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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)

 

111 South Wacker Drive, Suite 4600

Chicago, Illinois 

 

60606-4319

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Kristi L. Rowsell
Harris Associates L.P.
111 South Wacker Drive, Suite 4600
Chicago, Illinois 60606-4319

Ndenisarya M. Bregasi, Esq.
K&L Gates LLP
1601 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006-1600

 

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(312) 646-3600

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

09/30/17

 

 

Date of reporting period:

03/31/17

 

 



 

Item 1. Reports to Shareholders.

 



OAKMARK FUNDS

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | MARCH 31, 2017

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




Oakmark Funds

2017 Semi-Annual Report

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Fund Expenses

   

1

   

Commentary on Oakmark and Oakmark Select Funds

   

2

   

Oakmark Fund

 

Summary Information

   

4

   

Portfolio Manager Commentary

   

5

   

Schedule of Investments

   

6

   

Oakmark Select Fund

 

Summary Information

   

8

   

Portfolio Manager Commentary

   

9

   

Schedule of Investments

   

10

   

Oakmark Equity and Income Fund

 

Summary Information

   

12

   

Portfolio Manager Commentary

   

13

   

Schedule of Investments

   

15

   

Oakmark Global Fund

 

Summary Information

   

22

   

Portfolio Manager Commentary

   

23

   

Schedule of Investments

   

24

   

Oakmark Global Select Fund

 

Summary Information

   

26

   

Portfolio Manager Commentary

   

27

   

Schedule of Investments

   

28

   

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

   
Disclosure Regarding Investment Advisory
Agreements Approval
    68

 

Disclosures and Endnotes

   

71

   

Trustees and Officers

   

73

   

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.

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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 October 1, 20161 to March 31, 2017, 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 March 31, 2017, 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
(5% annual return
before expenses)
 

 

  Beginning
Account Value
(10/1/161)
  Ending
Account Value
(3/31/17)
  Expenses
Paid During
Period
  Ending
Account Value
(3/31/17)
  Expenses
Paid During
Period2
  Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 

Oakmark Fund

 

Investor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,127.50

   

$

4.613

   

$

1,020.59

   

$

4.38

     

0.87

%

 

Advisor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,058.40

   

$

2.424

   

$

1,021.39

   

$

3.58

     

0.71

%

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,058.30

   

$

2.394

   

$

1,021.44

   

$

3.53

     

0.70

%

 

Service Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,125.70

   

$

6.253

   

$

1,019.05

   

$

5.94

     

1.18

%

 

Oakmark Select Fund

 

Investor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,136.10

   

$

5.173

   

$

1,020.09

   

$

4.89

     

0.97

%

 

Advisor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,058.00

   

$

2.804

   

$

1,020.84

   

$

4.13

     

0.82

%

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,058.00

   

$

2.734

   

$

1,020.94

   

$

4.03

     

0.80

%

 

Service Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,134.30

   

$

6.863

   

$

1,018.50

   

$

6.49

     

1.29

%

 

Oakmark Equity and Income Fund

 

Investor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,093.30

   

$

4.073

   

$

1,021.04

   

$

3.93

     

0.78

%

 

Advisor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,057.70

   

$

2.084

   

$

1,021.89

   

$

3.07

     

0.61

%

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,057.70

   

$

2.054

   

$

1,021.94

   

$

3.02

     

0.60

%

 

Service Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,091.30

   

$

5.793

   

$

1,019.40

   

$

5.59

     

1.11

%

 

Oakmark Global Fund

 

Investor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,158.00

   

$

6.243

   

$

1,019.15

   

$

5.84

     

1.16

%

 

Advisor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,109.80

   

$

3.464

   

$

1,020.00

   

$

4.99

     

0.99

%

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,109.80

   

$

3.434

   

$

1,020.04

   

$

4.94

     

0.98

%

 

Service Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,155.90

   

$

7.953

   

$

1,017.55

   

$

7.44

     

1.48

%

 

Oakmark Global Select Fund

 

Investor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,136.90

   

$

6.073

   

$

1,019.25

   

$

5.74

     

1.14

%

 

Advisor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,086.60

   

$

3.424

   

$

1,020.00

   

$

4.99

     

0.99

%

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,086.60

   

$

3.354

   

$

1,020.09

   

$

4.89

     

0.97

%

 

Oakmark International Fund

 

Investor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,164.50

   

$

5.183

   

$

1,020.14

   

$

4.84

     

0.96

%

 

Advisor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,132.10

   

$

2.864

   

$

1,020.89

   

$

4.08

     

0.81

%

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,132.10

   

$

2.764

   

$

1,021.04

   

$

3.93

     

0.78

%

 

Service Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,162.70

   

$

6.693

   

$

1,018.75

   

$

6.24

     

1.24

%

 

Oakmark International Small Cap Fund

 

Investor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,112.40

   

$

7.273

   

$

1,018.05

   

$

6.94

     

1.38

%

 

Advisor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,131.40

   

$

4.174

   

$

1,019.05

   

$

5.94

     

1.18

%

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,131.40

   

$

4.064

   

$

1,019.20

   

$

5.79

     

1.15

%

 

Service Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,110.50

   

$

8.953

   

$

1,016.45

   

$

8.55

     

1.70

%

 

1  The beginning date for the Advisor Class and Institutional Class is November 30, 2016, the inception date.

2  Hypothetical expenses for each share class are equal to the Annualized Expense Ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182 and divided by 365 (to reflect one-half year period)

3  Actual expenses are calculated using the Annualized Expense Ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182 and divided by 365 (to reflect one-half year period)

4  Actual expenses are calculated using the Annualized Expense Ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 121 and divided by 365 (to reflect inception date through 3/31/17 period)

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Portfolio Manager Commentary

William C. Nygren, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakmx@oakmark.com
oaklx@oakmark.com
oakwx@oakmark.com

At Oakmark, we are long-term investors. We attempt to identify growing businesses that are managed to benefit their shareholders. We will purchase stock in those businesses only when priced substantially below our estimate of intrinsic value. After purchase, we patiently wait for the gap between stock price and intrinsic value to close.

"Oh Lord, it's hard to be humble, when you're perfect in every way."

-It's Hard To Be Humble by Mac Davis, 1974

What Makes a Good Oakmark Analyst?

March is one of my favorite months. The darkness of Chicago's winter slowly lifts as each day gets a little bit warmer and longer. Baseball spring training gets into full speed, and fans from every team can believe that this is their year. College basketball's tournament, March Madness, is perhaps the most exciting tournament in sports. The games are always full of irony as invariably the slowest paced teams frustrate the run-and-gun teams. Or, as happened this year, the worst free-throw shooting team in the tournament, my Wisconsin Badgers, couldn't intentionally miss a free throw with four seconds left, instead allowing Florida to set up a game winning three-pointer. In so many games we see teams' greatest strengths become weaknesses, and weaknesses become strengths.

I also like March because it is the month I get to speak to investment students at my alma mater's Applied Securities Analysis Program and Bruce Greenwald's value investing program at Columbia. Typical topics include how I got interested in investing, my education and career path, and what makes Oakmark unique. Without fail, the aspiring investment professionals will eventually ask about the characteristics we look for when we hire analysts at Oakmark or, more generally, "What do you think makes a good investment analyst?" Perhaps the answer might give some insight into how we think at Oakmark.

When I served as director of research, I used to joke that every analyst search we conducted started with the same list of requirements: "High GPA from a good university, a major in finance or accounting, intuitive math skills, strong oral and written communication ability, three to five years' related work experience, intense competitive drive, and activities demonstrating leadership. MBA or CFA required." Yet almost every hire was somewhat outside that box. We hired some analysts with low GPAs, some with different degrees and some from second-tier colleges. We hired some with over 10 years' experience, and others with no experience at all. Some had neither an MBA nor a CFA. What we realized was that our search criteria, though representative of our typical hires, was not really defining the candidates we were looking for. Those criteria defined the candidates most investment firms are looking for, but didn't at all get to what makes Oakmark unique.

Team Player

There are three additional characteristics that we believe are necessary to succeed at Oakmark that we either don't think we can teach or don't want to teach, so we require them to be present before we hire an analyst. First is being a team player. At many investment firms, analysts have a one-on-one

relationship with portfolio managers. They develop their stock recommendations and present them to a portfolio manager who decides whether or not the stocks will be purchased. If analysts pick good stocks, they will be paid well and their careers will progress. In that setup, it doesn't really matter whether the analyst is a team player or not. Oakmark is different.

Oakmark analysts succeed by helping the team succeed. Yes, we expect them to find good stocks to purchase, but that effort is collaborative. An analyst who begins working on a new buy idea seeks input from the rest of the investment team before the idea is finalized. When the work is presented, it is the job of every investment professional at our company to attempt to find flaws that would prevent us from investing. Throughout the time we hold a stock, the analysts will challenge each other as to whether or not our sell target correctly incorporates all the new information we've seen subsequent to our purchase. When the stock is sold, it is treated as a victory for the team if it went up, and a team defeat if it did not. We all understand that we do well financially when our shareholders do well financially. That's in part because a major factor in our compensation review is how well an analyst helps improve the team's stock selection.

We know that anyone who puts their personal success over Oakmark's success will not last long at our company. So, we look for clues in resumes such as a history of playing team sports or other activities where accomplishments by a group are more important than by an individual. We know that we can't teach someone how to be a team player.

Value Investor

More than 30 years ago, Warren Buffett wrote an article that has become a value investing classic: The Superinvestors of Graham and Doddsville (Fall 1984, Hermes—the Columbia Business School Magazine)1. If you haven't read it, or haven't read it recently, it is well worth the time. In that article, Buffett explained the futility of trying to convert investors to a value investing philosophy:

"It is extraordinary to me that the idea of buying dollar bills for 40c takes immediately with people or it doesn't take at all. It's like an inoculation. If it doesn't grab a person right away, I find you can talk to him for years, and show him records, and it just doesn't make any difference. They just don't seem able to grasp the concept, simple as it is...I've never seen anyone who became a gradual convert over a ten-year period to this approach. It doesn't seem to be a matter of I.Q. or academic training. It is instant recognition or it is nothing."

We 100% agree with Buffett. Everything we do at Oakmark is based on value investing. We don't know how to teach someone how to think like a value investor. You can't succeed at Oakmark without practicing value investing. Therefore, we will

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 71.

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Portfolio Manager Commentary (continued)

only hire analysts who have developed a value philosophy prior to joining our team.

Humility

There are some characteristics for successful analysts that are simple "more is better" traits. Intelligence, curiosity, communication skills—all are "more is better." Then you have the continuums where, like NCAA basketball teams, a strength carried to the extreme becomes a weakness. We want discipline, but we also want creativity. We demand patience, but don't want stubbornness. We want thoroughness, but require decisions based on incomplete information. Success requires striking an appropriate balance between these traits that sound like opposites. Being at one extreme or the other is a recipe for failure.

One of the most important continuums for us is confidence versus humility. It is especially important for a value investor to have the confidence to take a position when the vast majority of investors are on the opposing side. But without humility, one loses the ability to admit a mistake. I'm reminded of the early 1980's TV show Happy Days with the super-cool Fonzie who could never say the words "I was wrong." Fonzie would have been an awful investor.

In a book many in our research department have enjoyed, Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction, Philip Tetlock and Dan Gardner state:

"The humility required for good judgment is not self-doubt—the sense that you are untalented, unintelligent, or unworthy. It is intellectual humility. It is a recognition that reality is profoundly complex, that seeing things clearly is a constant struggle, when it can be done at all, and that human judgment must therefore be riddled with mistakes."

What we are looking for in Oakmark analysts is confidence paired with the humility to remain open to evidence that shows they are wrong.

One of my investing heroes, former hedge fund pioneer Michael Steinhardt, said, "The balance between confidence and humility is best learned through extensive experience and mistakes."2 Unlike being a team player or a value investor, with time, almost every investor develops humility. But it is an expensive lesson to learn. We want analysts who developed their humility by losing money somewhere else.

I can't count the number of resumes I've seen or conversations I've had with students where they excitedly state that their personal portfolio returned "X" percent last year. And of course, "X" is always some number that is astoundingly high relative to the market or to Oakmark returns. That record is almost always accompanied by scorn for "incompetent" professional investors and the offer to teach us the secrets of their success. I smile as I mentally mark off the box "needs to be humbled by losing money." Then I wish them great success in their job search and suggest they check back with us in a few years.

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 71.

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Oakmark Fund  March 31, 2017

Summary Information

VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT

Since Inception - 08/05/91 (Unaudited)

PERFORMANCE

       

Average Annual Total Returns (as of 03/31/17)

     

(Unaudited)

  Total Return
Last 3 Months
 

1-year

 

3-year

 

5-year

 

10-year

  Since
Inception
  Inception
Date
 

Oakmark Fund (Investor Class)

   

4.11

%

   

23.99

%

   

8.86

%

   

13.88

%

   

8.97

%

   

12.78

%

 

08/05/91

 

S&P 500 Index

   

6.07

%

   

17.17

%

   

10.37

%

   

13.30

%

   

7.51

%

   

9.55

%

     

Dow Jones Industrial Average4

   

5.19

%

   

19.91

%

   

10.61

%

   

12.15

%

   

8.10

%

   

10.43

%

     

Lipper Large Cap Value Fund Index5

   

3.58

%

   

19.53

%

   

8.01

%

   

12.24

%

   

5.83

%

   

8.86

%

     

Oakmark Fund (Advisor Class)

   

4.15

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

5.84

%*

 

11/30/16

 

Oakmark Fund (Institutional Class)

   

4.15

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

5.83

%*

 

11/30/16

 

Oakmark Fund (Service Class)

   

4.04

%

   

23.62

%

   

8.51

%

   

13.53

%

   

8.63

%

   

8.09

%

 

04/05/01

 

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.

* Returns Since Inception for the Advisor Class and the Institutional Class are not annualized.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Total return includes change in share prices and, in each case, includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions. 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

 

Citigroup, Inc.

   

3.4

   

Alphabet Inc., Class C

   

3.2

   

Apple, Inc.

   

2.7

   

Bank of America Corp.

   

2.7

   

Visa, Inc., Class A

   

2.6

   

American International Group, Inc.

   

2.5

   

General Electric Co.

   

2.5

   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

   

2.5

   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   

2.4

   

Texas Instruments, Inc.

   

2.4

   

FUND STATISTICS

 

Ticker*

 

OAKMX

 

Inception*

 

08/05/1991

 

Number of Equity Holdings

 

50

 

Net Assets

  $17.1 billion  

Benchmark

 

S&P 500 Index

 

Weighted Average Market Cap

  $133.7 billion  

Median Market Cap

  $50.5 billion  

Portfolio Turnover (for the 6-months ended 03/31/17)

  11%  

Expense Ratio - Investor Class (as of 09/30/16)*

  0.89%  

*  This information is related to the Investor Class. Please visit Oakmark.com for information related to the Advisor, Institutional and Service Classes.

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

% of Net Assets

 

Financials

   

27.1

   

Information Technology

   

25.1

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

13.5

   

Industrials

   

11.0

   

Consumer Staples

   

6.3

   

Energy

   

6.1

   

Health Care

   

6.0

   

Short-Term Investments and Other

   

4.9

   

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 71.

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Oakmark Fund  March 31, 2017

Portfolio Manager Commentary

William C. Nygren, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakmx@oakmark.com

Kevin Grant, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakmx@oakmark.com

The Oakmark Fund increased 4.1% in the first quarter of 2017, hitting an all-time high adjusted NAV for the third quarter in a row. The Oakmark Fund lagged behind the S&P 500's3 strong 6.1% gain. Although the S&P 500 also hit new highs during the first quarter, the momentum from January and February faded in March as concerns grew over the Trump administration's plans for healthcare reform, new infrastructure spending and tax reform. Oil commodity prices also weakened in March, which hurt the performance of our energy holdings during the quarter, but we believe supply-and-demand dynamics will lead to higher commodity price trends over the long term. The information technology sector was especially strong during the first quarter, with the NASDAQ7 Index gaining 10.1%. In addition, the information technology sector has provided the highest contribution to return of the Oakmark Fund over the past three years, with several holdings returning more than 20% annually (Apple, Microsoft and Texas Instruments).

Our best contributing sectors for the first quarter were information technology and consumer staples. Apple and Unilever were the best individual performers, up 25% and 22%, respectively, and the information technology sector as a whole returned 8%. Our lowest contributing sectors for the quarter were energy and consumer discretionary. Our worst individual securities for the quarter were Apache and Anadarko. During the quarter, we added new positions in Chesapeake Energy, Delphi Automotive and Moody's (see below). We eliminated positions in Halliburton and Sanofi. Halliburton was sold when it reached our estimate of intrinsic value, and Sanofi was sold because we believed we had higher-conviction, higher-return options within the healthcare sector.

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (CHK-$6)

The downturn in oil and gas prices since late 2014 has created an opportunity to buy well-managed exploration and production companies at discounted values. We believe Chesapeake Energy is among the best managed oil and gas companies and is trading well below the value of its assets. The company has sizeable acreage holdings across the U.S., and its management is focused on developing these assets in a cost-effective and high-return manner. The team has successfully navigated the commodity price downturn while prioritizing the interests of equity holders, and we expect this shareholder-friendly team will continue to create value in an improving commodity price environment. With the enterprise trading at a substantial discount to our estimate of asset value, we believe Chesapeake is an attractive holding.

Delphi Automotive PLC (DLPH-$80)

Delphi is an automobile parts supplier that is well positioned for the secular trends that will continue to drive the auto industry. We believe Delphi will benefit from increasing

governmental regulations for safety, fuel efficiency and emissions control, as well as rapidly growing consumer demand for vehicle connectivity. Since Delphi's initial public offering in 2010, we find the company has generated robust sales and earnings growth along with ample free cash flow. Despite strong fundamental performance, the stock trades at a discount to the market P/E8 as well as our estimate of intrinsic value due to concerns about the U.S. auto cycle, short term uncertainty in China and an uncharacteristic downward revision to earnings guidance in 2016. We believe these headwinds will prove temporary and that the company's performance will improve.

Moody's Corp. (MCO-$112)

Moody's provides essential information to the world's capital markets. We have a long history with Moody's, dating back to the 1990s when it was a part of Dun & Bradstreet. The stock briefly traded for less than 17x 2018 earnings estimates because investors feared that rising interest rates and changing tax policies would depress debt issuance. Although such events would likely result in slower growth in the short term, we believe the company's long-term prospects remain compelling. Bonds issued with a Moody's rating pay meaningfully lower interest rates than those without a Moody's rating, and the price paid to Moody's is much lower than the interest savings the issuer realizes. We believe this will create consistent demand for bond ratings as debt markets grow. Management is cognizant of the value that the Moody's rating provides, and they are able to steadily raise prices year after year. In our view, Moody's is a great business with growing profits, run by a management team we've known and respected for years, and the shares trade at a price that is well below our estimate of intrinsic value.

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 71.

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Oakmark Fund  March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Schedule of Investments (in thousands)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS - 95.1%

 

FINANCIALS - 27.1%

 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 10.4%

 

Capital One Financial Corp.

   

4,463

   

$

386,746

   

State Street Corp.

   

4,700

     

374,167

   

Ally Financial, Inc.

   

17,435

     

354,453

   

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

   

6,320

     

298,476

   

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

   

1,105

     

253,841

   

Moody's Corp.

