N-CSR/A 1 d129184dncsra.htm OPPENHEIMER VARIABLE ACCOUNT FUNDS Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR/A

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: 12/31/2015


Item 1.   Reports to Stockholders.


 

LOGO


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

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE PERIODS ENDED 12/31/15

 

     Inception Date         1-Year       5-Year        10-Year  

Non-Service Shares

      8/15/86            6.61%            12.54%           5.46

Service Shares

    10/16/00        6.35           12.26            5.19   

Russell Midcap Growth Index

            -0.20           11.54            8.16   

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 HOLDINGS AND ALLOCATIONS

 

TOP TEN COMMON STOCK HOLDINGS

 

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.

   2.6%    

Acuity Brands, Inc.

   2.6        

Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.

   2.1        

Constellation Brands, Inc., Cl. A

   2.0        

Snap-on, Inc.

   2.0        

ServiceNow, Inc.

   1.9        

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

   1.8        

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

   1.8        

Signature Bank

   1.8        

Monster Beverage Corp.

   1.7        

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of December 31, 2015, and are based on net assets. For more current Fund holdings, please visit oppenheimerfunds.com.

LOGO

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of December 31, 2015, 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 6.61% during the reporting period, outperforming the Russell Midcap Growth Index’s return of -0.20% and the Morningstar U.S. Insurance Fund Mid-Cap Growth peer group’s return of -0.03%. In addition, the Fund’s Non-Service shares ranked in the 3rd percentile (7 out of 99 funds) in Morningstar’s U.S. Insurance Fund Mid-Cap Growth peer group over the 1-year period ended December 31, 2015. Over the longer-term, Fund’s Non-Service shares ranked in the 18th (21 out of 95 funds), 10th (12 out of 94 funds), and 82nd (67 out of 76 funds) percentiles for the 3-, 5- and 10-year periods ended December 31, 2015, respectively. Note that we have managed the Fund under the current investment process for just over five years.

The Fund’s outperformance in 2015 was due to good stock selection. The strong results were broad-based as almost every sector outperformed, led by information technology, industrials and consumer discretionary. Our fundamental research continued to steer us away from companies with cyclical businesses or commodity exposure in sectors such as materials, energy and industrials. Instead, we found good investment opportunities in higher-quality growth companies in sectors such as consumer discretionary, information technology and health care.

MARKET OVERVIEW

2015 will go down as a year in which volatility returned to the financial markets following a multi-year hiatus. Global growth struggled to gain traction as many of the world’s largest economies expanded below their long-term trends. China’s industrial production slowed for the fifth consecutive year and weighed on the world’s exporters—especially commodity producers. In the United States, a strong dollar impaired the competitiveness of many American companies and proved to be a drag on corporate earnings.

The generally disappointing performance of global equity markets was marked by pockets of significant weakness in the energy sector and many emerging markets. U.S. equities generally outperformed their counterparts in other regions in 2015, though with tempered results and only after a market correction in August that tested investors’ nerves. Interest rates globally remained low, even as investors spent most of the year contemplating the first U.S. interest-rate hike by the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) in almost a decade. The Fed did not raise interest rates until late in the year at its December 16 meeting, when the benchmark federal funds rate was raised by 0.25%.

TOP INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS

Top performing stocks for the Fund this reporting period included Acuity Brands, O’Reilly Automotive and Palo Alto Networks. Acuity Brands manufactures and distributes a range of indoor and outdoor lighting fixtures and control systems. Shares of Acuity Brands generated a 57% return after the company reported consistently strong earnings results. This is an outstanding result when compared to the industrials sector as a whole, which declined. We believe their leadership in energy efficient LED technology should provide a tailwind for strong growth in the future. O’Reilly Automotive, a leading distributor and retailer of automotive parts, had another solid year. The company reported strong financial results throughout the reporting period, and consistently exceeded expectations. In 2015, O’Reilly is expected to generate earnings per share (EPS) growth in excess of 20% for the seventh consecutive year. Palo Alto Networks, a leading network security solutions company, posted revenue growth above 50% for the year, which significantly exceeded expectations. These were among the largest holdings in the Fund at the end of the year and the Fund has owned all three stocks for an extended period.

TOP INDIVIDUAL DETRACTORS

Detractors from performance this reporting period included Mobileye NV and Akamai Technologies, Inc. Mobileye develops Advanced Driver Assistance Systems software and cameras that warn drivers about collisions, traffic jams and more. Mobileye’s shares declined during the period due to concerns about potential market share loss and margin compression. Akamai Technologies is a provider of cloud services for delivering, optimizing and securing online content and business applications. Shares of Akamai fell after the company reported earnings that missed analysts’ expectations and we exited our position during the period.

STRATEGY & OUTLOOK

Our long-term investment process remains the same. We seek dynamic companies with above average and sustainable revenue and earnings growth that we believe are positioned to outperform. These companies typically hold leading positions in their industry and are run by management teams that have proven records of performance. In addition, we seek to diversify the portfolio across economic sectors and by position while also employing sell disciplines to enhance performance. We are pleased that this investment process produced favorable absolute and relative performance during the period, despite volatile market conditions.

 

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The macroeconomic environment is characterized by modest economic expansion, weak profit growth and increased merger and acquisition activity. We believe that this is an environment that favors growth companies and that mid-cap stocks offer investors an ongoing opportunity to generate outperformance versus market indices through effective stock selection.

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, 2015. 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. The Russell Midcap Growth Index measures the performance of the mid-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell Midcap 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.

The Morningstar U.S. Insurance Fund Mid-Cap Growth Funds Category Average is the average return of the mutual funds within the investment category as defined by Morningstar. Returns include the reinvestment of distributions but do not consider sales charges. Morningstar U.S. Insurance Fund Mid-Cap Growth Funds Category Average performance is shown for illustrative purposes only and does not predict or depict the performance of the Fund.

Morningstar ranking is for Non-Service shares and ranking may include more than one share class of funds in the category, including other share classes of this Fund. Ranking is based on total return as of 12/31/15, without considering sales charges. Different share classes may have different expenses and performance characteristics. Fund rankings are subject to change monthly. The Fund’s total-return percentile rank is relative to all funds that are in the Morningstar U.S. Insurance Fund Mid-Cap Growth Funds category. The highest (or most favorable) percentile rank is 1 and the lowest (or least favorable) percentile rank is 100. The top-performing fund in a category will always receive a rank of 1.

 

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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, 2015.

Actual Expenses. The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section for the class of shares you hold, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expense that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600.00 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.60), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During 6 Months Ended December 31, 2015” 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 fund 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 fund 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, 2015

     Ending
Account
Value
December 31, 2015
     Expenses
Paid During
6 Months Ended
December 31, 2015                      
 

Non-Service shares

     $        1,000.00                     $        970.90                     $                  3.98                                    

Service shares

     1,000.00                     969.70                     5.23                                    

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, 2015 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, 2015

 

 

    Shares     Value        

 

   
Common Stocks—97.0%       

 

   
Consumer Discretionary—22.4%       

 

   
Auto Components—1.0%       

 

   
Delphi Automotive plc     83,810        $          7,185,031       

 

   
Diversified Consumer Services—0.9%       

 

   
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.1     87,180        5,823,624       

 

   
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—3.9%       

 

   
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.1     19,020        3,036,543       

 

   
Domino’s Pizza, Inc.     98,200        10,924,750       

 

   
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.1     169,730        9,946,178       

 

   
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.     32,330        1,776,210       

 

   
Vail Resorts, Inc.     13,660        1,748,344       
   

 

 

   
      27,432,025       

 

   
Household Durables—2.5%       

 

   
DR Horton, Inc.     276,650        8,861,099       

 

   
Mohawk Industries, Inc.1     44,640        8,454,370       
   

 

 

   
      17,315,469       

 

   
Internet & Catalog Retail—0.8%       

 

   
Expedia, Inc.     41,310        5,134,833       

 

   
Leisure Products—1.1%       

 

   
Hasbro, Inc.     117,430        7,910,085       

 

   
Specialty Retail—10.6%       

 

   
AutoZone, Inc.1     7,830        5,809,155       

 

   
L Brands, Inc.     103,380        9,905,872       

 

   
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.1     71,120        18,023,231       

 

   
Ross Stores, Inc.     158,340        8,520,275       

 

   
Signet Jewelers Ltd.     41,060        5,078,711       

 

   
Tractor Supply Co.     140,070        11,975,985       

 

   
Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.1     80,150        14,827,750       
   

 

 

   
      74,140,979       

 

   
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—1.6%       

 

   
Hanesbrands, Inc.     134,914        3,970,519       

 

   
Under Armour, Inc., Cl. A1     85,910        6,925,205       
   

 

 

   
      10,895,724       

 

   
Consumer Staples—8.1%       

 

   
Beverages—3.7%       

 

   
Constellation Brands, Inc., Cl. A     98,460        14,024,643       

 

   
Monster Beverage Corp.1     80,840        12,041,926       
   

 

 

   
      26,066,569       

 

   
Food & Staples Retailing—1.7%       

 

   
Kroger Co. (The)     284,580        11,903,981       

 

   
Food Products—2.7%       

 

   
Hormel Foods Corp.     146,060        11,550,425       

 

   
WhiteWave Foods Co. (The),
Cl. A1
    176,320        6,860,611       
   

 

 

   
      18,411,036       

 

   
Energy—1.4%       

 

   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—1.4%       

 

   
Concho Resources, Inc.1     66,479        6,173,240       

 

   
Memorial Resource Development Corp.1     203,174        3,281,260       
   

 

 

   
      9,454,500       

 

   
Financials—9.5%       

 

   
Capital Markets—1.8%       

 

   
E*TRADE Financial Corp.1     175,800        5,210,712       

 

   
Lazard Ltd., Cl. A2     57,240        2,576,373       

 

   
SEI Investments Co.     97,160        5,091,184       
   

 

 

   
      12,878,269       

 

   
Commercial Banks—3.9%       

 

   
First Republic Bank     149,700        9,889,182       

 

   
Signature Bank1     80,060        12,278,802       

 

 
 
    Shares     Value        

 

   
Commercial Banks (Continued)       

 

   
SVB Financial Group1     43,070        $          5,121,023       
   

 

 

   
      27,289,007       

 

   
Diversified Financial Services—1.3%       

 

   
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.     35,800        3,994,922       

 

   
MSCI, Inc., Cl. A     66,710        4,811,792       
   

 

 

   
      8,806,714       

 

   
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—1.4%     

 

   
Equinix, Inc.     31,930        9,655,632       

 

   
Real Estate Management & Development—1.1%     

 

   
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.     48,080        7,686,069       

 

   
Health Care—14.0%       

 

   
Biotechnology—1.6%       

 

   
Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1     33,230        3,753,993       

 

   
Incyte Corp.1     70,890        7,688,021       
   

 

 

   
      11,442,014       

 

   
Health Care Equipment & Supplies—4.5%       

 

   
Align Technology, Inc.1     54,040        3,558,534       

 

   
DexCom, Inc.1     101,590        8,320,221       

 

   
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.1     134,820        10,648,083       

 

   
Hologic, Inc.1     218,430        8,451,057       
   

 

 

   
      30,977,895       

 

   
Health Care Providers & Services—6.9%       

 

   
AmerisourceBergen Corp., Cl. A     79,920        8,288,503       

 

   
Centene Corp.1     178,010        11,714,838       

 

   
Henry Schein, Inc.1     45,160        7,143,860       

 

   
MEDNAX, Inc.1     91,080        6,526,793       

 

   
Universal Health Services, Inc.,
Cl. B
    29,630        3,540,489       

 

   
VCA, Inc.1     203,410        11,187,550       
   

 

 

   
      48,402,033       

 

   
Life Sciences Tools & Services—1.0%       

 

   
Quintiles Transnational Holdings, Inc.1     101,350        6,958,691       

 

   
Industrials—15.9%       

 

   
Aerospace & Defense—1.6%       

 

   
TransDigm Group, Inc.1     48,810        11,150,644       

 

   
Airlines—0.8%       

 

   
Alaska Air Group, Inc.     72,360        5,825,704       

 

   
Building Products—3.6%       

 

   
A.O. Smith Corp.     119,190        9,131,146       

 

   
Lennox International, Inc.     76,670        9,576,083       

 

   
Masco Corp.     240,070        6,793,981       
   

 

 

   
      25,501,210       

 

   
Commercial Services & Supplies—0.9%       

 

   
Cintas Corp.     68,390        6,226,909       

 

   
Electrical Equipment—2.6%       

 

   
Acuity Brands, Inc.     76,540        17,895,052       

 

   
Industrial Conglomerates—0.5%       

 

   
Carlisle Cos., Inc.     39,724        3,523,122       

 

   
Machinery—3.8%       

 

   
Middleby Corp. (The)1     81,540        8,795,720       

 

   
Snap-on, Inc.     81,479        13,967,945       

 

   
Wabtec Corp.     50,190        3,569,513       
   

 

 

   
      26,333,178       

 

   
Professional Services—2.1%       

 

   
Equifax, Inc.     98,510        10,971,059       

 

   
Verisk Analytics, Inc., Cl. A1     48,080        3,696,390       
   

 

 

   
      14,667,449       
 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

    Shares     Value         

 

    

Information Technology—21.7%

  

    

 

    

Communications Equipment—1.8%

  

    

 

    

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.1

    72,590        $        12,786,003        

 

    

Internet Software & Services—2.3%

  

    

 

    

CoStar Group, Inc.1

    54,680        11,301,809        

 

    

LinkedIn Corp., Cl. A1

    21,510        4,841,471        
   

 

 

    
      16,143,280        

 

    

IT Services—3.7%

  

    

 

    

Fiserv, Inc.1

    112,460        10,285,592        

 

    

Global Payments, Inc.

    160,010        10,322,245        

 

    

Vantiv, Inc., Cl. A1

    104,050        4,934,051        
   

 

 

    
      25,541,888        

 

    

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—2.9%

  

  

 

    

Avago Technologies Ltd., Cl. A

    33,100        4,804,465        

 

    

Cavium, Inc.1

    54,540        3,583,823        

 

    

NVIDIA Corp.

    210,350        6,933,136        

 

    

NXP Semiconductors NV1

    57,420        4,837,635        
   

 

 

    
      20,159,059        

 

    

Software—11.0%

  

    

 

    

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    325,600        12,603,976        

 

    

Atlassian Corp. plc, Cl. A1

    39,230        1,180,038        

 

    

Electronic Arts, Inc.1

    124,260        8,539,147        

 

    

Guidewire Software, Inc.1

    59,330        3,569,293        

 

    

Mobileye NV1

    100,040        4,229,691        

 

    

Red Hat, Inc.1

    117,020        9,690,426        

 

 
 
    Shares     Value    

 

 
Software—11.0%     

 

 
ServiceNow, Inc.1     153,420        $13,280,035     

 

 
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.     77,250        5,273,858     

 

 
Tableau Software, Inc., Cl. A1     46,440        4,375,577     

 

 
Tyler Technologies, Inc.1     20,570        3,585,763     

 

 
Ultimate Software Group, Inc.
(The)1
    52,740        10,311,197     
   

 

 

 
      76,639,001     

 

 
Materials—2.7%     

 

 
Chemicals—1.2%     

 

 
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)     31,460        8,167,016     

 

 
Construction Materials—1.5%     

 

 
Vulcan Materials Co.     114,970        10,918,701     

 

 
Telecommunication Services—1.3%     

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services—1.3%     

 

 
SBA Communications Corp., Cl. A1     87,290        9,171,560     
   

 

 

 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $515,000,183)
      676,419,956     

 

 
Investment Company—2.9%     

 

 
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 0.30%3,4
(Cost $20,396,181)
    20,396,181        20,396,181     

 

 
Total Investments, at Value
(Cost $535,396,364)
    99.9%        696,816,137     

 

 
Net Other Assets (Liabilities)     0.1        662,890     
 

 

 

 
Net Assets     100.0%        $  697,479,027     
 

 

 

 
 

Footnotes to Statement of Investments

1. Non-income producing security.

2. Security is a Master Limited Partnership.

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

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

 

    Shares
December 31, 2014
    Gross
        Additions
   

Gross    

Reductions    

    Shares
December 31, 2015
 

 

 
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E     11,090,218        293,471,395        284,165,432            20,396,181     
                Value           Income  

 

 
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E       $                       20,396,181              $                       32,170     

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES December 31, 2015

 

 

 

Assets

  

Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments:

  

Unaffiliated companies (cost $515,000,183)

     $         676,419,956       

Affiliated companies (cost $20,396,181)

     20,396,181       
  

 

 

 
     696,816,137       

 

 

Cash

     500,000       

 

 

Receivables and other assets:

  

Investments sold

     2,894,183       

Dividends

     57,700       

Shares of beneficial interest sold

     51,083       

Other

     44,467       
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     700,363,570       

 

 

Liabilities

  

Payables and other liabilities:

  

Investments purchased

     1,783,652       

Shares of beneficial interest redeemed

     997,551       

Trustees’ compensation

     38,674       

Shareholder communications

     31,179       

Distribution and service plan fees

     7,926       

Other

     25,561       
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     2,884,543       

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 697,479,027       
  

 

 

 

 

 

Composition of Net Assets

  

Par value of shares of beneficial interest

     $ 9,095       

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

     485,887,223       

 

 

Accumulated net investment income

     233,299       

 

 

Accumulated net realized gain on investments

     49,929,637       

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

     161,419,773       
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 697,479,027       
  

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share

  

Non-Service Shares:

  
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets of $660,449,850 and 8,593,838 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)      $76.85       

 

 

Service Shares:

  
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets of $37,029,177 and 501,212 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)      $73.88       

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Year Ended December 31, 2015

 

 

 

Investment Income

  

Dividends:

  

Unaffiliated companies

    $ 4,076,807       

Affiliated companies

     32,170       

 

 

Interest

     129       
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     4,109,106       

 

 

Expenses

  

Management fees

     5,169,569       

 

 

Distribution and service plan fees:

  

Service shares

     81,935       

 

 

Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:

  

Non-Service shares

     695,902       

Service shares

     32,820       

 

 

Shareholder communications:

  

Non-Service shares

     49,416       

Service shares

     2,324       

 

 

Trustees’ compensation

     28,603       

 

 

Borrowing fees

     5,333       

 

 

Custodian fees and expenses

     4,959       

 

 

Other

     57,899       
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     6,128,760       

Less reduction to custodian expenses

     (198)       

Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses

     (211,872)       
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     5,916,690       

 

 

Net Investment Loss

     (1,807,584)       

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

  

Net realized gain on investments from unaffiliated companies

     54,533,950       

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (5,614,443)       

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

    $           47,111,923       
  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2015
     Year Ended
December 31, 2014
 

 

 

Operations

     

Net investment loss

   $ (1,807,584)          $ (2,911,214)     

 

 

Net realized gain

     54,533,950             120,740,276      

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (5,614,443)            (78,732,569)     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     47,111,923             39,096,493      

 

 

Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders

     

Distributions from net realized gain:

     

Non-Service shares

     (61,563,484)            —      

Service shares

     (2,875,460)            —      
  

 

 

 
     (64,438,944)            —      

 

 

Beneficial Interest Transactions

     

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

     

Non-Service shares

     (5,761,632)            (80,362,833)     

Service shares

     7,088,846             (7,209,426)     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     1,327,214             (87,572,259)     

 

 

Net Assets

     

Total decrease

     (15,999,807)            (48,475,766)     

 

 

Beginning of period

     713,478,834             761,954,600      
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
End of period (including accumulated net investment income of $233,299 and $6,401, respectively)     $             697,479,027           $             713,478,834      
  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Non-Service Shares   

Year Ended
    December

31, 2015

    

Year Ended
 December

31, 2014

    

Year Ended
 December

31, 2013

    

Year Ended
 December

31, 2012

    

Year Ended
 December

30, 20111

 

 

 

Per Share Operating Data

              

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 78.82         $ 74.51         $ 54.80         $ 47.06         $ 46.55       

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

              

Net investment income (loss)2

     (0.19)          (0.29)          (0.16)          0.01           (0.26)      

Net realized and unrealized gain

     5.67           4.60           19.88           7.73           0.77       
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     5.48           4.31           19.72           7.74           0.51       

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

              

Dividends from net investment income

     0.00           0.00           (0.01)          0.00           0.00       

Distributions from net realized gain

     (7.45)          0.00           0.00           0.00           0.00       
  

 

 

 

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

     (7.45)          0.00           (0.01)          0.00           0.00       

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 76.85         $ 78.82         $ 74.51         $ 54.80         $ 47.06       
  

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     6.61%           5.78%          35.98%           16.45%           1.09%       

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

    $     660,450         $     682,515         $     725,406         $     558,934         $     543,020       

 

 

Average net assets (in thousands)

    $     695,736         $     688,259         $     618,970         $     575,072         $     605,083       

 

 

Ratios to average net assets:4

              

Net investment income (loss)

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

Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings

     0.83%           0.83%           0.84%           0.85%           0.84%       
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%5         0.00%           0.00%           0.00%           0.00%       
  

 

 

 

Total expenses6

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

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     81%           113%           84%           66%           91%       

1. December 30, 2011 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 2 of the accompanying Notes.

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. Less than 0.005%.

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

        Year Ended December 31, 2015

     0.83

        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

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Service Shares   

Year Ended
    December

31, 2015

    

Year Ended
 December

31, 2014

    

Year Ended
 December

31, 2013

    

Year Ended
 December

31, 2012

    

Year Ended
 December

30, 20111

 

 

 

Per Share Operating Data

              

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 76.21          $ 72.22          $ 53.25          $ 45.84          $ 45.46      

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

              

Net investment loss2

     (0.38)           (0.46)           (0.30)           (0.12)           (0.37)     

Net realized and unrealized gain

     5.50            4.45            19.27            7.53            0.75      
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     5.12            3.99            18.97            7.41            0.38      

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

              

Dividends from net investment income

     0.00            0.00            0.00            0.00            0.00      

Distributions from net realized gain

     (7.45)           0.00            0.00            0.00            0.00      
  

 

 

 

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

     (7.45)           0.00            0.00            0.00            0.00      

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 73.88          $ 76.21          $ 72.22          $ 53.25          $ 45.84      
  

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     6.35%            5.53%            35.62%            16.17%            0.83%      

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

    $     37,029          $     30,964          $     36,549          $     35,942          $     35,773      

 

 

Average net assets (in thousands)

    $     32,812          $     32,927          $ 35,905          $ 37,842          $ 37,775      

 

 

Ratios to average net assets:4

              

Net investment loss

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

Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings

     1.08%            1.08%            1.09%            1.10%            1.09%      
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%5           0.00%            0.00%            0.00%            0.00%      
  

 

 

 

Total expenses6

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

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     81%            113%            84%            66%            91%      

1. December 30, 2011 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 2 of the accompanying Notes.

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. Less than 0.005%.

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

        Year Ended December 31, 2015

     1.08

        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

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

13      OPPENHEIMER DISCOVERY MID CAP GROWTH FUND/VA


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2015

 

 

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 followed in the Fund’s preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”).

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Reporting Period End Date. The last day of the Fund’s reporting period is the last day the New York Stock Exchange was open for trading during the period. The Fund’s financial statements have been presented through that date to maintain consistency with the Fund’s net asset value calculations used for shareholder transactions.

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

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. GAAP, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income 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.

Return of Capital Estimates. Distributions received from the Fund’s investments in Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) and Real Estate Investments Trusts (REITs), generally are comprised of income and return of capital. The Fund records investment income and return of capital based on estimates. Such estimates are based on historical information available from each MLP, REIT and other industry sources. These estimates may subsequently be revised based on information received from MLPs and REITs after their tax reporting periods are concluded.

Custodian Fees. “Custodian fees and expenses” in the Statement of Operations may include interest expense incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on such cash overdrafts, to the extent they are not offset by positive cash balances maintained by the Fund, 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

 

14      OPPENHEIMER DISCOVERY MID CAP GROWTH FUND/VA


    

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

and applicable state jurisdictions. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s tax return filings generally remains open for the three preceding fiscal reporting period ends.

The 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
 

 

 

$—

     $50,898,335         $—         $160,723,039   

1. During the reporting period, the Fund did not utilize any capital loss carryforward.

2. During the previous reporting period, the Fund utilized $50,885,832 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 are determined in accordance with federal income tax requirements, which may differ from the character of net investment income or net realized gains presented in those financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Also, due to timing of dividends and distributions, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the fiscal year in which the income or net realized gain was recorded by the Fund.

Accordingly, the following amounts have been reclassified for the reporting period. 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
 

 

 

$1,279,465

     $2,034,482         $3,313,947   

3. $3,313,947, all of which was long-term capital gain, was distributed in connection with Fund share redemptions.

The tax character of distributions paid during the reporting periods:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2015
     Year Ended
December 31, 2014
 

 

 

Distributions paid from:

     

Long-term capital gain

       $       64,438,944           $                   —   

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

 

Federal tax cost of securities

   $     536,093,098     
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 167,786,319     

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (7,063,280)    
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 160,723,039     
  

 

 

 

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

 

 

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, except in the case of a scheduled early closing of the Exchange, in which case the Fund will calculate net asset value of the shares as of the scheduled early closing time of the Exchange.

The Fund’s Board has adopted procedures for the valuation of the Fund’s securities and has delegated the day-to-day responsibility for valuation determinations under those procedures to the Manager. The Manager has established a Valuation Committee which is responsible for determining a “fair valuation” for any security for which market quotations are not “readily available.” The Valuation Committee’s fair valuation determinations are

 

15      OPPENHEIMER DISCOVERY MID CAP GROWTH FUND/VA


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 mean between the bid and asked price on the principal exchange or, if not available from the principal 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) a bid from the principal exchange, (2) the mean between the bid and asked price as provided by a single dealer, or (3) a bid from a single dealer. 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) 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 at period end based on valuation input level:

 

    

Level 1—

Unadjusted

Quoted Prices

    

Level 2—

Other Significant
Observable Inputs

     Level 3—
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Value    

 

 

Assets Table

           

Investments, at Value:

           

Common Stocks

           

Consumer Discretionary

     $ 155,837,770       $       $       $ 155,837,770     

Consumer Staples

     56,381,586                         56,381,586     

Energy

     9,454,500                         9,454,500     

Financials

     66,315,691                         66,315,691     

Health Care

     97,780,633                         97,780,633     

Industrials

     111,123,268                         111,123,268     

Information Technology

     151,269,231                         151,269,231     

Materials

     19,085,717                         19,085,717     

Telecommunication Services

     9,171,560                         9,171,560     

Investment Company

     20,396,181                         20,396,181     
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     $             696,816,137       $                                  —       $                                  —       $             696,816,137     
  

 

 

 

Forward currency exchange contracts and futures contracts, if any, are reported at their unrealized appreciation/depreciation at measurement date, which represents the change in the contract’s value from trade date. All additional assets and liabilities included in the above table are reported at their market value at measurement date.

 

 

4. Investments and Risks

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

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

Investment in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund. The Fund is permitted to invest daily available cash balances in a money market Affiliated 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 regulated as a money market fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

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.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  Continued

 

 

 

4. Investments and Risks (Continued)

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

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

 

 

5. Market Risk Factors

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

6. Shares of Beneficial Interest

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

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2015               Year Ended December 31, 2014      
     Shares     Amount               Shares     Amount      

 

Non-Service Shares

                

Sold

     316,843      $ 25,835,263              416,592      $ 31,353,214     

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

                    772,150                        61,563,484                         

Redeemed

     (1,154,717     (93,160,379           (1,493,014     (111,716,047  
  

 

 

Net decrease

     (65,724   $ (5,761,632           (1,076,422   $ (80,362,833  
  

 

 

  

 

Service Shares

                

Sold

     153,951      $ 11,748,349              42,402      $                 3,058,524     

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     37,465        2,875,460                         

Redeemed

     (96,510     (7,534,963           (142,155     (10,267,950  
  

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     94,906      $ 7,088,846              (99,753   $ (7,209,426  
  

 

 

 

 

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 reporting period were as follows:

 

        

 

Purchases

   Sales     
 

 

  
 

Investment securities

   $569,949,774    $644,955,367   

 

 

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      

Next $700 million

     0.60      

Over $1.5 billion

     0.58      

The Fund’s effective management fee for the reporting period 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 Trustees 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 Trustees. The Fund purchases shares of the funds selected for deferral by the Trustees 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. The expense limitations do not include interest and fees from borrowing, and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business. During the reporting period, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $183,031 and $9,057 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 reporting period, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $19,784 for IMMF management fees.

Waivers and/or reimbursements may be modified or terminated as set forth according to the terms in the prospectus.

 

 

9. Borrowings and Other Financing

Joint Credit Facility. A number of mutual funds managed by the Manager participate in a $1.28 billion revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) intended to provide short-term financing, if necessary, subject to certain restrictions in connection with atypical redemption activity. Expenses and fees related to the Facility are paid by the participating funds and are disclosed separately or as other expenses on the Statement of Operations. The Fund did not utilize the Facility during the reporting period.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  Continued

 

 

10. Pending Litigation

In 2009, several putative class action lawsuits were filed and later consolidated before the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI”), OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (“OFDI”), and Oppenheimer Rochester California Municipal Fund, a fund advised by OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. and distributed by the Distributor (the “California Fund”), in connection with the California Fund’s investment performance. The plaintiffs asserted claims against OFI, OFDI and certain present and former trustees and officers of the California Fund under the federal securities laws, alleging, among other things, that the disclosure documents of the California Fund contained misrepresentations and omissions and the investment policies of the California Fund were not followed. Plaintiffs in the suit filed an amended complaint and defendants filed a motion to dismiss. In 2011, the court issued an order which granted in part and denied in part the defendants’ motion to dismiss. In 2012, plaintiffs filed a motion, which defendants opposed, to certify a class and appoint class representatives and class counsel. In March 2015, the court granted plaintiffs’ motion for class certification. In May 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit vacated the class certification order and remanded the matter to the district court for further proceedings. In October 2015, the district court reaffirmed its order and determined that the suit will proceed as a class action. In December 2015, the Tenth Circuit denied defendants’ petition to appeal the district court’s reaffirmed class certification order.

    OFI and OFDI believe the suit is without merit; that it is premature to render any opinion as to the likelihood of an outcome unfavorable to them in the suit; and that no estimate can yet be made as to the amount or range of any potential loss. Furthermore, OFI believes that the suit should not impair the ability of OFI or OFDI to perform their respective duties to the Fund and that the outcome of the 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, 2015, 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, 2015, 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, 2015, 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 12, 2016

 

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FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION Unaudited

 

 

In early 2016, if applicable, shareholders of record received information regarding all dividends and distributions paid to them by the Fund during calendar year 2015.

Capital gain distributions of $7.44587 per share were paid to Non-Service and Service shareholders, respectively, on June 16, 2015. 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 reporting period are 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 approve the terms of the Agreements and the renewal thereof. 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 comparative investment performance of the Fund and the Managers, (iii) the fees and expenses of the Fund, including comparative fee and 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 Managers’ 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; and securities trading services. OFI Global is responsible for oversight of third-party service providers; monitoring compliance with applicable Fund policies and procedures and adherence to the Fund’s investment restrictions; risk management; and oversight of the Sub-Adviser. OFI Global is also 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 U.S. 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. OFI Global also provides 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 Managers’ 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 the Board members have become knowledgeable about through their experiences with the Managers and 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 Managers and the Fund. Throughout the year, the Managers provided information on the investment performance of the Fund, including comparative performance information. The Board also reviewed information, prepared by the Managers 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- and ten-year periods but outperformed for the three- and five-year periods. The Board also considered that the Adviser is satisfied with the overall performance of the Fund, noting the Adviser’s assertion that the Fund’s performance ranks in the 14th percentile when compared to the overall mid-cap growth category for the year to date period ended April 30, 2015.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund. The Board reviewed the fees paid to the 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 Adviser’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 were lower than their respective peer group medians and category medians. 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 Adviser 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 Managers. 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

 

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

 

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).

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, 2016. 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 47 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), Shareholders Services, Inc. and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. (until October 1995). Oversees 47 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 47 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 47 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 47 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 - Colorado Market of MidFirst Bank (since January 2015); Chairman of the Board (since 2012) and Director (since August 2005) of Jones International University (educational organization); Trustee of the Gallagher Family Foundation (non-profit organization) (2000-2015); Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Steele Street Bank Trust (commercial banking) (August 2003-January 2015); 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 47 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 Funds (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 47 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 47 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, 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 47 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 AND OFFICER    Mr. Steinmetz is an “Interested Trustee” because he is affiliated with the Manager and the Sub-Adviser by virtue of his positions as Chairman and director of the Sub-Adviser and officer and director of the Manager. Both as a Trustee and as an officer, Mr. Steinmetz serves for an indefinite term, or until his resignation, retirement, death or removal. Mr. Steinmetz’s address is 225 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10281-1008.

Arthur P. Steinmetz

Trustee (Since 2015), 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 101 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

 

 

OTHER OFFICERS OF THE FUND    The addresses of the Officers in the chart below are as follows: for Messrs. Zibelli, Jr., Livengood, 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.

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 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.

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited / Continued

Arthur S. Gabinet,

Continued

   (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 101 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 101 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 101 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 101 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

   Ropes & Gray 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.
   © 2016 OppenheimerFunds, Inc. All rights reserved. Oppenheimer funds are distributed by OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO MANAGERS: Magnus Krantz and Krishna Memani

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE PERIODS ENDED 12/31/15

 

      
 
Inception    
Date    
  
  
     1-Year        5-Year        10-Year   

Non-Service Shares

     2/9/87         0.83     6.91     2.29

Service Shares

     5/1/02         0.57        6.64        2.03   

Russell 3000 Index

              0.48        12.18        7.35   

Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

              0.55        3.25        4.51   

Reference Index

              0.85        6.66        6.11   

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 HOLDINGS AND ALLOCATIONS

 

TOP TEN COMMON STOCK HOLDINGS

 

Alphabet, Inc., Cl. C

   1.7%    

Apple, Inc.

   1.4        

Citigroup, Inc.

   1.0        

PG&E Corp.

   0.8        

Johnson & Johnson

   0.8        

Simon Property Group, Inc.

   0.8        

ACE Ltd.

   0.7        

Comcast Corp., Cl. A

   0.7        

Suncor Energy, Inc.

   0.7        

Chevron Corp.

   0.7        

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of December 31, 2015, and are based on net assets. For more current Fund holdings, please visit oppenheimerfunds.com.

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

 

Common Stocks

     31.5%     

Mortgage-Backed Obligations

  

Government Agency

     20.9         

Non-Agency

     7.6         

Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes

     28.1         

Asset-Backed Securities

     9.5         

Investment Companies

  

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund

     2.1         

U.S. Government Obligations

     0.3         

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of December 31, 2015, 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 0.83% during the reporting period. On a relative basis, the Fund performed in line with its Reference Index, which returned 0.85%. 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 0.55% and the Russell 3000 Index returned 0.48%.

MARKET OVERVIEW

2015 will go down as a year in which volatility returned to the financial markets following a multi-year hiatus. Global growth struggled to gain traction as many of the world’s largest economies expanded below their long-term trends. China’s industrial production slowed for the fifth consecutive year and weighed on the world’s exporters—especially commodity producers. In the United States, a strong dollar impaired the competitiveness of many American companies and proved to be a drag on corporate earnings.

The environment led to a turbulent environment for various asset classes, particularly over the second half of 2015. The prospect of more sluggish demand for energy and construction materials from China and other emerging markets sent equity and commodity prices broadly lower. The Federal Reserve finally hiked interest rates 0.25% in December, which followed a somewhat underwhelming easing program by the European Central Bank (ECB) earlier in the month.

Global investors became increasingly risk-averse, engaging in a “flight to quality” that punished riskier assets and favored some traditional safe havens, such as U.S. government securities.

EQUITY STRATEGY REVIEW

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

The equity strategy’s top contributors to performance included Alphabet, Inc., Mondelez International, Inc. and Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. Alphabet is the new holding company vehicle for what was previously known as Google. Alphabet’s stock outperformed as quarterly results showed evidence of improved cost control and the company announced plans to enhance financial disclosures to investors, thereby providing greater transparency into the drivers of value creation. With the recent arrival of a new CFO, investors have gained conviction in greater cost controls and more effective capital allocation—both of which should lead to rising profitability. In addition, the company announced a stock buyback over the fourth quarter of 2015. While small in magnitude, this move reinforced the view that management is committed to driving shareholder value rather than growth at any cost. Mondelez manufactures and sells global consumer products—primarily in the snack food and confection categories, including brand names such as Oreos, Cadbury and Trident. Operating margins continued to expand, surprising investors favorably and leading to the stock’s positive performance. The stock of Salix Pharmaceuticals, a developer of drugs aimed at treating gastrointestinal diseases, rallied early in the year as Valeant acquired Salix for $173 per share in cash.

Detractors from performance included Western Digital Corp., PVH Corp. and Xerox Corp. Western Digital manufactures computer disk drives and other data storage solutions. The stock continues to be negatively impacted by near-term fundamentals which remain weak, particularly demand for personal computers. Further, the stock reacted unfavorably when management announced the acquisition of SanDisk at a substantial price premium. PVH designs, sources and markets brands in various clothing and fashion accessories. PVH’s Calvin Klein brand finally began showing signs of a turnaround two years after its acquisition and much reinvestment just as core Tommy Hilfiger began to decelerate. Also, PVH’s guidance for currency pressure in 2016 was much greater than expected. Xerox provides business process and information technology outsourcing, and document management services. Over the first half of the period, weak quarterly guidance triggered a major selloff in the stock as poor execution led to further downward revisions of earnings estimates. We exited our position in the common stock of PVH and Xerox during the period.

FIXED-INCOME STRATEGY REVIEW

During the reporting period, the fixed-income strategy received its strongest results from its investments in corporate bonds and mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”). The strategy had exposure to both investment grade and below investment grade corporate bonds during the reporting period. Both produced positive results. Among MBS, the fixed-income strategy had its largest exposure to government agency MBS, with a smaller allocation to non-agency MBS. Security selection within the agency MBS sector and an allocation to non-agency MBS contributed positively to performance during this reporting period. The primary

 

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detractor from performance versus the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index this reporting period was the fixed-income strategy’s underweight to U.S. Treasuries, which performed well as investors sought out safety.

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, 2015. 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 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. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only and does not predict or depict the performance of the Fund. 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.

 

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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, 2015.

Actual Expenses. The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section for the class of shares you hold, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expense that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600.00 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.60), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During 6 Months Ended December 31, 2015” 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 fund 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 fund 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, 2015

    

Ending
Account

Value
December 31, 2015

     Expenses
Paid During
6 Months Ended
December 31, 2015                    
 

Non-Service shares

     $     1,000.00                     $     995.20                     $             3.38                            

Service shares

     1,000.00                     994.40                     4.64                           

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, 2015 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, 2015

 

     Shares      Value    

 

 

Common Stocks—33.7%

     

 

 
Consumer Discretionary—3.8%      

 

 
Auto Components—0.3%      

 

 
Delphi Automotive plc      8,500       $ 728,705     

 

 
Automobiles—0.4%      

 

 
General Motors Co.      25,160         855,692     

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—0.3%      

 

 
International Speedway Corp., Cl. A      7,580         255,598     

 

 
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.1      7,300         427,050     
     

 

 

 
        682,648     

 

 
Household Durables—0.3%      

 

 
Toll Brothers, Inc.1      18,370         611,721     

 

 
Internet & Catalog Retail—0.4%      

 

 
Amazon.com, Inc.1      1,580         1,067,906     

 

 
Media—0.9%      

 

 
Comcast Corp., Cl. A      28,520               1,609,383     

 

 
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Cl. A      17,950         487,522     
     

 

 

 
        2,096,905     

 

 
Specialty Retail—1.2%      

 

 
AutoZone, Inc.1      1,720         1,276,085     

 

 
Ross Stores, Inc.      20,770         1,117,633     

 

 
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.1      17,730         494,490     
     

 

 

 
        2,888,208     

 

 
Consumer Staples—3.0%      

 

 
Beverages—0.9%      

 

 
Molson Coors Brewing Co., Cl. B      8,050         756,056     

 

 
PepsiCo, Inc.      14,000         1,398,880     
     

 

 

 
        2,154,936     

 

 
Food Products—1.2%      

 

 
Flowers Foods, Inc.      37,435         804,478     

 

 
Kraft Heinz Co. (The)      11,650         847,654     

 

 
Mondelez International, Inc., Cl. A      24,190         1,084,680     
     

 

 

 
        2,736,812     

 

 
Tobacco—0.9%      

 

 
Philip Morris International, Inc.      14,110         1,240,410     

 

 
Reynolds American, Inc.      18,300         844,545     
     

 

 

 
        2,084,955     

 

 
Energy—2.2%      

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—2.2%      

 

 
Chevron Corp.      17,036         1,532,559     

 

 
HollyFrontier Corp.      10,869         433,564     

 

 
Noble Energy, Inc.      32,009         1,054,056     

 

 
Suncor Energy, Inc.      62,370         1,609,146     

 

 
Western Refining, Inc.      12,345         439,729     
     

 

 

 
        5,069,054     

 

 
Financials—6.5%      

 

 
Commercial Banks—2.5%      

 

 
BancorpSouth, Inc.      26,840         643,892     

 

 
Citigroup, Inc.      44,550         2,305,462     

 

 
FirstMerit Corp.      39,650         739,472     

 

 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.      20,470         1,351,634     

 

 
Webster Financial Corp.      18,840         700,660     
     

 

 

 
        5,741,120     

 

 
Consumer Finance—0.4%      

 

 
Synchrony Financial1      34,190         1,039,718     

 

 
Insurance—1.3%      

 

 
ACE Ltd.      14,650         1,711,853     

 

 
FNF Group      39,060         1,354,210     
     

 

 

 
        3,066,063     

 

 
 

 


     Shares      Value  

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—1.8%   

 

 
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.      39,320       $ 677,484     

 

 
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.      14,200         1,073,804     

 

 
Lamar Advertising Co., Cl. A      10,430         625,591     

 

 
Simon Property Group, Inc.      9,510         1,849,124     
     

 

 

 
        4,226,003     

 

 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance—0.5%   

 

 
New York Community Bancorp, Inc.      66,030         1,077,610     

 

 
Health Care—5.0%      

 

 
Biotechnology—0.7%      

 

 
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.1      4,700         492,372     

 

 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.      10,970         1,110,054     
     

 

 

 
        1,602,426     

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies—0.6%   

 

 
DexCom, Inc.1      4,960         406,224     

 

 
Medtronic plc      13,189         1,014,498     
     

 

 

 
        1,420,722     

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services—1.9%   

 

 
Centene Corp.1      12,250         806,172     

 

 
Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc.1      15,000         513,300     

 

 
Express Scripts Holding Co.1      7,540         659,071     

 

 
McKesson Corp.      5,260         1,037,430     

 

 
Universal Health Services, Inc., Cl. B      8,970               1,071,825     

 

 
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.1      5,260         411,385     
     

 

 

 
        4,499,183     

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services—0.2%   

 

 
Agilent Technologies, Inc.      10,480         438,169     

 

 
Pharmaceuticals—1.6%      

 

 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      8,380         576,460     

 

 
Johnson & Johnson      18,410         1,891,075     

 

 
Mylan NV1      10,090         545,567     

 

 
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.1      15,890         818,017     
     

 

 

 
        3,831,119     

 

 
Industrials—3.5%      

 

 
Aerospace & Defense—0.3%      

 

 
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.      6,600         788,766     

 

 
Airlines—0.2%      

 

 
Spirit Airlines, Inc.1      10,510         418,824     

 

 
Building Products—0.2%      

 

 
Masonite International Corp.1      6,530         399,832     

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies—0.9%   

 

 
KAR Auction Services, Inc.      16,450         609,143     

 

 
Tyco International plc      24,730         788,640     

 

 
Waste Connections, Inc.      13,230         745,114     
     

 

 

 
        2,142,897     

 

 
Construction & Engineering—0.2%      

 

 
AECOM1      15,920         478,078     

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates—0.6%      

 

 
General Electric Co.      44,730         1,393,339     

 

 
Machinery—0.3%      

 

 
Xylem, Inc.      18,990         693,135     

 

 
Professional Services—0.5%      

 

 
Nielsen Holdings plc      8,240         383,984     

 

 
Robert Half International, Inc.      15,630         736,798     
     

 

 

 
        1,120,782     

 

 
Road & Rail—0.3%      

 

 
CSX Corp.      32,490         843,115     
 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

     Shares      Value    

 

 

Information Technology—6.9%

  

  

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments, & Components—0.4%   

 

 
SYNNEX Corp.      9,100       $       818,363     

 

 
Internet Software & Services—2.1%   

 

 
Alphabet, Inc., Cl. C1      5,390         4,090,363     

 

 
j2 Global, Inc.      10,120         833,079     
     

 

 

 
        4,923,442     

 

 
IT Services—1.2%   

 

 
Amdocs Ltd.      14,450         788,536     

 

 
MasterCard, Inc., Cl. A      5,900         574,424     

 

 
PayPal Holdings, Inc.1      38,140         1,380,668     
     

 

 

 
        2,743,628     

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—0.6%   

 

 
Applied Materials, Inc.      41,540         775,552     

 

 
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.      9,550         733,726     
     

 

 

 
        1,509,278     

 

 
Software—0.9%      

 

 
Fortinet, Inc.1      13,140         409,574     

 

 
Guidewire Software, Inc.1      8,660         520,986     

 

 
Imperva, Inc.1      5,490         347,572     

 

 
ServiceNow, Inc.1      5,750         497,720     

 

 
Splunk, Inc.1      7,440         437,546     
     

 

 

 
        2,213,398     

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals—1.7%   

 

 
Apple, Inc.      31,630         3,329,374     

 

 
Western Digital Corp.      10,600         636,530     
     

 

 

 
        3,965,904     

 

 
Materials—1.0%      

 

 
Chemicals—0.2%      

 

 
Eastman Chemical Co.      8,480         572,485     

 

 
Construction Materials—0.4%      

 

 
Vulcan Materials Co.      9,180         871,825     

 

 
Metals & Mining—0.4%      

 

 
Alcoa, Inc.      45,380         447,900     

 

 
Franco-Nevada Corp.      10,160         464,820     
     

 

 

 
        912,720     

 

 
Telecommunication Services—0.6%      

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services—0.6%   

 

 
ORBCOMM, Inc.1      375         2,715     

 

 
Verizon Communications, Inc.      29,230         1,351,011     
     

 

 

 
        1,353,726     

 

 
Utilities—1.2%      

 

 
Multi-Utilities—1.2%      

 

 
Consolidated Edison, Inc.      15,580         1,001,327     

 

 
PG&E Corp.      35,770         1,902,606     
     

 

 

 
        2,903,933     
     

 

 

 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $69,580,332)               78,987,145     
     Principal
Amount
        

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities—10.1%

  

  

 

 
Auto Loan—9.5%      

 

 
American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust:      
Series 2013-2,Cl. B, 2.84%, 5/15/192    $     176,465         176,749     
Series 2014-1,Cl. B, 2.39%, 11/12/192      494,191         494,863     
Series 2014-2,Cl. B, 2.26%, 3/10/202      153,587         153,637     
Series 2014-3,Cl. B, 2.43%, 6/10/202      595,000         591,351     
Series 2014-4,Cl. B, 2.60%, 10/12/202      175,000         173,171     
Series 2015-1,Cl. B, 2.85%, 2/12/212      445,000         438,362     
Series 2015-3,Cl. B, 3.56%, 10/12/213      360,000         357,615     

 

 
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust:      
Series 2012-2,Cl. E, 4.85%, 8/8/192      380,000         385,527     
Series 2012-4,Cl. D, 2.68%, 10/9/18      115,000         115,902     

 

 
 

 


     Principal
Amount
     Value    

 

 
Auto Loan (Continued)   

 

 
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust: (Continued)   
Series 2013-2,Cl. E, 3.41%, 10/8/202      $    415,000         $      418,277     
Series 2013-3,Cl. E, 3.74%, 12/8/202      165,000         165,019     
Series 2013-4,Cl. D, 3.31%, 10/8/19      677,000         688,359     
Series 2014-1,Cl. D, 2.54%, 6/8/20      480,000         479,519     
Series 2014-1,Cl. E, 3.58%, 8/9/21      355,000         353,483     
Series 2014-2,Cl. D, 2.57%, 7/8/20      280,000         277,359     
Series 2014-2,Cl. E, 3.37%, 11/8/21      440,000         433,642     
Series 2014-3,Cl. D, 3.13%, 10/8/20      230,000         229,995     
Series 2014-4,Cl. D, 3.07%, 11/9/20      275,000         273,944     
Series 2015-2,Cl. C, 2.40%, 1/8/21      120,000         118,547     
Series 2015-2,Cl. D, 3.00%, 6/8/21      80,000         79,019     
Series 2015-3,Cl. D, 3.34%, 8/8/21      210,000         208,018     

 

 
California Republic Auto Receivables Trust:      
Series 2014-2,Cl. C, 3.29%, 3/15/21      95,000         93,945     
Series 2014-4,Cl. C, 3.56%, 9/15/21      125,000         123,608     

 

 
Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust:      
Series 2013-1,Cl. D, 2.19%, 9/20/21      125,000         124,674     
Series 2014-1,Cl. D, 3.39%, 7/22/19      140,000         142,251     
Series 2014-3,Cl. D, 3.14%, 2/20/20      195,000         194,324     
Series 2015-1,Cl. D, 3.16%, 8/20/20      195,000         192,640     
Series 2015-2,Cl. C, 2.67%, 8/20/20      180,000         178,289     
Series 2015-4,Cl. D, 3.62%, 5/20/21      295,000         291,288     

 

 
CarFinance Capital Auto Trust:      
Series 2013-2A,Cl. B, 3.15%, 8/15/192      685,000         688,599     
Series 2014-1A,Cl. A, 1.46%, 12/17/182      45,384         45,320     
Series 2015-1A,Cl. A, 1.75%, 6/15/212      187,573         186,464     

 

 
CarMax Auto Owner Trust:      
Series 2015-2,Cl. D, 3.04%, 11/15/21      115,000         114,134     
Series 2015-3,Cl. D, 3.27%, 3/15/22      210,000         209,520     

 

 
CPS Auto Receivables Trust:      
Series 2012-B,Cl. A, 2.52%, 9/16/192      67,553         67,620     
Series 2014-A,Cl. A, 1.21%, 8/15/182      195,931         195,353     
Series 2014-C,Cl. A, 1.31%, 2/15/192      193,512         192,115     

 

 
CPS Auto Trust, Series 2012-C, Cl. A, 1.82%, 12/16/192      25,178         25,078     

 

 
Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust:      
Series 2013-1A,Cl. B, 1.83%, 4/15/212      165,000         164,954     
Series 2014-1A,Cl. B, 2.29%, 4/15/222      270,000         269,103     
Series 2014-2A,Cl. B, 2.67%, 9/15/222      195,000         194,971     
Series 2015-1A,Cl. C, 3.30%, 7/17/232      265,000         261,825     
Series 2015-2A,Cl. B, 3.04%, 8/15/232      385,000         383,468     

 

 
Drive Auto Receivables Trust:      
Series 2015-AA,Cl. C, 3.06%, 5/17/212      285,000         285,493     
Series 2015-BA,Cl. C, 2.76%, 7/15/212      345,000         342,812     
Series 2015-DA,Cl. C, 3.38%, 11/15/212      285,000         283,863     

 

 
DT Auto Owner Trust:      
Series 2013-1A,Cl. D, 3.74%, 5/15/202      200,000         200,821     
Series 2013-2A,Cl. D, 4.18%, 6/15/202      545,000         548,520     
Series 2014-1A,Cl. D, 3.98%, 1/15/212      435,000         434,875     
Series 2014-2A,Cl. D, 3.68%, 4/15/212      615,000         612,696     
Series 2014-3A,Cl. D, 4.47%, 11/15/212      245,000         245,282     
Series 2015-1A,Cl. C, 2.87%, 11/16/202      205,000         204,248     

 

 
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust:      
Series 2014-1A,Cl. B, 2.42%, 1/15/192      280,000         280,014     
Series 2014-1A,Cl. C, 3.57%, 7/15/192      280,000         280,283     
Series 2014-2A,Cl. A, 1.06%, 8/15/182      30,816         30,734     
Series 2014-2A,Cl. C, 3.26%, 12/16/192      135,000         133,027     

 

 
First Investors Auto Owner Trust:      
Series 2012-1A,Cl. D, 5.65%, 4/15/182      140,000         140,178     
Series 2013-3A,Cl. B, 2.32%, 10/15/192      465,000         466,146     
Series 2013-3A,Cl. C, 2.91%, 1/15/202      200,000         200,451     
Series 2013-3A,Cl. D, 3.67%, 5/15/202      165,000         165,237     
Series 2014-1A,Cl. D, 3.28%, 4/15/212      270,000         267,270     
Series 2014-3A,Cl. D, 3.85%, 2/15/222      175,000         175,175     

 

 
Flagship Credit Auto Trust:      
Series 2014-1,Cl. A, 1.21%, 4/15/192      90,263         89,846     
Series 2014-2,Cl. A, 1.43%, 12/16/192      202,557         201,305     

 

 
GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust, Series   
2015-1, Cl. D, 3.01%, 3/20/20      280,000         277,135     
 

 

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     Principal
Amount
     Value    

 

 
Auto Loan (Continued)      

 

 
GO Financial Auto Securitization Trust, Series      
2015-1, Cl. A, 1.81%, 3/15/182      $    127,818         $      127,638     

 

 
Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Trust, Series      
2014-1, Cl. D, 2.722%, 10/25/192,4      145,000         144,173     

 

 
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust:      
Series 2013-3,Cl. D, 2.42%, 4/15/19      105,000         104,790     
Series 2013-4,Cl. D, 3.92%, 1/15/20      475,000         486,088     
Series 2013-5,Cl. D, 2.73%, 10/15/19      140,000         140,506     
Series 2013-A,Cl. E, 4.71%, 1/15/212      325,000         332,501     
Series 2014-1,Cl. D, 2.91%, 4/15/20      265,000         266,354     
Series 2014-2,Cl. D, 2.76%, 2/18/20      200,000         199,220     
Series 2014-4,Cl. D, 3.10%, 11/16/20      225,000         225,130     
Series 2014-5,Cl. D, 3.21%, 1/15/21      380,000         381,068     
Series 2015-1,Cl. D, 3.24%, 4/15/21      300,000         299,702     
Series 2015-2,Cl. C, 2.44%, 4/15/21      265,000         262,302     
Series 2015-2,Cl. D, 3.02%, 4/15/21      320,000         315,164     
Series 2015-4,Cl. D, 3.53%, 8/16/21      315,000         312,504     
Series 2015-5,Cl. C, 2.74%, 12/15/21      225,000         223,330     

 

 
SNAAC Auto Receivables Trust:      
Series 2013-1A,Cl. C, 3.07%, 8/15/182      89,368         89,744     
Series 2014-1A,Cl. A, 1.03%, 9/17/182      26,820         26,809     
Series 2014-1A,Cl. D, 2.88%, 1/15/202      165,000         165,219     

 

 
TCF Auto Receivables Owner Trust:      
Series 2014-1A,Cl. C, 3.12%, 4/15/212      115,000         114,308     
Series 2015-1A,Cl. D, 3.53%, 3/15/222      190,000         187,701     

 

 
United Auto Credit Securitization Trust, Series      
2015-1, Cl. D, 2.92%, 6/17/192      260,000         258,150     

 

 
Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust:      
Series 2014-1A,Cl. D, 2.20%, 2/15/212      180,000         178,026     
Series 2014-2A,Cl. D, 2.86%, 7/15/212      195,000         191,883     
Series 2015-1A,Cl. C, 2.29%, 11/16/202      205,000         203,198     
Series 2015-2A,Cl. C, 2.45%, 1/15/212      250,000         246,933     
     

 

 

 
              22,299,753     

 

 
Equipment—0.3%      

 

 
CLI Funding V LLC, Series 2014-2A, Cl. A, 3.38%, 10/18/292      278,184         270,020     

 

 
Cronos Containers Program I Ltd., Series 2014-2A, Cl. A, 3.27%, 11/18/292      233,102         227,668     

 

 
FRS I LLC, Series 2013-1A, Cl. A1, 1.80%, 4/15/432      44,055         43,217     

 

 
Trip Rail Master Funding LLC, Series 2014-1A, Cl. A1, 2.863%, 4/15/442      136,534            136,728     
     

 

 

 
        677,633     

 

 
Home Equity Loan—0.2%      

 

 
American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust,      
Series 2015-2, Cl. B, 2.97%, 5/12/212      425,000         418,047     

 

 
Loans: Other—0.1%      

 

 
Element Rail Leasing I LLC, Series 2014-1A, Cl. A1, 2.299%, 4/19/442      309,234            304,525     
     

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $23,817,568)

 

  

    

 

23,699,958  

 

  

 

 

 

Mortgage-Backed Obligations—30.5%

  

 

 

Government Agency—22.4%

  

 

 
FHLMC/FNMA/FHLB/Sponsored—11.8%   

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Gold Pool:

  

4.50%, 10/1/18      28,094         29,018     
5.00%, 12/1/34      3,432         3,805     
5.50%, 9/1/39      472,828         523,417     
6.50%, 4/1/18-4/1/34      33,480         37,679     
7.00%, 10/1/31-10/1/37      156,510         177,975     
8.00%, 4/1/16      37         37     
9.00%, 8/1/22-5/1/25      3,196         3,514     

 

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:    
Series 183,Cl. IO, 12.314%, 4/1/275      80,590         17,079     
Series 192,Cl. IO, 5.017%, 2/1/285      23,132         4,993     
Series 243,Cl. 6, 2.237%, 12/15/325      65,053         12,769     

 

 
 

 


     Principal
Amount
     Value    

 

 
FHLMC/FNMA/FHLB/Sponsored (Continued)   

 

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Mtg.-Linked Amortizing Global Debt Securities, Series 2012-1, Cl. A10, 2.06%, 1/15/22      $    257,301         $      259,771     

 

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Principal-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security, Series 176, Cl. PO, 4.205%, 6/1/266      25,951         24,156     

 

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates:    
Series 2426,Cl. BG, 6.00%, 3/15/17      27,270         27,948     
Series 2427,Cl. ZM, 6.50%, 3/15/32      131,401         150,784     
Series 2461,Cl. PZ, 6.50%, 6/15/32      59,493         67,699     
Series 2564,Cl. MP, 5.00%, 2/15/18      100,103         103,342     
Series 2585,Cl. HJ, 4.50%, 3/15/18      56,260         58,057     
Series 2626,Cl. TB, 5.00%, 6/15/33      125,406         134,470     
Series 2635,Cl. AG, 3.50%, 5/15/32      48,706         50,520     
Series 2707,Cl. QE, 4.50%, 11/15/18      283,634         293,690     
Series 2770,Cl. TW, 4.50%, 3/15/19      12,398         12,879     
Series 3010,Cl. WB, 4.50%, 7/15/20      36,867         38,444     
Series 3025,Cl. SJ, 23.538%, 8/15/354      21,517         33,799     
Series 3030,Cl. FL, 0.731%, 9/15/354      112,531         112,918     
Series 3741,Cl. PA, 2.15%, 2/15/35      298,545         301,509     
Series 3815,Cl. BD, 3.00%, 10/15/20      10,420         10,608     
Series 3822,Cl. JA, 5.00%, 6/15/40      86,149         91,279     
Series 3840,Cl. CA, 2.00%, 9/15/18      7,710         7,775     
Series 3848,Cl. WL, 4.00%, 4/15/40      156,039         163,487     
Series 3857,Cl. GL, 3.00%, 5/15/40      8,901         9,170     
Series 4221,Cl. HJ, 1.50%, 7/15/23      862,904         858,180     

 

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates, Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:     
Series 2130,Cl. SC, 48.33%, 3/15/295      79,946         17,380     
Series 2796,Cl. SD, 48.601%, 7/15/265      112,007         20,448     
Series 2920,Cl. S, 50.68%, 1/15/355      571,964         104,911     
Series 2922,Cl. SE, 5.232%, 2/15/355      33,934         6,061     
Series 2981,Cl. AS, 0.00%, 5/15/355,7      317,707         62,346     
Series 3201,Cl. SG, 1.579%, 8/15/365      88,692         16,688     
Series 3397,Cl. GS, 14.856%, 12/15/375      38,214         7,124     
Series 3424,Cl. EI, 14.62%, 4/15/385      19,749         2,333     
Series 3450,Cl. BI, 8.091%, 5/15/385      103,766         16,391     
Series 3606,Cl. SN, 0.296%, 12/15/395      56,271         9,855     

 

 
Federal National Mortgage Assn.:      
3.00%, 1/1/318      5,815,000               5,989,696     
3.50%, 1/15/468      165,000         170,193     
4.00%, 1/1/468      7,245,000         7,665,128     
4.50%, 1/1/318      219,000         226,327     
5.00%, 1/1/468      3,260,000         3,588,397     
6.00%, 1/1/468      425,000         480,220     

 

 
Federal National Mortgage Assn. Pool:      
3.50%, 12/1/20-2/1/22      359,892         377,109     
5.00%, 3/1/21      13,893         14,555     
5.50%, 9/1/20      3,135         3,327     
6.00%, 11/1/17-3/1/37      222,322         250,397     
6.50%, 5/1/17-10/1/19      25,645         26,197     
7.00%, 11/1/17-10/1/35      9,332         9,794     
7.50%, 1/1/33      77,786         92,563     
8.50%, 7/1/32      4,546         4,910     

 

 
Federal National Mortgage Assn., Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:    
Series 222,Cl. 2, 16.899%, 6/25/235      173,837         29,879     
Series 233,Cl. 2, 36.338%, 8/25/235      125,279         25,642     
Series 252,Cl. 2, 36.36%, 11/25/235      165,623         35,585     
Series 319,Cl. 2, 0.00%, 2/25/325,7      36,320         7,779     
Series 320,Cl. 2, 8.298%, 4/25/325      12,001         3,190     
Series 321,Cl. 2, 0.00%, 4/25/325,7      128,587         27,410     
Series 331,Cl. 9, 10.377%, 2/25/335      149,362         32,995     
Series 334,Cl. 17, 17.717%, 2/25/335      83,993         16,702     
Series 339,Cl. 12, 0.00%, 6/25/335,7      115,892         25,004     
Series 339,Cl. 7, 0.00%, 11/25/335,7      329,955         69,311     
Series 343,Cl. 13, 3.874%, 9/25/335      119,182         23,978     
Series 345,Cl. 9, 0.00%, 1/25/345,7      106,167         21,903     
Series 351,Cl. 10, 0.00%, 4/25/345,7      15,019         2,842     
 

 

9      OPPENHEIMER CONSERVATIVE BALANCED FUND/VA


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value    

 

 
FHLMC/FNMA/FHLB/Sponsored (Continued)   

 

 
Federal National Mortgage Assn., Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security: (Continued)    
Series 351,Cl. 8, 0.00%, 4/25/345,7      $    51,391         $      9,851     
Series 356,Cl. 10, 0.00%, 6/25/355,7      36,408         7,316     
Series 356,Cl. 12, 0.00%, 2/25/355,7      19,502         3,987     
Series 362,Cl. 13, 0.00%, 8/25/355,7      137,809         29,451     
Series 364,Cl. 16, 0.00%, 9/25/355,7      97,412         17,292     

 

 
Federal National Mortgage Assn., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates:    
Series 1998-61,Cl. PL, 6.00%, 11/25/28      59,354         67,252     
Series 2003-100,Cl. PA, 5.00%, 10/25/18      212,387         220,479     
Series 2003-130,Cl. CS, 13.257%, 12/25/334      13,197         15,448     
Series 2003-84,Cl. GE, 4.50%, 9/25/18      16,062         16,612     
Series 2004-101,Cl. BG, 5.00%, 1/25/20      74,729         75,835     
Series 2004-25,Cl. PC, 5.50%, 1/25/34      150,348         157,000     
Series 2005-104,Cl. MC, 5.50%, 12/25/25      268,649         292,461     
Series 2005-31,Cl. PB, 5.50%, 4/25/35      250,000         289,509     
Series 2005-73,Cl. DF, 0.672%, 8/25/354      228,030         229,001     
Series 2006-11,Cl. PS, 23.021%, 3/25/364      80,079         124,055     
Series 2006-46,Cl. SW, 22.653%, 6/25/364      57,073         75,763     
Series 2006-50,Cl. KS, 22.654%, 6/25/364      12,080         18,455     
Series 2008-75,Cl. DB, 4.50%, 9/25/23      64,573         66,599     
Series 2009-113,Cl. DB, 3.00%, 12/25/20      226,989         231,255     
Series 2009-36,Cl. FA, 1.362%, 6/25/374      85,978         88,283     
Series 2009-37,Cl. HA, 4.00%, 4/25/19      63,075         64,676     
Series 2009-70,Cl. TL, 4.00%, 8/25/19      681,991         697,122     
Series 2010-43,Cl. KG, 3.00%, 1/25/21      112,051         114,502     
Series 2011-15,Cl. DA, 4.00%, 3/25/41      39,992         41,505     
Series 2011-3,Cl. EL, 3.00%, 5/25/20      375,625         382,689     
Series 2011-3,Cl. KA, 5.00%, 4/25/40      192,504         208,921     
Series 2011-38,Cl. AH, 2.75%, 5/25/20      8,560         8,696     
Series 2011-82,Cl. AD, 4.00%, 8/25/26      239,166         245,940     

 

 
Federal National Mortgage Assn., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates, Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:     
Series 2001-65,Cl. S, 26.986%, 11/25/315      141,575         30,926     
Series 2001-81,Cl. S, 22.064%, 1/25/325      36,783         10,283     
Series 2002-47,Cl. NS, 27.624%, 4/25/325      97,677         22,688     
Series 2002-51,Cl. S, 27.81%, 8/25/325      89,691         19,256     
Series 2002-52,Cl. SD, 33.799%, 9/25/325      128,893         30,064     
Series 2002-77,Cl. SH, 31.555%, 12/18/325      55,410         11,727     
Series 2002-84,Cl. SA, 33.349%, 12/25/325      135,309         30,695     
Series 2002-9,Cl. MS, 22.928%, 3/25/325      38,045         8,676     
Series 2003-33,Cl. SP, 28.197%, 5/25/335      147,376         33,215     
Series 2003-4,Cl. S, 29.665%, 2/25/335      80,942         20,783     
Series 2003-46,Cl. IH, 0.00%, 6/25/235,7      284,417         37,229     
Series 2004-54,Cl. DS, 37.028%, 11/25/305      108,094         20,411     
Series 2004-56,Cl. SE, 11.185%, 10/25/335      27,974         6,009     
Series 2005-12,Cl. SC, 8.096%, 3/25/355      15,998         3,101     
Series 2005-14,Cl. SE, 33.407%, 3/25/355      53,559         8,353     
Series 2005-40,Cl. SA, 46.534%, 5/25/355      282,976         50,370     
Series 2005-52,Cl. JH, 0.00%, 5/25/355,7      730,054         130,690     
Series 2005-93,Cl. SI, 21.314%, 10/25/355      64,897         11,060     
Series 2007-88,Cl. XI, 33.727%, 6/25/375      162,483         27,441     
Series 2008-55,Cl. SA, 12.503%, 7/25/385      73,164         9,631     
Series 2009-8,Cl. BS, 0.00%, 2/25/245,7      19,067         848     
Series 2011-96,Cl. SA, 4.685%, 10/25/415      155,349         26,998     
Series 2012-134,Cl. SA, 10.761%, 12/25/425      577,702         139,710     
Series 2012-40,Cl. PI, 0.00%, 4/25/415,7      329,190         44,769     

 

 
Federal National Mortgage Assn., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates, Principal-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed     
Security, Series 1993-184, Cl. M, 5.135%,      
9/25/236      63,589         60,369     
     

 

 

 
              27,700,598     

 

 
GNMA/Guaranteed—10.6%      

 

 
Government National Mortgage Assn. I Pool:      
7.00%, 1/15/24      33,239         35,741     
7.50%, 1/15/23-6/15/24      33,401         35,777     
8.00%, 5/15/17-4/15/23      19,970         21,725     
8.50%, 8/15/17-12/15/17      2,465         2,535     

 

 
 

 


     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 
GNMA/Guaranteed (Continued)   

 

 
Government National Mortgage Assn. II Pool:      
3.50%, 1/15/468      $    18,970,000         $      19,770,396   
4.00%, 1/20/468      4,430,000         4,703,626   

 

 
Government National Mortgage Assn., Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:    
Series 2002-15,Cl. SM, 53.639%, 2/16/325      175,564         32,153   
Series 2002-76,Cl. SY, 56.529%, 12/16/265      354,369         68,457   
Series 2007-17,Cl. AI, 18.119%, 4/16/375      405,473         80,790   
Series 2011-52,Cl. HS, 7.744%, 4/16/415      198,053         36,738   
     

 

 

 
        24,787,938   

 

 
Non-Agency—8.1%      

 

 
Commercial—7.0%      

 

 
Banc of America Funding Trust:      
Series 2006-G,Cl. 2A4, 0.692%, 7/20/364      813,234         764,679   
Series 2014-R7,Cl. 3A1, 2.763%, 3/26/363,4      348,342         353,498   

 

 
BCAP LLC Trust, Series 2011-R11, Cl. 18A5, 2.43%, 9/26/352,4      214,335         216,704   

 

 
Bear Stearns ARM Trust:      
Series 2005-2,Cl. A1, 2.68%, 3/25/354      304,157         305,521   
Series 2005-9,Cl. A1, 2.66%, 10/25/354      779,029         768,542     

 

 
Chase Mortgage Finance Trust, Series 2005-A2,      
Cl. 1A3, 2.544%, 1/25/364      195,266         182,864     

 

 
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-GC11, Cl. D, 4.457%, 4/10/462,4      185,000            168,199     

 

 
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 2006- AR1, Cl. 1A1, 2.57%, 10/25/354      711,201            705,980     

 

 
COMM Mortgage Trust:      
Series 2012-CR4,Cl. D, 4.574%, 10/15/452,4      185,000         173,726     
Series 2012-CR5,Cl. E, 4.337%, 12/10/452,4      480,000         445,622     
Series 2013-CR7,Cl. D, 4.352%, 3/10/462,4      445,000         402,353     
Series 2014-CR21,Cl. AM, 3.987%, 12/10/47      860,000         889,353     

 

 
COMM Mortgage Trust, Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security, Series 2012-CR5, Cl. XA, 0%, 12/10/455,7      420,191               32,845     

 

 
CSMC:      
Series 2006-6,Cl. 1A4, 6.00%, 7/25/36      196,551         150,905     
Series 2009-13R,Cl. 4A1, 2.747%, 9/26/362,4      51,404         51,611     

 

 
DBUBS Mortgage Trust, Series 2011-LC1A, Cl. E, 5.663%, 11/10/462,4      50,000            52,877     

 

 
First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust:      
Series 2004-FA2,Cl. 3A1, 6.00%, 1/25/35      121,342         115,406     
Series 2005-FA8,Cl. 1A6, 1.072%, 11/25/354      127,079         89,889     

 

 
FREMF Mortgage Trust:      
Series 2012-K501,Cl. C, 3.397%, 11/25/462,4      50,000         50,170     
Series 2013-K25,Cl. C, 3.618%, 11/25/452,4      60,000         57,103     
Series 2013-K26,Cl. C, 3.599%, 12/25/452,4      40,000         38,784     
Series 2013-K27,Cl. C, 3.496%, 1/25/462,4      110,000         102,945     
Series 2013-K28,Cl. C, 3.494%, 6/25/462,4      450,000         421,574     
Series 2013-K502,Cl. C, 3.18%, 3/25/452,4      220,000         221,917     
Series 2013-K712,Cl. C, 3.371%, 5/25/452,4      70,000         69,455     
Series 2013-K713,Cl. C, 3.165%, 4/25/462,4      145,000         140,081     
Series 2014-K715,Cl. C, 4.123%, 2/25/462,4      35,000         35,554     
Series 2015-K44,Cl. B, 3.685%, 1/25/482,4      365,000         327,693     

 

 
GSMSC Pass-Through Trust, Series 2009-3R, Cl. 1A2, 6%, 4/25/372,4      469,120         440,952     

 

 
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR4, Cl. 6A1, 2.863%, 7/25/354      41,244         40,834     

 

 
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2012-LC9, Cl. E, 4.42%, 12/15/472,4      285,000         263,364     

 

 
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust: Series 2006-LDP8,Cl. AJ, 5.48%, 5/15/454      690,000         701,987     
Series 2012-C6,Cl. E, 5.192%, 5/15/452,4      380,000         371,993     

 

 
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-A1, Cl. 5A1, 2.726%, 7/25/354      171,476         172,226     

 

 
JP Morgan Resecuritization Trust:      
Series 2009-11,Cl. 5A1, 2.747%, 9/26/362,4      190,989         191,224     
Series 2009-5,Cl. 1A2, 2.738%, 7/26/362,4      252,943         226,547     

 

 
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust:      
Series 2014-C25,Cl. AS, 4.065%, 11/15/47      360,000         371,963     
Series 2014-C26,Cl. AS, 3.80%, 1/15/48      180,000         181,330     
 

 

10      OPPENHEIMER CONSERVATIVE BALANCED FUND/VA


    

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value    

 

 
Commercial (Continued)      

 

 
MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, Series 2004-13, Cl. 2A2, 2.775%, 4/21/344      $    72,417         $      74,057     

 

 
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust:   
Series 2012-C6,Cl. E, 4.657%, 11/15/452,4      385,000         370,129     
Series 2013-C7,Cl. D, 4.297%, 2/15/462,4      115,000         106,549     
Series 2013-C8,Cl. D, 4.169%, 12/15/482,4      80,000         73,702   
Series 2014-C19,Cl. AS, 3.832%, 12/15/47      720,000         730,442     

 

 
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2007-IQ13, Cl. AM, 5.406%, 3/15/44      260,000         267,099     

 

 
Morgan Stanley Re-Remic Trust, Series 2012-R3, Cl. 1B, 2.176%, 11/26/362,4      250,004         166,693     

 

 
Morgan Stanley Resecuritization Trust, Series 2013-R9, Cl. 3A, 2.402%, 6/26/462,4      514,728         517,233     

 

 
RBSSP Resecuritization Trust, Series 2010-1, Cl. 2A1, 2.109%, 7/26/452,4      37,750         37,675     

 

 
Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust,      
Series 2004-10, Cl. 2A, 2.446%, 8/25/344      316,484         318,293     

 

 
Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Nts.:      
Series 2014-DN1,Cl. M2, 2.622%, 2/25/244      145,000         144,622     
Series 2015-DNA2,Cl. M2, 3.022%, 12/25/274      85,000         84,602     

 

 
UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series      
2012-C2, Cl. E, 4.888%, 5/10/632,4      45,000         43,658     

 

 
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust:      
Series 2005-AR14,Cl. 1A4, 2.523%, 12/25/354      148,528         144,184     
Series 2005-AR16,Cl. 1A1, 2.568%, 12/25/354      138,793         132,381     

 

 
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust:      
Series 2005-AR1,Cl. 1A1, 2.662%, 2/25/354      32,059         32,175     
Series 2005-AR10,Cl. 1A1, 2.74%, 6/25/354      613,437         627,765     
Series 2005-AR15,Cl. 1A6, 2.736%, 9/25/354      422,621         403,893     
Series 2006-AR7,Cl. 2A4, 2.738%, 5/25/364      226,110         215,871     
Series 2006-AR8,Cl. 2A4, 2.744%, 4/25/364      148,756         145,734     
Series 2007-16,Cl. 1A1, 6.00%, 12/28/37      86,000         89,688     
Series 2007-AR8,Cl. A1, 2.809%, 11/25/374      449,897         399,235     

 

 
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust:      
Series 2012-C10,Cl. D, 4.454%, 12/15/452,4      160,000         149,695     
Series 2012-C7,Cl. E, 4.838%, 6/15/452,4      80,000         77,560     
Series 2012-C8,Cl. E, 4.875%, 8/15/452,4      365,000         354,148     
Series 2013-C11,Cl. D, 4.179%, 3/15/452,4      49,000         45,570     
Series 2013-C15,Cl. D, 4.48%, 8/15/462,4      225,000         208,674     

 

 
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Interest-Only Commercial Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2011-C3, Cl. XA, 0%, 3/15/442,5,7      3,273,440         149,722     
     

 

 

 
       

 

      16,409,319  

 

  

 

 

 
Multi-Family—0.1%      

 

 
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust:      
Series 2005-AR15,Cl. 1A2, 2.736%, 9/25/354      216,100         211,347     
Series 2006-AR2,Cl. 2A3, 2.763%, 3/25/364      40,960         40,466     
     

 

 

 
       

 

251,813  

 

  

 

 

 
Residential—1.0%      

 

 
Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2005-29CB, Cl. A4, 5%, 7/25/35      357,209         325,965     

 

 
Banc of America Funding Trust:      
Series 2007-1,Cl. 1A3, 6.00%, 1/25/37      87,507         80,477     
Series 2007-C,Cl. 1A4, 4.007%, 5/20/364      36,538         34,263     

 

 
Banc of America Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-E, Cl. 2A6, 2.864%, 6/25/344      104,628         103,847     

 

 
Bear Stearns ARM Trust, Series 2006-1, Cl. A1, 2.58%, 2/25/364      323,496         321,244     

 

 
Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006- FRE1, Cl. A2, 0.532%, 7/25/364      46,051         45,581     

 

 
CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust:      
Series 2005-26,Cl. 1A8, 5.50%, 11/25/35      108,930         104,218     
Series 2006-6,Cl. A3, 6.00%, 4/25/36      58,827         56,768     

 

 
HomeBanc Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-3, Cl. A2, 0.732%, 7/25/354      51,618         48,534     

 

 
RALI Trust:      
Series 2003-QS1,Cl. A2, 5.75%, 1/25/33      1,174         1,174     

 

 
 

 


     Principal
Amount
     Value    

 

 
Residential (Continued)      

 

 
RALI Trust: (Continued)      
Series 2006-QS13,Cl. 1A8, 6.00%, 9/25/36      $    13,451         $      10,858     

 

 
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust, Series 2003-AR10, Cl. A7, 2.535%, 10/25/334      151,446         155,018     

 

 
Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust:      
Series 2005-AR13,Cl. 1A5, 2.74%, 5/25/354      204,883         206,346     
Series 2006-AR10,Cl. 5A5, 2.738%, 7/25/364      311,065         302,789     

 

 
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust:      
Series 2005-AR4,Cl. 2A2, 2.683%, 4/25/354      414,039         416,940     
Series 2006-AR14,Cl. 1A2, 5.851%, 10/25/364      74,651         72,517     
Series 2006-AR8,Cl. 2A1, 2.744%, 4/25/364      140,213         137,365     
     

 

 

 
        2,423,904     
     

 

 

 

Total Mortgage-Backed Obligations (Cost $71,492,184)

 

   

    

 

71,573,572  

 

  

 

 

 

U.S. Government Obligations—0.3%

  

 

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Nts.:      
1.00% Nts., 12/15/17      193,000         192,553     
5.50% Nts., 7/18/16      65,000         66,682     

 

 
United States Treasury Nts., 1.50%, 5/31/19      552,000         552,711     
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Obligations (Cost $813,370)

 

       

 

811,946  

 

  

 

 

 

Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes—30.0%

  

 

 
Consumer Discretionary—4.9%      

 

 
Auto Components—0.1%      

 

 
BorgWarner, Inc., 4.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/45      128,000         114,616     

 

 
Johnson Controls, Inc., 1.40% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/2/17      77,000         76,241     
     

 

 

 
        190,857     

 

 
Automobiles—1.3%      

 

 
Daimler Finance North America LLC, 8.50% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 1/18/31      271,000            393,584     

 

 
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 3.664% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/8/24      970,000            945,703     

 

 
General Motors Co., 6.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/2/43      437,000            462,653     

 

 
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 3% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/25/17      401,000            402,696     

 

 
Harley-Davidson, Inc., 4.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/28/45      107,000            105,162     

 

 
Hyundai Capital America, 2.40% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/30/182      392,000            390,978     

 

 
Kia Motors Corp., 3.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/14/162      341,000            343,834     
     

 

 

 
        3,044,610     

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—0.7%      

 

 
Carnival Corp., 1.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/5/16      465,000         465,153     

 

 
Marriott International, Inc.:      
3.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/22      262,000         259,500     
6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/17      354,000         378,511     

 

 
McDonald’s Corp.:      
2.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/9/20      173,000         173,113     
4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/9/45      29,000         29,270     

 

 
Wyndham Worldwide Corp., 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/16      403,000            418,530     
     

 

 

 
              1,724,077     

 

 
Household Durables—0.5%      

 

 
Jarden Corp., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/232      391,000         401,752     

 

 
Lennar Corp., 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/30/25      183,000         179,798     

 

 
Toll Brothers Finance Corp., 4.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/23      410,000            399,750     

 

 
Whirlpool Corp.:      
1.35% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/17      123,000         122,318     
1.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/17      105,000         104,502     
     

 

 

 
        1,208,120     
 

 

11      OPPENHEIMER CONSERVATIVE BALANCED FUND/VA


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 
Leisure Equipment & Products—0.2%   

 

 
Mattel, Inc., 1.70% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/18      $    433,000         $      427,545     

 

 
Media—1.4%      

 

 
21st Century Fox America, Inc., 6.15% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/41      92,000         103,776     

 

 
CCO Safari II LLC:      
4.908% Sr. Sec. Nts., 7/23/252      124,000         124,065     
6.484% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/23/452      207,000         207,615     

 

 
Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc., 9.455% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/22      211,000         291,569     

 

 
Comcast Corp., 4.65% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 7/15/42      156,000         159,100     

 

 
Historic TW, Inc.:      
8.05% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/16      77,000         77,127     
9.15% Debs., 2/1/23      118,000         153,401     

 

 
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The), 4.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/24      226,000            224,347     

 

 
Pearson Funding Two plc, 4% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/17/162      101,000            101,722     

 

 
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., 2.70% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/16      404,000            406,975     

 

 
Sky plc, 3.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/16/242      217,000         212,450     

 

 
Thomson Reuters Corp., 1.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/29/17      416,000            414,059     

 

 
Time Warner Cable, Inc., 4.50% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 9/15/42      145,000            114,184     

 

 
Viacom, Inc., 2.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/16      183,000         183,426     

 

 
Virgin Media Secured Finance plc, 5.25% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/15/262      415,000            404,625     
     

 

 

 
              3,178,441     

 

 
Multiline Retail—0.2%      

 

 
Dollar Tree, Inc., 5.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 3/1/232      300,000         314,250     

 

 
Kohl’s Corp., 5.55% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/17/45      129,000         120,485     
     

 

 

 
        434,735     

 

 
Specialty Retail—0.4%      

 

 
Best Buy Co., Inc., 5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/21      415,000         430,044     

 

 
Home Depot, Inc. (The), 4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/44      167,000            184,349     

 

 
Ross Stores, Inc., 3.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/24      225,000         221,893     

 

 
Signet UK Finance plc, 4.70% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/24      119,000            117,445     
     

 

 

 
        953,731     

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—0.1%   

 

 
PVH Corp., 4.50% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 12/15/22      341,000            335,032     

 

 
Consumer Staples—3.0%      

 

 
Beverages—0.6%      

 

 
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 8.20% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 1/15/39      262,000            378,102     

 

 
Constellation Brands, Inc., 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/24      390,000            398,775     

 

 
Pernod Ricard SA:      
2.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/172      423,000         428,385     
4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/222      260,000         267,456     
     

 

 

 
        1,472,718     

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing—0.5%      

 

 
CVS Health Corp.:      
5.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/20/45      109,000         115,267     
5.30% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/5/43      101,000         109,802     

 

 
Delhaize Group:      
5.70% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/40      101,000         104,190     
6.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/17      48,000         50,780     

 

 
Kroger Co. (The):      
6.40% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/17      386,000         414,672     
6.90% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/38      109,000         135,098     

 

 
 

 


     Principal
Amount
     Value    

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing (Continued)   

 

 
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 4.30% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/22/44      $    220,000         $      224,860     
     

 

 

 
        1,154,669     

 

 
Food Products—1.3%      

 

 
Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp.:      
3.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/17      350,000         353,568     
8.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/19      320,000         370,980     

 

 
ConAgra Foods, Inc., 4.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/25/43      123,000         110,112     

 

 
Ingredion, Inc., 1.80% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/25/17      424,000         420,334     

 

 
JM Smucker Co., 1.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/18      334,000         332,627     

 

 
Kraft Foods Group, Inc., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/4/42      99,000         100,045     

 

 
Kraft Heinz Foods Co.:      
3.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/252      215,000         217,501     
5.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/452      49,000         51,360     

 

 
TreeHouse Foods, Inc., 4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/22      420,000         401,100     

 

 
Tyson Foods, Inc.:      
4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/34      140,000         143,221     
6.60% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/16      402,000         407,346     
     

 

 

 
              2,908,194     

 

 
Tobacco—0.6%      

 

 
Altria Group, Inc., 10.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/6/39      241,000         396,359     

 

 
Imperial Tobacco Finance plc, 2.05% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/20/182      411,000            409,046     

 

 
Reynolds American, Inc.:      
5.85% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/45      185,000         206,292     
6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/17      388,000         414,352     
     

 

 

 
        1,426,049     

 

 
Energy—3.0%      

 

 
Energy Equipment & Services—0.7%   

 

 
Halliburton Co., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/45      102,000         100,991     

 

 
Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co., 4.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/25      165,000         165,472     

 

 
Nabors Industries, Inc., 2.35% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/16      371,000         369,232     

 

 
Schlumberger Holdings Corp.:      
1.90% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/21/172      416,000         414,641     
4.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/21/252      272,000         269,094     

 

 
Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2014 Ltd.,      
1.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/10/172      431,000         429,715     
     

 

 

 
        1,749,145     

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—2.3%      

 

 
Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 6.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/40      231,000         213,157     

 

 
Apache Corp., 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/43      124,000         106,904     

 

 
Boardwalk Pipelines LP, 4.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/24      234,000         203,910     

 

 
Buckeye Partners LP, 6.05% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/18      189,000         196,300     

 

 
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.:      
1.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/18      165,000         160,586     
5.90% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/18      186,000         193,760     

 

 
Cenovus Energy, Inc., 5.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/43      116,000         91,095     

 

 
Cimarex Energy Co., 4.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/24      224,000         199,143     

 

 
CNOOC Nexen Finance 2014 ULC, 1.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/30/17      444,000         441,720     

 

 
Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc., 4.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/252      224,000         203,408     

 

 
Devon Energy Corp., 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/42      197,000         140,203     

 

 
EnLink Midstream Partners LP:      
2.70% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/19      356,000         325,057     
 

 

12      OPPENHEIMER CONSERVATIVE BALANCED FUND/VA


    

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value    

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (Continued)   

 

 
EnLink Midstream Partners LP: (Continued)      
4.40% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/24      $    112,000         $      88,870     

 

 
Enterprise Products Operating LLC:      
4.85% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/42      119,000         95,467     
4.90% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/46      42,000         34,435   

 

 
Husky Energy, Inc., 6.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/17      236,000         246,171     

 

 
Kinder Morgan, Inc., 5.55% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/45      279,000         218,560     

 

 
Origin Energy Finance Ltd.:      
3.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/9/182      468,000         456,717     
5.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/14/212      147,000         143,292     

 

 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 6.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/17      385,000         397,625     

 

 
Regency Energy Partners LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/22      280,000         248,498     

 

 
Spectra Energy Partners LP, 4.60% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/21      277,000         280,036     

 

 
Western Gas Partners LP, 4% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/1/22      273,000         241,892   

 

 
Woodside Finance Ltd., 4.60% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 5/10/212      372,000            377,775     
     

 

 

 
              5,304,581     

 

 
Financials—8.5%      

 

 
Capital Markets—1.9%      

 

 
Apollo Management Holdings LP, 4% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/30/242      322,000         318,571     

 

 
Blackstone Holdings Finance Co. LLC, 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/442      458,000         467,979     

 

 
Credit Suisse AG, New York, 3.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/9/24      470,000         474,389     

 

 
Deutsche Bank AG, 4.50% Sub. Nts., 4/1/25      341,000         314,306     

 

 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 5.15% Sub. Nts., 5/22/45      301,000         293,270     

 

 
KKR Group Finance Co. III LLC, 5.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/442      355,000         348,451     

 

 
Lazard Group LLC, 4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/14/20      401,000         415,967     

 

 
Morgan Stanley, 5% Sub. Nts., 11/24/25      395,000         420,377     

 

 
Nomura Holdings, Inc., 2% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/13/16      452,000         453,882     

 

 
Raymond James Financial, Inc., 5.625% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 4/1/24      265,000         293,984     

 

 
UBS Preferred Funding Trust V, 6.243% Jr. Sub.      

