N-CSRS 1 d178272dncsrs.htm OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS INNOVATORS FUND Oppenheimer Emerging Markets Innovators Fund

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-22943

Oppenheimer Emerging Markets Innovators Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

6803 South Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924

(Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip code)

Cynthia Lo Bessette

OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.

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

(Name and address of agent for service)

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

Date of fiscal year end:  August 31

Date of reporting period:  2/29/2016


Item 1.  Reports to Stockholders.


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Table of Contents

 

Fund Performance Discussion      3   
Top Holdings and Allocations      7   
Fund Expenses      10   
Statement of Investments      12   
Statement of Assets and Liabilities      16   
Statement of Operations      18   
Statements of Changes in Net Assets      19   
Financial Highlights      20   
Notes to Financial Statements      25   
Board Approval of the Fund’s Investment Advisory and
Sub-Advisory Agreements
     39   
Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Guidelines; Updates to Statement of Investments      42   
Trustees and Officers      43   
Privacy Policy Notice      44   

 

 

Class A Shares

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AT 2/29/16

 

    

Class A Shares of the Fund

    
          Without Sales Charge    With Sales Charge         MSCI Emerging
Markets Mid Cap Index
6-Month         -5.47%            -10.91%             -8.87%
1-Year         -13.38         -18.36             -21.93     
Since Inception (6/30/14)         -13.99         -17.00             -16.38     

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Fund returns include changes in share price, reinvested distributions, and a 5.75% maximum applicable sales charge except where “without sales charge” is indicated. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Returns do not consider capital gains or income taxes on an individual’s investment. Returns for periods of less than one year are cumulative and not annualized. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit oppenheimerfunds.com or call 1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677).

 

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Fund Performance Discussion

The Fund’s Class A shares (without sales charge) returned -5.47% during the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016. On a relative basis, the Fund outperformed the MSCI Emerging Markets Mid Cap Index (the “Index”), which returned -8.87%. Challenges related to the overall market continued to impact the Fund’s performance. Whether it was decelerating growth in China, commodity price declines, dramatic currency depreciations, or the U.S. Federal Reserve’s (“Fed”) decision to raise interest rates, there was no shortage of macroeconomic headlines during the reporting period. This made for a volatile time for emerging markets.

Relative to the Index, the Fund’s outperformance during this reporting stemmed primarily from stock selection in China and Malaysia. From a sector perspective, the Fund outperformed the Index in seven out of ten sectors, led by stock selection in consumer discretionary.

 

MARKET OVERVIEW

The six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016 was a tumultuous time for global equity markets. The closing months of 2015 were marked by uncertainty over when or if the Fed would raise interest rates, which it eventually did in mid-December. Meanwhile, plummeting energy prices, decelerating emerging market growth and sluggish developed market growth combined to create an environment where investor sentiment swung back and forth like a pendulum. Market volatility picked up significantly in the beginning of 2016. The declines were largely the result of concerns surrounding growth in China and the continued drop in oil prices. Against this backdrop, emerging and developed market equities experienced losses.

FUND PERFORMANCE

Top contributors to absolute performance this reporting period included My EG Services Bhd., TAL Education Group and New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc.

My EG Services BHD (MYEG MK) is a Malaysian internet company that generates revenue by allowing customers to complete mandatory government forms online, including Foreign Worker Permit Renewals (FWPR). The stock soared nearly 57% in the fourth quarter of 2015 on the back of an announcement by the Malaysian government that it will no longer register foreign workers via its counters and that all FWPR filings must be completed via My EG’s online system. When a FWPR form is filed online, My EG collects a processing fee. To file a FWPR the employer must prove the foreign worker has health insurance, and My EG also acts as an online health insurance broker—its

 

 

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commission for selling a healthcare policy is three times the processing fee. In the first half of 2015, My EG had 25% market share in FWPR filings. The recent government ruling has the potential to significantly benefit the company’s revenues for form processing and increase the volume of health insurance policies it sells. We believe My EG is run by very smart, innovative management who will find many ways to monetize its connection to the foreign worker population. We also believe it can generate additional sources of income by automating more government forms. My EG is the Fund’s largest holding at period end, accounting for roughly 3% of net assets.

Tal Education Group (XRS US) is a Chinese education company that specializes in math and sciences tutoring for the fast growing K-12 market. The penetration rate for tutoring services for K-12 in China is relatively low and the market is highly fragmented. We believe this provides the potential for rapid revenue growth over the next few years. Tal’s growth is further supported by the opportunity to significantly expand its geographic footprint. Overall we are bullish on education in China, believing these businesses are less cyclical than other consumer stocks because of parents’ strong aspirations for their children’s success.

New Oriental Education (EDU US) is an education company in China that specializes in English language tutoring and exam preparation. The company invested an impressive amount of money to embed

technology into its classrooms. We believe this investment will result in better testing outcomes for students and will differentiate EDU from its peers in the market for K-12 tutoring. Enthusiasm for the stock grew following the launch of its new online-to-offline service offering. As with Tal Education, EDU allows us to take advantage of the structural growth opportunities in the space.

Detractors from absolute performance this reporting period included Hermes Microvision, Inc., Cosmax, Inc. and Vipshop Holdings Ltd.

Hermes Microvision, Inc. (3658 TT) is a maker of electron beam inspection tools for semiconductor chip testing. As computer chip sizes shrink and the complexity of the chips increases, the defects in these chips become too tiny to detect with optical light. In this case, the only technology semiconductor makers can use is the shorter wavelength electron beams. The stock sold off significantly after chip maker Intel announced it would extend the time between its design node shrinks due to the expense and complexity of shrinking chip sizes. This move pushed out demand for Hermes Microvision E-Beam tools. We believe that semiconductor makers will continue to design more complex computer chips and expect revenues for Hermes Microvision to grow.

Cosmax (044820 KS) is a contract manufacturer of cosmetics for Korean, Chinese and multi-national cosmetics companies. World-class companies like L’Oreal and Johnson & Johnson are among

 

 

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Cosmax’s nearly 150 clients. The stock suffered a sharp correction in February after the company reported disappointing results and concerns that the growth momentum for Chinese cosmetic brands was slowing. We believe this is a temporary situation and Cosmax is well-positioned to benefit from structural growth in consumer spending on cosmetics in China. Its reputation for high quality, particularly in China where Korean products enjoy premium pricing, makes Cosmax’s products highly marketable. We believe our focus-on-women theme is well represented in this and all our skincare investments.

VipShop (VIPS US) is China’s leading online discount retailer. It has created a unique market niche by offering customers deep-discount branded products via “flash sales.” Apparel, handbags and shoes account for >60% of products sold. VipShop’s business model is very clever. For most of its products it does not take inventory risk. Instead it offers retailers an avenue for inventory clearance, taking a cut of whatever is sold, delivering it for a fee and returning the unsold merchandise to the retailer. The stock sold off aggressively in November after its first ever quarterly profit miss and the market has yet to forgive it. Discount retailers usually outperform the broader consumer sector when spending slows. We are hopeful that 2016 will be a more profitable year for VipShop.

STRATEGY & OUTLOOK

The Fund was conceived with the thesis that an increasingly large number of attractive growth opportunities in the emerging markets are found among the small- and mid-cap universe, where they are often overlooked by investors who primarily focus on large-cap emerging market stocks, which dominate index funds and ETFs. Much of the growth is due to the talents of local entrepreneurs, so these opportunities are missed by investors who choose to access the emerging markets via U.S., Japanese or Western European companies that sell into the emerging markets.

