N-CSRS 1 d385789dncsrs.htm OPPENHEIMER VALUE FUND Oppenheimer Value 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 811-3346

Oppenheimer Series Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

6803 South Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924

(Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip code)

Cynthia Lo Bessette

OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.

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

(Name and address of agent for service)

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

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

Date of reporting period: 4/30/2017


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      17  
Financial Highlights      18  
Notes to Financial Statements      30  
Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Guidelines; Updates to Statements of Investments      43  
Distribution Sources      44  
Trustees and Officers      45  
Privacy Policy Notice              46  

 

 

 

Class A Shares

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AT 4/30/17

 

    

 

Class A Shares of the Fund

    
    

      Without Sales Charge      

 

  

  With Sales Charge  

 

  

 

Russell 1000 Value
Index

6-Month

   12.86%      6.37%    11.69%

 

1-Year

   16.82       10.10       16.55   

 

5-Year

   11.23         9.92       13.32   

 

10-Year

     4.30         3.68         5.53   

 

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

 

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Fund Performance Discussion

The Fund’s Class A shares (without sales charge) returned 12.86% during the reporting period. On a relative basis, the Fund outperformed the Russell 1000 Value Index (the “Index”), which returned 11.69%. The Fund’s outperformance was driven by stock selection in the information technology, consumer discretionary and telecommunication services sectors. Underperforming sectors this reporting period included health care, financials and materials, where stock selection was the primary detractor.

MARKET OVERVIEW

It would be an understatement to refer to 2016 as an eventful year, and the fourth quarter provided an exclamation point. Not only did the Chicago Cubs win their first world series in 108 years, the results of the Presidential election marked a significant change in market sentiment that was widely unexpected. Similar to the surprise Brexit vote in June, expectations of a negative market reaction proved to be overly pessimistic, and the U.S. equity market reacted in a positive manner, with the Index gaining almost 8% between the election and mid-December, when the Federal Reserve increased the Federal Funds Rate by another quarter percent, only the second such move since the Financial Crisis.

Investors became optimistic that an incoming Trump administration would pursue a pro-growth economic agenda, specifically around corporate tax reform and deregulation. The primary beneficiary of the equity market’s year-end optimism was the financials sector, led by bank stocks. Rising interest rates, coupled with the prospect of lower corporate

 

tax rates and a reduced regulatory burden could all benefit bank profitability, which drove valuation multiples higher for the group. Cyclical sectors such as energy, industrials, and materials also stood out as beneficiaries of potential higher economic growth rates. Historically defensive sectors such as consumer staples, health care, and real estate investment trusts (REITs) underperformed. The only defensive sector to buck the trend was telecommunication services, which stands to benefit from potential tax reform.

The first quarter of 2017 was, for the most part, a mirror image of the fourth quarter of 2016 with regards to sector performance. During this time, the Index was led by those sectors that had underperformed after the election. Health care, consumer staples, and utilities were notable outperformers. Financials, the standout from the fourth quarter, was relatively flat, and the biggest sector loser was energy.

Uncertainty about the implementation of the Trump pro-growth agenda arose in March,

 

 

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as Congress struggled to pass a bill meant to replace the Affordable Care Act. It became apparent that the likelihood of the more ambitious proposals passing was, at the very least, less likely than previously assumed.

Overall, all 11 sectors in the Index finished with gains for the six-month reporting period, with the strongest performers being financials, industrials, materials and information technology. The weakest performers were energy and real estate.

FUND REVIEW

While the Fund underperformed in the financials sector overall, the top performing holdings for the Fund on an absolute basis were Bank of America Corp. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. As mentioned earlier, bank stocks drove the lion’s share of performance in financials. The prospect of tax and regulatory reform and a steeper yield curve led investors to wager that Returns on Equity (ROE) would improve for the group, which sent price-to-book multiples higher. Another top contributor to performance this reporting period was XPO Logistics, Inc., a vertically integrated logistics company providing both Freight Brokerage and Trucking services. Shares of XPO were up strongly due to solid margin improvement after integrating the 2015 acquisition of trucking company Con-Way.

Top detractors from performance were Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Rite Aid Corp. and Halliburton Co. Teva, a global provider

of generic and specialty pharmaceuticals, detracted from performance as a result of concern over generic competition for its multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone. Drugstore operator Rite Aid is the target of an acquisition by Walgreen Boots Alliance Inc., and has seen the terms of the deal reduced as revenue and earnings targets have come in below plan. Halliburton provides a range of services and products to the upstream oil and natural gas industry worldwide. After reporting sales results that were slightly below expectations, the stock underperformed along with the energy sector in general. However, robust drilling activity in its North American market may help the company drive more positive results going forward.

STRATEGY & OUTLOOK

The first quarter of 2017 saw modest gains in

U.S. equity markets and was also categorized by a resurgence of growth as a style. Despite this turnaround in the first quarter, we remain optimistic for value as a style for a number of reasons.

First, we believe the results of the Presidential election, along with the Federal Reserve’s shift in policy, represent a significant change in the U.S. equity market, which introduces an increasing number of variables that can impact a company’s fundamentals. Global central banks are running out of arrows in their quivers that can be used to support asset markets generally, and investors will need to determine how things like corporate tax reform, regulatory changes, and potential

 

 

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changes to trade agreements might impact individual companies. We have seen evidence of this trend through lower equity correlations. Stocks are no longer trading as a group. Stock-specific fundamental analysis should once again help separate the so-called “wheat” from the “chaff.”

Second, valuations among value stocks as a group remain attractive relative to growth. Notwithstanding value’s outperformance in 2016, the price/book premium attached to growth stocks is once again above normal levels when compared to the past 25 years. This relationship tends to favor value on a going forward basis. Finally, despite strong performance in 2016, value has underperformed growth since the end of 2006. Academic research over time has shown that value tends to win in the long run,

and rarely has one style remained in favor for a 10-year period without seeing that trend revert.

While many investors focus on a short-term view when considering potential investments, the Fund utilizes in-depth fundamental research to identify companies that are poised for an unanticipated acceleration in return on invested capital over a multi-year time horizon. We believe this longer-term approach provides a more comprehensive outlook of potential investments by focusing on all three financial statements–income statement, balance sheet and statement of cash flows–and helps us seek to uncover companies whose generation and use of free cash flow we deem as yet to be fully reflected in the current stock price.

 

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Laton Spahr, CFA

Portfolio Manager

 

 

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Top Holdings and Allocations

 

TOP TEN COMMON STOCK HOLDINGS

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.       5.0%  
Bank of America Corp.     5.0      
Edison International     3.1      
Chevron Corp.     2.9      
Suncor Energy, Inc.     2.4      
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     2.3      
Comcast Corp., Cl. A     2.2      
Eaton Corp. plc     2.2      
Johnson Controls International plc     2.0      
T-Mobile US, Inc.     1.8      

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of April 30, 2017, and are based on net assets. For more current Fund holdings, please visit oppenheimerfunds. com.

TOP TEN COMMON STOCK INDUSTRIES

 

Commercial Banks     11.1%  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels     8.1      
Insurance     5.4      
Capital Markets     4.2      
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment     4.1      
Media     4.1      
Electric Utilities     3.9      
Software     3.5      
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals     3.5      
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)     3.3      

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of April 30, 2017, and are based on net assets.

