0000950123-12-001274.txt : 20120125 0000950123-12-001274.hdr.sgml : 20120125 20120125142307 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-12-001274 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20111130 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120125 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120125 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20120125 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: OPPENHEIMER CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000319767 IRS NUMBER: 133054122 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0831 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-Q SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-03105 FILM NUMBER: 12544385 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6803 SOUTH TUCSON WAY STREET 2: N/A CITY: CENTENNIAL STATE: CO ZIP: 80112-3924 BUSINESS PHONE: 303-768-3200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6803 SOUTH TUCSON WAY STREET 2: N/A CITY: CENTENNIAL STATE: CO ZIP: 80112-3924 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: OPPENHEIMER TARGET FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: OPPENHEIMER TARGET FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19870616 0000319767 S000006959 OPPENHEIMER CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND C000018983 A C000018984 B C000018985 C C000018986 N C000018987 Y C000109448 I N-Q 1 g60034nvq.txt FORM N-Q ================================================================================ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM N-Q QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY Investment Company Act file number 811-3105 -------- Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund ------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 6803 South Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924 ------------------------------------------------------ (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Arthur S. Gabinet OppenheimerFunds, Inc. Two World Financial Center, 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: 11/30/2011 ---------- ================================================================================ ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS. Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS November 30, 2011 (Unaudited)
SHARES VALUE ------------- ------------- COMMON STOCKS -- 98.7% CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY -- 15.2% AUTO COMPONENTS -- 1.0% Johnson Controls, Inc. 1,539,062 $ 48,449,672 HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE -- 3.1% McDonald's Corp. 1,144,830 109,354,162 Yum! Brands, Inc. 650,790 36,470,272 ------------- 145,824,434 INTERNET & CATALOG RETAIL -- 1.5% Amazon.com, Inc.(1) 359,560 69,139,792 MEDIA -- 1.4% Walt Disney Co. (The) 1,887,534 67,668,094 SPECIALTY RETAIL -- 4.1% Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.(1) 347,009 20,997,515 O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.(1) 901,303 69,616,644 Tiffany & Co. 694,509 46,559,883 TJX Cos., Inc. (The) 871,111 53,747,549 ------------- 190,921,591 TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS -- 4.1% Coach, Inc. 1,035,500 64,811,945 Nike, Inc., Cl. B 717,363 68,995,973 Ralph Lauren Corp. 393,647 55,842,763 ------------- 189,650,681 CONSUMER STAPLES -- 11.2% BEVERAGES -- 3.8% Brown-Forman Corp., Cl. B 474,899 37,901,689 Coca-Cola Co. (The) 1,218,723 81,934,747 SABMiller plc 1,724,780 60,924,112 ------------- 180,760,548 FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING -- 2.0% Costco Wholesale Corp. 1,088,955 92,887,862 FOOD PRODUCTS -- 3.0% Mead Johnson Nutrition Co., Cl. A 259,680 19,569,485 Nestle SA 1,219,320 68,266,438 Unilever NV CVA 1,520,833 51,691,687 ------------- 139,527,610 HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS -- 1.5% Colgate-Palmolive Co. 759,330 69,478,695 PERSONAL PRODUCTS -- 0.5% Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Cl. A 205,370 24,229,553 TOBACCO -- 0.4% Philip Morris International, Inc. 233,670 17,815,001 ENERGY -- 11.8% ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES -- 5.8% Baker Hughes, Inc. 885,580 48,361,524 Cameron International Corp.(1) 932,550 50,348,375 Ensco plc, Sponsored ADR 474,020 24,634,819 National Oilwell Varco, Inc. 780,420 55,956,114
1 | Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS November 30, 2011 (Unaudited)
