Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund

Year Ended October 31, 2018

Year Ended October 31, 2017

Year Ended October 31, 2016

Year Ended October 30, 2015

Year Ended October 31, 2014

N-CSR 1 d679966dncsr.htm OPPENHEIMER EQUITY INCOME FUND Oppenheimer Equity Income 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 811-04797

Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

6803 South Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Cynthia Lo Bessette

OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.

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

(Name and address of agent for service)

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

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

Date of reporting period: 10/31/2018

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

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An Important Update

On October 18, 2018, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, an indirect corporate parent of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. and its subsidiaries OFI Global Asset Management, Inc., OFI SteelPath, Inc. and OFI Advisors, LLC, announced that it has entered into an agreement whereby Invesco Ltd., a global investment management company, will acquire OppenheimerFunds, Inc. As of the date of this report, the transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2019, pending necessary regulatory and other third-party approvals. This is subject to change.

Table of Contents


Fund Performance Discussion			4

Top Holdings and Allocations			7

Fund Expenses			10

Statement of Investments			12

Statement of Assets and Liabilities			17

Statement of Operations			19

Statements of Changes in Net Assets			21

Financial Highlights			22

Notes to Financial Statements			27

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm			45

Federal Income Tax Information			46

Board Approval of the Fund’s Investment Advisory and Sub- Advisory Agreements			47

Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Guidelines; Updates to Statement of Investments			50

Distribution Sources			51

Trustees and Officers			52

Privacy Notice			58

Class A Shares

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AT 10/31/18


	Class A Shares of the Fund
	Without Sales Charge	With Sales Charge	Russell 1000 Value Index
1-Year	0.20%	-5.56%	3.03%

5-Year	5.58	4.33	8.61

10-Year	11.93	11.27	11.30

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

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Fund Performance Discussion

The Fund’s Class A shares (without sales charge) returned 0.20% during the reporting period, underperforming the Russell 1000 Value Index (the “Index”), which returned 3.03%. The Fund’s underperformance stemmed primarily from stock selection in Communication Services and Financials sectors due to less favorable stock selection and an overweight in the Energy sector as well. Outperforming sectors for the Fund included Information Technology, Utilities and Consumer Discretionary due to stock selection.

MARKET OVERVIEW

The U.S. equity market continued to climb for most of the reporting period. After markets closed 2017 with strong performance, 2018 has been choppy so far, with volatility making a comeback due to a combination of the U.S. Administration’s trade wars with neighboring nations, a rise in geopolitical tensions, and the prospect of rising interest rates interrupting the upward march of the equity markets. In October 2018, the last month of the reporting period,

equity market volatility spiked to its highest levels in six months and all major equity indices across the world had substantially negative performance. The sell-off was sparked by concerns about rising interest rates in the U.S., continued trade and tariff related tensions, and a contentious U.S. election. Despite the elevated volatility, the Index posted muted positive results for the one-year period.

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

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Throughout the reporting period, the market was led by growth stocks, although the outperformance of growth was centered on a handful of mega-cap growth stocks.

We witnessed Apple, Inc. become the first company to breach the $1 trillion market cap level, and Amazon.com, Inc. quickly followed by briefly eclipsing that level before eventually settling at a market cap of just over $950 billion. We also saw both Microsoft, and Alphabet, the parent company of Google, end the quarter at values exceeding $800 billion.

As we witnessed these eye-popping market capitalizations, we took a deeper look and found some interesting insights. At the end of the reporting period quarter, the largest five companies in the U.S. comprised roughly 14% of the Russell 1000 Index, a level of concentration that has happened in less than 5% of monthly observations since 1990. While we will freely admit that the business models of many of these growth stocks remain attractive (we own Microsoft and Apple), we believe that attractiveness is well recognized by the equity market and positioning is crowded. As contrarian investors, we are drawn to the less concentrated areas of the market.

FUND REVIEW

During the reporting period, top contributors to performance included Cisco Systems, Inc., Merck & Co., Inc. and Microsoft Corporation.

Cisco, which provides enterprise networking products, has been moving towards a more

software driven business model that has led to better-than-expected sales growth. We believe the acceleration in growth and higher margin software should lead to multiple expansion.

Microsoft continued to outperform as Azure, its cloud-based business, continued strong growth along with better-than-expected growth in its Office 365 applications. The strength in Microsoft, as well as the exposure to the increased concentration into Technology stocks allowed us to take profits and reduce our exposure to both.

Merck, a leading U.S. pharmaceutical company, continued to benefit from its industry leading immune-oncology platform Keytruda, which helped the company beat earnings expectations.

Detractors from performance during the reporting period included Citigroup Inc., Colony Capital, Inc. and Lockheed Martin Corporation.

Citigroup reported lower earnings over the reporting period, missing analysts’ expectations. The company also reported buying back stock.

Colony Capital, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the ownership and investment in properties. The company reported a big miss in the fourth quarter of 2017, alongside cutting quarterly dividends and buying back stock. We exited our position.

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Lockheed Martin, a large defense contractor, reported strong sales and earnings for its fiscal first quarter, but concerns over future free cash flow projections drove shares lower.

STRATEGY & OUTLOOK

The Fund seeks to provide shareholders with long-term growth of capital, an attractive level of income, and lower volatility than the Index. While many investors focus on a short-term view when considering potential investments, the strategy utilizes in-depth fundamental research to seek to identify companies that are poised for an unanticipated acceleration in return on invested capital over a multi-year time horizon. We believe this longer-term approach provides a more comprehensive outlook of potential investments by focusing on all three

financial statements – income statement, balance sheet and statement of cash flows – and helps us uncover companies whose generation and use of free cash flow we deem as yet to be fully reflected in the current stock price.

As we discussed above, the US equity market in 2018 has been characterized by the increasing levels of concentration among the largest growth stocks, whose combined market capitalization represents a greater proportion of the overall equity market than at almost any time in the past 30 years. The fundamentals of the largest growth stocks remain favorable; however, those fundamentals are well recognized. As contrarian investors, we prefer to look elsewhere to find overlooked opportunities.

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Laton Spahr, CFA

Portfolio Manager

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Top Holdings and Allocations

TOP TEN COMMON STOCK HOLDINGS


Citigroup, Inc.	4.0	%
Anthem, Inc.	3.3
Coca-Cola Co. (The)	3.3
Bank of America Corp.	3.1
AT&T, Inc.	3.1
Merck & Co., Inc.	3.0
Pfizer, Inc.	3.0
Cisco Systems, Inc.	2.8
General Motors Co.	2.6
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	2.5

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

TOP TEN COMMON STOCK INDUSTRIES


Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels	12.4	%
Commercial Banks	11.7
Pharmaceuticals	8.5
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)	5.0
Diversified Telecommunication Services	5.0
Health Care Providers & Services	4.9
Electric Utilities	4.6
Capital Markets	4.5
Beverages	3.3
Communications Equipment	2.8

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


PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION
Common Stocks	95.6	%
Investment Company Oppenheimer Institutional Government Money Market Fund	2.5
Preferred Stocks	1.3
Structured Securities	0.6
Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes	—^*

*Represents a value of less than 0.05%.

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

For more current Fund holdings, please visit oppenheimerfunds.com.

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Share Class Performance

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS WITHOUT SALES CHARGE AS OF 10/31/18


	Inception Date		1-Year			5-Year			10-Year
Class A (OAEIX)		2/13/87		0.20	%		5.58	%	11.93%

Class C (OCEIX)		3/3/97		-0.57			4.77		11.06

Class I (OIEIX)		2/28/12		0.62			6.02		9.18*

Class R (ONEIX)		3/1/01		-0.10			5.29		11.56

Class Y (OYEIX)		2/28/11		0.41			5.82		7.76*

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS WITH SALES CHARGE AS OF 10/31/18


	Inception Date		1-Year			5-Year			10-Year
Class A (OAEIX)		2/13/87		-5.56	%		4.33	%	11.27%

Class C (OCEIX)		3/3/97		-1.53			4.77		11.06

Class I (OIEIX)		2/28/12		0.62			6.02		9.18*

Class R (ONEIX)		3/1/01		-0.10			5.29		11.56

Class Y (OYEIX)		2/28/11		0.41			5.82		7.76*

* Shows performance since inception.

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

The Fund’s performance is compared to the performance of the Russell 1000 Value Index. The Russell 1000 Value Index measures the performance of the large-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower expected growth values. The Index is unmanaged and cannot be purchased directly by investors. While index comparisons may be useful to provide a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, it must be noted that the Fund’s investments are not limited to the investments comprising the Index. Index performance includes reinvestment of income, but does not reflect transaction costs, fees, expenses or taxes. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only as a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, and does not predict or depict performance of the Fund. The Fund’s performance reflects the effects of the Fund’s business and operating expenses.

