N-CSRS 1 d565180dncsrs.htm OPPENHEIMER DISCOVERY FUND Oppenheimer Discovery Fund

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-4410

Oppenheimer Discovery Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

6803 South Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Cynthia Lo Bessette

OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.

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

(Name and address of agent for service)

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

Date of fiscal year end: September 30

Date of reporting period: 3/31/2018


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 


Semiannual Report

 

  

3/31/2018

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

Fund Performance Discussion

     3  

Top Holdings and Allocations

     6  

Fund Expenses

     9  

Statement of Investments

     11  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     15  

Statement of Operations

     17  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     18  

Financial Highlights

     19  

Notes to Financial Statements

     31  
Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Guidelines; Updates to Statement of Investments      43  

Distribution Sources

     44  

Trustees and Officers

     45  

Privacy Notice

     46  

 

 

Class A Shares

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AT 3/31/18

 

   

      Class A Shares of the Fund      

           
   

 

Without Sales

Charge

 

 

With Sales

Charge

 

Russell 2000

Growth Index

 

Russell 2000

Index

  S&P 500 Index

6-Month

  11.30%   4.90%   6.99%   3.25%   5.84%

1-Year

  23.54       16.43       18.63       11.79       13.99    

5-Year

  12.86       11.54       12.90       11.47       13.31    

10-Year

  11.06       10.41       10.95       9.84     9.49  

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

 

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Fund Performance Discussion

The Fund’s Class A shares (without sales charge) produced a return of 11.30% during the reporting period, outperforming the Russell 2000 Growth Index’s (the “Index”) return of 6.99%. The Fund outperformed the Index in 10 out of 11 sectors, led by stock selection in the Information Technology, Health Care, and Consumer Discretionary sectors. The only underperforming sector for the Fund was Energy, where an overweight position detracted slightly from performance.

MARKET OVERVIEW

 

Markets closed 2017 with strong performance and continued to rally in January 2018. However, volatility came back with vengeance over the first quarter of 2018, after many years of below average levels. Geopolitical uncertainties increased due to concerns stemming from Tariff and Trade wars with China, North Korea, and Russia. We believe company fundamentals continue to be solid domestically, as a result of tax cuts, spending increases and international strength, although there was renewed fear of inflation and anticipated future Federal Reserve action. Growth stocks continued to outperform versus Value during this reporting period and throughout the volatile first quarter of 2018.

FUND REVIEW

During the reporting period, top contributors to performance included Nektar Therapeutics, XPO Logistics, and ABIOMED.

Nektar Therapeutics is a pharmaceutical company with a broad portfolio of drugs in development focused on oncology, pain, and auto-immune diseases. The company released new data during the period from one of their oncology trials that was very positive.

XPO Logistics is a non-asset-based freight transportation provider. XPO delivered strong results this period despite hurricane-related headwinds. The company benefited from e-commerce demand for contract logistics and last mile, growth in intermodal, and a favorable brokerage market. The stock also rose due to possible bids from Home Depot and/or Amazon.

ABIOMED is a manufacturer of medical devices used to support heart function during cardiac procedures. The company reported another strong quarter of financial results during the period and increased their

 

 

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outlook. They also received two new approvals from the FDA for their heart pump that could meaningfully increase their market opportunity.

Detractors from performance during the reporting period included Rogers Corp., ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, and Evolent Health.

Rogers’ fourth quarter 2017 results were mixed, with higher sales but lower EPS in comparison to analysts’ expectations while first quarter 2018’s outlook was lower. Elevated costs weighed on operating margin.

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals is a biotechnology company that develops biopharmaceutical products to address central nervous system disorders. Its share price has had a lackluster period due to somewhat lower sales than expected for Nuplazid, its treatment for Parkinson’s psychosis. We exited our position.

Evolent Health, Inc. helps health systems to drive value-based care transformation. Evolent reported disappointing third quarter financial results and disclosed less visibility on their backlog of new business. We exited our position.

STRATEGY & OUTLOOK

Our long-term investment process remains the same. We seek dynamic companies that we believe have above-average and sustainable

revenue and earnings growth, and therefore are positioned to outperform. This includes leading firms in structurally attractive industries with committed management teams that have proven records of performance. At the end of the reporting period, the Fund had its largest overweight positions relative to the Index in Financials, Information Technology, Consumer Discretionary, and Industrials, and its largest underweight positions in Health Care, Real Estate, and Consumer Staples. The Fund had no investments in the Consumer Staples, Real Estate, Telecommunication Services, and Utilities sectors at the end of the period.

Looking forward, we expect the U.S. economy to expand at a rate of 2.7% - 3.0% in 2018, faster than the trajectory of the last several years. The most important drivers of this improvement are fiscal stimulus in the form of both tax cuts and spending increases and the additional benefits from better growth outside the U.S. Although interest rates remain very low in a historical context, the Federal Reserve will continue to normalize monetary policy by gradually raising short term rates. Meanwhile, corporate profits are growing at a robust pace and cash hows are being directed to capital expenditures, dividends, buybacks and acquisitions. Equity valuations remain high but have moderated due to favorable earnings revisions and the recent market correction.

 

 

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Market volatility has increased from unusually low levels, partly due to political and policy turmoil in Washington D.C. Technology driven disruption remains abundant across the economy and is at the forefront of our

fundamental research. Our opportunity set remains compelling and we expect stock selection to continue to drive our relative performance.

 

 

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Ronald J. Zibelli, Jr., CFA

Portfolio Manager

        

Ash Shah, CFA

Portfolio Manager

 

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Top Holdings and Allocations

 

TOP TEN COMMON STOCK HOLDINGS

 

SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.

    1.9%  

XPO Logistics, Inc.

    1.9     

Pool Corp.

    1.9     

MKS Instruments, Inc.

    1.9     

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

    1.9     

Western Alliance Bancorp

    1.8     

2U, Inc.

    1.7     

HEICO Corp.

    1.7     

ABIOMED, Inc.

    1.7     

Mercury Systems, Inc.

    1.7     

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of March 31, 2018, and are based on net assets. For more current Fund holdings, please visit oppenheimerfunds. com.

 

TOP TEN COMMON STOCK INDUSTRIES

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

    12.6%  

Software

    12.4     

Internet Software & Services

    6.8     

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    6.3     

Aerospace & Defense

    4.9     

Machinery

    3.5     

Biotechnology

    3.4     

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

    3.4     

Commercial Banks

    3.3     

Construction & Engineering

    2.7     

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of March 31, 2018, and are based on net assets.

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

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Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of March 31, 2018, and are based on the total market value of common stocks.

