Oppenheimer
Capital Appreciation Fund/VA
A series of Oppenheimer Variable
Account Funds
Summary Prospectus April 30, 2018
| Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, Annual Report and other information about the Fund online at https://www.oppenheimerfunds.com/fund/CapitalAppreciationFundVA. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1.800.225.5677 or by sending an email request to: info@oppenheimerfunds.com. |
The
Fund’s prospectus and Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”), both dated April 30, 2018, and through page 28 of its most recent Annual Report, dated December 31, 2017, are
incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus. You can access the Fund’s prospectus and SAI at https://www.oppenheimerfunds.com/fund/CapitalAppreciationFundVA. The Fund’s prospectus is also available from financial intermediaries who are authorized to sell
Fund shares.
Investment Objective. The Fund seeks capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the
Fund. This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold or redeem shares of the Fund. The accompanying prospectus of the
participating insurance company provides information on initial or contingent deferred sales charges, exchange fees or redemption fees for that variable life insurance policy, variable annuity or other investment
product. The fees and expenses of those products are not charged by the Fund and are not reflected in this table. Expenses would be higher if those fees were included.
Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
| Non-Service | Service | ||
| Maximum Sales Charge (Load) imposed on purchases (as % of offering price) | None | None | |
| Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as % of the lower of original offering price or redemption proceeds) | None | None | |
Annual Fund Operating Expenses1
(expenses that you pay each year as a
percentage of the value of your investment)
| Non-Service Shares | Service Shares | ||
| Management Fees | 0.70% | 0.70% | |
| Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees | None | 0.25% | |
| Other Expenses | 0.14% | 0.14% | |
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | 0.84% | 1.09% | |
| Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement2 | (0.04)% | (0.04)% | |
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | 0.80% | 1.05% | |
| 1. | Expenses have been restated to reflect current fees. |
| 2. | After discussions with the Fund’s Board, the Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse the Fund for certain expenses in order to limit “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement” (excluding any applicable dividend expense, taxes, interest and fees from borrowing, any subsidiary expenses, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, brokerage commissions, unusual and infrequent expenses and certain other Fund expenses) to annual rates of 0.80% for Non-Service Shares and 1.05% for Service Shares as calculated on the daily net assets of the Fund. This fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement may not be amended or withdrawn for one year from the date of this prospectus, unless approved by the Board. |
Example.The following Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. Sales charges
and fees for the variable life insurance policy, variable annuity or other investment product offered by participating insurance companies are not charged by the Fund and are not reflected in the Example. Expenses
would be higher if those fees were included. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in a class of shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return
each
year and that the Fund’s operating
expenses remain the same. Any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements are reflected in the below examples for the period during which such fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements are in effect.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your expenses would be as follows, whether or not you redeemed your shares:
| 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | ||
| Non-Service Shares | $82 | $265 | $464 | $1,038 | |
| Service Shares | $108 | $344 | $600 | $1,332 | |
Portfolio Turnover. The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in the annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal
year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 26% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment
Strategies. The Fund mainly invests in common stocks of “growth companies.” Growth companies are companies whose earnings and stock prices are expected
to increase at a faster rate than the overall market. These may be newer companies or established companies of any capitalization range that the portfolio manager believes may appreciate in value over the long term.
Currently, the Fund primarily focuses on established companies that are similar in size to companies in the S&P 500 Index or the Russell 1000 Growth Index. The Fund primarily invests in securities of U.S. issuers
but may also invest in foreign securities. The portfolio manager looks for growth companies with stock prices that he believes are reasonable in relation to overall stock market valuations. In seeking broad
diversification of the Fund’s portfolio among industries and market sectors, the portfolio manager focuses on a number of factors that may vary in particular cases and over time. Currently, the portfolio manager
looks for:
| ■ | companies in business areas that have above-average growth potential |
| ■ | companies with growth rates that the portfolio manager believes are sustainable over time |
| ■ | stocks with reasonable valuations relative to their growth potential. |
The Fund may sell the stocks of
companies that the portfolio manager believes no longer meet the above criteria, but is not required to do so.
Principal Risks. The price of the Fund’s shares can go up and down substantially. The value of the Fund’s investments may fall due to adverse changes in the
markets in which the Fund invests or because of poor investment selection, which could cause the Fund to underperform other funds with similar investment objectives. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve
its investment objective. When you redeem your shares, they may be worth less than what you paid for them. These risks mean that you can lose money by investing in the Fund.
Risks of Investing in
Stocks. The value of the Fund’s portfolio may be affected by changes in the stock markets. Stock markets may experience significant short-term volatility and may fall sharply at times.
Adverse events in any part of the equity or fixed-income markets may have unexpected negative effects on other market segments. Different stock markets may behave differently from each other and U.S. stock markets may
move in the opposite direction from one or more foreign stock markets.
The prices of individual stocks
generally do not all move in the same direction at the same time. A variety of factors can negatively affect the price of a particular company’s stock. 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. To the extent that securities of a particular type are emphasized (for example foreign stocks, stocks of small- or mid-cap companies, growth or value stocks, or stocks of companies in a particular industry),
fund share values may fluctuate more in response to events affecting the market for those types of securities.
