N-CSR 1 d90312dncsr.htm OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND Oppenheimer Limited-Term Government 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 811-4563

Oppenheimer Limited-Term Government Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

6803 South Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Arthur S. Gabinet

OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.

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

(Name and address of agent for service)

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

Date of fiscal year end: September 30

Date of reporting period: 9/30/2015


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.


    

Annual Report

 

   9/30/2015   
    

 

  
    

 

LOGO

 

     
    

 

 

Oppenheimer

Limited-Term

Government Fund

 

 

 

 

     


Table of Contents

 

Fund Performance Discussion      3      
Top Holdings and Allocations      6      
Fund Expenses      9      
Statement of Investments      11      
Statement of Assets and Liabilities      21      
Statement of Operations      23      
Statements of Changes in Net Assets      24      
Financial Highlights      25      
Notes to Financial Statements      32      
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm      51      
Federal Income Tax Information      52      
Board Approval of the Fund’s Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements      53      
Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures; Updates to Statement of Investments      56      
Trustees and Officers      57      
Privacy Policy Notice      63      

 

 

Class A Shares

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AT 9/30/15

 

                              Class A Shares of the Fund                                
     Without Sales Charge   With Sales Charge       Barclays U.S.    
    Government Bond    
    Index     
 

  Barclays U.S. 1-3 Year  
  Government Bond  

Index

1-Year

       1.26  %       -1.02  %       3.68  %       1.20  %

5-Year

       1.20          0.74          2.47          0.79   

10-Year

       2.29          2.06          4.27          2.62   

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 2.25% maximum applicable sales charge except where “without sales charge” is indicated. Prior to April 1, 2012, the maximum initial sales charge for Class A shares of the Fund was 3.50%. 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).

 

2        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


Fund Performance Discussion

The Fund’s Class A shares (without sales charge) produced a total return of 1.26% during the reporting period. On a relative basis, the Fund’s benchmarks, the Barclays U.S. Government Bond Index and the Barclays U.S. 1-3 Year Government Bond Index, returned 3.68% and 1.20%, respectively.

 

MARKET OVERVIEW

In 2014, growth in the U.S. continued at a higher pace than any other developed economy and employment gains remained positive. Growth in the rest of the world was subdued, however, with major developed economies like the Eurozone and Japan continuing to disappoint due to weak aggregate demand. The biggest surprise of the reporting period and possibly all of 2014 was the precipitous fall in the price of crude oil. Weak demand amid tepid global growth was responsible for part of the drop, but significantly, the U.S. energy revolution is increasingly helping to insulate global and domestic energy supplies from shocks in the Middle East and elsewhere.

The start of 2015 was marked by cooling U.S. growth after the positive results in 2014. The dollar continued to strengthen significantly during this time against most of the U.S.’s major trading partners, which acted as a drag on growth. Businesses, especially U.S. firms with revenues dependent on exporting goods and services, cited this as a headwind. European Central Bank (“ECB”) President Mario Draghi announced the purchase of 60 billion a month in sovereign bonds from Eurozone countries for at least 19 months, a form of quantitative easing (“QE”) that is projected to increase the ECB’s balance sheet by over 1 trillion. The announcement and implementation of these extraordinary

 

 

 

 

LOGO

 

3        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


monetary policies had a significant impact on financial markets, with European markets rallying and the euro falling against most major trading partners.

Over the second half of the reporting period, major risk asset classes were vulnerable to profit taking as negative macroeconomic catalysts emerged. Two stole the show. Uncertainty around the global economic impact and extent of China’s ongoing economic slowdown led the way, with many fearing the stunning collapse in commodity prices could signal more pain ahead. The timing of when the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) would raise interest rates was a close second. Looking ahead, an objective look at the global economy reveals persistent strength in many U.S. economic indicators coupled with continued, albeit modest, global growth impulses and a benign worldwide monetary policy backdrop.

Ironically, after many failed attempts at predicting it since the 2009 bear market lows, few expected this correction when it finally came. The reality is corrections happen, even in the good years and represent a healthy way to periodically work off market excesses.

Due to the confluence of these factors, longer-term U.S. Treasury rates swung fairly wildly during the one-year reporting period, with the 10-year Treasury rate ultimately falling from the start of the reporting period through September 30, 2015. This net

downward movement in rates contributed to U.S. Treasuries generating positive total returns.

FUND REVIEW

During the reporting period, the Fund received its strongest results from mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”), commercial-mortgage backed securities (“CMBS”) and asset-based securities (“ABS”). Among MBS, the Fund had its largest exposure to government agency MBS, with a smaller allocation to non-agency MBS. Security selection within the agency MBS sector and an allocation to non-agency MBS served the Fund well during this reporting period as agency inverse interest-only security prices were supported by a more dovish Fed outlook while non-agency MBS prices benefited from solid fundamentals and a lack of supply. Within CMBS, the Fund’s exposure to vintage, non-agency issued BBB-rated tranches also added value. The Fund’s exposure to ABS is primarily concentrated in securities backed by auto loans. These investments performed positively for the Fund this reporting period.

The primary detractor from performance this reporting period was the Fund’s significant underweight exposure to U.S. Treasuries. U.S. Treasuries produced positive returns for the one-year reporting period, and so our underweight was a detractor from performance.

 

 

4        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


STRATEGY & OUTLOOK

The Fed declined to raise interest rates amid the risk-off market sentiment. We believe this leaves open distinct possibilities for further easing actions by other central banks. Such actions should continue to keep global interest rates low. Although there will continue to be questions as to the effectiveness of such policies, we believe fixed income markets should be the beneficiary of flows from developed countries where policy easing is extended. Demand for U.S. dollar assets should benefit not only Treasuries

(which are currently among the highest yielding developed market assets) but also other investment grade instruments.

The portfolio managers have been opportunistically taking advantage of movement in the ABS market. The Fund’s overweight to ABS is primarily concentrated in securities backed by auto loans which feature attractive yields and strong underwriting, while its overweight in CMBS is focused on the top of the capital structure in non-agency issued securities.

 

 

LOGO   

 

LOGO

 

Peter A. Strzalkowski, CFA

Portfolio Manager

  
  
 

 

5        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


Top Holdings and Allocations

 

 

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

 

 

Mortgage-Backed Obligations

       

Government Agency

    54.1%   

Non-Agency

    5.2      

U.S. Government Obligations

    37.6      

Asset-Backed Securities

    3.1      

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of September 30, 2015, and are based on the total market value of investments.

CREDIT RATING BREAKDOWN

 

 

NRSRO 
ONLY 
TOTAL 

 

 

AAA

    90.9%     

AA

    1.2        

A

    1.8        

BBB

    5.0        

BB

    0.1        

CCC

    0.1        

Unrated

    0.9        

Total

    100.0%   

The percentages above are based on the market value of the Fund’s securities as of September 30, 2015, and are subject to change. Except for securities labeled “Unrated” and except for certain securities issued or guaranteed by a foreign sovereign, all securities have been rated by at least one Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (“NRSRO”), such as Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”). For securities rated only by an NRSRO other than S&P, OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (the “Sub-Adviser”) converts that rating to the equivalent S&P rating. If two or more NRSROs have assigned a rating to a security, the highest S&P equivalent rating is used. Unrated securities issued or guaranteed by a foreign sovereign are assigned a credit rating equal to the highest NRSRO rating assigned to that foreign sovereign. For securities not rated by an NRSRO, the Sub-Adviser uses its own credit analysis to assign ratings in categories similar to those of S&P. The use of similar categories is not an indication that the Sub-Adviser’s credit analysis process is consistent or comparable with any NRSRO’s process were that NRSRO to rate the same security. Fund assets invested in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund are assigned that fund’s S&P rating, which is currently AAA. For the purposes of this table, “investment-grade” securities are securities rated within the NRSROs’ four highest rating categories (AAA, AA, A and BBB). Unrated securities do not necessarily indicate low credit quality, and may or may not be the equivalent of investment-grade. Please consult the Fund’s prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for further information.

 

 

6        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


Share Class Performance

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS WITHOUT SALES CHARGE AS OF 9/30/15

 

    Inception            
    Date   1-Year   5-Year     10-Year        

Class A (OPGVX)

  3/10/86   1.26%   1.20%     2.29%      

Class B (OGSBX)

  5/3/93   0.57%   0.42%     1.86%      

Class C (OLTCX)

  2/1/95   0.46%   0.41%     1.51%      

Class I (OLTIX)

  12/28/12   1.71%   1.01% *   N/A          

Class R (OLTNX)

  3/1/01   0.85%   0.88%     2.00%      

Class Y (OLTYX)

  1/26/98   1.57%   1.57%     2.59%      

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS WITH SALES CHARGE AS OF 9/30/15

 

    Inception            
    Date   1-Year   5-Year     10-Year        

Class A (OPGVX)

  3/10/86   -1.02%   0.74%     2.06%      

Class B (OGSBX)

  5/3/93   -3.41%   0.24%     1.86%      

Class C (OLTCX)

  2/1/95   -0.54%   0.41%     1.51%      

Class I (OLTIX)

  12/28/12   1.71%   1.01% *   N/A          

Class R (OLTNX)

  3/1/01   0.85%   0.88%     2.00%      

Class Y (OLTYX)

  1/26/98   1.57%   1.57%     2.59%      

* Shows performance since inception.

STANDARDIZED YIELDS

 

For the 30 Days Ended 9/30/15

        

Class A

     1.45%   

Class B

     0.69      

Class C

     0.70      

Class I

     1.81      

Class R

     1.19      

Class Y

     1.78      

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 2.25%; for Class B shares, the contingent deferred sales charge of 4% (1-year) and 1% (5-year); and for Class C shares, the contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1% for the 1-year period. Prior to 7/1/14, Class R shares were

 

7        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


named Class N shares. Beginning 7/1/14, new purchases of Class R shares will no longer be subject to a CDSC upon redemption (any CDSC will remain in effect for purchases prior to 7/1/14). There is no sales charge for Class I 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.

Standardized yield is based on net investment income for the 30-day period ended 9/30/15 and the maximum offering price at the end of the period for Class A shares and the net asset value for Class B, Class C, Class I, Class R and Class Y shares. Each result is compounded semiannually and then annualized. Falling share prices will tend to artificially raise yields.

The Fund’s performance is compared to the performance of the Barclays U.S. Government Bond Index and the Barclays U.S. 1-3 Year Government Bond Index. The Barclays U.S. Government Bond Index is a market-weighted index of U.S. government securities with maturities of 1 year or more. The Barclays U.S. 1-3 Year Government Bond Index is an index of U.S. Government securities with maturities of 1 to 3 years. 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 Fund’s investment strategy and focus can change over time. The mention of specific fund holdings does not constitute a recommendation by OppenheimerFunds, Inc. or its affiliates.

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

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

 

8        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


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 September 30, 2015.

Actual Expenses. The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section for the class of shares you hold, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expense that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600.00 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.60), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During 6 Months Ended September 30, 2015” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes. The second section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio for each class of shares, and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year for each class before expenses, which is not the 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.