 

 
Perpetual Bonds, Series 14,9      638,000         641,190     
     

 

 

 
        4,442,366     

 

 
Commercial Banks—2.6%      

 

 
ABN AMRO Bank NV, 4.75% Sub. Nts., 7/28/252      416,000         415,439     

 

 
Bank of America Corp., 7.75% Jr. Sub. Nts., 5/14/38      424,000         576,645     

 

 
Barclays plc, 3.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/16/25      353,000         339,894     

 

 
BNP Paribas SA, 4.375% Sub. Nts., 9/28/252      397,000         389,616     

 

 
Citigroup, Inc., 4.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/30/45      330,000         335,115     

 

 
Citizens Financial Group, Inc., 5.50% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds2,4,9      194,000         191,478     

 

 
Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA (Netherlands), 4.375% Sub. Nts., 8/4/25      297,000         302,692     

 

 
Credit Agricole SA, 8.375% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds2,4,9      370,000         416,250     

 

 
FirstMerit Bank NA, 4.27% Sub. Nts., 11/25/26      432,000         433,790     

 

 
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.75% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds, Series S4,9      294,000         320,828     

 

 
Lloyds Banking Group plc, 6.657% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds2,4,9      400,000         449,500     

 

 
Regions Bank, Birmingham AL:      
2.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/14/18      328,000         327,896     
6.45% Sub. Nts., 6/26/37      334,000         389,894     

 

 
Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, 7.64% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds, Series U4,9      500,000         525,000     

 

 
 

 


     Principal
Amount
     Value    

 

 
Commercial Banks (Continued)      

 

 
Societe Generale SA, 5.922% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds2,4,9      $    440,000         $      448,250     

 

 
SunTrust Banks, Inc., 3.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/20/17      227,000         230,978     
     

 

 

 
              6,093,265     

 

 
Consumer Finance—0.8%      

 

 
Ally Financial, Inc., 8% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/31      339,000         392,816     

 

 
Capital One Financial Corp., 3.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/5/25      342,000         331,426     

 

 
Discover Financial Services:      
3.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/4/25      338,000         325,378     
3.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/6/24      331,000         327,025     

 

 
Synchrony Financial:      
4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/24      117,000         115,636     
4.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/23/25      310,000         310,028     
     

 

 

 
        1,802,309     

 

 
Diversified Financial Services—0.5%   

 

 
McGraw Hill Financial, Inc., 2.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/18      105,000         105,730     

 

 
Nationwide Building Society, 3.90% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/21/252      410,000         423,607     

 

 
Peachtree Corners Funding Trust, 3.976% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/252      221,000         219,840     

 

 
Voya Financial, Inc., 5.65% Jr. Sub. Nts., 5/15/534      495,000         490,050     
     

 

 

 
        1,239,227     

 

 
Insurance—1.2%      

 

 
ACE INA Holdings, Inc.:      
3.35% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/3/26      200,000         199,683     
4.35% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/3/45      160,000         163,003     

 

 
AXIS Specialty Finance plc, 5.15% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/45      368,000         362,263     

 

 
Five Corners Funding Trust, 4.419% Unsec. Nts., 11/15/232      374,000         391,140     

 

 
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/232      543,000         553,002     

 

 
MetLife, Inc., 5.25% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds4,9      296,000         301,920     

 

 
Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.20% Jr. Sub. Nts., 3/15/444      331,000         320,822     

 

 
TIAA Asset Management Finance Co. LLC, 4.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/242      437,000         439,529     

 

 
XLIT Ltd., 6.50% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds4,9      243,000         177,086     
     

 

 

 
        2,908,448     

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—1.3%   

 

 
American Tower Corp., 5.90% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/21      233,000         259,881     

 

 
Corrections Corp. of America, 4.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/23      425,000         412,250     

 

 
First Industrial LP, 7.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/17      360,000         393,846     

 

 
HCP, Inc., 5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/17      125,000         130,790     

 

 
Highwoods Realty LP, 7.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/18      366,000         404,730     

 

 
Host Hotels & Resorts LP, 3.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/23      244,000         235,660     

 

 
Liberty Property LP, 5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/16      268,000         276,871     

 

 
Prologis LP, 4% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/18      219,000         226,524     

 

 
Regency Centers LP, 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/17      36,000         37,978     

 

 
Ventas Realty LP, 1.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/17/17      178,000         176,754     

 

 
WEA Finance LLC/Westfield UK & Europe Finance plc, 1.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/172      369,000         366,003     

 

 
Welltower, Inc., 2.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/18      88,000         87,969     
     

 

 

 
        3,009,256     
 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value    

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development—0.2%   

 

 
Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., 4% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/25      $    475,000         $      464,896     

 

 
Health Care—1.8%      

 

 
Biotechnology—0.3%      

 

 
AbbVie, Inc.:      
3.60% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/14/25      208,000         205,713     
4.70% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/14/45      83,000         81,488     

 

 
Biogen, Inc., 5.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/45      110,000         110,444     

 

 
Celgene Corp.:      
3.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/25      208,000         207,752     
5.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/45      56,000         56,430     
     

 

 

 
        661,827     

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies—0.5%   

 

 
Becton Dickinson & Co.:      
1.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/17      453,000         451,267     
3.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/24      221,000         224,424     

 

 
DENTSPLY International, Inc., 2.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/16      425,000         428,207     

 

 
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc., 3.55% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/25      130,000         126,639     
     

 

 

 
        1,230,537     

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services—0.7%   

 

 
Cardinal Health, Inc., 3.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/24      214,000         214,762     

 

 
Fresenius Medical Care US Finance II, Inc., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/31/222      422,000         453,650     

 

 
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, 3.60% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/25      610,000         589,790     

 

 
McKesson Corp., 4.883% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/44      180,000         180,681     

 

 
Medco Health Solutions, Inc., 7.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/18      178,000         196,882     
     

 

 

 
              1,635,765     

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services—0.1%      

 

 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.:      
2.15% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/14/18      156,000         156,026     
4.15% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/24      144,000         149,902     
5.30% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/44      40,000         42,862     
     

 

 

 
        348,790     

 

 
Pharmaceuticals—0.2%      

 

 
Actavis Funding SCS:      
3.80% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/25      277,000         276,141     
4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/45      136,000         133,097     
     

 

 

 
        409,238     

 

 
Industrials—2.2%      

 

 
Aerospace & Defense—0.5%      

 

 
BAE Systems Holdings, Inc., 3.85% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/252      292,000         289,839     

 

 
L-3 Communications Corp.:      
1.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/28/17      118,000         116,576     
3.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/16      145,000         147,216     

 

 
Lockheed Martin Corp., 3.55% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/26      208,000         209,498     

 

 
Northrop Grumman Corp., 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/43      200,000         206,630     

 

 
Textron, Inc., 3.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/25      129,000         126,825     
     

 

 

 
        1,096,584     

 

 
Building Products—0.2%   

 

 
Owens Corning, 4.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/22      505,000         506,369     

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies—0.2%   

 

 
Pitney Bowes, Inc., 4.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/24      575,000         564,507     

 

 
 
 

 


     Principal
Amount
     Value    

 

 
Electrical Equipment—0.1%      

 

 
Sensata Technologies BV, 4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/232      $    349,000         $      340,711     

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates—0.1%      

 

 
Roper Technologies, Inc., 3.85% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/25      192,000         191,550     

 

 
Machinery—0.2%      

 

 
Crane Co., 4.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/23      234,000         241,416     

 

 
Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co. Ltd., 4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/23      120,000         123,802     
     

 

 

 
        365,218     

 

 
Marine—0.0%      

 

 
AP Moeller-Maersk, 3.875% Unsec. Nts., 9/28/252      43,000         41,556     

 

 
Professional Services—0.2%      

 

 
Experian Finance plc, 2.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/172      427,000         425,271     

 

 
Road & Rail—0.5%      

 

 
Canadian Pacific Railway Co., 4.80% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/35      76,000         75,284     

 

 
ERAC USA Finance LLC, 4.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/452      126,000         117,552     

 

 
Kansas City Southern, 3% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/232      141,000         133,671     

 

 
Norfolk Southern Corp., 4.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/46      124,000         118,953     

 

 
Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp.:      
2.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/162      187,000         187,334     
3.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/11/172      220,000         224,510     
4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/17/232      250,000         252,027     
     

 

 

 
              1,109,331     

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors—0.2%   

 

 
Air Lease Corp., 3.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/21      456,000         459,420     

 

 
Information Technology—1.4%      

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments, & Components—0.4%   

 

 
Arrow Electronics, Inc., 5.125% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 3/1/21      525,000         552,462     

 

 
Flextronics International Ltd., 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/252      330,000         322,162     
     

 

 

 
        874,624     

 

 
IT Services—0.3%      

 

 
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 1.45%      
Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/5/17      351,000         346,384     

 

 
Visa, Inc., 4.30% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/14/45      141,000         143,274     

 

 
Xerox Corp.:      
2.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/17      149,000         150,156     
6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/17      75,000         78,614     
     

 

 

 
        718,428     

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—0.0%   

 

 
Intel Corp., 4.90% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/29/45      107,000         113,378     

 

 
Software—0.4%      

 

 
Autodesk, Inc.:      
1.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/17      313,000         312,120     
4.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/25      125,000         123,082     

 

 
Open Text Corp., 5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/232      174,000         172,695     

 

 
Oracle Corp., 3.40% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/8/24      322,000         327,502     
     

 

 

 
        935,399     

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals—0.3%   

 

 
Apple, Inc., 4.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/13/45      227,000         229,602     

 

 
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.:      
2.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/5/172      267,000         266,900     
6.35% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/452      184,000         175,235     
     

 

 

 
        671,737     
 

 

14      OPPENHEIMER CONSERVATIVE BALANCED FUND/VA


    

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value    

 

 
Materials—1.4%      

 

 
Chemicals—0.6%      

 

 
Agrium, Inc.:      
3.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/25      $    174,000         $      159,149     
4.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/35      87,000         74,235     

 

 
Eastman Chemical Co., 4.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/44      112,000         99,729     

 

 
LYB International Finance BV, 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/43      144,000         138,656     

 

 
Methanex Corp., 4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/24      256,000         227,543     

 

 
RPM International, Inc., 3.45% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 11/15/22      378,000         363,204     

 

 
Valspar Corp. (The):      
3.30% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/25      122,000         116,486     
3.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/26      174,000         173,318     
     

 

 

 
        1,352,320     

 

 
Construction Materials—0.3%      

 

 
CRH America, Inc., 5.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/18/452      282,000         283,222     

 

 
James Hardie International Finance Ltd., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/232      421,000         431,525     
     

 

 

 
        714,747     

 

 
Containers & Packaging—0.2%      

 

 
Packaging Corp. of America:      
3.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/24      113,000         110,071     
4.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/23      358,000         376,692     
     

 

 

 
       

 

486,763  

 

  

 

 

 
Metals & Mining—0.3%      

 

 
Carpenter Technology Corp., 4.45% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 3/1/23      159,000         153,059     

 

 
Glencore Finance Canada Ltd., 3.60% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/172      348,000         336,251     

 

 
Glencore Funding LLC, 4.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/29/242      75,000         54,839     

 

 
Goldcorp, Inc., 5.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/9/44      116,000         93,489     
     

 

 

 
        637,638     

 

 
Paper & Forest Products—0.0%      

 

 
International Paper Co., 4.80% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/44      183,000         166,970     

 

 
Telecommunication Services—1.6%      

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services—1.5%   

 

 
AT&T, Inc., 4.35% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/45      614,000         529,719     

 

 
British Telecommunications plc, 9.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/30      288,000         421,641     

 

 
Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV, 5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/23/16      402,000         405,734     

 

 
DIRECTV Holdings LLC/DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc., 5.15% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/42      65,000         60,769     

 

 
Orange SA, 2.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/14/16      111,000         112,263     

 

 
Telecom Italia Capital SA, 7.721% Sr. Unsec.      
Unsub. Nts., 6/4/38      277,000         290,158     

 

 
Telefonica Emisiones SAU:      
3.192% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/27/18      397,000         404,972     
7.045% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 6/20/36      169,000         203,732     

 

 
Verizon Communications, Inc.:      
3.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/24      189,000         187,119     
4.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/20      522,000         561,513     
4.522% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/48      288,000         258,571     
5.012% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/21/54      105,000         96,507     
     

 

 

 
        3,532,698     

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services—0.1%   

 

 
Rogers Communications, Inc., 3.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/25      77,000         75,902     

 

 
 

 


     Principal
Amount
    Value    

 

 
Utilities—2.2%     

 

 
Electric Utilities—1.5%     

 

 
AEP Texas Central Co., 3.85% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/252      $    198,000        $      200,642     

 

 
American Transmission Systems, Inc., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/1/442      118,000        118,698     

 

 
EDP Finance BV, 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/14/212      375,000        388,536     

 

 
Enel Finance International NV, 6.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/172      389,000        414,681     

 

 
ITC Holdings Corp., 5.30% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/1/43      93,000        95,571     

 

 
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 1.586% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/17      419,000        417,636     

 

 
Pennsylvania Electric Co., 5.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/20      88,000        93,917     

 

 
PPL Capital Funding, Inc., 3.50% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 12/1/22      158,000        159,478     

 

 
PPL WEM Ltd./Western Power Distribution Ltd., 5.375% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 5/1/212      600,000        655,455     

 

 
Public Service Co. of New Mexico, 7.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/18      347,000        388,563     

 

 
Southern Power Co., 1.85% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/17      373,000        373,003     

 

 
Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Co., 3.85% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/252      277,000        277,589     
    

 

 

 
       3,583,769     

 

 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers—0.1%   

 

 
Dayton Power & Light Co. (The), 1.875% Sec. Nts., 9/15/16      329,000        329,335     

 

 
Multi-Utilities—0.6%     

 

 
CenterPoint Energy, Inc., 5.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/17      386,000        402,832     

 

 
CMS Energy Corp., 3.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/24      240,000        244,167     

 

 
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc., 4.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/54      100,000        98,576     

 

 
Dominion Gas Holdings LLC, 4.60% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/44      170,000        158,502     

 

 
NiSource Finance Corp., 4.80% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/44      179,000        182,500     

 

 
Puget Energy, Inc., 3.65% Sec. Nts., 5/15/252      206,000        200,091     
    

 

 

 
       1,286,668     
    

 

 

 
Total Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $70,806,545)        70,339,321     
     Shares        

 

 

Investment Company—2.3%

    

 

 
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 0.30%10,11 (Cost $5,367,607)      5,367,607        5,367,607     

 

 
Total Investments, at Value (Cost $241,877,606)      106.9     250,779,549     

 

 
Net Other Assets (Liabilities)      (6.9     (16,147,851)    
  

 

 

 
Net Assets      100.0     $    234,631,698     
  

 

 

 
 

 

15      OPPENHEIMER CONSERVATIVE BALANCED FUND/VA


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

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 $40,471,024 or 17.25% of the Fund’s net assets at period end.

3. Restricted security. The aggregate value of restricted securities at period end was $711,113, which represents 0.30% 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    

Depreciation    

 

 

 
American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust, Series
2015-3, Cl. B, 3.56%, 10/12/21
     9/30/15         $ 359,964       $ 357,615       $ 2,349       
Banc of America Funding Trust, Series 2014-R7, Cl.
3A1, 2.763%, 3/26/36
     3/6/15-5/13/15         355,307         353,498         1,809       
     

 

 

 
        $             715,271       $             711,113       $                     4,158       
     

 

 

 

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

5. 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 $1,824,133 or 0.78% of the Fund’s net assets at period end.

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 $84,525 or 0.04% of the Fund’s net assets at period end.

7. Interest rate is less than 0.0005%.

8. All or a portion of the security position is when-issued or delayed delivery to be delivered and settled after period end. 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.

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

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

 

    

Shares

December 31, 2014

    

Gross

Additions

    

Gross

Reductions

    

Shares

December 31, 2015

 

 

 
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E      5,367,607                         5,367,607     
                   Value      Income  

 

 
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E          $             5,367,607       $             8,298     

 

Futures Contracts as of December 31, 2015  
Description    Exchange      Buy/Sell      Expiration Date      Number of Contracts      Value     

Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

United States Treasury Long Bonds

     CBT         Sell         3/21/16         8       $ 1,230,000         $ 10,924     

United States Treasury Nts., 2 yr.

     CBT         Buy         3/31/16         34         7,385,969         (9,129)    

United States Treasury Nts., 5 yr.

     CBT         Buy         3/31/16         28         3,312,969         (11,600)    

United States Treasury Nts., 10 yr.

     CBT         Sell         3/21/16         14         1,762,688         9,859     

United States Ultra Bonds

     CBT         Buy         3/21/16         50         7,934,375         26,591     
                 

 

 

 
                    $               26,645     
                 

 

 

 

Glossary:

Exchange Abbreviations

CBT                                                                         Chicago Board of Trade

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

16      OPPENHEIMER CONSERVATIVE BALANCED FUND/VA


STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES  December 31, 2015

 

 

 

 

Assets

  

Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments:

  

Unaffiliated companies (cost $236,509,999)

     $ 245,411,942       

Affiliated companies (cost $5,367,607)

     5,367,607       
  

 

 

 
     250,779,549       

 

 

Cash

     25,063,100       

 

 

Cash used for collateral on futures

     260,000       

 

 

Receivables and other assets:

  

Investments sold (including $1,746,142 sold on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis)

     2,154,301       

Interest, dividends and principal paydowns

     1,034,151       

Variation margin receivable

     55,531       

Shares of beneficial interest sold

     14,843       

Other

     37,613       
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     279,399,088       

 

 

Liabilities

  

Payables and other liabilities:

  

Investments purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis

     44,394,738       

Shares of beneficial interest redeemed

     251,096       

Trustees’ compensation

     32,493       

Shareholder communications

     11,800       

Distribution and service plan fees

     11,438       

Variation margin payable

     10,502       

Other

     55,323       
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     44,767,390       

 

 

Net Assets

     $             234,631,698       
  

 

 

 
  

 

 

Composition of Net Assets

  
Par value of shares of beneficial interest      $ 16,271       

 

 
Additional paid-in capital      232,833,337       

 

 
Accumulated net investment income      5,254,734       

 

 
Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions      (12,398,289)      

 

 
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies      8,925,645       
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 234,631,698       
  

 

 

 
  

 

 

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 $182,405,527 and 12,613,126 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)      $ 14.46       

 

 
Service Shares:   
Net asset value, redemption price per share and offering price per share (based on net assets of $52,226,171 and 3,658,028 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)      $ 14.28       

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Year Ended December 31, 2015

 

 

 

 

Investment Income

  
Interest:      $ 5,479,918       

 

 
Dividends:   
Unaffiliated companies (net of foreign withholding taxes of $8,401)      1,503,044       
Affiliated companies      8,298       
  

 

 

 
Total investment income      6,991,260       
  

 

 

Expenses

  
Management fees      1,884,550       

 

 
Distribution and service plan fees—Service shares      147,790       

 

 
Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:   
Non-Service shares      194,298       
Service shares      59,112       

 

 
Shareholder communications:   
Non-Service shares      33,355       
Service shares      10,169       

 

 
Borrowing fees      1,814       

 

 
Custodian fees and expenses      48,564       

 

 
Trustees’ compensation      14,708       

 

 
Other      69,595       
  

 

 

 
Total expenses      2,463,955       
Less reduction to custodian expenses      (1,474)       
Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses      (614,960)      
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

 

     1,847,521       

 

 
Net Investment Income      5,143,739       

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

  
Net realized gain (loss) on:   
Investments from unaffiliated companies      8,527,872       
Closing and expiration of futures contracts      (514,594)      
Foreign currency transactions      (1,786)      
  

 

 

 
Net realized gain      8,011,492       

 

 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:   
Investments      (10,802,314)      
Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies      189,788       
Futures contracts      (276,896)      
  

 

 

 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation      (10,889,422)      
  

 

 
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations      $                 2,265,809       
  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2015
     Year Ended
December 31, 2014
 

 

 

Operations

     

Net investment income

     $ 5,143,739            $ 5,395,256      

 

 

Net realized gain

     8,011,492           12,573,539      

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (10,889,422)           3,629,766      
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     2,265,809            21,598,561      

 

 

Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders

     

Dividends from net investment income:

     

Non-Service shares

     (4,370,338)           (4,273,013)     

Service shares

     (1,196,499)           (1,173,553)     
  

 

 

 
     (5,566,837)           (5,446,566)     

 

 

Beneficial Interest Transactions

     

Net decrease in net assets resulting from beneficial interest transactions:

     

Non-Service shares

     (18,739,351)           (22,300,027)     

Service shares

     (10,891,668)           (9,586,563)     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     (29,631,019)           (31,886,590)     
     

 

 

Net Assets

     

Total decrease

     (32,932,047)           (15,734,595)     

 

 

Beginning of period

     267,563,745            283,298,340      
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
End of period (including accumulated net investment income of $ 5,254,734 and $ 5,500,006, respectively)      $             234,631,698            $             267,563,745      
  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

Non-Service Shares    Year Ended
December
31, 2015
     Year Ended
December
31, 2014
     Year Ended
December
31, 2013
     Year Ended
December
31, 2012
     Year Ended
December
30, 20111
 

 

 

Per Share Operating Data

              

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $       14.67           $       13.84          $ 12 .52          $ 11 .30          $ 11 .47      

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

              

Net investment income2

     0 .31            0 .29            0 .25            0 .29            0 .20      

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0 .18)           0 .83            1 .38            1 .09            (0 .11)     
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0 .13            1 .12            1 .63            1 .38            0 .09      

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

              

Dividends from net investment income

     (0 .34)           (0 .29)           (0 .31)           (0 .16)           (0 .26)     

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 14 .46         $ 14 .67         $        13 .84          $        12.52          $        11.30      
  

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     0 .83%            8 .20%           13 .17%           12 .34%           0 .72%     

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 182,406          $ 203,684         $ 213,697         $ 218,032         $ 128,383     

 

 

Average net assets (in thousands)

   $ 194,208          $ 208,556         $ 218,090         $ 191,416         $ 141,848     

 

 

Ratios to average net assets:4

              

Net investment income

     2 .09%            2 .03%           1 .87%           2 .46%           1 .70%      

Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings

     0 .91%            0 .90%           0 .89%           0 .90%           0 .91%      
Interest and fees from borrowings      0 .00%5           0 .00%           0 .00%           0 .00%           0 .00%      
  

 

 

 

Total expenses6

     0 .91%            0 .90%           0 .89%           0 .90%           0 .91%      
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      0 .67%            0 .67%           0 .66%           0 .66%           0 .67%      

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate7

     68%            98%           187%           110%           102%      

1. December 30, 2011 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 2 of the accompanying Notes.

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. Less than 0.005%.

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

        Year Ended December 31, 2015

     0.91

        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

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, 2015

     $829,988,104         $849,696,153   
 

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   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

20      OPPENHEIMER CONSERVATIVE BALANCED FUND/VA


 

 

Service Shares   

Year Ended

December

31, 2015

    

Year Ended

December

31, 2014

    

Year Ended

December

31, 2013

    

Year Ended

December

31, 2012

    

Year Ended

December

30, 20111

 

 

 

Per Share Operating Data

              

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $       14.49          $ 13.66          $ 12.37          $ 11.17          $ 11.35      

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

              

Net investment income2

     0 .27            0 .25            0 .21            0 .26            0 .16      

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0 .18)           0 .84            1 .36            1 .08            (0 .11)     
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0 .09            1 .09            1 .57            1 .34            0 .05      

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

              

Dividends from net investment income

     (0 .30)           (0 .26)           (0 .28)           (0 .14)           (0 .23)     

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 14 .28          $ 14 .49          $        13.66          $        12.37          $        11.17      
  

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     0 .57%            8 .02%           12 .83%           12 .11%           0 .38%     

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 52,226          $ 63,880         $ 69,601         $ 72,872         $ 77,551     

 

 

Average net assets (in thousands)

   $ 59,085          $ 65,450         $ 72,332         $ 76,257         $ 85,157     

 

 

Ratios to average net assets:4

              

Net investment income

     1 .84%            1 .78%           1 .62%           2 .18%           1 .45%     

Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings

     1 .16%            1 .15%           1 .15%           1 .16%           1 .16%     

Interest and fees from borrowings

     0 .00%5          0 .00%           0 .00%           0 .00%           0 .00%     
  

 

 

 

Total expenses6

     1 .16%            1 .15%           1 .15%           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 .92%     

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate7

     68%            98%           187%           110%           102%     

1. December 30, 2011 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 2 of the accompanying Notes.

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. Less than 0.005%.

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

        Year Ended December 31, 2015

     1.16

        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

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, 2015

     $829,988,104         $849,696,153   
 

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   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

21      OPPENHEIMER CONSERVATIVE BALANCED FUND/VA


 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2015

 

 

1. Organization

Oppenheimer Conservative Balanced Fund/VA (the “Fund”), formerly named 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 followed in the Fund’s preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”).

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Reporting Period End Date. The last day of the Fund’s reporting period is the last day the New York Stock Exchange was open for trading during the period. The Fund’s financial statements have been presented through that date to maintain consistency with the Fund’s net asset value calculations used for shareholder transactions.

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. GAAP, 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.

Return of Capital Estimates. Distributions received from the Fund’s investments in Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) and Real Estate Investments Trusts (REITs), generally are comprised of income and return of capital. The Fund records investment income and return of capital based on estimates. Such estimates are based on historical information available from each MLP, REIT and other industry sources. These estimates may subsequently be revised based on information received from MLPs and REITs after their tax reporting periods are concluded.

Custodian Fees. “Custodian fees and expenses” in the Statement of Operations may include interest expense incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on such cash overdrafts, to the extent they are not offset by positive cash balances maintained by the Fund, 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.

 

22      OPPENHEIMER CONSERVATIVE BALANCED FUND/VA


 

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

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 remains 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

    

Net Unrealized

Appreciation

Based on cost of

Securities and

Other Investments

for Federal Income

Tax Purposes

 

 

 

$5,319,438

     $—         $12,145,339         $8,640,479   

1. At period end, the Fund had $11,904,119 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

    $ 3,323,244     

2017

     8,580,875     
  

 

 

 

Total

    $                 11,904,119     
  

 

 

 

Of these losses, $3,323,244 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. At period end, the Fund had $241,220 of post-October losses available to offset future realized capital gains, if any.

3. During the reporting period, the Fund utilized $7,623,518 of capital loss carryforward to offset capital gains realized in that fiscal year.

4. During the previous reporting period, the Fund utilized $13,107,726 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 are determined in accordance with federal income tax requirements, which may differ from the character of net investment income or net realized gains presented in those financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Also, due to timing of dividends and distributions, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the fiscal year in which the income or net realized gain was recorded by the Fund.

Accordingly, the following amounts have been reclassified for the reporting period. Net assets of the Fund were unaffected by the reclassifications.

Reduction

to Paid-in Capital

  

Increase

to Accumulated

Net Investment

Income

    

Increase

to Accumulated Net

Realized Loss

on Investments

 

 

 

$212

     $177,826         $177,614   

The tax character of distributions paid during the reporting periods:

     Year Ended      Year Ended  
     December 31, 2015      December 31, 2014  

 

 

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $                 5,566,837       $                 5,446,566   

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

 

23      OPPENHEIMER CONSERVATIVE BALANCED FUND/VA


 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Federal tax cost of securities

    $ 242,136,128      

Federal tax cost of other investments

     2,942      
  

 

 

 

Total federal tax cost

    $     242,139,070      
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

    $ 13,060,670      

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (4,420,191)     
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

    $ 8,640,479      
  

 

 

 

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

 

 

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, except in the case of a scheduled early closing of the Exchange, in which case the Fund will calculate net asset value of the shares as of the scheduled early closing time of the Exchange.

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

Valuation Methods and Inputs

Securities are valued 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 mean between the bid and asked price on the principal exchange or, if not available from the principal 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) bid from the principal exchange, (2) the mean between the bid and asked price as provided by a single dealer, or (3) a bid from a single dealer. 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) 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.

 

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3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

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 at period end based on valuation input level:

 

    

Level 1—

Unadjusted
Quoted Prices

    Level 2—
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
    

Level 3—
Significant

            Unobservable
Inputs

     Value    

 

 

Assets Table

          

Investments, at Value:

          

Common Stocks

          

Consumer Discretionary

     $ 8,931,785      $       $       $ 8,931,785     

Consumer Staples

     6,976,703                        6,976,703     

Energy

     5,069,054                        5,069,054     

Financials

     15,150,514                        15,150,514     

Health Care

     11,791,619                        11,791,619     

Industrials

     8,278,768                        8,278,768     

Information Technology

     16,174,013                        16,174,013     

Materials

     2,357,030                        2,357,030     

Telecommunication Services

     1,353,726                        1,353,726     

Utilities

     2,903,933                        2,903,933     

Asset-Backed Securities

            23,699,958                 23,699,958     

Mortgage-Backed Obligations

            71,573,572                 71,573,572     

U.S. Government Obligations

            811,946                 811,946     

Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes

            70,339,321                 70,339,321     

Investment Company

     5,367,607                        5,367,607     
  

 

 

 

Total Investments, at Value

     84,354,752        166,424,797                 250,779,549     

Other Financial Instruments:

          

Futures contracts

     47,374                        47,374     
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     $                     84,402,126      $                     166,424,797       $  —       $                     250,826,923     
  

 

 

 

Liabilities Table

          

Other Financial Instruments:

          

Futures contracts

     $ (20,729   $       $       $ (20,729)     
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     $ (20,729   $       $       $ (20,729)     
  

 

 

 

 

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3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

Forward currency exchange contracts and futures contracts, if any, are reported at their unrealized appreciation/depreciation at measurement date, which represents the change in the contract’s value from trade date. All additional assets and liabilities included in the above table are reported at their market value at measurement date.

 

 

4. Investments and Risks

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

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

Investment in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund. The Fund is permitted to invest daily available cash balances in a money market Affiliated 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 regulated as a money market fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

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.

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.

At period end, 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

   $ 44,394,738   

Sold securities

     1,746,142   

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.

 

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4. Investments and Risks (Continued)

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. At period end, 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. Adverse events in any part of the equity or fixed-income markets may have unexpected negative effects on other market segments.

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

Shareholder Concentration. At period end, one shareholder owned 20% or more of the Fund’s total outstanding shares comprising 22.46% of the Fund. The shareholder is a related party of the Fund. Related parties may include, but are not limited to, the investment manager and its affiliates, affiliated broker dealers, fund of funds, and directors or employees.

 

 

5. Market Risk Factors

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

6. Use of Derivatives

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.

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

 

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6. Use of Derivatives (Continued)

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 reporting period, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $11,498,475 and $19,843,566 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.

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 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.

 

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6. Use of Derivatives (Continued)

The following table presents the valuations of derivative instruments by risk exposure as reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities at period end:

 

    

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      $            55,531 *       Variation margin payable      $        10,502 *     

*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

  

Closing and expiration

of futures contracts

 

Interest rate contracts

   $        (514,594)

 

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

 

Derivatives Not Accounted for as

Hedging Instruments

   Futures contracts

 

Interest rate contracts

   $        (276,896)

 

 

7. 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, 2015     Year Ended December 31, 2014      
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount      

 

 

Non-Service Shares

        

Sold

     192,335      $ 2,822,887        249,594      $ 3,564,995        

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

                 299,338        4,370,338        300,916        4,273,013        

Redeemed

     (1,759,489     (25,932,576     (2,114,253     (30,138,035)       
  

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (1,267,816   $ (18,739,351     (1,563,743   $               (22,300,027)       
  

 

 

 
        

 

 

Service Shares

        

Sold

     228,285      $               3,296,473        373,936      $ 5,300,929        

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     82,918        1,196,499        83,586        1,173,552        

Redeemed

     (1,062,479     (15,384,640     (1,142,911     (16,061,044)       
  

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (751,276   $ (10,891,668     (685,389   $ (9,586,563)       
  

 

 

 

 

 

8. 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 reporting period were as follows:

     Purchases    Sales

 

Investment securities

   $150,509,095    $191,064,439

U.S. government and government agency obligations

   9,206,655    9,998,260

To Be Announced (TBA) mortgage-related securities

   829,988,104    849,696,153

 

 

9. 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          

    Over $800 million

     0.60          

The Fund’s effective management fee for the reporting period 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.

 

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9. 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 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 Trustees 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 Trustees. The Fund purchases shares of the funds selected for deferral by the Trustees 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. The expense limitations do not include interest and fees from borrowing, and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business. During the reporting period, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $467,563 and $142,028 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 reporting period, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $5,369 for IMMF management fees.

Waivers and/or reimbursements may be modified or terminated as set forth according to the terms in the prospectus.

 

 

10. Borrowings and Other Financing

Joint Credit Facility. A number of mutual funds managed by the Manager participate in a $1.28 billion revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) intended to provide short-term financing, if necessary, subject to certain restrictions in connection with atypical redemption activity. Expenses and fees related to the Facility are paid by the participating funds and are disclosed separately or as other expenses on the Statement of Operations. The Fund did not utilize the Facility during the reporting period.

 

 

11. Pending Litigation

In 2009, several putative class action lawsuits were filed and later consolidated before the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI”), OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (“OFDI”), and Oppenheimer Rochester California Municipal Fund, a fund advised by OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. and distributed by the Distributor (the “California Fund”), in connection with the California Fund’s investment performance. The plaintiffs asserted claims against OFI, OFDI and certain present and former trustees and officers of the California Fund under the federal securities laws, alleging, among other things, that the disclosure documents of the California Fund contained misrepresentations and omissions and the investment policies of the California Fund were not followed. Plaintiffs in the suit filed an amended complaint and defendants filed a motion to dismiss. In 2011, the court issued an order which granted in part and denied in part the defendants’ motion to dismiss. In 2012, plaintiffs filed a motion, which defendants opposed, to certify a class and appoint class representatives and class counsel. In March 2015, the court granted plaintiffs’ motion for class certification. In May 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit vacated the class certification order and remanded the matter to the district court for further proceedings. In October 2015, the district court reaffirmed its order and determined that the suit will proceed as a class action. In December 2015, the Tenth Circuit denied defendants’ petition to appeal the district court’s reaffirmed class certification order.

OFI and OFDI believe the suit is without merit; that it is premature to render any opinion as to the likelihood of an outcome unfavorable to them in the suit; and that no estimate can yet be made as to the amount or range of any potential loss. Furthermore, OFI believes that the suit should not impair the

 

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11. Pending Litigation (Continued)

ability of OFI or OFDI to perform their respective duties to the Fund and that the outcome of the 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 Conservative Balanced Fund/VA (formerly Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund/VA) (a separate series of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds), including the statement of investments, as of December 31, 2015, 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, 2015, 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 Conservative Balanced Fund/VA as of December 31, 2015, 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 12, 2016

 

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FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION Unaudited

 

 

In early 2016, if applicable, shareholders of record received information regarding all dividends and distributions paid to them by the Fund during calendar year 2015.

Dividends, if any, paid by the Fund during the reporting period which are not designated as capital gain distributions should be multiplied by the maximum amount allowable but not less than 21.37% 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 approve the terms of the Agreements and the renewal thereof. 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 comparative investment performance of the Fund and the Managers, (iii) the fees and expenses of the Fund, including comparative fee and 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 Managers’ 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; and securities trading services. OFI Global is responsible for oversight of third-party service providers; monitoring compliance with applicable Fund policies and procedures and adherence to the Fund’s investment restrictions; risk management; and oversight of the Sub-Adviser. OFI Global is also 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 U.S. 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. OFI Global also provides 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 Managers’ 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 the Board members have become knowledgeable about through their experiences with the Managers and 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 Managers and the Fund. Throughout the year, the Managers provided information on the investment performance of the Fund, including comparative performance information. The Board also reviewed information, prepared by the Managers and by the independent consultant, comparing the Fund’s historical performance to relevant market indices and to the performance of other conservative allocation funds underlying variable insurance products. The Board considered that the Fund outperformed its performance category during the one-, three- and five-year periods, but underperformed for the ten-year period.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund. The Board reviewed the fees paid to the Adviser and the other expenses borne by the Fund. The Board noted that the Adviser, 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 conservative allocation funds underlying variable insurance products. In reviewing the fees and expenses charged to the VA funds, the Board considered the Adviser’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 higher than its category median. Within the total asset range of $250 million to $500 million, the Fund’s effective management fee rate was equal to its peer group median and higher than its category median. The Board noted that the Adviser 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.

Economies of Scale and Profits Realized by the Managers. 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

 

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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).

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, 2016. 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, Age    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 47 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), Shareholders Services, Inc. and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. (until October 1995). Oversees 47 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 47 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 47 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 47 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 - Colorado Market of MidFirst Bank (since January 2015); Chairman of the Board (since 2012) and Director (since August 2005) of Jones International University (educational organization); Trustee of the Gallagher Family Foundation (non-profit organization) (2000-2015); Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Steele Street Bank Trust (commercial banking) (August 2003-January 2015); 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 47 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

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

   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 Funds (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 47 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 47 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, 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 47 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 AND OFFICER

 

   Mr. Steinmetz is an “Interested Trustee” because he is affiliated with the Manager and the Sub-Adviser by virtue of his positions as Chairman and director of the Sub-Adviser and officer and director of the Manager. Both as a Trustee and as an officer, Mr. Steinmetz serves for an indefinite term, or until his resignation, retirement, death or removal. Mr. Steinmetz’s address is 225 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10281-1008.

Arthur P. Steinmetz

Trustee (Since 2015), 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 101 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

 

 

OTHER OFFICERS OF THE FUND    The addresses of the Officers in the chart below are as follows: for Messrs. Memani, Krantz, 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.

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.

 

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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 101 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 101 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 101 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 101 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 CONSERVATIVE BALANCED 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    Ropes & Gray 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.
   © 2016 OppenheimerFunds, Inc. All rights reserved. Oppenheimer funds are distributed by OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

 

 

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LOGO


PORTFOLIO MANAGER: Michael Kotlarz

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE PERIODS ENDED 12/31/15

 

    

Inception  

      Date

   1-Year     5-Year     10-Year  

Non-Service Shares

         4/3/85      3.54     11.83     6.38

Service Shares

       9/18/01      3.27        11.55        6.12   

S&P 500 Index

       –      1.38        12.57        7.31   

Russell 1000 Growth Index

       –      5.67        13.53        8.53   

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. 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 HOLDINGS AND ALLOCATIONS

 

TOP TEN COMMON STOCK HOLDINGS

 

 

 

Facebook, Inc., Cl. A

     5.6%          

 

 

Allergan plc

     5.4             

 

 

LinkedIn Corp., Cl. A

     4.6             

 

 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     4.2             

 

 

Alphabet, Inc., Cl. A

     3.9             

 

 

Biogen, Inc.

     3.9             

 

 

Amazon.com, Inc.

     3.6             

 

 

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

     3.5             

 

 

MasterCard, Inc., Cl. A

     3.4             

 

 

Visa, Inc., Cl. A

     3.1             

 

 

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of December 31, 2015, 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, 2015, 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 3.54 % during the reporting period, underperforming the Russell 1000 Growth Index (the “Index”), which returned 5.67% for the same period. The Fund’s underperformance stemmed largely from weaker relative stock selection in the consumer discretionary sector. The Fund outperformed the Index within the information technology, industrials and materials sectors, due primarily to stronger relative stock selection.

MARKET OVERVIEW

2015 will go down as a year in which volatility returned to the financial markets following a multi-year hiatus. Global growth struggled to gain traction as many of the world’s largest economies expanded below their long-term trends. China’s industrial production slowed for the fifth consecutive year and weighed on the world’s exporters—especially commodity producers. In the United States, a strong dollar impaired the competitiveness of many American companies and proved to be a drag on corporate earnings.

The generally disappointing performance of global equity markets was marked by pockets of significant weakness in the energy sector and many emerging markets. U.S. equities generally outperformed their counterparts in other regions in 2015, though with tempered results and only after a market correction in August that tested investors’ nerves. Interest rates globally remained low, even as investors spent most of the year contemplating the first U.S. interest-rate hike by the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) in almost a decade. The Fed did not raise interest rates until late in the year at its December 16 meeting, when the benchmark federal funds rate was raised by 0.25%.

TOP INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS

During the reporting period, top performing holdings included Facebook, Inc., Amazon.com, Inc. and Allergan plc. Facebook, the world’s largest social-networking site, had a strong reporting period. Not only did it grow profit and revenue during the reporting period, but it also increased its already massive user base and mobile advertising, as well as usage of its non-Facebook apps like Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp. E-commerce giant Amazon.com reached an all-time high during the reporting period. The company reported a surprise third-quarter profit, driven by a boost in revenue from its Prime Day promotion and continued strong growth in its cloud-computing offerings. During the reporting period, specialty pharmaceutical company Actavis, with exposure to both generic and branded drugs, continued to augment its growth potential with the closure of its acquisition of Allergan. The company was re-named Allergan during the reporting period.

TOP INDIVIDUAL DETRACTORS

Detractors from performance this reporting period included Western Digital Corp., Oracle Corp. and Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. Western Digital is a data storage solutions company that announced a decline in net revenues over the first half of the reporting period. Lower demand for enterprise hard drives also hurt the company this period. The market also raised concerns over whether or not Western Digital’s proposed purchase of Sandisk will create shareholder value given an expensive purchase price. Oracle is a provider of enterprise software and computer hardware products, and services. Although Oracle’s cloud business started to gain momentum, the company was negatively impacted by decreasing licensed software sales and a strong dollar, which weighed down its overseas business. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International is a specialty pharmaceutical and medical device company. The company was under pressure over how it prices its drugs and its relationship with Philidor Rx Services, a mail-order pharmacy that it cut ties with at the end of October.

STRATEGY & OUTLOOK

Although the U.S. economy has remained resilient, it continues to grow at a below normal expansionary pace. The U.S. economy’s resilience has been supported by strong productivity gains, low structural energy costs and a relatively attractive currency. Looking forward, we believe the U.S. economy will retain many of these tailwinds and for the markets to reward differentiated valuations to those companies demonstrating consistent quality, growth, and innovation. We expect 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.

 

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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, 2015. 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 broad-based measure of domestic stock performance. 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. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only and does not predict or depict the performance of the Fund. 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

 

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, 2015.

Actual Expenses. The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section for the class of shares you hold, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expense that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600.00 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.60), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During 6 Months Ended December 31, 2015” 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 fund 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 fund 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, 2015

      

        Ending

        Account

        Value

        December 31, 2015

    

        Expenses

        Paid During

        6 Months Ended

        December 31, 2015

 

 

 

Non-Service shares

        $         1,000.00                 $         994.10                        $               4.03                       

 

 

Service shares

     1,000.00           992.80                 5.29                       

 

 
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, 2015 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, 2015

 

     Shares      Value          

 

      

Common Stocks—99.8%

  

    

 

      

Consumer Discretionary—16.8%

  

       

 

      

Diversified Consumer Services—0.4%

  

    

 

      

Service Corp. International

     133,470       $       3,472,889          

 

      
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—2.1%

  

    

 

      

McDonald’s Corp.

     48,750         5,759,325          

 

      

Starbucks Corp.

     211,940         12,722,758          
     

 

 

      
       

 

18,482,083  

 

  

 

    
          

 

      

Internet & Catalog Retail—5.7%

          

 

      

Amazon.com, Inc.1

     47,034         31,789,810          

 

      

Netflix, Inc.1

     73,620         8,420,656          

 

      

TripAdvisor, Inc.1

     119,880         10,219,770          
     

 

 

      
       

 

50,430,236  

 

  

 

    

 

      

Leisure Products—1.2%

          

 

      

Hasbro, Inc.

    

 

155,020

 

  

 

    

 

10,442,147  

 

  

 

    

 

      

Media—1.8%

          

 

      

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    

 

147,310

 

  

 

    

 

15,479,335  

 

  

 

    

 

      

Specialty Retail—3.0%

          

 

      

Foot Locker, Inc.

     91,280         5,941,415          

 

      

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     24,740         3,271,865          

 

      

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     249,980         17,726,082          
     

 

 

      
       

 

26,939,362  

 

  

 

    

 

      

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—2.6%

  

    

 

      

NIKE, Inc., Cl. B

     299,840         18,740,000          

 

      

VF Corp.

     71,080         4,424,730          
     

 

 

      
       

 

23,164,730  

 

  

 

    

 

      

Consumer Staples—7.0%

          

 

      

Beverages—1.5%

          

 

      

Constellation Brands, Inc., Cl. A

    

 

92,410

 

  

 

    

 

13,162,881  

 

  

 

    

 

      

Food & Staples Retailing—5.5%

          

 

      

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     125,760         20,310,240          

 

      

CVS Health Corp.

     171,080         16,726,492          

 

      

Kroger Co. (The)

     264,250         11,053,577          
     

 

 

      
       

 

48,090,309  

 

  

 

    

 

      

Energy—2.3%

          

 

      

Energy Equipment & Services—0.5%

  

    

 

      

Halliburton Co.

    

 

136,400

 

  

 

    

 

4,643,056  

 

  

 

    

 

      

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—1.8%

          

 

      

EOG Resources, Inc.

     137,180         9,710,972          

 

      

Newfield Exploration Co.1

     76,700         2,497,352          

 

      

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     26,190         3,283,702          
     

 

 

      
       

 

15,492,026  

 

  

 

    

 

      

Financials—6.3%

          

 

      

Capital Markets—2.4%

          

 

      

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     609,610         20,074,457          

 

      

Invesco Ltd.

     32,950         1,103,166          
     

 

 

      
       

 

21,177,623  

 

  

 

    

 

      

Commercial Banks—3.5%

          

 

      

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     385,250         25,438,058          

 

      

SVB Financial Group1

     50,650         6,022,285          
     

 

 

      
       

 

31,460,343  

 

  

 

    

 

      

Insurance—0.3%

          

 

      

Aon plc

    

 

25,600

 

  

 

    

 

2,360,576  

 

  

 

    

 

      

Real Estate Management & Development—0.1%

  

    

 

      

Realogy Holdings Corp.1

 

    

 

19,360

 

  

 

    

 

709,931  

 

  

 

    

 

      

Health Care—17.7%

          

 

      

Biotechnology—10.3%

          

 

      

Biogen, Inc.1

     111,870         34,271,374          

 

      

Celgene Corp.1

     92,544         11,083,069          
     Shares      Value    

 

 

Biotechnology (Continued)

     

 

 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     367,240       $       37,161,016     

 

 

Incyte Corp.1

     36,490         3,957,341     

 

 

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1

     36,735         4,622,365     
     

 

 

 
       

 

91,095,165  

 

  

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies—0.5%

  

 

 

Abbott Laboratories

     80,100         3,597,291     

 

 

Hologic, Inc.1

     29,290         1,133,230     
     

 

 

 
       

 

4,730,521  

 

  

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals—6.9%

     

 

 

Allergan plc1

     151,720         47,412,500     

 

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     43,420         2,986,862     

 

 

Perrigo Co. plc

     7,900         1,143,130     

 

 

Shire plc, ADR

     6,030         1,236,150     

 

 
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.1      75,287         7,652,924     
     

 

 

 
       

 

60,431,566  

 

  

 

 

 

Industrials—6.7%

     

 

 

Aerospace & Defense—1.0%

     

 

 

TransDigm Group, Inc.1

    

 

39,370

 

  

 

    

 

8,994,077  

 

  

 

 

 

Building Products—1.0%

     

 

 

A.O. Smith Corp.

     54,110         4,145,367     

 

 

Allegion plc

     70,500         4,647,360     
     

 

 

 
       

 

8,792,727  

 

  

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies—1.3%

  

 

 

Cintas Corp.

    

 

127,940

 

  

 

    

 

11,648,937  

 

  

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment—0.9%

     

 

 

Acuity Brands, Inc.

    

 

31,350

 

  

 

    

 

7,329,630  

 

  

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates—0.9%

     

 

 

Danaher Corp.

    

 

85,180

 

  

 

    

 

7,911,518  

 

  

 

 

 

Machinery—1.6%

     

 

 

Ingersoll-Rand plc

     49,040         2,711,422     

 

 

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     79,160         8,448,747     

 

 

Wabtec Corp.

     44,480         3,163,417     
     

 

 

 
       

 

14,323,586  

 

  

 

 

 

Information Technology—43.0%

     

 

 

Internet Software & Services—16.9%

  

 

 

Alphabet, Inc., Cl. A1

     44,480         34,605,885     

 

 

eBay, Inc.1

     914,630         25,134,033     

 

 

Facebook, Inc., Cl. A1

     469,880         49,177,641     

 

 

LinkedIn Corp., Cl. A1

     178,580         40,194,786     
     

 

 

 
       

 

149,112,345  

 

  

 

 

 

IT Services—11.1%

     

 

 

Computer Sciences Corp.

     119,060         3,890,881     

 

 

CSRA, Inc.

     175,770         5,273,100     

 

 

MasterCard, Inc., Cl. A

     311,430         30,320,825     

 

 

PayPal Holdings, Inc.1

     858,180         31,066,116     

 

 

Visa, Inc., Cl. A

     355,878         27,598,339     
     

 

 

 
       

 

98,149,261  

 

  

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—1.2%

  

 

 

NVIDIA Corp.

    

 

307,790

 

  

 

    

 

10,144,758  

 

  

 

 

 

Software—10.4%

     

 

 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     487,390         18,866,867     

 

 

Electronic Arts, Inc.1

     261,100         17,942,792     

 

 

Microsoft Corp.

     486,380         26,984,362     

 

 

Oracle Corp.

     712,640         26,032,739     

 

 

ServiceNow, Inc.1

     25,580         2,214,205     
     

 

 

 
       

 

92,040,965  

 

  

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals—3.4%

  

Apple, Inc.

     190,640         20,066,766     
 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

     Shares      Value          

 

      

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (Continued)

  

    

 

      

Western Digital Corp.

     158,360        $ 9,509,518          
     

 

 

      
        29,576,284          
     

 

 

      

Total Common Stocks (Cost $675,278,688)

  

         879,788,867          
          
          
          
          
          
     Shares      Value    

 

 

Investment Company—0.9%

  

 

 

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 0.30%2,3

(Cost $8,225,463)

 

    

 

8,225,463  

 

  

 

   $

 

8,225,463   

 

  

 

 

 

Total Investments, at Value

(Cost $683,504,151)

     100.7%           888,014,330      

 

 

Net Other Assets (Liabilities)

     (0.7)           (5,762,889)     
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0%         $     882,251,441      
  

 

 

 
 

 

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

     Shares
December 31, 2014
     Gross
Additions
    Gross
Reductions
     Shares
December 31, 2015
 

 

 

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E

     3,087,900           178,973,504        173,835,941         8,225,463     
                  Value      Income  

 

 

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E

        $             8,225,463         $             9,439     

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

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

8      OPPENHEIMER CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND/VA


STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES December 31, 2015

 

 

 

Assets

  

Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments:

  

Unaffiliated companies (cost $675,278,688)

     $             879,788,867     

Affiliated companies (cost $8,225,463)

     8,225,463     
  

 

 

 
     888,014,330     

 

 

Cash

     1,999,999     

 

 

Receivables and other assets:

  

Dividends

     515,404     

Shares of beneficial interest sold

     144,227     

Other

     67,473     
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     890,741,433     

 

 

Liabilities

  

Payables and other liabilities:

  

Shares of beneficial interest redeemed

     8,286,562     

Distribution and service plan fees

     69,289     

Trustees’ compensation

     61,117     

Shareholder communications

     41,362     

Other

     31,662     
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     8,489,992     
  

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $             882,251,441     
  

 

 

 

 

 

Composition of Net Assets

  

Par value of shares of beneficial interest

     $ 15,971     

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

     594,907,610     

 

 

Accumulated net investment income

     1,047,015     

 

 

Accumulated net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

     81,790,101     

 

 

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

     204,490,744     
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $             882,251,441     
  

 

 

 

 

 

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 $564,514,287 and 10,173,666 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)        $55.49     

 

 

Service Shares:

  
Net asset value, redemption price per share and offering price per share (based on net assets of $317,737,154 and 5,797,693 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)        $54.80     

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

9      OPPENHEIMER CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND/VA


STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Year Ended December 31, 2015

 

 

 

Investment Income

  

Dividends:

  

Unaffiliated companies (net of foreign withholding taxes of $11,653)

     $ 10,851,760          

Affiliated companies

     9,439          
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

 

    

 

10,861,199       

 

  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Management fees

     6,445,151          

Distribution and service plan fees-Service shares

     831,680          

 

 

Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:

  

Non-Service shares

     601,501          

Service shares

     332,694          

 

 

Shareholder communications:

  

Non-Service shares

     64,123          

Service shares

     35,402          

 

 

Trustees’ compensation

     34,289          

 

 

Custodian fees and expenses

     13,715          

 

 

Borrowing fees

     6,730          

 

 

Other

     67,353          
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     8,432,638          

Less reduction to custodian expenses

     (866)         

Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses

     (119,285)         
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

 

    

 

8,312,487       

 

  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

    

 

2,548,712       

 

  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

  

Net realized gain on:

  

Investments from unaffiliated companies

     91,591,300          

Foreign currency transactions

     10,167          
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain

     91,601,467          

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

  

Investments

     (62,458,970)         

Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     274,050          
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

    

 

(62,184,920)      

 

  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     $           31,965,259          
  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

10      OPPENHEIMER CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND/VA


STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Year Ended
        December 31, 2015
    Year Ended
        December 31, 2014
 

 

 

Operations

   

Net investment income

   $ 2,548,712          $ 594,123      

 

 

Net realized gain

    91,601,467           183,603,215      

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    (62,184,920)          (48,516,600)     
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

   

 

31,965,259   

 

  

 

   

 

135,680,738   

 

  

 

 

 

Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders

   

Dividends from net investment income:

   

Non-Service shares

    (554,707)          (2,755,561)     

Service shares

    —           (632,322)     
 

 

 

 
    (554,707)          (3,387,883)     

 

 

Distributions from net realized gain:

   

Non-Service shares

    (106,184,924)          (15,002,872)     

Service shares

    (59,885,291)          (8,466,690)     
 

 

 

 
   

 

(166,070,215)  

 

  

 

   

 

(23,469,562)  

 

  

 

 

 

Beneficial Interest Transactions

   

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

   

Non-Service shares

    32,611,326           (80,263,666)     

Service shares

    30,119,410           (65,500,468)     
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    62,730,736           (145,764,134)     

 

 

Net Assets

   

Total decrease

    (71,928,927)          (36,940,841)     

 

 

Beginning of period

    954,180,368           991,121,209      
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period (including accumulated net investment income (loss) of $1,047,015 and $(837,141), respectively)

   $       882,251,441          $       954,180,368      
 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

11      OPPENHEIMER CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND/VA


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Non-Service Shares   

Year Ended
    December

31, 2015

    

Year Ended
    December

31, 2014

    

Year Ended
    December

31, 2013

    

Year Ended
    December

31, 2012

    

Year Ended
    December

30, 20111

 

 

 

Per Share Operating Data

              

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 64.87           $ 57.88           $ 45.06           $ 39.75           $ 40.35      

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

              

Net investment income2

     0 .22            0.09            0.23            0.42            0.23      

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     2.25            8.64            13.09            5.18            (0.69)     
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     2.47            8.73            13.32            5.60            (0.46)     

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

              

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.06)           (0.27)           (0.50)           (0.29)           (0.14)     

Distributions from net realized gain

     (11.79)           (1.47)           0.00            0.00            0.00      
  

 

 

 

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

     (11.85)           (1.74)           (0.50)           (0.29)           (0.14)     

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 55.49         $ 64.87         $ 57.88         $ 45.06         $ 39.75     
  

 

 

 
  

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

    

 

3.54%  

 

  

 

    

 

15.41%  

 

  

 

    

 

29.74%  

 

  

 

    

 

14.12%  

 

  

 

    

 

(1.15)%  

 

  

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

    $ 564,514          $ 616,862          $ 626,907          $ 573,684          $ 637,868     

 

 

Average net assets (in thousands)

    $ 601,110          $ 614,272          $ 595,912          $ 600,121          $ 713,770     

 

 

Ratios to average net assets:4

              

Net investment income

     0.36%           0.15%           0.44%           0.95%           0.57%     

Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings

     0.81%           0.80%           0.81%           0.81%           0.80%     

Interest and fees from borrowings

     0.00%5          0.00%           0.00%           0.00%           0.00%     
  

 

 

 

Total expenses6

     0.81%           0.80%           0.81%           0.81%           0.80%     

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

     0.80%           0.80%           0.80%           0.80%           0.80%     

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     60%           61%           77%           28%           27%     

1. December 30, 2011 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 2 of the accompanying Notes.

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. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

Year Ended December 31, 2015

  0.81%   
 

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%   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

12      OPPENHEIMER CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND/VA


 

 

Service Shares   Year Ended
    December
31, 2015
    Year Ended
    December
31, 2014
    Year Ended
    December
31, 2013
    Year Ended
    December
31, 2012
    Year Ended
    December
30, 20111
 

 

 

Per Share Operating Data

         

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 64.30           $ 57.37         $ 44.66          $ 39.40          $ 39.99      

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

         

Net investment income (loss)2

    0.07            (0.06)          0.10           0.31           0.13      

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    2.22            8.57           12.98           5.12           (0.68)     
 

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    2.29            8.51           13.08           5.43           (0.55)     

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

         

Dividends from net investment income

    0.00            (0.11)          (0.37)          (0.17)          (0.04)     

Distributions from net realized gain

    (11.79)           (1.47)          0.00           0.00           0.00      
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

    (11.79)           (1.58)          (0.37)          (0.17)          (0.04)     

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 54.80          $ 64.30         $ 57.37         $ 44.66         $ 39.40     
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

   

 

3.27%   

 

  

 

   

 

15.13%  

 

  

 

   

 

29.43% 

 

  

 

   

 

13.81% 

 

  

 

   

 

(1.37)%  

 

  

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 317,737          $ 337,318        $ 364,214         $ 366,664         $ 375,330     

 

 

Average net assets (in thousands)

   $ 332,468          $ 343,254        $ 367,615         $ 382,196         $ 407,413     

 

 

Ratios to average net assets:4

         

Net investment income (loss)

    0.12%           (0.10)%          0.20%          0.71%          0.32%     

Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings

    1.06%           1.05%          1.06%          1.06%          1.05%     

Interest and fees from borrowings

    0.00%5         0.00%          0.00%          0.00%          0.00%     
 

 

 

 

Total expenses6

    1.06%           1.05%          1.06%          1.06%          1.05%     

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

    1.05%           1.05%          1.05%          1.05%          1.05%     

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    60%           61%          77%          28%          27%     

1. December 30, 2011 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 2 of the accompanying Notes.

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. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

Year Ended December 31, 2015

  1.06%   
 

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%   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

13      OPPENHEIMER CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND/VA


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2015

 

 

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 (“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 followed in the Fund’s preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”).

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Reporting Period End Date. The last day of the Fund’s reporting period is the last day the New York Stock Exchange was open for trading during the period. The Fund’s financial statements have been presented through that date to maintain consistency with the Fund’s net asset value calculations used for shareholder transactions.

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. GAAP, 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

 

14      OPPENHEIMER CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND/VA


 

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

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 remains 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
Carryforward
    

Net Unrealized
Appreciation

Based on cost of
Securities and

Other Investments
for Federal Income
Tax Purposes

 

 

 

$2,430,374

     $82,511,230           $—         $203,629,978   

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

Accordingly, the following amounts have been reclassified for the reporting period. 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 Investments1

 

 

 

$8,762,833

     $109,849         $8,652,984   

1. $8,762,833, all of which was long-term capital gain, was distributed in connection with Fund share redemptions.

The tax character of distributions paid during the reporting periods:

     Year Ended
December 31, 2015
     Year Ended
December 31, 2014
 

 

 

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 24,673,136       $ 3,387,883   

Long-term capital gain

     141,951,786         23,469,562   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 166,624,922       $ 26,857,445   
  

 

 

 

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

 

Federal tax cost of securities

     $        684,364,917      
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

     $        223,873,312      

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (20,243,334)      
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

     $        203,629,978      
  

 

 

 

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

 

15      OPPENHEIMER CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND/VA


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

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, except in the case of a scheduled early closing of the Exchange, in which case the Fund will calculate net asset value of the shares as of the scheduled early closing time of the Exchange.

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

Valuation Methods and Inputs

Securities are valued 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 mean between the bid and asked price on the principal exchange or, if not available from the principal 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) a bid from the principal exchange, (2) the mean between the bid and asked price as provided by a single dealer, or (3) a bid from a single dealer. 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) 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

 

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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 at period end based on valuation input level:

   

Level 1—

Unadjusted
                Quoted Prices

   

Level 2—

Other Significant
                Observable Inputs

   

Level 3—

Significant
                Unobservable
Inputs

                                Value    

 

 

Assets Table

       

Investments, at Value:

       

Common Stocks

       

Consumer Discretionary

   $ 148,410,782         $ —        $ —         $ 148,410,782     

Consumer Staples

    61,253,190          —          —          61,253,190     

Energy

    20,135,082          —          —          20,135,082     

Financials

    55,708,473          —          —          55,708,473     

Health Care

    156,257,252          —          —          156,257,252     

Industrials

    59,000,475          —          —          59,000,475     

Information Technology

    379,023,613          —          —          379,023,613     

Investment Company

    8,225,463          —          —          8,225,463     

Total Assets

   $ 888,014,330        $ —        $ —        $ 888,014,330     
 

 

 

 

Forward currency exchange contracts and futures contracts, if any, are reported at their unrealized appreciation/depreciation at measurement date, which represents the change in the contract’s value from trade date. All additional assets and liabilities included in the above table are reported at their market value at measurement date.

 

 

4. Investments and Risks

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

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

Investment in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund. The Fund is permitted to invest daily available cash balances in a money market Affiliated 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 regulated as a money market fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

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

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

 

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4. Investments and Risks (Continued)

company, general unfavorable performance of the company’s sector or industry, or changes in government regulations affecting the company or its industry.

 

 

5. Market Risk Factors

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

6. Shares of Beneficial Interest

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

    Year Ended December 31, 2015         Year Ended December 31, 2014       
    Shares          Amount       Shares            Amount     

 

 

Non-Service Shares

       

Sold

    257,353           $ 15,042,314           297,082             $ 17,790,087      

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

                1,895,571                         106,739,631           303,563               17,758,433      

Redeemed

    (1,488,512)            (89,170,619)          (1,922,275)              (115,812,186)     
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    664,412           $ 32,611,326                     (1,321,630)            $             (80,263,666)     
 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Shares

       

Sold

    931,104           $ 54,653,065           259,544             $ 15,480,606      

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

    1,075,333             59,885,291           156,718               9,099,012      

Redeemed

    (1,455,061)            (84,418,946)          (1,518,264)              (90,080,086)     
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    551,376          $ 30,119,410           (1,102,002)            $ (65,500,468)     
 

 

 

 

 

 

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 reporting period were as follows:

     Purchases                                                       Sales  

 

 

Investment securities

     $552,319,459         $654,416,231   

 

 

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

  Over $1 billion

   0.58        

The Fund’s effective management fee for the reporting period was 0.69% 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 Trustees 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 Trustees. The Fund purchases shares of the funds selected for deferral by the Trustees 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. The expense limitations do not include interest and fees from borrowing, and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business. During the reporting period, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $72,978 and $40,818 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 reporting period, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $5,489 for IMMF management fees.

    Waivers and/or reimbursements may be modified or terminated as set forth according to the terms in the prospectus.

 

 

9. Borrowings and Other Financing

Joint Credit Facility. A number of mutual funds managed by the Manager participate in a $1.28 billion revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) intended to provide short-term financing, if necessary, subject to certain restrictions in connection with atypical redemption activity. Expenses and fees related to the Facility are paid by the participating funds and are disclosed separately or as other expenses on the Statement of Operations. The Fund did not utilize the Facility during the reporting period.

 

 

10. Pending Litigation

In 2009, several putative class action lawsuits were filed and later consolidated before the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI”), OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (“OFDI”), and Oppenheimer Rochester California Municipal Fund, a fund advised by OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. and distributed by the Distributor (the “California Fund”), in connection with the California Fund’s investment performance. The plaintiffs asserted claims against OFI, OFDI and certain present and former trustees and officers of the California Fund under the federal securities laws, alleging, among other things, that the disclosure documents of the California Fund contained misrepresentations and omissions and the investment policies of the California Fund were not followed. Plaintiffs in the suit filed an amended complaint and defendants filed a motion to dismiss. In 2011, the court issued an order which granted in part and denied in part the defendants’ motion to dismiss. In 2012, plaintiffs filed a motion, which defendants opposed, to certify a class and appoint class representatives and class counsel. In March 2015, the court granted plaintiffs’ motion for class certification. In May 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit vacated the class certification order and remanded the matter to the

 

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10. Pending Litigation (Continued)

district court for further proceedings. In October 2015, the district court reaffirmed its order and determined that the suit will proceed as a class action. In December 2015, the Tenth Circuit denied defendants’ petition to appeal the district court’s reaffirmed class certification order.

OFI and OFDI believe the suit is without merit; that it is premature to render any opinion as to the likelihood of an outcome unfavorable to them in the suit; and that no estimate can yet be made as to the amount or range of any potential loss. Furthermore, OFI believes that the suit should not impair the ability of OFI or OFDI to perform their respective duties to the Fund and that the outcome of the 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, 2015, 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, 2015, by correspondence with the custodian and transfer agent. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

    In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund/VA as of December 31, 2015, 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 12, 2016

 

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FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION Unaudited

 

 

In early 2016, if applicable, shareholders of record received information regarding all dividends and distributions paid to them by the Fund during calendar year 2015.

    Capital gain distributions of $10.07741 per share were paid to Non-Service and Service shareholders, respectively, on June 16, 2015. 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 reporting period which are not designated as capital gain distributions should be multiplied by the maximum amount allowable but not less than 100% 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 approve the terms of the Agreements and the renewal thereof. 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 comparative investment performance of the Fund and the Managers, (iii) the fees and expenses of the Fund, including comparative fee and 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 Managers’ 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; and securities trading services. OFI Global is responsible for oversight of third-party service providers; monitoring compliance with applicable Fund policies and procedures and adherence to the Fund’s investment restrictions; risk management; and oversight of the Sub-Adviser. OFI Global is also 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 U.S. 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. OFI Global also provides 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 Managers’ 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 the Board members have become knowledgeable about through their experiences with the Managers and 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 Managers and the Fund. Throughout the year, the Managers provided information on the investment performance of the Fund, including comparative performance information. The Board also reviewed information, prepared by the Managers 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 three-, five- and ten-year periods but outperformed its category median during the one-year period. The Board considered the Fund’s change in portfolio management in June 2012 and noted the Fund’s improved performance since that time.

    Fees and Expenses of the Fund. The Board reviewed the fees paid to the Adviser and the other expenses borne by the Fund. The Board noted that the Adviser, 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 Adviser’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 six 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 lower than its peer group and category median. The Adviser 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 waiver and/or reimbursement may be amended or withdrawn at any time without prior notice to shareholders.

    Economies of Scale and Profits Realized by the Managers. 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

 

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AGREEMENTS Unaudited /Continued

 

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).

    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, 2016. 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 47 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), Shareholders Services, Inc. and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. (until October 1995). Oversees 47 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 47 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 47 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 47 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 - Colorado Market of MidFirst Bank (since January 2015); Chairman of the Board (since 2012) and Director (since August 2005) of Jones International University (educational organization); Trustee of the Gallagher Family Foundation (non-profit organization) (2000-2015); Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Steele Street Bank Trust (commercial banking) (August 2003-January 2015); 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 47 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 Funds (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 47 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 47 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, 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 47 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 AND OFFICER    Mr. Steinmetz is an “Interested Trustee” because he is affiliated with the Manager and the Sub-Adviser by virtue of his positions as Chairman and director of the Sub-Adviser and officer and director of the Manager. Both as a Trustee and as an officer, Mr. Steinmetz serves for an indefinite term, or until his resignation, retirement, death or removal. Mr. Steinmetz’s address is 225 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10281-1008.

Arthur P. Steinmetz

Trustee (Since 2015), President and Principal Executive

Officer (since 2014)

Year of Birth: 1958

Year

   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 101 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

 

 

 

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

Michael Kotlarz,

Vice President (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1972

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

Arthur 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 101 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 101 Portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited / Continued

 

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 101 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 101 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

Registered

Public

Accounting

Firm

  

KPMG LLP

Counsel   

Ropes & Gray 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.

  

© 2016 OppenheimerFunds, Inc. All rights reserved. Oppenheimer funds are distributed by OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

 

 

 

LOGO


LOGO


PORTFOLIO MANAGERS: Krishna Memani and Peter A. Strzalkowski, CFA

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE PERIODS ENDED 12/31/15

 

     Inception Date            1-Year      5-Year      10-Year    

Non-Service Shares

     4/3/85         0.96%         5.26%         0.55%   

Service Shares

     5/1/02         0.70            4.99            0.30      

Barclays Credit Index

              -0.77            4.38            5.18      

Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

              0.55            3.25            4.51      

Citigroup Broad Investment Grade Bond Index

  

     0.53            3.23            4.60      

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 HOLDINGS AND ALLOCATIONS

 

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES - TOP TEN INDUSTRIES  

 

 

Commercial Banks

     3.7%                 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     3.3                    

 

 

Capital Markets

     3.1                    

 

 

Electric Utilities

     2.3                    

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     2.2                    

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     2.0                    

 

 

Media

     1.9                    

 

 

Automobiles

     1.9                    

 

 

Food Products

     1.9                    

 

 

Insurance

     1.7                    

 

 

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of December 31, 2015, and are based on net assets.

CREDIT RATING BREAKDOWN    NRSRO ONLY TOTAL  

 

 

AAA

     43.2%                   

 

 

AA

     5.3                      

 

 

A

     14.0                      

 

 

BBB

     30.6                      

 

 

BB

     3.3                      

 

 

B

     0.2                      

 

 

CCC

     1.2                      

 

 

D

     2.1                      

 

 

Unrated

     0.1                      

 

 

Total

     100.0%                   

 

 

The percentages above are based on the market value of the Fund’s securities as of December 31, 2015, 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 return of 0.96% during the reporting period. On a relative basis, the Fund outperformed its benchmarks, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the “Index”), the Barclays Credit Index and the Citigroup Broad Investment Grade Bond Index, which returned 0.55%, -0.77%, 0.53%, respectively.

MARKET OVERVIEW

2015 will go down as a year in which volatility returned to the financial markets following a multi-year hiatus. Global growth struggled to gain traction as many of the world’s largest economies expanded below their long-term trends. China’s industrial production slowed for the fifth consecutive year and weighed on the world’s exporters—especially commodity producers. In the United States, a strong dollar impaired the competitiveness of many American companies and proved to be a drag on corporate earnings.

The environment led to a turbulent environment for various asset classes, particularly over the second half of 2015. The prospect of more sluggish demand for energy and construction materials from China and other emerging markets sent equity and commodity prices broadly lower. The Federal Reserve finally hiked interest rates 0.25% in December, which followed a somewhat underwhelming easing program by the European Central Bank (ECB) earlier in the month.

Global investors became increasingly risk-averse, engaging in a “flight to quality” that punished riskier assets and favored some traditional safe havens, such as U.S. government securities.

FUND REVIEW

During the reporting period, the Fund received its strongest results from its investments in corporate bonds and mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”). Areas that performed particularly well were metals and mining and banking. In metals and mining, the Fund benefited from an underweight position relative to the Index and security selection. Outperformance in banking was driven by security selection. Corporate bond sectors that detracted from performance included technology and industrial energy. Among MBS, the Fund had its largest exposure to government agency MBS, with a smaller allocation to non-agency MBS. Security selection within the agency MBS sector and an allocation to non-agency MBS contributed positively to performance during this reporting period.

The primary detractor from performance versus the Index this reporting period was the Fund’s underweight to U.S. Treasuries, which performed well as investors sought out safety.

STRATEGY & OUTLOOK

Although there will continue to be questions as to the effectiveness of both dovish and hawkish monetary policies, we believe U.S. fixed income markets should be the beneficiary of flows from developed countries where policy easing is extended. As the Fed increases overnight interest rates, it is likely the Treasury yield curve will continue to flatten, as yields on shorter maturity notes rise with the Fed, and long-term rates remain more stable amid continued risk aversion.

As challenges to the global economy continue, it is likely that commodity prices will remain depressed. Although the worst might be behind us, firms producing such commodities will see earnings and balance sheets tested. The Fund remains underweight the energy and the metals and mining sectors given this view. The Fund has been actively reducing exposure to BB-rated corporate bonds as market sentiment has shifted and contagion has built from issues in other sectors. Historically, BB-rated securities have offered attractive yields for slightly greater credit risk relative to their BBB-rated counterparts.

We have been opportunistically taking advantage of movement in the agency residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) market. The Fund’s overweight to asset-backed securities (ABS) is primarily concentrated in securities backed by auto loans which currently feature attractive yields and strong underwriting, while its overweight in commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) is focused on the top of the capital structure in non-agency issued securities.

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.

 

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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, 2015. 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 Credit Index, an index of non-convertible U.S. investment grade corporate bonds; the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, an index of U.S. corporate and government bonds and the Citigroup Broad Investment Grade Bond Index, an index of institutionally traded U.S. Treasury Bonds, government-sponsored bonds, mortgage-backed securities and corporate securities. 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

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, 2015.

Actual Expenses. The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section for the class of shares you hold, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expense that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600.00 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.60), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During 6 Months Ended December 31, 2015” 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 fund 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 fund 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, 2015            

    

Ending

Account

Value

December 31, 2015        

    

Expenses

Paid During

6 Months Ended

December 31, 2015            

 

Non-Service shares

     $     1,000.00             $     1,005.20                 $         3.80               

Service shares

     1,000.00             1,002.60                 5.06               

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, 2015 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, 2015  
   

 

     Principal
Amount
    Value

 

Asset-Backed Securities—15.7%

 

Auto Loan—14.7%     

 

American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust:
Series 2013-2,Cl. B, 2.84%, 5/15/191    $       151,768        $      152,012  
Series 2014-1,Cl. B, 2.39%, 11/12/191      411,167        411,726  
Series 2014-2,Cl. B, 2.26%, 3/10/201      129,589        129,631  
Series 2014-3,Cl. B, 2.43%, 6/10/201      445,000        442,271  
Series 2014-4,Cl. B, 2.60%, 10/12/201      145,000        143,485  
Series 2015-1,Cl. B, 2.85%, 2/12/211      385,000        379,257  
Series 2015-3,Cl. B, 3.56%, 10/12/212      325,000        322,847  

 

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust:
Series 2012-2,Cl. E, 4.85%, 8/8/191      375,000        380,455  
Series 2012-4,Cl. D, 2.68%, 10/9/18      100,000        100,784  
Series 2013-2,Cl. E, 3.41%, 10/8/201      345,000        347,725  
Series 2013-3,Cl. E, 3.74%, 12/8/201      145,000        145,017  
Series 2013-4,Cl. D, 3.31%, 10/8/19      30,000        30,503  
Series 2013-5,Cl. D, 2.86%, 12/9/19      225,000        226,478  
Series 2014-1,Cl. D, 2.54%, 6/8/20      400,000        399,600  
Series 2014-1,Cl. E, 3.58%, 8/9/21      310,000        308,675  
Series 2014-2,Cl. D, 2.57%, 7/8/20      305,000        302,123  
Series 2014-2,Cl. E, 3.37%, 11/8/21      385,000        379,437  
Series 2014-3,Cl. D, 3.13%, 10/8/20      460,000        459,989  
Series 2014-4,Cl. D, 3.07%, 11/9/20      235,000        234,098  
Series 2015-2,Cl. C, 2.40%, 1/8/21      90,000        88,911  
Series 2015-2,Cl. D, 3.00%, 6/8/21      70,000        69,141  
Series 2015-3,Cl. D, 3.34%, 8/8/21      175,000        173,348  

 

California Republic Auto Receivables Trust:     
Series 2013-2,Cl. C, 3.32%, 8/17/20      230,000        232,444  
Series 2014-2,Cl. C, 3.29%, 3/15/21      80,000        79,112  
Series 2014-4,Cl. C, 3.56%, 9/15/21      100,000        98,887  

 

Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust:     
Series 2013-4,Cl. D, 3.22%, 5/20/19      105,000        106,686  
Series 2014-1,Cl. D, 3.39%, 7/22/19      115,000        116,849  
Series 2014-3,Cl. D, 3.14%, 2/20/20      160,000        159,445  
Series 2015-1,Cl. D, 3.16%, 8/20/20      165,000        163,003  
Series 2015-2,Cl. C, 2.67%, 8/20/20      155,000        153,526  
Series 2015-4,Cl. D, 3.62%, 5/20/21      260,000        256,729  

 

CarFinance Capital Auto Trust:     
Series 2013-2A,Cl. B, 3.15%, 8/15/191      575,000        578,021  
Series 2014-1A,Cl. A, 1.46%, 12/17/181      39,081        39,025  
Series 2015-1A,Cl. A, 1.75%, 6/15/211      160,777        159,826  

 

CarMax Auto Owner Trust:     
Series 2015-2,Cl. D, 3.04%, 11/15/21      100,000        99,247  
Series 2015-3,Cl. D, 3.27%, 3/15/22      180,000        179,589  

 

CPS Auto Receivables Trust:     
Series 2012-B,Cl. A, 2.52%, 9/16/191      109,330        109,437  
Series 2014-A,Cl. A, 1.21%, 8/15/181      164,505        164,020  
Series 2014-C,Cl. A, 1.31%, 2/15/191      162,132        160,962  

 

Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust:     
Series 2013-1A,Cl. B, 1.83%, 4/15/211      235,000        234,934  
Series 2014-1A,Cl. B, 2.29%, 4/15/221      215,000        214,286  
Series 2014-2A,Cl. B, 2.67%, 9/15/221      160,000        159,976  
Series 2015-1A,Cl. C, 3.30%, 7/17/231      225,000        222,304  
Series 2015-2A,Cl. B, 3.04%, 8/15/231      330,000        328,687  

 

Drive Auto Receivables Trust:     
Series 2015-AA,Cl. C, 3.06%, 5/17/211      250,000        250,432  
Series 2015-BA,Cl. C, 2.76%, 7/15/211      300,000        298,098  
Series 2015-DA,Cl. C, 3.38%, 11/15/211      245,000        244,022  

 

DT Auto Owner Trust:     
Series 2013-1A,Cl. D, 3.74%, 5/15/201      175,000        175,719  
Series 2013-2A,Cl. D, 4.18%, 6/15/201      485,000        488,133  
Series 2014-1A,Cl. D, 3.98%, 1/15/211      360,000        359,897  
Series 2014-2A,Cl. D, 3.68%, 4/15/211      525,000        523,033  
Series 2014-3A,Cl. D, 4.47%, 11/15/211      205,000        205,236  
Series 2015-1A,Cl. C, 2.87%, 11/16/201      180,000        179,340  

 

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust:

  

 
Series 2014-1A,Cl. B, 2.42%, 1/15/191      230,000        230,011  
Series 2014-1A,Cl. C, 3.57%, 7/15/191      230,000        230,232  
Series 2014-2A,Cl. A, 1.06%, 8/15/181      25,109        25,042  
Series 2014-2A,Cl. C, 3.26%, 12/16/191      110,000        108,392  

 

 
 
     Principal
Amount
    Value

 

Auto Loan (Continued)     

 

First Investors Auto Owner Trust:     
Series 2012-1A,Cl. C, 3.54%, 11/15/171    $       18,756        $          18,769  
Series 2012-1A,Cl. D, 5.65%, 4/15/181      155,000        155,197  
Series 2013-3A,Cl. B, 2.32%, 10/15/191      385,000        385,949  
Series 2013-3A,Cl. C, 2.91%, 1/15/201      165,000        165,372  
Series 2013-3A,Cl. D, 3.67%, 5/15/201      125,000        125,179  
Series 2014-1A,Cl. D, 3.28%, 4/15/211      225,000        222,725  
Series 2014-3A,Cl. D, 3.85%, 2/15/221      140,000        140,140  

 

Flagship Credit Auto Trust:     
Series 2014-1,Cl. A, 1.21%, 4/15/191      78,341        77,980  
Series 2014-2,Cl. A, 1.43%, 12/16/191      175,550        174,464  

 

GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust, Series 2015-1, Cl. D, 3.01%, 3/20/20      240,000        237,544  

 

GO Financial Auto Securitization Trust, Series 2015-1, Cl. A, 1.81%, 3/15/181      110,851        110,695  

 

Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Trust, Series 2014-1, Cl. D, 2.722%, 10/25/191,3      125,000        124,287  

 

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust:
Series 2013-3,Cl. D, 2.42%, 4/15/19      55,000        54,890  
Series 2013-4,Cl. D, 3.92%, 1/15/20      560,000        573,072  
Series 2013-4,Cl. E, 4.67%, 1/15/201      360,000        369,503  
Series 2013-5,Cl. D, 2.73%, 10/15/19      205,000        205,741  
Series 2013-A,Cl. E, 4.71%, 1/15/211      270,000        276,232  
Series 2014-2,Cl. D, 2.76%, 2/18/20      215,000        214,161  
Series 2014-4,Cl. D, 3.10%, 11/16/20      185,000        185,107  
Series 2014-5,Cl. D, 3.21%, 1/15/21      335,000        335,942  
Series 2015-1,Cl. D, 3.24%, 4/15/21      260,000        259,742  
Series 2015-2,Cl. C, 2.44%, 4/15/21      290,000        287,047  
Series 2015-2,Cl. D, 3.02%, 4/15/21      275,000        270,844  
Series 2015-3,Cl. D, 3.49%, 5/17/21      345,000        342,304  
Series 2015-4,Cl. D, 3.53%, 8/16/21      265,000        262,900  
Series 2015-5,Cl. C, 2.74%, 12/15/21      200,000        198,515  

 

SNAAC Auto Receivables Trust:     
Series 2013-1A,Cl. C, 3.07%, 8/15/181      129,583        130,128  
Series 2014-1A,Cl. A, 1.03%, 9/17/181      22,989        22,979  
Series 2014-1A,Cl. D, 2.88%, 1/15/201      140,000        140,186  

 

TCF Auto Receivables Owner Trust:     
Series 2014-1A,Cl. C, 3.12%, 4/15/211      100,000        99,398  
Series 2015-1A,Cl. D, 3.53%, 3/15/221      160,000        158,064  

 

United Auto Credit Securitization Trust, Series 2015-1, Cl. D, 2.92%, 6/17/191      225,000        223,399  

 

Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust:     
Series 2014-1A,Cl. D, 2.20%, 2/15/211      155,000        153,300  
Series 2014-2A,Cl. D, 2.86%, 7/15/211      165,000        162,363  
Series 2015-1A,Cl. C, 2.29%, 11/16/201      215,000        213,110  
Series 2015-2A,Cl. C, 2.45%, 1/15/211      215,000        212,362  
    

 

     20,251,685  

 

Equipment—0.5%     

 

CLI Funding V LLC, Series 2014-2A, Cl. A, 3.38%, 10/18/291      300,262        291,450  

 

Cronos Containers Program I Ltd., Series 2014-2A, Cl. A, 3.27%, 11/18/291      202,315        197,599  

 

FRS I LLC, Series 2013-1A, Cl. A1, 1.80%, 4/15/431         63,329           62,124  

 

Trip Rail Master Funding LLC, Series 2014-1A, Cl. A1, 2.863%, 4/15/441      85,334        85,455  
    

 

     636,628  

 

Home Equity Loan—0.3%     

 

American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust, Series 2015-2, Cl. B, 2.97%, 5/12/211      370,000        363,947  

 

Loans: Other—0.2%     

 

Element Rail Leasing I LLC, Series 2014-1A, Cl. A1, 2.299%, 4/19/441      339,040        333,877  
    

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $21,696,763)          21,586,137  
 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued  
   

 

    Principal
Amount
    Value  

 

 
Mortgage-Backed Obligations—46.0%     

 

 
Government Agency—34.0%    

 

 
FHLMC/FNMA/FHLB/Sponsored—18.1%     

 

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Gold Pool:     
5.00%, 12/1/34   $ 5,835        $ 6,469     
5.50%, 9/1/39         460,827              510,132     
6.00%, 5/1/18-10/1/29     683,645          764,952     
6.50%, 4/1/18-4/1/34     177,685          200,477     
7.00%, 8/1/16-10/1/37     194,785          214,926     
8.00%, 4/1/16     173          174     
9.00%, 8/1/22-5/1/25     14,112          15,517     

 

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Non Gold Pool, 10.50%, 10/1/20     1,383             1,530     

 

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:    
Series 205,Cl. IO, 0.00%, 9/1/294,5     8,018          1,926     
Series 206,Cl. IO, 0.00%, 12/1/294,5     126,056          32,564     
Series 243,Cl. 6, 0.00%, 12/15/324,5     88,136          17,300     

 

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Mtg.-Linked Amortizing Global Debt Securities, Series 2012-1, Cl. A10, 2.06%, 1/15/22     483,575          488,217     

 

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Principal-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security, Series 176, Cl. PO, 4.115%, 6/1/266     43,252          40,260     

 

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates:    
Series 151,Cl. F, 9.00%, 5/15/21     3,867          4,268     
Series 1674,Cl. Z, 6.75%, 2/15/24     14,305          15,714     
Series 2034,Cl. Z, 6.50%, 2/15/28     2,301          2,622     
Series 2042,Cl. N, 6.50%, 3/15/28     5,608          6,174     
Series 2043,Cl. ZP, 6.50%, 4/15/28     269,164          297,480     
Series 2046,Cl. G, 6.50%, 4/15/28     15,455          17,607     
Series 2053,Cl. Z, 6.50%, 4/15/28     2,432          2,771     
Series 2066,Cl. Z, 6.50%, 6/15/28     266,804          303,952     
Series 2195,Cl. LH, 6.50%, 10/15/29     207,157          236,168     
Series 2220,Cl. PD, 8.00%, 3/15/30     1,302          1,519     
Series 2326,Cl. ZP, 6.50%, 6/15/31     60,819          67,485     
Series 2461,Cl. PZ, 6.50%, 6/15/32     251,278          285,938     
Series 2470,Cl. LF, 1.331%, 2/15/323     2,002          2,055     
Series 2564,Cl. MP, 5.00%, 2/15/18     71,433          73,744     
Series 2585,Cl. HJ, 4.50%, 3/15/18     40,186          41,469     
Series 2635,Cl. AG, 3.50%, 5/15/32     38,614          40,052     
Series 2707,Cl. QE, 4.50%, 11/15/18     16,301          16,879     
Series 2770,Cl. TW, 4.50%, 3/15/19     9,918          10,304     
Series 3010,Cl. WB, 4.50%, 7/15/20     24,578          25,629     
Series 3025,Cl. SJ, 23.538%, 8/15/353     21,517          33,799     
Series 3030,Cl. FL, 0.731%, 9/15/353     3,246          3,257     
Series 3645,Cl. EH, 3.00%, 12/15/20     85,525          87,396     
Series 3741,Cl. PA, 2.15%, 2/15/35     242,063          244,467     
Series 3815,Cl. BD, 3.00%, 10/15/20     5,210          5,304     
Series 3822,Cl. JA, 5.00%, 6/15/40     8,484          8,990     
Series 3840,Cl. CA, 2.00%, 9/15/18     3,855          3,888     
Series 3848,Cl. WL, 4.00%, 4/15/40     37,565          39,358     
Series 3857,Cl. GL, 3.00%, 5/15/40     7,630          7,860     
Series 4221,Cl. HJ, 1.50%, 7/15/23     130,192          129,480     

 

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates, Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:     
Series 2074,Cl. S, 16.424%, 7/17/284     1,720          326     
Series 2079,Cl. S, 0.00%, 7/17/284,7     3,104          619     
Series 2130,Cl. SC, 0.00%, 3/15/294,7     123,400          26,826     
Series 2526,Cl. SE, 0.326%, 6/15/294     3,620          819     
Series 2796,Cl. SD, 0.00%, 7/15/264,7     190,255          34,733     
Series 2920,Cl. S, 17.62%, 1/15/354     726,142          133,190     
Series 2922,Cl. SE, 0.00%, 2/15/354,5     86,501          15,451     
Series 2981,Cl. AS, 0.00%, 5/15/354,5     118,271          23,209     
Series 3004,Cl. SB, 0.00%, 7/15/354,5     34,250          5,203     
Series 3201,Cl. SG, 0.00%, 8/15/364,5     205,157          38,603     
Series 3397,Cl. GS, 0.00%, 12/15/374,5     17,789          3,316     
Series 3424,Cl. EI, 0.00%, 4/15/384,5     17,723          2,094     
Series 3450,Cl. BI, 0.00%, 5/15/384,5     453,029          71,559     
Series 3606,Cl. SN, 0.00%, 12/15/394,5     121,920          21,353     

 

 
 

 


    Principal
Amount
    Value    

 

 
FHLMC/FNMA/FHLB/Sponsored (Continued)     

 

 
Federal National Mortgage Assn.:    
3.00%, 1/1/318   $     5,165,000        $     5,320,168     
3.50%, 1/15/468     190,000          195,980     
4.00%, 1/1/468     6,500,000          6,876,927     
5.00%, 1/1/468     2,220,000          2,443,632     
6.00%, 1/1/468     160,000          180,789     

 

 
Federal National Mortgage Assn. Pool:     
3.50%, 12/1/20-2/1/22     208,315          218,281     
5.00%, 3/1/21-7/1/22     12,598          13,225     
5.50%, 2/1/35-5/1/36     189,692          213,661     
6.50%, 5/1/17-1/1/34     122,389          126,456     
7.00%, 11/1/17-7/1/35     51,788          58,224     
7.50%, 1/1/33     4,971          5,915     
8.50%, 7/1/32     10,715          11,573     

 

 
Federal National Mortgage Assn., Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:    
Series 221,Cl. 2, 7.152%, 5/25/234     2,704          541     
Series 222,Cl. 2, 0.00%, 6/25/234,5     288,720          49,624     
Series 252,Cl. 2, 9.92%, 11/25/234     282,418          60,679     
Series 294,Cl. 2, 0.00%, 2/25/284,5     31,745          7,946     
Series 301,Cl. 2, 0.00%, 4/25/294,5     2,818          610     
Series 303,Cl. IO, 0.00%, 11/25/294,5     56,055          13,446     
Series 320,Cl. 2, 0.00%, 4/25/324,5     211,365          56,182     
Series 321,Cl. 2, 0.00%, 4/25/324,5     572,924          122,125     
Series 324,Cl. 2, 0.00%, 7/25/324,5     6,005          1,399     
Series 331,Cl. 5, 0.00%, 2/25/334,5     8,372          1,703     
Series 331,Cl. 9, 0.00%, 2/25/334,5     185,177          40,907     
Series 334,Cl. 12, 0.00%, 3/25/334,5     13,757          3,304     
Series 334,Cl. 17, 1.047%, 2/25/334     119,905          23,842     
Series 339,Cl. 12, 0.00%, 6/25/334,5     195,744          42,232     
Series 339,Cl. 7, 0.00%, 11/25/334,5     412,694          86,691     
Series 343,Cl. 13, 0.00%, 9/25/334,5     200,107          40,260     
Series 343,Cl. 18, 0.00%, 5/25/344,5     49,558          9,902     
Series 345,Cl. 9, 0.00%, 1/25/344,5     141,051          29,100     
Series 351,Cl. 10, 0.00%, 4/25/344,5     65,483          12,389     
Series 351,Cl. 8, 0.00%, 4/25/344,5     109,805          21,049     
Series 356,Cl. 10, 0.00%, 6/25/354,5     79,665          16,008     
Series 356,Cl. 12, 0.00%, 2/25/354,5     39,004          7,975     
Series 362,Cl. 13, 0.00%, 8/25/354,5     152,202          32,527     
Series 364,Cl. 15, 0.00%, 9/25/354,5     8,132          1,607     
Series 364,Cl. 16, 0.00%, 9/25/354,5     164,882          29,268     
Series 365,Cl. 16, 0.00%, 3/25/364,5     232,069          46,764     

 

 
Federal National Mortgage Assn., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates:    
Series 1993-87,Cl. Z, 6.50%, 6/25/23     201,938          221,886     
Series 1998-58,Cl. PC, 6.50%, 10/25/28     159,301          177,606     
Series 1998-61,Cl. PL, 6.00%, 11/25/28     77,000          87,246     
Series 1999-54,Cl. LH, 6.50%, 11/25/29     119,477          135,589     
Series 2001-44,Cl. QC, 6.00%, 9/25/16     873          887     
Series 2001-51,Cl. OD, 6.50%, 10/25/31     9,525          10,563     
Series 2001-74,Cl. QE, 6.00%, 12/25/31     189,041          214,643     
Series 2002-12,Cl. PG, 6.00%, 3/25/17     813          831     
Series 2003-100,Cl. PA, 5.00%, 10/25/18     157,688          163,696     
Series 2003-28,Cl. KG, 5.50%, 4/25/23     634,011          688,043     
Series 2003-84,Cl. GE, 4.50%, 9/25/18     7,413          7,667     
Series 2004-101,Cl. BG, 5.00%, 1/25/20     101,645          103,150     
Series 2004-25,Cl. PC, 5.50%, 1/25/34     6,014          6,280     
Series 2005-73,Cl. DF, 0.672%, 8/25/353     9,364          9,403     
Series 2006-11,Cl. PS, 23.021%, 3/25/363     107,026          165,798     
Series 2006-46,Cl. SW, 22.653%, 6/25/363     76,348          101,350     
Series 2006-50,Cl. KS, 22.654%, 6/25/363     105,167          160,669       
Series 2008-75,Cl. DB, 4.50%, 9/25/23     50,536          52,121     
Series 2009-113,Cl. DB, 3.00%, 12/25/20     167,052          170,191     
Series 2009-36,Cl. FA, 1.362%, 6/25/373     90,997          93,436     
Series 2009-70,Cl. TL, 4.00%, 8/25/19     73,570          75,202     
Series 2010-43,Cl. KG, 3.00%, 1/25/21     47,861          48,908     
Series 2011-3,Cl. EL, 3.00%, 5/25/20     276,440          281,638     
Series 2011-38,Cl. AH, 2.75%, 5/25/20     4,609          4,682     
Series 2011-82,Cl. AD, 4.00%, 8/25/26     92,385          95,002     
 

 

8      OPPENHEIMER CORE BOND FUND/VA


 
   

 

    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:    
Series 2001-61,Cl. SH, 0.00%, 11/18/314,5   $ 7,519        $ 1,585     
Series 2001-63,Cl. SD, 0.875%, 12/18/314     2,599          539     
Series 2001-65,Cl. S, 0.00%, 11/25/314,5     188,647          41,209     
Series 2001-68,Cl. SC, 0.00%, 11/25/314,5     1,675          374     
Series 2001-81,Cl. S, 0.00%, 1/25/324,5     55,796          15,598     
Series 2002-28,Cl. SA, 2.458%, 4/25/324     1,668          384     
Series 2002-38,Cl. SO, 12.714%, 4/25/324     4,692          913     
Series 2002-39,Cl. SD, 8.059%, 3/18/324     3,103          705     
Series 2002-47,Cl. NS, 0.839%, 4/25/324     165,991          38,556     
Series 2002-48,Cl. S, 1.431%, 7/25/324     2,755          644     
Series 2002-51,Cl. S, 0.94%, 8/25/324     152,380          32,714     
Series 2002-52,Cl. SD, 7.68%, 9/25/324     218,370          50,935     
Series 2002-52,Cl. SL, 1.686%, 9/25/324     1,724          400     
Series 2002-53,Cl. SK, 6.23%, 4/25/324     10,810          2,564     
Series 2002-56,Cl. SN, 2.268%, 7/25/324     3,756          864     
Series 2002-60,Cl. SM, 0.222%, 8/25/324     24,611          4,742     
Series 2002-7,Cl. SK, 0.00%, 1/25/324,5     11,237          2,214     
Series 2002-77,Cl. BS, 0.00%, 12/18/324,5     15,310          3,489     
Series 2002-77,Cl. IS, 10.169%, 12/18/324     7,994          1,792     
Series 2002-77,Cl. SH, 0.00%, 12/18/324,5     79,336          16,791     
Series 2002-84,Cl. SA, 3.315%, 12/25/324     180,438          40,933     
Series 2002-9,Cl. MS, 0.00%, 3/25/324,5     2,827          645     
Series 2002-90,Cl. SN, 0.719%, 8/25/324     12,661          2,439     
Series 2002-90,Cl. SY, 4.129%, 9/25/324     9,031          1,711     
Series 2003-26,Cl. DI, 0.00%, 4/25/334,5     8,358          2,032     
Series 2003-33,Cl. SP, 1.323%, 5/25/334     186,075          41,937     
Series 2003-4,Cl. S, 0.723%, 2/25/334     115,909          29,762     
Series 2004-54,Cl. DS, 10.798%, 11/25/304     158,978          30,019     
Series 2005-12,Cl. SC, 0.00%, 3/25/354,5     40,871          7,923     
Series 2005-14,Cl. SE, 6.828%, 3/25/354     127,747          19,922     
Series 2005-40,Cl. SA, 15.246%, 5/25/354     360,939          64,247     
Series 2005-40,Cl. SB, 14.019%, 5/25/354     16,056          2,769     
Series 2005-52,Cl. JH, 0.00%, 5/25/354,5     94,767          16,965     
Series 2005-93,Cl. SI, 0.00%, 10/25/354,5     266,948          45,492     
Series 2008-55,Cl. SA, 0.00%, 7/25/384,5     19,424          2,557     
Series 2009-8,Cl. BS, 0.00%, 2/25/244,5     61,583          2,739     
Series 2011-96,Cl. SA, 4.18%, 10/25/414     72,995          12,686     
Series 2012-134,Cl. SA, 9.421%, 12/25/424     200,591          48,511     
Series 2012-40,Cl. PI, 0.00%, 4/25/414,5     164,595          22,385     

 

 
Federal National Mortgage Assn., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates, Principal-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security, Series 1993-184, Cl. M, 4.992%, 9/25/236     91,122          86,507     
   

 

 

 
      24,885,965     
   

 

 
GNMA/Guaranteed—15.9%   

 

 
Government National Mortgage Assn. I Pool:   
7.00%, 12/15/23-3/15/26     8,575          9,299     

8.50%, 8/15/17-12/15/17

    11,460          11,784     

 

 
Government National Mortgage Assn. II Pool:   
3.50%, 1/15/468     16,845,000          17,555,736     
4.00%, 1/20/468     3,935,000          4,178,052     

 

 
Government National Mortgage Assn., Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:    
Series 2002-15,Cl. SM, 23.703%, 2/16/324     269,854          49,421     
Series 2007-17,Cl. AI, 4.787%, 4/16/374     84,867          16,909     
Series 2011-52,Cl. HS, 0.00%, 4/16/414,5     564,220          104,661     

 

 
Government National Mortgage Assn., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1999-32, Cl. ZB, 8%, 9/16/29     39,085          45,731     
   

 

 

 
          21,971,593     
   

 

 
Non-Agency—12.0%    

 

 
Commercial—9.6%    

 

 
Asset Securitization Corp., Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security, Series 1997-D4, Cl. PS1, 0.00%, 4/14/294,5     1,379,532          30,148     

 

 
 

 


     Principal
Amount
     Value    

 

 
Commercial (Continued)      

 

 
Banc of America Funding Trust:      
Series 2006-G,Cl. 2A4, 0.692%, 7/20/363    $     680,548         $     639,916     
Series 2014-R7,Cl. 3A1, 2.763%, 3/26/362,3      340,770           345,813     

 

 
BCAP LLC Trust, Series 2011-R11, Cl. 18A5, 2.43%, 9/26/351,3      162,239           164,033     

 

 
Bear Stearns ARM Trust:      
Series 2005-2,Cl. A1, 2.68%, 3/25/353      216,344           217,314     
Series 2005-9,Cl. A1, 2.66%, 10/25/353      210,027           207,200     

 

 
Capital Lease Funding Securitization LP, Interest- Only Commercial Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1997-CTL1, Cl. IO, 0.00%, 6/22/241,4,5      1,205,668           48,691     

 

 
Chase Mortgage Finance Trust, Series 2005-A2, Cl. 1A3, 2.544%, 1/25/363      153,631           143,873     

 

 
CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, Series 2005-17, Cl. 1A8, 5.50%, 9/25/35      23,552           23,309     

 

 
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-GC11, Cl. D, 4.457%, 4/10/461,3      160,000           145,469     

 

 
Citigroup Global Markets Mortgage Securities VII, Inc., Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security, Series 1999-C1, Cl. X, 0.00%, 5/18/324,5      3,097,855           31     

 

 
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 2006- AR1, Cl. 1A1, 2.57%, 10/25/353      612,619           608,122     

 

 
COMM Mortgage Trust:      
Series 2012-CR4,Cl. D, 4.574%, 10/15/451,3      50,000           46,953     
Series 2012-CR5,Cl. E, 4.337%, 12/10/451,3      300,000           278,514     
Series 2013-CR7,Cl. D, 4.352%, 3/10/461,3      390,000           352,624     
Series 2014-CR21,Cl. AM, 3.987%, 12/10/47      710,000           734,233     

 

 
COMM Mortgage Trust, Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security, Series 2012-CR5, Cl. XA, 0.00%, 12/10/454,5      2,651,875           207,290     

 

 
CSMC:      
Series 2006-6,Cl. 1A4, 6.00%, 7/25/36      230,833           177,225     
Series 2009-13R,Cl. 4A1, 2.747%, 9/26/361,3      28,639           28,755     

 

 
DBUBS Mortgage Trust, Series 2011-LC1A, Cl. E, 5.663%, 11/10/461,3      75,000           79,315     

 

 
First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust:   
Series 2004-FA2,Cl. 3A1, 6.00%, 1/25/35      175,776           167,176     
Series 2005-FA8,Cl. 1A6, 1.072%, 11/25/353      192,545           136,195     

 

 
FREMF Mortgage Trust:      
Series 2012-K501,Cl. C, 3.397%, 11/25/461,3      35,000           35,119     
Series 2013-K25,Cl. C, 3.618%, 11/25/451,3      90,000           85,654     
Series 2013-K26,Cl. C, 3.599%, 12/25/451,3      60,000           58,175     
Series 2013-K27,Cl. C, 3.496%, 1/25/461,3      95,000           88,907     
Series 2013-K28,Cl. C, 3.494%, 6/25/461,3      285,000           266,997     
Series 2013-K502,Cl. C, 3.18%, 3/25/451,3      175,000           176,525     
Series 2013-K712,Cl. C, 3.371%, 5/25/451,3      75,000           74,416     
Series 2013-K713,Cl. C, 3.165%, 4/25/461,3      115,000           111,099     
Series 2014-K715,Cl. C, 4.123%, 2/25/461,3      50,000           50,791     
Series 2015-K44,Cl. B, 3.685%, 1/25/481,3      315,000           282,803     

 

 
GSMSC Pass-Through Trust, Series 2009-3R, Cl. 1A2, 6%, 4/25/371,3      436,486           410,277     

 

 
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR4, Cl. 6A1, 2.863%, 7/25/353      116,538           115,379     

 

 
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities      
Corp., Series 2012-LC9, Cl. E, 4.42%, 12/15/471,3      245,000           226,401     