We use innovation as a mental model to help identify companies that are creating differentiated businesses with long-term durable competitive advantages. “Innovation” in our context is a product, brand, business model or a strategic differentiation, that creates an entirely new market (this is what we call transformational innovation) or allows for rapid market share gains within an existing market.

Political, institutional and governance reforms have created perhaps the best backdrop for new business formations and growth than at any time in the history of the emerging markets. Despite some of the macro turbulence of late, things are generally better than they have ever been for a large swath of the roughly 6 billion people who live in most of the emerging and frontier markets. Affluence is broadly higher and skill levels in advanced fields like engineering and the

 

 

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sciences are at an all-time high. Corporate governance standards and practices are improving. All of this feeds innovation and boosts aspirations. With this backdrop, businesses are increasingly able to move up the value-chain towards more complex, high-margin products and services.

We remain focused on identifying the innovators among a broad swath of emerging and frontier markets. Occasionally a seismic

macro event comes along, but most are temporal. Our view has always been that successful equity investing is best framed by a long-term focus on great businesses, not countries or currencies. We believe that great businesses invested in at sensible prices have the potential to produce superior investment results over the medium to long term. Despite the macro turbulence witnessed during the reporting period, we hold firm to this belief.

 

 

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Justin Leverenz, CFA

Portfolio Manager

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Heidi Heikenfeld, CFA

Portfolio Manager

 

 

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Top Holdings and Allocations

 

TOP TEN GEOGRAPHICAL HOLDINGS

 

China      21.3
Taiwan      13.9   
India      11.5   
South Korea      11.3   
United States      11.0   
Malaysia      4.7   
Mexico      4.1   
Indonesia      4.1   
Sri Lanka      1.8   
Columbia      1.7   

Portfolio holdings and allocation are subject to change. Percentages are as of February 29, 2016, and are based on total market value of investments.

TOP TEN COMMON STOCK HOLDINGS

 

My EG Services Bhd      3.0
Hota Industrial Manufacturing Co. Ltd.      2.7   
Medy-Tox, Inc.      2.6   
Bloomage BioTechnology Corp. Ltd.      2.5   
TAL Education Group, ADR      2.4   
Biocon Ltd.      1.9   
Gentera SAB de CV      1.9   
Amorepacific Corp.      1.7   
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc., Sponsored ADR      1.6   
Alsea SAB de CV      1.6   

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of February 29, 2016, and are based on net assets. For more current Fund holdings, please visit oppenheimerfunds.com.

 

 

REGIONAL ALLOCATION

 

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Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of February 29, 2016, and are based on the total market value of investments.

 

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Share Class Performance

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS WITHOUT SALES CHARGE AS OF 2/29/16

       Inception
Date
       6-Month      1-Year      Since
Inception
 
Class A (EMIAX)        6/30/14           -5.47      -13.38      -13.99
Class C (EMVCX)        6/30/14           -5.77         -14.00         -14.64   
Class I (EMVIX)        6/30/14           -5.21         -12.81         -13.53   
Class R (EMIRX)        6/30/14           -5.49         -13.51         -14.17   
Class Y (EMIYX)        6/30/14           -5.34         -13.04         -13.76   

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS WITH SALES CHARGE AS OF 2/29/16

  

  
       Inception
Date
       6-Month      1-Year      Since
Inception
 
Class A (EMIAX)        6/30/14           -10.91      -18.36      -17.00
Class C (EMVCX)        6/30/14           -6.71         -14.86         -14.64   
Class I (EMVIX)        6/30/14           -5.21         -12.81         -13.53   
Class R (EMIRX)        6/30/14           -5.49         -13.51         -14.17   
Class Y (EMIYX)        6/30/14           -5.34         -13.04         -13.76   

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Returns do not consider capital gains or income taxes on an individual’s investment. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit oppenheimerfunds.com or call 1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677). Fund returns include changes in share price, reinvested distributions, and the applicable sales charge: for Class A shares, the current maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% and for Class C shares, the contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1% for the 1-year period. Prior to 7/1/14, Class R shares were named Class N shares. Beginning 7/1/14, new purchases of Class R shares will no longer be subject to a CDSC upon redemption (any CDSC will remain in effect for purchases prior to 7/1/14). Returns for periods of less than one year are cumulative and not annualized.

The Fund’s performance is compared to the performance of the MSCI Emerging Markets Mid Cap Index, which is designed to measure performance of mid-capitalization, global emerging market equities. The Index is unmanaged and cannot be purchased directly by investors. While index comparisons may be useful to provide a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, it must be noted that the Fund’s investments are not limited to the investments comprising the Index. Index performance includes reinvestment of income, but does not reflect transaction costs, fees, expenses or taxes. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only as a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, and does not predict or depict performance of the Fund. The Fund’s performance reflects the effects of the Fund’s business and operating expenses.

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

 

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Before investing in any of the Oppenheimer funds, investors should carefully consider a fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. Fund prospectuses and summary prospectuses contain this and other information about the funds, and may be obtained by asking your financial advisor, visiting oppenheimerfunds.com, or calling 1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677). Read prospectuses and summary prospectuses carefully before investing.

Shares of Oppenheimer funds are not deposits or obligations of any bank, are not guaranteed by any bank, are not insured by the FDIC or any other agency, and involve investment risks, including the possible loss of the principal amount invested.

 

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Fund Expenses

Fund Expenses. As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and/or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service fees; and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000.00 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire 6-month period ended February 29, 2016.

Actual Expenses. The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section for the class of shares you hold, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expense that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600.00 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.60), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During 6 Months Ended February 29, 2016” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes. The second section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio for each class of shares, and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year for each class before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example for the class of shares you hold with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as front-end or contingent deferred sales charges (loads). Therefore, the “hypothetical” section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Actual   

Beginning

Account

Value

September 1, 2015

  

Ending

Account

Value

February 29, 2016

  

Expenses

Paid During

6 Months Ended

February 29, 2016

     
Class A    $    1,000.00    $       945.30    $          8.26     
Class C          1,000.00             942.30              12.00     
Class I          1,000.00             947.90                6.07     
Class R          1,000.00             945.10                9.62     
Class Y          1,000.00             946.60                7.04   

Hypothetical

(5% return before expenses)

                       
Class A          1,000.00          1,016.41                8.56     
Class C          1,000.00          1,012.58              12.44     
Class I          1,000.00          1,018.65                6.29     
Class R          1,000.00          1,015.02                9.97     
Class Y          1,000.00          1,017.65                7.30   

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for that class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). Those annualized expense ratios, excluding indirect expenses from affiliated funds, based on the 6-month period ended February 29, 2016 are as follows:

 

Class    Expense Ratios  
Class A      1.70%   
Class C      2.47      
Class I      1.25      
Class R      1.98      
Class Y      1.45      

The expense ratios reflect voluntary and/or contractual waivers and/or reimbursements of expenses by the Fund’s Manager. Some of these undertakings may be modified or terminated at any time, as indicated in the Fund’s prospectus. The “Financial Highlights” tables in the Fund’s financial statements, included in this report, also show the gross expense ratios, without such waivers or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses, if applicable.