 

9        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


      Beginning        Ending      Expenses  
      Account        Account      Paid During  
      Value        Value      6 Months Ended  
Actual     April 1, 2015        September 30, 2015      September 30, 2015  

Class A

     $   1,000.00                            $     1,002.90                       $             4.02               

Class B

     1,000.00                              998.80                         8.05               

Class C

     1,000.00                              998.80                         8.05               

Class I

     1,000.00                              1,004.50                         2.36               

Class R

     1,000.00                              1,000.20                         5.53               

Class Y

     1,000.00                              1,004.40                         2.52               

 

Hypothetical

          
(5% return before expenses)                          

Class A

     1,000.00                              1,021.06                         4.06               

Class B

     1,000.00                              1,017.05                         8.12               

Class C

     1,000.00                              1,017.05                         8.12               

Class I

     1,000.00                              1,022.71                         2.39               

Class R

     1,000.00                              1,019.55                         5.58               

Class Y

     1,000.00                              1,022.56                         2.54               

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for that class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). Those annualized expense ratios, excluding indirect expenses from affiliated funds, based on the 6-month period ended September 30, 2015 are as follows:

 

Class    Expense Ratios           

Class A

     0.80%        

Class B

     1.60           

Class C

     1.60           

Class I

     0.47           

Class R

     1.10           

Class Y

     0.50           

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

 

10        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS September 30, 2015

 

     Principal        
     Amount     Value  

 

 
Asset-Backed Securities—3.6%     

 

 
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust:     
Series 2014-4, Cl. D, 3.07%, 11/9/20    $ 830,000       $ 840,260     
Series 2015-2, Cl. D, 3.00%, 6/8/21               1,175,000         1,183,306     

 

 
California Republic Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2013-2, Cl. C, 3.32%, 8/17/20      2,115,000         2,179,900     

 

 
Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust:     
Series 2013-4, Cl. D, 3.22%, 5/20/19      955,000         971,448     
Series 2014-3, Cl. D, 3.14%, 2/20/20      1,440,000         1,458,821     

 

 
Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust, Series 2014-2A, Cl. B, 2.67%, 9/15/221      1,445,000         1,457,667     

 

 
DT Auto Owner Trust:     
Series 2013-1A, Cl. D, 3.74%, 5/15/201      1,560,000         1,568,973     
Series 2013-2A, Cl. D, 4.18%, 6/15/201      3,920,000         3,998,439     
Series 2014-1A, Cl. D, 3.98%, 1/15/211      3,230,000         3,273,742     
Series 2014-2A, Cl. D, 3.68%, 4/15/211      4,660,000         4,676,347     

 

 
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust:     
Series 2012-2A, Cl. C, 3.06%, 7/16/181      65,000         65,223     
Series 2014-2A, Cl. C, 3.26%, 12/16/191      1,015,000         1,016,960     

 

 
First Investors Auto Owner Trust:     
Series 2013-3A, Cl. D, 3.67%, 5/15/201      1,115,000         1,123,595     
Series 2014-3A, Cl. D, 3.85%, 2/15/221      1,305,000         1,320,274     

 

 
GO Financial Auto Securitization Trust, Series 2015-1, Cl. A, 1.81%, 3/15/181      1,309,920         1,309,551     

 

 
Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Trust, Series 2014-1, Cl. D, 2.494%, 10/25/191,2      1,090,000         1,082,144     

 

 
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust:     
Series 2013-4, Cl. E, 4.67%, 1/15/201      3,200,000         3,324,644     
Series 2013-A, Cl. E, 4.71%, 1/15/211      2,415,000         2,509,528     
Series 2014-4, Cl. D, 3.10%, 11/16/20      1,675,000         1,692,535     
Series 2015-3, Cl. D, 3.49%, 5/17/21      3,065,000         3,118,078     

 

 
SNAAC Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2014-1A, Cl. D, 2.88%, 1/15/201      1,245,000         1,250,561     

 

 
Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust:     
Series 2014-1A, Cl. D, 2.20%, 2/15/211      1,405,000         1,398,362     
Series 2014-2A, Cl. D, 2.86%, 7/15/211      1,490,000         1,494,115     
    

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $41,915,081)

 

      

 

           42,314,473  

 

  

 

 

 
Mortgage-Backed Obligations—67.7%     

 

 

Government Agency—61.8%

    

 

 

FHLMC/FNMA/FHLB/Sponsored—52.1%

    

 

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Gold Pool:     
4.50%, 5/1/19      47,898         49,645     
5.50%, 4/1/18      454,745         475,154     
6.00%, 5/1/18-10/1/29      2,713,274         3,024,154     
6.50%, 4/1/18-4/1/34      1,645,377         1,859,871     
7.00%, 8/1/16-10/1/37      1,084,986         1,273,548     
7.50%, 1/1/32-9/1/33      3,288,212         3,889,916     
8.00%, 4/1/16      2,915         2,930     
8.50%, 3/1/31      31,562         34,670     
9.00%, 8/1/22-5/1/25      65,565         72,696     
10.00%, 8/1/21      30,400         30,699     
11.50%, 6/1/20-11/17/20      26         26     

 

11        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

    

Principal

Amount

    Value  

 

 

FHLMC/FNMA/FHLB/Sponsored (Continued)

    

 

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Non Gold Pool, 11%, 11/1/20    $ 16,889       $ 18,088     

 

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:     
Series 192, Cl. IO, 4.252%, 2/1/283      169,745         35,751     
Series 205, Cl. IO, 11.568%, 9/1/293      1,178,592         247,194     
Series 206, Cl. IO, 0.00%, 12/1/293,4      69,102         18,073     
Series 243, Cl. 6, 0.00%, 12/15/323,4      406,542         71,135     

 

 

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

              21,559,093                  22,015,111     

 

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates:     
Series K015, Cl. A1, 2.257%, 10/25/20      542,732         555,311     
Series K035, Cl. A1, 2.615%, 3/25/23      8,685,309         8,883,660     
Series K040, Cl. A1, 2.768%, 4/25/24      14,581,502         15,256,626     
Series K041, Cl. A1, 2.72%, 8/25/24      11,657,945         12,160,496     
Series K042, Cl. A1, 2.267%, 6/25/24      6,017,844         6,159,525     
Series K043, Cl. A1, 2.532%, 10/25/23      7,633,625         7,907,103     
Series K044, Cl. A1, 2.321%, 3/25/24      14,842,406         15,103,284     
Series K045, Cl. A1, 2.493%, 11/25/24      11,883,226         12,272,105     
Series K046, Cl. A1, 2.697%, 1/25/25      9,958,916         10,353,572     
Series K046, Cl. A2, 3.205%, 3/25/25      12,000,000         12,516,174     
Series K047, Cl. A1, 2.827%, 12/25/24      11,961,593         12,458,095     
Series K048, Cl. A1, 2.689%, 12/25/24      10,000,000         10,329,900     
Series K709, Cl. A1, 1.56%, 10/25/18      1,432,323         1,442,279     
Series K716, Cl. A1, 2.413%, 1/25/21      4,044,708         4,171,132     
Series K717, Cl. A1, 2.342%, 2/25/21      5,825,475         5,999,433     
Series K718, Cl. A1, 2.375%, 9/25/21      9,876,466         10,184,612     

 

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Principal-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:     
Series 216, Cl. PO, 13.786%, 12/1/315      243,970         219,895     
Series 219, Cl. PO, 13.877%, 3/1/325      724,736         653,730     

 

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates:   
Series 1095, Cl. D, 0.857%, 6/15/212      3,253         3,283     
Series 151, Cl. F, 9.00%, 5/15/21      11,575         12,819     
Series 1695, Cl. F, 2.013%, 3/15/242      914,503         944,656     
Series 2035, Cl. PC, 6.95%, 3/15/28      637,525         733,233     
Series 2084, Cl. ZC, 6.50%, 8/15/28      322,165         363,079     
Series 2116, Cl. ZA, 6.00%, 1/15/29      431,642         489,880     
Series 2122, Cl. FD, 0.557%, 2/15/292      492,640         496,821     
Series 2132, Cl. FN, 1.097%, 3/15/292      683,523         701,289     
Series 2148, Cl. ZA, 6.00%, 4/15/29      726,635         829,553     
Series 2195, Cl. LH, 6.50%, 10/15/29      1,105,689         1,267,886     
Series 2220, Cl. PD, 8.00%, 3/15/30      176,978         209,261     
Series 2281, Cl. Z, 6.50%, 2/15/31      1,521,764         1,755,868     
Series 2319, Cl. BZ, 6.50%, 5/15/31      2,349,620         2,696,903     
Series 2326, Cl. ZP, 6.50%, 6/15/31      524,784         589,981     
Series 2344, Cl. FP, 1.157%, 8/15/312      367,279         378,547     
Series 2368, Cl. TG, 6.00%, 10/15/16      8,790         8,866     
Series 2392, Cl. FB, 0.807%, 1/15/292      112,482         114,425     
Series 2396, Cl. FE, 0.807%, 12/15/312      205,287         208,730     
Series 2401, Cl. FA, 0.857%, 7/15/292      154,782         157,570     
Series 2427, Cl. ZM, 6.50%, 3/15/32      113,255         130,179     
Series 2464, Cl. FI, 1.207%, 2/15/322      222,986         228,919     
Series 2470, Cl. LF, 1.207%, 2/15/322      228,134         234,203     

 

12        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


 

    

Principal

Amount

    Value  

 

 

FHLMC/FNMA/FHLB/Sponsored (Continued)

    

 

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates: (Continued)   
Series 2471, Cl. FD, 1.207%, 3/15/322    $ 318,179       $ 326,681     
Series 2481, Cl. AF, 0.757%, 3/15/322      185,846         188,565     
Series 2500, Cl. FD, 0.707%, 3/15/322      342,683         347,479     
Series 2504, Cl. FP, 0.707%, 3/15/322      361,767         366,371     
Series 2526, Cl. FE, 0.607%, 6/15/292      401,498         405,387     
Series 2530, Cl. FD, 0.707%, 2/15/322      444,596         450,249     
Series 2538, Cl. F, 0.807%, 12/15/322      47,723         48,439     
Series 2550, Cl. FI, 0.557%, 11/15/322      164,447         165,250     
Series 2551, Cl. FD, 0.607%, 1/15/332      366,523         369,829     
Series 2564, Cl. MP, 5.00%, 2/15/18      3,082,166         3,200,098     
Series 2585, Cl. HJ, 4.50%, 3/15/18      1,736,728         1,799,002     
Series 2627, Cl. KM, 4.50%, 6/15/18      527,689         546,626     
Series 2630, Cl. MB, 4.50%, 6/15/18      649,673         672,994     
Series 2635, Cl. AG, 3.50%, 5/15/32               2,379,041                  2,499,595     
Series 2668, Cl. AZ, 4.00%, 9/15/18      243,360         250,732     
Series 2676, Cl. KY, 5.00%, 9/15/23      1,251,386         1,345,139     
Series 2707, Cl. QE, 4.50%, 11/15/18      1,603,974         1,672,370     
Series 2708, Cl. N, 4.00%, 11/15/18      1,418,463         1,461,539     
Series 2764, Cl. OE, 4.50%, 3/15/19      2,217,560         2,305,675     
Series 2770, Cl. TW, 4.50%, 3/15/19      4,513,169         4,683,083     
Series 2843, Cl. BC, 5.00%, 8/15/19      696,895         729,152     
Series 3010, Cl. WB, 4.50%, 7/15/20      822,784         864,037     
Series 3013, Cl. GA, 5.00%, 6/15/34      435,146         437,962     
Series 3025, Cl. SJ, 23.993%, 8/15/352      114,977         186,452     
Series 3134, Cl. FA, 0.507%, 3/15/362      6,371,694         6,375,411     
Series 3342, Cl. FT, 0.657%, 7/15/372      1,419,589         1,425,645     
Series 3645, Cl. EH, 3.00%, 12/15/20      4,673,399         4,803,074     
Series 3647, Cl. BD, 3.00%, 12/15/19      3,821,905         3,853,572     
Series 3659, Cl. DE, 2.00%, 3/15/19      1,437,876         1,456,100     
Series 3741, Cl. PA, 2.15%, 2/15/35      4,288,363         4,354,400     
Series 3804, Cl. WJ, 3.50%, 3/15/39      5,073,318         5,235,611     
Series 3805, Cl. AK, 3.50%, 4/15/24      574,755         589,899     
Series 3815, Cl. BD, 3.00%, 10/15/20      575,180         588,355     
Series 3822, Cl. JA, 5.00%, 6/15/40      270,012         288,653     
Series 3840, Cl. CA, 2.00%, 9/15/18      386,686         391,454     
Series 3848, Cl. WL, 4.00%, 4/15/40      3,044,816         3,220,291     
Series 3857, Cl. GL, 3.00%, 5/15/40      2,827,767         2,947,672     
Series 3887, Cl. NC, 3.00%, 7/15/26      1,021,835         1,046,436     
Series 3917, Cl. BA, 4.00%, 6/15/38      1,320,523         1,388,923     
Series 3935, Cl. NA, 3.50%, 10/15/26      6,683,128         6,959,599     
Series 4109, Cl. KD, 3.00%, 5/15/32      3,126,323         3,198,815     
Series 4221, Cl. HJ, 1.50%, 7/15/23      13,847,656         13,896,524     
Series 4350, Cl. CA, 2.00%, 10/15/19      4,886,655         4,969,406     
Series 4446, Cl. PL, 2.50%, 7/15/38      5,756,067         5,877,252     

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates, Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:

   

Series 2074, Cl. S, 52.226%, 7/17/283      265,522         56,222     
Series 2079, Cl. S, 0.00%, 7/17/283,4      471,779         107,205     
Series 2493, Cl. S, 45.441%, 9/15/293      312,732         86,687     
Series 2526, Cl. SE, 24.172%, 6/15/293      554,719         132,729     

 

13        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

    

Principal

Amount

    Value  

 

 

FHLMC/FNMA/FHLB/Sponsored (Continued)

    

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates, Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security: (Continued)

   

Series 2795, Cl. SH, 6.074%, 3/15/243    $ 3,810,771       $ 546,083     
Series 2796, Cl. SD, 48.273%, 7/15/263      132,282         28,083     
Series 2920, Cl. S, 51.912%, 1/15/353      3,102,946         617,502     
Series 2922, Cl. SE, 5.253%, 2/15/353      528,655         103,234     
Series 2981, Cl. AS, 0.00%, 5/15/353,4      1,132,564         207,879     
Series 3201, Cl. SG, 1.816%, 8/15/363      1,010,092         205,112     
Series 3397, Cl. GS, 16.02%, 12/15/373      72,553         14,713     
Series 3424, Cl. EI, 13.442%, 4/15/383      154,612         21,687     
Series 3450, Cl. BI, 8.483%, 5/15/383               3,394,210         581,343     
Series 3606, Cl. SN, 0.541%, 12/15/393      956,670         179,200     