   

1,000

     

112,040

   
         

1,779,723

   

BANKS - 10.1%

 

Citigroup, Inc.

   

9,630

     

576,066

   

Bank of America Corp.

   

19,300

     

455,287

   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   

4,715

     

414,166

   

Wells Fargo & Co.

   

5,110

     

284,423

   
         

1,729,942

   

INSURANCE - 6.6%

 

American International Group, Inc.

   

6,980

     

435,762

   

Aflac, Inc.

   

4,910

     

355,582

   

Aon PLC

   

2,790

     

331,145

   
         

1,122,489

   
         

4,632,154

   

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 25.1%

 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 14.1%

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class C (a)

   

651

     

540,256

   

Visa, Inc., Class A

   

5,085

     

451,904

   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

   

3,770

     

424,012

   

Oracle Corp.

   

8,765

     

391,007

   

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

   

3,420

     

350,174

   

Microsoft Corp.

   

3,890

     

256,195

   
         

2,413,548

   

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - 6.2%

 

Texas Instruments, Inc.

   

5,120

     

412,467

   

Intel Corp.

   

10,155

     

366,291

   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

   

4,745

     

272,078

   
         

1,050,836

   

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 4.8%

 

Apple, Inc.

   

3,187

     

457,845

   

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

   

4,936

     

367,952

   
         

825,797

   
         

4,290,181

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 13.5%

 

AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 5.2%

 

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (a)

   

23,160

     

253,140

   

General Motors Co.

   

6,850

     

242,216

   

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

   

3,502

     

211,871

   

Delphi Automotive PLC

   

2,200

     

177,078

   
         

884,305

   
   

Shares

 

Value

 

MEDIA - 2.7%

 

Comcast Corp., Class A

   

6,638

   

$

249,537

   

News Corp., Class A

   

16,691

     

216,979

   
         

466,516

   

RETAILING - 2.5%

 
Liberty Interactive Corp. QVC Group,
Class A (a)
   

10,891

     

218,036

   

AutoNation, Inc. (a)

   

4,900

     

207,221

   
         

425,257

   

CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 1.7%

 

Whirlpool Corp.

   

1,730

     

296,401

   

CONSUMER SERVICES - 1.4%

 

MGM Resorts International

   

8,400

     

230,160

   
         

2,302,639

   

INDUSTRIALS - 11.0%

 

CAPITAL GOODS - 8.7%

 

General Electric Co.

   

14,250

     

424,650

   

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

   

2,439

     

391,062

   

Cummins, Inc.

   

2,320

     

350,784

   

Caterpillar, Inc.

   

3,500

     

324,660

   
         

1,491,156

   

TRANSPORTATION - 2.3%

 

FedEx Corp.

   

1,980

     

386,397

   
         

1,877,553

   

CONSUMER STAPLES - 6.3%

 

FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 4.1%

 

Diageo PLC (b)

   

3,100

     

358,298

   

Nestle SA (b)

   

4,565

     

351,049

   
         

709,347

   

HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS - 2.2%

 

Unilever PLC (b)

   

7,563

     

373,158

   
         

1,082,505

   

ENERGY - 6.1%

 

Apache Corp.

   

7,440

     

382,335

   

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

   

5,100

     

316,200

   

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

   

5,429

     

217,645

   

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (a)

   

20,000

     

118,800

   
         

1,034,980

   

HEALTH CARE - 6.0%

 

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 6.0%

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   

2,195

     

360,002

   

Baxter International, Inc.

   

5,300

     

274,858

   

HCA Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

2,216

     

197,157

   

Medtronic PLC

   

2,440

     

196,567

   
         

1,028,584

   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 95.1%
(COST $10,212,030)
       

16,248,596

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Oakmark Fund  March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

   

Par Value

 

Value

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 4.9%

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT BILL - 4.1%

 
United States Treasury Bills,
0.66% - 0.75%, due
04/06/17 - 04/27/17 (c)
(Cost $699,806)
 

$

700,000

   

$

699,806

   

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT - 0.8%

 
Fixed Income Clearing Corp. Repurchase
Agreement, 0.22% dated 03/31/17 due
04/03/17, repurchase price $142,700
collateralized by a United States Treasury
Note, 2.250%, due 01/31/24, value
plus accrued interest of $145,553
(Cost: $142,698)
   

142,698

     

142,698

   
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 4.9%
(COST $842,504)
       

842,504

   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.0%
(COST $11,054,534)
       

17,091,100

   

Foreign Currencies (Cost $0) - 0.0% (d)

       

0

(e)

 

Other Assets In Excess of Liabilities - 0.0% (d)

       

3,948

   

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

     

$

17,095,048

   

(a)  Non-income producing security

(b)  Sponsored American Depositary Receipt

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

(d)  Amount rounds to less than 0.1%.

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

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Oakmark Select Fund  March 31, 2017

Summary Information

VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT

Since Inception - 11/01/96 (Unaudited)

PERFORMANCE

       

Average Annual Total Returns (as of 03/31/17)

     

(Unaudited)

  Total Return
Last 3 Months
 

1-year

 

3-year

 

5-year

 

10-year

  Since
Inception
  Inception
Date
 

Oakmark Select Fund (Investor Class)

   

3.00

%

   

25.76

%

   

8.02

%

   

13.70

%

   

8.05

%

   

12.81

%

 

11/01/96

 

S&P 500 Index

   

6.07

%

   

17.17

%

   

10.37

%

   

13.30

%

   

7.51

%

   

8.12

%

     

Lipper Multi-Cap Value Fund Index9

   

3.25

%

   

18.83

%

   

7.14

%

   

11.96

%

   

5.41

%

   

7.67

%

     

Oakmark Select Fund (Advisor Class)

   

3.04

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

5.80

%*

 

11/30/16

 

Oakmark Select Fund (Institutional Class)

   

3.04

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

5.80

%*

 

11/30/16

 

Oakmark Select Fund (Service Class)

   

2.89

%

   

25.36

%

   

7.68

%

   

13.33

%

   

7.75

%

   

9.43

%

 

12/31/99

 

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.

* Returns Since Inception for the Advisor Class and the Institutional Class are not annualized.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Total return includes change in share prices and, in each case, includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions. 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

 

Alphabet Inc., Class C

   

8.0

   

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A

   

7.0

   

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

   

6.0

   

General Electric Co.

   

5.5

   

Citigroup, Inc.

   

5.5

   

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.

   

4.9

   

MGM Resorts International

   

4.8

   

Apache Corp.

   

4.6

   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

   

4.6

   

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

   

4.5

   

FUND STATISTICS

 

Ticker*

 

OAKLX

 

Inception*

 

11/01/96

 

Number of Equity Holdings

 

20

 

Net Assets

  $5.8 billion  

Benchmark

 

S&P 500 Index

 

Weighted Average Market Cap

  $128.1 billion  

Median Market Cap

  $34.2 billion  

Portfolio Turnover (for the 6-months ended 03/31/17)

  9%  

Expense Ratio - Investor Class (as of 09/30/16)*

  0.98%  

*  This information is related to the Investor Class. Please visit Oakmark.com for information related to the Advisor, Institutional and Service Classes.

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

% of Net Assets

 

Financials

   

29.8

   

Information Technology

   

25.5

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

17.1

   

Energy

   

8.7

   

Real Estate

   

7.0

   

Industrials

   

5.5

   

Short-Term Investments and Other

   

6.4

   

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 71.

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Oakmark Select Fund  March 31, 2017

Portfolio Manager Commentary

William C. Nygren, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oaklx@oakmark.com

Anthony P. Coniaris, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oaklx@oakmark.com

Win Murray

Portfolio Manager

oaklx@oakmark.com

For the quarter, the Oakmark Select Fund increased 3.0%, compared to a 6.1% gain for the S&P 500 Index3. While good on an absolute basis, we aren't satisfied by the relative return this quarter, but understand that our investment process of buying companies that have a clear path to per-share value growth, that are run by strong management teams, and that trade at significant discounts to intrinsic value works well on average and over time, but not necessarily every quarter.

Nearly half of the underperformance relative to the S&P 500 came from our two energy holdings as oil and gas prices pulled back somewhat during the quarter. The three largest detractors—Apache (–19%), Chesapeake Energy (–15%) and General Electric (–5%)—all have direct or indirect exposure to oil and gas prices. Energy price volatility notwithstanding, the fundamentals of all three companies are largely tracking with our expectations. Furthermore, recent oil and gas property transactions confirm our belief that Apache and Chesapeake Energy are trading at substantial discounts to fair value, and in the case of Chesapeake, insiders have been buying stock. We added to the Fund's holdings in both Chesapeake and Apache during the quarter.

The three largest contributors to performance were Fiat Chrysler (+20%), CBRE Group (+10%) and Oracle (+16%). There was no identifiable catalyst for the performance at Fiat or CBRE beyond these well-run companies continuing to demonstrate good fundamentals. Often times, this is enough for stocks that are just too cheap. Oracle's latest earnings report showed continued progress managing its transition to more of a cloud-based software model. This strong performance was consistent with our expectations, but appeared to have positively surprised others.

There were no new additions or deletions from the portfolio in the quarter. We added significantly to our MGM investment after what we believe was an overreaction to its earnings release, and we trimmed JPMorgan and Bank of America after continued strong price performance had somewhat narrowed their discounts to value.

Thank you for your continued investment in the Fund.

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 71.

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Oakmark Select Fund  March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Schedule of Investments (in thousands)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS - 93.6%

 

FINANCIALS - 29.8%

 

BANKS - 13.4%

 

Citigroup, Inc.

   

5,312

   

$

317,764

   

Bank of America Corp.

   

9,901

     

233,555

   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   

2,568

     

225,573

   
         

776,892

   

INSURANCE - 8.6%

 

FNF Group

   

6,446

     

251,015

   

American International Group, Inc.

   

3,995

     

249,420

   
         

500,435

   

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 7.8%

 

Ally Financial, Inc.

   

11,500

     

233,795

   

Capital One Financial Corp.

   

2,485

     

215,342

   
         

449,137

   
         

1,726,464

   

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 25.5%

 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 16.9%

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class C (a)

   

557

     

461,774

   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

   

2,359

     

265,317

   

Oracle Corp.

   

5,567

     

248,344

   
         

975,435

   

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 6.0%

 

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

   

4,623

     

344,640

   

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - 2.6%

 

Intel Corp.

   

4,237

     

152,829

   
         

1,472,904

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 17.1%

 

AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 9.4%

 

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (a)

   

26,134

     

285,645

   

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

   

4,300

     

260,150

   
         

545,795

   

CONSUMER SERVICES - 4.8%

 

MGM Resorts International

   

10,100

     

276,740

   

RETAILING - 2.9%

 

Liberty Interactive Corp. QVC Group, Class A (a)

   

8,459

     

169,347

   
         

991,882

   

ENERGY - 8.7%

 

Apache Corp.

   

5,221

     

268,307

   

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (a)

   

39,840

     

236,652

   
         

504,959

   
   

Shares

 

Value

 

REAL ESTATE - 7.0%

 

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A (a)

   

11,648

   

$

405,217

   

INDUSTRIALS - 5.5%

 

CAPITAL GOODS - 5.5%

 

General Electric Co.

   

10,718

     

319,396

   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 93.6%
(COST $3,492,371)
       

5,420,822

   
   

Par Value

 

Value

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 6.3%

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT BILL - 4.3%

 
United States Treasury Bills,
0.66% - 0.75%, due
04/06/17 - 04/27/17 (b)
(Cost $249,919)
 

$

250,000

     

249,919

   

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT - 2.0%

 
Fixed Income Clearing Corp. Repurchase
Agreement, 0.22% dated 03/31/17 due
04/03/17, repurchase price $114,715
collateralized by United States
Treasury Notes, 2.000% - 2.125%, due
05/15/25 - 08/15/25, value plus
accrued interest of $117,009
(Cost: $114,713)
   

114,713

     

114,713

   
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 6.3%
(COST $364,632)
       

364,632

   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.9%
(COST $3,857,003)
       

5,785,454

   

Other Assets In Excess of Liabilities - 0.1%

       

4,423

   

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

     

$

5,789,877

   

(a)  Non-income producing security

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

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Oakmark Equity and Income Fund  March 31, 2017

Summary Information

VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT

Since Inception - 11/01/95 (Unaudited)

PERFORMANCE

       

Average Annual Total Returns (as of 03/31/17)

     

(Unaudited)

  Total Return
Last 3 Months
 

1-year

 

3-year

 

5-year

 

10-year

  Since
Inception
  Inception
Date
 

Oakmark Equity and Income Fund (Investor Class)

   

4.14

%

   

14.68

%

   

5.02

%

   

8.16

%

   

6.73

%

   

10.28

%

 

11/01/95

 

Lipper Balanced Fund Index

   

4.15

%

   

10.22

%

   

5.39

%

   

7.56

%

   

5.28

%

   

6.84

%

     

S&P 500 Index

   

6.07

%

   

17.17

%

   

10.37

%

   

13.30

%

   

7.51

%

   

8.79

%

     

Barclays U.S. Govt./Credit Index

   

0.96

%

   

0.54

%

   

2.69

%

   

2.46

%

   

4.34

%

   

5.29

%

     

Oakmark Equity and Income Fund (Advisor Class)

   

4.17

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

5.77

%*

 

11/30/16

 

Oakmark Equity and Income Fund (Institutional Class)

   

4.17

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

5.77

%*

 

11/30/16

 

Oakmark Equity and Income Fund (Service Class)

   

4.06

%

   

14.36

%

   

4.69

%

   

7.82

%

   

6.39

%

   

8.59

%

 

07/12/00

 

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.

* Returns Since Inception for the Advisor Class and the Institutional Class are not annualized.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Total return includes change in share prices and, in each case, includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions. 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

 

Bank of America Corp.

   

4.7

   

General Motors Co.

   

4.4

   

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

   

3.2

   

Oracle Corp.

   

3.1

   

Nestlé ADR

   

2.9

   

Dover Corp.

   

2.7

   

Foot Locker, Inc.

   

2.6

   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

   

2.5

   

CVS Health Corp.

   

2.4

   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   

2.3

   

FUND STATISTICS

 

Ticker*

 

OAKBX

 

Inception*

 

11/01/95

 

Number of Equity Holdings

 

42

 

Net Assets

  $16.4 billion  

Benchmark

 

Lipper Balanced Funds Index

 

Weighted Average Market Cap

  $85.1 billion  

Median Market Cap

  $16.9 billion  

Portfolio Turnover (for the 6-months ended 03/31/17)

  9%  

Expense Ratio - Investor Class (as of 09/30/16)*

  0.79%  

*  This information is related to the Investor Class. Please visit Oakmark.com for information related to the Advisor, Institutional and Service Classes.

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

% of Net Assets

 

Equity Investments

 

Financials

   

15.9

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

11.6

   

Consumer Staples

   

9.1

   

Information Technology

   

8.9

   

Industrials

   

6.4

   

Health Care

   

4.0

   

Energy

   

2.6

   

Real Estate

   

1.5

   

Materials

   

0.9

   

Total Equity Investments

   

60.9

   

Fixed Income Investments

 

Corporate Bonds

   

13.6

   

Government and Agency Securities

   

9.0

   

Convertible Bonds

   

0.1

   

Total Fixed Income Investments

   

22.7

   

Short-Term Investments and Other

   

16.4

   

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 71.

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Oakmark Equity and Income Fund  March 31, 2017

Portfolio Manager Commentary

Clyde S. McGregor, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakbx@oakmark.com

M. Colin Hudson, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakbx@oakmark.com

Edward J. Wojciechowski, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakbx@oakmark.com

The U.S. equity markets (as defined by the S&P 5003) have continued their post-election ascent, increasing 11.4% since November 8, 2016, and 6.1% in the first quarter of 2017. Against this backdrop, the Fund's equity performance has done particularly well, returning 17.1% and 6.8% over those respective time periods. These results raise the questions: how did we call the Trump presidency (considered a low probability event at the time), and what did we do to prepare the portfolio for it? In short, the answers are: we didn't, and nothing. At Harris Associates, we are long-term, bottom-up value investors; therefore, short-term events and macroeconomic considerations don't tend to play a major role in our decision making process. In fact, we have half-jokingly suggested that had we known the outcome of the election in advance, we may not have positioned the portfolio as well.

Still, we believe that the Fund's performance last quarter can be attributed to more than just luck. We seek to populate the portfolio with high-quality, growing companies that are trading at significant discounts to their intrinsic values and that are run by management teams that think and act like owners. By doing so, we believe we set the Fund's investors up for long-term success. Although we are never sure what exactly will cause the gap between price and value to narrow, we are generally confident that it will occur over time. In this case, the recent upward move seems to be explained by the anticipation of economically stimulative policies, such as tax cuts and an easier regulatory environment, as well as improved economic indicators, such as the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) and consumer confidence. While we are not going to try to predict what the next four years will hold, we believe that our group of well-managed, attractively valued companies should fare well.

For the quarter, the Equity & Income Fund earned 4.1%, which compares to 4.2% for the Lipper Balanced Fund Index10, the Fund's performance benchmark. The largest contributors to performance were Oracle, Philip Morris International, Bank of America, TE Connectivity and MasterCard, while the largest detractors were TD Ameritrade, Baker Hughes, Herman Miller, Arconic and Manitowoc. The lack of a common theme or discernable pattern amongst the winners and losers is illustrative of our bottom-up approach—the movements were mostly attributable to company-specific factors rather than overarching macroeconomic developments.

Transaction Activity

We added one new position and exited three holdings during the period. We purchased Arconic after it separated from Alcoa and became an independent public company. Arconic designs and manufactures lightweight metal parts and components that are used within the aerospace, building and construction, transportation, and other industries. Its largest division, Engineered

Products and Solutions, accounts for approximately half of the firm's profits and is considered the "crown jewel" of the company. This segment has a similar product portfolio to Precision Castparts, a previous Fund holding that was acquired by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway in 2016. We believe Arconic's long-term revenue outlook is bright. It should benefit from the secular trend toward more lightweight platforms in both the commercial aerospace and automotive industries as well as market share gains within these end markets. Moreover, we expect Arconic's operating margins to expand considerably as reductions in corporate overhead, sourcing and plant optimization are met with increases in capacity utilization. Given our favorable long-term outlook for many of its end markets, the durability of its underlying business segments and its valuation discount relative to precedent transactions, we believe Arconic represents an attractive investment opportunity.

We sold three positions, all of which performed well over the past year and exceeded their sell targets. Although it is always bittersweet to sell a business that possesses strong fundamentals, is run by capable managers and has outperformed our expectations, doing so is critical to our investment process. We often explain to management teams that they should cheer for the day when we sell their stock as that usually means the company is doing well and that the consensus opinion is that leadership is doing a good job. They should be less excited when we take an initial position because this usually indicates some industry or company-specific problem that is dampening enthusiasm for the stock.