 

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

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

 

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Share Class Performance

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS WITHOUT SALES CHARGE AS OF 4/30/17

 

       Inception
Date
       6-Month            1-Year            5-Year            10-Year      

Class A (CGRWX)

       9/16/85          12.86%          16.82%          11.23%          4.30%  

Class B (CGRBX)

       10/2/95          12.42              15.93              10.37              3.78      

Class C (CGRCX)

       5/1/96          12.42              15.95              10.40              3.51      

Class I (OGRIX)

       2/28/12          13.10              17.31              11.74              N/A      

Class R (CGRNX)

       3/1/01          12.72              16.52              10.96              4.03      

Class Y (CGRYX)

       12/16/96          12.98              17.11              11.56              4.66      

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS WITH SALES CHARGE AS OF 4/30/17

 

       Inception
Date
       6-Month            1-Year            5-Year            10-Year      

Class A (CGRWX)

       9/16/85          6.37%          10.10%          9.92%          3.68%  

Class B (CGRBX)

       10/2/95          7.42              10.93              10.10              3.78      

Class C (CGRCX)

       5/1/96          11.42              14.95              10.40              3.51      

Class I (OGRIX)

       2/28/12          13.10              17.31              11.74              N/A      

Class R (CGRNX)

       3/1/01          12.72              16.52              10.96              4.03      

Class Y (CGRYX)

       12/16/96          12.98              17.11              11.56              4.66      

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. Returns for periods of less than one year are cumulative and not annualized. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit oppenheimerfunds.com or call 1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677). 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. There is no sales charge for Class I, Class R 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. See Fund prospectuses and summary prospectuses for more information on share classes and sales charges.

The Fund’s performance is compared to the performance of the Russell 1000 Value Index. The Russell 1000 Value Index measures the performance of the large-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower expected growth values. The Index is unmanaged and cannot be purchased directly by investors. While index comparisons may be useful to provide a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, it must be noted that the Fund’s investments are not limited to the investments comprising the Index. Index performance includes reinvestment of income, but does not reflect transaction costs, fees, expenses or taxes. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only as a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, and does not predict or depict performance

 

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of the Fund. The Fund’s performance reflects the effects of the Fund’s business and operating expenses.

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

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

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

 

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Fund Expenses

 

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

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000.00 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire 6-month period ended April 30, 2017.

Actual Expenses. The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section for the class of shares you hold, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expense that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600.00 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.60), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During 6 Months Ended April 30, 2017” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

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

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

 

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Actual   

Beginning
Account

Value
November 1, 2016

    

Ending

Account

Value
April 30, 2017

    

Expenses

Paid During

6 Months Ended
April 30, 2017    

 

 

 

Class A

     $  1,000.00                    $  1,128.60                    $  4.97                  

 

 

Class B

     1,000.00                    1,124.20                    9.10                  

 

 

Class C

     1,000.00                    1,124.20                    8.94                  

 

 

Class I

     1,000.00                    1,131.00                    2.75                  

 

 

Class R

     1,000.00                    1,127.20                    6.24                  

 

 

Class Y

     1,000.00                    1,129.80                    3.70                  
Hypothetical         
(5% return before expenses)                     

 

 

Class A

     1,000.00                    1,020.13                    4.72                  

 

 

Class B

     1,000.00                    1,016.27                    8.64                  

 

 

Class C

     1,000.00                    1,016.41                    8.48                  

 

 

Class I

     1,000.00                    1,022.22                    2.61                  

 

 

Class R

     1,000.00                    1,018.94                    5.92                  

 

 

Class Y

     1,000.00                    1,021.32                    3.51                  

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for that class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). Those annualized expense ratios, excluding indirect expenses from affiliated funds, based on the 6-month period ended April 30, 2017 are as follows:

 

Class    Expense Ratios          

 

 

Class A

     0.94%        

 

 

Class B

     1.72          

 

 

Class C

     1.69          

 

 

Class I

     0.52          

 

 

Class R

     1.18          

 

 

Class Y

     0.70          

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

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS April 30, 2017 Unaudited

 

     Shares     Value  

 

Common Stocks—97.7%

 

Consumer Discretionary—7.6%

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—2.0%

Carnival Corp.

     401,980     $          24,830,305  

 

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

     189,830     18,092,697  
    

 

    

42,923,002  

 

 

Household Durables—0.8%

Whirlpool Corp.

 

     87,407     16,229,732  

 

Media—4.1%

Comcast Corp., Cl. A

     1,189,420     46,613,370  

 

DISH Network Corp., Cl. A1

     259,810     16,742,156  

 

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     211,232     24,418,419  
    

 

    

87,773,945  

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—0.7%

Coach, Inc.

 

     390,400     15,377,856  

 

Consumer Staples—6.5%

 

Beverages—0.5%

Coca-Cola European Partners plc

 

     304,430     11,757,087  

 

Food & Staples Retailing—2.3%

Kroger Co. (The)

     327,780     9,718,677  

 

Rite Aid Corp.1

     1,407,670     5,630,680  

 

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

     382,938     33,139,454  
    

 

    

48,488,811  

 

 

Household Products—2.5%

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     384,150     33,547,820  

 

Weatherford International plc1

     3,521,830     20,320,959  
    

 

    

53,868,779  

 

 

Tobacco—1.2%

Philip Morris International, Inc.

 

     224,470     24,880,255  

 

Energy—9.9%

 

Energy Equipment & Services—1.8%

Halliburton Co.

     485,593     22,279,007  

 

Schlumberger Ltd.

     216,406     15,708,911  
    

 

    

37,987,918  

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—8.1%

Chevron Corp.

     579,276     61,808,749  

 

ConocoPhillips

     238,041     11,404,544  
     Shares     Value  

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (Continued)

 

Enbridge, Inc.

     585,750     $          24,279,338  

 

Hess Corp.

     228,430     11,154,237  

 

Phillips 66

     181,907     14,472,521  

 

Suncor Energy, Inc.

     1,636,460     51,319,386  
    

 

    

174,438,775  

 

 

Financials—25.0%

 

Capital Markets—4.2%

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     146,620     18,745,367  

 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

     468,170     22,032,080  

 

Morgan Stanley

     354,550     15,376,834  

 

Nasdaq, Inc.

     492,090     33,890,238  
    

 

    

90,044,519  

 

 

Commercial Banks—11.1%

Bank of America Corp.

     4,569,740     106,657,732  

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     1,237,730     107,682,510  

 

KeyCorp

     1,303,660     23,778,758  
    

 

    

238,119,000  

 

 

Consumer Finance—1.0%

Synchrony Financial

 

     791,160     21,994,248  

 

Insurance—5.4%

American International Group, Inc.

     627,474     38,219,442  

 

Aon plc

     187,880     22,515,539  

 

MetLife, Inc.

     602,390     31,209,826  

 

XL Group Ltd.

     541,340     22,655,079  
    

 

    

114,599,886  

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—3.3%

Boston Properties, Inc.

     103,840     13,146,144  

 

Crown Castle International Corp.

     167,660     15,860,636  

 

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     104,630     12,015,709  

 

HCP, Inc.