 

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security, Series 237, Cl. F16, 0.707%, 5/15/362      3,348,755                  3,377,813     

 

 
Federal National Mortgage Assn.:     
3.00%, 10/1/306      8,215,000         8,556,458     
3.50%, 10/1/456      115,000         120,013     
4.00%, 10/1/456      54,260,000         57,892,877     
4.50%, 10/1/306      10,355,000         10,733,281     

 

 
Federal National Mortgage Assn. Pool:     
3.50%, 12/1/20-8/1/40      25,146,220         26,559,969     
4.50%, 9/1/18-8/1/26      5,720,383         5,947,772     
5.00%, 2/1/18-7/1/22      7,770,312         8,087,354     
5.50%, 9/1/19-3/1/25      9,389,099         10,032,804     
6.00%, 3/1/17-2/1/40      7,054,810         7,874,969     
6.50%, 6/1/17-1/1/34      8,614,915         9,806,600     
7.00%, 11/1/17-2/1/36      6,297,998         7,459,600     
7.50%, 2/1/27-8/1/33      8,610,846         10,412,327     
8.00%, 6/1/17      88         89     
8.50%, 7/1/32      50,031         54,324     
9.00%, 8/1/19      2,991         3,240     
9.50%, 11/1/21      1,449         1,568     
11.00%, 11/1/15-7/20/19      6,817         6,862     

 

 
Federal National Mortgage Assn., Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:     
Series 221, Cl. 2, 33.637%, 5/25/233      758,594         152,203     
Series 254, Cl. 2, 30.041%, 1/25/243      1,007,750         124,918     
Series 294, Cl. 2, 13.874%, 2/25/283      1,133,597         237,644     
Series 301, Cl. 2, 0.00%, 4/25/293,4      467,118         98,588     
Series 321, Cl. 2, 12.706%, 4/25/323      2,715,541         551,052     
Series 324, Cl. 2, 0.00%, 7/25/323,4      938,196         193,751     
Series 331, Cl. 10, 11.091%, 2/25/333      1,348,523         285,202     
Series 331, Cl. 4, 0.00%, 2/25/333,4      1,048,222         201,445     
Series 331, Cl. 5, 8.335%, 2/25/333      1,550,946         299,288     
Series 331, Cl. 6, 1.258%, 2/25/333      1,514,450         359,128     
Series 334, Cl. 10, 3.774%, 2/25/333      606,422         114,209     
Series 339, Cl. 15, 5.06%, 10/25/333      535,783         119,666     
Series 339, Cl. 7, 0.00%, 11/25/333,4      1,025,922         201,768     
Series 351, Cl. 8, 0.00%, 4/25/343,4      1,039,369         193,962     
Series 356, Cl. 10, 0.00%, 6/25/353,4      759,328         149,633     
Series 356, Cl. 12, 0.00%, 2/25/353,4      373,506         69,138     
Series 362, Cl. 13, 0.00%, 8/25/353,4      1,090,653         192,411     
Series 364, Cl. 15, 0.00%, 9/25/353,4      586,420         117,474     

 

14        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


 

    

Principal

Amount

    Value  

 

 

FHLMC/FNMA/FHLB/Sponsored (Continued)

    

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Assn., Principal-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security, Series 327, Cl. 1, 11.805%, 9/25/325

   $ 197,847       $ 179,392     

 

 
Federal National Mortgage Assn., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates:   
Series 1988-7, Cl. Z, 9.25%, 4/25/18      12,278         13,074     
Series 1991-109, Cl. Z, 8.50%, 9/25/21      10,193         11,443     
Series 1997-16, Cl. PD, 7.00%, 3/18/27               1,023,315                  1,166,650     
Series 1998-59, Cl. Z, 6.50%, 10/25/28      106,890         122,256     
Series 1999-54, Cl. LH, 6.50%, 11/25/29      528,707         601,554     
Series 2001-69, Cl. PF, 1.194%, 12/25/312      534,619         549,120     
Series 2002-12, Cl. PG, 6.00%, 3/25/17      593,177         609,258     
Series 2002-19, Cl. PE, 6.00%, 4/25/17      31,619         31,933     
Series 2002-29, Cl. F, 1.194%, 4/25/322      241,041         247,715     
Series 2002-39, Cl. FD, 1.213%, 3/18/322      482,260         498,336     
Series 2002-52, Cl. FD, 0.694%, 9/25/322      402,042         407,881     
Series 2002-53, Cl. FY, 0.694%, 8/25/322      299,169         302,869     
Series 2002-64, Cl. FJ, 1.194%, 4/25/322      74,285         76,341     
Series 2002-65, Cl. FB, 1.194%, 7/25/322      456,277         468,524     
Series 2002-68, Cl. FH, 0.713%, 10/18/322      146,516         148,448     
Series 2002-77, Cl. TF, 1.213%, 12/18/322      924,782         948,821     
Series 2002-82, Cl. FE, 1.194%, 12/25/322      420,186         431,334     
Series 2002-9, Cl. PC, 6.00%, 3/25/17      310,897         319,636     
Series 2002-90, Cl. FJ, 0.694%, 9/25/322      163,705         165,823     
Series 2002-90, Cl. FM, 0.694%, 9/25/322      157,409         159,445     
Series 2003-100, Cl. PA, 5.00%, 10/25/18      4,443,770         4,643,889     
Series 2003-112, Cl. AN, 4.00%, 11/25/18      929,036         958,085     
Series 2003-116, Cl. FA, 0.594%, 11/25/332      262,143         264,004     
Series 2003-119, Cl. FK, 0.694%, 5/25/182      1,405,235         1,410,137     
Series 2003-130, Cl. CS, 13.712%, 12/25/332      550,811         665,484     
Series 2003-21, Cl. FK, 0.594%, 3/25/332      27,925         28,054     
Series 2003-26, Cl. XF, 0.644%, 3/25/232      831,332         834,473     
Series 2003-44, Cl. CB, 4.25%, 3/25/33      224,890         230,799     
Series 2003-84, Cl. GE, 4.50%, 9/25/18      942,499         977,671     
Series 2004-101, Cl. BG, 5.00%, 1/25/20      593,897         606,641     
Series 2004-25, Cl. PC, 5.50%, 1/25/34      722,698         760,107     
Series 2004-29, Cl. QG, 4.50%, 12/25/32      591,555         596,133     
Series 2004-72, Cl. FB, 0.694%, 9/25/342      2,614,590         2,648,513     
Series 2005-109, Cl. AH, 5.50%, 12/25/25      5,161,713         5,634,227     
Series 2005-45, Cl. XA, 0.534%, 6/25/352      3,371,519         3,380,057     
Series 2005-67, Cl. BF, 0.544%, 8/25/352      1,466,302         1,467,584     
Series 2005-85, Cl. FA, 0.544%, 10/25/352      3,073,586         3,076,135     
Series 2006-11, Cl. PS, 23.856%, 3/25/362      487,088         748,536     
Series 2006-46, Cl. SW, 23.488%, 6/25/362      443,623         607,713     
Series 2006-50, Cl. KS, 23.489%, 6/25/362      350,205         551,155     
Series 2006-50, Cl. SK, 23.489%, 6/25/362      112,830         174,368     
Series 2007-113, Cl. DB, 4.50%, 12/25/22      10,481,332         11,059,519     
Series 2007-79, Cl. FA, 0.644%, 8/25/372      1,121,387         1,134,135     
Series 2008-14, Cl. BA, 4.25%, 3/25/23      1,026,063         1,064,789     
Series 2008-24, Cl. DY, 5.00%, 4/25/23      776,429         806,908     
Series 2008-75, Cl. DB, 4.50%, 9/25/23      2,475,805         2,568,941     
Series 2009-113, Cl. DB, 3.00%, 12/25/20      9,458,491         9,685,272     
Series 2009-114, Cl. AC, 2.50%, 12/25/23      444,739         450,010     

 

15        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

    

Principal

Amount

    Value  

 

 

FHLMC/FNMA/FHLB/Sponsored (Continued)

    

 

 
Federal National Mortgage Assn., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates: (Continued)   
Series 2009-36, Cl. FA, 1.134%, 6/25/372    $ 5,650,792       $ 5,798,453     
Series 2009-37, Cl. HA, 4.00%, 4/25/19      7,075,825         7,284,756     
Series 2009-70, Cl. NT, 4.00%, 8/25/19      1,010,172         1,038,358     
Series 2009-70, Cl. TL, 4.00%, 8/25/19      4,091,608         4,205,770     
Series 2010-37, Cl. NG, 4.00%, 1/25/28      390,788         391,295     
Series 2010-43, Cl. KG, 3.00%, 1/25/21      1,046,312         1,075,336     
Series 2010-99, Cl. DP, 3.00%, 8/25/39      8,973,149         9,210,614     
Series 2011-104, Cl. MA, 2.50%, 10/25/26      717,111         726,878     
Series 2011-122, Cl. EC, 1.50%, 1/25/20      5,684,206         5,720,659     
Series 2011-15, Cl. DA, 4.00%, 3/25/41      2,138,236         2,249,206     
Series 2011-3, Cl. EL, 3.00%, 5/25/20      14,754,896         15,110,548     
Series 2011-3, Cl. KA, 5.00%, 4/25/40      2,764,002         3,032,427     
Series 2011-38, Cl. AH, 2.75%, 5/25/20      424,024         432,739     
Series 2011-44, Cl. EA, 3.00%, 6/25/24      793,238         818,827     
Series 2011-45, Cl. NG, 3.00%, 3/25/25      604,227         625,302     
Series 2011-45, Cl. TE, 3.00%, 3/25/25      1,080,764         1,107,761     
Series 2011-6, Cl. BA, 2.75%, 6/25/20      1,664,996         1,690,113     
Series 2011-69, Cl. EA, 3.00%, 11/25/29      1,788,516         1,817,962     
Series 2011-82, Cl. AD, 4.00%, 8/25/26      3,062,645         3,169,213     
Series 2011-88, Cl. AB, 2.50%, 9/25/26      874,379         887,583     
Series 2012-20, Cl. FD, 0.594%, 3/25/422      965,173         970,077     
Series 2013-100, Cl. CA, 4.00%, 3/25/39               14,519,087                15,498,915     
Series 2013-22, Cl. JA, 3.50%, 3/25/43      3,239,766         3,327,243     

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Assn., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates, Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:

   

Series 2001-63, Cl. SD, 28.227%, 12/18/313      404,368         88,615     
Series 2001-68, Cl. SC, 20.017%, 11/25/313      339,698         79,657     
Series 2001-81, Cl. S, 23.238%, 1/25/323      262,895         72,848     
Series 2002-28, Cl. SA, 32.381%, 4/25/323      260,628         58,212     
Series 2002-38, Cl. SO, 45.521%, 4/25/323      436,190         90,716     
Series 2002-39, Cl. SD, 35.747%, 3/18/323      468,047         114,982     
Series 2002-48, Cl. S, 28.063%, 7/25/323      422,287         104,527     
Series 2002-52, Cl. SD, 33.425%, 9/25/323      402,042         99,218     
Series 2002-52, Cl. SL, 30.418%, 9/25/323      272,154         66,226     
Series 2002-53, Cl. SK, 35.333%, 4/25/323      273,096         68,429     
Series 2002-56, Cl. SN, 29.742%, 7/25/323      573,537         139,629     
Series 2002-60, Cl. SM, 30.162%, 8/25/323      719,487         148,124     
Series 2002-77, Cl. IS, 40.192%, 12/18/323      624,344         151,225     
Series 2002-77, Cl. SH, 33.402%, 12/18/323      378,073         85,558     
Series 2002-9, Cl. MS, 24.162%, 3/25/323      422,503         99,999     
Series 2003-33, Cl. IA, 0.00%, 5/25/333,4      82,377         14,901     
Series 2003-33, Cl. SP, 28.967%, 5/25/333      914,747         219,872     
Series 2003-38, Cl. SA, 0.00%, 3/25/233,4      424,452         21,168     
Series 2003-4, Cl. S, 30.545%, 2/25/333      522,131         131,276     
Series 2005-12, Cl. SC, 9.081%, 3/25/353      253,735         52,647     
Series 2005-14, Cl. SE, 35.784%, 3/25/353      3,851,314         656,376     
Series 2005-40, Cl. SA, 48.98%, 5/25/353      1,543,761         298,093     
Series 2005-52, Cl. JH, 0.00%, 5/25/353,4      791,259         152,618     
Series 2005-63, Cl. SA, 45.122%, 10/25/313      1,363,877         304,142     
Series 2005-63, Cl. X, 29.344%, 10/25/313      16,145         534     
Series 2008-55, Cl. SA, 11.213%, 7/25/383      21,541         3,202     

 

16        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


 

    

Principal

Amount

    Value  

 

