N-CSR 1 d868686dncsr.htm OPPENHEIMER CORE BOND FUND Oppenheimer Core Bond 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 811-4108

 

 

Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

6803 South Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Arthur S. Gabinet

OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.

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

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

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

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: 12/31/2014

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.


LOGO

December 31, 2014

     
 

Oppenheimer

Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA

A Series of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds

 

Annual Report

ANNUAL REPORT

Listing of Top Holdings

Fund Performance Discussion

Financial Statements


PORTFOLIO MANAGERS: Ronald J. Zibelli, Jr., CFA and Justin Livengood, CFA

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE PERIODS ENDED 12/31/14

 

    

Inception

Date

   1-Year     5-Year     10-Year      

Non-Service Shares

   8/15/86      5.78     16.64     6.01  

Service Shares

   10/16/00      5.53        16.34        5.73     

Russell Midcap Growth Index

          11.90       16.94       9.43    

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. For performance data current to the most recent month end, call us at 1.800.988.8287. The Fund’s total returns should not be expected to be the same as the returns of other funds, whether or not both funds have the same portfolio managers and/or similar names. The Fund’s total returns include changes in share price and reinvested distributions but do not include the charges associated with the separate account products that offer this Fund. Such performance would have been lower if such charges were taken into account.

 

 

 

TOP TEN COMMON STOCK HOLDINGS

 

SBA Communications Corp., Cl. A

      2.3%

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.

   2.2

Marriott International, Inc., Cl. A

   2.0

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., Cl. A

   1.9

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

   1.9

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

   1.8

ServiceNow, Inc.

   1.8

Hanesbrands, Inc.

   1.8

Wabtec Corp.

   1.7

Polaris Industries, Inc.

   1.6

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of December 31, 2014, and are based on net assets. For more current Fund holdings, please visit oppenheimerfunds.com.

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

LOGO

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of December 31, 2014, and are based on the total market value of common stocks.

 

 

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Fund Performance Discussion

The Fund’s Non-Service shares produced a return of 5.78% during the reporting period, underperforming the Russell Midcap Growth Index’s (the “Index”) return of 11.90% and the Lipper VA Midcap Growth peer group’s return of 8.70% over the same period. The Fund’s underperformance versus the Index stemmed from weaker relative stock selection in the information technology, health care and financials sectors. The Fund outperformed the Index in the consumer discretionary and materials sectors due to stronger relative stock selection.

The investment environment changed significantly during the reporting period. In late 2013 and early 2014, high-quality growth companies continued to outperform the broader market as they had over the previous few years. But in March 2014, the tone of the market changed abruptly where companies with larger market capitalizations and lower valuations began to materially outperform small cap and mid cap companies with higher valuations. Our investment style, which favors high-quality, high-growth companies that often have above average valuations, underperformed meaningfully from mid-March to mid-May despite little or no change to the underlying fundamentals of the companies we own.

For the 3-year, 5-year and 10-year periods ended December 31, 2014, the Fund’s Non-Service shares produced average annual returns of 18.76%, 16.64% and 6.01%, respectively. Over those same periods, the Index generated returns of 20.71%, 16.94% and 9.43%, while the Lipper VA Mid-Cap Growth peer group produced returns of 17.52%, 12.98% and 6.84%, respectively.

MARKET OVERVIEW

Domestic equities were among the top performing asset classes in 2014, outperforming foreign equities, including those domiciled in Europe, Japan and emerging markets. In the U.S., the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) began tapering its most recent quantitative easing (“QE”) program in January 2014 and completed the process at the end of October, thereby ending the program’s purchases. The Fed reduced its monthly bond purchases in steady $10 billion increments, which helped reduce market volatility and enabled investors to prepare for a post-QE market environment. Although data in the U.S. softened for the first quarter, partially attributed to cold weather effects across much of the country, it was positive in the second and third quarters of 2014, with Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) growing at 4.6% and an estimated 5.0%, respectively.

Outside of the U.S., the positive data points that had emerged in Europe in 2013 and early 2014 largely reversed themselves later in the reporting period and the European Central Bank (the “ECB”) came under even greater pressure to provide a credible plan to boost growth and avoid deflation. In response, the ECB adopted a number of policies designed to stimulate growth. In Japan, which has been mired in economic weakness for years, the Abe administration has adopted even more aggressive economic policies with the Bank of Japan (the “BoJ”) executing a massive QE program. However, the results have not been particularly impressive, with that economy slipping back into recession in the third quarter of 2014 following the consumption tax increase. Emerging markets’ economic growth was mixed, as certain regions such as Eastern Europe and the Middle East remained burdened by geopolitical turmoil. Many commodity producing emerging market economies also struggled as prices for most commodities fell. Countries such as India and Indonesia have benefited from business-friendly new administrations.

TOP INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS

Top performing stocks for the Fund this reporting period included Illumina, Inc., GoPro, Inc. and Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Illumina, a leading developer of genetic analysis tools, reported strong financial results during the reporting period, raised full year guidance and announced a series of innovative new products. GoPro is a developer of mountable and wearable cameras and accessories. The company had a successful initial public offering and reported strong financial results. We exited our position during the reporting period. Palo Alto Networks provides next generation enterprise network security platforms. The company reported strong revenue and earnings growth during the year, as the many well-publicized data security breaches from major corporations led to strong demand for Palo Alto’s more advanced security solutions.

TOP INDIVIDUAL DETRACTORS

Detractors from performance this reporting period included Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Stratasys Ltd. and Tractor Supply Co. Nu Skin Enterprises, a major direct seller of personal care products and nutritional supplements, sold off sharply following a critical article published in China Daily, a state-owned periodical. This caused investors to worry about the company’s operations in China, an important piece of Nu Skin’s strategic growth plan. Stratasys Ltd., one of the leading makers of 3D printers, issued earnings per share guidance that was moderately below consensus estimates due partly to higher than expected operating

 

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expenses and share count. We exited our positions in Nu Skin and Stratasys during the reporting period. Tractor Supply, an operator of retail farm and ranch stores, experienced declines early in the reporting period after reporting fourth-quarter 2013 comps below analysts’ expectations, due partly to deflationary pressure in feed-related products.

STRATEGY & OUTLOOK

The outlook for the equity markets in 2015 is mixed. Recent U.S. economic data is solid and positioned to benefit from the recent drop in oil and gasoline prices. However European economies continue to struggle, growth in China continues to slow, and many emerging markets will face headwinds given their positions as exporters of commodities such as oil. Interest rate and currency volatility may be elevated in 2015 as the Fed prepares to raise short-term interest rates in the U.S. while central banks in Japan, China and the European Union move the opposite direction with easier monetary policies.

We believe our long-term investment process is well-suited for this uncertain environment. We continue to seek dynamic mid-cap companies with what we view as above average growth opportunities, structurally attractive industry segments and strong management teams. The Fund has produced positive investment performance for more than a decade with experience across multiple economic cycles.

Investors should consider the Fund’s investment objective, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The Fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund, and may be obtained by asking your financial advisor or calling us at 1.800.988.8287. Read prospectuses and summary prospectuses carefully before investing.

Total returns include changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions in a hypothetical investment for the periods shown.

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.

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.

Comparing the Fund’s Performance to the Market. The graphs that follow show the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in each share class of the Fund held until December 31, 2014. Performance is measured over a ten-fiscal-year period for both Classes. Performance information does not reflect charges that apply to separate accounts investing in the Fund. If these charges were taken into account, performance would be lower. The graphs assume that all dividends and capital gains distributions were reinvested in additional shares.

The Fund’s performance is compared to the performance of the Russell Midcap® Growth Index, which measures the performance of the mid-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell Midcap Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted 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 of the Fund. The Fund’s performance reflects the effects of the Fund’s business and operating expenses.

 

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

LOGO

 

 

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

LOGO

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. For performance data current to the most recent month end, call us at 1.800.988.8287. The Fund’s total returns should not be expected to be the same as the returns of other funds, whether or not both funds have the same portfolio managers and/or similar names. The Fund’s total returns include changes in share price and reinvested distributions but do not include the charges associated with the separate account products that offer this Fund. Such performance would have been lower if such charges were taken into account.

 

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Fund Expenses

Fund Expenses. As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs 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 December 31, 2014.

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

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes.

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any charges associated with the separate accounts that offer this Fund. Therefore, the “hypothetical” lines of the table are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these separate account charges were included your costs would have been higher.

 

Actual   

Beginning
Account

Value
July 1, 2014

        

Ending

Account

Value
December 31, 2014

        

Expenses

Paid During

6 Months Ended
December 31, 2014

           

Non-Service shares

   $      1,000.00         $         1,050.40           $                4.14              

Service shares

           1,000.00                    1,049.20                             5.44              

Hypothetical

(5% return before expenses)

                    

Non-Service shares

           1,000.00                    1,021.17                            4.08              

Service shares

           1,000.00                    1,019.91                           5.36             

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for that class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). Those annualized expense ratios, excluding indirect expenses from affiliated funds, based on the 6-month period ended December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

Class    Expense Ratios        

Non-Service shares

   0.80%  

Service shares

   1.05      

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

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS December 31, 2014

 

      Shares      Value  

Common Stocks—98.4%

                 

Consumer Discretionary—23.1%

                 

Auto Components—1.0%

                 

Delphi Automotive plc

 

    

 

99,350

 

  

 

   $

 

7,224,732

 

  

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—5.3%

  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., Cl. A1

     20,150         13,792,877   

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

     106,930         10,069,598   

Marriott International, Inc., Cl. A

     180,640         14,095,339   
               

 

37,957,814

 

  

 

Household Durables—1.0%

                 

Harman International Industries, Inc.

 

    

 

68,230

 

  

 

    

 

7,280,823

 

  

 

Leisure Products—1.6%

                 

Polaris Industries, Inc.

 

    

 

76,300

 

  

 

    

 

11,539,612

 

  

 

Multiline Retail—1.5%

                 

Dollar Tree, Inc.1

 

    

 

150,350

 

  

 

    

 

10,581,633

 

  

 

Specialty Retail—9.3%

                 

Foot Locker, Inc.

     131,790         7,403,962   

L Brands, Inc.

     105,520         9,132,756   

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.1

     80,910         15,584,884   

Ross Stores, Inc.

     113,840         10,730,559   

Tiffany & Co.

     66,860         7,144,660   

Tractor Supply Co.

     114,850         9,052,477   

Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.1

     56,110         7,173,102   
               

 

66,222,400

 

  

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—3.4%

  

Hanesbrands, Inc.

     112,806         12,591,406   

Under Armour, Inc., Cl. A1

     168,130         11,416,027   
               

 

24,007,433

 

  

 

Consumer Staples—6.1%

                 

Beverages—0.9%

                 

Constellation Brands, Inc., Cl. A1

 

    

 

66,980

 

  

 

    

 

6,575,427

 

  

 

Food Products—5.2%

                 

Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)1

     119,320         6,955,163   

Hormel Foods Corp.

     135,280         7,048,088   

Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.

     54,610         7,230,091   

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co., Cl. A

     88,140         8,861,595   

WhiteWave Foods Co. (The), Cl. A1

     203,790         7,130,612   
               

 

  37,225,549

 

  

 

Energy—1.1%

                 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—1.1%

  

Concho Resources, Inc.1

     37,590         3,749,602   

Memorial Resource Development Corp.1

     142,059         2,561,324   

Range Resources Corp.

     28,010         1,497,135   
               

 

7,808,061

 

  

 

Financials—7.6%

                 

Capital Markets—2.9%

                 

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.1

     26,860         5,700,767   

Lazard Ltd., Cl. A

     95,210         4,763,356   

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

     111,260         6,374,085   

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

     101,190         3,620,578   
               

 

20,458,786

 

  

 

Commercial Banks—2.0%

                 

Signature Bank1

     65,650         8,269,274   

SVB Financial Group1

     53,430         6,201,620   
               

 

14,470,894

 

  

 

Diversified Financial Services—1.0%

  

Moody’s Corp.

    

 

72,649

 

  

 

    

 

6,960,501

 

  

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—0.7%

  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Cl. REIT

     222,780         5,295,481   
      Shares      Value  

Real Estate Management & Development—1.0%

  

CBRE Group, Inc., Cl. A1

 

    

 

205,159

 

  

 

   $

 

7,026,696

 

  

 

Health Care—17.4%

                 

Biotechnology—3.1%

                 

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1

     35,450         3,438,650   

Incyte Corp.1

     48,100         3,516,591   

Medivation, Inc.1

     58,990         5,875,994   

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1

     77,890         9,253,332   
               

 

22,084,567

 

  

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies—4.0%

  

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

     44,390         7,195,175   

DexCom, Inc.1

     96,030         5,286,451   

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.1

     86,110         10,968,692   

STERIS Corp.

     74,210         4,812,519   
               

 

28,262,837

 

  

 

Health Care Providers & Services—6.7%

  

AmerisourceBergen Corp., Cl. A

     116,530         10,506,345   

Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.1

     150,550         5,520,668   

Centene Corp.1

     89,720         9,317,422   

Team Health Holdings, Inc.1

     119,580         6,879,437   

Universal Health Services, Inc., Cl. B

     92,270         10,265,960   

VCA, Inc.1

     110,750         5,401,278   
               

 

  47,891,110

 

  

 

Health Care Technology—1.1%

                 

Cerner Corp.1

 

    

 

123,010

 

  

 

    

 

7,953,827

 

  

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services—1.2%

  

Illumina, Inc.1

 

    

 

46,368

 

  

 

    

 

8,558,605

 

  

 

Pharmaceuticals—1.3%

                 

Akorn, Inc.1

     99,960         3,618,552   

Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc1

     33,620         5,504,603   
               

 

9,123,155

 

  

 

Industrials—16.3%

                 

Airlines—2.2%

                 

Southwest Airlines Co.

     227,220         9,615,950   

Spirit Airlines, Inc.1

     82,050         6,201,339   
               

 

15,817,289

 

  

 

Building Products—2.1%

                 

A.O. Smith Corp.

     134,700         7,598,427   

Lennox International, Inc.

     75,900         7,215,813   
               

 

14,814,240

 

  

 

Electrical Equipment—1.2%

                 

Acuity Brands, Inc.

 

    

 

62,770

 

  

 

    

 

8,792,194

 

  

 

Industrial Conglomerates—1.0%

                 

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

 

    

 

79,180

 

  

 

    

 

7,145,203

 

  

 

Machinery—4.8%

                 

Middleby Corp. (The)1

     108,770         10,779,107   

Snap-on, Inc.

     83,859         11,466,880   

Wabtec Corp.

     138,970         12,075,103   
               

 

34,321,090

 

  

 

Professional Services—1.5%

                 

Robert Half International, Inc.

 

    

 

184,500

 

  

 

    

 

10,771,110

 

  

 

Road & Rail—1.5%

                 

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.1

 

    

 

134,500

 

  

 

    

 

10,442,580

 

  

 

Trading Companies & Distributors—2.0%

  

HD Supply Holdings, Inc.1

     296,820         8,753,222   

United Rentals, Inc.1

     52,590         5,364,706   
        14,117,928   
 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

      Shares      Value  

Information Technology—21.3%

  

Communications Equipment—2.9%

  

F5 Networks, Inc.1

     63,510       $ 8,285,832   

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.1

     103,700         12,710,509   
               

 

20,996,341

 

  

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments, & Components—1.0%

  

Amphenol Corp., Cl. A

 

    

 

134,900

 

  

 

    

 

7,258,969

 

  

 

Internet Software & Services—2.9%

  

CoStar Group, Inc.1

     49,790         9,142,938   

LendingClub Corp.1

     156,610         3,962,233   

LinkedIn Corp., Cl. A1

     33,850         7,775,683   
               

 

20,880,854

 

  

 

IT Services—1.8%

  

Fiserv, Inc.1

     98,110         6,962,867   

Gartner, Inc.1

     66,250         5,578,912   
               

 

12,541,779

 

  

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—5.4%

  

Applied Materials, Inc.

     221,740         5,525,761   

Avago Technologies Ltd., Cl. A

     86,900         8,741,271   

Lam Research Corp.

     131,270         10,414,962   

NXP Semiconductors NV1

     112,450         8,591,180   

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     73,400         5,336,914   
               

 

  38,610,088

 

  

 

Software—7.3%

  

Electronic Arts, Inc.1

     115,290         5,420,359   

Mobileye NV1

     54,410         2,206,870   

NetSuite, Inc.1

     84,707         9,247,463   
      Shares     Value  

Software (Continued)

  

ServiceNow, Inc.1

     185,680      $ 12,598,388   

Tableau Software, Inc., Cl. A1

     132,040        11,191,711   

Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (The)1

     51,350        7,538,950   

Workday, Inc., Cl. A1

     46,840        3,822,612   
              

 

52,026,353

 

  

 

Materials—3.2%

  

Chemicals—1.8%

  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

 

    

 

50,960

 

  

 

   

 

13,404,518

 

  

 

Construction Materials—0.9%

  

Vulcan Materials Co.

 

    

 

96,660

 

  

 

   

 

6,353,462

 

  

 

Containers & Packaging—0.5%

  

Crown Holdings, Inc.1

 

    

 

71,740

 

  

 

   

 

3,651,566

 

  

 

Telecommunication Services—2.3%

  

Wireless Telecommunication Services—2.3%

  

SBA Communications Corp.,

Cl. A1

     145,670        16,134,409   

Total Common Stocks (Cost $535,555,700)

 

  

   

 

702,589,916

 

  

 

Investment Company—1.6%

  

Oppenheimer Institutional

Money Market Fund,

Cl. E, 0.10%2,3

(Cost $11,090,218)

 

    

 

11,090,218

 

  

 

   

 

11,090,218

 

  

 

Total Investments, at Value

(Cost $546,645,918)

     100.0     713,680,134   

Net Other Assets (Liabilities)

     (0.0     (201,300

Net Assets

     100.0   $   713,478,834   
     
     
 

Footnotes to Statement of Investments

1. Non-income producing security.

2. Is or was an affiliate, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, at or during the period ended December 31, 2014, by virtue of the Fund owning at least 5% of the voting securities of the issuer or as a result of the Fund and the issuer having the same investment adviser. Transactions during the period in which the issuer was an affiliate are as follows:

 

     

Shares

December 31, 2013

    

Gross

Additions

    

Gross

Reductions

    

Shares

December 31, 2014

 

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E

     5,136,594           330,549,038           324,595,414           11,090,218     
                      Value      Income  

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E

         $ 11,090,218         $ 15,147     

3. Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of December 31, 2014.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES December 31, 2014

 

Assets

        

Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments:

  

Unaffiliated companies (cost $535,555,700)

   $ 702,589,916   

Affiliated companies (cost $11,090,218)

     11,090,218   
  

 

 

 
       713,680,134   

Cash

     499,999   

Receivables and other assets:

  

Investments sold

     3,518,321   

Dividends

     212,384   

Shares of beneficial interest sold

     81,681   

Other

     42,771   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

 

    

 

718,035,290

 

  

 

Liabilities

  

Payables and other liabilities:

  

Shares of beneficial interest redeemed

     3,108,859   

Investments purchased

     1,344,607   

Trustees’ compensation

     41,557   

Shareholder communications

     32,456   

Distribution and service plan fees

     6,645   

Other

     22,332   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

    

 

4,556,456

 

  

 

Net Assets

   $             713,478,834   
  

 

 

 
   

Composition of Net Assets

  

Par value of shares of beneficial interest

   $ 9,066   

Additional paid-in capital

     483,280,573   

Accumulated net investment income

     6,401   

Accumulated net realized gain on investments

     63,148,578   

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

     167,034,216   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 713,478,834   
  

 

 

 
   

Net Asset Value Per Share

  

Non-Service Shares:

  

Net asset value, redemption price per share and offering price per share (based on net assets of $682,514,620 and 8,659,562 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

     $78.82   

 

Service Shares:

  
Net asset value, redemption price per share and offering price per share (based on net assets of $30,964,214 and 406,306 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)      $76.21   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

Investment Income

        

Dividends:

  

Unaffiliated companies (net of foreign withholding taxes of $ 7,351)

     $              2,910,770   

Affiliated companies

     15,147   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     2,925,917   
   

Expenses

  

Management fees

     5,106,401   

Distribution and service plan fees:

  

Service shares

     82,084   

Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:

  

Non-Service shares

     686,474   

Service shares

     32,838   

Shareholder communications:

  

Non-Service shares

     51,428   

Service shares

     2,447   

Trustees’ compensation

     30,718   

Custodian fees and expenses

     5,482   

Other

     55,787   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     6,053,659   

Less reduction to custodian expenses

     (14

Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses

     (216,514
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     5,837,131   

Net Investment Loss

     (2,911,214 ) 
   

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

  

Net realized gain on investments from unaffiliated companies

     120,740,276   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (78,732,569

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     $            39,096,493   
  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     

Year Ended

December 31, 2014

   

Year Ended

December 31, 2013

 

Operations

    

Net investment loss

   $ (2,911,214   $ (1,689,339

Net realized gain

     120,740,276        122,245,177   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (78,732,569     79,850,119   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     39,096,493        200,405,957   

Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders

                

Dividends from net investment income:

    

Non-Service shares

            (73,101

Service shares

              
            (73,101

Beneficial Interest Transactions

                

Net decrease in net assets resulting from beneficial interest transactions:

    

Non-Service shares

     (80,362,833     (22,913,255

Service shares

     (7,209,426     (10,340,669
     (87,572,259     (33,253,924

Net Assets

                

Total increase (decrease)

     (48,475,766     167,078,932   

Beginning of period

     761,954,600        594,875,668   

End of period (including accumulated net investment income (loss) of $6,401 and $(53,163), respectively)

   $     713,478,834      $     761,954,600   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Non-Service Shares    Year Ended
December 31,
2014
     Year Ended
December 31,
2013
     Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    

Year Ended

December 30,
20111

     Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Per Share Operating Data

                                            

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 74.51       $ 54.80       $ 47.06       $ 46.55       $ 36.52   

Income (loss) from investment operations:

              

Net investment income (loss)2

     (0.29)         (0.16)         0.01         (0.26)         (0.11)   

Net realized and unrealized gain

     4.60         19.88         7.73         0.77         10.14   
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     4.31         19.72         7.74         0.51         10.03   

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

              

Dividends from net investment income

     0.00         (0.01)         0.00         0.00         0.00   

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 78.82       $ 74.51       $ 54.80       $ 47.06       $ 46.55   
  

 

 

 
          

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     5.78%         35.98%         16.45%         1.09%         27.46%   
          

Ratios/Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $         682,515       $       725,406       $       558,934       $       543,020       $       611,872   

Average net assets (in thousands)

   $       688,259       $       618,970       $       575,072       $       605,083       $       548,739   

Ratios to average net assets:4

              

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.39)%         (0.24)%         0.03%         (0.53)%         (0.29)%   

Total expenses5

     0.83%         0.84%         0.85%         0.84%         0.85%   
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      0.80%         0.80%         0.80%         0.80%         0.76%   

Portfolio turnover rate

     113%         84%         66%         91%         95%   

1. December 30, 2011 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. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Total return information does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

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

Year Ended December 31, 2014

     0.83     

Year Ended December 31, 2013

     0.84     

Year Ended December 31, 2012

     0.85     

Year Ended December 30, 2011

     0.84     

Year Ended December 31, 2010

     0.85     

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Service Shares    Year Ended
December 31,
2014
     Year Ended
December 31,
2013
     Year Ended
December 31,
2012
     Year Ended
December 30,
20111
     Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Per Share Operating Data

                                            

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 72.22       $ 53.25       $ 45.84       $ 45.46       $ 35.75   

Income (loss) from investment operations:

              

Net investment loss2

     (0.46)         (0.30)         (0.12)         (0.37)         (0.20)   

Net realized and unrealized gain

     4.45         19.27         7.53         0.75         9.91   
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     3.99         18.97         7.41         0.38         9.71   

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

              

Dividends from net investment income

     0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00   

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 76.21       $ 72.22       $ 53.25       $ 45.84       $ 45.46   
  

 

 

 
          

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     5.53%         35.62%         16.17%         0.83%         27.16%   
          

Ratios/Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 30,964       $ 36,549       $ 35,942       $ 35,773       $ 32,669   

Average net assets (in thousands)

   $ 32,927       $ 35,905       $ 37,842       $ 37,775       $ 27,552   

Ratios to average net assets:4

              

Net investment loss

     (0.64)%         (0.49)%         (0.22)%         (0.78)%         (0.53)%   

Total expenses5

     1.08%         1.09%         1.10%         1.09%         1.10%   
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      1.05%         1.05%         1.05%         1.05%         1.01%   

Portfolio turnover rate

     113%         84%         66%         91%         95%   

1. December 30, 2011 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. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Total return information does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

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

Year Ended December 31, 2014

     1.08     

Year Ended December 31, 2013

     1.09     

Year Ended December 31, 2012

     1.10     

Year Ended December 30, 2011

     1.09     

Year Ended December 31, 2010

     1.10     

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2014

 

 

1. Organization

Oppenheimer Discovery Mid-Cap Growth Fund/VA (the “Fund”), a separate series of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds, is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), as amended. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek capital appreciation. The Fund’s investment adviser is OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. (“OFI Global” or the “Manager”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of OppenheimerFunds Inc. (“OFI” or the “Sub-Adviser”). The Manager has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with OFI. Shares of the Fund are sold only to separate accounts of life insurance companies.

The Fund offers two classes of shares. Both classes are sold at their offering price, which is the net asset value per share, to separate investment accounts of participating insurance companies as an underlying investment for variable life insurance policies, variable annuity contracts or other investment products. The class of shares designated as Service shares is subject to a distribution and service plan. Both 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.

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

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

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. generally accepted accounting principles, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually or at other times as deemed necessary by the Manager.

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

Custodian Fees. “Custodian fees and expenses” in the Statement of Operations may include interest expense incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on such cash overdrafts, to the extent they are not offset by positive cash balances maintained by the Fund, at a rate equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. The “Reduction to custodian expenses” line item, if applicable, represents earnings on cash balances maintained by the Fund during the period. Such interest expense and other custodian fees may be paid with these earnings.

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

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

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

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

 

14     OPPENHEIMER DISCOVERY MID CAP GROWTH FUND/VA


 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

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

$—

     $64,118,337         $—         $166,112,406   

1. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund utilized $50,885,832 of capital loss carryforward to offset capital gains realized in that fiscal year.

2. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund utilized $121,849,981 of capital loss carryforward to offset capital gains realized in that fiscal year.

Net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) may differ for financial statement and tax purposes. The character of dividends and distributions made during the fiscal year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. Also, due to timing of dividends and distributions, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the fiscal year in which the income or net realized gain was recorded by the Fund.

Accordingly, the following amounts have been reclassified for December 31, 2014. Net assets of the Fund were unaffected by the reclassifications.

Increase
to Paid-in Capital
   Reduction
to Accumulated
Net Investment
Loss
     Reduction
to Accumulated Net
Realized Gain
on Investments3
 

$2,366,836

     $2,970,778         $5,337,614   

3. $5,337,614, all of which was long-term capital gain, was distributed in connection with Fund share redemptions.

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

      Year Ended
December 31, 2014
     Year Ended
December 31, 2013
 

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $                                 —       $                         73,101   

The aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments for federal income tax purposes as of December 31, 2014 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

   $     547,567,728   
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 167,190,337   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (1,077,931
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 166,112,406   
  

 

 

 

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

 

 

3. Securities Valuation

The Fund calculates the net asset value of its shares as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”), normally 4:00 P.M. Eastern time, on each day the Exchange is open for trading.

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

Valuation Methods and Inputs

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

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

Securities traded on a registered U.S. securities exchange (including exchange-traded derivatives other than futures and futures options) are valued based on the last sale price of the security reported on the principal exchange on which it is traded, prior to the time when the Fund’s assets are valued. In the absence of a sale, the security is valued at the last sale price on the prior trading day, if it is within the spread of the current day’s closing “bid”

 

15     OPPENHEIMER DISCOVERY MID CAP GROWTH FUND/VA


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

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

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

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

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

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

Security Type

   Standard inputs generally considered by third-party pricing vendors
Corporate debt, government debt, municipal, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities    Reported trade data, broker-dealer price quotations, benchmark yields, issuer spreads on comparable securities, the credit quality, yield, maturity, and other appropriate factors.

Loans

   Information obtained from market participants regarding reported trade data and broker-dealer price quotations.

Event-linked bonds

   Information obtained from market participants regarding reported trade data and broker-dealer price quotations.

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

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

Classifications

Each investment asset or liability of the Fund is assigned a level at measurement date based on the significance and source of the inputs to its valuation. Various data inputs are used in determining the value of each of the Fund’s investments as of the reporting period end. These data inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:

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

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

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

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

 

16     OPPENHEIMER DISCOVERY MID CAP GROWTH FUND/VA


 

3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

The table below categorizes amounts that are included in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2014 based on valuation input level:

 

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

Inputs
     Value  

Assets Table

           

Investments, at Value:

           

Common Stocks

           

Consumer Discretionary

   $         164,814,447       $       $       $ 164,814,447   

Consumer Staples

     43,800,976                         43,800,976   

Energy

     7,808,061                         7,808,061   

Financials

     54,212,358                         54,212,358   

Health Care

     123,874,101                         123,874,101   

Industrials

     116,221,634                         116,221,634   

Information Technology

     152,314,384                         152,314,384   

Materials

     23,409,546                         23,409,546   

Telecommunication Services

     16,134,409                         16,134,409   

Investment Company

     11,090,218                         11,090,218   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 713,680,134       $       $       $ 713,680,134   
  

 

 

 

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

Investment in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund. The Fund is permitted to invest daily available cash balances in an affiliated money market fund. The Fund may invest the available cash in Class E shares of Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund (“IMMF”) to seek current income while preserving liquidity or for defensive purposes. IMMF is a registered open-end management investment company, regulated as a money market fund under the 1940 Act. The Manager is the investment adviser of IMMF, and the Sub-Adviser provides investment and related advisory services to IMMF. When applicable, the Fund’s investment in IMMF is included in the Statement of Investments. Shares of IMMF are valued at their net asset value per share. As a shareholder, the Fund is subject to its proportional share of IMMF’s Class E expenses, including its management fee. The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in IMMF.

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.

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

 

 

5. 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:

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2014     Year Ended December 31, 2013  
      Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Non-Service Shares

        

Sold

     416,592      $ 31,353,214        1,267,875      $ 87,221,834   

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

                   1,176        73,101   

Redeemed

             (1,493,014             (111,716,047             (1,732,026             (110,208,190
  

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (1,076,422   $ (80,362,833     (462,975   $ (22,913,255
  

 

 

 

    

Service Shares

                                

Sold

     42,402      $ 3,058,524        78,939      $ 4,862,175   

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

                            

Redeemed

     (142,155     (10,267,950     (247,872     (15,202,844
  

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (99,753   $ (7,209,426     (168,933   $ (10,340,669
  

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

6. Purchases and Sales of Securities

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term obligations and investments in IMMF, for the year ended December 31, 2014 were as follows:

 

      Purchases      Sales  

Investment securities

   $ 801,427,778       $ 896,249,700   

 

 

7. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates

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

 

Fee Schedule        

Up to $200 million

     0.75

Next $200 million

     0.72   

Next $200 million

     0.69   

Next $200 million

     0.66   

Next $700 million

     0.60   

Over $1.5 billion

     0.58   

The Fund’s management fee for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 was 0.71% 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 services are detailed in the Statement of Operations and Financial Highlights, respectively.

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

Trustees’ Compensation. The Fund’s Board of Trustees (“Board”) has adopted a compensation deferral plan for Independent Trustees that enables Trustees to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the annual compensation they are entitled to receive from the Fund. For purposes of determining the amount owed to the 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 for Service Shares. The Fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act for Service shares to pay OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (the “Distributor”), for distribution related services, personal service and account maintenance for the Fund’s Service shares. Under the Plan, payments are made periodically at an annual rate of 0.25% of the daily net assets of Service shares of the Fund. The Distributor currently uses all of those fees to compensate sponsors of the insurance product that offers Fund shares, for providing personal service and maintenance of accounts of their variable contract owners that hold Service shares. These fees are paid out of the Fund’s assets on an on-going basis and increase operating expenses of the Service shares, which results in lower performance compared to the Fund’s shares that are not subject to a service fee. Fees incurred by the Fund under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations.

Waivers and Reimbursements of Expenses. The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the Fund’s expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses, excluding expenses incurred directly or indirectly by the Fund as a result of investments in other investment companies, wholly-owned subsidiaries and pooled investment vehicles; so that those expenses, as percentages of daily net assets, will not exceed the annual rate of 0.80% for Non-Service shares and 1.05% for Service shares. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $189,852 and $8,922 for Non-Service and Service shares, respectively.

The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in IMMF. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $17,740 for IMMF management fees.

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

 

 

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8. Pending Litigation

In 2009, seven class action lawsuits were filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI”), OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., the Fund’s principal underwriter and distributor (the “Distributor”), and certain funds (but not including the Fund) advised by OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. and distributed by the Distributor (the “Defendant Funds”). The lawsuits also named as defendants certain officers and current and former trustees of the respective Defendant Funds. The lawsuits raised claims under federal securities laws and alleged, among other things, that the disclosure documents of the respective Defendant Funds contained misrepresentations and omissions and that the respective Defendant Funds’ investment policies were not followed. The plaintiffs in these actions sought unspecified damages, equitable relief and awards of attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses. The Defendant Funds’ Boards of Trustees also engaged counsel to represent the Funds and the present and former Independent Trustees named in those suits. In March 2014, the parties in six of these lawsuits executed stipulations and agreements of settlement resolving those actions. In July 2014, the court entered an order and final judgment approving the settlements as fair, reasonable and adequate. The settlements do not resolve a seventh outstanding lawsuit relating to Oppenheimer Rochester California Municipal Fund (the “California Fund Suit”). OFI believes the California Fund Suit is without legal merit and is defending the suit vigorously. While it is premature to render any opinion as to the outcome in the California Fund Suit, or whether any costs that OFI may bear in defending the California Fund Suit might not be reimbursed by insurance, OFI believes the California Fund Suit should not impair the ability of OFI or the Distributor to perform their respective duties to the Fund, and that the outcome of the California Fund Suit should not have any material effect on the operations of any of the Oppenheimer funds.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

The Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA (a separate series of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds), including the statement of investments, as of December 31, 2014, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2014, by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA as of December 31, 2014, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

KPMG LLP

Denver, Colorado

February 13, 2015

 

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FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION Unaudited

 

 

In early 2015, if applicable, shareholders of record received information regarding all dividends and distributions paid to them by the Fund during calendar year 2014.

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

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS Unaudited

 

 

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

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

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

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

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

Investment Performance of the Manager, the Sub-Adviser and the Fund. Throughout the year, the Manager and the Sub-Adviser provided information on the investment performance of the Fund, including comparative performance information. The Board also reviewed information, prepared by the Manager, the Sub-Adviser and by the independent consultant, comparing the Fund’s historical performance to relevant market indices and to the performance of other mid-cap growth funds underlying variable insurance products. The Board considered that the Fund underperformed its performance category median for the one-, five- and ten-year periods but outperformed for the three-year period. The Board also considered that the Manager is satisfied with the overall performance of the Fund, noting the Manager’s assertion that the Fund’s one-year performance ranks in the 41st percentile when compared to the overall mid-cap growth category.

Costs of Services by the Manager. The Board reviewed the fees paid to the Manager and the Sub-Adviser and the other expenses borne by the Fund. The independent consultant provided comparative data in regard to the fees and expenses of the Fund and other mid-cap growth funds underlying variable insurance products. In reviewing the fees and expenses charged to the VA funds, the Board considered the Manager’s assertion that, because there is much greater disparity in the fees and services that may be provided by a manager to a VA fund as opposed to a retail fund, when comparing the expenses of the various VA funds to those of retail funds, it is most appropriate to focus on total expenses (rather than on the management fees). Accordingly, while the Board reviewed and considered all expenses, it focused on total expenses. The Board considered that the Fund’s contractual management fees and total expenses, after waivers, were lower than its respective peer group median and category median. Within the total asset range of $500 million to $1 billion, the Fund’s effective management fee rate was lower than its peer group median and category median. The Board noted that the Manager has contractually agreed to limit the Fund’s total annual operating expenses so that those expenses, as percentages of daily net assets, will not exceed the annual rate of 0.80% for Non-Service Shares and 1.05% for Service Shares. This contractual expense limitation may not be amended or withdrawn for one year from the date of the Fund’s prospectus, unless approved by the Board.

Economies of Scale and Profits Realized by the Manager and Sub-Adviser. The Board considered information regarding the Managers’ costs in serving as the Fund’s investment adviser and sub-adviser, including the costs associated with the personnel and systems necessary to manage the Fund, and information regarding the Managers’ profitability from their relationship with the Fund. The Board reviewed whether the Managers may realize economies of scale in managing and supporting the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund currently has management fee breakpoints, which are intended to share with Fund shareholders economies of scale that may exist as the Fund’s assets grow.

Other Benefits to the Managers. In addition to considering the profits realized by the Managers, the Board considered information that was provided regarding the direct and indirect benefits the Managers receive as a result of their relationship with the Fund, including compensation paid to

 

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the Managers’ affiliates and research provided to the Adviser in connection with permissible brokerage arrangements (soft dollar arrangements).The Board also considered that the Managers must be able to pay and retain experienced professional personnel at competitive rates to provide quality services to the Fund.

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

Based on its review of the information it received and its evaluations described above, the Board, including a majority of the independent Trustees, decided to continue the Agreements through August 31, 2015. In arriving at its decision, the Board did not identify any factor or factors as being more important than others, but considered all of the above information, and considered the terms and conditions of the Agreements, including the management fees, in light of all the surrounding circumstances.

 

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PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES; UPDATES TO STATEMENTS OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited

 

 

The Fund has adopted Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures under which the Fund votes proxies relating to securities (“portfolio proxies”) held by the Fund. A description of the Fund’s Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund toll-free at 1.800.525.7048, (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 1.800.525.7048, 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.

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited

 

 

 

Name, Position(s) Held with the Fund, Length of

Service, Year of Birth

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

Sam Freedman,

Chairman of the Board of Trustees (since 2012) and Trustee

(since 1996)

Year of Birth: 1940

   Director of Colorado UpLIFT (charitable organization) (since September 1984). Mr. Freedman held several positions with the Sub-Adviser and with subsidiary or affiliated companies of the Sub-Adviser (until October 1994). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Freedman has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 1996, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Jon S. Fossel,

Trustee (since 1990)

Year of Birth: 1942

   Chairman of the Board of Jack Creek Preserve Foundation (non-profit organization) (since 2005); Chairman of the Board (2006-December 2011) and Director (June 2002-December 2011) of UNUMProvident (insurance company); Director of Northwestern Energy Corp. (public utility corporation) (November 2004-December 2009); Director of P.R. Pharmaceuticals (October 1999-October 2003); Director of Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (non-profit organization) (February 1998-February 2003 and February 2005-February 2007); Chairman and Director (until October 1996) and President and Chief Executive Officer (until October 1995) of the Sub-Adviser; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the following: Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (“OAC”) (parent holding company of the Sub-Adviser), Shareholder Services, Inc. and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. (until October 1995). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Fossel has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 1990, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Richard F. Grabish,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1948

   Formerly Senior Vice President and Assistant Director of Sales and Marketing (March 1997-December 2007), Director (March 1987-December 2007) and Manager of Private Client Services (June 1985-June 2005) of A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. (broker/dealer and investment firm); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (March 2001-December 2007); President and Vice Chairman of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (investment adviser) (April 1987-March 2001); President of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (investment adviser) (June 2005-December 2007). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Grabish has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2001, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Beverly L. Hamilton,

Trustee (since 2002)

Year of Birth: 1946

   Trustee of Monterey Institute for International Studies (educational organization) (since February 2000); Board Member of Middlebury College (educational organization) (December 2005-June 2011); Chairman (since 2010) of American Funds’ Emerging Markets Growth Fund, Inc. (mutual fund); Director of The California Endowment (philanthropic organization) (April 2002-April 2008); Director (February 2002-2005) and Chairman of Trustees (2006-2007) of the Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula; Director (October 1991-2005); Vice Chairman (2006-2009) of American Funds’ Emerging Markets Growth Fund, Inc. (mutual fund); President of ARCO Investment Management Company (February 1991-April 2000); Member of the investment committees of The Rockefeller Foundation (2001-2006) and The University of Michigan (since 2000); Advisor at Credit Suisse First Boston’s Sprout venture capital unit (venture capital fund) (1994-January 2005); Trustee of MassMutual Institutional Funds (investment company) (1996-June 2004); Trustee of MML Series Investment Fund (investment company) (April 1989-June 2004); Member of the investment committee of Hartford Hospital (2000-2003); and Advisor to Unilever (Holland) pension fund (2000-2003). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Hamilton has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2002, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Victoria J. Herget,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth:1951

   Board Chair (2008-Present) and Director (2004-Present), United Educators (insurance company); Trustee (since 2000) and Chair (since 2010), Newberry Library (independent research library); Trustee, Mather LifeWays (senior living organization) (since 2001); Independent Director of the First American Funds (mutual fund family) (2003-2011); former Managing Director (1993-2001), Principal (1985-1993), Vice President (1978-1985) and Assistant Vice President (1973-1978) of Zurich Scudder Investments (investment adviser) (and its predecessor firms); Trustee (1992-2007), Chair of the Board of Trustees (1999-2007), Investment Committee Chair (1994-1999) and Investment Committee member (2007-2010) of Wellesley College; Trustee, BoardSource (non-profit organization) (2006-2009) and Chicago City Day School (K-8 School) (1994-2005). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Herget has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Robert J. Malone,

Trustee (since 2002)

Year of Birth: 1944

   Chairman of the Board (since 2012) and Director (since August 2005) of Jones International University (educational organization); Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Steele Street Bank Trust (commercial banking) (since August 2003); Trustee of the Gallagher Family Foundation (non-profit organization) (since 2000); Board of Directors of Opera Colorado Foundation (non-profit organization) (2008-2012); Director of Colorado UpLIFT (charitable organization) (1986-2010); Director of Jones Knowledge, Inc. (2006-2010); Former Chairman of U.S. Bank-Colorado (subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp and formerly Colorado National Bank) (July 1996-April 1999); Director of Commercial Assets, Inc. (real estate investment trust) (1993-2000); Director of U.S. Exploration, Inc. (oil and gas exploration) (1997-February 2004); Chairman of the Board (1991-1994) and Trustee (1985-1994) of Regis University; and Chairman of the Board (1990-1991 and Trustee (1984-1999) of Young Presidents Organization. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited / Continued

 

Robert J. Malone,

Continued

   complex. Mr. Malone has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2002, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

F. William Marshall, Jr.,

Trustee (since 2001)

Year of Birth: 1942

   Trustee Emeritus of Worcester Polytech Institute (WPI) (private university) (since 2009); Trustee of MassMutual Select Funds (formerly MassMutual Institutional Funds) (investment company) (since 1996), MML Series Investment Fund (investment company) (since 1996) and Mass Mutual Premier Funds (investment company) (since January 2012); President and Treasurer of the SIS Fund (private charitable fund) (January 1999 – March 2011); Former Trustee of WPI (1985-2008); Former Chairman of the Board (2004-2006) and Former Chairman of the Investment Committee of WPI (1994-2008); Chairman of SIS & Family Bank, F.S.B. (formerly SIS Bank) (commercial bank) (January 1999-July 1999); Executive Vice President of Peoples Heritage Financial Group, Inc. (commercial bank) (January 1999-July 1999); and Former President and Chief Executive Officer of SIS Bancorp. (1993-1999). Oversees 42 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Marshall has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2000, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Karen L. Stuckey,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1953

   Partner (1990-2012) of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (professional services firm) (held various positions 1975- 1990); Trustee (1992-2006) and member of Executive, Nominating and Audit Committees and Chair of Finance Committee of Lehigh University; and member, Women’s Investment Management Forum (professional organization) since inception. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Stuckey has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

James D. Vaughn,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1945

  

Retired; former managing partner (1994-2001) of Denver office of Deloitte & Touche LLP, (held various positions 1969-1993); Trustee and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Schroder Funds (2003-2012); Board member and Chairman of Audit Committee of AMG National Trust Bank (since 2005); Trustee and Investment Committee member, University of South Dakota Foundation (since 1996); Board member, Audit Committee Member and past Board Chair, Junior Achievement (since 1993); former Board member, Mile High United Way, Boys and Girls Clubs, Boy Scouts, Colorado Business Committee for the Arts, Economic Club of Colorado and Metro Denver Network. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Vaughn has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

 

 

INTERESTED TRUSTEE

  

 

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

William F. Glavin, Jr.,

Trustee (since 2009)

Year of Birth: 1958

  

Chairman of the Sub-Adviser (July 2014-December 2014 and December 2009-December 2012) and Director of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2009); Chairman, Director and Chief Executive Officer (January 2013-June 2014) of the Manager; President of the Manager (January 2013-May 2013); Chief Executive Officer (January 2009-December 2012); President of the Sub-Adviser (May 2009-December 2012); Management Director (June 2009-June 2014), President (December 2009-June 2014) and Chief Executive Officer (January 2011-June 2014) of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (“OAC”) (the Sub-Adviser’s parent holding company); Director of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (March 2010-June 2014); Executive Vice President (March 2006-February 2009) and Chief Operating Officer (July 2007-February 2009) of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (OAC’s parent company); Director (May 2004-March 2006) and Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer (May 2004-January 2005), President (January 2005-March 2006) and Chief Executive Officer (June 2005-March 2006) of Babson Capital Management LLC; Director (March 2005-March 2006), President (May 2003-March 2006) and Chief Compliance Officer (July 2005-March 2006) of Babson Capital Securities, Inc. (a broker-dealer); President (May 2003-March 2006) of Babson Investment Company, Inc.; Director (May 2004-August 2006) of Babson Capital Europe Limited; Director (May 2004-October 2006) of Babson Capital Guernsey Limited; Director (May 2004-March 2006) of Babson Capital Management LLC; Non-Executive Director (March 2005-March 2007) of Baring Asset Management Limited; Director (February 2005-June 2006) Baring Pension Trustees Limited; Director and Treasurer (December 2003-November 2006) of Charter Oak Capital Management, Inc.; Director (May 2006-September 2006) of C.M. Benefit Insurance Company; Director (May 2008-June 2009) and Executive Vice President (June 2007-July 2009) of C.M. Life Insurance Company; President (March 2006-May 2007) of MassMutual Assignment Company; Director (January 2005-December 2006), Deputy Chairman (March 2005-December 2006) and President (February 2005-March 2005) of MassMutual Holdings (Bermuda) Limited; Director (May 2008-June 2009) and Executive Vice President (June 2007-July 2009) of MML Bay State Life Insurance Company; Chief Executive Officer and President (April 2007-January 2009) of MML Distributors, LLC; and Chairman (March 2006-December 2008) and Chief Executive Officer (May 2007-December 2008) of MML Investors Services, Inc. An officer of 91 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Glavin has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since December 2009, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

 

 

OTHER OFFICERS OF THE FUND

  

 

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

 

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Ronald J. Zibelli, Jr.,

Vice President (since 2008)

Year of Birth: 1959

   Senior Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2014); Senior Portfolio Manager of the Sub-Adviser (since May 2006) and Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (May 2006-January 2014). Prior to joining the Sub-Adviser, he spent six years at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, during which time he was a Managing Director and Small Cap Growth Team Leader, responsible for managing 11 portfolios. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, Mr. Zibelli spent 12 years with Chase Manhattan Bank, including two years as Senior Portfolio Manager (U.S. Small Cap Equity) at Chase Asset Management. A portfolio manager and an officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Justin Livengood,

Vice President (since 2014)

Year of Birth: 1974

   Vice President (since May 2006) and Senior Portfolio (since January 2014) of the Sub-Adviser. Senior Research Analyst of the Sub-Adviser (May 2006-January 2014), responsible for the health care, energy and financial services sectors for mid- and small-cap growth accounts. Before joining the Sub-Adviser in May 2006, Mr. Livengood was a vice president and fund analyst with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, where he specialized in financial services, health care, energy and basic materials for the Merrill Lynch Small Cap Growth Fund. During his tenure at Merrill Lynch he also worked as an investment banking analyst in the Global Media Group and as an associate with Merrill Lynch Ventures. A portfolio manager and an officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Arthur P. Steinmetz,

President and Principal Executive Officer (since 2014)

Year of Birth: 1958

   Chairman of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2015); CEO and Chairman of the Manager (since July 2014), President of the Manager (since May 2013), a Director of the Manager (since January 2013), Director of the Sub-Adviser (since July 2014), President, Management Director and CEO of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (the Sub-Adviser’s parent holding company) (since July 2014), and President and Director of OFI SteelPath, Inc. (since January 2013). Chief Investment Officer of the OppenheimerFunds advisory entities from (January 2013-December 2013); Executive Vice President of the Manager (January 2013-May 2013); Chief Investment Officer of the Sub-Adviser (October 2010-December 2012); Chief Investment Officer, Fixed-Income, of the Sub-Adviser (April 2009-October 2010); Executive Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (October 2009-December 2012); Director of Fixed Income of the Sub-Adviser (January 2009-April 2009); and a Senior Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (March 1993-September 2009). An officer of 91 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Arthur S. Gabinet,

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2011)

Year of Birth: 1958

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

Jennifer Sexton,

Vice President and Chief Business Officer (since 2014)

Year of Birth: 1969

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

Mary Ann Picciotto,

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

Year of Birth: 1973

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

Brian W. Wixted,

Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer (since 1999)

Year of Birth: 1959

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

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and Officers and is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1.800.988.8287.

 

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OPPENHEIMER DISCOVERY MID CAP GROWTH FUND/VA

A Series of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds

 

Manager    OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.
Sub-Adviser    OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Distributor    OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.
Transfer and    OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.
Shareholder   
Servicing Agent   
Sub-Transfer Agent    Shareholder Services, Inc.
   DBA OppenheimerFunds Services
Independent    KPMG LLP
Registered   
Public   
Accounting   
Firm   
Counsel    K&L Gates LLP
   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, or calling us at 1.800.988.8287. Read prospectuses and summary prospectuses carefully before investing.
   © 2015 OppenheimerFunds, Inc. All rights reserved. Oppenheimer funds are distributed by OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

 

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ANNUAL REPORT

Listing of Top Holdings

Fund Performance Discussion

Financial Statements


PORTFOLIO MANAGERS: Magnus Krantz and Krishna Memani

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE PERIODS ENDED 12/31/14

 

  Inception
Date
  1-Year      5-Year      10-Year   

Non-Service Shares

2/9/87   8.20   9.36   2.59

Service Shares

5/1/02   8.02      9.10      2.34   

Russell 3000 Index

    12.56      15.63      7.94   

Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

    5.97      4.45      4.71   

Reference Index

    8.43      8.64      6.43   

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. For performance data current to the most recent month end, call us at 1.800.988.8287. The Fund’s total returns should not be expected to be the same as the returns of other funds, whether or not both funds have the same portfolio managers and/or similar names. The Fund’s total returns include changes in share price and reinvested distributions but do not include the charges associated with the separate account products that offer this Fund. Such performance would have been lower if such charges were taken into account.

 

TOP TEN COMMON STOCK HOLDINGS

 

Apple, Inc.

1.3%    

Actavis plc

1.0        

Citigroup, Inc.

0.9        

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

0.8        

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

0.8        

Mondelez International, Inc., Cl. A

0.8        

Comcast Corp., Cl. A

0.7        

General Electric Co.

0.7        

AutoZone, Inc.

0.6        

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

0.6        

 

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of December 31, 2014, and are based on net assets. For more current Fund holdings, please visit oppenheimerfunds.com.

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

 

Mortgage-Backed Obligations

     

Government Agency

  24.0

Non-Agency

  8.5   

Common Stocks

  28.6   

Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes

  27.9  

Asset-Backed Securities

  9.0  

Investment Company

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund

  1.7   

U.S. Government Obligations

  0.3  

 

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of December 31, 2014, and are based on the total market value of investments.

    

 

 

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Fund Performance Discussion

The Fund’s Non-Service shares produced a return of 8.20% during the reporting period. On a relative basis, the Fund underperformed its Reference Index, which returned 8.43%. The Fund’s Reference Index is a customized weighted index currently comprised of the following underlying broad-based security indices: 65% of the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and 35% of the Russell 3000 Index. Measured separately, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index returned 5.97% and the Russell 3000 Index returned 12.56%.

MARKET OVERVIEW

During the past year domestic equity — as an asset class — once again distinguished itself as stocks appreciated in value across all capitalizations, outperforming international equities and fixed-income securities. In 2014, the U.S. economy provided a favorable backdrop for the outperformance of equities with steady, albeit modest growth, continued little wage inflation, and interest rates that remained low — in fact, well below initial expectations. Under these economic conditions most companies were able to demonstrate ongoing improvement with the majority beating expectations — on both the top and bottom lines.

The ride throughout the year, however, was anything but smooth. Macro influences —particularly the strengthening dollar, flattening yield curve, and tumbling oil price — played a significant role in determining which equities out- or underperformed. Accommodation by the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), which officially ended its bond-buying stimulus program in October, helped to fuel demand for high-dividend paying stocks such as utilities and real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), while a step-up in merger and acquisition activity — spurred on by the desire to relocate to advantageous low tax jurisdictions — boosted stocks primarily in the health care sector. But not all was rosy. The Fed’s accommodative behavior proved a headwind for many financials as long yields declined, hurting the profitability of banks. The strengthening U.S. dollar also proved a headwind, especially for multi-national companies where translation from local currencies to the greenback negatively impacted the bottom line. Consequently, stocks with international businesses broadly underperformed stocks with mostly domestic exposure.

Geopolitical risks, including those concentrated in Ukraine and Russia and the ever-present turmoil in the Middle East, caused investors to fret and resulted in, at times, quite the roller coaster ride. Add to this the fact that growth outside of the U.S. was anemic, at best, leading investors to worry intermittently about the global outlook and its impact on domestic stocks. And, a new concern raised its very ugly head as the Ebola epidemic in Western Africa spooked investors further. Though volatility remained below historical averages, these issues caused it to it to spike on a number of occasions throughout the year.

In fixed-income markets, higher-yielding securities such as corporate bonds and mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) generally outperformed U.S. Treasuries. The Treasury curve flattened in 2014 as strong demand pushed up prices on the 30-year bond as well as the 10-year note, although to a lesser degree. This can largely be attributed to anticipation by the financial markets that the Fed may move short-term rates higher at some point during 2015. Although, it is certainly worth noting that the Fed maintained its current forward guidance for interest rates by maintaining that it can be “patient in beginning to normalize the stance of monetary policy”. The last consumer price index (CPI) news release of the reporting period showed the annual inflation rate at 1.3% for the year ended November 30, 2014, which would indicate that inflation pressures are not heating up to any great extent in the U.S. economy.

EQUITY STRATEGY REVIEW

The equity strategy produced positive absolute performance during the reporting period, but underperformed the Russell 3000 Index. The equity strategy’s underperformance stemmed largely from less favorable stock selection in the financials and consumer staples sectors. The equity strategy outperformed the Index primarily in the information technology, consumer discretionary and health care sectors due to stronger relative stock selection.

The equity strategy’s top contributors to performance included information technology holdings Apple, Inc. and Skyworks Solutions, Inc. and health care stock Actavis plc. Apple rallied after iPhone sales came in higher than analysts anticipated and the company announced a 7-for-1 stock split and increased both its dividend and share repurchases. In addition, the introduction of two new iPhones, and the upcoming introduction of a new Apple Watch product, resulted in strong performance. Skyworks Solutions is a supplier of analog semiconductors to the wireless industry. The company’s stock benefited from the successful launch of Apple’s iPhone 6, on which Skyworks provides chips. Skyworks’ content share has increased on iPhone 6 platforms, with its dollar content higher than it was for the iPhone 5. Actavis shares reacted favorably after management pre-announced a positive earnings surprise due mostly to revenue synergies and cost savings from a recent merger with Warner Chilcott. Free cash generation was above expectations as well, and was used to pay down debt. This reduced balance sheet leverage, thus providing financial flexibility for additional acquisitions to further the company’s growth initiatives. The company also announced the acquisition of Forest Labs and Allergan during the reporting period.

 

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Top detractors from the equity strategy’s performance included Noble Energy, Inc., Genworth Financial, Inc. and Web.com Group, Inc. Noble has a high sensitivity to oil price changes as it has significant exploration and production operations globally. Growth projections are expected to decline as the company adjusts both its cash flow expectations and balance sheet to reflect a diminished outlook for global energy prices. We have maintained our position and continue to have confidence in management’s ability to execute well at period end. Genworth, which provides insurance for the life, mortgage, and long-term care markets, disappointed investors when it reported third quarter results. Management announced a larger than projected charge to reflect a step-up in claims from holders of its long-term care policies. Additionally, the company disclosed that it would conduct a comprehensive review of all policies, adding to investor concerns. We exited our position. Web.com Group, Inc. is a provider of Internet services and online marketing solutions, primarily to small businesses. Over the fourth quarter of 2014, the company disappointed investors for a second consecutive quarter when it reported results. Decelerating growth in its core “Do-It-For-Me” business — a key contributor to the company’s revenue over the past several years — was the prime culprit leading to the shortfall in earnings. This disappointment was a violation of our investment thesis that was predicated on customers continuing to migrate up the value chain, leading to both accelerating revenue growth and improved profitability. As a consequence, we have eliminated our holdings in this stock.

FIXED-INCOME STRATEGY REVIEW

The fixed-income strategy continued to favor corporate bonds, mortgages and other securitized products over government bonds this reporting period, which benefited performance as corporate bonds outperformed U.S. Treasuries during the reporting period. The strongest performing areas for the fixed-income strategy were investment-grade corporate bonds and mortgages.

Corporate bond sectors that contributed positively to performance included financials, utilities and telecommunications. Detracting from performance included the fixed-income strategy’s exposure to basic materials, such as metals and mining and chemicals. Shortly after the July reversal in credit spreads, the market saw pressure on most corporate bond sectors, but in particular on the most directly commodity-sensitive sectors. Energy was hit particularly hard due to dramatically falling oil prices, but basic materials such as metals and mining and chemicals were also negatively impacted. Because the Fund had seen positive results from its holdings in the energy sector for the first half of the year, and we were quick to pare back risk when the sector came under pressure, the Fund was able to end the year with a positive contribution from the energy sector overall. However, basic materials had not seen the same amount of relative strength prior to the credit spread reversal and the Fund’s holdings in that area detracted from performance for the calendar year.

Among mortgages, the Fund had its largest exposure to government agency MBS, with a smaller allocation to non-agency MBS. The Fund also had positions in commercial MBS and asset-backed securities (“ABS”). Each of these positions produced positive results this reporting period as they offered relatively attractive yields, sparking greater demand as investors resumed their search for more competitive levels of current income.

During the reporting period, we decreased our allocation to agency debt and moved a portion of those assets into U.S. Treasuries to maintain liquidity in the Fund. Our U.S. Treasury position minimally detracted from performance this reporting period.

Investors should consider the Fund’s investment objective, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The Fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund, and may be obtained by asking your financial advisor or calling us at 1.800.988.8287. Read prospectuses and summary prospectuses carefully before investing.

Total returns include changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions in a hypothetical investment for the periods shown.

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.

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.

Comparing the Fund’s Performance to the Market. The graphs that follow show the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in each share class of the Fund held until December 31, 2014. Performance is measured over a ten-fiscal-year period for both Classes. Performance information does not reflect charges that apply to separate accounts investing in the Fund. If these charges were taken into account, performance would be lower. The graphs assume that all dividends and capital gains distributions were reinvested in additional shares.

 

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The Fund’s performance is compared to the performance of the Russell 3000 Index, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, and the Fund’s Reference Index. The Russell 3000 Index measures the performance of the largest 3,000 U.S. companies, representing approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market. The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an index of U.S dollar-denominated, investment-grade U.S. corporate government and mortgage-backed securities. The Fund’s Reference Index is a customized weighted index currently comprised of 65% of the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and 35% of the Russell 3000 Index. The indices are unmanaged and cannot be purchased directly by investors. While index comparisons may be useful to provide a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, it must be noted that the Fund’s investments are not limited to the investments comprising the indices. Index performance includes reinvestment of income, but does not reflect transaction costs, fees, expenses or taxes. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only as a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, and does not predict or depict performance of the Fund. The Fund’s performance reflects the effects of the Fund’s business and operating expenses.

 

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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. For performance data current to the most recent month end, call us at 1.800.988.8287. The Fund’s total returns should not be expected to be the same as the returns of other funds, whether or not both funds have the same portfolio managers and/or similar names. The Fund’s total returns include changes in share price and reinvested distributions but do not include the charges associated with the separate account products that offer this Fund. Such performance would have been lower if such charges were taken into account.

 

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Fund Expenses

Fund Expenses. As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs 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 December 31, 2014.

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

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes.

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any charges associated with the separate accounts that offer this Fund. Therefore, the “hypothetical” lines of the table are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these separate account charges were included your costs would have been higher.

 

Actual    Beginning
Account
Value
July 1, 2014
     Ending
Account
Value
December 31, 2014
     Expenses
Paid During
6 Months Ended
December 31, 2014                    
 

Non-Service shares

     $     1,000.00                     $     1,025.90                     $             3.43                            

Service shares

     1,000.00                     1,024.80                     4.71                           

Hypothetical

(5% return before expenses)

                    

Non-Service shares

     1,000.00                     1,021.83                     3.42                           

Service shares

     1,000.00                     1,020.57                     4.70                           

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for that class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). Those annualized expense ratios, excluding indirect expenses from affiliated funds, based on the 6-month period ended December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

Class    Expense Ratios        

Non-Service shares

     0.67%            

Service shares

     0.92              

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

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS December 31, 2014

 

    Shares     Value         

 

    
Common Stocks—33.9%        

 

    
Consumer Discretionary—4.2%       

 

    
Auto Components—0.3%       

 

    
Delphi Automotive plc     12,820       $        932,270       

 

    
Automobiles—0.4%        

 

    
General Motors Co.     27,900       973,989       

 

    
Diversified Consumer Services—0.3%        

 

    
LifeLock, Inc.1     37,340       691,164       

 

    
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—0.1%        

 

    
International Speedway Corp., Cl. A     7,500       237,375       

 

    
Household Durables—0.3%        

 

    
Toll Brothers, Inc.1     22,620       775,187       

 

    
Media—1.1%        

 

    
Comcast Corp., Cl. A     31,470       1,825,575       

 

    
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Cl. A     30,380       1,166,744       
   

 

 

    
      2,992,319       

 

    
Specialty Retail—1.2%        

 

    
AutoZone, Inc.1     2,730       1,690,170       

 

    
Ross Stores, Inc.     9,910       934,117       

 

    
Signet Jewelers Ltd.     4,590       603,906       
   

 

 

    
      3,228,193       

 

    
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—0.5%        

 

    
PVH Corp.     10,340       1,325,278       

 

    
Consumer Staples—2.8%        

 

    
Beverages—0.5%        

 

    
Diageo plc     48,700       1,396,771       

 

    
Food Products—1.1%        

 

    
Flowers Foods, Inc.     46,655       895,309       

 

    
Mondelez International, Inc., Cl. A     58,150       2,112,299       
   

 

 

    
      3,007,608       

 

    
Household Products—0.6%        

 

    
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA     16,738       1,629,870       

 

    
Tobacco—0.6%        

 

    
Philip Morris International, Inc.     17,850       1,453,883       

 

    
Energy—2.9%        

 

    
Energy Equipment & Services—0.8%        

 

    
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.     33,430       2,190,668       

 

    
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—2.1%        

 

    
Antero Midstream Partners LP1     24,480       673,200       

 

    
Chevron Corp.     11,180       1,254,173       

 

    
HollyFrontier Corp.     10,750       402,910       

 

    
Noble Energy, Inc.     31,040       1,472,227       

 

    
Shell Midstream Partners LP1     14,359       588,432       

 

    
Western Refining, Inc.     31,190       1,178,358       
   

 

 

    
      5,569,300       

 

    
Financials—5.8%        

 

    
Commercial Banks—3.4%        

 

    
BancorpSouth, Inc.     33,520       754,535       

 

    
CIT Group, Inc.     29,970       1,433,465       

 

    
Citigroup, Inc.     44,040       2,383,005       

 

    
FirstMerit Corp.     39,200       740,488       

 

    
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.     92,120       969,102       

 

    
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     33,940       2,123,965       

 

    
Webster Financial Corp.     18,620       605,709       
   

 

 

    
      9,010,269       

 

    
Consumer Finance—0.5%        

 

    
Discover Financial Services     21,221       1,389,763       

 

   
   
    Shares     Value    

 

 
Insurance—1.0%     

 

 
American International Group, Inc.     24,960       $        1,398,010    

 

 
FNF Group     38,610       1,330,114    
   

 

 

 
    2,728,124    

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—0.9%   

 

 
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.     44,110       721,640    

 

 
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.     18,080       1,198,704    

 

 
STAG Industrial, Inc.     19,950       488,775    
   

 

 

 
    2,409,119    

 

 
Health Care—5.1%     

 

 
Biotechnology—0.7%     

 

 
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.1     6,030       545,112    

 

 
Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.1     11,250       205,312    

 

 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.1     11,310       1,066,081    
   

 

 

 
    1,816,505    

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies—0.5%     

 

 
Covidien plc     7,290       745,621    

 

 
DexCom, Inc.1     10,640       585,732    
   

 

 

 
    1,331,353    

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services—0.9%     

 

 
Omnicare, Inc.     7,070       515,615    

 

 
Team Health Holdings, Inc.1     8,420       484,403    

 

 
Universal Health Services, Inc., Cl. B     8,870       986,876    

 

 
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.1     6,230       511,234    
   

 

 

 
    2,498,128    

 

 
Pharmaceuticals—3.0%     

 

 
AbbVie, Inc.     18,800       1,230,272    

 

 
Actavis plc1     10,630       2,736,268    

 

 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     23,480       1,386,024    

 

 
Pfizer, Inc.     27,405       853,666    

 

 
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.1     28,440       987,437    

 

 
Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.1     6,830       785,040    
   

 

 

 
    7,978,707    

 

 
Industrials—4.0%     

 

 
Aerospace & Defense—0.3%     

 

 
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.     6,080       767,357    

 

 
Airlines—0.2%     

 

 
Spirit Airlines, Inc.1     8,360       631,849    

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies—1.0%     

 

 
KAR Auction Services, Inc.     16,260       563,409    

 

 
Republic Services, Inc., Cl. A     19,700       792,925    

 

 
Tyco International plc     29,820       1,307,905    
   

 

 

 
    2,664,239    

 

 
Construction & Engineering—0.3%     

 

 
AECOM Technology Corp.1     15,730       477,720    

 

 
MasTec, Inc.1     17,670       399,519    
   

 

 

 
    877,239    

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates—0.7%     

 

 
General Electric Co.     68,370       1,727,710    

 

 
Machinery—0.2%     

 

 
Joy Global, Inc.     11,550       537,306    

 

 
Professional Services—0.4%     

 

 
Robert Half International, Inc.     20,170       1,177,524    

 

 
Road & Rail—0.5%     

 

 
Canadian National Railway Co.     20,440       1,408,520    

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors—0.4%     

 

 
NOW, Inc.1     39,579       1,018,368    
 

 

7      OPPENHEIMER CAPITAL INCOME FUND/VA


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

 

    Shares     Value         

 

    
Information Technology—6.9%        

 

    
Internet Software & Services—1.3%        

 

    
eBay, Inc.1     29,020       $        1,628,603       

 

    
Facebook, Inc., Cl. A1     19,750       1,540,895       

 

    
Pandora Media, Inc.1     19,380       345,545       
   

 

 

    
      3,515,043       

 

    
IT Services—1.5%        

 

    
Amdocs Ltd.     22,910       1,068,866       

 

    
MasterCard, Inc., Cl. A     16,990       1,463,858       

 

    
Xerox Corp.     105,510       1,462,369       
   

 

 

    
      3,995,093       

 

    
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—1.2%      

 

    
Applied Materials, Inc.     62,160       1,549,027       

 

    
Cavium, Inc.1     9,570       591,617       

 

    
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     13,700       996,127       
   

 

 

    
      3,136,771       

 

    
Software—1.2%        

 

    
Fortinet, Inc.1     20,500       628,530       

 

    
Guidewire Software, Inc.1     14,460       732,110       

 

    
Imperva, Inc.1     10,970       542,247       

 

    
ServiceNow, Inc.1     8,210       557,048       

 

    
Splunk, Inc.1     10,090       594,806       
   

 

 

    
      3,054,741       

 

    
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals—1.7%      

 

    
Apple, Inc.     32,410       3,577,416       

 

    
Western Digital Corp.     9,740       1,078,218       
   

 

 

    
      4,655,634       

 

    
Materials—1.2%        

 

    
Construction Materials—0.3%        

 

    
Vulcan Materials Co.     14,130       928,765       

 

    
Containers & Packaging—0.3%        

 

    
Packaging Corp. of America     9,850       768,792       

 

    
Metals & Mining—0.3%        

 

    
Alcoa, Inc.     58,840       929,084       

 

    
Paper & Forest Products—0.3%        

 

    
PH Glatfelter Co.     27,990       715,704       

 

    
Telecommunication Services—0.6%        

 

    
Diversified Telecommunication Services—0.6%      

 

    
ORBCOMM, Inc.1     375       2,453       

 

    
Verizon Communications, Inc.     31,450       1,471,231       
   

 

 

    
      1,473,684       

 

    
Utilities—0.4%        

 

    
Electric Utilities—0.4%        

 

    
Exelon Corp.     28,842       1,069,461       
   

 

 

    
Total Common Stocks (Cost $74,142,162)       90,618,727       
    Principal
Amount
            

 

    
Asset-Backed Securities—10.7%        

 

    
Auto Loan—9.7%        

 

    
American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust:      
Series 2012-2,Cl. D, 5.91%, 7/15/192     $        310,000       311,946       
Series 2012-3,Cl. C, 2.78%, 9/17/182     955,000       957,205       
Series 2013-2,Cl. B, 2.84%, 5/15/192     443,000       446,995       
Series 2014-1,Cl. B, 2.39%, 11/12/192     625,000       626,986       
Series 2014-2,Cl. A, 0.99%, 10/10/172     296,670       296,478       
Series 2014-2,Cl. B, 2.26%, 3/10/202     160,000       159,899       
Series 2014-3,Cl. B, 2.43%, 6/10/202     355,000       357,520       
Series 2014-4,Cl. B, 2.60%, 10/12/202     175,000       175,105       

 

    
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust:      
Series 2012-2,Cl. E, 4.85%, 8/8/192     210,000       217,049       
Series 2012-4,Cl. D, 2.68%, 10/9/18     70,000       70,587       
Series 2012-5,Cl. C, 1.69%, 11/8/18     165,000       165,495       

 

 
   
    Principal
Amount
    Value    

 

 
Auto Loan (Continued)   

 

 
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust: (Continued)   
Series 2012-5,Cl. D, 2.35%, 12/10/18     $    925,000       $        931,900    
Series 2013-1,Cl. C, 1.57%, 1/8/19     725,000       723,580    
Series 2013-2,Cl. E, 3.41%, 10/8/202     415,000       418,468    
Series 2013-4,Cl. D, 3.31%, 10/8/19     677,000       688,639    
Series 2014-2,Cl. D, 2.57%, 7/8/20     225,000       222,236    
Series 2014-3,Cl. D, 3.13%, 10/8/20     195,000       196,339    
Series 2014-4,Cl. D, 3.07%, 11/9/20     190,000       190,196    

 

 
California Republic Auto Receivables Trust:   
Series 2014-2,Cl. C, 3.29%, 3/15/21     95,000       94,592    
Series 2014-4,Cl. C, 3.56%, 9/15/21     125,000       124,978    

 

 
Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust:   
Series 2014-1,Cl. D, 3.39%, 7/22/19     140,000       142,536    
Series 2014-3,Cl. D, 3.14%, 2/20/20     195,000       195,938    

 

 
Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust/Ally Financial, Inc., Series 2013-1, Cl. D, 2.19%, 9/20/21     125,000       125,254    

 

 
CarFinance Capital Auto Trust:   
Series 2013-1A,Cl. A, 1.65%, 7/17/172     34,790       34,830    
Series 2013-2A,Cl. B, 3.15%, 8/15/192     635,000       644,037    
Series 2014-1A,Cl. A, 1.46%, 12/17/182     118,771       118,962    

 

 
Centre Point Funding LLC, Series 2010-1A, Cl. 1, 5.43%, 7/20/162     25,177       25,510    

 

 
CPS Auto Receivables Trust:   
Series 2012-B,Cl. A, 2.52%, 9/16/192     125,190       125,945    
Series 2014-A,Cl. A, 1.21%, 8/15/182     437,507       436,458    
Series 2014-B,Cl. A, 1.11%, 11/15/182     329,484       328,016    
Series 2014-C,Cl. A, 1.31%, 2/15/192     336,663       335,692    

 

 
CPS Auto Trust, Series 2012-C, Cl. A, 1.82%, 12/16/192     44,745       45,006    

 

 
Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust:   
Series 2013-1A,Cl. B, 1.83%, 4/15/212     165,000       164,806    
Series 2013-2A,Cl. B, 2.26%, 10/15/212     310,000       311,814    
Series 2014-1A,Cl. B, 2.29%, 4/15/222     240,000       240,459    
Series 2014-2A,Cl. B, 2.67%, 9/15/222     195,000       194,829    

 

 
DT Auto Owner Trust:   
Series 2012-1A,Cl. D, 4.94%, 7/16/182     99,298       100,751    
Series 2013-1A,Cl. D, 3.74%, 5/15/202     200,000       202,482    
Series 2013-2A,Cl. D, 4.18%, 6/15/202     545,000       550,759    
Series 2014-1A,Cl. D, 3.98%, 1/15/212     435,000       434,433    
Series 2014-2A,Cl. D, 3.68%, 4/15/212     615,000       605,504    
Series 2014-3A,Cl. D, 4.47%, 11/15/212     245,000       245,039    

 

 
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust:   
Series 2012-2A,Cl. B, 2.22%, 12/15/172     130,000       130,711    
Series 2012-2A,Cl. C, 3.06%, 7/16/182     516,000       519,952    
Series 2013-2A,Cl. B, 3.09%, 7/16/182     940,000       951,126    
Series 2013-2A,Cl. C, 4.35%, 1/15/192     375,000       380,129    
Series 2014-1A,Cl. B, 2.42%, 1/15/192     280,000       279,965    
Series 2014-1A,Cl. C, 3.57%, 7/15/192     280,000       278,156    
Series 2014-2A,Cl. A, 1.06%, 8/15/182     96,466       96,332    
Series 2014-2A,Cl. C, 3.26%, 12/16/192     135,000       132,228    

 

 
First Investors Auto Owner Trust:   
Series 2012-1A,Cl. D, 5.65%, 4/15/182     140,000       144,733    
Series 2013-3A,Cl. B, 2.32%, 10/15/192     465,000       468,013    
Series 2013-3A,Cl. C, 2.91%, 1/15/202     200,000       201,318    
Series 2013-3A,Cl. D, 3.67%, 5/15/202     165,000       165,647    
Series 2014-1A,Cl. D, 3.28%, 4/15/212     270,000       266,758    
Series 2014-3A,Cl. D, 3.85%, 2/15/222     175,000       174,888    

 

 
Flagship Credit Auto Trust:   
Series 2014-1,Cl. A, 1.21%, 4/15/192     195,166       194,723    
Series 2014-2,Cl. A, 1.43%, 12/16/192     355,619       355,279    

 

 
Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A, Series 2012-2, Cl. C, 2.86%, 1/15/19     215,000       221,344    

 

 
GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust, Series 2014-1A, Cl. D, 2.51%, 3/20/192     470,000       471,056    

 

 
Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II, Series 2014-1, Cl. D, 2.47%, 10/25/192,3     145,000       145,600    

 

 
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust:   
Series 2012-6,Cl. D, 2.52%, 9/17/18     235,000       236,185    
Series 2012-AA,Cl. D, 2.46%, 12/17/182     945,000       945,043    
Series 2013-1,Cl. C, 1.76%, 1/15/19     295,000       295,809    
 

 

8      OPPENHEIMER CAPITAL INCOME FUND/VA


    

    Principal
Amount
    Value    

 

 

Auto Loan (Continued)

  

 

 

 
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust: (Continued)   
Series 2013-1,Cl. D, 2.27%, 1/15/19     $      155,000       $        154,109    
Series 2013-2,Cl. D, 2.57%, 3/15/19     715,000       724,400    
Series 2013-3,Cl. C, 1.81%, 4/15/19     950,000       949,906    
Series 2013-4,Cl. D, 3.92%, 1/15/20     130,000       135,669    
Series 2013-5,Cl. C, 2.25%, 6/17/19     715,000       722,144    
Series 2013-A,Cl. C, 3.12%, 10/15/192     840,000       860,798    
Series 2013-A,Cl. E, 4.71%, 1/15/212     325,000       336,865    
Series 2014-1,Cl. D, 2.91%, 4/15/20     265,000       265,926    
Series 2014-4,Cl. D, 3.10%, 11/16/20     225,000       225,514    

 

 
SNAAC Auto Receivables Trust:   
Series 2012-1A,Cl. C, 4.38%, 6/15/172     291,714       292,808    
Series 2013-1A,Cl. C, 3.07%, 8/15/182     100,000       101,594    
Series 2014-1A,Cl. A, 1.03%, 9/17/182     145,392       145,371    
Series 2014-1A,Cl. D, 2.88%, 1/15/202     165,000       166,079    

 

 
TCF Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2014-1A, Cl. C, 3.12%, 4/15/212     115,000       114,299    

 

 
United Auto Credit Securitization Trust:   
Series 2013-1,Cl. C, 2.22%, 12/15/172     170,000       170,405    
Series 2014-1,Cl. D, 2.38%, 10/15/182     190,000       187,219    

 

 
Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust:   
Series 2014-1A,Cl. D, 2.20%, 2/15/212     180,000       178,314    
Series 2014-2A,Cl. D, 2.86%, 7/15/212     195,000       194,965    
   

 

 

 
      25,966,633    

 

 
Equipment—0.7%    

 

 
CLI Funding V LLC:   
Series 2014-1A,Cl. A, 3.29%, 6/18/292     578,574       576,645    
Series 2014-2A,Cl. A, 3.38%, 10/18/292     408,083       405,977    

 

 
Cronos Containers Program I Ltd., Series 2014-2A, Cl. A, 3.27%, 11/18/292     530,046       530,250    

 

 
FRS I LLC, Series 2013-1A, Cl. A1, 1.80%, 4/15/432     56,836       56,205    

 

 
Trip Rail Master Funding LLC, Series 2014-1A, Cl. A1, 2.863%, 4/15/442     151,263       150,447    
   

 

 

 
      1,719,524    

 

 
Home Equity Loan—0.3%   

 

 
Element Rail Leasing I LLC, Series 2014-1A, Cl. A1, 2.299%, 4/19/442     338,349       336,251    

 

 
TAL Advantage V LLC:    
Series 2014-1A,Cl. A, 3.51%, 2/22/392     426,250       428,648    
Series 2014-2A,Cl. A1, 1.70%, 5/20/392     131,922       131,075    
   

 

 

 
      895,974    

 

 
Total Asset-Backed Securities
(Cost $28,547,351)
        28,582,131    

 

 
Mortgage-Backed Obligations—38.4%     

 

 
Government Agency—28.3%   

 

 
FHLMC/FNMA/FHLB/Sponsored—28.2%   

 

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Gold Pool:   
4.50%, 10/1/18     46,913       49,291    
5.00%, 12/1/34     4,105       4,549    
5.50%, 9/1/39     631,608       706,515    
6.50%, 4/1/18-4/1/34     45,215       51,007    
7.00%, 10/1/31-10/1/37     219,104       245,839    
8.00%, 4/1/16     3,790       3,852    
9.00%, 8/1/22-5/1/25     5,245       5,795    

 

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:    
Series 183,Cl. IO, 11.288%, 4/1/274     103,415       20,681    
Series 192,Cl. IO, 4.397%, 2/1/284     28,453       5,234    
Series 243,Cl. 6, 0.00%, 12/15/324,5     83,363       15,195    

 

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Mtg.-Linked Amortizing Global Debt Securities, Series 2012-1, Cl. A10, 2.06%, 1/15/22     359,259       366,260    

 

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Principal-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security, Series 176, Cl. PO, 4.261%, 6/1/266     31,895       29,862    

 

   
   
    Principal
Amount
    Value    

 

 
FHLMC/FNMA/FHLB/Sponsored (Continued)   

 

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates:    
Series 2426,Cl. BG, 6.00%, 3/15/17     $      66,119       $      69,174    
Series 2427,Cl. ZM, 6.50%, 3/15/32     159,713       179,311    
Series 2461,Cl. PZ, 6.50%, 6/15/32     74,612       83,498    
Series 2500,Cl. FD, 0.661%, 3/15/323     12,014       12,179    
Series 2526,Cl. FE, 0.561%, 6/15/293     14,806       14,956    
Series 2551,Cl. FD, 0.561%, 1/15/333     9,074       9,158    
Series 2564,Cl. MP, 5.00%, 2/15/18     186,744       196,125    
Series 2585,Cl. HJ, 4.50%, 3/15/18     104,611       109,082    
Series 2626,Cl. TB, 5.00%, 6/15/33     181,118       195,544    
Series 2635,Cl. AG, 3.50%, 5/15/32     61,549       64,187    
Series 2707,Cl. QE, 4.50%, 11/15/18     448,020       471,366    
Series 2770,Cl. TW, 4.50%, 3/15/19     19,415       20,489    
Series 3010,Cl. WB, 4.50%, 7/15/20     55,122       58,279    
Series 3025,Cl. SJ, 24.16%, 8/15/353     27,530       39,063    
Series 3030,Cl. FL, 0.561%, 9/15/353     137,840       138,946    
Series 3741,Cl. PA, 2.15%, 2/15/35     425,908       433,908    
Series 3815,Cl. BD, 3.00%, 10/15/20     17,651       18,106    
Series 3822,Cl. JA, 5.00%, 6/15/40     132,166       139,004    
Series 3840,Cl. CA, 2.00%, 9/15/18     13,152       13,332    
Series 3848,Cl. WL, 4.00%, 4/15/40     218,990       224,645    
Series 3857,Cl. GL, 3.00%, 5/15/40     12,434       12,726    
Series 4221,Cl. HJ, 1.50%, 7/15/23     1,118,286       1,122,471    

 

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates, Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:     
Series 2130,Cl. SC, 49.438%, 3/15/294     99,209       19,904    
Series 2796,Cl. SD, 50.717%, 7/15/264     133,262       29,216    
Series 2920,Cl. S, 51.816%, 1/15/354     670,047       107,624    
Series 2922,Cl. SE, 4.851%, 2/15/354     40,049       6,413    
Series 3201,Cl. SG, 1.383%, 8/15/364     110,758       18,092    
Series 3397,Cl. GS, 14.828%, 12/15/374     46,502       8,025    
Series 3424,Cl. EI, 8.466%, 4/15/384     30,547       3,486    
Series 3450,Cl. BI, 8.161%, 5/15/384     127,239       16,535    
Series 3606,Cl. SN, 0.412%, 12/15/394     68,457       12,229    

 

 
Federal National Mortgage Assn.:   
3.50%, 1/15/45     6,625,000       6,903,268    
4.00%, 1/25/45     20,335,000       21,697,181    
4.50%, 1/1/30-1/15/45     25,389,000       27,539,939    
5.00%, 1/1/45     4,680,000       5,170,752    
6.00%, 1/1/45     425,000       482,013    

 

 
Federal National Mortgage Assn. Pool:   
3.50%, 12/1/20-2/1/22     511,580       541,260    
5.00%, 3/1/21     23,084       24,377    
5.50%, 9/1/20     4,357       4,737    
6.00%, 11/1/17-3/1/37     298,468       336,388    
6.50%, 5/1/17-10/1/19     58,787       61,450    
7.00%, 11/1/17-10/1/35     22,622       25,104    
7.50%, 1/1/33     94,596       111,031    
8.50%, 7/1/32     6,027       6,955    

 

 
Federal National Mortgage Assn., Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:    
Series 222,Cl. 2, 16.438%, 6/25/234     218,488       46,694    
Series 233,Cl. 2, 39.328%, 8/25/234     161,463       37,185    
Series 252,Cl. 2, 37.795%, 11/25/234     209,687       34,743    
Series 319,Cl. 2, 0.00%, 2/25/324,5     46,067       7,918    
Series 320,Cl. 2, 5.21%, 4/25/324     14,583       2,735    
Series 321,Cl. 2, 0.00%, 4/25/324,5     158,875       27,637    
Series 331,Cl. 9, 11.108%, 2/25/334     178,022       38,561    
Series 334,Cl. 17, 18.41%, 2/25/334     104,559       21,643    
Series 339,Cl. 12, 0.00%, 6/25/334,5     146,061       28,370    
Series 339,Cl. 7, 0.00%, 11/25/334,5     426,630       77,893    
Series 343,Cl. 13, 0.00%, 9/25/334,5     145,087       24,440    
Series 345,Cl. 9, 0.00%, 1/25/344,5     133,719       26,446    
Series 351,Cl. 10, 0.00%, 4/25/344,5     19,661       3,226    
Series 351,Cl. 8, 0.00%, 4/25/344,5     65,193       10,611    
Series 356,Cl. 10, 0.00%, 6/25/354,5     47,482       8,850    
Series 356,Cl. 12, 0.00%, 2/25/354,5     25,285       4,040    
Series 362,Cl. 13, 0.00%, 8/25/354,5     172,012       29,891    
Series 364,Cl. 16, 0.00%, 9/25/354,5     122,180       20,180    
 

 

9      OPPENHEIMER CAPITAL INCOME FUND/VA


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

    

    Principal
Amount
    Value    

 

 
FHLMC/FNMA/FHLB/Sponsored (Continued)   

 

 
Federal National Mortgage Assn., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates:    
Series 1998-61,Cl. PL, 6.00%, 11/25/28     $      74,599        $        81,794     
Series 2003-100,Cl. PA, 5.00%, 10/25/18     364,205        384,698     
Series 2003-130,Cl. CS, 13.761%, 12/25/333     17,561       20,299    
Series 2003-84,Cl. GE, 4.50%, 9/25/18     28,108       29,367    
Series 2004-101,Cl. BG, 5.00%, 1/25/20     203,795       210,610    
Series 2004-25,Cl. PC, 5.50%, 1/25/34     235,512       249,333    
Series 2005-104,Cl. MC, 5.50%, 12/25/25     348,904       381,615    
Series 2005-31,Cl. PB, 5.50%, 4/25/35     250,000       297,180    
Series 2005-73,Cl. DF, 0.42%, 8/25/353     345,002       346,505    
Series 2006-11,Cl. PS, 23.945%, 3/25/363     102,116       146,125    
Series 2006-46,Cl. SW, 23.578%, 6/25/363     75,859       107,388    
Series 2006-50,Cl. KS, 23.579%, 6/25/363     16,754       23,968    
Series 2008-14,Cl. BA, 4.25%, 3/25/23     126,420       132,203    
Series 2008-75,Cl. DB, 4.50%, 9/25/23     107,402       112,375    
Series 2009-113,Cl. DB, 3.00%, 12/25/20     379,536       390,127    
Series 2009-36,Cl. FA, 1.11%, 6/25/373     118,458       121,587    
Series 2009-37,Cl. HA, 4.00%, 4/25/19     112,998       117,135    
Series 2009-70,Cl. NT, 4.00%, 8/25/19     12,370       12,816    
Series 2009-70,Cl. TL, 4.00%, 8/25/19     1,207,052       1,250,603    
Series 2010-43,Cl. KG, 3.00%, 1/25/21     176,090       181,305    
Series 2011-15,Cl. DA, 4.00%, 3/25/41     62,620       65,380    
Series 2011-3,Cl. EL, 3.00%, 5/25/20     627,695       645,417    
Series 2011-3,Cl. KA, 5.00%, 4/25/40     246,605       270,125    
Series 2011-38,Cl. AH, 2.75%, 5/25/20     14,308       14,651    
Series 2011-82,Cl. AD, 4.00%, 8/25/26     382,331       398,225    

 

 
Federal National Mortgage Assn., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates, Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:     
Series 2001-65,Cl. S, 26.857%, 11/25/314     170,613       32,207    
Series 2001-81,Cl. S, 23.744%, 1/25/324     44,544       9,681    
Series 2002-47,Cl. NS, 29.521%, 4/25/324     120,684       24,411    
Series 2002-51,Cl. S, 29.714%, 8/25/324     110,817       21,912    
Series 2002-52,Cl. SD, 32.522%, 9/25/324     156,630       32,398    
Series 2002-77,Cl. SH, 34.10%, 12/18/324     67,858       13,339    
Series 2002-84,Cl. SA, 33.134%, 12/25/324     166,992       31,336    
Series 2002-9,Cl. MS, 24.628%, 3/25/324     48,255       9,824    
Series 2003-33,Cl. SP, 27.659%, 5/25/334     184,051       39,958    
Series 2003-4,Cl. S, 29.251%, 2/25/334     103,518       21,490    
Series 2003-46,Cl. IH, 0.00%, 6/25/234,5     378,096       51,176    
Series 2004-54,Cl. DS, 36.53%, 11/25/304     129,963       21,441    
Series 2004-56,Cl. SE, 10.393%, 10/25/334     36,021       6,111    
Series 2005-12,Cl. SC, 7.003%, 3/25/354     20,026       3,332    
Series 2005-14,Cl. SE, 36.29%, 3/25/354     62,959       9,747    
Series 2005-40,Cl. SA, 46.065%, 5/25/354     348,465       68,534    
Series 2005-52,Cl. JH, 0.953%, 5/25/354     818,091       143,459    
Series 2005-93,Cl. SI, 17.337%, 10/25/354     84,276       13,766    
Series 2007-88,Cl. XI, 32.578%, 6/25/374     202,051       27,790    
Series 2008-55,Cl. SA, 14.455%, 7/25/384     102,367       14,108    
Series 2009-8,Cl. BS, 0.00%, 2/25/244,5     42,284       2,868    
Series 2012-40,Cl. PI, 0.496%, 4/25/414     382,401       62,014    

 

 
Federal National Mortgage Assn., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates, Principal-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security, Series 1993-184, Cl. M, 5.155%, 9/25/236     80,517       76,868    
   

 

 

 
    75,435,272    

 

 
GNMA/Guaranteed—0.1%    

 

 
Government National Mortgage Assn. I Pool:   
7.00%, 1/15/24     39,005       42,238    
7.50%, 1/15/23-6/15/24     38,392       41,503    
8.00%, 5/15/17-4/15/23     27,411       30,050    
8.50%, 8/15/17-12/15/17     5,795       6,134    

 

 
Government National Mortgage Assn., Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:    
Series 2002-15,Cl. SM, 59.538%, 2/16/324     214,385       35,430    
Series 2002-76,Cl. SY, 61.71%, 12/16/264     452,599       94,945    
Series 2007-17,Cl. AI, 13.251%, 4/16/374     474,318       97,799    
Series 2011-52,Cl. HS, 9.038%, 4/16/414     232,946       49,141    
   

 

 

 
    397,240    

 

   
   
    Principal
Amount
    Value    

 

 
Non-Agency—10.1%   

 

 
Commercial—8.9%   

 

 
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust:   
Series 2006-5,Cl. AM, 5.448%, 9/10/47     $      85,000       $        89,148    
Series 2006-6,Cl. AM, 5.39%, 10/10/45     830,000       882,644    

 

 
Banc of America Funding Trust, Series 2006-G, Cl. 2A4, 0.455%, 7/20/363     950,000       884,015    

 

 
BCAP LLC Trust, Series 2011-R11, Cl. 18A5, 2.24%, 9/26/352,3     298,684       304,716    

 

 
Bear Stearns ARM Trust:   
Series 2005-2,Cl. A1, 2.58%, 3/25/353     370,898       375,602    
Series 2005-9,Cl. A1, 2.43%, 10/25/353     1,004,584       993,444    

 

 
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2006-T24, Cl. AM, 5.568%, 10/12/413     365,000       388,205    

 

 
CD Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-CD2, Cl. AM, 5.346%, 1/15/463     515,000       536,030    

 

 
Chase Mortgage Finance Trust, Series 2005-A2, Cl. 1A3, 2.483%, 1/25/363     229,110       217,411    

 

 
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust:   
Series 2008-C7,Cl. AM, 6.142%, 12/10/493     105,000       115,088    
Series 2013-GC11,Cl. D, 4.458%, 4/10/462,3     185,000       178,374    

 

 
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 2006-AR1, Cl. 1A1, 2.50%, 10/25/353     692,406       688,320    

 

 
COMM Mortgage Trust:   
Series 2006-C7,Cl. AM, 5.781%, 6/10/463     855,000       903,730    
Series 2012-CR4,Cl. D, 4.575%, 10/15/452,3     185,000       185,659    
Series 2012-CR5,Cl. E, 4.335%, 12/10/452,3     225,000       222,752    
Series 2013-CR7,Cl. D, 4.354%, 3/10/462,3     200,000       189,512    
Series 2014-CR21,Cl. AM, 3.987%, 12/10/47     860,000       900,081    

 

 
COMM Mortgage Trust, Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security, Series 2012-CR5, Cl. XA, 0%, 12/10/453,5     435,227       41,183    

 

 
Commercial Mortgage Trust:   
Series 2006-GG7,Cl. AM, 5.819%, 7/10/383     230,000       242,591    
Series 2007-GG11,Cl. AM, 5.867%, 12/10/493     500,000       542,803    
Series 2007-GG9,Cl. AM, 5.475%, 3/10/39     815,000       855,473    

 

 
Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust:   
Series 2006-C1,Cl. AJ, 5.467%, 2/15/393     208,000       216,400    
Series 2006-C4,Cl. AM, 5.509%, 9/15/39     35,000       37,044    

 

 
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2005-C6, Cl. AJ, 5.23%, 12/15/403     275,000       282,088    

 

 
CSMC:   
Series 2006-6,Cl. 1A4, 6.00%, 7/25/36     225,604       175,788    
Series 2009-13R,Cl. 4A1, 2.618%, 9/26/362,3     145,285       146,583    

 

 
DBUBS Mortgage Trust, Series 2011-LC1A, Cl. E, 5.557%, 11/10/462,3     50,000       54,392    

 

 
First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust:   
Series 2004-FA2,Cl. 3A1, 6.00%, 1/25/35     157,579       151,872    
Series 2005-FA8,Cl. 1A6, 0.82%, 11/25/353     162,771       122,165    

 

 
FREMF Mortgage Trust:   
Series 2012-K501,Cl. C, 3.458%, 11/25/462,3     50,000       50,808    
Series 2013-K25,Cl. C, 3.743%, 11/25/452,3     60,000       58,266    
Series 2013-K26,Cl. C, 3.60%, 12/25/452,3     40,000       38,755    
Series 2013-K27,Cl. C, 3.497%, 1/25/462,3     110,000       103,760    
Series 2013-K28,Cl. C, 3.494%, 6/25/462,3     450,000       423,160    
Series 2013-K502,Cl. C, 3.195%, 3/25/452,3     220,000       218,790    
Series 2013-K712,Cl. C, 3.368%, 5/25/452,3     70,000       69,181    
Series 2013-K713,Cl. C, 3.165%, 4/25/462,3     145,000       141,561    
Series 2014-K715,Cl. C, 4.124%, 2/25/462,3     35,000       34,842    

 

 
GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp., Series 2005-C4, Cl. AJ, 5.312%, 11/10/453     55,000       55,418    

 

 
GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2006-GG6, Cl. AM, 5.553%, 4/10/383     200,000       207,821    

 

 
GSMSC Pass-Through Trust, Series 2009-3R, Cl. 1A2, 6%, 4/25/372,3     481,903       442,816    

 

 
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR4, Cl. 6A1, 5.226%, 7/25/353     56,419       55,947    

 

 
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust:   
Series 2005-CB13,Cl. AM, 5.284%, 1/12/433     365,000       375,423    
Series 2006-CB16,Cl. AJ, 5.623%, 5/12/45     470,000       482,373    
 

 

10      OPPENHEIMER CAPITAL INCOME FUND/VA


    

   

Principal

Amount

    Value   

 

 

Commercial (Continued)

  

 

 
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust: (Continued)   
Series 2006-LDP8,Cl. AJ, 5.48%, 5/15/453   $ 690,000       $ 723,755    

 

 
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust:   
Series 2007-A1,Cl. 5A1, 2.576%, 7/25/353     165,632         165,241    
Series 2007-S3,Cl. 1A90, 7.00%, 8/25/37     206,648         192,501    

 

 
JP Morgan Resecuritization Trust:   
Series 2009-11,Cl. 5A1, 2.618%, 9/26/362,3     539,684         541,185    
Series 2009-5,Cl. 1A2, 2.607%, 7/26/362,3     254,069         219,968    

 

 
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust:   
Series 2014-C25,Cl. AS, 4.065%, 11/15/47     360,000         377,955    
Series 2014-C26,Cl. AS, 3.80%, 1/15/48     180,000         185,385    

 

 
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-C4, Cl. AM, 5.853%, 6/15/383     225,000         238,979    

 

 
MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, Series 2004-13, Cl. 2A2, 2.643%, 4/21/343     88,702         90,802    

 

 
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-C2, Cl. AM, 5.782%, 8/12/433     500,000         530,520    

 

 
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust:   
Series 2012-C6,Cl. E, 4.662%, 11/15/452,3     95,000         95,290    
Series 2013-C7,Cl. D, 4.302%, 2/15/462,3     115,000         111,157    
Series 2013-C8,Cl. D, 4.171%, 12/15/482,3     80,000         76,665    
Series 2014-C19,Cl. AS, 3.832%, 12/15/47     720,000         744,329    

 

 
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust:   
Series 2007-IQ13,Cl. AM, 5.406%, 3/15/44     470,000         500,980    
Series 2007-IQ15,Cl. AM, 5.908%, 6/11/493     345,000         371,254    

 

 
Morgan Stanley Reremic Trust, Series 2012-R3, Cl. 1B, 1.957%, 11/26/362,3     254,220         180,197    

 

 
Morgan Stanley Resecuritization Trust, Series 2013-R9, Cl. 3A, 2.362%, 6/26/462,3     689,878         700,198    

 

 
Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust:   
Series 2004-10,Cl. 2A, 2.391%, 8/25/343     398,507         393,655    
Series 2007-6,Cl. 3A1, 4.544%, 7/25/373     196,257         152,091    

 

 
UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2012-C2, Cl. E, 4.889%, 5/10/632,3     45,000         44,887    

 

 
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-C17, Cl. AJ, 5.224%, 3/15/423         205,000         205,117    

 

 
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust:   
Series 2005-AR14,Cl. 1A4, 2.342%, 12/25/353     173,676         168,696    
Series 2005-AR16,Cl. 1A1, 2.339%, 12/25/353     161,904         154,806    

 

 
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust:   
Series 2005-AR1,Cl. 1A1, 2.611%, 2/25/353     39,066         39,351    
Series 2005-AR10,Cl. 1A1, 2.614%, 6/25/353     748,798         762,573    
Series 2005-AR15,Cl. 1A6, 2.613%, 9/25/353     532,828         508,188    
Series 2006-AR7,Cl. 2A4, 2.613%, 5/25/363     257,335         244,312    
Series 2006-AR8,Cl. 2A4, 2.60%, 4/25/363     191,910         187,530    
Series 2007-16,Cl. 1A1, 6.00%, 12/28/37     126,077         130,662    
Series 2007-AR8,Cl. A1, 2.608%, 11/25/373     522,339         461,708    

 

 
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust:   
Series 2012-C10,Cl. D, 4.458%, 12/15/452,3     50,000         48,808    
Series 2012-C7,Cl. E, 4.845%, 6/15/452,3     80,000         80,580    
Series 2013-C11,Cl. D, 4.182%, 3/15/452,3     49,000         47,031    
Series 2013-C15,Cl. D, 4.483%, 8/15/462,3     225,000         216,795    

 

 
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Interest-Only Commercial Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2011-C3, Cl. XA, 0%, 3/15/442,3,5     3,860,799         210,632    
   

 

 

 
          23,785,817    

 

 

Multi-Family—0.2%

  

 

 
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 2006-AR3, Cl. 1A2A, 5.334%, 6/25/363     106,869         98,497    

 

 
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust:   
Series 2005-AR15,Cl. 1A2, 2.613%, 9/25/353     270,712         265,512    
Series 2006-AR2,Cl. 2A3, 2.612%, 3/25/363     50,132         49,733    
   

 

 

 
      413,742    

 

 

Residential—1.0%

  

 

 
Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2005-29CB, Cl. A4, 5%, 7/25/35     479,095         421,980    

 

 
Banc of America Funding Trust:   
Series 2007-1,Cl. 1A3, 6.00%, 1/25/37     119,168         108,518    

 

    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
   

Principal

Amount

    Value   

 

 

Residential (Continued)

  

 

 
Banc of America Funding Trust: (Continued)   
Series 2007-C,Cl. 1A4, 5.293%, 5/20/363   $ 45,549       $ 44,184    

 

 
Banc of America Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-E, Cl. 2A6, 2.708%, 6/25/343         128,255         128,161    

 

 
Bear Stearns ARM Trust, Series 2006-1, Cl. A1, 2.36%, 2/25/363     345,142         344,980    

 

 
Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-FRE1, Cl. A2, 0.28%, 7/25/363     83,447         82,067    

 

 
CD Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-CD4, Cl. AMFX, 5.366%, 12/11/493     970,000         1,007,841    

 

 
CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust:   
Series 2005-26,Cl. 1A8, 5.50%, 11/25/35     142,521         136,262    
Series 2006-6,Cl. A3, 6.00%, 4/25/36     70,459         68,683    

 

 
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-5F, Cl. 2A1, 6%, 6/25/36     58,092         55,299    

 

 
RALI Trust:   
Series 2003-QS1,Cl. A2, 5.75%, 1/25/33     31,387         31,708    
Series 2006-QS13,Cl. 1A8, 6.00%, 9/25/36     15,728         12,671    

 

 
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust, Series 2003-AR10, Cl. A7, 2.419%, 10/25/333     179,556         183,865    

 

 
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust, Series 2006-AR14, Cl. 1A2, 5.724%, 10/25/363     104,145         101,406    
   

 

 

 
      2,727,625    
   

 

 

 
Total Mortgage-Backed Obligations
(Cost $102,238,031)
            102,759,696    

 

 

U.S. Government Obligations—0.3%

  

 

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Nts., 5.50%, 7/18/16     65,000         69,988    

 

 
Federal National Mortgage Assn. Nts., 1%, 9/27/17     193,000         192,403    

 

 
United States Treasury Nts., 1.625%, 4/30/19     552,000         553,898    
   

 

 

 
Total U.S. Government Obligations
(Cost $811,851)
        816,289    

 

 

Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes—32.9%

  

 

 

Consumer Discretionary—5.3%

  

 

 

Auto Components—0.4%

  

 

 
Dana Holding Corp., 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/21     423,000         449,438    

 

 
Johnson Controls, Inc., 4.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/2/44     238,000         245,907    

 

 
TRW Automotive, Inc., 7.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/177     389,000         431,790    
   

 

 

 
      1,127,135    

 

 

Automobiles—1.2%

  

 

 
Daimler Finance North America LLC:   
1.30% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/31/152     463,000         464,997    
8.50% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 1/18/31     271,000         415,552    

 

 
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 3.664% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/8/24     970,000         973,905    

 

 
General Motors Co., 6.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/2/43     437,000         524,225    

 

 
Hyundai Capital America, 1.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/6/172     468,000         466,631    

 

 
Kia Motors Corp., 3.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/14/162     341,000         351,787    
   

 

 

 
      3,197,097    

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services—0.2%

  

 

 
Service Corp. International, 4.50% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 11/15/20     440,000         434,500    
 

 

11      OPPENHEIMER CAPITAL INCOME FUND/VA


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

 

   

Principal

Amount

    Value   

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—0.7%

  

 

 
Brinker International, Inc., 2.60% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/18   $     151,000        $ 150,845    

 

 
Carnival Corp., 1.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/5/16     465,000         464,933    

 

 
Hyatt Hotels Corp., 3.875% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 8/15/16     77,000         79,932    

 

 
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., 7.15% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 12/1/19     164,000         193,489    

 

 
Wyndham Worldwide Corp., 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/16     403,000         433,667    

 

 
Yum! Brands, Inc., 4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/15     421,000         430,940    
   

 

 

 
      1,753,806    

 

 

Household Durables—0.6%

  

 

 
Jarden Corp., 6.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/22     416,000         435,760    

 

 
Lennar Corp., 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/22     430,000         423,550    

 

 
Toll Brothers Finance Corp., 4% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/31/18     430,000         432,150    

 

 
Whirlpool Corp.:   
1.35% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/17     123,000         122,734    
1.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/17     105,000         104,731    
   

 

 

 
    1,518,925    

 

 
Media—1.4%   

 

 
21st Century Fox America, Inc., 6.15% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/41     183,000         233,737    

 

 
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 6.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/30/21     262,000         276,082    

 

 
Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc., 9.455% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/22     211,000         303,800    

 

 
Comcast Corp., 4.65% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 7/15/42     156,000         171,429    

 

 
DIRECTV Holdings LLC/DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc., 5.15% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/42     275,000         285,225    

 

 
Historic TW, Inc.:   
8.05% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/16     77,000         82,344    
9.15% Debs., 2/1/23     118,000         160,738    

 

 
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The), 4.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/24     226,000         231,598    

 

 
Lamar Media Corp., 5% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 5/1/23     441,000         438,795    

 

 
Numericable-SFR, 4.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 5/15/192     448,000         445,760    

 

 
Pearson Funding Two plc, 4% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/17/162     101,000         105,041    

 

 
Sky plc, 3.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/16/242     197,000         198,607    

 

 
Time Warner Cable, Inc., 4.50% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 9/15/42     450,000         464,421    

 

 
Viacom, Inc.:   
2.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/16     183,000         187,120    
4.85% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/34     145,000         148,856    
   

 

 

 
    3,733,553    

 

 
Multiline Retail—0.0%   

 

 
Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., 4.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/34     104,000         105,061    

 

 
Specialty Retail—0.5%   

 

 
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc., 5.165% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/1/44     122,000         127,549    

 

 
Best Buy Co., Inc., 5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/21     415,000         433,675    

 

 
Home Depot, Inc. (The), 4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/44     167,000         194,898    

 

 
L Brands, Inc., 7% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/20     51,000         58,140    

 

 
Ross Stores, Inc., 3.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/24     425,000         426,250    

 

 
Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital, Inc., 5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/22     5,000         5,263    

 

 
Signet UK Finance plc, 4.70% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/24     228,000         220,416    
   

 

 

 
          1,466,191    

 

    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
   

Principal

Amount

    Value   

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—0.3%   

 

 
Levi Strauss & Co., 6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/22   $     400,000        $ 432,000    

 

 
PVH Corp., 4.50% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 12/15/22     431,000         427,767    
   

 

 

 
    859,767    

 

 
Consumer Staples—2.2%   

 

 
Beverages—0.8%   

 

 
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 8.20% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 1/15/39     386,000         597,852    

 

 
Constellation Brands, Inc., 3.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/21     472,000         468,460    

 

 
Pernod Ricard SA:   
2.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/172     423,000         433,026    
4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/222     260,000         275,292    

 

 
SABMiller Holdings, Inc., 4.95% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 1/15/422     235,000         265,761    
   

 

 

 
        2,040,391    

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing—0.3%   

 

 
CVS Health Corp., 5.30% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/5/43     101,000         121,216    

 

 
Delhaize Group SA, 5.70% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/40     251,000         264,243    

 

 
Kroger Co., 6.90% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/38     109,000         145,519    

 

 
Kroger Co. (The), 6.40% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/17     382,000         427,264    
   

 

 

 
    958,242    

 

 
Food Products—0.8%   

 

 
Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp.:   
5.10% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 7/15/15     381,000         389,357    
8.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/19     320,000         392,920    

 

 
ConAgra Foods, Inc., 1.35% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/10/15     267,000         268,151    

 

 
Kraft Foods Group, Inc., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/4/42     108,000         119,347    

 

 
TreeHouse Foods, Inc., 4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/22     420,000         426,300    

 

 
Tyson Foods, Inc.:   
4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/34     140,000         154,064    
6.60% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/16     402,000         428,744    
   

 

 

 
    2,178,883    

 

 
Tobacco—0.3%   

 

 
Altria Group, Inc., 10.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/6/39     241,000         420,899    

 

 
Reynolds American, Inc., 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/17     388,000         432,479    
   

 

 

 
    853,378    

 

 
Energy—2.6%   

 

 
Energy Equipment & Services—0.3%   

 

 
Nabors Industries, Inc.:   
2.35% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/16     348,000         344,451    
4.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/21     182,000         171,238    

 

 
Rowan Cos., Inc., 4.875% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 6/1/22     179,000         174,448    

 

 
Weatherford International Ltd., 5.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/42     118,000         100,221    
   

 

 

 
    790,358    

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—2.3%   

 

 
Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 6.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/40     189,000         222,161    

 

 
CNOOC Nexen Finance 2014 ULC, 1.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/30/17     444,000         442,109    

 

 
DCP Midstream LLC, 5.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/152     342,000         352,706    

 

 
Devon Energy Corp., 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/42     197,000         199,069    

 

 
El Paso Pipeline Partners Operating Co. LLC, 4.10% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/15     181,000         185,233    

 

 
EnLink Midstream Partners LP:   
2.70% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/19     356,000         350,916    
4.40% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/24     112,000         113,670    
 

 

12      OPPENHEIMER CAPITAL INCOME FUND/VA


    

   

Principal

Amount

    Value   

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (Continued)   

 

 
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 3.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/25    $ 195,000        $ 196,143    

 

 
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 4.15% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/24     198,000         197,864    

 

 
Kinder Morgan, Inc.:   
3.05% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/19     351,000         348,603    
5.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/212     521,000         542,727    

 

 
Noble Energy, Inc., 5.05% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/44     120,000         119,065    

 

 
Origin Energy Finance Ltd.:   
3.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/9/182     468,000         477,932    
5.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/14/212     295,000         322,906    

 

 
Phillips 66, 4.30% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 4/1/22     185,000         195,607    

 

 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.:   
3.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/22     190,000         188,365    
6.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/17     355,000         389,141    

 

 
Spectra Energy Partners LP:   
4.60% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/21     277,000         300,251    
4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/24     229,000         245,919    

 

 
Western Gas Partners LP, 4% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/1/22     222,000         225,371    

 

 
Williams Partners LP, 4.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/23     228,000         230,500    

 

 
Woodside Finance Ltd., 4.60% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 5/10/212     372,000         396,856    
   

 

 

 
    6,243,114    

 

 
Financials—9.5%   

 

 
Capital Markets—1.8%   

 

 
Apollo Management Holdings LP, 4% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/30/242     368,000         375,255    

 

 
Blackstone Holdings Finance Co. LLC, 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/442     458,000         493,927    

 

 
Carlyle Holdings II Finance LLC, 5.625% Sr. Sec. Nts., 3/30/432     243,000         283,177    

 

 
Credit Suisse, New York, 3.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/9/24     604,000         615,162    

 

 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 5.70% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds, Series L3,8     448,000         454,832    

 

 
Lazard Group LLC, 4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/14/20     401,000         423,182    

 

 
Morgan Stanley:   
5.00% Sub. Nts., 11/24/25     395,000         422,044    
5.45% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds, Series H3,8     428,000         429,306    

 

 
Nomura Holdings, Inc., 2% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/13/16     452,000         455,954    

 

 
Raymond James Financial, Inc., 5.625% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 4/1/24     265,000         302,384    

 

 
UBS Preferred Funding Trust V, 6.243% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds, Series 13,8     638,000         660,336    
   

 

 

 
    4,915,559    

 

 
Commercial Banks—4.0%   

 

 
Bank of America Corp.:   
7.75% Jr. Sub. Nts., 5/14/38     424,000         600,720    
8.00% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds, Series K3,8     393,000         423,949    

 

 
BNP Paribas SA, 3.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/3/23     515,000         525,973    

 

 
Citigroup, Inc.:   
6.675% Sub. Nts., 9/13/43     405,000         525,594    
5.95% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds, Series D3,8     465,000         458,606    

 

 
Commerzbank AG, 8.125% Sub. Nts., 9/19/232     378,000         436,061    

 

 
Credit Agricole SA, 8.375% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds3,7,8     370,000         428,275    

 

 
FirstMerit Bank NA, 4.27% Sub. Nts., 11/25/26     432,000         439,701    

 

 
HSBC Finance Capital Trust IX, 5.911% Unsec. Sub. Nts., 11/30/353         1,120,000             1,136,800    

 

 
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 5.017% Sub. Nts., 6/26/242     445,000         432,681    

 

 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.:   
3.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/13/24     860,000         881,343    

 

    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
   

Principal

Amount

    Value   

 

 
Commercial Banks (Continued)   

 

 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.: (Continued)   
6.75% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds, Series S3,8   $     399,000        $ 423,439    

 

 
Lloyds Banking Group plc, 6.657% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds2,3,8     400,000         428,000    

 

 
Rabobank Capital Funding Trust III, 5.254% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds3,7,8     751,000         783,293    

 

 
Regions Bank, Birmingham AL, 6.45% Sub. Nts., 6/26/37     334,000         420,223    

 

 
Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, 7.64% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds, Series U3,8     500,000         527,500    

 

 
Societe Generale SA, 5.922% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds2,3,8     440,000         458,427    

 

 
SunTrust Banks, Inc.:   
3.60% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/16     460,000         474,685    
5.625% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds3,8     438,000         440,464    

 

 
Wells Fargo & Co., 5.90% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds, Series S3,8     449,000         453,490    
   

 

 

 
        10,699,224    

 

 
Consumer Finance—0.6%   

 

 
Ally Financial, Inc., 8% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/31     339,000         433,073    

 

 
American Express Co., 5.20% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds3,8     437,000         446,140    

 

 
Discover Financial Services, 3.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/6/24     331,000         333,395    

 

 
Synchrony Financial:   
3.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/19     202,000         204,340    
3.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/21     155,000         158,466    
   

 

 

 
    1,575,414    

 

 
Diversified Financial Services—0.6%   

 

 
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co., 4.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/452     224,000         235,364    

 

 
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 3% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/23     365,000         364,495    

 

 
Leucadia National Corp., 5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/18/23     457,000         469,649    

 

 
Voya Financial, Inc., 5.65% Jr. Sub. Nts., 5/15/533     495,000         492,525    
   

 

 

 
    1,562,033    

 

 
Insurance—1.8%   

 

 
AIA Group Ltd., 4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/11/442     347,000         396,019    

 

 
AXIS Specialty Finance plc, 5.15% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/45     368,000         400,179    

 

 
Five Corners Funding Trust, 4.419% Unsec. Nts., 11/15/232     374,000         396,202    

 

 
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.:   
4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/232     543,000         560,540    
4.85% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/1/442     269,000         274,510    

 

 
Lincoln National Corp., 6.05% Jr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 4/20/673     811,000         815,055    

 

 
Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.20% Jr. Sub. Nts., 3/15/443     331,000         328,931    

 

 
Swiss Re Capital I LP, 6.854% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds3,7,8     780,000         819,000    

 

 
TIAA Asset Management Finance Co. LLC, 4.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/242     437,000         448,571    

 

 
ZFS Finance USA Trust V, 6.50% Jr. Sub. Nts., 5/9/373,7     437,000         467,590    
   

 

 

 
    4,906,597    

 

 
Real Estate—0.1%   

 

 
Ventas Realty LP, 1.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/17/17     178,000         176,503    

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—0.6%   

 

 
American Tower Corp.:   
5.05% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 9/1/20     285,000         309,591    
5.90% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/21     233,000         262,651    

 

 
Corrections Corp. of America, 4.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/20     457,000         446,717    
 

 

13      OPPENHEIMER CAPITAL INCOME FUND/VA


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

    

   

Principal

Amount

    Value   

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (Continued)   

 

 
Hospitality Properties Trust, 4.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/24   $     225,000        $ 230,883    

 

 
Liberty Property LP, 5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/16     268,000         287,966    
   

 

 

 
        1,537,808    

 

 
Health Care—2.1%   

 

 
Biotechnology—0.1%   

 

 
Gilead Sciences, Inc., 5.65% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 12/1/41     263,000         326,862    

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies—0.5%   

 

 
Becton Dickinson & Co., 4.685% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/44     246,000         266,022    

 

 
CareFusion Corp.:   
1.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/17     453,000         450,218    
3.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/24     221,000         228,507    

 

 
DENTSPLY International, Inc., 2.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/16     425,000         434,563    
   

 

 

 
    1,379,310    

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services—0.7%   

 

 
Cardinal Health, Inc., 3.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/24     214,000         213,838    

 

 
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 5.125% Sr. Sec. Nts., 8/1/21     420,000         437,850    

 

 
Express Scripts Holding Co., 3.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/24     224,000         223,660    

 

 
Fresenius Medical Care US Finance II, Inc., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/31/222     422,000         459,980    

 

 
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc., 5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/21     425,000         436,687    

 

 
McKesson Corp., 4.883% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/44     108,000         119,447    
   

 

 

 
    1,891,462    

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services—0.2%   

 

 
Life Technologies Corp., 3.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/16     28,000         28,351    

 

 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.:   
4.15% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/24     144,000         152,148    
5.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/15     198,000         201,497    
5.30% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/44     165,000         190,248    
   

 

 

 
    572,244    

 

 
Pharmaceuticals—0.6%   

 

 
Actavis Funding SCS, 1.30% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/17     287,000         282,047    

 

 
Hospira, Inc., 5.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/12/20     441,000         473,692    

 

 
Mallinckrodt International Finance SA, 3.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/18     468,000         454,545    

 

 
Perrigo Finance plc, 3.90% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/24     217,000         221,236    
   

 

 

 
    1,431,520    

 

 
Industrials—3.4%   

 

 
Aerospace & Defense—0.6%   

 

 
BAE Systems Holdings, Inc., 3.80% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/7/242,9     196,000         201,324    

 

 
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., 7.125% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 3/15/21     402,000         436,170    

 

 
L-3 Communications Corp.:   
1.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/28/17     118,000         116,951    
3.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/28/24     272,000         274,785    

 

 
Northrop Grumman Corp., 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/43     105,000         117,705    

 

 
Textron, Inc.:   
3.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/25     129,000         129,491    
4.30% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/24     230,000         240,761    

 

    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
   

Principal

Amount

    Value   

 

 
Aerospace & Defense (Continued)   

 

 
Textron, Inc.: (Continued)   
6.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/15   $ 34,000        $ 34,343    
   

 

 

 
        1,551,530    

 

 
Building Products—0.2%   

 

 
Owens Corning, 4.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/22     505,000         513,352    

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies—0.6%   

 

 
Clean Harbors, Inc., 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 8/1/20     468,000         472,680    

 

 
Pitney Bowes, Inc., 4.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/24     575,000         589,651    

 

 
Republic Services, Inc., 5.70% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/41     102,000         126,233    

 

 
RR Donnelley & Sons Co., 7.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/20     385,000         424,462    
   

 

 

 
    1,613,026    

 

 
Electrical Equipment—0.1%   

 

 
Sensata Technologies BV, 4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/232     349,000         349,000    

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates—0.3%   

 

 
General Electric Capital Corp., 6.25% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds, Series B3,8     682,000         745,938    

 

 
Machinery—0.5%   

 

 
Crane Co., 4.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/23     234,000         247,146    

 

 
Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co. Ltd., 4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/23     410,000         432,949    

 

 
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., 7.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/15     384,000         403,019    

 

 
Trinity Industries, Inc., 4.55% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/24     184,000         179,063    
   

 

 

 
    1,262,177    

 

 
Professional Services—0.3%   

 

 
Experian Finance plc, 2.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/172     427,000         431,068    

 

 
Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., 4.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/20     470,000         474,700    
   

 

 

 
    905,768    

 

 
Road & Rail—0.5%   

 

 
ERAC USA Finance LLC, 3.85% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/242     216,000         219,494    

 

 
Kansas City Southern de Mexico SA de CV, 3% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/23     372,000         362,332    

 

 
Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp.:   
2.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/162         446,000         452,355    
4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/17/232     250,000         259,936    
   

 

 

 
    1,294,117    

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors—0.3%   

 

 
Air Lease Corp., 3.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/21     456,000         460,560    

 

 
International Lease Finance Corp., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 4/1/19     437,000         471,960    
   

 

 

 
    932,520    

 

 
Information Technology—1.5%   

 

 
Communications Equipment—0.1%   

 

 
Motorola Solutions, Inc., 3.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/23     248,000         244,548    

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments, & Components—0.4%   

 

 
Arrow Electronics, Inc., 5.125% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 3/1/21     525,000         568,543    

 

 
Avnet, Inc., 4.875% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 12/1/22     550,000         584,655    
   

 

 

 
    1,153,198    
 

 

14      OPPENHEIMER CAPITAL INCOME FUND/VA


    

   

Principal

Amount

    Value   

 

 
IT Services—0.4%   

 

 
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.:   
1.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/5/17   $ 351,000        $ 349,371    
3.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/23     244,000         242,969    

 

 
Xerox Corp., 4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/15     449,000         450,794    
   

 

 

 
      1,043,134    

 

 
Software—0.1%   

 

 
Oracle Corp., 3.40% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/8/24     322,000         329,498    

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals—0.5%   

 

 
Apple, Inc., 4.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/6/44     248,000         273,984    

 

 
Hewlett-Packard Co., 2.65% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 6/1/16         443,000         451,654    

 

 
Seagate HDD Cayman:   
3.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/182     410,000         421,788    
4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/1/252     61,000         63,065    
   

 

 

 
          1,210,491    

 

 
Materials—2.3%   

 

 
Chemicals—0.6%   

 

 
Agrium, Inc., 3.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/23     262,000         258,820    

 

 
Eastman Chemical Co.:   
3.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/15     218,000         222,216    
4.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/44     112,000         115,071    

 

 
LYB International Finance BV, 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/43     144,000         157,076    

 

 
Methanex Corp., 4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/24     220,000         219,479    

 

 
Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc., 4.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/20     450,000         466,312    

 

 
RPM International, Inc., 3.45% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 11/15/22     349,000         344,285    
   

 

 

 
      1,783,259    

 

 
Construction Materials—0.2%   

 

 
CRH America, Inc., 4.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/16     440,000         452,977    

 

 
Containers & Packaging—0.7%   

 

 
Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. III, 6.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/21     199,000         210,442    

 

 
Packaging Corp. of America:   
3.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/24     113,000         111,461    
4.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/23     358,000         375,676    

 

 
Rock-Tenn Co., 3.50% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 3/1/20     729,000         740,646    

 

 
Silgan Holdings, Inc., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/20     355,000         362,100    
   

 

 

 
      1,800,325    

 

 
Metals & Mining—0.7%   

 

 
Alcoa, Inc., 5.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/24     434,000         460,807    

 

 
Carpenter Technology Corp., 4.45% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 3/1/23     159,000         162,198    

 

 
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 3.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/23     250,000         235,953    

 

 
Glencore Canada Corp., 6% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 10/15/15     391,000         404,273    

 

 
Glencore Funding LLC, 4.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/29/242     339,000         342,017    

 

 
Rio Tinto Finance USA plc, 4.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/21/42     125,000         121,863    

 

 
Yamana Gold, Inc., 4.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/24     230,000         224,895    
   

 

 

 
      1,952,006    

 

 
Paper & Forest Products—0.1%   

 

 
International Paper Co., 4.80% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/44     183,000         187,616    

 

 
Telecommunication Services—2.1%   

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services—1.9%   

 

 
AT&T, Inc., 4.35% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/45     297,000         281,147    

 

    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
   

Principal

Amount

    Value   

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services (Continued)   

 

 
British Telecommunications plc, 9.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/30   $ 288,000        $ 453,278    

 

 
CenturyLink, Inc., 6.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/21     390,000         420,225    

 

 
Cox Communications, Inc., 3.85% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/252     245,000         247,810    

 

 
Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV, 5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/23/16     385,000         406,756    

 

 
Frontier Communications Corp., 8.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/20     405,000         453,600    

 

 
Telecom Italia Capital SA, 7.721% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 6/4/38     277,000         310,240    

 

 
Telefonica Emisiones SAU, 7.045% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 6/20/36     169,000         223,005    

 

 
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/21     455,000         467,399    

 

 
Verizon Communications, Inc.:   
3.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/24     189,000         186,075    
4.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/20     1,050,000         1,140,907    
5.012% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/21/542     105,000         109,104    
6.40% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/38     223,000         276,056    
   

 

 

 
          4,975,602    

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services—0.2%   

 

 
America Movil SAB de CV, 4.375% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 7/16/42     164,000         157,932    

 

 
Rogers Communications, Inc., 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/15     123,000         124,438    

 

 
Vodafone Group plc:   
4.375% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 2/19/43     142,000         138,944    
6.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/30/32     150,000         183,688    
   

 

 

 
      605,002    

 

 
Utilities—1.9%   

 

 
Electric Utilities—1.0%   

 

 
American Transmission Systems, Inc., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/1/442     118,000         126,734    

 

 
EDP Finance BV, 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/2/182     405,000         439,328    

 

 
ITC Holdings Corp.:   
3.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/24     390,000         396,270    
5.30% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/1/43     93,000         108,861    

 

 
Jersey Central Power & Light Co., 4.70% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/242     237,000         253,493    

 

 
Pennsylvania Electric Co., 5.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/20     88,000         97,132    

 

 
PPL Capital Funding, Inc.:   
3.50% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 12/1/22     158,000         160,302    
4.20% Sr. Sec. Nts., 6/15/22     58,000         61,541    

 

 
PPL WEM Holdings Ltd., 5.375% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 5/1/212     590,000         663,986    

 

 
Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Co., 3.85% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/252     277,000         282,266    
   

 

 

 
      2,589,913    

 

 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers—0.1%   

 

 
Dayton Power & Light Co. (The), 1.875% Sec. Nts., 9/15/16     329,000         332,861    

 

 
NRG Yield Operating LLC, 5.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/242     66,000         67,320    
   

 

 

 
      400,181    

 

 
Multi-Utilities—0.8%   

 

 
CenterPoint Energy, Inc., 5.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/17     386,000         421,109    

 

 
CMS Energy Corp.:   
3.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/24     240,000         249,684    
5.05% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 3/15/22     349,000         391,865    

 

 
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc., 4.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/54     100,000         110,042    

 

 
Dominion Gas Holdings LLC, 4.60% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/44     170,000         178,814    
 

 

15      OPPENHEIMER CAPITAL INCOME FUND/VA


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value    

 

 

Multi-Utilities (Continued)

  

  

 

 
Dominion Resources, Inc., 2.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/19      $        308,000        $        309,254    

 

 
NiSource Finance Corp., 4.80% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/44      107,000        114,457    

 

 
TECO Finance, Inc., 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/15      259,000        263,897    
     

 

 

 
        2,039,122    
     

 

 

 
Total Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $85,692,699)         88,169,237    

 

 
 
     Shares        

 

 

Investment Company—2.0%

  

 

 
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 0.10%10,11 (Cost $5,367,607)      5,367,607       $        5,367,607    

 

 
Total Investments, at Value (Cost $296,799,701)      118.2     316,313,687    

 

 
Net Other Assets (Liabilities)      (18.2     (48,749,942)    
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0     $    267,563,745    
  

 

 

 
 

Footnotes to Statement of Investments

1. Non-income producing security.

2. Represents securities sold under Rule 144A, which are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. These securities amount to $41,925,006 or 15.67% of the Fund’s net assets as of December 31, 2014.

3. Represents the current interest rate for a variable or increasing rate security.

4. Interest-Only Strips represent the right to receive the monthly interest payments on an underlying pool of mortgage loans. These securities typically decline in price as interest rates decline. Most other fixed income securities increase in price when interest rates decline. The principal amount of the underlying pool represents the notional amount on which current interest is calculated. The price of these securities is typically more sensitive to changes in prepayment rates than traditional mortgage-backed securities (for example, GNMA pass-throughs). Interest rates disclosed represent current yields based upon the current cost basis and estimated timing and amount of future cash flows. These securities amount to $1,651,914 or 0.62% of the Fund’s net assets as of December 31, 2014.

5. Interest rate is less than 0.0005%.

6. Principal-Only Strips represent the right to receive the monthly principal payments on an underlying pool of mortgage loans. The value of these securities generally increases as interest rates decline and prepayment rates rise. The price of these securities is typically more volatile than that of coupon-bearing bonds of the same maturity. Interest rates disclosed represent current yields based upon the current cost basis and estimated timing of future cash flows. These securities amount to $106,730 or 0.04% of the Fund’s net assets as of December 31, 2014.

7. Restricted security. The aggregate value of restricted securities as of December 31, 2014 was $2,929,948, which represents 1.10% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 4 of the accompanying Notes. Information concerning restricted securities is as follows:

 

Security   

Acquisition  

Dates  

     Cost      Value      Unrealized    
Appreciation/    
(Depreciation)    
 

 

 
Credit Agricole SA, 8.375% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds      10/27/14 - 11/13/14         $ 427,411       $ 428,275       $ 864     
Rabobank Capital Funding Trust III, 5.254% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds      5/1/13 - 5/8/13         761,484         783,293         21,809     
Swiss Re Capital I LP, 6.854% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds      3/10/10 - 7/22/13         747,673         819,000         71,327     
TRW Automotive, Inc., 7.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/17      3/31/14 - 4/8/14         433,060         431,790         (1,270)    
ZFS Finance USA Trust V, 6.50% Jr. Sub. Nts., 5/9/37      11/20/13         456,396         467,590         11,194     
     

 

 

 
        $             2,826,024       $             2,929,948       $                     103,924     
     

 

 

 

8. This bond has no contractual maturity date, is not redeemable and contractually pays an indefinite stream of interest. Rate reported represents the current interest rate for this variable rate security.

9. All or a portion of the security position is when-issued or delayed delivery to be delivered and settled after December 31, 2014. See Note 4 of the accompanying Notes.

10. Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of December 31, 2014.

11. Is or was an affiliate, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, at or during the period ended December 31, 2014, by virtue of the Fund owning at least 5% of the voting securities of the issuer or as a result of the Fund and the issuer having the same investment adviser. Transactions during the period in which the issuer was an affiliate are as follows:

     Shares
December 31, 2013
     Gross
Additions
     Gross
Reductions
     Shares
December 31, 2014
 

 

 
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E      19,917,607                 14,550,000         5,367,607     
                   Value      Income  

 

 
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E          $                 5,367,607         $                 10,768     

 

Futures Contracts as of December 31, 2014  
Description    Exchange      Buy/Sell      Expiration Date      Number of Contracts      Value      Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

United States Treasury Long Bonds

     CBT         Sell         3/20/15         11         1,590,188         $ (7,773)    

United States Treasury Nts., 10 yr.

     CBT         Sell         3/20/15         77         9,763,359         967    

United States Treasury Nts., 2 yr.

     CBT         Sell         3/31/15         78         17,050,313         32,390    

United States Treasury Nts., 5 yr.

     CBT         Buy         3/31/15         4         475,719         (514)    

United States Treasury Ultra Bonds

     CBT         Buy         3/20/15         50         8,259,375         278,471    
                 

 

 

 
                    $             303,541    
                 

 

 

 

 

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Glossary:   
Currency abbreviations indicate amounts reporting in currencies
CHF    Swiss Franc
EUR    Euro
Exchange Abbreviations   
CBT    Chicago Board of Trade

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES December 31, 2014

 

 

 

Assets

  

Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments:

  

Unaffiliated companies (cost $291,432,094)

     $ 310,946,080      

Affiliated companies (cost $5,367,607)

     5,367,607      
  

 

 

 
     316,313,687      

 

 

Cash

     9,746,568      

 

 

Cash used for collateral on futures

     260,000      

 

 

Receivables and other assets:

  

Investments sold (including $5,185,100 sold on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis)

     6,659,777      

Interest, dividends and principal paydowns

     1,260,047      

Variation margin receivable

     17,813      

Shares of beneficial interest sold

     16,495      

Other

     38,505      
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     334,312,892      

 

 

Liabilities

  

Payables and other liabilities:

  

Investments purchased (including $66,523,603 purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis)

     66,523,603      

Shares of beneficial interest redeemed

     91,206      

Trustees’ compensation

     36,004      

Variation margin payable

     23,691      

Distribution and service plan fees

     13,656      

Shareholder communications

     11,705      

Other

     49,282      
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     66,749,147      

 

 

Net Assets

     $         267,563,745      
  

 

 

 
  

 

 

Composition of Net Assets

  

Par value of shares of beneficial interest

     $ 18,290      

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

     262,462,549      

 

 

Accumulated net investment income

     5,500,006      

 

 

Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (20,232,167)      

 

 

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

     19,815,067      
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 267,563,745      
  

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share

  

Non-Service Shares:

  
Net asset value, redemption price per share and offering price per share (based on net assets of $203,684,173 and 13,880,942 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)      $14.67       

 

 
Service Shares:   
Net asset value, redemption price per share and offering price per share (based on net assets of $63,879,572 and 4,409,304 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)      $14.49       

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

 

 

Investment Income

  

Interest

     $ 5,780,395      

 

 

Dividends:

  

Unaffiliated companies (net of foreign withholding taxes of $8,620)

     1,598,280      

Affiliated companies

     10,768      
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     7,389,443      

 

 

Expenses

  

Management fees

     2,027,361      

 

 

Distribution and service plan fees - Service shares

     163,156      

 

 

Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:

  

Non-Service shares

     207,999      

Service shares

     65,269      

 

 

Shareholder communications:

  

Non-Service shares

     33,422      

Service shares

     10,490      

 

 

Custodian fees and expenses

     39,269      

 

 

Trustees’ compensation

     14,478      

 

 

Other

     61,281      
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     2,622,725      

Less reduction to custodian expenses

     (834)      

Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses

     (627,704)      
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     1,994,187      

 

 

Net Investment Income

     5,395,256      

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

  

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investments from unaffiliated companies

     11,110,497      

Closing and expiration of futures contracts

     1,463,966      

Foreign currency transactions

     (924)      
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain

     12,573,539      

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

  

Investments

     3,571,120      

Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     (300,326)      

Futures contracts

     358,972      
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     3,629,766      

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     $             21,598,561      
  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    

Year Ended

December 31, 2014

    

Year Ended

December 31, 2013

 

 

 

Operations

     

Net investment income

     $ 5,395,256           $ 5,247,717     

 

 

Net realized gain

     12,573,539           37,714,451     

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     3,629,766           (7,198,564)     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     21,598,561           35,763,604     

 

 

Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders

     

Dividends from net investment income:

     

Non-Service shares

     (4,273,013)           (5,107,178)     

Service shares

     (1,173,553)           (1,549,784)     
  

 

 

 
     (5,446,566)           (6,656,962)     

 

 

Beneficial Interest Transactions

     

Net decrease in net assets resulting from beneficial interest transactions:

     

Non-Service shares

     (22,300,027)           (26,201,767)     

Service shares

     (9,586,563)           (10,510,886)     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     (31,886,590)           (36,712,653)     
     

 

 

Net Assets

     

Total decrease

     (15,734,595)           (7,606,011)     

 

 

Beginning of period

     283,298,340           290,904,351     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
End of period (including accumulated net investment income of $5,500,006 and $5,608,389, respectively)      $             267,563,745           $             283,298,340     
  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Non-Service Shares   

Year Ended

December
31, 2014

    

Year Ended

December
31, 2013

    

Year Ended

December
31, 2012

    

Year Ended

December
30, 20111

    

Year Ended

December
31, 2010

 

 

 

Per Share Operating Data

              

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $       13.84           $       12.52          $ 11.30          $ 11.47          $ 10.30      

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

              

Net investment income2

     0.29            0.25            0.29            0.20            0.23      

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.83            1.38            1.09            (0.11)           1.09      
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     1.12            1.63            1.38            0.09            1.32      

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

              

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.29)           (0.31)           (0.16)           (0.26)           (0.15)     

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 14.67         $ 13.84         $        12.52         $        11.30         $        11.47     
  

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     8.20%           13.17%           12.34%           0.72%           12.91%     

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 203,684        $ 213,697        $ 218,032        $ 128,383        $ 150,622    

 

 

Average net assets (in thousands)

   $ 208,556        $ 218,090        $ 191,416        $ 141,848        $ 151,620    

 

 

Ratios to average net assets:4

              

Net investment income

     2.03%           1.87%           2.46%           1.70%           2.13%     

Total expenses5

     0.90%           0.89%           0.90%           0.91%           0.91%     
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      0.67%           0.66%           0.66%           0.67%           0.65%     

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate6

     98%           187%           110%           102%           54%     

1. December 30, 2011 represents the last business day of the Fund’s 2011 fiscal year.

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. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Total return information does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

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

        Year Ended December 31, 2014

     0.90

        Year Ended December 31, 2013

     0.90

        Year Ended December 31, 2012

     0.91

        Year Ended December 30, 2011

     0.93

        Year Ended December 31, 2010

     0.92

6. The portfolio turnover rate excludes purchase and sale transactions of To Be Announced (TBA) mortgage-related securities as follows:

         Purchase Transactions      Sale Transactions  
 

 

 
 

Year Ended December 31, 2014

     $697,503,637         $678,765,376   
 

Year Ended December 31, 2013

     $794,398,216         $800,879,825   
 

Year Ended December 31, 2012

     $555,111,600         $549,805,766   
 

Year Ended December 30, 2011

     $450,804,195         $453,759,282   
 

Year Ended December 31, 2010

     $412,930,431         $414,511,903   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

Service Shares   

Year Ended

December
31, 2014

    

Year Ended

December

31, 2013

    

Year Ended

December
31, 2012

    

Year Ended

December
30, 20111

    

Year Ended

December
31, 2010

 

 

 

Per Share Operating Data

              

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 13.66          $ 12.37          $ 11.17          $ 11.35          $ 10.19      

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

              

Net investment income2

     0.25            0.21            0.26            0.16            0.20      

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.84            1.36            1.08            (0.11)           1.08      
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     1.09            1.57            1.34            0.05            1.28      

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

              

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.26)           (0.28)           (0.14)           (0.23)           (0.12)     

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 14.49         $ 13.66         $ 12.37         $ 11.17         $ 11.35     
  

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     8.02%           12.83%           12.11%           0.38%           12.68%     

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

    $     63,880        $     69,601        $     72,872        $     77,551        $     89,580    

 

 

Average net assets (in thousands)

    $ 65,450        $ 72,332        $ 76,257        $ 85,157        $ 87,280    

 

 

Ratios to average net assets:4

              

Net investment income

     1.78%           1.62%           2.18%           1.45%           1.87%     

Total expenses5

     1.15%           1.15%           1.16%           1.16%           1.16%     
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      0.92%           0.92%           0.92%           0.92%           0.90%     

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate6

     98%           187%           110%           102%           54%     

1. December 30, 2011 represents the last business day of the Fund’s 2011 fiscal year.

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. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Total return information does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

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

        Year Ended December 31, 2014

     1.15

        Year Ended December 31, 2013

     1.16

        Year Ended December 31, 2012

     1.17

        Year Ended December 30, 2011

     1.18

        Year Ended December 31, 2010

     1.17

6. The portfolio turnover rate excludes purchase and sale transactions of To Be Announced (TBA) mortgage-related securities as follows:

         Purchase Transactions      Sale Transactions  
 

 

 
 

Year Ended December 31, 2014

     $697,503,637         $678,765,376   
 

Year Ended December 31, 2013

     $794,398,216         $800,879,825   
 

Year Ended December 31, 2012

     $555,111,600         $549,805,766   
 

Year Ended December 30, 2011

     $450,804,195         $453,759,282   
 

Year Ended December 31, 2010

     $412,930,431         $414,511,903   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2014

 

 

1. Organization

Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund/VA (the “Fund”), a separate series of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds, is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), as amended. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek total return. 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. Shares of the Fund are sold only to separate accounts of life insurance companies.