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

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

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

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Fund Expenses

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

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

Actual Expenses. The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section for the class of shares you hold, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expense that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600.00 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.60), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During 6 Months Ended October 31, 2018” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

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

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

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Actual	Beginning Account Value May 1, 2018		Ending Account Value October 31, 2018		Expenses Paid During 6 Months Ended October 31, 2018

Class A	$	1,000.00	$	1,000.00	$	5.16

Class C		1,000.00		996.30		9.05

Class I		1,000.00		1,002.40		3.18

Class R		1,000.00		998.50		6.47

Class Y		1,000.00		1,001.20		3.99

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

Class A		1,000.00		1,020.06		5.21

Class C		1,000.00		1,016.18		9.14

Class I		1,000.00		1,022.03		3.22

Class R		1,000.00		1,018.75		6.53

Class Y		1,000.00		1,021.22		4.03

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for that class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). Those annualized expense ratios, excluding indirect expenses from affiliated funds, based on the 6-month period ended October 31, 2018 are as follows:


Class	Expense Ratios
Class A		1.02%

Class C		1.79

Class I		0.63

Class R		1.28

Class Y		0.79

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

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS October 31, 2018


	Shares		Value
Common Stocks—95.2%
Consumer Discretionary—8.1%
Automobiles—2.6%
General Motors Co.		2,237,150	$	81,857,319

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—1.3%
McDonald’s Corp.		232,820		41,185,858

Media—1.3%
Comcast Corp., Cl. A		1,051,070		40,087,810

Multiline Retail—2.3%
Nordstrom, Inc.		355,050		23,351,638
Target Corp.		577,920		48,331,450

				71,683,088

Specialty Retail—0.6%
Home Depot, Inc. (The)		110,490		19,432,981

Consumer Staples—9.8%
Beverages—3.3%
Coca-Cola Co. (The)		2,147,920		102,842,410

Food & Staples Retailing—1.6%
Walmart, Inc.		486,650		48,801,262

Food Products—2.2%
Conagra Brands, Inc.		472,000		16,803,200
General Mills, Inc.		694,380		30,413,844
McCormick & Co., Inc.		147,860		21,291,840

				68,508,884

Household Products—0.5%
Procter & Gamble Co. (The)		185,000		16,405,800

Tobacco—2.2%
Philip Morris International, Inc.		785,830		69,208,048

Energy—12.7%
Energy Equipment & Services—0.3%
Schlumberger Ltd.		167,100		8,573,901
Weatherford International plc¹		348,940		471,069

				9,044,970

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—12.4%
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.		306,660		16,314,312
BP plc, Sponsored ADR		1,314,629		57,015,460
Chevron Corp.		564,630		63,040,939
ConocoPhillips		378,470		26,455,053
Enbridge, Inc.		848,090		26,384,080

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	Shares		Value
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (Continued)
EOG Resources, Inc.		204,620	$	21,554,671
Marathon Petroleum Corp.		495,837		34,931,716
Royal Dutch Shell plc, Cl. A, Sponsored ADR		1,018,930		64,386,187
Ship Finance International Ltd.		1,329,270		16,615,875
Suncor Energy, Inc.		1,884,390		62,769,031

				389,467,324

Financials—24.1%
Capital Markets—4.5%
Apollo Global Management LLC, Cl. A²		702,155		20,657,400
BlackRock, Inc., Cl. A		76,430		31,444,831
Blackstone Group LP (The)²		825,500		26,713,180
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)		278,030		62,659,621

				141,475,032

Commercial Banks—11.7%
Bank of America Corp.		3,509,080		96,499,700
BB&T Corp.		751,010		36,919,651
Citigroup, Inc.		1,894,710		124,027,717
JPMorgan Chase & Co.		732,840		79,894,217
KeyCorp		828,080		15,037,933
Zions Bancorp NA		279,290		13,140,594

				365,519,812

Consumer Finance—1.3%
Navient Corp.		3,464,130		40,114,625

Insurance—1.6%
Prudential Financial, Inc.		542,680		50,892,530

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—5.0%
Crown Castle International Corp.		146,850		15,968,469
Equity Residential		610,530		39,660,029
Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.		1,249,890		36,334,303
Prologis, Inc.		318,030		20,503,394
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.		1,323,000		28,735,560
Uniti Group, Inc.		787,880		15,080,023

				156,281,778

Health Care—16.7%
Biotechnology—1.4%
Gilead Sciences, Inc.		662,180		45,147,432

Health Care Equipment & Supplies—1.9%
Abbott Laboratories		852,230		58,752,736

Health Care Providers & Services—4.9%
Anthem, Inc.		374,590		103,225,766

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued


	Shares		Value
Health Care Providers & Services (Continued)
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.		194,450	$	50,819,508

				154,045,274

Pharmaceuticals—8.5%
AstraZeneca plc, Sponsored ADR		373,740		14,493,637
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.		372,330		18,817,558
GlaxoSmithKline plc, Sponsored ADR		451,890		17,650,824
Merck & Co., Inc.		1,290,000		94,956,900
Novartis AG, Sponsored ADR		284,440		24,877,122
Pfizer, Inc.		2,181,280		93,925,917

				264,721,958

Industrials—5.9%
Aerospace & Defense—0.9%
Lockheed Martin Corp.		93,500		27,474,975

Airlines—1.4%
Delta Air Lines, Inc.		805,200		44,068,596

Electrical Equipment—2.1%
Eaton Corp. plc		926,840		66,426,623

Machinery—1.0%
Caterpillar, Inc.		263,700		31,992,084

Road & Rail—0.5%
Union Pacific Corp.		96,820		14,157,020

Information Technology—6.9%
Communications Equipment—2.8%
Cisco Systems, Inc.		1,904,310		87,122,183

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—0.4%
Texas Instruments, Inc.		148,940		13,826,100

Software—2.2%
Microsoft Corp.		652,630		69,707,410

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals—1.5%
Apple, Inc.		122,200		26,744,692
HP, Inc.		841,560		20,315,258

				47,059,950

Materials—1.4%
Chemicals—0.4%
Eastman Chemical Co.		166,730		13,063,296

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	Shares		Value
Containers & Packaging—0.5%
International Paper Co.		316,923	$	14,375,627

Metals & Mining—0.5%
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.		1,358,300		15,824,195

Telecommunication Services—5.0%
Diversified Telecommunication Services—5.0%
AT&T, Inc.		3,128,230		95,974,097
CenturyLink, Inc.		1,110,150		22,913,496
Verizon Communications, Inc.		651,560		37,197,560

				156,085,153

Utilities—4.6%
Electric Utilities—4.6%
American Electric Power Co., Inc.		362,340		26,581,263
Avangrid, Inc.		524,390		24,651,574
Entergy Corp.		336,200		28,223,990
Exelon Corp.		795,330		34,843,407
NextEra Energy, Inc.		168,110		28,998,975

				143,299,209

Total Common Stocks (Cost $2,579,835,944)				2,979,959,352

Preferred Stock—1.3%
Becton Dickinson & Co., 6.125% Cv., Series A, Non-Vtg. (Cost $40,187,979)		673,589		39,519,467

	Principal Amount
Non-Convertible Corporate Bond and Note—0.0%
Reynolds American, Inc., 7.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/4/41 (Cost $358,836)³	$	354,000		403,855

	Shares
Structured Securities—0.6%
Credit Suisse AG (London), Weatherford International plc Equity Linked Nts., 3/18/19³		9,396,455		13,082,027
Credit Suisse AG (London), Weatherford International plc Equity Linked Nts., 3/19/19³		4,678,000		6,512,248

Total Structured Securities (Cost $33,703,267)				19,594,275

Investment Company—2.5%
Oppenheimer Institutional Government Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 2.12%^4,5(Cost $79,346,367)		79,346,367		79,346,367
Total Investments, at Value (Cost $2,733,432,393)		99.6%		3,118,823,316
Net Other Assets (Liabilities)		0.4		12,779,096

Net Assets		100.0%	$	3,131,602,412

Footnotes to Statement of Investments

1. Non-income producing security.

2. Security is a Master Limited Partnership.

3. Represents securities sold under Rule 144A, which are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees.

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued

Footnotes to Statement of Investments (Continued)

These securities amount to $19,998,130 or 0.64% of the Fund’s net assets at period end.

