N-CSR 1 d798743dncsr.htm OPPENHEIMER CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation 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 811-3105

 

 

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

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: 8/29/2014

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.


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Table of Contents

 

Fund Performance Discussion      3      
Top Holdings and Allocations      6      
Fund Expenses      9      
Statement of Investments      11      
Statement of Assets and Liabilities      14      
Statement of Operations      16      
Statements of Changes in Net Assets      18      
Financial Highlights      19      
Notes to Financial Statements      25      
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm      38      
Federal Income Tax Information      39      
Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures; Updates to Statement of Investments      40      
Trustees and Officers      41      
Privacy Policy Notice      49      

 

 

Class A Shares

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AT 8/29/14*

 

     Class A Shares of the Fund          
     Without Sales Charge    With Sales Charge         S&P 500 Index            Russell 1000 Growth    
Index    

1-Year

   28.09%    20.72%         25.25%        26.29%  

5-Year

   14.56       13.21            16.88           17.82   

10-Year

     6.69         6.06            8.38             9.20   

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future resultsThe 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. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit oppenheimerfunds.com or call 1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677).

* August 29, 2014 was the last business day of the Fund’s fiscal year. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. Index returns are calculated through August 31, 2014.

 

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Fund Performance Discussion

The Fund’s Class A shares (without sales charge) produced a return of 28.09% during the reporting period. On a relative basis, the Fund outperformed the Russell 1000 Growth Index (the “Index”), which returned 26.29%. The Fund outperformed the Index in nine out of ten sectors during the reporting period, led by stronger relative stock selection in the consumer discretionary and information technology sectors, and an overweight position in health care. The Fund underperformed the Index within the energy sector, due to less favorable stock selection.

MARKET OVERVIEW

The reporting period began in the wake of market turmoil after the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) signaled an earlier-than-expected shift away from its massive quantitative easing program. However, by the start of the reporting period, it had become clearer that a reduction in quantitative easing did not necessarily portend an imminent increase in short-term interest rates. When the Fed actually announced in December that it would reduce its asset purchases by $10 billion a month, its decision to taper was met with relative calm in financial markets.

Markets once again turned volatile to start 2014 amid fears that political and economic instability in the world’s emerging markets might further dampen the U.S. economic recovery. While these fears generally failed to materialize, economic activity was constrained by unusually harsh winter weather over much of the United States, which caused downturns in consumer spending, corporate investment, and business inventory replenishment. Despite additional cuts in quantitative easing and signs of ongoing strength in U.S. labor markets, U.S.

 

 

 

COMPARISON OF CHANGE IN VALUE OF $10,000 HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENTS IN:

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Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) contracted at a surprising 2.1% annualized rate over the first quarter.

However, equities recovered in February and generally resumed their upward trend through the end of the reporting period, with dips in April and July. Economic data released in the second quarter also improved; as the unemployment rate fell to 6.3% in April, the economy finally regained all of the jobs lost during the 2008 recession, and the U.S. stock market achieved record highs. The U.S. Department of Commerce later estimated that U.S. GDP rebounded at a robust 4.6% annualized rate during the second quarter. Markets were also buoyed by additional stimulative monetary policies enacted by central banks throughout the world. Among those actions, the European Central Bank (the “ECB”) announced numerous measures in June, including a benchmark interest rate cut, the introduction of a negative deposit rate to encourage banks to lend, among various other measures to flood the system with liquidity. Beyond that, the ECB said it would prepare to purchase packages of loans from banks to allow for increased lending. The Fed implemented further reductions in its bond purchasing program, putting the quantitative easing program on track for elimination in the fall.

FUND REVIEW

Top performing holdings for the Fund this reporting period included information technology stocks Apple, Inc. and Facebook, Inc., and health care stock Gilead Sciences,

Inc. Apple performed well during the second half of 2013 due to excitement surrounding the introduction of two new iPhones as well as the addition of China Mobile as a distribution partner. Apple also rallied strongly in April 2014 after iPhone sales came in higher than analysts anticipated and the company announced a 7-for-1 stock split and increased both its dividend and share repurchases. Facebook, the world’s number one social network, delivered strong evidence that it can thrive on smartphones and tablets, with increases in mobile advertising revenue. Gilead Sciences is a research-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes medicines. The company benefited from sales of its new hepatitis C drug Sovaldi and its flagship HIV drugs.

Detractors from performance included information technology stocks Teradata Corp. and Citrix Systems, Inc., and health care stock Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. Teradata, a provider of analytic data solutions through its database management service, warned third quarter results would miss analysts’ expectations and cut its full-year outlook, saying its sales were weak outside the U.S. and Europe. Management noted that international macro challenges were delaying some opportunities. Citrix Systems, maker of virtualization and content delivery software and other cloud computing system products, released third quarter 2013 earnings results that were well below management’s prior guidance. We exited our positions in both Teradata and Citrix Systems

 

 

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during the reporting period. Valeant Pharmaceuticals experienced declines towards the end of the period after cutting its 2014 revenue forecast and releasing disappointing earnings guidance for 2015. As of the end of the reporting period, the company was continuing its attempts to acquire Botox maker Allergan, Inc., a proposal which has received push-back from Allergan management and shareholders.

STRATEGY & OUTLOOK

The Fund continues to seek to invest in high quality growth stocks. We combine fundamental macro analysis with bottom up stock selection, focusing on high quality companies with historically consistent growth and capital discipline.

The U.S. economy remains resilient with stable to improving economic fundamentals. Though the pace of economic expansion remains muted, the global economy appears to be on stable but fragile ground, as the Fed continues the reduction of its accommodative policies. We remain confident that the U.S. economy retains many of its attractive competitive advantages including high productivity and cost-effective infrastructure. In addition, we are seeing early fragile evidence of a more synchronized global rebound and we are watching carefully for signs that growth is broadening across industries and geographies. The evolving political turmoil in Ukraine and the Middle East has added some uncertainty, but the financial markets have remained resilient. We believe that companies with capital discipline, strong management and sustainable competitive advantages have the greatest prospects to succeed.

 

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Michael Kotlarz

Portfolio Manager

 

 

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Top Holdings and Allocations*

TOP TEN COMMON STOCK HOLDINGS

 

Apple, Inc.

   6.6%

Facebook, Inc., Cl. A

   4.6    

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

   4.6    

Biogen Idec, Inc.

   4.5    

LinkedIn Corp., Cl. A

   2.7    

Celgene Corp.

   2.7    

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Cl. B

   2.5    

MasterCard, Inc., Cl. A

   2.5    

Actavis plc

   2.0    

EMC Corp.

   2.0    

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of August 29, 2014, and are based on net assets. For more current Fund holdings, please visit oppenheimerfunds.com.

 

TOP TEN COMMON STOCK INDUSTRIES

 

Biotechnology

   12.0%

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

   10.1    

Internet Software & Services

   10.1    

Pharmaceuticals

   7.7    

Media

   6.2    

IT Services

   4.8    

Software

   4.8    

Capital Markets

   4.1    

Chemicals

   3.9    

Machinery

   3.8    

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of August 29, 2014, and are based on net assets.

 

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

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Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of August 29, 2014, and are based on the total market value of common stocks.

* August 29, 2014 was the last business day of the Fund’s fiscal year. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Share Class Performance

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS WITHOUT SALES CHARGE AS OF 8/29/14

 

     Inception Date        1-Year         5-Year        10-Year       

Class A (OPTFX)

   1/22/81    28.09%      14.56%      6.69%     

Class B (OTGBX)

   11/1/95    27.13%      13.62%      6.18%     

Class C (OTFCX)

   12/1/93    27.11%      13.67%      5.87%     

Class I (OPTIX)

   12/29/11    28.63%      20.47%*    N/A         

Class R (OTCNX)

   3/1/01    27.78%      14.29%      6.39%     

Class Y (OTCYX)

   11/3/97    28.40%      14.99%      7.09%     

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS WITH SALES CHARGE AS OF 8/29/14

 

     Inception Date        1-Year         5-Year        10-Year       

Class A (OPTFX)

   1/22/81    20.72%      13.21%      6.06%     

Class B (OTGBX)

   11/1/95    22.13%      13.38%      6.18%     

Class C (OTFCX)

   12/1/93    26.11%      13.67%      5.87%     

Class I (OPTIX)

   12/29/11    28.63%      20.47%*    N/A         

Class R (OTCNX)

   3/1/01    26.78%      14.29%      6.39%     

Class Y (OTCYX)

   11/3/97    28.40%      14.99%      7.09%     
*Shows performance since inception.

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%; for Class B shares, the contingent deferred sales charge of 5% (1-year) and 2% (5-year); 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). There is no sales charge for Class I and Class Y shares. Because Class B shares convert to Class A shares 72 months after purchase, the 10-year return for Class B shares uses Class A performance for the period after conversion.

The Fund’s performance is compared to the performance of the S&P 500 Index, an index of large-capitalization equity securities that is a measure of the general domestic stock market, and the Russell 1000 Growth Index, which measures the performance of the large-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. The indices are 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 indices. Index performance includes reinvestment of income, but does not reflect transaction costs, fees, expenses or taxes. Index performance is

 

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shown for illustrative purposes only as a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, and does not predict or depict performance of the Fund. The Fund’s performance reflects the effects of the Fund’s business and operating expenses.