The Fund offers two classes of shares. Both classes are sold at their offering price, which is the net asset value per share, to separate investment accounts of participating insurance companies as an underlying investment for variable life insurance policies, variable annuity contracts or other investment products. The class of shares designated as Service shares is subject to a distribution and service plan. Both 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.

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

 

 

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 Fund’s accounting records are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies and amounts related to the purchase and sale of foreign securities and foreign investment income are translated into U.S. dollars as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”), normally 4:00 P.M. Eastern time, on each day the Exchange is open for trading. Foreign exchange rates may be valued primarily using a reliable bank, dealer or service authorized by the Board of Trustees.

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

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

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

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

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

Custodian Fees. “Custodian fees and expenses” in the Statement of Operations may include interest expense incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on such cash overdrafts, to the extent they are not offset by positive cash balances maintained by the Fund, at a rate equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. The “Reduction to custodian expenses” line item, if applicable, represents earnings on cash balances maintained by the Fund during the period. Such interest expense and other custodian fees may be paid with these earnings.

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

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

Federal Taxes. The Fund intends to comply with provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its investment company taxable income, including any net realized gain on investments not offset by capital loss

 

23      OPPENHEIMER CAPITAL INCOME FUND/VA


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

carryforwards, if any, to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is required. The Fund files income tax returns in U.S. federal and applicable state jurisdictions. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s tax return filings generally remain open for the three preceding fiscal reporting period ends.

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

Undistributed

Net Investment

Income

  

Undistributed

Long-Term

Gain

    

Accumulated

Loss

Carryforward1,2,3,4,5

    

Net Unrealized

Appreciation

Based on cost of

Securities and

Other Investments

for Federal Income

Tax Purposes

 

 

 

$5,536,007

     $—         $19,904,306         $19,487,201   

1. As of December 31, 2014, the Fund had $19,530,266 of net capital loss carryforward available to offset future realized capital gains, if any, and thereby reduce future taxable gain distributions. Details of the capital loss carryforwards are included in the table below. Capital loss carryovers with no expiration, if any, must be utilized prior to those with expiration dates.

Expiring       

 

 

2015

    $ 3,323,244    

2016

     3,323,244    

2017

     12,883,778    
  

 

 

 

Total

    $               19,530,266    
  

 

 

 

Of these losses, $6,646,488 are subject to loss limitation rules resulting from merger activity. These limitations generally reduce the utilization of these losses to a maximum of $3,323,244 per year.

2. As of December 31, 2014, the Fund had $371,625 of post-October losses available to offset future realized capital gains, if any.

3. The Fund had $2,415 of straddle losses which were deferred.

4. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund utilized $13,105,097 of capital loss carryforward to offset capital gains realized in that fiscal year.

5. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund utilized $36,465,772 of capital loss carryforward to offset capital gains realized in that fiscal year.

Net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) may differ for financial statement and tax purposes. The character of dividends and distributions made during the fiscal year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. Also, due to timing of dividends and distributions, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the fiscal year in which the income or net realized gain was recorded by the Fund.

Accordingly, the following amounts have been reclassified for December 31, 2014. Net assets of the Fund were unaffected by the reclassifications.

Increase

to Paid-in Capital

  

Reduction

to Accumulated

Net Investment

Income

    

Reduction

to Accumulated Net

Realized Loss

on Investments

 

 

 

$5,734

     $57,073         $51,339   

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

     Year Ended        Year Ended    
     December 31, 2014      December 31, 2013  

 

 

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $                 5,446,566      $                 6,656,962  

The aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments for federal income tax purposes as of December 31, 2014 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

    $ 296,824,025      

Federal tax cost of other investments

     303,540     
  

 

 

 

Total federal tax cost

    $     297,127,565     
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

    $ 22,641,096     

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (3,153,895)     
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

    $ 19,487,201     
  

 

 

 

 

24      OPPENHEIMER CAPITAL INCOME FUND/VA


    

 

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

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

 

 

3. Securities Valuation

The Fund calculates the net asset value of its shares as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”), normally 4:00 P.M. Eastern time, on each day the Exchange is open for trading.

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

Valuation Methods and Inputs

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

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

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

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

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

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

Futures contracts and futures options traded on a commodities or futures exchange will be valued at the final settlement price or official closing price on the principal exchange as reported by such principal exchange at its trading session ending at, or most recently prior to, the time when the Fund’s assets are valued.

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

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

Loans

   Information obtained from market participants regarding reported trade data and broker-dealer price quotations.

Event-linked bonds

   Information obtained from market participants regarding reported trade data and broker-dealer price quotations.

If a market value or price cannot be determined for a security using the methodologies described above, or if, in the “good faith” opinion of the Manager, the market value or price obtained does not constitute a “readily available market quotation,” or a significant event has occurred that would materially affect the value of the security the security is fair valued either (i) by a standardized fair valuation methodology applicable to the security type or the significant event as previously approved by the Valuation Committee and the Fund’s Board or (ii) as determined in good faith by the Manager’s Valuation Committee. The Valuation Committee considers all relevant facts that are reasonably available, through either public information or information available to the Manager, when determining the fair value of a security. Fair value determinations by the Manager are subject to review, approval and ratification by the Fund’s Board at its next regularly scheduled meeting covering the calendar quarter in which the fair valuation was determined. Those fair valuation standardized methodologies include, but are not limited to, valuing securities at the last sale price or initially at cost and

 

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subsequently adjusting the value based on: changes in company specific fundamentals, changes in an appropriate securities index, or changes in the value of similar securities which may be further adjusted for any discounts related to security-specific resale restrictions. When possible, such methodologies use observable market inputs such as unadjusted quoted prices of similar securities, observable interest rates, currency rates and yield curves. The methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities nor can it be assured that the Fund can obtain the fair value assigned to a security if it were to sell the security.

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

Classifications

Each investment asset or liability of the Fund is assigned a level at measurement date based on the significance and source of the inputs to its valuation. Various data inputs are used in determining the value of each of the Fund’s investments as of the reporting period end. These data inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:

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

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

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

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

The table below categorizes amounts that are included in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2014 based on valuation input level:

 

    

Level 1—

Unadjusted

Quoted Prices

   

Level 2—

Other Significant

Observable Inputs

    

Level 3—

Significant

            Unobservable

Inputs

     Value    

 

 

Assets Table

          

Investments, at Value:

          

Common Stocks

          

Consumer Discretionary

     $ 11,155,775     $  —      $  —       $ 11,155,775    

Consumer Staples

     4,461,491       3,026,641               7,488,132    

Energy

     7,759,968                     7,759,968    

Financials

     15,537,275                     15,537,275    

Health Care

     13,624,693                     13,624,693    

Industrials

     10,810,112                     10,810,112    

Information Technology

     18,357,282                     18,357,282    

Materials

     3,342,345                     3,342,345    

Telecommunication Services

     1,473,684                     1,473,684    

Utilities

     1,069,461                     1,069,461    

Asset-Backed Securities

           28,582,131               28,582,131    

Mortgage-Backed Obligations

           102,759,696               102,759,696    

U.S. Government Obligations

           816,289               816,289    

Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes

           88,169,237               88,169,237    

Investment Company

     5,367,607                     5,367,607    
  

 

 

 

Total Investments, at Value

     92,959,693       223,353,994               316,313,687    

Other Financial Instruments:

          

Futures contracts

     311,828                     311,828    
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     $                     93,271,521     $                     223,353,994      $  —       $                 316,625,515    
  

 

 

 

Liabilities Table

          

Other Financial Instruments:

          

Futures contracts

     $ (8,287   $  —      $  —       $ (8,287)     
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     $ (8,287   $  —      $  —       $ (8,287)     
  

 

 

 

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.

 

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4. Investments and Risks

Investment in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund. The Fund is permitted to invest daily available cash balances in an affiliated money market fund. The Fund may invest the available cash in Class E shares of Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund (“IMMF”) to seek current income while preserving liquidity or for defensive purposes. IMMF is a registered open-end management investment company, regulated as a money market fund under the 1940 Act. The Manager is the investment adviser of IMMF, and the Sub-Adviser provides investment and related advisory services to IMMF. When applicable, the Fund’s investment in IMMF is included in the Statement of Investments. Shares of IMMF are valued at their net asset value per share. As a shareholder, the Fund is subject to its proportional share of IMMF’s Class E expenses, including its management fee. The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in IMMF.

Securities on a When-Issued or Delayed Delivery Basis. The Fund may purchase securities on a “when-issued” basis, and may purchase or sell securities on a “delayed delivery” basis. “When-issued” or “delayed delivery” refers to securities whose terms and indenture are available and for which a market exists, but which are not available for immediate delivery. Delivery and payment for securities that have been purchased by the Fund on a when-issued basis normally takes place within six months and possibly as long as two years or more after the trade date. During this period, such securities do not earn interest, are subject to market fluctuation and may increase or decrease in value prior to their delivery. The purchase of securities on a when-issued basis may increase the volatility of the Fund’s net asset value to the extent the Fund executes such transactions while remaining substantially fully invested. When the Fund engages in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions, it relies on the buyer or seller, as the case may be, to complete the transaction. Their failure to do so may cause the Fund to lose the opportunity to obtain or dispose of the security at a price and yield it considers advantageous. The Fund may also sell securities that it purchased on a when-issued basis or forward commitment prior to settlement of the original purchase.

As of December 31, 2014, the Fund had purchased securities issued on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis and sold securities issued on a delayed delivery basis as follows:

    

When-Issued or
Delayed Delivery

Basis Transactions

 

 

 

Purchased securities

     $66,523,603   

Sold securities

     5,185,100   

The Fund may enter into “forward roll” transactions with respect to mortgage-related securities. In this type of transaction, the Fund sells a mortgage-related security to a buyer and simultaneously agrees to repurchase a similar security (same type, coupon and maturity) at a later date at a set price. During the period between the sale and the repurchase, the Fund will not be entitled to receive interest and principal payments on the securities that have been sold. The Fund records the incremental difference between the forward purchase and sale of each forward roll as realized gain (loss) on investments or as fee income in the case of such transactions that have an associated fee in lieu of a difference in the forward purchase and sale price.

Forward roll transactions may be deemed to entail embedded leverage since the Fund purchases mortgage-related securities with extended settlement dates rather than paying for the securities under a normal settlement cycle. This embedded leverage increases the Fund’s market value of investments relative to its net assets which can incrementally increase the volatility of the Fund’s performance. Forward roll transactions can be replicated over multiple settlement periods.

Risks of entering into forward roll transactions include the potential inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the agreement; the potential of the Fund to receive inferior securities at redelivery as compared to the securities sold to the counterparty; and counterparty credit risk.

Restricted Securities. As of December 31, 2014, investments in securities included issues that are restricted. A restricted security may have a contractual restriction on its resale and is valued under methods approved by the Board of Trustees as reflecting fair value. Securities that are restricted are marked with an applicable footnote on the Statement of Investments. Restricted securities are reported on a schedule following the Statement of Investments.

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

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

 

 

5. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments

The Fund’s investment objective not only permits the Fund to purchase investment securities, it also allows the Fund to enter into various types of derivatives contracts, including, but not limited to, futures contracts, forward currency exchange contracts, credit default swaps, interest rate swaps, total return swaps, variance swaps and purchased and written options. In doing so, the Fund will employ strategies in differing combinations to permit it to increase, decrease, or change the level or types of exposure to market risk factors. These instruments may allow the Fund to pursue its objectives more

 

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quickly and efficiently than if it were to make direct purchases or sales of securities capable of effecting a similar response to market factors. Such contracts may be entered into through a bilateral over-the-counter (“OTC”) transaction, or through a securities or futures exchange and cleared through a clearinghouse.

Market Risk Factors. In accordance with its investment objectives, the Fund may use derivatives to increase or decrease its exposure to one or more of the following market risk factors:

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

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

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

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

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

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

Derivatives may have little or no initial cash investment relative to their market value exposure and therefore can produce significant gains or losses in excess of their cost due to unanticipated changes in the market risk factors and the overall market. This use of embedded leverage allows the Fund to increase its market value exposure relative to its net assets and can substantially increase the volatility of the Fund’s performance. In instances where the Fund is using derivatives to decrease, or hedge, exposures to market risk factors for securities held by the Fund, there are also risks that those derivatives may not perform as expected resulting in losses for the combined or hedged positions. Some derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the Fund’s initial investment.

Additional associated risks from investing in derivatives also exist and potentially could have significant effects on the valuation of the derivative and the Fund. Typically, the associated risks are not the risks that the Fund is attempting to increase or decrease exposure to, per its investment objectives, but are the additional risks from investing in derivatives. Examples of these associated risks are liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund will not be able to sell the derivative in the open market in a timely manner, and counterparty credit risk, which is the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Fund.

The Fund’s actual exposures to these market risk factors and associated risks during the period are discussed in further detail, by derivative type, below.

Futures Contracts

A futures contract is a commitment to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity, financial instrument or currency at a negotiated price on a stipulated future date. The Fund may buy and sell futures contracts and may also buy or write put or call options on these futures contracts. Futures contracts and options thereon are generally entered into on a regulated futures exchange and cleared through a clearinghouse associated with the exchange.

Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit either cash or securities (initial margin) in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract value in an account registered in the futures commission merchant’s name. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are paid to or from the futures commission merchant each day equal to the daily changes in the contract value. Such payments are recorded as unrealized gains and losses. Should the Fund fail to make requested variation margin payments, the futures commission merchant can gain access to the initial margin to satisfy the Fund’s payment obligations.

Futures contracts are reported on a schedule following the Statement of Investments. Securities held by a futures commission merchant to cover initial margin requirements on open futures contracts are noted in the Statement of Investments. Cash held by a futures commission merchant to cover initial margin requirements on open futures contracts and the receivable and/or payable for the daily mark to market for the variation margin are noted in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The net change in unrealized appreciation and depreciation is reported in the Statement of Operations. Realized gains (losses) are reported in the Statement of Operations at the closing or expiration of futures contracts.

The Fund has purchased futures contracts on various bonds and notes to increase exposure to interest rate risk.

The Fund has sold futures contracts on various bonds and notes to decrease exposure to interest rate risk.

During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $12,881,320 and $28,102,359 on futures contracts purchased and sold, respectively.

Additional associated risks of entering into futures contracts (and related options) include the possibility that there may be an illiquid market where the Fund is unable to liquidate the contract or enter into an offsetting position and, if used for hedging purposes, the risk that the price of the contract will correlate imperfectly with the prices of the Fund’s securities.

 

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Swaption Transactions

The Fund may enter into a swaption contract which grants the purchaser the right, but not the obligation, to enter into a swap transaction at preset terms detailed in the underlying agreement within a specified period of time. The purchaser pays a premium to the swaption writer who bears the risk of unfavorable changes in the preset terms on the underlying swap.

Purchased swaptions are reported as a component of investments in the Statement of Investments and the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Written swaptions are reported on a schedule following the Statement of Investments and their value is reported as a separate asset or liability line item in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on written swaptions is separately reported in the Statement of Operations. When a swaption is exercised, the cost of the swap is adjusted by the amount of premium paid or received. Upon the expiration or closing of an unexercised swaption contract, a gain or loss is reported in the Statement of Operations for the amount of the premium paid or received.

The Fund generally will incur a greater risk when it writes a swaption than when it purchases a swaption. When the Fund writes a swaption it will become obligated, upon exercise of the swaption, according to the terms of the underlying agreement. Swaption contracts written by the Fund do not give rise to counterparty credit risk prior to exercise as they obligate the Fund, not its counterparty, to perform. When the Fund purchases a swaption it only risks losing the amount of the premium it paid if the swaption expires unexercised. However, when the Fund exercises a purchased swaption there is a risk that the counterparty will fail to perform or otherwise default on its obligations under the swaption contract.

The Fund has purchased swaptions which gives it the option to buy credit protection through credit default swaps in order to decrease exposure to the credit risk of individual issuers and/or indexes of issuers. A purchased swaption of this type becomes more valuable as the likelihood of a credit event on the reference asset increases.

During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $16,659 on purchased swaptions.

Counterparty Credit Risk. Derivative positions are subject to the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Fund. The Fund intends to enter into derivative transactions with counterparties that the Manager believes to be creditworthy at the time of the transaction.

The Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally limited to the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral held by the Fund. For OTC options purchased, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount of the premiums paid plus the positive change in market values net of any collateral held by the Fund should the counterparty fail to perform under the contracts. Options written by the Fund do not typically give rise to counterparty credit risk, as options written generally obligate the Fund and not the counterparty to perform.

To reduce counterparty risk with respect to OTC transactions, the Fund has entered into master netting arrangements, established within the Fund’s International Swap and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) master agreements, which allow the Fund to make (or to have an entitlement to receive) a single net payment in the event of default (close-out netting) for outstanding payables and receivables with respect to certain OTC positions in swaps, options, swaptions, and forward currency exchange contracts for each individual counterparty. In addition, the Fund may require that certain counterparties post cash and/or securities in collateral accounts to cover their net payment obligations for those derivative contracts subject to ISDA master agreements. If the counterparty fails to perform under these contracts and agreements, the cash and/or securities will be made available to the Fund.

ISDA master agreements include credit related contingent features which allow counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event that, for example, the Fund’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Fund fails to meet the terms of its ISDA master agreements, which would cause the Fund to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty.

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events.

The Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on exchange-traded derivatives cleared through a clearinghouse and for centrally cleared swaps is generally considered lower than as compared to OTC derivatives. However, counterparty credit risk exists with respect to initial and variation margin deposited/paid by the Fund that is held in futures commission merchant, broker and/or clearinghouse accounts for such exchange-traded derivatives and for centrally cleared swaps.

With respect to centrally cleared swaps, such transactions will be submitted for clearing, and if cleared, will be held in accounts at futures commission merchants or brokers that are members of clearinghouses. While brokers, futures commission merchants and clearinghouses are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a broker, futures commission merchant or clearinghouse becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the broker, futures commission merchant or clearinghouse for all its customers, U.S. bankruptcy laws will typically allocate that shortfall on a pro-rata basis across all the broker’s, futures commission merchant’s or clearinghouse’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund.

There is the risk that a broker, futures commission merchant or clearinghouse will decline to clear a transaction on the Fund’s behalf, and the Fund may be required to pay a termination fee to the executing broker with whom the Fund initially enters into the transaction. Clearinghouses may also be permitted to terminate centrally cleared swaps at any time. The Fund is also subject to the risk that the broker or futures commission merchant will improperly use the Fund’s assets deposited/paid as initial or variation margin to satisfy payment obligations of another customer. In the event of a default by another customer of the broker or futures commission merchant, the Fund might not receive its variation margin payments from the clearinghouse, due to the manner in which variation margin payments are aggregated for all customers of the broker/futures commission merchant.

Collateral and margin requirements differ by type of derivative. Margin requirements are established by the broker, futures commission merchant or clearinghouse for exchange-traded and cleared derivatives, including centrally cleared swaps. Brokers, futures commission merchants and clearinghouses can ask for margin in excess of the regulatory minimum, or increase the margin amount, in certain circumstances.

 

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Collateral terms are contract specific for OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded under an ISDA master agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark to market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by the Fund or the counterparty.

For financial reporting purposes, cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund, if any, is reported separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Fund, if any, is noted in the Statement of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a party must exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold (e.g. $250,000) before a transfer has to be made. To the extent amounts due to the Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance.

The following table presents the valuations of derivative instruments by risk exposure as reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2014:

    

Asset Derivatives

  

Liability Derivatives

Derivatives Not Accounted for as
Hedging Instruments
   Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location
   Value    Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location
   Value  

 

Interest rate contracts

   Variation margin receivable    $            17,813*    Variation margin payable    $        23,691*  

*Includes only the current day’s variation margin. Prior variation margin movements have been reflected in cash on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities upon receipt or payment.

The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations is as follows:

Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) Recognized on Derivatives  

 

 
Derivatives Not Accounted for as Hedging Instruments    Investment from
unaffiliated companies
   Closing and expiration
of futures contracts
     Total  

 

 

Credit contracts

      $            (111,023)      $                        —        $          (111,023)    

Interest Rate contracts

      —       1,463,966        1,463,966    
     

 

 

Total

      $            (111,023)      $            1,463,966        $        1,352,943    
     

 

 

 

Amount of Change in Unrealized Gain or (Loss) Recognized on Derivatives

 

Derivatives Not Accounted for as Hedging Instruments    Futures contracts

 

Interest rate contracts

   $        358,972

 

 

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:

     Year Ended December 31, 2014     Year Ended December 31, 2013      
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount      

 

 

Non-Service Shares

        

Sold

     249,594     $ 3,564,995       172,668     $ 2,290,240       

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

                 300,916       4,273,013       387,201       5,107,178       

Redeemed

     (2,114,253     (30,138,035     (2,531,989     (33,599,185)       
  

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (1,563,743   $ (22,300,027     (1,972,120   $               (26,201,767)       
  

 

 

 
        

 

 

Service Shares

        

Sold

     373,936     $               5,300,928       183,862     $ 2,416,107       

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     83,586       1,173,553       118,848       1,549,784       

Redeemed

     (1,142,911     (16,061,044     (1,100,257     (14,476,777)       
  

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (685,389   $ (9,586,563     (797,547   $               (10,510,886)       
  

 

 

 

 

 

7. Purchases and Sales of Securities

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term obligations and investments in IMMF, for the year ended December 31, 2014 were as follows:

     Purchases    Sales

 

Investment securities

   $198,662,294    $193,064,950

U.S. government and government agency obligations

   55,023,606    56,004,207

To Be Announced (TBA) mortgage-related securities

   697,503,637    678,765,376

 

 

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:

 

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8. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

    Fee Schedule       

 

 

    Up to $200 million

     0.75%       

    Next $200 million

     0.72          

    Next $200 million

     0.69          

    Next $200 million

     0.66          

    Over $800 million

     0.60          

The Fund’s management fee for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 was 0.74% 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 services are detailed in the Statement of Operations and Financial Highlights, respectively.

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

Trustees’ Compensation. The Fund’s Board of Trustees (“Board”) has adopted a compensation deferral plan for Independent Trustees that enables Trustees to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the annual compensation they are entitled to receive from the Fund. For purposes of determining the amount owed to the 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 for Service Shares. The Fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act for Service shares to pay OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (the “Distributor”), for distribution related services, personal service and account maintenance for the Fund’s Service shares. Under the Plan, payments are made periodically at an annual rate of 0.25% of the daily net assets of Service shares of the Fund. The Distributor currently uses all of those fees to compensate sponsors of the insurance product that offers Fund shares, for providing personal service and maintenance of accounts of their variable contract owners that hold Service shares. These fees are paid out of the Fund’s assets on an on-going basis and increase operating expenses of the Service shares, which results in lower performance compared to the Fund’s shares that are not subject to a service fee. Fees incurred by the Fund under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations.

Waivers and Reimbursements of Expenses. The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the Fund’s expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses, excluding expenses incurred directly or indirectly by the Fund as a result of investments in other investment companies, wholly-owned subsidiaries and pooled investment vehicles; so that those expenses, as percentages of daily net assets, will not exceed the annual rate of 0.67% for Non-Service shares and 0.92% for Service shares. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $467,661 and $146,566 for Non-Service and Service shares, respectively.

The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in IMMF. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $13,477 for IMMF management fees.

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

 

 

9. Pending Litigation

In 2009, seven class action lawsuits were filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI”), OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., the Fund’s principal underwriter and distributor (the “Distributor”), and certain funds (but not including the Fund) advised by OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. and distributed by the Distributor (the “Defendant Funds”). The lawsuits also named as defendants certain officers and current and former trustees of the respective Defendant Funds. The lawsuits raised claims under federal securities laws and alleged, among other things, that the disclosure documents of the respective Defendant Funds contained misrepresentations and omissions and that the respective Defendant Funds’ investment policies were not followed. The plaintiffs in these actions sought unspecified damages, equitable relief and awards of attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses. The Defendant Funds’ Boards of Trustees also engaged counsel to represent the Funds and the present

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

9. Pending Litigation (Continued)

and former Independent Trustees named in those suits. In March 2014, the parties in six of these lawsuits executed stipulations and agreements of settlement resolving those actions. In July 2014, the court entered an order and final judgment approving the settlements as fair, reasonable and adequate. The settlements do not resolve a seventh outstanding lawsuit relating to Oppenheimer Rochester California Municipal Fund (the “California Fund Suit”). OFI believes the California Fund Suit is without legal merit and is defending the suit vigorously. While it is premature to render any opinion as to the outcome in the California Fund Suit, or whether any costs that OFI may bear in defending the California Fund Suit might not be reimbursed by insurance, OFI believes the California Fund Suit should not impair the ability of OFI or the Distributor to perform their respective duties to the Fund, and that the outcome of the California Fund Suit should not have any material effect on the operations of any of the Oppenheimer funds.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

The Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund/VA (a separate series of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds), including the statement of investments, as of December 31, 2014, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2014, by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund/VA as of December 31, 2014, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

KPMG LLP

Denver, Colorado

February 13, 2015

 

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FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION Unaudited

 

 

In early 2015, if applicable, shareholders of record received information regarding all dividends and distributions paid to them by the Fund during calendar year 2014.

Dividends, if any, paid by the Fund during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 which are not designated as capital gain distributions should be multiplied by the maximum amount allowable but not less than 22.43% to arrive at the amount eligible for the corporate dividend-received deduction.

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

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS Unaudited

 

 

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

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

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

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

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

Investment Performance of the Fund, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser. Throughout the year, the Manager provided information on the investment performance of the Fund, including comparative performance information. The Board also reviewed information, prepared by the Manager and by the independent consultant, comparing the Fund’s historical performance to relevant market indices and to the performance of other moderate allocation funds underlying variable insurance products. The Board considered that the Fund underperformed its performance category during the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods. The Board also considered that on April 30, 2013, the Fund changed its name and investment strategy to Capital Income Fund/VA from Balanced Fund/VA, and Magnus Krantz took over as portfolio manager of the equity portion of the Fund while Krishna Memani remained as the fixed income portfolio manager. The Board noted the Manager’s assertion that the performance of the Fund prior to April 30, 2013 was reflective of a different investment strategy and a different portfolio management team. The Board further noted that the Fund has a higher fixed income allocation than funds in its performance category and will tend to underperform the category average in a strong equity market environment. The Board considered that the Fund has performed well in 2014, ranking in the 21st percentile of its performance category for the year-to-date period ended April 30, 2014, as the bond markets have outperformed the equity markets.

Costs of Services by the Adviser. The Board reviewed the fees paid to the Manager and the other expenses borne by the Fund. The Board noted that the Manager, not the Fund, pays the Sub-Adviser’s fee under the sub-advisory agreement. The independent consultant provided comparative data in regard to the fees and expenses of the Fund and other moderate allocation funds underlying variable insurance products. In reviewing the fees and expenses charged to the VA funds, the Board considered the Manager’s assertion that, because there is much greater disparity in the fees and services that may be provided by a manager to a VA fund as opposed to a retail fund, when comparing the expenses of the various VA funds to those of retail funds, it is most appropriate to focus on total expenses (rather than on the management fees). Accordingly, while the Board reviewed and considered all expenses, it focused on total expenses. The Board considered that the Fund’s total expenses, after waivers, were lower than its peer group median and category median. The Board also considered that the Fund’s contractual management fee was higher than its peer group median and category median. Within the total asset range of $250 million to $500 million, the Fund’s effective management fee rate was higher than its peer group median and category median. The Board noted that the Manager has contractually agreed to limit the Fund’s total annual operating expenses so that those expenses, as percentages of daily net assets, will not exceed the annual rate of 0.67% for Non-Service Shares and 0.92% for Service Shares. This contractual expense limitation may not be amended or withdrawn until one year after the date of the Fund’s prospectus, unless approved by the Board.

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

Economies of Scale and Profits Realized by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser. The Board considered information regarding the Managers’ costs in serving as the Fund’s investment adviser and sub-adviser, including the costs associated with the personnel and systems necessary to manage the Fund, and information regarding the Managers’ profitability from their relationship with the Fund. The Board reviewed whether the Managers may realize economies of scale in managing and supporting the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund currently has management fee breakpoints, which are intended to share with Fund shareholders economies of scale that may exist as the Fund’s assets grow.

Other Benefits to the Managers. In addition to considering the profits realized by the Managers, the Board considered information that was provided regarding the direct and indirect benefits the Managers receive as a result of their relationship with the Fund, including compensation paid to the Managers’ affiliates and research provided to the Adviser in connection with permissible brokerage arrangements (soft dollar arrangements).The Board also considered that the Managers must be able to pay and retain experienced professional personnel at competitive rates to provide quality services to the Fund.

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

Based on its review of the information it received and its evaluations described above, the Board, including a majority of the independent Trustees, decided to continue the Agreements through August 31, 2015. In arriving at its decision, the Board did not identify any factor or factors as being more important than others, but considered all of the above information, and considered the terms and conditions of the Agreements, including the management fees, in light of all the surrounding circumstances.

 

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PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES; UPDATES TO STATEMENTS OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited

 

 

The Fund has adopted Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures under which the Fund votes proxies relating to securities (“portfolio proxies”) held by the Fund. A description of the Fund’s Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund toll-free at 1.800.525.7048, (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 1.800.525.7048, 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.

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited

 

 

 

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

Sam Freedman,

Chairman of the Board of Trustees (since 2012) and Trustee (since 1996)

Year of Birth: 1940

  Director of Colorado UpLIFT (charitable organization) (since September 1984). Mr. Freedman held several positions with the Sub-Adviser and with subsidiary or affiliated companies of the Sub-Adviser (until October 1994). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Freedman has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 1996, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Jon S. Fossel,

Trustee (since 1990)

Year of Birth: 1942

  Chairman of the Board of Jack Creek Preserve Foundation (non-profit organization) (since 2005); Chairman of the Board (2006-December 2011) and Director (June 2002-December 2011) of UNUMProvident (insurance company); Director of Northwestern Energy Corp. (public utility corporation) (November 2004-December 2009); Director of P.R. Pharmaceuticals (October 1999-October 2003); Director of Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (non-profit organization) (February 1998-February 2003 and February 2005-February 2007); Chairman and Director (until October 1996) and President and Chief Executive Officer (until October 1995) of the Sub-Adviser; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the following: Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (“OAC”) (parent holding company of the Sub-Adviser), Shareholder Services, Inc. and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. (until October 1995). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Fossel has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 1990, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Richard F. Grabish,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1948

  Formerly Senior Vice President and Assistant Director of Sales and Marketing (March 1997-December 2007), Director (March 1987-December 2007) and Manager of Private Client Services (June 1985-June 2005) of A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. (broker/dealer and investment firm); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (March 2001-December 2007); President and Vice Chairman of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (investment adviser) (April 1987-March 2001); President of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (investment adviser) (June 2005-December 2007). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Grabish has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2001, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Beverly L. Hamilton,

Trustee (since 2002)

Year of Birth: 1946

  Trustee of Monterey Institute for International Studies (educational organization) (since February 2000); Board Member of Middlebury College (educational organization) (December 2005-June 2011); Chairman (since 2010) of American Funds’ Emerging Markets Growth Fund, Inc. (mutual fund); Director of The California Endowment (philanthropic organization) (April 2002-April 2008); Director (February 2002-2005) and Chairman of Trustees (2006-2007) of the Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula; Director (October 1991-2005); Vice Chairman (2006-2009) of American Funds’ Emerging Markets Growth Fund, Inc. (mutual fund); President of ARCO Investment Management Company (February 1991-April 2000); Member of the investment committees of The Rockefeller Foundation (2001-2006) and The University of Michigan (since 2000); Advisor at Credit Suisse First Boston’s Sprout venture capital unit (venture capital fund) (1994-January 2005); Trustee of MassMutual Institutional Funds (investment company) (1996-June 2004); Trustee of MML Series Investment Fund (investment company) (April 1989-June 2004); Member of the investment committee of Hartford Hospital (2000-2003); and Advisor to Unilever (Holland) pension fund (2000-2003). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Hamilton has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2002, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Victoria J. Herget,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth:1951

  Board Chair (2008-Present) and Director (2004-Present), United Educators (insurance company); Trustee (since 2000) and Chair (since 2010), Newberry Library (independent research library); Trustee, Mather LifeWays (senior living organization) (since 2001); Independent Director of the First American Funds (mutual fund family) (2003-2011); former Managing Director (1993-2001), Principal (1985-1993), Vice President (1978-1985) and Assistant Vice President (1973-1978) of Zurich Scudder Investments (investment adviser) (and its predecessor firms); Trustee (1992-2007), Chair of the Board of Trustees (1999-2007), Investment Committee Chair (1994-1999) and Investment Committee member (2007-2010) of Wellesley College; Trustee, BoardSource (non-profit organization) (2006-2009) and Chicago City Day School (K-8 School) (1994-2005). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Herget has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Robert J. Malone,

Trustee (since 2002)

Year of Birth: 1944

  Chairman of the Board (since 2012) and Director (since August 2005) of Jones International University (educational organization); Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Steele Street Bank Trust (commercial banking) (since August 2003); Trustee of the Gallagher Family Foundation (non-profit organization) (since 2000); Board of Directors of Opera Colorado Foundation (non-profit organization) (2008-2012); Director of Colorado UpLIFT (charitable organization) (1986-2010); Director of Jones Knowledge, Inc. (2006-2010); Former Chairman of U.S. Bank-Colorado (subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp and formerly Colorado National Bank) (July 1996-April 1999); Director of Commercial Assets, Inc. (real estate investment trust) (1993-2000); Director of U.S. Exploration, Inc. (oil and gas exploration) (1997-February 2004); Chairman of the Board (1991-1994) and Trustee (1985-1994) of Regis University; and Chairman of the Board (1990-

 

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Robert J. Malone,

Continued

   1991 and Trustee (1984-1999) of Young Presidents Organization. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Malone has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2002, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

F. William Marshall, Jr.,

Trustee (since 2000)

Year of Birth: 1942

   Trustee Emeritus of Worcester Polytech Institute (WPI) (private university) (since 2009); Trustee of MassMutual Select Funds (formerly MassMutual Institutional Funds) (investment company) (since 1996), MML Series Investment Fund (investment company) (since 1996) and Mass Mutual Premier Funds (investment company) (since January 2012); President and Treasurer of the SIS Fund (private charitable fund) (January 1999 – March 2011); Former Trustee of WPI (1985-2008); Former Chairman of the Board (2004-2006) and Former Chairman of the Investment Committee of WPI (1994-2008); Chairman of SIS & Family Bank, F.S.B. (formerly SIS Bank) (commercial bank) (January 1999-July 1999); Executive Vice President of Peoples Heritage Financial Group, Inc. (commercial bank) (January 1999-July 1999); and Former President and Chief Executive Officer of SIS Bancorp. (1993-1999). Oversees 42 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Marshall has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2000, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Karen L. Stuckey,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1953

   Partner (1990-2012) of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (professional services firm) (held various positions 1975- 1990); Trustee (1992-2006) and member of Executive, Nominating and Audit Committees and Chair of Finance Committee of Lehigh University; and member, Women’s Investment Management Forum (professional organization) since inception. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Stuckey has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

James D. Vaughn,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1945

   Retired; former managing partner (1994-2001) of Denver office of Deloitte & Touche LLP, (held various positions 1969-1993); Trustee and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Schroder Funds (2003-2012); Board member and Chairman of Audit Committee of AMG National Trust Bank (since 2005); Trustee and Investment Committee member, University of South Dakota Foundation (since 1996); Board member, Audit Committee Member and past Board Chair, Junior Achievement (since 1993); former Board member, Mile High United Way, Boys and Girls Clubs, Boy Scouts, Colorado Business Committee for the Arts, Economic Club of Colorado and Metro Denver Network. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Vaughn has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

 

 

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

William F. Glavin, Jr.,

Trustee (since 2009)

Year of Birth: 1958

   Chairman of the Sub-Adviser (July 2014-December 2014 and December 2009-December 2012) and Director of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2009); Chairman, Director and Chief Executive Officer (January 2013-June 2014) of the Manager; President of the Manager (January 2013-May 2013); Chief Executive Officer (January 2009-December 2012); President of the Sub-Adviser (May 2009-December 2012); Management Director (June 2009-June 2014), President (December 2009-June 2014) and Chief Executive Officer (January 2011-June 2014) of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (“OAC”) (the Sub-Adviser’s parent holding company); Director of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (March 2010-June 2014); Executive Vice President (March 2006-February 2009) and Chief Operating Officer (July 2007-February 2009) of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (OAC’s parent company); Director (May 2004-March 2006) and Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer (May 2004-January 2005), President (January 2005-March 2006) and Chief Executive Officer (June 2005-March 2006) of Babson Capital Management LLC; Director (March 2005-March 2006), President (May 2003-March 2006) and Chief Compliance Officer (July 2005-March 2006) of Babson Capital Securities, Inc. (a broker-dealer); President (May 2003-March 2006) of Babson Investment Company, Inc.; Director (May 2004-August 2006) of Babson Capital Europe Limited; Director (May 2004-October 2006) of Babson Capital Guernsey Limited; Director (May 2004-March 2006) of Babson Capital Management LLC; Non-Executive Director (March 2005-March 2007) of Baring Asset Management Limited; Director (February 2005-June 2006) Baring Pension Trustees Limited; Director and Treasurer (December 2003-November 2006) of Charter Oak Capital Management, Inc.; Director (May 2006-September 2006) of C.M. Benefit Insurance Company; Director (May 2008-June 2009) and Executive Vice President (June 2007-July 2009) of C.M. Life Insurance Company; President (March 2006-May 2007) of MassMutual Assignment Company; Director (January 2005-December 2006), Deputy Chairman (March 2005-December 2006) and President (February 2005-March 2005) of MassMutual Holdings (Bermuda) Limited; Director (May 2008-June 2009) and Executive Vice President (June 2007-July 2009) of MML Bay State Life Insurance Company; Chief Executive Officer and President (April 2007-January 2009) of MML Distributors, LLC; and Chairman (March 2006-December 2008) and Chief Executive Officer (May 2007-December 2008) of MML Investors Services, Inc. An officer of 91 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Glavin has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since December 2009, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

 

 

 

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

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited / Continued

 

Krishna Memani,

Vice President (since 2009)

Year of Birth: 1960

   President of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2013); Executive Vice President of the Manager (since January 2014) and Chief Investment Officer of the OppenheimerFunds advisory entities (since January 2014). Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income of the Sub-Adviser (January 2013-December 2013); Head of the Investment Grade Fixed Income Team of the Sub-Adviser (March 2009-January 2014); Director of Fixed Income of the Sub-Adviser (October 2010-December 2012); Senior Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (March 2009-December 2012) and Senior Vice President of OFI Global Institutional, Inc. (April 2009-December 2012). Managing Director and Head of the U.S. and European Credit Analyst Team at Deutsche Bank Securities (June 2006-January 2009). Chief Credit Strategist at Credit Suisse Securities (August 2002-March 2006). Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager at Putnam Investments (September 1998-June 2002). A portfolio manager and an officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Magnus Krantz,

Vice President (since 2013)

Year of Birth: 1967

   Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (since May 2009) and a portfolio manager of the Sub-Adviser (since November 2012); sector manager for technology for the Sub-Adviser’s Main Street Investment Team (since May 2009). Prior to joining the Sub-Adviser, Mr. Krantz was a sector manager at RS Investment and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Mr. Krantz joined Guardian Life Insurance Company in December 2005 and transitioned to RS Investments in October 2006 in connection with Guardian Life Insurance Company’s acquisition of an interest in RS Investments. Portfolio manager and analyst at Citigroup Asset Management (1998-2005) and as a consultant at Price Waterhouse (1997-1998). He also served as product development engineer at Newbridge Networks (1993-1996) and as a software engineer at Mitel Corporation (1990-1993). A portfolio manager and officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Arthur P. Steinmetz,

President and Principal Executive Officer (since 2014)

Year of Birth: 1958

   Chairman of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2015); CEO and Chairman of the Manager (since July 2014), President of the Manager (since May 2013), a Director of the Manager (since January 2013), Director of the Sub-Adviser (since July 2014), President, Management Director and CEO of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (the Sub-Adviser’s parent holding company) (since July 2014), and President and Director of OFI SteelPath, Inc. (since January 2013). Chief Investment Officer of the OppenheimerFunds advisory entities from (January 2013-December 2013); Executive Vice President of the Manager (January 2013-May 2013); Chief Investment Officer of the Sub-Adviser (October 2010-December 2012); Chief Investment Officer, Fixed-Income, of the Sub-Adviser (April 2009-October 2010); Executive Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (October 2009-December 2012); Director of Fixed Income of the Sub-Adviser (January 2009-April 2009); and a Senior Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (March 1993-September 2009). An officer of 91 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Arthur S. Gabinet,

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2011)

Year of Birth: 1958

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

Jennifer Sexton,

Vice President and Chief Business Officer (since 2014)

Year of Birth: 1969

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

Mary Ann Picciotto,

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

Year of Birth: 1973

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

Brian W. Wixted,

Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer (since 1999)

Year of Birth: 1959

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

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and Officers and is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1.800.988.8287.

 

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Servicing Agent   
Sub-Transfer Agent    Shareholder Services, Inc.
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Counsel    K&L Gates LLP
   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, or calling us at 1.800.988.8287. Read prospectuses and summary prospectuses carefully before investing.
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December 31, 2014

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ANNUAL REPORT

Listing of Top Holdings

Fund Performance Discussion

Financial Statements


Fund Performance Discussion

PORTFOLIO MANAGER: Michael Kotlarz

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE PERIODS ENDED 12/31/14

 

 

Inception

Date

      1-Year           5-Year           10-Year    

Non-Service Shares

4/3/85 15.41%  13.07%  6.54% 

 

Service Shares

9/18/01 15.13    12.79    6.28   

 

S&P 500 Index

13.69    15.45    7.67   

 

Russell 1000 Growth Index

13.05    15.81    8.49   

 

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. For performance data current to the most recent month end, call us at 1.800.988.8287. The Fund’s total returns should not be expected to be the same as the returns of other funds, whether or not both funds have the same portfolio managers and/or similar names. The Fund’s total returns include changes in share price and reinvested distributions but do not include the charges associated with the separate account products that offer this Fund. Such performance would have been lower if such charges were taken into account.

 

TOP TEN COMMON STOCK HOLDINGS

 

 

 

Apple, Inc.

  6.1%          

 

 

Biogen Idec, Inc.

  4.8             

 

 

Facebook, Inc., Cl. A

  4.1             

 

 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

  3.7             

 

 

Actavis plc

  3.6             

 

 

LinkedIn Corp., Cl. A

  3.1             

 

 

Celgene Corp.

  2.8             

 

 

MasterCard, Inc., Cl. A

  2.8             

 

 

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

  2.8             

 

 

Visa, Inc., Cl. A

  2.5             

 

 

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of December 31, 2014, and are based on net assets. For more current Fund holdings, please visit oppenheimerfunds.com.

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

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Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of December 31, 2014, and are based on the total market value of common stocks.

 

 

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Fund Performance Discussion

The Fund’s Non-Service shares produced a return of 15.41% during the reporting period, outperforming the Russell 1000 Growth Index (the “Index”), which returned 13.05% for the same period. The Fund’s outperformance stemmed primarily from stronger relative stock selection in the information technology and consumer discretionary sectors, along with an underweight position in energy and an overweight position in health care. The Fund underperformed the Index primarily within the industrials and materials sectors, as a result of weaker relative stock selection. The Fund also outperformed the S&P 500 Index, which returned 13.69% this reporting period.

MARKET OVERVIEW

Domestic equities were among the top performing asset classes in 2014, outperforming foreign equities, including those domiciled in Europe, Japan and emerging markets. In the U.S., the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) began tapering its most recent quantitative easing (“QE”) program in January 2014 and completed the process at the end of October, thereby ending the program’s purchases. The Fed reduced its monthly bond purchases in steady $10 billion increments, which helped reduce market volatility and enabled investors to prepare for a post-QE market environment. Although data in the U.S. softened for the first quarter, partially attributed to cold weather effects across much of the country, it was positive in the second and third quarters of 2014, with Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) growing at 4.6% and an estimated 5.0%, respectively.

Outside of the U.S., the positive data points that had emerged in Europe in 2013 and early 2014 largely reversed themselves later in the reporting period and the European Central Bank (the “ECB”) came under even greater pressure to provide a credible plan to boost growth and avoid deflation. In response, the ECB adopted a number of policies designed to stimulate growth. In Japan, which has been mired in economic weakness for years, the Abe administration has adopted even more aggressive economic policies with the Bank of Japan (the “BoJ”) executing a massive QE program. However, the results have not been particularly impressive, with that economy slipping back into recession in the third quarter of 2014 following the consumption tax increase. Emerging markets’ economic growth was mixed, as certain regions such as Eastern Europe and the Middle East remained burdened by geopolitical turmoil. Many commodity producing emerging market economies also struggled as prices for most commodities fell. Countries such as India and Indonesia have benefited from business-friendly new administrations.

TOP INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS

During the reporting period, top performing holdings included information technology stocks Apple, Inc. and Facebook, Inc., and health care holding Gilead Sciences, Inc. Apple rallied after iPhone sales came in higher than analysts anticipated and the company announced a 7-for-1 stock split and increased both its dividend and share repurchases. In addition, the introduction of two new iPhones, and the upcoming introduction of a new Apple Watch product, resulted in strong performance. Facebook, the world’s number one social network, delivered strong evidence that it can thrive on smartphones and tablets, with increases in mobile advertising revenue. Gilead Sciences is a research-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes medicines. The company benefited from sales of its new hepatitis C drug Sovaldi and its flagship HIV drugs. Gilead also announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had approved Zydelig for treatment of patients with three types of blood cancers.

TOP INDIVIDUAL DETRACTORS

Detractors from performance this reporting period included Amazon.com, Inc., Cameron International Corp. and Wynn Resorts Ltd. Amazon.com experienced declines this reporting period as increased spending limited profit growth, the newly launched Fire phone was greeted with poor reception, and a drop in the usage of Amazon Web Services led to a miss in revenue as compared to Wall Street expectations. Cameron International is a drilling equipment manufacturer that fell on weakness in the energy sector and a negative outlook on subsea drilling orders in upcoming years. We exited our position in Cameron International during the reporting period. Wynn Resorts is an operator of destination casino resorts in Las Vegas and Macau. Weakness in Macau gambling revenues negatively impacted the stock during the reporting period.

STRATEGY & OUTLOOK

Volatility in financial markets has resurfaced as the fragile global macroeconomic synchronization has stalled. Continued deceleration in China, as well as economic uncertainty in Europe has dented the market’s confidence in the fragile global economic recovery. The uncertainty of global demand, combined with the unconventional energy revolution in the U.S., has catalyzed a downward spiral in oil prices which has further clouded the outlook for emerging market economies dependent on commodities. Accordingly, we have seen a flight to quality and to safety as the U.S. dollar soars, U.S. Treasuries rally and yields plunge. The relative attractiveness of the U.S. economy, and those equities exposed to it, continue to shine, with slowly improving employment, stable to improving

 

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consumption rates and a strengthening dollar. Perhaps the greatest risk we see in the near-term is the translation effect of overseas income into dollars, but these periods of dollar strength also correlate well with rising valuations in the U.S. financial markets. Our conviction has been reinforced that companies with capital discipline, strong management and sustainable competitive advantages have the greatest prospects for outperformance over time.

Investors should consider the Fund’s investment objective, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The Fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund, and may be obtained by asking your financial advisor or calling us at 1.800.988.8287. Read prospectuses and summary prospectuses carefully before investing.

Total returns include changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions in a hypothetical investment for the periods shown.

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.

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.

Comparing the Fund’s Performance to the Market. The graphs that follow show the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in each share class of the Fund held until December 31, 2014. Performance is measured over a ten-fiscal-year period for both Classes. Performance information does not reflect charges that apply to separate accounts investing in the Fund. If these charges were taken into account, performance would be lower. The graphs assume that all dividends and capital gains distributions were reinvested in additional shares.

The Fund’s performance is compared to the performance of the S&P 500 Index and the Russell 1000 Growth Index. The S&P 500 Index is a capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks intended to be a representative sample of leading companies in leading industries within the U.S. economy. The Russell 1000 Growth Index measures the performance of the large-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The indices are unmanaged and cannot be purchased directly by investors. While index comparisons may be useful to provide a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, it must be noted that the Fund’s investments are not limited to the investments comprising the indices. Index performance includes reinvestment of income, but does not reflect transaction costs, fees, expenses or taxes. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only as a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, and does not predict or depict performance of the Fund. The Fund’s performance reflects the effects of the Fund’s business and operating expenses.

 

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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. For performance data current to the most recent month end, call us at 1.800. 988.8287. The Fund’s total returns should not be expected to be the same as the returns of other funds, whether or not both funds have the same portfolio managers and/or similar names. The Fund’s total returns include changes in share price and reinvested distributions but do not include the charges associated with the separate account products that offer this Fund. Such performance would have been lower if such charges were taken into account.

 

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Fund Expenses

Fund Expenses. As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs 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 December 31, 2014.

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

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes.

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any charges associated with the separate accounts that offer this Fund. Therefore, the “hypothetical” lines of the table are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these separate account charges were included your costs would have been higher.

 

Actual   

    Beginning
    Account

    Value
    July 1, 2014

      

        Ending

        Account

        Value
        December 31, 2014

    

        Expenses

        Paid During

        6 Months Ended
        December 31, 2014

 

 

 

Non-Service shares

     $         1,000.00             $         1,084.60                     $               4.21                       

 

 

Service shares

  1,000.00      1,083.20              5.53                       

 

 
Hypothetical                       
(5% return before expenses)                       

Non-Service shares

     1,000.00           1,021.17                 4.08                       

 

 

Service shares

  1,000.00      1,019.91              5.36                       

 

 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for that class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). Those annualized expense ratios, excluding indirect expenses from affiliated funds, based on the 6-month period ended December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

Class    Expense Ratios              

 

 

Non-Service shares

  0.80%                 

 

 

Service shares

  1.05                    

 

 

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

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS December 31, 2014

     
     Shares      Value   

 

 

Common Stocks—99.9%

  

 

 

Consumer Discretionary—20.9%

  

  

 

 

Auto Components—0.7%

     

 

 

Magna International, Inc.

    

 

65,650 

 

  

 

   $

 

7,135,499 

 

  

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—1.9%

  

 

 

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., Cl. A1

     15,460          10,582,525    

 

 

Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.

     127,050          5,418,682    

 

 

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     12,950          1,926,442    
     

 

 

 
       

 

    17,927,649 

 

  

 

 

 

Household Durables—1.2%

     

 

 

Harman International Industries, Inc.

    

 

103,970 

 

  

 

    

 

11,094,639 

 

  

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail—1.2%

     

 

 

Amazon.com, Inc.1

     4,734          1,469,197    

 

 

TripAdvisor, Inc.1

     139,430          10,409,844    
     

 

 

 
       

 

11,879,041 

 

  

 

 

 

Media—5.6%

     

 

 

Time Warner, Inc.

     238,975          20,413,244    

 

 

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Cl. B

     712,340          26,278,223    

 

 

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     72,030          6,784,506    
     

 

 

 
       

 

53,475,973 

 

  

 

 

 

Multiline Retail—2.2%

     

 

 

Macy’s, Inc.

    

 

316,370 

 

  

 

    

 

20,801,327 

 

  

 

 

 

Specialty Retail—4.1%

     

 

 

Tiffany & Co.

     150,400          16,071,744    

 

 

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     338,130          23,188,955    
     

 

 

 
       

 

39,260,699 

 

  

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—4.0%

  

 

 

NIKE, Inc., Cl. B

     63,700          6,124,755    

 

 

Ralph Lauren Corp., Cl. A

     44,040          8,154,446    

 

 

VF Corp.

     313,090          23,450,441    
     

 

 

 
       

 

37,729,642 

 

  

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—7.1%

     

 

 

Beverages—1.6%

     

 

 

Brown-Forman Corp., Cl. B

     59,055          5,187,391    

 

 

SABMiller plc

     189,450          9,804,467    
     

 

 

 
       

 

14,991,858 

 

  

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing—4.3%

     

 

 

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     155,130          21,989,677    

 

 

CVS Health Corp.

     200,270          19,288,004    
     

 

 

 
       

 

41,277,681 

 

  

 

 

 

Food Products—1.2%

     

 

 

Hershey Co. (The)

    

 

107,310 

 

  

 

    

 

11,152,728 

 

  

 

 

 

Energy—1.7%

     

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services—0.4%

  

 

 

Halliburton Co.

    

 

97,730 

 

  

 

    

 

3,843,721 

 

  

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—1.3%

  

 

 

Antero Resources Corp.1

     68,930          2,797,180    

 

 

Cimarex Energy Co.

     18,120          1,920,720    

 

 

EOG Resources, Inc.

     54,620          5,028,863    

 

 

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     19,840          2,953,184    
     

 

 

 
       

 

12,699,947 

 

  

 

 

 

Financials—4.9%

     

 

 

Capital Markets—3.3%

     

 

 

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     45,050          5,957,863    

 

 

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     584,660          17,650,885    

 

 

Invesco Ltd.

     199,300          7,876,336    
     

 

 

 
       

 

31,485,084 

 

  

 

 

 

Consumer Finance—0.9%

     

 

 

Discover Financial Services

     137,700          9,017,973    
         
          Shares      Value   
   

 

 
   

Insurance—0.7%

     
   

 

 
   

Aon plc

 

    

 

68,610 

 

  

 

   $

 

6,506,286 

 

  

 

   

 

 
   

Health Care—23.4%

     
   

 

 
   

Biotechnology—11.6%

     
   

 

 
   

Biogen Idec, Inc.1

     133,790          45,415,015    
   

 

 
   

Celgene Corp.1

     242,664          27,144,395    
   

 

 
   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.1

     375,710          35,414,425    
   

 

 
   

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1

     23,645          2,809,026    
         

 

 

 
           

 

    110,782,861 

 

  

 

   

 

 
    Health Care Equipment & Supplies—0.2%   
   

 

 
    ResMed, Inc.     

 

34,440 

 

  

 

    

 

1,930,707 

 

  

 

   

 

 
    Life Sciences Tools & Services—2.0%   
   

 

 
   

Illumina, Inc.1

     81,060          14,962,055    
   

 

 
   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     33,750          4,228,537    
         

 

 

 
           

 

19,190,592 

 

  

 

   

 

 
    Pharmaceuticals—9.6%      
   

 

 
   

Actavis plc1

     133,060          34,250,975    
   

 

 
   

Allergan, Inc.

     50,950          10,831,460    
   

 

 
   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     258,760          15,274,603    
   

 

 
   

Novo Nordisk AS, Sponsored ADR

     60,710          2,569,247    
   

 

 
   

Perrigo Co. plc

     86,250          14,417,550    
   

 

 
   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.1

     95,797          13,709,509    
         

 

 

 
           

 

91,053,344 

 

  

 

   

 

 
    Industrials—9.7%      
   

 

 
    Aerospace & Defense—0.7%      
   

 

 
    Raytheon Co.     

 

63,260 

 

  

 

    

 

6,842,834 

 

  

 

   

 

 
    Airlines—1.1%      
   

 

 
    Delta Air Lines, Inc.     

 

216,170 

 

  

 

    

 

10,633,402 

 

  

 

   

 

 
    Building Products—0.5%      
   

 

 
    Allegion plc     

 

96,170 

 

  

 

    

 

5,333,588

 

  

 

   

 

 
    Commercial Services & Supplies—2.0%   
   

 

 
    Cintas Corp.      105,940          8,309,934    
   

 

 
    Tyco International plc      242,970          10,656,664    
         

 

 

 
           

 

18,966,598 

 

  

 

   

 

 
    Machinery—3.6%      
   

 

 
    Pall Corp.      136,520          13,817,189    
   

 

 
    Parker-Hannifin Corp.      120,210          15,501,080    
   

 

 
    Pentair plc      76,036          5,050,311    
         

 

 

 
           

 

34,368,580 

 

  

 

   

 

 
    Road & Rail—1.2%      
   

 

 
    Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.     

 

58,300 

 

  

 

    

 

11,233,827 

 

  

 

   

 

 
    Trading Companies & Distributors—0.6%   
   

 

 
    United Rentals, Inc.1     

 

56,580 

 

  

 

    

 

5,771,726 

 

  

 

   

 

 
    Information Technology—31.1%   
   

 

 
    Communications Equipment—1.4%   
   

 

 
    Cisco Systems, Inc.     

 

472,450 

 

  

 

    

 

13,141,197 

 

  

 

   

 

 
    Internet Software & Services—8.8%   
   

 

 
   

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Sponsored ADR1

     52,400          5,446,456    
   

 

 
    Facebook, Inc., Cl. A1      497,380          38,805,587    
   

 

 
    Google, Inc., Cl. A1      18,020          9,562,493    
   

 

 
    LinkedIn Corp., Cl. A1      129,870          29,832,438    
         

 

 

 
           

 

83,646,974 

 

  

 

   

 

 
    IT Services—6.4%      
   

 

 
    Computer Sciences Corp.      162,300          10,233,015    
   

 

 
    MasterCard, Inc., Cl. A      307,790          26,519,187    
   

 

 
    Visa, Inc., Cl. A      91,617          24,021,977    
         

 

 

 
           

 

60,774,179 

 

  

 

   

 

 
    Software—5.0%      
   

 

 
    Oracle Corp.      498,870          22,434,184    
 

 

7      OPPENHEIMER CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND/VA


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

     
     Shares      Value   

 

 

Software (Continued)

     

 

 

ServiceNow, Inc.1

     114,460        $ 7,766,111    

 

 

Splunk, Inc.1

     123,930          7,305,673    

 

 

Workday, Inc., Cl. A1

     123,980          10,118,008    
     

 

 

 
       

 

    47,623,976 

 

  

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals—9.5%

  

 

 

Apple, Inc.

     529,440          58,439,587    

 

 

EMC Corp.

     576,400          17,142,136    

 

 

Western Digital Corp.

     141,790          15,696,153    
     

 

 

 
       

 

91,277,876 

 

  

 

 

 

Materials—1.1%

     

 

 

Chemicals—1.1%

     

 

 

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

     62,870          2,867,500    

 

 

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     27,770          7,304,621    
     

 

 

 
        10,172,121    
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $686,330,741)

  

     953,024,129    
         
          Shares      Value  
   

 

 
    Investment Company—0.3%      
   

 

 
   

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 0.10%2,3 (Cost $3,087,900)

 

    

 

3,087,900 

 

  

 

   $

 

    3,087,900 

 

  

 

   

 

 
   

Total Investments, at Value

(Cost $689,418,641)

     100.2%          956,112,029    
   

 

 
   

Net Other Assets (Liabilities)

     (0.2)            (1,931,661)   
      

 

 

 
    Net Assets      100.0%        $    954,180,368    
      

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Footnotes to Statement of Investments

1. Non-income producing security.

2. Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of December 31, 2014.

3. Is or was an affiliate, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, at or during the period ended December 31, 2014, by virtue of the Fund owning at least 5% of the voting securities of the issuer or as a result of the Fund and the issuer having the same investment adviser. Transactions during the period in which the issuer was an affiliate are as follows:

    Shares        
December 31, 2013        
  Gross
Additions
 

Gross

Reductions

  Shares
December 31, 2014

 

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E

  3,644,176             250,187,687    250,743,963    3,087,900  
            Value       Income

 

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E

      $                3,087,900         $                            8,319  

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

8      OPPENHEIMER CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND/VA


STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES December 31, 2014

 

 

 

Assets

  

Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments:

  

Unaffiliated companies (cost $686,330,741)

     $ 953,024,129      

Affiliated companies (cost $3,087,900)

     3,087,900      
  

 

 

 
     956,112,029      

 

 

Cash

     2,000,000      

 

 

Receivables and other assets:

  

Dividends

     813,357      

Shares of beneficial interest sold

     88,195      

Other

     68,050      
  

 

 

 

Total assets

    

 

959,081,631   

 

  

 

 

 

Liabilities

  

Payables and other liabilities:

  

Shares of beneficial interest redeemed

     4,681,635      

Distribution and service plan fees

     72,107      

Trustees’ compensation

     66,926      

Shareholder communications

     19,794      

Other

     60,801      
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

    

 

4,901,263   

 

  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $             954,180,368      
  

 

 

 

 

 

Composition of Net Assets

  

Par value of shares of beneficial interest

     $ 14,756      

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

     523,415,256      

 

 

Accumulated net investment loss

     (837,141)     

 

 

Accumulated net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

     164,911,833      

 

 

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

     266,675,664      
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $             954,180,368      
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share

  

Non-Service Shares:

  

Net asset value, redemption price per share and offering price per share (based on net assets of $616,862,207 and 9,509,254 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

     $64.87      

 

 

Service Shares:

  

Net asset value, redemption price per share and offering price per share (based on net assets of $337,318,161 and 5,246,317 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

     $64.30      

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

9      OPPENHEIMER CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND/VA


STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

 

 

Investment Income

  

Dividends:

  

Unaffiliated companies (net of foreign withholding taxes of $76,560)

     $ 9,081,231          

Affiliated companies

     8,319          

 

 

Interest

     52          
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

 

    

 

9,089,602       

 

  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Management fees

     6,567,456          

 

 

Distribution and service plan fees - Service shares

     855,769          

 

 

Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:

  

Non-Service shares

     612,637          

Service shares

     342,324          

 

 

Shareholder communications:

  

Non-Service shares

     41,501          

Service shares

     23,158          

 

 

Trustees’ compensation

     37,478          

 

 

Custodian fees and expenses

     14,835          

 

 

Other

     65,321          
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     8,560,479          

Less reduction to custodian expenses

     (290)         

Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses

     (64,710)         
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

 

    

 

8,495,479       

 

  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

    

 

594,123       

 

  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

  

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investments from unaffiliated companies

     183,611,397          

Foreign currency transactions

     (8,182)         
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain

     183,603,215          

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

  

Investments

     (46,302,474)         

Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     (2,214,126)         
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

    

 

(48,516,600)      

 

  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     $           135,680,738          
  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

10      OPPENHEIMER CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND/VA


STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Year Ended
        December 31, 2014
    Year Ended
        December 31, 2013
 

 

 

Operations

   

Net investment income

   $ 594,123          $ 3,375,027      

 

 

Net realized gain

    183,603,215           226,957,048      

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    (48,516,600)          19,646,381      
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

   

 

135,680,738   

 

  

 

   

 

249,978,456   

 

  

 

 

 

Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders

   

Dividends from net investment income:

   

Non-Service shares

    (2,755,561)          (5,856,634)     

Service shares

    (632,322)          (2,798,285)     
 

 

 

 
   

 

(3,387,883)  

 

  

 

   

 

(8,654,919)  

 

  

 

 

 

Distributions from net realized gain:

   

Non-Service shares

    (15,002,872)          —      

Service shares

    (8,466,690)          —      
 

 

 

 
   

 

(23,469,562)  

 

  

 

   

 

—   

 

  

 

 

 

Beneficial Interest Transactions

   

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

   

Non-Service shares

    (80,263,666)          (96,658,801)     

Service shares

    (65,500,468)          (93,891,544)     
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
   

 

(145,764,134)  

 

  

 

   

 

(190,550,345)  

 

  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   

Total increase (decrease)

    (36,940,841)          50,773,192      

 

 

Beginning of period

    991,121,209           940,348,017      
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

End of period (including accumulated net investment income (loss) of $(837,141) and $1,964,801, respectively)

   $           954,180,368          $           991,121,209      
 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

11      OPPENHEIMER CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND/VA


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Non-Service Shares  

Year Ended

    December 31,

2014

   

Year Ended

    December 31,

2013

   

Year Ended

    December 31,

2012

   

Year Ended

    December 30,

20111

   

Year Ended

    December 31,

2010

 

 

 

Per Share Operating Data

         

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 57.88          $ 45.06          $ 39.75          $ 40.35          $ 36.94      

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

         

Net investment income2

    0.09           0.23           0.42           0.23           0.11      

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    8.64           13.09           5.18           (0.69)          3.36      
 

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    8.73           13.32           5.60           (0.46)          3.47      

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.27)          (0.50)          (0.29)          (0.14)          (0.06)     

Distributions from net realized gain

    (1.47)          0.00           0.00           0.00           0.00      
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

    (1.74)          (0.50)          (0.29)          (0.14)          (0.06)     

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 64.87         $ 57.88         $ 45.06         $ 39.75         $ 40.35     
 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

 

   

 

15.41%  

 

  

 

   

 

29.74%  

 

  

 

   

 

14.12%  

 

  

 

   

 

(1.15)%  

 

  

 

   

 

9.42%  

 

  

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 616,862         $ 626,907         $ 573,684         $ 637,868         $ 771,086     

 

 

Average net assets (in thousands)

   $ 614,272         $ 595,912         $ 600,121         $ 713,770         $ 976,242     

 

 

Ratios to average net assets:4

         

Net investment income

    0.15%          0.44%          0.95%          0.57%          0.31%     

Total expenses5

    0.80%          0.81%          0.81%          0.80%          0.79%     

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

    0.80%          0.80%          0.80%          0.80%          0.79%     

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    61%          77%          28%          27%          58%     

1. December 30, 2011 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. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Total return information does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

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

Year Ended December 31, 2014

  0.80%   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

  0.81%   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

  0.81%   

Year Ended December 30, 2011

  0.80%   

Year Ended December 31, 2010

  0.79%   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

12      OPPENHEIMER CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND/VA


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

Service Shares  

Year Ended

    December 31,

2014

   

Year Ended

    December 31,

2013

   

Year Ended

    December 31,

2012

   

Year Ended

    December 30,

20111

   

Year Ended

    December 31,

2010

 

 

 

Per Share Operating Data

         

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 57.37           $ 44.66         $ 39.40          $ 39.99          $ 36.64      

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

         

Net investment income (loss)2

    (0.06)           0.10           0.31           0.13           0.02      

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    8.57            12.98           5.12           (0.68)          3.33      
 

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    8.51            13.08           5.43           (0.55)          3.35      

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.11)           (0.37)          (0.17)          (0.04)          0.00      

Distributions from net realized gain

    (1.47)           0.00           0.00           0.00           0.00      
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

    (1.58)           (0.37)          (0.17)          (0.04)          0.00      

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 64.30          $ 57.37         $ 44.66         $ 39.40         $ 39.99     
 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

 

   

 

15.13%   

 

  

 

   

 

29.43%  

 

  

 

   

 

13.81%  

 

  

 

   

 

(1.37)% 

 

  

 

   

 

9.15%  

 

  

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 337,318          $ 364,214         $ 366,664         $ 375,330         $ 423,989     

 

 

Average net assets (in thousands)

   $ 343,254          $ 367,615         $ 382,196         $ 407,413         $ 427,640     

 

 

Ratios to average net assets:4

         

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.10)%           0.20%          0.71%          0.32%          0.06%     

Total expenses5

    1.05%           1.06%          1.06%          1.05%          1.04%     

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

    1.05%           1.05%          1.05%          1.05%          1.04%     

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    61%           77%          28%          27%          58%     

1. December 30, 2011 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. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Total return information does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

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

Year Ended December 31, 2014

   1.05%   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

   1.06%   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

   1.06%   

Year Ended December 30, 2011

   1.05%   

Year Ended December 31, 2010

   1.04%   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2014

 

 

1. Organization

Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund/VA (the “Fund”), a separate series of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds, is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940Act”), as amended. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek capital appreciation. The Fund’s investment adviser is OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. (“OFI Global” or the “Manager”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI” or the “Sub-Adviser”). The Manager has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with OFI. Shares of the Fund are sold only to separate accounts of life insurance companies.

The Fund offers two classes of shares. Both classes are sold at their offering price, which is the net asset value per share, to separate investment accounts of participating insurance companies as an underlying investment for variable life insurance policies, variable annuity contracts or other investment products. The class of shares designated as Service shares is subject to a distribution and service plan. Both 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.

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

 

 

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 Fund’s accounting records are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies and amounts related to the purchase and sale of foreign securities and foreign investment income are translated into U.S. dollars as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”), normally 4:00 P.M. Eastern time, on each day the Exchange is open for trading. Foreign exchange rates may be valued primarily using a reliable bank, dealer or service authorized by the Board of Trustees.

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

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

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

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

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

Custodian Fees. “Custodian fees and expenses” in the Statement of Operations may include interest expense incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on such cash overdrafts, to the extent they are not offset by positive cash balances maintained by the Fund, at a rate equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. The “Reduction to custodian expenses” line item, if applicable, represents earnings on cash balances maintained by the Fund during the period. Such interest expense and other custodian fees may be paid with these earnings.

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

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

Federal Taxes. The Fund intends to comply with provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its investment company taxable income, including any net realized gain on investments not offset by capital loss

 

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2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

carryforwards, if any, to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is required. The Fund files income tax returns in U.S. federal and applicable state jurisdictions. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s tax return filings generally remain open for the three preceding fiscal reporting period ends.

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

 

Undistributed

Net Investment

Income

  

Undistributed

Long-Term

Gain

      

Accumulated

Loss

      Carryforward1,2

    

Net Unrealized

Appreciation

Based on cost of

Securities and

Other Investments

for Federal Income

Tax Purposes

 

 

 

$24,550,440

     $141,245,553           $—         $266,203,894   

1. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund did not utilize any capital loss carryforward.

2. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund utilized $197,794,392 of capital loss carryforward to offset capital gains realized in that fiscal year.

Net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) may differ for financial statement and tax purposes. The character of dividends and distributions made during the fiscal year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. Also, due to timing of dividends and distributions, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the fiscal year in which the income or net realized gain was recorded by the Fund.

Accordingly, the following amounts have been reclassified for December 31, 2014. Net assets of the Fund were unaffected by the reclassifications.

 

Increase

to Paid-in Capital

  

Increase

to Accumulated

Net Investment

Loss

    

Reduction

to Accumulated Net

Realized Gain

on Investments3

 

 

 

$18,611,466

     $8,182         $18,603,284   

3. $18,611,466, including $16,181,730 of long-term capital gain, was distributed in connection with Fund share redemptions.

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

 

    

Year Ended

  December 31, 2014

    

Year Ended

 December 31, 2013

 

 

 

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

    $ 3,387,883         $ 8,654,919     

Long-term capital gain

     23,469,562           —     
  

 

 

 

Total

    $ 26,857,445         $ 8,654,919     
  

 

 

 

The aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments for federal income tax purposes as of December 31, 2014 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

    $       689,890,411      
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

    $ 271,048,989      

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (4,845,095)     
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

    $ 266,203,894      
  

 

 

 

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

 

 

3. Securities Valuation

The Fund calculates the net asset value of its shares as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”), normally 4:00 P.M. Eastern time, on each day the Exchange is open for trading.

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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

 

subject to review, approval and ratification by the Fund’s Board at its next regularly scheduled meeting covering the calendar quarter in which the fair valuation was determined.

Valuation Methods and Inputs

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

 

Classifications

Each investment asset or liability of the Fund is assigned a level at measurement date based on the significance and source of the inputs to its valuation. Various data inputs are used in determining the value of each of the Fund’s investments as of the reporting period end. These data inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:

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

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

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

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

The table below categorizes amounts that are included in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2014 based on valuation input level:

   

Level 1—

Unadjusted

                Quoted Prices

   

Level 2—

Other Significant

                Observable Inputs

   

Level 3—

Significant

                Unobservable

Inputs

                                Value    

 

 

Assets Table

       

Investments, at Value:

       

Common Stocks

       

Consumer Discretionary

   $ 199,304,469         $ —         $ —         $ 199,304,469     

Consumer Staples

    57,617,800          9,804,467          —          67,422,267     

Energy

    16,543,668          —          —          16,543,668     

Financials

    47,009,343          —          —          47,009,343     

Health Care

    222,957,504          —          —          222,957,504     

Industrials

    93,150,555          —          —          93,150,555     

Information Technology

    296,464,202          —          —          296,464,202     

Materials

    10,172,121          —          —          10,172,121     

Investment Company

    3,087,900          —          —          3,087,900     
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 946,307,562         $ 9,804,467         $ —         $ 956,112,029     
 

 

 

 

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

Investment in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund. The Fund is permitted to invest daily available cash balances in an affiliated money market fund. The Fund may invest the available cash in Class E shares of Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund (“IMMF”) to seek current income while preserving liquidity or for defensive purposes. IMMF is a registered open-end management investment company, regulated as a money market fund under the 1940 Act. The Manager is the investment adviser of IMMF, and the Sub-Adviser provides investment and related advisory services to IMMF. When applicable, the Fund’s investment in IMMF is included in the Statement of Investments. Shares of IMMF are valued at their net asset value per share. As a shareholder, the Fund is subject to its proportional share of IMMF’s Class E expenses, including its management fee. The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in IMMF.

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.

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

 

 

5. Shares of Beneficial Interest

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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

5. Shares of Beneficial Interest (Continued)

 

    Year Ended December 31, 2014        Year Ended December 31, 2013       
    Shares        Amount       Shares        Amount      

 

 

Non-Service Shares

       

Sold

    297,082         $ 17,790,087           300,888         $ 15,140,401        

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

    303,563           17,758,433           117,415           5,856,634        

Redeemed

    (1,922,275)                      (115,812,186)          (2,319,735)          (117,655,836)       
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

                (1,321,630)        $ (80,263,666)                    (1,901,432)        $ (96,658,801)       
 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Share

       

Sold

    259,544         $ 15,480,606           192,139         $ 9,432,352        

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

    156,718           9,099,012           56,519           2,798,285        

Redeemed

    (1,518,264)          (90,080,086)          (2,109,967)                      (106,122,181)       
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (1,102,002)        $ (65,500,468)          (1,861,309)        $ (93,891,544)       
 

 

 

 

 

 

6. Purchases and Sales of Securities

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term obligations and investments in IMMF, for the year ended December 31, 2014 were as follows:

 

     Purchases                                                       Sales  

 

 

Investment securities

     $577,210,391         $754,432,275   

 

 

7. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates

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

 

  Fee Schedule

 

  Up to $200 million

   0.75%

  Next $200 million

   0.72

  Next $200 million

   0.69

  Next $200 million

   0.66

  Next $200 million

   0.60

  Over $1 billion

   0.58        

The Fund’s management fee for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 was 0.69% 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 services are detailed in the Statement of Operations and Financial Highlights, respectively.

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

Trustees’ Compensation. The Fund’s Board of Trustees (“Board”) has adopted a compensation deferral plan for Independent Trustees that enables Trustees to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the annual compensation they are entitled to receive from the Fund. For purposes of determining the amount owed to the 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 for Service Shares. The Fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act for Service shares to pay OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (the “Distributor”), for distribution related services, personal service and account maintenance for the Fund’s Service shares. Under the Plan, payments are made periodically at an annual rate of 0.25% of the daily net assets of

 

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7. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

 

Service shares of the Fund. The Distributor currently uses all of those fees to compensate sponsors of the insurance product that offers Fund shares, for providing personal service and maintenance of accounts of their variable contract owners that hold Service shares. These fees are paid out of the Fund’s assets on an on-going basis and increase operating expenses of the Service shares, which results in lower performance compared to the Fund’s shares that are not subject to a service fee. Fees incurred by the Fund under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations.

Waivers and Reimbursements of Expenses. The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the Fund’s expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses, excluding expenses incurred directly or indirectly by the Fund as a result of investments in other investment companies, wholly-owned subsidiaries and pooled investment vehicles; so that those expenses, as percentages of daily net assets, will not exceed the annual rate of 0.80% for Non-Service shares and 1.05% for Service shares. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $35,614 and $18,917 for Non-Service and Service shares, respectively.

The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in IMMF. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $10,179 for IMMF management fees.

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

 

 

8. Pending Litigation

In 2009, seven class action lawsuits were filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI”), OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., the Fund’s principal underwriter and distributor (the “Distributor”), and certain funds (but not including the Fund) advised by OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. and distributed by the Distributor (the “Defendant Funds”). The lawsuits also named as defendants certain officers and current and former trustees of the respective Defendant Funds. The lawsuits raised claims under federal securities laws and alleged, among other things, that the disclosure documents of the respective Defendant Funds contained misrepresentations and omissions and that the respective Defendant Funds’ investment policies were not followed. The plaintiffs in these actions sought unspecified damages, equitable relief and awards of attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses. The Defendant Funds’ Boards of Trustees also engaged counsel to represent the Funds and the present and former Independent Trustees named in those suits. In March 2014, the parties in six of these lawsuits executed stipulations and agreements of settlement resolving those actions. In July 2014, the court entered an order and final judgment approving the settlements as fair, reasonable and adequate. The settlements do not resolve a seventh outstanding lawsuit relating to Oppenheimer Rochester California Municipal Fund (the “California Fund Suit”). OFI believes the California Fund Suit is without legal merit and is defending the suit vigorously. While it is premature to render any opinion as to the outcome in the California Fund Suit, or whether any costs that OFI may bear in defending the California Fund Suit might not be reimbursed by insurance, OFI believes the California Fund Suit should not impair the ability of OFI or the Distributor to perform their respective duties to the Fund, and that the outcome of the California Fund Suit should not have any material effect on the operations of any of the Oppenheimer funds.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

The Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund/VA (a separate series of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds), including the statement of investments, as of December 31, 2014, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2014, by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund/VA as of December 31, 2014, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

KPMG LLP

Denver, Colorado

February 13, 2015

 

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FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION Unaudited

 

 

In early 2015, if applicable, shareholders of record received information regarding all dividends and distributions paid to them by the Fund during calendar year 2014.

Capital gain distributions of $1.4691 per share were paid to Non-Service and Service shareholders, respectively, on June 18, 2014. Whether received in stock or in cash, the capital gain distribution should be treated by shareholders as a gain from the sale of the capital assets held for more than one year (long-term capital gains).

Dividends, if any, paid by the Fund during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 which are not designated as capital gain distributions should be multiplied by the maximum amount allowable but not less than 28.95% to arrive at the amount eligible for the corporate dividend-received deduction.

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

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND SUB-ADIVSORY AGREEMENTS Unaudited

 

 

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

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

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

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

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

Investment Performance of the Manager, the Sub-Adviser and the Fund. Throughout the year, the Manager provided information on the investment performance of the Fund, including comparative performance information. The Board also reviewed information, prepared by the Manager and by the independent consultant, comparing the Fund’s historical performance to relevant market indices and to the performance of other large growth funds underlying variable insurance products. The Board noted that the Fund underperformed its category median during the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods. The Board considered the Fund’s change in portfolio management in May and June 2013. It also considered the Manager’s assertion that the fourth quarter of 2013 was marked by a strong “risk-off” shift in the equity markets, as investors moved away from growth equity stocks, which was a significant headwind for the Fund’s investment strategy. The Board also considered the top detractors from the Fund’s performance in the fourth quarter of 2013. The Board noted that Fund experienced improved performance in 2014, with the Fund’s year-to-date return ranking in the 56th percentile as of April 30, 2014.

Costs of Services by the Manager. The Board reviewed the fees paid to the Manager and the Sub-Adviser and the other expenses borne by the Fund. The Board noted that the Manager, not the Fund, pays the Sub-Adviser’s fee under the sub-advisory agreement. The independent consultant provided comparative data in regard to the fees and expenses of the Fund and other large growth funds underlying variable insurance products. In reviewing the fees and expenses charged to the VA funds, the Board considered the Manager’s assertion that, because there is much greater disparity in the fees and services that may be provided by a manager to a VA fund as opposed to a retail fund, when comparing the expenses of the various VA funds to those of retail funds, it is most appropriate to focus on total expenses (rather than on the management fees). Accordingly, while the Board reviewed and considered all expenses, it focused on total expenses. The Board considered that the Fund’s total expenses were higher than its peer group median and its category median and that its contractual management fees were lower than its peer group median and category median. The Board also considered that although the Fund’s total expenses rank in the fourth quintile, they are only seven basis points above the peer group median, as noted in the independent consultant’s report. Within the total asset range of $500 million to $1 billion, the Fund’s effective management fee rate was equal to its peer group median and slightly lower than its category median. The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the Fund’s total annual operating expenses so that those expenses, as percentages of daily net assets, will not exceed the annual rate of 0.80% for Non-Service Shares and 1.05% for Service Shares. This waiver and/or reimbursement may not be amended or withdrawn for one year from the date of the Fund’s prospectus, unless approved by the Board.

 

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Economies of Scale and Profits Realized by the Manager and Sub-Adviser. The Board considered information regarding the Managers’ costs in serving as the Fund’s investment adviser and sub-adviser, including the costs associated with the personnel and systems necessary to manage the Fund, and information regarding the Managers’ profitability from their relationship with the Fund. The Board reviewed whether the Manager may realize economies of scale in managing and supporting the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund currently has management fee breakpoints, which are intended to share with Fund shareholders economies of scale that may exist as the Fund’s assets grow.

Other Benefits to the Managers. In addition to considering the profits realized by the Managers, the Board considered information that was provided regarding the direct and indirect benefits the Managers receive as a result of their relationship with the Fund, including compensation paid to the Managers’ affiliates and research provided to the Adviser in connection with permissible brokerage arrangements (soft dollar arrangements). The Board also considered that the Managers must be able to pay and retain experienced professional personnel at competitive rates to provide quality services to the Fund.

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

Based on its review of the information it received and its evaluations described above, the Board, including a majority of the independent Trustees, decided to continue the Agreements through August 31, 2015. In arriving at its decision, the Board did not identify any factor or factors as being more important than others, but considered all of the above information, and considered the terms and conditions of the Agreements, including the management fees, in light of all the surrounding circumstances.

 

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PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES; UPDATES TO STATEMENTS OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited

 

 

The Fund has adopted Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures under which the Fund votes proxies relating to securities (“portfolio proxies”) held by the Fund. A description of the Fund’s Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund toll-free at 1.800.525.7048, (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 1.800.525.7048, 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.

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited

 

 

 

 

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

Sam Freedman,

Chairman of the Board of Trustees (since 2013) and

Trustee (since 1996)

Year of Birth: 1940

   Director of Colorado UpLIFT (charitable organization) (since September 1984). Mr. Freedman held several positions with the Sub-Adviser and with subsidiary or affiliated companies of the Sub-Adviser (until October 1994). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Freedman has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 1996, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Jon S. Fossel,

Trustee (since 1990)

Year of Birth: 1942

   Chairman of the Board of Jack Creek Preserve Foundation (non-profit organization) (since 2005); Chairman of the Board (2006-December 2011) and Director (June 2002-December 2011) of UNUMProvident (insurance company); Director of Northwestern Energy Corp. (public utility corporation) (November 2004-December 2009); Director of P.R. Pharmaceuticals (October 1999-October 2003); Director of Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (non-profit organization) (February 1998-February 2003 and February 2005-February 2007); Chairman and Director (until October 1996) and President and Chief Executive Officer (until October 1995) of the Sub-Adviser; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the following: Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (“OAC”) (parent holding company of the Sub-Adviser), Shareholder Services, Inc. and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. (until October 1995). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Fossel has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 1990, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Richard F. Grabish,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1948

   Formerly Senior Vice President and Assistant Director of Sales and Marketing (March 1997-December 2007), Director (March 1987-December 2007) and Manager of Private Client Services (June 1985-June 2005) of A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. (broker/dealer and investment firm); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (March 2001-December 2007); President and Vice Chairman of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (investment adviser) (April 1987-March 2001); President of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (investment adviser) (June 2005-December 2007). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Grabish has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2001, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Beverly L. Hamilton,

Trustee (since 2002)

Year of Birth: 1946

   Trustee of Monterey Institute for International Studies (educational organization) (since February 2000); Board Member of Middlebury College (educational organization) (December 2005-June 2011); Chairman (since 2010) of American Funds’ Emerging Markets Growth Fund, Inc. (mutual fund); Director of The California Endowment (philanthropic organization) (April 2002-April 2008); Director (February 2002-2005) and Chairman of Trustees (2006-2007) of the Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula; Director (October 1991-2005); Vice Chairman (2006-2009) of American Funds’ Emerging Markets Growth Fund, Inc. (mutual fund); President of ARCO Investment Management Company (February 1991-April 2000); Member of the investment committees of The Rockefeller Foundation (2001-2006) and The University of Michigan (since 2000); Advisor at Credit Suisse First Boston’s Sprout venture capital unit (venture capital fund) (1994-January 2005); Trustee of MassMutual Institutional Funds (investment company) (1996-June 2004); Trustee of MML Series Investment Fund (investment company) (April 1989-June 2004); Member of the investment committee of Hartford Hospital (2000-2003); and Advisor to Unilever (Holland) pension fund (2000-2003). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Hamilton has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2002, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Victoria J. Herget,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1951

   Board Chair (2008-Present) and Director (2004-Present), United Educators (insurance company); Trustee (since 2000) and Chair (since 2010), Newberry Library (independent research library); Trustee, Mather LifeWays (senior living organization) (since 2001); Independent Director of the First American Funds (mutual fund family) (2003-2011); former Managing Director (1993-2001), Principal (1985-1993), Vice President (1978-1985) and Assistant Vice President (1973-1978) of Zurich Scudder Investments (investment adviser) (and its predecessor firms); Trustee (1992-2007), Chair of the Board of Trustees (1999-2007), Investment Committee Chair (1994-1999) and Investment Committee member (2007-2010) of Wellesley College; Trustee, BoardSource (non-profit organization) (2006-2009) and Chicago City Day School (K-8 School) (1994-2005). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Herget has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Robert J. Malone,

Trustee (since 2002)

Year of Birth: 1944

   Chairman of the Board (since 2012) and Director (since August 2005) of Jones International University (educational organization); Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Steele Street Bank Trust (commercial banking) (since August 2003); Trustee of the Gallagher Family Foundation (non-profit organization) (since 2000); Board of Directors of Opera Colorado Foundation (non-profit organization) (2008-2012); Director of Colorado UpLIFT (charitable organization) (1986-2010); Director of Jones Knowledge, Inc. (2006-2010); Former Chairman of U.S. Bank-Colorado (subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp and formerly Colorado National Bank) (July 1996-April 1999); Director of Commercial Assets, Inc. (real estate investment trust) (1993-2000); Director of U.S. Exploration, Inc. (oil and gas exploration) (1997-February 2004); Chairman of the Board (1991-1994) and Trustee (1985-1994) of Regis University; and Chairman of the Board (1990-1991 and Trustee (1984-1999) of Young Presidents Organization. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr.

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

 

 

Robert J. Malone,

Continued

   Malone has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2002, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

F. William Marshall, Jr.,

Trustee (since 2000)

Year of Birth: 1942

   Trustee Emeritus of Worcester Polytech Institute (WPI) (private university) (since 2009); Trustee of MassMutual Select Funds (formerly MassMutual Institutional Funds) (investment company) (since 1996), MML Series Investment Fund (investment company) (since 1996) and Mass Mutual Premier Funds (investment company) (since January 2012); President and Treasurer of the SIS Fund (private charitable fund) (January 1999 – March 2011); Former Trustee of WPI (1985-2008); Former Chairman of the Board (2004-2006) and Former Chairman of the Investment Committee of WPI (1994-2008); Chairman of SIS & Family Bank, F.S.B. (formerly SIS Bank) (commercial bank) (January 1999-July 1999); Executive Vice President of Peoples Heritage Financial Group, Inc. (commercial bank) (January 1999-July 1999); and Former President and Chief Executive Officer of SIS Bancorp. (1993-1999). Oversees 42 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Marshall has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2000, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Karen L. Stuckey,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1953

   Partner (1990-2012) of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (professional services firm) (held various positions 1975- 1990); Trustee (1992-2006) and member of Executive, Nominating and Audit Committees and Chair of Finance Committee of Lehigh University; and member, Women’s Investment Management Forum (professional organization) since inception. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Stuckey has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

James D. Vaughn,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1945

   Retired; former managing partner (1994-2001) of Denver office of Deloitte & Touche LLP, (held various positions 1969-1993); Trustee and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Schroder Funds (2003-2012); Board member and Chairman of Audit Committee of AMG National Trust Bank (since 2005); Trustee and Investment Committee member, University of South Dakota Foundation (since 1996); Board member, Audit Committee Member and past Board Chair, Junior Achievement (since 1993); former Board member, Mile High United Way, Boys and Girls Clubs, Boy Scouts, Colorado Business Committee for the Arts, Economic Club of Colorado and Metro Denver Network. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Vaughn has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

 

 

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

William F. Glavin, Jr.,

Trustee (since 2009)

Year of Birth: 1958

   Chairman of the Sub-Adviser (July 2014-December 2014 and December 2009-December 2012) and Director of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2009); Chairman, Director and Chief Executive Officer (January 2013-June 2014) of the Manager; President of the Manager (January 2013-May 2013); Chief Executive Officer (January 2009-December 2012); President of the Sub-Adviser (May 2009-December 2012); Management Director (June 2009-June 2014), President (December 2009-June 2014) and Chief Executive Officer (January 2011-June 2014) of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (“OAC”) (the Sub-Adviser’s parent holding company); Director of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (March 2010-June 2014); Executive Vice President (March 2006-February 2009) and Chief Operating Officer (July 2007-February 2009) of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (OAC’s parent company); Director (May 2004-March 2006) and Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer (May 2004-January 2005), President (January 2005-March 2006) and Chief Executive Officer (June 2005-March 2006) of Babson Capital Management LLC; Director (March 2005-March 2006), President (May 2003-March 2006) and Chief Compliance Officer (July 2005-March 2006) of Babson Capital Securities, Inc. (a broker-dealer); President (May 2003-March 2006) of Babson Investment Company, Inc.; Director (May 2004-August 2006) of Babson Capital Europe Limited; Director (May 2004-October 2006) of Babson Capital Guernsey Limited; Director (May 2004-March 2006) of Babson Capital Management LLC; Non-Executive Director (March 2005-March 2007) of Baring Asset Management Limited; Director (February 2005-June 2006) Baring Pension Trustees Limited; Director and Treasurer (December 2003-November 2006) of Charter Oak Capital Management, Inc.; Director (May 2006-September 2006) of C.M. Benefit Insurance Company; Director (May 2008-June 2009) and Executive Vice President (June 2007-July 2009) of C.M. Life Insurance Company; President (March 2006-May 2007) of MassMutual Assignment Company; Director (January 2005-December 2006), Deputy Chairman (March 2005-December 2006) and President (February 2005-March 2005) of MassMutual Holdings (Bermuda) Limited; Director (May 2008-June 2009) and Executive Vice President (June 2007-July 2009) of MML Bay State Life Insurance Company; Chief Executive Officer and President (April 2007-January 2009) of MML Distributors, LLC; and Chairman (March 2006-December 2008) and Chief Executive Officer (May 2007-December 2008) of MML Investors Services, Inc. An officer of 91 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Glavin has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since December 2009, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

 

 

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

 

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Michael Kotlarz,

Vice President (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1972

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

Arthur P. Steinmetz,

President and Principal Executive Officer (since 2014)

Year of Birth: 1958

   Chairman of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2015); CEO and Chairman of the Manager (since July 2014), President of the Manager (since May 2013), a Director of the Manager (since January 2013), Director of the Sub-Adviser (since July 2014), President, Management Director and CEO of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (the Sub-Adviser’s parent holding company) (since July 2014), and President and Director of OFI SteelPath, Inc. (since January 2013). Chief Investment Officer of the OppenheimerFunds advisory entities from (January 2013-December 2013); Executive Vice President of the Manager (January 2013-May 2013); Chief Investment Officer of the Sub-Adviser (October 2010-December 2012); Chief Investment Officer, Fixed-Income, of the Sub-Adviser (April 2009-October 2010); Executive Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (October 2009-December 2012); Director of Fixed Income of the Sub-Adviser (January 2009-April 2009); and a Senior Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (March 1993-September 2009). An officer of 91 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Arthur S. Gabinet,

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2011)

Year of Birth: 1958

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

Jennifer Sexton,

Vice President and Chief Business Officer (since 2014)

Year of Birth: 1969

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

Mary Ann Picciotto,

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

Year of Birth: 1973

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

Brian W. Wixted,

Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer (since 1999)

Year of Birth: 1959

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

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and Officers and is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1.800. 988.8287.

 

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OPPENHEIMER CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND/VA

 

A Series of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds

 

 

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    KPMG LLP
Registered
Public
Accounting
Firm
  
Counsel    K&L Gates LLP
   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, or calling us at 1.800.988.8287. Read prospectuses and summary prospectuses carefully before investing.
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PORTFOLIO MANAGERS: Krishna Memani and Peter A. Strzalkowski, CFA

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE PERIODS ENDED 12/31/14

 

     Inception
Date
   1-Year   5-Year   10-Year  

Non-Service Shares

   4/3/85    7.27%   7.35%   0.72%

Service Shares

   5/1/02    6.93   7.11   0.46  

Barclays Credit Index

        7.53   6.25   5.46  

Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

        5.97   4.45   4.71

Citigroup Broad Investment Grade Bond Index

        5.91   4.39   4.81

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. For performance data current to the most recent month end, call us at 1.800.988.8287. The Fund’s total returns should not be expected to be the same as the returns of other funds, whether or not both funds have the same portfolio managers and/or similar names. The Fund’s total returns include changes in share price and reinvested distributions but do not include the charges associated with the separate account products that offer this Fund. Such performance would have been lower if such charges were taken into account.

 

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES - TOP TEN INDUSTRIES

 

Commercial Banks

     6.2

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     3.5   

Capital Markets

     3.0   

Insurance

     2.9   

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     2.9   

Media

     2.3   

Automobiles

     1.8   

Electric Utilities

     1.5   

Food Products

     1.3   

Beverages

     1.2   

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of December 31, 2014, and are based on net assets.

CREDIT RATING BREAKDOWN

 

   NRSRO ONLY TOTAL

 

AAA

   38.5%

AA

   5.3

A

   14.4  

BBB

   29.4  

BB

   8.1

B

   1.7

CCC

   1.5

CC

   0.3

D

   0.8

Unrated

   0.0

Total

   100.0%

The percentages above are based on the market value of the Fund’s securities as of December 31, 2014, and are subject to change. Except for securities labeled and “Unrated,” and except for certain securities issued or guaranteed by a foreign sovereign, all securities have been rated by at least one Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (“NRSRO”), such as Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”). For securities rated only by an NRSRO other than S&P, OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (the “Sub-Adviser”) converts that rating to the equivalent S&P rating. If two or more NRSROs have assigned a rating to a security, the highest S&P equivalent rating is used. Unrated securities issued or guaranteed by a foreign sovereign are assigned a credit rating equal to the highest NRSRO rating assigned to that foreign sovereign. For securities not rated by an NRSRO, the Sub-Adviser uses its own credit analysis to assign ratings in categories similar to those of S&P. The use of similar categories is not an indication that the Sub-Adviser’s credit analysis process is consistent or comparable with any NRSRO’s process were that NRSRO to rate the same security. Fund assets invested in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund are assigned that fund’s S&P rating, which is currently AAA. For the purposes of this table, “investment-grade” securities are securities rated within the NRSROs’ four highest rating categories (AAA, AA, A and BBB). Unrated securities do not necessarily indicate low credit quality, and may or may not be the equivalent of investment-grade. Please consult the Fund’s prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for further information.

 

 

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Fund Performance Discussion

The Fund’s Non-Service shares returned 7.27% during the reporting period. On a relative basis, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the “Index”), the Barclays Credit Index and the Citigroup Broad Investment Grade Bond Index returned 5.97%, 7.53% and 5.91%, respectively. The Fund’s positive performance was driven largely by its investments in investment-grade corporate debt and mortgages.

MARKET OVERVIEW

To start 2014, the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) began reducing its monthly purchases of U.S. government Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) in steady $10 billion increments, and completed the process at the end of October, thereby ending the quantitative easing (“QE”) program’s purchases. Tapering the QE program in increments helped reduce market volatility and enabled investors to prepare for a post-QE market environment. Although data in the U.S. softened for the first quarter, partially attributed to cold weather effects across much of the country, it was positive in the second and third quarters of 2014, with Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) growing at 4.6% and an estimated 5.0%, respectively.

While economic growth in the U.S. remained largely on track, it slowed in other areas, including Europe, parts of both Latin America and the Asia Pacific region. In Europe, positive data points that had emerged in 2013 and early 2014 largely reversed themselves later in the reporting period and the European Central Bank (the “ECB”) came under even greater pressure to provide a credible plan to boost growth and avoid deflation. In response, the ECB adopted a number of policies designed to stimulate growth. In Japan, which has been mired in economic weakness for years, the Abe administration has adopted even more aggressive economic policies with the Bank of Japan (the “BoJ”) executing a massive QE program. However, the results have not been particularly impressive, with that economy slipping back into recession in the third quarter of 2014 following the consumption tax increase. Emerging markets’ economic growth was mixed, as certain regions like Eastern Europe and the Middle East remained burdened by geopolitical turmoil. Many commodity producing emerging market economies also struggled as prices for most commodities fell. Oil prices fell significantly on oversupply combined with greater production of shale oil in North America.

Against this backdrop, the Treasury curve flattened in 2014 as strong demand pushed up prices on the 30-year bond as well as the 10-year note, although to a lesser degree. This can largely be attributed to anticipation by the financial markets that the Fed may move short-term rates higher at some point during 2015. Although, it is certainly worth noting that the Fed maintained its current forward guidance for interest rates by maintaining that it can be “patient in beginning to normalize the stance of monetary policy”. The last consumer price index (CPI) news release of the reporting period showed the annual inflation rate at 1.3% for the year ended November 30, 2014, which would indicate that inflation pressures are not heating up to any great extent in the U.S. economy.

FUND REVIEW

The Fund continued to favor corporate bonds, mortgages and other securitized products over government bonds this reporting period, which benefited performance as corporate bonds outperformed U.S. Treasuries during the reporting period. Top performing areas for the Fund on an absolute basis and relative to the Index included investment-grade corporate bonds and mortgages.

Among corporate bonds, the Fund benefited from its overweight relative to the Index in financials, which proved to be one of the better performing sectors of the year for both the Index and the Fund. In addition, the Fund’s holdings in the utilities sector performed positively, beating the modestly negative returns of the Index’s holdings in this sector. The Fund’s holdings in the telecommunications sector also outperformed, generating a positive return for the Fund during the year compared to a more sizeable loss for the Index.

Shortly after the July reversal in credit spreads, the market saw pressure on most corporate bond sectors, but in particular on the most directly commodity-sensitive sectors. Energy was hit particularly hard due to dramatically falling oil prices, but basic materials such as metals and mining and chemicals were also negatively impacted. While the Fund was not overweight these sectors, it was a challenge to further pare back the Fund’s exposure as quickly as possible as spreads in these sectors began to widen materially. Because the Fund had seen positive results from its holdings in the energy sector for the first half of the year, and we were quick to pare back risk when the sector came under pressure, the Fund was able to end the year with a positive contribution from the energy sector overall. However, basic materials had not seen the same amount of relative strength prior to the credit spread reversal and the Fund’s holdings in that area detracted from performance for the calendar year.

Among mortgages, the Fund had its largest exposure to government agency MBS, with a smaller allocation to non-agency MBS. The Fund also had positions in commercial MBS and asset-backed securities (“ABS”). Each of these positions produced positive results this reporting period as they offered relatively attractive yields, sparking greater demand as investors resumed their search for more competitive levels of current income.

 

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During the reporting period, we decreased our allocation to agency debt and moved a portion of those assets into U.S. Treasuries to maintain liquidity in the Fund. While we increased our exposure to U.S. Treasuries, we maintained a significant underweight position in them, and our U.S. Treasury position minimally detracted from performance versus the Index. Our lack of exposure to foreign sovereign bonds denominated in U.S. dollars also detracted from relative performance. While these sovereign bonds performed positively for the Index this reporting period, we have avoided them in an attempt to limit volatility.

STRATEGY & OUTLOOK

Despite the end of the Fed’s asset purchase program and the potentially increasing likelihood that the Fed begins to hike rates sometime in 2015, central banks around the globe are either continuing or expected to begin implementing their own versions of extraordinary monetary policy in the face of global growth concerns and corresponding deflationary threats. Such policies provide the financial markets with ample liquidity and have pushed global interest rates lower. Lower global rates have made higher-yielding U.S. fixed income instruments more attractive to investors and the ensuing purchasing of such securities has resulted in lower U.S. interest rates as well. This sort of continuum may potentially keep rates low for some time.

Meanwhile, the U.S. economy continues to grow at a steady pace with credit growth continuing at moderate levels far below those which preceded the financial crisis. With consumers continuing to de-lever and companies generating solid free cash flow to support investments, acquisitions, debt levels, dividends, and share buybacks, we believe this trend could continue. As a result, we remain constructive on credit spreads which still provide good value relative to Treasuries and provide the Fund with carry, or yield advantage, which may prove beneficial in this environment. While rates may remain low, we acknowledge that they do have the potential to increase.

Investors should consider the Fund’s investment objective, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The Fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund, and may be obtained by asking your financial advisor or calling us at 1.800.988.8287. Read prospectuses and summary prospectuses carefully before investing.

Total returns include changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions in a hypothetical investment for the periods shown.

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. and its affiliates.

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.

Comparing the Fund’s Performance to the Market. The graphs that follow show the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in each share class of the Fund held until December 31, 2014. Performance is measured over a ten-fiscal-year period for both Classes. Performance information does not reflect charges that apply to separate accounts investing in the Fund. If these charges were taken into account, performance would be lower. The graphs assume that all dividends and capital gains distributions were reinvested in additional shares.

The Fund’s performance is compared to the performance of the Citigroup Broad Investment Grade Bond Index, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the Barclays Credit Index. The Citigroup Broad Investment Grade Bond Index is an index of institutionally traded U.S. Treasury Bonds, government-sponsored bonds, mortgage-backed securities and corporate securities. The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an index of U.S. corporate and government bonds. The Barclays Credit Index is an index of non-convertible U.S. investment grade corporate bonds. The indices are unmanaged and cannot be purchased directly by investors. While index comparisons may be useful to provide a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, it must be noted that the Fund’s investments are not limited to the investments comprising the indices. Index performance includes reinvestment of income, but does not reflect transaction costs, fees, expenses or taxes. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only as a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, and does not predict or depict performance of the Fund. The Fund’s performance reflects the effects of the Fund’s business and operating expenses.

 

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LOGO

 

 

LOGO

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. For performance data current to the most recent month end, call us at 1.800.988.8287. The Fund’s total returns should not be expected to be the same as the returns of other funds, whether or not both funds have the same portfolio managers and/or similar names. The Fund’s total returns include changes in share price and reinvested distributions but do not include the charges associated with the separate account products that offer this Fund. Such performance would have been lower if such charges were taken into account.

 

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Fund Expenses

Fund Expenses. As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs 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 December 31, 2014.

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

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes.

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any charges associated with the separate accounts that offer this Fund. Therefore, the “hypothetical” lines of the table are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these separate account charges were included your costs would have been higher.

 

Actual   

Beginning
Account

Value
July 1, 2014            

    

Ending

Account

Value
December 31, 2014        

    

Expenses

Paid During

6 Months Ended
December 31, 2014            

 

Non-Service shares

   $       1,000.00           $   1,016.60               $             3.82                

Service shares

     1,000.00             1,015.50                 5.09               

Hypothetical

        

(5% return before expenses)

        

Non-Service shares

     1,000.00             1,021.42                 3.83               

Service shares

     1,000.00             1,020.16                 5.10               

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for that class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). Those annualized expense ratios, excluding indirect expenses from affiliated funds, based on the 6-month period ended December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

Class    Expense Ratios            

Non-Service shares

   0 .75%    

Service shares

   1 .00    

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

 

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  STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS December 31, 2014  
   

 

 

      Principal
Amount
     Value  

Asset-Backed Securities—16.1%

  

Auto Loan—14.7%

  

American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust:      
Series 2012-2, Cl. D, 5.91%, 7/15/191    $     260,000       $         261,632   
Series 2012-3, Cl. C, 2.78%, 9/17/181      90,000         90,208   
Series 2013-2, Cl. B, 2.84%, 5/15/191      381,000         384,435   
Series 2014-1, Cl. B, 2.39%, 11/12/191      520,000         521,652   
Series 2014-2, Cl. A, 0.99%, 10/10/171      251,890         251,727   
Series 2014-2, Cl. B, 2.26%, 3/10/201      135,000         134,915   
Series 2014-3, Cl. B, 2.43%, 6/10/201      295,000         297,094   
Series 2014-4, Cl. B, 2.60%, 10/12/201      145,000         145,087   
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust:      
Series 2012-2, Cl. E, 4.85%, 8/8/191      305,000         315,237   
Series 2012-4, Cl. D, 2.68%, 10/9/18      75,000         75,628   
Series 2012-5, Cl. C, 1.69%, 11/8/18      255,000         255,765   
Series 2012-5, Cl. D, 2.35%, 12/10/18      365,000         367,723   
Series 2013-1, Cl. C, 1.57%, 1/8/19      490,000         489,041   
Series 2013-2, Cl. E, 3.41%, 10/8/201      345,000         347,883   
Series 2013-4, Cl. D, 3.31%, 10/8/19      30,000         30,516   
Series 2013-5, Cl. D, 2.86%, 12/8/19      225,000         225,098   
Series 2014-2, Cl. D, 2.57%, 7/8/20      190,000         187,666   
Series 2014-3, Cl. D, 3.13%, 10/8/20      155,000         156,064   
Series 2014-4, Cl. D, 3.07%, 11/9/20      160,000         160,165   
California Republic Auto Receivables Trust:      
Series 2013-2, Cl. C, 3.32%, 8/17/20      230,000         231,057   
Series 2014-2, Cl. C, 3.29%, 3/15/21      80,000         79,656   
Series 2014-4, Cl. C, 3.56%, 9/15/21      100,000         99,982   
Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust:   
Series 2013-4, Cl. D, 3.22%, 5/20/19      105,000         106,616   
Series 2014-1, Cl. D, 3.39%, 7/22/19      115,000         117,083   
Series 2014-3, Cl. D, 3.14%, 2/20/20      160,000         160,770   
CarFinance Capital Auto Trust:      
Series 2013-1A, Cl. A, 1.65%, 7/17/171      30,330         30,365   
Series 2013-2A, Cl. B, 3.15%, 8/15/191      530,000         537,543   
Series 2014-1A, Cl. A, 1.46%, 12/17/181      102,275         102,439   
Centre Point Funding LLC, Series 2010-1A, Cl. 1,   
5.43%, 7/20/161      33,934         34,384   
CPS Auto Receivables Trust:      
Series 2012-B, Cl. A, 2.52%, 9/16/191      202,610         203,831   
Series 2014-A, Cl. A, 1.21%, 8/15/181      367,334         366,453   
Series 2014-B, Cl. A, 1.11%, 11/15/181      234,757         233,712   
Series 2014-C, Cl. A, 1.31%, 2/15/191      282,069         281,255   
Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust:      
Series 2013-1A, Cl. B, 1.83%, 4/15/211      235,000         234,724   
Series 2013-2A, Cl. B, 2.26%, 10/15/211      260,000         261,521   
Series 2014-1A, Cl. B, 2.29%, 4/15/221      200,000         200,382   
Series 2014-2A, Cl. B, 2.67%, 9/15/221      160,000         159,859   
DT Auto Owner Trust:      
Series 2012-1A, Cl. D, 4.94%, 7/16/181      16,550         16,792   
Series 2013-1A, Cl. D, 3.74%, 5/15/201      175,000         177,172   
Series 2013-2A, Cl. D, 4.18%, 6/15/201      485,000         490,125   
Series 2014-1A, Cl. D, 3.98%, 1/15/211      360,000         359,531   
Series 2014-2A, Cl. D, 3.68%, 4/15/211      525,000         516,894   
Series 2014-3A, Cl. D, 4.47%, 11/15/211      205,000         205,033   
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust:      
Series 2012-2A, Cl. B, 2.22%, 12/15/171      205,000         206,121   
Series 2012-2A, Cl. C, 3.06%, 7/16/181      35,000         35,268   
Series 2013-2A, Cl. B, 3.09%, 7/16/181      595,000         602,043   
Series 2013-2A, Cl. C, 4.35%, 1/15/191      320,000         324,377   
Series 2014-1A, Cl. B, 2.42%, 1/15/191      230,000         229,971   
Series 2014-1A, Cl. C, 3.57%, 7/15/191      230,000         228,486   
Series 2014-2A, Cl. A, 1.06%, 8/15/181      78,602         78,493   
Series 2014-2A, Cl. C, 3.26%, 12/16/191      110,000         107,741   
First Investors Auto Owner Trust:      
Series 2012-1A, Cl. C, 3.54%, 11/15/171      60,000         60,976   
Series 2012-1A, Cl. D, 5.65%, 4/15/181      155,000         160,240   
Series 2013-3A, Cl. B, 2.32%, 10/15/191      385,000         387,494   
Series 2013-3A, Cl. C, 2.91%, 1/15/201      165,000         166,088   
Series 2013-3A, Cl. D, 3.67%, 5/15/201      125,000         125,490   
Series 2014-1A, Cl. D, 3.28%, 4/15/211      225,000         222,298   
Series 2014-3A, Cl. D, 3.85%, 2/15/221      140,000         139,910   

 


































































































 
      Principal
Amount
     Value  

Auto Loan (Continued)

  

Flagship Credit Auto Trust:      
Series 2014-1, Cl. A, 1.21%, 4/15/191    $     169,390       $ 169,005   
Series 2014-2, Cl. A, 1.43%, 12/16/191      308,203         307,908   
Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A, Series      
2012-2, Cl. C, 2.86%, 1/15/19      295,000         303,705   
GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust, Series      
2014-1A, Cl. D, 2.51%, 3/20/191      545,000         546,224   
Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust      
II, Series 2014-1, Cl. D, 2.47%, 10/25/191,2      125,000         125,517   
Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Trust, Series      
2013-2, Cl. D, 2.42%, 9/25/181,2      385,000         385,339   
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust:      
Series 2012-5, Cl. D, 3.30%, 9/17/18      835,000         860,267   
Series 2012-6, Cl. D, 2.52%, 9/17/18      880,000         884,438   
Series 2012-AA, Cl. D, 2.46%, 12/17/181      480,000         480,022   
Series 2013-1, Cl. D, 2.27%, 1/15/19      240,000         238,621   
Series 2013-2, Cl. D, 2.57%, 3/15/19      325,000         329,273   
Series 2013-3, Cl. C, 1.81%, 4/15/19      100,000         99,990   
Series 2013-4, Cl. D, 3.92%, 1/15/20      110,000         114,797   
Series 2013-4, Cl. E, 4.67%, 1/15/201      360,000         376,739   
Series 2013-5, Cl. C, 2.25%, 6/17/19      35,000         35,350   
Series 2013-5, Cl. D, 2.73%, 10/15/19      215,000         215,744   
Series 2013-A, Cl. C, 3.12%, 10/15/191      780,000         799,313   
Series 2013-A, Cl. E, 4.71%, 1/15/211      270,000         279,857   
Series 2014-1, Cl. D, 2.91%, 4/15/20      160,000         160,559   
Series 2014-4, Cl. D, 3.10%, 11/16/20      185,000         185,422   
SNAAC Auto Receivables Trust:      
Series 2012-1A, Cl. C, 4.38%, 6/15/171      140,318         140,844   
Series 2013-1A, Cl. C, 3.07%, 8/15/181      145,000         147,311   
Series 2014-1A, Cl. A, 1.03%, 9/17/181      124,622         124,604   
Series 2014-1A, Cl. D, 2.88%, 1/15/201      140,000         140,915   
TCF Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2014-1A,      
Cl. C, 3.12%, 4/15/211      100,000         99,390   
United Auto Credit Securitization Trust:      
Series 2013-1, Cl. C, 2.22%, 12/15/171      145,000         145,345   
Series 2014-1, Cl. D, 2.38%, 10/15/181      160,000         157,658   
Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust:      
Series 2014-1A, Cl. D, 2.20%, 2/15/211      155,000         153,548   
Series 2014-2A, Cl. D, 2.86%, 7/15/211      165,000         164,971   
     

 

 

 
               

 

21,152,387

 

  

 

Equipment—0.9%   
CLI Funding V LLC:      
Series 2014-1A, Cl. A, 3.29%, 6/18/291      294,030         293,049   
Series 2014-2A, Cl. A, 3.38%, 10/18/291      349,083         347,281   
Cronos Containers Program I Ltd., Series 2014-2A,      
Cl. A, 3.27%, 11/18/291      450,787         450,960   
FRS I LLC, Series 2013-1A, Cl. A1, 1.80%, 4/15/431      81,702         80,795   
Trip Rail Master Funding LLC, Series 2014-1A, Cl.      
A1, 2.863%, 4/15/441      94,539         94,030   
     

 

 

 
               

 

1,266,115

 

  

 

Home Equity Loan—0.5%   
Element Rail Leasing I LLC, Series 2014-1A, Cl. A1,      
2.299%, 4/19/441      284,213         282,451   
TAL Advantage V LLC:      
Series 2014-1A, Cl. A, 3.51%, 2/22/391      352,917         354,902   
Series 2014-2A, Cl. A1, 1.70%, 5/20/391      110,644         109,934   
     

 

 

 
        747,287   
     

 

 

 
Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $23,131,447)        

 

23,165,789

 

  

 

Mortgage-Backed Obligations—59.6%   
Government Agency—43.7%   
FHLMC/FNMA/FHLB/Sponsored—43.5%   
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Gold Pool:      
5.00%, 12/1/34      6,979         7,733   
5.50%, 9/1/39      615,577         688,583   
6.00%, 5/1/18-10/1/29      935,972         1,056,015   
6.50%, 4/1/18-4/1/34      237,405         268,764   
7.00%, 8/1/16-10/1/37      291,103         335,917   

 

 

 

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  STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued  
   

 

     

Principal

Amount

     Value  

FHLMC/FNMA/FHLB/Sponsored (Continued)

  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Gold Pool: (Continued)      
8.00%, 4/1/16    $ 17,651       $ 17,941   
9.00%, 8/1/22-5/1/25      23,140         25,572   
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Non Gold Pool,   
10.50%, 10/1/20      1,669         1,882   
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:    
Series 205, Cl. IO, 10.923%, 9/1/293      9,587         1,867   
Series 206, Cl. IO, 0.00%, 12/1/293,4      147,548         36,575   
Series 243, Cl. 6, 0.00%, 12/15/323,4      112,943         20,586   
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Mtg.-Linked   
Amortizing Global Debt Securities, Series 2012-1,   
Cl. A10, 2.06%, 1/15/22      293,747         299,471   
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Principal-Only   
Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security, Series 176, Cl. PO,   
4.284%, 6/1/265      53,158         49,770   
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass    
Pass-Through Certificates:      
Series 151, Cl. F, 9.00%, 5/15/21      6,507         7,259   
Series 1674, Cl. Z, 6.75%, 2/15/24      18,742         20,748   
Series 2034, Cl. Z, 6.50%, 2/15/28      2,765         3,065   
Series 2042, Cl. N, 6.50%, 3/15/28      7,126         7,930   
Series 2043, Cl. ZP, 6.50%, 4/15/28      336,290         376,133   
Series 2046, Cl. G, 6.50%, 4/15/28      20,136         22,457   
Series 2053, Cl. Z, 6.50%, 4/15/28      2,951         3,271   
Series 2066, Cl. Z, 6.50%, 6/15/28      352,502         388,353   
Series 2195, Cl. LH, 6.50%, 10/15/29      261,643         291,097   
Series 2220, Cl. PD, 8.00%, 3/15/30      1,647         1,943   
Series 2326, Cl. ZP, 6.50%, 6/15/31      72,483         81,163   
Series 2461, Cl. PZ, 6.50%, 6/15/32      315,137         352,670   
Series 2470, Cl. LF, 1.161%, 2/15/322      2,513         2,585   
Series 2500, Cl. FD, 0.661%, 3/15/322      75,893         76,936   
Series 2526, Cl. FE, 0.561%, 6/15/292      100,874         101,898   
Series 2538, Cl. F, 0.761%, 12/15/322      270,775         274,718   
Series 2551, Cl. FD, 0.561%, 1/15/332      60,403         60,963   
Series 2564, Cl. MP, 5.00%, 2/15/18      133,259         139,954   
Series 2585, Cl. HJ, 4.50%, 3/15/18      74,722         77,916   
Series 2635, Cl. AG, 3.50%, 5/15/32      48,796         50,887   
Series 2707, Cl. QE, 4.50%, 11/15/18      25,748         27,090   
Series 2770, Cl. TW, 4.50%, 3/15/19      15,532         16,392   
Series 3010, Cl. WB, 4.50%, 7/15/20      36,748         38,853   
Series 3025, Cl. SJ, 24.16%, 8/15/352      27,530         39,063   
Series 3030, Cl. FL, 0.561%, 9/15/352      3,976         4,008   
Series 3645, Cl. EH, 3.00%, 12/15/20      135,557         139,709   
Series 3741, Cl. PA, 2.15%, 2/15/35      345,331         351,817   
Series 3815, Cl. BD, 3.00%, 10/15/20      8,826         9,053   
Series 3822, Cl. JA, 5.00%, 6/15/40      13,016         13,690   
Series 3840, Cl. CA, 2.00%, 9/15/18      6,576         6,666   
Series 3848, Cl. WL, 4.00%, 4/15/40      52,720         54,081   
Series 3857, Cl. GL, 3.00%, 5/15/40      10,658         10,908   
Series 4221, Cl. HJ, 1.50%, 7/15/23      124,701         125,168   
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass    
Pass-Through Certificates, Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:      
Series 2074, Cl. S, 48.104%, 7/17/283      2,114         485   
Series 2079, Cl. S, 0.00%, 7/17/283,4      3,888         913   
Series 2130, Cl. SC, 49.556%, 3/15/293      153,132         30,723   
Series 2526, Cl. SE, 26.823%, 6/15/293      4,556         878   
Series 2796, Cl. SD, 49.444%, 7/15/263      226,358         49,626   
Series 2920, Cl. S, 52.13%, 1/15/353      850,664         136,635   
Series 2922, Cl. SE, 4.896%, 2/15/353      102,090         16,348   
Series 3004, Cl. SB, 0.00%, 7/15/353,4      43,702         7,683   
Series 3201, Cl. SG, 1.514%, 8/15/363      256,198         41,848   
Series 3397, Cl. GS, 14.828%, 12/15/373      21,647         3,736   
Series 3424, Cl. EI, 8.466%, 4/15/383      27,414         3,128   
Series 3450, Cl. BI, 8.461%, 5/15/383      555,508         72,189   
Series 3606, Cl. SN, 0.411%, 12/15/393      148,324         26,496   
Federal National Mortgage Assn.:   
3.50%, 1/15/456      5,415,000         5,642,445   
4.00%, 1/25/456      16,660,000         17,776,004   
4.50%, 1/15/456      20,405,000         22,147,751   
5.00%, 1/1/456      2,760,000         3,049,418   
6.00%, 1/1/456      160,000         181,464   

 











































































































 
      Principal
Amount
     Value  

FHLMC/FNMA/FHLB/Sponsored (Continued)

  

Federal National Mortgage Assn. Pool:      
3.50%, 12/1/20-2/1/22    $     297,751       $         315,016   
5.00%, 3/1/21-7/1/22      20,183         21,308   
5.50%, 2/1/35-5/1/36      243,163         273,449   
6.50%, 5/1/17-1/1/34      270,847         284,479   
7.00%, 11/1/17-7/1/35      92,153         100,289   
7.50%, 1/1/33      6,045         7,095   
8.50%, 7/1/32      14,206         16,394   
Federal National Mortgage Assn., Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:    
Series 221, Cl. 2, 39.023%, 5/25/233      3,462         565   
Series 222, Cl. 2, 16.943%, 6/25/233      362,880         77,553   
Series 252, Cl. 2, 37.366%, 11/25/233      357,557         59,244   
Series 294, Cl. 2, 9.848%, 2/25/283      38,543         6,547   
Series 301, Cl. 2, 0.00%, 4/25/293,4      3,451         594   
Series 303, Cl. IO, 7.796%, 11/25/293      68,245         12,747   
Series 320, Cl. 2, 5.291%, 4/25/323      256,850         48,168   
Series 321, Cl. 2, 0.00%, 4/25/323,4      707,871         123,137   
Series 324, Cl. 2, 0.00%, 7/25/323,4      7,438         1,296   
Series 331, Cl. 5, 0.00%, 2/25/333,4      10,589         2,363   
Series 331, Cl. 9, 10.871%, 2/25/333      220,709         47,807   
Series 334, Cl. 12, 0.00%, 3/25/333,4      17,557         3,826   
Series 334, Cl. 17, 18.481%, 2/25/333      149,264         30,896   
Series 339, Cl. 12, 0.00%, 6/25/333,4      246,700         47,918   
Series 339, Cl. 7, 0.00%, 11/25/333,4      533,612         97,426   
Series 343, Cl. 13, 0.00%, 9/25/333,4      243,603         41,034   
Series 343, Cl. 18, 0.00%, 5/25/343,4      63,435         10,456   
Series 345, Cl. 9, 0.00%, 1/25/343,4      177,657         35,136   
Series 351, Cl. 10, 0.00%, 4/25/343,4      85,720         14,065   
Series 351, Cl. 8, 0.00%, 4/25/343,4      139,295         22,672   
Series 356, Cl. 10, 0.00%, 6/25/353,4      103,895         19,365   
Series 356, Cl. 12, 0.00%, 2/25/353,4      50,571         8,079   
Series 362, Cl. 13, 0.00%, 8/25/353,4      189,977         33,013   
Series 364, Cl. 15, 0.00%, 9/25/353,4      10,111         1,740   
Series 364, Cl. 16, 0.00%, 9/25/353,4      206,804         34,157   
Series 365, Cl. 16, 0.00%, 3/25/363,4      304,505         44,703   
Federal National Mortgage Assn., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass    
Pass-Through Certificates:      
Series 1993-87, Cl. Z, 6.50%, 6/25/23      253,807         281,347   
Series 1998-58, Cl. PC, 6.50%, 10/25/28      191,510         213,406   
Series 1998-61, Cl. PL, 6.00%, 11/25/28      96,777         106,111   
Series 1999-54, Cl. LH, 6.50%, 11/25/29      159,289         175,446   
Series 2001-44, Cl. QC, 6.00%, 9/25/16      3,608         3,717   
Series 2001-51, Cl. OD, 6.50%, 10/25/31      12,377         13,563   
Series 2001-74, Cl. QE, 6.00%, 12/25/31      240,504         268,397   
Series 2002-12, Cl. PG, 6.00%, 3/25/17      2,225         2,309   
Series 2003-100, Cl. PA, 5.00%, 10/25/18      270,407         285,622   
Series 2003-28, Cl. KG, 5.50%, 4/25/23      846,186         930,259   
Series 2003-84, Cl. GE, 4.50%, 9/25/18      12,973         13,554   
Series 2004-101, Cl. BG, 5.00%, 1/25/20      277,201         286,471   
Series 2004-25, Cl. PC, 5.50%, 1/25/34      9,420         9,973   
Series 2005-73, Cl. DF, 0.42%, 8/25/352      14,167         14,228   
Series 2006-11, Cl. PS, 23.945%, 3/25/362      136,477         195,295   
Series 2006-46, Cl. SW, 23.578%, 6/25/362      101,479         143,655   
Series 2006-50, Cl. KS, 23.579%, 6/25/362      145,857         208,666   
Series 2008-14, Cl. BA, 4.25%, 3/25/23      43,575         45,568   
Series 2008-75, Cl. DB, 4.50%, 9/25/23      84,054         87,946   
Series 2009-113, Cl. DB, 3.00%, 12/25/20      279,318         287,112   
Series 2009-36, Cl. FA, 1.11%, 6/25/372      125,373         128,685   
Series 2009-70, Cl. NT, 4.00%, 8/25/19      5,859         6,071   
Series 2009-70, Cl. TL, 4.00%, 8/25/19      130,211         134,909   
Series 2010-43, Cl. KG, 3.00%, 1/25/21      75,214         77,442   
Series 2011-3, Cl. EL, 3.00%, 5/25/20      461,949         474,992   
Series 2011-38, Cl. AH, 2.75%, 5/25/20      7,705         7,889   
Series 2011-82, Cl. AD, 4.00%, 8/25/26      147,687         153,827   
Federal National Mortgage Assn., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass    
Pass-Through Certificates, Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:    
Series 2001-61, Cl. SH, 27.444%, 11/18/313      9,061         1,716   
Series 2001-63, Cl. SD, 28.389%, 12/18/313      3,296         776   
Series 2001-65, Cl. S, 26.892%, 11/25/313      227,340         42,915   
Series 2001-68, Cl. SC, 19.132%, 11/25/313      2,094         406   
Series 2001-81, Cl. S, 23.783%, 1/25/323      67,569         14,685   

 

 

 

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Principal

Amount

     Value  

FHLMC/FNMA/FHLB/Sponsored (Continued)

  

Federal National Mortgage Assn., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates, Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security: (Continued)     
Series 2002-28, Cl. SA, 33.12%, 4/25/323    $ 2,061       $ 393   
Series 2002-38, Cl. SO, 43.02%, 4/25/323      5,702         1,003   
Series 2002-39, Cl. SD, 34.171%, 3/18/323      3,770         847   
Series 2002-47, Cl. NS, 29.536%, 4/25/323      205,089         41,485   
Series 2002-48, Cl. S, 28.807%, 7/25/323      3,412         663   
Series 2002-51, Cl. S, 29.751%, 8/25/323      188,272         37,227   
Series 2002-52, Cl. SD, 32.272%, 9/25/323      265,363         54,888   
Series 2002-52, Cl. SL, 31.316%, 9/25/323      2,130         419   
Series 2002-53, Cl. SK, 29.473%, 4/25/323      13,137         2,882   
Series 2002-56, Cl. SN, 30.541%, 7/25/323      4,652         1,036   
Series 2002-60, Cl. SM, 28.718%, 8/25/323      30,221         4,802   
Series 2002-7, Cl. SK, 25.247%, 1/25/323      14,343         2,481   
Series 2002-77, Cl. BS, 23.376%, 12/18/323      18,822         4,676   
Series 2002-77, Cl. IS, 38.588%, 12/18/323      9,714         2,220   
Series 2002-77, Cl. SH, 30.753%, 12/18/323      97,160         19,099   
Series 2002-84, Cl. SA, 33.159%, 12/25/323      222,688         41,787   
Series 2002-9, Cl. MS, 24.871%, 3/25/323      3,585         730   
Series 2002-90, Cl. SN, 29.819%, 8/25/323      15,547         2,482   
Series 2002-90, Cl. SY, 35.423%, 9/25/323      11,145         1,759   
Series 2003-26, Cl. DI, 5.126%, 4/25/333      10,524         1,859   
Series 2003-33, Cl. SP, 27.698%, 5/25/333      232,379         50,450   
Series 2003-4, Cl. S, 29.315%, 2/25/333      148,237         30,773   
Series 2004-54, Cl. DS, 36.63%, 11/25/303      191,141         31,534   
Series 2005-12, Cl. SC, 7.003%, 3/25/353      51,159         8,511   
Series 2005-14, Cl. SE, 36.443%, 3/25/353      150,169         23,248   
Series 2005-40, Cl. SA, 46.194%, 5/25/353      444,471         87,416   
Series 2005-40, Cl. SB, 50.56%, 5/25/353      20,244         4,113   
Series 2005-52, Cl. JH, 0.953%, 5/25/353      106,196         18,622   
Series 2005-93, Cl. SI, 11.403%, 10/25/353      346,659         56,626   
Series 2008-55, Cl. SA, 13.829%, 7/25/383      27,177         3,745   
Series 2009-8, Cl. BS, 0.00%, 2/25/243,4      136,571         9,265   
Series 2012-40, Cl. PI, 0.496%, 4/25/413      191,200         31,007   
Federal National Mortgage Assn., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates, Principal-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security, Series 1993-184, Cl. M, 5.165%, 9/25/235      115,379         110,151   
               

 

62,324,584

 

  

 

GNMA/Guaranteed—0.2%                  
Government National Mortgage Assn. I Pool:      
7.00%, 12/15/23-3/15/26      12,017         13,507   
8.50%, 8/15/17-12/15/17      26,938         28,513   
Government National Mortgage Assn., Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:    
Series 2002-15, Cl. SM, 60.833%, 2/16/323      329,525         54,458   
Series 2007-17, Cl. AI, 13.251%, 4/16/373      99,276         20,469   
Series 2011-52, Cl. HS, 9.034%, 4/16/413      663,626         139,995   
Government National Mortgage Assn., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass    
Pass-Through Certificates:      
Series 1999-32, Cl. ZB, 8.00%, 9/16/29      46,382         54,452   
Series 2000-7, Cl. Z, 8.00%, 1/16/30      17,291         19,872   
               

 

331,266

 

  

 

Non-Agency—15.9%                  
Commercial—13.9%                  
Asset Securitization Corp., Interest-Only Stripped      
Mtg.-Backed Security, Series 1997-D4, Cl. PS1, 0%,      
4/14/293,4      1,705,468         56,348   
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust:   
Series 2006-5, Cl. AM, 5.448%, 9/10/47      425,000         445,739   
Series 2006-6, Cl. AM, 5.39%, 10/10/45      685,000         728,447   
Banc of America Funding Trust, Series 2006-G, Cl.      
2A4, 0.455%, 7/20/362      795,000         739,781   
BCAP LLC Trust, Series 2011-R11, Cl. 18A5,      
2.24%, 9/26/351,2      226,087         230,653   
Bear Stearns ARM Trust:      
Series 2005-2, Cl. A1, 2.58%, 3/25/352      249,594         252,759   
Series 2005-9, Cl. A1, 2.43%, 10/25/352      270,837         267,834   
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,      
Series 2006-T24, Cl. AM, 5.568%, 10/12/412      295,000         313,755   

 










































































































 
      Principal
Amount
     Value  

Commercial (Continued)

                 
Capital Lease Funding Securitization LP, Interest- Only Commercial Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1997-CTL1, Cl. IO, 0%, 6/22/241,3,4    $ 1,511,216       $ 64,805   
CD Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-CD2, Cl. AM, 5.346%, 1/15/462      420,000         437,151   
Chase Mortgage Finance Trust, Series 2005-A2, Cl. 1A3, 2.483%, 1/25/362      180,258         171,054   
CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, Series 2005-17, Cl. 1A8, 5.50%, 9/25/35      31,080         30,675   
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust:      
Series 2008-C7, Cl. AM, 6.142%, 12/10/492      410,000         449,390   
Series 2013-GC11, Cl. D, 4.458%, 4/10/461,2      160,000         154,270   
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 2006- AR1, Cl. 1A1, 2.50%, 10/25/352      466,972         464,216   
COMM Mortgage Trust:      
Series 2006-C7, Cl. AM, 5.781%, 6/10/462      695,000         734,611   
Series 2012-CR4, Cl. D, 4.575%, 10/15/451,2      50,000         50,178   
Series 2012-CR5, Cl. E, 4.335%, 12/10/451,2      75,000         74,251   
Series 2013-CR7, Cl. D, 4.354%, 3/10/461,2      175,000         165,823   
Series 2014-CR21, Cl. AM, 3.987%, 12/10/47      710,000         743,090   
COMM Mortgage Trust, Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security, Series 2012-CR5, Cl. XA, 0%, 12/10/453,4      2,746,769         259,909   
Commercial Mortgage Trust:      
Series 2006-GG7, Cl. AM, 5.819%, 7/10/382      35,000         36,916   
Series 2007-GG11, Cl. AM, 5.867%, 12/10/492      475,000         515,663   
Series 2007-GG9, Cl. AM, 5.475%, 3/10/39      220,000         230,925   
Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust:      
Series 2006-C1, Cl. AJ, 5.467%, 2/15/392      275,000         286,106   
Series 2006-C4, Cl. AM, 5.509%, 9/15/39      155,000         164,053   
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2005-C6, Cl. AJ, 5.23%, 12/15/402      410,000         420,567   
CSMC:      
Series 2006-6, Cl. 1A4, 6.00%, 7/25/36      264,953         206,449   
Series 2009-13R, Cl. 4A1, 2.618%, 9/26/361,2      80,944         81,668   
DBUBS Mortgage Trust, Series 2011-LC1A, Cl. E, 5.557%, 11/10/461,2      75,000         81,588   
First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust:   
Series 2004-FA2, Cl. 3A1, 6.00%, 1/25/35      228,269         220,002   
Series 2005-FA8, Cl. 1A6, 0.82%, 11/25/352      247,057         185,098   
FREMF Mortgage Trust:      
Series 2012-K501, Cl. C, 3.458%, 11/25/461,2      35,000         35,566   
Series 2013-K25, Cl. C, 3.743%, 11/25/451,2      90,000         87,398   
Series 2013-K26, Cl. C, 3.60%, 12/25/451,2      60,000         58,132   
Series 2013-K27, Cl. C, 3.497%, 1/25/461,2      95,000         89,611   
Series 2013-K28, Cl. C, 3.494%, 6/25/461,2      285,000         268,001   
Series 2013-K502, Cl. C, 3.195%, 3/25/451,2      175,000         174,037   
Series 2013-K712, Cl. C, 3.368%, 5/25/451,2      75,000         74,122   
Series 2013-K713, Cl. C, 3.165%, 4/25/461,2      115,000         112,272   
Series 2014-K715, Cl. C, 4.124%, 2/25/461,2      50,000         49,774   
GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp., Series      
2005-C4, Cl. AJ, 5.312%, 11/10/452      50,000         50,380   
GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2006-GG6, Cl. AM, 5.553%, 4/10/382      165,000         171,452   
GSMSC Pass-Through Trust, Series 2009-3R, Cl. 1A2, 6%, 4/25/371,2      448,379         412,011   
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR4, Cl.      
6A1, 5.226%, 7/25/352      159,417         158,083   
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust:      
Series 2005-CB13, Cl. AM, 5.284%, 1/12/432      30,000         30,857   
Series 2006-CB16, Cl. AJ, 5.623%, 5/12/45      415,000         425,925   
Series 2006-LDP8, Cl. AJ, 5.48%, 5/15/452      275,000         288,453   
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust:      
Series 2007-A1, Cl. 5A1, 2.576%, 7/25/352      109,731         109,472   
Series 2007-S3, Cl. 1A90, 7.00%, 8/25/37      401,816         374,308   
JP Morgan Resecuritization Trust:      
Series 2009-11, Cl. 5A1, 2.618%, 9/26/361,2      308,243         309,100   
Series 2009-5, Cl. 1A2, 2.607%, 7/26/361,2      406,510         351,949   
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust:   
Series 2014-C25, Cl. AS, 4.065%, 11/15/47      300,000         314,963   

 

 

 

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  STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued  
   

 

     