 

FHLMC/FNMA/FHLB/Sponsored (Continued)

    

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Assn., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates, Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security: (Continued)

   

Series 2009-8, Cl. BS, 0.00%, 2/25/243,4    $ 607,479       $ 32,516     
Series 2009-85, Cl. IO, 0.00%, 10/25/243,4      1,338,995         57,468     
Series 2011-96, Cl. SA, 5.393%, 10/25/413      563,924         105,453     
Series 2012-134, Cl. SA, 11.504%, 12/25/423               1,855,218         471,678     
Series 2012-40, Cl. PI, 0.00%, 4/25/413,4      307,959         43,289     

 

 
Vendee Mortgage Trust, Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:     
Series 1999-3, Cl. IO, 13.972%, 10/15/293      18,907,246         118,832     
Series 2001-3, Cl. IO, 14.413%, 10/15/313      8,715,016         56,354     
Series 2002-2, Cl. IO, 5.128%, 1/15/323      21,650,328         46,938     
Series 2002-3, Cl. IO, 10.734%, 8/15/323      30,756,493         205,718     
Series 2003-1, Cl. IO, 7.933%, 11/15/323      45,996,912         242,031     
    

 

 

 
      

 

       619,354,719  

 

  

 

 

 

GNMA/Guaranteed—9.2%

    

 

 
Government National Mortgage Assn. I Pool:     
6.50%, 1/15/24      51,917         59,568     
7.00%, 1/15/28-9/15/29      403,444         456,620     
7.50%, 6/15/28-8/15/28      400,692         417,295     
8.00%, 9/15/28      14,732         14,849     
8.50%, 8/15/17-12/15/17      65,605         68,012     
9.50%, 9/15/17      792         806     
10.50%, 12/15/17-1/15/21      15,965         16,093     

 

 
Government National Mortgage Assn. II Pool:     
3.50%, 10/1/456      92,705,000         97,162,805     
7.00%, 1/20/30      40,571         48,875     
11.00%, 10/20/19      12,261         12,337     

 

 
Government National Mortgage Assn., Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:     
Series 2002-76, Cl. SG, 5.337%, 10/16/293      208,420         51,720     
Series 2011-52, Cl. HS, 8.932%, 4/16/413      4,674,040         932,999     

 

 
Government National Mortgage Assn., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates:   
Series 1999-32, Cl. ZB, 8.00%, 9/16/29      4,503,209         5,326,046     
Series 2009-66, Cl. CD, 2.50%, 8/16/39      124,844         127,109     
Series 2010-139, Cl. AB, 4.00%, 5/20/36      38,237         38,230     
Series 2014-167, Cl. WF, 0.649%, 7/20/442      4,934,469         4,936,456     
    

 

 

 
      

 

109,669,820  

 

  

 

 

 

Other Agency—0.5%

    

 

 
NCUA Guaranteed Notes Trust, Series 2010-A1, Cl. A, 0.554%, 12/7/202     

 

5,195,364 

 

  

 

   

 

5,196,990  

 

  

 

 

 

Non-Agency—5.9%

    

 

 

Commercial—5.6%

    

 

 
BCAP LLC Trust:     
Series 2011-R11, Cl. 18A5, 2.23%, 9/26/351,2      1,312,574         1,330,274     
Series 2012-RR2, Cl. 6A3, 2.852%, 9/26/351,2      2,412,972         2,418,041     
Series 2012-RR6, Cl. RR6, 2.404%, 11/26/361      3,728,562         3,722,154     

 

 
Bear Stearns ARM Trust, Series 2005-2, Cl. A1, 2.68%, 3/25/352      2,232,908         2,247,562     

 

 
CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, Series 2003-J5, Cl. 2A1, 5%, 7/25/18      555,958         564,446     

 

 
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.:     
Series 2012-8, Cl. 1A1, 2.753%, 10/25/351,2      4,428,352         4,452,057     
Series 2014-8, Cl. 1A1, 0.506%, 7/20/361,2      5,747,579         5,530,852     

 

17        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

    

Principal

Amount

    Value  

 

 

Commercial (Continued)

    

 

 
COMM Mortgage Trust:     
Series 2012-CR5, Cl. E, 4.48%, 12/10/451,2    $ 1,590,000       $ 1,517,481     
Series 2013-CR7, Cl. D, 4.493%, 3/10/461,2      2,025,000         1,852,876     

 

 
CSMC, Series 2009-13R, Cl. 4A1, 2.751%, 9/26/361,2      320,990         322,821     

 

 
FREMF Mortgage Trust:     
Series 2013-K25, Cl. C, 3.743%, 11/25/451,2      805,000         793,344     
Series 2013-K26, Cl. C, 3.723%, 12/25/451,2      550,000         539,906     
Series 2013-K27, Cl. C, 3.616%, 1/25/461,2      850,000         843,637     
Series 2014-K36, Cl. C, 4.503%, 12/25/461,2      3,250,000         3,377,192     
Series 2014-K38, Cl. C, 4.79%, 6/25/471,2      5,250,000         5,578,264     
Series 2014-K714, Cl. C, 3.987%, 1/25/471,2      2,500,000         2,579,228     
Series 2014-K715, Cl. C, 4.264%, 2/25/461,2      2,205,000         2,269,812     

 

 
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR4, Cl. 6A1, 2.885%, 7/25/352      1,177,472         1,166,236     

 

 
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2012-LC9, Cl. E, 4.568%, 12/15/471,2      1,765,000         1,697,398     

 

 
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2012-C6, Cl. E, 5.372%, 5/15/451,2      3,255,000         3,287,036     

 

 
JP Morgan Resecuritization Trust, Series 2009-11, Cl. 5A1, 2.751%, 9/26/361,2      1,221,665         1,223,842     

 

 
MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, Series 2004-13, Cl. 2A2, 2.713%, 4/21/342      932,945         954,085     

 

 
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust:     
Series 2012-C6, Cl. E, 4.813%, 11/15/451,2      1,795,000         1,770,182     
Series 2013-C11, Cl. D, 4.562%, 8/15/461,2      1,700,000         1,611,303     
Series 2013-C13, Cl. D, 5.057%, 11/15/461,2      4,060,000         3,950,208     
Series 2013-C7, Cl. D, 4.437%, 2/15/461,2      260,000         249,205     

 

 
Morgan Stanley Re-Remic Trust, Series 2012-R3, Cl. 1A, 1.983%, 11/26/361,2      4,963,579         4,884,118     

 

 
Morgan Stanley Resecuritization Trust, Series 2013-R9, Cl. 3A, 2.387%, 6/26/461,2      2,268,231         2,284,370     

 

 
Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-10, Cl. 2A, 2.409%, 8/25/342      1,173,788         1,166,979     

 

 
UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2012-C2, Cl. E, 5.046%, 5/10/631,2      630,000         628,422     

 

 
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust:     
Series 2012-C10, Cl. D, 4.605%, 12/15/451,2      930,000         891,166     
Series 2012-C8, Cl. E, 5.037%, 8/15/451,2      1,620,000         1,619,748     
    

 

 

 
      

 

67,324,245  

 

  

 

 

 

Residential—0.3%

    

 

 
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Series 2005-A1, Cl. 2A1, 2.617%, 12/25/342      957,151         949,278     

 

 
RALI Trust:     
Series 2006-QS13, Cl. 1A8, 6.00%, 9/25/36      120,798         97,897     
Series 2007-QS6, Cl. A28, 5.75%, 4/25/37               1,699,886         1,384,719     

 

 
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust, Series 2003-AR10, Cl. A7, 2.464%, 10/25/332      890,161         912,234     
    

 

 

 
       3,344,128     
    

 

 

 
Total Mortgage-Backed Obligations (Cost $788,057,133)               804,889,902     

 

18        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


 

    

Principal

Amount

    Value  

 

 
U.S. Government Obligations—42.9%     

 

 
Federal National Mortgage Assn. Nts.:     
1.00% Nts., 9/27/17     $       13,393,000        $ 13,457,139     
1.50% Nts., 6/22/20      60,000,000         60,045,300     

 

 
United States Treasury Nts.:     
0.625%, 6/30/17-9/30/17      147,160,000         147,184,561     
0.875%, 7/15/17      189,600,000         190,497,377     
1.375%, 3/31/20      15,650,000         15,703,585     
2.00%, 9/30/207      39,215,000         40,361,843     
2.25%, 11/30/17      42,000,000         43,391,250     
    

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Obligations (Cost $508,117,251)

 

       510,641,055     

 

 

Total Investments, at Value (Cost $1,338,089,465)

     114.2%        1,357,845,430     

 

 

Net Other Assets (Liabilities)

     (14.2)          (168,844,536)    
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0%       $    1,189,000,894     
  

 

 

 

Footnotes to Statement of Investments

1. Represents securities sold under Rule 144A, which are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. These securities amount to $92,095,062 or 7.75% of the Fund’s net assets at period end.

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

3. Interest-Only Strips represent the right to receive the monthly interest payments on an underlying pool of mortgage loans. These securities typically decline in price as interest rates decline. Most other fixed income securities increase in price when interest rates decline. The principal amount of the underlying pool represents the notional amount on which current interest is calculated. The price of these securities is typically more sensitive to changes in prepayment rates than traditional mortgage-backed securities (for example, GNMA pass-throughs). Interest rates disclosed represent current yields based upon the current cost basis and estimated timing and amount of future cash flows. These securities amount to $12,609,102 or 1.06% of the Fund’s net assets at period end.

4. Interest rate is less than 0.0005%.

5. Principal-Only Strips represent the right to receive the monthly principal payments on an underlying pool of mortgage loans. The value of these securities generally increases as interest rates decline and prepayment rates rise. The price of these securities is typically more volatile than that of coupon-bearing bonds of the same maturity. Interest rates disclosed represent current yields based upon the current cost basis and estimated timing of future cash flows. These securities amount to $1,053,017 or 0.09% of the Fund’s net assets at period end.

6. All or a portion of the security position is when-issued or delayed delivery to be delivered and settled after period end. See Note 4 of the accompanying Notes.

7. All or a portion of the security position is held in accounts at a futures clearing merchant and pledged to cover margin requirements on open futures contracts and written options on futures, if applicable. The aggregate market value of such securities is $7,925,187. See Note 6 of the accompanying Notes.

 

 

 
Futures Contracts as of September 30, 2015                  
Description    Exchange    Buy/
Sell
     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Value     

Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 
United States Treasury Long Bonds    CBT      Buy         12/21/15                       37       $         5,821,719         $ 20,541    
United States Treasury Nts., 2 yr.    CBT      Sell         12/31/15                 1,815         397,541,719          (700,946)   
United States Treasury Nts., 5 yr.    CBT      Buy         12/31/15                 1,147         138,231,422          1,055,062    
United States Treasury Nts., 10 yr.    CBT      Sell         12/21/15                 1,388         178,683,313          (1,004,559)   
United States Ultra Bonds    CBT      Buy         12/21/15                         4         641,625          1,245    
                 

 

 

 
                   $         (628,657)   
                 

 

 

 

 

19      OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

 

Glossary:

Exchange Abbreviations

CBT    Chicago Board of Trade

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

20      OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES September 30, 2015

 

 

 
Assets   
Investments, at value (cost $1,338,089,465)—see accompanying statement of investments     $   1,357,845,430       

 

 
Cash      3,255,334       

 

 
Receivables and other assets:   
Investments sold (including $108,515,893 sold on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis)      119,882,574       
Interest and principal paydowns      2,970,134       
Shares of beneficial interest sold      1,150,910       
Variation margin receivable      226,380       
Other      141,245       
  

 

 

 

Total assets

 

    

 

1,485,472,007    

 

  

 

 

 
Liabilities   
Payables and other liabilities:   
Investments purchased (including $281,871,941 purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis)      294,412,465       
Shares of beneficial interest redeemed      1,604,324       
Distribution and service plan fees      160,214       
Trustees’ compensation      99,706       
Dividends      80,438       
Variation margin payable      45,622       
Shareholder communications      10,754       
Other      57,590       
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

    

 

296,471,113    

 

  

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 1,189,000,894      
  

 

 

 
  

 

 
Composition of Net Assets   
Par value of shares of beneficial interest     $ 263,293       

 

 
Additional paid-in capital      1,300,139,234       

 

 
Accumulated net investment income      7,869,256       

 

 
Accumulated net realized loss on investments      (138,398,197)      

 

 
Net unrealized appreciation on investments      19,127,308       
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $   1,189,000,894      
  

 

 

 

 

21        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES Continued

 

 

 
Net Asset Value Per Share   

 

Class A Shares:

  

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share (based on net assets of $563,832,466 and 124,805,641 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 4.52     

 

Maximum offering price per share (net asset value plus sales charge of 2.25% of offering price)

   $ 4.62     

 

 

 

Class B Shares:

  

 

Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $10,721,518 and 2,374,227 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 4.52     

 

 

 