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

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

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

 

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Fund Expenses

Fund Expenses. As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, 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 August 29, 2014.

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 Period” 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 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

March 1, 2014

  

Ending

Account

Value
August 29, 2014

  

Expenses

Paid During

6 Months Ended
August 29, 2014

Class A

   $   1,000.00              $   1,075.70            $ 5.40            

Class B

     1,000.00                1,071.40              9.34            

Class C

     1,000.00                1,071.50              9.34            

Class I

     1,000.00                1,078.10              3.22            

Class R

     1,000.00                1,074.40              6.74            

Class Y

     1,000.00              1,076.90            4.20          
Hypothetical                  

(5% return before expenses)

                 

Class A

     1,000.00                1,019.75              5.25            

Class B

     1,000.00                1,015.96              9.09            

Class C

     1,000.00                1,015.96              9.09            

Class I

     1,000.00                1,021.84              3.13            

Class R

     1,000.00                1,018.45              6.56            

Class Y

     1,000.00              1,020.89            4.09          

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for that class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). Those annualized expense ratios, excluding indirect expenses from affiliated funds, based on the 6-month period ended August 29, 2014 are as follows:

 

Class    Expense Ratios       

Class A

     1.04    

Class B

     1.80       

Class C

     1.80       

Class I

     0.62       

Class R

     1.30       

Class Y

     0.81     

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     August 29, 2014*

 

     Shares      Value    

 

 

Common Stocks—98.8%

  

 

 

Consumer Discretionary—17.6%

  

 

 

Auto Components—1.0%

  

Magna

     

International, Inc.

     470,120       $ 53,344,516     

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—2.2%

  

Chipotle Mexican

     

Grill, Inc.1

     111,150         75,431,948     

 

 

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     190,440         36,732,067     
     

 

 

 
     112,164,015     

 

 

Household Durables—1.2%

  

Harman

     

International

     

Industries, Inc.

     544,820         62,697,886     

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail—2.3%

  

Amazon.com, Inc.1

     86,250         29,242,200     

 

 

Priceline.com, Inc.

     

(The)1

     11,630         14,471,325     

 

 

TripAdvisor, Inc.1

     784,000         77,686,560     
     

 

 

 
     121,400,085     

 

 

Media—6.2%

     

Time Warner, Inc.

     1,281,222         98,692,531     

 

 

Twenty-First

     

Century Fox, Inc.,

     

Cl. B

     3,846,060         132,458,306     

 

 

Walt Disney Co.

     

(The)

     1,069,244         96,103,651     
     

 

 

 
     327,254,488     

 

 

Multiline Retail—0.1%

     

Macy’s, Inc.

     84,050         5,235,474     

 

 

Specialty Retail—2.1%

     

Tiffany & Co.

     721,708         72,849,205     

 

 

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     602,362         35,906,799     
     

 

 

 
     108,756,004     

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—2.5%

  

Nike, Inc., Cl. B

     535,386         42,054,571     

 

 

VF Corp.

     1,415,210         90,743,265     
     

 

 

 
     132,797,836     

 

 

Consumer Staples—6.1%

     

 

 

Beverages—1.9%

     

Brown-Forman

     

Corp., Cl. B

     570,580         52,869,943     

 

 

SABMiller plc

     861,880         47,593,982     
     

 

 

 
     100,463,925     
     Shares      Value  

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing—3.2%

  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     614,915       $ 74,453,908     

 

 

CVS Caremark Corp.

     1,182,040         93,913,078     
     

 

 

 
        168,366,986     

 

 

Food Products—1.0%

     

Hershey Co. (The)

     603,360         55,159,171     

 

 

Energy—4.5%

  

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services—2.1%

  

Cameron

  

International

  

Corp.1

     442,322         32,877,794     

 

 

Halliburton Co.

     535,430         36,200,422     

 

 

Oceaneering

  

International, Inc.

     594,310         41,340,204     
     

 

 

 
        110,418,420     

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—2.4%

  

Antero Resources

  

Corp.1

     251,770         14,564,894     

 

 

Cimarex Energy

  

Co.

     103,810         15,069,060     

 

 

EOG Resources,

  

Inc.

     550,010         60,435,099     

 

 

Pioneer Natural

  

Resources Co.

     165,370         34,504,451     
     

 

 

 
        124,573,504     

 

 

Financials—6.8%

  

 

 

Capital Markets—4.1%

     

Ameriprise

  

Financial, Inc.

     340,750         42,852,720     

 

 

Charles Schwab

  

Corp. (The)

     2,769,400         78,955,594     

 

 

Invesco Ltd.

     1,531,830         62,559,937     

 

 

Northern Trust

  

Corp.

     459,140         31,841,359     
     

 

 

 
        216,209,610     

 

 

Consumer Finance—1.0%

     

Discover Financial

  

Services

     856,990         53,450,466     

 

 

Insurance—1.7%

  

Aon plc

     989,180         86,216,929     

 

 

Health Care—21.2%

     

 

 

Biotechnology—12.0%

     

Biogen Idec, Inc.1

     694,910         238,381,926     

 

 

Celgene Corp.1

     1,500,452         142,572,949     
 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS     Continued

 

     Shares      Value    

 

 

Biotechnology (Continued)

  

 

 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.1

     2,230,360       $ 239,942,129     

 

 

Vertex

     

Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1

     133,400         12,482,238     
     

 

 

 
        633,379,242     

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services—1.5%

  

Thermo Fisher

     

Scientific, Inc.

     637,080         76,583,387     

 

 

Pharmaceuticals—7.7%

     

Actavis plc1

     468,160         106,262,957     

 

 

Allergan, Inc.

     262,690         42,997,099     

 

 

Bristol-Myers

     

Squibb Co.

     1,601,363         81,109,036     

 

 

Novo Nordisk AS,

     

Sponsored ADR

     333,090         15,308,816     

 

 

Perrigo Co. plc

     420,770         62,585,330     

 

 

Roche Holding AG

     93,638         27,332,183     

 

 

Valeant

     

Pharmaceuticals

     

International, Inc.1

     584,981         68,618,271     
     

 

 

 
        404,213,692     

 

 

Industrials—7.4%

     

 

 

Aerospace & Defense—0.9%

     

B/E Aerospace, Inc.1

     557,410         47,234,923     

 

 

Building Products—0.5%

     

Allegion plc

     554,603         28,523,232     

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies—1.1%

  

Tyco International Ltd.

     1,343,130         59,930,461     

 

 

Electrical Equipment—0.7%

     

AMETEK, Inc.

     645,800         34,188,652     

 

 

Machinery—3.8%

     

Caterpillar, Inc.

     611,680         66,715,937     

 

 

Pall Corp.

     562,310         47,442,095     

 

 

Parker Hannifin Corp.

     580,080         66,999,240     

 

 

Pentair plc

     247,310         16,834,392     
     

 

 

 
        197,991,664     

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors—0.4%

  

United Rentals, Inc.1

     170,290         20,034,619     
     Shares      Value    

 

 
Information Technology—31.3%  

 

 
Communications Equipment—1.5%  

 

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     3,270,380       $ 81,726,796     

 

 

Internet Software & Services—10.1%

  

Facebook, Inc.,

     

Cl. A1

     3,209,970         240,169,955     

 

 

Google, Inc.,

     

Cl. A1

     153,407         89,338,101     

 

 

Google, Inc., Cl. C1

     98,107         56,077,961     

 

 

LinkedIn Corp.,

     

Cl. A1

     639,225         144,305,044     
     

 

 

 
        529,891,061     

 

 

IT Services—4.8%

     

Alliance Data

     

Systems Corp.1

     113,550         30,049,872     

 

 

MasterCard, Inc.,

     

Cl. A

     1,728,150         131,011,051     

 

 

Visa, Inc., Cl. A

     428,609         91,087,985     
     

 

 

 
        252,148,908     

 

 

Software—4.8%

     

Autodesk, Inc.1

     1,822,270         97,746,563     

 

 

Oracle Corp.

     1,793,440         74,481,563     

 

 

ServiceNow, Inc.1

     319,020         19,501,692     

 

 

Splunk, Inc.1

     438,560         23,660,312     

 

 

Workday, Inc.,

     

Cl. A1

     402,140         36,622,890     
     

 

 

 
        252,013,020     

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals— 10.1%

  

Apple, Inc.

     3,386,628         347,129,370     

 

 

EMC Corp.

     3,491,100         103,092,183     

 

 

Western Digital

     

Corp.

     795,060         81,899,131     
     

 

 

 
        532,120,684     

 

 

Materials—3.9%

     

 

 

Chemicals—3.9%

     

Dow Chemical Co.

     

(The)

     1,365,240         73,108,602     

 

 

Methanex Corp.

     578,250         38,638,665     

 

 

PPG Industries, Inc.