The Fund's 2017 "graduating class" to date includes Comerica, Reinsurance Group of America and Rockwell Automation. We purchased Comerica in the first quarter of 2016 when other investors were worried about the company's energy loans, as well as the impact of low interest rates, both of which we thought were overstated. As energy fears subsided and interest rates started to increase, Comerica's stock price more than doubled and approached our view of the company's fair value. We added Reinsurance Group of America to the portfolio in 2014 when worries about low interest rates and lingering fears about the company's underperforming small Australian business drove the stock below book value. The Australian underwriting problem proved to be temporary, interest rates increased and the stock valuation quickly rebounded to a more appropriate multiple of tangible book. In terms of Rockwell Automation, this was the second time we bought the stock, and the purchase worked out well again. We initially purchased Rockwell in 2009 as the world's economy and Rockwell's fundamentals were suffering from the effects of the Global Financial Crisis. We have always admired the company's strong position in factory automation along with its smart management team, so we believed that business fundamentals would rebound as the

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 71.

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Oakmark Equity and Income Fund  March 31, 2017

Portfolio Manager Commentary (continued)

economy improved. Business fundamentals have indeed improved materially, as reflected by the stock price's nearly fivefold increase.

The big news in the fixed income market over the past quarter was that the Federal Reserve raised short-term interest rates for the third time this decade. The amount was only 25 basis points; however, the Fed also indicated that it would likely increase rates several more times this year. Longer-term Treasury interest rates initially increased in anticipation of this move but ultimately ended the quarter fairly close to where they started. We took advantage of that brief opening, though, to modestly add to our longer dated Treasury position. On the corporate side, investment grade credit spreads have continued to tighten and are near a decade low, providing a challenging backdrop in which to find fixed income securities that we find attractive. Still, we purchased a few securities of high yield companies in which Harris Associates has large equity positions. We know these businesses and management teams well, and we believe they offer attractive spreads. Even with the addition of some longer dated treasuries and corporates this quarter, the duration of our fixed income holdings remains relatively short, which we've done to protect against rising interest rates.

As always, we thank our shareholders for entrusting their assets to the Fund and welcome your questions or comments.

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 71.

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Oakmark Equity and Income Fund  March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Schedule of Investments (in thousands)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS - 60.9%

 

FINANCIALS - 15.9%

 

BANKS - 7.9%

 

Bank of America Corp.

   

32,674

   

$

770,780

   

Citigroup, Inc.

   

5,165

     

308,964

   

Wells Fargo & Co.

   

2,471

     

137,519

   

U.S. Bancorp

   

1,574

     

81,051

   
         

1,298,314

   

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 4.8%

 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

   

5,171

     

244,229

   

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

   

5,529

     

214,864

   

Ally Financial, Inc.

   

9,973

     

202,741

   

State Street Corp.

   

1,551

     

123,491

   
         

785,325

   

INSURANCE - 3.2%

 

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

   

4,377

     

276,232

   

FNF Group

   

6,360

     

247,651

   
         

523,883

   
         

2,607,522

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 11.6%

 

AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 7.0%

 

General Motors Co.

   

20,307

     

718,069

   

BorgWarner, Inc.

   

5,914

     

247,146

   

Lear Corp.

   

1,316

     

186,381

   
         

1,151,596

   

RETAILING - 2.9%

 

Foot Locker, Inc.

   

5,783

     

432,596

   

HSN, Inc.

   

1,034

     

38,347

   
         

470,943

   

CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 1.3%

 

Kate Spade & Co. (a) (b)

   

6,869

     

159,564

   

Carter's, Inc.

   

664

     

59,654

   
         

219,218

   

CONSUMER SERVICES - 0.4%

 

MGM Resorts International

   

2,351

     

64,424

   
         

1,906,181

   

CONSUMER STAPLES - 9.1%

 

FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 6.8%

 

Nestle SA (c)

   

6,207

     

477,280

   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

   

3,092

     

349,053

   

Diageo PLC (c)

   

2,441

     

282,182

   
         

1,108,515

   

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING - 2.3%

 

CVS Health Corp.

   

4,911

     

385,541

   
         

1,494,056

   
   

Shares

 

Value

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 8.9%

 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 5.6%

 

Oracle Corp.

   

11,522

   

$

513,987

   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

   

3,602

     

405,151

   
         

919,138

   

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 3.3%

 

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

   

7,122

     

530,968

   
         

1,450,106

   

INDUSTRIALS - 6.4%

 

CAPITAL GOODS - 5.0%

 

Dover Corp.

   

5,513

     

442,938

   

Oshkosh Corp.

   

1,566

     

107,378

   

Flowserve Corp.

   

2,179

     

105,530

   

Arconic, Inc.

   

3,221

     

84,836

   

WESCO International, Inc. (a)

   

682

     

47,405

   

The Manitowoc Co., Inc. (a)

   

6,243

     

35,584

   
         

823,671

   

TRANSPORTATION - 1.2%

 

Union Pacific Corp.

   

1,769

     

187,373

   

COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 0.2%

 

Herman Miller, Inc.

   

1,246

     

39,307

   
         

1,050,351

   

HEALTH CARE - 4.0%

 

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 3.4%

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   

2,261

     

370,899

   

HCA Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

2,186

     

194,505

   
         

565,404

   

PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES - 0.6%

 

VWR Corp. (a)

   

3,233

     

91,159

   
         

656,563

   

ENERGY - 2.6%

 

Baker Hughes, Inc.

   

3,820

     

228,487

   

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

   

4,865

     

195,034

   
         

423,521

   

REAL ESTATE - 1.5%

 

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

   

1,204

     

134,146

   

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.

   

1,833

     

61,245

   

The Howard Hughes Corp. (a)

   

429

     

50,284

   
         

245,675

   

MATERIALS - 0.9%

 

Glencore PLC

   

35,440

     

139,048

   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 60.9%
(COST $5,657,008)
       

9,973,023

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

   

Par Value

 

Value

 

FIXED INCOME - 22.7%

 

CORPORATE BONDS - 13.6%

 

FINANCIALS - 4.1%

 
Aflac, Inc.
2.875%, due 10/15/26
 

$

980

   

$

945

   
Ally Financial, Inc.
4.75%, due 09/10/18
   

4,743

     

4,873

   
American Express Credit Corp.
2.60%, due 09/14/20
   

2,945

     

2,976

   

1.875%, due 11/05/18

   

4,915

     

4,923

   
American International Group, Inc.
3.30%, due 03/01/21
   

14,665

     

14,935

   
Aon Corp.
5.00%, due 09/30/20
   

14,745

     

15,947

   
Bank of America Corp.
4.45%, due 03/03/26
   

5,000

     

5,128

   

1.95%, due 05/12/18

   

31,675

     

31,745

   

2.151%, due 11/09/20

   

6,970

     

6,907

   
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.
2.75%, due 03/15/23
   

4,915

     

4,916

   
Capital One Bank USA NA
2.15%, due 11/21/18
   

3,768

     

3,775

   
Capital One NA
2.35%, due 08/17/18
   

5,000

     

5,031

   
Capital One NA/Mclean VA
1.85%, due 09/13/19
   

39,255

     

38,891

   
Citigroup, Inc.
1.70%, due 04/27/18
   

29,020

     

29,032

   

3.40%, due 05/01/26

   

15,000

     

14,615

   

6.125%, due 11/21/17

   

10,180

     

10,469

   

2.45%, due 01/10/20

   

19,910

     

19,995

   

4.05%, due 07/30/22

   

13,338

     

13,890

   

2.05%, due 12/07/18

   

2,098

     

2,102

   
CNO Financial Group, Inc.
4.50%, due 05/30/20
   

9,830

     

10,149

   

5.25%, due 05/30/25

   

5,895

     

6,046

   
Credit Suisse Group AG, 144A
6.25% (d) (e) (f)
   

7,000

     

7,111

   
7.50% (d) (e) (f)    

30,000

     

32,508

   
Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey, Ltd.
3.125%, due 12/10/20
   

25,000

     

25,139

   

3.80%, due 06/09/23

   

14,750

     

14,810

   
Credit Suisse New York
1.75%, due 01/29/18
   

24,700

     

24,718

   
E*TRADE Financial Corp.
4.625%, due 09/15/23
   

7,865

     

8,058

   

5.375%, due 11/15/22

   

24,308

     

25,463

   
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
6.60%, due 05/15/17
   

6,446

     

6,480

   
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
2.625%, due 04/25/21
   

2,000

     

1,995

   
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
1.70%, due 03/01/18
   

21,596

     

21,601

   

2.972%, due 01/15/23

   

29,765

     

29,741

   

2.273%, due 10/24/23 (e)

   

19,910

     

20,367

   
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA
1.521%, due 06/14/17 (e)
   

19,750

     

19,762

   
Moody's Corp.
4.50%, due 09/01/22
   

9,820

     

10,512

   

5.50%, due 09/01/20

   

3,780

     

4,138

   
   

Par Value

 

Value

 
MSCI, Inc., 144A
5.75%, due 08/15/25 (d)
 

$

2,950

   

$

3,134

   

5.25%, due 11/15/24 (d)

   

9,905

     

10,425

   

4.75%, due 08/01/26 (d)

   

5,925

     

5,984

   
Principal Life Global Funding II, 144A
2.15%, due 01/10/20 (d)
   

19,910

     

19,900

   

2.375%, due 11/21/21 (d)

   

6,970

     

6,853

   
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.
3.95%, due 09/15/26
   

4,905

     

4,947

   
S&P Global, Inc.
2.50%, due 08/15/18
   

1,970

     

1,986

   

4.00%, due 06/15/25

   

17,150

     

17,627

   

3.30%, due 08/14/20

   

1,970

     

2,013

   

4.40%, due 02/15/26

   

1,970

     

2,091

   
S&P Global, Inc., 144A
2.95%, due 01/22/27 (d)
   

9,810

     

9,255

   

2.50%, due 08/15/18 (d)

   

1,267

     

1,277

   
The Bear Stearns Cos. LLC
4.65%, due 07/02/18
   

8,205

     

8,487

   
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
2.55%, due 10/23/19
   

980

     

989

   

1.72%, due 05/22/17 (e)

   

5,000

     

5,004

   

2.30%, due 12/13/19

   

6,970

     

6,974

   

2.875%, due 02/25/21

   

1,000

     

1,006

   

2.789%, due 10/28/27 (e)

   

2,975

     

3,062

   

2.35%, due 11/15/21

   

14,616

     

14,315

   
Voya Financial, Inc.
3.65%, due 06/15/26
   

1,960

     

1,931

   
Wachovia Corp.
5.75%, due 02/01/18
   

1,197

     

1,235

   
Wells Fargo & Co.
3.069%, due 01/24/23
   

14,930

     

15,021

   

2.269%, due 10/31/23 (e)

   

8,603

     

8,761

   
Wells Fargo Bank NA
1.80%, due 11/28/18
   

9,900

     

9,913

   

2.15%, due 12/06/19

   

9,900

     

9,933

   
         

671,816

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 2.9%

 
1011778 BC ULC /
New Red Finance, Inc., 144A
6.00%, due 04/01/22 (d)
   

29,500

     

30,606

   
BorgWarner, Inc.
4.625%, due 09/15/20
   

10,810

     

11,556

   
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings
Capital Corp., 144A
5.125%, due 05/01/27 (d)
   

250

     

251

   
Dana, Inc.
6.00%, due 09/15/23
   

3,925

     

4,092

   
Dollar General Corp.
4.125%, due 07/15/17
   

17,095

     

17,233

   
Dollar Tree, Inc.
5.75%, due 03/01/23
   

2,950

     

3,142

   

5.25%, due 03/01/20

   

1,000

     

1,030

   
EMI Music Publishing Group North
America Holdings, Inc., 144A
7.625%, due 06/15/24 (d)
   

4,910

     

5,352

   
Expedia, Inc.
5.00%, due 02/15/26
   

28,360

     

30,310

   
Foot Locker, Inc.
8.50%, due 01/15/22
   

4,340

     

5,105

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Oakmark Equity and Income Fund  March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

   

Par Value

 

Value

 

FIXED INCOME - 22.7% (continued)

 

CORPORATE BONDS - 13.6% (continued)

 
General Motors Co.
3.50%, due 10/02/18
 

$

29,525

   

$

30,173

   

4.875%, due 10/02/23

   

41,400

     

44,170

   
General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
3.10%, due 01/15/19
   

4,915

     

4,994

   
International Game Technology PLC, 144A
5.625%, due 02/15/20 (d)
   

9,800

     

10,241

   

6.25%, due 02/15/22 (d)

   

14,800

     

15,799

   

6.50%, due 02/15/25 (d)

   

19,600

     

20,874

   
KFC Holding Co. / Pizza Hut Holdings LLC /
Taco Bell of America LLC, 144A
5.00%, due 06/01/24 (d)
   

1,000

     

1,021

   

5.25%, due 06/01/26 (d)

   

1,000

     

1,018

   
Lear Corp.
4.75%, due 01/15/23
   

17,411

     

18,035

   

5.375%, due 03/15/24

   

7,372

     

7,779

   
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 144A
5.375%, due 06/15/22 (d)
   

2,000

     

2,080

   

4.875%, due 11/01/24 (d)

   

14,935

     

14,935

   
Omnicom Group, Inc.
3.625%, due 05/01/22
   

30,425

     

31,473

   

6.25%, due 07/15/19

   

2,950

     

3,219

   
Penn National Gaming, Inc., 144A
5.625%, due 01/15/27 (d)
   

6,970

     

6,918

   
Penske Truck Leasing Co., LP /
PTL Finance Corp., 144A
3.75%, due 05/11/17 (d)
   

4,920

     

4,931

   
Scientific Games International, Inc.
10.00%, due 12/01/22
   

19,665

     

20,968

   
Scientific Games International, Inc., 144A
7.00%, due 01/01/22 (d)
   

8,875

     

9,474

   
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc.
2.80%, due 06/15/20
   

3,930

     

3,971

   
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 144A
5.25%, due 08/15/22 (d)
   

8,895

     

9,195

   
Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 144A
5.25%, due 01/15/21 (d)
   

9,970

     

10,251

   
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.
5.50%, due 06/15/26
   

1,965

     

1,937

   
The Gap, Inc.
5.95%, due 04/12/21
   

1,965

     

2,109

   
The Priceline Group, Inc.
3.60%, due 06/01/26
   

14,730

     

14,634

   
The William Carter Co.
5.25%, due 08/15/21
   

36,132

     

37,158

   
Toyota Motor Credit Corp.
1.45%, due 01/12/18
   

29,495

     

29,490

   
Tribune Media Co.
5.875%, due 07/15/22
   

1,000

     

1,043

   
Wolverine World Wide, Inc., 144A
5.00%, due 09/01/26 (d)
   

6,870

     

6,458

   
Yum! Brands, Inc.
3.875%, due 11/01/23
   

6,329

     

6,187

   
         

479,212

   

HEALTH CARE - 1.6%

 
Abbott Laboratories
2.35%, due 11/22/19
   

14,935

     

14,997

   

2.90%, due 11/30/21

   

14,935

     

15,000

   
   

Par Value

 

Value

 
AbbVie, Inc.
1.80%, due 05/14/18
 

$

4,937

   

$

4,943

   
Actavis Funding SCS
1.30%, due 06/15/17
   

7,727

     

7,726

   
Anthem, Inc.
5.875%, due 06/15/17
   

22,388

     

22,583

   

1.875%, due 01/15/18

   

4,200

     

4,203

   
Centene Corp.
4.75%, due 05/15/22
   

20,084

     

20,636

   
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.
8.00%, due 11/15/19
   

2,940

     

2,885

   

6.875%, due 02/01/22

   

3,920

     

3,371

   
Express Scripts Holding Co.
3.30%, due 02/25/21
   

4,915

     

5,000

   
HCA, Inc.
3.75%, due 03/15/19
   

3,965

     

4,054

   

5.00%, due 03/15/24

   

7,465

     

7,829

   

4.25%, due 10/15/19

   

1,990

     

2,060

   
McKesson Corp.
1.40%, due 03/15/18
   

22,100

     

22,047

   
Medtronic, Inc.
1.50%, due 03/15/18
   

2,950

     

2,951

   
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.
4.70%, due 04/01/21
   

5,128

     

5,510

   
Quintiles IMS, Inc., 144A
5.00%, due 10/15/26 (d)
   

7,800

     

7,829

   
St Jude Medical LLC
2.00%, due 09/15/18
   

13,485

     

13,501

   
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
3.00%, due 04/15/23
   

1,970

     

1,952

   
Universal Health Services, Inc., 144A
5.00%, due 06/01/26 (d)
   

12,805

     

13,157

   

4.75%, due 08/01/22 (d)

   

22,300

     

22,913

   

3.75%, due 08/01/19 (d)

   

6,970

     

7,057

   
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
1.45%, due 04/01/17
   

37,671

     

37,671

   

2.00%, due 04/01/18

   

1,815

     

1,818

   

3.15%, due 04/01/22

   

3,810

     

3,824

   
         

255,517

   

REAL ESTATE - 1.5%

 
CBRE Services, Inc.
4.875%, due 03/01/26
   

19,665

     

20,463

   

5.00%, due 03/15/23

   

25,239

     

26,252

   

5.25%, due 03/15/25

   

24,930

     

26,458

   
GLP Capital, LP / GLP Financing II, Inc.
4.375%, due 11/01/18
   

14,975

     

15,368

   

5.375%, due 04/15/26

   

3,925

     

4,053

   

4.375%, due 04/15/21

   

1,965

     

2,019

   

4.875%, due 11/01/20

   

10,000

     

10,467

   

5.375%, due 11/01/23

   

12,000

     

12,720

   
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership,
LP / MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc. REIT
5.625%, due 05/01/24
   

2,945

     

3,107

   
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.
4.375%, due 08/01/23
   

14,625

     

14,822

   

5.875%, due 03/15/24

   

39,292

     

40,541

   
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. REIT
5.25%, due 01/15/26
   

9,835

     

10,268

   
The Howard Hughes Corp., 144A
5.375%, due 03/15/25 (d)
   

11,945

     

11,825

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

   

Par Value

 

Value

 

FIXED INCOME - 22.7% (continued)

 

CORPORATE BONDS - 13.6% (continued)

 
Ventas Realty LP / Ventas Capital Corp. REIT
2.00%, due 02/15/18
 

$

15,876

   

$

15,899

   
Ventas Realty, LP REIT
3.50%, due 02/01/25
   

1,000

     

979

   

3.125%, due 06/15/23

   

2,490

     

2,458

   
Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT
6.95%, due 08/01/17
   

22,722

     

23,067

   
         

240,766

   

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 1.3%

 
Activision Blizzard, Inc., 144A
6.125%, due 09/15/23 (d)
   

20,525

     

22,218

   
Avnet, Inc.
3.75%, due 12/01/21
   

2,985

     

3,019

   

4.875%, due 12/01/22

   

5,290

     

5,557

   
Broadcom Corp. / Broadcom Cayman
Finance, Ltd., 144A
2.375%, due 01/15/20 (d)
   

9,955

     

9,954

   

3.625%, due 01/15/24 (d)

   

9,955

     

10,028

   

3.00%, due 01/15/22 (d)

   

14,930

     

14,911

   
CDW LLC / CDW Finance Corp.
5.00%, due 09/01/23
   

6,965

     

7,043

   

5.00%, due 09/01/25

   

9,955

     

10,154

   
CommScope Technologies LLC,
144A 5.00%, due 03/15/27 (d)
   

10,945

     

10,928

   
Diamond 1 Finance Corp. /
Diamond 2 Finance Corp., 144A
4.42%, due 06/15/21 (d)
   

2,940

     

3,075

   

5.45%, due 06/15/23 (d)

   

14,725

     

