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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

811-06279

 

Harris Associates Investment Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

Two North La Salle Street, Suite 500

Chicago, Illinois

 

60602-3790

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Kristi L. Rowsell

Harris Associates L.P.

Two North La Salle Street, #500

Chicago, Illinois 60602

Paulita A. Pike

K&L Gates LLP

Three First National Plaza, #3100

Chicago, Illinois 60602

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(312) 621-0600

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

09/30/12

 

 

Date of reporting period:

09/30/12

 

 



 

Item 1. Reports to Shareholders.

 



THE OAKMARK FUNDS

ANNUAL REPORT | SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

OAKMARK FUND

OAKMARK SELECT FUND

OAKMARK EQUITY AND INCOME FUND

OAKMARK GLOBAL FUND

OAKMARK GLOBAL SELECT FUND

OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL FUND

OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP FUND



The Oakmark Funds

2012 Annual Report

Introducing Our New Annual Report Format

The report has been redesigned to present Fund information in a more efficient manner. By streamlining the layout, we have significantly reduced the number of pages and cost of printing and mailing the report—a win for both the environment and our shareholders.

We would like to highlight a couple of the report's enhancements. For each Fund's Schedule of Investments, we have changed the format and groupings of the holdings to present this important material in a more clear and concise fashion. We have also added a summary page for each Fund to provide a snapshot of key metrics.

While this report contains a wealth of information, we encourage you to visit Oakmark.com for additional commentary and insight from our portfolio managers. We hope you find these changes useful, and as always, we welcome your thoughts and feedback.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

President's Letter

   

1

   

Fund Expenses

   

3

   

Oakmark Fund

 

Summary Information

   

4

   

Portfolio Manager Commentary

   

5

   

Schedule of Investments

   

7

   

Oakmark Select Fund

 

Summary Information

   

10

   

Portfolio Manager Commentary

   

11

   

Schedule of Investments

   

12

   

Oakmark Equity and Income Fund

 

Summary Information

   

14

   

Portfolio Manager Commentary

   

15

   

Schedule of Investments

   

17

   

Oakmark Global Fund

 

Summary Information

   

20

   

Portfolio Manager Commentary

   

21

   

Schedule of Investments

   

23

   

Oakmark Global Select Fund

 

Summary Information

   

26

   

Portfolio Manager Commentary

   

27

   

Schedule of Investments

   

29

   

Oakmark International Fund

 

Summary Information

   

30

   

Portfolio Manager Commentary

   

31

   

Schedule of Investments

   

32

   

Oakmark International Small Cap Fund

 

Summary Information

   

34

   

Portfolio Manager Commentary

   

35

   

Schedule of Investments

   

36

   

Financial Statements

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   

38

   

Statements of Operations

   

40

   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   

42

   

Notes to Financial Statements

   

49

   

Financial Highlights

   

60

   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   

67

   

Federal Tax Information

   

68

   

Disclosures and Endnotes

   

68

   

Trustees and Officers

   

70

   

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT DISCLOSURE

One of our most important responsibilities as mutual fund managers is to communicate with shareholders in an open and direct manner. Some of our comments in our letters to shareholders are based on current management expectations and are considered "forward-looking statements". Actual future results, however, may prove to be different from our expectations. You can identify forward-looking statements by words such as "estimate", "may", "will", "expect", "believe",

"plan" and other similar terms. We cannot promise future returns. Our opinions are a reflection of our best judgment at the time this report is compiled, and we disclaim any obligation to update or alter forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

THE OAKMARK FUNDS




The Oakmark Funds

President's Letter

September 30, 2012

Dear Fellow Shareholders,

The Oakmark Funds closed their fiscal year on September 30 with strong investment returns, both in the U.S. and overseas. The path has not been smooth, but the results should gratify investors who were able to stay the course over the year.

As we near the end of long election campaigns in the U.S., I can't help but remark about my desires for the upcoming political season and the coming year. Tension about the upcoming fiscal cliff is so intense that it can dominate most financial decisions in households and businesses alike. So much work has been done on a bipartisan basis to try to forge a solution that so far has been elusive. Outside of Washington, most citizens understand that change will be difficult and costly, but they also understand that the country is running out of time to adjust course. My petition to politicians from all philosophical corners is to trust that your constituents will be mature enough to appreciate real problem-solving, focus on the similarities of the proposed plans and formulate a path to long-term fiscal stability. The economy should start to recover when business managements feel confident that the landscape for taxation and monetary policy will stabilize. To allow market participants to suffer another political impasse, like the debt ceiling standoff in 2011, is simply dereliction of duty.

Trading as Long-Term Investors

Congress, regulators at home and abroad, and members of the financial industry are speaking a lot these days about high-frequency trading (HFT) and its impact on financial markets. We believe these inquiries are productive. Events such as the "flash crash" in May 2010, the Knight Capital trading debacle and the technology snafus seen during the Facebook IPO reveal that program-driven trading can go seriously awry, and errant algorithms can greatly drive up volatility in the financial markets. Some say HFT provides

valuable liquidity, serving to narrow the bid-ask spread or provide support in the event of some displacement. As long-term investors, we are less concerned with daily volatility or the efficacy of technology-driven trading platforms than how matters affect the future for individual investors. Investor confidence is already eroding, and a growing belief that unrestrained HFT further stacks the deck against small investors could exacerbate the risk aversion that keeps individuals from allocating more of their portfolios to equities.

We are long-term investors, and as a result, our portfolios consistently exhibit low turnover. When we buy a stock, we are seeking to own a slice of a business that is trading at a substantial discount to our estimate of intrinsic value. We think that Oakmark shareholders should not fear short-term price swings or temporary trading trends because these do not affect the underlying fundamentals of these businesses. Our lower trading volume should benefit our shareholders in the form of lower portfolio transaction costs which, in contrast, usually erode returns for mutual funds that trade frequently.

Nonetheless, Harris traders see themselves as an extension of our long-term intentions. Our traders are willing to aggressively assess all sources of liquidity when establishing portfolio positions at prices attractive to us, and they have found that algorithmic venues can often fill their orders for low commissions at compelling prices. They steadily refine their approach to keep up with changes in trading trends and technology, both to defend against unfavorable pricing and to safeguard sensitive information. Their dedication behind the scenes provides important protections for Oakmark shareholders.

Twenty Years with the Oakmark International Fund

When Harris Associates L.P. opened the Oakmark International Fund (OAKIX) in late September 1992, the

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The Oakmark Funds

President's Letter (continued)

September 30, 2012

S&P 5001 was around 400, and gold sold for less than $350 an ounce. The dollar was still quoted against marks and French francs, Japan was entering its "Lost Decade," Eastern Europe was trading central planning for market capitalism, and China's economy was years away from becoming a daily headline. Today, markets are much more integrated, and because information moves instantly, the globe feels much smaller.

Oakmark International extended our quest for value outside the U.S. and offered our shareholders a global investment opportunity. Amid two decades of vast global change, the Fund has stayed the same in its investment approach: Using rigorous bottom-up research and analysis, the Fund seeks out undervalued companies with a clear, long-term growth path and management teams that think and act like owners.

This consistency has paid off for the Fund and its shareholders—$10,000 invested in Oakmark International on its opening day would have grown over 20 years to more than $60,000, roughly double the gains of the Fund's benchmark. The Fund's performance ranks it in the top 10% of its category over the 3-, 5-, 10- and 15-year periods, as measured by the Morningstar U.S. OE Foreign Large Blend Category.2

Congratulations to David Herro, Rob Taylor and our entire International team for this remarkable achievement. We are confident that, in the decades ahead, the time-tested process in place at Oakmark International and all The Oakmark Funds will continue to generate success for the Funds and our fellow shareholders.

Kristi L. Rowsell
President of The Oakmark Funds
President of Harris Associates L.P.

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Fund Expenses (Unaudited)

A shareholder of each Fund incurs ongoing costs, including investment advisory fees, transfer agent fees and other fund expenses. The examples below are intended to help shareholders understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in each Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

The following table provides information about actual account values and actual fund expenses as well as hypothetical account values and hypothetical fund expenses for shares of each Fund.

ACTUAL EXPENSES

The following table shows the expenses a shareholder would have paid on a $1,000 investment in each Fund from April 1, 2012 to September 30, 2012, as well as how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual fund returns and expenses. A shareholder can estimate expenses incurred for the period by dividing the account value at September 30, 2012, by $1,000 and multiplying the result by the number in the Actual Expenses Paid During Period column shown below.

Shares of Oakmark International Small Cap Fund, invested for 90 days or less, may be charged a 2% redemption fee upon redemption. Please consult the Funds' prospectus at oakmark.com for more information.

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

The following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses for shares of each Fund based on actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which are not the Funds' actual returns. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balances or actual expenses shareholders paid for the period. Shareholders may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in a Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as redemption fees. Therefore, the Hypothetical Expenses Paid During Period column of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If these transaction costs were included, the total costs would have been higher.

       

ACTUAL

  HYPOTHETICAL
(assumes 5% annual return
before expenses)
     
    Beginning
Account Value
(4/1/12)
  Ending
Account Value
(9/30/12)
  Expenses
Paid During
Period*
  Ending
Account Value
(9/30/12)
  Expenses
Paid During
Period*
  Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 

Oakmark Fund

 

Class I

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,026.40

   

$

5.22

   

$

1,019.85

   

$

5.20

     

1.03

%

 

Class II

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,024.90

   

$

6.63

   

$

1,018.45

   

$

6.61

     

1.31

%

 

Oakmark Select Fund

 

Class I

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

999.70

   

$

5.25

   

$

1,019.75

   

$

5.30

     

1.05

%

 

Class II

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

997.80

   

$

6.89

   

$

1,018.10

   

$

6.96

     

1.38

%

 

Oakmark Equity and Income Fund

 

Class I

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

996.60

   

$

3.89

   

$

1,021.10

   

$

3.94

     

0.78

%

 

Class II

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

995.50

   

$

5.34

   

$

1,019.65

   

$

5.40

     

1.07

%

 

Oakmark Global Fund

 

Class I

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

940.80

   

$

5.68

   

$

1,019.15

   

$

5.91

     

1.17

%

 

Class II

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

939.50

   

$

6.98

   

$

1,017.80

   

$

7.26

     

1.44

%

 

Oakmark Global Select Fund

 

Class I

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

942.60

   

$

5.97

   

$

1,018.85

   

$

6.21

     

1.23

%

 

Oakmark International Fund

 

Class I

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

972.10

   

$

5.23

   

$

1,019.70

   

$

5.35

     

1.06

%

 

Class II

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

970.70

   

$

7.00

   

$

1,017.90

   

$

7.16

     

1.42

%

 

Oakmark International Small Cap Fund

 

Class I

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

909.50

   

$

6.73

   

$

1,017.95

   

$

7.11

     

1.41

%

 

Class II

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

908.30

   

$

8.01

   

$

1,016.60

   

$

8.47

     

1.68

%

 

*  Expenses for each share class is equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent half-year divided by 365 (to reflect one-half year period).

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Oakmark Fund  September 30, 2012

Summary Information

VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT

Since Inception - 08/05/91 (Unaudited)

PERFORMANCE

       

Average Annual Total Returns (as of 09/30/12)3

 
(Unaudited)   Total Return
Last 3 Months
 

1-year

 

3-year

 

5-year

 

10-year

  Since
Inception
(08/05/91)
 

Oakmark Fund (Class I)

   

6.32

%

   

30.43

%

   

13.12

%

   

4.14

%

   

8.28

%

   

12.34

%

 

S&P 500 Index

   

6.35

%

   

30.20

%

   

13.20

%

   

1.05

%

   

8.01

%

   

8.63

%

 

Dow Jones Industrial Average4

   

5.02

%

   

26.52

%

   

14.45

%

   

2.16

%

   

8.60

%

   

9.92

%

 

Lipper Large-Cap Value Funds Index5

   

6.15

%

   

27.85

%

   

9.87

%

   

-1.07

%

   

7.14

%

   

7.97

%

 

The graph and table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

Past Performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance data quoted represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and principal value vary so that an investor's shares when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain the most recent month-end performance, please visit oakmark.com.

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS6

  % of Net Assets  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   

2.5

   

Medtronic, Inc.

   

2.5

   

Comcast Corp., Class A

   

2.4

   

Capital One Financial Corp.

   

2.4

   

Bank of America Corp.

   

2.4

   

Oracle Corp.

   

2.3

   

FedEx Corp.

   

2.3

   

Apple, Inc.

   

2.3

   

Discovery Communications, Inc., Class C

   

2.2

   

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

   

2.2

   

FUND STATISTICS

 

Ticker

 

OAKMX

 

Inception

 

08/05/91

 

Number of Equity Holdings

 

55

 

Net Assets

  $6.8 billion  

Benchmark

 

S&P 500 Index

 

Weighted Average Market Cap

  $84.6 billion  

Median Market Cap

  $32.9 billion  

Equity Turnover (as of 9/30/12)

  27%  

Expense Ratio - Class I (as of 9/30/11)

  1.04%  

Expense Ratio - Class I (as of 9/30/12)

  1.03%  

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

% of Net Assets

 

Financials

   

22.8

   

Information Technology

   

21.4

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

20.8

   

Industrials

   

12.1

   

Health Care

   

7.2

   

Energy

   

5.9

   

Consumer Staples

   

3.6

   

Short-Term Investments and Other

   

6.2

   

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Oakmark Fund  September 30, 2012

Portfolio Manager Commentary

William C. Nygren, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakmx@oakmark.com

Kevin Grant, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakmx@oakmark.com

For the quarter, Oakmark Fund gained 6%, equal to the 6% gain in the S&P 500.1 Strong gains by our most important contributors—Google, Time Warner, and JP Morgan—more than offset the declines in our worst performers—Dell, Intel and FedEx. We continue to hold each of these extreme performers because we believe that the best performers are not yet fully valued and that the worst performers are still achieving the fundamental results we expect.

For the fiscal year, Oakmark Fund achieved a very high absolute return of 30%. Because we focus on value, we rarely outperform during strong markets. Most of our relative gains have historically come from losing less when the market is down. In the preceding commentary in this report, we discuss why this has been an unusual year for risk and volatility and why we believe it is creating opportunities for us to perform very well when the market is rising.

The biggest reason we performed well last year was good stock selection in the consumer discretionary and financial services sectors. Many of our cable companies returned more than 50%—Comcast, Time Warner, Disney and Discovery. They were joined in above-average performance by financial holdings, including Capital One, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, JP Morgan, Allstate and Aflac. Partially offsetting those good results, poor stock selection in technology hurt us. One of our best performing stocks was Apple (up 76%), a stock that few value funds hold. But because it comprised a smaller part of Oakmark (2%) than it did the S&P 500 (5%), it was a drag on our relative results. We want to reiterate that we don't think about portfolio construction that way. We size our positions based on our assessment of risk and return rather than basing that decision on market capitalization. It can create odd outcomes like Apple "hurting" relative performance last year, but we believe our approach leads to better long-term results.

We began the fiscal year with 56 holdings. We eliminated 12 of those positions during the year. Coincidentally, that equates to roughly a 20% turnover of names, which is consistent with the five-year time frame we use. (Note that our turnover ratio most years has exceeded 20% largely due to aggressive tax trading.) We don't manage the Fund with an eye on turnover, but we sell stocks either when we believe they have become fairly priced or when the businesses don't perform the way we expect. On average, that just works out to a five-year holding period. Last year most of our "fair value" sales were stable businesses—like Bristol Myers and Diageo—that benefited from investors paying up for safety. Our purchases, on the other hand, were mostly financials and industrials, which investors had been shunning.

During the quarter, we eliminated our holdings in Best Buy and Diageo. Diageo was sold because the stock performed well; Best Buy was sold because we were disappointed in both its business performance and how the proposed buyout by the founder was handled. The Best Buy board was not as receptive as we had

expected it to be when its founder expressed an interest in purchasing the entire company. Either the board wasn't acting in what we believed was the shareholders' best interest, or the buyout offer wasn't as real as the founder was claiming. Neither would be a good outcome for us, so we sold the stock. We initiated three new holdings which are described below.

Cummins Inc. (CMI-$92)

Cummins is the world's second-largest manufacturer of engines and the largest maker of truck engines. While North America is still its largest market, Cummins has been very successful in building sales and market share in faster-growth emerging markets, which now account for about a quarter of companywide sales. Further, we believe that its undisputed position as the industry leader in emissions controls technology should provide a long-lasting tailwind as countries mandate progressively tighter emissions standards in upcoming years. Cummins earned just over $9 per share last year, so it wasn't surprising to see the stock reach a price of $130 in March. By July, however, as investors became increasingly concerned about the possibility of decreasing global growth, the stock hit a low of $82. We believe the decline was an overreaction. Cummins now sells at about 9x expected current-year earnings. Like many of our holdings, we expect Cummins to achieve mid-single-digit revenue growth over the economic cycle, and expect per-share growth to be higher as excess cash flow is devoted to share repurchase. Our expectation for above-average EPS7 growth, a moderate but growing dividend and a higher P/E8 multiple results in us believing Cummins is likely to produce above-average returns.

Principal Financial Group (PFG-$27)

Principal Financial is a leader in providing administration services and asset management for small to mid-sized corporate retirement plans. Additionally, just over a third of its income comes from various life, annuity and dental insurance operations. Despite the overwhelming majority of income coming from the asset management business, the stock is priced like a less attractive insurer. In 2007, before the financial collapse, Principal stock surpassed $70 when operating earnings were $3.93 and book value was $26.55. So, the P/E ratio was 18x, and the stock sold for about 265% of its book value. Today, the stock sells at about 85% of expected year-end book value and at less than 9x expected 2013 earnings. Assets under management have been growing nicely; inflows alone account for a mid-single-digit growth rate. Because of Principal's strength in asset accumulation in emerging markets, we believe that growth rate is sustainable. Further, the company is repurchasing about 3% of its shares each year, and it recently raised its dividend to a current yield of more than 3%. We believe that investors' distaste for owning financial services stocks has given us a very attractive entry price for this investment.

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Portfolio Manager Commentary (continued)

UnitedHealth Group (UNH-$55)

UnitedHealth is the nation's largest provider of managed-care services. The managed-care business has strong economies of scale, so UNH is also arguably the most efficient provider. In 2005, when UNH earned $2.48 per share, its stock reached a high of $65, for a P/E ratio of 26x. UNH is expected to earn just over $5 per share this year, more than double its earnings from seven years ago, yet the stock price is now lower. The result is that UNH sells at only 10x expected 2013 earnings. Managed-care companies have fallen to below-average multiples because investors fear that health care reform will hurt these businesses significantly. We believe that fear is misplaced. We think the government needs companies like UNH because using the existing managed-care networks is far less expensive than building a new one, and UNH's breadth should allow it to thrive in most scenarios. UNH revenues grow with medical costs, supplemented by market share gains and an aging population that requires more spending on health care. Further, the share base has fallen every year since 2005 as a result of management using excess cash generation for repurchases. Shares outstanding have been reduced by about 4% per year, a trend we expect will continue. We believe that purchasing UNH at a below-average P/E ratio, combined with its moderate revenue growth, its shrinking share base and its moderate dividend, is likely to produce an above-average rate of return.

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Oakmark Fund  September 30, 2012

Schedule of Investments (in thousands)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS - 93.8%

 

FINANCIALS - 22.8%

 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 14.6%

 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Other Diversified Financial Services
   

4,255

   

$

172,243

   
Capital One Financial Corp.
Consumer Finance
   

2,880

     

164,177

   
Bank of America Corp.
Other Diversified Financial Services
   

18,500

     

163,355

   
Franklin Resources, Inc.
Asset Management & Custody Banks
   

1,100

     

137,577

   
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Investment Banking & Brokerage
   

1,175

     

133,574

   
State Street Corp.
Asset Management & Custody Banks
   

2,590

     

108,676

   
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
Asset Management & Custody Banks
   

4,760

     

107,663

   
         

987,265

   

INSURANCE - 6.1%

 
American International Group, Inc. (a)
Multi-line Insurance
   

4,400

     

144,276

   
Aflac, Inc.
Life & Health Insurance
   

2,700

     

129,276

   
Aon PLC (b)
Insurance Brokers
   

1,400

     

73,206

   
Principal Financial Group, Inc.
Life & Health Insurance
   

2,500

     

67,350

   
         

414,108

   

BANKS - 2.1%

 
Wells Fargo & Co.
Diversified Banks
   

4,165

     

143,817

   
         

1,545,190

   

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 21.4%

 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 10.6%

 
Oracle Corp.
Systems Software
   

5,000

     

157,450

   
MasterCard, Inc., Class A
Data Processing & Outsourced Services
   

299

     

134,993

   
Google, Inc., Class A (a)
Internet Software & Services
   

170

     

128,265

   
Microsoft Corp.
Systems Software
   

3,970

     

118,227

   
eBay, Inc. (a)
Internet Software & Services
   

2,000

     

96,820

   
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
Data Processing & Outsourced Services
   

1,375

     

80,657

   
         

716,412

   
   

Shares

 

Value

 

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 5.6%

 
Apple, Inc.
Computer Hardware
   

230

   

$

153,470

   
TE Connectivity, Ltd. (b)
Electronic Manufacturing Services
   

4,336

     

147,455

   
Dell, Inc.
Computer Hardware
   

7,860

     

77,500

   
         

378,425

   

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - 5.2%

 
Texas Instruments, Inc.
Semiconductors
   

4,995

     

137,612

   
Intel Corp.
Semiconductors
   

5,945

     

134,833

   
Applied Materials, Inc.
Semiconductor Equipment
   

7,160

     

79,941

   
         

352,386

   
         

1,447,223

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 20.8%

 

MEDIA - 13.0%

 
Comcast Corp., Class A
Cable & Satellite
   

4,740

     

164,952

   
Discovery Communications, Inc., Class C (a)
Broadcasting
   

2,660

     

149,074

   
Omnicom Group, Inc.
Advertising
   

2,676

     

137,988

   
DIRECTV (a)
Cable & Satellite
   

2,264

     

118,778

   
The Walt Disney Co.
Movies & Entertainment
   

2,056

     

107,503

   
Viacom, Inc., Class B
Movies & Entertainment
   

1,930

     

103,415

   
Time Warner, Inc.
Movies & Entertainment
   

2,193

     

99,389

   
         

881,099

   

RETAILING - 4.8%

 
Liberty Interactive Corp., Class A (a)
Catalog Retail
   

6,405

     

118,492

   
The Home Depot, Inc.
Home Improvement Retail
   

1,957

     

118,114

   
Kohl's Corp.
Department Stores
   

1,742

     

89,220

   
         

325,826

   

AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 2.1%

 
Delphi Automotive PLC (a) (b)
Auto Parts & Equipment
   

2,984

     

92,504

   
Harley-Davidson, Inc.
Motorcycle Manufacturers
   

1,102

     

46,692

   
         

139,196

   

CONSUMER SERVICES - 0.9%

 
McDonald's Corp.
Restaurants
   

699

     

64,133

   
         

1,410,254

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS - 93.8% (continued)

 

INDUSTRIALS - 12.1%

 

CAPITAL GOODS - 9.8%

 
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
Industrial Machinery
   

2,385

   

$

141,836

   
Parker Hannifin Corp.
Industrial Machinery
   

1,600

     

133,728

   
3M Co.
Industrial Conglomerates
   

1,323

     

122,271

   
Cummins, Inc.
Construction & Farm Machinery &
Heavy Trucks
   

1,300

     

119,873

   
Northrop Grumman Corp.
Aerospace & Defense
   

1,330

     

88,352

   
The Boeing Co.
Aerospace & Defense
   

798

     

55,557

   
         

661,617

   

TRANSPORTATION - 2.3%

 
FedEx Corp.
Air Freight & Logistics
   

1,855

     

156,970

   
         

818,587

   

HEALTH CARE - 7.2%

 

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 6.2%

 
Medtronic, Inc.
Health Care Equipment
   

3,870

     

166,874

   
Covidien PLC (b)
Health Care Equipment
   

1,985

     

117,949

   
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
Managed Health Care
   

1,200

     

66,492

   
Baxter International, Inc.
Health Care Equipment
   

1,103

     

66,467

   
         

417,782

   

PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES - 1.0%

 
Merck & Co., Inc.
Pharmaceuticals
   

1,587

     

71,553

   
         

489,335

   

ENERGY - 5.9%

 
Exxon Mobil Corp.
Integrated Oil & Gas
   

1,545

     

141,290

   
Devon Energy Corp.
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
   

2,200

     

133,100

   
Cenovus Energy, Inc. (b)
Integrated Oil & Gas
   

3,650

     

127,203

   
         

401,593

   
   

Shares

 

Value

 

CONSUMER STAPLES - 3.6%

 

FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 2.4%

 
Unilever PLC (c)
Packaged Foods & Meats
   

3,530

   

$

128,916

   
H.J. Heinz Co.
Packaged Foods & Meats
   

650

     

36,367

   
         

165,283

   

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING - 1.2%

 
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Hypermarkets & Super Centers
   

1,065

     

78,597

   
         

243,880

   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 93.8%
(COST $4,568,511)
       

6,356,062

   
   

Par Value

 

Value

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENT - 6.5%

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT - 6.5%

 
Fixed Income Clearing Corp. Repurchase
Agreement, 0.12% dated 09/28/12 due
10/01/12, repurchase price $437,635,
collateralized by a Federal Home Loan
Bank Bond, 0.500%, due 11/20/15,
value plus accrued interest of $90,125,
by a Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corp. Bond, 4.750%, due 11/17/15,
value plus accrued interest of $69,150,
by Federal National Mortgage
Association Bonds, 0.625% - 5.000%,
due 04/10/15 - 03/15/16, aggregate
value plus accrued interest of
$242,396, by a United States
Treasury Bond, 4.500%, due 11/15/15,
value plus accrued interest of $17,382,
by United States Treasury Notes,
1.50% - 2.50%, due 03/31/15 - 07/31/16,
aggregate value plus accrued
interest of $27,332 (Cost: $437,631)
   

437,631

     

437,631

   
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 6.5%
(COST $437,631)
       

437,631

   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.3%
(COST $5,006,142)
       

6,793,693

   

Liabilities In Excess of Other Assets - (0.3)%

 

   

(18,892

)

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

     

$

6,774,801

   

(a)  Non-income producing security

(b)  Foreign domiciled corporation

(c)  Sponsored American Depositary Receipt

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Oakmark Select Fund  September 30, 2012

Summary Information

VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT

Since Inception - 11/01/96 (Unaudited)

PERFORMANCE

       

Average Annual Total Returns (as of 09/30/12)3

 

(Unaudited)

  Total Return
Last 3 Months
 

1-year

 

3-year

 

5-year

  10-year   Since
Inception
(11/01/96)
 

Oakmark Select Fund (Class I)

   

5.62

%

   

27.05

%

   

12.81

%

   

2.51

%

   

7.56

%

   

12.10

%

 

S&P 500 Index

   

6.35

%

   

30.20

%

   

13.20

%

   

1.05

%

   

8.01

%

   

6.51

%

 

Lipper Multi-Cap Value Funds Index9

   

6.26

%

   

28.23

%

   

9.56

%

   

-1.30

%

   

7.29

%

   

6.19

%

 

The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance data quoted represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and principal value vary so that an investor's shares when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data, visit oakmark.com.

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS6

  % of Net Assets  

Discovery Communications, Inc., Class C

   

8.5

   

Capital One Financial Corp.

   

5.7

   

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

   

5.6

   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   

5.3

   

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.

   

5.0

   

Bank of America Corp.

   

5.0

   

Comcast Corp., Class A

   

4.9

   

Newfield Exploration Co.

   

4.9

   

Medtronic, Inc.

   

4.8

   

Liberty Interactive Corp., Class A

   

4.7

   

FUND STATISTICS

 

Ticker

 

OAKLX

 

Inception

 

11/01/96

 

Number of Equity Holdings

 

20

 

Net Assets

  $3.0 billion  

Benchmark

 

S&P 500 Index

 

Weighted Average Market Cap

  $42.2 billion  

Median Market Cap

  $29.0 billion  

Equity Turnover (as of 9/30/12)

  32%  

Expense Ratio - Class I (as of 9/30/11)

  1.07%  

Expense Ratio - Class I (as of 9/30/12)

  1.05%  

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

% of Net Assets

 

Consumer Discretionary

   

27.4

   

Information Technology

   

25.1

   

Financials

   

20.0

   

Energy

   

9.1

   

Health Care

   

4.8

   

Utilities

   

4.1

   

Industrials

   

4.0

   

Short-Term Investments and Other

   

5.5

   

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Oakmark Select Fund  September 30, 2012

Portfolio Manager Commentary

William C. Nygren, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oaklx@oakmark.com

For the quarter, the Oakmark Select Fund gained 6%, consistent with the 6% gain in the S&P 500.1 Good gains in our media and financial stocks—Liberty Interactive, Discovery, Time Warner, Comcast, JP Morgan and Bank of America, all up more than 10%—helped produce our good return. Two losers—Intel and Dell, off 14% and 21%, respectively—offset some of that gain. Because both businesses are performing close to our expectations, we continue to hold both stocks.