     465,060         95,737,252     
     

 

 

 
        207,484,519     
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     

(Cost $3,644,708,658)

  

     5,195,974,175     
 

 

 

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     Shares     Value    

 

 

Investment Company—1.1%

  

 

 

Oppenheimer

    

Institutional

    

Money Market

    

Fund, Cl. E,

    

0.09%2,3 (Cost

    

$58,032,838)

     58,032,838      $ 58,032,838     

 

 

Total Investments,at Value (Cost $3,702,741,496)

     99.9     5,254,007,013     

 

 

Net Other Assets (Liabilities)

     0.1        4,785,908     
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0   $   5,258,792,921     
  

 

 

 

Footnotes to Statement of Investments

* August 29, 2014 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.

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 August 29, 2014, 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
August 30, 2013a
     Gross
Additions
     Gross
Reductions
     Shares
August 29, 2014
 

 

 

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E

     82,389,901         1,016,548,478         1,040,905,541         58,032,838     
                   Value      Income  

 

 

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E

         $ 58,032,838       $ 71,432     

a. August 30, 2013 represents the last business day of the Fund’s 2013 fiscal year. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.

3. Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of August 29, 2014.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES     August 29, 20141

 

 

Assets

        

Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments:

  

Unaffiliated companies (cost $3,644,708,658)

   $ 5,195,974,175     

Affiliated companies (cost $58,032,838)

     58,032,838     
  

 

 

 
     5,254,007,013     

 

 

Cash

     5,000,005     

 

 

Receivables and other assets:

  

Dividends

     3,979,496     

Shares of beneficial interest sold

     642,205     

Other

     925,203     
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     5,264,553,922     

 

 

Liabilities

  

Payables and other liabilities:

  

Shares of beneficial interest redeemed

     2,958,891     

Trustees’ compensation

     1,869,896     

Distribution and service plan fees

     866,280     

Shareholder communications

     23,765     

Other

     42,169     
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     5,761,001     

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 5,258,792,921     
  

 

 

 

 

 

Composition of Net Assets

  

Par value of shares of beneficial interest

   $ 79,784     

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

     3,034,015,789     

 

 

Accumulated net investment loss

     (2,006,854)    

 

 

Accumulated net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

     675,432,366     

 

 

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

     1,551,271,836     
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $     5,258,792,921     
  

 

 

 

1. August 29, 2014 represents the last business day of the Fund’s 2014 fiscal year.

 

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Net Asset Value Per Share

        

Class A Shares:

  
Net asset value and redemption price per share (based on net assets of $3,397,664,629 and 51,167,045 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)    $ 66.40     

Maximum offering price per share (net asset value plus sales charge of 5.75% of offering price)

   $ 70.45     

 

 

Class B Shares:

  
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $127,565,293 and 2,237,889 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)    $ 57.00     

 

 

Class C Shares:

  
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $425,870,873 and 7,514,302 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)    $ 56.67     

 

 

Class I Shares:

  
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets of $1,026,931,103 and 14,723,251 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)    $ 69.75     

 

 

Class R Shares:

  
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $95,477,173 and 1,484,715 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)    $ 64.31     

 

 

Class Y Shares:

  
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets of $185,283,850 and 2,657,192 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)    $ 69.73     

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS     For the Year Ended August 29, 20141

 

Investment Income

        

Dividends:

  

Unaffiliated companies (net of foreign withholding taxes of $338,635)

   $       49,779,711     

Affiliated companies

     71,432     

 

 

Interest

     1,017     

 

 

Other income

     157,251     
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     50,009,411     

 

 

Expenses

  

Management fees

     29,370,448     

 

 

Distribution and service plan fees:

  

Class A

     7,355,960     

Class B

     1,361,702     

Class C

     3,946,167     

Class R2

     463,843     

 

 

Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:

  

Class A

     6,946,191     

Class B

     300,444     

Class C

     872,090     

Class I

     282,669     

Class R2

     207,827     

Class Y

     521,043     

 

 

Shareholder communications:

  

Class A

     153,145     

Class B

     8,486     

Class C

     20,929     

Class I

     852     

Class R2

     3,141     

Class Y

     772     

 

 

Trustees’ compensation

     116,082     

 

 

Custodian fees and expenses

     37,573     

 

 

Other

     124,799     
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     52,094,163     

Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses

     (84,367)    
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     52,009,796     

 

 

Net Investment Loss

     (2,000,385)    

1. August 29, 2014 represents the last business day of the Fund’s 2014 fiscal year.

2. Effective July 1, 2014, Class N shares were renamed Class R. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.

 

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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

        

Net realized gain on:

  

Investments from unaffiliated companies

   $ 939,847,372     

Foreign currency transactions

     70,250     
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain

     939,917,622     

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

  

Investments

     290,463,126     

Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     (838,807)    
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     289,624,319     

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $     1,227,541,556     
  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

     Year Ended      Year Ended  
     August 29, 20141      August 30, 20131  

Operations

                 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (2,000,385)       $ 25,406,330     

 

 

Net realized gain

     939,917,622         848,720,867     

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     289,624,319         (318,291,841)    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     1,227,541,556         555,835,356     

 

 

Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders

     

Dividends from net investment income:

     

Class A

     (1,203,395)         (17,674,751)    

Class B

     —           —     

Class C

     —           —     

Class I

     (4,185,120)         (122)    

Class R2

     —           (353,022)    

Class Y

     (937,902)         (10,993,756)    
  

 

 

 
     (6,326,417)         (29,021,651)    

 

 

Distributions from net realized gain:

     

Class A

     (132,893,015)         —     

Class B

     (7,081,230)         —     

Class C

     (19,215,294)         —     

Class I

     (37,225,264)         —     

Class R2

     (4,208,661)         —     

Class Y

     (15,709,886)         —     
  

 

 

 
     (216,333,350)         —     

 

 

Beneficial Interest Transactions

     

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

     

Class A

     (133,386,179)         (387,486,821)    

Class B

     (41,576,166)         (58,024,908)    

Class C

     (11,748,843)         (47,282,115)    

Class I

     (1,322,436)         805,304,671     

Class R2

     (16,005,899)         (21,645,169)    

Class Y

     (220,610,295)         (886,658,353)    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     (424,649,818)         (595,792,695)    

 

 

Net Assets

     

Total increase (decrease)

     580,231,971         (68,978,990)    

 

 

Beginning of period

     4,678,560,950         4,747,539,940     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of period (including accumulated net investment income (loss) of

     

$(2,006,854) and $4,127,670, respectively)

   $ 5,258,792,921       $ 4,678,560,950     
  

 

 

 

1. August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 represent the last business days of the Fund’s respective reporting periods. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.

2. Effective July 1, 2014, Class N shares were renamed Class R. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

     Year Ended      Year Ended      Year Ended      Year Ended      Year Ended  
     August 29,      August 30,      August 31,      August 31,      August 31,  
Class A    2014 1      2013 1      2012        2011        2010    

 

 

Per Share Operating Data

              

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 54.14         $ 48.38         $ 42.66         $ 35.63         $ 35.42     

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

              

Net investment income (loss)2

     (0.03)          0.27           0.13           0.07           (0.05)    

Net realized and unrealized gain

     14.86           5.79           5.66           6.96           0.26     
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     14.83           6.06           5.79           7.03           0.21     

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

              

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.02)          (0.30)          (0.07)          0.00           0.00     

Distributions from net realized gain

     (2.55)          0.00           0.00           0.00           0.00     
  

 

 

 

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

     (2.57)          (0.30)          (0.07)          0.00           0.00     

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 66.40         $ 54.14         $ 48.38         $ 42.66         $ 35.63     
  

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     28.09%         12.61%         13.61%         19.73%         0.59%   

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 3,397,665       $ 2,886,673       $ 2,945,709       $ 2,942,695       $ 3,109,737   

 

 

Average net assets (in thousands)

   $ 3,171,028       $ 2,929,516       $ 2,918,247       $ 3,466,080       $ 3,621,517   

 

 

Ratios to average net assets:4

              

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.05)%         0.53%         0.28%         0.16%         (0.14)%   

Total expenses5

     1.05%         1.11%         1.13%         1.15%         1.19%   

Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses

     1.05%         1.11%         1.13%         1.15%         1.19%   

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     67%         61%         26%         30%         63%   

1. August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 represent the last business days of the Fund’s respective reporting periods.

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

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

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

5. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:

    
 

Year Ended August 29, 2014

     1.05
 

Year Ended August 30, 2013

     1.11
 

Year Ended August 31, 2012

     1.13
 

Year Ended August 31, 2011

     1.15
 

Year Ended August 31, 2010

     1.19

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS    Continued

 

     Year Ended      Year Ended      Year Ended      Year Ended      Year Ended  
     August 29,      August 30,      August 31,      August 31,      August 31,  
Class B    2014 1      2013 1      2012        2011        2010    

 

 

Per Share Operating Data

              

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 47.12         $ 42.20         $ 37.46         $ 31.57         $ 31.64     

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

              

Net investment loss2

     (0.42)          (0.13)          (0.22)          (0.27)          (0.33)    

Net realized and unrealized gain

     12.85           5.05           4.96           6.16           0.26     
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     12.43           4.92           4.74           5.89           (0.07)    

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

              

Dividends from net investment income

     0.00           0.00           0.00           0.00           0.00     

Distributions from net realized gain

     (2.55)          0.00           0.00           0.00           0.00     
  

 

 

 

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

     (2.55)          0.00           0.00           0.00           0.00     

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 57.00         $ 47.12         $ 42.20         $ 37.46         $ 31.57     
  

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     27.13%         11.66%         12.65%         18.66%         (0.22)%   

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 127,565       $ 143,066       $ 183,302       $ 214,595       $ 263,009   

 

 

Average net assets (in thousands)

   $ 137,376       $ 161,182       $ 198,133       $ 270,227       $ 328,873   

 

 

Ratios to average net assets:4

              

Net investment loss

     (0.81)%         (0.29)%         (0.57)%         (0.71)%         (0.95)%   

Total expenses5

     1.81%         2.09%         2.17%         2.19%         2.24%   

Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses

     1.81%         1.95%         1.97%         2.02%         2.01%   

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     67%         61%         26%         30%         63%   

1. August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 represent the last business days of the Fund’s respective reporting periods.