 

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Share Class Performance

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS WITHOUT SALES CHARGE AS OF 3/31/18

 

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

Class A (OPOCX)

     9/11/86        11.30     23.54     12.86     11.06

Class B (ODIBX)

     4/4/94        10.88       22.59       11.99       10.53  

Class C (ODICX)

     10/2/95        10.88       22.60       12.01       10.21  

Class I (ODIIX)

     1/27/12        11.54       24.07       13.36       14.47

Class R (ODINX)

     3/1/01        11.17       23.23       12.57       10.77  

Class Y (ODIYX)

     6/1/94        11.43       23.85       13.14       11.40  

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS WITH SALES CHARGE AS OF 3/31/18

 

    

Inception

Date

     6-Month     1-Year     5-Year     10-Year        

Class A (OPOCX)

     9/11/86        4.90     16.43     11.54     10.41

Class B (ODIBX)

     4/4/94        6.20       17.59       11.74       10.53  

Class C (ODICX)

     10/2/95        9.93       21.60       12.01       10.21  

Class I (ODIIX)

     1/27/12        11.54       24.07       13.36       14.47

Class R (ODINX)

     3/1/01        11.17       23.23       12.57       10.77  

Class Y (ODIYX)

     6/1/94        11.43       23.85       13.14       11.40  

* Shows performance since inception.

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Returns do not consider capital gains or income taxes on an individual’s investment. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit oppenheimerfunds.com or call 1.800. CALL OPP (225.5677). Fund returns include changes in share price, reinvested distributions, and the applicable sales charge: for Class A shares, the current maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%; for Class B shares, the contingent deferred sales charge of 5% (1-year) and 2% (5-year); and for Class C shares, the contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for the 1-year period. There is no sales charge for Class I, Class R and Class Y shares. Because Class B shares convert to Class A shares 72 months after purchase, the 10-year return for Class B shares uses Class A performance for the period after conversion. Returns for periods of less than one year are cumulative and not annualized. See Fund prospectuses and summary prospectuses for more information on share classes and sales charges.

The Russell 2000 Growth Index measures the performance of the small-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. 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 S&P 500 Index is a capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks intended to be a representative sample of leading

 

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companies in leading industries within the U.S. economy. The indices are unmanaged and cannot be purchased directly by investors. While index comparisons may be useful to provide a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, it must be noted that the Fund’s investments are not limited to the investments comprising the indices. Index performance includes reinvestment of income, but does not reflect transaction costs, fees, expenses or taxes. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only as a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, and does not predict or depict performance of the Fund. The Fund’s performance reflects the effects of the Fund’s business and operating expenses.

The views in the Fund Performance Discussion represent the opinions of this Fund’s portfolio managers and are not intended as investment advice or to predict or depict the performance of any investment. These views are as of the close of business on March 31, 2018, and are subject to change based on subsequent developments. The Fund’s portfolio and strategies are subject to change.

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

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

 

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Fund Expenses

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

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000.00 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire 6-month period ended March 31, 2018.

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 March 31, 2018” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

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

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

 

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Actual   

Beginning

Account

Value

October 1, 2017

 

Ending

Account

Value

March 31, 2018

 

Expenses

Paid During

6 Months Ended

March 31, 2018

    

Class A

   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,113.00     $ 5.65          

Class B

     1,000.00       1,108.80       9.88          

Class C

     1,000.00       1,108.80       9.66          

Class I

     1,000.00       1,115.40       3.54          

Class R

     1,000.00       1,111.70       7.02          

Class Y

     1,000.00       1,114.30       4.44      
Hypothetical         

(5% return before expenses)

                                

Class A

     1,000.00       1,019.60       5.40          

Class B

     1,000.00       1,015.61       9.44          

Class C

     1,000.00       1,015.81       9.24          

Class I

     1,000.00       1,021.59       3.38          

Class R

     1,000.00       1,018.30       6.71          

Class Y

     1,000.00           1,020.74           4.24    

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for that class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). Those annualized expense ratios, excluding indirect expenses from affiliated funds, based on the 6-month period ended March 31, 2018 are as follows:

 

Class    Expense Ratios             

Class A

     1.07

Class B

     1.87  

Class C

     1.83  

Class I

     0.67  

Class R

     1.33  

Class Y

     0.84  

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

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS March 31, 2018 Unaudited

 

     Shares      Value  

Common Stocks—98.2%

                 

Consumer Discretionary—15.1%

                 

Auto Components—1.4%

     

Visteon Corp.1

 

     284,630      $       31,377,611  

Distributors—1.9%

  

Pool Corp.

 

     292,670        42,794,207  

Diversified Consumer Services—2.2%

     

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.1

     377,378        37,632,134  

Sotheby’s1

     244,040        12,521,693  
       

 

50,153,827

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—3.4%

                 

Boyd Gaming Corp.

     761,840        24,272,223  

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

     313,060        25,091,759  

Penn National Gaming, Inc.1

     477,700        12,544,402  

Vail Resorts, Inc.

     66,650        14,776,305  
       

 

76,684,689

 

 

 

Household Durables—1.7%

                 

LGI Homes, Inc.1

     204,670        14,443,562  

Roku, Inc., Cl. A1

     173,630        5,399,893  

TopBuild Corp.1

     236,820        18,121,466  
       

 

37,964,921

 

 

 

Multiline Retail—1.6%

        

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.1

     581,280        35,051,184  

Specialty Retail—2.7%

        

Burlington Stores, Inc.1

     231,040        30,762,976  

Children’s Place, Inc. (The)

     160,130        21,657,582  

Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Cl. A1

     138,540        7,220,705  
       

 

59,641,263

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—0.2%

 

        

Canada Goose Holdings, Inc.1

     160,390        5,360,234  

Energy—1.4%

        

Energy Equipment & Services—0.4%

     

RPC, Inc.

 

     433,820        7,821,774  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—1.0%

     

Matador Resources Co.1

     757,480        22,656,227  
     Shares      Value  

Financials—9.7%

                 

Capital Markets—2.6%

                 

Hamilton Lane, Inc., Cl. A

     253,297      $       9,430,248  

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

     453,390        27,688,527  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

     44,512        9,678,689  

Stifel Financial Corp.

     184,820        10,946,889  
       

 

57,744,353

 

 

 

Commercial Banks—3.3%

                 

Sterling Bancorp

     531,750        11,990,962  

Western Alliance Bancorp1

     692,470        40,239,432  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

     261,240        22,479,702  
       

 

74,710,096

 

 

 

Consumer Finance—0.9%

                 

Green Dot Corp., Cl. A1

     319,053        20,470,441  

Insurance—1.5%

                 

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.

     305,680        15,690,554  

Primerica, Inc.

     179,090        17,300,094  
       

 

32,990,648

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance—1.4%

                 

Essent Group Ltd.1

     506,660        21,563,450  

LendingTree, Inc.1

     34,230        11,232,574  
       

 

32,796,024

 

 

 

Health Care—21.7%

                 

Biotechnology—3.4%

                 

Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1

     132,370        10,825,219  

Dyax Corp.1,2,3

     214,640        2,146  

Exact Sciences Corp.1

     167,690        6,762,938  

Exelixis, Inc.1

     409,370        9,067,545  

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1

     152,560        25,196,810  

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.1

     145,230        12,043,924  

Repligen Corp.1

     361,563        13,081,349  
       

 

76,979,931

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies—12.6%

 

        

ABIOMED, Inc.1

     132,060        38,428,139  
 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

     Shares      Value  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (Continued)

 

        

Cantel Medical Corp.