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

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


	Shares October 31, 2017		Gross Additions		Gross Reductions		Shares October 31, 2018
Investment Company
Oppenheimer Institutional Government Money Market Fund, Cl. E		15,538,728		1,114,533,961		1,050,726,322		79,346,367

	Value		Income		Realized Gain (Loss)		Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss)
Investment Company
Oppenheimer Institutional Government Money Market Fund, Cl. E	$	79,346,367	$	982,751	$	—	$	—

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES October 31, 2018



Assets
Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments:
Unaffiliated companies (cost $2,654,086,026)	$	3,039,476,949
Affiliated companies (cost $79,346,367)		79,346,367

		3,118,823,316

Cash		6,653,142

Receivables and other assets:
Investments sold		31,436,916
Interest and dividends		4,773,714
Shares of beneficial interest sold		745,185
Other		258,414

Total assets		3,162,690,687


Liabilities
Payables and other liabilities:
Investments purchased		26,405,649
Shares of beneficial interest redeemed		3,643,796
Distribution and service plan fees		611,804
Trustees’ compensation		339,957
Shareholder communications		18,544
Other		68,525

Total liabilities		31,088,275


Net Assets	$	3,131,602,412



Composition of Net Assets
Par value of shares of beneficial interest	$	10,547

Additional paid-in capital		2,578,003,354

Total distributable earnings		553,588,511

Net Assets	$	3,131,602,412

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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 $2,183,650,825 and 70,422,334 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)			$31.01
Maximum offering price per share (net asset value plus sales charge of 5.75% of offering price)			$32.90


Class C Shares:

Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $503,079,014 and 20,524,499 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)			$24.51


Class I Shares:

Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets of $71,747,150 and 2,317,779 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)			$30.96


Class R Shares:

Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $106,823,443 and 3,607,231 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)			$29.61


Class Y Shares:

Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets of $266,301,980 and 8,597,983 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)			$30.97

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT

OF OPERATIONS For the Year Ended October 31, 2018



Investment Income
Dividends:
Unaffiliated companies (net of foreign withholding taxes of $936,401)	$	109,756,836
Affiliated companies		982,751

Premium amortization		(2,982,058)

Interest		289,112

Total investment income		108,046,641

Expenses
Management fees		20,322,518

Distribution and service plan fees:
Class A		5,753,887
Class B¹		57,852
Class C		5,712,055
Class R		587,860

Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:
Class A		4,855,542
Class B¹		11,999
Class C		1,143,459
Class I		26,139
Class R		236,990
Class Y		601,499

Shareholder communications:
Class A		40,140
Class B¹		1,029
Class C		10,570
Class I		2,825
Class R		2,110
Class Y		3,841

Borrowing fees		123,008

Trustees’ compensation		54,711

Custodian fees and expenses		46,633

Other		321,987

Total expenses		39,916,654
Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses		(150,348)

Net expenses		39,766,306

Net Investment Income		68,280,335

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STATEMENT

OF OPERATIONS Continued



Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
Net realized gain on:
Investment transactions in unaffiliated companies	$	325,736,415
Option contracts written		6,934,924

Net realized gain		332,671,339

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:
Investment transactions in unaffiliated companies		(381,217,267)
Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies		(231)
Option contracts written		(1,015,835)

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)		(382,233,333)


Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations	$	18,718,341

1. Effective June 1, 2018, all Class B shares converted to Class A shares.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS


	Year Ended		Year Ended
	October 31, 2018		October 31, 2017¹

Operations
Net investment income	$	68,280,335	$	91,499,770

Net realized gain		332,671,339		338,002,272

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)		(382,233,333)		242,508,426

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations		18,718,341		672,010,468


Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders
Dividends and distributions declared:
Class A		(73,348,608)		(62,819,701)
Class B²		(275,248)		(885,773)
Class C		(18,064,556)		(14,404,284)
Class I		(3,072,804)		(2,606,014)
Class R		(3,461,061)		(2,965,583)
Class Y		(10,310,947)		(8,843,459)

Total dividends and distributions declared		(108,533,224)		(92,524,814)


Beneficial Interest Transactions
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from beneficial interest transactions:
Class A		(390,433,555)		(524,598,352)
Class B²		(20,605,094)		(51,826,261)
Class C		(96,227,158)		(126,521,758)
Class I		(24,038,134)		(40,334,980)
Class R		(14,219,912)		(38,036,817)
Class Y		(84,188,619)		8,760,713

Total beneficial interest transactions		(629,712,472)		(772,557,455)


Net Assets
Total decrease		(719,527,355)		(193,071,801)

Beginning of period		3,851,129,767		4,044,201,568

End of period	$	3,131,602,412	$	3,851,129,767

1. Prior period amounts have been conformed to current year presentation. See Notes to Financial Statements, Note 2– New Accounting Pronouncements for further details.

2. Effective June 1, 2018, all Class B shares converted to Class A shares.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


Class A	Year Ended October 31, 2018		Year Ended October 31, 2017		Year Ended October 31, 2016		Year Ended October 30, 2015¹		Year Ended October 31, 2014

Per Share Operating Data
Net asset value, beginning of period		$31.88		$27.60		$29.99		$33.60		$31.35

Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income²		0.66		0.72		0.66		0.87		0.78
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)		(0.57)		4.26		(0.62)		(1.92)		3.50

Total from investment operations		0.09		4.98		0.04		(1.05)		4.28

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:
Dividends from net investment income		(0.72)		(0.70)		(0.96)		(0.81)		(0.92)
Distributions from net realized gain		(0.24)		0.00		(1.47)		(1.75)		(1.11)

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders		(0.96)		(0.70)		(2.43)		(2.56)		(2.03)

Net asset value, end of period		$31.01		$31.88		$27.60		$29.99		$33.60



Total Return, at Net Asset Value³		0.20%		18.19%		0.46%		(3.45)%		14.19%


Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)		$2,183,651		$2,633,816		$2,759,383		$3,641,622		$4,121,447

Average net assets (in thousands)		$2,432,980		$2,746,868		$3,045,384		$4,016,231		$4,041,525

Ratios to average net assets:⁴
Net investment income		2.04%		2.39%		2.49%		2.73%		2.42%
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below		1.03%		1.04%		1.04%		1.01%		1.00%
Interest and fees from borrowings		0.00%⁵		0.00%⁵		0.00%⁵		0.00%⁵		0.00%

Total expenses⁶		1.03%		1.04%		1.04%		1.01%		1.00%
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses		1.03%⁷		1.03%		1.04%⁷		1.01%⁷		1.00%⁷

Portfolio turnover rate		104%		46%		41%		43%		40%

1. Represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period.

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

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

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

5. Less than 0.005%.

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

7. Waiver was less than 0.005%.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Class C	Year Ended October 31, 2018	Year Ended October 31, 2017	Year Ended October 31, 2016	Year Ended October 30, 2015¹	Year Ended October 31, 2014

Per Share Operating Data
Net asset value, beginning of period	$25.42	$22.16	$24.59	$28.03	$26.50

Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income²	0.33	0.40	0.37	0.51	0.44
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)	(0.45)	3.40	(0.52)	(1.57)	2.94

Total from investment operations	(0.12)	3.80	(0.15)	(1.06)	3.38

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:
Dividends from net investment income	(0.55)	(0.54)	(0.81)	(0.63)	(0.74)
Distributions from net realized gain	(0.24)	0.00	(1.47)	(1.75)	(1.11)

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders	(0.79)	(0.54)	(2.28)	(2.38)	(1.85)

Net asset value, end of period	$24.51	$25.42	$22.16	$24.59	$28.03



Total Return, at Net Asset Value³	(0.57)%	17.28%	(0.27)%	(4.20)%	13.33%


Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)	$503,079	$617,798	$654,197	$906,696	$1,012,404

Average net assets (in thousands)	$572,856	$651,446	$732,570	$1,005,459	$932,089

Ratios to average net assets:⁴
Net investment income	1.28%	1.63%	1.74%	1.96%	1.64%
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below	1.79%	1.80%	1.80%	1.76%	1.76%
Interest and fees from borrowings	0.00%⁵	0.00%⁵	0.00%⁵	0.00%⁵	0.00%

Total expenses⁶	1.79%	1.80%	1.80%	1.76%	1.76%
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses	1.79%⁷	1.79%	1.80%⁷	1.76%⁷	1.76%⁷

Portfolio turnover rate	104%	46%	41%	43%	40%

1. Represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period.

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

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

5. Less than 0.005%.

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

7. Waiver was less than 0.005%.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued


Class I	Year Ended October 31, 2018	Year Ended October 31, 2017	Year Ended October 31, 2016	Year Ended October 30, 2015¹	Year Ended October 31, 2014

Per Share Operating Data
Net asset value, beginning of period	$31.83	$27.56	$29.95	$33.57	$31.32

Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income²	0.79	0.85	0.77	0.97	0.88
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)	(0.57)	4.24	(0.61)	(1.89)	3.53

Total from investment operations	0.22	5.09	0.16	(0.92)	4.41

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:
Dividends from net investment income	(0.85)	(0.82)	(1.08)	(0.95)	(1.05)
Distributions from net realized gain	(0.24)	0.00	(1.47)	(1.75)	(1.11)
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders	(1.09)	(0.82)	(2.55)	(2.70)	(2.16)

Net asset value, end of period	$30.96	$31.83	$27.56	$29.95	$33.57



Total Return, at Net Asset Value³	0.62%	18.68%	0.88%	(3.01)%	14.66%


Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)	$71,747	$97,972	$122,209	$145,585	$125,157

Average net assets (in thousands)	$87,044	$90,018	$140,944	$145,869	$87,786

Ratios to average net assets:⁴
Net investment income	2.45%	2.81%	2.89%	3.05%	2.73%
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below	0.63%	0.61%	0.61%	0.58%	0.59%
Interest and fees from borrowings	0.00%⁵	0.00%⁵	0.00%⁵	0.00%⁵	0.00%