Principal

Amount

     Value  
Commercial (Continued)                  
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust: (Continued)       
Series 2014-C26, Cl. AS, 3.80%, 1/15/48    $ 145,000       $ 149,338   
LB Commercial Conduit Mortgage Trust, Interest-      
Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security, Series 1998-      
C1, Cl. IO, 0%, 2/18/303,4      632,484         14,304   
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-      
C4, Cl. AM, 5.853%, 6/15/382      185,000         196,494   
Lehman Structured Securities Corp., Series 2002-      
GE1, Cl. A, 2.514%, 7/26/241,2      68,406         59,625   
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-C2, Cl.      
AM, 5.782%, 8/12/432      565,000         599,488   
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust:      
Series 2012-C6, Cl. E, 4.662%, 11/15/451,2      145,000         145,443   
Series 2013-C7, Cl. D, 4.302%, 2/15/461,2      175,000         169,151   
Series 2013-C8, Cl. D, 4.171%, 12/15/481,2      130,000         124,581   
Series 2014-C19, Cl. AS, 3.832%, 12/15/47      595,000         615,105   
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust:      
Series 2007-IQ13, Cl. AM, 5.406%, 3/15/44      540,000         575,594   
Series 2007-IQ15, Cl. AM, 5.908%, 6/11/492      490,000         527,289   
Morgan Stanley Reremic Trust, Series 2012-R3, Cl.      
1B, 1.957%, 11/26/361,2      459,335         325,619   
Morgan Stanley Resecuritization Trust, Series 2013-      
R9, Cl. 3A, 2.362%, 6/26/461,2      383,542         387,609   
Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc.,      
Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security, Series      
1999-C1, Cl. X, 0%, 5/18/323,4      3,195,670         32   
Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust,      
Series 2007-6, Cl. 3A1, 4.544%, 7/25/372      380,970         295,235   
UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series      
2012-C2, Cl. E, 4.889%, 5/10/631,2      65,000         64,837   
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust:      
Series 2005-C17, Cl. AJ, 5.224%, 3/15/422      175,000         175,100   
Series 2005-C22, Cl. AM, 5.319%, 12/15/442      260,000         267,861   
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust:      
Series 2005-AR14, Cl. 1A4, 2.342%, 12/25/352      299,731         291,137   
Series 2005-AR16, Cl. 1A1, 2.339%, 12/25/352      132,945         127,117   
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust:      
Series 2005-AR10, Cl. 1A1, 2.614%, 6/25/352      632,102         643,730   
Series 2005-AR15, Cl. 1A6, 2.613%, 9/25/352      75,046         71,576   
Series 2006-AR8, Cl. 2A4, 2.60%, 4/25/362      178,886         174,803   
Series 2007-16, Cl. 1A1, 6.00%, 12/28/37      192,879         199,894   
Series 2007-AR3, Cl. A4, 5.702%, 4/25/372      85,907         84,455   
Series 2007-AR8, Cl. A1, 2.608%, 11/25/372      215,824         190,772   
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust:      
Series 2012-C10, Cl. D, 4.458%, 12/15/451,2      75,000         73,213   
Series 2012-C7, Cl. E, 4.845%, 6/15/451,2      120,000         120,870   
Series 2013-C11, Cl. D, 4.182%, 3/15/451,2      74,000         71,026   
        19,950,938   
                   
Multi-Family—0.4%                  
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 2006-      
AR3, Cl. 1A2A, 5.334%, 6/25/362      218,541         201,420   
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust:      
Series 2005-AR15, Cl. 1A2, 2.613%, 9/25/352      188,471         184,850   
Series 2006-AR2, Cl. 2A3, 2.612%, 3/25/362      160,144         158,871   
        545,141   
                   
Residential—1.6%                  
Banc of America Funding Trust:      
Series 2007-1, Cl. 1A3, 6.00%, 1/25/37      222,446         202,567   
Series 2007-C, Cl. 1A4, 5.293%, 5/20/362      88,251         85,606   
Banc of America Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-1, Cl.      
1A24, 6%, 3/25/37      142,108         133,897   
Bear Stearns ARM Trust, Series 2006-1, Cl. A1,      
2.36%, 2/25/362      310,067         309,921   
Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-FRE1,      
Cl. A2, 0.28%, 7/25/362      161,733         159,057   
CD Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-CD4,      
Cl. AMFX, 5.366%, 12/11/492      115,000         119,486   

 






























































































 
     

Principal

Amount

     Value  

Residential (Continued)

                 
CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust:      
Series 2005-26, Cl. 1A8, 5.50%, 11/25/35    $ 168,775       $ 161,363   
Series 2005-J4, Cl. A7, 5.50%, 11/25/35      23,531         24,791   
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-5F, Cl. 2A1,      
6%, 6/25/36      130,519         124,242   
MASTR Asset Backed Securities Trust, Series 2006-      
WMC3, Cl. A3, 0.27%, 8/25/362      54,564         27,041   
NC Finance Trust, Series 1999-I, Cl. D, 8.75%,      
1/25/297,8      3,370,016         512,243   
RALI Trust:      
Series 2003-QS1, Cl. A2, 5.75%, 1/25/33      42,636         43,072   
Series 2006-QS13, Cl. 1A8, 6.00%, 9/25/36      1,245         1,003   
Series 2007-QS6, Cl. A28, 5.75%, 4/25/37      15,333         12,381   
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust,      
Series 2003-AR10, Cl. A7, 2.419%, 10/25/332      158,514         162,319   
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust,      
Series 2006-AR14, Cl. 1A2, 5.724%, 10/25/362      203,682         198,325   
        2,277,314   
Total Mortgage-Backed Obligations (Cost $89,167,628)         85,429,243   
                   
U.S. Government Obligations—1.2%            
Federal National Mortgage Assn. Nts., 1%, 9/27/17      259,000         258,199   
United States Treasury Nts., 1.625%, 4/30/19      1,438,000         1,442,944   
Total U.S. Government Obligations (Cost $1,694,727)         1,701,143   
                   
Corporate Bonds and Notes—51.1%            
Consumer Discretionary—8.5%            
Auto Components—0.7%            
Dana Holding Corp., 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/21      354,000         376,125   
Johnson Controls, Inc., 4.625% Sr. Unsec.      
Nts., 7/2/44      200,000         206,645   
TRW Automotive, Inc., 7.25% Sr. Unsec.      
Nts., 3/15/177      328,000         364,080   
        946,850   
            
Automobiles—1.8%            
Daimler Finance North America LLC:      
1.30% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/31/151      316,000         317,363   
8.50% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 1/18/31      237,000         363,416   
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 3.664% Sr.      
Unsec. Nts., 9/8/24      796,000         799,205   
General Motors Co., 6.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts.,      
10/2/43      363,000         435,455   
Hyundai Capital America, 1.45% Sr. Unsec.      
Nts., 2/6/171      392,000         390,853   
Kia Motors Corp., 3.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts.,      
6/14/161      284,000         292,983   
        2,599,275   
            
Diversified Consumer Services—0.2%            
Service Corp. International, 4.50% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 11/15/20      365,000         360,438   
            
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—1.1%            
Brinker International, Inc., 2.60% Sr. Unsec.      
Nts., 5/15/18      134,000         133,862   
Carnival Corp., 1.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/5/16      386,000         385,945   
Hyatt Hotels Corp., 3.875% Sr. Unsec.      
Unsub. Nts., 8/15/16      65,000         67,475   
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.,      
7.15% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 12/1/19      261,000         307,931   
Wyndham Worldwide Corp., 6% Sr. Unsec.      
Nts., 12/1/16      335,000         360,492   
Yum! Brands, Inc., 4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/15      352,000         360,311   
        1,616,016   
 

 

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Principal

Amount

     Value  

Household Durables—0.9%

  

        
Jarden Corp., 6.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/22    $       354,000       $         370,815   
Lennar Corp., 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/22      365,000         359,525   
Toll Brothers Finance Corp., 4% Sr. Unsec.      
Nts., 12/31/18      364,000         365,820   
Whirlpool Corp.:      
1.35% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/17      104,000         103,775   
1.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/17      85,000         84,783   
        1,284,718   
                   
Media—2.3%                  
21st Century Fox America, Inc., 6.15% Sr.      
Unsec. Nts., 2/15/41      162,000         206,915   
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital      
Corp., 6.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/30/21      338,000         356,167   
Comcast Cable Communications Holdings,      
Inc., 9.455% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/22      242,000         348,434   
Comcast Corp., 4.65% Sr. Unsec. Unsub.      
Nts., 7/15/42      130,000         142,858   
DIRECTV Holdings LLC/DIRECTV Financing      
Co., Inc., 5.15% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/42      235,000         243,738   
Historic TW, Inc.:      
8.05% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/16      64,000         68,441   
9.15% Debs., 2/1/23      96,000         130,770   
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The), 4.20%      
Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/24      191,000         195,731   
Lamar Media Corp., 5% Sr. Unsec. Sub.      
Nts., 5/1/23      373,000         371,135   
Numericable-SFR, 4.875% Sr. Sec. Nts.,      
5/15/191      381,000         379,095   
Pearson Funding Two plc, 4% Sr. Unsec.      
Nts., 5/17/161      85,000         88,401   
Sky plc, 3.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/16/241      165,000         166,346   
Time Warner Cable, Inc., 4.50% Sr. Unsec.      
Unsub. Nts., 9/15/42      381,000         393,209   
Viacom, Inc.:      
2.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/16      155,000         158,490   
4.85% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/34      119,000         122,164   
        3,371,894   
                   
Multiline Retail—0.1%                  
Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., 4.50% Sr.      
Unsec. Nts., 12/15/34      87,000         87,888   
                   
Specialty Retail—0.9%                  
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc., 5.165% Sr. Unsec.      
Nts., 8/1/44      102,000         106,640   
Best Buy Co., Inc., 5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts.,      
3/15/21      349,000         364,705   
Home Depot, Inc. (The), 4.875% Sr. Unsec.      
Nts., 2/15/44      142,000         165,721   
L Brands, Inc., 7% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/20      42,000         47,880   
Ross Stores, Inc., 3.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts.,      
9/15/24      355,000         356,044   
Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital, Inc., 5.75%      
Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/22      5,000         5,262   
Signet UK Finance plc, 4.70% Sr. Unsec.      
Nts., 6/15/24      192,000         185,614   
        1,231,866   
                   
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—0.5%            
Levi Strauss & Co., 6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts.,      
5/1/22      335,000         361,800   
PVH Corp., 4.50% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts.,      
12/15/22      371,000         368,217   
        730,017   

 












































































 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
      Principal
Amount
     Value  

Consumer Staples—3.6%

                 

Beverages—1.2%

                 
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.,      
8.20% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 1/15/39    $       324,000       $         501,824   
Constellation Brands, Inc., 3.75% Sr. Unsec.      
Nts., 5/1/21      423,000         419,827   
Pernod Ricard SA:      
2.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/171      357,000         365,462   
4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/221      215,000         227,645   
SABMiller Holdings, Inc., 4.95% Sr. Unsec.      
Unsub. Nts., 1/15/421      206,000         232,965   
        1,747,723   
                   
Food & Staples Retailing—0.6%                  
CVS Health Corp., 5.30% Sr. Unsec. Nts.,      
12/5/43      84,000         100,814   
Delhaize Group SA, 5.70% Sr. Unsec. Nts.,      
10/1/40      215,000         226,344   
Kroger Co., 6.90% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/38      90,000         120,153   
Kroger Co. (The), 6.40% Sr. Unsec. Nts.,      
8/15/17      319,000         356,799   
        804,110   
                   
Food Products—1.3%                  
Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp.:      
5.10% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 7/15/15      332,000         339,282   
8.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/19      289,000         354,856   
ConAgra Foods, Inc., 1.35% Sr. Unsec. Nts.,      
9/10/15      221,000         221,952   
Kraft Foods Group, Inc., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts.,      
6/4/42      89,000         98,351   
TreeHouse Foods, Inc., 4.875% Sr. Unsec.      
Nts., 3/15/22      365,000         370,475   
Tyson Foods, Inc.:      
4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/34      118,000         129,855   
6.60% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/16      341,000         363,686   
        1,878,457   
                   
Tobacco—0.5%                  
Altria Group, Inc., 10.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts.,      
2/6/39      202,000         352,786   
Reynolds American, Inc., 6.75% Sr. Unsec.      
Nts., 6/15/17      325,000         362,257   
        715,043   
                   
Energy—4.0%                  
Energy Equipment & Services—0.5%            
Nabors Industries, Inc.:      
2.35% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/16      294,000         291,002   
4.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/21      155,000         145,834   
Rowan Cos., Inc., 4.875% Sr. Unsec. Unsub.      
Nts., 6/1/22      153,000         149,109   
Weatherford International Ltd., 5.95% Sr.      
Unsec. Nts., 4/15/42      97,000         82,385   
        668,330   
                   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—3.5%            
Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 6.20% Sr.      
Unsec. Nts., 3/15/40      163,000         191,599   
CNOOC Nexen Finance 2014 ULC, 1.625%      
Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/30/17      373,000         371,411   
DCP Midstream LLC, 5.375% Sr. Unsec.      
Nts., 10/15/151      290,000         299,078   
Devon Energy Corp., 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts.,      
5/15/42      162,000         163,701   
El Paso Pipeline Partners Operating Co. LLC,      
4.10% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/15      152,000         155,555   
EnLink Midstream Partners LP, 2.70% Sr.      
Unsec. Nts., 4/1/19      299,000         294,730   
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 3.75%      
Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/25      164,000         164,962   
 

 

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  STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS    Continued  
   

 

    Principal
Amount
    Value    

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (Continued)

  

 

 

 
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 4.15% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/24   $     167,000      $ 166,885     

 

 
Kinder Morgan, Inc.:    
3.05% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/19     289,000        287,026     
5.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/211     437,000        455,224     

 

 
Noble Energy, Inc., 5.05% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/44     102,000        101,205     

 

 
Origin Energy Finance Ltd.:    
3.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/9/181     394,000        402,362     
5.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/14/211     245,000        268,176     

 

 
Phillips 66, 4.30% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 4/1/22     155,000        163,887     

 

 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.:    
3.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/22     157,000        155,649     
6.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/17     301,000        329,948     

 

 
Spectra Energy Partners LP:    
4.60% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/21     238,000        257,978     
4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/24     194,000        208,333     

 

 
Western Gas Partners LP, 4% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/1/22     182,000        184,764     

 

 
Williams Partners LP, 4.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/23     194,000        196,127     

 

 
Woodside Finance Ltd., 4.60% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 5/10/211     274,000        292,308     
   

 

 

 
          5,110,908     
   

 

 
Financials—14.8%    

 

 
Capital Markets—3.0%    

 

 
Apollo Management Holdings LP, 4% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/30/241     312,000        318,151     

 

 
Blackstone Holdings Finance Co. LLC, 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/441     382,000        411,966     

 

 
Carlyle Holdings II Finance LLC, 5.625% Sr. Sec. Nts., 3/30/431     209,000        243,555     

 

 
Credit Suisse, New York, 3.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/9/24     498,000        507,203    

 

 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 5.70% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds, Series L2,9     381,000        386,810    

 

 
Lazard Group LLC, 4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/14/20     337,000        355,642    

 

 
Morgan Stanley:    
5.00% Sub. Nts., 11/24/25     332,000        354,731    
5.45% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds, Series H2,9     355,000        356,083    

 

 
Nomura Holdings, Inc., 2% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/13/16     373,000        376,263     

 

 
Raymond James Financial, Inc., 5.625% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 4/1/24     417,000        475,827     

 

 
UBS Preferred Funding Trust V, 6.243% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds, Series 12,9     556,000        575,465     
   

 

 

 
      4,361,696     
   

 

 
Commercial Banks—6.2%    

 

 
Bank of America Corp.:    
7.75% Jr. Sub. Nts., 5/14/38     354,000        501,545     
8.00% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds, Series K2,9     339,000        365,696     

 

 
BNP Paribas SA, 3.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/3/23     421,000        429,970     

 

 
Citigroup, Inc.:    
6.675% Sub. Nts., 9/13/43     344,000        446,431     
5.95% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds, Series D2,9     368,000        362,940     

 

 
Commerzbank AG, 8.125% Sub. Nts., 9/19/231     313,000        361,077     

 

 
Credit Agricole SA, 8.375% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds2,7,9     320,000        370,400     

 

 
FirstMerit Bank NA, 4.27% Sub. Nts., 11/25/26     362,000        368,453     

 

 
HSBC Finance Capital Trust IX, 5.911% Unsec. Sub. Nts., 11/30/352     890,000        903,350     

 

 
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 5.017% Sub. Nts., 6/26/241     370,000        359,757     

 














































 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
     Principal
Amount
     Value    

 

 
Commercial Banks (Continued)      

 

 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.:      
3.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/13/24    $ 710,000       $ 727,621     
6.75% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds, Series S2,9      344,000         365,070     

 

 
Lloyds Banking Group plc, 6.657% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds1,2,9      334,000         357,380     

 

 
Rabobank Capital Funding Trust III, 5.254% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds2,7,9      667,000         695,681     

 

 
Regions Bank, Birmingham AL, 6.45% Sub. Nts., 6/26/37      283,000         356,057     

 

 
Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, 7.64% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds, Series U2,9      300,000         316,500     

 

 
Societe Generale SA, 5.922% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds1,2,9      370,000         385,495     

 

 
SunTrust Banks, Inc.:      
3.60% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/16      385,000         397,291     
5.625% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds2,9      370,000         372,081     

 

 
Wells Fargo & Co., 5.90% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds, Series S2,9      383,000         386,830     
     

 

 

 
        8,829,625     

 

 
Consumer Finance—0.9%      

 

 
Ally Financial, Inc., 8% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/31      283,000         361,533     

 

 
American Express Co., 5.20% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds2,9      369,000         376,718     

 

 
Discover Financial Services, 3.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/6/24      280,000         282,026     

 

 
Synchrony Financial:      
3.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/19      171,000         172,980     
3.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/21      135,000         138,019     
     

 

 

 
        1,331,276     

 

 
Diversified Financial Services—0.9%      

 

 
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co., 4.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/451      185,000         194,386     

 

 
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 3% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/23      309,000         308,572     

 

 
Leucadia National Corp., 5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/18/236      383,000         393,600     

 

 
Voya Financial, Inc., 5.65% Jr. Sub. Nts., 5/15/532      355,000         353,225     
     

 

 

 
        1,249,783     

 

 
Insurance—2.9%      

 

 
AIA Group Ltd., 4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/11/441      292,000         333,249     

 

 
AXIS Specialty Finance plc, 5.15% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/45      308,000         334,932     

 

 
Five Corners Funding Trust, 4.419% Unsec. Nts., 11/15/231      310,000         328,403     

 

 
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.:      
4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/231      456,000         470,730     
4.85% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/1/441      224,000         228,589     

 

 
Lincoln National Corp., 6.05% Jr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 4/20/672      688,000         691,440     

 

 
Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.20% Jr. Sub. Nts., 3/15/442      300,000         298,125     

 

 
Swiss Re Capital I LP, 6.854% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds2,7,9      663,000         696,150     

 

 
TIAA Asset Management Finance Co. LLC, 4.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/241      371,000         380,823     

 

 
ZFS Finance USA Trust V, 6.50% Jr. Sub. Nts., 5/9/372,7      365,000         390,550     
     

 

 

 
        4,152,991     

 

 
Real Estate—0.1%      

 

 
Ventas Realty LP, 1.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/17/17      151,000         149,730     

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—0.8%      

 

 
American Tower Corp.:      
5.05% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 9/1/20      149,000         161,856     
 

 

12      OPPENHEIMER CORE BOND FUND/VA


   
   

 

    Principal
Amount
    Value    

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (Continued)     

 

 
American Tower Corp.: (Continued)    
5.90% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/21   $     200,000      $ 225,452     

 

 
Corrections Corp. of America, 4.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/20     381,000        372,428     

 

 
Hospitality Properties Trust, 4.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/24     186,000        190,863     

 

 
Liberty Property LP, 5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/16     228,000        244,986   
   

 

 

 
          1,195,585     
   

 

 
Health Care—3.3%    

 

 
Biotechnology—0.2%    

 

 
Gilead Sciences, Inc., 5.65% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 12/1/41     232,000        288,335     
   

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies—0.8%     

 

 
Becton Dickinson & Co., 4.685% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/44     202,000        218,440     

 

 
CareFusion Corp.:    
1.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/17     384,000        381,642     
3.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/24     188,000        194,386     

 

 
DENTSPLY International, Inc., 2.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/16     352,000        359,921     
   

 

 

 
      1,154,389     
   

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services—1.1%     

 

 
Cardinal Health, Inc., 3.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/24     180,000        179,864     

 

 
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 5.125% Sr. Sec. Nts., 8/1/21     345,000        359,663     

 

 
Express Scripts Holding Co., 3.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/24     185,000        184,719     

 

 
Fresenius Medical Care US Finance II, Inc., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/31/221     350,000        381,500     

 

 
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc., 5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/21     350,000        359,625     

 

 
McKesson Corp., 4.883% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/44     89,000        98,433     
   

 

 

 
      1,563,804     
   

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services—0.4%    

 

 
Life Technologies Corp., 3.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/16     23,000        23,288     

 

 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.:    
4.15% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/24     121,000        127,846     
5.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/15     165,000        167,914     
5.30% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/44     140,000        161,423     
   

 

 

 
      480,471     
   

 

 
Pharmaceuticals—0.8%    

 

 
Actavis Funding SCS, 1.30% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/17     243,000        238,806     

 

 
Hospira, Inc., 5.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/12/20     373,000        400,651     

 

 
Mallinckrodt International Finance SA, 3.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/18     386,000        374,902     

 

 
Perrigo Finance plc, 3.90% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/24     178,000        181,475     
   

 

 

 
      1,195,834     
   

 

 
Industrials—4.9%    

 

 
Aerospace & Defense—0.9%    

 

 
BAE Systems Holdings, Inc., 3.80% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/7/241     164,000        168,455     

 

 
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., 7.125% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 3/15/21     342,000        371,070     

 

 
L-3 Communications Corp.:    
1.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/28/17     100,000        99,111     
3.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/28/24     223,000        225,284     

 

 
Northrop Grumman Corp., 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/43     85,000        95,285     

 



















































 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Principal
Amount
    Value    

 

 
Aerospace & Defense (Continued)     

 

 
Textron, Inc.:    
3.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/25   $     111,000      $ 111,422     
4.30% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/24     189,000        197,843     
6.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/15     28,000        28,282     
   

 

 

 
          1,296,752     
   

 

 
Building Products—0.3%    

 

 
Owens Corning, 4.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/22     422,000        428,979     
   

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies—0.8%     

 

 
Clean Harbors, Inc., 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 8/1/20     395,000        398,950     

 

 
Pitney Bowes, Inc., 4.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/24     255,000        261,497     

 

 
Republic Services, Inc., 5.70% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/41     84,000        103,956     

 

 
RR Donnelley & Sons Co., 7.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/20     315,000        347,288     
   

 

 

 
      1,111,691     
   

 

 
Electrical Equipment—0.2%    

 

 
Sensata Technologies BV, 4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/231     294,000        294,000     
   

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates—0.4%    

 

 
General Electric Capital Corp., 6.25% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds, Series B2,9     574,000        627,813     
   

 

 
Machinery—0.7%    

 

 
Crane Co., 4.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/23     193,000        203,842     

 

 
Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co. Ltd., 4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/23     340,000        359,031     

 

 
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., 7.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/15     323,000        338,998     

 

 
Trinity Industries, Inc., 4.55% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/24     153,000        148,895     
   

 

 

 
      1,050,766     
   

 

 
Professional Services—0.3%    

 

 
Experian Finance plc, 2.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/171     361,000        364,439     
   

 

 
Road & Rail—0.8%    

 

 
ERAC USA Finance LLC, 3.85% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/241     177,000        179,863     

 

 
Kansas City Southern de Mexico SA de CV, 3% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/23     315,000        306,814     

 

 
Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp.:    
2.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/161     368,000        373,244     
4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/17/231     230,000        239,141     
   

 

 

 
      1,099,062     
   

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors—0.5%     

 

 
Air Lease Corp., 3.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/21     383,000        386,830     

 

 
International Lease Finance Corp., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 4/1/19     376,000        406,080     
   

 

 

 
      792,910     
   

 

 
Information Technology—2.3%    

 

 
Communications Equipment—0.2%     

 

 
Motorola Solutions, Inc., 3.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/23     212,000        209,049     
   

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments, & Components—0.6%   

 

 
Arrow Electronics, Inc., 5.125% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 3/1/21     407,000        440,756     

 

 
Avnet, Inc., 4.875% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 12/1/22     405,000           430,519     
   

 

 

 
      871,275     
 

 

13      OPPENHEIMER CORE BOND FUND/VA


  STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS    Continued  
   

 

    Principal
Amount
    Value    

 

 
IT Services—0.6%    

 

 
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.:    
1.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/5/17   $     297,000      $ 295,621     
3.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/23     207,000        206,126     

 

 
Xerox Corp., 4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/15     391,000        392,562     
   

 

 

 
      894,309     

 

 
Software—0.2%    

 

 
Oracle Corp., 3.40% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/8/24     269,000        275,264     
   

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals—0.7%     

 

 
Apple, Inc., 4.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/6/44     211,000        233,107     

 

 
Hewlett-Packard Co., 2.65% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 6/1/16     367,000        374,170     

 

 
Seagate HDD Cayman:    
3.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/181     340,000        349,775     
4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/1/251,6     50,000        51,693     
   

 

 

 
          1,008,745     
   

 

 
Materials—3.6%    

 

 
Chemicals—1.1%    

 

 
Agrium, Inc., 3.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/23     222,000        219,305     

 

 
Eastman Chemical Co.:    
3.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/15     182,000        185,520     
4.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/44     92,000        94,523     

 

 
LYB International Finance BV, 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/43     123,000        134,169     

 

 
Methanex Corp., 4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/24     184,000        183,564     

 

 
Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc., 4.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/20     380,000        393,775     

 

 
RPM International, Inc., 3.45% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 11/15/22     306,000        301,866     
   

 

 

 
      1,512,722     
   

 

 
Construction Materials—0.3%     

 

 
CRH America, Inc., 4.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/16     365,000        375,765     
   

 

 
Containers & Packaging—0.9%     

 

 
Packaging Corp. of America:    
3.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/24     94,000        92,720     
4.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/23     300,000        314,812     

 

 
Rock-Tenn Co., 3.50% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 3/1/20     617,000        626,857     

 

 
Silgan Holdings, Inc., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/20     308,000        314,160     
   

 

 

 
      1,348,549     
   

 

 
Metals & Mining—1.2%     

 

 
Alcoa, Inc., 5.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/24     355,000        376,928     
Carpenter Technology Corp., 4.45% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 3/1/23     145,000        147,916     

 

 
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 3.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/23     215,000        202,920     

 

 
Glencore Canada Corp., 6% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 10/15/15     370,000        382,560     

 

 
Glencore Funding LLC, 4.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/29/241     284,000        286,528     

 

 
Rio Tinto Finance USA plc, 4.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/21/42     105,000        102,364     

 

 
Yamana Gold, Inc., 4.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/24     193,000        188,716     
   

 

 

 
      1,687,932     
   

 

 
Paper & Forest Products—0.1%     

 

 
International Paper Co., 4.80% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/44     153,000        156,859     

 

 
Telecommunication Services—3.2%     

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services—2.9%     

 

 
AT&T, Inc., 4.35% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/45     252,000        238,549     

 








































































 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Principal
Amount
     Value    

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services (Continued)   

 

 
British Telecommunications plc, 9.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/30   $     247,000       $ 388,749     

 

 
CenturyLink, Inc., 6.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/21     335,000         360,963     

 

 
Cox Communications, Inc., 3.85% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/251     201,000         203,306     

 

 
Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV, 5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/23/16     325,000         343,365     

 

 
Frontier Communications Corp., 8.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/20     344,000         385,280     

 

 
Telecom Italia Capital SA, 7.721% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 6/4/38     230,000         257,600     

 

 
Telefonica Emisiones SAU, 7.045% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 6/20/36     142,000         187,377     

 

 
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/21     316,000         324,611     

 

 
Verizon Communications, Inc.:     
3.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/24     163,000         160,477     
4.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/20     891,000         968,141     
5.012% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/21/541     50,000         51,954     
6.40% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/38     195,000         241,394     
    

 

 

 
           4,111,766     
    

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services—0.3%      

 

 
America Movil SAB de CV, 4.375% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 7/16/42     138,000         132,894     

 

 
Rogers Communications, Inc., 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/15     102,000         103,193     

 

 
Vodafone Group plc:     
4.375% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 2/19/43     119,000         116,439     
6.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/30/32     125,000         153,073     
    

 

 

 
       505,599     
    

 

 
Utilities—2.9%     

 

 
Electric Utilities—1.5%      

 

 
American Transmission Systems, Inc., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/1/441     99,000         106,328     

 

 
EDP Finance BV, 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/2/181     340,000         368,818     

 

 
ITC Holdings Corp.:     
3.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/24     329,000         334,289     
5.30% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/1/43     78,000         91,303     

 

 
Jersey Central Power & Light Co., 4.70% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/241     198,000         211,779     

 

 
Pennsylvania Electric Co., 5.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/20     73,000         80,575     

 

 
PPL Capital Funding, Inc.:     
3.50% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 12/1/22     204,000         206,972     
4.20% Sr. Sec. Nts., 6/15/226     38,000         40,320     

 

 
PPL WEM Holdings Ltd., 5.375% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 5/1/211     429,000         482,797     

 

 
Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Co., 3.85% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/251     226,000         230,296     
    

 

 

 
       2,153,477     
    

 

 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers—0.2%       

 

 
Dayton Power & Light Co. (The), 1.875% Sec. Nts., 9/15/16     272,000         275,192     

 

 
NRG Yield Operating LLC, 5.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/241     57,000         58,140     
    

 

 

 
       333,332     
    

 

 
Multi-Utilities—1.2%     

 

 
CenterPoint Energy, Inc., 5.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/17     327,000         356,742     

 

 
CMS Energy Corp.:     
3.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/24     202,000         210,150     
5.05% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 3/15/22     286,000         321,127     

 

 
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc., 4.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/54     84,000         92,436     

 

 
Dominion Gas Holdings LLC, 4.60% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/44     141,000         148,311     
 

 

14      OPPENHEIMER CORE BOND FUND/VA


    Principal
Amount
    Value   

 

 
Multi-Utilities (Continued)    

 

 
Dominion Resources, Inc., 2.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/19   $       259,000      $ 260,055    

 

 
NiSource Finance Corp., 4.80% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/44         90,000        96,272    

 

 
TECO Finance, Inc., 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/15     216,000        220,084    
   

 

 

 
          1,705,177    
   

 

 

 
Total Corporate Bonds and Notes
(Cost $70,889,761)
      73,323,284    

 

    

 

Shares

        

 

 
Investment Company—4.5%      

 

 
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 0.10%10,11 (Cost $6,496,088)      6,496,088         6,496,088    
     

 

 
Total Investments, at Value
(Cost $191,379,651)
     132.5%         190,115,547    

 

 
Net Other Assets (Liabilities)      (32.5)         (46,683,804)   
  

 

 

 
Net Assets      100.0%       $   143,431,743    
  

 

 

 

 

 

Footnotes to Statement of Investments

1. Represents securities sold under Rule 144A, which are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. These securities amount to $34,415,854 or 23.99% of the Fund’s net assets as of December 31, 2014.

2. Represents the current interest rate for a variable or increasing rate security.

3. Interest-Only Strips represent the right to receive the monthly interest payments on an underlying pool of mortgage loans. These securities typically decline in price as interest rates decline. Most other fixed income securities increase in price when interest rates decline. The principal amount of the underlying pool represents the notional amount on which current interest is calculated. The price of these securities is typically more sensitive to changes in prepayment rates than traditional mortgage-backed securities (for example, GNMA pass-throughs). Interest rates disclosed represent current yields based upon the current cost basis and estimated timing and amount of future cash flows. These securities amount to $2,523,089 or 1.76% of the Fund’s net assets as of December 31, 2014.

4. Interest rate is less than 0.0005%.

5. Principal-Only Strips represent the right to receive the monthly principal payments on an underlying pool of mortgage loans. The value of these securities generally increases as interest rates decline and prepayment rates rise. The price of these securities is typically more volatile than that of coupon-bearing bonds of the same maturity. Interest rates disclosed represent current yields based upon the current cost basis and estimated timing of future cash flows. These securities amount to $159,921 or 0.11% of the Fund’s net assets as of December 31, 2014.

6. All or a portion of the security position is when-issued or delayed delivery to be delivered and settled after December 31, 2014. See Note 4 of the accompanying Notes.

7. Restricted security. The aggregate value of restricted securities as of December 31, 2014 was $3,029,104, which represents 2.11% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 4 of the accompanying Notes. Information concerning restricted securities is as follows:

 

Security    Acquisition
Dates
     Cost      Value     

Unrealized  

Appreciation/  
(Depreciation)  

 

 

 

Credit Agricole SA, 8.375% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds

     10/27/14-11/13/14         $ 369,655       $ 370,400       $ 745    

NC Finance Trust, Series 1999-I, Cl. D, 8.75%, 1/25/29

     8/10/10         3,281,116         512,243         (2,768,873)   

Rabobank Capital Funding Trust III, 5.254% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds

     5/1/13-5/8/13         676,311         695,681         19,370    

Swiss Re Capital I LP, 6.854% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds

     3/10/10-2/16/12         607,808         696,150         88,342    

TRW Automotive, Inc., 7.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/17

     3/31/14-4/8/14         365,151         364,080         (1,071)   

ZFS Finance USA Trust V, 6.50% Jr. Sub. Nts., 5/9/37

     11/20/13         381,200         390,550         9,350    
     

 

 

 
        $                 5,681,241       $                 3,029,104       $                 (2,652,137)    
     

 

 

 

8. This security is not accruing income because the issuer has missed an interest payment on it and/or is not anticipated to make future interest and or principal payments. The rate shown is the original contractual interest rate. See Note 4 of the accompanying Notes.

9. This bond has no contractual maturity date, is not redeemable and contractually pays an indefinite stream of interest. Rate reported represents the current interest rate for this variable rate security.

10. Is or was an affiliate, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, at or during the period ended December 31, 2014, by virtue of the Fund owning at least 5% of the voting securities of the issuer or as a result of the Fund and the issuer having the same investment adviser. Transactions during the period in which the issuer was an affiliate are as follows:

 

     Shares
December 31, 2013
     Gross
Additions
     Gross
Reductions
     Shares
December 31, 2014
 

 

 

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E

     22,407,494         55,906,841         71,818,247         6,496,088    

 

     Value      Income  

 

 

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E

   $                         6,496,088        $                         6,445    

11. Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of December 31, 2014.

 

 

Futures Contracts as of December 31, 2014                                          
Description    Exchange      Buy/Sell      Expiration Date      Number of
Contracts
     Value      Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

United States Treasury Long Bonds

     CBT         Sell         3/20/15         73       $     10,553,063        $ (112,046)   

United States Treasury Nts., 10 yr.

     CBT         Sell         3/20/15         6         760,781          1,486    

United States Treasury Nts., 2 yr.

     CBT         Sell         3/31/15         133         29,072,969          50,150    

United States Treasury Nts., 5 yr.

     CBT         Buy         3/31/15         3         356,789          (857)   

United States Treasury Ultra Bonds

     CBT         Buy         3/20/15         67         11,067,563          420,142    
                 

 

 

 
                    $ 358,875    
                 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

15    OPPENHEIMER CORE BOND FUND/VA


STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES December 31, 2014  

 

Assets

        

Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments:

  

Unaffiliated companies (cost $184,883,563)

    $         183,619,459       

Affiliated companies (cost $6,496,088)

     6,496,088       
  

 

 

 
       190,115,547       

Cash

     492,719       

Cash used for collateral on futures

     200,000       

Receivables and other assets:

  

Investments sold on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis

     3,804,418       

Interest, dividends and principal paydowns

     953,109       

Shares of beneficial interest sold

     159,690       

Variation margin receivable

     23,500       

Other

     28,603       
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     195,777,586       

Liabilities

        

Payables and other liabilities:

  

Investments purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis

     52,190,099       

Shares of beneficial interest redeemed

     36,486       

Variation margin payable

     28,955       

Trustees’ compensation

     27,828       

Shareholder communications

     11,347       

Distribution and service plan fees

     11,212       

Other

     39,916       
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     52,345,843       

Net Assets

    $ 143,431,743       
  

 

 

 
  

Composition of Net Assets

        

Par value of shares of beneficial interest

    $ 18,112       

Additional paid-in capital

     220,331,954       

Accumulated net investment income

     4,847,120       

Accumulated net realized loss on investments

     (80,860,214)     

Net unrealized depreciation on investments

     (905,229)     
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 143,431,743       
  

 

 

 
  

Net Asset Value Per Share

        

Non-Service Shares:

  
Net asset value, redemption price per share and offering price per share (based on net assets of $90,756,413 and 11,407,863 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)      $7.96       
Service Shares:   
Net asset value, redemption price per share and offering price per share (based on net assets of $52,675,330 and 6,703,681 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)      $7.86       

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

Investment Income

        

Interest - Unaffiliated companies

   $ 5,638,449       

Fee income on when-issued securities

     1,032,930       

Dividends - affiliated companies

     6,445       
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     6,677,824       

Expenses

        

Management fees

     894,939       

Distribution and service plan fees - Service shares

     137,684       

Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:

  

Non-Service shares

     94,084       

Service shares

     55,072       

Shareholder communications:

  

Non-Service shares

     21,362       

Service shares

     12,509       

Custodian fees and expenses

     36,411       

Trustees’ compensation

     17,129       

Other

     57,986       
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,327,176       

Less reduction to custodian expenses

     (12)     

Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses

     (70,810)     
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     1,256,354       

Net Investment Income

 

    

 

5,421,470    

 

  

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain

        

Net realized gain on:

  

Investments from unaffiliated companies

     2,222,235       

Closing and expiration of futures contracts

     936,466       
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain

     3,158,701       

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

  

Investments

     1,376,017       

Futures contracts

     351,257       
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     1,727,274       

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $         10,307,445       
  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2014
    Year Ended
December 31, 2013
 

Operations

                

Net investment income

    $ 5,421,470       $ 7,267,680   

Net realized gain

     3,158,701        125,040   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     1,727,274        (7,829,173
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     10,307,445        (436,453

Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders

                

Dividends from net investment income:

    

Non-Service shares

     (4,942,642     (5,333,237

Service shares

     (2,786,126     (3,004,980
  

 

 

 
     (7,728,768     (8,338,217

Beneficial Interest Transactions

                

Net decrease in net assets resulting from beneficial interest transactions:

    

Non-Service shares

     (7,710,673     (14,737,860

Service shares

     (3,167,239     (6,439,915
  

 

 

 
     (10,877,912     (21,177,775

Net Assets

                

Total decrease

     (8,299,235     (29,952,445

Beginning of period

     151,730,978        181,683,423   
  

 

 

 

End of period (including accumulated net investment income of $4,847,120 and $7,270,382, respectively)

    $ 143,431,743       $ 151,730,978   
  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Non-Service Shares    Year Ended
December
31, 2014
     Year Ended
December
31, 2013
     Year Ended
December
31, 2012
     Year Ended
December
30, 20111
     Year Ended
December
31, 2010
 

Per Share Operating Data

                                            

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 7 .83       $ 8 .26       $ 7 .88       $ 7 .73       $ 7 .07       

Income (loss) from investment operations:

              

Net investment income2

     0 .30         0 .36         0 .35         0 .36         0 .40       

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0 .26         (0 .37)         0 .44         0 .25         0 .40       
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0 .56         (0 .01)         0 .79         0 .61         0 .80       

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

              

Dividends from net investment income

     (0 .43)         (0 .42)         (0 .41)         (0 .46)         (0 .14)       

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 7 .96       $ 7 .83       $ 8 .26       $ 7 .88       $ 7 .73       
  

 

 

 
  

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     7 .27%         (0 .10)%         10 .29%         8 .27%         11 .42%       
              

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                            

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 90,757       $ 96,785       $ 116,989       $ 122,271       $ 132,557       

Average net assets (in thousands)

   $ 94,336       $ 105,012       $ 119,547       $ 127,341       $ 136,333       

Ratios to average net assets:4

              

Net investment income

     3 .72%         4 .51%         4 .34%         4 .71%         5 .32%       

Total expenses5

     0 .80%         0 .80%         0 .77%         0 .77%         0 .79%       
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      0 .75%         0 .75%         0 .75%         0 .75%         0 .70%       

Portfolio turnover rate6

     127%         115%         140%         99%         98%       

1. December 30, 2011 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. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Total return information does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

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

  Year Ended December 31, 2014      0 .81  
  Year Ended December 31, 2013      0 .81  
  Year Ended December 31, 2012      0 .79  
  Year Ended December 30, 2011      0 .79  
  Year Ended December 31, 2010      0 .80  

6. The portfolio turnover rate excludes purchase and sale transactions of To Be Announced (TBA) mortgage-related

securities as follows:

      Purchase Transactions      Sale Transactions    

    Year Ended December 31, 2014

     $560,409,975         $543,669,748     

    Year Ended December 31, 2013

     $776,927,298         $806,883,121     

    Year Ended December 31, 2012

     $930,202,858         $942,406,652     

    Year Ended December 31, 2011

     $911,850,847         $909,531,196     

    Year Ended December 31, 2010

     $775,240,942         $766,486,357     

    Year Ended December 31, 2009

     $977,840,247         $1,009,549,121     

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued  

 

Service Shares    Year Ended
December
31, 2014
     Year Ended
December
31, 2013
     Year Ended
December
31, 2012
     Year Ended
December
30, 20111
     Year Ended
December
31, 2010
 

Per Share Operating Data

                                            

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 7 .74       $ 8 .17       $ 7 .79       $ 7 .65       $ 6 .99     

Income (loss) from investment operations:

              

Net investment income2

     0 .27         0 .34         0 .33         0 .34         0 .37     

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0 .26         (0 .37)         0 .44         0 .24         0 .41     
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0 .53         (0 .03)         0 .77         0 .58         0 .78     

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

              

Dividends from net investment income

     (0 .41)         (0 .40)         (0 .39)         (0 .44)         (0 .12)     

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 7 .86       $ 7 .74       $ 8 .17       $ 7 .79       $ 7 .65     
  

 

 

 
  

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     6 .93%         (0.38)%         10.17%         7 .93%         11.28%     

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                            

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 52,675       $ 54,946       $ 64,694       $ 62,294       $ 56,562     

Average net assets (in thousands)

   $ 55,215       $ 59,523       $ 67,116       $ 58,629       $ 57,313     

Ratios to average net assets:4

              

Net investment income

     3 .47%         4 .26%         4 .07%         4 .42%         5 .06%     

Total expenses5

     1 .04%         1 .05%         1 .02%         1 .02%         1 .04%     
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      1 .00%         1 .00%         1 .00%         1 .00%         0 .95%     

Portfolio turnover rate6

     127%         115%         140%         99%         98%     

1. December 30, 2011 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. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Total return information does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

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

  Year Ended December 31, 2014      1 .05  
  Year Ended December 31, 2013      1 .06  
  Year Ended December 31, 2012      1 .04  
  Year Ended December 30, 2011      1 .04  
  Year Ended December 31, 2010      1 .05  

6. The portfolio turnover rate excludes purchase and sale transactions of To Be Announced (TBA) mortgage-related

securities as follows:

      Purchase Transactions      Sale Transactions  

    Year Ended December 31, 2014

     $560,409,975         $543,669,748       

    Year Ended December 31, 2013

     $776,927,298         $806,883,121       

    Year Ended December 31, 2012

     $930,202,858         $942,406,652       

    Year Ended December 31, 2011

     $911,850,847         $909,531,196       

    Year Ended December 31, 2010

     $775,240,942         $766,486,357       

    Year Ended December 31, 2009

     $977,840,247         $1,009,549,121       

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

20      OPPENHEIMER CORE BOND FUND/VA


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2014

 

 

1. Organization

Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund/VA (the “Fund”), a separate series of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds, is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), as amended. The Fund’s main investment objective is to seek total return. 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. Shares of the Fund are sold only to separate accounts of life insurance companies.

    The Fund offers two classes of shares. Both classes are sold at their offering price, which is the net asset value per share, to separate investment accounts of participating insurance companies as an underlying investment for variable life insurance policies, variable annuity contracts or other investment products. The class of shares designated as Service shares is subject to a distribution and service plan. Both 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.

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

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

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. generally accepted accounting principles, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually or at other times as deemed necessary by the Manager.

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

Custodian Fees. “Custodian fees and expenses” in the Statement of Operations may include interest expense incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on such cash overdrafts, to the extent they are not offset by positive cash balances maintained by the Fund, at a rate equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. The “Reduction to custodian expenses” line item, if applicable, represents earnings on cash balances maintained by the Fund during the period. Such interest expense and other custodian fees may be paid with these earnings.

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

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

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

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

 

21      OPPENHEIMER CORE BOND FUND/VA


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued  
 

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

Undistributed

Net Investment

Income

   Undistributed
Long-Term
Gain
     Accumulated
Loss
Carryforward1,2,3,4,5
     Net Unrealized
Depreciation
Based on cost of
Securities and
Other Investments
for Federal Income
Tax Purposes
 

$5,718,172

     $—         $80,452,055         $1,326,529   

1. As of December 31, 2014, the Fund had $80,341,294 of net capital loss carryforward available to offset future realized capital gains, if any, and thereby reduce future taxable gain distributions. Details of the capital loss carryforwards are included in the table below. Capital loss carryovers with no expiration, if any, must be utilized prior to those with expiration dates.

 

Expiring  

2016

   $ 5,271,444   

2017

     75,069,850   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $         80,341,294   
  

 

 

 

2. As of December 31, 2014, the Fund had $104,469 of post-October losses available to offset future realized capital gains, if any.

3. The Fund had $6,292 of straddle losses which were deferred.

4 During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund utilized $3,087,162 capital loss carryforward to offset capital gains realized in that fiscal year.

5. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund utilized $329,285 of capital loss carryforward to offset capital gains realized in that fiscal year.

Net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) may differ for financial statement and tax purposes. The character of dividends and distributions made during the fiscal year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. Also, due to timing of dividends and distributions, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the fiscal year in which the income or net realized gain was recorded by the Fund.

Accordingly, the following amounts have been reclassified for December 31, 2014. Net assets of the Fund were unaffected by the reclassifications.

Reduction

to Accumulated

Net Investment

Income

  

Reduction

to Accumulated Net
Realized Loss

on Investments

 

 

 

$115,964

     $115,964   

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

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2014
     Year Ended
December 31, 2013
 

 

 

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 7,728,768       $ 8,338,217   

The aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments for federal income tax purposes as of December 31, 2014 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

   $ 191,442,076   

Federal tax cost of other investments

     358,875   
  

 

 

 

Total federal tax cost

   $     191,800,951   
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 4,589,406   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (5,915,935
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (1,326,529
  

 

 

 

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

 

 

3. Securities Valuation

The Fund calculates the net asset value of its shares as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”), normally 4:00 P.M. Eastern time, on each day the Exchange is open for trading.

    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.

 

22      OPPENHEIMER CORE BOND FUND/VA


 
 

 

 

3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

Valuation Methods and Inputs

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Structured securities, swaps, swaptions, and other over-the-counter derivatives are valued utilizing evaluated prices obtained from third party pricing services or broker-dealers.

    Futures contracts and futures options traded on a commodities or futures exchange will be valued at the final settlement price or official closing price on the principal exchange as reported by such principal exchange at its trading session ending at, or most recently prior to, the time when the Fund’s assets are valued.

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

 

Security Type    Standard inputs generally considered by third-party pricing vendors
Corporate debt, government debt, municipal, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities    Reported trade data, broker-dealer price quotations, benchmark yields, issuer spreads on comparable securities, the credit quality, yield, maturity, and other appropriate factors.
Loans    Information obtained from market participants regarding reported trade data and broker-dealer price quotations.
Event-linked bonds    Information obtained from market participants regarding reported trade data and broker-dealer price quotations.
Structured securities    Relevant market information such as the price of underlying financial instruments, stock market indices, foreign currencies, interest rate spreads, commodities, or the occurrence of other specific events.
Swaps    Relevant market information, including underlying reference assets such as credit spreads, credit event probabilities, index values, individual security values, forward interest rates, variable interest rates, volatility measures, and forward currency rates.

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

 

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3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

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

Classifications

Each investment asset or liability of the Fund is assigned a level at measurement date based on the significance and source of the inputs to its valuation. Various data inputs are used in determining the value of each of the Fund’s investments as of the reporting period end. These data inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:

  1) Level 1-unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (including securities actively traded on a securities exchange)
  2) Level 2-inputs other than unadjusted quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as unadjusted quoted prices for similar assets and market corroborated inputs such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.)
  3) Level 3-significant unobservable inputs (including the Manager’s own judgments about assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability).

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

The table below categorizes amounts that are included in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2014 based on valuation input level:

 

      Level 1—
Unadjusted
Quoted Prices
   

Level 2—

Other Significant
Observable Inputs

     Level 3—
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Value  

Assets Table

          

Investments, at Value:

          

Asset-Backed Securities

    $      $             23,165,789       $       $ 23,165,789    

Mortgage-Backed Obligations

            84,792,570                     636,673         85,429,243    

U.S. Government Obligations

            1,701,143                 1,701,143    

Corporate Bonds and Notes

            73,323,284                 73,323,284    

Investment Company

                 6,496,088                        6,496,088    
  

 

 

 

Total Investments, at Value

     6,496,088        182,982,786         636,673         190,115,547    

Other Financial Instruments:

          

Futures contracts

     471,778                        471,778    
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

    $ 6,967,866      $ 182,982,786       $ 636,673       $             190,587,325    
  

 

 

 

Liabilities Table

          

Other Financial Instruments:

          

Futures contracts

    $ (112,903   $       $       $ (112,903)   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    $ (112,903   $       $       $ (112,903)   
  

 

 

 

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

The table below shows the transfers between Level 2 and Level 3. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the beginning of the reporting period.

 

      Transfers out of Level 2*      Transfers into Level 3*  

Assets Table

     

Investments, at Value:

     

Mortgage-Backed Obligations

     $            (82,693)         $            82,693   

* Transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 because of the lack of observable market data due to a decrease in market activity for these securities.

 

 

4. Investments and Risks

Investment in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund. The Fund is permitted to invest daily available cash balances in an affiliated money market fund. The Fund may invest the available cash in Class E shares of Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund (“IMMF”) to seek current income while preserving liquidity or for defensive purposes. IMMF is a registered open-end management investment company, regulated as a money market fund under the 1940 Act. The Manager is the investment adviser of IMMF, and the Sub-Adviser provides investment and related advisory services to IMMF. When applicable, the Fund’s investment in IMMF is included in the Statement of Investments. Shares of IMMF are valued at their net asset value per share. As a shareholder, the Fund is subject to its proportional share of IMMF’s Class E expenses, including its management fee. The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in IMMF.

 

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4. Investments and Risks (Continued)

Securities on a When-Issued or Delayed Delivery Basis. The Fund may purchase securities on a “when-issued” basis, and may purchase or sell securities on a “delayed delivery” basis. “When-issued” or “delayed delivery” refers to securities whose terms and indenture are available and for which a market exists, but which are not available for immediate delivery. Delivery and payment for securities that have been purchased by the Fund on a when-issued basis normally takes place within six months and possibly as long as two years or more after the trade date. During this period, such securities do not earn interest, are subject to market fluctuation and may increase or decrease in value prior to their delivery. The purchase of securities on a when-issued basis may increase the volatility of the Fund’s net asset value to the extent the Fund executes such transactions while remaining substantially fully invested. When the Fund engages in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions, it relies on the buyer or seller, as the case may be, to complete the transaction. Their failure to do so may cause the Fund to lose the opportunity to obtain or dispose of the security at a price and yield it considers advantageous. The Fund may also sell securities that it purchased on a when-issued basis or forward commitment prior to settlement of the original purchase.

As of December 31, 2014, the Fund had purchased securities issued on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis and sold securities issued on a delayed delivery basis as follows:

 

      When-Issued or
Delayed Delivery
Basis  Transactions
 

Purchased securities

     $52,190,099   

Sold securities

     3,804,418   

The Fund may enter into “forward roll” transactions with respect to mortgage-related securities. In this type of transaction, the Fund sells a mortgage-related security to a buyer and simultaneously agrees to repurchase a similar security (same type, coupon and maturity) at a later date at a set price. During the period between the sale and the repurchase, the Fund will not be entitled to receive interest and principal payments on the securities that have been sold. The Fund records the incremental difference between the forward purchase and sale of each forward roll as realized gain (loss) on investments or as fee income in the case of such transactions that have an associated fee in lieu of a difference in the forward purchase and sale price.

    Forward roll transactions may be deemed to entail embedded leverage since the Fund purchases mortgage-related securities with extended settlement dates rather than paying for the securities under a normal settlement cycle. This embedded leverage increases the Fund’s market value of investments relative to its net assets which can incrementally increase the volatility of the Fund’s performance. Forward roll transactions can be replicated over multiple settlement periods.

    Risks of entering into forward roll transactions include the potential inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the agreement; the potential of the Fund to receive inferior securities at redelivery as compared to the securities sold to the counterparty; and counterparty credit risk.

Restricted Securities. As of December 31, 2014, investments in securities included issues that are restricted. A restricted security may have a contractual restriction on its resale and is valued under methods approved by the Board of Trustees as reflecting fair value. Securities that are restricted are marked with an applicable footnote on the Statement of Investments. Restricted securities are reported on a schedule following the Statement of Investments.

Credit Risk. The Fund invests in high-yield, non-investment-grade bonds, which may be subject to a greater degree of credit risk. Credit risk relates to the ability of the issuer to meet interest or principal payments or both as they become due. The Fund may acquire securities that have missed an interest payment, and is not obligated to dispose of securities whose issuers or underlying obligors subsequently miss an interest payment. Information concerning securities not accruing interest as of December 31, 2014 is as follows:

  

Cost

   $ 3,281,116   
  

Market Value

   $ 512,243   
  

Market value as % of Net Assets

     0.36%   

 

 

5. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments

The Fund’s investment objective not only permits the Fund to purchase investment securities, it also allows the Fund to enter into various types of derivatives contracts, including, but not limited to, futures contracts, forward currency exchange contracts, credit default swaps, interest rate swaps, total return swaps, variance swaps and purchased and written options. In doing so, the Fund will employ strategies in differing combinations to permit it to increase, decrease, or change the level or types of exposure to market risk factors. These instruments may allow the Fund to pursue its objectives more quickly and efficiently than if it were to make direct purchases or sales of securities capable of effecting a similar response to market factors. Such contracts may be entered into through a bilateral over-the-counter (“OTC”) transaction, or through a securities or futures exchange and cleared through a clearinghouse.

Market Risk Factors. In accordance with its investment objectives, the Fund may use derivatives to increase or decrease its exposure to one or more of the following market risk factors:

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

 

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5. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments (Continued)

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

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

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

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

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

Derivatives may have little or no initial cash investment relative to their market value exposure and therefore can produce significant gains or losses in excess of their cost due to unanticipated changes in the market risk factors and the overall market. This use of embedded leverage allows the Fund to increase its market value exposure relative to its net assets and can substantially increase the volatility of the Fund’s performance. In instances where the Fund is using derivatives to decrease, or hedge, exposures to market risk factors for securities held by the Fund, there are also risks that those derivatives may not perform as expected resulting in losses for the combined or hedged positions. Some derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the Fund’s initial investment.

Additional associated risks from investing in derivatives also exist and potentially could have significant effects on the valuation of the derivative and the Fund. Typically, the associated risks are not the risks that the Fund is attempting to increase or decrease exposure to, per its investment objectives, but are the additional risks from investing in derivatives. Examples of these associated risks are liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund will not be able to sell the derivative in the open market in a timely manner, and counterparty credit risk, which is the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Fund.

The Fund’s actual exposures to these market risk factors and associated risks during the period are discussed in further detail, by derivative type, below.

Futures Contracts

A futures contract is a commitment to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity, financial instrument or currency at a negotiated price on a stipulated future date. The Fund may buy and sell futures contracts and may also buy or write put or call options on these futures contracts. Futures contracts and options thereon are generally entered into on a regulated futures exchange and cleared through a clearinghouse associated with the exchange.

Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit either cash or securities (initial margin) in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract value in an account registered in the futures commission merchant’s name. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are paid to or from the futures commission merchant each day equal to the daily changes in the contract value. Such payments are recorded as unrealized gains and losses. Should the Fund fail to make requested variation margin payments, the futures commission merchant can gain access to the initial margin to satisfy the Fund’s payment obligations.

Futures contracts are reported on a schedule following the Statement of Investments. Securities held by a futures commission merchant to cover initial margin requirements on open futures contracts are noted in the Statement of Investments. Cash held by a futures commission merchant to cover initial margin requirements on open futures contracts and the receivable and/or payable for the daily mark to market for the variation margin are noted in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The net change in unrealized appreciation and depreciation is reported in the Statement of Operations. Realized gains (losses) are reported in the Statement of Operations at the closing or expiration of futures contracts.

The Fund has purchased futures contracts on various bonds and notes to increase exposure to interest rate risk.

The Fund has sold futures contracts on various bonds and notes to decrease exposure to interest rate risk.

During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $10,726,008 and $33,576,371 on futures contracts purchased and sold, respectively.

Additional associated risks of entering into futures contracts (and related options) include the possibility that there may be an illiquid market where the Fund is unable to liquidate the contract or enter into an offsetting position and, if used for hedging purposes, the risk that the price of the contract will correlate imperfectly with the prices of the Fund’s securities.

Swaption Transactions

The Fund may enter into a swaption contract which grants the purchaser the right, but not the obligation, to enter into a swap transaction at preset terms detailed in the underlying agreement within a specified period of time. The purchaser pays a premium to the swaption writer who bears the risk of unfavorable changes in the preset terms on the underlying swap.

Purchased swaptions are reported as a component of investments in the Statement of Investments and the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Written swaptions are reported on a schedule following the Statement of Investments and their value is reported as a separate asset or liability line item in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on written swaptions is separately reported in the

 

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5. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments (Continued)

Statement of Operations. When a swaption is exercised, the cost of the swap is adjusted by the amount of premium paid or received. Upon the expiration or closing of an unexercised swaption contract, a gain or loss is reported in the Statement of Operations for the amount of the premium paid or received.

    The Fund generally will incur a greater risk when it writes a swaption than when it purchases a swaption. When the Fund writes a swaption it will become obligated, upon exercise of the swaption, according to the terms of the underlying agreement. Swaption contracts written by the Fund do not give rise to counterparty credit risk prior to exercise as they obligate the Fund, not its counterparty, to perform. When the Fund purchases a swaption it only risks losing the amount of the premium it paid if the swaption expires unexercised. However, when the Fund exercises a purchased swaption there is a risk that the counterparty will fail to perform or otherwise default on its obligations under the swaption contract.

    The Fund has purchased swaptions which gives it the option to buy credit protection through credit default swaps in order to decrease exposure to the credit risk of individual issuers and/or indexes of issuers. A purchased swaption of this type becomes more valuable as the likelihood of a credit event on the reference asset increases.

    During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $14,022 on purchased swaptions.

Counterparty Credit Risk. Derivative positions are subject to the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Fund. The Fund intends to enter into derivative transactions with counterparties that the Manager believes to be creditworthy at the time of the transaction.

    The Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally limited to the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral held by the Fund. For OTC options purchased, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount of the premiums paid plus the positive change in market values net of any collateral held by the Fund should the counterparty fail to perform under the contracts. Options written by the Fund do not typically give rise to counterparty credit risk, as options written generally obligate the Fund and not the counterparty to perform.

    To reduce counterparty risk with respect to OTC transactions, the Fund has entered into master netting arrangements, established within the Fund’s International Swap and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) master agreements, which allow the Fund to make (or to have an entitlement to receive) a single net payment in the event of default (close-out netting) for outstanding payables and receivables with respect to certain OTC positions in swaps, options, swaptions, and forward currency exchange contracts for each individual counterparty. In addition, the Fund may require that certain counterparties post cash and/or securities in collateral accounts to cover their net payment obligations for those derivative contracts subject to ISDA master agreements. If the counterparty fails to perform under these contracts and agreements, the cash and/or securities will be made available to the Fund.

    ISDA master agreements include credit related contingent features which allow counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event that, for example, the Fund’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Fund fails to meet the terms of its ISDA master agreements, which would cause the Fund to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty.

    For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events.

    The Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on exchange-traded derivatives cleared through a clearinghouse and for centrally cleared swaps is generally considered lower than as compared to OTC derivatives. However, counterparty credit risk exists with respect to initial and variation margin deposited/paid by the Fund that is held in futures commission merchant, broker and/or clearinghouse accounts for such exchange-traded derivatives and for centrally cleared swaps.

    With respect to centrally cleared swaps, such transactions will be submitted for clearing, and if cleared, will be held in accounts at futures commission merchants or brokers that are members of clearinghouses. While brokers, futures commission merchants and clearinghouses are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a broker, futures commission merchant or clearinghouse becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the broker, futures commission merchant or clearinghouse for all its customers, U.S. bankruptcy laws will typically allocate that shortfall on a pro-rata basis across all the broker’s, futures commission merchant’s or clearinghouse’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund.

    There is the risk that a broker, futures commission merchant or clearinghouse will decline to clear a transaction on the Fund’s behalf, and the Fund may be required to pay a termination fee to the executing broker with whom the Fund initially enters into the transaction. Clearinghouses may also be permitted to terminate centrally cleared swaps at any time. The Fund is also subject to the risk that the broker or futures commission merchant will improperly use the Fund’s assets deposited/paid as initial or variation margin to satisfy payment obligations of another customer. In the event of a default by another customer of the broker or futures commission merchant, the Fund might not receive its variation margin payments from the clearinghouse, due to the manner in which variation margin payments are aggregated for all customers of the broker/futures commission merchant.

    Collateral and margin requirements differ by type of derivative. Margin requirements are established by the broker, futures commission merchant or clearinghouse for exchange-traded and cleared derivatives, including centrally cleared swaps. Brokers, futures commission merchants and clearinghouses can ask for margin in excess of the regulatory minimum, or increase the margin amount, in certain circumstances.

    Collateral terms are contract specific for OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded under an ISDA master agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark to market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by the Fund or the counterparty.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued  
 

 

 

5. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments (Continued)

    For financial reporting purposes, cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund, if any, is reported separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Fund, if any, is noted in the Statement of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a party must exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold (e.g. $250,000) before a transfer has to be made. To the extent amounts due to the Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance.

The following table presents the valuations of derivative instruments by risk exposure as reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2014:

 

     Asset Derivatives           Liability Derivatives        
Derivatives Not Accounted for as Hedging Instruments   

Statement of Assets and

Liabilities Location

   Value    

Statement of Assets and

Liabilities Location

   Value  

Interest rate contracts

   Variation margin receivable    $     23,500 *    Variation margin payable    $     28,955 * 

*Includes only the current day’s variation margin. Prior variation margin movements have been reflected in cash on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities upon receipt or payment.

The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations is as follows:

 

      Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) Recognized on Derivatives          
Derivatives Not Accounted for as Hedging Instruments    Investment from unaffiliated
companies*
    Closing and expiration of futures
contracts
     Total  

Credit contracts

     (93,522             (93,522)       

Interest rate contracts

     —         936,466         936,466        
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ (93,522   $ 936,466       $     842,944        
  

 

 

 

*Includes purchased option contracts and purchased swaption contracts, if any.

 

Amount of Change in Unrealized Gain or (Loss) Recognized on Derivatives  
Derivatives Not Accounted for as Hedging Instruments    Futures contracts  

Interest rate contracts

   $ 351,257   

 

 

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:

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2014     Year Ended December 31, 2013  
      Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Non-Service Shares

        

Sold

     473,147      $         3,766,474        533,702      $             4,292,431        

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     636,119        4,942,642        682,873        5,333,237        

Redeemed

     (2,061,362     (16,419,789     (3,017,265     (24,363,528)       
  

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (952,096   $ (7,710,673     (1,800,690   $ (14,737,860)       
  

 

 

 
                                  

Service Shares

        

Sold

     1,990,358      $ 15,655,488        1,641,559      $ 13,196,539        

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     362,777        2,786,126        388,743        3,004,980        

Redeemed

     (2,750,766     (21,608,853     (2,851,850     (22,641,434)       
  

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (397,631   $ (3,167,239     (821,548   $ (6,439,915)       
  

 

 

 

 

 

7. Purchases and Sales of Securities

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term obligations and investments in IMMF, for the year ended December 31, 2014 were as follows:

 

         Purchases           Sales  
 

 

 
 

Investment securities

   $ 133,919,440          $ 126,510,975   
 

U.S. government and government agency obligations

     48,805,064            51,240,615   
 

To Be Announced (TBA) mortgage-related securities

     560,409,975            543,669,748   

 

 

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 $1 billion

     0.60%       

Over $1 billion

     0.50         

The Fund’s management fee for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 was 0.60% of average annual net assets before any applicable waivers.

 

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8. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

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

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

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

Trustees’ Compensation. The Fund’s Board of Trustees (“Board”) has adopted a compensation deferral plan for Independent Trustees that enables Trustees to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the annual compensation they are entitled to receive from the Fund. For purposes of determining the amount owed to the 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 for Service Shares. The Fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act for Service shares to pay OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (the “Distributor”), for distribution related services, personal service and account maintenance for the Fund’s Service shares. Under the Plan, payments are made periodically at an annual rate of 0.25% of the daily net assets of Service shares of the Fund. The Distributor currently uses all of those fees to compensate sponsors of the insurance product that offers Fund shares, for providing personal service and maintenance of accounts of their variable contract owners that hold Service shares. These fees are paid out of the Fund’s assets on an on-going basis and increase operating expenses of the Service shares, which results in lower performance compared to the Fund’s shares that are not subject to a service fee. Fees incurred by the Fund under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations.

Waivers and Reimbursements of Expenses. The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the Fund’s expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses, excluding expenses incurred directly or indirectly by the Fund as a result of investments in other investment companies, wholly-owned subsidiaries and pooled investment vehicles; so that those expenses, as percentages of daily net assets, will not exceed the annual rate of 0.75% for Non-Service shares and 1.00% for Service shares. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $39,878 and $23,366 for Non-Service and Service shares, respectively.

    The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in IMMF. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $7,566 for IMMF management fees.

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

 

 

9. Pending Litigation

In 2009, seven class action lawsuits were filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI”), OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., the Fund’s principal underwriter and distributor (the “Distributor”), and certain funds (but not including the Fund) advised by OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. and distributed by the Distributor (the “Defendant Funds”). The lawsuits also named as defendants certain officers and current and former trustees of the respective Defendant Funds. The lawsuits raised claims under federal securities laws and alleged, among other things, that the disclosure documents of the respective Defendant Funds contained misrepresentations and omissions and that the respective Defendant Funds’ investment policies were not followed. The plaintiffs in these actions sought unspecified damages, equitable relief and awards of attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses. The Defendant Funds’ Boards of Trustees also engaged counsel to represent the Funds and the present and former Independent Trustees named in those suits. In March 2014, the parties in six of these lawsuits executed stipulations and agreements of settlement resolving those actions. In July 2014, the court entered an order and final judgment approving the settlements as fair, reasonable and adequate. The settlements do not resolve a seventh outstanding lawsuit relating to Oppenheimer Rochester California Municipal Fund (the “California Fund Suit”). OFI believes the California Fund Suit is without legal merit and is defending the suit vigorously. While it is premature to render any opinion as to the outcome in the California Fund Suit, or whether any costs that OFI may bear in defending the California Fund Suit might not be reimbursed by insurance, OFI believes the California Fund Suit should not impair the ability of OFI or the Distributor to perform their respective duties to the Fund, and that the outcome of the California Fund Suit should not have any material effect on the operations of any of the Oppenheimer funds.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

The Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund/VA (a separate series of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds), including the statement of investments, as of December 31, 2014, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

    We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2014, by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

    In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund/VA as of December 31, 2014, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Denver, Colorado

February 13, 2015

 

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FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION  Unaudited  
 

 

In early 2015, if applicable, shareholders of record received information regarding all dividends and distributions paid to them by the Fund during calendar year 2014.

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

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS  Unaudited

 

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

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

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

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

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

Investment Performance of the Fund, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser. Throughout the year, the Manager provided information on the investment performance of the Fund, including comparative performance information. The Board also reviewed information, prepared by the Manager and by the independent consultant, comparing the Fund’s historical performance to relevant market indices and to the performance of other intermediate-term bond funds underlying variable insurance products. The Board considered that the Fund outperformed its performance category median during the one-, three- and five-year periods, although it underperformed for the ten-year period. The Board also considered the appointment of new portfolio managers, Krishna Memani and Peter Strzalkowski, on April 1, 2009. The Board considered that the performance of the Fund has greatly improved since the new portfolio managers took over, and noted that the Fund ranked in the first quintile of its performance category for the one-, three- and five-year periods.

Costs of Services by the Adviser. The Board reviewed the fees paid to the Manager and the other expenses borne by the Fund. The Board noted that the Manager, not the Fund, pays the Sub-Adviser’s fee under the sub-advisory agreement. The independent consultant provided comparative data in regard to the fees and expenses of the Fund and other intermediate-term bond funds underlying variable insurance products. In reviewing the fees and expenses charged to the VA funds, the Board considered the Manager’s assertion that, because there is much greater disparity in the fees and services that may be provided by a manager to a VA fund as opposed to a retail fund, when comparing the expenses of the various VA funds to those of retail funds, it is most appropriate to focus on total expenses (rather than on the management fees). Accordingly, while the Board reviewed and considered all expenses, it focused on total expenses. The Board considered that the Fund’s total expenses were higher than its peer group median and category median. The Board also considered that the Fund’s contractual management fee was higher than its peer group median and its category median. Within the total asset range of $100 million to $250 million, the Fund’s effective management fee rate was higher than its peer group median and category median. The Board considered that the Manager has contractually agreed to limit the Fund’s total annual operating expenses so that those expenses, as percentages of daily net assets, will not exceed that annual rate of 0.75% for Non-Service Shares and 1.00% for Service Shares. This contractual expense limitation may not be amended or withdrawn until one year after the date of the Fund’s prospectus, unless approved by the Board.

Economies of Scale and Profits Realized by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser. The Board considered information regarding the Managers’ costs in serving as the Fund’s investment adviser and sub-adviser, including the costs associated with the personnel and systems necessary to manage the Fund, and information regarding the Managers’ profitability from their relationship with the Fund. The Board reviewed whether the Managers may realize economies of scale in managing and supporting the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund currently has management fee breakpoints, which are intended to share with Fund shareholders economies of scale that may exist as the Fund’s assets grow.

 

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Other Benefits to the Managers. In addition to considering the profits realized by the Managers, the Board considered information that was provided regarding the direct and indirect benefits the Managers receive as a result of their relationship with the Fund, including compensation paid to the Managers’ affiliates. The Board also considered that the Managers must be able to pay and retain experienced professional personnel at competitive rates to provide quality services to the Fund.

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

Based on its review of the information it received and its evaluations described above, the Board, including a majority of the independent Trustees, decided to continue the Agreements through August 31, 2015. In arriving at its decision, the Board did not identify any factor or factors as being more important than others, but considered all of the above information, and considered the terms and conditions of the Agreements, including the management fees, in light of all the surrounding circumstances.

 

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PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES; UPDATES TO STATEMENTS OF INVESTMENTS  Unaudited

 

The Fund has adopted Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures under which the Fund votes proxies relating to securities (“portfolio proxies”) held by the Fund. A description of the Fund’s Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund toll-free at 1.800.525.7048, (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 1.800.525.7048, 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.

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS  Unaudited

 

 

Name, Position(s) Held with the Fund, Length of Service, Year of Birth    Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years; Other Trusteeships/Directorships Held; Number of Portfolios in the Fund Complex Currently Overseen

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES

   The address of each Trustee in the chart below is 6803 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924. Each Trustee serves for an indefinite term, or until his or her resignation, retirement, death or removal.

Sam Freedman,

Chairman of the Board of Trustees (since 2012) and Trustee (since 1996)

Year of Birth: 1940

   Director of Colorado UpLIFT (charitable organization) (since September 1984). Mr. Freedman held several positions with the Sub-Adviser and with subsidiary or affiliated companies of the Sub-Adviser (until October 1994). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Freedman has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 1996, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Jon S. Fossel,

Trustee (since 1990)

Year of Birth: 1942

   Chairman of the Board of Jack Creek Preserve Foundation (non-profit organization) (since 2005); Chairman of the Board (2006-December 2011) and Director (June 2002-December 2011) of UNUMProvident (insurance company); Director of Northwestern Energy Corp. (public utility corporation) (November 2004-December 2009); Director of P.R. Pharmaceuticals (October 1999-October 2003); Director of Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (non-profit organization) (February 1998-February 2003 and February 2005-February 2007); Chairman and Director (until October 1996) and President and Chief Executive Officer (until October 1995) of the Sub-Adviser; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the following: Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (“OAC”) (parent holding company of the Sub-Adviser), Shareholder Services, Inc. and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. (until October 1995). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Fossel has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 1990, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Richard Grabish,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1948

   Formerly Senior Vice President and Assistant Director of Sales and Marketing (March 1997-December 2007), Director (March 1987-December 2007) and Manager of Private Client Services (June 1985-June 2005) of A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. (broker/dealer and investment firm); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (March 2001-December 2007); President and Vice Chairman of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (investment adviser) (April 1987-March 2001); President of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (investment adviser) (June 2005-December 2007). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Grabish has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2001, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Beverly L. Hamilton,

Trustee (since 2002)

Year of Birth: 1946

   Trustee of Monterey Institute for International Studies (educational organization) (since February 2000); Board Member of Middlebury College (educational organization) (December 2005-June 2011); Chairman (since 2010) of American Funds’ Emerging Markets Growth Fund, Inc. (mutual fund); Director of The California Endowment (philanthropic organization) (April 2002-April 2008); Director (February 2002-2005) and Chairman of Trustees (2006-2007) of the Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula; Director (October 1991-2005); Vice Chairman (2006-2009) of American Funds’ Emerging Markets Growth Fund, Inc. (mutual fund); President of ARCO Investment Management Company (February 1991-April 2000); Member of the investment committees of The Rockefeller Foundation (2001-2006) and The University of Michigan (since 2000); Advisor at Credit Suisse First Boston’s Sprout venture capital unit (venture capital fund) (1994-January 2005); Trustee of MassMutual Institutional Funds (investment company) (1996-June 2004); Trustee of MML Series Investment Fund (investment company) (April 1989-June 2004); Member of the investment committee of Hartford Hospital (2000-2003); and Advisor to Unilever (Holland) pension fund (2000-2003). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Hamilton has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2002, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Victoria J. Herget,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth:1951

   Board Chair (2008-Present) and Director (2004-Present), United Educators (insurance company); Trustee (since 2000) and Chair (since 2010), Newberry Library (independent research library); Trustee, Mather LifeWays (senior living organization) (since 2001); Independent Director of the First American Funds (mutual fund family) (2003-2011); former Managing Director (1993-2001), Principal (1985-1993), Vice President (1978-1985) and Assistant Vice President (1973-1978) of Zurich Scudder Investments (investment adviser) (and its predecessor firms); Trustee (1992-2007), Chair of the Board of Trustees (1999-2007), Investment Committee Chair (1994-1999) and Investment Committee member (2007-2010) of Wellesley College; Trustee, BoardSource (non-profit organization) (2006-2009) and Chicago City Day School (K-8 School) (1994-2005). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Herget has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Robert J. Malone,

Trustee (since 2002)

Year of Birth: 1944

   Chairman of the Board (since 2012) and Director (since August 2005) of Jones International University (educational organization); Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Steele Street Bank Trust (commercial banking) (since August 2003); Trustee of the Gallagher Family Foundation (non-profit organization) (since 2000); Board of Directors of Opera Colorado Foundation (non-profit organization) (2008-2012); Director of Colorado UpLIFT (charitable organization) (1986-2010); Director of Jones Knowledge, Inc. (2006-2010); Former Chairman of U.S. Bank-Colorado (subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp and formerly Colorado National Bank) (July 1996-April 1999); Director of Commercial Assets, Inc. (real estate investment trust) (1993-2000); Director of U.S. Exploration, Inc. (oil and gas exploration) (1997-February 2004); Chairman of the Board (1991-1994) and Trustee (1985-1994) of Regis University; and Chairman of the Board (1990-1991 and Trustee (1984-1999) of Young Presidents Organization. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Malone has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2002, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS  Unaudited / Continued

 

F. William Marshall, Jr.,

Trustee (since 2000)

Year of Birth: 1942

   Trustee Emeritus of Worcester Polytech Institute (WPI) (private university) (since 2009); Trustee of MassMutual Select Funds (formerly MassMutual Institutional Funds) (investment company) (since 1996), MML Series Investment Fund (investment company) (since 1996) and Mass Mutual Premier Funds (investment company) (since January 2012); President and Treasurer of the SIS Fund (private charitable fund) (January 1999 – March 2011); Former Trustee of WPI (1985-2008); Former Chairman of the Board (2004-2006) and Former Chairman of the Investment Committee of WPI (1994-2008); Chairman of SIS & Family Bank, F.S.B. (formerly SIS Bank) (commercial bank) (January 1999-July 1999); Executive Vice President of Peoples Heritage Financial Group, Inc. (commercial bank) (January 1999-July 1999); and Former President and Chief Executive Officer of SIS Bancorp. (1993-1999). Oversees 42 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Marshall has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2000, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Karen L. Stuckey,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1953

   Partner (1990-2012) of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (professional services firm) (held various positions 1975- 1990); Trustee (1992-2006) and member of Executive, Nominating and Audit Committees and Chair of Finance Committee of Lehigh University; and member, Women’s Investment Management Forum (professional organization) since inception. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Stuckey has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

James D. Vaughn,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1945

  

Retired; former managing partner (1994-2001) of Denver office of Deloitte & Touche LLP, (held various positions 1969-1993); Trustee and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Schroder Funds (2003-2012); Board member and Chairman of Audit Committee of AMG National Trust Bank (since 2005); Trustee and Investment Committee member, University of South Dakota Foundation (since 1996); Board member, Audit Committee Member and past Board Chair, Junior Achievement (since 1993); former Board member, Mile High United Way, Boys and Girls Clubs, Boy Scouts, Colorado Business Committee for the Arts, Economic Club of Colorado and Metro Denver Network. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Vaughn has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

 

INTERESTED TRUSTEE

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

William F. Glavin, Jr.,

Trustee (since 2009)

Year of Birth: 1958

  

Chairman of the Sub-Adviser (July 2014-December 2014 and December 2009-December 2012) and Director of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2009); Chairman, Director and Chief Executive Officer (January 2013-June 2014) of the Manager; President of the Manager (January 2013-May 2013); Chief Executive Officer (January 2009-December 2012); President of the Sub-Adviser (May 2009-December 2012); Management Director (June 2009-June 2014), President (December 2009-June 2014) and Chief Executive Officer (January 2011-June 2014) of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (“OAC”) (the Sub-Adviser’s parent holding company); Director of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (March 2010-June 2014); Executive Vice President (March 2006-February 2009) and Chief Operating Officer (July 2007-February 2009) of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (OAC’s parent company); Director (May 2004-March 2006) and Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer (May 2004-January 2005), President (January 2005-March 2006) and Chief Executive Officer (June 2005-March 2006) of Babson Capital Management LLC; Director (March 2005-March 2006), President (May 2003-March 2006) and Chief Compliance Officer (July 2005-March 2006) of Babson Capital Securities, Inc. (a broker-dealer); President (May 2003-March 2006) of Babson Investment Company, Inc.; Director (May 2004-August 2006) of Babson Capital Europe Limited; Director (May 2004-October 2006) of Babson Capital Guernsey Limited; Director (May 2004-March 2006) of Babson Capital Management LLC; Non-Executive Director (March 2005-March 2007) of Baring Asset Management Limited; Director (February 2005-June 2006) Baring Pension Trustees Limited; Director and Treasurer (December 2003-November 2006) of Charter Oak Capital Management, Inc.; Director (May 2006-September 2006) of C.M. Benefit Insurance Company; Director (May 2008-June 2009) and Executive Vice President (June 2007-July 2009) of C.M. Life Insurance Company; President (March 2006-May 2007) of MassMutual Assignment Company; Director (January 2005-December 2006), Deputy Chairman (March 2005-December 2006) and President (February 2005-March 2005) of MassMutual Holdings (Bermuda) Limited; Director (May 2008-June 2009) and Executive Vice President (June 2007-July 2009) of MML Bay State Life Insurance Company; Chief Executive Officer and President (April 2007-January 2009) of MML Distributors, LLC; and Chairman (March 2006-December 2008) and Chief Executive Officer (May 2007-December 2008) of MML Investors Services, Inc. An officer of 91 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Glavin has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since December 2009, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

 

OTHER OFFICERS OF THE FUND

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

 

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Krishna Memani,

Vice President (since 2009)

Year of Birth: 1960

   President of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2013); Executive Vice President of the Manager (since January 2014) and Chief Investment Officer of the OppenheimerFunds advisory entities (since January 2014). Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income of the Sub-Adviser (January 2013-December 2013); Head of the Investment Grade Fixed Income Team of the Sub-Adviser (March 2009-January 2014); Director of Fixed Income of the Sub-Adviser (October 2010-December 2012); Senior Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (March 2009-December 2012) and Senior Vice President of OFI Global Institutional, Inc. (April 2009-December 2012). Managing Director and Head of the U.S. and European Credit Analyst Team at Deutsche Bank Securities (June 2006-January 2009). Chief Credit Strategist at Credit Suisse Securities (August 2002-March 2006). Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager at Putnam Investments (September 1998-June 2002). A portfolio manager and an officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Peter A. Strzalkowski,

Vice President (since 2009)

Year of Birth: 1965

   Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Sub-Adviser (since August 2007) and co-Team Leader for the Sub-Adviser’s Investment Grade Fixed Income Team (since January 2014). A member of the Sub-Adviser’s Investment Grade Fixed Income Team (April 2009-January 2014). Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Vector Capital Management, LLC, a structured products money management firm he founded, (July 2006-August 2007). Senior Portfolio Manager at Highland Capital Management, L.P. (June 2005-July 2006) and a Senior Fixed Income Portfolio Manager at Microsoft Corp. (June 2003-June 2005). Vice President and Senior Fixed Income Portfolio Manager at First Citizens Bank Trust, Capital Management Group (April 2000-June 2003) and a Vice President and Fixed Income Portfolio Manager at Centura Banks (November 1998-April 2000). A portfolio manager and officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Arthur P. Steinmetz,

President and Principal Executive Officer (since 2014)

Year of Birth: 1958

   Chairman of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2015); CEO and Chairman of the Manager (since July 2014), President of the Manager (since May 2013), a Director of the Manager (since January 2013), Director of the Sub-Adviser (since July 2014), President, Management Director and CEO of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (the Sub-Adviser’s parent holding company) (since July 2014), and President and Director of OFI SteelPath, Inc. (since January 2013). Chief Investment Officer of the OppenheimerFunds advisory entities from (January 2013-December 2013); Executive Vice President of the Manager (January 2013-May 2013); Chief Investment Officer of the Sub-Adviser (October 2010-December 2012); Chief Investment Officer, Fixed-Income, of the Sub-Adviser (April 2009-October 2010); Executive Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (October 2009-December 2012); Director of Fixed Income of the Sub-Adviser (January 2009-April 2009); and a Senior Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (March 1993-September 2009). An officer of 91 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Arthur S. Gabinet,

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2011)

Year of Birth: 1958

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

Jennifer Sexton,

Vice President and Chief Business Officer (since 2014)

Year of Birth: 1969

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

Mary Ann Picciotto,

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

Year of Birth: 1973

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

Brian W. Wixted,

Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer (since 1999)

Year of Birth: 1959

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

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and Officers and is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1.800.988.8287.

 

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A Series of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds

 

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
Counsel    K&L Gates LLP
   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, or calling us at 1.800.988.8287. Read prospectuses and summary prospectuses carefully before investing.
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ANNUAL REPORT

Listing of Top Holdings

Fund Performance Discussion

Financial Statements


PORTFOLIO MANAGER: Rajeev Bhaman, CFA

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE PERIODS ENDED 12/31/14

 

    

Inception

Date

  1-Year   5-Year    10-Year  

Non-Service Shares

  11/12/90     2.29%   10.93%    7.22%

Service Shares

  7/13/00     2.06   10.65    6.96

MSCI All Country World Index

        4.16     9.17    6.09

 

 

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. For performance data current to the most recent month end, call us at 1.800.988.8287. The Fund’s total returns should not be expected to be the same as the returns of other funds, whether or not both funds have the same portfolio managers and/or similar names. The Fund’s total returns include changes in share price and reinvested distributions but do not include the charges associated with the separate account products that offer this Fund. Such performance would have been lower if such charges were taken into account.

 

TOP TEN COMMON STOCK HOLDINGS

 

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Cl. B

   2.6%    

McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.

   2.5        

Walt Disney Co. (The)

   2.3        

eBay, Inc.

   2.3        

Citigroup, Inc.

   2.1        

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

   2.0        

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

   1.9        

Aetna, Inc.

   1.9        

Altera Corp.

   1.9        

Anthem, Inc.

   1.8        

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of December 31, 2014, and are based on net assets. For more current Fund holdings, please visit oppenheimerfunds.com.

REGIONAL ALLOCATION

 

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Fund Performance Discussion

The Fund’s Non-Service shares produced a return of 2.29% during the reporting period, underperforming the MSCI All Country World Index (the “Index”), which returned 4.16%. The Fund’s underperformance stemmed primarily from weaker relative stock selection in the financials, industrials and consumer discretionary sectors. The strongest outperforming sectors for the Fund were health care, where both stock selection and an overweight position contributed, and energy, where we have a systemic underweight position.

MARKET OVERVIEW

Domestic equities were among the top performing asset classes in 2014, outperforming foreign equities, including those domiciled in Europe, Japan and emerging markets. In the U.S., the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) began tapering its most recent quantitative easing (“QE”) program in January 2014 and completed the process at the end of October, thereby ending the program’s purchases. The Fed reduced its monthly bond purchases in steady $10 billion increments, which helped reduce market volatility and enabled investors to prepare for a post-QE market environment. Although data in the U.S. softened for the first quarter, partially attributed to cold weather effects across much of the country, it was positive in the second and third quarters of 2014, with Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) growing at 4.6% and an estimated 5.0%, respectively.

Outside of the U.S., the positive data points that had emerged in Europe in 2013 and early 2014 largely reversed themselves later in the reporting period and the European Central Bank (the “ECB”) came under even greater pressure to provide a credible plan to boost growth and avoid deflation. In response, the ECB adopted a number of policies designed to stimulate growth. In Japan, which has been mired in economic weakness for years, the Abe administration has adopted even more aggressive economic policies with the Bank of Japan (the “BoJ”) executing a massive QE program. However, the results have not been particularly impressive, with that economy slipping back into recession in the third quarter of 2014 following the consumption tax increase. Emerging markets’ economic growth was mixed, as certain regions such as Eastern Europe and the Middle East remained burdened by geopolitical turmoil. Many commodity producing emerging market economies also struggled as prices for most commodities fell. Countries such as India and Indonesia have benefited from business-friendly new administrations.

While we do not disregard macro events, our main focus tends to be on the microeconomic characteristics of individual companies and their valuations. Regardless of how macro events unfold, we believe companies with strong, durable, economic traits, purchased at sensible prices are likely to have good long-run return structures. We don’t construct portfolios to be optimized for specific predictions of the economic environment. We seek to hold a portfolio of investments that is robust in a wide array of environments. In effect, we seek to be a Fund for all seasons.

TOP INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS

Top contributors to performance this reporting period included ICICI Bank Ltd., Allergan, Inc. and Anthem, Inc. ICICI Bank is the largest private sector bank in India, a country where about half the banking sector is state-owned. In an environment where the public sector banks are inadequately capitalized for the level of non-performing loans on their books and the government’s ability to continually inject new capital is impaired as a result of its financial position, ICICI has the potential to grow faster than the market with less competition. Both assets and liabilities can grow, and with growth in the economy accelerating over the next few years, asset quality improvements should also add to earnings. A new government headed by Narendra Modi as Prime Minister with a very broad popular mandate for change has led to optimism and good performance for the Indian stock market. Allergan is a leading maker of eye care, skin care and aesthetic products, including Botox. While Allergan has outgrown the pharmaceutical industry over a long period of time, the recent surge in its stock price was a result of a takeover attempt by Valeant which was repulsed and a subsequent agreement to be taken over by Actavis. Our investment thesis on health benefit company Anthem (formerly called WellPoint) was predicated on our belief that the company would be part of the solution to rising healthcare costs, and that Obamacare would not supplant the entire private insurance market. Furthermore, we thought that the growth of the numbers of people entering the insured space as coverage was made broadly universal would add to both revenues and profits. This proved to be correct. In a consolidating industry, we believe Anthem’s scale and cost advantage should enable it to be one of the few survivors.

TOP INDIVIDUAL DETRACTORS

Top detractors from performance this reporting period included Airbus Group NV, Deutsche Bank AG and Technip SA. Airbus Group and Boeing constitute a global duopoly in the large jet airplane market. It has a product refresh coming with the re-engining of both its single aisle A320 and dual aisle A330 products that we believe has the potential to improve profitability over the next several years. The newest Airbus product, the Airbus A350 was delivered to its first customer, Qatar Airways, just before the year end. Concerns about the near-term impact on margins of these developments led to a pullback in the shares after

 

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a strong run of performance. We continue to believe that the industry construct combined with approximately nine years of backlog make the shares an attractive proposition at this time. Moreover, a lower oil price should boost airline profitability and passenger traffic, which is a positive for Airbus.

Continued prosecutorial activism and litigation activity has led to the financial industry paying significant fines for past transgressions. Heightened concerns about the persistence of such fines and their increasing magnitude have led to worries about the adequacy of capital at global investment banks in particular. This, combined with low levels of market activity that detracted from profits, led to Deutsche Bank’s underperformance. During the reporting period, Deutsche Bank raised over $10 billion in fresh capital, increasing its equity level significantly. In our opinion, the stock is trading at attractive valuations. Technip is a supplier of critical parts and services to the oil and gas industry. It is one of the three world leaders in underwater construction of oil and gas production facilities; it is the world’s largest manufacturer of flexible pipe; and it is the world leader in the liquefaction of natural gas. Technip’s share price has been buffeted by a number of things in the reporting period, including developments in Russia, where it has a meaningful project underway, concerns about the capital spending plans of the major oil companies, and lower margin guidance for its subsea segment. However, the company has a very substantial backlog of projects, and we do not see this changing. In our opinion, Technip is a best-in-class supplier of critical services to key areas of the oil and gas industry and is positioned to benefit from the world’s continuing demand for energy. The company is meaningfully undervalued, in our opinion.

STRATEGY

The Fund is a long-term, growth oriented investment portfolio. We use a bottom-up, fundamental approach combined with an understanding of longer-term macroeconomic trends in seeking to identify the high-quality companies with superior, sustainable characteristics, which we favor. We seek to add value via our individual stock selection, and make no effort to mimic Index weights for industries, sectors, regions or countries. Valuation is critical to our investment decisions. Assuming we properly understand a given set of business economics, our return structure is principally a function of paying an appropriate price for the growth and returns inherent in a company.

Investors should consider the Fund’s investment objective, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The Fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund, and may be obtained by asking your financial advisor or calling us at 1.800.988.8287. Read prospectuses and summary prospectuses carefully before investing.

Total returns include changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions in a hypothetical investment for the periods shown.

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.

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.

Comparing the Fund’s Performance to the Market. The graphs that follow show the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in each share class of the Fund held until December 31, 2014. In the case of Non-Service shares and Service shares, performance is measured over a ten-fiscal-year period. Performance information does not reflect charges that apply to separate accounts investing in the Fund. If these charges were taken into account, performance would be lower. The graphs assume that all dividends and capital gains distributions were reinvested in additional shares.

The Fund’s performance is compared to the performance of the MSCI All Country World Index, a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The Index is unmanaged and cannot be purchased directly by investors. While index comparisons may be useful to provide a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, it must be noted that the Fund’s investments are not limited to the investments comprising the Index. Index performance includes reinvestment of income, but does not reflect transaction costs, fees, expenses or taxes. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only as a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, and does not predict or depict performance of the Fund. The Fund’s performance reflects the effects of the Fund’s business and operating expenses.

 

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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. For performance data current to the most recent month end, call us at 1.800.988.8287. The Fund’s total returns should not be expected to be the same as the returns of other funds, whether or not both funds have the same portfolio managers and/or similar names. The Fund’s total returns include changes in share price and reinvested distributions but do not include the charges associated with the separate account products that offer this Fund. Such performance would have been lower if such charges were taken into account.

 

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Fund Expenses

Fund Expenses. As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs 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 December 31, 2014.

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

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes.

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any charges associated with the separate accounts that offer this Fund. Therefore, the “hypothetical” lines of the table are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these separate account charges were included your costs would have been higher.

 

Actual   

Beginning

Account

Value

July 1, 2014

     Ending
Account
Value
December 31, 2014
    

Expenses

Paid During

6 Months Ended

December 31, 2014                      

 

Non-Service shares

     $    1,000.00                     $    978.20                     $            3.80                            

Service shares

     1,000.00                     977.00                     5.05                            

Hypothetical

(5% return before expenses)

                       

Non-Service shares

     1,000.00                     1,021.37                     3.88                            

Service shares

     1,000.00                     1,020.11                     5 .16                           

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for that class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). Those annualized expense ratios, excluding indirect expenses from affiliated funds, based on the 6-month period ended December 31, 2014 are as follows:

Class    Expense Ratios       

Non-Service shares

     0.76    

Service shares

     1.01      

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

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS December 31, 2014

 

    Shares     Value        

 

   

Common Stocks—97.3%

  

   

 

   

Consumer Discretionary—12.1%

  

   

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—1.3%

  

   

 

GTECH SpA

    581,820       $        13,016,510      

 

   

McDonald’s Corp.

    236,260       22,137,562      
   

 

 

   
    35,154,072      

 

   

Internet & Catalog Retail—0.4%

  

   

 

   

JD.com, Inc., ADR1

    476,429       11,024,567      

 

   

Media—3.1%

  

   

 

   

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    663,610       62,505,426      

 

   

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.

    3,397,835       20,403,595      
   

 

 

   
    82,909,021      

 

   

Specialty Retail—3.3%

  

   

 

   

Inditex SA

    1,526,260       43,731,837      

 

   

Tiffany & Co.

    405,420       43,323,181      
   

 

 

   
    87,055,018      

 

   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—4.0%

  

 

 

   

Brunello Cucinelli SpA

    78,468       1,759,281      

 

   

Hermes International

    13,826       4,929,992      

 

   

Kering

    222,460       42,769,624      

 

   

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA

    283,450       44,823,095      

 

   

Tod’s SpA

    160,490       13,927,320      
   

 

 

   
    108,209,312      

 

   

Consumer Staples—6.1%

  

   

 

Beverages—1.4%

  

   

 

   

Ambev S.A., ADR

    2,649,545       16,480,170      

 

   

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV, ADR1

    221,125       19,465,634      
   

 

 

   
    35,945,804      

 

   

Food Products—2.7%

  

   

 

   

Nestle SA

    368,011       26,975,774      

 

   

Unilever plc

    1,120,643       45,521,343      
   

 

 

   
    72,497,117      

 

   

Household Products—2.0%

  

   

 

   

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    784,700       54,293,393      

 

   

Energy—1.6%

  

   

 

Energy Equipment & Services—1.0%

  

   

 

   

Technip SA

    439,600       26,250,124      

 

   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—0.6%

  

   

 

   

Repsol SA

    889,699       16,537,862      

 

   

Financials—22.2%

  

   

 

Capital Markets—5.3%

  

   

 

   

Credit Suisse Group AG1

    1,238,746       31,053,907      

 

   

Deutsche Bank AG

    690,614       20,874,328      

 

   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

    220,370       42,714,317      

 

   

UBS Group AG1

    2,755,083       47,359,051      
   

 

 

   
    142,001,603      

 

   

Commercial Banks—7.4%

  

   

 

   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    3,144,096       29,590,717      

 

   

Citigroup, Inc.

    1,041,570       56,359,353      

 

   

ICICI Bank Ltd., Sponsored ADR

    4,048,550       46,760,752      

 

   

Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Preference, ADR

    1,798,274       23,395,545      

 

   

Societe Generale SA

    456,109       19,166,292      

 

   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    637,000       23,016,404      
   

 

 

   
    198,289,063      

 

   

Diversified Financial Services—3.1%

  

   

 

   

BM&FBovespa SA

    3,959,500       14,667,849      

 

   

FNFV Group1

    78,900       1,241,886      

 

   

McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.

    748,090       66,565,048      
   

 

 

   
    82,474,783      

 

 
 
    Shares     Value    

 

 

Insurance—5.5%

  

 

 

 

Allianz SE

    274,207       $        45,560,498    

 

 

Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (The)

    2,068,300       31,385,851    

 

 

FNF Group

    589,440       20,306,208    

 

 

Prudential plc

    2,131,387       49,047,778    
   

 

 

 
    146,300,335    

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development—0.9%

  

 

 

DLF Ltd.

    11,744,039       25,234,915    

 

 

Health Care—17.1%

  

 

 

 

Biotechnology—6.8%

  

 

 

 

Biogen Idec, Inc.1

    70,770       24,022,876    

 

 

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.1

    208,170       18,818,568    

 

 

Bluebird Bio, Inc.1

    77,630       7,120,224    

 

 

Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.1

    1,205,150       21,993,987    

 

 

Circassia Pharmaceuticals plc1

    2,706,070       11,683,562    

 

 

Clovis Oncology, Inc.1

    253,630       14,203,280    

 

 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.1

    357,460       33,694,180    

 

 

Medivation, Inc.1

    131,590       13,107,680    

 

 

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1

    305,830       36,332,604    
   

 

 

 
    180,976,961    

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies—1.8%

  

 

 

 

St. Jude Medical, Inc.

    266,940       17,359,108    

 

 

Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

    279,440       31,694,085    
   

 

 

 
    49,053,193    

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services—3.7%

  

 

 

 

Aetna, Inc.

    557,640       49,535,161    

 

 

Anthem, Inc.

    390,545       49,079,790    
   

 

 

 
    98,614,951    

 

 

Pharmaceuticals—4.8%

  

 

 

 

Allergan, Inc.

    118,740       25,242,937    

 

 

Bayer AG

    312,130       42,671,103    

 

 

Roche Holding AG

    116,615       31,607,384    

 

 

Shire plc

    230,360       16,298,711    

 

 

Theravance Biopharma, Inc.1

    157,022       2,342,768    

 

 

Theravance, Inc.

    622,260       8,804,979    
   

 

 

 
    126,967,882    

 

 

Industrials—12.0%

  

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense—2.6%

  

 

 

 

Airbus Group NV

    912,360       45,314,371    

 

 

Embraer SA, Sponsored ADR

    635,873       23,438,279    
   

 

 

 
    68,752,650    

 

 

Air Freight & Couriers—1.3%

  

 

 

 

United Parcel Service, Inc., Cl. B

    310,660       34,536,072    

 

 

Building Products—1.6%

  

 

 

 

Assa Abloy AB, Cl. B

    796,498       42,092,450    

 

 

Construction & Engineering—0.4%

  

 

 

 

FLSmidth & Co. AS

    252,508       11,076,702    

 

 

Electrical Equipment—2.5%

  

 

 

 

Emerson Electric Co.

    375,050       23,151,836    

 

 

Nidec Corp.

    555,400       36,024,640    

 

 

Prysmian SpA

    500,635       9,112,158    
   

 

 

 
    68,288,634    

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates—2.9%

  

 

 

 

3M Co.

    248,020       40,754,646    

 

 

Seibu Holdings, Inc.

    346,100       7,061,119    

 

 

Siemens AG

    263,918       29,930,992    
   

 

 

 
    77,746,757    

 

 

Machinery—0.7%

  

 

 

 

FANUC Corp.

    106,700       17,609,622    
 

 

7      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL FUND/VA


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

 

    Shares     Value         

 

    

Information Technology—23.0%

  

    

 

    

Communications Equipment—2.6%

  

    

 

    
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Cl. B     5,707,074       $        69,118,019       

 

    

Electronic Equipment, Instruments, & Components—4.5%

  

  

 

    

Keyence Corp.

    92,711       41,065,214       

 

    

Kyocera Corp.

    609,800       27,949,451       

 

    

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    475,300       51,918,691       
   

 

 

    
    120,933,356       

 

    

Internet Software & Services—6.8%

  

  

 

    

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Sponsored ADR1

    52,800       5,488,032       

 

    

eBay, Inc.1

    1,072,340       60,179,721       

 

    

Facebook, Inc., Cl. A1

    530,880       41,419,257       

 

    

Google, Inc., Cl. A1

    69,600       36,933,936       

 

    

Google, Inc., Cl. C1

    69,600       36,637,440       
   

 

 

    
    180,658,386       

 

    

IT Services—0.2%

      

 

    

Earthport plc1

    6,163,219       4,206,138       

 

    

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—3.5%

  

  

 

    

Altera Corp.

    1,352,940       49,977,604       

 

    

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

    1,403,385       44,725,880       
   

 

 

    
    94,703,484       

 

    

Software—5.4%

      

 

    

Adobe Systems, Inc.1

    665,013       48,346,445       

 

    

Intuit, Inc.

    525,390       48,435,704       

 

    

SAP SE

    685,011       48,434,031       
   

 

 

    
    145,216,180       

 

    

Materials—1.6%

      

 

    

Chemicals—1.0%

      

 

    

Linde AG

    146,415       27,309,287       

 

 
 
    Shares     Value  

 

 
Metals & Mining—0.6%    

 

 

Alrosa AO

    8,201,668     $ 9,247,717    

 

 

Vale SA, Cl. B, Sponsored ADR

    808,960       6,617,293    
   

 

 

 
    15,865,010    

 

 
Telecommunication Services—1.6%   

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services—1.6%   

 

 

KDDI Corp.

    685,700       42,904,403    
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $1,472,620,485)

      2,600,807,126    

 

 

Preferred Stocks—1.9%

  

 

 

 
Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) AG, Preference     600,767       49,305,741    

 

 
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd., 6% Cum. Non-Cv.     79,253,601       1,092,331    
   

 

 

 
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $19,444,594)       50,398,072    
    Units        

 

 

Rights, Warrants and Certificates—0.0%

  

 

 

 
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA Rts., Strike Price 1EUR, Exp. 1/7/151     3,144,096       300,557    

 

 
Gtech SpA Rts., Strike Price 19.17EUR, Exp. 1/9/151     581,820       17,178    

 

 
Repsol SA Rts., Strike Price 1EUR, Exp. 1/8/151     889,699       491,997    
   

 

 

 

Total Rights, Warrants and Certificates

(Cost $—)

      809,732    
    Shares        

 

 

Investment Company—0.5%

  

 

 

 
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 0.10%2,3 (Cost $12,394,365)     12,394,365       12,394,365    

 

 
Total Investments, at Value (Cost $1,504,459,444)     99.7%        2,664,409,295    

 

 

Net Other Assets (Liabilities)

    0.3        8,076,601    
 

 

 

 
Net Assets     100.0%      $ 2,672,485,896    
 

 

 

 
 

Footnotes to Statement of Investments

Strike price is reported in U.S. Dollars, except for those denoted in the following currency:

EUR       European Dollar

1. Non-income producing security.

2. Is or was an affiliate, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, at or during the period ended December 31, 2014, by virtue of the Fund owning at least 5% of the voting securities of the issuer or as a result of the Fund and the issuer having the same investment adviser. Transactions during the period in which the issuer was an affiliate are as follows:

 

                                                                           
    Shares
December 31, 2013
   

Gross

        Additions

   

Gross    

Reductions    

   

Shares    

December 31, 2014    

 

 

 
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E     9,026,377          365,185,360         361,817,372            12,394,365       
                Value     Income      

 

 
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E       $                       12,394,365      $                       17,406       

3. Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of December 31, 2014.

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

Geographic Holdings    Value              Percent        

 

 

United States

    $       1,197,948,740        45.0%     

Japan

     278,935,395        10.5         

Germany

     264,085,980        9.9         

France

     137,939,127        5.2         

Switzerland

     136,996,116        5.1         

Sweden

     111,210,469        4.2         

United Kingdom

     110,458,821        4.1         

India

     93,491,593        3.5         

Spain

     90,652,970        3.4         

Brazil

     84,599,135        3.2         

Netherlands

     45,314,371        1.7         

Italy

     37,832,447        1.4         

Mexico

     19,465,634        0.7         

China

     16,512,599        0.6         

 

8      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL FUND/VA


Geographic Holdings (Continued)    Value              Percent          

 

 

Ireland

    $ 16,298,711        0.6%      

Denmark

     11,076,702        0.4         

Russia

     9,247,717        0.4         

Cayman Islands

     2,342,768        0.1         
  

 

 

 

Total

    $       2,664,409,295        100.0%      
  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

9      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL FUND/VA


STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES December 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

Assets

  

Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments:

  

Unaffiliated companies (cost $1,492,065,079)

     $         2,652,014,930      

Affiliated companies (cost $12,394,365)

     12,394,365      
  

 

 

 
     2,664,409,295      

 

 

Cash

     1,390,776      

 

 

Cash—foreign currencies (cost $24,732)

     24,835      

 

 

Receivables and other assets:

  

Shares of beneficial interest sold

     4,855,465      

Dividends

     4,198,808      

Investments sold

     729,092      

Other

     95,636      
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     2,675,703,907      

 

 

Liabilities

  

Payables and other liabilities:

  

Shares of beneficial interest redeemed

     2,499,488      

Distribution and service plan fees

     261,824      

Foreign capital gains tax

     170,470      

Trustees’ compensation

     92,437      

Shareholder communications

     74,314      

Investments purchased

     10,737      

Other

     108,741      
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     3,218,011      

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 2,672,485,896      
  

 

 

 

 

 

Composition of Net Assets

  

Par value of shares of beneficial interest

   $ 67,968      

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

     1,327,289,715      

 

 

Accumulated net investment income

     31,095,795      

 

 

Accumulated net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

     154,554,859      

 

 

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

     1,159,477,559      
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 2,672,485,896      
  

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share

  

Non-Service Shares:

  
Net asset value, redemption price per share and offering price per share (based on net assets of $1,468,106,756 and 37,169,360 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)      $39.50       

 

 

Service Shares:

  
Net asset value, redemption price per share and offering price per share (based on net assets of $1,204,379,140 and 30,798,651 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)      $39.10       

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

10      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL FUND/VA


STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

Investment Income

  

Dividends:

  

Unaffiliated companies (net of foreign withholding taxes of $4,914,541)

   $ 55,408,514       

Affiliated companies

     17,406       

 

 

Interest

     51       

 

 

Portfolio lending fees

     442,768       
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     55,868,739       

 

 

Expenses

  

Management fees

     17,582,863       

 

 

Distribution and service plan fees - Service shares

     3,135,773       

 

 

Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:

  

Non-Service shares

     1,528,503       

Service shares

     1,262,358       

 

 

Shareholder communications:

  

Non-Service shares

     111,772       

Service shares

     92,342       

 

 

Custodian fees and expenses

     235,409       

 

 

Trustees’ compensation

     62,804       

 

 

Other

     319,738       
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     24,331,562       

Less reduction to custodian expenses

     (414)       

Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses

     (20,175)       
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     24,310,973       

 

 

Net Investment Income

     31,557,766       

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

  

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investments from unaffiliated companies

     197,919,704       

Foreign currency transactions

     (175,261)       
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain

     197,744,443       

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

  

Investments

     (78,646,642)        

Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     (93,963,833)        
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (172,610,475)       

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

    $           56,691,734       
  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

11      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL FUND/VA


STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2014
     Year Ended
December 31, 2013
 

 

 

Operations

     

Net investment income

   $ 31,557,766          $ 28,157,519      

 

 

Net realized gain

     197,744,443            152,735,701      

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (172,610,475)            483,471,092      
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     56,691,734            664,364,312      

 

 

Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders

     

Dividends from net investment income:

     

Non-Service shares

     (16,920,293)            (18,448,869)     

Service shares

     (10,958,436)            (13,851,660)     

Class 3 shares1

     —            (2,430,857)     

Class 4 shares1

     —            (953,729)     
  

 

 

 
     (27,878,729)            (35,685,115)     

 

 

Distributions from net realized gain:

     

Non-Service shares

     (69,030,952)            —      

Service shares

     (57,658,820)            —      
  

 

 

 
     (126,689,772)            —      

 

 

Beneficial Interest Transactions

     

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

     

Non-Service shares

     (70,199,522)             (158,236,204)     

Service shares

     (60,956,871)             (180,268,543)     

Class 3 shares1

     —            (12,837,160)     

Class 4 shares1

     —            1,813,300      
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     (131,156,393)            (349,528,607)     

 

 

Net Assets

     

Total increase (decrease)

     (229,033,160)            279,150,590      

 

 

Beginning of period

     2,901,519,056            2,622,368,466      
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of period (including accumulated net investment income of $31,095,795 and $27,585,632,

respectively)

    $         2,672,485,896          $         2,901,519,056      
  

 

 

 

1. Effective April 30, 2014, Class 3 and Class 4 shares of the Fund were reclassified as Non-Service shares and Service shares, respectively.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

12      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL FUND/VA


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Non-Service Shares    Year Ended
    December 31,
2014
     Year Ended
 December 31,
2013
     Year Ended
 December 31,
2012
     Year Ended
 December 30,
20111
     Year Ended
 December 31,
2010
 

 

 

Per Share Operating Data

              

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 40.86         $ 32.55         $ 27.46         $ 30.30         $ 26.50       

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

              

Net investment income2

     0.50           0.41           0.44           0.65           0.33       

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.46           8.40           5.29           (3.11)         3.85       
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.96           8.81           5.73           (2.46)          4.18       

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

              

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.46)         (0.50)          (0.64)          (0.38)          (0.38)      

Distributions from net realized gain

     (1.86)          0.00           0.00           0.00           0.00       
  

 

 

 

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

     (2.32)          (0.50)          (0.64)          (0.38)          (0.38)      

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 39.50         $ 40.86         $ 32.55         $ 27.46         $ 30.30       
  

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     2.29%         27.31%           21.27%           (8.29)%           15.96%       

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

    $ 1,468,107         $     1,397,026      $     1,252,127        $     1,165,141        $ 1,410,764      

 

 

Average net assets (in thousands)

    $     1,532,383         $ 1,333,848      $ 1,206,244        $ 1,335,403        $ 1,336,110      

 

 

Ratios to average net assets:4

              

Net investment income

     1.24%           1.13%           1.48%           2.17%           1.22%       

Total expenses5

     0.76%           0.77%           0.76%           0.76%           0.76%       
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      0.76%           0.77%           0.76%           0.76%           0.76%       

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     13%           11%           14%           13%           15%       

1. December 30, 2011 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. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Total return information does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

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

        Year Ended December 31, 2014

     0.76

        Year Ended December 31, 2013

     0.77

        Year Ended December 31, 2012

     0.76

        Year Ended December 30, 2011

     0.76

        Year Ended December 31, 2010

     0.76

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

13      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL FUND/VA


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

 

Service Shares    Year Ended 
    December 31, 
2014 
     Year Ended
December 31, 
2013
     Year Ended
December 31, 
2012
     Year Ended
December 30, 
20111
     Year Ended 
December 31, 
2010 
 

 

 

Per Share Operating Data

              

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 40.47           $ 32.25           $ 27.21           $ 30.04           $ 26.28       

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

              

Net investment income2

     0.40             0.32             0.36             0.56             0.26       

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.44             8.32             5.25             (3.08)            3.82       
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.84             8.64             5.61             (2.52)            4.08       

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

              

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.35)            (0.42)            (0.57)            (0.31)            (0.32)      

Distributions from net realized gain

     (1.86)            0.00             0.00             0.00             0.00       
  

 

 

 

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

     (2.21)            (0.42)            (0.57)            (0.31)            (0.32)      

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 39.10           $ 40.47           $ 32.25           $ 27.21           $ 30.04       
  

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     2.06%            26.99%            20.95%            (8.53)%            15.70%      

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

    $ 1,204,379          $ 1,216,285          $ 1,130,388          $ 1,003,839          $ 1,101,584      

 

 

Average net assets (in thousands)

    $ 1,265,528          $ 1,174,119          $ 1,069,295          $ 1,091,128          $ 997,627      

 

 

Ratios to average net assets:4

              

Net investment income

     0.99%            0.89%            1.23%            1.90%            0.96%      

Total expenses5

     1.01%            1.02%            1.01%            1.01%            1.01%      
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      1.01%            1.02%            1.01%            1.01%            1.01%      

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     13%            11%            14%            13%            15%      

1. December 30, 2011 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. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Total return information does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

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

        Year Ended December 31, 2014

     1.01

        Year Ended December 31, 2013

     1.03

        Year Ended December 31, 2012

     1.01

        Year Ended December 30, 2011

     1.01

        Year Ended December 31, 2010

     1.01

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2014

 

 

1. Organization

Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA (the “Fund”), a separate series of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds, is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), as amended. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek capital appreciation. The Fund’s investment adviser is OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. (“OFI Global” or the “Manager”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI” or the “Sub-Adviser”). The Manager has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with OFI. Shares of the Fund are sold only to separate accounts of life insurance companies.

The Fund offers Non-Service and Service shares, and previously offered Class 3 and Class 4 shares. Effective April 30, 2014, Class 3 and Class 4 shares were reclassified as Non-Service and Service shares, respectively. All classes are sold at their offering price, which is the net asset value per share, to separate investment accounts of participating insurance companies as an underlying investment for variable life insurance policies, variable annuity contracts or other investment products. The classes of shares being designated as Service shares are subject to a distribution and service plan. Both 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.

 

 

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 Fund’s accounting records are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies and amounts related to the purchase and sale of foreign securities and foreign investment income are translated into U.S. dollars as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”), normally 4:00 P.M. Eastern time, on each day the Exchange is open for trading. Foreign exchange rates may be valued primarily using a reliable bank, dealer or service authorized by the Board of Trustees.

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

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

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

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

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

Custodian Fees. “Custodian fees and expenses” in the Statement of Operations may include interest expense incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on such cash overdrafts, to the extent they are not offset by positive cash balances maintained by the Fund, at a rate equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. The “Reduction to custodian expenses” line item, if applicable, represents earnings on cash balances maintained by the Fund during the period. Such interest expense and other custodian fees may be paid with these earnings.

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

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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

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

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

 

Undistributed

Net Investment

Income

   Undistributed
Long-Term
Gain
     Accumulated
Loss
Carryforward1,2
    

Net Unrealized
Appreciation
Based on cost of
Securities and
Other Investments
for Federal Income

Tax Purposes

 

 

 

$32,703,462

     $178,596,027         $—         $1,133,921,006   

1. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund did not utilize any capital loss carryforward.

2. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund utilized $9,934,353 of capital loss carryforward to offset capital gains realized in that fiscal year.

Net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) may differ for financial statement and tax purposes. The character of dividends and distributions made during the fiscal year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. Also, due to timing of dividends and distributions, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the fiscal year in which the income or net realized gain was recorded by the Fund.

Accordingly, the following amounts have been reclassified for December 31, 2014. Net assets of the Fund were unaffected by the reclassifications.

 

Increase

to Paid-in Capital

  

Reduction

to Accumulated
Net Investment
Income

    

Reduction

to Accumulated Net

Realized Gain on
Investments3

 

 

 

$18,578,087

     $168,874         $18,409,213   

3. $18,578,087, all of which was long-term capital gain, was distributed in connection with Fund share redemptions.

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

 

    

Year Ended

December 31, 2014

    

Year Ended  

December 31, 2013  

 

 

 

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $     27,878,729      $       35,685,115    

Long-term capital gain

     126,689,772        —    
  

 

 

 

Total

   $       154,568,501      $     35,685,115    
  

 

 

 

The aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments for federal income tax purposes as of December 31, 2014 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

   $     1,530,015,997     
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 1,228,934,123    

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (95,013,117)     
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 1,133,921,006    
  

 

 

 

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

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

 

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3. Securities Valuation

The Fund calculates the net asset value of its shares as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”), normally 4:00 P.M. Eastern time, on each day the Exchange is open for trading.

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

Valuation Methods and Inputs

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

Classifications

Each investment asset or liability of the Fund is assigned a level at measurement date based on the significance and source of the inputs to its valuation. Various data inputs are used in determining the value of each of the Fund’s investments as of the reporting period end. These data inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:

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

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

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

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

The table below categorizes amounts that are included in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2014 based on valuation input level:

 

    

Level 1—

Unadjusted

Quoted Prices

    

Level 2—

Other Significant
Observable Inputs

     Level 3—
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Value  

 

 

Assets Table

           

Investments, at Value:

           

Common Stocks

           

Consumer Discretionary

    $ 138,990,736      $ 185,361,254      $  —      $ 324,351,990  

Consumer Staples

     90,239,197        72,497,117               162,736,314  

Energy

            42,787,986               42,787,986  

Financials

     304,702,160        289,598,539               594,300,699  

Health Care

     353,352,227        102,260,760               455,612,987  

Industrials

     121,880,833        198,222,054               320,102,887  

Information Technology

     372,144,019        242,691,544               614,835,563  

Materials

     6,617,293        36,557,004               43,174,297  

Telecommunication Services

            42,904,403               42,904,403  

Preferred Stocks

     1,092,331        49,305,741               50,398,072  

Rights, Warrants and Certificates

            809,732               809,732  

Investment Company

     12,394,365                      12,394,365  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     $             1,401,413,161      $             1,262,996,134      $             —      $             2,664,409,295  
  

 

 

 

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

Investment in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund. The Fund is permitted to invest daily available cash balances in an affiliated money market fund. The Fund may invest the available cash in Class E shares of Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund (“IMMF”) to seek current income while preserving liquidity or for defensive purposes. IMMF is a registered open-end management investment company, regulated as a money market fund under the 1940 Act. The Manager is the investment adviser of IMMF, and the Sub-Adviser provides investment and related advisory services to IMMF. When applicable, the Fund’s investment in IMMF is included in the Statement of Investments. Shares of IMMF are valued at their net asset value per share. As a shareholder, the Fund is subject to its proportional share of IMMF’s Class E expenses, including its management fee. The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in IMMF.

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.

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

 

 

5. Shares of Beneficial Interest

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

 

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5. Shares of Beneficial Interest (Continued)

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2014               Year Ended December 31, 2013      
     Shares     Amount               Shares     Amount      

 

Non-Service Shares

                

Sold

     6,078,139     $ 247,743,232             2,054,395     $ 74,312,252    

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     2,154,167       85,951,245             517,530       18,448,869    

Redeemed

     (9,920,341     (403,893,999 )1            (6,851,884     (250,997,325  
  

 

 

Net decrease

     (1,688,035   $ (70,199,522           (4,279,959   $ (158,236,204  
  

 

 

  

 

Service Shares

                

Sold

     6,195,494     $               248,008,573             1,803,731     $               65,522,799    

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

                 1,734,511       68,617,256             391,733       13,851,660    

Redeemed

     (9,552,933     (377,582,700 )1            (7,192,815     (259,643,002  
  

 

 

Net decrease

     (1,622,928   $ (60,956,871           (4,997,351   $ (180,268,543  
  

 

 

  

 

Class 3 Shares2

                

Sold

         $  —             274,924     $ 9,972,302    

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

                       67,712       2,430,857    

Redeemed

                       (693,858     (25,240,319 )3   
  

 

 

Net decrease

         $  —             (351,222   $ (12,837,160  
  

 

 

  

 

Class 4 Shares2

                

Sold

         $  —             301,288     $ 11,069,712    

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

                       26,919       953,729    

Redeemed

                       (289,896     (10,210,141 )3   
  

 

 

Net increase

         $  —             38,311     $ 1,813,300    
  

 

 

1. Net of redemption fees of $1,517 and $1,367 for Non-Service and Service shares, respectively.

2. Effective April 30, 2014, Class 3 and Class 4 shares of the Fund were reclassified as Non-Service shares and Service shares, respectively.

3. Net of redemption fees of $11,326 and $4,748 for Class 3 and Class 4, respectively.

 

 

6. Purchases and Sales of Securities

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term obligations and investments in IMMF, for the year ended December 31, 2014 were as follows:

        

 

Purchases

   Sales     
 

 

  
 

Investment securities

   $365,880,830    $647,783,446   

 

 

7. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates

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

 

Fee Schedule       

 

 

Up to $200 million

     0.75%   

Next $200 million

     0.72       

Next $200 million

     0.69       

Next $200 million

     0.66       

Next $4.2 billion

     0.60       

Over $5 billion

     0.58       

The Fund’s management fee for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 was 0.63% 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 services are detailed in the Statement of Operations and Financial Highlights, respectively.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

7. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

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

Trustees’ Compensation. The Fund’s Board of Trustees (“Board”) has adopted a compensation deferral plan for Independent Trustees that enables Trustees to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the annual compensation they are entitled to receive from the Fund. For purposes of determining the amount owed to the 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 for Service Shares. The Fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act for Service shares to pay OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (the “Distributor”), for distribution related services, personal service and account maintenance for the Fund’s Service shares. Under the Plan, payments are made periodically at an annual rate of 0.25% of the daily net assets of Service shares of the Fund. The Distributor currently uses all of those fees to compensate sponsors of the insurance product that offers Fund shares, for providing personal service and maintenance of accounts of their variable contract owners that hold Service shares. These fees are paid out of the Fund’s assets on an on-going basis and increase operating expenses of the Service shares, which results in lower performance compared to the Fund’s shares that are not subject to a service fee. Fees incurred by the Fund under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations.

Waivers and Reimbursements of Expenses. The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the Fund’s expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses, excluding expenses incurred directly or indirectly by the Fund as a result of investments in other investment companies, wholly-owned subsidiaries and pooled investment vehicles; so that those expenses, as percentages of daily net assets, will not exceed the annual rate of 1.00% for Non-Service shares and 1.25% for Service shares.

The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in IMMF. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $20,175 for IMMF management fees.

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

 

 

8. Borrowings and Other Financing

Securities Lending. The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income in the form of fees, or interest on cash or securities received as collateral. The loans are secured by collateral (either securities, letters of credit, or cash) in an amount of at least 102% of the market value of the loaned U.S. securities, and at least 105% of the market value of loaned foreign securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, the Fund could experience delays and cost in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. The Fund continues to receive the economic benefit of interest or dividends paid on the securities loaned in the form of a substitute payment received from the borrower and recognizes the change in the fair value of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan. The Fund has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand. As of December 31, 2014, the Fund had no securities on loan.

 

 

9. Pending Litigation

In 2009, seven class action lawsuits were filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI”), OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., the Fund’s principal underwriter and distributor (the “Distributor”), and certain funds (but not including the Fund) advised by OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. and distributed by the Distributor (the “Defendant Funds”). The lawsuits also named as defendants certain officers and current and former trustees of the respective Defendant Funds. The lawsuits raised claims under federal securities laws and alleged, among other things, that the disclosure documents of the respective Defendant Funds contained misrepresentations and omissions and that the respective Defendant Funds’ investment policies were not followed. The plaintiffs in these actions sought unspecified damages, equitable relief and awards of attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses. The Defendant Funds’ Boards of Trustees also engaged counsel to represent the Funds and the present and former Independent Trustees named in those suits. In March 2014, the parties in six of these lawsuits executed stipulations and agreements of settlement resolving those actions. In July 2014, the court entered an order and final judgment approving the settlements as fair, reasonable and adequate. The settlements do not resolve a seventh outstanding lawsuit relating to Oppenheimer Rochester California Municipal Fund (the “California Fund Suit”). OFI believes the California Fund Suit is without legal merit and is defending the suit vigorously. While it is premature to render any opinion as to the outcome in the California Fund Suit, or whether any costs that OFI may bear in defending the California Fund Suit might not be reimbursed by insurance, OFI believes the California Fund Suit should not impair the ability of OFI or the Distributor to perform their respective duties to the Fund, and that the outcome of the California Fund Suit should not have any material effect on the operations of any of the Oppenheimer funds.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

The Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA (a separate series of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds), including the statement of investments, as of December 31, 2014, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2014, by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA as of December 31, 2014, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Denver, Colorado

February 13, 2015

 

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FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION Unaudited

 

 

In early 2015, if applicable, shareholders of record received information regarding all dividends and distributions paid to them by the Fund during calendar year 2014.

Capital gain distributions of $1.86322 per share were paid to Non-Service and Service shareholders, respectively, on June 18, 2014. Whether received in stock or in cash, the capital gain distribution should be treated by shareholders as a gain from the sale of the capital assets held for more than one year (long-term capital gains).

Dividends, if any, paid by the Fund during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 which are not designated as capital gain distributions should be multiplied by the maximum amount allowable but not less than 43.56% to arrive at the amount eligible for the corporate dividend-received deduction.

The Fund has elected the application of Section 853 of the Internal Revenue Code to permit shareholders to take a federal income tax credit or deduction, at their option, on a per share basis. The maximum amount allowable but not less than $4,913,512 of foreign income taxes were paid by the Fund during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014. A separate notice will be mailed to each shareholder, which will reflect the proportionate share of such foreign taxes which must be treated by shareholders as gross income for federal income tax purposes.

Gross income of the maximum amount allowable but not less than $29,590,202 was derived from sources within foreign countries or possessions of the United States.

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

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS Unaudited

 

 

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

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

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

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

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

Investment Performance of the Fund, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser. Throughout the year, the Manager provided information on the investment performance of the Fund, including comparative performance information. The Board also reviewed information, prepared by the Manager and by the independent consultant, comparing the Fund’s historical performance to relevant market indices and to the performance of other world stock funds underlying variable insurance products. The Board considered that the Fund outperformed its performance category median during the one-,

three-, five- and ten-year periods. The Board also considered that the Fund ranked in the third quintile of its performance category for the one-year period, the second quintile for the three- and ten-year periods and the first quintile for the five-year period.

Costs of Services by the Adviser. The Board reviewed the fees paid to the Manager and the other expenses borne by the Fund. The Board noted that the Manager, not the Fund, pays the Sub-Adviser’s fee under the sub-advisory agreement. The independent consultant provided comparative data in regard to the fees and expenses of the Fund and other world stock funds underlying variable insurance products. In reviewing the fees and expenses charged to the VA funds, the Board considered the Manager’s assertion that, because there is much greater disparity in the fees and services that may be provided by a manager to a VA fund as opposed to a retail fund, when comparing the expenses of the various VA funds to those of retail funds, it is most appropriate to focus on total expenses (rather than on the management fees). Accordingly, while the Board reviewed and considered all expenses, it focused on total expenses. The Board considered that the Fund’s total expenses were lower than its peer group median and its category median. The Board also considered that the Fund’s contractual management fee was lower than its peer group median and category median. Within the total asset range of $2 billion to $5 billion, the Fund’s effective management fee rate was lower than its peer group median and category median. The Board further considered that the Manager has voluntarily agreed to limit the Fund’s total annual operating expenses so that those expenses, as percentages of daily net assets, will not exceed the annual rate of 1.00% for Non-Service Shares and 1.25% for Service Shares. This voluntary expense limitation may be amended or withdrawn at any time without prior notice to shareholders.

Economies of Scale and Profits Realized by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser. The Board considered information regarding the Manager’s costs in serving as the Fund’s investment adviser, including the costs associated with the personnel and systems necessary to manage the Fund, and information regarding the Manager’s profitability from its relationship with the Fund. The Board reviewed whether the Manager may realize economies of scale in managing and supporting the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund currently has management fee breakpoints, which are intended to share with Fund shareholders economies of scale that may exist as the Fund’s assets grow. The Board further noted that on November 1, 2013, an additional fee breakpoint of 0.58% for assets in excess of $5 billion was added to the Fund’s breakpoint schedule.

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

Other Benefits to the Managers. In addition to considering the profits realized by the Managers, the Board considered information that was provided regarding the direct and indirect benefits the Managers receive as a result of their relationship with the Fund, including compensation paid to the Managers’ affiliates and research provided to the Adviser in connection with permissible brokerage arrangements (soft dollar arrangements). The Board also considered that the Managers must be able to pay and retain experienced professional personnel at competitive rates to provide quality services to the Fund.

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

Based on its review of the information it received and its evaluations described above, the Board, including a majority of the independent Trustees, decided to continue the Agreements through August 31, 2015. In arriving at its decision, the Board did not identify any factor or factors as being more important than others, but considered all of the above information, and considered the terms and conditions of the Agreements, including the management fees, in light of all the surrounding circumstances.

 

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PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES; UPDATES TO STATEMENTS OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited

 

 

The Fund has adopted Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures under which the Fund votes proxies relating to securities (“portfolio proxies”) held by the Fund. A description of the Fund’s Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund toll-free at 1.800.525.7048, (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 1.800.525.7048, 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.

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited

 

 

 

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

Sam Freedman,

Chairman of the Board of Trustees (since 2013) and Trustee (since 1996)

Year of Birth: 1940

   Director of Colorado UpLIFT (charitable organization) (since September 1984). Mr. Freedman held several positions with the Sub-Adviser and with subsidiary or affiliated companies of the Sub-Adviser (until October 1994). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Freedman has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 1996, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Jon S. Fossel,

Trustee (since 1990)

Year of Birth: 1942

   Chairman of the Board of Jack Creek Preserve Foundation (non-profit organization) (since 2005); Chairman of the Board (2006-December 2011) and Director (June 2002-December 2011) of UNUMProvident (insurance company); Director of Northwestern Energy Corp. (public utility corporation) (November 2004-December 2009); Director of P.R. Pharmaceuticals (October 1999-October 2003); Director of Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (non-profit organization) (February 1998-February 2003 and February 2005-February 2007); Chairman and Director (until October 1996) and President and Chief Executive Officer (until October 1995) of the Sub-Adviser; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the following: Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (“OAC”) (parent holding company of the Sub-Adviser), Shareholder Services, Inc. and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. (until October 1995). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Fossel has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 1990, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Richard F. Grabish,

Trustee (since 2008)

Year of Birth: 1948

   Formerly Senior Vice President and Assistant Director of Sales and Marketing (March 1997-December 2007), Director (March 1987-December 2007) and Manager of Private Client Services (June 1985-June 2005) of A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. (broker/dealer and investment firm); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (March 2001-December 2007); President and Vice Chairman of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (investment adviser) (April 1987-March 2001); President of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (investment adviser) (June 2005-December 2007). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Grabish has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2001, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Beverly L. Hamilton,

Trustee (since 2002)

Year of Birth: 1946

   Trustee of Monterey Institute for International Studies (educational organization) (since February 2000); Board Member of Middlebury College (educational organization) (December 2005-June 2011); Chairman (since 2010) of American Funds’ Emerging Markets Growth Fund, Inc. (mutual fund); Director of The California Endowment (philanthropic organization) (April 2002-April 2008); Director (February 2002-2005) and Chairman of Trustees (2006-2007) of the Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula; Director (October 1991-2005); Vice Chairman (2006-2009) of American Funds’ Emerging Markets Growth Fund, Inc. (mutual fund); President of ARCO Investment Management Company (February 1991-April 2000); Member of the investment committees of The Rockefeller Foundation (2001-2006) and The University of Michigan (since 2000); Advisor at Credit Suisse First Boston’s Sprout venture capital unit (venture capital fund) (1994-January 2005); Trustee of MassMutual Institutional Funds (investment company) (1996-June 2004); Trustee of MML Series Investment Fund (investment company) (April 1989-June 2004); Member of the investment committee of Hartford Hospital (2000-2003); and Advisor to Unilever (Holland) pension fund (2000-2003). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Hamilton has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2002, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Victoria J. Herget,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth:1951

   Board Chair (2008-Present) and Director (2004-Present), United Educators (insurance company); Trustee (since 2000) and Chair (since 2010), Newberry Library (independent research library); Trustee, Mather LifeWays (senior living organization) (since 2001); Independent Director of the First American Funds (mutual fund family) (2003-2011); former Managing Director (1993-2001), Principal (1985-1993), Vice President (1978-1985) and Assistant Vice President (1973-1978) of Zurich Scudder Investments (investment adviser) (and its predecessor firms); Trustee (1992-2007), Chair of the Board of Trustees (1999-2007), Investment Committee Chair (1994-1999) and Investment Committee member (2007-2010) of Wellesley College; Trustee, BoardSource (non-profit organization) (2006-2009) and Chicago City Day School (K-8 School) (1994-2005). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Herget has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Robert J. Malone,

Trustee (since 2002)

Year of Birth: 1944

  

Chairman of the Board (since 2012) and Director (since August 2005) of Jones International University (educational organization); Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Steele Street Bank Trust (commercial banking) (since August 2003); Trustee of the Gallagher Family Foundation (non-profit organization) (since 2000); Board of Directors of Opera Colorado Foundation (non-profit organization) (2008-2012); Director of Colorado UpLIFT (charitable organization) (1986-2010); Director of Jones Knowledge, Inc. (2006-2010); Former Chairman of U.S. Bank-Colorado (subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp and formerly Colorado National Bank) (July 1996-April 1999); Director of Commercial Assets, Inc. (real estate investment trust) (1993-2000); Director of U.S. Exploration, Inc. (oil and gas exploration) (1997-February 2004); Chairman of the Board (1991-1994) and Trustee (1985-1994) of Regis University; and Chairman of the Board (1990-1991 and Trustee (1984-1999) of Young Presidents Organization. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Malone has served on the

 

26      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL FUND/VA


Robert J. Malone,

Continued

   Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2002, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

F. William Marshall, Jr.,

Trustee (since 2000)

Year of Birth: 1942

   Trustee Emeritus of Worcester Polytech Institute (WPI) (private university) (since 2009); Trustee of MassMutual Select Funds (formerly MassMutual Institutional Funds) (investment company) (since 1996), MML Series Investment Fund (investment company) (since 1996) and Mass Mutual Premier Funds (investment company) (since January 2012); President and Treasurer of the SIS Fund (private charitable fund) (January 1999 – March 2011); Former Trustee of WPI (1985-2008); Former Chairman of the Board (2004-2006) and Former Chairman of the Investment Committee of WPI (1994-2008); Chairman of SIS & Family Bank, F.S.B. (formerly SIS Bank) (commercial bank) (January 1999-July 1999); Executive Vice President of Peoples Heritage Financial Group, Inc. (commercial bank) (January 1999-July 1999); and Former President and Chief Executive Officer of SIS Bancorp. (1993-1999). Oversees 42 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Marshall has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2000, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Karen L. Stuckey,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1953

   Partner (1990-2012) of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (professional services firm) (held various positions 1975- 1990); Trustee (1992-2006) and member of Executive, Nominating and Audit Committees and Chair of Finance Committee of Lehigh University; and member, Women’s Investment Management Forum (professional organization) since inception. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Stuckey has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

James D. Vaughn,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth:1945

   Retired; former managing partner (1994-2001) of Denver office of Deloitte & Touche LLP, (held various positions 1969-1993); Trustee and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Schroder Funds (2003-2012); Board member and Chairman of Audit Committee of AMG National Trust Bank (since 2005); Trustee and Investment Committee member, University of South Dakota Foundation (since 1996); Board member, Audit Committee Member and past Board Chair, Junior Achievement (since 1993); former Board member, Mile High United Way, Boys and Girls Clubs, Boy Scouts, Colorado Business Committee for the Arts, Economic Club of Colorado and Metro Denver Network. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Vaughn has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

 

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

William F. Glavin, Jr.,

Trustee (since 2009)

Year of Birth: 1958

   Chairman of the Sub-Adviser (July 2014-December 2014 and December 2009-December 2012) and Director of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2009); Chairman, Director and Chief Executive Officer (January 2013-June 2014) of the Manager; President of the Manager (January 2013-May 2013); Chief Executive Officer (January 2009-December 2012); President of the Sub-Adviser (May 2009-December 2012); Management Director (June 2009-June 2014), President (December 2009-June 2014) and Chief Executive Officer (January 2011-June 2014) of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (“OAC”) (the Sub-Adviser’s parent holding company); Director of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (March 2010-June 2014); Executive Vice President (March 2006-February 2009) and Chief Operating Officer (July 2007-February 2009) of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (OAC’s parent company); Director (May 2004-March 2006) and Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer (May 2004-January 2005), President (January 2005-March 2006) and Chief Executive Officer (June 2005-March 2006) of Babson Capital Management LLC; Director (March 2005-March 2006), President (May 2003-March 2006) and Chief Compliance Officer (July 2005-March 2006) of Babson Capital Securities, Inc. (a broker-dealer); President (May 2003-March 2006) of Babson Investment Company, Inc.; Director (May 2004-August 2006) of Babson Capital Europe Limited; Director (May 2004-October 2006) of Babson Capital Guernsey Limited; Director (May 2004-March 2006) of Babson Capital Management LLC; Non-Executive Director (March 2005-March 2007) of Baring Asset Management Limited; Director (February 2005-June 2006) Baring Pension Trustees Limited; Director and Treasurer (December 2003-November 2006) of Charter Oak Capital Management, Inc.; Director (May 2006-September 2006) of C.M. Benefit Insurance Company; Director (May 2008-June 2009) and Executive Vice President (June 2007-July 2009) of C.M. Life Insurance Company; President (March 2006-May 2007) of MassMutual Assignment Company; Director (January 2005-December 2006), Deputy Chairman (March 2005-December 2006) and President (February 2005-March 2005) of MassMutual Holdings (Bermuda) Limited; Director (May 2008-June 2009) and Executive Vice President (June 2007-July 2009) of MML Bay State Life Insurance Company; Chief Executive Officer and President (April 2007-January 2009) of MML Distributors, LLC; and Chairman (March 2006-December 2008) and Chief Executive Officer (May 2007-December 2008) of MML Investors Services, Inc. An officer of 91 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Glavin has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since December 2009, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

 

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

Rajeev Bhaman,

Vice President (since 2004)

Year of Birth: 1963

   Director of Global Equities of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2013); Senior Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (since May 2006); Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (January 1997-May 2006). An officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited / Continued

 

Arthur P. Steinmetz,

President and Principal Executive Officer (since 2014)

Year of Birth: 1958

   Chairman of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2015); CEO and Chairman of the Manager (since July 2014), President of the Manager (since May 2013), a Director of the Manager (since January 2013), Director of the Sub-Adviser (since July 2014), President, Management Director and CEO of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (the Sub-Adviser’s parent holding company) (since July 2014), and President and Director of OFI SteelPath, Inc. (since January 2013). Chief Investment Officer of the OppenheimerFunds advisory entities from (January 2013-December 2013); Executive Vice President of the Manager (January 2013-May 2013); Chief Investment Officer of the Sub-Adviser (October 2010-December 2012); Chief Investment Officer, Fixed-Income, of the Sub-Adviser (April 2009-October 2010); Executive Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (October 2009-December 2012); Director of Fixed Income of the Sub-Adviser (January 2009-April 2009); and a Senior Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (March 1993-September 2009). An officer of 91 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Arthur S. Gabinet,

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2011)

Year of Birth: 1958

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

Jennifer Sexton,

Vice President and Chief Business Officer (since 2014)

Year of Birth: 1969

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

Mary Ann Picciotto,

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

Year of Birth: 1973

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

Brian W. Wixted,

Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer (since 1999)

Year of Birth: 1959

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

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and Officers and is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1.800.988.8287.