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS February 29, 2016 Unaudited

 

     Shares     Value  
Common Stocks—86.8%   
Consumer Discretionary—26.6%   
Auto Components—3.1%   
Bharat Forge Ltd.     72,324        $ 787,235   
Hota Industrial Manufacturing Co. Ltd.     1,473,149          5,740,073   
      6,527,308   
                 
Automobiles—0.7%   
Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.     1,870,000          1,531,476   
                 
Diversified Consumer Services—6.2%   
China Maple Leaf Educational Systems Ltd.     3,194,000          1,868,425   
Fu Shou Yuan International Group Ltd.1     3,648,000          2,784,082   
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc., Sponsored ADR     112,050          3,488,117   
TAL Education Group, ADR2     99,860          5,167,755   
      13,308,379   
                 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—6.6%   
Alsea SAB de CV     919,015          3,461,133   
China Lodging Group Ltd., ADR     61,864          1,732,192   
Genting Hong Kong Ltd.     1,987,000          625,845   
Genting Malaysia Bhd     988,100          970,382   
Homeinns Hotel Group, ADR2     48,220          1,680,467   
Jollibee Foods Corp.     305,933          1,408,225   
Mandarin Oriental International Ltd.     720,000          928,769   
Minor International PCL     303,800          306,955   
Syngene International Ltd.2,3     512,218          2,934,966   
              14,048,934   
                 
Household Durables—0.4%   
Symphony Ltd.     30,433          874,371   
     Shares     Value  
Internet & Catalog Retail—1.2%   
Vipshop Holdings Ltd., ADR2     222,250        $ 2,469,197   
                 
Leisure Products—1.4%   
KMC Kuei Meng International, Inc.     269,000          995,710   
Merida Industry Co. Ltd.     431,000          1,966,975   
      2,962,685   
                 
Media—0.5%   
Global Mediacom Tbk PT     13,661,000          894,608   
Smiles SA     39,000          282,821   
      1,177,429   
                 
Specialty Retail—0.9%   
JUMBO SA2     98,052          1,193,676   
Shanghai La Chapelle Fashion Co. Ltd., Cl. H3     450,800          669,994   
      1,863,670   
                 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—5.6%   
Arvind Ltd.     697,956          2,415,667   
Cosmo Lady China Holdings Co. Ltd.3     2,224,000          1,871,117   
Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.     169,000          2,117,678   
Fila Korea Ltd.     20,479          1,549,209   
HOSA International Ltd.     9,240,000          3,276,532   
Page Industries Ltd.     4,689          680,237   
              11,910,440   
                 
Consumer Staples—8.4%   
Food & Staples Retailing—3.3%    
Almacenes Exito SA     79,624          343,572   
Big C Supercenter PCL     76,300          533,222   
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA     186,155          2,623,140   
President Chain Store Corp.     262,000          1,769,406   
Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk PT     41,299,709          1,760,668   
      7,030,008   
                 
Food Products—1.6%   
Kaveri Seed Co. Ltd.     281,412          1,438,745   
Standard Foods Corp.     715,000          1,779,303   
 

 

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     Shares     Value  
Food Products (Continued)   
Vietnam Dairy Products JSC     30,000        $ 172,607   
      3,390,655   
                 

Personal Products—3.5%

  

Amorepacific Corp.     12,201          3,620,508   
Cosmax, Inc.     15,333          1,528,583   
Karex Bhd     2,556,900          2,377,253   
      7,526,344   
                 
Financials—10.9%   

Commercial Banks—6.0%

  

3SBio, Inc.2,3     2,828,000          3,428,628   
BGEO Group plc     81,554          2,243,114   
Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.     26,525          787,545   
Commercial Bank of Ceylon plc     1,729,906          1,494,356   
Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE     561,694          2,392,385   
NUTRIBIOTECH Co. Ltd.2     42,263          1,943,896   
Zenith Bank plc     8,988,764          500,158   
      12,790,082   
                 

Consumer Finance—3.3%

  

Gentera SAB de CV     2,108,594          3,938,058   
Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd.     254,185          2,970,849   
      6,908,907   
                 

Diversified Financial Services—0.3%

  

Moscow Exchange (The)     518,222          683,370   
                 

Insurance—1.3%

  

Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik AS     499,974          925,848   
Sanlam Ltd.     287,936          964,325   
Sul America SA     224,900          898,917   
      2,789,090   
                 

Real Estate Management & Development—0.0%

  

Belle Corp.     400          26   
                 
Health Care—13.1%   

Biotechnology—6.1%

  

Biocon Ltd.     576,848          3,947,187   
Medy-Tox, Inc.     15,352          5,516,066   
Naturalendo Tech Co. Ltd.2     15,767          234,866   
Seegene, Inc.2     80,287                  2,196,110   
     Shares     Value  
Biotechnology (Continued)   
Taiwan Liposome Co. Ltd.2     213,000        $ 1,010,006   
      12,904,235   
                 

Health Care Providers & Services—2.8%

  

Bumrungrad Hospital PCL     390,500          2,378,291   
Odontoprev SA     408,100          1,031,543   
Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Cl. H     714,800          2,600,760   
      6,010,594   
                 

Pharmaceuticals—4.2%

  

Ajanta Pharma Ltd.     137,654          2,635,970   
Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd.2     75,573          1,331,848   
Celltrion, Inc.2     37,122          3,008,914   
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.     171,265          1,843,093   
Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd.     1,380,000          195,608   
      9,015,433   
                 
Industrials—7.6%   

Aerospace & Defense—0.4%

  

Embraer SA, Sponsored ADR     27,090          811,887   
                 

Air Freight & Couriers—0.8%

  

Kerry Logistics Network Ltd.     1,201,500          1,775,159   
                 

Commercial Services & Supplies—1.0%

  

KRUK SA     46,446          2,115,685   
                 

Industrial Conglomerates—1.0%

  

John Keells Holdings plc     1,996,289          2,197,911   
                 

Machinery—0.6%

  

Grupo Rotoplas SAB de CV2     779,730          1,230,451   
                 

Professional Services—1.1%

  

Sporton International, Inc.     437,000          2,428,149   
                 

Road & Rail—0.7%

  

Blue Bird Tbk PT     3,226,000          1,425,673   
                 

Trading Companies & Distributors—1.2%

  

Ace Hardware Indonesia Tbk PT     36,698,700                  2,510,706   
 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

     Shares     Value  
Transportation Infrastructure—0.8%   
International Container Terminal Services, Inc.     1,280,250        $ 1,668,537   
Information Technology—14.8%   
Electronic Equipment, Instruments, & Components—3.1%   
AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc.     495,500          3,421,916   
Largan Precision Co. Ltd.     41,000          3,082,827   
      6,504,743   
                 
Internet Software & Services—1.8%   
Autohome, Inc., ADR2     81,000          1,985,310   
Kakao Corp.2     10,076          771,121   
YY, Inc., ADR2     22,618          1,177,267   
      3,933,698   
                 
IT Services—4.5%   
Mindtree Ltd.     148,450          3,094,541   
My EG Services Bhd     12,411,700          6,434,665   
      9,529,206   
                 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—2.6%   
eMemory Technology, Inc.     328,000          3,443,089   
Hermes Microvision, Inc.     89,000          2,178,102   
      5,621,191   
                 
Software—1.6%   
GOLFZON Co. Ltd.     9,588          554,679   
NCSoft Corp.     14,465                    2,804,164   
      3,358,843   
                 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals—1.2%   
Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.     335,000          2,612,914   
     Shares     Value  
Materials—5.4%   
Chemicals—3.5%   
Bloomage BioTechnology Corp. Ltd.     2,400,000        $ 5,390,173   
Fatima Fertilizer Co. Ltd.     6,105,001          2,115,734   
      7,505,907   
                 
Construction Materials—1.9%   
Cementos Argos SA     520,264          1,628,344   
Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk PT     1,357,000          2,031,452   
Shree Cement Ltd.     2,817          414,609   
      4,074,405   
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $193,505,159)
      185,027,698   
                  
Preferred Stock—0.8%   
Banco Davivienda SA, Preference
(Cost $2,579,852)
    217,100          1,654,522   
                  
Investment Company—10.9%                
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 0.42%4,5
(Cost $23,113,036)
    23,113,036          23,113,036   
                 
Total Investments,at Value
(Cost $219,198,047)
    98.5%        209,795,256   
Net Other Assets (Liabilities)     1.5           3,185,349   

Net Assets

    100.0%      $       212,980,605   
               
 

 

Footnotes to Statement of Investments

1. Restricted security. The aggregate value of restricted securities at period end was $2,784,082, which represents 1.31% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 4 of the accompanying Notes. Information concerning restricted securities is as follows:

 

Security

  

Acquisition

Dates

    

Cost

    

Value

    

Unrealized

Appreciation

 

Fu Shou Yuan International Group Ltd.

