underlying Funds will pass through to the Fund shareholders as long as the Fund and Underlying Funds continue to qualify as regulated investment companies. However, short-term capital gains received from the Underlying Funds will be taxed as ordinary income to the Fund and therefore may not be offset against long-term capital losses of the Fund. This will have the effect of increasing the amount of ordinary income the Fund must distribute to shareholders. Distributions from Underlying Funds that are taxed as C corporations will be treated as ordinary dividends (generally eligible for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders and for the special maximum tax rate on "qualified dividend income" for individual and non-corporate shareholders as described below), non-taxable return of capital, or capital gain.

Qualification and Taxation as a Regulated Investment Company. The Fund has elected to be taxed as a regulated investment company ("RIC") under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. As long as the Fund qualifies as a RIC, the Fund may deduct the amount of investment company taxable income and net capital gains that it distributes to its shareholders, thereby eliminating Fund-level corporate income tax that would otherwise be imposed on such income. Qualification as a RIC also allows the Fund, under certain conditions, to characterize the distributions made to its shareholders as composed of specific types of tax-favored income such as corporate dividends, capital gains and tax-exempt interest.

Even though the Fund expects to continue to qualify as a RIC, to the extent that it distributes less than all of its income, the Fund may still be subject to a corporate income tax and an excise tax. In addition, any investment income received from a foreign source may be subject to foreign withholding taxes, although the rate of any such withholding tax may be reduced under an income tax treaty if the Fund qualifies for the benefits of the treaty. If possible, the Fund will operate so as to qualify for such reduced rates. Any foreign withholding taxes will reduce the Fund's income and capital gain. The Fund may also be subject to corporate income tax and a penalty on distributions or gains if the Fund invests in "passive foreign investment companies" (described below) even if those amounts are distributed to the Fund's shareholders.

Qualifying as a RIC. To qualify as a RIC, the Fund must be a domestic corporation that is either registered under the Investment Company Act as a management company or unit investment trust or is otherwise described in the Internal Revenue Code as having a specific status under the Investment Company Act. The Fund must also satisfy certain tests with respect to (i) the composition of its gross income, (ii) the composition of its assets and (iii) the amount of its dividend distributions.

     Gross Income Test. To qualify as a RIC, the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income from dividends, interest, certain payments with respect to loans of securities, gains from the sale or other disposition of securities or foreign currencies, and certain other income derived with respect to its business of investing in such securities or currencies (including, but not limited to, gains from options, futures or forward contracts), and net income derived from interests in certain "qualified publicly traded partnerships."

     Asset Test. In addition, at the close of each quarter of its taxable year, the Fund must satisfy two asset tests. First, at least 50% of the value of the Fund's assets must consist of U.S. government securities, securities of other RIC's, securities of other issuers ("Other Issuers") and cash or cash items (including receivables). The securities of an Other Issuer are not counted towards satisfying the 50% test if the Fund either invests more than 5% of the value of the Fund's assets in the securities of that Other Issuer or holds more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of that Other Issuer. Second, no more than 25% of the value of the Fund's total assets may be invested in (1) the securities of any one issuer (other than U.S. government securities and the securities of other RIC's), (2) the securities of two or more issuers (other than the securities of other RIC's) that the Fund controls and that are engaged in the same or similar trades or businesses, or (3) the securities of one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships. For purposes of these tests, obligations issued or guaranteed by certain agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. government are treated as U.S. government securities.

     Dividend Distributions Test. During the taxable year or, under specified circumstances, within 12 months after the close of the taxable year, the Fund must distribute at least 90% of its investment company taxable income for the taxable year, which is generally its net investment income and the excess of its net short-term capital gain minus its net long-term capital loss.

Failure to Qualify. If the Fund failed to qualify as a RIC, it would (unless certain cure provisions apply) then be unable to deduct from its taxable income the dividend distributions made to its shareholders and therefore those amounts would be subject to a Fund-level corporate income tax. In addition, the Fund would not be able to characterize the distributions made to its shareholders as anything other than ordinary corporate distributions. To the extent the Fund had "earnings and profits" (as determined for tax purposes), distributions to its shareholders would be taxable as ordinary dividend income. In the case of individuals, those distributions might qualify for the maximum 15% tax rate on dividend income (for taxable years beginning before 2013) and, in the case of corporations, they might qualify for the dividends-received deduction.

Portfolio Investments Subject to Special Tax Rules. The Underlying Funds may engage in transactions and investments that are subject to special tax rules under the Internal Revenue Code. These special tax rules may, among other things, affect the Underlying Fund's holding period in its investments, change the character of, or accelerate, the Underlying Fund's income, defer or disallow the Underlying Fund's deductions and losses, and compel the Underlying Fund to report as taxable income mere increases in the value of its assets. For example, the Underlying Fund may invest in foreign currencies or securities denominated in foreign currencies. Under certain circumstances losses from foreign securities could be capital losses but gains from foreign currencies are ordinary income. Because capital losses cannot be deducted against ordinary income, this mismatch in character may negatively affect the character and amount of the Underlying Fund's distributions. In addition, part of an "interest" payment from a high yield debt obligation may be characterized for tax purposes as a dividend and, therefore, eligible for the dividends-received deduction available to corporations.

Certain positions in the Underlying Fund's portfolio may have to be "marked-to-market" (that is, treated as if they were sold and repurchased on the last day of the Underlying Fund's taxable year). Such "deemed sales" under the mark-to-market rules may alter the character, amount and timing of distributions to shareholders by requiring the Underlying Fund to make distributions in order to satisfy the RIC dividend distributions test even though the deemed sales generate no cash. The Underlying Fund will monitor its transactions, and seek to make appropriate tax elections and appropriate entries in its books and records in order to reduce the effect of the mark-to-market rules while remaining qualified for treatment as a RIC.

Passive Foreign Investment Companies. If the Underlying Fund invests in a "passive foreign investment company" ("PFIC"), then the Underlying Fund may be subject to special rules meant to discourage U.S. taxpayers from investing in foreign companies as a way of deferring taxable income. Under those rules, any income from certain PFIC distributions or the sale of PFIC shares is allocated to the current taxable year and to prior taxable years. Income allocated to the current year is treated as part of the year's ordinary income. Income allocated to a prior taxable year is taxed at the highest corporate rate for that year (regardless of the Underlying Fund's actual income or tax rate for that prior year). For each prior taxable year, the Underlying Fund must pay both the amount of tax so computed and a penalty that is calculated as if the amount of tax was due but unpaid for the prior taxable year. Liability for such taxes and penalties would reduce the investment return of the Underlying Fund.

If a PFIC is willing to provide the Underlying Fund with certain necessary reporting information annually (which PFICs frequently do not provide), the Underlying Fund may elect to treat a PFIC as a "qualified electing fund" ("QEF") and, in lieu of the tax consequences described above, the Underlying Fund would be required to include in each year's income its share of the ordinary earnings and net capital gains of the PFIC, even if they are not distributed to the Underlying Fund. Those amounts would be treated as taxable income for purposes of the 90% dividends distributions test mentioned above and the excise tax discussed below.

Alternatively, if the Underlying Fund invests in a PFIC, it may make a mark-to-market election that will result in the Underlying Fund being treated as if it had sold and repurchased its PFIC stock at the end of each year. In that case, the Underlying Fund would report any gains as ordinary income and would deduct any losses as ordinary losses to the extent of previously recognized gains. The election must be made separately for each PFIC owned by the Underlying Fund and, once made, would be effective for all subsequent taxable years, unless revoked with the consent of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS"). By making the election, the Underlying Fund might be able to mitigate the adverse tax consequences with respect to its ownership of shares in a PFIC, but in any particular year it could be required to recognize income in excess of the distributions it received from the PFIC and the proceeds from dispositions of the PFIC's stock. The amounts so included would be treated as taxable income for purposes of the 90% dividends distributions test and for excise tax purposes (discussed below).

Excise Tax on Regulated Investment Companies. Under the Internal Revenue Code, the Fund must pay an annual, non-deductible excise tax unless, by December 31st each year, it distributes (1) 98% of its taxable investment income earned from January 1 through December 31, (2) 98.2% of its capital gain net income realized in the period from November 1 of the prior year through October 31 of the current year and (3) undistributed amounts from prior years. It is presently anticipated that the Fund will meet these distribution requirements, although to do so the Fund might be required to liquidate portfolio investments in certain circumstances. In some years, the Board and the Manager may determine that it would be in the shareholders' best interests for the Fund to pay the excise tax on undistributed amounts rather than making the required level of distributions. In that event, the tax may reduce shareholder total returns from the Fund.  

Taxation of Fund Distributions. The Fund anticipates distributing substantially all of its investment company taxable income and net capital gain for each taxable year. The Fund's distributions will be treated as dividends to the extent paid from the Fund's earnings and profits (as determined under the Internal Revenue Code). Distributions in excess of the Fund's earnings and profits will be treated as a return of capital to the extent of each shareholder's basis in his or her shares, and any remaining amounts will be treated as gain from the sale of those shares, as discussed below. Shareholders will be notified if at the end of the fiscal year, any part of an earlier distribution is re-characterized as a non-taxable return of capital. A reduction in the basis of shares could result in a higher taxable capital gain (or lower capital loss) on a subsequent sale or exchange of the shares. 

Special Characteristics of Certain Distributions. Different types of Fund earnings may have different federal income tax characteristics, including different types of capital gains and different types of ordinary income. For example, if the Underlying Funds invest in stock, a portion of the Fund's ordinary income may be composed of dividends eligible for the dividends-received deduction or that qualify for the special maximum tax rate on "qualified dividend income" as described below. The Fund may also generate foreign tax credits. The Fund will allocate the tax characteristics of its earnings among its distributions as prescribed by the IRS. The percentage of each distribution that corresponds to a particular type of income will generally be based on how much of that income the Fund earns for the taxable year in accordance with the IRS rules, rather than how much of that income the Fund has earned at time of the distribution. Each type of income earned by the Fund will generally include corresponding distributions that it receives from Underlying Funds that are taxed as regulated investment companies, as well as its distributive share of any partnership in which it invests. Those percentages normally will be determined after the close of the Fund's taxable year. The Fund will provide a statement to shareholders shortly after the end of each year indicating the amount and character of distributions made during the preceding calendar year.

     Distributions Derived from Dividends. If the Fund earns dividend income from U.S. corporations, for the Fund's corporate shareholders to claim the dividends-received deduction against the Fund's distributions, both the Fund and its corporate shareholders must satisfy special provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. If a dividend the Fund receives on a stock held in its portfolio otherwise qualifies for the dividends-received deduction, the Fund still (1) must hold the stock for a minimum number of days during a specified period that includes the stock's ex-dividend date, (2) cannot enter into certain positions that reduce the risk of holding the stock and (3) cannot debt finance the stock. Similarly, distributions of otherwise qualifying dividends will not be eligible for the dividends-received deduction in the hands of a corporate shareholder of the Fund unless the corporate shareholder (1) holds the Fund's shares for at least 46 days during a specified period that includes the portfolio stock's ex-dividend date and (2) does not debt finance its investment in the Fund's shares. To the extent the Fund's distributions are derived from items such as option premiums, interest income, gains from the sale of securities, or dividends from foreign corporations, those distributions will not qualify for the dividends-received deduction.

If the Fund earns qualified dividend income, as discussed below, special rules may also apply to regular dividends paid to a non-corporate shareholder of the Fund during the shareholder's taxable years beginning before 2013. Provided that the shareholder receiving the dividend satisfies certain holding period and other requirements, those dividends may be subject to tax at the reduced rates generally applicable to long-term capital gains for individuals. Dividends subject to these special rules are not actually treated as capital gains, however. They are not included in the computation of the shareholder's net capital gain and generally cannot be offset by capital losses. For a taxable year of the Fund, (i) if 95% or more of the Fund's gross income is attributable to qualified dividend income (defined below), then the special maximum rate will apply to 100% of the regular dividends paid to the shareholder during such year and (ii) if less than 95% of the Fund's gross income is attributable to qualified dividend income, then the special maximum rate will only apply to the portion of the regular dividends reported by the Fund as qualified dividend income, which generally cannot exceed the ratio that the Fund's qualified dividend income bears to its gross income. Gross income, for these purposes, does not include gains attributable to the sale or other disposition of stocks and securities, except to the extent the net short-term capital gain from such sales and dispositions exceeds the net long-term capital loss from such sales and dispositions.

"Qualified dividend income" generally means dividends received by the Fund with respect to the stock of a U.S. corporation or qualified foreign corporation. It also includes dividends received with respect to the stock of a foreign corporation provided the stock is readily tradable on an established U.S. securities market. In each case, however, the Fund must hold the stock for a minimum number of days during a specified period that includes the stock's ex-dividend date and cannot enter into certain positions that reduce the risk of holding the stock. Qualified dividend income does not include "payments in lieu of dividends" received in securities lending transactions or dividends received from a real estate investment trust ("REIT") or another RIC, except to the extent such dividends were paid from qualified dividend income received and reported by such REIT or RIC. If a shareholder elects to treat Fund dividends as investment income for purposes of the limitation on the deductibility of investment interest, such dividends will not be treated as qualified dividend income.

     Ordinary Income Dividends. Distributions from income earned by the Fund from one or more of the following sources will be treated as ordinary income to the shareholder:

  • certain taxable investments (such as certificates of deposit, repurchase agreements, commercial paper and obligations of the U.S. government, or its agencies and instrumentalities) or from bonds or other debt obligations;
  • income from loans of portfolio securities;
  • income or gains from options or futures;
  • any net short-term capital gain; and
  • any market discount accrual on tax-exempt bonds.

     Capital Gain Distributions. The Fund may either retain or distribute to shareholders its net capital gain (the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss). Currently, the Fund intends to distribute these gains. Distributed net capital gain that is properly reported will be taxable to the Fund's shareholders as long-term capital gain. The amount of distributions reported as net capital gain will be reported to shareholders shortly after the end of each year. Such treatment will apply no matter how long the shareholder has held Fund shares and even if the gain was recognized by the Fund before the shareholder acquired Fund shares.