Looking at the fiscal-year results, Oakmark Select achieved a very good absolute return of 27%, just short of the S&P 500's 30% gain. Good stock selection and a heavy weighting in consumer discretionary—primarily media companies—helped our performance. Our top contributors were Discovery (up 59%), Comcast (72%), eBay (63%) Liberty Interactive (40%) and Time Warner (48%). We have trimmed the Discovery and Comcast holdings and, as discussed below, sold eBay and Time Warner.

On the negative side, two stocks suffered meaningful losses: Dell and Newfield Exploration. We've written about their issues before, but in short, Dell is really two businesses—a declining PC business and growing non-PC businesses. We believe the non-PC businesses, which now account for most of Dell's income, should be getting more investor attention. Newfield is an energy company whose main revenue stream is transitioning from natural gas to oil. Investors, however, seem to be more focused on the declining gas production than on the growing oil revenues. When a company has one growing business and one shrinking business, we find investors often behave like the Winnie the Pooh character Eeyore in always seeing the glass as half-empty.

During the fiscal year, we eliminated four positions from the Fund. That should be considered a typical number, given that the Fund holds about 20 stocks and averages about a five-year holding period. The stocks we sold were Bristol Myers, eBay, H&R Block and Time Warner. With the exception of Block, the sales were the result of stocks having performed so well that new opportunities forced them out of the portfolio. As stated in the quarterly report when we sold Block, despite having made money on it, business fundamentals were not unfolding as we had anticipated, and we lost confidence in management's ability to remedy things.

Replacing those positions, we added AIG Corp, Bank of America, BMC Software and TRW. It should come as no surprise that, as investors were paying a larger premium for safety, our purchases were generally riskier businesses than our sales. AIG and Bank of America were both new in the past quarter. Their stories are quite similar: Financial businesses at the eye of the storm in 2008, now selling for less than half of book value, with management targeting a double-digit return on equity within three years and with a commitment to return capital to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends.

Some of the bears on these stocks are concerned that top-line growth might be very difficult to come by. Let's assume they are right and that AIG earns 7% on its equity in 2014 (EPS7 of about $5.25 per share). Further, let's assume that, by the end of next year, AIG is deemed to have sufficient capital such that future earnings are entirely excess capital. That would mean that AIG, selling at half of book value, would generate enough cash to repurchase 14% of its shares annually. If it had flat net income, it would produce a 16% annual growth rate in EPS.

Bank of America has a similar story, except that its dividends are expected to be an important part of its return. Again assuming a 7% ROE in 2014 (EPS of about $1.50 per share) but with a 30% payout ratio, Bank of America would be paying a dividend of 5% on the current stock price and repurchasing about 10% of its shares annually. As with our other financials, we aren't arguing that AIG and Bank of America are the world's greatest businesses, but rather that a price of only 50% of book value is a bargain purchase price.

As we begin our new fiscal year, we continue to believe equities are the most attractively priced asset class and that, within equities, the stocks investors mistakenly view as safe are generally the least attractive. Usually stocks get more popular after they go up and vice-versa. Despite the S&P returning 30% in the past year, we see no signs of investors being more positive on equities or more willing to take on risk. Mutual fund flows continue to strongly favor fixed income, an asset class we believe is overvalued and, at these price levels, mistakenly viewed as safe. In fact, CNBC reported last month that at fund industry giant Fidelity, long known for its equity funds, assets invested in its bond funds now exceed assets in its equity funds. We view investors' lack of interest in equities as another positive.

Thank you for your support.

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Oakmark Select Fund  September 30, 2012

Schedule of Investments (in thousands)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS - 94.5%

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 27.4%

 

MEDIA - 17.6%

 
Discovery Communications, Inc., Class C (a)
Broadcasting
   

4,610

   

$

258,316

   
Comcast Corp., Class A
Cable & Satellite
   

4,250

     

147,900

   
DIRECTV (a)
Cable & Satellite
   

2,448

     

128,420

   
         

534,636

   

AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 5.0%

 
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (a)
Auto Parts & Equipment
   

3,500

     

152,985

   

RETAILING - 4.8%

 
Liberty Interactive Corp., Class A (a)
Catalog Retail
   

7,800

     

144,300

   
         

831,921

   

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 25.1%

 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 8.8%

 
MasterCard, Inc., Class A
Data Processing & Outsourced Services
   

315

     

142,216

   
BMC Software, Inc. (a)
Systems Software
   

3,000

     

124,470

   
         

266,686

   

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 8.5%

 
TE Connectivity, Ltd. (b)
Electronic Manufacturing Services
   

5,044

     

171,544

   
Dell, Inc.
Computer Hardware
   

9,000

     

88,740

   
         

260,284

   

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - 7.8%

 
Intel Corp.
Semiconductors
   

5,497

     

124,672

   
Texas Instruments, Inc.
Semiconductors
   

4,050

     

111,578

   
         

236,250

   
         

763,220

   

FINANCIALS - 20.0%

 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 16.0%

 
Capital One Financial Corp.
Consumer Finance
   

3,050

     

173,880

   
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Other Diversified Financial Services
   

4,000

     

161,920

   
Bank of America Corp.
Other Diversified Financial Services
   

17,100

     

150,993

   
         

486,793

   
   

Shares

 

Value

 

INSURANCE - 4.0%

 
American International Group, Inc. (a)
Multi-line Insurance
   

3,700

   

$

121,323

   
         

608,116

   

ENERGY - 9.1%

 
Newfield Exploration Co. (a)
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
   

4,720

     

147,816

   
Cenovus Energy, Inc. (b)
Integrated Oil & Gas
   

3,735

     

130,158

   
         

277,974

   

HEALTH CARE - 4.8%

 

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 4.8%

 
Medtronic, Inc.
Health Care Equipment
   

3,400

     

146,608

   

UTILITIES - 4.1%

 
Calpine Corp. (a)
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders
   

7,104

     

122,906

   

INDUSTRIALS - 4.0%

 

TRANSPORTATION - 4.0%

 
FedEx Corp.
Air Freight & Logistics
   

1,450

     

122,699

   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 94.5%
(COST $2,030,560)
       

2,873,444

   
   

Par Value

 

Value

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 5.8%

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT - 5.8%

 
Fixed Income Clearing Corp. Repurchase
Agreement, 0.12% dated 09/28/12 due
10/01/12, repurchase price $177,351,
collateralized by a United States
Treasury Bond, 4.500%, due 11/15/15,
value plus accrued interest of
$84,105, and by a United States
Treasury Note, 1.250%, due 10/31/15,
value plus accrued interest of
$96,794 (Cost: $177,350)
   

177,350

     

177,350

   
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 5.8%
(COST $177,350)
       

177,350

   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.3%
(COST $2,207,910)
       

3,050,794

   

Liabilities In Excess of Other Assets - (0.3)%

 

   

(9,470

)

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

     

$

3,041,324

   

(a)  Non-income producing security

(b)  Foreign domiciled corporation

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Oakmark Equity and Income Fund  September 30, 2012

Summary Information

VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT

Since Inception - 11/01/95 (Unaudited)

PERFORMANCE

       

Average Annual Total Returns (as of 09/30/12)3

 

(Unaudited)

  Total Return
Last 3 Months
 

1-year

 

3-year

 

5-year

  10-year   Since
Inception
(11/01/95)
 

Oakmark Equity & Income Fund (Class I)

   

3.27

%

   

17.19

%

   

7.40

%

   

3.77

%

   

8.75

%

   

10.57

%

 

Lipper Balanced Funds Index

   

4.59

%

   

17.78

%

   

8.92

%

   

2.34

%

   

6.95

%

   

6.57

%

 

S&P 500 Index1

   

6.35

%

   

30.20

%

   

13.20

%

   

1.05

%

   

8.01

%

   

7.43

%

 

Barclays U.S. Govt./Credit Index11

   

1.73

%

   

5.66

%

   

6.50

%

   

6.63

%

   

5.39

%

   

6.25

%

 

The graph and table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

Past Performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance data quoted represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and principal value vary so that an investor's shares when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain the most recent month-end performance, please visit oakmark.com.

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS6

  % of Net Assets  

Nestle SA

   

3.3

   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   

3.2

   

Diageo PLC

   

3.1

   

Cenovus Energy, Inc.

   

3.1

   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

   

3.1

   

General Dynamics Corp.

   

2.8

   

Dover Corp.

   

2.5

   

Flowserve Corp.

   

2.4

   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

   

2.3

   

Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., Class A

   

2.1

   

FUND STATISTICS

 

Ticker

 

OAKBX

 

Inception

 

11/01/95

 

Number of Equity Holdings

 

52

 

Net Assets

  $19.2 billion  

Benchmark

 

Lipper Balanced Fund Index

 

Weighted Average Market Cap

  $36.6 billion  

Median Market Cap

  $9.0 billion  

Equity Turnover (as of 9/30/12)

  32%  

Expense Ratio - Class I (as of 9/30/11)

  0.77%  

Expense Ratio - Class I (as of 9/30/12)

  0.78%  

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

% of Net Assets

 

Equity Investments

 

Industrials

   

16.5

   

Energy

   

14.2

   

Health Care

   

12.9

   

Consumer Staples

   

10.8

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

8.8

   

Information Technology

   

6.0

   

Materials

   

0.5

   

Financials

   

0.4

   

Total Equity Investments

   

70.1

   

Government and Agency Securities

   

20.1

   

Corporate Bonds

   

1.2

   

Asset Backed Securities

   

0.1

   

Short-Term Investments and Other

   

8.5

   

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Oakmark Equity and Income Fund  September 30, 2012

Portfolio Manager Commentary

Clyde S. McGregor, CFA

Portfolio Manager
oakbx@oakmark.com

Quarter Review

Despite the pervasive tendency for investors to reduce equity exposure while increasing their fixed-income commitments, equity markets rebounded in the September quarter, and fixed-income markets were directionless. For the three months, the Equity and Income Fund earned 3%, which contrasts to a 5% gain for the Lipper Balanced Fund Index,10 the Fund's performance benchmark. For the calendar nine months, the returns are 8% for the Fund and 11% for the Lipper Index. Finally, for the Fund's fiscal year ending September 30, the return to the Fund was 17%, while the Lipper Index returned 18%. The annualized compound rate of return since the Fund's inception in 1995 is 11%, while the corresponding return to the Lipper Index is 7%.

Diageo, Cenovus Energy, Flowserve, Dover and Nestle contributed the most to return in the quarter. The largest detractors were Walter Energy, United Health Group, Staples, FedEx, and CR Bard. During this calendar year, the most significant detractors have been Walter Energy, Staples, Varian Medical Systems, Patterson-UTI Energy and Lear. The largest contributors to portfolio return during the past nine months were Diageo, Scripps Networks Interactive, TJX, Flowserve and Philip Morris International. Finally, for the Fund's fiscal year, the largest contributors were Diageo, Flowserve, Philip Morris International, TJX and Scripps Networks Interactive. The largest 12-month detractors were Walter Energy, Staples, Hospira, Lear and Republic Services (sold).

Transaction Activity

The quarter's trading activity in the Fund was modest, at least in terms of new purchases or eliminations. The two eliminations were Steris and Republic Services. Steris was a successful smaller holding, and I sold it both for valuation reasons and because of the company's exposure to the hospital capital equipment market in a period of rapid change in the health care sector. We believed that the improvement in the U.S. industrial economy would support Republic Services' earnings, but recent trends do not justify that thesis, which dictated the sale of the holding.

The Fund's only new purchase was Bruker, a diversified scientific instrument manufacturer with a strong reputation for innovation and product quality. The company's management team holds large ownership stakes and focuses on growth in intrinsic value per share over the long term. To that end, we think management is willing to make sensible elective investments in the business that promise returns only well into the future, and this factor often discourages investor interest. Earlier this year, the company hired a new chief financial officer who appears to have the necessary skills and experience required to transform the company from one known primarily for its technical excellence to one also known for its financial attributes.

Cape of Good Hope?

In the September 17 edition of the Financial Times, columnist John Authers discussed the evolution of Yale Professor Robert Shiller's "Cape" indicator. "Cape" is an acronym for "cyclically adjusted price earnings" ratio. This indicator compares the price of a stock to its average earnings over the preceding decade. When valuing stocks, most investors use forward-looking price-to-earnings ratios that depend on the ability to make reasonable forecasts of future earnings. Obviously, forecasting errors are frequent, but never more so than when the economy is approaching recession. By using a backward-looking model that covers a long time period, Shiller avoids forecasting error while capturing data that describe a company's performance through a variety of economic environments.

Although Shiller's model has proven to be helpful in identifying market extremes, it has been less valuable in more normal times. Accordingly, he has refined his concept to provide more market-timing guidance as well as industry-relative rankings. For the Equity and Income Fund, it is the industry analysis that is most revealing. Shiller's work looks at the history of the 10 main market sectors of the S&P 500 Index.1 As one would expect, different sectors have different Capes. Shiller's concept is to look at each sector relative to its own history and determine which are trading dear to that history and which are cheap. According to Authers, current industry Capes suggest that industrial, energy and health care stocks offer good value, while industries typically seen as defensive (e.g., consumer staples) are expensive. The three sectors that are most overweight in the Fund versus the S&P 500 are industrials, energy and health care. At Harris Associates, we pay little attention to the industry weights in the S&P 500, and I did not construct the Fund portfolio with the Shiller Cape in mind. Nevertheless, it should not be surprising that our value philosophy would cause the portfolio to end up in the Cape's cheapest neighborhoods.

Why own TIPS today?

For the majority of its existence, the Equity and Income Fund has had an invested position in U.S. Treasury inflation-protected securities, often referred to by their acronym TIPS. In general, this asset type has been good to the Fund, but at today's price levels, investors are beginning to ask why we continue to own any. Before arriving at the answer, we should first review the exact nature of this security.

TIPS represent a loan to the U.S. government at a specified interest rate (the bond's coupon) and a multiplier that amplifies (or diminishes in the event of deflation) the face value of the bond based on a formula containing "chained CPI" (a variant of the Consumer Price Index). Every month, the government provides an index value of a basket of items, which is then used to calculate the "Index Ratio." This ratio incorporates a Reference CPI statistic and an inflation assumption. For example, were you to purchase a TIPS bond for $100 and the Index Ratio

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Portfolio Manager Commentary (continued)

is 1.1, your cost for the bond would be $110 (ignoring any accrued interest). This value, inclusive of the Index Ratio multiplier, is realized at maturity or at time of sale.

Currently, the Equity and Income Fund has approximately $1.5 billion invested in TIPS, plus a small holding of Canadian inflation-indexed securities. This allocation accounts for more than 35% of the Fund's fixed-income assets (ignoring short-term investments). More importantly, the TIPS position comprises the bulk of the portfolio's longer duration assets. Looking at the portfolio today, one sees that the TIPS all show "negative yields," which naturally concerns Fund investors. This yield is somewhat misleading; however, as it is calculated using the current trading price for the bonds and their stated coupons without incorporating the value added by the Index Ratio multiplier. Taking the Index Ratio into account, we calculate TIPS to be yielding roughly the same as their conventional Treasury bond counterparts. It is this added feature, which protects and compensates the investor for inflation that compels us to own these bonds. In our opinion, forecasting future interest rates, especially for more distant maturities, is very difficult. What we do know is that the Federal Reserve is currently employing policies that historically have generated inflationary outcomes. Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke has stated that he will stave off deflation with massive liquidity injections into the fixed-income markets. The latest such effort was announced on September 13. Since we see future inflation to be the great risk facing the fixed-income investor, we own TIPS to reduce our exposure to that risk. In closing, I wish to thank John Tansey of our firm's fixed-income department for his assistance in writing this section.

Once again, I thank my fellow shareholders for investing in the Equity and Income Fund. I welcome your comments and questions.

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Oakmark Equity and Income Fund  September 30, 2012

Schedule of Investments (in thousands)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS - 70.1%

 

INDUSTRIALS - 16.5%

 

CAPITAL GOODS - 14.6%

 
General Dynamics Corp.
Aerospace & Defense
   

8,235

   

$

544,498

   
Dover Corp.
Industrial Machinery
   

8,076

     

480,412

   
Flowserve Corp. (b)
Industrial Machinery
   

3,639

     

464,869

   
Rockwell Automation Inc.
Electrical Components & Equipment
   

5,363

     

373,011

   
Parker Hannifin Corp.
Industrial Machinery
   

3,600

     

300,901

   
Northrop Grumman Corp.
Aerospace & Defense
   

4,313

     

286,479

   
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
Industrial Machinery
   

4,253

     

252,902

   
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (a)
Aerospace & Defense
   

1,097

     

69,559

   
Blount International, Inc. (a)
Industrial Machinery
   

1,534

     

20,192

   
         

2,792,823

   

TRANSPORTATION - 1.9%

 
FedEx Corp.
Air Freight & Logistics
   

4,243

     

359,068

   

COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 0.0% (c)

 
Mine Safety Appliances Co.
Office Services & Supplies
   

119

     

4,430

   
         

3,156,321

   

ENERGY - 14.2%

 
Cenovus Energy, Inc. (d)
Integrated Oil & Gas
   

17,020

     

593,133

   
Devon Energy Corp.
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
   

6,468

     

391,308

   
Apache Corp.
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
   

4,450

     

384,791

   
Encana Corp. (d)
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
   

16,573

     

363,271

   
Baker Hughes, Inc.
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
   

7,606

     

344,035

   
Range Resources Corp.
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
   

3,296

     

230,292

   
Cimarex Energy Co.
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
   

3,186

     

186,539

   
Concho Resources, Inc. (a)
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
   

1,501

     

142,239

   
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.
Oil & Gas Drilling
   

5,200

     

82,371

   
         

2,717,979

   
   

Shares

 

Value

 

HEALTH CARE - 12.9%

 

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 12.1%

 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
Managed Health Care
   

11,034

   

$

611,366

   
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a)
Health Care Services
   

4,181

     

386,599

   
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.
Health Care Services
   

5,602

     

355,335

   
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a) (b)
Health Care Equipment
   

5,700

     

343,824

   
CR Bard, Inc.
Health Care Equipment
   

2,777

     

290,638

   
Omnicare, Inc.
Health Care Services
   

5,155

     

175,098

   
Boston Scientific Corp. (a)
Health Care Equipment
   

22,764

     

130,665

   
PharMerica Corp. (a) (b)
Health Care Distributors
   

1,710

     

21,649

   
VCA Antech, Inc. (a)
Health Care Facilities
   

209

     

4,125

   
         

2,319,299

   

PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES - 0.8%

 
Hospira, Inc. (a) (b)
Pharmaceuticals
   

3,341

     

109,635

   
Bruker Corp. (a)
Life Sciences Tools & Services
   

2,535

     

33,181

   
         

142,816

   
         

2,462,115

   

CONSUMER STAPLES - 10.8%

 

FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 9.5%

 
Nestle SA (e) (f)
Packaged Foods & Meats
   

10,000

     

630,520

   
Diageo PLC (e)
Distillers & Vintners
   

5,347

     

602,778

   
Philip Morris International, Inc.
Tobacco
   

6,506

     

585,150

   
         

1,818,448

   

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING - 1.3%

 
CVS Caremark Corp.
Drug Retail
   

5,369

     

259,943

   
         

2,078,391

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 8.8%

 

RETAILING - 3.5%

 
The TJX Cos., Inc.
Apparel Retail
   

6,352

     

284,519

   
Staples, Inc.
Specialty Stores
   

20,638

     

237,750

   
Foot Locker, Inc.
Apparel Retail
   

3,000

     

106,500

   
HSN, Inc.
Catalog Retail
   

1,037

     

50,855

   
         

679,624

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Oakmark Equity and Income Fund  September 30, 2012

Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS - 70.1% (continued)

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 8.8% (continued)

 

CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 2.3%

 
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a)
Home Furnishings
   

2,203

   

$

176,284

   
Leggett & Platt, Inc.
Home Furnishings
   

5,862

     

146,837

   
Carter's, Inc. (a)
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods
   

2,324

     

125,124

   
         

448,245

   

MEDIA - 2.1%

 
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., Class A
Broadcasting
   

6,500

     

397,995

   

AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 0.9%

 
Lear Corp.
Auto Parts & Equipment
   

4,437

     

167,691

   
         

1,693,555

   

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 6.0%

 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 4.0%

 
MasterCard, Inc., Class A
Data Processing & Outsourced Services
   

959

     

433,131

   
eBay, Inc. (a)
Internet Software & Services
   

3,731

     

180,594

   
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (b)
Data Processing & Outsourced Services
   

6,900

     

160,977

   
         

774,702

   

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 1.5%

 
TE Connectivity, Ltd. (d)
Electronic Manufacturing Services
   

6,818

     

231,874

   
Arris Group, Inc. (a)
Communications Equipment
   

4,785

     

61,205

   
         

293,079

   

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - 0.5%

 
Texas Instruments, Inc.
Semiconductors
   

3,200

     

88,173

   
         

1,155,954

   

MATERIALS - 0.5%

 
Walter Energy, Inc. (b)
Diversified Metals & Mining
   

3,000

     

97,380

   

FINANCIALS - 0.4%

 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 0.4%

 
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.
Investment Banking & Brokerage
   

5,461

     

83,928

   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 70.1%
(COST $10,040,944)
       

13,445,623

   
   

Par Value

 

Value

 

FIXED INCOME - 21.4%

 

GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES - 20.1%

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT NOTES - 18.2%

 

1.25%, due 07/15/20, Inflation Indexed

   

525,290

   

$

628,009

   

1.375%, due 07/15/18, Inflation Indexed

   

531,250

     

622,725

   

2.875%, due 01/31/13

   

483,005

     

487,382

   

0.125%, due 09/30/13

   

300,000

     

299,801

   

2.125%, due 01/15/19, Inflation Indexed

   

213,430

     

261,902

   

1.00%, due 09/30/16

   

200,000

     

204,250

   

0.625%, due 02/28/13

   

200,000

     

200,398

   

0.125%, due 08/31/13

   

200,000

     

199,906

   

1.125%, due 06/15/13

   

175,000

     

176,162

   

1.00%, due 01/15/14

   

100,000

     

101,012

   

1.125%, due 12/15/12

   

100,000

     

100,203

   

1.375%, due 11/15/12

   

100,000

     

100,152

   

1.375%, due 10/15/12

   

100,000

     

100,047

   
         

3,481,949

   

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 1.0%

 
Federal National Mortgage Association,
3.97%, due 11/27/19
   

32,000

     

32,165

   
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
2.00%, due 08/08/17
   

25,000

     

25,352

   
Federal National Mortgage Association,
1.30%, due 05/10/17
   

25,000

     

25,149

   
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
1.30%, due 06/07/17
   

25,000

     

25,119

   
Federal National Mortgage Association,
1.375%, due 08/28/17
   

24,000

     

24,102

   
Federal Farm Credit Banks,
1.90%, due 11/15/17
   

22,925

     

22,960

   
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
1.375%, due 09/14/17
   

20,875

     

20,966

   
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
1.55%, due 12/28/16
   

5,000

     

5,015

   
Federal National Mortgage Association,
1.65%, due 10/23/17
   

5,000

     

5,004

   
         

185,832

   

CANADIAN GOVERNMENT BONDS - 0.8%

 

1.50%, due 12/01/12

 

CAD

100,000

     

101,791

   
4.25%, due 12/01/21,
Inflation Indexed
 

CAD

36,564

     

52,997

   
         

154,788

   

NORWEGIAN GOVERNMENT BONDS - 0.1%

 

6.50%, due 05/15/13

 

NOK

150,000

     

26,943

   
Total Government and Agency Securities
(Cost $3,604,815)
       

3,849,512

   

CORPORATE BONDS - 1.2%

 
SSIF Nevada, LP, 144A,
1.155%, due 04/14/14 (g) (h)
   

55,100

     

55,350

   
Kinetic Concepts, Inc., 144A,
10.50%, due 11/01/18 (h)
   

48,080

     

50,845

   
Denbury Resources, Inc.,
9.75%, due 03/01/16
   

18,101

     

19,459

   
Sealed Air Corp., 144A,
5.625%, due 07/15/13 (h)
   

18,740

     

19,208

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Oakmark Equity and Income Fund  September 30, 2012

Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

   

Par Value

 

Value

 

FIXED INCOME - 21.4% (continued)

 

CORPORATE BONDS - 1.2% (continued)

 
ASML Holding NV,
5.75%, due 06/13/17
 

EUR

9,660

   

$

14,312

   
Kinetic Concepts, Inc., 144A,
12.50%, due 11/01/19 (h)
   

14,400

     

13,536

   
Penn National Gaming, Inc.,
8.75%, due 08/15/19
   

10,000

     

11,200

   
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. 144A,
7.00%, due 09/01/20 (h)
   

9,625

     

10,010

   
Concho Resources, Inc.,
5.50%, due 10/01/22
   

7,000

     

7,297

   
Serta Simmons Holdings LLC, 144A,
8.125%, due 10/01/20 (h)
   

5,000

     

4,963

   
Health Net, Inc.,
6.375%, due 06/01/17
   

4,185

     

4,373

   
OneBeacon US Holdings, Inc.,
5.875%, due 05/15/13
   

3,589

     

3,674

   
Range Resources Corp.,
7.25%, due 05/01/18
   

3,085

     

3,262

   
Encore Acquisition Co.,
9.50%, due 05/01/16
   

2,550

     

2,767

   
Ameristar Casinos, Inc.,
7.50%, due 04/15/21
   

2,000

     

2,150

   
Post Holdings, Inc., 144A,
7.375%, due 02/15/22 (h)
   

1,000

     

1,063

   
Hologic, Inc., 144A,
6.25%, due 08/01/20 (h)
   

250

     

265

   
CNO Financial Group, Inc., 144A,
6.375%, due 10/01/20 (h)
   

250

     

255

   
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost $214,368)
       

223,989

   

ASSET BACKED SECURITIES - 0.1%

 
Cabela's Master Credit Card Trust, 144A,
0.771%, due 10/15/19 (g) (h)
(Cost $11,450)
   

11,450

     

11,497

   
TOTAL FIXED INCOME - 21.4%
(COST $3,830,633)
       

4,084,998

   

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 9.2%

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT - 3.8%

 
Fixed Income Clearing Corp. Repurchase
Agreement, 0.12% dated 09/28/12 due
10/01/12, repurchase price $725,316,
collateralized by a Federal Home Loan
Bank Bond, 2.375%, due 03/14/14,
value plus accrued interest of $51,563,
and by Federal National Mortgage
Association Bonds, 1.250% - 4.625%,
due 02/27/14 - 10/15/14, aggregate
value plus accrued interest of $76,206,
and by United States Treasury Notes,
0.250% - 1.875%, due 02/28/14 - 09/15/14,
aggregate value plus accrued
interest of $612,046 (Cost: $725,308)
   

725,308

     

725,308

   

CANADIAN TREASURY BILLS - 2.6%

 
0.87% - 1.09%, due 10/25/12 - 05/09/13 (i)
(Cost $497,936)
 

CAD

500,000

     

506,755

   
   

Par Value

 

Value

 

COMMERCIAL PAPER - 1.9%

 
Toyota Motor Credit, 0.13% - 0.20%,
due 10/09/12 - 11/19/12 (i)
   

130,500

   

$

130,487

   
Wellpoint, Inc., 144A, 0.25% - 0.46%,
due 10/15/12 - 01/04/13 (h) (i)
   

118,000

     

117,931

   
BP Capital Markets PLC, 144A, 0.25% - 0.31%,
due 01/02/13 - 01/18/13 (h) (i)
   

53,900

     

53,878

   
American Honda Finance, 0.14% - 0.16%,
due 10/11/12 - 12/05/12 (i)
   

50,450

     

50,441

   
Medtronic, Inc., 144A, 0.16% - 0.17%,
due 12/20/12 - 01/10/13 (h) (i)
   

19,850

     

19,839

   

Total Commercial Paper (Cost $372,564)

       

372,576

   

GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES - 0.5%

 
United States Treasury Note,
0.17%, due 07/15/13 (i)
(Cost $100,642)
   

100,000

     

100,644

   

CORPORATE BONDS - 0.4%

 
Dell, Inc.,
1.40%, due 09/10/13
   

17,880

     

18,032

   
Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc.,
8.375%, due 03/15/13
   

16,007

     

16,576

   
Wells Fargo & Co.,
4.375%, due 01/31/13
   

13,325

     

13,502

   
Kellogg Co.,
4.25%, due 03/06/13
   

10,169

     

10,333

   
General Mills, Inc.,
5.25%, due 08/15/13
   

9,199

     

9,580

   
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.,
5.45%, due 02/05/13
   

830

     

843

   

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $68,909)

       

68,866

   
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 9.2%
(COST $1,765,359)
       

1,774,149

   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.7%
(COST $15,636,936)
       

19,304,770

   

Foreign Currencies (Cost $471) - 0.0% (c)

       

470

   

Liabilities In Excess of Other Assets - (0.7)%

 

   

(128,313

)

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

     

$

19,176,927

   

(a)  Non-income producing security

(b)  See Note 5 in the Notes to the Financial Statements regarding investments in affiliated issuers.