Class C Shares:

  

 

Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $177,216,387 and 39,307,245 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 4.51     

 

 

 

Class I Shares:

  

 

Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets of $358,984,530 and 79,502,427 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 4.52     

 

 

 

Class R Shares:

  

 

Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $30,218,073 and 6,695,295 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 4.51     

 

 

 

Class Y Shares:

  

 

Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets of $48,027,920 and 10,608,454 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 4.53     

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

22        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Year Ended September 30, 2015

 

 

 
Investment Income   
Interest     $ 23,228,176      

 

 
Fee income on when-issued securities      5,417,021      
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

 

    

 

28,645,197   

 

  

 

 

 
Expenses   
Management fees      5,401,085      

 

 
Distribution and service plan fees:   
Class A      1,388,041      
Class B      129,020      
Class C      1,812,727      
Class R      155,121      

 

 
Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:   
Class A      1,268,474      
Class B      28,439      
Class C      399,567      
Class I      134,246      
Class R      69,671      
Class Y      89,352      

 

 
Shareholder communications:   
Class A      25,889      
Class B      2,345      
Class C      7,030      
Class I      19      
Class R      1,107      
Class Y      1,179      

 

 
Trustees’ compensation      74,597      

 

 
Custodian fees and expenses      19,987      

 

 
Borrowing fees      3,870      

 

 
Other      210,329      
  

 

 

 
Total expenses      11,222,095      
Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses      (829,772)     
  

 

 

 
Net expenses      10,392,323      

 

 
Net Investment Income      18,252,874      

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   
Net realized gain (loss) on:   
Investments (including premiums on swaptions exercised)      6,095,207      
Closing and expiration of futures contracts      (9,675,095)     
Swap contracts      (1,295,590)     
  

 

 

 
Net realized loss      (4,875,478)     

 

 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:   
Investments      4,260,146      
Futures contracts      (1,804,152)     
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

    

 

2,455,994   

 

  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

    $       15,833,390      
  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

23        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Year Ended
September 30, 2015
    Year Ended
September 30, 2014
 

 

 
Operations     
Net investment income     $ 18,252,874          $ 18,800,740       

 

 
Net realized loss      (4,875,478)          (9,889,286)      

 

 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation      2,455,994           4,707,807       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

    

 

15,833,390   

 

  

 

   

 

13,619,261    

 

  

 

 

 
Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders     
Dividends from net investment income:     
Class A      (11,102,551)          (12,491,715)      
Class B      (151,041)          (261,718)      
Class C      (2,058,571)          (2,383,025)      
Class I      (10,029,918)          (8,816,204)      
Class R1      (513,965)          (593,546)      
Class Y      (884,551)          (1,179,552)      
  

 

 

 
    

 

(24,740,597)  

 

  

 

   

 

(25,725,760)   

 

  

 

 

 
Beneficial Interest Transactions     
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from beneficial interest transactions:     
Class A      (28,570,446)          (101,689,546)      
Class B      (5,580,333)          (11,312,444)      
Class C      (11,978,869)          (41,508,151)      
Class I      (83,106,090)          219,583,950       
Class R1      (2,985,288)          (5,860,264)      
Class Y      12,854,040           (157,108,050)      
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
    

 

(119,366,986)  

 

  

 

   

 

(97,894,505)   

 

  

 

 

 
Net Assets     
Total decrease      (128,274,193)          (110,001,004)      

 

 
Beginning of period      1,317,275,087           1,427,276,091       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

End of period (including accumulated net investment income of $7,869,256 and $10,739,777, respectively)

    $    1,189,000,894         $    1,317,275,087      
  

 

 

 

1. Effective July 1, 2014, Class N shares were renamed Class R. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

24        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Class A   Year Ended
September 30,
20151
    Year Ended
September 30,
20141
    Year Ended
September 30,
20131
    Year Ended
September 28,
20121,2
    Year Ended
September 30,
20111
 

 

 
Per Share Operating Data          
Net asset value, beginning of period    $ 4.55          $ 4.59          $ 4.71            $ 4.67          $ 4.73       

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income3     0.06            0.07            0.07              0.10            0.13       
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     0.004           (0.02)           (0.10)             0.04            (0.06)      
 

 

 

 
Total from investment operations     0.06            0.05            (0.03)             0.14            0.07       

 

 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:          
Dividends from net investment income     (0.09)           (0.09)           (0.09)             (0.10)           (0.13)      

 

 
Net asset value, end of period    $       4.52          $       4.55          $       4.59            $       4.71          $       4.67       
 

 

 

 

 

 
Total Return, at Net Asset Value5     1.26%         1.04%         (0.63)%         3.00%         1.38%    

 

 
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)    $       563,832        $       596,274        $       703,706         $ 835,353        $ 901,117     

 

 
Average net assets (in thousands)    $ 576,463        $ 646,216        $ 771,385         $ 856,033        $ 947,592     

 

 
Ratios to average net assets:6          
Net investment income     1.42%          1.41%          1.43%          2.01%          2.63%     
Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings     0.91%          0.91%          0.87%          0.86%          0.85%7    
Interest and fees from borrowings     0.00%8         0.00%          0.00%          0.00%          0.00%     
 

 

 

 
Total expenses     0.91%          0.91%          0.87%          0.86%          0.85%     

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

    0.80%          0.80%          0.80%          0.80%          0.77%     

 

 
Portfolio turnover rate9     155 %          229 %          154 %          152 %          87 %     

 

25        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

1. On September 11, 2015, the Fund effected a share split as described in Note 11 of the accompanying Notes. Per share data prior to this date has been restated to give effect to the share split.

2. September 28, 2012 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 2 of the accompanying Notes.

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

4. Less than $0.005.

5. 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. The returns do not include adjustments in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles required at the period end for financial reporting purposes.

6. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

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

Year Ended September 30, 2011    0.85%

8. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

      Purchase Transactions      Sale Transactions  
 Year Ended September 30, 2015      $4,772,687,222         $4,772,841,445   
 Year Ended September 30, 2014      $3,062,315,364         $3,194,025,891   
 Year Ended September 30, 2013      $5,770,708,418         $6,001,196,249   
 Year Ended September 28, 2012      $5,578,800,491         $5,394,779,917   
 Year Ended September 30, 2011      $5,748,952,116         $5,463,391,268   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

26        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


 

Class B   Year Ended
September 30,
20151 
    Year Ended
September 30,
20141 
    Year Ended
September 30,
20131 
    Year Ended
September 28,
20121,2 
    Year Ended
September 30,
20111 
 

 

 
Per Share Operating Data          
Net asset value, beginning of period    $ 4.55          $ 4.59          $ 4.71            $ 4.66          $ 4.72       

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income3     0.03            0.03            0.03              0.06            0.09       
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (0.01)           (0.02)           (0.09)             0.04            (0.06)      
 

 

 

 
Total from investment operations     0.02            0.01            (0.06)             0.10            0.03       

 

 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:          
Dividends from net investment income     (0.05)           (0.05)           (0.06)             (0.05)           (0.09)      

 

 
Net asset value, end of period    $       4.52          $       4.55          $       4.59            $       4.71          $       4.66       
 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 
Total Return, at Net Asset Value4     0.57%         0.24%         (1.41)%         2.18%         0.58%    

 

 
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)    $ 10,722        $ 16,385        $ 27,893        $ 43,860        $ 54,978     

 

 
Average net assets (in thousands)    $ 12,904        $ 21,830        $ 35,494        $ 49,094        $ 63,116     

 

 
Ratios to average net assets:5          
Net investment income     0.61%          0.62%          0.65%          1.22%          1.85%     
Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings     1.68%          1.67%          1.81%          1.83%          1.84%6     
Interest and fees from borrowings     0.00%7         0.00%          0.00%          0.00%          0.00%     
 

 

 

 
Total expenses     1.68%          1.67%          1.81%          1.83%          1.84%     

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

    1.60%          1.60%          1.60%          1.60%          1.55%     

 

 
Portfolio turnover rate8     155 %          229 %          154 %          152 %          87 %     

1. On September 11, 2015, the Fund effected a share split as described in Note 11 of the accompanying Notes. Per share data prior to this date has been restated to give effect to the share split.

2. September 28, 2012 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 2 of the accompanying Notes.

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

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

Year Ended September 30, 2011      1.84

7. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

      Purchase Transactions      Sale Transactions  
 Year Ended September 30, 2015      $4,772,687,222         $4,772,841,445   
 Year Ended September 30, 2014      $3,062,315,364         $3,194,025,891   
 Year Ended September 30, 2013      $5,770,708,418         $6,001,196,249   
 Year Ended September 28, 2012      $5,578,800,491         $5,394,779,917   
 Year Ended September 30, 2011      $5,748,952,116         $5,463,391,268   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

27        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

Class C   Year Ended
September 30,
20151 
    Year Ended
September 30,
20141 
    Year Ended
September 30,
20131 
    Year Ended
September 28,
20121,2 
    Year Ended
September 30,
20111 
 

 

 
Per Share Operating Data          
Net asset value, beginning of period    $ 4.54          $ 4.58          $ 4.70            $ 4.66          $ 4.72       

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income3     0.03            0.03            0.03              0.05            0.09       
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (0.01)           (0.02)           (0.10)             0.05            (0.06)      
 

 

 

 
Total from investment operations     0.02            0.01            (0.07)             0.10            0.03       

 

 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:          
Dividends from net investment income     (0.05)           (0.05)           (0.05)             (0.06)           (0.09)      

 

 
Net asset value, end of period    $       4.51          $       4.54          $       4.58            $       4.70          $       4.66       
 

 

 

 

 

 
Total Return, at Net Asset Value4     0.46%         0.24%         (1.42)%         2.19%         0.59%    

 

 
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)    $       177,216        $       190,398        $       233,776        $       290,157        $       333,542     

 

 
Average net assets (in thousands)    $ 181,572        $ 208,333        $ 265,441        $ 306,251        $ 343,597     

 

 
Ratios to average net assets:5          
Net investment income     0.62%          0.61%          0.64%          1.22%          1.86%     
Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings     1.66%          1.66%          1.61%          1.59%          1.58%6    
Interest and fees from borrowings     0.00%7         0.00%          0.00%          0.00%          0.00%     
 

 

 

 
Total expenses     1.66%          1.66%          1.61%          1.59%          1.58%     

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

    1.60%          1.60%          1.60%          1.59%          1.54%     

 

 
Portfolio turnover rate8     155 %          229 %          154 %          152 %          87 %     

1. On September 11, 2015, the Fund effected a share split as described in Note 11 of the accompanying Notes. Per share data prior to this date has been restated to give effect to the share split.

2. September 28, 2012 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 2 of the accompanying Notes.

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

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

Year Ended September 30, 2011      1.58

7. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

      Purchase Transactions      Sale Transactions  
 Year Ended September 30, 2015      $4,772,687,222         $4,772,841,445   
 Year Ended September 30, 2014      $3,062,315,364         $3,194,025,891   
 Year Ended September 30, 2013      $5,770,708,418         $6,001,196,249   
 Year Ended September 28, 2012      $5,578,800,491         $5,394,779,917   
 Year Ended September 30, 2011      $5,748,952,116         $5,463,391,268   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

28        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


 

Class I    Year Ended
September 30,
20151
     Year Ended
September 30,
20141
     Period Ended
September 30,
20131,2
 

 

 
Per Share Operating Data         
Net asset value, beginning of period     $ 4.55           $ 4.59           $ 4.66         

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:         
Net investment income3      0.08             0.08             0.05         
Net realized and unrealized loss      (0.01)            (0.02)            (0.06)        
  

 

 

 
Total from investment operations      0.07             0.06             (0.01)        

 

 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:         
Dividends from net investment income      (0.10)            (0.10)            (0.06)        

 

 
Net asset value, end of period     $       4.52           $       4.55           $       4.59         
  

 

 

 

 

 
Total Return, at Net Asset Value4      1.71%          1.38%          (0.28)%    

 

 
Ratios/Supplemental Data         
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)     $       358,985         $       445,363         $       229,314     

 

 
Average net assets (in thousands)     $ 447,250         $ 391,818         $ 78,761     

 

 
Ratios to average net assets:5         
Net investment income      1.75%           1.73%           1.48%     
Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings      0.47%           0.47%           0.46%     
Interest and fees from borrowings      0.00%6          0.00%           0.00%     
  

 

 

 
Total expenses      0.47%           0.47%           0.46%     

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

     0.47%           0.47%           0.46%     

 

 
Portfolio turnover rate7      155 %           229 %           154 %     

1. On September 11, 2015, the Fund effected a share split as described in Note 11 of the accompanying Notes. Per share data prior to this date has been restated to give effect to the share split.