If the Fund elects to retain all or a portion of its net capital gain for a taxable year, the Fund will be subject to tax on such gain at the highest corporate tax rate. If the Fund so elects, each shareholder of record on the last day of such taxable year will be informed of his or her portion of both the gain and the tax paid, will be required to report the gain as long-term capital gain, will be able to claim the tax paid as a refundable credit, and will increase the basis of his or her shares by the amount of the capital gain reported minus the tax credit.

     3.8% Medicare Tax. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012, an additional 3.8% Medicare tax will be imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain distributions received from the Fund and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such person's "modified adjusted gross income" (in the case of an individual) or "adjusted gross income" (in the case of an estate or trust) exceeds a threshold amount.

Foreign Source Income. Investment income that the Fund or Underlying Funds may receive from sources within foreign countries may be subject to foreign taxes withheld at the source. In the case of an Underlying Fund that is taxed as a regulated investment company, more than 50% of the value of the Underlying Fund's total assets at the close of any taxable year consists of securities of foreign corporations the Underlying Fund may elect to treat any foreign income and withholding taxes it pays as having been paid by its shareholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as long as the Underlying Fund continues to qualify as a RIC. If an Underlying Fund makes such an election, the Fund may also make an election with respect to foreign taxes treated as paid by the Fund. If the Fund makes that election, the amount of foreign income taxes paid by the Fund will be included in the income of its shareholders and each shareholder will be entitled (subject to certain limitations) to either credit the amount against the shareholder's U.S. federal income tax due, or deduct the amount from his or her U.S. taxable income. If the Underlying Funds have investments in foreign securities, the Fund may qualify for and make this election in some, but not necessarily all, of its taxable years.

Shortly after any year for which it makes such an election, the Fund will report to its shareholders the amount per share of such foreign tax that must be included in each shareholder's gross income and the amount that will be available for deduction or credit. In general, a shareholder may elect each year whether to claim deductions or credits for foreign taxes. However, no deductions for foreign taxes may be claimed by a non-corporate shareholder who does not itemize deductions. If a shareholder elects to credit foreign taxes, the amount of credit that may be claimed in any year cannot exceed the same proportion of the U.S. tax against which such credit is taken as the shareholder's taxable income from foreign sources bears to his or her entire taxable income, unless the shareholder is an individual all of whose gross income from non-U.S. sources is qualified passive income and whose creditable foreign taxes for the taxable year do not exceed $300 ($600 for a joint return).

As a general rule, if the Fund has made the appropriate election, a shareholder may treat as foreign source income the portion of any dividend paid by the Fund which represents income derived from sources within foreign countries, as well as the shareholder's proportionate share of the taxes paid to those countries. Capital gains realized by the Fund on the sale of foreign securities and other foreign currency gains of the Fund are considered to be U.S.-source income and, therefore, any portion of the tax credit passed through to shareholders that is attributable to such gains or distributions might not be usable by a shareholder who does not have other foreign source income.

Tax Consequences of Share Redemptions. If all or a portion of a shareholder's investment in the Fund is redeemed, the shareholder will generally recognize a gain or loss on the redeemed shares equal to the difference between the proceeds of the redeemed shares and the shareholder's adjusted tax basis in the shares. In general, any gain or loss from the redemption of shares of the Fund will be considered capital gain or loss if the shares were held as a capital asset and will be long-term capital gain or loss if the shares were held for more than one year. Any capital loss arising from the redemption of shares held for six months or less, however, will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of the amount of capital gain dividends received on those shares. Special holding period rules under the Internal Revenue Code apply in this case to determine the holding period of shares. There are limits on the deductibility of capital losses in any year.

All or a portion of any loss on redeemed shares may be disallowed if the shareholder purchases other shares of the Fund within 30 days before or after the redemption (including purchases through the reinvestment of dividends). In that case, the basis of the acquired shares will be adjusted to reflect the disallowed loss. If a shareholder exercises the exchange privilege within 90 days after acquiring Fund shares, and no later than January 31 of the following calendar year, in certain circumstances, any loss that the shareholder recognizes on the exchange will be reduced, or any gain will be increased, to the extent that any sales charge paid on the exchanged shares reduces any charges the shareholder would have incurred on the purchase of the new shares in the absence of the exchange privilege. Such sales charge will be treated as an amount paid for the new shares.

Backup Withholding. The Fund will be required in certain cases to withhold 28% (currently scheduled to increase to 31% after 2012) of ordinary income dividends, capital gain distributions and the proceeds of the redemption of shares, paid to any shareholder (1) who has failed to provide a correct taxpayer identification number or to properly certify that number when required, (2) who is subject to backup withholding for failure to report properly the receipt of interest or dividend income, or (3) who has failed to certify to the Fund that the shareholder is not subject to backup withholding or is an "exempt recipient" (such as a corporation). Any tax withheld by the Fund is remitted by the Fund to the U.S. Treasury and is identified in reports mailed to shareholders after the end of each calendar year with a copy sent to the IRS. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amount withheld generally may be allowed as a refund or a credit against a shareholder's federal income tax liability, provided the required information is timely provided to the IRS.

Taxation of Foreign Shareholders. Under the Internal Revenue Code, taxation of a foreign shareholder depends primarily on whether the foreign shareholder's income from the Fund is effectively connected with the conduct of a U.S. trade or business. A "foreign shareholder" includes, but is not limited to, a nonresident alien individual, a foreign trust, a foreign estate, a foreign corporation, or a foreign partnership.

If a foreign shareholder fails to provide a properly completed and signed Certificate of Foreign Status, the Fund will be required to withhold U.S. tax on ordinary income dividends, capital gains distributions and the proceeds of the redemption of shares. Provided the Fund obtains a proper certification of foreign status, ordinary income dividends that are paid by the Fund to foreign shareholders and that are not "effectively connected income," will be subject to a U.S. withholding tax. The tax rate may be reduced if the foreign person's country of residence has an income tax treaty with the United States allowing for a reduced tax rate on ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund. If the ordinary income dividends from the Fund are effectively connected with the conduct of a U.S. trade or business, then the foreign shareholder may claim an exemption from the U.S. withholding tax described above provided the Fund obtains a properly completed and signed Certificate of Foreign Status. Any tax withheld by the Fund is remitted to the U.S. Treasury and all income and any tax withheld is identified in reports mailed to shareholders in the early part of each year with a copy sent to the IRS. Capital gain dividends are not subject to U.S. withholding tax unless the recipient is a nonresident alien who is present in the United States for 183 days or more during the taxable year in which the dividends are received. A foreign individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more generally loses his or her status as a nonresident alien.

If future legislation extends expired tax provisions that applied to taxable years of regulated investment companies beginning before January 1, 2012, properly reported dividends will generally be exempt from U.S. federal withholding tax on foreign persons provided such dividends (i) are derived from the Fund's "qualified net interest income" (generally, the Fund's U.S. source interest income, other than certain contingent interest and interest from obligations of a corporation or partnership in which the Fund is a 10% or greater shareholder, reduced by expenses that are allocable to such income) or (ii) are derived from the Fund's "qualified short-term capital gains" (generally, the excess of the Fund's net short-term capital gain over the Fund's net long-term capital loss for such taxable year). In order to qualify for this exemption from withholding, a shareholder that is a foreign person must comply with applicable certification requirements relating to its non-U.S. status. However, depending on its circumstances, the Fund may report some, all, or none of its potentially eligible dividends as interest-related dividends or as short-term capital gain dividends, and/or treat such dividends, in whole or in part, as ineligible for this exemption from withholding on foreign persons. In the case of shares held through an intermediary, the intermediary may withhold even if the Fund reports the payment as qualified net interest income or qualified short-term capital gain. Shareholders that are foreign persons should contact their intermediaries with respect to the application of these rules to their accounts.

The tax consequences to foreign persons entitled to claim the benefits of an applicable income tax treaty may be different from those described in this SAI. Foreign shareholders are urged to consult their tax advisers with respect to the particular tax consequences of an investment in the Fund, including the applicability of the U.S. withholding taxes described above and the possible applicability of U.S. estate tax.

Under legislation known as "FATCA" (the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act), ordinary divdiends the Fund pays after December 31, 2013, and the gross proceeds of share redemptions and certain capital gain dividends it pays after December 31, 2014, to "foreign financial institutions" and certain other foreign entities will be subject to U.S. withholding tax at a rate of 30% unless various certification, information reporting, due diligence and other applicable requirements (different from, and in addition to, those described above) are satisfied. In general, no such withholding will occur with respect to a U.S. person or non-U.S. individual that timely provides the Fund with a valid IRS Form W-9 or W-8, respectively. Payments that are taken into account as effectively connected income are not subject to these withholding rules. Foreign shareholders should consult their own tax advisors as to the applicability and consequences of this new legislation to them.

Additional information reporting requirements apply to individuals that hold any interest in a "specified foreign financial asset" if the aggregate value of all such assets held by such individual exceeds $50,000. Significant penalties can apply upon a failure to make the required disclosure and in respect to understatements of tax attributable to undisclosed foreign financial assets. This information reporting requirement is generally applicable for taxable years beginning after March 18, 2010. The scope of this reporting requirement is not entirely clear and all shareholders should consult their own tax advisors as to whether reporting may be required in respect of their indirect interests in the Fund's investments.

Tax Shelter and Other Reporting Requirements. If a shareholder realizes a loss on the disposition of Fund shares of at least $2 million in any single taxable year or $4 million in any combination of taxable years (for an individual shareholder); or at least $10 million in any single taxable year or $20 million in any combination of taxable years (for a corporate shareholder), the shareholder must file with the Internal Revenue Service a disclosure statement on Form 8886. Shareholders should consult their tax advisers to determine the applicability of this requirement in light of their individual circumstances.

Additional Information About the Fund

The Distributor. The Fund's shares are sold through dealers, brokers and other financial institutions that have a sales agreement with OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., a subsidiary of the Manager that acts as the Fund's Distributor. The Distributor also distributes shares of the other Oppenheimer funds.

The Transfer Agent. OppenheimerFunds Services, the Fund's Transfer Agent, is a division of the Manager. It is responsible for maintaining the Fund's shareholder registry and shareholder accounting records, and for paying dividends and distributions to shareholders. It also handles shareholder servicing and administrative functions. It serves as the Transfer Agent for an annual per account fee. It also acts as shareholder servicing agent for the other Oppenheimer funds. Shareholders should direct inquiries about their accounts to the Transfer Agent at the address and toll-free numbers shown on the back cover.

The Custodian. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (BBH) is the custodian of the Fund's assets. The custodian's responsibilities include safeguarding and controlling the Fund's portfolio securities and handling the delivery of such securities to and from the Fund. It is the practice of the Fund to deal with the custodian in a manner uninfluenced by any banking relationship the custodian may have with the Manager and its affiliates. As a bank regulated by the New York State Banking Department, BBH is not an FDIC insured bank. As such, the Fund's cash balances with BBH are not protected by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC").

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.  _____ serves as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund. _____ audits the Fund's financial statements and performs other related audit and tax services.  _____ also acts as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Manager and certain other funds advised by the Manager and its affiliates. Audit and non-audit services provided by _____ to the Fund must be pre-approved by the Audit Committee.

Appendix A: Special Sales Charge Arrangements and Waivers

OppenheimerFunds Special Sales Charge Arrangements and Waivers

In certain cases, the initial sales charge that applies to purchases of Class A shares of the Oppenheimer funds or the contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") that may apply to Class A, Class B, Class C or Class N shares may be waived. That is because of the economies of sales efforts realized by OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., (referred to in this document as the "Distributor"), or by dealers or other financial institutions that offer those shares to certain classes of investors. Not all Oppenheimer funds have all of the share classes described and not all waivers apply to all Oppenheimer funds. 

For the purposes of some of the waivers described below and in the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of the applicable Oppenheimer funds, the term "Retirement Plan" refers to the following types of plans:

  1. plans created or qualified under Sections 401(a) or 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code,
  2. non-qualified deferred compensation plans,
  3. "Grouped Plans," as defined in the section "Class N Share Availability" in this SAI,
  4. 403(b)(7) custodial plan accounts, and
  5.  Individual Retirement Accounts ("IRAs"), including traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, SEP-IRAs, SARSEPs or SIMPLE plans

The interpretation of these provisions as to the applicability of a special arrangement or waiver in a particular case is in the sole discretion of the Distributor or the transfer agent (referred to in this document as the "Transfer Agent") of the particular Oppenheimer fund. These waivers and special arrangements may be amended or terminated at any time by a particular fund, the Distributor, and/or OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (referred to in this document as the "Manager").

Waivers that apply at the time shares are redeemed must be requested by the shareholder and/or dealer in the redemption request.

I. Applicability of Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charges in Certain Cases

Purchases of Class A Shares of Oppenheimer Funds That Are Not Subject to Initial Sales Charge but May Be Subject to the Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (unless a waiver applies).  Class A shares acquired by conversion from another share class are not considered a "purchase" for any purpose.  