     9/25/15-2/19/16       $             2,544,192       $             2,784,082       $                 239,890   

2. Non-income producing security.

 

14       OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS INNOVATORS FUND


    

    

 

Footnotes to Statement of Investments (Continued)

3. Represents securities sold under Rule 144A, which are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. These securities amount to $8,904,705 or 4.18% of the Fund’s net assets at period end.

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

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

 

    

Shares

August 31, 2015

    

Gross

Additions

    

Gross

Reductions

    

Shares

February 29,

2016

 

 

 

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E

     11,250,190         99,051,571         87,188,725         23,113,036   
                   Value      Income  

 

 

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E

         $     23,113,036       $             26,573   

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

Geographic Holdings    Value      Percent          

 

China

     $ 44,739,015         21.3%      

Taiwan

     29,124,232         13.9         

India

     24,037,469         11.5         

South Korea

     23,728,117         11.3         

United States

     23,113,036         11.0         

Malaysia

     9,782,300         4.7         

Mexico

     8,629,642         4.1         

Indonesia

     8,623,108         4.1         

Sri Lanka

     3,692,267         1.8         

Colombia

     3,626,439         1.7         

Hong Kong

     3,329,773         1.6         

Thailand

     3,218,468         1.5         

South Africa

     3,083,719         1.5         

Philippines

     3,076,787         1.5         

Brazil

     3,025,168         1.4         

Portugal

     2,623,140         1.3         

Egypt

     2,392,385         1.1         

Georgia

     2,243,114         1.1         

Pakistan

     2,115,734         1.0         

Poland

     2,115,685         1.0         

Greece

     1,193,676         0.6         

Turkey

     925,848         0.4         

Russia

     683,370         0.3         

Nigeria

     500,157         0.2         

Vietnam

     172,607         0.1         
  

 

 

Total

     $         209,795,256                 100.0%      
  

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

15       OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS INNOVATORS FUND


    

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES February 29, 2016 Unaudited

 

 

 
Assets   
Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments:   
Unaffiliated companies (cost $196,085,011)    $ 186,682,220     
Affiliated companies (cost $23,113,036)      23,113,036     
  

 

 

 
     209,795,256     

 

 
Cash      772,007     

 

 
Cash—foreign currencies (cost $985,504)      984,264     

 

 
Receivables and other assets:   
Shares of beneficial interest sold      2,867,679     
Investments sold      139,328     
Dividends      94,789     
Other      33,827     
  

 

 

 
Total assets      214,687,150     

 

 
Liabilities   
Payables and other liabilities:   
Investments purchased      1,114,102     
Shares of beneficial interest redeemed      474,890     
Foreign capital gains tax      97,652     
Distribution and service plan fees      13,777     
Trustees’ compensation      1,305     
Other      4,819     
  

 

 

 
Total liabilities      1,706,545     

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 212,980,605     
  

 

 

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets   
Par value of shares of beneficial interest    $ 27,355     

 

 
Additional paid-in capital      246,081,251     

 

 
Accumulated net investment loss      (773,466)    

 

 
Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions      (22,847,043)    

 

 
Net unrealized depreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies      (9,507,492)    
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $     212,980,605     
  

 

 

 

 

16       OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS INNOVATORS FUND


    

    

 

 

 

 
Net Asset Value Per Share   
Class A Shares:   
Net asset value and redemption price per share (based on net assets of $54,667,310 and 7,032,246 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)    $ 7.77     
Maximum offering price per share (net asset value plus sales charge of 5.75% of offering price)    $ 8.24     

 

 
Class C Shares:   
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $15,406,340 and 2,004,858 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)    $ 7.68     

 

 
Class I Shares:   
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets of $116,436 and 14,876 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)    $ 7.83     

 

 
Class R Shares:   
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $1,171,370 and 151,172 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)    $ 7.75     

 

 
Class Y Shares:   
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets of $141,619,149 and 18,151,792 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)    $ 7.80     

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

17       OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS INNOVATORS FUND


    

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Six Months Ended February 29, 2016

 

 

 
Investment Income   
Dividends:   
Unaffiliated companies (net of foreign withholding taxes of $49,801)     $ 564,917      
Affiliated companies      26,573      

 

 
Interest      19      
  

 

 

 
Total investment income      591,509      

 

 
Expenses   
Management fees      938,637      

 

 
Distribution and service plan fees:   
Class A      59,107      
Class C      66,127      
Class R      2,674      

 

 
Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:   
Class A      52,946      
Class C      14,553      
Class I      16      
Class R      1,181      
Class Y      110,765      

 

 
Shareholder communications:   
Class A      2,836      
Class C      759      
Class I      11      
Class R      95      
Class Y      3,485      

 

 
Custodian fees and expenses      39,108      

 

 
Trustees’ compensation      1,469      

 

 
Borrowing fees      1,188      

 

 
Other      46,450      
  

 

 

 
Total expenses      1,341,407      
Less reduction to custodian expenses      (114)     
Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses      (19,320)     
  

 

 

 
Net expenses      1,321,973      

 

 

Net Investment Loss

     (730,464)     

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   
Net realized gain (loss) on:   
Investments from unaffiliated companies (net of foreign capital gains tax of $73,480)      (12,446,220)     
Foreign currency transactions      (19,187)     
  

 

 

 
Net realized loss      (12,465,407)     

 

 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:   
Investments      1,986,687      
Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies      (912,711)     
  

 

 

 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation      1,073,976      

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

    $     (12,121,895)     
  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

18       OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS INNOVATORS FUND


    

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Six Months Ended
February 29, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
August 31, 2015
 

 

 
Operations     
Net investment loss     $ (730,464)      $ (143,034)    

 

 
Net realized loss      (12,465,407)        (10,437,162)    

 

 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation      1,073,976         (10,165,228)    
  

 

 

 
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      (12,121,895)        (20,745,424)    

 

 
Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders     
Dividends from net investment income:     
Class A      —         (63,182)    
Class C      —         —     
Class I      —         (20)    
Class R      —         —     
Class Y      —         (35,290)    
  

 

 

 
     —         (98,492)    

 

 
Distributions from net realized gain:     
Class A      —         (37,110)    
Class C      —         (3,002)    
Class I      —         (5)    
Class R      —         (175)    
Class Y      —         (11,898)    
  

 

 

 
     —         (52,190)    

 

 
Beneficial Interest Transactions     
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from beneficial interest transactions:     
Class A      15,840,953         (9,572,617)    
Class C      5,520,294         9,438,897      
Class I      20,000         111,258      
Class R      271,713         970,033      
Class Y      80,896,424         66,359,825      
  

 

 

 
     102,549,384         67,307,396      

 