(c)  Amount rounds to less than 0.1%.

(d)  Foreign domiciled corporation

(e)  Sponsored American Depositary Receipt

(f)  Fair value is determined in good faith in accordance with procedures established by the Board of Trustees.

(g)  Floating Rate Note. Rate shown is as of September 30, 2012.

(h)  See Note 1 in the Notes to Financial Statements regarding restricted securities. These securities may be resold subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws.

(i)  The rate shown represents the annualized yield at the time of purchase; not a coupon rate.

Key to Abbreviations:

  CAD Canadian Dollar

  EUR Euro

  NOK Norwegian Krone

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Oakmark Global Fund  September 30, 2012

Summary Information

VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT

Since Inception - 08/04/99 (Unaudited)

PERFORMANCE

       

Average Annual Total Returns (as of 09/30/12)3

 
(Unaudited)   Total Return
Last 3 Months
 

1-year

 

3-year

 

5-year

 

10-year

  Since
Inception
(08/04/99)
 

Oakmark Global Fund (Class I)

   

2.27

%

   

14.99

%

   

4.92

%

   

-1.58

%

   

11.06

%

   

9.69

%

 

MSCI World Index

   

6.71

%

   

21.59

%

   

7.48

%

   

-2.15

%

   

8.04

%

   

2.36

%

 

Lipper Global Funds Index13

   

5.81

%

   

19.04

%

   

5.82

%

   

-2.27

%

   

7.83

%

   

3.37

%

 

The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance data quoted represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and principal value vary so that an investor's shares when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data, visit oakmark.com.

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS6

  % of Net Assets  

Oracle Corp.

   

4.5

   

Snap-on, Inc.

   

4.5

   

Credit Suisse Group*

   

4.1

   

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.

   

4.0

   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

   

3.9

   

Toyota Motor Corp.

   

3.4

   

Julius Baer Group, Ltd.

   

3.4

   

Discovery Communications, Inc., Class C

   

3.3

   

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

   

3.3

   

Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.

   

3.3

   

*  Includes Mandatory and Contingent Convertible Securities.

FUND STATISTICS

 

Ticker

 

OAKGX

 

Inception

 

08/04/99

 

Number of Equity Holdings

 

40

 

Net Assets

  $2.1 billion  

Benchmark

 

MSCI World Index

 

Weighted Average Market Cap

  $33.8 billion  

Median Market Cap

  $12.7 billion  

Equity Turnover (as of 9/30/12)

  26%  

Expense Ratio - Class I (as of 9/30/11)

  1.16%  

Expense Ratio - Class I (as of 9/30/12)

  1.16%  

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

% of Net Assets

 

Information Technology

   

31.1

   

Industrials

   

21.4

   

Financials

   

14.0

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

11.7

   

Health Care

   

7.5

   

Materials

   

6.8

   

Energy

   

4.6

   

Consumer Staples

   

2.1

   

Short-Term Investments and Other

   

0.8

   

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 
   

% of Equity

 

North America

   

48.5

   

United States

   

48.5

   

Europe

   

27.7

   

Switzerland

   

15.2

   

Germany*

   

5.7

   

Spain*

   

2.5

   

Italy*

   

1.8

   

UK

   

1.6

   

Netherlands*

   

0.9

   
   

% of Equity

 

Asia

   

22.1

   

Japan

   

22.1

   

Australasia

   

1.7

   

Australia

   

1.7

   

*  Euro currency countries comprise 10.9% of equity investments.

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Oakmark Global Fund  September 30, 2012

Portfolio Manager Commentary

Clyde S. McGregor, CFA

Portfolio Manager
oakgx@oakmark.com

Robert A. Taylor, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakgx@oakmark.com

Quarter Review

The September quarter witnessed a strong rebound in European equity markets while Japan and the U.S. lagged. It remains to be seen whether this rebound is well-founded, as European economic and political circumstances remain challenging. The Oakmark Global Fund gained 2% in the quarter, while the MSCI World Index12 returned 7%, and the Lipper Global Fund Index13 returned 6%. The Fund's return for the calendar nine months is 9%, which contrasts to the 13% return for the MSCI World Index and 11% for the Lipper Global Fund Index. For the fiscal year, ended September 30, the returns are 15% for the Fund, 22% for the MSCI World Index, and 19% for the Lipper Global Fund Index. As always, we are most pleased to report the Fund's 10% compound annualized rate of return since inception, which compares to 2% for the MSCI World Index and 3% for the Lipper Global Fund Index for the same period.

The countries that contributed most to the Fund's quarterly return were the U.S., Switzerland, and Spain, although it should be noted that the U.S. return was weak in relative terms. Japan was the only country to detract from the Fund's return in the quarter. The five largest contributors to the Fund's return in the quarter were Snap-on (U.S.), Credit Suisse (Switzerland), Hirose Electric (Japan), Banco Santander (Spain), and Discovery Communications, Series C (U.S.). The Fund holdings that detracted most were Canon (Japan), Intel (U.S.), FedEx (U.S.), ROHM (Japan) and Omron (Japan).

For the calendar nine months, the highest contributing countries were the U.S., Germany and Switzerland, although it must be noted that none of these three stand out relative to their local markets. Australia and Japan detracted from the nine-month return. Snap-on, Discovery Communications, Oracle (all U.S.-domiciled), Daiwa Securities Group and Hirose Electric (both Japan) were the leading contributors. Square Enix (Japan), Canon, ROHM, Health Net (U.S.), and Julius Baer (Switzerland) detracted most from the nine-month return. For the Fund's fiscal year, the U.S., Switzerland and Germany were the leading contributors to return, while Japan was the only detractor. Although the U.S. return was not exceptional on a relative basis in the period, all five companies that led the contributors list were American: Snap-on, Equifax, Discovery Communications, MasterCard and Union Pacific. Detractors were ROHM, Canon, Square Enix, Health Net and Credit Suisse.

Last quarter, we wrote about Credit Suisse, which had performed poorly in that period. We noted that the Swiss National Bank was pressuring the company to increase its balance sheet strength even though Credit Suisse was likely to satisfy regulatory capital requirements well into the future. Credit Suisse chose to issue new equity in the September quarter, and somewhat surprisingly the stock responded with a strong gain. We always find equity issuances at low valuations to be troubling because they dilute the intrinsic value per share of pre-issuance

shareholders. Nevertheless, this issuance, timed with a strong rebound in the Swiss stock market, seems to have had a salutary effect.

Another Swiss holding of interest in the quarter was Julius Baer Group. Julius Baer formally announced the acquisition of Bank of America's International Wealth Management (IWM) business for CHF 1.5 billion, the amount investors expected. The valuation is very attractive at only 9.5x earnings, assuming Baer retains approximately 90% of IWM's assets under management and achieves its synergy targets. However, there are some risks to the deal. First, IWM is currently operating at a loss and needs to improve profitability. We believe this risk to be limited given Baer's track record of successfully integrating past acquisitions. Second, the transaction could take 12 to 18 months to complete, which is longer than investors had expected. While many of the assets are in legal entities that can transition quickly, approximately half are tied to individual bankers. Baer's management will need to attract each of these bankers individually to integrate these assets. Although this method produces some uncertainty, a positive aspect is that the pricing of the entire deal is variable and predicated on retaining assets.

Investor anxiety over the unclear elements surrounding this acquisition weighed on Baer's stock price. Although we also believe that it will take time to determine the total cost and scale of the deal, we find IWM's geographic footprint very attractive. In our view, the acquisition price is reasonable, and considering that Baer's management team has a history of success when it comes to acquisitions, we believe that IWM will be even more valuable under the Julius Baer brand.

Portfolio Activity

Our trading activity in the quarter was comparatively modest, so country allocations did not change substantively. The Fund's largest overweight countries, when compared to the MSCI World Index, continue to be Japan, Switzerland, Germany, Spain and Italy. Because the Fund holds a relatively limited number of companies and is value-oriented, it does not hold positions in many countries represented in the MSCI World Index. The largest underweights include the U.K., Canada and the U.S. While it may not be obvious to U.S. residents, the U.S. stock market has meaningfully outperformed most peers over the past few years, resulting in the U.S. weight in the MSCI World Index growing to 54%. In the Fund, the U.S. is by far the largest allocation at 49%, but this is still well below the Index weight. As we've often said, we do not invest the Fund against the benchmark but attempt to select the most attractive securities based on our understanding of their intrinsic value per share. The Fund's prospectus guidelines give us considerable flexibility to go wherever our understanding of value takes us.

During the past quarter we initiated one new position, Devon Energy (U.S.) and exited our investment in Assa Abloy

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(Sweden). Assa Abloy performed well for the Fund, and its sale primarily reflects our recognition that other opportunities were more attractive.

Devon Energy is an independent energy company with exploration and production operations in the U.S. and Canada. The company reported proved reserves of 3 billion barrels of oil equivalent and drilled almost 2,500 gross wells in 2011. It holds roughly 13 million net acres, of which roughly two-thirds are undeveloped. Devon Energy also produces more than 3% of all the natural gas consumed in North America each day. Although the market perceives Devon Energy as mainly a natural gas company, approximately 40% of its reserve base and 80% of its revenues come from sales of oil and natural gas liquids (such as propane, butane and ethane). We think this will provide Devon the advantage of maintaining cash flows and growing per-share value even when natural gas prices are depressed. During the past few years, management intensified its focus on increasing shareholder value. John Richels, elected president and chief executive officer in June 2010, has improved Devon Energy's capital allocation strategy and strengthened its balance sheet. As evidence, Devon divested some of its international and Gulf of Mexico operations and used about half of the proceeds to repurchase shares and the other half to reduce net debt. In our opinion, both uses enhanced shareholder value. In addition, despite the reduction of assets, the company's proved reserves have grown subsequent to these sales. Devon and Sumitomo Corporation recently entered into a joint venture in which Sumitomo will invest $1.4 billion and receive 30% interest in approximately 650,000 of Devon's net acres. This partnership will result in the drilling of approximately 40 additional gross wells in the Permian Basin, and Sumitomo will pay 79% of the overall drilling and completion costs during the carry period. We think this joint venture may also be a value-enhancing activity. In our view, Devon Energy is a high-quality company with strong fundamentals and a management team that is working effectively for the benefit of investors.

We continue to believe that the U.S. dollar is undervalued relative to other global currencies. As of quarter end, approximately 60% of the Fund's Australian dollar, 60% of the Japanese yen and 35% of the Swiss franc exposures were hedged. After the sale of Assa Abloy during the quarter, we no longer had exposure to the Swedish krona, so we closed the hedge.

Thank you for being our partners in the Oakmark Global Fund. Please feel free to contact us with your questions or comments.

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Oakmark Global Fund  September 30, 2012

Schedule of Investments (in thousands)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

EQUITY AND EQUIVALENTS - 99.2%

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 31.1%

 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 11.7%

 
Oracle Corp. (United States)
Systems Software
   

3,004

   

$

94,583

   
MasterCard, Inc., Class A (United States)
Data Processing & Outsourced Services
   

180

     

81,041

   
Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Home Entertainment Software
   

4,558

     

69,564

   
         

245,188

   

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 10.5%

 
Hirose Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Electronic Components
   

560

     

62,755

   
Canon, Inc. (Japan)
Office Electronics
   

1,924

     

61,515

   
TE Connectivity, Ltd. (Switzerland)
Electronic Manufacturing Services
   

1,796

     

61,082

   
OMRON Corp. (Japan)
Electronic Components
   

1,841

     

35,376

   
         

220,728

   

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - 8.9%

 
Texas Instruments, Inc. (United States)
Semiconductors
   

2,136

     

58,844

   
Intel Corp. (United States)
Semiconductors
   

2,558

     

58,020

   
Applied Materials, Inc. (United States)
Semiconductor Equipment
   

3,580

     

39,972

   
ROHM Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Semiconductors
   

843

     

28,395

   
         

185,231

   
         

651,147

   

INDUSTRIALS - 21.4%

 

CAPITAL GOODS - 9.2%

 
Snap-on, Inc. (United States)
Industrial Machinery
   

1,301

     

93,496

   
Rheinmetall AG (Germany)
Industrial Conglomerates
   

1,140

     

53,192

   
Fiat Industrial SPA (Italy)
Construction & Farm Machinery &
Heavy Trucks
   

3,722

     

36,377

   
Smiths Group PLC (UK)
Industrial Conglomerates
   

628

     

10,511

   
         

193,576

   

TRANSPORTATION - 6.6%

 
FedEx Corp. (United States)
Air Freight & Logistics
   

804

     

68,043

   
Union Pacific Corp. (United States)
Railroads
   

357

     

42,340

   
Kuehne + Nagel International AG (Switzerland)
Marine
   

247

     

27,846

   
         

138,229

   
   

Shares

 

Value

 

COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 5.6%

 
Equifax, Inc. (United States)
Research & Consulting Services
   

1,474

   

$

68,654

   
Adecco SA (Switzerland)
Human Resource & Employment Services
   

1,025

     

48,767

   
         

117,421

   
         

449,226

   

FINANCIALS - 14.0%

 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 11.5%

 
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (Japan)
Investment Banking & Brokerage
   

22,141

     

84,263

   
Julius Baer Group, Ltd. (Switzerland)
Asset Management & Custody Banks
   

2,053

     

71,591

   
Credit Suisse Group (Switzerland)
Diversified Capital Markets
   

3,295

     

69,830

   
Credit Suisse Group (Guernsey) V Limited
Subordinated Mandatory and
Contingent Convertible Securities,
4.00%, due 03/29/13
(Switzerland) (b)(c)
Diversified Capital Markets
   

11,422

     

15,108

   
         

240,792

   

BANKS - 2.5%

 
Banco Santander SA (Spain) (a)
Diversified Banks
   

7,055

     

52,538

   
         

293,330

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 11.7%

 

AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 6.5%

 
Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan)
Automobile Manufacturers
   

1,839

     

71,653

   
Daimler AG (Germany)
Automobile Manufacturers
   

1,330

     

64,379

   
         

136,032

   

MEDIA - 5.2%

 
Discovery Communications, Inc., Class C
(United States) (a)
Broadcasting
   

1,252

     

70,187

   
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
(United States) (a)
Movies & Entertainment
   

4,497

     

38,722

   
         

108,909

   
         

244,941

   

HEALTH CARE - 7.5%

 

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 7.5%

 
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings
(United States) (a)
Health Care Services
   

758

     

70,120

   
Tenet Healthcare Corp. (United States) (a)
Health Care Facilities
   

8,045

     

50,440

   
Health Net, Inc. (United States) (a)
Managed Health Care
   

1,657

     

37,302

   
         

157,862

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Oakmark Global Fund  September 30, 2012

Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

EQUITY AND EQUIVALENTS - 99.2% (continued)

 

MATERIALS - 6.8%

 
Kansai Paint Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Specialty Chemicals
   

4,230

   

$

46,882

   
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.
(United States)
Specialty Chemicals
   

684

     

40,741

   
Incitec Pivot, Ltd. (Australia)
Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals
   

11,539

     

35,667

   
Akzo Nobel NV (Netherlands)
Diversified Chemicals
   

347

     

19,616

   
         

142,906

   

ENERGY - 4.6%

 
Apache Corp. (United States)
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
   

434

     

37,502

   
Devon Energy Corp. (United States)
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
   

488

     

29,542

   
Cimarex Energy Co. (United States)
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
   

483

     

28,266

   
         

95,310

   

CONSUMER STAPLES - 2.1%

 

FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 2.1%

 
Diageo PLC (UK)
Distillers & Vintners
   

796

     

22,359

   
Nestle SA (Switzerland)
Packaged Foods & Meats
   

349

     

21,974

   
         

44,333

   
TOTAL EQUITY AND EQUIVALENTS - 99.2%
(COST $1,948,043)
       

2,079,055

   
   

Par Value

 

Value

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENT - 0.4%

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT - 0.4%

 
Fixed Income Clearing Corp. Repurchase
Agreement, 0.12% dated 09/28/12 due
10/01/12, repurchase price $8,306,
collateralized by a United States
Treasury Bond, 4.500%, due 11/15/15,
value plus accrued interest of
$8,476 (Cost: $8,306)
   

8,306

     

8,306

   
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.4%
(COST $8,306)
       

8,306

   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.6%
(COST $1,956,349)
       

2,087,361

   

Other Assets In Excess of Liabilities - 0.4%

       

8,476

   

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

     

$

2,095,837

   

(a)  Non-income producing security

(b)  Fair value is determined in good faith in accordance with procedures established by the Board of Trustees.

(c)  See Note 1 in the Notes to Financial Statements regarding restricted securities. These securities may be resold subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Oakmark Global Select Fund  September 30, 2012

Summary Information

VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT

Since Inception - 10/02/06 (Unaudited)

PERFORMANCE

       

Average Annual Total Return (as of 09/30/12)3

 
(Unaudited)   Total Return
Last 3 Months
 

1-year

 

3-year

 

5-year

  Since
Inception
(10/02/06)
 

Oakmark Global Select Fund (Class I)

   

3.28

%

   

16.97

%

   

7.11

%

   

2.15

%

   

4.38

%

 

MSCI World Index

   

6.71

%

   

21.59

%

   

7.48

%

   

-2.15

%

   

1.37

%

 

Lipper Global Funds Index13

   

5.81

%

   

19.04

%

   

5.82

%

   

-2.27

%

   

1.28

%

 

The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance data quoted represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and principal value vary so that an investor's shares when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data, visit oakmark.com.

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS6

  % of Net Assets  

Credit Suisse Group

   

6.1

   

Comcast Corp., Class A

   

5.8

   

Daimler AG

   

5.6

   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   

5.5

   

Capital One Financial Corp.

   

5.4

   

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.

   

5.4

   

Canon, Inc.

   

5.4

   

Liberty Interactive Corp., Class A

   

5.1

   

Medtronic, Inc.

   

5.0

   

FedEx Corp.

   

4.9

   

FUND STATISTICS

 

Ticker

 

OAKWX

 

Inception

 

10/02/06

 

Number of Equity Holdings

 

20

 

Net Assets

  $555.8 million  

Benchmark

 

MSCI World Index

 

Weighted Average Market Cap

  $45.5 billion  

Median Market Cap

  $27.3 billion  

Equity Turnover (as of 9/30/12)

  36%  

Expense Ratio - Class I (as of 9/30/11)

  1.24%  

Expense Ratio - Class I (as of 9/30/12)

  1.23%  

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

% of Net Assets

 

Consumer Discretionary

   

25.6

   

Financials

   

22.5

   

Information Technology

   

22.0

   

Industrials

   

16.5

   

Health Care

   

5.0

   

Energy

   

4.8

   

Short-Term Investments and Other

   

3.6

   

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 
   

% of Equity

 

North America

   

50.1

   

United States

   

45.2

   

Canada

   

4.9

   

Europe

   

33.7

   

Switzerland

   

18.7

   

Germany*

   

5.8

   

France*

   

4.6

   

Italy*

   

4.6

   
   

% of Equity

 

Asia

   

16.2

   

Japan

   

16.2

   

*  Euro currency countries comprise 15.0% of equity investments.

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Oakmark Global Select Fund  September 30, 2012

Portfolio Manager Commentary

William C. Nygren, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakwx@oakmark.com

David G. Herro, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakwx@oakmark.com

The Oakmark Global Select Fund returned 17% for the year ended September 30, 2012, underperforming the MSCI World Index's12 22% return. For the latest quarter and calendar year to date, respectively, the Fund was up 3% and 12%, while the MSCI World Index returned 7% and 13%. The Fund has returned an average of 4% per year since its inception in October 2006, outperforming the MSCI World Index's annualized gain of 1% over the same period.

The top contributor to performance for the past 12 months was Comcast, the largest cable provider in the U.S., returning 71%. The company's business services, broadband units and recently acquired NBC assets have enjoyed strong results. We continue to like Comcast's positioning as both the largest system operator (video, internet and digital phone services) and a large producer of content. Its cable business has considerable scale advantages and continues to thrive despite growing availability of video via the Internet. Over the past year management has returned more capital to shareholders, which we applaud, by boosting its dividend 44% and announcing a new $6.5 billion share-repurchase authorization. We believe Comcast is poised to continue providing good returns for our shareholders.

ROHM, a Japanese-based semiconductor manufacturer, was the top detractor for the year, falling 34%. Share prices fell the most during the second quarter of 2012 after ROHM released fiscal year results that showed a year-over-year sales decline of approximately 11% and an operating profit decline of approximately 81%. Most of ROHM's troubles revolve around its failure to expand its customer base outside of Japan. Historically ROHM's management focused on Japanese consumer electronics companies because of proximity and ease of communication. However, ROHM's new president and previous head of overseas sales, Satoshi Sawaura, has prioritized overseas expansion. We think that investing in overseas offices to get closer to clients is a very positive move. For example, ROHM's backlog for chips used in automobiles has been growing, and the recent Thai floods caused more non-Japanese auto companies to approach ROHM for potential business. ROHM was sold from this highly concentrated Fund during the quarter, though it remained in the more diversified Oakmark International and Oakmark Global.

There was a flurry of trading activity during the quarter. In addition to ROHM, we sold our positions in Diageo, Nestle and SAP and added four new names to the portfolio. Since there are so many new names in the portfolio, we would like to familiarize our shareholders with the new holdings by providing an overview of each name below.

Canon is a Japan-based professional and consumer imaging solutions company and patent-holder of digital imaging technologies. The company's products also include business office equipment, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, television broadcast lenses and devices used for eye examinations.

We think that Canon is an attractive investment due to its formidable technological innovation and strength. The company holds several patents for the products it manufactures, giving the firm a measure of exclusivity. Over the past 10 years, Canon has consistently ranked second or third each year among the top 10 corporations awarded U.S. patents. The firm enjoys an original equipment manufacturer relationship with Hewlett-Packard that has spanned 25 years. Over the past few years, Canon has been Hewlett-Packard's sole source for printers and Laser Beam Printers (used primarily by businesses). In addition to its core products, Canon also sells the related consumables, resulting in considerable supplemental cash flow. Management has repurchased almost 13% of outstanding shares since 2005, and plans are in place to continue stock repurchases.

Fiat Industrial was spun off from Fiat SpA in January 2011 and currently consists of three main divisions: Iveco, FPT Industrial and Case New Holland Global (CNH). Iveco makes trucks and commercial vehicles, mostly in Western Europe and Latin America. FPT Industrial is an engine manufacturer for CNH, Iveco and other non-captive clients. CNH is second in the world among agricultural equipment companies, behind Deere, and the fifth-largest construction equipment company. While Fiat Industrial currently owns just under 90% of CNH, Fiat Industrial's management just announced it is pursuing a full merger with the company. We believe CNH is strong and is well-positioned to benefit from global food consumption growth. In our view, this merger will provide Fiat Industrial with several advantages, including improved utilization of FPT technology with CNH, a more efficient capital structure along with significant net interest expense savings, better integration of financial services, increased scale in emerging markets and more flexibility to pursue strategic actions. We also think that based on these expected advantages, this merger is very good news for Fiat Industrial shareholders. The economic distress enveloping Italy has depressed the stock prices of many choice companies domiciled there, enabling us to purchase shares of Fiat Industrial at what we view as an extreme discount. Fiat Industrial is an internationally diversified company that generates only a fraction of its sales and profits in Italy and less than 25% of its sales in Western Europe.

Kuehne + Nagel is one of the world's leading freight forwarders and is a high-growth, high-return, cash-generating business. As a freight forwarder, it benefits directly from expanding global trade, which has been on the rise over the past 20-plus years. In our view, Kuehne + Nagel has the best global operating assets in its industry and is employing an effective business model. Currently, the company holds the leading market position for ocean shipping operations, is second in air operations and has a true global warehouse network. Importantly, its air and ocean volumes had a compound annual growth rate since 2000 of 12% and 18%, respectively, and it also generates healthy operating returns on assets. We believe that Kuehne + Nagel's

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management team is one of the best in its sector. The company has gained market share in both its air and ocean businesses for the past 10 years, which in our view demonstrates management's extensive expertise.

PPR, a French consumer discretionary company, is the world's third-largest luxury group (behind LVMH & Richemont) and owns a 99% stake in exclusive Italian company Gucci Group. Other elite brands include Alexander McQueen, Bottega Veneta, Stella McCartney and Yves Saint Laurent, among others. PPR's management has been divesting businesses that add little value and is working to strengthen market presence for its core and, in our view, its higher quality Luxury and Sport & Lifestyle divisions. One of the company's premier brands, Gucci Group, appears to us to be considerably underappreciated. Sales channels for Gucci products have been expanded, as Gucci goods are now available at several mass retail operations as well as through direct distribution. Demand for Gucci merchandise has been surging in China and other emerging markets, which has significantly improved PPR's competitive position in these high growth regions. PPR's other luxury brands are also particularly well-positioned with a strong presence in the Leather and Shoes trade, which is the fastest growing (and one of the highest margin) segments of the luxury sector. Additionally, the company's Sport & Lifestyle group, which already houses the well-known PUMA brand, recently acquired the Cobra Golf and Volcom names. We believe these additions will provide ongoing added value. Lastly, management has a significant vested interest in growing shareholder value, as insiders own approximately 40% of the company's shares.

Geographically, 45% of the Fund's assets were invested in U.S.-domiciled companies as of September 30, while approximately 34% was allocated to equities in Europe and 16% to Japan. The remaining assets were invested in Canadian stocks.

Due to the U.S. dollar's weakness relative to other global currencies, we currently hedge two underlying foreign currencies, the Japanese yen and the Swiss franc.

We have built a fund of what we feel are undervalued companies that trade at attractive prices and that are run by management teams who focus on building shareholder value. We believe that the Fund is well-positioned to generate favorable long-term results for our fellow shareholders. We thank you for your continued support and confidence.