Total expenses⁶	0.63%	0.61%	0.61%	0.58%	0.59%
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses	0.63%⁷	0.61%⁷	0.61%⁷	0.58%⁷	0.59%⁷

Portfolio turnover rate	104%	46%	41%	43%	40%

1. Represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period.

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

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

5. Less than 0.005%.

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

7. Waiver was less than 0.005%.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Class R	Year Ended October 31, 2018		Year Ended October 31, 2017		Year Ended October 31, 2016		Year Ended October 30, 2015¹		Year Ended October 31, 2014

Per Share Operating Data
Net asset value, beginning of period		$30.50		$26.43		$28.83		$32.41		$30.31

Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income²		0.55		0.62		0.57		0.76		0.66
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)		(0.55)		4.08		(0.60)		(1.86)		3.38

Total from investment operations		0.00		4.70		(0.03)		(1.10)		4.04

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:
Dividends from net investment income		(0.65)		(0.63)		(0.90)		(0.73)		(0.83)
Distributions from net realized gain		(0.24)		0.00		(1.47)		(1.75)		(1.11)

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders		(0.89)		(0.63)		(2.37)		(2.48)		(1.94)

Net asset value, end of period		$29.61		$30.50		$26.43		$28.83		$32.41



Total Return, at Net Asset Value³		(0.10)%		17.87%		0.25%		(3.72)%		13.85%


Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)		$106,823		$124,066		$142,064		$176,646		$205,039

Average net assets (in thousands)		$118,803		$136,747		$153,770		$195,901		$199,409

Ratios to average net assets:⁴
Net investment income		1.79%		2.13%		2.22%		2.47%		2.11%
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below		1.29%		1.30%		1.29%		1.26%		1.30%
Interest and fees from borrowings		0.00%⁵		0.00%⁵		0.00%⁵		0.00%⁵		0.00%

Total expenses⁶		1.29%		1.30%		1.29%		1.26%		1.30%
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses		1.29%⁷		1.29%		1.29%⁷		1.26%⁷		1.30%⁷

Portfolio turnover rate		104%		46%		41%		43%		40%

1. Represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period.

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

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

5. Less than 0.005%.

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

7. Waiver was less than 0.005%.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued


Class Y	Year Ended October 31, 2018		Year Ended October 31, 2017		Year Ended October 31, 2016		Year Ended October 30, 2015¹		Year Ended October 31, 2014

Per Share Operating Data
Net asset value, beginning of period		$31.85		$27.58		$29.96		$33.58		$31.34

Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income²		0.73		0.80		0.75		0.93		0.84
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)		(0.57)		4.24		(0.64)		(1.91)		3.52

Total from investment operations		0.16		5.04		0.11		(0.98)		4.36

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:
Dividends from net investment income		(0.80)		(0.77)		(1.02)		(0.89)		(1.01)
Distributions from net realized gain		(0.24)		0.00		(1.47)		(1.75)		(1.11)

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders		(1.04)		(0.77)		(2.49)		(2.64)		(2.12)

Net asset value, end of period		$30.97		$31.85		$27.58		$29.96		$33.58



Total Return, at Net Asset Value³		0.41%		18.45%		0.74%		(3.23)%		14.46%


Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)		$266,302		$356,902		$301,033		$603,844		$697,099

Average net assets (in thousands)		$300,673		$349,825		$405,774		$682,611		$487,585

Ratios to average net assets:⁴
Net investment income		2.28%		2.63%		2.81%		2.93%		2.60%
Expenses excluding specific expenses listed below		0.79%		0.80%		0.80%		0.76%		0.75%
Interest and fees from borrowings		0.00%⁵		0.00%⁵		0.00%⁵		0.00%⁵		0.00%

Total expenses⁶		0.79%		0.80%		0.80%		0.76%		0.75%
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses		0.79%⁷		0.79%		0.80%⁷		0.76%⁷		0.75%⁷

Portfolio turnover rate		104%		46%		41%		43%		40%

1. Represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period.

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

4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

5. Less than 0.005%.

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

7. Waiver was less than 0.005%.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS October 31, 2018

1. Organization

Oppenheimer Equity Income 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 total return. The Fund’s investment adviser is OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. (“OFI Global” or the “Manager”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI” or the “Sub-Adviser”). The Manager has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with OFI.

The 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 were permitted. Reinvestment of dividend and/or capital gain distributions and exchanges of Class B shares into and from other Oppenheimer funds were permitted through May 31, 2018. Effective June 1, 2018 (the “Conversion Date”), all Class B shares converted to Class A shares. 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, C and R shares have, and Class B shares had, separate distribution and/or service plans under which they pay, and Class B shares paid, fees. Class I and Class Y shares do not pay such fees. Previously issued Class B shares automatically converted 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.

Foreign Currency Translation. The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Any foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:

(1) Value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities — at the exchange rates prevailing at market close as described in Note 3.

(2) Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses — at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Although the net assets and the values are presented at the foreign exchange rates at market close, the Fund does not isolate the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments shown in the Statement of Operations.

For securities, which are subject to foreign withholding tax upon disposition, realized and unrealized gains or losses on such securities are recorded net of foreign withholding tax.

Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding tax reclaims recorded on the Fund’s books, and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities, resulting from changes in the exchange rate.

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

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

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

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

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2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

concluded.

Custodian Fees. “Custodian fees and expenses” in the Statement of Operations may include interest expense incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on such cash 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.

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 Fund has analyzed its tax positions for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018, including open tax years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the Fund’s financial statements.

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.


Total Distributable Earnings	Accumulated Loss Carryforward^1,2		Net Unrealized Appreciation Based on cost of Securities and Other Investments for Federal Income Tax Purposes

$221,295,152		$—		$333,035,209

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2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

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

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

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

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


Increase to Paid-in Capital	Reduction to Accumulated Net Earnings³

$25,678,757	$	25,678,757

3. $25,670,785, all of which was long-term capital gain, was distributed in connection with Fund share redemptions.

The tax character of distributions paid during the reporting periods:


	Year Ended October 31, 2018		Year Ended October 31, 2017

Distributions paid from:
Ordinary income	$	92,297,949	$	92,524,814
Long-term capital gain		16,235,275		—

Total	$	108,533,224	$	92,524,814

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	$	2,747,453,202
Federal tax cost of other investments		38,332,259

Total federal tax cost	$	2,785,785,461

Gross unrealized appreciation	$	450,721,256
Gross unrealized depreciation		(117,686,047	)

Net unrealized appreciation	$	333,035,209

Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the

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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.

New Accounting Pronouncements. In March 2017, Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”), ASU 2017-08. This provides guidance related to the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities held at a premium. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those annual periods. The Manager is evaluating the impacts of these changes on the financial statements.

During August 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued Final Rule Release No. 33-10532 (the “Rule”), Disclosure Update and Simplification. The rule amends certain financial statement disclosure requirements to conform to U.S. GAAP. The amendments to Rule 6-04.17 of Regulation S-X (balance sheet) remove the requirement to separately state the book basis components of net assets: undistributed (over-distribution of) net investment income (“UNII”), accumulated undistributed net realized gains (losses), and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) at the balance sheet date. Instead, consistent with U.S. GAAP, funds will be required to disclose total distributable earnings. The amendments to Rule 6-09 of Regulation S-X (statement of changes in net assets) remove the requirement to separately state the sources of distributions paid. Instead, consistent with U.S. GAAP, funds will be required to disclose the total amount of distributions paid, except that any tax return of capital must be separately disclosed. The amendments also remove the requirement to parenthetically state the book basis amount of UNII on the statement of changes in net assets. The requirements of the Rule are effective November 5, 2018, and the Funds’ Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the current reporting period have been modified accordingly. In addition, certain amounts within each Fund’s Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the prior fiscal period have been modified to conform to the Rule.

3. Securities Valuation

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

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

Valuation Methods and Inputs

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3. Securities Valuation (Continued)

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

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

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

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

Corporate and government debt securities (of U.S. or foreign issuers) and municipal debt securities, short-term notes, 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. Pricing services generally price debt securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional “round lot” size, but some trades may occur in smaller, “odd lot” sizes, sometimes at lower prices than institutional round lot trades. Standard inputs generally considered by third-party pricing vendors include reported trade data, broker-dealer price quotations, benchmark yields, issuer spreads on comparable securities, the credit quality, yield, maturity, as well as other appropriate factors.