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

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

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

5. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:

    
 

Year Ended August 29, 2014

     1.81
 

Year Ended August 30, 2013

     2.09
 

Year Ended August 31, 2012

     2.17
 

Year Ended August 31, 2011

     2.19
 

Year Ended August 31, 2010

     2.24

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     Year Ended      Year Ended      Year Ended      Year Ended      Year Ended  
     August 29,      August 30,      August 31,      August 31,      August 31,  
Class C    2014 1      2013 1      2012        2011        2010    

 

 

Per Share Operating Data

              

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 46.87         $ 41.95         $ 37.22         $ 31.33         $ 31.39     

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

              

Net investment loss2

     (0.42)          (0.11)          (0.20)          (0.24)          (0.31)    

Net realized and unrealized gain

     12.77           5.03           4.93           6.13           0.25     
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     12.35           4.92           4.73           5.89           (0.06)    

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

              

Dividends from net investment income

     0.00           0.00           0.00           0.00           0.00     

Distributions from net realized gain

     (2.55)          0.00           0.00           0.00           0.00     
  

 

 

 

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

     (2.55)          0.00           0.00           0.00           0.00     

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 56.67         $ 46.87         $ 41.95         $ 37.22         $ 31.33     
  

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     27.11%         11.73%         12.71%         18.80%         (0.19)%     

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 425,871       $ 362,314       $ 369,379       $ 385,530       $ 390,864   

 

 

Average net assets (in thousands)

   $ 398,019       $ 364,712       $ 372,103       $ 433,187       $ 455,897   

 

 

Ratios to average net assets:4

              

Net investment loss

     (0.81)%         (0.25)%         (0.52)%         (0.62)%         (0.91)%   

Total expenses5

     1.81%         1.89%         1.93%         1.93%         1.97%   

Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses

     1.81%         1.89%         1.93%         1.93%         1.96%   

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     67%         61%         26%         30%         63%   

1. August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 represent the last business days of the Fund’s respective reporting periods.

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

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

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

5. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:

    
 

Year Ended August 29, 2014

     1.81
 

Year Ended August 30, 2013

     1.89
 

Year Ended August 31, 2012

     1.93
 

Year Ended August 31, 2011

     1.93
 

Year Ended August 31, 2010

     1.97

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS     Continued

 

 

    

Year Ended

August 29,

2014 1

    

Year Ended

August 30,

2013 1

    

Period Ended

August 31,

2012 2

 

Class I

        
        

 

 

Per Share Operating Data

        

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 56.75         $ 50.71         $ 44.87   

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

        

Net investment income3

     0.24           0.28           0.28       

Net realized and unrealized gain

     15.60           6.31           5.56       
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     15.84           6.59           5.84       

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

        

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.29)          (0.55)          0.00       

Distributions from net realized gain

     (2.55)          0.00           0.00       
  

 

 

 

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

     (2.84)          (0.55)          0.00       

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 69.75         $ 56.75         $ 50.71       
  

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value4

     28.63%         13.14%         13.02%     

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

        

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 1,026,931       $ 835,858       $ 12     

 

 

Average net assets (in thousands)

   $ 944,683       $ 167,432       $ 11     

 

 

Ratios to average net assets:5

        

Net investment income

     0.38%         0.51%         0.86%     

Total expenses6

     0.63%         0.65%         0.62%     

Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses

     0.63%         0.65%         0.62%     

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     67%         61%         26%     

1. August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 represent the last business days of the Fund’s respective reporting periods.

2. For the period from December 29, 2011 (inception of offering) to August 31, 2012.

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

    
 

Year Ended August 29, 2014

   0.63%
 

Year Ended August 30, 2013

   0.65%
 

Period Ended August 31, 2012

   0.62%

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Year Ended

August 29,

2014 1

    

Year Ended

August 30,

2013 1

    

Year Ended

August 31,

2012

    

Year Ended

August 31,

2011

    

Year Ended

August 31,

2010

 
                
Class R               

 

 

Per Share Operating Data

              

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 52.61         $ 47.01         $ 41.49         $ 34.75         $ 34.60       

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

              

Net investment income (loss)2

     (0.18)          0.14           0.003          (0.05)          (0.11)     

Net realized and unrealized gain

     14.43           5.63           5.52           6.79           0.26       
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     14.25           5.77           5.52           6.74           0.15       

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

              

Dividends from net investment income

     0.00           (0.17)          0.00           0.00           0.00       

Distributions from net realized gain

     (2.55)          0.00           0.00           0.00           0.00       
  

 

 

 

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

     (2.55)          (0.17)          0.00           0.00           0.00       

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 64.31         $ 52.61         $ 47.01         $ 41.49         $ 34.75       
  

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value4

     27.78%         12.31%         13.30%         19.40%         0.43%     

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 95,477       $ 92,488       $ 103,023       $ 120,751       $ 135,235     

 

 

Average net assets (in thousands)

   $ 94,728       $ 98,344       $ 109,283       $ 142,248       $ 155,296     

 

 

Ratios to average net assets:5

              

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.30)%         0.28%         0.01%         (0.11)%         (0.29)%     

Total expenses6

     1.31%         1.37%         1.39%         1.41%         1.35%     

Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses

     1.31%         1.37%         1.39%         1.41%         1.34%     

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     67%         61%         26%         30%         63%     

1. August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 represent the last business days of the Fund’s respective reporting periods.

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

3. Less than $0.005 per share.

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

5. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

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

    
 

Year Ended August 29, 2014

   1.31%
 

Year Ended August 30, 2013

   1.37%
 

Year Ended August 31, 2012

   1.39%
 

Year Ended August 31, 2011

   1.41%
 

Year Ended August 31, 2010

   1.35%

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS     Continued

 

 

Class Y   

Year Ended

August 29,

2014 1

    

Year Ended

August 30,

2013 1

    

Year Ended

August 31,

2012

    

Year Ended

August 31,

2011

    

Year Ended

August 31,

2010

 

 

 

Per Share Operating Data

              

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 56.72         $ 50.67         $ 44.70         $ 37.18         $ 36.81       

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

              

Net investment income2

     0.14           0.54           0.33           0.26           0.11       

Net realized and unrealized gain

     15.57           6.01           5.91           7.26           0.26       
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     15.71           6.55           6.24           7.52           0.37       

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

              

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.15)          (0.50)          (0.27)          0.00           0.00       

Distributions from net realized gain

     (2 .55)          0 .00           0 .00           0 .00           0 .00       
  

 

 

 

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

     (2.70)          (0.50)          (0.27)          0.00           0.00       

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 69.73         $ 56.72         $ 50.67         $ 44.70         $ 37.18       
  

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     28.40%         13.06%         14.05%         20.23%         1.01%     

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 185,284       $ 358,162       $ 1,146,115       $ 1,118,117       $ 1,081,226     

 

 

Average net assets (in thousands)

   $ 237,983       $ 996,554       $ 1,122,130       $ 1,238,025       $ 1,096,076     

 

 

Ratios to average net assets:4

              

Net investment income

     0.22%         1.00%         0.69%         0.58%         0.28%     

Total expenses5

     0.81%         0.71%         0.72%         0.72%         0.77%    

Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses

     0.81%         0.71%         0.72%         0.72%         0.77%     

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     67%         61%         26%         30%         63%     

1. August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 represent the last business days of the Fund’s respective reporting periods.

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

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

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

5. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:

    
 

Year Ended August 29, 2014

   0 .81%
 

Year Ended August 30, 2013

   0 .71%
 

Year Ended August 31, 2012

   0 .72%
 

Year Ended August 31, 2011

   0 .72%
 

Year Ended August 31, 2010

   0 .77%

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

24      OPPENHEIMER CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS     August 29, 2014

 

 

1. Significant Accounting Policies

Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, 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, and previously offered Class B shares for new purchase through June 29, 2012. Subsequent to that date, no new purchases of Class B shares are permitted, however reinvestment of dividend and/or capital gain distributions and exchanges of Class B shares into and from other Oppenheimer funds will be allowed. 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, will continue to be subject to a CDSC after the shares are renamed. Purchases of Class R shares occurring on or after July 1, 2014, will not be 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, and Class B shares were sold, without a front-end sales charge but may be subject to a CDSC. Class R shares are sold only through retirement plans. Retirement plans that offer Class R shares may impose charges on those accounts. Class I and Class Y shares are sold to certain institutional investors or intermediaries without either a front-end sales charge or a CDSC, however, the intermediaries may impose charges on their accountholders who beneficially own Class I and Class Y shares. All classes of shares have identical rights and voting privileges with respect to the Fund in general and exclusive voting rights on matters that affect that class alone. Earnings, net assets and net asset value per share may differ due to each class having its own expenses, such as transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees and shareholder communications, directly attributable to that class. Class A, B, 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. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares 72 months after the date of purchase.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund.