Shares Value ----------- ------------ COMMON STOCKS CONTINUED ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES CONTINUED Schlumberger Ltd. 1,210,236 $ 91,167,078 ------------- 270,467,910 OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS -- 6.0% Apache Corp. 472,390 46,974,462 Chevron Corp. 810,760 83,362,343 ConocoPhillips 846,095 60,343,495 Occidental Petroleum Corp. 915,026 90,496,071 ------------- 281,176,371 FINANCIALS -- 1.6% CAPITAL MARKETS -- 0.2% Charles Schwab Corp. (The) 781,339 9,344,814 COMMERCIAL BANKS -- 0.4% Standard Chartered plc 955,235 20,856,617 CONSUMER FINANCE -- 1.0% American Express Co. 959,083 46,074,347 HEALTH CARE -- 12.6% BIOTECHNOLOGY -- 1.0% Celgene Corp.(1) 753,545 47,533,619 HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES -- 2.3% Baxter International, Inc. 1,197,752 61,875,868 Stryker Corp. 961,165 46,933,687 ------------- 108,809,555 HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES -- 0.7% Express Scripts, Inc.(1) 672,237 30,687,619 LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES -- 2.0% Illumina, Inc.(1) 323,810 9,008,394 Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(1) 220,046 35,163,351 Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(1) 1,068,542 50,488,610 ------------- 94,660,355 PHARMACEUTICALS -- 6.6% Allergan, Inc. 1,160,210 97,132,781 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 2,241,933 73,356,048 Novo Nordisk AS, Cl. B 683,783 77,595,201 Roche Holding AG 363,412 57,678,130 ------------- 305,762,160 INDUSTRIALS -- 15.2% AEROSPACE & DEFENSE -- 3.6% Goodrich Corp. 510,879 62,332,347 Precision Castparts Corp. 329,690 54,316,428 United Technologies Corp. 708,144 54,243,830 ------------- 170,892,605 AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS -- 1.3% United Parcel Service, Inc., Cl. B 837,192 60,068,526 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT -- 1.4% Emerson Electric Co. 1,214,788 63,472,673
2 | Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS November 30, 2011 (Unaudited)
Shares Value --------- -------------- COMMON STOCKS CONTINUED INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES -- 1.5% Danaher Corp. 1,449,074 $ 70,106,200 MACHINERY -- 5.5% Caterpillar, Inc. 656,736 64,281,320 Cummins, Inc. 146,180 14,081,519 Deere & Co. 401,694 31,834,250 Joy Global, Inc. 790,836 72,187,510 Parker-Hannifin Corp. 881,331 72,956,580 -------------- 255,341,179 ROAD & RAIL -- 1.9% Union Pacific Corp. 869,478 89,912,720 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY -- 25.9% COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT -- 5.3% Juniper Networks, Inc.(1) 1,320,249 29,982,855 QUALCOMM, Inc. 3,968,760 217,488,048 -------------- 247,470,903 COMPUTERS & PERIPHERALS -- 6.1% Apple, Inc.(1) 744,084 284,388,905 ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT & INSTRUMENTS -- 1.0% Corning, Inc. 3,611,493 47,924,512 INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES -- 4.2% eBay, Inc.(1) 2,064,665 61,093,437 Google, Inc., Cl. A(1) 228,257 136,814,963 -------------- 197,908,400 IT SERVICES -- 2.6% International Business Machines Corp. 396,610 74,562,680 Visa, Inc., Cl. A 496,499 48,145,508 -------------- 122,708,188 SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT -- 1.2% Broadcom Corp., Cl. A 1,748,967 53,072,404 SOFTWARE -- 5.5% Intuit, Inc. 1,307,456 69,608,957 Oracle Corp. 3,701,390 116,038,577 Vmware, Inc., Cl. A(1) 730,319 70,607,241 -------------- 256,254,775 MATERIALS -- 5.2% CHEMICALS -- 3.6% Albemarle Corp. 358,608 19,554,894 Ecolab, Inc. 887,453 50,602,570 Mosaic Co. (The) 356,060 18,785,726 Praxair, Inc. 777,045 79,258,590 -------------- 168,201,780 METALS & MINING -- 1.6% Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., Cl. B 1,233,228 48,835,829 Rio Tinto plc 522,552 27,661,471 -------------- 76,497,300 -------------- Total Common Stocks (Cost $3,309,738,673) 4,615,947,970
3 | Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS November 30, 2011 (Unaudited)
Shares Value ------------ ---------------- INVESTMENT COMPANY -- 1.3% Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 0.20% (2,3) (Cost $57,647,034) 57,647,034 $ 57,647,034 Total Investments, at Value (Cost $3,367,385,707) 100.0% 4,673,595,004 Other Assets Net of Liabilities 0.0 1,657,684 ------------ ---------------- Net Assets 100.0% $ 4,675,252,688 ============ ================
Footnotes to Statement of Investments 1. Non-income producing security. 2. Is or was an affiliate, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, at or during the period ended November 30, 2011, 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 period in which the issuer was an affiliate are as follows:
Shares Gross Gross Shares August 31, 2011 Additions Reductions November 30, 2011 --------------- ------------ ------------ ------------------ Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E 50,878,734 190,330,297 183,561,997 57,647,034
Value Income ------------ --------- Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E $ 57,647,034 $ 27,412
3. Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of November 30, 2011. 4 | Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS November 30, 2011 (Unaudited) VALUATION INPUTS 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 table below categorizes amounts as of November 30, 2011 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 $ 711,654,264 $ -- $ -- $ 711,654,264 Consumer Staples 463,775,157 60,924,112 -- 524,699,269 Energy 551,644,281 -- -- 551,644,281 Financials 55,419,161 20,856,617 -- 76,275,778 Health Care 587,453,308 -- -- 587,453,308 Industrials 709,793,903 -- -- 709,793,903 Information Technology 1,209,728,087 -- -- 1,209,728,087 Materials 217,037,609 27,661,471 -- 244,699,080 Investment Company 57,647,034 -- -- 57,647,034 --------------- ----------------- ------------ --------------- Total Assets $ 4,564,152,804 $ 109,442,200 $ -- $ 4,673,595,004 --------------- ----------------- ------------ ---------------