 

 
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust:   
Series 2006-LDP8,Cl. AJ, 5.48%, 5/15/453      275,000           279,778     
Series 2012-C6,Cl. E, 5.192%, 5/15/451,3      325,000           318,152     

 

 
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-A1, Cl. 5A1, 2.726%, 7/25/353      121,531           122,063     

 

 
JP Morgan Resecuritization Trust:   
Series 2009-11,Cl. 5A1, 2.747%, 9/26/361,3      109,084           109,218     
Series 2009-5,Cl. 1A2, 2.738%, 7/26/361,3      404,709           362,475     

 

 
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust:   
Series 2014-C25,Cl. AS, 4.065%, 11/15/47      300,000           309,969     
Series 2014-C26,Cl. AS, 3.80%, 1/15/48      145,000           146,072     

 

 
LB Commercial Conduit Mortgage Trust, Interest- Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security, Series 1998- C1, Cl. IO, 0.00%, 2/18/304,5      373,810           3,869     
 

 

9      OPPENHEIMER CORE BOND FUND/VA


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued  
   

 

    Principal
Amount
    Value  

 

 
Commercial (Continued)     

 

 
Lehman Structured Securities Corp., Series 2002- GE1, Cl. A, 2.514%, 7/26/241,3   $     54,749        $ 45,818     

 

 
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust:   
Series 2012-C6,Cl. E, 4.657%, 11/15/451,3     400,000          384,550     
Series 2013-C7,Cl. D, 4.297%, 2/15/461,3     175,000          162,141     
Series 2013-C8,Cl. D, 4.169%, 12/15/481,3     130,000          119,766     
Series 2014-C19,Cl. AS, 3.832%, 12/15/47     595,000          603,630     

 

 
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2007-IQ13, Cl. AM, 5.406%, 3/15/44     295,000          303,054     

 

 
Morgan Stanley Re-Remic Trust, Series 2012-R3, Cl. 1B, 2.176%, 11/26/361,3     451,761          301,217     

 

 
Morgan Stanley Resecuritization Trust, Series 2013-R9, Cl. 3A, 2.402%, 6/26/461,3     284,939          286,326     

 

 
RBSSP Resecuritization Trust, Series 2010-1, Cl. 2A1, 2.109%, 7/26/451,3     29,803          29,743     

 

 
Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Nts.:   
Series 2014-DN1,Cl. M2, 2.622%, 2/25/243     180,000          179,531     
Series 2015-DNA2,Cl. M2, 3.022%, 12/25/273     115,000          114,461     

 

 
UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2012-C2, Cl. E, 4.888%, 5/10/631,3     65,000          63,062     

 

 
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust:   
Series 2005-AR14,Cl. 1A4, 2.523%, 12/25/353     256,331          248,835     
Series 2005-AR16,Cl. 1A1, 2.568%, 12/25/353     113,968          108,703     

 

 
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust:   
Series 2005-AR10,Cl. 1A1, 2.74%, 6/25/353     517,909          530,005     
Series 2005-AR15,Cl. 1A6, 2.736%, 9/25/353     59,524          56,886     
Series 2006-AR7,Cl. 2A4, 2.738%, 5/25/363     9,393          8,968     
Series 2006-AR8,Cl. 2A4, 2.744%, 4/25/363     138,661          135,844     
Series 2007-16,Cl. 1A1, 6.00%, 12/28/37     131,567          137,210     
Series 2007-AR3,Cl. A4, 5.809%, 4/25/373     69,335          67,556     
Series 2007-AR8,Cl. A1, 2.809%, 11/25/373     185,892          164,959     

 

 
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust:   
Series 2012-C10,Cl. D, 4.454%, 12/15/451,3     175,000          163,729     
Series 2012-C7,Cl. E, 4.838%, 6/15/451,3     120,000          116,340     
Series 2012-C8,Cl. E, 4.875%, 8/15/451,3     355,000          344,445     
Series 2013-C11,Cl. D, 4.179%, 3/15/451,3     74,000          68,819     
   

 

 

 
     

 

    13,161,936  

 

  

 

 

 
Multi-Family—0.2%    

 

 
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust:   
Series 2005-AR15,Cl. 1A2, 2.736%, 9/25/353     150,450          147,140     
Series 2006-AR2,Cl. 2A3, 2.763%, 3/25/363     130,843          129,266     
   

 

 

 
     

 

276,406  

 

  

 

 

 
Residential—2.2%    

 

 
Banc of America Funding Trust:   
Series 2007-1,Cl. 1A3, 6.00%, 1/25/37     163,347          150,223     
Series 2007-C,Cl. 1A4, 4.007%, 5/20/363     70,793          66,384     

 

 
Banc of America Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-1, Cl. 1A24, 6%, 3/25/37     109,296          99,559     

 

 
Bear Stearns ARM Trust, Series 2006-1, Cl. A1, 2.58%, 2/25/363     293,022          290,982     

 

 
Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006- FRE1, Cl. A2, 0.532%, 7/25/363     89,253          88,342     

 

 

CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust:

  

Series 2005-26,Cl. 1A8, 5.50%, 11/25/35     128,996          123,417     
Series 2005-J4,Cl. A7, 5.50%, 11/25/35     18,794          18,706     

 

 
HomeBanc Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-3, Cl. A2, 0.732%, 7/25/353     53,683          50,476     

 

 
MASTR Asset Backed Securities Trust, Series 2006- WMC3, Cl. A3, 0.522%, 8/25/363     52,063          22,866     

 

 
NC Finance Trust, Series 1999-I, Cl. D, 8.75%, 1/25/292,9     3,370,016          842,504     

 

 
RALI Trust:    
Series 2003-QS1,Cl. A2, 5.75%, 1/25/33     1,595          1,595     
Series 2006-QS13,Cl. 1A8, 6.00%, 9/25/36     1,065          859     
Series 2007-QS6,Cl. A28, 5.75%, 4/25/37     13,153          10,714     

 

 
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust, Series 2003-AR10, Cl. A7, 2.535%, 10/25/333     133,699          136,852     

 

 
 

 


    Principal
Amount
    Value  

 

 
Residential (Continued)    

 

 
Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust:   
Series 2005-AR13,Cl. 1A5, 2.74%, 5/25/353   $ 207,689        $ 209,172     
Series 2006-AR10,Cl. 5A5, 2.738%, 7/25/363     282,032          274,529     

 

 
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust:   
Series 2005-AR4,Cl. 2A2, 2.683%, 4/25/353     352,050          354,517     
Series 2006-AR14,Cl. 1A2, 5.851%, 10/25/363     146,000          141,825     
Series 2006-AR8,Cl. 2A1, 2.744%, 4/25/363     173,448          169,925     
   

 

 

 
      3,053,447     
   

 

 

 
Total Mortgage-Backed Obligations (Cost $67,167,678)           63,349,347     
   

 

 

U.S. Government Obligations—1.2%

  

 

 

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Nts., 1%, 12/15/17     259,000          258,400     

 

 
United States Treasury Nts., 1.50%, 5/31/19     1,438,000          1,439,851     
   

 

 

 
Total U.S. Government Obligations (Cost $1,703,181)       1,698,251     

 

 

Corporate Bonds and Notes—44.7%

  

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary—7.2%     

 

 
Auto Components—0.1%   

 

 
BorgWarner, Inc., 4.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/45     109,000          97,603     

 

 
Johnson Controls, Inc., 1.40% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/2/17     66,000          65,349     
   

 

 

 
      162,952     

 

 
Automobiles—1.9%    

 

 
Daimler Finance North America LLC, 8.50% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 1/18/31     237,000          344,204     

 

 
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 3.664% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/8/24     796,000          776,062     

 

 
General Motors Co., 6.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/2/43     363,000          384,309     

 

 
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 3% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/25/17     344,000          345,455     

 

 
Harley-Davidson, Inc., 4.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/28/45     93,000          91,402     

 

 
Hyundai Capital America, 2.40% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/30/181     348,000          347,093     

 

 
Kia Motors Corp., 3.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/14/161     284,000          286,360     
   

 

 

 
     

 

2,574,885  

 

  

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—1.1%   

 

 
Carnival Corp., 1.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/5/16     386,000          386,127     

 

 
Marriott International, Inc.: 3.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/22     228,000          225,824     
6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/17     314,000          335,741     

 

 
McDonald’s Corp.:    
2.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/9/20     153,000          153,100     
4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/9/45     26,000          26,242     

 

 
Wyndham Worldwide Corp., 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/16     335,000          347,910     
   

 

 

 
     

 

1,474,944  

 

  

 

 

 
Household Durables—0.7%   

 

 
Jarden Corp., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/231     346,000          355,515     

 

 
Lennar Corp., 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/30/25     159,000          156,217     

 

 
Toll Brothers Finance Corp., 4.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/23     352,000          343,200     

 

 
Whirlpool Corp.:    
1.35% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/17     104,000          103,424     
 

 

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     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 
Household Durables (Continued)      

 

 
Whirlpool Corp.: (Continued)      
1.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/17    $     85,000       $ 84,597     
     

 

 

 
       

 

    1,042,953  

 

  

 

 

 
Leisure Equipment & Products—0.3%      

 

 
Mattel, Inc., 1.70% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/18      371,000         366,326     

 

 
Media—1.9%      

 

 
21st Century Fox America, Inc., 6.15% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/41      79,000         89,112     

 

 
CCO Safari II LLC:      
4.908% Sr. Sec. Nts., 7/23/251      112,000         112,059     
6.484% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/23/451      185,000         185,550     

 

 
Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc., 9.455% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/22      242,000           334,407     

 

 
Historic TW, Inc.:      
8.05% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/16      64,000           64,106     
9.15% Debs., 2/1/23      96,000           124,800     

 

 
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The), 4.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/24      191,000           189,603     

 

 
Pearson Funding Two plc, 4% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/17/161      85,000           85,607     

 

 
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., 2.70% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/16      351,000           353,585     

 

 
Sky plc, 3.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/16/241      187,000           183,079     

 

 
Thomson Reuters Corp., 1.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/29/17      366,000           364,293     

 

 
Time Warner Cable, Inc., 4.50% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 9/15/42      126,000           99,221     

 

 
Viacom, Inc., 2.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/16      155,000           155,361     

 

 
Virgin Media Secured Finance plc, 5.25% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/15/261      360,000           351,000     
     

 

 

 
        2,691,783     

 

 
Multiline Retail—0.3%      

 

 
Dollar Tree, Inc., 5.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 3/1/231      260,000           272,350     

 

 
Kohl’s Corp., 5.55% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/17/45      112,000         104,608     
     

 

 

 
       

 

376,958  

 

  

 

 

 
Specialty Retail—0.7%      

 

 
Best Buy Co., Inc., 5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/21      349,000           361,651     

 

 
Home Depot, Inc. (The), 4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/44      142,000           156,752     

 

 
Ross Stores, Inc., 3.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/24      355,000           350,097     

 

 
Signet UK Finance plc, 4.70% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/24      101,000           99,681     
     

 

 

 
        968,181     

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—0.2%   

 

 
PVH Corp., 4.50% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 12/15/22      293,000           287,872     

 

 
Consumer Staples—4.5%   

 

 
Beverages—0.9%      

 

 
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 8.20% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 1/15/39      230,000           331,922     

 

 
Constellation Brands, Inc., 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/24      350,000           357,875     

 

 
Pernod Ricard SA:      
2.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/171      357,000           361,545     
4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/221      222,000           228,366     
     

 

 

 
        1,279,708     

 

 
 

 


     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing—0.8%   

 

 
CVS Health Corp.:      
5.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/20/45    $ 95,000         $       100,462     
5.30% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/5/43      84,000           91,321     

 

 
Delhaize Group:      
5.70% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/40      215,000           221,790     
6.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/17      42,000           44,432     

 

 
Kroger Co. (The):      
6.40% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/17      330,000           354,513     
6.90% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/38      90,000           111,549     

 

 
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 4.30% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/22/44      192,000           196,241     
     

 

 

 
        1,120,308     

 

 
Food Products—1.9%      

 

 
Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp.:      
3.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/17      300,000           303,058     
8.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/19      289,000           335,041     

 

 
ConAgra Foods, Inc., 4.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/25/43      109,000           97,580     

 

 
Ingredion, Inc., 1.80% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/25/17      374,000           370,766     

 

 
JM Smucker Co., 1.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/18      288,000           286,816     

 

 
Kraft Foods Group, Inc., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/4/42      85,000           85,897     

 

 
Kraft Heinz Foods Co.:      
3.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/251      186,000           188,163     
5.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/451      42,000           44,023     

 

 
TreeHouse Foods, Inc., 4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/22      365,000           348,575     

 

 
Tyson Foods, Inc.:      
4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/34      118,000           120,715     
6.60% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/16      341,000           345,535     
     

 

 

 
        2,526,169     

 

 
Tobacco—0.9%      

 

 
Altria Group, Inc., 10.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/6/39      202,000           332,217     

 

 
Imperial Tobacco Finance plc, 2.05% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/20/181      357,000           355,303     

 

 
Reynolds American, Inc.:      
5.85% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/45      162,000           180,645     
6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/17      325,000           347,073     
     

 

 

 
        1,215,238     

 

 
Energy—4.4%      

 

 
Energy Equipment & Services—1.1%   

 

 
Halliburton Co., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/45      92,000           91,090     

 

 
Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co., 4.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/25      146,000           146,418     

 

 
Nabors Industries, Inc., 2.35% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/16      333,000           331,413     

 

 
Schlumberger Holdings Corp.:      
1.90% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/21/171      374,000           372,778     
4.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/21/251      244,000           241,393     

 

 
Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2014 Ltd., 1.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/10/171      369,000           367,900     
     

 

 

 
        1,550,992     

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—3.3%   

 

 
Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 6.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/40      203,000           187,319     

 

 
Apache Corp., 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/43      107,000           92,248     

 

 
Boardwalk Pipelines LP, 4.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/24      201,000           175,154     

 

 
Buckeye Partners LP, 6.05% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/18      164,000           170,334     
 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued  
   

 

    

Principal

Amount

   

Value

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (Continued)

  

 

 

 
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.:     
1.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/18    $     142,000        $ 138,201     
5.90% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/18      160,000          166,675     

 

 
Cenovus Energy, Inc., 5.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/43      102,000          80,100     

 

 
Cimarex Energy Co., 4.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/24      195,000          173,361     

 

 
CNOOC Nexen Finance 2014 ULC, 1.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/30/17      373,000          371,085     

 

 
Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc., 4.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/251      195,000          177,074     

 

 
Devon Energy Corp., 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/42      162,000          115,294     

 

 
EnLink Midstream Partners LP, 2.70% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/19      299,000          273,012     

 

 
Enterprise Products Operating LLC:     
4.85% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/42      105,000          84,235     
4.90% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/46      37,000          30,336     

 

 
Husky Energy, Inc., 6.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/17      207,000          215,921     

 

 
Kinder Morgan, Inc., 5.55% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/45      250,000          195,842     

 

 
Origin Energy Finance Ltd.:     
3.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/9/181      394,000          384,501     
5.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/14/211      122,000          118,923     

 

 
Phillips 66 Partners LP, 3.605% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/25      28,000          24,634     

 

 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 6.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/17      331,000          341,854     

 

 
Regency Energy Partners LP/Regency Energy     
Finance Corp., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/22      245,000          217,435     

 

 
Spectra Energy Partners LP, 4.60% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/21      238,000          240,609     

 

 
Western Gas Partners LP, 4% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/1/22      239,000          211,767     

 

 
Woodside Finance Ltd., 4.60% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 5/10/211      284,000          288,409     
    

 

 

 
       4,474,323     
    

 

 
Financials—12.6%     

 

 
Capital Markets—3.1%     

 

 
Apollo Management Holdings LP, 4% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/30/241      277,000          274,050     

 

 
Blackstone Holdings Finance Co. LLC, 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/441      382,000          390,324     

 

 
Credit Suisse AG, New York, 3.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/9/24      421,000          424,932     

 

 
Deutsche Bank AG, 4.50% Sub. Nts., 4/1/25      297,000          273,750     

 

 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 5.15% Sub. Nts., 5/22/45      262,000          255,272     

 

 
KKR Group Finance Co. III LLC, 5.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/441      305,000          299,373     

 

 
Lazard Group LLC, 4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/14/20      337,000          349,578     

 

 
Morgan Stanley:     
4.30% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/27/45      217,000          207,744     
5.00% Sub. Nts., 11/24/25      332,000          353,329     

 

 
Nomura Holdings, Inc., 2% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/13/16      373,000          374,553     

 

 
Raymond James Financial, Inc., 5.625% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 4/1/24      417,000          462,609     

 

 
UBS Preferred Funding Trust V, 6.243% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds, Series 13,10      556,000          558,780     
    

 

 

 
           4,224,294     
    

 

 
Commercial Banks—3.7%     

 

 
ABN AMRO Bank NV, 4.75% Sub. Nts., 7/28/251      360,000          359,514     

 

 
 

 


    

Principal

Amount

   

Value

 

 

 
Commercial Banks (Continued)   

 

 
Bank of America Corp., 7.75% Jr. Sub. Nts., 5/14/38    $     354,000        $ 481,444     

 

 
Barclays plc, 3.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/16/25      303,000          291,751     

 

 
BNP Paribas SA, 4.375% Sub. Nts., 9/28/251      354,000          347,416     

 

 
Citigroup, Inc., 4.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/30/45      290,000          294,495     

 

 
Citizens Financial Group, Inc., 5.50% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds1,3,10      166,000          163,842     

 

 
Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen- Boerenleenbank BA (Netherlands), 4.375% Sub. Nts., 8/4/25      260,000          264,983     

 

 
Credit Agricole SA, 8.375% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds1,3,10      320,000          360,000     

 

 
FirstMerit Bank NA, 4.27% Sub. Nts., 11/25/26      362,000          363,500     

 

 
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.75% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds, Series S3,10      264,000          288,090     

 

 
Lloyds Banking Group plc, 6.657% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds1,3,10      334,000          375,332     

 

 
Regions Bank, Birmingham AL:     
2.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/14/18      287,000          286,909     
6.45% Sub. Nts., 6/26/37      283,000          330,359     

 

 
Regions Financial Corp., 7.375% Sub. Nts., 12/10/37      4,000          5,033     

 

 
Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, 7.64% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds, Series U3,10      300,000          315,000     

 

 
Societe Generale SA, 5.922% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds1,3,10      370,000          376,938     

 

 
SunTrust Banks, Inc., 3.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/20/17      203,000          206,558     
    

 

 

 
           5,111,164     
    

 

 
Consumer Finance—1.1%     

 

 
Ally Financial, Inc., 8% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/31      283,000          327,926     

 

 
Capital One Financial Corp., 3.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/5/25      302,000          292,662     

 

 
Discover Financial Services:     
3.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/4/25      301,000          289,760     
3.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/6/24      280,000          276,637     

 

 
Synchrony Financial:     
4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/24      109,000          107,729     
4.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/23/25      262,000          262,024     
    

 

 

 
       1,556,738     
    

 

 
Diversified Financial Services—0.7%   

 

 
McGraw Hill Financial, Inc., 2.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/18      90,000          90,626     

 

 
Nationwide Building Society, 3.90% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/21/251      356,000          367,815     

 

 
Peachtree Corners Funding Trust, 3.976% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/251      189,000          188,008     

 

 
Voya Financial, Inc., 5.65% Jr. Sub. Nts., 5/15/533      355,000          351,450     
    

 

 

 
       997,899     
    

 

 
Insurance—1.7%     

 

 
ACE INA Holdings, Inc.:     
3.35% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/3/26      178,000          177,718     
4.35% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/3/45      140,000          142,628     

 

 
AXIS Specialty Finance plc, 5.15% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/45      308,000          303,198     

 

 
Five Corners Funding Trust, 4.419% Unsec. Nts., 11/15/231      310,000          324,207     

 

 
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/231      276,000          281,084     

 

 
MetLife, Inc., 5.25% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds3,10      258,000          263,160     
 

 

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    Principal
Amount
    Value  

 

 

Insurance (Continued)

  

 

 

 
Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.20% Jr. Sub. Nts., 3/15/443   $     300,000        $ 290,775     

 

 
TIAA Asset Management Finance Co. LLC, 4.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/241     371,000          373,147     

 

 
XLIT Ltd., 6.50% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds3,10     212,000          154,495     
   

 

 

 
          2,310,412     
   

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—2.0%

  

 

 

 
American Tower Corp.:    
5.05% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 9/1/20     149,000          161,017     
5.90% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/21     200,000          223,074     

 

 
Corrections Corp. of America, 4.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/23     370,000          358,900     

 

 
First Industrial LP, 7.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/17     320,000          350,086     

 

 
HCP, Inc., 5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/17     107,000          111,956     

 

 
Highwoods Realty LP, 7.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/18     320,000          353,862     

 

 
Host Hotels & Resorts LP, 3.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/23     212,000          204,753     

 

 
Liberty Property LP, 5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/16     228,000          235,547     

 

 
Prologis LP, 4% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/18     189,000          195,493     

 

 
Regency Centers LP, 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/17     31,000          32,703     

 

 
Ventas Realty LP, 1.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/17/17     151,000          149,943     

 

 
WEA Finance LLC/Westfield UK & Europe Finance plc, 1.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/171     318,000          315,417     

 

 
Welltower, Inc., 2.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/18     75,000          74,974     
   

 

 

 
      2,767,725     
   

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development—0.3%   

 

 
Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., 4% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/25     395,000          386,598     
   

 

 

Health Care—2.7%

  

 

 

 

Biotechnology—0.4%

  

 

 

 
AbbVie, Inc.:    
3.60% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/14/25     184,000          181,977     
4.70% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/14/45     74,000          72,652     

 

 
Biogen, Inc., 5.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/45     100,000          100,403     

 

 
Celgene Corp.:    
3.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/25     180,000          179,785     
5.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/45     49,000          49,376     
   

 

 

 
      584,193     
   

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies—0.8%

  

 

 

 
Becton Dickinson & Co.:    
1.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/17     384,000          382,531     
3.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/24     188,000          190,913     

 

 
DENTSPLY International, Inc., 2.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/16     352,000          354,656     

 

 
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc., 3.55% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/25     111,000          108,130     
   

 

 

 
      1,036,230     
   

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services—1.0%

  

 

 

 
Cardinal Health, Inc., 3.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/24     180,000          180,641     

 

 
Fresenius Medical Care US Finance II, Inc., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/31/221     350,000          376,250     

 

 
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, 3.60% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/25     534,000          516,307     

 

 
 

 


    Principal
Amount
    Value  

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services (Continued)

  

 

 

 
McKesson Corp., 4.883% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/44   $     155,000        $ 155,587     

 

 
Medco Health Solutions, Inc., 7.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/18     156,000          172,549     
   

 

 

 
          1,401,334     
   

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services—0.2%

  

 

 

 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.:    
2.15% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/14/18     138,000          138,023     
4.15% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/24     121,000          125,960     
5.30% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/44     45,000          48,219     
   

 

 

 
      312,202     
   

 

 

Pharmaceuticals—0.3%

  

 

 

 
Actavis Funding SCS:    
3.80% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/25     243,000          242,247     
4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/45     119,000          116,460     
   

 

 

 
      358,707     
   

 

 

Industrials—3.2%

  

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense—0.7%

  

 

 

 
BAE Systems Holdings, Inc., 3.85% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/251     258,000          256,091     

 

 
L-3 Communications Corp.:    
1.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/28/17     100,000          98,793     
3.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/16     127,000          128,941     

 

 
Lockheed Martin Corp., 3.55% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/26     186,000          187,339     

 

 
Northrop Grumman Corp., 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/43     180,000          185,967     

 

 
Textron, Inc., 3.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/25     111,000          109,128     
   

 

 

 
      966,259     
   

 

 

Building Products—0.3%

  

 

 

 
Owens Corning, 4.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/22     422,000          423,144     
   

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies—0.3%

  

 

 

 
Pitney Bowes, Inc., 4.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/24     431,000          423,135     
   

 

 

Electrical Equipment—0.2%

  

 

 

 
Sensata Technologies BV, 4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/231     294,000          287,017     
   

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates—0.1%

  

 

 

 
Roper Technologies, Inc., 3.85% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/25     170,000          169,602     
   

 

 

Machinery—0.3%

  

 

 

 
Crane Co., 4.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/23     193,000          199,116     

 

 
Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co. Ltd., 4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/23     130,000          134,119     
   

 

 

 
      333,235     
   

 

 

Marine—0.0%

  

 

 

 
AP Moeller-Maersk, 3.875% Unsec. Nts., 9/28/251     39,000          37,691     
   

 

 

Professional Services—0.3%

  

 

 

 
Experian Finance plc, 2.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/171     361,000          359,539     
   

 

 

Road & Rail—0.7%

  

 

 

 
Canadian Pacific Railway Co., 4.80% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/35     68,000          67,359     

 

 
ERAC USA Finance LLC, 4.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/451     110,000          102,625     

 

 
Kansas City Southern, 3% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/231     119,000          112,814     
 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued  
   

 

    Principal
Amount
    Value  

 

 

Road & Rail (Continued)

  

 

 

 
Norfolk Southern Corp., 4.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/46   $     110,000        $     105,523     

 

 
Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp.:    
2.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/161     154,000          154,275     
3.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/11/171     195,000          198,998     
4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/17/231     230,000          231,865     
   

 

 

 
      973,459     
   

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors—0.3%

  

 

 

 
Air Lease Corp., 3.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/21     383,000          385,872     
   

 

 

Information Technology—2.3%

  

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments, & Components—0.7%

  

 

 
Arrow Electronics, Inc., 5.125% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 3/1/21     407,000          428,289     

 

 
Avnet, Inc., 4.875% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 12/1/22     280,000          287,111     

 

 
Flextronics International Ltd., 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/251     290,000          283,113     
   

 

 

 
      998,513     
   

 

 

IT Services—0.5%

  

 

 

 
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 1.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/5/17     297,000          293,094     

 

 
Visa, Inc., 4.30% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/14/45     127,000          129,049     

 

 
Xerox Corp.:    
2.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/17     130,000          131,008     
6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/17     65,000          68,132     
   

 

 

 
      621,283     
   

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—0.1%

  

 

 
Intel Corp., 4.90% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/29/45     93,000          98,543     
   

 

 

Software—0.6%

  

 

 

 
Autodesk, Inc.:    
1.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/17     279,000          278,216     
4.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/25     110,000          108,312     

 

 
Open Text Corp., 5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/231     236,000          234,230     

 

 
Oracle Corp., 3.40% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/8/24     269,000          273,596     
   

 

 

 
      894,354     
   

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals—0.4%   

 

 
Apple, Inc., 4.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/13/45     198,000          200,270     

 

 
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.:    
2.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/5/171     238,000          237,911     
6.35% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/451     162,000          154,283     
   

 

 

 
      592,464     
   

 

 

Materials—2.1%

  

 

 

 

Chemicals—0.8%

  

 

 

 
Agrium, Inc.:    
3.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/25     151,000          138,112     
4.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/35     75,000          63,996     

 

 
Eastman Chemical Co., 4.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/44     92,000          81,921     

 

 
LYB International Finance BV, 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/43     123,000          118,435     

 

 
Methanex Corp., 4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/24     215,000          191,100     

 

 
RPM International, Inc., 3.45% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 11/15/22     325,000          312,279     

 

 
Valspar Corp. (The):    
3.30% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/25     103,000          98,345     
3.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/26     152,000          151,404     
   

 

 

 
          1,155,592     

 

 
 

 


    Principal
Amount
    Value  

 

 

Construction Materials—0.5%

  

 

 

 
CRH America, Inc., 5.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/18/451   $ 245,000        $ 246,062     

 

 
James Hardie International Finance Ltd., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/231     364,000          373,100     
   

 

 

 
      619,162     
   

 

 

Containers & Packaging—0.3%

  

 

 

 
Packaging Corp. of America:    
3.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/24     94,000          91,564     
4.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/23     300,000          315,663     
   

 

 

 
      407,227     
   

 

 

Metals & Mining—0.4%

  

 

 

 
Carpenter Technology Corp., 4.45% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 3/1/23     145,000          139,582     

 

 
Glencore Finance Canada Ltd., 3.60% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/171     302,000          291,804     

 

 
Glencore Funding LLC, 4.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/29/241     65,000          47,527     

 

 
Goldcorp, Inc., 5.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/9/44     101,000          81,400     
   

 

 

 
      560,313     
   

 

 

Paper & Forest Products—0.1%

  

 

 

 
International Paper Co., 4.80% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/44     153,000          139,597     
   

 

 

Telecommunication Services—2.2%

  

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services—2.2%

  

 

 
AT&T, Inc., 4.35% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/45     543,000          468,464     

 

 
British Telecommunications plc, 9.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/30     247,000          361,616     

 

 
Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV, 5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/23/16     349,000          352,242     

 

 
DIRECTV Holdings LLC/DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc., 5.15% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/42     55,000          51,420     

 

 
Orange SA, 2.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/14/16     97,000          98,104     

 

 
Telecom Italia Capital SA, 7.721% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 6/4/38     230,000          240,925     

 

 
Telefonica Emisiones SAU:    
3.192% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/27/18     347,000          353,968     
7.045% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 6/20/36     142,000          171,183     

 

 
Verizon Communications, Inc.:    
3.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/24     163,000          161,377     
4.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/20     448,000          481,912     
4.522% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/48     252,000          226,250     
5.012% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/21/54     50,000          45,956     
   

 

 

 
          3,013,417     
   

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services—0.0%

  

 

 
Rogers Communications, Inc., 3.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/25     68,000          67,031     
   

 

 

Utilities—3.5%

  

 

 

 

Electric Utilities—2.3%

  

 

 

 
AEP Texas Central Co., 3.85% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/251     177,000          179,362     

 

 
American Transmission Systems, Inc., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/1/441     99,000          99,586     

 

 
EDP Finance BV, 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/14/211     330,000          341,911     

 

 
Enel Finance International NV, 6.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/171     333,000          354,984     

 

 
ITC Holdings Corp., 5.30% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/1/43     78,000          80,156     

 

 
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 1.586% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/17     369,000          367,799     

 

 
Pennsylvania Electric Co., 5.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/20     73,000          77,908     
 

 

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     Principal
Amount
     Value        

 

      

Electric Utilities (Continued)

  

       

 

      
PPL Capital Funding, Inc., 3.50% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 12/1/22    $     204,000          $ 205,908          

 

      
PPL WEM Ltd./Western Power Distribution Ltd., 5.375% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 5/1/211      444,000            485,037          

 

      
Public Service Co. of New Mexico, 7.95%           
Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/18      307,000            343,772          

 

      
Southern Power Co., 1.85% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/17      328,000            328,003          

 

      
Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Co., 3.85% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/251      231,000            231,491          

 

      
        3,095,917          
          

 

      
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers—0.2%        

 

      
Dayton Power & Light Co. (The), 1.875% Sec. Nts., 9/15/16      272,000            272,277          
          

 

      
Multi-Utilities—1.0%           

 

      
CenterPoint Energy, Inc., 5.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/17      327,000            341,259          

 

      
CMS Energy Corp.:           
3.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/24      202,000            205,507          
5.05% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 3/15/22      286,000            311,628          
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Multi-Utilities (Continued)

  

  

 

 
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.,      
4.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/54    $ 84,000          $ 82,804      

 

 
Dominion Gas Holdings LLC, 4.60% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/44      141,000            131,463      

 

 
NiSource Finance Corp., 4.80% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/44      148,000            150,894      

 

 
Puget Energy, Inc., 3.65% Sec. Nts., 5/15/251      183,000            177,751      
     

 

 

 
        1,401,306      
     

 

 

 
Total Corporate Bonds and Notes
(Cost $61,693,939)
         61,457,037      
     
     Shares         

 

 
Investment Company—17.5%   

 

 
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 0.30%11,12 (Cost $24,144,526)      24,144,526            24,144,526      

 

 
Total Investments, at Value
(Cost $176,406,087)
     125.1%          172,235,298      

 

 
Net Other Assets (Liabilities)      (25.1)            (34,556,307)     
  

 

 

 
Net Assets      100.0%        $   137,678,991      
  

 

 

 
 

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 $35,262,971 or 25.61% of the Fund’s net assets at period end.

2. Restricted security. The aggregate value of restricted securities at period end was $1,511,164, 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  
Depreciation  
 

 

 
American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust, Series 2015-3, Cl. B, 3.56%, 10/12/21      9/30/15        $ 324,967      $ 322,847      $ 2,120     
Banc of America Funding Trust, Series 2014-R7, Cl. 3A1, 2.763%, 3/26/36      3/6/15-5/13/15        347,577        345,813        1,764     
NC Finance Trust, Series 1999-I, Cl. D, 8.75%, 1/25/29      8/10/10        3,281,116        842,504        2,438,612     
    

 

 

 
       $                 3,953,660      $                 1,511,164      $             2,442,496     
    

 

 

 

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 $2,260,877 or 1.64% of the Fund’s net assets at period end.

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 $126,767 or 0.09% of the Fund’s net assets at period end.

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. All or a portion of the security position is when-issued or delayed delivery to be delivered and settled after period end. See Note 4 of the accompanying Notes.

9. 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 contractual interest rate. See Note 4 of the accompanying Notes.

10. This bond has no contractual maturity date, is not redeemable and contractually pays an indefinite stream of interest.

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

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

 

    Shares
December 31, 2014
    Gross
        Additions
    Gross
            Reductions
    Shares
        December 31, 2015
 

 

 
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E     6,496,088        69,074,504        51,426,066        24,144,526     
                Value         Income  

 

 
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E       $             24,144,526          $                     17,296     

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 
Futures Contracts as of December 31, 2015                                                
Description    Exchange      Buy/Sell      Expiration Date     

Number of

Contracts

     Value     

Unrealized Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

United States Treasury Long Bonds

     CBT         Sell         3/21/16         31       $     4,766,250        $ 16,326    

United States Treasury Nts., 10 yr.

     CBT         Sell         3/21/16         1         125,906          1,077    

United States Treasury Nts., 2 yr.

     CBT         Buy         3/31/16         1         217,234          (17)   

United States Treasury Nts., 5 yr.

     CBT         Buy         3/31/16         20         2,366,406          (8,029)   

United States Ultra Bonds

     CBT         Buy         3/21/16         67                 10,632,063          35,306    
                 

 

 

 
                      $ 44,663    
                 

 

 

 

Glossary:

Exchange Abbreviations

CBT                                                                      Chicago Board of Trade

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES December 31, 2015  

 

Assets

       

Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments:

 

Unaffiliated companies (cost $152,261,561)

  $         148,090,772    

Affiliated companies (cost $24,144,526)

    24,144,526    
      172,235,298    

Cash

    500,236    

Cash used for collateral on futures

    220,000    

Receivables and other assets:

 

Investments sold (including $1,628,595 sold on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis)

    1,982,756    

Interest, dividends and principal paydowns

    790,722    

Shares of beneficial interest sold

    463,882    

Variation margin receivable

    69,813    

Other

    32,748    

Total assets

 

   

 

176,295,455 

 

  

 

Liabilities

       

Payables and other liabilities:

 

Investments purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis

    38,429,029    

Shares of beneficial interest redeemed

    59,803    

Trustees’ compensation

    25,642    

Variation margin payable

    19,030    

Shareholder communications

    16,007    

Distribution and service plan fees

    11,153    

Other

    55,800    

Total liabilities

 

   

 

38,616,464 

 

  

 

Net Assets

  $ 137,678,991    
       

    

 

Composition of Net Assets

       

Par value of shares of beneficial interest

  $ 17,947    

Additional paid-in capital

    219,044,385    

Accumulated net investment income

    4,110,201    

Accumulated net realized loss on investments

    (81,367,416)   

Net unrealized depreciation on investments

    (4,126,126)   

Net Assets

  $ 137,678,991    
       

    

 

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 $85,160,169 and 11,046,907 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)     $7.71    

 

Service Shares:

 
Net asset value, redemption price per share and offering price per share (based on net assets of $52,518,822 and 6,900,582 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)     $7.61    

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Year Ended December 31, 2015  

 

Investment Income

       

Interest - unaffiliated companies (net of foreign withholding taxes of $1,696)

  $ 5,108,162    

Fee income on when-issued securities

    938,508    

Dividends -affiliated companies

    17,296    

Total investment income

 

   

 

6,063,966 

 

  

 

Expenses

       

Management fees

    863,572    

Distribution and service plan fees:

 

Service shares

    135,062    

Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:

 

Non-Service shares

    89,915    

Service shares

    54,014    

Shareholder communications:

 

Non-Service shares

    23,996    

Service shares

    14,387    

Legal, auditing and other professional fees

    61,091    

Custodian fees and expenses

    47,871    

Trustees’ compensation

    16,740    

Borrowing fees

    1,034    

Other

    8,835    

Total expenses

    1,316,517    

Less reduction to custodian expenses

    (208)   

Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses

    (100,708)   

Net expenses

 

   

 

1,215,601 

 

  

 

Net Investment Income

 

   

 

4,848,365 

 

  

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

       

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments from unaffiliated companies

    202,188    

Closing and expiration of futures contracts

    (547,969)   

Net realized loss

    (345,781)   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

 

Investments

    (2,906,685)   

Futures contracts

    (314,212)   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

   

 

(3,220,897)

 

  

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $         1,281,687    
       

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

    

Year Ended

December 31, 2015

    

Year Ended

December 31, 2014

 

 

 

Operations

     

Net investment income

    $ 4,848,365            $ 5,421,470       

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (345,781)            3,158,701       

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (3,220,897)            1,727,274       
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

    

 

1,281,687    

 

  

 

    

 

10,307,445    

 

  

 

 

 

Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders

     

Dividends from net investment income:

     

Non-Service shares

     (3,667,301)            (4,942,642)      

Service shares

     (2,079,404)            (2,786,126)      
  

 

 

 
    

 

(5,746,705)   

 

  

 

    

 

(7,728,768)   

 

  

 

 

 

Beneficial Interest Transactions

     

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

     

Non-Service shares

     (2,833,378)            (7,710,673)      

Service shares

     1,545,644             (3,167,239)      
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
    

 

(1,287,734)   

 

  

 

    

 

(10,877,912)   

 

  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     

Total decrease

     (5,752,752)            (8,299,235)      

 

 

Beginning of period

     143,431,743             151,730,978       
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
End of period (including accumulated net investment income of $4,110,201 and $4,847,120, respectively)     $ 137,678,991            $ 143,431,743       
  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS  

 

Non-Service Shares

  

Year Ended

December

31, 2015

    

Year Ended

December

31, 2014

    

Year Ended

December

31, 2013

    

Year Ended

December

31, 2012

    

Year Ended

December

30, 20111

 

 

 
Per Share Operating Data               
Net asset value, beginning of period    $ 7.96        $ 7.83        $ 8.26        $ 7.88        $ 7.73     

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:               
Net investment income2      0.27          0.30          0.36          0.35          0.36     
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)      (0.19)         0.26          (0.37)         0.44          0.25     
  

 

 

 
Total from investment operations      0.08          0.56          (0.01)         0.79          0.61     

 

 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:               
Dividends from net investment income      (0.33)         (0.43)         (0.42)         (0.41)         (0.46)    

 

 
Net asset value, end of period    $ 7.71       $ 7.96       $ 7.83       $ 8.26       $ 7.88    
  

 

 

 
              

 

 
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3      0.96%         7.27%         (0.10)%         10.29%         8.27%     
              

 

 
Ratios/Supplemental Data               
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)    $       85,160        $       90,757       $ 96,785       $ 116,989       $ 122,271     

 

 
Average net assets (in thousands)    $ 89,919        $ 94,336       $       105,012       $       119,547       $       127,341     

 

 
Ratios to average net assets:4               
Net investment income      3.46%          3.72%         4.51%         4.34%         4.71%     
Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings      0.82%          0.80%         0.80%         0.77%         0.77%     
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%5         0.00%         0.00%         0.00%         0.00%     
  

 

 

 
Total expenses6      0.82%          0.80%         0.80%         0.77%         0.77%     
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      0.75%          0.75%         0.75%         0.75%         0.75%     

 

 
Portfolio turnover rate7      73%          127%         115%         140%         99%     

1. December 30, 2011 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 2 of the accompanying Notes.

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. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

Year Ended December 31, 2015

   0.83%     
 

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%     

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, 2015

     $697,962,198         $709,720,690   

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 30, 2011

     $911,850,847         $909,531,196   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Service Shares    Year Ended
December
31, 2015
     Year Ended
December
31, 2014
     Year Ended
December
31, 2013
     Year Ended
December
31, 2012
     Year Ended
December
30, 20111
 

 

 

Per Share Operating Data

              

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 7.86        $ 7.74        $ 8.17        $ 7.79          $7.65     

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

              

Net investment income2

     0.25          0.27          0.34          0.33          0.34     

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.19)         0.26          (0.37)         0.44          0.24     
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.06          0.53          (0.03)         0.77          0.58     

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

              

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.31)         (0 .41)         (0.40)         (0.39)         (0.44)    

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 7.61       $ 7.86       $ 7.74       $ 8.17         $7.79     
  

 

 

 
              

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     0.70%          6.93%          (0.38)%         10.17%         7.93%     
              

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 52,519        $ 52,675        $ 54,946        $ 64,694          $62,294     

 

 

Average net assets (in thousands)

   $ 54,016        $ 55,215        $ 59,523        $ 67,116          $58,629     

 

 

Ratios to average net assets:4

              

Net investment income

     3.21%          3.47%          4.26%          4.07%          4.42%     

Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings

     1.07%          1.04%          1.05%          1.02%          1.02%     

Interest and fees from borrowings

     0.00%5         0.00%          0.00%          0.00%          0.00%     
  

 

 

 

Total expenses6

     1.07%          1.04%          1.05%          1.02%          1.02%     
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      1.00%          1.00%          1.00%          1.00%          1.00%     

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate7

     73%          127%          115%          140%          99%     

1. December 30, 2011 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 2 of the accompanying Notes.

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. Less than 0.005%.

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

  Year Ended December 31, 2015      1 .08  
  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  

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, 2015

     $697,962,198         $709,720,690   

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 30, 2011

     $911,850,847         $909,531,196   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

21      OPPENHEIMER CORE BOND FUND/VA


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2015

 

 

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 followed in the Fund’s preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”).

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Reporting Period End Date. The last day of the Fund’s reporting period is the last day the New York Stock Exchange was open for trading during the period. The Fund’s financial statements have been presented through that date to maintain consistency with the Fund’s net asset value calculations used for shareholder transactions.

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

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. GAAP, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income 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 remains 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.

 

22      OPPENHEIMER CORE BOND FUND/VA


 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

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
 

 

 

$5,090,138

     $—         $81,314,664         $4,192,019   

1. At period end, the Fund had $81,314,664 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

   $ 5,303,131   

2017

     75,069,850   

No expiration

     941,683   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $         81,314,664   
  

 

 

 

2. During the reporting period, the Fund did not utilize any capital loss carryforward.

3. During the previous reporting period, the Fund utilized $3,055,475 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 are determined in accordance with federal income tax requirements, which may differ from the character of net investment income or net realized gains presented in those financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Also, due to timing of dividends and distributions, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the fiscal year in which the income or net realized gain was recorded by the Fund.

Accordingly, the following amounts have been reclassified for the reporting period. Net assets of the Fund were unaffected by the reclassifications.

Increase to

Accumulated

Net Investment

Income

  

Increase

to Accumulated Net
Realized Loss
on Investments

 

 

 

$161,421

     $161,421   

The tax character of distributions paid during the reporting periods:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2015
     Year Ended
December 31, 2014
 

 

 

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 5,746,705       $ 7,728,768   

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

 

Federal tax cost of securities

    $     176,427,317      

Federal tax cost of other investments

     8,323,547      
  

 

 

 

Total federal tax cost

    $ 184,750,864      
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

     $2,247,261      

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (6,439,280)     
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

    $ (4,192,019)     
  

 

 

 

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

 

 

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, except in the case of a scheduled early closing of the Exchange, in which case the Fund will calculate net asset value of the shares as of the scheduled early closing time of the Exchange.

    The Fund’s Board has adopted procedures for the valuation of the Fund’s securities and has delegated the day-to-day responsibility for valuation determinations under those procedures to the Manager. The Manager has established a Valuation Committee which is responsible for determining a “fair valuation” for any security for which market quotations are not “readily available.” The Valuation Committee’s fair valuation determinations are

 

23      OPPENHEIMER CORE BOND FUND/VA


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 mean between the bid and asked price on the principal exchange or, if not available from the principal 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) a bid from the principal exchange, (2) the mean between the bid and asked price as provided by a single dealer, or (3) a bid from a single dealer. 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) 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 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

 

24      OPPENHEIMER CORE BOND FUND/VA


 

3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

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 at period end based on valuation input level:

 

     

Level 1—
Unadjusted

Quoted Prices

    

Level 2—

Other Significant

Observable Inputs

     Level 3—
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Value  

Assets Table

           

Investments, at Value:

           

Asset-Backed Securities

    $ —          $             21,586,137          $ —          $ 21,586,137      

Mortgage-Backed Obligations

     —            62,412,334                        937,013            63,349,347      

U.S. Government Obligations

     —            1,698,251            —            1,698,251      

Corporate Bonds and Notes

     —            61,457,037            —            61,457,037      

Investment Company

                 24,144,526            —            —            24,144,526      

Total Investments, at Value

     24,144,526            147,153,759            937,013                        172,235,298      
  

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:

           

Futures contracts

     52,709            —            —            52,709      
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

    $ 24,197,235          $ 147,153,759          $ 937,013          $             172,288,007      
  

 

 

 

Liabilities Table

           

Other Financial Instruments:

           

Futures contracts

    $ (8,046)         $ —          $ —          $ (8,046)     
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    $ (8,046)         $ —          $ —          $ (8,046)     
  

 

 

 

Forward currency exchange contracts and futures contracts, if any, are reported at their unrealized appreciation/depreciation at measurement date, which represents the change in the contract’s value from trade date. All additional assets and liabilities included in the above table are reported at their market value at measurement date.

 

 

4. Investments and Risks

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

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

Investment in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund. The Fund is permitted to invest daily available cash balances in a money market Affiliated 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 regulated as a money market fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

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

 

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4. Investments and Risks (Continued)

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.

At period end, 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

     $38,429,029   

Sold securities

     1,628,595   

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. At period end, 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 at period end is as follows:

 

Cost

     $3,281,116   
 

Market Value

     $842,504   
 

Market Value as % of Net Assets

     0.61%   

 

 

5. Market Risk Factors

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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6. Use of Derivatives

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.

    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 reporting period, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $12,027,028 and $22,460,813 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.

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.

 

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6. Use of Derivatives (Continued)

    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.

    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 at period end:

   

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

    $69,813 *        Variation margin payable     $19,030 *     

*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

   Closing and expiration of
futures contracts
 

Interest rate contracts

     $(547,969)           
Amount of Change in Unrealized Gain or (Loss) Recognized on  Derivatives   

Derivatives Not Accounted

for as Hedging Instruments

   Futures contracts  

Interest rate contracts

     $(314,212)           

 

 

7. 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, 2015      Year Ended December 31, 2014  
      Shares     Amount      Shares     Amount  

Non-Service Shares

         

Sold

     1,062,552      $             8,456,159                            473,147      $                 3,766,474        

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     476,892        3,667,301            636,119        4,942,642        

Redeemed

     (1,900,400     (14,956,838)           (2,061,362     (16,419,789)       
  

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (360,956   $ (2,833,378)           (952,096   $ (7,710,673)       
  

 

 

 
         

 

 

Service Shares

         

Sold

     2,849,289      $ 22,223,803            1,990,358      $ 15,655,488        

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     273,246        2,079,404            362,777        2,786,126        

Redeemed

     (2,925,634     (22,757,563)           (2,750,766     (21,608,853)       
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

                     196,901      $ 1,545,644            (397,631   $ (3,167,239)       
  

 

 

 

 

 

8. 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 reporting period were as follows:

 

      Purchases            Sales  

Investment securities

   $ 86,933,866          $ 105,024,840   

U.S. government and government agency obligations

     9,149,534            10,194,743   

To Be Announced (TBA) mortgage-related securities

     697,962,198            709,720,690   

 

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9. 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 effective management fee for the reporting period was 0.60% 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 Trustees 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 Trustees. The Fund purchases shares of the funds selected for deferral by the Trustees 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. The expense limitations do not include interest and fees from borrowing, and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business. During the reporting period, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $56,872 and $33,877 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 reporting period, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $9,959 for IMMF management fees.

    Waivers and/or reimbursements may be modified or terminated as set forth according to the terms in the prospectus.

 

 

10. Borrowings and Other Financing

Joint Credit Facility. A number of mutual funds managed by the Manager participate in a $1.28 billion revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) intended to provide short-term financing, if necessary, subject to certain restrictions in connection with atypical redemption activity. Expenses and fees related to the Facility are paid by the participating funds and are disclosed separately or as other expenses on the Statement of Operations. The Fund did not utilize the Facility during the reporting period.

 

 

11. Pending Litigation

In 2009, several putative class action lawsuits were filed and later consolidated before the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI”), OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (“OFDI”), and Oppenheimer Rochester California Municipal Fund, a fund advised

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued  
 

 

11. Pending Litigation (Continued)

by OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. and distributed by the Distributor (the “California Fund”), in connection with the California Fund’s investment performance. The plaintiffs asserted claims against OFI, OFDI and certain present and former trustees and officers of the California Fund under the federal securities laws, alleging, among other things, that the disclosure documents of the California Fund contained misrepresentations and omissions and the investment policies of the California Fund were not followed. Plaintiffs in the suit filed an amended complaint and defendants filed a motion to dismiss. In 2011, the court issued an order which granted in part and denied in part the defendants’ motion to dismiss. In 2012, plaintiffs filed a motion, which defendants opposed, to certify a class and appoint class representatives and class counsel. In March 2015, the court granted plaintiffs’ motion for class certification. In May 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit vacated the class certification order and remanded the matter to the district court for further proceedings. In October 2015, the district court reaffirmed its order and determined that the suit will proceed as a class action. In December 2015, the Tenth Circuit denied defendants’ petition to appeal the district court’s reaffirmed class certification order.

    OFI and OFDI believe the suit is without merit; that it is premature to render any opinion as to the likelihood of an outcome unfavorable to them in the suit; and that no estimate can yet be made as to the amount or range of any potential loss. Furthermore, OFI believes that the suit should not impair the ability of OFI or OFDI to perform their respective duties to the Fund and that the outcome of the 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, 2015, 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, 2015, 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, 2015, 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 12, 2016

 

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FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION Unaudited

 

 

In early 2016, if applicable, shareholders of record received information regarding all dividends and distributions paid to them by the Fund during calendar year 2015.

    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 approve the terms of the Agreements and the renewal thereof. 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 comparative investment performance of the Fund and the Managers, (iii) the fees and expenses of the Fund, including comparative fee and 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 Managers’ 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; and securities trading services. OFI Global is responsible for oversight of third-party service providers; monitoring compliance with applicable Fund policies and procedures and adherence to the Fund’s investment restrictions; risk management; and oversight of the Sub-Adviser. OFI Global is also 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 U.S. 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. OFI Global also provides 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 Managers’ 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 the Board members have become knowledgeable about through their experiences with the Managers and 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 Managers and the Fund. Throughout the year, the Managers provided information on the investment performance of the Fund, including comparative performance information. The Board also reviewed information, prepared by the Managers 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 noted that the Fund ranked in the first quintile of its performance category for the one-, three- and five-year periods.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund. The Board reviewed the fees paid to the Adviser and the other expenses borne by the Fund. The Board noted that the Adviser, 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 Adviser’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 Adviser 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 Managers. 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

 

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

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.

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, 2016. 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, Age

  

 

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 47 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), Shareholders Services, Inc. and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. (until October 1995). Oversees 47 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 47 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 47 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 47 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 - Colorado Market of MidFirst Bank (since January 2015); Chairman of the Board (since 2012) and Director (since August 2005) of Jones International University (educational organization); Trustee of the Gallagher Family Foundation (non-profit organization) (2000-2015); Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Steele Street Bank Trust (commercial banking) (August 2003-January 2015); 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 47 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 Funds (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 47 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 47 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, 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 47 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 AND OFFICER

   Mr. Steinmetz is an “Interested Trustee” because he is affiliated with the Manager and the Sub-Adviser by virtue of his positions as Chairman and director of the Sub-Adviser and officer and director of the Manager. Both as a Trustee and as an officer, Mr. Steinmetz serves for an indefinite term, or until his resignation, retirement, death or removal. Mr. Steinmetz’s address is 225 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10281-1008.

Arthur P. Steinmetz

Trustee (Since 2015), 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 101 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

 

OTHER OFFICERS OF THE FUND

   The addresses of the Officers in the chart below are as follows: for Messrs. Memani, Strzalkowski, 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.

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.

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited / Continued

 

Arthur S. Gabinet,

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2011)

Year of Birth: 1958

   Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of the Manager (since January 2013); General Counsel OFI SteelPath, Inc. (since January 2013); Executive Vice President (May 2010-December 2012) and General Counsel (since January 2011) of the Sub-Adviser; General Counsel of the Distributor (since January 2011); General Counsel of Centennial Asset Management Corporation (January 2011-December 2012); Executive Vice President (January 2011-December 2012) and General Counsel of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation (since January 2011); Assistant Secretary (since January 2011) and Director (since January 2011) of OppenheimerFunds International Ltd. and OppenheimerFunds plc; Director of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (January 2011-December 2012) and General Counsel (since January 2011); Executive Vice President (January 2011-December 2011) and General Counsel of Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. and Shareholder Services, Inc. (since January 2011); Executive Vice President (January 2011-December 2012) and General Counsel of OFI Private Investments Inc. (since January 2011); Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program (January 2011-December 2011); Executive Vice President (January 2011-December 2012) and General Counsel of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. (since January 2011); General Counsel, Asset Management of the Sub-Adviser (May 2010-December 2010); Principal, The Vanguard Group (November 2005- April 2010); District Administrator, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (January 2003-October 2005). An officer of 101 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 101 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 101 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 101 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 CORE BOND 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    Ropes & Gray 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.
   © 2016 OppenheimerFunds, Inc. All rights reserved. Oppenheimer funds are distributed by OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

 

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PORTFOLIO MANAGER: Rajeev Bhaman, CFA

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE PERIODS ENDED 12/31/15

 

    

Inception  

Date  

         1-Year              5-Year              10-Year    

Non-Service Shares

   11/12/90    3.94%    8.53%    6.21%

 

Service Shares

   7/13/00    3.67       8.25       5.94    

 

MSCI All Country World Index

      -2.36       6.09       4.76    

 

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 HOLDINGS AND ALLOCTIONS

 

TOP TEN COMMON STOCK HOLDINGS

 

 

 

McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.

     2.7%          

 

 

Aetna, Inc.

     2.4             

 

 

Airbus Group SE

     2.3             

 

 

Alphabet, Inc., Cl. C

     2.3             

 

 

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

     2.3             

 

 

Alphabet, Inc., Cl. A

     2.3             

 

 

Adobe Systems, Inc.

     2.2             

 

 

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     2.2             

 

 

Citigroup, Inc.

     2.1             

 

 

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

     2.0             

 

 

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of December 31, 2015, 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, 2015, and are based on the total market value of investments.

 

 

 

 

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Fund Performance Discussion

The Fund’s Non-Service shares returned 3.94% for the year 2015, while its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Index, returned -2.36%.

The Fund’s outperformance versus the Index is partly structural, as we have been oriented away from commodity businesses and utilities throughout the past 7 to 10 years, and partly a result of our stock picks. The denomination of our holdings outside of the U.S. in U.S. dollars declines as the dollar rises versus other currencies, but the underlying earnings are often even higher as a portion of their sales are in dollars. The timing, however, of that recognition is not always immediate as is the change in dollar notional value of foreign stocks. This is a paradox we embrace as far as reality and logic tend to triumph over “what’s working now” and over fear.

We look to areas where we have high conviction to form the majority of our portfolio. We believe health care, information technology, and high-quality consumer brand names can provide long-term secular growth opportunities, which are the pools that are the best stocked for us to fish in. In the early part of the year, our pharmaceutical and biotechnology holdings provided us a meaningful tailwind; however, by the end of the year, it had turned into a headwind as we got into the midst of the political season and the candidates for President decided to voice greater and greater populist rhetoric that included pronouncements to control drug prices. Our most meaningful allocation is in information technology, especially in software and the Internet, which paid off well in 2015 with our stocks outperforming the Index. Despite our reduced enthusiasm for financial stocks, as our perspective on the likelihood of interest rate rises in the economy changed from possible to unlikely, we still own a significant number of stocks in the sector around the world, believing them to offer among the best opportunity for meaningful returns over the next 5 years. Virtually no one is willing to consider a less onerous regulatory and punitive environment than the current one, which is why the opportunity exists. Here too our stock selection seemed to be somewhat better than average.

MARKET OVERVIEW

The obsession of the market in 2015 can be characterized under 4 headings: China, oil, the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) and currencies. The belated realization that the Chinese economy was slowing or that it even could, led to disruptions in markets around the world. The daily concern about China’s putative growth rate is a bit amusing, as if anyone could predict the impact on the earnings of a company with any accuracy if one knew the quarterly growth rate of the economy or the industrial production number. We spend little time on this subject. We have been concerned, however, for some time that the fixed investment in capital goods and infrastructure was unsustainable and have predicated our thesis on commodity prices on this very belief.

The lack of expected demand growth for oil in China combined with the supply from U.S. shale interacting with the seeming collapse in OPEC’s cartel with Saudi Arabia’s decision to no longer curtail its oil production has led to an oil glut and the collapse in oil prices from $100 per barrel to $30 per barrel. No longer are oil companies and their followers convinced that the rational range for oil prices is over $80 per barrel. Confusion reigns with little conviction anywhere. Our perspective is that commodity prices stabilize at the marginal cost of production, which is significantly under $80 per barrel, but perhaps slightly north of $30 per barrel, though in the near term, storage and inventories will play a role in the price. The damage to oil stocks has been immense and that has helped us some.

The next obsession has been the Fed and its date of raising rates from zero. This conversation has been going on for some time but reached its apogee in 2015, with the precise date seeming to matter to many. It was our conviction that whether the Fed raised rates or not, the global economy was not strong enough to tolerate much raising, which suggested the raising would be small and unenduring. This is why we have been less enthusiastic than we were earlier on financial stocks. Now that the Fed raised rates, we can see the economy and the “body language” of the Fed is not so confident.

Part of our belief on the Fed’s unlikeliness to get aggressive on rate rises was that our perspective was shaped by the meaningful decline of most currencies against the U.S. dollar, which effectively tightened U.S. monetary policy without the Fed acting on rates. The fall in the price of oil, and hence the biggest component of U.S. imports, meant that the U.S. trade deficit was going to be lower. A dramatically shrinking U.S. trade deficit and a shrinking budget deficit shrinks the availability of dollars for world trade as a majority of it is denominated in U.S. dollars. Despite protestations to the contrary, the Fed must consider the impact of its policies on the rest of the world, as the U.S. circumstance cannot be decoupled for long from the circumstances in the rest of the world. The U.S. dollar is after all the world’s reserve currency. The weakness in almost all currencies against the dollar have led to further concerns that the Chinese yuan, which has steadfastly appreciated against it for years, will also be forced to weaken to stimulate faltering Chinese growth.

Our concerns about the world economy are mostly around regulation, protectionism and restraint of trade. Notwithstanding the signing of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), a free trade agreement, the behavior of governments seems to be increasingly protectionist. This is not good for world trade growth and hence global GDP growth. Overly prescriptive regulations threaten the creation of new business and entrepreneurship, favoring incumbents and hurting

 

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innovators. The forces unleashed by the Internet combined with entrepreneurial ingenuity are disrupting businesses everywhere but in a good way for consumers. The disruption from interfering politicians is doing it in a bad way that will only be recognized over the longer duration.

FUND REVIEW

Our long-term holdings, Airbus and Alphabet (Google), were meaningful contributors to the Fund’s performance during the year. The opportunities for both companies to continue to grow faster than nominal GDP growth with valuations are still quite appealing. As the world is more and more connected on a physical as well as a virtual level, we believe the revenue opportunity for both these companies is growing.

The triumph of mobile communication and the always connected customer increase the opportunity for Google to provide its search, but also its content services, to a growing population worldwide. Further options embedded in Alphabet include the most advanced position in the driverless car and large opportunities in the aware home and continuously monitored healthcare. At a cash flow valuation only slightly greater than the market, this is a company that provides growth opportunity many times greater than the market with scalable, advantaged technologies.

Airbus is positioned to grow its earnings over the next few years through increased revenue and profitability as its backlog is over 8 years long. As newer planes provide higher profitability, we believe the company’s earnings can be stable and sustainable. The weakness of the euro offers a further fillip.

We also had good contributions to performance from Murata, a components supplier to the electronics industry, and Adobe, the software company – both long-term holdings. In addition Facebook, a rare initial public offering (IPO) purchase for us, had a disastrous start, but has almost tripled from its IPO price.

Our recent mishaps have included Sunedison and Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, a builder of solar facilities for utilities and commercial establishments and an Italian bank respectively, where the waning of the market’s risk appetite led to a meaningful decline in the short term. Our thesis on both remains unshaken and we believe that as conditions improve we will see favorable returns from our original investment prices. Luxury goods and biotechnology also hurt in the period with delays to expected drug approval for Clovis and Celldex and trial failures for Bluebird Bio leading to losses, while LVMH (Louis Vuitton) and Tiffany are feeling the slowdown in global demand on profits. The fundamental strengths of the luxury business are inarguable and we believe they remain very attractive businesses for the long run. We believe our biotech holdings provide the greatest opportunity for exponential growth. The ability to cure or significantly ameliorate very serious health conditions, which is absolutely necessary for society, provides the underlying dynamic for potential profitability.

STRATEGY PERSPECTIVE

The Fund focuses on the long term. We look for a meaningful appreciation in our stocks with solid risk characteristics in what we hope is a fund for all seasons. Our principles are the same as they have been since inception – to look for advantaged businesses run by capable shareholder-oriented managers where the opportunity set in the future is meaningfully larger than it is currently. We look to buy those when they are not in favor or where the opportunity is mispriced. We look to focus on where we are advantaged either by knowledge or temperament and avoid the transient and fleeting that seem appealing for the short run but have little long-term raison d’etre.

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, 2015. In the case of Non-Service shares and Service shares, performance is measured over a ten-fiscal-year period.

 

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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 (AC) 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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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, 2015.

Actual Expenses. The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section for the class of shares you hold, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expense that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600.00 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.60), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During 6 Months Ended December 31, 2015” 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 fund 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 fund 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, 2015     

    

Ending

Account

Value

December 31, 2015

    

Expenses

Paid During

6 Months Ended

December 31, 2015                

 

Non-Service shares

     $     1,000.00         $ 942.50               $ 3.73                   

Service shares

     1,000.00         941.20               4.95                   

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, 2015 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, 2015

 

      Shares      Value  

Common Stocks—97.2%

  

Consumer Discretionary—12.7%

  

Automobiles—0.5%

  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

     425,100         $ 12,905,359     
                   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—1.1%

  

International Game

Technology plc

     748,881           12,116,895     

McDonald’s Corp.

     135,920           16,057,589     
              28,174,484     
                   

Internet & Catalog Retail—1.3%

  

JD.com, Inc., ADR1

     989,222           31,917,248     
                   

Leisure Products—0.2%

                 

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

     42,200           5,809,330     
                   

Media—2.8%

                 

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     446,960           46,966,557     

Zee Entertainment

Enterprises Ltd.

     3,246,821           21,426,244     
        68,392,801     
                   

Specialty Retail—3.1%

  

Industria de Diseno Textil

SA

     1,377,628           47,275,044     

Tiffany & Co.

     375,420           28,640,792     
        75,915,836     
                   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—3.7%

  

Brunello Cucinelli SpA

     425,969           7,508,482     

Kering

     175,540           29,921,470     

LVMH Moet Hennessy

Louis Vuitton SE

     287,170           44,892,333     

Tod’s SpA

     137,066           10,824,905     
        93,147,190     
                   

Consumer Staples—5.5%

                 

Beverages—0.5%

                 

Fomento Economico

Mexicano SAB de CV,

ADR

 

    

 

147,345  

 

  

 

    

 

13,607,311  

 

  

 

Food Products—2.8%

                 

Nestle SA

     341,927           25,344,881     

Unilever plc

     1,041,213           44,582,421     
        69,927,302     
                   

Household Products—2.2%

  

        

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     809,210           53,909,570     
                   

Energy—1.2%

  

Energy Equipment & Services—0.7%

  

Technip SA

     355,030           17,537,078     
                   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—0.5%

  

Repsol SA

     1,071,548           11,665,962     
                   

Financials—22.0%

                 

Capital Markets—5.9%

                 

Credit Suisse Group AG1

     1,368,433           29,576,407     

Deutsche Bank AG

     900,751           22,108,153     
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)      204,750           36,902,093     

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

     2,057,500           11,434,953     

UBS Group AG

     2,467,252           47,479,555     
        147,501,161     
                   

Commercial Banks—6.5%

  

Banca Monte dei Paschi di

Siena SpA1

     6,568,177           8,674,699     

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya

Argentaria SA

     2,744,757           20,016,376     

Citigroup, Inc.

     1,032,760           53,445,330     

ICICI Bank Ltd., Sponsored

ADR

     3,923,630           30,722,023     

Societe Generale SA

     500,519           23,087,684     

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial

Group, Inc.

     706,000           26,631,940     
        162,578,052     
                   

Diversified Financial Services—2.7%

  

McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.

     669,610           66,010,154     

 

 









































































      Shares      Value  
Insurance—5.7%                  
Allianz SE      254,772         $ 45,134,309     
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (The)      2,090,000           34,678,875     
FNF Group      547,660           18,987,372     
Prudential plc      1,936,467           43,353,443     
             142,153,999     
                   
Real Estate Management & Development—1.2%   
DLF Ltd.      16,573,168           28,767,983     
                   
Health Care—17.2%   
Biotechnology—7.9%   

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals,

Inc.1

     451,240           16,086,706     
Biogen, Inc.1      86,840           26,603,434     
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.1      193,250           20,244,870     
Bluebird Bio, Inc.1      179,560           11,531,343     
Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.1      1,195,760           18,749,517     
Circassia Pharmaceuticals plc1      4,471,614           21,041,399     
Clovis Oncology, Inc.1      170,360           5,962,600     
Gilead Sciences, Inc.      332,130           33,608,235     
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1      173,230           10,728,134     
MacroGenics, Inc.1      388,620           12,035,561     
Medivation, Inc.1      153,510           7,420,673     
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1      96,400           12,130,012     
        196,142,484     
                   
Health Care Equipment & Supplies—1.7%   
St. Jude Medical, Inc.      248,020           15,320,195     
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.      259,630           26,635,442     
        41,955,637     
                   
Health Care Providers & Services—4.5%   
Aetna, Inc.      561,800           60,741,816     
Anthem, Inc.      302,515           42,182,691     
Cigna Corp.      45,470           6,653,625     
Humana, Inc.      13,260           2,367,043     
        111,945,175     
                   
Pharmaceuticals—3.1%                  
Bayer AG      290,006           36,384,534     
Roche Holding AG      84,580           23,309,244     
Shire plc      231,700           15,879,287     
Theravance Biopharma, Inc.1      157,022           2,573,591     
        78,146,656     
                   
Industrials—11.5%                  
Aerospace & Defense—3.1%   
Airbus Group SE      846,960           56,867,844     
Embraer SA, Sponsored ADR      668,033           19,733,695     
        76,601,539     
                   
Air Freight & Couriers—1.2%   
United Parcel Service, Inc., Cl. B      329,200           31,678,916     
                   
Building Products—1.7%                  
Assa Abloy AB, Cl. B      2,022,568           42,362,043     
                   
Construction & Engineering—0.3%   
FLSmidth & Co. AS      197,846           6,853,151     
                   
Electrical Equipment—2.6%   
Emerson Electric Co.      348,460           16,666,842     
Nidec Corp.      516,100           37,356,545     
Prysmian SpA      472,300           10,331,028     
        64,354,415     
                   
Industrial Conglomerates—1.9%   
3M Co.      230,450           34,714,988     
Siemens AG      125,116           12,138,890     
        46,853,878     
 

 

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      Shares      Value  
Machinery—0.7%                  
FANUC Corp.      99,100         $ 17,083,972     
                   
Information Technology—24.7%   
Communications Equipment—1.4%   

Telefonaktiebolaget LM

Ericsson, Cl. B

     3,710,825           35,945,661     
                   
Electronic Equipment, Instruments, & Components—5.0%   
Keyence Corp.      74,511           40,895,027     
Kyocera Corp.      592,000           27,438,730     
Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.      393,500           56,477,758     
        124,811,515     
                   
Internet Software & Services—7.9%   
Alphabet, Inc., Cl. A1      72,100           56,094,521     
Alphabet, Inc., Cl. C1      74,782           56,750,564     
eBay, Inc.1      974,050           26,766,894     
Facebook, Inc., Cl. A1      433,150           45,333,479     
Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd., ADR1      156,380           11,386,028     
        196,331,486     
                   
IT Services—1.6%                  
Earthport plc1      9,752,433           3,568,553     
PayPal Holdings, Inc.1      974,050           35,260,610     
        38,829,163     
                   
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—2.8%   
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.      1,303,915           49,548,770     
SunEdison, Inc.1      3,891,700           19,808,753     
        69,357,523     
                   
Software—6.0%                  
Adobe Systems, Inc.1      585,113           54,965,515     
Intuit, Inc.      475,300           45,866,450     
SAP SE      617,600           49,192,591     
               150,024,556     
     

 



































 
      Shares     Value  
Materials—0.8%                 
Chemicals—0.8%                 

Linde AG

 

    

 

136,037  

 

  

 

  $

 

19,746,225  

 

  

 

Telecommunication Services—1.6%   
Wireless Telecommunication Services—1.6%   
KDDI Corp.      1,500,500          38,843,395     

Total Common Stocks

(Cost $1,377,008,361)

  

  

    2,417,788,210     
                  
Preferred Stocks—1.9%   
Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) AG,     
Preference      544,767          45,632,183     
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd., 6% Cum.     
Non-Cv.      79,253,601          1,078,178     

Total Preferred Stocks

(Cost $16,137,192)

       46,710,361     
    
      Units         
Rights, Warrants and Certificates—0.0%   
Repsol SA Rts. Strike Price 1EUR, Exp. 1/7/161
(Cost $—)
     1,071,548          534,508     
    
      Shares         
Investment Company—0.8%   

Oppenheimer Institutional

Money Market Fund,

    

Cl. E, 0.30%2,3

(Cost $20,379,539)

     20,379,539          20,379,539     
                  

Total Investments, at Value

(Cost $1,413,525,092)

     99.9%          2,485,412,618     
Net Other Assets (Liabilities)      0.1          2,298,885     
Net Assets      100.0%        $     2,487,711,503     
                
 

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

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

 

      Shares
December 31, 2014
     Gross
Additions
     Gross
Reductions
     Shares
December 31, 2015
 

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E

     12,394,365           492,938,031           484,952,857         20,379,539     

 

      Value      Income  

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E

   $                 20,379,539         $                             40,181     

 

Distribution of investments representing geographic holdings, as a percentage of total investments at value, is as follows:           
Geographic Holdings (Unaudited)    Value        Percent            

United States

   $             1,143,757,195           46.0%         

Japan

     309,555,885           12.5            

Germany

     230,336,885           9.3            

Switzerland

     125,710,087           5.1            

United Kingdom

     124,662,711           5.0            

France

     115,438,565           4.6            

India

     81,994,428           3.3            

Spain

     79,491,890           3.2            

Sweden

     78,307,704           3.2            

Netherlands

     56,867,844           2.3            

China

     43,303,276           1.7            

Italy

     37,339,114           1.5            

Brazil

     19,733,695           0.8            

Ireland

     15,879,287           0.6            

Mexico

     13,607,311           0.5            

Denmark

     6,853,151           0.3            

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

Geographic Holdings (Unaudited / Continued)    Value      Percent            

Cayman Islands

   $ 2,573,590         0.1%         

Total

   $             2,485,412,618                         100.0%         
                 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES December 31, 2015

 

Assets

       

Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments:

 

Unaffiliated companies (cost $1,393,145,553)

  $         2,465,033,079   

Affiliated companies (cost $20,379,539)

    20,379,539   
      2,485,412,618   

Cash

    2,000,000   

Receivables and other assets:

 

Dividends

    4,650,563   

Shares of beneficial interest sold

    213,385   

Other

    99,959   

Total assets

 

   

 

2,492,376,525

 

  

 

Liabilities

       

Payables and other liabilities:

 

Shares of beneficial interest redeemed

    4,121,227   

Distribution and service plan fees

    233,871   

Shareholder communications

    105,519   

Trustees’ compensation

    86,369   

Foreign capital gains tax

    10,662   

Other

    107,374   

Total liabilities

 

   

 

4,665,022

 

  

 

Net Assets

  $         2,487,711,503   
       
         

Composition of Net Assets

 

Par value of shares of beneficial interest

  $ 65,777   

Additional paid-in capital

    1,273,599,755   

Accumulated net investment income

    18,960,340   

Accumulated net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

    123,709,199   

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

    1,071,376,432   

Net Assets

 

  $         2,487,711,503   
       
         

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 $1,406,000,514 and

37,001,506 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

    $38.00   

 

Service Shares:

 

 

Net asset value, redemption price per share and offering price per share (based on net assets of $1,081,710,989 and 28,775,770 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

 

    $37.59   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Year Ended December 31, 2015

 

Investment Income

       

Dividends:

 

Unaffiliated companies (net of foreign withholding taxes of $3,377,941)

  $ 44,236,692   

Affiliated companies

    40,181   

Interest

    49   

Portfolio lending fees

    6,775   

Total investment income

 

   

 

44,283,697

 

  

 

Expenses

       

Management fees

    17,181,922   

Distribution and service plan fees:

 

Service shares

    3,025,751   

Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:

 

Non-Service shares

    1,503,338   

Service shares

    1,220,316   

Shareholder communications:

 

Non-Service shares

    129,333   

Service shares

    104,471   

Custodian fees and expenses

    193,905   

Trustees’ compensation

    67,448   

Borrowing fees

    20,052   

Other

    247,346   

Total expenses

    23,693,882   

Less reduction to custodian expenses

    (948

Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses

    (25,889

Net expenses

 

   

 

23,667,045

 

  

 

Net Investment Income

 

   

 

20,616,652

 

  

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

       

Net realized gain on:

 

Investments from unaffiliated companies

    169,014,249   

Foreign currency transactions

    68,665   

Net realized gain

    169,082,914   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

 

Investments

    (72,585,240

Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

    (15,515,887

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

   

 

(88,101,127

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $         101,598,439   
       

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

      Year Ended
December 31, 2015
          Year Ended
December 31, 2014
 

Operations

       

Net investment income

   $ 20,616,652              $ 31,557,766      

Net realized gain

     169,082,914                197,744,443      

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (88,101,127)             (172,610,475)     
                   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

    

 

101,598,439   

 

  

 

      

 

56,691,734   

 

  

 

Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders

                     

Dividends from net investment income:

       

Non-Service shares

     (19,562,644)             (16,920,293)     

Service shares

     (13,304,683)             (10,958,436)     
                     
    

 

(32,867,327)  

 

  

 

      

 

(27,878,729)  

 

  

 

Distributions from net realized gain:

                     

Non-Service shares

     (97,527,552)             (69,030,952)     

Service shares

     (81,961,759)             (57,658,820)     
                     
    

 

(179,489,311)  

 

  

 

      

 

(126,689,772)  

 

  

 

Beneficial Interest Transactions

                     

Net decrease in net assets resulting from beneficial interest transactions:

       

Non-Service shares

     (4,461,169)             (70,199,522)     

Service shares

     (69,555,025)             (60,956,871)     
                   
    

 

(74,016,194)  

 

  

 

      

 

(131,156,393)  

 

  

 

Net Assets

                     

Total decrease

     (184,774,393)               (229,033,160)     

Beginning of period

     2,672,485,896              2,901,519,056      
                   

End of period (including accumulated net investment income of $ 18,960,340 and $ 31,095,795,

respectively)

   $         2,487,711,503              $         2,672,485,896      
        

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

13      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL FUND/VA


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Non-Service Shares    Year Ended
December 31,
2015
     Year Ended
December 31,
2014
     Year Ended
December 31,
2013
     Year Ended
December 31,
2012
     Year Ended
December 30,
20111
 

Per Share Operating Data

              

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 39.50        $ 40.86        $ 32.55        $ 27.46        $ 30.30    

Income (loss) from investment operations:

              

Net investment income2

     0.35          0.50          0.41          0.44          0.65    

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.40          0.46          8.40          5.29          (3.11)   

Total from investment operations

     1.75          0.96          8.81          5.73          (2.46)   

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

              

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.54)         (0.46)         (0.50)         (0.64)         (0.38)   

Distributions from net realized gain

     (2.71)         (1.86)         0.00         0.00          0.00    

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

     (3.25)         (2.32)         (0.50)         (0.64)         (0.38)   

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 38.00       $ 39.50       $ 40.86       $ 32.55       $ 27.46   
        
        
  
              
        

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     3.94%         2.29%         27.31%         21.27%         (8.29)%   
              

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                            

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 1,406,001       $ 1,468,107       $ 1,397,026       $ 1,252,127       $ 1,165,141   

Average net assets (in thousands)

   $     1,502,338       $     1,532,383       $     1,333,848       $     1,206,244       $     1,335,403   

Ratios to average net assets:4

              

Net investment income

     0.86%         1.24%         1.13%         1.48%         2.17%   

Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings

     0.76%         0.76%         0.77%         0.76%         0.76%   

Interest and fees from borrowings

     0.00%5         0.00%         0.00%         0.00%         0.00%   

Total expenses6

     0.76%         0.76%         0.77%         0.76%         0.76%   

Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements

and reduction to custodian expenses

     0.76%         0.76%         0.77%         0.76%         0.76%   

Portfolio turnover rate

     14%         13%         11%         14%         13%   

1. December 30, 2011 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 2 of the accompanying Notes.

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. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

Year Ended December 31, 2015

     0.76  
 

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  

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

14      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL FUND/VA


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

Service Shares   Year Ended
December 31,
2015
    Year Ended
December 31,
2014
    Year Ended
December 31,
2013
    Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    Year Ended
December 30,
20111
 

Per Share Operating Data

                                       

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 39.10       $ 40.47       $ 32.25       $ 27.21       $ 30.04    

Income (loss) from investment operations:

         

Net investment income2

    0.25         0.40         0.32         0.36         0.56    

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    1.39         0.44         8.32         5.25         (3.08)   

Total from investment operations

    1.64         0.84         8.64         5.61        (2.52)   

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.44)        (0.35)        (0.42)        (0.57)        (0.31)   

Distributions from net realized gain

    (2.71)        (1.86)        0.00        0.00        0.00   

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

    (3.15)        (2.21)        (0.42)        (0.57)        (0.31)   

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 37.59      $ 39.10      $ 40.47      $ 32.25      $ 27.21   
       
       
 
         
       

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

    3.67%        2.06%        26.99%        20.95%        (8.53)%   
         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                       

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

  $     1,081,711      $     1,204,379      $     1,216,285      $     1,130,388      $     1,003,839   

Average net assets (in thousands)

  $ 1,219,501      $ 1,265,528      $ 1,174,119      $ 1,069,295      $ 1,091,128   

Ratios to average net assets:4

         

Net investment income

    0.63%        0.99%        0.89%        1.23%        1.90%   

Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings

    1.01%        1.01%        1.02%        1.01%        1.01%   

Interest and fees from borrowings

    0.00%5        0.00%        0.00%        0.00%        0.00%   

Total expenses6

    1.01%        1.01%        1.02%        1.01%        1.01%   

Expenses after payments, waivers and/or

reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses

    1.01%        1.01%        1.02%        1.01%        1.01%   

Portfolio turnover rate

    14%        13%        11%        14%        13%   

1. December 30, 2011 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 2 of the accompanying Notes.

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. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

Year Ended December 31, 2015

     1.01  
 

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  

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

15      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL FUND/VA


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2015

 

 

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 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 followed in the Fund’s preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”).

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Reporting Period End Date. The last day of the Fund’s reporting period is the last day the New York Stock Exchange was open for trading during the period. The Fund’s financial statements have been presented through that date to maintain consistency with the Fund’s net asset value calculations used for shareholder transactions.

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. GAAP, 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

 

16      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL FUND/VA


 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

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 remains 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
Carryforward
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
Based on cost of
Securities and
Other Investments
for Federal Income
Tax Purposes
 

$24,147,520

     $148,392,604        $—        $1,041,592,062   

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

Accordingly, the following amounts have been reclassified for the reporting period. 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 Investments1

 

$20,324,043

     $115,220        $20,439,263   

1. $20,324,043, including $19,912,523 of long-term capital gain, was distributed in connection with Fund share redemptions.

The tax character of distributions paid during the reporting periods:

      Year Ended
December 31, 2015
     Year Ended
December 31, 2014
 

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

     $ 32,867,327       $ 27,878,729     

Long-term capital gain

     179,489,311         126,689,772     
  

 

 

 

Total

     $ 212,356,638       $ 154,568,501     
  

 

 

 

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

Federal tax cost of securities

    $ 1,443,309,462     
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

    $ 1,183,263,170     

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (141,671,108)    
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

    $   1,041,592,062     
  

 

 

 

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

 

17      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL FUND/VA


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

    

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, except in the case of a scheduled early closing of the Exchange, in which case the Fund will calculate net asset value of the shares as of the scheduled early closing time of the Exchange.

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

Valuation Methods and Inputs

Securities are valued 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 mean between the bid and asked price on the principal exchange or, if not available from the principal 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) a bid from the principal exchange, (2) the mean between the bid and asked price as provided by a single dealer, or (3) a bid from a single dealer. 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) 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

 

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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 at period end based on valuation input level:

    

Level 1—

Unadjusted

Quoted Prices

    

Level 2—

Other Significant
Observable Inputs

     Level 3—
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Value  

Assets Table

          

Investments, at Value:

          

Common Stocks

          

Consumer Discretionary

  $ 135,699,081       $ 180,563,167       $       $ 316,262,248   

Consumer Staples

    67,516,881         69,927,302                 137,444,183   

Energy

            29,203,040                 29,203,040   

Financials

    206,066,972         340,944,377                 547,011,349   

Health Care

    331,575,488         96,614,464                 428,189,952   

Industrials

    102,794,441         182,993,473                 285,787,914   

Information Technology

    401,781,584         213,518,320                 615,299,904   

Materials

            19,746,225                 19,746,225   

Telecommunication Services

            38,843,395                 38,843,395   

Preferred Stocks

    1,078,178         45,632,183                 46,710,361   

Rights, Warrants and Certificates

            534,508                 534,508   

Investment Company

    20,379,539                         20,379,539   

Total Assets

  $                 1,266,892,164       $                 1,218,520,454       $                              —       $                 2,485,412,618   

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 1 and Level 2. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the beginning of the reporting period.

      Transfers out of Level 1*     Transfers into Level 2*  

Assets Table

    

Investments, at Value:

    

Common Stocks

    

Financials

    $ (47,359,051    $ 47,359,051         
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

    $ (47,359,051 )           $         47,359,051         
  

 

 

 

*Transfers from Level 1 to Level 2 are a result of a change from the use of an exchange traded price to a valuation received from a third-party pricing service or a fair valuation determined based on observable market information other than quoted prices from an active market

 

 

4. Investments and Risks

Risks of Foreign Investing. The Fund may invest in foreign securities which are subject to special risks. Securities traded in foreign markets may be less liquid and more volatile than those traded in U.S. markets. Foreign issuers are usually not subject to the same accounting and disclosure requirements that U.S. companies are subject to, which may make it difficult for the Fund to evaluate a foreign company’s operations or financial condition. A change in the value of a foreign currency against the U.S. dollar will result in a change in the U.S. dollar value of investments denominated in that foreign currency and in the value of any income or distributions the Fund may receive on those investments. The value of foreign investments may be affected by exchange control regulations, foreign taxes, higher transaction and other costs, delays in the settlement of transactions, changes in economic or monetary policy in the United States or abroad, expropriation or nationalization of a company’s assets, or other political and economic factors. In addition, due to the inter-relationship of global economies and financial markets, changes in political and economic factors in one country or

 

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4. Investments and Risks (Continued)

region could adversely affect conditions in another country or region. Investments in foreign securities may also expose the Fund to time-zone arbitrage risk. Foreign securities may trade on weekends or other days when the Fund does not price its shares. At times, the Fund may emphasize investments in a particular country or region and may be subject to greater risks from adverse events that occur in that country or region. Foreign securities and foreign currencies held in foreign banks and securities depositories may be subject to limited or no regulatory oversight.

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

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

Investment in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund. The Fund is permitted to invest daily available cash balances in a money market Affiliated 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 regulated as a money market fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

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

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

 

 

5. Market Risk Factors

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

6. Shares of Beneficial Interest

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

 

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6. Shares of Beneficial Interest (Continued)

     Year Ended December 31, 2015      Year Ended December 31, 2014      
      Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount      

Non-Service Shares

           

Sold

               3,090,155        $             125,761,536          6,078,139        $             247,743,232      

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     2,891,830          117,090,196          2,154,167          85,951,245      

Redeemed

     (6,149,839)         (247,312,901)         (9,920,341)         (403,893,999)1   
  

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (167,854)       $   (4,461,169)                     (1,688,035)       $ (70,199,522)     
                                     

Service Shares

           

Sold

     5,612,447        $ 223,502,452          6,195,494        $ 248,008,573      

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     2,375,130          95,266,442          1,734,511          68,617,256      

Redeemed

     (10,010,458)         (388,323,919)         (9,552,933)         (377,582,700)1    
  

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (2,022,881)       $ (69,555,025)         (1,622,928)       $ (60,956,871)     
  

 

 

 

1. Net of redemption fees of $1,517 and $1,367 for Non-Service and Service shares, respectively.

 

 

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 reporting period were as follows:

      Purchases      Sales  

Investment securities

   $ 367,703,497                                       $ 639,786,392   

 

 

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 $4.2 billion

     0.60   

  Over $5 billion

     0.58   

The Fund’s effective management fee for the reporting period 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.

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

 

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8. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

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 expense limitations do not include interest and fees from borrowing, and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business.

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 reporting period, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $25,889 for IMMF management fees.

Waivers and/or reimbursements may be modified or terminated as set forth according to the terms in the prospectus.

 

 

9. Borrowings and Other Financing

Joint Credit Facility. A number of mutual funds managed by the Manager participate in a $1.28 billion revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) intended to provide short-term financing, if necessary, subject to certain restrictions in connection with atypical redemption activity. Expenses and fees related to the Facility are paid by the participating funds and are disclosed separately or as other expenses on the Statement of Operations. The Fund did not utilize the Facility during the reporting period.

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. At period end, the Fund had no securities on loan.

 

 

10. Pending Litigation

In 2009, several putative class action lawsuits were filed and later consolidated before the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI”), OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (“OFDI”), and Oppenheimer Rochester California Municipal Fund, a fund advised by OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. and distributed by the Distributor (the “California Fund”), in connection with the California Fund’s investment performance. The plaintiffs asserted claims against OFI, OFDI and certain present and former trustees and officers of the California Fund under the federal securities laws, alleging, among other things, that the disclosure documents of the California Fund contained misrepresentations and omissions and the investment policies of the California Fund were not followed. Plaintiffs in the suit filed an amended complaint and defendants filed a motion to dismiss. In 2011, the court issued an order which granted in part and denied in part the defendants’ motion to dismiss. In 2012, plaintiffs filed a motion, which defendants opposed, to certify a class and appoint class representatives and class counsel. In March 2015, the court granted plaintiffs’ motion for class certification. In May 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit vacated the class certification order and remanded the matter to the district court for further proceedings. In October 2015, the district court reaffirmed its order and determined that the suit will proceed as a class action. In December 2015, the Tenth Circuit denied defendants’ petition to appeal the district court’s reaffirmed class certification order.

OFI and OFDI believe the suit is without merit; that it is premature to render any opinion as to the likelihood of an outcome unfavorable to them in the suit; and that no estimate can yet be made as to the amount or range of any potential loss. Furthermore, OFI believes that the suit should not impair the ability of OFI or OFDI to perform their respective duties to the Fund and that the outcome of the 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, 2015, 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, 2015, 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 Global Fund/VA as of December 31, 2015, 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 12, 2016

 

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FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION Unaudited

 

 

In early 2016, if applicable, shareholders of record received information regarding all dividends and distributions paid to them by the Fund during calendar year 2015.

Capital gain distributions of $2.71395 per share were paid to Non-Service and Service shareholders, respectively, on June 16, 2015. 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 reporting period which are not designated as capital gain distributions should be multiplied by the maximum amount allowable but not less than 48.40% 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 $3,402,729 of foreign income taxes were paid by the Fund during the reporting period. 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 $19,601,167 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 approve the terms of the Agreements and the renewal thereof. 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 comparative investment performance of the Fund and the Managers, (iii) the fees and expenses of the Fund, including comparative fee and 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 Managers’ 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; and securities trading services. OFI Global is responsible for oversight of third-party service providers; monitoring compliance with applicable Fund policies and procedures and adherence to the Fund’s investment restrictions; risk management; and oversight of the Sub-Adviser. OFI Global is also 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 U.S. 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. OFI Global also provides 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 Managers’ 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 the Board members have become knowledgeable about through their experiences with the Managers and 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 Managers and the Fund. Throughout the year, the Managers provided information on the investment performance of the Fund, including comparative performance information. The Board also reviewed information, prepared by the Managers 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 three-, five- and ten-year periods, although it underperformed its category median in the one-year period. The Board also considered that the Fund ranked in the third quintile of its performance category for the one-year period and the second quintile for the three-, five- and ten-year periods.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund. The Board reviewed the fees paid to the Adviser and the other expenses borne by the Fund. The Board noted that the Adviser, 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 Adviser’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 and contractual management fee were lower than its peer group median and its 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 Adviser 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 Managers. 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-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).

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, 2016. 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, Age
   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 47 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), Shareholders Services, Inc. and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. (until October 1995). Oversees 47 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 47 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 47 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 47 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 - Colorado Market of MidFirst Bank (since January 2015); Chairman of the Board (since 2012) and Director (since August 2005) of Jones International University (educational organization); Trustee of the Gallagher Family Foundation (non-profit organization) (2000-2015); Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Steele Street Bank Trust (commercial banking) (August 2003-January 2015); 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 47 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 Funds (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 47 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 47 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, 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 47 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 AND OFFICER

   Mr. Steinmetz is an “Interested Trustee” because he is affiliated with the Manager and the Sub-Adviser by virtue of his positions as Chairman and director of the Sub-Adviser and officer and director of the Manager. Both as a Trustee and as an officer, Mr. Steinmetz serves for an indefinite term, or until his resignation, retirement, death or removal. Mr. Steinmetz’s address is 225 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10281-1008.

Arthur P. Steinmetz

Trustee (Since 2015), 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 101 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

 

 

OTHER OFFICERS OF THE FUND

   The addresses of the Officers in the chart below are as follows: for Messrs. Bhaman, 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.

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 101 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 101 Portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited / Continued

 

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 101 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 101 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 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    Ropes & Gray 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.
   © 2016 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 Larson

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE PERIODS ENDED 12/31/15

 

     Inception  
       Date
   1-Year     5-Year     10-Year  

Non-Service Shares

         7/5/95      3.33     11.99     6.85

Service Shares

       7/13/00      3.11        11.70        6.58   

S&P 500 Index

          1.38        12.57        7.31   

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 HOLDINGS AND ALLOCATIONS

 

TOP TEN COMMON STOCK HOLDINGS   SECTOR ALLOCATION

Alphabet, Inc., Cl. C

     5.2%    

Apple, Inc.

     4.6       

General Electric Co.

     4.0       

Citigroup, Inc.

     3.6       

Mondelez International, Inc., Cl. A

     3.5       

CME Group, Inc., Cl. A

     3.0       

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     2.8       

PepsiCo, Inc.

     2.5       

Johnson & Johnson

     2.4       

Chevron Corp.

     2.4       

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of December 31, 2015, and are based on net assets. For more current Fund holdings, please visit oppenheimerfunds.com.

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Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of December 31, 2015, 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 total return of 3.33% during the reporting period. In comparison, the Fund outperformed the S&P 500 Index (the “Index”), which returned 1.38%. The Fund outperformed the Index due largely to stronger relative stock selection in the materials, health care, consumer staples and information technology sectors. Detractors from performance included less favorable stock selection in financials and stock selection and an overweight position in industrials.

MARKET OVERVIEW

While returns for domestic equities — across the capitalization spectrum — were in positive territory for the fourth quarter of the year, the uplift in stock prices was insufficient to close-out the year on a favorable note. In particular, large-caps barely eked-out a positive return for 2015 (due mainly to the contribution from dividends, as prices, overall, were down) while both mid- and small-cap stocks, generally, declined in 2015. The year was marked by heightened volatility as uncertainty over when, or if the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) would raise interest rates (eventually they lifted the Fed Funds rate in mid-December), combined with plummeting energy prices, decelerating emerging market growth and sluggish developed market growth — including our own domestic economy — resulted in investor sentiment that swung back and forth like a pendulum.

Returns were influenced by big macro trends. Most evident was the ongoing slide in oil prices that continued to negatively impact energy stocks — making the sector the worst performer in the year. Commodity prices, generally, have been on a downward trend all year and this, combined with slowing global growth has hurt economically sensitive segments — particularly materials and industrials. The ongoing strength of the dollar also impacted commodity prices and contributed to the lowered guidance from many industrial firms as expectations for export growth has been reigned-in.

The much anticipated rise in interest rates also influenced relative returns across sectors during the year. Naturally, stocks hurt by the expectation of rising interest rates, including higher yielding sectors such as utilities and real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), generally underperformed in 2015. By comparison, health care stocks held up well, ending 2015 among the top performing sectors in the market. Generally, health care returns were driven by rising valuations — particularly in the life sciences and biotechnology categories.

TOP INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS

Top contributors to performance this period included Alphabet, Inc., Mondelez International, Inc. and Vulcan Materials Co. Alphabet is the new holding company vehicle for what was previously known as Google. Alphabet’s stock outperformed as quarterly results showed evidence of improved cost control and the company announced plans to enhance financial disclosures to investors, thereby providing greater transparency into the drivers of value creation. With the recent arrival of a new CFO, investors have gained conviction in greater cost controls and more effective capital allocation—both of which should lead to rising profitability. In addition, the company announced a stock buyback over the fourth quarter of 2015. While small in magnitude, this move reinforced the view that management is committed to driving shareholder value rather than growth at any cost. Mondelez manufactures and sells global consumer products—primarily in the snack food and confection categories, including brand names such as Oreos, Cadbury and Trident. Operating margins continued to expand, surprising investors favorably and leading to the stock’s positive performance. Shares of Vulcan Materials, a provider of aggregates, delivered strong results as construction demand continued to improve. Additionally, management issued an optimistic outlook for the company’s growth over the next several years, which resulted in rising investor sentiment.

TOP INDIVIDUAL DETRACTORS

The top detractors from performance included Tyco International plc, Western Digital Corp., and National Oilwell Varco, Inc. Tyco International provides security products and services, fire detection and suppression products and services, and life safety products. Tyco surprised investors with a disappointing earnings outlook when they reported fiscal second quarter 2015 results in late April. We had underestimated the company’s exposure to much weaker oil and gas markets which only represent approximately 5% of total company sales, though deliver well above average profit margins relative to their other end markets. We trimmed our position modestly (though still retain a sizeable overweight) as we reallocated capital to other names where we have higher conviction in near-term fundamentals. Western Digital manufactures computer disk drives and other data storage solutions. The stock continues to be negatively impacted by near-term fundamentals which remain weak, particularly demand for personal computers. Further, the stock reacted unfavorably when management announced the acquisition of SanDisk at a substantial price premium. While we believe acquiring SanDisk makes sense from a long-term perspective, as the Company vertically integrates into NAND flash storage, investors were initially uncertain as to its strategic value. National Oilwell Varco experienced declines—along with most energy-related stocks—due to the decline in oil prices. National Oilwell Varco is a worldwide supplier of equipment to the energy sector. The company’s

 

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management revised the outlook for earnings downward. As oil prices have fallen, many of the company’s customers have decreased spending expectations, thereby negatively impacting the projected growth of National Oilwell’s products and services. We exited our position.