15,888

   
eBay, Inc.
2.50%, due 03/09/18
   

2,945

     

2,967

   
Electronic Arts, Inc.
3.70%, due 03/01/21
   

14,740

     

15,300

   

4.80%, due 03/01/26

   

19,655

     

21,256

   

2.75%, due 03/15/20

   

19,660

     

19,888

   
Lam Research Corp.
2.80%, due 06/15/21
   

4,910

     

4,928

   
Symantec Corp., 144A
5.00%, due 04/15/25 (d)
   

1,000

     

1,025

   
Tyco Electronics Group SA
6.55%, due 10/01/17
   

21,061

     

21,573

   

3.70%, due 02/15/26

   

9,830

     

10,045

   
         

209,757

   

CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.8%

 
CVS Health Corp.
2.25%, due 08/12/19
   

2,884

     

2,903

   

4.75%, due 12/01/22

   

6,880

     

7,467

   

5.00%, due 12/01/24

   

6,880

     

7,528

   

4.00%, due 12/05/23

   

18,198

     

19,111

   
Kraft Heinz Foods Co.
2.00%, due 07/02/18
   

34,173

     

34,258

   
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 144A
4.875%, due 02/15/25 (d)
   

6,260

     

6,692

   
   

Par Value

 

Value

 
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.
4.125%, due 11/15/25
 

$

13,955

   

$

14,621

   

3.00%, due 11/15/20

   

6,885

     

7,018

   
Mondelez International Holdings
Netherlands BV, 144A
1.625%, due 10/28/19 (d)
   

7,764

     

7,647

   

2.00%, due 10/28/21 (d)

   

8,585

     

8,261

   
Post Holdings, Inc., 144A
7.75%, due 03/15/24 (d)
   

500

     

551

   

5.50%, due 03/01/25 (d)

   

500

     

502

   

5.75%, due 03/01/27 (d)

   

500

     

499

   

5.00%, due 08/15/26 (d)

   

2,000

     

1,915

   
Smithfield Foods, Inc., 144A
2.70%, due 01/31/20 (d)
   

6,420

     

6,416

   

3.35%, due 02/01/22 (d)

   

4,975

     

4,968

   

4.25%, due 02/01/27 (d)

   

995

     

1,007

   
         

131,364

   

ENERGY - 0.7%

 
Chevron Corp.
1.365%, due 03/02/18
   

9,835

     

9,829

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

6,980

     

7,216

   
ConocoPhillips Co.
4.20%, due 03/15/21
   

4,915

     

5,241

   
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.
1.35%, due 12/01/17
   

9,844

     

9,817

   
Oceaneering International, Inc.
4.65%, due 11/15/24
   

5,895

     

5,934

   
Peabody Securities Finance Corp., 144A
6.00%, due 03/31/22 (d)
   

500

     

497

   

6.375%, due 03/31/25 (d)

   

500

     

497

   
Schlumberger Holdings Corp., 144A
1.90%, due 12/21/17 (d)
   

4,915

     

4,924

   

2.35%, due 12/21/18 (d)

   

14,740

     

14,838

   

4.00%, due 12/21/25 (d)

   

9,830

     

10,245

   
Ultra Petroleum Corp., 144A
6.125%, due 10/01/24 (d) (g)
   

19,665

     

13,962

   

5.75%, due 12/15/18 (d) (g)

   

37,809

     

26,466

   
         

109,466

   

INDUSTRIALS - 0.4%

 
Arconic, Inc.
6.75%, due 07/15/18
   

11,456

     

12,075

   
IHS Markit, Ltd., 144A
4.75%, due 02/15/25 (d)
   

100

     

103

   
Manitowoc Foodservice, Inc.
9.50%, due 02/15/24
   

4,915

     

5,664

   
Pentair Finance SA
2.90%, due 09/15/18
   

21,630

     

21,848

   
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
2.451%, due 11/17/18
   

6,875

     

6,947

   
The Manitowoc Co., Inc., 144A
12.75%, due 08/15/21 (d)
   

4,420

     

5,006

   
WESCO Distribution, Inc.
5.375%, due 06/15/24
   

13,675

     

14,017

   
         

65,660

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Oakmark Equity and Income Fund  March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

   

Par Value

 

Value

 

FIXED INCOME - 22.7% (continued)

 

CORPORATE BONDS - 13.6% (continued)

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.2%

 
AT&T, Inc.
5.00%, due 03/01/21
 

$

16,710

   

$

18,028

   
Level 3 Financing, Inc.
5.125%, due 05/01/23
   

6,895

     

7,050

   
Zayo Group LLC / Zayo Capital, Inc.
6.00%, due 04/01/23
   

14,745

     

15,575

   
         

40,653

   

MATERIALS - 0.1%

 
Glencore Canada Corp.
5.50%, due 06/15/17
   

25,290

     

25,475

   
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost $2,205,906)
       

2,229,686

   

GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES - 9.0%

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT NOTES - 8.8%

 
U.S. Government Notes
1.25%, due 07/15/20
   

467,369

     

494,543

   

1.375%, due 07/15/18

   

422,777

     

437,283

   

2.125%, due 01/15/19

   

225,469

     

237,180

   

1.75%, due 03/31/22

   

74,645

     

73,951

   

1.25%, due 11/30/18

   

73,725

     

73,774

   

1.875%, due 11/30/21

   

49,785

     

49,726

   

2.125%, due 01/31/21

   

24,570

     

24,906

   

1.75%, due 10/31/20

   

24,570

     

24,624

   

0.75%, due 06/30/17

   

24,585

     

24,579

   
         

1,440,566

   

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 0.2%

 
Federal National Mortgage Association,
1.25%, due 09/27/18
   

24,680

     

24,687

   
Federal Farm Credit Banks,
1.68%, due 08/16/21
   

17,165

     

16,887

   
         

41,574

   
Total Government and Agency Securities
(Cost $1,434,998)
       

1,482,140

   

CONVERTIBLE BOND - 0.1%

 
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 144A,
5.50%, due 09/15/26 (d)
(Cost $14,445)
   

14,915

     

15,446

   
TOTAL FIXED INCOME - 22.7%
(COST $3,655,349)
       

3,727,272

   

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 16.5%

 

COMMERCIAL PAPER - 11.5%

 
MetLife Short Term Funding LLC, 144A,
0.71% - 1.05%,
due 04/03/17 - 06/15/17 (d) (h)
   

447,000

     

446,627

   
Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 0.76% - 0.98%,
due 04/04/17 - 05/10/17 (h)
   

248,800

     

248,672

   
Kellogg Co., 144A, 1.01% - 1.04%,
due 04/03/17 - 04/07/17 (d) (h)
   

105,350

     

105,339

   
General Mills, Inc., 144A, 0.90% - 1.15%,
due 04/05/17 - 05/12/17 (d) (h)
   

352,644

     

352,505

   
   

Par Value

 

Value

 
Schlumberger Holdings Corp., 144A,
1.07% - 1.22%,
due 04/25/17 - 06/02/17 (d) (h)
 

$

100,750

   

$

100,609

   
BMW US Capital LLC, 144A, 0.77% - 0.83%,
due 04/06/17 - 04/21/17 (d) (h)
   

132,490

     

132,465

   
Kraft Food Group, Inc., 144A, 1.07% - 1.33%,
due 04/03/17 - 05/01/17 (d) (h)
   

294,750

     

294,620

   
Anthem, Inc., 144A, 0.98% - 1.22%,
due 04/10/17 - 05/09/17 (d) (h)
   

186,500

     

186,377

   
American Honda Finance Corp.,
0.88%, due 04/18/17 (h)
   

16,000

     

15,993

   

Total Commercial Paper (Cost $1,883,209)

       

1,883,207

   

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT - 2.7%

 
Fixed Income Clearing Corp. Repurchase
Agreement, 0.22% dated 03/31/17 due
04/03/17, repurchase price $442,678,
collateralized by United States Treasury
Notes, 2.000% - 2.125%, due 02/15/25 -
05/15/25, aggregate value plus accrued
interest of $451,524 (Cost: $442,670)
   

442,670

     

442,670

   

U.S. GOVERNMENT BILL - 1.8%

 
United States Treasury Bills,
0.66% - 0.72%,
due 04/20/17 - 08/17/17
(Cost $299,464)
   

300,000

     

299,367

   

CORPORATE BONDS - 0.5%

 

FINANCIALS - 0.3%

 
Bank of America Corp.,
1.70%, due 08/25/17
   

41,521

     

41,585

   

MATERIALS - 0.1%

 
Glencore Finance Canada, Ltd., 144A,
2.70%, due 10/25/17 (d)
   

14,930

     

14,990

   

ENERGY - 0.1%

 
Cameron International Corp.,
1.40%, due 06/15/17
   

6,970

     

6,973

   

HEALTH CARE - 0.0% (i)

 
Amgen, Inc.,
5.85%, due 06/01/17
   

4,330

     

4,359

   

CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.0% (i)

 
Kraft Heinz Foods Co.,
2.25%, due 06/05/17
   

4,030

     

4,037

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.0% (i)

 
Newell Brands, Inc.,
2.05%, due 12/01/17
   

3,735

     

3,747

   

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $75,671)

       

75,691

   
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 16.5%
(COST $2,701,014)
       

2,700,935

   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.1%
(COST $12,013,371)
       

16,401,230

   

Liabilities In Excess of Other Assets - (0.1)%

       

(17,909

)

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

     

$

16,383,321

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Oakmark Equity and Income Fund  March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

(a)  Non-income producing security

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

(c)  Sponsored American Depositary Receipt

(d)  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 law.

(e)  Floating Rate Note. Rate shown is as of March 31, 2017.

(f)  Security is perpetual and has no stated maturity date.

(g)  Security is in default.

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

(i)  Amount rounds to less than 0.1%.

Abbreviations:

  REIT: Real Estate Investment Trust

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Oakmark Global Fund  March 31, 2017

Summary Information

VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT

Since Inception - 08/04/99 (Unaudited)

PERFORMANCE

       

Average Annual Total Returns (as of 03/31/17)

     

(Unaudited)

  Total Return
Last 3 Months
 

1-year

 

3-year

 

5-year

 

10-year

  Since
Inception
  Inception
Date
 

Oakmark Global Fund (Investor Class)

   

7.59

%

   

21.42

%

   

3.16

%

   

9.22

%

   

4.90

%

   

10.22

%

 

08/04/99

 

MSCI World Index

   

6.38

%

   

14.77

%

   

5.52

%

   

9.37

%

   

4.21

%

   

4.29

%

     

Lipper Global Fund Index13

   

6.95

%

   

16.30

%

   

5.12

%

   

8.91

%

   

4.16

%

   

5.08

%

     

Oakmark Global Fund (Advisor Class)

   

7.62

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

10.98

%*

 

11/30/16

 

Oakmark Global Fund (Institutional Class)

   

7.62

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

10.98

%*

 

11/30/16

 

Oakmark Global Fund (Service Class)

   

7.49

%

   

21.02

%

   

2.78

%

   

8.84

%

   

4.53

%

   

10.35

%

 

10/10/01

 

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.

* Returns Since Inception for the Advisor Class and the Institutional Class are not annualized.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Total return includes change in share prices and, in each case, includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions. 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 AG

   

4.7

   
CNH Industrial NV    

4.7

   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

   

4.6

   

Allianz SE

   

4.4

   

Bank of America Corp.

   

4.4

   

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

   

4.3

   

Daimler AG

   

4.1

   

Alphabet Inc., Class C

   

4.0

   

General Motors Co.

   

4.0

   

Citigroup, Inc.

   

3.8

   

FUND STATISTICS

 

Ticker*

 

OAKGX

 

Inception*

 

08/04/99

 

Number of Equity Holdings

 

36

 

Net Assets

  $2.6 billion  

Benchmark

 

MSCI World Index

 

Weighted Average Market Cap

  $83.9 billion  

Median Market Cap

  $28.2 billion  

Portfolio Turnover (for the 6-months ended 03/31/17)

  13%  

Expense Ratio - Investor Class (as of 09/30/16)*

  1.17%  

*  This information is related to the Investor Class. Please visit Oakmark.com for information related to the Advisor, Institutional and Service Classes.

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

% of Net Assets

 

Financials

   

26.2

   

Information Technology

   

22.5

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

21.6

   

Industrials

   

15.5

   

Materials

   

5.2

   

Consumer Staples

   

2.3

   

Energy

   

1.9

   

Health Care

   

1.2

   

Short-Term Investments and Other

   

3.6

   

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 
   

% of Equity

 

North America

   

43.3

   

United States

   

43.3

   

Europe

   

41.6

   

United Kingdom

   

15.0

   

Germany*

   

13.0

   

Switzerland

   

12.2

   

Netherlands*

   

1.4

   
   

% of Equity

 

Asia

   

9.3

   

Japan

   

5.8

   

China

   

2.7

   

South Korea

   

0.8

   

Australasia

   

3.2

   

Australia

   

3.2

   

Latin America

   

2.6

   

Mexico

   

2.6

   

*  Euro currency countries comprise 14.4% of equity investments

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 71.

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Oakmark Global Fund  March 31, 2017

Portfolio Manager Commentary

David G. Herro, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakgx@oakmark.com

Clyde S. McGregor, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakgx@oakmark.com

Anthony P. Coniaris, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakgx@oakmark.com

Jason E. Long, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakgx@oakmark.com

Although the Oakmark Global Fund's 7.6% absolute return this quarter was nearly identical to last quarter's, the drivers of performance broadened to include more relative contribution from the Fund's large international weighting and was less driven by the financials sector, though it still contributed nicely. While we are pleased with the back-to-back 7.6% quarterly returns, please understand that high-single-digit quarterly returns are more the exception than the rule. In the meantime, we trust that you appreciate the performance as much as we do, as fellow shareholders in the Fund.

For the quarter ending March 31, as outlined above, the Oakmark Global Fund returned 7.6%, compared to the 6.4% return of the MSCI World Index12 and 7.0% return of the Lipper Global Fund Index13. Since its inception in 1999, the Fund has achieved a compound annual rate of return of 10.2%, which also compares favorably to the 4.3% return of the MSCI World Index and 5.1% return of the Lipper Global Fund Index.

Holdings in the United States, the United Kingdom and Switzerland contributed most to the Fund's performance while holdings in the Netherlands, Japan and China contributed least to its return. The three strongest individual contributors to the Fund's performance were CNH Industrial (+11%), Grupo Televisa (+24%) and Allianz (+12%). All of these remain significant holdings due to the still meaningful upside to our estimate of value. The largest detractors for the past quarter were Toyota Motor (–7%), CarMax (–8%) and Itron (–3%).

We initiated two new positions during the quarter (Wirecard and Arconic) and eliminated one (Omron).

Wirecard is a vertically integrated online payment services provider, primarily operating in Europe and South Asia. The majority of the activities are online, which allows for attractive growth opportunities as credit card penetration increases and as e-commerce displaces in-store purchases. As one of the leading players in the industry, Wirecard benefits from significant scale and network effects that allow it to provide an increasingly superior value proposition to its clients (i.e., a virtuous cycle effect). We find Wirecard's management team has added tremendous value for shareholders via its strategic and operational prowess, and the large insider ownership (CEO owns 7%) creates significant alignment with minority shareholders. Wirecard trades at a meaningful discount to both our fundamentally driven intrinsic value as well as recent private market transactions, and we took advantage of the short-term price weakness to initiate a position.

We purchased shares of Arconic after it separated from Alcoa and became an independent public company. We believe Arconic represents an attractive investment opportunity given our favorable long-term outlook for many of its end markets, the durability of its underlying business segments, and its discount relative to precedent acquisition activity. Arconic designs and manufactures lightweight metal parts and components that are used within the aerospace, building and construction, transportation, and other industries. Its largest division, Engineered Products and Solutions, accounts for approximately half of the firm's profits and is considered the "crown jewel" of the company. This segment has a similar product portfolio to Precision Castparts, which was acquired by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway in 2016. We believe Arconic's long-term revenue outlook is bright. It should benefit from the trend toward more lightweight platforms in both the commercial aerospace and automotive industries. Moreover, we expect Arconic's operating margins to expand considerably as the company reduces overhead and increases plant capacity utilization.

We eliminated our position in Omron as its share price approached our intrinsic value estimate, and we allocated the capital to investment opportunities that we believe offer superior risk-return profiles.

The Fund remains significantly underweight the U.S. due to relative valuation, which is probably not much of a surprise given the recent year's performance. The U.K., Switzerland and Germany remain our largest country overweights relative to the global indexes. As always, this country positioning is driven by our bottom-up stock selection process and can diverge greatly from an index. This is not because we simply believe different is good. Rather, we build portfolios in the same manner we would manage our personal capital. We seek to maximize after-tax returns over a multi-year time horizon by concentrating our investments in the most undervalued businesses with clear paths to growing per share values, managed by capable and properly motivated management teams.

We continue to believe the Swiss franc and Australian dollar are overvalued versus the U.S. dollar. As a result, we defensively hedged a portion of the Fund's exposure. Approximately 11% of the Swiss franc and 10% of the Australian dollar exposures were hedged at quarter end.

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

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 71.

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Oakmark Global Fund  March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Schedule of Investments (in thousands)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS - 96.4%

 

FINANCIALS - 26.2%

 

BANKS - 12.8%

 
Lloyds Banking Group PLC
(United Kingdom)
   

144,399

   

$

119,985

   

Bank of America Corp. (United States)

   

4,829

     

113,911

   

Citigroup, Inc. (United States)

   

1,652

     

98,841

   
         

332,737

   

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 9.0%

 

Credit Suisse Group AG (Switzerland)

   

8,135

     

121,016

   

Julius Baer Group, Ltd. (Switzerland)

   

1,546

     

77,148

   

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (Japan)

   

5,638

     

34,329

   
         

232,493

   

INSURANCE - 4.4%

 

Allianz SE (Germany)

   

623

     

115,378

   
         

680,608

   

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 22.5%

 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 14.8%

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class C (United States) (a)

   

126

     

104,573

   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A (United States)

   

755

     

84,949

   

Oracle Corp. (United States)

   

1,763

     

78,639

   

Baidu, Inc. (China) (a) (b)

   

385

     

66,351

   

Wirecard AG (Germany)

   

900

     

49,852

   
         

384,364

   

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 7.7%

 

TE Connectivity, Ltd. (United States)

   

1,491

     

111,154

   

Itron, Inc. (United States) (a)

   

628

     

38,120

   

Hirose Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)

   

214

     

29,574

   

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (South Korea)

   

11

     

19,729

   
         

198,577

   
         

582,941

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 21.6%

 

AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 11.2%

 

Daimler AG (Germany)

   

1,446

     

106,777

   

General Motors Co. (United States)

   

2,919

     

103,212

   

Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan)

   

1,511

     

82,009

   
         

291,998

   

MEDIA - 6.6%

 

Grupo Televisa SAB (Mexico) (b)

   

2,537

     

65,817

   
The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.
(United States)
   

2,626

     

64,530

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

1,339

     

40,669

   
         

171,016

   

CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 2.0%

 

Cie Financiere Richemont SA (Switzerland)

   

644

     

50,953

   

RETAILING - 1.8%

 

CarMax, Inc. (United States) (a)

   

788

     

46,677

   
         

560,644

   
   

Shares

 

Value

 

INDUSTRIALS - 15.5%

 

CAPITAL GOODS - 13.6%

 

CNH Industrial N.V. (United Kingdom)

   

12,534

   

$

120,878

   

Travis Perkins PLC (United Kingdom)

   

3,906

     

74,100

   

USG Corp. (United States) (a)

   

1,767

     

56,181

   

MTU Aero Engines AG (Germany)

   

412

     

53,573

   

Koninklijke Philips N.V. (Netherlands)

   

1,133

     

36,416

   

Arconic, Inc. (United States)

   

468

     

12,314

   
         

353,462

   

TRANSPORTATION - 1.9%

 

Union Pacific Corp. (United States)

   

457

     

48,406

   
         

401,868

   

MATERIALS - 5.2%

 

Incitec Pivot, Ltd. (Australia)

   

27,550

     

79,141

   

LafargeHolcim, Ltd. (Switzerland)

   

949

     

56,085

   
         

135,226

   

CONSUMER STAPLES - 2.3%

 

FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 2.3%

 

Diageo PLC (United Kingdom)

   

2,095

     

59,938

   

ENERGY - 1.9%

 

National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (United States)

   

1,251

     

50,137

   

HEALTH CARE - 1.2%

 

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 1.2%

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (United States) (a)

   

1,729

     

30,622

   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 96.4%
(COST $1,902,155)
       

2,501,984

   
   

Par Value

 

Value

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENT - 2.5%

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT - 2.5%

 
Fixed Income Clearing Corp. Repurchase
Agreement, 0.22% dated 03/31/17 due
04/03/17, repurchase price $63,009,
collateralized by a United States
Treasury Note, 2.125%, due 05/15/25,
value plus accrued interest of
$64,271 (Cost: $63,008)
 

$

63,008

     

63,008

   
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.5%
(COST $63,008)
       

63,008

   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.9%
(COST $1,965,163)
       

2,564,992

   

Foreign Currencies (Cost $0) - 0.0% (c)

       

0

(d)

 

Other Assets In Excess of Liabilities - 1.1%

       

29,826

   

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

     

$

2,594,818

   

(a)  Non-income producing security

(b)  Sponsored American Depositary Receipt

(c)  Amount rounds to less than 0.1%.