Industry and Sector Focus. At times the Fund may increase the relative emphasis of its investments in a particular industry or sector. The prices of stocks of issuers in a particular industry or sector may go up and
down in response to changes in economic conditions, government regulations, availability of basic resources or supplies, or other events that affect that industry or sector more than others. To the extent that the
Fund increases the relative emphasis of its investments in a particular industry or sector, its share values may fluctuate in response to events affecting that industry or sector. To some extent that risk may be
limited by the Fund’s policy of not concentrating its investments in any one industry.
Risks of Growth Investing. If a growth company’s earnings or stock price fails to increase as anticipated, or if its business plans do not produce the expected results, its securities may decline sharply.
Growth companies may be newer or smaller companies that may experience greater stock price fluctuations and risks of loss than larger, more established companies. Newer growth companies tend to retain a large part of
their earnings for research, development or investments in capital assets. Therefore, they may not pay any dividends for some time. Growth investing has gone in and out of favor during past market cycles and is likely
to continue to do so. During periods when growth investing is out of favor or when markets are unstable, it may be more difficult to sell growth company securities at an acceptable price. Growth stocks may also be
more volatile than other securities because of investor speculation.
Who is the Fund Designed
For? The Fund’s shares are available only as an investment option under certain variable annuity contracts, variable life insurance policies and other
investment plans offered through insurance company separate accounts of participating insurance companies, for investors seeking capital appreciation. Those investors should be
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willing to assume the risks of short-term share
price fluctuations that are typical for a fund focusing on stocks. Because of its focus on long-term growth, the Fund may be more appropriate for investors with longer-term investment goals. The Fund is not designed
for investors needing an assured level of current income. The Fund is not a complete investment program and may not be appropriate for all investors. You should carefully consider your own investment goals and risk
tolerance before investing in the Fund.
An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
The Fund’s Past
Performance. The bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s Non-Service Shares
performance from calendar year to calendar year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns for the periods of time shown in the table compare with those of a broad measure of market performance.
Charges imposed by the insurance accounts that invest in the Fund are not included and the returns would be lower if they were. The Fund’s past investment performance is not necessarily an indication of how the
Fund will perform in the future. More recent performance information is available by calling the toll-free number on the back of this prospectus and on the Fund’s website at:
https://www.oppenheimerfunds.com/fund/CapitalAppreciationFundVA
During the period
shown, the highest return before taxes for a calendar quarter was 19.10% (2nd Qtr 09) and the lowest return before taxes for a calendar quarter was -27.73% (4th Qtr 08).
The following table shows the
average annual total returns before taxes for each class of the Fund’s shares.
Average Annual Total Returns for the periods ended December 31, 2017
| 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | ||
| Non-Service Shares (inception 4/3/1985) | 26.83% | 13.97% | 6.45% | |
| Service Shares (inception 9/18/2001) | 26.50% | 13.69% | 6.19% | |
| S&P 500 Index | 21.83% | 15.79% | 8.50% | |
| (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses, or taxes) | ||||
| Russell 1000 Growth Index | 30.21% | 17.33% | 10.00% | |
| (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses, or taxes) | ||||
Investment Adviser. OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. (the “Manager”) is the Fund’s investment adviser. OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (the
“Sub-Adviser”) is its sub-adviser.
Portfolio Manager. Paul Larson has been portfolio manager and Vice President of the Fund since October 2016.
Purchase and Sale of Fund
Shares. Shares of the Fund may be purchased only by separate investment accounts of participating insurance companies as an underlying investment for variable
life insurance policies, variable annuity contracts or other investment products. Individual investors cannot buy shares of the Fund directly. You may only submit instructions for buying or selling shares of the Fund
to your insurance company or its servicing agent, not directly to the Fund or its Transfer Agent. The accompanying prospectus of the participating insurance company provides information about how to select the Fund as
an investment option.
Taxes. Because shares of the Fund may be purchased only through insurance company separate accounts for variable annuity contracts, variable life insurance
policies or other investment products, provided certain requirements are met, any dividends and capital gains distributions will be taxable to the participating insurance company, if at all. Special tax rules apply to
life insurance companies, variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance contracts. For information on federal income taxation of a life insurance company with respect to its receipt of distributions from the
Fund and federal income taxation of owners of variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts, see the accompanying prospectus for the applicable contract.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and
Other Financial Intermediaries. The Fund, the Sub-Adviser, or their related companies may make payments to financial intermediaries, including to insurance companies that offer shares
of the Fund as an investment option. These payments for the sale of Fund shares and related services may create a conflict of interest
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by influencing the intermediary and your
salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
For More Information About Oppenheimer
Capital Appreciation Fund/VA
You can access the Fund’s
prospectus and SAI at https://www.oppenheimerfunds.com/fund/CapitalAppreciationFundVA. You can also request additional information about the Fund or your account:
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