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Oakmark Global Select Fund  September 30, 2012

Schedule of Investments (in thousands)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS - 96.4%

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 25.6%

 

AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 10.3%

 
Daimler AG (Germany)
Automobile Manufacturers
   

640

   

$

30,986

   
Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan)
Automobile Manufacturers
   

685

     

26,684

   
         

57,670

   

RETAILING - 9.5%

 
Liberty Interactive Corp., Class A
(United States) (a)
Catalog Retail
   

1,520

     

28,120

   
PPR (France)
Department Stores
   

161

     

24,673

   
         

52,793

   

MEDIA - 5.8%

 
Comcast Corp., Class A (United States)
Cable & Satellite
   

924

     

32,155

   
         

142,618

   

FINANCIALS - 22.5%

 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 22.5%

 
Credit Suisse Group (Switzerland)
Diversified Capital Markets
   

1,606

     

34,033

   
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (United States)
Other Diversified Financial Services
   

755

     

30,562

   
Capital One Financial Corp. (United States)
Consumer Finance
   

530

     

30,215

   
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (Japan)
Investment Banking & Brokerage
   

7,913

     

30,115

   
         

124,925

   

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 22.0%

 

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 13.8%

 
Canon, Inc. (Japan)
Office Electronics
   

931

     

29,752

   
TE Connectivity, Ltd. (Switzerland)
Electronic Manufacturing Services
   

774

     

26,320

   
Dell, Inc. (United States)
Computer Hardware
   

2,096

     

20,667

   
         

76,739

   

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - 8.2%

 
Texas Instruments, Inc. (United States)
Semiconductors
   

890

     

24,519

   
Intel Corp. (United States)
Semiconductors
   

937

     

21,251

   
         

45,770

   
         

122,509

   
   

Shares

 

Value

 

INDUSTRIALS - 16.5%

 

TRANSPORTATION - 8.7%

 
FedEx Corp. (United States)
Air Freight & Logistics
   

320

   

$

27,078

   
Kuehne + Nagel International AG (Switzerland)
Marine
   

188

     

21,184

   
         

48,262

   

CAPITAL GOODS - 4.4%

 
Fiat Industrial SPA (Italy)
Construction & Farm Machinery &
Heavy Trucks
   

2,521

     

24,637

   

COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 3.4%

 
Adecco SA (Switzerland)
Human Resource & Employment Services
   

397

     

18,875

   
         

91,774

   

HEALTH CARE - 5.0%

 

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 5.0%

 
Medtronic, Inc. (United States)
Health Care Equipment
   

642

     

27,683

   

ENERGY - 4.8%

 
Cenovus Energy, Inc. (Canada)
Integrated Oil & Gas
   

760

     

26,486

   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 96.4%
(COST $514,784)
       

535,995

   
   

Par Value

 

Value

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.2%

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT - 2.2%

 
Fixed Income Clearing Corp. Repurchase
Agreement, 0.12% dated 09/28/12 due
10/01/12, repurchase price $12,033,
collateralized by a United States
Treasury Note, 1.500%, due 07/31/16,
value plus accrued interest of
$12,275, (Cost: $12,033)
   

12,033

     

12,033

   
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.2%
(COST $12,033)
       

12,033

   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.6%
(COST $526,817)
       

548,028

   

Other Assets In Excess of Liabilities - 1.4%

       

7,799

   

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

     

$

555,827

   

(a)  Non-income producing security

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Oakmark International Fund  September 30, 2012

Summary Information

VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT

Since Inception - 09/30/92 (Unaudited)

PERFORMANCE

       

Average Annual Total Returns (as of 09/30/12)3

 
(Unaudited)  
Total Return
Last 3 Months
 

1-year

 

3-year

 

5-year

 

10-year

  Since
Inception
(09/30/92)
 

Oakmark International Fund (Class I)

   

8.18

%

   

17.40

%

   

5.77

%

   

-0.11

%

   

10.75

%

   

9.80

%

 

MSCI World ex U.S. Index

   

7.30

%

   

13.76

%

   

2.50

%

   

-4.84

%

   

8.66

%

   

5.86

%

 

MSCI EAFE Index15

   

6.92

%

   

13.75

%

   

2.12

%

   

-5.24

%

   

8.20

%

   

5.54

%

 

Lipper International Funds Index16

   

7.08

%

   

17.10

%

   

3.02

%

   

-4.25

%

   

8.81

%

   

6.76

%

 

The graph and table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

Past Performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance data quoted represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and principal value vary so that an investor's shares when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain the most recent month-end performance, please visit oakmark.com.

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS6

  % of Net Assets  

Credit Suisse Group*

   

4.4

   

Daimler AG

   

3.6

   

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.

   

3.5

   

Canon, Inc.

   

3.3

   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

   

3.3

   

Toyota Motor Corp.

   

3.2

   

BNP Paribas SA

   

3.0

   

Allianz SE

   

3.0

   

Intesa Sanpaolo SPA

   

2.9

   

Schroders PLC

   

2.8

   

*  Includes Mandatory and Contingent Convertible Securities.

FUND STATISTICS

 

Ticker

 

OAXIX

 

Inception

 

09/30/92

 

Number of Equity Holdings

 

53

 

Net Assets

  $9.2 billion  

Benchmark

 

MSCI World ex U.S. Index

 

Weighted Average Market Cap

  $34.1 billion  

Median Market Cap

  $13.6 billion  

Equity Turnover (as of 9/30/12)

  38%  

Expense Ratio - Class I (as of 9/30/11)

  1.06%  

Expense Ratio - Class I (as of 9/30/12)

  1.06%  

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

% of Net Assets

 

Financials

   

29.1

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

20.4

   

Industrials

   

17.0

   

Information Technology

   

9.9

   

Materials

   

8.7

   

Consumer Staples

   

7.0

   

Health Care

   

4.1

   

Short-Term Investments and Other

   

3.8

   

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 
   

% of Equity

 

Europe

   

70.0

   

Switzerland

   

18.3

   

UK

   

15.8

   

France*

   

8.9

   

Germany*

   

8.5

   

Netherlands*

   

6.4

   

Italy*

   

5.5

   

Spain*

   

2.8

   

Ireland*

   

2.0

   

Sweden

   

1.8

   
   

% of Equity

 

Asia

   

23.8

   

Japan

   

23.8

   

Australasia

   

3.9

   

Australia

   

3.9

   

North America

   

2.0

   

Canada

   

2.0

   

Latin America

   

0.3

   

Mexico

   

0.3

   

*  Euro currency countries comprise 34.1% of equity investments.

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Oakmark International Fund  September 30, 2012

Portfolio Manager Commentary

David G. Herro, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakix@oakmark.com

Robert A. Taylor, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakix@oakmark.com

The Oakmark International Fund returned 17% for the 12 months ended September 30, 2012, comparing favorably to the MSCI World ex U.S. Index,14 which returned 14%. The Fund has returned an average of 10% per year since its inception in September 1992, outperforming the MSCI World ex U.S. Index, which has averaged 6% per year over the same period.

Lloyds Banking Group, the dominant retail bank in the U.K., was the top contributor to performance for the past 12 months. We initiated our Lloyds position in December 2011 when uncertainty about macroeconomic conditions, as well as about Lloyds's management succession, caused shares to fall 64% over the course of the year. Share prices have rebounded and the stock has returned 65% since our initial purchase. The new CEO, Antonio Osorio, is more focused on cost efficiency and risk controls than previous leaders and is focused on disposing of non-core assets. The HBOS integration continues. We expect credit costs to come down as Lloyds works through its HBOS book. We continue to believe that this integration affords significant opportunities for cost improvements, although it will be some time before they are realized. We believe Lloyd's strong deposit franchise is being significantly undervalued by the market in today's extremely low interest rate environment. Lloyds has very little exposure to PIIGS (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece and Spain) and we believe it is a great investment for our shareholders.

ASSA ABLOY, the world's largest manufacturer of locks, security doors and access control systems, was another top contributor for the fiscal year ending September 30, returning 59%. Despite a slowdown in the European economy, ASSA is experiencing stable demand through much of Europe, although demand in Italy and Spain is weakening. ASSA has recently increased its focus on R&D, both through internal growth and through acquisitions. Over the past year, many of the company's acquisitions have focused on door systems. Emerging market penetration continues and now makes up close to 25% of the company's sales. We expect ASSA to use cash to keep the innovation cycle turning, either through technology innovation or via acquisitions.

ROHM, a Japanese-based semiconductor manufacturer, was the top detractor for the year, falling 35%. Share prices fell the most during the second quarter of 2012 after ROHM released fiscal year results that showed a year-over-year sales decline of approximately 11% and an operating profit decline of approximately 81%. Most of ROHM's troubles revolve around its failure to expand its customer base outside of Japan. Historically ROHM's management focused on Japanese consumer electronics companies because of proximity and ease of communication. However, ROHM's new president and previous head of overseas sales, Satoshi Sawaura, has made overseas expansion a priority. We think that investing in overseas offices to get closer to clients is a very positive move. For example, ROHM's backlog

for chips used in automobiles has been growing, and the recent Thai floods caused more non-Japanese auto companies to approach ROHM for potential business. Management also seems to be more focused on shareholder value and is considering a share buyback, especially because of the weak share price. With the overseas expansion, potential share buyback, and very solid balance sheet ROHM is, in our view, attractively priced. We remain confident about ROHM's long-term risk-reward profile.

Canon, a Japanese professional and consumer imaging solutions company, also detracted from performance for the year, falling 28%. Investors reacted negatively to depressed first-quarter sales, which were primarily a result of a 9% sales decrease in Canon's office segment. The lower sales figures also prompted the company to reduce earnings guidance. Additionally, the strong yen continues to negatively impact margins. However, Canon announced it will release its first mirrorless camera later this year. We expect the new product will finally allow Canon to successfully compete with other companies who already have products in this category. Canon has also continued its share buyback program, and it has repurchased almost 13% of outstanding shares since 2005. We believe Canon is an attractive investment due to its formidable technological innovation and strength. The company holds several patents for the products it manufactures, giving the firm a measure of exclusivity. We think that Canon remains a good investment opportunity for our shareholders.

We made only a few changes to the portfolio during the quarter. We sold our position in G4S, and we added FANUC to the Fund. FANUC is the world's largest maker of computer numerically controlled equipment, which is necessary to automate machine tools in various manufacturing processes.

Geographically we ended the quarter with 70% of our holdings in Europe, 24% in Japan, 4% in Australia and the remainder in North America.

The U.S. dollar remains undervalued compared to many global currencies. We continue to hedge the portfolio defensively and currently have hedging positions on a portion of the Fund's Australian dollar, Japanese yen, Swiss franc and Swedish krona exposures.

We continue to adhere to a long-term value philosophy that we believe has enabled us to build a portfolio of high quality names trading at discounts to our estimate of intrinsic value. We thank you, our shareholders, for your continued support.

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Oakmark International Fund  September 30, 2012

Schedule of Investments (in thousands)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

EQUITY AND EQUIVALENTS - 96.2%

 

FINANCIALS - 29.1%

 

BANKS - 13.6%

 
Lloyds Banking Group PLC (UK) (a)
Diversified Banks
   

492,510

   

$

308,817

   
BNP Paribas SA (France)
Diversified Banks
   

5,862

     

278,570

   
Intesa Sanpaolo SPA (Italy)
Diversified Banks
   

174,033

     

264,568

   
Banco Santander SA (Spain) (a)
Diversified Banks
   

33,152

     

246,879

   
Bank of Ireland (Ireland) (a)
Diversified Banks
   

1,264,036

     

157,562

   
         

1,256,396

   

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 10.7%

 
Credit Suisse Group (Switzerland)
Diversified Capital Markets
   

15,698

     

332,644

   
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (Japan)
Investment Banking & Brokerage
   

84,551

     

321,779

   
Schroders PLC (UK)
Asset Management & Custody Banks
   

10,449

     

256,120

   
Credit Suisse Group (Guernsey) V Limited
Subordinated Mandatory and
Contingent Convertible Securities,
4.00%, due 03/29/13
(Switzerland) (b)(c)
Diversified Capital Markets
   

56,535

     

74,779

   
Schroders PLC, Non-Voting (UK)
Asset Management & Custody Banks
   

31

     

600

   
         

985,922

   

INSURANCE - 4.8%

 
Allianz SE (Germany)
Multi-line Insurance
   

2,338

     

278,134

   
Willis Group Holdings PLC (UK)
Insurance Brokers
   

4,483

     

165,516

   
         

443,650

   
         

2,685,968

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 20.4%

 

AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 9.5%

 
Daimler AG (Germany)
Automobile Manufacturers
   

6,903

     

334,115

   
Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan)
Automobile Manufacturers
   

7,680

     

299,154

   
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Automobile Manufacturers
   

7,913

     

243,048

   
         

876,317

   

MEDIA - 5.2%

 
Publicis Groupe SA (France)
Advertising
   

3,926

     

219,731

   
Thomson Reuters Corp. (Canada)
Publishing
   

6,220

     

179,820

   
Reed Elsevier PLC (UK)
Publishing
   

6,210

     

59,364

   
Grupo Televisa SAB (Mexico) (d)
Broadcasting
   

935

     

21,972

   
         

480,887

   
   

Shares

 

Value

 

RETAILING - 3.9%

 
PPR (France)
Department Stores
   

1,469

   

$

225,396

   
Signet Jewelers, Ltd. (UK)
Specialty Stores
   

2,681

     

130,730

   
         

356,126

   

CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 1.8%

 
Cie Financiere Richemont SA (Switzerland)
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods
   

2,788

     

167,185

   
         

1,880,515

   

INDUSTRIALS - 17.0%

 

CAPITAL GOODS - 9.3%

 
Fiat Industrial SPA (Italy)
Construction & Farm Machinery &
Heavy Trucks
   

23,031

     

225,077

   
Koninklijke (Royal) Philips Electronics NV
(Netherlands)
Industrial Conglomerates
   

8,851

     

206,485

   
Assa Abloy AB, Class B (Sweden)
Building Products
   

4,011

     

130,167

   
Wolseley PLC (UK)
Trading Companies & Distributors
   

2,675

     

114,124

   
Smiths Group PLC (UK)
Industrial Conglomerates
   

5,227

     

87,528

   
FANUC Corp. (Japan)
Industrial Machinery
   

275

     

44,249

   
Atlas Copco AB, Series B (Sweden)
Industrial Machinery
   

1,581

     

33,070

   
Geberit AG (Switzerland)
Building Products
   

95

     

20,548

   
         

861,248

   

COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 5.4%

 
Adecco SA (Switzerland)
Human Resource & Employment Services
   

5,305

     

252,488

   
Secom Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Security & Alarm Services
   

2,947

     

153,710

   
Meitec Corp. (Japan) (e)
Research & Consulting Services
   

2,846

     

64,836

   
Experian Group, Ltd. (Ireland)
Research & Consulting Services
   

1,426

     

23,695

   
         

494,729

   

TRANSPORTATION - 2.3%

 
Kuehne + Nagel International AG (Switzerland)
Marine
   

1,920

     

216,747

   
         

1,572,724

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Oakmark International Fund  September 30, 2012

Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

EQUITY AND EQUIVALENTS - 96.2% (continued)

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 9.9%

 

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 5.9%

 
Canon, Inc. (Japan)
Office Electronics
   

9,660

   

$

308,844

   
OMRON Corp. (Japan) (e)
Electronic Components
   

12,589

     

241,978

   
         

550,822

   

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - 2.4%

 
ROHM Co., Ltd. (Japan) (e)
Semiconductors
   

6,513

     

219,315

   

SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 1.6%

 
SAP AG (Germany)
Application Software
   

2,043

     

144,648

   
         

914,785

   

MATERIALS - 8.7%

 
Amcor, Ltd. (Australia)
Paper Packaging
   

26,688

     

214,824

   
Holcim, Ltd. (Switzerland)
Construction Materials
   

2,793

     

177,904

   
Givaudan SA (Switzerland)
Specialty Chemicals
   

148

     

140,162

   
Akzo Nobel NV (Netherlands)
Diversified Chemicals
   

2,409

     

136,172

   
Orica, Ltd. (Australia)
Commodity Chemicals
   

5,090

     

131,315

   
         

800,377

   

CONSUMER STAPLES - 7.0%

 

FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 4.5%

 
Heineken Holdings NV (Netherlands)
Brewers
   

2,570

     

124,840

   
Diageo PLC (UK)
Distillers & Vintners
   

4,068

     

114,274

   
Nestle SA (Switzerland)
Packaged Foods & Meats
   

1,745

     

110,006

   
Danone SA (France)
Packaged Foods & Meats
   

1,090

     

67,108

   
         

416,228

   

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING - 2.5%

 
Tesco PLC (UK)
Food Retail
   

24,714

     

132,494

   
Koninklijke Ahold NV (Netherlands)
Food Retail
   

7,656

     

95,888

   
         

228,382

   
         

644,610

   
   

Shares

 

Value

 

HEALTH CARE - 4.1%

 

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 2.3%

 
Olympus Corp. (Japan) (a)
Health Care Equipment
   

11,034

   

$

214,915

   

PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES - 1.8%

 
Novartis AG (Switzerland)
Pharmaceuticals
   

1,825

     

111,686

   
GlaxoSmithKline PLC (UK)
Pharmaceuticals
   

1,461

     

33,666

   
Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)
Pharmaceuticals
   

118

     

22,119

   
         

167,471

   
         

382,386

   
TOTAL EQUITY AND EQUIVALENTS - 96.2%
(COST $8,467,743)
       

8,881,365

   
   

Par Value

 

Value

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.3%

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT - 3.3%

 
Fixed Income Clearing Corp. Repurchase
Agreement, 0.12% dated 09/28/12 due
10/01/12, repurchase price $309,185,
collateralized by a United States
Treasury Note, 1.250%, due 10/31/15,
value plus accrued interest of
$315,371 (Cost: $309,182)
   

309,182

     

309,182

   
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.3%
(COST $309,182)
       

309,182

   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.5%
(COST $8,776,925)
       

9,190,547

   

Other Assets In Excess of Liabilities - 0.5%

       

44,393

   

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

     

$

9,234,940

   

(a)  Non-income producing security

(b)  Fair value is determined in good faith in accordance with procedures established by the Board of Trustees.

(c)  See Note 1 in the Notes to Financial Statements regarding restricted securities. These securities may be resold subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws.

(d)  Sponsored American Depositary Receipt

(e)  See Note 5 in the Notes to the Financial Statements regarding investments in affiliated issuers.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Oakmark International Small Cap Fund  September 30, 2012

Summary Information

VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT

Since 09/30/92 (Unaudited)

PERFORMANCE

       

Average Annual Total Returns (as of 09/30/12)3

 
(Unaudited)   Total Return
Last 3 Months
 

1-year

 

3-year

 

5-year

 

10-year

  Since
Inception
(11/01/95)
 

Oakmark International Small Cap Fund (Class I)

   

3.65

%

   

13.15

%

   

5.03

%

   

-1.87

%

   

12.34

%

   

9.57

%

 

MSCI World ex U.S. Small Cap Index

   

8.58

%

   

12.82

%

   

5.68

%

   

-2.62

%

   

11.55

%

   

N/A

   

MSCI World ex U.S. Index14

   

7.30

%

   

13.76

%

   

2.50

%

   

-4.84

%

   

8.66

%

   

4.79

%

 

Lipper International Small Cap Funds Index18

   

7.63

%

   

16.83

%

   

7.31

%

   

-2.79

%

   

12.64

%

   

N/A

   

The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance data quoted represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and principal value vary so that an investor's shares when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. The performance of the Fund does not reflect the 2% redemption fee imposed on shares redeemed within 90 days of purchase. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data, visit oakmark.com.

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS6

  % of Net Assets  

Julius Baer Group, Ltd.

   

3.8

   

Atea ASA

   

3.5

   

Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.

   

3.4

   

Incitec Pivot, Ltd.

   

2.9

   

Goodman Fielder, Ltd.

   

2.8

   

Rheinmetall AG

   

2.6

   

Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.

   

2.6

   

BBA Aviation PLC

   

2.5

   

Myer Holdings, Ltd.

   

2.4

   

Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.

   

2.4

   

FUND STATISTICS

 

Ticker

 

OAKEX

 

Inception

 

11/01/95

 

Number of Equity Holdings

 

55

 

Net Assets

  $1.5 billion  

Benchmark

 

MSCI World ex U.S. Small Cap Index

 

Weighted Average Market Cap

  $2.3 billion  

Median Market Cap

  $1.4 billion  

Equity Turnover (as of 9/30/12)

  33%  

Expense Ratio - Class I (as of 9/30/11)

  1.38%  

Expense Ratio - Class I (as of 9/30/12)

  1.41%  

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

% of Net Assets

 

Industrials

   

27.2

   

Information Technology

   

19.7

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

17.7

   

Materials

   

10.7

   

Financials

   

10.6

   

Consumer Staples

   

7.4

   

Health Care

   

1.6

   

Energy

   

0.2

   

Short-Term Investments and Other

   

4.9

   

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 
   

% of Equity

 

Europe

   

56.0

   

UK

   

17.4

   

Switzerland

   

13.4

   

Italy*

   

6.4

   

Germany*

   

5.9

   

France*

   

3.8

   

Norway

   

3.7

   

Greece*

   

2.3

   

Netherlands*

   

1.8

   

Finland*

   

1.0

   

Sweden

   

0.3

   
   

% of Equity

 

Asia

   

28.2

   

Japan

   

28.2

   

Australasia

   

11.8

   

Australia

   

10.7

   

New Zealand

   

1.1

   

Middle East

   

2.0

   

Israel

   

2.0

   

North America

   

2.0

   

US

   

2.0

   

*  Euro currency countries comprise 21.2% of equity investments.

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Oakmark International Small Cap Fund  September 30, 2012

Portfolio Manager Commentary

David G. Herro, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakex@oakmark.com

Michael L. Manelli, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakex@oakmark.com

The Oakmark International Small Cap Fund returned 4% for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, compared to 9% for the MSCI World ex U.S. Small Cap Index.17 For the fiscal year ended September 30, the Fund returned 13.2%, outperforming the MSCI World ex U.S. Small Cap Index, which returned 12.8%.

The top-performing stock for the one-year period was German-based Duerr AG. Duerr is the world's largest paint-shop designer for the automotive industry. Duerr designs and constructs fully automatic paint finishing plants, final assembly systems, and air purifiers in Europe, North and South America, and Asia. The company has experienced a surge in demand due to investment in emerging markets (59% of incoming orders in the past 12 months). As a result, Duerr has raised earnings guidance multiple times this year, and margins have improved in all of the company's divisions. We recently met with company management, and we believe Duerr will continue to benefit from this trend. We also believe that they will be able to be more selective in the orders they take going forward, which should further boost profitability.

For the recent quarter, Altran Technologies was the Fund's top-performing stock. Headquartered in France, Altran is the largest engineering outsourcing firm in Europe. Its main client industries are aerospace, defense and telecommunications. We first purchased the stock in January 2012 just after a new management team had taken over. Since this time, the management team has worked to turn the company around by selling non-core assets, reducing indirect costs and improving free cash flow conversion. We see potential for additional initiatives and improved profitability. Altran is looking at several small acquisitions to strengthen its international operations, which we believe would further enhance value.

The largest detractor from performance for the year was Japanese temporary staffing firm Pasona Group. Pasona has struggled with large profit declines due largely to a sluggish Japanese temporary staffing market. We believe the outplacement business may improve as major manufacturers in Japan focus on restructuring efforts. However, the road ahead for Pasona will be challenging.

U.K. sporting goods retailer JJB Sports was a detractor from performance for both one-year and the past quarter's returns. In the spring, things looked promising for JJB, as they gained Dick's Sporting Goods as a strategic partner. Dick's brought to the table strong relationships with two leading sporting goods suppliers, Nike and Adidas, and it also supplied additional funds to help the JJB management team with in-store restructurings. The strategic partnership appeared to come at a key time for JJB, with European football and the summer Olympics coming to London. However, JJB's two large competitors aggressively priced these key sporting events, and JJB sales continued to struggle. We divested of our holding of JJB Sports during the quarter. Since this time JJB Sports has put itself up for sale.

This quarter we added Panalpina Welttransport, the world's fourth largest freight forwarder and a name we've owned in the past. Based in Switzerland, Panalpina provides intercontinental air and ocean freight forwarding and supply chain management services through about 500 branches in about 80 countries. Panalpina has recently brought in a number of managers from outside the company with industry experience, which we believe will be the catalyst for Panalpina to report profitability levels more in line with its peers in a three- to four-year time horizon. In addition to JJB Sports, we sold our holdings in Bunzl and Lawson during the quarter.

Geographically, we ended the quarter with our European holdings comprising 56% of the portfolio and with Pacific Rim holdings decreasing slightly to 40%.

Our hedging philosophy and practice has remained consistent, and because we continue to believe that the U.S. dollar remains weak against some currencies, we maintained hedge positions on five of the Fund's currency exposures. At the recent quarter end, we have hedged a portion of the Fund's Australian dollar, Norwegian krone, Swiss franc, Japanese yen and Swedish krona exposures.

We thank you for your continued confidence and support.

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Oakmark International Small Cap Fund  September 30, 2012

Schedule of Investments (in thousands)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS - 95.1%

 

INDUSTRIALS - 27.2%

 

CAPITAL GOODS - 14.8%

 
Rheinmetall AG (Germany)
Industrial Conglomerates
   

854

   

$

39,851

   
Interpump Group SpA (Italy) (b)
Industrial Machinery
   

4,770

     

35,402

   
Travis Perkins PLC (UK)
Trading Companies & Distributors
   

1,970

     

33,114

   
Prysmian SpA (Italy)
Electrical Components & Equipment
   

1,596

     

28,463

   
Kaba Holding AG (Switzerland)
Building Products
   

64

     

25,091

   
Bucher Industries AG (Switzerland)
Construction & Farm Machinery &
Heavy Trucks
   

113

     

20,231

   
Duerr AG (Germany)
Industrial Machinery
   

228

     

15,202

   
Burckhardt Compression Holding AG
(Switzerland)
Industrial Machinery
   

50

     

14,905

   
Konecranes OYJ (Finland)
Industrial Machinery
   

481

     

13,942

   
         

226,201

   

COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 7.7%

 
gategroup Holding AG (Switzerland)
Diversified Support Services
   

1,294

     

31,635

   
Michael Page International PLC (UK)
Human Resource & Employment Services
   

4,579

     

26,307

   
Randstad Holding N.V. (Netherlands)
Human Resource & Employment Services
   

637

     

21,156

   
Pasona Group, Inc. (Japan) (b)
Human Resource & Employment Services
   

32

     

20,938

   
SThree PLC (UK)
Human Resource & Employment Services
   

1,966

     

9,023

   
Cision AB (Sweden) (a)
Research & Consulting Services
   

628

     

5,113

   
Brunel International NV (Netherlands)
Human Resource & Employment Services
   

75

     

3,289

   
         

117,461

   

TRANSPORTATION - 4.7%

 
BBA Aviation PLC (UK)
Airport Services
   

12,058

     

38,456

   
Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG (Switzerland)
Air Freight & Logistics
   

176

     

16,814

   
Freightways, Ltd. (New Zealand)
Air Freight & Logistics
   

4,625

     

16,060

   
         

71,330

   
         

414,992

   
   

Shares

 

Value

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 19.7%

 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 10.2%

 
Atea ASA (Norway) (b)
IT Consulting & Other Services
   

5,491

   

$

53,914

   
Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Home Entertainment Software
   

2,372

     

36,200

   
Altran Technologies SA (France) (a)
IT Consulting & Other Services
   

4,394

     

28,867

   
Alten, Ltd. (France)
IT Consulting & Other Services
   

833

     

26,650

   
TKC Corp. (Japan)
Data Processing & Outsourced Services
   

514

     

10,508

   
         

156,139

   

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 9.5%

 
Hirose Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Electronic Components
   

462

     

51,845

   
Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. (Japan)
Office Electronics
   

4,280

     

32,906

   
Premier Farnell PLC (UK)
Technology Distributors
   

11,238

     

31,249

   
Orbotech, Ltd. (Israel) (a) (b)
Electronic Equipment & Instruments
   

3,338

     

28,603

   
         

144,603

   
         

300,742

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 17.7%

 

AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 10.2%

 
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Motorcycle Manufacturers
   

4,045

     

35,347

   
Toyota Industries Corp. (Japan)
Auto Parts & Equipment
   

1,256

     

35,155

   
Nifco, Inc. (Japan)
Auto Parts & Equipment
   

1,374

     

31,749

   
Autoliv, Inc. (United States)
Auto Parts & Equipment
   

478

     

29,590

   
Takata Corp. (Japan)
Auto Parts & Equipment
   

1,369

     

24,633

   
         

156,474

   

RETAILING - 4.6%

 
Myer Holdings, Ltd. (Australia)
Department Stores
   

20,057

     

36,304

   
Carpetright PLC (UK) (a)
Home Improvement Retail
   

2,787

     

29,570

   
Fourlis Holdings SA (Greece) (a)
Home Furnishing Retail
   

2,314

     

4,253

   
         

70,127

   

CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 1.6%

 
Vitec Group PLC (UK) (b)
Photographic Products
   

2,146

     

24,790

   

MEDIA - 1.3%

 
Asatsu-DK, Inc. (Japan)
Advertising
   

777

     

19,903

   
         

271,294

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

36 THE OAKMARK FUNDS



Oakmark International Small Cap Fund  September 30, 2012

Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS - 95.1% (continued)

 

MATERIALS - 10.7%

 
Incitec Pivot, Ltd. (Australia)
Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals
   

14,193

   

$

43,873

   
Kansai Paint Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Specialty Chemicals
   

3,568

     

39,548

   
Taiyo Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Specialty Chemicals
   

1,033

     

28,742

   
Titan Cement Co. SA (Greece) (a)
Construction Materials
   

1,480

     

28,521

   
Sika AG (Switzerland)
Specialty Chemicals
   

11

     

23,350

   
         

164,034

   

FINANCIALS - 10.6%

 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 8.3%

 
Julius Baer Group, Ltd. (Switzerland)
Asset Management & Custody Banks
   

1,656

     

57,743

   
MLP AG (Germany)
Asset Management & Custody Banks
   

4,691

     

30,498

   
Azimut Holding SPA (Italy)
Asset Management & Custody Banks
   

2,504

     

28,874

   
Ichiyoshi Securities Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Investment Banking & Brokerage
   

2,058

     

10,257

   
         

127,372

   

REAL ESTATE - 2.3%

 
LSL Property Services PLC (UK) (b)
Real Estate Services
   

10,375

     

35,183

   
         

162,555

   

CONSUMER STAPLES - 7.4%

 

FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 5.3%

 
Goodman Fielder, Ltd. (Australia) (a)
Packaged Foods & Meats
   

81,718

     

42,383

   
Britvic PLC (UK)
Soft Drinks
   

4,333

     