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

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Oakmark Global Select Fund  March 31, 2017

Summary Information

VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT

Since Inception - 10/02/06 (Unaudited)

PERFORMANCE

       

Average Annual Total Returns (as of 03/31/17)

     

(Unaudited)

  Total Return
Last 3 Months
 

1-year

 

3-year

 

5-year

 

10-year

  Since
Inception
  Inception
Date
 

Oakmark Global Select Fund (Investor Class)

   

5.83

%

   

20.96

%

   

6.19

%

   

11.19

%

   

7.61

%

   

8.40

%

 

10/02/06

 

MSCI World Index

   

6.38

%

   

14.77

%

   

5.52

%

   

9.37

%

   

4.21

%

   

5.04

%

     

Lipper Global Fund Index13

   

6.95

%

   

16.30

%

   

5.12

%

   

8.91

%

   

4.16

%

   

5.02

%

     

Oakmark Global Select Fund (Advisor Class)

   

5.95

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

8.66

%*

 

11/30/16

 

Oakmark Global Select Fund (Institutional Class)

   

5.95

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

8.66

%*

 

11/30/16

 

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.

* Returns Since Inception for the Advisor Class and the Institutional Class are not annualized.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Total return includes change in share prices and, in each case, includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions. 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

 

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

   

6.7

   

Daimler AG

   

6.3

   
CNH Industrial NV    

6.0

   

Alphabet Inc., Class C

   

5.8

   

Credit Suisse Group AG

   

5.5

   

Bank of America Corp.

   

5.2

   

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

   

5.2

   

Citigroup, Inc.

   

5.1

   

Danone SA

   

4.9

   

Diageo PLC

   

4.8

   

FUND STATISTICS

 

Ticker*

 

OAKWX

 

Inception*

 

10/02/06

 

Number of Equity Holdings

 

20

 

Net Assets

  $2.4 billion  

Benchmark

 

MSCI World Index

 

Weighted Average Market Cap

  $113.6 billion  

Median Market Cap

  $52.0 billion  

Portfolio Turnover (for the 6-months ended 03/31/17)

  25%  

Expense Ratio - Investor Class (as of 09/30/16)*

  1.15%  

*  This information is related to the Investor Class. Please visit Oakmark.com for information related to the Advisor, Institutional and Service Classes.

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

% of Net Assets

 

Financials

   

28.0

   

Information Technology

   

20.2

   

Industrials

   

14.9

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

12.8

   

Consumer Staples

   

9.7

   

Materials

   

4.6

   

Energy

   

4.1

   

Short-Term Investments and Other

   

5.7

   

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 
   

% of Equity

 

Europe

   

52.5

   

Switzerland

   

20.1

   

United Kingdom

   

18.5

   

France*

   

7.2

   

Germany*

   

6.7

   
   

% of Equity

 

North America

   

47.5

   

United States

   

47.5

   

*  Euro currency countries comprise 13.9% of equity investments

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 71.

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Oakmark Global Select Fund  March 31, 2017

Portfolio Manager Commentary

William C. Nygren, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakwx@oakmark.com

David G. Herro, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakwx@oakmark.com

Anthony P. Coniaris, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakwx@oakmark.com

Eric Liu, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakwx@oakmark.com

The Oakmark Global Select Fund returned 5.8% for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, compared to the MSCI World Index's12 6.4% return. Most importantly, the Fund has returned an average of 8.4% per year since its inception in October 2006, outperforming the MSCI World Index's annualized gain of 5.0% over the same period.

Richemont, the world's second-biggest luxury goods company, was the largest contributor to performance for the quarter, returning 19%. Investors reacted positively to the company's third-quarter sales update, which showed the first period of growth since the first half of 2015. Much of the improvement was driven by a recovery in greater China (PRC, Hong Kong and Macau), where demand appears to be normalizing following two-plus years of contraction after a government crackdown on gifting reduced demand for luxury watches. With the number of millionaires globally growing at a healthy rate and Richemont's ownership of one of the most valuable portfolios of luxury brands, including Cartier, Van Cleef and Piaget, we believe Richemont continues to be an attractive investment for our shareholders.

Apache, a U.S.-based leading oil and gas exploration and production company, was the largest detractor for the quarter, declining 19%. Shares reacted negatively to the company's 2017 production guidance, which was below expectations despite increased capital spending. Volumes are expected to decline in the first half of 2017 due to temporary maintenance as well as the lagging impact of capital expenditure reductions in 2016. However, production is expected to improve in the second half of 2017 primarily due to growth from the company's new oil and gas discovery (Alpine High) in the Permian Basin. In addition, the management team is focused on maximizing shareholder value through lean operations and careful capital allocation. Although Apache's near-term operating environment may be challenging, we believe its long-term prospects are promising and that the company is well positioned to benefit from an eventual recovery in oil prices.

During the quarter, we sold our position in Samsung Electronics and purchased shares of Willis Towers Watson. Samsung's stock price has performed well recently due to strong results from the company's memory business. Although Samsung remains well positioned, we decided to reinvest the proceeds into more attractive opportunities. Willis Towers Watson is the product of the 2016 merger between Willis Group and Towers Watson. At the time of the merger, Willis was the third-largest insurance broker in the world, operating in approximately 120 countries, while Towers Watson was a leading provider of risk management and

consulting services. We believe the combined group will be able to offer an enhanced value proposition to its clients and also generate significant operational and tax-related synergies. Given that the stock currently trades at 11x forward operating earnings and that the company produces a healthy free cash flow yield, we find that Willis Towers Watson has an attractive risk-reward profile.

Geographically, 47% of the Fund's holdings were invested in U.S.-domiciled companies as of March 31, while approximately 53% were allocated to equities in Europe.

We continue to believe the Swiss franc is overvalued versus the U.S. dollar. As a result, we defensively hedged a portion of the Fund's exposure. Approximately 10% of the Swiss franc exposure was hedged at quarter end.

We thank you, our shareholders, for your continued support and confidence.

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 71.

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Oakmark Global Select Fund  March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Schedule of Investments (in thousands)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS - 94.3%

 

FINANCIALS - 28.0%

 

BANKS - 16.9%

 
Lloyds Banking Group PLC
(United Kingdom)
   

190,718

   

$

158,472

   

Bank of America Corp. (United States)

   

5,237

     

123,541

   

Citigroup, Inc. (United States)

   

2,036

     

121,793

   
         

403,806

   

INSURANCE - 5.6%

 
American International Group, Inc.
(United States)
   

1,647

     

102,823

   

Willis Towers Watson PLC (United States)

   

227

     

29,674

   
         

132,497

   

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 5.5%

 

Credit Suisse Group AG (Switzerland)

   

8,758

     

130,274

   
         

666,577

   

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 20.2%

 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 15.0%

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class C (United States) (a)

   

166

     

138,018

   

Oracle Corp. (United States)

   

2,450

     

109,295

   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A (United States)

   

972

     

109,287

   
         

356,600

   

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 5.2%

 

TE Connectivity, Ltd. (United States)

   

1,654

     

123,298

   
         

479,898

   

INDUSTRIALS - 14.9%

 

CAPITAL GOODS - 10.7%

 

CNH Industrial N.V. (United Kingdom)

   

14,782

     

142,557

   

General Electric Co. (United States)

   

3,750

     

111,750

   
         

254,307

   

TRANSPORTATION - 4.2%

 
Kuehne + Nagel International AG
(Switzerland)
   

716

     

101,119

   
         

355,426

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 12.8%

 

CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 6.5%

 

Cie Financiere Richemont SA (Switzerland)

   

1,388

     

109,782

   

Kering (France)

   

180

     

46,427

   
         

156,209

   

AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 6.3%

 

Daimler AG (Germany)

   

2,025

     

149,483

   
         

305,692

   

CONSUMER STAPLES - 9.7%

 

FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 9.7%

 

Danone SA (France)

   

1,704

     

115,924

   

Diageo PLC (United Kingdom)

   

3,970

     

113,587

   
         

229,511

   
   

Shares

 

Value

 

MATERIALS - 4.6%

 

LafargeHolcim, Ltd. (Switzerland)

   

1,860

   

$

109,958

   

ENERGY - 4.1%

 

Apache Corp. (United States)

   

1,890

     

97,127

   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 94.3%
(COST $1,926,449)
       

2,244,189

   
   

Par Value

 

Value

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 5.8%

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT - 5.8%

 
Fixed Income Clearing Corp. Repurchase
Agreement, 0.22% dated 03/31/17 due
04/03/17, repurchase price $138,487,
collateralized by United States Treasury
Notes, 2.000% - 2.250%, due
11/15/24 - 02/15/25, and by a
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed
Note, 0.250%, due 01/15/25, aggregate
value plus accrued interest of
$141,257 (Cost: $138,485)
 

$

138,485

     

138,485

   
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 5.8%
(COST $138,485)
       

138,485

   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.1%
(COST $2,064,934)
       

2,382,674

   

Foreign Currencies (Cost $0) - 0.0% (b)

       

0

(c)

 

Liabilities In Excess of Other Assets - (0.1)%

       

(1,293

)

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

     

$

2,381,381

   

(a)  Non-income producing security

(b)  Amount rounds to less than 0.1%.

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

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Oakmark International Fund  March 31, 2017

Summary Information

VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT

Since Inception - 09/30/92 (Unaudited)

PERFORMANCE

       

Average Annual Total Returns (as of 03/31/17)

     

(Unaudited)

  Total Return
Last 3 Months
 

1-year

 

3-year

 

5-year

 

10-year

  Since
Inception
  Inception
Date
 

Oakmark International Fund (Investor Class)

   

9.43

%

   

21.68

%

   

2.15

%

   

8.98

%

   

4.59

%

   

9.97

%

 

09/30/92

 

MSCI World ex U.S. Index

   

6.81

%

   

11.93

%

   

0.35

%

   

5.38

%

   

1.13

%

   

5.90

%

     

MSCI EAFE Index15

   

7.25

%

   

11.67

%

   

0.50

%

   

5.83

%

   

1.05

%

   

5.75

%

     

Lipper International Fund Index16

   

8.10

%

   

11.70

%

   

1.13

%

   

6.01

%

   

1.86

%

   

6.76

%

     

Oakmark International Fund (Advisor Class)

   

9.47

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

13.21

%*

 

11/30/16

 

Oakmark International Fund (Institutional Class)

   

9.47

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

13.21

%*

 

11/30/16

 

Oakmark International Fund (Service Class)

   

9.37

%

   

21.29

%

   

1.79

%

   

8.61

%

   

4.25

%

   

8.19

%

 

11/04/99

 

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.

* Returns Since Inception for the Advisor Class and the Institutional Class are not annualized.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Total return includes change in share prices and, in each case, includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions. 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

 

Glencore PLC

   

3.9

   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

   

3.6

   

BNP Paribas SA

   

3.6

   

Allianz SE

   

3.5

   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

   

3.5

   

Credit Suisse Group AG

   

3.3

   

Daimler AG

   

3.2

   
CNH Industrial NV    

3.1

   

Hennes & Mauritz AB (H&M), Class B

   

2.8

   

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

   

2.3

   

FUND STATISTICS

 

Ticker*

 

OAKIX

 

Inception*

 

09/30/92

 

Number of Equity Holdings

 

61

 

Net Assets

  $29.8 billion  

Benchmark

 

MSCI World ex U.S. Index

 

Weighted Average Market Cap

  $44.0 billion  

Median Market Cap

  $25.3 billion  

Portfolio Turnover (for the 6-months ended 03/31/17)

  22%  

Expense Ratio - Investor Class (as of 09/30/16)*

  1.00%  

*  This information is related to the Investor Class. Please visit Oakmark.com for information related to the Advisor, Institutional and Service Classes.

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

% of Net Assets

 

Financials

   

29.6

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

26.7

   

Industrials

   

19.1

   

Materials

   

7.7

   

Consumer Staples

   

5.8

   

Information Technology

   

5.1

   

Health Care

   

1.1

   

Short-Term Investments and Other

   

4.9

   

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 
   

% of Equity

 

Europe

   

77.1

   

United Kingdom

   

16.8

   

France*

   

16.4

   

Switzerland

   

15.8

   

Germany*

   

11.0

   

Sweden

   

6.4

   

Netherlands*

   

4.9

   

Italy*

   

4.7

   

Ireland*

   

1.1

   

Asia

   

15.2

   

Japan

   

7.9

   

Indonesia

   

2.0

   

China

   

2.0

   
   

% of Equity

 

Asia (cont'd)

   

15.2

   

India

   

1.1

   

Hong Kong

   

1.1

   

South Korea

   

0.8

   

Taiwan

   

0.3

   

Australasia

   

3.5

   

Australia

   

3.5

   

Latin America

   

2.1

   

Mexico

   

2.1

   

North America

   

2.0

   

United States

   

2.0

   

Middle East

   

0.1

   

Israel

   

0.1

   

*  Euro currency countries comprise 38.1% of equity investments

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 71.

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Oakmark International Fund  March 31, 2017

Portfolio Manager Commentary

David G. Herro, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakix@oakmark.com

Michael L. Manelli, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakix@oakmark.com

The Oakmark International Fund returned 9.4% for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, outperforming the MSCI World ex U.S. Index14, which returned 6.8% over the same period. Most importantly, the Fund has returned an average of 10.0% per year since its inception in September 1992, outperforming the MSCI World ex U.S. Index, which has averaged 5.9% per year over the same period.

Glencore, one of the world's largest mining companies and commodities traders, was the top contributor to performance again this quarter, returning 14%. Glencore reported full-year 2016 operating profit of $10.3 billion, which exceeded our estimates by approximately 5%. Improved profitability was driven by solid performance in both the Industrial and Marketing segments. In January, we met with CEO Ivan Glasenberg, who remains optimistic about copper prices given steady demand and deteriorating supply. In addition, Glencore officially completed its debt reduction plan in 2016, and its net debt declined by $14.1 billion over the last 18 months—a remarkable achievement that reflects management's decisive action. As the company's balance sheet health has improved, so has its generation of free cash flow, which will largely be returned to shareholders. Management plans to return at least $1 billion to shareholders in 2017 via dividends. We believe management is working to enhance shareholder value, and our investment thesis remains intact.

H&M, a global fashion designer and retailer, was the largest detractor for the quarter, declining 8%. As we anticipated, higher-than-normal inventory levels in the first quarter led to increased markdowns and lower margins. While H&M has started to see an improvement in a number of markets, including China, its performance in the U.S. and Central/Southern Europe remains weak. However, the company is taking definitive steps to improve results and increase its profitability. Last year, a new management team revised the company's growth targets to focus more on comparable and profitable growth. Also it recently announced the launch of the Arket brand, a higher priced concept that will offer classic garments for women, men and children, as well as home furnishings. We support this move as the company has been successful with its other lines, including & Other Stories and COS. We believe that H&M's substantial investments over the past few years will soon bear fruit and that the gross margin headwinds facing the company will also abate. For these reasons, we continue to believe that H&M provides good investment value and that it will reward shareholders in the long term.

During the quarter, we sold our position in Nomura Holdings and added two new names to the portfolio: Publicis Group (France), a leading global advertising and media services company, and Volvo (Sweden), the world's second-largest truck manufacturer.

Geographically, we ended the quarter with 77% of our holdings in Europe, 8% in Japan and 4% in Australia. The remaining positions are in Mexico, the U.S., Indonesia, China, India, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Israel.

We continue to believe the Swiss franc and Australian dollar are overvalued versus the U.S. dollar. As a result, we defensively hedged a portion of the Fund's exposure. Approximately 10% of the Swiss franc and 10% of the Australian dollar exposures were hedged at quarter end.

We continue to focus on finding what we believe are attractive, undervalued international companies with management teams focused on building shareholder value. We thank you for your support.

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 71.