STRATEGY & OUTLOOK

The past year has been characterized by a “three speed global economy.” Domestically, growth has continued slow and steady, with inflation subdued and unemployment near full employment levels. The strong dollar, however, has weakened manufacturing though the service sector remains strong. Europe, on the other hand, has seen essentially no growth in its GDP while emerging markets continue to grow, but at a decelerating rate.

As “Corporate America” has experienced low revenue growth — with little aid from pricing — earnings growth has partially come from “manufactured” sources. Share repurchases — funded by low cost financings — have resulted in debt amounts twice their 2008 levels (excluding financials). A significant step-up in Merger & Acquisition activities has also contributed to the “manufactured” source of earnings growth. Finally, increasingly companies are resorting to reporting “Adjusted” earnings which often are a far cry above the more normal usage of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) earnings. These trends have led to profit margins which are near peak levels, but are likely unsustainable.

We believe the risks inherent to this market include the misallocation of capital, fueled by an environment of ongoing relatively low interest rates and possibly leading to “bubble-like” valuations for some companies. Additionally, fundamental disruptions across market segments have been elevated. The “poster-child” for this risk remains Amazon, which continues to change the way consumers make purchases — disrupting the legacy retailers who are scrambling to adjust to the new reality.

We expect this economic and market environment to continue, resulting in increased volatility of equity prices. Traditionally, during periods of economic uncertainty and heightened market volatility, investors favor stocks of higher quality companies — with greater consistency and stability of revenue and earnings — leading to relatively better stock performance of those companies. We aim to build “all weather” portfolios by targeting companies with: 1) sustainable competitive advantages; 2) skilled management with a proven track record of executing effectively; and 3) financial resources to generate improving profitability, gain market share, and/or return significant cash to shareholders. During times of economic volatility 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 to generating 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, 2015. 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. The S&P 500 Index is a broad-based measure of domestic stock performance. 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, 2015.

Actual Expenses. The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section for the class of shares you hold, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expense that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600.00 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.60), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During 6 Months Ended December 31, 2015” 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 fund 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 fund 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, 2015    
    

Ending

Account

Value
December 31, 2015

    

Expenses

Paid During

6 Months Ended
December 31, 2015            

 

Non-Service shares

     $     1,000.00         $     1,010.00               $ 3.96                   

Service shares

     1,000.00         1,008.70               5.23                   
Hypothetical                     

(5% return before expenses)

                          

Non-Service shares

     1,000.00         1,021.27               3.98                   

Service shares

     1,000.00         1,020.01               5.26                   

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, 2015 are as follows:

 

Class    Expense Ratios          

Non-Service shares

     0.78%            

Service shares

     1.03               

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.

 

6      OPPENHEIMER MAIN STREET FUND/VA


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS December 31, 2015

 

      Shares     Value  

Common Stocks—97.7%

  

Consumer Discretionary—9.6%

  

Auto Components—0.9%

  

Delphi Automotive plc

     87,180      $ 7,473,941   

Lear Corp.

     29,760        3,655,421   
             11,129,362   
                  

Automobiles—1.2%

  

General Motors Co.      324,062        11,021,349   

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     81,740        3,710,178   
       14,731,527   
                  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—0.5%

  

Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.

     150,550        6,411,925   
                  

Internet & Catalog Retail—1.6%

  

Amazon.com, Inc.1

     28,910        19,539,980   
                  

Media—2.2%

  

Comcast Corp., Cl. A

     478,245        26,987,365   
                  

Specialty Retail—3.2%

  

AutoZone, Inc.1

     18,510        13,732,754   

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     197,257        26,087,238   
       39,819,992   
                  

Consumer Staples—10.8%

  

Beverages—2.5%

  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     312,590        31,233,993   
                  

Food Products—4.6%

                

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

     176,110        12,813,764   

Mondelez International, Inc., Cl. A

     958,280        42,969,275   
       55,783,039   
                  

Household Products—0.9%

  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

     113,231        10,865,888   
                  

Tobacco—2.8%

  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     396,789        34,881,721   
                  

Energy—6.3%

  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—6.3%

  

Chevron Corp.

     326,383        29,361,415   

HollyFrontier Corp.

     165,440        6,599,401   

Magellan Midstream Partners LP2

     148,955        10,117,024   

Noble Energy, Inc.

     412,415        13,580,826   

Suncor Energy, Inc.

     719,680        18,567,744   
       78,226,410   
                  

Financials—17.7%

  

Capital Markets—1.8%

  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

     535,680        22,080,730   
                  

Commercial Banks—4.4%

  

Citigroup, Inc.

     849,418        43,957,381   

M&T Bank Corp.

     84,460        10,234,863   
       54,192,244   
                  

Consumer Finance—1.1%

  

Discover Financial Services

     261,473        14,020,182   
                  

Diversified Financial Services—6.6%

  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Cl. B1

     192,240        25,383,370   

CME Group, Inc., Cl. A

     401,870        36,409,422   

McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.

     199,791        19,695,397   
       81,488,189   
                  

Insurance—2.5%

  

American International Group, Inc.

     171,450        10,624,756   

Genworth Financial, Inc., Cl. A1

     987,070        3,681,771   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     287,990        15,969,046   
       30,275,573   

 


































































      Shares      Value  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—1.3%

  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     85,580       $       16,640,175   
                   

Health Care—15.7%

  

Biotechnology—2.3%

  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     282,350         28,570,996   
                   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies—1.3%

  

Boston Scientific Corp.1

     861,320         15,882,741   
                   

Health Care Providers & Services—5.1%

  

Express Scripts Holding Co.1

     316,797         27,691,226   

McKesson Corp.

     58,800         11,597,124   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     201,480         23,702,107   
        62,990,457   
                   

Pharmaceuticals—7.0%

  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     338,690         23,298,485   

Johnson & Johnson

     287,590         29,541,245   

Merck & Co., Inc.

     339,970         17,957,216   

Mylan NV1

     286,490         15,490,514   
            86,287,460   
                   

Industrials—12.7%

  

Aerospace & Defense—1.9%

  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     59,660         12,955,169   

United Technologies Corp.

     113,800         10,932,766   
        23,887,935   
                   

Commercial Services & Supplies—2.2%

  

Republic Services, Inc., Cl. A

     101,520         4,465,865   

Tyco International plc

     485,125         15,470,636   

Waste Connections, Inc.

     127,080         7,157,146   
        27,093,647   
                   

Industrial Conglomerates—4.0%

  

General Electric Co.

     1,587,970         49,465,265   
                   

Machinery—1.1%

  

Deere & Co.

     184,780         14,093,171   
                   

Professional Services—1.3%

  

Nielsen Holdings plc

     333,990         15,563,934   
                   

Road & Rail—2.2%

  

Canadian National Railway Co.

     239,880         13,404,494   

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

     47,130         6,013,788   

CSX Corp.

     285,190         7,400,681   
        26,818,963   
                   

Information Technology—18.4%

  

Internet Software & Services—6.9%

  

Alphabet, Inc., Cl. C1

     85,047         64,540,468   

Facebook, Inc., Cl. A1

     189,370         19,819,464   
        84,359,932   
                   

IT Services—5.3%

  

Amdocs Ltd.

     415,960         22,698,937   

MasterCard, Inc., Cl. A

     84,470         8,223,999   

PayPal Holdings, Inc.1

     614,070         22,229,334   

Xerox Corp.

     1,193,957         12,691,763   
        65,844,033   
                   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—0.8%

  

Applied Materials, Inc.

     525,000         9,801,750   
                   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals—5.4%

  

Apple, Inc.

     542,286         57,081,024   

Western Digital Corp.

     161,940         9,724,497   
        66,805,521   
 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

      Shares     Value       

Materials—1.7%

                    

Chemicals—0.6%

                    

PPG Industries, Inc.

     81,370      $ 8,040,983       
                      

Construction Materials—1.0%

                    

Vulcan Materials Co.

     132,900            12,621,513       
                      

Metals & Mining—0.1%

                    

Teck Resources Ltd., Cl. B

     206,560        797,322       
                      

Telecommunication Services—1.7%

  

   

Diversified Telecommunication Services—1.7%

  

   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     441,750        20,417,685       
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      Shares     Value  

Utilities—3.1%

                

Electric Utilities—0.4%

                

ITC Holdings Corp.

     116,850      $ 4,586,363   
                  

Gas Utilities—0.5%

                

AmeriGas Partners LP2

     171,215        5,867,538   
                  

Multi-Utilities—2.2%

                

PG&E Corp.

     510,460            27,151,367   

Total Common Stocks (Cost $942,986,384)

  

    1,205,256,871   
                  

Investment Company—1.5%

  

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 0.30%3,4 (Cost $18,174,708)      18,174,708        18,174,708   
                  
Total Investments, at Value
(Cost $961,161,092)
     99.2%        1,223,431,579   

Net Other Assets (Liabilities)

     0.8        10,352,648   

Net Assets

     100.0%      $   1,233,784,227   
                
 

Footnotes to Statement of Investments

1. Non-income producing security.

2. Security is a Master Limited Partnership.

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

 

                                                                                                                           
      Shares
December 31, 2014
     Gross
Additions
    

Gross

Reductions

     Shares
December 31, 2015
 

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E

     26,546,400           328,411,595           336,783,287           18,174,708     
                      Value      Income  

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E

         $             18,174,708         $             29,026     

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

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

8      OPPENHEIMER MAIN STREET FUND/VA


STATEMENT OF ASSETS OF LIABILITIES December 31, 2015

 

Assets

       

Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments:

 

Unaffiliated companies (cost $942,986,384)

  $ 1,205,256,871     

Affiliated companies (cost $18,174,708)

    18,174,708     
      1,223,431,579     

Cash

    748,259     

Receivables and other assets:

 

Investments sold

    6,734,286     

Dividends

    3,512,525     

Shares of beneficial interest sold

    1,277,285     

Other

    83,469     

Total assets

 

   

 

1,235,787,403  

 

  

 

Liabilities

       

Payables and other liabilities:

 

Investments purchased

    981,463     

Shares of beneficial interest redeemed

    703,737     

Distribution and service plan fees

    154,733     

Trustees’ compensation

    76,046     

Shareholder communications

    53,084     

Other

    34,113     

Total liabilities

 

   

 

2,003,176  

 

  

 

Net Assets

  $         1,233,784,227     
       
 

Composition of Net Assets

       

Par value of shares of beneficial interest

  $ 42,415     

Additional paid-in capital

    818,915,683     

Accumulated net investment income

    11,585,433     

Accumulated net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

    140,984,216     

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

    262,256,480     

Net Assets

  $ 1,233,784,227     
       
 

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 $518,456,257 and 17,730,405 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

    $29.24   

 

Service Shares:

 

 

Net asset value, redemption price per share and offering price per share (based on net assets of $715,327,970 and 24,684,458

shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

    $28.98   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

9      OPPENHEIMER MAIN STREET FUND/VA


STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Year Ended December 31, 2015

 

Investment Income

       

Dividends:

 

Unaffiliated companies (net of foreign withholding taxes of $217,565)

  $ 23,709,510      

Affiliated companies

    29,026      

Interest

    492      

Total investment income

 

   

 

23,739,028   

 

  

 

Expenses

       

Management fees

    8,575,831      

Distribution and service plan fees—Service shares

    1,893,943      

Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:

 

Non-Service shares

    541,451      

Service shares

    757,830      

Shareholder communications:

 

Non-Service shares

    42,730      

Service shares

    59,625      

Borrowing fees

    9,318      

Custodian fees and expenses

    10,427      

Trustees’ compensation

    44,388      

Other

    78,297      

Total expenses

    12,013,840      

Less reduction to custodian expenses

    (335)     

Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses

    (17,882)     

Net expenses

 

   

 

11,995,623   

 

  

 

Net Investment Income

 

   

 

11,743,405   

 

  

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

       

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments from unaffiliated companies

    162,468,446      

Foreign currency transactions

    (25,652)     

Net realized gain

    162,442,794      

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

 

Investments

    (136,109,854)     

Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

    3,102,168      

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

   

 

(133,007,686)  

 

  

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $ 41,178,513      
       

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

      Year Ended
December 31, 2015
          Year Ended
December 31, 2014
 

Operations

       

Net investment income

   $ 11,743,405              $ 9,960,183      

Net realized gain

     162,442,794                220,233,059      

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (133,007,686)             (89,842,290)     
                   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

    

 

41,178,513   

 

  

 

      

 

140,350,952   

 

  

 

                   

Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders

                     

Dividends from net investment income:

       

Non-Service shares

     (5,010,080)             (4,609,193)     

Service shares

     (4,935,637)             (4,984,596)     
                     
    

 

(9,945,717)  

 

  

 

      

 

(9,593,789)  

 

  

 

Distributions from net realized gain:

                     

Non-Service shares

     (81,805,950)             (11,141,625)     

Service shares

     (115,456,402)             (17,524,841)     
                     
    

 

(197,262,352)  

 

  

 

      

 

(28,666,466)  

 

  

 

Beneficial Interest Transactions

                     

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

       

Non-Service shares

     27,294,558              (41,637,582)     

Service shares

     6,563,579              (170,539,977)     
                   
    

 

33,858,137   

 

  

 

      

 

(212,177,559)  

 

  

 

Net Assets

                     

Total decrease

     (132,171,419)               (110,086,862)     

Beginning of period

     1,365,955,646              1,476,042,508      
                   

End of period (including accumulated net investment income of $11,585,433 and $9,807,537,

respectively)

   $     1,233,784,227              $     1,365,955,646      
        

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

11      OPPENHEIMER MAIN STREET FUND/VA


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Non-Service Shares    Year Ended
December
31, 2015
     Year Ended
December
31, 2014
     Year Ended
December
31, 2013
     Year Ended
December
31, 2012
     Year Ended
December
30, 20111
 

Per Share Operating Data

              

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 33.61        $ 31.24        $ 23.97        $ 20.71        $ 20.88    

Income (loss) from investment operations:

              

Net investment income2

     0.33          0.28          0.24          0.26          0.16    

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.80          3.01          7.33          3.22          (0.16)   

Total from investment operations

     1.13          3.29          7.57          3.48          0.00   

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

              

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.32)         (0.27)         (0.30)         (0.22)         (0.17)   

Distributions from net realized gain

     (5.18)         (0.65)         0.00         0.00         0.00   

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

     (5.50)         (0.92)         (0.30)         (0.22)         (0.17)   

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 29.24       $ 33.61       $ 31.24       $ 23.97       $ 20.71   
                                            
  

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     3.33%         10.70%         31.77%         16.87%         (0.01)%   
  

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                            

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 518,456       $ 559,933       $ 561,016       $ 481,089       $ 392,861   

Average net assets (in thousands)

   $   541,020       $   554,449       $   517,750       $ 466,231       $ 426,354   

Ratios to average net assets:4

              

Net investment income

     1.05%         0.86%         0.87%         1.12%         0.79%   

Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings

     0.78%         0.77%         0.78%         0.78%         0.78%   

Interest and fees from borrowings

     0.00%5         0.00%         0.00%         0.00%         0.00%   

Total expenses6

     0.78%         0.77%         0.78%         0.78%         0.78%   

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

custodian expenses

     0.78%         0.77%         0.78%         0.78%         0.78%   
Portfolio turnover rate      44%         43%         49%         37%         38%   

1. December 30, 2011 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 2 of the accompanying Notes.

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. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

Year Ended December 31, 2015

     0.78  
 

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  

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Service Shares    Year Ended
December
31, 2015
     Year Ended
December
31, 2014
     Year Ended
December
31, 2013
     Year Ended
December
31, 2012
    

Year Ended
December

30, 20111

 

Per Share Operating Data

                                            

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 33.33        $ 30.99        $ 23.78        $ 20.53        $ 20.71    

Income (loss) from investment operations:

              

Net investment income2

     0.25          0.19          0.17          0.20          0.114   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.80          2.99          7.27          3.20          (0.17)   

Total from investment operations

     1.05          3.18          7.44          3.40          (0.06)   

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

              

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.22)         (0.19)         (0.23)         (0.15)         (0.12)   

Distributions from net realized gain

     (5.18)         (0.65)         0.00         0.00         0.00   

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

     (5.40)         (0.84)         (0.23)         (0.15)         (0.12)   

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 28.98       $ 33.33       $ 30.99       $ 23.78       $ 20.53   
        
  

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     3.11%         10.40%         31.44%         16.61%         (0.32)%   
  

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                            

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 715,328       $ 806,023       $ 915,027       $ 869,372       $ 1,003,184   

Average net assets (in thousands)

   $   757,218       $   856,467       $   895,073       $   913,871       $   1,094,254   

Ratios to average net assets:4

              

Net investment income

     0.80%         0.61%         0.62%         0.85%         0.54%   

Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings

     1.03%         1.02%         1.04%         1.03%         1.03%   

Interest and fees from borrowings

     0.00%5         0.00%         0.00%         0.00%         0.00%   

Total expenses6

     1.03%         1.02%         1.04%         1.03%         1.03%   
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      1.03%         1.02%         1.04%         1.03%         1.03%   
Portfolio turnover rate      44%         43%         49%         37%         38%   

1. December 30, 2011 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 2 of the accompanying Notes.

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. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

Year Ended December 31, 2015

     1.03  
 

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  

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2015

 

 

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 followed in the Fund’s preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”).

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Reporting Period End Date. The last day of the Fund’s reporting period is the last day the New York Stock Exchange was open for trading during the period. The Fund’s financial statements have been presented through that date to maintain consistency with the Fund’s net asset value calculations used for shareholder transactions.

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. GAAP, 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.

Return of Capital Estimates. Distributions received from the Fund’s investments in Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) and Real Estate Investments Trusts (REITs), generally are comprised of income and return of capital. The Fund records investment income and return of capital based on estimates. Such estimates are based on historical information available from each MLP, REIT and other industry sources. These estimates may subsequently be revised based on information received from MLPs and REITs after their tax reporting periods are concluded.

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

 

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2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

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 remains 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
 

$15,930,686

   $ 140,247,071         $2,513,988         $261,238,399   

1. At period end, the Fund had $2,513,988 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

   $                     2,513,988   

Of these losses, $2,513,988 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 reporting period, the Fund utilized $2,513,988 of capital loss carryforward to offset capital gains realized in that fiscal year.

3. During the previous reporting period, the Fund utilized $2,513,988 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 are determined in accordance with federal income tax requirements, which may differ from the character of net investment income or net realized gains presented in those financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Also, due to timing of dividends and distributions, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the fiscal year in which the income or net realized gain was recorded by the Fund.

Accordingly, the following amounts have been reclassified for the reporting period. 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
Investments4
 

$14,546,380

     $19,792         $14,526,588   

4. $14,547,167, including $14,117,424 of long-term capital gain, was distributed in connection with Fund share redemptions.

The tax character of distributions paid during the reporting periods:

      Year Ended
December 31, 2015
     Year Ended
December 31, 2014
 

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

    $ 39,268,736       $ 9,593,789     

Long-term capital gain

     167,939,333         28,666,466     
  

 

 

 

Total

    $ 207,208,069       $ 38,260,255     
  

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

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

Federal tax cost of securities

    $     962,179,173     
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

    $     302,133,017     

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (40,894,618)    
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

    $     261,238,399     
  

 

 

 

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

 

 

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, except in the case of a scheduled early closing of the Exchange, in which case the Fund will calculate net asset value of the shares as of the scheduled early closing time of the Exchange.

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

Valuation Methods and Inputs

Securities are valued 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 mean between the bid and asked price on the principal exchange or, if not available from the principal 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) a bid from the principal exchange, (2) the mean between the bid and asked price as provided by a single dealer, or (3) a bid from a single dealer. 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) 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.

 

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3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

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 at period end based on valuation input level:

     

Level 1—

Unadjusted

Quoted Prices

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

Assets Table

           

Investments, at Value:

           

Common Stocks

           

Consumer Discretionary

   $ 118,620,151         $ —         $ —         $ 118,620,151     

Consumer Staples

     121,898,753           10,865,888           —           132,764,641     

Energy

     78,226,410           —           —           78,226,410     

Financials

     218,697,093           —           —           218,697,093     

Health Care

     193,731,654           —           —           193,731,654     

Industrials

     156,922,915           —           —           156,922,915     

Information Technology

     226,811,236           —           —           226,811,236     

Materials

     21,459,818           —           —           21,459,818     

Telecommunication Services

     20,417,685           —           —           20,417,685     

Utilities

     37,605,268           —           —           37,605,268     

Investment Company

     18,174,708           —           —           18,174,708     

Total Assets

   $                 1,212,565,691         $                 10,865,888         $                          —         $                 1,223,431,579     

Forward currency exchange contracts and futures contracts, if any, are reported at their unrealized appreciation/depreciation at measurement date, which represents the change in the contract’s value from trade date. All additional assets and liabilities included in the above table are reported at their market value at measurement date.

 

 

4. Investments and Risks

Investments in Affiliated Funds. The Fund is permitted to invest in other mutual funds advised by the Manager (“Affiliated Funds”). Affiliated Funds are open-end management investment companies registered under the 1940 Act, as amended. The Manager is the investment adviser of, and the Sub-Adviser provides investment and related advisory services to, the Affiliated Funds. When applicable, the Fund’s investments in Affiliated Funds are included in the Statement of Investments. Shares of Affiliated Funds are valued at their net asset value per share. As a shareholder, the Fund is subject to

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

4. Investments and Risks (Continued)

its proportional share of the Affiliated Funds’ expenses, including their management fee. The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in the Affiliated Funds.

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

Investment in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund. The Fund is permitted to invest daily available cash balances in a money market Affiliated 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 regulated as a money market fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

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.

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

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

 

 

5. Market Risk Factors

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

6. Shares of Beneficial Interest

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

 

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6. Shares of Beneficial Interest (Continued)

     Year Ended December 31, 2015      Year Ended December 31, 2014      
      Shares             Amount      Shares                  Amount      

Non-Service Shares

           

Sold

     517,352              $ 15,973,699         649,656                $ 20,858,404       

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     2,966,041                86,816,030         493,447                  15,750,818       

Redeemed

     (2,414,970)               (75,495,171)         (2,439,387)                 (78,246,804)      

Net increase (decrease)

                 1,068,423              $ 27,294,558         (1,296,284)               $ (41,637,582)      
                                   
                                   
                                     

Service Shares

           

Sold

     1,895,395              $  56,747,875         485,595                $ 15,571,150       

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     4,144,304                120,392,039         709,853                  22,509,437       

Redeemed

     (5,534,911)               (170,576,335)         (6,541,357)                 (208,620,564)      

Net increase (decrease)

     504,788              $             6,563,579         (5,345,909)               $ (170,539,977)       
                                   
                                   

 

 

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 reporting period were as follows:

 

      Purchases        Sales  

Investment securities

   $ 561,730,574         $ 723,085,015   

 

 

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 Through October 31, 2015          Fee Schedule Effective November 1, 2015        

Up to $200 million

   0.75%    Up to $200 million      0.75

Next $200 million

   0.72    Next $200 million      0.72   

Next $200 million

   0.69    Next $200 million      0.69   

Next $200 million

   0.66    Next $200 million      0.66   

Next $200 million

   0.60    Next $200 million      0.60   

Over $1 billion

   0.58    Next $4 billion      0.58   
      Over $5 billion      0.56   

The Fund’s effective management fee for the reporting period was 0.66% 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 Trustees 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 Trustees. The Fund purchases shares of the funds selected for deferral by the Trustees 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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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

8. 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 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. The expense limitations do not include interest and fees from borrowing, and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business.

    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 reporting period, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $17,882 for IMMF management fees.

    Waivers and/or reimbursements may be modified or terminated as set forth according to the terms in the prospectus.

 

 

9. Borrowings and Other Financing

Joint Credit Facility. A number of mutual funds managed by the Manager participate in a $1.28 billion revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) intended to provide short-term financing, if necessary, subject to certain restrictions in connection with atypical redemption activity. Expenses and fees related to the Facility are paid by the participating funds and are disclosed separately or as other expenses on the Statement of Operations. The Fund did not utilize the Facility during the reporting period.

 

 

10. Pending Litigation

In 2009, several putative class action lawsuits were filed and later consolidated before the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI”), OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (“OFDI”), and Oppenheimer Rochester California Municipal Fund, a fund advised by OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. and distributed by the Distributor (the “California Fund”), in connection with the California Fund’s investment performance. The plaintiffs asserted claims against OFI, OFDI and certain present and former trustees and officers of the California Fund under the federal securities laws, alleging, among other things, that the disclosure documents of the California Fund contained misrepresentations and omissions and the investment policies of the California Fund were not followed. Plaintiffs in the suit filed an amended complaint and defendants filed a motion to dismiss. In 2011, the court issued an order which granted in part and denied in part the defendants’ motion to dismiss. In 2012, plaintiffs filed a motion, which defendants opposed, to certify a class and appoint class representatives and class counsel. In March 2015, the court granted plaintiffs’ motion for class certification. In May 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit vacated the class certification order and remanded the matter to the district court for further proceedings. In October 2015, the district court reaffirmed its order and determined that the suit will proceed as a class action. In December 2015, the Tenth Circuit denied defendants’ petition to appeal the district court’s reaffirmed class certification order.

    OFI and OFDI believe the suit is without merit; that it is premature to render any opinion as to the likelihood of an outcome unfavorable to them in the suit; and that no estimate can yet be made as to the amount or range of any potential loss. Furthermore, OFI believes that the suit should not impair the ability of OFI or OFDI to perform their respective duties to the Fund and that the outcome of the 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, 2015, 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, 2015, 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, 2015, 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 12, 2016

 

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FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION Unaudited

 

 

In early 2016, if applicable, shareholders of record received information regarding all dividends and distributions paid to them by the Fund during calendar year 2015.

    Capital gain distributions of $4.40761 per share were paid to Non-Service and Service shareholders, respectively, on June 16, 2015. 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 reporting period which are not designated as capital gain distributions should be multiplied by the maximum amount allowable but not less than 100% 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 approve the terms of the Agreements and the renewal thereof. 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 comparative investment performance of the Fund and the Managers, (iii) the fees and expenses of the Fund, including comparative fee and 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 Managers’ 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; and securities trading services. OFI Global is responsible for oversight of third-party service providers; monitoring compliance with applicable Fund policies and procedures and adherence to the Fund’s investment restrictions; risk management; and oversight of the Sub-Adviser. OFI Global is also 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 U.S. 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. OFI Global also provides 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 Managers’ 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 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 the Board members have become knowledgeable about through their experiences with the Managers and 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 Managers and the Fund. Throughout the year, the Managers provided information on the investment performance of the Fund, including comparative performance information. The Board also reviewed information, prepared by the Managers 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.

    Fees and Expenses of the Fund. The Board reviewed the fees paid to the Adviser and the other expenses borne by the Fund. The Board noted that the Adviser, 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 Adviser’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 category median and equal to its peer group 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 its category median. The Board noted that the Adviser 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. The Board considered that the Adviser proposed an additional breakpoint at 0.56% for annual net assets in excess of $5 billion, which went into effect on November 1, 2015.

    Economies of Scale and Profits Realized by the Managers. 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

 

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

AGREEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

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).

    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, 2016. 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, Age

   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 47 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), Shareholders Services, Inc. and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. (until October 1995). Oversees 47 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 47 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 47 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 47 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 - Colorado Market of MidFirst Bank (since January 2015); Chairman of the Board (since 2012) and Director (since August 2005) of Jones International University (educational organization); Trustee of the Gallagher Family Foundation (non-profit organization) (2000-2015); Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Steele Street Bank Trust (commercial banking) (August 2003-January 2015); 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 47 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 Funds (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 47 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 47 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, 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 47 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 AND OFFICER    Mr. Steinmetz is an “Interested Trustee” because he is affiliated with the Manager and the Sub-Adviser by virtue of his positions as Chairman and director of the Sub-Adviser and officer and director of the Manager. Both as a Trustee and as an officer, Mr. Steinmetz serves for an indefinite term, or until his resignation, retirement, death or removal. Mr. Steinmetz’s address is 225 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10281-1008.

Arthur P. Steinmetz

Trustee (Since 2015), 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 101 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

 

OTHER OFFICERS OF THE FUND    The addresses of the Officers in the chart below are as follows: for Messrs. Govil, Ram, Larson, 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.

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.

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited / Continued

 

Arthur S. Gabinet,

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2011)

Year of Birth: 1958

   Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of the Manager (since January 2013); General Counsel OFI SteelPath, Inc. (since January 2013); Executive Vice President (May 2010-December 2012) and General Counsel (since January 2011) of the Sub-Adviser; General Counsel of the Distributor (since January 2011); General Counsel of Centennial Asset Management Corporation (January 2011-December 2012); Executive Vice President (January 2011-December 2012) and General Counsel of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation (since January 2011); Assistant Secretary (since January 2011) and Director (since January 2011) of OppenheimerFunds International Ltd. and OppenheimerFunds plc; Director of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (January 2011-December 2012) and General Counsel (since January 2011); Executive Vice President (January 2011-December 2011) and General Counsel of Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. and Shareholder Services, Inc. (since January 2011); Executive Vice President (January 2011-December 2012) and General Counsel of OFI Private Investments Inc. (since January 2011); Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program (January 2011-December 2011); Executive Vice President (January 2011-December 2012) and General Counsel of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. (since January 2011); General Counsel, Asset Management of the Sub-Adviser (May 2010-December 2010); Principal, The Vanguard Group (November 2005-April 2010); District Administrator, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (January 2003-October 2005). An officer of 101 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 101 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 101 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 101 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

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    Ropes & Gray 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.
   © 2016 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 12/31/15

 

    

Inception  

Date  

     1-Year        5-Year        10-Year    

Non-Service Shares

     5/1/98         -5.90%         11.38%         7.44%   

Service Shares

     7/16/01         -6.09            11.11            7.18      

Russell 2000 Index

              -4.41            9.19            6.80      

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 HOLDINGS AND ALLOCATIONS

 

TOP TEN COMMON STOCK HOLDINGS

 

 

Pinnacle Foods, Inc.

     2.3%          

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.

     2.3             

j2 Global, Inc.

     2.1             

KAR Auction Services, Inc.

     2.1             

BankUnited, Inc.

     2.0             

Korn/Ferry International

     2.0             

BancorpSouth, Inc.

     1.9             

MB Financial, Inc.

     1.8             

SYNNEX Corp.

     1.8             

FirstMerit Corp.

     1.7             

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of December 31, 2015, 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, 2015, 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 total return of -5.90% during the reporting period. In comparison, the Fund underperformed the Russell 2000 Index (the “Index”), which returned -4.41%, primarily due to weaker relative stock selection in the health care, consumer discretionary and materials sectors. The Fund outperformed the Index within the information technology, financials and energy sectors, due largely to stronger relative stock selection.

MARKET OVERVIEW

While returns for domestic equities — across the capitalization spectrum — were in positive territory for the fourth quarter of the year, the uplift in stock prices was insufficient to close-out the year on a favorable note. In particular, large-caps barely eked-out a positive return for 2015 (due mainly to the contribution from dividends, as prices, overall, were down) while both mid- and small-cap stocks, generally, declined in 2015. The year was marked by heightened volatility as uncertainty over when, or if the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) would raise interest rates (eventually they lifted the Fed Funds rate in mid-December), combined with plummeting energy prices, decelerating emerging market growth and sluggish developed market growth — including our own domestic economy — resulted in investor sentiment that swung back and forth like a pendulum.

Returns were influenced by big macro trends. Most evident was the ongoing slide in oil prices that continued to negatively impact energy stocks — making the sector the worst performer in the year. Commodity prices, generally, have been on a downward trend all year and this, combined with slowing global growth has hurt economically sensitive segments — particularly materials and industrials. The ongoing strength of the dollar also impacted commodity prices and contributed to the lowered guidance from many industrial firms as expectations for export growth has been reigned-in.

The much anticipated rise in interest rates also influenced relative returns across sectors during the year. Naturally, stocks hurt by the expectation of rising interest rates, including higher yielding sectors such as utilities and real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), generally underperformed in 2015. By comparison, health care stocks held up well, ending 2015 among the top performing sectors in the market. Generally, health care returns were driven by rising valuations — particularly in the life sciences and biotechnology categories.

TOP INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS

Fund holdings that were contributors to performance this period included Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc., Paylocity Holding Corp., and j2 Global. Prestige Brands Holdings, a distributor of over-the-counter healthcare and household products, improved as destocking by retailers — which had hurt prior quarter results for Prestige Brands — came to an end. Consequently, revenues topped expectations, propelling the stock higher. Management also provided further “color” on its planned integration of the recently closed Insight acquisition, which added the $100 million Monistat brand — now Prestige’s largest product line. This information helped to improve visibility and boost investor sentiment. Paylocity, a cloud-based payroll and human resource management software provider, reported strong results during the period, suggesting that the secular opportunity for small/medium businesses to automate and/or modernize their payroll/HR systems remains strong. The company has been very methodical in its approach, which is translating into a richer multiple being assigned to the stock. j2 Global provides cloud-based communications and storage messaging services. Management’s track record of execution has been very strong and they continue to bolt on acquisitions to grow the company and drive scale.

TOP INDIVIDUAL DETRACTORS

Top detractors from performance included Spectranetics Corp., Dana Holding Corp. and Century Aluminum Co. Spectranetics develops single-use medical devices used in minimally-invasive cardiovascular procedures. The company had a disappointing quarterly result during the reporting period and guided estimates down based on lower-than-expected U.S. peripheral atherectomy (a procedure to remove plaque from blood vessels) growth. Dana is a supplier of automotive and other vehicle, i.e., trucks and off-highway, parts and systems primarily to original-equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The company disappointed investors in October with third quarter 2015 that were below expectations and a weak outlook for fourth quarter 2015. While some of the company’s end-markets have become more challenging (e.g. Class 8 trucks), at least some of its issues have been self-inflicted as production issues led to market share losses. Valuation seems to discount a lot of bad news ahead, and appears to give low probability to our expectation that newly installed CEO James Kamsickas can improve results at the Company. The stock of aluminum producer Century Aluminum suffered from weakening London Metals Exchange (LME) prices. Commodities, broadly, witnessed weak pricing as a result of anemic global growth throughout the reporting period. We exited our position in Century Aluminum.

 

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STRATEGY & OUTLOOK

The past year has been characterized by a “three speed global economy.” Domestically, growth has continued slow and steady, with inflation subdued and unemployment near full employment levels. The strong dollar, however, has weakened manufacturing though the service sector remains strong. Europe, on the other hand, has seen essentially no growth in its GDP while emerging markets continue to grow, but at a decelerating rate.

As “Corporate America” has experienced low revenue growth — with little aid from pricing — earnings growth has partially come from “manufactured” sources. Share repurchases — funded by low cost financings — have resulted in debt amounts twice their 2008 levels (excluding financials). A significant step-up in Merger & Acquisition activities has also contributed to the “manufactured” source of earnings growth. Finally, increasingly companies are resorting to reporting “Adjusted” earnings which often are a far cry above the more normal usage of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) earnings. These trends have led to profit margins which are near peak levels, but are likely unsustainable.

We believe the risks inherent to this market include the misallocation of capital, fueled by an environment of ongoing relatively low interest rates and possibly leading to “bubble-like” valuations for some companies. Additionally, fundamental disruptions across market segments have been elevated.

We expect this economic and market environment to continue, resulting in increased volatility of equity prices. Traditionally, during periods of economic uncertainty and heightened market volatility, investors favor stocks of higher quality companies — with greater consistency and stability of revenue and earnings — leading to relatively better stock performance of those companies. We aim to build “all weather” portfolios by targeting companies with: 1) sustainable competitive advantages; 2) skilled management with a proven track record of executing effectively; and 3) financial resources to generate improving profitability, gain market share, and/or return significant cash to shareholders. During times of economic volatility 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 to generating 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, 2015. 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 Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell 2000 Index is a subset of the Russell 3000 Index representing approximately 10% of the total market capitalization of that index. It includes approximately 2000 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. 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, 2015.

Actual Expenses. The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section for the class of shares you hold, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expense that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600.00 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.60), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During 6 Months Ended December 31, 2015” 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 fund 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 fund 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, 2015            

    

Ending

Account

Value

December 31, 2015        

    

Expenses

Paid During

6 Months Ended

December 31, 2015            

 

Non-Service shares

    $ 1,000.00            $ 909.50                    $ 3.86                   

Service shares

     1,000.00             908.50                     5.07                   

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, 2015 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, 2015

 

     Shares     Value 

 

Common Stocks—98.3%

 

Consumer Discretionary—10.1%

 

Auto Components—2.2%

    

 

Dana Holding Corp.

     1,008,313        $    13,914,719  

 

Visteon Corp.1

     64,850        7,425,325  
    

 

     21,340,044  

 

Diversified Consumer Services—0.6%

 

DeVry Education Group, Inc.

     224,510        5,682,348  

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—4.3%

 

Brinker International, Inc.

     109,340        5,242,853  

 

International Speedway Corp., Cl. A

     220,787        7,444,937  

 

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.1

     276,620        16,182,270  

 

Texas Roadhouse, Inc., Cl. A

     379,540        13,576,146  
    

 

     42,446,206  

 

Multiline Retail—1.6%

 

Burlington Stores, Inc.1

     368,660        15,815,514  

 

Specialty Retail—1.4%

 

Party City Holdco, Inc.1

     418,890        5,407,870  

 

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.1

     285,090        7,951,160  
    

 

     13,359,030  

 

Consumer Staples—3.9%

 

Food Products—2.3%

 

Pinnacle Foods, Inc.

     524,650        22,276,639  

 

Household Products—0.4%

 

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

     125,510        4,274,871  

 

Tobacco—1.2%

 

Universal Corp.

     214,650        12,037,572  

 

Energy—3.7%

 

Energy Equipment & Services—0.5%

 

RigNet, Inc.1

     260,140        5,382,297  

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—3.2%

 

Cone Midstream Partners LP2

     506,943        4,993,389  

 

Range Resources Corp.

     225,207        5,542,344  

 

Renewable Energy Group, Inc.1

     959,723        8,915,827  

 

Western Refining, Inc.

     224,181        7,985,327  

 

WPX Energy, Inc.1

     763,380        4,381,801  
    

 

     31,818,688  

 

Financials—22.2%

 

Capital Markets—1.2%

 

Evercore Partners, Inc., Cl. A

     135,973        7,352,060  

 

Stifel Financial Corp.1

     115,160        4,878,178  
    

 

     12,230,238  

 

Commercial Banks—10.0%

 

BancorpSouth, Inc.

     761,220        18,261,668  

 

BankUnited, Inc.

     549,455        19,813,347  

 

FirstMerit Corp.

     917,566        17,112,606  

 

MB Financial, Inc.

     551,990        17,867,916  

 

Talmer Bancorp, Inc., Cl. A

     635,170        11,502,929  

 

Webster Financial Corp.

     374,770        13,937,696  
    

 

     98,496,162  

 

Insurance—2.9%

 

Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.

     162,050        10,369,580  

 

James River Group Holdings Ltd.

     294,680        9,883,567  

 

Old Republic International Corp.

     447,270        8,332,640  
    

 

     28,585,787  

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—7.2%

 

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.

     734,692        12,658,743  

 

Chatham Lodging Trust

     685,426        14,037,524  

 

CYS Investments, Inc.

     1,835,330        13,085,903  

 

DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.

     313,320        9,960,443  

 






























































     Shares     Value 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (Continued)

 

National Storage Affiliates Trust

     671,356        $    11,500,328  

 

STAG Industrial, Inc.

     533,970        9,851,747  
    

 

     71,094,688  

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance—0.9%

 

Oritani Financial Corp.

     518,300        8,551,950  

 

Health Care—13.1%

 

Biotechnology—2.1%

 

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1

     205,920        7,341,048  

 

Axovant Sciences Ltd.1

     123,090        2,219,313  

 

Santhera Pharmaceutical Holding AG1

     33,298        2,962,765  

 

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.1

     71,790        8,053,402  
    

 

     20,576,528  

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies—1.5%

 

NxStage Medical, Inc.1

     390,050        8,545,996  

 

Spectranetics Corp. (The)1

     447,100        6,733,326  
    

 

     15,279,322  

 

Health Care Providers & Services—6.9%

 

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.1

     194,870        12,171,580  

 

Addus HomeCare Corp.1

     100,010        2,328,233  

 

Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc.1

     295,180        10,101,060  

 

HealthSouth Corp.

     333,280        11,601,477  

 

Team Health Holdings, Inc.1

     212,370        9,320,919  

 

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.1

     283,801        22,196,076  
    

 

     67,719,345  

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services—0.8%

 

VWR Corp.1

     296,610        8,397,029  

 

Pharmaceuticals—1.8%

 

Aratana Therapeutics, Inc.1

     310,570        1,732,980  

 

Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.1

     307,716        15,841,220  
    

 

     17,574,200  

 

Industrials—16.5%

 

Aerospace & Defense—0.8%

 

AAR Corp.

     276,405        7,266,688  

 

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

     9,900        678,150  
    

 

     7,944,838  

 

Airlines—0.7%

 

Spirit Airlines, Inc.1

     176,720        7,042,292  

 

Building Products—1.0%

 

Masonite International Corp.1

     161,490        9,888,033  

 

Commercial Services & Supplies—6.4%

 

ABM Industries, Inc.

     393,430        11,200,952  

 

ACCO Brands Corp.1

     1,395,717        9,951,462  

 

KAR Auction Services, Inc.

     548,950        20,327,618  

 

Matthews International Corp., Cl. A

     166,420        8,895,149  

 

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

     366,590        7,570,084  

 

Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd.

     237,260        5,587,473  
    

 

     63,532,738  

 

Construction & Engineering—1.0%

 

AECOM1

     330,993        9,939,720  

 

Electrical Equipment—0.7%

 

Generac Holdings, Inc.1

     242,730        7,226,072  

 

Machinery—0.5%

 

SPX FLOW, Inc.1

     168,330        4,698,090  

 

Professional Services—3.6%

 

Korn/Ferry International

     579,691        19,234,147  

 

On Assignment, Inc.1

     353,320        15,881,734  
    

 

     35,115,881  
 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

     Shares     Value 

 

Road & Rail—1.3%

 

Saia, Inc.1      240,900        $    5,360,025  

 

Swift Transportation Co., Cl. A1      531,314        7,342,760  
    

 

     12,702,785  

 

Transportation Infrastructure—0.5%

 

Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc.1      415,570        4,974,373  

 

Information Technology—19.2%

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments, & Components—1.8%

 

SYNNEX Corp.      197,980            17,804,341  

 

Internet Software & Services—2.1%

 

j2 Global, Inc.      246,563        20,297,066  

 

IT Services—3.7%

 

Black Knight Financial Services, Inc., Cl. A1      274,962        9,090,244  

 

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp., Cl. A      409,290        12,626,596  

 

CACI International, Inc., Cl. A1      156,470        14,517,287  
    

 

     36,234,127  

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—3.5%

 

Cavium, Inc.1      159,470        10,478,774  

 

Cypress Semiconductor Corp.1      732,861        7,189,366  

 

MKS Instruments, Inc.      467,650        16,835,400  
    

 

     34,503,540  

 

Software—8.1%     

 

FleetMatics Group plc1      193,260        9,815,675  

 

Fortinet, Inc.1      291,941        9,099,801  

 

Guidewire Software, Inc.1      253,100        15,226,496  

 

Imperva, Inc.1      203,240        12,867,125  

 

Paylocity Holding Corp.1      346,610        14,055,036  

 

Proofpoint, Inc.1      174,740        11,359,847  

 

Zynga, Inc., Cl. A1      2,876,740        7,709,663  
    

 

     80,133,643  

 









































     Shares     Value 

 

Materials—5.4%

 

Chemicals—0.5%

 

A. Schulman, Inc.      170,088        $    5,211,496  

 

Construction Materials—0.5%

 

Summit Materials, Inc., Cl. A1      226,984        4,548,759  

 

Metals & Mining—2.1%

 

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.      200,960        16,812,313  

 

Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd.      412,112        4,071,382  
    

 

     20,883,695  

 

Paper & Forest Products—2.3%

 

Boise Cascade Co.1      382,470        9,764,459  

 

PH Glatfelter Co.      677,659        12,496,032  
    

 

     22,260,491  

 

Utilities—4.2%

 

Electric Utilities—2.8%

 

ALLETE, Inc.      287,060        14,591,260  

 

Portland General Electric Co.      360,400        13,107,748  
    

 

     27,699,008  

 

Gas Utilities—0.8%

 

Suburban Propane Partners LP2      314,305        7,640,755  

 

Water Utilities—0.6%

 

California Water Service Group      250,670        5,833,091  
    

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $837,878,493)      969,053,292  

 

Investment Company—1.5%

 

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl.     
E, 0.30%3,4 (Cost $14,384,001)      14,384,001        14,384,001  

 

Total Investments, at Value
(Cost $852,262,494)
     99.8%        983,437,293  

 

Net Other Assets (Liabilities)      0.2        2,385,447  
  

 

 

Net Assets      100.0%        $985,822,740  
  

 

 

 

Footnotes to Statement of Investments

1. Non-income producing security.

2. Security is a Master Limited Partnership.

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

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

    Shares     Gross     Gross     Shares  
         December 31, 2014                     Additions                     Reductions             December 31, 2015  

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E

    3,962,569        288,837,546        278,416,114        14,384,001   
                   Value         Income  

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E

      $ 14,384,001      $ 26,871   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

8      OPPENHEIMER MAIN STREET SMALL CAP FUND/VA


STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES December 31, 2015

 

Assets

       
Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments:  
Unaffiliated companies (cost $837,878,493)   $           969,053,292      
Affiliated companies (cost $14,384,001)     14,384,001      
      983,437,293      
Cash     1,000,000      
Receivables and other assets:  
Dividends     1,427,542      
Investments sold     1,043,328      
Shares of beneficial interest sold     738,632      
Other     41,063      
Total assets     987,687,858      
 
Liabilities        
Payables and other liabilities:  
Shares of beneficial interest redeemed     1,502,941      
Distribution and service plan fees     184,724      
Shareholder communications     73,706      
Investments purchased     38,093      
Trustees’ compensation     36,703      
Other     28,951      

Total liabilities

 

   

 

1,865,118   

 

  

 

Net Assets   $ 985,822,740      
       
 
Composition of Net Assets        
Par value of shares of beneficial interest   $ 46,761      
Additional paid-in capital     815,095,647      
Accumulated net investment income     2,764,432      
Accumulated net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions     36,741,095      
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies     131,174,805      
Net Assets   $ 985,822,740      
       
 
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 $129,104,095 and 6,054,207 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)     $21.32     

 

Service Shares:

 
Net asset value, redemption price per share and offering price per share (based on net assets of $856,718,645 and 40,706,342 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)     $21.05     

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

9      OPPENHEIMER MAIN STREET SMALL CAP FUND/VA


STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Year Ended December 31, 2015

 

Investment Income

       

Dividends:

 

Unaffiliated companies (net of foreign withholding taxes of $9,145)

  $             13,654,411      

Affiliated companies

    26,871      

Interest

    8      

Total investment income

    13,681,290      
 

Expenses

       

Management fees

    7,205,948      

Distribution and service plan fees - Service shares

    2,320,522      

Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:

 

Non-Service shares

    135,023      

Service shares

    928,148      

Shareholder communications:

 

Non-Service shares

    14,823      

Service shares

    101,509      

Trustees’ compensation

    37,657      

Borrowing fees

    7,665      

Custodian fees and expenses

    5,845      

Other

    66,225      

Total expenses

    10,823,365      

Less reduction to custodian expenses

    (416)     

Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses

    (17,540)     

Net expenses

 

   

 

10,805,409   

 

  

 

Net Investment Income

 

   

 

2,875,881   

 

  

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

       

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments from unaffiliated companies

    41,966,232      

Foreign currency transactions

    (12,340)     

Net realized gain

    41,953,892      

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

 

Investments

    (107,617,283)     

Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

    (46,849)     

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    (107,664,132)     
 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $ (62,834,359)     
       

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

10      OPPENHEIMER MAIN STREET SMALL CAP FUND/VA


STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

      Year Ended
December 31, 2015
          Year Ended
December 31, 2014
 

Operations

       

Net investment income

   $ 2,875,881           $ 8,483,013   

Net realized gain

     41,953,892             178,986,366   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (107,664,132        (66,686,269
                   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    

 

(62,834,359

 

 

      

 

120,783,110

 

  

 

Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders

                     

Dividends from net investment income:

       

Non-Service shares

     (1,186,413        (1,181,678

Service shares

     (5,919,665        (6,176,380
                     
    

 

(7,106,078

 

 

      

 

(7,358,058

 

 

Distributions from net realized gain:

                     

Non-Service shares

     (19,582,501        (18,983,832

Service shares

     (137,100,829        (137,086,830
                     
    

 

(156,683,330

 

 

      

 

(156,070,662

 

 

Beneficial Interest Transactions

                     

Net increase in net assets resulting from beneficial interest transactions:

       

Non-Service shares

     21,318,007           6,791,213   

Service shares

     86,089,174           16,033,807   
                   
    

 

107,407,181

 

  

 

      

 

22,825,020

 

  

 

Net Assets

                     

Total decrease

     (119,216,586          (19,820,590

Beginning of period

     1,105,039,326           1,124,859,916   
                   
End of period (including accumulated net investment income of $ 2,764,432 and $ 6,499,588, respectively)    $         985,822,740           $         1,105,039,326   
        

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

11      OPPENHEIMER MAIN STREET SMALL CAP FUND/VA


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Non-Service Shares    Year Ended
December
31, 2015
     Year Ended
December
31, 2014
     Year Ended
December
31, 2013
     Year Ended
December
31, 2012
     Year Ended
December
30, 20111
 

Per Share Operating Data

              

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 26.56        $ 27.80        $ 20.14        $ 17.17        $ 17.66    

Income (loss) from investment operations:

              

Net investment income2

     0.12          0.26          0.16          0.21          0.10    

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (1.28)         2.74          8.01          2.87          (0.48)   

Total from investment operations

     (1.16)         3.00          8.17          3.08          (0.38)   

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

              

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.23)         (0.25)         (0.22)         (0.11)         (0.11)   

Distributions from net realized gain

     (3.85)         (3.99)         (0.29)         0.00          0.00    

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

     (4.08)         (4.24)         (0.51)         (0.11)         (0.11)   

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 21.32       $ 26.56       $ 27.80       $ 20.14       $ 17.17   
        
        

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     (5.90)%         11.93%         41.01%         17.99%         (2.21)%   
              

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                            

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 129,104        $ 136,402        $ 134,692        $ 87,267        $ 79,722    

Average net assets (in thousands)

   $     134,932        $     133,864        $     113,522        $     83,790        $     86,796    

Ratios to average net assets:4

              

Net investment income

     0.49%         0.99%         0.67%         1.09%         0.58%   

Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings

     0.80%         0.80%         0.81%         0.83%         0.83%   

Interest and fees from borrowings

     0.00%5         0.00%         0.00%         0.00%         0.00%   

Total expenses6

     0.80%         0.80%         0.81%         0.83%         0.83%   
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      0.80%         0.79%         0.80%         0.80%         0.80%   

Portfolio turnover rate

     43%         65%         60%         92%         108%   

1. December 30, 2011 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 2 of the accompanying Notes.

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. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

Year Ended December 31, 2015

     0.80  
 

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  

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

12      OPPENHEIMER MAIN STREET SMALL CAP FUND/VA


Service Shares    Year Ended
December
31, 2015
     Year Ended
December
31, 2014
     Year Ended
December
31, 2013
     Year Ended
December
31, 2012
     Year Ended
  December
    30, 20111
 

Per Share Operating Data

                                            

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 26.26        $ 27.53        $ 19.96        $ 17.02        $ 17.50    

Income (loss) from investment operations:

              

Net investment income2

     0.06          0.19          0.10          0.15          0.06    

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (1.25)         2.71          7.93          2.85          (0.47)   

Total from investment operations

     (1.19)         2.90          8.03          3.00          (0.41)   

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

              

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.17)         (0.18)         (0.17)         (0.06)         (0.07)   

Distributions from net realized gain

     (3.85)         (3.99)         (0.29)         0.00          0.00    

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

     (4.02)         (4.17)         (0.46)         (0.06)         (0.07)   

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 21.05       $ 26.26       $ 27.53       $ 19.96       $ 17.02   
        
        

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     (6.09)%         11.66%         40.62%         17.67%         (2.38)%   
              

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                            

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 856,719        $ 968,637        $     990,168        $ 849,920        $ 790,752    

Average net assets (in thousands)

   $     927,514        $     957,874        $ 935,083        $     836,487        $     823,201    

Ratios to average net assets:4

              

Net investment income

     0.24%         0.75%         0.43%         0.82%         0.34%   

Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings

     1.05%         1.05%         1.06%         1.08%         1.08%   

Interest and fees from borrowings

     0.00%5         0.00%         0.00%         0.00%         0.00%   

Total expenses6

     1.05%         1.05%         1.06%         1.08%         1.08%   
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      1.05%         1.04%         1.05%         1.05%         1.05%   

Portfolio turnover rate

     43%         65%         60%         92%         108%   

1. December 30, 2011 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 2 of the accompanying Notes.

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. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

Year Ended December 31, 2015

     1.05  
 

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  

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2015

 

 

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 followed in the Fund’s preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”).

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Reporting Period End Date. The last day of the Fund’s reporting period is the last day the New York Stock Exchange was open for trading during the period. The Fund’s financial statements have been presented through that date to maintain consistency with the Fund’s net asset value calculations used for shareholder transactions.

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. GAAP, 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.

Return of Capital Estimates. Distributions received from the Fund’s investments in Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) and Real Estate Investments Trusts (REITs), generally are comprised of income and return of capital. The Fund records investment income and return of capital based on estimates. Such estimates are based on historical information available from each MLP, REIT and other industry sources. These estimates may subsequently be revised based on information received from MLPs and REITs after their tax reporting periods are concluded.

Custodian Fees. “Custodian fees and expenses” in the Statement of Operations may include interest expense incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on such cash overdrafts, to the extent they are not offset by positive cash balances maintained by the Fund, 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.

 

 

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2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

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 remains 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
Carryforward
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation
Based on cost of
Securities and
Other Investments
for Federal Income
Tax Purposes
 

$2,801,135

     $37,921,718         $—         $130,056,801   

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

Accordingly, the following amounts have been reclassified for the reporting period. 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
Investments1
 

$2,987,351

     $495,041         $3,482,392   

1. $2,987,379, all of which was long-term capital gain, was distributed in connection with Fund share redemptions.

The tax character of distributions paid during the reporting periods:

      Year Ended
December 31, 2015
     Year Ended
December 31, 2014
 

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

    $ 11,136,711       $ 82,496,622     

Long-term capital gain

     152,652,697         80,932,098     
  

 

 

 

Total

    $ 163,789,408       $ 163,428,720     
  

 

 

 

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

Federal tax cost of securities

    $ 853,380,498     
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

    $ 181,507,915     

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (51,451,114)    
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

    $     130,056,801     
  

 

 

 

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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

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, except in the case of a scheduled early closing of the Exchange, in which case the Fund will calculate net asset value of the shares as of the scheduled early closing time of the Exchange.

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

Valuation Methods and Inputs

Securities are valued 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 mean between the bid and asked price on the principal exchange or, if not available from the principal 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) a bid from the principal exchange, (2) the mean between the bid and asked price as provided by a single dealer, or (3) a bid from a single dealer. 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) 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.

 

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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 at period end based on valuation input level:

 

     

Level 1—

Unadjusted Quoted
Prices

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

Assets Table

           

Investments, at Value:

           

Common Stocks

           

Consumer Discretionary

   $ 98,643,142       $       $       $ 98,643,142   

Consumer Staples

     38,589,082                         38,589,082   

Energy

     37,200,985                         37,200,985   

Financials

     218,958,825                         218,958,825   

Health Care

     126,583,659         2,962,765                 129,546,424   

Industrials

     163,064,822                         163,064,822   

Information Technology

     188,972,717                         188,972,717   

Materials

     52,904,441                         52,904,441   

Utilities

     41,172,854                         41,172,854   

Investment Company

     14,384,001                         14,384,001   

Total Assets

   $                 980,474,528       $                 2,962,765       $                              —       $                 983,437,293   

Forward currency exchange contracts and futures contracts, if any, are reported at their unrealized appreciation/depreciation at measurement date, which represents the change in the contract’s value from trade date. All additional assets and liabilities included in the above table are reported at their market value at measurement date.

 

 

4. Investments and Risks

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

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

Investment in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund. The Fund is permitted to invest daily available cash balances in a money market Affiliated 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 regulated as a money market fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

4. Investments and Risks (Continued)

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.

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

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

 

 

5. Market Risk Factors

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

6. Shares of Beneficial Interest

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

     Year Ended December 31, 2015     Year Ended December 31, 2014  
      Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Non-Service Shares

        

Sold

     1,409,497      $ 33,342,939        1,046,887      $ 27,673,554   

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     876,695        20,768,914        817,408        20,165,510   

Redeemed

     (1,368,306     (32,793,846     (1,573,636     (41,047,851)   

Net increase

     917,886      $ 21,318,007        290,659      $ 6,791,213   
                                
                                  

Service Shares

        

Sold

     3,720,118      $ 87,937,386        3,683,961      $ 93,934,405   

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     6,109,352        143,020,494        5,866,634        143,263,210   

Redeemed

     (6,013,134     (144,868,706     (8,630,744     (221,163,808)   

Net increase

     3,816,336      $             86,089,174                    919,851      $                 16,033,807   
                                

 

 

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 reporting period were as follows:

 

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7. Purchases and Sales of Securities (Continued)

      Purchases      Sales  

Investment securities

   $ 442,687,846                                                    $ 500,491,006   

 

 

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 Through October 31, 2015      Fee Schedule Effective November 1, 2015  

  Up to $200 million

     0.75%         Up to $200 million      0.75%   

  Next $200 million

     0.72            Next $200 million      0.72      

  Next $200 million

     0.69            Next $200 million      0.69      

  Next $200 million

     0.66            Next $200 million      0.66      

  Next $200 million

     0.60            Next $200 million      0.60      

  Over $1 billion

     0.58            Next $4 billion      0.58      
        Over $5 billion      0.56      

The Fund’s effective management fee for the reporting period was 0.68% 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 Trustees 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 Trustees. The Fund purchases shares of the funds selected for deferral by the Trustees 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. The expense limitations do not include interest and fees from borrowing, and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business.

    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 reporting period, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $17,540 for IMMF management fees.

    Waivers and/or reimbursements may be modified or terminated as set forth according to the terms in the prospectus.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

9. Borrowing and Other Financing

Joint Credit Facility. A number of mutual funds managed by the Manager participate in a $1.28 billion revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) intended to provide short-term financing, if necessary, subject to certain restrictions in connection with atypical redemption activity. Expenses and fees related to the Facility are paid by the participating funds and are disclosed separately or as other expenses on the Statement of Operations. The Fund did not utilize the Facility during the reporting period.

 

 

10. Pending Litigation

In 2009, several putative class action lawsuits were filed and later consolidated before the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI”), OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (“OFDI”), and Oppenheimer Rochester California Municipal Fund, a fund advised by OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. and distributed by the Distributor (the “California Fund”), in connection with the California Fund’s investment performance. The plaintiffs asserted claims against OFI, OFDI and certain present and former trustees and officers of the California Fund under the federal securities laws, alleging, among other things, that the disclosure documents of the California Fund contained misrepresentations and omissions and the investment policies of the California Fund were not followed. Plaintiffs in the suit filed an amended complaint and defendants filed a motion to dismiss. In 2011, the court issued an order which granted in part and denied in part the defendants’ motion to dismiss. In 2012, plaintiffs filed a motion, which defendants opposed, to certify a class and appoint class representatives and class counsel. In March 2015, the court granted plaintiffs’ motion for class certification. In May 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit vacated the class certification order and remanded the matter to the district court for further proceedings. In October 2015, the district court reaffirmed its order and determined that the suit will proceed as a class action. In December 2015, the Tenth Circuit denied defendants’ petition to appeal the district court’s reaffirmed class certification order.

    OFI and OFDI believe the suit is without merit; that it is premature to render any opinion as to the likelihood of an outcome unfavorable to them in the suit; and that no estimate can yet be made as to the amount or range of any potential loss. Furthermore, OFI believes that the suit should not impair the ability of OFI or OFDI to perform their respective duties to the Fund and that the outcome of the 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, 2015, 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, 2015, 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, 2015, 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 12, 2016

 

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FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION Unaudited

 

 

In early 2016, if applicable, shareholders of record received information regarding all dividends and distributions paid to them by the Fund during calendar year 2015.

    Capital gain distributions of $3.74944 per share were paid to Non-Service and Service shareholders, respectively, on June 16, 2015. 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 reporting period which are not designated as capital gain distributions should be multiplied by the maximum amount allowable but not less than 100% 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 approve the terms of the Agreements and the renewal thereof. 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 comparative investment performance of the Fund and the Managers, (iii) the fees and expenses of the Fund, including comparative fee and 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 Managers’ 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; and securities trading services. OFI Global is responsible for oversight of third-party service providers; monitoring compliance with applicable Fund policies and procedures and adherence to the Fund’s investment restrictions; risk management; and oversight of the Sub-Adviser. OFI Global is also 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 U.S. 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. OFI Global also provides 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 Managers’ 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, 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 the Board members have become knowledgeable about through their experiences with the Managers and 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 Managers and the Fund. Throughout the year, the Managers provided information on the investment performance of the Fund, including comparative performance information. The Board also reviewed information, prepared by the Managers 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 one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods.

    Fees and Expenses of the Fund. The Board reviewed the fees paid to the Adviser and the other expenses borne by the Fund. The Board noted that the Adviser, 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 Adviser’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 their respective peer group medians and category medians. Within the total asset range of $1 billion to $2 billion, the Fund’s effective management fee rate was lower than its peer group medians and category medians. The Board also considered that the Adviser 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. The Board considered that the Adviser proposed an additional breakpoint at 0.56% for annual net assets in excess of $5 billion, which went into effect on November 1, 2015.

    Economies of Scale and Profits Realized by the Managers. 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

 

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

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).

    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, 2016. 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, Age
   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 47 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), Shareholders Services, Inc. and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. (until October 1995). Oversees 47 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 47 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 47 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 47 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 - Colorado Market of MidFirst Bank (since January 2015); Chairman of the Board (since 2012) and Director (since August 2005) of Jones International University (educational organization); Trustee of the Gallagher Family Foundation (non-profit organization) (2000-2015); Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Steele Street Bank Trust (commercial banking) (August 2003-January 2015); 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 47 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 Funds (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 47 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 47 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, 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 47 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 AND OFFICER    Mr. Steinmetz is an “Interested Trustee” because he is affiliated with the Manager and the Sub-Adviser by virtue of his positions as Chairman and director of the Sub-Adviser and officer and director of the Manager. Both as a Trustee and as an officer, Mr. Steinmetz serves for an indefinite term, or until his resignation, retirement, death or removal. Mr. Steinmetz’s address is 225 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10281-1008.

Arthur P. Steinmetz

Trustee (Since 2015), 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 101 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

 

OTHER OFFICERS OF THE FUND    The addresses of the Officers in the chart below are as follows: for Messrs. Ziehl, Vardharaj, Anello, Krantz, Weiner, 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.

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.

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited / Continued

 

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 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 101 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 101 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 101 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 101 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 SMALL CAP 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    Ropes & Gray 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.
   © 2016 OppenheimerFunds, Inc. All rights reserved. Oppenheimer funds are distributed by OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

 

 

LOGO


LOGO


PORTFOLIO MANAGERS: Christopher Proctor, CFA and Adam S. Wilde, CFA

 

    

Current Yield

  

For the 7-Day Period Ended 12/31/15

  

With Compounding

   0.01%     

Without Compounding

   0.01%     
    

For the 12-Month Period Ended 12/31/15

  

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

  59.2%  

Certificates of Deposit

  22.9  

Direct Bank Obligations

  11.5  

Investment Companies

  6.4     

 

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of December 31, 2015, and are based on the total market value of investments.

 

 

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Fund Performance Discussion

In the closing months of 2015, short-term interest rates were beginning to wiggle free from the anchor placed on them in December of 2008. The Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) increased its target from the zero bound range to 0.25% to 0.50% for the first time in 7 years. The uptick in rates has led to increased yield, which has proved beneficial for the Fund.

MARKET OVERVIEW

2015 will go down as a year in which volatility returned to the financial markets following a multi-year hiatus. Global growth struggled to gain traction as many of the world’s largest economies expanded below their long-term trends. China’s industrial production slowed for the fifth consecutive year and weighed on the world’s exporters—especially commodity producers. In the United States, a strong dollar impaired the competitiveness of many American companies and proved to be a drag on corporate earnings.

The generally disappointing performance of global equity markets was marked by pockets of significant weakness in the energy sector and many emerging markets. U.S. equities generally outperformed their counterparts in other regions in 2015, though with tempered results and only after a market correction in August that tested investors’ nerves. Interest rates globally remained low, even as investors spent most of the year contemplating the first U.S. interest-rate hike by the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) in almost a decade. The Fed did not raise interest rates until late in the year at its December 16 meeting, when the benchmark federal funds rate was raised by 0.25%. As the markets anticipated this rate hike during the reporting period, short-term interest rates began to rise, which benefited the Fund.

FUND REVIEW

At period end, the deadline for complying with the money market fund reform (the “Reform Rules”) adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in July 2014 is fast approaching. There are notable changes: variable net asset value, and the ability to impose liquidity fees and/or gates. The Reform Rules include numerous other rule amendments and we continue to work on facilitating the Fund’s compliance with respect to historical data collection, diversification, stress testing, Form PF, and Form N-MFP, to mention a few of the new requirements. In analyzing the Reform Rules, while factoring in feedback from our clients, the Fund’s name will change from Oppenheimer Money Fund/VA to Oppenheimer Government Money Fund/VA on or around April 29, 2016. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for additional information.

Throughout the reporting period, the Fund continued to generate consistent and competitive levels of current income. The weighted average maturity (WAM) of the Fund is well below the industry average due to the above average liquidity required to manage the funds volatile cash flows.

STRATEGY & OUTLOOK

For the month of December, we saw a 19 basis points increase in the 1-month Libor and similarly a 19 basis points increase in the 3-month Libor. Because the Fund maintains a lower than average WAM, it was able to benefit more quickly from the Fed rate hike. The outlook for the Fund is to remain conservative and continue to maintain a 10 to 15 day WAM.

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 two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) 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, 2015.

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 6 Months Ended December 31, 2015” 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 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 fund 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 fund 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, 2015

    

Ending

Account

Value

December 31, 2015          

  

Expenses

Paid During

6 Months Ended

December 31, 2015                  

      $       1,000.00                    $      1,000.10     $                 0.96

Hypothetical

        

(5% return before expenses)

                  
       1,000.00                            1,024.25                        0.97

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). This annualized expense ratio, excluding indirect expenses from affiliated funds, based on the 6-month period ended December 31, 2015 is as follows:

 

Expense Ratios    

0.19%    

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 shows 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, 2015

 

     Maturity Date*     

Final Legal

Maturity Date**

     Principal Amount     Value   

 

 

Certificates of Deposit—17.7%

          

Yankee Certificates of Deposit—17.7%

          
Bank of Nova Scotia, Houston TX:           
0.34%1      1/4/16         1/4/16       $                  3,000,000        $                    3,000,000     
0.38%      1/4/16         1/4/16         20,000,000        20,000,049     
0.42%      3/21/16         3/21/16         5,500,000        5,500,000     
0.55%1      1/4/16         3/23/16         2,000,000        2,000,000     
0.648%1      1/4/16         3/4/16         5,000,000        5,000,678     

 

 
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce NY, 0.36%      2/9/16         2/9/16         110,000,000        110,000,000     

 

 
Citibank NA, 0.43%      1/19/16         1/19/16         75,000,000        75,000,000     

 

 
Mitsubishi UFJ TR & BK NY:           
0.50%2      4/1/16         4/1/16         7,600,000        7,600,000     
0.50%2      3/16/16         3/16/16         5,000,000        5,000,000     

 

 
Royal Bank of Canada, New York, 0.379%1      1/6/16         1/6/16         5,000,000        5,000,000     

 

 
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, Grand Cayman, 0.15%      1/4/16         1/4/16         100,000,000        100,000,000     

 

 
Societe Generale, New York, 0.36%      1/5/16         1/5/16         50,000,000        50,000,000     

 

 
State Street Bank & Trust, 0.471%1      1/11/16         2/11/16         5,000,000        5,000,000     

 

 
Sumitomo Mutsui Bank NY:           
0.40%      3/1/16         3/1/16         20,000,000        20,000,000     
0.42%      2/1/16         2/1/16         50,000,000        50,000,000     

 

 
Toronto Dominion Bank, New York, 0.495%1      1/19/16         3/16/16         5,000,000        5,000,000     
Total Certificates of Deposit (Cost $468,100,727)              468,100,727     
          

 

 

 
          

 

 

Direct Bank Obligations—8.9%

          
Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, New York Branch:           
0.30%      1/6/16         1/6/16         54,000,000        53,997,750     
0.30%      1/7/16         1/7/16         48,000,000        47,997,600     
0.34%      1/5/16         1/5/16         9,000,000        8,999,660     
0.34%      1/4/16         1/4/16         17,800,000        17,799,496     

 

 
Danske Corp., 0.42%3      1/7/16         1/7/16         49,000,000        48,996,570     

 

 
ING (US) Funding LLC, 0.37%      1/4/16         1/4/16         20,000,000        19,999,383     

 

 
Societe Generale, 0.50%3      2/1/16         2/1/16         35,000,000        34,984,930     
Total Direct Bank Obligations (Cost $232,775,389)              232,775,389     
          

 

 

 
          

 

 

Short-Term Notes/Commercial Paper—45.5%

          

Leasing & Factoring—1.0%

          
Toyota Motor Credit Corp.:           
0.50%      2/22/16         2/22/16         20,000,000        19,985,556     
0.592%1      1/25/16         2/22/16         5,000,000        5,000,000     
          

 

 

 
             24,985,556     
          

 

 

Machinery—1.9%

          
Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., 0.45%      1/6/16         1/6/16         51,000,000        50,996,813     

 

 

Municipal—5.2%

          
Albany Industrial Development Agency Bonds, Albany Medical Center Hospital, Series 2007B, 0.40%1      1/7/16         1/7/16         1,710,000        1,710,000     

 

 
Baltimore, MD General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003D, 0.35%1      1/7/16         1/7/16         1,850,000        1,850,000     

 

 
Broward Cnty., FL Housing Finance Authority Multi-Family Housing Revenue Bonds, Sailboat Bend Artist Lofts Project, Series 06, 0.11%1      1/7/16         1/7/16         1,400,000        1,400,000     

 

 
Fort Collins, CO Economic Development Revenue Bonds, Oakridge Project, Series A, 0.17%1      1/7/16         1/7/16         2,565,000        2,565,000     

 

 

Grand River Dam Authority Revenue Bonds, Series 2014C,

0.39%1

     1/7/16         1/7/16         5,750,000        5,750,000     

 

 
IN Development Finance Authority, TTP, Inc. Project, Series 2001, 0.15%1      1/7/16         1/7/16         1,680,000        1,680,000     

 

 
Knox, IN Economic Development Revenue Bonds, Toll IN LLC Project, Series 2014, 0.42%1      1/7/16         1/7/16         11,300,000        11,300,000     

 

 
Macon-Bibb Cnty. Industrial Development Authority Revenue Bonds, Bass Pro Outdoor World, Series 2015, 0.42%1,2      1/7/16         1/7/16         8,500,000        8,500,000     

 

 
MI Finance Authority School Loan Revolving Fund Revenue Bonds, Series 2010B, 0.35%1      1/7/16         1/7/16         7,000,000        7,000,000     

 

 
NJ Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Saint Barnabas Corp., Series 2011C, 0.30%1      1/7/16         1/7/16         3,270,000        3,270,000     

 

 
NYS Housing Finance Agency 8 East 102nd State Housing Revenue Bonds, Series 2010B, 0.36%1      1/7/16         1/7/16         8,010,000        8,010,000     

 

 
NYS Housing Finance Agency Clinton Park Phase ll Housing Revenue Bonds, MH Rental LLC, Series 2011B, 0.42%1      1/7/16         1/7/16         11,000,000        11,000,000     

 

 
Portland Clinic LLP (The) Bonds, Series 20081      1/7/16         1/7/16         10,215,000        10,215,000     

 

 
Seminole Cnty., FL Industrial Development Authority Revenue Bonds, 3100 Camp Road LLC Project, Series 2008, 0.11%1      1/7/16         1/7/16         2,210,000        2,210,000     

 

 
St. Paul, MN Bonds, Rivercentre Arena Project, Series 2009A, 0.42%1      1/7/16         1/7/16         900,000        900,000     

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

     Maturity Date*     

Final Legal

Maturity Date**

     Principal Amount     Value   

 

 

Municipal (Continued)

          

 

 
University Hospitals Health System, Inc. Hospital Revenue Bonds, Series 2013C, 0.42%1      1/7/16         1/7/16       $              36,250,000         $                    36,250,000     

 

 
Valdosta-Lowndes Cnty., GA Industrial Authority Revenue Bonds, Steeda Autosports, Inc. Project, Series 08, 0.15%1      1/7/16         1/7/16         1,000,000        1,000,000     

 

 
West Memphis, AR Industrial Development Revenue Bonds, S-B Power Tool, Series 2000A, 0.38%1      1/7/16         1/7/16         7,200,000        7,200,000     

 

 
Yavapai Cnty., AR Industrial Development Authority Revenue Bonds, Drake Cemet LLC Project, Series 2015, 0.25%1      1/7/16         1/7/16         16,625,000        16,625,000     
          

 

 

 
             138,435,000     
          

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—4.8%

          
ExxonMobil Corp.:           
0.133%      1/4/16         1/4/16         35,600,000        35,599,607     
0.26%      1/28/16         1/28/16         30,000,000        29,994,150     
0.27%      1/5/16         1/5/16         40,000,000        39,998,800     
0.30%      1/6/16         1/6/16         23,400,000        23,399,025     
          

 

 

 
             128,991,582     
          

 

 

Personal Products—0.7%

          
Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services plc:           
0.30%3      1/12/16         1/12/16         9,850,000        9,849,097     
0.431%3      2/2/16         2/2/16         8,000,000        7,996,942     
          

 

 

 
             17,846,039     
          

 

 

Pharmaceuticals—4.6%

          
Johnson & Johnson, 0.10%3      1/8/16         1/8/16         63,000,000        62,998,775     

 

 
Novartis Finance Corp., 0.277%3      1/4/16         1/4/16         59,200,000        59,198,633     
          

 

 

 
             122,197,408     
          

 

 

Real Estate Management and Development—0.1%

          
Tennis for Charity, Inc. Bonds, Series 2004, 0.38%1      1/7/16         1/7/16         3,010,000        3,010,000     

 

 

Receivables Finance—11.8%

          
Chariot Funding LLC:           
0.10%3      1/4/16         1/4/16         27,332,000        27,331,772     
0.142%3      1/5/16         1/5/16         17,600,000        17,599,722     

 

 
Gotham Funding Corp.:           
0.47%3      1/12/16         1/12/16         5,000,000        4,999,282     
0.50%3      1/26/16         1/26/16         50,000,000        49,982,639     

 

 
Manhattan Asset Funding Co.:           
0.42%3      1/5/16         1/5/16         1,000,000        999,953     
0.42%3      1/7/16         1/7/16         20,000,000        19,998,600     
0.48%3      2/10/16         2/10/16         1,200,000        1,199,360     
0.50%3      1/21/16         1/21/16         5,400,000        5,398,500     
0.53%3      2/8/16         2/8/16         25,000,000        24,986,014     

 

 
Nieuw Amsterdam Receivables Corp., 0.55%      2/16/16         2/16/16         11,000,000        10,992,270     

 

 
Old Line Funding Corp.:           
0.15%3      1/4/16         1/4/16         14,201,000        14,200,823     
0.28%3      1/29/16         1/29/16         10,000,000        9,997,822     

 

 
Sheffield Receivables Corp.:           
0.30%3      1/7/16         1/7/16         26,000,000        25,998,700     
0.55%3      1/15/16         1/15/16         30,000,000        29,993,583     

 

 
Starbird Funding Corp., 0.36%3      2/17/16         2/17/16         15,000,000        14,992,950     

 

 
Thunder Bay Funding LLC, 0.461%3      1/13/16         1/13/16         7,611,000        7,609,833     

 

 
Victory Receivables Corp.:           
0.37%3      1/8/16         1/8/16         20,000,000        19,998,561     
0.50%3      1/19/16         1/19/16         28,010,000        28,002,997     
          

 

 

 
             314,283,381     
          

 

 

Special Purpose Financial—14.7%

          
Anglesea Funding LLC:           
0.36%2      1/4/16         1/4/16         40,000,000        39,998,800     
0.36%2      1/5/16         1/5/16         45,000,000        44,998,200     
0.36%2      1/6/16         1/6/16         7,000,000        6,999,650     
0.44%2      1/15/16         1/15/16         4,000,000        3,999,316     
0.46%2      1/20/16         1/20/16         28,000,000        27,993,202     

 

 
Bennington Stark Capital Co., 0.45%3      1/6/16         1/6/16         22,000,000        21,998,625     

 

 
Concord Minutemen Cap. Co. LLC:           
0.317%      1/14/16         1/14/16         30,700,000        30,696,491     
0.42%      1/12/16         1/12/16         48,000,000        47,993,840     

 

 
Crown Point Capital Co., 0.36%      1/4/16         1/4/16         44,000,000        43,998,680     

 

6    OPPENHEIMER MONEY FUND/VA


    

 

     Maturity Date*     

Final Legal

Maturity Date**

     Principal Amount     Value   

 

 

Special Purpose Financial (Continued)

          

 

 

Lexington Parker Capital Co. LLC:

          

0.29%3

     1/12/16         1/12/16       $                  7,500,000       $                     7,499,335     

0.31%3

     1/15/16         1/15/16         35,000,000        34,995,781     

0.42%3

     1/13/16         1/13/16         43,000,000        42,993,980     

 

 

Ridgefield Funding Co. LLC, 0.45%

     2/16/16         2/16/16         35,000,000        34,979,875     
          

 

 

 
             389,145,775     
          

 

 

U.S. Government Agencies-FFC—0.7%

          

General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (The), Series A1

     1/7/16         1/7/16         19,540,000        19,540,000     

Total Short-Term Notes/Commercial Paper
(Cost $1,209,431,554)

             1,209,431,554     

 

 

Investment Company—5.0%

          

 

 

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E,
0.30%4,5 (Cost $131,359,385)

           131,359,385        131,359,385     

 

 

Total Investments, at Value (Cost $2,041,667,055)

           77.1     2,041,667,055     

 

 

Net Other Assets (Liabilities)

           22.9        606,968,994     
        

 

 

 

Net Assets

           100.0    $ 2,648,636,049     
        

 

 

 

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. 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 $145,089,168 or 5.48% of the Fund’s net assets at period end.

3. Security issued in an exempt transaction without registration under the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities amount to $634,803,779 or 23.97% of the Fund’s net assets, and have been determined to be liquid pursuant to guidelines adopted by the Board of Trustees.

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

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

   

Shares

December 31, 2014

   

Gross

Additions

   

Gross

Reductions

   

Shares

December 31, 2015

 

 

 

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E

    23,255,744                      191,335,641        83,232,000                            131,359,385     
                Value       Income  

 

 

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E

       $             131,359,385       $ 101,834   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

7      OPPENHEIMER MONEY FUND/VA


STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES December 31, 2015

 

 

 

Assets

  

Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments:

  

Unaffiliated companies (cost $1,910,307,670)

    $        1,910,307,670       

Affiliated companies (cost $131,359,385)

     131,359,385       
  

 

 

 
     2,041,667,055       

 

 

Cash

     591,669,600       

 

 

Receivables and other assets:

  

Shares of beneficial interest sold

     15,190,695       

Interest

     167,881       

Other

     38,653       
  

 

 

 

Total assets

 

    

 

2,648,733,884    

 

  

 

 

 

Liabilities

  

Payables and other liabilities:

  

Shares of beneficial interest redeemed

     37,405       

Legal, auditing and other professional fees

     22,050       

Trustees’ compensation

     21,706       

Dividends

     8,097       

Shareholder communications

     7,371       

Other

     1,206       
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

    

 

97,835    

 

  

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 2,648,636,049       
  

 

 

 
  

 

 

Composition of Net Assets

  

Par value of shares of beneficial interest

    $ 2,648,604       

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

     2,645,961,790       

 

 

Accumulated net investment income

     25,655       
  

 

 

 

Net Assets - applicable to 2,648,603,696 shares of beneficial interest outstanding

    $ 2,648,636,049       
  

 

 

 
  

 

 

Net Asset Value, Redemption Price Per Share and Offering Price Per Share

      $1.00       

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

8      OPPENHEIMER MONEY FUND/VA


STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Year Ended December 31, 2015

 

Investment Income

        

Interest

   $ 2,210,561        

 

 

Dividends from affiliated companies

     101,834        
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

 

    

 

2,312,395     

 

  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Management fees

     4,723,202        

 

 

Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees

     1,136,635        

 

 

Shareholder communications

     30,520        

 

 

Trustees’ compensation

     48,886        

 

 

Custodian fees and expenses

     4,935        

 

 

Other

     84,441        
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     6,028,619        

Less reduction to custodian expenses

     (1,840)       

Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses

                 (3,828,838)       
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

 

    

 

2,197,941     

 

  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

    

 

114,454     

 

  

 

 

 

Realized Gain

 

    

 

22,016     

 

  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 136,470        
  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

9      OPPENHEIMER MONEY FUND/VA


STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Year Ended     Year Ended  
     December 31, 2015     December 31, 2014  

 

 

Operations

    

Net investment income

    $ 114,454          $ 32,855      

 

 

Net realized gain

     22,016           11,471      
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     136,470           44,326      

 

 

Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders

    

Dividends from net investment income

     (119,146)          (34,163)     
    

 

 

Beneficial Interest Transactions

    

Net increase in net assets resulting from beneficial interest transactions

     2,133,322,061           338,260,098      
    

 

 

Net Assets

    

Total increase

     2,133,339,385           338,270,261      

 

 

Beginning of period

     515,296,664           177,026,403      
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

End of period (including accumulated net investment income of $ 25,655 and $ 8,607, respectively)

    $         2,648,636,049          $ 515,296,664      
  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

10      OPPENHEIMER MONEY FUND/VA


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

    Year     Year     Year     Year     Year  
    Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended  
    December     December     December     December     December  
    31, 2015     31, 2014     31, 2013     31, 2012     30, 20111  

 

 

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%         0.01%    
         

 

 
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)   $   2,648,636        $   515,297       $   177,026       $   174,428       $   163,973    

 

 
Average net assets (in thousands)   $ 1,144,581        $ 329,045       $ 178,263       $ 164,276       $ 156,127    

 

 
Ratios to average net assets:5          
Net investment income     0.01%          0.01%         0.01%         0.01%         0.01%    
Total expenses6     0.53%          0.57%         0.61%         0.62%         0.61%    
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses     0.19%          0.15%         0.22%         0.30%         0.29%    

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, 2015

                           0.53%   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

   0.57%   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

11      OPPENHEIMER MONEY FUND/VA


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2015

 

 

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 followed in the Fund’s preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”).

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Reporting Period End Date. The last day of the Fund’s reporting period is the last day the New York Stock Exchange was open for trading during the period. The Fund’s financial statements have been presented through that date to maintain consistency with the Fund’s net asset value calculations used for shareholder transactions.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. GAAP, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income distributions, if any, are declared 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 remains 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 
 

 

 

$58,090

     $—         $—    

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

Accordingly, the following amounts have been reclassified for the reporting period. Net assets of the Fund were unaffected by the reclassifications.

 

12      OPPENHEIMER MONEY FUND/VA


 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

Increase to

Paid-in Capital

   Increase
to Accumulated
Net Investment
Income
     Reduction 
to Accumulated Net 
Realized Gain 
on Investments 
 

 

 

$276

     $21,740         $22,016    

The tax character of distributions paid during the reporting periods:

      Year Ended 
December 31, 2015
     Year Ended  
December 31, 2014 
 

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

       $ 119,146           $ 34,163   

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

Money Market Fund Reform. In analyzing the Reform Rules, adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in July 2014, the Fund’s name will change from Oppenheimer Money Fund/VA to Oppenheimer Government Money Fund/VA on or around April 29, 2016. Additionally the Board of Trustees approved the adoption of a new non-fundamental investment policy requiring each Fund to invest 99.5% or more of its total assets in cash, government securities, and/or repurchase agreements that are collateralized fully by cash and/or government securities.

 

 

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, except in the case of a scheduled early closing of the Exchange, in which case the Fund will calculate net asset value of the shares as of the scheduled early closing time of the Exchange.

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

Valuation Methods and Inputs

Securities are valued 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:

 

13      OPPENHEIMER MONEY FUND/VA


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

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 at period end based on valuation input level:

     Level 1—
Unadjusted
Quoted Prices
    

Level 2—

Other Significant
Observable Inputs

     Level 3—
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Value    

 

 

Investments, at Value:

           

Assets Table

           

Certificates of Deposit

     $ —        $ 468,100,727        $ —        $ 468,100,727      

Direct Bank Obligations

     —          232,775,389          —          232,775,389      

Short-Term Notes/Commercial Paper

     —          1,209,431,554          —          1,209,431,554      

Investment Company

     131,359,385          —          —          131,359,385      
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     $ 131,359,385        $ 1,910,307,670        $ —        $ 2,041,667,055      
  

 

 

 

 

 

4. Investments and Risk

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

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

Investment in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund. The Fund is permitted to invest daily available cash balances in a money market Affiliated 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 regulated as a money market fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Shareholder Concentration. At period end, one shareholder owned 20% or more of the Fund’s total outstanding shares comprising 96.13% of the Fund.

 

 

5. Market Risk Factors

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

14      OPPENHEIMER MONEY FUND/VA


 

6. Shares of Beneficial Interest

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

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2015         Year Ended December 31, 2014      
     Shares      Amount        Shares      Amount  

 

 

Sold

     3,416,245,044       $ 3,416,245,044            1,568,851,985       $ 1,568,851,985      

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     112,387         112,387            34,163         34,163      

Redeemed

     (1,283,035,370      (1,283,035,370)           (1,230,626,050      (1,230,626,050)     
  

 

 

 

Net increase

     2,133,322,061       $         2,133,322,061            338,260,098       $         338,260,098      
  

 

 

 

 

 

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 $500 million

    0.450%      

  Next $500 million

    0.425   

  Next $500 million

    0.400   

  Over $1.5 billion

    0.375   

The Fund’s effective management fee for the reporting period was 0.41% 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 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 Trustees 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 Trustees. The Fund purchases shares of the funds selected for deferral by the Trustees 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 reporting period, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $3,467,322.

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 $305,715 for the reporting period.

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. At period end, the following waived and/or reimbursed amounts are eligible for recapture:

Expiration Date

  

 

 

December 31, 2016

   $ 486,156   

December 31, 2017

     1,378,598   

December 31, 2018

     3,773,037   

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

7. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

The Manager has not recaptured any previously waived and/or reimbursed amounts during the reporting period.

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 reporting period, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $55,801 for IMMF management fees.

Waivers and/or reimbursements may be modified or terminated as set forth according to the terms in the prospectus.

 

 

8. Pending Litigation

In 2009, several putative class action lawsuits were filed and later consolidated before the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI”), OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (“OFDI”), and Oppenheimer Rochester California Municipal Fund, a fund advised by OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. and distributed by the Distributor (the “California Fund”), in connection with the California Fund’s investment performance. The plaintiffs asserted claims against OFI, OFDI and certain present and former trustees and officers of the California Fund under the federal securities laws, alleging, among other things, that the disclosure documents of the California Fund contained misrepresentations and omissions and the investment policies of the California Fund were not followed. Plaintiffs in the suit filed an amended complaint and defendants filed a motion to dismiss. In 2011, the court issued an order which granted in part and denied in part the defendants’ motion to dismiss. In 2012, plaintiffs filed a motion, which defendants opposed, to certify a class and appoint class representatives and class counsel. In March 2015, the court granted plaintiffs’ motion for class certification. In May 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit vacated the class certification order and remanded the matter to the district court for further proceedings. In October 2015, the district court reaffirmed its order and determined that the suit will proceed as a class action. In December 2015, the Tenth Circuit denied defendants’ petition to appeal the district court’s reaffirmed class certification order.

OFI and OFDI believe the suit is without merit; that it is premature to render any opinion as to the likelihood of an outcome unfavorable to them in the suit; and that no estimate can yet be made as to the amount or range of any potential loss. Furthermore, OFI believes that the suit should not impair the ability of OFI or OFDI to perform their respective duties to the Fund and that the outcome of the 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, 2015, 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, 2015, 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, 2015, 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 12, 2016

 

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FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION Unaudited

 

 

In early 2016, if applicable, shareholders of record received information regarding all dividends and distributions paid to them by the Fund during calendar year 2015.

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 approve the terms of the Agreements and the renewal thereof. 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 comparative investment performance of the Fund and the Managers, (iii) the fees and expenses of the Fund, including comparative fee and 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 Managers’ 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; and securities trading services. OFI Global is responsible for oversight of third-party service providers; monitoring compliance with applicable Fund policies and procedures and adherence to the Fund’s investment restrictions; risk management; and oversight of the Sub-Adviser. OFI Global is also 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 U.S. 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. OFI Global also provides 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 Managers’ 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 the Board members have become knowledgeable about through their experiences with the Managers and 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 Managers and the Fund. Throughout the year, the Managers provided information on the investment performance of the Fund, including comparative performance information. The Board also reviewed information, prepared by the Managers 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.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund. The Board reviewed the fees paid to the Adviser and the other expenses borne by the Fund. The Board noted that the Adviser, 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 Adviser’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 equal to its peer group median and lower than its category median. The Board also considered that the Fund’s contractual management fee was equal to its peer group median and lower than its 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 Adviser 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 Adviser 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.

 

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

AGREEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

Economies of Scale and Profits Realized by the Managers. 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.

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, 2016. 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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DISTRIBUTION SOURCES Unaudited

 

 

For any distribution that took place over the last six months of the Fund’s reporting period, the table below details, on a per-share basis, the percentage of the Fund’s total distribution payment amount that was derived from the following sources: net income, net profit from the sale of securities, and other capital sources. This information is based upon income and capital gains using generally accepted accounting principles as of the date of each distribution. Because the Fund is actively managed, the relative amount of the Fund’s total distributions derived from various sources over the calendar year may change. Please note that this information should not be used for tax reporting purposes as the tax character of distributable income may differ from the amounts used for this notification. You will receive IRS tax forms in the first quarter of each calendar year detailing the actual amount of the taxable and non-taxable portion of distributions paid to you during the tax year.

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

  Fund Name    Pay Date      Net Income      Net Profit
from Sale
    Other Capital    
Sources
 

 

 

  Oppenheimer Money Fund/VA

     7/17/15         95.9%         0.0     4.1%           

 

 

  Oppenheimer Money Fund/VA

     8/21/15         95.9%         0.0     4.1%           

 

 

  Oppenheimer Money Fund/VA

     9/18/15         95.9%         0.0     4.1%           

 

 

  Oppenheimer Money Fund/VA

     10/16/15         95.9%         0.3     3.8%           

 

 

  Oppenheimer Money Fund/VA

     11/20/15         95.9%         4.1     0.0%           

 

 

  Oppenheimer Money Fund/VA

     12/18/15         97.1%         1.8     1.1%           

 

 

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited

 

 

 

Name, Position(s) Held with the Fund, Length of Service, Age    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 47 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), Shareholders Services, Inc. and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. (until October 1995). Oversees 47 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 47 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 47 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 47 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 - Colorado Market of MidFirst Bank (since January 2015); Chairman of the Board (since 2012) and Director (since August 2005) of Jones International University (educational organization); Trustee of the Gallagher Family Foundation (non-profit organization) (2000-2015); Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Steele Street Bank Trust (commercial banking) (August 2003-January 2015); 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 47 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 Funds (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 47 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 47 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, 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 47 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 AND OFFICER    Mr. Steinmetz is an “Interested Trustee” because he is affiliated with the Manager and the Sub-Adviser by virtue of his positions as Chairman and director of the Sub-Adviser and officer and director of the Manager. Both as a Trustee and as an officer, Mr. Steinmetz serves for an indefinite term, or until his resignation, retirement, death or removal. Mr. Steinmetz’s address is 225 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10281-1008.

Arthur P. Steinmetz

Trustee (Since 2015), 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 101 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

 

   
OTHER OFFICERS OF THE FUND    The addresses of the Officers in the chart below are as follows: for Messrs. 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.

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

   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 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

 

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Arthur S. Gabinet,

Continued

   (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 101 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 101 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 101 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 101 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    Ropes & Gray 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.
   © 2016 OppenheimerFunds, Inc. All rights reserved. Oppenheimer funds are distributed by OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

 

 

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December 31, 2015

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ANNUAL REPORT

 

Listing of Top Holdings

 

Fund Performance Discussion

 

Financial Statements


PORTFOLIO MANAGERS: Hemant Baijal, Michael Mata and Krishna Memani

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE PERIODS ENDED 12/31/15

 

    Inception Date        1-Year     5-Year     10-Year  

Non-Service Shares

  5/3/93      -2.26      2.82      4.74 

Service Shares

  3/19/01      -2.49         2.55         4.47    

Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

         0.55         3.25         4.51    

Citigroup World Government Bond Index

         -3.57         -0.08         3.44    

Citigroup Non U.S. World Government Bond Index

         -5.54         -1.30         3.05    

J.P. Morgan Domestic High Yield Index

         -4.99         5.33         7.06    

Reference Index

         -3.46         2.10         4.80    

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.

 

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TOP HOLDINGS AND ALLOCATIONS

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

 

 

Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes

   52.9%

 

Mortgage-Backed Obligations

  

Government Agency

   4.9   

Non-Agency

   8.9   

 

Investment Companies

  

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund

   5.1   

Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC

   2.6   

Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC

   5.1   

 

Foreign Government Obligations

   9.5   

 

Asset-Backed Securities

   5.8   

 

U.S. Government Obligations

   1.8   

 

Short-Term Notes

   1.6   

 

Corporate Loans

   0.9   

 

Structured Securities

   0.6   

 

Over-the-Counter Options Purchased

   0.1   

 

Over-the-Counter Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased

   0.1   

 

Common Stocks

   0.1   

 

Rights, Warrants and Certificates

   —      

 

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of December 31, 2015, and are based on the total market value of investments.

 

  CREDIT RATING BREAKDOWN

 

  

      NRSRO ONLY TOTAL      

 

  AAA

       15.1 %

  AA

       2.6  

  A

       7.2  

  BBB

       23.4  

  BB

       21.6  

  B

       16.3  

  CCC

       3.4  

  CC

       0.0  

  C

       0.0  

  D

       1.4  

  Unrated

       9.0  

  Total

       100.0 %

The percentages above are based on the market value of the Fund’s securities as of December 31, 2015, 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

In what was a volatile year for global fixed-income and equity markets, the Fund’s Non-Service shares returned -2.26%. In comparison, the Fund outperformed the -3.46% return of its Reference Index (the “Index”), which currently is composed 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.

MARKET OVERVIEW

2015 will go down as a year in which volatility returned to the financial markets following a multi-year hiatus. Global growth struggled to gain traction as many of the world’s largest economies expanded below their long-term trends. China’s industrial production slowed for the fifth consecutive year and weighed on the world’s exporters—especially commodity producers. In the United States, a strong dollar impaired the competitiveness of many American companies and proved to be a drag on corporate earnings. The Federal Reserve finally hiked interest rates 0.25% in December, which followed a somewhat underwhelming easing program by the European Central Bank (ECB) earlier in the month. The environment led to a turbulent environment for various asset classes.