     692,210     21,700,783  

 

Invitation Homes, Inc.1

     414,410     8,930,536  
    

 

    

71,653,808  

 

 

Health Care—10.5%

 

Biotechnology—1.3%

Amgen, Inc.

     121,120     19,781,318  

 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     122,830     8,419,997  
    

 

    

28,201,315  

 

 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

     Shares     Value  

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies—3.1%

Boston Scientific Corp.1

     224,110     $            5,912,022  

 

Danaher Corp.

     324,054     27,003,420  

 

Medtronic plc

     133,310     11,076,728  

 

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     188,630     22,569,579  
    

 

    

66,561,749  

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services—2.7%

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     129,111     9,372,168  

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     276,821     48,410,456  
    

 

    

57,782,624  

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services—0.6%

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

 

     81,860     13,533,914  

 

Pharmaceuticals—2.8%

GlaxoSmithKline plc, Sponsored ADR

     309,750     12,668,775  

 

Pfizer, Inc.

     1,083,580     36,755,033  

 

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Sponsored ADR      329,060     10,391,715  
    

 

    

59,815,523  

 

 

Industrials—13.3%

 

Aerospace & Defense—1.7%

Lockheed Martin Corp.

 

     138,810     37,402,354  

 

Air Freight & Couriers—2.0%

FedEx Corp.

     56,710     10,757,887  

 

XPO Logistics, Inc.1

     648,030     32,006,202  
    

 

    

42,764,089  

 

 

Airlines—1.3%

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     344,480     15,653,171  

 

Southwest Airlines Co.

     198,070     11,135,495  
    

 

    

26,788,666  

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies—2.7%

Johnson Controls International plc

     1,055,265     43,867,366  

 

Waste Management, Inc.

     178,370     12,981,769  
    

 

    

56,849,135  

 

 

Electrical Equipment—2.2%

Eaton Corp. plc

 

     609,148     46,075,955  

 

Machinery—2.4%

Caterpillar, Inc.

     117,380     12,003,279  
     Shares     Value  

 

Machinery (Continued)

 

PACCAR, Inc.

     160,430     $          10,705,494  

 

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

     177,205     28,494,564  
    

 

    

51,203,337  

 

 

Professional Services—0.6%

Nielsen Holdings plc

 

     338,550     13,924,561  

 

Road & Rail—0.4%

Kansas City Southern

 

     99,030     8,919,632  

 

Information Technology—14.2%

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments, &

Components—1.4%

 

 

 

TE Connectivity Ltd.

 

     395,737     30,618,172  

 

Internet Software & Services—0.9%

Alphabet, Inc., Cl. A1

 

     20,580     19,026,621  

 

IT Services—0.8%

First Data Corp., Cl. A1

 

     1,036,880     16,196,066  

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor

Equipment—4.1%

 

 

 

Broadcom Ltd.

     171,404     37,847,717  

 

Micron Technology, Inc.1

     465,127     12,870,064  

 

NXP Semiconductors NV1

     152,710     16,149,083  

 

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     271,700     21,513,206  
    

 

    

88,380,070  

 

 

Software—3.5%

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.1      75,440     7,846,514  

 

Microsoft Corp.

     504,830     34,560,662  

 

Synopsys, Inc.1

     447,530     32,982,961  
    

 

    

75,390,137  

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage &

Peripherals—3.5%

 

 

 

Apple, Inc.

     259,625     37,295,131  

 

HP, Inc.

     1,202,570     22,632,368  

 

Western Digital Corp.

     159,960     14,247,637  
    

 

    

74,175,136  

 

 

 

12        OPPENHEIMER VALUE FUND


    

 

     Shares     Value  

 

Materials—4.4%

 

Chemicals—1.6%

Eastman Chemical Co.

 

     411,835     $          32,843,841  

 

Containers & Packaging—0.5%

WestRock Co.

 

     203,290     10,888,213  

 

Metals & Mining—2.3%

Goldcorp, Inc.

     1,587,790     22,165,548  

 

Nucor Corp.

     444,830     27,281,424  
    

 

    

49,446,972  

 

 

Telecommunication Services—2.4%

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services—0.6%

CenturyLink, Inc.

 

     494,200     12,686,114  

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services—1.8%

T-Mobile US, Inc.1

 

     586,000     39,420,220  

 

Utilities—3.9%

 

Electric Utilities—3.9%

Edison International

     831,690     66,510,249  
     Shares     Value  

 

Electric Utilities (Continued)

 

Entergy Corp.

     212,320     $          16,191,523  
    

 

     82,701,772  
    

 

Total Common Stocks

(Cost $1,648,363,344)

 

     2,091,733,809  

 

Investment Company—2.2%

Oppenheimer Institutional Government Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 0.71%2,3 (Cost $47,861,988)

 

         47,861,988     47,861,988  

 

Total Investments, at Value (Cost $1,696,225,332)      99.9%     2,139,595,797  

 

Net Other Assets (Liabilities)

     0.1     1,998,600  
  

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0%     $      2,141,594,397  
  

 

 

 

 

Footnotes to Statement of Investments

1. Non-income producing security.

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

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

 

     Shares
October 31,
2016
       Gross
Additions
      

Gross

Reductions

     Shares
April 30, 2017
 

 

 
Oppenheimer Institutional Government Money Market Fund, Cl. E      60,597,782            257,397,576            270,133,370          47,861,988    

 

     Value     Income  

 

 
Oppenheimer Institutional Government Money Market Fund, Cl. E    $       47,861,988     $                 92,186    

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

13        OPPENHEIMER VALUE FUND


STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES April 30, 2017 Unaudited

 

 

 
Assets   

Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments:

  

Unaffiliated companies (cost $1,648,363,344)

   $     2,091,733,809     

Affiliated companies (cost $47,861,988)

     47,861,988     
  

 

 

 
     2,139,595,797     

 

 

Cash

     999,976     

 

 

Receivables and other assets:

  

Dividends

     2,053,980     

Shares of beneficial interest sold

     591,455     

Other

     158,981     
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     2,143,400,189     

 

 
Liabilities   

Payables and other liabilities:

  

Investments purchased

     791,125     

Shares of beneficial interest redeemed

     579,730     

Trustees’ compensation

     255,232     

Distribution and service plan fees

     145,972     

Shareholder communications

     5,817     

Other

     27,916     
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,805,792     

 

 

Net Assets

   $   2,141,594,397     
  

 

 

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets   

Par value of shares of beneficial interest

   $ 59,774     

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

     1,697,846,220     

 

 

Accumulated net investment income

     564,578     

 

 

Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (246,640)    

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

     443,370,465     
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 2,141,594,397     
  

 

 

 

 

14        OPPENHEIMER VALUE FUND


    

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share     
Class A Shares:     
Net asset value and redemption price per share (based on net assets of $547,796,918 and 15,444,181 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)      $35.47    
Maximum offering price per share (net asset value plus sales charge of 5.75% of offering price)      $37.63    

 

Class B Shares:     
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $3,654,209 and 104,565 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)      $34.95    

 

Class C Shares:     
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $118,535,273 and 3,495,531 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)      $33.91    

 

Class I Shares:     
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets of $1,301,047,163 and 35,975,152 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)      $36.17    