Structured securities, swaps, swaptions, and other over-the-counter derivatives are valued utilizing evaluated prices obtained from third party pricing services or broker-dealers. Standard inputs generally considered by third-party pricing vendors include market information relevant to the underlying reference asset such as the price of financial instruments, stock market indices, foreign currencies, interest rate spreads, commodities, credit spreads, credit event probabilities, index values, individual security values, forward interest rates, variable interest rates, volatility measures, and forward currency rates, or the occurrence of other specific events.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or when a significant event has occurred that would materially affect the value of the security, are fair valued either (i) by a standardized fair valuation methodology applicable to the security type or the significant event as previously approved by the Valuation Committee and the Fund’s Board or (ii) as determined in good faith by the Manager’s Valuation Committee. The Valuation Committee considers all relevant facts that are reasonably available, through either public information or information available to the Manager, when determining the fair value of a security. Those standardized fair valuation methodologies include, but are not limited to, valuing securities at

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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.

Classifications

Each investment asset or liability of the Fund is assigned a level at measurement date based on the significance and source of the inputs to its valuation. Various data inputs may be used in determining the value of each of the Fund’s investments as of the reporting period end.

These data inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

Assets Table
Investments, at Value:
Common Stocks
Consumer Discretionary	$	254,247,056	$	—	$	—	$	254,247,056
Consumer Staples		305,766,404		—		—		305,766,404
Energy		398,512,294		—		—		398,512,294
Financials		754,283,777		—		—		754,283,777
Health Care		522,667,400		—		—		522,667,400

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3. Securities Valuation (Continued)


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

Investments, at Value: (Continued)
Industrials	$	184,119,298	$	—	$	—	$	184,119,298
Information Technology		217,715,643		—		—		217,715,643
Materials		43,263,118		—		—		43,263,118
Telecommunication Services		156,085,153		—		—		156,085,153
Utilities		143,299,209		—		—		143,299,209
Preferred Stock		39,519,467		—		—		39,519,467
Non-Convertible Corporate Bond and Note		—		403,855		—		403,855
Structured Securities		—		19,594,275		—		19,594,275
Investment Company		79,346,367		—		—		79,346,367

Total Assets	$	3,098,825,186	$	19,998,130	$	—	$	3,118,823,316

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.

For the reporting period, there were no transfers between levels.

4. Investments and Risks

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

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

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

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

Master Limited Partnerships (“MLPs”). MLPs issue common units that represent an equity ownership interest in a partnership and provide limited voting rights. MLP common units are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and are freely tradable on securities exchanges such as the NYSE and the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”), or in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market. An MLP consists of one or more general partners, who conduct the business, and one or more limited partners, who contribute capital. MLP common unit holders have a limited role in the partnership’s operations and management. The Fund, as a limited partner, normally would not be liable for the debts of the MLP beyond the amounts the Fund has contributed, but would not be shielded to the same extent that a shareholder of a corporation would be. In certain circumstances creditors of an MLP would have the right to seek return of capital distributed to a limited partner. This right of an MLP’s creditors would continue after the Fund sold its investment in the MLP.

Structured Securities. The Fund invests in structured securities whose market values, interest rates and/or redemption prices are linked to the performance of underlying foreign currencies, interest rate spreads, stock market indices, prices of individual securities, commodities or other financial instruments or the occurrence of other specific events. The structured securities are often leveraged, increasing the volatility of each note’s market value relative to the change in the underlying linked financial element or event. Fluctuations in value of these securities are recorded as unrealized gains and losses in the accompanying Statement of Operations. The Fund records a realized gain or loss when a structured security is sold or matures.

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

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

5. Market Risk Factors

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

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5. Market Risk Factors (Continued)

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

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

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

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

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

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

6. Use of Derivatives

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

Derivatives may have little or no initial cash investment relative to their market value exposure and therefore can produce significant gains or losses in excess of their cost due

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to changes in the market risk factors and the overall market. This use of embedded leverage allows the Fund to increase its market value exposure relative to its net assets and can substantially increase the volatility of the Fund’s performance. In instances where the Fund is using derivatives to decrease, or hedge, exposures to market risk factors for securities held by the Fund, there are also risks that those derivatives may not perform as expected resulting in losses for the combined or hedged positions. Some derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the Fund’s initial investment.

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

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

Option Activity

The Fund may buy and sell put and call options, or write put and call options. When an option is written, the Fund receives a premium and becomes obligated to sell or purchase the underlying security, currency or other underlying financial instrument at a fixed price, upon exercise of the option.

Options can be traded through an exchange or through a privately negotiated arrangement with a dealer in an OTC transaction. Options traded through an exchange are generally cleared through a clearinghouse (such as The Options Clearing Corporation). The difference between the premium received or paid, and market value of the option, is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. The net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation is reported in the Statement of Operations. When an option is exercised, the cost of the security purchased or the proceeds of the security sale are adjusted by the amount of premium received or paid. Upon the expiration or closing of the option transaction, a gain or loss is reported in the Statement of Operations.

Index/Security Options. The Fund may purchase or write call and put options on individual equity securities and/or equity indexes to increase or decrease exposure to equity risk. A purchased call or written put option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument appreciates relative to the strike price. A purchased put or written call option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument depreciates relative to the strike price.

During the reporting period, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $30,096 and $228,519 on purchased call options and purchased put options, respectively.

At period end, the Fund had no purchased options outstanding.

Options written, if any, are reported in a schedule following the Statement of Investments and as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities held in collateral

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

6. Use of Derivatives (Continued)

accounts to cover potential obligations with respect to outstanding written options are noted in the Statement of Investments.

The risk in writing a call option is the market price of the underlying security increasing above the strike price and the option being exercised. The Fund must then purchase the underlying security at the higher market price and deliver it for the strike price or, if it owns the underlying security, deliver it at the strike price and forego any benefit from the increase in the price of the underlying security above the strike price. The risk in writing a put option is the market price of the underlying security decreasing below the strike price and the option being exercised. The Fund must then purchase the underlying security at the strike price when the market price of the underlying security is below the strike price. Alternatively, the Fund could also close out a written option position, in which case the risk is that the closing transaction will require a premium to be paid by the Fund that is greater than the premium the Fund received. When writing options, the Fund has the additional risk that there may be an illiquid market where the Fund is unable to close the contract. The risk in buying an option is that the Fund pays a premium for the option, and the option may be worth less than the premium paid or expire worthless.

During the reporting period, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $508,470 and $467,327 on written call options and written put options, respectively.

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

At period end, the Fund had no written options outstanding.

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

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typically allocate that shortfall on a pro-rata basis across all the broker’s, futures commission merchant’s or clearinghouse’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund.

There is the risk that a broker, futures commission merchant or clearinghouse will decline to clear a transaction on the Fund’s behalf, and the Fund may be required to pay a termination fee to the executing broker with whom the Fund initially enters into the transaction.

Clearinghouses may also be permitted to terminate centrally cleared swaps at any time. The Fund is also subject to the risk that the broker or futures commission merchant will improperly use the Fund’s assets deposited/paid as initial or variation margin to satisfy payment obligations of another customer. In the event of a default by another customer of the broker or futures commission merchant, the Fund might not receive its variation margin payments from the clearinghouse, due to the manner in which variation margin payments are aggregated for all customers of the broker/futures commission merchant.

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

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

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


Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) Recognized on Derivatives
Derivatives Not Accounted for as Hedging Instruments	Investment transactions in unaffiliated companies*			Option contracts written		Total
Equity contracts	$	(3,906,563	)	$	6,934,924	$	3,028,361
*Includes purchased option contracts and purchased swaption contracts, if any.
Amount of Change in Unrealized Gain or (Loss) Recognized on Derivatives
Derivatives Not Accounted for as Hedging Instruments	Investment transactions in unaffiliated companies*			Option contracts written		Total
Equity contracts	$	469,260		$	(1,015,835)	$	(546,575	)

*Includes purchased option contracts and purchased swaption contracts, if any.

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7. Shares of Beneficial Interest

The Fund has authorized an unlimited number of $0.0001 par value shares of beneficial interest of each class. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:


	Year Ended October 31, 2018					Year Ended October 31, 2017
	Shares			Amount		Shares			Amount

Class A
Sold¹		4,509,788		$	144,934,761		8,802,877		$	266,044,073
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested		2,203,277			70,631,264		1,982,565			60,015,598
Redeemed		(18,900,990	)		(605,999,580)		(28,143,109	)		(850,658,023)

Net decrease		(12,187,925)		$	(390,433,555)		(17,357,667	)	$	(524,598,352)


Class B
Sold		3,964		$	100,161		40,643		$	972,229
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested		10,425			265,779		35,190			848,623
Redeemed¹		(823,291	)		(20,971,034)		(2,217,139	)		(53,647,113)

Net decrease		(808,902	)	$	(20,605,094)		(2,141,306	)	$	(51,826,261)


Class C
Sold		1,561,974		$	39,859,075		2,306,114		$	55,760,316
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested		682,657			17,383,012		561,323			13,598,019
Redeemed		(6,021,337	)		(153,469,245)		(8,087,547	)		(195,880,093)

Net decrease		(3,776,706	)	$	(96,227,158)		(5,220,110	)	$	(126,521,758)


Class I
Sold		620,573		$	19,893,384		1,709,219		$	51,946,184
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested		92,666			2,961,545		68,305			2,063,750
Redeemed		(1,473,057	)		(46,893,063)		(3,133,531	)		(94,344,914)