There is no initial sales charge on purchases of Class A shares of any of the Oppenheimer funds in the cases listed below. However, these purchases may be subject to the Class A CDSC if redeemed within 18 months (24 months in the case of shares of Oppenheimer Rochester National Municipals and Rochester Fund Municipals shares purchased prior to 10/22/07), as described in the Prospectus (unless a waiver described elsewhere in this Appendix applies to the redemption). Additionally, on shares purchased under these waivers that are subject to the Class A CDSC, the Distributor will pay the applicable concession described in the Prospectus under "Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge."1 This waiver provision applies to:

  • Purchases of Class A shares aggregating $1 million or more ($250,000 or more for certain Funds).
  • Purchases of Class A shares by a Retirement Plan that was permitted to purchase such shares at net asset value but subject to a contingent deferred sales charge prior to March 1, 2001. That included plans (other than IRA or 403(b)(7) Custodial Plans) that: 1) bought shares costing $500,000 or more, 2) had at the time of purchase 100 or more eligible employees or total plan assets of $500,000 or more, or 3) certified to the Distributor that it projects to have annual plan purchases of $200,000 or more.
  • Purchases by an OppenheimerFunds-sponsored Rollover IRA, if the purchases are made:
  1. through a broker, dealer, bank or registered investment adviser that has made special arrangements with the Distributor for those purchases, or
  2. by a direct rollover of a distribution from a qualified Retirement Plan if the administrator of that Plan has made special arrangements with the Distributor for those purchases.
  • Purchases of Class A shares by Retirement Plans that have any of the following record-keeping arrangements:
  1. The record keeping is performed by Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc. ("Merrill Lynch") on a daily valuation basis for the Retirement Plan. On the date the plan sponsor signs the record-keeping service agreement with Merrill Lynch, the Plan must have $3 million or more of its assets invested in (a) mutual funds, other than those advised or managed by Merrill Lynch Investment Management, L.P. ("MLIM"), that are made available under a Service Agreement between Merrill Lynch and the mutual fund's principal underwriter or distributor, and (b) funds advised or managed by MLIM (the funds described in (a) and (b) are referred to as "Applicable Investments"). The record keeping for the Retirement Plan is performed on a daily valuation basis by a record keeper whose services are provided under a contract or arrangement between the Retirement Plan and Merrill Lynch. On the date the plan sponsor signs the record keeping service agreement with Merrill Lynch, the Plan must have $5 million or more of its assets (excluding assets invested in money market funds) invested in Applicable Investments.
  2. The record keeping for the Retirement Plan is performed on a daily valuation basis by a record keeper whose services are provided under a contract or arrangement between the Retirement Plan and Merrill Lynch. On the date the plan sponsor signs the record keeping service agreement with Merrill Lynch, the Plan must have $5 million or more of its assets (excluding assets invested in money market funds) invested in Applicable Investments.
  3. The record keeping for a Retirement Plan is handled under a service agreement with Merrill Lynch and on the date of the plan sponsor signs that agreement, the Plan has 500 or more eligible employees (as determined by the Merrill Lynch plan conversion manager). 

II. Waivers of Class A Sales Charges of Oppenheimer Funds

A. Waivers of Initial and Contingent Deferred Sales Charges for Certain Purchasers.

Class A shares purchased by the following investors are not subject to any Class A sales charges (and no concessions are paid by the Distributor on such purchases):

  • The Manager or its affiliates.
  • Present or former officers, directors, trustees and employees (and their "immediate families") of the Fund, the Manager and its affiliates, and retirement plans established by them for their employees. The term "immediate family" refers to one's spouse, children, grandchildren, grandparents, parents, parents in law, brothers and sisters, sons  and daughters in law, a sibling's spouse, a spouse's siblings, aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews; relatives by virtue of a remarriage (step-children, step-parents, etc.) are included.
  • Registered management investment companies, or separate accounts of insurance companies having an agreement with the Manager or the Distributor for that purpose.
  • Dealers or brokers that have a sales agreement with the Distributor, if they purchase shares for their own accounts or for retirement plans for their employees.
  • Employees and registered representatives (and their spouses) of dealers or brokers described above or financial institutions that have entered into sales arrangements with such dealers or brokers (and which are identified as such to the Distributor) or with the Distributor. The purchaser must certify to the Distributor at the time of purchase that the purchase is for the purchaser's own account (or for the benefit of such employee's spouse or minor children).
  • Dealers, brokers, banks or registered investment advisers that have entered into an agreement with the Distributor providing specifically for the use of shares of the Fund in particular investment products made available to their clients. Those clients may be charged a transaction fee by their dealer, broker, bank or advisor for the purchase or sale of Fund shares.
  • Investment advisers and financial planners who have entered into an agreement for this purpose with the Distributor and who charge an advisory, consulting or other fee for their services and buy shares for their own accounts or the accounts of their clients.
  • "Rabbi trusts" that buy shares for their own accounts, if the purchases are made through a broker or agent or other financial intermediary that has made special arrangements with the Distributor for those purchases.
  • Clients of investment advisers or financial planners (that have entered into an agreement for this purpose with the Distributor) who buy shares for their own accounts may also purchase shares without sales charge but only if their accounts are linked to a master account of their investment advisor or financial planner on the books and records of the broker, agent or financial intermediary with which the Distributor has made such special arrangements. Each of these investors may be charged a fee by the broker, agent or financial intermediary for purchasing shares.
  • Directors, trustees, officers or full-time employees of OpCap Advisors or its affiliates, their relatives or any trust, pension, profit sharing or other benefit plan which beneficially owns shares for those persons.
  • Accounts for which Oppenheimer Capital (or its successor) is the investment adviser (the Distributor must be advised of this arrangement) and persons who are directors or trustees of the company or trust which is the beneficial owner of such accounts.
  • A unit investment trust that has entered into an appropriate agreement with the Distributor.
  • Dealers, brokers, banks, or registered investment advisers that have entered into an agreement with the Distributor to sell shares to defined contribution employee retirement plans for which the dealer, broker or investment adviser provides administration services.
  • Retirement Plans and deferred compensation plans and trusts used to fund those plans (including, for example, plans qualified or created under sections 401(a), 401(k), 403(b) or 457 of the Internal Revenue Code), in each case if those purchases are made through a broker, agent or other financial intermediary that has made special arrangements with the Distributor for those purchases.
  • Effective October 1, 2005, taxable accounts established with the proceeds of Required Minimum Distributions from Retirement Plans.
  • Purchases of Class A shares by former shareholders of Atlas Strategic Income Fund in any Oppenheimer fund into which shareholders of Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Fund may exchange.
  • Purchases of Class A shares by former shareholders of Oppenheimer Total Return Fund Periodic Investment Plan in any Oppenheimer fund into which shareholders of Oppenheimer Equity Fund, Inc. may exchange.
  • Purchases of Class A shares within retirement plans that were converted to Class A shares on July 1, 2011.

B. Waivers of the Class A Initial and Contingent Deferred Sales Charges in Certain Transactions.

      1. Class A shares issued or purchased in the following transactions are not subject to sales charges (and no concessions are paid by the Distributor on such purchases):

  • Shares issued in plans of reorganization, such as mergers, asset acquisitions and exchange offers, to which the Fund is a party.
  • Shares purchased by the reinvestment of dividends or other distributions reinvested from the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds or unit investment trusts for which reinvestment arrangements have been made with the Distributor.
  • Shares purchased by certain Retirement Plans that are part of a retirement plan or platform offered by banks, broker-dealers, financial advisors or insurance companies, or serviced by recordkeepers.
  • Shares purchased by the reinvestment of loan repayments by a participant in a Retirement Plan for which the Manager or an affiliate acts as sponsor.
  • Shares purchased in amounts of less than $5.

      2. Class A shares issued and purchased in the following transactions are not subject to sales charges (a dealer concession at the annual rate of 0.25% is paid by the Distributor on purchases made within the first 6 months of plan establishment):

  • Retirement Plans that have $5 million or more in plan assets.
  • Retirement Plans with a single plan sponsor that have $5 million or more in aggregate assets invested in Oppenheimer funds.

C. Waivers of the Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge for Certain Redemptions.

The Class A CDSC is also waived if shares that would otherwise be subject to the CDSC are redeemed in the following cases:

  • To make Automatic Withdrawal Plan payments that are limited annually to no more than 12% of the account value adjusted annually.
  • Involuntary redemptions of shares by operation of law or involuntary redemptions of small accounts (please refer to "Shareholder Account Rules and Policies," in the applicable fund Prospectus).
  • For distributions from Retirement Plans, deferred compensation plans or other employee benefit plans for any of the following purposes:
  1. Following the death or disability (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code) of the participant or beneficiary. The death or disability must occur after the participant's account was established.
  2. To return excess contributions.
  3. To return contributions made due to a mistake of fact.
  4. Hardship withdrawals, as defined in the plan.2
  5. Under a Qualified Domestic Relations Order, as defined in the Internal Revenue Code, or, in the case of an IRA, a divorce or separation agreement described in Section 71(b) of the Internal Revenue Code.
  6. To meet the minimum distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code.
  7. To make "substantially equal periodic payments" as described in Section 72(t) of the Internal Revenue Code.
  8. For loans to participants or beneficiaries.
  9. Separation from service.3
  10. Participant-directed redemptions to purchase shares of a mutual fund (other than a fund managed by the Manager or a subsidiary of the Manager) if the plan has made special arrangements with the Distributor.
  11. Plan termination or "in-service distributions," if the redemption proceeds are rolled over directly to an OppenheimerFunds-sponsored IRA.
  • For distributions from 401(k) plans sponsored by broker-dealers that have entered into a special agreement with the Distributor allowing this waiver.
  • For distributions from retirement plans that have $10 million or more in plan assets and that have entered into a special agreement with the Distributor.
  • For distributions from retirement plans which are part of a retirement plan product or platform offered by certain banks, broker-dealers, financial advisors, insurance companies or record keepers which have entered into a special agreement with the Distributor.
  • At the sole discretion of the Distributor, the CDSC may be waived for redemptions of shares requested by the shareholder of record within 60 days following the termination by the Distributor of the selling agreement between the Distributor and the shareholder of record's broker-dealer of record for the account.

III. Waivers of Class B, Class C and Class N Sales Charges of Oppenheimer Funds

The Class B, Class C and Class N CDSCs will not be applied to shares purchased in certain types of transactions or redeemed in certain circumstances described below. Class C or Class N shares acquired by conversion from another share class are not considered a "purchase" for any purpose.

A. Waivers for Redemptions in Certain Cases.

The Class B, Class C and Class N CDSCs will be waived for redemptions of shares in the following cases:

  • Shares redeemed involuntarily, as described in "Shareholder Account Rules and Policies," in the applicable Prospectus.
  • Redemptions from accounts other than Retirement Plans following the death or disability of the last surviving shareholder. The death or disability must have occurred after the account was established, and for disability you must provide evidence of a determination of disability by the Social Security Administration.
  • The CDSCs are generally not waived following the death or disability of a grantor or trustee for a trust account. The CDSCs will only be waived in the limited case of the death of the trustee of a grantor trust or revocable living trust for which the trustee is also the sole beneficiary. The death or disability must have occurred after the account was established, and for disability you must provide evidence of a determination of disability (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code).
  • Distributions from accounts for which the broker-dealer of record has entered into a special agreement with the Distributor allowing this waiver.
  • At the sole discretion of the Distributor, the CDSC may be waived for redemptions of shares requested by the shareholder of record within 60 days following the termination by the Distributor of the selling agreement between the Distributor and the shareholder of record's broker-dealer of record for the account.
  • Redemptions of Class B shares held by Retirement Plans whose records are maintained on a daily valuation basis by Merrill Lynch or an independent record keeper under a contract with Merrill Lynch.
  • Redemptions by OppenheimerFunds Single K plans of Class B shares purchased after June 30, 2008.
  • Redemptions of Class C shares of an Oppenheimer fund, requested in writing by a Retirement Plan sponsor and submitted more than 12 months after the Retirement Plan's first purchase of Class C shares, if the redemption proceeds are invested to purchase Class N shares of one or more Oppenheimer funds.
  • Distributions4 from Retirement Plans or other employee benefit plans for any of the following purposes:
  1. Following the death or disability (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code) of the participant or beneficiary. The death or disability must occur after the participant's account was established in an Oppenheimer fund.
  2. To return excess contributions made to a participant's account.
  3. To return contributions made due to a mistake of fact.
  4. To make hardship withdrawals, as defined in the plan.2
  5. To make distributions required under a Qualified Domestic Relations Order or, in the case of an IRA, a divorce or separation agreement described in Section 71(b) of the Internal Revenue Code.
  6. To meet the minimum distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code.
  7. To make "substantially equal periodic payments" as described in Section 72(t) of the Internal Revenue Code.
  8. For loans to participants or beneficiaries.5
  9. On account of the participant's separation from service.6
  10. Participant-directed redemptions to purchase shares of a mutual fund (other than a fund managed by the Manager or a subsidiary of the Manager) offered as an investment option in a Retirement Plan if the plan has made special arrangements with the Distributor.
  11. Distributions made on account of a plan termination or "in-service" distributions, if the redemption proceeds are rolled over directly to an OppenheimerFunds-sponsored IRA.
  12. For distributions from a participant's account under an Automatic Withdrawal Plan after the participant reaches age 59½, as long as the aggregate value of the distributions does not exceed 10% of the account's value, adjusted annually.
  13. For distributions from 401(k) plans sponsored by broker-dealers that have entered into a special arrangement with the Distributor allowing this waiver.
  • Redemptions of Class B shares or Class C shares under an Automatic Withdrawal Plan from an account other than a Retirement Plan if the aggregate value of the redeemed shares does not exceed 10% of the account's value annually.

B. Waivers for Shares Sold or Issued in Certain Transactions.

The CDSC is also waived on Class B, Class C and Class N shares sold or issued in the following cases:

  • Shares sold to the Manager or its affiliates.
  • Shares sold to registered management investment companies or separate accounts of insurance companies having an agreement with the Manager or the Distributor for that purpose.
  • Shares sold to present or former officers, directors, trustees or employees (and their "immediate families" as defined above in Section I.A.) of the Fund, the Manager and its affiliates and retirement plans established by them for their employees.
  • Shares issued in plans of reorganization to which the Fund is a party.

Footnotes to Appendix A:

1. However, that concession will not be paid on purchases of shares in amounts of $1 million or more (including any right of accumulation) by a Retirement Plan that pays for the purchase with the redemption proceeds of Class C shares of one or more Oppenheimer funds held by the Plan for more than one year.
2. This provision does not apply to IRAs.
3. This provision only applies to qualified retirement plans and 403(b)(7) custodial plans after your separation from service in or after the year you reached age 55.
4. The distribution must be requested prior to Plan termination or the elimination of the Oppenheimer funds as an investment option under the Plan.
5. This provision does not apply to loans from 403(b)(7) custodial plans or from OppenheimerFunds Single K plans.
6. This provision does not apply to 403(b)(7) custodial plans if the participant is less than age 55, nor to IRAs.