 

Class R Shares:     
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $40,660,722 and 1,168,152 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)      $34.81    

 

Class Y Shares:     
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets of $129,900,112 and 3,586,457 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)      $36.22    

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

15        OPPENHEIMER VALUE FUND


STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 Unaudited

 

 

 
Investment Income   

 

 
Dividends:   
Unaffiliated companies (net of foreign withholding taxes of $242,896)    $ 19,738,092      
Affiliated companies      92,186      

 

 
Interest      2,069      
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

 

    

 

19,832,347    

 

 

 

 

 
Expenses   
Management fees      5,013,025      

 

 
Distribution and service plan fees:   
Class A      660,142      
Class B      22,081      
Class C      589,702      
Class R      99,498      

 

 
Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:   
Class A      599,420      
Class B      4,878      
Class C      130,424      
Class I      190,661      
Class R      44,998      
Class Y      133,514      

 

 
Shareholder communications:   
Class A      10,758      
Class B      569      
Class C      2,434      
Class I      121      
Class R      631      
Class Y      482      

 

 
Borrowing fees      18,756      

 

 
Trustees’ compensation      17,145      

 

 
Custodian fees and expenses      5,487      

 

 
Other      44,772      
  

 

 

 
Total expenses      7,589,498      
Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses      (59,063)     
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

 

    

 

7,530,435    

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     12,301,912      

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain   
Net realized gain on:   
Investment transactions from unaffiliated companies      42,426,742      
Foreign currency transactions      1,550,840      
  

 

 

 
Net realized gain      43,977,582      

 

 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investment transactions      196,247,598      

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $       252,527,092      
  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

16        OPPENHEIMER VALUE FUND


STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31, 2016

 

Operations    
Net investment income   $ 12,301,912       $28,482,833   

 

Net realized gain     43,977,582       29,925,653   

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation     196,247,598       (30,585,869)  
 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations    

 

252,527,092  

 

 

 

 

27,822,617   

 

 

Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders    
Dividends from net investment income:    
Class A     (4,079,443)      (6,660,517)  
Class B     (22,537)      (30,730)  
Class C     (617,612)      (681,806)  
Class I     (11,941,049)      (19,711,499)  
Class R     (263,675)      (448,253)  
Class Y     (1,026,249)      (1,605,490)  
 

 

 

   

 

(17,950,565) 

 

 

 

 

(29,138,295)  

 

 

Beneficial Interest Transactions    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from beneficial interest transactions:    
Class A     (27,749,658)      (48,282,617)  
Class B     (2,032,185)      (4,420,594)  
Class C     (6,769,553)      (14,915,624)  
Class I     (26,097,782)      (48,633,058)  
Class R     (2,746,587)      (11,725,802)  
Class Y     4,874,840       4,209,069   
 

 

 

   

 

(60,520,925) 

 

 

 

 

(123,768,626)  

 

 

Net Assets    
Total increase (decrease)     174,055,602       (125,084,304)  

 

Beginning of period     1,967,538,795       2,092,623,099   
 

 

 

End of period (including accumulated net investment income of $564,578 and $6,213,231, respectively)   $  2,141,594,397       $  1,967,538,795   
 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

17        OPPENHEIMER VALUE FUND


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Class A    Six Months
Ended
April 30, 2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2016
    Year Ended
October 30,
20151
    Year Ended
October 31,
2014
    Year Ended
October 31,
2013
    Year Ended
October 31,
2012

 

Per Share Operating Data             
Net asset value, beginning of period      $31.66       $31.64       $31.50       $28.69       $22.92     $20.97    

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:             
Net investment income2      0.16       0.37       0.37       0.39       0.32     0.32      
Net realized and unrealized gain      3.90       0.04       0.13       3.10       5.76     1.88      
  

 

 

Total from investment operations      4.06       0.41       0.50       3.49       6.08     2.20      

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:             
Dividends from net investment income      (0.25)       (0.39)       (0.36)       (0.68)       (0.31)     (0.25)     

 

Net asset value, end of period      $35.47       $31.66       $31.64       $31.50       $28.69     $22.92   
  

 

 

  

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3      12.86%       1.33%       1.58%       12.30%       26.88%     10.63%   

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data             
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)      $547,797       $514,425       $563,546       $647,109       $638,332     $629,917   

 

Average net assets (in thousands)      $549,605       $526,331       $607,740       $647,197       $630,389     $659,914   

 

Ratios to average net assets:4             
Net investment income      0.95%       1.21%       1.14%       1.31%       1.27%     1.49%    
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below      0.95%       0.96%       0.95%       0.96%       0.99%     1.03%    
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%5       0.00%5       0.00%5       0.00%       0.00%     0.00%    
  

 

 

Total expenses6      0.95%       0.96%       0.95%       0.96%       0.99%     1.03%    
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      0.94%       0.96%7       0.95%7       0.96%7       0.99%7     1.03%7  

 

Portfolio turnover rate      24%       64%       51%       46%       149%     72%    

 

18        OPPENHEIMER VALUE FUND


    

 

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

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

3. 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. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

Six Months Ended April 30, 2017

    0.95  

Year Ended October 31, 2016

    0.96  

Year Ended October 30, 2015

    0.95  

Year Ended October 31, 2014

    0.96  

Year Ended October 31, 2013

    0.99  

Year Ended October 31, 2012

    1.03  

7. Waiver was less than 0.005%.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

19        OPPENHEIMER VALUE FUND


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

Class B    Six Months
Ended
April 30, 2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2016
    Year Ended
October 30,
20151
    Year Ended
October 31,
2014
    Year Ended
October 31,
2013
     Year Ended
October 31,
2012

 

Per Share Operating Data              
Net asset value, beginning of period      $31.23       $31.19       $31.03       $28.09       $22.40      $20.41    

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:              
Net investment income2      0.05       0.13       0.12       0.18       0.11      0.14      
Net realized and unrealized gain      3.83       0.05       0.13       3.02       5.65      1.85      
  

 

 

Total from investment operations      3.88       0.18       0.25       3.20       5.76      1.99      

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:              
Dividends from net investment income      (0.16)       (0.14)       (0.09)       (0.26)       (0.07)      0.00      

 

Net asset value, end of period      $34.95       $31.23       $31.19       $31.03       $28.09      $22.40    
  

 

 

  

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3      12.42%       0.58%       0.81%       11.46%       25.78%      9.75%   

  

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data              
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)      $3,654       $5,142       $9,662       $16,258       $22,050      $25,453   

 

Average net assets (in thousands)      $4,460       $6,881       $12,701       $19,155       $23,322      $29,843   

 

Ratios to average net assets:4              
Net investment income      0.32%       0.42%       0.39%       0.59%       0.43%      0.67%    
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below      1.73%       1.72%       1.70%       1.72%       1.95%      2.15%    
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%5       0.00%5       0.00%5       0.00%       0.00%      0.00%    
  

 

 

Total expenses6      1.73%       1.72%       1.70%       1.72%       1.95%      2.15%    
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      1.72%       1.72%7       1.70%7       1.72%7       1.83%      1.89%    

 

Portfolio turnover rate      24%       64%       51%       46%       149%      72%    