 
Net Assets     
Total increase      90,427,489         46,411,290      

 

 
Beginning of period      122,553,116         76,141,826      
  

 

 

 
End of period (including accumulated net investment loss of $773,466 and $43,002, respectively)     $     212,980,605       $     122,553,116      
  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Class A    Six Months
Ended
February 29,
2016
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
August 31,
2015
     Period
Ended
August 29,
20141,2
 

 

 
Per Share Operating Data         
Net asset value, beginning of period      $8.22             $9.93             $10.00       

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:         
Net investment income (loss)3      (0.04)            (0.02)            0.02       
Net realized and unrealized loss      (0.41)            (1.67)            (0.09)      
  

 

 

 
Total from investment operations      (0.45)            (1.69)            (0.07)      

 

 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:         
Dividends from net investment income      0.00             (0.01)            0.00       
Distributions from net realized gain      0.00             (0.01)            0.00       
  

 

 

 
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders      0.00             (0.02)            0.00       

 

 
Net asset value, end of period      $7.77            $8.22            $9.93      
  

 

 

 

 

 
Total Return, at Net Asset Value4      (5.47)%           (17.10)%           (0.70)%     

 

 
Ratios/Supplemental Data         
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)      $54,667         $41,993         $60,956   

 

 
Average net assets (in thousands)      $48,501         $61,498         $56,084   

 

 
Ratios to average net assets:5         
Net investment income (loss)      (0.98)%         (0.21)%         1.37%   
Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings      1.73%         1.71%         1.75%   
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%6         0.00%6         0.00%   
  

 

 

 
Total expenses      1.73%7         1.71%7         1.75%   
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      1.70%         1.70%         1.65%   

 

 
Portfolio turnover rate      14%         34%         3%   

1. For the period from June 30, 2014 (commencement of operations) to August 29, 2014.

2. August 29, 2014 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 2 of the accompanying Notes.

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

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

5. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

6. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

Six Months Ended February 29, 2016      1.74                                                                                                                          

Year Ended August 31, 2015

     1.72  

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class C    Six Months
Ended
February 29,
2016
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
August 31,
2015
     Period
Ended
August 29,
20141,2
 

 

 
Per Share Operating Data         
Net asset value, beginning of period      $8.16             $9.92             $10.00     

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:         
Net investment loss3      (0.07)             (0.08)             (0.00)4     
Net realized and unrealized loss      (0.41)             (1.67)             (0.08)     
  

 

 

 
Total from investment operations      (0.48)             (1.75)             (0.08)     

 

 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:         
Dividends from net investment income      0.00              0.00              0.00      
Distributions from net realized gain      0.00              (0.01)             0.00      
  

 

 

 
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders      0.00              (0.01)             0.00      

 

 
Net asset value, end of period          $7.68              $8.16             $9.92      
  

 

 

 

 

 
Total Return, at Net Asset Value5      (5.77)%         (17.80)%         (0.80)%   

 

 
Ratios/Supplemental Data         
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)      $15,406         $10,795         $2,987   

 

 
Average net assets (in thousands)      $13,338         $7,615         $1,591   

 

 
Ratios to average net assets:6         
Net investment loss      (1.74)%         (0.88)%         (0.31)%   
Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings      2.48%         2.69%         2.56%   
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%7         0.00%7         0.00%   
  

 

 

 
Total expenses      2.48%8         2.69%8         2.56%   
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      2.47%         2.50%         2.42%   

 

 
Portfolio turnover rate      14%         34%         3%   

1. For the period from June 30, 2014 (commencement of operations) to August 29, 2014.

2. August 29, 2014 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 2 of the accompanying Notes.

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

4. Less than $0.005 per share.

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

6. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

7. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

Six Months Ended February 29, 2016      2.49                                                                                                                          

Year Ended August 31, 2015

     2.70  

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

Class I    Six Months
Ended
February 29,
2016
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
August 31,
2015
     Period
Ended
August 29,
20141,2
 

 

 
Per Share Operating Data         
Net asset value, beginning of period      $8.26           $9.94           $10.00     

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:         
Net investment income (loss)3      (0.02)           0.05            0.03      
Net realized and unrealized loss      (0.41)           (1.70)           (0.09)     
  

 

 

 
Total from investment operations      (0.43)           (1.65)           (0.06)     

 

 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:         
Dividends from net investment income      0.00            (0.02)           0.00      
Distributions from net realized gain      0.00            (0.01)           0.00      
  

 

 

 
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders      0.00            (0.03)           0.00      

 

 
Net asset value, end of period      $7.83           $8.26            $9.94      
  

 

 

 

 

 
Total Return, at Net Asset Value4      (5.21)%           (16.68)%           (0.60)%     

 

 
Ratios/Supplemental Data         
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)      $117         $102         $10   

 

 
Average net assets (in thousands)      $110         $64         $11   

 

 
Ratios to average net assets:5         
Net investment income (loss)      (0.51)%         0.54%         1.58%   
Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings      1.30%         1.60%         1.41%   
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%6         0.00%6         0.00%   
  

 

 

 
Total expenses      1.30%7         1.60%7         1.41%   
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      1.25%         1.25%         1.17%   

 

 
Portfolio turnover rate      14%         34%         3%   

1. For the period from June 30, 2014 (commencement of operations) to August 29, 2014.

2. August 29, 2014 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 2 of the accompanying Notes.

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

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

5. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

6. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

Six Months Ended February 29, 2016      1.31                                                                                                                          

Year Ended August 31, 2015

     1.61  

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class R    Six Months
Ended
February 29,
2016
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
August 31,
2015
     Period
Ended
August 29,
20141,2
 

 

 
Per Share Operating Data         
Net asset value, beginning of period      $8.20             $9.93             $10.00     

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:         
Net investment income (loss)3      (0.05)             (0.03)             0.004      
Net realized and unrealized loss      (0.40)             (1.69)             (0.07)      
  

 

 

 
Total from investment operations      (0.45)             (1.72)             (0.07)      

 

 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:         
Dividends from net investment income      0.00             0.00              0.00        
Distributions from net realized gain      0.00             (0.01)             0.00        
  

 

 

 
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders      0.00             (0.01)             0.00        

 

 
Net asset value, end of period          $7.75              $8.20              $9.93        
  

 

 

 

 

 
Total Return, at Net Asset Value5      (5.49)%           (17.38)%           (0.70)%     

 

 
Ratios/Supplemental Data         
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)      $1,172         $966         $127   

 

 
Average net assets (in thousands)      $1,081         $555         $47   

 

 
Ratios to average net assets:6         
Net investment income (loss)      (1.24)%         (0.36)%         0.07%   
Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings      1.99%         2.24%         2.05%   
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%7         0.00%7         0.00%   
  

 

 

 
Total expenses      1.99%8         2.24%8         2.05%   
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      1.98%         2.00%         1.93%   

 

 
Portfolio turnover rate      14%         34%         3%   

1. For the period from June 30, 2014 (commencement of operations) to August 29, 2014.

2. August 29, 2014 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 2 of the accompanying Notes.

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

4. Less than $0.005 per share.

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

6. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

7. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

Six Months Ended February 29, 2016      2.00                                                                                                                          

Year Ended August 31, 2015

     2.25  

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

Class Y    Six Months
Ended
February 29,
2016
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
August 31,
2015
     Period
Ended
August 29,
20141,2
 

 

 
Per Share Operating Data         
Net asset value, beginning of period      $8.24             $9.94             $10.00       