 

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OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL FUND/VA

A Series of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds

 

Manager

   OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.

Sub-Adviser

   OppenheimerFunds, Inc.

Distributor

   OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

Transfer and

   OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.

Shareholder

  

Servicing Agent

  

Sub-Transfer Agent

   Shareholder Services, Inc.
   DBA OppenheimerFunds Services

Independent

   KPMG LLP

Registered

  

Public

  

Accounting

  

Firm

  

Counsel

   K&L Gates LLP
   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, or calling us at 1.800.988.8287. Read prospectuses and summary prospectuses carefully before investing.
   © 2015 OppenheimerFunds, Inc. All rights reserved. Oppenheimer funds are distributed by OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO MANAGERS: Manind (“Mani”) Govil, CFA, Benjamin Ram and Paul Larson1

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE PERIODS ENDED 12/31/14

 

     Inception
Date
   1-Year     5-Year     10-Year  

Non-Service Shares

   7/5/95      10.70     14.63     7.12

Service Shares

   7/13/00      10.40        14.33        6.85   

S&P 500 Index

          13.69        15.45        7.67   

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. For performance data current to the most recent month end, call us at 1.800.988.8287. The Fund’s total returns should not be expected to be the same as the returns of other funds, whether or not both funds have the same portfolio managers and/or similar names. The Fund’s total returns include changes in share price and reinvested distributions but do not include the charges associated with the separate account products that offer this Fund. Such performance would have been lower if such charges were taken into account.

 

 

TOP TEN COMMON STOCK HOLDINGS

 

Apple, Inc.

     4.0    

Citigroup, Inc.

     3.5       

Mondelez International, Inc., Cl. A

     3.1       

Comcast Corp., Cl. A

     2.9       

General Electric Co.

     2.8       

Google, Inc., Cl. C

     2.7       

Actavis plc

     2.6       

Deere & Co.

     2.6       

Tyco International plc

     2.5       

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     2.5       

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of December 31, 2014, and are based on net assets. For more current Fund holdings, please visit oppenheimerfunds.com.

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

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Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of December 31, 2014, and are based on the total market value of common stocks.

 

 

1. Paul Larson became a portfolio manager in April 2014.

 

 

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Fund Performance Discussion

During the reporting period, the Fund’s Non-Service shares produced a return of 10.70%. In comparison, the Fund underperformed the S&P 500 Index (the “Index”), which returned 13.69%. The Fund underperformed the Index primarily in the consumer staples, financials and information technology sectors as a result of less favorable stock selection. Stronger relative stock selection in health care and consumer discretionary sectors benefited the Fund this period. An overweight position in health care and underweight position in consumer discretionary also benefited the Fund’s relative performance.

MARKET OVERVIEW

During the past year domestic equity — as an asset class — once again distinguished itself as stocks appreciated in value across all capitalizations. In 2014, the U.S. economy provided a favorable backdrop for the outperformance of equities with steady, albeit modest growth, continued little wage inflation, and interest rates that remained low — in fact, well below initial expectations. Under these economic conditions most companies were able to demonstrate ongoing improvement with the majority beating expectations — on both the top and bottom lines.

The ride throughout the year, however, was anything but smooth. Macro influences —particularly the strengthening dollar, flattening yield curve, and tumbling oil price — played a significant role in determining which equities out- or underperformed. Accommodation by the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), which officially ended its bond-buying stimulus program in October, helped to fuel demand for high-dividend paying stocks such as utilities and real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), while a step-up in merger and acquisition activity — spurred on by the desire to relocate to advantageous low tax jurisdictions — boosted stocks primarily in the health care sector. But not all was rosy. The Fed’s accommodative behavior proved a headwind for many financials as long yields declined, hurting the profitability of banks. The strengthening U.S. dollar also proved a headwind, especially for multi-national companies where translation from local currencies to the greenback negatively impacted the bottom line. Consequently, stocks with international businesses broadly underperformed stocks with mostly domestic exposure.

Geopolitical risks, including those concentrated in Ukraine and Russia and the ever-present turmoil in the Middle East, caused investors to fret and resulted in, at times, quite the roller coaster ride. Add to this the fact that growth outside of the U.S. was anemic, at best, leading investors to worry intermittently about the global outlook and its impact on domestic stocks. And, a new concern raised its very ugly head as the Ebola epidemic in Western Africa spooked investors further. Though volatility remained below historical averages, these issues caused it to it to spike on a number of occasions throughout the year.

TOP INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS

Top contributors to performance this period included Apple, Inc., Allergan, Inc. and Actavis plc. Apple rallied after iPhone sales came in higher than analysts anticipated and the company announced a 7-for-1 stock split and increased both its dividend and share repurchases. In addition, the introduction of two new iPhones, and the upcoming introduction of a new Apple Watch product, resulted in strong performance. Allergan is a leading maker of eye care, skin care and aesthetic products, including Botox. Allergan’s stock price jumped when pharmaceutical firm Valeant, in conjunction with activist investor Bill Ackman of Pershing Square, announced their intention to acquire the company. Allergan’s management resisted this overture, on the premise that the acquisition price underestimates the company’s worth. Later in the reporting period, Allergan agreed to a $66 billion bid from Actavis, ending the pursuit by Valeant and Pershing Square. In addition to acquiring Allergan, Actavis shares reacted favorably after management pre-announced a positive earnings surprise due mostly to revenue synergies and cost savings from a recent merger with Warner Chilcott. Free cash generation was above expectations as well, and was used to pay down debt. This reduced balance sheet leverage, thus providing financial flexibility for additional acquisitions to further the company’s growth initiatives. The company also announced the acquisition of Forest Labs, which was well received as Forest not only accelerates the revenue growth potential for Actavis, but also has the potential to result in increased profitability as higher margin branded drugs become a larger percentage of the company’s business.

TOP INDIVIDUAL DETRACTORS

Top detractors from the Fund’s performance included Noble Energy, Inc., Genworth Financial, Inc. and Google, Inc. Noble has a high sensitivity to oil price changes as it has significant exploration and production operations globally. Growth projections are expected to decline as the company adjusts both its cash flow expectations and balance sheet to reflect a diminished outlook for global energy prices. We have maintained our position and continue to have confidence in management’s ability to execute well at period end. Genworth, which provides insurance for the life, mortgage, and long-term care markets, disappointed investors when it reported third quarter results. Management announced a larger than projected charge to reflect a step-up in claims from holders of its long-term care policies. Additionally, the company disclosed that it would conduct a comprehensive review of all policies, adding to investor concerns. We think the company is currently undervalued by the market — especially given the sell-off in the stock — and we have maintained our position. Search engine giant Google fell over the fourth quarter after it released earnings that missed analysts’ expectations. The earnings miss was due largely to a deceleration in paid clicks on advertisements that appear on its sites. In addition, the company faced foreign exchange headwinds — as did most companies that had exposure out of the U.S. this reporting period — and we slightly reduced our position in Google as a result.

 

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STRATEGY & OUTLOOK

While we have no crystal ball, we believe domestic equities should continue to be an attractive investment. The U.S. economic outlook remains favorable, with ongoing moderate real growth, low inflationary pressures and little expected impact from the Fed’s initial tightening of the yield curve’s short-end. We believe profit margins, which have expanded to peak historical levels, are unlikely to expand significantly further, but quite probably can be sustained at current levels. With interest rates remaining low, combined with the fall in oil prices, consumer spending — which is the majority of GDP — should support our outlook for moderate growth.

Shocks to the market — whether economic or geopolitical in nature — will no doubt continue and could result in rising volatility. If true, we expect investors may favor stocks characterized by “higher quality” — those that have pricing power, control over costs, and exhibit both improving returns on invested capital and generate excess cash flow. We believe this market environment can favor our consistent approach, which aims to construct an “all weather” portfolio by targeting companies we believe have: 1) sustainable competitive advantages; 2) skilled management with a proven track record of executing effectively; and 3) financial resources with the potential to generate improving profitability, gain market share, and/or return significant cash to shareholders. During times of volatile or slow economic growth such companies frequently widen their lead over weaker competitors. We seek to invest in companies characterized by these qualities at compelling valuations, and believe this disciplined approach is essential in seeking to generate superior long-term performance.

Investors should consider the Fund’s investment objective, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The Fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund, and may be obtained by asking your financial advisor or calling us at 1.800.988.8287. Read prospectuses and summary prospectuses carefully before investing.

Total returns include changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions in a hypothetical investment for the periods shown.

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.

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.

Comparing the Fund’s Performance to the Market. The graphs that follow show the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in each share class of the Fund held until December 31, 2014. Performance is measured over a ten-fiscal-year period for both Classes. Performance information does not reflect charges that apply to separate accounts investing in the Fund. If these charges were taken into account, performance would be lower. The graphs assume that all dividends and capital gains distributions were reinvested in additional shares.

The Fund’s performance is compared to the performance of the S&P 500 Index, an index of large-capitalization equity securities that is a measure of the general domestic stock market. The Index is unmanaged and cannot be purchased directly by investors. While index comparisons may be useful to provide a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, it must be noted that the Fund’s investments are not limited to the investments comprising the Index. Index performance includes reinvestment of income, but does not reflect transaction costs, fees, expenses or taxes. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only as a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, and does not predict or depict performance of the Fund. The Fund’s performance reflects the effects of the Fund’s business and operating expenses.

 

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

 

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

 

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The 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. For performance data current to the most recent month end, call us at 1.800.988.8287. The Fund’s total returns should not be expected to be the same as the returns of other funds, whether or not both funds have the same portfolio managers and/or similar names. The Fund’s total returns include changes in share price and reinvested distributions but do not include the charges associated with the separate account products that offer this Fund. Such performance would have been lower if such charges were taken into account.

 

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Fund Expenses

Fund Expenses. As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs 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 December 31, 2014.

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

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes.

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any charges associated with the separate accounts that offer this Fund. Therefore, the “hypothetical” lines of the table are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these separate account charges were included your costs would have been higher.

 

Actual   

Beginning

Account

Value

July 1, 2014

              

Ending

Account

Value
December 31, 2014

        

Expenses

Paid During

6 Months Ended

December 31, 2014

     

Non-Service shares

   $          1,000.00         $ 1,042.50                 $ 3.97             

Service shares

   1,000.00           1,040.90                   5.26             

Hypothetical

                          

(5% return before expenses)

                          

Non-Service shares

   1,000.00           1,021.32                   3.93             

Service shares

   1,000.00           1,020.06                   5.21             

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for that class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). Those annualized expense ratios, excluding indirect expenses from affiliated funds, based on the 6-month period ended December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

Class    Expense Ratios      

Non-Service shares

           0.77         

Service shares

           1.02            

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

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS December 31, 2014  

 

     
     Shares      Value  

Common Stocks—98.2%

                 

Consumer Discretionary—12.7%

                 

Auto Components—1.7%

                 

Delphi Automotive plc

     312,290       $ 22,709,729   
     

Automobiles—1.3%

                 

General Motors Co.

     519,422         18,133,022   
     

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—0.5%

  

Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.

     158,490         6,759,598   
     

Media—3.8%

                 

Comcast Corp., Cl. A

     694,585         40,292,876   

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

     313,250         12,030,366   
        52,323,242   
     

Specialty Retail—4.8%

                 

AutoZone, Inc.1

     43,460         26,906,521   

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     259,527         27,242,549   

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     153,890         10,553,776   
        64,702,846   
     

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—0.6%

  

        

PVH Corp.

     66,410         8,511,770   
     

Consumer Staples—9.9%

                 

Beverages—2.0%

                 

Diageo plc

     934,230         26,794,771   
     

Food Products—3.1%

                 

Mondelez International, Inc., Cl. A

     1,147,900         41,697,468   
     

Household Products—2.3%

                 

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

     327,047         31,846,349   
     

Tobacco—2.5%

                 

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     422,139         34,383,221   
     

Energy—6.9%

                 

Energy Equipment & Services—2.4%

                 

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     509,080         33,360,012   
     

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—4.5%

                 

Chevron Corp.

     294,570         33,044,863   

Noble Energy, Inc.

     586,500         27,817,695   
        60,862,558   
     

Financials—16.7%

  

Commercial Banks—6.6%

  

CIT Group, Inc.

     355,710         17,013,609   

Citigroup, Inc.

     870,378         47,096,154   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     421,310         26,365,580   
        90,475,343   
     

Consumer Finance—1.6%

                 

Discover Financial Services

     340,263         22,283,824   
     

Diversified Financial Services—3.5%

                 

CME Group, Inc., Cl. A

     325,340         28,841,391   

McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.

     209,971         18,683,219   
        47,524,610   
     

Insurance—4.6%

                 

American International Group, Inc.

     478,800         26,817,588   

Genworth Financial, Inc., Cl. A1

     1,037,370         8,817,645   

Lincoln National Corp.

     182,890         10,547,266   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     302,670         17,324,831   
        63,507,330   
     

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—0.4%

  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     76,960         5,102,448   
         
          Shares      Value  
   

Health Care—14.9%

  

   

Biotechnology—1.7%

  

   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.1

     242,130       $ 22,823,174   
         
   

Health Care Providers & Services—5.2%

  

   

Express Scripts Holding Co.1

     325,967         27,599,626   
   

HCA Holdings, Inc.1

     301,780         22,147,634   
   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     212,580         21,489,712   
            71,236,972   
         
   

Pharmaceuticals—8.0%

  

   

AbbVie, Inc.

     392,125         25,660,660   
   

Actavis plc1

     139,980         36,032,252   
   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     376,720         22,237,781   
   

Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.1

     88,770         10,203,224   
   

Zoetis, Inc., Cl. A

     354,437         15,251,424   
            109,385,341   
         
   

Industrials—12.2%

  

   

Commercial Services & Supplies—3.5%

  

   

Republic Services, Inc., Cl. A

     323,570         13,023,692   
   

Tyco International plc

     785,295         34,443,039   
            47,466,731   
         
   

Industrial Conglomerates—2.8%

  

   

General Electric Co.

     1,533,630         38,754,830   
         
   

Machinery—2.6%

  

   

Deere & Co.

     399,300         35,326,071   
         
   

Professional Services—1.1%

  

   

Nielsen NV

     337,880         15,113,373   
         
   

Road & Rail—2.2%

  

   

Canadian National Railway Co.

     254,150         17,513,477   
   

CSX Corp.

     168,880         6,118,522   
   

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     54,310         5,952,919   
            29,584,918   
         
   

Information Technology—19.4%

  

   

Internet Software & Services—8.1%

  

        
   

eBay, Inc.1

     566,865         31,812,464   
   

Facebook, Inc., Cl. A1

     313,730         24,477,215   
   

Google, Inc., Cl. A1

     33,920         17,999,987   
   

Google, Inc., Cl. C1

     69,190         36,421,616   
            110,711,282   
         
   

IT Services—5.0%

  

   

Amdocs Ltd.

     500,000         23,327,500   
   

MasterCard, Inc., Cl. A

     320,930         27,651,329   
   

Xerox Corp.

     1,254,807         17,391,625   
            68,370,454   
         
   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—1.3%

  

   

Applied Materials, Inc.

     708,970         17,667,532   
         
   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals—5.0%

  

   

Apple, Inc.

     498,426         55,016,262   
   

Western Digital Corp.

     122,150         13,522,005   
            68,538,267   
         
   

Materials—2.1%

  

   

Construction Materials—1.7%

  

   

Vulcan Materials Co.

     357,120         23,473,498   
         
   

Metals & Mining—0.4%

                 
   

Teck Resources Ltd., Cl. B

     354,900         4,840,836   
         
   

Telecommunication Services—1.6%

  

   

Diversified Telecommunication Services—1.6%

  

   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     464,270         21,718,551   
         
 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued  

 

      Shares      Value  

Utilities—1.8%

                 

Electric Utilities—1.8%

                 

Exelon Corp.

     619,927       $ 22,986,893   

ITC Holdings Corp.

     36,140         1,461,140   
        24,448,033   

Total Common Stocks (Cost $945,165,928)

        1,340,438,004   
           Shares     Value  
   

Investment Company—1.9%

    
    Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 0.10%2,3 (Cost $26,546,400)      26,546,400        26,546,400   
    Total Investments, at Value (Cost $971,712,328)      100.1     1,366,984,404   
   

Net Other Assets (Liabilities)

     (0.1     (1,028,758
      

 

 

 
   

Net Assets

     100.0   $ 1,365,955,646   
      

 

 

 
 

 

Footnotes to Statement of Investments

1. Non-income producing security.

2. Is or was an affiliate, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, at or during the period ended December 31, 2014, by virtue of the Fund owning at least 5% of the voting securities of the issuer or as a result of the Fund and the issuer having the same investment adviser. Transactions during the period in which the issuer was an affiliate are as follows:

 

      Shares
December 31, 2013
     Gross
Additions
     Gross
Reductions
     Shares
December 31, 2014
 

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E

     28,023,569         348,767,660         350,244,829         26,546,400   
                      Value      Income  

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E

         $             26,546,400       $ 10,976   

3. Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of December 31, 2014.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

8      OPPENHEIMER MAIN STREET FUND/VA


STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES December 31, 2014

 

 

 

Assets

  

Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments:

  

Unaffiliated companies (cost $945,165,928)

    $     1,340,438,004        

Affiliated companies (cost $26,546,400)

     26,546,400        
  

 

 

 
     1,366,984,404        

 

 

Cash

     749,054        

 

 

Receivables and other assets:

  

Dividends

     2,542,403        

Other

     83,448        
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     1,370,359,309        

 

 

Liabilities

  

Payables and other liabilities:

  

Shares of beneficial interest redeemed

     2,157,565        

Investments purchased

     1,890,322        

Distribution and service plan fees

     173,772        

Trustees’ compensation

     83,051        

Shareholder communications

     70,682        

Other

     28,271        
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     4,403,663        

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 1,365,955,646        
  

 

 

 
  

 

 

Composition of Net Assets

  

Par value of shares of beneficial interest

    $ 40,842        

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

     770,512,739        

 

 

Accumulated net investment income

     9,807,537        

 

 

Accumulated net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

     190,330,362        

 

 

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

     395,264,166        
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 1,365,955,646        
  

 

 

 
  

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share

  

Non-Service Shares:

  
Net asset value, redemption price per share and offering price per share (based on net assets of $559,933,101 and 16,661,982 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)       $33.61        

 

 

Service Shares:

  
Net asset value, redemption price per share and offering price per share (based on net assets of $806,022,545 and 24,179,670 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)       $33.33        

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

9      OPPENHEIMER MAIN STREET FUND/VA


STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

 

 

Investment Income

  

Dividends:

  

Unaffiliated companies (net of foreign withholding taxes of $116,838)

    $       22,958,995        

Affiliated companies

     10,976        
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     22,969,971        

 

 

Expenses

  

Management fees

     9,198,662        

 

 

Distribution and service plan fees—Service shares

     2,135,400        

 

 

Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:

  

Non-Service shares

     553,016        

Service shares

     854,141        

 

 

Shareholder communications:

  

Non-Service shares

     57,969        

Service shares

     89,239        

 

 

Custodian fees and expenses

     11,006        

 

 

Trustees’ compensation

     50,881        

 

 

Other

     72,735        
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     13,023,049        

Less reduction to custodian expenses

     (73)       

Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses

     (13,188)       
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     13,009,788        

 

 

Net Investment Income

     9,960,183        

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

  

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investments from unaffiliated companies

     220,248,023        

Foreign currency transactions

     (14,964)       
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain

     220,233,059        

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

  

Investments

     (83,363,674)       

Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     (6,478,616)       
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (89,842,290)       

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

    $       140,350,952        
  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2014
    Year Ended
December 31, 2013
 

 

 

Operations

    

Net investment income

    $ 9,960,183           $ 9,996,436        

 

 

Net realized gain

     220,233,059             233,270,981        

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (89,842,290)            144,474,017        
  

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     140,350,952             387,741,434        

 

 

Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders

    

Dividends from net investment income:

    

Non-Service shares

     (4,609,193)            (5,738,189)       

Service shares

     (4,984,596)            (7,658,030)       
  

 

 

 
     (9,593,789)            (13,396,219)       

 

 

Distributions from net realized gain:

    

Non-Service shares

     (11,141,625)            —         

Service shares

     (17,524,841)            —         
  

 

 

 
     (28,666,466)            —         

 

 

Beneficial Interest Transactions

    

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

    

Non-Service shares

     (41,637,582)            (57,546,662)       

Service shares

     (170,539,977)            (191,217,253)       
  

 

 

 
     (212,177,559)            (248,763,915)       

 

 

Net Assets

    

Total increase (decrease)

     (110,086,862)            125,581,300        

 

 

Beginning of period

     1,476,042,508             1,350,461,208        
  

 

 

 
End of period (including accumulated net investment income of $9,807,537 and $9,456,107 respectively)    $       1,365,955,646           $       1,476,042,508        
  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

11      OPPENHEIMER MAIN STREET FUND/VA


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Non-Service Shares   Year Ended
December
31, 2014
    Year Ended
December
31, 2013
    Year Ended
December
31, 2012
    Year Ended
December
30, 20111
    Year Ended
December
31, 2010
 

 

 

Per Share Operating Data

         

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 31.24       $ 23.97       $ 20.71       $ 20.88       $ 18.18      

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

         

Net investment income2

    0.28         0.24         0.26         0.16         0.17      

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    3.01         7.33         3.22         (0.16)        2.73      
 

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    3.29         7.57         3.48         0.00         2.90      

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.27)        (0.30)        (0.22)        (0.17)        (0.20)     

Distributions from net realized gain

    (0.65)        0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00      
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

    (0.92)        (0.30)        (0.22)        (0.17)        (0.20)     

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 33.61      $ 31.24      $ 23.97      $ 20.71      $ 20.88      
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

    10.70%        31.77%        16.87%        (0.01)%        16.11%      

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

  $ 559,933      $ 561,016      $ 481,089      $ 392,861      $   469,720      

 

 

Average net assets (in thousands)

  $   554,449      $   517,750      $   466,231      $   426,354      $ 454,937      

 

 

Ratios to average net assets:4

         

Net investment income

    0.86%        0.87%        1.12%        0.79%        0.93%      

Total expenses5

    0.77%        0.78%        0.78%        0.78%        0.78%      
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses     0.77%        0.78%        0.78%        0.78%        0.78%      

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    43%        49%        37%        38%        45%      

1. December 30, 2011 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. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Total return information does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

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

    Year Ended December 31, 2014    0.77%          
 

Year Ended December 31, 2013

   0.78%      
    Year Ended December 31, 2012    0.78%          
 

Year Ended December 30, 2011

   0.78%      
    Year Ended December 31, 2010    0.78%          

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Service Shares   Year Ended
December
31, 2014
    Year Ended
December
31, 2013
    Year Ended
December
31, 2012
    Year Ended
December
30, 20111
    Year Ended
December
31, 2010
 

 

 

Per Share Operating Data

         

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 30.99       $ 23.78       $ 20.53       $ 20.71       $ 18.04      

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

         

Net investment income2

    0.19         0.17         0.20         0.11         0.13      

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    2.99         7.27         3.20         (0.17)        2.70      
 

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    3.18         7.44         3.40         (0.06)        2.83      

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.19)        (0.23)        (0.15)        (0.12)        (0.16)     

Distributions from net realized gain

    (0.65)        0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00      
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

    (0.84)        (0.23)        (0.15)        (0.12)        (0.16)     

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 33.33      $ 30.99      $ 23.78      $ 20.53      $ 20.71      
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

    10.40%        31.44%        16.61%        (0.32)%        15.83%      

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

  $   806,023      $   915,027      $   869,372      $   1,003,184      $   1,185,456      

 

 

Average net assets (in thousands)

  $ 856,467      $ 895,073      $ 913,871      $ 1,094,254      $ 1,193,630      

 

 

Ratios to average net assets:4

         

Net investment income

    0.61%        0.62%        0.85%        0.54%        0.68%      

Total expenses5

    1.02%        1.04%        1.03%        1.03%        1.03%      

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

    1.02%        1.04%        1.03%        1.03%        1.03%      

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    43%        49%        37%        38%        45%      

1. December 30, 2011 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. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Total return information does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

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

    Year Ended December 31, 2014    1.02%          
 

Year Ended December 31, 2013

   1.04%      
    Year Ended December 31, 2012    1.03%          
 

Year Ended December 30, 2011

   1.03%      
    Year Ended December 31, 2010    1.03%          

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

13      OPPENHEIMER MAIN STREET FUND/VA


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2014

 

 

1. Organization

Oppenheimer Main Street Fund/VA (the “Fund”), a separate series of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds, is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), as amended. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek capital appreciation. The Fund’s investment adviser is OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. (“OFI Global” or the “Manager”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI” or the “Sub-Adviser”). The Manager has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with OFI. Shares of the Fund are sold only to separate accounts of life insurance companies.

The Fund offers two classes of shares. Both classes are sold at their offering price, which is the net asset value per share, to separate investment accounts of participating insurance companies as an underlying investment for variable life insurance policies, variable annuity contracts or other investment products. The class of shares designated as Service shares is subject to a distribution and service plan. Both 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.

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

 

 

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 Fund’s accounting records are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies and amounts related to the purchase and sale of foreign securities and foreign investment income are translated into U.S. dollars as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”), normally 4:00 P.M. Eastern time, on each day the Exchange is open for trading. Foreign exchange rates may be valued primarily using a reliable bank, dealer or service authorized by the Board of Trustees.

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

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

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

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

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

Custodian Fees. “Custodian fees and expenses” in the Statement of Operations may include interest expense incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on such cash overdrafts, to the extent they are not offset by positive cash balances maintained by the Fund, at a rate equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. The “Reduction to custodian expenses” line item, if applicable, represents earnings on cash balances maintained by the Fund during the period. Such interest expense and other custodian fees may be paid with these earnings.

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

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

Federal Taxes. The Fund intends to comply with provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its investment company taxable income, including any net realized gain on investments not offset by capital loss

 

14      OPPENHEIMER MAIN STREET FUND/VA


 
 

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

carryforwards, if any, to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is required. The Fund files income tax returns in U.S. federal and applicable state jurisdictions. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s tax return filings generally remain open for the three preceding fiscal reporting period ends.

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

 

Undistributed

Net Investment

Income

   Undistributed
Long-Term
Gain
     Accumulated
Loss
Carryforward1,2,3
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation
Based on cost of
Securities and
Other Investments
for Federal Income
Tax Purposes
 

$39,072,955

     $167,103,985         $5,027,976         $394,336,145   

1. As of December 31, 2014, the Fund had $5,027,976 of net capital loss carryforward available to offset future realized capital gains, if any, and thereby reduce future taxable gain distributions. Details of the capital loss carryforwards are included in the table below. Capital loss carryovers with no expiration, if any, must be utilized prior to those with expiration dates.

 

Expiring  

2015

   $ 2,513,988    

2016

     2,513,988    
  

 

 

 

Total

   $         5,027,976    
  

 

 

 

Of these losses, $5,027,976 are subject to loss limitation rules resulting from merger activity. These limitations generally reduce the utilization of these losses to a maximum of $2,513,988 per year.

2. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund utilized $2,513,988 of capital loss carryforward to offset capital gains realized in that fiscal year.

3. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund utilized $198,916,700 of capital loss carryforward to offset capital gains realized in that fiscal year.

Net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) may differ for financial statement and tax purposes. The character of dividends and distributions made during the fiscal year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. Also, due to timing of dividends and distributions, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the fiscal year in which the income or net realized gain was recorded by the Fund.

Accordingly, the following amounts have been reclassified for December 31, 2014. Net assets of the Fund were unaffected by the reclassifications.

 

Increase

to Paid-in Capital

   Reduction
to Accumulated
Net Investment
Income
    Reduction
to Accumulated Net
Realized
on Investments4
 

$21,137,101

     $14,964        $21,122,137   

4. $21,137,101, including $17,994,597 of long-term capital gain, was distributed in connection with Fund share redemptions.

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

 

      Year Ended
December 31, 2014
    Year Ended
December 31, 2013
 

Distributions paid from:

    

Ordinary income

   $ 9,593,789      $ 13,396,219   

Long-term capital gain

     28,666,466          
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 38,260,255      $ 13,396,219   
  

 

 

 

The aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments for federal income tax purposes as of December 31, 2014 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

   $     972,640,349      
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 412,926,189      

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (18,590,044)     
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 394,336,145      
  

 

 

 

 

15      OPPENHEIMER MAIN STREET FUND/VA


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued  
 

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

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

 

 

3. Securities Valuation

The Fund calculates the net asset value of its shares as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”), normally 4:00 P.M. Eastern time, on each day the Exchange is open for trading.

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

Valuation Methods and Inputs

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Security Type    Standard inputs generally considered by third-party pricing vendors

 

Corporate debt, government debt, municipal, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities    Reported trade data, broker-dealer price quotations, benchmark yields, issuer spreads on comparable securities, the credit quality, yield, maturity, and other appropriate factors.

 

Loans    Information obtained from market participants regarding reported trade data and broker-dealer price quotations.

 

Event-linked bonds    Information obtained from market participants regarding reported trade data and broker-dealer price quotations.

If a market value or price cannot be determined for a security using the methodologies described above, or if, in the “good faith” opinion of the Manager, the market value or price obtained does not constitute a “readily available market quotation,” or a significant event has occurred that would materially affect the value of the security the security is fair valued either (i) by a standardized fair valuation methodology applicable to the security type or the significant event as previously approved by the Valuation Committee and the Fund’s Board or (ii) as determined in good faith by the Manager’s Valuation Committee. The Valuation Committee considers all relevant facts that are reasonably available, through either public information or information available to the Manager, when determining the fair value of a security. Fair value determinations by the Manager are subject to review, approval and ratification by the Fund’s Board at its next regularly scheduled meeting covering the calendar quarter in which the fair valuation was determined. Those fair valuation standardized methodologies include, but are not limited to, valuing securities at the last sale price or initially at cost and subsequently adjusting the value based on: changes in company specific fundamentals, changes in an appropriate securities index, or changes in the value of similar securities which may be further adjusted for any discounts related to security-specific resale restrictions. When possible, such

 

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3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

methodologies use observable market inputs such as unadjusted quoted prices of similar securities, observable interest rates, currency rates and yield curves. The methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities nor can it be assured that the Fund can obtain the fair value assigned to a security if it were to sell the security.

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

Classifications

Each investment asset or liability of the Fund is assigned a level at measurement date based on the significance and source of the inputs to its valuation. Various data inputs are used in determining the value of each of the Fund’s investments as of the reporting period end. These data inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:

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

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

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

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

The table below categorizes amounts that are included in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2014 based on valuation input level:

 

      Level 1—
Unadjusted
Quoted Prices
    

Level 2—

Other Significant
Observable Inputs

     Level 3—
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Value  

Assets Table

           

Investments, at Value:

           

Common Stocks

           

Consumer Discretionary

   $ 173,140,207       $       $ —                 $ 173,140,207     

Consumer Staples

     76,080,689         58,641,120                 134,721,809     

Energy

     94,222,570                         94,222,570     

Financials

     228,893,555                         228,893,555     

Health Care

     203,445,487                         203,445,487     

Industrials

     166,245,923                         166,245,923     

Information Technology

     265,287,535                         265,287,535     

Materials

     28,314,334                         28,314,334     

Telecommunication Services

     21,718,551                         21,718,551     

Utilities

     24,448,033                         24,448,033     

Investment Company

     26,546,400                         26,546,400     

Total Assets

   $           1,308,343,284       $           58,641,120       $                        —       $           1,366,984,404     

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

Investment in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund. The Fund is permitted to invest daily available cash balances in an affiliated money market fund. The Fund may invest the available cash in Class E shares of Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund (“IMMF”) to seek current income while preserving liquidity or for defensive purposes. IMMF is a registered open-end management investment company, regulated as a money market fund under the 1940 Act. The Manager is the investment adviser of IMMF, and the Sub-Adviser provides investment and related advisory services to IMMF. When applicable, the Fund’s investment in IMMF is included in the Statement of Investments. Shares of IMMF are valued at their net asset value per share. As a shareholder, the Fund is subject to its proportional share of IMMF’s Class E expenses, including its management fee. The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in IMMF.

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.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued  
 

 

 

4. Investments and Risks (Continued)

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

 

 

5. 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:

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2014     Year Ended December 31, 2013  
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Non-Service Shares

        

Sold

     649,656      $ 20,858,404        1,001,432      $ 27,082,174   

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     493,447        15,750,818        211,118        5,738,189   

Redeemed

     (2,439,387     (78,246,804     (3,327,965     (90,367,025
  

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (1,296,284   $ (41,637,582     (2,115,415   $ (57,546,662
  

 

 

 
  

 

 

Service Shares

        

Sold

     485,595      $ 15,571,150        590,719      $ 15,489,645   

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     709,853        22,509,437        283,631        7,658,030   

Redeemed

     (6,541,357     (208,620,564     (7,913,253     (214,364,928
  

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (5,345,909   $ (170,539,977     (7,038,903   $ (191,217,253
  

 

 

 

 

 

6. Purchases and Sales of Securities

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term obligations and investments in IMMF, for the year ended December 31, 2014 were as follows:

 

      Purchases            Sales  

Investment securities

   $ 602,070,206          $ 844,010,672   

 

 

7. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates

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

  Fee Schedule      

  Up to $200 million

   0.75%    

  Next $200 million

   0.72      

  Next $200 million

   0.69      

  Next $200 million

   0.66      

  Next $200 million

   0.60      

  Over $1 billion

   0.58      

The Fund’s management fee for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 was 0.65% 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 services are detailed in the Statement of Operations and Financial Highlights, respectively.

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

Trustees’ Compensation. The Fund’s Board of Trustees (“Board”) has adopted a compensation deferral plan for Independent Trustees that enables Trustees to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the annual compensation they are entitled to receive from the Fund. For purposes of determining the amount owed to the Trustee under the plan, deferred amounts are treated as though equal dollar amounts had been invested in shares of the Fund

 

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7. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

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 for Service Shares. The Fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act for Service shares to pay OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (the “Distributor”), for distribution related services, personal service and account maintenance for the Fund’s Service shares. Under the Plan, payments are made periodically at an annual rate of 0.25% of the daily net assets of Service shares of the Fund. The Distributor currently uses all of those fees to compensate sponsors of the insurance product that offers Fund shares, for providing personal service and maintenance of accounts of their variable contract owners that hold Service shares. These fees are paid out of the Fund’s assets on an on-going basis and increase operating expenses of the Service shares, which results in lower performance compared to the Fund’s shares that are not subject to a service fee. Fees incurred by the Fund under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations.

Waivers and Reimbursements of Expenses. The Manager has voluntarily agreed to limit the Fund’s expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses, excluding expenses incurred directly or indirectly by the Fund as a result of investments in other investment companies, wholly-owned subsidiaries and pooled investment vehicles; so that those expenses, as percentages of daily net assets, will not exceed the annual rate of 0.80% for Non-Service shares and 1.05% for Service shares. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $5,177 for Non-Service shares.

The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in IMMF. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $8,011 for IMMF management fees.

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

 

 

8. Pending Litigation

In 2009, seven class action lawsuits were filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI”), OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., the Fund’s principal underwriter and distributor (the “Distributor”), and certain funds (but not including the Fund) advised by OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. and distributed by the Distributor (the “Defendant Funds”). The lawsuits also named as defendants certain officers and current and former trustees of the respective Defendant Funds. The lawsuits raised claims under federal securities laws and alleged, among other things, that the disclosure documents of the respective Defendant Funds contained misrepresentations and omissions and that the respective Defendant Funds’ investment policies were not followed. The plaintiffs in these actions sought unspecified damages, equitable relief and awards of attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses. The Defendant Funds’ Boards of Trustees also engaged counsel to represent the Funds and the present and former Independent Trustees named in those suits. In March 2014, the parties in six of these lawsuits executed stipulations and agreements of settlement resolving those actions. In July 2014, the court entered an order and final judgment approving the settlements as fair, reasonable and adequate. The settlements do not resolve a seventh outstanding lawsuit relating to Oppenheimer Rochester California Municipal Fund (the “California Fund Suit”). OFI believes the California Fund Suit is without legal merit and is defending the suit vigorously. While it is premature to render any opinion as to the outcome in the California Fund Suit, or whether any costs that OFI may bear in defending the California Fund Suit might not be reimbursed by insurance, OFI believes the California Fund Suit should not impair the ability of OFI or the Distributor to perform their respective duties to the Fund, and that the outcome of the California Fund Suit should not have any material effect on the operations of any of the Oppenheimer funds.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

The Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Oppenheimer Main Street Fund/VA (a separate series of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds), including the statement of investments, as of December 31, 2014, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2014, by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Oppenheimer Main Street Fund/VA as of December 31, 2014, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Denver, Colorado

February 13, 2015

 

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FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION Unaudited

 

 

In early 2015, if applicable, shareholders of record received information regarding all dividends and distributions paid to them by the Fund during calendar year 2014.

Capital gain distributions of $0.6541 per share were paid to Non-Service and Service shareholders, respectively, on June 18, 2014. Whether received in stock or in cash, the capital gain distribution should be treated by shareholders as a gain from the sale of the capital assets held for more than one year (long-term capital gains).

Dividends, if any, paid by the Fund during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 which are not designated as capital gain distributions should be multiplied by the maximum amount allowable but not less than 46.69% to arrive at the amount eligible for the corporate dividend-received deduction.

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

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS Unaudited

 

 

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

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

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

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

The Board also considered the quality of the services provided and the quality of the Managers’ resources that are available to the Fund. The Board took account of the fact that the Sub-Adviser has had over fifty years of experience as an investment adviser and that its assets under management rank it among the top mutual fund managers in the United States. The Board evaluated the Sub-Adviser’s advisory, administrative, accounting, legal, compliance services and risk management, and information the Board has received regarding the experience and professional qualifications of the Managers’ key personnel and the size and functions of its staff. In its evaluation of the quality of the portfolio management services provided, the Board considered the experience of Manind (“Mani”) Govil, Benjamin Ram, and Paul Larson, the portfolio managers for the Fund, and the Sub-Adviser’s investment team and analysts. The Board members also considered the totality of their experiences with the Managers as directors or trustees of the Fund and other funds advised by the Managers. The Board considered information regarding the quality of services provided by affiliates of the Managers, which its members have become knowledgeable about in connection with the renewal of the Fund’s service agreements. The Board concluded, in light of the Managers’ experience, reputation, personnel, operations and resources that the Fund benefits from the services provided under the Agreements.

Investment Performance of the Fund, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser. Throughout the year, the Manager provided information on the investment performance of the Fund, including comparative performance information. The Board also reviewed information, prepared by the Manager and by the independent consultant, comparing the Fund’s historical performance to relevant market indices and to the performance of other large blend funds underlying variable insurance products. The Board considered that the Fund outperformed its performance category median during the three-and five-year periods but underperformed for the one- and ten-year periods.

Costs of Services by the Adviser. The Board reviewed the fees paid to the Manager and the other expenses borne by the Fund. The Board noted that the Manager, not the Fund, pays the Sub-Adviser’s fee under the sub-advisory agreement. The independent consultant provided comparative data in regard to the fees and expenses of the Fund and other large blend funds underlying variable insurance products. In reviewing the fees and expenses charged to the VA funds, the Board considered the Manager’s assertion that, because there is much greater disparity in the fees and services that may be provided by a manager to a VA fund as opposed to a retail fund, when comparing the expenses of the various VA funds to those of retail funds, it is most appropriate to focus on total expenses (rather than on the management fees). Accordingly, while the Board reviewed and considered all expenses, it focused on total expenses. The Board considered that the Fund’s total expenses were higher than its peer group median and category median. The Board also considered that the Fund’s contractual management fee was lower than its peer group median and category median. Within the total asset range of $1 billion to $2 billion, the Fund’s effective management fee rate was higher than its peer group median and lower than its category median. The Board noted that the Manager has voluntarily agreed to limit the Fund’s total annual operating expenses so that those expenses, as percentages of daily net assets, will not exceed the annual rate of 0.80% for Non-Service Shares and 1.05% for Service Shares. This voluntary expense limitation may be amended or withdrawn at any time without prior notice to shareholders.

Economies of Scale and Profits Realized by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser. The Board considered information regarding the Manager’s costs in serving as the Fund’s investment adviser, including the costs associated with the personnel and systems necessary to manage the Fund, and information regarding the Manager’s profitability from its relationship with the Fund. The Board reviewed whether the Manager may realize economies of scale in managing and supporting the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund currently has management fee breakpoints, which are intended to share with Fund shareholders economies of scale that may exist as the Fund’s assets grow. The Board further noted that on November 1, 2013, an additional fee breakpoint of 0.58% for assets in excess of $1 billion was added to the Fund’s breakpoint schedule.

Other Benefits to the Managers. In addition to considering the profits realized by the Managers, the Board considered information that was provided regarding the direct and indirect benefits the Managers receive as a result of their relationship with the Fund, including compensation paid to the Managers’ affiliates and research provided to the Adviser in connection with permissible brokerage arrangements (soft dollar arrangements). The Board also considered that the Managers must be able to pay and retain experienced professional personnel at competitive rates to provide quality services to the Fund.

 

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

Based on its review of the information it received and its evaluations described above, the Board, including a majority of the independent Trustees, decided to continue the Agreements through August 31, 2015. In arriving at its decision, the Board did not identify any factor or factors as being more important than others, but considered all of the above information, and considered the terms and conditions of the Agreements, including the management fees, in light of all the surrounding circumstances.

 

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PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES; UPDATES TO STATEMENTS OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited

 

 

The Fund has adopted Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures under which the Fund votes proxies relating to securities (“portfolio proxies”) held by the Fund. A description of the Fund’s Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund toll-free at 1.800.525.7048, (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 1.800.525.7048, 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.

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited

 

 

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

Sam Freedman,

Chairman of the Board of Trustees (since 2013) and Trustee (since 1996)

Year of Birth: 1940

   Director of Colorado UpLIFT (charitable organization) (since September 1984). Mr. Freedman held several positions with the Sub-Adviser and with subsidiary or affiliated companies of the Sub-Adviser (until October 1994). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Freedman has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 1996, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.
 

Jon S. Fossel,

Trustee (since 1995)

Year of Birth: 1942

   Chairman of the Board of Jack Creek Preserve Foundation (non-profit organization) (since 2005); Chairman of the Board (2006-December 2011) and Director (June 2002-December 2011) of UNUMProvident (insurance company); Director of Northwestern Energy Corp. (public utility corporation) (November 2004-December 2009); Director of P.R. Pharmaceuticals (October 1999-October 2003); Director of Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (non-profit organization) (February 1998-February 2003 and February 2005-February 2007); Chairman and Director (until October 1996) and President and Chief Executive Officer (until October 1995) of the Sub-Adviser; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the following: Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (“OAC”) (parent holding company of the Sub-Adviser), Shareholder Services, Inc. and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. (until October 1995). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Fossel has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 1990, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.
 

Richard F. Grabish,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1948

   Formerly Senior Vice President and Assistant Director of Sales and Marketing (March 1997-December 2007), Director (March 1987-December 2007) and Manager of Private Client Services (June 1985-June 2005) of A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. (broker/dealer and investment firm); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (March 2001-December 2007); President and Vice Chairman of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (investment adviser) (April 1987-March 2001); President of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (investment adviser) (June 2005-December 2007). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Grabish has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2001, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.
 

Beverly L. Hamilton,

Trustee (since 2002)

Year of Birth: 1946

   Trustee of Monterey Institute for International Studies (educational organization) (since February 2000); Board Member of Middlebury College (educational organization) (December 2005-June 2011); Chairman (since 2010) of American Funds’ Emerging Markets Growth Fund, Inc. (mutual fund); Director of The California Endowment (philanthropic organization) (April 2002-April 2008); Director (February 2002-2005) and Chairman of Trustees (2006-2007) of the Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula; Director (October 1991-2005); Vice Chairman (2006-2009) of American Funds’ Emerging Markets Growth Fund, Inc. (mutual fund); President of ARCO Investment Management Company (February 1991-April 2000); Member of the investment committees of The Rockefeller Foundation (2001-2006) and The University of Michigan (since 2000); Advisor at Credit Suisse First Boston’s Sprout venture capital unit (venture capital fund) (1994-January 2005); Trustee of MassMutual Institutional Funds (investment company) (1996-June 2004); Trustee of MML Series Investment Fund (investment company) (April 1989-June 2004); Member of the investment committee of Hartford Hospital (2000-2003); and Advisor to Unilever (Holland) pension fund (2000-2003). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Hamilton has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2002, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.
 

Victoria J. Herget,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1951

   Board Chair (2008-Present) and Director (2004-Present), United Educators (insurance company); Trustee (since 2000) and Chair (since 2010), Newberry Library (independent research library); Trustee, Mather LifeWays (senior living organization) (since 2001); Independent Director of the First American Funds (mutual fund family) (2003-2011); former Managing Director (1993-2001), Principal (1985-1993), Vice President (1978-1985) and Assistant Vice President (1973-1978) of Zurich Scudder Investments (investment adviser) (and its predecessor firms); Trustee (1992-2007), Chair of the Board of Trustees (1999-2007), Investment Committee Chair (1994-1999) and Investment Committee member (2007-2010) of Wellesley College; Trustee, BoardSource (non-profit organization) (2006-2009) and Chicago City Day School (K-8 School) (1994-2005). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Herget has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.
 

Robert J. Malone,

Trustee (since 2002)

Year of Birth: 1944

   Chairman of the Board (since 2012) and Director (since August 2005) of Jones International University (educational organization); Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Steele Street Bank Trust (commercial banking) (since August 2003); Trustee of the Gallagher Family Foundation (non-profit organization) (since 2000); Board of Directors of Opera Colorado Foundation (non-profit organization) (2008-2012); Director of Colorado UpLIFT (charitable organization) (1986-2010); Director of Jones Knowledge, Inc. (2006-2010); Former Chairman of U.S. Bank-Colorado (subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp and formerly Colorado National Bank) (July 1996-April 1999); Director of Commercial Assets, Inc. (real estate investment trust) (1993-2000); Director of U.S. Exploration, Inc. (oil and gas exploration) (1997-February 2004); Chairman of the Board (1991-1994) and Trustee (1985-1994) of Regis University; and Chairman of the Board (1990-1991 and Trustee (1984-1999) of Young Presidents Organization. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr.

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

Robert J. Malone,

Continued

   Malone has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2002, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.
 

F. William Marshall, Jr.,

Trustee (since 2000)

Year of Birth: 1942

   Trustee Emeritus of Worcester Polytech Institute (WPI) (private university) (since 2009); Trustee of MassMutual Select Funds (formerly MassMutual Institutional Funds) (investment company) (since 1996), MML Series Investment Fund (investment company) (since 1996) and Mass Mutual Premier Funds (investment company) (since January 2012); President and Treasurer of the SIS Fund (private charitable fund) (January 1999 – March 2011); Former Trustee of WPI (1985-2008); Former Chairman of the Board (2004-2006) and Former Chairman of the Investment Committee of WPI (1994-2008); Chairman of SIS & Family Bank, F.S.B. (formerly SIS Bank) (commercial bank) (January 1999-July 1999); Executive Vice President of Peoples Heritage Financial Group, Inc. (commercial bank) (January 1999-July 1999); and Former President and Chief Executive Officer of SIS Bancorp. (1993-1999). Oversees 42 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Marshall has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2000, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.
 

Karen L. Stuckey,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1953

   Partner (1990-2012) of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (professional services firm) (held various positions 1975- 1990); Trustee (1992-2006) and member of Executive, Nominating and Audit Committees and Chair of Finance Committee of Lehigh University; and member, Women’s Investment Management Forum (professional organization) since inception. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Stuckey has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.
 

James D. Vaughn,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1945

  

Retired; former managing partner (1994-2001) of Denver office of Deloitte & Touche LLP, (held various positions 1969-1993); Trustee and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Schroder Funds (2003-2012); Board member and Chairman of Audit Committee of AMG National Trust Bank (since 2005); Trustee and Investment Committee member, University of South Dakota Foundation (since 1996); Board member, Audit Committee Member and past Board Chair, Junior Achievement (since 1993); former Board member, Mile High United Way, Boys and Girls Clubs, Boy Scouts, Colorado Business Committee for the Arts, Economic Club of Colorado and Metro Denver Network. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Vaughn has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

 

 

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

William F. Glavin, Jr.,

Trustee (since 2009)

Year of Birth: 1958

  

Chairman of the Sub-Adviser (July 2014-December 2014 and December 2009-December 2012) and Director of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2009); Chairman, Director and Chief Executive Officer (January 2013-June 2014) of the Manager; President of the Manager (January 2013-May 2013); Chief Executive Officer (January 2009-December 2012); President of the Sub-Adviser (May 2009-December 2012); Management Director (June 2009-June 2014), President (December 2009-June 2014) and Chief Executive Officer (January 2011-June 2014) of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (“OAC”) (the Sub-Adviser’s parent holding company); Director of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (March 2010-June 2014); Executive Vice President (March 2006-February 2009) and Chief Operating Officer (July 2007-February 2009) of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (OAC’s parent company); Director (May 2004-March 2006) and Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer (May 2004-January 2005), President (January 2005-March 2006) and Chief Executive Officer (June 2005-March 2006) of Babson Capital Management LLC; Director (March 2005-March 2006), President (May 2003-March 2006) and Chief Compliance Officer (July 2005-March 2006) of Babson Capital Securities, Inc. (a broker-dealer); President (May 2003-March 2006) of Babson Investment Company, Inc.; Director (May 2004-August 2006) of Babson Capital Europe Limited; Director (May 2004-October 2006) of Babson Capital Guernsey Limited; Director (May 2004-March 2006) of Babson Capital Management LLC; Non-Executive Director (March 2005-March 2007) of Baring Asset Management Limited; Director (February 2005-June 2006) Baring Pension Trustees Limited; Director and Treasurer (December 2003-November 2006) of Charter Oak Capital Management, Inc.; Director (May 2006-September 2006) of C.M. Benefit Insurance Company; Director (May 2008-June 2009) and Executive Vice President (June 2007-July 2009) of C.M. Life Insurance Company; President (March 2006-May 2007) of MassMutual Assignment Company; Director (January 2005-December 2006), Deputy Chairman (March 2005-December 2006) and President (February 2005-March 2005) of MassMutual Holdings (Bermuda) Limited; Director (May 2008-June 2009) and Executive Vice President (June 2007-July 2009) of MML Bay State Life Insurance Company; Chief Executive Officer and President (April 2007-January 2009) of MML Distributors, LLC; and Chairman (March 2006-December 2008) and Chief Executive Officer (May 2007-December 2008) of MML Investors Services, Inc. An officer of 91 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Glavin has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since December 2009, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

 

 

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

 

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Manind Govil,

Vice President (since 2009)

Year of Birth: 1969

   Senior Vice President, the Main Street Team Leader and a portfolio manager of the Sub-Adviser (since May 2009). Portfolio manager with RS Investment Management Co. LLC (October 2006-March 2009). Head of equity investments at The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (August 2005-October 2006) when Guardian Life Insurance acquired an interest in RS Investment Management Co. LLC. Lead portfolio manager - large cap blend/core equity, co-head of equities and head of equity research (2001-July 2005), and was lead portfolio manager - core equity (April 1996-July 2005), at Mercantile Capital Advisers, Inc. A portfolio manager and officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.
 

Benjamin Ram,

Vice President (since 2009)

Year of Birth: 1972

   Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (since May 2009); Senior Portfolio Manager of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2011) and Portfolio Manager of the Sub-Adviser (May 2009-December 2010). Sector manager for financial investments and a co portfolio manager for mid-cap portfolios with the RS Core Equity Team of RS Investment Management Co. LLC (October 2006-May 2009). Portfolio Manager of Mid Cap Strategies, Sector Manager Financials at The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (January 2006-October 2006) when Guardian Life Insurance acquired an interest in RS Investment Management Co. LLC. Financial analyst (2003-2005), and co-portfolio manager (2005-2006) at Mercantile Capital Advisers, Inc.; bank analyst at Legg Mason Securities (2000-2003) and a senior financial analyst at the CitiFinancial division of Citigroup, Inc. (1997-2000). A portfolio manager and officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.
 

Paul Larson,

Vice President (since 2014)

Year of Birth: 1971

   Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2013). Prior to joining the Sub-Adviser, he was a portfolio manager and Chief Equity Strategist at Morningstar. He was previously an analyst at Morningstar covering the energy sector and oversaw the firm’s natural resources analysts. Prior to joining Morningstar in 2002, Mr. Larson was an analyst with The Motley Fool. A portfolio manager and officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.
 

Arthur P. Steinmetz,

President and Principal Executive Officer (since 2014)

Year of Birth: 1958

   Chairman of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2015); CEO and Chairman of the Manager (since July 2014), President of the Manager (since May 2013), a Director of the Manager (since January 2013), Director of the Sub-Adviser (since July 2014), President, Management Director and CEO of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (the Sub-Adviser’s parent holding company) (since July 2014), and President and Director of OFI SteelPath, Inc. (since January 2013). Chief Investment Officer of the OppenheimerFunds advisory entities from (January 2013-December 2013); Executive Vice President of the Manager (January 2013-May 2013); Chief Investment Officer of the Sub-Adviser (October 2010-December 2012); Chief Investment Officer, Fixed-Income, of the Sub-Adviser (April 2009-October 2010); Executive Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (October 2009-December 2012); Director of Fixed Income of the Sub-Adviser (January 2009-April 2009); and a Senior Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (March 1993-September 2009). An officer of 91 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.
 

Arthur S. Gabinet,

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2011)

Year of Birth: 1958

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

Jennifer Sexton,

Vice President and Chief Business Officer (since 2014)

Year of Birth: 1969

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

Mary Ann Picciotto,

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

Year of Birth: 1973

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

Brian W. Wixted,

Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer (since 1999)

Year of Birth: 1959

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

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and Officers and is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1.800.988.8287.

 

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OPPENHEIMER MAIN STREET FUND/VA

A Series of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds

 

Manager    OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.
Sub-Adviser    OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Distributor    OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.
Transfer and    OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.
Shareholder   
Servicing Agent   
Sub-Transfer Agent    Shareholder Services, Inc.
   DBA OppenheimerFunds Services
Independent    KPMG LLP
Registered   
Public   
Accounting   
Firm   
Counsel    K&L Gates LLP
   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, or calling us at 1.800.988.8287. Read prospectuses and summary prospectuses carefully before investing.
   © 2015 OppenheimerFunds, Inc. All rights reserved. Oppenheimer funds are distributed by OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO MANAGERS: Matthew P. Ziehl, CFA, Raymond Anello, CFA, Raman Vardharaj, CFA, Joy Budzinski, Kristin Ketner, Magnus Krantz and Adam Weiner

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE PERIODS ENDED 12/31/14

 

   Inception
Date
     1-Year        5-Year        10-Year   

Non-Service Shares

   5/1/98      11.93     17.58     9.12

Service Shares

   7/16/01      11.66        17.29        8.86   

Russell 2000 Index

          4.89        15.55        7.77   

The 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. For performance data current to the most recent month end, call us at 1.800.988.8287. The Fund’s total returns should not be expected to be the same as the returns of other funds, whether or not both funds have the same portfolio managers and/or similar names. The Fund’s total returns include changes in share price and reinvested distributions but do not include the charges associated with the separate account products that offer this Fund. Such performance would have been lower if such charges were taken into account.

 

TOP TEN COMMON STOCK HOLDINGS

 

LaSalle Hotel Properties

     2.2    

Korn/Ferry International

     2.1       

Dana Holding Corp.

     2.0       

KAR Auction Services, Inc.

     2.0       

STAG Industrial, Inc.

     2.0       

Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.

     2.0       

Western Refining, Inc.

     1.9       

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.

     1.9       

Mattress Firm Holding Corp.

     1.7       

Chatham Lodging Trust

     1.7       

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of December 31, 2014, and are based on net assets. For more current Fund holdings, please visit oppenheimerfunds.com.

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

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Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of December 31, 2014, and are based on the total market value of common stocks.

 

 

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Fund Performance Discussion

The Fund’s Non-Service shares produced a return of 11.93% during the reporting period, outperforming the Russell 2000 Index (the “Index”), which returned 4.89%. The Fund’s outperformance stemmed primarily from stronger relative stock selection in the industrials, energy, consumer discretionary and materials sectors. Conversely, the Fund underperformed the Index in the health care and consumer staples sectors due to less favorable stock selection, and in the utilities sector as a result of an underweight position.

MARKET OVERVIEW

During the past year domestic equity — as an asset class — once again distinguished itself as stocks appreciated in value across all capitalizations. In 2014, the U.S. economy provided a favorable backdrop for the outperformance of equities with steady, albeit modest growth, continued little wage inflation, and interest rates that remained low — in fact, well below initial expectations. Under these economic conditions most companies were able to demonstrate ongoing improvement with the majority beating expectations — on both the top and bottom lines.

The ride throughout the year, however, was anything but smooth. Macro influences —particularly the strengthening dollar, flattening yield curve, and tumbling oil price — played a significant role in determining which equities out- or underperformed. Accommodation by the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), which officially ended its bond-buying stimulus program in October, helped to fuel demand for high-dividend paying stocks such as utilities and real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), while a step-up in merger and acquisition activity — spurred on by the desire to relocate to advantageous low tax jurisdictions — boosted stocks primarily in the health care sector. But not all was rosy. The Fed’s accommodative behavior proved a headwind for many financials as long yields declined, hurting the profitability of banks. The strengthening U.S. dollar also proved a headwind, especially for multi-national companies where translation from local currencies to the greenback negatively impacted the bottom line. Consequently, stocks with international businesses broadly underperformed stocks with mostly domestic exposure.

Geopolitical risks, including those concentrated in Ukraine and Russia and the ever-present turmoil in the Middle East, caused investors to fret and resulted in, at times, quite the roller coaster ride. Add to this the fact that growth outside of the U.S. was anemic, at best, leading investors to worry intermittently about the global outlook and its impact on domestic stocks. And, a new concern raised its very ugly head as the Ebola epidemic in Western Africa spooked investors further. Though volatility remained below historical averages, these issues caused it to it to spike on a number of occasions throughout the year.

TOP INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS

Fund holdings that were contributors to performance this period included Cavium, Inc., Century Aluminum Co. and LaSalle Hotel Properties. Cavium is a provider of integrated semiconductor processors enabling processing for networks, communications, storage, wireless, security and video applications. Expectations for accelerating revenue growth propelled this stock higher during the reporting period. The improving outlook reflects a solid pipeline of products to be delivered to enterprise and wireless customers, plus promising new product designs that have the potential to further fuel demand coming from wireless infrastructure and data center providers. We believe Cavium is at a positive inflection point in its revenue cycle, and added to our position size to reflect the strengthening fundamentals. The stock of Century Aluminum was propelled higher due to several factors during the reporting period. Century benefited from rising London Metal Exchange aluminum prices — leading to the strongest reported earnings in three years. Additionally, investors have become increasingly aware of the evolving secular growth opportunity as aluminum gains greater content penetration in automotive manufacturing. These factors resulted in several Wall Street analyst upgrades, helping to support the rising stock price. LaSalle Hotel Properties is a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) focused primarily on upmarket full service hotel properties. REITs, which have historically had high payout yields, have been among the best performing stocks year-to-date as investors seek sources of attractive current income. During the period, the company announced sales and profits that topped expectations. Additionally, a recently closed purchase of a hotel in San Francisco has added to the future growth outlook.

TOP INDIVIDUAL DETRACTORS

Top detractors from performance included information technology stocks Infoblox, Inc., Web.com Group, Inc. and Finisar Corp. We exited our position in these holdings by period end. Infoblox is a leader in “automated network control” solutions and security — allowing companies to manage large and complex data networks, and the proliferation of mobile devices connected to them. The stock suffered a setback after management preannounced a deceleration in growth and guided to a further slowdown for the full fiscal year. As a result, analyst estimates were revised down significantly, putting selling pressure on the company’s stock. The disappointing guidance for both revenues and earnings was largely attributable to a “slippage” of large deal signings and ongoing weakness in business with the U.S. federal government. We exited the position after another disappointing report and the CEO’s unexpected departure. Web.com Group, Inc. is a provider of Internet services and online marketing solutions, primarily to small businesses. Over the fourth quarter of 2014, the company disappointed

 

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investors for a second consecutive quarter when it reported results. Decelerating growth in its core “Do-It-For-Me” business — a key contributor to the company’s revenue over the past several years — was the prime culprit leading to the shortfall in earnings. This disappointment was a violation of our investment thesis that was predicated on customers continuing to migrate up the value chain, leading to both accelerating revenue growth and improved profitability. As a consequence, we have eliminated our holdings in this stock. Finisar’s products enable high-speed data communications over both local and storage area networks. A disappointing quarterly result, with earnings that missed estimates, combined with lowered guidance from management, drove this stock’s negative results. While revenues were generally in-line with expectations, gross margins fell short due to a less favorable revenue mix stemming from lower margin data-com sales to markets such as China.

STRATEGY & OUTLOOK

While we have no crystal ball, we believe domestic equities should continue to be an attractive investment. The U.S. economic outlook remains favorable, with ongoing moderate real growth, low inflationary pressures and little expected impact from the Fed’s initial tightening of the yield curve’s short-end. We believe profit margins, which have expanded to peak historical levels, are unlikely to expand significantly further, but quite probably can be sustained at current levels. With interest rates remaining low, combined with the fall in oil prices, consumer spending — which is the majority of GDP — should support our outlook for moderate growth.

Shocks to the market — whether economic or geopolitical in nature — will no doubt continue and could result in rising volatility. If true, we expect investors may favor stocks characterized by “higher quality” — those that have pricing power, control over costs, and exhibit both improving returns on invested capital and generate excess cash flow. We believe this market environment can favor our consistent approach, which aims to construct an “all weather” portfolio by targeting companies we believe have: 1) sustainable competitive advantages; 2) skilled management with a proven track record of executing effectively; and 3) financial resources with the potential to generate improving profitability, gain market share, and/or return significant cash to shareholders. During times of volatile or slow economic growth such companies frequently widen their lead over weaker competitors. We seek to invest in companies characterized by these qualities at compelling valuations, and believe this disciplined approach is essential in seeking to generate superior long-term performance.

Investors should consider the Fund’s investment objective, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The Fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund, and may be obtained by asking your financial advisor or calling us at 1.800.988.8287. Read prospectuses and summary prospectuses carefully before investing.

Total returns include changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions in a hypothetical investment for the periods shown.

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.

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.

Comparing the Fund’s Performance to the Market. The graphs that follow show the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in each share class of the Fund held until December 31, 2014. Performance is measured over a ten-fiscal-year period for both Classes. Performance information does not reflect charges that apply to separate accounts investing in the Fund. If these charges were taken into account, performance would be lower. The graphs assume that all dividends and capital gains distributions were reinvested in additional shares.

The Fund’s performance is compared to the performance of the Russell 2000 Index. The Russell 2000 Index is an index of equity securities of small capitalization companies that is a measure of the small company market. The Index is unmanaged and cannot be purchased directly by investors. While index comparisons may be useful to provide a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, it must be noted that the Fund’s investments are not limited to the investments comprising the Index. Index performance includes reinvestment of income, but does not reflect transaction costs, fees, expenses or taxes. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only as a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, and does not predict or depict performance of the Fund. The Fund’s performance reflects the effects of the Fund’s business and operating expenses.

 

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

 

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

 

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The 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. For performance data current to the most recent month end, call us at 1.800.988.8287. The Fund’s total returns should not be expected to be the same as the returns of other funds, whether or not both funds have the same portfolio managers and/or similar names. The Fund’s total returns include changes in share price and reinvested distributions but do not include the charges associated with the separate account products that offer this Fund. Such performance would have been lower if such charges were taken into account.

 

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Fund Expenses

Fund Expenses. As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs 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 December 31, 2014.

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

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes.

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any charges associated with the separate accounts that offer this Fund. Therefore, the “hypothetical” lines of the table are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these separate account charges were included your costs would have been higher.

 

Actual   

Beginning

Account

Value

July 1, 2014

    

Ending

Account

Value

December 31, 2014

    

Expenses

Paid During

6 Months Ended
December 31, 2014            

 

Non-Service shares

   $     1,000.00       $     1,071.00           $     4.18                   

Service shares

     1,000.00         1,069.70             5.49                   

Hypothetical

        

(5% return before expenses)

        

Non-Service shares

     1,000.00         1,021.17             4.08                   

Service shares

     1,000.00         1,019.91             5.36                   

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for that class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). Those annualized expense ratios, excluding indirect expenses from affiliated funds, based on the 6-month period ended December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

Class    Expense Ratios        

Non-Service shares

       0.80%        

Service shares

   1.05        

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

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS December 31, 2014  

 

      Shares      Value  
Common Stocks—99.3%   
Consumer Discretionary—10.0%   
Auto Components—2.0%   
Dana Holding Corp.     

 

1,029,993

 

  

 

   $

 

        22,392,048

 

  

 

Diversified Consumer Services—1.1%   
LifeLock, Inc.1     

 

632,840

 

  

 

    

 

11,713,868

 

  

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—3.8%   
Brinker International, Inc.      192,860         11,318,953   
International Speedway Corp., Cl. A      260,497         8,244,730   
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.1      195,370         10,993,470   
Texas Roadhouse, Inc., Cl. A      350,760         11,841,658   
               

 

42,398,811

 

  

 

Household Durables—0.9%   
KB Home     

 

602,720

 

  

 

    

 

9,975,016

 

  

 

Specialty Retail—1.7%   
Mattress Firm Holding Corp.1     

 

329,563

 

  

 

    

 

19,141,019

 

  

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—0.5%   
Iconix Brand Group, Inc.1     

 

171,040

 

  

 

    

 

5,779,442

 

  

 

Consumer Staples—2.4%   
Food Products—1.9%   
Flowers Foods, Inc.      199,550         3,829,365   
Pinnacle Foods, Inc.      492,510         17,385,603   
               

 

21,214,968

 

  

 

Personal Products—0.5%   
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Cl. A     

 

129,680

 

  

 

    

 

5,667,016

 

  

 

Energy—4.4%   
Energy Equipment & Services—0.5%   
RigNet, Inc.1     

 

144,270

 

  

 

    

 

5,919,398

 

  

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—3.9%   
Cone Midstream Partners LP1      535,511         12,916,525   
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.1      941,473         9,141,703   
Western Refining, Inc.      564,521         21,327,604   
               

 

43,385,832

 

  

 

Financials—23.3%   
Capital Markets—0.6%   
Investment Technology Group, Inc.1     

 

313,900

 

  

 

    

 

6,535,398

 

  

 

Commercial Banks—8.8%   
BancorpSouth, Inc.      692,880         15,596,729   
BankUnited, Inc.      505,935         14,656,937   
First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.      1,875,290         15,808,695   
FirstMerit Corp.      724,186         13,679,873   
MB Financial, Inc.      501,070         16,465,160   
Talmer Bancorp, Inc., Cl. A      416,640         5,849,625   
Webster Financial Corp.      476,090         15,487,208   
               

 

97,544,227

 

  

 

Insurance—2.0%   
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.      186,490         11,159,561   
James River Group Holdings Ltd.1      257,820         5,867,983   
Old Republic International Corp.      357,590         5,231,542   
               

 

22,259,086

 

  

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—10.2%   
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.      831,402         13,601,737   
Chatham Lodging Trust      660,450         19,133,237   
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.      373,590         12,418,132   
LaSalle Hotel Properties      603,656         24,429,958   
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.      98,775         7,376,517   
Redwood Trust, Inc.      395,130         7,784,061   
STAG Industrial, Inc.      895,490         21,939,505   
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.      239,802         5,572,998   
        112,256,145   

 














































 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
      Shares      Value  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance—1.7%   
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.1      657,367       $         10,340,383   
Oritani Financial Corp.      549,710         8,465,534   
               

 

18,805,917

 

  

 

Health Care—16.1%   
Biotechnology—1.6%   
Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.1      228,570         4,171,403   
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.1      539,830         7,638,595   
Kite Pharma, Inc.1      48,460         2,794,688   
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.1      69,280         3,040,006   
               

 

17,644,692

 

  

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies—4.4%   
DexCom, Inc.1      146,370         8,057,669   
Greatbatch, Inc.1      158,631         7,820,508   
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.1      191,540         10,387,214   
NxStage Medical, Inc.1      377,930         6,776,285   
Spectranetics Corp. (The)1      441,260         15,258,771   
               

 

48,300,447

 

  

 

Health Care Providers & Services—5.4%   
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.1      161,470         9,883,579   
HealthSouth Corp.      404,660         15,563,223   
Team Health Holdings, Inc.1      238,270         13,707,673   
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.1      250,231         20,533,956   
               

 

59,688,431

 

  

 

Health Care Technology—0.9%   
HMS Holdings Corp.1     

 

491,466

 

  

 

    

 

10,389,591

 

  

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services—1.1%   
MorphoSys AG1      47,527         4,400,428   
VWR Corp.1      287,730         7,443,575   
               

 

11,844,003

 

  

 

Pharmaceuticals—2.7%   
AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1      344,980         2,321,715   
Aratana Therapeutics, Inc.1      303,420         5,406,944   
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.1      629,766         21,865,476   
               

 

29,594,135

 

  

 

Industrials—18.7%   
Aerospace & Defense—0.6%   
AAR Corp.     

 

224,795

 

  

 

    

 

6,244,805

 

  

 

Air Freight & Couriers—0.7%   
XPO Logistics, Inc.1     

 

204,030

 

  

 

    

 

8,340,746

 

  

 

Airlines—0.8%   
Spirit Airlines, Inc.1     

 

111,400

 

  

 

    

 

8,419,612

 

  

 

Commercial Services & Supplies—5.5%   
ABM Industries, Inc.      325,660         9,330,159   
ACCO Brands Corp.1      1,432,727         12,908,870   
KAR Auction Services, Inc.      636,290         22,047,449   
Matthews International Corp., Cl. A      161,770         7,873,346   
Waste Connections, Inc.      188,790         8,304,872   
               

 

60,464,696

 

  

 

Construction & Engineering—1.5%   
AECOM Technology Corp.1      285,873         8,681,963   
MasTec, Inc.1      331,320         7,491,145   
               

 

16,173,108

 

  

 

Electrical Equipment—1.1%   
Generac Holdings, Inc.1      170,630         7,978,659   
General Cable Corp.      265,720         3,959,228   
               

 

11,937,887

 

  

 

Machinery—1.4%   
Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The)      136,180         7,316,952   
 

 

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      Shares      Value  
Machinery (Continued)   
Rexnord Corp.1      305,230       $         8,610,538   
               

 

15,927,490

 

  

 

Professional Services—4.1%   
Korn/Ferry International1      817,201         23,502,701   
On Assignment, Inc.1      346,560         11,502,326   
Paylocity Holding Corp.1      418,090         10,916,330   
               

 

45,921,357

 

  

 

Road & Rail—1.9%   
Saia, Inc.1      151,290         8,375,414   
Swift Transportation Co., Cl. A1      426,774         12,218,540   
               

 

20,593,954

 

  

 

Trading Companies & Distributors—1.1%   
NOW, Inc.1     

 

458,200

 

  

 

    

 

11,789,486

 

  

 

Information Technology—15.9%   
Electronic Equipment, Instruments, & Components—1.9%   
IPG Photonics Corp.1      71,650         5,368,018   
SYNNEX Corp.      199,040         15,556,966   
               

 

20,924,984

 

  

 

Internet Software & Services—1.7%   
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.1      181,400         6,385,280   
j2 Global, Inc.      207,323         12,854,026   
               

 

19,239,306

 

  

 

IT Services—1.7%   
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp., Cl. A      300,070         7,960,857   
CACI International, Inc., Cl. A1      121,310         10,454,496   
               

 

18,415,353

 

  

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—4.6%   
Cavium, Inc.1      283,470         17,524,115   
MKS Instruments, Inc.      305,650         11,186,790   
Semtech Corp.1      312,798         8,623,841   
Spansion, Inc., Cl. A1      393,300         13,458,726   
        50,793,472   

 







































 
      Shares     Value  
Software—6.0%   
FleetMatics Group plc1      144,140      $ 5,115,528   
Fortinet, Inc.1      499,051        15,300,904   
Guidewire Software, Inc.1      317,160        16,057,811   
Imperva, Inc.1      375,490        18,560,471   
Proofpoint, Inc.1      226,950        10,945,798   
              

 

65,980,512

 

  

 

Materials—8.1%   
Chemicals—3.0%   
A. Schulman, Inc.      191,388        7,756,956   
Cytec Industries, Inc.      165,756        7,652,955   
Intrepid Potash, Inc.1      570,780        7,922,426   
Tronox Ltd., Cl. A      422,580        10,091,210   
              

 

33,423,547

 

  

 

Metals & Mining—2.4%   
AK Steel Holding Corp.1      973,990        5,785,501   
Century Aluminum Co.1      281,670        6,872,748   
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.      199,310        14,236,713   
              

 

26,894,962

 

  

 

Paper & Forest Products—2.7%   
Boise Cascade Co.1      294,810        10,952,192   
PH Glatfelter Co.      727,623        18,605,320   
              

 

29,557,512

 

  

 

Utilities—0.4%   
Water Utilities—0.4%   
Aqua America, Inc.      147,223        3,930,854   
Total Common Stocks (Cost $858,584,196)       

 

1,097,423,133

 

  

 

Investment Company—0.4%   
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 0.10%2,3 (Cost $3,962,569)     

 

3,962,569

 

  

 

   

 

3,962,569

 

  

 

Total Investments, at Value (Cost $862,546,765)      99.7     1,101,385,702   
Net Other Assets (Liabilities)      0.3        3,653,624   
  

 

 

 
Net Assets      100.0   $ 1,105,039,326   
  

 

 

 
 

Footnotes to Statement of Investments

1. Non-income producing security.

2. Is or was an affiliate, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, at or during the period ended December 31, 2014, by virtue of the Fund owning at least 5% of the voting securities of the issuer or as a result of the Fund and the issuer having the same investment adviser. Transactions during the period in which the issuer was an affiliate are as follows:

     Shares
December 31, 2013
    Gross
    Additions
    Gross
    Reductions
    Shares
December 31, 2014
 
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E     33,794,445          398,073,396          427,905,272          3,962,569     

 

      Value      Income  
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E    $                     3,962,569         $                     13,361     

3. Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of December 31, 2014

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES December 31, 2014

 

Assets         
Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments:   
Unaffiliated companies (cost $858,584,196)      $ 1,097,423,133     
Affiliated companies (cost $3,962,569)      3,962,569     
  

 

 

 
     1,101,385,702     
Cash      1,000,000     
Receivables and other assets:   
Investments sold      15,570,562     
Dividends      1,755,582     
Other      39,350     
  

 

 

 
Total assets      1,119,751,196     
Liabilities         
Payables and other liabilities:   
Investments purchased      13,394,210     
Shares of beneficial interest redeemed      948,276     
Distribution and service plan fees      203,731     
Shareholder communications      100,467     
Trustees’ compensation      38,187     
Other      26,999     
  

 

 

 
Total liabilities      14,711,870     
Net Assets      $ 1,105,039,326     
  

 

 

 
  
Composition of Net Assets         
Par value of shares of beneficial interest      $ 42,026     
Additional paid-in capital      704,705,850     
Accumulated net investment income      6,499,588     
Accumulated net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions      154,952,925     
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies      238,838,937     
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $         1,105,039,326     
  

 

 

 
  
Net Asset Value Per Share         

Non-Service Shares:

  
Net asset value, redemption price per share and offering price per share (based on net assets of $136,401,995 and 5,136,321 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)        $26.56     
Service Shares:   
Net asset value, redemption price per share and offering price per share (based on net assets of $968,637,331 and 36,890,006 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)        $26.26     

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

Investment Income         
Dividends:   
Unaffiliated companies      $ 19,530,001      
Affiliated companies      13,361      
Interest      9,469      
  

 

 

 
Total investment income      19,552,831      
Expenses         
Management fees      7,351,685      
Distribution and service plan fees - Service shares      2,388,222      
Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:   
Non-Service shares      133,502      
Service shares      955,221      
Shareholder communications:   
Non-Service shares      21,619      
Service shares      155,266      
Trustees’ compensation      41,433      
Custodian fees and expenses      5,980      
Other      106,928      
  

 

 

 
Total expenses      11,159,856      
Less reduction to custodian expenses      (116)     
Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses      (89,922)     
  

 

 

 
Net expenses      11,069,818      
Net Investment Income      8,483,013      
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)         
Net realized gain on:   
Investments from:   
Unaffiliated companies      178,981,721      
Foreign currency transactions      4,645      
  

 

 

 
Net realized gain      178,986,366      
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:   
Investments      (66,148,216)     
Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies      (538,053)     
  

 

 

 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation      (66,686,269)     
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations      $         120,783,110      
  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Year Ended   Year Ended  
        December 31, 2014       December 31, 2013  
Operations            
Net investment income    $                  8,483,013         $ 4,792,644      
Net realized gain   178,986,366        175,049,148      
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation   (66,686,269)       173,986,568      
 

 

 

 

 

 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations   120,783,110        353,828,360      
Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders            

Dividends from net investment income:

   
Non-Service shares   (1,181,678)       (978,410)     
Service shares   (6,176,380)       (6,606,031)     
 

 

 
    (7,358,058)       (7,584,441)     
Distributions from net realized gain:    
Non-Service shares   (18,983,832)       (1,288,110)     
Service shares   (137,086,830)       (11,405,204)     
 

 

 
  (156,070,662)       (12,693,314)     
Beneficial Interest Transactions            
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from beneficial interest transactions:    
Non-Service shares   6,791,213        11,660,720      
 

 

 

 

 

 
Service shares   16,033,807        (157,538,740)     
  22,825,020        (145,878,020)     
Net Assets            
Total increase (decrease)   (19,820,590)       187,672,585      
Beginning of period   1,124,859,916        937,187,331      
 

 

 

 

 

 
End of period (including accumulated net investment income of $6,499,588 and $3,488,652, respectively)    $          1,105,039,326        $ 1,124,859,916      
 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Non-Service Shares    Year Ended
December
31, 2014
     Year Ended
December
31, 2013
     Year Ended
December
31, 2012
     Year Ended
December
30, 20111
     Year Ended
December
31, 2010
 
Per Share Operating Data                                             
Net asset value, beginning of period    $ 27 .80       $ 20 .14       $ 17 .17       $ 17 .66       $ 14 .40   
Income (loss) from investment operations:               
Net investment income2      0 .26          0 .16          0 .21          0 .10          0 .10    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)      2 .74          8 .01          2 .87          (0 .48)         3 .25    
  

 

 

 
Total from investment operations      3 .00          8 .17          3 .08          (0 .38)         3 .35    
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:               
Dividends from net investment income      (0 .25)         (0 .22)         (0 .11)         (0 .11)         (0 .09)   
Distributions from net realized gain      (3 .99)         (0 .29)         0 .00          0 .00          0 .00    
  

 

 

 
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders      (4 .24)         (0 .51)         (0 .11)         (0 .11)         (0 .09)   
Net asset value, end of period    $ 26 .56       $ 27 .80       $ 20 .14       $ 17 .17       $ 17 .66   
  

 

 

 
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3      11 .93%         41 .01%         17.99%         (2.21)%         23.41%   
                                              
Ratios/Supplemental Data               
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)    $ 136,402       $ 134,692       $ 87,267       $ 79,722       $ 95,576   
Average net assets (in thousands)    $ 133,864       $ 113,522       $ 83,790       $ 86,796       $ 88,063   
Ratios to average net assets:4               
Net investment income      0 .99%         0 .67%         1 .09%         0 .58%         0 .68%   
Total expenses5      0 .80%         0 .81%         0 .83%         0 .83%         0 .85%   
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      0 .79%         0 .80%         0 .80%         0 .80%         0 .80%   
Portfolio turnover rate      65%         60%         92%         108%         73%   

1. December 30, 2011 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. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Total return information does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

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

 

Year Ended December 31, 2014

     0.80
 

Year Ended December 31, 2013

     0.81
 

Year Ended December 31, 2012

     0.83
 

Year Ended December 30, 2011

     0.83
 

Year Ended December 31, 2010

     0.85

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

12      OPPENHEIMER MAIN STREET SMALL CAP FUND/VA


Service Shares    Year Ended
December
31, 2014
     Year Ended
December
31, 2013
     Year Ended
December
31, 2012
     Year Ended
December
30, 20111
     Year Ended
December
31, 2010
 
Per Share Operating Data                                             
Net asset value, beginning of period    $ 27 .53        $ 19 .96        $ 17 .02        $ 17 .50        $ 14 .28    
Income (loss) from investment operations:               
Net investment income2      0 .19          0 .10          0 .15          0 .06          0 .07    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)      2 .71          7 .93          2 .85          (0 .47)         3 .21    
  

 

 

 
Total from investment operations      2 .90          8 .03          3 .00          (0 .41)         3 .28    
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:               
Dividends from net investment income      (0 .18)         (0 .17)         (0 .06)         (0 .07)         (0 .06)   
Distributions from net realized gain      (3 .99)         (0 .29)         0 .00          0 .00          0 .00    
  

 

 

 
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders      (4 .17)         (0 .46)         (0 .06)         (0 .07)         (0 .06)   
Net asset value, end of period    $ 26 .26       $ 27 .53       $ 19 .96       $ 17 .02       $ 17 .50   
  

 

 

 
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3      11 .66%         40 .62%         17 .67%         (2 .38)%         23 .06%   
                                              
Ratios/Supplemental Data               
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)    $ 968,637       $ 990,168       $ 849,920       $ 790,752       $ 859,710   
Average net assets (in thousands)    $ 957,874       $ 935,083       $ 836,487       $ 823,201       $ 730,069   
Ratios to average net assets:4               
Net investment income      0 .75%         0 .43%         0 .82%         0 .34%         0 .45%   
Total expenses5      1 .05%         1 .06%         1 .08%         1 .08%         1 .10%   
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      1 .04%         1 .05%         1 .05%         1 .05%         1 .05%   
Portfolio turnover rate      65%         60%         92%         108%         73%   

1. December 30, 2011 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. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Total return information does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

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

 

Year Ended December 31, 2014

     1.05
 

Year Ended December 31, 2013

     1.06
 

Year Ended December 31, 2012

     1.08
 

Year Ended December 30, 2011

     1.08
 

Year Ended December 31, 2010

     1.10

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

13      OPPENHEIMER MAIN STREET SMALL CAP FUND/VA


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2014  

 

 

1. Organization

Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund/VA (the “Fund”), a separate series of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds, is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), as amended. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek capital appreciation. The Fund’s investment adviser is OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. (“OFI Global” or the “Manager”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI” or the “Sub-Adviser”). The Manager has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with OFI. Shares of the Fund are sold only to separate accounts of life insurance companies.

The Fund offers two classes of shares. Both classes are sold at their offering price, which is the net asset value per share, to separate investment accounts of participating insurance companies as an underlying investment for variable life insurance policies, variable annuity contracts or other investment products. The class of shares designated as Service shares is subject to a distribution and service plan. Both 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.

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

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

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. generally accepted accounting principles, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually or at other times as deemed necessary by the Manager.

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

Custodian Fees. “Custodian fees and expenses” in the Statement of Operations may include interest expense incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on such cash overdrafts, to the extent they are not offset by positive cash balances maintained by the Fund, at a rate equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. The “Reduction to custodian expenses” line item, if applicable, represents earnings on cash balances maintained by the Fund during the period. Such interest expense and other custodian fees may be paid with these earnings.

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

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

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

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

 

14      OPPENHEIMER MAIN STREET SMALL FUND/VA


 
 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

Undistributed

Net Investment

Income

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

$10,746,624

     $152,163,952         $—         $237,419,061   

1. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund did not utilize any capital loss carryforward.

2. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund did not utilize any capital loss carryforward.

Net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) may differ for financial statement and tax purposes. The character of dividends and distributions made during the fiscal year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. Also, due to timing of dividends and distributions, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the fiscal year in which the income or net realized gain was recorded by the Fund.

Accordingly, the following amounts have been reclassified for December 31, 2014. Net assets of the Fund were unaffected by the reclassifications.

 

Increase

to Paid-in Capital

  

Increase

to Accumulated
Net Investment
Income

    

Reduction

to Accumulated Net
Realized Gain

on Investments3

 

$21,012,227

     $1,885,981         $22,898,208   

3. $21,062,159, including $20,495,261 of long-term capital gain, was distributed in connection with Fund share redemptions.

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

 

      Year Ended
December 31, 2014
     Year Ended
December 31, 2013
 

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 82,496,622       $ 7,584,441     

Long-term capital gain

     80,932,098         12,693,314     
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 163,428,720       $ 20,277,755     
  

 

 

 

The aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments for federal income tax purposes as of December 31, 2014 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

   $ 863,966,641      
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 253,876,798      

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (16,457,737)     
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $     237,419,061      
  

 

 

 

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

  

 

3. Securities Valuation

The Fund calculates the net asset value of its shares as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”), normally 4:00 P.M. Eastern time, on each day the Exchange is open for trading.

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

Valuation Methods and Inputs

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

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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued  
 

 

3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

 

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

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

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

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

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

 

Security Type    Standard inputs generally considered by third-party pricing vendors

 

Corporate debt, government debt, municipal, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities    Reported trade data, broker-dealer price quotations, benchmark yields, issuer spreads on comparable securities, the credit quality, yield, maturity, and other appropriate factors.

 

Loans    Information obtained from market participants regarding reported trade data and broker-dealer price quotations.

 

Event-linked bonds    Information obtained from market participants regarding reported trade data and broker-dealer price quotations.

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

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

Classifications

Each investment asset or liability of the Fund is assigned a level at measurement date based on the significance and source of the inputs to its valuation. Various data inputs are used in determining the value of each of the Fund’s investments as of the reporting period end. These data inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:

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

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

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

 

16      OPPENHEIMER MAIN STREET SMALL FUND/VA


 
 

 

3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

 

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

The table below categorizes amounts that are included in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2014 based on valuation input level:

 

    

Level 1—

Unadjusted

Quoted Prices

    

Level 2—

Other Significant
Observable Inputs

     Level 3—
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Value  

 

 

Assets Table

           

Investments, at Value:

           

Common Stocks

           

Consumer Discretionary

     $ 111,400,204        $ —         $ —         $ 111,400,204    

Consumer Staples

     26,881,984          —           —           26,881,984    

Energy

     49,305,230          —           —           49,305,230    

Financials

     257,400,773          —           —           257,400,773    

Health Care

     173,060,871          4,400,428         —           177,461,299    

Industrials

     205,813,141          —           —           205,813,141    

Information Technology

     175,353,627          —           —           175,353,627    

Materials

     89,876,021          —           —           89,876,021    

Utilities

     3,930,854          —           —           3,930,854    

Investment Company

     3,962,569          —           —           3,962,569    
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     $             1,096,985,274        $                 4,400,428        $                         —         $             1,101,385,702    
  

 

 

 

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

Investment in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund. The Fund is permitted to invest daily available cash balances in an affiliated money market fund. The Fund may invest the available cash in Class E shares of Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund (“IMMF”) to seek current income while preserving liquidity or for defensive purposes. IMMF is a registered open-end management investment company, regulated as a money market fund under the 1940 Act. The Manager is the investment adviser of IMMF, and the Sub-Adviser provides investment and related advisory services to IMMF. When applicable, the Fund’s investment in IMMF is included in the Statement of Investments. Shares of IMMF are valued at their net asset value per share. As a shareholder, the Fund is subject to its proportional share of IMMF’s Class E expenses, including its management fee. The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in IMMF.

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.

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

 

 

5. 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:

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2014      Year Ended December 31, 2013  
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

 

 

Non-Service Shares

           

Sold

     1,046,887          $ 27,673,554            2,050,901          $ 49,473,567      

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     817,408            20,165,510            95,274            2,266,520      

Redeemed

     (1,573,636)           (41,047,851)           (1,633,467)           (40,079,367)     
  

 

 

 

Net increase

     290,659          $ 6,791,213            512,708          $ 11,660,720      
  

 

 

 
           

 

 

Service Shares

           

Sold

     3,683,961          $ 93,934,405            3,333,649          $ 79,750,169      

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     5,866,634            143,263,210            763,535            18,011,235      

Redeemed

     (8,630,744)           (221,163,808)           (10,718,072)           (255,300,144)     
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

                 919,851          $             16,033,807                        (6,620,888)         $         (157,538,740)      
  

 

 

 

 

17      OPPENHEIMER MAIN STREET SMALL FUND/VA


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued  
 

 

 

6. Purchases and Sales of Securities

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term obligations and investments in IMMF, for the year ended December 31, 2014 were as follows:

 

     Purchases           Sales  

 

 

Investment securities

   $ 697,022,651          $ 788,822,683   

 

 

7. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates

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

 

    Fee Schedule  

 

 

    Up to $200 million

     0.75%     

    Next $200 million

     0.72       

    Next $200 million

     0.69       

    Next $200 million

     0.66       

    Next $200 million

     0.60       

    Over $1 billion

     0.58       

The Fund’s management fee for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 was 0.67% 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 services are detailed in the Statement of Operations and Financial Highlights, respectively.

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

Trustees’ Compensation. The Fund’s Board of Trustees (“Board”) has adopted a compensation deferral plan for Independent Trustees that enables Trustees to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the annual compensation they are entitled to receive from the Fund. For purposes of determining the amount owed to the 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 for Service Shares. The Fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act for Service shares to pay OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (the “Distributor”), for distribution related services, personal service and account maintenance for the Fund’s Service shares. Under the Plan, payments are made periodically at an annual rate of 0.25% of the daily net assets of Service shares of the Fund. The Distributor currently uses all of those fees to compensate sponsors of the insurance product that offers Fund shares, for providing personal service and maintenance of accounts of their variable contract owners that hold Service shares. These fees are paid out of the Fund’s assets on an on-going basis and increase operating expenses of the Service shares, which results in lower performance compared to the Fund’s shares that are not subject to a service fee. Fees incurred by the Fund under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations.

Waivers and Reimbursements of Expenses. The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the Fund’s expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses, excluding expenses incurred directly or indirectly by the Fund as a result of investments in other investment companies, wholly-owned subsidiaries and pooled investment vehicles; so that those expenses, as percentages of daily net assets, will not exceed the annual rate of 0.80% for Non-Service shares and 1.05% for Service shares. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $9,046 for Non-Service shares and $64,235 for Service shares, respectively.

    The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in IMMF. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $16,641 for IMMF management fees.

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

 

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8. Pending Litigation

In 2009, seven class action lawsuits were filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI”), OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., the Fund’s principal underwriter and distributor (the “Distributor”), and certain funds (but not including the Fund) advised by OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. and distributed by the Distributor (the “Defendant Funds”). The lawsuits also named as defendants certain officers and current and former trustees of the respective Defendant Funds. The lawsuits raised claims under federal securities laws and alleged, among other things, that the disclosure documents of the respective Defendant Funds contained misrepresentations and omissions and that the respective Defendant Funds’ investment policies were not followed. The plaintiffs in these actions sought unspecified damages, equitable relief and awards of attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses. The Defendant Funds’ Boards of Trustees also engaged counsel to represent the Funds and the present and former Independent Trustees named in those suits. In March 2014, the parties in six of these lawsuits executed stipulations and agreements of settlement resolving those actions. In July 2014, the court entered an order and final judgment approving the settlements as fair, reasonable and adequate. The settlements do not resolve a seventh outstanding lawsuit relating to Oppenheimer Rochester California Municipal Fund (the “California Fund Suit”). OFI believes the California Fund Suit is without legal merit and is defending the suit vigorously. While it is premature to render any opinion as to the outcome in the California Fund Suit, or whether any costs that OFI may bear in defending the California Fund Suit might not be reimbursed by insurance, OFI believes the California Fund Suit should not impair the ability of OFI or the Distributor to perform their respective duties to the Fund, and that the outcome of the California Fund Suit should not have any material effect on the operations of any of the Oppenheimer funds.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 
 

 

The Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund/VA (a separate series of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds), including the statement of investments, as of December 31, 2014, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

    We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2014, by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

    In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund/VA as of December 31, 2014, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Denver, Colorado

February 13, 2015

 

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FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION Unaudited  
 

 

In early 2015, if applicable, shareholders of record received information regarding all dividends and distributions paid to them by the Fund during calendar year 2014.

    Capital gain distributions of $2.06653 per share were paid to Non-Service and Service shareholders, respectively, on June 18, 2014. Whether received in stock or in cash, the capital gain distribution should be treated by shareholders as a gain from the sale of the capital assets held for more than one year (long-term capital gains).

    Dividends, if any, paid by the Fund during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 which are not designated as capital gain distributions should be multiplied by the maximum amount allowable but not less than 82.71% to arrive at the amount eligible for the corporate dividend-received deduction.

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

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS Unaudited  
 

 

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

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

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

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

    The Board also considered the quality of the services provided and the quality of the Managers’ resources that are available to the Fund. The Board took account of the fact that the Sub-Adviser has had over fifty years of experience as an investment adviser and that its assets under management rank it among the top mutual fund managers in the United States. The Board evaluated the Sub-Adviser’s advisory, administrative, accounting, legal, compliance services and risk management, and information the Board has received regarding the experience and professional qualifications of the Managers’ key personnel and the size and functions of its staff. In its evaluation of the quality of the portfolio management services provided, the Board considered the experience of Matthew Ziehl, Raymond Anello, Raman Vardharaj, Joy Budzinski, Kristin Ketner Pak, Magnus Krantz, and Adam Weiner, the portfolio managers for the Fund, and the Sub-Adviser’s investment team and analysts. The Board members also considered the totality of their experiences with the Managers as directors or trustees of the Fund and other funds advised by the Managers. The Board considered information regarding the quality of services provided by affiliates of the Managers, which its members have become knowledgeable about in connection with the renewal of the Fund’s service agreements. The Board concluded, in light of the Managers’ experience, reputation, personnel, operations and resources that the Fund benefits from the services provided under the Agreements.

    Investment Performance of the Manager and the Fund. Throughout the year, the Manager provided information on the investment performance of the Fund, including comparative performance information. The Board also reviewed information, prepared by the Manager and by the independent consultant, comparing the Fund’s historical performance to relevant market indices and to the performance of other small blend funds underlying variable insurance products. The Board noted that the Fund outperformed its performance category median for each of the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods. The Board also noted that the Fund performed in the first quintile of its performance category for the three-, five- and ten-year periods and performed in the second quintile for the one-year period.

    Costs of Services by the Manager. The Board reviewed the fees paid to the Manager and the other expenses borne by the Fund. The Board noted that the Manager, not the Fund, pays the Sub-Adviser’s fee under the sub-advisory agreement. The independent consultant provided comparative data in regard to the fees and expenses of the Fund and other small blend funds underlying variable insurance products. In reviewing the fees and expenses charged to the VA funds, the Board considered the Manager’s assertion that, because there is much greater disparity in the fees and services that may be provided by a manager to a VA fund as opposed to a retail fund, when comparing the expenses of the various VA funds to those of retail funds, it is most appropriate to focus on total expenses (rather than on the management fees). Accordingly, while the Board reviewed and considered all expenses, it focused on total expenses. The Board considered that the Fund’s contractual management fee and total expenses were lower than its peer group median and category median. Within the total asset range of $1 billion to $2 billion, the Fund’s effective management fee rate was lower than its peer group median and category median. The Board also considered that the Manager has contractually agreed to limit the Fund’s total annual operating expenses so that those expenses, as percentages of daily net assets, will not exceed the annual rate of 0.80% for Non-Service Shares and 1.05% for Service Shares. This contractual expense limitation may not be amended or withdrawn until one year after the date of the Fund’s prospectus, unless approved by the Board.

    Economies of Scale and Profits Realized by the Manager. The Board considered information regarding the Manager’s costs in serving as the Fund’s investment adviser, including the costs associated with the personnel and systems necessary to manage the Fund, and information regarding the Manager’s profitability from its relationship with the Fund. The Board reviewed whether the Manager may realize economies of scale in managing and supporting the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund currently has management fee breakpoints, which are intended to share with Fund shareholders economies of scale that may exist as the Fund’s assets grow. The Board further noted that on November 1, 2013, an additional fee breakpoint of 0.58% for assets in excess of $1 billion was added to the Fund’s breakpoint schedule.

 

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    Other Benefits to the Managers. In addition to considering the profits realized by the Managers, the Board considered information that was provided regarding the direct and indirect benefits the Managers receive as a result of their relationship with the Fund, including compensation paid to the Managers’ affiliates and research provided to the Adviser in connection with permissible brokerage arrangements (soft dollar arrangements). The Board also considered that the Managers must be able to pay and retain experienced professional personnel at competitive rates to provide quality services to the Fund.

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

    Based on its review of the information it received and its evaluations described above, the Board, including a majority of the independent Trustees, decided to continue the Agreements through August 31, 2015. In arriving at its decision, the Board did not identify any factor or factors as being more important than others, but considered all of the above information, and considered the terms and conditions of the Agreements, including the management fees, in light of all the surrounding circumstances.

 

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PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES; UPDATES TO STATEMENTS OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited  
 

 

The Fund has adopted Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures under which the Fund votes proxies relating to securities (“portfolio proxies”) held by the Fund. A description of the Fund’s Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund toll-free at 1.800.525.7048, (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 1.800.525.7048, 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.

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited

 

 

Name, Position(s) Held with the Fund, Length of Service, Year of Birth    Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years; Other Trusteeships/Directorships Held; Number of Portfolios in the Fund Complex Currently Overseen

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES

   The address of each Trustee in the chart below is 6803 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924. Each Trustee serves for an indefinite term, or until his or her resignation, retirement, death or removal.

Sam Freedman,

Chairman of the Board of Trustees (since 2013) and Trustee (since 1998)

Year of Birth: 1940

   Director of Colorado UpLIFT (charitable organization) (since September 1984). Mr. Freedman held several positions with the Sub-Adviser and with subsidiary or affiliated companies of the Sub-Adviser (until October 1994). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Freedman has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 1996, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Jon S. Fossel,

Trustee (since 1998)

Year of Birth: 1942

   Chairman of the Board of Jack Creek Preserve Foundation (non-profit organization) (since 2005); Chairman of the Board (2006-December 2011) and Director (June 2002-December 2011) of UNUMProvident (insurance company); Director of Northwestern Energy Corp. (public utility corporation) (November 2004-December 2009); Director of P.R. Pharmaceuticals (October 1999-October 2003); Director of Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (non-profit organization) (February 1998-February 2003 and February 2005-February 2007); Chairman and Director (until October 1996) and President and Chief Executive Officer (until October 1995) of the Sub-Adviser; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the following: Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (“OAC”) (parent holding company of the Sub-Adviser), Shareholder Services, Inc. and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. (until October 1995). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Fossel has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 1990, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Richard F. Grabish,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1948

   Formerly Senior Vice President and Assistant Director of Sales and Marketing (March 1997-December 2007), Director (March 1987-December 2007) and Manager of Private Client Services (June 1985-June 2005) of A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. (broker/dealer and investment firm); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (March 2001-December 2007); President and Vice Chairman of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (investment adviser) (April 1987-March 2001); President of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (investment adviser) (June 2005-December 2007). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Grabish has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2001, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Beverly L. Hamilton,

Trustee (since 2002)

Year of Birth: 1946

   Trustee of Monterey Institute for International Studies (educational organization) (since February 2000); Board Member of Middlebury College (educational organization) (December 2005-June 2011); Chairman (since 2010) of American Funds’ Emerging Markets Growth Fund, Inc. (mutual fund); Director of The California Endowment (philanthropic organization) (April 2002-April 2008); Director (February 2002-2005) and Chairman of Trustees (2006-2007) of the Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula; Director (October 1991-2005); Vice Chairman (2006-2009) of American Funds’ Emerging Markets Growth Fund, Inc. (mutual fund); President of ARCO Investment Management Company (February 1991-April 2000); Member of the investment committees of The Rockefeller Foundation (2001-2006) and The University of Michigan (since 2000); Advisor at Credit Suisse First Boston’s Sprout venture capital unit (venture capital fund) (1994-January 2005); Trustee of MassMutual Institutional Funds (investment company) (1996-June 2004); Trustee of MML Series Investment Fund (investment company) (April 1989-June 2004); Member of the investment committee of Hartford Hospital (2000-2003); and Advisor to Unilever (Holland) pension fund (2000-2003). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Hamilton has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2002, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Victoria J. Herget,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1951

   Board Chair (2008-Present) and Director (2004-Present), United Educators (insurance company); Trustee (since 2000) and Chair (since 2010), Newberry Library (independent research library); Trustee, Mather LifeWays (senior living organization) (since 2001); Independent Director of the First American Funds (mutual fund family) (2003-2011); former Managing Director (1993-2001), Principal (1985-1993), Vice President (1978-1985) and Assistant Vice President (1973-1978) of Zurich Scudder Investments (investment adviser) (and its predecessor firms); Trustee (1992-2007), Chair of the Board of Trustees (1999-2007), Investment Committee Chair (1994-1999) and Investment Committee member (2007-2010) of Wellesley College; Trustee, BoardSource (non-profit organization) (2006-2009) and Chicago City Day School (K-8 School) (1994-2005). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Herget has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Robert J. Malone,

Trustee (since 2002)

Year of Birth: 1944

   Chairman of the Board (since 2012) and Director (since August 2005) of Jones International University (educational organization); Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Steele Street Bank Trust (commercial banking) (since August 2003); Trustee of the Gallagher Family Foundation (non-profit organization) (since 2000); Board of Directors of Opera Colorado Foundation (non-profit organization) (2008-2012); Director of Colorado UpLIFT (charitable organization) (1986-2010); Director of Jones Knowledge, Inc. (2006-2010); Former Chairman of U.S. Bank-Colorado (subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp and formerly Colorado National Bank) (July 1996-April 1999); Director of Commercial Assets, Inc. (real estate investment trust) (1993-2000); Director of U.S. Exploration, Inc. (oil and gas exploration) (1997-February 2004); Chairman of the Board (1991-1994) and Trustee (1985-1994) of Regis University; and Chairman of the Board (1990-1991 and Trustee (1984-1999) of Young Presidents Organization. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Malone has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2002, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited / Continued  

 

F. William Marshall, Jr.,

Trustee (since 2000)

Year of Birth: 1942

   Trustee Emeritus of Worcester Polytech Institute (WPI) (private university) (since 2009); Trustee of MassMutual Select Funds (formerly MassMutual Institutional Funds) (investment company) (since 1996), MML Series Investment Fund (investment company) (since 1996) and Mass Mutual Premier Funds (investment company) (since January 2012); President and Treasurer of the SIS Fund (private charitable fund) (January 1999 – March 2011); Former Trustee of WPI (1985-2008); Former Chairman of the Board (2004-2006) and Former Chairman of the Investment Committee of WPI (1994-2008); Chairman of SIS & Family Bank, F.S.B. (formerly SIS Bank) (commercial bank) (January 1999-July 1999); Executive Vice President of Peoples Heritage Financial Group, Inc. (commercial bank) (January 1999-July 1999); and Former President and Chief Executive Officer of SIS Bancorp. (1993-1999). Oversees 42 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Marshall has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2000, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Karen L. Stuckey,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1953

   Partner (1990-2012) of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (professional services firm) (held various positions 1975- 1990); Trustee (1992-2006) and member of Executive, Nominating and Audit Committees and Chair of Finance Committee of Lehigh University; and member, Women’s Investment Management Forum (professional organization) since inception. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Stuckey has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

James D. Vaughn,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1945

   Retired; former managing partner (1994-2001) of Denver office of Deloitte & Touche LLP, (held various positions 1969-1993); Trustee and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Schroder Funds (2003-2012); Board member and Chairman of Audit Committee of AMG National Trust Bank (since 2005); Trustee and Investment Committee member, University of South Dakota Foundation (since 1996); Board member, Audit Committee Member and past Board Chair, Junior Achievement (since 1993); former Board member, Mile High United Way, Boys and Girls Clubs, Boy Scouts, Colorado Business Committee for the Arts, Economic Club of Colorado and Metro Denver Network. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Vaughn has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.
      

INTERESTED TRUSTEE

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

William F. Glavin, Jr.,

Trustee (since 2009)

Year of Birth: 1958

   Chairman of the Sub-Adviser (July 2014-December 2014 and December 2009-December 2012) and Director of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2009); Chairman, Director and Chief Executive Officer (January 2013-June 2014) of the Manager; President of the Manager (January 2013-May 2013); Chief Executive Officer (January 2009-December 2012); President of the Sub-Adviser (May 2009-December 2012); Management Director (June 2009-June 2014), President (December 2009-June 2014) and Chief Executive Officer (January 2011-June 2014) of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (“OAC”) (the Sub-Adviser’s parent holding company); Director of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (March 2010-June 2014); Executive Vice President (March 2006-February 2009) and Chief Operating Officer (July 2007-February 2009) of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (OAC’s parent company); Director (May 2004-March 2006) and Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer (May 2004-January 2005), President (January 2005-March 2006) and Chief Executive Officer (June 2005-March 2006) of Babson Capital Management LLC; Director (March 2005-March 2006), President (May 2003-March 2006) and Chief Compliance Officer (July 2005-March 2006) of Babson Capital Securities, Inc. (a broker-dealer); President (May 2003-March 2006) of Babson Investment Company, Inc.; Director (May 2004-August 2006) of Babson Capital Europe Limited; Director (May 2004-October 2006) of Babson Capital Guernsey Limited; Director (May 2004-March 2006) of Babson Capital Management LLC; Non-Executive Director (March 2005-March 2007) of Baring Asset Management Limited; Director (February 2005-June 2006) Baring Pension Trustees Limited; Director and Treasurer (December 2003-November 2006) of Charter Oak Capital Management, Inc.; Director (May 2006-September 2006) of C.M. Benefit Insurance Company; Director (May 2008-June 2009) and Executive Vice President (June 2007-July 2009) of C.M. Life Insurance Company; President (March 2006-May 2007) of MassMutual Assignment Company; Director (January 2005-December 2006), Deputy Chairman (March 2005-December 2006) and President (February 2005-March 2005) of MassMutual Holdings (Bermuda) Limited; Director (May 2008-June 2009) and Executive Vice President (June 2007-July 2009) of MML Bay State Life Insurance Company; Chief Executive Officer and President (April 2007-January 2009) of MML Distributors, LLC; and Chairman (March 2006-December 2008) and Chief Executive Officer (May 2007-December 2008) of MML Investors Services, Inc. An officer of 91 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Glavin has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since December 2009, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.
      
OTHER OFFICERS OF THE FUND    The addresses of the Officers in the chart below are as follows: for Messrs. Ziehl, Vardharaj, Anello, Krantz, Weiner, Steinmetz, Gabinet, Mss. Budzinski, Ketner, Sexton and Picciotto, 225 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10281-1008, for Mr. Wixted, 6803 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924. Each Officer serves for an indefinite term or until his or her resignation, retirement, death or removal.

Matthew P. Ziehl,

Vice President (since 2009)

Year of Birth: 1967

   Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Sub-Adviser (since May 2009). Portfolio manager with RS Investment Management Co. LLC (October 2006-May 2009); Managing Director at The Guardian Life Insurance Company (December 2001-October 2006) when Guardian Life Insurance acquired an interest in RS Investment Management Co. LLC. Team leader and co portfolio manager with Salomon Brothers Asset Management, Inc. for small growth portfolios (January 2001-December 2001). A portfolio manager and officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

 

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Raman Vardharaj,

Vice President (since 2009)

Year of Birth: 1971

   Vice President and portfolio manager of the Sub-Adviser (since May 2009). Sector manager and a senior quantitative analyst creating stock selection models, monitoring portfolio risks and analyzing portfolio performance across the RS Core Equity Team of RS Investment Management Co. LLC (October 2006-May 2009). Quantitative analyst at The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (1998-October 2006) when Guardian Life Insurance acquired an interest in RS Investment Management Co. LLC. A portfolio manager and officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Raymond Anello,

Vice President (since 2011)

Year of Birth: 1964

   Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (since May 2009) and a portfolio manager of the Sub-Adviser (since April 2011). Sector manager for energy and utilities for the Sub-Adviser’s Main Street Investment Team (since May 2009). Portfolio Manager of the RS All Cap Dividend product (from its inception in July 2007-April 2009) and served as a sector manager for energy and utilities for various other RS Investments products. Guardian Life Insurance Company (October 1999) and transitioned to RS Investments (October 2006) in connection with Guardian Life Insurance Company’s acquisition of an interest in RS Investments. Mr. Anello served as an equity portfolio manager/analyst and high yield analyst at Orion Capital (1995-1998) and an assistant portfolio manager at the Garrison Bradford portfolio management firm (1988-1995). A portfolio manager and officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Joy Budzinski,

Vice President (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1968

   Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (since May 2009) and a portfolio manager of the Sub-Adviser (since November 2012). Sector manager for healthcare for the Sub-Adviser’s Main Street Investment Team (since May 2009). Healthcare sector manager at RS Investment and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Guardian Life Insurance Company (August 2006) and transitioned to RS Investments (October 2006) in connection with Guardian Life Insurance Company’s acquisition of an interest in RS Investments. Senior equity analyst at Bank of New York BNY Asset Management (2001 -2006); portfolio manager and analyst at Alliance of America (1999-2001); portfolio manager and analyst at JP Morgan Chase (1993-1997); analyst at Prudential Investments (1997-1998). A portfolio manager and officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Kristin Ketner,

Vice President (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1965

   Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (since June 2009) and a portfolio manager of the Sub-Adviser (since November 2012). Sector manager for consumer discretionary and consumer staples for the Sub-Adviser’s Main Street Investment Team (since May 2009). Sector manager at RS Investment and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Guardian Life Insurance Company in February 2006 and transitioned to RS Investments in October 2006 in connection with Guardian Life Insurance Company’s acquisition of an interest in RS Investments. Portfolio Manager at Solstice Equity Management (2002-2005); retail analyst at Goldman Sachs (1999-2001); Director of Strategy and Integration at Staples (1997-1999); investment banker at Merrill Lynch (1987-1992 and 1995-1997) and Montgomery Securities (1994-1995). A portfolio manager and officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Magnus Krantz,

Vice President (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1967

   Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (since May 2009) and a portfolio manager of the Sub-Adviser (since November 2012); sector manager for technology for the Sub-Adviser’s Main Street Investment Team (since May 2009). Prior to joining the Sub-Adviser, Mr. Krantz was a sector manager at RS Investment and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Mr. Krantz joined Guardian Life Insurance Company in December 2005 and transitioned to RS Investments in October 2006 in connection with Guardian Life Insurance Company’s acquisition of an interest in RS Investments. Portfolio manager and analyst at Citigroup Asset Management (1998-2005) and as a consultant at Price Waterhouse (1997-1998). He also served as product development engineer at Newbridge Networks (1993-1996) and as a software engineer at Mitel Corporation (1990-1993). A portfolio manager and officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Adam Weiner,

Vice President (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1969

   Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (since May 2009) and a portfolio manager of the Sub-Adviser (since November 2012). Sector manager for industrials and materials for the Sub-Adviser’s Main Street Investment Team (since May 2009). Sector manager at RS Investment for industrials and materials (January 2007-April 2009). Director and senior equity analyst at Credit Suisse Asset Management (CSAM) (September 2004-December 2006). Equity analyst at Credit Suisse First Boston 2004-2006 (buy-side) and 1999-2004 (sell-side) and Morgan Stanley (1996-1999); internal auditor at Dun and Bradstreet (1992-1996). Budget analyst, Information Resources Division of the Executive Office of the President (1990-1992). A portfolio manager and officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Arthur P. Steinmetz,

President and Principal Executive Officer (since 2014)

Year of Birth: 1958

   Chairman of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2015); CEO and Chairman of the Manager (since July 2014), President of the Manager (since May 2013), a Director of the Manager (since January 2013), Director of the Sub-Adviser (since July 2014), President, Management Director and CEO of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (the Sub-Adviser’s parent holding company) (since July 2014), and President and Director of OFI SteelPath, Inc. (since January 2013). Chief Investment Officer of the OppenheimerFunds advisory entities from (January 2013-December 2013); Executive Vice President of the Manager (January 2013-May 2013); Chief Investment Officer of the Sub-Adviser (October 2010-December 2012); Chief Investment Officer, Fixed-Income, of the Sub-Adviser (April 2009-October 2010); Executive Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (October 2009-December 2012); Director of Fixed Income of the Sub-Adviser (January 2009-April 2009); and a Senior Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (March 1993-September 2009). An officer of 91 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Arthur S. Gabinet,

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2011)

Year of Birth: 1958

   Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of the Manager (since January 2013); General Counsel OFI SteelPath, Inc. (since January 2013); Executive Vice President (May 2010-December 2012) and General Counsel (since January 2011) of the Sub-Adviser; General Counsel of the Distributor (since January 2011); General Counsel of Centennial Asset Management Corporation (January 2011-December 2012); Executive Vice President (January 2011-December 2012) and General Counsel of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation (since January 2011); Assistant Secretary (since January 2011) and Director (since January 2011) of OppenheimerFunds International Ltd. and OppenheimerFunds plc; Director of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (January 2011-December 2012) and General Counsel (since January 2011); Executive Vice President (January 2011-December 2011) and General Counsel of Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. and Shareholder Services, Inc. (since January 2011); Executive Vice President (January 2011-December 2012) and General Counsel of OFI Private Investments Inc. (since January 2011); Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program (January 2011-December 2011); Executive

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited / Continued  

 

Arthur S. Gabinet,

Continued

   Vice President (January 2011-December 2012) and General Counsel of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. (since January 2011); General Counsel, Asset Management of the Sub-Adviser (May 2010-December 2010); Principal, The Vanguard Group (November 2005-April 2010); District Administrator, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (January 2003-October 2005). An officer of 91 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Jennifer Sexton,

Vice President and Chief Business Officer (since 2014)

Year of Birth: 1969

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

Mary Ann Picciotto,

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

Year of Birth: 1973

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

Brian W. Wixted,

Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer (since 1999)

Year of Birth: 1959

   Senior Vice President of the Manager (since January 2013); Treasurer of the Sub-Adviser, HarbourView Asset Management Corporation, Shareholder Financial Services, Inc., Shareholder Services, Inc., and Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (March 1999-June 2008), OFI Private Investments, Inc. (March 2000-June 2008), OppenheimerFunds International Ltd. and OppenheimerFunds plc (since May 2000), OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. (November 2000-June 2008), and OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program (charitable trust program established by the Sub-Adviser) (June 2003-December 2011); Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of OFI Trust Company (since May 2000); Assistant Treasurer of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corporation (March 1999-June 2008). An officer of 91 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.
The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and Officers and is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1.800.988.8287.

 

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A Series of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds

 

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
Counsel    K&L Gates LLP
   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, or calling us at 1.800.988.8287. Read prospectuses and summary prospectuses carefully before investing.
   © 2015 OppenheimerFunds, Inc. All rights reserved. Oppenheimer funds are distributed by OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

 

 

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December 31, 2014

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ANNUAL REPORT

Listing of Top Holdings

Fund Performance Discussion

Financial Statements


Fund Performance Discussion

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS: Christopher Proctor, CFA and Adam S. Wilde, CFA

 

 

Current Yield

For the 7-Day Period Ended 12/31/14

With Compounding

0.01%  

Without Compounding

0.01%  
 

For the 12-Month Period Ended 12/31/14

With Compounding

0.01%  

Without Compounding

0.01%  

The performance data quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results.  Yields include dividends in a hypothetical investment for the periods shown. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. For performance data current to the most recent month end, call us at 1.800.988.8287. The yields take into account voluntary fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which yields would have been lower. Some of these undertakings may be modified at any time, as indicated in the prospectus. There is no guarantee that the Fund will maintain a positive yield. The Fund’s performance should not be expected to be the same as the returns of other funds, whether or not both funds have the same portfolio managers and/or similar names. The Fund’s performance does not include the charges associated with the separate account products that offer this Fund. Such performance would have been lower if such charges were taken into account.

 

 

 

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

 

    

Short-Term Notes/Commercial Paper

50.1% 

Certificates of Deposit

25.2

Direct Bank Obligations

18.4

Investment Company

  6.3

 

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of December 31, 2014, and are based on the total market value of investments.

 

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Fund Performance Discussion

Despite volatility among long-term interest rates stemming from changing economic expectations and a shift in U.S. monetary policy, short-term rates and money market yields remained relatively stable, anchored by the Federal Reserve’s (the “Fed”) unchanged target of between 0% and 0.25% for the overnight federal funds rate.

MARKET OVERVIEW

Throughout the reporting period, the Fed continued to taper its large scale asset purchase program by $10 billion per month, and eventually ended the program in late October 2014. Despite the Fed’s tapering, other central banks throughout the globe executed exceedingly loose monetary policies, providing plenty of liquidity to the markets. In addition, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved new rules for money market funds, which we discuss in greater detail in the Fund Review section of this report.

In the U.S., although data in the U.S. softened for the first quarter due partially to cold weather effects across much of the country, it was positive in the second and third quarters of 2014, with Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) growing at 4.6% and an estimated 5.0%, respectively.

Outside of the U.S., the positive data points that had emerged in Europe in 2013 and early 2014 largely reversed themselves later in the reporting period and the European Central Bank (the “ECB”) came under even greater pressure to provide a credible plan to boost growth and avoid deflation. In response, the ECB adopted a number of policies designed to stimulate growth. In Japan, which has been mired in economic weakness for years, the Abe administration has adopted even more aggressive economic policies with the Bank of Japan (the “BoJ”) executing a massive quantitative easing (“QE”) program. However, the results have not been particularly impressive, with that economy slipping back into recession in the third quarter of 2014 following the consumption tax increase. Emerging markets’ economic growth was mixed, as certain regions such as Eastern Europe and the Middle East remained burdened by geopolitical turmoil. Many commodity producing emerging market economies also struggled as prices for most commodities fell. Countries such as India and Indonesia have benefited from business-friendly new administrations.

Despite numerous changes and macroeconomic concerns this reporting period, money market yields largely remained unchanged.

FUND REVIEW

In July, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted to adopt the long awaited and much anticipated rules for money market funds. The most significant changes require institutional prime money market funds to maintain a variable net asset value (VNAV) instead of the current stable NAV. Further, all prime money-market funds (retail and institutional) now have the ability to impose liquidity fees and/or gates. While these are big changes to the industry, they come as no big surprise. Supply and demand factors, coupled with the Fed’s actions, continue to play a significant role on yields. Given the abovementioned circumstances, the Fund continued to generate consistent and competitive levels of current income.

During the reporting period, we maintained the Fund’s weighted average maturity at a level that was below market averages. With the below weighted average maturity, we were able to meet all cash flow needs of the Fund. From a portfolio composition perspective, we continued to avoid repurchase agreements due to the uncertainty surrounding potential regulatory changes. Instead, we have continued to favor commercial paper issued by global banks meeting our stringent credit criteria. We also increased the Fund’s exposure to floating rate securities on which yields are reset monthly or quarterly. In light of their low yields, and continued uncertainty around the debt ceiling, the Fund had no exposure to U.S. Treasury securities over the reporting period.

Additionally, while the Fund did not partake in the Fed’s reverse repurchase program, the Fund experienced benefits from it this reporting period. The Fed’s reverse repurchase program was introduced as a method to help control short-term interest rates by setting a floor on overnight lending rates. Under the program, the Fed borrows funds overnight from money market funds, banks and other entities, offering Treasury securities as collateral. The structure of the Fed’s reverse repurchase program had minor changes in the reporting period. The program now uses a Dutch-auction process, while capping the program at $300 billion. Further, the Fed has begun a second facility, the Term Deposit Facility. When combined, these facilities are increasingly becoming an effective reserve-management tool. As other market participants chose to participate in the Fed’s programs instead of purchasing commercial paper and other assets that the Fund seeks to invest in, we benefited indirectly from the increased supply of investment options.

 

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STRATEGY & OUTLOOK

At period end, there has been a slight change in the current imbalance of supply-and-demand dynamics; however, supply remains compressed. Consequently, we expect money market yields to remain range-bound for the foreseeable future. Over the longer term, we have begun to see some light at the end of the tunnel with regard to short-term interest rates. The market continues to factor in a base case scenario of June 2015 for a rise in rates. We remain focused on our fundamental analysis and seek to ensure only high-quality names make it into the portfolio.

An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

Investors should consider the Fund’s investment objective, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The Fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund, and may be obtained by asking your financial advisor or calling us at 1.800.988.8287. 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 ongoing costs, including management 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 December 31, 2014.

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

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes.

The second section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio, and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year for each class before expenses, which is not the actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example 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 charges associated with the separate accounts that offer this Fund. Therefore, the “hypothetical” lines of the table are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these separate account charges were included your costs would have been higher.

 

Actual   

Beginning

Account

Value

July 1, 2014

    

Ending

Account

Value
December 31, 2014          

  

Expenses

Paid During

6 Months Ended
December 31, 2014                  

    $       1,000.00                    $      1,000.10     $                 0.71

Hypothetical

        

(5% return before expenses)

                  
     1,000.00                            1,024.50                        0.71

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The annualized expense ratio, excluding indirect expenses from affiliated funds, based on the 6-month period ended December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

Expense Ratio 

0.14% 

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

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS December 31, 2014

 

     Maturity Date*      Final Legal
Maturity Date**
     Principal Amount     Value   

 

 

Certificates of Deposit—17.9%

          

Yankee Certificates of Deposit—17.9%

          

Bank of Montreal, Chicago, 0.08%

     1/6/15         1/6/15        $          15,000,000        $                    15,000,000     

 

 

Bank of Nova Scotia, Houston TX:

          

0.242%1

     2/20/15         2/20/15         2,300,000        2,300,000     

0.25%

     1/5/15         1/5/15         2,000,000        2,000,000     

0.413%1

     1/29/15         1/29/15         4,700,000        4,700,618     

0.48%1

     1/14/15         1/14/15         900,000        900,079     

1.179%1

     1/10/15         1/12/15         1,500,000        1,500,420     

 

 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce NY:

          

0.235%1

     1/22/15         7/22/15         3,000,000        3,000,000     

0.251%1

     1/14/15         9/14/15         3,000,000        3,000,000     

 

 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 0.261%1,2

     1/12/15         12/7/15         3,000,000        3,000,000     

 

 

Rabobank Nederland NV, New York:

          

0.257%1

     1/7/15         3/9/15         4,000,000        4,000,000     

0.281%1

     1/20/15         7/17/15         1,800,000        1,800,000     

 

 

Royal Bank of Canada, New York:

          

0.242%1

     1/18/15         2/18/15         2,000,000        2,000,000     

0.251%1

     1/13/15         8/13/15         3,300,000        3,300,003     

 

 

Sumitomo Mutsui Bank NY, 0.22%

     4/1/15         4/1/15         10,000,000        10,000,000     

 

 

Svenska Handelsbanken, New York:

          

0.20%

     1/15/15         1/15/15         2,600,000        2,600,000     

0.215%

     1/26/15         1/26/15         1,500,000        1,500,000     

 

 

Toronto Dominion Bank, New York:

          

0.23%

     6/3/15         6/3/15         8,500,000        8,500,000     

0.27%

     6/1/15         6/1/15         1,500,000        1,500,000     

 

 

Wells Fargo Bank NA:

          

0.244%1

     1/20/15         5/19/15         3,500,000        3,500,000     

0.31%1

     1/2/15         10/22/15         3,500,000        3,500,000     

 

 

Westpac Banking Corp., New York:

          

0.265%1

     1/21/15         10/21/15         5,000,000        5,000,000     

0.27%1

     1/26/15         10/26/15         5,000,000        5,000,000     

0.271%1

     1/7/15         1/7/15         4,700,000        4,700,000     
          

 

 

 

Total Certificates of Deposit (Cost $92,301,120)

             92,301,120     
          

 

 

Direct Bank Obligations—13.1%

          

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ NY:

          

0.12%3

     1/6/15         1/6/15         3,000,000        2,999,950     

0.14%3

     1/2/15         1/2/15         3,000,000        2,999,988     

 

 

Credit Agricole & Investment Bank, New York Branch, 0.05%

     1/2/15         1/2/15         10,000,000        9,999,986     

 

 

DNB Bank ASA, 0.12%2

     1/6/15         1/6/15         9,300,000        9,299,845     

 

 

HSBC USA, Inc.:

          

0.17%

     1/22/15         1/22/15         500,000        499,950     

0.24%

     5/4/15         5/4/15         10,500,000        10,491,390     

0.25%

     4/1/15         4/1/15         3,700,000        3,697,687     

 

 

PNC Bank NA:

          

0.281%

     7/1/15         7/1/15         6,000,000        5,991,553     

0.31%

     2/23/15         2/23/15         5,000,000        5,000,000     

 

 

Skandinviska Enskilda BankenAB:

          

0.20%2

     2/19/15         2/19/15         2,100,000        2,099,428     

0.20%2

     3/11/15         3/11/15         1,000,000        999,617     

 

 

Swedbank AB:

          

0.16%

     1/5/15         1/5/15         13,300,000        13,299,764     

0.24%

     3/27/15         3/27/15         250,000        249,858     
          

 

 

 

Total Direct Bank Obligations (Cost $67,629,016)

             67,629,016     
          

 

 

Short-Term Notes/Commercial Paper—35.7%

          

Diversified Financial Services—1.2%

          

General Electric Capital Corp.:

          

0.21%

     5/26/15         5/26/15         5,000,000        4,995,771     

0.25%

     5/1/15         5/1/15         835,000        834,304     
          

 

 

 
             5,830,075     
          

 

 

Leasing & Factoring—3.0%

          

American Honda Finance Corp.:

          

0.235%1

     3/4/15         6/4/15         5,000,000        5,000,000     

1.45%3

     2/27/15         2/27/15         5,000,000        5,009,325     

 

 

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.:

          

0.23%1

     1/14/15         1/14/15         2,000,000        2,000,000     

0.23%

     2/9/15         2/9/15         4,000,000        3,999,003     
          

 

 

 
             16,008,328     

 

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     Maturity Date*      Final Legal
Maturity Date**
     Principal Amount     Value   

 

 

Municipal—3.1%

          

CA Pollution Control Finance Authority Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds, Zerep Management Corp., Series 2014, 0.08%1

     1/7/15         1/7/15       $          3,150,000        $                    3,150,000     

 

 

Calcasieu Parish, LA Public Trust Authority Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds, WPT Corp. Project, Series 1997, 0.05%1

     1/7/15         1/7/15         5,600,000        5,600,000     

 

 

Des Moines, IA Facilities Revenue Bonds, Elliott Aviation Project, Series 2007, 0.09%1

     1/7/15         1/7/15         4,410,000        4,410,000     

 

 

San Antonio, TX Industrial Development Authority Revenue Bonds, Tindall Corp. Project, 0.21%1

     1/7/15         1/7/15         1,700,000        1,700,000     

 

 

St. Paul, MN Bonds, Rivercentre Arena Project, Series 2009A, 0.16%1

     1/7/15         1/7/15         1,000,000        1,000,000     
          

 

 

 
             15,860,000     
          

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—5.9%

          

ExxonMobil Corp.:

          

0.062%

     1/2/15         1/2/15         19,000,000        18,999,968     

0.12%

     1/14/15         1/14/15         5,000,000        4,999,783     

 

 

Total Capital Canada, 0.13%2

     1/5/15         1/5/15         5,985,000        5,984,914     
          

 

 

 
             29,984,665     
          

 

 

Personal Products—1.0%

          

Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services plc:

          

0.22%2

     2/12/15         2/12/15         1,100,000        1,099,718     

0.26%2

     5/21/15         5/21/15         4,000,000        3,995,956     
          

 

 

 
             5,095,674     
          

 

 

Receivables Finance—8.7%

          

CAFCO LLC:

          

0.18%2

     2/4/15         2/4/15         3,000,000        2,999,490     

0.20%2

     3/23/15         3/23/15         10,000,000        9,995,500     

 

 

CRC Funding LLC, 0.22%

     3/30/15         3/30/15         10,000,000        9,994,622     

 

 

Gotham Funding Corp., 0.18%2

     1/28/15         1/28/15         3,000,000        2,999,595     

 

 

Manhattan Asset Funding Co., 0.13%2

     1/2/15         1/2/15         4,000,000        3,999,986     

 

 

Old Line Funding Corp.:

          

0.22%2

     2/18/15         2/18/15         1,650,000        1,649,516     

0.22%2

     1/20/15         1/20/15         1,300,000        1,299,849     

 

 

Victory Receivables Corp., 0.16%2

     1/22/15         1/22/15         12,000,000        11,998,880     
          

 

 

 
             44,937,438     
          

 

 

Special Purpose Financial—12.8%

          

Anglesea Funding LLC:

          

0.20%3

     1/6/15         1/6/15         5,000,000        4,999,861     

0.20%3

     1/5/15         1/5/15         5,000,000        4,999,889     

 

 

Cedar Springs Capital Co. LLC, 0.25%

     1/16/15         1/16/15         1,800,000        1,799,813     

 

 

Concord Minutemen Cap. Corp. LLC, 0.20%

     2/9/15         2/9/15         12,000,000        11,997,400     

 

 

Crown Point Capital Co.:

          

0.20%

     2/9/15         2/9/15         9,500,000        9,497,942     

0.20%

     2/10/15         2/10/15         4,700,000        4,698,956     

 

 

Govco LLC:

          

0.18%2

     1/15/15         1/15/15         1,000,000        999,930     

0.20%2

     3/19/15         3/19/15         10,000,000        9,995,722     

 

 

Lexington Parker Capital Co. LLC, 0.20%2

     2/9/15         2/9/15         14,200,000        14,196,923     

 

 

Ridgefield Funding Co. LLC, 0.227%1

     1/5/15         2/4/15         3,000,000        3,000,000     
          

 

 

 
             66,186,436     
          

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Notes/Commercial Paper (Cost $183,902,616)

             183,902,616     
                   Shares        

 

 

Investment Company—4.5%

          

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 0.10%4,5 (Cost $23,255,744)

     1/2/15         1/2/15         23,255,744        23,255,744     

 

 

Total Investments, at Value (Cost $367,088,496)

           71.2%        367,088,496     

 

 

Net Other Assets (Liabilities)

           28.8           148,208,168     
        

 

 

 

Net Assets

           100.0%      $ 515,296,664     
        

 

 

 

 

7      OPPENHEIMER MONEY FUND/VA


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

Footnotes to Statement of Investments

Short-term notes and direct bank obligations are generally traded on a discount basis; the interest rate shown is the discount rate received by the Fund at the time of purchase. Other securities normally bear interest at the rates shown.

*. The Maturity Date represents the date used to calculate the Fund’s weighted average maturity as determined under Rule 2a-7.

**. If different from the Maturity Date, the Final Legal Maturity Date includes any maturity date extensions which may be affected at the option of the issuer or unconditional payments of principal by the issuer which may be affected at the option of the Fund, and represents the date used to calculate the Fund’s weighted average life as determined under Rule 2a-7.

1. Represents the current interest rate for a variable or increasing rate security.

2. Security issued in an exempt transaction without registration under the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities amount to $86,614,869 or 16.81% of the Fund’s net assets, and have been determined to be liquid pursuant to guidelines adopted by the Board of Trustees.

3. Represents securities sold under Rule 144A, which are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. These securities amount to $21,009,013 or 4.08% of the Fund’s net assets as of December 31, 2014.

4. Is or was an affiliate, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, at or during the period ended December 31, 2014, by virtue of the Fund owning at least 5% of the voting securities of the issuer or as a result of the Fund and the issuer having the same investment adviser. Transactions during the period in which the issuer was an affiliate are as follows:

   

Shares

December 31, 2013

   

Gross

Additions

   

Gross

Reductions

   

Shares

December 31, 2014

 

 

 

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E

    —                     76,955,744         53,700,000                             23,255,744     
                Value       Income  

 

 

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E

      $           23,255,744          $ 7,263     

5. Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of December 31, 2014.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

8      OPPENHEIMER MONEY FUND/VA


STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES December 31, 2014

 

 

 

Assets

Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments:

  

Unaffiliated companies (cost $343,832,752)

    $        343,832,752       

Affiliated companies (cost $23,255,744)

     23,255,744       
  

 

 

 
     367,088,496       

 

 

Cash

     141,300,331       

 

 

Receivables and other assets:

  

Shares of beneficial interest sold

     6,861,953       

Interest

     68,013       

Other

     26,228       
  

 

 

 

Total assets

 

    

 

515,345,021    

 

  

 

 

 

Liabilities

Payables and other liabilities:

  

Legal, auditing and other professional fees

     20,348       

Trustees’ compensation

     19,391       

Shareholder communications

     5,729       

Dividends

     1,338       

Shares of beneficial interest redeemed

     1,135       

Other

     416       
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

    

 

48,357    

 

  

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 515,296,664       
  

 

 

 
  

 

 

Composition of Net Assets

  

Par value of shares of beneficial interest

    $ 515,282       

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

     514,772,775       

 

 

Accumulated net investment income

     8,607       
  

 

 

 

Net Assets - applicable to 515,281,635 shares of beneficial interest outstanding

    $ 515,296,664       
  

 

 

 
  

 

 

Net Asset Value, Redemption Price Per Share and Offering Price Per Share

      $1.00   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

9      OPPENHEIMER MONEY FUND/VA


STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

Investment Income

        

Interest

     $ 514,666        

 

 

Dividends from affiliated companies

     7,263        
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

 

    

 

521,929     

 

  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Management fees

     1,450,286        

 

 

Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees

     327,634        

 

 

Trustees’ compensation

     28,267        

 

 

Shareholder communications

     20,893        

 

 

Custodian fees and expenses

     1,272        

 

 

Other

     47,349        
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,875,701        

Less reduction to custodian expenses

     (83)       

Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses

               (1,386,544)       
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

 

    

 

489,074     

 

  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

    

 

32,855     

 

  

 

 

 

Realized gain

 

    

 

11,471     

 

  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     $ 44,326        
  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

10      OPPENHEIMER MONEY FUND/VA


STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

  Year Ended   Year Ended  
  December 31, 2014   December 31, 2013  

 

 

Operations

    

Net investment income

    $ 32,855          $ 18,234      

 

 

Net realized gain

     11,471           2,445      
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

    

 

44,326   

 

  

 

   

 

20,679   

 

  

 

 

 

Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders

    

Dividends from net investment income

     (34,163)          (24,504)     
    

 

 

Beneficial Interest Transactions

    

Net increase in net assets resulting from beneficial interest transactions

     338,260,098           2,601,903      
    

 

 

Net Assets

    

Total increase

     338,270,261           2,598,078      

 

 

Beginning of period

     177,026,403           174,428,325      
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

End of period (including accumulated net investment income of $ 8,607 and $ 251, respectively)

    $         515,296,664          $         177,026,403      
  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

11      OPPENHEIMER MONEY FUND/VA


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

    Year Ended
December 31,
2014
    Year Ended
December 31,
2013
    Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    Year Ended
December 30,
20111
    Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

 

 

Per Share Operating Data

         

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00    

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations -net investment income and net realized gain2

    0.003         0.003         0.003         0.003         0.003    

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

         

Dividends from net investment income

    0.003         0.003         0.003         0.003         0.003    

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 1 .00       $ 1 .00       $ 1 .00       $ 1 .00       $ 1 .00    
 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value4

    0.01%         0.01%         0.01%         0.01%         0.03%    

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 515,297       $ 177,026       $ 174,428       $ 163,973       $ 149,697    

 

 

Average net assets (in thousands)

   $     329,045       $     178,263       $     164,276       $     156,127       $     164,258    

 

 

Ratios to average net assets:5

         

Net investment income

    0.01%         0.01%         0.01%         0.01%         0.01%    

Total expenses6

    0.57%         0.61%         0.62%         0.61%         0.61%    

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

    0.15%         0.22%         0.30%         0.29%         0.35%    

1. December 30, 2011 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. Less than $0.005 per share.

4. Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Total return information does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

5. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

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

Year Ended December 31, 2014                                          0.57%

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

12      OPPENHEIMER MONEY FUND/VA


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2014

 

 

1. Organization

Oppenheimer Money Fund/VA (the “Fund”), a separate series of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds, is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), as amended. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek income consistent with stability of principal. 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. Shares of the Fund are sold only to separate accounts of life insurance companies.

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

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income distributions, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually but may be paid at other times to maintain the net asset value per share at $1.00.

Investment Income. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. Discount and premium, which are included in interest income on the Statement of Operations, are amortized or accreted daily.

Custodian Fees. “Custodian fees and expenses” in the Statement of Operations may include interest expense incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on such cash overdrafts, to the extent they are not offset by positive cash balances maintained by the Fund, at a rate equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. The “Reduction to custodian expenses” line item, if applicable, represents earnings on cash balances maintained by the Fund during the period. Such interest expense and other custodian fees may be paid with these earnings.

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

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

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 remain open for the three preceding fiscal reporting period ends.

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

Undistributed

Net Investment

Income

  

Undistributed

Long-Term

Gain

    

Accumulated 

Loss 

            Carryforward 

 

 

 

$31,968

     $—         $—    

Net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) may differ for financial statement and tax purposes. The character of dividends and distributions made during the fiscal year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. Also, due to timing of dividends and distributions, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the fiscal year in which the income or net realized gain was recorded by the Fund.

Accordingly, the following amounts have been reclassified for December 31, 2014. Net assets of the Fund were unaffected by the reclassifications.

Increase

to Paid-in Capital

  

Reduction

to Accumulated

Net Investment

Loss

    

Reduction 

to Accumulated Net 

Realized Gain 

on Investments 

 

 

 

$1,807

     $9,664         $11,471    

 

13      OPPENHEIMER MONEY FUND/VA


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

     Year Ended 
December 31, 2014
     Year Ended  
December 31, 2013 
 

 

 

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

       $ 34,163            $ 24,504    

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

 

 

3. Securities Valuation

The Fund calculates the net asset value of its shares as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”), normally 4:00 P.M. Eastern time, on each day the Exchange is open for trading.