 

20        OPPENHEIMER VALUE FUND


    

 

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

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

3. 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. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

Six Months Ended April 30, 2017

    1.73  

Year Ended October 31, 2016

    1.72  

Year Ended October 30, 2015

    1.70  

Year Ended October 31, 2014

    1.72  

Year Ended October 31, 2013

    1.95  

Year Ended October 31, 2012

    2.15  

7. Waiver was less than 0.005%.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

21        OPPENHEIMER VALUE FUND


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

Class C    Six Months
Ended
April 30, 2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2016
    Year Ended
October 30,
20151
    Year Ended
October 31,
2014
    Year Ended
October 31,
2013
   Year Ended
October 31,
2012

 

Per Share Operating Data

             
Net asset value, beginning of period      $30.32       $30.32       $30.19       $27.41     $21.91    $20.02    
Income (loss) from investment operations:              
Net investment income2      0.03       0.13       0.12       0.16     0.13    0.15      
Net realized and unrealized gain      3.73       0.04       0.14       2.95     5.51    1.81      
  

 

 

Total from investment operations      3.76       0.17       0.26       3.11     5.64    1.96      

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:              
Dividends from net investment income      (0.17)       (0.17)       (0.13)       (0.33)     (0.14)    (0.07)      

 

Net asset value, end of period      $33.91       $30.32       $30.32       $30.19     $27.41    $21.91     
  

 

 

  

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     12.42%       0.58%       0.84%       11.44%     25.91%    9.82%      

  

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data              
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)      $118,535       $112,170       $127,437       $138,165     $135,364    $121,985    

 

Average net assets (in thousands)      $119,585       $117,162       $135,091       $137,577     $127,553    $127,217    

 

Ratios to average net assets:4              
Net investment income      0.20%       0.46%       0.39%       0.55%     0.51%    0.73%      
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below      1.70%       1.71%       1.70%       1.71%     1.73%    1.79%      
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%5       0.00%5       0.00%5       0.00%     0.00%    0.00%      
  

 

 

Total expenses6      1.70%       1.71%       1.70%       1.71%     1.73%    1.79%      
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      1.69%       1.71%7       1.70%7       1.71%7     1.73%7    1.79%7      

 

Portfolio turnover rate      24%       64%       51%       46%     149%    72%        

 

22        OPPENHEIMER VALUE FUND


    

 

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

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

3. 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. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

Six Months Ended April 30, 2017

    1.70  

Year Ended October 31, 2016

    1.71  

Year Ended October 30, 2015

    1.70  

Year Ended October 31, 2014

    1.71  

Year Ended October 31, 2013

    1.73  

Year Ended October 31, 2012

    1.79  

7. Waiver was less than 0.005%.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

23        OPPENHEIMER VALUE FUND


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

Class I    Six Months
Ended
April 30, 2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2016
    Year Ended
October 30,
20151
    Year Ended
October 31,
2014
    Year Ended
October 31,
2013
   Period
Ended
October 31,
20122

 

Per Share Operating Data

             
Net asset value, beginning of period      $32.28       $32.24       $32.09       $29.31     $23.44    $22.65    

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:              
Net investment income3      0.24       0.52       0.51       0.54     0.39    0.25      
Net realized and unrealized gain      3.98       0.04       0.14       3.15     5.91    0.54      
  

 

 

Total from investment operations      4.22       0.56       0.65       3.69     6.30    0.79      

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:              
Dividends from net investment income      (0.33)       (0.52)       (0.50)       (0.91)     (0.43)    0.00      

 

Net asset value, end of period      $36.17       $32.28       $32.24       $32.09     $29.31    $23.44    
  

 

 

  

Total Return, at Net Asset Value4      13.10%       1.80%       2.03%       12.80%     27.40%    3.49%     

  

Ratios/Supplemental Data              
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)      $1,301,047       $1,185,317       $1,234,068       $1,258,238     $1,025,569    $11        

 

Average net assets (in thousands)      $1,282,313       $1,180,588       $1,263,026       $1,231,132     $351,280    $10        

 

Ratios to average net assets:5              
Net investment income      1.37%       1.65%       1.57%       1.74%     1.38%    1.65%      
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below      0.52%       0.52%       0.51%       0.52%     0.51%    0.51%      
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%6       0.00%6       0.00%6       0.00%     0.00%    0.00%      
  

 

 

Total expenses7      0.52%       0.52%       0.51%       0.52%     0.51%    0.51%      
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      0.52%8       0.52%8       0.51%8       0.52%8     0.51%8    0.51% 8      

 

Portfolio turnover rate      24%       64%       51%       46%     149%    72%        

 

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

2. For the period from February 28, 2012 (inception of offering) to October 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. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

Six Months Ended April 30, 2017

    0.52  

Year Ended October 31, 2016

    0.52  

Year Ended October 30, 2015

    0.51  

Year Ended October 31, 2014

    0.52  

Year Ended October 31, 2013

    0.51  

Period Ended October 31, 2012

    0.51  

8. Waiver was less than 0.005%.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

Class R    Six Months
Ended
April 30, 2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2016
    Year Ended
October 30,
20151
    Year Ended
October 31,
2014
    Year Ended
October 31,
2013
   Year Ended
October 31,
2012

 

Per Share Operating Data

             
Net asset value, beginning of period      $31.08       $31.06       $30.92       $28.11     $22.45    $20.54    
Income (loss) from investment operations:              
Net investment income2      0.12       0.29       0.28       0.32     0.25    0.26      
Net realized and unrealized gain      3.82       0.04       0.14       3.02     5.64    1.84      
  

 

 

Total from investment operations      3.94       0.33       0.42       3.34     5.89    2.10      

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:              
Dividends from net investment income      (0.21)       (0.31)       (0.28)       (0.53)     (0.23)    (0.19)      
Net asset value, end of period      $34.81       $31.08       $31.06       $30.92     $28.11    $22.45      
  

 

 

  

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3      12.72%       1.11%       1.35%       12.01%     26.54%    10.34%     

  

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data              
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)      $40,661       $38,801       $50,813       $62,326     $68,955    $77,880      

 

Average net assets (in thousands)      $41,249       $42,959       $58,025       $64,460     $75,637    $85,585      

 

Ratios to average net assets:4              
Net investment income      0.72%       0.96%       0.89%       1.07%     1.02%    1.21%      
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below      1.19%       1.20%       1.19%       1.21%     1.24%    1.31%      
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%5       0.00%5       0.00%5       0.00%     0.00%    0.00%      
  

 

 

Total expenses6      1.19%       1.20%       1.19%       1.21%     1.24%    1.31%      
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      1.18%       1.20%7       1.19%7       1.21%7     1.24%7    1.31%7      

 

Portfolio turnover rate      24%       64%       51%       46%     149%    72%        

 

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

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

3. 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. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

Six Months Ended April 30, 2017

    1.19  

Year Ended October 31, 2016

    1.20  

Year Ended October 30, 2015

    1.19  

Year Ended October 31, 2014

    1.21  

Year Ended October 31, 2013

    1.24  

Year Ended October 31, 2012

    1.31  

7. Waiver was less than 0.005%.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

Class Y    Six Months
Ended
April 30, 2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2016
    Year Ended
October 30,
20151
    Year Ended
October 31,
2014
    Year Ended
October 31,
2013
   Year Ended
October 31,
2012