Net decrease		(759,818	)	$	(24,038,134)		(1,356,007	)	$	(40,334,980)


Class R
Sold		618,737		$	18,972,761		932,776		$	27,048,078
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested		106,190			3,254,676		96,373			2,791,284
Redeemed		(1,185,826	)		(36,447,349)		(2,335,112	)		(67,876,179)

Net decrease		(460,899	)	$	(14,219,912)		(1,305,963	)	$	(38,036,817)


Class Y
Sold		2,858,285		$	91,456,706		6,702,627		$	202,879,630
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested		291,968			9,342,663		267,403			8,095,266
Redeemed		(5,758,050	)		(184,987,988)		(6,680,060	)		(202,214,183)

Net increase (decrease)		(2,607,797	)	$	(84,188,619)		289,970		$	8,760,713

1. All outstanding Class B shares converted to Class A shares on June 1, 2018.

8. Purchases and Sales of Securities

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term

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obligations and investments in IGMMF, for the reporting period were as follows:


	Purchases		Sales

Investment securities		$3,594,000,181		$4,331,063,742

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 $400 million			0.70%
Next $400 million			0.68
Next $400 million			0.65
Next $400 million			0.60
Next $400 million			0.55
Next $3.0 billion			0.50
Next $5.0 billion			0.45
Over $10.0 billion			0.42

The Fund’s effective management fee for the reporting period was 0.58% of average annual net assets before any applicable waivers.

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

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

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

Trustees’ Compensation. The Fund has adopted an unfunded retirement plan (the “Plan”) for the Fund’s Independent Trustees. Benefits are based on years of service and fees paid to

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

9. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

each Trustee during their period of service. The Plan was frozen with respect to adding new participants effective December 31, 2006 (the “Freeze Date”) and existing Plan Participants as of the Freeze Date will continue to receive accrued benefits under the Plan. Active Independent Trustees as of the Freeze Date have each elected a distribution method with respect to their benefits under the Plan.

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


Projected Benefit Obligations Increased	$	7,040
Payments Made to Retired Trustees		32,172
Accumulated Liability as of October 31, 2018		128,693

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

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

Distribution and Service Plan for Class A Shares. The Fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan (the “Plan”) for Class A shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, the Fund pays a service fee to the Distributor at an annual rate of 0.25% of the daily net assets of Class A shares. The Distributor currently uses all of those fees to pay dealers, brokers, banks and other financial institutions periodically for providing personal services and maintenance of accounts of their customers that hold Class A shares. Under the Plan, the Fund may also pay an asset-based sales charge to the Distributor. However, the Fund’s Board has currently set the rate at zero. 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 C and Class R shares, and had previously adopted a similar plan for Class B shares, pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940

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9. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

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 C shares’ daily net assets and 0.25% on Class R shares’ daily net assets. The Fund paid the Distributor an annual asset-based sales charge of 0.75% on Class B shares prior to their Conversion Date. The Fund also pays a service fee under the Plans at an annual rate of 0.25% of daily net assets and previously paid this fee for Class B prior to their Conversion Date. The Plans continue in effect from year to year only if the Fund’s Board of Trustees votes annually to approve their continuance at an in person meeting called for that purpose. Fees incurred by the Fund under the Plans are detailed in the Statement of Operations.

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


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 Distributor¹		Class C Contingent Deferred Sales Charges Retained by Distributor		Class R Contingent Deferred Sales Charges Retained by Distributor

October 31, 2018		$474,738		$—		$5,336		$25,354		$—

1. Effective June 1, 2018, all Class B shares converted to Class A shares.

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

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


Class A	$	64,985
Class B¹		419
Class C		15,375
Class R		3,124
Class Y		8,763

1. Effective June 1, 2018, all Class B shares converted to Class A shares.

The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in IGMMF. During the reporting period, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $57,682 for IGMMF management fees. This fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement may not be amended or

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued

9. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

withdrawn for one year from the date of the Fund’s prospectus, unless approved by the Board.

10. Borrowings and Other Financing

Joint Credit Facility. A number of mutual funds managed by the Manager participate in a $1.95 billion revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) intended to provide short-term financing, if necessary, subject to certain restrictions in connection with atypical redemption activity. Expenses and fees related to the Facility are paid by the participating funds and are disclosed separately or as other expenses on the Statement of Operations. The Fund did not utilize the Facility during the reporting period.

11. Pending Acquisition

On October 18, 2018, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (“MassMutual”), an indirect corporate parent of the Sub-Adviser and the Manager announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement, whereby Invesco Ltd. (“Invesco”), a global investment management company, will acquire the Sub-Adviser. As of the time of the announcement, the transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2019, pending necessary regulatory and other third-party approvals. This is subject to change.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees

Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund:

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund (the “Fund”), including the statement of investments, as of October 31, 2018, 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 related notes (collectively, the “financial statements”) and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five year period then ended. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2018, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

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 are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. 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, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Such procedures also included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2018, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and the transfer agent, or by other appropriate auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

KPMG LLP

We have not been able to determine the specific year that we began serving as the auditor of one or more Oppenheimer Funds investment companies, however we are aware that we have served as the auditor of one or more Oppenheimer Funds investment companies since at least 1969.

Denver, Colorado

December 21, 2018

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FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION Unaudited

In early 2018, if applicable, shareholders of record received information regarding all dividends and distributions paid to them by the Fund during calendar year 2017.

Capital gain distributions of $0.1331 per share were paid to Class A, Class B, Class C, Class I, Class R and Class Y shareholders, respectively, on December 11, 2017. Whether received in stock or in cash, the capital gain distribution should be treated by shareholders as a gain from the sale of the capital assets held for more than one year (long-term capital gains).

Dividends, if any, paid by the Fund during the reporting period which are not designated as capital gain distributions should be multiplied by the maximum amount allowable but not less than 100.00% to arrive at the amount eligible for the corporate dividend-received deduction.

A portion, if any, of the dividends paid by the Fund during the reporting period which are not designated as capital gain distributions are eligible for lower individual income tax rates to the extent that the Fund has received qualified dividend income as stipulated by recent tax legislation. The maximum amount allowable but not less than $100,195,756 of the Fund’s fiscal year taxable income may be eligible for the lower individual income tax rates. In early 2018, shareholders of record received information regarding the percentage of distributions that are eligible for lower individual income tax rates.

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 $761,461 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.

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT ADVISORY

AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS Unaudited

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

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

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

Nature, Quality and Extent of Services. The Board considered information about the nature, quality and extent of the services provided to the Fund and information regarding the Managers’ key personnel who provide such services. The Managers’ duties include providing the Fund with the services of the Sub-Adviser’s portfolio manager and 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. 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.

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT ADVISORY

AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS Unaudited /Continued

The Board also considered the quality of the services provided and the quality of the Managers’ resources that are available to the Fund. The Board took account of the fact that the Sub-Adviser has 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 and risk management services, among other services, and information the Board has received regarding the experience and professional qualifications of the Managers’ key personnel and the size and functions of their staff. In its evaluation of the quality of the portfolio management services provided, the Board considered the experience of Michael Levine, the portfolio manager for the Fund, and the Sub-Adviser’s investment team and analysts. The Board members also considered the totality of their experiences with the Managers as directors or trustees of the Fund and other funds advised by the Managers. The Board considered information regarding the quality of services provided by affiliates of the Managers, which the Board members have become knowledgeable about through their experiences with the Managers and in connection with the review or renewal of the Fund’s service agreements or service providers. The Board concluded, in light of the Managers’ experience, reputation, personnel, operations and resources that the Fund benefits from the services provided under the Agreements.

Investment Performance of the Managers and the Fund. Throughout the year, the Managers provided information on the investment performance of the Fund, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser, including comparative performance information. The Board also reviewed information, prepared by the Managers and by the independent consultant, comparing the Fund’s historical performance to relevant benchmarks or market indices and to the performance of other retail funds in the large value category. The Board noted that the Fund’s ten-year performance was better than its category median although its one-year, three-year and five-year performance was below its category median.

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 large value funds with comparable asset levels and distribution features. The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual management fee was lower than its peer group median and category median. The Board also noted that the Fund’s total expenses were higher than its peer group median and lower than its category median.

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 also considered that the Managers must be able to pay and retain experienced professional personnel at competitive rates to provide quality services to the Fund. The Board reviewed whether the Managers may realize economies of scale in managing and supporting the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund currently

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has management fee breakpoints, which are intended to share with Fund shareholders economies of scale that may exist as the Fund’s assets grow.

Other Benefits to the Managers. In addition to considering the profits realized by the Managers, the Board considered information that was provided regarding the direct and indirect benefits the Managers receive as a result of their relationship with the Fund, including compensation paid to the Managers’ affiliates and research provided to the Adviser in connection with permissible brokerage arrangements (soft dollar arrangements).