25,476

   
Treasury Wine Estates, Ltd. (Australia)
Distillers & Vintners
   

2,668

     

13,922

   
         

81,781

   

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING - 2.1%

 
Sugi Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Drug Retail
   

907

     

31,853

   
         

113,634

   

HEALTH CARE - 1.6%

 

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 1.3%

 
Primary Health Care, Ltd. (Australia)
Health Care Services
   

5,118

     

19,220

   

PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES - 0.3%

 
Tecan Group AG (Switzerland) (a)
Life Sciences Tools & Services
   

67

     

4,858

   
         

24,078

   
   

Shares

 

Value

 

ENERGY - 0.2%

 
Fugro NV (Netherlands)
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
   

36

   

$

2,414

   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 95.1%
(COST $1,488,246)
       

1,453,743

   
   

Par Value

 

Value

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 4.4%

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT - 4.4%

 
Fixed Income Clearing Corp. Repurchase
Agreement, 0.12% dated 09/28/12 due
10/01/12, repurchase price $66,886,
collateralized by a United States
Treasury Note, 1.250%, due 10/31/15,
value plus accrued interest of
$68,226 (Cost: $66,886)
   

66,886

     

66,886

   
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 4.4%
(COST $66,886)
       

66,886

   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.5%
(COST $1,555,132)
       

1,520,629

   

Other Assets In Excess of Liabilities - 0.5%

       

7,790

   

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

     

$

1,528,419

   

(a)  Non-income producing security

(b)  See Note 5 in the Notes to the Financial Statements regarding investments in affiliated issuers.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

oakmark.com 37




The Oakmark Funds

Statements of Assets and Liabilities—September 30, 2012

(in thousands except per share amounts)

    Oakmark
Fund
  Oakmark
Select
Fund
  Oakmark
Equity and
Income Fund
  Oakmark
Global
Fund
 

Assets

 

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (a)

 

$

6,793,693

   

$

3,050,794

   

$

18,313,451

   

$

2,087,361

   

Investments in affiliated securities, at value (b)

   

0

     

0

     

991,319

     

0

   

Cash

   

0

     

0

     

1,188

     

0

   

Foreign currency, at value (c)

   

0

     

0

     

470

     

0

   

Receivable for:

 

Securities sold

   

4,521

     

4,164

     

2,575

     

5,709

   

Fund shares sold

   

68,826

     

7,271

     

14,037

     

1,164

   

Dividends and interest from unaffiliated securities (Net of foreign tax withheld)

   

6,957

     

1,687

     

41,676

     

4,078

   

Dividends and interest from affiliated securities (Net of foreign tax withheld)

   

0

     

0

     

2,552

     

0

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

0

     

0

     

0

     

3,116

   

Tax reclaim from unaffiliated securities

   

0

     

0

     

2,180

     

248

   

Total receivables

   

80,304

     

13,122

     

63,020

     

14,315

   

Other assets

   

1

     

1

     

2

     

1

   

Total assets

   

6,873,998

     

3,063,917

     

19,369,450

     

2,101,677

   

Liabilities and Net Assets

 

Payable for:

 

Securities purchased

   

92,564

     

19,284

     

169,626

     

2,876

   

Fund shares redeemed

   

3,382

     

1,534

     

16,452

     

1,699

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

   

Investment advisory fee

   

469

     

230

     

1,057

     

175

   

Other shareholder servicing fees

   

913

     

301

     

2,857

     

289

   

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

   

299

     

150

     

295

     

135

   

Trustee fees

   

1

     

3

     

4

     

3

   

Deferred trustee compensation

   

929

     

818

     

800

     

388

   

Other

   

640

     

273

     

1,432

     

275

   

Total liabilities

   

99,197

     

22,593

     

192,523

     

5,840

   

Net assets applicable to Fund shares outstanding

 

$

6,774,801

   

$

3,041,324

   

$

19,176,927

   

$

2,095,837

   

Analysis of Net Assets

 

Paid in capital

 

$

4,741,405

   

$

1,915,629

   

$

15,008,292

   

$

2,084,175

   
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments, forward
contracts, short sales and foreign currency transactions
   

213,953

     

282,972

     

392,163

     

(131,127

)

 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, forward
contracts, and foreign currency translation
   

1,787,545

     

842,878

     

3,667,858

     

134,116

   
Accumulated undistributed net investment income
(Distributions in excess of net investment income)
   

31,898

     

(155

)

   

108,614

     

8,673

   

Net assets applicable to Fund shares outstanding

 

$

6,774,801

   

$

3,041,324

   

$

19,176,927

   

$

2,095,837

   

Price of Shares

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share: Class I

 

$

48.97

   

$

32.33

   

$

29.09

   

$

21.63

   

Class I—Net assets

 

$

6,738,667

   

$

3,029,474

   

$

17,888,975

   

$

2,062,771

   

Class I—Shares outstanding (Unlimited shares authorized)

   

137,601

     

93,692

     

614,882

     

95,376

   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share: Class II

 

$

48.89

(d)

 

$

32.21

(d)

 

$

28.90

   

$

21.11

   

Class II—Net assets

 

$

36,134

   

$

11,850

   

$

1,287,952

   

$

33,066

   

Class II—Shares outstanding (Unlimited shares authorized)

   

739

     

368

     

44,571

     

1,566

   
(a) Identified cost of investments in unaffiliated securities  

$

5,006,142

   

$

2,207,910

   

$

14,913,523

   

$

1,956,349

   
(b) Identified cost of investments in affiliated securities    

0

     

0

     

723,413

     

0

   
(c) Identified cost of foreign currency    

0

     

0

     

471

     

0

   
(d) Net assets have been rounded for presentation purposes. The net asset value per share is as reported on September 30, 2012.                                  

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

38 THE OAKMARK FUNDS



    Oakmark
Global Select
Fund
  Oakmark
International
Fund
  Oakmark
International
Small Cap Fund
 

Assets

 

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (a)

 

$

548,028

   

$

8,664,418

   

$

1,381,991

   

Investments in affiliated securities, at value (b)

   

0

     

526,129

     

138,638

   

Cash

   

0

     

445

     

0

   

Foreign currency, at value (c)

   

0

     

0

     

0

   

Receivable for:

 

Securities sold

   

5,656

     

0

     

127

   

Fund shares sold

   

761

     

27,834

     

2,370

   

Dividends and interest from unaffiliated securities (Net of foreign tax withheld)

   

811

     

9,694

     

7,941

   

Dividends and interest from affiliated securities (Net of foreign tax withheld)

   

0

     

5,876

     

0

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

1,091

     

15,784

     

0

   

Tax reclaim from unaffiliated securities

   

131

     

8,388

     

641

   

Total receivables

   

8,450

     

67,576

     

11,079

   

Other assets

   

1

     

1

     

1

   

Total assets

   

556,479

     

9,258,569

     

1,531,709

   

Liabilities and Net Assets

 

Payable for:

 

Securities purchased

   

0

     

12,431

     

122

   

Fund shares redeemed

   

355

     

7,113

     

958

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

0

     

0

     

1,008

   

Investment advisory fee

   

46

     

654

     

140

   

Other shareholder servicing fees

   

62

     

1,473

     

364

   

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

   

44

     

307

     

76

   

Trustee fees

   

1

     

1

     

1

   

Deferred trustee compensation

   

12

     

645

     

371

   

Other

   

132

     

1,005

     

250

   

Total liabilities

   

652

     

23,629

     

3,290

   

Net assets applicable to Fund shares outstanding

 

$

555,827

   

$

9,234,940

   

$

1,528,419

   

Analysis of Net Assets

 

Paid in capital

 

$

547,169

   

$

9,356,788

   

$

1,646,367

   
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments, forward
contracts, short sales and foreign currency transactions
   

(16,582

)

   

(733,094

)

   

(100,482

)

 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, forward
contracts, and foreign currency translation
   

22,309

     

429,166

     

(35,558

)

 
Accumulated undistributed net investment income
(Distributions in excess of net investment income)
   

2,931

     

182,080

     

18,092

   

Net assets applicable to Fund shares outstanding

 

$

555,827

   

$

9,234,940

   

$

1,528,419

   

Price of Shares

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share: Class I

 

$

11.65

   

$

18.79

   

$

13.06

   

Class I—Net assets

 

$

555,827

   

$

8,993,577

   

$

1,525,785

   

Class I—Shares outstanding (Unlimited shares authorized)

   

47,726

     

478,700

     

116,841

   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share: Class II

 

$

0

   

$

18.86

   

$

12.98

   

Class II—Net assets

 

$

0

   

$

241,363

   

$

2,634

   

Class II—Shares outstanding (Unlimited shares authorized)

   

0

     

12,800

     

203

   
(a) Identified cost of investments in unaffiliated securities  

$

526,817

   

$

8,044,925

   

$

1,386,897

   
(b) Identified cost of investments in affiliated securities    

0

     

732,000

     

168,235

   
(c) Identified cost of foreign currency    

0

     

0

     

0

   
(d) Net assets have been rounded for presentation purposes. The net asset value per share is as reported on September 30, 2012.                          

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The Oakmark Funds

Statements of Operations—For the Year Ended September 30, 2012

(in thousands)

  Oakmark
Fund
  Oakmark
Select
Fund
  Oakmark
Equity and
Income Fund
  Oakmark
Global
Fund
 

Investment Income:

 

Dividends from unaffiliated securities

 

$

105,547

   

$

32,770

   

$

214,279

   

$

45,613

   

Dividends from affiliated securities

   

0

     

0

     

14,511

     

0

   

Interest income

   

178

     

78

     

84,603

     

11

   

Security lending income

   

0

     

174

     

1,722

     

651

   

Foreign taxes withheld

   

(592

)

   

(448

)

   

(5,220

)

   

(2,112

)

 

Total investment income

   

105,133

     

32,574

     

309,895

     

44,163

   

Expenses:

 

Investment advisory fee

   

49,713

     

25,682

     

127,495

     

21,145

   

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

   

1,196

     

609

     

1,286

     

595

   

Other shareholder servicing fees

   

5,765

     

1,925

     

17,057

     

1,772

   

Service fee—Class II

   

68

     

24

     

3,138

     

85

   

Reports to shareholders

   

724

     

273

     

1,198

     

238

   

Custody and accounting fees

   

400

     

205

     

1,550

     

439

   

Registration and blue sky expenses

   

399

     

109

     

10

     

102

   

Trustees fees

   

346

     

279

     

578

     

202

   

Legal fees

   

60

     

44

     

133

     

42

   

Audit fees

   

39

     

22

     

93

     

25

   

Interest expense

   

0

(a)

   

0

(a)

   

0

     

0

   

Other

   

313

     

254

     

594

     

228

   

Total expenses

   

59,023

     

29,426

     

153,132

     

24,873

   

Net Investment Income

 

$

46,110

   

$

3,148

   

$

156,763

   

$

19,290

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss):

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Unaffiliated investments

 

$

259,374

   

$

298,118

   

$

726,960

   

$

74,443

   

Affiliated investments

   

0

     

0

     

(106,629

)

   

0

   

Securities sold short

   

(674

)

   

(863

)

   

0

     

0

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

0

     

0

     

0

     

29,154

   

Foreign currency transactions

   

(1

)

   

(1

)

   

(486

)

   

196

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

258,699

     

297,254

     

619,845

     

103,793

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Unaffiliated investments

   

1,130,971

     

311,696

     

1,935,215

     

175,256

   

Affiliated investments

   

0

     

0

     

261,302

     

0

   

Securities sold short

   

(1,424

)

   

0

     

0

     

0

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

0

     

0

     

0

     

(20,810

)

 

Foreign currency translation

   

17

     

25

     

614

     

(227

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

1,129,564

     

311,721

     

2,197,131

     

154,219

   

Net realized and unrealized gain

   

1,388,263

     

608,975

     

2,816,976

     

258,012

   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

1,434,373

   

$

612,123

   

$

2,973,739

   

$

277,302

   

(a)  Amount rounds to less than $1,000.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

40 THE OAKMARK FUNDS



    Oakmark
Global Select
Fund
  Oakmark
International
Fund
  Oakmark
International
Small Cap Fund
 

Investment Income:

 

Dividends from unaffiliated securities

 

$

10,266

   

$

240,312

   

$

37,889

   

Dividends from affiliated securities

   

0

     

8,865

     

6,954

   

Interest income

   

13

     

135

     

30

   

Security lending income

   

184

     

5,942

     

826

   

Foreign taxes withheld

   

(535

)

   

(17,350

)

   

(3,182

)

 

Total investment income

   

9,928

     

237,904

     

42,517

   

Expenses:

 

Investment advisory fee

   

5,056

     

71,165

     

16,602

   

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

   

194

     

1,308

     

330

   

Other shareholder servicing fees

   

402

     

8,266

     

2,049

   

Service fee—Class II

   

0

     

540

     

5

   

Reports to shareholders

   

74

     

778

     

236

   

Custody and accounting fees

   

117

     

2,561

     

561

   

Registration and blue sky expenses

   

69

     

375

     

103

   

Trustees fees

   

115

     

348

     

186

   

Legal fees

   

33

     

71

     

38

   

Audit fees

   

18

     

53

     

22

   

Interest expense

   

0

     

0

     

0

   

Other

   

176

     

364

     

192

   

Total expenses

   

6,254

     

85,829

     

20,324

   

Net Investment Income

 

$

3,674

   

$

152,075

   

$

22,193

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss):

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Unaffiliated investments

 

$

6,704

   

($

269,933

)

 

($

37,960

)

 

Affiliated investments

   

0

     

0

     

(53,174

)

 

Securities sold short

   

(160

)

   

0

     

0

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

5,290

     

174,669

     

25,581

   

Foreign currency transactions

   

(64

)

   

(666

)

   

44

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

11,770

     

(95,930

)

   

(65,509

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Unaffiliated investments

   

58,444

     

1,418,203

     

247,542

   

Affiliated investments

   

0

     

(88,271

)

   

(6,357

)

 

Securities sold short

   

0

     

0

     

0

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

(2,642

)

   

(127,661

)

   

(26,842

)

 

Foreign currency translation

   

(8

)

   

(203

)

   

(99

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

55,794

     

1,202,068

     

214,244

   

Net realized and unrealized gain

   

67,564

     

1,106,138

     

148,735

   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

71,238

   

$

1,258,213

   

$

170,928

   

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The Oakmark Funds

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

(in thousands)

   

Oakmark Fund

 
    Year Ended
September 30, 2012
  Year Ended
September 30, 2011
 

From Operations:

 

Net investment income

 

$

46,110

   

$

33,666

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

258,699

     

(36,454

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

1,129,564

     

(186,384

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   

1,434,373

     

(189,172

)

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

Net investment income—Class I

   

(41,986

)

   

(22,583

)

 

Net investment income—Class II

   

(145

)

   

(34

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(42,131

)

   

(22,617

)

 

From Fund share transactions:

 

Proceeds from shares sold—Class I

   

1,845,468

     

1,965,178

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Class II

   

15,122

     

24,073

   

Reinvestment of distributions—Class I

   

39,449

     

21,103

   

Reinvestment of distributions—Class II

   

104

     

27

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Class I

   

(1,043,430

)

   

(684,172

)

 

Payment for shares redeemed—Class II

   

(11,377

)

   

(5,799

)

 

Redemption fees—Class I

   

0

(a)

   

257

   

Redemption fees—Class II

   

0

(a)

   

1

   

Net increase in net assets from Fund share transactions

   

845,336

     

1,320,668

   

Total increase in net assets

   

2,237,578

     

1,108,879

   

Net assets:

 

Beginning of year

   

4,537,223

     

3,428,344

   

End of year

 

$

6,774,801

   

$

4,537,223

   

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

 

$

31,898

   

$

27,920

   

Fund Share Transactions—Class I:

 

Shares sold

   

40,652

     

46,048

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   

976

     

514

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(23,197

)

   

(16,531

)

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

18,431

     

30,031

   

Fund Share Transactions—Class II:

 

Shares sold

   

331

     

555

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   

2

     

1

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(247

)

   

(138

)

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

86

     

418

   

(a)  Amount rounds to less than $1,000.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

42 THE OAKMARK FUNDS



The Oakmark Funds

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

(in thousands)

   

Oakmark Select Fund

 
    Year Ended
September 30, 2012
  Year Ended
September 30, 2011
 

From Operations:

 

Net investment income

 

$

3,148

   

$

3,883

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

297,254

     

(3,828

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

311,721

     

2,168

   

Net increase in net assets from operations

   

612,123

     

2,223

   

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

Net investment income—Class I

   

(5,125

)

   

(5,174

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(5,125

)

   

(5,174

)

 

From Fund share transactions:

 

Proceeds from shares sold—Class I

   

628,631

     

283,427

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Class II

   

5,140

     

3,799

   

Reinvestment of distributions—Class I

   

4,978

     

5,035

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Class I

   

(475,544

)

   

(426,788

)

 

Payment for shares redeemed—Class II

   

(3,607

)

   

(4,089

)

 

Redemption fees—Class I

   

0

(a)

   

115

   

Redemption fees—Class II

   

0

     

1

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions

   

159,598

     

(138,500

)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

   

766,596

     

(141,451

)

 

Net assets:

 

Beginning of year

   

2,274,728

     

2,416,179

   

End of year

 

$

3,041,324

   

$

2,274,728

   
Accumulated undistributed net investment income
(Distributions in excess of net investment income)
 

$

(155

)

 

$

1,823

   

Fund Share Transactions—Class I:

 

Shares sold

   

20,400

     

10,007

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   

184

     

185

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(15,787

)

   

(15,219

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

   

4,797

     

(5,027

)

 

Fund Share Transactions—Class II:

 

Shares sold

   

171

     

133

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(117

)

   

(145

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

   

54

     

(12

)

 

(a)  Amount rounds to less than $1,000.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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The Oakmark Funds

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

(in thousands)

   

Oakmark Equity and Income Fund

 
    Year Ended
September 30, 2012
  Year Ended
September 30, 2011
 

From Operations:

 

Net investment income

 

$

156,763

   

$

177,519

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

619,845

     

469,075

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

2,197,131

     

(761,486

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   

2,973,739

     

(114,892

)

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

Net investment income—Class I

   

(237,261

)

   

(145,543

)

 

Net investment income—Class II

   

(13,396

)

   

(6,972

)

 

Net realized gain—Class I

   

(297,451

)

   

0

   

Net realized gain—Class II

   

(22,216

)

   

0

   

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(570,324

)

   

(152,515

)

 

From Fund share transactions:

 

Proceeds from shares sold—Class I

   

2,382,888

     

2,961,970

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Class II

   

283,394

     

393,186

   

Reinvestment of distributions—Class I

   

505,765

     

137,138

   

Reinvestment of distributions—Class II

   

31,536

     

6,155

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Class I

   

(3,680,330

)

   

(3,401,768

)

 

Payment for shares redeemed—Class II

   

(402,966

)

   

(439,920

)

 

Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions

   

(879,713

)

   

(343,239

)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

   

1,523,702

     

(610,646

)

 

Net assets:

 

Beginning of year

   

17,653,225

     

18,263,871

   

End of year

 

$

19,176,927

   

$

17,653,225

   

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

 

$

108,614

   

$

235,949

   

Fund Share Transactions—Class I:

 

Shares sold

   

85,194

     

105,751

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   

19,187

     

4,990

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(131,117

)

   

(122,028

)

 

Net decrease in shares outstanding

   

(26,736

)

   

(11,287

)

 

Fund Share Transactions—Class II:

 

Shares sold

   

10,173

     

14,108

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   

1,201

     

225

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(14,439

)

   

(15,831

)

 

Net decrease in shares outstanding

   

(3,065

)

   

(1,498

)

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

44 THE OAKMARK FUNDS



The Oakmark Funds

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

(in thousands)

   

Oakmark Global Fund

 
    Year Ended
September 30, 2012
  Year Ended
September 30, 2011
 

From Operations:

 

Net investment income

 

$

19,290

   

$

16,528

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

103,793

     

83,425

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

154,219

     

(264,055

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   

277,302

     

(164,102

)

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

Net investment income—Class I

   

0

     

(9,074

)

 

Net investment income—Class II

   

0

     

(7

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

0

     

(9,081

)

 

From Fund share transactions:

 

Proceeds from shares sold—Class I

   

436,946

     

630,871

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Class II

   

4,039

     

4,308

   

Reinvestment of distributions—Class I

   

0

     

8,472

   

Reinvestment of distributions—Class II

   

0

     

7

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Class I

   

(463,538

)

   

(683,655

)

 

Payment for shares redeemed—Class II

   

(12,683

)

   

(15,995

)

 

Redemption fees—Class I

   

293

     

317

   

Redemption fees—Class II

   

5

     

7

   

Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions

   

(34,938

)

   

(55,668

)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

   

242,364

     

(228,851

)

 

Net assets:

 

Beginning of year

   

1,853,473

     

2,082,324

   

End of year

 

$

2,095,837

   

$

1,853,473

   
Accumulated undistributed net investment income
(Distributions in excess of net investment income)
 

$

8,673

   

$

(40,239

)

 

Fund Share Transactions—Class I:

 

Shares sold

   

20,811

     

28,498

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   

0

     

381

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(22,011

)

   

(31,968

)

 

Net decrease in shares outstanding

   

(1,200

)

   

(3,089

)

 

Fund Share Transactions—Class II:

 

Shares sold

   

195

     

197

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   

0

     

1

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(616

)

   

(738

)

 

Net decrease in shares outstanding

   

(421

)

   

(540

)

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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The Oakmark Funds

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

(in thousands)

   

Oakmark Global Select Fund

 
    Year Ended
September 30, 2012
  Year Ended
September 30, 2011
 

From Operations:

 

Net investment income

 

$

3,674

   

$

1,408

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

11,770

     

10,733

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

55,794

     

(40,606

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   

71,238

     

(28,465

)

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

Net investment income—Class I

   

0

     

(810

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

0

     

(810

)

 

From Fund share transactions:

 

Proceeds from shares sold—Class I

   

215,857

     

262,414

   

Reinvestment of distributions—Class I

   

0

     

752

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Class I

   

(153,526

)

   

(141,935

)

 

Redemption fees—Class I

   

211

     

144

   

Net increase in net assets from Fund share transactions

   

62,542

     

121,375

   

Total increase in net assets

   

133,780

     

92,100

   

Net assets:

 

Beginning of year

   

422,047

     

329,947

   

End of year

 

$

555,827

   

$

422,047

   
Accumulated undistributed net investment income
(Distributions in excess of net investment income)
 

$

2,931

   

$

(5,969

)

 

Fund Share Transactions—Class I:

 

Shares sold

   

19,158

     

22,859

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   

0

     

68

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(13,805

)

   

(13,061

)

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

5,353

     

9,866

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

46 THE OAKMARK FUNDS



The Oakmark Funds

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

(in thousands)

   

Oakmark International Fund

 
    Year Ended
September 30, 2012
  Year Ended
September 30, 2011
 

From Operations:

 

Net investment income

 

$

152,075

   

$

123,436

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

(95,930

)

   

196,591

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

1,202,068

     

(1,382,448

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   

1,258,213

     

(1,062,421

)

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

Net investment income—Class I

   

(52,874

)

   

(53,193

)

 

Net investment income—Class II

   

(723

)

   

(938

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(53,597

)

   

(54,131

)

 

From Fund share transactions:

 

Proceeds from shares sold—Class I

   

2,844,623

     

3,809,341

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Class II

   

111,338

     

164,469

   

Reinvestment of distributions—Class I

   

47,135

     

48,812

   

Reinvestment of distributions—Class II

   

432

     

580

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Class I

   

(1,989,516

)

   

(1,561,835

)

 

Payment for shares redeemed—Class II

   

(109,827

)

   

(74,872

)

 

Redemption fees—Class I

   

1,346

     

1,362

   

Redemption fees—Class II

   

39

     

38

   

Net increase in net assets from Fund share transactions

   

905,570

     

2,387,895

   

Total increase in net assets

   

2,110,186

     

1,271,343

   

Net assets:

 

Beginning of year

   

7,124,754

     

5,853,411

   

End of year

 

$

9,234,940

   

$

7,124,754

   
Accumulated undistributed net investment income
(Distributions in excess of net investment income)
 

$

182,080

   

$

(90,383

)

 

Fund Share Transactions—Class I:

 

Shares sold

   

160,870

     

197,057

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   

2,933

     

2,534

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(114,105

)

   

(84,545

)

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

49,698

     

115,046

   

Fund Share Transactions—Class II:

 

Shares sold

   

6,304

     

8,495

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   

27

     

30

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(6,138

)

   

(3,918

)

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

193

     

4,607

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

(in thousands)

   

Oakmark International Small Cap Fund

 
    Year Ended
September 30, 2012
  Year Ended
September 30, 2011
 

From Operations:

 

Net investment income

 

$

22,193

   

$

16,948

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

(65,509

)

   

58,723

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

214,244

     

(266,813

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   

170,928

     

(191,142

)

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

Net investment income—Class I

   

(1,698

)

   

(8,015

)

 

Net investment income—Class II

   

0

     

(4

)

 

Net realized gain—Class I

   

(302

)

   

0

   

Net realized gain—Class II

   

0

(a)

   

0

   

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(2,000

)

   

(8,019

)

 

From Fund share transactions:

 

Proceeds from shares sold—Class I

   

407,759

     

743,917

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Class II

   

1,345

     

1,783

   

Reinvestment of distributions—Class I

   

1,827

     

7,375

   

Reinvestment of distributions—Class II

   

0

(a)

   

2

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Class I

   

(381,126

)

   

(441,457

)

 

Payment for shares redeemed—Class II

   

(829

)

   

(1,013

)

 

Redemption fees—Class I

   

205

     

213

   

Redemption fees—Class II

   

0

(a)

   

0

(a)

 

Net increase in net assets from Fund share transactions

   

29,181

     

310,820

   

Total increase in net assets

   

198,109

     

111,659

   

Net assets:

 

Beginning of year

   

1,330,310

     

1,218,651

   

End of year

 

$

1,528,419

   

$

1,330,310

   
Accumulated undistributed net investment income
(Distributions in excess of net investment income)
 

$

18,092

   

$

(28,027

)

 

Fund Share Transactions—Class I:

 

Shares sold

   

31,918

     

53,700

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   

154

     

529

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(30,195

)

   

(32,753

)

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

1,877

     

21,476

   

Fund Share Transactions—Class II:

 

Shares sold

   

104

     

127

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   

0

(b)

   

0

(b)

 

Less shares redeemed

   

(66

)

   

(73

)

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

38

     

54

   

(a)  Amount rounds to less than $1,000.

(b)  Amount rounds to less than 1,000 shares.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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The Oakmark Funds

Notes to Financial Statements

1.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following are the significant accounting policies of Oakmark Fund ("Oakmark"), Oakmark Select Fund ("Select"), Oakmark Equity and Income Fund ("Equity and Income"), Oakmark Global Fund ("Global"), Oakmark Global Select Fund ("Global Select"), Oakmark International Fund ("International"), and Oakmark International Small Cap Fund ("Int'l Small Cap"), collectively referred to as the "Funds," each a series of Harris Associates Investment Trust (the "Trust"), a Massachusetts business trust, organized on February 1, 1991, which is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"). Each Fund, other than Select and Global Select, is diversified in accordance with the 1940 Act. The following policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). The presentation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions.

Class disclosure—

Each Fund offers two classes of shares: Class I Shares and Class II Shares. Class I Shares are offered to the general public. Class II Shares are offered to certain retirement plans such as 401(k) and profit sharing plans. Class II Shares pay a service fee at the annual rate of up to 0.25% of average net assets of Class II Shares of the Funds. This service fee is paid to a third-party administrator for performing the services associated with the administration of such retirement plans. Class I Shares do not have such an associated service fee. Global Select had no outstanding Class II shares during the year ended September 30, 2012.

Income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, and expenses of the Funds not directly attributable to a specific class of shares are allocated to each class pro rata based on the relative net assets of each class. Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and other shareholder servicing fees are specific to each class.

Redemption fees—

Int'l Small Cap imposes a short-term trading fee on redemptions of shares held for 90 days or less to help offset two types of costs to the Fund caused by abusive trading: portfolio transaction and market impact costs associated with erratic redemption activity and administrative costs associated with processing redemptions. The fee is paid to the Fund and is 2% of the redemption value and is deducted from either the redemption proceeds or from the balance in the account. The "first-in, first-out" ("FIFO") method is used to determine the holding period. The Funds may approve the waiver of redemption fees on certain types of accounts held through intermediaries, pursuant to the Funds' policies and procedures. Prior to August 1, 2012 Global, Global Select and International also imposed a redemption fee.