Appendix B: Ratings Definitions

Ratings Definitions

Below are summaries of the rating definitions used by the nationally recognized statistical rating organizations ("NRSROs") listed below. Those ratings represent the opinion of the NRSRO as to the credit quality of issues that they rate. The summaries below are based upon publicly available information provided by the NRSROs.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's")

LONG-TERM RATINGS: BONDS AND PREFERRED STOCK ISSUER RATINGS

Aaa: Bonds and preferred stock rated "Aaa" are judged to be the best quality. They carry the smallest degree of investment risk. Interest payments are protected by a large or by an exceptionally stable margin and principal is secure. While the various protective elements are likely to change, the changes that can be expected are most unlikely to impair the fundamentally strong position of such issues.

Aa: Bonds and preferred stock rated "Aa" are judged to be of high quality by all standards. Together with the "Aaa" group, they comprise what are generally known as high-grade bonds. They are rated lower than the best bonds because margins of protection may not be as large as with "Aaa" securities or fluctuation of protective elements may be of greater amplitude or there may be other elements present which make the long-term risk appear somewhat larger than that of "Aaa" securities.

A: Bonds and preferred stock rated "A" possess many favorable investment attributes and are to be considered as upper-medium grade obligations. Factors giving security to principal and interest are considered adequate but elements may be present which suggest a susceptibility to impairment some time in the future.

Baa: Bonds and preferred stock rated "Baa" are considered medium-grade obligations; that is, they are neither highly protected nor poorly secured. Interest payments and principal security appear adequate for the present but certain protective elements may be lacking or may be characteristically unreliable over any great length of time. Such bonds lack outstanding investment characteristics and have speculative characteristics as well.

Ba: Bonds and preferred stock rated "Ba" are judged to have speculative elements. Their future cannot be considered well-assured. Often the protection of interest and principal payments may be very moderate and thereby not well safeguarded during both good and bad times over the future. Uncertainty of position characterizes bonds in this class.

B: Bonds and preferred stock rated "B" generally lack characteristics of the desirable investment. Assurance of interest and principal payments or of maintenance of other terms of the contract over any long period of time may be small.

Caa: Bonds and preferred stock rated "Caa" are of poor standing. Such issues may be in default or there may be present elements of danger with respect to principal or interest.

Ca: Bonds and preferred stock rated "Ca" represent obligations which are speculative in a high degree. Such issues are often in default or have other marked shortcomings.

C: Bonds and preferred stock rated "C" are the lowest class of rated bonds and can be regarded as having extremely poor prospects of ever attaining any real investment standing.

Moody's applies numerical modifiers 1, 2, and 3 in each generic rating classification from "Aa" through "Caa." The modifier "1" indicates that the obligation ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier "2" indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier "3" indicates a ranking in the lower end of that generic rating category. Advanced refunded issues that are secured by certain assets are identified with a # symbol.

PRIME RATING SYSTEM (SHORT-TERM RATINGS – TAXABLE DEBT)

These ratings are opinions of the ability of issuers to honor senior financial obligations and contracts. Such obligations generally have an original maturity not exceeding one year, unless explicitly noted.

Prime-1: Issuer has a superior ability for repayment of senior short-term debt obligations.

Prime-2: Issuer has a strong ability for repayment of senior short-term debt obligations. Earnings trends and coverage ratios, while sound, may be more subject to variation. Capitalization characteristics, while appropriate, may be more affected by external conditions. Ample alternate liquidity is maintained.

Prime-3: Issuer has an acceptable ability for repayment of senior short-term obligations. The effect of industry characteristics and market compositions may be more pronounced. Variability in earnings and profitability may result in changes in the level of debt protection measurements and may require relatively high financial leverage. Adequate alternate liquidity is maintained.

Not Prime: Issuer does not fall within any Prime rating category.

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services ("Standard & Poor's"), a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

LONG-TERM ISSUE CREDIT RATINGS

Issue credit ratings are based in varying degrees, on the following considerations:

  • Likelihood of payment-capacity and willingness of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on an obligation in accordance with the terms of the obligation;
  • Nature of and provisions of the obligation; and
  • Protection afforded by, and relative position of, the obligation in the event of bankruptcy, reorganization, or other arrangement under the laws of bankruptcy and other laws affecting creditors' rights.

The issue ratings definitions are expressed in terms of default risk. As such, they pertain to senior obligations of an entity. Junior obligations are typically rated lower than senior obligations, to reflect the lower priority in bankruptcy, as noted above.

AAA: An obligation rated "AAA" has the highest rating assigned by Standard & Poor's. The obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is extremely strong.

AA: An obligation rated "AA" differs from the highest rated obligations only in small degree. The obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is very strong.

A: An obligation rated "A" is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher-rated categories. However, the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is still strong.

BBB: An obligation rated "BBB" exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

BB, B, CCC, CC, and C: Obligations rated "BB", "B", "CCC", "CC", and "C" are regarded as having significant speculative characteristics. "BB" indicates the least degree of speculation and "C" the highest. While such obligations will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these may be outweighed by large uncertainties or major exposures to adverse conditions.

BB: An obligation rated "BB" is less vulnerable to nonpayment than other speculative issues. However, they face major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions which could lead to the obligor's inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

B: An obligation rated "B" is more vulnerable to nonpayment than obligations rated "BB", but the obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. Adverse business, financial, or economic conditions will likely impair the obligor's capacity or willingness to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

CCC: An obligation rated "CCC" is currently vulnerable to nonpayment, and are dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. In the event of adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, the obligor is not likely to have the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

CC: An obligation rated "CC" is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment.

C: Subordinated debt or preferred stock obligations rated "C" are currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment. The "C" rating may be used to cover a situation where a bankruptcy petition has been filed or similar action taken, but payments on this obligation are being continued. A "C" also will be assigned to a preferred stock issue in arrears on dividends or sinking fund payments, but that is currently paying.

D: An obligation rated "D" is in payment default. The "D" rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due even if the applicable grace period has not expired, unless Standard & Poor's believes that such payments will be made during such grace period. The "D" rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of a similar action if payments on an obligation are jeopardized.

The ratings from "AA" to "CCC" may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (-) sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories.

c: The "c" subscript is used to provide additional information to investors that the bank may terminate its obligation to purchase tendered bonds if the long-term credit rating of the issuer is below an investment-grade level and/or the issuer's bonds are deemed taxable.

p: The letter "p" indicates that the rating is provisional. A provisional rating assumes the successful completion of the project financed by the debt being rated and indicates that payment of debt service requirements is largely or entirely dependent upon the successful, timely completion of the project. This rating, however, while addressing credit quality subsequent to completion of the project, makes no comment on the likelihood of or the risk of default upon failure of such completion. The investor should exercise his own judgment with respect to such likelihood and risk.

Continuance of the ratings is contingent upon Standard & Poor's receipt of an executed copy of the escrow agreement or closing documentation confirming investments and cash flows.

r: The "r" highlights derivative, hybrid, and certain other obligations that Standard & Poor's believes may experience high volatility or high variability in expected returns as a result of noncredit risks. Examples of such obligations are securities with principal or interest return indexed to equities, commodities, or currencies; certain swaps and options; and interest-only and principal-only mortgage securities. The absence of an "r" symbol should not be taken as an indication that an obligation will exhibit no volatility or variability in total return.

N.R. Not rated.

Debt obligations of issuers outside the United States and its territories are rated on the same basis as domestic corporate and municipal issues. The ratings measure the creditworthiness of the obligor but do not take into account currency exchange and related uncertainties.

Bond Investment Quality Standards

Under present commercial bank regulations issued by the Comptroller of the Currency, bonds rated in the top four categories ("AAA", "AA", "A", and "BBB", commonly known as investment-grade ratings) generally are regarded as eligible for bank investment. Also, the laws of various states governing legal investments impose certain rating or other standards for obligations eligible for investment by savings banks, trust companies, insurance companies, and fiduciaries in general.

SHORT-TERM ISSUE CREDIT RATINGS

Short-term ratings are generally assigned to those obligations considered short-term in the relevant market. In the U.S., for example, that means obligations with an original maturity of no more than 365 days-including commercial paper.

A-1: A short-term obligation rated "A-1" is rated in the highest category by Standard & Poor's. The obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is strong. Within this category, certain obligations are designated with a plus sign (+). This indicates that the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on these obligations is extremely strong.

A-2: A short-term obligation rated "A-2" is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher rating categories. However, the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is satisfactory.

A-3: A short-term obligation rated "A-3" exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

B: A short-term obligation rated "B" is regarded as having significant speculative characteristics. The obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation; however, it faces major ongoing uncertainties which could lead to the obligor's inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

C: A short-term obligation rated "C" is currently vulnerable to nonpayment and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

D: A short-term obligation rated "D" is in payment default. The "D" rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due even if the applicable grace period has not expired, unless Standard & Poor's believes that such payments will be made during such grace period. The "D" rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of a similar action if payments on an obligation are jeopardized.

NOTES:
A Standard & Poor's note rating reflects the liquidity factors and market access risks unique to notes. Notes due in three years or less will likely receive a note rating. Notes maturing beyond three years will most likely receive a long-term debt rating. The following criteria will be used in making that assessment:

  • Amortization schedule-the larger the final maturity relative to other maturities, the more likely it will be treated as a note; and
  • Source of payment-the more dependent the issue is on the market for its refinancing, the more likely it will be treated as a note.

SP-1: Strong capacity to pay principal and interest. An issue with a very strong capacity to pay debt service is given a (+) designation.

SP-2: Satisfactory capacity to pay principal and interest, with some vulnerability to adverse financial and economic changes over the term of the notes.

SP-3: Speculative capacity to pay principal and interest.

Fitch, Inc.
International credit ratings assess the capacity to meet foreign currency or local currency commitments. Both "foreign currency" and "local currency" ratings are internationally comparable assessments. The local currency rating measures the probability of payment within the relevant sovereign state's currency and jurisdiction and therefore, unlike the foreign currency rating, does not take account of the possibility of foreign exchange controls limiting transfer into foreign currency.

INTERNATIONAL LONG-TERM CREDIT RATINGS
The following ratings scale applies to foreign currency and local currency ratings.

Investment-Grade:

AAA: Highest Credit Quality. "AAA" ratings denote the lowest expectation of credit risk. They are assigned only in the case of exceptionally strong capacity for timely payment of financial commitments. This capacity is highly unlikely to be adversely affected by foreseeable events.

AA: Very High Credit Quality. "AA" ratings denote a very low expectation of credit risk. They indicate a very strong capacity for timely payment of financial commitments. This capacity is not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable events.

A: High Credit Quality. "A" ratings denote a low expectation of credit risk. The capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is considered strong. This capacity may, nevertheless, be more vulnerable to changes in circumstances or in economic conditions than is the case for higher ratings.

BBB: Good Credit Quality. "BBB" ratings indicate that there is currently a low expectation of credit risk. The capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is considered adequate, but adverse changes in circumstances and in economic conditions are more likely to impair this capacity. This is the lowest investment-grade category.

 

Speculative Grade:

BB: Speculative. "BB" ratings indicate that there is a possibility of credit risk developing, particularly as the result of adverse economic change over time. However, business or financial alternatives may be available to allow financial commitments to be met. Securities rated in this category are not investment-grade.

B: Highly Speculative. "B" ratings indicate that significant credit risk is present, but a limited margin of safety remains. Financial commitments are currently being met. However, capacity for continued payment is contingent upon a sustained, favorable business and economic environment.

CCC, CC, and C: High Default Risk. Default is a real possibility. Capacity for meeting financial commitments is solely reliant upon sustained, favorable business or economic developments. A "CC" rating indicates that default of some kind appears probable. "C" ratings signal imminent default.

DDD, DD, and D: Default. The ratings of obligations in this category are based on their prospects for achieving partial or full recovery in a reorganization or liquidation of the obligor. While expected recovery values are highly speculative and cannot be estimated with any precision, the following serve as general guidelines. "DDD" obligations have the highest potential for recovery, around 90%-100% of outstanding amounts and accrued interest. "DD" indicates potential recoveries in the range of 50%-90%, and "D" the lowest recovery potential, i.e., below 50%.

Entities rated in this category have defaulted on some or all of their obligations. Entities rated "DDD" have the highest prospect for resumption of performance or continued operation with or without a formal reorganization process. Entities rated "DD" and "D" are generally undergoing a formal reorganization or liquidation process; those rated "DD" are likely to satisfy a higher portion of their outstanding obligations, while entities rated "D" have a poor prospect for repaying all obligations.

Plus (+) and minus (-) signs may be appended to a rating symbol to denote relative status within the major rating categories. Plus and minus signs are not added to the "AAA" category or to categories below "CCC," nor to short-term ratings other than "F1" (see below).

INTERNATIONAL SHORT-TERM CREDIT RATINGS
The following ratings scale applies to foreign currency and local currency ratings. A short-term rating has a time horizon of less than 12 months for most obligations, or up to three years for U.S. public finance securities, and thus places greater emphasis on the liquidity necessary to meet financial commitments in a timely manner.

F1: Highest credit quality. Strongest capacity for timely payment of financial commitments. May have an added "+" to denote any exceptionally strong credit feature.

F2: Good credit quality. A satisfactory capacity for timely payment of financial commitments, but the margin of safety is not as great as in the case of higher ratings.

F3: Fair credit quality. Capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is adequate. However, near-term adverse changes could result in a reduction to non-investment-grade.

B: Speculative. Minimal capacity for timely payment of financial commitments, plus vulnerability to near-term adverse changes in financial and economic conditions.

C: High default risk. Default is a real possibility. Capacity for meeting financial commitments is solely reliant upon a sustained, favorable business and economic environment.

D: Default. Denotes actual or imminent payment default.

Appendix C: Qualifying Hybrid Instruments

Section 2(f) of the Commodities Exchange Act (the "Act") ("Exclusion for qualifying hybrid instruments")

(1) In general.

     Nothing in this chapter (other than section 16(e)(2)(B) of this title) governs or is applicable to a hybrid instrument that is predominantly a security.

(2)Predominance.