     337,023      $ 37,547,733  

Haemonetics Corp.1

     155,160        11,351,506  

ICU Medical, Inc.1

     115,240        29,086,576  

Inogen, Inc.1

     165,130        20,284,569  

Insulet Corp.1

     399,380        34,618,258  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.1

     366,360        20,274,362  

iRhythm Technologies, Inc.1

     243,600        15,334,620  

Merit Medical

                 

Systems, Inc.1

     268,930        12,195,976  

Neogen Corp.1

     280,160        18,767,918  

Penumbra, Inc.1

     194,110        22,448,822  

Quidel Corp.1

     400,920        20,771,665  
    

 

281,110,144

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services—2.1%

                 

HealthEquity, Inc.1

     352,040        21,312,501  

Tivity Health, Inc.1

     330,060        13,086,879  

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.1

     68,120        13,190,076  
    

 

47,589,456

 

 

 

Health Care Technology—0.3%

                 

Vocera Communications, Inc.1

     295,740        6,926,231  

Life Sciences Tools & Services—1.5%

                 

PRA Health Sciences, Inc.1

 

     410,384        34,045,457  

Pharmaceuticals—1.8%

                 

Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1

     246,340        13,363,945  

Nektar Therapeutics, Cl. A1

     97,460        10,356,100  

Revance Therapeutics, Inc.1

     185,740        5,720,792  

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1

     218,088        9,988,430  
    

 

39,429,267

 

 

 

Industrials—19.0%

                 

Aerospace & Defense—4.9%

     

BWX Technologies, Inc.

     529,520        33,640,405  

HEICO Corp.

     446,490        38,759,797  
     Shares      Value  

Aerospace & Defense (Continued)

                 

Mercury Systems, Inc.1

     780,293      $         37,703,758  
       

 

110,103,960

 

 

 

Air Freight & Couriers—1.9%

                 

XPO Logistics, Inc.1

 

     422,270        42,991,309  

Building Products—1.8%

                 

Lennox International, Inc.

     112,700        23,032,499  

Trex Co., Inc.1

     160,550        17,463,023  
       

 

40,495,522

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies—0.5%

 

        

Brink’s Co. (The)

    

 

161,160

 

 

 

    

 

11,498,766

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering—2.7%

                 

Dycom Industries, Inc.1

     143,620        15,457,821  

Granite Construction, Inc.

     399,490        22,315,511  

MasTec, Inc.1

     485,853        22,859,384  
       

 

60,632,716

 

 

 

Machinery—3.5%

                 

Chart Industries, Inc.1

     98,630        5,822,129  

John Bean Technologies Corp.

     325,040        36,859,536  

RBC Bearings, Inc.1

     285,260        35,429,292  
       

 

78,110,957

 

 

 

Professional Services—0.5%

                 

On Assignment, Inc.1

    

 

140,560

 

 

 

    

 

11,509,053

 

 

 

Road & Rail—0.8%

                 

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

    

 

460,210

 

 

 

    

 

16,797,665

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors—2.4%

 

        

Herc Holdings, Inc.1

     166,150        10,791,442  

SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.1

     565,041        43,530,759  
       

 

54,322,201

 

 

 

Information Technology—28.1%

                 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments, & Components—2.6%     

Cognex Corp.

     216,630        11,262,593  

Littelfuse, Inc.

     132,090        27,498,496  

Novanta, Inc.1

     310,380        16,186,317  

Rogers Corp.1

     27,420        3,277,787  
        58,225,193  
 

 

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    Shares     Value  

Internet Software & Services—6.8%

 

       

2U, Inc.1

    463,100     $         38,914,293  

Envestnet, Inc.1

    208,270       11,933,871  

Etsy, Inc.1

    431,800       12,116,308  

GrubHub, Inc.1

    230,940       23,433,482  

MongoDB, Inc., Cl. A1

    136,660       5,931,044  

New Relic, Inc.1

    315,500       23,384,860  

Okta, Inc., Cl. A1

    93,030       3,707,245  

Q2 Holdings, Inc.1

    713,930       32,519,512  
     

 

151,940,615

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor

 

       

Equipment—6.3%

   

Entegris, Inc.

    996,180       34,667,064  

MKS Instruments, Inc.

    365,910       42,317,491  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

    361,167       41,812,304  

Silicon Laboratories, Inc.1

    244,110       21,945,489  
     

 

140,742,348

 

 

 

Software—12.4%

 

       

Blackline, Inc.1

    594,330       23,303,679  

Guidewire Software, Inc.1

    357,550       28,900,767  

HubSpot, Inc.1

    249,121       26,979,804  

Paycom Software, Inc.1

    189,550       20,355,775  

Proofpoint, Inc.1

    204,941       23,291,545  

PTC, Inc.1

    446,920       34,864,229  

RealPage, Inc.1

    460,490       23,715,235  

RingCentral, Inc., Cl. A1

    528,160       33,538,160  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.1

    152,872       14,947,824  
    Shares     Value  

Software (Continued)

 

       

Tyler Technologies, Inc.1

    110,940     $ 23,403,902  

Varonis Systems, Inc.1

    408,970       24,742,685  
   

 

        278,043,605

 

 

 

Materials—3.2%

               

Chemicals—1.1%

               

Ingevity Corp.1

    333,560      

 

24,580,037

 

 

 

Construction Materials—1.0%

               

Summit Materials, Inc., Cl. A1

    768,587      

 

23,272,814

 

 

 

Metals & Mining—1.1%

               

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.1

    601,560       14,244,941  

Ferroglobe plc1

    908,640       9,749,707  
    23,994,648  

Total Common Stocks

(Cost $1,531,138,163)

 

 

    2,201,559,394  
   

Investment Company—2.1%

               

Oppenheimer Institutional Government Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 1.58%4,5
(Cost $46,309,987)

    46,309,987       46,309,987  
   
Total Investments, at Value (Cost $1,577,448,150)     100.3%       2,247,869,381  

Net Other Assets (Liabilities)

    (0.3)       (6,320,016

Net Assets

    100.0%     $ 2,241,549,365  
       

 

 

 

Footnotes to Statement of Investments

1. Non-income producing security.

2. Security received as the result of issuer reorganization.

3. The value of this security was determined using significant unobservable inputs. See Note 3 of the accompanying Notes.

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

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited / Continued

Footnotes to Statement of Investments (Continued)

 

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
September 30,
2017
     Gross
Additions
     Gross
Reductions
     Shares
March 31, 2018
 
Oppenheimer Institutional Government Money Market Fund, Cl. E      18,920,949        407,863,137        380,474,099        46,309,987  
      Value      Income      Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 
Oppenheimer Institutional Government Money Market Fund, Cl. E    $ 46,309,987      $ 224,180      $      $  

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

14        OPPENHEIMER DISCOVERY FUND


STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES March 31, 2018 Unaudited

 

Assets

       

Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments:

 

Unaffiliated companies (cost $1,531,138,163)

  $     2,201,559,394  

Affiliated companies (cost $46,309,987)

    46,309,987  
      2,247,869,381  

Cash

    999,999  

Receivables and other assets:

 

Investments sold

    35,962,383  

Shares of beneficial interest sold

    1,207,588  

Dividends

    509,962  

Other

    175,641  

Total assets

    2,286,724,954  
 

Liabilities

       

Payables and other liabilities:

 