Annual Periods. The last day of the Fund’s fiscal years was the last day the New York Stock Exchange was open for trading. 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.

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 the investment adviser of IMMF, and the

 

25      OPPENHEIMER CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS     Continued

 

 

1. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

Sub-Adviser provides investment and related advisory services to 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 New York Stock Exchange (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.

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.

Federal Taxes. The Fund intends to comply with provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its investment company taxable income, including any net realized gain on investments not offset by capital loss carryforwards, if any, to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is required. The Fund files income tax returns in U.S. federal and applicable state jurisdictions. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s tax return filings generally remain open for the three preceding fiscal reporting period ends.

 

26      OPPENHEIMER CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND


 

1. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

The tax components of capital shown in the following table represent distribution requirements the Fund must satisfy under the income tax regulations, losses the Fund may be able to offset against income and gains realized in future years and unrealized appreciation or depreciation of securities and other investments for federal income tax purposes.

Undistributed

Net Investment

Income

   Undistributed
Long-Term
Gain
     Accumulated
Loss
Carryforward1,2
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation
Based on cost of
Securities and
Other Investments
for Federal Income
Tax Purposes
 

 

 

$131,494,162

   $ 544,406,736         $—       $ 1,550,811,022   

1. During the fiscal year ended August 29, 2014, the Fund did not utilize any capital loss carryforward.

2. During the fiscal year ended August 30, 2013, the Fund utilized $706,908,943 of capital loss carryforward to offset capital gains realized in that fiscal year.

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 may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. Also, due to timing of dividends and distributions, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the fiscal year in which the income or net realized gain was recorded by the Fund.

Accordingly, the following amounts have been reclassified for August 29, 2014. Net assets of the Fund were unaffected by the reclassifications.

 

Increase

to Paid-in Capital

  

Reduction

to Accumulated
Net Investment
Loss

    

Reduction

to Accumulated Net
Realized Gain

on Investments3

 

 

 

$74,920,011

     $2,192,278         $77,112,289   

3. $74,920,011, including $61,911,846 of long-term capital gain, was distributed in connection with Fund share redemptions.

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended August 31, 2014 and August 31, 2013 was as follows:

     Year Ended      Year Ended  
     August 31, 2014      August 31, 2013  

 

 

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 6,326,417       $ 29,021,651   

Long-term capital gain

     216,333,350         —     
  

 

 

 

Total

   $         222,659,767       $ 29,021,651   
  

 

 

 

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 as of August 29, 2014 are noted in the following table. The primary difference

 

27      OPPENHEIMER CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS     Continued

 

 

1. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

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

   $         3,703,202,310     
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $         1,572,823,462     

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (22,012,440)    
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $         1,550,811,022     
  

 

 

 

Trustees’ Compensation. The Fund has adopted an unfunded retirement plan (the “Plan”) for the Fund’s independent trustees. Benefits are based on years of service and fees paid to each trustee during their period of service. The Plan was frozen with respect to adding new participants effective December 31, 2006 (the “Freeze Date”) and existing Plan Participants as of the Freeze Date will continue to receive accrued benefits under the Plan. Active independent trustees as of the Freeze Date have each elected a distribution method with respect to their benefits under the Plan. During the year ended August 29, 2014, the Fund’s projected benefit obligations, payments to retired trustees and accumulated liability were as follows:

 

Projected Benefit Obligations Increased

   $         36,872  

Payments Made to Retired Trustees

     101,692  

Accumulated Liability as of August 29, 2014

     948,773  

The Board of Trustees 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 Trustee 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 Trustee. The Fund purchases shares of the funds selected for deferral by the Trustee 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.

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. generally accepted accounting principles, 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.

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

 

28      OPPENHEIMER CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND


 

1. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

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 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.

Other. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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.

 

 

2. 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.

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.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS     Continued

 

 

2. Securities Valuation (Continued)

Valuation Methods and Inputs

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

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 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 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) using 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.

 

30      OPPENHEIMER CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND


 

2. 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.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS     Continued

 

 

2. Securities Valuation (Continued)

Classifications

Each investment asset or liability of the Fund is assigned a level at measurement date based on the significance and source of the inputs to its valuation. Various data inputs 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 as of August 29, 2014 based on valuation input level:

 

    

Level 1— Unadjusted

Quoted Prices

    

Level 2—
Other Significant

Observable Inputs

     Level 3—
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Value  

 

 

Assets Table

           

Investments, at Value:

           

Common Stocks

           

Consumer Discretionary

   $ 923,650,304       $       $       $ 923,650,304   

Consumer Staples

     276,396,100         47,593,982                 323,990,082   

Energy

     234,991,924                         234,991,924   

Financials

     355,877,005                         355,877,005   

Health Care

     1,086,844,138         27,332,183                 1,114,176,321   

Industrials

     387,903,551                         387,903,551   

Information Technology

     1,647,900,469                         1,647,900,469   

Materials

     207,484,519                         207,484,519   

Investment Company

     58,032,838                         58,032,838   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $         5,179,080,848       $         74,926,165       $       $         5,254,007,013   
  

 

 

 

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.

 

 

3. 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:

 

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3. Shares of Beneficial Interest (Continued)

     Year Ended August 29, 2014     Year Ended August 30, 2013  
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Class A

        

Sold

     3,530,471      $ 212,960,584        3,926,283      $ 199,857,379   

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     2,245,672        130,428,593        351,648        17,019,773   

Redeemed

     (7,929,129     (476,775,356     (11,848,340     (604,363,973
  

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (2,152,986   $ (133,386,179     (7,570,409   $ (387,486,821
  

 

 

 

 

 

Class B

        

Sold

     33,467      $ 1,733,341        49,377      $ 2,215,184   

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     140,374        7,036,983                 

Redeemed

     (971,946     (50,346,490     (1,356,800     (60,240,092
  

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (798,105   $ (41,576,166     (1,307,423   $ (58,024,908
  

 

 

 

 

 

Class C

        

Sold

     809,715      $ 41,703,996        751,615      $ 33,502,328   

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     359,804        17,932,625                 

Redeemed

     (1,386,209     (71,385,464     (1,826,459     (80,784,443
  

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (216,690   $ (11,748,843     (1,074,844   $ (47,282,115
  

 

 

 

 

 

Class I

        

Sold

     1,109,762      $ 69,739,424        15,113,037      $ 827,409,053   

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     680,969        41,409,750                 

Redeemed

     (1,795,044     (112,471,610     (385,696     (22,104,382
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (4,313   $ (1,322,436     14,727,341      $ 805,304,671   
  

 

 

 

 

 

Class R1

        

Sold

     192,904      $ 11,246,810        258,765      $ 12,794,833   

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     71,443        4,025,808        6,978        328,808   

Redeemed

     (537,526     (31,278,517     (699,149     (34,768,810
  

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (273,179   $ (16,005,899     (433,406   $ (21,645,169
  

 

 

 

 

 

Class Y

        

Sold

     736,962      $ 46,798,470        3,627,917      $ 191,817,054   

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     259,407        15,792,699        211,758        10,706,472   

Redeemed

     (4,653,792     (283,201,464     (20,142,196     (1,089,181,879
  

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (3,657,423   $ (220,610,295     (16,302,521   $ (886,658,353
  

 

 

 

1. Effective July 1, 2014, Class N shares were renamed Class R.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS     Continued

 

 

4. 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 year ended August 29, 2014 were as follows:

     Purchases      Sales  

 

 

Investment securities

   $ 3,283,113,770       $ 3,885,788,055   

 

 

5. 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 $200 million

   0.75%

Next $200 million

   0.72

Next $200 million

   0.69

Next $200 million

   0.66

Next $700 million

   0.60

Next $1 billion

   0.58

Next $2 billion

   0.56

Next $2 billion

   0.54

Next $2 billion

   0.52

Next $2.5 billion

   0.50

Over $11 billion

   0.48

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.

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.

 

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5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

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

Distribution and Service Plans for Class B, Class C and Class R Shares. The Fund has adopted Distribution and Service Plans (the “Plans”) for Class B, Class C and Class R shares under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 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 B and 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 vote annually to approve its 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 contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”) do not represent expenses of the Fund. They are deducted from the proceeds of sales of Fund shares prior to investment or from redemption proceeds prior to remittance, as applicable. The sales charges retained by the Distributor from the sale of shares and the CDSC retained by the Distributor on the redemption of shares is shown in the following table for the period indicated.