     A hybrid instrument shall be considered to be predominantly a security if -

     (A) the issuer of the hybrid instrument receives payment in full of the purchase price of the hybrid instrument, substantially contemporaneously with delivery of the hybrid instrument;

     (B) the purchaser or holder of the hybrid instrument is not required to make any payment to the issuer in addition to the purchase price paid under subparagraph (A), whether as margin, settlement payment, or otherwise, during the life of the hybrid instrument or at maturity;

     (C) the issuer of the hybrid instrument is not subject by the terms of the instrument to mark-to-market margining requirements; and

     (D) the hybrid instrument is not marketed as a contract of sale of a commodity for future delivery (or option on such a contract) subject to this chapter.

(3)Mark-to-market margining requirements.

     For the purposes of paragraph (2)(C), mark-to-market margining requirements do not include the obligation of an issuer of a secured debt instrument to increase the amount of collateral held in pledge for the benefit of the purchaser of the secured debt instrument to secure the repayment obligations of the issuer under the secured debt instrument.

CFTC Rule 34.3 Hybrid Instrument Exemption

     (a) A hybrid instrument is exempt from all provisions of the Act and any person or class of persons offering, entering into, rendering advice or rendering other services with respect to such exempt hybrid instrument is exempt for such activity from all provisions of the Act (except in each case Section 2(a)(1)(B)), provided the following terms and conditions are met:

          (1)The instrument is:

               (i) An equity or debt security within the meaning of Section 2(l) of the Securities Act of 1933; or

               (ii) A demand deposit, time deposit or transaction account within the meaning of 12 CFR 204.2(b)(1), (c)(1) and (e), respectively, offered by an insured depository institution as defined in Section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; an insured credit union as defined in Section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act; or a Federal or State branch or agency of a foreign bank as defined in Section 1 of the International Banking Act;

          (2)The sum of the commodity-dependent values of the commodity-dependent components is less than the commodity-independent value of the commodity-independent component;

          (3)Provided that:

              (i) An issuer must receive full payment of the hybrid instrument's purchase price, and a purchaser or holder of a hybrid instrument may not be required to make additional out-of-pocket payments to the issuer during the life of the instrument or at maturity; and

               (ii) The instrument is not marketed as a futures contract or a commodity option, or, except to the extent necessary to describe the functioning of the instrument or to comply with applicable disclosure requirements, as having the characteristics of a futures contract or a commodity option; and

               (iii) The instrument does not provide for settlement in the form of a delivery instrument that is specified as such in the rules of a designated contract market;

         (4)The instrument is initially issued or sold subject to applicable federal or state securities or banking laws to persons permitted thereunder to purchase or enter into the hybrid instrument.

Appendix D: Qualifying Swap Transactions

Section 2(g) of the Commodities Exchange Act (the "Act") ("Excluded swap transactions")

     No provision of this chapter (other than section 7a (to the extent provided in section 7a(g) of this title), 7a-1, 7a-3, or 16(e)(2) of this title) shall apply to or govern any agreement, contract, or transaction in a commodity other than an agricultural commodity if the agreement, contract, or transaction is -

          (1) entered into only between persons that are eligible contract participants at the time they enter into the agreement, contract, or transaction;

          (2) subject to individual negotiation by the parties; and

          (3) not executed or traded on a trading facility.

CFTC Rule 35.2 Exemption

     A swap agreement is exempt from all provisions of the Act and any person or class of persons offering, entering into, rendering advice, or rendering other services with respect to such agreement, is exempt for such activity from all provisions of the Act (except in each case the provisions of Sections 2(a)(1)(B), 4b, and 4o of the Act and Section 32.9 of this chapter as adopted under Section 4c(b) of the Act, and the provisions of Sections 6(c) and 9(a)(2) of the Act to the extent these provisions prohibit manipulation of the market price of any commodity in interstate commerce or for future delivery on or subject to the rules of any contract market), provided the following terms and conditions are met:

          (a) the swap agreement is entered into solely between eligible swap participants at the time such persons enter into the swap agreement;

          (b) the swap agreement is not part of a fungible class of agreements that are standardized as to their material economic terms;

          (c) the creditworthiness of any party having an actual or potential obligation under the swap agreement would be a material consideration in entering into or determining the terms of the swap agreement, including pricing, cost, or credit enhancement terms of the swap agreement; and

          (d) the swap agreement is not entered into and traded on or through a multilateral transaction execution facility;

          Provided, however, that paragraphs (b) and (d) of Rule 35.2 shall not be deemed to preclude arrangements or facilities between parties to swap agreements, that provide for netting of payment obligations resulting from such swap agreements nor shall these subsections be deemed to preclude arrangements or facilities among parties to swap agreements, that provide for netting of payments resulting from such swap agreements; provided further, that any person may apply to the Commission for exemption from any of the provisions of the Act (except 2(a)(1)(B)) for other arrangements or facilities, on such terms and conditions as the Commission deems appropriate, including but not limited thereto, the applicability of other regulatory regimes.

Financial Statements

Financial information is not provided for the Fund because, as of the date of this SAI, the Fund has not yet commenced operations.

Oppenheimer Diversified Alternatives Fund

Website
www.oppenheimerfunds.com

Investment Adviser
OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Two World Financial Center
225 Liberty Street, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10281-1008

Distributor
OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.
Two World Financial Center
225 Liberty Street, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10281-1008

Transfer Agent
OppenheimerFunds Services
P.O. Box 5270
Denver, Colorado 80217
1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677)

Custodian Bank
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
40 Water Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109-3661

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

(to be provided)



 

 

Legal Counsel
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
1177 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036

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OPPENHEIMER DIVERSIFIED ALTERNATIVES FUND

FORM N-1A

PART C

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 28. – Exhibits

(a)           Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated 9/10/12: Filed herewith.

(b)           By-Laws dated 9/10/12:  Filed herewith.

(c)           See Exhibits (a) and (b)

(d)           Investment Advisory Agreement: To be filed by amendment.

(e)   (i) General Distributor's Agreement: To be filed by amendment.

(ii) Form of Dealer Agreement of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Main Street Funds, Inc. (Reg. No. 33-17850), (10/23/06), and incorporated herein by reference.

(iii) Form of Broker Agreement of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Main Street Funds, Inc. (Reg. No. 33-17850), (10/23/06), and incorporated herein by reference.

(iv) Form of Agency Agreement of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Main Street Funds, Inc. (Reg. No. 33-17850), (10/23/06), and incorporated herein by reference.

(v)     Form of Trust Company Fund/SERV Purchase Agreement of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer High Yield Fund (Reg. No. 2-62076), (10/26/01), and incorporated herein by reference.

(vi)         Form of Trust Company Agency Agreement of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Main Street Funds, Inc. (Reg. No. 33-17850), (10/23/06), and incorporated herein by reference.

(f)           Form of Oppenheimer Funds Compensation Deferral Plan for Eligible Trustees, effective 1/1/08: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Portfolio Series (Reg. No. 333-121449), (5/29/09), and incorporated herein by reference.
(g)                      Global Custodial Services Agreement: To be filed by amendment.

(h)           Not applicable.

(i)           Opinion and Consent of Counsel: To be filed by amendment.

(j)           Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm’s Consent: To be filed by amendment.

(k)           Not applicable.

(l)   Investment Letter from OppenheimerFunds, Inc. to Registrant: To be filed by amendment.

(m)         (i) Service Plan and Agreement for Class A shares: To be filed by amendment.

(ii) Distribution and Service Plan and Agreement for Class C shares: To be filed by amendment.

(iii) Distribution and Service Plan and Agreement for Class N shares: To be filed by amendment.

(n)           Oppenheimer Funds Multiple Class Plan under Rule 18f-3 as updated through 4/20/11: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Transition 2010 Fund (Reg. No. 333-135516), (6/27/11), and incorporated herein by reference.
 
(o)   Power of Attorney for all Trustees/Directors and Officers: To be filed by amendment.

(p)    Code of Ethics of the Oppenheimer Funds, OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (including affiliates and subsidiaries) and OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., dated as of 5/25/12, under Rule 17j-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Transition 2010 Fund (Reg. No. 333-135516), (6/26/12), and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 29. - Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the Fund

None.

Item 30. – Indemnification

Reference is made to the provisions of Article VII of Registrant's Declaration of Trust filed as Exhibit 28(a) to this Registration Statement, and incorporated herein by reference.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to trustees, officers and controlling persons of Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions or otherwise, Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a trustee, officer or controlling person of Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such trustee, officer or controlling person, Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

Item 31. - Business and Other Connections of the Investment Adviser
(a)           OppenheimerFunds, Inc. is the investment adviser of the Registrant; it and certain subsidiaries and affiliates act in the same capacity to other investment companies, including without limitation those described in Parts A and B hereof and listed in Item 31(b) below.

(b)           There is set forth below information as to any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in which each officer and trustee of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. is, or at any time during the past two fiscal years has been, engaged for his/her own account or in the capacity of trustee, officer, employee, partner or trustee.


Name and Current Position with OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
 
Other Business and Connections During the Past Two Years
Timothy L. Abbuhl,
Senior Vice President
Treasurer of Centennial Asset Management Corporation; Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc., Trinity Investment Management Corporation and OFI Trust Company; Assistant Treasurer of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp.; Vice President and Assistant Treasurer of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.
Robert Agan,
Senior Vice President
Senior Vice President of Shareholder Financial Services, Inc., OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. and Shareholders Services, Inc.; Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., Centennial Asset Management Corporation and OFI Private Investments Inc.
Obianyo Akunwafor,
Vice President
None
Carl Algermissen,
Vice President,  Senior Counsel & Assistant Secretary
Assistant Secretary of Centennial Asset Management Corporation.
Ramesh Allu,
Vice President
None
Michael Amato,
Vice President
None
Nicole Andersen,
Assistant Vice President
None
Konstantin Andreev,
Assistant Vice President
None
Raymond Anello,
Vice President
None
Janette Aprilante,
Vice President & Secretary
Secretary (since December 2001) of: Centennial Asset Management Corporation, OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., HarbourView Asset Management Corporation (since June 2003), Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc., Shareholder Financial Services, Inc., Shareholder Services, Inc., Trinity Investment Management Corporation (since January 2005), OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program, OFI Private Investments Inc. (since June 2003) and OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. (since June 2003). Assistant Secretary of OFI Trust Company (since December 2001).
Daryl Armstrong,
Vice President
None
Anthony Arnese,
Assistant Vice President
None
Emily Ast,
Assistant Vice President and Assistant Counsel
Formerly an associate at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP.
Hany S. Ayad,
Vice President
None
Kevin Babikian,
Vice President and Assistant Counsel
Formerly a senior associate at Dechert LLP (February 2010 – February 2012).
James F. Bailey,
Senior Vice President
Senior Vice President of Shareholder Services, Inc.
Robert Baker,
Vice President
None
John Michael Banta,
Assistant Vice President
None
Anthony Barbato,
Assistant Vice President
None
Michael Barnes,
Assistant Vice President
None
Adam Bass,
Assistant Vice President
None
Kathleen Beichert,
Senior Vice President
Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.
Emanuele Bergagnini,
Vice President
Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc.
Robert Bertucci,
Vice President:
Rochester Division
None
Rajeev Bhaman,
Senior Vice President
Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc.
Kamal Bhatia,
Senior Vice President
Managing Director at TIAA-CREF (August 2006 – September 2011).
Ross Bielak,
Assistant Vice President
None
Adam Bierstedt,
Assistant Vice President
None
Mark Binning,
Assistant Vice President
None
Donal Bishnoi,
Assistant Vice President
None
Beth Bleimehl,
Assistant Vice President
None
Michael Block,
Assistant Vice President
Analyst at PB Capital (June 2011); Consultant for Sound Point Capital Management (January 2011 – June 2011).
Lisa I. Bloomberg,
Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel
Assistant Secretary of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc.
Michelle Borre Massick,
Vice President
None
Lori E. Bostrom,
Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel
Assistant Secretary of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program.
Beth Botkin,
Assistant Vice President
None
John Boydell,
Vice President
None
Richard Britton,
Vice President
None
 