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 at cost adjusted by the amortization of discount or premium to maturity (amortized cost), which approximates market value. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate market value, the fair value of the portfolio securities will be determined under procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

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

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

Classifications

Each investment asset or liability of the Fund is assigned a level at measurement date based on the significance and source of the inputs to its valuation. Various data inputs are used in determining the value of each of the Fund’s investments as of the reporting period end. These data inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:

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

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

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

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

The table below categorizes amounts that are included in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2014 based on valuation input level:

 

14      OPPENHEIMER MONEY FUND/VA


 

 

 

3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

 

                                                                                                                                           
     Level 1—
Unadjusted
Quoted Prices
    

Level 2—

Other Significant
Observable Inputs

     Level 3—
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Value    

 

 

Assets Table

           

Investments, at Value:

           

Certificates of Deposit

     $ —        $ 92,301,120        $ —        $ 92,301,120      

Direct Bank Obligations

     —          67,629,016          —          67,629,016      

Short-Term Notes/Commercial Paper

     —          183,902,616          —          183,902,616      

Investment Company

     23,255,744          —          —          23,255,744      
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     $ 23,255,744        $ 343,832,752        $ —        $ 367,088,496      
  

 

 

 

 

 

4. Investments and Risks

Investment in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund. The Fund is permitted to invest daily available cash balances in an affiliated money market fund. The Fund may invest the available cash in Class E shares of Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund (“IMMF”) to seek current income while preserving liquidity or for defensive purposes. IMMF is a registered open-end management investment company, regulated as a money market fund under the 1940 Act. The Manager is the investment adviser of IMMF, and the Sub-Adviser provides investment and related advisory services to IMMF. When applicable, the Fund’s investment in IMMF is included in the Statement of Investments. Shares of IMMF are valued at their net asset value per share. As a shareholder, the Fund is subject to its proportional share of IMMF’s Class E expenses, including its management fee. The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in IMMF.

 

 

5. 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:

 

                                                                                                                                   
  Year Ended December 31, 2014      Year Ended December 31, 2013      
  Shares   Amount     Shares   Amount     

 

 

Sold

     1,568,851,985       $ 1,568,851,985           101,203,375       $ 101,203,375      

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     34,163         34,163           24,504         24,504      

Redeemed

     (1,230,626,050      (1,230,626,050)          (98,625,976      (98,625,976)     
  

 

 

 

Net increase

     338,260,098       $ 338,260,098           2,601,903       $ 2,601,903      
  

 

 

 

 

 

6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates

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

 

  Fee Schedule    

 

  Up to $500 million

  0.450%   

  Next $500 million

  0.425 

  Next $500 million

  0.400  

  Over $1.5 billion

  0.375 

The Fund’s management fee for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 was 0.44% 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 services are detailed in the Statement of Operations and Financial Highlights, respectively.

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

Trustees’ Compensation. The Fund’s Board of Trustees (“Board”) has adopted a compensation deferral plan for Independent Trustees that enables Trustees to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the annual compensation they are entitled to receive from the Fund. For purposes of determining the amount owed to the Trustee under the plan, deferred amounts are treated as though equal dollar amounts had been invested in shares of the Fund

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

 

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.

Waivers and Reimbursements of Expenses. The Manager has voluntarily undertaken to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to assist the Fund in attempting to maintain a positive yield. There is no guarantee that the Fund will maintain a positive yield. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $1,148,123.

The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the Fund’s expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses, excluding expenses incurred directly or indirectly by the Fund as a result of investments in other investment companies, wholly-owned subsidiaries and pooled investment vehicles; so that those expenses, as percentages of daily net assets, will not exceed the annual rate of 0.50%. As a result of this limitation, the Manager waived $230,475 for the reporting period ended December 31, 2014.

The Manager is permitted to recapture previously waived and/or reimbursed fees in any given fiscal year if the recapture would not: 1) cause the Fund to generate a negative daily yield, and 2) exceed amounts previously waived and/or reimbursed under this arrangement during the current and prior three fiscal years. The reimbursement to the Manager of such previous waivers and reimbursements would not include any portion of distribution and/or service fees. As of December 31, 2014, the following waived and/or reimbursed amounts are eligible for recapture:

 

  Expires       

 

 

  December 31, 2016

     $486,156     

  December 31, 2017

     $1,378,598     

The Manager has not recaptured any previously waived and/or reimbursed amounts during the year ended December 31, 2014.

The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in IMMF. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $7,946 for IMMF management fees.

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

 

 

7. Pending Litigation

In 2009, seven class action lawsuits were filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI”), OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., the Fund’s principal underwriter and distributor (the “Distributor”), and certain funds (but not including the Fund) advised by OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. and distributed by the Distributor (the “Defendant Funds”). The lawsuits also named as defendants certain officers and current and former trustees of the respective Defendant Funds. The lawsuits raised claims under federal securities laws and alleged, among other things, that the disclosure documents of the respective Defendant Funds contained misrepresentations and omissions and that the respective Defendant Funds’ investment policies were not followed. The plaintiffs in these actions sought unspecified damages, equitable relief and awards of attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses. The Defendant Funds’ Boards of Trustees also engaged counsel to represent the Funds and the present and former Independent Trustees named in those suits. In March 2014, the parties in six of these lawsuits executed stipulations and agreements of settlement resolving those actions. In July 2014, the court entered an order and final judgment approving the settlements as fair, reasonable and adequate. The settlements do not resolve a seventh outstanding lawsuit relating to Oppenheimer Rochester California Municipal Fund (the “California Fund Suit”). OFI believes the California Fund Suit is without legal merit and is defending the suit vigorously. While it is premature to render any opinion as to the outcome in the California Fund Suit, or whether any costs that OFI may bear in defending the California Fund Suit might not be reimbursed by insurance, OFI believes the California Fund Suit should not impair the ability of OFI or the Distributor to perform their respective duties to the Fund, and that the outcome of the California Fund Suit should not have any material effect on the operations of any of the Oppenheimer funds.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

The Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Oppenheimer Money Fund/VA (a separate series of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds), including the statement of investments, as of December 31, 2014, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2014, by correspondence with the custodian and transfer agent. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Oppenheimer Money Fund/VA as of December 31, 2014, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

KPMG LLP

Denver, Colorado

February 13, 2015

 

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FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION Unaudited

 

 

In early 2015, if applicable, shareholders of record received information regarding all dividends and distributions paid to them by the Fund during calendar year 2014.

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

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND SUB-ADIVSORY AGREEMENTS Unaudited

 

 

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

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

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

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

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

Investment Performance of the Fund, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser. Throughout the year, the Manager provided information on the investment performance of the Fund, including comparative performance information. The Board also reviewed information, prepared by the Manager and by the independent consultant, comparing the Fund’s historical performance to relevant market indices and to the performance of other money market tax-free funds underlying variable insurance products. The Board considered that the Fund outperformed its performance category median during the one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods. The Board also considered that the Fund performed in the first quintile of its performance category for the one- and ten-year periods and performed in the second quintile for the three- and five-year periods.

Costs of Services by the Adviser. The Board reviewed the fees paid to the Manager and the other expenses borne by the Fund. The Board noted that the Manager, not the Fund, pays the Sub-Adviser’s fee under the sub-advisory agreement. The independent consultant provided comparative data in regard to the fees and expenses of the Fund and other money market tax-free funds underlying variable insurance products. In reviewing the fees and expenses charged to the VA funds, the Board considered the Manager’s assertion that, because there is much greater disparity in the fees and services that may be provided by a manager to a VA fund as opposed to a retail fund, when comparing the expenses of the various VA funds to those of retail funds, it is most appropriate to focus on total expenses (rather than on the management fees). Accordingly, while the Board reviewed and considered all expenses, it focused on total expenses. The Board considered that the Fund’s total expenses were higher than its peer group median and category median. The Board also considered that the Fund’s contractual management fee was equal to its peer group median and category median. Within the total asset range of $100 million to $250 million, the Fund’s effective management fee rate was higher than its peer group median and category median. The Board noted that the Manager has contractually agreed to limit the Fund’s total annual operating expenses so that those expenses, as a percentage of daily net assets, will not exceed the annual rate of 0.50%. This contractual expense limitation may not be amended or withdrawn until one year after the date of the Fund’s prospectus, unless approved by the Board. The Board also considered that the Manager voluntarily agreed to waive fees to the extent necessary to help to attempt to maintain a positive yield, although there is no guarantee that the Fund will maintain a positive yield. This voluntary fee waiver may be amended or withdrawn at any time without prior notice to shareholders.

Economies of Scale and Profits Realized by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser. The Board considered information regarding the Managers’ costs in serving as the Fund’s investment adviser and sub-adviser, including the costs associated with the personnel and systems necessary to manage the Fund, and information regarding the Managers’ profitability from their relationship with the Fund. The Board reviewed whether the Managers may realize economies of scale in managing and supporting the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund currently has management fee breakpoints, which are intended to share with Fund shareholders economies of scale that may exist as the Fund’s assets grow.

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND SUB-ADIVSORY AGREEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

Other Benefits to the Managers. In addition to considering the profits realized by the Managers, the Board considered information that was provided regarding the direct and indirect benefits the Managers receive as a result of their relationship with the Fund, including compensation paid to the Managers’ affiliates. The Board also considered that the Managers must be able to pay and retain experienced professional personnel at competitive rates to provide quality services to the Fund.

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

Based on its review of the information it received and its evaluations described above, the Board, including a majority of the independent Trustees, decided to continue the Agreements through August 31, 2015. In arriving at its decision, the Board did not identify any factor or factors as being more important than others, but considered all of the above information, and considered the terms and conditions of the Agreements, including the management fees, in light of all the surrounding circumstances.

 

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PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES; UPDATES TO STATEMENTS OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited

 

 

The Fund has adopted Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures under which the Fund votes proxies relating to securities (“portfolio proxies”) held by the Fund. A description of the Fund’s Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund toll-free at 1.800.525.7048, (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 1.800.525.7048, 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.

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited

 

 

 

Name, Position(s) Held with the Fund, Length of

Service, Year of Birth

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

Sam Freedman,

Chairman of the Board of Trustees (since 2013) and

Trustee (since 1996)

Year of Birth: 1940

   Director of Colorado UpLIFT (charitable organization) (since September 1984). Mr. Freedman held several positions with the Sub-Adviser and with subsidiary or affiliated companies of the Sub-Adviser (until October 1994). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Freedman has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 1996, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Jon S. Fossel,

Trustee (since 1990)

Year of Birth: 1942

   Chairman of the Board of Jack Creek Preserve Foundation (non-profit organization) (since 2005); Chairman of the Board (2006-December 2011) and Director (June 2002-December 2011) of UNUMProvident (insurance company); Director of Northwestern Energy Corp. (public utility corporation) (November 2004-December 2009); Director of P.R. Pharmaceuticals (October 1999-October 2003); Director of Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (non-profit organization) (February 1998-February 2003 and February 2005-February 2007); Chairman and Director (until October 1996) and President and Chief Executive Officer (until October 1995) of the Sub-Adviser; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the following: Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (“OAC”) (parent holding company of the Sub-Adviser), Shareholder Services, Inc. and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. (until October 1995). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Fossel has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 1990, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Richard F. Grabish,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1948

   Formerly Senior Vice President and Assistant Director of Sales and Marketing (March 1997-December 2007), Director (March 1987-December 2007) and Manager of Private Client Services (June 1985-June 2005) of A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. (broker/dealer and investment firm); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (March 2001-December 2007); President and Vice Chairman of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (investment adviser) (April 1987-March 2001); President of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (investment adviser) (June 2005-December 2007). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Grabish has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2001, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Beverly L. Hamilton,

Trustee (since 2002)

Year of Birth: 1946

   Trustee of Monterey Institute for International Studies (educational organization) (since February 2000); Board Member of Middlebury College (educational organization) (December 2005-June 2011); Chairman (since 2010) of American Funds’ Emerging Markets Growth Fund, Inc. (mutual fund); Director of The California Endowment (philanthropic organization) (April 2002-April 2008); Director (February 2002-2005) and Chairman of Trustees (2006-2007) of the Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula; Director (October 1991-2005); Vice Chairman (2006-2009) of American Funds’ Emerging Markets Growth Fund, Inc. (mutual fund); President of ARCO Investment Management Company (February 1991-April 2000); Member of the investment committees of The Rockefeller Foundation (2001-2006) and The University of Michigan (since 2000); Advisor at Credit Suisse First Boston’s Sprout venture capital unit (venture capital fund) (1994-January 2005); Trustee of MassMutual Institutional Funds (investment company) (1996-June 2004); Trustee of MML Series Investment Fund (investment company) (April 1989-June 2004); Member of the investment committee of Hartford Hospital (2000-2003); and Advisor to Unilever (Holland) pension fund (2000-2003). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Hamilton has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2002, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Victoria J. Herget,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1951

   Board Chair (2008-Present) and Director (2004-Present), United Educators (insurance company); Trustee (since 2000) and Chair (since 2010), Newberry Library (independent research library); Trustee, Mather LifeWays (senior living organization) (since 2001); Independent Director of the First American Funds (mutual fund family) (2003-2011); former Managing Director (1993-2001), Principal (1985-1993), Vice President (1978-1985) and Assistant Vice President (1973-1978) of Zurich Scudder Investments (investment adviser) (and its predecessor firms); Trustee (1992-2007), Chair of the Board of Trustees (1999-2007), Investment Committee Chair (1994-1999) and Investment Committee member (2007-2010) of Wellesley College; Trustee, BoardSource (non-profit organization) (2006-2009) and Chicago City Day School (K-8 School) (1994-2005). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Herget has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Robert J. Malone,

Trustee (since 2002)

Year of Birth: 1944

   Chairman of the Board (since 2012) and Director (since August 2005) of Jones International University (educational organization); Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Steele Street Bank Trust (commercial banking) (since August 2003); Trustee of the Gallagher Family Foundation (non-profit organization) (since 2000); Board of Directors of Opera Colorado Foundation (non-profit organization) (2008-2012); Director of Colorado UpLIFT (charitable organization) (1986-2010); Director of Jones Knowledge, Inc. (2006-2010); Former Chairman of U.S. Bank-Colorado (subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp and formerly Colorado National Bank) (July 1996-April 1999); Director of Commercial Assets, Inc. (real estate investment trust) (1993-2000); Director of U.S. Exploration, Inc. (oil and gas exploration) (1997-February 2004); Chairman of the Board (1991-1994) and Trustee (1985-1994) of Regis University; and Chairman of the Board (1990-1991 and Trustee (1984-1999) of Young Presidents Organization. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Malone has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2002, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

 

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F. William Marshall, Jr.,

Trustee (since 2000)

Year of Birth: 1942

   Trustee Emeritus of Worcester Polytech Institute (WPI) (private university) (since 2009); Trustee of MassMutual Select Funds (formerly MassMutual Institutional Funds) (investment company) (since 1996), MML Series Investment Fund (investment company) (since 1996) and Mass Mutual Premier Funds (investment company) (since January 2012); President and Treasurer of the SIS Fund (private charitable fund) (January 1999 – March 2011); Former Trustee of WPI (1985-2008); Former Chairman of the Board (2004-2006) and Former Chairman of the Investment Committee of WPI (1994-2008); Chairman of SIS & Family Bank, F.S.B. (formerly SIS Bank) (commercial bank) (January 1999-July 1999); Executive Vice President of Peoples Heritage Financial Group, Inc. (commercial bank) (January 1999-July 1999); and Former President and Chief Executive Officer of SIS Bancorp. (1993-1999). Oversees 42 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Marshall has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2000, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Karen L. Stuckey,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1953

   Partner (1990-2012) of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (professional services firm) (held various positions 1975- 1990); Trustee (1992-2006) and member of Executive, Nominating and Audit Committees and Chair of Finance Committee of Lehigh University; and member, Women’s Investment Management Forum (professional organization) since inception. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Stuckey has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

James D. Vaughn,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1945

  

Retired; former managing partner (1994-2001) of Denver office of Deloitte & Touche LLP, (held various positions 1969-1993); Trustee and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Schroder Funds (2003-2012); Board member and Chairman of Audit Committee of AMG National Trust Bank (since 2005); Trustee and Investment Committee member, University of South Dakota Foundation (since 1996); Board member, Audit Committee Member and past Board Chair, Junior Achievement (since 1993); former Board member, Mile High United Way, Boys and Girls Clubs, Boy Scouts, Colorado Business Committee for the Arts, Economic Club of Colorado and Metro Denver Network. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Vaughn has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

 

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

William F. Glavin, Jr.,

Trustee (since 2009)

Year of Birth: 1958

  

Chairman of the Sub-Adviser (July 2014-December 2014 and December 2009-December 2012) and Director of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2009); Chairman, Director and Chief Executive Officer (January 2013-June 2014) of the Manager; President of the Manager (January 2013-May 2013); Chief Executive Officer (January 2009-December 2012); President of the Sub-Adviser (May 2009-December 2012); Management Director (June 2009-June 2014), President (December 2009-June 2014) and Chief Executive Officer (January 2011-June 2014) of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (“OAC”) (the Sub-Adviser’s parent holding company); Director of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (March 2010-June 2014); Executive Vice President (March 2006-February 2009) and Chief Operating Officer (July 2007-February 2009) of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (OAC’s parent company); Director (May 2004-March 2006) and Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer (May 2004-January 2005), President (January 2005-March 2006) and Chief Executive Officer (June 2005-March 2006) of Babson Capital Management LLC; Director (March 2005-March 2006), President (May 2003-March 2006) and Chief Compliance Officer (July 2005-March 2006) of Babson Capital Securities, Inc. (a broker-dealer); President (May 2003-March 2006) of Babson Investment Company, Inc.; Director (May 2004-August 2006) of Babson Capital Europe Limited; Director (May 2004-October 2006) of Babson Capital Guernsey Limited; Director (May 2004-March 2006) of Babson Capital Management LLC; Non-Executive Director (March 2005-March 2007) of Baring Asset Management Limited; Director (February 2005-June 2006) Baring Pension Trustees Limited; Director and Treasurer (December 2003-November 2006) of Charter Oak Capital Management, Inc.; Director (May 2006-September 2006) of C.M. Benefit Insurance Company; Director (May 2008-June 2009) and Executive Vice President (June 2007-July 2009) of C.M. Life Insurance Company; President (March 2006-May 2007) of MassMutual Assignment Company; Director (January 2005-December 2006), Deputy Chairman (March 2005-December 2006) and President (February 2005-March 2005) of MassMutual Holdings (Bermuda) Limited; Director (May 2008-June 2009) and Executive Vice President (June 2007-July 2009) of MML Bay State Life Insurance Company; Chief Executive Officer and President (April 2007-January 2009) of MML Distributors, LLC; and Chairman (March 2006-December 2008) and Chief Executive Officer (May 2007-December 2008) of MML Investors Services, Inc. An officer of 91 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Glavin has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since December 2009, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

 

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

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

Christopher Proctor,

Vice President (since 2010)

Year of Birth: 1968

   Head of the Cash Strategies Team (since July 2013); Senior Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (since July 2013) and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2010). Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (August 2008-July 2013). Vice President at Calamos Asset Management (January 2007-March 2008) and Scudder-Kemper Investments (1999-2002). Managing Director and Co-Founder of Elmhurst Capital Management (June 2004-January 2007); Senior Manager of Research for Etrade Global Asset Management (2002-2004). A portfolio manager and officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Adam S. Wilde,

Vice President (since 2013)

Year of Birth: 1978

   Mr. Wilde has been a Vice President of the Sub-Adviser since May 2011 and a Portfolio Manager of the Sub-Adviser since July 2013. He served as the head of credit research for the cash strategies team of the Sub-Adviser from 2011 to 2013, and as an Assistant Vice President and senior research analyst of the Sub-Adviser from 2008 to 2011. Mr. Wilde served as an intermediate research analyst of the Sub-Adviser from 2007 to 2008 and served in other analyst roles of the Sub-Adviser since 2002. Mr. Wilde joined the Sub-Adviser in 2001. A portfolio manager and officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Arthur P. Steinmetz,

President and Principal Executive Officer (since 2014)

Year of Birth: 1958

   Chairman of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2015); CEO and Chairman of the Manager (since July 2014), President of the Manager (since May 2013), a Director of the Manager (since January 2013), Director of the Sub-Adviser (since July 2014), President, Management Director and CEO of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (the Sub-Adviser’s parent holding company) (since July 2014), and President and Director of OFI SteelPath, Inc. (since January 2013). Chief Investment Officer of the OppenheimerFunds advisory entities from (January 2013-December 2013); Executive Vice President of the Manager (January 2013-May 2013); Chief Investment Officer of the Sub-Adviser (October 2010-December 2012); Chief Investment Officer, Fixed-Income, of the Sub-Adviser (April 2009-October 2010); Executive Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (October 2009-December 2012); Director of Fixed Income of the Sub-Adviser (January 2009-April 2009); and a Senior Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (March 1993-September 2009). An officer of 91 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Arthur S. Gabinet,

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2011)

Year of Birth: 1958

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

Jennifer Sexton,

Vice President and Chief Business Officer (since 2014)

Year of Birth: 1969

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

Mary Ann Picciotto,

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

Year of Birth: 1973

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

Brian W. Wixted,

Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer (since 1999)

Year of Birth: 1959

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

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and Officers and is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1.800.988.8287.

 

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OPPENHEIMER MONEY FUND/VA

 

A Series of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds

 

Manager    OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.
Sub-Adviser    OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Distributor    OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.
Transfer and    OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.
Shareholder   
Servicing Agent   
Sub-Transfer Agent    Shareholder Services, Inc.
   DBA OppenheimerFunds Services
Independent    KPMG LLP
Registered   
Public   
Accounting   
Firm   
Counsel    K&L Gates LLP
   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, or calling us at 1.800.988.8287. Read prospectuses and summary prospectuses carefully before investing.
   © 2015 OppenheimerFunds, Inc. All rights reserved. Oppenheimer funds are distributed by OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

 

 

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ANNUAL REPORT

 

        Listing of Top Holdings

 

        Fund Performance Discussion

 

        Financial Statements


PORTFOLIO MANAGERS: Michael Mata1, Krishna Memani, Sara J. Zervos, Ph.D. and Jack Brown, CFA

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE PERIODS ENDED 12/31/14

 

     Inception
Date
   1-Year     5-Year     10-Year  

Non-Service Shares

   5/3/93      2.84     6.22     5.25

Service Shares

   3/19/01      2.49       5.94       4.99  

Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

        5.97       4.45       4.71  

Citigroup World Government Bond Index

          -0.48        1.67       3.08  

Citigroup Non U.S. World Government Bond Index

        -2.68        0.85       2.64  

J.P. Morgan Domestic High Yield Index

          2.18       9.38       7.87  

Reference Index

          1.36       4.52       4.92  

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 and expense ratios may be lower or higher than the data quoted. For performance data current to the most recent month end, call us at 1.800.988.8287. The Fund’s total returns should not be expected to be the same as the returns of other funds, whether or not both funds have the same portfolio managers and/or similar names. The Fund’s total returns include changes in share price and reinvested distributions but do not include the charges associated with the separate account products that offer this Fund. Such performance would have been lower if such charges were taken into account.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

 

        

Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes

     49.6

Mortgage-Backed Obligations

  

Government Agency

     7.4   

Non-Agency

     8.2   

Foreign Government Obligations

     13.3  

Investment Companies

  

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund

     2.5   

Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC

     2.1   

Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC

     5.6   

Oppenheimer Ultra-Short Duration Fund

     2.1   

Corporate Loans

     3.7  

Asset-Backed Securities

     2.3  

U.S. Government Obligations

     1.5  

Structured Securities

     0.8  

Short-Term Notes

     0.4  

Preferred Stocks

     0.2  

Common Stocks

     0.2  

Over-the-Counter Options Purchased

     0.1  

Exchange-Traded Options Purchased

     *   

Over-the-Counter Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased

     *   

Rights, Warrants and Certificates

       

* Represents less than 0.005%.

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of December 31, 2014, and are based on the total market value of investments.

 

1. Michael Mata became a portfolio manager in November 2014.

CREDIT RATING BREAKDOWN

 

      

 

NRSRO ONLY TOTAL

 

 

 

AAA

       11.3%                

AA

       1.3                  

A

       5.2                  

BBB

       20.9                  

BB

       18.6                  

B

       22.5                  

CCC

       7.9                  

CC

       0.4                  

C

       0.0                  

D

       0.4                  

Unrated

       11.0                  

Total

       100.0%                

The percentages above are based on the market value of the Fund’s securities as of December 31, 2014, and are subject to change. Except for securities labeled “Unrated,” and except for certain securities issued or guaranteed by a foreign sovereign, all securities have been rated by at least one Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (“NRSRO”), such as Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”). For securities rated only by an NRSRO other than S&P, OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (the “Sub-Adviser”) converts that rating to the equivalent S&P rating. If two or more NRSROs have assigned a rating to a security, the highest S&P equivalent rating is used. Unrated securities issued or guaranteed by a foreign sovereign are assigned a credit rating equal to the highest NRSRO rating assigned to that foreign sovereign. For securities not rated by an NRSRO, the Sub-Adviser uses its own credit analysis to assign ratings in categories similar to those of S&P. The use of similar categories is not an indication that the Sub-Adviser’s credit analysis process is consistent or comparable with any NRSRO’s process were that NRSRO to rate the same security. Fund assets invested in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund are assigned that fund’s S&P rating, which is currently AAA. For the purposes of this table, “investment-grade” securities are securities rated within the NRSROs’ four highest rating categories (AAA, AA, A and BBB). Unrated securities do not necessarily indicate low credit quality, and may or may not be the equivalent of investment-grade. Please consult the Fund’s prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for further information.

 

 

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Fund Performance Discussion

The Fund’s Non-Service shares produced a total return of 2.84% during the reporting period. In comparison, the Fund outperformed the 1.36% return of its Reference Index (the “Index”), which currently is comprised of the following broad-based securities indices: 40% Citigroup Non-U.S. World Government Bond Index, 30% J.P. Morgan Domestic High Yield Index, and 30% Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The Fund’s investments in U.S. mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) and its low foreign currency exposure helped drive its outperformance versus the Index.

MARKET OVERVIEW

To start 2014, the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) began reducing its monthly purchases of U.S. government Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) in steady $10 billion increments, and completed the process at the end of October, thereby ending the quantitative easing (“QE”) program’s purchases. Tapering the QE program in increments helped reduce market volatility and enabled investors to prepare for a post-QE market environment. Although data in the U.S. softened for the first quarter, partially attributed to cold weather effects across much of the country, it was positive in the second and third quarters of 2014, with Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) growing at 4.6% and an estimated 5.0%, respectively.

While economic growth in the U.S. remained largely on track, it slowed in other areas, including Europe, parts of both Latin America and Asia Pacific. Interest rates in core Europe dropped significantly, and turned negative in many cases. The U.S. dollar rallied strongly against most currencies, but especially the Russian ruble, Brazilian real, the euro, and Japanese yen. In many cases, the large move in currencies represented buying of the U.S. dollar due to a positive U.S. economic outlook compared to weakening growth prospects elsewhere, in addition to anticipated higher rates in the U.S. The euro was challenged by persistent weakness in Europe and elevated concerns about deflation. Other nations faced headwinds as well. Japan’s economy remained moribund while Brazil faced a quadruple threat of recession, election uncertainty, inflation and a current account deficit. Falling commodity prices pressured natural resource exporters like Brazil, Russia and Australia. Russia was also under pressure due to sanctions related to hostilities in eastern Ukraine and Crimea, and the precipitous drop in oil prices. Even countries with positive economic fundamentals saw their currencies drop versus the dollar. Finally, the Chinese central bank moved to inject liquidity into the economy.

FUND REVIEW

The Fund received strong absolute and relative results from mortgages this reporting period. These investment-grade securities offered relatively attractive yields, sparking greater demand when investors resumed their search for more competitive levels of current income. However, we began to reduce the Fund’s exposure to MBS during the reporting period when valuations rose to richer levels and re-allocated the capital into high yield. The Fund’s investments in mortgages at period end included new vintage collateralized mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) and some older subprime CMBS. Although high yield spreads are tighter than they were a year ago, we continue to believe high yield has some of the most attractive fundamentals in the fixed income universe. The high yield portfolio produced positive absolute results during the reporting period. However, the high yield portfolio underperformed the J.P. Morgan Domestic High Yield Index. The sharp drop in oil hurt our positions in the energy sector, where we had an approximate 5.5% exposure in the portfolio. We expect to reduce that exposure to roughly 4% in the near term. Overall, the Fund has maintained a focus on lower-rated bonds at period end, favoring B-rated bonds over BB-rated bonds, and also maintained an allocation to CCC-rated bonds. While the performance of lower-rated bonds was positive on an absolute basis, this positioning detracted from performance versus the J.P. Morgan Domestic High Yield Index as lower-rated bonds generally underperformed higher-rated bonds.

Our allocation to European credit and our lack of exposure to developed market sovereign debt also contributed to performance this reporting period. In addition, our low foreign currency exposure benefited performance as the U.S. dollar rallied steadily. The Fund’s overall exposure to foreign currencies has been below neutral for some time. We analyze our currency exposures from a total return perspective, and recognize that while emerging market rates may look attractive, emerging market currency exposure subjects the portfolio to significant volatility. In light of this, and consistent with our overall assessment of the market, we expect our emerging market foreign currency exposure to fluctuate around zero for the foreseeable future—sometimes marginally positive, sometimes flat and sometimes net short. After the U.S. dollar’s strong performance in 2014, we currently have a preference for relative value trades in currencies rather than outright short positions. We continue to have much higher conviction in our views on credit than on currencies.

Finally, we ended the reporting period with duration at 3.85 years, or roughly 2.2 years shorter than the Index. We analyze duration by interest rate curve, and much of our short position comes from our minimal exposure to European and Japanese sovereign debt. Our duration from U.S. exposures is roughly 3.5 years, slightly longer than the U.S. component of the Index. As a result, a rise in U.S. rates would probably not hurt the Fund’s performance meaningfully, although a significant widening of spreads could. Our short duration positioning contributed to performance in 2013 but detracted in 2014 as rates rallied. While we expect rates to oscillate between 1.50% and 2.00% in early 2015, over time we expect rates to rise, although with some volatility. As a result, we expect to be

 

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short duration versus the Index for some time. As a reminder, the investment team generally buys the bonds it wants to own, and then independently adjusts duration to the level it wants.

STRATEGY & OUTLOOK

As we enter 2015, the U.S. economy continues to show momentum while growth is slowing in many other parts of the world. Geopolitical risk remains elevated ahead of Greek elections and the European Central Bank’s (“ECB”) announcement of the details on its QE program. In addition, commodity producers (including Russia and Brazil) are coming under increasing pressure from the sharp drop in oil and other commodities. We expect the market to trend sideways in the first quarter of 2015 and believe the ride could get bumpier. We believe the market will continue to react strongly to changes in expectations about the rate of growth in the U.S. and how aggressive the Fed is when it starts to tighten. We expect that tightening to begin in mid to later 2015, but we believe the risks are tilted toward the Fed’s raising rates less, and doing so later, than the market currently expects. (We expect to see a greater rise in rates in 2016.) We also anticipate the dollar will continue strengthening, although we believe it will pause along the way against various currencies. This should be a good environment for credit and spread products. If our views prove correct, our long position in credit, our short duration posture and our minimal exposure to foreign currencies have the potential to help performance. Our highest conviction views are in credit, and they are expressed clearly in the portfolio. We continue to believe interest rates are headed higher over time, probably over a matter of years. While we do not expect them to spike meaningfully in the near term, we can reduce duration further if needed.

Finally, we believe most key policy changes this year will likely originate elsewhere, not in the U.S. The Fed was on a steady path of tapering, it concluded the latest round of QE on schedule, and we expect there will be consistency in domestic monetary policy. We anticipate potentially positive changes coming from other regions. For example, the ECB could surprise with a larger or more effective QE program than the market currently expects to address anemic growth and low inflation in Europe. Japan has gone “all in” on its aggressive economic policies (Abenomics) as that country struggles to emerge from its fourth recession in six years. China had a surprise rate cut in the fourth quarter, and we expect more monetary and fiscal stimulus in 2015. India and Switzerland also surprised the markets in early 2015 with rate cuts of their own in an effort to stimulate growth. A number of emerging market countries are at or near the end of their tightening cycles and contemplating a move toward easing. We believe the portfolio is currently positioned to benefit in each of these scenarios.

Investors should consider the Fund’s investment objective, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The Fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund, and may be obtained by asking your financial advisor or calling us at 1.800.988.8287. Read prospectuses and summary prospectuses carefully before investing.

Total returns include changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions in a hypothetical investment for the periods shown.

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.

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.

Comparing the Fund’s Performance to the Market. The graphs that follow show the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in each share class of the Fund held until December 31, 2014. Performance is measured over a ten-fiscal-year period for both Classes. Performance information does not reflect charges that apply to separate accounts investing in the Fund. If these charges were taken into account, performance would be lower. The graphs assume that all dividends and capital gains distributions were reinvested in additional shares.

The Fund’s performance is compared to the performance of the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the Citigroup World Government Bond Index, the Citigroup Non-U.S. World Government Bond Index, J.P. Morgan Domestic High Yield Index and its Reference Index. The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an index of U.S dollar-denominated, investment-grade U.S. corporate government and mortgage-backed securities. The Citigroup World Government Bond Index is an index of debt securities of major foreign government bond markets. The Citigroup Non-U.S. World Government Bond Index is an index of fixed rate government bonds with a maturity of one year or longer and amounts outstanding of at least U.S. $25 million. The J. P. Morgan Domestic High Yield Index is an unmanaged index of high yield fixed income securities issued by developed countries. The Fund’s Reference Index is a customized weighted index currently comprised of the following underlying broad-based security indices: 40% Citigroup Non-U.S. World Government Bond Index, 30% J. P. Morgan Domestic High Yield Index, and

 

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30% Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The indices are unmanaged and cannot be purchased directly by investors. While index comparisons may be useful to provide a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, it must be noted that the Fund’s investments are not limited to the investments comprising the indices. Index performance includes reinvestment of income, but does not reflect transaction costs, fees, expenses or taxes. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only as a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, and does not predict or depict performance of the Fund. The Fund’s performance reflects the effects of the Fund’s business and operating expenses.

 

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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. For performance data current to the most recent month end, call us at 1.800.988.8287. The Fund’s total returns should not be expected to be the same as the returns of other funds, whether or not both funds have the same portfolio managers and/or similar names. The Fund’s total returns include changes in share price and reinvested distributions but do not include the charges associated with the separate account products that offer this Fund. Such performance would have been lower if such charges were taken into account.

 

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Fund Expenses

Fund Expenses. As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs 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 December 31, 2014.

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

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes.

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any charges associated with the separate accounts that offer this Fund. Therefore, the “hypothetical” lines of the table are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these separate account charges were included your costs would have been higher.

 

Actual   

Beginning

Account

Value

July 1, 2014

     Ending
Account
Value
December 31, 2014
     Expenses
Paid During
6 Months Ended
December 31, 2014                     
 

Non-Service shares

     $     1,000.00                     $             985.10                     $             3.61                        

Service shares

     1,000.00                     983.70                     4.86                       

Hypothetical

(5% return before expenses)

                       

Non-Service shares

     1,000.00                     1,021.58                     3.68                       

Service shares

     1,000.00                     1,020.32                     4.95                       

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for that class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). Those annualized expense ratios, excluding indirect expenses from affiliated funds, based on the 6-month period ended December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

Class    Expense Ratios        

Non-Service shares

     0.72%            

Service shares

     0.97              

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

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS December 31, 2014

    

    Principal Amount     Value         

 

     

Asset-Backed Securities—2.3%

  

   

 

     
American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust:       
Series 2012-2, Cl. D, 5.91%, 7/15/191   $ 410,000     $ 412,573        
Series 2012-3, Cl. C, 2.78%, 9/17/181     125,000       125,289        
Series 2014-3, Cl. B, 2.43%, 6/10/201     480,000       483,408        
Series 2014-4, Cl. B, 2.60%, 10/12/201     205,000       205,123        

 

     
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust:         
Series 2012-3, Cl. E, 4.46%, 11/8/191     360,000       374,959        
Series 2012-4, Cl. D, 2.68%, 10/9/18     220,000       221,843        
Series 2013-2, Cl. E, 3.41%, 10/8/201     560,000       564,680        
Series 2013-3, Cl. D, 3.00%, 7/8/19     440,000       447,821        
Series 2013-5, Cl. D, 2.86%, 12/8/19     220,000       220,096        
Series 2014-2, Cl. D, 2.57%, 7/8/20     300,000       296,315        
Series 2014-3, Cl. D, 3.13%, 10/8/20     260,000       261,785        
Series 2014-4, Cl. D, 3.07%, 11/9/20     230,000       230,237        

 

     
Avoca CLO VIII Ltd., Series VIII-X, Cl. E, 4.432%, 10/15/232   EUR 1,630,000       1,774,855        

 

     
Axius Europe CLO SA, Series 2007-1X, Cl. E, 4.678%, 11/15/232   EUR 212,712       238,172        

 

     
Cadogan Square CLO IV BV, Series 4X, Cl. D, 1.855%, 7/24/232   EUR 1,200,000             1,340,871        

 

     
California Republic Auto Receivables Trust:         
Series 2013-2, Cl. C, 3.32%, 8/17/20     365,000       366,677        
Series 2014-2, Cl. C, 3.29%, 3/15/21     130,000       129,441        
Series 2014-4, Cl. C, 3.56%, 9/15/21     145,000       144,974        

 

     
Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust:         
Series 2013-4, Cl. D, 3.22%, 5/20/19     170,000       172,616        
Series 2014-1, Cl. D, 3.39%, 7/22/19     185,000       188,352        
Series 2014-3, Cl. D, 3.14%, 2/20/20     255,000       256,227        

 

     
Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust/Ally Financial, Inc., Series 2013-1, Cl. D, 2.19%, 9/20/21     275,000       275,559        

 

     
CarMax Auto Owner Trust, Series 2014-2, Cl. D, 2.58%, 11/16/20     450,000       451,036        

 

     
CLI Funding V LLC, Series 2014-2A, Cl. A, 3.38%, 10/18/291     516,250       513,585        

 

     
CPS Auto Receivables Trust:         
Series 2014-C, Cl. A, 1.31%, 2/15/191     445,851       444,565        
Series 2014-D, Cl. A, 1.49%, 4/15/191     890,000       888,061        

 

     
CPS Auto Trust, Series 2012-C, Cl. A, 1.82%, 12/16/191     87,769       88,282        

 

     
Cronos Containers Program I Ltd., Series 2014-2A, Cl. A, 3.27%, 11/18/291     643,981       644,229        

 

     
DT Auto Owner Trust:         
Series 2012-2A, Cl. D, 4.35%, 3/15/191     596,406       601,630        
Series 2013-1A, Cl. D, 3.74%, 5/15/201     265,000       268,289        
Series 2013-2A, Cl. D, 4.18%, 6/15/201     675,000       682,133        
Series 2014-1A, Cl. D, 3.98%, 1/15/211     580,000       579,244        
Series 2014-3A, Cl. D, 4.47%, 11/15/211     290,000       290,046        

 

     
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust:         
Series 2012-2A, Cl. C, 3.06%, 7/16/181     65,000       65,498        
Series 2013-2A, Cl. C, 4.35%, 1/15/191     500,000       506,839        
Series 2014-1A, Cl. B, 2.42%, 1/15/191     370,000       369,953        
Series 2014-1A, Cl. C, 3.57%, 7/15/191     370,000       367,564        
Series 2014-2A, Cl. A, 1.06%, 8/15/181     128,621       128,443        
Series 2014-2A, Cl. C, 3.26%, 12/16/191     180,000       176,304        

 

     
First Investors Auto Owner Trust:         
Series 2012-1A, Cl. D, 5.65%, 4/15/181     285,000       294,634        
    Principal Amount     Value    

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities (Continued)

  

 

 
First Investors Auto Owner Trust: (Continued)   
Series 2013-3A, Cl. C, 2.91%, 1/15/201   $ 265,000     $ 266,747    
Series 2013-3A, Cl. D, 3.67%, 5/15/201     195,000       195,764    
Series 2014-3A, Cl. D, 3.85%, 2/15/221     210,000       209,865    

 

 
Flagship Credit Auto Trust, Series 2014-2, Cl. A, 1.43%, 12/16/191     445,709       445,283    

 

 
GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust, Series 2014-1A, Cl. D, 2.51%, 3/20/191     305,000       305,685    

 

 
Halcyon Structured Asset Management European CLO BV, Series 2006-IIX, Cl. E, 4.158%, 1/25/232   EUR 1,405,000       1,574,651    

 

 
Harvest CLO IA SA:   
Series I-X, Cl. C, 1.983%, 3/29/172   EUR 14,549       17,603    
Series I-X, Cl. D, 3.083%, 3/29/172   EUR 595,000       719,662    
Series I-X, Cl. E, 7.683%, 3/29/172   EUR 595,000       708,404    

 

 
Highlander Euro CDO II Cayman Ltd., Series 2006-2CX, Cl. E, 3.679%, 12/14/222   EUR 1,388,921             1,515,645    

 

 
ICE EM CLO:   
Series 2007-1A, Cl. B, 2.031%, 8/15/222,3     7,870,000       7,323,822    
Series 2007-1A, Cl. C, 3.331%, 8/15/222,3     5,270,000       4,957,489    
Series 2007-1A, Cl. D, 5.331%, 8/15/222,3     5,270,000       4,859,994    

 

 
Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II, Series 2014-1, Cl. D, 2.47%, 10/25/191,2     180,000       180,745    

 

 
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust:   
Series 2012-5, Cl. D, 3.30%, 9/17/18     540,000       556,340    
Series 2012-AA, Cl. D, 2.46%, 12/17/181     825,000       825,038    
Series 2013-1, Cl. D, 2.27%, 1/15/19     920,000       914,714    
Series 2013-2, Cl. D, 2.57%, 3/15/19     1,110,000       1,124,594    
Series 2013-4, Cl. E, 4.67%, 1/15/201     520,000       544,178    
Series 2013-5, Cl. D, 2.73%, 10/15/19     520,000       521,801    
Series 2013-A, Cl. C, 3.12%, 10/15/191     1,195,000       1,224,588    
Series 2013-A, Cl. E, 4.71%, 1/15/211     405,000       419,786    
Series 2014-4, Cl. D, 3.10%, 11/16/20     300,000       300,685    

 

 
SNAAC Auto Receivables Trust:   
Series 2012-1A, Cl. C, 4.38%, 6/15/171     36,926       37,064    
Series 2013-1A, Cl. C, 3.07%, 8/15/181     220,000       223,507    

 

 
Stichting Halcyon Structured Asset Management European, Series 2007-IX, Cl. E, 4.105%, 7/24/232   EUR 706,933       791,191    

 

 
TAL Advantage V LLC, Series 2014-2A, Cl. A1, 1.70%, 5/20/391     178,733       177,586    

 

 
Theseus European CLO SA, Series 2006-1X, Cl. E, 4.288%, 8/27/222   EUR 1,490,000       1,681,968    

 

 
Trip Rail Master Funding LLC, Series 2014-1A, Cl. A1, 2.863%, 4/15/441     146,536       145,746    

 

 
United Auto Credit Securitization Trust:   
Series 2013-1, Cl. C, 2.22%, 12/15/171     230,000       230,548    
Series 2014-1, Cl. D, 2.38%, 10/15/181     260,000       256,194    

 

 
Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust:   
Series 2014-1A, Cl. D, 2.20%, 2/15/211     245,000       242,705    
 

 

7      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND/VA


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

    

    Principal Amount     Value         

 

     

Asset-Backed Securities (Continued)

  

   

 

     
Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust: (Continued)       
Series 2014-2A, Cl. D, 2.86%, 7/15/211   $ 245,000     $ 244,957        
   

 

 

     

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $51,456,999)

 

     

 

      49,836,757  

 

 

 

   

 

     

Mortgage-Backed Obligations—15.9%

  

   

 

     

Government Agency—7.5%

  

   

 

     

FHLMC/FNMA/FHLB/Sponsored—7.4%

  

   

 

     
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Gold Pool:       
5.00%, 9/1/33     522,205       578,013        
5.50%, 9/1/39     670,081       749,552        
6.00%, 5/1/18-11/1/21     154,025       171,280        
6.50%, 3/1/18-8/1/32     645,292       735,192        
7.00%, 10/1/31-10/1/37     140,509       159,894        
7.50%, 1/1/32     404,276       494,041        

 

     
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:        
Series 192,Cl. IO, 4.752%, 2/1/284     10,184       1,873        
Series 205,Cl. IO, 10.001%, 9/1/294     59,230       11,535        
Series 243,Cl. 6, 0.00%, 12/15/324,5     137,146       24,997        

 

     
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Mtg.-Linked Amortizing Global Debt Securities, Series 2012-1, Cl. A10, 2.06%, 1/15/22     1,365,185       1,391,787        

 

     
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates:        
Series K015,Cl. A1, 2.257%, 10/25/20     152,764       155,686        
Series K040,Cl. A1, 2.768%, 4/25/24     1,450,912       1,489,193        
Series K041,Cl. A1, 2.72%, 8/25/24     1,235,000       1,259,700        
Series K503,Cl. A1, 1.384%, 1/25/19     1,942,662       1,929,432        
Series K709,Cl. A1, 1.56%, 10/25/18     323,209       325,848        
Series K717,Cl. A1, 2.342%, 2/25/21     955,000       974,756        

 

     
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates:        
Series 1360,Cl. PZ, 7.50%, 9/15/22     435,157       484,425        
Series 151,Cl. F, 9.00%, 5/15/21     9,761       10,889        
Series 1674,Cl. Z, 6.75%, 2/15/24     253,023       280,091        
Series 1897,Cl. K, 7.00%, 9/15/26     803,473       901,239        
Series 2043,Cl. ZP, 6.50%, 4/15/28     298,924       334,340        
Series 2106,Cl. FG, 0.611%, 12/15/282     511,355       517,290        
Series 2122,Cl. F, 0.611%, 2/15/292     14,044       14,207        
Series 2148,Cl. ZA, 6.00%, 4/15/29     333,264       365,607        
Series 2195,Cl. LH, 6.50%, 10/15/29     209,175       232,723        
Series 2326,Cl. ZP, 6.50%, 6/15/31     27,878       31,217        
Series 2344,Cl. FP, 1.111%, 8/15/312     132,724       136,558        
Series 2368,Cl. PR, 6.50%, 10/15/31     106,360       119,169        
Series 2412,Cl. GF, 1.111%, 2/15/322     222,743       229,241        
Series 2449,Cl. FL, 0.711%, 1/15/322     158,081       160,395        
Series 2451,Cl. FD, 1.161%, 3/15/322     82,880       85,437        
Series 2453,Cl. BD, 6.00%, 5/15/17     20,354       21,400        
Series 2461,Cl. PZ, 6.50%, 6/15/32     379,604       424,815        
Series 2464,Cl. FI, 1.161%, 2/15/322     69,512       71,530        
Series 2470,Cl. AF, 1.161%, 3/15/322     142,202       146,594        
Series 2470,Cl. LF, 1.161%, 2/15/322     71,135       73,201        
Series 2471,Cl. FD, 1.161%, 3/15/322     104,113       107,163        
Series 2477,Cl. FZ, 0.711%, 6/15/312     292,313       296,439        
Series 2500,Cl. FD, 0.661%, 3/15/322     12,746       12,922        
Series 2517,Cl. GF, 1.161%, 2/15/322     61,848       63,644        
Series 2526,Cl. FE, 0.561%, 6/15/292     22,290       22,516        
Series 2551,Cl. FD, 0.561%, 1/15/332     9,345       9,431        
Series 2635,Cl. AG, 3.50%, 5/15/32     94,449       98,497        
Series 2668,Cl. AZ, 4.00%, 9/15/18     46,843       48,623        
Series 2676,Cl. KY, 5.00%, 9/15/23     1,216,559       1,317,427        
Series 2707,Cl. QE, 4.50%, 11/15/18     167,364       176,085        
Series 2770,Cl. TW, 4.50%, 3/15/19     23,298       24,587        
Series 3025,Cl. SJ, 24.16%, 8/15/352     184,016       261,108        
Series 3465,Cl. HA, 4.00%, 7/15/17     11,600       11,695        
Series 3617,Cl. DC, 4.00%, 7/15/27     16,828       16,876        
Series 3741,Cl. PA, 2.15%, 2/15/35     851,817       867,816        
Series 3815,Cl. BD, 3.00%, 10/15/20     27,580       28,290        
Series 3822,Cl. JA, 5.00%, 6/15/40     38,048       40,016        
Series 3840,Cl. CA, 2.00%, 9/15/18     20,824       21,109        
Series 3848,Cl. WL, 4.00%, 4/15/40     387,289       397,289        
    Principal Amount     Value    

 

 

FHLMC/FNMA/FHLB/Sponsored (Continued)

  

 

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates: (Continued)    
Series 3857,Cl. GL, 3.00%, 5/15/40   $ 15,987     $ 16,362    
Series 3917,Cl. BA, 4.00%, 6/15/38     230,499       239,989    
Series 4221,Cl. HJ, 1.50%, 7/15/23     446,510       448,181    

 

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates, Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:     
Series 2074,Cl. S, 48.42%, 7/17/284     16,204       3,721    
Series 2079,Cl. S, 0.00%, 7/17/284,5     29,229       6,865    
Series 2136,Cl. SG, 63.567%, 3/15/294     705,073       164,760    
Series 2399,Cl. SG, 54.081%, 12/15/264     420,123       97,425    
Series 2437,Cl. SB, 68.227%, 4/15/324     1,435,208       373,396    
Series 2526,Cl. SE, 24.953%, 6/15/294     27,985       5,393    
Series 2682,Cl. TQ, 99.999%, 10/15/334     264,956       60,988    
Series 2795,Cl. SH, 9.434%, 3/15/244     594,751       81,109    
Series 2920,Cl. S, 46.042%, 1/15/354     277,224       44,528    
Series 2922,Cl. SE, 4.035%, 2/15/354     47,291       7,573    
Series 2981,Cl. BS, 99.999%, 5/15/354     513,478       112,499    
Series 3201,Cl. SG, 1.968%, 8/15/364     259,554       42,397    
Series 3397,Cl. GS, 12.274%, 12/15/374     201,241       34,730    
Series 3424,Cl. EI, 1.976%, 4/15/384     106,131       12,111    
Series 3450,Cl. BI, 6.511%, 5/15/384     330,511       42,950    
Series 3606,Cl. SN, 0.00%, 12/15/394,5     101,056       18,052    
Series 3659,Cl. IE, 0.00%, 3/15/194,5     460,103       30,903    
Series 3685,Cl. EI, 0.00%, 3/15/194,5     339,925       19,910    

 

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Nts.:    
Series 2014-DN4,Cl. M3, 4.72%, 10/25/242     4,315,000             4,261,915    
Series 2014-HQ2,Cl. M3, 3.92%, 9/25/242     5,430,000       4,963,862    

 

 
Federal National Mortgage Assn.:   
3.50%, 1/15/456     12,710,000       13,243,855    
4.00%, 1/25/456     36,485,000       38,929,022    
4.50%, 1/1/30-1/15/456     40,860,000       44,283,679    
5.00%, 1/1/456     2,935,000       3,242,769    
6.00%, 1/1/456     4,305,000       4,882,512    

 

 
Federal National Mortgage Assn. Pool:   
3.50%, 12/1/20-2/1/22     710,395       751,608    
5.00%, 2/1/18-7/1/33     1,872,994       2,004,916    
5.50%, 4/1/21-5/1/36     365,862       408,071    
6.00%, 10/1/16-1/1/19     91,895       95,181    
6.50%, 4/1/17-1/1/34     945,967       1,083,807    
7.00%, 11/1/17-6/1/34     1,092,135       1,265,462    
7.50%, 2/1/27-3/1/33     1,329,558       1,587,521    
8.50%, 7/1/32     2,081       2,401    

 

 
Federal National Mortgage Assn., Connecticut Avenue Securities, Series 2014-C03, Cl. 2M2, 3.07%, 7/25/242     3,110,000       2,788,386    

 

 
Federal National Mortgage Assn., Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:    
Series 214,Cl. 2, 37.402%, 3/25/234     171,988       27,148    
Series 221,Cl. 2, 40.952%, 5/25/234     20,741       3,386    
Series 254,Cl. 2, 30.671%, 1/25/244     345,895       50,351    
Series 301,Cl. 2, 0.00%, 4/25/294,5     63,210       10,876    
Series 313,Cl. 2, 3.219%, 6/25/314     618,801       88,668    
Series 319,Cl. 2, 0.00%, 2/25/324,5     301,431       51,811    
Series 321,Cl. 2, 1.967%, 4/25/324     86,114       14,980    
Series 324,Cl. 2, 0.00%, 7/25/324,5     90,806       15,821    
Series 328,Cl. 2, 0.00%, 12/25/324,5     184,373       21,963    
Series 331,Cl. 5, 0.00%, 2/25/334,5     346,370       77,301    
Series 332,Cl. 2, 0.00%, 3/25/334,5     1,456,317       335,183    
Series 334,Cl. 12, 0.00%, 3/25/334,5     282,038       61,462    
Series 339,Cl. 15, 1.637%, 10/25/334     856,578       171,649    
Series 345,Cl. 9, 0.00%, 1/25/344,5     248,740       49,195    
Series 351,Cl. 10, 0.00%, 4/25/344,5     168,295       27,615    
Series 351,Cl. 8, 0.00%, 4/25/344,5     283,854       46,201    
Series 356,Cl. 10, 0.00%, 6/25/354,5     212,492       39,606    
Series 356,Cl. 12, 0.00%, 2/25/354,5     103,670       16,562    
Series 362,Cl. 13, 0.00%, 8/25/354,5     131,302       22,817    

 

 
Federal National Mortgage Assn., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates:    
Series 1999-54,Cl. LH, 6.50%, 11/25/29     191,797       211,252    
Series 2001-51,Cl. OD, 6.50%, 10/25/31     105,206       115,287    
Series 2001-69,Cl. PF, 1.17%, 12/25/312     167,140       172,037    
 

 

8      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND/VA


 

        Principal Amount     Value         

 

     

FHLMC/FNMA/FHLB/Sponsored (Continued)

  

   

 

     
Federal National Mortgage Assn., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates: (Continued)        
Series 2001-80,Cl. ZB, 6.00%, 1/25/32     $ 190,168     $ 206,563        
Series 2002-12,Cl. PG, 6.00%, 3/25/17       60,289       62,585        
Series 2002-29,Cl. F, 1.17%, 4/25/322       73,940       76,103        
Series 2002-60,Cl. FH, 1.17%, 8/25/322       148,099       152,425        
Series 2002-64,Cl. FJ, 1.17%, 4/25/322       22,769       23,435        
Series 2002-68,Cl. FH, 0.662%, 10/18/322       51,058       51,708        
Series 2002-84,Cl. FB, 1.17%, 12/25/322       331,996       341,720        
Series 2002-9,Cl. PC, 6.00%, 3/25/17       60,492       63,014        
Series 2002-9,Cl. PR, 6.00%, 3/25/17       74,069       76,852        
Series 2002-90,Cl. FH, 0.67%, 9/25/322       185,752       188,003        
Series 2003-100,Cl. PA, 5.00%, 10/25/18       300,626       317,542        
Series 2003-11,Cl. FA, 1.17%, 9/25/322       332,004       341,728        
Series 2003-112,Cl. AN, 4.00%, 11/25/18       100,768       104,804        
Series 2003-116,Cl. FA, 0.57%, 11/25/332       33,132       33,351        
Series 2003-119,Cl. FK, 0.67%, 5/25/182       528,981       532,111        
Series 2003-84,Cl. GE, 4.50%, 9/25/18       43,242       45,179        
Series 2004-101,Cl. BG, 5.00%, 1/25/20       256,147       264,714        
Series 2004-25,Cl. PC, 5.50%, 1/25/34       89,495       94,746        
Series 2005-109,Cl. AH, 5.50%, 12/25/25       1,541,760             1,682,478        
Series 2005-31,Cl. PB, 5.50%, 4/25/35       560,000       665,683        
Series 2005-71,Cl. DB, 4.50%, 8/25/25       224,425       240,486        
Series 2006-11,Cl. PS, 23.945%, 3/25/362       158,094       226,228        
Series 2006-46,Cl. SW, 23.578%, 6/25/362       267,504       378,684        
Series 2008-14,Cl. BA, 4.25%, 3/25/23       183,981       192,398        
Series 2008-75,Cl. DB, 4.50%, 9/25/23       140,090       146,576        
Series 2009-113,Cl. DB, 3.00%, 12/25/20       417,995       429,658        
Series 2009-114,Cl. AC, 2.50%, 12/25/23       79,892       81,207        
Series 2009-36,Cl. FA, 1.11%, 6/25/372       85,687       87,950        
Series 2009-70,Cl. NT, 4.00%, 8/25/19       18,229       18,887        
Series 2009-70,Cl. TL, 4.00%, 8/25/19       531,910       551,102        
Series 2010-43,Cl. KG, 3.00%, 1/25/21       196,442       202,260        
Series 2011-122,Cl. EC, 1.50%, 1/25/20       259,366       261,062        
Series 2011-15,Cl. DA, 4.00%, 3/25/41       207,864       217,025        
Series 2011-3,Cl. EL, 3.00%, 5/25/20       691,298       710,816        
Series 2011-3,Cl. KA, 5.00%, 4/25/40       341,453       374,019        
Series 2011-38,Cl. AH, 2.75%, 5/25/20       22,013       22,540        
Series 2011-6,Cl. BA, 2.75%, 6/25/20       280,664       289,345        
Series 2011-69,Cl. EA, 3.00%, 11/25/29       222,209       225,970        
Series 2011-82,Cl. AD, 4.00%, 8/25/26       396,134       412,602        
Series 2012-20,Cl. FD, 0.57%, 3/25/422       610,429       613,461        

 

     
Federal National Mortgage Assn., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates, Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:         
Series 2001-61,Cl. SH, 20.462%, 11/18/314       83,249       15,770        
Series 2001-63,Cl. SD, 24.722%, 12/18/314       23,671       5,576        
Series 2001-68,Cl. SC, 15.819%, 11/25/314       15,008       2,909        
Series 2001-81,Cl. S, 18.094%, 1/25/324       18,382       3,995        
Series 2002-28,Cl. SA, 28.358%, 4/25/324       13,093       2,497        
Series 2002-38,Cl. SO, 39.582%, 4/25/324       80,267       14,114        
Series 2002-48,Cl. S, 24.031%, 7/25/324       20,604       4,002        
Series 2002-52,Cl. SL, 26.897%, 9/25/324       13,157       2,590        
Series 2002-56,Cl. SN, 25.567%, 7/25/324       28,313       6,304        
Series 2002-77,Cl. IS, 35.376%, 12/18/324       136,751       31,248        
Series 2002-77,Cl. SH, 28.788%, 12/18/324       27,900       5,485        
Series 2002-9,Cl. MS, 20.573%, 3/25/324       25,193       5,129        
Series 2003-13,Cl. IO, 4.778%, 3/25/334       253,783       48,989        
Series 2003-26,Cl. DI, 6.223%, 4/25/334       213,425       37,699        
Series 2003-33,Cl. SP, 22.274%, 5/25/334       151,429       32,875        
Series 2003-38,Cl. SA, 0.00%, 3/25/234,5       125,768       8,357        
Series 2003-4,Cl. S, 24.106%, 2/25/334       44,306       9,198        
Series 2004-56,Cl. SE, 8.065%, 10/25/334       734,043       124,532        
Series 2005-12,Cl. SC, 5.999%, 3/25/354       23,702       3,943        
Series 2005-14,Cl. SE, 31.172%, 3/25/354       812,869       125,841        
Series 2005-40,Cl. SA, 41.818%, 5/25/354       723,895       142,371        
Series 2005-40,Cl. SB, 56.134%, 5/25/354       1,156,630       235,015        
Series 2005-52,Cl. JH, 2.257%, 5/25/354       394,667       69,208        
Series 2005-63,Cl. SA, 41.948%, 10/25/314       41,018       7,169        
Series 2006-90,Cl. SX, 0.00%, 9/25/364,7       717,207       130,721        
Series 2007-88,Cl. XI, 25.118%, 6/25/374       918,700       126,357        
Series 2008-55,Cl. SA, 0.00%, 7/25/384,5       83,117       11,455        
        Principal Amount     Value    

 

 

FHLMC/FNMA/FHLB/Sponsored (Continued)

  

 

 

 
Federal National Mortgage Assn., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates, Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security: (Continued)     
Series 2009-8,Cl. BS, 0.00%, 2/25/244,5     $ 135,113     $ 9,166    
Series 2010-95,Cl. DI, 0.00%, 11/25/204,5       604,687       39,125    
Series 2012-40,Cl. PI, 0.889%, 4/25/414       1,529,604       248,057    

 

 
Federal National Mortgage Assn., Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security, Series 302, Cl. 2, 6%, 5/1/29       3       —    
     

 

 

 
       

 

    158,721,377  

 

 

 

 

 

GNMA/Guaranteed—0.1%

  

 

 

 
Government National Mortgage Assn. I Pool:   
7.00%, 3/15/28-7/15/28       123,096       138,341    
7.50%, 2/15/27       5,032       5,175    
8.00%, 11/15/25-5/15/26       32,771       33,033    

 

 
Government National Mortgage Assn. II Pool, 1.625%, 11/20/252       3,703       3,824    

 

 
Government National Mortgage Assn., Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:    
Series 1998-6,Cl. SA, 53.719%, 3/16/284       38,055       8,556    
Series 2007-17,Cl. AI, 12.917%, 4/16/374       354,207       73,033    
Series 2011-52,Cl. HS, 9.159%, 4/16/414       604,035       127,424    

 

 
Government National Mortgage Assn., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates:    
Series 1999-32,Cl. ZB, 8.00%, 9/16/29       585,572       687,451    
Series 2000-12,Cl. ZA, 8.00%, 2/16/30       1,272,897       1,473,576    
     

 

 

 
       

 

2,550,413  

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Agency—8.4%

     

 

 

Commercial—7.4%

     

 

 
Banc of America Funding Trust, Series 2006-G, Cl. 2A4, 0.455%, 7/20/362       1,275,000       1,186,441    

 

 
BCAP LLC Trust:     
Series 2011-R11,Cl. 18A5, 2.24%, 9/26/351,2       246,829       251,814    
Series 2012-RR2,Cl. 6A3, 2.691%, 9/26/351,2       433,808       435,910    
Series 2012-RR6,2.404%, 11/26/361       349,349       343,785    
Series 2013-RR2,Cl. 5A2, 2.629%, 3/26/361,2       7,351,575       6,207,373    

 

 
Bear Stearns ARM Trust, Series 2005-2, Cl. A1, 2.58%, 3/25/352       204,502       207,096    

 

 
Chase Mortgage Finance Trust, Series 2005-A2, Cl. 1A3, 2.483%, 1/25/362       24,994       23,718    

 

 
CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, Series 2005-17, Cl. 1A8, 5.50%, 9/25/35       1,452,998       1,434,043    

 

 
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-GC11, Cl. D, 4.458%, 4/10/461,2       3,125,000       3,013,075    

 

 
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.:      
Series 2009-8,Cl. 7A2, 2.612%, 3/25/361,2       10,474,197       9,368,307    
Series 2012-8,Cl. 1A1, 2.71%, 10/25/351,2       784,322       792,077    
Series 2014-8,Cl. 1A2, 0.446%, 7/20/362,3       3,400,000       2,832,625    

 

 
COMM Mortgage Trust:   
Series 2012-CR4,Cl. D, 4.575%, 10/15/451,2       70,000       70,249    
Series 2012-CR5,Cl. E, 4.335%, 12/10/451,2       2,970,000       2,940,324    
Series 2013-CR6,Cl. D, 4.174%, 3/10/461,2       1,525,000       1,443,197    
Series 2013-CR7,Cl. D, 4.354%, 3/10/461,2       3,245,000       3,074,839    
Series 2013-CR9,Cl. D, 4.259%, 7/10/451,2       2,685,000       2,555,614    
Series 2013-LC13,Cl. D, 5.048%, 8/10/461,2       3,579,000       3,608,083    
Series 2014-UBS3,Cl. D, 4.815%, 6/10/471,2       8,895,000       8,340,868    

 

 
COMM Mortgage Trust, Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security, Series 2012-CR5, Cl. XA, 0.00%, 12/10/454,5       3,462,476       327,632    

 

 
Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-GG9, Cl. AM, 5.475%, 3/10/39       660,000       692,776    

 

 
Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-C1, Cl. AJ, 5.467%, 2/15/392       695,000       723,069    

 

 
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2005-C6, Cl. AJ, 5.23%, 12/15/402       600,000       615,464    

 

 
CSMC, Series 2009-13R, Cl. 4A1, 2.618%, 9/26/361,2       69,010       69,627    

 

 
DBUBS Mortgage Trust, Series 2011-LC1A, Cl. E, 5.557%, 11/10/461,2       100,000       108,784    
 

 

9      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND/VA


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

    

    Principal Amount     Value         

 

     
Commercial (Continued)       

 

     
Deutsche Alt-B Securities, Inc. Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-AB2, Cl. A1, 5.888%, 6/25/362     $      87,997       $        71,058        

 

     
Deutsche Mortgage Securities, Inc., Series 2013-RS1, Cl. 1A2, 0.385%, 7/22/361,2     5,060,144       4,318,767        

 

     
FREMF Mortgage Trust:       
Series 2012-K501,Cl. C, 3.458%, 11/25/461,2     40,000       40,647        
Series 2013-K25,Cl. C, 3.743%, 11/25/451,2     2,000,000       1,942,184        
Series 2013-K26,Cl. C, 3.60%, 12/25/451,2     1,040,000       1,007,622        
Series 2013-K27,Cl. C, 3.497%, 1/25/461,2     1,630,000       1,537,529        
Series 2013-K28,Cl. C, 3.494%, 6/25/461,2     1,605,000       1,509,270        
Series 2013-K502,Cl. C, 3.195%, 3/25/451,2     220,000       218,790        
Series 2013-K712,Cl. C, 3.368%, 5/25/451,2     265,000       261,898        
Series 2013-K713,Cl. C, 3.165%, 4/25/461,2     535,000       522,310        

 

     
GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp., Series 2005-C4, Cl. AJ, 5.312%, 11/10/452     845,000       851,416        

 

     
GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2014-GC22, Cl. D, 4.646%, 6/10/471,2     1,515,000       1,411,985        

 

     
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR4, Cl. 6A1, 5.226%, 7/25/352     33,458       33,178        

 

     
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2012-LC9, Cl. E, 4.425%, 12/15/471,2     3,025,000       2,967,534        

 

     
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust:       
Series 2006-CB16,Cl. AJ, 5.623%, 5/12/45     2,695,000       2,765,945        
Series 2006-LDP8,Cl. AJ, 5.48%, 5/15/452     645,000       676,554        
Series 2007-CB18,Cl. AJ, 5.502%, 6/12/472     4,031,000       4,031,699        
Series 2013-C10,Cl. D, 4.159%, 12/15/472     4,665,000       4,486,097        

 

     
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-A1, Cl. 5A1, 2.576%, 7/25/352     92,133       91,915        

 

     
JP Morgan Resecuritization Trust:       
Series 2009-11,Cl. 5A1, 2.618%, 9/26/361,2     261,539       262,266        
Series 2009-5,Cl. 1A2, 2.607%, 7/26/361,2     5,146,052       4,455,335        

 

     
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust:       
Series 2013-C14,Cl. D, 4.561%, 8/15/461,2     2,500,000       2,441,724        
Series 2013-C15,Cl. D, 5.081%, 11/15/451,2     1,245,000       1,256,341        
Series 2014-C21,Cl. D, 4.661%, 8/15/472     4,953,000       4,693,324        

 

     
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-C1, Cl. AJ, 5.677%, 5/12/392     6,860,000       6,903,815        

 

     
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust:        
Series 2012-C6,Cl. E, 4.662%, 11/15/451,2     2,290,000       2,296,991        
Series 2013-C12,Cl. D, 4.769%, 10/15/461,2     2,370,000       2,330,656        
Series 2013-C13,Cl. D, 4.895%, 11/15/461,2     570,000       561,533        
Series 2013-C7,Cl. D, 4.302%, 2/15/461,2     4,435,000       4,286,776        
Series 2013-C8,Cl. D, 4.171%, 12/15/481,2     2,020,000       1,935,790        
Series 2014-C14,Cl. D, 4.834%, 2/15/471,2     5,060,000       4,913,852        

 

     
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2007-IQ13, Cl. AM, 5.406%, 3/15/44     765,000       815,424        

 

     
Morgan Stanley Re-Remic Trust, Series 2012-R3, Cl. 1A, 1.957%, 11/26/361,2     33,663       33,384        

 

     
Morgan Stanley Resecuritization Trust, Series 2013-R9, Cl. 3A, 2.362%, 6/26/461,2     336,726       341,764        

 

     
RALI Trust, Series 2005-QA4, Cl. A32, 3.056%, 4/25/352     52,292       7,829        

 

     
Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust:        
Series 2004-10,Cl. 2A, 2.391%, 8/25/342     5,778,356       5,708,004        
Series 2007-6,Cl. 3A1, 4.544%, 7/25/372     4,502,368       3,489,146        

 

     
UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust:        
Series 2012-C2,Cl. E, 4.889%, 5/10/631,2     3,450,000       3,441,328        
Series 2013-C5,Cl. D, 4.092%, 3/10/461,2     4,200,000       3,943,107        

 

     
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C30, Cl. AM, 5.383%, 12/15/43     140,000       148,745        

 

     
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust, Series 2005-AR16, Cl. 1A1, 2.339%, 12/25/352     17,258       16,501        

 

     
Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust, Series 2007-OA3, Cl. 5A, 1.913%, 4/25/472     535,719       411,797        
    Principal Amount     Value    

 

 
Commercial (Continued)   

 

 
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust:     
Series 2005-AR1,Cl. 1A1, 2.611%, 2/25/352     $      2,223,913       $      2,240,154    
Series 2005-AR10,Cl. 1A1, 2.614%, 6/25/352     1,021,088       1,039,872    
Series 2005-AR15,Cl. 1A6, 2.613%, 9/25/352     4,530,287       4,320,789    
Series 2006-8,Cl. A15, 6.00%, 7/25/36     2,300,974       2,312,948    
Series 2006-AR7,Cl. 2A4, 2.613%, 5/25/362     1,891,891       1,796,148    
Series 2007-AR3,Cl. A4, 5.702%, 4/25/372     1,147,038       1,127,658    

 

 
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust:   
Series 2012-C10,Cl. D, 4.458%, 12/15/451,2     105,000       102,498    
Series 2012-C7,Cl. E, 4.845%, 6/15/451,2     2,040,000       2,054,783    
Series 2012-C8,Cl. E, 4.876%, 8/15/451,2     2,275,000       2,312,523    
Series 2013-C11,Cl. D, 4.182%, 3/15/451,2     1,168,000       1,121,064    
Series 2013-C15,Cl. D, 4.483%, 8/15/461,2     4,445,000       4,282,906    

 

 
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Interest-Only Commercial Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2011-C3, Cl. XA, 0.00%, 3/15/441,4,5     5,691,789       310,524    
   

 

 

 
    157,130,487    

 

 
Multi-Family—0.3%    

 

 
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 2006-AR3, Cl. 1A2A, 5.334%, 6/25/362     3,208,476       2,957,111    

 

 
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust:    
Series 2005-AR15,Cl. 1A2, 2.613%, 9/25/352     364,376       357,377    
Series 2006-AR2,Cl. 2A3, 2.612%, 3/25/362     3,798,885       3,768,697    
   

 

 

 
    7,083,185    

 

 
Residential—0.7%    

 

 
Banc of America Funding Trust:   
Series 2007-1,Cl. 1A3, 6.00%, 1/25/37     1,347,917       1,227,462    
Series 2007-C,Cl. 1A4, 5.293%, 5/20/362     1,152,959       1,118,405    

 

 
Bear Stearns ARM Trust, Series 2006-1, Cl. A1, 2.36%, 2/25/362     50,509       50,485    

 

 
CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, Series 2005-J4, Cl. A7, 5.50%, 11/25/35     1,241,269       1,307,703    

 

 
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.:   
Series 2005-2,Cl. 1A3, 2.672%, 5/25/352     1,636,176       1,633,990    
Series 2005-3,Cl. 2A4, 2.709%, 8/25/352     2,892,033       2,472,231    

 

 
CWHEQ Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust:    
Series 2005-G,Cl. 2A, 0.391%, 12/15/352     88,447       76,735    
Series 2006-H,Cl. 2A1A, 0.311%, 11/15/362     39,404       28,568    

 

 
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-5F, Cl. 2A1, 6%, 6/25/36     362,888       345,436    

 

 
Home Equity Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-1, Cl. M6, 5.863%, 6/25/352     758,403       773,336    

 

 
MASTR Asset Backed Securities Trust, Series 2006-WMC3, Cl. A3, 0.27%, 8/25/362     1,021,133       506,058    

 

 
NC Finance Trust, Series 1999-I, Cl. D, 8.75%, 1/25/293,8     66,744       10,145    

 

 
RALI Trust, Series 2006-QS13, Cl. 1A8, 6%, 9/25/36     24,894       20,055    

 

 
Residential Asset Securitization Trust, Series 2005-A6CB, Cl. A7, 6%, 6/25/35     3,169,292       3,028,823    

 

 
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust, Series 2003-AR10, Cl. A7, 2.419%, 10/25/332     130,458       133,590    

 

 
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust, Series 2006-AR14, Cl. 1A2, 5.724%, 10/25/362     1,853,419       1,804,668    
   

 

 

 
    14,537,690    
   

 

 

 
Total Mortgage-Backed Obligations
(Cost $330,245,755)
        340,023,152    

 

 

U.S. Government Obligations—1.6%

  

 

 
Federal National Mortgage Assn. Nts., 1%, 9/27/17     848,000       845,377    
 

 

10      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND/VA


     Principal Amount     Value       

U.S. Government Obligations (Continued)

  

           
United States Treasury Nts.:       
1.00%, 12/15/17         $ 3,659,000     $     3,650,851      
1.375%, 9/30/189,10     16,696,000       16,677,735      
2.00%, 9/30/2010     9,509,000       9,602,977      
2.50%, 8/15/23     735,000       758,285      
United States Treasury Nts. Strips, 6.16%, 2/15/16     2,116,000       2,106,980      
Total U.S. Government Obligations (Cost $33,426,672)           33,642,205      
       

Foreign Government Obligations—13.5%

  

           
Angola—0.0%        
Republic of Angola Via Northern Lights III BV Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7%, 8/16/19     725,000       723,834      
       
Brazil—0.8%                    
Brazil Minas SPE via State of Minas Gerais Sec. Bonds, 5.333%, 2/15/281     1,010,000       1,002,425      
Federative Republic of Brazil International Bonds:        
4.25%, 1/7/25     2,525,000       2,528,156      
5.625%, 1/7/41     1,310,000       1,418,075      
Federative Republic of Brazil Letra Tesouro Nacional Treasury Bills, 10.847%, 4/1/1514   BRL 13,740,000       5,024,657      
Federative Republic of Brazil Nota Do Tesouro Nacional Unsec. Nts., 13.288%, 8/15/50   BRL 4,560,000       4,202,884      
Federative Republic of Brazil Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4.875%, 1/22/21     2,027,000       2,163,823      
      16,340,020      
       
China—0.1%                    
Export-Import Bank of China (The) Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3.625%, 7/31/241     2,175,000       2,200,641      
       
Colombia—1.0%                    
Republic of Colombia Sr. Unsec. Nts.:        
4.00%, 2/26/24     1,810,000       1,855,250      
4.375%, 7/12/21     2,265,000       2,400,900      
5.625%, 2/26/44     1,305,000       1,474,650      
8.125%, 5/21/24     970,000       1,292,525      
Series B, 10.00%, 7/24/24   COP     28,650,000,000       14,401,553      
Republic of Colombia Bonds, 7.375%, 9/18/37     435,000       589,425      
      22,014,303      
       
Croatia—0.2%                    
Republic of Croatia Sr. Unsec. Nts.:        
5.50%, 4/4/231     2,815,000       2,930,415      
6.375%, 3/24/211     475,000       521,312      
6.75%, 11/5/191     285,000       313,500      
      3,765,227      
       
Dominican Republic—0.2%                    
Banco de Reservas de la Republica Dominicana Sub. Nts., 7%, 2/1/231     1,310,000       1,305,625      
Dominican Republic Sr. Unsec. Bonds:        
5.875%, 4/18/241     410,000       420,250      
6.60%, 1/28/241     1,135,000       1,211,612      
7.45%, 4/30/441     490,000       538,221      
      3,475,708      
       
Ecuador—0.0%                    
Republic of Ecuador Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 7.95%, 6/20/241     560,000       481,600      
       
Egypt—0.0%                    
Arab Republic of Egypt Bonds, 6.875%, 4/30/401     280,000       289,100      
     Principal Amount     Value  
Gabon—0.0%    
Gabonese Republic Unsec. Bonds, 6.375%, 12/12/241         $ 1,050,000     $ 1,002,750  
Greece—0.8%                
Athens Urban Transportation Organisation Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4.851%, 9/19/16   EUR 1,005,000       1,045,834  
Hellenic Republic Sr. Unsec. Bonds:    
5.20%, 7/17/34   EUR 5,795,000       4,695,396  
6.14%, 4/14/28   EUR 6,580,000       5,486,066  
Hellenic Republic Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3.80%, 8/8/17   JPY 867,000,000       5,950,574  
          17,177,870  
   
Hungary—0.4%                
Hungary Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 8%, 2/12/15   HUF 191,000,000       734,487  
Hungary Sr. Unsec. Nts.:   
5.375%, 2/21/23     1,595,000       1,726,587  
5.375%, 3/25/24     895,000       971,075  
7.625%, 3/29/41     375,000       500,437  
Hungary Unsec. Bonds:     
Series 20/A, 7.50%, 11/12/20   HUF 392,000,000       1,834,018  
Series 23/A, 6.00%, 11/24/23   HUF 512,000,000       2,326,386  
      8,092,990  
   
India—1.0%                
Republic of India Sr. Unsec. Bonds:    
7.28%, 6/3/19   INR 839,000,000       12,856,328  
8.83%, 11/25/23   INR 549,000,000       9,166,859  
      22,023,187  
   
Indonesia—1.3%                
Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4%, 11/21/181     930,000       963,712  
Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III Unsec. Nts.:    
4.35%, 9/10/241     610,000       614,575  
6.125%, 3/15/191     2,045,000       2,269,950  
Republic of Indonesia Sr. Unsec. Bonds:    
3.375%, 4/15/231     1,040,000       988,000  
4.625%, 4/15/431     540,000       502,875  
4.875%, 5/5/211     2,475,000       2,626,594  
5.375%, 10/17/231     880,000       963,600  
5.875%, 1/15/241     1,230,000       1,392,975  
6.75%, 1/15/441     345,000       427,800  
11.625%, 3/4/191     560,000       742,700  
Republic of Indonesia Treasury Bonds, 8.375%, Series FR70, 3/15/24   IDR     206,000,000,000       17,419,666  
      28,912,447  
   
Ivory Coast—0.2%           
Republic of Cote d’Ivoire Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 5.75%, 12/31/322     3,920,000       3,781,491  
   
Kenya—0.1%                
Republic of Kenya Sr. Unsec. Bonds:    
5.875%, 6/24/191     560,000       568,400  
6.875%, 6/24/241     1,165,000       1,226,163  
      1,794,563  
   
Latvia—0.1%                
Republic of Latvia Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5.25%, 6/16/211     1,095,000       1,230,506  
   
Lebanon—0.1%                
Lebanese Republic International Bonds:    
5.45%, 11/28/19     480,000       482,640  
6.00%, 1/27/23     295,000       297,272  
6.10%, 10/4/22     625,000       639,062  
6.60%, 11/27/26     695,000       721,063  
      2,140,037  
 

 

11      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND/VA


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

    Principal Amount     Value       

 

     
Lithuania—0.1%       
Republic of Lithuania Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 6.125%, 3/9/211   $ 2,675,000       $ 3,124,748        
 

 

     
Mexico—2.4%        
United Mexican States Bonds:        
3.60%, 1/30/25     1,735,000         1,737,603        
8.50%, 12/13/18   MXN 300,200,000         22,947,071        

 

     
United Mexican States Unsec. Bonds:        
Series M, 6.50%, 6/9/22   MXN     187,900,000             13,384,962        
Series M, 8.00%, 12/7/23   MXN 155,900,000         12,165,267        
Series M20, 4.75%, 3/8/44     435,000         455,663        
   

 

 

     
    50,690,566        
 

 

     
Morocco—0.1%         
Kingdom of Morocco Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 5.50%, 12/11/421     1,305,000         1,349,409        

 

     
Kingdom of Morocco Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4.25%, 12/11/221     1,175,000         1,195,563        
   

 

 

     
    2,544,972        
 

 

     
Panama—0.2%         
Republic of Panama Sr. Unsec. Bonds:        
4.00%, 9/22/24     610,000         629,825        
5.20%, 1/30/20     1,045,000         1,157,338        
6.70%, 1/26/36     620,000         804,450        
9.375%, 4/1/29     580,000         883,050        
   

 

 

     
    3,474,663        
 

 

     
Paraguay—0.1%         
Republic of Paraguay Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 6.10%, 8/11/441     1,220,000         1,305,400        
 

 

     
Peru—0.1%        
Republic of Peru Sr. Unsec. Bonds:        
5.625%, 11/18/50     870,000         1,028,775        
7.35%, 7/21/25     1,010,000         1,345,825        
   

 

 

     
    2,374,600        
 

 

     
Philippines—0.3%         
Republic of the Philippines Sr. Unsec. Bonds:        
6.375%, 1/15/32     1,935,000         2,542,106        
6.375%, 10/23/34     2,350,000         3,154,875        
   

 

 

     
    5,696,981        
 

 

     
Poland—0.3%         
Republic of Poland Sr. Unsec. Bonds:        
3.00%, 3/17/23     4,185,000         4,178,111        
5.125%, 4/21/21     1,755,000         1,978,412        
   

 

 

     
    6,156,523        
 

 

     
Portugal—0.1%         
Republic of Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro OT Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 4.75%, 6/14/19   EUR 1,975,000         2,727,228        
 

 

     
Romania—0.3%         
Romania Sr. Unsec. Bonds:        
4.875%, 1/22/241     800,000         876,000        
6.125%, 1/22/441     1,070,000         1,298,713        
6.75%, 2/7/221     3,150,000         3,803,247        
   

 

 

     
    5,977,960        
 

 

     
Russia—0.1%         
Russian Federation Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 4.875%, 9/16/231     1,730,000         1,550,080        

 

     
Russian Federation Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5%, 4/29/201     1,420,000         1,327,345        
   

 

 

     
    2,877,425        

 

     
Senegal—0.0%         
Republic of Senegal Unsec. Bonds, 6.25%, 7/30/241     800,000         766,160        
    Principal Amount     Value  

 

 
Serbia—0.1%   
Republic of Serbia Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 5.25%, 11/21/171   $ 1,425,000       $ 1,470,600    

 

 
Republic of Serbia Unsec. Bonds, 5.875%, 12/3/181     1,510,000         1,581,725    
   

 

 

 
    3,052,325    

 

 
South Africa—0.5%     
Republic of South Africa Sr. Unsec. Bonds:    
5.375%, 7/24/44     1,165,000         1,232,716    
5.875%, 9/16/25     2,170,000         2,450,472    

 

 
Republic of South Africa Unsec. Bonds, 10.50%, Series R186, 12/21/26   ZAR 69,000,000         7,178,678    
   

 

 

 
    10,861,866    

 

 
Sri Lanka—0.2%     
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Sr. Unsec. Bonds:    
5.875%, 7/25/221     1,010,000         1,036,513    
6.00%, 1/14/191     1,090,000         1,136,325    
6.25%, 10/4/201     1,225,000         1,287,781    

 

 
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Unsec. Bonds, 7.40%, 1/22/151     810,000         811,012    
   

 

 

 
    4,271,631    

 

 
Tanzania—0.1%     
United Republic of Tanzania Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6.329%, 3/9/202     1,435,000         1,506,358    

 

 
Turkey—2.0%     
Republic of Turkey Bonds:    
4.875%, 4/16/43     710,000         710,767    
10.50%, 1/15/20   TRY     75,450,000             35,905,028    

 

 
Republic of Turkey Sr. Unsec. Bonds:    
4.35%, 11/12/21   EUR 1,040,000         1,379,356    
6.25%, 9/26/22     2,145,000         2,453,344    
6.625%, 2/17/45     345,000         425,126    
6.875%, 3/17/36     880,000         1,091,200    
   

 

 

 
    41,964,821    

 

 
Ukraine—0.0%    
Ukraine International Bonds, 7.80%, 11/28/221     640,000         396,800    

 

 
United Arab Emirates—0.0%     
Emirate of Dubai Sr. Unsec. International Bonds, 5.25%, 1/30/43     620,000         571,724    

 

 
Uruguay—0.1%     
Oriental Republic of Uruguay Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 5.10%, 6/18/50     1,430,000         1,455,025    

 

 
Venezuela—0.1%     
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Sr. Unsec. Bonds:    
7.75%, 10/13/19     510,000         228,990    
8.25%, 10/13/24     325,000         143,000    
13.625%, 8/15/181     2,265,000         1,150,620    
   

 

 

 
    1,522,610    

 

 
Vietnam—0.0%     
Socialist Republic of Vietnam Bonds, 4.80%, 11/19/241     800,000         826,000    
   

 

 

 
Total Foreign Government Obligations (Cost $305,727,269)         289,592,660    

 

 
Corporate Loans—3.8%   

 

 
Accellent, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.50%, 3/11/222     1,360,000         1,285,200    

 

 
Affinion Group, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.75%, 4/30/182     797,350         748,512    
 

 

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     Principal Amount      Value    

 

 

Corporate Loans (Continued)

  

  

 

 
Affinion Group, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.50%, 10/31/182,6    $ 1,237,587      $     1,116,149    

 

 
Amaya BV, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.00%, 7/29/222      2,265,000        2,248,013    

 

 
Asurion LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.50%, 3/3/212      5,945,247        5,930,384    

 

 
AZ Chem US, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.50%, 6/10/222      1,180,000        1,168,200    

 

 
BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.50%, 3/26/202      1,775,000        1,751,334    

 

 
Blue Coat Systems, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.50%, 6/26/202      895,000        881,575    

 

 
Brock Holdings III, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 10.00%, 3/16/182      775,000        614,187    

 

 
Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 9.75%, 1/29/182      1,084,550        961,996    

 

 
Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 7.00%, 10/11/202      4,355,690        4,134,277    

 

 
Caesars Growth Properties Holdings LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.25%, 5/10/212      1,060,670        984,655    

 

 
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Extended Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.919%, 1/30/192      7,103,532        6,710,621    

 

 
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan:    
Tranche B, 3.819%, 1/29/16      24,300        24,049    
Tranche E, 7.669%, 7/30/19      926,326        890,431    

 

 
Connolly Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.00%, 5/9/222      1,880,000        1,870,600    

 

 
CRC Health Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.00%, 9/28/212      2,325,000        2,381,672    

 

 
Del Monte Foods Co., Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.25%, 8/18/212,6      1,310,000        1,126,600    

 

 
Deltek, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 10.00%, 10/10/192      1,620,000        1,632,150    

 

 
Deluxe Entertainment Services, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.50%, 2/26/202      736,576        682,253    

 

 
Dialysis Newco, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.75%, 10/21/212      2,835,000        2,827,913    

 

 
Entegra TC LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Exit 3rd Lien Term Loan, 9.25%, 10/3/202,12      1,633,426        1,576,256    

 

 
FairPoint Communications, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 7.50%, 2/14/192      1,797,136        1,792,643    

 

 
Fieldwood Energy LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.375%, 9/30/202,6      872,184        642,363    

 

 
Flint Group GmbH, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.25%, 9/5/222      710,000        674,500    

 

 
GYP Holdings III Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.75%, 3/27/222      2,325,000        2,295,938    

 

 
Internet Brands, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.50%, 7/8/222      2,120,000        2,082,900    

 

 

 
    
     Principal Amount      Value    

 

 

Corporate Loans (Continued)

  

  

 

 
IPC Systems, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.00%, 11/9/202    $ 1,572,100      $ 1,566,205    

 

 
IPC Systems, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.50%, 5/10/212      860,000        894,400    

 

 
iStar Financial, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 7.00%, 3/19/172      834,309        857,774    

 

 
Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.75%, 7/7/232      1,440,000        1,404,000    

 

 
Moxie Patriot LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.75%, 12/19/202      1,370,000        1,375,138    

 

 
NewPage Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 9.50%, 2/5/212      3,555,000        3,412,800    

 

 
NFR Energy LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.75%, 12/31/182      3,590,000        2,925,850    

 

 
NTELOS, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.75%, 11/9/192      1,103,161        970,782    

 

 
Orchard Acquisition Co., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 7.00%, 2/8/192      300,970        298,712    

 

 
Quicksilver Resources, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.00%, 6/21/192,6      4,151,000        3,154,760    

 

 
Radnet Management, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.00%, 3/25/212      1,740,000        1,731,300    

 

 
Revel Entertainment, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Exit Term Loan, 14.50%, 5/20/182, 8,12      1,490,134        7,452    

 

 
Rexam plc, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.00%, 5/2/222      1,860,000        1,846,050    

 

 
Road Infrastructure Investment LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.75%, 9/21/212      1,860,000        1,698,799    

 

 
RP Crown Parent LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.00%, 12/21/182      2,055,736        1,913,119    

 

 
RP Crown Parent LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 11.25%, 12/21/192      720,000        617,625    

 

 
Sun Products Corp. (The), Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.50%, 3/23/202      1,450,000        1,355,750    

 

 
Templar Energy LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.50%, 11/25/202      5,783,500        4,178,579    

 

 
TWCC Holding Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.00%, 6/26/202      2,185,000        2,086,675    
     

 

 

 
Total Corporate Loans
(Cost $87,596,651)
            81,331,141    

 

 

Corporate Bonds and Notes—50.7%

  

  

 

 

Consumer Discretionary—9.5%

  

  

 

 

Auto Components—1.2%

  

  

 

 
Affinia Group, Inc., 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/21      2,615,000        2,706,525    

 

 
Gates Global LLC/Gates Global Co., 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/221      3,805,000        3,663,074    

 

 
GKN Holdings plc:      
5.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/19/22    GBP 795,000        1,428,750    
6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/28/19    GBP 1,465,000        2,720,272    
 

 

13      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND/VA


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

    

 

         

Principal Amount

    Value    

 

 

Auto Components (Continued)

  

 

 
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 8.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/20     $ 3,410,000      $ 3,631,650     

 

 
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/22       4,035,000        4,072,828     

 

 
Lear Corp., 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/23       2,925,000        2,932,313     

 

 
MPG Holdco I, Inc., 7.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/221       3,675,000        3,803,625     
     

 

 

 
        24,959,037     

 

 

Automobiles—0.4%

  

 

 
Daimler Finance North America LLC, 2.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/1/181       1,375,000        1,395,481     

 

 
Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd., 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/6/191       195,000        189,638     

 

 
General Motors Co., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/35       2,865,000        2,992,750     

 

 
Jaguar Land Rover Automotive plc, 5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/231       2,065,000        2,181,156     

 

 
Volkswagen International Finance NV, 3.875% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds2,11     EUR        1,125,000        1,449,682     
     

 

 

 
        8,208,707     

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services—0.1%

  

 

 
Monitronics International, Inc., 9.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/20       2,865,000        2,719,959     

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—1.8%

  

 

 
1011778 B.C. ULC/New Red Finance, Inc., 6% Sec. Nts., 4/1/221       2,285,000        2,353,550     

 

 
Boyd Gaming Corp., 9.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/18       900,000        927,000     

 

 
Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties LLC, 11% Sec. Nts., 10/1/211       1,725,000        1,578,375     

 

 
Caesars Growth Properties Holdings LLC/Caesars Growth Properties Finance, Inc., 9.375% Sec. Nts., 5/1/221       1,885,000        1,668,225     

 

 
Churchill Downs, Inc., 5.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/21       1,650,000        1,658,250     

 

 
Greektown Holdings LLC/Greektown Mothership Corp., 8.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 3/15/191       3,150,000        3,157,875     

 

 
GTECH SpA, 8.25% Jr. Sub. Nts., 3/31/661,2     EUR        1,643,000        2,164,557     

 

 
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/19       3,070,000        3,192,800     

 

 
Landry’s, Inc., 9.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/201       4,315,000        4,595,475     

 

 
MCE Finance Ltd., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/211       2,465,000        2,317,100     

 

 

MGM Resorts International:

6.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts. 12/15/21

      2,100,000        2,215,500     
6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/20       1,650,000        1,736,625     

 

 

MTR Gaming Group, Inc.,

11.50% Sec. Nts., 8/1/19

      2,510,825        2,730,522     

 

 
NCL Corp. Ltd., 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/191       1,380,000        1,397,250     

 

 
PF Chang’s China Bistro, Inc., 10.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/30/201       1,340,000        1,343,350     

 

 
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., 6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/1/21       1,670,000        1,728,450     

 

 
Premier Cruises Ltd., 11% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/083,8       250,000        —     

 

 
Sugarhouse HSP Gaming Prop Mezz LP/Sugarhouse HSP Gaming Finance Corp., 6.375% Sr. Sec. Nts., 6/1/211       1,250,000        1,143,750     

 

 
    
         

Principal Amount

    Value    

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (Continued)

  

 

 
Viking Cruises Ltd., 8.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/221     $ 2,135,000      $ 2,321,813     
     

 

 

 
        38,230,467     

 

 

Household Durables—0.7%

  

 

 
Arcelik AS, 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/3/231       320,000        309,792     

 

 
Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 9.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/19       2,815,000        2,952,231     

 

 
Jarden Corp., 6.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/22       1,080,000        1,131,300     

 

 

K Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.:

7.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/191

      1,200,000        1,149,750     
9.125% Sec. Nts., 11/15/203       1,790,000        1,915,300     

 

 
KB Home, 7% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/21       1,965,000        2,071,847     

 

 
Meritage Homes Corp., 7.15% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/20       3,270,000        3,531,600     

 

 
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc./Monarch Communities, Inc.:      
5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/211       1,050,000        1,039,500     
5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/241       274,000        265,780     
     

 

 

 
        14,367,100     

 

 

Media—3.5%

  

 

 
Altice Financing SA, 6.50% Sec. Nts., 1/15/221       4,600,000        4,508,000     

 

 
Altice Finco SA, 8.125% Sec. Nts., 1/15/241       1,785,000        1,749,300     

 

 
Altice SA, 7.25% Sr. Sec. Nts., 5/15/221     EUR        4,220,000        5,186,985     

 

 
Belo Corp., 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/27       3,132,000        3,460,860     

 

 
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/1/23       2,000,000        2,032,500     

 

 
CCOH Safari LLC, 5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/24       6,705,000        6,797,194     

 

 
Cumulus Media Holdings, Inc., 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/19       1,715,000        1,738,581     

 

 
DISH DBS Corp.:      
5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/241       2,530,000        2,548,975     
6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/21       835,000        899,712     

 

 
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.,      
6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/201       1,260,000        1,297,800     

 

 
Entercom Radio LLC, 10.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/19       1,125,000        1,226,250     

 

 
Gannett Co., Inc.:      
5.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/20       1,740,000        1,783,500     
5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/241       475,000        477,375     

 

 
Gray Television, Inc., 7.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/20       4,435,000        4,590,225     

 

 
iHeartCommunications, Inc., 9% Sr. Sec. Nts., 12/15/19       875,000        865,156     

 

 
LIN Television Corp., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/221       2,260,000        2,243,050     

 

 
Myriad International Holdings BV, 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/18/201       1,040,000        1,141,400     

 

 
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., 6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/20       2,305,000        2,402,963     

 

 
Numericable-SFR, 6% Sr. Sec. Nts., 5/15/221       5,995,000        6,035,466     

 

 
Sinclair Television Group, Inc.:      
5.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/21       1,800,000        1,795,500     
5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/1/241       1,180,000        1,147,550     
6.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/22       2,410,000        2,464,225     

 

 
Univision Communications, Inc., 8.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/211       1,590,000        1,701,300     

 

 
UPC Holding BV, 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/231     EUR        2,720,000        3,607,956     
 

 

14      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND/VA


    Principal Amount      Value        

 

      
Media (Continued)        

 

      
UPCB Finance V Ltd., 7.25% Sr. Sec. Nts., 11/15/211   $     3,235,000        $ 3,554,456         

 

      
UPCB Finance VI Ltd., 6.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/15/221     3,275,000          3,577,938         

 

      
Virgin Media Finance plc, 7% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/231   GBP 755,000          1,282,599         

 

      
Virgin Media Secured Finance plc, 6% Sr. Sec. Nts., 4/15/211   GBP 2,470,000          4,070,844         

 

      
VTR Finance BV, 6.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/15/241     920,000          940,700         
    

 

 

      
     75,128,360         
 

 

      
Multiline Retail—0.2%        

 

      
Neiman Marcus Group Ltd., Inc.:          
8.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/211     220,000          233,750         
8.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/211,12     4,255,000          4,531,575         

 

      
SACI Falabella, 4.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/27/251     700,000          687,491         
    

 

 

      
     5,452,816         
 

 

      
Specialty Retail—1.2%        

 

      
Apex Tool Group LLC, 7% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/211     4,035,000          3,470,100         

 

      
Claire’s Stores, Inc., 8.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/19     5,070,000          4,132,050         

 

      
GameStop Corp., 5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/191     2,540,000          2,559,050         

 

      
Hot Topic, Inc., 9.25% Sr. Sec. Nts., 6/15/211     1,130,000          1,214,750         

 

      
L Brands, Inc., 6.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/21     3,895,000          4,401,350         

 

      
Michaels Stores, Inc., 5.875% Sr. Sub. Nts., 12/15/201     3,955,000          4,014,325         

 

      
Party City Holdings, Inc., 8.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/1/20     770,000          825,825         

 

      
Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital, Inc., 5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/22     1,880,000          1,978,700         

 

      
Stackpole International Intermediate Co., 7.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/15/211     3,360,000          3,376,800         
    

 

 

      
     25,972,950         
 

 

      
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—0.4%        

 

      
American Achievement Corp., 10.875% Sec. Nts., 4/15/161     1,290,000          1,238,400         

 

      
Polymer Group, Inc., 6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/191     705,000          679,444         

 

      
Springs Industries, Inc., 6.25% Sr. Sec. Nts., 6/1/21     5,715,000          5,715,000         
    

 

 

      
     7,632,844         
 

 

      
Consumer Staples—1.6%        

 

      
Beverages—0.3%        

 

      
Compania Brasileira de Aluminio, 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/17/241     2,565,000          2,504,081         

 

      
Constellation Brands, Inc., 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/24     2,270,000          2,304,050         

 

      
Pernod Ricard SA:          
4.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/221     695,000          745,247         
5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/7/211     585,000          672,873         
    

 

 

      
     6,226,251         
 

 

      
Food & Staples Retailing—0.3%        

 

      
BI-LO LLC/BI-LO Finance Corp., 8.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/181,12     3,335,000          2,517,925         

 

      
Rite Aid Corp., 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/21     2,415,000          2,505,563         

 

      
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., 2.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/20/26   EUR 1,400,000          1,728,505         
    

 

 

      
     6,751,993         
     Principal Amount      Value  

 

 
Food Products—0.7%   

 

 
ASG Consolidated LLC/ASG Finance, Inc., 15% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/173,12    $     3,229,659        $ 2,293,058    

 

 
BRF SA, 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/22/241      715,000          696,231    

 

 
Bumble Bee Holdings, Inc., 9% Sr. Sec. Nts., 12/15/171      1,269,000          1,334,353    

 

 
Chiquita Brands International, Inc./Chiquita Brands LLC, 7.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 2/1/21      2,236,000          2,412,085    

 

 
Gruma SAB de CV, 4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/241      500,000          518,750    

 

 
HJ Heinz Co., 4.25% Sec. Nts., 10/15/20      2,235,000          2,262,937    

 

 
Marfrig Holding Europe BV, 6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/24/191      440,000          410,300    

 

 
Minerva Luxembourg SA, 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/31/231      385,000          378,263    

 

 
Post Holdings, Inc., 7.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/22      2,265,000          2,270,663    

 

 
Wells Enterprises, Inc., 6.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 2/1/201      912,000          937,080    
     

 

 

 
     13,513,720    

 

 
Household Products—0.1%   

 

 
Spectrum Brands, Inc.:      
6.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/241      330,000          336,600    
6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/20      1,420,000          1,487,450    
     

 

 

 
     1,824,050    

 

 
Personal Products—0.1%   

 

 
Revlon Consumer Products Corp., 5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/21      2,380,000          2,391,900    

 

 
Tobacco—0.1%   

 

 
Vector Group Ltd., 7.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 2/15/21      2,620,000          2,767,375    

 

 
Energy—7.4%   

 

 
Energy Equipment & Services—1.0%   

 

 
American Energy-Permian Basin LLC/AEPB Finance Corp., 7.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/201      1,890,000          1,408,050    

 

 
Compressco Partners LP/Compressco Finance, Inc., 7.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/221      2,365,000          2,057,550    

 

 
Eletson Holdings, 9.625% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/15/223      1,875,000          1,846,875    

 

 
Exterran Partners LP/EXLP Finance Corp., 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/21      1,525,000          1,342,000    

 

 
Forbes Energy Services Ltd., 9% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/19      1,520,000          919,600    

 

 
GNL Quintero SA, 4.634% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/31/291      700,000          710,337    

 

 
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/20      2,360,000          2,112,200    

 

 
Offshore Group Investment Ltd., 7.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 11/1/19      1,140,000          855,000    

 

 
Pertamina Persero PT, 5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/20/431      2,385,000          2,253,825    

 

 
Precision Drilling Corp., 6.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/20      1,395,000          1,262,475    

 

 
Seadrill Ltd.:      
6.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/171      2,315,000          2,060,350    
6.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/5/15      515,000          516,288    

 

 
Seventy Seven Operating LLC, 6.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/19      240,000          183,600    

 

 
Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2013 Ltd., 4.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/17/231      1,320,000          1,386,837    
 

 

15      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND/VA


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

    Principal Amount     Value         

 

     

Energy Equipment & Services (Continued)

  

   

 

     
Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2014 Ltd., 2.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/10/191   $ 1,760,000       $ 1,756,800        
   

 

 

     
    20,671,787        
 

 

     

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—6.4%

  

   

 

     
Access Midstream Partners LP/ACMP Finance Corp.:        
4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/24     680,000         691,900        
6.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/22         1,390,000             1,483,825        

 

     
Antero Resources Finance Corp., 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/20     1,810,000         1,814,525        

 

     
Arch Coal, Inc.:        
7.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/21     505,000         149,606        
8.00% Sec. Nts., 1/15/191     1,760,000         985,600        

 

     
Atlas Pipeline Partners LP/Atlas Pipeline Finance Corp.:        
5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/1/23     1,280,000         1,273,600        
6.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/20     1,435,000         1,467,287        

 

     
Baytex Energy Corp., 5.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/211     705,000         602,775        

 

     
Bill Barrett Corp., 7.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/19     2,355,000         2,154,825        

 

     
Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp., 6.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/221     690,000         667,575        

 

     
BreitBurn Energy Partners LP/BreitBurn Finance Corp., 8.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/20     2,705,000         2,339,825        

 

     
California Resources Corp.:        
5.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/201     2,005,000         1,749,362        
5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/211     2,805,000         2,412,300        
6.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/241     230,000         195,500        

 

     
Chaparral Energy, Inc., 7.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/22     1,400,000         931,000        

 

     
Chesapeake Energy Corp.:        
4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/22     2,110,000         2,062,525        
5.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/21     1,320,000         1,325,775        
5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/23     1,425,000         1,474,875        

 

     
Cimarex Energy Co., 4.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/24     912,000         873,240        

 

     
Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC/Cloud Peak Energy Finance Corp.:        
6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/24     1,740,000         1,626,900        
8.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/19     485,000         506,825        

 

     
CNOOC Curtis Funding No 1 Pty Ltd., 4.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/3/231     1,310,000         1,379,882        

 

     
Concho Resources, Inc., 5.50% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 4/1/23     2,665,000         2,690,850        

 

     
CONSOL Energy, Inc., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/221     1,440,000         1,346,400        

 

     
Cosan Luxembourg SA, 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/14/231     380,000         339,150        

 

     
Crestwood Midstream Partners LP/Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp.:        
6.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/20     495,000         476,437        
6.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/22     2,055,000         1,972,800        

 

     
Delek & Avner Tamar Bond Ltd., 5.082% Sr. Sec. Nts., 12/30/231     610,000         609,754        

 

     
Empresa Nacional del Petroleo:        
4.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/30/241     1,310,000         1,284,230        
4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/6/211     725,000         737,690        

 

     
Energy Transfer Equity LP:        
5.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/15/24     1,175,000         1,198,500        
7.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/15/20     1,975,000         2,202,125        

 

     
EP Energy LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc., 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/1/22     2,665,000         2,505,100        

 

     
EXCO Resources, Inc., 7.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/18     2,670,000         2,054,231        

 

     
Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital SA:        
4.30% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/12/151     1,300,000         1,277,189        
4.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/19/221     1,060,000         863,900        
     Principal Amount      Value    

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (Continued)

  

  

 

 
Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp., 5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/21    $ 1,720,000        $ 1,608,200    

 

 
Halcon Resources Corp.:      
8.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/21          3,955,000              2,995,912    
9.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/20      1,225,000          924,875    

 

 
Hiland Partners LP/Hiland Partners Finance Corp., 7.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/201      1,430,000          1,365,650    

 

 
KazMunayGas National Co. JSC, 5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/30/431      1,125,000          950,625    

 

 
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp., 5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/21      1,735,000          1,748,012    

 

 
Laredo Petroleum, Inc., 5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/22      1,765,000          1,553,200    

 

 
LBC Tank Terminals Holding Netherlands BV, 6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/233      1,530,000          1,545,300    

 

 
Lightstream Resources Ltd., 8.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/201      1,765,000          1,244,325    

 

 
Linn Energy LLC/Linn Energy Finance Corp.:      
7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/21      3,370,000          2,856,075    
8.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/20      1,370,000          1,198,750    

 

 
MarkWest Energy Partners LP/MarkWest Energy Finance Corp., 4.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/23      2,190,000          2,118,825    

 

 
MEG Energy Corp., 6.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/211      7,785,000          7,142,738    

 

 
Memorial Production Partners LP/Memorial Production Finance Corp., 7.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/21      1,425,000          1,147,125    

 

 
Midstates Petroleum Co., Inc./Midstates Petroleum Co. LLC, 9.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/21      1,440,000          734,400    

 

 
Murray Energy Corp.:      
8.625% Sr. Sec. Nts., 6/15/211      635,000          609,600    
9.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 12/5/201      2,820,000          2,834,100    

 

 
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp./Navios Acquisition Finance US, Inc., 8.125% Sr. Sec. Nts., 11/15/211      1,245,000          1,220,100    

 

 
NGPL PipeCo LLC, 7.119% Sr. Sec. Nts., 12/15/171      1,945,000          1,920,688    

 

 
Novatek OAO via Novatek Finance Ltd., 4.422% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/13/221      915,000          686,250    

 

 
Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/23      2,580,000          2,360,700    

 

 
Origin Energy Finance Ltd.:      
3.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/9/181      2,114,000          2,158,863    
5.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/14/211      1,372,000          1,501,784    

 

 
Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp., 5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/19/251      955,000          735,350    

 

 
Parsley Energy LLC/Parsley Finance Corp., 7.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/221      1,065,000          1,014,413    

 

 
Peabody Energy Corp., 6.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/21      1,735,000          1,489,931    

 

 
Penn Virginia Corp., 8.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/20      1,715,000          1,380,575    

 

 
Petroleos de Venezuela SA, 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/261      2,190,000          810,300    

 

 
Petroleos Mexicanos:      
1.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/20/22      148,000          145,870    
2.00% Sec. Nts., 12/20/22      732,000          722,928    
3.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/30/23      1,820,000          1,745,380    
5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/27/441      1,720,000          1,763,000    
6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/23/45      1,670,000          1,899,625    
6.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/35      1,235,000          1,432,600    
8.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/3/19      4,010,000          4,761,875    
 

 

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     Principal Amount     Value        

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (Continued)

  

    
Petroleum Co. of Trinidad & Tobago Ltd.:        
6.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/8/221   $ 325,000     $ 331,500       
9.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/14/191     515,000       610,275       
Petronas Capital Ltd., 7.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/22/221             1,005,000       1,304,300       
Range Resources Corp.:        
5.00% Sr. Sub. Nts., 8/15/22     1,160,000       1,165,800       
5.00% Sr. Sub. Nts., 3/15/23     325,000       326,625       
Regency Energy Partners LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/22     1,895,000       1,800,250       
Rice Energy, Inc., 6.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/221     1,565,000       1,463,275       
Rosetta Resources, Inc., 5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/21     1,525,000       1,403,153       
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 5/15/24     575,000       567,094       
Sanchez Energy Corp.:        
6.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/231     1,385,000       1,166,863       
7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/21     1,695,000       1,584,825       
SandRidge Energy, Inc.:        
7.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/23     1,090,000       703,050       
7.51% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/21     1,497,000       965,565       
Seven Energy Ltd., 10.25% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/11/211     380,000       351,025       
SM Energy Co., 6.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/1/23     1,990,000       1,920,350       
Summit Midstream Holdings LLC/Summit Midstream Finance Corp., 5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/22     1,420,000       1,356,100       
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 4.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/191     930,000       899,775       
Tesoro Logistics LP/Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp.:        
5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/20     1,154,000       1,162,655       
6.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/221     935,000       937,338       
Triangle USA Petroleum Corp., 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/221     1,890,000       1,256,850       
Tullow Oil plc, 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/201     1,301,000       1,092,840       
US Shale Solutions, Inc., 12.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 9/1/173     1,895       1,459,150       
Whiting Petroleum Corp., 5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/21     2,195,000       2,041,350       
WPX Energy, Inc.:        
5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/24     945,000       883,575       
6.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/22     1,375,000       1,330,313       
          136,139,723       
        
Financials—9.1%                
Capital Markets—1.3%                
American Capital Ltd., 6.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/181     1,315,000       1,380,750       
Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding BV, 7.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/211     1,675,000       1,783,875       
Cantor Commercial Real Estate Co. LP/CCRE Finance Corp., 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/181     1,880,000       1,950,500       
Deutsche Bank AG, 7.50% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds2,11     795,000       765,187       
Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund LP/Drawbridge Special Opportunities Finance Corp., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/1/211     3,145,000       3,148,931       
Fermaca Enterprises S de RL de CV, 6.375% Sr. Sec. Nts., 3/30/381     1,035,000       1,058,288       
Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC/Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp., 5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/21     1,035,000       1,086,750       
     Principal Amount     Value   
Capital Markets (Continued)   
Is Yatirim Menkul Degerler AS, 9.786% Unsec. Nts., 2/24/1514   TRY 2,720,000       $        1,149,146   
MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC, 6.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/221     700,000       717,500   
Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Nationstar Capital Corp.:    
6.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/1/18     430,000       411,725   
7.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/20     2,255,000       2,176,075   
Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc., 8.375% Sr. Sec. Nts., 5/1/191     2,160,000       2,316,600   
Signode Industrial Group Lux SA/Signode Industrial Group US, Inc., 6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/221     1,165,000       1,141,700   
Springleaf Finance Corp., 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/19     1,090,000       1,070,925   
UBS AG (Jersey Branch), 7.25% Sub. Nts., 2/22/222     3,520,000       3,782,831   
Walter Investment Management Corp., 7.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/21     3,200,000       2,872,000   
          26,812,783   
   
Commercial Banks—3.9%           
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, 9% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds2,11     145,000       155,513   
Banco del Estado de Chile, 4.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/7/201     2,060,000       2,163,196   
Banco Santander SA:    
6.25% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds2,11   EUR 250,000       293,324   
6.375% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds2,11     1,435,000       1,405,491   
Barclays plc:    
6.625% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds2,11     440,000       421,985   
7.00% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds2,11   GBP 3,666,000       5,491,554   
BNP Paribas SA, 5.945% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds2,11   GBP 3,190,000       5,065,158   
BPCE SA, 9% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds2,11   EUR     1,985,000       2,437,940   
Brazil Loan Trust 1, 5.477% Sec. Nts., 7/24/233     1,465,000       1,486,407   
CIT Group, Inc.:    
4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/17     575,000       587,937   
5.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/22     3,205,000       3,305,156   
Commerzbank AG, 8.125% Sub. Nts., 9/19/231     5,050,000       5,825,680   
Corp. Financiera de Desarrollo SA, 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/8/221     1,330,000       1,386,525   
Corpbanca SA, 3.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/22/191     1,055,000       1,059,899   
CorpGroup Banking SA, 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/231     950,000       941,011   
Credit Agricole SA:    
6.637% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds1,2,11     3,480,000       3,650,701   
8.375% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds2,3,11     1,855,000       2,147,162   
Danske Bank:    
5.684% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds2,11   GBP 2,250,000       3,605,042   
5.75% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds2,11   EUR 145,000       177,767   
Export-Import Bank of India, 4% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/14/23     690,000       693,533   
Finansbank AS, 6.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/30/191     810,000       842,562   
Grupo Aval Ltd., 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/26/221     2,190,000       2,124,300   
HBOS Capital Funding LP, 6.461% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds2,11   GBP 1,085,000       1,776,058   
HSBC Holdings plc, 6.375% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds2,11     2,680,000       2,710,150   
ICICI Bank Ltd., 6.375% Jr. Sub. Nts., 4/30/221,2     925,000       955,062   
ICICI Bank Ltd. (Hong Kong), 5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/16/201     1,920,000       2,136,029   
 

 

17      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND/VA


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

    Principal Amount     Value         

 

     
Commercial Banks (Continued)       

 

     
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 5.017% Sub. Nts., 6/26/241   $ 2,820,000     $         2,741,934        

 

     
Jones Energy Holdings LLC/Jones Energy Finance Corp., 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/221     1,195,000       920,150        

 

     
Lloyds Banking Group plc, 7.625% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds2,11   GBP 1,170,000       1,826,033        

 

     
MFB Magyar Fejlesztesi Bank Zrt, 6.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/21/201     1,670,000       1,853,700        

 

     
Mizuho Bank Ltd., 2.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/16/191     1,275,000       1,267,984        

 

     
Nordea Bank AB:        
5.50% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds1,2,11     1,710,000       1,690,762        
6.125% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds1,2,11     1,065,000       1,057,624        

 

     
Rabobank Capital Funding Trust IV, 5.556% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds1,2,11   GBP 150,000       245,554        

 

     
RBS Capital Trust III, 2.095% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds2,11     1,445,000       1,444,277        

 

     
Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, 6% Sub. Nts., 12/19/23     2,795,000       3,030,582        

 

     
Scottish Widows plc, 5.125% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds2,11   GBP 565,000       885,489        

 

     
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, 2.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/20/181     1,410,000       1,427,595        

 

     
Societe Generale SA, 5.922% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds1,2,11     4,000,000       4,167,520        

 

     
State Bank of India (London), 4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/17/241     720,000       767,589        

 

     
TC Ziraat Bankasi AS, 4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/3/191     2,175,000       2,173,477        

 

     
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), 2.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/10/18     1,395,000       1,431,690        

 

     
Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS, 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/4/191     860,000       873,158        

 

     
Turkiye Is Bankasi AS:        
5.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/30/201     1,055,000       1,080,056        
8.864% Unsec. Nts., 2/9/1514   TRY 2,700,000       1,146,023        

 

     
Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS, 4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/9/201     705,000       691,566        

 

     
UniCredit SpA, 8% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds2,11     295,000       287,921        
   

 

 

     
      83,855,826        
 

 

     
Consumer Finance—0.8%       

 

     
Ahern Rentals, Inc., 9.50% Sec. Nts., 6/15/181     1,460,000       1,518,400        

 

     
Ally Financial, Inc.:        
5.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/30/24     2,135,000       2,172,363        
7.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/20     939,000       1,103,325        

 

     
Astana Finance JSC, 9.16% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/14/128     7,200,000       414,000        

 

     
Cash America International, Inc., 5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/18     1,045,000       1,086,800        

 

     
Enova International, Inc., 9.75% Sr. Nts., 6/1/211     1,880,000       1,856,500        

 

     
Navient Corp.:        
6.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/25/24     2,640,000       2,600,400        
7.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/25/22     2,230,000       2,425,125        

 

     
Speedy Cash Intermediate Holdings Corp., 10.75% Sec. Nts., 5/15/181     1,735,000       1,708,975        

 

     
TMX Finance LLC/TitleMax Finance Corp., 8.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 9/15/181     2,285,000       1,930,825        
   

 

 

     
    16,816,713        
 

 

     
Diversified Financial Services—1.5%       

 

     
ABN AMRO Bank NV, 4.31% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds2,11   EUR 4,340,000       5,343,468        

 

     
Baggot Securities Ltd., 10.24% Sec. Perpetual Bonds1,11   EUR 2,935,000       3,729,072        
    Principal Amount     Value    

 

 
Diversified Financial Services (Continued)   

 

 
Banco BTG Pactual SA (Cayman Islands), 4% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/16/201   $ 1,260,000     $         1,127,700    

 

 
Capsugel SA, 7% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/191,12     1,500,000       1,517,812    

 

 
Corp. Financiera de Desarrollo SA, 5.25% Sub. Nts., 7/15/291,2     415,000       422,345    

 

 
Export Credit Bank of Turkey, 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/24/191     3,270,000       3,499,063    

 

 
FTE Verwaltungs GmbH, 9% Sr. Sec. Nts., 7/15/201   EUR 1,545,000       1,849,664    

 

 
Global Bank Corp., 5.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/30/191     985,000       995,072    

 

 
InRetail Consumer, 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/10/211     380,000       387,600    

 

 
Jefferies Finance LLC/JFIN Co.-Issuer Corp., 7.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/201     1,715,000       1,603,525    

 

 
Jefferies LoanCore LLC/JLC Finance Corp., 6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/201     1,470,000       1,348,725    

 

 
JPMorgan Hipotecaria su Casita, 6.47% Sec. Nts., 8/26/353,15   MXN 5,808,600       39,746    

 

 
Magyar Export-Import Bank Zrt, 5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/12/181     1,310,000       1,396,795    

 

 
MSCI, Inc., 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/241     1,840,000       1,909,000    

 

 
National Savings Bank, 8.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/18/181     1,335,000       1,491,862    

 

 
Odebrecht Finance Ltd., 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/27/291     705,000       623,572    

 

 
Opal Acquisition, Inc., 8.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/211     610,000       621,438    

 

 
Samson Investment Co., 9.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/20     3,900,000       1,635,563    

 

 
SPCM SA, 5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/201   EUR 270,000       346,408    

 

 
State Grid Overseas Investment 2014 Ltd., 4.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/7/241     1,650,000       1,738,579    
   

 

 

 
      31,627,009    

 

 

Insurance—0.6%

  

 

 
Aviva plc:    
5.902% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds2,11   GBP 750,000       1,225,337    
6.125% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds2,11   GBP 1,545,000       2,565,768    

 

 
Hockey Merger Sub 2, Inc., 7.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/211     2,695,000       2,688,262    

 

 
National Financial Partners Corp., 9% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/211     2,510,000       2,641,775    

 

 
Swiss Re Capital I LP, 6.854% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds2,3,11     1,103,000       1,158,150    

 

 
Swiss Reinsurance Co. via ELM BV, 6.302% Sub. Perpetual Bonds2,11   GBP 1,510,000       2,567,665    
   

 

 

 
      12,846,957    

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—0.4%

  

 

 
Banco Invex SA/Hipotecaria Credito y Casa SA de CV, 6.45% Sec. Nts., 3/13/348   MXN 4,830,531       —    

 

 
CBS Outdoor Americas Capital LLC/CBS Outdoor Americas Capital Corp., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/251     2,040,000       2,060,400    

 

 
CTR Partnership LP/CareTrust Capital Corp., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/21     1,645,000       1,673,788    

 

 
DuPont Fabros Technology LP, 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/21     1,535,000       1,571,456    

 

 
iStar Financial, Inc., 4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/1/18     2,145,000       2,115,506    
 

 

18      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND/VA


     Principal Amount     Value        

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (Continued)

  

    

TRUST F/1401, 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/241

  $ 1,245,000     $ 1,285,587       
   

 

 

      
    8,706,737       
                

Real Estate Management & Development—0.6%

  

    

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd., 7.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/27/191

    775,000       785,463         

EMG SUKUK Ltd., 4.564% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/18/24

    1,415,000       1,450,170         

Fondo MIVIVIENDA SA, 3.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/31/231

        2,045,000       1,952,975         

Franshion Brilliant Ltd., 5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/19/19

    730,000       749,837         

Jafz Sukuk Ltd., 7% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/19/19

    860,000       980,400         

Realogy Group LLC:

        

7.625% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/15/201

    1,330,000       1,429,750         

9.00% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/15/203

    865,000       951,500         

Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co.-Issuer Corp., 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/211

    1,605,000       1,566,881         

Sukuk Funding No. 3 Ltd., 4.348% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/3/18

    810,000       846,215         

Techem GmbH, 6.125% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/1/191

  EUR 1,025,000       1,327,090         
   

 

 

      
          12,040,281         
                      

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance—0.0%

  

    

Jefferies Finance LLC/JFIN Co.-Issuer Corp., 6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/221

    1,165,000       1,071,800         
                      

Health Care—2.7%

  

    

Biotechnology—0.1%

  

    

Universal Hospital Services, Inc., 7.625% Sec. Nts., 8/15/20

    1,570,000       1,358,050         

    

                    

Health Care Equipment & Supplies—0.3%

  

    

Alere, Inc., 6.50% Sr. Sub. Nts., 6/15/20

    1,045,000       1,058,063         

Crimson Merger Sub, Inc., 6.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/221

    3,590,000       3,231,000         

DJO Finance LLC/DJO Finance Corp., 8.75% Sec. Nts., 3/15/18

    1,125,000       1,175,625         

Hologic, Inc., 6.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/1/20

    185,000       193,325         

Kinetic Concepts, Inc./KCI USA, Inc., 10.50% Sec. Nts., 11/1/18

    1,840,000       2,005,600         
   

 

 

      
    7,663,613         
                      

Health Care Providers & Services—2.0%

  

    

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc., 6.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/21

    440,000       451,000         

Amsurg Corp., 5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/221

    945,000       973,350         

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.:

        

6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/22

    4,290,000       4,566,169         

7.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/20

    970,000       1,035,475         

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.:

        

5.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/24

    2,620,000       2,677,312       

5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/22

    895,000       952,056         

Envision Healthcare Corp., 5.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/1/221

    590,000       587,050         

FGI Operating Co. LLC/FGI Finance, Inc., 7.875% Sec. Nts., 5/1/20

    3,945,000       3,570,225         

Fresenius Medical Care US Finance II, Inc.:

        

4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/241

    1,290,000       1,309,350         

5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/31/221

    405,000       441,450         

Gentiva Health Services, Inc., 11.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/1/18

    1,370,000       1,459,393         
    Principal Amount     Value  

Health Care Providers & Services (Continued)

  

HCA, Inc.:

   

5.00% Sr. Sec. Nts., 3/15/24

  $       1,820,000     $ 1,874,600    

5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/23

    3,480,000       3,675,750    

7.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/22

    2,695,000       3,085,775    

IASIS Healthcare LLC/IASIS Capital Corp., 8.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/19

    2,270,000       2,389,175    

Kindred Healthcare, Inc., 6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/221

    1,395,000       1,335,713    

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc., 5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/21

    3,070,000       3,154,425    

Omnicare, Inc., 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/22

    920,000       936,100    

Select Medical Corp., 6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/21

    1,750,000       1,785,000    

Tenet Healthcare Corp.:

   

6.00% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/1/20

    3,725,000       4,009,329    

8.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/22

    1,445,000       1,618,400    
   

 

 

 
          41,887,097    
 

Pharmaceuticals—0.3%

  

       

Endo Finance LLC & Endo Finco, Inc., 5.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/231

    2,500,000       2,456,250    

JLL/Delta Dutch Newco BV, 7.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/221

    1,265,000       1,288,719    

Mallinckrodt International Finance SA/Mallinckrodt CB LLC, 5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/1/221

    790,000       812,712    

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.:

   

6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/201

    920,000       964,850    

7.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/221

    1,795,000       1,920,650    
   

 

 

 
    7,443,181    
 

Industrials—6.9%

               

Aerospace & Defense—1.2%

  

       

CBC Ammo LLC/CBC FinCo, Inc., 7.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/211

    5,860,000       5,545,025    

Erickson, Inc., 8.25% Sec. Nts., 5/1/20

    3,057,000       2,705,445    

GenCorp, Inc., 7.125% Sec. Nts., 3/15/21

    3,980,000       4,188,154    

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., 7.125% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 3/15/21

    1,940,000       2,104,900    

KLX, Inc., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/221

    2,285,000       2,313,562    

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., 7% Sr. Sec. Nts., 5/15/19

    2,240,000       1,915,200    

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/22

    2,165,000       2,213,713    

TransDigm, Inc., 6% Sr. Sub. Nts., 7/15/22

    1,810,000       1,814,525    

Triumph Group, Inc., 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/22

    2,555,000       2,561,388    
   

 

 

 
    25,361,912    
 

Air Freight & Couriers—0.6%

  

       

CEVA Group plc, 7% Sr. Sec. Nts., 3/1/211

    7,950,000       7,711,500    

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Finance BV, 6.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/10/421

    190,000       184,205    

SPL Logistics Escrow LLC/SPL Logistics Finance Corp., 8.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 8/1/201

    2,560,000       2,726,400    

XPO Logistics, Inc., 7.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/1/191

    1,190,000       1,249,500    
   

 

 

 
    11,871,605    
 

Airlines—0.2%

               

Air Canada, 6.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/1/191

    2,165,000       2,257,012    
 

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

    Principal Amount     Value        

 

      
Airlines (Continued)        

 

      
Emirates Airline, 4.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/6/251   $ 1,215,000     $ 1,224,113         

 

      
US Airways 2011-1 Class A Pass Through Trust, 7.125% Pass-Through Certificates, 10/22/23     1,124,841       1,304,816         
   

 

 

      
   

 

      4,785,941  

 

 

 

    

 

      
Building Products—0.3%        

 

      
Building Materials Corp. of America, 5.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/241     1,860,000       1,864,650         

 

      
Nortek, Inc., 8.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/21     3,840,000       4,128,000         
   

 

 

      
   

 

5,992,650  

 

 

 

    

 

      
Commercial Services & Supplies—1.5%        

 

      
ADT Corp. (The), 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/20     2,965,000       3,016,888         

 

      
Affinion Group, Inc., 7.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/18     3,020,000       2,219,700         

 

      
Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc., 8.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/213     3,070,000       2,778,350         

 

      
Cenveo Corp.:         
6.00% Sr. Sec. Nts., 8/1/191     2,925,000       2,661,750         
8.50% Sec. Nts., 9/15/221     2,550,000       1,925,250         

 

      
First Data Corp., 6.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 11/1/201     4,319,000       4,621,330         

 

      
Quad Graphics, Inc., 7% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/221     2,745,000       2,607,750         

 

      
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co., 7.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/21     1,970,000       2,186,700         

 

      
Tervita Corp., 8% Sr. Sec. Nts., 11/15/181     2,500,000       2,150,000         

 

      
West Corp., 5.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/221     7,270,000       6,979,200         
   

 

 

      
   

 

31,146,918  

 

 

 

    

 

      
Construction & Engineering—0.0%        

 

      
Consolidated Energy Finance SA, 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/191     380,000       373,350         

 

      
Empresas ICA SAB de CV, 8.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/29/241     380,000       348,650         

 

      
OAS Financial Ltd., 8% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/2/211     365,000       125,925         
   

 

 

      
   

 

847,925  

 

 

 

    

 

      
Electrical Equipment—0.2%        

 

      
ESAL GmbH, 6.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/5/231     125,000       119,062         

 

      
General Cable Corp., 5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/22     2,615,000       1,922,025         

 

      
Sensata Technologies BV, 5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/241     2,725,000       2,832,297         
   

 

 

      
   

 

4,873,384  

 

 

 

    

 

      
Industrial Conglomerates—0.2%        

 

      
Alfa SAB de CV, 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/25/241     835,000       870,487         

 

      
KOC Holding AS, 3.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/24/201     1,035,000       1,005,503         

 

      
Milestone Aviation Group Ltd. (The), 8.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/171     1,380,000       1,497,300         
   

 

 

      
   

 

3,373,290  

 

 

 

    

 

      
Machinery—1.2%        

 

      
Actuant Corp., 5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/22     2,875,000       2,997,187         

 

      
Amsted Industries, Inc., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/223     3,010,000       2,968,612         

 

      
Cleaver-Brooks, Inc., 8.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 12/15/191     2,870,000       3,035,025         
    Principal Amount     Value  

 

 

Machinery (Continued)

  

 

 

EnPro Industries, Inc., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/221

  $ 1,890,000     $ 1,915,988    

 

 

KION Finance SA, 6.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 2/15/201

  EUR 1,650,000       2,160,089    

 

 

Meritor, Inc., 6.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/24

    3,585,000       3,656,700    

 

 

Navistar International Corp., 8.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/21

    2,070,000       2,049,300    

 

 

Servus Luxembourg Holding SCA, 7.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 6/15/181

  EUR 1,821,319       2,330,170    

 

 

Terex Corp., 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/21

    2,640,000       2,706,000    

 

 

Xerium Technologies, Inc., 8.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/18

        1,580,000       1,662,950    
   

 

 

 
   

 

25,482,021  

 

 

 

 

 

Marine—0.1%

  

 

 

Drill Rigs Holdings, Inc., 6.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/1/171

    930,000       776,550    

 

 

Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc./Navios Maritime Finance II US, Inc., 7.375% Sr. Nts., 1/15/221

    1,330,000       1,236,900    
   

 

 

 
   

 

2,013,450  

 

 

 

 

 

Professional Services—0.1%

  

 

 

FTI Consulting, Inc., 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/22

    2,740,000       2,815,350    
   

 

 

Road & Rail—0.4%

  

 

 

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Finance BV, 6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/6/201

    955,000       945,450    

 

 

Kenan Advantage Group, Inc. (The), 8.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/183

    2,265,000       2,344,275    

 

 

REFER-Rede Ferroviaria Nacional, 4% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/16/15

  EUR 540,000       658,654    

 

 

Western Express, Inc., 12.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 4/15/153

    4,775,000       4,512,375    
   

 

 

 
   

 

8,460,754  

 

 

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors—0.8%

  

 

 

AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd./AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 4.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/211

    1,645,000       1,667,619    

 

 

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., 5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/211

    2,000,000       2,015,000    

 

 

Fly Leasing Ltd.:

   

6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/21

    1,845,000       1,821,938    

6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/20

    3,035,000       3,072,937    

 

 

HD Supply, Inc.:

   

5.25% Sr. Sec. Nts., 12/15/211

    2,205,000       2,249,100    

7.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/20

    3,620,000       3,810,050    

 

 

Jurassic Holdings III, Inc., 6.875% Sec. Nts., 2/15/211

    3,780,000       3,534,300    
   

 

 

 
   

 

18,170,944  

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure—0.1%

  

 

 

DP World Ltd., 6.85% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/2/371

    1,695,000       1,920,062    

 

 

Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro SA, 4.75% Unsec. Nts., 2/4/241

    720,000       760,157    
   

 

 

 
   

 

2,680,219  

 

 

 

 

 

Information Technology—3.3%

  

 

 

Communications Equipment—0.6%

  

 

 

Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc., 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/201

    4,460,000       4,729,830    

 

 

Avaya, Inc., 7% Sr. Sec. Nts., 4/1/191

    4,585,000       4,493,300    
 

 

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     Principal Amount      Value          

 

      

Communications Equipment (Continued)

  

    

 

      
ViaSat, Inc., 6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/20    $ 2,866,000      $         2,994,970         
     

 

 

      
        12,218,100         
 

 

      

Electronic Equipment, Instruments, & Components—0.3%

  

    

 

      
Anixter, Inc., 5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/19      2,135,000        2,263,100         

 

      
Belden, Inc., 5.50% Sr. Sub. Nts., 9/1/221      2,090,000        2,084,775         

 

      
Zebra Technologies Corp., 7.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/221      1,195,000        1,257,737         
     

 

 

      
        5,605,612         
 

 

      

Internet Software & Services—0.6%

  

    

 

      
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.:           
2.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/28/191      1,390,000        1,372,827         
3.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/28/211      1,385,000        1,370,453         

 

      
Cerved Group SpA, 6.375% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/15/201    EUR 1,705,000        2,197,200         

 

      
EarthLink Holdings Corp., 7.375% Sr. Sec. Nts., 6/1/20      3,160,000        3,223,200         

 

      
Equinix, Inc.:           
4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/20      1,220,000        1,220,000         
5.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/1/22      2,200,000        2,231,680         

 

      
IAC/InterActiveCorp, 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/22      1,255,000        1,226,762         

 

      
Tencent Holdings Ltd., 3.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/2/191      1,200,000        1,220,946         
     

 

 

      
        14,063,068         
 

 

      

IT Services—0.6%

  

    

 

      
First Data Corp.:           
8.25% Sec. Nts., 1/15/211      3,830,000        4,117,250         
10.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/21      3,996,000        4,545,450         

 

      
Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., 6.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 3/1/201      1,940,000        1,901,200         

 

      
Rolta Americas LLC, 8.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/24/191      545,000        472,106         

 

      
Sabre GLBL, Inc., 8.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 5/15/191      1,281,000        1,375,474         
     

 

 

      
        12,411,480         
 

 

      

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—0.4%

  

    

 

      
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.:           
6.00% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/15/221      4,455,000        4,666,612         
8.05% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/20      266,000        281,295         
10.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/1/20      1,708,000        1,870,260         

 

      
Micron Technology, Inc., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/221      1,385,000        1,457,713         
     

 

 

      
        8,275,880         
 

 

      

Software—0.7%

  

    

 

      
Blackboard, Inc., 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/193      3,140,000        3,163,550         

 

      
BMC Software Finance, Inc., 8.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/211      4,555,000        4,304,475         

 

      
Interactive Data Corp., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/191      3,975,000        3,960,094         

 

      
Sixsigma Networks Mexico SA de CV, 8.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/7/211      505,000        513,585         

 

      
TIBCO Software, Inc., 11.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/211      3,435,000        3,331,950         
     

 

 

      
        15,273,654         
 

 

      

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals—0.1%

  

    

 

      
Denali Borrower LLC/Denali Finance Corp., 5.625% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/15/201      3,030,000        3,160,290         
     Principal Amount      Value    

 

 

Materials—3.8%

  

 

 

Chemicals—0.7%

  

 

 
ADS Waste Holdings, Inc., 8.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/20    $ 1,075,000      $ 1,080,375    

 

 
Braskem Finance Ltd., 5.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/2/221      1,110,000        1,079,475    

 

 
Hexion US Finance Corp., 6.625% Sr. Sec. Nts., 4/15/20      1,185,000        1,167,225    

 

 
Hexion US Finance Corp./Hexion Nova Scotia Finance ULC, 8.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 2/1/18      680,000        606,900    

 

 
INEOS Group Holdings SA, 6.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/181      1,465,000        1,413,725    

 

 
Mexichem SAB de CV, 4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/19/221      1,635,000        1,692,225    

 

 
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., 3.88% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/24/21      2,245,000        1,913,862    

 

 
NOVA Chemicals Corp., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/251      990,000        985,050    

 

 
PetroLogistics LP/PetroLogistics Finance Corp., 6.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/20      891,000        964,508    

 

 
PQ Corp., 8.75% Sec. Nts., 5/1/181      1,140,000        1,184,175    

 

 
Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP/Rentech Nitrogen Finance Corp., 6.50% Sec. Nts., 4/15/211      1,555,000        1,391,725    

 

 
Trinseo Materials Operating SCA/Trinseo Materials Finance, Inc., 8.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 2/1/19      1,301,000        1,325,394    
     

 

 

 
        14,804,639    

 

 

Construction Materials—0.4%

  

 

 
Building Materials Corp. of America, 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/213      2,455,000        2,602,300    

 

 
Calcipar SA, 6.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 5/1/183      90,000        90,900    

 

 
Cemex SAB de CV:      
4.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/11/221    EUR 250,000        297,597    
5.70% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/11/251      545,000        530,012    

 

 
CIMPOR Financial Operations BV, 5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/17/241      420,000        369,558    

 

 
Elementia SAB de CV, 5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/251      375,000        360,937    

 

 
HeidelbergCement Finance Luxembourg SA:      
3.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/21/21    EUR 625,000        830,003    
7.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/3/20    EUR 570,000        893,267    
8.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/31/17    EUR 655,000        906,361    

 

 
Lafarge SA, 5.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/26/17    EUR 495,000        664,425    

 

 
Union Andina de Cementos SAA, 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/30/211      510,000        518,670    
     

 

 

 
        8,064,030    

 

 

Containers & Packaging—1.2%

  

 

 
Ardagh Packaging Finance plc/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc.:      
6.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/30/211      1,895,000        1,814,462    
6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/31/211      1,150,000        1,147,125    

 

 
Ardagh Packaging Finance plc/Ardagh MP Holdings USA, Inc., 7% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/201      541,765        549,891    

 

 
Berry Plastics Corp., 5.50% Sec. Nts., 5/15/22      1,405,000        1,427,831    

 

 
BWAY Holding Co., 9.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/211      1,895,000        1,904,475    

 

 
Cascades, Inc., 7.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/20      1,955,000        2,042,975    

 

 
Consolidated Container Co. LLC/Consolidated Container Capital, Inc., 10.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/201      590,000        551,650    
 

 

21      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND/VA


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

    Principal Amount     Value         

 

     

Containers & Packaging (Continued)

  

   

 

     
Coveris Holdings SA, 7.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/193   $ 1,335,000       $ 1,381,725        

 

     
Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. IV, 4.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/23     890,000         867,750        

 

     
Graphic Packaging International, Inc., 4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/22     465,000         468,488        

 

     
Klabin Finance SA, 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/16/241     1,310,000         1,267,425        

 

     
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/221     920,000         939,550        

 

     
Polymer Group, Inc., 7.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 2/1/19     1,386,000         1,443,173        

 

     
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer Luxembourg SA, 5.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/15/20     4,420,000         4,552,600        

 

     
Sealed Air Corp.:        
4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/221     1,150,000         1,144,250        
5.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/241     1,150,000         1,164,375        
6.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/201     1,555,000         1,710,500        

 

     
Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions, 4.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 9/15/181     1,280,000         1,331,200        
   

 

 

     
    25,709,445        
 

 

     

Metals & Mining—1.3%

  

   

 

     
Aleris International, Inc.:        
7.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/18     2,765,000         2,796,106        
7.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/20     2,870,000         2,870,000        

 

     
ArcelorMittal, 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/25/17     1,505,000         1,568,963        

 

     
Constellium NV, 5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/241     2,420,000         2,117,500        

 

     
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/221     3,340,000         3,014,350        

 

     
FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd.:        
6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/181     691,111         628,911        
6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/221     1,685,000         1,409,081        
8.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/191     1,180,000         1,078,225        

 

     
Gestamp Funding Luxembourg SA:        
5.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 5/31/201   EUR 1,835,000         2,361,395        
5.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 5/31/20   EUR 105,000         135,121        

 

     
Glencore Finance Canada Ltd.:        
2.05% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/23/151     1,383,000         1,392,263        
4.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/211     560,000         591,647        

 

     
GTL Trade Finance, Inc., 5.893% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/29/241     1,115,000         1,078,763        

 

     
JMC Steel Group, Inc., 8.25% Sr. Nts., 3/15/181     1,575,000         1,502,156        

 

     
Metalloinvest Finance Ltd., 5.625% Unsec. Nts., 4/17/201     330,000         252,061        

 

     
MMC Norilsk Nickel OJSC via MMC Finance Ltd., 5.55% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/28/201     280,000         255,080        

 

     
Novelis, Inc., 8.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/20     1,285,000         1,368,525        

 

     
Thompson Creek Metals Co., Inc., 7.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/18     2,345,000         1,934,625        

 

     
Wise Metals Group LLC/Wise Alloys Finance Corp., 8.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 12/15/181     905,000         954,775        
   

 

 

     
    27,309,547        
 

 

     

Paper & Forest Products—0.2%

  

   

 

     
Fibria Overseas Finance Ltd., 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/12/24     735,000         732,060        

 

     
Inversiones CMPC SA, 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/241     985,000         991,610        

 

     
    Principal Amount     Value    

 

 

Paper & Forest Products (Continued)

  

 

 
PaperWorks Industries, Inc., 9.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 8/15/191   $ 1,890,000       $ 1,897,088    

 

 
Sappi Papier Holding GmbH, 6.625% Sr. Sec. Nts., 4/15/211     1,730,000         1,781,900    

 

 
Suzano Trading Ltd., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/23/211     450,000         464,400    
   

 

 

 
    5,867,058    

 

 

Telecommunication Services—3.2%

  

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services—2.5%

  

 

 
Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC/Cequel Capital Corp., 6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/201     6,865,000         7,139,600    

 

 
Colombia Telecomunicaciones SA ESP, 5.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/27/221     605,000         591,387    

 

 
Columbus International, Inc., 7.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/30/211     785,000         819,344    

 

 
FairPoint Communications, Inc., 8.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 8/15/191     3,600,000         3,636,000    

 

 
Frontier Communications Corp.:    
7.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/23     2,190,000         2,239,275    
7.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/24     2,850,000         2,949,750    

 

 
Intelsat Luxembourg SA, 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/21     3,400,000         3,421,250    

 

 
Koninklijke KPN NV, 8.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/30     3,005,000         4,235,454    

 

 
Koninklijke KPN NV, 6.125% Sr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds2,11   EUR 2,265,000         2,935,933    

 

 
Level 3 Escrow II, Inc., 5.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/221     1,310,000         1,319,825    

 

 
Oi SA, 5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/10/221     260,000         240,500    

 

 
Ooredoo International Finance Ltd., 3.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/21/231     990,000         956,422    

 

 
Telecom Italia Capital SA, 7.721% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 6/4/38     4,863,000         5,446,560    

 

 
Telecom Italia SpA, 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/10/22   EUR 1,265,000         1,746,819    

 

 
Telefonica Europe BV, 6.50% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds2,11   EUR 3,760,000         4,989,871    

 

 
T-Mobile USA, Inc.:    
6.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/21     2,670,000         2,742,757    
6.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/20     2,020,000         2,062,925    

 

 
Turk Telekomunikasyon AS, 3.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/19/191     245,000         246,501    

 

 
Windstream Corp.:    
6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/1/23     1,155,000         1,073,111    
7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/20     1,645,000         1,698,463    
7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/21     2,180,000         2,234,500    
   

 

 

 
    52,726,247    

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services—0.7%

  

 

 
Bharti Airtel International Netherlands BV, 5.35% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/20/241     870,000         946,351    

 

 
Digicel Group Ltd., 7.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/221     915,000         853,238    

 

 
ENTEL Chile SA, 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/1/261     1,255,000         1,250,215    

 

 
Millicom International Cellular SA, 6.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/211     780,000         815,100    

 

 
Mobile Telesystems OJSC via MTS International Funding Ltd., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/30/231     650,000         516,750    

 

 
Sprint Corp.:    
7.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/21     3,820,000         3,805,675    
7.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/23     4,070,000         4,038,254    

 

 
Telekom Austria AG, 5.625% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds2,11   EUR 1,435,000         1,866,556    
 

 

22      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND/VA


    Principal Amount     Value       

 

     
Wireless Telecommunication Services (Continued)       

 

     
Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 4% Sr. Sec. Nts., 7/15/201   EUR 1,405,000       $ 1,673,632        
   

 

 

     
      15,765,771        
 

 

     
Utilities—3.2%       

 

     
Electric Utilities—1.4%       

 

     
E.CL SA, 4.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/29/251     705,000         709,171        

 

     
EDP Finance BV:        
5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/14/211     1,380,000         1,455,569        
6.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/2/181     2,300,000         2,494,948        

 

     
Electricite de France SA:        
5.25% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds1,2,11     1,292,000         1,327,530        
5.625% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds1,2,11     990,000         1,043,460        
6.00% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds2,11   GBP 425,000         705,928        

 

     
Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP, 7.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/29/191     1,770,000         2,088,600        

 

     
EnBW Energie Baden-Wuerttemberg AG, 3.625% Jr. Sub. Nts., 4/2/762   EUR 285,000         349,367        

 

     
Enel SpA, 5% Sub. Nts., 1/15/752   EUR 2,465,000         3,164,946        

 

     
Eskom Holdings Ltd., 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/6/231     1,345,000         1,402,163        

 

     
Iberdrola International BV, 5.75% Sub. Perpetual Bonds2,11   EUR 2,935,000         3,879,722        

 

     
Israel Electric Corp. Ltd., 7.25% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/15/191     3,080,000         3,445,904        

 

     
MMC Energy. Inc., 8.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/208     2,245,000         225        

 

     
National Power Corp., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/19/16   PHP
 
 
109,600,000  
  
 
    2,578,016        

 

     
Perusahaan Listrik Negara PT, 5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/22/211     3,670,000         3,844,325        

 

     
Saudi Electricity Global Sukuk Co. 3, 4% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/8/241     1,030,000         1,069,964        
   

 

 

     
      29,559,838        
 

 

     
Gas Utilities—0.3%       

 

     
Empresa de Energia de Bogota SA, 6.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/10/211     1,620,000         1,725,624        

 

     
Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp., 6.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/21     1,670,000         1,636,600        

 

     
Gas Natural Capital Markets SA, 4.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/2/16   EUR 895,000         1,162,432        

 

     
Gas Natural de Lima y Callao SA, 4.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/231     840,000         823,200        

 

     
Perusahaan Gas Negara Persero Tbk PT, 5.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/16/241     1,545,000         1,599,848        
   

 

 

     
      6,947,704        
 

 

     
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers—1.1%       

 

     
AES Corp., 7.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/1/21     1,045,000         1,186,075        

 

     
Atlantic Power Corp., 9% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/18     1,390,000         1,383,050        

 

     
Calpine Corp.:        
5.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/23     2,365,000         2,391,606        
7.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/15/231     773,000         856,098        

 

     
Colbun SA, 4.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/10/241     980,000         983,036        

 

     
Comision Federal de Electricidad, 4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/241     1,690,000         1,770,275        

 

     
Dynegy, Inc., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/23     420,000         401,100        

 

     
Edison SpA, 3.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/10/17   EUR 745,000         988,237        

 

     
GenOn Energy, Inc., 9.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/18     3,230,000         3,230,000        

 

     
Infinis plc, 7% Sr. Sec. Nts., 2/15/193   GBP 1,285,000         2,117,962        
       
       
       
       
    Principal Amount     Value  

 

 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (Continued)    

 

 
Miran Mid-Atlantic Trust, 10.06% Sec. Pass-Through Certificates, Series C, 12/30/28   $ 1,573,485       $ 1,696,414    

 

 
NRG Energy, Inc.:    
6.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/22     1,605,000         1,649,138    
6.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/241     2,220,000         2,269,950    
6.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/23     1,455,000         1,520,475    

 

 
Power Sector Assets & Liabilities Management Corp., 7.39% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/2/241     1,785,000         2,334,780    
   

 

 

 
      24,778,196    

 

 
Multi-Utilities—0.4%   

 

 
InterGen NV, 7% Sr. Sec. Nts., 6/30/231     3,185,000         3,041,675    

 

 
National Grid North America, Inc., 1.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/20/18   EUR 990,000         1,245,053    

 

 
NGG Finance plc, 4.25% Sub. Nts., 6/18/762   EUR 2,630,000         3,455,544    
   

 

 

 
      7,742,272    
   

 

 

 
Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $1,126,202,282)       1,083,248,280    
    Shares        

 

 
Preferred Stock—0.2%   

 

 
Ally Financial, Inc., 7% Cum., Series G, Non-Vtg.1 (Cost $4,368,270)     4,519         4,539,759    

 

 
Common Stocks—0.2%   

 

 
Arco Capital Corp. Ltd.3,13     690,638         —    

 

 
Astana Finance JSC, ADR3,13     60,552         —    

 

 
Entegra Etc., Series A13     5,233         1,491,405    

 

 
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.     206         14,715    

 

 
Nortek, Inc.13     24,095         1,959,646    

 

 
Premier Holdings Ltd.13     18,514         —    

 

 
Revel Entertainment, Inc.13     16,153         —    

 

 
Wallace Theater Holdings, Inc.3,13     1,525         15    
   

 

 

 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $4,777,077)       3,465,781    
    Units        

 

 
Rights, Warrants and Certificates—0.0%   

 

 
MediaNews Group, Inc. Wts., Strike Price $48.72, Exp. 3/19/1713 (Cost $6,331,150)     22,685         —    
    Principal Amount        

 

 
Structured Securities—0.8%   

 

 
Credit Suisse First Boston International, Moitk Total Return Linked Nts., 21%, 3/30/118   RUB 53,910,000         —    

 

 
Credit Suisse First Boston, Inc. (Nassau Branch), Russian Specialized Construction & Installation Administration Total Return Linked Nts., 13%, 5/24/108   RUB 97,250,000         —    

 

 
Deutsche Bank AG, Coriolanus Ltd. Sec. Credit Linked Bonds:   
3.01%, 4/30/251,14     1,424,366         911,470    
3.138%, 4/30/251,14     1,400,559         896,236    
3.191%, 4/30/251,14     1,743,810         1,115,887    
3.242%, 4/30/251,14     1,990,294         1,273,615    
3.269%, 4/30/251,14     1,590,012         1,017,470    
3.346%, 4/30/251,14     1,494,544         956,378    
3.905%, 4/30/251,14     1,814,861         1,161,353    
4.005%, 4/30/251,14     1,566,842         1,002,643    
26.561%, 12/31/173,15   BRL 10,280,000         6,285,295    

 

 
Deutsche Bank AG, Opic Reforma I Credit Linked Nts.:    
Cl. 2A, 7.208%, 5/22/152,3   MXN 697,693         43,743    
Cl. 2B, 7.208%, 5/22/152,3   MXN 1,220,632         76,529    
Cl. 2C, 7.208%, 5/22/152,3   MXN 18,404,162         1,153,866    
Cl. 2D, 7.208%, 5/22/152,3   MXN 1,341,270         84,092    
 

 

23      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND/VA


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

    Principal Amount     Value         

 

     

Structured Securities (Continued)

  

     

 

     
Deutsche Bank AG, Opic Reforma I Credit Linked Nts.: (Continued)       
Cl. 2E, 7.208%, 5/22/152,3   MXN 974,458     $ 61,095        
Cl. 2F, 7.208%, 5/22/152,3   MXN 622,337       39,018        
Cl. 2G, 7.208%, 5/22/152,3   MXN 114,609       7,185        

 

     
LB Peru Trust II Certificates, Series 1998-A, 3.796%, 2/28/168,14     2,994       —         

 

     
Morgan Stanley, Russian Federation Total Return Linked Bonds, Series 007, Cl. VR, 5%, 8/22/34   RUB     40,076,627       291,243        
   

 

 

     

Total Structured Securities

(Cost $23,279,340)

              16,377,118        
 

 

     
Short-Term Note—0.4%         

 

     
United States Treasury Bills, 0.06%, 5/14/1514 (Cost $9,027,998)     9,030,000       9,028,591        
     Shares      Value    

 

 

Investment Companies—12.6%

  

 

 
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 0.10%16,17      55,210,591      $ 55,210,591    

 

 
Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC16      3,158,849        45,963,965    

 

 
Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC16      8,486,824        122,462,202    

 

 
Oppenheimer Ultra-Short Duration Fund, Cl. Y16      4,508,180        45,126,880    
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies

(Cost $272,924,347)

            268,763,638    

 

 
                Exercise Price           Expiration Date     Contracts        

 

 

Exchange-Traded Option Purchased—0.0%

  

 

 
SX5E Index Call13 (Cost $426,594)      EUR      3,290.000      6/19/15      EUR      11,671      611,965    
  Counterparty       Exercise Price       Expiration Date   Contracts      

 

 

Over-the-Counter Options Purchased—0.1%

  

 

 
EUR Currency Put13   DEU      USD      1 .240      2/24/15      EUR      24,000,000      850,104    

 

 
EUR Currency Put13   DEU      USD      1 .200      1/30/15      EUR      3,508,833      31,393    

 

 
TRY Currency Call13   HSBC      TRY      2 .269      2/16/15      TRY      50,350,000      74,921    
               

 

 

 
Total Over-the-Counter Options Purchased (Cost $1,033,896)      956,418    
  Counterparty  

Pay / Receive

Floating Rate

  Floating Rate   Fixed Rate  

Expiration

Date

  Notional Amount (000’s)      

 

 

Over-the-Counter Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased—0.0%

  

 

 
Interest Rate Swap maturing 7/21/25 Call13   GSG      Receive     
 
Six-Month EUR
EURIBOR
  
  
  2.750   7/17/15      EUR      43,410     12,084    

 

 
Interest Rate Swap maturing 10/6/25 Call13   BOA      Pay     

 

Three-Month USD

BBA LIBOR

  

  

  2.885     10/2/15      USD      53,000     639,272    

 

 
Interest Rate Swap maturing 5/30/33 Call13   BAC      Pay     

 

Six-Month GBP BBA

LIBOR

  

  

  3.990     5/30/23      GBP      1,235     64,255    

 

 
Interest Rate Swap maturing 7/21/25 Call13   UBS      Receive     
 
Six-Month EUR
EURIBOR
  
  
  1.821     7/17/15      EUR      19,040     28,550    
               

 

 

 
Total Over-the-Counter Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased (Cost $2,411,652)      744,161    

 

 
Total Investments, at Value (Cost $2,259,235,952)      102.1   2,182,161,626    

 

 
Net Other Assets (Liabilities)      (2.1   (43,963,513)    
             

 

 

 
Net Assets   100.0 $       2,138,198,113    
             

 

 

 

Footnotes to Consolidated Statement of Investments

1. Represents securities sold under Rule 144A, which are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. These securities amount to $705,262,235 or 32.98% of the Fund’s net assets as of December 31, 2014.