2. For the period from December 28, 2012 (inception of offering) to September 30, 2013.

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

4. Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The returns do not include 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. The portfolio turnover rate excludes purchase and sale transactions of To Be Announced (TBA) mortgage-related securities as follows:

 

      Purchase Transactions      Sale Transactions  
 Year Ended September 30, 2015      $4,772,687,222         $4,772,841,445   
 Year Ended September 30, 2014      $3,062,315,364         $3,194,025,891   
 Period Ended September 30, 2013      $5,770,708,418         $6,001,196,249   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

29        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued

 

Class R   Year Ended
September 30,
20151
    Year Ended
September 30,
20141
    Year Ended
September 30,
20131
    Year Ended
September  28,
20121,2
    Year Ended
September  30,
20111
 

 

 
Per Share Operating Data          
Net asset value, beginning of period    $ 4.55          $ 4.59          $ 4.71            $ 4.66          $ 4.72       

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income3     0.05            0.05            0.05              0.08            0.11       
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (0.01)           (0.01)           (0.09)             0.05            (0.06)      
 

 

 

 
Total from investment operations     0.04            0.04            (0.04)             0.13            0.05       

 

 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:          
Dividends from net investment income     (0.08)           (0.08)           (0.08)             (0.08)           (0.11)      

 

 
Net asset value, end of period    $       4.51          $       4.55          $       4.59            $       4.71          $       4.66       
 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 
Total Return, at Net Asset Value4     0.85%         0.74%         (0.92)%         2.69%         1.09%    

 

   

 

 
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)    $ 30,218        $ 33,413        $ 39,598        $ 43,962        $ 44,133     

 

 
Average net assets (in thousands)    $ 31,657        $ 36,387        $ 42,032        $ 44,441        $ 46,042     

 

 
Ratios to average net assets:5          
Net investment income     1.12%          1.11%          1.13%          1.71%          2.35%     
Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings     1.16%          1.15%          1.17%          1.17%          1.17%6    
Interest and fees from borrowings     0.00%7         0.00%          0.00%          0.00%          0.00%     
 

 

 

 
Total expenses     1.16%          1.15%          1.17%          1.17%          1.17%     

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

    1.10%          1.10%          1.10%          1.10%          1.05%     

 

 
Portfolio turnover rate8     155 %          229 %          154 %          152 %          87 %     

1. On September 11, 2015, the Fund effected a share split as described in Note 11 of the accompanying Notes. Per share data prior to this date has been restated to give effect to the share split.

2. September 28, 2012 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 2 of the accompanying Notes.

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

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

Year Ended September 30, 2011      1.17

7. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

      Purchase Transactions      Sale Transactions  
 Year Ended September 30, 2015      $4,772,687,222         $4,772,841,445   
 Year Ended September 30, 2014      $3,062,315,364         $3,194,025,891   
 Year Ended September 30, 2013      $5,770,708,418         $6,001,196,249   
 Year Ended September 28, 2012      $5,578,800,491         $5,394,779,917   
 Year Ended September 30, 2011      $5,748,952,116         $5,463,391,268   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

30        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


    

 

Class Y   Year Ended
September 30,
20151
    Year Ended
September 30,
20141
    Year Ended
September 30,
20131
    Year Ended
September 28,
20121,2
    Year Ended
September 30,
20111
 

 

 
Per Share Operating Data          
Net asset value, beginning of period    $ 4.56          $ 4.58          $ 4.71            $ 4.66          $ 4.72       

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income3     0.08            0.08            0.08              0.11            0.14       
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (0.01)           0.004           (0.10)             0.04            (0.06)      
 

 

 

 
Total from investment operations     0.07            0.08            (0.02)             0.15            0.08       

 

 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:          
Dividends from net investment income     (0.10)           (0.10)           (0.11)             (0.10)           (0.14)      

 

 
Net asset value, end of period    $       4.53          $       4.56          $       4.58            $       4.71          $       4.66       
 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 
Total Return, at Net Asset Value5     1.57%         1.78%         (0.44)%         3.30%         1.66%    

 

   

 

 
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)    $ 48,028        $ 35,442        $ 192,989        $ 532,594        $ 508,871     

 

 
Average net assets (in thousands)    $ 40,668        $ 60,953        $ 393,408        $ 512,755        $ 483,961     

 

 
Ratios to average net assets:6          
Net investment income     1.72%          1.77%          1.76%          2.30%          2.92%     
Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings     0.66%          0.66%          0.54%          0.51%          0.50%7    
Interest and fees from borrowings     0.00%8         0.00%          0.00%          0.00%          0.00%     
 

 

 

 
Total expenses     0.66%          0.66%          0.54%          0.51%          0.50%     

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

    0.50%          0.50%          0.50%          0.50%          0.49%     

 

 
Portfolio turnover rate9     155 %          229 %          154 %          152 %          87 %     

1. On September 11, 2015, the Fund effected a share split as described in Note 11 of the accompanying Notes. Per share data prior to this date has been restated to give effect to the share split.

2. September 28, 2012 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 2 of the accompanying Notes.

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

4. Less than $0.005.

5. 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. The returns do not include adjustments in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles required at the period end for financial reporting purposes.

6. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

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

Year Ended September 30, 2011      0.50

8. Less than 0.005%.

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

 

      Purchase Transactions      Sale Transactions  
 Year Ended September 30, 2015      $4,772,687,222         $4,772,841,445   
 Year Ended September 30, 2014      $3,062,315,364         $3,194,025,891   
 Year Ended September 30, 2013      $5,770,708,418         $6,001,196,249   
 Year Ended September 28, 2012      $5,578,800,491         $5,394,779,917   
 Year Ended September 30, 2011      $5,748,952,116         $5,463,391,268   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

31        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS September 30, 2015

 

 

1. Organization

Oppenheimer Limited-Term Government 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 income. 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. At period end, approximately 30% of the shares of the Fund were owned by the Manager, other funds advised or sub-advised by the Manager or an affiliate of the Manager.

The Fund offers Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R and Class Y shares, and previously offered Class B shares for new purchase through June 29, 2012. Subsequent to that date, no new purchases of Class B shares are permitted, however reinvestment of dividend and/or capital gain distributions and exchanges of Class B shares into and from other Oppenheimer funds are allowed. As of July 1, 2014, Class N shares were renamed Class R shares. Class N shares subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) on July 1, 2014, continue to be subject to a CDSC after the shares were renamed. Purchases of Class R shares occurring on or after July 1, 2014, are not subject to a CDSC upon redemption. Class A shares are sold at their offering price, which is normally net asset value plus a front-end sales charge. Class C and Class R shares are sold, and Class B shares were sold, without a front-end sales charge but may be subject to a 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.

Reporting Period End Date. The last day of the Fund’s reporting period is the last day the New York Stock Exchange was open for trading during the period. The Fund’s financial

 

32        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


 

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

statements have been presented through that date to maintain consistency with the Fund’s net asset value calculations used for shareholder transactions.

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

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income distributions, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually.

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

Custodian Fees. “Custodian fees and expenses” in the Statement of Operations may include interest expense incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on such cash overdraft at a rate equal to the Prime Rate plus 0.35%. The “Reduction to custodian expenses” line item, if applicable, represents earnings on cash balances maintained by the Fund during the period. Such interest expense and other custodian fees may be paid with these earnings.

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

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

 

33        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

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

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

 

                   Net Unrealized  
                   Appreciation  
                   Based on cost of  
                   Securities and  
Undistributed    Undistributed      Accumulated      Other Investments  
Net Investment    Long-Term      Loss      for Federal Income  
Income    Gain      Carryforward1,2,3,4,5      Tax Purposes  

 

 
$8,213,696      $—         $ 139,188,829         $ 19,673,211   

1. At period end, the Fund had $137,031,677 of net capital loss carryforward available to offset future realized capital gains, if any, and thereby reduce future taxable gain distributions. Details of the capital loss carryforwards are included in the table below. Capital loss carryovers with no expiration, if any, must be utilized prior to those with expiration dates.

Expiring       

 

 
2016     $ 12,640,219   
2017      21,325,466   
2018      73,585,342   
No expiration      29,480,650   
  

 

 

 
Total     $                       137,031,677   
  

 

 

 

2. The Fund had $2,157,152 of straddle losses which were deferred.

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

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

5. During the reporting period, $26,097,191 of unused capital loss carryforward expired.

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

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

 

34        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


 

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

     Increase      Reduction  
     to Accumulated      to Accumulated Net  
Reduction    Net Investment      Realized Loss  
to Paid-in Capital    Income      on Investments  

 

 
$ 26,097,191      $3,617,202         $22,479,989   

The tax character of distributions paid during the reporting periods:

 

     Year Ended       Year Ended   
     September 30, 2015      September 30, 2014  

 

 
Distributions paid from:      
Ordinary income       $              24,740,597            $            25,725,760     

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     $     1,338,172,219     
Federal tax cost of other investments      (431,530,266)    
  

 

 

 
Total federal tax cost     $ 906,641,953     
  

 

 

 
Gross unrealized appreciation     $ 23,593,414     
Gross unrealized depreciation      (3,920,203)    
  

 

 

 
Net unrealized appreciation     $ 19,673,211     
  

 

 

 

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

 

 

3. Securities Valuation

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

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

 

35        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

 

Valuation Methods and Inputs

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

36        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


 

 

 

3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

 

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

Security Type   

Standard inputs generally considered by third-party

pricing vendors

Corporate debt, government debt, municipal, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities    Reported trade data, broker-dealer price quotations, benchmark yields, issuer spreads on comparable securities, the credit quality, yield, maturity, and other appropriate factors.

 

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

 

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

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

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

 

37        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

 

Classifications

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

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

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

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

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

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

     Level 1—
Unadjusted
Quoted Prices
   

Level 2—

Other Significant
Observable Inputs

     Level 3—
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Value    

 

 

Assets Table

          

Investments, at Value:

          
Asset-Backed Securities     $ —       $ 42,314,473        $ —        $ 42,314,473     
Mortgage-Backed Obligations      —         804,889,902          —          804,889,902     
U.S. Government Obligations      —         510,641,055          —          510,641,055     
  

 

 

 
Total Investments, at Value      —         1,357,845,430          —          1,357,845,430     

Other Financial Instruments:

          
Futures contracts      1,076,848        —          —          1,076,848     
  

 

 

 
Total Assets     $ 1,076,848      $    1,357,845,430        $ —        $    1,358,922,278     
  

 

 

 

Liabilities Table

          

Other Financial Instruments:

          
Futures contracts     $ (1,705,505   $ —        $ —        $ (1,705,505)    
  

 

 

 
Total Liabilities     $         (1,705,505   $ —        $                         —        $ (1,705,505)    
  

 

 

 

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

Securities on a When-Issued or Delayed Delivery Basis. The Fund may purchase securities on a “when-issued” basis, and may purchase or sell securities on a “delayed delivery” basis. “When-issued” or “delayed delivery” refers to securities whose terms and

 

38        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


 

 

 

4. Investments and Risks (Continued)

 

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

At period end, the Fund had purchased securities issued on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis and sold securities issued on a delayed delivery basis as follows:

     When-Issued or
Delayed Delivery
Basis Transactions
 

 

 
Purchased securities      $281,871,941   
Sold securities      108,515,893   

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

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

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

At period end, the counterparty pledged $270,000 of collateral to the Fund for forward roll transactions.

 

39        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

 

5. Market Risk Factors

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

6. Use of Derivatives

The Fund’s investment objective not only permits the Fund to purchase investment securities, it also allows the Fund to enter into various types of derivatives contracts, including, but not limited to, futures contracts, forward currency exchange contracts, credit default swaps, interest rate swaps, total return swaps, variance swaps and purchased and written options. In doing so, the Fund will employ strategies in differing combinations to permit it to increase, decrease, or change the level or types of exposure to market risk factors. These instruments may allow the Fund to pursue its objectives more quickly and efficiently than if it were to make direct purchases or sales of securities capable of effecting a similar response to market factors. Such contracts may be entered into through a bilateral over-the-counter (“OTC”) transaction, or through a securities or futures exchange and cleared through a clearinghouse.

 

40        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


 

 

 

6. Use of Derivatives (Continued)

 

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

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

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

Futures Contracts

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

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

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

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

 

41        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

6. Use of Derivatives (Continued)

 

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

During the reporting period, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $40,562,585 and $434,492,351 on futures contracts purchased and sold, respectively.

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

Swap Contracts

The Fund may enter into swap contract agreements with a counterparty to exchange a series of cash flows based on either specified reference rates, the price or volatility of asset or non-asset references, or the occurrence of a credit event, over a specified period. Swaps can be executed in a bi-lateral privately negotiated arrangement with a dealer in an OTC transaction (“OTC swaps”) or executed on a regulated market. Certain swaps, regardless of the venue of their execution, are required to be cleared through a clearinghouse (“centrally cleared swaps”). Swap contracts may include interest rate, equity, debt, index, total return, credit default, currency, and volatility swaps.