Jack Brown,
Vice President
Assistant Secretary of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation.
Roger Buckley,
Assistant Vice President
None
Joy Budzinski,
Vice President
None
Carla Buffulin,
Vice President
None
Stephanie Bullington,
Vice President
None
Julie Burke,
Vice President
None
Lisa Burke,
Assistant Vice President
None
JoAnne Butler,
Assistant Vice President
None
Debbie Byers,
Assistant Vice President
None
Mary Cademartori,
Vice President and Associate Counsel
Director and Associate General Counsel at UBS Financial Services Inc. (April 2007 – January 2011).
Christine Calandrella,
Assistant Vice President
None
Michael Camarella,
Vice President
None
Edward Campbell,
Assistant Vice President
None
Debra Casey,
Vice President
None
Herman Chan,
Vice President
None
Nitin Chandiramani,
Assistant Vice President
Senior Compliance Officer at JPMorgan Asset Management (March 2008 – August 2011).
Ronald Chibnik,
Vice President
None
Bhishek Choksey,
Assistant Vice President
None
Patrick Sheng Chu,
Assistant Vice President
None
H.C. Digby Clements,
Senior Vice President:
Rochester Division
None
Thomas Closs,
Assistant Vice President
None
Darrin Clough,
Assistant Vice President
None
Stephanie Colca,
Assistant Vice President
None
David Cole,
Assistant Vice President
None
Tamara Colorado,
Vice President
None
Eric Compton,
Vice President
None
Ellen Comisar,
Assistant Vice President
None
Scott Cottier,
Vice President:
Rochester Division
None
William Couch,
Assistant Vice President
None
Geoffrey Craddock
Executive Vice President
None
Terry Crady,
Assistant Vice President
None
Roger W. Crandall,
Director
President, Director and Chief Executive Officer of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company; Chairman of the Board & Class A Director of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp.
Lisa Crotty,
Assistant Vice President
None
Jerry Cubbin,
Vice President
None
George Curry,
Vice President
Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.
Rushan Dagli,
Vice President
Vice President of OFI Private Investments Inc., Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. and Shareholder Services, Inc.
John Damian,
Senior Vice President
Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc.
John Delano,
Vice President
None
Madeline Delianides,
Vice President
None
Kendra Delisa,
Assistant Vice President
None
Alessio de Longis,
Vice President
None
Brendan Deasy,
Vice President
None
Damaris De Los Santos,
Assistant Vice President
None
Richard Demarco,
Assistant Vice President
None
Mark Demitry,
Vice President
None
Robin Dey,
Vice President
None
Craig P. Dinsell,
Executive Vice President
None
Randall C. Dishmon,
Vice President
None
Ryan Dolan,
Assistant Vice President
None
Steven D. Dombrower,
Vice President
Senior Vice President of OFI Private Investments Inc.; Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.
Andrew Doyle,
Senior Vice President
None
Thomas Doyle,
Assistant Vice President
None
Adam Drvenkar,
Assistant Vice President
None
Robert Dunphy,
Vice President
None
Brian Dvorak,
Vice President
None
Taylor Edwards,
Vice President & Senior Counsel
None
Eden Elder,
Vice President
None
Peter Ellman,
Assistant Vice President
None
Christopher Emanuel,
Vice President
None
Daniel R. Engstrom,
Vice President
None
James Robert Erven,
Vice President
None
Dana Espinel,
Assistant Vice President
Senior Meetings Events Manager at Wolters Kluwer (May 2007 – October 2010).
George R. Evans,
Senior Vice President & Director of Equities
None
Kathy Faber,
Assistant Vice President
None
David Falicia,
Assistant Vice President
Assistant Secretary of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation.
Matthew Farkas,
Vice President and Senior Counsel
None
Jason Farrell,
Assistant Vice President
None
Kristie Feinberg,
Senior Vice President and Treasurer
Assistant Treasurer of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp., Centennial Asset Management Corp., OFI Trust Company; Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc.; Treasurer of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program, OFI Private Investments Inc.; Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. and HarbourView Asset Management Corporation.
Tracy Firmin,
Assistant Vice President
Branch Supervision Manager (December 2010 – November 2011) and Supervisory Principal (December 2005 – November 2011) at TIAA CREF.
Jonathan Fischer,
Assistant Vice President
None
Steven Fling,
Assistant Vice President
None
Colleen M. Franca,
Vice President
None
Debbie Francis,
Assistant Vice President
None
Diane Frankenfield,
Senior Vice President
None
Arthur S. Gabinet,
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Executive Vice President (since May 2010) and General Counsel (since January 2011) of the Manager; General Counsel of the Distributor (since January 2011); General Counsel of Centennial Asset Management Corporation (since January 2011); Executive Vice President and General Counsel of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation (since January 2011); Assistant Secretary (since January 2011) and Director (since January 2011) of OppenheimerFunds International Ltd. and OppenheimerFunds plc; Vice President and Director of Oppenheimer Partnership Holdings, Inc. (since January 2011); Director of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (since January 2011); Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. and Shareholder Services, Inc. (since January 2011); Executive Vice President and General Counsel of OFI Private Investments, Inc. (since January 2011); Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program (since January 2011); Vice President of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp (since February 2011); Executive Vice President and General Counsel of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. (since January 2011); General Counsel, Asset Management of the Manager (May 2010-December 2010).
Charles Gapay,
Assistant Vice President
None
Selin Gucelik,
Vice President
None
Anthony W. Gennaro, Jr.,
Vice President
Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc.
Timothy Gerlach,
Assistant Vice President
None
Charles Gilbert,
Assistant Vice President
None
Alan C. Gilston,
Vice President
Director of OFI Trust Company.
Edward Gizzi,
Vice President and Assistant Counsel
Associate at Willkie Farr & Gallagher, LLP (February 2006 – October 2010).
 
William F. Glavin, Jr., Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
Formerly Executive Vice President and co-Chief Operating Officer of MassMutual Financial Group; Director of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. Tremont Group Holdings, Inc. and Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc.; Chief Executive Officer, President & Management Director of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp.
Jill E. Glazerman,
Senior Vice President
None
Kevin Glenn,
Vice President
None
David Goldberg,
Assistant Vice President
None
Jennifer Goldstein,
Vice President & Assistant Counsel
Director at BlackRock Inc. (December 2009 – August 2011).
Manind Govil,
Senior Vice President
Senior Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc.
Raquel Granahan,
Senior Vice President
Senior Vice President of OFI Private Investments Inc.; Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., and OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program.
Daniel Grasman,
Senior Vice President
None
Samuel Groban,
Assistant Vice President
None
Selin Gulcelik,
Vice President
None
Daniel Gulko,
Assistant Vice President
None
Jeff Guszak,
Assistant Vice President
None
Jonathan Hagen,
Assistant Vice President
None
Marilyn Hall,
Vice President
None
Cheryl Hampton,
Vice President
None
Kelly Haney,
Assistant Vice President
None
Jason Harubin,
Assistant Vice President
None
Steve Hauenstein,
Assistant Vice President
None
Thomas B. Hayes,
Vice President
None
Heidi Heikenfeld,
Vice President
None
Lori Heinel
Senior Vice President
Formerly a managing director and Head of Investment Solutions at Citi Private Bank.
Nicholas Henry,
Assistant Vice President
None
Philipp Hensler,
Executive Vice President
Formerly CEO, Chairman and Managing Director at DWS Investment Distributors, Inc.; Director, Chairman of the Board & President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.; Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & Director of Centennial Asset Management, Inc.
Kenneth Herold,
Assistant Vice President
None
Robert Herz,
Vice President
Managing Director at John W. Bristol & Co., Inc. (May 2003 – January 2011).
Brian Hickey,
Assistant Vice President
None
Joseph Higgins,
Vice President
Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. and OFI Private Investments Inc.
Todd Hiller,
Vice President
None
Daniel Hoelscher,
Assistant Vice President
None
Eivind Holte,
Vice President
None
Craig Holloway,
Vice President
None
Brian Hourihan,
Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel
Assistant Secretary of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc., OFI Private Investments Inc., HarbourView Asset Management Corporation, OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. (since April 2006) and Trinity Investment Management Corporation; Secretary of OFI Trust Company.
Lucienne Howell,
Vice President
None
Edward Hrybenko,
Senior Vice President
Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.
Douglas Huffman,
Assistant Vice President
None
Margaret Hui,
Vice President
Vice President of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation.
Dana Hunter,
Assistant Vice President
None
Patrick Hurley,
Assistant Vice President
None
Keith Hylind,
Vice President
None
Kelly Bridget Ireland,
Vice President
None
Christopher Ivezic,
Assistant Vice President
None
Kathleen T. Ives,
Senior Vice President
Vice President and Assistant Secretary of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. and Shareholder Services, Inc.; Assistant Secretary of Centennial Asset Management Corporation, HarbourView Asset Management Corporation, OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc.
Steel Jaykus,
Vice President
Global Head of Performance & Attribution (December 2009 – October 2011) at Morgan Stanley.
Frank V. Jennings,
Senior Vice President
None
Diane Johnston,
Vice President
Director at Fidelity Investments (May 2009 – August 2011).
Avinand Jutagir,
Assistant Vice President
None
Lisa Kadehjian,
Vice President
None
Rezo Kanovich,
Vice President
None
Amee Kantesaria,
Vice President, Assistant Counsel & Assistant Secretary
 
Assistant Secretary of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp.
Cem Karacadag,
Vice President
None
Sean Keller,
Vice President
None
James Kennedy,
Senior Vice President
None
John Kiernan,
Vice President & Associate Counsel
None
Robert Kinsey,
Vice President
Formerly a Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Specialist at ING Investment Management.
Turgot Kisinbay,
Assistant Vice President
Economist at the International Monetary Fund (June 2002 – July 2011).
Audrey Kiszla,
Vice President
None
Daniel Kohn,
Vice President
None
Martin S. Korn,
Senior Vice President
None
Arin Kornschankul,
Assistant Vice President
None
Michael Kotlarz,
Vice President
None
Brian Kramer,
Vice President
Assistant Treasurer of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp.
Magnus Krantz,
Vice President
None
Alen Kreso,
Assistant Vice President
None
Robert Kuhta,
Vice President
Client Service Lead at Slalom Consulting (September 2009 – June 2011)
Alexander Kurinets,
Assistant Vice President
None
Gloria J. LaFond,
Assistant Vice President
None
Lisa Lamentino,
Vice President
None
Eric Larson,
Vice President
None
John Lech,
Vice President
None
Helena Lee,
Assistant Vice President
Previously an associate at Citigroup (October 2006 – February 2011).
Johnny C. Lee,
Vice President & Assistant Counsel
None
Young-Sup Lee,
Vice President
None
Randy Legg,
Vice President & Senior Counsel
None
Michael Leskinen,
Vice President
None
Michael S. Levine,
Vice President
None
Brian Levitt,
Vice President
None
Justin Leverenz,
Senior Vice President
None
Gang Li,
Vice President
None
Shanquan Li,
Senior Vice President
None
Julie A. Libby,
Senior Vice President
President and Chief Operating Officer of OFI Private Investments Inc.
Mitchell J. Lindauer,
Vice President & Assistant General Counsel
None
William Linden,
Vice President
None
Jay Lisowski,
Vice President
None
Justin Livengood,
Vice President
None
Jennifer Loew,
Vice President
Director of Business Development at Michael C. Fina Corporate Sales, Inc. (April 2010 – May 2011).
Christina Loftus,
Senior Vice President
None
David P. Lolli,
Assistant Vice President
None
Daniel G. Loughran,
Senior Vice President:
Rochester Division
None
David Lukkes,
Assistant Vice President
None
Misha Lozovik,
Vice President
None
Dongyan Ma,
Assistant Vice President
None
Chris Marlowe,
Assistant Vice President
None
Kenneth Martin,
Vice President
None
William T. Mazzafro,
Vice President
None
Melissa Mazer,
Vice President
None
Neil McCarthy,
Vice President
Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. and OFI Private Investments Inc.
Elizabeth McCormack,
Vice President
Vice President and Assistant Secretary of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation; Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc., and OFI Trust Company.
Joseph McDonnell,
Vice President
None
Annika McGovern,
Vice President
None
Joseph McGovern,
Vice President
None
Benedict McLaughlin,
Assistant Vice President
None
William McNamara,
Vice President
Vice President of OFI Private Investments Inc.
Michael Medev,
Assistant Vice President
None
Krishna Memani,
Senior Vice President and Director of Fixed Income
Senior Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc.
Carlos Mena,
Assistant Vice President
Assistant Vice President of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation; Vice President at Bank of New York Mellon (February 2000 – January 2011).
Jay Mewhirter,
Vice President
None
Andrew J. Mika,
Senior Vice President
None
Jan Miller,
Assistant Vice President
None
Rejeev Mohammed,
Assistant Vice President
None
David Moore,
Vice President
None
Sarah Morrison,
Assistant Vice President
None
Elizabeth Mossow,
Assistant Vice President
None
Jill Mulcahy,
Vice President:
Rochester Division
None
Timothy Mulvihill,
Vice President
Analyst at Courage Capital Management (June 2010 – June 2012).
Christina Nasta,
Senior Vice President
Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.
Amie Nelson,
Vice President
None
Eugene Nemirovsky,
Assistant Vice President
Senior Interactive Developer at Ogilvy & Mather (August 2006 – May 2011).
Derek Newman,
Vice President and Assistant Counsel
None
Paul Newman,
Assistant Vice President
None
Linh Nguyen,
Assistant Vice President
None
Christopher Nicholson,
Vice President
None
James B. O’Connell,
Assistant Vice President
None
Patricia O’Connor,
Assistant Vice President
None
Matthew O’Donnell,
Vice President
None
Lisa Ogren,
Vice President
None
Tony Oh,
Vice President
None
Kristin Pak,
Vice President
None
Lerae A. Palumbo,
Assistant Vice President
None
Phillip Parrotta,
Senior Vice President
None
Kim Pascalau,
Vice President
Assistant Vice President of Shareholder Services, Inc. and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc.
Andrea Pash,
Assistant Vice President
Marketing Manager at AXA Equitable (June 2007 – January 2011).
Monica Patel,
Vice President
Vice President and Senior HR Generalist (May 2010 – May 2011) and Lead HR Generalist (May 2011 – May 2012) at CITI.
Robert H. Pemble,
Vice President
None
Lori L. Penna,
Vice President
None
Nadia Persaud,
Assistant Vice President and Assistant Counsel
Formerly an associate at Sidley Austin, LLP.
Brian Petersen,
Vice President
Assistant Treasurer of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program.
Marmeline Petion-Midy,
Vice President
None
David Pfeffer,
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Director
Management Director and Treasurer of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp.; Director of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., OFI Private Investments Inc. and Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc.; Director & Executive Vice President OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. and Trinity Investment Management Corporation; Senior Vice President of OFI Trust Company; Director & President of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation; Director of Shareholder Services, Inc., Centennial Asset Management Corporation, Tremont Group Holdings, Inc. and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc.
James F. Phillips,
Senior Vice President
None
Gary Pilc,
Vice President
None
 