 

Year Ended   

Class A

Front-End
Sales Charges
Retained by
Distributor

     Class A
Contingent
Deferred Sales
Charges
Retained by
Distributor
     Class B
Contingent
Deferred Sales
Charges
Retained by
Distributor
     Class C
Contingent
Deferred Sales
Charges
Retained by
Distributor
     Class R
Contingent
Deferred Sales
Charges
Retained by
Distributor
 

 

 

August 29, 2014

     $716,532         $3,182         $136,967         $18,082         $688   

Waivers and Reimbursements of Expenses. 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 year ended August 29, 2014, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $84,367 for IMMF management fees.

These undertakings may be modified or terminated as set forth according to the terms in the prospectus.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS     Continued

 

 

6. Pending Litigation

In 2009, seven class action lawsuits were filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI”), OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., the Fund’s principal underwriter and distributor (the “Distributor”), and certain funds (but not including the Fund) advised by OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. and distributed by the Distributor (the “Defendant Funds”). The lawsuits also named as defendants certain officers and current and former trustees of the respective Defendant Funds. The lawsuits raised claims under federal securities law and alleged, among other things, that the disclosure documents of the respective Defendant Funds contained misrepresentations and omissions and that the respective Defendant Funds’ investment policies were not followed. The plaintiffs in these actions sought unspecified damages, equitable relief and awards of attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses. The Defendant Funds’ Boards of Trustees also engaged counsel to represent the Funds and the present and former Independent Trustees named in those suits. On March 5, 2014, the parties in six of these lawsuits executed stipulations and agreements of settlement resolving those actions. On July 31, 2014, the court entered an order and final judgment approving the settlements as fair, reasonable and adequate. The settlements do not resolve a seventh outstanding lawsuit relating to Oppenheimer Rochester California Municipal Fund.

Other class action and individual lawsuits have been filed since 2008 in various state and federal courts against OFI and certain of its affiliates by investors seeking to recover investments they allegedly lost as a result of the “Ponzi” scheme run by Bernard L. Madoff and his firm, Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, LLC (“BLMIS”). Plaintiffs in these suits allege that they suffered losses as a result of their investments in several funds managed by an affiliate of OFI and assert a variety of claims, including breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, unjust enrichment, and violation of federal and state securities laws and regulations, among others. They seek unspecified damages, equitable relief and awards of attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses. Neither the Distributor, nor any of the Oppenheimer mutual funds, their independent trustees or directors are named as defendants in these lawsuits. None of the Oppenheimer mutual funds invested in any funds or accounts managed by Madoff or BLMIS. On February 28, 2011, a stipulation of partial settlement of three groups of consolidated putative class action lawsuits relating to these matters was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. On August 19, 2011, the court entered an order and final judgment approving the settlement as fair, reasonable and adequate. In September 2011, certain parties filed notices of appeal from the court’s order approving the settlement. In June 2014, the appellate court affirmed the lower court’s order approving the settlement. Certain parties subsequently filed a petition for certiorari before the U.S. Supreme Court further challenging the settlement approval order. The settlement does not resolve other outstanding lawsuits against OFI and its affiliates relating to BLMIS.

OFI believes the lawsuits and appeals described above are without legal merit and, with the exception of actions it has settled, is defending against them vigorously. While it is premature to render any opinion as to the outcome in these lawsuits, or whether any costs that the Defendant Funds may bear in defending the suits might not be reimbursed by

 

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6. Pending Litigation (Continued)

insurance, OFI believes that these suits should not impair the ability of OFI or the Distributor to perform their respective duties to the Fund, and that the outcome of all of the suits together should not have any material effect on the operations of any of the Oppenheimer mutual funds.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

The Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund, including the statement of investments, as of August 29, 2014, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 29, 2014, by correspondence with the custodian and transfer agent. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund as of August 29, 2014, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Denver, Colorado

October 14, 2014

 

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FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION     Unaudited

 

 

In early 2014, if applicable, shareholders of record received information regarding all dividends and distributions paid to them by the Fund during calendar year 2013.

Capital gain distributions of $2.55324 per share were paid to Class A, Class B, Class C, Class I, Class R and Class Y shareholders, respectively, on December 11, 2013. Whether received in stock or in cash, the capital gain distribution should be treated by shareholders as a gain from the sale of the capital assets held for more than one year (long-term capital gains).

Dividends, if any, paid by the Fund during the fiscal year ended August 29, 2014 which are not designated as capital gain distributions should be multiplied by the maximum amount allowable but not less than 29.90% to arrive at the amount eligible for the corporate dividend-received deduction.

A portion, if any, of the dividends paid by the Fund during the fiscal year ended August 29, 2014 which are not designated as capital gain distributions are eligible for lower individual income tax rates to the extent that the Fund has received qualified dividend income as stipulated by recent tax legislation. The maximum amount allowable but not less than $48,442,069 of the Fund’s fiscal year taxable income may be eligible for the lower individual income tax rates. In early 2014, shareholders of record received information regarding the percentage of distributions that are eligible for lower individual income tax rates.

Recent tax legislation allows a regulated investment company to designate distributions not designated as capital gain distributions, as either interest related dividends or short-term capital gain dividends, both of which are exempt from the U.S. withholding tax applicable to non U.S. taxpayers. For the fiscal year ended August 29, 2014, the maximum amount allowable but not less than $144,502,098 of the ordinary distributions to be paid by the Fund qualifies as an interest related dividend.

The foregoing information is presented to assist shareholders in reporting distributions received from the Fund to the Internal Revenue Service. Because of the complexity of the federal regulations which may affect your individual tax return and the many variations in state and local tax regulations, we recommend that you consult your tax advisor for specific guidance.

 

39      OPPENHEIMER CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND


PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES;

UPDATES TO STATEMENTS OF INVESTMENTS     Unaudited

 

 

The Fund has adopted Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures 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 Procedures 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 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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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (AS OF 9/30/14) Unaudited

 

   
Name, Position(s) Held with the Fund, Length of Service, Year of Birth    Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years; Other Trusteeships/Directorships Held; Number of Portfolios in the Fund Complex Currently Overseen
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES    The address of each Trustee in the chart below is 6803 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924. Each Trustee serves for an indefinite term, or until his or her resignation, retirement, death or removal.

Brian F. Wruble,

Chairman of the Board of Trustees (since 2007), Trustee (since 2005)

Year of Birth: 1943

   Director and Vice Chairman of Community Foundation of the Florida Keys (non-profit) (since July 2012); Trustee of the Board of Trustees, The Jackson Laboratory (non-profit) (1991-2011 and since May 2014); Chairman Emeritus (since August 2011) of The Jackson Laboratory (non-profit); Director of Special Value Opportunities Fund, LLC (registered investment company) (affiliate of the Sub-Adviser’s parent company) (since September 2004); Member of Zurich Insurance Group’s Investment Management Advisory Council (insurance) (since 2004); Treasurer (since 2007) and Trustee of the Institute for Advanced Study (non-profit educational institute) (since May 1992); General Partner of Odyssey Partners, L.P. (hedge fund) (September 1995-December 2007); Special Limited Partner of Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC (private equity investment) (January 1999-September 2004). Oversees 52 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Wruble has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since April 2001, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

David K. Downes,

Trustee (since 2007)

Year of Birth: 1940

   Director of THL Credit Inc. (since June 2009); Chief Executive Officer and Board Member of Community Capital Management (investment management company) (since January 2004); President of The Community Reinvestment Act Qualified Investment Fund (investment management company) (since 2004); Director of Actua Corporation (information technology company) (since October 2003); formerly, Independent Chairman GSK Employee Benefit Trust (April 2006-June2013); Director of Correctnet (January 2006-2007); Independent Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Quaker Investment Trust (registered investment company) (2004-2007); Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Lincoln National Investment Companies, Inc. (subsidiary of Lincoln National Corporation, a publicly traded company) and Delaware Investments U.S., Inc. (investment management subsidiary of Lincoln National Corporation) (1993-2003); President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee of Delaware Investment Family of Funds (1993-2003); President and Board Member of Lincoln National Convertible Securities Funds, Inc. and the Lincoln National Income Funds, TDC (1993-2003); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Retirement Financial Services, Inc. (registered transfer agent and investment adviser and subsidiary of Delaware Investments U.S., Inc.) (1993-2003); President and Chief Executive Officer of Delaware Service Company, Inc. (1995-2003); Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Vice Chairman and Director of Equitable Capital Management Corporation (investment subsidiary of Equitable Life Assurance Society) (1985-1992); Corporate Controller of Merrill Lynch Company (financial services holding company) (1977-1985); held the following positions at the Colonial Penn Group, Inc. (insurance company): Corporate Budget Director (1974-1977), Assistant Treasurer (1972-1974) and Director of Corporate Taxes (1969-1972); held the following positions at Price Waterhouse Company (financial services firm): Tax Manager (1967-1969), Tax Senior (1965-1967) and Staff Accountant (1963-1965); United States Marine Corps (1957-1959). Oversees 52 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Downes has

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited / Continued

 

David K. Downes,

Continued

   served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since December 2005, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Matthew P. Fink,

Trustee (since 2005)