Currency contracts and forwards, if any, are reported at their unrealized appreciation/depreciation at measurement date, which represents the change in the contract's value from trade date. Futures, if any, are reported at their variation margin at measurement date, which represents the amount due to/from the Fund at that date. All additional assets and liabilities included in the above table are reported at their market value at measurement date. See the accompanying Notes for further discussion of the methods used in determining value of the Fund's investments, and a summary of changes to the valuation methodologies, if any, during the reporting period. NOTES TO STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS 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. Each investment asset or liability of the Fund is assigned a level at measurement date based on the significance and source of the inputs to its valuation. Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities are classified as "Level 1," observable market inputs other than unadjusted quoted prices are classified as "Level 2" and significant unobservable inputs, including the Manager's judgment about the assumptions that a market participant would use in pricing an asset or liability, are classified as "Level 3." The inputs used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. A table summarizing the Fund's investments under these levels of classification is included following the Statement of Investments. Securities are valued using unadjusted quoted market prices, when available, as supplied primarily by portfolio pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees or dealers. 5 | Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS November 30, 2011 (Unaudited) Securities traded on a registered U.S. securities exchange 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. Securities whose principal exchange is NASDAQ(R) are valued based on the official closing prices reported by NASDAQ prior to the time when the Fund's assets are valued. In the absence of a sale, the security is valued at the last sale price on the prior trading day, if it is within the spread of the current day's closing "bid" and "asked" prices, and if not, at the current day's closing bid price. A foreign security traded on a foreign exchange is valued based on the last sale price on the principal exchange on which the security is traded, as identified by the portfolio pricing service used by the Manager, prior to the time when the Fund's assets are valued. In the absence of a sale, the security is valued at the most recent official closing price on the principal exchange on which it is traded. 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. U.S. domestic and international debt instruments (including corporate, government, municipal, mortgage-backed, collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed securities) and "money market-type" debt instruments with a remaining maturity in excess of sixty days are valued at the mean between the "bid" and "asked" prices utilizing price quotations obtained from independent pricing services or broker-dealers. Such prices are typically determined based upon information obtained from market participants including reported trade data, broker-dealer price quotations and inputs such as benchmark yields and issuer spreads from identical or similar securities. "Money market-type" debt instruments with remaining maturities 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. In the absence of a current price quotation obtained from an independent pricing service or broker-dealer, including for securities whose values have been materially affected by what the Manager identifies as a significant event occurring before the Fund's assets are valued but after the close of the securities' respective exchanges, the Manager, acting through its internal valuation committee, in good faith determines the fair valuation of that asset using consistently applied procedures under the supervision of the Board of Trustees (which reviews those fair valuations by the Manager). Those procedures include certain standardized methodologies to fair value securities. Such methodologies include, but are not limited to, pricing securities 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 adjusted for any discounts related to 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. There have been no significant changes to the fair valuation methodologies of the Fund during the period. INVESTMENT IN OPPENHEIMER INSTITUTIONAL MONEY MARKET FUND. The Fund is permitted to invest daily available cash balances in an affiliated money market 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. IMMF is a registered open-end management investment company, regulated as a money market fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Manager is also the investment adviser of IMMF. When applicable, the Fund's investment in IMMF is included in the Statement of Investments. Shares of IMMF are valued at their net asset value per share. As a shareholder, the Fund is subject to its proportional share of IMMF's Class E expenses, including its 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 IMMF. 