Cheryl Pipia,
Senior Vice President
None
Michael Pleet,
Assistant Vice President
None
Sergei Polevikov,
Assistant Vice President
None
Stacy Pottinger,
Vice President
None
Christopher Proctor,
Vice President
None
John Ptasinski,
Assistant Vice President
Formerly a Senior Manager at Jeppesen Sanderson, and Boeing Company (November 2003 – January 2011).
Ellen Puckett,
Assistant Vice President
None
Charlie Pulire,
Assistant Vice President
None
Jodi Pullman,
Vice President
None
Paul Quarles,
Assistant Vice President
None
Michael E. Quinn,
Vice President
None
Jodi Robinowitz,
Senior Vice President
Head of Talent Management and Acquisition at BNP Paribas (October 2008 – June 2011).
Julie S. Radtke,
Vice President
None
Benjamin Ram,
Vice President
Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc.
Lun Rao,
Assistant Vice President
None
Amber Reilly,
Assistant Vice President
None
Jill Reiter,
Assistant Vice President
None
Maria Ribeiro De Castro,
Vice President
None
Benjamin Rockmuller,
Vice President
None
Antoinette Rodriguez,
Vice President
None
Lucille Rodriguez,
Assistant Vice President
None
Michael Rollings,
Director
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company; Class A Director of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp.
Stacey Roode,
Senior Vice President
Senior Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program, Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. and Shareholder Services, Inc.
Jacob Rothschild,
Vice President
Director of Digital Media & Business Development (June 2008 – November 2010).
Sara Rosenblatt,
Vice President
None
Erica Rualo,
Vice President
None
Adrienne Ruffle,
Vice President & Associate Counsel
Assistant Secretary of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program and OFI Private Investments Inc.
Gerald Rutledge,
Vice President
None
Sean Ryan,
Vice President and Assistant Counsel
None
Gary Salerno,
Assistant Vice President
None
Catherine Sanders,
Assistant Vice President
President & Consultant (July 2009 – September 2011) of The Sanders Group.
Valerie Sanders,
Vice President
None
Mark Santero,
Senior Vice President
None
Carlos Santiago
Vice President
None
Kurt Savallo,
Assistant Vice President
Formerly Senior Business Analyst at OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
 
Marc Schmidt,
Assistant Vice President
None
Erik Schneberger,
Vice President
Vice President at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (January 2008 – May 2011).
Patrick Schneider,
Vice President
None
Scott A. Schwegel,
Assistant Vice President
None
Melinda Scott,
Assistant Vice President
Assistant Controller at Transamerica Corporation (August 2002 – May 2012)
Sibil Sebastian,
Assistant Vice President
Product Marketing associate at BlackRock (October 2010 – February 2012).
Allan P. Sedmak,
Assistant Vice President
None
Matthew Severski,
Assistant Vice President
None
Jennifer L. Sexton,
Vice President
Senior Vice President of OFI Private Investments Inc.
Amy Shapiro,
Vice President and Assistant  Counsel
Counsel at Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC (June 2005 – January 2012).
Asutosh Shah,
Vice President
None
Kamal Shah,
Vice President
None
Tammy Sheffer,
Senior Vice President
None
Richard Shepley,
Vice President
None
William Sheppard,
Vice President
None
Mary Dugan Sheridan,
Vice President
None
Nicholas Sherwood,
Assistant Vice President
None
Joel Simon,
Vice President
None
David C. Sitgreaves,
Assistant Vice President
None
Jan Smith,
Assistant Vice President
None
Stuart Smith,
Assistant Vice President
None
Marc Sommer,
Assistant Vice President
Director of Finance & Administration at Hearst Corporation (February 2008 – August 2011).
Louis Sortino,
Vice President:
Rochester Division
None
Keith J. Spencer,
Senior Vice President
None
Tim Spitz,
Assistant Vice President
None
Kirti Srikant,
Assistant Vice President
None
Brett Stein,
Vice President
None
Richard A. Stein,
Senior Vice President:
Rochester Division
None
Arthur P. Steinmetz,
Executive Vice President & Chief Investment Officer
Director and Senior Vice President of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation; Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc.; Director & President of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc.
Michael Sternhell,
Vice President & Associate Counsel
Formerly a securities litigator at Kramer Leven Naftalis & Frankel LLP.
Benjamin Stewart,
Senior Vice President
None
Shannon Steward,
Assistant Vice President
None
Wayne Strauss,
Vice President
None
Peter Strzalkowski,
Vice President
Vice President of HarbourView Asset Management, Inc.
Agata Strzelichowski,
Assistant Vice President
None
Stuart Smith,
Assistant Vice President
None
Amy Sullivan,
Assistant Vice President
Assistant Secretary of HarbourView Asset Management, Inc.
Michael Sussman,
Vice President
Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.
Saul Tessler,
Assistant Vice President
None
Christopher Thabet,
Assistant Vice President
Assistant Vice President at ING Investment Management (May 2010 – April 2012).
Kelly Thomas,
Assistant Vice President
None
Tina Timm,
Assistant Vice President
None
Igor Tishin,
Vice President
Formerly an employee at Troika Dialog USA (February 2005 – January 2011).
Matthew Torpey,
Vice President
None
Melinda Trujillo,
Vice President
None
Leonid Tsvayg,
Assistant Vice President
None
Angela Uttaro,
Vice President: Rochester Division
None
Tanya Valle,
Assistant Vice President
None
Julie Van Cleave,
Vice President
None
Clint Van Hellemont,
Assistant Vice President
None
Mark S. Vandehey,
Senior Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer
Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., Centennial Asset Management Corporation and Shareholder Services, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation, Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc., Shareholder Financial Services, Inc., Trinity Investment Management Corporation, OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program, OFI Private Investments Inc. and OFI Trust Company and OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc.
Raman Vardharaj,
Vice President
Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc.
Rene Vecka,
Vice President:
Rochester Division
None
Ryan Virag,
Assistant Vice President
None
Alyse Vishnick,
Assistant Vice President
None
Jake Vogelaar,
Assistant Vice President
None
Phillip F. Vottiero,
Senior Vice President
None
Mark Wachter,
Vice President
None
Kenneth Waddell,
Assistant Vice President
None
Darren Walsh,
Executive Vice President
President and Director of Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. and Shareholder Services, Inc.
Eliot Walsh,
Assistant Vice President
None
Richard Walsh,
Vice President
Vice President of OFI Private Investments.
Christopher Walston,
Assistant Vice President
None
Samuel Wang,
Vice President
Director of Global Communications and Public Affairs at Citigroup, Inc. (January 2010 – October 2010).
Elizabeth Ward,
Director
Senior Vice President and Chief Enterprise Risk Officer of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company; Class A Director of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp.
Teresa Ward,
Vice President
None
 
Margaret Weaver,
Vice President
None
Jerry A. Webman,
Senior Vice President
Senior Vice President of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation.
Christopher D. Weiler,
Vice President:
Rochester Division
None
Adam Weiner,
Vice President
None
Christine Wells,
Vice President
None
Joseph J. Welsh,
Senior Vice President
Vice President of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation; Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc.
Lindsay Whetton,
Vice President
Wealth Management Director at TIAA-CREF (April 2006 – June 2011).
Thomas Whitaker,
Vice President
None
Laura White,
Vice President
Formerly a Vice President at Diversified (July 2010 – May 2012)
Adam Wilde,
Vice President
Assistant Secretary of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation
Mitchell Williams,
Vice President
None
Martha Willis,
Executive Vice President
Formerly Executive Vice President of Investment Product Management at Fidelity Investments; Director of OFI Private Investments Inc., Centennial Asset Management Corporation; President & Director of  OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program.
Troy Willis,
Vice President,
Rochester Division
None
John Wilson,
Assistant Vice President
None
Brian W. Wixted,
Senior Vice President
Treasurer of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation; OppenheimerFunds International Ltd., Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc., Shareholder Services, Inc., Shareholder Financial Services, Inc., OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc., OppenheimerFunds plc and OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program; Senior Vice President of OFI Private Investments Inc.; Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of OFI Trust Company; Assistant Treasurer of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp.
Carol E. Wolf,
Senior Vice President
Senior Vice President of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation; Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. and Centennial Asset Management Corporation; serves on the Board of the Colorado Ballet.
Oliver Wolff,
Assistant Vice President
Assistant Secretary of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation.
Caleb C. Wong,
Vice President
Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc.
Geoffrey Yaworski,
Assistant Vice President
None
Sookhee Yee,
Assistant Vice President
None
 
John Yoder,
Vice President and Assistant Counsel
Senior Counsel at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (August 2005 – June 2011).
Edward C. Yoensky,
Assistant Vice President
None
Geoff Youell,
Assistant Vice President
None
Anna Zatulovskaya,
Assistant Vice President
None
Sara Zervos,
Senior Vice President
None
Steven Zhang,
Vice President
Director of Marketing and Business Analytics Lord Abbett & Co. (August 2005 – February 2012).
Ronald Zibelli, Jr.
Vice President
None
Matthew Ziehl,
Vice President
None

The Oppenheimer Funds include the following:

 
Limited Term New York Municipal Fund (a series of Rochester Portfolio Series)
 
Oppenheimer AMT-Free Municipals
 
Oppenheimer AMT-Free New York Municipals
 
Oppenheimer California Municipal Fund
 
Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund
 
Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund
 
Oppenheimer Cash Reserves
 
Oppenheimer Commodity Strategy Total Return Fund
 
Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund (a series of Oppenheimer Integrity Funds)
 
Oppenheimer Corporate Bond Fund
 
Oppenheimer Currency Opportunities Fund
Oppenheimer Developing Markets Fund
 
Oppenheimer Discovery Fund
 
Oppenheimer Emerging Markets Debt Fund
 
Oppenheimer Equity Fund
 
Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund
Oppenheimer Global Fund
Oppenheimer Global Multi Strategies Fund
Oppenheimer Global Opportunities Fund
 
Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Fund
 
Oppenheimer Global Value Fund
 
Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund
 
Oppenheimer International Bond Fund
 
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund
 
Oppenheimer International Diversified Fund
 
Oppenheimer International Growth Fund
 
Oppenheimer International Small Company Fund
 
Oppenheimer International Value Fund
 
Oppenheimer Limited Term California Municipal Fund
 
Oppenheimer Limited-Term Government Fund
 
Oppenheimer Limited Term Municipal Fund (a series of Oppenheimer Municipal Fund)
 
Oppenheimer Main Street Fund (a series of Oppenheimer Main Street Funds)
 
Oppenheimer Main Street Select Fund
 
Oppenheimer Main Street Small- & Mid-Cap Fund
 
Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC
 
Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC
 
Oppenheimer Master Inflation Protected Securities Fund, LLC
 
Oppenheimer Master International Value Fund, LLC
 
Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc.
Oppenheimer Multi-State Municipal Trust (3 series):
 
Oppenheimer New Jersey Municipal Fund
 
Oppenheimer Pennsylvania Municipal Fund
 
Oppenheimer Rochester National Municipals
Oppenheimer Portfolio Series (4 series):
      Active Allocation Fund
      Equity Investor Fund
      Conservative Investor Fund
 
Moderate Investor Fund
Oppenheimer Portfolio Series Fixed Income Active Allocation Fund
Oppenheimer Quest For Value Funds (3 series)
Oppenheimer Global Allocation Fund
 
Oppenheimer Flexible Strategies Fund
 
Oppenheimer Small- & Mid-Cap Value Fund
 
Oppenheimer Real Estate Fund
 
Oppenheimer Rising Dividends Fund
Oppenheimer Rochester Arizona Municipal Fund
Oppenheimer Rochester Intermediate Term Municipal Fund
 
Oppenheimer Rochester Maryland Municipal Fund
 
Oppenheimer Rochester Massachusetts Municipal Fund
 
Oppenheimer Rochester Michigan Municipal Fund
 
Oppenheimer Rochester Minnesota Municipal Fund
 
Oppenheimer Rochester North Carolina Municipal Fund
Oppenheimer Rochester Ohio Municipal Fund
Oppenheimer Rochester Short Term Municipal Fund
Oppenheimer Rochester Virginia Municipal Fund
Oppenheimer Select Value Fund
 
Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund
Oppenheimer Value Fund (a series of Oppenheimer Series Fund, Inc.)
Oppenheimer Small- & Mid-Cap Growth Fund
Oppenheimer Short Duration Fund
 
Oppenheimer Transition 2010 Fund
 
Oppenheimer Transition 2015 Fund
 
Oppenheimer Transition 2020 Fund
 
Oppenheimer Transition 2025 Fund
 
Oppenheimer Transition 2030 Fund
 
Oppenheimer Transition 2040 Fund
 
Oppenheimer Transition 2050 Fund
 
Oppenheimer U.S. Government Trust
Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds (11 series):
 
Oppenheimer Balanced Fund/VA
 
Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund/VA
 
Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund/VA
 
Oppenheimer Global Securities Fund/VA
 
Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Fund/VA
 
Oppenheimer High Income Fund/VA
 
Oppenheimer Main Street Fund/VA
 
Oppenheimer Main Street Small- & Mid-Cap Fund/VA
 
Oppenheimer Money Fund/VA
 
Oppenheimer Small- & Mid-Cap Growth Fund/VA
 
Oppenheimer Value Fund/VA
Oppenheimer International Growth Fund/VA (a series of Panorama Series Fund)
Rochester Fund Municipals

The address of the Oppenheimer funds listed above, Shareholder Financial Services, Inc., Shareholder Services, Inc., Centennial Asset Management Corporation, and OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program is 6803 South Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924.

The address of OppenheimerFunds, Inc., OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., HarbourView Asset Management Corporation, Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp., OFI Private Investments Inc., OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. and OFI Trust Company is Two World Financial Center, 225 Liberty Street, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10281-1008.

The address of OppenheimerFunds International Ltd. is 70 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland.

The address of Trinity Investment Management Corporation is 301 North Spring Street, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania 16823.

Item 32. Principal Underwriter

(a)           OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. is the Distributor of the Registrant's shares. It is also the Distributor of each of the other registered open-end investment companies for which OppenheimerFunds, Inc. is the investment adviser, as described in Part A and Part B of this Registration Statement and listed in Item 31(b) above (except Panorama Series Fund) and for MassMutual Institutional Funds.