Year of Birth: 1941

   Trustee of the Committee for Economic Development (policy research foundation) (2005-2011); Director of ICI Education Foundation (education foundation) (October 1991-August 2006); President of the Investment Company Institute (trade association) (October 1991-June 2004); Director of ICI Mutual Insurance Company (insurance company) (October 1991-June 2004); Author of The Rise of Mutual Funds: An Insider’s View published by Oxford University Press (second edition 2010). Oversees 52 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Fink has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since January 2005, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr.,

Trustee (since 2013)

Year of Birth: 1948

   Advisory Board Member of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs of Syracuse University (since April 2012); Director of Mercury Defense Systems Inc. (information technology) (August 2011-February 2013); Trustee of the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation (since November 2010); Advisory Board Member of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory (federally-funded research development center) (since May 2010); Director of The Boeing Company (aerospace and defense) (since October 2009); Trustee of MITRE Corporation (federally-funded research development center) (since September 2008); Independent Director of QinetiQ Group Plc (defense technology and security) (February 2008-August 2011); Director of Monster Worldwide, Inc. (on-line career services) (since January 2008, Lead Director since June 2011); Chairman of Alenia North America, Inc. (military and defense products) (January 2008-October 2009); Director of SRA International, Inc. (information technology and services) (January 2008-July 2011); President of Giambastiani Group LLC (national security and energy consulting) (since October 2007); United States Navy, career nuclear submarine officer (June 1970-October 2007), Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (2005-October 2007), NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (2003-2005), Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command (2002-2005). Since his retirement from the U.S. Navy in October 2007, Admiral Giambastiani has also served on numerous U.S. Government advisory boards, investigations and task forces for the Secretaries of Defense, State and Interior and the Central Intelligence Agency. Oversees 52 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Admiral Giambastiani has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since February 2013, including as an Advisory Board Member for certain Oppenheimer funds, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations. For purposes of this report, Admiral Giambastiani is identified as a Trustee.

Elizabeth Krentzman,

Trustee (since 2014)

Year of Birth: 1959

   Advisory Board Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission Historical Society (since 2007); held the following positions at Deloitte & Touche LLP: Principal and Chief Regulatory Advisor for Asset Management Services (2007 - 2014) and U.S. Mutual Fund Leader (2011 - 2014); General Counsel of the Investment Company Institute (trade association) (June 2004 - April 2007); held the following positions at Deloitte & Touche LLP: National Director of the

 

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Elizabeth Krentzman,

Continued

   Investment Management Regulatory Consulting Practice (1997 - 2004), Principal (2003 - 2004), Director (1998 - 2003) and Senior Manager (1997 - 1998); Assistant Director of the Division of Investment Management - Office of Disclosure and Investment Adviser Regulation (1996 - 1997) and various positions with the Division of Investment Management – Office of Regulatory Policy (1991 - 1996) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; Associate at Ropes & Gray (1987 - 1991); former Chair of the Investment Management Subcommittee of the Washington, D.C. Bar. Oversees 52 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Krentzman has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since August 2014, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Mary F. Miller,

Trustee (since 2004)

Year of Birth: 1942

   Trustee of International House (not-for-profit) (since June 2007); Trustee of the American Symphony Orchestra (not-for-profit) (October 1998-November 2011); and Senior Vice President and General Auditor of American Express Company (financial services company) (July 1998-February 2003). Oversees 52 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Miller has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since August 2004, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Joel W. Motley,

Trustee (since 2002)

Year of Birth: 1952

   Member of the Vestry of Trinity Wall Street (since April 2012); Director of Southern Africa Legal Services Foundation (since March 2012); Board Member of Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting (non-profit journalism) (since December 2010); Managing Director of Public Capital Advisors, LLC (privately-held financial advisor) (since January 2006); Managing Director of Carmona Motley, Inc. (privately-held financial advisor) (since January 2002); Director of Columbia Equity Financial Corp. (privately-held financial advisor) (2002-2007); Managing Director of Carmona Motley Hoffman Inc. (privately-held financial advisor) (January 1998-December 2001); Member of the Finance and Budget Committee of the Council on Foreign Relations, Member of the Investment Committee and Board of Human Rights Watch and Member of the Investment Committee and Board of Historic Hudson Valley. Oversees 52 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Motley has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since October 2002, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Joanne Pace,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1958

   Board Director of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (since November 2012); Advisory Board Director of The Alberleen Group LLC (since March 2012); Advisory Board Director of The Agile Trading Group LLC (since March 2012); Advisory Council Member of 100 Women in Hedge Funds (non-profit) (since December 2012); Advisory Council Member of Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital (non-profit) (since May 2012); Board Director of The Komera Project (non-profit) (since April 2012); New York Advisory Board Director of Peace First (non-profit) (since March 2010); Senior Advisor of SECOR Asset Management, LP (2010-2011); Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Morgan Stanley Investment Management (2006-2010); Partner and Chief Operating Officer of FrontPoint Partners, LLC (hedge fund) (2005-2006); held the following positions

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited / Continued

 

Joanne Pace,

Continued

   at Credit Suisse: Managing Director (2003-2005); Global Head of Human Resources and member of Executive Board and Operating Committee (2004-2005), Global Head of Operations and Product Control (2003-2004); held the following positions at Morgan Stanley: Managing Director (1997-2003), Controller and Principal Accounting Officer (1999-2003); Chief Financial Officer (temporary assignment) for the Oversight Committee, Long Term Capital Management (1998-1999). Lead Independent Director and Chair of the Audit and Nominating Committee of The Global Chartist Fund, LLC of Oppenheimer Asset Management (2011-2012); Board Director of Managed Funds Association (2008-2010); Board Director of Morgan Stanley Foundation (2007-2010) and Investment Committee Chair (2008-2010). Oversees 52 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Pace has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since November 2012, including as an Advisory Board Member for certain Oppenheimer funds, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Board’s deliberations. For purposes of this report, Ms. Pace is identified as a Trustee.

Peter I. Wold,

Trustee (since 2005)

Year of Birth: 1948

  

Director of Arch Coal, Inc. (since 2010); President of Wold Oil Properties, Inc. (oil and gas exploration and production company) (since 1994); Vice President of American Talc Company, Inc. (talc mining and milling) (since 1999); Managing Member of Hole-in-the-Wall Ranch (cattle ranching) (since 1979); Director and Chairman of Wyoming Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute Commission (enhanced oil recovery study) (2004-2012); Director and Chairman of the Denver Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (1993-1999); and Director of PacifiCorp. (electric utility) (1995-1999). Oversees 52 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Wold has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since August 2005, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

 

INTERESTED TRUSTEE AND OFFICER    Mr. Glavin is an “Interested Trustee” because he is affiliated with the Manager and the Sub-Adviser by virtue of his positions as director of the Sub-Adviser, and as a shareholder of the Sub-Adviser’s parent company. As a Trustee, he serves for an indefinite term, or until his resignation, retirement, death or removal. Mr. Glavin’s address is 225 Liberty Street, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10281-1008.

William F. Glavin, Jr.,

Trustee (since 2013)

Year of Birth: 1958

   Chairman of the Sub-Adviser (since July 2014 and December 2009-December 2012) and Director of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2009); Chairman, Director and Chief Executive Officer (January 2013-June 2014) of the Manager; President of the Manager (January 2013-May 2013); Chief Executive Officer (January 2009-December 2012); President of the Sub-Adviser (May 2009-December 2012); Management Director (June 2009-June 2014), President (December 2009-June 2014) and Chief Executive Officer (January 2011-June 2014) of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (“OAC”) (the Sub-Adviser’s parent holding company); Director of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (March 2010-June 2014); Executive Vice President (March 2006-February 2009) and Chief Operating Officer (July 2007-February 2009) of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (OAC’s parent company); Director (May 2004-March 2006) and Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer (May 2004-January 2005), President (January 2005-March 2006) and Chief Executive Officer (June

 

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William F. Glavin, Jr.,

Continued

  

2005-March 2006) of Babson Capital Management LLC; Director (March 2005-March 2006), President (May 2003-March 2006) and Chief Compliance Officer (July 2005-March 2006) of Babson Capital Securities, Inc. (a brokerdealer); President (May 2003-March 2006) of Babson Investment Company, Inc.; Director (May 2004-August 2006) of Babson Capital Europe Limited; Director (May 2004-October 2006) of Babson Capital Guernsey Limited; Director (May 2004-March 2006) of Babson Capital Management LLC; Non-Executive Director (March 2005-March 2007) of Baring Asset Management Limited; Director (February 2005-June 2006) Baring Pension Trustees Limited; Director and Treasurer (December 2003-November 2006) of Charter Oak Capital Management, Inc.; Director (May 2006-September 2006) of C.M. Benefit Insurance Company; Director (May 2008-June 2009) and Executive Vice President (June 2007-July 2009) of C.M. Life Insurance Company; President (March 2006-May 2007) of MassMutual Assignment Company; Director (January 2005-December 2006), Deputy Chairman (March 2005-December 2006) and President (February 2005-March 2005) of MassMutual Holdings (Bermuda) Limited; Director (May 2008-June 2009) and Executive Vice President (June 2007-July 2009) of MML Bay State Life Insurance Company; Chief Executive Officer and President (April 2007-January 2009) of MML Distributors, LLC; and Chairman (March 2006-December 2008) and Chief Executive Officer (May 2007-December 2008) of MML Investors Services, Inc. An officer of 91 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Glavin has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since December 2009, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

 

   
OTHER OFFICERS OF THE FUND    The addresses of the Officers in the chart below are as follows: for Messrs. Kotlarz, Steinmetz, Gabinet, Mss. Sexton and Picciotto, 225 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10281-1008, for Mr. Wixted, 6803 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924. Each Officer serves for an indefinite term or until his or her resignation, retirement, death or removal.