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:         
Net investment income (loss)3      (0.03)              0.01              0.01        
Net realized and unrealized loss      (0.41)             (1.68)             (0.07)       
  

 

 

 
Total from investment operations      (0.44)             (1.67)             (0.06)       

 

 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:         
Dividends from net investment income      0.00              (0.02)             0.00        
Distributions from net realized gain      0.00              (0.01)             0.00        
  

 

 

 
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders      0.00              (0.03)             0.00        

 

 
Net asset value, end of period      $7.80              $8.24              $9.94        
  

 

 

 

 

 
Total Return, at Net Asset Value4      (5.34)%             (16.92)%             (0.60)%       

 

 
Ratios/Supplemental Data         
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)      $141,619         $68,697         $12,062   

 

 
Average net assets (in thousands)      $101,910         $38,619         $6,734   

 

 
Ratios to average net assets:5         
Net investment income (loss)      (0.74)%         0.14%         0.38%   
Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings      1.48%         1.72%         1.59%   
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%6         0.00%6         0.00%   
  

 

 

 
Total expenses      1.48%7         1.72%7         1.59%   
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      1.45%         1.45%         1.40%   

 

 
Portfolio turnover rate      14%         34%         3%   

1. For the period from June 30, 2014 (commencement of operations) to August 29, 2014.

2. August 29, 2014 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 2 of the accompanying Notes.

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

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

5. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

6. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

Six Months Ended February 29, 2016      1.49                                                                                                                          

Year Ended August 31, 2015

     1.73  

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS February 29, 2016 Unaudited

    

 

 

1. Organization

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

The Fund offers Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R and Class Y shares. As of July 1, 2014, Class N shares were renamed Class R shares. Class N shares subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) on July 1, 2014, continue to be subject to a CDSC after the shares were renamed. Purchases of Class R shares occurring on or after July 1, 2014, are not subject to a CDSC upon redemption. Class A shares are sold at their offering price, which is normally net asset value plus a front-end sales charge. Class C and Class R shares are sold without a front-end sales charge but may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”). Class R shares are sold only through retirement plans. Retirement plans that offer Class R shares may impose charges on those accounts. Class I and Class Y shares are sold to certain institutional investors or intermediaries without either a front-end sales charge or a CDSC, however, the intermediaries may impose charges on their accountholders who beneficially own Class I and Class Y shares. All classes of shares have identical rights and voting privileges with respect to the Fund in general and exclusive voting rights on matters that affect that class alone. Earnings, net assets and net asset value per share may differ due to each class having its own expenses, such as transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees and shareholder communications, directly attributable to that class. Class A, C and R shares have separate distribution and/or service plans under which they pay fees. Class I and Class Y shares do not pay such fees.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed in the Fund’s preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”).

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

Security Valuation. All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in Note 3.

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

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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Investment Income. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or upon ex-dividend notification in the case of certain foreign dividends where the ex-dividend date may have passed. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. Discount and premium, which are included in interest income on the Statement of Operations, are amortized or accreted daily.

Custodian Fees. “Custodian fees and expenses” in the Statement of Operations may include interest expense incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption

 

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2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

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

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

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

Federal Taxes. The Fund intends to comply with provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its investment company taxable income to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is required. The Fund files income tax returns in U.S. federal and applicable state jurisdictions. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s tax return filings generally remains open for the three preceding fiscal reporting period ends. The Fund has analyzed its tax positions for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2015, including open tax years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the Fund’s financial statements.

During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2015, the Fund did not utilize any capital loss carryforward to offset capital gains realized in that fiscal year. The Fund had post-October foreign currency losses of $22,953. Details of the fiscal year ended August 31, 2015 capital loss carryforwards are included in the table below. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration, if any, must be utilized prior to those with expiration dates. Capital losses with no expiration will be carried forward to future years if not offset by gains.

Expiring        
No expiration    $                 10,320,161   

At period end, it is estimated that the capital loss carryforwards would be $22,785,568, which will not expire. The estimated capital loss carryforward represents the carryforward as of the end of the last fiscal year, increased or decreased by capital losses or gains realized in the first six months of the current fiscal year. During the reporting period, it is estimated that the Fund will not utilize any capital loss carryforward to offset realized capital gains.

Net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) may differ for financial statement and tax purposes. The character of dividends and distributions made during the fiscal year from net investment income or net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal

 

27       OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS INNOVATORS FUND


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

income tax requirements, which may differ from the character of net investment income or net realized gains presented in those financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Also, due to timing of dividends and distributions, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the fiscal year in which the income or net realized gain was recorded by the Fund.

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

Federal tax cost of securities     $   219,454,209   
  

 

 

 
Gross unrealized appreciation     $ 19,050,992   
Gross unrealized depreciation      (28,715,753)   
  

 

 

 
Net unrealized depreciation     $ (9,664,761)   
  

 

 

 

Certain foreign countries impose a tax on capital gains which is accrued by the Fund based on unrealized appreciation, if any, on affected securities. The tax is paid when the gain is realized.

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

 

 

3. Securities Valuation

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

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

Valuation Methods and Inputs

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

 

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3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

29       OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS INNOVATORS FUND


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

Security Type    Standard inputs generally considered by third-party pricing vendors
Corporate debt, government debt, municipal, mortgage- backed and asset-backed securities    Reported trade data, broker-dealer price quotations, benchmark yields, issuer spreads on comparable securities, the credit quality, yield, maturity, and other appropriate factors.
Loans    Information obtained from market participants regarding reported trade data and broker-dealer price quotations.
Event-linked bonds    Information obtained from market participants regarding reported trade data and broker-dealer price quotations.

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

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

Classifications

Each investment asset or liability of the Fund is assigned a level at measurement date based

 

30       OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS INNOVATORS FUND


    

    

 

 

3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

on the significance and source of the inputs to its valuation. Various data inputs are used in determining the value of each of the Fund’s investments as of the reporting period end. These data inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:

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

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

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

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

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

 

                   Level 3—         
     Level 1—      Level 2—      Significant         
     Unadjusted      Other Significant      Unobservable         
     Quoted Prices      Observable Inputs      Inputs      Value  

 

 

Assets Table

           

Investments, at Value:

           

Common Stocks

           

Consumer Discretionary

   $ 14,537,728       $ 42,136,161       $       $ 56,673,889    

Consumer Staples

             17,947,007                 17,947,007    

Financials

     26         23,171,449                 23,171,475    

Health Care

             27,734,654         195,608         27,930,262    

Industrials

     2,480,424         13,683,734                 16,164,158    

Information Technology

     3,162,577         28,398,018                 31,560,595    

Materials

             11,580,312                 11,580,312    

Preferred Stock

             1,654,522                 1,654,522    

Investment Company

     23,113,036                         23,113,036    
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $     43,293,791       $     166,305,857       $     195,608       $ 209,795,256    
  

 

 

 

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

The table below shows the transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the beginning of the reporting period.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

     Transfers into      Transfers out      Transfers into      Transfers out of    
     Level 1*      of Level 1**      Level 2**      Level 2*    

 

 

Assets Table

           

Investments, at Value:

           

Common Stocks

           

Consumer

           

Discretionary

   $       $ (2,358,846)       $ 2,358,846       $ –     

Consumer

           

Staples

             (187,104)         187,104         –     

Financials

     1,226,407         (4,550,928)         4,550,928         (1,226,407)    

Health Care

             (621,051)         621,051         –     

Industrials

     1,133,573         (448,782)         448,782         (1,133,573)    

Materials

             (1,326,252)         1,326,252         –     

Preferred Stocks

             (1,333,810)         1,333,810         –     
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $       2,359,980       $       (10,826,773)       $       10,826,773       $         (2,359,980)    
  

 

 

 

* Transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 are a result of the availability of quoted prices from an active market which were not available and have become available.