Investments purchased

    42,568,280  

Shares of beneficial interest redeemed

    1,965,760  

Distribution and service plan fees

    318,059  

Trustees’ compensation

    265,630  

Shareholder communications

    16,400  

Other

    41,460  

Total liabilities

    45,175,589  
 

Net Assets

  $ 2,241,549,365  
       
 

Composition of Net Assets

       

Par value of shares of beneficial interest

  $ 27,428  

 

Additional paid-in capital

    1,467,994,125  

 

Accumulated net investment loss

    (18,589,694

 

Accumulated net realized gain on investments

    121,696,275  

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

    670,421,231  

Net Assets

  $ 2,241,549,365  
       

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES Unaudited / Continued

 

Net Asset Value Per Share

        

Class A Shares:

  
Net asset value and redemption price per share (based on net assets of $1,271,818,149 and 15,765,577 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)    $ 80.67  
Maximum offering price per share (net asset value plus sales charge of 5.75% of offering price)    $ 85.59  
   
Class B Shares:   
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $2,328,631 and 41,976 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)    $ 55.47  
   
Class C Shares:   
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $142,609,070 and 2,458,332 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)    $ 58.01  
   
Class I Shares:   
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets of $183,073,767 and 1,983,412 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)    $ 92.30  
   
Class R Shares:   
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $49,828,104 and 666,645 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)    $ 74.74  
   
Class Y Shares:   
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets of $591,891,644 and 6,511,794 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)    $ 90.90  

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

16        OPPENHEIMER DISCOVERY FUND


STATEMENT OF

OPERATIONS For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2018 Unaudited

 

Investment Income

       

Dividends:

 

Unaffiliated companies

  $ 3,151,408  

Affiliated companies

    224,180  

Interest

    6,012  

Total investment income

    3,381,600  
 

Expenses

       

Management fees

    6,923,608  

Distribution and service plan fees:

 

Class A

    1,491,127  

Class B

    22,374  

Class C

    711,433  

Class R

    122,872  

Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:

 

Class A

    1,308,777  

Class B

    4,766  

Class C

    148,417  

Class I

    25,857  

Class R

    51,430  

Class Y

    579,844  

Shareholder communications:

 

Class A

    6,486  

Class B

    541  

Class C

    798  

Class I

    1,035  

Class R

    385  

Class Y

    4,115  

Borrowing fees

    38,520  

Trustees’ compensation

    15,871  

Custodian fees and expenses

    5,623  

Other

    40,638  

Total expenses

    11,504,517  

Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses

    (92,911

Net expenses

    11,411,606  
 

Net Investment Loss

 

   

 

(8,030,006

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain

       

Net realized gain on investment transactions in unaffiliated companies

    129,984,025  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investment transactions in unaffiliated companies

    109,602,552  

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $       231,556,571  
       

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

17        OPPENHEIMER DISCOVERY FUND


STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    

Six Months Ended

March 31, 2018

(Unaudited)

 

   

Year Ended

September 30, 2017

 

 

Operations

        

Net investment loss

   $ (8,030,006   $ (13,678,519

Net realized gain

     129,984,025       269,499,647  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     109,602,552       91,674,584  

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     231,556,571       347,495,712  
    

Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders

        

Distributions from net realized gain:

  

Class A

     (140,348,545     (48,230,462

Class B

     (744,703     (797,340

Class C

     (21,255,529     (7,335,598

Class I

     (16,852,427     (3,438,997

Class R

     (5,925,983     (2,196,039

Class Y

     (55,450,432     (15,681,586
     (240,577,619     (77,680,022
    

Beneficial Interest Transactions

        

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

  

Class A

     69,431,292       (153,858,464

Class B

     (4,719,464     (11,115,182

Class C

     9,500,831       (18,123,268

Class I

     28,003,532       41,438,199  

Class R

     2,077,073       (9,192,531

Class Y

     69,910,124       18,795,168  
     174,203,388       (132,056,078
    

Net Assets

        

Total increase

     165,182,340       137,759,612  

Beginning of period

     2,076,367,025       1,938,607,413  
End of period (including accumulated net investment loss of $18,589,694 and $10,559,688, respectively)    $  2,241,549,365     $  2,076,367,025  
        

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

18        OPPENHEIMER DISCOVERY FUND


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Class A  

Six Months

Ended

March 31,

2018

(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended

September

30, 2017

   

Year Ended

September

30, 2016

   

Year Ended

September

30, 2015

   

Year Ended

September

30, 2014

   

Year Ended

September

30, 2013

 
Per Share Operating Data                                                
Net asset value, beginning of period     $81.76       $71.38       $71.30       $72.35       $79.80       $65.78  
Income (loss) from investment operations:            
Net investment loss1     (0.31)       (0.53)       (0.51)       (0.49)2       (0.66)       (0.47)  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     8.88       13.84       5.23       6.45       (0.80)       18.89  
Total from investment operations     8.57       13.31       4.72       5.96       (1.46)       18.42  

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

Distributions from net realized gain

    (9.66)       (2.93)       (4.64)       (7.01)       (5.99)       (4.40)  
Net asset value, end of period     $80.67       $81.76       $71.38       $71.30       $72.35       $79.80  
       
           
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3     11.30%       19.44%4       6.81%4       8.43%       (2.21)%       30.58%  
           
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                                
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)     $1,271,818       $1,208,643       $1,202,463       $1,244,242       $1,258,537       $1,517,368  
Average net assets (in thousands)     $1,267,506       $1,173,288       $1,182,925       $1,334,300       $1,469,328       $1,259,365  

Ratios to average net assets:5

Net investment loss

    (0.77)%       (0.72)%       (0.76)%       (0.66)%2       (0.87)%       (0.70)%  
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below     1.08%       1.11%       1.11%       1.10%       1.12%       1.24%  
Interest and fees from borrowings     0.00%6       0.00%6       0.00%6       0.00%6       0.00%       0.00%  
Total expenses7     1.08%       1.11%       1.11%       1.10%       1.12%       1.24%  
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses     1.07%       1.10%       1.11%8       1.10%8       1.12%8       1.22%  
Portfolio turnover rate     35%       107%       89%       88%       87%       86%  

 

19        OPPENHEIMER DISCOVERY FUND


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

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

2. Net investment loss per share and the net investment loss ratio include $0.10 and 0.13%, respectively, resulting from a special dividend from HSN, Inc. in February 2015.

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

4. The return includes adjustments in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles required at the period end for financial reporting purposes.

5. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

6. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

 

Six Months Ended March 31, 2018

   1.08%  
 

Year Ended September 30, 2017

   1.11%  
 

Year Ended September 30, 2016

   1.11%  
 

Year Ended September 30, 2015

   1.10%  
 

Year Ended September 30, 2014

   1.12%  
 

Year Ended September 30, 2013

   1.24%  

8. Waiver was less than 0.005%.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

20        OPPENHEIMER DISCOVERY FUND


    

 

Class B  

Six Months

Ended

March 31,

2018
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended

September

30, 2017

   

Year Ended

September

30, 2016

   

Year Ended
September

30, 2015

   

Year Ended

September

30, 2014

   

Year Ended

September

30, 2013

 
Per Share Operating Data                                                
Net asset value, beginning of period     $59.33       $52.99       $54.47       $57.21       $64.82       $54.73  
Income (loss) from investment operations:            
Net investment loss1     (0.45)       (0.80)       (0.77)       (0.81)2       (1.05)       (0.82)  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     6.25       10.07       3.93       5.08       (0.57)       15.31  
Total from investment operations     5.80       9.27       3.16       4.27       (1.62)       14.49  

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

Distributions from net realized gain

    (9.66)       (2.93)       (4.64)       (7.01)       (5.99)       (4.40)  
Net asset value, end of period     $55.47       $59.33       $52.99       $54.47       $57.21       $64.82  
       
           
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3     10.88%       18.51%4       6.02%4       7.59%       (2.96)%       29.48%  
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                                
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)     $2,328       $7,242       $17,429       $29,323       $45,662       $69,220  
Average net assets (in thousands)     $4,487       $11,549       $21,877       $38,598       $59,224       $64,723  

Ratios to average net assets:5

Net investment loss

    (1.55)%       (1.49)%       (1.53)%       (1.40)%2       (1.71)%       (1.52)%  
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below     1.88%       1.87%       1.88%       1.86%       1.96%       2.21%  
Interest and fees from borrowings     0.00%6       0.00%6       0.00%6       0.00%6       0.00%       0.00%  
Total expenses7     1.88%       1.87%       1.88%       1.86%       1.96%       2.21%  
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses     1.87%       1.86%       1.88%8       1.86%8       1.96%8       2.05%  
Portfolio turnover rate     35%       107%       89%       88%       87%       86%  

 

21        OPPENHEIMER DISCOVERY FUND


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

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

2. Net investment loss per share and the net investment loss ratio include $0.08 and 0.13%, respectively, resulting from a special dividend from HSN, Inc. in February 2015.

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

4. The return includes adjustments in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles required at the period end for financial reporting purposes.

5. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

6. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

 

Six Months Ended March 31, 2018

   1.88%  
 

Year Ended September 30, 2017

   1.87%  
 

Year Ended September 30, 2016

   1.88%  
 

Year Ended September 30, 2015

   1.86%  
 

Year Ended September 30, 2014

   1.96%  
 

Year Ended September 30, 2013

   2.21%  

8. Waiver was less than 0.005%.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

22        OPPENHEIMER DISCOVERY FUND


    

 

Class C   

Six Months

Ended
March 31,
2018
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended

September

30, 2017

   

Year Ended
September

30, 2016

   

Year Ended
September

30, 2015

   

Year Ended
September

30, 2014

   

Year
Ended
September

30, 2013

Per Share Operating Data

                                            
Net asset value, beginning of period      $61.61       $54.91       $56.27       $58.89       $66.50     $56.01
Income (loss) from investment operations:             
Net investment loss1      (0.45)       (0.83)       (0.79)       (0.84)2       (1.02)     (0.83)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)      6.51       10.46       4.07       5.23       (0.60)     15.72
Total from investment operations      6.06       9.63       3.28       4.39       (1.62)     14.89
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:             
Distributions from net realized gain      (9.66)       (2.93)       (4.64)       (7.01)       (5.99)     (4.40)
Net asset value, end of period      $58.01       $61.61       $54.91       $56.27       $58.89     $66.50
                                            
            
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3      10.88%       18.52%4       6.02%4       7.62%       (2.94)%     29.54%
            
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                             
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)      $142,609       $139,622       $141,939       $156,114       $163,675     $191,061
Average net assets (in thousands)      $143,619       $136,955       $144,380       $169,437       $187,330     $158,132
Ratios to average net assets:5             
Net investment loss      (1.52)%       (1.48)%       (1.52)%       (1.41)%2       (1.62)%     (1.49)%
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below      1.84%       1.86%       1.87%       1.86%       1.88%     2.00%
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%6       0.00%6       0.00%6       0.00%6       0.00%     0.00%
Total expenses7      1.84%       1.86%       1.87%       1.86%       1.88%     2.00%
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      1.83%       1.85%       1.87%8       1.86%8       1.88%8     2.00%8
Portfolio turnover rate      35%       107%       89%       88%       87%     86%

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

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

2. Net investment loss per share and the net investment loss ratio include $0.08 and 0.13%, respectively, resulting from a special dividend from HSN, Inc. in February 2015.

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

4. The return includes adjustments in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles required at the period end for financial reporting purposes.

5. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

6. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

 

Six Months Ended March 31, 2018

   1.84%  
 

Year Ended September 30, 2017

   1.86%  
 

Year Ended September 30, 2016

   1.87%  
 

Year Ended September 30, 2015

   1.86%  
 

Year Ended September 30, 2014

   1.88%  
 

Year Ended September 30, 2013

   2.00%  

8. Waiver was less than 0.005%.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class I    Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2018
(Unaudited)
   

Year Ended
September

30, 2017

   

Year Ended
September

30, 2016

   

Year Ended
September

30, 2015

   

Year Ended
September

30, 2014

   

Year Ended
September

30, 2013

 

Per Share Operating Data

                                                
Net asset value, beginning of period      $92.03       $79.66       $78.73       $78.88       $86.11       $70.26  
Income (loss) from investment operations:             
Net investment loss1      (0.17)       (0.25)       (0.24)       (0.19)2       (0.34)       (0.21)  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)      10.10       15.55       5.81       7.05       (0.90)       20.46  
Total from investment operations      9.93       15.30       5.57       6.86       (1.24)       20.25  
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:             
Distributions from net realized gain      (9.66)       (2.93)       (4.64)       (7.01)       (5.99)       (4.40)  
Net asset value, end of period      $92.30       $92.03       $79.66       $78.73       $78.88       $86.11  
                                                
            
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3      11.54%       19.92%4       7.28%4       8.88%       (1.75)%       31.27%  
            
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                                 
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)      $183,074       $153,563       $91,907       $76,083       $51,668       $48,274  
Average net assets (in thousands)      $173,285       $123,543       $81,211       $70,840       $51,768       $29,818  
Ratios to average net assets:5             
Net investment loss      (0.36)%       (0.30)%       (0.33)%       (0.23)%2       (0.41)%       (0.29)%  
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below      0.67%       0.68%       0.68%       0.67%       0.67%       0.68%  
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%6       0.00%6       0.00%6       0.00%6       0.00%       0.00%  
Total expenses7      0.67%       0.68%       0.68%       0.67%       0.67%       0.68%  
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      0.67%8       0.68%8       0.68%8       0.67%8       0.67%8       0.68%8  
Portfolio turnover rate      35%       107%       89%       88%       87%       86%  

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

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

2. Net investment loss per share and the net investment loss ratio include $0.11 and 0.20%, respectively, resulting from a special dividend from HSN, Inc. in February 2015.

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

4. The return includes adjustments in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles required at the period end for financial reporting purposes.

5. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

6. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

 

Six Months Ended March 31, 2018

   0.67%  
 

Year Ended September 30, 2017

   0.68%  
 

Year Ended September 30, 2016

   0.68%  
 

Year Ended September 30, 2015

   0.67%  
 

Year Ended September 30, 2014

   0.67%  
 

Year Ended September 30, 2013

   0.68%  

8. Waiver was less than 0.005%.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class R    Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2018
(Unaudited)
   

Year Ended
September

30, 2017

   

Year Ended
September

30, 2016

   

Year Ended
September

30, 2015

   

Year Ended
September

30, 2014

   

Year Ended
September

30, 2013

 
Per Share Operating Data                                                 
Net asset value, beginning of period      $76.52       $67.17       $67.52       $69.02       $76.59       $63.51  
Income (loss) from investment operations:             
Net investment loss1      (0.39)       (0.68)       (0.65)       (0.65)2       (0.83)       (0.65)  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)      8.27       12.96       4.94       6.16       (0.75)       18.13  
Total from investment operations      7.88       12.28       4.29       5.51       (1.58)       17.48  
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:             
Distributions from net realized gain      (9.66)       (2.93)       (4.64)       (7.01)       (5.99)       (4.40)  
Net asset value, end of period      $74.74       $76.52       $67.17       $67.52       $69.02       $76.59  
                                                
            
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3      11.17%       19.11%4       6.56%4       8.13%       (2.45)%       30.17%  
            
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                                 
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)      $49,828       $48,470       $51,465       $52,500       $55,092       $62,994  
Average net assets (in thousands)      $49,779       $48,973       $49,740       $56,234       $62,176       $50,464  

Ratios to average net assets:5

            
Net investment loss      (1.03)%       (0.98)%       (1.02)%       (0.91)%2       (1.14)%       (1.01)%  
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below      1.34%       1.37%       1.37%       1.36%       1.39%       1.51%  
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%6       0.00%6       0.00%6       0.00%6       0.00%       0.00%  
Total expenses7      1.34%       1.37%       1.37%       1.36%       1.39%       1.51%  
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      1.33%       1.36%       1.37%8       1.36%8       1.39%8       1.51%8  
Portfolio turnover rate      35%       107%       89%       88%       87%       86%  

 

27        OPPENHEIMER DISCOVERY FUND


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

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

2. Net investment loss per share and the net investment loss ratio include $0.10 and 0.13%, respectively, resulting from a special dividend from HSN, Inc. in February 2015.

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

4. The return includes adjustments in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles required at the period end for financial reporting purposes.

5. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

6. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

 

Six Months Ended March 31, 2018

   1.34%  
 

Year Ended September 30, 2017

   1.37%  
 

Year Ended September 30, 2016

   1.37%  
 

Year Ended September 30, 2015

   1.36%  
 

Year Ended September 30, 2014

   1.39%  
 

Year Ended September 30, 2013

   1.51%  

8. Waiver was less than 0.005%.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class Y    Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2018
(Unaudited)
   

Year Ended
September

30, 2017

   

Year Ended
September

30, 2016

   

Year Ended
September

30, 2015

   

Year Ended
September

30, 2014

   

Year Ended
September

30, 2013

 

Per Share Operating Data

                                                
Net asset value, beginning of period      $90.84       $78.81       $78.08       $78.42       $85.80       $70.16  
Income (loss) from investment operations:             
Net investment loss1      (0.24)       (0.39)       (0.39)       (0.35)2       (0.50)       (0.31)  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)      9.96       15.35       5.76       7.02       (0.89)       20.35  
  

 

 

 
Total from investment operations      9.72       14.96       5.37       6.67       (1.39)       20.04  
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:             
Distributions from net realized gain      (9.66)       (2.93)       (4.64)       (7.01)       (5.99)       (4.40)  
Net asset value, end of period      $90.90       $90.84       $78.81       $78.08       $78.42       $85.80  
                                                
            
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3      11.43%       19.70%4       7.08%4       8.69%       (1.96)%       30.99%  
            

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                                
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)      $591,892       $518,827       $433,404       $454,040       $438,275       $401,949  
Average net assets (in thousands)      $562,700       $453,060       $427,985       $449,539       $467,755       $271,295  
Ratios to average net assets:5             
Net investment loss      (0.53)%       (0.48)%       (0.52)%       (0.42)%2       (0.61)%       (0.43)%  
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below      0.85%       0.87%       0.87%       0.86%       0.87%       0.91%  
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%6       0.00%6       0.00%6       0.00%6       0.00%       0.00%  
  

 

 

 
Total expenses7      0.85%       0.87%       0.87%       0.86%       0.87%       0.91%  
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      0.84%       0.86%       0.87%8       0.86%8       0.87%8       0.91%8  
Portfolio turnover rate      35%       107%       89%       88%       87%       86%  

 

29        OPPENHEIMER DISCOVERY FUND


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

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

2. Net investment loss per share and the net investment loss ratio include $0.11 and 0.13%, respectively, resulting from a special dividend from HSN, Inc. in February 2015.

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

4. The return includes adjustments in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles required at the period end for financial reporting purposes.

5. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

6. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

 

Six Months Ended March 31, 2018

   0.85%  
 

Year Ended September 30, 2017

   0.87%  
 

Year Ended September 30, 2016

   0.87%  
 

Year Ended September 30, 2015

   0.86%  
 

Year Ended September 30, 2014

   0.87%  
 

Year Ended September 30, 2013

   0.91%  

8. Waiver was less than 0.005%.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

30        OPPENHEIMER DISCOVERY FUND


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS March 31, 2018 Unaudited

 

 

1. Organization

Oppenheimer Discovery Fund (the “Fund”) 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.

The Fund offers Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R and Class Y shares, and previously offered Class B shares for new purchase through June 29, 2012. Subsequent to that date, no new purchases of Class B shares are permitted, however reinvestment of dividend and/or capital gain distributions and exchanges of Class B shares into and from other Oppenheimer funds are allowed. Class A shares are sold at their offering price, which is normally net asset value plus a front-end sales charge. Class C and Class R shares are sold, and Class B shares were sold, without a front-end sales charge but may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”). Class R shares are sold only through retirement plans. Retirement plans that offer Class R shares may impose charges on those accounts. Class I and Class Y shares are sold to certain institutional investors or intermediaries without either a front-end sales charge or a CDSC, however, the intermediaries may impose charges on their accountholders who beneficially own Class I and Class Y shares. All classes of shares have identical rights and voting privileges with respect to the Fund in general and exclusive voting rights on matters that affect that class alone. Earnings, net assets and net asset value per share may differ due to each class having its own expenses, such as transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees and shareholder communications, directly attributable to that class. Class A, B, C and R shares have separate distribution and/or service plans under which they pay fees. Class I and Class Y shares do not pay such fees. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares 72 months after the date of purchase.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed in the Fund’s preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”).

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

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

 

31        OPPENHEIMER DISCOVERY FUND


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

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 determined necessary by the Manager.

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

32        OPPENHEIMER DISCOVERY FUND


    

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.

Federal Taxes. The Fund intends to comply with provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its investment company taxable income to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is required. The Fund files income tax returns in U.S. federal and applicable state jurisdictions. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s tax return filings generally remains open for the three preceding fiscal reporting period ends. The Fund has analyzed its tax positions for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017, including open tax years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the Fund’s financial statements.

During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017, the Fund did not utilize any capital loss carryforwards to offset capital gains realized in that fiscal year. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration, if any, must be utilized prior to those with expiration dates. Capital losses with no expiration will be carried forward to future years if not offset by gains.