Michael Kotlarz,

Vice President (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1972

   Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (since March 2008). Senior Research Analyst of the Sub-Adviser (March 2008-May 2013). Managing Director of Equity Research at Ark Asset Management (March 2000-March 2008). A portfolio manager and officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Arthur P. Steinmetz,

President and Principal

Executive Officer

(since 2014)

Year of Birth: 1958

   CEO and Chairman of the Manager (since July 2014), President of the Manager (since May 2013), a Director of the Manager (since January 2013), Director of the Sub-Adviser (since July 2014), President, Management Director and CEO of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (the Sub-Adviser’s parent holding company) (since July 2014), and President and Director of OFI SteelPath, Inc. (since January 2013). Chief Investment Officer of the OppenheimerFunds advisory entities from (January 2013-December 2013); Executive Vice President of the Manager (January 2013-May 2013); Chief Investment Officer of the Sub-Adviser (October 2010-December 2012); Chief Investment Officer, Fixed-Income, of the Sub-Adviser (April 2009-October 2010); Executive Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (October 2009-December 2012); Director of Fixed Income of the Sub-Adviser (January 2009-April 2009); and a Senior Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (March 1993-September 2009). An officer of 91 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited / Continued

 

Arthur S. Gabinet,

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2011)

Year of Birth: 1958

   Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of the Manager (since January 2013); General Counsel OFI SteelPath, Inc. (since January 2013); Executive Vice President (May 2010-December 2012) and General Counsel (since January 2011) of the Sub-Adviser; General Counsel of the Distributor (since January 2011); General Counsel of Centennial Asset Management Corporation (January 2011-December 2012); Executive Vice President (January 2011-December 2012) and General Counsel of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation (since January 2011); Assistant Secretary (since January 2011) and Director (since January 2011) of OppenheimerFunds International Ltd. and OppenheimerFunds plc; Director of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (January 2011-December 2012) and General Counsel (since January 2011); Executive Vice President (January 2011-December 2011) and General Counsel of Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. and Shareholder Services, Inc. (since January 2011); Executive Vice President (January 2011-December 2012) and General Counsel of OFI Private Investments Inc. (since January 2011); Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program (January 2011-December 2011); Executive Vice President (January 2011-December 2012) and General Counsel of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. (since January 2011); General Counsel, Asset Management of the Sub-Adviser (May 2010-December 2010); Principal, The Vanguard Group (November 2005-April 2010); District Administrator, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (January 2003-October 2005). An officer of 91 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Jennifer Sexton,

Vice President and Chief Business Officer (since 2014)

Year of Birth: 1969

   Senior Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (since June 2014); Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (April 2006-June 2014); Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (January 1998-March 2006); Assistant Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (October 1991-December 1998). An officer of 91 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Mary Ann Picciotto,

Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Anti-Money Laundering Officer (since 2014)

Year of Birth: 1973

   Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Manager (since March 2014); Chief Compliance Officer of the Sub-Adviser, OFI SteelPath, Inc., OFI Global Trust Company, OFI Global Institutional, Inc., Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc., OFI Private Investments, Inc., Harborview Asset Management Corporation, Trinity Investment Management Corporation, and Shareholder Services, Inc. (since March 2014); Managing Director of Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. and certain of its various affiliated entities; Chief Compliance Officer of various Morgan Stanley Funds (May 2010-January 2014); Chief Compliance Officer of Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. (April 2007-January 2014). An officer of 91 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Brian W. Wixted,

Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer (since 1999)

Year of Birth: 1959

   Senior Vice President of the Manager (since January 2013); Treasurer of the Sub-Adviser, HarbourView Asset Management Corporation, Shareholder Financial Services, Inc., Shareholder Services, Inc., and Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (March 1999-June 2008), OFI Private Investments, Inc. (March 2000-June 2008), OppenheimerFunds International Ltd. and OppenheimerFunds plc (since May 2000), OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. (November 2000-June 2008), and OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program (charitable trust program established by the Sub-Adviser) (June 2003-December 2011); Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of OFI Trust Company (since May 2000); Assistant Treasurer of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corporation (March 1999-June 2008). An officer of 91 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

 

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The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and Officers and is available without charge upon request, by calling 1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677).

 

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OPPENHEIMER CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND

 

Manager

   OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.

Sub-Adviser

   OppenheimerFunds, Inc.

Distributor

   OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

Transfer and Shareholder

Servicing Agent

   OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.

Sub-Transfer Agent

  

Shareholder Services, Inc.

DBA OppenheimerFunds Services

Independent Registered

Public Accounting Firm

   KPMG LLP

Legal Counsel

   Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

© 2014 OppenheimerFunds, Inc. All rights reserved.

 

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PRIVACY POLICY NOTICE

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

Information Sources

We obtain nonpublic personal information about our shareholders from the following sources:

 

Applications or other forms

 

When you create a user ID and password for online account access

 

When you enroll in eDocs Direct, our electronic document delivery service

 

Your transactions with us, our affiliates or others

 

A software program on our website, often referred to as a “cookie,” which indicates which parts of our site you’ve visited

 

When you set up challenge questions to reset your password online

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

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

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

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

Protection of Information

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

Disclosure of Information

We send your financial advisor (as designated by you) copies of confirmations, account statements and other documents reporting activity in your fund accounts. 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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PRIVACY POLICY NOTICE Continued

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 128-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., and each of its investment adviser subsidiaries, OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. and OFI Global Trust Co. It applies to all Oppenheimer fund accounts you presently have, or may open in the future, using your Social Security number—whether or not you remain a shareholder of our funds. This notice was last updated November 2013. 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 these privacy policies, 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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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller or persons performing similar functions.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The Board of Trustees of the registrant has determined that David Downes, the Board’s Audit Committee Chairman, is an audit committee financial expert and that Mr. Downes is “independent” for purposes of this Item 3.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a) Audit Fees

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $24,600 in fiscal 2014 and $24,100 in fiscal 2013.

 

(b) Audit-Related Fees

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed no such fees in fiscal 2014 and no such fees in fiscal 2013.

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $1,074,824 in fiscal 2014 and $566,580 in fiscal 2013 to the registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant.

Such services include: Internal control reviews, GIPS attestation procedures, system conversion testing, and corporate restructuring

 

(c) Tax Fees

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed no such fees in fiscal 2014 and no such fees in fiscal 2013.

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $336,709 in fiscal 2014 and $492,036 in fiscal 2013 to the registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant.

Such services include: tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice. Tax compliance generally involves preparation of original and amended tax returns, claims for a refund and tax payment-


planning services. Tax planning and tax advice includes assistance with tax audits and appeals, tax advice related to mergers and acquisitions and requests for rulings or technical advice from taxing authorities.

 

(d) All Other Fees

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed no such fees in fiscal 2014 and no such fees in fiscal 2013.

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed no such fees in fiscal 2014 and no such fees in fiscal 2013 to the registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant.

Such fees would include the cost to the principal accountant of attending audit committee meetings and consultations regarding the registrant’s retirement plan with respect to its Trustees.

 

(e) (1) During its regularly scheduled periodic meetings, the registrant’s audit committee will pre-approve all audit, audit-related, tax and other services to be provided by the principal accountants of the registrant.

The audit committee has delegated pre-approval authority to its Chairman for any subsequent new engagements that arise between regularly scheduled meeting dates provided that any fees such pre-approved are presented to the audit committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting.

Under applicable laws, pre-approval of non-audit services may be waived provided that: 1) the aggregate amount of all such services provided constitutes no more than five percent of the total amount of fees paid by the registrant to its principal accountant during the fiscal year in which services are provided 2) such services were not recognized by the registrant at the time of engagement as non-audit services and 3) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the audit committee of the registrant and approved prior to the completion of the audit.

(2) 0%

 

(f) Not applicable as less than 50%.

 

(g) The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $1,411,533 in fiscal 2014 and $1,058,616 in fiscal 2013 to the registrant and the registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant related to non-audit fees. Those billings did not include any prohibited non-audit services as defined by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.


(h) The registrant’s audit committee of the board of Trustees has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence. No such services were rendered.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

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

b) Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

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

None


Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

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 8/29/2014, 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) Exhibit attached hereto.

(2) Exhibits attached hereto.

(3) Not applicable.

 

(b) Exhibit attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

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

Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund

 

By:  

/s/ Arthur P. Steinmetz

  Arthur P. Steinmetz
  Principal Executive Officer
Date:   10/9/2014

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:   10/9/2014

 

By:  

/s/ Brian W. Wixted

  Brian W. Wixted
  Principal Financial Officer
Date:   10/9/2014