2. Represents the current interest rate for a variable or increasing rate security.

3. Restricted security. The aggregate value of restricted securities as of December 31, 2014 was $64,537,610, which represents 3.02% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 4 of the accompanying Consolidated Notes. Information concerning restricted securities is as follows:

 

Security   

Acquisition  

Dates  

     Cost      Value     

Unrealized    

Appreciation/    

(Depreciation)    

 

 

 
Amsted Industries, Inc., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/22      3/3/14 - 12/30/14         $ 3,008,791      $ 2,968,612      $ (40,179
Arco Capital Corp. Ltd.      6/28/13                           
ASG Consolidated LLC/ASG Finance, Inc., 15% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/17      8/19/10 - 11/20/14         3,113,755        2,293,058        (820,697
Astana Finance JSC, ADR      5/8/14                           
Blackboard, Inc., 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/19      10/24/13 - 10/16/14         3,175,224        3,163,550        (11,674
Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc., 8.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/21      11/22/13 - 11/25/13         3,098,544        2,778,350        (320,194
Brazil Loan Trust 1, 5.477% Sec. Nts., 7/24/23      7/25/13 - 7/25/14         1,508,262        1,486,407        (21,855
Building Materials Corp. of America, 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/21      4/26/11 - 10/8/14         2,465,450        2,602,300        136,850  

 

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Security   

Acquisition  

Dates  

     Cost      Value     

Unrealized    

Appreciation/    

(Depreciation)    

 

 

 
Calcipar SA, 6.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 5/1/18      11/21/13       $ 93,851       $ 90,900       $ (2,951)    
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Collateralized Mtg. Obligations, Series 2014-8, Cl. 1A2, 0.446%, 7/20/36      7/11/14         2,846,948         2,832,625         (14,323)    
Coveris Holdings SA, 7.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/19      10/24/13         1,335,000         1,381,725         46,725    
Credit Agricole SA, 8.375% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds      7/17/13         1,983,363         2,147,162         163,799    
Deutsche Bank AG, Coriolanus Ltd. Sec. Credit Linked Bonds, 26.561% Sr. Sec. Nts., 12/31/17      9/19/07         4,946,730         6,285,295                     1,338,565    
Deutsche Bank AG, Opic Reforma I Credit Linked Nts., Cl. 2A, 7.208%, 5/22/15      5/21/08         67,218         43,743         (23,475)    
Deutsche Bank AG, Opic Reforma I Credit Linked Nts., Cl. 2B, 7.208%, 5/22/15      6/12/08         117,590         76,529         (41,061)    
Deutsche Bank AG, Opic Reforma I Credit Linked Nts., Cl. 2C, 7.208%, 5/22/15      6/18/08         1,784,105         1,153,866         (630,239)    
Deutsche Bank AG, Opic Reforma I Credit Linked Nts., Cl. 2D, 7.208%, 5/22/15      7/8/08         129,928         84,092         (45,836)    
Deutsche Bank AG, Opic Reforma I Credit Linked Nts., Cl. 2E, 7.208%, 5/22/15      7/15/08         94,552         61,095         (33,457)    
Deutsche Bank AG, Opic Reforma I Credit Linked Nts., Cl. 2F, 7.208%, 5/22/15      8/8/08         61,214         39,018         (22,196)    
Deutsche Bank AG, Opic Reforma I Credit Linked Nts., Cl. 2G, 7.208%, 5/22/15      8/22/08         11,295         7,185         (4,110)    
Eletson Holdings, 9.625% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/15/22      12/12/13 - 10/28/14         1,859,316         1,846,875         (12,441)    
ICE EM CLO, Series 2007-1A, Cl. B, 2.031%, 8/15/22      11/6/07         7,280,713         7,323,822         43,109   
ICE EM CLO, Series 2007-1A, Cl. C, 3.331%, 8/15/22      6/8/07         5,270,000         4,957,489         (312,511)    
ICE EM CLO, Series 2007-1A, Cl. D, 5.331%, 8/15/22      6/8/07         5,270,000         4,859,994         (410,006)    
Infinis plc, 7% Sr. Sec. Nts., 2/15/19      10/2/13 - 5/12/14         2,211,702         2,117,962         (93,740)    
JPMorgan Hipotecaria su Casita, 6.47% Sec. Nts., 8/26/35      3/21/07         528,973         39,746         (489,227)    
K Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 9.125% Sec. Nts., 11/15/20      9/19/12 - 12/6/13         1,900,193         1,915,300         15,107    
Kenan Advantage Group, Inc. (The), 8.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/18      12/7/12 - 12/12/13         2,306,674         2,344,275         37,601    
LBC Tank Terminals Holding Netherlands BV, 6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/23      5/8/13 - 4/17/14         1,585,799         1,545,300         (40,499)    
NC Finance Trust, Series 1999-I, Cl. D, 8.75%, 1/25/29      8/10/10         66,025         10,145         (55,880)    
Premier Cruises Ltd., 11% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/08      3/6/98         242,675                 (242,675)    
Realogy Group LLC, 9% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/15/20      1/25/12 - 2/1/12         862,550         951,500         88,950    
Swiss Re Capital I LP, 6.854% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds      11/14/13 - 1/13/14         1,150,246         1,158,150         7,904    
US Shale Solutions, Inc., 12.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 9/1/17      8/7/14         1,844,085         1,459,150         (384,935)   
Wallace Theater Holdings, Inc.      3/28/13         15         15         —     
Western Express, Inc., 12.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 4/15/15      4/9/10 - 5/4/11         4,769,024         4,512,375         (256,649)   
     

 

 

 
        $             66,989,810       $             64,537,610       $ (2,452,200)   
     

 

 

 

4. Interest-Only Strips represent the right to receive the monthly interest payments on an underlying pool of mortgage loans. These securities typically decline in price as interest rates decline. Most other fixed income securities increase in price when interest rates decline. The principal amount of the underlying pool represents the notional amount on which current interest is calculated. The price of these securities is typically more sensitive to changes in prepayment rates than traditional mortgage-backed securities (for example, GNMA pass-throughs). Interest rates disclosed represent current yields based upon the current cost basis and estimated timing and amount of future cash flows. These securities amount to $4,687,176 or 0.22% of the Fund’s net assets as of December 31, 2014.

5. Interest rate is less than 0.0005%.

6. All or a portion of the security position is when-issued or delayed delivery to be delivered and settled after December 31, 2014. See Note 4 of the accompanying Consolidated Notes.

7. The current amortization rate of the security’s cost basis exceeds the future interest payments currently estimated to be received. Both the amortization rate and interest payments are contingent on future mortgage pre-payment speeds and are therefore subject to change.

8. This security is not accruing income because the issuer has missed an interest payment on it and/or is not anticipated to make future interest and or principal payments. The rate shown is the original contractual interest rate. See Note 4 of the accompanying Notes.

9. All or a portion of the security position is held in accounts at a futures clearing merchant and pledged to cover margin requirements on open futures contracts and written options on futures, if applicable. The aggregate market value of such securities is $1,997,812. See Note 5 of the accompanying Consolidated Notes.

10. All or a portion of the security position is held in segregated accounts and pledged to cover margin requirements under certain derivative contracts. The aggregate market value of such securities is $1,995,924. See Note 5 of the accompanying Consolidated Notes.

11. This bond has no contractual maturity date, is not redeemable and contractually pays an indefinite stream of interest. Rate reported represents the current interest rate for this variable rate security.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

Footnotes to Consolidated Statement of Investments (Continued)

12. Interest or dividend is paid-in-kind, when applicable.

13. Non-income producing security.

14. Zero coupon bond reflects effective yield on the date of purchase.

15. Denotes an inflation-indexed security: coupon or principal are indexed to a consumer price index.

16. Is or was an affiliate, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, at or during the period ended December 31, 2014, by virtue of the Fund owning at least 5% of the voting securities of the issuer or as a result of the Fund and the issuer having the same investment adviser. Transactions during the period in which the issuer was an affiliate are as follows:

 

    Shares
December 31, 2013
   

Gross

Additions

   

Gross

Reductions

   

Shares

December 31, 2014

 

 

 
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E     33,054,028       908,959,408        886,802,845        55,210,591     
Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC     4,827,322             1,668,473        3,158,849     
Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC     1,023,461       8,129,838        666,475        8,486,824     
Oppenheimer Ultra-Short Duration Fund, Cl. Y     3,707,723       1,900,357        1,099,900        4,508,180     
          Value     Income       Realized Gain  

 

 
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E       $ 55,210,591       $ 37,624         $  —     
Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC       45,963,965         3,476,368 a          666,023 a   
Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC       122,462,202         6,440,999 b          152,461 b   
Oppenheimer Ultra-Short Duration Fund, Cl. Y       45,126,880         146,622           42,945     
   

 

 

 
Total        $         268,763,638       $         10,101,613         $             861,429     
   

 

 

 

a. Represents the amount allocated to the Fund from Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC.

b. Represents the amount allocated to the Fund from Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC.

17. Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of December 31, 2014.

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

Geographic Holdings    Value      Percent        

United States

   $             1,430,069,558        65.5%     

Mexico

     73,913,511        3.4        

Turkey

     55,056,589        2.5        

United Kingdom

     50,762,732        2.3        

Netherlands

     37,201,403        1.7        

Indonesia

     36,610,445        1.7        

Brazil

     35,668,187        1.6        

Canada

     31,768,300        1.5        

Colombia

     30,094,664        1.4        

India

     29,362,382        1.3        

France

     29,009,818        1.3        

Greece

     19,801,295        0.9        

Italy

     20,411,807        0.9        

Germany

     20,177,171        0.9        

Supranational

     17,141,305        0.8        

China

     16,279,364        0.8        

Peru

     16,200,968        0.7        

Israel

     15,499,943        0.7        

South Africa

     15,187,329        0.7        

Ireland

     14,691,589        0.7        

Spain

     14,382,869        0.7        

Luxembourg

     14,407,451        0.7        

Chile

     13,218,744        0.6        

Hungary

     11,343,486        0.5        

Philippines

     10,609,778        0.5        

Switzerland

     7,508,646        0.3        

Portugal

     7,336,400        0.3        

Russia

     7,019,898        0.3        

United Arab Emirates

     6,992,684        0.3        

Australia

     6,776,865        0.3        

Poland

     6,156,523        0.3        

Romania

     5,977,959        0.3        

Sri Lanka

     5,763,494        0.3        

Panama

     4,469,734        0.2        

Sweden

     4,175,982        0.2        

Denmark

     3,782,809        0.2        

Ivory Coast

     3,781,491        0.2        

Croatia

     3,765,227        0.2        

Dominican Republic

     3,475,708        0.2        

Lithuania

     3,124,748        0.1        

Serbia

     3,052,325        0.1        

Norway

     2,576,637        0.1        

 

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Geographic Holdings (Continued)    Value      Percent        

Morocco

   $ 2,544,972        0.1%      

Kazakhstan

     2,494,280        0.1        

Venezuela

     2,332,910        0.1        

Lebanon

     2,140,036        0.1        

Austria

     1,866,556        0.1        

Kenya

     1,794,562        0.1        

Belgium

     1,545,300        0.1        

Eurozone

     1,534,097        0.1        

Jersey, Channel Islands

     1,515,645        0.1        

Tanzania

     1,506,358        0.1        

Uruguay

     1,455,025        0.1        

Puerto Rico

     1,404,000        0.1        

Paraguay

     1,305,400        0.1        

Malaysia

     1,304,300        0.1        

Japan

     1,267,984        0.1        

Latvia

     1,230,506        0.1        

Saudi Arabia

     1,069,964        0.1        

Gabon

     1,002,750        0.1        

Qatar

     956,422        0.0        

Trinidad

     941,775        0.0        

Jamaica

     853,237        0.0        

Vietnam

     826,000        0.0        

Barbados

     819,344        0.0        

Senegal

     766,160        0.0        

Angola

     723,834        0.0        

Bermuda

     644,229        0.0         

Ecuador

     481,600        0.0        

Ukraine

     396,800        0.0        

Nigeria

     351,025        0.0        

Egypt

     289,100        0.0        

Hong Kong

     189,637        0.0        
  

 

 

 

Total

     $         2,182,161,626        100.0%      
  

 

 

 

 

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts as of December 31, 2014

  

Counterparty

   Settlement Month(s)      Currency Purchased (000’s)      Currency Sold (000’s)     

Unrealized

            Appreciation

    

Unrealized

Depreciation

 

BAC

     01/2015       BRL      33,520       USD      12,620       $       $ 9,495   

BAC

     05/2015       IDR      136,542,000       USD      10,976                 252,503   

BAC

     02/2015       KRW      4,515,000       USD      4,193                 95,490   

BAC

     02/2015       MYR      12,060       USD      3,746                 318,390   

BAC

     04/2015       SEK      165,850       USD      23,206                 1,922,370   

BAC

     02/2015       TRY      32,040       USD      13,888                 319,399   

BAC

     01/2015 - 04/2015       USD      18,082       BRL      45,570         1,049,687           

BAC

     04/2015       USD      23,241       EUR      18,300         1,076,037           

BAC

     03/2015       USD      4,381       HUF      1,094,000         206,745           

BAC

     05/2015       USD      10,968       IDR      136,442,000         252,317           

BAC

     03/2015       USD      10,942       KRW      12,258,000                 180,052   

BAC

     02/2015       USD      11,316       MYR      37,129         762,981           

BAC

     01/2015       USD      497       RUB      20,700         155,871           

BAC

     04/2015       USD      23,021       SEK      165,850         1,737,330           

BAC

     02/2015       USD      62       TRY      140         2,400           

BNP

     06/2015       NOK      1,970       USD      278                 14,653   

BNP

     06/2015       USD      651       NOK      4,600         36,012           

BOA

     01/2015       BRL      178,145       USD      70,193                 3,175,856   

BOA

     01/2015       EUR      580       USD      722                 19,693   

BOA

     05/2015       IDR              136,442,000       USD      10,972                 256,375   

BOA

     01/2015       INR      1,518,250       USD      24,544                 513,334   

BOA

     02/2015       KRW      16,175,000       USD      15,393                 714,169   

BOA

     01/2015       PHP      118,000       USD      2,628         4,913           

BOA

     01/2015       USD      68,677       BRL      178,145         1,659,742           

BOA

     01/2015       USD      790       EUR      580         88,115           

BOA

     01/2015       USD      18,978       INR      1,177,000         348,225           

BOA

     02/2015 - 03/2015       USD      28,516       KRW      31,399,000         208,078         184,332   

BOA

     01/2015       USD      38,459       MXN      519,500         3,251,339           

BOA

     05/2015       USD      10,788       MYR      36,640         449,713           

BOA

     01/2015 - 04/2015       USD      5,333       PHP      236,000         76,554         2,218   

CITNA-B

     01/2015       BRL      66,150       USD      25,190                 305,143   

CITNA-B

     06/2015       EUR      110       USD      136                 2,387   

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts (Continued)

  

Counterparty    Settlement Month(s)      Currency Purchased (000’s)      Currency Sold (000’s)      Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

 

 

CITNA-B

     01/2015             MXN         15,500         USD         1,145       $       $ 94,701   

CITNA-B

     02/2015             TRY         2,700         USD         1,149                 1,751   

CITNA-B

     01/2015             USD         24,904         BRL         66,150         18,737           

CITNA-B

     06/2015             USD         53,719         EUR         43,300         1,247,154           

CITNA-B

     06/2015             USD         2,116         GBP         1,350         14,046           

CITNA-B

     02/2015             USD         802         HUF         191,000         73,136           

CITNA-B

     01/2015             USD         11,100         NZD         14,070         146,450           

CITNA-B

     02/2015             USD         28,351         TRY         64,790         915,004           

DEU

     01/2015             MXN         64,730         USD         4,782                 395,112   

DEU

     02/2015             TRY         13,340         USD         5,853                 204,032   

DEU

     06/2015             USD         36,463         GBP         23,275         231,647           

DEU

     02/2015             USD         19,872         TRY         45,480         610,303           

GSCO-OT

     01/2015 - 04/2015             BRL         142,950         USD         54,798                 1,147,269   

GSCO-OT

     01/2015             JPY         2,588,000         USD         21,428         181,381           

GSCO-OT

     01/2015 - 04/2015             USD         58,582         BRL         142,950         4,931,175           

JPM

     01/2015             BRL         52,920         USD         19,946         71,992         109,651   

JPM

     01/2016             CNH         55,600         USD         9,041                 324,414   

JPM

     06/2015             EUR         1,825         USD         2,245                 33,518   

JPM

     05/2015             IDR         132,658,000         USD         10,655                 248,127   

JPM

     01/2015             INR         476,000         USD         7,663                 128,474   

JPM

     02/2015             MYR         41,410         USD         12,952                 1,181,758   

JPM

     01/2015             RON         25,620         USD         7,289                 373,401   

JPM

     01/2015 - 02/2015             USD         30,587         BRL         81,690         14,991         72,762   

JPM

     01/2016             USD         8,825         CNH         55,600         108,425           

JPM

     06/2015             USD         52,748         EUR         42,550         1,181,689           

JPM

     05/2015             USD         17,044         IDR                 218,365,000                 96,545   

JPM

     01/2015             USD         13,032         INR         817,250         96,801           

JPM

     02/2015             USD         12,329         KRW         13,737,000         51,123         188,306   

JPM

     01/2015             USD         7,251         RON         25,620         335,467           

JPM

     02/2015             USD         12,645         TRY         29,110         317,311           

MSCO

     01/2015             BRL         1,950         USD         734                 552   

MSCO

     06/2015             EUR         65         USD         80                 1,700   

MSCO

     01/2015             MXN         704,300         USD         51,678                 3,946,943   

MSCO

     02/2015             MYR         74,550         USD         22,629                 1,438,853   

MSCO

     01/2015             NZD         14,070         USD         10,961                 6,819   

MSCO

     02/2015             TRY         2,720         USD         1,153                 979   

MSCO

     01/2015             USD         789         BRL         1,950         55,192           

MSCO

     03/2015 - 06/2015             USD         43,262         EUR         34,145         1,914,618           

MSCO

     01/2015             USD         23,040         JPY         2,588,000         1,430,132           

MSCO

     01/2015             USD         46,751         MXN         637,430         3,551,026           

MSCO

     02/2015             USD         16,230         MYR         53,470         1,031,998           

MSCO

     02/2015             USD         1,119         TRY         2,640         950           

NOM

     02/2015             USD         11,401         MYR         37,421         764,809           

TDB

     01/2015             BRL         71,680         USD         26,986                 20,304   

TDB

     02/2015             HUF         191,000         USD         787                 57,889   

TDB

     01/2015             MXN         1,400         USD         103                 8,076   

TDB

     01/2015 - 04/2015             USD         29,673         BRL         73,370         2,087,520           

TDB

     02/2015             USD         15,259         COP         36,876,000                 223,968   

TDB

     02/2015             USD         845         HUF         205,000         62,133           

TDB

     06/2015             USD         6,878         JPY         818,000         37,612           

TDB

     01/2015             USD         13,638         MXN         184,800         1,113,510           

TDB

     03/2015             USD         7,561         ZAR         87,200         104,831           
                 

 

 

 

Total Unrealized Appreciation and Depreciation

  

   $             34,067,222       $             18,591,763   
                 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts as of December 31, 2014

Description    Exchange      Buy/Sell      Expiration Date      Number of Contracts      Value      Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

United States Treasury Long Bonds

     CBT         Sell         3/20/15         109       $     15,757,313       $(265,079)

United States Treasury Long Bonds

     CBT         Buy         3/20/15         75         10,842,188       230,547 

United States Treasury Nts., 10 yr.

     CBT         Sell         3/20/15         332         42,096,563       (168,189)

United States Treasury Nts., 10 yr.

     CBT         Buy         3/20/15         779         98,774,766       52,778 

United States Treasury Nts., 2 yr.

     CBT         Sell         3/31/15         248         54,211,250       82,864 

United States Treasury Nts., 2 yr.

     CBT         Buy         3/31/15         445         97,274,219       (138,528)

United States Treasury Nts., 5 yr.

     CBT         Sell         3/31/15         1,100         130,822,657       (389,615)

United States Treasury Ultra Bonds

     CBT         Buy         3/20/15         197         32,541,938       1,444,842 
                 

 

                  $                         849,620
                 

 

 

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Over-the-Counter Options Written at December 31, 2014

Description Counterparty       Exercise Price   Expiration Date   Number of Contracts   Premiums Received   Value

 

EUR Currency Put   DEU      USD      1.190      2/24/15      EUR      (24,000,000 $             128,381       $            (230,400)  

 

EUR Currency Call   DEU      USD      1.280      2/24/15      EUR      (24,000,000   171,672       (21,144)  

 

Portuguese Government Bonds Put   JPM      EUR      121.580      3/2/15      EUR      (7,000,000   136,304       (93,421)  

 

TRY Currency Put   HSBC      TRY      2.414      2/16/15      TRY      (53,580,000   164,467       (237,895)  
                   

 

 

Total Over-the-Counter Options Written    $             600,824       $            (582,860)  
                   

 

 

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps at December 31, 2014

Reference Asset   Buy/Sell
Protection
  Fixed Rate   Maturity Date   Notional Amount
(000’s)
  Premiums Received/(Paid)   Value

 

CDX.HY.23

 

  

 

 

Sell

 

  

 

 

 

5.000

 

 

 

 

12/20/19

 

  

 

 

 

USD

 

  

 

 

 

10,000

 

  

 

$

 

(647,211

 

 

$620,725  

 

Over-the-Counter Credit Default Swaps at December 31, 2014

Reference Asset Counterparty   Buy/Sell
Protection
  Fixed Rate   Maturity Date   Notional Amount
(000’s)
  Premiums Received/(Paid)   Value

 

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Sociedad Anonima   UBS      Sell      3.000   12/20/17      EUR      125      $ (60 $11,256 

 

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Sociedad Anonima   UBS      Sell      3.000     12/20/17      EUR      125      (60 11,256 

 

Banco Santander SA

  UBS      Sell      3.000     9/20/17      EUR      250      (997 20,067 

 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

  FIB      Buy      5.000     6/20/19      USD      2,170      (404,122 1,298,032 

 

Hellenic Republic

  GSG      Buy      1.000     12/20/15      USD      2,950      (228,789 409,930 

 

Hellenic Republic

  GSG      Buy      1.000     12/20/15      USD      2,215      (182,861 307,795 

 

Hellenic Republic

  GSG      Buy      1.000     12/20/15      USD      730      (105,891 101,440 

 

Hellenic Republic

  GSG      Buy      1.000     12/20/15      USD      735      (110,291 104,041 

 

Hellenic Republic

  GSG      Buy      1.000     12/20/15      EUR      3,695      (189,760 621,525 

 

Hellenic Republic

  GSG      Buy      1.000     12/20/15      USD      1,465      (190,532 203,576 

 

Hellenic Republic

  GSG      Sell      1.000     12/20/19      USD      1,465      439,581   (533,648)

 

Hellenic Republic

  GSG      Sell      1.000     12/20/19      USD      740      135,118   (269,556)

 

Republic of Ireland

  GSG      Buy      1.000     3/20/18      USD      660      (27,725 (14,188)

 

Republic of Ireland

  GSG      Buy      1.000     3/20/18      EUR      585      (21,618 (15,159)

 

Republic of Italy

  GSG      Sell      1.000     3/20/23      USD      660      105,519   (37,153)

 

State Bank of India

  BNP      Sell      1.000     9/20/19      USD      1,740      71,791   (44,823)
                   

 

 

Total Over-the-Counter Credit Default Swaps

  

  $ (710,697 $            2,174,391 
                   

 

 

 

The table that follows shows the undiscounted maximum potential payment by the Fund related to selling credit protection in credit default swaps:

Type of Reference Asset on

which the Fund Sold Protection

   Total Maximum Potential  
Payments for Selling  
Credit Protection  
(Undiscounted)  
            Amount Recoverable*             Reference Asset  
Rating Range**  

 

Non-Investment Grade Corporate Debt Indexes                        $ 10,000,000                                $ —            B+  

Investment Grade Single Name

Corporate Debt

                       $ 1,740,000                                $ —            BBB-

Investment Grade Single Name

Corporate Debt

     500,000           EUR         —           EUR       BBB- to BBB  
Investment Grade Sovereign Debt                        $ 660,000                                $ —            BBB  
Non-Investment Grade Sovereign Debt                        $ 2,205,000                                $ 8,905,000            B  
Non-Investment Grade Sovereign Debt      —           EUR         3,695,000           EUR       B  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       
Total                        $ 14,605,000                                $   8,095,000           
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

Total EUR

     500,000           EUR         3,695,000           EUR      
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

* Amounts recoverable includes potential payments from related purchased protection for instances where the Fund is the seller of protection. In addition, the Fund has no recourse provisions under the credit derivatives and holds no collateral which can offset or reduce potential payments under a triggering event.

** The period end reference asset security ratings, as rated by any rating organization, are included in the equivalent Standard & Poor’s rating category. The reference asset rating represents the likelihood of a potential credit event on the reference asset which would result in a related payment by the Fund.

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps at December 31, 2014

Counterparty    Pay/Receive
Floating Rate
     Floating Rate      Fixed Rate     Maturity Date      Notional Amount
(000’s)
     Premiums
Received / (Paid)
     Value

 

GSG

  Pay     

 

Three-Month USD

BBA LIBOR

  

  

  2.460   11/24/24      USD      34,100    $    $(646,042)

 

JPM

  Receive     

 

Three-Month USD

BBA LIBOR

  

  

  2.570      8/15/24      USD      2,090         (77,062)

 

JPM

  Receive     

 

Three-Month USD

BBA LIBOR

  

  

  2.550      8/12/24      USD      2,090         (73,658)

 

JPM

  Pay     

 

MXN TIIE

BANXICO

  

  

  6.090      7/29/24      MXN      31,300      (11)    5,636 

 

JPM

  Pay     

 

MXN TIIE

BANXICO

  

  

  6.070      8/1/24      MXN      30,400      (9)    6,297 
                   

 

 

Total Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

  

$             (20)    $            (784,829)
                   

 

 

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

Over-the-Counter Interest Rate Swaps at December 31, 2014

 

Counterparty    Pay/Receive Floating Rate      Floating Rate      Fixed Rate     Maturity Date      Notional Amount (000’s)      Value  

 

 

GSG

  Pay      MXN TIIE BANXICO      4.260   6/15/16      MXN      126,300      $ 2,151    

 

 

JPM

  Pay      MXN TIIE BANXICO      4.280      6/15/16      MXN      125,400      3,790    
                   

 

 

 

Total Over-the-Counter Interest Rate Swaps

 

  $                     5,941    
                   

 

 

 

 

Over-the-Counter Interest Rate Swaptions Written at December 31, 2014

  

Description Counterparty   Pay/Receive
Floating Rate
  Floating Rate   Fixed
Rate
  Expiration
Date
  Notional Amount
(000’s)
  Premiums Received   Value  

 

 
Interest Rate Swap maturing 10/6/20 Call   BOA      Receive     

 

Six-Month

EUR EURIBOR

  

  

  0.655   10/2/15      EUR      46,000     $ 401,622   $ (716,044)     

 

 
Interest Rate Swap maturing 7/21/25 Call   UBS      Receive     

 

Six-Month

EUR EURIBOR

  

  

  1.421      7/17/15      EUR      19,040      308,859     (1,249,530)     
               

 

 

 
Total Over-the-Counter Interest Rate Swaptions Written     $         710,481   $         (1,965,574)     
               

 

 

 

 

Glossary:   
Counterparty Abbreviations
BAC    Barclays Bank plc
BNP    BNP Paribas
BOA    Bank of America NA
CITNA-B    Citibank NA
DEU    Deutsche Bank AG
FIB    Credit Suisse International
GSCO-OT    Goldman Sachs Bank USA
GSG    Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
HSBC    HSBC Bank USA NA
JPM    JPMorgan Chase Bank NA
MSCO    Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.
NOM    Nomura Global Financial Products, Inc.
TDB    Toronto Dominion Bank
UBS    UBS AG
Currency abbreviations indicate amounts reporting in currencies
BRL    Brazilian Real
CNH    Offshore Chinese Renminbi
COP    Colombian Peso
EUR    Euro
GBP    British Pound Sterling
HUF    Hungarian Forint
IDR    Indonesia Rupiah
INR    Indian Rupee
JPY    Japanese Yen
KRW    South Korean Won
MXN    Mexican Nuevo Peso
MYR    Malaysian Ringgit
NOK    Norwegian Krone
NZD    New Zealand Dollar
PHP    Philippines Peso
RON    New Romanian Leu
RUB    Russian Ruble
SEK    Swedish Krona
TRY    New Turkish Lira
ZAR    South African Rand
Definitions
BANXICO    Banco de Mexico
BBA LIBOR    British Bankers’ Association London - Interbank Offered Rate
CDX.HY.23    Markit CDX High Yield Index
EURIBOR    Euro Interbank Offered Rate
SX5E    Euro Stoxx 50 Index
TIIE    Interbank Equilibrium Interest Rate
Exchange Abbreviations
CBT    Chicago Board of Trade

See accompanying Consolidated Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES December 31, 2014

 

 

 

Assets

  

Investments, at value—see accompanying consolidated statement of investments:

  

Unaffiliated companies (cost $1,986,311,605)

     $ 1,913,397,988      

Affiliated companies (cost $272,924,347)

     268,763,638      
  

 

 

 
     2,182,161,626      

 

 

Cash

     12,601,199      

 

 

Cash used for collateral on centrally cleared swaps

     2,794,484      

 

 

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts

     34,067,222      

 

 

Swaps, at value (premiums paid $1,413,363)

     3,094,859      

 

 

Centrally cleared swaps, at value (premiums paid $647,231)

     632,658      

 

 

Receivables and other assets:

  

Interest, dividends and principal paydowns

     26,525,489      

Investments sold (including $8,328,060 sold on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis)

     9,119,640      

Shares of beneficial interest sold

     6,930,959      

Variation margin receivable

     173,568      

Other

     170,556      
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     2,278,272,260      

 

 

Liabilities

  

Bank overdraft-foreign

     412,862      

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts

     18,591,763      

 

 

Options written, at value (premiums received $600,824)

     582,860      

 

 

Swaps, at value (upfront payments received $702,666)

     914,527      

 

 

Centrally cleared swaps, at value

     796,762      

 

 

Swaptions written, at value (net premiums received $710,481)

     1,965,574      

 

 

Payables and other liabilities:

  

Investments purchased (including $111,876,062 purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis)

     114,411,317      

Shares of beneficial interest redeemed

     1,411,222      

Distribution and service plan fees

     330,117      

Shareholder communications

     183,724      

Variation margin payable

     182,013      

Trustees’ compensation

     91,331      

Other

     200,075      
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     140,074,147      

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 2,138,198,113      
  

 

 

 

 

 

Composition of Net Assets

  

Par value of shares of beneficial interest

     $ 397,138      

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

     2,159,126,588      

 

 

Accumulated net investment income

     104,708,911      

 

 

Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (64,301,594)      

 

 

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

     (61,732,930)      
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $         2,138,198,113      
  

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share

  

Non-Service Shares:

  
Net asset value, redemption price per share and offering price per share (based on net assets of $586,950,590 and 110,843,299 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)        $5.30       

 

 

Service Shares:

  
Net asset value, redemption price per share and offering price per share (based on net assets of $1,551,247,523 and 286,294,894 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)        $5.42       

See accompanying Consolidated Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

 

 

Allocation of Income and Expenses from Master Funds1

  

Net investment income allocated from Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC:

  

Interest

     $             3,475,793      

Dividends

     575      

Net expenses

     (224,756)      
  

 

 

 

Net investment income allocated from Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC

     3,251,612      

 

 

Net investment income allocated from Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC:

  

Interest

     6,380,653      

Dividends

     60,346      

Net expenses

     (402,864)      
  

 

 

 

Net investment income allocated from Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC

     6,038,135      
  

 

 

 

Total allocation of net investment income from master funds

     9,289,747      

 

 

Investment Income

  

Interest - unaffiliated companies (net of foreign withholding taxes of $440,080)

     114,925,726      

 

 

Fee income on when-issued securities

     2,661,894      

 

 

Dividends:

  

Unaffiliated companies (net of foreign withholding taxes of $(83,597))

     339,402      

Affiliated companies

     184,246      
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     118,111,268      

 

 

Expenses

  

Management fees

     13,590,052      

 

 

Distribution and service plan fees:

  

Service shares

     4,105,081      

 

 

Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:

  

Non-Service shares

     706,078      

Service shares

     1,642,896      

 

 

Shareholder communications:

  

Non-Service shares

     111,894      

Service shares

     264,087      

 

 

Custodian fees and expenses

     302,544      

 

 

Trustees’ compensation

     67,271      

 

 

Other

     207,606      
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     20,997,509      

Less reduction to custodian expenses

     (1,805)      

Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses

     (819,011)      
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     20,176,693      

 

 

Net Investment Income

     107,224,322      

 

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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

  

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investments from:

  

Unaffiliated companies (including premiums on options and swaptions exercised) (net of foreign capital gains tax of $37,013)

     $ (1,165,255)      

Affiliated companies

     42,945      

Closing and expiration of option contracts written

     1,360,871      

Closing and expiration of futures contracts

     8,959,190      

Foreign currency transactions

     (15,197,796)      

Swap contracts

     (2,160,825)      

Swaption contracts

     1,882,754      

 

 

Net realized gain allocated from:

  

Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC

     666,023      

Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC

     152,461      
  

 

 

 

Net realized loss

     (5,459,632)      

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

  

Investments

     (40,099,457)      

Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     6,302,196      

Futures contracts

     3,473,666      

Option contracts written

     (490,254)      

Swap contracts

     264,587      

Swaption contracts written

     394,063      

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation allocated from:

  

Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC

     (1,030,658)      

Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC

     (4,965,979)      
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (36,151,836)      

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     $           65,612,854      
  

 

 

 

1. The Fund invests in certain affiliated mutual funds that expect to be treated as partnerships for tax purposes. See Note 4 of the accompanying Consolidated Notes.

See accompanying Consolidated Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2014
    Year Ended
December 31, 2013
 

 

 

Operations

    

Net investment income

     $ 107,224,322          $ 125,129,462     

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (5,459,632)          (60,454,641)     

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (36,151,836)          (73,550,244)     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     65,612,854          (8,875,423)     

 

 

Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders

    

Dividends from net investment income:

    

Non-Service shares

     (31,299,751)          (36,272,242)     

Service shares

     (63,703,194)          (83,922,335)     
  

 

 

 
     (95,002,945)          (120,194,577)     

 

 

Beneficial Interest Transactions

    

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

    

Non-Service shares

     (142,634,078)          33,900,242     

Service shares

     (144,544,896)          (32,780,220)     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (287,178,974)          1,120,022     

 

 

Net Assets

    

Total decrease

     (316,569,065)          (127,949,978)     

 

 

Beginning of period

     2,454,767,178          2,582,717,156     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
End of period (including accumulated net investment income of $104,708,911 and $119,930,049, respectively)      $           2,138,198,113          $           2,454,767,178     
  

 

 

 

See accompanying Consolidated Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

Non-Service Shares    Year Ended
December
31, 2014
    

Year Ended

December
31, 2013

    

Year Ended

December
31, 2012

    

Year Ended

December
30, 20111

    

Year Ended

December
31, 2010

 

 

 

Per Share Operating Data

              

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $       5.38           $       5.67           $       5.38           $       5.58           $       5.30      

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

              

Net investment income2

     0.26            0.28            0.33            0.36            0.34      

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.11)           (0.29)           0.36            (0.31)           0.40      
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.15            (0.01)           0.69            0.05            0.74      

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

              

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.23)           (0.28)           (0.34)           (0.18)           (0.46)     

Distributions from net realized gain

     0.00            0.00            (0.06)           (0.07)           0.00      
  

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (0.23)           (0.28)           (0.40)           (0.25)           (0.46)     

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 5.30           $ 5.38           $ 5.67           $ 5.38           $ 5.58      
  

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     2.84%           (0.13)%           13.53%           0.85%           14.97%     

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

    $ 586,951           $ 738,741           $ 741,996           $ 648,084           $ 771,755      

 

 

Average net assets (in thousands)

    $     707,673           $     734,707           $     690,351           $     694,868           $     737,071      

 

 

Ratios to average net assets:4,5

              

Net investment income

     4.73%           5.12%           6.01%           6.50%           6.47%     

Total expenses6

     0.74%           0.74%           0.77%           0.77%           0.75%     
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      0.71%           0.72%           0.71%           0.71%           0.71%     

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate7

     93%           107%           78%           49%           99%     

1. December 30, 2011 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. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Total return information does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. 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. Includes the Fund’s share of the allocated expenses and/or net investment income from the master funds.

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

        Year Ended December 31, 2014

     0.75

        Year Ended December 31, 2013

     0.74

        Year Ended December 31, 2012

     0.77

        Year Ended December 30, 2011

     0.77

        Year Ended December 31, 2010

     0.75

7. The portfolio turnover rate excludes purchase and sale transactions of To Be Announced (TBA) mortgage-related securities as follows:

         Purchase Transactions      Sale Transactions    
 

 

 
  Year Ended December 31, 2014      $1,348,552,640         $1,337,346,996     
  Year Ended December 31, 2013      $4,294,357,677         $4,679,296,373     
  Year Ended December 31, 2012      $3,862,820,437         $3,466,796,233     
  Year Ended December 30, 2011      $1,050,654,783         $1,039,506,614     
  Year Ended December 31, 2010      $1,034,550,699         $1,085,289,655     

See accompanying Consolidated Notes to Financial Statements.

 

35      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND/VA


CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

 

Service Shares   Year Ended
December 31,
2014
    Year Ended
December 31,
2013
    Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    Year Ended
December 30,
20111
    Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

 

 

Per Share Operating Data

         

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 5.50         $ 5.79         $ 5.49         $ 5.68         $ 5.38      

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

         

Net investment income2

    0.25           0.27           0.33           0.35           0.33      

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.11)          (0.29)          0.36           (0.31)          0.42      

Total from investment operations

    0.14           (0.02)          0.69           0.04           0.75      

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.22)          (0.27)          (0.33)          (0.16)          (0.45)     

Distributions from net realized gain

    0.00           0.00           (0.06)          (0.07)          0.00      
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (0.22)          (0.27)          (0.39)          (0.23)          (0.45)     

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 5.42         $ 5.50         $ 5.79         $ 5.49         $ 5.68      
 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

    2.49%          (0.37)%          13.15%          0.65%          14.77%     

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

  $ 1,551,247       $ 1,716,026       $ 1,840,721       $ 1,604,906       $ 1,670,340    

 

 

Average net assets (in thousands)

  $ 1,646,615       $ 1,794,640       $ 1,715,995       $ 1,673,715       $ 2,485,427    

 

 

Ratios to average net assets:4,5

         

Net investment income

    4.48%          4.88%          5.76%          6.25%          6.15%     

Total expenses6

    0.99%          0.99%          1.02%          1.02%          0.99%     
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses     0.96%          0.97%          0.96%          0.96%          0.95%     

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate7

    93%          107%          78%          49%          99%     

1. December 30, 2011 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. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Total return information does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. 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. Includes the Fund’s share of the allocated expenses and/or net investment income from the master funds.

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

Year Ended December 31, 2014

     1.00

Year Ended December 31, 2013

     0.99

Year Ended December 31, 2012

     1.02

Year Ended December 30, 2011

     1.02

Year Ended December 31, 2010

     0.99

7. The portfolio turnover rate excludes purchase and sale transactions of To Be Announced (TBA) mortgage-related securities as follows:

         Purchase Transactions      Sale Transactions  
 

 

 
 

Year Ended December 31, 2014

     $1,348,552,640         $1,337,346,996   
 

Year Ended December 31, 2013

     $4,294,357,677         $4,679,296,373   
 

Year Ended December 31, 2012

     $3,862,820,437         $3,466,796,233   
 

Year Ended December 30, 2011

     $1,050,654,783         $1,039,506,614   
 

Year Ended December 31, 2010

     $1,034,550,699         $1,085,289,655   

See accompanying Consolidated Notes to Financial Statements.

 

36      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND/VA


NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2014

 

 

1. Organization

Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Fund/VA (the “Fund”), a separate series of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds, is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), as amended. The Fund’s main investment objective is to seek total return. 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. Shares of the Fund are sold only to separate accounts of life insurance companies.

The Fund offers two classes of shares. Both classes are sold at their offering price, which is the net asset value per share, to separate investment accounts of participating insurance companies as an underlying investment for variable life insurance policies, variable annuity contracts or other investment products. The class of shares designated as Service shares is subject to a distribution and service plan. Both 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.

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

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Basis for Consolidation. The Fund has established a Cayman Islands exempted company, Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Fund (Cayman) Ltd., which is wholly-owned and controlled by the Fund (the “Subsidiary”). The Fund and Subsidiary are both managed by the Manager. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary invests primarily in commodity-linked derivatives (including commodity futures, financial futures, options and swap contracts) and exchange traded funds related to gold or other special minerals (“Gold ETFs”). The Subsidiary is subject to the same investment restrictions and guidelines, and follows the same compliance policies and procedures, as the Fund.

The financial statements have been consolidated and include accounts of the Fund and the Subsidiary. Accordingly, all inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated. At December 31, 2014, the Fund owned 15,000 shares with net assets of $1,347,862.

Other financial information at December 31, 2014:

Total market value of investments

   $  

Net assets

   $             1,347,862  

Net income (loss)

   $ (42,267

Net realized gain (loss)

   $  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

   $  

Foreign Currency Translation. The Fund’s accounting records are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies and amounts related to the purchase and sale of foreign securities and foreign investment income are translated into U.S. dollars as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”), normally 4:00 P.M. Eastern time, on each day the Exchange is open for trading. Foreign exchange rates may be valued primarily using a reliable bank, dealer or service authorized by the Board of Trustees.

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

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

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

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

Investment Income. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or upon ex-dividend notification in the case of certain foreign dividends where the ex-dividend date may have passed. Upon receipt of notification from the issuer, subsequent to the ex-dividend date, some of the dividend income originally recorded from a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) may be reclassified as a reduction of the cost of the related investment and/or realized gain. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. Discount and premium, which are included in interest income on the Statement of Operations, are amortized or accreted daily.

 

37      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND/VA


NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Custodian Fees. “Custodian fees and expenses” in the Consolidated Statement of Operations may include interest expense incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on such cash overdrafts, to the extent they are not offset by positive cash balances maintained by the Fund, at a rate equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. The “Reduction to custodian expenses” line item, if applicable, represents earnings on cash balances maintained by the Fund during the period. Such interest expense and other custodian fees may be paid with these earnings.

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

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

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

Subchapter M requires, among other things, that at least 90% of the Fund’s gross income be derived from securities or derived with respect to its business of investing in securities (typically referred to as “qualifying income”). Income from commodity-linked derivatives may not be treated as “qualifying income” for purposes of the 90% gross income requirement. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has previously issued a number of private letter rulings which conclude that income derived from commodity index-linked notes and investments in a wholly-owned subsidiary will be “qualifying income.” As a result, the Fund will gain exposure to commodities through commodity-linked notes and its wholly-owned subsidiary.

The IRS has suspended the granting of private letter rulings pending further review. As a result, there can be no assurance that the IRS will not change its position with respect to commodity-linked notes and wholly-owned subsidiaries. In addition, future legislation and guidance from Treasury and the IRS may adversely affect the fund’s ability to gain exposure to commodities through commodity-linked notes and its wholly-owned subsidiary.

The Fund is required to include in income for federal income tax purposes all of the subsidiary’s net income and gains whether or not such income is distributed by the subsidiary. Net income and gains from the subsidiary are generally treated as ordinary income by the Fund, regardless of the character of the subsidiary’s underlying income. Net losses from the subsidiary do not pass through to the Fund for federal income tax purposes.

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

Undistributed

Net Investment

Income

   Undistributed
Long-Term
Gain
     Accumulated
Loss
Carryforward1,2,3,4
     Net Unrealized
Depreciation
Based on cost of
Securities and
Other Investments
for Federal Income
Tax Purposes
 

 

 

$110,347,583

     $—         $50,638,554         $78,534,257   

1. As of December 31, 2014, the Fund had $50,374,428 of net capital loss carryforward available to offset future realized capital gains, if any, and thereby reduce future taxable gain distributions. Details of the capital loss carryforwards are included in the table below. Capital loss carryovers with no expiration, if any, must be utilized prior to those with expiration dates.

Expiring       

 

 

2015

    $ 5,751,368  

2016

     3,339,490  

No expiration

     41,283,570  
  

 

 

 

Total

    $               50,374,428  
  

 

 

 

Of these losses, $6,678,980 are subject to Sec. 382 loss limitation rules resulting from merger activity. These limitations generally reduce the utilization of these losses to a maximum of $3,339,490 per year.

2. The Fund had $264,126 of straddle losses which were deferred.

3. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund utilized $12,716,558 of capital loss carryforward to offset capital gains realized in that fiscal year.

4. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund utilized $3,174,670 of capital loss carryforward to offset capital gains realized in that fiscal year.

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

 

38      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND/VA


 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

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

Accordingly, the following amounts have been reclassified for December 31, 2014. Net assets of the Fund were unaffected by the reclassifications.

Increase

to Paid-in Capital

   Reduction
to Accumulated
Net Investment
Income
     Reduction
to Accumulated Net
Realized Loss on
Investments
 

 

 

$2,236,117

     $27,442,515         $25,206,398   

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

     Year Ended      Year Ended  
     December 31, 2014      December 31, 2013  

 

 

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

           $         95,002,945              $         120,194,577  

The aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments for federal income tax purposes as of December 31, 2014 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

   $ 2,257,376,809     

Federal tax cost of other investments

     13,990,151    
  

 

 

 

Total federal tax cost

   $   2,271,366,960    
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 119,679,447    

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (198,213,704)    
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (78,534,257)    
  

 

 

 

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

 

 

3. Securities Valuation

The Fund calculates the net asset value of its shares as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”), normally 4:00 P.M. Eastern time, on each day the Exchange is open for trading.

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

Valuation Methods and Inputs

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

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

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

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

Corporate and government debt securities (of U.S. or foreign issuers) and municipal debt securities, event-linked bonds, loans, mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, and asset-backed securities are valued at the mean between the “bid” and “asked” prices utilizing

 

39      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND/VA


NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

evaluated prices obtained from third party pricing services or broker-dealers who may use matrix pricing methods to determine the evaluated prices.

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

Structured securities, swaps, swaptions, and other over-the-counter derivatives are valued utilizing evaluated prices obtained from third party pricing services or broker-dealers.

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued utilizing current and forward currency rates obtained from third party pricing services. When the settlement date of a contract is an interim date for which a quotation is not available, interpolated values are derived using the nearest dated forward currency rate.

Futures contracts and futures options traded on a commodities or futures exchange will be valued at the final settlement price or official closing price on the principal exchange as reported by such principal exchange at its trading session ending at, or most recently prior to, the time when the Fund’s assets are valued.

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

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

Loans

  Information obtained from market participants regarding reported trade data and broker-dealer price quotations.

Event-linked bonds

  Information obtained from market participants regarding reported trade data and broker-dealer price quotations.

Structured securities

  Relevant market information such as the price of underlying financial instruments, stock market indices, foreign currencies, interest rate spreads, commodities, or the occurrence of other specific events.

Swaps

  Relevant market information, including underlying reference assets such as credit spreads, credit event probabilities, index values, individual security values, forward interest rates, variable interest rates, volatility measures, and forward currency rates.

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

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

Classifications

Each investment asset or liability of the Fund is assigned a level at measurement date based on the significance and source of the inputs to its valuation. Various data inputs are used in determining the value of each of the Fund’s investments as of the reporting period end. These data inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:

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

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

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

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

 

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3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

The table below categorizes amounts that are included in the Fund’s Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2014 based on valuation input level:

    

Level 1—

Unadjusted

Quoted Prices

   

Level 2—

Other Significant
Observable Inputs

   

Level 3—

Significant
            Unobservable

Inputs

     Value  

 

 

Assets Table

  

Investments, at Value:

  

Asset-Backed Securities

     $  —       $ 32,695,452       $ 17,141,305        $ 49,836,757    

Mortgage-Backed Obligations

           337,180,382       2,842,770        340,023,152    

U.S. Government Obligations

           33,642,205              33,642,205    

Foreign Government Obligations

           289,592,660              289,592,660    

Corporate Loans

           81,323,689       7,452        81,331,141    

Corporate Bonds and Notes

           1,080,256,039       2,992,241        1,083,248,280    

Preferred Stock

           4,539,759              4,539,759    

Common Stocks

     1,974,301       1,491,465       15        3,465,781    

Rights, Warrants and Certificates

                        —    

Structured Securities

           8,335,052       8,042,066        16,377,118    

Short-Term Note

           9,028,591              9,028,591    

Investment Companies

     100,337,471       168,426,167              268,763,638    

Exchange-Traded Option Purchased

           611,965              611,965    

Over-the-Counter Options Purchased

           956,418              956,418    

Over-the-Counter Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased

           744,161              744,161    
  

 

 

 

Total Investments, at Value

     102,311,772       2,048,824,005       31,025,849        2,182,161,626    

Other Financial Instruments:

         

Swaps, at value

           3,094,859              3,094,859    

Centrally cleared swaps, at value

           632,658              632,658    

Futures contracts

     1,811,031                    1,811,031    

Foreign currency exchange contracts

           34,067,222              34,067,222    
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     $                 104,122,803       $                 2,086,618,744       $                 31,025,849        $                 2,221,767,396    
  

 

 

 

Liabilities Table

         

Other Financial Instruments:

         

Swaps, at value

     $  —       $ (914,527   $  —        $ (914,527)     

Centrally cleared swaps, at value

           (796,762            (796,762)     

Options written, at value

           (582,860            (582,860)     

Futures contracts

     (961,411                  (961,411)     

Foreign currency exchange contracts

           (18,591,763            (18,591,763)     

Swaptions written, at value

           (1,965,574            (1,965,574)     
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     $ (961,411     $ (22,851,486     $  —        $ (23,812,897)     
  

 

 

 

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

The table below shows the transfers between Level 2 and Level 3. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the beginning of the reporting period.

     Transfers out of Level 2*      Transfers into Level 3*  

 

 

Assets Table

     

Investments, at Value:

     

Corporate Loans

     $                         (1,264,526)           $                         1,264,526          
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     $ (1,264,526)           $ 1,264,526          
  

 

 

 

* Transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 because of the lack of observable market data.

The following is a reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (level 3) were used in determining fair value:

    

Value as of

        December 31, 2013

             Realized gain (loss)     

        Change in unrealized

appreciation/

depreciation

    

Accretion/

            (amortization)

of premium/

discounta

 

 

 

Assets Table

  

Investments, at Value:

  

Asset-Backed Securities

     $ 16,206,250          $  —         $ 790,518         $ 144,537     

Mortgage-Backed Obligations

     4,005            —           (8,183)          14,323     

Corporate Loans

     —            60           (1,333,444)           —     

Corporate Bonds and Notes

     5,631,399            (23,725)           (396,095)           1,794     

Common Stocks

     15,296            —           (15,281)           —     

Structured Securities

     10,216,769            233,264           (902,103)           144,578     
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     $ 32,073,719          $ 209,599         $ (1,864,588)         $ 305,232     
  

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

     Purchases      Sales     

Transfers into

Level 3

     Value as of
        December 31, 2014
 

 

 

Assets Table (Continued)

  

Investments, at Value:

  

Asset-Backed Securities

     $  —          $  —         $  —          $ 17,141,305      

Mortgage-Backed Obligations

     2,832,625            —           —            2,842,770      

Corporate Loans

     79,622            (3,312)           1,264,526            7,452      

Corporate Bonds and Notes

     —            (2,221,132)           —            2,992,241      

Common Stocks

     —            —           —            15      

Structured Securities

     —            (1,650,442)           —            8,042,066      
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     $                 2,912,247          $                 (3,874,886)         $                 1,264,526          $ 31,025,849      
  

 

 

 

a. Included in net investment income.

The total change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations attributable to Level 3 investments still held at December 31, 2014: 

     Change in
unrealized
appreciation/
depreciation
 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

    $ 790,518     

Mortgage-Backed Obligations

     (8,183)    

Corporate Loans

     (1,333,444)     

Corporate Bonds and Notes

     (173,769)     

Common Stocks

     (15,281)     

Structured Securities

     (902,103)     
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

    $             (1,642,262)     
  

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs used in determining fair value measurements for those investments classified as Level 3 as of December 31, 2014:

    

Value as of

December 31, 2014

     Valuation Technique      Unobservable input      Range of
Unobservable Inputs
   Unobservable
Input Used
    

 

Assets Table

                 

Investments, at Value:

                 
Asset-Backed Securities    $ 17,141,305           Broker quotes         N/A       N/A    N/A    (a)
Mortgage-Backed Obligations      2,842,770           Broker quotes         N/A       N/A    N/A    (a)
Corporate Bonds and Notes      2,578,016           Broker quotes         N/A       N/A    N/A    (a)
Corporate Bonds and Notes      414,000           Pricing service         N/A       N/A    N/A    (a)
Corporate Bonds and Notes      225          

 

Estimated Recovery

proceeds

  

  

     Nominal Value       N/A    $0.01/share    (b)
Corporate Loans      7,452           Pricing service         N/A       N/A    N/A    (a)
Common Stock      15          

 

Estimated Recovery

proceeds

  

  

     Nominal Value       N/A    $0.01/share    (c)
Structured Securities      8,042,066           Broker quotes         N/A       N/A    N/A    (a)
  

 

 

                
Total      $ 31,025,849                    
  

 

 

                

(a) Securities classified as Level 3 whose unadjusted values were provided by a pricing service or broker-dealer for which such inputs are unobservable. The Manager periodically reviews pricing vendor and broker methodologies and inputs to confirm they are determined using unobservable inputs and have been appropriately classified. Such securities’ fair valuations could change significantly based on changes in unobservable inputs used by the pricing service or broker.

(b) The Fund fair values certain corporate bonds and notes received from a bond restructuring using a nominal value per share to reflect the low probability of future value. The Manager monitors such investments for additional market information or the occurrence of a significant event which would warrant a re-evaluation of the security’s fair valuation.

(c) The Fund fair values certain common stocks held at a nominal value to reflect the low probability of receipt of future payments to be received as a result of a merger. The Manager monitors such investments for additional market information or the occurrence of a significant event which would warrant a re-evaluation of the security’s fair valuation. A significant increase (decrease) in the future distribution amount, or a significant increase (decrease) to the probability of payment rate, will result in a significant increase (decrease) to the fair value of the investment.

 

 

4. Investments and Risk

Investment in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund. The Fund is permitted to invest daily available cash balances in an affiliated money market fund. The Fund may invest the available cash in Class E shares of Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund (“IMMF”) to seek current income while preserving liquidity or for defensive purposes. IMMF is a registered open-end management investment company, regulated as a money market fund under the 1940 Act. The Manager is the investment adviser of IMMF, and the Sub-Adviser provides investment and related advisory services to IMMF. When applicable, the Fund’s investment in IMMF is included in the Consolidated Statement of Investments. Shares of IMMF are valued at their net asset value per share. As a shareholder, the Fund is subject to its proportional share of IMMF’s Class E expenses, including its management fee. The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in IMMF.

 

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4. Investments and Risk (Continued)

Investment in Oppenheimer Master Funds. The Fund is permitted to invest in entities sponsored and/or advised by the Manager or an affiliate. Certain of these entities in which the Fund invests are mutual funds registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 that expect to be treated as partnerships for tax purposes, specifically Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC and Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC (the “Master Funds”). Each Master Fund 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 Master Fund than in another, the Fund will have greater exposure to the risks of that Master Fund.

The investment objective of Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC is to seek income. The investment objective of Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC is to seek total return. The Fund’s investments in the Master Funds are included in the Consolidated Statement of Investments. The Fund recognizes income and gain/(loss) on its investments in each Master Fund according to its allocated pro-rata share, based on its relative proportion of total outstanding Master Fund shares held, of the total net income earned and the net gain/(loss) realized on investments sold by the Master Funds. As a shareholder, the Fund is subject to its proportional share of the Master 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 Master Funds.

Structured Securities. The Fund invests in structured securities whose market values, interest rates and/or redemption prices are linked to the performance of underlying foreign currencies, interest rate spreads, stock market indices, prices of individual securities, commodities or other financial instruments or the occurrence of other specific events. The structured securities are often leveraged, increasing the volatility of each note’s market value relative to the change in the underlying linked financial element or event. Fluctuations in value of these securities are recorded as unrealized gains and losses in the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Operations. The Fund records a realized gain or loss when a structured security is sold or matures.

Securities on a When-Issued or Delayed Delivery Basis. The Fund may purchase securities on a “when-issued” basis, and may purchase or sell securities on a “delayed delivery” basis. “When-issued” or “delayed delivery” refers to securities whose terms and indenture are available and for which a market exists, but which are not available for immediate delivery. Delivery and payment for securities that have been purchased by the Fund on a when-issued basis normally takes place within six months and possibly as long as two years or more after the trade date. During this period, such securities do not earn interest, are subject to market fluctuation and may increase or decrease in value prior to their delivery. The purchase of securities on a when-issued basis may increase the volatility of the Fund’s net asset value to the extent the Fund executes such transactions while remaining substantially fully invested. When the Fund engages in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions, it relies on the buyer or seller, as the case may be, to complete the transaction. Their failure to do so may cause the Fund to lose the opportunity to obtain or dispose of the security at a price and yield it considers advantageous. The Fund may also sell securities that it purchased on a when-issued basis or forward commitment prior to settlement of the original purchase.

As of December 31, 2014, the Fund had purchased securities issued on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis and sold securities issued on a delayed delivery basis as follows:

 

     When-Issued or
Delayed Delivery
Basis Transactions
 

 

 

Purchased securities

     $111,876,062   

Sold securities

     8,328,060   

The Fund may enter into “forward roll” transactions with respect to mortgage-related securities. In this type of transaction, the Fund sells a mortgage-related security to a buyer and simultaneously agrees to repurchase a similar security (same type, coupon and maturity) at a later date at a set price. During the period between the sale and the repurchase, the Fund will not be entitled to receive interest and principal payments on the securities that have been sold. The Fund records the incremental difference between the forward purchase and sale of each forward roll as realized gain (loss) on investments or as fee income in the case of such transactions that have an associated fee in lieu of a difference in the forward purchase and sale price.

Forward roll transactions may be deemed to entail embedded leverage since the Fund purchases mortgage-related securities with extended settlement dates rather than paying for the securities under a normal settlement cycle. This embedded leverage increases the Fund’s market value of investments relative to its net assets which can incrementally increase the volatility of the Fund’s performance. Forward roll transactions can be replicated over multiple settlement periods.

Risks of entering into forward roll transactions include the potential inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the agreement; the potential of the Fund to receive inferior securities at redelivery as compared to the securities sold to the counterparty; and counterparty credit risk.

Restricted Securities. As of December 31, 2014, investments in securities included issues that are restricted. A restricted security may have a contractual restriction on its resale and is valued under methods approved by the Board of Trustees as reflecting fair value. Securities that are restricted are marked with an applicable footnote on the Consolidated Statement of Investments. Restricted securities are reported on a schedule following the Consolidated Statement of Investments.

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

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

4. Investments and Risk (Continued)

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.

Credit Risk. The Fund invests in high-yield, non-investment-grade bonds, which may be subject to a greater degree of credit risk. Credit risk relates to the ability of the issuer to meet interest or principal payments or both as they become due. The Fund may acquire securities that have missed an interest payment, and is not obligated to dispose of securities whose issuers or underlying obligors subsequently miss an interest payment. Information concerning securities not accruing interest as of December 31, 2014 is as follows:

Cost

     $15,736,861   

Market Value

     $431,822   

Market value as % of Net Assets

     0.02%   

Sovereign Debt Risk. The Fund invests in sovereign debt securities, which are subject to certain special risks. These risks include, but are not limited to, the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse, or otherwise be unable, to pay interest or repay the principal on its sovereign debt. There may also be no legal process for collecting sovereign debt that a government does not pay or bankruptcy proceedings through which all or part of such sovereign debt may be collected. In addition, a restructuring or default of sovereign debt may also cause additional impacts to the financial markets, such as downgrades to credit ratings, reduced liquidity and increased volatility, among others.

 

 

5. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments

The Fund’s investment objective not only permits the Fund to purchase investment securities, it also allows the Fund to enter into various types of derivatives contracts, including, but not limited to, futures contracts, forward currency exchange contracts, credit default swaps, interest rate swaps, total return swaps, variance swaps and purchased and written options. In doing so, the Fund will employ strategies in differing combinations to permit it to increase, decrease, or change the level or types of exposure to market risk factors. These instruments may allow the Fund to pursue its objectives more quickly and efficiently than if it were to make direct purchases or sales of securities capable of effecting a similar response to market factors. Such contracts may be entered into through a bilateral over-the-counter (“OTC”) transaction, or through a securities or futures exchange and cleared through a clearinghouse.

Market Risk Factors. In accordance with its investment objectives, the Fund may use derivatives to increase or decrease its exposure to one or more of the following market risk factors:

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

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

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

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

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

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

Derivatives may have little or no initial cash investment relative to their market value exposure and therefore can produce significant gains or losses in excess of their cost due to unanticipated changes in the market risk factors and the overall market. This use of embedded leverage allows the Fund to increase its market value exposure relative to its net assets and can substantially increase the volatility of the Fund’s performance. In instances where the Fund is using derivatives to decrease, or hedge, exposures to market risk factors for securities held by the Fund, there are also risks that those derivatives may not perform as expected resulting in losses for the combined or hedged positions. Some derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the Fund’s initial investment.

Additional associated risks from investing in derivatives also exist and potentially could have significant effects on the valuation of the derivative and the Fund. Typically, the associated risks are not the risks that the Fund is attempting to increase or decrease exposure to, per its investment objectives, but are the additional risks from investing in derivatives. Examples of these associated risks are liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund will not be able to sell the derivative in the open market in a timely manner, and counterparty credit risk, which is the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Fund.

 

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5. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments (Continued)

The Fund’s actual exposures to these market risk factors and associated risks during the period are discussed in further detail, by derivative type, below.

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

The Fund may enter into forward currency exchange contracts (“forward contracts”) for the purchase or sale of a foreign currency at a negotiated rate at a future date. Such contracts are traded in the OTC inter-bank currency dealer market.

Forward contracts are reported on a schedule following the Consolidated Statement of Investments. The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is reported in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a receivable (or payable) and in the Consolidated Statement of Operations within the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation). At contract close, the difference between the original cost of the contract and the value at the close date is recorded as a realized gain (loss) in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

The Fund has entered into forward contracts with the obligation to purchase specified foreign currencies in the future at a currently negotiated forward rate in order to take a positive investment perspective on the related currency. These forward contracts seek to increase exposure to foreign exchange rate risk.

The Fund has entered into forward contracts with the obligation to purchase specified foreign currencies in the future at a currently negotiated forward rate in order to decrease exposure to foreign exchange rate risk associated with foreign currency denominated securities held by the Fund.

The Fund has entered into forward contracts with the obligation to sell specified foreign currencies in the future at a currently negotiated forward rate in order to take a negative investment perspective on the related currency. These forward contracts seek to increase exposure to foreign exchange rate risk.

The Fund has entered into forward contracts with the obligation to sell specified foreign currencies in the future at a currently negotiated forward rate in order to decrease exposure to foreign exchange rate risk associated with foreign currency denominated securities held by the Fund.

During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund had daily average contract amounts on forward contracts to buy and sell of $351,974,743 and $642,726,245, respectively.

Additional associated risk to the Fund includes counterparty credit risk. Counterparty credit risk arises from the possibility that the counterparty to a forward contract will default and fail to perform its obligations to the Fund.

Futures Contracts

A futures contract is a commitment to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity, financial instrument or currency at a negotiated price on a stipulated future date. The Fund may buy and sell futures contracts and may also buy or write put or call options on these futures contracts. Futures contracts and options thereon are generally entered into on a regulated futures exchange and cleared through a clearinghouse associated with the exchange.

Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit either cash or securities (initial margin) in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract value in an account registered in the futures commission merchant’s name. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are paid to or from the futures commission merchant each day equal to the daily changes in the contract value. Such payments are recorded as unrealized gains and losses. Should the Fund fail to make requested variation margin payments, the futures commission merchant can gain access to the initial margin to satisfy the Fund’s payment obligations.

Futures contracts are reported on a schedule following the Consolidated Statement of Investments. Securities held by a futures commission merchant to cover initial margin requirements on open futures contracts are noted in the Consolidated Statement of Investments. Cash held by a futures commission merchant to cover initial margin requirements on open futures contracts and the receivable and/or payable for the daily mark to market for the variation margin are noted in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The net change in unrealized appreciation and depreciation is reported in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Realized gains (losses) are reported in the Consolidated Statement of Operations at the closing or expiration of futures contracts.

The Fund has purchased futures contracts on various bonds and notes to increase exposure to interest rate risk.

The Fund has sold futures contracts on various bonds and notes to decrease exposure to interest rate risk.

During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $184,476,192 and $82,251,355 on futures contracts purchased and sold, respectively.

Additional associated risks of entering into futures contracts (and related options) include the possibility that there may be an illiquid market where the Fund is unable to liquidate the contract or enter into an offsetting position and, if used for hedging purposes, the risk that the price of the contract will correlate imperfectly with the prices of the Fund’s securities.

Option Activity

The Fund may buy and sell put and call options, or write put and call options. When an option is written, the Fund receives a premium and becomes obligated to sell or purchase the underlying security, currency or other underlying financial instrument at a fixed price, upon exercise of the option.

Options can be traded through an exchange or through a privately negotiated arrangement with a dealer in an OTC transaction. Options traded through an exchange are generally cleared through a clearinghouse (such as The Options Clearing Corporation). The difference between the premium received or paid, and market value of the option, is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. The net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation is reported in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. When an option is exercised, the cost of the security purchased or the proceeds of the security sale are adjusted by the amount of premium received or paid. Upon the expiration or closing of the option transaction, a gain or loss is reported in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

The Fund has purchased call options on currencies to increase exposure to foreign exchange rate risk. A purchased call option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument appreciates relative to the strike price.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

5. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments (Continued)

The Fund has purchased put options on currencies to decrease exposure to foreign exchange rate risk. A purchased put option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument depreciates relative to the strike price.

The Fund has purchased call options on treasury and/or euro futures to increase exposure to interest rate risk. A purchased call option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument appreciates relative to the strike price.

The Fund has purchased call options on individual equity securities and/or equity indexes to increase exposure to equity risk. A purchased call option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument appreciates relative to the strike price.

The Fund has purchased call options on volatility indexes to increase exposure to volatility risk. A purchased call option becomes more valuable as the level of the underlying volatility index increases relative to the strike price.

During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $799,100 and $492,603 on purchased call options and purchased put options, respectively.

Options written, if any, are reported in a schedule following the Consolidated Statement of Investments and as a liability in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities held in collateral accounts to cover potential obligations with respect to outstanding written options are noted in the Consolidated Statement of Investments.

The risk in writing a call option is that the market price of the security increases and if the option is exercised, the Fund must either purchase the security at a higher price for delivery or, if the Fund owns the underlying security, give up the opportunity for profit. The risk in writing a put option is that the Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the security decreases and the option is exercised. The risk in buying an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. The Fund also has the additional risk that there may be an illiquid market where the Fund is unable to close the contract.

The Fund has written put options on currencies to increase exposure to foreign exchange rate risk. A written put option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument appreciates relative to the strike price.

The Fund has written call options on currencies to decrease exposure to foreign exchange rate risk. A written call option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument depreciates relative to the strike price.

The Fund has written call options on treasury and/or euro futures to decrease exposure to interest rate risk. A written call option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument depreciates relative to the strike price.

The Fund has written put options on treasury and/or euro futures to increase exposure to interest rate risk. A written put option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument appreciates relative to the strike price.

The Fund has written call options on volatility indexes to decrease exposure to volatility risk. A written call option becomes more valuable as the level of the underlying volatility index decreases relative to the strike price.

During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $149,951 and $329,375 on written call options and written put options, respectively.

Additional associated risks to the Fund include counterparty credit risk and liquidity risk.

Written option activity for the year ended December 31, 2014 was as follows:

    

Number of

Contracts

       

Amount of  

Premiums  

 

 

 

Options outstanding as of

December 31, 2013

     2,287,735,000      $     903,847   

Options written

     196,853,446,263          6,602,817   

Options closed or expired

     (40,920,274,860)          (1,360,871)   

Options exercised

         (158,112,326,403)                  (5,544,969)   
  

 

 

 

Options outstanding as of

December 31, 2014

     108,580,000      $     600,824   
  

 

 

 

Swap Contracts

The Fund may enter into swap contract agreements with a counterparty to exchange a series of cash flows based on either specified reference rates, the price or volatility of asset or non-asset references, or the occurrence of a credit event, over a specified period. Swaps can be executed in a bi-lateral privately negotiated arrangement with a dealer in an OTC transaction (“OTC swaps”) or executed on a regulated market. Certain swaps, regardless of the venue of their execution, are required to be cleared through a clearinghouse (“centrally cleared swaps”). Swap contracts may include interest rate, equity, debt, index, total return, credit default, currency, and volatility swaps.

Swap contracts are reported on a schedule following the Consolidated Statement of Investments. The values of centrally cleared swap and OTC swap contracts are aggregated by positive and negative values and disclosed separately on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) related to the change in the valuation of the notional amount of the swap is combined with the accrued interest due to (owed by) the Fund, if any, at termination or settlement. The net change in this amount during the period is included on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The Fund also records any periodic payments received from (paid to) the counterparty, including at termination, under such contracts as realized gain (loss) on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Swap contract agreements are exposed to the market risk factor of the specific underlying reference rate or asset. Swap contracts are typically more attractively priced compared to similar investments in related cash securities because they isolate the risk to one market risk factor and eliminate the ther market risk factors. Investments in cash securities (for instance bonds) have exposure to multiple risk factors (credit and interest rate risk). Because swaps have embedded leverage, they can expose the Fund to substantial risk in the isolated market risk factor.

 

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5. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments (Continued)

Credit Default Swap Contracts. A credit default swap is a contract that enables an investor to buy or sell protection against a defined-issuer credit event, such as the issuer’s failure to make timely payments of interest or principal on a debt security, bankruptcy or restructuring. The Fund may enter into credit default swaps either by buying or selling protection on a corporate issuer, sovereign issuer, or a basket or index of issuers (the “reference asset”).

The buyer of protection pays a periodic fee to the seller of protection based on the notional amount of the swap contract. The seller of protection agrees to compensate the buyer of protection for future potential losses as a result of a credit event on the reference asset. The contract effectively transfers the credit event risk of the reference asset from the buyer of protection to the seller of protection.

The ongoing value of the contract will fluctuate throughout the term of the contract based primarily on the credit risk of the reference asset. If the credit quality of the reference asset improves relative to the credit quality at contract initiation, the buyer of protection may have an unrealized loss greater than the anticipated periodic fee owed. This unrealized loss would be the result of current credit protection being cheaper than the cost of credit protection at contract initiation. If the buyer elects to terminate the contract prior to its maturity, and there has been no credit event, this unrealized loss will become realized. If the contract is held to maturity, and there has been no credit event, the realized loss will be equal to the periodic fee paid over the life of the contract.

If there is a credit event, the buyer of protection can exercise its rights under the contract and receive a payment from the seller of protection equal to the notional amount of the swap less the market value of specified debt securities issued by the reference asset. Upon exercise of the contract the difference between such value and the notional amount is recorded as realized gain (loss) and is included on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

The Fund has sold credit protection through credit default swaps to increase exposure to the credit risk of individual issuers and/or indexes of issuers that are either unavailable or considered to be less attractive in the bond market.

The Fund has purchased credit protection through credit default swaps to decrease exposure to the credit risk of individual issuers and/or indexes of issuers.

The Fund has engaged in spread curve trades by simultaneously purchasing and selling protection through credit default swaps referenced to the same reference asset but with different maturities. Spread curve trades attempt to gain exposure to credit risk on a forward basis by realizing gains on the expected differences in spreads.

For the year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund had ending monthly average notional amounts of $7,578,727 and $4,865,988 on credit default swaps to buy protection and credit default swaps to sell protection, respectively.

Additional associated risks to the Fund include counterparty credit risk and liquidity risk.

Currency Swap Contracts. A currency swap contract is an agreement between counterparties to exchange different currencies at contract inception that are equivalent to a notional value. The exchange at contract inception is made at the current spot rate. The contract also includes an agreement to reverse the exchange of the same notional values of those currencies at contract termination. The re-exchange at contract termination may take place at the same exchange rate, a specified rate or the then current spot rate. Certain currency swap contracts provide for exchanging the currencies only at contract termination and can provide for only a net payment in the settlement currency, typically USD. A currency swap contract may also include the exchange of periodic payments, between the counterparties, that are based on interest rates available in the respective currencies at contract inception. Other currency swap contracts may not provide for exchanging the different currencies at all, and only for exchanging interest cash flows based on the notional value in the contract.

The Fund has entered into currency swap contracts with the obligation to pay an interest rate on the dollar notional amount and receive an interest rate on the various foreign currency notional amounts in order to take a positive investment perspective on the related currencies for which the Fund receives a payment. These currency swap contracts increase exposure to foreign exchange rate risk.

For the year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund had ending monthly average notional amounts of $4,783,942 on currency swaps which receive a fixed rate.

Additional associated risks to the Fund include counterparty credit risk and liquidity risk.

Interest Rate Swap Contracts. An interest rate swap is an agreement between counterparties to exchange periodic payments based on interest rates. One cash flow stream will typically be a floating rate payment based upon a specified floating interest rate while the other is typically a fixed interest rate.

The Fund has entered into interest rate swaps in which it pays a floating interest rate and receives a fixed interest rate in order to increase exposure to interest rate risk. Typically, if relative interest rates rise, payments made by the Fund under a swap agreement will be greater than the payments received by the Fund.

The Fund has entered into interest rate swaps in which it pays a fixed interest rate and receives a floating interest rate in order to decrease exposure to interest rate risk. Typically, if relative interest rates rise, payments received by the Fund under the swap agreement will be greater than the payments made by the Fund.

For the year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund had ending monthly average notional amounts of $40,384,372 and $142,391,615 on interest rate swaps which pay a fixed rate and interest rate swaps which receive a fixed rate, respectively.

Additional associated risks to the Fund include counterparty credit risk and liquidity risk.

Swaption Transactions

The Fund may enter into a swaption contract which grants the purchaser the right, but not the obligation, to enter into a swap transaction at preset terms detailed in the underlying agreement within a specified period of time. The purchaser pays a premium to the swaption writer who bears the risk of unfavorable changes in the preset terms on the underlying swap.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

5. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments (Continued)

Purchased swaptions are reported as a component of investments in the Consolidated Statement of Investments and the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Written swaptions are reported on a schedule following the Consolidated Statement of Investments and their value is reported as a separate asset or liability line item in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on written swaptions is separately reported in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. When a swaption is exercised, the cost of the swap is adjusted by the amount of premium paid or received. Upon the expiration or closing of an unexercised swaption contract, a gain or loss is reported in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the amount of the premium paid or received.

The Fund generally will incur a greater risk when it writes a swaption than when it purchases a swaption. When the Fund writes a swaption it will become obligated, upon exercise of the swaption, according to the terms of the underlying agreement. Swaption contracts written by the Fund do not give rise to counterparty credit risk prior to exercise as they obligate the Fund, not its counterparty, to perform. When the Fund purchases a swaption it only risks losing the amount of the premium it paid if the swaption expires unexercised. However, when the Fund exercises a purchased swaption there is a risk that the counterparty will fail to perform or otherwise default on its obligations under the swaption contract.

The Fund has purchased swaptions which gives it the option to enter into an interest rate swap in which it pays a floating interest rate and receives a fixed interest rate in order to increase exposure to interest rate risk. A purchased swaption of this type becomes more valuable as the reference interest rate decreases relative to the preset interest rate.

The Fund has purchased swaptions which gives it the option to enter into an interest rate swap in which it pays a fixed interest rate and receives a floating interest rate in order to decrease exposure to interest rate risk. A purchased swaption of this type becomes more valuable as the reference interest rate increases relative to the preset interest rate.

The Fund has purchased swaptions which gives it the option to buy credit protection through credit default swaps in order to decrease exposure to the credit risk of individual issuers and/or indexes of issuers. A purchased swaption of this type becomes more valuable as the likelihood of a credit event on the reference asset increases.

The Fund has written swaptions which gives it the obligation, if exercised by the purchaser, to enter into an interest rate swap in which it pays a floating interest rate and receives a fixed interest rate in order to increase exposure to interest rate risk. A written swaption of this type becomes more valuable as the reference interest rate decreases relative to the preset interest rate.

The Fund has written swaptions which gives it the obligation, if exercised by the purchaser, to enter into an interest rate swap in which it pays a fixed interest rate and receives a floating interest rate in order to decrease exposure to interest rate risk. A written swaption of this type becomes more valuable as the reference interest rate increases relative to the preset interest rate.

The Fund has written swaptions which give it the obligation, if exercised by the purchaser, to sell credit protection through credit default swaps in order to increase exposure to the credit risk of individual issuers and/or indexes of issuers. A written swaption of this type becomes more valuable as the likelihood of a credit event on the reference asset decreases.

The Fund has written swaptions which give it the obligation, if exercised by the purchaser, to buy credit protection through credit default swaps in order to decrease exposure to the credit risk of individual issuers and/or, indexes of issuers. A written swaption of this type becomes more valuable as the likelihood of a credit event on the reference asset increases.

During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $1,551,794 and $2,344,530 on purchased and written swaptions, respectively.

Written swaption activity for the year ended December 31, 2014 was as follows:

    

Notional

Amount

           Amount of
Premiums
 

 

 

Swaptions outstanding as of

December 31, 2013

     472,545,000      $           4,075,481   

Swaptions written

     2,852,942,000           11,744,297   

Swaptions closed or expired

     (567,387,000        (1,882,754

Swaptions exercised

     (2,693,060,000        (13,226,543
  

 

 

 

Swaptions outstanding as of

December 31, 2014

     65,040,000      $           710,481   
  

 

 

 

Counterparty Credit Risk. Derivative positions are subject to the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Fund. The Fund intends to enter into derivative transactions with counterparties that the Manager believes to be creditworthy at the time of the transaction.

The Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally limited to the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral held by the Fund. For OTC options purchased, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount of the premiums paid plus the positive change in market values net of any collateral held by the Fund should the counterparty fail to perform under the contracts. Options written by the Fund do not typically give rise to counterparty credit risk, as options written generally obligate the Fund and not the counterparty to perform.

To reduce counterparty risk with respect to OTC transactions, the Fund has entered into master netting arrangements, established within the Fund’s International Swap and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) master agreements, which allow the Fund to make (or to have an entitlement to receive) a single net payment in the event of default (close-out netting) for outstanding payables and receivables with respect to certain OTC positions in swaps, options, swaptions, and forward currency exchange contracts for each individual counterparty. In addition, the Fund may require that certain counterparties post cash and/or securities in collateral accounts to cover their net payment obligations for those derivative contracts subject to ISDA master agreements. If the counterparty fails to perform under these contracts and agreements, the cash and/or securities will be made available to the Fund.

As of December 31, 2014, the Fund has required certain counterparties to post collateral of $17,231,108.

 

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5. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments (Continued)

ISDA master agreements include credit related contingent features which allow counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event that, for example, the Fund’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Fund fails to meet the terms of its ISDA master agreements, which would cause the Fund to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty.

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events.

The Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on exchange-traded derivatives cleared through a clearinghouse and for centrally cleared swaps is generally considered lower than as compared to OTC derivatives. However, counterparty credit risk exists with respect to initial and variation margin deposited/paid by the Fund that is held in futures commission merchant, broker and/or clearinghouse accounts for such exchange-traded derivatives and for centrally cleared swaps.

With respect to centrally cleared swaps, such transactions will be submitted for clearing, and if cleared, will be held in accounts at futures commission merchants or brokers that are members of clearinghouses. While brokers, futures commission merchants and clearinghouses are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a broker, futures commission merchant or clearinghouse becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the broker, futures commission merchant or clearinghouse for all its customers, U.S. bankruptcy laws will typically allocate that shortfall on a pro-rata basis across all the broker’s, futures commission merchant’s or clearinghouse’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund.

There is the risk that a broker, futures commission merchant or clearinghouse will decline to clear a transaction on the Fund’s behalf, and the Fund may be required to pay a termination fee to the executing broker with whom the Fund initially enters into the transaction. Clearinghouses may also be permitted to terminate centrally cleared swaps at any time. The Fund is also subject to the risk that the broker or futures commission merchant will improperly use the Fund’s assets deposited/paid as initial or variation margin to satisfy payment obligations of another customer. In the event of a default by another customer of the broker or futures commission merchant, the Fund might not receive its variation margin payments from the clearinghouse, due to the manner in which variation margin payments are aggregated for all customers of the broker/futures commission merchant.

Collateral and margin requirements differ by type of derivative. Margin requirements are established by the broker, futures commission merchant or clearinghouse for exchange-traded and cleared derivatives, including centrally cleared swaps. Brokers, futures commission merchants and clearinghouses can ask for margin in excess of the regulatory minimum, or increase the margin amount, in certain circumstances.

Collateral terms are contract specific for OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded under an ISDA master agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark to market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by the Fund or the counterparty.

For financial reporting purposes, cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund, if any, is reported separately on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Fund, if any, is noted in the Consolidated Statement of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a party must exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold (e.g. $250,000) before a transfer has to be made. To the extent amounts due to the Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance.

The following table presents by counterparty the Fund’s OTC derivative assets net of the related collateral posted for the benefit of the Fund at December 31, 2014:

 

          Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Statement of
Assets & Liabilities
       
Counterparty   Gross Amount of Assets
in the Consolidated
Statement of Assets &
Liabilities*
    Financial Instruments
Available for Offset
    Financial Instruments
Collateral Received**
    Cash Collateral
Received**
    Net Amount  

 

 
Bank of America NA     $ 6,725,951     $ (5,582,021   $ (1,017,932   $     $ 125,998   
Barclays Bank plc     5,307,623       (3,097,699     (2,209,924            
BNP Paribas     36,012       (36,012                  
Citibank NA     2,414,527       (403,982     (1,128,654           881,891   
Credit Suisse International     1,298,032             (1,298,032            
Deutsche Bank AG     1,723,447       (850,688           (553,310     319,449   
Goldman Sachs Bank USA     5,112,556       (1,147,269     (3,409,126           556,161   
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)     1,762,542       (869,704     (712,561           180,277   
HSBC Bank USA NA     74,921       (74,921                  
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     2,181,589       (2,181,589                  
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.     7,983,916       (5,395,846     (40,034     (2,327,242     220,794   
Nomura Global Financial Products, Inc.     764,809             (647,020           117,789   
Toronto Dominion Bank     3,405,606       (310,237     (3,095,369            
UBS AG     71,129       (71,129                  
 

 

 

 
    $     38,862,660     $     (20,021,097   $     (13,558,652   $             (2,880,552   $                 2,402,359   
 

 

 

 

* OTC derivatives are reported gross on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Exchange traded options and margin related to centrally cleared swaps and futures are excluded from these reported amounts.

** Reported collateral posted for the benefit of the Fund within this table is limited to the net outstanding amount due from an individual counterparty. The collateral posted for the benefit of the Fund may exceed these amounts.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

5. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments (Continued)

The following table presents by counterparty the Fund’s OTC derivative liabilities net of the related collateral pledged by the Fund at December 31, 2014:

          Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Statement of
Assets & Liabilities
       
Counterparty  

Gross Amount of
Liabilities in the
Consolidated Statement

of Assets & Liabilities*

        Financial Instruments
Available for Offset
   

    Financial Instruments

Collateral Pledged**

   

      Cash Collateral

Pledged**

    Net Amount  

 

 
Bank of America NA     $ (5,582,021   $ 5,582,021      $     $     $                           —  
Barclays Bank plc     (3,097,699     3,097,699                     
BNP Paribas     (59,476     36,012                    (23,464
Citibank NA     (403,982     403,982                     
Deutsche Bank AG     (850,688     850,688                     
Goldman Sachs Bank USA     (1,147,269     1,147,269                     
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)     (869,704     869,704                     
HSBC Bank USA NA     (237,895     74,921        162,974               
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     (2,850,377     2,181,589        634,514              (34,274
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.     (5,395,846     5,395,846                     
Toronto Dominion Bank     (310,237     310,237                     
UBS AG     (1,249,530     71,129        1,084,713              (93,688
 

 

 

 
    $ (22,054,724   $ 20,021,097      $ 1,882,201      $     $ (151,426
 

 

 

 

* OTC derivatives are reported gross on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Exchange traded options and margin related to centrally cleared swaps and futures are excluded from these reported amounts.

** Reported collateral pledged within this table is limited to the net outstanding amount due from the Fund. The securities pledged as collateral by the Fund as reported on the Consolidated Statements of Investments may exceed these amounts.

The following table presents the valuations of derivative instruments by risk exposure as reported within the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2014:

 

 

Asset Derivatives

 

Liability Derivatives

 
Derivatives Not Accounted for as
Hedging Instruments

Consolidated Statement of Assets and

Liabilities Location

Value  

Consolidated Statement of Assets and

Liabilities Location

Value  

Credit contracts

Swaps, at value   $ 3,088,918      Swaps, at value   $ 914,527     

Interest rate contracts

Swaps, at value   5,941     

Credit contracts

Centrally cleared swaps, at value   620,725     

Interest rate contracts

Centrally cleared swaps, at value   11,933      Centrally cleared swaps, at value   796,762     

Interest rate contracts

Variation margin receivable   173,568*      Variation margin payable   182,013*     

Foreign exchange contracts

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts   34,067,222      Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts   18,591,763     

Foreign exchange contracts

Options written, at value   489,439     

Interest rate contracts

Options written, at value   93,421     

Interest rate contracts

Swaptions written, at value   1,965,574     

Equity contracts

Investments, at value   611,965**    

Foreign exchange contracts

Investments, at value   956,418**    

Interest rate contracts

Investments, at value   744,161**    
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total

  $     40,280,851        $     23,033,499     
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

* Includes only the current day’s variation margin. Prior variation margin movements have been reflected in cash on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities upon receipt or payment.

** Amounts relate to purchased option contracts and purchased swaption contracts.

The effect of derivative instruments on the Consolidated Statement of Operations is as follows:

Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) Recognized on Derivatives  

 

 

Derivatives Not

Accounted for as Hedging

Instruments

Investment from
unaffiliated
companies
(including
premiums on
options and
swaptions
exercised)*
 

Closing and

expiration of

swaption contracts
written

 

Closing and
expiration of

option contracts

written

 

Closing and
expiration of

futures contracts

  Foreign currency
transactions
  Swap contracts   Total  

 

 

Credit contracts

  $ (269,785 $ 900,953   $  —   $  —   $  —   $ (564,267 $ 66,901     

Foreign exchange contracts

  (1,642,548       822,071         24,766,294     609,164     24,554,981     

Interest rate contracts

  (6,523,788   981,801         8,959,190         (2,205,722   1,211,481     

Volatility contracts

  (1,785,217       538,800                 (1,246,417)     
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ (10,221,338 $ 1,882,754   $ 1,360,871   $ 8,959,190   $ 24,766,294   $ (2,160,825 $         24,586,946     
 

 

 

 

* Includes purchased option contracts, purchased swaption contracts, written option contracts exercised and written swaption contracts exercised, if any.

 

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5. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments (Continued)

Amount of Change in Unrealized Gain or (Loss) Recognized on Derivatives  

 

 

Derivatives Not

Accounted for as

Hedging Instruments

Investments*   Option contracts
written
  Swaption contracts
written
  Futures contracts  

Translation of

assets and

liabilities

denominated in

foreign currencies

  Swap contracts   Total  

 

 

Credit contracts

$ 91,938   $  —   $ 20,867   $  —   $  —   $ 1,539,616   $ 1,652,421  

Equity contracts

  185,371                         185,371  

Foreign exchange contracts

  311,995     (533,137           18,683,092         18,461,950  

Interest rate contracts

  (2,769,397   42,883     373,196     3,473,666         (1,275,029   (154,681
 

 

 

 

Total

$ (2,180,093 $ (490,254 $ 394,063   $ 3,473,666   $ 18,683,092   $ 264,587   $         20,145,061  
 

 

 

 

* Includes purchased option contracts and purchased swaption contracts, if any.

 

 

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:

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2014     Year Ended December 31, 2013  
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Class Non-Service

        

Sold

     9,006,106     $ 48,748,110       20,825,193     $ 114,175,644      

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     5,850,421       31,299,751       6,754,607       36,272,242      

Redeemed

     (41,379,216     (222,681,939     (21,107,392     (116,547,644)       
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (26,522,689   $ (142,634,078     6,472,408     $ 33,900,242       
  

 

 

 
        

 

 

Class Service

        

Sold

     11,185,648     $         61,790,733       32,262,956     $         181,229,821       

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     11,624,671       63,703,194       15,286,400       83,922,335       

Redeemed

     (48,724,577     (270,038,823     (53,354,375     (297,932,376)       
  

 

 

 

Net decrease

             (25,914,258   $ (144,544,896     (5,805,019   $ (32,780,220)       
  

 

 

 

 

 

7. Purchases and Sales of Securities

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term obligations and investments in IMMF, for the year ended December 31, 2014 were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

 

 

Investment securities

     $1,764,624,970         $1,612,655,548   

U.S. government and government agency obligations

     252,832,753         361,588,303   

To Be Announced (TBA) mortgage-related securities

     1,348,552,640                                                              1,337,346,996   

 

 

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 $200 million

     0.75%    

Next $200 million

     0.72       

Next $200 million

     0.69       

Next $200 million

     0.66       

Next $200 million

     0.60       

Next $4 billion

     0.50       

Over $5 billion

     0.48       

The Manager also provides investment management related services to the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary pays the Manager a monthly management fee at an annual rate according to the above schedule. The Subsidiary also pays certain other expenses including custody and directors’ fees.

The Fund’s management fee for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 was 0.58% of average annual net assets before any Subsidiary management fees or 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.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

8. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

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

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

Trustees’ Compensation. The Fund’s Board of Trustees (“Board”) has adopted a compensation deferral plan for Independent Trustees that enables Trustees to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the annual compensation they are entitled to receive from the Fund. For purposes of determining the amount owed to the 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 Consolidated 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 for Service Shares. The Fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act for Service shares to pay OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (the “Distributor”), for distribution related services, personal service and account maintenance for the Fund’s Service shares. Under the Plan, payments are made periodically at an annual rate of 0.25% of the daily net assets of Service shares of the Fund. The Distributor currently uses all of those fees to compensate sponsors of the insurance product that offers Fund shares, for providing personal service and maintenance of accounts of their variable contract owners that hold Service shares. These fees are paid out of the Fund’s assets on an on-going basis and increase operating expenses of the Service shares, which results in lower performance compared to the Fund’s shares that are not subject to a service fee. Fees incurred by the Fund under the Plan are detailed in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Waivers and Reimbursements of Expenses. The Manager has voluntarily agreed to limit the Fund’s expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses, excluding expenses incurred directly or indirectly by the Fund as a result of investments in other investment companies, wholly-owned subsidiaries and pooled investment vehicles; so that those expenses, as percentages of daily net assets, will not exceed the annual rate of 0.75% for Non-Service shares and 1.00% for Service shares. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $12,241 and $28,028 for Non-Service and Service shares, respectively.

The Manager has contractually agreed to waive the management fee it receives from the Fund in an amount equal to the management fee it receives from the Subsidiary. This undertaking will continue in effect for so long as the Fund invests in the Subsidiary and may not be terminated unless approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Manager waived $10,225.

The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in IMMF, Oppenheimer Ultra-Short Duration Fund and the Master Funds. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $768,517 for management fees.

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

 

 

9. Pending Litigation

In 2009, seven class action lawsuits were filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI”), OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., the Fund’s principal underwriter and distributor (the “Distributor”), and certain funds (but not including the Fund) advised by OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. and distributed by the Distributor (the “Defendant Funds”). The lawsuits also named as defendants certain officers and current and former trustees of the respective Defendant Funds. The lawsuits raised claims under federal securities laws and alleged, among other things, that the disclosure documents of the respective Defendant Funds contained misrepresentations and omissions and that the respective Defendant Funds’ investment policies were not followed. The plaintiffs in these actions sought unspecified damages, equitable relief and awards of attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses. The Defendant Funds’ Boards of Trustees also engaged counsel to represent the Funds and the present and former Independent Trustees named in those suits. In March 2014, the parties in six of these lawsuits executed stipulations and agreements of settlement resolving those actions. In July 2014, the court entered an order and final judgment approving the settlements as fair, reasonable and adequate. The settlements do not resolve a seventh outstanding lawsuit relating to Oppenheimer Rochester California Municipal Fund (the “California Fund Suit”). OFI believes the California Fund Suit is without legal merit and is defending the suit vigorously. While it is premature to render any opinion as to the outcome in the California Fund Suit, or whether any costs that OFI may bear in defending the California Fund Suit might not be reimbursed by insurance, OFI believes the California Fund Suit should not impair the ability of OFI or the Distributor to perform their respective duties to the Fund, and that the outcome of the California Fund Suit should not have any material effect on the operations of any of the Oppenheimer funds.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

The Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statement of assets and liabilities of Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Fund/VA (a separate series of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds) and subsidiary, including the consolidated statement of investments, as of December 31, 2014, and the related consolidated statement of operations for the year then ended, the consolidated statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the consolidated financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These consolidated financial statements and consolidated financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and consolidated financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2014, by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements and consolidated financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Fund/VA and subsidiary as of December 31, 2014, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the consolidated financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Denver, Colorado

February 19, 2015

 

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FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION Unaudited

 

 

In early 2015, if applicable, shareholders of record received information regarding all dividends and distributions paid to them by the Fund during calendar year 2014.

Dividends, if any, paid by the Fund during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 which are not designated as capital gain distributions should be multiplied by the maximum amount allowable but not less than 0.22% to arrive at the amount eligible for the corporate dividend-received deduction.

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

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS Unaudited

 

 

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

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

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

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

The Board also considered the quality of the services provided and the quality of the Managers’ resources that are available to the Fund. The Board took account of the fact that the Sub-Adviser has had over fifty years of experience as an investment adviser and that its assets under management rank it among the top mutual fund managers in the United States. The Board evaluated the Sub-Adviser’s advisory, administrative, accounting, legal, compliance services and risk management, and information the Board has received regarding the experience and professional qualifications of the Managers’ key personnel and the size and functions of its staff. In its evaluation of the quality of the portfolio management services provided, the Board considered the experience of Krishna Memani, Sara Zervos and Jack Brown, the portfolio managers for the Fund, and the Sub-Adviser’s investment team and analysts. The Board members also considered the totality of their experiences with the Managers as directors or trustees of the Fund and other funds advised by the Managers. The Board considered information regarding the quality of services provided by affiliates of the Managers, which its members have become knowledgeable about in connection with the renewal of the Fund’s service agreements. The Board concluded, in light of the Managers’ experience, reputation, personnel, operations and resources that the Fund benefits from the services provided under the Agreements.

Investment Performance of the Manager and the Fund. Throughout the year, the Manager provided information on the investment performance of the Fund, including comparative performance information. The Board also reviewed information, prepared by the Manager and by the independent consultant, comparing the Fund’s historical performance to relevant market indices and to the performance of other multisector bond funds underlying variable insurance products. The Board considered that the Fund underperformed its category median during the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods. The Board took into account the Manager’s assertion that the Fund has underperformed its performance category due to several asset allocation decisions relative to peer funds, including the Fund’s large relative position in emerging market debt over the last three years, a period of poor performance in emerging markets, and the Fund’s low average weighting in domestic high yield during a period where domestic high yield was a very strong performer in the fixed income universe. The Board further considered the Manager’s statement that based on the macro environment and underlying fundamentals, it will continue to favor credit, high real yields and emerging markets in managing the Fund’s investments. The Board noted the Manager’s assertion that the Fund is currently long credit, short duration, and underweight currencies with a focus on delivering a robust stream of income in a rising rate environment.

Costs of Services by the Manager. The Board reviewed the fees paid to the Manager and the other expenses borne by the Fund. The Board noted that the Manager, not the Fund, pays the Sub-Adviser’s fee under the sub-advisory agreement. The independent consultant provided comparative data in regard to the fees and expenses of the Fund and other multisector bond funds underlying variable insurance products. In reviewing the fees and expenses charged to the VA funds, the Board considered the Manager’s assertion that, because there is much greater disparity in the fees and services that may be provided by a manager to a VA fund as opposed to a retail fund, when comparing the expenses of the various VA funds to those of retail funds, it is most appropriate to focus on total expenses (rather than on the management fees). Accordingly, while the Board reviewed and considered all expenses, it focused on total expenses. The Board considered that the Fund’s total expenses, after waivers, were lower than its peer group median and category median. The Board also considered that the Fund’s contractual management fee was lower than its peer group median and category median. Within the total asset range of $2 billion to $5 billion, the Fund’s effective management fee rate was lower than its peer group median and category median. The Board noted that the Manager has voluntarily agreed to limit the Fund’s total annual operating expenses so that those expenses, as percentages of daily net assets, will not exceed the annual rate of 0.75% for Non-Service Shares and 1.00% for Service Shares. This voluntary expense limitation may be amended or withdrawn at any time without prior notice to shareholders.

 

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Economies of Scale and Profits Realized by the Manager. The Board considered information regarding the Manager’s costs in serving as the Fund’s investment adviser, including the costs associated with the personnel and systems necessary to manage the Fund, and information regarding the Manager’s profitability from its relationship with the Fund. The Board reviewed whether the Manager may realize economies of scale in managing and supporting the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund currently has management fee breakpoints, which are intended to share with Fund shareholders economies of scale that may exist as the Fund’s assets grow. The Board further noted that on November 1, 2013, an additional fee breakpoint of 0.48% for assets in excess of $5 billion was added to the Fund’s breakpoint schedule.

Other Benefits to the Managers. In addition to considering the profits realized by the Managers, the Board considered information that was provided regarding the direct and indirect benefits the Managers receive as a result of their relationship with the Fund, including compensation paid to the Managers’ affiliates. The Board also considered that the Managers must be able to pay and retain experienced professional personnel at competitive rates to provide quality services to the Fund.

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

Based on its review of the information it received and its evaluations described above, the Board, including a majority of the independent Trustees, decided to continue the Agreements through August 31, 2015. In arriving at its decision, the Board did not identify any factor or factors as being more important than others, but considered all of the above information, and considered the terms and conditions of the Agreements, including the management fees, in light of all the surrounding circumstances.

 

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PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES; UPDATES TO STATEMENTS OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited

 

 

The Fund has adopted Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures under which the Fund votes proxies relating to securities (“portfolio proxies”) held by the Fund. A description of the Fund’s Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund toll-free at 1.800.525.7048, (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 1.800.525.7048, 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.

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited

 

 

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

Sam Freedman,

Chairman of the Board of Trustees (since 2013) and Trustee (since 1996)

Year of Birth: 1940

  Director of Colorado UpLIFT (charitable organization) (since September 1984). Mr. Freedman held several positions with the Sub-Adviser and with subsidiary or affiliated companies of the Sub-Adviser (until October 1994). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Freedman has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 1996, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Jon S. Fossel,

Trustee (since 1993)

Year of Birth: 1942

  Chairman of the Board of Jack Creek Preserve Foundation (non-profit organization) (since 2005); Chairman of the Board (2006-December 2011) and Director (June 2002-December 2011) of UNUMProvident (insurance company); Director of Northwestern Energy Corp. (public utility corporation) (November 2004-December 2009); Director of P.R. Pharmaceuticals (October 1999-October 2003); Director of Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (non-profit organization) (February 1998-February 2003 and February 2005-February 2007); Chairman and Director (until October 1996) and President and Chief Executive Officer (until October 1995) of the Sub-Adviser; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the following: Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (“OAC”) (parent holding company of the Sub-Adviser), Shareholder Services, Inc. and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. (until October 1995). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Fossel has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 1990, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Richard F. Grabish,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1948

  Formerly Senior Vice President and Assistant Director of Sales and Marketing (March 1997-December 2007), Director (March 1987-December 2007) and Manager of Private Client Services (June 1985-June 2005) of A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. (broker/dealer and investment firm); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (March 2001-December 2007); President and Vice Chairman of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (investment adviser) (April 1987-March 2001); President of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (investment adviser) (June 2005-December 2007). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Grabish has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2001, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Beverly L. Hamilton,

Trustee (since 2002)

Year of Birth: 1946

  Trustee of Monterey Institute for International Studies (educational organization) (since February 2000); Board Member of Middlebury College (educational organization) (December 2005-June 2011); Chairman (since 2010) of American Funds’ Emerging Markets Growth Fund, Inc. (mutual fund); Director of The California Endowment (philanthropic organization) (April 2002-April 2008); Director (February 2002-2005) and Chairman of Trustees (2006-2007) of the Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula; Director (October 1991-2005); Vice Chairman (2006-2009) of American Funds’ Emerging Markets Growth Fund, Inc. (mutual fund); President of ARCO Investment Management Company (February 1991-April 2000); Member of the investment committees of The Rockefeller Foundation (2001-2006) and The University of Michigan (since 2000); Advisor at Credit Suisse First Boston’s Sprout venture capital unit (venture capital fund) (1994-January 2005); Trustee of MassMutual Institutional Funds (investment company) (1996-June 2004); Trustee of MML Series Investment Fund (investment company) (April 1989-June 2004); Member of the investment committee of Hartford Hospital (2000-2003); and Advisor to Unilever (Holland) pension fund (2000-2003). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Hamilton has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2002, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Victoria J. Herget,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth:1951

  Board Chair (2008-Present) and Director (2004-Present), United Educators (insurance company); Trustee (since 2000) and Chair (since 2010), Newberry Library (independent research library); Trustee, Mather LifeWays (senior living organization) (since 2001); Independent Director of the First American Funds (mutual fund family) (2003-2011); former Managing Director (1993-2001), Principal (1985-1993), Vice President (1978-1985) and Assistant Vice President (1973-1978) of Zurich Scudder Investments (investment adviser) (and its predecessor firms); Trustee (1992-2007), Chair of the Board of Trustees (1999-2007), Investment Committee Chair (1994-1999) and Investment Committee member (2007-2010) of Wellesley College; Trustee, BoardSource (non-profit organization) (2006-2009) and Chicago City Day School (K-8 School) (1994-2005). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Herget has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Robert J. Malone,

Trustee (since 2002)

Year of Birth: 1944

  Chairman of the Board (since 2012) and Director (since August 2005) of Jones International University (educational organization); Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Steele Street Bank Trust (commercial banking) (since August 2003); Trustee of the Gallagher Family Foundation (non-profit organization) (since 2000); Board of Directors of Opera Colorado Foundation (non-profit organization) (2008-2012); Director of Colorado UpLIFT (charitable organization) (1986-2010); Director of Jones Knowledge, Inc. (2006-2010); Former Chairman of U.S. Bank-Colorado (subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp and formerly Colorado National Bank) (July 1996-April 1999); Director of Commercial Assets, Inc. (real estate investment trust) (1993-2000); Director of U.S. Exploration, Inc. (oil and gas exploration) (1997-February 2004); Chairman of the Board (1991-1994) and Trustee (1985-1994) of Regis University; and Chairman of the Board (1990-1991 and Trustee (1984-1999) of Young Presidents Organization. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Malone has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2002, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

 

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F. William Marshall, Jr.,

Trustee (since 2000)

Year of Birth: 1942

  Trustee Emeritus of Worcester Polytech Institute (WPI) (private university) (since 2009); Trustee of MassMutual Select Funds (formerly MassMutual Institutional Funds) (investment company) (since 1996), MML Series Investment Fund (investment company) (since 1996) and Mass Mutual Premier Funds (investment company) (since January 2012); President and Treasurer of the SIS Fund (private charitable fund) (January 1999 – March 2011); Former Trustee of WPI (1985-2008); Former Chairman of the Board (2004-2006) and Former Chairman of the Investment Committee of WPI (1994-2008); Chairman of SIS & Family Bank, F.S.B. (formerly SIS Bank) (commercial bank) (January 1999-July 1999); Executive Vice President of Peoples Heritage Financial Group, Inc. (commercial bank) (January 1999-July 1999); and Former President and Chief Executive Officer of SIS Bancorp. (1993-1999). Oversees 42 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Marshall has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2000, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Karen L. Stuckey,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1953

  Partner (1990-2012) of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (professional services firm) (held various positions 1975- 1990); Trustee (1992-2006) and member of Executive, Nominating and Audit Committees and Chair of Finance Committee of Lehigh University; and member, Women’s Investment Management Forum (professional organization) since inception. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Stuckey has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

James D. Vaughn,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth:1945

  Retired; former managing partner (1994-2001) of Denver office of Deloitte & Touche LLP, (held various positions 1969-1993); Trustee and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Schroder Funds (2003-2012); Board member and Chairman of Audit Committee of AMG National Trust Bank (since 2005); Trustee and Investment Committee member, University of South Dakota Foundation (since 1996); Board member, Audit Committee Member and past Board Chair, Junior Achievement (since 1993); former Board member, Mile High United Way, Boys and Girls Clubs, Boy Scouts, Colorado Business Committee for the Arts, Economic Club of Colorado and Metro Denver Network. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Vaughn has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

 

 

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

William F. Glavin, Jr.,

Trustee (since 2009)

Year of Birth: 1958

  Chairman of the Sub-Adviser (July 2014-December 2014 and December 2009-December 2012) and Director of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2009); Chairman, Director and Chief Executive Officer (January 2013-June 2014) of the Manager; President of the Manager (January 2013-May 2013); Chief Executive Officer (January 2009-December 2012); President of the Sub-Adviser (May 2009-December 2012); Management Director (June 2009-June 2014), President (December 2009-June 2014) and Chief Executive Officer (January 2011-June 2014) of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (“OAC”) (the Sub-Adviser’s parent holding company); Director of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (March 2010-June 2014); Executive Vice President (March 2006-February 2009) and Chief Operating Officer (July 2007-February 2009) of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (OAC’s parent company); Director (May 2004-March 2006) and Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer (May 2004-January 2005), President (January 2005-March 2006) and Chief Executive Officer (June 2005-March 2006) of Babson Capital Management LLC; Director (March 2005-March 2006), President (May 2003-March 2006) and Chief Compliance Officer (July 2005-March 2006) of Babson Capital Securities, Inc. (a broker-dealer); President (May 2003-March 2006) of Babson Investment Company, Inc.; Director (May 2004-August 2006) of Babson Capital Europe Limited; Director (May 2004-October 2006) of Babson Capital Guernsey Limited; Director (May 2004-March 2006) of Babson Capital Management LLC; Non-Executive Director (March 2005-March 2007) of Baring Asset Management Limited; Director (February 2005-June 2006) Baring Pension Trustees Limited; Director and Treasurer (December 2003-November 2006) of Charter Oak Capital Management, Inc.; Director (May 2006-September 2006) of C.M. Benefit Insurance Company; Director (May 2008-June 2009) and Executive Vice President (June 2007-July 2009) of C.M. Life Insurance Company; President (March 2006-May 2007) of MassMutual Assignment Company; Director (January 2005-December 2006), Deputy Chairman (March 2005-December 2006) and President (February 2005-March 2005) of MassMutual Holdings (Bermuda) Limited; Director (May 2008-June 2009) and Executive Vice President (June 2007-July 2009) of MML Bay State Life Insurance Company; Chief Executive Officer and President (April 2007-January 2009) of MML Distributors, LLC; and Chairman (March 2006-December 2008) and Chief Executive Officer (May 2007-December 2008) of MML Investors Services, Inc. An officer of 91 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Glavin has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since December 2009, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

 

 

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

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited / Continued

 

Michael Mata,

Vice President (since 2014)

Year of Birth: 1963

  Senior Vice President of the Sub-Adviser and the Head of Multi-Sector Fixed Income (since July 2014). Portfolio manager with ING Investment Management and Head of Multi-Sector Fixed-Income (August 2004-December 2013), managing the Global Bond and Core Plus strategies and the macro and quantitative research teams, along with the emerging markets sovereign team. Senior Vice President and Senior Risk Manager at Putnam Investments (March 2000-August 2004) and a Vice President and Risk Manager for Fixed Income Trading at Lehman Brothers (September 1994-March 2000). A portfolio manager and an officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Krishna Memani,

Vice President (since 2009)

Year of Birth: 1960

  President of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2013); Executive Vice President of the Manager (since January 2014) and Chief Investment Officer of the OppenheimerFunds advisory entities (since January 2014). Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income of the Sub-Adviser (January 2013-December 2013); Head of the Investment Grade Fixed Income Team of the Sub-Adviser (March 2009-January 2014); Director of Fixed Income of the Sub-Adviser (October 2010-December 2012); Senior Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (March 2009-December 2012) and Senior Vice President of OFI Global Institutional, Inc. (April 2009-December 2012). Managing Director and Head of the U.S. and European Credit Analyst Team at Deutsche Bank Securities (June 2006-January 2009). Chief Credit Strategist at Credit Suisse Securities (August 2002-March 2006). Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager at Putnam Investments (September 1998-June 2002). A portfolio manager and an officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Sara J. Zervos, Ph.D.

Vice President (since 2010)

Year of Birth: 1969

  Senior Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2011); Head of the Global Debt Team (since October 2010) and the team’s Director of International Research. Ms. Zervos serves on the Board of the Emerging Market Trade Association (EMTA) (since January 2014) and is a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Foreign Exchange Committee (since January 2014). Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (April 2008-December 2010). Portfolio manager with Sailfish Capital Management (May 2007-February 2008) and a portfolio manager for emerging market debt at Dillon Read Capital Management and OTA Asset Management (June 2004-April 2007). A portfolio manager and officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Jack Brown,

Vice President (since 2013)

Year of Birth: 1973

  Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (since May 2009) and was a senior analyst for the High Yield Corporate Debt team (from 2000-2012). He joined the Sub-Adviser (in 1995) and has held numerous positions including fixed income liaison, analyst and senior analyst. A portfolio manager and officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Arthur P. Steinmetz,

President and Principal Executive Officer

(since 2014)

Year of Birth: 1958

  Chairman of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2015); CEO and Chairman of the Manager (since July 2014), President of the Manager (since May 2013), a Director of the Manager (since January 2013), Director of the Sub-Adviser (since July 2014), President, Management Director and CEO of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (the Sub-Adviser’s parent holding company) (since July 2014), and President and Director of OFI SteelPath, Inc. (since January 2013). Chief Investment Officer of the OppenheimerFunds advisory entities from (January 2013-December 2013); Executive Vice President of the Manager (January 2013-May 2013); Chief Investment Officer of the Sub-Adviser (October 2010-December 2012); Chief Investment Officer, Fixed-Income, of the Sub-Adviser (April 2009-October 2010); Executive Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (October 2009-December 2012); Director of Fixed Income of the Sub-Adviser (January 2009-April 2009); and a Senior Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (March 1993-September 2009). An officer of 91 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Arthur S. Gabinet,

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2011)

Year of Birth: 1958

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

Jennifer Sexton,

Vice President and Chief Business Officer

(since 2014)

Year of Birth: 1969

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

Mary Ann Picciotto,

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

Year of Birth: 1973

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

 

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Brian W. Wixted,

Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer (since 1999)

Year of Birth: 1959

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

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and Officers and is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1.800.988.8287.

 

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OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND/VA

A Series of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds

 

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Distributor    OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.
Transfer and    OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.
Shareholder   
Servicing Agent   
Sub-Transfer Agent    Shareholder Services, Inc.
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Registered Public   
Accounting Firm   
Counsel    K&L Gates LLP
   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, or calling us at 1.800.988.8287. Read prospectuses and summary prospectuses carefully before investing.
   © 2015 OppenheimerFunds, Inc. All rights reserved. Oppenheimer funds are distributed by OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

 

 

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PORTFOLIO MANAGER: Michael S. Levine, CFA

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE PERIODS ENDED 12/31/14

 

    Inception
Date
   1-Year      5-Year      10-Year  

Non-Service Shares

  1/2/03      11.08      13.43      8.28

Service Shares

  9/18/06      10.73         12.06         5.38

Russell 1000 Value Index

         13.45         15.42         7.30   

S&P 500 Index

         13.69         15.45         7.67   

*Shows performance since inception.

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. For performance data current to the most recent month end, call us at 1.800.988.8287. The Fund’s total returns should not be expected to be the same as the returns of other funds, whether or not both funds have the same portfolio managers and/or similar names. The Fund’s total returns include changes in share price and reinvested distributions but do not include the charges associated with the separate account products that offer this Fund. Such performance would have been lower if such charges were taken into account.

 

TOP TEN COMMON STOCK HOLDINGS

 

Citigroup, Inc.

     4.5 %         

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     4.1       

Chevron Corp.

     2.6       

Apple, Inc.

     2.5       

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

     2.4       

Ford Motor Co.

     2.4       

MetLife, Inc.

     2.4       

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

     2.3       

General Motors Co.

     2.3       

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     2.2       

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of December 31, 2014, and are based on net assets. For more current Fund holdings, please visit oppenheimerfunds.com.

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

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Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of December 31, 2014, and are based on the total market value of common stocks.

 

 

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Fund Performance Discussion

The Fund’s Non-Service shares produced a return of 11.08% during the reporting period, underperforming the Russell 1000 Value Index (the “Index”), which returned 13.45% during the same period. The Fund’s underperformance stemmed primarily from less favorable stock selection in the financials and consumer discretionary sectors, and an underweight position in the health care sector. The Fund outperformed the Index in the telecommunication services, information technology, industrials and consumer staples sectors due to stronger relative stock selection.

MARKET OVERVIEW

Domestic equities were among the top performing asset classes in 2014, outperforming foreign equities, including those domiciled in Europe, Japan and emerging markets. In the U.S., the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) began tapering its most recent quantitative easing (“QE”) program in January 2014 and completed the process at the end of October, thereby ending the program’s purchases. The Fed reduced its monthly bond purchases in steady $10 billion increments, which helped reduce market volatility and enabled investors to prepare for a post-QE market environment. Although data in the U.S. softened for the first quarter, partially attributed to cold weather effects across much of the country, it was positive in the second and third quarters of 2014, with Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) growing at 4.6% and an estimated 5.0%, respectively.

Outside of the U.S., the positive data points that had emerged in Europe in 2013 and early 2014 largely reversed themselves later in the reporting period and the European Central Bank (the “ECB”) came under even greater pressure to provide a credible plan to boost growth and avoid deflation. In response, the ECB adopted a number of policies designed to stimulate growth. In Japan, which has been mired in economic weakness for years, the Abe administration has adopted even more aggressive economic policies with the Bank of Japan (the “BoJ”) executing a massive QE program. However, the results have not been particularly impressive, with that economy slipping back into recession in the third quarter of 2014 following the consumption tax increase. Emerging markets’ economic growth was mixed, as certain regions such as Eastern Europe and the Middle East remained burdened by geopolitical turmoil. Many commodity producing emerging market economies also struggled as prices for most commodities fell. Countries such as India and Indonesia have benefited from business-friendly new administrations.

TOP INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS

Top performing holdings for the Fund this reporting period included Apple, Inc., United Airlines, Inc. and CenturyLink, Inc. Apple rallied after iPhone sales came in higher than analysts anticipated and the company announced a 7-for-1 stock split and increased both its dividend and share repurchases. In addition, the introduction of two new iPhones, and the upcoming introduction of a new Apple Watch product, resulted in strong performance. United Airlines and the airline industry in general benefited as the industry has consolidated and the major players (United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and American Airlines) are focusing on profitability instead of growth. In addition, airlines benefited from the low cost of jet fuel, driven by falling oil prices. CenturyLink is a leading RLEC, or regional local exchange company (also known as a local telephone company). Most RLEC’s have high dividend yields and the group has performed well as interest rates continue to remain low. Also, Windstream, another RLEC, announced plans to form a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) during the reporting period. This drove strength in the name as the tax benefits of the REIT structure should result in a lower cost of capital.

TOP INDIVIDUAL DETRACTORS

Top detractors this reporting period included General Cable Corp., Ensco plc and General Motors Co. (“GM”). General Cable is a leading manufacturer and distributor of copper wire and cable for the telecom and utility industries. Inconsistent results and weak copper prices have driven the stock and convertible bond lower during the past few months. The company has initiated a restructuring program to reduce costs and we believe that pent up demand for utility spending should materialize in the near future. Ensco is a leading drilling company with a large presence in the Gulf of Mexico. Commodity weakness along with new supply has weakened pricing on new drilling contracts. While we expect this pricing weakness to continue, we believe that Ensco remains an attractive long-term play on energy demand. Ensco has a very attractive dividend which we believe is sustainable through the soft market. Auto stocks, such as GM, suffered over the first quarter of 2014 as investors became concerned that the sales momentum from last year would not be sustained. GM was also negatively impacted by recalls announced during the reporting period, as they hurt both the consumer’s perception of manufacturing quality and the company’s profitability. While GM’s recall may negatively impact the short-term outlook, longer term we believe the company can regain its sales momentum. We also remain positive on the outlook for autos in general because we expect pent-up demand to continue to drive sales higher.

 

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STRATEGY & OUTLOOK

The Fund invests primarily in the common stocks of large, dividend-paying companies, but may also own income-oriented investments such as preferred shares, convertible bonds and other types of fixed income securities. Through intensive fundamental research and the careful management of portfolio risks, the Fund aims to deliver strong returns compared to its peers.

While we were surprised by the extent of the market weakness over the second half of 2014, we remain optimistic about the market as we enter 2015. While Europe’s weakness is a concern, we believe the strength in the U.S. economy can continue to improve, driven by low interest rates, easy monetary policy, strong corporate balance sheets and profitability, and better consumer balance sheets. We believe corporate earnings should continue to improve and dividends should continue to increase in line with earnings. We expect interest rates to ultimately begin to move higher, which can result in flat to negative returns for most fixed income asset classes and make equities look even more appealing. Wildcards remain, including commodity prices and geopolitical risk, but overall our outlook for equities remains constructive at period end.

Investors should consider the Fund’s investment objective, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The Fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund, and may be obtained by asking your financial advisor or calling us at 1.800.988.8287. Read prospectuses and summary prospectuses carefully before investing.

Total returns include changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions in a hypothetical investment for the periods shown.

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.

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.

Comparing the Fund’s Performance to the Market. The graphs that follow show the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in each share class of the Fund held until December 31, 2014. In the case of Non-Service shares, performance is measured over a ten-fiscal-year period. In the case of Service shares, performance is measured from inception of the Class on September 18, 2006. Performance information does not reflect charges that apply to separate accounts investing in the Fund. If these charges were taken into account, performance would be lower. The graphs assume that all dividends and capital gains distributions were reinvested in additional shares.

The Fund’s performance is compared to the performance of the Russell 1000 Value Index and the S&P 500 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 S&P 500 Index is a capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks intended to be a representative sample of leading companies in leading industries within the U.S. economy. The indices are unmanaged and cannot be purchased directly by investors. While index comparisons may be useful to provide a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, it must be noted that the Fund’s investments are not limited to the investments comprising the indices. Index performance includes reinvestment of income, but does not reflect transaction costs, fees, expenses or taxes. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only as a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, and does not predict or depict performance of the Fund. The Fund’s performance reflects the effects of the Fund’s business and operating expenses.

 

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

 

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

 

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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. For performance data current to the most recent month end, call us at 1.800.988.8287. The Fund’s total returns should not be expected to be the same as the returns of other funds, whether or not both funds have the same portfolio managers and/or similar names. The Fund’s total returns include changes in share price and reinvested distributions but do not include the charges associated with the separate account products that offer this Fund. Such performance would have been lower if such charges were taken into account.

 

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Fund Expenses

 

Fund Expenses. As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs 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 December 31, 2014.

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

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes.

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any charges associated with the separate accounts that offer this Fund. Therefore, the “hypothetical” lines of the table are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these separate account charges were included your costs would have been higher.

 

Actual   

Beginning

Account

Value

July 1, 2014

  

Ending

Account

Value
December 31, 2014

     Expenses
Paid During
6 Months Ended
December 31, 2014

Non-Service shares

   $       1,000.00           $ 1,024.60              $ 4.09        

Service shares

     1,000.00             1,022.70                5.37        
Hypothetical                   

(5% return before expenses)

                  

Non-Service shares

     1,000.00             1,021.17                4.08        

Service shares

     1,000.00             1,019.91                5.36        

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for that class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). Those annualized expense ratios, excluding indirect expenses from affiliated funds, based on the 6-month period ended December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

Class    Expense Ratios        

Non-Service shares

     0.80%            

Service shares

     1.05              

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

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS December 31, 2014  

 

 

    Shares     Value  

Common Stocks—83.3%

  

Consumer Discretionary—15.2%

  

Auto Components—2.3%

  

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.1

    2,200        $     49,698   

Lear Corp.

    2,200        215,776   
      265,474   
                 

Automobiles—4.6%

  

Ford Motor Co.

    17,500        271,250   

General Motors Co.

    7,525        262,698   
      533,948   
                 

Household Durables—1.9%

  

MDC Holdings, Inc.