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 Exchange, normally 4:00 P.M. 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. 6 | Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS November 30, 2011 (Unaudited) RISK EXPOSURES AND THE USE OF DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS The Fund's investment objectives not only permit the Fund to purchase investment securities, they also allow the Fund to enter into various types of derivatives contracts, including, but not limited to, futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, credit default swaps, interest rate swaps, total return swaps, and purchased and written options. In doing so, the Fund will employ strategies in differing combinations to permit it to increase, decrease, or change the level or types of exposure to market risk factors. Central to those strategies are features inherent to derivatives that make them more attractive for this purpose than equity and debt securities: they require little or no initial cash investment, they can focus exposure on only certain selected risk factors, and they may not require the ultimate receipt or delivery of the underlying security (or securities) to the contract. This may allow the Fund to pursue its objectives more quickly and efficiently than if it were to make direct purchases or sales of securities capable of effecting a similar response to market factors. MARKET RISK FACTORS. In accordance with its investment objectives, the Fund may use derivatives to increase or decrease its exposure to one or more of the following market risk factors: COMMODITY RISK. Commodity risk relates to the change in value of commodities or commodity indexes as they relate to increases or decreases in the commodities market. Commodities are physical assets that have tangible properties. Examples of these types of assets are crude oil, heating oil, metals, livestock, and agricultural products. CREDIT RISK. Credit risk relates to the ability of the issuer to meet interest and principal payments, or both, as they come due. In general, lower-grade, higher-yield bonds are subject to credit risk to a greater extent than lower-yield, higher-quality bonds. 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. The Fund's actual exposures to these market risk factors during the period are discussed in further detail, by derivative type, below. RISKS OF INVESTING IN DERIVATIVES. The Fund's use of derivatives can result in losses due to unanticipated changes in the market risk factors and the overall market. In instances where the Fund is using derivatives to decrease, or hedge, exposures to market risk factors for securities held by the Fund, there are also risks that those derivatives may not perform as expected resulting in losses for the combined or hedged positions. Derivatives may have little or no initial cash investment relative to their market value exposure and therefore can produce significant gains or losses in excess of their cost. This use of embedded leverage allows the Fund to increase its market value exposure relative to its net assets and can substantially increase the volatility of the Fund's performance. Additional associated risks from investing in derivatives also exist and potentially could have significant effects on the valuation of the derivative and the Fund. Typically, the associated risks are not the risks that the Fund is attempting to increase or decrease exposure to, per its investment objectives, but are the additional risks from investing in derivatives. Examples of these associated risks are liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund will not be able to sell the derivative in the open market in a timely manner, and counterparty credit risk, which is the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Fund. Associated risks can be different for each type of derivative and are discussed by each derivative type in the notes that follow. 