At period end, it is estimated that the capital loss carryforwards would be zero. The estimated capital loss carryforward represents the carryforward as of the end of the last fiscal year, increased or decreased by capital losses or gains realized in the first six months of the current fiscal year. During the reporting period, it is estimated that the Fund will not utilize and capital loss carryforward to offset realized capital gains.

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

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

 

Federal tax cost of securities

   $   1,582,595,072   
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 684,153,651  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (18,879,342
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 665,274,309  
  

 

 

 

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

 

33        OPPENHEIMER DISCOVERY FUND


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

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

The Fund’s Board has adopted procedures for the valuation of the Fund’s securities and has delegated the day-to-day responsibility for valuation determinations under those procedures to the Manager. The Manager has established a Valuation Committee which is responsible for determining a fair valuation for any security for which market quotations are not readily available. The Valuation Committee’s fair valuation determinations are subject to review, approval and ratification by the Fund’s Board at least quarterly or more frequently, if necessary.

Valuation Methods and Inputs

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

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

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

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

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or when a significant event has occurred that would materially affect the value of the security, are 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. Those standardized fair valuation methodologies include, but are not limited to, valuing securities at the last sale price or initially at cost and subsequently adjusting the value based on: changes

 

34        OPPENHEIMER DISCOVERY FUND


    

 

 

3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

 

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 regularly compares prior day prices 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 may be used in determining the value of each of the Fund’s investments as of the reporting period end. These data inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

 

    

Level 1—

Unadjusted

Quoted Prices

   

Level 2—

Other significant

Observable Inputs

   

Level 3—

significant

Unobservable
Inputs

    Value  

Assets Table

       

Investments, at Value:

       

Common Stocks

       

Consumer Discretionary

  $ 339,027,936     $     $     $ 339,027,936  

Energy

    30,478,001                   30,478,001  

Financials

    218,711,562                   218,711,562  

Health Care

    486,078,340             2,146       486,080,486  

Industrials

    426,462,149                   426,462,149  

Information Technology

    628,951,761                   628,951,761  

Materials

    71,847,499                   71,847,499  

Investment Company

    46,309,987                   46,309,987  
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

  $     2,247,867,235     $         —     $         2,146     $         2,247,869,381  
 

 

 

 

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

 

 

4. Investments and Risks

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

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

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

 

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4. Investments and Risks (Continued)

 

invest in money market instruments directly or in other affiliated or unaffiliated money market funds.

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 mayfall 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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

5. Market Risk Factors (Continued)

 

direction of the movement, in a financial instrument’s price over a defined time period. Large increases or decreases in a financial instrument’s price over a relative time period typically indicate greater volatility risk, while small increases or decreases in its price typically indicate lower volatility risk.

 

 

6. Shares of Beneficial Interest

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

 

     Six Months Ended March 31, 2018     Year Ended September 30, 2017  
      Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Class A

        

Sold

     410,829     $ 33,321,550       773,705     $ 56,992,890  

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     1,819,835       137,397,599       685,854       47,118,168  

Redeemed

     (1,248,462     (101,287,857     (3,521,042     (257,969,522
        

Net increase (decrease)

     982,202     $ 69,431,292       (2,061,483   $ (153,858,464
        
        

Class B

                                

Sold

     266     $ 15,988       1,479     $ 78,954  

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     14,290       743,792       15,749       790,141  

Redeemed

     (94,636     (5,479,244     (224,087     (11,984,277
        

Net decrease

     (80,080   $ (4,719,464     (206,859   $ (11,115,182
        
        

Class C

                                

Sold

     87,197     $ 5,181,060       156,824     $ 8,725,541  

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     384,577       20,928,708       136,985       7,135,530  

Redeemed

     (279,732     (16,608,937     (612,561     (33,984,339
        

Net increase (decrease)

     192,042     $ 9,500,831       (318,752   $ (18,123,268
        
        

Class I

                                

Sold

     292,403     $ 27,136,362       799,023     $ 65,281,231  

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     195,323       16,852,427       44,610       3,438,520  

Redeemed

     (172,879     (15,985,257     (328,771     (27,281,552
        

Net increase

     314,847     $ 28,003,532       514,862     $ 41,438,199  
        
        

Class R

                                

Sold

     51,086     $ 3,849,657       103,690     $ 7,136,646  

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     82,351       5,765,395       32,915       2,121,058  

Redeemed

     (100,193     (7,537,979     (269,402     (18,450,235
        

Net increase (decrease)

     33,244     $ 2,077,073       (132,797   $ (9,192,531
        

 

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6. Shares of Beneficial Interest (Continued)

 

     Six Months Ended March 31, 2018     Year Ended September 30, 2017  
      Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Class Y

        

Sold

     1,306,403     $ 119,249,207       1,921,540     $ 157,753,019  

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     640,584       54,456,069       202,529       15,430,655  

Redeemed

     (1,146,429     (103,795,152     (1,912,116     (154,388,506
        

Net increase

     800,558     $ 69,910,124       211,953     $ 18,795,168  
        

 

 

7. Purchases and Sales of Securities

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

 

      Purchases      Sales  

Investment securities

   $ 760,128,099      $ 847,291,836  

 

 

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 $700 million

     0.60  

Next $3.5 billion

     0.58  

Over $5.0 billion

     0.55  

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, which shall be calculated after any applicable fee waivers. Fees incurred and average net assets for each class with respect to these services are detailed in the Statement of Operations and Financial Highlights, respectively.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

8. 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 has adopted an unfunded retirement plan (the “Plan”) for the Fund’s Independent Trustees. Benefits are based on years of service and fees paid to each Trustee during their period of service. The Plan was frozen with respect to adding new participants effective December 31, 2006 (the “Freeze Date”) and existing Plan Participants as of the Freeze Date will continue to receive accrued benefits under the Plan. Active Independent Trustees as of the Freeze Date have each elected a distribution method with respect to their benefits under the Plan.

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

 

Projected Benefit Obligations Increased

   $                     1,106  

Payments Made to Retired Trustees

     30,735  

Accumulated Liability as of March 31, 2018

     114,489  

The Fund’s Board of Trustees (“Board”) has adopted a compensation deferral plan for Independent Trustees that enables Trustees to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the annual compensation they are entitled to receive from the Fund. For purposes of determining the amount owed to the Trustee under the plan, deferred amounts are treated as though equal dollar amounts had been invested in shares of the Fund or in other Oppenheimer funds selected by the Trustee. The Fund purchases shares of the funds selected for deferral by the Trustee in amounts equal to his or her deemed investment, resulting in a Fund asset equal to the deferred compensation liability. Such assets are included as a component of “Other” within the asset section of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Deferral of Trustees’ fees under the plan will not affect the net assets of the Fund and will not materially affect the Fund’s assets, liabilities or net investment income per share. Amounts will be deferred until distributed in accordance with the compensation deferral plan.

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

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

 

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8. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

 

that hold Class A shares. Reimbursement is made periodically at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the daily net assets of Class A shares of the Fund. The Distributor currently uses all of those fees to pay dealers, brokers, banks and other financial institutions periodically for providing personal service and maintenance of accounts of their customers that hold Class A shares. Any unreimbursed expenses the Distributor incurs with respect to Class A shares in any fiscal year cannot be recovered in subsequent periods. Fees incurred by the Fund under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations.