Swap contracts are reported on a schedule following the Statement of Investments. The values of centrally cleared swap and OTC swap contracts are aggregated by positive and negative values and disclosed separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) related to the change in the valuation of the notional amount of the swap is combined with the accrued interest due to (owed by) the Fund, if any, at termination or settlement. The net change in this amount during the period is included on the Statement of Operations. The Fund also records any periodic payments received from (paid to) the counterparty, including at termination, under such contracts as realized gain (loss) on the Statement of Operations.

Swap contract agreements are exposed to the market risk factor of the specific underlying reference rate or asset. Swap contracts are typically more attractively priced compared to similar investments in related cash securities because they isolate the risk to one market risk factor and eliminate the other market risk factors. Investments in cash securities (for instance bonds) have exposure to multiple risk factors (credit and interest rate risk). Because swaps have embedded leverage, they can expose the Fund to substantial risk in the isolated market risk factor.

Interest Rate Swap Contracts. An interest rate swap is an agreement between counterparties to exchange periodic payments based on interest rates. One cash flow stream will typically be a floating rate payment based upon a specified floating interest rate while the other is typically a fixed interest rate.

The Fund has entered into interest rate swaps in which it pays a fixed interest rate and receives a floating interest rate in order to decrease exposure to interest rate risk. Typically, if relative interest rates rise, payments received by the Fund under the swap agreement will be greater than the payments made by the Fund.

 

42        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


 

 

 

6. Use of Derivatives (Continued)

 

For the reporting period, the Fund had ending monthly average notional amounts of $23,392,692 on interest rate swaps which pay a fixed rate.

Additional associated risks to the Fund include counterparty credit risk and liquidity risk.

Swaption Transactions

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

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

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

The Fund has written swaptions which gives it the obligation, if exercised by the purchaser, to enter into an interest rate swap in which it pays a floating interest rate and receives a fixed interest rate in order to increase exposure to interest rate risk. A written swaption of this type becomes more valuable as the reference interest rate decreases relative to the preset interest rate.

During the reporting period, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $33,853 on written swaptions.

Written swaption activity for the reporting period was as follows:

                         Notional Amount      Amount of Premiums  

 

 
Swaptions outstanding as of September 30, 2014                              $ —    
Swaptions written      300,000,000         510,000    
Swaptions exercised      (300,000,000      (510,000)   
  

 

 

 
Swaptions outstanding as of September 30, 2015                              $                   —    
  

 

 

 

 

43        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

6. Use of Derivatives (Continued)

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

For financial reporting purposes, cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund, if any, is reported separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Fund, if any, is noted in the Statement of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a party must exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold (e.g. $250,000) before a transfer has to be

 

44        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


 

 

 

6. Use of Derivatives (Continued)

 

made. To the extent amounts due to the Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance.

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

    

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 

Derivatives Not

Accounted for as

Hedging Instruments

  

Statement of Assets and

Liabilities Location

   Value      Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location
   Value  

 

 
Interest rate contracts    Variation margin receivable    $     226,380 *       Variation margin payable    $       45,622 *   

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

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

Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) Recognized on Derivatives

 

Derivatives Not

Accounted for as

Hedging Instruments

  

Investments
(including
premiums on
swaptions

exercised)*

     Closing and
expiration of
futures contracts
     Swap contracts      Total  

 

 
Interest rate contracts    $                   393,750           $             (9,675,095)         $             (1,295,590)         $           (10,576,935)     

* Includes purchased options contracts, purchased swaption contracts, written option contracts exercised and written swaption contracts exercised if any.

 

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

 

Derivatives Not Accounted for as

Hedging Instruments

   Futures contracts  

 

 
Interest rate contracts    $           (1,804,152)       

 

 

7. Shares of Beneficial Interest

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

     Year Ended September 30, 2015     Year Ended September 30, 2014      
     Shares       Amount     Shares       Amount      

 

 

Class A

        

 

Sold

     10,606,342      $ 91,748,735        9,905,785      $ 90,502,690        

 

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     1,220,521        10,370,156        1,277,562        11,667,763        

 

Redeemed

     (14,892,969     (130,689,337     (22,313,585     (203,859,999)       

 

Shares tendered from share split

     62,317,650 1      —         —         —         
  

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)              59,251,544      $         (28,570,446     (11,130,238   $       (101,689,546)       
  

 

 

 

 

45        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

7. Shares of Beneficial Interest (Continued)

 

     Year Ended September 30, 2015      Year Ended September 30, 2014      
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount      

 

 

Class B

        

 

Sold

     101,990      $ 887,010        99,417      $ 908,216       

 

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     17,000        147,075        27,733        253,377       

 

Redeemed

     (741,937     (6,614,418     (1,365,580     (12,474,037)      

 

Shares tendered from share split

     1,195,152 1                    —       
  

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)      572,205      $ (5,580,333     (1,238,430   $ (11,312,444)      
  

 

 

 
                  

 

 

Class C

        

 

Sold

     3,998,170      $ 32,676,164        2,498,789      $ 22,779,921       

 

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     223,206        1,910,836        241,388        2,200,050       

 

Redeemed

     (5,367,953     (46,565,869     (7,291,486     (66,488,122)      

 

Shares tendered from share split

     19,479,584 1                    —       
  

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)              18,333,007      $ (11,978,869     (4,551,309   $ (41,508,151)      
  

 

 

 
                  

 

 

Class I

        

 

Sold

     6,710,710      $ 58,749,585        27,768,768      $ 254,041,325       

 

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     1,169,947        10,029,704        967,546        8,815,982       

 

Redeemed

     (16,987,818     (151,885,379     (4,744,531     (43,273,357)      

 

Shares tendered from share split

     39,621,692 1                    —       
  

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)      30,514,531      $ (83,106,090     23,991,783      $     219,583,950       
  

 

 

 
                  

 

 

Class R2

        

 

Sold

     676,425      $ 5,491,369        748,021      $ 6,826,283       

 

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     56,170        478,328        60,788        554,849       

 

Redeemed

     (1,100,071     (8,954,985     (1,451,158     (13,241,396)      

 

Shares tendered from share split

     3,385,899 1                    —       
  

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)      3,018,423      $ (2,985,288     (642,349   $ (5,860,264)      
  

 

 

 
                  

 

 

Class Y

        

 

Sold

     3,288,939      $ 28,623,728        3,654,569      $ 33,440,783       

 

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     79,727        674,916        108,143        990,358       

 

Redeemed

     (1,848,448     (16,444,604     (20,933,043     (191,539,191)      

 

Shares tendered from share split

     5,200,465 1                    —       
  

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)      6,720,683      $ 12,854,040        (17,170,331   $ (157,108,050)      
  

 

 

 

 

46        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


 

 

 

7. Shares of Beneficial Interest (Continued)

 

1. As of the close of September 11, 2015, the Fund implemented a share split which resulted in an addition of shares. See Note 11.

2. Effective July 1, 2014, Class N shares were renamed Class R. See Note 1.

 

 

8. Purchases and Sales of Securities

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

     Purchases      Sales  

 

 
Investment securities      $    291,343,412         $    189,397,921   
U.S. government and government agency obligations      1,680,614,487         1,862,495,174   
To Be Announced (TBA) mortgage-related securities      4,772,687,222         4,772,841,445   

 

 

9. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates

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

    Fee Schedule       

 

 
    Up to $100 million      0.500%            
    Next $150 million      0.450               
    Next $250 million      0.425               
    Next $4.5 billion      0.400               
    Over $5 billion      0.380               

The Fund’s effective management fee for the reporting period was 0.42% of average annual net assets before any applicable waivers.

Sub-Adviser Fees. The Manager has retained the Sub-Adviser to provide the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund. Under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Manager pays the Sub-Adviser an annual fee in monthly installments, equal to a percentage of the investment management fee collected by the Manager from the Fund, which shall be calculated after any investment management fee waivers. The fee paid to the Sub-Adviser is paid by the Manager, not by the Fund.

Transfer Agent Fees. OFI Global (the “Transfer Agent”) serves as the transfer and shareholder servicing agent for the Fund. The Fund pays the Transfer Agent a fee based on annual net assets. Fees incurred and average net assets for each class with respect to these services are detailed in the Statement of Operations and Financial Highlights, respectively.

Sub-Transfer Agent Fees. The Transfer Agent has retained Shareholder Services, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of OFI (the “Sub-Transfer Agent”), to provide the day-to-day transfer agent and shareholder servicing of the Fund. Under the Sub-Transfer Agency Agreement, the Transfer Agent pays the Sub-Transfer Agent an annual fee in monthly installments, equal to a percentage of the transfer agent fee collected by the Transfer Agent from the Fund, which

 

47        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

9. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

 

shall be calculated after any applicable fee waivers. The fee paid to the Sub-Transfer Agent is paid by the Transfer Agent, not by the Fund.

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

Distribution and Service Plan (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 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.

 

48        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


 

 

 

9. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

 

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.

 Year 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 
 

 

 
 September 30, 2015      $59,222         $6,606         $10,445         $11,590         $764    

Waivers and Reimbursements of Expenses.  The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the “Total expenses” for all share classes so that “Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses”, as a percentage of average annual net assets, will not exceed the following annual rates: 0.80% for Class A shares, 1.60% for Class B and Class C shares, 1.10% for Class R shares and 0.50% for Class Y shares, as calculated on the daily net assets of the Fund. The expense limitations do not include extraordinary expenses, interest and fees from borrowing, and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business. During the reporting period, the Manager reimbursed the Fund $618,694, $10,007, $116,340, $17,507 and $67,224 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Class Y shares, respectively.

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

 

 

10. Borrowings and Other Financing

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

 

 

11. Share Split

As of the close of business on September 11, 2015, the Fund implemented a 2 for 1 share split. This share split effectively increased the number of outstanding shares for the Fund. As a result, shareholders’ accounts reflect additional shares with a lower net asset value per share. While the number of shares increased, neither the Fund’s holdings nor the total value of shareholders’ investments was affected. Per share data in the financial highlights prior to September 11, 2015, has been adjusted to give effect to this share split.

 

49        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

 

 

 

12. Pending Litigation

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

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

 

50        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

The Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Oppenheimer Limited-Term Government Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Oppenheimer Limited-Term Government Fund, including the statement of investments, as of September 30, 2015, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2015, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Oppenheimer Limited-Term Government Fund as of September 30, 2015, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Denver, Colorado

November 25, 2015

 

51        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION Unaudited

 

 

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

None of the dividends paid by the Fund during the reporting period are eligible for the corporate dividend-received deduction.

Dividends, if any, paid by the Fund during the reporting period which are not designated as capital gain distributions, may be eligible for lower individual income tax rates to the extent that the Fund has received qualified dividend income as stipulated by recent tax legislation. In early 2015, shareholders of record received information regarding the percentage of distributions that are eligible for lower individual income tax rates. The amount will be the maximum amount allowed.

Recent tax legislation allows a regulated investment company to designate distributions not designated as capital gain distributions, as either interest related dividends or short-term capital gain dividends, both of which are exempt from the U.S. withholding tax applicable to non U.S. taxpayers. For the reporting period, the maximum amount allowable but not less than $21,675,448 of the ordinary distributions to be paid by the Fund qualifies as an interest related dividend.

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

 

52        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


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

 

 

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

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

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

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

The Board also considered the quality of the services provided and the quality of the Managers’ resources that are available to the Fund. The Board took account of the fact that

 

53        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


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

 

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

Investment Performance of the Managers and the Fund. Throughout the year, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser provided information on the investment performance of the Fund, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser, including comparative performance information. The Board also reviewed information, prepared by the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser and the independent consultant, comparing the Fund’s historical performance to its benchmarks and to the performance of other retail short government funds. The Board considered that the Fund outperformed its category median for the one-, three- and five-year periods, but underperformed for the ten-year period. The Board considered that the Fund’s recent performance remained strong as the Fund ranked in the first quintile for the three-year period, in the second quintile for the one- and five-year periods and in the third quintile for the ten-year period. The Board noted that the Fund’s one-, three- and five-year performance has improved since the appointment of a new portfolio manager in April 2009.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund.  The Board reviewed the fees paid to the Adviser and the other expenses borne by the Fund. The Board noted that the Adviser, not the Fund, pays the Sub-Adviser’s fee under the sub-advisory agreement. The independent consultant provided comparative data in regard to the fees and expenses of the Fund and other retail front-end load short government funds with comparable asset levels and distribution features. The Board also noted that the Fund’s contractual management fees were lower than its peer group median and category median and its total expenses were equal to its peer group median and category median. Within the total asset range of $1 billion to $2 billion, the Fund’s effective management fee rate was equal to its peer group median and category median. The Board considered that the Fund’s contractual management fees and total expenses are ranked in the third and second quintiles of the expense group, respectively. The Board also considered that the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse certain expenses so that the total annual fund operating expenses as a percentage of average daily net assets will not exceed the following annual rates: 0.80% for Class A shares, 1.60% for Class B shares and Class C shares, 1.10% for Class R shares, and 0.50% for Class Y shares, and that the expense limitations may not be amended or withdrawn for one year from the date of the Fund’s prospectus, unless approved by the Board.