7 | Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS November 30, 2011 (Unaudited) COUNTERPARTY CREDIT RISK. Certain derivative positions are subject to counterparty credit risk, which is the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Fund. The Fund's derivative counterparties are financial institutions who are subject to market conditions that may weaken their financial position. The Fund intends to enter into financial transactions with counterparties that the Manager believes to be creditworthy at the time of the transaction. CREDIT RELATED CONTINGENT FEATURES. The Fund's agreements with derivative counterparties have several credit related contingent features that if triggered would allow its derivatives counterparties to close out and demand payment or additional collateral to cover their exposure from the Fund. Credit related contingent features are established between the Fund and its derivatives counterparties to reduce the risk that the Fund will not fulfill its payment obligations to its counterparties. These triggering features include, but are not limited to, a percentage decrease in the Fund's net assets and or a percentage decrease in the Fund's Net Asset Value or NAV. The contingent features are established within the Fund's International Swap and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements which govern certain positions in swaps, over-the-counter options and swaptions, and forward currency exchange contracts for each individual counterparty. FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS The Fund may enter into foreign currency exchange contracts ("forward contracts") for the purchase or sale of a foreign currency at a negotiated rate at a future date. Forward contracts are reported on a schedule following the Statement of Investments. Forward contracts will be valued daily based upon the closing prices of the forward currency rates determined at the close of the Exchange as provided by a bank, dealer or pricing service. The resulting unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities in the annual and semiannual reports as a receivable or payable and in the Statement of Operations in the annual and semiannual reports within the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation). At contract close, the difference between the original cost of the contract and the value at the close date is recorded as a realized gain (loss) in the Statement of Operations in the annual and semiannual reports. The Fund has purchased and sold certain forward foreign currency exchange contracts of different currencies in order to acquire currencies to pay for or sell currencies to acquire related foreign securities purchase and sale transactions, respectively, or to convert foreign currencies to U.S. dollars from related foreign securities transactions. These foreign currency exchange contracts are negotiated at the current spot exchange rate with settlement typically within two business days thereafter. During the period ended November 30, 2011, the Fund had daily average contract amounts on forward foreign currency contracts to buy and sell of $493,321 and $1,452,545, respectively. Additional associated risk to the Fund includes counterparty credit risk. Counterparty credit risk arises from the possibility that the counterparty will default. As of November 30, 2011, the Fund had no outstanding forward contracts. FEDERAL TAXES. The approximate 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 as of November 30, 2011 are noted below. 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. Federal tax cost of securities $ 3,388,344,967 ======================= Gross unrealized appreciation $ 1,413,001,544 Gross unrealized depreciation (127,751,507) ----------------------- Net unrealized appreciation $ 1,285,250,037 =======================
8 | Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. (a) Based on their evaluation of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c)) as of 11/30/2011, 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 the 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. (b) There have been no significant changes in the registrant's internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. ITEM 3. EXHIBITS. Exhibits attached hereto. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund By: /s/ William F. Glavin, Jr. ---------------------------- William F. Glavin, Jr. Principal Executive Officer Date: 1/10/2012 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/ William F. Glavin, Jr. ---------------------------- William F. Glavin, Jr. Principal Executive Officer Date: 1/10/2012 By: /s/ Brian W. Wixted ---------------------------- Brian W. Wixted Principal Financial Officer Date: 1/10/2012 EX-99.CERT 2 g60034exv99wcert.txt EX-99.CERT Exhibit 99.CERT Section 302 Certifications CERTIFICATIONS I, William F. Glavin, Jr., certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of Trustees (or persons performing the equivalent functions): (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. /s/ William F. Glavin, Jr. ---------------------------- William F. Glavin, Jr. Principal Executive Officer Date: 1/10/2012 Exhibit 99.CERT Section 302 Certifications CERTIFICATIONS I, Brian W. Wixted, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of Trustees (or persons performing the equivalent functions): (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. /s/ Brian W. Wixted ---------------------------- Brian W. Wixted Principal Financial Officer Date: 1/10/2012