Security valuation—

The Funds' share prices or net asset values ("NAVs") are calculated as of the close of regular session trading (usually 4:00 pm Eastern time) on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") on any day on which the NYSE is open for trading. Equity securities principally traded on securities exchanges in the United States and over-the-counter securities are valued at the last sales price or the official closing price on the day of valuation, or lacking any reported sales that day, at the most recent bid quotation. Securities traded on the NASDAQ National Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price ("NOCP"), or lacking an NOCP, at the most recent bid quotation on the NASDAQ National Market. Equity securities principally traded on securities exchanges outside the United States are valued, depending on local convention or regulation, at the last sales price, the last bid or asked price, the mean between the last bid and asked prices, or the official closing price, or are based on a pricing composite as of the close of the regular trading hours on the appropriate exchange or other designated time. Each long-term debt instrument is valued at the latest bid quotation or an evaluated price from an independent pricing service. The pricing service may use standard inputs such as benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, two-sided markets, benchmark securities, bids, offers, and reference data including market research publications. For certain security types additional inputs may be used or some of the standard inputs may not be applicable. Additionally, the pricing service monitors market indicators and industry and economic events, which may serve as a trigger to gather and possibly use additional market data. Each short-term debt instrument (i.e., debt instruments whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition are one year or less) or money market instrument maturing in 61 days or more from the date of valuation is valued at the latest bid quotation or an evaluated price from an independent pricing service. Each short-term instrument maturing in 60 days or less from the date of valuation is valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Options are valued at the last reported sales price on the day of valuation or, lacking any reported sale price on the valuation date, at the mean of the most recent bid and asked quotations or, if the mean is not available, at the most recent bid quotation.

Securities for which quotations are not readily available or securities that may have been affected by a significant event occurring between the close of a foreign market and the close of the NYSE are valued at fair value, determined by or under the direction of the pricing committee authorized by the Board of Trustees. A significant event may include the performance of U.S. markets since the close of foreign markets. The Funds may use a systematic fair valuation model provided by an independent pricing service to value foreign securities in order to adjust local closing prices for information or events that may occur between the close of certain foreign exchanges and the close of the NYSE. At September 30, 2012 Equity and Income, Global, and International each held a security for which a market quotation was not readily available and which was valued by the pricing committee at a fair value determined in good faith in accordance with procedures established by the Board of Trustees. The value for each of these securities is determined from observable market prices of similar assets.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

Fair value measurement—

Various inputs are used in determining the value of each Fund's investments. These inputs are prioritized into three broad levels as follows:

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, and others)

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds' own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

Observable inputs are those based on market data obtained from independent sources, and unobservable inputs reflect the Funds' own assumptions based on the best information available. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.

The Funds recognize transfers between level 1 and level 2 at the end of the reporting cycle. At September 30, 2012, there were transfers between level 1 and level 2 securities in the amount of $792,126,167, $107,142,842, $6,155,902,536 and $1,035,942,722 for Global, Global Select, International and Int'l Small Cap, respectively. The transfers were due to securities that were no longer valued at a fair value using a systematic fair valuation model due to the performance of the U.S. markets since the close of the foreign markets.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of September 30, 2012 in valuing each Fund's assets and liabilities. Except for the industries or investment types separately stated below, the total amounts for common stocks, fixed-income and short-term investments in the table below are presented by industry or investment type in each Fund's Schedule of Investments. Information on forward foreign currency contracts is presented by contract in the notes following the below summary:

(in thousands)

 

Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)

 

Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

  Oakmark 

 

Common Stocks

 

$

6,356,062

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

Short Term Investments

   

0

     

437,631

     

0

   

Total

 

$

6,356,062

   

$

437,631

   

$

0

   

  Select 

 

Common Stocks

 

$

2,873,444

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

Short Term Investments

   

0

     

177,350

     

0

   

Total

 

$

2,873,444

   

$

177,350

   

$

0

   

  Equity and Income 

 

Common Stocks - Food, Beverage & Tabacco

 

$

0

   

$

630,520

   

$

0

   

Common Stocks - All Other

   

12,815,103

     

0

     

0

   

Fixed Income

   

0

     

4,084,998

     

0

   

Short Term Investments

   

0

     

1,774,149

     

0

   

Total

 

$

12,815,103

   

$

6,489,667

   

$

0

   

  Global 

 

Equity and Equivalents - Diversified Financials

 

$

0

   

$

15,108

   

$

0

   

Equity and Equivalents - All Other

   

2,063,947

     

0

     

0

   

Short Term Investments

   

0

     

8,306

     

0

   

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts - Assets

   

0

     

3,907

     

0

   

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts - Liabilities

   

0

     

(791

)

   

0

   

Total

 

$

2,063,947

   

$

26,530

   

$

0

   

  Global Select 

 

Common Stocks

 

$

535,995

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

Short Term Investments

   

0

     

12,033

     

0

   

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts - Assets

   

0

     

1,091

     

0

   

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts - Liabilities

   

0

     

0

     

0

   

Total

 

$

535,995

   

$

13,124

   

$

0

   

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The Oakmark Funds

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

(in thousands)

 

Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)

 

Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

  International 

 

Equity and Equivalents - Diversified Financials

 

$

0

   

$

74,779

   

$

0

   

Equity and Equivalents - All Other

   

8,806,586

     

0

     

0

   

Short Term Investments

   

0

     

309,182

     

0

   

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts - Assets

   

0

     

23,911

     

0

   

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts - Liabilities

   

0

     

(8,127

)

   

0

   

Total

 

$

8,806,586

   

$

399,745

   

$

0

   

  Int'l Small Cap+ 

 

Common Stocks

 

$

1,453,743

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

Short Term Investments

   

0

     

66,886

     

0

   

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts - Assets

   

0

     

2,914

     

0

   

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts - Liabilities

   

0

     

(3,922

)

   

0

   

Total

 

$

1,453,743

   

$

65,878

   

$

0

   

+  On September 30, 2011, Int'l Small Cap held a security classified as Level 3 within the Investment Banking and Brokerage category with a fair value of zero. During the year ended September 30, 2012, while still valued at zero, this security was disposed of, resulting in a realized loss of $24,294,661. The Funds had no other purchases or sales of Level 3 securities during the year ended September 30, 2012.

Foreign currency translations—

Certain Funds invest in foreign securities, which may involve a number of risk factors and special considerations not present with investments in securities of U.S. corporations. Values of investments and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at current exchange rates obtained by a recognized bank, dealer, or independent pricing service on the day of valuation. Purchases and sales of investments and dividend and interest income are converted at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions.

The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments in the Statements of Operations. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions arising from the sale of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and tax reclaims recorded and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid are included in net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions in the Statements of Operations. Unrealized gains and losses arising from changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, resulting from changes in exchange rates are included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency translation in the Statements of Operations.

Forward foreign currency contracts—

Forward foreign currency contracts are agreements to exchange one currency for another at a future date and at a specified price. The Funds' transactions in forward foreign currency contracts are limited to transaction and portfolio hedging. The contractual amounts of forward foreign currency contracts do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered and could exceed the net unrealized value shown in the tables below. Risks arise from the possible inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from movements in currency values. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued at the current day's interpolated foreign exchange rates. Unrealized gain or loss on the contracts as measured by the difference between the forward foreign exchange rates at the dates of entry into the contracts and the forward rates at the end of the period is included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Realized gains and losses and the net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency contracts for the period are included in the Statements of Operations.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

At September 30, 2012 Global, Global Select, International, and Int'l Small Cap held forward foreign currency contracts, which are considered derivative instruments, each whose counterparty is State Street Corporation, as follows (in thousands):

Global

   

Contract
Amount

 

Settlement
Date

 

Valuation at
9/30/12

 

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

  Foreign Currency Bought: 

 

Swiss Franc

   

10,000

   

12/19/12

 

$

10,649

   

$

385

   
           

$

10,649

   

$

385

   

  Foreign Currency Sold: 

 

Australian Dollar

   

21,240

   

03/20/13

 

$

21,724

   

$

(791

)

 

Japanese Yen

   

21,620,000

   

06/19/13

   

277,923

     

305

   

Swiss Franc

   

94,900

   

12/19/12

   

101,056

     

3,217

   
           

$

400,703

   

$

2,731

   

During the year ended September 30, 2012, the proceeds from forward foreign currency contracts opened for Global were $411,823 and the cost to close contracts was $643,116 (in thousands).

Global Select

   

Contract
Amount

 

Settlement
Date

 

Valuation at
9/30/12

 

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

  Foreign Currency Bought: 

 

Swiss Franc

   

2,440

   

12/19/12

 

$

2,598

   

$

94

   
           

$

2,598

   

$

94

   

  Foreign Currency Sold: 

 

Japanese Yen

   

2,823,000

   

06/19/13

 

$

36,289

   

$

40

   

Swiss Franc

   

28,240

   

12/19/12

   

30,072

     

957

   
           

$

66,361

   

$

997

   

During the year ended September 30, 2012, the proceeds from forward foreign currency contracts opened for Global Select were $67,358 and the cost to close contracts was $112,514 (in thousands).

International

   

Contract
Amount

 

Settlement
Date

 

Valuation at
9/30/12

 

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

  Foreign Currency Bought: 

 

Swiss Franc

   

60,000

   

12/19/12

 

$

63,892

   

$

2,310

   
           

$

63,892

   

$

2,310

   

  Foreign Currency Sold: 

 

Australian Dollar

   

214,000

   

03/20/13

 

$

218,874

   

$

(7,967

)

 

Japanese Yen

   

65,500,000

   

06/19/13

   

841,998

     

923

   

Swedish Krona

   

369,000

   

09/18/13

   

55,671

     

(160

)

 

Swiss Franc

   

610,000

   

12/19/12

   

649,571

     

20,678

   
           

$

1,766,114

   

$

13,474

   

During the year ended September 30, 2012, the proceeds from forward foreign currency contracts opened for International were $1,849,209 and the cost to close contracts was $3,239,051 (in thousands).

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The Oakmark Funds

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

Int'l Small Cap

   

Contract
Amount

 

Settlement
Date

 

Valuation at
9/30/12

 

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

  Foreign Currency Bought: 

 

Swiss Franc

   

8,000

   

12/19/12

 

$

8,519

   

$

308

   
           

$

8,519

   

$

308

   

  Foreign Currency Sold: 

 

Australian Dollar

   

101,200

   

03/20/13

 

$

103,505

   

$

(3,768

)

 

Japanese Yen

   

11,700,000

   

06/19/13

   

150,403

     

165

   

Norwegian Krona

   

191,100

   

09/18/13

   

32,933

     

(149

)

 

Swedish Krona

   

12,200

   

09/18/13

   

1,840

     

(5

)

 

Swiss Franc

   

72,000

   

12/19/12

   

76,671

     

2,441

   
           

$

365,352

   

$

(1,316

)

 

During the year ended September 30, 2012, the proceeds from forward foreign currency contracts opened for Int'l Small Cap were $404,936 and the cost to close contracts was $687,766 (in thousands).

Security transactions and investment income—

Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date (date the order to buy or sell is executed), and dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except that certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as soon as the information becomes available after the ex-dividend date. Interest income and expenses are recorded on an accrual basis. Discount is accreted and premium is amortized on long-term fixed income securities using the yield-to-maturity method and on short-term fixed income securities using the straight-line method. Withholding taxes and tax reclaims on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Funds' understanding of the applicable country's tax rules and rates. Net realized gains and losses on investments are determined by the specific identification method.

Short sales—

Each Fund may sell a security it does not own in anticipation of a decline in the fair value of that security. When a Fund sells a security short, it must borrow the security sold short and deliver it to the broker-dealer through which it made the short sale. A gain, limited to the price at which the Fund sold the security short, or loss, unlimited in size, will be recognized upon the termination of the short sale. At September 30, 2012, none of the Funds had short sales.

When-issued or delayed-delivery securities—

Each Fund may purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis. Although the payment and interest terms of these securities are established at the time a Fund enters into the commitment, the securities may be delivered and paid for a month or more after the date of purchase, when their value may have changed. A Fund makes such commitments only with the intention of actually acquiring the securities, but may sell the securities before the settlement date if the Adviser deems it advisable for investment reasons.

Accounting for options—

When a Fund writes an option, the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current fair value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire are recorded by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gains from option transactions. The difference between the premium and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or if the premium is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security or currency in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or a loss. If a put option is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the security or currency purchased by the Fund. In writing an option, the Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security or currency underlying the written option. Exercise of an option written by the Fund could result in the Fund selling or buying a security or currency at a price different from the current fair value. Options written by the Fund do not give rise to counterparty credit risk, as they obligate the Fund, not its counterparties, to perform.

When a Fund purchases an option, the premium paid by the Fund is recorded as an asset and is subsequently adjusted to the current fair value of the option purchased. Purchasing call options tends to increase the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument. Purchasing put options tends to decrease the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options that are exercised or closed are added to the amounts paid or offset against the proceeds on the underlying security to determine the realized gain or loss. The risks associated with purchasing put and call options are potential loss of the premium paid and, in the instances of OTC derivatives, the failure of the counterparty to honor its obligation under the contract.

The Funds did not write or purchase options during the year ended September 30, 2012.

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Committed line of credit—

The Trust has an unsecured committed line of credit (the "Facility") with State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") in the amount of $500 million. Borrowings under that arrangement bear interest at 1.25% above the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate or LIBOR, as defined in the credit agreement. To maintain the Facility, an annualized commitment fee of 0.10% on the unused portion is charged to the Trust. Fees and interest expense, if any, related to the Facility are included in other expenses in the Statements of Operations. There were no borrowings under the Facility during the year ended September 30, 2012.

Expense offset arrangement—

State Street serves as custodian of the Funds. State Street's fee may be reduced by credits that are an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances each Fund maintains with State Street. Credit balances used to reduce the Funds' custodian fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of total expenses in the Statements of Operations. During the year ended September 30, 2012, none of the Funds received an expense offset credit.

Repurchase agreements—

Each Fund may invest in repurchase agreements, which are short-term investments whereby the Fund acquires ownership of a debt security and the seller agrees to repurchase the security at a future date at a specified price.

The Funds' custodian receives delivery of the underlying securities collateralizing repurchase agreements. It is the Funds' policy that the value of the collateral be at least equal to 102% of the repurchase price, including interest. Harris Associates L.P. (the "Adviser") is responsible for determining that the value of the collateral is at all times at least equal to 102% of the repurchase price, including interest. Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty, including possible delays or restrictions upon a Fund's ability to dispose of the underlying securities.

Security lending—

Each Fund, except Oakmark, may lend its portfolio securities to broker-dealers and banks. Any such loan must be continuously secured by collateral in cash, cash equivalents or U.S. Treasurys maintained on a current basis in an amount at least equal to the fair value of the securities loaned by the Fund. Collateral is marked to market and monitored daily. The Fund continues to receive the equivalent of the interest or dividends paid by the issuer on the securities loaned and also receives an additional return that may be in the form of a fixed fee or a percentage of the earnings on the collateral. The Fund has the right to call the loan and attempt to obtain the securities loaned at any time on notice of not more than five business days. In the event of bankruptcy or other default of the borrower, the Fund could experience delays in liquidating the loan collateral or recovering the loaned securities and incur expenses related to enforcing its rights. In addition, there could be a decline in the value of the collateral or in the fair value of the securities loaned while the Fund seeks to enforce its rights thereto, and the Fund could experience subnormal levels of income or lack of access to income during that period.

At September 30, 2012, none of the Funds had securities on loan.

Restricted securities—

The following investments, the sales of which are subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws, have been valued according to the securities valuation procedures determined in good faith in accordance with procedures established by the Board of Trustees (as stated in the Security valuation section) since their acquisition dates.

At September 30, 2012, Equity and Income, Global and International held the following restricted securities:

Equity and Income


 Par
(000)
  Security
Name
  Acquisition
Date
  Carrying
Value
  Original
Cost
  Value
(000)
  Percentage of
Net Assets
 

$

18,500

    BP Capital Markets PLC, 144A,
0.28%, due 01/02/13
 

08/14/12

 

$

99.9605

   

$

99.8903

   

$

18,493

     

0.10

%

 
 

16,000

    BP Capital Markets PLC, 144A,
0.28%, due 01/03/13
 

08/13/12

   

99.9599

     

99.8896

     

15,994

     

0.08

%

 
 

10,400

    BP Capital Markets PLC, 144A,
0.25%, due 01/18/13
 

08/30/12

   

99.9474

     

99.9021

     

10,395

     

0.05

%

 
 

9,000

    BP Capital Markets PLC, 144A,
0.31%, due 01/03/13
 

08/06/12

   

99.9599

     

99.8708

     

8,996

     

0.05

%

 
 

11,450

    Cabela's Master Credit Card Trust, 144A,
0.771%, due 10/15/19
 

10/20/11

   

100.4095

     

100.0000

     

11,497

     

0.06

%

 
 

250

    CNO Financial Group, Inc., 144A,
6.375%, due 10/01/20
 

09/20/12

   

102.0000

     

100.0000

     

255

     

0.00

%*

 
 

250

    Hologic, Inc., 144A,
6.25%, due 08/01/20
 

07/19/12

   

106.0000

     

100.0000

     

265

     

0.00

%*

 
 

48,080

    Kinetic Concepts, Inc., 144A,
10.50% due 11/01/18
 

10/25/11

   

105.7500

     

98.1980

     

50,845

     

0.27

%

 
 

9,600

    Kinetic Concepts, Inc., 144A,
12.50% due 11/01/19
 

02/09/12

   

94.0000

     

98.7500

     

9,024

     

0.05

%

 

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 Par
(000)
  Security
Name
  Acquisition
Date
  Carrying
Value
  Original
Cost
  Value
(000)
  Percentage of
Net Assets
 

$

2,880

    Kinetic Concepts, Inc., 144A,
12.50% due 11/01/19
 

02/14/12

 

$

94.0000

   

$

95.0000

   

$

2,707

     

0.01

%

 
 

1,920

    Kinetic Concepts, Inc., 144A,
12.50% due 11/01/19
 

04/10/12

   

94.0000

     

92.5000

     

1,805

     

0.01

%

 
 

9,625

    Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 144A,
7.00%, due 09/01/20
 

08/15/12

   

104.0000

     

100.0000

     

10,010

     

0.05

%

 
 

13,600

    Medtronic, Inc., 144A,
0.16%, due 12/20/12
 

09/20/12

   

99.9522

     

99.9596

     

13,593

     

0.07

%

 
 

6,250

    Medtronic, Inc., 144A,
0.17%, due 01/10/13
 

09/24/12

   

99.9379

     

99.9490

     

6,246

     

0.03

%

 
 

1,000

    Post Holdings, Inc., 144A,
7.375%, due 02/15/22
 

01/27/12

   

106.2500

     

100.0000

     

1,063

     

0.01

%

 
 

11,700

    Sealed Air Corp., 144A,
5.625%, due 07/15/13
 

04/06/04

   

102.5000

     

103.3100

     

11,992

     

0.06

%

 
 

3,740

    Sealed Air Corp., 144A,
5.625%, due 07/15/13
 

08/20/03

   

102.5000

     

96.4100

     

3,833

     

0.02

%

 
 

3,000

    Sealed Air Corp., 144A,
5.625%, due 07/15/13
 

06/27/03

   

102.5000

     

100.6800

     

3,075

     

0.02

%

 
 

300

    Sealed Air Corp., 144A,
5.625%, due 07/15/13
 

08/21/03

   

102.5000

     

96.7900

     

308

     

0.00

%*

 
 

2,275

    Serta Simmons Holdings LLC, 144A,
8.125%, due 10/01/20
 

09/26/12

   

99.2500

     

99.0000

     

2,258

     

0.01

%

 
 

2,725

    Serta Simmons Holdings LLC, 144A,
8.125%, due 10/01/20
 

09/27/12

   

99.2500

     

99.8750

     

2,705

     

0.01

%

 
 

25,110

    SSIF Nevada, LP, 144A,
1.155%, due 04/14/14
 

01/12/12

   

100.4534

     

98.8880

     

25,224

     

0.13

%

 
 

9,620

    SSIF Nevada, LP, 144A,
1.155%, due 04/14/14
 

01/20/12

   

100.4534

     

98.9060

     

9,664

     

0.05

%

 
 

9,520

    SSIF Nevada, LP, 144A,
1.155%, due 04/14/14
 

01/09/12

   

100.4534

     

98.8580

     

9,563

     

0.05

%

 
 

5,750

    SSIF Nevada, LP, 144A,
1.155%, due 04/14/14
 

01/18/12

   

100.4534

     

98.9020

     

5,776

     

0.03

%

 
 

5,100

    SSIF Nevada, LP, 144A,
1.155%, due 04/14/14
 

01/05/12

   

100.4534

     

98.7660

     

5,123

     

0.03

%

 
 

25,000

    Wellpoint, Inc., 144A,
0.44%, due 11/02/12
 

08/03/12

   

99.9618

     

99.8913

     

24,990

     

0.13

%

 
 

25,000

    Wellpoint, Inc., 144A,
0.36%, due 12/05/12
 

09/04/12

   

99.9443

     

99.9106

     

24,986

     

0.13

%

 
 

25,000

    Wellpoint, Inc., 144A,
0.36%, due 12/12/12
 

09/04/12

   

99.9375

     

99.9038

     

24,984

     

0.13

%

 
 

25,000

    Wellpoint, Inc., 144A,
0.25%, due 01/04/13
 

09/19/12

   

99.9148

     

99.9257

     

24,979

     

0.13

%

 
 

15,000

    Wellpoint, Inc., 144A,
0.46%, due 11/13/12
 

08/13/12

   

99.9463

     

99.8850

     

14,992

     

0.08

%

 
 

3,000

    Wellpoint, Inc., 144A,
0.30%, due 10/15/12
 

09/06/12

   

99.9883

     

99.9708

     

3,000

     

0.02

%

 
                   

$

358,640

     

1.87

%

 

*  Amount rounds to less than 0.01%

Global


 Par
(000)
  Security
Name
  Acquisition
Date
  Carrying
Value
  Original
Cost
  Value
(000)
  Percentage of
Net Assets
 
$

6,562

    Credit Suisse Group (Guernsey) V
Limited Subordinated Mandatory
and Contingent Convertible Securities
 

07/18/12

 

$

132.2701

   

$

102.2652

   

$

8,680

     

0.41

%

 
  4,860     Credit Suisse Group (Guernsey) V
Limited Subordinated Mandatory
and Contingent Convertible Securities
 

07/27/12

   

132.2701

     

102.4066

     

6,428

     

0.31

%

 

                 

$

15,108

     

0.72

%

 

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International


 Par
(000)
  Security
Name
  Acquisition
Date
  Carrying
Value
  Original
Cost
  Value
(000)
  Percentage of
Net Assets
 

$

32,477

    Credit Suisse Group (Guernsey) V
Limited Subordinated Mandatory
and Contingent Convertible Securities
 

07/18/12

 

$

132.2701

   

$

102.2652

   

$

42,957

     

0.47

%

 
 

24,058

    Credit Suisse Group (Guernsey) V
Limited Subordinated Mandatory
and Contingent Convertible Securities
 

07/27/12

   

132.2701

     

102.4066

     

31,822

     

0.34

%

 

                 

$

74,779

     

0.81

%

 

Federal income taxes—

It is each Fund's policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its net taxable income, including any net realized gains on investments, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. There is no material liability for unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. Generally, each of the tax years in the four-year period ended September 30, 2012 remains subject to examination by taxing authorities.

2.  TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Each Fund has an investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. For management services and facilities furnished, the Adviser receives from each Fund a monthly fee based on that Fund's net assets at the end of the preceding month. Annual fee rates are as follows:

Fund

 

Advisory Fees

 

Oakmark

  1.00% up to $2 billion;
0.90% on the next $1 billion;
0.80% on the next $2 billion;
0.75% on the next $2.5 billion;
0.70% on the next $2.5 billion; and
0.65% over $10 billion
 

Select

  1.00% up to $1 billion;
0.95% on the next $500 million;
0.90% on the next $500 million;
0.85% on the next $500 million;
0.80% on the next $2.5 billion;
0.75% on the next $5 billion; and
0.725% over $10 billion
 

Equity and Income

  0.75% up to $5 billion;
0.70% on the next $2.5 billion;
0.675% on the next $2.5 billion;
0.65% on the next $2.5 billion;
0.60% on the next $3.5 billion;
0.585% on the next $5 billion;
0.5775% on the next $7 billion; and
0.5725% over $28 billion
 

Fund

 

Advisory Fees

 

Global

  1.00% up to $2 billion;
0.95% on the next $2 billion;
0.90% on the next $4 billion; and
0.875% over $8 billion
 

Global Select

  1.00% up to $2 billion;
0.95% on the next $1 billion;
0.875% on the next $4 billion; and
0.85% over $7 billion
 

International

  1.00% up to $2 billion;
0.95% on the next $1 billion;
0.85% on the next $2 billion;
0.825% on the next $2.5 billion;
0.815% on the next $3.5 billion;
0.805% on the next $5.5 billion; and
0.80% over $16.5 billion
 

Int'l Small Cap

  1.25% up to $500 million;
1.10% on the next $1 billion;
1.05% on the next $2 billion;
1.025% on the next $1.5 billion; and
1.00% over $5 billion
 

The Adviser is contractually obligated through January 31, 2013 to reimburse each Fund Class to the extent, but only to the extent, that its annualized expenses (excluding taxes, interest, all commissions and other normal charges incident to the purchase and sale of portfolio securities, and extraordinary charges such as litigation costs, but including fees paid to the Adviser) exceed the percent set forth below of average daily net assets of each Fund Class.

Fund

 

Class I

 

Class II

 

Oakmark

   

1.50

%

   

1.75

%

 

Select

   

1.50

     

1.75

   

Equity and Income

   

1.00

     

1.25

   

Global

   

1.75

     

2.00

   

Global Select

   

1.75

     

2.00

   

International

   

2.00

     

2.25

   

Int'l Small Cap

   

2.00

     

2.25

   

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The Adviser is entitled to recoup from any Fund Class, in any fiscal year through September 30, 2016, amounts reimbursed to that Fund Class, except to the extent that the Fund Class already has paid such recoupment to the Adviser or such recoupment would cause the annual ordinary operating expenses of a Fund Class for that fiscal year to exceed the applicable limit stated above. As of September 30, 2012 there were no amounts subject to recoupment.

The Adviser and the Funds have entered into agreements with financial intermediaries to provide recordkeeping, processing, shareholder communications and other services to customers of the intermediaries and have agreed to compensate the intermediaries for providing those services. Certain of those services would be provided by the Funds if the shares of those customers were registered directly with the Funds' transfer agent. Accordingly, the Funds pay a portion of the intermediary fees pursuant to an agreement with the Adviser, which calls for each Fund to pay a portion of the intermediary fees attributable to shares of the Fund held by the intermediary (which generally are a percentage of value of the shares held) not exceeding the lesser of 75% of the fees charged by the intermediary or what the Fund would have paid its transfer agent had each customer's shares been registered directly with the transfer agent instead of held through the intermediary. The Adviser pays the remainder of the fees. The fees incurred by the Funds are reflected as other shareholder servicing fees in the Statements of Operations.

The Independent Trustees of the Trust may participate in the Trust's Deferred Compensation Plan for Independent Trustees. Participants in the plan may elect to defer all or a portion of their compensation. Amounts deferred are retained by the Trust and represent an unfunded obligation of the Trust. The value of a participant's deferral account is determined by reference to the change in value of Class I shares of one or more of the Funds or a money market fund as specified by the participant. Benefits would be payable after a stated number of years or retirement from the board. The accrued obligations of the Funds under the plan are reflected as deferred Trustee compensation in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The change in the accrued obligations for the period is included in Trustees fees in the Statements of Operations. The Trust pays the compensation of the Trustees other than those affiliated with the Adviser and all expenses incurred in connection with their services to the Trust. The Trust does not provide any pension or retirement benefits to its Trustees.

The Funds reimburse the Adviser for a portion of the compensation paid to the Funds' Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO"). The CCO expenses incurred by the Funds are included in other expenses in the Statements of Operations.