** Transfers from Level 1 to Level 2 are a result of a change from the use of an exchange traded price to a valuation received from a third-party pricing service or a fair valuation determined based on observable market information other than quoted prices from an active market.

 

 

4. Investments and Risks

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

Investments in Affiliated Funds. The Fund is permitted to invest in other mutual funds advised by the Manager (“Affiliated Funds”). Affiliated Funds are open-end management

 

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4. Investments and Risks (Continued)

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

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

Investment in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund. The Fund is permitted to invest daily available cash balances in a money market Affiliated Fund. The Fund may invest the available cash in Class E shares of Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund (“IMMF”) to seek current income while preserving liquidity or for defensive purposes. IMMF is regulated as a money market fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Restricted Securities. At period end, investments in securities included issues that are restricted. A restricted security may have a contractual restriction on its resale and is valued under methods approved by the Board of Trustees as reflecting fair value. Securities that are restricted are marked with an applicable footnote on the Statement of Investments. Restricted securities are reported on a schedule following the Statement of Investments.

Equity Security Risk. Stocks and other equity securities fluctuate in price. The value of the Fund’s portfolio may be affected by changes in the equity markets generally. Equity markets may experience significant short-term volatility and may fall sharply at times. Different markets may behave differently from each other and U.S. equity markets may move in the opposite direction from one or more foreign stock markets. Adverse events in any part of the equity or fixed-income markets may have unexpected negative effects on other market segments.

The prices of individual equity securities generally do not all move in the same direction at the same time and a variety of factors can affect the price of a particular company’s securities. These factors may include, but are not limited to, poor earnings reports, a loss of customers, litigation against the company, general unfavorable performance of the company’s sector or industry, or changes in government regulations affecting the company or its industry.

 

 

5. Market Risk Factors

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

Commodity Risk. Commodity risk relates to the change in value of commodities or

 

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5. Market Risk Factors (Continued)

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

6. Shares of Beneficial Interest

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

     Six Months Ended February 29, 2016     Year Ended August 31, 2015  
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount   

 

 

Class A

        
Sold      3,651,319      $ 29,689,718              5,862,731      $       53,952,731     
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested                    3,470        31,616      
Redeemed      (1,728,541     (13,848,765     (6,892,881     (63,556,964)     
  

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)                  1,922,778      $     15,840,953        (1,026,680   $ (9,572,617)     
  

 

 

 

 

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6. Shares of Beneficial Interest (Continued)

     Six Months Ended February 29, 2016      Year Ended August 31, 2015    
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount    

 

 

Class C

           
Sold      954,955        $ 7,716,422          1,248,874        $ 11,489,113      
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested      —          —          329          2,992      
Redeemed      (273,722)         (2,196,128)         (226,624)         (2,053,208)     
  

 

 

 
Net increase      681,233        $ 5,520,294          1,022,579        $ 9,438,897      
  

 

 

 

 

 

Class I

           
Sold      6,721        $ 53,806          17,900        $ 169,134      
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested      —          —          —          —      
Redeemed      (4,171)         (33,806)         (6,574)         (57,876)     
  

 

 

 
Net increase      2,550        $ 20,000          11,326        $ 111,258      
  

 

 

 

 

 

Class R

           
Sold      40,746        $ 331,325          162,253        $ 1,492,893      
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested      —          —          18          166      
Redeemed      (7,368)         (59,612)         (57,210)         (523,026)     
  

 

 

 
Net increase      33,378        $ 271,713          105,061        $ 970,033      
  

 

 

 

 

 

Class Y

           
Sold                  13,543,303        $ 110,712,816          9,816,759        $ 89,670,514      
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested      —          —          5,178          47,169      
Redeemed      (3,729,593)         (29,816,392)         (2,697,486)         (23,357,858)     
  

 

 

 
Net increase      9,813,710        $ 80,896,424          7,124,451        $ 66,359,825      
  

 

 

 

 

 

7. Purchases and Sales of Securities

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

      Purchases      Sales  

Investment securities

     $111,293,661                             $21,305,059   

 

 

8. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates

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

Fee Schedule

    

Up to $500 million

   1.15%      

Next $500 million

   1.10

Next $4 billion

   1.05

Over $5 billion

   1.00

The Fund’s effective management fee for the reporting period was 1.14% of average annual net assets before any applicable waivers.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

8. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

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

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

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

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

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

Service Plan for Class A Shares. The Fund has adopted a Service Plan (the “Plan”) for Class A shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, the Fund reimburses the Distributor for a portion of its costs incurred for services provided to accounts that hold Class A shares. Reimbursement is made periodically at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the daily net assets of Class A shares of the Fund. The Distributor currently uses all

 

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8. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

of those fees to pay dealers, brokers, banks and other financial institutions periodically for providing personal service and maintenance of accounts of their customers that hold Class A shares. Any unreimbursed expenses the Distributor incurs with respect to Class A shares in any fiscal year cannot be recovered in subsequent periods. Fees incurred by the Fund under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations.

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

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

 

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

 

 

February 29, 2016

     $18,423         $—         $3,878     

Waivers and Reimbursements of Expenses. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to limit the Fund’s “Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses” (excluding any applicable dividend expense, taxes, interest and fees from borrowing, any subsidiary expenses, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, interest and fees from borrowing, and certain other Fund expenses) so that, as percentages of average daily net assets, those expenses will not exceed the annual rate of 1.70% for Class A shares, 2.50% for Class C shares, 1.25% for Class I shares, 2.00% for Class R shares and 1.45% for Class Y shares. During the reporting period, the Manager waived $2,742, $16, and $6,953 for Class A, Class I and Class Y shares, respectively.

The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in IMMF. During the reporting period, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $9,609 for IMMF

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

8. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

management fees.

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

 

 

9. Borrowings and Other Financing

Joint Credit Facility. A number of mutual funds managed by the Manager participate in a $1.28 billion revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) intended to provide short-term financing, if necessary, subject to certain restrictions in connection with atypical redemption activity. Expenses and fees related to the Facility are paid by the participating funds and are disclosed separately or as other expenses on the Statement of Operations.

 

 

10. Pending Litigation

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

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

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT ADVISORY

AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS Unaudited

 

 

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

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

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

Nature, Quality and Extent of Services. The Board considered information about the nature, quality and extent of the services provided to the Fund and information regarding the Managers’ key personnel who provide such services. The Managers’ duties include providing the Fund with the services of the portfolio managers and the Sub-Adviser’s investment team, who provide research, analysis and other advisory services in regard to the Fund’s investments; and securities trading services. OFI Global is responsible for oversight of third-party service providers; monitoring compliance with applicable Fund policies and procedures and adherence to the Fund’s investment restrictions; risk management; and oversight of the Sub-Adviser. OFI Global is also responsible for providing certain administrative services to the Fund as well. Those services include providing and supervising all administrative and clerical personnel who are necessary in order to provide effective corporate administration for the Fund; compiling and maintaining records with respect to the Fund’s operations; preparing and filing reports required by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; preparing periodic reports regarding the operations of the Fund for its shareholders; preparing proxy materials for shareholder meetings; and preparing the registration statements required by federal and state securities laws for the sale of the Fund’s shares. OFI Global also provides the Fund with office space, facilities and equipment.