FUND REVIEW

The Fund’s strongest performer relative to the Index was an underweight position in foreign currencies and a long position in the U.S. dollar. This benefited results due to the strong rally in the U.S. dollar during the year. An underweight position in developed markets also contributed positively to the Fund’s relative performance.

The primary detractor from performance this reporting period was the Fund’s allocation to emerging markets local debt. In this area, the significant increase in Brazilian and Asian yields drove the Fund’s underperformance. Also detracting from performance was our high yield and investment grade exposure. In high yield, the sharp drop in oil hurt our positions in the energy sector. We decreased our allocation to energy during the reporting period. Among investment grade debt, the primary detractor from performance this reporting period was a minimal exposure to U.S. Treasuries. However, investments in investment-grade corporate bonds and mortgages benefited results.

STRATEGY & OUTLOOK

We continue to believe that fixed income markets will remain volatile given both economic and policy uncertainty. We also believe that the U.S. economy should continue to perform well compared to most other regions.

Given our concern with global events and our belief that the U.S. dollar will generally continue to appreciate against most foreign currencies, the Fund has almost no foreign currency exposure. Compared to the Index, at the end of the reporting period, the Fund was underweight every foreign currency except the Japanese yen and Indian rupee, where the Fund maintained modest long positions based on the belief that Japan will benefit from flight to quality flows and the Indian economy will perform well relative to its peers.

While we believe defaults will rise in 2016 in some credit markets, market pricing appears to be discounting significant risk and our belief that certain sectors have the ability to absorb significant spread widening make the risk/reward trade-off appealing. Although cautious, the Fund maintains positions in corporate credit, but relative to the Index, remains underweight the energy and the metals and mining sectors against an overweight in industrials. Relative to the Index, the Fund is modestly overweight U.S. high yield, but significantly underweight U.S. investment-grade corporates. The Fund maintains its allocations to mortgages and levered loans. Outside the U.S., the Fund had a modest allocation to certain emerging market and developed market issuers 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.

 

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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, 2015. 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, the J.P. Morgan Domestic High Yield Index and the Fund’s Reference Index. The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an index of U.S. Government and corporate bonds. 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 U.S. companies. 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 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, 2015.

Actual Expenses. The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section for the class of shares you hold, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expense that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600.00 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.60), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During 6 Months Ended December 31, 2015” 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, 2015        

      

Ending

Account

Value
December 31, 2015

      

Expenses

Paid During

6 Months Ended
December 31, 2015

       

Non-Service shares

    $ 1,000.00          $ 964.40                $ 3.67              

Service shares

     1,000.00           963.40                 4.91              

Hypothetical

(5% return before expenses)

                                 

Non-Service shares

     1,000.00               1,021.48                 3.78              

Service shares

     1,000.00           1,020.21                 5.05              

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, 2015 are as follows:

 

Class    Expense Ratios              

Non-Service shares

     0.74%               

Service shares

     0.99                  

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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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS December 31, 2015

 

          Principal Amount     Value      
Asset-Backed Securities—5.9%     
American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust:    
Series 2014-2, Cl. B, 2.26%, 3/10/201     $ 3,042,940        $    3,043,933      
Series 2014-3, Cl. B, 2.43%, 6/10/201       655,000        650,983      
Series 2014-4, Cl. B, 2.60%, 10/12/201       205,000        202,857      
Series 2015-1, Cl. B, 2.85%, 2/12/211       665,000        655,080      
Series 2015-2, Cl. B, 2.97%, 5/12/211       625,000        614,775      
Series 2015-3, Cl. B, 3.56%, 10/12/212       525,000        521,522      

 

   
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust:    
Series 2012-2, Cl. E, 4.85%, 8/8/191       470,000        476,837      
Series 2012-3, Cl. E, 4.46%, 11/8/191       360,000        364,991      
Series 2012-4, Cl. D, 2.68%, 10/9/18       315,000        317,471      
Series 2013-2, Cl. E, 3.41%, 10/8/201       560,000        564,423      
Series 2013-3, Cl. D, 3.00%, 7/8/19       440,000        445,497      
Series 2013-3, Cl. E, 3.74%, 12/8/201       250,000        250,028      
Series 2013-4, Cl. D, 3.31%, 10/8/19       1,955,000        1,987,802      
Series 2013-5, Cl. D, 2.86%, 12/9/19       860,000        865,648      
Series 2014-1, Cl. C, 2.15%, 3/9/20       655,000        652,842      
Series 2014-1, Cl. D, 2.54%, 6/8/20       460,000        459,539      
Series 2014-1, Cl. E, 3.58%, 8/9/21       550,000        547,650      
Series 2014-2, Cl. C, 2.18%, 6/8/20       990,000        987,874      
Series 2014-2, Cl. D, 2.57%, 7/8/20       715,000        708,256      
Series 2014-2, Cl. E, 3.37%, 11/8/21       390,000        384,365      
Series 2014-3, Cl. D, 3.13%, 10/8/20       625,000        624,986      
Series 2014-4, Cl. D, 3.07%, 11/9/20       305,000        303,829      
Series 2015-2, Cl. C, 2.40%, 1/8/21       235,000        232,155      
Series 2015-2, Cl. D, 3.00%, 6/8/21       290,000        286,443      
Series 2015-3, Cl. D, 3.34%, 8/8/21       305,000        302,121      
Series 2015-4, Cl. D, 3.72%, 12/8/21       350,000        349,406      

 

   
Bancaja Fondo de Titulizacion, Series 10, Cl. A2, 0.028%, 5/22/503   EUR     975,351        1,013,142      

 

   
California Republic Auto Receivables Trust:    
Series 2013-2, Cl. C, 3.32%, 8/17/20       365,000        368,879      
Series 2014-2, Cl. C, 3.29%, 3/15/21       130,000        128,557      
Series 2014-4, Cl. C, 3.56%, 9/15/21       145,000        143,386      

 

   
Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust:    
Series 2013-1, Cl. D, 2.19%, 9/20/21       275,000        274,284      
Series 2013-4, Cl. D, 3.22%, 5/20/19       170,000        172,729      
Series 2014-1, Cl. D, 3.39%, 7/22/19       685,000        696,014      
Series 2014-3, Cl. D, 3.14%, 2/20/20       255,000        254,116      
Series 2015-2, Cl. C, 2.67%, 8/20/20       270,000        267,433      
Series 2015-4, Cl. D, 3.62%, 5/20/21       470,000        464,086      

 

   
CarFinance Capital Auto Trust:    
Series 2013-2A, Cl. B, 3.15%, 8/15/191       155,000        155,814      
Series 2015-1A, Cl. A, 1.75%, 6/15/211       2,940,882        2,923,489      

 

   
CarMax Auto Owner Trust:    
Series 2012-2, Cl. D, 3.02%, 12/17/18       1,615,000        1,625,134      
Series 2014-2, Cl. D, 2.58%, 11/16/20       450,000        448,021      
Series 2015-2, Cl. D, 3.04%, 11/15/21       175,000        173,683      
Series 2015-3, Cl. D, 3.27%, 3/15/22       305,000        304,303      

 

   
Chrysler Capital Auto Receivables Trust:    
Series 2013-BA, Cl. B, 1.78%, 6/17/191       1,185,000        1,177,370      
Series 2013-BA, Cl. C, 2.24%, 9/16/191       1,065,000        1,055,483      
Series 2014-AA, Cl. B, 1.76%, 8/15/191       1,305,000        1,291,225      
Series 2014-AA, Cl. C, 2.28%, 11/15/191       1,430,000        1,422,284      

 

   
CLI Funding V LLC, Series 2014-2A, Cl. A, 3.38%, 10/18/291       309,093        300,023      

 

   
CPS Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2014- C, Cl. A, 1.31%, 2/15/191       256,273        254,423      

 

   
CPS Auto Trust, Series 2012-C, Cl. A, 1.82%, 12/16/191       49,388        49,192      

 

   
Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust:    
Series 2014-1A, Cl. B, 2.29%, 4/15/221       765,000        762,459      
Series 2015-2A, Cl. B, 3.04%, 8/15/231       555,000        552,791      

 

   
Cronos Containers Program I Ltd., Series 2014-2A, Cl. A, 3.27%, 11/18/291       285,880        279,216      

 

   
Drive Auto Receivables Trust:    
Series 2015-AA, Cl. B, 2.28%, 6/17/191       955,000        961,905      
Series 2015-AA, Cl. C, 3.06%, 5/17/211       1,710,000        1,712,956      
Series 2015-BA, Cl. C, 2.76%, 7/15/211       2,370,000        2,354,973      
Series 2015-CA, Cl. B, 2.23%, 9/16/191       1,240,000        1,235,907      
Series 2015-DA, Cl. C, 3.38%, 11/15/211       415,000        413,344      
        Principal Amount     Value   
Asset-Backed Securities (Continued)         
DT Auto Owner Trust:   
Series 2012-2A, Cl. D, 4.35%, 3/15/191     $ 211,404        $ 211,480     
Series 2013-1A, Cl. D, 3.74%, 5/15/201       1,505,000              1,511,179     
Series 2013-2A, Cl. D, 4.18%, 6/15/201       2,935,000          2,953,957     
Series 2014-1A, Cl. D, 3.98%, 1/15/211       580,000          579,834     
Series 2014-3A, Cl. D, 4.47%, 11/15/211       290,000          290,334     
Series 2015-1A, Cl. C, 2.87%, 11/16/201       305,000          303,881     

 

 
Element Rail Leasing I LLC, Series 2014-1A, Cl. A1, 2.299%, 4/19/441       309,234          304,525     

 

 
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust:   
Series 2013-2A, Cl. C, 4.35%, 1/15/191       500,000          504,737     
Series 2014-1A, Cl. B, 2.42%, 1/15/191       370,000          370,018     
Series 2014-1A, Cl. C, 3.57%, 7/15/191       860,000          860,869     
Series 2014-2A, Cl. A, 1.06%, 8/15/181       41,088          40,978     
Series 2014-2A, Cl. C, 3.26%, 12/16/191       180,000          177,369     

 

 
First Investors Auto Owner Trust:   
Series 2012-1A, Cl. D, 5.65%, 4/15/181       285,000          285,363     
Series 2013-3A, Cl. C, 2.91%, 1/15/201       265,000          265,597     
Series 2013-3A, Cl. D, 3.67%, 5/15/201       195,000          195,280     
Series 2014-3A, Cl. D, 3.85%, 2/15/221       210,000          210,210     

 

 
Flagship Credit Auto Trust:   
Series 2014-2, Cl. A, 1.43%, 12/16/191       253,872          252,302     
Series 2015-3, Cl. A, 2.38%, 10/15/201       3,638,052          3,621,346     

 

 
GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust, Series 2015-1, Cl. D, 3.01%, 3/20/20       415,000          410,754     

 

 
GO Financial Auto Securitization Trust, Series 2015-1, Cl. A, 1.81%, 3/15/181       191,161          190,892     

 

 
ICE EM CLO:   
Series 2007-1A, Cl. B, 2.219%, 8/15/221,3       7,870,000          7,530,803     
Series 2007-1A, Cl. C, 3.519%, 8/15/221,3       5,270,000          5,001,230     
Series 2007-1A, Cl. D, 5.519%, 8/15/221,3       4,757,343          4,459,533     

 

 
Lusitano Mortgages plc, Series 3, Cl. A, 0.211%, 10/16/473   EUR     486,930          464,898     

 

 
Magellan Mortgages No. 3 plc, Series 3, Cl. A, 0.179%, 5/15/583   EUR     445,531          415,913     

 

 
Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Trust, Series 2014-1, Cl. D, 2.722%, 10/25/191,3       180,000          178,974     

 

 
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust:   
Series 2012-AA, Cl. D, 2.46%, 12/17/181       2,430,000          2,443,734     
Series 2013-1, Cl. D, 2.27%, 1/15/19       2,800,000          2,801,362     
Series 2013-3, Cl. D, 2.42%, 4/15/19       230,000          229,540     
Series 2013-4, Cl. D, 3.92%, 1/15/20       740,000          757,274     
Series 2013-4, Cl. E, 4.67%, 1/15/201       520,000          533,727     
Series 2013-5, Cl. D, 2.73%, 10/15/19       955,000          958,452     
Series 2013-A, Cl. D, 3.78%, 10/15/191       705,000          717,584     
Series 2013-A, Cl. E, 4.71%, 1/15/211       405,000          414,348     
Series 2014-1, Cl. D, 2.91%, 4/15/20       800,000          804,087     
Series 2014-2, Cl. C, 2.33%, 11/15/19       3,475,000          3,481,509     
Series 2014-2, Cl. D, 2.76%, 2/18/20       625,000          622,562     
Series 2014-3, Cl. B, 1.45%, 5/15/19       3,615,000          3,609,438     
Series 2014-3, Cl. D, 2.65%, 8/17/20       635,000          632,314     
Series 2014-4, Cl. B, 1.82%, 5/15/19       1,675,000          1,676,916     
Series 2014-4, Cl. C, 2.60%, 11/16/20       1,265,000          1,267,768     
Series 2014-4, Cl. D, 3.10%, 11/16/20       965,000          965,559     
Series 2014-5, Cl. D, 3.21%, 1/15/21       605,000          606,700     
Series 2015-1, Cl. C, 2.57%, 4/15/21       870,000          865,483     
Series 2015-1, Cl. D, 3.24%, 4/15/21       445,000          444,558     
Series 2015-2, Cl. D, 3.02%, 4/15/21       470,000          462,897     
Series 2015-3, Cl. D, 3.49%, 5/17/21       580,000          575,468     
Series 2015-4, Cl. D, 3.53%, 8/16/21       450,000          446,435     
Series 2015-5, Cl. C, 2.74%, 12/15/21       365,000          362,291     

 

 
SNAAC Auto Receivables Trust:   
Series 2013-1A, Cl. C, 3.07%, 8/15/181       196,609          197,436     
Series 2014-1A, Cl. D, 2.88%, 1/15/201       905,000          906,202     

 

 
TCF Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2015-1A, Cl. D, 3.53%, 3/15/221       285,000          281,551     
 

 

8      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND/VA


    

 

          Principal Amount     Value      
Asset-Backed Securities (Continued)       
TDA CAM 7 Fondo de Titulizacion de Activos, Series 7, Cl. A2, 0.036%, 2/26/493   EUR     2,375,614        $    2,424,287      

 

   
TDA IBERCAJA 2 Fondo de Titulizacion de Activos, Series 2, Cl. A, 0.057%, 10/26/423   EUR     340,028        353,199      

 

   
TDA IBERCAJA 6 Fondo de Titulizacion de Activos, Series 6, Cl. A, 0.201%, 11/25/513   EUR     558,953        562,335      

 

   
Trip Rail Master Funding LLC, Series 2014-1A, Cl. A1, 2.863%, 4/15/441       132,268        132,455      

 

   
United Auto Credit Securitization Trust, Series 2015-1, Cl. D, 2.92%, 6/17/191       385,000        382,260      

 

   
Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust:    
Series 2014-1A, Cl. D, 2.20%, 2/15/211       245,000        242,313      
Series 2014-2A, Cl. D, 2.86%, 7/15/211       245,000        241,084      
Series 2015-1A, Cl. C, 2.29%, 11/16/201       2,720,000        2,696,087      
Series 2015-2A, Cl. C, 2.45%, 1/15/211       365,000        360,522      
     

 

   

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $107,047,754)

 

     

  106,089,927  

 

   
Mortgage-Backed Obligations—13.9%    
Government Agency—5.0%    

 

   
FHLMC/FNMA/FHLB/Sponsored—2.7%    

 

   
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Gold Pool:    
5.00%, 9/1/33       400,644        443,351      
5.50%, 9/1/39       501,630        555,300      
6.00%, 5/1/18-11/1/21       105,104        116,610      
6.50%, 3/1/18-8/1/32       447,520        511,701      
7.00%, 10/1/31-10/1/37       98,227        110,256      
7.50%, 1/1/32       330,906        399,220      

 

   
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:    
Series 192,Cl. IO, 5.38%, 2/1/284       8,280        1,787      
Series 205,Cl. IO, 11.509%, 9/1/294       49,532        11,897      
Series 243,Cl. 6, 0.619%, 12/15/324       107,022        21,007      

 

   
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates:    
Series 1360,Cl. PZ, 7.50%, 9/15/22       346,831        382,361      
Series 151,Cl. F, 9.00%, 5/15/21       5,801        6,403      
Series 1674,Cl. Z, 6.75%, 2/15/24       193,124        212,132      
Series 1897,Cl. K, 7.00%, 9/15/26       623,217        694,794      
Series 2043,Cl. ZP, 6.50%, 4/15/28       239,257        264,427      
Series 2106,Cl. FG, 0.781%, 12/15/283       421,261        426,070      
Series 2122,Cl. F, 0.781%, 2/15/293       10,973        11,097      
Series 2148,Cl. ZA, 6.00%, 4/15/29       260,793        297,105      
Series 2195,Cl. LH, 6.50%, 10/15/29       165,615        188,808      
Series 2326,Cl. ZP, 6.50%, 6/15/31       23,392        25,956      
Series 2344,Cl. FP, 1.281%, 8/15/313       108,287        111,523      
Series 2368,Cl. PR, 6.50%, 10/15/31       80,823        89,617      
Series 2412,Cl. GF, 1.281%, 2/15/323       163,435        168,428      
Series 2449,Cl. FL, 0.881%, 1/15/323       125,852        127,836      
Series 2451,Cl. FD, 1.331%, 3/15/323       62,653        64,678      
Series 2453,Cl. BD, 6.00%, 5/15/17       8,815        9,057      
Series 2461,Cl. PZ, 6.50%, 6/15/32       302,682        344,432      
Series 2464,Cl. FI, 1.331%, 2/15/323       55,401        56,866      
Series 2470,Cl. AF, 1.331%, 3/15/323       107,497        110,972      
Series 2470,Cl. LF, 1.331%, 2/15/323       56,695        58,194      
Series 2477,Cl. FZ, 0.881%, 6/15/313       232,086        235,537      
Series 2517,Cl. GF, 1.331%, 2/15/323       49,293        50,597      
Series 2635,Cl. AG, 3.50%, 5/15/32       74,741        77,525      
Series 2668,Cl. AZ, 4.00%, 9/15/18       27,288        27,974      
Series 2676,Cl. KY, 5.00%, 9/15/23       926,119        992,019      
Series 2707,Cl. QE, 4.50%, 11/15/18       105,955        109,712      
Series 2770,Cl. TW, 4.50%, 3/15/19       14,877        15,455      
Series 3025,Cl. SJ, 23.538%, 8/15/353       143,824        225,921      
Series 3741,Cl. PA, 2.15%, 2/15/35       597,089        603,018      
Series 3815,Cl. BD, 3.00%, 10/15/20       16,281        16,575      
Series 3840,Cl. CA, 2.00%, 9/15/18       12,208        12,311      
Series 3848,Cl. WL, 4.00%, 4/15/40       275,958        289,129      
Series 3857,Cl. GL, 3.00%, 5/15/40         11,445        11,791      
         
         
         
         
    Principal Amount     Value   

 

 
FHLMC/FNMA/FHLB/Sponsored (Continued)   

 

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates: (Continued)    
Series 3917,Cl. BA, 4.00%, 6/15/38   $ 158,667        $ 164,546     
Series 4221,Cl. HJ, 1.50%, 7/15/23     336,078          334,239     

 

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates, Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:     
Series 2074,Cl. S, 50.228%, 7/17/284     13,185          2,500     
Series 2079,Cl. S, 0.00%, 7/17/284,5     23,339          4,653     
Series 2136,Cl. SG, 61.90%, 3/15/294     598,428          131,928     
Series 2399,Cl. SG, 52.145%, 12/15/264     341,182          73,307     
Series 2437,Cl. SB, 65.294%, 4/15/324     1,118,709              272,459     
Series 2526,Cl. SE, 24.025%, 6/15/294     22,235          5,029     
Series 2682,Cl. TQ, 99.999%, 10/15/334     226,999          54,427     
Series 2795,Cl. SH, 6.355%, 3/15/244     476,368          61,316     
Series 2920,Cl. S, 45.119%, 1/15/354     236,643          43,406     
Series 2922,Cl. SE, 4.431%, 2/15/354     40,069          7,157     
Series 2981,Cl. AS, 0.00%, 5/15/354,5     392,844          77,091     
Series 2981,Cl. BS, 99.999%, 5/15/354     443,574          91,334     
Series 3201,Cl. SG, 2.148%, 8/15/364     207,844          39,108     
Series 3397,Cl. GS, 12.378%, 12/15/374     165,373          30,830     
Series 3424,Cl. EI, 8.188%, 4/15/384     68,615          8,105     
Series 3450,Cl. BI, 6.50%, 5/15/384     269,540          42,576     
Series 3606,Cl. SN, 0.00%, 12/15/394,5     83,066          14,548     
Series 3659,Cl. IE, 0.00%, 3/15/194,5     282,416          14,890     
Series 3685,Cl. EI, 0.00%, 3/15/194,5     180,667          7,699     

 

 
Federal National Mortgage Assn.:   
3.00%, 1/1/316     9,260,000          9,538,191     
3.50%, 1/15/466     345,000          355,859     
4.00%, 1/1/466     11,300,000          11,955,272     
6.00%, 1/1/466     2,140,000          2,418,050     

 

 
Federal National Mortgage Assn. Pool:   
3.50%, 12/1/20-2/1/22     499,590          523,490     
5.00%, 2/1/18-7/1/33     1,157,753          1,231,012     
5.50%, 4/1/21-5/1/36     275,024          305,836     
6.00%, 10/1/16-1/1/19     35,794          36,437     
6.50%, 4/1/17-1/1/34     736,230          840,433     
7.00%, 11/1/17-6/1/34     879,463          1,030,787     
7.50%, 2/1/27-3/1/33     1,117,257          1,346,037     
8.50%, 7/1/32     1,569          1,695     

 

 
Federal National Mortgage Assn., Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:    
Series 214,Cl. 2, 35.779%, 3/25/234     133,432          15,796     
Series 221,Cl. 2, 39.237%, 5/25/234     16,202          3,239     
Series 254,Cl. 2, 29.422%, 1/25/244     272,934          32,135     
Series 301,Cl. 2, 0.00%, 4/25/294,5     51,614          11,166     
Series 313,Cl. 2, 3.261%, 6/25/314     510,990          110,513     
Series 319,Cl. 2, 0.00%, 2/25/324,5     237,652          50,898     
Series 321,Cl. 2, 1.993%, 4/25/324     69,697          14,857     
Series 324,Cl. 2, 0.00%, 7/25/324,5     73,311          17,083     
Series 328,Cl. 2, 0.00%, 12/25/324,5     144,164          27,651     
Series 331,Cl. 5, 0.00%, 2/25/334,5     273,866          55,710     
Series 332,Cl. 2, 0.00%, 3/25/334,5     1,134,232          222,232     
Series 334,Cl. 12, 0.00%, 3/25/334,5     220,992          53,084     
Series 339,Cl. 15, 4.611%, 10/25/334     680,495          153,721     
Series 345,Cl. 9, 0.00%, 1/25/344,5     197,488          40,743     
Series 351,Cl. 10, 0.00%, 4/25/344,5     128,563          24,324     
Series 351,Cl. 8, 0.00%, 4/25/344,5     223,759          42,893     
Series 356,Cl. 10, 0.00%, 6/25/354,5     162,935          32,740     
Series 356,Cl. 12, 0.00%, 2/25/354,5     79,959          16,348     
Series 362,Cl. 13, 0.00%, 8/25/354,5     105,194          22,481     

 

 
Federal National Mortgage Assn., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates:    
Series 1999-54,Cl. LH, 6.50%, 11/25/29     143,860          163,260     
Series 2001-80,Cl. ZB, 6.00%, 1/25/32     134,115          152,349     
Series 2002-12,Cl. PG, 6.00%, 3/25/17     22,026          22,509     
Series 2002-29,Cl. F, 1.422%, 4/25/323     60,146          61,823     
Series 2002-64,Cl. FJ, 1.422%, 4/25/323     18,521          19,037     
Series 2002-68,Cl. FH, 0.86%, 10/18/323     42,368          42,970     
Series 2002-84,Cl. FB, 1.422%, 12/25/323     269,007          276,280     
Series 2002-9,Cl. PC, 6.00%, 3/25/17     20,785          21,270     
Series 2002-9,Cl. PR, 6.00%, 3/25/17     25,450          26,022     
Series 2002-90,Cl. FH, 0.922%, 9/25/323     150,509          152,502     
 

 

9      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND/VA


CONSOLIDATED 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: (Continued)    
Series 2003-100,Cl. PA, 5.00%, 10/25/18     $ 175,311        $     181,990      
Series 2003-11,Cl. FA, 1.422%, 9/25/323       269,013        276,287      
Series 2003-112,Cl. AN, 4.00%, 11/25/18       59,530        61,022      
Series 2003-116,Cl. FA, 0.822%, 11/25/333       27,303        27,484      
Series 2003-84,Cl. GE, 4.50%, 9/25/18       24,711        25,557      
Series 2004-101,Cl. BG, 5.00%, 1/25/20       93,925        95,316      
Series 2004-25,Cl. PC, 5.50%, 1/25/34       57,132        59,660      
Series 2005-109,Cl. AH, 5.50%, 12/25/25       1,197,562        1,293,763      
Series 2005-31,Cl. PB, 5.50%, 4/25/35       560,000        648,500      
Series 2005-71,Cl. DB, 4.50%, 8/25/25       172,933        183,108      
Series 2006-11,Cl. PS, 23.021%, 3/25/363       123,978        192,060      
Series 2006-46,Cl. SW, 22.653%, 6/25/363       201,258        267,164      
Series 2008-75,Cl. DB, 4.50%, 9/25/23       84,226        86,868      
Series 2009-113,Cl. DB, 3.00%, 12/25/20       249,990        254,688      
Series 2009-36,Cl. FA, 1.362%, 6/25/373       62,192        63,859      
Series 2009-70,Cl. TL, 4.00%, 8/25/19       300,532        307,200      
Series 2010-43,Cl. KG, 3.00%, 1/25/21       125,001        127,735      
Series 2011-122,Cl. EC, 1.50%, 1/25/20       154,619        155,005      
Series 2011-15,Cl. DA, 4.00%, 3/25/41       132,751        137,773      
Series 2011-3,Cl. EL, 3.00%, 5/25/20       413,687        421,467      
Series 2011-3,Cl. KA, 5.00%, 4/25/40       266,544        289,276      
Series 2011-38,Cl. AH, 2.75%, 5/25/20       13,170        13,378      
Series 2011-6,Cl. BA, 2.75%, 6/25/20       172,900        175,327      
Series 2011-69,Cl. EA, 3.00%, 11/25/29       119,464        120,835      
Series 2011-82,Cl. AD, 4.00%, 8/25/26       247,800        254,819      
Series 2012-20,Cl. FD, 0.822%, 3/25/423       393,350        395,372      

 

   
Federal National Mortgage Assn., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates, Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:    
Series 2001-61,Cl. SH, 20.774%, 11/18/314       69,080        14,565      
Series 2001-63,Cl. SD, 24.505%, 12/18/314       18,669        3,871      
Series 2001-68,Cl. SC, 16.283%, 11/25/314       12,001        2,680      
Series 2001-81,Cl. S, 16.581%, 1/25/324       15,180        4,243      
Series 2002-28,Cl. SA, 26.445%, 4/25/324       10,597        2,440      
Series 2002-38,Cl. SO, 40.311%, 4/25/324       66,053        12,858      
Series 2002-48,Cl. S, 22.354%, 7/25/324       16,635        3,891      
Series 2002-52,Cl. SL, 25.087%, 9/25/324       10,649        2,472      
Series 2002-56,Cl. SN, 23.841%, 7/25/324       22,858        5,260      
Series 2002-77,Cl. IS, 36.675%, 12/18/324       112,534        25,232      
Series 2002-77,Cl. SH, 26.412%, 12/18/324       22,782        4,822      
Series 2002-9,Cl. MS, 18.997%, 3/25/324       19,863        4,530      
Series 2003-13,Cl. IO, 7.809%, 3/25/334       209,389        34,560      
Series 2003-26,Cl. DI, 9.408%, 4/25/334       169,512        41,208      
Series 2003-33,Cl. SP, 22.94%, 5/25/334       121,255        27,328      
Series 2003-38,Cl. SA, 0.00%, 3/25/234,5       61,029        2,442      
Series 2003-4,Cl. S, 24.642%, 2/25/334       34,643        8,895      
Series 2004-56,Cl. SE, 8.903%, 10/25/334       570,058        122,446      
Series 2005-12,Cl. SC, 7.109%, 3/25/354       18,935        3,671      
Series 2005-14,Cl. SE, 28.533%, 3/25/354       691,503        107,840      
Series 2005-40,Cl. SA, 42.427%, 5/25/354       587,848        104,637      
Series 2005-40,Cl. SB, 55.595%, 5/25/354       917,352        158,224      
Series 2005-52,Cl. JH, 0.18%, 5/25/354       352,196        63,048      
Series 2005-63,Cl. SA, 39.072%, 10/25/314       32,910        6,956      
Series 2006-90,Cl. SX, 99.999%, 9/25/364       615,603        110,904      
Series 2007-88,Cl. XI, 26.508%, 6/25/374       738,792        124,773      
Series 2008-55,Cl. SA, 0.00%, 7/25/384,5       59,406        7,820      
Series 2009-8,Cl. BS, 0.00%, 2/25/244,5       60,926        2,710      
Series 2010-95,Cl. DI, 0.00%, 11/25/204,5       390,849        21,546      
Series 2011-96,Cl. SA, 4.685%, 10/25/414       187,168        32,528      
Series 2012-134,Cl. SA, 10.761%, 12/25/424       714,104        172,698      
Series 2012-40,Cl. PI, 0.00%, 4/25/414,5       1,316,761        179,077      

 

   
Federal National Mortgage Assn., Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security, Series 302, Cl. 2, 6%, 5/1/29       3        —      
     

 

   
     

48,975,020  

 

   

 

   

GNMA/Guaranteed—2.3%

         

 

   
Government National Mortgage Assn. I Pool:    
7.00%, 4/15/28-7/15/28       74,558        81,681      
7.50%, 2/15/27       4,775        4,922      
8.00%, 5/15/26       9,896        10,029      
        Principal Amount     Value  

 

 
GNMA/Guaranteed (Continued)   

 

 
Government National Mortgage Assn. II Pool:   
1.625%, 11/20/253     $ 3,099        $ 3,213     
3.50%, 1/15/466       29,710,000            30,963,546     
4.00%, 1/20/466       7,100,000          7,538,543     

 

 
Government National Mortgage Assn., Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:    
Series 2007-17,Cl. AI, 17.788%, 4/16/374       302,795          60,331     
Series 2011-52,Cl. HS, 7.862%, 4/16/414       513,555          95,263     

 

 
Government National Mortgage Assn., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates:    
Series 1999-32,Cl. ZB, 8.00%, 9/16/29       493,449          577,350     
Series 2000-12,Cl. ZA, 8.00%, 2/16/30       1,062,998          1,225,940     
     

 

 

 
       

 

40,560,818  

 

  

 

 

 

Non-Agency—8.9%

     

 

 

Commercial—7.9%

     

 

 
Banc of America Funding Trust:   
Series 2006-G,Cl. 2A4, 0.692%, 7/20/363       1,091,445          1,026,280     
Series 2014-R7,Cl. 3A1, 2.763%, 3/26/362,3       140,094          142,168     

 

 
BCAP LLC Trust:   
Series 2011-R11,Cl. 18A5, 2.43%, 9/26/351,3       177,124          179,082     
Series 2012-RR2,Cl. 6A3, 2.848%, 9/26/351,3       287,702          288,008     
Series 2012-RR6,Cl. RR6, 2.404%, 11/26/361       265,900          265,183     
Series 2013-RR2,Cl. 5A2, 2.667%, 3/26/361,3       7,322,828          6,273,185     

 

 
Bear Stearns ARM Trust, Series 2005-2, Cl. A1, 2.68%, 3/25/353       157,965          158,674     

 

 
Chase Mortgage Finance Trust, Series 2005-A2, Cl. 1A3, 2.544%, 1/25/363       21,302          19,949     

 

 
CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, Series 2005-17, Cl. 1A8, 5.50%, 9/25/35       1,101,062          1,089,708     

 

 
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-GC11, Cl. D, 4.457%, 4/10/461,3       245,000          222,749     

 

 
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.:   
Series 2006-AR1,Cl. 1A1, 2.57%, 10/25/353       11,736          11,650     
Series 2009-8,Cl. 7A2, 2.763%, 3/25/361,3       10,431,939          9,369,346     
Series 2012-8,Cl. 1A1, 2.842%, 10/25/351,3       524,925          527,414     
Series 2014-8,Cl. 1A2, 0.692%, 7/20/361,3       3,400,000          2,647,762     

 

 
COMM Mortgage Trust:   
Series 2012-CR4,Cl. D, 4.574%, 10/15/451,3       70,000          65,734     
Series 2012-CR5,Cl. E, 4.337%, 12/10/451,3       605,000          561,670     
Series 2013-CR7,Cl. D, 4.352%, 3/10/461,3       3,270,000          2,956,620     
Series 2013-CR9,Cl. D, 4.257%, 7/10/451,3       2,685,000          2,423,727     
Series 2014-UBS3,Cl. D, 4.814%, 6/10/471,3       8,895,000          7,693,875     

 

 
COMM Mortgage Trust, Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security, Series 2012-CR5, Cl. XA, 0.00%, 12/10/454,5       3,342,856          261,302     

 

 
Connecticut Avenue Securities:   
Series 2014-C03,Cl. 2M2, 3.322%, 7/25/243       4,495,000          4,106,619     
Series 2015-C01,Cl. 1M2, 4.722%, 2/25/253       2,500,000          2,426,110     
Series 2015-C03,Cl. 1M2, 5.422%, 7/25/253       4,490,000          4,472,507     

 

 
CSMC, Series 2009-13R, Cl. 4A1, 2.747%, 9/26/361,3       24,417          24,515     

 

 
DBUBS Mortgage Trust, Series 2011-LC1A, Cl. E, 5.663%, 11/10/461,3       100,000          105,753     

 

 
Deutsche Alt-B Securities, Inc. Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-AB2, Cl. A1, 5.888%, 6/25/363       77,542          65,350     

 

 
Deutsche Mortgage Securities, Inc., Series 2013-RS1, Cl. 1A2, 0.622%, 7/22/361,3       5,060,144          4,411,669     

 

 
EMF-UK plc, Series 2008-1X, Cl. A1A, 1.565%, 3/13/463       2,609,714          3,723,805     

 

 
FREMF Mortgage Trust:   
Series 2012-K20,Cl. C, 3.869%, 5/25/451,3       3,725,000          3,653,858     
Series 2012-K501,Cl. C, 3.397%, 11/25/461,3       40,000          40,136     
Series 2013-K25,Cl. C, 3.618%, 11/25/451,3       135,000          128,481     
Series 2013-K26,Cl. C, 3.599%, 12/25/451,3       95,000          92,111     
Series 2013-K27,Cl. C, 3.496%, 1/25/461,3       150,000          140,380     
Series 2013-K28,Cl. C, 3.494%, 6/25/461,3       2,330,000          2,182,819     
Series 2013-K502,Cl. C, 3.18%, 3/25/451,3       220,000          221,917     
Series 2013-K712,Cl. C, 3.371%, 5/25/451,3       265,000          262,936     
Series 2013-K713,Cl. C, 3.165%, 4/25/461,3       535,000          516,852     
 

 

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        Principal Amount     Value      

 

   
Commercial (Continued)    

 

   
FREMF Mortgage Trust: (Continued)    
Series 2014-K41,Cl. B, 3.831%, 11/25/471,3     $ 2,365,000      $    2,158,610      
Series 2015-K44,Cl. B, 3.685%, 1/25/481,3       3,990,000      3,582,176      
Series 2015-K45,Cl. B, 3.591%, 4/25/481,3       3,011,000      2,702,956      

 

   
GAMMA Sociedade de Titularizacao de Creditos SA/Atlantes Mortgage plc, Series 2, Cl. A, 0.197%, 9/18/603       1,647,665      1,540,019      

 

   
GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2014- GC22, Cl. D, 4.646%, 6/10/471,3       1,515,000      1,250,059      

 

   
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR4, Cl. 6A1, 2.863%, 7/25/353       24,459      24,215      

 

   
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2012-LC9, Cl. E, 4.42%, 12/15/471,3       500,000      462,043      

 

   
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust:    
Series 2006-LDP8,Cl. AJ, 5.48%, 5/15/453       645,000        656,205      
Series 2013-C10,Cl. D, 4.156%, 12/15/473       4,527,000        4,021,249      

 

   
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-A1, Cl. 5A1, 2.726%, 7/25/353       99,056        99,490      

 

   
JP Morgan Resecuritization Trust:    
Series 2009-11,Cl. 5A1, 2.747%, 9/26/361,3       92,556        92,670      
Series 2009-5,Cl. 1A2, 2.738%, 7/26/361,3       5,123,253        4,588,605      

 

   
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust:    
Series 2013-C14,Cl. D, 4.562%, 8/15/461,3       2,500,000        2,264,277      
Series 2013-C15,Cl. D, 5.081%, 11/15/451,3       1,245,000        1,151,212      
Series 2014-C21,Cl. D, 4.661%, 8/15/471,3       4,953,000        4,151,499      
Series 2014-C25,Cl. AS, 4.065%, 11/15/47       1,215,000        1,255,374      
Series 2014-C26,Cl. AS, 3.80%, 1/15/48       1,225,000        1,234,053      

 

   
Mansard Mortgages plc, Series 2006-1X, Cl. B1, 1.679%, 10/15/483       618,039        792,912      

 

   
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust:    
Series 2012-C6,Cl. E, 4.657%, 11/15/451,3       705,000        677,769      
Series 2013-C12,Cl. D, 4.766%, 10/15/461,3       2,370,000        2,230,087      
Series 2013-C13,Cl. D, 4.894%, 11/15/461,3       570,000        538,554      
Series 2013-C7,Cl. D, 4.297%, 2/15/461,3       435,000        403,035      
Series 2013-C8,Cl. D, 4.169%, 12/15/481,3       185,000        170,436      
Series 2014-C14,Cl. B, 4.642%, 2/15/473       240,000        254,578      
Series 2014-C14,Cl. D, 4.832%, 2/15/471,3       5,060,000        4,738,646      

 

   
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2007- IQ13, Cl. AM, 5.406%, 3/15/44       695,000        713,975      

 

   
Morgan Stanley Re-Remic Trust, Series 2012-R3, Cl. 1A, 2.176%, 11/26/361,3       26,365        26,313      

 

   
Morgan Stanley Resecuritization Trust, Series 2013-R9, Cl. 3A, 2.402%, 6/26/461,3       251,236        252,459      

 

   
RALI Trust, Series 2005-QA4, Cl. A32, 3.156%, 4/25/353       23,961        2,227      

 

   
Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-10, Cl. 2A, 2.446%, 8/25/343       4,589,014        4,615,251      

 

   
Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Nts.:    
Series 2014-DN1,Cl. M2, 2.622%, 2/25/243       25,000        24,935      
Series 2014-DN4,Cl. M3, 4.972%, 10/25/243       4,980,000        4,946,561      
Series 2014-HQ2,Cl. M3, 4.172%, 9/25/243       5,430,000        5,047,257      
Series 2015-DN1,Cl. M3, 4.572%, 1/25/253       3,975,000        3,923,643      
Series 2015-DNA2,Cl. M2, 3.022%, 12/25/273       10,000         9,953      
Series 2015-DNA3,Cl. M3, 5.122%, 4/25/283       3,815,000         3,783,614      

 

   
UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust:    
Series 2012-C2,Cl. E, 4.888%, 5/10/631,3       1,025,000        994,442      
Series 2013-C5,Cl. D, 4.089%, 3/10/461,3       4,200,000        3,773,373      

 

   
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust, Series 2005-AR16, Cl. 1A1, 2.568%, 12/25/353       14,795        14,111      

 

   
Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust, Series 2007-OA3, Cl. 5A, 1.901%, 4/25/473       474,713        364,816      

 

   
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust:    
Series 2005-AR1,Cl. 1A1, 2.662%, 2/25/353       1,825,004        1,831,635      
Series 2005-AR10,Cl. 1A1, 2.74%, 6/25/353       832,128        851,562      
Series 2005-AR15,Cl. 1A6, 2.736%, 9/25/353       3,593,273        3,434,042      
Series 2006-AR7,Cl. 2A4, 2.738%, 5/25/363       1,598,200        1,525,826      
Series 2007-AR3,Cl. A4, 5.809%, 4/25/373       925,771        902,012      
        Principal Amount     Value 

 

Commercial (Continued)

 

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust:
Series 2012-C10,Cl. D, 4.454%, 12/15/451,3     $ 115,000      $         107,593  
Series 2012-C7,Cl. E, 4.838%, 6/15/451,3       180,000      174,510  
Series 2012-C8,Cl. E, 4.875%, 8/15/451,3       710,000      688,891  
Series 2013-C11,Cl. D, 4.179%, 3/15/451,3       441,000      410,127  

 

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Interest- Only Commercial Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2011-C3, Cl. XA, 0.00%, 3/15/441,4,5       4,825,874      220,728  
     

 

     

  142,440,489  

 

 

Multi-Family—0.2%      

 

Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust:
Series 2005-AR15,Cl. 1A2, 2.736%, 9/25/353       290,869      284,471  
Series 2006-AR2,Cl. 2A3, 2.763%, 3/25/363       3,103,828      3,066,415  
     

 

     

3,350,886  

 

 

Residential—0.8%      

 

Alba plc, Series 2007-1, Cl. C, 0.875%, 3/17/393       2,305,000      2,894,001  

 

Bear Stearns ARM Trust, Series 2006-1, Cl. A1, 2.58%, 2/25/363       91,423      90,786  

 

CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, Series 2005- J4, Cl. A7, 5.50%, 11/25/35       991,369      986,748  

 

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.:
Series 2005-2,Cl. 1A3, 2.80%, 5/25/353       1,373,399      1,369,705  
Series 2005-3,Cl. 2A4, 2.80%, 8/25/353       2,324,897      1,979,978  

 

CWHEQ Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust:
Series 2005-G,Cl. 2A, 0.561%, 12/15/353       65,565      57,349  
Series 2006-H,Cl. 2A1A, 0.481%, 11/15/363       34,110      24,848  

 

Home Equity Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-1, Cl. M6, 5.863%, 6/25/353       496,555      504,161  

 

HomeBanc Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-3, Cl. A2, 0.732%, 7/25/353       11,356      10,678  

 

MASTR Asset Backed Securities Trust, Series 2006-WMC3, Cl. A3, 0.522%, 8/25/363       974,316      427,923  

 

NC Finance Trust, Series 1999-I, Cl. D, 8.75%, 1/25/292,7       66,744      16,686  

 

Paragon Secured Finance No 1 plc, Series 1, Cl. A, 0.973%, 11/15/353       1,545,528      2,211,063  

 

RALI Trust, Series 2006-QS13, Cl. 1A8, 6%, 9/25/36       21,290      17,186  

 

Residential Asset Securitization Trust, Series 2005-A6CB, Cl. A7, 6%, 6/25/35       2,703,098      2,597,956  

 

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust, Series 2003-AR10, Cl. A7, 2.535%, 10/25/333       110,035      112,630  

 

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust:
Series 2005-AR13,Cl. 1A5, 2.74%, 5/25/353       331,180      333,545  
Series 2006-AR10,Cl. 5A5, 2.738%, 7/25/363       630,425      613,652  

 

Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust:
Series 2005-AR4,Cl. 2A2, 2.683%, 4/25/353       16,959      17,078  
Series 2006-AR14,Cl. 1A2, 5.851%, 10/25/363       1,328,532      1,290,543  
Series 2006-AR8,Cl. 2A1, 2.744%, 4/25/363       6,232      6,105  
     

 

      15,562,621  
     

 

Total Mortgage-Backed Obligations (Cost $249,368,308)

 

     

250,889,834  

 

U.S. Government Obligations—1.8%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Nts., 1%, 12/15/17       5,553,000      5,540,145  

 

United States Treasury Nts.:
0.75%, 10/31/178       14,078,000      14,005,541  
0.875%, 7/15/17       1,535,000      1,532,716  
2.00%, 9/30/208,9,16       9,509,000      9,616,556  
2.50%, 8/15/238       735,000      754,217  

 

United States Treasury Nts. Strips, 6.16%, 2/15/16       2,116,000      2,115,594  
     

 

Total U.S. Government Obligations (Cost $33,433,611)       33,564,769  
 

 

11      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND/VA


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

            Principal Amount     Value      
Foreign Government Obligations—9.6%     
Angola—0.0%          
Republic of Angola Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 9.50%, 11/12/251       $             620,000         $      578,150      
 

 

   
Brazil—0.6%          
Brazil Minas SPE via State of Minas Gerais Sec. Bonds, 5.333%, 2/15/281       825,000        624,937      

 

   
Federative Republic of Brazil Nota Do Tesouro Nacional Unsec. Nts., 10%, 1/1/25     BRL        50,975,000        9,212,189      
     

 

   
      9,837,126      
 

 

   
Colombia—0.4%          
Republic of Colombia Sr. Unsec. Bonds:    
5.00%, 6/15/45       315,000        264,600      
6.125%, 1/18/41       1,930,000        1,872,100      
Series B, 10.00%, 7/24/24     COP        11,670,000,000        4,063,564      
     

 

   
      6,200,264      
 

 

   
Costa Rica—0.0%          
Republic of Costa Rica Sr. Unsec. Bonds:    
4.25%, 1/26/231       500,000        440,000      
7.158%, 3/12/451       350,000        294,437      
     

 

   
      734,437      
 

 

   
Croatia—0.2%          
Republic of Croatia Sr. Unsec. Bonds:    
3.00%, 3/11/25     EUR        770,000        764,359      
6.00%, 1/26/241       1,160,000        1,211,261      
6.75%, 11/5/191       775,000        832,079      

 

   
Republic of Croatia Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3.875%, 5/30/22     EUR        1,235,000        1,348,011      
     

 

   
      4,155,710      
 

 

   
Dominican Republic—0.1%         
Banco de Reservas de la Republica Dominicana Sub. Nts., 7%, 2/1/231       605,000        596,370      

 

   
Dominican Republic Sr. Unsec. Bonds:    
5.50%, 1/27/251       400,000        387,000      
5.875%, 4/18/241       155,000        155,000      
6.60%, 1/28/241       445,000        465,025      
6.85%, 1/27/451       995,000        942,762      
     

 

   
      2,546,157      
 

 

   
Egypt—0.0%          
Arab Republic of Egypt Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 6.875%, 4/30/401       220,000        179,588      
 

 

   
Hungary—0.7%          
Hungary Sr. Unsec. Bonds:    
5.375%, 2/21/23       1,165,000        1,273,007      
5.75%, 11/22/23       1,550,000        1,738,069      

 

   
Hungary Unsec. Bonds:         
Series 20/A, 7.50%, 11/12/20     HUF        1,612,000,000        6,758,297      
Series 23/A, 6.00%, 11/24/23     HUF        512,000,000        2,088,804      
     

 

   
      11,858,177      
 

 

   
India—1.8%          
Indian Railway Finance Corp. Ltd. Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3.417%, 10/10/17       1,035,000        1,052,681      

 

   
Republic of India Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 8.40%, 7/28/24     INR        1,219,000,000        19,031,095      

 

   
Republic of India Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8.27%, 6/9/20     INR        839,000,000        13,003,931      
     

 

   
      33,087,707      
 

 

   
Indonesia—0.3%          
Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4%, 11/21/181       760,000        792,300      

 

   
Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III Unsec. Bonds, 4.35%, 9/10/241       500,000        480,460      
          Principal Amount     Value   

 

 
Indonesia (Continued)      

 

 
Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III Unsec. Nts., 6.125%, 3/15/191       $           1,670,000        $    1,828,650     

 

 
Republic of Indonesia Sr. Unsec. Bonds:   
3.375%, 7/30/251     EUR        250,000        257,083     
4.125%, 1/15/251       315,000        302,712     
5.125%, 1/15/451       1,575,000        1,427,733     
5.875%, 3/13/201       315,000        342,229     
5.95%, 1/8/461       310,000        306,769     
     

 

 

 
        5,737,936     

 

 
Iraq—0.0%      
Republic of Iraq Unsec. Bonds, 5.80%, 1/15/281       385,000        260,841     

 

 
Ivory Coast—0.1%      
Republic of Cote d’Ivoire Sr. Unsec. Bonds:   
5.75%, 12/31/323       1,490,000        1,331,942     
6.375%, 3/3/281       715,000        654,197     
     

 

 

 
        1,986,139     

 

 
Jamaica—0.1%      
Commonwealth of Jamaica Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 7.875%, 7/28/45       800,000        780,000     

 

 
Kazakhstan—0.1%      
Republic of Kazakhstan Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 4.875%, 10/14/441       2,740,000        2,297,394     

 

 
Malaysia—0.0%      
SSG Resources Ltd. Sr. Sec. Nts., 4.25%, 10/4/22       235,000          235,109     

 

 
Mexico—2.1%      
Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior SNC Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4.375%, 10/14/251       610,000          603,900     

 

 
United Mexican States Sr. Unsec. Bonds:   
3.00%, 3/6/45     EUR        1,135,000          1,075,778     
4.00%, 10/2/23       1,295,000          1,315,073     
4.00%, 3/15/2115     EUR        750,000          682,392     
10.00%, 12/5/24     MXN        93,360,000          6,832,758     

 

 
United Mexican States Unsec. Bonds, Series M20, 4.75%, 3/8/44       1,540,000          1,406,790     

 

 
United Mexican States Unsec. Nts., Series M, 5%, 12/11/19     MXN        446,600,000          25,670,800     
     

 

 

 
        37,587,491     

 

 
Morocco—0.1%      
Kingdom of Morocco Sr. Unsec. Bonds:   
4.25%, 12/11/221       960,000          953,040     
5.50%, 12/11/421       1,065,000          1,029,045     
     

 

 

 
        1,982,085     

 

 
Namibia—0.1%      
Republic of Namibia Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 5.25%, 10/29/251       1,260,000          1,176,424     

 

 
Nigeria—0.0%      
Federal Republic of Nigeria Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 6.75%, 1/28/211       230,000          214,763     

 

 
Federal Republic of Nigeria Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5.125%, 7/12/181       385,000          368,156     
     

 

 

 
        582,919     

 

 
Panama—0.5%      
Republic of Panama Sr. Unsec. Bonds:   
3.75%, 3/16/25       1,765,000          1,734,113     
4.00%, 9/22/24       840,000          844,200     
5.20%, 1/30/20       3,490,000          3,795,375     
6.70%, 1/26/36       850,000          1,013,625     
9.375%, 4/1/29       800,000          1,156,000     
     

 

 

 
        8,543,313     
 

 

12      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND/VA


    

 

            Principal Amount     Value      
Paraguay—0.1%    
Republic of Paraguay Sr. Unsec. Bonds:    
4.625%, 1/25/231       $          1,640,000        $    1,599,000      
6.10%, 8/11/441       780,000        748,800      
     

 

   
      2,347,800      
 

 

   
Peru—0.2%          
Republic of Peru Sr. Unsec. Bonds:    
2.75%, 1/30/26     EUR        1,135,000        1,227,294      
4.125%, 8/25/27       740,000        728,900      
5.625%, 11/18/50       785,000        802,662      
     

 

   
      2,758,856      
 

 

   
Romania—0.8%          
Romania Sr. Unsec. Bonds:    
2.75%, 10/29/251     EUR        3,320,000        3,664,078      
3.875%, 10/29/351     EUR        2,630,000        2,902,405      
4.375%, 8/22/231       3,320,000        3,463,092      
4.875%, 1/22/241       1,315,000        1,414,809      
6.125%, 1/22/441       1,915,000        2,245,338      
     

 

   
      13,689,722      
 

 

   
Serbia—0.1%          
Republic of Serbia Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5.25%, 11/21/171       565,000        587,851      

 

   
Republic of Serbia Unsec. Nts., 5.875%, 12/3/181       1,190,000        1,255,153      
     

 

   
      1,843,004      
 

 

   
South Africa—0.6%          
Republic of South Africa Sr. Unsec. Bonds, Series R208, 6.75%, 3/31/21     ZAR        61,300,000        3,553,993      

 

   
Republic of South Africa Unsec. Bonds:    
Series 2023, 7.75%, 2/28/23     ZAR        50,000,000        2,938,121      
Series R186, 10.50%, 12/21/26     ZAR        66,200,000        4,526,766      
     

 

   
      11,018,880      
 

 

   
Sri Lanka—0.1%          
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Sr. Unsec. Bonds:    
5.875%, 7/25/221       800,000        732,795      
6.25%, 10/4/201       175,000        169,574      
6.85%, 11/3/251       385,000        364,105      

 

   

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6%, 1/14/191

      425,000        418,012      
     

 

   
      1,684,486      
 

 

   
Ukraine—0.2%          
Ukraine Unsec. Nts., 7.75%, 9/1/1915       4,000,000        3,722,320      
 

 

   
United Arab Emirates—0.0%         
Emirate of Dubai Sr. Unsec. International Bonds, 5.25%, 1/30/43       505,000        428,452      
 

 

   
Uruguay—0.2%          
Oriental Republic of Uruguay Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 5.10%, 6/18/50       4,705,000        4,069,825      
 

 

   
Vietnam—0.1%          
Socialist Republic of Vietnam Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 4.80%, 11/19/241       1,400,000        1,353,282      
     

 

   

Total Foreign Government Obligations (Cost $190,659,559)

 

     

173,263,594  

 

   
Corporate Loans—0.9%     
Affinion Group, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.75%, 4/30/183       789,316        731,104      

 

   
Asurion LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.50%, 3/3/213       3,645,247        3,128,078      

 

   
Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 9.75%, 1/29/183,17       1,084,550        906,955      
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
          Principal Amount     Value   

 

 
Corporate Loans (Continued)   

 

 
Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 7.00%, 10/11/203,6       $            950,711          $      865,741     

 

 
Caesars Growth Properties Holdings LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.25%, 5/10/213,6       2,665          2,354     

 

 
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Extended Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 7.174%, 1/30/193       4,873,532          3,435,840     

 

 
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 7.924%, 7/30/193       926,326          653,832     

 

 
Deluxe Entertainment Services, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.50%, 2/26/203       271,576          259,355     

 

 
Entegra TC LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Exit 3rd Lien Term Loan, 8.973%, 10/3/203,10       1,730,270          1,706,478     

 

 
iStar Financial, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 7.00%, 3/19/173       790,589          794,542     

 

 
NTELOS, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.75%, 11/9/193       236,062          234,881     

 

 
Orchard Acquisition Co. LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 7.00%, 2/8/193       300,970          224,222     

 

 
Quicksilver Resources, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.00%, 6/21/193,7       4,151,000          1,037,750     

 

 
Revel Entertainment, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Exit Term Loan, 14.50%, 5/20/183,7,10       1,490,134          7,452     

 

 
Sabine Oil & Gas Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.75%, 12/31/183,7       1,485,000          37,125     

 

 
TWCC Holding Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.00%, 6/26/203       1,950,000          1,946,954     
     

 

 

 

Total Corporate Loans (Cost $24,172,776)

 

       

 

15,972,663  

 

  

 

 

 
Corporate Bonds and Notes—53.4%   

 

 
Consumer Discretionary—10.3%     

 

 
Auto Components—1.3%     

 

 
Affinia Group, Inc., 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/21       1,970,000          2,014,916     

 

 
BorgWarner, Inc., 4.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/45       192,000          171,925     

 

 
Gates Global LLC/Gates Global Co., 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/221       3,805,000          2,758,625     

 

 
GKN Holdings plc:   
5.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/19/22     GBP        970,000          1,566,661     
6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/28/19     GBP        1,780,000          2,968,134     

 

 
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The):   
5.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/23       1,815,000          1,869,450     
7.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/22       745,000          800,875     

 

 
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/22       4,035,000          3,959,344     

 

 
Lear Corp., 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/23       2,925,000          2,954,250     

 

 
MPG Holdco I, Inc., 7.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/22       3,675,000          3,730,125     

 

 
Schaeffler Finance BV, 4.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 5/15/231       135,000          132,975     
     

 

 

 
       

 

22,927,280  

 

  

 

 

 
Automobiles—0.5%     

 

 
Daimler Finance North America LLC:   
3.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/21       110,000          114,357     
8.50% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 1/18/31       322,000          467,653     
 

 

13      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND/VA


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

            Principal Amount     Value      
Automobiles (Continued)           
Ford Motor Co., 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/43       $          1,871,000        $     1,770,134      

 

   
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 3.664% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/8/24       1,358,000        1,323,985      

 

   
General Motors Co.:    
5.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/35       2,265,000        2,117,598      
6.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/2/43       615,000        651,102      

 

   
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 3% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/25/17       616,000        618,605      

 

   
Harley-Davidson, Inc., 4.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/28/45       155,000        152,337      

 

   
Hyundai Capital America, 2.40% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/30/181       624,000        622,373      

 

   
Jaguar Land Rover Automotive plc, 5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/231       220,000        223,025      

 

   
ZF North America Capital, Inc., 4.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/29/221       1,095,000        1,074,469      
     

 

   
     

9,135,638  

 

   

 

   
Distributors—0.1%    

 

   

LKQ Corp., 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/23

 

     

 

2,172,000  

 

  

 

 

2,047,110  

 

   

 

   
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—2.2%    

 

   
1011778 B.C. ULC/New Red Finance, Inc., 6% Sec. Nts., 4/1/221       2,285,000        2,359,262      

 

   
Boyd Gaming Corp., 6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/23       1,400,000        1,445,500      

 

   
Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties LLC, 11% Sec. Nts., 10/1/21       1,725,000        1,569,750      

 

   
Caesars Growth Properties Holdings LLC/Caesars Growth Properties Finance, Inc., 9.375% Sec. Nts., 5/1/22       830,000        684,750      

 

   
Carnival Corp., 1.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/5/16       524,000        524,173      

 

   
Churchill Downs, Inc., 5.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/21       1,650,000        1,662,375      

 

   
Greektown Holdings LLC/Greektown Mothership Corp., 8.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 3/15/191       3,150,000        3,197,250      

 

   
International Game Technology plc, 6.25% Sr. Sec. Nts., 2/15/221       2,100,000        1,974,000      

 

   
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/21       970,000        994,250      

 

   
Landry’s, Inc., 9.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/201       4,315,000        4,563,112      

 

   
Marriott International, Inc.:    
3.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/22       388,000        384,297      
6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/17       561,000        599,844      

 

   
McDonald’s Corp.:    
2.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/9/20       274,000        274,178      
4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/9/45       1,104,000        1,114,282      

 

   
MCE Finance Ltd., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/211       2,465,000        2,255,475      

 

   
Merlin Entertainments plc, 2.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/221     EUR        2,215,000        2,359,360      

 

   
MGM Resorts International:    
6.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/23       1,250,000        1,243,750      
6.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/21       2,100,000        2,160,375      
6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/20       1,650,000        1,703,625      

 

   
NCL Corp. Ltd., 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/191       1,030,000        1,050,600      

 

   
PF Chang’s China Bistro, Inc., 10.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/30/201       1,340,000        1,105,500      

 

   
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., 6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/1/21       1,670,000        1,763,938      

 

   
Premier Cruises Ltd., 11% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/082,7       250,000        —      
          Principal Amount     Value   

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (Continued)   

 

 
Sugarhouse HSP Gaming Prop Mezz LP/Sugarhouse HSP Gaming Finance Corp., 6.375% Sr. Sec. Nts., 6/1/211       $          1,250,000          $     1,168,750     

 

 
Viking Cruises Ltd., 8.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/221       2,135,000          2,033,588     

 

 
Wyndham Worldwide Corp., 2.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/17       590,000          593,761     
     

 

 

 
       

 

38,785,745  

 

  

 

 

 
Household Durables—0.6%   

 

 
Arcelik AS, 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/3/231       435,000          397,953     

 

 
Jarden Corp.:   
5.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/231       853,000          876,457     
6.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/22       1,080,000          1,115,775     

 

 
KB Home:   
7.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/21       1,965,000          1,947,806     
7.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/23       2,805,000          2,783,963     

 

 
Lennar Corp.:   
4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/22       400,000          398,600     
4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/30/25       1,808,000          1,776,360     

 

 
Meritage Homes Corp., 7.15% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/20       770,000          814,275     

 

 
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc., 2.15% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/18       386,000          373,880     

 

 
Toll Brothers Finance Corp., 4.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/23       589,000          574,275     

 

 
Whirlpool Corp., 1.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/17       280,000          278,671     
     

 

 

 
       

 

11,338,015  

 

  

 

 

 
Leisure Equipment & Products—0.0%   

 

 

Mattel, Inc., 1.70% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/18

 

     

 

647,000  

 

  

 

   

 

638,848  

 

  

 

 

 
Media—3.6%   

 

 
21st Century Fox America, Inc., 6.15% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/41       223,000          251,545     

 

 
Altice Financing SA, 6.50% Sec. Nts., 1/15/221       4,035,000          4,004,737     

 

 
Altice Finco SA, 8.125% Sec. Nts., 1/15/241       1,490,000          1,445,300     

 

 
Altice Luxembourg SA, 7.25% Sr. Sec. Nts., 5/15/221     EUR        3,980,000          4,059,780     

 

 
Belo Corp., 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/27       2,802,000          2,970,120     

 

 
CCO Safari II LLC:   
4.908% Sr. Sec. Nts., 7/23/251       1,677,000          1,677,884     
6.484% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/23/451       1,502,000          1,506,464     

 

 
CCOH Safari LLC, 5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/261       1,135,000          1,140,675     

 

 
Comcast Corp., 4.65% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 7/15/42       376,000          383,471     

 

 
DISH DBS Corp.:   
5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/24       5,915,000          5,279,137     
6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/21       925,000          934,250     

 

 
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc., 6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/201       1,260,000          1,247,400     

 

 
Entercom Radio LLC, 10.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/19       1,125,000          1,170,000     

 

 
Gannett Co., Inc., 5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/241       1,680,000          1,684,200     

 

 
Gray Television, Inc., 7.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/20       570,000          587,812     

 

 
iHeartCommunications, Inc., 9% Sr. Sec. Nts., 12/15/19       875,000          650,781     

 

 
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The), 4.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/24       296,000          293,834     

 

 
LIN Television Corp., 6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/21       2,245,000          2,360,056     
 

 

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        Principal Amount     Value    

 

 
Media (Continued)        

 

 
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.:       
6.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/221     $     1,280,000        $ 1,257,600     
6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/20       1,310,000              1,344,387     

 

 
Numericable SFR SAS, 6% Sr. Sec. Nts., 5/15/221       4,220,000          4,103,950     

 

 
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., 2.70% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/16       591,000          595,352     

 

 
Sinclair Television Group, Inc.:       
5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/1/241       2,330,000          2,274,663     
6.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/22       2,410,000          2,470,250     

 

 
Sky plc, 3.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/16/241       321,000          314,270     

 

 
Thomson Reuters Corp., 1.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/29/17       628,000          625,070     

 

 
Time Warner Cable, Inc., 4.50% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 9/15/42       438,000          344,913     

 

 
Time Warner, Inc., 4.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/44       2,334,000          2,148,935     

 

 
Tribune Media Co., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/221       965,000          967,413     

 

 
Univision Communications, Inc., 5.125% Sr. Sec. Nts., 2/15/251       1,135,000          1,081,088     

 

 
UPC Holding BV, 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/231   EUR     3,890,000          4,570,469     

 

 
UPCB Finance VI Ltd., 6.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/15/221       1,552,500          1,647,591     

 

 
Viacom, Inc., 3.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/17       248,000          252,488     

 

 
Virgin Media Finance plc, 7% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/23   GBP     1,390,000          2,163,648     

 

 
Virgin Media Secured Finance plc:       
5.25% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/15/261       625,000          609,375     
6.00% Sr. Sec. Nts., 4/15/21   GBP     3,712,500          5,678,751     

 

 
VTR Finance BV, 6.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/15/241       405,000          373,613     
     

 

 

 
       

 

64,471,272  

 

  

 

 

 
Multiline Retail—0.3%       

 

 
Dollar Tree, Inc., 5.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 3/1/231       4,400,000          4,609,000     

 

 
Kohl’s Corp., 5.55% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/17/45       187,000          174,657     

 

 
Neiman Marcus Group Ltd., Inc., 8.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/211,10       1,325,000          828,125     
     

 

 

 
       

 

5,611,782  

 

  

 

 

 
Specialty Retail—1.1%      

 

 
Apex Tool Group LLC, 7% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/211       4,035,000          3,127,125     

 

 
Best Buy Co., Inc., 5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/21       601,000          622,786     

 

 
CST Brands, Inc., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/23       1,255,000          1,248,725     

 

 
GameStop Corp., 5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/191       2,540,000          2,511,425     

 

 
Home Depot, Inc. (The), 4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/44       197,000          217,465     

 

 
L Brands, Inc.:        
6.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/21       2,705,000          3,009,313     
6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/351       1,595,000          1,644,844     

 

 
Lowe’s Cos, Inc., 4.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/45       1,616,000          1,665,147     

 

 
Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. (The), 7% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/1/22       580,000          417,600     

 

 
Michaels Stores, Inc., 5.875% Sr. Sub. Nts., 12/15/201       1,255,000          1,298,925     

 

 
Ross Stores, Inc., 3.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/24       555,000          547,336     

 

 
Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital, Inc., 5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/22       2,760,000          2,870,400     
        Principal Amount     Value    

 

 
Specialty Retail (Continued)   

 

 
Signet UK Finance plc, 4.70% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/24     $ 290,000        $ 286,211     

 

 
Toys R US Property Co. II LLC, 8.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 12/1/17           660,000          570,900     
     

 

 

 
       

 

    20,038,202  

 

  

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—0.6%   

 

 
Levi Strauss & Co.:    
5.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/25       2,090,000          2,090,000     
6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/22       465,000          499,875     

 

 
New Look Secured Issuer plc, 6.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 7/1/221   GBP     1,525,000          2,236,941     

 

 
PVH Corp., 4.50% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 12/15/22       2,199,000          2,160,517     

 

 
Springs Industries, Inc., 6.25% Sr. Sec. Nts., 6/1/21       3,060,000          3,044,700     

 

 
William Carter Co., 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/21       825,000          851,813     
     

 

 

 
       

 

10,883,846  

 

  

 

 

 

Consumer Staples—2.0%

  

 

 

 
Beverages—0.2%     

 

 
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 8.20% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 1/15/39       390,000          562,824     

 

 
Beam Suntory, Inc., 1.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/17       305,000          305,428     

 

 
Constellation Brands, Inc., 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/24       1,660,000          1,697,350     

 

 
Pernod Ricard SA, 4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/221       387,000          398,097     
     

 

 

 
       

 

2,963,699  

 

  

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing—0.7%     

 

 
Cencosud SA, 5.15% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/12/251       1,380,000          1,285,217     

 

 
CVS Health Corp.:      
5.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/20/45       1,845,000          1,951,080     
5.30% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/5/43       146,000          158,724     

 

 
Delhaize Group:      
5.70% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/40       261,000          269,243     
6.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/17       70,000          74,054     

 

 
Ingles Markets, Inc., 5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/23       2,055,000          2,060,138     

 

 
Kroger Co. (The):      
6.40% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/17       559,000          600,523     
6.90% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/38       150,000          185,915     

 

 
Omnicare, Inc., 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/22       1,765,000          1,894,136     

 

 
Rite Aid Corp.:      
6.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/231       2,100,000          2,181,375     
6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/21       1,835,000          1,926,750     

 

 
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 4.30% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/22/44       479,000          489,581     
     

 

 

 
       

 

13,076,736  

 

  

 

 

 
Food Products—0.7%    

 

 
Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp.:   
3.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/17       615,000          621,269     
8.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/19       400,000          463,725     

 

 
Chiquita Brands International, Inc./Chiquita Brands LLC, 7.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 2/1/21       1,029,000          1,081,736     

 

 
ConAgra Foods, Inc., 4.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/25/43       196,000          175,464     

 

 
Dean Foods Co., 6.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/231       1,920,000          2,001,600     

 

 
Ingredion, Inc., 1.80% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/25/17       635,000          629,510     
 

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

        Principal Amount   Value      

 

   
Food Products (Continued)      

 

   
JM Smucker Co. (The), 1.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/18     $              498,000    $        495,953      

 

   
Kraft Foods Group, Inc., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/4/42     147,000   148,551      

 

   

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.:

   
3.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/251     316,000   319,676      
5.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/451     234,000   245,272      

 

   
Marfrig Holdings Europe BV, 6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/24/191     380,000   340,100      

 

   
Minerva Luxembourg SA, 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/31/231     655,000   618,975      

 

   
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., 5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/251     910,000   887,250      

 

   
Post Holdings, Inc.:      
6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/211     830,000   848,675      
7.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/22     2,265,000   2,369,756      

 

   
TreeHouse Foods, Inc., 4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/22     572,000   546,260      

 

   
Tyson Foods, Inc., 4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/34     195,000   199,487      

 

   
WhiteWave Foods Co., 5.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/22     625,000   662,500      
     

 

   
     

    12,655,759  

 

   

 

   
Household Products—0.1%      

 

   

Spectrum Brands, Inc.:

   
6.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/241     330,000   344,850      
6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/20     1,610,000   1,718,675      
     

 

   
     

2,063,525  

 

   

 

   
Personal Products—0.1%      

 

   

Revlon Consumer Products Corp., 5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/21

 

   

      2,080,000

 

 

2,022,800  

 

   

 

   
Tobacco—0.2%      

 

   
Altria Group, Inc., 10.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/6/39     341,000   560,822      

 

   
Imperial Tobacco Finance plc, 2.05% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/20/181     596,000   593,167      

 

   
Reynolds American, Inc.:      
5.85% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/45     440,000   490,640      
6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/17     461,000   492,310      

 

   
Vector Group Ltd., 7.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 2/15/21     1,925,000   2,038,094      
     

 

   
     

4,175,033  

 

   

 

   
Energy—5.1%          

 

   
Energy Equipment & Services—0.7%      

 

   
Eletson Holdings, Inc., 9.625% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/15/221     2,095,000   1,875,025      

 

   
Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc., 7% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/211     980,000   877,100      

 

   
Halliburton Co., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/45     1,535,000   1,519,813      

 

   
Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co., 4.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/25     247,000   247,707      

 

   
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/20     1,395,000   969,525      

 

   
Nabors Industries, Inc., 2.35% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/16     466,000   463,779      

 

   
Pertamina Persero PT, 5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/20/431     2,612,000   2,057,324      

 

   
Precision Drilling Corp., 6.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/20     1,395,000   1,095,075      

 

   
Schlumberger Holdings Corp.:    
1.90% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/21/171     659,000   656,846      
4.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/21/251     1,147,000   1,134,748      
   

Principal Amount

  Value 

 

Energy Equipment & Services (Continued)

 

Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2014 Ltd., 1.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/10/171   $              637,000    $        635,100  

 

Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2015 Ltd., 2.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/28/201   860,000   847,746  
   

 

   

    12,379,788  

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—4.4%  

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.:
4.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/44         2,033,000   1,561,938  
6.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/40   337,000   310,969  

 

Antero Resources Corp., 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/20   1,705,000   1,432,200  

 

Apache Corp., 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/43   178,000   153,459

 

Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd., 4% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/8/25   1,445,000   1,408,978  

 

Bill Barrett Corp., 7.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/19   895,000   630,975  

 

Boardwalk Pipelines LP, 4.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/24   350,000   304,994  

 

Buckeye Partners LP, 6.05% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/18   280,000   290,815  

 

California Resources Corp.:
5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/21   645,000   206,400  
8.00% Sec. Nts., 12/15/221   1,728,000   913,680  

 

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.:
1.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/18   247,000   240,392  
5.90% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/18   277,000   288,556  

 

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., 6.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/23   1,650,000   1,344,750  

 

Cenovus Energy, Inc., 5.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/43   174,000   136,642  

 

Chaparral Energy, Inc., 7.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/22   545,000   128,075  

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 8% Sec. Nts., 12/15/221   785,000   388,575  

 

Cimarex Energy Co., 4.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/24   337,000   299,604  

 

Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC/Cloud Peak Energy Finance Corp., 8.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/19   2,020,000   1,020,100  

 

CNOOC Finance 2011 Ltd., 4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/26/211   1,250,000   1,303,152  

 

CNOOC Nexen Finance 2014 ULC, 1.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/30/17   546,000   543,196  

 

Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc., 4.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/251   336,000   305,113  

 

Concho Resources, Inc., 5.50% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 4/1/23   1,465,000   1,362,450  

 

CONSOL Energy, Inc., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/22   1,440,000   900,000  

 

Cosan Luxembourg SA, 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/14/231   1,180,000   974,975  

 

Delek & Avner Tamar Bond Ltd., 5.082% Sr. Sec. Nts., 12/30/231   500,000   504,375  

 

Denbury Resources, Inc., 4.625% Sr. Sub. Nts., 7/15/23   1,465,000   478,879  

 

Devon Energy Corp., 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/42   2,061,000   1,466,793  

 

Energy Transfer Equity LP:  
5.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/15/24   1,175,000   963,500  
7.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/15/20   1,975,000   1,836,750  

 

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc., 11% Sec. Nts., 3/15/201   1,165,000   410,662  

 

EnLink Midstream Partners LP, 2.70% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/19   508,000   463,846  
 

 

16      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND/VA


    

 

        Principal Amount     Value   

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (Continued)       

 

 
Enterprise Products Operating LLC:   
4.85% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/42     $ 174,000      $ 139,590     
4.90% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/46       62,000        50,832     

 

 
EP Energy LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc., 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/1/22       1,460,000        751,900     

 

 
Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital SA:   
4.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/19/221       1,925,000        1,808,994     
7.288% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/16/371       1,160,000        1,158,695     

 

 
Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp., 5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/21       1,720,000        1,462,000     

 

 
Halcon Resources Corp., 12% Sec. Nts., 2/15/221       274,000        207,256     

 

 
Husky Energy, Inc., 6.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/17       352,000        367,170     

 

 
Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.:   
5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/2/21       490,000        531,175     
5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/1/23       1,555,000        1,691,890     

 

 
KazMunayGas National Co. JSC:   
6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/9/211       1,550,000        1,601,499     
7.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/5/201       1,675,000        1,778,304     

 

 
Kinder Morgan, Inc., 5.55% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/45       441,000        345,466     

 

 
Laredo Petroleum, Inc., 5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/22       1,305,000        1,141,875     

 

 
LBC Tank Terminals Holding Netherlands BV, 6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/232       1,530,000        1,522,350     

 

 
Linn Energy LLC/Linn Energy Finance Corp., 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/21       1,555,000        233,250     

 

 
MEG Energy Corp., 6.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/211       3,100,000        2,185,500     

 

 
Memorial Production Partners LP/Memorial Production Finance Corp., 7.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/21       880,000        268,400     

 

 
MPLX LP:   
4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/241       1,760,000        1,588,400     
4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/251       695,000        625,500     

 

 
Murray Energy Corp., 11.25% Sec. Nts., 4/15/211       860,000        161,250     

 

 
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp./Navios Acquisition Finance US, Inc., 8.125% Sr. Sec. Nts., 11/15/211       945,000        828,056     

 

 
Newfield Exploration Co., 5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/1/24       2,025,000        1,736,437     

 

 
Noble Energy, Inc., 5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/21       1,525,000        1,493,425     

 

 
Novatek OAO via Novatek Finance Ltd., 4.422% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/13/221       720,000        639,900     

 

 
Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/23       765,000        478,125     

 

 
ONEOK, Inc., 7.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/1/23       1,360,000        1,135,600     

 

 
Origin Energy Finance Ltd.:   
3.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/9/181       2,144,000        2,092,308     
5.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/14/211       1,082,000        1,054,709     

 

 
Pacific Exploration & Production Corp., 5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/19/251       1,135,000        232,675     

 

 
Peabody Energy Corp., 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/18       2,410,000        457,900     

 

 
Petrobras Global Finance BV:   
4.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/20/23       310,000        205,375     
4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/17/20       1,000,000        752,500     
5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/20/20       75,000        59,062     

 

 
Petroleos Mexicanos:   
3.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/16/26   EUR     1,030,000        946,030     
5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/27/441       1,045,000        791,420     
5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/27/44       1,835,000            1,389,719     

 

 
Phillips 66 Partners LP, 3.605% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/25       48,000        42,229     
        Principal Amount     Value   

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (Continued)     

 

 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 6.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/17     $ 237,000      $ 244,772     

 

 
Range Resources Corp.:   
5.00% Sr. Sub. Nts., 8/15/22       1,735,000        1,305,587     
5.00% Sr. Sub. Nts., 3/15/23       325,000        243,750     

 

 
Regency Energy Partners LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/22       410,000        363,871     

 

 
Reliance Industries Ltd., 4.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/28/251       1,855,000        1,821,825     

 

 
Reliance Industries Ltd., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Perpetual Bonds1,11       85,000        83,619     

 

 
Rice Energy, Inc., 6.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/22       1,565,000        1,134,625     

 

 
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC:   
5.625% Sr. Sec. Nts., 4/15/23       1,250,000        1,103,125     
5.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 5/15/24       575,000        503,125     

 

 
Sanchez Energy Corp.:   
6.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/23       825,000        449,625     
7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/21       405,000        249,075     

 

 
SandRidge Energy, Inc., 8.75% Sec. Nts., 6/1/201       815,000        248,575     

 

 
SM Energy Co., 6.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/1/23       1,550,000        1,147,000     

 

 
Spectra Energy Partners LP, 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/24       486,000        471,785     

 

 
Summit Midstream Holdings LLC/Summit Midstream Finance Corp., 5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/22       1,420,000        1,057,900     

 

 
Suncor Energy, Inc., 6.10% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/18       564,000        607,020     

 

 
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.:   
4.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/19       745,000        623,938     
5.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/181       1,160,000        1,078,800     

 

 
Tesoro Logistics LP/Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp.:   
5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/20       1,154,000        1,107,840     
6.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/221       935,000        890,588     

 

 
Thai Oil PCL, 4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/23/431       195,000        183,623     

 

 
TOTAL SA, 2.25% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds3,11   EUR     2,185,000        2,198,583     

 

 
Tullow Oil plc, 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/201       1,681,000        1,176,700     

 

 
Western Gas Partners LP, 4% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/1/22       408,000        361,510     

 

 
Whiting Petroleum Corp., 5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/21       1,640,000        1,203,760     

 

 
Williams Partners LP/ACMP Finance Corp., 6.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/22       1,390,000        1,317,017     

 

 
Woodside Finance Ltd., 4.60% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 5/10/211       474,000        481,358     

 

 
WPX Energy, Inc.:   
5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/24       945,000        628,425     
6.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/22       305,000        215,025     

 

 
Zhaikmunai LLP, 6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/14/191       60,000        47,247     
     

 

 

 
       

 

    79,081,252  

 

  

 

 

 
Financials—12.3%     

 

 
Capital Markets—1.4%     

 

 
Apollo Management Holdings LP, 4% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/30/241       464,000        459,059     

 

 
Blackstone Holdings Finance Co. LLC, 4.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/451       632,000        594,115     

 

 
Credit Suisse AG, New York, 3.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/9/24       757,000        764,070     

 

 
Credit Suisse Group AG, 7.50% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds3,11       2,070,000        2,181,838     
 

 

17      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND/VA


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

        Principal Amount     Value   

 

 
Capital Markets (Continued)       

 

 
Deutsche Bank AG:   
4.50% Sub. Nts., 4/1/25     $ 513,000      $ 472,841     
7.50% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds3,11       774,749        721,668     

 

 
Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund LP/Drawbridge Special Opportunities Finance Corp., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/1/211       3,145,000        3,058,512     

 

 
First Data Corp.:   
5.00% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/15/241       1,935,000        1,930,162     
5.75% Sec. Nts., 1/15/241       910,000        898,625     
7.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/231       3,055,000        3,062,637     

 

 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The):   
4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/21/45       1,738,000        1,732,883     
5.15% Sub. Nts., 5/22/45       452,000        440,393     

 

 
ICBCIL Finance Co. Ltd., 3.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/10/201       380,000        375,254     

 

 
KCG Holdings, Inc., 6.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 3/15/201       3,970,000        3,592,850     

 

 
KKR Group Finance Co. III LLC, 5.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/441       530,000        520,223     

 

 
Lazard Group LLC, 3.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/13/25       470,000        434,504     

 

 
Morgan Stanley:      
4.30% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/27/45       375,000        359,004     
5.00% Sub. Nts., 11/24/25       578,000        615,134     

 

 
Nomura Holdings, Inc., 2% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/13/16       626,000        628,606     

 

 
Schaeffler Finance BV, 3.25% Sr. Sec. Nts., 5/15/251   EUR     670,000        709,822     

 

 
UBS Preferred Funding Trust V, 6.243% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds, Series 13,11       824,000        828,120     
     

 

 

 
       

 

    24,380,320  

 

  

 

 

 
Commercial Banks—6.2%   

 

 
ABN AMRO Bank NV, 4.75% Sub. Nts., 7/28/251       7,284,000        7,274,167     

 

 
Allied Irish Banks plc, 4.125% Sub. Nts., 11/26/253,15   EUR     750,000        821,175     

 

 
Altice Luxembourg SA, 6.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/251   EUR     1,270,000        1,169,151     

 

 
Astana Finance JSC, 9.16% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/14/127       315,159        —       

 

 
Banco ABC Brasil SA, 7.875% Sub. Nts., 4/8/201       125,000        114,219     

 

 
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Colombia SA, 4.875% Sub. Nts., 4/21/251       595,000        571,200     

 

 
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, 7% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds3,11   EUR     5,105,000        5,456,996     

 

 
Banco Continental SA via Continental Senior Trustees Cayman Ltd., 5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/18/201       1,200,000        1,293,000     

 

 
Bank of America Corp.:   
3.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/1/25       1,241,000        1,262,402     
7.75% Jr. Sub. Nts., 5/14/38       455,000        618,805     

 

 
Bank of China Hong Kong Ltd., 5.55% Sub. Nts., 2/11/201       630,000        686,650     

 

 
Bank of Ireland:   
4.25% Sub. Nts., 6/11/243   EUR     1,955,000        2,205,465     
10.00% Sub. Nts., 12/19/22   EUR     1,865,000        2,719,363     

 

 
Barclays plc:   
3.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/16/25       530,000        510,323     
7.00% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds3,11   GBP     2,230,000        3,233,285     
8.00% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds3,11   EUR     2,720,000        3,213,350     

 

 
BNP Paribas SA:   
4.375% Sub. Nts., 9/28/251       582,000        571,175     
5.945% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds3,11   GBP     4,075,000        5,969,819     
7.375% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds1,3,11       2,250,000        2,311,875     

 

 
BPCE SA, 2.75% Sub. Nts., 7/8/263   EUR     2,520,000        2,779,675     
        Principal Amount     Value   

 

 
Commercial Banks (Continued)     

 

 
Brazil Loan Trust 1, 5.477% Sec. Nts., 7/24/232     $ 521,561      $ 451,802     

 

 
CIT Group, Inc.:   
4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/17       575,000        589,375     
5.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/22       3,205,000        3,299,163     

 

 
Citigroup, Inc.:   
4.45% Sub. Nts., 9/29/27       2,299,000        2,290,494     
4.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/30/45       480,000        487,440     
6.675% Sub. Nts., 9/13/43       296,000        364,194     

 

 
Citizens Financial Group, Inc., 5.50% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds1,3,11       286,000        282,282     

 

 
Commerzbank AG, 8.125% Sub. Nts., 9/19/231       2,900,000        3,339,234     

 

 
Constellis Holdings LLC/Constellis Finance Corp., 9.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 5/15/201       2,095,000        1,728,375     

 

 
Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen- Boerenleenbank BA (Netherlands), 4.375% Sub. Nts., 8/4/25       2,797,000        2,850,602     

 

 
Corp. Financiera de Desarrollo SA, 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/8/221       365,000        372,300     

 

 
Corpbanca SA, 3.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/22/191       1,345,000        1,335,925     

 

 
CorpGroup Banking SA, 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/231       750,000        696,563     

 

 
Credit Agricole SA, 8.375% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds1,3,11       520,000        585,000     

 

 
Danske Bank AS, 5.684% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds3,11   GBP     2,965,000        4,444,545     

 

 
Export-Import Bank of India:   
9.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/9/18   INR     42,000,000        665,442     
9.70% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/21/18   INR     50,000,000        797,231     

 

 
FirstMerit Corp., 4.35% Sub. Nts., 2/4/23       660,000        669,705     

 

 
Grupo Aval Ltd., 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/26/221       1,790,000        1,685,965     

 

 
ICICI Bank Ltd., 6.375% Jr. Sub. Nts., 4/30/221,3       730,000        750,614     

 

 
ICICI Bank Ltd. (Dubai), 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/25/161       1,105,000        1,131,780     

 

 
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 5.017% Sub. Nts., 6/26/241       3,375,000        3,327,834     

 

 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.:      
4.25% Sub. Nts., 10/1/27       2,300,000        2,301,992     
6.75% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds, Series S3,11       520,000        567,450     

 

 
Krung Thai Bank PCL (Cayman Islands), 5.20% Sub. Nts., 12/26/243       345,000        353,122     

 

 
Lloyds Banking Group plc:   
6.375% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds3,11   EUR     1,875,000        2,154,832     
6.413% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds1,3,11       566,000        636,750     
7.50% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds3,11       1,520,000        1,622,600     

 

 
NABARD, 8.19% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/8/18   INR     20,000,000        304,479     

 

 
NN Group NV, 4.625% Sub. Nts., 4/8/443   EUR     2,835,000        3,211,978     

 

 
OPE KAG Finance Sub, Inc., 7.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/31/231       1,660,000        1,653,775     

 

 
Rabobank Capital Funding Trust IV, 5.556% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds1,3,11   GBP     150,000        231,308     

 

 
Regions Bank, Birmingham AL, 2.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/14/18       477,000        476,849     

 

 
Regions Financial Corp., 7.375% Sub. Nts., 12/10/37       232,000        291,937     

 

 
Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc:   
7.50% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds3,11       1,680,000        1,753,500     
8.00% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds3,11       1,680,000        1,780,800     
7.64% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds, Series U3,11       600,000        630,000     

 

 
Santander UK Group Holdings plc, 4.75% Sub. Nts., 9/15/251       3,475,000            3,445,946     
 

 

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        Principal Amount     Value   

 

 
Commercial Banks (Continued)   

 

 
Sberbank of Russia Via SB Capital SA, 5.50% Sub. Nts., 2/26/241,3     $ 1,165,000      $ 1,028,113     

 

 
Societe Generale SA:   
5.922% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds1,3,11       550,000        560,313     
8.00% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds1,3,11       4,515,000        4,608,817     

 

 
SPCM SA, 2.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/231   EUR     1,645,000        1,715,759     

 

 
SumitG Guaranteed Secured Obligation Issuer Designated Activity Co., 2.251% Sr. Sec. Nts., 11/2/201       3,900,000        3,842,966     

 

 
SunTrust Banks, Inc., 3.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/20/17       364,000        370,379     

 

 
Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO, 6.875% Sub. Nts., 2/3/251,3       995,000        967,935     

 

 
Wells Fargo & Co.:   
4.90% Sub. Nts., 11/17/45       1,739,000        1,759,318     
5.90% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds, Series S3,11       485,000        490,456     
     

 

 

 
       

 

    111,689,334  

 

  

 

 

 
Consumer Finance—0.5%   

 

 
Ahern Rentals, Inc., 7.375% Sec. Nts., 5/15/231       2,090,000        1,698,125     

 

 
Ally Financial, Inc.:   
4.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/19/22       1,000,000        1,007,500     
5.75% Sub. Nts., 11/20/25       680,000        690,200     
8.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/31       497,000        575,899     

 

 
Capital One Financial Corp., 3.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/5/25       514,000        498,108     

 

 
Cash America International, Inc., 5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/18       1,045,000        1,051,531     

 

 
Discover Financial Services, 3.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/4/25       980,000        943,404     

 

 
Speedy Cash Intermediate Holdings Corp., 10.75% Sec. Nts., 5/15/181       1,735,000        893,525     

 

 
Synchrony Financial:      
4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/24       155,000        153,192     
4.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/23/25       465,000        465,042     

 

 
TMX Finance LLC/TitleMax Finance Corp., 8.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 9/15/181       2,285,000        1,713,750     
     

 

 

 
       

 

9,690,276  

 

  

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services—0.8%   

 

 
Baggot Securities Ltd., 10.24% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds1,11   EUR     3,020,000        3,290,055     

 

 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., 1.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/16/35   EUR     1,090,000        995,830     

 

 
Corp. Financiera de Desarrollo SA, 5.25% Sub. Nts., 7/15/291,3       500,000        492,500     

 

 
Global Bank Corp., 5.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/30/191       1,760,000        1,746,800     

 

 
Interactive Data Corp., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/191       1,795,000        1,830,900     

 

 
Jefferies LoanCore LLC/JLC Finance Corp., 6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/201       1,470,000        1,411,200     

 

 
JPMorgan Hipotecaria su Casita, 6.47% Sec. Nts., 8/26/352,12   MXN     5,808,600        29,996     

 

 
McGraw Hill Financial, Inc., 2.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/18       151,000        152,051     

 

 
National Savings Bank, 8.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/18/181       525,000        541,433     

 

 
Nationwide Building Society, 3.90% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/21/251       596,000        615,780     

 

 
Peachtree Corners Funding Trust, 3.976% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/251       331,000        329,263     

 

 
Power Finance Corp. Ltd., 8.29% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/13/18   INR     40,000,000        607,352     

 

 
Rural Electrification Corp. Ltd., 9.04% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/12/19   INR     60,000,000        939,812     
        Principal Amount     Value   

 

 
Diversified Financial Services (Continued)   

 

 
Suntory Holdings Ltd., 1.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/29/171     $ 327,000      $ 324,888     

 

 
Voya Financial, Inc., 5.65% Jr. Sub. Nts., 5/15/533       595,000        589,050     
     

 

 

 
       

 

13,896,910  

 

  

 

 

 
Insurance—1.4%   

 

 
ACE INA Holdings, Inc.:   
3.35% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/3/26       322,000        321,489     
4.35% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/3/45       258,000        262,843     

 

 
Assicurazioni Generali SpA, 7.75% Sub. Nts., 12/12/423   EUR     1,750,000        2,324,776     

 

 
Aviva plc:      
5.902% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds3,11   GBP     750,000        1,137,904     
6.125% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds3,11   GBP     2,930,000        4,494,765     

 

 
AXIS Specialty Finance plc, 5.15% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/45       480,000        472,517     

 

 
CNO Financial Group, Inc., 4.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/30/20       2,195,000        2,244,387     

 

 
Five Corners Funding Trust, 4.419% Unsec. Nts., 11/15/231       467,000        488,403     

 

 
HUB International Ltd., 7.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/211       1,545,000        1,394,362     

 

 
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.:     
4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/231       550,000        560,130     
4.85% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/1/441       359,000        333,775     

 

 
MetLife, Inc., 5.25% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds3,11       446,000        454,920     

 

 
National Financial Partners Corp., 9% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/211       2,065,000        1,897,219     

 

 
Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.375% Jr. Sub. Nts., 5/15/453       505,000        505,000     

 

 
Sogecap SA, 4.125% Sub. Perpetual Bonds3,11   EUR     2,300,000        2,373,751     

 

 
Swiss Reinsurance Co. via ELM BV, 6.302% Sub. Perpetual Bonds3,11   GBP     2,745,000        4,306,848     

 

 
TIAA Asset Management Finance Co. LLC, 4.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/241       573,000        576,317     

 

 
Unum Group, 7.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/30/16       535,000        556,249     

 

 
XLIT Ltd., 6.50% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds3,11       360,000        262,350     
     

 

 

 
       

 

    24,968,005  

 

  

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—1.1%   

 

 
American Tower Corp.:   
2.80% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/20       275,000        272,179     
5.90% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/21       279,000        311,189     

 

 
Banco Invex SA/Hipotecaria Credito y Casa SA de CV, 6.45% Sec. Nts., 3/13/347,12   MXN     4,830,531        —       

 

 
Boston Properties LP, 3.70% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/18       593,000        614,757     

 

 
Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc./CSL Capital LLC, 8.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/23       2,320,000        1,989,400     

 

 
Corrections Corp. of America, 4.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/23       635,000        615,950     

 

 
CTR Partnership LP/CareTrust Capital Corp., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/21       1,645,000        1,667,619     

 

 
DuPont Fabros Technology LP, 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/21       1,535,000        1,604,075     

 

 
Equinix, Inc.:      
5.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/1/22       2,200,000        2,266,000     
5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/26       1,135,000        1,171,887     

 

 
First Industrial LP, 7.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/17       540,000        590,769     

 

 
HCP, Inc., 5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/17       332,000        347,377     
 

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

        Principal Amount     Value   

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (Continued)   

 

 
Highwoods Realty LP, 7.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/18   $     542,000        $ 599,354     

 

 
Host Hotels & Resorts LP, 3.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/23     357,000          344,797     

 

 
Iron Mountain, Inc., 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/201     685,000          724,388     

 

 
iStar, Inc., 4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/1/18     2,145,000          2,110,144     

 

 
Kimco Realty Corp., 4.30% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/18     530,000          552,937     

 

 
Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/25     2,040,000          2,078,250     

 

 
PLA Administradora Industrial S de RL de CV, 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/10/221     880,000          856,900     

 

 
Prologis LP, 4% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/18     325,000          336,166     

 

 
Regency Centers LP, 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/17     53,000          55,912     

 

 
Trust F/1401, 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/30/261     1,010,000          987,275     

 

 
WEA Finance LLC/Westfield UK & Europe Finance plc, 1.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/171     434,000          430,475     

 

 
Welltower, Inc., 2.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/18     130,000          129,954     
     

 

 

 
       

 

    20,657,754  

 

  

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development—0.4%   

 

 
Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., 4% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/25       453,000          443,364     

 

 
Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc., 6.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/201       2,025,000          1,961,719     

 

 
China Overseas Finance Cayman III Ltd., 6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/29/43       160,000          168,558     

 

 
EMG SUKUK Ltd., 4.564% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/18/24       1,155,000          1,168,018     

 

 
Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co.-Issuer Corp., 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/211       1,605,000          1,651,144     

 

 
Techem GmbH, 6.125% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/1/191   EUR     1,025,000          1,170,810     
     

 

 

 
       

 

6,563,613  

 

  

 

 

 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance—0.5%   

 

 
Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd.:   
8.70% Sr. Sec. Nts., 4/26/18   INR     60,000,000          909,910     
8.95% Sec. Nts., 10/19/20   INR     31,000,000          483,174     

 

 
Jefferies Finance LLC/JFIN Co.-Issuer Corp.:   
6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/221       500,000          422,500     
7.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/201       1,015,000          905,887     

 

 
Quicken Loans, Inc., 5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/251       2,135,000          2,041,594     

 

 
Radian Group, Inc., 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/20       3,515,000          3,408,496     

 

 
Walter Investment Management Corp., 7.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/21       2,030,000          1,613,850     
     

 

 

 
       

 

9,785,411  

 

  

 

 

 
Health Care—3.5%   

 

 
Biotechnology—0.1%      

 

 
AbbVie, Inc.:   

3.60% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/14/25

4.70% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/14/45

    313,000          309,559     
    125,000          122,723     

 

 
Biogen, Inc., 5.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/45     160,000          160,645     

 

 
Celgene Corp.:   
3.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/25       300,000          299,642     
5.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/45       81,000          81,622     

 

 
Gilead Sciences, Inc., 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/46     258,000          261,556     
        Principal Amount     Value   