 

Per Share Operating Data

             
Net asset value, beginning of period      $32.33       $32.29       $32.14       $29.30     $23.43    $21.44    

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:              
Net investment income2      0.20       0.46       0.45       0.52     0.46    0.42      
Net realized and unrealized gain      3.99       0.04       0.14       3.11     5.82    1.92      
  

 

 

Total from investment operations      4.19       0.50       0.59       3.63     6.28    2.34      

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:              
Dividends from net investment income      (0.30)       (0.46)       (0.44)       (0.79)     (0.41)    (0.35)      

 

Net asset value, end of period      $36.22       $32.33       $32.29       $32.14     $29.30    $23.43     
  

 

 

  

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3      12.98%       1.61%       1.83%       12.58%     27.31%    11.13%    

  

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data              
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)      $129,900       $111,684       $107,097       $106,354     $393,902    $1,391,177  

 

Average net assets (in thousands)      $122,554       $108,450       $109,382       $206,569     $1,013,582    $1,401,244  

 

Ratios to average net assets:4              
Net investment income      1.17%       1.47%       1.38%       1.69%     1.80%    1.92%    
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below      0.71%       0.71%       0.70%       0.71%     0.58%    0.59%    
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%5       0.00%5       0.00%5       0.00%     0.00%    0.00%    
  

 

 

Total expenses6      0.71%       0.71%       0.70%       0.71%     0.58%    0.59%    
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      0.70%       0.71%7       0.70%7       0.71%7     0.58%7    0.59%7    

 

Portfolio turnover rate      24%       64%       51%       46%     149%    72%      

 

28        OPPENHEIMER VALUE FUND


    

 

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

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

3. 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. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

Six Months Ended April 30, 2017

    0.71  

Year Ended October 31, 2016

    0.71  

Year Ended October 30, 2015

    0.70  

Year Ended October 31, 2014

    0.71  

Year Ended October 31, 2013

    0.58  

Year Ended October 31, 2012

    0.59  

7. Waiver was less than 0.005%.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

29        OPPENHEIMER VALUE FUND


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS April 30, 2017 Unaudited

 

 

1. Organization

Oppenheimer Value Fund (the “Fund”), a series of Oppenheimer Series Fund, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”) as amended, as a diversified open-end management investment company. 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 are 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, continue to be subject to a CDSC after the shares were renamed. Purchases of Class R shares occurring on or after July 1, 2014, are not subject to a CDSC upon redemption. Class A shares are sold at their offering price, which is normally net asset value plus a front-end sales charge. Class C and Class R shares are sold, 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 followed in the Fund’s preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”).

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Foreign Currency Translation. The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Any foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:

(1) Value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities — at the exchange rates prevailing at Market Close as described in Note 3.

(2) Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses — at the rates of

 

30        OPPENHEIMER VALUE FUND


 

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

    Although the net assets and the values are presented at the foreign exchange rates at Market Close, the Fund does not isolate the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments shown in the Statement of Operations.

    For securities, which are subject to foreign withholding tax upon disposition, realized gains or losses on such securities are recorded net of foreign withholding tax.

    Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding tax reclaims recorded on Fund’s books, and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities, resulting from changes in the exchange rate.

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

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

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

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

Return of Capital Estimates. Distributions received from the Fund’s investments in Real Estate Investments Trusts (REITs), generally are comprised of income and return of capital. The

 

31        OPPENHEIMER VALUE FUND


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Fund records investment income and return of capital based on estimates. Such estimates are based on historical information available from each REIT and other industry sources. These estimates may subsequently be revised based on information received from REITs after their tax reporting periods are concluded.

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, based on the negative rolling average balance at an average Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. The “Reduction to custodian expenses” line item, if applicable, represents earnings on cash balances maintained by the Fund during the period. Such interest expense and other custodian fees may be paid with these earnings.

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

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

Federal Taxes. The Fund intends to comply with provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its investment company taxable income to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is required. The Fund files income tax returns in U.S. federal and applicable state jurisdictions. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s tax return filings generally remains open for the three preceding fiscal reporting period ends. The Fund has analyzed its tax positions for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, including open tax years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the Fund’s financial statements.

During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, the Fund utilized $23,878,663 of capital loss carryforward to offset capital gains realized in that fiscal year. Details of the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016 capital loss carryforwards are included in the table below. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration, if any, must be utilized prior to those with expiration dates. Capital losses with no expiration will be carried forward to future years if not offset by gains.

 

Expiring       

 

 

2017

   $ 36,775,318  

 

32        OPPENHEIMER VALUE FUND


 

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

At period end, it is estimated that the capital loss carryforwards would be $0. The estimated capital loss carryforward represents the carryforward as of the end of the last fiscal year, increased or decreased by capital losses or gains realized in the first six months of the current fiscal year. During the reporting period, it is estimated that the Fund will utilize $36,775,318 of capital loss carryforward to offset realized capital gains.

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

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

 

Federal tax cost of securities

   $ 1,703,497,193  
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 469,869,622  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (33,771,018)  
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 436,098,604  
  

 

 

 

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

Recent Accounting Pronouncement. In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted amendments to rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“final rules”) intended to modernize the reporting and disclosure of information by registered investment companies. The final rules amend Regulation S-X and require funds to provide standardized, enhanced derivative disclosure in fund financial statements in a format designed for individual investors. The amendments to Regulation S-X also update the disclosures for other investments and investments in, and advances to affiliates and amend the rules regarding the general form and content of fund financial statements. The compliance date for the amendments to Regulation S-X is August 1, 2017. OFI Global is currently evaluating the amendments and their impact, if any, on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

33        OPPENHEIMER VALUE FUND


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

 

3. Securities Valuation

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

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

Valuation Methods and Inputs

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

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

Equity securities traded on a securities exchange (including exchange-traded derivatives other than futures and futures options) are valued based on the official closing price on the principal exchange on which the security is traded, as identified by the Manager, prior to the time when the Fund’s assets are valued. If the official closing price is unavailable, the security is valued at the last sale price on the principal exchange on which it is traded, or if no sales occurred, the security is valued at the mean between the quoted bid and asked prices. Over-the-counter equity securities are valued at the last published sale price, or if no sales occurred, at the mean between the quoted bid and asked prices. Events occurring after the close of trading on foreign exchanges may result in adjustments to the valuation of foreign securities to more accurately reflect their fair value as of the time when the Fund’s assets are valued.