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

Based on its review of the information it received and its evaluations described above, the Board, including a majority of the independent Trustees, decided to continue the Agreements through September 30, 2019. In arriving at its decision, the Board did not identify any factor or factors as being more important than others, but considered all of the above information, and considered the terms and conditions of the Agreements, including the management fees, in light of all the surrounding circumstances.

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PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND GUIDELINES;

UPDATES TO STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited

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

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first quarter and the third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Householding—Delivery of Shareholder Documents

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

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

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DISTRIBUTION SOURCES Unaudited

For any distribution that took place over the last six months of the Fund’s reporting period, the table below details on a per-share basis the percentage of the Fund’s total distribution payment amount that was derived from the following sources: net income, net profit from the sale of securities, and other capital sources. Other capital sources represent a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income.” You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s investment performance from the amounts of these distributions. This information is based upon income and capital gains using generally accepted accounting principles as of the date of each distribution. If the Fund (or an underlying fund in which the Fund invests) invests in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and/or master limited partnerships (MLPs), the percentages attributed to each category are estimated using historical information because the character of the amounts received from the REITs and/or MLPs in which the Fund (or underlying fund) invests is unknown until after the end of the calendar year. Because the Fund is actively managed, the relative amount of the Fund’s total distributions derived from various sources over the calendar year may change. Please note that this information should not be used for tax reporting purposes as the tax character of distributable income may differ from the amounts used for this notification. You will receive IRS tax forms in the first quarter of each calendar year detailing the actual amount of the taxable and non-taxable portion of distributions paid to you during the tax year.

For the most current information, please go to oppenheimerfunds.com. Select your Fund, and scroll down to the ‘Dividends’ table under ‘Analytics’.

Fund Name

Pay
Date

Net Income

Net Profit
from Sale

Other
Capital
Sources

Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund

9/20/18

96.5%

0.0%

3.5%

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited


Name, Position(s) Held with the Fund, Length of Service, Year of Birth		Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years; Other Trusteeships/ Directorships Held; Number of Portfolios in the Fund Complex Currently Overseen

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES		The address of each Trustee in the chart below is 6803 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924. Each Trustee serves for an indefinite term, or until his or her resignation, retirement, death or removal. Each of the Trustees in the chart below oversee 47 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Brian F. Wruble, Chairman of the Board of Trustees (since 2009), Trustee (since 2001) Year of Birth: 1943		Governor of Community Foundation of the Florida Keys (non-profit) (since July 2012); Director of TCP Capital, Inc. (registered business development company) (since November 2015); Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Trustees (since August 2011), Chairman of the Board of Trustees (August 2007-August 2011), Trustee of the Board of Trustees (since August 1991) of The Jackson Laboratory (non-profit); Member of Zurich Insurance Group’s Investment Management Advisory Council (insurance) (October 2004-February 2017); Treasurer (since 2007) and Trustee (since May 1992) of the Institute for Advanced Study (non-profit educational institute); Director of Special Value Opportunities Fund, LLC (registered investment company) (affiliate of the Sub-Adviser’s parent company) (September 2004- June 2015); General Partner of Odyssey Partners, L.P. (hedge fund) (September 1995-December 2007); Special Limited Partner of Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC (private equity investment) (January 1999-September 2004). Mr. Wruble has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since April 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 Board’s deliberations.

Beth Ann Brown, Trustee (since 2016) Year of Birth: 1968		Director, Board of Directors of Caron Engineering Inc. (since January 2018); Advisor, Board of Advisors of Caron Engineering Inc. (December 2014-December 2017); Independent Consultant (since September 2012); held the following positions at Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC: Head of Intermediary Distribution (2008-2012), Managing Director, Strategic Relations (2005-2008), Managing Director, Head of National Accounts (2004-2005); Senior Vice President, National Account Manager (2002-2004), Senior Vice President, Key Account Manager (1999-2002) and Vice President, Key Account Manager (1996-1999) of Liberty Funds Distributor, Inc.; President and Director, of Acton Shapleigh Youth Conservation Corps (non -profit) (2012-2015); and Vice President and Director of Grahamtastic Connection (non-profit) (since May 2013). Ms. Brown has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since January 2016, 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 Board’s deliberations.

Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr., Trustee (since 2013) Year of Birth: 1948		Director of THL Credit, Inc. (since November 2016) (alternative credit investment manager); Advisory Board Member of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs of Syracuse University (April 2012-September 2016); Director of Mercury Defense Systems Inc. (information technology) (August 2011-February 2013); Trustee of the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation Athletic & Scholarship Program (since November 2010); Advisory Board Member of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory (federally-funded research development) (since May 2010); Director of The Boeing Company (aerospace and defense) (since October 2009); Trustee of MITRE Corporation (federally-funded research development) (since September 2008); Independent Director of QinetiQ Group Plc (defense technology and security) (February 2008-August 2011); Chairman of Monster Worldwide, Inc. (career services) (March 2015-November 2016), Director of

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Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr., Continued		Monster Worldwide, Inc. (career services) (February 2008-June 2011); Lead Director (June 2011-March 2015); Chairman of Alenia North America, Inc. (military and defense products) (January 2008-October 2009); Director of SRA International, Inc. (information technology and services) (January 2008-July 2011); President of Giambastiani Group LLC (national security and energy consulting) (since October 2007); United States Navy, career nuclear submarine officer (June 1970-October 2007); Seventh Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (2005-October 2007); Supreme Allied Commander of NATO Allied Command Transformation (2003- 2005) and Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command (2002-2005). Since his retirement from the U.S. Navy in October 2007, Admiral Giambastiani has also served on numerous U.S. Government advisory boards, investigations and task forces for the Secretaries of Defense, State and Interior and the Central Intelligence Agency. He recently completed serving as a federal commissioner on the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission. Admiral Giambastiani has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since February 2013, 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 Board’s deliberations.

Elizabeth Krentzman, Trustee (since 2014) Year of Birth: 1959		Trustee of the University of Florida National Board Foundation (since September 2017); Member of the Cartica Funds Board of Directors (private investment funds) (since January 2017); Member of the University of Florida Law Center Association, Inc. Board of Trustees and Audit Committee Member (since April 2016); Member of University of Florida Law Advisory Board, Washington, DC Alumni Group (since 2015); Advisory Board Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission Historical Society (since 2007); held the following positions at Deloitte & Touche LLP: Principal and Chief Regulatory Advisor for Asset Management Services (2007 - 2014) and U.S. Mutual Fund Leader (2011 - 2014); General Counsel of the Investment Company Institute (trade association) (June 2004 - April 2007); held the following positions at Deloitte & Touche LLP: National Director of the Investment Management Regulatory Consulting Practice (1997 - 2004), Principal (2003 - 2004), Director (1998 - 2003) and Senior Manager (1997 - 1998); Assistant Director of the Division of Investment Management - Office of Disclosure and Investment Adviser Regulation of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (1996 - 1997) and various positions with the Division of Investment Management – Office of Regulatory Policy (1991 - 1996) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; Associate at Ropes & Gray LLP (1987 – 1991). Ms. Krentzman has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since August 2014, 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 Board’s deliberations.

Mary F. Miller, Trustee (since 2009) Year of Birth: 1942		Trustee of International House (not-for-profit) (since June 2007); Trustee of the American Symphony Orchestra (not-for-profit) (October 1998-November 2011); and Senior Vice President and General Auditor of American Express Company (financial services company) (July 1998-February 2003). Ms. Miller has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since August 2004, 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 Board’s deliberations.

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited / Continued


Joel W. Motley, Trustee (since 2009) Year of Birth: 1952		Director of Office of Finance Federal Home Loan Bank (since September 2016); Director of Greenwall Foundation (since October 2013); Member of Board and Investment Committee of The Greenwall Foundation (since April 2013); Member of the Vestry of Trinity Wall Street (since April 2012); Director of Southern Africa Legal Services Foundation (since March 2012); Board Member and Investment Committee Member of Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting (non-profit journalism) (since March 2011); Managing Director of Public Capital Advisors, LLC (privately- held financial advisor) (since January 2006); Managing Director of Carmona Motley, Inc. (privately-held financial advisor) (since January 2002); Director of Columbia Equity Financial Corp. (privately-held financial advisor) (2002-2007); Managing Director of Carmona Motley Hoffman Inc. (privately-held financial advisor) (January 1998-December 2001); Member of the Finance and Budget Committee of the Council on Foreign Relations, Member of the Investment Committee and Board of Human Rights Watch (since July 2000) and Member of the Investment Committee and Board of Historic Hudson Valley (since February 2010). Mr. Motley has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since October 2002, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Board’s deliberations.