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Oakmark International Fund  March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Schedule of Investments (in thousands)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS - 95.1%

 

FINANCIALS - 29.6%

 

BANKS - 13.9%

 

Lloyds Banking Group PLC (United Kingdom)

   

1,282,004

   

$

1,065,247

   

BNP Paribas SA (France)

   

15,891

     

1,058,352

   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (Italy)

   

381,251

     

1,035,506

   

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT (Indonesia)

   

652,075

     

572,532

   
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
(United Kingdom) (a)
   

140,225

     

425,341

   
         

4,156,978

   

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 10.2%

 

Credit Suisse Group AG (Switzerland)

   

67,038

     

997,220

   

EXOR N.V. (Netherlands) (b)

   

12,780

     

660,980

   

AMP, Ltd. (Australia)

   

145,462

     

575,667

   

Schroders PLC (United Kingdom)

   

11,263

     

427,568

   

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (Japan)

   

60,278

     

367,041

   

Schroders PLC, Non-Voting (United Kingdom)

   

31

     

866

   
         

3,029,342

   

INSURANCE - 5.5%

 

Allianz SE (Germany)

   

5,663

     

1,049,051

   

Willis Towers Watson PLC (United States)

   

4,433

     

580,213

   
         

1,629,264

   
         

8,815,584

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 26.7%

 

AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 12.8%

 

Daimler AG (Germany)

   

12,836

     

947,608

   

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Japan)

   

22,653

     

681,837

   

Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan)

   

11,726

     

636,394

   

Continental AG (Germany)

   

2,815

     

617,037

   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Germany)

   

5,577

     

508,700

   

Valeo SA (France)

   

6,439

     

428,854

   
         

3,820,430

   

CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 6.7%

 

Cie Financiere Richemont SA (Switzerland)

   

6,877

     

543,773

   

Swatch Group AG, Bearer Shares (Switzerland)

   

1,283

     

459,562

   

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA (France)

   

1,693

     

371,712

   

Kering (France)

   

1,245

     

322,120

   

Prada SpA (Italy)

   

67,541

     

283,756

   
         

1,980,923

   

MEDIA - 3.4%

 

Grupo Televisa SAB (Mexico) (c)

   

22,830

     

592,213

   

Publicis Groupe SA (France)

   

5,550

     

387,840

   

WPP PLC (United Kingdom)

   

2,134

     

46,849

   
         

1,026,902

   

RETAILING - 2.8%

 
Hennes & Mauritz AB (H&M) - Class B
(Sweden)
   

32,554

     

831,946

   
   

Shares

 

Value

 

CONSUMER SERVICES - 1.0%

 
Melco Crown Entertainment, Ltd.
(Hong Kong) (c)
   

16,188

   

$

300,132

   
         

7,960,333

   

INDUSTRIALS - 19.1%

 

CAPITAL GOODS - 13.3%

 

CNH Industrial N.V. (United Kingdom) (b)

   

94,700

     

913,273

   

Safran SA (France)

   

7,303

     

545,585

   

SKF AB, Class B (Sweden) (b)

   

23,339

     

461,801

   

Koninklijke Philips N.V. (Netherlands)

   

13,358

     

429,363

   

Ashtead Group PLC (United Kingdom)

   

19,135

     

396,299

   

Volvo AB, Class B (Sweden)

   

26,601

     

392,748

   

Meggitt PLC (United Kingdom) (b)

   

42,083

     

234,791

   

Smiths Group PLC (United Kingdom)

   

11,152

     

226,220

   

Atlas Copco AB, Series B (Sweden)

   

4,404

     

139,977

   

Komatsu, Ltd. (Japan)

   

4,940

     

128,742

   

Wolseley PLC (United Kingdom)

   

1,659

     

104,325

   
         

3,973,124

   

COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 4.1%

 

Bureau Veritas SA (France) (b)

   

24,739

     

521,891

   

G4S PLC (United Kingdom) (b)

   

95,612

     

364,528

   

Experian PLC (Ireland)

   

15,561

     

317,406

   
         

1,203,825

   

TRANSPORTATION - 1.7%

 

Kuehne + Nagel International AG (Switzerland)

   

3,598

     

508,208

   
         

5,685,157

   

MATERIALS - 7.7%

 

Glencore PLC (Switzerland)

   

295,610

     

1,159,814

   

LafargeHolcim, Ltd. (Switzerland)

   

9,541

     

563,887

   

Orica, Ltd. (Australia) (b)

   

30,997

     

416,797

   

Akzo Nobel NV (Netherlands)

   

1,757

     

145,660

   
         

2,286,158

   

CONSUMER STAPLES - 5.8%

 

FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 5.8%

 

Danone SA (France)

   

8,244

     

560,748

   

Diageo PLC (United Kingdom)

   

19,218

     

549,812

   

Pernod Ricard SA (France)

   

3,102

     

367,004

   

Nestle SA (Switzerland)

   

3,199

     

245,437

   
         

1,723,001

   

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 5.1%

 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 3.0%

 

Baidu, Inc. (China) (a) (c)

   

3,241

     

559,086

   

Infosys, Ltd. (India) (c)

   

19,890

     

314,257

   
Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.
(Israel) (a)
   

217

     

22,226

   
         

895,569

   

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 1.4%

 

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (South Korea)

   

131

     

241,134

   

OMRON Corp. (Japan)

   

3,872

     

169,889

   
         

411,023

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

32 OAKMARK FUNDS



Oakmark International Fund  March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS - 95.1% (continued)

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 5.1% (continued)

 

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - 0.7%

 

ASML Holding NV (Netherlands)

   

1,159

   

$

153,775

   
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)
   

12,074

     

75,207

   
         

228,982

   
         

1,535,574

   

HEALTH CARE - 1.1%

 

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 0.9%

 

Olympus Corp. (Japan)

   

6,849

     

263,289

   

PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES - 0.2%

 

Sanofi (France)

   

839

     

75,694

   
         

338,983

   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 95.1%
(COST $24,722,085)
       

28,344,790

   
   

Par Value

 

Value

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 4.3%

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT - 3.0%

 
Fixed Income Clearing Corp. Repurchase
Agreement, 0.22% dated 03/31/17 due
04/03/17, repurchase price $877,873,
collateralized by United States
Treasury Notes, 2.250% - 2.375%,
due 01/31/24 - 11/15/24, aggregate
value plus accrued interest of
$895,414 (Cost: $877,857)
 

$

877,857

     

877,857

   

COMMERCIAL PAPER - 1.3%

 
American Honda Finance Corp.,
0.84%, due 04/05/17 (d)
   

100,000

     

99,991

   
Toyota Motor Credit Corp.,
0.87% - 0.91%, due 04/13/17 -
04/20/17 (d)
   

100,000

     

99,962

   
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC,
0.92%, due 05/02/17 (d)
   

100,000

     

99,921

   
BMW US Capital LLC, 144A,
0.77%, due 04/24/17 (d) (e)
   

50,000

     

49,976

   
John Deere Capital Co., 144A,
0.91%, due 04/21/17 (d) (e)
   

50,000

     

49,975

   

Total Commercial Paper (Cost $399,825)

       

399,825

   
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 4.3%
(COST $1,277,682)
       

1,277,682

   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.4%
(COST $25,999,767)
       

29,622,472

   

Foreign Currencies (Cost $25,628) - 0.1%

       

25,604

   

Other Assets In Excess of Liabilities - 0.5%

       

151,088

   

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

     

$

29,799,164

   

(a)  Non-income producing security

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

(c)  Sponsored American Depositary Receipt

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

(e)  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 law.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Oakmark.com 33




Oakmark International Small Cap Fund  March 31, 2017

Summary Information

VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT

Since 03/31/07 (Unaudited)

PERFORMANCE

       

Average Annual Total Returns (as of 03/31/17)

     

(Unaudited)

  Total Return
Last 3 Months
 

1-year

 

3-year

 

5-year

 

10-year

  Since
Inception
  Inception
Date
 

Oakmark International Small Cap Fund (Investor Class)

   

9.59

%

   

17.83

%

   

1.93

%

   

6.45

%

   

2.73

%

   

9.55

%

 

11/01/95

 

MSCI World ex U.S. Small Cap Index

   

7.61

%

   

11.58

%

   

2.70

%

   

7.78

%

   

2.72

%

   

N/A

       

MSCI World ex U.S. Index14

   

6.81

%

   

11.93

%

   

0.35

%

   

5.38

%

   

1.13

%

   

5.06

%

     

Lipper International Small Cap Fund Index18

   

8.70

%

   

9.99

%

   

2.23

%

   

8.25

%

   

3.39

%

   

N/A

       

Oakmark International Small Cap Fund (Advisor Class)

   

9.65

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

13.14

%*

 

11/30/16

 

Oakmark International Small Cap Fund (Institutional Class)

   

9.65

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

13.14

%*

 

11/30/16

 

Oakmark International Small Cap Fund (Service Class)

   

9.49

%

   

17.42

%

   

1.65

%

   

6.15

%

   

2.45

%

   

9.74

%

 

01/08/01

 

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.

* Returns Since Inception for the Advisor Class and the Institutional Class are not annualized.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Total return includes change in share prices and, in each case, includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions. 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, please visit Oakmark.com.

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS6

 

% of Net Assets

 

IWG plc

   

4.4

   

BNK Financial Group, Inc.

   

3.6

   

Incitec Pivot, Ltd.

   

3.6

   

Julius Baer Group, Ltd.

   

3.5

   

Konecranes Plc

   

3.3

   

Azimut Holding SPA

   

3.3

   

Sugi Holdings Co., Ltd.

   

3.2

   

Melco International Development, Ltd.

   

3.2

   

Atea ASA

   

3.1

   

DGB Financial Group, Inc.

   

2.9

   

FUND STATISTICS

 

Ticker*

 

OAKEX

 

Inception*

 

11/01/95

 

Number of Equity Holdings

 

56

 

Net Assets

  $2.6 billion  

Benchmark

 

MSCI World ex U.S. Small Cap Index

 

Weighted Average Market Cap

  $3.5 billion  

Median Market Cap

  $2.7 billion  

Portfolio Turnover (for the 6-months ended 03/31/17)

  18%  

Expense Ratio - Investor Class (as of 09/30/16)*

  1.38%  

*  This information is related to the Investor Class. Please visit Oakmark.com for information related to the Advisor, Institutional and Service Classes.

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

% of Net Assets

 

Industrials

   

37.5

   

Financials

   

19.1

   

Information Technology

   

11.9

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

8.1

   

Materials

   

6.4

   

Health Care

   

4.8

   

Consumer Staples

   

3.2

   

Real Estate

   

2.0

   

Telecommunication Services

   

1.7

   

Short Term Investments and Other

   

5.3

   

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 
   

% of Equity

 

Europe

   

60.5

   

United Kingdom

   

16.9

   

Switzerland

   

14.7

   

Finland*

   

7.3

   

Italy*

   

4.2

   

Germany*

   

3.9

   

Norway

   

3.3

   

Spain*

   

2.6

   

France*

   

2.5

   

Netherlands*

   

2.0

   

Denmark

   

1.9

   

Greece*

   

1.2

   

Asia

   

21.2

   

Japan

   

7.8

   
   

% of Equity

 

Asia (cont'd)

   

21.2

   

South Korea

   

6.9

   

Hong Kong

   

4.6

   

Indonesia

   

1.7

   

China

   

0.2

   

Australasia

   

10.8

   

Australia

   

7.9

   

New Zealand

   

2.9

   

North America

   

4.6

   

Canada

   

3.3

   

United States

   

1.3

   

Latin America

   

2.9

   

Brazil

   

2.1

   

Mexico

   

0.8

   

*  Euro currency countries comprise 23.7% of equity investments

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 71.

34 OAKMARK FUNDS



Oakmark International Small Cap Fund  March 31, 2017

Portfolio Manager Commentary

David G. Herro, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakex@oakmark.com

Michael L. Manelli, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakex@oakmark.com

Justin D. Hance, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakex@oakmark.com

The Oakmark International Small Cap Fund returned 9.6% for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, outperforming the MSCI World ex U.S. Small Cap Index17, which returned 7.6% for the same period. Since the Fund's inception in November 1995, it has returned an average of 9.6%, annualized.

The top-performing stock for the quarter was IWG (formerly known as Regus). IWG is a global flexible workplace provider whose network includes almost 3,000 locations across 900 cities in over 100 countries. IWG's share price reacted favorably after the release of the company's fiscal year 2016 earnings results in late February. The company reported 5% constant currency revenue growth, which was admittedly a little bit weaker than we had expected, but was more than offset by a 13% constant currency decline in overhead expense. This cost cutting was achieved even as the company expanded its network by 6%—a further illustration of IWG's excellent progress in restructuring its cost base. The company's strong operating leverage produced robust free cash flow and a material improvement in return on invested capital. We expect these trends to continue as management further rationalizes its overhead expenses while it increases the mix of capital contributions from third parties. These partnering relationships enable IWG to grow in a capital light manner while further reinforcing its significant scale advantage. (IWG has almost 20 times as many locations as the number two player in the industry.) While IWG's shares performed quite strongly in the first quarter, we see substantial upside from current levels and the company remains a significant holding in the portfolio.

The Fund's largest detractor for the quarter was SKY Network Television. Based in New Zealand, SKY Network Television provides pay-television services, with content ranging from news and sports to movies and pay-per-view events. SKY Network Television's fiscal first-half earnings were largely in line with analysts' expectations. However, news that the New Zealand Commerce Commission would not clear the company's proposed merger with Vodafone New Zealand weighed on SKY's share price in February and disappointed investors, including us, who believed the merger would benefit shareholders. Although we have reduced our estimate of SKY's intrinsic value, we continue to remain shareholders, as we believe its standalone business is still trading at a large discount to the company's true worth.

We initiated three new positions in the Fund this quarter: Megacable Holdings, Wirecard and Howden Joinery Group. Megacable Holdings is the second-largest cable provider in Mexico and the last remaining independent cable company of its size in the country. Based in Germany, Wirecard provides outsourcing and white label solutions for electronic payment transactions. Howden Joinery Group is the leading supplier of kitchens in the U.K., controlling 25% of the total market share.

We eliminated our positions in Ferrari (Italy) and Interpump Group (Italy) during the quarter.

Geographically, we ended the quarter with 21% of our holdings in Asia, 60% in Europe and the U.K., and 11% in Australasia. The remaining positions are 5% in North America (Canada and the U.S.) and 3% in Latin America (Brazil and Mexico).

We still maintain hedge positions on two of the Fund's currency exposures. As of the quarter end, the Australian dollar hedge was 9% and the Swiss franc exposure was hedged 10%.

Thank you for your continued confidence and support.

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 71.

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Oakmark International Small Cap Fund  March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Schedule of Investments (in thousands)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS - 94.7%

 

INDUSTRIALS - 37.5%

 

CAPITAL GOODS - 17.1%

 

Konecranes OYJ (Finland)

   

2,454

   

$

87,170

   

Travis Perkins PLC (United Kingdom)

   

3,382

     

64,155

   

MTU Aero Engines AG (Germany)

   

467

     

60,716

   

Metso OYJ (Finland)

   

1,669

     

50,524

   
Morgan Advanced Materials PLC
(United Kingdom)
   

10,926

     

42,435

   

Sulzer AG (Switzerland)

   

373

     

39,002

   

Bucher Industries AG (Switzerland)

   

119

     

34,766

   

Howden Joinery Group PLC (United Kingdom)

   

4,351

     

23,640

   

Wajax Corp. (Canada) (a)

   

1,071

     

18,442

   

Finning International, Inc. (Canada)

   

859

     

16,052

   

dormakaba Holding AG (Switzerland)

   

11

     

9,002

   

Melrose Industries PLC (United Kingdom)

   

1,252

     

3,498

   
         

449,402

   

COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 16.1%

 

IWG PLC (Switzerland)

   

29,106

     

116,329

   

Pagegroup PLC (United Kingdom)

   

12,480

     

66,906

   

Applus Services SA (Spain)

   

5,431

     

65,272

   

Mitie Group PLC (United Kingdom) (a)

   

18,037

     

50,146

   

Randstad Holding N.V. (Netherlands)

   

791

     

45,645

   

SThree PLC (United Kingdom)

   

6,352

     

25,048

   

ALS, Ltd. (Australia)

   

5,210

     

24,439

   

Hays PLC (United Kingdom)

   

10,913

     

21,467

   

Brunel International N.V. (Netherlands)

   

194

     

3,153

   

Cleanaway Waste Management, Ltd. (Australia)

   

2,774

     

2,544

   
         

420,949

   

TRANSPORTATION - 4.3%

 

DSV AS (Denmark)

   

924

     

47,822

   
Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG
(Switzerland)
   

255

     

30,759

   

Freightways, Ltd. (New Zealand)

   

5,201

     

27,308

   

BBA Aviation PLC (United Kingdom)

   

1,945

     

7,421

   
         

113,310

   
         

983,661

   

FINANCIALS - 19.1%

 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 12.6%

 

Julius Baer Group, Ltd. (Switzerland)

   

1,830

     

91,334

   

Azimut Holding SPA (Italy)

   

4,913

     

85,594

   
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC
(United Kingdom)
   

19,264

     

63,889

   

Element Fleet Management Corp. (Canada)

   

5,028

     

46,541

   

EFG International AG (Switzerland)

   

6,938

     

43,012

   
         

330,370

   

BANKS - 6.5%

 

BNK Financial Group, Inc. (South Korea)

   

11,642

     

95,570

   

DGB Financial Group, Inc. (South Korea)

   

7,824

     

75,908

   
         

171,478

   
         

501,848

   
   

Shares

 

Value

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 11.9%

 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 8.0%

 

Atea ASA (Norway) (a) (b)

   

6,922

   

$

81,426

   

Totvs SA (Brazil)

   

5,886

     

52,172

   

Otsuka Corp. (Japan)

   

733

     

39,784

   

Wirecard AG (Germany)

   

665

     

36,808

   
         

210,190

   

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 3.9%

 

Ingenico Group SA (France)

   

647

     

61,029

   

Hirose Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)

   

303

     

41,913

   
         

102,942

   
         

313,132

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 8.1%

 

MEDIA - 3.6%

 

SKY Network Television, Ltd. (New Zealand)

   

16,365

     

44,971

   

Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

   

2,461

     

29,182

   

Megacable Holdings SAB de CV (Mexico)

   

5,044

     

19,550

   
         

93,703

   

CONSUMER SERVICES - 3.1%

 
Melco International Development, Ltd.
(Hong Kong)
   

46,834

     

82,681

   

RETAILING - 1.2%

 

Hengdeli Holdings, Ltd. (Hong Kong) (b)

   

201,901

     

30,396

   

CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 0.2%

 
Cosmo Lady China Holdings Co., Ltd.
(China)
   

17,876

     

5,359

   
         

212,139

   

MATERIALS - 6.4%

 

Incitec Pivot, Ltd. (Australia)

   

32,665

     

93,834

   

Outotec OYJ (Finland) (b)

   

7,201

     

43,674

   

Titan Cement Co. SA (Greece)

   

1,222

     

31,163

   
         

168,671

   

HEALTH CARE - 4.8%

 

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 3.6%

 

Primary Health Care, Ltd. (Australia)

   

23,696

     

64,631

   

Amplifon S.p.A. (Italy)

   

1,480

     

17,836

   

Ansell, Ltd. (Australia)

   

621

     

11,426

   
         

93,893

   

PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES - 1.2%

 

QIAGEN N.V. (United States) (b)

   

1,115

     

32,302

   
         

126,195

   

CONSUMER STAPLES - 3.2%

 

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING - 3.2%

 

Sugi Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan)

   

1,814

     

83,253

   

REAL ESTATE - 2.0%

 

LSL Property Services PLC (United Kingdom) (a)

   

10,413

     

27,268

   

Countrywide PLC (United Kingdom) (a)

   

12,249

     

23,942

   
         

51,210

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Oakmark International Small Cap Fund  March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS - 94.7% (continued)

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 1.7%

 
Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk PT
(Indonesia)
   

105,627

   

$

43,200

   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 94.7%
(COST $2,423,317)
       

2,483,309

   
   

Par Value

 

Value

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 4.8%

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT - 4.8%

 
Fixed Income Clearing Corp. Repurchase
Agreement, 0.22% dated 03/31/17 due
04/03/17, repurchase price $125,679,
collateralized by a United States
Treasury Note, 2.125%, due 05/15/25,
value plus accrued interest of
$128,191 (Cost: $125,677)
 

$

125,677

     

125,677

   
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 4.8%
(COST $125,677)
       

125,677

   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.5%
(COST $2,548,994)
       

2,608,986

   

Foreign Currencies (Cost $21) - 0.0% (c)

       

21

   

Other Assets In Excess of Liabilities - 0.5%

       

12,733

   

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

     

$

2,621,740

   