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

Corporate and government debt securities (of U.S. or foreign issuers) and municipal debt securities, short-term notes, mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, and asset-backed securities are valued at the mean between the bid and asked prices utilizing evaluated prices obtained from third party pricing services or broker-dealers who may use matrix pricing methods to determine the evaluated prices. Standard inputs generally considered by third-party pricing vendors include reported trade data, broker-dealer price quotations, benchmark yields, issuer spreads on comparable securities, the credit quality, yield, maturity, as well as other appropriate factors.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or a significant event has occurred that would materially affect the value of the security, the security is fair valued either (i) by a standardized fair valuation methodology applicable to the security type or the significant event as previously approved by the Valuation Committee and the Fund’s Board or (ii) as determined in good faith by the Manager’s Valuation Committee. The Valuation

 

34        OPPENHEIMER VALUE FUND


 

 

 

3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

Committee considers all relevant facts that are reasonably available, through either public information or information available to the Manager, when determining the fair value of a security. Those standardized fair valuation methodologies include, but are not limited to, valuing securities at the last sale price or initially at cost and subsequently adjusting the value based on: changes in company specific fundamentals, changes in an appropriate securities index, or changes in the value of similar securities which may be further adjusted for any discounts related to security-specific resale restrictions. When possible, such methodologies use observable market inputs such as unadjusted quoted prices of similar securities, observable interest rates, currency rates and yield curves. The methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities nor can it be assured that the Fund can obtain the fair value assigned to a security if it were to sell the security.

Classifications

Each investment asset or liability of the Fund is assigned a level at measurement date based on the significance and source of the inputs to its valuation. Various data inputs may be used in determining the value of each of the Fund’s investments as of the reporting period end.

These data inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

    

Level 1—
Unadjusted

Quoted Prices

     Level 2—
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3—
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Value  

 

 

Assets Table

           

Investments, at Value:

           

Common Stocks

           

Consumer Discretionary

   $          162,304,535      $      $      $         162,304,535  

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

 

3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

 

    

Level 1—
Unadjusted

Quoted Prices

     Level 2—
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3—
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Value  

 

 

Common Stocks (Continued)

           

Consumer Staples

   $ 138,994,932      $      $      $ 138,994,932  

Energy

     212,426,693                      212,426,693  

Financials

     536,411,461                      536,411,461  

Health Care

     225,895,125                      225,895,125  

Industrials

     283,927,729                      283,927,729  

Information Technology

     303,786,202                      303,786,202  

Materials

     93,179,026                      93,179,026  

Telecommunication Services

     52,106,334                      52,106,334  

Utilities

     82,701,772                      82,701,772  

Investment Company

     47,861,988                      47,861,988  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $     2,139,595,797      $                         —      $                     —      $     2,139,595,797  
  

 

 

 

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.

 

 

4. Investments and Risks

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

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

Investments in Money Market Instruments. The Fund is permitted to invest its free cash balances in money market instruments to provide liquidity or for defensive purposes. The Fund may invest in money market instruments by investing in Class E shares of Oppenheimer Institutional Government Money Market Fund (“IGMMF”) which is an Affiliated Fund. IGMMF is regulated as a money market fund under the 1940 Act, as amended. The Fund may also invest in money market instruments directly or in other affiliated or unaffiliated money market funds.

 

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4. Investments and Risks (Continued)

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

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

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

    The shareholder is a related party of the Fund. Related parties may include, but are not limited to, the investment manager and its affiliates, affiliated broker dealers, fund of funds, and directors or employees. Related parties owned 57% of the Fund’s total outstanding shares at period end.

 

 

5. Market Risk Factors

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

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

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

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

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

Interest Rate Risk. Interest rate risk refers to the fluctuations in value of fixed-income securities resulting from the inverse relationship between price and yield. For example, an increase in general interest rates will tend to reduce the market value of already issued fixed-income investments, and a decline in general interest rates will tend to increase their

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

 

5. Market Risk Factors (Continued)

value. In addition, debt securities with longer maturities, which tend to have higher yields, are subject to potentially greater fluctuations in value from changes in interest rates than obligations with shorter maturities.

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

 

 

6. Shares of Beneficial Interest

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

 

     Six Months Ended April 30, 2017        Year Ended October 31, 2016    
                       Shares                    Amount                          Shares                    Amount    

 

 

Class A

           

Sold

     709,321      $ 24,493,690        1,359,265      $ 41,595,651  

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     113,381        3,903,644        206,168        6,362,963  

Redeemed

     (1,625,000)        (56,146,992)        (3,130,007)        (96,241,231)  
  

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (802,298)      $ (27,749,658)        (1,564,574)      $ (48,282,617)  
  

 

 

 

 

 

Class B

           

Sold

     3,262      $ 111,882        6,176      $ 187,516  

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     645        21,891        979        29,704  

Redeemed

     (63,986)        (2,165,958)        (152,252)        (4,637,814)  
  

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (60,079)      $ (2,032,185)        (145,097)      $ (4,420,594)  
  

 

 

 

 

 

Class C

           

Sold

     265,176      $ 8,780,590        426,424      $ 12,460,205  

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     17,592        579,839        21,692        640,851  

Redeemed

     (487,127)        (16,129,982)        (951,690)        (28,016,680)  
  

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (204,359)      $ (6,769,553)        (503,574)      $ (14,915,624)  
  

 

 

 

 

 

Class I

           

Sold

     1,388,031      $ 49,168,388        2,509,834      $ 78,453,671  

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     339,955        11,941,049        626,627        19,711,499  

Redeemed

     (2,474,086)        (87,207,219)        (4,688,257)        (146,798,228)  
  

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (746,100)      $ (26,097,782)        (1,551,796)      $ (48,633,058)  
  

 

 

 

 

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6. Shares of Beneficial Interest (Continued)

 

     Six Months Ended April 30, 2017        Year Ended October 31, 2016    
                       Shares                    Amount                          Shares                    Amount    

 

 

Class R

           

Sold

     116,978      $ 3,956,918        183,367      $ 5,504,038  

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     7,440        251,209        14,231        430,924  

Redeemed

     (204,761)        (6,954,714)        (584,942)        (17,660,764)  
  

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (80,343)      $ (2,746,587)        (387,344)      $ (11,725,802)  
  

 

 

 

 

 

Class Y

           

Sold

     475,210      $ 16,969,879        837,166      $ 26,213,771  

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     28,053        986,722        49,039        1,545,485  

Redeemed

     (371,560)        (13,081,761)        (747,863)        (23,550,187)  
  

 

 

 

Net increase

     131,703      $ 4,874,840        138,342      $ 4,209,069  
  

 

 

 

 

 

7. Purchases and Sales of Securities

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

 

     Purchases      Sales  

 

 

Investment securities

   $ 503,401,627                          $ 556,510,055  

 

 

8. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates

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

 

 Fee Schedule   

 

 Up to $300 million

   0.625%    

 Next $100 million

   0.500

 Next $4.6 billion

   0.450

 Over $5 billion

   0.430

The Fund’s effective management fee for the reporting period was 0.48% of average annual net assets before any applicable waivers.

Sub-Adviser Fees. The Manager has retained the Sub-Adviser to provide the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund. Under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Manager pays the Sub-Adviser an annual fee in monthly installments, equal to a percentage of the investment management fee collected by the Manager from the Fund, which shall be calculated after any 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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

 

8. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

services are detailed in the Statement of Operations and Financial Highlights, respectively.

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

Trustees’ Compensation. The Fund 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 reporting period, the Fund’s projected benefit obligations, payments to retired Trustees and accumulated liability were as follows:

Projected Benefit Obligations Increased

   $  

Payments Made to Retired Trustees

     15,549  

Accumulated Liability as of April 30, 2017

                         112,383  

The Fund’s Board of Trustees (“Board”) has adopted a compensation deferral plan for Independent Trustees that enables Trustees to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the annual compensation they are entitled to receive from the Fund. For purposes of determining the amount owed to the 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.