    4,725        125,071   

Standard Pacific Corp.1

    12,450        90,760   
      215,831   
                 

Media—1.3%

  

Comcast Corp., Cl. A

    75        4,351   

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

    920        139,895   
      144,246   
                 

Multiline Retail—1.8%

               

J.C. Penney Co., Inc.1

    3,113        20,172   

Kohl’s Corp.

    1,800        109,872   

Target Corp.

    1,000        75,910   
      205,954   
                 

Specialty Retail—3.3%

               

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    6,500        253,370   

Foot Locker, Inc.

    1,975        110,955   

Staples, Inc.

    875        15,855   
      380,180   
                 

Consumer Staples—2.6%

               

Beverages—0.5%

               

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Cl. B

    600        44,712   

PepsiCo, Inc.

    110        10,402   
      55,114   
                 

Food & Staples Retailing—0.6%

  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.1

    1,000        76,200   
                 

Food Products—0.9%

               

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    100        5,200   

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

    1,150        41,722   

Pinnacle Foods, Inc.

    1,625        57,362   
      104,284   
                 

Tobacco—0.6%

  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    850        69,232   
                 

Energy—10.7%

               

Energy Equipment & Services—1.3%

               

Baker Hughes, Inc.

    1,110        62,238   

Ensco plc, Cl. A

    2,250        67,387   

Halliburton Co.

    585        23,008   
      152,633   
                 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—9.4%

  

Apache Corp.

    1,000        62,670   

BP plc, Sponsored ADR

    2,715        103,496   

Chevron Corp.

    2,700        302,886   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    500        46,225   

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    6,341        268,288   

Marathon Oil Corp.

    1,525        43,142   

Royal Dutch Shell plc, Cl. A, Sponsored ADR

    1,765        118,167   

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

    2,965        133,247   
      1,078,121   
                 

Financials—25.5%

               

Capital Markets—4.2%

               

Apollo Global Management LLC, Cl. A

    550        12,969   
          Shares     Value  
   

Capital Markets (Continued)

  

   

Credit Suisse Group AG, Sponsored ADR1

    1,100      $      27,588   
   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

    925        179,293   
   

KKR & Co. LP

    4,575        106,186   
   

Morgan Stanley

    3,900        151,320   
          477,356   
                     
   

Commercial Banks—10.9%

  

   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, Sponsored ADR

    2,575        24,179   
   

Bank of America Corp.

    2,675        47,856   
   

CIT Group, Inc.

    900        43,047   
   

Citigroup, Inc.

    9,525        515,398   
   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    7,525        470,914   
   

M&T Bank Corp.

    50        6,281   
   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    2,750        150,755   
          1,258,430   
                     
   

Insurance—6.2%

  

   

American International Group, Inc.

    800        44,808   
   

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

    10,525        273,545   
   

Genworth Financial, Inc., Cl. A1

    3,175        26,987   
   

MBIA, Inc.1

    1,075        10,256   
   

MetLife, Inc.

    5,000        270,450   
   

XL Group plc, Cl. A

    2,585        88,846   
          714,892   
                     
   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—3.9%

  

   

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.

    4,000        65,440   
   

Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.

    3,675        38,514   
   

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Cl. A

    1,050        30,597   
   

Colony Financial, Inc.

    5,250        125,055   
   

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

    5,550        128,982   
   

Two Harbors Investment Corp.

    5,650        56,613   
          445,201   
                     
   

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance—0.3%

  

   

MGIC Investment Corp.1

    2,450        22,834   
   

Radian Group, Inc.

    710        11,871   
          34,705   
                     
   

Health Care—7.8%

  

   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies—1.5%

  

   

Baxter International, Inc.

    775        56,800   
   

Covidien plc

    600        61,368   
   

Medtronic, Inc.

    780        56,316   
          174,484   
                     
   

Health Care Providers & Services—0.6%

  

   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    725        73,290   
                     
   

Pharmaceuticals—5.7%

  

   

AbbVie, Inc.

    275        17,996   
   

GlaxoSmithKline plc, Sponsored ADR

    1,900        81,206   
   

Merck & Co., Inc.

    3,625        205,864   
   

Pfizer, Inc.

    6,950        216,492   
   

Roche Holding AG, Sponsored ADR

    1,400        47,586   
   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Sponsored ADR

    1,425        81,952   
          651,096   
 
                     
   

Industrials—3.5%

  

   

Aerospace & Defense—0.5%

  

   

Boeing Co. (The)

    110        14,298   
   

Textron, Inc.

    1,000        42,110   
          56,408   
                     
   

Commercial Services & Supplies—0.8%

  

   

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.

    5,375        90,327   
                     
   

Electrical Equipment—0.3%

  

   

General Cable Corp.

    2,050        30,545   
 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued  

 

      Shares      Value  

Industrial Conglomerates—0.9%

  

General Electric Co.

     4,250       $   107,397   
                   

Machinery—0.5%

  

Navistar International Corp.1

     1,648         55,175   
                   

Marine—0.2%

  

Costamare, Inc.

     1,250         22,013   
                   

Road & Rail—0.3%

  

CSX Corp.

     1,000         36,230   
                   

Information Technology—6.1%

  

Communications Equipment—1.4%

  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     3,000         83,445   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     1,000         74,330   
        157,775   
                   

Internet Software & Services—0.1%

  

Google, Inc., Cl. C1

     25         13,160   
                   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—0.3%

  

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

     250         7,968   

Micron Technology, Inc.1

     720         25,207   
        33,175   
                   

Software—1.5%

  

CA, Inc.

     250         7,612   

Microsoft Corp.

     3,500         162,575   
        170,187   
                   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals—2.8%

  

Apple, Inc.

     2,625         289,747   

EMC Corp.

     590         17,547   

Seagate Technology plc

     325         21,613   
        328,907   
                   

Materials—4.0%

  

Chemicals—1.1%

  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Cl. A

     875         69,466   

Mosaic Co. (The)

     550         25,108   

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.

     875         30,905   
        125,479   
                   

Metals & Mining—0.8%

  

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

     1,125         39,116   

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

     2,000         46,720   
        85,836   
                   

Paper & Forest Products—2.1%

  

Domtar Corp.

     2,625         105,578   

International Paper Co.

     1,695         90,818   

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.1

     3,045         50,425   
        246,821   
                   

Telecommunication Services—5.1%

  

Diversified Telecommunication Services—4.6%

  

AT&T, Inc.

     4,000         134,360   

CenturyLink, Inc.

     3,800         150,404   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     3,375         157,883   

Windstream Holdings, Inc.

     11,375         93,730   
        536,377   
                   

Wireless Telecommunication Services—0.5%

  

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.

     2,125         53,656   
                   

Utilities—2.8%

  

Electric Utilities—2.5%

  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     1,325         80,454   

Edison International

     825         54,021   

Exelon Corp.

     400         14,832   

FirstEnergy Corp.

     1,650         64,333   

 

          Shares     Value  
   

Electric Utilities (Continued)

  

   

PPL Corp.

    2,050      $ 74,477   
          288,117   
       
   

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers—0.3%

  

   

NRG Energy, Inc.

    1,365        36,787   
   

Total Common Stocks (Cost $8,360,686)

      9,585,043   
 
                     
   

Preferred Stocks—3.2%

  

   

Alcoa, Inc., 5.375% Cv., Non-Vtg.

    335        16,900   
    American Homes 4 Rent, 5% Cum., Series A, Non-Vtg.     1,000        24,680   
    American Homes 4 Rent, 5% Cum., Series B, Non-Vtg.     1,300        32,058   
   

Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 7.50% Cv.

    3,100        92,070   
   

Dominion Resources, Inc., 6.375% Cv.

    275        14,303   
   

Exelon Corp., 6.50% Cv.

    140        7,350   
   

iStar Financial, Inc., 4.50% Cv., Non-Vtg.

    1,540        91,430   
   

Post Holdings, Inc., 2.50% Cv.2

    265        22,343   
   

Post Holdings, Inc., 5.25% Cv.

    800        70,816   
   

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $369,215)

      371,950   
       
         Units        
   

Rights, Warrants and Certificates—0.3%

  

    General Motors Co. Wts., Strike Price $18.33, Exp. 7/10/191     525        8,993   
    Kinder Morgan, Inc. Wts., Strike Price $40, Exp. 5/25/171     5,075        21,620   
    Total Rights, Warrants and Certificates (Cost $26,445)       30,613   
       
          Principal
Amount
        
   

Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes—0.6%

  

    J.C. Penney Corp., Inc., 5.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/20   $ 32,000        24,960   
    MBIA Insurance Corp., 11.491% Sub. Nts., 1/15/332,3     65,000        39,650   
    Total Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $73,239)       64,610   
                     
   

Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes—8.4%

  

    General Cable Corp., 4.50% Cv. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 11/15/294     125,000        90,703   
    iStar Financial, Inc., 3% Cv. Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/16     60,000        76,012   
   

MGIC Investment Corp.:

   
   

5.00% Cv. Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/17

    50,000        56,406   
   

9.00% Cv. Jr. Sub. Nts., 4/1/632

    185,000        238,881   
    Micron Technology, Inc., 3% Cv. Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/43     78,000        103,009   
   

Navistar International Corp.:

   
   

4.50% Cv. Sr. Sub. Nts., 10/15/18

    85,000        80,556   
   

4.75% Cv. Sr. Sub. Nts., 4/15/192

    35,000        33,644   
    Peabody Energy Corp., 4.75% Cv. Jr. Sub. Nts., 12/15/41     95,000        50,350   
    Radian Group, Inc., 2.25% Cv. Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/19     62,000        100,014   
    United Airlines, Inc., 4.50% Cv. Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/15     40,000        140,275   
    Total Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $860,084)       969,850   
       
          Shares         
   

Structured Securities—3.5%

  

    Bank of America Corp., Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Equity Linked Nts., 2/4/15 2     505        29,501   
    Barclays Bank plc, Radian Group, Inc. Yield Enhanced Equity Linked Debt Securities, 5/26/15     1,491        24,953   
 
       
 

 

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     Shares      Value  

Structured Securities (Continued)

  

Citigroup, Inc., Apple, Inc. Equity Linked Nts., 3/30/15 2      245       $ 26,543   
Citigroup, Inc., J.C. Penney Co., Inc. Equity Linked Nts., 6/2/15 2      2,587         17,290   
Credit Suisse AG (New York Branch), Apple, Inc. Equity Linked Nts., 3/11/15      151         16,326   
Credit Suisse AG (New York Branch), Louisiana-Pacific Corp. Equity Linked Nts., 5/1/15      1,053         16,725   
Credit Suisse AG (New York Branch), MBIA, Inc. Equity Linked Nts., 6/3/15      2,468         23,972   
Credit Suisse AG (New York Branch), Rite Aid Corp. Equity Linked Nts., 3/25/15      4,817         28,897   
Deutsche Bank AG (London Branch), American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. Equity Linked Nts., 3/11/15 2      1,375         28,993   
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), Apple, Inc. Equity Linked Nts., 2/27/15 2      495         53,754   
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), Louisiana-Pacific Corp. Equity Linked Nts., 2/4/15 2      1,042         16,977   
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), MBIA, Inc. Equity Linked Nts., 2/4/15 2      1,420         13,685   
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), MBIA, Inc. Equity Linked Nts., 5/18/15 2      2,457         23,713   
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), MBIA, Inc. Equity Linked Nts., 1/2/15 2      1,266         12,358   
          Shares      Value  
   

Structured Securities (Continued)

  

    Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), Standard Pacific Corp. Equity Linked Nts., 3/9/15 2      3,000       $ 22,148   
    Morgan Stanley, Rite Aid Corp. Equity Linked Nts., 6/15/15 2      4,437         28,855   
    Wells Fargo & Co., Navistar International Corp. Equity Linked Nts., 3/9/15 2      633         21,395   
    Total Structured Securities (Cost $396,100)               406,085   
   

Investment Company—0.8%

  

    Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 0.10%5,6 (Cost $96,193)      96,193         96,193   
 
             Exercise
Price
     Expiration
Date
     Contracts        
   

Exchange-Traded Option Purchased—0.0%

  

    Merck & Co., Inc. Put1 (Cost $153)     USD 55.000         1/17/15        USD    4        116   
    Total Investments, at Value (Cost $10,182,115)          100.1     11,524,460   
   

Net Other Assets (Liabilities)

  

     (0.1     (16,865
             

 

 

 
   

Net Assets

  

        100.0 % $      11,507,595   
             

 

 

 
 

Footnotes to Statement of Investments

1. Non-income producing security.

2. Represents securities sold under Rule 144A, which are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. These securities amount to $629,730 or 5.47% of the Fund’s net assets as of December 31, 2014.

3. This security is not accruing income because the issuer has missed an interest payment on it and/or is not anticipated to make future interest and or principal payments. The rate shown is the original contractual interest rate. See Note 4 of the accompanying Notes.

4. Represents the current interest rate for a variable or increasing rate security.

5. Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of December 31, 2014.

6. Is or was an affiliate, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, at or during the period ended December 31, 2014, by virtue of the Fund owning at least 5% of the voting securities of the issuer or as a result of the Fund and the issuer having the same investment adviser. Transactions during the period in which the issuer was an affiliate are as follows:

      Shares
December 31, 2013
     Gross
Additions
     Gross
Reductions
     Shares
December 31, 2014
 

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E

     59,001         3,024,056         2,986,864         96,193   
                      Value      Income  

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E

         $ 96,193       $ 79   

 

 

Exchange-Traded Options Written at December 31, 2014

  

Description          Exercise Price     Expiration Date            Number of Contracts     Premiums Received             Value          

American Airlines Group Put

    USD        45.000        1/17/15        USD        (4   $ 477      $ (56

Best Buy, Inc. Call

    USD        40.000        1/17/15        USD        (5     599        (800

Best Buy, Inc. Put

    USD        32.000        1/17/15        USD        (4     257        (100

Covidien plc Put

    USD        97.500        1/17/15        USD        (3     863        (405

CXS Corp. Call

    USD        37.000        1/17/15        USD        (10     898        (610

Ensco plc Call

    USD        32.000        1/17/15        USD        (4     256        (200

Genworth Financial, Inc. Put

    USD        9.000        1/17/15        USD        (6     690        (405

International Paper Co. Call

    USD        52.500        1/17/15        USD        (5     1,090        (1,000

MBIA, Inc. Put

    USD        11.000        1/17/15        USD        (5     420        (695

MBIA, Inc. Put

    USD        10.000        1/17/15        USD        (10     1,599        (430

Walgreen Co. Call

    USD        75.000        1/17/15        USD        (4     296        (872
           

 

 

 

Total of Exchange-Traded Options Written

            $ 7,445      $ (5,573
           

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES December 31, 2014

 

Assets

        

Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments:

  

Unaffiliated companies (cost $10,085,922)

    $ 11,428,267       

Affiliated companies (cost $96,193)

     96,193       
  

 

 

 
     11,524,460       

 

 

Cash

     1,942       

 

 

Receivables and other assets:

  

Interest and dividends

     30,594       

Shares of beneficial interest sold

     20,515       

Investments sold

     3,826       

Other

     10,780       
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     11,592,117       
  

 

 

Liabilities

  

Options written, at value (premiums received $7,445)

     5,573       

 

 

Payables and other liabilities:

  

Investments purchased

     40,218       

Legal, auditing and other professional fees

     18,857       

Trustees’ compensation

     9,876       

Shareholder communications

     4,986       

Distribution and service plan fees

     2,376       

Shares of beneficial interest redeemed

     2,224       

Other

     412       
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     84,522       

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 11,507,595       
  

 

 

 

 

 

Composition of Net Assets

  

Par value of shares of beneficial interest

    $ 802       

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

     9,261,766       

 

 

Accumulated net investment income

     217,214       

 

 

Accumulated net realized gain on investments

     683,596       

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

     1,344,217       
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $         11,507,595       
  

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share

  

Non-Service Shares:

  
Net asset value, redemption price per share and offering price per share (based on net assets of $301,429 and 24,939 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)      $12.09       

 

 

Service Shares:

  
Net asset value, redemption price per share and offering price per share (based on net assets of $11,206,166 and 776,565 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)      $14.43       

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

   

Investment Income

  

 

 

Dividends:

  

Unaffiliated companies (net of foreign withholding taxes of $1,693)

    $ 323,879       

Affiliated companies

     79       
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     323,958       
   

Expenses

  

Management fees

     84,397       

 

 

Distribution and service plan fees - Service shares

     27,480       

 

 

Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:

  

Non-Service shares

     265       

Service shares

     10,988       

 

 

Shareholder communications:

  

Non-Service shares

     321       

Service shares

     13,409       

 

 

Custodian fees and expenses

     1,374       

 

 

Trustees’ compensation

     9,602       

 

 

Legal, auditing and other professional fees

     36,437       

 

 

Other

     3,512       
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     187,785       

Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses

     (70,288)      
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     117,497       

 

 

Net Investment Income

     206,461       

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

  

Net realized gain on:

  

Investments from unaffiliated companies (including premiums on written options exercised)

     790,255       

Closing and expiration of option contracts written

     87,066       
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain

     877,321       

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

  

Investments

     81,022       

Option contracts written

     (2,856)      
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     78,166       

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

    $         1,161,948       
  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     

Year Ended

December 31, 2014

    Year Ended
December 31, 2013
 

Operations

    

Net investment income

    $ 206,461       $ 155,694      

 

 

Net realized gain

     877,321        1,528,329      

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     78,166        491,763      
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     1,161,948        2,175,786      
    

Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders

                

Dividends from net investment income:

    

Non-Service shares

     (4,861     (2,605)     

Service shares

     (162,231     (91,168)     
  

 

 

 
     (167,092     (93,773)     
    

Distributions from net realized gain:

                

Non-Service shares

     (12,986     —       

Service shares

     (451,817     —       
  

 

 

 
     (464,803     —       
    

Beneficial Interest Transactions

                

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

    

Non-Service shares

     64,450        26,808      

Service shares

     (175,637     1,928,572      
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (111,187     1,955,380      
    

Net Assets

                

Total increase

     418,866        4,037,393       

 

 

Beginning of period

     11,088,729        7,051,336      
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period (including accumulated net investment income of $217,214 and $148,523, respectively)

    $       11,507,595       $       11,088,729      
  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Non-Service Shares   Year Ended
December
31, 2014
    Year Ended
December
31, 2013
    Year Ended
December
31, 2012
    Year Ended
December
30, 20111
    Year Ended
December
31, 2010
 

 

 

Per Share Operating Data

         

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.64      $ 9.15      $ 8.00      $ 8.49      $ 7.22       

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

         

Net investment income2

    0.25        0.21        0.16        0.15        0.11       

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    1.01        2.42        1.11        (0.56     1.24       
 

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    1.26        2.63        1.27        (0.41     1.35       

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.22     (0.14     (0.12     (0.08     (0.08)      

Distributions from net realized gain

    (0.59     0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00       
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

    (0.81     (0.14     (0.12     (0.08     (0.08)      

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 12.09      $ 11.64      $ 9.15      $ 8.00      $ 8.49       
 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

    11.08     28.93     16.08     (4.93 )%      18.85%    

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

  $ 302      $ 227      $ 154      $ 104      $ 92     

 

 

Average net assets (in thousands)

  $ 266      $ 195      $ 132      $ 101      $ 57     

 

 

Ratios to average net assets:4

         

Net investment income

    2.08%        2.00%        1.82%        1.78%        1.46%     

Total expenses5

    1.42%        1.64%        1.75%        1.83%        2.05%     

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

    0.80%        0.80%        0.80%        0.80%        0.57%     

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    40%        159%        87%        86%        109%     

1. December 30, 2011 represents the last business day of the Fund’s 2011 fiscal year.

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. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Total return information does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

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

  Year Ended December 31, 2014      1.42  
  Year Ended December 31, 2013      1.64  
  Year Ended December 31, 2012      1.75  
  Year Ended December 30, 2011      1.83  
  Year Ended December 31, 2010      2.05  

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

Service Shares    Year Ended
December
31, 2014
    Year Ended
December
31, 2013
    Year Ended
December
31, 2012
    Year Ended
December
30, 20111
    Year Ended
December
31, 2010
 

 

 

Per Share Operating Data

          

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 13.78      $ 10.83      $ 9.69      $ 10.23      $ 8.99       

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income2

     0.26        0.22        0.13        0.11        0.08       

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.19        2.87        1.13        (0.56     1.24       
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     1.45        3.09        1.26        (0.45     1.32       

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.21     (0.14     (0.12     (0.09     (0.08)      

Distributions from net realized gain

     (0.59     0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00       
  

 

 

 

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

     (0.80     (0.14     (0 .12     (0.09     (0.08)      

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 14.43      $ 13.78      $ 10.83      $ 9.69      $ 10.23       
  

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     10.73     28.70     13.09     (4.48 )%      14.81%   

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

          

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 11,206      $ 10,862      $ 6,897      $ 6,885      $ 7,311     

 

 

Average net assets (in thousands)

   $ 11,020      $ 8,549      $ 7,095      $ 7,449      $ 7,008     

 

 

Ratios to average net assets:4

          

Net investment income

     1.82%        1.78%        1.26%        1.08%        0.85%     

Total expenses5

     1.67%        1.89%        1.93%        1.90%        2.08%     
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      1.05%        1.05%        1.04%        1.05%        0.93%     

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     40%        159%        87%        86%        109%     

1. December 30, 2011 represents the last business day of the Fund’s 2011 fiscal year.

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. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Total return information does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

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

  Year Ended December 31, 2014      1.67  
  Year Ended December 31, 2013      1.89  
  Year Ended December 31, 2012      1.93  
  Year Ended December 30, 2011      1.90  
  Year Ended December 31, 2010      2.08  

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2014  
 

 

1. Organization

Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund/VA (the “Fund”), a separate series of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds, is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), as amended. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek total return. 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. Shares of the Fund are sold only to separate accounts of life insurance companies.

    The Fund offers two classes of shares. Both classes are sold at their offering price, which is the net asset value per share, to separate investment accounts of participating insurance companies as an underlying investment for variable life insurance policies, variable annuity contracts or other investment products. The class of shares designated as Service shares is subject to a distribution and service plan. Both 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.

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

 

 

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 Fund’s accounting records are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies and amounts related to the purchase and sale of foreign securities and foreign investment income are translated into U.S. dollars as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”), normally 4:00 P.M. Eastern time, on each day the Exchange is open for trading. Foreign exchange rates may be valued primarily using a reliable bank, dealer or service authorized by the Board of Trustees.

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

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

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

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

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

Custodian Fees. “Custodian fees and expenses” in the Statement of Operations may include interest expense incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on such cash overdrafts, to the extent they are not offset by positive cash balances maintained by the Fund, at a rate equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. The “Reduction to custodian expenses” line item, if applicable, represents earnings on cash balances maintained by the Fund during the period. Such interest expense and other custodian fees may be paid with these earnings.

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

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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued  
 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

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

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

 

Undistributed

Net Investment

Income

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

$632,456

     $425,405         $—         $1,207,724   

1. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund did not utilize any capital loss carryforward.

2. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund utilized $973,499 of capital loss carryforward to offset capital gains realized in that fiscal year.

Net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) may differ for financial statement and tax purposes. The character of dividends and distributions made during the fiscal year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. Also, due to timing of dividends and distributions, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the fiscal year in which the income or net realized gain was recorded by the Fund.

Accordingly, the following amounts have been reclassified for December 31, 2014. Net assets of the Fund were unaffected by the reclassifications.

 

Increase

to Paid-in Capital

   Increase
to Accumulated
Net Investment
Income
     Reduction
to Accumulated Net
Realized Gain
on Investments3
 

$83,593

     $29,322         $112,915   

3. $83,543 including $46,266 of long-term capital gain, was distributed in connection with Fund share redemptions.

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

 

      Year Ended
December 31, 2014
     Year Ended
December 31, 2013
 

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

    $ 167,092       $ 93,773     

Long-term capital gain

     464,803         —     
  

 

 

 

Total

    $ 631,895       $ 93,773     
  

 

 

 

The aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments for federal income tax purposes as of December 31, 2014 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

    $ 10,318,608   

Federal tax cost of other investments

     (7,445
  

 

 

 

Total federal tax cost

    $     10,311,163   
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

    $ 1,560,556   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (352,832
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

    $ 1,207,724   
  

 

 

 

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

 

 

3. Securities Valuation

The Fund calculates the net asset value of its shares as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”), normally 4:00 P.M. Eastern time, on each day the Exchange is open for trading.

 

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3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

 

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

Valuation Methods and Inputs

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Structured securities, swaps, swaptions, and other over-the-counter derivatives are valued utilizing evaluated prices obtained from third party pricing services or broker-dealers.

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

 

Security Type    Standard inputs generally considered by third-party pricing vendors

 

Corporate debt, government debt, municipal, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities    Reported trade data, broker-dealer price quotations, benchmark yields, issuer spreads on comparable securities, the credit quality, yield, maturity, and other appropriate factors.

 

Loans    Information obtained from market participants regarding reported trade data and broker-dealer price quotations.

 

Event-linked bonds    Information obtained from market participants regarding reported trade data and broker-dealer price quotations.

 

Structured securities    Relevant market information such as the price of underlying financial instruments, stock market indices, foreign currencies, interest rate spreads, commodities, or the occurrence of other specific events.

 

Swaps

   Relevant market information, including underlying reference assets such as credit spreads, credit event probabilities, index values, individual security values, forward interest rates, variable interest rates, volatility measures, and forward currency rates.

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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued  
 

 

3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

 

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

Classifications

Each investment asset or liability of the Fund is assigned a level at measurement date based on the significance and source of the inputs to its valuation. Various data inputs are used in determining the value of each of the Fund’s investments as of the reporting period end. These data inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:

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

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

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

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

The table below categorizes amounts that are included in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2014 based on valuation input level:

 

     Level 1—
Unadjusted
Quoted Prices
    

Level 2—

Other Significant
Observable Inputs

    Level 3—
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Value  

 

 

Assets Table

          

Investments, at Value:

          

Common Stocks

          

Consumer Discretionary

    $ 1,745,633       $      $       $ 1,745,633     

Consumer Staples

     304,830                        304,830     

Energy

     1,230,754                        1,230,754     

Financials

     2,930,584                        2,930,584     

Health Care

     898,870                        898,870     

Industrials

     398,095                        398,095     

Information Technology

     703,204                        703,204     

Materials

     458,136                        458,136     

Telecommunication Services

     590,033                        590,033     

Utilities

     324,904                        324,904     

Preferred Stocks

     187,361         184,589                371,950     

Rights, Warrants and Certificates

     30,613                        30,613     

Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes

             64,610                64,610     

Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes

             969,850                969,850     

Structured Securities

             406,085                406,085     

Investment Company

     96,193                        96,193     

Exchange-Traded Option Purchased

     116                        116     
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

    $ 9,899,326       $ 1,625,134      $       $ 11,524,460     
  

 

 

 

Liabilities Table

          

Other Financial Instruments:

          

Options written, at value

    $       $ (5,573   $       $ (5,573)    
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    $       $ (5,573   $       $ (5,573)    
  

 

 

 

 

 

4. Investments and Risks

Investment in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund. The Fund is permitted to invest daily available cash balances in an affiliated money market fund. The Fund may invest the available cash in Class E shares of Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund (“IMMF”) to seek current income while preserving liquidity or for defensive purposes. IMMF is a registered open-end management investment company, regulated as a money market fund under the 1940 Act. The Manager is the investment adviser of IMMF, and the Sub-Adviser provides investment and related advisory services to IMMF. When applicable, the Fund’s investment in IMMF is included in the Statement of Investments. Shares of IMMF are valued at their net asset value per share. As a shareholder, the Fund is subject to its proportional share of IMMF’s Class E expenses, including its management fee. The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in IMMF.

Structured Securities. The Fund invests in structured securities whose market values, interest rates and/or redemption prices are linked to the performance of underlying foreign currencies, interest rate spreads, stock market indices, prices of individual securities, commodities or other financial instruments or the occurrence of other specific events. The structured securities are often leveraged, increasing the volatility of each note’s market value

 

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4. Investments and Risks (Continued)

 

relative to the change in the underlying linked financial element or event. Fluctuations in value of these securities are recorded as unrealized gains and losses in the accompanying Statement of Operations. The Fund records a realized gain or loss when a structured security is sold or matures.

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.

    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.

Credit Risk. The Fund invests in high-yield, non-investment-grade bonds, which may be subject to a greater degree of credit risk. Credit risk relates to the ability of the issuer to meet interest or principal payments or both as they become due. The Fund may acquire securities that have missed an interest payment, and is not obligated to dispose of securities whose issuers or underlying obligors subsequently miss an interest payment. Information concerning securities not accruing interest as of December 31, 2014 is as follows:

Cost

   $ 48,687   

Market Value

   $ 39,650   

Market value as % of Net Assets

     0.34%   

 

 

5. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments

The Fund’s investment objective not only permits the Fund to purchase investment securities, it also allows the Fund to enter into various types of derivatives contracts, including, but not limited to, futures contracts, forward currency exchange contracts, credit default swaps, interest rate swaps, total return swaps, variance swaps and purchased and written options. In doing so, the Fund will employ strategies in differing combinations to permit it to increase, decrease, or change the level or types of exposure to market risk factors. These instruments may allow the Fund to pursue its objectives more quickly and efficiently than if it were to make direct purchases or sales of securities capable of effecting a similar response to market factors. Such contracts may be entered into through a bilateral over-the-counter (“OTC”) transaction, or through a securities or futures exchange and cleared through a clearinghouse.

Market Risk Factors. In accordance with its investment objectives, the Fund may use derivatives to increase or decrease its exposure to one or more of the following market risk factors:

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Derivatives may have little or no initial cash investment relative to their market value exposure and therefore can produce significant gains or losses in excess of their cost due to unanticipated changes in the market risk factors and the overall market. This use of embedded leverage allows the Fund to increase its market value exposure relative to its net assets and can substantially increase the volatility of the Fund’s performance. In instances where the Fund is using derivatives to decrease, or hedge, exposures to market risk factors for securities held by the Fund, there are also risks that those derivatives may not perform as expected resulting in losses for the combined or hedged positions. Some derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the Fund’s initial investment.

    Additional associated risks from investing in derivatives also exist and potentially could have significant effects on the valuation of the derivative and the Fund. Typically, the associated risks are not the risks that the Fund is attempting to increase or decrease exposure to, per its investment objectives, but are the additional risks from investing in derivatives. Examples of these associated risks are liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund will not be able to sell the derivative in the open market in a timely manner, and counterparty credit risk, which is the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Fund.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued  
 

 

5. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments (Continued)

 

    The Fund’s actual exposures to these market risk factors and associated risks during the period are discussed in further detail, by derivative type, below.

Option Activity

The Fund may buy and sell put and call options, or write put and call options. When an option is written, the Fund receives a premium and becomes obligated to sell or purchase the underlying security, currency or other underlying financial instrument at a fixed price, upon exercise of the option.

    Options can be traded through an exchange or through a privately negotiated arrangement with a dealer in an OTC transaction. Options traded through an exchange are generally cleared through a clearinghouse (such as The Options Clearing Corporation). The difference between the premium received or paid, and market value of the option, is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. The net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation is reported in the Statement of Operations. When an option is exercised, the cost of the security purchased or the proceeds of the security sale are adjusted by the amount of premium received or paid. Upon the expiration or closing of the option transaction, a gain or loss is reported in the Statement of Operations.

    The Fund has purchased call options on individual equity securities and/or equity indexes to increase exposure to equity risk. A purchased call option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument appreciates relative to the strike price.

    The Fund has purchased put options on individual equity securities and/or equity indexes to decrease exposure to equity risk. A purchased put option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument depreciates relative to the strike price.

    During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $402 on purchased put options.

    Options written, if any, are reported in a schedule following the Statement of Investments and as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities held in collateral accounts to cover potential obligations with respect to outstanding written options are noted in the Statement of Investments.

    The risk in writing a call option is that the market price of the security increases and if the option is exercised, the Fund must either purchase the security at a higher price for delivery or, if the Fund owns the underlying security, give up the opportunity for profit. The risk in writing a put option is that the Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the security decreases and the option is exercised. The risk in buying an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. The Fund also has the additional risk that there may be an illiquid market where the Fund is unable to close the contract.

    The Fund has written put options on individual equity securities and/or equity indexes to increase exposure to equity risk. A written put option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument appreciates relative to the strike price.

    The Fund has written call options on individual equity securities and/or equity indexes to decrease exposure to equity risk. A written call option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument depreciates relative to the strike price.

    During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $4,008 and $7,502 on written call options and written put options, respectively.

    Additional associated risks to the Fund include counterparty credit risk and liquidity risk.

Written option activity for the year ended December 31, 2014 was as follows:

     Options  
     Number of Contracts     Amount of Premiums  

 

 

Options outstanding as of December 31, 2013

     110        $      9,343   

Options written

     1,508        139,336   

Options closed or expired

     (957     (87,066

Options exercised

     (601     (54,168
  

 

 

 

Options outstanding as of December 31, 2014

     60        $      7,445   
  

 

 

 

Counterparty Credit Risk. Derivative positions are subject to the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Fund. The Fund intends to enter into derivative transactions with counterparties that the Manager believes to be creditworthy at the time of the transaction.

    For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events.

    The Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on exchange-traded derivatives cleared through a clearinghouse and for centrally cleared swaps is generally considered lower than as compared to OTC derivatives. However, counterparty credit risk exists with respect to initial and variation margin deposited/paid by the Fund that is held in futures commission merchant, broker and/or clearinghouse accounts for such exchange-traded derivatives and for centrally cleared swaps.

    With respect to centrally cleared swaps, such transactions will be submitted for clearing, and if cleared, will be held in accounts at futures commission merchants or brokers that are members of clearinghouses. While brokers, futures commission merchants and clearinghouses are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a broker, futures commission merchant or clearinghouse becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the broker, futures commission merchant or clearinghouse for all its customers, U.S. bankruptcy laws will typically allocate that shortfall on a pro-rata basis across all the broker’s, futures commission merchant’s or clearinghouse’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund.

    There is the risk that a broker, futures commission merchant or clearinghouse will decline to clear a transaction on the Fund’s behalf, and the Fund may be required to pay a termination fee to the executing broker with whom the Fund initially enters into the transaction. Clearinghouses may also be permitted to terminate centrally cleared swaps at any time. The Fund is also subject to the risk that the broker or futures commission merchant will

 

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5. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments (Continued)

 

improperly use the Fund’s assets deposited/paid as initial or variation margin to satisfy payment obligations of another customer. In the event of a default by another customer of the broker or futures commission merchant, the Fund might not receive its variation margin payments from the clearinghouse, due to the manner in which variation margin payments are aggregated for all customers of the broker/futures commission merchant.

    Collateral and margin requirements differ by type of derivative. Margin requirements are established by the broker, futures commission merchant or clearinghouse for exchange-traded and cleared derivatives, including centrally cleared swaps. Brokers, futures commission merchants and clearinghouses can ask for margin in excess of the regulatory minimum, or increase the margin amount, in certain circumstances.

    For financial reporting purposes, cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund, if any, is reported separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Fund, if any, is noted in the Statement of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a party must exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold (e.g. $250,000) before a transfer has to be made. To the extent amounts due to the Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance.

The following table presents the valuations of derivative instruments by risk exposure as reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2014:

    

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 
Derivatives Not Accounted for as
Hedging Instruments
   Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location    Value     Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location    Value  

 

 

Equity contracts

   Investments, at value    $             116  *    Options written, at value    $             5,573       

*Amounts relate to purchased option contracts and purchased swaption contracts.

The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations is as follows:

Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) Recognized on Derivatives  

 

 

Derivatives Not Accounted for as Hedging

Instruments

   Investment from unaffiliated
companies*
     Closing and expiration of option
contracts written
     Total  

 

 

Equity contracts

   $ (7,865)           $ 87,066           $                 79,201       
* Includes purchased option contracts and purchased swaption contracts and written option contracts exercised, if any.   
Amount of Change in Unrealized Gain or (Loss) Recognized on Derivatives  

 

 

Derivatives Not Accounted for as Hedging

Instruments

   Investments*      Option contracts written      Total  

 

 

Equity contracts

   $ (37)           $ (2,856)           $ (3,903)       

*Includes purchased option contracts and purchased swaption contracts, if any.

 

 

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:

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2014     Year Ended December 31, 2013  
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Non-Service Shares

        

Sold

     6,123      $ 72,670        4,307      $ 45,267   

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     1,525        17,847        247        2,605   

Redeemed

     (2,228     (26,067     (1,926     (21,064
  

 

 

 

Net increase

     5,420      $ 64,450        2,628      $ 26,808   
  

 

 

 
        

 

 

Service Shares

        

Sold

     91,016      $ 1,284,880        274,115      $ 3,450,352   

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     43,892        614,048        7,299        91,168   

Redeemed

     (146,710     (2,074,565     (129,769     (1,612,948
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (11,802   $ (175,637     151,645      $ 1,928,572   
  

 

 

 

 

 

7. Purchases and Sales of Securities

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term obligations and investments in IMMF, for the year ended December 31, 2014 were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

 

 

Investment securities

   $ 4,531,280       $ 4,942,113   

 

 

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:

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued  
 

 

8. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

 

  Fee Schedule           

 

  Up to $200 million

     0.75  

  Next $200 million

     0.72     

  Next $200 million

     0.69     

  Next $200 million

     0.66     

  Over $800 million

     0.60     

The Fund’s management fee for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 was 0.75% 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 services are detailed in the Statement of Operations and Financial Highlights, respectively.

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

Trustees’ Compensation. The Fund’s Board of Trustees (“Board”) has adopted a compensation deferral plan for Independent Trustees that enables Trustees to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the annual compensation they are entitled to receive from the Fund. For purposes of determining the amount owed to the 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 for Service Shares. The Fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act for Service shares to pay OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (the “Distributor”), for distribution related services, personal service and account maintenance for the Fund’s Service shares. Under the Plan, payments are made periodically at an annual rate of 0.25% of the daily net assets of Service shares of the Fund. The Distributor currently uses all of those fees to compensate sponsors of the insurance product that offers Fund shares, for providing personal service and maintenance of accounts of their variable contract owners that hold Service shares. These fees are paid out of the Fund’s assets on an on-going basis and increase operating expenses of the Service shares, which results in lower performance compared to the Fund’s shares that are not subject to a service fee. Fees incurred by the Fund under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations.

Waivers and Reimbursements of Expenses. The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the Fund’s expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses, excluding expenses incurred directly or indirectly by the Fund as a result of investments in other investment companies, wholly-owned subsidiaries and pooled investment vehicles; so that those expenses, as percentages of daily net assets, will not exceed the annual rate of 0.80% for Non-Service shares and 1.05% for Service shares. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $1,645 and $68,552 for Non-Service and Service shares, respectively.

    The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in IMMF. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $91 for IMMF management fees.

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

 

 

9. Pending Litigation

In 2009, seven class action lawsuits were filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI”), OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., the Fund’s principal underwriter and distributor (the “Distributor”), and certain funds (but not including the Fund) advised by OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. and distributed by the Distributor (the “Defendant Funds”). The lawsuits also named as defendants certain officers and current and former trustees of the respective Defendant Funds. The lawsuits raised claims under federal securities laws and alleged, among other things, that the disclosure documents of the respective Defendant Funds contained misrepresentations and omissions and that the respective Defendant Funds’ investment policies were not followed. The plaintiffs in these actions sought unspecified damages, equitable relief and awards of attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses. The Defendant Funds’ Boards of Trustees also engaged counsel to represent the Funds and the present and former Independent Trustees named in those suits. In March 2014, the parties in six of these lawsuits executed stipulations and agreements of

 

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9. Pending Litigation (Continued)

 

settlement resolving those actions. In July 2014, the court entered an order and final judgment approving the settlements as fair, reasonable and adequate. The settlements do not resolve a seventh outstanding lawsuit relating to Oppenheimer Rochester California Municipal Fund (the “California Fund Suit”). OFI believes the California Fund Suit is without legal merit and is defending the suit vigorously. While it is premature to render any opinion as to the outcome in the California Fund Suit, or whether any costs that OFI may bear in defending the California Fund Suit might not be reimbursed by insurance, OFI believes the California Fund Suit should not impair the ability of OFI or the Distributor to perform their respective duties to the Fund, and that the outcome of the California Fund Suit should not have any material effect on the operations of any of the Oppenheimer funds.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

The Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund/VA (a separate series of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds), including the statement of investments, as of December 31, 2014, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

    We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2014, by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

    In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund/VA as of December 31, 2014, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Denver, Colorado

February 13, 2015

 

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FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION Unaudited

 

 

In early 2015, if applicable, shareholders of record received information regarding all dividends and distributions paid to them by the Fund during calendar year 2014.

    Capital gain distributions of $0.59087 per share were paid to Non-Service and Service shareholders, respectively, on June 18, 2014. Whether received in stock or in cash, the capital gain distribution should be treated by shareholders as a gain from the sale of the capital assets held for more than one year (long-term capital gains).

    Dividends, if any, paid by the Fund during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 which are not designated as capital gain distributions should be multiplied by the maximum amount allowable but not less than 36.24% to arrive at the amount eligible for the corporate dividend-received deduction.

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

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS Unaudited

 

 

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

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

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

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

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

    Investment Performance of the Fund, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser. Throughout the year, the Manager provided information on the investment performance of the Fund, including comparative performance information. The Board also reviewed information, prepared by the Manager and by the independent consultant, comparing the Fund’s historical performance to relevant market indices and to the performance of other large value funds underlying variable insurance products. The Board considered that the Fund performed below its performance category median during the one- and three-year periods, but outperformed its performance category median during the five- and ten-year periods. The Board also considered that the Fund performed in the first quintile of its performance category for the five- and ten-year periods. The Board noted that on April 30, 2013 the Fund changed its name and investment strategy to Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund/VA from Oppenheimer Value Fund/VA and, on that same date, Michael Levine took over as portfolio manager of the Fund. The Board further considered that the Fund outperformed its performance category average for the year-to-date period ended April 30, 2014, ranking in the 41st percentile over that period.

    Costs of Services by the Adviser. The Board reviewed the fees paid to the Manager and the other expenses borne by the Fund. The Board noted that the Manager, not the Fund, pays the Sub-Adviser’s fee under the sub-advisory agreement. The independent consultant provided comparative data in regard to the fees and expenses of the Fund and other large value funds underlying variable insurance products. In reviewing the fees and expenses charged to the VA funds, the Board considered the Manager’s assertion that, because there is much greater disparity in the fees and services that may be provided by a manager to a VA fund as opposed to a retail fund, when comparing the expenses of the various VA funds to those of retail funds, it is most appropriate to focus on total expenses (rather than on the management fees). Accordingly, while the Board reviewed and considered all expenses, it focused on total expenses. The Board considered that the Fund’s total expenses, after waivers, were lower than its peer group median and higher than its category median. The Board also considered that the Fund’s contractual management fee was equal to its peer group median and higher than its category median. Within the total asset range of $0 to $50 million, the Fund’s effective management fee rate was higher than its peer group median and category median. The Board further noted that the Manager has contractually agreed to limit the Fund’s total annual operating expenses so that those expenses, as percentages of daily net assets, will not exceed the annual rate of 0.80% for Non-Service Shares and 1.05% for Service Shares. This contractual expense limitation may not be amended or withdrawn until one year after the date of the Fund’s prospectus, unless approved by the Board.

    Economies of Scale and Profits Realized by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser. The Board considered information regarding the Managers’ costs in serving as the Fund’s investment adviser and sub-adviser, including the costs associated with the personnel and systems necessary to manage the Fund, and information regarding the Managers’ profitability from their relationship with the Fund. The Board reviewed whether the Managers may

 

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realize economies of scale in managing and supporting the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund currently has management fee breakpoints, which are intended to share with Fund shareholders economies of scale that may exist as the Fund’s assets grow.

    Other Benefits to the Managers. In addition to considering the profits realized by the Managers, the Board considered information that was provided regarding the direct and indirect benefits the Managers receive as a result of their relationship with the Fund, including compensation paid to the Managers’ affiliates and research provided to the Adviser in connection with permissible brokerage arrangements (soft dollar arrangements).The Board also considered that the Managers must be able to pay and retain experienced professional personnel at competitive rates to provide quality services to the Fund.

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

    Based on its review of the information it received and its evaluations described above, the Board, including a majority of the independent Trustees, decided to continue the Agreements through August 31, 2015. In arriving at its decision, the Board did not identify any factor or factors as being more important than others, but considered all of the above information, and considered the terms and conditions of the Agreements, including the management fees, in light of all the surrounding circumstances.

 

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PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES; UPDATES TO STATEMENTS OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited

 

 

The Fund has adopted Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures under which the Fund votes proxies relating to securities (“portfolio proxies”) held by the Fund. A description of the Fund’s Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund toll-free at 1.800.525.7048, (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 1.800.525.7048, 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.

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited

 

 

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

Sam Freedman,

Chairman of the Board of Trustees (since 2013) and Trustee (since 2002)

Year of Birth: 1940

   Director of Colorado UpLIFT (charitable organization) (since September 1984). Mr. Freedman held several positions with the Sub-Adviser and with subsidiary or affiliated companies of the Sub-Adviser (until October 1994). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Freedman has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 1996, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Jon S. Fossel,

Trustee (since 2002)

Year of Birth: 1942

   Chairman of the Board of Jack Creek Preserve Foundation (non-profit organization) (since 2005); Chairman of the Board (2006-December 2011) and Director (June 2002-December 2011) of UNUMProvident (insurance company); Director of Northwestern Energy Corp. (public utility corporation) (November 2004-December 2009); Director of P.R. Pharmaceuticals (October 1999-October 2003); Director of Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (non-profit organization) (February 1998-February 2003 and February 2005-February 2007); Chairman and Director (until October 1996) and President and Chief Executive Officer (until October 1995) of the Sub-Adviser; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the following: Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (“OAC”) (parent holding company of the Sub-Adviser), Shareholder Services, Inc. and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. (until October 1995). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Fossel has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 1990, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Richard F. Grabish,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1948

   Formerly Senior Vice President and Assistant Director of Sales and Marketing (March 1997-December 2007), Director (March 1987-December 2007) and Manager of Private Client Services (June 1985-June 2005) of A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. (broker/dealer and investment firm); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (March 2001-December 2007); President and Vice Chairman of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (investment adviser) (April 1987-March 2001); President of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (investment adviser) (June 2005-December 2007). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Grabish has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2001, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Beverly L. Hamilton,

Trustee (since 2002)

Year of Birth: 1946

   Trustee of Monterey Institute for International Studies (educational organization) (since February 2000); Board Member of Middlebury College (educational organization) (December 2005-June 2011); Chairman (since 2010) of American Funds’ Emerging Markets Growth Fund, Inc. (mutual fund); Director of The California Endowment (philanthropic organization) (April 2002-April 2008); Director (February 2002-2005) and Chairman of Trustees (2006-2007) of the Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula; Director (October 1991-2005); Vice Chairman (2006-2009) of American Funds’ Emerging Markets Growth Fund, Inc. (mutual fund); President of ARCO Investment Management Company (February 1991-April 2000); Member of the investment committees of The Rockefeller Foundation (2001-2006) and The University of Michigan (since 2000); Advisor at Credit Suisse First Boston’s Sprout venture capital unit (venture capital fund) (1994-January 2005); Trustee of MassMutual Institutional Funds (investment company) (1996-June 2004); Trustee of MML Series Investment Fund (investment company) (April 1989-June 2004); Member of the investment committee of Hartford Hospital (2000-2003); and Advisor to Unilever (Holland) pension fund (2000-2003). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Hamilton has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2002, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Victoria J. Herget,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth:1951

   Board Chair (2008-Present) and Director (2004-Present), United Educators (insurance company); Trustee (since 2000) and Chair (since 2010), Newberry Library (independent research library); Trustee, Mather LifeWays (senior living organization) (since 2001); Independent Director of the First American Funds (mutual fund family) (2003-2011); former Managing Director (1993-2001), Principal (1985-1993), Vice President (1978-1985) and Assistant Vice President (1973-1978) of Zurich Scudder Investments (investment adviser) (and its predecessor firms); Trustee (1992-2007), Chair of the Board of Trustees (1999-2007), Investment Committee Chair (1994-1999) and Investment Committee member (2007-2010) of Wellesley College; Trustee, BoardSource (non-profit organization) (2006-2009) and Chicago City Day School (K-8 School) (1994-2005). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Herget has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Robert J. Malone,

Trustee (since 2002)

Year of Birth: 1944

   Chairman of the Board (since 2012) and Director (since August 2005) of Jones International University (educational organization); Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Steele Street Bank Trust (commercial banking) (since August 2003); Trustee of the Gallagher Family Foundation (non-profit organization) (since 2000); Board of Directors of Opera Colorado Foundation (non-profit organization) (2008-2012); Director of Colorado UpLIFT (charitable organization) (1986-2010); Director of Jones Knowledge, Inc. (2006-2010); Former Chairman of U.S. Bank-Colorado (subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp and formerly Colorado National Bank) (July 1996-April 1999); Director of Commercial Assets, Inc. (real estate investment trust) (1993-2000); Director of U.S. Exploration, Inc. (oil and gas exploration) (1997-February 2004); Chairman of the Board (1991-1994) and Trustee (1985-1994) of Regis University; and Chairman of the Board (1990-1991 and Trustee (1984-1999) of Young Presidents Organization. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Malone has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2002, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited / Continued

 

F. William Marshall, Jr.,

Trustee (since 2002)

Year of Birth: 1942

   Trustee Emeritus of Worcester Polytech Institute (WPI) (private university) (since 2009); Trustee of MassMutual Select Funds (formerly MassMutual Institutional Funds) (investment company) (since 1996), MML Series Investment Fund (investment company) (since 1996) and Mass Mutual Premier Funds (investment company) (since January 2012); President and Treasurer of the SIS Fund (private charitable fund) (January 1999 – March 2011); Former Trustee of WPI (1985-2008); Former Chairman of the Board (2004-2006) and Former Chairman of the Investment Committee of WPI (1994-2008); Chairman of SIS & Family Bank, F.S.B. (formerly SIS Bank) (commercial bank) (January 1999-July 1999); Executive Vice President of Peoples Heritage Financial Group, Inc. (commercial bank) (January 1999-July 1999); and Former President and Chief Executive Officer of SIS Bancorp. (1993-1999). Oversees 42 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Marshall has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2000, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Karen L. Stuckey,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1953

   Partner (1990-2012) of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (professional services firm) (held various positions 1975- 1990); Trustee (1992-2006) and member of Executive, Nominating and Audit Committees and Chair of Finance Committee of Lehigh University; and member, Women’s Investment Management Forum (professional organization) since inception. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Stuckey has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

James D. Vaughn,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth:1945

   Retired; former managing partner (1994-2001) of Denver office of Deloitte & Touche LLP, (held various positions 1969-1993); Trustee and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Schroder Funds (2003-2012); Board member and Chairman of Audit Committee of AMG National Trust Bank (since 2005); Trustee and Investment Committee member, University of South Dakota Foundation (since 1996); Board member, Audit Committee Member and past Board Chair, Junior Achievement (since 1993); former Board member, Mile High United Way, Boys and Girls Clubs, Boy Scouts, Colorado Business Committee for the Arts, Economic Club of Colorado and Metro Denver Network. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Vaughn has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

 

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

William F. Glavin, Jr.,

Trustee (since 2009)

Year of Birth: 1958

   Chairman of the Sub-Adviser (July 2014-December 2014 and December 2009-December 2012) and Director of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2009); Chairman, Director and Chief Executive Officer (January 2013-June 2014) of the Manager; President of the Manager (January 2013-May 2013); Chief Executive Officer (January 2009-December 2012); President of the Sub-Adviser (May 2009-December 2012); Management Director (June 2009-June 2014), President (December 2009-June 2014) and Chief Executive Officer (January 2011-June 2014) of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (“OAC”) (the Sub-Adviser’s parent holding company); Director of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (March 2010-June 2014); Executive Vice President (March 2006-February 2009) and Chief Operating Officer (July 2007-February 2009) of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (OAC’s parent company); Director (May 2004-March 2006) and Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer (May 2004-January 2005), President (January 2005-March 2006) and Chief Executive Officer (June 2005-March 2006) of Babson Capital Management LLC; Director (March 2005-March 2006), President (May 2003-March 2006) and Chief Compliance Officer (July 2005-March 2006) of Babson Capital Securities, Inc. (a broker-dealer); President (May 2003-March 2006) of Babson Investment Company, Inc.; Director (May 2004-August 2006) of Babson Capital Europe Limited; Director (May 2004-October 2006) of Babson Capital Guernsey Limited; Director (May 2004-March 2006) of Babson Capital Management LLC; Non-Executive Director (March 2005-March 2007) of Baring Asset Management Limited; Director (February 2005-June 2006) Baring Pension Trustees Limited; Director and Treasurer (December 2003-November 2006) of Charter Oak Capital Management, Inc.; Director (May 2006-September 2006) of C.M. Benefit Insurance Company; Director (May 2008-June 2009) and Executive Vice President (June 2007-July 2009) of C.M. Life Insurance Company; President (March 2006-May 2007) of MassMutual Assignment Company; Director (January 2005-December 2006), Deputy Chairman (March 2005-December 2006) and President (February 2005-March 2005) of MassMutual Holdings (Bermuda) Limited; Director (May 2008-June 2009) and Executive Vice President (June 2007-July 2009) of MML Bay State Life Insurance Company; Chief Executive Officer and President (April 2007-January 2009) of MML Distributors, LLC; and Chairman (March 2006-December 2008) and Chief Executive Officer (May 2007-December 2008) of MML Investors Services, Inc. An officer of 91 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Glavin has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since December 2009, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

 

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

Michael S. Levine,

Vice President (since 2013)

Year of Birth: 1965

   Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (since June 1998) and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Sub-Adviser (since September 2000). A portfolio manager and an officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

 

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Arthur P. Steinmetz,

President and Principal Executive Officer (since 2014)

Year of Birth: 1958

   Chairman of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2015); CEO and Chairman of the Manager (since July 2014), President of the Manager (since May 2013), a Director of the Manager (since January 2013), Director of the Sub-Adviser (since July 2014), President, Management Director and CEO of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (the Sub-Adviser’s parent holding company) (since July 2014), and President and Director of OFI SteelPath, Inc. (since January 2013). Chief Investment Officer of the OppenheimerFunds advisory entities from (January 2013-December 2013); Executive Vice President of the Manager (January 2013-May 2013); Chief Investment Officer of the Sub-Adviser (October 2010-December 2012); Chief Investment Officer, Fixed-Income, of the Sub-Adviser (April 2009-October 2010); Executive Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (October 2009-December 2012); Director of Fixed Income of the Sub-Adviser (January 2009-April 2009); and a Senior Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (March 1993-September 2009). An officer of 91 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Arthur S. Gabinet,

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2011)

Year of Birth: 1958

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

Jennifer Sexton,

Vice President and Chief Business Officer (since 2014)

Year of Birth: 1969

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

Mary Ann Picciotto,

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

Year of Birth: 1973

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

Brian W. Wixted,

Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer (since 2002)

Year of Birth: 1959

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

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and Officers and is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1.800.988.8287.

 

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OPPENHEIMER EQUITY INCOME FUND/VA

A Series of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds

 

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
Counsel    K&L Gates LLP
   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, or calling us at 1.800.988.8287. Read prospectuses and summary prospectuses carefully before investing.
   © 2015 OppenheimerFunds, Inc. All rights reserved. Oppenheimer funds are distributed by OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOGO


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PORTFOLIO MANAGERS: Mark Hamilton; David Wharmby, CFA; Brian Watson, CFA; Benjamin Rockmuller, CFA; and Dokyoung Lee, CFA

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE PERIODS ENDED 12/31/14

 

  Inception
Date
1-Year Since
Inception
 

Non-Service Shares

11/14/13                     6.02%   4.67

Service Shares

11/14/13 5.90           4.52   

Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

  5.97   4.79   

BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index

  0.03   0.05   

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. For performance data current to the most recent month end, call us at 1.800.988.8287. The Fund’s total returns should not be expected to be the same as the returns of other funds, whether or not both funds have the same portfolio managers and/or similar names. The Fund’s total returns include changes in share price and reinvested distributions but do not include the charges associated with the separate account products that offer this Fund. Such performance would have been lower if such charges were taken into account.

 

 

 

TOP TEN COMMON STOCK HOLDINGS

 

    

PPL Corp.

  0.5

Honeywell International, Inc.

  0.4   

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

  0.4   

Simon Property Group, Inc.

  0.4   

BCE, Inc.

  0.4   

Macy’s, Inc.

  0.4   

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

  0.3   

Brinker International, Inc.

  0.3   

Quanta Services, Inc.

  0.3   

Merck & Co., Inc.

  0.3   

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of December 31, 2014, and are based on net assets. For more current Fund holdings, please visit oppenheimerfunds.com.

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

LOGO

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of December 31, 2014, and are based on the total market value of common stocks.

 

 

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Fund Performance Discussion

The Fund’s Non-Service shares produced a return of 6.02% during the reporting period. In comparison, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index returned 5.97% and 0.03%, respectively, during the same period. The Fund’s outperformance occurred in a period when several of the alternative asset classes the Fund invests in outperformed the broader fixed income markets. Asset classes that drove the Fund’s performance this reporting period were master limited partnerships (“MLPs”), real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) and gold mining stocks.

During the reporting period, we adjusted our allocations in an effort to improve diversification, lower volatility and reduce equity beta. These adjustments included reducing our exposure to REITs, MLPs, commodities and gold miners, while increasing our exposure to leveraged loans, event-linked bonds and quantitative-driven alternative investment strategies. We also added a fundamental alpha-oriented alternative strategy that relies more on active management and less on the direction of major markets and economic factors to generate returns. In addition, we established exposure to currencies through a currency opportunities strategy. This is a total return strategy focused on fundamental dislocations across currency markets. This strategy can be long and/or short currencies against the U.S. dollar. It has a go-anywhere mandate across currencies and seeks opportunities regardless of dollar bull or bear market cycles.

MARKET OVERVIEW

To start 2014, the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) began reducing its monthly purchases of U.S. government Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) in steady $10 billion increments, and completed the process at the end of October, thereby ending the quantitative easing (“QE”) program’s purchases. Tapering the QE program in increments helped reduce market volatility and enabled investors to prepare for a post-QE market environment. Although data in the U.S. softened for the first quarter, partially attributed to cold weather effects across much of the country, it was positive in the second and third quarters of 2014, with Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) growing at 4.6% and an estimated 5.0%, respectively.

While economic growth in the U.S. remained largely on track, it slowed in other areas, including Europe, parts of Latin America and the Asia Pacific region. Renewed concerns about economic instability in the emerging markets caused some analysts to question the sustainability of the global economic recovery, and the markets responded negatively to rising geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine. In Europe, positive data points that had emerged in 2013 and early 2014 largely reversed themselves later in the reporting period and the European Central Bank (the “ECB”) came under even greater pressure to provide a credible plan to boost growth and avoid deflation. In response, the ECB adopted a number of policies designed to stimulate growth. In Japan, which has been mired in economic weakness for years, the Abe administration has adopted even more aggressive economic policies with the Bank of Japan executing a massive QE program. However, the results have not been particularly impressive, with that economy slipping back into recession in the third quarter of 2014 following the consumption tax increase. Emerging markets’ economic growth was mixed, as certain regions like Eastern Europe and the Middle East remained burdened by geopolitical turmoil. Many commodity producing emerging market economies also struggled as prices for most commodities fell.

As a result of U.S. economic strength, the U.S. dollar rallied strongly against most major currencies this reporting period, including the euro and Japanese yen.

FUND REVIEW

During the reporting period, the strongest performing areas of the Fund were MLPs, REITs and gold mining stocks. MLPs, which may offer price appreciation as well as a steady stream of income, performed well in 2014 despite experiencing volatility over the fourth quarter as energy commodities continued to weaken and drove prices lower on alternative assets. While energy infrastructure MLPs typically earn a fee for the majority of their revenues; they did exhibit heightened trading price correlation with energy commodities. With the pickup in volatility and correlation, we reduced our exposure to MLPs in an effort to manage volatility and diversification characteristics in the Fund. Over the long-term, we believe investor interest in income generating asset classes remains strong in a low-yield world, and MLPs are positioned to benefit.

The Fund’s allocation to REITs benefited performance in an environment of solid real estate fundamentals that were supported both by macroeconomic factors and the capital markets. We have a pro-cyclical tilt to the real estate portfolio, which we expect may perform well as global growth is positive despite the recent setback in Japan and Europe. We are seeing attractive valuations in Europe in conjunction with low rates and additional QE measures, which should provide additional support. Many investors remain interested in attractive yields, and we believe the combination of a positive growth environment, falling unemployment, growing demand for commercial real estate, tight supply and accommodative monetary policies should be positive for the asset class.

The Fund’s allocation to gold mining equities benefited performance over the first half of the period before we exited our position in the investments. After falling sharply in 2013, gold prices rose. This, combined with falling real interest rates, turmoil in the Middle East and elsewhere, and a renewed focus on geopolitical

 

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risks, helped support both gold and the gold mining equities. However, we eliminated our exposure to gold mining equities over the second half of the reporting period. Increased volatility in the asset class along with falling global growth expectations and normalizing interest rates, (typically a headwind to gold and gold-mining equities), caused us to cut our exposure.

The most significant detractor from performance was our exposure to commodities, which we source through commodity futures, options, swaps and structured notes as well as U.S. Government and other fixed income securities. Many commodities suffered as a pickup in volatility caused large negative returns in commodity markets and particularly energy. Oil markets shrugged off geopolitical tensions and tumbled on perceptions of weak global demand and slower growth in China. Crude oil price weakness appears to be driven by increasing U.S. crude production at a time of questionable demand. With the pickup in volatility and downward pressure in commodities, we reduced our exposure in an effort to manage volatility and the diversification characteristics of the Fund.

STRATEGY & OUTLOOK

We have witnessed a strong bull market in U.S. equities over the last six years, and last year in particular the U.S. equity market surpassed many of its global counterparts. Going forward, we believe there is the potential for more measured returns and given that we are in a world with QE becoming the norm globally, we expect to see greater dispersion across financial assets. In this type of environment, further diversifying in alternatives can improve the risk and reward profile for an investor. Thus we believe that diversifying risk, controlling volatility and managing the downside will be the winning strategy going forward. Because the Fund is comprised of a number of different alternative assets and strategies, with diversifying properties as well as the potential to generate attractive total returns, we believe it can play a particularly valuable role in investors’ portfolios given such an environment.

Investors should consider the Fund’s investment objective, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The Fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund, and may be obtained by asking your financial advisor or calling us at 1.800.988.8287. Read prospectuses and summary prospectuses carefully before investing.

Total returns include changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions in a hypothetical investment for the periods shown.

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.

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.

Comparing the Fund’s Performance to the Market. The graphs that follow show the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in each share class of the Fund held until December 31, 2014. Performance is measured from the inception of both Classes on November 14, 2013. Performance information does not reflect charges that apply to separate accounts investing in the Fund. If these charges were taken into account, performance would be lower. The graphs assume that all dividends and capital gains distributions were reinvested in additional shares.

The Fund’s performance is compared to the performance of the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, an index of U.S. corporate and government bonds, and the BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index, an index of short-term U.S. Government securities with a remaining term to final maturity of less than three months. The indices are unmanaged and cannot be purchased directly by investors. While index comparisons may be useful to provide a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, it must be noted that the Fund’s investments are not limited to the investments comprising the indices. Index performance includes reinvestment of income, but does not reflect transaction costs, fees, expenses or taxes. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only as a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, and does not predict or depict performance of the Fund. The Fund’s performance reflects the effects of the Fund’s business and operating expenses.

 

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

 

LOGO

 

 

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

 

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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. For performance data current to the most recent month end, call us at 1.800.988.8287. The Fund’s total returns should not be expected to be the same as the returns of other funds, whether or not both funds have the same portfolio managers and/or similar names. The Fund’s total returns include changes in share price and reinvested distributions but do not include the charges associated with the separate account products that offer this Fund. Such performance would have been lower if such charges were taken into account.

 

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Fund Expenses

Fund Expenses. As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs 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 December 31, 2014.

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

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes.

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any charges associated with the separate accounts that offer this Fund. Therefore, the “hypothetical” lines of the table are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these separate account charges were included your costs would have been higher.

 

Actual    Beginning
Account
Value
July 1, 2014
   Ending
Account
Value
December 31, 2014
   Expenses
Paid During
6 Months Ended
December 31, 2014
     

Non-Service shares

   $        1,000.00    $        974.60    $        6.99     

Service shares

             1,000.00              973.50              8.44     
Hypothetical                    

(5% return before expenses)

           

Non-Service shares

             1,000.00           1,018.15              7.15     

Service shares

             1,000.00           1,016.69              8.63     

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for that class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). Those annualized expense ratios, excluding indirect expenses from affiliated funds, based on the 6-month period ended December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

Class    Expense Ratios  

Non-Service shares

     1.40

Service shares

     1.69   

The expense ratios reflect voluntary waivers and/or reimbursements of expenses by the Fund’s Manager. Some of these undertakings may be modified or terminated at any time, as indicated in the Fund’s prospectus. The “Financial Highlights” tables in the Fund’s consolidated 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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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS December 31, 2014  

 

      Shares      Value  

Common Stocks—18.8%

                 

Consumer Discretionary—1.5%

                 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—0.3%

  

Brinker International, Inc.1,2

     15,160       $ 889,740   

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

     700         56,749   
     

 

 

 
        946,489   
     

Media—0.5%

                 

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.2

     25,155         895,015   

Comcast Corp., Cl. A1,2

     8,200         475,682   
     

 

 

 
        1,370,697   
     

Multiline Retail—0.6%

                 

Dollar General Corp.3

     2,605         184,174   

Macy’s, Inc.1,2

     14,360         944,170   

Target Corp.

     4,920         373,477   
     

 

 

 
        1,501,821   
     

Specialty Retail—0.1%

                 

PetSmart, Inc.

     1,944         158,037   
     

Consumer Staples—0.5%

                 

Beverages—0.1%

                 

Coca-Cola Co. (The)1,2

     8,370         353,382   
     

Food & Staples Retailing—0.1%

                 

Pantry, Inc. (The)3

     4,403         163,175   
     

Tobacco—0.3%

                 

Altria Group, Inc.1,2

     7,455         367,308   

Philip Morris International, Inc.2

     4,765         388,109   
     

 

 

 
        755,417   
     

Energy—2.9%

                 

Energy Equipment & Services—0.2%

  

Dresser-Rand Group, Inc.3

     1,946         159,183   

Schlumberger Ltd.

     3,180         271,604   

Seadrill Partners LLC

     7,651         124,175   
     

 

 

 
        554,962   
     

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—2.7%

  

Access Midstream Partners LP2

     4,685         253,927   

Apco Oil & Gas International, Inc.3

     11,065         155,242   

Atlas Pipeline Partners LP

     290         7,905   

Buckeye Partners LP2

     3,380         255,731   

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

     4,865         150,414   

Chevron Corp.

     2,620         293,912   

ConocoPhillips1

     5,190         358,421   

DCP Midstream Partners LP1

     4,000         181,720   

Energy Transfer Equity LP1

     6,220         356,904   

Energy Transfer Partners LP2

     2,855         185,575   

Enterprise Products Partners LP2

     12,545         453,125   

EOG Resources, Inc.

     3,115         286,798   

EQT Midstream Partners LP2

     2,045         179,960   

Genesis Energy LP2

     2,900         123,018   

Holly Energy Partners LP1,2

     2,697         80,667   

Magellan Midstream Partners LP1

     4,965         410,407   

MarkWest Energy Partners LP

     3,240         217,696   

NGL Energy Partners LP1,2

     4,910         137,431   

Noble Energy, Inc.2

     2,465         116,915   

NuStar Energy LP

     250         14,437   

NuStar GP Holdings LLC2

     2,625         90,353   

ONEOK Partners LP2

     2,445         96,895   

ONEOK, Inc.

     2,665         132,690   

Plains All American Pipeline LP2

     6,270         321,776   

Plains GP Holdings LP, Cl. A

     100         2,568   

Regency Energy Partners LP1,2

     11,600         278,400   

Shell Midstream Partners LP3

     3,764         154,249   

Spectra Energy Partners LP2

     1,900         108,243   

Summit Midstream Partners LP

     1,255         47,690   

Sunoco Logistics Partners LP1,2

     7,925         331,107   
      Shares      Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (Continued)

  

Targa Resources Corp.

     140       $ 14,847   

Targa Resources Partners LP2

     3,355         160,637   

TC PipeLines LP

     3,785         269,568   

Tesoro Logistics LP

     2,485         146,242   

TransMontaigne Partners LP

     1,455         45,847   

Valero Energy Corp.1

     9,835         486,833   

Western Gas Partners LP

     1,255         91,678   

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

     2,770         124,484   
     

 

 

 
        7,124,312   
     

Financials—7.0%

                 

Capital Markets—0.0%

                 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     406         78,695   
     

Commercial Banks—0.5%

                 

Citigroup, Inc.2

     6,580         356,044   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.1

     6,390         399,886   

M&T Bank Corp.

     2,715         341,058   

Wells Fargo & Co.

     2,530         138,695   
     

 

 

 
        1,235,683   
     

Diversified Financial Services—0.1%

  

MicroFinancial, Inc.

     15,796         161,198   
     

Insurance—0.5%

                 

ACE Ltd.

     6,725         772,568   

Allstate Corp. (The)

     3,980         279,595   

Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc.3

     18,552         156,950   
     

 

 

 
        1,209,113   
     

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—4.8%

                 

Acadia Realty Trust

     8,520         272,896   

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

     1,380         122,461   

American Assets Trust, Inc.

     4,225         168,197   

American Realty Capital Properties, Inc.

     4,340         39,277   

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     3,437         561,571   

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Cl. A

     17,420         507,619   

Boston Properties, Inc.

     2,440         314,004   

Canadian Real Estate Investment Trust

     2,108         83,083   

CapitaMall Trust

     66,000         101,557   

Chatham Lodging Trust

     2,290         66,341   

Chesapeake Lodging Trust

     8,650         321,866   

Cousins Properties, Inc.

     10,500         119,910   

CubeSmart

     9,340         206,134   

Derwent London plc

     3,700         172,816   

Dream Office Real Estate Investment Trust

     2,450         53,036   

Education Realty Trust, Inc.

     3,543         129,638   

Equity Residential

     6,810         489,230   

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     1,710         353,286   

Eurocommercial Properties NV

     2,220         94,172   

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     4,370         256,257   

FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc.

     17,580         190,216   

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.

     5,740         118,014   

General Growth Properties, Inc.

     7,770         218,570   

GLP J-Reit

     173         191,707   

Goodman Group

     32,000         147,519   

GPT Group (The)

     38,900         137,432   

Gramercy Property Trust, Inc.

     7,710         53,199   

Great Portland Estates plc

     16,310         186,403   

Hammerson plc

     16,510         154,311   

Health Care REIT, Inc.

     2,590         195,985   

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

     5,520         244,426   

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     9,682         230,141   

Invincible Investment Corp.

     401         166,674   

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.

     56         118,095   

Kilroy Realty Corp.

     3,340         230,694   

Kite Realty Group Trust

     3,762         108,120   

Klepierre

     3,970         171,001   
 

 

7      OPPENHEIMER DIVERSIFIED ALTERNATIVES FUND/VA


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued  

 

      Shares      Value  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (Continued)

  

Land Securities Group plc

     12,890       $ 230,652   

LaSalle Hotel Properties

     4,440         179,687   

Link REIT (The)

     15,500         96,656   

Macerich Co. (The)

     6,230         519,644   

Mirvac Group

     177,738         256,690   

Morguard Real Estate Investment Trust

     4,530         70,808   

Paramount Group, Inc.3

     5,480         101,873   

Prologis, Inc.

     7,710         331,761   

Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust

     6,670         124,996   

Regency Centers Corp.

     3,610         230,246   

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.

     2,930         88,984   

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     5,270         959,720   

STAG Industrial, Inc.

     2,577         63,137   

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

     44,020         1,023,025   

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.

     4,680         172,973   

Unibail-Rodamco SE

     1,500         383,381   

Vastned Retail NV

     1,481         66,905   

Vornado Realty Trust

     2,130         250,722   

Westfield Corp.

     30,153         220,455   
     

 

 

 
        12,668,173   
     

Real Estate Management & Development— 1.1%

  

CapitaLand Ltd.

     74,000         183,860   

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

     9,000         170,421   

Deutsche Annington Immobilien SE

     3,525         119,904   

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.

     66,000         123,434   

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

     48,000         133,771   

Helical Bar plc

     17,440         104,067   

Hufvudstaden AB, Cl. A

     6,588         85,516   

Keppel Land Ltd.

     33,000         84,832   

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

     9,100         192,596   

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

     19,000         511,015   

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

     92,000         146,730   

St. Modwen Properties plc

     16,640         99,383   

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

     8,400         286,150   

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

     30,000         453,642   

Unite Group plc (The)

     14,410         104,410   

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)

     29,000         208,256   
     

 

 

 
        3,007,987   
     

Health Care—1.9%

  

Biotechnology—0.0%

  

Chelsea Therapeutics, Inc.3

     10,531         —     

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.3

     1,614         162,449   
     

 

 

 
        162,449   
     

Health Care Equipment & Supplies—0.4%

  

Baxter International, Inc.

     7,690         563,600   

Covidien plc

     2,670         273,087   

Volcano Corp.3

     8,953         160,080   
     

 

 

 
        996,767   
     

Health Care Providers & Services—0.4%

  

Gentiva Health Services, Inc.3

     742         14,135   

HCA Holdings, Inc.3

     1,370         100,545   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.2

     7,010         708,641   

Universal Health Services, Inc., Cl. B

     2,185         243,103   
     

 

 

 
        1,066,424   
     

Pharmaceuticals—1.1%

  

Actavis plc3

     2,470         635,803   

Ambit Biosciences Corp.3

     10,347         6,208   

Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.3

     9,669         163,890   

Durata Therapeutics3

     6,530         —     

Furiex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.3

     636         3,107   

Merck & Co., Inc.1,2

     14,375         816,356   

Novartis AG, ADR

     6,465         599,047   

Roche Holding AG

     2,210         598,999   
      Shares      Value  

Pharmaceuticals (Continued)

  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.3

     10       $ —     
     

 

 

 
        2,823,410   
     

Industrials—1.5%

  

Aerospace & Defense—0.5%

  

Honeywell International, Inc.1

     10,340         1,033,173   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     2,355         347,103   
     

 

 

 
        1,380,276   
     

Airlines—0.1%

  

United Continental Holdings, Inc.3

     2,820         188,630   
     

Commercial Services & Supplies—0.1%

  

Tyco International plc2

     7,315         320,836   
     

Construction & Engineering—0.3%

  

Quanta Services, Inc.2,3

     29,415         835,092   
     

Machinery—0.1%

  

Flowserve Corp.

     5,585         334,151   
     

Marine—0.1%

  

Horizon Lines, Inc., Cl. A3

     241,493         152,406   
     

Trading Companies & Distributors—0.3%

  

AerCap Holdings NV3

     9,785         379,854   

WESCO International, Inc.3

     3,965         302,172   
     

 

 

 
        682,026   
     

Information Technology—1.7%

  

Communications Equipment—0.7%

  

Juniper Networks, Inc.2

     23,980         535,234   

QUALCOMM, Inc.1

     9,845         731,779   

Riverbed Technology, Inc.3

     7,728         157,728   

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Cl. B

     36,095         437,144   
     

 

 

 
        1,861,885   
     

Electronic Equipment, Instruments, & Components—0.1%

  

ChyronHego Corp.3

     57,785         161,798   

Elecsys Corp.3

     9,242         160,996   
     

 

 

 
        322,794   
     

Internet Software & Services—0.3%

  

Digital River, Inc.3

     6,165         152,460   

Google, Inc., Cl. A3

     525         278,597   

Google, Inc., Cl. C3

     525         276,360   

World Energy Solutions, Inc.3

     29,446         161,953   
     

 

 

 
        869,370   
     

IT Services—0.1%

  

Sapient Corp.3

     6,468         160,924   
     

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—0.2%

  

International Rectifier Corp.3

     1,795         71,621   

Xilinx, Inc.1

     10,505         454,761   
     

 

 

 
        526,382   
     

Software—0.1%

  

Actuate Corp.3

     25,014         165,092   
     

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals—0.2%

  

Apple, Inc.

     4,835         533,687   
     

Materials—0.6%

  

Chemicals—0.6%

  

Celanese Corp., Series A, Cl. A

     5,585         334,877   

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Cl. A1

     7,242         574,942   

Methanex Corp.

     8,395         384,743   

Penford Corp.3

     8,439         157,725   

Sigma-Aldrich Corp.

     1,148         157,586   
     

 

 

 
        1,609,873   
     
 

 

8      OPPENHEIMER DIVERSIFIED ALTERNATIVES FUND/VA


 

 

              Shares      Value  

Telecommunication Services—0.4%

  

        

Diversified Telecommunication Services—0.4%

  

        

BCE, Inc.

              20,920       $ 959,391   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

        3,145         147,123   
        

 

 

 
           1,106,514   
        

Utilities—0.8%

                          

Electric Utilities—0.8%

  

        

Cleco Corp.

              2,873         156,693   

Edison International1

              10,795         706,857   

PPL Corp.2

        32,790         1,191,261   
        

 

 

 
           2,054,811   
        

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers—0.0%

   

        

EME Reorganization Trust

              52,072         1,354   

NRG Energy, Inc.

        171         4,614   
        

 

 

 
           5,968   
        

Multi-Utilities—0.0%

  

        

CMS Energy Corp.

        3,980         138,305   
        

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $47,944,912)

  

     49,587,213   
  

Preferred Stocks—0.5%

  

        

M&T Bank Corp., 6.375% Cum., Series A, Non-Vtg., 6.375%4

              340         340,000   

M&T Bank Corp., 6.375% Cum., Series C, Non-Vtg., 6.375%4

              475         475,000   

U.S. Bancorp, 6% Non-Cum., Series G, Non-Vtg., 6%4

        18,700         507,144   
        

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $1,358,508)

  

     1,322,144   
            Principal
Amount
        

Asset-Backed Securities—3.0%

  

        

Airspeed Ltd., Series 2007-1A, Cl. G1, 0.431%, 6/15/324,5

            $ 2,241,145         1,883,099   

Blade Engine Securitization Ltd., Series 2006-1AW, Cl. A1, 0.461%, 9/15/414,5

              2,144,157         1,646,494   

JP Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp., Series 2005-OPT2, Cl. M2, 0.62%, 12/25/354

              1,836,000         1,525,349   

Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I, Inc. Trust, Series 2006-NC1, Cl. M1, 0.55%, 12/25/354

              1,780,000         1,479,330   

New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2005-1, Cl. M2, 0.89%, 3/25/354

        1,643,635         1,446,696   
        

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $8,189,637)

           7,980,968   
        

Foreign Government Obligations—21.2%

  

        

Brazil—4.5%

        

Federative Republic of Brazil Unsec. Bonds,

        

10.828%, 7/1/159

     BRL         33,400,000         11,857,063   

Japan—1.1%

        

Japan Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 0.10%, 9/15/15

     JPY         330,000,000         2,757,305   

Malaysia—5.2%

        

Federation of Malaysia Sr. Unsec. Bonds:

        

3.197%, 10/15/15

     MYR         20,300,000         5,788,713   

4.72%, 9/30/15

     MYR         27,700,000         7,987,416   
        

 

 

 
           13,776,129   
        

Singapore—4.5%

                          

Republic of Singapore Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 0.25%, 2/1/15

     SGD         15,800,000         11,927,858   

South Korea—3.4%

        

Republic of South Korea Treasury Bonds:

        

2.75%, 12/10/15

     KRW         954,000,000         873,430   

3.25%, 6/10/15

     KRW         8,889,000,000         8,128,063   
        

 

 

 
           9,001,493   
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Spain—2.5%

                 

Kingdom of Spain Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 4.40%, 1/31/15

   EUR   5,500,000       $ 6,682,894   
     

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government Obligations (Cost

  

  

$61,640,377)

        56,002,742   
     

Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes—6.0%

  

Access Midstream Partners LP/ACMP Finance Corp., 4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/23

     100,000         102,000   

Activision Blizzard, Inc., 5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/216

     100,000         105,250   

Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc., 6.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/29

     100,000         96,000   

Algeco Scotsman Global Finance plc, 8.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/15/186

     200,000         194,000   

Alliance Oil Co. Ltd., 9.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/11/156

     200,000         167,000   

ALROSA Finance SA, 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/3/206

     200,000         190,000   

AngloGold Ashanti Holdings plc, 8.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/30/20

     100,000         105,375   

Appvion, Inc., 9% Sec. Nts., 6/1/206

     60,000         41,400   

Arch Coal, Inc., 7.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/21

     100,000         29,625   

Audatex North America, Inc., 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/216

     100,000         103,500   

Avaya, Inc.:

     

7.00% Sr. Sec. Nts., 4/1/196

     100,000         98,000   

10.50% Sec. Nts., 3/1/216

     100,000         86,000   

Banco BMG SA, 8.875% Sub. Nts., 8/5/206

     200,000         202,600   

Banco do Brasil SA (Cayman), 9.25% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds4,6,7

     200,000         192,500   

Banco Pan SA, 8.50% Sub. Nts., 4/23/206

     100,000         103,059   

Bancolombia SA, 5.125% Unsec. Sub. Nts., 9/11/22

     200,000         199,250   

Biomet, Inc., 6.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/1/20

     100,000         107,250   

BMC Software Finance, Inc., 8.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/216

     100,000         94,500   

Bombardier, Inc., 6.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/236

     100,000         102,250   

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc., 10% Sec. Nts., 12/15/18

     50,000         8,000   

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 6.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/30/21

     100,000         105,375   

Cemex Finance LLC, 6% Sr. Sec. Nts., 4/1/246

     350,000         342,125   

CenturyLink, Inc., 5.80% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/22

     100,000         104,250   

Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC/Cequel Capital Corp., 6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/206

     100,000         104,000   

CHC Helicopter SA, 9.25% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/15/20

     90,000         88,650   

Chrysler Group LLC/CG Co.-Issuer, Inc., 8.25% Sec. Nts., 6/15/21

     200,000         222,500   

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 8% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/19

     100,000         107,000   

Claire’s Stores, Inc., 9% Sr. Sec. Nts., 3/15/196

     100,000         99,000   

Columbus International, Inc., 7.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/30/216

     400,000         417,500   

CONSOL Energy, Inc., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/226

     100,000         93,500   

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd., 7.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/27/196

     200,000         202,700   

Crown Castle International Corp., 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/23

     200,000         205,000   

CSN Resources SA, 6.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/21/206

     200,000         185,000   
 

 

9      OPPENHEIMER DIVERSIFIED ALTERNATIVES FUND/VA


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued  

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes (Continued)

  

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc., 5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/22

   $ 150,000       $ 159,562   

Denali Borrower LLC/Denali Finance Corp., 5.625% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/15/206

     100,000         104,300   

Denbury Resources, Inc., 4.625% Sr. Sub. Nts., 7/15/23

     100,000         87,250   

Digicel Group Ltd., 8.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/30/206

     200,000         195,000   

DISH DBS Corp., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/22

     100,000         102,750   

Energy Transfer Equity LP, 7.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/15/20

     200,000         223,000   

EP Energy LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc., 9.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/20

     200,000         203,000   

Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd., 8.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/30/186

     200,000         184,500   

Ferrexpo Finance plc, 7.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/7/166

     200,000         155,000   

First Data Corp., 12.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/21

     100,000         119,000   

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.:

     

6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/206

     28,000         25,480   

7.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/216

     128,000         115,840   

FirstEnergy Corp., 7.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/31

     100,000         121,349   

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd., 8.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/196

     100,000         91,375   

Frontier Communications Corp., 8.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/20

     100,000         112,000   

Goldman Sachs Capital II, 4% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds4,7

     66,000         48,840   

Halcon Resources Corp., 8.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/21

     100,000         75,750   

HD Supply, Inc., 7.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/20

     100,000         105,250   

Hexion US Finance Corp./Hexion Nova Scotia Finance ULC, 8.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 2/1/18

     100,000         89,250   

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/22

     200,000         201,875   

ICICI Bank Ltd., 6.375% Jr. Sub. Nts., 4/30/224,6

     200,000         206,500   

iHeartCommunications, Inc., 9% Sr. Sec. Nts., 3/1/21

     100,000         98,375   

Infor US, Inc., 9.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/19

     100,000         107,375   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 7.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/20

     100,000         105,875   

International Lease Finance Corp., 8.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/17

     100,000         111,000   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 5.017% Sub. Nts., 6/26/246

     200,000         194,463   

Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd., 8.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/19/186

     200,000         134,500   

Kinetic Concepts, Inc./KCI USA, Inc., 10.50% Sec. Nts., 11/1/18

     100,000         109,000   

Laureate Education, Inc., 9.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/1/196

     100,000         103,500   

Level 3 Financing, Inc., 8.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/1/19

     100,000         106,750   

Linn Energy LLC/Linn Energy Finance Corp., 8.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/20

     100,000         87,500   

Lukoil International Finance BV, 6.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/9/206

     904,000         802,763   

Marfrig Holding Europe BV, 6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/24/196

     200,000         186,500   

MGM Resorts International, 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/22

     100,000         111,000   
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes (Continued)

  

MHP SA, 8.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/2/206

   $ 200,000       $ 138,000   

MMC Energy. Inc., 8.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/208

     100,000         10   

Mobile Telesystems OJSC via MTS International Funding Ltd., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/30/236

     200,000         159,000   

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., 3.88% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/24/21

     100,000         85,250   

Navient Corp., 8.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/18

     100,000         111,750   

Navistar International Corp., 8.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/21

     100,000         99,000   

NGPL PipeCo LLC, 7.119% Sr. Sec. Nts., 12/15/176

     100,000         98,750   

Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/226

     100,000         101,000   

NII Capital Corp., 7.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/218

     50,000         9,500   

Novelis, Inc., 8.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/20

     100,000         106,500   

Numericable-SFR, 6% Sr. Sec. Nts., 5/15/226

     200,000         201,350   

OAS Financial Ltd., 8% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/2/216

     200,000         69,000   

Offshore Group Investment Ltd., 7.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 11/1/19

     100,000         75,000   

Petroleos de Venezuela SA, 12.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/17/226

     200,000         107,000   

Post Holdings, Inc., 7.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/22

     200,000         200,500   

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer Luxembourg SA, 5.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/15/20

     100,000         103,000   

RJS Power Holdings LLC, 5.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/196

     50,000         49,625   

Rolta Americas LLC, 8.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/24/196

     200,000         173,250   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, 6.125% Sub. Nts., 12/15/22

     100,000         109,013   

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.625% Sr. Sec. Nts., 2/1/21

     100,000         98,750   

Samson Investment Co., 9.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/20

     200,000         83,875   

SandRidge Energy, Inc., 7.51% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/21

     100,000         64,500   

Sears Holdings Corp., 6.625% Sec. Nts., 10/15/18

     100,000         92,500   

Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/246

     100,000         102,750   

Sistema JSFC via Sistema International Funding SA, 6.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/17/196

     200,000         141,000   

Springleaf Finance Corp., 6.90% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/17

     100,000         106,750   

Sprint Corp., 7.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/23

     100,000         99,220   

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 8.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/22

     200,000         224,000   

T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/23

     100,000         102,900   

TransDigm, Inc., 6.50% Sr. Sub. Nts., 7/15/24

     100,000         101,000   

Trinseo Materials Operating SCA/Trinseo Materials Finance, Inc., 8.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 2/1/19

     190,000         193,562   

Turk Telekomunikasyon AS, 4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/19/246

     200,000         201,551   

Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS, 4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/9/206

     200,000         196,189   
 

 

10      OPPENHEIMER DIVERSIFIED ALTERNATIVES FUND/VA


 

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes (Continued)

  

United Rentals North America, Inc., 7.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/22

   $ 200,000       $ 220,900   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/206

     200,000         209,750   

Vedanta Resources plc, 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/31/196

     200,000         196,000   

Vimpel Communications Via VIP Finance

Ireland Ltd. OJSC, 7.748% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/2/216

     200,000         168,200   

VimpelCom Holdings BV:

5.95% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 2/13/236

     200,000         153,900   

7.504% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/226

     200,000         163,000   

VTR Finance BV, 6.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/15/246

     200,000         204,500   

Wachovia Capital Trust III, 5.57% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds4,7

     667,000         647,324   

Wynn Macau Ltd., 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/216

     200,000         189,000   

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS, 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/8/176

     200,000         213,910   
     

 

 

 

Total Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes
(Cost $17,206,771)

   

     15,761,160   
     

Convertible Corporate Bond and Note—0.1%

  

SEACOR Holdings, Inc., 2.50% Cv. Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/27 (Cost $219,936)

     197,000         209,313   
     

Corporate Loans—2.7%

  

Appvion, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.75%, 6/28/194

     1,221,907         1,208,924   

AZ Chem US, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.50%, 6/10/214

     1,161,961         1,148,163   

Celanese US Holdings LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan,

2.25%, 10/31/184

     1,221,938         1,222,810   

Dynegy, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.00%, 4/23/204

     1,218,813         1,206,625   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 3.75%, 6/30/194

     1,225,000         1,210,198   

International Lease Finance Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, 3.50%, 2/26/214

     1,225,000         1,217,855   
     

 

 

 

Total Corporate Loans (Cost $7,276,776)

        7,214,575   
     

Event-Linked Bonds—12.1%

  

Earthquake—2.6%

  

Bosphorus Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.53%, 5/3/164,6

     400,000         401,330   

Embarcadero Reinsurance Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:

5.03%, 8/7/154,6

7.412%, 2/13/154,6

    
 
250,000
250,000
  
  
    
 
250,875
250,550
  
  

Golden State RE II Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.23%, 1/8/194,6

     500,000         499,225   

Golden State Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 3.78%, 1/8/154,6

     500,000         501,100   

Kibou Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 5.28%, 2/17/154,6

     250,000         250,950   

Kilimanjaro Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 3.78%, 11/25/194,5

     250,000         250,062   

Kizuna II Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:

2.28%, 4/6/184,6

2.53%, 4/6/184,5

    
 
750,000
250,000
  
  
    
 
757,987
253,062
  
  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Earthquake (Continued)

  

Lakeside Re III Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 8.03%, 1/8/164,6

   $ 250,000       $ 259,656   

Merna Re V Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.03%, 4/7/174,6

     750,000         750,413   

Merna Reinsurance IV Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.53%, 4/8/164,6

     250,000         251,956   

MultiCat Mexico Ltd. 2012-I Catastrophe Linked Nts., 8.03%, 12/4/154,6

     500,000         512,363   

Nakama Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:

2.155%, 1/16/194,6

2.53%, 4/13/184,6

2.78%, 9/29/164,6

2.905%, 1/16/204,6

    
 
 
 
250,000
500,000
500,000
250,000
  
  
  
  
    
 
 
 
250,900
503,650
505,813
250,900
  
  
  
  

Ursa Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 5.03%, 12/7/174,6

     250,000         251,563   
     

 

 

 
        6,952,355   
     

Longevity—0.1%

                 

Vita Capital V Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 3.426%, 1/15/174,6

     250,000         255,513   
     

Multiple Event—5.5%

  

ATLAS VI Capital Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:

12.535%, 1/8/154,6

15.285%, 1/8/154,6

    
 
250,000
250,000
  
  
    
 
250,600
250,650
  
  

Blue Danube II Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 4.279%, 5/23/164,6

     250,000         252,681   

Blue Danube Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 6.004%, 4/10/154,6

     250,000         251,700   

Caelus Re 2013 Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:

5.28%, 3/7/164,6

6.88%, 4/7/174,6

    
 
250,000
250,000
  
  
    
 
253,981
261,212
  
  

Citrus Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:

3.78%, 4/24/174,6

4.28%, 4/18/174,6

    
 
250,000
500,000
  
  
    
 
250,462
500,575
  
  

Combine Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:

4.53%, 1/7/154,6

10.03%, 1/7/154,6

17.78%, 1/7/154,6

    
 
 
500,000
250,000
600,000
  
  
  
    
 
 
501,150
250,600
601,560
  
  
  

Compass Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:

9.03%, 1/8/154,6

10.28%, 1/8/154,6

    
 
500,000
250,000
  
  
    
 
501,200
250,625
  
  

East Lane Re VI Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.78%, 3/14/184,6

     500,000         500,225   

Galileo Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 7.43%, 1/9/174,6

     250,000         258,412   

Kilimanjaro Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:

4.53%, 4/30/184,6

4.78%, 4/30/184,6

    
 
250,000
500,000
  
  
    
 
253,337
511,625
  
  

Loma Reinsurance Ltd. Catastrophe Linked

Nts.:

12.03%, 1/8/184,6

17.03%, 1/8/184,6

    
 
200,000
250,000
  
  
    
 
211,070
264,987
  
  

Mythen Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 8.557%, 1/5/174,6

     250,000         266,187   

Queen Street VI Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 10.38%, 4/9/154,6

     500,000         507,500   

Residential Reinsurance 2011 Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 8.78%, 6/6/154,6

     250,000         256,425   

Residential Reinsurance 2012 Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:

4.53%, 12/6/164,6

12.78%, 12/6/164,6

19.03%, 12/6/164,6

22.03%, 6/6/164,6

    
 
 
 
399,000
250,000
250,000
250,000
  
  
  
  
    
 
 
 
412,985
273,537
281,013
289,306
  
  
  
  

Residential Reinsurance 2013 Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 8.03%, 6/6/174,6

     250,000         266,488   

Residential Reinsurance 2014 Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:

4.83%, 12/6/184,6

15.03%, 6/6/184,6

    
 
500,000
250,000
  
  
    
 
499,525
253,063
  
  
 

 

11      OPPENHEIMER DIVERSIFIED ALTERNATIVES FUND/VA


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued  

 

      Principal
Amount
     Value  

Multiple Event (Continued)

  

        

Riverfront Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 4.03%, 1/6/174,6

   $ 500,000       $ 503,175   

Sanders Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:

     

3.03%, 5/25/184,6

     250,000         248,288   

3.28%, 5/25/184,6

     250,000         248,313   

3.93%, 6/7/174,6

     250,000         252,613   

3.93%, 5/28/194,6

     250,000         249,138   

4.03%, 5/5/174,6

     500,000         500,675   

Successor X Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 16.53%, 1/27/154,6

     250,000         251,375   

Tradewynd Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:

     

0.78%, 1/8/184,6

     250,000         251,200   

0.78%, 1/8/164,6

     250,000         251,125   

6.25%, 1/8/154,6

     250,000         250,475   

6.28%, 1/9/174,6

     500,000         512,275   

7.03%, 1/9/174,6

     250,000         257,888   

Tramline Re II Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 9.78%, 1/4/194,6

     250,000         251,950   

VenTerra Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 3.78%, 1/9/174,6

     750,000         766,988   
     

 

 

 
        14,478,159   
     

Other—0.2%

                 

Kortis Capital Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 5.046%, 1/15/174,6

     250,000         258,637   

Vitality Re III Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 4.23%, 1/7/154,6

     250,000         250,550   
     

 

 

 
        509,187   
     

Windstorm—3.7%

                 

Akibare II Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 3.78%, 4/13/164,6

     250,000         255,131   

Alamo Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 6.38%, 6/7/174,6

     500,000         522,625   

Aozora Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.03%, 4/7/174,6

   JPY 51,000,000         426,845   

Armor Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 4.03%, 12/15/164,6

     750,000         752,419   

ATLAS VI Capital Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 8%, 4/9/154,6

   EUR 250,000         301,673   

Calypso Capital II Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.60%, 1/9/174,6

   EUR 500,000         615,235   

East Lane Re V Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 10.78%, 3/16/164,6

     250,000         268,931   

Eurus Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 3.75%, 4/7/164,6

   EUR 250,000         306,362   

Everglades Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 7.53%, 4/28/174,6

     750,000         789,112   

Foundation Re III Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 5.03%, 2/25/154,6

     650,000         654,290   
      Principal
Amount
     Value  

Windstorm (Continued)

                 

Gator Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 6.53%, 1/9/174,6

   $ 500,000         410,125   

Green Fields II Capital Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.75%, 1/9/174,6

   EUR 250,000         307,209   

Ibis Re II Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 13.53%, 2/5/154,6

     250,000         253,125   

Lion I Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 1.62%, 4/28/174,6

   EUR 250,000         303,813   

MetroCat Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 4.53%, 8/5/164,6

     250,000         258,431   

MultiCat Mexico Ltd. 2012-I Catastrophe Linked Nts., 7.78%, 12/4/154,6

     250,000         257,531   

Mythen Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 11.787%, 11/10/164,6

     250,000         264,706   

Pelican Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:

6.03%, 5/15/174,6

     250,000         261,638   

13.78%, 4/13/154,6

     250,000         258,675   

Pylon II Capital Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 5.50%, 5/5/164

   EUR 250,000         312,783   

Queen City Re Catastrophe Linked Nts., 3.53%, 1/6/174,6

     500,000         499,575   

Queen Street VIII Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 6.53%, 6/8/164,6

     500,000         508,363   

Successor X Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:

11.28%, 11/10/154,6

     250,000         260,850   

16.28%, 11/10/154,6

     250,000         258,075   

Tar Heel Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 8.53%, 5/9/164,6

     500,000         530,575   
     

 

 

 
        9,838,097   
     

 

 

 

Total Event-Linked Bonds (Cost $32,421,212)

  

     32,033,311   
     

Short-Term Notes—14.4%

                 

Mexico—4.8%

     

United Mexican States Treasury Bills, 3.248%, 11/12/159

   MXN 191,000,000         12,593,734   

United States—9.6%

     

United States Treasury Bills:

     

0.034%, 2/26/159

     20,850,000         20,848,930   

0.052%, 1/22/159,10

     4,500,000         4,499,866   
     

 

 

 
        25,348,796   
     

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Notes (Cost $37,993,978)

  

     37,942,530   
     
      Shares          

Investment Companies—15.8%

  

        

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 0.10%11,12,13

     40,325,799         40,325,799   

SPDR Gold Trust Exchange Traded Fund3,13

     12,060         1,369,775   
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies (Cost $41,782,054)

  

     41,695,574   
 
                   Exercise Price      Expiration Date             Contracts         

Exchange-Traded Options Purchased—0.3%

  

S&P 500 Index Call3

              USD         2,110.000         3/20/15         USD         225         639,000   

United States Treasury Bonds, 10 yr. Futures, 3/15 Call3

        USD         123.000         2/20/15         USD         7         27,234   
                    

 

 

 

Total Exchange-Traded Options Purchased (Cost $635,864)

  

     666,234   
     Counterparty             Exercise Price      Expiration Date             Contracts         

Over-the-Counter Options Purchased—0.1%

  

CAD Currency Put3

     BOA         CAD         1.190         6/17/15         CAD         13,951,340         164,333   

EUR Currency Put3

     NOM         USD         1.225         1/8/15         EUR         8,000,000         127,136   

INR Currency Call3

     NOM         INR         62.500         3/26/15         INR         989,500,000         63,328   

PLN Currency Call3

     BOA         PLN         3.350         3/17/15         PLN         39,274,781         42,966   
                    

 

 

 

Total Over-the-Counter Options Purchased (Cost $664,719)

  

     397,763   

 

12      OPPENHEIMER DIVERSIFIED ALTERNATIVES FUND/VA


     Counterparty      Pay / Receive
Floating Rate
     Floating Rate      Fixed Rate     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount (000’s)
    Value  

Over-the-Counter Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased—0.1%

  

                        

Interest Rate Swap maturing 11/22/27 Call3

     GSG         Pay        
 
Six-Month JPY
BBA LIBOR
  
  
     1.070     11/20/17       JPY 424,000      $ 64,785   

Interest Rate Swap maturing 4/13/26 Call3

     JPM         Pay        
 
Three-Month USD
BBA LIBOR
  
  
     3.410        4/11/16       USD 4,200        49,600   

Interest Rate Swap maturing 4/13/26 Call3

     JPM         Pay        
 
Three-Month USD
BBA LIBOR
  
  
     3.410        4/11/16       USD 1,750        20,865   

Interest Rate Swap maturing 4/13/26 Call3

     JPM         Pay        
 
Three-Month USD
BBA LIBOR
  
  
     3.410        4/11/16       USD 1,800        21,461   

Interest Rate Swap maturing 4/13/26 Call3

     JPM         Pay        
 
Three-Month USD
BBA LIBOR
  
  
     3.410        4/11/16       USD 1,800        21,461   
                  

 

 

 

Total Over-the-Counter Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased (Cost $337,456)

  

         178,172   
                                                              

Total Investments, at Value (Cost $257,672,200)

  

             95.1     250,991,699   

Net Other Assets (Liabilities)

  

                4.9        12,912,863   
                

 

 

 

Net Assets

                   100.0   $ 263,904,562   
                

 

 

 

Footnotes to Consolidated Statement of Investments

1. All or a portion of the security position is held in segregated accounts and pledged to cover margin requirements with respect to outstanding written options. The aggregate market value of such securities is $7,966,505. See Note 5 of the accompanying Consolidated Notes.

2. All or portion of the security position is held in segregated accounts and pledged to cover margin requirements with respect to securities sold short. The aggregate market value of such securities is $4,358,486. See Note 9 of accompanying Consolidated Notes.

3. Non-income producing security.

4. Represents the current interest rate for a variable or increasing rate security.

5. Restricted security. The aggregate value of restricted securities as of December 31, 2014 was $4,032,717, which represents 1.53% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 4 of the accompanying Consolidated Notes. Information concerning restricted securities is as follows:

 

Security    Acquisition
Dates
     Cost      Value      Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Airspeed Ltd., Series 2007-1A, Cl. G1, 0.431%, 6/15/32

     7/24/14-8/27/14       $ 1,926,673       $ 1,883,099       $ (43,574

Blade Engine Securitization Ltd., Series 2006-1AW, Cl. A1, 0.461%, 9/15/41

     7/25/14-8/28/14         1,727,082         1,646,494         (80,588

Kilimanjaro Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 3.78%, 11/25/19

     11/7/14         250,000         250,062         62   

Kizuna II Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.53%, 4/6/18

     5/2/14         252,477         253,062         585   
     

 

 

 
      $ 4,156,232       $ 4,032,717       $ (123,515
     

 

 

 

6. Represents securities sold under Rule 144A, which are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. These securities amount to $40,077,734 or 15.19% of the Fund’s net assets as of December 31, 2014.

7. This bond has no contractual maturity date, is not redeemable and contractually pays an indefinite stream of interest. Rate reported represents the current interest rate for this variable rate security.

8. This security is not accruing income because the issuer has missed an interest payment on it and/or is not anticipated to make future interest and or principal payments. The rate shown is the original contractual interest rate. See Note 4 of the accompanying Notes.

9. Zero coupon bond reflects effective yield on the date of purchase.

10. All or a portion of the security position is held in accounts at a futures clearing merchant and pledged to cover margin requirements on open futures contracts and written options on futures, if applicable. The aggregate market value of such securities is $1,749,948. See Note 5 of the accompanying Consolidated Notes.

11. Is or was an affiliate, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, at or during the period ended December 31, 2014, by virtue of the Fund owning at least 5% of the voting securities of the issuer or as a result of the Fund and the issuer having the same investment adviser. Transactions during the period in which the issuer was an affiliate are as follows:

      Shares
December 31, 2013
     Gross
Additions
     Gross
Reductions
    Shares
December 31, 2014
 

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E

     2,007,344         532,040,044         493,721,589        40,325,799   

Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC

     10,967                 10,967          

Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC

     3,578                 3,578          
              Value      Income     Realized Gain (Loss)  

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E

      $ 40,325,799       $ 28,243      $   

Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC

                207 a      (193 )a 

Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC

                141 b      634 b 
     

 

 

 

Total

      $ 40,325,799       $ 28,591      $ 441   
     

 

 

 

    a. Represents the amount allocated to the Fund from Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC.

    b. Represents the amount allocated to the Fund from Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC.

12. Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of December 31, 2014.

13. All or a portion of this security is owned by the subsidiary. See Note 2 of the accompanying Consolidated Notes.

 

13      OPPENHEIMER DIVERSIFIED ALTERNATIVES FUND/VA


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued  

 

     Shares Sold Short     Value  

Securities Sold Short—(4.6)%

                

Common Stock Securities Sold Short—(4.6)%

    

Aflac, Inc.

     (9,645   $ (589,214

Air Lease Corp., Cl. A

     (12,195     (418,410

Aircastle Ltd.

     (11,485     (245,435

Assurant, Inc.

     (4,400     (301,092

BHP Billiton Ltd., Sponsored ADR

     (9,680     (458,058

Boeing Co. (The)

     (5,120     (665,498

Camden Property Trust

     (4,110     (303,482

Caterpillar, Inc.

     (2,920     (267,268

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.

     (25,140     (488,219

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

     (11,125     (217,716

Cie Financiere Richemont SA

     (3,105     (275,033

Comerica, Inc.

     (5,792     (271,297

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

     (5,008     (217,798

Ensco plc, Cl. A

     (11,360     (340,232

First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.

     (27,445     (231,361

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

     (16,551     (235,201

FirstMerit Corp.

     (10,800     (204,012

KCG Holdings, Inc., Cl. A

     (13,870     (161,586

Kohl’s Corp.

     (6,470     (394,929

Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd.

     (8,410     (301,246

NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (The)

     (11,825     (567,127

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.

     (6,940     (195,639

Oracle Corp.

     (7,905     (355,488

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust

     (29,800     (699,108

Rio Tinto plc, Sponsored ADR

     (4,990     (229,839

Rouse Properties, Inc.

     (14,170     (262,428

SanDisk Corp.

     (8,790     (861,244

SandRidge Energy, Inc.

     (53,760     (97,843

Southern Copper Corp.

     (27,095     (764,079

Tiffany & Co.

     (2,690     (287,453

Transocean Ltd.

     (21,468     (393,508

United Technologies Corp.

     (1,850     (212,750

Walter Energy, Inc.

     (8,755     (12,082

Weingarten Realty Investors

     (13,690     (478,055
    

 

 

 

Total Securities Sold Short (Proceeds $12,931,204)

     $   (12,003,730 ) 
    

 

 

 

 

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts as of December 31, 2014

                                        
Counterparty    Settlement Month(s)      Currency Purchased (000’s)      Currency Sold (000’s)      Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

BAC

     01/2015       AUD      150       USD      137       $       $ 14,632   

BAC

     01/2015       CAD      128       USD      116                 5,543   

BAC

     01/2015       CHF      25       USD      28                 3,044   

BAC

     01/2015 - 06/2015       INR      219,000       USD      3,443         6,934         43,258   

BAC

     01/2015       JPY      17,000       USD      166                 24,231   

BAC

     01/2015       MXN      6,800       USD      514                 53,160   

BAC

     01/2015       SEK      21,800       USD      3,091                 294,664   

BAC

     01/2015       TRY      1,660       USD      745                 34,872   

BAC

     01/2015       USD      352       AUD      395         30,027           

BAC

     01/2015 - 06/2015       USD      3,359       CAD      3,860         44,469         71   

BAC

     01/2015       USD      58       GBP      35         3,264           

BAC

     01/2015       USD      105       JPY      11,000         12,765           

BAC

     01/2015       USD      343       TRY      790         5,992           

BAC

     01/2015       USD      3,151       TWD      94,900         150,528           

BNP

     01/2015       MXN      15,400       USD      1,168                 125,159   

BNP

     06/2015       MYR      1,285       USD      396                 34,480   

BNP

     01/2015       TWD      31,900       USD      1,069                 60,573   

BNP

     06/2015       USD      268       MYR      870         22,939           

BOA

     01/2015 - 01/2015       AUD      730       USD      672                 76,001   

BOA

     01/2015       CAD      250       USD      233                 18,025   

BOA

     01/2015       CHF      20       USD      23                 2,468   

BOA

     01/2015       EUR      3,055       USD      3,894                 196,538   

BOA

     01/2015       GBP      50       USD      83                 4,920   

BOA

     01/2015       INR      228,500       USD      3,691                 86,573   

BOA

     01/2015       JPY      37,000       USD      362                 53,383   

BOA

     01/2015       KRW      1,740,000       USD      1,699                 117,105   

BOA

     01/2015       NOK      21,250       USD      3,331                 480,668   

BOA

     01/2015       NZD      3,190       USD      2,576         8,376         100,738   

 

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Forward Currency Exchange Contracts (Continued)

                                        
Counterparty    Settlement Month(s)      Currency Purchased (000’s)      Currency Sold (000’s)      Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

BOA

     01/2015       SEK      11,310       USD      1,657       $       $ 206,551   

BOA

     06/2015       THB      66,000       USD      1,983         9,377           

BOA

     01/2015       TRY      4,420       USD      1,954                 67,950   

BOA

     01/2015       TWD      10,000       USD      337                 20,608   

BOA

     01/2015       USD      165       AUD      180         18,781           

BOA

     07/2015       USD      13,083       BRL      32,125         1,594,925           

BOA

     01/2015       USD      1,027       CAD      1,105         75,706           

BOA

     01/2015       USD      1,095       CHF      1,010         78,757           

BOA

     01/2015       USD      841       CLP      472,000         64,438           

BOA

     01/2015       USD      1,308       CZK      27,900         89,260           

BOA

     01/2015 - 02/2015       USD      6,537       EUR      5,005         479,093           

BOA

     01/2015       USD      34       GBP      20         2,919           

BOA

     01/2015       USD      231       HUF      53,000         28,295           

BOA

     01/2015       USD      2,424       INR      156,500                 44,252   

BOA

     01/2015       USD      472       JPY      48,000         71,335           

BOA

     01/2015 - 06/2015       USD      11,566       KRW      12,022,666         685,757           

BOA

     03/2015 - 10/2015       USD      6,954       MYR      22,850         562,662           

BOA

     01/2015       USD      1,214       NOK      7,560         200,551           

BOA

     01/2015       USD      3,409       NZD      3,980         310,401           

BOA

     01/2015       USD      3,849       PLN      12,850         222,697           

BOA

     01/2015       USD      3,574       SEK      25,604         289,003           

BOA

     02/2015       USD      4,783       SGD      5,940         302,104           

BOA

     01/2015       USD      2,089       TRY      4,920         12,567         23,194   

CITNA-B

     01/2015 - 06/2015       CAD      8,120       USD      7,145         4,474         172,107   

CITNA-B

     01/2015       CZK      143,570       USD      6,753                 480,251   

CITNA-B

     01/2015       EUR      3,280       USD      4,422                 452,496   

CITNA-B

     01/2015       GBP      155       USD      255                 13,060   

CITNA-B

     01/2015       HUF      515,000       USD      2,115                 146,929   

CITNA-B

     01/2015       NZD      2,185       USD      1,731                 28,232   

CITNA-B

     01/2015       PLN      15,760       USD      4,967                 518,738   

CITNA-B

     06/2015       THB      65,000       USD      1,947         15,191           

CITNA-B

     01/2015       TRY      3,240       USD      1,433                 46,528   

CITNA-B

     01/2015       USD      394       AUD      425         47,470           

CITNA-B

     01/2015 - 06/2015       USD      6,750       CAD      7,567         248,018           

CITNA-B

     01/2015       USD      5,601       CZK      115,670         547,530           

CITNA-B

     01/2015       USD      4,108       EUR      3,060         404,468           

CITNA-B

     01/2015       USD      450       GBP      270         29,321           

CITNA-B

     01/2015       USD      2,404       HUF      595,000         129,944           

CITNA-B

     01/2015       USD      77       JPY      8,000         9,942           

CITNA-B

     01/2015       USD      2,093       MXN      28,500         161,481           

CITNA-B

     01/2015       USD      4,088       NOK      26,030         596,484           

CITNA-B

     01/2015 - 06/2015       USD      2,988       NZD      3,905                 27,040   

CITNA-B

     01/2015 - 03/2015       USD      6,780       PLN      22,560         419,253           

CITNA-B

     01/2015       USD      529       SGD      660         30,459           

CITNA-B

     01/2015       USD      2,015       TRY      4,650         29,955         4,873   

CITNA-B

     01/2015 - 06/2015       USD      3,310       ZAR      39,030         16,890         25,735   

CITNA-B

     01/2015 - 06/2015       ZAR      42,540       USD      3,672         18,566         67,887   

DEU

     01/2015       AUD      250       USD      231                 27,276   

DEU

     01/2015       CHF      4,122       USD      4,339                 192,224   

DEU

     01/2015       EUR      610       USD      840                 101,781   

DEU

     01/2015       GBP      1,125       USD      1,893                 140,194   

DEU

     01/2015       JPY      628,500       USD      5,567                 318,738   

DEU

     01/2015       NOK      20,000       USD      3,148                 465,863   

DEU

     01/2015       NZD      1,370       USD      1,067         756           

DEU

     01/2015 - 06/2015       PLN      26,280       USD      7,811         2,136         410,439   

DEU

     01/2015       SEK      40,140       USD      5,859                 710,112   

DEU

     01/2015       TRY      790       USD      351                 14,732   

DEU

     01/2015       USD      1,026       AUD      1,145         91,797           

DEU

     01/2015       USD      3,331       CHF      2,972         341,064           

DEU

     01/2015 - 02/2015       USD      2,057       EUR      1,505         235,291           

DEU

     01/2015       USD      1,819       GBP      1,105         96,652           

DEU

     01/2015 - 09/2015       USD      6,742       JPY      758,000         403,413           

DEU

     01/2015       USD      1,662       MXN      23,245         88,182           

DEU

     01/2015       USD      4,273       NOK      26,620         703,107           

DEU

     06/2015       USD      1,967       NZD      2,550         7,908           

DEU

     01/2015       USD      2,727       PLN      8,900         215,360           

DEU

     01/2015       USD      6,744       SEK      48,713         495,072           

DEU

     02/2015       USD      7,278       SGD      9,200         338,046           

DEU

     01/2015       USD      427       TRY      950         20,900           

FIB

     01/2015       MXN      13,700       USD      1,044                 116,060   

 

15      OPPENHEIMER DIVERSIFIED ALTERNATIVES FUND/VA


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts (Continued)

                                        
Counterparty    Settlement Month(s)      Currency Purchased (000’s)      Currency Sold (000’s)      Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

FIB

     01/2015       USD      459       JPY      46,500       $ 70,388       $   

GSCO-OT

     01/2015       AUD      45       USD      41                 4,506   

GSCO-OT

     01/2015       BRL      1,340       USD      504                 380   

GSCO-OT

     06/2015       IDR      24,474,000       USD      1,932                 18,013   

GSCO-OT

     01/2015       KRW      797,000       USD      772                 47,391   

GSCO-OT

     01/2015       PLN      6,810       USD      1,996                 73,685   

GSCO-OT

     01/2015       USD      26       AUD      30         1,757           

GSCO-OT

     01/2015 - 07/2015       USD      978       BRL      2,610         20,310         357   

GSCO-OT

     01/2015       USD      1,370       EUR      1,005         153,710           

GSCO-OT

     06/2015       USD      1,866       IDR      24,474,000                 48,009   

GSCO-OT

     01/2015       USD      157       JPY      16,000         23,395           

GSCO-OT

     01/2015       USD      3,826       KRW      4,086,000         112,267           

JPM

     01/2015       BRL      1,340       USD      501         3,353           

JPM

     01/2015       EUR      250       USD      318                 15,224   

JPM

     01/2015       GBP      100       USD      167                 11,458   

JPM

     01/2015 - 06/2015       KRW      2,670,000       USD      2,529                 104,365   

JPM

     01/2015       PLN      3,875       USD      1,261                 167,141   

JPM

     01/2015       SEK      1,610       USD      230                 23,494   

JPM

     01/2015       TWD      53,000       USD      1,778                 102,587   

JPM

     01/2015 - 02/2015       USD      1,001       BRL      2,680         380         3,389   

JPM

     01/2015       USD      1,032       CAD      1,170         26,100         632   

JPM

     01/2015       USD      634       EUR      500         28,613           

JPM

     01/2015       USD      114       GBP      70         5,400           

JPM

     09/2015       USD      8,501       MYR      27,700         754,595           

JPM

     01/2015       USD      2,922       ZAR      32,740         93,704           

JPM

     01/2015       ZAR      16,220       USD      1,456                 54,544   

MSCO

     01/2015       AUD      230       USD      197                 9,810   

MSCO

     01/2015       CHF      2,895       USD      2,996                 83,148   

MSCO

     06/2015       EUR      995       USD      1,241                 34,979   

MSCO

     01/2015       JPY      337,000       USD      2,870                 56,212   

MSCO

     01/2015       MXN      74,700       USD      5,593                 533,013   

MSCO

     01/2015       NOK      39,060       USD      5,911                 672,993   

MSCO

     01/2015 - 06/2015       NZD      5,330       USD      4,127         9,663         12,260   

MSCO

     01/2015       USD      620       AUD      675         69,663           

MSCO

     01/2015       USD      1,115       CAD      1,220         65,352           

MSCO

     01/2015       USD      1,164       CHF      1,135         22,459           

MSCO

     01/2015       USD      946       CLP      532,510         69,879           

MSCO

     01/2015       USD      231       EUR      170         25,777           

MSCO

     01/2015 - 06/2015       USD      6,461       JPY      740,900         271,786           

MSCO

     01/2015 - 11/2015       USD      16,470       MXN      239,300         513,563           

MSCO

     01/2015       USD      2,891       NZD      3,510         156,319           

MSCO

     01/2015       USD      2,979       SEK      21,133         267,651           

NOM

     01/2015       USD      5,285       INR      331,000         63,686           

RBS

     01/2015 - 01/2015       CAD      3,003       USD      2,698                 114,662   

RBS

     01/2015       CLP      1,004,510       USD      1,721                 69,167   

RBS

     01/2015       EUR      1,135       USD      1,545                 170,964   

RBS

     01/2015       GBP      135       USD      231                 20,451   

RBS

     01/2015       INR      167,000       USD      2,701                 66,713   

RBS

     01/2015       JPY      74,000       USD      727                 108,648   

RBS

     01/2015       KRW      1,608,000       USD      1,570                 108,526   

RBS

     01/2015       MXN      16,900       USD      1,276                 131,601   

RBS

     01/2015       NOK      4,100       USD      660                 109,808   

RBS

     01/2015       SEK      16,830       USD      2,376                 216,482   

RBS

     01/2015       USD      83       AUD      90         9,547           

RBS

     01/2015       USD      1,123       CAD      1,235         60,123           

RBS

     01/2015       USD      2,698       CHF      2,470         213,361           

RBS

     01/2015 - 06/2015       USD      9,888       EUR      7,457         859,526           

RBS

     01/2015       USD      651       GBP      390         42,705           

RBS

     -01/2015       USD      2,682       JPY      276,000         377,437           

RBS

     01/2015       USD      2,576       MXN      34,755         222,484           

RBS

     01/2015       USD      4,428       NOK      27,510         738,266           

RBS

     01/2015       ZAR      6,970       USD      636                 33,397   

TDB

     02/2015       NOK      26,600       USD      3,785                 219,866   

TDB

     02/2015       SEK      29,150       USD      3,945                 205,369   

TDB

     06/2015 - 12/2015       USD      179       KRW      201,000                 2,095   

TDB

     02/2015       USD      3,908       NOK      26,600         342,358           

TDB

     02/2015       USD      3,875       SEK      29,150         135,125           
                 

 

 

 

Total Unrealized Appreciation and Depreciation

                  $ 16,963,754       $ 10,329,295   
                 

 

 

 

 

16      OPPENHEIMER DIVERSIFIED ALTERNATIVES FUND/VA


Futures Contracts as of December 31, 2014

  

                                            
Description    Exchange      Buy/Sell      Expiration Date      Number of Contracts      Value      Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

90 Day Euro

     CME         Sell         12/19/16         15       $ 3,679,875       $ (12,856

Brent Crude Oil*

     ICE         Buy         2/12/15         1         58,210         109   

Brent Crude Oil*

     ICE         Buy         1/15/15         4         229,320         (11,272

CAC 40 10 Index

     PAR         Sell         1/16/15         118         6,106,953         (282,865

CBOE Volatility Index

     CBE         Sell         2/18/15         41         747,225         (66,845

Corn*

     CBT         Sell         3/13/15         4         79,400         (710

Euro-BTP

     EUX         Sell         3/06/15         2         328,165         (3,925

FTSE 100 Index

     LIF         Sell         3/20/15         61         6,201,241         (309,323

Lead*

     LME         Buy         3/16/15         3         139,350         (12,264

Live Cattle*

     CME         Sell         4/30/15         2         129,920         3,181   

Live Cattle*

     CME         Buy         8/31/15         1         61,010         (135

Natural Gas*

     NYM         Sell         3/27/15         5         144,050         21,641   

Natural Gas*

     NYM         Buy         2/25/15         4         115,840         (14,028

Natural Gas*

     NYM         Buy         1/28/15         1         28,890         (3,622

New York Harbor ULSD*

     NYM         Buy         2/27/15         2         152,645         (10,449

Nickel*

     LME         Buy         3/16/15         3         272,502         (19,211

Palladium*

     NYM         Sell         3/27/15         2         159,680         (114

Platinum*

     NYM         Buy         4/28/15         5         302,375         1,620   

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     CME         Buy         3/20/15         88         9,030,560         268,546   

S&P/TSX 60 Index

     MON         Sell         3/19/15         7         1,026,201         (64,385

Silver*

     CMX         Sell         3/27/15         1         77,995         7,303   

Soybean*

     CBT         Sell         3/13/15         3         153,525         2,818   

SPI 200 Index

     SFE         Sell         3/19/15         21         2,307,207         (110,613

Sugar #11 World*

     NYB         Sell         6/30/15         2         34,160         4,319   

Sugar #11 World*

     NYB         Sell         2/27/15         2         32,525         4,923   

Sugar #11 World*

     NYB         Buy         4/30/15         3         50,131         (5,406

United States Treasury Long Bonds

     CBT         Buy         3/20/15         19         2,746,688         30,261   

United States Treasury Nts., 10 yr.

     CBT         Buy         3/20/15         21         2,662,734         5,228   

WTI Crude Oil*

     NYM         Buy         11/20/15         1         59,450         (72

WTI Crude Oil*

     NYM         Buy         1/20/15         7         372,890         (42,594

WTI Crude Oil*

     ICE         Sell         2/19/15         1         53,700         169   
                 

 

 

 
                  $ (620,571
                 

 

 

 
*All or a portion of this security is owned by the subsidiary. See Note 1 of the accompanying Consolidated Notes.

 

Exchange-Traded Options Written at December 31, 2014

  

                                                    
Description    Exercise Price      Expiration
Date
             Number of
Contracts
    Premiums
Received
     Value  

S&P 500 Index Put

     USD         1880 .000         3/20/15         USD         (225   $ 584,316       $ (471,375

 

Over-the-Counter Options Written at December 31, 2014

  

                                  
Description    Counterparty      Exercise Price      Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
    Premiums
Received
     Value  

CAD Currency Put

     BOA         CAD         1.260         6/17/15         CAD         (14,772,007 )$      63,895       $ (49,073

JPY Currency Put

     BOA         JPY         119.590         1/7/15         JPY         (106,000,000     4,915         (4,876

JPY Currency Call

     BOA         JPY         119.590         1/7/15         JPY         (106,000,000     4,847         (4,876

NOK Currency Put

     BOA         SEK         1.040         7/2/15         NOK         (39,000,000     143,965         (152,149

NOK Currency Call

     BOA         SEK         1.040         7/2/15         NOK         (39,000,000     146,960         (155,262

NOK Currency Call

     JPM         SEK         1.045         5/17/15         NOK         (39,000,000     126,949         (139,309

NOK Currency Put

     JPM         SEK         1.045         6/17/15         NOK         (39,000,000     160,118         (159,655

PLN Currency Call

     BOA         PLN         3.220         3/17/15         PLN         (37,750,685     38,829         (7,663
                   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total of Over-the-Counter Options Written

                    $ 690,478       $ (672,863
                   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Cleared Credit Default Swaps at December 31, 2014

  

                         
Reference Asset    Buy/Sell
Protection
     Fixed Rate     Maturity Date      Notional Amount
(000’s)
     Premiums
Received/(Paid)
    Value  

CDX.HY.22

     Buy         5.000     6/20/19         USD         1,287       $ 84,842      $ (87,870

CDX.HY.23

     Buy         5.000        12/20/19         USD         5,200         294,441        (322,777

CDX.IG.22

     Sell         1.000        6/20/19         USD         1,650         (32,737     29,997   

iTraxx.Main.21

     Buy         1.000        6/20/19         EUR         1,250         32,681        (30,304
                

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total of Cleared Credit Default Swaps

                 $ 379,227      $ (410,954
                

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

17      OPPENHEIMER DIVERSIFIED ALTERNATIVES FUND/VA


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

Over-the-Counter Credit Default Swaps at December 31, 2014

  

Reference Asset    Counterparty      Buy/Sell
Protection
     Fixed Rate     Maturity Date              Notional Amount
(000’s)
     Premiums
Received/(Paid)
    Value  

Amgen, Inc.

     DEU         Sell         1.000     12/20/19         USD         1,300       $ (38,185 )$      41,760   

Avon Products, Inc.

     BNP         Buy         1.000        12/20/19         USD         1,310         (188,750     216,029   

Barrick Gold Corp.

     BAC         Buy         1.000        12/20/19         USD         1,080         (28,689     46,637   

Barrick Gold Corp.

     BAC         Buy         1.000        12/20/19         USD         220         (9,821     9,500   

Boston Scientific Corp.

     GSG         Buy         1.000        12/20/19         USD         1,340         21,767        (19,353

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     JPM         Sell         1.000        12/20/19         USD         1,310         (54,425     53,291   

CBS Corp.

     BAC         Buy         1.000        12/20/19         USD         1,340         24,517        (24,888

CSX Corp.

     FIB         Sell         1.000        12/20/19         USD         1,300         (48,221     51,715   

Federative Republic of Brazil

     BAC         Buy         1.000        3/20/20         USD         400         (16,586     19,435   

Federative Republic of Brazil

     GSG         Buy         1.000        12/20/19         USD         350         (22,606     15,643   

Ford Motor Co.

     BAC         Sell         1.000        12/20/19         USD         1,340         (12,668     (3,449

Freeport-McMoran, Inc.

     CITNA-B         Buy         1.000        12/20/19         USD         1,310         (45,855     83,294   

Gap, Inc. (The)

     BNP         Buy         1.000        12/20/19         USD         1,310         (4,573     (6,133

General Mills, Inc.

     BNP         Buy         1.000        12/20/19         USD         1,340         44,980        (43,699

International Business Machines

                                                                     

Corp.

     BNP         Buy         1.000        12/20/19         USD         1,310         26,708        (34,935

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     JPM         Sell         1.000        12/20/19         USD         1,310         (52,606     51,237   

Newmont Mining Corp.

     FIB         Buy         1.000        12/20/19         USD         1,300         (53,261     45,092   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     CITNA-B         Sell         1.000        12/20/19         USD         1,340         (55,816     54,163   

Portuguese Republic

     GSG         Buy         1.000        12/20/19         USD         660         (35,082     29,157   

Portuguese Republic

     JPM         Buy         1.000        3/20/20         USD         270         (13,876     13,068   

Portuguese Republic

     JPM         Buy         1.000        3/20/20         USD         170         (9,489     8,228   

Republic of Austria

     GSG         Buy         1.000        12/20/16         USD         925         17,916        (17,042

Republic of Austria

     GSG         Buy         1.000        12/20/16         USD         700         14,467        (12,896

Republic of Italy

     GSG         Buy         1.000        12/20/19         USD         2,950         (1,788     46,614   

Southwest Airlines Co.

     GSG         Sell         1.000        12/20/19         USD         1,300         (24,327     26,784   

Starwood Hotels & Resorts

                                                                     

Worlwide, Inc.

     BAC         Buy         1.000        12/20/19         USD         1,310         21,513        (19,751

Target Corp.

     BAC         Sell         1.000        12/20/19         USD         1,340         (43,635     44,086   

Union Pacific Corp.

     FIB         Sell         1.000        12/20/19         USD         220         (8,862     8,967   

Union Pacific Corp.

     FIB         Sell         1.000        12/20/19         USD         1,080         (43,953     44,019   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     BAC         Sell         1.000        12/20/19         USD         1,340         (57,181     56,648   
                   

 

 

 

Total of Over-the-Counter Credit Default Swaps

  

   $ (698,387   $ 783,221   
                   

 

 

 

The table that follows shows the undiscounted maximum potential payment by the Fund related to selling credit protection in credit default swaps:

Type of Reference Asset on which the Fund Sold Protection    Total Maximum Potential
Payments for Selling Credit
Protection (Undiscounted)
     Amount Recoverable*      Reference Asset
Rating Range**
 

Investment Grade Corporate Debt Indexes

   $ 1,650,000       $ -         BBB+   

Investment Grade Single Name Corporate Debt

     13,180,000         -         BBB- to AA   
  

 

 

    

Total

   $ 14,830,000       $ -      
  

 

 

    

* The Fund has no amounts recoverable from related purchased protection. In addition, the Fund has no recourse provisions under the credit derivatives and holds no collateral which can offset or reduce potential payments under a triggering event.

** The period end reference asset security ratings, as rated by any rating organization, are included in the equivalent Standard & Poor’s rating category. The reference asset rating represents the likelihood of a potential credit event on the reference asset which would result in a related payment by the Fund.

 

Cleared Interest Rate Swaps at December 31, 2014

  

Counterparty    Pay/Receive
Floating Rate
     Floating Rate      Fixed Rate     Maturity Date      Notional Amount (000’s)      Value  

BAC

     Pay        

 

Six-Month CHF

BBA LIBOR

  

  

     0.663     12/8/24         CHF         3,870       $ (61,080

BAC

     Pay        
 
Six-Month JPY
BBA LIBOR
  
  
     0.574        12/8/24         JPY         475,000         (26,334

BOA

     Receive        

 

Three-Month NZD

BBR FRA

  

  

     4.290        12/9/24         NZD         5,095         62,031   

JPM

     Receive        

 

Three-Month USD

BBA LIBOR

  

  

     2.387        12/8/24         USD         4,010         45,407   
                   

 

 

 

Total of Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

                    $ 20,024   
                   

 

 

 

 

18      OPPENHEIMER DIVERSIFIED ALTERNATIVES FUND/VA


Over-the-Counter Total Return Swaps at December 31, 2014

  

Reference Asset    Counterparty      Pay/Receive
Total Return*
     Floating Rate      Maturity Date      Notional
Amount (000’s)
    Value  

BCOM Index**

     MAC         Receive        
 
Official settlement price of
BCOM Index
  
  
     2/17/15         USD         (700   $ (27,086

BX Index

     GSG         Receive        
 
One-Month USD BBA
LIBOR plus 65 basis points
  
  
     3/16/15         USD         438        22,466   

CGAUOPAU Custom Basket

     CITNA-B         Receive        
 
One-Month AUD BBR
BBSW plus 50 basis points
  
  
     3/11/15         AUD         3,156        62,635   

CGCNOCAD Custom Basket

     CITNA-B         Receive        
 
One-Month CAD BA CDOR
plus 30 basis points
  
  
     4/8/15         CAD         3,044        120,833   

CIBZC8DE Index**

     CIBC         Receive        
 
Official settlement price of
CIBZC8DE Index
  
  
     2/17/15         USD         (4,200     (162,605

CIBZOPQR Index**

     CIBC         Receive        
 
Official settlement price of
CIBZOPQR Index
  
  
     2/17/15         USD         (2,500     (90,361

DBOPSPLG Custom Basket

     DEU         Receive        
 
One-Month USD BBA
LIBOR plus 30 basis points
  
  
     2/6/15         USD         2,815        47,088   

DBOPSPST Custom Basket

     DEU         Pay        
 
 
One-Month USD BBA
LIBOR minus 30 basis
points
  
  
  
     2/6/15         USD         2,914        (18,537

GSEHOPHK Custom Basket

     GSG         Receive        
 
One-Month HKD HIBOR
HKAB plus 40 basis points
  
  
     12/10/15         HKD         20,402        (3,269

GSOPSPS3 Custom Basket

     GSG         Receive        
 
One-Month USD BBA
LIBOR plus 35 basis points
  
  
     10/7/15         USD         9,390        48,064   

HIF5 Index

     GSG         Pay         No Floating Rate         2/6/15         HKD         11,705        (15,435

iBoxx USD Leveraged Loans Index

     JPM         Receive        
 
One-Month USD BBA
LIBOR no spread
  
  
     6/26/15         USD         36,050        101,774   

MLTROPFR Custom Basket

     BOA         Receive        
 
One-Month EUR EURIBOR
plus 29 basis points
  
  
     10/7/15         EUR         5,263        (28,869

MLTROPUK Custom Basket

     BOA         Receive        
 
One-Month GBP BBA
LIBOR plus 34 basis points
  
  
     10/7/15         GBP         4,179        (17,961

OEX Index

     GSG         Pay        
 
One-Month USD BBA
LIBOR minus 5 basis points
  
  
     7/7/15         USD         4,228        5,265   

OEX Index

     GSG         Pay        
 
One-Month USD BBA
LIBOR minus 5 basis points
  
  
     7/7/15         USD         3,462        31,249   

OEX Index

     GSG         Pay        
 
One-Month USD BBA
LIBOR minus 5 basis points
  
  
     7/7/15         USD         1,763        8,994   
                   

 

 

 

Total of Over-the-Counter Total Return Swaps

  

           $ 84,245   
                   

 

 

 

* Fund will pay or receive the total return of the reference asset depending on whether the return is positive or negative. For contracts where the Fund has elected to receive the total return of the reference asset if positive, it will be responsible for paying the floating rate and the total return of the reference asset if negative. If the Fund has elected to pay the total return of the reference asset if positive, it will receive the floating rate and the total return of the reference asset if negative.

** All or a portion of this security is owned by the subsidiary. See Note 2 of the accompanying Consolidated Notes.

 

Over-the-Counter Volatility Swaps at December 31, 2014

  

Reference Asset    Counterparty      Pay/Receive
Volatility*
     Strike Price      Maturity Date     

Notional
Amount

     Value  

AUD/NZD spot exchange rate

     JPM         Receive       $ 7 .350         1/15/15         AUD         2,200       $ (3,125

AUD/NZD spot exchange rate

     JPM         Pay         10.750         1/30/15         USD         1,800         1,350   

AUD/NZD spot exchange rate

     JPM         Pay         10.630         1/27/15         USD         1,800         2,376   

AUD/NZD spot exchange rate

     JPM         Pay         11.450         1/20/15         USD         1,800         4,158   

AUD/USD spot exchange rate

     DEU         Pay         11.550         1/16/15         USD         1,800         5,184   

AUD/USD spot exchange rate

     BOA         Pay         11.200         1/12/15         USD         1,800         6,228   

AUD/USD spot exchange rate

     BOA         Pay         11.250         1/20/15         USD         1,800         4,122   

AUD/USD spot exchange rate

     BOA         Pay         10.900         1/23/15         USD         1,800         3,384   

AUD/USD spot exchange rate

     CITNA-B         Pay         10.800         1/30/15         USD         1,800         954   

AUD/USD spot exchange rate

     BOA         Pay         10.600         1/29/15         USD         1,800         1,566   

CAD/CHF spot exchange rate

     BOA         Receive         10.050         1/22/15         CAD         2,100         (4,031

CHF/SEK spot exchange rate

     DEU         Pay         7.975         1/12/15         CHF         1,700         (2,103

CHF/SEK spot exchange rate

     BOA         Pay         7.500         1/12/15         CHF         1,800         (2,734

EUR/CAD spot exchange rate

     BOA         Receive         7.700         1/9/15         EUR         1,500         2,305   

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets

     GSG         Pay         535.923         4/7/15         USD         643           

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets

     GSG         Pay         517.563         4/6/15         USD         270           

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets

     GSG         Receive         544.756         4/6/15         USD         268           

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets

     GSG         Receive         563.588         4/7/15         USD         627           

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets

     GSG         Receive         471.305         1/7/15         USD         325         (54,828

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets

     GSG         Pay         468.159         1/6/15         USD         308         53,038   

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets

     GSG         Receive         533.200         1/7/15         USD         290         (67,425

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets

     GSG         Pay         513.514         1/7/15         USD         295         80,181   

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets

     GSG         Receive         460.420         1/8/15         USD         311         (48,298

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

Over-the-Counter Volatility Swaps (Continued)

  

Reference Asset    Counterparty      Pay/Receive
Volatility*
     Strike Price      Maturity Date              Notional Amount      Value  

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets

     GSG         Receive       $ 486.900         1/6/15         USD         303       $ (59,146

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets

     GSG         Pay         454.097         1/7/15         USD         332         40,305   

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets

     GSG         Pay         435.037         1/8/15         USD         319         (383

NZD/JPY spot exchange rate

     DEU         Pay         11.450         1/8/15         NZD         2,300         2,296   

USD/NOK spot exchange rate

     JPM         Pay         18.250         1/20/15         USD         1,800         9,306   

USD/NOK spot exchange rate

     BOA         Pay         15.850         1/30/15         USD         1,800         (396

USD/NOK spot exchange rate

     BOA         Pay         16.100         2/2/15         USD         1,800         (630
                    

 

 

 

Total of Over-the-Counter Volatility Swaps

                     $ (26,346
                    

 

 

 

* Fund will pay or receive the volatility of the reference asset depending on whether the realized volatility of the reference asset exceeds or is less than the strike price. For contracts where the Fund has elected to receive the volatility of the reference asset, it will receive a net payment of the difference between the realized volatility and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount if the realized volatility exceeds the strike price; the Fund will make a net payment of the absolute value of the difference of the realized volatility and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount if the realized volatility is less than the strike price. For contracts where the Fund has elected to pay the volatility of the reference asset, it will make a net payment of the difference between the realized volatility and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount if the realized volatility exceeds the strike price; the Fund will receive a net payment of the absolute value of the difference of the realized and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount if the realized volatility is less than the strike price.