 

 
Biotechnology (Continued)   

 

 
Universal Hospital Services, Inc., 7.625% Sec. Nts., 8/15/20     $     725,000        $ 684,219     
     

 

 

 
       

 

1,919,966  

 

  

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies—0.3%     

 

 
Becton Dickinson & Co., 3.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/24       264,000          268,091     

 

 
DJO Finco, Inc./DJO Finance LLC/DJO Finance Corp., 8.125% Sec. Nts., 6/15/211       1,400,000          1,246,000     

 

 
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc., 5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/1/231       680,000          697,000     

 

 
Hologic, Inc., 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/221       2,405,000          2,462,119     

 

 
Jaguar Holding Co. II/Pharmaceutical Product Development LLC, 6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/1/231       910,000          889,525     

 

 
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc., 3.55% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/25       193,000          188,010     
     

 

 

 
       

 

      5,750,745  

 

  

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services—2.2%     

 

 
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc., 5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/23       930,000          883,500     

 

 
Amsurg Corp.:   
5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/30/20       375,000          382,500     
5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/22       945,000          939,094     

 

 
Cardinal Health, Inc., 3.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/24       297,000          298,057     

 

 
Centene Corp., 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/22       2,790,000          2,713,275     

 

 
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/22       4,290,000          4,091,587     

 

 
DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.:   
5.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/25       1,160,000          1,122,300     
5.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/24       3,455,000          3,461,478     

 

 
Envision Healthcare Corp., 5.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/1/221       1,830,000          1,802,550     

 

 
FGI Operating Co. LLC/FGI Finance, Inc., 7.875% Sec. Nts., 5/1/20       1,510,000          1,094,750     

 

 
Fresenius Medical Care US Finance II, Inc.:   
4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/241       1,290,000          1,264,200     
5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/31/221       921,000          990,075     

 

 
HCA, Inc.:   
5.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/25       700,000          692,125     
5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/23       3,480,000          3,584,400     
7.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/22       2,695,000          2,998,188     

 

 
HealthSouth Corp.:   
5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/24       1,970,000          1,888,738     
5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/241       1,040,000          997,100     

 

 
Kindred Healthcare, Inc., 6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/22       1,395,000          1,163,081     

 

 
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, 3.60% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/25       907,000          876,949     

 

 
LifePoint Health, Inc., 5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/21       1,435,000          1,463,700     

 

 
McKesson Corp., 4.883% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/44       259,000          259,980     

 

 
Medco Health Solutions, Inc., 7.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/18       261,000          288,687     

 

 
OCP SA, 4.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/22/251       740,000          691,947     

 

 
Select Medical Corp., 6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/21       1,750,000          1,540,000     

 

 
Tenet Healthcare Corp.:   
6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/23       2,370,000          2,202,619     
8.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/22       1,445,000          1,448,613     
 

 

20      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND/VA


    

 

        Principal Amount     Value   

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services (Continued)   

 

 
Universal Health Services, Inc., 4.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 8/1/221   $ 1,000,000         $ 1,012,500     
     

 

 

 
       

 

40,151,993  

 

  

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services—0.1%   

 

 
Quintiles Transnational Corp., 4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/231     1,627,000          1,643,270     

 

 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.:   
2.15% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/14/18       247,000          247,041     
4.15% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/24       229,000          238,387     
5.30% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/44       54,000          57,863     
     

 

 

 
       

 

2,186,561  

 

  

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals—0.8%   

 

 
Actavis Funding SCS:        
1.85% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/17       645,000          646,361     
3.80% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/25       420,000          418,698     
4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/45       206,000          201,603     

 

 
Almirall SA, 4.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/21   EUR     2,055,000          2,329,900     

 

 
Concordia Healthcare Corp., 7% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/231       1,625,000          1,417,812     

 

 
Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco, Inc., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/231       2,500,000          2,462,500     

 

 
Endo Finance LLC/Endo Ltd./Endo Finco, Inc.:   
6.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/231       1,205,000          1,205,000     
6.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/251       210,000          207,900     

 

 
Mallinckrodt International Finance SA/Mallinckrodt CB LLC:   
4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/201       220,000          212,850     
5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/251       1,160,000          1,073,000     
5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/1/221       930,000          897,450     

 

 
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.:   
5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/231       2,330,000          2,062,050     
5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/231       555,000          498,113     
     

 

 

 
       

 

    13,633,237  

 

  

 

 

 
Industrials—6.5%   

 

 
Aerospace & Defense—1.1%   

 

 
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc., 7.125% Sec. Nts., 3/15/21       3,980,000          4,159,100     

 

 
BAE Systems Holdings, Inc., 3.85% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/251       462,000          458,582     

 

 
CBC Ammo LLC/CBC FinCo, Inc., 7.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/211       3,455,000          2,869,378     

 

 
DigitalGlobe, Inc., 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/211       910,000          768,950     

 

 
Erickson, Inc., 8.25% Sec. Nts., 5/1/20       3,057,000          1,887,698     

 

 
KLX, Inc., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/221       1,200,000          1,146,000     

 

 
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., 7% Sr. Sec. Nts., 5/15/19       1,657,000          1,137,116     

 

 
L-3 Communications Corp.:   
1.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/28/17       173,000          170,912     
3.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/16       211,000          214,224     

 

 
LMI Aerospace, Inc., 7.375% Sec. Nts., 7/15/19       1,555,000          1,547,225     

 

 
Lockheed Martin Corp.:        
3.55% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/26       335,000          337,412     
4.70% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/46       1,246,000          1,287,352     

 

 
Northrop Grumman Corp., 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/43       320,000          330,608     

 

 
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/22       1,315,000          1,348,690     

 

 
Textron, Inc., 4.30% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/24       293,000          299,046     

 

 
Triumph Group, Inc., 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/22       1,975,000          1,599,750     
     

 

 

 
        19,562,043     
        Principal Amount     Value   

 

 
Air Freight & Couriers—0.5%   

 

 
CEVA Group plc, 7% Sr. Sec. Nts., 3/1/211     $ 3,665,000         $ 3,060,275     

 

 
FedEx Corp., 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/45       1,887,000          1,875,705     

 

 
Pelabuhan Indonesia II PT, 4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/5/251       260,000          231,621     

 

 
SPL Logistics Escrow LLC/SPL Logistics Finance Corp., 8.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 8/1/201       2,560,000          2,508,800     

 

 
XPO Logistics, Inc., 7.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/1/191       1,870,000          1,908,372     
     

 

 

 
       

 

      9,584,773  

 

  

 

 

 
Airlines—0.3%   

 

 
Air Canada, 6.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/1/191       3,540,000          3,683,813     

 

 
Air Medical Merger Sub Corp., 6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/231       1,160,000          1,038,200     
     

 

 

 
       

 

4,722,013  

 

  

 

 

 
Building Products—0.4%   

 

 
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       3,340,000          3,482,284     

 

 
Owens Corning, 4.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/22       530,000          531,436     

 

 
USG Corp., 5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/251       2,000,000          2,037,500     
     

 

 

 
       

 

7,915,870  

 

  

 

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies—1.0%   

 

 
ADT Corp. (The), 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/20       3,135,000          3,307,425     

 

 
Affinion Group, Inc., 7.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/18       3,020,000          1,963,000     

 

 
Cenveo Corp.:   
6.00% Sr. Sec. Nts., 8/1/191       1,730,000          1,228,300     
8.50% Sec. Nts., 9/15/221       475,000          258,875     

 

 
Monitronics International, Inc., 9.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/20       3,090,000          2,464,275     

 

 
Pitney Bowes, Inc., 4.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/24       739,000          725,514     

 

 
Quad/Graphics, Inc., 7% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/22       2,380,000          1,505,350     

 

 
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co., 7.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/21       2,165,000          2,246,729     

 

 
Tyco International Finance SA, 5.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/14/45       1,733,000          1,804,924     

 

 
West Corp., 5.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/221       3,280,000          2,841,300     
     

 

 

 
       

 

18,345,692  

 

  

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering—0.0%   

 

 

China Overseas Finance Cayman V Ltd., 3.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/22

 

     

 

315,000  

 

  

 

   

 

313,250  

 

  

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment—0.4%   

 

 
EnerSys, 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/30/231       2,090,000          2,090,000     

 

 
General Cable Corp., 5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/22       2,615,000          2,026,625     

 

 
Sensata Technologies BV:   
4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/231       329,000          321,186     
5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/241       2,400,000          2,463,000     
     

 

 

 
       

 

6,900,811  

 

  

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates—0.1%   

 

 
CITIC Ltd.:   
6.80% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/17/23       470,000          543,198     
7.875% Sub. Perpetual Bonds3,11       345,000          350,558     
 

 

21      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND/VA


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

        Principal Amount     Value   

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates (Continued)   

 

 
Roper Technologies, Inc., 3.85% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/25     $ 305,000        $ 304,286     
     

 

 

 
       

 

1,198,042  

 

  

 

 

 
Machinery—1.1%   

 

 
Amsted Industries, Inc., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/221       2,410,000          2,422,050     

 

 
Cleaver-Brooks, Inc., 8.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 12/15/191       2,870,000          2,783,900     

 

 
Crane Co., 4.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/23       139,000          143,405     

 

 
EnPro Industries, Inc., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/22       1,890,000          1,880,550     

 

 
Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co. Ltd., 4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/23       764,000          788,206     

 

 
KION Finance SA, 6.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 2/15/201   EUR     1,650,000          1,871,340     

 

 
Meritor, Inc., 6.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/24       3,585,000          3,083,100     

 

 
Navistar International Corp., 8.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/21       2,410,000          1,662,900     

 

 
SKF AB, 2.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/29/20   EUR     270,000          309,741     

 

 
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., 2.451% Sub. Nts., 11/17/18       585,000          587,697     

 

 
Terex Corp., 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/21       1,840,000          1,702,000     

 

 
Xerium Technologies, Inc., 8.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/18       1,335,000          1,310,970     

 

 
Xylem, Inc., 3.55% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/20/16       553,000          560,656     
     

 

 

 
       

 

    19,106,515  

 

  

 

 

 
Marine—0.0%   

 

 
AP Moeller-Maersk AS, 3.875% Unsec. Nts., 9/28/251       63,000          60,885     

 

 
Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc./Navios Maritime Finance II US, Inc., 7.375% Sr. Nts., 1/15/221       1,330,000          669,987     
     

 

 

 
       

 

730,872  

 

  

 

 

 
Professional Services—0.3%   

 

 
FTI Consulting, Inc., 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/22       2,740,000          2,880,425     

 

 
Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/221       2,415,000          2,393,869     
     

 

 

 
       

 

5,274,294  

 

  

 

 

 
Road & Rail—0.3%   

 

 
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc., 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/251       2,100,000          1,997,625     

 

 
Canadian Pacific Railway Co., 4.80% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/35       111,000          109,954     

 

 
ERAC USA Finance LLC, 4.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/451       187,000          174,463     

 

 
Kansas City Southern, 3% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/231       186,000          176,331     

 

 
Norfolk Southern Corp., 4.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/46       197,000          188,981     

 

 
Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp.:       
2.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/161       261,000          261,466     
3.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/11/171       354,000          361,258     
4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/17/231       294,000          296,384     

 

 
Transnet SOC Ltd., 4% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/26/221       1,725,000          1,530,834     
     

 

 

 
        5,097,296     
        Principal Amount     Value   

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors—0.9%   

 

 
Air Lease Corp., 3.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/21     $ 615,000        $ 619,612     

 

 
American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., 5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/231       340,000          343,400     

 

 
Building Materials Corp. of America, 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/251       1,710,000          1,752,750     

 

 
Fly Leasing Ltd.:   
6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/21       1,845,000          1,842,694     
6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/20       3,035,000          3,121,801     

 

 
HD Supply, Inc., 5.25% Sr. Sec. Nts., 12/15/211       4,230,000          4,330,463     

 

 
Jurassic Holdings III, Inc., 6.875% Sec. Nts., 2/15/211       3,780,000          2,286,900     

 

 
United Rentals North America, Inc., 4.625% Sr. Sec. Nts., 7/15/23       2,100,000          2,102,625     
     

 

 

 
       

 

    16,400,245  

 

  

 

 

 
Transportation Infrastructure—0.1%   

 

 
DP World Ltd., 6.85% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/2/371       1,745,000          1,723,188     

 

 
Sydney Airport Finance Co. Pty Ltd., 3.375% Sr. Sec. Nts., 4/30/251       900,000          845,835     
     

 

 

 
       

 

2,569,023  

 

  

 

 

 
Information Technology—2.4%   

 

 
Communications Equipment—0.5%   

 

 
Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc., 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/201       1,679,000          1,775,542     

 

 
Avaya, Inc., 7% Sr. Sec. Nts., 4/1/191       2,240,000          1,680,000     

 

 
Blue Coat Holdings, Inc., 8.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/231       1,335,000          1,348,350     

 

 
CommScope Technologies Finance LLC, 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/251       975,000          940,875     

 

 
Infor US, Inc.:   
5.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 8/15/201       340,000          343,400     
6.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/221       1,355,000          1,148,363     

 

 
Plantronics, Inc., 5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/31/231       730,000          728,175     

 

 
Riverbed Technology, Inc., 8.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/231       910,000          845,163     

 

 
ViaSat, Inc., 6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/20       971,000          1,008,626     
     

 

 

 
       

 

9,818,494  

 

  

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments, & Components—0.3%   

 

 
Arrow Electronics, Inc., 3.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/22       650,000          627,008     

 

 
Avnet, Inc., 4.875% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 12/1/22       166,000          170,216     

 

 
Belden, Inc., 5.50% Sr. Sub. Nts., 9/1/221       2,065,000          1,997,887     

 

 
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/1/23       700,000          712,250     

 

 
Flextronics International Ltd., 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/251       495,000          483,244     

 

 
Zebra Technologies Corp., 7.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/22       1,955,000          2,047,863     
     

 

 

 
       

 

6,038,468  

 

  

 

 

 
Internet Software & Services—0.3%   

 

 
Baidu, Inc., 4.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/30/25       725,000          722,110     

 

 
Cerved Group SpA, 6.375% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/15/201   EUR     2,290,000          2,577,632     

 

 
EarthLink Holdings Corp., 7.375% Sr. Sec. Nts., 6/1/20       1,445,000          1,477,512     
     

 

 

 
        4,777,254     
 

 

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        Principal Amount     Value   

 

 
IT Services—0.3%   

 

 
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 2.85% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/18     $ 626,000        $ 628,637     

 

 
Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., 6.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 3/1/201       1,880,000          1,569,800     

 

 
Sabre GLBL, Inc., 5.25% Sr. Sec. Nts., 11/15/231       1,585,000          1,575,094     

 

 
Total System Services, Inc., 2.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/18       506,000          501,068     

 

 
Visa, Inc., 4.30% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/14/45       223,000          226,597     

 

 
Xerox Corp.:   
2.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/17       222,000          223,722     
6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/17       111,000          116,348     
     

 

 

 
       

 

4,841,266  

 

  

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—0.5%   

 

 
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 6% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/15/221       4,455,000          4,677,750     

 

 
Intel Corp., 4.90% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/29/45       156,000          165,299     

 

 
Micron Technology, Inc.:   
5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/1/231       2,055,000          1,854,638     
5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/22       1,385,000          1,352,106     
     

 

 

 
       

 

8,049,793  

 

  

 

 

 
Software—0.2%   

 

 
Autodesk, Inc.:   
1.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/17       459,000          457,710     
4.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/25       185,000          182,161     

 

 
BMC Software Finance, Inc., 8.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/211       775,000          518,281     

 

 
Informatica LLC, 7.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/231       595,000          541,450     

 

 
Open Text Corp., 5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/231       401,000          397,992     

 

 
Oracle Corp., 3.40% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/8/24       437,000          444,467     

 

 
TIBCO Software, Inc., 11.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/211       780,000          655,200     
     

 

 

 
       

 

3,197,261  

 

  

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals—0.3%   

 

 
Apple, Inc., 4.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/13/45       452,000          457,181     

 

 
Denali Borrower LLC/Denali Finance Corp., 5.625% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/15/201       2,760,000          2,898,000     

 

 
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.:   
2.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/5/171       621,000          620,768     
6.35% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/451       2,150,000          2,047,583     
     

 

 

 
       

 

    6,023,532  

 

  

 

 

 
Materials—4.3%   

 

 
Chemicals—1.2%   

 

 
ADS Waste Holdings, Inc., 8.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/20       1,075,000          1,088,438     

 

 
Agrium, Inc.:   
3.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/25       258,000          235,979     
4.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/35       129,000          110,073     

 

 
Arkema SA, 4.75% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds3,11   EUR     2,535,000          2,726,863     

 

 
Blue Cube Spinco, Inc., 9.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/231       1,140,000          1,235,475     

 

 
Braskem Finance Ltd.:   
5.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/2/221       355,000          296,425     
6.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/3/24       240,000          207,600     

 

 
Chemours Co. (The):   
6.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/231       1,160,000          817,800     
7.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/251       660,000          452,100     

 

 
Eastman Chemical Co., 4.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/44       187,000          166,513     
        Principal Amount     Value   

 

 
Chemicals (Continued)   

 

 
Hexion, Inc., 6.625% Sr. Sec. Nts., 4/15/20     $ 2,125,000        $ 1,673,438     

 

 
Huntsman International LLC, 5.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/221       2,245,000          2,031,725     

 

 
INEOS Group Holdings SA, 5.875% Sec. Nts., 2/15/191       780,000          759,525     

 

 
LYB International Finance BV, 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/43       175,000          168,505     

 

 
Methanex Corp., 4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/24       350,000          311,093     

 

 
Mexichem SAB de CV, 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/17/441       1,915,000          1,613,388     

 

 
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., 3.88% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/24/21       1,250,000          868,750     

 

 
ONGC Videsh Ltd.:   
2.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/21   EUR     815,000          901,298     
4.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/24       1,890,000          1,926,672     

 

 
Platform Specialty Products Corp., 6.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/221       955,000          830,850     

 

 
Techniplas LLC, 10% Sr. Sec. Nts., 5/1/201       2,325,000          1,674,000     

 

 
Tronox Finance LLC, 6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/20       2,015,000          1,222,702     

 

 
Valspar Corp. (The), 3.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/26       418,000          416,362     
     

 

 

 
       

 

    21,735,574  

 

  

 

 

 
Construction Materials—0.3%   

 

 
Cemex SAB de CV:   
4.375% Sr. Sec. Nts., 3/5/231   EUR     75,000          74,191     
4.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/11/221   EUR     250,000          254,034     
5.70% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/11/251       125,000          104,844     

 

 
CRH America, Inc.:   
5.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/18/451       409,000          410,773     
6.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/30/16       299,000          307,936     

 

 
Globo Comunicacao e Participacoes SA, 4.843% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/8/251,3       765,000          692,325     

 

 
HeidelbergCement Finance Luxembourg SA:   
3.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/21/21   EUR     625,000          722,887     
7.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/3/20   EUR     570,000          760,056     
8.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/31/17   EUR     655,000          766,710     

 

 
James Hardie International Finance Ltd., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/231       582,000          596,550     

 

 
Lafarge SA, 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/30/20   EUR     930,000          1,176,099     

 

 
Union Andina de Cementos SAA, 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/30/211       400,000          387,000     
     

 

 

 
       

 

6,253,405  

 

  

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging—1.2%   

 

 
Ball Corp., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/22       1,225,000          1,255,625     

 

 
Berry Plastics Corp., 5.125% Sec. Nts., 7/15/23       2,200,000          2,145,000     

 

 
Coveris Holdings SA, 7.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/191       1,880,000          1,649,700     

 

 
Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. IV, 4.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/23       2,120,000          2,082,900     

 

 
Klabin Finance SA, 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/16/241       1,110,000          990,675     

 

 
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/221       1,245,000          1,221,656     

 

 
Packaging Corp. of America, 4.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/23       660,000          694,459     

 

 
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer Luxembourg SA, 5.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/15/20       4,170,000          4,252,107     
 

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

        Principal Amount     Value   

 

 
Containers & Packaging (Continued)     

 

 
Sealed Air Corp.:        
4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/221     $     1,150,000        $ 1,157,188     
5.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/241       1,150,000          1,155,750     
6.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/201       1,080,000          1,196,100     

 

 
Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions, 4.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 9/15/181       3,175,000          3,286,125     
     

 

 

 
       

 

    21,087,285  

 

  

 

 

 
Metals & Mining—1.4%        

 

 
ABJA Investment Co. Pte Ltd.:   
4.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/3/23   SGD     250,000          154,924     
5.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/31/24       300,000          251,501     

 

 
Alcoa, Inc., 5.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/24       1,960,000          1,793,400     

 

 
Aleris International, Inc.:   
7.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/18       2,498,000          2,135,790     
7.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/20       1,682,000          1,290,094     

 

 
ArcelorMittal:        
2.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/6/20   EUR     2,000,000          1,765,199     
5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/25/17       3,355,000          3,257,370     
6.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/25       730,000          534,725     

 

 
Constellium NV, 5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/241       2,420,000          1,657,700     

 

 
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/221       2,050,000          1,291,500     

 

 
Glencore Finance Canada Ltd.:   
3.60% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/171       509,000          491,815     
4.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/211       1,615,000          1,301,648     

 

 
Glencore Funding LLC:        
4.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/30/231       2,805,000          2,071,815     
4.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/29/241       113,000          82,624     

 

 
Goldcorp, Inc., 5.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/9/44       173,000          139,428     

 

 
Metalloinvest Finance Ltd., 5.625% Unsec. Nts., 4/17/201       260,000          250,684     

 

 
Novelis, Inc., 8.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/20       1,285,000          1,185,413     

 

 
Southern Copper Corp., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/23/45       2,260,000          1,739,743     

 

 
Teck Resources Ltd., 3.15% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/17       2,330,000          2,108,650     

 

 
Thompson Creek Metals Co., Inc., 7.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/18       1,095,000          219,000     

 

 
Wise Metals Group LLC/Wise Alloys Finance Corp., 8.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 12/15/181       1,300,000          991,250     
     

 

 

 
       

 

24,714,273  

 

  

 

 

 
Paper & Forest Products—0.2%       

 

 
International Paper Co.:   
4.80% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/44       378,000          344,888     
5.15% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/46       1,922,000          1,835,333     

 

 
Inversiones CMPC SA, 6.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/5/191       205,000          219,495     

 

 
Metsa Board OYJ, 4% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/13/19   EUR     300,000          352,840     

 

 
PaperWorks Industries, Inc., 9.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 8/15/191       415,000          381,800     
     

 

 

 
       

 

3,134,356  

 

  

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services—3.6%   

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services—2.5%   

 

 
AT&T, Inc., 4.35% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/45       925,000          798,029     

 

 
British Telecommunications plc, 9.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/30       415,000          607,574     

 

 
CenturyLink, Inc., Series S, 6.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/21       1,940,000          1,901,200     
        Principal Amount     Value   

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services (Continued)   

 

 
Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC/Cequel Capital Corp., 6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/201     $     5,510,000        $ 5,406,687     

 

 
Colombia Telecomunicaciones SA ESP: 5.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/27/221       370,000          334,850     
8.50% Sub. Perpetual Bonds1,3,11       55,000          47,437     

 

 
Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV, 5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/23/16       599,000          604,564     

 

 
DIRECTV Holdings LLC/DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc., 5.15% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/42       2,065,000          1,930,589     

 

 
FairPoint Communications, Inc., 8.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 8/15/191       3,600,000          3,559,500     

 

 
Frontier Communications Corp.:   
7.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/23       2,190,000          1,899,825     
10.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/221       1,595,000          1,589,019     

 

 
Intelsat Luxembourg SA, 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/21       1,380,000          648,600     

 

 
Koninklijke KPN NV, 8.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/30       2,710,000              3,559,390     

 

 
Level 3 Financing, Inc.:        
5.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/22       130,000          132,438     
5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/23       1,930,000          1,975,837     

 

 
Orange SA, 2.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/14/16       165,000          166,878     

 

 
Telecom Italia Capital SA, 7.721% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 6/4/38       6,517,000          6,826,558     

 

 
Telefonica Emisiones SAU:     
3.192% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/27/18       577,000          588,586     
7.045% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 6/20/36       228,000          274,857     

 

 
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/21       2,670,000          2,763,450     

 

 
Verizon Communications, Inc.:   
3.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/24       250,000          247,512     
4.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/20       1,071,000          1,152,070     
4.522% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/48       3,358,000          3,014,869     
5.012% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/21/54       146,000          134,191     

 

 
Windstream Services LLC:      
6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/1/23       1,155,000          835,931     
7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/21       2,180,000          1,726,288     

 

 
Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc., 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/23       2,095,000          1,990,250     
     

 

 

 
       

 

44,716,979  

 

  

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services—1.1%   

 

 
Bharti Airtel International Netherlands BV:   
5.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/11/231       780,000          809,243     
5.35% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/20/241       390,000          410,796     

 

 
Digicel Group Ltd., 7.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/221       360,000          271,800     

 

 
Digicel Ltd., 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/231       2,425,000          2,037,000     

 

 
Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA, 4.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/1/261       730,000          685,736     

 

 
Millicom International Cellular SA, 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/251       580,000          495,900     

 

 
Mobile Telesystems OJSC via MTS International Funding Ltd., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/30/231       750,000             695,625     

 

 
Rogers Communications, Inc., 3.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/25       122,000          120,261     

 

 
Sprint Corp., 7.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/23       4,070,000          3,066,745     

 

 
Telefonica Europe BV, 6.75% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds3,11   GBP     4,065,000          6,158,864     

 

 
Telekom Austria AG, 5.625% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds3,11   EUR     1,815,000          2,057,710     

 

 
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS, 5.75% Unsec. Nts., 10/15/251       310,000          300,220     
 

 

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        Principal Amount     Value   

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services (Continued)   

 

 
Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 4% Sr. Sec. Nts., 7/15/201   EUR     2,225,000         $ 2,417,501     
     

 

 

 
       

 

    19,527,401  

 

  

 

 

 
Utilities—3.4%        

 

 
Electric Utilities—1.6%        

 

 
AEP Texas Central Co., 3.85% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/251       291,000          294,883     

 

 
American Transmission Systems, Inc., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/1/441       157,000          157,929     

 

 
EDP Finance BV:       
5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/14/211       5,066,000          5,248,857     
6.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/2/181       755,000          795,108     

 

 
Electricite de France SA:       
5.25% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds1,3,11       2,247,000          2,120,606     
5.625% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds1,3,11       1,135,000          1,083,641     
6.00% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds3,11   GBP     1,015,000          1,438,932     

 

 
Enel Finance International NV, 6.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/171       574,000          611,894     

 

 
Enel SpA, 5% Jr. Sub. Nts., 1/15/753   EUR     3,915,000          4,457,627     

 

 
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/6/231       655,000          571,487     

 

 
Israel Electric Corp. Ltd.:       
6.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 6/21/231       865,000          991,204     
7.25% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/15/191       2,520,000          2,802,396     

 

 
ITC Holdings Corp., 5.30% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/1/43       348,000          357,622     

 

 
MMC Energy. Inc., 8.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/207,18       896,916          1     

 

 
National Power Corp., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/19/16   PHP     109,600,000          2,379,635     

 

 
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 1.586% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/17       629,000          626,953     

 

 
Perusahaan Listrik Negara PT, 5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/22/211       1,345,000          1,373,581     

 

 
Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd., 8.70% Sec. Nts., 7/15/18   INR     30,000,000          457,267     

 

 
PPL Capital Funding, Inc., 4.20% Sr. Sec. Nts., 6/15/22       533,000          555,651     

 

 
PPL WEM Ltd./Western Power Distribution Ltd., 5.375% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 5/1/211       620,000          677,304     

 

 
Public Service Co. of New Mexico, 7.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/18       523,000          585,644     

 

 
Southern Power Co., 1.85% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/17       596,000          596,005     

 

 
Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Co., 3.85% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/251       389,000          389,827     
     

 

 

 
       

 

28,574,054  

 

  

 

 

 
Gas Utilities—0.2%        

 

 
AmeriGas Finance LLC/AmeriGas Finance Corp., 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/20/20       975,000          953,063     

 

 
ENN Energy Holdings Ltd., 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/13/211       625,000          681,643     

 

 
Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp., 6.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/21       1,285,000          1,098,675     

 

 
Gas Natural de Lima y Callao SA, 4.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/231       990,000          972,675     
     

 

 

 
       

 

3,706,056  

 

  

 

 

 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers—0.9%   

 

 
AES Corp., 7.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/1/21       1,045,000          1,071,125     

 

 
AES Gener SA, 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/14/251       465,000          445,911     

 

 
Calpine Corp.:      
5.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/23       2,365,000          2,134,412     
7.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/15/231       638,000          682,660     
        Principal Amount     Value 

 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (Continued)

 

Comision Federal de Electricidad, 4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/241     $ 2,250,000        $    2,227,500  

 

Dynegy, Inc.:      
5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/23       420,000        339,150  
7.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/22           1,580,000        1,382,500  

 

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC/EFIH Finance, Inc., 11.75% Sec. Nts., 3/1/221,7       1,487,674        1,588,092  

 

GenOn Energy, Inc., 9.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/18       1,765,000        1,434,645  

 

Hero Asia Investment Ltd., 2.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/3/17       345,000        345,690  

 

Infinis plc, 7% Sr. Sec. Nts., 2/15/19   GBP     1,745,000        2,649,653  

 

Miran Mid-Atlantic Trust, 10.06% Sec. Pass-Through Certificates, Series C, 12/30/28       1,573,485        1,528,248  

 

NRG Energy, Inc., 6.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/23       1,455,000        1,269,488  
     

 

     

17,099,074  

 

 

Multi-Utilities—0.7%      

 

Centrica plc, 3% Jr. Sub. Nts., 4/10/763   EUR     3,295,000        3,302,144  

 

CMS Energy Corp., 3.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/24       740,000        752,849  

 

Dominion Gas Holdings LLC, 4.60% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/44       248,000        231,226  

 

Empresa Electrica Guacolda SA, 4.56% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/30/251       325,000        300,126  

 

InterGen NV, 7% Sr. Sec. Nts., 6/30/231       3,185,000        2,540,038  

 

NGG Finance plc, 4.25% Sub. Nts., 6/18/763   EUR     4,005,000        4,557,795  

 

NiSource Finance Corp., 4.80% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/44       261,000        266,103  

 

Puget Energy, Inc., 3.65% Sec. Nts., 5/15/25       312,000        303,051  

 

TECO Finance, Inc., 6.572% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/17       513,000        553,031  
     

 

      12,806,363  
     

 

Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $1,049,016,490)       963,392,082  
       

 

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Common Stocks—0.1%                
Arco Capital Corp. Ltd.2,13,18       690,638        —   

 

Entegra Etc.13       5,233        1,255,920  

 

JP Morgan International, GDR13       446,838        —   

 

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.       205        17,150  

 

Nortek, Inc.13       24,095        1,051,024  

 

Premier Holdings Ltd.13       18,514        —   

 

Revel Entertainment, Inc.13       16,153        —   

 

Wallace Theater Holdings, Inc.2,13       1,525        15  
     

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $4,777,077)       2,324,109  
       

 

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—0.6%
Credit Suisse First Boston International, Moitk Total Return Linked Nts., 21%, 3/30/117   RUB     53,910,000        —   

 

Credit Suisse First Boston, Inc. (Nassau Branch), Russian Specialized Construction & Installation Administration Total Return Linked Nts., 13%, 5/24/107   RUB     97,250,000        —   

 

Deutsche Bank AG, Coriolanus Ltd. Sec. Credit Linked Bonds:

3.01% Sr. Sec. Nts., 4/30/251,14       1,288,712        758,213  
 

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

          Principal Amount     Value        

 

     
Structured Securities (Continued)       

 

     
Deutsche Bank AG, Coriolanus Ltd. Sec. Credit Linked Bonds: (Continued)        
3.138% Sr. Sec. Nts., 4/30/251,14     $ 1,267,173      $ 745,541         
3.191% Sr. Sec. Nts., 4/30/251,14       1,577,733        928,259         
3.242% Sr. Sec. Nts., 4/30/251,14       1,800,742        1,059,466         
3.269% Sr. Sec. Nts., 4/30/251,14       1,438,582        846,390         
3.346% Sr. Sec. Nts., 4/30/251,14       1,352,207        795,570         
3.905% Sr. Sec. Nts., 4/30/251,14       1,642,017        966,080         
4.005% Sr. Sec. Nts., 4/30/251,14       1,417,619        834,056         
43.009% Sr. Sec. Nts., 12/31/172,12     BRL        7,710,000        4,220,484         

 

     
LB Peru Trust II Certificates, Series 1998-A, 3.796%, 2/28/167,14       2,994        —         

 

     
Morgan Stanley, Russian Federation Total Return Linked Bonds, Series 007, Cl. VR, 5%, 8/22/34     RUB        36,224,043        219,071         
     

 

 

     
Total Structured Securities (Cost $19,091,641)          11,373,130         
    Principal Amount     Value   

 

 
Short-Term Note—1.6%   

 

 
United States Treasury Bills, 0.066%, 3/31/168,14 (Cost $29,995,125)   $ 30,000,000      $ 29,987,850     
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Investment Companies—12.9%   

 

 
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 0.30%19,20     92,728,261        92,728,261     

 

 
Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC19     3,158,849        47,444,391     

 

 
Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC19     6,443,877        92,131,666     
   

 

 

 
Total Investment Companies (Cost $242,292,258)       232,304,318     
 
    Counterparty           Exercise Price           Expiration Date           Contracts        

 

 
Over-the-Counter Options Purchased—0.1%             

 

 
AUD Currency Put13     BNP        USD        0.693          3/31/16        AUD        27,000,000        168,345     

 

 
EUR Currency Put13     DEU        USD        1.075          3/17/16        EUR        37,540,000        523,645     

 

 
KRW Currency Put13     JPM        KRW        1150.000          1/25/16        KRW        21,430,000,000        450,030     

 

 
MXN Currency Call13     JPM        MXN        15.060          4/11/16        MXN        187,800,000        1,127     

 

 
TRY Currency Put13     CITNA-B        TRY        2.973          1/18/16        TRY        55,565,000        96,739     
               

 

 

 
Total Over-the-Counter Options Purchased (Cost $1,926,697)        1,239,886     
    Counterparty    

Pay / Receive

Floating Rate

    Floating Rate     Fixed Rate    

Expiration

Date

    Notional Amount (000’s)        

 

 
Over-the-Counter Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased—0.1%   

 

 
Interest Rate Swap maturing 2/2/21 Call13     GSG        Receive       
 
Three-Month USD
BBA LIBOR
  
  
    1.610%        1/29/16            USD        99,269        801,174     

 

 
       
 
 
 
 
 
 
If the “FRO 2” is less
than 0.40% at Fixing
Date then the
Floating Rate will be
calculated as
MAX[0;(FRO 1-Strike
Swap Rate)]
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
         
Interest Rate Swap maturing 4/26/18 Call13     DEU        Receive          0.800        4/24/18            EUR        52,600        263,434     

 

 
Interest Rate Swap maturing 5/30/33 Put13     BAC        Receive       
 
Six-Month GBP BBA
LIBOR
  
  
    3.990        5/30/23            GBP        1,235        65,015     

 

 
Interest Rate Swap maturing 1/2/17 Call13     BOA        Pay        BZDI        12.545        1/4/16            BRL        31,000        —     

 

 
Interest Rate Swap maturing 1/2/19 Call13     BOA        Pay        BZDI        11.420        1/4/16            BRL        31,000        —     

 

 
Interest Rate Swap maturing 1/4/21 Call13     BOA        Pay        BZDI        11.380        1/4/16            BRL        28,160        —     
               

 

 

 
Total Over-the-Counter Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased (Cost $1,131,433)        1,129,623     

 

 
Total Investments, at Value (Cost $1,959,243,879)        100.9%        1,821,531,785     

 

 
Net Other Assets (Liabilities)              (0.9)          (16,679,099)    
             

 

 

 
Net Assets                 100.0%      $     1,804,852,686     
             

 

 

 

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 $602,267,339 or 33.37% of the Fund’s net assets at period end.

2. Restricted security. The aggregate value of restricted securities at period end was $6,905,023, which represents 0.38% 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)  

 

 

 
American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust, Series 2015-3, Cl. B, 3.56%, 10/12/21      9/30/15       $      524,947       $      521,522       $      (3,425)    
Arco Capital Corp. Ltd.      6/28/13                               —     
Banc of America Funding Trust, Series 2014-R7, Cl. 3A1, 2.763%, 3/26/36      3/6/15           142,885           142,168           (717)    
Brazil Loan Trust 1, 5.477% Sec. Nts., 7/24/23      7/25/13 - 7/25/14           533,390           451,802           (81,588)    
Deutsche Bank AG, Coriolanus Ltd. Sec. Credit Linked Bonds, 43.009% Sr. Sec. Nts., 12/31/17      9/19/07           3,782,847           4,220,484           437,637     
JPMorgan Hipotecaria su Casita, 6.47% Sec. Nts., 8/26/35      3/21/07           528,929           29,996           (498,933)    

 

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Footnotes to Consolidated Statement of Investments (Continued)

 

 

Security    Acquisition
Dates
    Cost        Value              Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

LBC Tank Terminals Holding Netherlands BV, 6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/23      5/8/13 - 4/17/14          $ 1,578,310          $ 1,522,350                      $                      (55,960) 
NC Finance Trust, Series 1999-I, Cl. D, 8.75%, 1/25/29      8/10/10        66,025            16,686              (49,339) 
Premier Cruises Ltd., 11% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/08      3/6/98        242,675            —               (242,675) 
Wallace Theater Holdings, Inc.      3/28/13        15            15                 
    

 

 

         $                 7,400,023          $                 6,905,023              $                    (495,000) 
    

 

 

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 $4,022,467 or 0.23% of the Fund’s net assets at period end.

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 period end. See Note 4 of the accompanying Consolidated Notes.

7. 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 contractual interest rate. See Note 4 of the accompanying Notes.

8. 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 $5,711,665. See Note 6 of the accompanying Consolidated 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 $1,306,614. See Note 6 of the accompanying Consolidated Notes.

10. Interest or dividend is paid-in-kind, when applicable.

11. This bond has no contractual maturity date, is not redeemable and contractually pays an indefinite stream of interest.

12. Denotes an inflation-indexed security: coupon or principal are indexed to a consumer price index.

13. Non-income producing security.

14. Zero coupon bond reflects effective yield on the date of purchase.

15. All or a portion of this security is owned by the subsidiary. See Note 2 of the accompanying Consolidated Notes.

16. All or a portion of the security position has been pledged for collateral in association with forward roll transactions. See Note 4 of the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

17. Subject to a forbearance agreement. Rate shown is the contractual interest rate. See Note 4 of the accompanying Consolidated Notes.

18. Security received as the result of issuer reorganization.

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

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December 31, 2014
   

Gross

Additions

   

Gross

Reductions

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December 31, 2015
 

 

 
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E     55,210,591          772,496,980        734,979,310        92,728,261      
Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC     3,158,849          —         —         3,158,849      
Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC     8,486,824          —         2,042,947        6,443,877      
Oppenheimer Ultra-Short Duration Fund, Cl. Y     4,508,180          8,196        4,516,376               
          Value     Income        Realized Gain (Loss)  

 

 
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E       $ 92,728,261        $ 129,468           $         
Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC       47,444,391          2,616,928 a          670,947 a   
Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC       92,131,666          5,711,861 b          (1,753,240)b   
Oppenheimer Ultra-Short Duration Fund, Cl. Y       —           82,578             (33,274)    
   

 

 

 
Total       $             232,304,318        $             8,540,835           $                 (1,115,567)    
   

 

 

 

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.

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

 

Distribution of investments representing geographic holdings, as a percentage of total investments at value, is as follows:      
Geographic Holdings (Unaudited)    Value             Percent        

 

United States    $         1,231,493,631                            67.6   
United Kingdom      69,442,684            3.8      
India      51,312,102            2.8      
Mexico      46,863,914            2.6      
France      36,889,835            2.0      
Netherlands      31,100,497            1.7      
Ireland      22,991,513            1.3      
Italy      22,543,822            1.2      
Canada      20,912,905            1.2      
Brazil      19,761,644            1.1      
Spain      19,162,167            1.1      
Supranational      16,991,566            0.9      
Luxembourg      15,885,644            0.9      
Peru      14,949,650            0.8      
Germany      14,579,097            0.8      
Romania      13,689,722            0.8      
South Africa      13,121,202            0.7      

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

 

Geographic Holdings (Unaudited / Continued)    Value                    Percent        

 

Hungary

    $ 11,858,177           0.7   

Switzerland

     10,727,129           0.6      

Panama

     10,290,112           0.6      

China

     9,771,583           0.5      

Israel

     9,748,012           0.5      

Colombia

     9,568,292           0.5      

Indonesia

     9,400,462           0.5      

Portugal

     7,583,985           0.4      

Russia

     5,801,081           0.3      

Kazakhstan

     5,724,444           0.3      

Australia

     5,669,580           0.3      

Chile

     5,342,586           0.3      

Denmark

     4,505,430           0.3      

Croatia

     4,155,710           0.2      

Uruguay

     4,069,825           0.2      

Ukraine

     3,722,320           0.2      

United Arab Emirates

     3,319,658           0.2      

Jamaica

     3,088,800           0.2      

Morocco

     2,674,032           0.2      

Dominican Republic

     2,546,157           0.1      

Belgium

     2,428,471           0.1      

Philippines

     2,379,635           0.1      

Paraguay

     2,347,800           0.1      

Sri Lanka

     2,225,918           0.1      

Austria

     2,057,710           0.1      

Ivory Coast

     1,986,139           0.1      

Jersey, Channel Islands

     1,974,000           0.1      

Greece

     1,875,025           0.1      

Serbia

     1,843,004           0.1      

Turkey

     1,762,846           0.1      

Vietnam

     1,353,282           0.1      

Namibia

     1,176,424           0.1      

South Korea

     1,072,403           0.1      

Japan

     953,494           0.1      

Eurozone

     787,079           0.1      

Costa Rica

     734,437           0.1      

Nigeria

     582,919           0.0      

Angola

     578,150           0.0      

Thailand

     536,745           0.0      

Finland

     352,840           0.0      

Sweden

     309,741           0.0      

Bermuda

     279,216           0.0      

Iraq

     260,841           0.0      

Malaysia

     235,109           0.0      

Egypt

     179,587           0.0      
  

 

 

Total

    $         1,821,531,785           100.0   
  

 

 

 

 

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts as of December 31, 2015
Counterparty    Settlement Month(s)      Currency Purchased (000’s)      Currency Sold (000’s)                  Unrealized
Appreciation
                 Unrealized
Depreciation

 

BAC

     02/2016          INR               623,160       USD                           9,293           $ 51,043            $               –

BNP

     01/2016          USD        7,322       KRW         8,497,000            95,772         

BOA

     01/2016          BRL        11,770       USD         3,034                     59,213

BOA

     01/2016 - 02/2016          INR        3,585,840       USD         53,251            590,817         

BOA

     01/2016          KRW          8,623,000       USD         7,342                     8,494

BOA

     01/2016          RUB        619,400       USD         8,768                     331,543

BOA

     01/2016          TRY        21,420       USD         7,348                     36,201

BOA

     01/2016          USD        3,014       BRL         11,770            39,199         

BOA

     03/2016          USD        1,004       COP         3,248,000                     12,999

BOA

     05/2016          USD        68,315       EUR         63,195                     635,488

BOA

     05/2016          USD        62,984       GBP         41,415            1,907,250         

BOA

     01/2016 - 03/2016          USD        58,532       INR         3,978,000                     1,132,562

BOA

     01/2016 - 02/2016          USD        18,601       KRW         21,641,000            198,816         

BOA

     06/2016          USD        2,373       PHP         113,000                     2,122

CITNA-B

     05/2016          USD        8,856       CAD         12,270                     15,912

CITNA-B

     05/2016          USD        9,456       EUR         8,890                     243,128

CITNA-B

     01/2016          USD        9,080       KRW         10,677,000                     306

CITNA-B

     01/2016          USD        9,271       RUB         683,380                     37,135

CITNA-B

     03/2016          USD        10,280       ZAR         150,040            681,745         

DEU

     01/2016          JPY        1,136,000       USD         9,227            227,502         

DEU

     01/2016          USD        8,924       JPY         1,082,000                     80,954

DEU

     01/2016          USD        7,323       TRY         21,420            10,890         

 

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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

 

GSCO-OT

    01/2016         BRL                   20,990      USD                         5,375         $        $         69,906

GSCO-OT

    01/2016         USD       5,573      BRL       20,990          267,481       

GSCO-OT

    01/2016         USD       846      ZAR       12,830          16,639       

HSBC

    01/2016         INR       615,000      USD       9,198          97,849       

HSBC

    05/2016         SGD       230      USD       161          178       

HSBC

    05/2016         USD       2,266      EUR       2,085          5,427        14,357

HSBC

    01/2016         USD       9,272      INR       615,000                 23,792

HSBC

    05/2016         USD       322      SGD       460                 825

JPM

    01/2016         CNH       55,600      USD       9,041                 590,348

JPM

    05/2016         EUR       11,180      USD       12,154          49,187        6,294

JPM

    01/2016         JPY       1,142,000      USD       9,327          177,078       

JPM

    01/2016         KRW       21,226,000      USD       18,102          16,396        66,957

JPM

    01/2016         RUB       1,058,700      USD       15,019                 579,865

JPM

    01/2016         USD       8,825      CNH       55,600          374,359       

JPM

    01/2016 - 05/2016         USD       15,170      EUR       13,880          110,952        49,831

JPM

    02/2016 - 05/2016         USD       44,682      INR       3,009,000          173,546        413,172

JPM

    01/2016 - 04/2016         USD       5,142      RUB       363,800          173,261       

JPM

    01/2016         USD       9,163      SGD       12,870          88,712       

JPM

    01/2016         USD       9,035      TWD       299,000                 32,280

JPM

    01/2016         USD       766      ZAR       11,740          6,785       

MSCO

    01/2016         EUR       8,385      USD       9,201                 87,036

MSCO

    01/2016         MXN       186,000      USD       11,155                 373,436

MSCO

    02/2016         USD       4,785      COP       14,517,000          232,850       

MSCO

    05/2016         USD       3,016      EUR       2,770          13,171        18,908

MSCO

    01/2016 - 04/2016         USD       46,182      MXN       769,300          1,738,899       

NOM

    05/2016         GBP       1,425      USD       2,168                 66,351

TDB

    01/2016         BRL       35,220      USD       8,817          85,579       

TDB

    01/2016 - 02/2016         USD       25,542      BRL       95,760          1,581,415        89,192

TDB

    05/2016         USD       28,141      EUR       26,075                 305,845

TDB

    05/2016         USD       851      GBP       560          25,316       

TDB

    03/2016         USD       8,716      HUF       2,565,000                 113,661

TDB

    04/2016         USD       18,281      INR       1,238,000                 119,495

TDB

    02/2016         USD       9,856      KRW       11,297,000          250,968       

TDB

    03/2016         USD       1,902      ZAR       30,750                 65,431
               

 

Total Unrealized Appreciation and Depreciation          $9,289,082        $5,683,039
               

 

 

 

Futures Contracts as of December 31, 2015

 

Description   Exchange           Buy/Sell     Expiration Date         Number of Contracts     Value     Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Euro-Bundesobligation     EUX          Sell        3/08/16        11      $ 1,887,815       $                             7,639 
United States Treasury Long Bonds     CBT          Sell        3/21/16        278                    42,742,500      99,416 
United States Treasury Long Bonds     CBT          Buy        3/21/16        35        5,381,250      (9,553)
United States Treasury Nts., 2 yr.     CBT          Sell        3/31/16        123        26,719,828      42,317 
United States Treasury Nts., 2 yr.     CBT                      Buy        3/31/16        329        71,470,109      (121,797)
United States Treasury Nts., 5 yr.     CBT          Buy        3/31/16        17        2,011,445      (6,394)
United States Treasury Nts., 10 yr.     CBT          Sell        3/21/16        707        89,015,719      296,810 
United States Ultra Bonds     CBT          Buy        3/21/16        197        31,261,438      104,326 
             

 

               $                         412,764 
             

 

 

 

Over-the-Counter Options Written at December 31, 2015
Description   Counterparty                Exercise Price     Expiration Date                Number of Contracts          Premiums Received     Value

 

AUD Currency Put

    BNP        USD        0.660        3/31/16        AUD        (28,250,000)       $ 74,015          $                         (44,692)  

 

BRL Currency Put

    GSG        BRL        25.000        9/12/16        BRL        (25,000,000)        383,214          (282,765)  

 

COP Currency Put

    CITNA-B        COP        3250.000        3/2/16        COP        (9,720,000,000)        86,552          (97,200)  

 

COP Currency Put

    GSG        COP        3230.000        3/1/16        COP        (12,080,000,000)        90,918          (132,880)  

 

EUR Currency Call

    DEU        USD        1.133        3/17/16        EUR        (37,540,000)        203,467          (180,192)  

 

EUR Currency Put

    DEU        USD        1.040        3/17/16        EUR        (37,540,000)        251,518          (193,368)  

 

EUR Currency Call1

    GSG        MXN        18.000        7/20/16        EUR        (9,375,000)        345,255          (728,333)  

 

KRW Currency Call

    JPM        KRW        1090.000        1/25/16        KRW        (20,310,000,000)        131,356          –   

 

KRW Currency Put

    JPM        KRW        1200.000        1/25/16        KRW        (22,360,000,000)        138,848          (67,080)  

 

TRY Currency Put

    CITNA-B        TRY        3.094        1/18/16        TRY        (57,810,000)        127,075          (11,157)  

 

ZAR Currency Put

    BOA        ZAR        17.000        9/14/16        ZAR        (105,000,000)        228,814          (284,445)  
             

 

 

Total of Over-the-Counter Options Written       $             2,061,032          $                    (2,022,112)  
             

 

 

1. Knock-out option becomes ineligible for exercise if at any time spot rates are less than or equal to 16.5 MXN per 1 EUR.

 

29    OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND/VA


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

 

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps at December 31, 2015
Reference Asset        

Buy/Sell

Protection

    Fixed Rate     Maturity Date          

Notional Amount

(000’s)

        Premiums Received/(Paid)     Value  

 

 

XOVER 24

      Sell        5.000%        12/20/20        EUR        8,750        $ (884,467)      $ 753,273     
               

 

 
Over-the-Counter Credit Default Swaps at December 31, 2015  
Reference Asset   Counterparty    

Buy/Sell

Protection

    Fixed Rate     Maturity Date          

Notional Amount

(000’s)

        Premiums Received/(Paid)     Value  

 

 

Alpha Bank AE

    BAC        Buy        5.000%        3/20/17        EUR        1,165        $ (136,737)      $ 188,290     

 

 
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Sociedad Anonima     UBS        Sell        3.000        12/20/17        EUR        125        (60)        5,580     

 

 
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Sociedad Anonima     UBS        Sell        3.000        12/20/17        EUR        125        (60)        5,580     

 

 

Banco Santander SA

    UBS        Sell        3.000        9/20/17        EUR        250        (997)        9,680     

 

 

Hellenic Republic

    BAC        Sell        1.000        3/20/20        USD        475        180,526         (145,750)    

 

 

Hellenic Republic

    BAC        Sell        1.000        3/20/20        USD        475        168,652         (145,750)    

 

 

Malaysia

    BNP        Buy        1.000        12/20/20        USD        765        (40,897)        30,094     

 

 

Malaysia

    MOS        Buy        1.000        12/20/20        USD        765        (48,374)        30,094     

 

 
Penerbangan Malaysia Bhd     BNP        Buy        1.000        12/20/20        USD        1,306        (67,735)        51,377     

 

 
Penerbangan Malaysia Bhd     BOA        Buy        1.000        12/20/20        USD        385        (26,693)        15,145     

 

 
Penerbangan Malaysia Bhd     BOA        Buy        1.000        12/20/20        USD        1,740        (91,024)        68,450     

 

 
Penerbangan Malaysia Bhd     JPM        Buy        1.000        12/20/20        USD        1,320        (55,715)        51,927     

 

 

Republic of Colombia

    BOA        Buy        1.000        9/20/20        USD        2,115        (85,092)        144,442     

 

 

Republic of Colombia

    BOA        Sell        1.000        12/20/20        USD        1,524        81,521         (112,884)    

 

 

Russian Federation

    BNP        Buy        1.000        12/20/20        USD        765        (81,669)        73,151     

 

 

State Bank of India

    BNP        Sell        1.000        9/20/19        USD        1,740        71,791         (14,724)    
             

 

 

 

Total Over-the-Counter Credit Default Swaps

  

        $ (132,563)      $             254,702     
             

 

 

 

 

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 Single Name Corporate Debt     $  1,740,000            $               —            BBB-     
Investment Grade Sovereign Debt     1,524,000            2,115,000            BBB     
Investment Grade Single Name Corporate Debt     500,000        EUR     —        EUR     BBB- to BBB     
Non-Investment Grade Corporate Debt Indexes     8,750,000        EUR     —        EUR     B-     
Non-Investment Grade Sovereign Debt     950,000            —            CCC+     
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

Total

    $  4,214,000            $  2,115,000         
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

Total EUR

    9,250,000        EUR         —        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.

 

 

 
Over-the-Counter Currency Swaps at December 31, 2015  
Counterparty   

Pay/Receive

Floating Rate

     Floating Rate      Fixed Rate      Maturity Date     

Notional Amount Currency

Received (000’s)

    

Notional Amount Currency

Delivered (000’s)

     Value  

 

 

BOA

     Pay        
 
Six-Month USD
BBA LIBOR
  
  
     6.330%         3/31/20           INR
     145,780           INR
     2,329         $ (157,513)   

 

 

BOA

     Pay        
 
Six-Month USD
BBA LIBOR
  
  
     6.250         3/25/20           INR      145,508           INR      2,336                     (174,546)   

 

 

GSG

     Pay        
 
Six-Month USD
BBA LIBOR
  
  
     6.300         4/9/18           INR      582,000           INR      9,342         (492,757)   

 

 

GSG

     Pay        
 
Six-Month USD
BBA LIBOR
  
  
     6.450         3/27/18           INR      905,460           INR      14,529         (688,090)   
                          

 

 

 
Total Over-the-Counter Currency Swaps                        $ (1,512,906)   
                          

 

 

 

 

 

 
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps at December 31, 2015  
Counterparty  

Pay/Receive Floating

Rate

    Floating Rate     Fixed Rate     Maturity Date           Notional Amount (000’s)     Value  

 

 

DEU

    Receive        Six-Month HUF BUBOR        1.800%        11/6/20        HUF        746,700        $ 18,955     

 

 

DEU

    Pay        Six-Month PLN WIBOR WIBO        2.320        10/29/25        PLN        5,330        (13,303)    

 

 

DEU

    Receive        Six-Month PLN WIBOR WIBO        1.825        10/29/20        PLN        10,040        17,198     

 

 

DEU

    Pay        Six-Month HUF BUBOR        2.670        11/6/25        HUF        401,600        (21,493)    

 

 

GSG

    Pay        Six-Month PLN WIBOR WIBO        2.145        6/29/18        PLN        61,525                    347,588     

 

 

JPM

    Pay        Six-Month PLN WIBOR WIBO        2.500        12/14/25        PLN        11,100        13,486     

 

 

JPM

    Receive        Three-Month HUF BUBOR        1.910        7/8/17        HUF        3,550,000        (58,850)    

 

 

JPM

    Receive        Three-Month HUF BUBOR        1.775        7/18/17        HUF        3,490,000        (41,081)    
             

 

 

 
Total Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps              $ 262,500     
             

 

 

 

 

30    OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND/VA


    

 

 

 

Over-the-Counter Interest Rate Swaps at December 31, 2015
Counterparty   

Pay/Receive Floating

Rate

     Floating Rate      Fixed Rate      Maturity Date             Notional Amount (000’s)      Value

 

BAC

     Pay         MXN TIIE BANXICO         3.860%         11/17/16         MXN         210,000       $1,553  

 

BAC

     Pay         MXN TIIE BANXICO         3.900         12/16/16         MXN         213,825       2,791  

 

BAC

     Pay         MXN TIIE BANXICO         4.310         12/15/17         MXN         108,750       (7,726) 

 

BOA

     Pay        
 
Six-Month INR MIBOR OIS
COMPOUND
  
  
     6.980         7/30/20         INR         460,000       5,315  

 

BOA

     Receive        
 
One-Time INR MIBOR OIS
COMPOUND
  
  
     7.360         7/30/16         INR         2,020,000       (90,953) 

 

BOA

     Pay         BZDI         13.975         1/2/18         BRL         40,900       (352,548) 

 

BOA

     Pay         Three-Month MYR KLIBOR BNM         4.060         7/24/20         MYR         20,230       17,828  

 

BOA

     Pay        
 
Six-Month INR FBIL MIBOR OIS
COMPOUND
  
  
     6.820         11/26/20         INR         200,000       (17,366) 

 

BOA

     Pay        
 
One-Time INR MIBOR OIS
COMPOUND
  
  
     7.015         11/26/16         INR         850,000       (6,579) 

 

BOA

     Receive         Three-Month MYR KLIBOR BNM         3.730         7/24/16         MYR         94,415       18,697  

 

DEU

     Pay         MXN TIIE BANXICO         4.330         11/3/17         MXN         210,400       6,411  

 

DEU

     Pay         Three-Month ILS TELBOR01         1.170         11/20/19         ILS         24,375       (15,655) 

 

GSG

     Pay         MXN TIIE BANXICO         3.900         12/15/16         MXN         216,300       3,252  

 

GSG

     Pay         Three-Month MYR KLIBOR BNM         4.440         3/16/25         MYR         30,000       (63,718) 

 

GSG

     Pay         Six-Month CLP TNA         4.170         5/27/20         CLP         810,000       9,251  

 

GSG

     Pay         BZDI         13.145         1/2/17         BRL         38,450       (273,845) 

 

GSG

     Pay         Six-Month CLP TNA         4.107         5/28/20         CLP         2,500,000       19,839  

 

GSG

     Pay         MXN TIIE BANXICO         4.745         12/15/17         MXN         223,750       (18,193) 

 

HSBC

     Pay         Six-Month HUF BUBOR         2.735         11/9/25         HUF         410,000       (13,953) 

 

HSBC

     Receive         Six-Month HUF BUBOR         1.865         11/9/20         HUF         765,000       11,316  

 

        Three-Month CNY                  

JPM

     Receive         CNREPOFIX=CFXS         2.630         6/26/20         CNY         40,605       (23,697) 
                    

 

Total Over-the-Counter Interest Rate Swaps

  

     $                (787,980) 
                    

 

 

Over-the-Counter Interest Rate Swaptions Written at December 31, 2015
Description   Counterparty     Pay/Receive
Floating Rate
    Floating Rate     Fixed Rate    

Expiration

Date

    Notional    

Amount

(000’s)

    Premiums Received      Value

 

Interest Rate Swap maturing 1/4/21 Call     BOA        Pay        BZDI        12.580%        1/4/16        BRL        28,160       $ 54,034       $(699,043) 

 

Interest Rate Swap maturing 1/2/18 Call     BOA        Pay        BZDI        12.900        1/4/16        BRL        36,800        77,002       (464,553) 

 

Interest Rate Swap maturing 1/2/19 Call     BOA        Pay        BZDI        14.750        1/4/16        BRL        31,000        34,727       (265,831) 

 

Interest Rate Swap maturing 1/2/17 Call     BOA        Pay        BZDI        14.320        1/4/16        BRL        31,000        21,449       (93,183) 

 

Interest Rate Swap maturing 2/2/21 Call     GSG        Pay       
 
 
Three-Month
USD BBA
LIBOR
  
  
  
    1.810        1/29/16        USD        198,537        779,259       (521,395) 

 

Interest Rate Swap maturing 1/2/18 Call     JPM        Pay        BZDI        12.900        1/4/16        BRL        36,800        77,003       (464,554) 
               

 

 

Total Over-the-Counter Interest Rate Swaptions Written

  

   $         1,043,474       $        (2,508,559) 
               

 

 

 

Glossary:   
Counterparty Abbreviations   
BAC    Barclays Bank plc
BNP    BNP Paribas
BOA    Bank of America NA
CITNA-B    Citibank NA
DEU    Deutsche Bank AG
GSCO-OT    Goldman Sachs Bank USA
GSG    Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
HSBC    HSBC Bank USA NA
JPM    JPMorgan Chase Bank NA
MOS    Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.
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
AUD    Australian Dollar
BRL    Brazilian Real
CAD    Canadian Dollar
CLP    Chilean Peso
CNH    Offshore Chinese Renminbi
CNY    Chinese Renminbi
COP    Colombian Peso
EUR    Euro
GBP    British Pound Sterling
HUF    Hungarian Forint
ILS    Israeli Shekel
INR    Indian Rupee

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

 

Currency abbreviations (Continued)

JPY      Japanese Yen
KRW      South Korean Won
MXN      Mexican Nuevo Peso
MYR      Malaysian Ringgit
PHP      Philippine Peso
PLN      Polish Zloty
RUB      Russian Ruble
SGD      Singapore Dollar
TRY      New Turkish Lira
TWD      New Taiwan Dollar
ZAR      South African Rand
Definitions
BANXICO      Banco de Mexico
BBA LIBOR      British Bankers’ Association London - Interbank Offered Rate
BNM      Bank Negra Malaysia
BUBOR      Budapest Interbank Offered Rate
BZDI      Brazil Interbank Deposit Rate
CNREPOFIX=CFXS      Repurchase Fixing Rates
FBIL      Financial Benchmarks India Private Ltd.
FRO 1      Floating Rate Option 30 yr. Rate
FRO 2      Floating Rate Option 10 yr. Rate
KLIBOR      Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rate
MIBOR      Mumbai Interbank Offered Rate
OIS      Overnight Index Swap
Teleboro1      Tel Aviv Interbank Offered Rate 1 Month
TIIE      Interbank Equilibrium Interest Rate
TNA      Non-Deliverable CLP Camara
WIBOR WIBO      Poland Warsaw Interbank Offer Bid Rate
XOVER 24      iTraxx Europe Crossover Series 24 Version 1
Exchange Abbreviations
CBT      Chicago Board of Trade
EUX      European Stock Exchange

See accompanying Consolidated Notes to Financial Statements.

 

32    OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND/VA


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES December 31, 2015

 

 

Assets    

Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments:

 

Unaffiliated companies (cost $1,716,951,621)

   $        1,589,227,467   

Affiliated companies (cost $242,292,258)

  232,304,318   
 

 

  1,821,531,785   

 

Cash

  19,140,599   

 

Cash—foreign currencies (cost $3,706,848)

  3,734,406   

 

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

  9,289,082   

 

Swaps, at value (premiums paid $635,053)

  770,063   

 

Centrally cleared swaps, at value (premiums paid $884,467)

  1,150,500   

 

Receivables and other assets:

 

Interest, dividends and principal paydowns

  20,658,118   

Shares of beneficial interest sold

  7,148,179   

Investments sold (including $5,184,951 sold on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis)

  6,152,083   

Variation margin receivable

  209,718   

Other

  168,940   
 

 

Total assets

  1,889,953,473   

 

Liabilities    

Centrally cleared swap collateral due

  331,775   

 

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

  5,683,039   

 

Options written, at value (premiums received $2,061,032)

  2,022,112   

 

Swaps, at value (premiums received $502,490)

  2,816,247   

 

Centrally cleared swaps, at value

  134,727   

 

Swaptions written, at value (premiums received $1,043,474)

  2,508,559   

 

Payables and other liabilities:

 

Investments purchased (including $66,019,166 purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis)

  69,953,647   

Shares of beneficial interest redeemed

  645,625   

Variation margin payable

  340,363   

Distribution and service plan fees

  293,727   

Shareholder communications

  130,226   

Trustees’ compensation

  84,047   

Other

  156,693   
 

 

Total liabilities

  85,110,787   

 

Net Assets

   $        1,804,852,686   
 

 

 

Composition of Net Assets    

Par value of shares of beneficial interest

   $                  363,270   

 

Additional paid-in capital

  1,973,367,776   

 

Accumulated net investment income

  90,272,009   

 

Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions

  (121,879,025)  

 

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

  (137,271,344)  
 

 

Net Assets

   $        1,804,852,686   
 

 

 

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 $429,709,418 and 88,128,855 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)    $4.88   

Service Shares:

 
Net asset value, redemption price per share and offering price per share (based on net assets of $1,375,143,268 and 275,141,543 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)    $5.00   

See accompanying Consolidated Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Year Ended December 31, 2015

 

 

Allocation of Income and Expenses from Master Funds1    

Net investment income allocated from Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC:

 

Interest

   $            2,615,823     

Dividends

  1,105     

Expenses

  (202,815)    
 

 

Net investment income allocated from Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC

  2,414,113     

 

Net investment income allocated from Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC:

 

Interest

  5,676,560     

Dividends

  35,301     

Expenses

  (365,144)    
 

 

Net investment income allocated from Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC

  5,346,717     
 

 

Total allocation of net investment income from master funds

  7,760,830     

 

Investment Income    

Interest - unaffiliated companies (net of foreign withholding taxes of $457,746)

  94,869,500     

 

Fee income on when-issued securities

  1,643,898     

 

Dividends:

 

Unaffiliated companies

  146,602     

Affiliated companies

  212,046     
 

 

Total investment income

  96,872,046     

 

Expenses    

Management fees

  11,920,333     

 

Distribution and service plan fees:

 

Service shares

  3,741,988     

 

Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:

 

Non-Service shares

  510,995     

Service shares

  1,497,072     

 

Shareholder communications:

 

Non-Service shares

  46,194     

Service shares

  140,565     

 

Custodian fees and expenses

  227,307     

 

Trustees’ compensation

  65,873     

 

Borrowing fees

  14,243     

 

Other

  312,391     
 

 

Total expenses

  18,476,961     

Less reduction to custodian expenses

  (6,041)    

Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses

  (688,473)    
 

 

Net expenses

  17,782,447     

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

  86,850,429     

 

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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 $84,516)

   $            (57,016,935)    

Affiliated companies

  (33,274)    

Closing and expiration of option contracts written

  1,219,964     

Closing and expiration of futures contracts

  (2,672,293)    

Foreign currency transactions

  7,302,944     

Swap contracts

  (2,952,858)    

Swaption contracts

  1,801,787     

 

Net realized gain (loss) allocated from:

 

Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC

  670,947     

Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC

  (1,753,240)    
 

 

Net realized loss

  (53,432,958)    

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

 

Investments

  (55,426,457)    

Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

  (10,908,001)    

Futures contracts

  (436,856)    

Option contracts written

  20,956     

Swap contracts

  (2,705,741)    

Swaption contracts

  (209,992)    

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation allocated from:

 

Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC

  (1,604,634)    

Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC

  (4,267,689)    
 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

  (75,538,414)    

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $            (42,120,943)    
 

 

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, 2015
  Year Ended
December 31, 2014

 

Operations        

Net investment income

   $          86,850,429      $         107,224,322   

 

Net realized loss

  (53,432,958)     (5,459,632)  

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

  (75,538,414)     (36,151,836)  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  (42,120,943)     65,612,854   

 

Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders        

Dividends from net investment income:

   

Non-Service shares

  (29,479,205)     (31,299,751)  

Service shares

  (81,704,570)     (63,703,194)  
 

 

  (111,183,775)     (95,002,945)  

 

Beneficial Interest Transactions        

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

   

Non-Service shares

  (120,101,219)     (142,634,078)  

Service shares

  (59,939,490)     (144,544,896)  
 

 

 

 

  (180,040,709)     (287,178,974)  

 

Net Assets        

Total decrease

  (333,345,427)     (316,569,065)  

 

Beginning of period

  2,138,198,113      2,454,767,178   
 

 

 

 

End of period (including accumulated net investment income of $90,272,009 and $104,708,911, respectively)    $     1,804,852,686       $       2,138,198,113   
 

 

See accompanying Consolidated Notes to Financial Statements.

 

36      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND/VA


CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Non-Service Shares    Year Ended
December 31,
2015
     Year Ended
December 31,
2014
     Year Ended
December 31,
2013
     Year Ended
December 31,
2012
     Year Ended
December 30,
20111
 

 

 

Per Share Operating Data

              

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 5.30          $ 5.38        $ 5.67         $ 5.38        $ 5.58      

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

              

Net investment income2

     0.23            0.26          0.28           0.33          0.36      

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.34)           (0.11)         (0.29)          0.36          (0.31)     
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (0.11)           0.15          (0.01)          0.69          0.05      

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

              

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.31)           (0.23)         (0.28)          (0.34)         (0.18)     

Distributions from net realized gain

     0.00            0.00          0.00           (0.06)         (0.07)     
  

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (0.31)           (0.23)         (0.28)          (0.40)         (0.25)     

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 4.88         $ 5.30       $ 5.38        $ 5.67       $ 5.38     
  

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     (2.26)%         2.84%         (0.13)%         13.53%         0.85%     

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

    $ 429,710         $ 586,951       $ 738,741        $ 741,996       $ 648,084     

 

 

Average net assets (in thousands)

    $       510,765         $      707,673       $      734,707        $      690,351       $      694,868     

 

 

Ratios to average net assets:4,5

              

Net investment income

     4.51%           4.73%         5.12%          6.01%         6.50%     

Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings

     0.76%           0.74%         0.74%          0.77%         0.77%     

Interest and fees from borrowings

     0.00%6         0.00%         0.00%          0.00%         0.00%     
  

 

 

 

Total expenses7

     0.76%           0.74%         0.74%          0.77%         0.77%     
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      0.73%           0.71%         0.72%          0.71%         0.71%     

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate8

     79%           93%         107%          78%         49%     

1. December 30, 2011 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 2 of the accompanying Notes.

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. Less than 0.005%.

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

Year Ended December 31, 2015

     0.77

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
 

8. 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, 2015

     $1,225,140,927         $1,266,426,777   
 

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   

See accompanying Consolidated Notes to Financial Statements.

 

37      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND/VA


CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

 

Service Shares    Year Ended
December 31,
2015
     Year Ended
December 31,
2014
     Year Ended
December 31,
2013
     Year Ended
December 31,
2012
     Year Ended
December 30,
20111
 

 

 

Per Share Operating Data

              

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 5.42         $ 5.50        $ 5.79        $ 5.49        $ 5.68      

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

              

Net investment income2

     0.23           0.25          0.27          0.33          0.35      

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.35)          (0.11)         (0.29)         0.36          (0.31)     
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (0.12)          0.14          (0.02)         0.69          0.04      

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

              

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.30)          (0.22)         (0.27)         (0.33)         (0.16)     

Distributions from net realized gain

     0.00           0.00          0.00          (0.06)         (0.07)     
  

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (0.30)          (0.22)         (0.27)         (0.39)         (0.23)     

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 5.00        $ 5.42       $ 5.50       $ 5.79       $ 5.49     
  

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     (2.49)%         2.49%         (0.37)%         13.15%         0.65%     

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

    $     1,375,143        $ 1,551,247       $ 1,716,026       $ 1,840,721       $ 1,604,906     

 

 

Average net assets (in thousands)

    $ 1,496,350        $     1,646,615       $     1,794,640       $     1,715,995       $     1,673,715     

 

 

Ratios to average net assets:4,5

              

Net investment income

     4.26%           4.48%          4.88%          5.76%         6.25%     

Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings

     1.01%           0.99%          0.99%          1.02%         1.02%     

Interest and fees from borrowings

     0.00%6         0.00%          0.00%          0.00%         0.00%     
  

 

 

 

Total expenses7

     1.01%           0.99%          0.99%          1.02%         1.02%     
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      0.98%           0.96%          0.97%          0.96%         0.96%     

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate8

     79%           93%          107%          78%         49%     

1. December 30, 2011 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 2 of the accompanying Notes.

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. Less than 0.005%.

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

Year Ended December 31, 2015

     1.02

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
 

8. 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, 2015

     $1,225,140,927         $1,266,426,777   
 

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   

See accompanying Consolidated Notes to Financial Statements.

 

38      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND/VA


NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  December 31, 2015

 

 

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 followed in the Fund’s preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”).

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

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 period end, the Fund owned 139,825 shares with net assets of $11,944,412 in the Subsidiary.

Other financial information at period end:

Total market value of investments

   $ 4,543,495   

Net assets

   $           11,944,412   

Net income (loss)

   $ (22,110)   

Net realized gain (loss)

   $ (173,977)   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

   $ (187,860)   

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. GAAP, 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.

 

39      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 remains 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 the 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
  Carryforward1,2,3,4,5

    Net Unrealized
Depreciation
Based on cost of
Securities and
Other Investments
  for Federal Income
Tax Purposes
 

 

 

$81,686,441

    $—        $112,354,690        $137,433,590   

1.  At period end, the Fund had $112,171,105 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

   $ 3,339,490   

No expiration

     108,831,615   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $                 112,171,105   
  

 

 

 

$3,339,490 of the capital loss carryforward is due to merger activity and is subject to annual Sec. 382 limits of $3,339,490 per year.

2. The Fund had $183,585 of straddle losses which were deferred.

3. During the reporting period, the Fund did not utilize any capital loss carryforward.

4. During the previous reporting period, the Fund utilized $11,497,573 of capital loss carryforward to offset capital gains realized in that fiscal year.

5. During the reporting period, $5,751,368 of unused capital loss carryforward expired.

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

 

40      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND/VA


    

 

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

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 the reporting period. Net assets of the Fund were unaffected by the reclassifications.

Reduction

to Paid-in Capital

   Increase
to Accumulated
Net Investment
Income
   

Increase
to Accumulated Net
Realized Loss

on Investments

 

 

 

$5,751,971

     $9,896,444        $4,144,473   

The tax character of distributions paid during the reporting periods:

     Year Ended
December 31, 2015
    Year Ended
December 31, 2014
 

 

 

Distributions paid from:

    

Ordinary income

     $      111,183,775          $        95,002,945     

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

Federal tax cost of securities

   $ 1,956,345,007     

Federal tax cost of other investments

     (45,973,894)    
  

 

 

 

Total federal tax cost

   $   1,910,371,113     
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 46,984,778     

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (184,418,368)    
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (137,433,590)    
  

 

 

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncement. In May 2015, Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”), ASU 2015-07. This is an update to Fair Value Measurement Topic 820. Under the amendments in this ASU, investments for which fair value is measured at net asset value per share (or its equivalent) using the practical expedient should not be categorized in the fair value hierarchy. ASU 2015-17 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years. At period end, the Manager does not believe the adoption of the ASU will have a material effect on the financial statements or disclosures.

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

 

 

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, except in the case of a scheduled early closing of the Exchange, in which case the Fund will calculate net asset value of the shares as of the scheduled early closing time of the Exchange.

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

Valuation Methods and Inputs

Securities are valued 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 mean between the bid and asked price on the principal exchange or, if not available from the principal 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) a bid from the principal exchange, (2) the mean between the bid and asked price as provided by a single dealer, or (3) a bid from a single dealer. 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

 

41      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND/VA


NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  Continued

 

 

3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

 

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) 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.

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:

 

42      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND/VA


    

 

 

 

3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

 

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 at period end based on valuation input level:

   

Level 1—

Unadjusted

Quoted Prices

   

Level 2—

Other Significant
Observable Inputs

   

Level 3—

Significant
Unobservable

Inputs

    Value   

 

 

Assets Table

       

Investments, at Value:

       

Asset-Backed Securities

    $ —        $ 89,098,361       $ 16,991,566       $ 106,089,927     

Mortgage-Backed Obligations

    —          250,873,148         16,686         250,889,834     

U.S. Government Obligations

    —          33,564,769         —          33,564,769     

Foreign Government Obligations

    —          173,263,594         —          173,263,594     

Corporate Loans

    —          15,965,211         7,452         15,972,663     

Corporate Bonds and Notes

    —          963,362,085         29,997         963,392,082     

Common Stocks

    1,068,174         —          1,255,935         2,324,109     

Rights, Warrants and Certificates

    —          —          —          —      

Structured Securities

    —          6,933,575         4,439,555         11,373,130     

Short-Term Note

    —          29,987,850         —          29,987,850     

Investment Companies

    92,728,261         139,576,057         —          232,304,318     

Over-the-Counter Options Purchased

    —          1,239,886         —          1,239,886     
Over-the-Counter Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased     —          1,129,623         —          1,129,623     
 

 

 

 

Total Investments, at Value

    93,796,435         1,704,994,159         22,741,191         1,821,531,785     

Other Financial Instruments:

       

Swaps, at value

    —          770,063         —          770,063     

Centrally cleared swaps, at value

    —          1,150,500         —          1,150,500     

Futures contracts

    550,508         —          —          550,508     

Forward currency exchange contracts

    —          9,289,082         —          9,289,082     
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

    $                 94,346,943       $                 1,716,203,804       $                 22,741,191       $                 1,833,291,938     
 

 

 

 

Liabilities Table

       

Other Financial Instruments:

       

Swaps, at value

    $ —        $ (2,816,247)      $ —        $ (2,816,247)    

Centrally cleared swaps, at value

    —          (134,727)        —          (134,727)    

Options written, at value

    —          (2,022,112)        —          (2,022,112)    

Futures contracts

    (137,744)        —          —          (137,744)    

Forward currency exchange contracts

    —          (5,683,039)        —          (5,683,039)    

Swaptions written, at value

    —          (2,508,559)        —          (2,508,559)    
 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    $ (137,744)      $ (13,164,684)      $ —        $ (13,302,428)    
 

 

 

 

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 into Level 2*     Transfers out of Level 2**     Transfers into Level 3**     Transfers out of Level 3*  

 

 
Assets Table        
Investments, at Value:        
Mortgage-Backed Obligations     $ 2,832,625            $ –             $ –            $ (2,832,625)         
Corporate Bonds and Notes     2,578,016              (39,746)              39,746                                  (2,578,016)         
Common Stocks     –                                  (1,491,405)              1,491,405              –          
 

 

 

 
Total Assets     $                     5,410,641            $ (1,531,151)            $                     1,531,151            $ (5,410,641)         
 

 

 

 

* Transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 due to the availability of market data for this security.

** 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:

 

43      OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND/VA


NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  Continued

 

 

3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

 

    Value as of
December 31, 2014
   

Realized

gain (loss)

      Change in unrealized
appreciation/
depreciation
   

Accretion/
(amortization)

of premium/

discounta

 

 

 

Assets Table

       

Investments, at Value:

       

Asset-Backed Securities

   $ 17,141,305         $ —          $ (280,930)        $ 131,191        

Mortgage-Backed Obligations

    2,842,770           —            6,541           —         

Corporate Loans

    7,452           —            —            —         

Corporate Bonds and Notes

    2,992,241           (5,309,043)          6,776,070           (44)       

Common Stocks

    15           —            (235,485)          —         

Structured Securities

    8,042,066           (1,453,748)                           (1,368,722)          82,747        
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $                  31,025,849         $                  (6,762,791)        $ 4,897,474         $                  213,894        
 

 

 

 

 

a. Included in net investment income.

       
    Sales    

Transfers into

Level 3

   

Transfers out of

Level 3

    Value as of
December 31, 2015
 

 

 

Assets Table (Continued)

       

Investments, at Value:

       

Asset-Backed Securities

   $ —          $ —          $ —          $ 16,991,566        

Mortgage-Backed Obligations

    —            —            (2,832,625)          16,686        

Corporate Loans

    —            —            —            7,452        

Corporate Bonds and Notes

    (1,890,957)          39,746           (2,578,016)          29,997        

Common Stocks

    —            1,491,405           —            1,255,935        

Structured Securities

    (862,788)          —            —            4,439,555        
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ (2,753,745)        $ 1,531,151         $ (5,410,641)        $ 22,741,191        
 

 

 

 

The total change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations attributable to Level 3 investments still held at period end:

    

Change in

unrealized

appreciation/

depreciation

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

    $ (280,930)    

Mortgage-Backed Obligations

     6,541     

Corporate Bonds and Notes

     (9,930)    

Common Stocks

     (235,485)    

Structured Securities

     (893,231)    
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

    $           (1,413,035)    
  

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs used in determining fair value measurements for those investments classified as Level 3 at period end:

   

Value as of  

December 31, 2015  

        Valuation Technique       Unobservable input       Range of
    Unobservable Inputs
        Unobservable
Input Used
   

 

Assets Table

           

Investments, at Value:

           
Asset-Backed Securities      $ 16,991,566        Broker quotes   N/A   N/A   N/A     (a)  
Mortgage-Backed Obligations     16,686        Broker quotes   N/A   N/A   N/A   (a)
Corporate Loans     7,452        Pricing service   N/A   N/A   N/A   (a)
Corporate Bonds and Notes     29,996        Broker quotes   N/A   N/A   N/A   (a)
Corporate Bonds and Notes     1       

Estimated Recovery

proceeds

  Nominal Value   N/A   0.01% of par   (b)
Common Stocks     15       

Estimated Recovery

proceeds

  Nominal Value   N/A   $0.01/share   (c)
Common Stocks     1,255,920        Pricing service   N/A   N/A   N/A   (a)
Structured Securities     4,439,555        Broker quotes   N/A   N/A   N/A   (a)
 

 

 

           
Total      $             22,741,191               
 

 

 

           

(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.

 

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4. Investments and Risks

Risks of Foreign Investing. The Fund may invest in foreign securities which are subject to special risks. Securities traded in foreign markets may be less liquid and more volatile than those traded in U.S. markets. Foreign issuers are usually not subject to the same accounting and disclosure requirements that U.S. companies are subject to, which may make it difficult for the Fund to evaluate a foreign company’s operations or financial condition. A change in the value of a foreign currency against the U.S. dollar will result in a change in the U.S. dollar value of investments denominated in that foreign currency and in the value of any income or distributions the Fund may receive on those investments. The value of foreign investments may be affected by exchange control regulations, foreign taxes, higher transaction and other costs, delays in the settlement of transactions, changes in economic or monetary policy in the United States or abroad, expropriation or nationalization of a company’s assets, or other political and economic factors. In addition, due to the inter-relationship of global economies and financial markets, changes in political and economic factors in one country or region could adversely affect conditions in another country or region. Investments in foreign securities may also expose the Fund to time-zone arbitrage risk. Foreign securities may trade on weekends or other days when the Fund does not price its shares. At times, the Fund may emphasize investments in a particular country or region and may be subject to greater risks from adverse events that occur in that country or region. Foreign securities and foreign currencies held in foreign banks and securities depositories may be subject to limited or no regulatory oversight.

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

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

Investment in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund. The Fund is permitted to invest daily available cash balances in a money market Affiliated 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 regulated as a money market fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

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 (“Master Loan”) and Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC (“Master Event-Linked Bond”) (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 Master Loan is to seek income. The investment objective of Master Event-Linked Bond 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. The Fund owns 8.2% of Master Loan and 15.6% of Master Event-Linked Bond at period end.

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.

Loans. The Fund invests in loans made to U.S. and foreign borrowers that are corporations, partnerships or other business entities. The Fund will do so directly as an original lender or by assignment or indirectly through participation agreements or certain derivative instruments. While many of these loans will be collateralized, the Fund can also invest in uncollateralized loans. Loans are often issued in connection with recapitalizations, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and refinancing of borrowers. The loans often pay interest at rates that float above (or are adjusted periodically based on) a benchmark that reflects current interest rates although the Fund can also invest in loans with fixed interest rates.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  Continued

 

 

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.

At period end, 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

     $66,019,166   

Sold securities

     5,184,951   

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.

At period end, the Fund pledged $21,238 of collateral to the counterparty for forward roll transactions.

Restricted Securities. At period end, 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. Adverse events in any part of the equity or fixed-income markets may have unexpected negative effects on other market segments.

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

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 at period end is as follows:

Cost

     $15,675,558   

Market Value

     $2,687,106   

Market Value as % of Net Assets

     0.15%   

The Fund has entered into forbearance agreements with certain obligors under which the Fund has agreed to temporarily forego receipt of the original principal or coupon interest rates. At period end, securities with an aggregate market value of $906,955, representing 0.05% of the Fund’s net assets, were subject to these forbearance agreements.

 

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4. Investments and Risks (Continued)

 

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.

Shareholder Concentration. At period end, two shareholders each owned 20% or more of the Fund’s total outstanding shares comprising 46.49% of the Fund.

 

 

5. Market Risk Factors

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

6. Use of Derivatives

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.

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.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  Continued

 

 

6. Use of Derivatives (Continued)

 

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 reporting period, the Fund had daily average contract amounts on forward contracts to buy and sell of $345,200,524 and $704,895,494, 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 reporting period, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $128,433,853 and $117,100,266 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 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.

During the reporting period, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $1,318,355 and $1,129,794 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.

 

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6. Use of Derivatives (Continued)

 

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 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 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 reporting period, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $1,182,786 and $2,748,794 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 reporting period was as follows:

     Number of Contracts     Amount of Premiums  

 

 

Options outstanding as of December 31, 2014

     108,580,000      $ 600,824   

Options written

     317,148,739,131        26,720,126   

Options closed or expired

     (3,923,016,873)        (1,219,964)   

Options exercised

     (248,563,787,258)        (24,039,954)   
  

 

 

 

Options outstanding as of December 31, 2015

              64,770,515,000      $                 2,061,032   
  

 

 

 

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.

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

 

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6. Use of Derivatives (Continued)

 

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 reporting period, the Fund had ending monthly average notional amounts of $34,013,025 and $32,095,294 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. These currency swap contracts increase exposure to, or decrease exposure away from, foreign exchange and interest rate risk.

For the reporting period, the Fund had ending monthly average notional amounts of $1,881,444 and $58,859,389 on currency swaps which pay a fixed rate and which receive a fixed rate, 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 reporting period, the Fund had ending monthly average notional amounts of $103,512,171 and $119,631,519 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.

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.

 

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6. Use of Derivatives (Continued)

 

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 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 purchased 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 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.

The Fund has written swaptions which gives it the obligation, if exercised by the purchaser, to enter into an currency swap contracts with the obligation to receive an interest rate on the dollar notional amount and pay 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.

During the reporting period, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $2,199,847 and $3,078,636 on purchased and written swaptions, respectively.

Written swaption activity for the reporting period was as follows:

     Notional Amount     Amount of Premiums  

 

 

Swaptions outstanding as of December 31, 2014

    $ 65,040,000      $ 710,481   

Swaptions written

     3,815,985,557        15,600,358   

Swaptions closed or expired

     (843,634,116)        (1,801,786)   

Swaptions exercised

       (2,675,094,000)        (13,465,579)   
  

 

 

 

Swaptions outstanding as of December 31, 2015

    $ 362,297,441      $ 1,043,474   
  

 

 

 

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.

At period end, the Fund has required certain counterparties to post collateral of $3,193,030.

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

 

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6. Use of Derivatives (Continued)

 

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 pledged by the Fund at period end:

          Gross Amounts Not Offset in the        
                              Consolidated  Statement of Assets & Liabilities                            
Counterparty  

Gross Amounts Not

Offset 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    $ 3,005,959          $ (3,005,959)      $ —       $ —       $ —    
Barclays Bank plc     308,692            (299,226)        —         —         9,466   
BNP Paribas     418,739            (59,416)        (359,323)        —         —    
Citibank NA     778,484            (404,838)        (256,748)        —         116,898   
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.     1,031,882            (470,169)        —         (420,000)        141,713   
Goldman Sachs Bank USA     284,120            (69,906)        —         —         214,214   
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)     833,516            (833,516)        —         —         —    
HSBC Bank USA NA     114,770            (52,927)        (40,818)        —         21,025   
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     1,673,360            (1,673,360)        —         —         —    
Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.     30,094            —         —         —         30,094   
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.     1,984,920            (479,380)        —         (1,505,540)        —    
Toronto Dominion Bank     1,943,278            (693,624)        (428,457)        —         821,197   
UBS AG     20,840            —         (20,840)        —         —    
 

 

 

 
   $             12,428,654          $               (8,042,321)      $               (1,106,186)      $               (1,925,540)      $                 1,354,607   
 

 

 

 

*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, 2015:

          Gross Amounts Not Offset in the        
                              Consolidated  Statement of Assets & Liabilities                            
Counterparty  

Gross Amounts Not

Offset 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    $              (4,938,066)          $                   3,005,959      $                   1,932,107      $                             —       $                             —    
Barclays Bank plc     (299,226)            299,226        —         —         —    
BNP Paribas     (59,416)            59,416        —         —         —    
Citibank NA     (404,838)            404,838        —         —         —    
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.     (470,169)            470,169        —         —         —    
Goldman Sachs Bank USA     (69,906)            69,906        —         —         —    
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)     (3,201,976)            833,516        1,778,743        —         (589,717)   
HSBC Bank USA NA     (52,927)            52,927        —         —         —    
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA     (2,294,078)            1,673,360        569,358        —         (51,360)   
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.     (479,380)            479,380        —         —         —    
Nomura Global Financial Products, Inc.     (66,351)            —         —         —         (66,351)   

 

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6. Use of Derivatives (Continued)

 

          Gross Amounts Not Offset in the        
                   Consolidated Statement of Assets & Liabilities  (Continued)                 
Counterparty  

Gross Amounts Not

Offset in the

Consolidated
Statement

of Assets & Liabilities*

   

Financial Instruments

Available for Offset

   

Financial Instruments

Collateral Pledged**

   

        Cash Collateral

Pledged**

    Net Amount  

 

 

Toronto Dominion Bank

    $ (693,624)           $ 693,624       $ —        $ —        $ —    
 

 

 

 
    $ (13,029,957)           $ 8,042,321      $ 4,280,208      $ —       $              (707,428)   
 

 

 

 

*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 at period end:

   

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

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

 

 

Credit contracts

  Swaps, at value     $ 673,810            Swaps, at value     $ 419,108      
Forward currency exchange contracts        Swaps, at value     1,512,906      

Interest rate contracts

  Swaps, at value     96,253            Swaps, at value     884,233      

Credit contracts

  Centrally cleared swaps, at value     753,273             

Interest rate contracts

  Centrally cleared swaps, at value     397,227            Centrally cleared swaps, at value     134,727      

Interest rate contracts

  Variation margin receivable     209,718 *          Variation margin payable     340,363 *    
Forward currency exchange contracts   Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts     9,289,082            Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts     5,683,039      
Forward currency exchange contracts        Options written, at value     2,022,112      

Interest rate contracts

       Swaptions written, at value     2,508,559      
Foreign exchange contracts   Investments, at value     1,239,886 **         

Interest rate contracts

  Investments, at value     1,129,623 **         
   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

      $     13,788,872                $     13,505,047      
   

 

 

      

 

 

 

*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

   

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

   $ 145,257         $ 239,020         $ —          $ —          $ —          $ (662,512)        $ (278,235)     

Equity contracts

    (787,450)          —            56,111           —            —            —            (731,339)     
Forward currency exchange contracts       3,781,051           59,473           1,163,853           —            52,381,145           333,807           57,719,329      

Interest rate contracts

    (3,768,750)          1,503,294           —            (2,672,293)          —            (2,624,153)          (7,561,902)     
 

 

 

 

Total

   $ (629,892)        $   1,801,787         $   1,219,964         $   (2,672,293)        $   52,381,145         $   (2,952,858)        $   49,147,853      
 

 

 

 

Includes purchased options contracts, purchased swaption contracts, written options 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
    Swaption
contracts
written
    Futures
contracts
   

Translation of assets

and liabilities

denominated in

foreign currencies

   

Swap

contracts

    Total  

 

 

Credit contracts

   $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —         $     (1,446,263)       $ (1,446,263)     

Equity contracts

    (185,371)         —           —           —           —           —           (185,371)     
Forward currency exchange contracts     (609,333)             63,839          —           —           (11,869,416)         (1,512,906)             (13,927,816)     

Interest rate contracts

        1,665,681          (42,883)         (209,992)         (436,856)         —           253,428          1,229,378      
 

 

 

 

Total

   $ 870,977        $ 20,956        $     (209,992)       $     (436,856)       $     (11,869,416)       $ (2,705,741)       $ (14,330,072)     
 

 

 

 

*Includes purchased option contracts and purchased swaption contracts, if any.

 

 

7. 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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7. Shares of Beneficial Interest (Continued)

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2015       Year Ended December 31, 2014       
     Shares     Amount      Shares          Amount      

 

 

Non-Service Shares

        

Sold

     4,671,962           $ 23,990,179           9,006,106           $ 48,748,110        

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     5,825,930             29,479,205           5,850,421             31,299,751        

Redeemed

     (33,212,336)            (173,570,603)          (41,379,216)            (222,681,939)       
  

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (22,714,444)          $ (120,101,219)          (26,522,689)          $ (142,634,078)       
  

 

 

 

Service Shares

        

Sold

     13,496,560           $ 71,281,913           11,185,648           $ 61,790,733        

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     15,712,417             81,704,570           11,624,671             63,703,194        

Redeemed

     (40,362,328)                         (212,925,973)          (48,724,577)            (270,038,823)       
  

 

 

 

Net decrease

                  (11,153,351)          $ (59,939,490)                  (25,914,258)          $            (144,544,896)       
  

 

 

 

 

 

8. 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 reporting period were as follows:

 

     Purchases            Sales  

 

 

Investment securities

     $1,383,893,591           $1,591,953,126   

U.S. government and government agency obligations

     70,629,311                                                                        74,135,243   

To Be Announced (TBA) mortgage-related securities

     1,225,140,927           1,266,426,777   

 

 

9. 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 effective management fee for the reporting period was 0.59% 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.

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.

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.

 

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9. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

 

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. The expense limitations do not include interest and fees from borrowing, and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business.

 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. During the reporting period, the Manager waived $39,777.

The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investments in underlying funds managed by the Manager or its affiliates. During the reporting period, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $648,696 for management fees.

Waivers and/or reimbursements may be modified or terminated as set forth according to the terms in the prospectus.

Cross-Trades. The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities from and to other Funds managed by the Manager (“cross-trade”) pursuant to “Cross-Trading” Procedures adopted by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. These procedures are designed to ensure that any cross-trade of securities by the Fund from or to another fund that is or could be considered an affiliate of the Fund under certain limited circumstances by virtue of having a common investment adviser, common Officer, or common Trustee complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under these procedures, each cross-trade is effected at the current market price to save costs where allowed.

 During the period the Fund had $27,302,541 in purchases and $43,175,914 in sales considered cross-trades.

 

 

10. Borrowings and Other Financing

Joint Credit Facility. A number of mutual funds managed by the Manager participate in a $1.28 billion revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) intended to provide short-term financing, if necessary, subject to certain restrictions in connection with atypical redemption activity. Expenses and fees related to the Facility are paid by the participating funds and are disclosed separately or as other expenses on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The Fund did not utilize the Facility during the reporting period.

 

 

11. Pending Litigation

In 2009, several putative class action lawsuits were filed and later consolidated before the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI”), OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (“OFDI”), and Oppenheimer Rochester California Municipal Fund, a fund advised by OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. and distributed by the Distributor (the “California Fund”), in connection with the California Fund’s investment performance. The plaintiffs asserted claims against OFI, OFDI and certain present and former trustees and officers of the California Fund under the federal securities laws, alleging, among other things, that the disclosure documents of the California Fund contained misrepresentations and omissions and the investment policies of the California Fund were not followed. Plaintiffs in the suit filed an amended complaint and defendants filed a motion to dismiss. In 2011, the court issued an order which granted in part and denied in part the defendants’ motion to dismiss. In 2012, plaintiffs filed a motion, which defendants opposed, to certify a class and appoint class representatives and class counsel. In March 2015, the court granted plaintiffs’ motion for class certification. In May 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit vacated the class certification order and remanded the matter to the district court for further proceedings. In October 2015, the district court reaffirmed its order granting plaintiffs’ motion for class certification. In December 2015, the Tenth Circuit denied defendants’ petition to appeal the district court’s reaffirmed class certification order.

OFI and OFDI believe the suit is without merit; that it is premature to render any opinion as to the likelihood of an outcome unfavorable to them in the suit; and that no estimate can yet be made as to the amount or range of any potential loss. Furthermore, OFI believes that the suit should not impair the ability of OFI or OFDI to perform their respective duties to the Fund and that the outcome of the 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, 2015, 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, 2015, 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, 2015, 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 16, 2016

 

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FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION Unaudited

 

 

In early 2016, if applicable, shareholders of record received information regarding all dividends and distributions paid to them by the Fund during calendar year 2015.