Joanne Pace, Trustee (since 2012) Year of Birth: 1958		Advisory Board Director of Massey Quick Simon & Co. (wealth management), LLC (since October 2014); Board Director of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (healthcare) (since November 2012); Advisory Board Director of The Alberleen Group LLC (investment banking) (since March 2012); Governing Council Member (since 2016) and Chair of Education Committee (since 2017) of Independent Directors Council (IDC) (since 2016); Board Member of 100 Women in Finance (non-profit) (since January 2015); Advisory Council Member of Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital (non-profit) (since May 2012); Director of The Komera Project (non-profit) (April 2012-2016); New York Advisory Board Director of Peace First (non-profit) (March 2010-2013); Senior Advisor of SECOR Asset Management, LP (2010-2011); Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Morgan Stanley Investment Management (2006-2010); Partner and Chief Operating Officer of FrontPoint Partners, LLC (hedge fund) (2005-2006); held the following positions at Credit Suisse (investment banking): Managing Director (2003-2005); Global Head of Human Resources and member of Executive Board and Operating Committee (2004-2005), Global Head of Operations and Product Control (2003-2004); held the following positions at Morgan Stanley: Managing Director (1997-2003), Controller and Principal Accounting Officer (1999-2003); Chief Financial Officer (temporary assignment) for the Oversight Committee, Long Term Capital Management (1998-1999). Lead Independent Director and Chair of the Audit and Nominating Committee of The Global Chartist Fund, LLC of Oppenheimer Asset Management (2011-2012); Board Director of Managed Funds Association (2008-2010); Board Director of Morgan Stanley Foundation (2007- 2010) and Investment Committee Chair (2008-2010). Ms. Pace has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since November 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 Board’s deliberations.

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Daniel Vandivort, Trustee (since 2014) Year of Birth: 1954		Chairman and Lead Independent Director/Trustee (March 2010-September 2014), Chairman of the Audit Committee (March 2009-September 2014) and Director/Trustee (December 2008-September 2014) of the Board of Directors/ Trustees of Value Line Funds; Trustee (since January 2015) and Treasurer and Chairman of the Audit Committee and Finance Committee (since January 2016) of Board of Trustees of Huntington Disease Foundation of America; Trustee, Board of Trustees, RIM Retirement Savings Plan (2005-2007); President and Chief Investment Officer, Robeco Investment Management, formerly known as Weiss Peck and Greer (January 2005-June 2007); Member, Management Committee of Robeco Investment Management (2001-2007); Chairman and Trustee of the Board of Trustees of Weiss, Peck and Greer Funds (2004-2005); Managing Director and Head of Fixed Income, Weiss, Peck and Greer (November 1994-January 2005); Managing Director and Head of Fixed Income, CS First Boston Investment Management (January 1992-November 1994); Director, Global Product Development, First Boston Asset Management (November 1989-January 1992); Vice President, Fixed Income Sales, First Boston Corp. (May 1984-November 1989). Mr. Vandivort has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2014, 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 Board’s deliberations.

INTERESTED TRUSTEE AND OFFICER		Mr. Steinmetz is an “Interested Trustee” because he is affiliated with the Manager and the Sub-Adviser by virtue of his positions as Chairman and director of the Sub-Adviser and officer and director of the Manager. Both as a Trustee and as an officer, Mr. Steinmetz serves for an indefinite term, or until his resignation, retirement, death or removal. Mr. Steinmetz’s address is 225 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10281-1008. Mr. Steinmetz is an officer of 105 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Arthur P. Steinmetz, Trustee (since 2015), President and Principal Executive Officer (since 2014) Year of Birth: 1958		Chairman of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (since January 2015); CEO and Chairman of OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. (since July 2014), President of OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. (since May 2013), a Director of OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. (since January 2013), Director of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (since July 2014), President, Management Director and CEO of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (OppenheimerFunds, Inc.‘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 (January 2013-December 2013); Executive Vice President of OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. (January 2013-May 2013); Chief Investment Officer of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (October 2010-December 2012); Chief Investment Officer, Fixed-Income, of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (April 2009-October 2010); Executive Vice President of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (October 2009-December 2012); Director of Fixed Income of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (January 2009-April 2009); and a Senior Vice President of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (March 1993-September 2009).

OTHER OFFICERS OF THE FUND		The addresses of the Officers in the chart below are as follows: for Mr. Spahr, Mss. Lo Bessette, Foxson and Picciotto, 225 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10281-1008, for Mr. Petersen, 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.

Laton Spahr, Vice President (since 2014) Year of Birth: 1975		Senior Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (since March 2013); Senior Portfolio Manager (2003-2013) and Equity Analyst (2001-2002) for Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited / Continued


Cynthia Lo Bessette, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2016) Year of Birth: 1969		Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. (since February 2016); Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. (March 2015-February 2016); Chief Legal Officer of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. and OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (since February 2016); Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (since February 2016); General Counsel of OFI SteelPath, Inc., OFI Advisors, LLC and Index Management Solutions, LLC (since February 2016); Chief Legal Officer of OFI Global Institutional, Inc., HarbourView Asset Management Corporation, OFI Global Trust Company, Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc., OFI Private Investments Inc., Shareholder Services, Inc. and Trinity Investment Management Corporation (since February 2016); Corporate Counsel (February 2012-March 2015) and Deputy Chief Legal Officer (April 2013-March 2015) of Jennison Associates LLC; Assistant General Counsel (April 2008-September 2009) and Deputy General Counsel (October 2009-February 2012) of Lord Abbett & Co. LLC.

Jennifer Foxson, 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 OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (January 1998-March 2006); Assistant Vice President of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (October 1991-December 1998).

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 OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. (since March 2014); Chief Compliance Officer of OppenheimerFunds, Inc., OFI SteelPath, Inc., 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).

Brian S. Petersen, Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer (since 2016) Year of Birth: 1970		Senior Vice President of OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. (since January 2017); Vice President of OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. (January 2013-January 2017); Vice President of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (February 2007-December 2012); Assistant Vice President of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (August 2002-2007).

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).

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Manager		OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.

Sub-Adviser		OppenheimerFunds, Inc.

Distributor		OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

Transfer and Shareholder Servicing Agent		OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.

Sub-Transfer Agent		Shareholder Services, Inc. DBA OppenheimerFunds Services

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm		KPMG LLP

Legal Counsel		Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

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PRIVACY NOTICE

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

Information Sources

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

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Applications or other forms.

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When you create a user ID and password for online account access.

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When you enroll in eDocs Direct,^SMour electronic document delivery service.

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Your transactions with us, our affiliates or others.

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Technologies on our website, including: “cookies” and web beacons, which are used to collect data on the pages you visit and the features you use.

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 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 educational material that may be of interest to you. If this requires us to provide you with an opportunity to “opt in” or “opt out” of such information sharing with a firm not affiliated with us, you will receive notification on how to do so, before any such sharing takes place.

Right of Refusal

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

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Internet Security and Encryption

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

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

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All transactions conducted via our websites, including redemptions, exchanges and purchases, are secured by the highest encryption standards available. SSL is used to establish a secure connection between your PC and OppenheimerFunds’ server. It transmits information in an encrypted and scrambled format.

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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.

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You can exit the secure area by closing your browser or, for added security, you can use the Log Out button before you close your browser.

Other Security Measures

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

How You Can Help

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

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 as of November 2017. In the event it is updated or changed, we will post an updated notice on our website at oppenheimerfunds.com. If you have any questions about this privacy policy, email us by clicking on the Contact Us section of our website at oppenheimerfunds.com, write to us at P.O. Box 5270, Denver, CO 80217-5270, or call us at 800 CALL OPP (225 5677).

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		Oppenheimer funds are distributed by OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. 225 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10281-1008 © 2018 OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. All rights reserved.
		RA0835.001.1018 December 21, 2018

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 Joanne Pace, the Board’s Audit Committee Chairwoman, is an audit committee financial expert and that Ms. Pace 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 $54,700 in fiscal 2018 and $53,600 in fiscal 2017.

(b)	Audit-Related Fees

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $3,500 in fiscal 2018 and $3,500 in fiscal 2017.

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $297,836 in fiscal 2018 and $386,986 in fiscal 2017 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, incremental and additional audit services

(c)

Tax Fees

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed no such fees in fiscal 2018 and no such fees in fiscal 2017.

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $534,826 in fiscal 2018 and $286,402 in fiscal 2017 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 2018 and no such fees in fiscal 2017.

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed no such fees in fiscal 2018 and no such fees in fiscal 2017 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 Chairwoman 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 $836,162 in fiscal 2018 and $676,888 in fiscal 2017 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 10/31/2018, the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer found the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures to provide reasonable assurances that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in the reports that it files under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (a) is accumulated and communicated to registrant’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, and (b) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 13. Exhibits.

(a)	(1) Exhibit attached hereto.

(2) Exhibits attached hereto.

SIGNATURES

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

Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund


By:		/s/ Arthur P. Steinmetz
		Arthur P. Steinmetz
		Principal Executive Officer
Date:		12/21/2018

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


By:		/s/ Arthur P. Steinmetz
		Arthur P. Steinmetz
		Principal Executive Officer
Date:		12/21/2018


By:		/s/ Brian S. Petersen
		Brian S. Petersen
		Principal Financial Officer
Date:		12/21/2018