Distribution and Service Plans for Class B, Class C and Class R Shares. The Fund has adopted Distribution and Service Plans (the “Plans”) for Class B, Class C and Class R shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act to compensate the Distributor for distributing those share classes, maintaining accounts and providing shareholder services. Under the Plans, the Fund pays the Distributor an annual asset-based sales charge of 0.75% on Class B and Class C shares’ daily net assets and 0.25% on Class R shares’ daily net assets. The Fund also pays a service fee under the Plans at an annual rate of 0.25% of daily net assets. The Plans continue in effect from year to year only if the Fund’s Board of Trustees votes annually to approve their continuance at an in person meeting called for that purpose. Fees incurred by the Fund under the Plans are detailed in the Statement of Operations.

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

 

Six Months Ended   

Class A

Front-End

Sales Charges
Retained by
Distributor

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

March 31, 2018

     $54,009        $115        $1,234        $1,599        $—  

Waivers and Reimbursements of Expenses. Effective for the period January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017, the Transfer Agent voluntarily waived and/or reimbursed Fund expenses in an amount equal to 0.015% of average annual net assets for Classes A, B, C, R and Y.

During the reporting period, the Transfer Agent waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund for transfer agent and shareholder servicing agent fees as follows:

 

Class A

     $46,948  

Class B

     219  

Class C

     5,372  

Class R

     1,855  

Class Y

     20,399  

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

8. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

 

The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in IGMMF. During the reporting period, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $18,118 for IGMMF management fees. This fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement may not be amended or withdrawn for one year from the date of the Fund’s prospectus, unless approved by the Board.

 

 

9. Borrowing and Other Financing

Joint Credit Facility. A number of mutual funds managed by the Manager participate in a $1.875 billion revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) intended to provide short-term financing, if necessary, subject to certain restrictions in connection with atypical redemption activity. Expenses and fees related to the Facility are paid by the participating funds and are disclosed separately or as other expenses on the Statement of Operations. The Fund did not utilize the Facility during the reporting period.

 

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PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND GUIDELINES;

UPDATES TO STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited

 

 

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

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

Householding—Delivery of Shareholder Documents

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

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

 

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DISTRIBUTION SOURCES Unaudited

 

 

For any distribution that took place over the last six months of 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. Other capital sources represent a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income.” You should not draw any conclusions about each Fund’s investment performance from the amounts of these distributions. This information is based upon income and capital gains using generally accepted accounting principles as of the date of each distribution. 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, and scroll down to the ‘Dividends’ table under ‘Analytics’. The Fund’s latest distribution information 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 Discovery Fund

     12/5/17        0.0%        100.0%        0.0%  

 

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OPPENHEIMER DISCOVERY FUND

 

Trustees and Officers   

Brian F. Wruble, Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Trustee

Beth Ann Brown, Trustee

Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr., Trustee

Elizabeth Krentzman, Trustee

Mary F. Miller, Trustee

Joel W. Motley, Trustee

Joanne Pace, Trustee

Daniel Vandivort, Trustee

Arthur P. Steinmetz, Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer

Ronald Zibelli Jr., Vice President

Ash Shah, Vice President

Cynthia Lo Bessette, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

Jennifer Foxson, Vice President and Chief Business Officer

Mary Ann Picciotto, Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Anti-Money Laundering Officer

Brian S. Petersen, Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer

Manager    OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.
Sub-Adviser    OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Distributor    OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.
Transfer and Shareholder Servicing Agent    OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.
Sub-Transfer Agent   

Shareholder Services, Inc.

DBA OppenheimerFunds Services

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm    KPMG LLP
Legal Counsel   

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

 

The financial statements included herein have been taken from the records of the Fund without examination of those records by the independent registered public accounting firm.

© 2018 OppenheimerFunds, Inc. All rights reserved.

 

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PRIVACY NOTICE

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

Information Sources

We obtain non-public personal information about our shareholders from the following sources:

·   Applications or other forms.
·   When you create a user ID and password for online account access.
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·   Your transactions with us, our affiliates or others.
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If you visit oppenheimerfunds.com and do not log on to the secure account information areas, we do not obtain any personal information about you. When you do log on to a secure area, we do obtain your user ID and password to identify you. We also use this information to provide you with products and services you have requested, to inform you about products and services that you may be interested in and assist you in other ways.

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

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

Disclosure of Information

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

Right of Refusal

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

 

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Internet Security and Encryption

In general, the email services provided by our website are encrypted and provide a secure and private means of communication with us. To protect your own privacy, confidential and/ or personal information should only be communicated via email when you are advised that you are using a secure website.

As a security measure, we do not include personal or account information in non-secure emails, and we advise you not to send such information to us in non-secure emails. Instead, you may take advantage of the secure features of our website to encrypt your email correspondence. To do this, you will need to use a browser that supports Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.

·   All transactions conducted via our websites, including redemptions, exchanges and purchases, are secured by the highest encryption standards available. SSL is used to establish a secure connection between your PC and OppenheimerFunds’ server. It transmits information in an encrypted and scrambled format.
·   Encryption is achieved through an electronic scrambling technology that uses a “key” to code and then decode the data. Encryption acts like the cable converter box you may have on your television set. It scrambles data with a secret code so that no one can make sense of it while it is being transmitted. When the data reaches its destination, the same software unscrambles the data.
·   You can exit the secure area by closing your browser or, for added security, you can use the Log Out button before you close your browser.

Other Security Measures

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

How You Can Help

You can also do your part to keep your account information private and to prevent unauthorized transactions. If you obtain a user ID and password for your account, safeguard that information. Strengthening your online credentials–your online security profile–typically your user name, password, and security questions and answers, can be one of your most important lines of defense on the Internet. For additional information on how you can help prevent identity theft, visit https://www. oppenheimerfunds.com/security.

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This joint notice describes the privacy policies of the Oppenheimer funds, OppenheimerFunds, Inc., each of its investment adviser subsidiaries, OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. and OFI Global Trust Co. It applies to all Oppenheimer fund accounts you presently have, or may open in the future, using your Social Security number–whether or not you remain a shareholder of our funds. This notice was last updated as of November 2017. In the event it is updated or changed, we will post an updated notice on our website at oppenheimerfunds.com. If you have any questions about this privacy policy, email us by clicking on the Contact Us section of our website at oppenheimerfunds.com, write to us at P.O. Box 5270, Denver, CO 80217-5270, or call us at 800 CALL OPP (225 5677).

 

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Oppenheimer funds are distributed by OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

225 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10281-1008

© 2018 OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. All rights reserved.

 

RS0500.001.0318 May 25, 2018


Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable to semiannual reports.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable to semiannual reports.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable to semiannual reports.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

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

b) Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

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

None


Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

Based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c)) as of 3/31/2018, 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. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 13. Exhibits.

(a)        (1) Exhibit attached hereto.

(2) Exhibits 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 Discovery Fund

 

By:  

/s/ Arthur P. Steinmetz

    Arthur P. Steinmetz
    Principal Executive Officer
Date:   5/18/2018

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:   5/18/2018
By:  

/s/ Brian S. Petersen

    Brian S. Petersen
    Principal Financial Officer
Date:   5/18/2018