3.  FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

At September 30, 2012 the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes and related composition of unrealized gains and losses for each Fund were as follows (in thousands):

Fund

  Cost of Investments
for Federal Income
Tax Purposes
  Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Oakmark

 

$

5,010,981

   

$

1,810,538

   

$

(27,826

)

 

$

1,782,712

   

Select

   

2,207,910

     

866,195

     

(23,311

)

   

842,884

   

Equity and Income

   

15,636,936

     

3,787,063

     

(119,229

)

   

3,667,834

   

Global

   

1,963,494

     

368,000

     

(244,133

)

   

123,867

   

Global Select

   

531,003

     

59,103

     

(42,078

)

   

17,025

   

International

   

8,929,412

     

1,076,920

     

(815,785

)

   

261,135

   

Int'l Small Cap

   

1,576,548

     

158,417

     

(214,335

)

   

(55,918

)

 

For the year ended September 30, 2012, the following Funds incurred net capital losses, which each Fund intends to treat as incurred in the following fiscal year (in thousands):

Fund

  Net Capital
Losses
 

Global

 

$

5,312

   

Global Select

   

2,359

   

International

   

151,585

   

Int'l Small Cap

   

70,904

   

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the "Act"), net capital losses arising in taxable years after December 22, 2010, may be carried forward indefinitely, and their character is retained as short-term and/or long-term losses. Previously, net capital losses were carried forward for eight years and treated as short-term losses. As a transition rule, the Act requires

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that post-enactment net capital losses be used before pre-enactment net capital losses. At September 30, 2012, the Funds had pre-enactment and post-enactment net capital losses for federal income tax purposes as shown in the following table (in thousands).

Fund

  Expires
September 30, 2017
  Expires
September 30, 2018
  Unlimited
(Short Term)
  Unlimited
(Long Term)
  Utilized During
the Year Ended
September 30, 2012
 

Oakmark

 

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

4,126

   

Select

   

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

     

2,241

   

Equity and Income

   

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

   

Global

   

0

     

123,846

     

0

     

0

     

79,861

   

Global Select

   

10,038

     

0

     

0

     

0

     

9,994

   

International

   

0

     

383,154

     

23,588

     

22,280

     

0

   

Int'l Small Cap

   

0

     

0

     

9,191

     

6,002

     

0

   

At September 30, 2012 the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis (excluding unrealized appreciation (depreciation)) were as follows (in thousands):

    Undistributed
Ordinary Income
  Undistributed Long-
Term Gain
  Total Distributable
Earnings
 

Oakmark

 

$

32,787

   

$

218,792

   

$

251,579

   

Select

   

626

     

282,971

     

283,597

   

Equity and Income

   

109,361

     

392,163

     

501,524

   

Global

   

17,328

     

0

     

17,328

   

Global Select

   

4,052

     

0

     

4,052

   

International

   

198,475

     

0

     

198,475

   

Int'l Small Cap

   

24,465

     

0

     

24,465

   

During the years ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 the tax character of distributions paid was as follows (in thousands):

    Year Ended
September 30, 2012
  Year Ended
September 30, 2011
 

Fund

  Distributions Paid
from Ordinary
Income
  Distributions Paid
from Long-Term
Capital Gain
  Distributions Paid
from Ordinary
Income
  Distributions Paid
from Long-Term
Capital Gain
 

Oakmark

 

$

42,131

   

$

0

   

$

22,617

   

$

0

   

Select

   

5,125

     

0

     

5,174

     

0

   

Equity and Income

   

250,657

     

319,667

     

152,515

     

0

   

Global

   

0

     

0

     

9,081

     

0

   

Global Select

   

0

     

0

     

810

     

0

   

International

   

53,597

     

0

     

54,130

     

0

   

Int'l Small Cap

   

1,698

     

302

     

8,019

     

0

   

On September 30, 2012 the Funds had temporary book/tax differences in undistributed earnings that were primarily attributable to trustee deferred compensation expenses, passive foreign investment companies, foreign currency contracts, post October currency loss deferrals and deferrals of capital losses on wash sales. Temporary differences will reverse over time. The Funds have permanent differences in book/tax undistributed earnings primarily attributable to currency gains and losses. Permanent differences have been recorded in their respective component of the Analysis of Net Assets.

4.  INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

For the year ended September 30, 2012 transactions in investment securities (excluding short term and U.S. Government securities) were as follows (in thousands):

   

Oakmark

 

Select

  Equity and
Income
 

Global

  Global
Select
 

International

  Int'l
Small Cap
 

Purchases

 

$

2,124,110

   

$

967,630

   

$

4,371,150

   

$

554,776

   

$

243,470

   

$

3,860,239

   

$

497,149

   

Proceeds from sales

   

1,461,561

     

858,986

     

5,201,151

     

533,903

     

175,017

     

2,927,718

     

448,307

   

Purchases at cost and proceeds from sales (in thousands) of long-term U.S. Government securities for the year ended September 30, 2012 were $607,666 and $883,729, respectively, for Equity and Income.

58 THE OAKMARK FUNDS



The Oakmark Funds

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

5.  INVESTMENT IN AFFILIATED ISSUERS

Each of the companies listed below was considered to be an affiliate of a Fund because that Fund owned 5% or more of the company's voting securities during all or part of the year ended September 30, 2012. Purchase and sale transactions and dividend income earned during the period on these securities are set forth below (in thousands):

Schedule of Transactions with Affiliated Issuers

Equity and Income

Affiliates

 

Shares Held

  Purchases
(Cost)
  Sales
(Proceeds)
  Dividend
Income
  Value
September 30,
2011
  Value
September 30,
2012
 

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

   

6,900

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

4,553

   

$

138,966

   

$

160,977

   

Flowserve Corp.

   

3,639

     

4,024

     

0

     

5,095

     

265,246

     

464,869

   

Hospira, Inc. (a) (b)

   

3,341

     

27,119

     

186,064

     

0

     

296,000

     

109,635

   

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. (c)

   

0

     

0

     

371,945

     

2,893

     

334,638

     

0

   

PharMerica Corp. (a)

   

1,710

     

0

     

1,133

     

0

     

25,829

     

21,649

   

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a)

   

5,700

     

0

     

0

     

0

     

297,312

     

343,824

   

Walter Energy, Inc. (b)

   

3,000

     

20,941

     

53,450

     

1,970

     

236,862

     

97,380

   

TOTALS

     

$

52,084

   

$

612,592

   

$

14,511

   

$

1,594,853

   

$

1,198,334

   

International

Affiliates

 

Shares Held

  Purchases
(Cost)
  Sales
(Proceeds)
  Dividend
Income
  Value
September 30,
2011
  Value
September 30,
2012
 

Meitec Corp.

   

2,846

   

$

7,786

   

$

0

   

$

1,977

   

$

47,316

   

$

64,836

   

OMRON Corp.

   

12,589

     

139,763

     

0

     

3,885

     

113,471

     

241,978

   

ROHM Co., Ltd.

   

6,513

     

78,328

     

0

     

3,003

     

227,736

     

219,315

   

TOTALS

     

$

225,877

   

$

0

   

$

8,865

   

$

388,523

   

$

526,129

   

International Small Cap

Affiliates

 

Shares Held

  Purchases
(Cost)
  Sales
(Proceeds)
  Dividend
Income
  Value
September 30,
2011
  Value
September 30,
2012
 

Atea ASA

   

5,491

   

$

14,145

   

$

4,560

   

$

3,630

   

$

35,156

   

$

53,914

   

Interpump Group SpA (b)

   

4,770

     

3,252

     

7,150

     

723

     

29,367

     

35,402

   

Interpump Group SpA, Warrants (a) (c)

   

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

     

631

     

0

   

JJB Sports PLC (a) (c)

   

0

     

1,805

     

400

     

0

     

8,099

     

0

   

JJB Sports PLC, Warrants (a) (c)

   

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

   

LSL Property Services PLC

   

10,375

     

0

     

0

     

1,474

     

36,097

     

35,183

   

Orbotech, Ltd. (a)

   

3,338

     

0

     

0

     

0

     

32,308

     

28,603

   

Pasona Group, Inc.

   

32

     

0

     

244

     

403

     

32,819

     

20,938

   

Vitec Group PLC (b)

   

2,146

     

52

     

2,613

     

724

     

20,059

     

24,790

   

TOTALS

     

$

19,254

   

$

14,967

   

$

6,954

   

$

194,536

   

$

198,830

   

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  Due to transactions during the year ended September 30, 2012, the company is no longer an affiliated issuer.

(c)  Position in issuer liquidated during the year ended September 30, 2012.

6.  SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the possibility of subsequent events existing in the Funds' financial statements. Management has determined that there are no material events that would require disclosure in the Funds' financial statements through the date of the publication of this report.

oakmark.com 59




Oakmark Fund

Financial Highlights–Class I

For a share outstanding throughout each period

   

Year Ended September 30

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

2008

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

 

$

37.87

   

$

38.36

   

$

34.55

   

$

35.31

   

$

47.28

   

Income From Investment Operations:

 

Net Investment Income

   

0.36

(a)

   

0.34

(a)

   

0.24

     

0.29

(a)

   

0.52

   

Net Gain (Loss) on Investments (both realized and unrealized)

   

11.09

     

(0.58

)

   

3.80

     

0.39

     

(8.51

)

 

Total From Investment Operations

   

11.45

     

(0.24

)

   

4.04

     

0.68

     

(7.99

)

 

Less Distributions:

 

From Net Investment Income

   

(0.35

)

   

(0.25

)

   

(0.23

)

   

(0.45

)

   

(0.56

)

 

From Capital Gains

   

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

(0.99

)

   

(3.42

)

 

Total Distributions

   

(0.35

)

   

(0.25

)

   

(0.23

)

   

(1.44

)

   

(3.98

)

 

Redemption Fees

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year

 

$

48.97

   

$

37.87

   

$

38.36

   

$

34.55

   

$

35.31

   

Total Return

   

30.43

%

   

-0.67

%

   

11.74

%

   

3.38

%

   

-18.14

%

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

 

Net Assets, End of Year ($million)

 

$

6,738.7

   

$

4,512.5

   

$

3,419.3

   

$

3,144.2

   

$

3,610.1

   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

   

1.03

%

   

1.04

%

   

1.11

%

   

1.23

%

   

1.10

%

 

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

   

0.81

%

   

0.82

%

   

0.65

%

   

1.06

%

   

1.17

%

 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

   

27

%

   

18

%

   

24

%

   

62

%

   

32

%

 

Financial Highlights–Class II

For a share outstanding throughout each period

   

Year Ended September 30

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

2008

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

 

$

37.78

   

$

38.32

   

$

34.56

   

$

35.12

   

$

46.97

   

Income From Investment Operations:

 

Net Investment Income

   

0.24

(a)

   

0.19

(a)

   

0.13

     

0.24

(a)

   

0.54

   

Net Gain (Loss) on Investments (both realized and unrealized)

   

11.09

     

(0.59

)

   

3.79

     

0.45

     

(8.64

)

 

Total From Investment Operations

   

11.33

     

(0.40

)

   

3.92

     

0.69

     

(8.10

)

 

Less Distributions:

 

From Net Investment Income

   

(0.22

)

   

(0.14

)

   

(0.16

)

   

(0.26

)

   

(0.33

)

 

From Capital Gains

   

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

(0.99

)

   

(3.42

)

 

Total Distributions

   

(0.22

)

   

(0.14

)

   

(0.16

)

   

(1.25

)

   

(3.75

)

 

Redemption Fees

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year

 

$

48.89

   

$

37.78

   

$

38.32

   

$

34.56

   

$

35.12

   

Total Return

   

30.11

%

   

-1.07

%

   

11.37

%

   

3.22

%

   

-18.44

%

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

 

Net Assets, End of Year ($million)

 

$

36.1

   

$

24.7

   

$

9.0

   

$

8.2

   

$

12.4

   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

   

1.30

%

   

1.45

%

   

1.42

%

   

1.44

%

   

1.47

%

 

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

   

0.54

%

   

0.44

%

   

0.34

%

   

0.88

%

   

0.81

%

 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

   

27

%

   

18

%

   

24

%

   

62

%

   

32

%

 

(a)  Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

(b)  Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

60 THE OAKMARK FUNDS



Oakmark Select Fund

Financial Highlights–Class I

For a share outstanding throughout each period

   

Year Ended September 30

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

2008

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

 

$

25.50

   

$

25.64

   

$

22.68

   

$

20.34

   

$

33.05

   

Income From Investment Operations:

 

Net Investment Income

   

0.04

     

0.04

(a)

   

0.06

(a)

   

0.11

(a)

   

0.35

   

Net Gain (Loss) on Investments (both realized and unrealized)

   

6.85

     

(0.12

)

   

2.97

     

2.48

     

(9.63

)

 

Total From Investment Operations

   

6.89

     

(0.08

)

   

3.03

     

2.59

     

(9.28

)

 

Less Distributions:

 

From Net Investment Income

   

(0.06

)

   

(0.06

)

   

(0.07

)

   

(0.25

)

   

(0.32

)

 

From Capital Gains

   

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

(3.11

)

 

Total Distributions

   

(0.06

)

   

(0.06

)

   

(0.07

)

   

(0.25

)

   

(3.43

)

 

Redemption Fees

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year

 

$

32.33

   

$

25.50

   

$

25.64

   

$

22.68

   

$

20.34

   

Total Return

   

27.05

%

   

-0.34

%

   

13.39

%

   

13.30

%

   

-30.43

%

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

 

Net Assets, End of Year ($million)

 

$

3,029.5

   

$

2,266.7

   

$

2,407.8

   

$

2,265.3

   

$

2,558.9

   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

   

1.05

%

   

1.07

%

   

1.08

%

   

1.19

%

   

1.08

%

 

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

   

0.11

%

   

0.15

%

   

0.22

%

   

0.66

%

   

1.16

%

 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

   

32

%

   

16

%

   

25

%

   

34

%

   

26

%

 

Financial Highlights–Class II

For a share outstanding throughout each period

   

Year Ended September 30

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

2008

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

 

$

25.43

   

$

25.59

   

$

22.70

   

$

20.29

   

$

32.82

   

Income From Investment Operations:

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   

(0.06

)(a)

   

(0.05

)(a)

   

(0.02

)(a)

   

0.12

(a)

   

0.34

   

Net Gain (Loss) on Investments (both realized and unrealized)

   

6.84

     

(0.11

)

   

2.97

     

2.49

     

(9.65

)

 

Total From Investment Operations

   

6.78

     

(0.16

)

   

2.95

     

2.61

     

(9.31

)

 

Less Distributions:

 

From Net Investment Income

   

0.00

     

0.00

     

(0.06

)

   

(0.20

)

   

(0.11

)

 

From Capital Gains

   

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

(3.11

)

 

Total Distributions

   

0.00

     

0.00

     

(0.06

)

   

(0.20

)

   

(3.22

)

 

Redemption Fees

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year

 

$

32.21

   

$

25.43

   

$

25.59

   

$

22.70

   

$

20.29

   

Total Return

   

26.66

%

   

-0.63

%

   

12.99

%

   

13.34

%

   

-30.64

%

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

 

Net Assets, End of Year ($million)

 

$

11.8

   

$

8.0

   

$

8.3

   

$

8.1

   

$

15.1

   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

   

1.36

%

   

1.38

%

   

1.39

%

   

1.28

%

   

1.37

%

 

Ratio of Net Investment Income (loss) to Average Net Assets

   

(0.21

)%

   

(0.16

)%

   

(0.08

)%

   

0.72

%

   

0.88

%

 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

   

32

%

   

16

%

   

25

%

   

34

%

   

26

%

 

(a)  Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

(b)  Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

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Oakmark Equity and Income Fund

Financial Highlights–Class I

For a share outstanding throughout each period

   

Year Ended September 30

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

2008

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

 

$

25.62

   

$

26.03

   

$

24.72

   

$

25.57

   

$

28.67

   

Income From Investment Operations:

 

Net Investment Income

   

0.25

     

0.26

     

0.27

(a)

   

0.35

(a)

   

0.53

(a)

 

Net Gain (Loss) on Investments (both realized and unrealized)

   

4.07

     

(0.45

)

   

1.33

     

(0.24

)

   

(1.52

)

 

Total From Investment Operations

   

4.32

     

(0.19

)

   

1.60

     

0.11

     

(0.99

)

 

Less Distributions:

 

From Net Investment Income

   

(0.38

)

   

(0.22

)

   

(0.29

)

   

(0.39

)

   

(0.60

)

 

From Capital Gains

   

(0.47

)

   

0.00

     

0.00

     

(0.57

)

   

(1.51

)

 

Total Distributions

   

(0.85

)

   

(0.22

)

   

(0.29

)

   

(0.96

)

   

(2.11

)

 

Redemption Fees

   

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

(b)

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year

 

$

29.09

   

$

25.62

   

$

26.03

   

$

24.72

   

$

25.57

   

Total Return

   

17.19

%

   

-0.77

%

   

6.52

%

   

1.02

%

   

-3.85

%

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

 

Net Assets, End of Year ($million)

 

$

17,889.0

   

$

16,441.0

   

$

16,993.7

   

$

14,418.4

   

$

13,263.3

   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

   

0.78

%

   

0.77

%

   

0.79

%

   

0.85

%

   

0.81

%

 

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

   

0.84

%

   

0.93

%

   

1.04

%

   

1.59

%

   

1.93

%

 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

   

29

%

   

47

%

   

91

%

   

78

%(c)

   

65

%(c)

 

Financial Highlights–Class II

For a share outstanding throughout each period

   

Year Ended September 30

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

2008

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

 

$

25.45

   

$

25.85

   

$

24.57

   

$

25.40

   

$

28.50

   

Income From Investment Operations:

 

Net Investment Income

   

0.15

     

0.17

     

0.18

     

0.28

(a)

   

0.43

(a)

 

Net Gain (Loss) on Investments (both realized and unrealized)

   

4.05

     

(0.43

)

   

1.33

     

(0.24

)

   

(1.51

)

 

Total From Investment Operations

   

4.20

     

(0.26

)

   

1.51

     

0.04

     

(1.08

)

 

Less Distributions:

 

From Net Investment Income

   

(0.28

)

   

(0.14

)

   

(0.23

)

   

(0.30

)

   

(0.51

)

 

From Capital Gains

   

(0.47

)

   

0.00

     

0.00

     

(0.57

)

   

(1.51

)

 

Total Distributions

   

(0.75

)

   

(0.14

)

   

(0.23

)

   

(0.87

)

   

(2.02

)

 

Redemption Fees

   

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

(b)

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year

 

$

28.90

   

$

25.45

   

$

25.85

   

$

24.57

   

$

25.40

   

Total Return

   

16.82

%

   

-1.04

%

   

6.17

%

   

0.70

%

   

-4.19

%

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

 

Net Assets, End of Year ($million)

 

$

1,288.0

   

$

1,212.2

   

$

1,270.1

   

$

1,110.4

   

$

1,009.7

   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

   

1.09

%

   

1.09

%

   

1.12

%

   

1.18

%

   

1.16

%

 

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

   

0.53

%

   

0.61

%

   

0.71

%

   

1.26

%

   

1.59

%

 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

   

29

%

   

47

%

   

91

%

   

78

%(c)

   

65

%(c)

 

(a)  Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

(b)  Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(c)  The ratio excludes in-kind transactions.

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Oakmark Global Fund

Financial Highlights–Class I

For a share outstanding throughout each period

   

Year Ended September 30

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

2008

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

 

$

18.81

   

$

20.39

   

$

18.94

   

$

19.43

   

$

28.08

   

Income From Investment Operations:

 

Net Investment Income

   

0.20

     

0.16

(a)

   

0.10

     

0.11

     

0.25

   

Net Gain (Loss) on Investments (both realized and unrealized)

   

2.62

     

(1.65

)

   

1.49

     

0.13

     

(5.82

)

 

Total From Investment Operations

   

2.82

     

(1.49

)

   

1.59

     

0.24

     

(5.57

)

 

Less Distributions:

 

From Net Investment Income

   

0.00

     

(0.09

)

   

(0.14

)

   

(0.70

)

   

(0.04

)

 

From Capital Gains

   

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

(0.03

)

   

(3.04

)

 

Total Distributions

   

0.00

     

(0.09

)

   

(0.14

)

   

(0.73

)

   

(3.08

)

 

Redemption Fees

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year

 

$

21.63

   

$

18.81

   

$

20.39

   

$

18.94

   

$

19.43

   

Total Return

   

14.99

%

   

-7.38

%

   

8.43

%

   

2.65

%

   

-22.10

%

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

 

Net Assets, End of Year ($million)

 

$

2,062.8

   

$

1,816.9

   

$

2,031.8

   

$

1,675.9

   

$

1,946.6

   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

   

1.16

%

   

1.16

%

   

1.15

%

   

1.23

%

   

1.16

%

 

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

   

0.91

%

   

0.70

%

   

0.53

%

   

0.76

%

   

0.95

%

 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

   

26

%

   

29

%(c)

   

37

%

   

32

%

   

41

%

 

Financial Highlights–Class II

For a share outstanding throughout each period

   

Year Ended September 30

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

2008

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

 

$

18.42

   

$

19.97

   

$

18.58

   

$

19.01

   

$

27.62

   

Income From Investment Operations:

 

Net Investment Income

   

0.11

(a)

   

0.06

(a)

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.07

(a)

   

0.13

   

Net Gain (Loss) on Investments (both realized and unrealized)

   

2.58

     

(1.61

)

   

1.48

     

0.14

     

(5.69

)

 

Total From Investment Operations

   

2.69

     

(1.55

)

   

1.48

     

0.21

     

(5.56

)

 

Less Distributions:

 

From Net Investment Income

   

0.00

     

0.00

(b)

   

(0.09

)

   

(0.61

)

   

(0.01

)

 

From Capital Gains

   

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

(0.03

)

   

(3.04

)

 

Total Distributions

   

0.00

     

0.00

(b)

   

(0.09

)

   

(0.64

)

   

(3.05

)

 

Redemption Fees

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year

 

$

21.11

   

$

18.42

   

$

19.97

   

$

18.58

   

$

19.01

   

Total Return

   

14.60

%

   

-7.75

%

   

8.02

%

   

2.43

%

   

-22.46

%

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

 

Net Assets, End of Year ($million)

 

$

33.1

   

$

36.6

   

$

50.5

   

$

54.4

   

$

57.6

   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

   

1.50

%

   

1.55

%

   

1.54

%

   

1.54

%

   

1.57

%

 

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

   

0.55

%

   

0.27

%

   

0.09

%

   

0.46

%

   

0.54

%

 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

   

26

%

   

29

%(c)

   

37

%

   

32

%

   

41

%

 

(a)  Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

(b)  Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(c)  The ratio excludes in-kind transactions.

oakmark.com 63



Oakmark Global Select Fund

Financial Highlights–Class I

For a share outstanding throughout each period

   

Year Ended September 30

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

2008

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

 

$

9.96

   

$

10.15

   

$

9.54

   

$

8.23

   

$

11.61

   

Income From Investment Operations:

 

Net Investment Income

   

0.09

     

0.02

     

0.04

     

0.06

     

0.14

(a)

 

Net Gain (Loss) on Investments (both realized and unrealized)

   

1.60

     

(0.19

)

   

0.61

     

1.60

     

(3.07

)

 

Total From Investment Operations

   

1.69

     

(0.17

)

   

0.65

     

1.66

     

(2.93

)

 

Less Distributions:

 

From Net Investment Income

   

0.00

     

(0.02

)

   

(0.04

)

   

(0.35

)

   

(0.02

)

 

From Capital Gains

   

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

(0.44

)

 

Total Distributions

   

0.00

     

(0.02

)

   

(0.04

)

   

(0.35

)

   

(0.46

)

 

Redemption Fees

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.01

   

Net Asset Value, End of Year

 

$

11.65

   

$

9.96

   

$

10.15

   

$

9.54

   

$

8.23

   

Total Return

   

16.97

%

   

-1.65

%

   

6.81

%

   

22.24

%

   

-25.95

%

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

 

Net Assets, End of Year ($million)

 

$

555.8

   

$

422.0

   

$

329.9

   

$

266.2

   

$

232.8

   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

   

1.23

%

   

1.24

%

   

1.29

%

   

1.43

%

   

1.35

%

 

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

   

0.72

%

   

0.33

%

   

0.40

%

   

0.88

%

   

1.41

%

 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

   

36

%

   

49

%

   

50

%

   

41

%

   

62

%

 

(a)  Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

(b)  Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

64 THE OAKMARK FUNDS



Oakmark International Fund

Financial Highlights–Class I

For a share outstanding throughout each period

   

Year Ended September 30

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

2008

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

 

$

16.13

   

$

18.18

   

$

16.25

   

$

15.71

   

$

26.59

   

Income From Investment Operations:

 

Net Investment Income

   

0.34

(a)

   

0.31

(a)

   

0.20

(a)

   

0.16

(a)

   

0.65

   

Net Gain (Loss) on Investments (both realized and unrealized)

   

2.45

     

(2.20

)

   

1.85

     

1.87

     

(7.11

)

 

Total From Investment Operations

   

2.79

     

(1.89

)

   

2.05

     

2.03

     

(6.46

)

 

Less Distributions:

 

From Net Investment Income

   

(0.13

)

   

(0.16

)

   

(0.12

)

   

(1.39

)

   

(0.17

)

 

From Capital Gains

   

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

(0.10

)

   

(4.25

)

 

Total Distributions

   

(0.13

)

   

(0.16

)

   

(0.12

)

   

(1.49

)

   

(4.42

)

 

Redemption Fees

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year

 

$

18.79

   

$

16.13

   

$

18.18

   

$

16.25

   

$

15.71

   

Total Return

   

17.40

%

   

-10.54

%

   

12.67

%

   

17.71

%

   

-28.59

%

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

 

Net Assets, End of Year ($million)

 

$

8,993.6

   

$

6,920.8

   

$

5,707.4

   

$

4,045.4

   

$

3,753.6

   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

   

1.06

%

   

1.06

%

   

1.08

%

   

1.17

%

   

1.10

%

 

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

   

1.90

%

   

1.63

%

   

1.21

%

   

1.32

%

   

2.32

%

 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

   

38

%

   

45

%

   

51

%

   

53

%

   

41

%

 

Financial Highlights–Class II

For a share outstanding throughout each period

   

Year Ended September 30

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

2008

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

 

$

16.18

   

$

18.25

   

$

16.38

   

$

15.55

   

$

26.32

   

Income From Investment Operations:

 

Net Investment Income

   

0.27

     

0.24

(a)

   

0.14

(a)

   

0.14

(a)

   

0.39

(a)

 

Net Gain (Loss) on Investments (both realized and unrealized)

   

2.47

     

(2.20

)

   

1.86

     

1.96

     

(6.86

)

 

Total From Investment Operations

   

2.74

     

(1.96

)

   

2.00

     

2.10

     

(6.47

)

 

Less Distributions:

 

From Net Investment Income

   

(0.06

)

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.13

)

   

(1.17

)

   

(0.05

)

 

From Capital Gains

   

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

(0.10

)

   

(4.25

)

 

Total Distributions

   

(0.06

)

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.13

)

   

(1.27

)

   

(4.30

)

 

Redemption Fees

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year

 

$

18.86

   

$

16.18

   

$

18.25

   

$

16.38

   

$

15.55

   

Total Return

   

16.99

%

   

-10.85

%

   

12.26

%

   

17.70

%

   

-28.91

%

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

 

Net Assets, End of Year ($million)

 

$

241.4

   

$

204.0

   

$

146.0

   

$

107.8

   

$

130.8

   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

   

1.39

%

   

1.45

%

   

1.45

%

   

1.32

%

   

1.52

%

 

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

   

1.55

%

   

1.26

%

   

0.83

%

   

1.15

%

   

1.96

%

 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

   

38

%

   

45

%

   

51

%

   

53

%

   

41

%

 

(a)  Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

(b)  Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

oakmark.com 65



Oakmark International Small Cap Fund

Financial Highlights–Class I

For a share outstanding throughout each period

   

Year Ended September 30

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

2008

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

 

$

11.56

   

$

13.02

   

$

11.51

   

$

11.36

   

$

23.19

   

Income From Investment Operations:

 

Net Investment Income

   

0.20

     

0.15

(a)

   

0.12

(a)

   

0.15

(a)

   

0.37

   

Net Gain (Loss) on Investments (both realized and unrealized)

   

1.32

     

(1.53

)

   

1.55

     

1.06

     

(6.36

)

 

Total From Investment Operations

   

1.52

     

(1.38

)

   

1.67

     

1.21

     

(5.99

)

 

Less Distributions:

 

From Net Investment Income

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.08

)

   

(0.16

)

   

(0.93

)

   

(0.18

)

 

From Capital Gains

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

     

0.00

     

(0.13

)

   

(5.66

)

 

Total Distributions

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.08

)

   

(0.16

)

   

(1.06

)

   

(5.84

)

 

Redemption Fees

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year

 

$

13.06

   

$

11.56

   

$

13.02

   

$

11.51

   

$

11.36

   

Total Return

   

13.15

%

   

-10.72

%

   

14.70

%

   

16.28

%

   

-32.47

%

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

 

Net Assets, End of Year ($million)

 

$

1,525.8

   

$

1,328.4

   

$

1,217.2

   

$

768.0

   

$

663.6

   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

   

1.41

%

   

1.38

%

   

1.38

%

   

1.54

%

   

1.41

%

 

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

   

1.54

%

   

1.10

%

   

1.02

%

   

1.77

%

   

2.17

%

 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

   

33

%

   

46

%

   

54

%

   

46

%

   

50

%

 

Financial Highlights–Class II

For a share outstanding throughout each period

   

Year Ended September 30

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

2008

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

 

$

11.50

   

$

12.97

   

$

11.50

   

$

11.33

   

$

23.15

   

Income From Investment Operations:

 

Net Investment Income

   

0.17

(a)

   

0.12

(a)

   

0.09

(a)

   

0.14

(a)

   

0.47

   

Net Gain (Loss) on Investments (both realized and unrealized)

   

1.31

     

(1.55

)

   

1.54

     

1.06

     

(6.48

)

 

Total From Investment Operations

   

1.48

     

(1.43

)

   

1.63

     

1.20

     

(6.01

)

 

Less Distributions:

 

From Net Investment Income

   

0.00

     

(0.04

)

   

(0.16

)

   

(0.90

)

   

(0.15

)

 

From Capital Gains

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

     

0.00

     

(0.13

)

   

(5.66

)

 

Total Distributions

   

0.00

(b)

   

(0.04

)

   

(0.16

)

   

(1.03

)

   

(5.81

)

 

Redemption Fees

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year

 

$

12.98

   

$

11.50

   

$

12.97

   

$

11.50

   

$

11.33

   

Total Return

   

12.90

%

   

-11.09

%

   

14.30

%

   

16.08

%

   

-32.63

%

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

 

Net Assets, End of Year ($million)

 

$

2.6

   

$

1.9

   

$

1.4

   

$

0.8

   

$

0.3

   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

   

1.69

%

   

1.72

%

   

1.72

%

   

1.71

%

   

1.54

%

 

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

   

1.34

%

   

0.85

%

   

0.74

%

   

1.66

%

   

2.12

%

 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

   

33

%

   

46

%

   

54

%

   

46

%

   

50

%

 

(a)  Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

(b)  Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

66 THE OAKMARK FUNDS




Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees and
Shareholders of Harris
Associates Investment Trust

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of Harris Associates Investment Trust, comprising Oakmark Fund, Oakmark Select Fund, Oakmark Equity and Income Fund, Oakmark Global Fund, Oakmark Global Select Fund, Oakmark International Fund, and Oakmark International Small Cap Fund (collectively the "Funds"), as of September 30, 2012, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds' management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds' internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2012, by correspondence with the Funds' custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of September 30, 2012, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Chicago, Illinois
November 20, 2012

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Federal Tax Information

(Unaudited)

International and Int'l Small Cap paid qualifying foreign taxes of $8,581,725 and $1,833,249 and earned $191,160,232 and $37,865,557 of foreign source income during the year ended September 30, 2012, respectively. Pursuant to Section 853 of the Internal Revenue Code, International and Int'l Small Cap designated $0.02 and $0.02 per share as foreign taxes paid and $0.39 and $0.32 per share as income earned from foreign sources for the year ended September 30, 2012, respectively.