 

54        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


 

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

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

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

Based on its review of the information it received and its evaluations described above, the Board, including a majority of the independent Trustees, decided to continue the Agreements through August 31, 2016. In arriving at its decision, the Board did not identify any factor or factors as being more important than others, but considered all of the above information, and considered the terms and conditions of the Agreements, including the management fees, in light of all the surrounding circumstances.

 

55        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES;

UPDATES TO STATEMENTS OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited

 

 

The Fund has adopted Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures under which the Fund votes proxies relating to securities (“portfolio proxies”) held by the Fund. A description of the Fund’s Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund toll-free at 1.800.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.

 

56        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited

 

 

 

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

Year of Birth

     Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years; Other Trusteeships/Directorships Held; Number of Portfolios in the Fund Complex Currently Overseen

 

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES

    

 

The address of each Trustee in the chart below is 6803 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924. Each Trustee serves for an indefinite term, or until his or her resignation, retirement, death or removal.

 

Sam Freedman,

Chairman of the Board of Trustees (since 2013) and Trustee (since 1996)

Year of Birth: 1940

    

 

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

    

 

Jon S. Fossel,

Trustee (since 1990)

Year of Birth: 1942

    

 

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

    

 

Richard Grabish

Trustee (since 2008)

Year of Birth: 1948

    

 

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

 

Beverly L. Hamilton,

Trustee (since 2002)

Year of Birth: 1946

    

 

Trustee of Monterey Institute for International Studies (educational organization) (since February 2000); Board Member of Middlebury College (educational organization) (December 2005-June 2011); Chairman (since

 

57        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited / Continued

 

Beverly L. Hamilton,

Continued

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

 

Victoria J. Herget,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1951

    

 

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

 

Robert J. Malone,

Trustee (since 2002)

Year of Birth: 1944

    

 

Chairman of the Board (since 2012) and Director (since August 2005) of Jones International University (educational organization) (since August 2005); Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Steele Street Bank Trust (commercial banking) (since August 2003); Trustee of the Gallagher Family Foundation (non-profit organization) (since 2000); Board of Directors of Opera Colorado Foundation (non-profit organization) (2008-2012); Director of Colorado UpLIFT (charitable organization) (1986-2010); Director of Jones Knowledge, Inc. (2006-2010); Former Chairman of U.S. Bank-Colorado (subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp and formerly Colorado National Bank) (July 1996- April 1999); Director of Commercial Assets, Inc. (real estate investment trust) (1993-2000); Director of U.S. Exploration, Inc. (oil and gas exploration) (1997- February 2004); Chairman of the Board (1991-1994) and Trustee (1985- 1994) of Regis University; and Chairman of the Board (1990-1991 and Trustee (1984-1999) of Young Presidents Organization. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Malone has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2002, during which time he has become

 

58        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


 

Robert J. Malone,

Continued

     familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

 

F. William Marshall, Jr.,

Trustee (since 2001)

Year of Birth: 1942

    

 

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

 

Karen L. Stuckey,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1953

    

 

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

 

James D. Vaughn,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1945

    

 

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

 

59        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited / Continued

 

 

INTERESTED TRUSTEE AND OFFICER

    

 

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

 

Arthur P. Steinmetz,

Trustee (since 2015), President and Principal Executive Officer (since 2014)

Year of Birth: 1958

    

 

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

 

 

OTHER OFFICERS OF THE FUND

    

 

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

 

Peter A. Strzalkowski,

Vice President (since 2009)

Year of Birth: 1965

    

 

Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Sub-Adviser (since August 2007) and co-Team Leader for the Sub-Adviser’s Investment Grade Fixed Income Team (since January 2014). A member of the Sub-Adviser’s Investment Grade Fixed Income Team (April 2009-January 2014). Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Vector Capital Management, LLC, a structured products money management firm he founded, (July 2006-August 2007). Senior Portfolio Manager at Highland Capital Management, L.P. (June 2005- July 2006) and a Senior Fixed Income Portfolio Manager at Microsoft Corp. (June 2003-June 2005). Vice President and Senior Fixed Income Portfolio Manager at First Citizens Bank Trust, Capital Management Group (April 2000- June 2003) and a Vice President and Fixed Income Portfolio Manager at Centura Banks (November 1998-April 2000).

 

Arthur S. Gabinet,

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2011)

Year of Birth: 1958

    

 

Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of the Manager (since January 2013); General Counsel OFI SteelPath, Inc. (since January 2013); Executive Vice President (May 2010-December 2012) and General Counsel (since January 2011) of the Sub-Adviser; General Counsel of the Distributor (since January 2011); General Counsel of Centennial Asset Management Corporation (January 2011-December 2012); Executive Vice President (January 2011-December 2012) and General Counsel of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation (since January 2011); Assistant Secretary (since January 2011) and Director (since January 2011) of OppenheimerFunds International Ltd. and OppenheimerFunds plc; Director of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (January 2011-December 2012) and General Counsel

 

60        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


 

Arthur S. Gabinet,

Continued

     (since January 2011); Executive Vice President (January 2011-December 2011) and General Counsel of Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. and Shareholder Services, Inc. (since January 2011); Executive Vice President (January 2011- December 2012) and General Counsel of OFI Private Investments Inc. (since January 2011); Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program (January 2011-December 2011); Executive Vice President (January 2011-December 2012) and General Counsel of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. (since January 2011); General Counsel, Asset Management of the Sub-Adviser (May 2010-December 2010); Principal, The Vanguard Group (November 2005-April 2010); District Administrator, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (January 2003-October 2005). An officer of 91 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

 

Jennifer Sexton,

Vice President and Chief Business Officer (since 2014)

Year of Birth: 1969

    

 

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

 

Mary Ann Picciotto,

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

Year of Birth: 1973

    

 

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

 

Brian W. Wixted,

Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer (since 1999)

Year of Birth: 1959

    

 

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

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and Officers and is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677).

 

61        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND

 

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    Ropes & Gray LLP

 

 

 

 

© 2015 OppenheimerFunds, Inc. All rights reserved.

 

62        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


PRIVACY POLICY NOTICE

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

Information Sources

We obtain nonpublic personal information about our shareholders from the following sources:

  Applications or other forms
  When you create a user ID and password for online account access
  When you enroll in eDocs Direct, our electronic document delivery service
  Your transactions with us, our affiliates or others
  A software program on our website, often referred to as a “cookie,” which indicates which parts of our site you’ve visited
  When you set up challenge questions to reset your password online

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

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

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

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

Protection of Information

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

Disclosure of Information

Copies of confirmations, account statements and other documents reporting activity in your fund accounts are made available to your financial advisor (as designated by you). We may also use details about you and your investments to help us, our financial service affiliates, or firms that jointly market their financial products and services with ours, to better serve your investment needs or suggest financial services or 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.

 

63        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


PRIVACY POLICY NOTICE Continued

 

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.

We do not guarantee or warrant that any part of our website, including files available for download, are free of viruses or other harmful code. It is your responsibility to take appropriate precautions, such as use of an anti-virus software package, to protect your computer hardware and software.

  All transactions, including redemptions, exchanges and purchases, are secured by SSL and 256-bit encryption. SSL is used to establish a secure connection between your PC and OppenheimerFunds’ server. It transmits information in an encrypted and scrambled format.
  Encryption is achieved through an electronic scrambling technology that uses a “key” to code and then decode the data. Encryption acts like the cable converter box you may have on your television set. It scrambles data with a secret code so that no one can make sense of it while it is being transmitted. When the data reaches its destination, the same software unscrambles the data.
  You can exit the secure area by either closing your browser, or for added security, you can use the Log Out button before you close your browser.

Other Security Measures

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

How You Can Help

You can also do your part to keep your account information private and to prevent unauthorized transactions. If you obtain a user ID and password for your account, do not allow it to be used by anyone else. Also, take special precautions when accessing your account on a computer used by others.

Who We Are

This joint notice describes the privacy policies of the Oppenheimer funds, OppenheimerFunds, Inc., each of its investment adviser subsidiaries, OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. and OFI Global Trust Co. It applies to all Oppenheimer fund accounts you presently have, or may open in the future, using your Social Security number—whether or not you remain a shareholder of our funds. This notice was last updated March 2015. In the event it is updated or changed, we will post an updated notice on our website at oppenheimerfunds.com. If you have any questions about this privacy policy, write to us at P.O. Box 5270, Denver, CO 80217-5270, email us by clicking on the Contact Us section of our website at oppenheimerfunds.com or call us at 1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677).

 

64        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


 

 

THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK.

 

 

 

 

 

 

65        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


 

 

THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK.

 

 

 

 

 

 

66        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


 

 

THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK.

 

 

 

 

 

 

67        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


 

 

THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK.

 

 

 

 

 

 

68        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


 

 

THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK.

 

 

 

 

 

 

69        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


 

 

THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK.

 

 

 

 

 

 

70        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


 

 

THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK.

 

 

 

 

 

 

71        OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND


   LOGO   
  

 

Visit us at oppenheimerfunds.com for 24-hr access

to account information and transactions or call us at

800 CALL OPP (800 225 5677) for 24-hr automated

information and automated transactions. Representatives

also available Mon–Fri 8am–8pm ET.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Visit Us

 

oppenheimerfunds.com

 

Call Us

 

800 225 5677

 

Follow Us

 

  
LOGO   

Oppenheimer funds are distributed by OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

225 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10281-1008

© 2015 OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. All rights reserved.

 

RA0855.001.0915    November 23, 2015

     


Item 2. Code of Ethics.

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller or persons performing similar functions.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The Board of Trustees of the registrant has determined that F. William Marshall, Jr., the Chairman of the Board’s Audit Committee, is the audit committee financial expert and that Mr. Marshall is “independent” for purposes of this Item 3.


Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a) Audit Fees

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $44,200 in fiscal 2015 and $41,300 in fiscal 2014.

 

(b) Audit-Related Fees

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed no such fees in fiscal 2015 and no such fees in fiscal 2014.

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $185,479 in fiscal 2015 and $1,042,959 in fiscal 2014 to the registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant.

Such services include: Internal control reviews, GIPS attestation procedures, system conversion testing, and corporate restructuring.

 

(c) Tax Fees

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed no such fees in fiscal 2015 and no such fees in fiscal 2014.

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $628,126 in fiscal 2015 and $467,462 in fiscal 2014 to the registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant.

Such services include: tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice. Tax compliance generally involves preparation of original and amended tax returns, claims for a refund and tax payment-planning services. Tax planning and tax advice includes assistance with tax audits and appeals, tax advice related to mergers and acquisitions and requests for rulings or technical advice from taxing authorities.

 

(d) All Other Fees

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed no such fees in fiscal 2015 and no such fees in fiscal 2014.

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed no such fees in fiscal 2015 and no such fees in fiscal 2014 to the registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant.


Such fees would include the cost to the principal accountant of attending audit committee meetings and consultations regarding the registrant’s retirement plan with respect to its Trustees.

 

(e) (1) During its regularly scheduled periodic meetings, the registrant’s audit committee will pre-approve all audit, audit-related, tax and other services to be provided by the principal accountants of the registrant.

The audit committee has delegated pre-approval authority to its Chairman for any subsequent new engagements that arise between regularly scheduled meeting dates provided that any fees such pre-approved are presented to the audit committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting.

Under applicable laws, pre-approval of non-audit services may be waived provided that: 1) the aggregate amount of all such services provided constitutes no more than five percent of the total amount of fees paid by the registrant to its principal accountant during the fiscal year in which services are provided 2) such services were not recognized by the registrant at the time of engagement as non-audit services and 3) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the audit committee of the registrant and approved prior to the completion of the audit.

(2) 0%

 

(f) Not applicable as less than 50%.

 

(g) The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $813,605 in fiscal 2015 and $1,510,421 in fiscal 2014 to the registrant and the registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant related to non-audit fees. Those billings did not include any prohibited non-audit services as defined by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

(h) The registrant’s audit committee of the board of Trustees has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence. No such services were rendered.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable.


Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

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

b) Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

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

None

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

Based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c)) as of 9/30/2015, the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer found the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures to provide reasonable assurances that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in the reports that it files under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (a) is accumulated and communicated to registrant’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, and (b) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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


Item 12. Exhibits.

 

(a) (1) Exhibit attached hereto.

(2) Exhibits attached hereto.

(3) Not applicable.

 

(b) Exhibit attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

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

Oppenheimer Limited-Term Government Fund

 

By:  

/s/ Arthur P. Steinmetz

  Arthur P. Steinmetz
  Principal Executive Officer
Date:   11/17/2015

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:  

/s/ Arthur P. Steinmetz

  Arthur P. Steinmetz
  Principal Executive Officer
Date:   11/17/2015
By:  

/s/ Brian W. Wixted

  Brian W. Wixted
  Principal Financial Officer
Date:   11/17/2015