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

Service Plan for Class A Shares. The Fund has adopted a Service Plan (the “Plan”) for Class A shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, the Fund reimburses the Distributor for a portion of its costs incurred for services provided to accounts

 

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8. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

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 pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act to compensate the Distributor for distributing those share classes, maintaining accounts and providing shareholder services. Under the Plans, the Fund pays the Distributor an annual asset-based sales charge of 0.75% on Class 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 votes annually to approve their continuance at an in person meeting called for that purpose. Fees incurred by the Fund under the Plans are detailed in the Statement of Operations.

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

 

Six Months Ended

  

Class A

Front-End

Sales Charges

Retained by

Distributor

    

Class A

Contingent

Deferred

Sales Charges

Retained by

Distributor

    

Class 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

 

April 30, 2017

     $71,989        $129        $2,078        $2,436        $—  

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 IGMMF. During the reporting period, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $17,375 for IGMMF management fees. This fee waiver and/ or expense reimbursement may not be amended or withdrawn for one year from the date of the Fund’s prospectus, unless approved by the Board.

Effective January 1, 2017, the Transfer Agent has voluntarily agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to 0.015% of average annual net assets for Classes A, B, C, R and Y.

During the reporting period, the Transfer Agent waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund for

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

8. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

transfer agent and shareholder servicing agent fees as follows:

 

Class A

   $ 27,338  

Class B

     208  

Class C

     5,945  

Class R

     2,052  

Class Y

     6,145  

This fee waiver and/or reimbursement may be terminated at any time.

 

 

9. Borrowings and Other Financing

Joint Credit Facility. A number of mutual funds managed by the Manager participate in a $1.3 billion revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) intended to provide short-term financing, if necessary, subject to certain restrictions in connection with atypical redemption activity. Expenses and fees related to the Facility are paid by the participating funds and are disclosed separately or as other expenses on the Statement of Operations. The Fund did not utilize the Facility during the reporting period.

 

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PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND GUIDELINES;

UPDATES TO STATEMENTS OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited

 

 

 

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

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

Householding—Delivery of Shareholder Documents

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

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

 

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DISTRIBUTION SOURCES Unaudited

 

 

 

For any distribution that took place over the last six months of Fund’s reporting period, the table below details on a per-share basis the percentage of the Fund’s total distribution payment amount that was derived from the following sources: net income, net profit from the sale of securities, and other capital sources. Other capital sources represent a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income.” You should not draw any conclusions about each Fund’s investment performance from the amounts of these distributions. This information is based upon income and capital gains using generally accepted accounting principles as of the date of each distribution. For certain securities, such as Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”), the percentages attributed to each category (net income, net profit from sale and other capital sources) are estimated using historical information because the character of the amounts received from the REITs in which the fund invests is unknown until after the end of the calendar year. Because the Fund is actively managed, the relative amount of the Fund’s total distributions derived from various sources over the calendar year may change. Please note that this information should not be used for tax reporting purposes as the tax character of distributable income may differ from the amounts used for this notification. You will receive IRS tax forms in the first quarter of each calendar year detailing the actual amount of the taxable and non-taxable portion of distributions paid to you during the tax year.

For the most current information, please go to oppenheimerfunds.com. Select your Fund, then the ‘Detailed’ tab; where ‘Dividends’ are shown, the Fund’s latest pay date will be followed by the sources of any distribution, updated daily.

 

Fund Name

  

Pay

Date

    

Net Income

   

Net Profit

from Sale

   

Other

Capital

Sources

 

Oppenheimer Value Fund

     12/8/16        88.2     11.8     0.0

Oppenheimer Value Fund

     3/21/17        88.5     0.0     11.5

 

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OPPENHEIMER VALUE FUND

 

Trustees and Officers    Brian F. Wruble, Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Trustee
   Beth Ann Brown, Trustee
   Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr., Trustee
   Elizabeth Krentzman, Trustee
   Mary F. Miller, Trustee
   Joel W. Motley, Trustee
   Joanne Pace, Trustee
   Daniel Vandivort, Trustee
   Laton Spahr, Vice President
   Eric Hewitt, Vice President
   Arthur P. Steinmetz, Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer
   Cynthia Lo Bessette, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer
   Jennifer Foxson, Vice President and Chief Business Officer
   Mary Ann Picciotto, Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Anti-Money
   Laundering Officer
   Brian S. Petersen, Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer
Manager    OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.
Sub-Adviser    OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Distributor    OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

Transfer and Shareholder

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
  

The financial statements included herein have been taken from the

records of the Fund without examination of those records by the

independent registered public accounting firm.

© 2017 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,SM our electronic document delivery service

Your transactions with us, our affiliates or others

Technologies on our website, including: “cookies” and web beacons, which are used to collect data on the pages you visit and the features you use.

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

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

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

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

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

Right of Refusal

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

 

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Internet Security and Encryption

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

All transactions, including redemptions, exchanges and purchases, are secured by SSL and 256-bit encryption. SSL is used to establish a secure connection between your PC and OppenheimerFunds’ server. It transmits information in an encrypted and scrambled format.

Encryption is achieved through an electronic scrambling technology that uses a “key” to code and then decode the data. Encryption acts like the cable converter box you may have on your television set. It scrambles data with a secret code so that no one can make sense of it while it is being transmitted. When the data reaches its destination, the same software unscrambles the data.

You can exit the secure area by either closing your browser, or for added security, you can use the Log Out button before you close your browser.

Other Security Measures

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

How You Can Help

You can also do your part to keep your account information private and to prevent unauthorized transactions. If you obtain a user ID and password for your account, safeguard that information. Also, take special precautions when accessing your account on a computer used by others.

Who We Are

This joint notice describes the privacy policies of the Oppenheimer funds, OppenheimerFunds, Inc., each of its investment adviser subsidiaries, OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. and OFI Global Trust Co. It applies to all Oppenheimer fund accounts you presently have, or may open in the future, using your Social Security number—whether or not you remain a shareholder of our funds. This notice was last updated November 2016. In the event it is updated or changed, we will post an updated notice on our website at oppenheimerfunds.com. If you have any questions about this privacy policy, write to us at P.O. Box 5270, Denver, CO 80217-5270, email us by clicking on the Contact Us section of our website at oppenheimerfunds.com or call us at 1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677).

 

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225 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10281-1008

© 2017 OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. All rights reserved.

 
   
 

 

RS0375.001.0417 June 23, 2017

 


Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable to semiannual reports.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable to semiannual reports.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable to semiannual reports.


Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

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

b) Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

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

None

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

Based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c)) as of 4/30/2017, the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer found the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures to provide reasonable assurances that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in the reports that it files under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (a) is accumulated and communicated to registrant’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, and (b) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time


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

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

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

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


SIGNATURES

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

Oppenheimer Series Fund

 

By:  

/s/ Arthur P. Steinmetz

  Arthur P. Steinmetz
  Principal Executive Officer
Date:   6/16/2017

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:   6/16/2017

 

By:  

/s/ Brian S. Petersen

  Brian S. Petersen
  Principal Financial Officer
Date:   6/16/2017