Dividends, if any, paid by the Fund during the reporting period which are not designated as capital gain distributions should be multiplied by the maximum amount allowable but not less than 0.17% 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 approve the terms of the Agreements and the renewal thereof. 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 comparative investment performance of the Fund and the Managers, (iii) the fees and expenses of the Fund, including comparative fee and 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 Managers’ 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; and securities trading services. OFI Global is responsible for oversight of third-party service providers; monitoring compliance with applicable Fund policies and procedures and adherence to the Fund’s investment restrictions; risk management; and oversight of the Sub-Adviser. OFI Global is also 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 U.S. 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. OFI Global also provides 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 Managers’ 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 Mata, Krishna Memani, and Hemant Baijal, 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 the Board members have become knowledgeable about through their experiences with the Managers and 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 Managers and the Fund. Throughout the year, the Managers provided information on the investment performance of the Fund, including comparative performance information. The Board also reviewed information, prepared by the Managers 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 outperformed its category median during the five-year period, but underperformed its category median during the one-, three- and ten-year periods. The Board took into account the Adviser’s assertion that the Fund underperformed its performance category for the one- and three-year periods due to several asset allocation decisions relative to peer funds, including the Fund’s position in emerging market local debt for the one-year period, as well as security selection in high yield bonds. The Board also considered the Adviser’s assertion that the Fund outperformed its benchmark and ranked in the 25th percentile for the year-to-date period ended April 30, 2015. The Board took into account recent changes to the Fund, including that Hemant Baijal was appointed as a new portfolio manager for the Fund effective as of March 31, 2015.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund. The Board reviewed the fees paid to the Adviser and the other expenses borne by the Fund. The Board noted that the Adviser, 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 Adviser’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 Adviser 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 Managers. 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.

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, 2016. 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 47 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), Shareholders Services, Inc. and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. (until October 1995). Oversees 47 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: 194

   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 47 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 47 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 47 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 - Colorado Market of MidFirst Bank (since January 2015); Chairman of the Board (since 2012) and Director (since August 2005) of Jones International University (educational organization); Trustee of the Gallagher Family Foundation (non-profit organization) (2000-2015); Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Steele Street Bank Trust (commercial banking) (August 2003-January 2015); 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 47 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 Funds (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 47 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 47 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, 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 47 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. Steinmetz is an “Interested Trustee” because he is affiliated with the Manager and the Sub-Adviser by virtue of his positions as Chairman and director of the Sub-Adviser and officer and director of the Manager. Both as a Trustee and as an officer, Mr. Steinmetz serves for an indefinite term, or until his resignation, retirement, death or removal. Mr. Steinmetz’s address is 225 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10281-1008.

Arthur P. Steinmetz

Trustee (Since 2015), 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 101 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

 

 

OTHER OFFICERS OF THE FUND    The addresses of the Officers in the chart below are as follows: for Messrs. Baijal, Mata, Memani, Gabinet, Mss. 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.

Hemant Baijal

Vice President (Since 2015)

Year of Birth: 1962

   Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Sub-Adviser (since July 2011) and Co-Head of the Global Debt Team (since January 2015). Co-founder, Partner and Portfolio Manager of Six Seasons Global Asset Management (January 2009-December 2010). Partner and Portfolio Manager of Aravali Partners, LLC (September 2006-December 2008); Partner and Portfolio Manager at Havell Capital Management, LLC (November 1996-August 2006). A portfolio manager and an officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

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.

 

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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 101 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 101 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 101 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 101 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 Shareholder Servicing Agent      OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.
Sub-Transfer Agent      Shareholder Services, Inc.
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Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm      KPMG LLP
Counsel      Ropes & Gray 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.
     © 2016 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 12/31/15

 

   

Inception  

Date  

    1-Year     5-Year     10-Year  

Non-Service Shares

    1/2/03        -9.58     7.40     6.58

Service Shares

    9/18/06        -9.82        6.78        3.63

Russell 1000 Value Index

            -3.83        11.27        6.16   

 

*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 HOLDINGS AND ALLOCATIONS

TOP TEN COMMON STOCK HOLDINGS

 

Citigroup, Inc.

     5.6%    

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     4.7       

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

     2.9       

Merck & Co., Inc.

     2.6       

Ford Motor Co.

     2.6       

MetLife, Inc.

     2.5       

General Motors Co.

     2.2       

Wells Fargo & Co.

     2.1       

Apple, Inc.

     2.0       

AT&T, Inc.

     1.9       

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of December 31, 2015, and are based on net assets. For more current Fund holdings, please visit oppenheimerfunds.com.

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Fund Performance Discussion

The Fund’s Non-Service shares returned -9.58% during the reporting period. In comparison, the Fund underperformed the Russell 1000 Value Index (the “Index”), which returned -3.83%. The Fund’s declines occurred over the second half of the reporting period amid increased market volatility. The Fund underperformed the Index due largely to stock selection in the industrials, financials and energy sectors. The Fund outperformed the Index within the consumer staples and consumer discretionary sectors, as a result of stronger relative stock selection.

MARKET OVERVIEW

2015 will go down as a year in which volatility returned to the financial markets following a multi-year hiatus. Global growth struggled to gain traction as many of the world’s largest economies expanded below their long-term trends. China’s industrial production slowed for the fifth consecutive year and weighed on the world’s exporters—especially commodity producers. In the United States, a strong dollar impaired the competitiveness of many American companies and proved to be a drag on corporate earnings.

The generally disappointing performance of global equity markets was marked by pockets of significant weakness in the energy sector and many emerging markets. U.S. equities generally outperformed their counterparts in other regions in 2015, though with tempered results and only after a market correction in August that tested investors’ nerves. Interest rates globally remained low, even as investors spent most of the year contemplating the first U.S. interest-rate hike by the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) in almost a decade. The Fed did not raise interest rates until late in the year at its December 16 meeting, when the benchmark federal funds rate was raised by 0.25%.

TOP INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS

Top contributors to performance this period included Lear Corp., Microsoft Corp. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. Lear provides seating and electronic products to the auto industry. Strong global auto sales (ex-Europe) and improving margins helped drive the company’s strong performance during the reporting period. We have trimmed our position slightly, but we continue to like the stock due to an attractive valuation, strong U.S. results and nascent signs of improvement in Europe. Microsoft performed well during 2015 as a new management team refocused the company on faster growing segments of the market. Specifically, growth in Microsoft’s cloud business benefited the company during the past year. While we continue to like Microsoft, we did trim our position modestly after its strong performance in 2015. JPMorgan Chase & Co. is one of the largest money center banks. Banks in general performed well late in the year in anticipation of the Fed increasing interest rates. Higher rates should help bank net interest margins going forward. JPMorgan also benefits from a reasonable valuation and attractive dividend yield.

TOP INDIVIDUAL DETRACTORS

The top detractors from performance included Navistar International Corp., Kinder Morgan, Inc. and Micron Technology, Inc. Navistar International is a leading truck manufacturer. Navistar has rebounded from a failed new engine product strategy earlier this decade. While it has taken longer to recapture share and improve results than we originally anticipated, we do believe that Navistar is on its way to better market share and financial results in the next few years. While the company reported solid quarterly results late in the year and had an encouraging 2016 outlook, both the stock and the convertibles performed poorly as concerns about a weakening U.S. economy and a peak in the heavy duty truck market overwhelmed its favorable outlook. While we continue to hold a position in Navistar convertible bonds, our concerns about the macro environment led us to reduce our position.

Kinder Morgan is a leading energy infrastructure company. While Kinder is a C-corp, it trades in line with the master limited partnership (MLP) space and has been valued on its distribution yield and the expected growth rate of that distribution. Kinder’s stock price has been declining since the middle of 2015 in conjunction with the sharp decline in commodity prices. This weakness has made raising equity to fund its large backlog more expensive. Furthermore, Kinder Morgan miscalculated during the reporting period and made a small acquisition that threatened its investment grade rating. A higher cost of equity and the risk of higher debt costs put the company in a bind and Kinder elected to cut its distribution during the reporting period to fund its backlog and improve its credit metrics. We still maintain a modest position in Kinder’s convertible preferred stock as we enter the New Year. If commodity prices stabilize, we believe Kinder and the entire space will rebound, but the distribution cut was greater than we anticipated.

Micron Technology is a leading manufacturer of memory (DRAM and NAND) for the technology industry. Historically, the memory business has been characterized by commodity pricing and boom/bust cycles. We believe that industry consolidation has fundamentally changed the dynamics of the memory market. In our opinion, the dominant three players should be able to limit capacity growth to better match demand and ultimately lead to better pricing and more consistent profitability. While this is true, demand was weaker than we anticipated during the past year due to softer PC demand. We believe the

 

 

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supply/demand dynamics will improve in calendar year 2016, which can result in better stock price performance. Most of our position in Micron is in its 3% convertible bond, which we believe has an attractive risk/reward profile.

STRATEGY & OUTLOOK

The economic and market environment remain very cloudy as we enter 2016. While the employment data suggest a very healthy consumer, the manufacturing data paint a very different picture. Industrial America is having a very tough time, to a large extent due to a strong dollar and weak commodity prices. Furthermore, the Fed has started to raise interest rates and seems eager to continue along this path, despite the conflicting economic signs. We expect continued high levels of volatility during the beginning of the year. That being said, we expect energy prices to begin to stabilize during the next few months as supply cutbacks materialize. We believe stable commodity prices will help to calm the markets. While value stocks have significantly underperformed the market during the past few years, we continue to believe that the Fund is well positioned to benefit when value investing begins to outperform again. Furthermore, we continue to target an above average dividend yield.

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, 2015. 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. The Russell 1000 Value Index measures the performance of the large-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower expected growth values. The Index is unmanaged and cannot be purchased directly by investors. While index comparisons may be useful to provide a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, it must be noted that the Fund’s investments are not limited to the investments comprising the Index. Index performance includes reinvestment of income, but does not reflect transaction costs, fees, expenses or taxes. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only as a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, and does not predict or depict performance 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, 2015.

Actual Expenses. The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section for the class of shares you hold, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expense that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600.00 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.60), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During 6 Months Ended December 31, 2015” 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 fund 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 fund 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, 2015

    

Ending

Account

Value
December 31, 2015

    

Expenses

Paid During
6 Months Ended
December 31, 2015

 

Non-Service shares

   $       1,000.00               $   901.70             $ 3.84           

Service shares

     1,000.00                 900.20               5.04           

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, 2015 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, 2015

 

      Shares      Value    

Common Stocks—83.7%

     

 

 

Consumer Discretionary—11.7%

  

 

 

Auto Components—0.7%

     

 

 

Lear Corp.

     500       $ 61,415     

 

 

Automobiles—4.8%

     

 

 

Ford Motor Co.1

     15,500         218,395     

 

 

General Motors Co.

     5,525         187,905     
     

 

 

 
        406,300     

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—0.6%

  

 

 

Extended Stay America, Inc.

     3,385         53,821     

 

 

Household Durables—2.8%

  

 

 

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.2

     4,060         46,649     

 

 

CalAtlantic Group, Inc.

     2,106         79,852     

 

 

MDC Holdings, Inc.

     3,885         99,184     

 

 

PulteGroup, Inc.

     530         9,445     
     

 

 

 
                235,130     

 

 

Media—0.0%

     

 

 

Comcast Corp., Cl. A

     50         2,821     

 

 

Multiline Retail—1.2%

     

 

 

J.C. Penney Co., Inc.2

     3,240         21,579     

 

 

Kohl’s Corp.

     1,575         75,017     
     

 

 

 
        96,596     

 

 

Specialty Retail—1.6%

     

 

 

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     4,200         127,890     

 

 

Staples, Inc.

     863         8,173     
     

 

 

 
        136,063     

 

 

Consumer Staples—4.1%

     

 

 

Beverages—0.7%

     

 

 

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     155         6,659     

 

 

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Cl. B

     550         51,656     
     

 

 

 
        58,315     

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing—1.0%

  

 

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     1,460         89,498     

 

 

Food Products—0.9%

     

 

 

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

     855         62,210     

 

 

Pinnacle Foods, Inc.

     345         14,649     
     

 

 

 
        76,859     

 

 

Household Products—0.4%

     

 

 

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     440         34,940     

 

 

Tobacco—1.1%

     

 

 

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     1,055         92,745     

 

 

Energy—6.0%

     

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—6.0%

  

 

 

BP plc, Sponsored ADR

     2,688         84,027     

 

 

Chevron Corp.

     1,605         144,386     

 

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     1,100         85,745     

 

 

Marathon Oil Corp.

     1,825         22,977     

 

 
Royal Dutch Shell plc, Cl. A, Sponsored ADR      2,575         117,909     

 

 

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

     2,225         57,182     
     

 

 

 
        512,226     

 

 

Financials—30.6%

     

 

 

Capital Markets—4.1%

     

 

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     830         149,591     

 

 

KKR & Co. LP3

     5,175         80,678     

 

 

Morgan Stanley

     3,750         119,288     
     

 

 

 
        349,557     

 

 

Commercial Banks—13.2%

     

 

 

Bank of America Corp.

     3,640         61,261     

 

 

Citigroup, Inc.1

     9,225         477,394     

 

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     6,100         402,783     

 

 




































































     Shares      Value   

 

 

Commercial Banks (Continued)

     

 

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

     3,355       $ 182,378     
     

 

 

 
        1,123,816     

 

 

Insurance—7.4%

     

 

 

ACE Ltd.

     70         8,180     

 

 

American International Group, Inc.

     1,140         70,646     

 

 

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

     9,440         249,499     

 

 

MBIA, Inc.2

     14,225         92,178     

 

 

MetLife, Inc.

     4,425         213,329     
     

 

 

 
        633,832     

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—5.5%

  

 

 
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.      2,820         48,588     

 

 

Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.

     1,500         9,465     

 

 

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Cl. A

     1,800         48,168     

 

 

Colony Capital, Inc., Cl. A

     4,688         91,322     

 

 

Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc.

     2,625         49,061     

 

 

iStar, Inc.2

     4,115         48,269     

 

 

NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.

     1,400         23,842     

 

 

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

     4,950         101,772     

 

 

Two Harbors Investment Corp.

     5,576         45,166     
     

 

 

 
        465,653     

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance—0.4%

  

 

 

MGIC Investment Corp.2

     3,775         33,333     

 

 

Health Care—10.7%

     

 

 

Biotechnology—0.9%

     

 

 

AbbVie, Inc.

     1,270         75,235     

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies—1.4%

  

 

 

Medtronic plc

     1,601         123,149     

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services—0.1%

  

 

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     55         6,470     

 

 

Pharmaceuticals—8.3%

     

 

 

Allergan plc2

     170         53,125     

 

 

GlaxoSmithKline plc, Sponsored ADR

     1,000         40,350     

 

 

Johnson & Johnson

     870         89,366     

 

 

Merck & Co., Inc.

     4,150         219,203     

 

 

Pfizer, Inc.1

     4,970         160,432     

 

 

Roche Holding AG, Sponsored ADR

     2,165         74,627     

 

 
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Sponsored ADR      1,025         67,281     
     

 

 

 
        704,384     

 

 

Industrials—4.8%

     

 

 

Aerospace & Defense—0.1%

     

 

 

United Technologies Corp.

 

    

 

30

 

  

 

    

 

2,882  

 

  

 

 

 

Airlines—1.7%

     

 

 

United Continental Holdings, Inc.2

 

    

 

2,560

 

  

 

    

 

146,688  

 

  

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies—0.9%

  

 

 

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.

 

    

 

5,306

 

  

 

    

 

78,104  

 

  

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment—0.5%

     

 

 

Eaton Corp. plc

     585         30,443     

 

 

General Cable Corp.

     930         12,490     
     

 

 

 
        42,933     

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates—1.4%

     

 

 

General Electric Co.1

     3,869         120,520     

 

 

Road & Rail—0.2%

     

 

 

CSX Corp.

     640         16,608     

 

 

Information Technology—7.2%

     

 

 

Communications Equipment—1.3%

     

 

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     2,500         67,888     

 

 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     870         43,487     
     

 

 

 
        111,375     
 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

     Shares      Value    

 

 

Internet Software & Services—0.8%

  

 

 

Alphabet, Inc., Cl. C2

     90       $

 

68,299  

 

  

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—0.3%

  

 

 

Applied Materials, Inc.

     400         7,468     

 

 

Cypress Semiconductor Corp.2

     1,850         18,149     
     

 

 

 
        25,617     

 

 

Software—2.0%

     

 

 

Microsoft Corp.1

     2,780         154,234     

 

 

Oracle Corp.

     460         16,804     
     

 

 

 
        171,038     

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals—2.8%

  

 

 

Apple, Inc.

     1,615         169,995     

 

 

EMC Corp.

     1,305         33,512     

 

 

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     775         11,780     

 

 

HP, Inc.

     750         8,880     

 

 

Seagate Technology plc

     450         16,497     
     

 

 

 
        240,664     

 

 

Materials—1.8%

     

 

 

Chemicals—0.4%

     

 

 

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Cl. A

     450         39,105     

 

 

Metals & Mining—0.1%

     

 

 

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

     500         5,625     

 

 

Paper & Forest Products—1.3%

     

 

 

Domtar Corp.

     1,490         55,055     

 

 

International Paper Co.

     1,415         53,346     
     

 

 

 
        108,401     

 

 

Telecommunication Services—3.9%

  

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services—3.9%

  

 

 

AT&T, Inc.

     4,670         160,695     

 

 

CenturyLink, Inc.

     3,425         86,173     

 

 

Frontier Communications Corp.

     15,500         72,385     

 

 

Windstream Holdings, Inc.

     2,500         16,100     
     

 

 

 
        335,353     

 

 

Utilities—2.9%

     

 

 

Electric Utilities—2.6%

     

 

 

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     1,176         68,526     

 

 

Edison International

     1,088         64,420     

 

 

PPL Corp.

     2,558         87,305     
     

 

 

 
        220,251     

 

 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity

Producers—0.3%

  

  

 

 
NRG Energy, Inc.      2,325         27,364     
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

(Cost $6,708,632)

        7,132,985     

 

 
Preferred Stocks—7.0%      

 

 
Allergan plc, 5.50% Cv., Series A      65         66,962     

 

 
American Homes 4 Rent, 5% Cum., Series A, Non-Vtg.      1,000         25,700     

 

 
American Homes 4 Rent, 5% Cum., Series B, Non-Vtg.      1,300         33,943     

 

 

Dominion Resources, Inc.,

6.375% Cv.

     435         20,915     

 

 
Exelon Corp., 6.50% Cv.      950         38,446     

 

 
Frontier Communications Corp., 11.125% Cv., Series A, Non-Vtg.      1,065         97,533     

 

 
iStar, Inc., 4.50% Cv., Non-Vtg.      1,965         98,152     

 

 
Kinder Morgan, Inc., 9.75% Cv., Series A, Non-Vtg.2      805         32,441     

 

 
Post Holdings, Inc., 5.25% Cv.      1,080         126,635     

 

 
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., 7% Cv., Non- Vtg.2      55         55,955     
     

 

 

 
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $603,891)         596,682     

 

 
Rights, Warrants and Certificates—0.0%   

 

 
Kinder Morgan, Inc. Wts., Strike Price $40, Exp.      
5/25/17, 0%2 (Cost $14,648)      4,065         244     

 

 




































































     Principal
Amount
     Value    

 

 

Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes—0.4%

  

 

 

J.C. Penney Corp., Inc.:

     

5.65% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/20

   $     39,000       $     31,395     

5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/18

     4,000         3,690     
     

 

 

 
Total Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $35,408)         35,085     

 

 

Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes—7.7%

  

 

 
General Cable Corp., 4.50% Cv. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 11/15/294      122,000         75,259     

 

 
iStar, Inc., 3% Cv. Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/16      14,000         15,094     

 

 
MGIC Investment Corp.:      
2.00% Cv. Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/20      34,000         47,430     
9.00% Cv. Jr. Sub. Nts., 4/1/635      185,000         217,375     

 

 
Micron Technology, Inc., 3% Cv. Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/43      132,000         110,385     

 

 
Navistar International Corp.:      
4.50% Cv. Sr. Sub. Nts., 10/15/18      77,000         38,356     
4.75% Cv. Sr. Sub. Nts., 4/15/19      133,000         64,172     

 

 
Radian Group, Inc., 2.25% Cv. Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/191      65,000         84,053     
     

 

 

 
Total Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $799,579)         652,124     
     Shares         

 

 

Structured Securities—0.8%

     

 

 
Barclays Bank plc, Alcoa, Inc. Equity Linked Nts., 10/4/17      450         15,478     

 

 
Credit Suisse AG (New York Branch), Standard Pacific Corp. Equity Linked Nts., 1/15/16      2,732         21,017     

 

 
UBS AG (London Branch), Standard Pacific Corp. Equity Linked Nts., 3/31/165      1,913         15,006     

 

 
UBS AG (London Branch), Standard Pacific Corp. Equity Linked Nts., 3/8/165      2,217         16,944     
     

 

 

 
Total Structured Securities
(Cost $77,451)
        68,445     

 

 

Investment Company—0.7%

     

 

 
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 0.30%6,7
(Cost $60,375)
     60,375         60,375     
   

Exercise

    Price

   

Expiration

    Date

    Contracts        

 

 

Exchange-Traded Options Purchased—0.0%

  

 

 
Abbvie, Inc. Put2     USD 55.000        1/15/16 USD        5        130           

 

 
Edison International Put2     USD 52.500        1/15/16 USD        7        35           

 

 
Kraft Heinz Co. (The) Put2     USD 65.000        1/15/16 USD        6        30           

 

 
Oracle Corp. Put2     USD 34.000        1/15/16 USD        11        99           

 

 
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Put2     USD 55.000        1/15/16 USD        6        36           
       

 

 

 

Total Exchange-Traded Options Purchased (Cost $1,583)

 

   

     

 

330        

 

  

 

 

 
Total Investments, at Value (Cost $8,301,567)           100.3     8,546,270           

 

 
Net Other Assets (Liabilities)          (0 .3     (26,415)           
     

 

 

 
Net Assets               100.0   $     8,519,855           
     

 

 

 
 

 

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Footnotes to 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 $234,502. See Note 6 of the accompanying Notes.

2. Non-income producing security.

3. Security is a Master Limited Partnership.

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

5. 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 $249,325 or 2.93% of the Fund’s net assets at period end.

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

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

     Shares
December 31, 2014
     Gross
Additions
    

Gross

Reductions

     Shares
December 31, 2015
 

 

 

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E

     96,193             1,917,888         1,953,706         60,375     
                   Value      Income  

 

 

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E

         $                     60,375         $                 59     

 

Exchange-Traded Options Written at December 31, 2015

  

                         
Description           Exercise Price      Expiration Date             Number of Contracts     Premiums Received      Value  

 

 

Abbvie, Inc. Put

     USD         60.000         1/15/16         USD         (5   $ 1,695         $     (895)     

 

 

Allstate Corp. Put

     USD         65.000         1/15/16         USD         (4     2,918           (1,112)     

 

 

Edison International Put

     USD         60.000         1/15/16         USD         (5     720           (663)     

 

 

Edison International Put

     USD         57.500         1/15/16         USD         (5     685           (250)     

 

 

General Electric Co. Call

     USD         32.000         1/15/16         USD         (5     77           (55)     

 

 

Kraft Heinz Co. (The) Put

     USD         70.000         1/15/16         USD         (5     1,072           (150)     

 

 

Molson Coors Brewing Co. Call

     USD         95.000         1/15/16         USD         (5     502           (500)     

 

 

Oracle Corp. Put

     USD         37.000         1/15/16         USD         (10     883           (840)     

 

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Put

     USD         60.000         1/15/16         USD         (5     935           (160)     
                

 

 

 

Total of Exchange-Traded Options Written

  

     $             9,487         $             (4,625)     
                

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

9      OPPENHEIMER EQUITY INCOME FUND/VA


STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES December 31, 2015

 

Assets

       

Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments:

 

Unaffiliated companies (cost $8,241,192)

  $         8,485,895     

Affiliated companies (cost $60,375)

    60,375     
    8,546,270     

Cash

    6,608     

Receivables and other assets:

 

Interest and dividends

    27,822     

Investments sold

    2,605     

Shares of beneficial interest sold

    654     

Other

    9,792     

Total assets

   

 

8,593,751  

 

  

 

Liabilities

       

Options written, at value (premiums received $9,487)

    4,625     

Payables and other liabilities:

 

Legal, auditing and other professional fees

    28,204     

Investments purchased

    18,675     

Trustees’ compensation

    9,465     

Shareholder communications

    6,557     

Shares of beneficial interest redeemed

    4,001     

Distribution and service plan fees

    1,772     

Other

    597     

Total liabilities

 

   

 

73,896  

 

  

 

Net Assets

  $ 8,519,855     
 

Composition of Net Assets

       

Par value of shares of beneficial interest

  $ 727     

Additional paid-in capital

    8,334,228     

Accumulated net investment income

    226,680     

Accumulated net realized loss on investments

    (291,345)    

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

 

    249,565     

Net Assets

  $             8,519,855     
 

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 $324,690 and 33,420 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)     $9.72     

Service Shares:

 
Net asset value, redemption price per share and offering price per share (based on net assets of $8,195,165 and 693,936 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)     $11.81     

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

10      OPPENHEIMER EQUITY INCOME FUND/VA


STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Year Ended December 31, 2015

 

Investment Income

       

Dividends:

 

Unaffiliated companies (net of foreign withholding taxes of $ 1,434)

  $ 337,475     

Affiliated companies

    59     

Interest

    30,520     

Total investment income

   

 

368,054  

 

  

 

Expenses

       

Management fees

    79,485     

Distribution and service plan fees - Service shares

    25,698     

Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:

 

Non-Service shares

    318     

Service shares

    10,280     

Shareholder communications:

 

Non-Service shares

    311     

Service shares

    9,898     

Borrowing fees

    75     

Custodian fees and expenses

    1,486     

Trustees’ compensation

    9,531     

Legal, auditing and other professional fees

    44,014     

Other

    4,461     

Total expenses

    185,557     

Less reduction to custodian expenses

    (2)    

Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses

    (74,854)    

Net expenses

   

 

110,701  

 

  

 

Net Investment Income

   

 

257,353  

 

  

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

       

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments from unaffiliated companies (including premiums on options exercised)

    (210,527)    

Closing and expiration of option contracts written

    58,817     

Net realized loss

    (151,710)    

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

 

Investments

    (1,097,642)    

Option contracts written

    2,990     

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

   

 

(1,094,652) 

 

  

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $             (989,009)    

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Year Ended
December 31, 2015
     Year Ended
December 31, 2014
 

Operations

                

Net investment income

  $             257,353          $ 206,461      

Net realized gain (loss)

    (151,710)           877,321      

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    (1,094,652)           78,166      

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

 

(989,009)  

 

  

 

    

 

            1,161,948   

 

  

 

Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders

                

Dividends from net investment income:

    

Non-Service shares

    (10,233)           (4,861)     

Service shares

    (287,911)           (162,231)     
     

 

(298,144)  

 

  

 

    

 

(167,092)  

 

  

 

Distributions from net realized gain:

    

Non-Service shares

    (25,987)           (12,986)     

Service shares

    (746,892)           (451,817)     
   

 

(772,879)  

 

  

 

    

 

(464,803)  

 

  

 

Beneficial Interest Transactions

                

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

    

Non-Service shares

    91,789            64,450      

Service shares

    (1,019,497)           (175,637)     
   

 

(927,708)  

 

  

 

    

 

(111,187)  

 

  

 

Net Assets

                

Total increase (decrease)

    (2,987,740)           418,866      

Beginning of period

    11,507,595             11,088,729      
End of period (including accumulated net investment income of $226,680 and $217,214, respectively)   $         8,519,855           $         11,507,595      

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

12      OPPENHEIMER EQUITY INCOME FUND/VA


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Non-Service Shares   

Year Ended
December

31, 2015

    Year Ended
December
31, 2014
   

Year Ended
December

31, 2013

    Year Ended
December
31, 2012
    Year Ended
December
30, 20111
 

Per Share Operating Data

                                        

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $         12.09         $         11.64         $ 9.15         $ 8.00         $ 8.49      

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income2

     0.29          0.25           0.21           0.16           0.15      

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (1.28)          1.01           2.42           1.11           (0.56)     

Total from investment operations

     (0.99)          1.26           2.63           1.27           (0.41)     

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.39)          (0.22)          (0.14)          (0.12)          (0.08)     

Distributions from net realized gain

     (0.99)          (0.59)          0.00           0.00           0.00      

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

     (1.38)          (0 .81)          (0.14)          (0.12)          (0.08)     

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 9.72        $ 12.09         $     11.64         $ 9.15         $ 8.00      
          

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     (9.58)%        11.08%        28.93%        16.08%          (4.93)%     
          

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                        

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 325       $ 302       $ 227       $ 154       $ 104    

Average net assets (in thousands)

   $ 318       $ 266       $ 195       $ 132       $ 101    

Ratios to average net assets:4

          

Net investment income

     2.64%        2.08%        2.00%        1.82%        1.78%   

Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings

     1.52%        1.42%        1.64%        1.75%        1.83%   
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%5        0.00%        0.00%        0.00%        0.00%   

Total expenses6

     1.52%        1.42%        1.64%        1.75%        1.83%   
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      0.80%        0.80%        0.80%        0.80%        0.80%   

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     44%        40%        159%        87%        86%   

1. December 30, 2011 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 2 of the accompanying Notes.

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. Less than 0.005%.

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

Year Ended December 31, 2015

     1.52

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
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

13      OPPENHEIMER EQUITY INCOME FUND/VA


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

Service Shares   Year Ended
December
31, 2015
    Year Ended
December
31, 2014
    Year Ended
December
31, 2013
    Year Ended
December
31, 2012
    Year Ended
December
30, 20111
 

Per Share Operating Data

                                       

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $     14.43         $ 13.78         $ 10.83         $ 9.69         $ 10.23      

Income (loss) from investment operations:

         

Net investment income2

    0.33           0.26           0.22           0.13           0.11      

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.58)          1.19           2.87           1.13           (0.56)     

Total from investment operations

    (1.25)          1.45           3.09           1.26           (0.45)     

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.38)          (0.21)          (0.14)          (0.12)          (0.09)     

Distributions from net realized gain

    (0.99)          (0.59)          0.00           0.00           0.00      

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

    (1.37)          (0.80)          (0.14)          (0.12)          (0.09)     

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.81         $ 14.43         $ 13.78         $ 10.83         $ 9 .69      
         

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

    (9.82)%        10.73%        28.70%        13.09%        (4.48)%   
         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                       

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

  $ 8,195       $ 11,206       $ 10,862       $ 6,897       $ 6,885    

Average net assets (in thousands)

  $ 10,265       $ 11,020       $ 8,549       $ 7,095       $ 7,449    

Ratios to average net assets:4

         

Net investment income

    2.43%        1.82%        1.78%        1.26%        1.08%   

Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings

    1.76%        1.67%        1.89%        1.93%        1.90%   

Interest and fees from borrowings

    0.00%5        0.00%        0.00%        0.00%        0.00%   

Total expenses6

    1.76%        1.67%        1.89%        1.93%        1.90%   
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses     1.05%        1.05%        1.05%        1.04%        1.05%   

Portfolio turnover rate

    44%        40%        159%        87%        86%   

1. December 30, 2011 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 2 of the accompanying Notes.

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. Less than 0.005%.

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

Year Ended December 31, 2015

     1.76

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
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2015

 

 

1. Organization

Oppenheimer Equity Income 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 (“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 followed in the Fund’s preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”).

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Reporting Period End Date. The last day of the Fund’s reporting period is the last day the New York Stock Exchange was open for trading during the period. The Fund’s financial statements have been presented through that date to maintain consistency with the Fund’s net asset value calculations used for shareholder transactions.

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

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. GAAP, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income 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.

Return of Capital Estimates. Distributions received from the Fund’s investments in Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) and Real Estate Investments Trusts (REITs), generally are comprised of income and return of capital. The Fund records investment income and return of capital based on estimates. Such estimates are based on historical information available from each MLP, REIT and other industry sources. These estimates may subsequently be revised based on information received from MLPs and REITs after their tax reporting periods are concluded.

Custodian Fees. “Custodian fees and expenses” in the Statement of Operations may include interest expense incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on such cash overdrafts, to the extent they are not offset by positive cash balances maintained by the Fund, 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

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

    

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

and applicable state jurisdictions. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s tax return filings generally remains open for the three preceding fiscal reporting period ends.

The 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

 

$412,247

     $—         $204,205         $13,679   

1. At period end, the Fund had $204,205 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        

No expiration

   $                 204,205   

2. During the reporting period, the Fund did not utilize any capital loss carryforward.

3. During the previous reporting period, 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 are determined in accordance with federal income tax requirements, which may differ from the character of net investment income or net realized gains presented in those financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Also, due to timing of dividends and distributions, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the fiscal year in which the income or net realized gain was recorded by the Fund.

Accordingly, the following amounts have been reclassified for the reporting period. Net assets of the Fund were unaffected by the reclassifications.

Increase

to Paid-in Capital

   Increase
to Accumulated
Net Investment
Income
     Increase
to Accumulated Net
Realized Loss on
Investments
 

$95

     $50,257         $50,352   

The tax character of distributions paid during the reporting periods:

 

      Year Ended
December 31, 2015
     Year Ended
December 31, 2014
 

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 636,899         $ 167,092     

Long-term capital gain

     434,124           464,803     
  

 

 

 

Total

   $                 1,071,023         $                   631,895     
  

 

 

 

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

Federal tax cost of securities

   $ 8,559,565      

Federal tax cost of other investments

     (4,241)     
  

 

 

 

Total federal tax cost

   $         8,555,324      
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 723,714     

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (737,393)     
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (13,679)     
  

 

 

 

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

 

 

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, except in the case of a scheduled early closing of the Exchange, in which case the Fund will calculate net asset value of the shares as of the scheduled early closing time of the Exchange.

 

 

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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 mean between the bid and asked price on the principal exchange or, if not available from the principal 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) a bid from the principal exchange, (2) the mean between the bid and asked price as provided by a single dealer, or (3) a bid from a single dealer. 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) 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 at period end based on valuation input level:

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

Assets Table

          

Investments, at Value:

          

Common Stocks

          

Consumer Discretionary

   $ 992,146      $       $       $ 992,146   

Consumer Staples

     352,357                        352,357   

Energy

     512,226                        512,226   

Financials

     2,606,191                        2,606,191   

Health Care

     909,238                        909,238   

Industrials

     407,735                        407,735   

Information Technology

     616,993                        616,993   

Materials

     153,131                        153,131   

Telecommunication Services

     335,353                        335,353   

Utilities

     247,615                        247,615   

Preferred Stocks

     371,895        224,787                 596,682   

Rights, Warrants and Certificates

     244                        244   

Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes

            35,085                 35,085   

Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes

            652,124                 652,124   

Structured Securities

            68,445                 68,445   

Investment Company

     60,375                        60,375   

Exchange-Traded Options Purchased

     330                        330   

Total Assets

   $                 7,565,829      $                 980,441       $                 —       $                 8,546,270   

Liabilities Table

          

Other Financial Instruments:

          

Options written, at value

   $ (4,625   $       $       $ (4,625

Total Liabilities

   $ (4,625   $       $       $ (4,625

Forward currency exchange contracts and futures contracts, if any, are reported at their unrealized appreciation/depreciation at measurement date, which represents the change in the contract’s value from trade date. All additional assets and liabilities included in the above table are reported at their market value at measurement date.

 

 

4. Investments and Risks

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

 

 

18      OPPENHEIMER EQUITY INCOME FUND/VA


 

4. Investments and Risks (Continued)

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

Investment in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund. The Fund is permitted to invest daily available cash balances in a money market Affiliated 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 regulated as a money market fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

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.

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 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. Adverse events in any part of the equity or fixed-income markets may have unexpected negative effects on other market segments.

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

Shareholder Concentration. At period end, two shareholders each owned 20% or more of the Fund’s total outstanding shares comprising 91.34% of the Fund.

 

 

5. Market Risk Factors

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

19      OPPENHEIMER EQUITY INCOME FUND/VA


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

    

 

6. Use of Derivatives

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.

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.

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 reporting period, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $8 and $768 on purchased call options and purchased put options, respectively.

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 reporting period, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $2,069 and $14,577 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 reporting period was as follows:

        Number of Contracts     Amount of Premiums  

 

 

Options outstanding as of December 31, 2014

    60        $    7,445   

Options written

    985        136,417   

Options closed or expired

    (572)        (58,817)   

Options exercised

    (424)        (75,558)   
 

 

 

 

Options outstanding as of December 31, 2015

    49        $    9,487   
 

 

 

 

 

 

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6. Use of Derivatives (Continued)

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.

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 at period end:

    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   $             330   Options written, at value   $             4,625   

*Amounts relate to purchased option contracts and purchased swaption contracts.

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

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

6. Use of Derivatives (Continued)

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

     $      (9,190)               $      58,817               $      49,627       

 

*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

     $      (1,216)               $      2,990               $      1,774       

*Includes purchased option contracts and purchased swaption contracts, if any.

 

 

7. 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, 2015      Year Ended December 31, 2014      
      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount    

Non-Service Shares

           

Sold

     6,593        $ 71,817          6,123        $ 72,670        

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     3,275          36,220          1,525          17,847        

Redeemed

     (1,387)         (16,248)         (2,228)         (26,067)       

Net increase

     8,481        $ 91,789          5,420        $ 64,450        
                                     

Service Shares

           

Sold

                     73,064        $ 1,015,107                          91,016        $                 1,284,880        

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     76,880                          1,034,803          43,892          614,048        

Redeemed

     (232,573)         (3,069,407)         (146,710)         (2,074,565)       

Net decrease

     (82,629)       $ (1,019,497)         (11,802)       $ (175,637)       
           

 

8. 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 reporting period were as follows:

      Purchases                                                                                Sales  

Investment securities

     $4,615,598         $6,196,148   

 

 

9. 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         

  Over $800 million

     0.60         

The Fund’s effective management fee for the reporting period 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.

 

 

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9. 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 Trustees 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 Trustees. The Fund purchases shares of the funds selected for deferral by the Trustees 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. The expense limitations do not include interest and fees from borrowing, and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business. During the reporting period, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $2,293 and $72,512 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 reporting period, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $49 for IMMF management fees.

Waivers and/or reimbursements may be modified or terminated as set forth according to the terms in the prospectus.

 

 

10. Borrowing and Other Financing

Joint Credit Facility. A number of mutual funds managed by the Manager participate in a $1.28 billion revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) intended to provide short-term financing, if necessary, subject to certain restrictions in connection with atypical redemption activity. Expenses and fees related to the Facility are paid by the participating funds and are disclosed separately or as other expenses on the Statement of Operations. The Fund did not utilize the Facility during the reporting period.

 

 

11. Pending Litigation

In 2009, several putative class action lawsuits were filed and later consolidated before the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI”), OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (“OFDI”), and Oppenheimer Rochester California Municipal Fund, a fund advised by OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. and distributed by the Distributor (the “California Fund”), in connection with the California Fund’s investment performance. The plaintiffs asserted claims against OFI, OFDI and certain present and former trustees and officers of the California Fund under the federal securities laws, alleging, among other things, that the disclosure documents of the California Fund contained misrepresentations and omissions and the investment policies of the California Fund were not followed. Plaintiffs in the suit filed an amended complaint and defendants filed a motion to dismiss. In 2011, the court issued an order which granted in part and denied in part the defendants’ motion to dismiss. In 2012, plaintiffs filed a motion, which defendants opposed, to certify a class and appoint class representatives and class counsel. In March 2015, the court granted plaintiffs’ motion for class certification. In May 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit vacated the class certification order and remanded the matter to the district court for further proceedings. In October 2015, the district court reaffirmed its order and determined that the suit will proceed as a class action. In December 2015, the Tenth Circuit denied defendants’ petition to appeal the district court’s reaffirmed class certification order.

OFI and OFDI believe the suit is without merit; that it is premature to render any opinion as to the likelihood of an outcome unfavorable to them in the suit; and that no estimate can yet be made as to the amount or range of any potential loss. Furthermore, OFI believes that the suit should not impair the ability of OFI or OFDI to perform their respective duties to the Fund and that the outcome of the 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, 2015, 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, 2015, 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, 2015, 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 12, 2016

 

 

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FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION Unaudited

 

 

In early 2016, if applicable, shareholders of record received information regarding all dividends and distributions paid to them by the Fund during calendar year 2015.

Capital gain distributions of $0.55581 per share were paid to Non-Service and Service shareholders, respectively, on June 16, 2015. 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 reporting period which are not designated as capital gain distributions should be multiplied by the maximum amount allowable but not less than 54.38% 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 approve the terms of the Agreements and the renewal thereof. 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 comparative investment performance of the Fund and the Managers, (iii) the fees and expenses of the Fund, including comparative fee and 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 Managers’ 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; and securities trading services. OFI Global is responsible for oversight of third-party service providers; monitoring compliance with applicable Fund policies and procedures and adherence to the Fund’s investment restrictions; risk management; and oversight of the Sub-Adviser. OFI Global is also 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 U.S. 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. OFI Global also provides 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 Managers’ 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 the Board members have become knowledgeable about through their experiences with the Managers and 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 Managers and the Fund. Throughout the year, the Managers provided information on the investment performance of the Fund, including comparative performance information. The Board also reviewed information, prepared by the Managers 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 underperformed its performance category median during the three- and five-year periods, but outperformed its performance category median during the one- and ten-year periods. The Board also considered that the Fund performed in the first quintile of its performance category for the ten-year period. 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. Accordingly, the Board noted that performance prior to April 30, 2013 is reflective of a different investment strategy and different portfolio managers.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund. The Board reviewed the fees paid to the Adviser and the other expenses borne by the Fund. The Board noted that the Adviser, 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 Adviser’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 equal to its peer group median and higher than its category median. The Board also considered that the Fund’s contractual management fee was higher than both its peer group median and 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 Adviser 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.

 

 

26      OPPENHEIMER EQUITY INCOME FUND/VA


Economies of Scale and Profits Realized by the Managers. 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).

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, 2016. 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, Age   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 47 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), Shareholders Services, Inc. and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. (until October 1995). Oversees 47 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 47 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 47 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 47 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 - Colorado Market of MidFirst Bank (since January 2015); Chairman of the Board (since 2012) and Director (since August 2005) of Jones International University (educational organization); Trustee of the Gallagher Family Foundation (non-profit organization) (2000-2015); Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Steele Street Bank Trust (commercial banking) (August 2003-January 2015); 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 47 portfolios in the

 

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

Robert J. Malone,

Continued

  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 Funds (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 47 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 47 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, 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 47 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 AND OFFICER   Mr. Steinmetz is an “Interested Trustee” because he is affiliated with the Manager and the Sub-Adviser by virtue of his positions as Chairman and director of the Sub-Adviser and officer and director of the Manager. Both as a Trustee and as an officer, Mr. Steinmetz serves for an indefinite term, or until his resignation, retirement, death or removal. Mr. Steinmetz’s address is 225 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10281-1008.

Arthur P. Steinmetz

Trustee (Since 2015), 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 101 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

 

OTHER OFFICERS OF THE FUND   The addresses of the Officers in the chart below are as follows: for Messrs. Levine, 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.

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 101 Portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

 

 

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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 101 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 101 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 101 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    OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.
Shareholder   
Servicing Agent   

Sub-Transfer Agent          

  

Shareholder Services, Inc.

DBA OppenheimerFunds Services

Independent

Registered

Public

Accounting

Firm

   KPMG LLP
Counsel    Ropes & Gray 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.
   © 2016 OppenheimerFunds, Inc. All rights reserved. Oppenheimer funds are distributed by OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

 

 

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                  December 31, 2015     
    

 

Oppenheimer

 

Global Multi-Alternatives Fund/VA

 

A Series of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds

 

   Annual Report    
  

ANNUAL REPORT

 

Listing of Top Holdings

 

Fund Performance Discussion

 

Financial Statements

 

  


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 12/31/15

 

    

Inception

Date

     1-Year    

Since

Inception

 

Non-Service Shares

     11/14/13         -3.45     0.78

Service Shares

     11/14/13         -3.68        0.59   

Bank of America Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index

              0.05        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 HOLDINGS AND ALLOCATIONS

 

TOP TEN COMMON STOCK HOLDINGS

 

Alphabet, Inc., Cl. A   0.7%        
Honeywell International, Inc.   0.7
Lockheed Martin Corp.   0.6
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.   0.6
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   0.6
ACE Ltd.   0.5
AT&T, Inc.   0.5
Altria Group, Inc.   0.4
Juniper Networks, Inc.   0.4
Magellan Midstream Partners LP   0.4

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of December 31, 2015, 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, 2015, and are based on the total market value of common stocks.

 

 

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Fund Performance Discussion

 

In what was a volatile reporting period, the Fund’s Non-Service shares returned -3.45%. On a relative basis, the Fund underperformed the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index (the “Index”), which returned 0.05% during the same period. The Fund underperformed the Index in an environment where the alternative strategies and assets the Fund invests in generally underperformed the muted performance of short-term U.S. Government debt.

MARKET OVERVIEW

2015 will go down as a year in which volatility returned to the financial markets following a multi-year hiatus. Global growth struggled to gain traction as many of the world’s largest economies expanded below their long-term trends. China’s industrial production slowed for the fifth consecutive year and weighed on the world’s exporters—especially commodity producers. In the United States, a strong dollar impaired the competitiveness of many American companies and proved to be a drag on corporate earnings. The Federal Reserve finally hiked interest rates 0.25% in December, which followed a somewhat underwhelming easing program by the European Central Bank (ECB) earlier in the month. The environment led to a turbulent environment for various asset classes.

FUND REVIEW

During the reporting period, top performers for the Fund included its fundamental alpha-oriented alternative strategy and its exposure to event-linked bonds. The fundamental alpha-oriented alternative strategy offers the flexibility often associated with hedge fund-like strategies, while providing daily liquidity and transparency. The strategy seeks to provide investors with strong risk-adjusted returns that have low sensitivity to traditional market factors over the long-term. The investment process has an underlying value philosophy that combines bottom-up and top-down fundamental analysis for security selection and portfolio construction. The strategy is able to invest both long and short across three distinct alternative investment strategies including Long/Short Equity, Long/Short Credit, and Long/Short other assets (which can include currencies, rates, sovereigns, and commodities). In particular the Long/Short Equity strategy had strong performance across a number of short positions in the energy sector. This sector continued to be troubled throughout the period with falling oil prices. Event-linked securities transfer a specified set of catastrophe risks like hurricane, earthquakes and windstorms from a sponsor to investors. This strategy is an income alternative that acts as an effective diversifier to the portfolio because of its floating rate coupon structure and lack of correlation with traditional financial assets. Event-linked securities had a strong reporting period, outperforming more credit-sensitive assets and other risk assets like equities. This strategy performed strongly this reporting period and demonstrated its positive diversification characteristics. The Fund also received positive results from its exposure to global real estate and its currency alpha strategy this reporting period.

Top detractors from performance this reporting period included the Fund’s exposure to energy infrastructure master limited partnerships (“MLPs”) and its quantitative-driven alternative investment strategies. Our MLP strategy seeks to invest in U.S. midstream MLPs that the investment team believes have attractive risk and reward characteristics. The asset class experienced a difficult reporting period as energy market volatility increased, and in some cases accelerated negative price momentum across this alternative asset class. While we have little certainty on when markets will normalize, we believe that when the negative price sentiment fades fundamentals will eventually come back into focus. In our view, the midstream MLP business model has become increasingly fee-based and if production declines persist, prices will have to go higher to meet global demand. Also, given the relatively low yield environment we are facing, over the long-term we believe investor interest in income generating asset classes will remain strong, and that MLPs are positioned to benefit.

The Fund’s quantitative-driven alternative investment strategies leverages four key strategies that seek to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns that exhibit low correlation to traditional stocks and bonds. The largest detractor was the Global Macro strategy, which involves tactical positioning in broad asset and/or sector classes.

STRATEGY & OUTLOOK

The Fund is comprised of a flexible blend of alternative strategies and assets and is designed to be a turnkey alternative solution that improves the risk/reward tradeoff of a traditional balanced portfolio. We classify alternatives into three categories: Alpha alternatives, such as Global Multi Strategies, Fundamental Alpha Strategies, and the Currency Alpha Strategy, rely less on the direction of major markets and economic factors to generate returns. Income alternatives (e.g., MLPs, loans, and event-linked bonds) provide exposure to relatively stable income producing assets with less interest rate sensitivity than traditional fixed income allocations. Real asset alternatives, like Commodities and Global Real Estate, could help guard against inflation over the long-term. We combine these strategies and assets to provide a core, alternative exposure that can potentially offset some of the risk from equity drawdowns, rising interest rates and inflationary shocks.

Despite a decline in valuations due to the equity market selloff in the third quarter of 2015, many equity markets are still rich relative to history and have not yet fallen to attractive levels. Against the weakening picture in credit fundamentals, we believe the best strategy in this space is to reduce some credit exposure and

 

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take a more cautious stance. In terms of the macro environment, we are seeing an unsynchronized and relatively weaker economic picture that is counterbalanced by supportive monetary policy. It is worth noting, however, that financial conditions have started to diverge significantly across regions.

As we look ahead, we expect a continuation of this year’s seesaw behavior, in which global markets alternate between risk-on and risk-off. Our view is informed by the divergence in policy across the world’s major economies, as the U.S. looks to increase interest rates, while Europe and China maintain and may even expand stimulative policy measures. This muted growth outlook coupled with lack of consistent direction is causing a high degree of financial market uncertainty that may persist for some time. In such an environment, further diversifying in alternatives can improve the risk /reward profile for investors. Thus we believe that diversifying risk, controlling volatility and managing the downside will be a 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.

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, 2015. 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 Bank of America Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index. The Bank of America Merrill Lynch 3-month U.S. Treasury Bill Index is an index of short-term U.S. Government securities with a remaining term to final maturity of less than three months. The Bank of America (BofA) Merrill Lynch 3-month U.S. Treasury Bill Index is an index of short-term U.S. Government securities with a remaining term to final maturity of less than three months. The index is unmanaged, includes the reinvestment of dividends 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, 2015.

Actual Expenses. The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section for the class of shares you hold, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expense that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600.00 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.60), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During 6 Months Ended December 31, 2015” 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, 2015         
        

Ending

Account

Value
December 31, 2015

        

Expenses

Paid During

6 Months Ended

December 31, 2015

      

Non-Service shares

  $       1,000.00          $ 966.50                $ 7.11             

Service shares

    1,000.00            965.10                  8.36             

Hypothetical

           

(5% return before expenses)

           

Non-Service shares

    1,000.00            1,018.00                  7.30             

Service shares

    1,000.00            1,016.74                  8.58             

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, 2015 are as follows:

 

Class    Expense Ratios        

Non-Service shares

     1.43%        

Service shares

     1.68           

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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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS December 31, 2015

 

     Shares      Value        
Common Stocks—29.3%                       
Consumer Discretionary—1.3%                       
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—0.4%        
Brinker International, Inc.1      24,735       $     1,186,043        
Fujita Kanko, Inc.      24,000         120,694        
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.      10,890         233,046        
        1,539,783        
                        
Household Durables—0.1%                       
Sekisui House SI Residential Investment Corp.      233         208,654        
                        
Media—0.4%                       
Cablevision Systems Corp., Cl. A      11,392         363,405        
DISH Network Corp., Cl. A2      15,573         890,464        
Journal Media Group, Inc.      33,300         400,266        
        1,654,135        
                        
Multiline Retail—0.3%                       
Target Corp.1      18,815         1,366,157        
                        
Specialty Retail—0.1%                       
Pep Boys-Manny Moe & Jack
(The)2
     26,719         491,897        
                        
Consumer Staples—1.3%                       
Beverages—0.2%                       
Coca-Cola Co. (The)1      23,020         988,940        
                        
Food & Staples Retailing—0.2%                       
Liberator Medical Holdings, Inc.      120,789         403,435        
Rite Aid Corp.2      44,532         349,131        
        752,566        
                        
Food Products—0.2%                       
Boulder Brands, Inc.2      36,663         402,560        
Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.      4,330         389,613        
        792,173        
                        
Tobacco—0.7%                       
Altria Group, Inc.1      31,522         1,834,896        
Philip Morris International, Inc.      13,150         1,156,016        
        2,990,912        
                        
Energy—5.6%                       
Energy Equipment & Services—0.1%        
Schlumberger Ltd.      8,365         583,459        
Seadrill Partners LLC3      22,191         80,997        
        664,456        
                        
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—5.5%        
Buckeye Partners LP1,3      14,430         951,803        
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.      13,332         291,171        
Chevron Corp.      7,175         645,463        
ConocoPhillips      16,543         772,393        
Energy Transfer Equity LP3      82,590         1,134,787        
Energy Transfer Partners LP3      41,561         1,401,853        
Enterprise Products Partners LP1,3      67,425         1,724,731        
EOG Resources, Inc.      8,515         602,777        
EQT Midstream Partners LP3      10,640         802,894        
Genesis Energy LP3      18,005         661,504        
Magellan Midstream Partners LP3      26,025         1,767,618        
MPLX LP3      18,262         718,244        
NGL Energy Partners LP3      27,545         304,097        
Noble Energy, Inc.1      32,413         1,067,360        
NuStar Energy LP3      1,105         44,310        
NuStar GP Holdings LLC1,3      16,675         352,676        
Occidental Petroleum Corp.      10,140         685,565        
Plains All American Pipeline LP1,3      26,550         613,305        
Plains GP Holdings LP, Cl. A      17,500         165,375        
Shell Midstream Partners LP3      4,828         200,459        
Sunoco Logistics Partners LP1,3      55,275         1,420,567        
Tallgrass Energy GP LP, Cl. A      25,727         410,860        
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP3      13,100         539,851        
      Shares      Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (Continued)

  

Targa Resources Corp.      6,630       $     179,408   
Targa Resources Partners LP1,3      18,229         301,325   
TC PipeLines LP3      27,460         1,365,037   
Tesoro Logistics LP3      14,665         737,943   
TransMontaigne Partners LP3      7,900         211,404   
Valero Energy Corp.      6,350         449,009   
Western Gas Partners LP3      7,925         376,675   
Williams Cos., Inc. (The)      24,810         637,617   

Williams Partners LP3

     29,917         833,188   
        22,371,269   
                   

Financials—8.6%

  

Capital Markets—0.0%

  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)      668         120,394   
                   

Commercial Banks—0.8%

  

Banner Corp.      419         19,215   
Camden National Corp.      95         4,189   
Citigroup, Inc.1      18,080         935,640   
JPMorgan Chase & Co.      17,525         1,157,176   
M&T Bank Corp.      7,485         907,032   

Wells Fargo & Co.

     6,950         377,802   
        3,401,054   
                   

Diversified Financial Services—0.0%

  

Tiptree Financial, Inc., Cl. A

     617         3,788   
                   

Insurance—1.5%

  

ACE Ltd.      18,485         2,159,972   
Allstate Corp. (The)1      10,960         680,507   
Enstar Group Ltd.2      284         42,611   
Fidelity & Guaranty Life      15,120         383,594   
Phoenix Cos., Inc. (The)2      10,536         390,254   
StanCorp Financial Group, Inc.      3,316         377,626   
Symetra Financial Corp.      12,445         395,378   

Unum Group

     42,900         1,428,141   
        5,858,083   
                   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—5.3%

  

Acadia Realty Trust      8,610         285,422   
American Assets Trust, Inc.      11,605         445,052   
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.      2,807         516,853   
BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.      16,615         393,609   
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Cl. A      47,895         1,281,670   
Boston Properties, Inc.      4,150         529,291   
Champion REIT      193,000         95,993   
Chatham Lodging Trust      4,250         87,040   
Chesapeake Lodging Trust      10,950         275,502   
Comforia Residential REIT, Inc.      74         140,108   
Derwent London plc      5,970         322,517   
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.      4,110         310,798   
Duke Realty Corp.      13,610         286,082   
Equinix, Inc.      960         290,304   
Equity Residential      8,410         686,172   
Essex Property Trust, Inc.      2,110         505,155   
Eurocommercial Properties NV      3,438         148,199   
Extra Space Storage, Inc.      7,050         621,881   
FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc.      29,070         212,211   
Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust      237,000         242,866   
Frasers Centrepoint Trust      92,000         119,593   
GLP J-Reit      164         158,662   
Goodman Group      97,200         440,067   
GPT Group (The)      27,500         95,054   
Great Portland Estates plc      26,130         318,516   
Hammerson plc      26,490         234,119   
Highwoods Properties, Inc.      5,980         260,728   
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.      11,962         183,497   
Inland Real Estate Corp.      24,756         262,909   
Invincible Investment Corp.      190         110,290   
Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.      52         99,856   
 

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

      Shares      Value        

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (Continued)

  

    
Kilroy Realty Corp.      6,090       $     385,375        
Kimco Realty Corp.      12,690         335,777        
Klepierre      8,580         380,491        
Land Securities Group plc      26,370         457,178        
Macerich Co. (The)      12,105         976,752        
Paramount Group, Inc.      19,080         345,348        
Physicians Realty Trust      9,290         156,629        
Prologis, Inc.      12,360         530,491        
Public Storage      3,270         809,979        
Regency Centers Corp.      7,290         496,595        
Simon Property Group, Inc.      6,780         1,318,303        
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.      120,950         2,486,732        
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.      6,710         219,417        
Taubman Centers, Inc.      4,960         380,531        
UDR, Inc.      11,280         423,790        
Unibail-Rodamco SE      2,370         600,923        
Vastned Retail NV      2,323         106,779        
Ventas, Inc.      3,240         182,833        
Vicinity Centres      103,300         209,341        
Welltower, Inc.      7,340         499,340        

Westfield Corp.

     71,907         494,684        
        21,757,304        
                        

Real Estate Management & Development—1.0%

  

    
CapitaLand Ltd.      103,000         241,738        
Cheung Kong Property Holdings Ltd.      26,000         168,895        
City Developments Ltd.      16,000         86,058        
Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.      7,400         212,162        
Hang Lung Properties Ltd.      75,000         170,106        
Helical Bar plc      27,090         189,477        
Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.      29,000         202,234        
Hufvudstaden AB, Cl. A      10,086         142,818        
Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.      20,100         416,612        
Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.      22,000         551,264        
St. Modwen Properties plc      26,190         159,747        
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.      8,600         245,039        
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.      33,000         396,696        
Swire Properties Ltd.      70,200         201,322        
Unite Group plc (The)      23,240         224,387        

Vonovia SE

     10,293         318,823        
        3,927,378        
                        

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance—0.0%

  

    

Essent Group Ltd.2

     1,908         41,766        
                        

Health Care—3.1%

  

    

Biotechnology—0.4%

  

    
Baxalta, Inc.      20,115         785,088        
Chelsea Therapeutics, Inc.2,5      10,531                
Dyax Corp.2      10,770         405,167        

Ocata Therapeutics, Inc.2

     47,544         400,321        
        1,590,576        
                        

Health Care Equipment & Supplies—0.1%

  

    

Medtronic plc

     7,022         540,132        
                        

Health Care Providers & Services—1.0%

  

    
Express Scripts Holding Co.2      7,080         618,863        
HCA Holdings, Inc.2      3,765         254,627        
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.1      19,275         2,267,511        

Universal Health Services, Inc., Cl. B

     6,385         762,944        
        3,903,945        
                        

Health Care Technology—0.1%

  

    

MedAssets, Inc.2

     12,813         396,434        
                        

Pharmaceuticals—1.5%

  

    
Allergan plc1,2      4,470         1,396,875        
Ambit Biosciences Corp.2,5      10,347         6,208        

Durata Therapeutics2,5

     6,530                
          
          
          
      Shares      Value  

Pharmaceuticals (Continued)

  

Furiex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.2,5      636       $     3,107   
Merck & Co., Inc.      27,045         1,428,517   
Novartis AG, ADR      17,690         1,522,048   
Roche Holding AG      6,091         1,678,607   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.2

     10           
        6,035,362   
                   

Industrials—3.0%

  

Aerospace & Defense—1.8%

  

Honeywell International, Inc.      28,400         2,941,388   
Lockheed Martin Corp.      12,035         2,613,400   
Northrop Grumman Corp.      7,170         1,353,768   

Precision Castparts Corp.

     1,717         398,361   
        7,306,917   
                   

Air Freight & Couriers—0.1%

  

UTi Worldwide, Inc.2

     56,368         396,267   
                   

Airlines—0.1%

  

United Continental Holdings, Inc.2

     7,720         442,356   
                   

Building Products—0.0%

  

Griffon Corp.

     669         11,908   
                   

Commercial Services & Supplies—0.6%

  

Republic Services, Inc., Cl. A      37,040         1,629,390   

Tyco International plc1

     20,095         640,829   
        2,270,219   
                   

Machinery—0.2%

  

Blount International, Inc.2      40,031         392,704   

Flowserve Corp.

     15,370         646,770   
        1,039,474   
                   

Road & Rail—0.1%

  

Union Pacific Corp.

     7,100         555,220   
                   

Trading Companies & Distributors—0.1%

  

AerCap Holdings NV2

     7,560         326,290   
                   

Information Technology—3.3%

  

Communications Equipment—0.9%

  

Juniper Networks, Inc.      65,880         1,818,288   
QUALCOMM, Inc.      27,090         1,354,094   

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Cl. B

     44,743         433,412   
        3,605,794   
                   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments, & Components—0.1%

  

RealD, Inc.2

     36,959         389,917   
                   

Internet Software & Services—0.8%

  

Alphabet, Inc., Cl. A2      3,796         2,953,326   
Benefitfocus, Inc.2      332         12,082   
Constant Contact, Inc.2      12,552         367,020   
Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc.2      1,824         19,936   

Limelight Networks, Inc.2

     2,605         3,803   
        3,356,167   
                   

IT Services—0.0%

  

MoneyGram International, Inc.2

     892         5,593   
                   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—0.6%

  

Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc., Cl. A2      20,131         416,913   
Mattson Technology, Inc.2      106,486         375,896   
PMC-Sierra, Inc.2      38,076         442,443   

Xilinx, Inc.

     28,865         1,355,789   
        2,591,041   
                   

Software—0.4%

  

King Digital Entertainment plc      22,404         400,583   
SolarWinds, Inc.2      6,647         391,508   
Solera Holdings, Inc.      7,125         390,664   
 

 

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      Shares      Value        

Software (Continued)

                      
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc., Cl. A2      80,915       $ 402,148        
        1,584,903        
                        

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals—0.5%

  

    
Apple, Inc.      13,270         1,396,800        
Hutchinson Technology, Inc.2      111,713         401,050        
        1,797,850        
        

Materials—1.3%

  

    

Chemicals—0.8%

  

    
Airgas, Inc.      2,812         388,956        
Celanese Corp.      15,370         1,034,862        
LyondellBasell Industries NV, Cl. A      10,208         887,075        
Methanex Corp.      28,305         934,348        
Westlake Chemical Partners LP3      9,718         215,545        
        3,460,786        
                        

Containers & Packaging—0.4%

  

    
Packaging Corp. of America      8,690         547,904        
Sonoco Products Co.      21,850         893,010        
        1,440,914        
                        

Paper & Forest Products—0.1%

  

    
Wausau Paper Corp.      38,804         396,965        
                        

Telecommunication Services—0.8%

  

    

Diversified Telecommunication Services—0.7%

  

    
AT&T, Inc.      55,470         1,908,723        
BCE, Inc.1      24,855         959,900        
        2,868,623        
                        

Wireless Telecommunication Services—0.1%

  

    
NII Holdings, Inc.2      605         3,055        
NTELOS Holdings Corp.2      43,762         399,985        
        403,040        
                        

Utilities—1.0%

  

    

Electric Utilities—0.6%

  

    
Edison International      23,175         1,372,192        
PPL Corp.      36,065         1,230,898        
        2,603,090        
                        

Gas Utilities—0.2%

  

    
AGL Resources, Inc.      6,007         383,307        
Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc.      6,529         372,284        
        755,591        
                        
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity
Producers—0.0%
        
EME Reorganization Trust      52,072         521        
NRG Energy, Inc.      171         2,015        
        2,536        
                        

Multi-Utilities—0.2%

  

    
CMS Energy Corp.      10,970         395,798        
TECO Energy, Inc.      14,356         382,587        
        778,385        
Total Common Stocks (Cost $127,224,979)         119,787,004        
        
Preferred Stocks—0.9%        
M&T Bank Corp., 6.375% Cum., Series A, Non- Vtg.      340         346,800        
M&T Bank Corp., 6.375% Cum., Series C, Non- Vtg.      475         484,500        
U.S. Bancorp, 6% Non-Cum., Series G, Non-Vtg.6      99,700         2,673,954        
Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost $3,536,667)
        3,505,254        
 
      Principal
Amount
               
Asset-Backed Securities—4.5%        
Aircraft Lease Securitisation Ltd., Series 2007-1A, Cl. G3, 0.529%, 5/10/326,7    $         514,437         508,007        
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
     

Principal

Amount

     Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (Continued)

  

Airspeed Ltd., Series 2007-1A, Cl. G1, 0.601%, 6/15/326,7    $ 4,433,499       $ 3,591,134   
Bear Stearns Structured Products Trust, Series 2007-EMX1, Cl. A2, 1.722%, 3/25/376,8      1,600,000         1,477,695   
Blade Engine Securitization Ltd., Series 2006-1AW, Cl. A1, 0.631%, 9/15/416,7      1,949,726         1,394,054   
GSAMP Trust, Series 2005-HE4, Cl. M3, 0.942%, 7/25/456      1,400,000         1,157,860   
JP Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp., Series 2005-OPT2, Cl. M2, 0.872%, 12/25/356      1,836,000         1,651,914   
Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I, Inc. Trust, Series 2006-NC1, Cl. M1, 0.802%, 12/25/356      1,780,000         1,508,364   
New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2005-1, Cl. M2, 1.142%, 3/25/356      1,103,568         966,251   
Raspro Trust, Series 2005-1A, Cl. G, 0.97%, 3/23/246,7      2,692,368         2,557,750   
SG Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2005- OPT1, Cl. M2, 0.872%, 10/25/356      4,250,000         3,541,151   
Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $18,805,466)         18,354,180   
            
Mortgage-Backed Obligation—0.5%   
RAMP Trust, Series 2005-RS6, Cl. M4, 1.072%, 6/25/356 (Cost $2,039,982)      2,300,000         2,009,863   
            
Foreign Government Obligations—5.5%   
Brazil—3.2%      
Federative Republic of Brazil Unsec. Bonds:      
13.493%, 4/1/1611    BRL 22,900,000         5,597,423   
13.495%, 7/1/1611    BRL 32,000,000         7,545,691   
        13,143,114   
                   
Japan—2.3%      
Japan Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 0.10%, 1/15/16    JPY 1,109,000,000         9,227,061   
Total Foreign Government Obligations
(Cost $24,438,595)
        22,370,175   
            
Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes—8.1%   
Activision Blizzard, Inc., 5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/218      350,000         367,500   
Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 SA, 10.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 12/1/208      140,000         148,050   
Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc., 6.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/29      300,000         304,875   
Alcoa, Inc., 5.40% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/21      300,000         292,875   
Algeco Scotsman Global Finance plc, 8.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/15/188      200,000         168,500   
Ally Financial, Inc., 8% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/31      350,000         405,562   
ALROSA Finance SA, 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/3/208      200,000         211,175   
ArcelorMittal, 6.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/21      300,000         242,967   
Arch Coal, Inc., 7.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/21      300,000         2,940   
Audatex North America, Inc., 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/218      350,000         353,937   
Avaya, Inc., 10.50% Sec. Nts., 3/1/218      200,000         69,000   
Banco ABC Brasil SA, 7.875% Sub. Nts., 4/8/208      200,000         182,750   
Banco BMG SA, 8.875% Sub. Nts., 8/5/208      200,000         172,000   
Banco Pan SA, 8.50% Sub. Nts., 4/23/208      100,000         79,250   
 

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

      Principal
Amount
     Value        

Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes (Continued)

  

    
Bancolombia SA, 5.125% Unsec. Sub. Nts., 9/11/22    $     600,000       $     578,100        
BMC Software Finance, Inc., 8.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/218      350,000         234,062        
Bombardier, Inc., 6.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/238      350,000         243,250        
Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc., 10% Sec. Nts., 12/15/184      50,000         15,125        
Case New Holland Industrial, Inc., 7.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/17      350,000         371,875        
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.:                       
5.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/238      200,000         200,750        
6.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/30/21      250,000         260,469        
Cemex Finance LLC, 6% Sr. Sec. Nts., 4/1/248      550,000         473,000        
CenturyLink, Inc., 5.80% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/22      350,000         322,087        
Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC/Cequel Capital Corp., 6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/208      250,000         245,312        
CHC Helicopter SA, 9.25% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/15/20      90,000         43,650        
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 8% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/19      350,000         354,375        
CIT Group, Inc., 4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/17      400,000         410,000        
Claire’s Stores, Inc., 9% Sr. Sec. Nts., 3/15/198      200,000         122,000        
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., 6.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/22      300,000         293,625        
Colombia Telecomunicaciones SA ESP:                       
5.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/27/228      250,000         226,250        
8.50% Sub. Perpetual Bonds6,8,9      500,000         431,250        
Columbus International, Inc., 7.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/30/218      400,000         397,500        
Concho Resources, Inc., 5.50% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 4/1/23      300,000         279,000        
CONSOL Energy, Inc., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/22      350,000         218,750        
CorpGroup Banking SA, 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/238      250,000         232,187        
Cosan Luxembourg SA, 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/14/238      250,000         206,562        
Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd., 7.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/27/198      200,000         215,183        
Crimson Merger Sub, Inc., 6.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/228      400,000         275,000        
Crown Castle International Corp., 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/23      350,000         369,250        
CSN Resources SA, 6.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/21/208      300,000         149,250        
DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.:                       
5.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/24      550,000         551,031        
5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/22      200,000         206,750        
Denali Borrower LLC/Denali Finance Corp., 5.625% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/15/208      250,000         262,500        
Denbury Resources, Inc.:                       
4.625% Sr. Sub. Nts., 7/15/23      100,000         32,688        
5.50% Sr. Sub. Nts., 5/1/22      100,000         33,698        
Digicel Group Ltd., 8.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/30/208      200,000         166,000        
DISH DBS Corp., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/22      350,000         327,250        
Dynegy, Inc., 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/19      250,000         236,250        
Elementia SAB de CV, 5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/258      250,000         230,000        
Energy Transfer Equity LP, 7.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/15/20      350,000         325,500        
      Principal
Amount
     Value  

Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes (Continued)

  

EP Energy LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc., 9.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/20    $     350,000       $     224,875   
Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd., 8.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/30/188      200,000         203,600   
Evraz Group SA, 6.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/22/208      250,000         235,000   
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.:      
6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/208      28,000         18,200   
7.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/218      128,000         80,960   
FirstEnergy Corp., 7.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/31      250,000         305,243   
FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd., 8.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/198      300,000         239,250   
Frontier Communications Corp., 8.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/20      250,000         251,250   
Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital SA, 4.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/19/228      250,000         234,934   
Goldman Sachs Capital II, 4% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds6,9      166,000         117,445   
Halcon Resources Corp., 8.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/21      350,000         103,250   
HD Supply, Inc., 7.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts.,      
7/15/20      200,000         209,000   
Hexion, Inc., 8.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 2/1/18      300,000         213,000   
Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC/Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp., 5.625% Sr. Unsec.
Nts., 10/15/21
     250,000         260,312   
HUB International Ltd., 7.875% Sr. Unsec.
Nts., 10/1/218
     250,000         225,625   
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/22      350,000         343,438   
ICICI Bank Ltd., 6.375% Jr. Sub. Nts., 4/30/226,8      200,000         205,648   
iHeartCommunications, Inc., 9% Sr. Sec.
Nts., 3/1/21
     350,000         245,437   
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 7.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/20      300,000         262,500   
Intercorp Peru Ltd., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/12/258      250,000         238,750   
International Game Technology plc, 6.25% Sr. Sec. Nts., 2/15/228      300,000         282,000   
International Lease Finance Corp., 8.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/17      300,000         320,250   
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 5.017% Sub. Nts., 6/26/248      300,000         295,808   
Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd., 8.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/19/184,8      200,000         138,750   
Kinetic Concepts, Inc./KCI USA, Inc., 10.50% Sec. Nts., 11/1/18      400,000         391,000   
Laureate Education, Inc., 9.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/1/198      400,000         249,500   
Linn Energy LLC/Linn Energy Finance Corp., 8.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/20      250,000         44,063   
Lukoil International Finance BV, 6.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/9/208      904,000         921,989   
Marfrig Holdings Europe BV, 6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/24/198      200,000         179,000   
MGM Resorts International, 7.75% Sr.      
Unsec. Nts., 3/15/22      250,000         266,563   
MHP SA, 8.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/2/208      200,000         174,000   
Millicom International Cellular SA, 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/258      250,000         213,750   
Minerva Luxembourg SA, 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/31/238      250,000         236,250   
MMC Energy. Inc., 8.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/204,5      100,000         0   
 

 

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      Principal
Amount
     Value        

Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes (Continued)

  

    
Mobile Telesystems OJSC via MTS International Funding Ltd., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/30/238    $       200,000       $       185,500        
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., 3.88% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/24/21      200,000         139,000        
Moon Wise Global Ltd., 9% Sub. Perpetual Bonds6,9      250,000         270,793        
Navient Corp., 8.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/18      250,000         263,750        
Navistar International Corp., 8.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/21      250,000         172,500        
NGPL PipeCo LLC, 7.119% Sr. Sec. Nts., 12/15/178      350,000         327,250        
Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/228      350,000         346,938        
Nord Gold NV, 6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/7/188      250,000         252,262        
Novelis, Inc., 8.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/20      350,000         322,875        
Numericable SFR SAS, 6% Sr. Sec. Nts., 5/15/228      400,000         389,000        
OAS Financial Ltd., 8% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/2/214,8      200,000         11,000        
Offshore Group Investment Ltd., 7.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 11/1/194      250,000         56,250        
Pacific Exploration & Production Corp., 5.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/26/198      400,000         78,000        
Petrobras Global Finance BV, 5.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/27/21      100,000         74,750        
Petroleos de Venezuela SA, 12.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/17/228      200,000         91,000        
Post Holdings, Inc., 7.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/22      400,000         418,500        
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer Luxembourg SA, 5.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/15/20      350,000         356,892        
Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, 6.125% Sub. Nts., 12/15/22      250,000         272,565        
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.625% Sr. Sec. Nts., 2/1/21      300,000         277,500        
Samson Investment Co., 9.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/204      300,000         675        
SandRidge Energy, Inc., 7.51% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/21      500,000         55,000        
Scientific Games International, Inc., 10% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/22      250,000         178,750        
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/248      350,000         366,625        
Sistema JSFC via Sistema International Funding SA, 6.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/17/198      200,000         202,900        
SoftBank Group Corp., 4.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/208      200,000         199,500        
Springleaf Finance Corp., 6.90% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/17      400,000         415,000        
Sprint Corp., 7.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/23      350,000         263,725        
Suzano Trading Ltd., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/23/218      250,000         243,125        
Talen Energy Supply LLC, 5.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/198      250,000         188,750        
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 8.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/22      400,000         401,000        
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/23      350,000         357,875        

TransDigm, Inc., 6.50% Sr. Sub. Nts., 7/15/24

     350,000         349,825        
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
      Principal
Amount
     Value  

Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes (Continued)

  

Turk Telekomunikasyon AS, 4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/19/248    $ 200,000       $ 189,872   
Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS, 4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/9/208      200,000         192,500   
United Rentals North America, Inc., 7.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/22      400,000         429,480   
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/208      400,000         388,000   
Vedanta Resources plc, 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/31/198      200,000         127,587   
VimpelCom Holdings BV, 7.504% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/228      350,000         351,750   
VTR Finance BV, 6.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/15/248      400,000         369,000   
Wachovia Capital Trust III, 5.57% Jr. Sub. Perpetual Bonds6,9      1,667,000         1,607,822   
Williams Cos., Inc. (The), 4.55% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/24/24      350,000         243,614   
Williams Partners LP/ACMP Finance Corp., 4.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/23      350,000         284,178   
Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 7.375% Sec. Nts., 4/23/218      400,000         379,000   
Wynn Macau Ltd., 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/218      200,000         177,000   
Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS, 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/8/178      200,000         207,592   
YPF SA, 8.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/28/258      250,000         239,375   
Total Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes
(Cost $38,217,227)
        33,187,395   
                  

Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes—0.5%

  

Clearwire Communications LLC/Clearwire Finance, Inc., 8.25% Cv. Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/408      1,750,000         1,754,375   
SEACOR Holdings, Inc., 2.50% Cv. Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/27      434,000         411,215   

Total Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes

(Cost $2,319,586)

        2,165,590   
                  

Corporate Loans—5.2%

  

AZ Chem US, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.50%, 6/10/216      3,936,778         3,932,676   
Celanese US Holdings LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 2.449%, 10/31/186      1,209,688         1,213,972   
Dynegy, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.00%, 4/23/206      4,035,499         3,911,912   
Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Debtor in Possession, 4.25%, 6/20/166      4,200,000         4,192,780   
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 3.75%, 6/30/196      4,000,000         3,794,000   
International Lease Finance Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, 3.50%, 2/26/216      4,030,000         4,020,429   
Total Corporate Loans (Cost $21,448,211)         21,065,769   
                  

Event-Linked Bonds—14.1%

  

Earthquake—3.6%                  
Acorn Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 3.663%, 7/17/186,7      750,000         758,587   
Azzurro RE I Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.15%, 1/16/196,8    EUR 800,000         868,878   
Bosphorus Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 3.735%, 8/17/186,7      500,000         492,525   
Bosphorus Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.653%, 5/3/166,8      650,000         647,611   
 

 

11    OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL MULTI-ALTERNATIVES FUND/VA


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

     Principal               
      Amount      Value        

Earthquake (Continued)

  

    
Golden State RE II Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.353%, 1/8/196,8    $ 1,000,000       $ 996,550        
Kilimanjaro Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 3.908%, 11/25/196,8      250,000         248,612        
Kizuna Re II Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:           
2.00%, 4/5/196,7      JPY    127,500,000         1,063,269        
2.408%, 4/6/186,8      950,000         954,607        
2.658%, 4/6/186,7      750,000         754,837        
Lakeside Re III Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 8.158%, 1/8/166,8      250,000         250,681        
Merna Re V Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.153%, 4/7/176,8      750,000         751,162        
Merna Reinsurance IV Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.653%, 4/8/166,7      750,000         752,119        
Merna Reinsurance Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.153%, 4/9/186,8      500,000         500,175        
Nakama Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:           
2.278%, 1/16/196,7      750,000         749,063        
2.403%, 4/13/186,7      500,000         498,825        
2.653%, 4/13/186,8      750,000         747,638        
2.903%, 9/29/166,8      750,000         752,794        
3.028%, 1/16/206,7      500,000         498,875        
3.028%, 1/14/216,8      250,000         250,000        
3.403%, 1/14/216,8      250,000         250,025        
Tramline Re II Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 3.403%, 7/7/176,8      250,000         248,038        
Ursa Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:           
3.50%, 12/7/176,8      750,000         744,863        
5.00%, 12/7/17-9/21/186,7      750,000         750,788        
       

 

14,530,522

 

  

 

    

Longevity—0.2%

  

             
Vita Capital V Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 3.563%, 1/15/176,8      750,000         758,813        
Vita Capital VI Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.90%, 1/8/216,8      250,000         250,325        
       

 

1,009,138

 

  

 

    

Multiple Event—5.4%

  

             
Atlas IX Capital DAC Catastrophe Linked Nts., 8.08%, 1/8/206,8,10      250,000         250,025        
Atlas IX Capital Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:           
3.802%, 1/17/196,8      500,000         510,925        
7.447%, 1/7/196,8      250,000         250,887        
Atlas Reinsurance VII Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 8.202%, 1/7/166,8      250,000         250,631        
Blue Danube II Ltd. Catastrophe Linked           
Nts., 4.562%, 5/23/166,8      900,000         900,382        
Caelus Re 2013 Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:           
5.403%, 3/7/166,8      250,000         250,681        
7.003%, 4/7/176,8      500,000         513,225        
Citrus Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:           
4.438%, 4/24/176,8      750,000         752,812        
4.618%, 4/18/176,8      750,000         750,487        
Cranberry Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 3.958%, 7/6/186,8      500,000         508,875        
East Lane Re VI Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:           
2.903%, 3/14/186,8      750,000         744,037        
3.903%, 3/13/206,8      500,000         500,725        
Galileo Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:           
7.553%, 1/9/176,8      250,000         252,687        
13.653%, 1/8/186,8      500,000         517,125        
Kilimanjaro Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:           
4.658%, 4/30/186,8      500,000         495,275        
4.908%, 4/30/186,8      500,000         498,825        
9.408%, 12/6/196,8      750,000         755,737        
Loma Reinsurance Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:           
10.718%, 1/8/186,8      200,000         207,110        
16.648%, 1/8/186,8      500,000         522,175        
     Principal         
      Amount      Value  

Multiple Event (Continued)

  

Longpoint Re Ltd. III Catastrophe Linked Nts., 3.75%, 5/23/186,8    $ 500,000       $ 506,925   
Mythen Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 9.033%, 1/5/176,8      250,000         257,962   
PennUnion Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 4.663%, 12/7/186,8      500,000         499,775   
Queen Street VII Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 8.758%, 4/8/166,8      250,000         251,931   
Residential Reinsurance 2012 Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:      
4.653%, 12/6/166,8      1,499,000         1,513,465   
5.903%, 12/6/166,8      250,000         254,212   
8.153%, 6/6/166,8      500,000         511,075   
12.903%, 12/6/166,8      250,000         261,762   
19.153%, 12/6/166,8      250,000         266,263   
22.153%, 6/6/166,8      250,000         266,406   
Residential Reinsurance 2013 Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:      
5.403%, 12/6/176,8      500,000         498,875   
8.153%, 6/6/176,8      250,000         259,763   
20.153%, 12/6/176,8      250,000         258,038   
Residential Reinsurance 2014 Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:      
3.653%, 6/6/186,8      500,000         502,525   
4.953%, 12/6/186,8      250,000         245,313   
15.153%, 6/6/186,8      500,000         509,775   
Residential Reinsurance 2015 Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:      
7.403%, 12/6/196,8      250,000         249,813   
11.153%, 6/6/196,8      250,000         253,038   
Riverfront Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 4.153%, 1/6/176,8      500,000         496,325   
Sanders Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:      
3.153%, 5/25/186,8      250,000         245,088   
3.393%, 5/25/186,8      750,000         734,138   
3.993%, 6/7/176,8      250,000         250,288   
4.013%, 5/28/196,8      500,000         487,825   
Tradewynd Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:      
5.00%, 1/8/186,8      500,000         502,275   
6.133%, 1/9/176,8      500,000         507,125   
6.693%, 1/9/176,8      250,000         253,963   
7.00%, 1/8/186,8      250,000         254,288   
9.013%, 7/9/186,8      250,000         274,013   
Tramline Re II Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 9.903%, 1/4/196,8      400,000         409,060   
VenTerra Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 3.903%, 1/9/176,8      750,000         751,688   
       

 

21,965,618

 

  

 

Other—0.4%

                 
Benu Capital Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:      
2.55%, 1/8/206,8    EUR 250,000         272,774   
3.35%, 1/8/206,8    EUR 500,000         545,983   
Vitality Re IV Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 3.903%, 1/9/176,8      250,000         254,437   
Vitality Re V Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.653%, 1/7/196,7      250,000         252,288   
Vitality Re VI Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.253%, 1/8/186,7      250,000         250,338   
       

 

1,575,820

 

  

 

Windstorm—4.5%

                 
Akibare II Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 3.903%, 4/13/166,8      1,125,000         1,132,116   
Alamo Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:      
4.753%, 6/7/196,8      750,000         769,462   
5.393%, 6/7/176,8      500,000         511,825   
6.053%, 6/7/186,8      500,000         513,925   
Aozora Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.163%, 4/7/176,8    JPY 91,000,000         753,393   
Armor Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 4.233%, 12/15/166,8      1,000,000         1,001,025   
Atlas Reinsurance VII Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 3.65%, 1/7/166,8    EUR 250,000         271,497   
 

 

12    OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL MULTI-ALTERNATIVES FUND/VA


     Principal               
      Amount      Value        

Windstorm (Continued)

  

    
Calypso Capital II Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.60%, 1/9/176,8    EUR 500,000       $     545,494        
Citrus Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:           
5.048%, 4/9/186,8      500,000         501,375        
9.638%, 4/9/186,8      250,000         254,587        
East Lane Re V Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 10.903%, 3/16/166,8      250,000         254,631        
Eurus Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 3.75%, 4/7/166,8    EUR 250,000         271,171        
Everglades Re II Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 5.303%, 5/3/186,8      750,000         761,212        
Everglades Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:                       
7.603%, 4/28/176,8      750,000         772,837        
9.633%, 3/28/166,8      625,000         637,281        
Gator Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 6.833%, 1/9/176,8      1,000,000         965,150        
Green Fields II Capital Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.75%, 1/9/176,8    EUR 750,000         818,078        
Ibis Re II Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 4.153%, 6/28/166,8      270,000         272,572        
Lion I Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.36%, 4/28/176,8    EUR 750,000         815,062        
Longpoint Re Ltd. III Catastrophe Linked Nts., 4.358%, 5/18/166,8      500,000         503,862        
Manatee Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 5.158%, 12/22/176,8      750,000         753,263        
MetroCat Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 4.653%, 8/5/166,8      500,000         508,363        
MultiCat Mexico Ltd. 2012-I Catastrophe Linked Nts., 7.653%, 2/4/166,7      750,000         159,844        
Mythen Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 12.263%, 11/10/166,8      500,000         514,313        
Pelican III Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 6.163%, 4/16/186,8      750,000         754,988        
Pelican Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 6.163%, 5/15/176,8      500,000         513,925        
Queen City Re Catastrophe Linked Nts., 3.658%, 1/6/176,8      1,000,000         991,850        
Queen Street IX Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 5.658%, 6/8/176,8      250,000         248,638        
Queen Street VIII Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 6.658%, 6/8/166,8      500,000         499,463        
Queen Street X RE Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 5.908%, 6/8/186,8      250,000         249,263        
Queen Street XI RE Dac Catastrophe Linked Nts., 6.308%, 6/7/196,8      250,000         250,125        
     Principal         
      Amount      Value  

Windstorm (Continued)

  

Tar Heel Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 8.653%, 5/9/166,8    $ 500,000       $ 512,325   
        18,282,915   

Total Event-Linked Bonds

(Cost $58,430,554)

        57,364,013   
      Shares          

Structured Security—0.2%

  

Merrill Lynch International & Co. CV, Macy’s, Inc. Equity Linked Nts., 2/10/168 (Cost $910,019)      19,449         688,365   
     Principal         
      Amount          

Short-Term Notes—21.1%

  

France—1.5%

     
French Republic Treasury Bills, -0.188%, 8/18/1611    EUR 5,600,000         6,100,996   
                  

Italy—2.6%

     
Italian Republic Buoni Ordinari del Tesoro BOT:      
-0.038%, 10/14/1611    EUR 5,500,000         5,976,258   
-0.001%, 9/14/1611    EUR 4,400,000         4,780,418   
        10,756,676   
                  

Mexico—1.3%

     
United Mexican States Treasury Bills,      
3.31%, 1/7/1611    MXN 90,300,000         5,236,706   
                  

Sweden—2.1%

     
Kingdom of Sweden Treasury Bills, -0.55%,      
2/17/1611    SEK 74,000,000         8,772,567   
                  

United States—13.6%

     
United States Treasury Bills, 0.185%, 3/10/1611,12,13    USD 55,450,000         55,438,633   
Total Short-Term Notes (Cost $87,324,865)         86,305,578   
      Shares          

Investment Companies—6.5%

  

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 0.30%14,15,16      23,203,584         23,203,584   
SPDR Gold Trust Exchange Traded Fund2,16      30,981         3,143,332   
Total Investment Companies (Cost $26,808,376)         26,346,916   
 

                      Exercise Price      Expiration
Date
             Contracts          

Exchange-Traded Options Purchased—0.0%

  

  
PowerShares Senior Loan Exchange Traded Fund Put2         USD         22.000         2/19/16         USD         3,810         104,775   
S&P 500 Index Call2         USD         2,090.000         1/15/16         USD         94         45,590   
Total Exchange-Traded Options Purchased (Cost $380,625)                        150,365   
      Counterparty                                                  

Over-the-Counter Options Purchased—0.3%

  

        

AUD Currency Call2,17

     BOA         NZD         1.080         1/22/16         AUD         45,500,000         82,194   

CHF Currency Put2,18

     BOA         JPY         110.000         11/24/16         CHF         906,600         101,011   

CNH Currency Put2

     GSG         CNH         6.388         7/13/16         CNH         32,500,000         267,670   

JPY Currency Call2

     GSG         KRW         9.500         1/20/16         JPY         2,700,000,000         683,112   

SEK Currency Call2,19

     CITNA-B         SEK         8.250         2/1/16         SEK         453,600         106,875   

SX5E Index Call2

     GSG         EUR         3550.000         1/15/16         EUR         587         3,291   

Total Over-the-Counter Options Purchased (Cost $1,323,311)

  

        1,244,153   

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

      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

      Six-Month JPY BBA          

11/2/27 Call2

    GSG        Receive      LIBOR     1.070        11/20/17        JPY        560,000         $ 34,559   

Interest Rate Swap maturing

      Six-Month JPY BBA          

11/22/27 Call2

    GSG        Receive      LIBOR     1.070        11/20/17        JPY        424,000           26,250   

Interest Rate Swap maturing

      Three-Month USD          

3/21/28 Call2

    GSG        Receive      BBA LIBOR     2.580        3/19/18        USD        1,100           45,999   

Interest Rate Swap maturing

      Three-Month USD          

4/18/28 Call2

    GSG        Receive      BBA LIBOR     2.505        4/16/18        USD        2,200           100,352   

Interest Rate Swap maturing

      Three-Month USD          

4/18/28 Call2

    GSG        Receive      BBA LIBOR     2.505        4/16/18        USD        3,750           171,055   

Interest Rate Swap maturing

      Six-Month JPY BBA          

7/25/28 Call2

    GSG        Receive      LIBOR     1.050        7/23/18        JPY        630,000           65,168   

Total Over-the-Counter Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased (Cost $745,745)

  

           

 

443,383

 

  

 

Total Investments, at Value (Cost $413,954,208)

  

    96 .8%        394,988,003   

Net Other Assets (Liabilities)

  

        3 .2           13,143,316   

Net Assets

  

        100 .0%       $             408,131,319   

Footnotes to Consolidated Statement of Investments

1. 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 $1,677,540. See Note 10 of accompanying Consolidated Notes.

2. Non-income producing security.

3. Security is a Master Limited Partnership.

4. 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 contractual interest rate. See Note 4 of the accompanying Consolidated Notes.

5. Security received as the result of issuer reorganization.

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

7. Restricted security. The aggregate value of restricted securities at period end was $15,032,303, which represents 3.68% 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)

 

Acorn Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 3.663%, 7/17/18

     7/2/15       $ 750,000       $ 758,587       $ 8,587    

Aircraft Lease Securitisation Ltd., Series 2007-1A, Cl. G3, 0.529%, 5/10/32

     1/9/15         509,293         508,007         (1,286)   

Airspeed Ltd., Series 2007-1A, Cl. G1, 0.601%, 6/15/32

     7/24/14-4/15/15         3,804,378         3,591,134         (213,244)   

Blade Engine Securitization Ltd., Series 2006-1AW, Cl. A1, 0.631%, 9/15/41

     7/25/14-8/28/14         1,590,638         1,394,054         (196,584)   

Bosphorus Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 3.735%, 8/17/18

     8/11/15         500,000         492,525         (7,475)   

Kizuna Re II Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2%, 4/5/19

     3/20/15-10/9/15         1,050,444         1,063,269         12,825    

Kizuna Re II Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.658%, 4/6/18

     5/2/14-5/5/15         753,449         754,837         1,388    

Merna Reinsurance IV Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.653%, 4/8/16

     10/7/14-6/5/15         751,076         752,119         1,043    

MultiCat Mexico Ltd. 2012-I Catastrophe Linked Nts., 7.653%, 2/4/16

     5/4/15-6/3/15         749,881         159,844         (590,037)   

Nakama Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.278%, 1/16/19

     12/12/14-11/10/15         750,218         749,063         (1,155)   

Nakama Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.403%, 4/13/18

     7/13/15         500,629         498,825         (1,804)   

Nakama Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 3.028%, 1/16/20

     12/12/14-10/9/15         500,953         498,875         (2,078)   

Raspro Trust, Series 2005-1A, Cl. G, 0.97%, 3/23/24

     7/7/15         2,638,071         2,557,750         (80,321)   

Ursa Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 5%, 12/7/17

     11/14/14-4/22/15         500,657         500,375         (282)   

Ursa Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 5%, 9/21/18

     12/16/15         249,700         250,413         713    

Vitality Re V Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.653%, 1/7/19

     4/29/15         253,614         252,288         (1,326)   

Vitality Re VI Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.253%, 1/8/18

     1/21/15         250,000         250,338         338    
      $             16,103,001       $             15,032,303         $            (1,070,698)    

8. 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 $70,241,848 or 17.21% of the Fund’s net assets at period end.

9. This bond has no contractual maturity date, is not redeemable and contractually pays an indefinite stream of interest.

 

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Footnotes to Consolidated Statement of Investments (Continued)

10. All or a portion of the security position is when-issued or delayed delivery to be delivered and settled after period end. See Note 4 of the accompanying Consolidated Notes.

11. Zero coupon bond reflects effective yield on the date of purchase.

12. 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 $7,712,419. See Note 6 of the accompanying Consolidated Notes.

13. 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 $1,640,664. See Note 6 of the accompanying Consolidated Notes.

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

 

     

Shares

December 31, 2014

     Gross
Additions
    

Gross

Reductions

    

Shares

December 31, 2015

 

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E

     40,325,799         493,509,006         510,631,221         23,203,584   
                      Value      Income  

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E

  

      $     23,203,584       $             58,788   

 

15. Rate shown is the 7-day yield at period end.
16. All or a portion of this security is owned by the subsidiary. See Note 2 of the accompanying Consolidated Notes.

17. Knock-out option becomes ineligible for exercise if at any time spot rates are greater than or equal to 1.13 NZD per 1 AUD.

18. Digital option becomes eligible for exercise if at any time spot rates are less than or equal to 110 JPY per CHF.

19. One-Touch Binary option becomes eligible for exercise if at any time spot rates are less than or equal to 8.25 SEK per 1 USD.

Distribution of investments representing geographic holdings, as a percentage of total investments at value, is as follows:

Geographic Holdings (Unaudited)    Value      Percent        

 

United States

   $ 271,901,506         68.8  

Japan

     20,156,796         5.1     

Brazil

     14,677,051         3.7     

Italy

     11,431,484         2.9     

Sweden

     9,455,672         2.4     

France

     9,108,245         2.3     

Supranational

     8,901,331         2.3     

Mexico

     6,099,550         1.5     

Bermuda

     5,932,285         1.5     

Switzerland

     5,461,639         1.4     

Cayman Islands

     5,175,941         1.3     

Luxembourg

     4,080,617         1.0     

Russia

     2,595,509         0.7     

Canada

     2,527,829         0.6     

Eurozone

     2,503,898         0.6     

United Kingdom

     2,428,003         0.6     

Australia

     1,560,590         0.4     

Colombia

     1,527,350         0.4     

Hong Kong

     1,478,111         0.4     

Netherlands

     1,468,342         0.4     

Turkey

     1,082,489         0.3     

China

     828,326         0.2     

India

     656,110         0.2     

Chile

     601,188         0.2     

Singapore

     447,389         0.1     

Ireland

     400,584         0.1     

Barbados

     397,500         0.1     

Argentina

     387,425         0.1     

Germany

     318,823         0.1     

Jersey, Channel Islands

     282,000         0.1     

China Offshore

     267,670         0.1     

Peru

     238,750         0.1     

Macau

     177,000         0.0     

Ukraine

     174,000         0.0     

Jamaica

     166,000         0.0     

Venezuela

     91,000         0.0     
  

 

 

Total

   $         394,988,003         100.0  
  

 

 

 

     Shares Sold Short     Value  

Securities Sold Short—(7.8)%

                

Common Stock Securities Sold Short—(7.8)%

    

AGCO Corp.