 

Glossary:

Counterparty Abbreviations

BAC

   Barclays Bank plc

BNP

   BNP Paribas

BOA

   Bank of America NA

CIBC

   Candadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

CITNA-B

   Citibank NA

DEU

   Deutsche Bank AG

FIB

   Credit Suisse International

GSCO-OT

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA

GSG

   Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

JPM

   JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

MAC

   Macquarie Bank Ltd.

MSCO

   Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

NOM

   Nomura Global Financial Products, Inc.

RBS

   Royal Bank of Scotland plc (The)

TDB

   Toronto Dominion Bank

Currency abbreviations indicate amounts reporting in currencies

AUD

   Australian Dollar

BRL

   Brazilian Real

CAD

   Canadian Dollar

CHF

   Swiss Franc

CLP

   Chilean Peso

CZK

   Czech Koruna

EUR

   Euro

GBP

   British Pound Sterling

HKD

   Hong Kong Dollar

HUF

   Hungarian Forint

IDR

   Indonesia Rupiah

INR

   Indian Rupee

JPY

   Japanese Yen

KRW

   South Korean Won

MXN

   Mexican Nuevo Peso

MYR

   Malaysian Ringgit

NOK

   Norwegian Krone

NZD

   New Zealand Dollar

PLN

   Polish Zloty

SEK

   Swedish Krona

SGD

   Singapore Dollar

THB

   Thailand Baht

TRY

   New Turkish Lira

TWD

   New Taiwan Dollar

ZAR

   South African Rand

Definitions

BA CDOR

   Canada Bankers Acceptances Deposit Offering Rate

BBA LIBOR

   British Bankers’ Association London - Interbank Offered Rate

BBR FRA

   Bank Bill Forward Rate Agreement

BBR BBSW

   Bank Bill Swap Reference Rate (Australian Financial Market)

BCOM

   Bloomberg Commodity Index

BX

   The Blackstone Group LP Index

CDX.HY.22

   Markit CDX High Yield Index

 

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Glossary: (Continued)

Definitions (Continued)

CDX.HY.23

   Markit CDX High Yield Index

CDX.IG.22

   Markit CDX Investment Grade Index

CGAUOPAU

   Custom Basket of Securities

CGCNOCAD

   Custom Basket of Securities

CIBZC8DE

   CIBC Custom 8 Enhanced Roll Commodity Index

CIBZOPQR

   CIBC Oppenheimer Quarterly Roll Index

DBOPSPLG

   Custom Basket of Securities

DBOPSPST

   Custom Basket of Securities

EURIBOR

   Euro Interbank Offered Rate

GSEHOPHK

   Custom Basket of Securities

GSOPSPS3

   Custom Basket of Securities

HIBOR

   Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate

HIF5

   The Hang Seng Index Futures

HKAB

   Hong Kong Association of Banks

iTraxx.Main.21

   Credit Default Swap Trading Index for a Specific Basket of Securities

MLTROPFR

   Custom Basket of Securities

MLTROPUK

   Custom Basket of Securities

MSCI

   Morgan Stanley Capital International

OEX

   S&P 100 Index

Exchange Abbreviations

CBE

   Chicago Board Options Exchange

CBT

   Chicago Board of Trade

CME

   Chicago Mercantile Exchanges

CMX

   Commodity Exchange, Inc.

EUX

   European Stock Exchange

ICE

   Intercontinental Exchange

LIF

   London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange

LME

   London Metal Exchange

MON

   Montreal Exchange

NYB

   New York Board of Trade

NYM

   New York Mercantile Exchange

PAR

   Paris Stock Exchange

SFE

   Sydney Futures Exchange

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES December 31, 2014

 

Assets

        

Investments, at value—see accompanying consolidated statement of investments:

  

Unaffiliated companies (cost $217,346,401)

   $ 210,665,900   

Affiliated companies (cost $40,325,799)

     40,325,799   
  

 

 

 
       250,991,699   

Cash

     847,306   

Cash—foreign currencies (cost $1,100,593)

     1,093,674   

Cash used for collateral on futures

     375,000   

Cash used for collateral on OTC derivatives

     630,000   

Cash used for collateral on centrally cleared swaps

     1,124,925   

Deposits with broker for securities sold short

     13,728,557   

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts

     16,963,754   

Swaps, at value (premiums paid $853,014)

     1,630,488   

Centrally cleared swaps, at value (premiums paid $32,737)

     137,435   

Receivables and other assets:

  

Investments sold

     1,145,100   

Interest and dividends

     1,144,370   

Variation margin receivable

     32,812   

Shares of beneficial interest sold

     11,805   

Other

     6,078   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     289,863,003   
  

Liabilities

        

Securities sold short, at value (proceeds $12,931,204) - see accompanying statement of investments

     12,003,730   

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts

     10,329,295   

Options written, at value (premiums received $1,274,794)

     1,144,238   

Swaps, at value (net premiums received $154,627)

     789,368   

Centrally cleared swaps, at value (premiums received $411,964)

     528,365   

Payables and other liabilities:

  

Investments purchased

     780,093   

Variation margin payable

     283,450   

Dividends

     13,725   

Shareholder communications

     1,671   

Trustees’ compensation

     1,215   

Distribution and service plan fees

     263   

Shares of beneficial interest redeemed

     30   

Other

     82,998   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     25,958,441   

Net Assets

   $ 263,904,562   
  

 

 

 
  

Composition of Net Assets

        

Par value of shares of beneficial interest

   $ 26,281   

Additional paid-in capital

     272,118,802   

Accumulated net investment loss

     (5,239,862

Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (3,496,105

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

     495,446   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 263,904,562   
  

 

 

 
  

Net Asset Value Per Share

        

Non-Service Shares:

  

Net asset value, redemption price per share and offering price per share (based on net assets of $262,573,020 and 26,148,113 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

     $10.04   

Service Shares:

  

Net asset value, redemption price per share and offering price per share (based on net assets of $1,331,542 and 132,732 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

     $10.03   

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

Allocation of Income and Expenses from master funds1

        

Net investment income allocated from Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC:

  

Interest

   $ 207   

Net expenses

     (12
  

 

 

 

Net investment income allocated from Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC

     195   

Net investment income allocated from Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC:

  

Interest

     14   

Dividends

     127   

Net expenses

     (4
  

 

 

 

Net investment income allocated from Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC

     137   
  

 

 

 

Total allocation of net investment income from master funds

 

    

 

332

 

  

 

Investment Income

        

Interest (net of foreign withholding taxes of $26,513)

     2,319,750   

Dividends:

  

Unaffiliated companies (net of foreign withholding taxes of $35,499)

     1,021,236   

Affiliated companies

     28,243   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

 

    

 

3,369,229

 

  

 

Expenses

        

Management fees

     1,747,430   

Distribution and service plan fees - Service shares

     802   

Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:

  

Non-Service shares

     160,525   

Service shares

     333   

Shareholder communications:

  

Non-Service shares

     14,568   

Service shares

     53   

Dividends on short sales

     133,859   

Legal, auditing and other professional fees

     104,293   

Custodian fees and expenses

     66,638   

Financing expense from short sales

     28,694   

Trustees’ compensation

     23,719   

Other

     45,640   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     2,326,554   

Less reduction to custodian expenses

     (89

Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses

     (206,441
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

 

    

 

2,120,024

 

  

 

Net Investment Income

     1,249,537   

1. The Fund invests in certain affiliated Funds that expect to be treated as partnerships for tax purposes. See Note 4 of the accompanying Consolidated Notes.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS Continued

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

        

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investments from unaffiliated companies (including premiums on options exercised)

   $ 2,432,223   

Closing and expiration of option contracts written

     873,715   

Closing and expiration of futures contracts

     755,643   

Foreign currency transactions

     (8,112,979

Short positions

     (119,365

Swap contracts

     6,094,754   

Net realized gain (loss) allocated from:

  

Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC

     (193

Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC

     634   
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain

     1,924,432   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

  

Investments

     (116,359

Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     88,745   

Futures contracts

     (640,150

Option contracts written

     126,920   

Short positions

     927,474   

Swap contracts

     119,348   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation allocated from:

  

Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC

     173   

Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC

     (635
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     505,516   

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $         3,679,485   
  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

  Year Ended
December 31, 2014
  Period Ended
December 31, 20131
 

Operations

                

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 1,249,537      $ (24,007

Net realized gain (loss)

     1,924,432        (23,232

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     505,516        (10,070
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     3,679,485        (57,309

Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders

                

Dividends from net investment income:

    

Non-Service shares

     (6,230,727     (10,989

Service shares

     (30,926     (8
  

 

 

 
       (6,261,653     (10,997

Tax return of capital:

    

Non-Service shares

     (430,129       

Service shares

     (2,135       
  

 

 

 
       (432,264       

Distributions from net realized gain:

    

Non-Service shares

     (5,294,823       

Service shares

     (26,494       
  

 

 

 
     (5,321,317       

Beneficial Interest Transactions

                

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

    

Non-Service shares

     260,906,037        10,000,989   

Service shares

     1,391,583        10,008   
  

 

 

 
     262,297,620        10,010,997   

Net Assets

                

Total increase

     253,961,871        9,942,691   

Beginning of period

     9,942,691          
  

 

 

 

End of period (including accumulated net investment loss of $ 5,239,862 and $ 46,804, respectively)

   $     263,904,562      $     9,942,691   
  

 

 

 

1. For the period from November 14, 2013 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2013.

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

    Year Ended
December 31,
    Period Ended
December 31,
 
Non-Service Shares   2014     20131  

Per Share Operating Data

               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9 .92      $ 10.00   

Income (loss) from investment operations:

   

Net investment income (loss)2

    0 .08        (0 .02

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0 .52        (0.05
 

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.60        (0 .07

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

   

Dividends from net investment income

    (0 .25     (0 .01

Tax return of capital

    (0 .02     0 .00   

Distributions from net realized gain

    (0 .21     0 .00   
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

    (0 .48     (0 .01

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10 .04      $ 9 .92   
 

 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

    6 .02%        (0.69)%   

Ratios/Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

  $ 262,573      $ 9,917   

Average net assets (in thousands)

  $ 161,988      $ 9,827   

Ratios to average net assets:4,5

   

Net investment income (loss)

    0 .77%            (1.85)%       

Total expenses6

    1 .43%            7.16%       

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

    1 .31%            3.33%       

Portfolio turnover rate

    147%            11%       

1. For the period from November 14, 2013 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2013.

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. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Total return information does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. 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. Includes the Fund’s shares of the allocated expenses and/or net investment income from the master funds.

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

Year Ended December 31, 2014

     1.45

Period Ended December 31, 2013

     7.18

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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    Year Ended
December 31,
    Period Ended
December 31,
 
Service Shares   2014     20131  

Per Share Operating Data

               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9 .92      $         10.00   

Income (loss) from investment operations:

   

Net investment income (loss)2

    0 .08        (0 .03)   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0 .50        (0 .04)   
 

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0 .58        (0 .07)   

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

   

Dividends from net investment income

    (0 .25     (0.01)   

Tax return of capital

    (0 .01     0.00   

Distributions from net realized gain

    (0 .21     0 .00   
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

    (0 .47     (0.01)   

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.03      $ 9 .92   
 

 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

    5.90%        (0.72)%   

Ratios/Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

  $ 1,332      $ 10   

Average net assets (in thousands)

  $ 335      $ 10   

Ratios to average net assets:4,5

   

Net investment income (loss)

    0.77%            (2.12)%       

Total expenses6

    1.78%            7.43%       

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

    1.67%            3.50%       

Portfolio turnover rate

    147%            11%       

1. For the period from November 14, 2013 (inception of offering) to December 31, 2013.

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. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Total return information does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. 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. Includes the Fund’s shares of the allocated expenses and/or net investment income from the master funds.

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

Year Ended December 31, 2014

     1.80

Period Ended December 31, 2013

     7.45

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2014

 

 

1. Organization

Oppenheimer Diversified Alternatives Fund/VA (the “Fund”) is a separate series of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds, a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek total return. 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 Sub-Adviser has entered into a sub-sub-advisory agreement with Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers LLC and OFI SteelPath, Inc. (collectively, the “Sub-Sub-Advisers”). Shares of the Fund are sold only to separate accounts of life insurance companies.

    The Fund offers two classes of shares. Both classes are sold at their offering price, which is the net asset value per share, to separate investment accounts of participating insurance companies as an underlying investment for variable life insurance policies, variable annuity contracts or other investment products. The class of shares designated as Service shares is subject to a distribution and service plan. Both 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.

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

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Basis for Consolidation. The Fund has established a Cayman Islands exempted company, Oppenheimer Diversified Alternatives Fund/VA (Cayman) Ltd., which is wholly-owned and controlled by the Fund (the “Subsidiary”). The Fund and Subsidiary are both managed by the Manager. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary invests primarily in commodity-linked derivatives (including commodity futures, financial futures, options and swap contracts) and certain fixed-income securities and other investments that may serve as margin or collateral for its derivatives positions. Investments in the Subsidiary are expected to provide the Fund with exposure to commodities markets within the limitations of the federal tax requirements that apply to the Fund. The Subsidiary is subject to the same investment restrictions and guidelines, and follows the same compliance policies and procedures, as the Fund.

    The financial statements have been consolidated and include accounts of the Fund and the Subsidiary. Accordingly, all inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated. At December 31, 2014, the Fund owned 15,943 shares with net assets of $9,036,202.

Other financial information at December 31, 2014:

Total market value of investments

   $ 8,363,993   

Net assets

   $ 9,036,202   

Net income (loss)

   $ (154,687)   

Net realized gain (loss)

   $         (1,718,792)   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

   $ (460,749)   

Foreign Currency Translation. The Fund’s accounting records are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies and amounts related to the purchase and sale of foreign securities and foreign investment income are translated into U.S. dollars as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”), normally 4:00 P.M. Eastern time, on each day the Exchange is open for trading. Foreign exchange rates may be valued primarily using a reliable bank, dealer or service authorized by the Board of Trustees.

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

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

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

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

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

 

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2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Custodian Fees. “Custodian fees and expenses” in the Consolidated Statement of Operations may include interest expense incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on such cash overdrafts, to the extent they are not offset by positive cash balances maintained by the Fund, at a rate equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. The “Reduction to custodian expenses” line item, if applicable, represents earnings on cash balances maintained by the Fund during the period. Such interest expense and other custodian fees may be paid with these earnings.

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

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

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

    Subchapter M requires, among other things, that at least 90% of the Fund’s gross income be derived from securities or derived with respect to its business of investing in securities (typically referred to as “qualifying income”). Income from commodity-linked derivatives may not be treated as “qualifying income” for purposes of the 90% gross income requirement. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has previously issued a number of private letter rulings which conclude that income derived from commodity index-linked notes and investments in a wholly-owned subsidiary will be “qualifying income.” As a result, the Fund will gain exposure to commodities through commodity-linked notes and its wholly-owned subsidiary.

    The IRS has suspended the granting of private letter rulings pending further review. As a result, there can be no assurance that the IRS will not change its position with respect to commodity-linked notes and wholly-owned subsidiaries. In addition, future legislation and guidance from Treasury and the IRS may adversely affect the fund’s ability to gain exposure to commodities through commodity-linked notes and its wholly-owned subsidiary.

    The Fund is required to include in income for federal income tax purposes all of the subsidiary’s net income and gains whether or not such income is distributed by the subsidiary. Net income and gains from the subsidiary are generally treated as ordinary income by the Fund, regardless of the character of the subsidiary’s underlying income. Net losses from the subsidiary do not pass through to the Fund for federal income tax purposes.

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

 

Undistributed

Net Investment

Income

   Undistributed
Long-Term
Gain
     Accumulated
Loss
Carryforward1,2,3
    

Net Unrealized

Depreciation

Based on cost of

Securities and

Other Investments

for Federal Income

Tax Purposes

 

$—

     $—         $122,271         $6,433,993   

1. The Fund had $122,271 of post-October passive foreign investment company losses which were deferred.

2. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund utilized $4,521 of capital loss carryforward to offset capital gains realized in that fiscal year.

3. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund did not utilize any capital loss carryforward.

Net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) may differ for financial statement and tax purposes. The character of dividends and distributions made during the fiscal year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. Also, due to timing of dividends and distributions, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the fiscal year in which the income or net realized gain was recorded by the Fund.

Accordingly, the following amounts have been reclassified for December 31, 2014. Net assets of the Fund were unaffected by the reclassifications.

Reduction

to Paid-in Capital

  

Reduction
to Accumulated

Net Investment

Loss

    

Increase

to Accumulated Net

Realized Loss

on Investments

 

$163,531

     $251,322         $87,791   

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended December 31, 2014 and period ended December 31, 2013 was as follows:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2014
    Period Ended
December 31, 2013
 

Distributions paid from:

   

Ordinary income

  $ 11,293,164      $ 10,997   

Long-term capital gain

    289,806          

Return of capital4

    432,264          
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 12,015,234      $ 10,997   
 

 

 

 

4. Final return of capital numbers will be available at a later date when certain required information for partnership investments is available.

The aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments for federal income tax purposes as of December 31, 2014 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

  $  259,777,972   

Federal tax cost of other investments

    (12,321,523
 

 

 

 

Total federal tax cost

  $ 247,456,449   
 

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 8,629,815   

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (15,063,808
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

  $ (6,433,993 ) 
 

 

 

 

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

 

 

3. Securities Valuation

The Fund calculates the net asset value of its shares as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”), normally 4:00 P.M. Eastern time, on each day the Exchange is open for trading.

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

Valuation Methods and Inputs

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

    Structured securities, swaps, swaptions, and other over-the-counter derivatives are valued utilizing evaluated prices obtained from third party pricing services or broker-dealers.

    Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued utilizing current and forward currency rates obtained from third party pricing services. When the settlement date of a contract is an interim date for which a quotation is not available, interpolated values are derived using the nearest dated forward currency rate.

    Futures contracts and futures options traded on a commodities or futures exchange will be valued at the final settlement price or official closing price on the principal exchange as reported by such principal exchange at its trading session ending at, or most recently prior to, the time when the Fund’s assets are valued.

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

 

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

Loans

   Information obtained from market participants regarding reported trade data and broker-dealer price quotations.

Event-linked bonds

   Information obtained from market participants regarding reported trade data and broker-dealer price quotations.

Structured securities

   Relevant market information such as the price of underlying financial instruments, stock market indices, foreign currencies, interest rate spreads, commodities, or the occurrence of other specific events.

Swaps

   Relevant market information, including underlying reference assets such as credit spreads, credit event probabilities, index values, individual security values, forward interest rates, variable interest rates, volatility measures, and forward currency rates.

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

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

Classifications

Each investment asset or liability of the Fund is assigned a level at measurement date based on the significance and source of the inputs to its valuation. Various data inputs are used in determining the value of each of the Fund’s investments as of the reporting period end. These data inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:

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

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

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

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

The table below categorizes amounts that are included in the Fund’s Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2014 based on valuation input level:

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

3. Securities Valuation (Continued)                        
   

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

    $ 3,977,044      $ —       $ —       $ 3,977,044     

Consumer Staples

    1,271,974        —         —         1,271,974     

Energy

    7,679,274        —         —         7,679,274     

Financials

    12,456,436        5,904,413        —         18,360,849     

Health Care

    4,440,736        598,999        9,315        5,049,050     

Industrials

    3,893,417        —         —         3,893,417     

Information Technology

    4,002,990        437,144        —         4,440,134     

Materials

    1,609,873        —         —         1,609,873     

Telecommunication Services

    1,106,514        —         —         1,106,514     

Utilities

    2,199,084        —         —         2,199,084     

Preferred Stocks

    —         1,322,144        —         1,322,144     

Asset-Backed Securities

    —         6,334,474        1,646,494        7,980,968     

Foreign Government Obligations

    —         56,002,742        —         56,002,742     

Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes

    —         15,761,150        10        15,761,160     

Convertible Corporate Bond and Note

    —         209,313        —         209,313     

Corporate Loans

    —         7,214,575        —         7,214,575     

Event-Linked Bonds

    —         32,033,311        —         32,033,311     

Exchange-Traded Options Purchased

    666,234        —         —         666,234     

Over-the-Counter Options Purchased

    —         397,763        —         397,763     

Over-the-Counter Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased

    —         178,172        —         178,172     

Investment Companies

    41,695,574        —         —         41,695,574     

Short-Term Notes

    —         37,942,530        —         37,942,530     
 

 

 

 

Total Investments, at Value

    84,999,150        164,336,730        1,655,819        250,991,699     

Other Financial Instruments:

       

Swaps, at value

    —         1,630,488        —         1,630,488     

Centrally cleared swaps, at value

    —         137,435        —         137,435     

Futures contracts

    350,118        —         —         350,118     

Foreign currency exchange contracts

    —         16,963,754        —         16,963,754     
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

    $ 85,349,268      $ 183,068,407      $           1,655,819      $ 270,073,494     
 

 

 

 

Liabilities Table

       

Other Financial Instruments:

       

Common Stock Securities Sold Short

    $             (11,728,697   $ (275,033   $ —       $ (12,003,730 )   

Swaps, at value

    —         (789,368     —         (789,368 )   

Centrally cleared swaps, at value

    —         (528,365     —         (528,365 )   

Options written, at value

    (471,375     (672,863     —         (1,144,238 )   

Futures contracts

    (970,689     —         —         (970,689 )   

Foreign currency exchange contracts

    —         (10,329,295     —         (10,329,295 )   
 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    $ (13,170,761   $             (12,594,924   $ —       $             (25,765,685 )   
 

 

 

 

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

Investment in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund. The Fund is permitted to invest daily available cash balances in an affiliated money market fund. The Fund may invest the available cash in Class E shares of Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund (“IMMF”) to seek current income while preserving liquidity or for defensive purposes. IMMF is a registered open-end management investment company, regulated as a money market fund under the 1940 Act. The Manager is the investment adviser of IMMF, and the Sub-Adviser provides investment and related advisory services to IMMF. When applicable, the Fund’s investment in IMMF is included in the Consolidated Statement of Investments. Shares of IMMF are valued at their net asset value per share. As a shareholder, the Fund is subject to its proportional share of IMMF’s Class E expenses, including its management fee. The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in IMMF.

Investment in Oppenheimer Master Funds. The Fund is permitted to invest in entities sponsored and/or advised by the Manager or an affiliate. Certain of these entities in which the Fund invests are mutual funds registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 that expect to be treated as partnerships for tax purposes, specifically Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC and Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC (the “Master Funds”). Each Master Fund 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 Master Fund than in another, the Fund will have greater exposure to the risks of that Master Fund.

 

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4. Investments and Risks (Continued)

    The investment objective of Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC is to seek income. The investment objective of Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC is to seek total return. The Fund’s investments in the Master Funds are included in the Consolidated Statement of Investments. The Fund recognizes income and gain/(loss) on its investments in each Master Fund according to its allocated pro-rata share, based on its relative proportion of total outstanding Master Fund shares held, of the total net income earned and the net gain/(loss) realized on investments sold by the Master Funds. As a shareholder, the Fund is subject to its proportional share of the Master 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 Master Funds.

Event-Linked Bonds. The Fund may invest in “event-linked” bonds. Event-linked bonds, which are sometimes referred to as “catastrophe” bonds, are fixed income securities for which the return of principal and payment of interest is contingent on the non-occurrence of a specific trigger event, such as a hurricane, earthquake, or other occurrence that leads to physical or economic loss. If the trigger event occurs prior to maturity, the Fund may lose all or a portion of its principal in addition to interest otherwise due from the security. Event-linked bonds may expose the Fund to certain other risks, including issuer default, adverse regulatory or jurisdictional interpretations, liquidity risk and adverse tax consequences. The Fund records the net change in market value of event-linked bonds on the Consolidated Statement of Operations as a change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments. The Fund records a realized gain or loss on the Consolidated Statement of Operations upon the sale or maturity of such securities.

Restricted Securities. As of December 31, 2014, investments in securities included issues that are restricted. A restricted security may have a contractual restriction on its resale and is valued under methods approved by the Board of Trustees as reflecting fair value. Securities that are restricted are marked with an applicable footnote on the Consolidated Statement of Investments. Restricted securities are reported on a schedule following the Consolidated Statement of Investments.

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

    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.

Master Limited Partnerships (“MLPs”). MLPs issue common units that represent an equity ownership interest in a partnership and provide limited voting rights. MLP common units are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and are freely tradable on securities exchanges such as the NYSE and the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”), or in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market. An MLP consists of one or more general partners, who conduct the business, and one or more limited partners, who contribute capital. MLP common unit holders have a limited role in the partnership’s operations and management. The Fund, as a limited partner, normally would not be liable for the debts of the MLP beyond the amounts the Fund has contributed, but would not be shielded to the same extent that a shareholder of a corporation would be. In certain circumstances creditors of an MLP would have the right to seek return of capital distributed to a limited partner. This right of an MLP’s creditors would continue after the Fund sold its investment in the MLP.

Credit Risk. The Fund invests in high-yield, non-investment-grade bonds, which may be subject to a greater degree of credit risk. Credit risk relates to the ability of the issuer to meet interest or principal payments or both as they become due. The Fund may acquire securities that have missed an interest payment, and is not obligated to dispose of securities whose issuers or underlying obligors subsequently miss an interest payment. Information concerning securities not accruing interest as of December 31, 2014 is as follows:

 

Cost

     $23,154   

Market Value

     $9,510   

Market value as % of Net Assets

     Less than 0.005%   

Sovereign Debt Risk. The Fund invests in sovereign debt securities, which are subject to certain special risks. These risks include, but are not limited to, the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse, or otherwise be unable, to pay interest or repay the principal on its sovereign debt. There may also be no legal process for collecting sovereign debt that a government does not pay or bankruptcy proceedings through which all or part of such sovereign debt may be collected. In addition, a restructuring or default of sovereign debt may also cause additional impacts to the financial markets, such as downgrades to credit ratings, reduced liquidity and increased volatility, among others.

 

 

5. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments

The Fund’s investment objective not only permits the Fund to purchase investment securities, it also allows the Fund to enter into various types of derivatives contracts, including, but not limited to, futures contracts, forward currency exchange contracts, credit default swaps, interest rate swaps, total return swaps, variance swaps and purchased and written options. In doing so, the Fund will employ strategies in differing combinations to permit it to increase, decrease, or change the level or types of exposure to market risk factors. These instruments may allow the Fund to pursue its objectives more

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

5. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments (Continued)

quickly and efficiently than if it were to make direct purchases or sales of securities capable of effecting a similar response to market factors. Such contracts may be entered into through a bilateral over-the-counter (“OTC”) transaction, or through a securities or futures exchange and cleared through a clearinghouse.

Market Risk Factors. In accordance with its investment objectives, the Fund may use derivatives to increase or decrease its exposure to one or more of the following market risk factors:

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Derivatives may have little or no initial cash investment relative to their market value exposure and therefore can produce significant gains or losses in excess of their cost due to unanticipated changes in the market risk factors and the overall market. This use of embedded leverage allows the Fund to increase its market value exposure relative to its net assets and can substantially increase the volatility of the Fund’s performance. In instances where the Fund is using derivatives to decrease, or hedge, exposures to market risk factors for securities held by the Fund, there are also risks that those derivatives may not perform as expected resulting in losses for the combined or hedged positions. Some derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the Fund’s initial investment.

    Additional associated risks from investing in derivatives also exist and potentially could have significant effects on the valuation of the derivative and the Fund. Typically, the associated risks are not the risks that the Fund is attempting to increase or decrease exposure to, per its investment objectives, but are the additional risks from investing in derivatives. Examples of these associated risks are liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund will not be able to sell the derivative in the open market in a timely manner, and counterparty credit risk, which is the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Fund.

    The Fund’s actual exposures to these market risk factors and associated risks during the period are discussed in further detail, by derivative type, below.

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

The Fund may enter into forward currency exchange contracts (“forward contracts”) for the purchase or sale of a foreign currency at a negotiated rate at a future date. Such contracts are traded in the OTC inter-bank currency dealer market.

    Forward contracts are reported on a schedule following the Consolidated Statement of Investments. The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is reported in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a receivable (or payable) and in the Consolidated Statement of Operations within the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation). At contract close, the difference between the original cost of the contract and the value at the close date is recorded as a realized gain (loss) in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

    The Fund has entered into forward contracts with the obligation to purchase specified foreign currencies in the future at a currently negotiated forward rate in order to take a positive investment perspective on the related currency. These forward contracts seek to increase exposure to foreign exchange rate risk.

    The Fund has entered into forward contracts with the obligation to purchase specified foreign currencies in the future at a currently negotiated forward rate in order to decrease exposure to foreign exchange rate risk associated with foreign currency denominated securities held by the Fund.

    The Fund has entered into forward contracts with the obligation to sell specified foreign currencies in the future at a currently negotiated forward rate in order to take a negative investment perspective on the related currency. These forward contracts seek to increase exposure to foreign exchange rate risk.

    The Fund has entered into forward contracts with the obligation to sell specified foreign currencies in the future at a currently negotiated forward rate in order to decrease exposure to foreign exchange rate risk associated with foreign currency denominated securities held by the Fund.

    During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund had daily average contract amounts on forward contracts to buy and sell of $60,087,396 and $94,826,095, respectively.

    Additional associated risk to the Fund includes counterparty credit risk. Counterparty credit risk arises from the possibility that the counterparty to a forward contract will default and fail to perform its obligations to the Fund.

 

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Futures Contracts

A futures contract is a commitment to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity, financial instrument or currency at a negotiated price on a stipulated future date. The Fund may buy and sell futures contracts and may also buy or write put or call options on these futures contracts. Futures contracts and options thereon are generally entered into on a regulated futures exchange and cleared through a clearinghouse associated with the exchange.

    Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit either cash or securities (initial margin) in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract value in an account registered in the futures commission merchant’s name. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are paid to or from the futures commission merchant each day equal to the daily changes in the contract value. Such payments are recorded as unrealized gains and losses. Should the Fund fail to make requested variation margin payments, the futures commission merchant can gain access to the initial margin to satisfy the Fund’s payment obligations.

    Futures contracts are reported on a schedule following the Consolidated Statement of Investments. Securities held by a futures commission merchant to cover initial margin requirements on open futures contracts are noted in the Consolidated Statement of Investments. Cash held by a futures commission merchant to cover initial margin requirements on open futures contracts and the receivable and/or payable for the daily mark to market for the variation margin are noted in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The net change in unrealized appreciation and depreciation is reported in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Realized gains (losses) are reported in the Consolidated Statement of Operations at the closing or expiration of futures contracts.

    The Fund has purchased futures contracts on various bonds and notes to increase exposure to interest rate risk.

    The Fund has sold futures contracts on various bonds and notes to decrease exposure to interest rate risk.

    The Fund has purchased futures contracts on various equity indexes to increase exposure to equity risk.

    The Fund has sold futures contracts on various equity indexes to decrease exposure to equity risk.

    The Fund has purchased futures contracts, which have values that are linked to the price movement of the related volatility indexes, in order to increase exposure to volatility risk.

    The Fund has sold futures contracts, which have values that are linked to the price movement of the related volatility indexes, in order to decrease exposure to volatility risk.

    The Fund has purchased futures contracts, which have values that are linked to the price movement of the related commodities, in order to increase exposure to commodity risk.

    The Fund has sold futures contracts, which have values that are linked to the price movement of the related commodities, in order to decrease exposure to commodity risk.

    During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $9,015,083 and $13,354,811 on futures contracts purchased and sold, respectively.

    Additional associated risks of entering into futures contracts (and related options) include the possibility that there may be an illiquid market where the Fund is unable to liquidate the contract or enter into an offsetting position and, if used for hedging purposes, the risk that the price of the contract will correlate imperfectly with the prices of the Fund’s securities.

Option Activity

The Fund may buy and sell put and call options, or write put and call options. When an option is written, the Fund receives a premium and becomes obligated to sell or purchase the underlying security, currency or other underlying financial instrument at a fixed price, upon exercise of the option.

    Options can be traded through an exchange or through a privately negotiated arrangement with a dealer in an OTC transaction. Options traded through an exchange are generally cleared through a clearinghouse (such as The Options Clearing Corporation). The difference between the premium received or paid, and market value of the option, is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. The net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation is reported in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. When an option is exercised, the cost of the security purchased or the proceeds of the security sale are adjusted by the amount of premium received or paid. Upon the expiration or closing of the option transaction, a gain or loss is reported in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

    The Fund has purchased call options on currencies to increase exposure to foreign exchange rate risk. A purchased call option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument appreciates relative to the strike price.

    The Fund has purchased put options on currencies to decrease exposure to foreign exchange rate risk. A purchased put option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument depreciates relative to the strike price.

    The Fund has purchased call options on treasury and/or euro futures to increase exposure to interest rate risk. A purchased call option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument appreciates relative to the strike price.

    The Fund has purchased call options on individual equity securities and/or equity indexes to increase exposure to equity risk. A purchased call option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument appreciates relative to the strike price.

    The Fund has purchased put options on individual equity securities and/or equity indexes to decrease exposure to equity risk. A purchased put option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument depreciates relative to the strike price.

    The Fund has purchased put options on individual commodities and/or commodity indexes to decrease exposure to commodity risk. A purchased put option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument depreciates relative to the strike price.

    During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $235,266 and $175,110 on purchased call options and purchased put options, respectively.

 

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    Options written, if any, are reported in a schedule following the Consolidated Statement of Investments and as a liability in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities held in collateral accounts to cover potential obligations with respect to outstanding written options are noted in the Consolidated Statement of Investments.

    The risk in writing a call option is that the market price of the security increases and if the option is exercised, the Fund must either purchase the security at a higher price for delivery or, if the Fund owns the underlying security, give up the opportunity for profit. The risk in writing a put option is that the Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the security decreases and the option is exercised. The risk in buying an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. The Fund also has the additional risk that there may be an illiquid market where the Fund is unable to close the contract.

    The Fund has written put options on currencies to increase exposure to foreign exchange rate risk. A written put option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument appreciates relative to the strike price.

    The Fund has written call options on currencies to decrease exposure to foreign exchange rate risk. A written call option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument depreciates relative to the strike price.

    The Fund has written put options on individual equity securities and/or equity indexes to increase exposure to equity risk. A written put option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument appreciates relative to the strike price.

    The Fund has written call options on individual equity securities and/or equity indexes to decrease exposure to equity risk. A written call option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument depreciates relative to the strike price.

    During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $67,723 and $136,701 on written call options and written put options, respectively.

    Additional associated risks to the Fund include counterparty credit risk and liquidity risk.

Written option activity for the year ended December 31, 2014 was as follows:

      Number of Contracts     Amount of Premiums  
Options outstanding as of December 31, 2013      39,105,134        $                         21,023     

Options written

     10,545,728,488        3,564,425     

Options closed or expired

     (6,659,903,194)        (873,716)     

Options exercised

     (3,504,407,511)        (1,436,938)     
  

 

 

 
Options outstanding as of December 31, 2014              420,522,917        $                    1,274,794     
  

 

 

 

Swap Contracts

The Fund may enter into swap contract agreements with a counterparty to exchange a series of cash flows based on either specified reference rates, the price or volatility of asset or non-asset references, or the occurrence of a credit event, over a specified period. Swaps can be executed in a bi-lateral privately negotiated arrangement with a dealer in an OTC transaction (“OTC swaps”) or executed on a regulated market. Certain swaps, regardless of the venue of their execution, are required to be cleared through a clearinghouse (“centrally cleared swaps”). Swap contracts may include interest rate, equity, debt, index, total return, credit default, currency, and volatility swaps.

    Swap contracts are reported on a schedule following the Consolidated Statement of Investments. The values of centrally cleared swap and OTC swap contracts are aggregated by positive and negative values and disclosed separately on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) related to the change in the valuation of the notional amount of the swap is combined with the accrued interest due to (owed by) the Fund, if any, at termination or settlement. The net change in this amount during the period is included on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The Fund also records any periodic payments received from (paid to) the counterparty, including at termination, under such contracts as realized gain (loss) on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

    Swap contract agreements are exposed to the market risk factor of the specific underlying reference rate or asset. Swap contracts are typically more attractively priced compared to similar investments in related cash securities because they isolate the risk to one market risk factor and eliminate the other market risk factors. Investments in cash securities (for instance bonds) have exposure to multiple risk factors (credit and interest rate risk). Because swaps have embedded leverage, they can expose the Fund to substantial risk in the isolated market risk factor.

Credit Default Swap Contracts. A credit default swap is a contract that enables an investor to buy or sell protection against a defined-issuer credit event, such as the issuer’s failure to make timely payments of interest or principal on a debt security, bankruptcy or restructuring. The Fund may enter into credit default swaps either by buying or selling protection on a corporate issuer, sovereign issuer, or a basket or index of issuers (the “reference asset”).

    The buyer of protection pays a periodic fee to the seller of protection based on the notional amount of the swap contract. The seller of protection agrees to compensate the buyer of protection for future potential losses as a result of a credit event on the reference asset. The contract effectively transfers the credit event risk of the reference asset from the buyer of protection to the seller of protection.

    The ongoing value of the contract will fluctuate throughout the term of the contract based primarily on the credit risk of the reference asset. If the credit quality of the reference asset improves relative to the credit quality at contract initiation, the buyer of protection may have an unrealized loss greater than the anticipated periodic fee owed. This unrealized loss would be the result of current credit protection being cheaper than the cost of credit protection at contract initiation. If the buyer elects to terminate the contract prior to its maturity, and there has been no credit event, this unrealized loss will become realized. If the contract is held to maturity, and there has been no credit event, the realized loss will be equal to the periodic fee paid over the life of the contract.

 

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    If there is a credit event, the buyer of protection can exercise its rights under the contract and receive a payment from the seller of protection equal to the notional amount of the swap less the market value of specified debt securities issued by the reference asset. Upon exercise of the contract the difference between such value and the notional amount is recorded as realized gain (loss) and is included on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

    The Fund has sold credit protection through credit default swaps to increase exposure to the credit risk of individual issuers and/or indexes of issuers that are either unavailable or considered to be less attractive in the bond market.

    The Fund has purchased credit protection through credit default swaps to decrease exposure to the credit risk of individual issuers and/or indexes of issuers.

    For the year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund had ending monthly average notional amounts of $10,271,691 and $7,054,615 on credit default swaps to buy protection and credit default swaps to sell protection, respectively.

    Additional associated risks to the Fund include counterparty credit risk and liquidity risk.

Interest Rate Swap Contracts. An interest rate swap is an agreement between counterparties to exchange periodic payments based on interest rates. One cash flow stream will typically be a floating rate payment based upon a specified floating interest rate while the other is typically a fixed interest rate.

    The Fund has entered into interest rate swaps in which it pays a floating interest rate and receives a fixed interest rate in order to increase exposure to interest rate risk. Typically, if relative interest rates rise, payments made by the Fund under a swap agreement will be greater than the payments received by the Fund.

    The Fund has entered into interest rate swaps in which it pays a fixed interest rate and receives a floating interest rate in order to decrease exposure to interest rate risk. Typically, if relative interest rates rise, payments received by the Fund under the swap agreement will be greater than the payments made by the Fund.

    For the year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund had ending monthly average notional amounts of $3,549,468 and $4,534,871 on interest rate swaps which pay a fixed rate and interest rate swaps which receive a fixed rate, respectively.

    Additional associated risks to the Fund include counterparty credit risk and liquidity risk.

Total Return Swap Contracts. A total return swap is an agreement between counterparties to exchange periodic payments based on the value of asset or non-asset references. One cash flow is typically based on a non-asset reference (such as an interest rate) and the other on the total return of a reference asset (such as a security or a basket of securities or securities index). The total return of the reference asset typically includes appreciation or depreciation on the reference asset, plus any interest or dividend payments.

    Total return swap contracts are exposed to the market risk factor of the specific underlying financial instrument or index. Total return swaps are less standard in structure than other types of swaps and can isolate and/or include multiple types of market risk factors including equity risk, credit risk, and interest rate risk.

    The Fund has entered into total return swaps on various equity securities or indexes to increase exposure to equity risk. These equity risk related total return swaps require the Fund to pay a floating reference interest rate, and an amount equal to the negative price movement of securities or an index (expressed as a percentage) multiplied by the notional amount of the contract. The Fund will receive payments equal to the positive price movement of the same securities or index (expressed as a percentage) multiplied by the notional amount of the contract and, in some cases, dividends paid on the securities.

    The Fund has entered into total return swaps on various equity securities or indexes to decrease exposure to equity risk. These equity risk related total return swaps require the Fund to pay an amount equal to the positive price movement of securities or an index (expressed as a percentage) multiplied by the notional amount of the contract and, in some cases, dividends paid on the securities. The Fund will receive payments of a floating reference interest rate and an amount equal to the negative price movement of the same securities or index (expressed as a percentage) multiplied by the notional amount of the contract.

    The Fund has entered into total return swaps to increase exposure to the credit risk of various indexes or basket of securities. These credit risk related total return swaps require the Fund to pay to, or receive payments from, the counterparty based on the movement of credit spreads of the related indexes or securities.

    The Fund has entered into total return swaps on various commodity indexes to increase exposure to commodity risk. These commodity risk related total return swaps require the Fund to pay a fixed or a floating reference interest rate, and an amount equal to the negative price movement of an index (expressed as a percentage) multiplied by the notional amount of the contract. The Fund will receive payments equal to the positive price movement of the same index (expressed as a percentage) multiplied by the notional amount of the contract.

    The Fund has entered into total return swaps on various commodity indexes to decrease exposure to commodity risk. These commodity risk related total return swaps require the Fund to pay an amount equal to the positive price movement of an index (expressed as a percentage) multiplied by the notional amount of the contract. The Fund will receive payments of a fixed or a floating reference interest rate and an amount equal to the negative price movement of the same index (expressed as a percentage) multiplied by the notional amount of the contract.

    For the year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund had ending monthly average notional amounts of $45,335,381 and $8,194,375 on total return swaps which are long the reference asset and total return swaps which are short the reference asset, respectively.

    Additional associated risks to the Fund include counterparty credit risk and liquidity risk.

Volatility Swap Contracts. A volatility swap is an agreement between counterparties to exchange periodic payments based on the measured volatility of a reference security, index, currency or other reference investment over a specified time frame. One cash flow is typically based on the realized volatility of the reference investment as measured by changes in its price or level over the specified time period while the other cash flow is based on a specified rate representing expected volatility for the reference investment at the time the swap is executed, or the measured volatility of a

 

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different reference investment over the specified time period. The appreciation or depreciation on a volatility swap will typically depend on the magnitude of the reference investment’s volatility, or size of the movements in its price, over the specified time period, rather than general directional increases or decreases in its price.

    Volatility swaps are less standard in structure than other types of swaps and provide pure, or isolated, exposure to volatility risk of the specific underlying reference investment. Volatility swaps are typically used to speculate on future volatility levels, to trade the spread between realized and expected volatility, or to decrease the volatility exposure of investments held by the Fund.

    Variance swaps are a type of volatility swap where counterparties agree to exchange periodic payments based on the measured variance (or the volatility squared) of a reference security, index, or other reference investment over a specified time period. At payment date, a net cash flow will be exchanged based on the difference between the realized variance of the reference investment over the specified time period and the specified rate representing expected variance for the reference investment at the time the swap is executed multiplied by the notional amount of the contract.

    The Fund has entered into volatility swaps to increase exposure to the volatility risk of various reference investments. These types of volatility swaps require the Fund to pay the measured volatility and receive a fixed rate payment. If the measured volatility of the related reference investment increases over the period, the swaps will depreciate in value. Conversely, if the measured volatility of the related reference investment decreases over the period, the swaps will appreciate in value.

    The Fund has entered into volatility swaps to decrease exposure to the volatility risk of various reference investments. These types of volatility swaps require the Fund to pay a fixed rate payment and receive the measured volatility. If the measured volatility of the related reference investment increases over the period, the swaps will appreciate in value. Conversely, if the measured volatility of the related reference investment decreases over the period, the swaps will depreciate in value.

    The Fund has entered into variance swaps to increase exposure to the volatility risk of various reference investments. These types of volatility swaps require the Fund to make a payment if the measured price variance of the reference investment exceeds the specified fixed rate. If the measured variance of the related reference investment increases over the period, the swaps will depreciate in value. Conversely, if the measured variance of the related reference investment decreases over the period, the swaps will appreciate in value.

    The Fund has entered into variance swaps to decrease exposure to the volatility risk of various reference investments. These types of volatility swaps require the Fund to make a payment if the measured price variance of the reference asset is less than the specified fixed rate. If the measured variance of the related reference investment increases over the period, the swaps will appreciate in value. Conversely, if the measured variance of the related reference investment decreases over the period, the swaps will depreciate in value.

    For the year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund had ending monthly average notional amounts of $14,179 and $6,001 on volatility swaps which pay measured volatility/variance and volatility swaps which receive measured volatility/variance, respectively.

    Additional associated risks to the Fund include counterparty credit risk and liquidity risk.

Swaption Transactions

The Fund may enter into a swaption contract which grants the purchaser the right, but not the obligation, to enter into a swap transaction at preset terms detailed in the underlying agreement within a specified period of time. The purchaser pays a premium to the swaption writer who bears the risk of unfavorable changes in the preset terms on the underlying swap.

    Purchased swaptions are reported as a component of investments in the Consolidated Statement of Investments and the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Written swaptions are reported on a schedule following the Consolidated Statement of Investments and their value is reported as a separate asset or liability line item in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on written swaptions is separately reported in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. When a swaption is exercised, the cost of the swap is adjusted by the amount of premium paid or received. Upon the expiration or closing of an unexercised swaption contract, a gain or loss is reported in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the amount of the premium paid or received.

    The Fund generally will incur a greater risk when it writes a swaption than when it purchases a swaption. When the Fund writes a swaption it will become obligated, upon exercise of the swaption, according to the terms of the underlying agreement. Swaption contracts written by the Fund do not give rise to counterparty credit risk prior to exercise as they obligate the Fund, not its counterparty, to perform. When the Fund purchases a swaption it only risks losing the amount of the premium it paid if the swaption expires unexercised. However, when the Fund exercises a purchased swaption there is a risk that the counterparty will fail to perform or otherwise default on its obligations under the swaption contract.

    The Fund has purchased swaptions which gives it the option to enter into an interest rate swap in which it pays a floating interest rate and receives a fixed interest rate in order to increase exposure to interest rate risk. A purchased swaption of this type becomes more valuable as the reference interest rate decreases relative to the preset interest rate.

    During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $85,690 on purchased swaptions.

Counterparty Credit Risk. Derivative positions are subject to the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Fund. The Fund intends to enter into derivative transactions with counterparties that the Manager believes to be creditworthy at the time of the transaction.

    The Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally limited to the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral held by the Fund. For OTC options purchased, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount of the premiums paid plus the positive change in market values net of any collateral held by the Fund should the counterparty fail to perform under the contracts. Options written by the Fund do not typically give rise to counterparty credit risk, as options written generally obligate the Fund and not the counterparty to perform.

    To reduce counterparty risk with respect to OTC transactions, the Fund has entered into master netting arrangements, established within the Fund’s International Swap and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) master agreements, which allow the Fund to make (or to have an entitlement to receive) a single net payment in the event of default (close-out netting) for outstanding payables and receivables with respect to certain OTC positions in swaps,

 

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options, swaptions, and forward currency exchange contracts for each individual counterparty. In addition, the Fund may require that certain counterparties post cash and/or securities in collateral accounts to cover their net payment obligations for those derivative contracts subject to ISDA master agreements. If the counterparty fails to perform under these contracts and agreements, the cash and/or securities will be made available to the Fund.

    As of December 31, 2014, the Fund has required certain counterparties to post collateral of $7,212,970.

    ISDA master agreements include credit related contingent features which allow counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event that, for example, the Fund’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Fund fails to meet the terms of its ISDA master agreements, which would cause the Fund to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty.

    For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events.

    The Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on exchange-traded derivatives cleared through a clearinghouse and for centrally cleared swaps is generally considered lower than as compared to OTC derivatives. However, counterparty credit risk exists with respect to initial and variation margin deposited/paid by the Fund that is held in futures commission merchant, broker and/or clearinghouse accounts for such exchange-traded derivatives and for centrally cleared swaps.

    With respect to centrally cleared swaps, such transactions will be submitted for clearing, and if cleared, will be held in accounts at futures commission merchants or brokers that are members of clearinghouses. While brokers, futures commission merchants and clearinghouses are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a broker, futures commission merchant or clearinghouse becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the broker, futures commission merchant or clearinghouse for all its customers, U.S. bankruptcy laws will typically allocate that shortfall on a pro-rata basis across all the broker’s, futures commission merchant’s or clearinghouse’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund.

    There is the risk that a broker, futures commission merchant or clearinghouse will decline to clear a transaction on the Fund’s behalf, and the Fund may be required to pay a termination fee to the executing broker with whom the Fund initially enters into the transaction. Clearinghouses may also be permitted to terminate centrally cleared swaps at any time. The Fund is also subject to the risk that the broker or futures commission merchant will improperly use the Fund’s assets deposited/paid as initial or variation margin to satisfy payment obligations of another customer. In the event of a default by another customer of the broker or futures commission merchant, the Fund might not receive its variation margin payments from the clearinghouse, due to the manner in which variation margin payments are aggregated for all customers of the broker/futures commission merchant.

    Collateral and margin requirements differ by type of derivative. Margin requirements are established by the broker, futures commission merchant or clearinghouse for exchange-traded and cleared derivatives, including centrally cleared swaps. Brokers, futures commission merchants and clearinghouses can ask for margin in excess of the regulatory minimum, or increase the margin amount, in certain circumstances.

    Collateral terms are contract specific for OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded under an ISDA master agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark to market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by the Fund or the counterparty.

    For financial reporting purposes, cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund, if any, is reported separately on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Fund, if any, is noted in the Consolidated Statement of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a party must exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold (e.g. $250,000) before a transfer has to be made. To the extent amounts due to the Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance.

The following table presents by counterparty the Fund’s OTC derivative assets net of the related collateral posted for the benefit of the Fund at December 31, 2014:

 

          Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated
Statement of Assets & Liabilities
 
Counterparty   Gross Amount of Assets
in the Consolidated
Statement of Assets &
Liabilities*
    Financial Instruments
Available for Offset
    Financial Instruments
Collateral Received**
    Cash Collateral
Received**
    Net Amount  
Bank of America NA     $ 5,331,908      $ (1,927,494   $ (3,237,978   $      $ 166,436   
Barclays Bank plc     430,285        (430,285                     
BNP Paribas     238,968        (238,968                     
Citibank NA     3,031,325        (1,983,876     (987,516            59,933   
Credit Suisse International     220,181        (116,060     (104,121              
Deutsche Bank AG     3,136,012        (2,401,999            (730,000     4,013   
Goldman Sachs Bank USA     311,439        (192,341     (119,098              
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)     472,545        (298,075     (174,470              
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     1,270,320        (784,923     (283,221            202,176   
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.     1,472,112        (1,402,415     (6,546            63,151   
Nomura Global Financial Products, Inc.     254,150                             254,150   
Royal Bank of Scotland plc (The)     2,523,449        (1,150,419            (1,160,000     213,030   
Toronto Dominion Bank     477,483        (427,330                   50,153   
 

 

 

 
    $ 19,170,177      $ (11,354,185   $ (4,912,950   $ (1,890,000   $ 1,013,042   
 

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

5. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments (Continued)

* OTC derivatives are reported gross on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Exchange traded options and margin related to centrally cleared swaps and futures are excluded from these reported amounts.

** Reported collateral posted for the benefit of the Fund within this table is limited to the net outstanding amount due from an individual counterparty. The collateral posted for the benefit of the Fund may exceed these amounts.

The following table presents by counterparty the Fund’s OTC derivative liabilities net of the related collateral pledged by the Fund at December 31, 2014:

 

          Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated
Statement of Assets & Liabilities
       
Counterparty   Gross Amount of
Liabilities in the
Consolidated Statement
of Assets & Liabilities*
    Financial Instruments
Available for Offset
    Financial Instruments
Collateral Pledged**
    Cash Collateral
Pledged**
    Net Amount  

Bank of America NA

  $ (1,927,494   $ 1,927,494      $      $      $   

Barclays Bank plc

    (521,563     430,285                      (91,278

BNP Paribas

    (304,979     238,968                      (66,011

Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce

    (252,966                   252,966          

Citibank NA

    (1,983,876     1,983,876                        

Credit Suisse International

    (116,060     116,060                        

Deutsche Bank AG

    (2,401,999     2,401,999                        

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

    (192,341     192,341                        

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

    (298,075     298,075                        

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

    (784,923     784,923                        

Macquarie Bank Ltd.

    (27,086                   27,086          

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

    (1,402,415     1,402,415                        

Royal Bank of Scotland plc (The)

    (1,150,419     1,150,419                        

Toronto Dominion Bank

    (427,330     427,330                        
 

 

 

 
  $             (11,791,526   $             11,354,185      $             —      $         280,052      $         (157,289)   
 

 

 

 

* OTC derivatives are reported gross on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Exchange traded options and margin related to centrally cleared swaps and futures are excluded from these reported amounts.

** Reported collateral pledged within this table is limited to the net outstanding amount due from the Fund. The securities pledged as collateral by the Fund as reported on the Consolidated Statements of Investments may exceed these amounts.

The following table presents the valuations of derivative instruments by risk exposure as reported within the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2014:

 

    

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 
Derivatives Not
Accounted for as
Hedging
Instruments
   Consolidated Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location
   Value     Consolidated Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location
   Value  
Commodity contracts         Swaps, at value    $ 280,052     
Credit contracts    Swaps, at value    $ 1,067,141        Swaps, at value      182,146     
Equity contracts    Swaps, at value      346,594        Swaps, at value      84,071     
Volatility contracts    Swaps, at value      216,753        Swaps, at value      243,099     
Credit contracts    Centrally cleared swaps, at value      29,997        Centrally cleared swaps, at value      440,951     
Interest rate contracts    Centrally cleared swaps, at value      107,438        Centrally cleared swaps, at value      87,414     
Commodity contracts    Variation margin receivable      19,973     Variation margin payable      65,488  
Equity contracts    Variation margin receivable      2,901     Variation margin payable      168,200  
Interest rate contracts    Variation margin receivable      9,938     Variation margin payable      562  
Volatility contracts         Variation margin payable      49,200  
Foreign exchange contracts    Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts      16,963,754        Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts      10,329,295     
Equity contracts         Options written, at value      471,375     
Foreign exchange contracts         Options written, at value      672,863     
Equity contracts    Investments, at value      639,000   **      
Foreign exchange contracts    Investments, at value      397,763   **      
Interest rate contracts    Investments, at value      205,406   **      
     

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total       $             20,006,658           $         13,074,716     
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

* Includes only the current day’s variation margin. Prior variation margin movements have been reflected in cash on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities upon receipt or payment.

** Amounts relate to purchased option contracts and purchased swaption contracts.

The effect of derivative instruments on the Consolidated Statement of Operations is as follows:

 

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5. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments (Continued)

    Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) Recognized on Derivatives  

Derivatives Not Accounted

for as Hedging Instruments

  Investment from
unaffiliated
companies (including
premiums on options
exercised)*
    Closing and
expiration of option
contracts written
    Closing and
expiration of futures
contracts
    Foreign currency
transactions
    Swap contracts     Total  
Commodity contracts   $ 8,280      $      $ (208,962   $      $ (1,501,277   $ (1,701,959
Credit contracts                                 (382,551     (382,551
Equity contracts     747,931        22,352        831,323               (799,339     802,267   
Foreign exchange contracts     91,864        851,363               1,041,494               1,984,721   
Interest rate contracts     (11,944)               315,682               104,124        407,862   
Volatility contracts                   (182,400            8,673,797        8,491,397   
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 836,131      $ 873,715      $ 755,643      $ 1,041,494      $ 6,094,754      $ 9,601,737   
 

 

 

 

* Includes purchased option contracts, purchased swaption contracts, written option contracts exercised and written swaption contracts exercised, if any.

 

    Amount of Change in Unrealized Gain or (Loss) Recognized on Derivatives  

Derivatives Not Accounted

for as Hedging Instruments

  Investments*     Option contracts
written
    Futures contracts     Translation of assets
and liabilities
denominated in
foreign currencies
    Swap contracts     Total  
Commodity contracts   $      $      $ (95,414   $      $ (280,052   $ (375,466
Credit contracts                                 154,881        154,881   
Equity contracts     15,067        111,780        (494,499            251,055        (116,597
Foreign exchange contracts     (269,396     15,140               6,631,113               6,376,857   
Interest rate contracts     (143,981            16,506               20,024        (107,451
Volatility contracts                   (66,743            (26,560     (93,303
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ (398,310   $ 126,920      $ (640,150   $ 6,631,113      $ 119,348      $ 5,838,921   
 

 

 

 

* Includes purchased option contracts and purchased swaption contracts, if any.

 

 

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:

 

         Year Ended December 31, 2014          Period Ended December 31, 20131  
      Shares     Amount           Shares      Amount  
Non-Service Shares             
Sold      24,008,256      $     249,427,902           999,000       $ 9,990,000   
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested      1,139,749        11,478,135           1,108         10,989   
Redeemed                                 
  

 

 

 
Net increase      25,148,005      $ 260,906,037           1,000,108       $   10,000,989   
  

 

 

 
                                        

Service Shares

            
Sold      143,042      $ 1,512,896           1,000       $ 10,000   
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested      5,873        59,078           1         8   
Redeemed      (17,184     (180,391                  
  

 

 

 
Net increase      131,731      $ 1,391,583           1,001       $ 10,008   
  

 

 

 

1. For the period from November 14, 2013 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2013.

 

 

7. Purchases and Sales of Securities

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term obligations and investments in IMMF, for the year ended December 31, 2014 were as follows:

 

      Purchases            Sales  

Investment securities

   $ 219,795,182          $ 111,581,602   

 

 

8. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates

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

Fee Schedule                  

Up to $500 million

     1.00     

Next $500 million

     0.95        

Next $4 billion

     0.90        

Over $5 billion

     0.88        

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

8. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

 

The Manager also provides investment management related services to the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary pays the Manager a monthly management fee at an annual rate according to the above schedule. The Subsidiary also pays certain other expenses including custody and directors’ fees.

The Fund’s management fee for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 was 1.00% of average annual net assets before any Subsidiary management fees or any applicable waivers.

Sub-Adviser Fees. The Manager has retained the Sub-Adviser to provide the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund and the Subsidiary. 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 and the Subsidiary, 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.

Sub-Sub-Adviser Fees. The Sub-Adviser retains the Sub-Sub-Adviser to provide the day-today portfolio management of the Fund. Under the Sub-Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Sub-Adviser pays the Sub-Sub-Adviser an annual fee in monthly installments, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. The fee paid to the Sub-Sub-Adviser under the Sub-Sub-Advisory agreement is paid by the Sub-Adviser, not by the Fund.

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

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

Trustees’ Compensation. The Fund’s Board of Trustees (“Board”) has adopted a compensation deferral plan for Independent Trustees that enables Trustees to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the annual compensation they are entitled to receive from the Fund. For purposes of determining the amount owed to the 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 Consolidated 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 for Service Shares. The Fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act for Service shares to pay OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (the “Distributor”), for distribution related services, personal service and account maintenance for the Fund’s Service shares. Under the Plan, payments are made periodically at an annual rate of 0.25% of the daily net assets of Service shares of the Fund. The Distributor currently uses all of those fees to compensate sponsors of the insurance product that offers Fund shares, for providing personal service and maintenance of accounts of their variable contract owners that hold Service shares. These fees are paid out of the Fund’s assets on an on-going basis and increase operating expenses of the Service shares, which results in lower performance compared to the Fund’s shares that are not subject to a service fee. Fees incurred by the Fund under the Plan are detailed in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Waivers and Reimbursements of Expenses. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to limit the Fund’s “Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses” (excluding any applicable dividend expense, taxes, interest and fees from borrowing, any subsidiary expenses, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses and certain other Fund expenses) so that, as percentages of average daily net assets, those expenses will not exceed the annual rate of 1.20% for Non-Service shares and 1.45% for Service shares. During the period ended December 31, 2014, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $34,204 and $127 for Non-Service and Service, respectively.

The Manager has contractually agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee in an amount equal to the management fee of the Subsidiary. During the year ended December 31, 2014, this waiver reduced the Fund’s management fee by $138,626.

The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in IMMF and Master Funds. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $33,484 for management fees.

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

 

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9. Borrowings and Other Financing

Securities Sold Short. The Fund sells securities that it does not own, and it will therefore be obligated to purchase such securities at a future date. Upon entering into a short position, the Fund is required to segregate cash or securities at its custodian which are pledged for the benefit of the lending broker and/or to deposit and pledge cash directly at the lending broker, with a value equal to a certain percentage, exceeding 100%, of the value of the securities that it sold short. Cash that has been segregated and pledged for this purpose will be disclosed on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities; securities that have been segregated and pledged for this purpose are disclosed as such in the Consolidated Statement of Investments. The aggregate market value of such cash and securities at period end is $18,087,043. The value of the open short position is recorded as a liability, and the Fund records an unrealized gain or loss to the extent of the difference between the proceeds received and the change in value of the open short position. The Fund records a realized gain or loss when the short position is closed out. By entering into short sales, the Fund bears the market risk of increases in value of the security sold short in excess of the proceeds received. Until the security is replaced, the Fund is required to pay the lender any dividend or interest earned. Dividend expense on short sales is treated as an expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

 

10. Pending Litigation

In 2009, seven class action lawsuits were filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI”), OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., the Fund’s principal underwriter and distributor (the “Distributor”), and certain funds (but not including the Fund) advised by OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. and distributed by the Distributor (the “Defendant Funds”). The lawsuits also named as defendants certain officers and current and former trustees of the respective Defendant Funds. The lawsuits raised claims under federal securities laws and alleged, among other things, that the disclosure documents of the respective Defendant Funds contained misrepresentations and omissions and that the respective Defendant Funds’ investment policies were not followed. The plaintiffs in these actions sought unspecified damages, equitable relief and awards of attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses. The Defendant Funds’ Boards of Trustees also engaged counsel to represent the Funds and the present and former Independent Trustees named in those suits. In March 2014, the parties in six of these lawsuits executed stipulations and agreements of settlement resolving those actions. In July 2014, the court entered an order and final judgment approving the settlements as fair, reasonable and adequate. The settlements do not resolve a seventh outstanding lawsuit relating to Oppenheimer Rochester California Municipal Fund (the “California Fund Suit”). OFI believes the California Fund Suit is without legal merit and is defending the suit vigorously. While it is premature to render any opinion as to the outcome in the California Fund Suit, or whether any costs that OFI may bear in defending the California Fund Suit might not be reimbursed by insurance, OFI believes the California Fund Suit should not impair the ability of OFI or the Distributor to perform their respective duties to the Fund, and that the outcome of the California Fund Suit should not have any material effect on the operations of any of the Oppenheimer funds.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

The Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statement of assets and liabilities of Oppenheimer Diversified Alternatives Fund/VA (a separate series of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds) and subsidiary, including the consolidated statement of investments, as of December 31, 2014, and the related consolidated statement of operations for the year then ended, the consolidated statements of changes in net assets and the consolidated financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the two-year period then ended. These consolidated financial statements and consolidated financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and consolidated financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2014, by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements and consolidated financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Oppenheimer Diversified Alternatives Fund/VA and subsidiary as of December 31, 2014, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets and the consolidated financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the two-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Denver, Colorado

February 19, 2015

 

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FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION Unaudited

 

 

In early 2015, if applicable, shareholders of record received information regarding all dividends and distributions paid to them by the Fund during calendar year 2014.

Capital gain distributions of $0.01153 per share were paid to Non-Service and Service shareholders, respectively, on December 23, 2014. Whether received in stock or in cash, the capital gain distribution should be treated by shareholders as a gain from the sale of the capital assets held for more than one year (long-term capital gains).

The Fund experienced a return of capital during the period ending December 31, 2014. Final return of capital numbers will be available at a later date when certain required information for partnership investments is available.

Dividends, if any, paid by the Fund during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 which are not designated as capital gain distributions should be multiplied by the maximum amount allowable but not less than 2.50% to arrive at the amount eligible for the corporate dividend-received deduction.

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

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS Unaudited

 

 

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

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

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

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

The Board also considered the quality of the services provided and the quality of the Managers’ and Sub-Sub Advisers’ resources that are available to the Fund. The Board took account of the fact that the Sub-Adviser has had over fifty years of experience as an investment adviser and that its assets under management rank it among the top mutual fund managers in the United States. The Board evaluated the Sub-Adviser’s advisory, administrative, accounting, legal, compliance services and risk management, and information the Board has received regarding the experience and professional qualifications of the Managers’ key personnel and the size and functions of its staff. In its evaluation of the quality of the portfolio management services provided, the Board considered the experience of Mark Hamilton, Benjamin Rockmuller, Dokyoung Lee, David Wharmby, and Brian Watson, the portfolio managers for the Fund, and OFI’s and the Sub-Sub-Advisers’ investment team and analysts. The Board members also considered the totality of their experiences with the Managers as directors or trustees of the Fund and other funds advised by the Managers. The Board considered information regarding the quality of services provided by affiliates of the Managers, which its members have become knowledgeable about in connection with the renewal of the Fund’s service agreements. The Board concluded, in light of the Managers’ and the Sub-Sub Advisers’ experience, reputation, personnel, operations and resources that the Fund benefits from the services provided under the Agreements.

Investment Performance of the Fund. The Board considered that the Fund was launched on November 14, 2013 and therefore does not have a full calendar year of performance. The Board noted that the Fund’s 2014 relative performance is strong, ranking in the second percentile of its category for the year-to-date period ended April 30, 2014.

    Costs of Services. The Board reviewed the fees paid to the Managers and the Sub-Sub Advisers and the other expenses borne by the Fund. The Board noted that the Manager, not the Fund, pays the Sub-Adviser’s fee under the sub-advisory agreement and the Sub-Adviser pays the Sub-Sub-Advisers’ fees under the sub-sub-advisory agreements. The independent consultant provided comparative data in regard to the fees and expenses of the Fund and other retail multialternative funds underlying variable insurance products. In reviewing the fees and expenses charged to the Fund, the Board considered the Manager’s assertion that, because there is much greater disparity in the fees and services that may be provided by a manager to a VA fund as opposed to a retail fund, when comparing the expenses of the Fund to those of retail funds, it is most appropriate to focus on total expenses (rather than on the management fees). Accordingly, while the Board reviewed and considered all expenses, it focused on total expenses. The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual management fees and total expenses were lower than their respective peer group median and category median and ranked in the first quintile of their expense group. Within the total asset range of $0 to $50 million, the Fund’s effective management fee rate was lower than its peer group median and category median. The Board further considered that the Manager has contractually agreed to limit the Fund’s total annual operating expenses so that those expenses, as percentages of daily net assets, will not exceed the annual rate of 1.20% for Non-Service Shares and 1.45% for Service Shares. This waiver and/or reimbursement may not be amended or withdrawn for one year from the date of the Fund’s prospectus, unless approved by the Board.

Economies of Scale and Profits Realized by the Managers and Sub-Sub Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the Managers’ and Sub-Sub Advisers’ costs in providing services to the Fund, including the costs associated with the personnel and systems necessary to manage the Fund. The Board reviewed whether the Managers may realize economies of scale in managing and supporting the Fund. The Board noted

 

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that the Fund has management fee breakpoints, which are intended to share with Fund shareholders economies of scale that may exist as the Fund’s assets grow.

    Other Benefits to the Managers. In addition to considering the profits realized by the Managers, the Board considered information that was provided regarding the direct and indirect benefits the Managers receive as a result of their relationship with the Fund, including compensation paid to the Managers’ affiliates and research provided to the Adviser in connection with permissible brokerage arrangements (soft dollar arrangements). The Board also considered that the Managers and Sub-Sub Advisers must be able to pay and retain experienced professional personnel at competitive rates to provide quality services to the Fund.

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

    Based on its review of the information it received and its evaluations described above, the Board, including a majority of the independent Trustees, decided to continue the Agreements through August 31, 2015. In arriving at its decision, the Board did not identify any factor or factors as being more important than others, but considered all of the above information, and considered the terms and conditions of the Agreements, including the management fees, in light of all the surrounding circumstances.

 

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PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES; UPDATES TO STATEMENTS OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited

 

 

The Fund has adopted Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures under which the Fund votes proxies relating to securities (“portfolio proxies”) held by the Fund. A description of the Fund’s Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund toll-free at 1.800.525.7048, (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 1.800.525.7048, 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.

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited

 

 

 

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

Sam Freedman,

Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Trustee (since 2013)

Year of Birth: 1940

   Director of Colorado UpLIFT (charitable organization) (since September 1984). Mr. Freedman held several positions with the Sub-Adviser and with subsidiary or affiliated companies of the Sub-Adviser (until October 1994). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Freedman has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 1996, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Jon S. Fossel,

Trustee (since 2013)

Year of Birth: 1942

   Chairman of the Board of Jack Creek Preserve Foundation (non-profit organization) (since 2005); Chairman of the Board (2006-December 2011) and Director (June 2002-December 2011) of UNUMProvident (insurance company); Director of Northwestern Energy Corp. (public utility corporation) (November 2004-December 2009); Director of P.R. Pharmaceuticals (October 1999-October 2003); Director of Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (non-profit organization) (February 1998-February 2003 and February 2005-February 2007); Chairman and Director (until October 1996) and President and Chief Executive Officer (until October 1995) of the Sub-Adviser; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the following: Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (“OAC”) (parent holding company of the Sub-Adviser), Shareholder Services, Inc. and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. (until October 1995). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Fossel has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 1990, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Richard F. Grabish,

Trustee (since 2013)

Year of Birth: 1948

   Formerly Senior Vice President and Assistant Director of Sales and Marketing (March 1997-December 2007), Director (March 1987-December 2007) and Manager of Private Client Services (June 1985-June 2005) of A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. (broker/dealer and investment firm); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (March 2001-December 2007); President and Vice Chairman of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (investment adviser) (April 1987-March 2001); President of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (investment adviser) (June 2005-December 2007). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Grabish has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2001, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Beverly L. Hamilton,

Trustee (since 2013)

Year of Birth: 1946

   Trustee of Monterey Institute for International Studies (educational organization) (since February 2000); Board Member of Middlebury College (educational organization) (December 2005-June 2011); Chairman (since 2010) of American Funds’ Emerging Markets Growth Fund, Inc. (mutual fund); Director of The California Endowment (philanthropic organization) (April 2002-April 2008); Director (February 2002-2005) and Chairman of Trustees (2006-2007) of the Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula; Director (October 1991-2005); Vice Chairman (2006-2009) of American Funds’ Emerging Markets Growth Fund, Inc. (mutual fund); President of ARCO Investment Management Company (February 1991-April 2000); Member of the investment committees of The Rockefeller Foundation (2001-2006) and The University of Michigan (since 2000); Advisor at Credit Suisse First Boston’s Sprout venture capital unit (venture capital fund) (1994-January 2005); Trustee of MassMutual Institutional Funds (investment company) (1996-June 2004); Trustee of MML Series Investment Fund (investment company) (April 1989-June 2004); Member of the investment committee of Hartford Hospital (2000-2003); and Advisor to Unilever (Holland) pension fund (2000-2003). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Hamilton has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2002, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Victoria J. Herget,

Trustee (since 2013)

Year of Birth:1951

   Board Chair (2008-Present) and Director (2004-Present), United Educators (insurance company); Trustee (since 2000) and Chair (since 2010), Newberry Library (independent research library); Trustee, Mather LifeWays (senior living organization) (since 2001); Independent Director of the First American Funds (mutual fund family) (2003-2011); former Managing Director (1993-2001), Principal (1985-1993), Vice President (1978-1985) and Assistant Vice President (1973-1978) of Zurich Scudder Investments (investment adviser) (and its predecessor firms); Trustee (1992-2007), Chair of the Board of Trustees (1999-2007), Investment Committee Chair (1994-1999) and Investment Committee member (2007-2010) of Wellesley College; Trustee, BoardSource (non-profit organization) (2006-2009) and Chicago City Day School (K-8 School) (1994-2005). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Herget has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Robert J. Malone,

Trustee (since 2013)

Year of Birth: 1944

   Chairman of the Board (since 2012) and Director (since August 2005) of Jones International University (educational organization); Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Steele Street Bank Trust (commercial banking) (since August 2003); Trustee of the Gallagher Family Foundation (non-profit organization) (since 2000); Board of Directors of Opera Colorado Foundation (non-profit organization) (2008-2012); Director of Colorado UpLIFT (charitable organization) (1986-2010); Director of Jones Knowledge, Inc. (2006-2010); Former Chairman of U.S. Bank-Colorado (subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp and formerly Colorado National Bank) (July 1996-April 1999); Director of Commercial Assets, Inc. (real estate investment trust) (1993-2000); Director of U.S. Exploration, Inc. (oil and gas exploration) (1997-February 2004); Chairman of the Board (1991-1994) and Trustee (1985-1994) of Regis University; and Chairman of the Board (1990-1991 and Trustee (1984-1999) of Young Presidents Organization. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Malone has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2002, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited / Continued

 

F. William Marshall, Jr.,

Trustee (since 2013)

Year of Birth: 1942

   Trustee Emeritus of Worcester Polytech Institute (WPI) (private university) (since 2009); Trustee of MassMutual Select Funds (formerly MassMutual Institutional Funds) (investment company) (since 1996), MML Series Investment Fund (investment company) (since 1996) and Mass Mutual Premier Funds (investment company) (since January 2012); President and Treasurer of the SIS Fund (private charitable fund) (January 1999 – March 2011); Former Trustee of WPI (1985-2008); Former Chairman of the Board (2004-2006) and Former Chairman of the Investment Committee of WPI (1994-2008); Chairman of SIS & Family Bank, F.S.B. (formerly SIS Bank) (commercial bank) (January 1999-July 1999); Executive Vice President of Peoples Heritage Financial Group, Inc. (commercial bank) (January 1999-July 1999); and Former President and Chief Executive Officer of SIS Bancorp. (1993-1999). Oversees 42 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Marshall has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2000, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Karen L. Stuckey,

Trustee (since 2013)

Year of Birth: 1953

   Partner (1990-2012) of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (professional services firm) (held various positions 1975- 1990); Trustee (1992-2006) and member of Executive, Nominating and Audit Committees and Chair of Finance Committee of Lehigh University; and member, Women’s Investment Management Forum (professional organization) since inception. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Stuckey has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

James D. Vaughn,

Trustee (since 2013)

Year of Birth: 1945

   Retired; former managing partner (1994-2001) of Denver office of Deloitte & Touche LLP, (held various positions 1969-1993); Trustee and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Schroder Funds (2003-2012); Board member and Chairman of Audit Committee of AMG National Trust Bank (since 2005); Trustee and Investment Committee member, University of South Dakota Foundation (since 1996); Board member, Audit Committee Member and past Board Chair, Junior Achievement (since 1993); former Board member, Mile High United Way, Boys and Girls Clubs, Boy Scouts, Colorado Business Committee for the Arts, Economic Club of Colorado and Metro Denver Network. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Vaughn has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

 

 

 

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

William F. Glavin, Jr.,

Trustee (since 2013)

Year of Birth: 1958

   Chairman of the Sub-Adviser (July 2014-December 2014 and December 2009-December 2012) and Director of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2009); Chairman, Director and Chief Executive Officer (January 2013-June 2014) of the Manager; President of the Manager (January 2013-May 2013); Chief Executive Officer (January 2009-December 2012); President of the Sub-Adviser (May 2009-December 2012); Management Director (June 2009-June 2014), President (December 2009-June 2014) and Chief Executive Officer (January 2011-June 2014) of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (“OAC”) (the Sub-Adviser’s parent holding company); Director of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (March 2010-June 2014); Executive Vice President (March 2006-February 2009) and Chief Operating Officer (July 2007-February 2009) of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (OAC’s parent company); Director (May 2004-March 2006) and Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer (May 2004-January 2005), President (January 2005-March 2006) and Chief Executive Officer (June 2005-March 2006) of Babson Capital Management LLC; Director (March 2005-March 2006), President (May 2003-March 2006) and Chief Compliance Officer (July 2005-March 2006) of Babson Capital Securities, Inc. (a broker-dealer); President (May 2003-March 2006) of Babson Investment Company, Inc.; Director (May 2004-August 2006) of Babson Capital Europe Limited; Director (May 2004-October 2006) of Babson Capital Guernsey Limited; Director (May 2004-March 2006) of Babson Capital Management LLC; Non-Executive Director (March 2005-March 2007) of Baring Asset Management Limited; Director (February 2005-June 2006) Baring Pension Trustees Limited; Director and Treasurer (December 2003-November 2006) of Charter Oak Capital Management, Inc.; Director (May 2006-September 2006) of C.M. Benefit Insurance Company; Director (May 2008-June 2009) and Executive Vice President (June 2007-July 2009) of C.M. Life Insurance Company; President (March 2006-May 2007) of MassMutual Assignment Company; Director (January 2005-December 2006), Deputy Chairman (March 2005-December 2006) and President (February 2005-March 2005) of MassMutual Holdings (Bermuda) Limited; Director (May 2008-June 2009) and Executive Vice President (June 2007-July 2009) of MML Bay State Life Insurance Company; Chief Executive Officer and President (April 2007-January 2009) of MML Distributors, LLC; and Chairman (March 2006-December 2008) and Chief Executive Officer (May 2007-December 2008) of MML Investors Services, Inc. An officer of 91 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Glavin has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since December 2009, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

 

 

 

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

Mark Hamilton

Vice President (since 2013)

Year of Birth: 1965

   Chief Investment Officer, Asset Allocation of the Sub-Adviser (since April 2013) and a Senior Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (since April 2013). Mr. Hamilton served at AllianceBernstein L.P. (from 1994-2013), as an Investment Director of Dynamic Asset Allocation (from 2010-2013), Head of North American Blend Team (from 2009-2010), and Senior Portfolio Manager of Blend Strategies (from 2006-2010). A portfolio manager and officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

 

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Dokyoung Lee,

Vice President (since 2014)

Year of Birth: 1965

   Director of Research, Global Multi-Asset Group (since October 2013) and a Senior Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (since October 2013). Mr. Lee served at Alliance Bernstein L.P. (1994-2013): Director of Research for Strategic Asset Allocation (2011-2013), Director of Research for Blend Strategies (2008-2011), Head of Asia Pacific Blend Strategies (2005-2008), Head of Quantitative Research and Senior Portfolio Manager for Japan Value Equities (2001-2005), Portfolio Manager for Emerging Markets Value Equities (1997-2001), and Quantitative Analyst for US Value Equities (1994-1997). A portfolio manager and officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Benjamin H. Rockmuller,

Vice President (since 2014)

Year of Birth: 1979

   Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (since September 2010); Assistant Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (January 2010-August 2010); Portfolio Manager of the Sub-Adviser (since July 2010); Senior Analyst of the Sub-Adviser for the Global Debt Team (January 2010-July 2010); Intermediate Analyst of the Sub-Adviser for the Global Debt Team (January 2007-January 2010); Junior Analyst of the Sub-Adviser for the Global Debt Team (April 2004-January 2007) and Junior Analyst of the Sub-Adviser for the High Yield Team (June 2003-April 2004). A portfolio manager and an officer in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Arthur P. Steinmetz,

President and Principal Executive Officer (since 2014)

Year of Birth: 1958

   Chairman of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2015); CEO and Chairman of the Manager (since July 2014), President of the Manager (since May 2013), a Director of the Manager (since January 2013), Director of the Sub-Adviser (since July 2014), President, Management Director and CEO of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (the Sub-Adviser’s parent holding company) (since July 2014), and President and Director of OFI SteelPath, Inc. (since January 2013). Chief Investment Officer of the OppenheimerFunds advisory entities from (January 2013-December 2013); Executive Vice President of the Manager (January 2013-May 2013); Chief Investment Officer of the Sub-Adviser (October 2010-December 2012); Chief Investment Officer, Fixed-Income, of the Sub-Adviser (April 2009-October 2010); Executive Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (October 2009-December 2012); Director of Fixed Income of the Sub-Adviser (January 2009-April 2009); and a Senior Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (March 1993-September 2009). An officer of 91 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Arthur S. Gabinet,

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2013)

Year of Birth: 1958

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

Jennifer Sexton,

Vice President and Chief Business Officer (since 2014)

Year of Birth: 1969

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

Mary Ann Picciotto,

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

Year of Birth: 1973

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

Brian W. Wixted,

Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer (since 2013)

Year of Birth: 1959

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

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and Officers and is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1.800.988.8287.

 

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OPPENHEIMER DIVERSIFIED ALTERNATIVES FUND/VA

A Series of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds

 

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
Counsel    K&L Gates LLP
  

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, or calling us at 1.800.988.8287. Read prospectuses and summary prospectuses carefully before investing.

   © 2015 OppenheimerFunds, Inc. All rights reserved. Oppenheimer funds are distributed by OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO MANAGERS: George R. Evans, CFA, and Robert B. Dunphy, CFA

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE PERIODS ENDED 12/31/14

 

  Inception          
  Date     1-Year         5-Year           10-Year    

Non-Service Shares

5/13/92 -7.22% 8.74% 7.39%

Service Shares

3/19/01 -7.15    8.50    7.17   

MSCI AC World ex-U.S. Index

  -3.87    4.43    5.13   

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 and expense ratios may be lower or higher than the data quoted. For performance data current to the most recent month end, call us at 1.800.988.8287. The Fund’s total returns should not be expected to be the same as the returns of other funds, whether or not both funds have the same portfolio managers and/or similar names. The Fund’s total returns include changes in share price and reinvested distributions but do not include the charges associated with the separate account products that offer this Fund. Such performance would have been lower if such charges were taken into account.

 

 

 

TOP TEN COMMON STOCK HOLDINGS

 

   

Continental AG

  1.7%        

Dollarama, Inc.

  1.6           

SAP SE

  1.5           

Carnival Corp.

  1.4           

Burberry Group plc

  1.4           

Wolseley plc

  1.4           

Boskalis Westminster NV

  1.4           

Syngenta AG

  1.4           

Aalberts Industries NV

  1.4           

Roche Holding AG

  1.4           

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of December 31, 2014, and are based on net assets. For more current Fund holdings, please visit oppenheimerfunds.com.

REGIONAL ALLOCATION

 

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Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of December 31, 2014, and are based on the total market value of investments.

 

 

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Fund Performance Discussion

The Fund’s Non-Service shares produced a total return of -7.22% during the reporting period. In comparison, the Fund’s benchmark, the MSCI AC World ex-U.S. Index (the “Index”), returned -3.87% during the same period. On a sector basis, the Fund underperformed the Index primarily due to weaker relative stock selection in the industrials, information technology and health care sectors. The Fund outperformed the Index in the consumer discretionary sector due to an overweight position and in the energy and materials sectors due to underweight positions.

MARKET OVERVIEW

Domestic equities were among the top performing asset classes in 2014, outperforming foreign equities, including those domiciled in Europe, Japan and emerging markets. In the U.S., the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) began tapering its most recent quantitative easing (“QE”) program in January 2014 and completed the process at the end of October, thereby ending the program’s purchases. The Fed reduced its monthly bond purchases in steady $10 billion increments, which helped reduce market volatility and enabled investors to prepare for a post-QE market environment. Although data in the U.S. softened for the first quarter, partially attributed to cold weather effects across much of the country, it was positive in the second and third quarters of 2014, with Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) growing at 4.6% and an estimated 5.0%, respectively.

Outside of the U.S., the positive data points that had emerged in Europe in 2013 and early 2014 largely reversed themselves later in the reporting period and the European Central Bank (the “ECB”) came under even greater pressure to provide a credible plan to boost growth and avoid deflation. In response, the ECB adopted a number of policies designed to stimulate growth. In Japan, which has been mired in economic weakness for years, the Abe administration has adopted even more aggressive economic policies with the Bank of Japan (the “BoJ”) executing a massive QE program. However, the results have not been particularly impressive, with that economy slipping back into recession in the third quarter of 2014 following the consumption tax increase. Emerging markets’ economic growth was mixed, as certain regions such as Eastern Europe and the Middle East remained burdened by geopolitical turmoil. Many commodity producing emerging market economies also struggled as prices for most commodities fell. Countries such as India and Indonesia have benefited from business-friendly new administrations.

TOP INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS

Top contributors to performance this period included ICICI Bank Ltd., Dollarama, Inc. and Domino’s Pizza Group plc. ICICI Bank is the largest private sector bank in India, a country where about half the banking sector is state-owned. In an environment where the public sector banks are inadequately capitalized for the level of non-performing loans on their books and the government’s ability to continually inject new capital is impaired as a result of its financial position, ICICI has the potential to grow faster with less competition. ICICI’s checking and savings deposits are growing, and its asset quality can improve with GDP growth as can loan growth. Additionally, the election of Narendra Modi as the new Prime Minister of India was greeted with great optimism and boosted Indian equities this reporting period. Dollarama, a dollar store operator based in Canada, posted strong results during the period. They also opened 11 new stores, and anticipate opening 75 to 80 new stores in fiscal 2015. Domino’s Pizza Group is the world’s leading pizza delivery company. It has a master franchise agreement to own, operate and franchise Domino’s Pizza stores in the United Kingdom (“U.K.”), Ireland, Germany and Switzerland. The company’s stock benefited from strong performance in its U.K. business driven in part by strength in e-commerce, food inflation falling, bundling products to drive increased spending and the opening of new stores.

TOP INDIVIDUAL DETRACTORS

Top individual detractors from performance included Yoox SpA, Rolls-Royce Holdings plc and Airbus Group NV. Yoox is an Italian-based online fashion mart offering products from high end designers worldwide. They also run the e-commerce efforts for a number of their brands. Weaker luxury goods consumption, particularly in China, negatively impacted Yoox during the period. Rolls-Royce Holdings, based in the U.K. is one of the world’s largest aircraft engine makers. The company reported disappointing results during the reporting period in part due to weakness in the defense segment. The company’s management also had issues with communication during the period which added to the weakness. We continue to focus on the long term structural growth opportunities for the company. Airbus Group along with Boeing constitutes a global duopoly in the large jet airplane market. It has a product refresh coming with the re-engining of both its single aisle A320 and dual aisle A330 products that we believe has the potential to improve profitability over the next several years. The newest Airbus product, the Airbus A350, was delivered to its first customer, Qatar Airways, just before the year end. Concerns about the near-term impact on margins of these developments led to a pullback in the shares after a strong run of performance.

 

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STRATEGY & OUTLOOK

Our philosophy remains unchanged at period end. We take a bottom-up approach, seeking high-quality companies that are exposed to, and able to monetize durable, secular growth trends. We are long-term investors.

While some investors have reacted negatively to the decline of the euro against the U.S. dollar this reporting period, the currency’s weakness is not necessarily a negative for European companies. For European exporters, a weaker euro could be a boon, making them much more competitive in the global market and improving earnings growth.

As the markets continue to gyrate around the macro, we continue to focus on the micro. One of the benefits of the low growth environment is that as governments work to make their economies more efficient and flexible, companies have been able to restructure in ways that they not able to before. Many companies in Europe have used this as an opportunity to get lean – shedding unproductive businesses or realigning the labor force. We believe there is ample opportunity to invest in high-quality companies that can benefit from long-term global trends and that are well-positioned to benefit from a pick-up in the business cycle when it comes.

Investors should consider the Fund’s investment objective, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The Fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund, and may be obtained by asking your financial advisor or calling us at 1.800.988.8287. Read prospectuses and summary prospectuses carefully before investing.

Total returns include changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions in a hypothetical investment for the periods shown.

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.

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.

Comparing the Fund’s Performance to the Market. The graphs that follow show the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in each share class of the Fund held until December 31, 2014. Performance is measured over a ten-fiscal-year period for both Classes. Performance information does not reflect charges that apply to separate accounts investing in the Fund. If these charges were taken into account, performance would be lower. The graphs assume that all dividends and capital gains distributions were reinvested in additional shares.

The Fund’s performance is compared to the performance of the MSCI AC World ex-U.S. Index. The MSCI AC World ex-U.S. Index is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets and excludes the U.S. The Index is unmanaged and cannot be purchased directly by investors. While index comparisons may be useful to provide a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, it must be noted that the Fund’s investments are not limited to the investments comprising the Index. Index performance includes reinvestment of income, but does not reflect transaction costs, fees, expenses or taxes. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only as a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, and does not predict or depict performance of the Fund. The Fund’s performance reflects the effects of the Fund’s business and operating expenses.

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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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. For performance data current to the most recent month end, call us at 1.800.988.8287. The Fund’s total returns should not be expected to be the same as the returns of other funds, whether or not both funds have the same portfolio managers and/or similar names. The Fund’s total returns include changes in share price and reinvested distributions but do not include the charges associated with the separate account products that offer this Fund. Such performance would have been lower if such charges were taken into account.

 

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Fund Expenses

Fund Expenses. As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs 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 December 31, 2014.

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

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes.

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any charges associated with the separate accounts that offer this Fund. Therefore, the “hypothetical” lines of the table are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these separate account charges were included your costs would have been higher.

 

     Beginning           Ending           Expenses       
     Account           Account           Paid During       
     Value           Value           6 Months Ended       
Actual    July 1, 2014            December 31, 2014            December 31, 2014        

Non-Service shares

     $         1,000.00                      $             905.90                      $             4.82                

Service shares

     1,000.00                      905.70                      6.02                
Hypothetical                                    

(5% return before expenses)

                 

Non-Service shares

     1,000.00                      1,020.16                      5.10                

Service shares

     1,000.00                      1,018.90                      6.38                

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for that class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). Those annualized expense ratios, excluding indirect expenses from affiliated funds, based on the 6-month period ended December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

Class    Expense Ratios        

Non-Service shares

     1.00%            

Service shares

     1.25              

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

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS December 31, 2014  

 

    Shares     Value    

 

 

Common Stocks—96.5%

  

 

 

Consumer Discretionary—23.3%

  

 

 

Auto Components—2.8%

  

 

 

Continental AG

    39,395      $ 8,365,626     

 

 

Valeo SA

    45,073        5,614,168     
   

 

 

 
    13,979,794     
   

 

 

Automobiles—1.2%

  

 

 

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

 

   

 

55,002

 

  

 

   

 

5,973,427  

 

  

 

 

 
   

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services—0.8%

  

 

 

Dignity plc

    127,407        3,789,768     
   

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—3.7%

  

 

 

Carnival Corp.

    159,690        7,238,748     

 

 
Domino’s Pizza Group plc     462,316        5,060,045     

 

 

William Hill plc

    1,168,450        6,570,872     
   

 

 

 
      18,869,665     
   

 

 

Household Durables—0.7%

  

 

 

SEB SA

    49,760        3,703,095     
   

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail—0.6%

  

 

 

Yoox SpA1

    145,000        3,198,941     
   

 

 

Media—4.2%

  

 

 
Grupo Televisa SAB, Sponsored ADR1     155,750        5,304,845     

 

 
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG     74,417        3,135,102     

 

 

SES SA

    151,550        5,436,259     

 

 

Sky plc

    420,873        5,857,801     

 

 
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.     232,693        1,397,294     
   

 

 

 
      21,131,301     
   

 

 

Multiline Retail—2.4%

  

 

 

Dollarama, Inc.

    160,853        8,224,022     

 

 

Hudson’s Bay Co.

    194,700        4,115,882     
   

 

 

 
    12,339,904     
   

 

 

Specialty Retail—1.0%

  

 

 
Inditex SA     174,551        5,001,399     
   

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—5.9%

  

 

 

Burberry Group plc

    285,633        7,237,545     

 

 
Cie Financiere Richemont SA     64,289        5,694,548     

 

 

Hermes International

    1,156        412,199     

 

 

Kering

    17,990        3,458,714     

 

 
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA     23,700        3,747,777     

 

 

Prada SpA

    802,000        4,522,075     

 

 

Swatch Group AG (The)

    10,517        4,669,941     
   

 

 

 
      29,742,799     
   

 

 

Consumer Staples—10.8%

  

 

 

Beverages—2.7%

  

 

 

Diageo plc

    119,274        3,420,913     

 

 

Heineken NV

    91,325        6,487,661     

 

 

Pernod Ricard SA

    31,590        3,502,603     
   

 

 

 
      13,411,177     
   

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing—1.2%

  

 

 

CP ALL PCL

    4,620,800        5,943,121     
   

 

 

Food Products—5.2%

  

 

 

Aryzta AG1

    85,806        6,593,115     

 

 

Barry Callebaut AG1

    4,016        4,113,083     

 

 

Danone SA

    64,980        4,274,805     

 

 

Saputo, Inc.

    158,929        4,776,899     

 

 

Unilever plc

    156,209        6,345,325     
   

 

 

 
            26,103,227     
   

 

 

Household Products—1.1%

  

 

 
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc     70,348        5,675,067     
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Shares     Value    

 

 

Tobacco—0.6%

  

 

 

Swedish Match AB

    99,315      $ 3,097,738     
   

 

 

Energy—1.9%

  

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services—0.8%

  

 

 
Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG     18,912        1,365,832     

 

 

Technip SA

    42,820        2,556,939     
   

 

 

 
    3,922,771     
   

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—1.1%

  

 

 

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    112,227        5,813,813     
   

 

 

Financials—4.4%

  

 

 

Capital Markets—2.4%

  

 

 

ICAP plc

    942,597        6,574,764     

 

 

Tullett Prebon plc

    305,134        1,340,215     

 

 

UBS Group AG1

    249,001        4,280,253     
   

 

 

 
    12,195,232     
   

 

 

Commercial Banks—1.0%

  

 

 
ICICI Bank Ltd., Sponsored ADR     422,225        4,876,699     
   

 

 

Insurance—1.0%

  

 

 
Prudential plc     233,636        5,376,464     
   

 

 

Health Care—9.4%

  

 

 

Biotechnology—2.2%

  

 

 

CSL Ltd.

    88,800        6,252,504     

 

 

Grifols SA

    117,941        4,694,951     
   

 

 

 
    10,947,455     
   

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies—3.3%

  

 

 

DiaSorin SpA

    92,067        3,712,824     

 

 

Essilor International SA

    36,390        4,050,813     

 

 

Sonova Holding AG

    39,165        5,741,319     

 

 
William Demant Holding AS1     43,426        3,296,119     
   

 

 

 
    16,801,075     
   

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services—0.5%

  

 

 

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    153,658        2,307,569     
   

 

 

Health Care Technology—0.0%

  

 

 

CompuGroup Medical AG

    1,555        37,442     
   

 

 

Pharmaceuticals—3.4%

  

 

 

Galenica AG

    4,417        3,498,686     

 

 

Indivior plc1

    70,348        163,809     

 

 

Novo Nordisk AS, Cl. B

    159,182        6,735,246     

 

 

Roche Holding AG

    25,065        6,793,629     
   

 

 

 
    17,191,370     
   

 

 

Industrials—22.8%

  

 

 

Aerospace & Defense—2.9%

  

 

 

Airbus Group NV

    100,440        4,988,574     

 

 

Embraer SA

    390,426        3,597,470     

 

 

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc1

    432,569        5,827,162     
   

 

 

 
          14,413,206     
   

 

 

Air Freight & Couriers—0.5%

  

 

 

Royal Mail plc

    394,354        2,625,958     
   

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies—3.0%

  

 

 

Aggreko plc

    199,094        4,638,571     

 

 

Edenred

    177,238        4,921,383     

 

 
Prosegur Cia de Seguridad SA     941,364        5,349,341     
   

 

 

 
    14,909,295     
   

 

 

Construction & Engineering—2.4%

  

 

 
Boskalis Westminster NV     128,884        7,046,285     

 

 

Leighton Holdings Ltd.

    187,380        3,409,291     

 

 
Trevi Finanziaria Industriale SpA     564,670        1,927,110     
   

 

 

 
    12,382,686     
 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

    Shares     Value    

 

 

Electrical Equipment—3.9%

  

 

 

ABB Ltd.1

    219,678      $ 4,646,562     

 

 

Legrand SA

    93,740        4,907,183     

 

 

Nidec Corp.

    75,700        4,910,092     

 

 

Schneider Electric SE

    70,240        5,103,768     
   

 

 

 
          19,567,605     
   

 

 

Machinery—3.5%

  

 

 

Aalberts Industries NV

    233,011        6,884,110     

 

 

Atlas Copco AB, Cl. A

    226,643        6,309,090     

 

 

Weir Group plc (The)

    149,708        4,284,930     
   

 

 

 
    17,478,130     
   

 

 

Professional Services—2.9%

  

 

 

Experian plc

    308,445        5,202,761     

 

 

Intertek Group plc

    138,540        5,021,914     

 

 

SGS SA

    2,143        4,369,453     
   

 

 

 
    14,594,128     
   

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors—3.7%

  

 

 

Brenntag AG

    92,192        5,187,584     

 

 

Bunzl plc

    240,980        6,569,077     

 

 

Wolseley plc

    125,167        7,125,550     
   

 

 

 
    18,882,211     
   

 

 

Information Technology—15.6%

  

 

 

Communications Equipment—1.1%

  

 

 
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Cl. B     467,466        5,661,452     
   

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments, & Components—2.7%   

 

 

Hoya Corp.

    158,193        5,296,455     

 

 

Keyence Corp.

    9,906        4,387,743     

 

 

Spectris plc

    114,933        3,747,429     
   

 

 

 
    13,431,627     
   

 

 

Internet Software & Services—2.7%

  

 

 

Telecity Group plc

    228,120        2,858,597     

 

 

United Internet AG

    142,589        6,466,129     

 

 

Yahoo Japan Corp.

    1,231,700        4,444,472     
   

 

 

 
    13,769,198     
   

 

 

IT Services—1.3%

  

 

 
Amadeus IT Holding SA, Cl. A     171,096        6,798,877     
   

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—1.7%

  

 

 

ARM Holdings plc

    169,200        2,605,385     

 

 

Infineon Technologies AG

    538,725        5,775,695     
   

 

 

 
    8,381,080     
   

 

 

Software—5.3%

  

 

 

Aveva Group plc

    85,634        1,752,960     

 

 

Dassault Systemes

    79,566        4,842,260     
    Shares     Value    

 

 

Software—5.3%

  

 

 

Gemalto NV

    64,899      $ 5,301,314     

 

 

Sage Group plc (The)

    480,743        3,466,824     

 

 

SAP SE

    109,063        7,711,352     

 

 

Temenos Group AG

    98,782        3,503,534     
   

 

 

 
          26,578,244     
   

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals—0.8%

  

 

 
Lenovo Group Ltd.     3,148,000        4,128,215     
   

 

 

Materials—4.1%

  

 

 

Chemicals—3.3%

  

 

 

Essentra plc

    512,432        5,793,690     

 

 

Sika AG

    1,232        3,613,466     

 

 

Syngenta AG

    21,777        6,992,605     
   

 

 

 
    16,399,761     
   

 

 

Construction Materials—0.8%

  

 

 
James Hardie Industries plc     387,000        4,120,702     
   

 

 

Telecommunication Services—4.2%

  

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services—4.0%

  

 

 

BT Group plc, Cl. A

    1,010,199        6,270,872     

 

 

Iliad SA

    17,090        4,105,336     

 

 

Inmarsat plc

    353,060        4,375,277     

 

 
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.     106,700        5,490,570     
   

 

 

 
    20,242,055     
   

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services—0.2%

  

 

 

Vodafone Group plc

    292,760        1,003,131     
   

 

 

 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $347,630,249)        486,797,874     
   

 

 
Preferred Stock—0.0%   

 

 
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd., 6% Cum. Non-Cv. (Cost $12,272)     5,995,416        82,633     
   
    Units        

 

 
Rights, Warrants and Certificates—0.0%   

 

 
MEI Pharma, Inc. Wts., Strike Price $1.19, Exp. 5/10/171 (Cost $35,548)     151,358        38,430     
   
    Shares        

 

 
Investment Company—2.8%   

 

 
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 0.10%2,3 (Cost $13,876,000)     13,876,000        13,876,000     
   

 

 
Total Investments, at Value (Cost $361,554,069)     99.3%        500,794,937     

 

 
Net Other Assets (Liabilities)     0.7           3,476,285     
 

 

 

 
Net Assets     100.0%      $ 504,271,222     
 

 

 

 
 

 

8      OPPENHEIMER INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND/VA


Footnotes to Statement of Investments

1. Non-income producing security.

2. Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of December 31, 2014.

3. Is or was an affiliate, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, at or during the period ended December 31, 2014, by virtue of the Fund owning at least 5% of the voting securities of the issuer or as a result of the Fund and the issuer having the same investment adviser. Transactions during the period in which the issuer was an affiliate are as follows:

    Shares
December 31, 2013
    Gross    
        Additions    
    Gross
    Reductions
    Shares
    December 31, 2014
 

 

 

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E

    18,850,174        183,079,484                188,053,658        13,876,000   
     Value             Income

 

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E

   $               13,876,000                $                            10,343

 

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

 

 

United Kingdom

   $ 130,582,676         26.1%        

Switzerland

     64,510,194         12.9           

France

     60,637,302         12.1           

Germany

     42,652,357         8.5           

Netherlands

     36,521,757         7.3           

Japan

     24,529,332         4.9           

Spain

     21,844,568         4.4           

United States

     21,153,178         4.2           

Canada

     17,116,803         3.4           

Sweden

     15,068,280         3.0           

Italy

     13,360,950         2.7           

Australia

     11,969,364         2.4           

Denmark

     10,031,365         2.0           

India

     6,356,626         1.3           

Thailand

     5,943,121         1.2           

Mexico

     5,304,845         1.0           

China

     4,128,215         0.8           

Ireland

     4,120,702         0.8           

Brazil

     3,597,470         0.7           

Austria

     1,365,832         0.3           
  

 

 

 

Total

   $         500,794,937                 100.0%        
  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

9      OPPENHEIMER INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND/VA


STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES December 31, 2014  

 

 

 

 

Assets

  

Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments:

  

Unaffiliated companies (cost $347,678,069)

     $ 486,918,937     

Affiliated companies (cost $13,876,000)

     13,876,000     
  

 

 

 
     500,794,937     

 

 

Cash

     447,171     

 

 

Receivables and other assets:

  

Shares of beneficial interest sold

     2,441,674     

Dividends

     823,760     

Investments sold

     783     

Other

     21,079     
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     504,529,404     

 

 

Liabilities

  

Payables and other liabilities:

  

Foreign capital gains tax

     84,444     

Shares of beneficial interest redeemed

     72,227     

Distribution and service plan fees

     30,177     

Legal, auditing and other professional fees

     27,158     

Trustees’ compensation

     19,139     

Custodian fees

     18,731     

Shareholder communications

     5,188     

Investments purchased

     899     

Other

     219     
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     258,182     

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 504,271,222     
  

 

 

 
  

 

 

Composition of Net Assets

  

Par value of shares of beneficial interest

     $ 215,737     

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

     330,745,447     

 

 

Accumulated net investment income

     5,143,744     

 

 

Accumulated net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

     29,060,648     

 

 
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies      139,105,646     
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $             504,271,222     
  

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share

  

Non-Service Shares:

  
Net asset value, redemption price per share and offering price per share (based on net assets of $358,756,087 and 155,096,814 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)      $2.31     

 

 

Service Shares:

  
Net asset value, redemption price per share and offering price per share (based on net assets of $145,515,135 and 60,640,385 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)      $2.40     

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

10      OPPENHEIMER INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND/VA


STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

 

 

Investment Income

  

 

 

Dividends:

  

Unaffiliated companies (net of foreign withholding taxes of $928,310)

     $             11,164,620        

Affiliated companies

     10,343        

 

 

Portfolio lending fees

     36,752        

 

 

Interest

     235        
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

 

     11,211,950        

 

 

Expenses

  

Management fees

     4,985,935        

 

 

Distribution and service plan fees – Service shares

     321,015        

 

 

Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:

  

Non-Service shares

     399,527        

Service shares

     128,439        

 

 

Shareholder communications:

  

Non-Service shares

     7,807        

Service shares

     2,755        

 

 

Custodian fees and expenses

     54,925        

 

 

Trustees’ compensation

     19,460        

 

 

Other

     55,460        
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     5,975,323        

Less reduction to custodian expenses

     (72)        

Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses

     (374,501)        
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     5,600,750        

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

    

 

5,611,200      

 

 

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

  

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investments from unaffiliated companies (net of foreign capital gains tax of $33,156)

     40,643,000        

Foreign currency transactions

     (11,092)        
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain

     40,631,908        

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

  

Investments (net of foreign capital gains tax of $66,624)

     (53,296,547)        

Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     (32,124,935)        
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (85,421,482)        

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     $ (39,178,374)        
  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

  Year Ended
December 31, 2014
  Year Ended
December 31, 2013
 

 

 

Operations

    

Net investment income

    $ 5,611,200         $             5,818,170     

 

 

Net realized gain

     40,631,908          27,279,495     

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (85,421,482)          81,110,996     
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    

 

(39,178,374)  

 

  

 

   

 

114,208,661   

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders

    

Dividends from net investment income:

    

Non-Service shares

     (4,718,842)          (5,541,706)     

Service shares

     (1,168,525)          (927,692)     
  

 

 

 
    

 

(5,887,367)  

 

  

 

   

 

(6,469,398)  

 

  

 

 

 

Distributions from net realized gain:

    

Non-Service shares

     (8,305,904)          —      

Service shares

     (2,491,854)          —      
  

 

 

 
    

 

(10,797,758)  

 

  

 

   

 

—    

 

 

 

 

 

Beneficial Interest Transactions

    

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

    

Non-Service shares

     (57,258,810)          21,565,103     

Service shares

     41,295,796          29,347,067     
  

 

 

 
    

 

(15,963,014)  

 

  

 

   

 

50,912,170   

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

    

Total increase (decrease)

     (71,826,513)          158,651,433     

 

 

Beginning of period

     576,097,735          417,446,302     
  

 

 

 
End of period (including accumulated net investment income of $5,143,744 and $5,258,927, respectively)     $         504,271,222         $         576,097,735     
  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

12      OPPENHEIMER INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND/VA


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
Non-Service Shares   December     December     December     December     December  
  31, 2014     31, 2013     31, 2012     30, 20111     31, 2010  

 

 

Per Share Operating Data

         

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 2.57          $ 2.07          $ 1.72          $ 1.87          $ 1.65      

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

         

Net investment income2

    0.03           0.03           0.03           0.02           0.02      

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.21)          0.50           0.35           (0.15)           0.22      
 

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.18)          0.53           0.38           (0.13)           0.24      

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.03)          (0.03)          (0.03)          (0.02)          (0.02)     

Distributions from net realized gain

    (0.05)          0.00           0.00           0.00           0.00      
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

    (0.08)          (0.03)          (0.03)          (0.02)          (0.02)     

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 2.31         $ 2.57         $ 2.07         $ 1.72         $ 1.87     
 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

 

   

 

(7.22)%  

 

  

 

   

 

25.87%  

 

  

 

   

 

22.22%  

 

  

 

   

 

(7.16)%  

 

  

 

   

 

14.76%  

 

  

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 358,756         $     458,038         $     348,449         $ 364,221         $ 417,141     

 

 

Average net assets (in thousands)

   $     400,556         $ 404,859         $ 332,018         $     406,974         $     376,612     

 

 

Ratios to average net assets:4

         

Net investment income

    1.13%          1.24%          1.68%          1.21%          1.04%     

Total expenses5

    1.07%          1.09%          1.13%          1.09%          1.10%     
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses     1.00%          1.00%          1.00%          1.00%          1.00%     

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    41%          32%          22%          25%          19%     

1. December 30, 2011 represents the last business day of the Fund’s 2011 fiscal year.

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. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Total return information does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

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

  Year Ended December 31, 2014      1.07
  Year Ended December 31, 2013      1.09
  Year Ended December 31, 2012      1.13
  Year Ended December 30, 2011      1.09
  Year Ended December 31, 2010      1.10

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

13      OPPENHEIMER INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND/VA


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
Service Shares   December     December     December     December     December  
  31, 2014     31, 2013     31, 2012     31, 20111     31, 2010  

 

 

Per Share Operating Data

         

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 2.66          $ 2.14          $ 1.78          $ 1.94          $ 1.71      

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

         

Net investment income2

    0.02           0.02           0.03           0.02           0.01      

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.21)          0.53           0.35           (0.17)          0.24      
 

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.19)          0.55           0.38           (0.15)          0.25      

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.02)          (0.03)          (0.02)          (0.01)          (0.02)     

Distributions from net realized gain

    (0.05)          0.00           0.00           0.00           0.00      
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

    (0.07)          (0.03)          (0.02)          (0.01)          (0.02)     

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 2.40         $ 2.66         $ 2.14         $ 1.78        $ 1.94     
 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

 

   

 

(7.15)%  

 

  

 

   

 

25.71%  

 

  

 

   

 

21.68%  

 

  

 

   

 

(7.61)%   

 

  

 

   

 

14.62%  

 

  

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

  $     145,515        $     118,060        $     68,997        $     57,276        $     61,630     

 

 

Average net assets (in thousands)

  $ 128,694        $ 88,647        $ 63,118        $ 62,359        $ 50,420     

 

 

Ratios to average net assets:4

         

Net investment income

    0.85%          0.89%        1.43%          0.96%          1.35%     

Total expenses5

    1.32%          1.34%        1.38%          1.34%          1.35%     
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses     1.25%          1.25%        1.25%          1.25%          1.25%     

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    41%          32%        22%          25%          19%     

1. December 30, 2011 represents the last business day of the Fund’s 2011 fiscal year.

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. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Total return information does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

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

  Year Ended December 31, 2014      1.32
  Year Ended December 31, 2013      1.34
  Year Ended December 31, 2012      1.38
  Year Ended December 30, 2011      1.34
  Year Ended December 31, 2010      1.35

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

14      OPPENHEIMER INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND/VA


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2014

 

 

1. Organization

Oppenheimer International Growth Fund/VA (the “Fund”), formerly a series of Panorama Series, is a separate series of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds, which 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. Shares of the Fund are sold only to separate accounts of life insurance companies.

    The Fund offers two classes of shares. Both classes are sold at their offering price, which is the net asset value per share, to separate investment accounts of participating insurance companies as an underlying investment for variable life insurance policies, variable annuity contracts or other investment products. The class of shares designated as Service shares is subject to a distribution and service plan. Both 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.

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

 

 

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 Fund’s accounting records are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies and amounts related to the purchase and sale of foreign securities and foreign investment income are translated into U.S. dollars as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”), normally 4:00 P.M. Eastern time, on each day the Exchange is open for trading. Foreign exchange rates may be valued primarily using a reliable bank, dealer or service authorized by the Board of Trustees.

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

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

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

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

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

Custodian Fees. “Custodian fees and expenses” in the Statement of Operations may include interest expense incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on such cash overdrafts, to the extent they are not offset by positive cash balances maintained by the Fund, at a rate equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. The “Reduction to custodian expenses” line item, if applicable, represents earnings on cash balances maintained by the Fund during the period. Such interest expense and other custodian fees may be paid with these earnings.

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

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

Federal Taxes. The Fund intends to comply with provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its investment company taxable income, including any net realized gain on investments not offset by capital loss

 

15      OPPENHEIMER INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND/VA


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  Continued

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

carryforwards, if any, to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is required. The Fund files income tax returns in U.S. federal and applicable state jurisdictions. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s tax return filings generally remain open for the three preceding fiscal reporting period ends.

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

 

                  Net Unrealized  
                  Appreciation  
                  Based on cost of  
                  Securities and  
Undistributed    Undistributed      Accumulated     Other Investments  
Net Investment    Long-Term      Loss     for Federal Income  

Income

 

  

Gain

 

    

Carryforward1,2

 

   

Tax Purposes

 

 

 

 

$6,497,828

     $34,618,960         $—        $132,212,389   

1. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund did not utilize any capital loss carryforward.

2. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund utilized $13,674,717 of capital loss carryforward to offset capital gains realized in that fiscal year.

Net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) may differ for financial statement and tax purposes. The character of dividends and distributions made during the fiscal year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. Also, due to timing of dividends and distributions, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the fiscal year in which the income or net realized gain was recorded by the Fund.

Accordingly, the following amounts have been reclassified for December 31, 2014. Net assets of the Fund were unaffected by the reclassifications.

 

     Increase     Reduction  
     to Accumulated     to Accumulated Net  
Increase    Net Investment     Realized Gain  

to Paid-in Capital

 

  

Income

 

   

on Investments3

 

 

 

 

$4,182,314

     $160,984        $4,343,298   

3. $4,182,314, including $4,063,145 of long-term capital gain, was distributed in connection with Fund share redemptions.

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

 

     Year Ended     Year Ended  
     December 31, 2014    

December 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

Distributions paid from:

    

Ordinary income

   $ 5,887,367      $ 6,469,398     

Long-term capital gain

     10,797,758        —       
  

 

 

 

Total

   $     16,685,125      $     6,469,398     
  

 

 

 

The aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments for federal income tax purposes as of December 31, 2014 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

   $ 368,447,326     
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $      163,917,636     

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (31,705,247)    
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 132,212,389     
  

 

 

 

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

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

 

 

3. Securities Valuation

The Fund calculates the net asset value of its shares as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”), normally 4:00 P.M. Eastern time, on each day the Exchange is open for trading.

 

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3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

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

Valuation Methods and Inputs

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS   Continued

 

 

3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

 

Classifications

Each investment asset or liability of the Fund is assigned a level at measurement date based on the significance and source of the inputs to its valuation. Various data inputs are used in determining the value of each of the Fund’s investments as of the reporting period end. These data inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:

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

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

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

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

The table below categorizes amounts that are included in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2014 based on valuation input level:

 

  

Level 1—

Unadjusted

Quoted Prices

 

Level 2—

Other Significant

Observable Inputs

 

Level 3—

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

  Value   

Assets Table

  

Investments, at Value:

  

Common Stocks

       

Consumer Discretionary

    $ 24,883,497          $ 92,846,596          $ —          $ 117,730,093     

Consumer Staples

    4,776,899          49,453,431          —          54,230,330     

Energy

    —          9,736,584          —          9,736,584     

Financials

    9,156,952          13,291,443          —          22,448,395     

Health Care

    —          47,284,911          —          47,284,911     

Industrials

    —          114,853,219          —          114,853,219     

Information Technology

    —          78,748,693          —          78,748,693     

Materials

    —          20,520,463          —          20,520,463     

Telecommunication Services

    —          21,245,186          —          21,245,186     

Preferred Stock

    82,633          —          —          82,633     

Rights, Warrants and Certificates

    —          38,430          —          38,430     

Investment Company

    13,876,000          —          —          13,876,000     
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

    $                 52,775,981          $                 448,018,956          $                                 —           $                 500,794,937     
 

 

 

 

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

Investment in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund. The Fund is permitted to invest daily available cash balances in an affiliated money market fund. The Fund may invest the available cash in Class E shares of Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund (“IMMF”) to seek current income while preserving liquidity or for defensive purposes. IMMF is a registered open-end management investment company, regulated as a money market fund under the 1940 Act. The Manager is the investment adviser of IMMF, and the Sub-Adviser provides investment and related advisory services to IMMF. When applicable, the Fund’s investment in IMMF is included in the Statement of Investments. Shares of IMMF are valued at their net asset value per share. As a shareholder, the Fund is subject to its proportional share of IMMF’s Class E expenses, including its management fee. The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in IMMF.

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.

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

 

 

5. Shares of Beneficial Interest

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

 

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5. Shares of Beneficial Interest (Continued)

 

       Year Ended December 31, 2014     Year Ended December 31, 2013       
        Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount       

Non-Service Shares

          

Sold

                     25,443,453      $                 62,992,150                            49,717,056      $             113,109,114        

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

       5,127,853        13,024,746        2,452,083        5,541,707        

Redeemed

       (53,834,052     (133,275,706     (42,327,625     (97,085,718)       
    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

       (23,262,746   $ (57,258,810     9,841,514      $ 21,565,103        
    

 

 

 
                                    

Service Shares

          

Sold

       19,806,037      $ 50,102,878        16,576,608      $ 39,884,179        

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

       1,386,507        3,660,379        396,450        927,692        

Redeemed

       (4,889,729     (12,467,461     (4,816,049     (11,464,804)       
    

 

 

 

Net increase

       16,302,815      $ 41,295,796        12,157,009      $ 29,347,067        
    

 

 

 

 

 

6. Purchases and Sales of Securities

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term obligations and investments in IMMF, for the year ended December 31, 2014 were as follows:

 

      Purchases            Sales  

Investment securities

   $ 211,716,827          $ 237,792,010   

 

 

7. 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 $250 million

     1.00%     

    Next $250 million

     0.90        

    Over $500 million

     0.85        

The Fund’s management fee for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 was 0.94% 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 services are detailed in the Statement of Operations and Financial Highlights, respectively.

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

Trustees’ Compensation. The Fund’s Board of Trustees (“Board”) has adopted a compensation deferral plan for Independent Trustees that enables Trustees to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the annual compensation they are entitled to receive from the Fund. For purposes of determining the amount owed to the 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 for Service Shares. The Fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act for Service shares to pay OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (the “Distributor”), for distribution related services, personal service and account maintenance for the Fund’s Service shares. Under the Plan, payments are made periodically at an annual rate of 0.25% of the daily net assets of Service shares of the Fund. The Distributor currently uses all of those fees to compensate sponsors of the insurance product that offers Fund shares, for

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

7. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

 

providing personal service and maintenance of accounts of their variable contract owners that hold Service shares. These fees are paid out of the Fund’s assets on an on-going basis and increase operating expenses of the Service shares, which results in lower performance compared to the Fund’s shares that are not subject to a service fee. Fees incurred by the Fund under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations.

Waivers and Reimbursements of Expenses. The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the Fund’s expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses, excluding expenses incurred directly or indirectly by the Fund as a result of investments in other investment companies, wholly-owned subsidiaries and pooled investment vehicles; so that those expenses, as percentages of daily net assets, will not exceed the annual rate of 1.00% for Non-Service shares and 1.25% for Service shares. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $271,654 and $90,590 for Non-Service and Service shares, respectively.

    The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in IMMF. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $12,257 for IMMF management fees.

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

 

 

8. Borrowings and Other Financing

Securities Lending. The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income in the form of fees, or interest on cash or securities received as collateral. The loans are secured by collateral (either securities, letters of credit, or cash) in an amount of at least 102% of the market value of the loaned U.S. securities, and at least 105% of the market value of loaned foreign securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, the Fund could experience delays and cost in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. The Fund continues to receive the economic benefit of interest or dividends paid on the securities loaned in the form of a substitute payment received from the borrower and recognizes the change in the fair value of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan. The Fund has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand. As of December 31, 2014, the Fund had no securities on loan.

 

 

9. Pending Litigation

In 2009, seven class action lawsuits were filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI”), OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., the Fund’s principal underwriter and distributor (the “Distributor”), and certain funds (but not including the Fund) advised by OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. and distributed by the Distributor (the “Defendant Funds”). The lawsuits also named as defendants certain officers and current and former trustees of the respective Defendant Funds. The lawsuits raised claims under federal securities laws and alleged, among other things, that the disclosure documents of the respective Defendant Funds contained misrepresentations and omissions and that the respective Defendant Funds’ investment policies were not followed. The plaintiffs in these actions sought unspecified damages, equitable relief and awards of attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses. The Defendant Funds’ Boards of Trustees also engaged counsel to represent the Funds and the present and former Independent Trustees named in those suits. In March 2014, the parties in six of these lawsuits executed stipulations and agreements of settlement resolving those actions. In July 2014, the court entered an order and final judgment approving the settlements as fair, reasonable and adequate. The settlements do not resolve a seventh outstanding lawsuit relating to Oppenheimer Rochester California Municipal Fund (the “California Fund Suit”). OFI believes the California Fund Suit is without legal merit and is defending the suit vigorously. While it is premature to render any opinion as to the outcome in the California Fund Suit, or whether any costs that OFI may bear in defending the California Fund Suit might not be reimbursed by insurance, OFI believes the California Fund Suit should not impair the ability of OFI or the Distributor to perform their respective duties to the Fund, and that the outcome of the California Fund Suit should not have any material effect on the operations of any of the Oppenheimer funds.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

The Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Oppenheimer International Growth Fund/VA (a separate series of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds), including the statement of investments, as of December 31, 2014, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2014, by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Oppenheimer International Growth Fund/VA as of December 31, 2014, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Denver, Colorado

February 13, 2015

 

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FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION Unaudited

 

 

In early 2015, if applicable, shareholders of record received information regarding all dividends and distributions paid to them by the Fund during calendar year 2014.

Capital gain distributions of $0.05222 per share were paid to Non-Service and Service shareholders, respectively, on June 18, 2014. Whether received in stock or in cash, the capital gain distribution should be treated by shareholders as a gain from the sale of the capital assets held for more than one year (long-term capital gains).

None of the dividends paid by the Fund during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 are eligible for the corporate dividend-received deduction.

The Fund has elected the application of Section 853 of the Internal Revenue Code to permit shareholders to take a federal income tax credit or deduction, at their option, on a per share basis. The maximum amount allowable but not less than $908,851 of foreign income taxes were paid by the Fund during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014. A separate notice will be mailed to each shareholder, which will reflect the proportionate share of such foreign taxes which must be treated by shareholders as gross income for federal income tax purposes.

Gross income of the maximum amount allowable but not less than $6,883,391 was derived from sources within foreign countries or possessions of the United States.

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

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUNDS INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS Unaudited

 

 

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

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

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

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

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

Investment Performance of the Manager and the Fund. Throughout the year, the Manager provided information on the investment performance of the Fund, including comparative performance information. The Board also reviewed information, prepared by the Manager and by the independent consultant, comparing the Fund’s historical performance to relevant market indices and to the performance of other foreign large growth funds underlying variable insurance products. The Board noted that the Fund outperformed its performance category median during each of the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods. The Board also noted that the Fund performed in the first quintile of its performance category for each of the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods.

      Costs of Services by the Adviser. The Board reviewed the fees paid to the Manager and the other expenses borne by the Fund. The Board noted that the Manager, not the Fund, pays the Sub-Adviser’s fee under the sub-advisory agreement. The independent consultant provided comparative data in regard to the fees and expenses of the Fund and other foreign large growth funds underlying variable insurance products. In reviewing the fees and expenses charged to the VA funds, the Board considered the Manager’s assertion that, because there is much greater disparity in the fees and services that may be provided by a manager to a VA fund as opposed to a retail fund, when comparing the expenses of the various VA funds to those of retail funds, it is most appropriate to focus on total expenses (rather than on the management fees). Accordingly, while the Board reviewed and considered all expenses, it focused on total expenses. The Board considered that the Fund’s total expenses, after waivers, were lower than its peer group median and equal to its category median. The Board also considered that the Fund’s contractual management fee was equal to its peer group median and higher than its category median. Within the total asset range of $500 million to $1 billion, the Fund’s effective management fee rate was higher than its peer group median and category median. The Board noted that the Manager has contractually agreed to limit the Fund’s total annual operating expenses so that those expenses, as percentages of daily net assets, will not exceed the annual rate of 1.00% for Non-Service Shares and 1.25% for Service Shares. This contractual expense limitation may not be amended or withdrawn until one year from the date of the Fund’s prospectus, unless approved by the Board.

Economies of Scale and Profits Realized by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser. The Board considered information regarding the Manager’s costs in serving as the Fund’s investment adviser, including the costs associated with the personnel and systems necessary to manage the Fund, and information regarding the Manager’s profitability from its relationship with the Fund. The Board reviewed whether the Manager may realize economies of scale in managing and supporting the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund currently has management fee breakpoints, which are intended to share with Fund shareholders economies of scale that may exist as the Fund’s assets grow. The Board further noted that on November 1, 2013, an additional fee breakpoint of 0.85% for assets in excess of $500 million was added to the Fund’s breakpoint schedule.

Other Benefits to the Managers. In addition to considering the profits realized by the Managers, the Board considered information that was provided regarding the direct and indirect benefits the Managers receive as a result of their relationship with the Fund, including compensation paid to the Managers’

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUNDS INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

affiliates and research provided to the Adviser in connection with permissible brokerage arrangements (soft dollar arrangements). The Board also considered that the Managers must be able to pay and retain experienced professional personnel at competitive rates to provide quality services to the Fund.

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

Based on its review of the information it received and its evaluations described above, the Board, including a majority of the independent Trustees, decided to continue the Agreements through August 31, 2015. In arriving at its decision, the Board did not identify any factor or factors as being more important than others, but considered all of the above information, and considered the terms and conditions of the Agreements, including the management fees, in light of all the surrounding circumstances.

 

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PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES; UPDATES TO STATEMENTS OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited

 

 

The Fund has adopted Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures under which the Fund votes proxies relating to securities (“portfolio proxies”) held by the Fund. A description of the Fund’s Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund toll-free at 1.800.525.7048, (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 1.800.525.7048, 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.

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited

 

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

Sam Freedman,

Chairman of the Board of Trustees (since 2013) and Trustee (since 1996)

Year of Birth: 1940

   Director of Colorado UpLIFT (charitable organization) (since September 1984). Mr. Freedman held several positions with the Sub-Adviser and with subsidiary or affiliated companies of the Sub-Adviser (until October 1994). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Freedman has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 1996, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Jon S. Fossel,

Trustee (since 1997)

Year of Birth: 1942

   Chairman of the Board of Jack Creek Preserve Foundation (non-profit organization) (since 2005); Chairman of the Board (2006-December 2011) and Director (June 2002-December 2011) of UNUMProvident (insurance company); Director of Northwestern Energy Corp. (public utility corporation) (November 2004-December 2009); Director of P.R. Pharmaceuticals (October 1999-October 2003); Director of Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (non-profit organization) (February 1998-February 2003 and February 2005-February 2007); Chairman and Director (until October 1996) and President and Chief Executive Officer (until October 1995) of the Sub-Adviser; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the following: Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (“OAC”) (parent holding company of the Sub-Adviser), Shareholder Services, Inc. and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. (until October 1995). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Fossel has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 1990, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Richard F. Grabish,

Trustee (since 2008)

Year of Birth: 1948

   Formerly Senior Vice President and Assistant Director of Sales and Marketing (March 1997-December 2007), Director (March 1987-December 2007) and Manager of Private Client Services (June 1985-June 2005) of A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. (broker/dealer and investment firm); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (March 2001-December 2007); President and Vice Chairman of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (investment adviser) (April 1987-March 2001); President of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (investment adviser) (June 2005-December 2007). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Grabish has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2001, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Beverly L. Hamilton,

Trustee (since 2002)

Year of Birth: 1946

   Trustee of Monterey Institute for International Studies (educational organization) (since February 2000); Board Member of Middlebury College (educational organization) (December 2005-June 2011); Chairman (since 2010) of American Funds’ Emerging Markets Growth Fund, Inc. (mutual fund); Director of The California Endowment (philanthropic organization) (April 2002-April 2008); Director (February 2002-2005) and Chairman of Trustees (2006-2007) of the Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula; Director (October 1991-2005); Vice Chairman (2006-2009) of American Funds’ Emerging Markets Growth Fund, Inc. (mutual fund); President of ARCO Investment Management Company (February 1991-April 2000); Member of the investment committees of The Rockefeller Foundation (2001-2006) and The University of Michigan (since 2000); Advisor at Credit Suisse First Boston’s Sprout venture capital unit (venture capital fund) (1994-January 2005); Trustee of MassMutual Institutional Funds (investment company) (1996-June 2004); Trustee of MML Series Investment Fund (investment company) (April 1989-June 2004); Member of the investment committee of Hartford Hospital (2000-2003); and Advisor to Unilever (Holland) pension fund (2000-2003). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Hamilton has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2002, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Victoria J. Herget,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth:1951

   Board Chair (2008-Present) and Director (2004-Present), United Educators (insurance company); Trustee (since 2000) and Chair (since 2010), Newberry Library (independent research library); Trustee, Mather LifeWays (senior living organization) (since 2001); Independent Director of the First American Funds (mutual fund family) (2003-2011); former Managing Director (1993-2001), Principal (1985-1993), Vice President (1978-1985) and Assistant Vice President (1973-1978) of Zurich Scudder Investments (investment adviser) (and its predecessor firms); Trustee (1992-2007), Chair of the Board of Trustees (1999-2007), Investment Committee Chair (1994-1999) and Investment Committee member (2007-2010) of Wellesley College; Trustee, BoardSource (non-profit organization) (2006-2009) and Chicago City Day School (K-8 School) (1994-2005). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Herget has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Robert J. Malone,

Trustee (since 2002)

Year of Birth: 1944

   Chairman of the Board (since 2012) and Director (since August 2005) of Jones International University (educational organization); Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Steele Street Bank Trust (commercial banking) (since August 2003); Trustee of the Gallagher Family Foundation (non-profit organization) (since 2000); Board of Directors of Opera Colorado Foundation (non-profit organization) (2008-2012); Director of Colorado UpLIFT (charitable organization) (1986-2010); Director of Jones Knowledge, Inc. (2006-2010); Former Chairman of U.S. Bank-Colorado (subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp and formerly Colorado National Bank) (July 1996-April 1999); Director of Commercial Assets, Inc. (real estate investment trust) (1993-2000); Director of U.S. Exploration, Inc. (oil and gas exploration) (1997-February 2004); Chairman of the Board (1991-1994) and Trustee (1985-1994) of Regis University; and Chairman of the Board (1990-1991 and Trustee (1984-1999) of Young Presidents Organization. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Malone has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2002, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

 

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F. William Marshall, Jr.,

Trustee (since 2002)

Year of Birth: 1942

   Trustee Emeritus of Worcester Polytech Institute (WPI) (private university) (since 2009); Trustee of MassMutual Select Funds (formerly MassMutual Institutional Funds) (investment company) (since 1996), MML Series Investment Fund (investment company) (since 1996) and Mass Mutual Premier Funds (investment company) (since January 2012); President and Treasurer of the SIS Fund (private charitable fund) (January 1999 – March 2011); Former Trustee of WPI (1985-2008); Former Chairman of the Board (2004-2006) and Former Chairman of the Investment Committee of WPI (1994-2008); Chairman of SIS & Family Bank, F.S.B. (formerly SIS Bank) (commercial bank) (January 1999-July 1999); Executive Vice President of Peoples Heritage Financial Group, Inc. (commercial bank) (January 1999-July 1999); and Former President and Chief Executive Officer of SIS Bancorp. (1993-1999). Oversees 42 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Marshall has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2000, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Karen L. Stuckey,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1953

   Partner (1990-2012) of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (professional services firm) (held various positions 1975- 1990); Trustee (1992-2006) and member of Executive, Nominating and Audit Committees and Chair of Finance Committee of Lehigh University; and member, Women’s Investment Management Forum (professional organization) since inception. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Stuckey has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

James D. Vaughn,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth:1945

  

Retired; former managing partner (1994-2001) of Denver office of Deloitte & Touche LLP, (held various positions 1969-1993); Trustee and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Schroder Funds (2003-2012); Board member and Chairman of Audit Committee of AMG National Trust Bank (since 2005); Trustee and Investment Committee member, University of South Dakota Foundation (since 1996); Board member, Audit Committee Member and past Board Chair, Junior Achievement (since 1993); former Board member, Mile High United Way, Boys and Girls Clubs, Boy Scouts, Colorado Business Committee for the Arts, Economic Club of Colorado and Metro Denver Network. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Vaughn has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

 

 

INTERESTED TRUSTEE

  

 

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

William F. Glavin, Jr.,

Trustee (since 2009)

Year of Birth: 1958

Year

  

Chairman of the Sub-Adviser (July 2014-December 2014 and December 2009-December 2012) and Director of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2009); Chairman, Director and Chief Executive Officer (January 2013-June 2014) of the Manager; President of the Manager (January 2013-May 2013); Chief Executive Officer (January 2009-December 2012); President of the Sub-Adviser (May 2009-December 2012); Management Director (June 2009-June 2014), President (December 2009-June 2014) and Chief Executive Officer (January 2011-June 2014) of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (“OAC”) (the Sub-Adviser’s parent holding company); Director of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (March 2010-June 2014); Executive Vice President (March 2006-February 2009) and Chief Operating Officer (July 2007-February 2009) of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (OAC’s parent company); Director (May 2004-March 2006) and Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer (May 2004-January 2005), President (January 2005-March 2006) and Chief Executive Officer (June 2005-March 2006) of Babson Capital Management LLC; Director (March 2005-March 2006), President (May 2003-March 2006) and Chief Compliance Officer (July 2005-March 2006) of Babson Capital Securities, Inc. (a broker-dealer); President (May 2003-March 2006) of Babson Investment Company, Inc.; Director (May 2004-August 2006) of Babson Capital Europe Limited; Director (May 2004-October 2006) of Babson Capital Guernsey Limited; Director (May 2004-March 2006) of Babson Capital Management LLC; Non-Executive Director (March 2005-March 2007) of Baring Asset Management Limited; Director (February 2005-June 2006) Baring Pension Trustees Limited; Director and Treasurer (December 2003-November 2006) of Charter Oak Capital Management, Inc.; Director (May 2006-September 2006) of C.M. Benefit Insurance Company; Director (May 2008-June 2009) and Executive Vice President (June 2007-July 2009) of C.M. Life Insurance Company; President (March 2006-May 2007) of MassMutual Assignment Company; Director (January 2005-December 2006), Deputy Chairman (March 2005-December 2006) and President (February 2005-March 2005) of MassMutual Holdings (Bermuda) Limited; Director (May 2008-June 2009) and Executive Vice President (June 2007-July 2009) of MML Bay State Life Insurance Company; Chief Executive Officer and President (April 2007-January 2009) of MML Distributors, LLC; and Chairman (March 2006-December 2008) and Chief Executive Officer (May 2007-December 2008) of MML Investors Services, Inc. An officer of 91 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Glavin has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since December 2009, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

 

 

OTHER OFFICERS OF THE FUND

  

 

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

George R. Evans,

Vice President (since 1999)

Year of Birth: 1959

   CIO Equities of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2013); Senior Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (since July 2004). Director of International Equities of the Sub-Adviser (since July 2004); Director of Equities of the Sub-Adviser (October 2010-December 2012); Vice President of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation (July 1994-November 2001) and Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (October 1993-July 2004). A portfolio manager and officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited / Continued

 

Robert B. Dunphy,

Vice President (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1979

   Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2011); Senior Portfolio Manager (since May 2011); Senior Research Analyst and Assistant Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (May 2009-January 2011), and an Intermediate Research Analyst of the Sub-Adviser (January 2006-May 2009). A portfolio manager of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Arthur P. Steinmetz,

President and Principal Executive Officer (since 2014)

Year of Birth: 1958

   Chairman of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2015); CEO and Chairman of the Manager (since July 2014), President of the Manager (since May 2013), a Director of the Manager (since January 2013), Director of the Sub-Adviser (since July 2014), President, Management Director and CEO of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (the Sub-Adviser’s parent holding company) (since July 2014), and President and Director of OFI SteelPath, Inc. (since January 2013). Chief Investment Officer of the OppenheimerFunds advisory entities from (January 2013-December 2013); Executive Vice President of the Manager (January 2013-May 2013); Chief Investment Officer of the Sub-Adviser (October 2010-December 2012); Chief Investment Officer, Fixed-Income, of the Sub-Adviser (April 2009-October 2010); Executive Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (October 2009-December 2012); Director of Fixed Income of the Sub-Adviser (January 2009-April 2009); and a Senior Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (March 1993-September 2009). An officer of 91 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Arthur S. Gabinet,

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2011)

Year of Birth: 1958

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

Jennifer Sexton,

Vice President and Chief Business Officer (since 2014)

Year of Birth: 1969

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

Mary Ann Picciotto,

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

Year of Birth: 1973

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

Brian W. Wixted,

Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer (since 1999)

Year of Birth: 1959

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

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Fund’s Directors and Officers and is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1.800.988.8287.

 

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OPPENHEIMER INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND/VA

A Series of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds

 

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      KPMG LLP
Registered     
Public     
Accounting     
Firm     
Counsel      K&L Gates LLP
    

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, or calling us at 1.800.988.8287. Read prospectuses and summary prospectuses carefully before investing.

     © 2015 OppenheimerFunds, Inc.   All rights reserved. Oppenheimer funds are distributed by OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

LOGO


Item 2. Code of Ethics.

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

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

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


Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a) Audit Fees

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $369,600 in fiscal 2014 and $333,600 in fiscal 2013.

 

(b) Audit-Related Fees

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed no such fees in fiscal 2014 and $1,500 in fiscal 2013.

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $1,012,359 in fiscal 2014 and $697,965 in fiscal 2013 to the registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant.

Such services include: Internal control reviews, GIPS attestation procedures, reorganization, and system conversion testing.

 

(c) Tax Fees

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $19,329 in fiscal 2014 and $24,274 in fiscal 2013.

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $477,069 in fiscal 2014 and $581,620 in fiscal 2013 to the registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant.

Such services include: tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice. Tax compliance generally involves preparation of original and amended tax returns, claims for a refund and tax payment-planning services. Tax planning and tax advice includes assistance with tax audits and appeals, tax advice related to mergers and acquisitions and requests for rulings or technical advice from taxing authorities.

 

(d) All Other Fees

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

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


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

 

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

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

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

(2) 0%

 

(f) Not applicable as less than 50%.

 

(g) The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $17,892,465 in fiscal 2014 and $15,380,794 in fiscal 2013 to the registrant and the registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant related to non-audit fees. Those billings did not include any prohibited non-audit services as defined by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

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

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.


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

b) Not applicable.

 

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

Not applicable.

 

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

Not applicable.

 

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

Not applicable.

 

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

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

None

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

Based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c)) as of 12/31/2014, the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer found the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures to provide reasonable assurances that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in the reports that it files under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (a) is accumulated and communicated to registrant’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, and (b) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that


have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

(a) (1) Exhibit attached hereto.

(2) Exhibits attached hereto.

(3) Not applicable.

 

(b) Exhibit attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

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

Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds

 

By:

/s/ Arthur P. Steinmetz

Arthur P. Steinmetz
Principal Executive Officer
Date: 2/11/2015

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: 2/11/2015

 

By:

/s/ Brian W. Wixted

Brian W. Wixted
Principal Financial Officer
Date: 2/11/2015