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

(b)  Non-income producing security

(c)  Amount rounds to less than 0.1%.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Oakmark Funds

Statements of Assets and Liabilities—March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

(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)

 

$

17,091,100

   

$

5,785,454

   

$

16,241,666

   

$

2,564,992

   

Investments in affiliated securities, at value (b)

   

0

     

0

     

159,564

     

0

   

Foreign currency, at value (c)

   

0

(d)

   

0

     

0

     

0

(d)

 

Receivable for:

 

Securities sold

   

11,791

     

0

     

0

     

23,249

   

Fund shares sold

   

27,482

     

7,112

     

11,688

     

1,653

   

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

   

14,641

     

2,573

     

33,755

     

6,994

   

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

   

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

   

Tax reclaim from unaffiliated securities

   

5,425

     

28

     

13,896

     

4,161

   

Tax reclaim from affiliated securities

   

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

   

Total receivables

   

59,339

     

9,713

     

59,339

     

36,057

   

Other assets

   

87

     

51

     

91

     

42

   

Total assets

 

$

17,150,526

   

$

5,795,218

   

$

16,460,660

   

$

2,601,091

   

Liabilities and Net Assets

 

Payable for:

 

Securities purchased

 

$

30,047

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

2,475

   

Fund shares redeemed

   

17,790

     

2,099

     

69,316

     

1,480

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

0

     

0

     

0

     

599

   

Investment advisory fee

   

1,574

     

603

     

1,298

     

326

   

Other shareholder servicing fees

   

3,584

     

1,111

     

4,440

     

558

   

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

   

229

     

123

     

168

     

71

   

Trustee fees

   

9

     

5

     

10

     

4

   

Deferred trustee compensation

   

1,160

     

1,021

     

999

     

484

   

Other

   

1,085

     

379

     

1,108

     

276

   

Total liabilities

   

55,478

     

5,341

     

77,339

     

6,273

   

Net assets applicable to Fund shares outstanding

 

$

17,095,048

   

$

5,789,877

   

$

16,383,321

   

$

2,594,818

   

Analysis of Net Assets

 

Paid in capital

 

$

10,577,404

   

$

3,635,405

   

$

11,286,132

   

$

1,975,634

   

Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss)

   

470,178

     

226,968

     

708,064

     

23,750

   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

6,036,566

     

1,928,451

     

4,387,859

     

598,966

   

Accumulated undistributed (over distributed) net investment income

   

10,900

     

(947

)

   

1,266

     

(3,532

)

 

Net assets applicable to Fund shares outstanding

 

$

17,095,048

   

$

5,789,877

   

$

16,383,321

   

$

2,594,818

   

Price of Shares

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share: Investor Class (e)

 

$

75.46

   

$

44.33

   

$

31.68

   

$

30.19

   

Investor Class—Net assets

 

$

15,574,548

   

$

4,774,785

   

$

14,801,955

   

$

2,282,853

   

Investor Class—Shares outstanding (Unlimited shares authorized)

   

206,384

     

107,710

     

467,194

     

75,623

   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share: Advisor Class (f)

 

$

75.52

   

$

44.36

   

$

31.70

   

$

30.21

   

Advisor Class—Net Assets

 

$

1,038,960

   

$

536,091

   

$

655,077

   

$

133,834

   

Advisor Class—Shares outstanding (Unlimited shares authorized)

   

13,758

     

12,086

     

20,663

     

4,430

   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share: Institutional Class (f)

 

$

75.51

(g)

 

$

44.36

   

$

31.70

   

$

30.21

   

Institutional Class—Net Assets

 

$

320,646

   

$

449,431

   

$

252,341

   

$

154,119

   

Institutional Class—Shares outstanding (Unlimited shares authorized)

   

4,246

     

10,132

     

7,960

     

5,101

   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share: Service Class (h)

 

$

75.21

(g)

 

$

43.79

(g)

 

$

31.51

   

$

29.41

(g)

 

Service Class—Net assets

 

$

160,894

   

$

29,570

   

$

673,948

   

$

24,012

   

Service Class—Shares outstanding (Unlimited shares authorized)

   

2,139

     

675

     

21,390

     

816

   
(a) Identified cost of investments in unaffiliated securities  

$

11,054,534

   

$

3,857,003

   

$

11,878,229

   

$

1,965,163

   
(b) Identified cost of investments in affiliated securities    

0

     

0

     

135,142

     

0

   
(c) Identified cost of foreign currency    

0

(d)

   

0

     

0

     

0

(d)

 
(d) Amount rounds to less than $1,000.                                  
(e) Formerly Class I shares.                                  
(f) Commenced operations on 11/30/2016.                                  
(g) Net assets have been rounded for presentation purposes. The net asset value per share shown is as reported on March 31, 2017.                                  
(h) Formerly Class II shares.                                  
(i) The redemption price per share does not reflect a 2% redemption fee on redemptions of shares held for 90 days or less.                                  

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

38 OAKMARK FUNDS



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

Assets

 

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (a)

 

$

2,382,674

   

$

26,048,411

   

$

2,407,762

   

Investments in affiliated securities, at value (b)

   

0

     

3,574,061

     

201,224

   

Foreign currency, at value (c)

   

0

(d)

   

25,604

     

21

   

Receivable for:

 

Securities sold

   

0

     

65,818

     

8,352

   

Fund shares sold

   

10,514

     

141,901

     

4,980

   

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

   

8,203

     

89,298

     

9,242

   

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

   

0

     

17,678

     

989

   

Tax reclaim from unaffiliated securities

   

4,849

     

40,323

     

3,777

   

Tax reclaim from affiliated securities

   

0

     

335

     

0

   

Total receivables

   

23,566

     

355,353

     

27,340

   

Other assets

   

41

     

118

     

42

   

Total assets

 

$

2,406,281

   

$

30,003,547

   

$

2,636,389

   

Liabilities and Net Assets

 

Payable for:

 

Securities purchased

 

$

19,340

   

$

161,466

   

$

10,444

   

Fund shares redeemed

   

4,125

     

24,167

     

1,351

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

392

     

6,908

     

974

   

Investment advisory fee

   

289

     

2,884

     

364

   

Other shareholder servicing fees

   

454

     

6,287

     

600

   

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

   

29

     

245

     

51

   

Trustee fees

   

4

     

8

     

4

   

Deferred trustee compensation

   

15

     

805

     

463

   

Other

   

252

     

1,613

     

398

   

Total liabilities

   

24,900

     

204,383

     

14,649

   

Net assets applicable to Fund shares outstanding

 

$

2,381,381

   

$

29,799,164

   

$

2,621,740

   

Analysis of Net Assets

 

Paid in capital

 

$

1,965,095

   

$

27,679,731

   

$

2,571,288

   

Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss)

   

93,638

     

(1,604,893

)

   

742

   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

317,103

     

3,612,809

     

59,024

   

Accumulated undistributed (over distributed) net investment income

   

5,545

     

111,517

     

(9,314

)

 

Net assets applicable to Fund shares outstanding

 

$

2,381,381

   

$

29,799,164

   

$

2,621,740

   

Price of Shares

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share: Investor Class (e)

 

$

17.79

   

$

24.84

   

$

16.00

(i)

 

Investor Class—Net assets

 

$

2,150,692

   

$

27,708,924

   

$

2,375,724

   

Investor Class—Shares outstanding (Unlimited shares authorized)

   

120,873

     

1,115,480

     

148,455

   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share: Advisor Class (f)

 

$

17.81

   

$

24.86

   

$

16.02

(i)

 

Advisor Class—Net Assets

 

$

79,094

   

$

541,638

   

$

40,163

   

Advisor Class—Shares outstanding (Unlimited shares authorized)

   

4,442

     

21,787

     

2,507

   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share: Institutional Class (f)

 

$

17.81

   

$

24.86

   

$

16.02

(i)

 

Institutional Class—Net Assets

 

$

151,595

   

$

1,010,008

   

$

204,234

   

Institutional Class—Shares outstanding (Unlimited shares authorized)

   

8,514

     

40,626

     

12,751

   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share: Service Class (h)

 

$

0

   

$

24.98

   

$

15.92

(g)(i)

 

Service Class—Net assets

 

$

0

   

$

538,594

   

$

1,619

   

Service Class—Shares outstanding (Unlimited shares authorized)

   

0

     

21,561

     

102

   
(a) Identified cost of investments in unaffiliated securities  

$

2,064,934

   

$

22,152,541

   

$

2,273,134

   
(b) Identified cost of investments in affiliated securities    

0

     

3,847,226

     

275,860

   
(c) Identified cost of foreign currency    

0

(d)

   

25,628

     

21

   
(d) Amount rounds to less than $1,000.                          
(e) Formerly Class I shares.                          
(f) Commenced operations on 11/30/2016.                          
(g) Net assets have been rounded for presentation purposes. The net asset value per share shown is as reported on March 31, 2017.                          
(h) Formerly Class II shares.                          
(i) The redemption price per share does not reflect a 2% redemption fee on redemptions of shares held for 90 days or less.                          

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Oakmark Funds

Statements of Operations—March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

(in thousands)

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

Investment Income:

 

Dividends from unaffiliated securities

 

$

134,320

   

$

35,445

   

$

91,958

   

$

17,435

   

Dividends from affiliated securities

   

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

   

Interest income from unaffiliated securities

   

5,788

     

361

     

66,889

     

30

   

Security lending income

   

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

   

Foreign taxes withheld

   

0

     

0

     

0

     

(1,151

)

 

Total investment income

   

140,108

     

35,806

     

158,847

     

16,314

   

Expenses:

 

Investment advisory fee

   

58,511

     

23,076

     

55,105

     

12,123

   

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

   

515

     

281

     

371

     

141

   

Other shareholder servicing fees

   

11,338

     

3,403

     

12,784

     

1,900

   

Service fee—Service Class (a)

   

224

     

44

     

943

     

33

   

Reports to shareholders

   

615

     

145

     

354

     

112

   

Custody and accounting fees

   

228

     

111

     

245

     

172

   

Registration and blue sky expenses

   

171

     

122

     

129

     

81

   

Trustees fees

   

333

     

246

     

315

     

150

   

Legal fees

   

204

     

118

     

208

     

96

   

Audit and tax services fees

   

26

     

13

     

27

     

17

   

Other

   

244

     

163

     

253

     

130

   

Total expenses

   

72,409

     

27,722

     

70,734

     

14,955

   

Advisory fee waiver

   

(2,917

)

   

(1,697

)

   

(6,689

)

   

(613

)

 

Net expenses

   

69,492

     

26,025

     

64,045

     

14,342

   

Net Investment Income

 

$

70,616

   

$

9,781

   

$

94,802

   

$

1,972

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss):

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Unaffiliated investments

   

505,789

     

228,041

     

707,812

     

46,321

   

Affiliated investments

   

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

0

     

0

     

0

     

4,204

   

Foreign currency transactions

   

0

     

0

     

0

     

(482

)

 

Written options

   

1,035

     

0

     

0

     

0

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

506,824

     

228,041

     

707,812

     

50,043

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Unaffiliated investments

   

1,322,813

     

436,186

     

617,239

     

309,761

   

Affiliated investments

   

0

     

0

     

24,422

     

0

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

0

     

0

     

0

     

(37

)

 

Foreign currency translation

   

0

     

0

     

0

     

(95

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

1,322,813

     

436,186

     

641,661

     

309,629

   

Net realized and unrealized gain

   

1,829,637

     

664,227

     

1,349,473

     

359,672

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

1,900,253

   

$

674,008

   

$

1,444,275

   

$

361,644

   
(a) Formerly Class II shares.                                  

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

40 OAKMARK FUNDS



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

Investment Income:

 

Dividends from unaffiliated securities

 

$

18,351

   

$

192,152

   

$

26,070

   

Dividends from affiliated securities

   

0

     

27,771

     

4,981

   

Interest income from unaffiliated securities

   

56

     

1,501

     

48

   

Security lending income

   

11

     

469

     

69

   

Foreign taxes withheld

   

(1,348

)

   

(18,364

)

   

(3,051

)

 

Total investment income

   

17,070

     

203,529

     

28,117

   

Expenses:

 

Investment advisory fee

   

10,767

     

105,853

     

13,012

   

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

   

46

     

518

     

75

   

Other shareholder servicing fees

   

1,589

     

19,696

     

2,053

   

Service fee—Service Class (a)

   

0

     

653

     

2

   

Reports to shareholders

   

68

     

951

     

237

   

Custody and accounting fees

   

141

     

1,974

     

361

   

Registration and blue sky expenses

   

119

     

345

     

86

   

Trustees fees

   

80

     

338

     

147

   

Legal fees

   

94

     

285

     

97

   

Audit and tax services fees

   

10

     

39

     

11

   

Other

   

135

     

322

     

127

   

Total expenses

   

13,049

     

130,974

     

16,208

   

Advisory fee waiver

   

(609

)

   

(5,695

)

   

0

   

Net expenses

   

12,440

     

125,279

     

16,208

   

Net Investment Income

 

$

4,630

   

$

78,250

   

$

11,909

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss):

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Unaffiliated investments

   

107,592

     

(348,698

)

   

12,308

   

Affiliated investments

   

0

     

(92,692

)

   

(1,101

)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

4,139

     

36,511

     

3,593

   

Foreign currency transactions

   

(93

)

   

(7,326

)

   

(558

)

 

Written options

   

0

     

0

     

0

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

111,638

     

(412,205

)

   

14,242

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Unaffiliated investments

   

162,566

     

3,626,698

     

214,890

   

Affiliated investments

   

0

     

691,676

     

13,763

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

(155

)

   

(1,884

)

   

128

   

Foreign currency translation

   

(105

)

   

(995

)

   

224

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

162,306

     

4,315,495

     

229,005

   

Net realized and unrealized gain

   

273,944

     

3,903,290

     

243,247

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

278,574

   

$

3,981,540

   

$

255,156

   
(a) Formerly Class II shares.                          

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Oakmark Funds

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

(in thousands)

   

Oakmark Fund

 
    Six Months Ended
March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
September 30, 2016
 

From Operations:

 

Net investment income

 

$

70,616

   

$

179,991

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

506,824

     

252,726

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

1,322,813

     

1,565,243

   

Net increase in net assets from operations

   

1,900,253

     

1,997,960

   

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

Net investment income—Investor Class

   

(164,699

)

   

(159,195

)

 

Net investment income—Service Class

   

(1,209

)

   

(1,174

)

 

Net realized gain—Investor Class

   

(235,492

)

   

(79,584

)

 

Net realized gain—Service Class

   

(2,593

)

   

(942

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(403,993

)

   

(240,895

)

 

From Fund share transactions:

 

Proceeds from shares sold—Investor Class

   

2,035,008

     

2,555,808

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Advisor Class

   

1,026,375

     

0

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Institutional Class

   

328,245

     

0

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Service Class

   

15,318

     

27,881

   

Reinvestment of distributions—Investor Class

   

373,326

     

225,429

   

Reinvestment of distributions—Service Class

   

2,466

     

1,424

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Investor Class

   

(2,910,869

)

   

(6,324,990

)

 

Payment for shares redeemed—Advisor Class

   

(18,200

)

   

0

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Institutional Class

   

(16,074

)

   

0

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Service Class

   

(50,028

)

   

(68,784

)

 

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

   

785,567

     

(3,583,232

)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

   

2,281,827

     

(1,826,167

)

 

Net assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

14,813,221

     

16,639,388

   

End of period

 

$

17,095,048

   

$

14,813,221

   

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

 

$

10,900

   

$

136,566

   

Fund Share Transactions—Investor Class:

 

Shares sold

   

27,996

     

40,701

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   

5,290

     

3,589

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(39,932

)

   

(101,179

)

 

Net decrease in shares outstanding

   

(6,646

)

   

(56,889

)

 

Fund Share Transactions—Advisor Class:

 

Shares sold

   

14,002

     

0

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(244

)

   

0

   

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

13,758

     

0

   

Fund Share Transactions—Institutional Class:

 

Shares sold

   

4,460

     

0

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(214

)

   

0

   

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

4,246

     

0

   

Fund Share Transactions—Service Class:

 

Shares sold

   

212

     

447

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   

35

     

23

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(701

)

   

(1,086

)

 

Net decrease in shares outstanding

   

(454

)

   

(616

)

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Oakmark Funds

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

(in thousands)

   

Oakmark Select Fund

 
    Six Months Ended
March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
September 30, 2016
 

From Operations:

 

Net investment income

 

$

9,781

   

$

48,544

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

228,041

     

278,880

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

436,186

     

231,611

   

Net increase in net assets from operations

   

674,008

     

559,035

   

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

Net investment income—Investor Class

   

(48,511

)

   

(17,524

)

 

Net investment income—Service Class

   

(203

)

   

0

   

Net realized gain—Investor Class

   

(203,667

)

   

0

   

Net realized gain—Service Class

   

(1,343

)

   

0

   

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(253,724

)

   

(17,524

)

 

From Fund share transactions:

 

Proceeds from shares sold—Investor Class

   

670,505

     

713,145

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Advisor Class

   

536,609

     

0

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Institutional Class

   

445,602

     

0

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Service Class

   

5,680

     

5,874

   

Reinvestment of distributions—Investor Class

   

229,106

     

15,156

   

Reinvestment of distributions—Service Class

   

1,255

     

0

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Investor Class

   

(1,484,942

)

   

(1,802,497

)

 

Payment for shares redeemed—Advisor Class

   

(10,077

)

   

0

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Institutional Class

   

(6,849

)

   

0

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Service Class

   

(14,641

)

   

(11,904

)

 

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

   

372,248

     

(1,080,226

)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

   

792,532

     

(538,715

)

 

Net assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

4,997,345

     

5,536,060

   

End of period

 

$

5,789,877

   

$

4,997,345

   

Accumulated undistributed net investment income (loss)

 

$

(947

)

 

$

38,900

   

Fund Share Transactions—Investor Class:

 

Shares sold

   

15,457

     

18,889

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   

5,507

     

392

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(34,330

)

   

(47,664

)

 

Net decrease in shares outstanding

   

(13,366

)

   

(28,383

)

 

Fund Share Transactions—Advisor Class:

 

Shares sold

   

12,315

     

0

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(229

)

   

0

   

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

12,086

     

0

   

Fund Share Transactions—Institutional Class:

 

Shares sold

   

10,289

     

0

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(157

)

   

0

   

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

10,132

     

0

   

Fund Share Transactions—Service Class:

 

Shares sold

   

132

     

160

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   

30

     

0

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(344

)

   

(316

)

 

Net decrease in shares outstanding

   

(182

)

   

(156

)

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Oakmark Funds

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

(in thousands)

   

Oakmark Equity and Income Fund

 
    Six Months Ended
March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
September 30, 2016
 

From Operations:

 

Net investment income

 

$

94,802

   

$

204,843

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

707,812

     

466,672

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

641,661

     

501,016

   

Net increase in net assets from operations

   

1,444,275

     

1,172,531

   

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

Net investment income—Investor Class

   

(231,364

)

   

(188,041

)

 

Net investment income—Service Class

   

(8,692

)

   

(5,787

)

 

Net realized gain—Investor Class

   

(393,093

)

   

(852,456

)

 

Net realized gain—Service Class

   

(18,736

)

   

(42,531

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(651,885

)

   

(1,088,815

)

 

From Fund share transactions:

 