Qualified dividend income ("QDI") received by the Funds through September 30, 2012 that qualified for a reduced tax rate pursuant to the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 are as follows (in thousands):

Fund

 

Oakmark

 

$

101,514

   

Select

   

29,967

   

Equity and Income

   

205,117

   

Global

   

36,756

   

Global Select

   

8,594

   

International

   

188,002

   

Int'l Small Cap

   

35,065

   

For corporate shareholders, a portion of the ordinary dividends paid during the Funds' year ended September 30, 2012 qualified for the dividends received deduction, as follows:

Fund

 

Oakmark

   

100.00

%

 

Select

   

100.00

%

 

Equity and Income

   

61.12

%

 

Global

   

0.00

%

 

Global Select

   

0.00

%

 

International

   

0.00

%

 

Int'l Small Cap

   

0.00

%

 

Disclosures and Endnotes

Reporting to Shareholders. The Funds reduce the number of duplicate prospectuses, annual and semi-annual reports your household receives by sending only one copy of each to those addresses shared by two or more accounts. Call the Funds at 1-800-OAKMARK to request individual copies of these documents. The Funds will begin sending individual copies thirty days after receiving your request.

Before investing in any Oakmark Fund, you should carefully consider the Fund's investment objectives, risks, management fees and other expenses. This and other important information is contained in a Fund's prospectus and summary prospectus. Please read the prospectus and summary prospectus carefully before investing. For more information, please visit oakmark.com or call 1-800-OAKMARK (1-800-625-6275).

The discussion of the Funds' investments and investment strategy (including current investment themes, the portfolio managers' research and investment process, and portfolio characteristics) represents the Funds' investments and the views of the portfolio managers and Harris Associates L.P., the Funds' investment adviser, at the time of this letter, and are subject to change without notice.

Endnotes:

1.  The S&P 500 Total Return Index is a broad market-weighted average of U.S. blue-chip companies. This index is unmanaged and investors cannot invest directly in this index.

2.  Morningstar is an independent monitor of mutual fund performance. Morningstar rankings reflect the total return percentile rank within each fund's specified Morningstar Category. The highest (or most favorable) percentile rank is 1 and the lowest (or least favorable) percentile rank is 100. Rankings are subject to change and are for the share class indicated. The Oakmark International Fund ranked #60 out of 839, #274 out of 823, #10 out of 593, and #17 out of 331 in the U.S. OE Foreign Large Blend category for QTD, one, five, and ten years, respectively, as of 9/30/12.

3.  Total return includes change in share prices and in each case includes reinvestment of any dividends and capital gain distributions.

4.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average is an index that includes only 30 U.S. blue-chip companies. This index is unmanaged and investors cannot invest directly in this index.

5.  The Lipper Large-Cap Value Funds Index is an equally weighted index of the largest 30 funds within the large cap value funds investment objective as defined by Lipper Inc. The index is adjusted for the reinvestment of capital gains and income dividends. This index is unmanaged and investors cannot invest directly in this index.

6.  Portfolio holdings are subject to change without notice and are not intended as recommendations of individual stocks.

7.  EPS refers to Earnings Per Share and is calculated by dividing total earnings by the number of shares outstanding.

8.  The Price-Earnings Ratio ("P/E") is the most common measure of the expensiveness of a stock.

9.  The Lipper Multi-Cap Value Funds Index tracks the results of the 30 largest mutual funds in the Lipper Multi-Cap Value Funds category. This index is unmanaged and investors cannot invest directly in this index.

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Disclosures and Endnotes (continued)

10.  The Lipper Balanced Funds Index measures the performance of the 30 largest U.S. balanced funds tracked by Lipper. This index is unmanaged and investors cannot invest directly in this index.

11.  The Barclays U.S. Government / Credit Index is a benchmark index made up of the Barclays U.S. Government and U.S. Corporate Bond indices, including U.S. government Treasury and agency securities as well as corporate and Yankee bonds. This index is unmanaged and investors cannot invest directly in this index.

12.  The MSCI World Index Net USD is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the global equity market performance of developed markets. This benchmark calculates reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes using Luxembourg tax rates. This index is unmanaged and investors cannot invest directly in this index.

13.  The Lipper Global Funds Index measures the performance of the 30 largest mutual funds that invest in securities throughout the world. This index is unmanaged and investors cannot invest directly in this index.

14.  The MSCI World ex U.S. Index Net USD is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure international developed market equity performance, excluding the U.S. This benchmark calculates reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes using Luxembourg tax rates. This index is unmanaged and investors cannot invest directly in this index.

15.  The MSCI EAFE Index Net USD is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the international equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the US & Canada. This benchmark calculates reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes using Luxembourg tax rates. This index is unmanaged and investors cannot invest directly in this index.

16.  The Lipper International Funds Index reflects the net asset value weighted total return of the 30 largest international equity funds. This index is unmanaged and investors cannot invest directly in this index.

17.  The MSCI World ex U.S. Small Cap Index Net USD is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure global developed market equity performance, excluding the U.S. The MSCI Small Cap Indices target 40% of the eligible Small Cap universe within each industry group, within each country. MSCI defines the Small Cap universe as all listed securities that have a market capitalization in the range of USD200-1,500 million. This benchmark calculates reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes using Luxembourg tax rates. This index is unmanaged and investors cannot invest directly in this index.

18.  The Lipper International Small-Cap Funds Index measures the performance of the 10 largest international small-cap funds tracked by Lipper. This index is unmanaged and investors cannot invest directly in this index.

OAKMARK, OAKMARK FUNDS, OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL, and OAKMARK and tree design are trademarks owned or registered by Harris Associates L.P. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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Trustees and Officers

The board of trustees has overall responsibility for the conduct of the affairs of Harris Associates Investment Trust ("Trust"), and its seven series, The Oakmark Funds. Each trustee serves until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until the election and qualification of his or her successor, or until he or she dies, resigns or is removed. Each trustee must retire at the end of the calendar year in which the trustee attains the age of 72. The board of trustees may fill any vacancy on the board provided that after such appointment, at least two-thirds of the trustees have been elected by the shareholders. No person shall be appointed or elected to serve as a trustee after attaining the age of 65. The shareholders may remove a trustee by a vote of two-thirds of the outstanding shares of the Trust at any meeting of shareholders called for the purpose of removing such trustee.

The board of trustees elects or appoints the officers of the Trust. The president, any vice president, treasurer and secretary serves until the election and qualification of his or her successor, or until he or she dies, resigns, or is removed or disqualified. Each other officer shall serve at the pleasure of the board of trustees. The board of trustees may remove any officer at any time, with or without cause, by the vote of a majority of the trustees then in office.

The names and ages of the trustees and officers, the position each holds with the Trust, the date each was first elected to office, their principal business occupations during the last five years and other directorships held are shown below.

Trustees Who Are Interested Persons of the Trust

Name and age†

  First Year
of Current
Position
  Principal
Occupation(s) Held
During Past Five Years#
  Other Directorships
Held by Trustee
 
Kristi L. Rowsell*
45
President
 

2010

 

President and Director, HAI, Harris Associates L.P. ("HALP") and Harris Associates Securities L.P. ("HASLP"), since 2010; Director, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, HAI, HALP and HASLP 2005-2010.

 

None

 

Trustees Who Are Not Interested Persons of the Trust

Name and age†

  First Year
of Current
Position
  Principal
Occupation(s) Held
During Past Five Years#
  Other Directorships
Held by Trustee
 
Gary N. Wilner, M.D.
71
Chairman
 

1993

 

Retired, since 2004.

 

None

 
Michael J. Friduss
69
 

1995

 

Principal, MJ Friduss & Associates (telecommunications consultants).

 

None

 
Thomas H. Hayden
60
 

1995

 

Lecturer, Department of Integrated Marketing Communications, the Medill School, Northwestern University, since July 2006.

 

None

 
Christine M. Maki
51
 

1995

 

Senior Vice President—Tax, RR Donnelley & Sons Company (global provider of integrated communications), since August 2008; Senior Vice President—Tax, Global Hyatt Corporation (hotel management) from 1995 to 2008.

 

None

 
Allan J. Reich
63
 

1993

 

Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (law firm).

 

None

 
Steven S. Rogers
54
 

2006

 

Clinical Professor of Finance & Management, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University since 1995; Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation since 1994.

 

Director, SC Johnson Wax (manufacturer of household cleaning, personal care and insecticide products), SuperValu, Inc. (supermarket retailer and food distributor), AMCORE Financial, Inc. (bank holding company), and W.S. Darley & Co. (fire fighting and emergency equipment manufacturers)

 
Burton W. Ruder
68
 

1995

 

President, BWR Enterprises (venture capital investment and transactional financing firm); Manager, Cedar Green Associates (real estate management firm).

 

None

 
Peter S. Voss
65
 

1995

 

Retired, since 2007, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, IXIS Asset Management Group, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, IXIS Asset Management US Corporation (investment management), Chairman, IXIS Asset Management US, LLC and Member of the Supervisory Board, IXIS Asset Management; Director, Harris Associates, Inc. ("HAI") prior thereto.

 

None

 

70 THE OAKMARK FUNDS



Trustees and Officers (continued)

Other Officers of the Trust

Name and age†

 

Position(s) with Trust

  First Year
of Current
Position
  Principal Occupation(s)
Held During Past Five Years#
 
Robert M. Levy
61
 

Executive Vice President

 

2003

 

Chairman, HAI; Chief Investment Officer of Domestic Equity and Portfolio Manager, HALP

 
John N. Desmond
50
 

Vice President

 

2008

 

Chief Operating Officer, HALP and HASLP, since 2007; Vice President and Director of Investment Operations, Nuveen Investments, 2005-2007

 
Richard J. Gorman
46
 

Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, Anti-Money Laundering Officer, and Assistant Secretary

 

2006

 

Chief Compliance Officer of the Trust

 
Kevin G. Grant
47
 

Vice President and Portfolio Manager (Oakmark Fund)

 

2000

 

Portfolio Manager and Analyst, HALP

 
Thomas E. Herman
50
 

Principal Financial Officer

 

2011

 

Chief Financial Officer, HAI, HALP and HASLP since 2010; Senior V.P., Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Ariel Investments, prior thereto.

 
David G. Herro
51
 

Vice President and Portfolio Manager (Oakmark Global Select Fund, Oakmark International Fund and Oakmark International Small Cap Fund)

 

1992

 

Chief Investment Officer of International Equity, Portfolio Manager and Analyst, HALP

 
John J. Kane
40
 

Treasurer

 

2005

 

Director, Global Investment Services, HALP since 2008; Manager, Mutual Fund and Institutional Services, HALP, 1999-2007

 
Michael L. Manelli
31
 

Vice President and Portfolio Manager (Oakmark International Small Cap Fund)

 

2011

 

Portfolio Manager and Analyst, HALP

 
Clyde S. McGregor
59
 

Vice President and Portfolio Manager (Oakmark Equity and Income Fund and Oakmark Global Fund)

 

1995

 

Portfolio Manager, HALP

 
Michael J. Neary
43
 

Vice President

 

2009

 

Managing Director, Marketing and Client Relations, HALP

 
William C. Nygren
53
 

Vice President and Portfolio Manager (Oakmark Fund, Oakmark Select Fund and Oakmark Global Select Fund)

 

1996

 

Portfolio Manager and Analyst, HALP

 
John R. Raitt
57
 

Vice President

 

2010

 

Analyst, HALP; President and Chief Executive Officer, HAI, HALP and HASLP 2003-2010

 
Vineeta D. Raketich
40
 

Vice President

 

2003

 

Managing Director, Global Operations and Client Relations, HALP

 
Janet L. Reali
60
 

Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

 

2001

 

Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, HAI, HALP and HASLP

 
Robert A. Taylor
39
 

Vice President and Portfolio Manager (Oakmark Global Fund and Oakmark International Fund)

 

2005

 

Director of International Research; Portfolio Manager and Analyst, HALP

 
Andrew J. Tedeschi
46
 

Assistant Treasurer

 

2008

 

Employee of HALP, since 2007; Accounting Manager of Mutual Fund Financial Administration, Van Kampen Funds, Morgan Stanley, prior thereto

 

†  Age for Trustees and Officers is as of December 31, 2011.

#  As used in this table, "HALP," "HAI" and "HASLP" refer to the Adviser, the general partner of the Adviser, and the Funds' distributor, respectively.

*  Ms. Rowsell is a trustee who is an "interested person" of the Trust as defined in the 1940 Act because she is an officer of the Adviser and a director of HAI.

Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each officer and trustee listed in the tables is Two North LaSalle Street, Suite 500, Chicago, Illinois 60602-3790.

The Statement of Additional Information (SAI) contains further information about the trustees and is available without charge upon your request by calling 1-800-625-6275.

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The Oakmark Funds

Other Information

Investment Adviser

Harris Associates L.P.
Two North LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60602-3790

Transfer Agent

Boston Financial Data Services, Inc.
Quincy, Massachusetts

Legal Counsel

K&L Gates LLP
Chicago, Illinois

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP
Chicago, Illinois

Contact Us

Please call 1-800-OAKMARK
(1-800-625-6275)
or 617-483-3250

Website

oakmark.com

To obtain a prospectus, an application or periodic reports, access our web site at oakmark.com, or call 1-800-OAKMARK (1-800-625-6275) or (617) 483-3250.

Each Fund will file its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds' Forms N-Q's are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The Funds' Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

A description of the policies and procedures the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-625-6275; on the Funds' website at www.oakmark.com; and on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

No later than August 31 of each year, information regarding how the Adviser, on behalf of the Funds, voted proxies relating to the Funds' portfolio securities for the twelve months ended the preceding June 30 will be available through a link on the Funds' website at www.oakmark.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Funds.The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Funds unless it is accompanied or preceded by a currently effective prospectus of the Funds.

No sales charge to the shareholder or to the new investor is made in offering the shares of the Funds, however, a shareholder of the Oakmark International Small Cap Fund may incur a 2% redemption fee on an exchange or redemption of Class I Shares and Class II Shares held for 90 days or less.




Two North LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60602
312.621.0600

www.Oakmark.com




OAKMARK FUND CLASS II

THE VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT IN OAKMARK FUND FROM ITS
INCEPTION (4/5/01) TO PRESENT (9/30/12) AS COMPARED TO THE
STANDARD & POOR'S 500 INDEX (UNAUDITED)

Average Annual Total Returns
(as of 9/30/12)

(Unaudited)

 

1-year

 

5-year

 

10-year

  Since
Inception
(4/5/01)
 

Oakmark Fund (Class II)

   

30.11

%

   

3.83

%

   

7.94

%

   

5.67

%

 

S&P 500 Index

   

30.20

%

   

1.05

%

   

8.01

%

   

3.97

%

 

The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

The expense ratio for Class II shares as of 9/30/11 was 1.45%, and 1.30% as of 9/30/12.

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value 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 data quoted. Average annual total return measures annualized change, while total return measures aggregate change. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data, visit oakmark.com.

The S&P 500 Total Return Index is a broad market-weighted average of U.S. blue-chip companies. This index is unmanaged and investors cannot invest directly in this index.

Harris Associates Securities L.P., member FINRA, November 2012




OAKMARK SELECT FUND CLASS II

THE VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT IN OAKMARK SELECT FUND FROM ITS
INCEPTION (12/31/99) TO PRESENT (9/30/12) AS COMPARED TO THE
STANDARD & POOR'S 500 INDEX (UNAUDITED)

Average Annual Total Returns
(as of 9/30/12)

(Unaudited)

 

1-year

 

5-year

 

10-year

  Since
Inception
(12/31/99)
 

Oakmark Select Fund (Class II)

   

26.66

%

   

2.26

%

   

7.28

%

   

7.53

%

 

S&P 500 Index

   

30.20

%

   

1.05

%

   

8.01

%

   

1.73

%

 

The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

The expense ratio for Class II shares as of 9/30/11 was 1.38%, and 1.36% as of 9/30/12.

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value 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 data quoted. Average annual total return measures annualized change, while total return measures aggregate change. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data, visit oakmark.com.

The S&P 500 Total Return Index is a broad market-weighted average of U.S. blue-chip companies. This index is unmanaged and investors cannot invest directly in this index.

Harris Associates Securities L.P., member FINRA, November 2012




OAKMARK EQUITY AND INCOME FUND CLASS II

THE VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT IN OAKMARK EQUITY AND INCOME
FUND FROM ITS INCEPTION (7/12/00) TO PRESENT (9/30/12) AS COMPARED TO
THE LIPPER BALANCED FUND INDEX (UNAUDITED)

Average Annual Total Returns
(as of 9/30/12)

(Unaudited)  

1-year

 

5-year

 

10-year

  Since
Inception
(7/13/00)
 
Oakmark Equity & Income Fund
(Class II)
   

16.82

%

   

3.44

%

   

8.43

%

   

8.49

%

 

Lipper Balanced Fund Index

   

17.78

%

   

2.34

%

   

6.95

%

   

3.81

%

 

The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

The expense ratio for Class II shares as of 9/30/11 was 1.09%, and 1.09% as of 9/30/12.

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value 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 data quoted. Average annual total return measures annualized change, while total return measures aggregate change. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data, visit oakmark.com.

The Lipper Balanced Fund Index measures the performance of the 30 largest U.S. balanced funds tracked by Lipper. This index is unmanaged and investors cannot invest directly in this index.

Harris Associates Securities L.P., member FINRA, November 2012




OAKMARK GLOBAL FUND CLASS II

THE VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT IN OAKMARK GLOBAL FUND
FROM ITS INCEPTION (10/10/01) TO PRESENT (9/30/12) AS COMPARED TO THE
MSCI WORLD INDEX (UNAUDITED)

Average Annual Total Returns
(as of 9/30/12)

(Unaudited)  

1-year

 

5-year

 

10-year

  Since
Inception
(10/10/01)
 

Oakmark Global Fund (Class II)

   

14.60

%

   

-1.93

%

   

10.69

%

   

9.92

%

 

MSCI World Index

   

21.59

%

   

-2.15

%

   

8.04

%

   

4.92

%

 

The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

The expense ratio for Class II shares as of 9/30/11 was 1.55% and 1.50% as of 9/30/12.

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value 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 data quoted. Average annual total return measures annualized change, while total return measures aggregate change. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data, visit oakmark.com.

The MSCI World Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the global equity market performance of developed markets. This benchmark calculates reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes using Luxembourg tax rates. This index is unmanaged and investors cannot invest directly in this index.

Harris Associates Securities L.P., member FINRA, November 2012




OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL FUND CLASS II

THE VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT IN OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL FUND
FROM ITS INCEPTION (11/4/99) TO PRESENT (9/30/12) AS COMPARED TO THE
MSCI WORLD EX U.S. INDEX (UNAUDITED)

Average Annual Total Returns
(as of 9/30/12)

(Unaudited)  

1-year

 

5-year

 

10-year

  Since
Inception
(11/4/99)
 

Oakmark International Fund (Class II)

   

16.99

%

   

-0.41

%

   

10.37

%

   

7.45

%

 

MSCI World ex U.S. Index

   

13.76

%

   

-4.84

%

   

8.66

%

   

2.53

%

 

The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

The expense ratio for Class II shares as of 9/30/11 was 1.45% and 1.39% as of 9/30/12.

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value 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 data quoted. Average annual total return measures annualized change, while total return measures aggregate change. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data, visit oakmark.com.

The MSCI World ex U.S. Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure international developed market equity performance, excluding the U.S. This benchmark calculates reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes using Luxembourg tax rates. This index is unmanaged and investors cannot invest directly in this index.

Harris Associates Securities L.P., member FINRA, November 2012




OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL
SMALL CAP FUND CLASS II

THE VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT IN OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP FUND FROM ITS INCEPTION (1/8/01) TO PRESENT (9/30/12) AS COMPARED TO THE MSCI WORLD EX U.S. SMALL CAP INDEX (UNAUDITED)

Average Annual Total Returns
(as of 9/30/12)

(Unaudited)

 

1-year

 

5-year

 

10-year

  Since
Inception
(1/8/01)
 
Oakmark International Small Cap Fund
(Class II)
   

12.90

%

   

-2.15

%

   

12.14

%

   

9.96

%

 

MSCI World ex U.S. Small Cap Index

   

12.82

%

   

-2.62

%

   

11.55

%

   

7.99

%

 

The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

The expense ratio for Class II shares as of 9/30/11 was 1.72% and 1.69% as of 9/30/12.

The performance data quoted represents past performance. The above performance information does not reflect the imposition of a 2% redemption fee on shares held for 90 days or less. If reflected, the fee would reduce the performance quoted. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value 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 data quoted. Average annual total return measures annualized change, while total return measures aggregate change. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data, visit oakmark.com.

The MSCI World ex U.S. Small Cap Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure global developed market equity performance, excluding the U.S. The MSCI Small Cap Indices target 40% of the eligible Small Cap universe within each industry group, within each country. MSCI defines the Small Cap universe as all listed securities that have a market capitalization in the range of USD200-1,500 million. This benchmark calculates reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes using Luxembourg tax rates. This index is unmanaged and investors cannot invest directly in this index.

Harris Associates Securities L.P., member FINRA, November 2012




 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

(a) Registrant has adopted a code of ethics (the “Code”) that applies to its Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer.

 

(b) No disclosures are required by this Item 2(b).

 

(c) During the period covered by the report, no amendments were made to the provisions of the Code.

 

(d) During the period covered by the report, Registrant did not grant any waivers, including implicit waivers, from the provisions of the Code.

 

(e) Not applicable.

 

(f) A copy of the Code is filed as Exhibit (a)(1) to this Form N-CSR.  Copies of the Code will also be made available free of charge upon request, by writing or calling The Oakmark Funds, P.O. Box 8510, Boston, MA  02266-8510, 1-800-OAKMARK, (1-800-625-6275).

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

Registrant’s board of trustees has determined that each of the following five members of the Registrant’s audit committee qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” as such term is defined in Instruction 2(b) to Item 3 of Form N-CSR:  Christine M. Maki, Stephen S. Rogers, Burt W. Ruder, Peter S. Voss and Gary N. Wilner, M.D.  Each of those members of Registrant’s audit committee is “independent” as such term is defined in paragraph (a)(2) of Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

 

Under applicable securities laws, a person who is determined to be an audit committee financial expert will not be deemed an “expert” for any purpose, including without limitation for the purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being designated or identified as an audit committee financial expert.  The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person any duties, obligations, or liability that are greater than the duties, obligations, and liability imposed on such person as a member of the audit committee and board of trustees in the absence of such designation or identification.  The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not affect the duties, obligations, or liability of any other member of the audit committee or board of trustees.

 



 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Aggregate fees billed to the Registrant for professional services rendered by the Registrant’s principal accountant were as follows:

 

 

 

Fiscal Year
Ended
September 30,
2012

 

Fiscal Year
Ended
September 30,
2011

 

Audit Fees(1)

 

$

243,000

 

$

243,000

 

Audit-Related Fees(2)

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

Tax Fees(3)

 

$

39,700

 

$

39,700

 

All Other Fees(4)

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

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 authorized its chairman to exercise that authority in the intervals between meetings; and the chairman presents any such pre-approvals to the audit committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting.  Under paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, pre-approval of non-audit services may be waived provided that: 1) the aggregate amount for all such services provided constitutes no more than five percent of the total amount of revenues paid by the Registrant to its principal accountant during the fiscal year in which such services are provided; 2) such services were not recognized by management at the time of engagement as non-audit services; and 3) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Registrant’s audit committee by management and approved prior to the completion of the audit by the audit committee or by one or more members of the audit committee who are members of the board of trustees to whom authority to grant such approvals has been delegated by the audit committee.

 

No audit-related, tax or non-audit services were approved by waiver pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 


(1)     “Audit Fees” include amounts for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements and services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.

 

(2)     “Audit-Related Fees” include amounts for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant’s financial statements.

 

(3)     “Tax Fees” include amounts for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning, specifically distribution consultation.

 

(4)     “All Other Fees” include amounts for products and services provided by the principal accountant.

 



 

Less than 50 percent of the hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the Registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees.

 

The aggregate non-audit fees billed for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011 by the Registrant’s principal accountant for services rendered to the Registrant, its investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant were $0 and $0, respectively.

 

The audit committee of Registrant’s board of trustees has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered by Registrant’s principal accountant to 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.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a) The Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the annual report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

(b) No disclosures are required by this Item 6(b).

 

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.

 

During the period covered by this report, no material changes were made to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s board of trustees that were adopted in fiscal year 2004.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) Based on an evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the “Disclosure Controls”), the Disclosure Controls are effectively designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in this report is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within 90 days prior to the filing of this report, including ensuring that information required to be disclosed in this report is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management, including the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

(b) There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the Registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the time period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1)      Code of Ethics for Principal Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officers (as referenced in Item 2 above), attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(1).

 

(2)      Certifications of Kristi L. Rowsell, Principal Executive Officer, and Thomas E. Herman, Principal Financial Officer, pursuant to Rule 30a-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2), attached hereto as Exhibits (a)(2)(i) and (a)(2)(ii).

 

(3)      Not applicable.

 

(b)           Certification of Kristi L. Rowsell, Principal Executive Officer, and Thomas E. Herman, Principal Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, attached hereto as Exhibit (b).

 



 

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.

 

Harris Associates Investment Trust

 

 

By:

/s/ Kristi L. Rowsell

 

 

Kristi L. Rowsell

 

 

Principal Executive Officer

 

Date:

November 28, 2012

 

 

 

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/ Kristi L. Rowsell

 

 

Kristi L. Rowsell

 

 

Principal Executive Officer

 

Date:

November 28, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Thomas E. Herman

 

 

Thomas E. Herman

 

 

Principal Financial Officer

 

Date:

November 28, 2012