The Board also considered the quality of the services provided and the quality of the Managers’ resources that are available to the Fund. The Board took account of the fact that the Sub-Adviser has had over fifty years of experience as an investment adviser and

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT ADVISORY

AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

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

Performance. The Board considered that the Fund does not have a full year of operational history and that its performance could not be a factor in deciding whether to approve the Agreement.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund. The Board reviewed the fees paid to the Adviser and the other expenses borne by the Fund. The Board also considered the comparability of the fees charged and the services provided to the Fund to the fees and services for other clients or accounts advised by the Adviser. The independent consultant provided comparative data in regard to the fees and expenses of the Fund and other retail front-end load diversified emerging markets funds with comparable asset levels and distribution features. After discussions with the Board, the Adviser has agreed to contractually waive fees and/or reimburse the Fund for certain expenses in order to limit “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement” (excluding (i) interest and fees from borrowing, taxes, dividends tied to short sales, brokerage commissions, and other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (ii) expenses incurred directly or indirectly by the Fund as a result of investments in other investment companies, wholly-owned subsidiaries and pooled investment vehicles; (iii) certain other expenses attributable to, and incurred as a result of a Fund’s investments; and (iv) other expenses (including litigation expenses) not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business) to annual rates of 1.70% for Class A shares, 2.50% for Class C shares, 2.00% for Class R shares, 1.45% for Class Y shares, and 1.25% for Class I shares, as calculated on the daily net assets of the Fund. This contractual fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement may not be amended or withdrawn for one year from the date of the Fund’s prospectus, unless approved by the Board. The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual management fees were lower than its peer group median and higher than its category median. The Board also noted that the Fund’s total expenses were lower than its peer group median and its total expenses, after waivers, were equal to its category median.

Economies of Scale and Profits Realized by the Managers. The Board considered information regarding the Managers’ costs in serving as the Fund’s investment adviser

 

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and sub-adviser, including the costs associated with the personnel and systems necessary to manage the Fund, and information regarding the Managers’ profitability from their relationship with the Fund. The Board also considered that the Managers must be able to pay and retain experienced professional personnel at competitive rates to provide quality services to the Fund. The Board reviewed whether the Managers may realize economies of scale in managing and supporting the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund currently has management fee breakpoints, which are intended to share with Fund shareholders economies of scale that may exist as the Fund’s assets grow.

Other Benefits to the Managers. In addition to considering the profits realized by the Managers, the Board considered information that was provided regarding the direct and indirect benefits the Managers receive as a result of their relationship with the Fund, including compensation paid to the Managers’ affiliates and research provided to the Adviser in connection with permissible brokerage arrangements (soft dollar arrangements).

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

Based on its review of the information it received and its evaluations described above, the Board, including a majority of the independent Trustees, decided to continue the Agreements through September 30, 2016. In arriving at its decision, the Board did not identify any factor or factors as being more important than others, but considered all of the above information, and considered the terms and conditions of the Agreements, including the management fees, in light of all the surrounding circumstances.

 

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PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND GUIDELINES;

UPDATES TO STATEMENTS OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited

 

 

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

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first quarter and the third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Those forms may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Householding—Delivery of Shareholder Documents

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

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

 

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OPPENHEIMER EMERGING MARKETS INNOVATORS FUND

 

Trustee and Officers

   Brian F. Wruble, Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Trustee

As of 3/1/16

   Beth Ann Brown, Trustee
   Matthew P. Fink, Trustee
   Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr., Trustee
   Elizabeth Krentzman, Trustee
   Mary F. Miller, Trustee
   Joel W. Motley, Trustee
   Joanne Pace, Trustee
   Justin Leverenz, Vice President
   Heidi Heikenfeld, Vice President
   Arthur P. Steinmetz, Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer
   Cynthia Lo Bessette, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer
   Jennifer Sexton, Vice President and Chief Business Officer
   Mary Ann Picciotto, Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Anti-Money
   Laundering Officer
   Brian S. Petersen, Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer

Manager

   OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.

Sub-Adviser

   OppenheimerFunds, Inc.

Distributor

   OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

Transfer and Shareholder

   OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.

Servicing Agent

  

Sub-Transfer Agent

   Shareholder Services, Inc.
   DBA OppenheimerFunds Services

Independent Registered

   KPMG LLP

Public Accounting Firm

  

Legal Counsel

   Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
   The financial statements included herein have been taken from the
   records of the Fund without examination of those records by the
   independent registered public accounting firm.

© 2016 OppenheimerFunds, Inc. All Rights reserved.

 

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

Disclosure of Information

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

Right of Refusal

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

 

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Internet Security and Encryption

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

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

  All transactions, including redemptions, exchanges and purchases, are secured by SSL and 256-bit encryption. SSL is used to establish a secure connection between your PC and OppenheimerFunds’ server. It transmits information in an encrypted and scrambled format.
  Encryption is achieved through an electronic scrambling technology that uses a “key” to code and then decode the data. Encryption acts like the cable converter box you may have on your television set. It scrambles data with a secret code so that no one can make sense of it while it is being transmitted. When the data reaches its destination, the same software unscrambles the data.
  You can exit the secure area by either closing your browser, or for added security, you can use the Log Out button before you close your browser.

Other Security Measures

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

How You Can Help

You can also do your part to keep your account information private and to prevent unauthorized transactions. If you obtain a user ID and password for your account, do not allow it to be used by anyone else. Also, take special precautions when accessing your account on a computer used by others.

Who We Are

This joint notice describes the privacy policies of the Oppenheimer funds, OppenheimerFunds, Inc., each of its investment adviser subsidiaries, OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. and OFI Global Trust Co. It applies to all Oppenheimer fund accounts you presently have, or may open in the future, using your Social Security number—whether or not you remain a shareholder of our funds. This notice was last updated March 2015. In the event it is updated or changed, we will post an updated notice on our website at oppenheimerfunds.com. If you have any questions about this privacy policy, write to us at P.O. Box 5270, Denver, CO 80217-5270, email us by clicking on the Contact Us section of our website at oppenheimerfunds.com or call us at 1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677).

 

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Oppenheimer funds are distributed by OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

225 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10281-1008

© 2016 OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. All rights reserved.

 

RS1607.001.0216 April 25, 2016


Item 2.  Code of Ethics.

Not applicable to semiannual reports.

 

Item 3.  Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable to semiannual reports.

 

Item 4.  Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable to semiannual reports.


Item 5.  Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable.

 

Item 6.  Schedule of Investments.

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

b) Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

 

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

Not applicable.

 

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

Not applicable.

 

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

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

None

 

Item 11.  Controls and Procedures.

Based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c)) as of 2/29/2016, the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer found the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures to provide reasonable assurances that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in the reports that it files under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (a) is accumulated and communicated to registrant’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, and (b) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time


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

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

 

Item 12.  Exhibits.

 

(a)          (1)   Not applicable to semiannual reports.
  (2)   Exhibits attached hereto.
  (3)   Not applicable.
(b)   Exhibit attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

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

Oppenheimer Emerging Markets Innovators Fund

By:  

/s/ Arthur P. Steinmetz

 

 
 

Arthur P. Steinmetz

 

 
 

Principal Executive Officer

 

 
Date:   4/15/2016  

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

 

By:  

/s/ Arthur P. Steinmetz

 

 
 

Arthur P. Steinmetz

 

 
 

Principal Executive Officer

 

 
Date:   4/15/2016  

 

By:

 

 

/s/ Brian S. Petersen

 

 
 

Brian S. Petersen

 

 
 

Principal Financial Officer

 

 
Date:   4/15/2016