     (21,650)        $                (982,693

Air Lease Corp., Cl. A

     (62,585)        (2,095,346

Aircastle Ltd.

     (20,455)        (427,305

Aker Solutions ASA

     (61,769)        (211,230

Assurant, Inc.

     (5,880)        (473,575

athenahealth, Inc.

     (3,620)        (582,711

BHP Billiton Ltd., Sponsored ADR

     (26,890)        (692,686

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

     Shares Sold Short     Value  

 

 

Common Stock Securities Sold Short (Continued)

                

Boeing Co. (The)

     (10,150)      $                 (1,467,589)    

Camden Property Trust

     (13,020)        (999,415)    

Caterpillar, Inc.

     (19,124)        (1,299,667)    

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.

     (46,030)        (569,391)    

Charter Communications, Inc., Cl. A

     (4,570)        (836,767)    

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

     (21,900)        (815,775)    

Cie Financiere Richemont SA

     (11,280)        (810,280)    

ClubCorp Holdings, Inc.

     (66,655)        (1,217,787)    

CNH Industrial NV

     (61,570)        (421,139)    

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     (17,830)        (1,187,835)    

Comcast Corp., Cl. A

     (20,750)        (1,170,922)    

Comerica, Inc.

     (16,822)        (703,664)    

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

     (16,582)        (705,398)    

Deere & Co.

     (15,380)        (1,173,033)    

Ensco plc, Cl. A

     (56,670)        (872,151)    

FirstMerit Corp.

     (33,600)        (626,640)    

Gulfmark Offshore, Inc., Cl. A

     (47,470)        (221,685)    

Nasdaq, Inc.

     (8,685)        (505,206)    

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.

     (21,680)        (289,862)    

Oracle Corp.

     (24,475)        (894,072)    

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust

     (80,560)        (1,761,847)    

Rio Tinto plc, Sponsored ADR

     (15,420)        (449,030)    

RLJ Lodging Trust

     (32,890)        (711,411)    

Rouse Properties, Inc.

     (44,080)        (641,805)    

Southern Copper Corp.

     (42,880)        (1,120,026)    

Subsea 7 SA

     (93,237)        (655,771)    

Tidewater, Inc.

     (51,320)        (357,187)    

Tiffany & Co.

     (13,650)        (1,041,359)    

Time Warner, Inc.

     (13,720)        (887,272)    

Transocean Ltd.

     (10,408)        (128,851)    

Weingarten Realty Investors

     (42,700)        (1,476,566)    

Zions Bancorporation

     (16,450)        (449,086)    
    

 

 

 

Total Securities Sold Short (Proceeds $37,377,607)

     $ (31,934,035)    
    

 

 

 

 

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts as of December 31, 2015

  

Counterparty   Settlement Month(s)   Currency Purchased (000’s)   Currency Sold (000’s)   

Unrealized

Appreciation

    

Unrealized

Depreciation

 

BNP

  01/2016       BRL   8,000   USD   1,997    $ 25,262       $   

BNP

  01/2016       USD   2,049   BRL   8,000      26,644           

BNP

  01/2016       USD   1,317   NOK   10,950      80,470           

BOA

  01/2016       BRL   9,880   USD   2,530              32,905   

BOA

  01/2016       KRW   4,046,000   USD   3,442      2,236         3,740   

BOA

  01/2016       MXN   43,200   USD   2,566              60,853   

BOA

  01/2016       NOK   21,410   USD   2,656                                      237,175   

BOA

  01/2016       USD   1,279   AUD   1,800              32,019   

BOA

  01/2016       USD   2,470   BRL   9,880              26,923   

BOA

  02/2016       USD   1,532   CHF   1,540              8,393   

BOA

  02/2016       USD   2,993   EUR   2,792              45,060   

BOA

  01/2016 - 02/2016       USD   3,193   JPY   392,400              73,334   

BOA

  01/2016       USD   2,575   MXN   43,700                                  41,028           

BOA

  02/2016       USD   1,380   THB   50,000              8,250   

CITNA-B

  01/2016       AUD   7,250   USD   5,218      63,332           

CITNA-B

  01/2016 - 04/2016       BRL   9,000   USD   2,288      6,179         26,644   

CITNA-B

  01/2016       CAD   3,395   USD   2,624              170,894   

CITNA-B

  01/2016       CHF   2,550   USD   2,630              82,955   

CITNA-B

  01/2016       GBP   1,695   USD   2,621              122,393   

CITNA-B

  01/2016       HUF   721,000   USD   2,592              107,796   

CITNA-B

  01/2016       JPY   312,000   USD   2,576      20,407           

CITNA-B

  01/2016       MXN   87,100   USD   5,205              153,816   

CITNA-B

  01/2016       NZD   3,790   USD   2,559      31,512           

CITNA-B

  01/2016       TRY   7,560   USD   2,450      136,118           

CITNA-B

  01/2016       USD   2,710   BRL   8,000      687,727           

CITNA-B

  01/2016       USD   2,612   CAD   3,490      89,451           

CITNA-B

  01/2016       USD   2,621   CHF   2,495      128,964           

CITNA-B

  01/2016       USD   1,310   HUF   362,000      62,757           

CITNA-B

  01/2016 - 01/2016       USD   11,056   MXN   178,800      710,195         24,371   

CITNA-B

  01/2016       USD   3,742   TRY   11,330              133,736   

DEU

  01/2016       HUF   739,000   USD   2,564              17,482   

DEU

  01/2016       NZD   3,935   USD   2,631      59,072           

 

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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

 

DEU

  01/2016   SEK   21,900   USD   2,616      $       $ 21,467   

DEU

  01/2016   USD   5,141   AUD   7,225                                  122,118   

DEU

  01/2016   USD   2,576   HUF   726,000      74,017           

DEU

  02/2016   USD   409   SEK   3,550              12,118   

DEU

  01/2016   USD   1,227   ZAR   16,930      133,904           

DEU

  01/2016   ZAR   34,670   USD   2,498              259,603   

GSCO-OT

  01/2016 - 01/2016   BRL   20,830   USD   5,840              574,680   

GSCO-OT

  01/2016   KRW   4,673,000   USD   3,933      41,428           

GSCO-OT

  01/2016 - 04/2016   USD   10,467   BRL   38,030      1,050,205         63,895   

GSCO-OT

  02/2016   USD   8,717   SEK   74,000              60,998   

HSBC

  01/2016   JPY   158,000   USD   1,317              1,938   

HSBC

  09/2016   USD   5,031   EUR   4,400      209,739           

HSBC

  01/2016   USD   1,294   GBP   850      40,791           

JPM

  01/2016   AUD   3,545   USD   2,574      8,626           

JPM

  01/2016   CAD   3,495   USD   2,612              85,731   

JPM

  01/2016   KRW   3,058,000   USD   2,623              21,827   

JPM

  02/2016   NOK   2,460   USD   283              5,030   

JPM

  01/2016   SEK   10,670   USD   1,297              33,130   

JPM

  01/2016   TRY   7,510   USD   2,568      944           

JPM

  02/2016   USD   1,781   AUD   2,525              54,643   

JPM

  07/2016   USD   9,061   BRL   32,000                          1,443,949           

JPM

  01/2016   USD   3,894   CAD   5,145      176,063           

JPM

  01/2016 - 10/2016   USD   8,560   EUR   7,790      110,706         73,153   

JPM

  01/2016   USD   5,195   GBP   3,450      108,881           

JPM

  01/2016 - 01/2016   USD   6,276   JPY   758,000              32,547   

JPM

  01/2016   USD   3,876   KRW   4,541,000      24,625         10,549   

JPM

  01/2016   USD   2,547   NOK   21,340      136,139           

JPM

  01/2016   USD   1,309   NZD   2,015              67,972   

JPM

  01/2016   USD   2,560   SEK   21,730              15,033   

JPM

  01/2016   USD   2,553   ZAR   35,530      258,381           

MSCO

  01/2016   EUR   1,145   USD   1,292              47,470   

MSCO

  01/2016   JPY   1,100,000   USD   9,292              137,716   

MSCO

  01/2016   MXN   30,000   USD   1,915              174,096   

MSCO

  02/2016   USD   2,007   CAD   2,675      73,663           

MSCO

  01/2016   USD   1,343   CHF   1,295      49,968           

MSCO

  01/2016 - 08/2016   USD   10,911   EUR   9,665      363,129           

MSCO

  01/2016 - 01/2016   USD   21,189   JPY   2,490,000      481,269         13,857   

MSCO

  01/2016   USD   3,247   MXN   50,300      328,445           

MSCO

  01/2016   USD   2,574   NZD   3,820              37,558   

RBS

  01/2016 - 01/2016   USD   1,736   JPY   212,000      253         28,910   

TDB

  01/2016   BRL   5,050   USD   1,269      7,617           

TDB

  01/2016   GBP   1,735   USD   2,628              69,749   

TDB

  01/2016 - 04/2016   USD   4,431   BRL   16,800      256,868         8,108   
            

 

 

 

Total Unrealized Appreciation and Depreciation

     $ 7,550,964        $ 3,402,635   
            

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts as of December 31, 2015

  

Description    Exchange    Buy/Sell    Expiration Date    Number of Contracts    Value     

Unrealized Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

CAC 40 10 Index

   PAR    Sell    1/15/16    307                          15,475,532         $                     (130,514)   

CBOE Volatility Index

   CBE    Sell    2/17/16    99      1,868,625         (76,968)   

Coffee “C”*

   NYB    Sell    3/18/16    16      760,200         (27,365)   

Cotton No. 2*

   NYB    Buy    3/08/16    24      759,360         8,430   

Euro-BTP

   EUX    Sell    3/08/16    7      1,049,192         10,800   

FTSE 100 Index

   LIF    Sell    3/18/16    166      15,167,572         (572,885)   

Gas Oil*

   NYM    Buy    1/29/16    13      693,966         (46,042)   

Gold (100 oz.) *

   CMX    Sell    2/25/16    8      848,160         (6,839)   

Lean Hogs*

   CME    Buy    2/12/16    33      789,360         5,803   

Live Cattle*

   CME    Sell    2/29/16    14      766,080         (26,651)   

Natural Gas*

   NYM    Sell    1/27/16    32      747,840         (18,586)   

Primary Aluminum*

   LME    Sell    1/19/16    20      752,750         (22,314)   

Russell 2000 Mini Index

   NYF    Sell    3/18/16    248      28,061,200         (594,949)   

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

   CME    Buy    3/18/16    356      36,230,120         233,596   

S&P/TSX 60 Index

   MON    Sell    3/17/16    27      2,969,473         (63,156)   

Silver*

   CMX    Buy    3/29/16    11      759,165         (1,686)   

Soybean*

   CBT    Buy    3/14/16    17      734,613         (1,961)   

SPI 200 Index

   SFE    Sell    3/17/16    37      3,543,467         (239,351)   

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

Futures Contracts (Continued)

  

                                            
                 

 

 

 

Unrealized Appreciation

 

  

Description

     Exchange                     Buy/Sell         Expiration Date         Number of Contracts         Value         (Depreciation

United States Treasury Long Bonds

     CBT           Buy           3/21/16           42         6,457,500       $ 7,882    

United States Treasury Nts., 10 yr.

     CBT           Sell           3/21/16           115         14,479,219         19,586    

WTI Crude Oil*

     NYM           Sell           1/20/16           20         740,800         (1,427

Zinc*

     LME           Sell           1/18/16           19         760,000         (22,861
                  $ (1,567,458

* 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, 2015

  

Description         Exercise Price      Expiration Date      Number of Contracts     Premiums Received      Value  

Power Shares Senior Loan Exchange Traded Fund Call

          USD         22.000         2/19/16         USD                        (3,810   $ 186,531       $         (238,125)     

 

Over-the-Counter Options Written at December 31, 2015

  

Description

     Counterparty            Exercise Price         Expiration Date         Number of Contracts        Premiums Received         Value   

JPY Currency Call

     GSG         KRW         10.000         1/20/16         JPY            (5,400,000,000   $ 422,850       $         (141,233)     

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps at December 31, 2015

  

                                       

Reference Asset

     

 

Buy/Sell

Protection

  

  

    Fixed Rate        Maturity Date         

 

Notional Amount

(000’s)

  

  

    Premiums Received/(Paid)        Value   

CDX.HY.24

            Buy        5.000%        6/20/20        USD        183      $ 11,763       $ (6,988)   

CDX.HY.24

            Buy        5.000        6/20/20        USD        896        64,036         (34,183)   

CDX.HY.24

            Buy        5.000        6/20/20        USD        108        5,551         (4,117)   

CDX.HY.24

            Buy        5.000        6/20/20        USD        1,881        145,487         (71,766)   

CDX.HY.24

            Buy        5.000        6/20/20        USD        217        13,274         (8,272)   

CDX.HY.25

            Buy        5.000        12/20/20        USD        12,756        (26,221)        (165,756)   

CDX.HY.25

            Buy        5.000        12/20/20        USD        11,436        283,009         (148,603)   

CDX.IG.25

            Sell        1.000        12/20/20        USD        8,555        (67,182)        49,142   

iTraxx.Main.24

            Buy        1.000        12/20/20        EUR        7,860        105,210         (91,762)   

Total of Cleared Credit Default Swaps

              $ 534,927      $ (482,305)   
               

Over-the-Counter Credit Default Swaps at December 31, 2015

  

                                       

Reference Asset

    Counterparty       

 

Buy/Sell

Protection

  

  

    Fixed Rate        Maturity Date         

 

Notional Amount

(000’s)

  

  

    Premiums Received/(Paid)        Value   

Italy Government International

    BAC        Buy        1.000%        12/20/20        USD        5,133      $ 5,513       $ 1,038    

Kingdom of Spain Bond

    BAC        Buy        1.000        12/20/20        USD        4,278        30,105         (15,682)   

Malaysia

    MOS-A        Buy        1.000        12/20/20        USD        1,700        (85,394)        66,876    

Penerbangan Malaysia Bhd

    BNP        Buy        1.000        12/20/20        USD        1,700        (110,693)        66,876    

Portuguese Republic

    BAC        Buy        1.000        12/20/20        USD        2,567        (96,674)        89,067    

Republic of Austria Bond

    BAC        Buy        1.000        12/20/20        USD        1,454        55,320        (54,221)   

Total of Over-the-Counter Credit Default Swaps

              $ (201,823)      $ 153,954   

The table that follows shows the undiscounted maximum potential payment by the Fund related to selling credit protection in credit default swaps:

 

     Total Maximum Potential                
     Payments for Selling Credit             Reference Asset  
Type of Reference Asset on which the Fund Sold Protection    Protection (Undiscounted)      Amount Recoverable*      Rating Range**  

Investment Grade Corporate Debt Indexes

     $        8,555,000         $        —         BBB+   

* 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.

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps at December 31, 2015

  

                                            
     Pay/Receive                     Premiums      

Counterparty

     Floating Rate         Floating Rate         Fixed Rate         Maturity Date         Notional Amount (000’s)         Received / (Paid)         Value   
                Three-Month SEK                                                         

BAC

     Pay         STIBOR SIDE         1.365%         8/10/25         SEK         7,965       $       $ (11,822)   
                Three-Month SEK                                                         

BAC

     Pay         STIBOR SIDE         1.418         11/12/25         SEK         1,840                 (3,237)   
                Three-Month SEK                                                         

BAC

     Pay         STIBOR SIDE         1.501         12/9/25         SEK         5,120                 (5,580)   
                Three-Month SEK                                                         

BAC

     Pay         STIBOR SIDE         1.630         7/3/25         SEK         70,140         20,342         129,713   
                Six-Month AUD                                                         

BOA

     Receive         BBR BBSW         3.105         12/7/25         AUD         13,430                 (33,923)   
                Three-Month USD                                                         

CITNA-B

     Pay         BBA LIBOR         2.318         8/10/25         USD         450         (10)         10,362   
                Three-Month USD                                                         

DEU

     Pay         BBA LIBOR         2.518         10/23/45         USD         3,158                 (53,276)   

 

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Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps (Continued)

  

                                            

Counterparty

    

 

Pay/Receive

Floating Rate

 

  

     Floating Rate         Fixed Rate         Maturity Date         Notional Amount (000’s)        
 
Premiums
Received / (Paid)
  
  
     Value   
        Three-Month USD                     

GSG

     Pay         BBA LIBOR         2.197%         11/12/25         USD         145       $       $ 555   
        Six-Month JPY                     

GSG

     Receive         BBA LIBOR         0.468         11/12/25         JPY         23,000                 (935)   
        Six-Month JPY                     

JPM

     Receive         BBA LIBOR         0.461         12/9/25         JPY         28,000                 (936)   
        Three-Month USD                     

JPM

     Receive         BBA LIBOR         2.350         7/10/25         USD         9,170         (2,532)         256,753   
        Six-Month JPY                     

JPM

     Receive         BBA LIBOR         0.593         7/10/25         JPY         1,082,000                 (187,178)   
        Six-Month JPY                     

JPM

     Receive         BBA LIBOR         0.595         8/11/25         JPY         60,000                 (9,729)   
        Six-Month JPY                     

JPM

     Receive         BBA LIBOR         0.566         8/6/25         JPY         13,000                 (1,818)   
                    

 

 

 

Total of Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

  

               $ 17,800       $ 88,949   
                    

 

 

 

 

Over-the-Counter Interest Rate Swaps at December 31, 2015

  

                                   

Counterparty

    

 

 

Pay/Receive

Floating

Rate

 

 

  

     Floating Rate         Fixed Rate         Maturity Date                 

 

Notional

Amount (000’s)

 

  

     Value   
        Three-Month CNY                  

BOA

     Pay         CNREPOFIX =CFXS         2.900%         7/24/20         CNY         14,000       $ 13,352   
        Three-Month CNY                  

GSG

     Pay         CNREPOFIX =CFXS         2.830         8/14/20         CNY         3,250         1,938   
                    

 

 

 

Total of Over-the-Counter Interest Rate Swaps

  

            $                 15,290   
                    

 

 

 

 

Over-the-Counter Total Return Swaps at December 31, 2015

                               

Reference Asset

    Counterparty       

 

Pay/Receive

Total Return*

 

  

  Floating Rate     Maturity Date               
 
Notional
Amount (000’s)
 
  
    Value   
Blackstone Group LP (The)     GSG        Receive     

Twelve-Month USD BBA

LIBOR plus 70 basis points

    1/13/17        USD        1,294      $ (43,235

CGAUOPAU Custom Basket

    CITNA-B        Receive      One-Month AUD BBR BBSW plus 50 basis points     3/10/16        AUD        8,465        167,141   

CGCNOCAD Custom Basket

    CITNA-B        Receive     

One-Month CAD BA CDOR

plus 50 basis points

    4/7/16        CAD        8,443        (44,314

GSEHOPHK Custom Basket

    GSG        Receive     

One-Month HKD HIBOR

HKAB plus 40 basis points

    12/12/16        HKD        48,563        (95,615

GSOPRUSS Custom Basket

    GSG        Receive     

One-Month USD BBA LIBOR

plus 50 basis points

    12/7/16        USD        29,769        (1,545,042

GSOPSPS3 Custom Basket

    GSG        Receive      One-Month USD BBA LIBOR plus 35 basis points     11/8/16        USD        22,910        (430,083
HIF6 Index     GSG        Pay      No Floating Rate     2/5/16        HKD        57,250        36,655   

IBXXLLTR Index

    JPM        Pay      USD BBA LIBOR     3/28/16        USD        60,102        (2,121,975

IBXXLLTR Index

    JPM        Pay      USD BBA LIBOR     6/24/16        USD        875        (289

IBXXLLTR Index

    JPM        Pay      USD BBA LIBOR     6/24/16        USD        875        459   

IBXXLLTR Index

    JPM        Pay      USD BBA LIBOR     6/24/16        USD        1,750        2,390   

IBXXLLTR Index

    JPM        Pay      USD BBA LIBOR     6/24/16        USD        1,750        2,092   

JPCMOLNG Index

    JPM        Receive      One-Month USD BBA LIBOR     6/7/16        USD        9,432        (180,888

JPCMOSHR Index

    JPM        Pay      One-Month USD BBA LIBOR     6/7/16        USD        9,460        233,199   
MLTROPFR Custom Basket     BOA        Receive      One-Month EUR EURIBOR plus 29 basis points     10/6/16        EUR        14,510        (95,079

MLTROPUK Custom Basket

    BOA        Receive      One-Month GBP BBA LIBOR plus 34 basis points     10/6/16        GBP        10,321        (63,678

OEX Index

    GSG        Pay      One-Month USD BBA LIBOR minus 35 basis points     5/6/16        USD        6,273        160,487   

OEX Index

    GSG        Pay      One-Month USD BBA LIBOR minus 35 basis points     4/15/16        USD        779        3,909   
OEX Index     GSG        Pay      One-Month USD BBA LIBOR minus 35 basis points     4/7/16        USD        11,903        304,511   

OEX Index

    GSG        Pay      One-Month USD BBA LIBOR minus 35 basis points     10/7/16        USD        1,179        30,171   

OEX Index

    GSG        Pay      One-Month USD BBA LIBOR minus 35 basis points     7/8/16        USD        2,449        62,642   

OEX Index

    GSG        Pay      One-Month USD BBA LIBOR minus 35 basis points     6/16/16        USD        1,011        5,073   

Total of Over-the-Counter Total Return Swaps

          $            (3,611,469)   

* 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.

 

19    OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL MULTI-ALTERNATIVES FUND/VA


 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

Over-the-Counter Volatility Swaps at December 31, 2015

                               

Reference Asset

    Counterparty       

 

Pay/Receive

Volatility*

  

  

  Strike Price     Maturity Date                Notional Amount        Value   

CAD/CHF spot exchange rate

    DEU        Receive      10 .000     1/11/16        CAD        6,600        $ 4,865      

EUR/CAD spot exchange rate

    DEU        Receive      10 .000     1/7/16        EUR        4,500          3,814      

EUR/CHF spot exchange rate

    CITNA-B        Pay      5 .350     1/29/16        EUR        4,500          (3,179)     

EUR/CHF spot exchange rate

    BOA        Pay      5 .600     1/28/16        EUR        4,500          (1,369)     

EUR/CHF spot exchange rate

    CITNA-B        Pay      5 .500     1/22/16        EUR        4,500          49      

EUR/CHF spot exchange rate

    BOA        Pay      5 .500     1/25/16        EUR        4,500          (147)     

EUR/CHF spot exchange rate

    BOA        Pay      5 .700     1/25/16        EUR        4,500          342      

GBP/NZD spot exchange rate

    DEU        Receive      11 .500     1/19/16        GBP        3,300          (7,151)     

GBP/NZD spot exchange rate

    HSBC        Receive      11 .700     1/19/16        GBP        3,200          (7,029)     

GBP/SEK spot exchange rate

    JPM        Receive      10 .000     1/29/16        GBP        3,300          (7,249)     

GBP/SEK spot exchange rate

    DEU        Receive      9 .000     2/5/16        GBP        3,300          (632)     

GBP/SEK spot exchange rate

    BOA        Receive      10 .200     2/4/16        GBP        3,300          (6,957)     

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets

    GSG        Pay      1090 .980     1/7/16        USD        428          147,930     

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets

    GSG        Pay      879 .122     1/7/16        USD        476          298,105     

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets

    GSG        Receive      918 .090     1/7/16        USD        466          (240,507)     

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets

    GSG        Receive      1117 .560     1/7/16        USD        423          (297,674)     

NZD/CHF spot exchange rate

    DEU        Receive      13 .000     1/15/16        NZD        7,300          (13,131)     

NZD/CHF spot exchange rate

    HSBC        Receive      12 .150     1/11/16        NZD        7,400          (9,262)     

NZD/CHF spot exchange rate

    DEU        Receive      13 .000     1/14/16        NZD        7,200          (12,311)     

NZD/CHF spot exchange rate

    BOA        Receive      14 .050     1/11/16        NZD        7,400          (19,081)     

NZD/CHF spot exchange rate

    JPM        Receive      12 .750     1/8/16        NZD        7,300          (9,337)     

NZD/JPY spot exchange rate

    BOA        Pay      12 .400     2/9/16        NZD        7,200          (2,955)     

Total of Over-the-Counter Volatility Swaps

  

          $             (182,866)     

* 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

CITNA-B

   Citibank NA

DEU

   Deutsche Bank AG

GSCO-OT

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA

GSG

   Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

HSBC

   HSBC Bank USA NA

JPM

   JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

MOS-A

   Morgan Stanley

MSCO

   Morgan Stanley Capital Services, 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

CNH

   Offshore Chinese Renminbi

CNY

   Chinese Renminbi

EUR

   Euro

GBP

   British Pound Sterling

HKD

   Hong Kong Dollar

HUF

   Hungarian Forint

JPY

   Japanese Yen

KRW

   South Korean Won

MXN

   Mexican Nuevo Peso

NOK

   Norwegian Krone

NZD

   New Zealand Dollar

SEK

   Swedish Krona

THB

   Thailand Baht

TRY

   New Turkish Lira

ZAR

   South African Rand

 

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Definitions

  

BA CDOR

   Canada Bankers Acceptances Deposit Offering Rate

BBA LIBOR

   British Bankers’ Association London - Interbank Offered Rate

BBR

   Bank Bill Rate

BBSW

   Bank Bill Swap Reference Rate (Australian Financial Market)

CDX.HY.24

   Merkit CDX High Yield Index

CDX.HY.25

   Markit CDX High Yield Index

CDX.IG.25

   Markit CDX Investment Grade Index

CGAUOPAU

   Custom Basket of Securities

CGCNOCAD

   Custom Basket of Securities

CNREPOFIX=CFXS

   Repurchase Fixing Rates

EURIBOR

   Euro Interbank Offered Rate

GSEHOPHK

   Custom Basket of Securities

GSOPRUSS

   Custom Basket of Securities

GSOPSPS3

   Custom Basket of Securities

HIBOR

   Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate

HIF6

   The Hang Seng Index Futures

HKAB

   Hong Kong Association of Banks

IBXXLLTR

   IBOXX USD Liquid Leveraged Loans Index Series 1 Version 1

iTraxx.Main.24

   Credit Default Swap Trading Index for a Specific Basket of Securities

JPCMOLNG

   Custom Basket of Securities

JPCMOSHR

   Custom Basket of Securities

MLTROPFR

   Custom Basket of Securities

MLTROPUK

   Custom Basket of Securities

MSCI

   Morgan Stanley Capital International

OEX

   S&P 100 Index

SX5E

   The EURO STOXX 50 Index

STIBOR SIDE

   Stockholm Interbank Offered Rate

Exchange Abbreviations

  

CBE

   Chicago Board Options Exchange

CBT

   Chicago Board of Trade

CME

   Chicago Mercantile Exchanges

CMX

   Commodity Exchange, Inc.

EUX

   European Stock Exchange

LIF

   London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange

LME

   London Metal Exchange

MON

   Montreal Exchange

NYB

   New York Board of Trade

NYF

   New York Futures Exchange

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, 2015

 

Assets

       

Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments:

 

Unaffiliated companies (cost $390,750,624)

  $             371,784,419      

Affiliated companies (cost $23,203,584)

    23,203,584      
      394,988,003      

Cash

    1,727,021      

Cash used for collateral on futures

    756,000      

Cash used for collateral on centrally cleared swaps

    2,591,380      

Deposits with broker for securities sold short

    37,550,031      

Deposits with broker for foreign securities sold short (cost $1,817,390)

    1,795,950      

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

    7,550,964      

Swaps, at value (net premiums paid $287,248)

    1,702,981      

Centrally cleared swaps, at value (net premiums paid $49,382)

    446,525      

Receivables and other assets:

 

Interest and dividends

    1,374,458      

Investments sold

    1,064,147      

Variation margin receivable

    549,955      

Shares of beneficial interest sold

    4,013      

Other

    7,141      

Total assets

   

 

452,108,569   

 

  

 

Liabilities

       

Securities sold short, at value (proceeds $37,377,607) - see accompanying statement of investments

    31,934,035      

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

    3,402,635      

Options written, at value (premiums received $609,381)

    379,358      

Swaps, at value (premiums received $85,425)

    5,328,072      

Centrally cleared swaps, at value (net premiums received $602,109)

    839,881      

Payables and other liabilities:

 

Investments purchased (including $250,000 purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis)

    1,357,017      

Variation margin payable

    556,755      

Dividends

    61,377      

Shareholder communications

    3,504      

Trustees’ compensation

    2,669      

Distribution and service plan fees

    390      

Shares of beneficial interest redeemed

    82      

Other

    111,475      

Total liabilities

 

   

 

43,977,250   

 

  

 

Net Assets

  $ 408,131,319      
       

Composition of Net Assets

       

Par value of shares of beneficial interest

  $ 42,245      

Additional paid-in capital

    433,237,288      

Accumulated net investment loss

    (5,872,282)     

Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions

    (4,833,859)     
Net unrealized depreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies     (14,442,073)     

Net Assets

  $ 408,131,319      
 

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 $406,286,596 and 42,054,272 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)     $9.66   

 

Service Shares:

 
Net asset value, redemption price per share and offering price per share (based on net assets of $1,844,723 and 191,189 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)     $9.65   

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Year Ended December 31, 2015

 

Investment Income

       

Interest (net of foreign withholding taxes of $8,610)

  $             6,576,329      

Dividends:

 

Unaffiliated companies (net of foreign withholding taxes of $34,382)

    1,892,579      

Affiliated companies

    58,788      

Total investment income

    8,527,696      

Expenses

       

Management fees

    3,780,674      

Distribution and service plan fees - Service shares

    4,230      

Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:

 

Non-Service shares

    363,624      

Service shares

    1,693      

Shareholder communications:

 

Non-Service shares

    12,057      

Service shares

    58      

Borrowing fees

    3,035      

Financing expense from short sales

    177,885      

Custodian fees and expenses

    145,084      

Dividends on short sales

    606,613      

Trustees’ compensation

    28,923      

Other

    208,147      

Total expenses

    5,332,023      

Less reduction to custodian expenses

    (606)     

Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses

    (172,937)     

Net expenses

    5,158,480      

Net Investment Income

 

   

 

3,369,216   

 

  

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

       

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments from unaffiliated companies (including premiums on options exercised)

    (4,337,579)     

Closing and expiration of option contracts written

    5,579,412      

Closing and expiration of futures contracts

    4,859,600      

Foreign currency transactions

    13,895,133      

Short Positions

    1,439,256      

Swap contracts

    (25,920,793)     

Net realized loss

    (4,484,971)     

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

 

Investments

    (13,834,044)     

Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

    (973,580)     

Futures contracts

    (946,887)     

Option contracts written

    99,467      

Short positions

    4,516,098      

Swap contracts

    (3,798,573)     

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    (14,937,519)     

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $ (16,053,274)     

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Year Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31, 2015     December 31, 2014  

Operations

               

Net investment income

  $ 3,369,216         $ 1,249,537      

Net realized gain (loss)

    (4,484,971)          1,924,432      

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    (14,937,519)          505,516      

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

 

(16,053,274)  

 

  

 

    3,679,485      

Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders

               

Dividends from net investment income:

   

Non-Service shares

    (1,416,586)          (6,230,727)     

Service shares

    (1,965)          (30,926)     
     

 

(1,418,551)  

 

  

 

   

 

(6,261,653)  

 

  

 

Distributions from net realized gain:

   

Non-Service shares

    —           (5,294,823)     

Service shares

    —           (26,494)     
     

 

—   

 

  

 

   

 

(5,321,317)  

 

  

 

Tax return of capital distribution:

   

Non-Service shares

    —           (430,129)     

Service shares

    —           (2,135)     
   

 

—   

 

  

 

   

 

(432,264)  

 

  

 

Beneficial Interest Transactions

               

Net increase in net assets resulting from beneficial interest transactions:

   

Non-Service shares

    161,111,575           260,906,037      

Service shares

    587,007           1,391,583      
   

 

161,698,582   

 

  

 

    262,297,620      

Net Assets

               

Total increase

    144,226,757           253,961,871      

Beginning of period

    263,904,562           9,942,691      

End of period (including accumulated net investment loss of $5,872,282 and $5,239,862, respectively)

 

 

$

 

        408,131,319   

 

  

  $         263,904,562      

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

     Year Ended      Year Ended      Period Ended  
     December 31,      December 31,      December 31,  
Non-Service Shares    2015      2014      20131  

Per Share Operating Data

                          

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 10.04          $ 9.92          $ 10.00      

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                          

Net investment income (loss)2

     0.09            0.08            (0.02)     

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.44)           0.52            (0.05)     

Total from investment operations

     (0.35)           0.60            (0.07)     

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

                          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.03)           (0.25)           (0.01)     

Distributions from net realized gain

     0.00            (0.21)           0.00      

Tax return of capital distribution

     0.00            (0.02)           0.00      

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

     (0.03)           (0.48)           (0.01)     

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 9.66          $ 10.04          $ 9.92      
        

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     (3.45)%         6.02%            (0.69)%     
        

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                          

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 406,286       $ 262,573       $ 9,917      

Average net assets (in thousands)

   $ 363,975       $ 161,988       $ 9,827      

Ratios to average net assets:4

                          

Net investment income (loss)

     0.92%           0.77%5         (1.85)%5   

Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below

     1.24%           1.33%           7.16%     

Dividend and/or interest expenses on securities sold short

     0.17%           0.08%           0.00%     

Borrowing expenses on securities sold short

     0.05%           0.02%           0.00%     

Interest and fees from borrowings

     0.00%6         0.00%           0.00%     

Total expenses7

     1.46%           1.43%5         7.16%5   

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

     1.41%           1.31%5         3.33%5   

Portfolio turnover rate

     67%           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. Less than 0.005%.

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

Year Ended December 31, 2015

     1.47

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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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

 

     Year Ended     Year Ended     Period Ended  
     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,  
Service Shares    2015     2014     20131  

Per Share Operating Data

                        

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 10.03      $ 9.92      $ 10.00   

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                        

Net investment income (loss)2

     0.07        0.08        (0.03)   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.44)        0.50        (0.04)   

Total from investment operations

     (0.37)        0.58        (0.07)   

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

      

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.01)        (0.25)        (0.01)   

Distributions from net realized gain

     0.00        (0.21)        0.00   

Tax return of capital distribution

     0.00        (0.01)        0.00   

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

     (0.01)        (0.47)        (0.01)   

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 9.65      $ 10.03      $ 9.92   
      

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     (3.68 )%      5.90     (0.72 )% 
      

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                        

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 1,845      $ 1,332      $ 10   

Average net assets (in thousands)

   $ 1,695      $ 335      $ 10   

Ratios to average net assets:4

                        

Net investment income (loss)

     0.66%        0.77%5        (2.12)%5   

Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below

     1.48%        1.68%        7.43%   

Dividend and/or interest expenses on securities sold short

     0.17%        0.08%        0.00%   

Borrowing expenses on securities sold short

     0.05%        0.02%        0.00%   

Interest and fees from borrowings

     0.00%6        0.00%        0.00%   

Total expenses7

     1.70%        1.78%5        7.43%5   

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

     1.65%        1.67%5        3.50%5   

Portfolio turnover rate

     67%        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. Less than 0.005%.

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

Year Ended December 31, 2015

     1.71

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, 2015

 

 

1. Organization

Oppenheimer Global Multi-Alternatives Fund/VA (the “Fund”), formerly known as Oppenheimer Diversified Alternatives Fund/VA, 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 followed in the Fund’s preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”).

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Reporting Period End Date. The last day of the Fund’s reporting period is the last day the New York Stock Exchange was open for trading during the period. The Fund’s financial statements have been presented through that date to maintain consistency with the Fund’s net asset value calculations used for shareholder transactions.

Basis for Consolidation. The Fund has established a Cayman Islands exempted company, Oppenheimer Global Multi-Alternatives Fund/VA (Cayman) Ltd., formerly known as 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 period end, the Fund owned 20,788 shares with net assets of $10,504,038 in the Subsidiary.

Other financial information at period end:

Total market value of investments

   $ 9,923,428   

Net assets

   $         10,504,038   

Net income (loss)

   $ (173,204

Net realized gain (loss)

   $ (1,352,667

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

   $ (182,632

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. GAAP, 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.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

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.

Return of Capital Estimates. Distributions received from the Fund’s investments in Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) and Real Estate Investments Trusts (REITs), generally are comprised of income and return of capital. The Fund records investment income and return of capital based on estimates. Such estimates are based on historical information available from each MLP, REIT and other industry sources. These estimates may subsequently be revised based on information received from MLPs and REITs after their tax reporting periods are concluded.

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 remains 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 the 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
Carryforward1,2,3,4,5
     Net Unrealized
Depreciation
Based on cost of
Securities and
Other Investments
for Federal Income
Tax Purposes
 

$—

     $—         $2,241,634         $19,625,715   

1. At period end, the Fund had $2,102,249 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.

 

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2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Expiring        

No expiration

   $                 2,102,249   

 

2 The Fund had $131,091 of post-October foreign currency losses which were deferred.

3. The Fund had $8,294 of straddle losses which were deferred.

4. During the reporting period, the Fund did not utilize any capital loss carryforward.

5. During the previous reporting period, the Fund utilized $4,521 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 are determined in accordance with federal income tax requirements, which may differ from the character of net investment income or net realized gains presented in those financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Also, due to timing of dividends and distributions, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the fiscal year in which the income or net realized gain was recorded by the Fund.

Accordingly, the following amounts have been reclassified for the reporting period. Net assets of the Fund were unaffected by the reclassifications.

 

Reduction

to Paid-in Capital

   Increase
    to Accumulated
Net Investment
Loss
     Reduction
to Accumulated Net
Realized Loss on
Investments
 

$564,132

     $2,583,085         $3,147,217   

The tax character of distributions paid during the reporting periods:

 

     Year Ended      Year Ended  
      December 31, 2015      December 31, 2014  

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 1,418,551       $ 11,293,164   

Long-term capital gain

             289,806   

Return of capital

             432,264   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $             1,418,551       $             12,015,234   
  

 

 

 

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

 

Federal tax cost of securities

   $ 415,872,066     

Federal tax cost of other investments

     (73,253,286)    
  

 

 

 

Total federal tax cost

   $     342,618,780     
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 16,629,842     

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (36,255,557)    
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (19,625,715)    
  

 

 

 

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

 

 

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, except in the case of a scheduled early closing of the Exchange, in which case the Fund will calculate net asset value of the shares as of the scheduled early closing time of the Exchange.

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

Valuation Methods and Inputs

Securities are valued 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 CONSOLIDATED 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 mean between the bid and asked price on the principal exchange or, if not available from the principal 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) a bid from the principal exchange, (2) the mean between the bid and asked price as provided by a single dealer, or (3) a bid from a single dealer. 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) 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.

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.

 

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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 Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities at period end based on valuation input level:

 

      Level 1—
Unadjusted
Quoted Prices
   

Level 2—

Other Significant
Observable Inputs

    Level 3—
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Value  

Assets Table

         

Investments, at Value:

         

Common Stocks

         

Consumer Discretionary

   $ 4,931,278      $ 329,348      $       $ 5,260,626    

Consumer Staples

     5,524,591                       5,524,591    

Energy

     23,035,725                       23,035,725    

Financials

     26,407,153        8,702,614                35,109,767    

Health Care

     10,778,527        1,678,607        9,315         12,466,449    

Industrials

     12,348,651                       12,348,651    

Information Technology

     12,897,853        433,412                13,331,265    

Materials

     5,298,665                       5,298,665    

Telecommunication Services

     3,271,663                       3,271,663    

Utilities

     4,139,602                       4,139,602    

Preferred Stocks

     2,673,954        831,300                3,505,254    

Asset-Backed Securities

            16,960,126        1,394,054         18,354,180    

Mortgage-Backed Obligation

            2,009,863                2,009,863    

Foreign Government Obligations

            22,370,175                22,370,175    

Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes

            33,187,395                33,187,395    

Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes

            2,165,590                2,165,590    

Corporate Loans

            21,065,769                21,065,769    

Event-Linked Bonds

            57,364,013                57,364,013    

Structured Security

            688,365                688,365    

Short-Term Notes

            86,305,578                86,305,578    

Investment Companies

     26,346,916                       26,346,916    

Exchange-Traded Options Purchased

     150,365                       150,365    

Over-the-Counter Options Purchased

            1,244,153                1,244,153    

Over-the-Counter Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased

            443,383                443,383    
  

 

 

 

Total Investments, at Value

     137,804,943        255,779,691        1,403,369         394,988,003    

Other Financial Instruments:

         

Forward currency exchange contracts

            7,550,964                7,550,964    

Futures contracts

     286,097                       286,097    

Centrally cleared swaps, at value

            446,525                446,525    

Swaps, at value

            1,702,981                1,702,981    
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $             138,091,040      $             265,480,161      $             1,403,369       $             404,974,570    
  

 

 

 

Liabilities Table

         

Other Financial Instruments:

         

Common Stock Securities Sold Short

   $ (30,256,754   $ (1,677,281   $       $ (31,934,035)   

Forward currency exchange contracts

            (3,402,635             (3,402,635)   

Futures contracts

     (1,853,555                    (1,853,555)   

Options written, at value

     (238,125     (141,233             (379,358)   

Centrally cleared swaps, at value

            (839,881             (839,881)   

Swaps, at value

            (5,328,072             (5,328,072)   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

   $ (32,348,434   $ (11,389,102   $       $ (43,737,536)   
  

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

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 1 and Level 2. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the beginning of the reporting period.

 

             Transfers into Level 1*             Transfers out of Level 2*  

 

 

Assets Table

    

Investments, at Value:

    

Preferred Stocks

   $ 507,144            $ (507,144)         
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 507,144            $ (507,144)         
  

 

 

 

* Transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 are a result of the availability of quoted prices from an active market which were not available and have become available.

 

 

4. Investments and Risks

Risks of Foreign Investing. The Fund may invest in foreign securities which are subject to special risks. Securities traded in foreign markets may be less liquid and more volatile than those traded in U.S. markets. Foreign issuers are usually not subject to the same accounting and disclosure requirements that U.S. companies are subject to, which may make it difficult for the Fund to evaluate a foreign company’s operations or financial condition. A change in the value of a foreign currency against the U.S. dollar will result in a change in the U.S. dollar value of investments denominated in that foreign currency and in the value of any income or distributions the Fund may receive on those investments. The value of foreign investments may be affected by exchange control regulations, foreign taxes, higher transaction and other costs, delays in the settlement of transactions, changes in economic or monetary policy in the United States or abroad, expropriation or nationalization of a company’s assets, or other political and economic factors. In addition, due to the inter-relationship of global economies and financial markets, changes in political and economic factors in one country or region could adversely affect conditions in another country or region. Investments in foreign securities may also expose the Fund to time-zone arbitrage risk. Foreign securities may trade on weekends or other days when the Fund does not price its shares. At times, the Fund may emphasize investments in a particular country or region and may be subject to greater risks from adverse events that occur in that country or region. Foreign securities and foreign currencies held in foreign banks and securities depositories may be subject to limited or no regulatory oversight.

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

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

Investment in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund. The Fund is permitted to invest daily available cash balances in a money market Affiliated 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 regulated as a money market fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

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.

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.

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

 

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4. Investments and Risks (Continued

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.

Loans. The Fund invests in loans made to U.S. and foreign borrowers that are corporations, partnerships or other business entities. The Fund will do so directly as an original lender or by assignment or indirectly through participation agreements or certain derivative instruments. While many of these loans will be collateralized, the Fund can also invest in uncollateralized loans. Loans are often issued in connection with recapitalizations, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and refinancing of borrowers. The loans often pay interest at rates that float above (or are adjusted periodically based on) a benchmark that reflects current interest rates although the Fund can also invest in loans with fixed interest rates.

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.

At period end, the Fund had purchased securities issued on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis as follows:

     When-Issued or  
     Delayed Delivery  
      Basis Transactions  

Purchased securities

     $250,000   

Restricted Securities. At period end, 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. Adverse events in any part of the equity or fixed-income markets may have unexpected negative effects on other market segments.

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

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 at period end is as follows:

Cost

     $880,429   

Market Value

     $221,800   

Market Value as % of Net Assets

     0.05%   

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.

 

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Shareholder Concentration. At period end, two shareholders each owned 20% or more of the Fund’s total outstanding shares comprising 77.08% of the Fund. The shareholders are related parties of the Fund. Related parties may include, but are not limited to, the investment manager and its affiliates, affiliated broker dealers, fund of funds, and directors or employees.

 

 

5. Market Risk Factors

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

6. Use of Derivatives

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.

    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.

 

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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 reporting period, the Fund had daily average contract amounts on forward contracts to buy and sell of $157,702,109 and $238,612,894, 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.

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 reporting period, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $31,787,851 and $60,869,790 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.

 

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The Fund has purchased put options on treasury and/or euro futures to decrease exposure to interest 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 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.

During the reporting period, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $956,849 and $864,359 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 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 reporting period, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $748,932 and $692,743 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 reporting period was as follows:

      Number of Contracts      Amount of Premiums  

Options outstanding as of December 31, 2014

     420,522,917       $ 1,274,794   

Options written

     48,222,239,113         16,239,222   

Options closed or expired

     (17,046,723,426)         (5,579,412)   

Options exercised

     (26,196,034,794)         (11,325,223)   
  

 

 

 

Options outstanding as of December 31, 2015

     5,400,003,810       $ 609,381   
  

 

 

 

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

 

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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.

For the reporting period, the Fund had ending monthly average notional amounts of $48,130,170 and $22,771,923 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 reporting period, the Fund had ending monthly average notional amounts of $14,946,161 and $21,107,460 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.

For the reporting period, the Fund had ending monthly average notional amounts of $124,453,122 and $28,069,144 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 reporting period, the Fund had ending monthly average notional amounts of $38,064 and $27,276 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.

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.

During the reporting period, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $431,237 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.

 

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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.

At period end, the Fund has required certain counterparties to post collateral of $3,638,191.

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 pledged by the Fund at period end:

            Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Statement of Assets &
Liabilities
 
Counterparty    Gross Amounts Not
Offset 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

   $ 240,163           $ (240,163   $      $      $   

Barclays Bank plc

     90,105             (69,903                   20,202   

BNP Paribas

     199,252                    (90,523            108,729   

Citibank NA

     2,210,707             (870,098     (1,340,609              

Deutsche Bank AG

     275,672             (275,672                     

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

     1,091,633             (699,573     (392,060              

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     2,448,877             (2,448,877                     

HSBC Bank USA NA

     250,530             (18,229     (232,301              

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

     2,506,454             (2,506,454                     

Morgan Stanley

     66,876                                  66,876   

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

     1,296,474             (410,697            (885,777       

Royal Bank of Scotland plc (The)

     253             (253                     

Toronto Dominion Bank

     264,485             (77,857                   186,628   
  

 

 

 
   $ 10,941,481           $ (7,617,776   $ (2,055,493   $ (885,777   $ 382,435   
  

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

6. Use of Derivatives (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, 2015:

          Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Statement of Assets &
Liabilities
       
Counterparty   Gross Amounts Not
Offset 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

    $ (717,918)        $ 240,163      $ 171,965      $      $ (305,790)   

Barclays Bank plc

    (69,903)          69,903                      —    

Citibank NA

    (870,098)          870,098                      —    

Deutsche Bank AG

    (466,013)          275,672        190,341               —    

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

    (699,573)          699,573                      —    

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

    (2,793,389)          2,448,877        344,512               —    

HSBC Bank USA NA

    (18,229)          18,229                      —    

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

    (2,719,353)          2,506,454        212,899               —    

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

    (410,697)          410,697                      —    

Royal Bank of Scotland plc (The)

    (28,910)          253                      (28,657)   

Toronto Dominion Bank

    (77,857)          77,857                      —    
 

 

 

 
    $             (8,871,940 )      $                 7,617,776      $                     919,717      $                             —        $                (334,447)   
 

 

 

 

*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 at period end:

 

   

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     $ 228,798        Swaps, at value     $ 2,192,167     

Equity contracts

  Swaps, at value     1,003,788        Swaps, at value     2,497,934     

Interest rate contracts

  Swaps, at value     15,290         

Volatility contracts

  Swaps, at value     455,105        Swaps, at value     637,971     

Credit contracts

  Centrally cleared swaps, at value     49,142        Centrally cleared swaps, at value     531,447     

Interest rate contracts

  Centrally cleared swaps, at value     397,383        Centrally cleared swaps, at value     308,434     

Commodity contracts

  Variation margin receivable     15,290*       Variation margin payable     183,766*    

Equity contracts

  Variation margin receivable     534,665*       Variation margin payable     323,713*    

Interest rate contracts

      Variation margin payable     39,376*    

Volatility contracts

      Variation margin payable     9,900*    

Foreign exchange contracts

  Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts     7,550,964        Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts     3,402,635     

Foreign exchange contracts

      Options written, at value     141,233     

Interest rate contracts

      Options written, at value     238,125     

Equity contracts

  Investments, at value     48,881**      Investments, at value  

Foreign exchange contracts

  Investments, at value     1,240,862**      Investments, at value  

Interest rate contracts

  Investments, at value     548,158**      Investments, at value  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total

      $         12,088,326            $         10,506,701     
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

*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 exercised)*
    Closing and
expiration of option
contracts written
    Closing and
expiration of futures
contracts
    Foreign currency
transactions
    Swap contracts     Total  

Commodity contracts

  $ —         $ —          $ 376,408          $ —          $ (1,737,450)        $ (1,361,042)     

Credit contracts

    —           —            —            —                    (2,538,700)          (2,538,700)     

Equity contracts

    (825,564)          —            4,684,800            —            (2,915,625)          943,611      

Foreign exchange contracts

    (568,876)          5,579,412            —                    5,970,375            —                   10,980,911      

 

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6. Use of Derivatives (Continued)

Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) Recognized on Derivatives (Continued)  

 

 
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  

 

 

Interest rate contracts

    (177,453 )        —            (160,787)          —            (247,290)          (585,530)     

Volatility contracts

    —           —            (40,821)          —            (18,481,728)          (18,522,549)     
 

 

 

 

Total

   $ (1,571,893 )      $ 5,579,412          $ 4,859,600         $ 5,970,375          $ (25,920,793)        $         (11,083,299)     
 

 

 

 

*Includes purchased option contacts, 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

   $ —         $ —         $ (87,705)        $ —         $ 280,052         $ 192,347      

Credit contracts

    —           —           —           —           (2,267,451)          (2,267,451)     

Equity contracts

    (537,821)          (112,941)          (868,619)           —           (1,756,669)          (3,276,050)     

Foreign exchange contracts

    550,936           264,002           —           (2,486,130)          —           (1,671,192)     

Interest rate contracts

    (229,025)           (51,594)          19,560           —           102,015           (159,044)     

Volatility contracts

    —           —           (10,123)          —           (156,520)          (166,643)     
 

 

 

 

Total

   $         (215,910)        $         99,467         $         (946,887)        $ (2,486,130)        $         (3,798,573)        $         (7,348,033)     
 

 

 

 

*Includes purchased option contracts and purchased swaption contracts, if any.

 

 

7. 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, 2015      Year Ended December 31, 2014  
                 Shares                  Amount                  Shares                  Amount  

 

 

Non-Service Shares

           

Sold

     15,762,717        $ 159,728,797          24,008,256        $ 249,427,902      

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     143,442          1,382,778          1,139,749          11,478,135      

Redeemed

     —          —          —          —      
  

 

 

 

Net increase

                 15,906,159        $             161,111,575                      25,148,005        $             260,906,037      
  

 

 

 
           

 

 

Service Shares

           

Sold

     145,309        $ 1,456,569          143,042        $ 1,512,896      

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     203          1,954          5,873          59,078      

Redeemed

     (87,055)         (871,516)         (17,184)         (180,391)     
  

 

 

 

Net increase

     58,457        $ 587,007          131,731        $ 1,391,583      
  

 

 

 

 

 

8. 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 reporting period were as follows:

 

      Purchases            Sales  

Investment securities

   $ 247,083,277          $ 121,735,358   

 

 

9. 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          

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 effective management fee for the reporting period was 1.00% of average annual net assets before any Subsidiary management fees or any applicable waivers.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

9. 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 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 Trustees 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 Trustees. The Fund purchases shares of the funds selected for deferral by the Trustees 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 dividends tied to short sales expense, taxes, interest and fees from borrowing, any subsidiary expenses, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, brokerage commissions 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 reporting period, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $3,505 and $25 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. During the reporting period, the Manager waived $127,233.

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 reporting period, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $42,174 for IMMF management fees.

Waivers and/or reimbursements may be modified or terminated as set forth according to the terms in the prospectus.

 

 

10. 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 $41,023,521. 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.

 

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10. Borrowings and Other Financing (Continued)

Joint Credit Facility. A number of mutual funds managed by the Manager participate in a $1.28 billion revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) intended to provide short-term financing, if necessary, subject to certain restrictions in connection with atypical redemption activity. Expenses and fees related to the Facility are paid by the participating funds and are disclosed separately or as other expenses on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The Fund did not utilize the Facility during the reporting period.

 

 

11. Pending Litigation

In 2009, several putative class action lawsuits were filed and later consolidated before the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI”), OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (“OFDI”), and Oppenheimer Rochester California Municipal Fund, a fund advised by OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. and distributed by the Distributor (the “California Fund”), in connection with the California Fund’s investment performance. The plaintiffs asserted claims against OFI, OFDI and certain present and former trustees and officers of the California Fund under the federal securities laws, alleging, among other things, that the disclosure documents of the California Fund contained misrepresentations and omissions and the investment policies of the California Fund were not followed. Plaintiffs in the suit filed an amended complaint and defendants filed a motion to dismiss. In 2011, the court issued an order which granted in part and denied in part the defendants’ motion to dismiss. In 2012, plaintiffs filed a motion, which defendants opposed, to certify a class and appoint class representatives and class counsel. In March 2015, the court granted plaintiffs’ motion for class certification. In May 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit vacated the class certification order and remanded the matter to the district court for further proceedings. In October 2015, the district court reaffirmed its order granting plaintiffs’ motion for class certification. In December 2015, the Tenth Circuit denied defendants’ petition to appeal the district court’s reaffirmed class certification order.

OFI and OFDI believe the suit is without merit; that it is premature to render any opinion as to the likelihood of an outcome unfavorable to them in the suit; and that no estimate can yet be made as to the amount or range of any potential loss. Furthermore, OFI believes that the suit should not impair the ability of OFI or OFDI to perform their respective duties to the Fund and that the outcome of the 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 Multi-Alternatives Fund/VA, formerly 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, 2015, 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 or periods in the three-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, 2015, 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 Multi-Alternatives Fund/VA and subsidiary as of December 31, 2015, 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 or periods in the three-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Denver, Colorado

February 16, 2016

 

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FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION Unaudited

 

 

In early 2016, if applicable, shareholders of record received information regarding all dividends and distributions paid to them by the Fund during calendar year 2015.

Dividends, if any, paid by the Fund during the reporting period which are not designated as capital gain distributions should be multiplied by the maximum amount allowable but not less than 77.76% 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, SUB-ADVISORY AND SUB-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 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., (“OFI SteelPath”) (jointly the “Sub-Sub-Advisers”) whereby OFI SteelPath and Cornerstone provide investment sub-sub-advisory services to the fund (collectively, all the investment advisory agreements are referred to as the “Agreements”, and “OFI Global”, “OFI”, “OFI SteelPath”, and “Cornerstone” are referred to as the “Managers”). Each year, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of the independent Trustees, is required to determine whether to approve the terms of the Agreements and the renewal thereof. 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 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 comparative investment performance of the Fund and the Managers, (iii) the fees and expenses of the Fund, including comparative fee and 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 Managers’ 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; and securities trading services. OFI Global is responsible for 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. OFI Global is also 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 U.S. 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. OFI Global also provides 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 Managers’ 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 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 the Board members have become knowledgeable about through their experiences with the Managers and 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 Managers and the Fund. Throughout the year, the Managers provided information on the investment performance of the Fund, including comparative performance information. The Board also reviewed information, prepared by the Managers and by the independent consultant, comparing the Fund’s historical performance to relevant market indices and to the performance of other multialternative funds underlying variable insurance products. The Board considered that the Fund outperformed its performance category median for the one-year period and ranked in the first quintile for the one-year period. The Board also considered that the Fund was launched on November 14, 2013.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund. The Board reviewed the fees paid to the Adviser and the other expenses borne by the Fund. The Board noted that the Adviser, 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 Adviser’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 considered that the Fund’s total expenses, after waivers, were equal to its peer group median and lower than its category median and that its contractual management fees were lower than their 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 lower than its category median and equal to its peer group median. The Board further considered that the Adviser 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.

 

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Economies of Scale and Profits Realized by the Managers. The Board considered information regarding the Managers’ costs in serving as the Fund’s investment adviser, sub-adviser and sub-sub-advisers, 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 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).

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, 2016. 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) 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 47 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), Shareholders Services, Inc. and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. (until October 1995). Oversees 47 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 47 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 47 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 47 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 - Colorado Market of MidFirst Bank (since January 2015); Chairman of the Board (since 2012) and Director (since August 2005) of Jones International University (educational organization); Trustee of the Gallagher Family Foundation (non-profit organization) (2000-2015); Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Steele Street Bank Trust (commercial banking) (August 2003-January 2015); 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 47 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 Funds (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 47 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 47 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, 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 47 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 AND OFFICER    Mr. Steinmetz is an “Interested Trustee” because he is affiliated with the Manager and the Sub-Adviser by virtue of his positions as Chairman and director of the Sub-Adviser and officer and director of the Manager. Both as a Trustee and as an officer, Mr. Steinmetz serves for an indefinite term, or until his resignation, retirement, death or removal. Mr. Steinmetz’s address is 225 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10281-1008.

Arthur P. Steinmetz

Trustee (Since 2015), 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 101 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.
      
OTHER OFFICERS OF THE FUND    The addresses of the Officers in the chart below are as follows: for Messrs. Hamilton, Lee, Rockmuller, 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.

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.

 

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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 101 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 101 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 101 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 101 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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OPPENHEIMERL GLOBAL MULTI-ALTERNATIVES FUND/VA

A Series of Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds

 

Manager    OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.
Sub-Adviser    OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Sub-Sub-Advisers    Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers LLC OFI SteelPath, Inc.
Distributor    OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.
Transfer and Shareholder Servicing Agent    OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.
Sub-Transfer Agent    Shareholder Services, Inc. OppenheimerFunds Services

Independent Registered

Public

Accounting

Firm

   KPMG LLP
Counsel    Ropes & Gray 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.
   © 2016 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 12/31/15

 

     Inception  
Date  
   1-Year     5-Year     10-Year  

Non-Service Shares

         5/13/92      3.43     6.51     6.35

Service Shares

         3/19/01      3.11        6.23        6.01   

MSCI AC World ex-U.S. Index

          -5.66        1.06        2.92   

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.

TOP HOLDINGS AND ALLOCATIONS

 

TOP TEN COMMON STOCK HOLDINGS   REGIONAL ALLOCATION

 

Continental AG

     1.8%    

Infineon Technologies AG

     1.7       

Dollarama, Inc.

     1.6       

Novo Nordisk AS, Cl. B

     1.6       

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

     1.6       

Carnival Corp.

     1.5       

Valeo SA

     1.5       

Aalberts Industries NV

     1.4       

Vodafone Group plc

     1.4       

Heineken NV

     1.4       

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of December 31, 2015, and are based on net assets. For more current Fund holdings, please visit oppenheimerfunds.com.

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Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of December 31, 2015, 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 3.43% during the reporting period. In comparison, the Fund’s benchmark, the MSCI AC World ex-U.S. Index (the “Index”), returned -5.66% during the same period. The Fund was able to outperform the Index in a volatile period for global equities. Although past performance cannot guarantee future results, the fact that we seek to invest in high-quality companies has the potential to lead to outperformance during periods of sharp downward volatility. As investors seek safety, they are more drawn to companies with the pricing power, steady growth potential, low cyclicality and strong balance sheets that characterize the businesses in which we invest.

On a sector basis, the Fund outperformed the Index in eight out of ten sectors during the reporting period, led by stock selection in materials, consumer discretionary and information technology. The Fund underperformed the Index within the consumer staples and industrials sectors due to stock selection.

MARKET OVERVIEW

2015 will go down as a year in which volatility returned to the financial markets following a multi-year hiatus. Global growth struggled to gain traction as many of the world’s largest economies expanded below their long-term trends. China’s industrial production slowed for the fifth consecutive year and weighed on the world’s exporters—especially commodity producers. In the United States, a strong dollar impaired the competitiveness of many American companies and proved to be a drag on corporate earnings.

The generally disappointing performance of global equity markets was marked by pockets of significant weakness in the energy sector and many emerging markets. U.S. equities generally outperformed their counterparts in other regions in 2015, though with tempered results and only after a market correction in August that tested investors’ nerves. Interest rates globally remained low, even as investors spent most of the year contemplating the first U.S. interest-rate hike by the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) in almost a decade. The Fed did not raise interest rates until late in the year at its December 16 meeting, when the benchmark federal funds rate was raised by 0.25%.

TOP INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS

Top contributors to performance this period included Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp., Galenica AG and Infineon Technologies AG. Nippon Telegraph and Telephone’s stock price benefited as the company continued to improve its operational performance and return more capital to shareholders. Galenica is a Swiss health care company that develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products, and runs pharmacies. We are interested in the pharmaceutical arm, Vifor. It has an injectable iron drug with “broad label” application approval and a patent life until 2027. The drug has been taken up by the medical community in Switzerland for treating many conditions, including anemia. Vifor is now targeting the U.S., and we believe that the addressable market offers significant growth potential for the company’s earnings. During the reporting period, Galenica announced that it intends to strengthen Vifor’s pipeline, through acquisitions and partnerships, with an eye to spinning it off over the next few years; this affected the stock price positively. Infineon is a German semiconductor manufacturer whose chips are widely used in three main areas: power management and control, automobiles and chip cards and security. In our opinion, these areas will drive secular demand for chips for some time, and Infineon is one of the best placed companies to benefit from this growth in demand and pricing power. During the reporting period, the stock price rose when the company announced earnings that were ahead of analyst expectations.

TOP INDIVIDUAL DETRACTORS

Top individual detractors from performance included Aryzta AG, Hudson’s Bay Co. and Rolls-Royce Holdings plc. Aryzta is a Swiss manufacturer of baked goods. During the reporting period, the company announced a 49% acquisition of Picard, a French frozen food company. This was a surprise, as the company had not signaled the possibility of a large scale investment, or the possibility that they would diversify outside of baked goods. Investors reacted negatively to this news. The other near-term challenge for Aryzta has been sluggish trends in the fast food industry, where it is a supplier to some of the biggest players. We believe the Picard investment, though not an obvious fit, holds some promise. Aryzta’s management also has a good track record of allocating capital. Hudson’s Bay is the Toronto-based owner of Saks Fifth Avenue. In addition to Saks Fifth Avenue, Hudson’s Bay’s portfolio of retailers includes its namesake chain in Canada; Saks OFF 5th; Lord & Taylor; and Galeria Kaufhof, a high-end German retailer that it recently acquired. In most cases, Hudson’s Bay also owns the buildings in which its stores operate, and the land upon which they stand. Over the past year, Hudson’s Bay has been taking advantage of relatively low interest rates to monetize their properties. It’s a classic case of financial restructuring. Put simply, Hudson’s Bay is monetizing assets to cover the cost of upgrading and expanding its operations. Its goal is to widen margins by increasing sales per square foot, and by taking better advantage of scale. To accomplish this, the company is renovating its 10 largest stores by sales volume for each retail chain and investing in digital infrastructure across its entire fleet of stores. After reaching record highs, the stock pulled back significantly when the company announced disappointing earnings for the third quarter when it, and many other retailers, such as

 

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Nordstrom’s suffered from weak demand. Rolls-Royce Holdings, based in the U.K. is one of the world’s largest aircraft engine makers. Rolls-Royce’s share price fell sharply in November 2015 after the company issued its fifth profit warning in less than two years.

STRATEGY & OUTLOOK

As we look ahead, we expect that the adjustments necessitated by China’s rebalancing will continue to cause market volatility. However, we are fairly sanguine on the outlook for overall world growth, albeit slow. In our opinion, this economic cycle is likely to be very long, with slightly higher—but still relatively low—interest rates and subdued inflation. In this environment, properly managed growth companies can perform well and support higher than average valuations. The U.S. has largely recovered. The outlook for European companies is relatively positive—despite the muted macroeconomy—due to their earnings momentum, improved operating leverage, and the liquidity the European Central Bank continues to inject into the system. That said, we simply do not try to right-size the portfolio for any particular macroeconomic environment. Our discipline is long-term investment in companies that can monetize secular growth trends to create wealth for their shareholders.

As we have often said before, volatility is our friend. We understand that it is uncomfortable for investors, so we attempt to dampen it in the portfolio by investing in a large number of companies in relatively equal amounts. But down markets give us the opportunity to buy stocks at prices that we could not get when sentiment is optimistic. As the market has pulled back, we have bought more shares in companies we already own and taken the opportunity to acquire some new ones that we have coveted for some 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, 2015. 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:

 

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, 2015.

Actual Expenses. The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section for the class of shares you hold, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expense that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600.00 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.60), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During 6 months Ended December 31, 2015” 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 fund 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 fund 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, 2015     
    

Ending

Account

Value
December 31, 2015

    

Expenses

Paid During

6 Months Ended
December 31, 2015            

 

Non-Service shares

     $     1,000.00         $       969.20               $ 4.98                   

Service shares

     1,000.00         966.20               6.21                   

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, 2015 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, 2015

 

      Shares     Value    

Common Stocks—99.2%

  

Consumer Discretionary—22.6%

  

Auto Components—3.3%

  

Continental AG

     36,089        $ 8,759,364     

Valeo SA

     47,321          7,305,645     
             16,065,009     
                  

Automobiles—1.8%

  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG      37,294          3,927,749     

Hero MotoCorp Ltd.

     123,994          5,020,519     
       8,948,268     
                  

Diversified Consumer Services—0.9%

  

Dignity plc

     108,987          4,084,698     
                  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—4.0%

  

Carnival Corp.

     136,500          7,436,520     

Domino’s Pizza Group plc

     376,558          5,831,699     

William Hill plc

     1,075,797          6,277,835     
         19,546,054     
    

Household Durables—1.1%

  

SEB SA

     52,340          5,371,010     
                  

Media—3.7%

                
Grupo Televisa SAB, Sponsored ADR      135,130          3,676,887     

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE

     110,217          5,575,219     

SES SA

     129,540          3,590,781     

Sky plc

     316,738          5,182,132     
       18,025,019     
                  

Multiline Retail—2.5%

                

Dollarama, Inc.

     135,619          7,835,067     

Hudson’s Bay Co.

     338,368          4,426,148     
       12,261,215     
                  

Specialty Retail—0.9%

  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

 

    

 

126,502  

 

  

 

   

 

4,341,076  

 

  

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—4.4%

  

Burberry Group plc

     249,401          4,386,687     

Cie Financiere Richemont SA

     64,510          4,633,971     

Hermes International

     13,266          4,472,791     
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE      28,410          4,441,241     

Swatch Group AG (The)

     9,671          3,374,946     
       21,309,636     
                  

Consumer Staples—10.6%

                

Beverages—2.6%

                

Diageo plc

     94,048          2,564,735     

Heineken NV

     78,063          6,662,556     

Pernod Ricard SA

     30,160          3,428,921     
       12,656,212     
                  

Food & Staples Retailing—1.6%

  

CP ALL PCL

     3,949,800          4,283,583     

Spar Group Ltd. (The)

     311,065          3,696,209     
       7,979,792     
                  

Food Products—4.6%

  

Aryzta AG1

     101,738          5,147,537     

Barry Callebaut AG1

     4,106          4,478,118     

Danone SA

     51,136          3,451,035     

Saputo, Inc.

     196,754          4,706,625     

Unilever plc

     108,345          4,639,092     
       22,422,407     
                  

Household Products—1.2%

                

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

 

    

 

61,430  

 

  

 

   

 

5,654,566  

 

  

 

Tobacco—0.6%

                

Swedish Match AB

     84,892          3,003,440     

 




























































 
 
 
 
 
      Shares      Value    

Energy—1.2%

                 

Energy Equipment & Services—0.3%

  

Technip SA

     34,880         $ 1,722,934     
                   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—0.9%

  

Koninklijke Vopak NV

     101,661           4,371,876     
                   

Financials—4.0%

                 

Capital Markets—2.4%

                 

ICAP plc

     840,907           6,312,633     

Tullett Prebon plc

     278,544           1,524,898     

UBS Group AG

     212,841           4,095,891     
            11,933,422     
                   

Commercial Banks—0.6%

                 
ICICI Bank Ltd., Sponsored ADR      360,915           2,825,965     
                   

Insurance—1.0%

                 

Prudential plc

     212,727           4,762,512     
                   

Health Care—11.4%

                 

Biotechnology—2.5%

                 

CSL Ltd.

     75,900           5,786,847     

Grifols SA

     135,398           6,233,158     
        12,020,005     
                   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies—3.4%

  

Coloplast AS, Cl. B

     62,482           5,043,333     

Essilor International SA

     31,100           3,876,801     

Sonova Holding AG

     33,477           4,249,781     

William Demant Holding AS1

     37,120           3,525,235     
        16,695,150     
                   

Health Care Providers & Services—0.3%

  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

     133,525           1,730,129     
                   

Life Sciences Tools & Services—1.0%

  

Lonza Group AG1

     29,350           4,771,543     
                   

Pharmaceuticals—4.2%

                 

Galenica AG

     3,776           5,887,271     

Novo Nordisk AS, Cl. B

     136,065           7,821,069     

Roche Holding AG

     23,966           6,604,745     
        20,313,085     
                   

Industrials—20.0%

                 

Aerospace & Defense—2.6%

                 

Airbus Group SE

     98,940           6,643,176     

Embraer SA

     334,126           2,472,488     

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc1

     436,456           3,694,368     
        12,810,032     
                   

Air Freight & Couriers—1.0%

  

        

Royal Mail plc

     718,415           4,674,863     
                   

Commercial Services & Supplies—2.1%

  

        

Aggreko plc

     173,687           2,336,243     

Edenred

     217,644           4,100,634     

Prosegur Cia de Seguridad SA

     804,658           3,715,051     
        10,151,928     
     

Construction & Engineering—1.2%

  

        

Boskalis Westminster

     77,699           3,165,252     

CIMIC Group Ltd.

     142,785           2,506,184     
        5,671,436     
                   

Electrical Equipment—3.3%

  

        

ABB Ltd.1

     105,324           1,869,506     

Legrand SA

     80,120           4,522,041     

Nidec Corp.

     84,600           6,123,549     

Schneider Electric SE

     60,040           3,418,430     
        15,933,526     
 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

      Shares     Value    

Machinery—2.6%

                

Aalberts Industries NV

     197,431        $ 6,789,885     

Atlas Copco AB, Cl. A

     193,729          4,719,558     

Weir Group plc (The)

     88,529          1,302,176     
       12,811,619     
                  

Professional Services—2.7%

                

Experian plc

     269,590          4,763,788     

Intertek Group plc

     130,230          5,325,998     

SGS SA

     1,637          3,118,634     
       13,208,420     
                  

Trading Companies & Distributors—4.5%

  

       

Brenntag AG

     97,599          5,093,917     

Bunzl plc

     231,362          6,391,097     

Travis Perkins plc

     186,387          5,385,379     

Wolseley plc

     92,133          5,008,244     
       21,878,637     
                  

Information Technology—17.4%

  

Communications Equipment—2.1%

  

Nokia OYJ

     748,280          5,327,029     
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Cl. B      519,113          5,028,494     
       10,355,523     
                  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments, & Components—2.8%

  

Hoya Corp.

     135,293          5,515,719     

Keyence Corp.

     9,906          5,436,863     

Spectris plc

     100,138          2,653,947     
       13,606,529     
                  

Internet Software & Services—1.8%

  

       

United Internet AG

     82,386          4,530,506     

Yahoo Japan Corp.

     1,052,900          4,279,052     
       8,809,558     
                  

IT Services—1.3%

                

Amadeus IT Holding SA, Cl. A

     146,249          6,439,823     
                  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—3.7%

  

ARM Holdings plc

     268,670          4,057,087     

ASML Holding NV

     61,899          5,516,218     

Infineon Technologies AG

     581,814          8,514,161     
       18,087,466     
                  

Software—4.8%

                

AVEVA Group plc

     69,124                  1,639,506     

Dassault Systemes

     68,366          5,469,871     

Gemalto NV

     75,212          4,494,142     

SAP SE

     72,234          5,753,526     

Temenos Group AG1

     111,776          5,774,124     
       23,131,169     

 









































 
 
 
 
 
 
      Shares     Value    

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals—0.9%

  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

     4,160,000        $ 4,191,959      
                  

Materials—5.5%

                

Chemicals—4.4%

                

Essentra plc

     462,566          5,617,617      

Novozymes AS, Cl. B

     105,004          5,028,087      

Sika AG

     1,188          4,258,804      

Syngenta AG

     16,429          6,448,449      
       21,352,957      
                  

Construction Materials—1.1%

  

       

James Hardie Industries plc

     431,200          5,439,610      
                  

Telecommunication Services—6.5%

  

Diversified Telecommunication Services—5.1%   

BT Group plc, Cl. A

     901,433          6,229,991      

Iliad SA

     21,030          5,017,343      

Inmarsat plc

     249,960          4,164,718      
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.      196,600          7,805,380      

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

     366,500          1,487,085      
       24,704,517      
                  

Wireless Telecommunication Services—1.4%

  

Vodafone Group plc

     2,088,059          6,753,878      

Total Common Stocks (Cost $345,780,370)

 

  

   

 

482,828,473   

 

  

 

Preferred Stock—0.0%

                
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd., 6% Cum. Non-Cv.
(Cost $12,273)
     5,995,416          81,563      
      Units         

Rights, Warrants and Certificates—0.0%

  

       
MEI Pharma, Inc. Wts., Strike Price $1.19, Exp. 5/10/171
(Cost $35,548)
     151,358          14,576      
      Shares         

Investment Company—0.8%

  

       
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 0.30%2,3
(Cost $4,009,537)
     4,009,537          4,009,537      
                  
Total Investments, at Value
(Cost $349,837,728)
     100.0%          486,934,149      

Net Other Assets (Liabilities)

     0.0          (94,797)     

Net Assets

     100.0%        $     486,839,352      
                
 

Footnotes to Statement of Investments

1. Non-income producing security.

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

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

                                                                                                                           
      Shares
December 31, 2014
    

Gross

Additions

    

Gross

Reductions

    

Shares

December 31, 2015

 

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E

     13,876,000                     122,165,899         132,032,362         4,009,537     
                      Value          Income  

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E

         $             4,009,537             $                     11,129     

 

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Distribution of investments representing geographic holdings, as a percentage of total investments at value, is as follows:   
Geographic Holdings   Value      Percent            

United Kingdom

  $ 121,220,386         24.9%         

Switzerland

    64,713,319         13.3            

France

    60,189,480         12.4            

Germany

    42,154,441         8.7            

Netherlands

    37,643,106         7.7            

Japan

    29,160,564         6.0            

Denmark

    21,417,723         4.4            

Spain

    20,729,108         4.2            

Canada

    16,967,841         3.5            

Sweden

    12,751,492         2.6            

Australia

    11,510,245         2.4            

United States

    11,460,633         2.3            

India

    7,928,046         1.6            

Ireland

    5,439,610         1.1            

Finland

    5,327,029         1.1            

Thailand

    4,283,583         0.9            

China

    4,191,959         0.9            

South Africa

    3,696,209         0.8            

Mexico

    3,676,887         0.7            

Brazil

    2,472,488         0.5            

Total

  $             486,934,149                         100.0%         
                

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES December 31, 2015

 

Assets

       

Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments:

 

Unaffiliated companies (cost $345,828,191)

  $         482,924,612   

Affiliated companies (cost $4,009,537)

    4,009,537   
      486,934,149   

Cash

    553,639   

Receivables and other assets:

 

Dividends

    1,261,523   

Shares of beneficial interest sold

    928,575   

Other

    25,066   

Total assets

 

   

 

489,702,952

 

  

 

Liabilities

       

Bank overdraft-foreign

    19   

Payables and other liabilities:

 

Investments purchased

    2,104,696   

Shares of beneficial interest redeemed

    583,336   

Foreign capital gains tax

    69,636   

Distribution and service plan fees

    35,824   

Trustees’ compensation

    18,500   

Shareholder communications

    8,722   

Other

    42,867   

Total liabilities

 

   

 

2,863,600

 

  

 

Net Assets

  $         486,839,352   
       
         

Composition of Net Assets

 

Par value of shares of beneficial interest

  $ 218,418   

Additional paid-in capital

    340,879,743   

Accumulated net investment income

    4,495,293   

Accumulated net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

    4,300,218   

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

    136,945,680   

Net Assets

 

  $         486,839,352   
       
         

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 $317,547,606 and 144,410,249 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

    $2.20   

 

Service Shares:

 

 

Net asset value, redemption price per share and offering price per share (based on net assets of $169,291,746 and 74,008,232 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

 

    $2.29   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Year Ended December 31, 2015

 

Investment Income

       

Dividends:

 

Unaffiliated companies (net of foreign withholding taxes of $796,033)

  $ 10,508,684   

Affiliated companies

    11,129   

Portfolio lending fees

    808   

Total investment income

 

   

 

10,520,621

 

  

 

Expenses

       

Management fees

    4,823,454   

Distribution and service plan fees—Service shares

    413,180   

Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:

 

Non-Service shares

    343,592   

Service shares

    165,349   

Shareholder communications:

 

Non-Service shares

    11,321   

Service shares

    5,388   

Custodian fees and expenses

    52,211   

Trustees’ compensation

    20,029   

Borrowing fees

    3,684   

Other

    74,439   

Total expenses

    5,912,647   

Less reduction to custodian expenses

    (238

Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses

    (404,978

Net expenses

 

   

 

5,507,431

 

  

 

Net Investment Income

 

   

 

5,013,190

 

  

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

       

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments from unaffiliated companies (net of foreign capital gains tax of $27,508)

    12,467,262   

Foreign currency transactions

    (117,933

Net realized gain

    12,349,329   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

 

Investments

    10,203,977   

Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

    (12,363,943

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

   

 

(2,159,966

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $         15,202,553   
       

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     

Year Ended

December 31, 2015

         

Year Ended

December 31, 2014

 

Operations

       

Net investment income

   $ 5,013,190           $ 5,611,200   

Net realized gain

     12,349,329             40,631,908   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (2,159,966        (85,421,482
                   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    

 

15,202,553

 

  

 

      

 

(39,178,374

 

 

Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders

                     

Dividends from net investment income:

       

Non-Service shares

     (4,005,137        (4,718,842

Service shares

     (1,505,303        (1,168,525
                     
    

 

(5,510,440

 

 

      

 

(5,887,367

 

 

Distributions from net realized gain:

                     

Non-Service shares

     (24,445,588        (8,305,904

Service shares

     (11,368,323        (2,491,854
                     
    

 

(35,813,911

 

 

      

 

(10,797,758

 

 

Beneficial Interest Transactions

                     

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

       

Non-Service shares

     (24,199,401        (57,258,810

Service shares

     32,889,329           41,295,796   
                   
    

 

8,689,928

 

  

 

      

 

(15,963,014

 

 

Net Assets

                     

Total decrease

     (17,431,870          (71,826,513

Beginning of period

     504,271,222           576,097,735   
                   

End of period (including accumulated net investment income of $4,495,293 and $5,143,744, respectively)

   $         486,839,352           $         504,271,222   
        

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Non-Service Shares    Year Ended
December
31, 2015
    Year Ended
December
31, 2014
     Year Ended
December
31, 2013
     Year Ended
December
31, 2012
     Year Ended
December
30, 20111
 

Per Share Operating Data

             

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 2.31       $ 2.57        $ 2.07        $ 1.72        $ 1.87    

Income (loss) from investment operations:

             

Net investment income2

     0.03         0.03          0.03          0.03          0.02    

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.06         (0.21)         0.50          0.35          (0.15)   

Total from investment operations

     0.09         (0.18)         0.53          0.38          (0.13)   

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

             

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.03)        (0.03)         (0.03)         (0.03)         (0.02)   

Distributions from net realized gain

     (0.17)        (0.05)         0.00          0.00          0.00    

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

     (0.20)        (0.08)         (0.03)         (0.03)         (0.02)   

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 2.20      $ 2.31       $ 2.57       $ 2.07       $ 1.72   
        
        
  
             

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     3.43%        (7.22)%         25.87%         22.22%         (7.16)%   
             

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                           

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 317,547       $ 358,756        $ 458,038        $ 348,449        $ 364,221    

Average net assets (in thousands)

   $     343,347       $     400,556        $     404,859        $     332,018        $     406,974    

Ratios to average net assets:4

             

Net investment income

     1.08%        1.13%         1.24%         1.68%         1.21%   

Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings

     1.08%        1.07%         1.09%         1.13%         1.09%   

Interest and fees from borrowings

     0.00% 5      0.00%         0.00%         0.00%         0.00%   

Total expenses6

     1.08%        1.07%         1.09%         1.13%         1.09%   
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

     24%        41%         32%         22%         25%   

1. December 30, 2011 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 2 of the accompanying Notes.

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. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

Year Ended December 31, 2015

     1.08  
 

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  

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

Service Shares    Year Ended
December
31, 2015
    Year Ended
December
31, 2014
     Year Ended
December
31, 2013
     Year Ended
December
31, 2012
     Year Ended
  December
    30, 20111
 

Per Share Operating Data

                                           

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 2.40       $ 2.66        $ 2.14        $ 1.78        $ 1.94    

Income (loss) from investment operations:

             

Net investment income2

     0.02         0.02          0.02          0.03          0.02    

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.06         (0.21)         0.53          0.35          (0.17)   

Total from investment operations

     0.08         (0.19)         0.55          0.38          (0.15)   

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

             

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.02)        (0.02)         (0.03)         (0.02)         (0.01)   

Distributions from net realized gain

     (0.17)        (0.05)         0.00          0.00          0.00    

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

     (0.19)        (0.07)         (0.03)         (0.02)         (0.01)   

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 2.29      $ 2.40       $ 2.66       $ 2.14       $ 1.78   
        
  

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     3.11%        (7.15)%         25.71%         21.68%         (7.61)%   
             

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                           

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 169,292       $ 145,515        $     118,060        $     68,997        $     57,276    

Average net assets (in thousands)

   $     165,226       $     128,694        $ 88,647        $ 63,118        $ 62,359    

Ratios to average net assets:4

             

Net investment income

     0.79%        0.85%         0.89%         1.43%         0.96%   

Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings

     1.33%        1.32%         1.34%         1.38%         1.34%   

Interest and fees from borrowings

     0.00% 5      0.00%         0.00%         0.00%         0.00%   

Total expenses6

     1.33%        1.32%         1.34%         1.38%         1.34%   
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

     24%        41%         32%         22%         25%   

1. December 30, 2011 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 2 of the accompanying Notes.

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. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

Year Ended December 31, 2015

     1.33  
 

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  

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

14      OPPENHEIMER INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND/VA


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2015

 

 

1. Organization

Oppenheimer International Growth Fund/VA (the “Fund”), 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 followed in the Fund’s preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”).

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Reporting Period End Date. The last day of the Fund’s reporting period is the last day the New York Stock Exchange was open for trading during the period. The Fund’s financial statements have been presented through that date to maintain consistency with the Fund’s net asset value calculations used for shareholder transactions.

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. GAAP, 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

 

15      OPPENHEIMER INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND/VA


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

    

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

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 remains 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

Carryforward

   

Net Unrealized

Appreciation
Based on cost of

Securities and
Other Investments
for Federal Income

Tax Purposes

 

$4,833,390

     $11,105,584        $—        $129,820,716   

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

Accordingly, the following amounts have been reclassified for the reporting period. 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 Investments1

 

$1,447,049

     $151,201        $1,295,848   

1. $1,447,049, all of which was long-term capital gain, was distributed in connection with Fund share redemptions.

The tax character of distributions paid during the reporting periods:

      Year Ended
December 31, 2015
     Year Ended
December 31, 2014
 

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

    $ 6,531,547       $ 5,887,367     

Long-term capital gain

     34,792,804         10,797,758     
  

 

 

 

Total

    $ 41,324,351       $ 16,685,125     
  

 

 

 

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

Federal tax cost of securities

    $ 356,962,692     

Federal tax cost of other investments

     328     
  

 

 

 

Total federal tax cost

    $ 356,963,020     
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

    $ 175,558,757     

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (45,738,041)    
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

    $     129,820,716     
  

 

 

 

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

 

16      OPPENHEIMER INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND/VA


    

 

 

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, except in the case of a scheduled early closing of the Exchange, in which case the Fund will calculate net asset value of the shares as of the scheduled early closing time of the Exchange.

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

Valuation Methods and Inputs

Securities are valued 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 mean between the bid and asked price on the principal exchange or, if not available from the principal 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) a bid from the principal exchange, (2) the mean between the bid and asked price as provided by a single dealer, or (3) a bid from a single dealer. 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) 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.

 

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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 at period end based on valuation input level:

    

Level 1—

Unadjusted

Quoted Prices

    

Level 2—

Other Significant
Observable Inputs

    

Level 3—

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

     Value  

Assets Table

          

Investments, at Value:

          

Common Stocks

          

Consumer Discretionary

  $ 23,374,622       $ 86,577,363       $       $ 109,951,985   

Consumer Staples

    4,706,625         47,009,792                 51,716,417   

Energy

            6,094,810                 6,094,810   

Financials

    2,825,965         16,695,934                 19,521,899   

Health Care

            55,529,912                 55,529,912   

Industrials

            97,140,461                 97,140,461   

Information Technology

            84,622,027                 84,622,027   

Materials

            26,792,567                 26,792,567   

Telecommunication Services

            31,458,395                 31,458,395   

Preferred Stock

    81,563                         81,563   

Rights, Warrants and Certificates

            14,576                 14,576   

Investment Company

    4,009,537                         4,009,537   

Total Assets

  $                 34,998,312       $                 451,935,837       $                              —       $                 486,934,149   

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 1 and Level 2. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the beginning of the reporting period.

      Transfers out of Level 1*     Transfers into Level 2*  

Assets Table

    

Investments, at Value:

    

Common Stocks

    

Financials

    $ (4,280,253 )            $ 4,280,253         
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

    $ (4,280,253 )            $ 4,280,253         
  

 

 

 

 

* Transfers from Level 1 to Level 2 are a result of a change from the use of an exchange traded price to a valuation received from a third-party pricing service or a fair valuation determined based on observable market information other than quoted prices from an active market.

 

 

4. Investments and Risks

Risks of Foreign Investing. The Fund may invest in foreign securities which are subject to special risks. Securities traded in foreign markets may be less liquid and more volatile than those traded in U.S. markets. Foreign issuers are usually not subject to the same accounting and disclosure requirements that U.S. companies are subject to, which may make it difficult for the Fund to evaluate a foreign company’s operations or financial condition. A change in the value of a foreign currency against the U.S. dollar will result in a change in the U.S. dollar value of investments denominated in that foreign currency and in the value of any income or distributions the Fund may receive on those investments. The value of foreign investments may be affected by exchange control regulations, foreign taxes, higher transaction and other costs, delays in the settlement of transactions, changes in

 

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4. Investments and Risks (Continued)

economic or monetary policy in the United States or abroad, expropriation or nationalization of a company’s assets, or other political and economic factors. In addition, due to the inter-relationship of global economies and financial markets, changes in political and economic factors in one country or region could adversely affect conditions in another country or region. Investments in foreign securities may also expose the Fund to time-zone arbitrage risk. Foreign securities may trade on weekends or other days when the Fund does not price its shares. At times, the Fund may emphasize investments in a particular country or region and may be subject to greater risks from adverse events that occur in that country or region. Foreign securities and foreign currencies held in foreign banks and securities depositories may be subject to limited or no regulatory oversight.

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

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

Investment in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund. The Fund is permitted to invest daily available cash balances in a money market Affiliated 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 regulated as a money market fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

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

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

 

 

5. Market Risk Factors

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

6. Shares of Beneficial Interest

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

 

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6. Shares of Beneficial Interest (Continued)

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2015     Year Ended December 31, 2014      
      Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount      

Non-Service Shares

        

Sold

     25,785,184      $ 60,862,122        25,443,453      $ 62,992,150       

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     12,263,244        28,450,725        5,127,853        13,024,746       

Redeemed

     (48,734,993     (113,512,248     (53,834,052     (133,275,706)      

Net decrease

                 (10,686,565   $ (24,199,401     (23,262,746   $ (57,258,810)      
                                
                                  

Service Shares

        

Sold

     20,290,959      $ 49,094,495        19,806,037      $ 50,102,878       

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     5,341,754        12,873,626        1,386,507        3,660,379       

Redeemed

     (12,264,866     (29,078,792     (4,889,729     (12,467,461)      

Net increase

     13,367,847      $             32,889,329                    16,302,815      $             41,295,796       
                                

 

 

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 reporting period were as follows:

      Purchases      Sales  

Investment securities

   $ 118,246,145                                                $ 132,590,794   

 

 

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 Through October 31, 2015        

  Up to $250 million

     1.00

  Next $250 million

     0.90   

  Over $500 million

     0.85   
  Fee Schedule Effective November 1, 2015        

  Up to $250 million

     1.00

  Next $250 million

     0.90   

  Next $500 million

     0.85   

  Over $1 billion

     0.82   
 

The Fund’s effective management fee for the reporting period was 0.95% 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 Trustees 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 Trustees. The Fund purchases shares of the funds selected for deferral by the Trustees 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

 

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8. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

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 expense limitations do not include interest and fees from borrowing, and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business. During the reporting period, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $266,718 and $130,584 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 reporting period, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $7,676 for IMMF management fees.

    Waivers and/or reimbursements may be modified or terminated as set forth according to the terms in the prospectus.

 

 

9. Borrowings and Other Financing

Joint Credit Facility. A number of mutual funds managed by the Manager participate in a $1.28 billion revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) intended to provide short-term financing, if necessary, subject to certain restrictions in connection with atypical redemption activity. Expenses and fees related to the Facility are paid by the participating funds and are disclosed separately or as other expenses on the Statement of Operations. The Fund did not utilize the Facility during the reporting period.

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. At period end, the Fund had no securities on loan.

 

 

10. Pending Litigation

In 2009, several putative class action lawsuits were filed and later consolidated before the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI”), OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (“OFDI”), and Oppenheimer Rochester California Municipal Fund, a fund advised by OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. and distributed by the Distributor (the “California Fund”), in connection with the California Fund’s investment performance. The plaintiffs asserted claims against OFI, OFDI and certain present and former trustees and officers of the California Fund under the federal securities laws, alleging, among other things, that the disclosure documents of the California Fund contained misrepresentations and omissions and the investment policies of the California Fund were not followed. Plaintiffs in the suit filed an amended complaint and defendants filed a motion to dismiss. In 2011, the court issued an order which granted in part and denied in part the defendants’ motion to dismiss. In 2012, plaintiffs filed a motion, which defendants opposed, to certify a class and appoint class representatives and class counsel. In March 2015, the court granted plaintiffs’ motion for class certification. In May 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit vacated the class certification order and remanded the matter to the district court for further proceedings. In October 2015, the district court reaffirmed its order and determined that the suit will proceed as a class action. In December 2015, the Tenth Circuit denied defendants’ petition to appeal the district court’s reaffirmed class certification order.

    OFI and OFDI believe the suit is without merit; that it is premature to render any opinion as to the likelihood of an outcome unfavorable to them in the suit; and that no estimate can yet be made as to the amount or range of any potential loss. Furthermore, OFI believes that the suit should not impair the ability of OFI or OFDI to perform their respective duties to the Fund and that the outcome of the 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, 2015, 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, 2015, 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, 2015, 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 12, 2016

 

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FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION Unaudited

 

 

In early 2016, if applicable, shareholders of record received information regarding all dividends and distributions paid to them by the Fund during calendar year 2015.

    Capital gain distributions of $0.16662 per share were paid to Non-Service and Service shareholders, respectively, on June 16, 2015. 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 reporting period are 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 approve the terms of the Agreements and the renewal thereof. 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 comparative investment performance of the Fund and the Managers, (iii) the fees and expenses of the Fund, including comparative fee and 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 Managers’ 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; and securities trading services. OFI Global is responsible for oversight of third-party service providers; monitoring compliance with applicable Fund policies and procedures and adherence to the Fund’s investment restrictions; risk management; and oversight of the Sub-Adviser. OFI Global is also 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 U.S. 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. OFI Global also provides 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 Managers’ 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 the Board members have become knowledgeable about through their experiences with the Managers and 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 Managers and the Fund. Throughout the year, the Managers provided information on the investment performance of the Fund, including comparative performance information. The Board also reviewed information, prepared by the Managers 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 three-, five- and ten-year periods, but underperformed its performance category median during the one-year period. The Board also noted that the Fund performed in the first quintile of its performance category for each of the five- and ten-year periods and in the second quintile of its performance category for the three-year period.

    Fees and Expenses of the Fund. The Board reviewed the fees paid to the Adviser and the other expenses borne by the Fund. The Board noted that the Adviser, 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 Adviser’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 $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 Adviser 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. The Board considered that the Adviser proposed an additional management fee breakpoint at 0.82% for annual net assets in excess of $1 billion, which took effect on November 1, 2015.

 

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    Economies of Scale and Profits Realized by the Managers. 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).

    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, 2016. 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 STATEMENT 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, Age
   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 Director 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 47 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), Shareholders Services, Inc. and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. (until October 1995). Oversees 47 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 47 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 47 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 47 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 - Colorado Market of MidFirst Bank (since January 2015); Chairman of the Board (since 2012) and Director (since August 2005) of Jones International University (educational organization); Trustee of the Gallagher Family Foundation (non-profit organization) (2000-2015); Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Steele Street Bank Trust (commercial banking) (August 2003-January 2015); 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 47 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 Funds (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 47 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 47 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, 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 47 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 AND OFFICER

   Mr. Steinmetz is an “Interested Trustee” because he is affiliated with the Manager and the Sub-Adviser by virtue of his positions as Chairman and director of the Sub-Adviser and officer and director of the Manager. Both as a Trustee and as an officer, Mr. Steinmetz serves for an indefinite term, or until his resignation, retirement, death or removal. Mr. Steinmetz’s address is 225 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10281-1008.

Arthur P. Steinmetz

Trustee (Since 2015), 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 101 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

 

OTHER OFFICERS OF THE FUND

   The addresses of the Officers in the chart below are as follows: for Messrs. Evans, Dunphy, 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.

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 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 101 Portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

 

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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 101 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 101 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 101 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

Registered

Public

Accounting

Firm

   KPMG LLP
Counsel    Ropes & Gray 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.
   © 2016 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 $438,300 in fiscal 2015 and $369,600 in fiscal 2014.

 

(b) Audit-Related Fees

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed no such fees in fiscal 2015 and no such fees in fiscal 2014.

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $621,859 in fiscal 2015 and $1,012,359 in fiscal 2014 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, system conversion testing, audit overages, and audit scope changes.

 

(c) Tax Fees

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $28,745 in fiscal 2015 and $19,329 in fiscal 2014.

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $720,026 in fiscal 2015 and $477,069 in fiscal 2014 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 2015 and no such fees in fiscal 2014.

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed no such fees in fiscal 2015 and no such fees in fiscal 2014 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 $16,131,365 in fiscal 2015 and $17,892,465 in fiscal 2014 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 12/31/2015, 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:   2/16/2016

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:   2/16/2016

 

By:  

/s/ Brian W. Wixted

  Brian W. Wixted
  Principal Financial Officer
Date:   2/16/2016