(b)           The trustees and officers of the Registrant's principal underwriter are:


Name & Principal
Business Address
Position & Office
with Underwriter
Position and Office
with Registrant
Timothy Abbhul(1)
Vice President and Treasurer
None
Robert Agan(2)
Vice President
None
Michael Albert(1)
Vice President
None
Anthony Allocco(2)
Assistant Vice President
None
Janette Aprilante(2)
Secretary
None
James Austin(1)
Vice President
None
James Barker
1723 W. Nelson Street
Chicago, IL 60657
Vice President
None
Cesar Bastidas(2)
Assistant Vice President
None
William Beagle(2)
Vice President
None
Kathleen Beichert(1)
Senior Vice President
None
Rocco Benedetto(2)
Vice President
None
Christopher Bergeron(2)
Vice President
None
Rick Bettridge
11504 Flowering Plum Lane
Highland, UT  84003
Vice President
None
Adam Bilmes(2)
Assistant Vice President
None
Paul Blease(2)
Vice President
None
William Borders(2)
Assistant Vice President
None
David A. Borrelli
105 Black Calla Ct.
San Ramon, CA 94583
Vice President
None
Jeffrey R. Botwinick
4431 Twin Pines Drive
Manlius, NY 13104
Vice President
None
Sarah Bourgraf(1)
Vice President
None
Joshua Broad(2)
Vice President
None
Ken Brodsky(2)
Vice President
None
Kevin E. Brosmith
5 Deer Path
South Natlick, MA 01760
Senior Vice President
None
Ross Burkstaller
211 Tulane Drive SE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
Vice President
None
Tracy Cairoli(2)
Vice President
None
Mersin Capollari
Vice President
None
Sean Carey(2)
Assistant Vice President
None
Robert Caruso
15 Deforest Road
Wilton, CT 06897
Vice President
None
Donelle Chisolm(2)
Vice President
None
Andrew Chronofsky
Vice President
None
Angelanto Ciaglia(2)
Vice President
None
Nicholas Cirbo(1)
Vice President
None
Kevin Clark(2)
Assistant Vice President
None
Sean Clark (2)
Vice President
None
John Corcoran(2)
Vice President
None
Craig Colby(2)
Vice President
None
Gerald James Concepcion(2)
Vice President
None
Rodney Constable(1)
Vice President
None
Cameron Cowden(2)
Vice President
None
Neev Crane
1530 Beacon Street, Apt. #1403
Brookline, MA 02446
Vice President
None
Geoffrey Crumine(2)
Senior Vice President
None
Scott Curran(2)
Vice President
None
Michael Daley
40W387 Oliver Wendell Holmes St
St. Charles, IL 60175
Vice President
None
Michael Dennehy(2)
Vice President
None
Jeffrey Dickin(2)
Vice President
None
Brian Dietrich(1)
Assistant Vice President
None
Steven Dombrower
13 Greenbrush Court
Greenlawn, NY 11740
Vice President
None
Robert Duffey(2)
Vice President
None
Ryan Duffy(2)
Vice President
None
Robert Dunphy(2)
Vice President
None
Paul Eisenhardt(2)
Senior Vice President
None
Kent M. Elwell
35 Crown Terrace
Yardley, PA 19067
Vice President
None
Rick Ernzen(2)
Vice President
None
Dana Espinel(2)
Assistant Vice President
None
Gregg A. Everett
4328 Auston Way
Palm Harbor, FL 34685-4017
Vice President
None
George R. Fahey
9511 Silent Hills Lane
Lone Tree, CO 80124
Senior Vice President
None
Eric C. Fallon
10 Worth Circle
Newton, MA 02458
Vice President
None
Kristie Feinberg(2)
Assistant Treasurer
None
Kristin Fenik(1)
Vice President
None
Josean Fernandez(2)
Assistant Vice President
None
Joseph Fernandez
1717 Richbourg Park Drive
Brentwood, TN 37027
Vice President
None
Christopher Ferrara(2)
Assistant Vice President
None
Michael Ferrer(2)
Vice President
None
Mark J. Ferro
104 Beach 221st Street
Breezy Point, NY 11697
Senior Vice President
None
Eric P. Fishel
725 Boston Post Rd., #12
Sudbury, MA 01776
Vice President
None
Patrick W. Flynn
14083 East Fair Avenue
Englewood, CO 80111
Senior Vice President
None
John (“J”) Fortuna(2)
Vice President
None
Jayme Fowler(2)
Vice President
None
Diane Frankenfield(2)
Senior Vice President
None
Jerry Fraustro(2)
Vice President
None
William Friebel
2919 St. Albans Forest Circle
Glencoe, MO 63038
Vice President
None
Alice Fricke(2)
Vice President
None
Alyson Frost(2)
Assistant Vice President
None
Greg Fulginite(2)
Vice President
None
Arthur S. Gabinet(2)
General Counsel
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer
William Gahagan(2)
Vice President
None
Hazem Gamal(2)
Vice President
None
Charlotte Gardner(1)
Vice President
None
Jack Goldin(2)
Vice President
None
Michael Gottesman
255 Westchester Way
Birmingham, MI 48009
Vice President
None
Raquel Granahan(2)
Senior Vice President
None
Eric Grossjung
4002 N. 194th Street
Elkhorn, NE 68022
Vice President
None
Michael D. Guman
3913 Pleasant Avenue
Allentown, PA 18103
Vice President
None
James E. Gunter
603 Withers Circle
Wilmington, DE 19810
Vice President
None
LeaAnna Hartman(1)
Vice President
None
Kevin J. Healy(2)
Vice President
None
Kenneth Henry(2)
Vice President
None
Philipp Hensler(2)
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & Director
None
Wendy G. Hetson(2)
Vice President
None
Jennifer Hoelscher(1)
Assistant Vice President
None
Eric Holquist(2)
Vice President
None
Edward Hrybenko(2)
Senior Vice President
None
Jason Hubersberger(2)
Vice President
None
Brian F. Husch
37 Hollow Road
Stonybrook, NY 11790
Vice President
None
Keith Hylind(2)
Vice President
None
Vincent Iacono(2)
Vice President
None
Kathleen T. Ives(1)
Vice President & Assistant Secretary
None
Shonda Rae Jaquez(2)
Vice President
None
Robin Jennings(2)
Assistant Vice President
None
Brian Johnson(1)
Vice President
None
Eric K. Johnson
8588 Colonial Drive
Lone Tree, CO 80124
Senior Vice President
None
 
Scott Kelley(1)
Vice President
None
Richard Keri (2)
Senior Vice President
None
Brian Kiley(2)
Vice President
None
Richard Klein
4820 Fremont Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55419
Senior Vice President
None
Eric Kristenson(2)
Vice President
None
Lamar Kunes(2)
Vice President
None
David T. Kuzia
10258 S. Dowling Way
Highlands Ranch, CO 80126
Vice President
None
John Laudadio(2)
Vice President
None
Daniel Lee(2)
Assistant Vice President
None
Wendy Lee(2)
Vice President
None
John Leonard(2)
Vice President
None
Jesse Levitt(2)
Vice President
None
Julie Libby(2)
Senior Vice President
None
Eric J. Liberman
27 Tappan Ave., Unit West
Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591
Vice President
None
Lorna Lindquist(2)
Vice President
None
Malissa Lischin(2)
Vice President
None
Christina Loftus(2)
Senior Vice President
None
Thomas Loncar
1401 North Taft Street, Apt. 726
Arlington, VA 22201
Vice President
None
Peter Maddox(2)
Vice President
None
Michael Malik
546 Idylberry Road
San Rafael, CA 94903
Vice President
None
Joseph Marich(2)
Vice President
None
Steven C. Manns
1627 N. Hermitage Avenue
Chicago, IL 60622
Vice President
None
Todd A. Marion
24 Midland Avenue
Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
Vice President
None
LuAnn Mascia(2)
Vice President
None
Anthony Mazzariello(2)
Vice President
None
Derren McDaniel(1)
Vice President
None
John C. McDonough
533 Valley Road
New Canaan, CT 06840
President and Director
None
Brian McGinty(1)
Vice President
None
Kent C. McGowan
9510 190th Place SW
Edmonds, WA 98020
Vice President
None
William McNamara(2)
Vice President
None
Daniel Melehan(2)
Vice President
None
Brian F. Medina
3009 Irving Street
Denver, CO 80211
Vice President
None
Toller Miller(1)
Vice President
None
Clint Modler(1)
Vice President
None
Joseph Moran(2)
Senior Vice President
None
Jason Morris(2)
Assistant Vice President
None
Amy Mosser(1)
Assistant Vice President
None
Robert Moser
9650 East Aspen Hill Circle
Lone Tree, CO 80124
Vice President
None
James Mugno(2)
Vice President
None
Matthew Mulcahy(2)
Vice President
None
Wendy Jean Murray
32 Carolin Road
Upper Montclair, NJ 07043
Vice President
None
Kimberly Mustin(2)
 
Senior Vice President
None
John S. Napier
17 Hillcrest Ave.
Darien, CT 06820
Senior Vice President
None
Christina Nasta(2)
Senior Vice President
Chief Business Officer and Vice President
Kevin P. Neznek(2)
Senior Vice President
None
Nichola Noriega(2)
Vice President
None
Christopher Nicholson(2)
Vice President
None
Chad Noel(2)
Vice President
None
Peter Novak(2)
Vice President
None
Timothy O’Connell(2)
Vice President
None
Alan Panzer6755 Ridge Mill Lane
Atlanta, GA 30328
Vice President
None
Maria Paster(2)
Assistant Vice President
None
Ashley Patten(1)
Vice President
None
Donald Pawluk(2)
Vice President
None
Brian C. Perkes
6 Lawton Ct.
Frisco, TX 75034
Vice President
None
Charles K. Pettit(2)
Vice President
None
David Pfeffer(2)
Director
None
Andrew Phillips(1)
Assistant Vice President
None
Megan Pigott(2)
Assistant Vice President
None
Cheryl Pipia(2)
Senior Vice President
None
Rachel Powers(1)
Vice President
None
Nicole Pretzel(2)
Vice President
None
Minnie Ra
100 Dolores Street, #203
Carmel, CA 93923
Vice President
None
Dustin Raring
27 Blakemore Drive
Ladera Ranch, CA 92797
Vice President
None
Richard E. Rath
46 Mt. Vernon Ave.
Alexandria, VA 22301
Vice President
None
William J. Raynor(2)
Vice President
None
Dennis Robinson(1)
Vice President
None
Ian M. Roche
7070 Bramshill Circle
Bainbridge, OH 44023
Vice President
None
Michael Rock(2)
Vice President
None
Stacy Roode(1)
Vice President
None
Thomas Sabow
6617 Southcrest Drive
Edina, MN 55435
Vice President
None
Mark Santero(2)
Senior Vice President
None
John Saunders
2251 Chantilly Ave.
Winter Park, FL 32789
Vice President
None
Timothy Scanlan(2)
Vice President
None
Alex Schardt(2)
Vice President
None
Thomas Schmitt
40 Rockcrest Rd
Manhasset, NY 11030
Vice President
None
William Schories
3 Hill Street
Hazlet, NJ 07730
Vice President
None
Jennifer Sexton(2)
Vice President
None
Jeffrey Sharon(2)
Vice President
None
Kenneth Shell(1)
Vice President
None
Debbie A. Simon
55 E. Erie St., #4404
Chicago, IL 60611
Vice President
None
Bryant Smith(2)
Vice President
None
Aaron Spatz(2)
Vice President
None
Christopher M. Spencer
2353 W 118th Terrace
Leawood, KS 66211
Vice President
None
John A. Spensley
375 Mallard Court
Carmel, IN 46032
Vice President
None
Michael Staples
4255 Jefferson St Apt 328
Kansas City, MO 64111
Vice President
None
Alfred St. John(2)
Vice President
None
Bryan Stein
8 Longwood Rd.
Voorhees, NJ 08043
Vice President
None
Robert Stidham
Vice President
None
Brian C. Summe
2479 Legends Way
Crestview Hills, KY 41017
Vice President
None
Michael Sussman(2)
Vice President
None
George T. Sweeney
5 Smokehouse Lane
Hummelstown, PA 17036
Senior Vice President
None
Leo Tallon(2)
Vice President
None
Brian Taylor(2)
Vice President
None
James Taylor(2)
Vice President
None
Paul Temple(2)
Vice President
None
David G. Thomas
16628 Elk Run Court
Leesburg, VA 20176
Vice President
None
Luz Touma(2)
Vice President
None
Cenk Toroslu(1)
Vice President
None
Wesley Vance(2)
Vice President
None
Mark S. Vandehey(1)
Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer
Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer
Richard Walsh(2)
Vice President
None
Vincent Vermette(2)
Vice President
None
Janeanne Weickum(1)
Vice President
None
Michael J. Weigner
4905 W. San Nicholas Street
Tampa, FL 33629
Vice President
None
Donn Weise
3249 Earlmar Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Vice President
None
Chris G. Werner
98 Crown Point Place
Castle Rock, CO 80108
Vice President
None
Jason Widener(2)
Vice President
None
Ryan Wilde(1)
Vice President
None
Patrick Wisneski(1)
Vice President
None
Meredith Wolff(2)
Vice President
None
Kevin Woodson(1)
Assistant Vice President
None
Cary Patrick Wozniak
18808 Bravata Court
San Diego, CA 92128
Vice President
None
David Zicchinella(2)
Assistant Vice President
None
Steven Zito(1)
Vice President
None

(1)6803 South Tucson Way, Centennial, CO 80112-3924
(2)Two World Financial Center, 225 Liberty Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10281-1008
(3)350 Linden Oaks, Rochester, NY 14623


 (c)           Not applicable.

Item 33. Location of Accounts and Records

The accounts, books and other documents required to be maintained by Registrant pursuant to Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rules promulgated thereunder are in the possession of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. at its offices at 6803 South Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924.

Item 34. Management Services

Not applicable.

Item 35. Undertakings

Not applicable.

 
SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this Initial Registration Statement on Form N-1A to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York and State of New York on the 12th day of October, 2012.

       
 
Oppenheimer Diversified Alternatives Fund
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Taylor V. Edwards*
 
   
Taylor V. Edwards
 
   
Secretary, Principal Executive Officer and Trustee
 



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities on the dates indicated:

Signatures
Title
Date
     
     
/s/ Taylor V. Edwards
Secretary, Principal Executive
October 12, 2012
Taylor V. Edwards
Officer and Trustee
 
     
     
/s/ Edward Gizzi
Assistant Secretary and Trustee
October 12, 2012
Edward Gizzi
   
     
     
/s/ Lori Bostrom
Assistant Secretary and Trustee
October 12, 2012
Lori Bostrom
   


Oppenheimer Diversified Alternatives Fund


Initial Registration Statement on Form N-1A


EXHIBIT INDEX


     
Exhibit No.
Description
     
     
28.
(a)
Agreement and Declaration of Trust
     
 
(b)
By-Laws