Proceeds from shares sold—Investor Class

   

963,380

     

1,367,059

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Advisor Class

   

651,759

     

0

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Institutional Class

   

262,111

     

0

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Service Class

   

49,968

     

109,340

   

Reinvestment of distributions—Investor Class

   

587,326

     

979,322

   

Reinvestment of distributions—Service Class

   

24,677

     

42,857

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Investor Class

   

(2,846,535

)

   

(4,342,391

)

 

Payment for shares redeemed—Advisor Class

   

(16,800

)

   

0

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Institutional Class

   

(17,021

)

   

0

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Service Class

   

(179,871

)

   

(314,226

)

 

Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions

   

(521,006

)

   

(2,158,039

)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

   

271,384

     

(2,074,323

)

 

Net assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

16,111,937

     

18,186,260

   

End of period

 

$

16,383,321

   

$

16,111,937

   

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

 

$

1,266

   

$

170,714

   

Fund Share Transactions—Investor Class:

 

Shares sold

   

31,135

     

47,194

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   

19,722

     

34,435

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(92,461

)

   

(149,324

)

 

Net decrease in shares outstanding

   

(41,604

)

   

(67,695

)

 

Fund Share Transactions—Advisor Class:

 

Shares sold

   

21,200

     

0

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(537

)

   

0

   

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

20,663

     

0

   

Fund Share Transactions—Institutional Class:

 

Shares sold

   

8,507

     

0

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(547

)

   

0

   

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

7,960

     

0

   

Fund Share Transactions—Service Class:

 

Shares sold

   

1,629

     

3,800

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   

832

     

1,514

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(5,882

)

   

(10,780

)

 

Net decrease in shares outstanding

   

(3,421

)

   

(5,466

)

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

44 OAKMARK FUNDS



Oakmark Funds

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

(in thousands)

   

Oakmark Global Fund

 
    Six Months Ended
March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
September 30, 2016
 

From Operations:

 

Net investment income

 

$

1,972

   

$

30,666

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

50,043

     

(10,417

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

309,629

     

44,378

   

Net increase in net assets from operations

   

361,644

     

64,627

   

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

Net investment income—Investor Class

   

(26,172

)

   

(33,772

)

 

Net investment income—Service Class

   

(208

)

   

(216

)

 

Net realized gain—Investor Class

   

0

     

(51,276

)

 

Net realized gain—Service Class

   

0

     

(556

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(26,380

)

   

(85,820

)

 

From Fund share transactions:

 

Proceeds from shares sold—Investor Class

   

187,644

     

280,750

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Advisor Class

   

131,870

     

0

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Institutional Class

   

148,795

     

0

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Service Class

   

1,467

     

3,638

   

Reinvestment of distributions—Investor Class

   

24,367

     

79,112

   

Reinvestment of distributions—Service Class

   

188

     

685

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Investor Class

   

(575,412

)

   

(960,631

)

 

Payment for shares redeemed—Advisor Class

   

(5,965

)

   

0

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Institutional Class

   

(1,231

)

   

0

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Service Class

   

(6,672

)

   

(10,906

)

 

Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions

   

(94,949

)

   

(607,352

)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

   

240,315

     

(628,545

)

 

Net assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

2,354,503

     

2,983,048

   

End of period

 

$

2,594,818

   

$

2,354,503

   

Accumulated undistributed net investment income (loss)

 

$

(3,532

)

 

$

17,461

   

Fund Share Transactions—Investor Class:

 

Shares sold

   

6,565

     

11,000

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   

899

     

2,932

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(20,190

)

   

(37,591

)

 

Net decrease in shares outstanding

   

(12,726

)

   

(23,659

)

 

Fund Share Transactions—Advisor Class:

 

Shares sold

   

4,634

     

0

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(204

)

   

0

   

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

4,430

     

0

   

Fund Share Transactions—Institutional Class:

 

Shares sold

   

5,143

     

0

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(42

)

   

0

   

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

5,101

     

0

   

Fund Share Transactions—Service Class:

 

Shares sold

   

53

     

147

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   

7

     

26

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(241

)

   

(435

)

 

Net decrease in shares outstanding

   

(181

)

   

(262

)

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

(in thousands)

   

Oakmark Global Select Fund

 
    Six Months Ended
March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
September 30, 2016
 

From Operations:

 

Net investment income

 

$

4,630

   

$

23,550

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

111,638

     

(7,516

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

162,306

     

165,683

   

Net increase in net assets from operations

   

278,574

     

181,717

   

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

Net investment income—Investor Class

   

(21,509

)

   

(17,056

)

 

Net realized gain—Investor Class

   

0

     

(100,960

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(21,509

)

   

(118,016

)

 

From Fund share transactions:

 

Proceeds from shares sold—Investor Class

   

287,801

     

649,482

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Advisor Class

   

77,857

     

0

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Institutional Class

   

147,762

     

0

   

Reinvestment of distributions—Investor Class

   

19,755

     

105,015

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Investor Class

   

(444,301

)

   

(814,528

)

 

Payment for shares redeemed—Advisor Class

   

(1,062

)

   

0

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Institutional Class

   

(561

)

   

0

   

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

   

87,251

     

(60,031

)

 

Total increase in net assets

   

344,316

     

3,670

   

Net assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

2,037,065

     

2,033,395

   

End of period

 

$

2,381,381

   

$

2,037,065

   

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

 

$

5,545

   

$

21,991

   

Fund Share Transactions—Investor Class:

 

Shares sold

   

16,875

     

42,869

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   

1,219

     

6,815

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(26,062

)

   

(54,704

)

 

Net decrease in shares outstanding

   

(7,968

)

   

(5,020

)

 

Fund Share Transactions—Advisor Class:

 

Shares sold

   

4,503

     

0

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(61

)

   

0

   

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

4,442

     

0

   

Fund Share Transactions—Institutional Class:

 

Shares sold

   

8,545

     

0

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(31

)

   

0

   

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

8,514

     

0

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Oakmark Funds

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

(in thousands)

   

Oakmark International Fund

 
    Six Months Ended
March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
September 30, 2016
 

From Operations:

 

Net investment income

 

$

78,250

   

$

434,720

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

(412,205

)

   

(889,754

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

4,315,495

     

2,039,296

   

Net increase in net assets from operations

   

3,981,540

     

1,584,262

   

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

Net investment income—Investor Class

   

(361,117

)

   

(585,096

)

 

Net investment income—Service Class

   

(6,151

)

   

(10,674

)

 

Net realized gain—Investor Class

   

0

     

(688,352

)

 

Net realized gain—Service Class

   

0

     

(15,185

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(367,268

)

   

(1,299,307

)

 

From Fund share transactions:

 

Proceeds from shares sold—Investor Class

   

5,314,911

     

6,945,769

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Advisor Class

   

515,463

     

0

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Institutional Class

   

977,623

     

0

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Service Class

   

61,842

     

173,213

   

Reinvestment of distributions—Investor Class

   

301,316

     

1,064,599

   

Reinvestment of distributions—Service Class

   

4,068

     

16,780

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Investor Class

   

(4,645,350

)

   

(10,927,323

)

 

Payment for shares redeemed—Advisor Class

   

(7,798

)

   

0

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Institutional Class

   

(14,279

)

   

0

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Service Class

   

(132,916

)

   

(222,233

)

 

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

   

2,374,880

     

(2,949,195

)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

   

5,989,152

     

(2,664,240

)

 

Net assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

23,810,012

     

26,474,252

   

End of period

 

$

29,799,164

   

$

23,810,012

   

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

 

$

111,517

   

$

432,465

   

Fund Share Transactions—Investor Class:

 

Shares sold

   

228,986

     

338,391

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   

13,822

     

50,146

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(201,821

)

   

(528,385

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

   

40,987

     

(139,848

)

 

Fund Share Transactions—Advisor Class:

 

Shares sold

   

22,113

     

0

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(326

)

   

0

   

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

21,787

     

0

   

Fund Share Transactions—Institutional Class:

 

Shares sold

   

41,221

     

0

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(595

)

   

0

   

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

40,626

     

0

   

Fund Share Transactions—Service Class:

 

Shares sold

   

2,655

     

8,292

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   

185

     

787

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(5,763

)

   

(10,719

)

 

Net decrease in shares outstanding

   

(2,923

)

   

(1,640

)

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

(in thousands)

   

Oakmark International Small Cap Fund

 
    Six Months Ended
March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
September 30, 2016
 

From Operations:

 

Net investment income

 

$

11,909

   

$

77,687

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

14,242

     

18,367

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

229,005

     

56,716

   

Net increase in net assets from operations

   

255,156

     

152,770

   

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

Net investment income—Investor Class

   

(56,204

)

   

(68,535

)

 

Net investment income—Service Class

   

(35

)

   

(38

)

 

Net realized gain—Investor Class

   

(13,930

)

   

(67,833

)

 

Net realized gain—Service Class

   

(10

)

   

(44

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(70,179

)

   

(136,450

)

 

From Fund share transactions:

 

Proceeds from shares sold—Investor Class

   

332,339

     

557,728

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Advisor Class

   

37,826

     

0

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Institutional Class

   

197,486

     

0

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Service Class

   

468

     

312

   

Reinvestment of distributions—Investor Class

   

65,293

     

123,630

   

Reinvestment of distributions—Service Class

   

32

     

48

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Investor Class

   

(559,823

)

   

(1,184,763

)

 

Payment for shares redeemed—Advisor Class

   

(1,230

)

   

0

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Institutional Class

   

(1,827

)

   

0

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Service Class

   

(490

)

   

(830

)

 

Redemption fees—Investor Class

   

57

     

297

   

Redemption fees—Institutional Class

   

0

(a)

   

0

   

Redemption fees—Service Class

   

0

(a)

   

0

(a)

 

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

   

70,131

     

(503,578

)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

   

255,108

     

(487,258

)

 

Net assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

2,366,632

     

2,853,890

   

End of period

 

$

2,621,740

   

$

2,366,632

   

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

 

$

(9,314

)

 

$

47,973

   

Fund Share Transactions—Investor Class:

 

Shares sold

   

21,867

     

39,793

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   

4,598

     

8,875

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(37,360

)

   

(84,318

)

 

Net decrease in shares outstanding

   

(10,895

)

   

(35,650

)

 

Fund Share Transactions—Advisor Class:

 

Shares sold

   

2,589

     

0

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(82

)

   

0

   

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

2,507

     

0

   

Fund Share Transactions—Institutional Class:

 

Shares sold

   

12,867

     

0

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(116

)

   

0

   

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

12,751

     

0

   

Fund Share Transactions—Service Class:

 

Shares sold

   

32

     

22

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   

2

     

3

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(33

)

   

(57

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

   

1

     

(32

)

 

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

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Oakmark Funds

Notes to Financial Statements

1.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Organization

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") and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services—Investment Companies. 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 four classes of shares: Investor Class (formerly Class I) Shares, Advisor Class Shares, Institutional Class Shares, and Service Class (formerly Class II) Shares. Investor Class, Advisor Class and Institutional Class Shares are offered for purchase directly from the Funds and through certain intermediaries who have entered into an agreement with the Funds' distributor and/or Harris Associates L.P., investment adviser to the Funds (the "Adviser"). Service Class (formerly Class II) Shares are offered to certain retirement plans such as 401(k) and profit sharing plans. Service Class Shares pay a service fee at the annual rate of up to 0.25% of the average net assets of Service Class 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. Global Select had no outstanding Service Class Shares during the six-month period ended March 31, 2017.

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, other shareholder servicing fees and reports to shareholders expenses 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 Fund may approve the waiver of redemption fees on certain types of accounts held through intermediaries, pursuant to the Fund's policies and procedures. Redemption fees collected by the Fund, if any, are included in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

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 System are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price ("NOCP"), or lacking an NOCP, at the most recent bid quotation on the NASDAQ National Market System. 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 provided by 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 provided by 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 mean of the most recent bid and asked quotations.

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.

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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 Adviser's 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 Adviser's 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 March 31, 2017, there were no transfers between level 1 and level 2 securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2017 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

 

$

16,248,596

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

Short Term Investments

   

0

     

842,504

     

0

   

Total

 

$

16,248,596

   

$

842,504

   

$

0

   

Select

                         

Common Stocks

 

$

5,420,822

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

Short Term Investments

   

0

     

364,632

     

0

   

Total

 

$

5,420,822

   

$

364,632

   

$

0

   

Equity and Income

                         

Common Stocks

 

$

9,973,023

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

Government and Agency Securities

   

0

     

1,482,140

     

0

   

Corporate Bonds

   

0

     

2,229,686

     

0

   

Convertible Bonds

   

0

     

15,446

     

0

   

Short Term Investments

   

0

     

2,700,935

     

0

   

Total

 

$

9,973,023

   

$

6,428,207

   

$

0

   

Global

                         

Common Stocks

 

$

2,501,984

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

Short Term Investments

   

0

     

63,008

     

0

   

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts - Liabilities

   

0

     

(599

)

   

0

   

Total

 

$

2,501,984

   

$

62,409

   

$

0

   

Global Select

                         

Common Stocks

 

$

2,244,189

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

Short Term Investments

   

0

     

138,485

     

0

   

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts - Liabilities

   

0

     

(392

)

   

0

   

Total

 

$

2,244,189

   

$

138,093

   

$

0

   

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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

                         

Common Stocks

 

$

28,344,790

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

Short Term Investments

   

0

     

1,277,682

     

0

   

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts - Liabilities

   

0

     

(6,908

)

   

0

   

Total

 

$

28,344,788

   

$

1,270,774

   

$

0

   

Int'l Small Cap

                         

Common Stocks

 

$

2,483,309

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

Short Term Investments

   

0

     

125,677

     

0

   

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts - Liabilities

   

0

     

(974

)

   

0

   

Total

 

$

2,483,309

   

$

124,703

   

$

0

   

Offsetting assets and liabilities

Accounting Standards Codification 210 requires entities to disclose gross and net information about instruments and transactions eligible for offset on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, and disclose instruments and transactions subject to master netting or similar agreements. This disclosure is limited to derivative instruments, repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and lending transactions.

At March 31, 2017 certain Funds held open forward foreign currency contracts that were subject to a foreign exchange settlement and netting agreement with the same counterparty. The agreement includes provisions for general obligations, representations and certain events of default or termination. The agreement includes provisions for netting arrangements that may reduce credit risk and counterparty risk associated with relevant transactions, in the event a counterparty fails to meet its obligations. The net recognized assets or liabilities related to open forward foreign currency contracts are presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The gross recognized assets (appreciation) and liabilities (depreciation) by contract are presented in the table included in the Forward foreign currency contracts section of Note 1 to Financial Statements.

At March 31, 2017 each Fund held investments in repurchase agreements. The gross value of these investments and the value of the related collateral are presented in each Fund's Schedule of Investments. The value of the related collateral for each Fund exceeded the value of the repurchase agreements held at period end.

The value of the securities on loan and the value of the related collateral as of period end, if any, are included in the Securities lending section of Note 1 to Financial Statements.

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. Each of the Funds' transactions in forward foreign currency contracts were used for transaction or 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

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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.

At March 31, 2017 Global, Global Select, International, and Int'l Small Cap held non-collateralized, forward foreign currency contracts, which are considered derivative instruments, each of whose counterparty is State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street"), as follows (in thousands):

Global

    Local
Contract
Amount
  Settlement
Date
  Valuation at
3/31/17
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Foreign Currency Sold:

                         

Australian Dollar

   

10,005

   

06/21/17

 

$

7,632

   

$

(318

)

 

Swiss Franc

   

32,712

   

09/20/17

   

33,036

     

(281

)

 
           

$

40,668

   

$

(599

)

 

During the period ended March 31, 2017 the notional value of forward foreign currency contracts opened for Global were $40,069 and the notional value of settled contracts was $91,204 (in thousands).

Global Select

    Local
Contract
Amount
  Settlement
Date
  Valuation at
3/31/17
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Foreign Currency Sold:

                 

Swiss Franc

   

45,595

   

09/20/17

 

$

46,047

   

$

(392

)

 
           

$

46,047

   

$

(392

)

 

During the period ended March 31, 2017 the notional value of forward foreign currency contracts opened for Global Select were $45,655 and the notional value of settled contracts was $85,365 (in thousands).

International

    Local
Contract
Amount
  Settlement
Date
  Valuation at
3/31/17
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Foreign Currency Sold:

                         

Australian Dollar

   

128,544

   

06/21/17

 

$

98,057

   

$

(4,081

)

 

Swiss Franc

   

328,863

   

09/20/17

   

332,122

     

(2,827

)

 
           

$

430,179

   

$

(6,908

)

 

During the period ended March 31, 2017 the notional value of forward foreign currency contracts opened for International were $423,271 and the notional value of settled contracts was $826,275 (in thousands).

Int'l Small Cap

    Local
Contract
Amount
  Settlement
Date
  Valuation at
3/31/17
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Foreign Currency Sold:

                         

Australian Dollar

   

23,836

   

06/21/17

 

$

18,183

   

$

(757

)

 

Swiss Franc

   

25,316

   

09/20/17

   

25,567

     

(217

)

 
           

$

43,750

   

$

(974

)

 

During the period ended March 31, 2017 the notional value of forward foreign currency contracts opened for Int'l Small Cap were $42,775 and the notional value of settled contracts was $93,650 (in thousands).

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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. 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. Each Fund may sell shares of when-issued securities. Typically, a Fund sells when-issued securities when a company announces a spin-off or re-organization, and the post-spin-off or post-re-organization shares begin trading on a when-issued basis prior to the effective date of the corporate action. A sale of a when-issued security is treated as a short sale for accounting purposes. After the effective date, when shares of the new company are received, any shares sold on a when-issued basis will be delivered to the counterparty. At March 31, 2017 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. At March 31, 2017 none of the Funds held when-issued securities.

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. As the writer of a covered call option on a security, a Fund foregoes, during the option's life, the opportunity to profit from increases in the market value of the security covering the call option above the sum of the premium and the exercise price of the call. 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.

Oakmark used options written for tax management purposes during the period ended March 31, 2017, as follows (in thousands).

Oakmark

    Number of
Contracts
 

Premiums

 

Options outstanding at September 30, 2016

   

0

   

$

0

   

Options written

   

7

     

1,035

   

Options exercised

   

(7

)

   

(1,035

)

 

Options outstanding at March 31, 2017

   

0

   

$

0

   

Credit facility

The Trust has a $200 million committed unsecured line of credit and a $300 million uncommitted unsecured discretionary demand line of credit (the "Facility") with State Street. Borrowings under the facility 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 0.20% on the unused committed 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 period ended March 31, 2017.

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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 period ended March 31, 2017 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. 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. At March 31, 2017 all of the Funds held repurchase agreements.

Security lending

Each Fund, 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. Treasury or agency securities maintained on a current basis in an amount at least equal to the fair value of the securities loaned by a Fund. The Fund would continue to receive the equivalent of the interest or dividends paid by the issuer on the securities loaned, and would also receive 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. There could also 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. A Fund may not exercise proxy voting rights for a security that is on loan if it is unable to recall the security prior to the record date. The Trust, on behalf of the Funds, has entered into an agreement with State Street to serve as its agent for the purpose of lending securities and maintaining the collateral account. Security lending income, if any, net of any fees retained by the securities lending agent, is included in the Statement of Operations.

At March 31, 2017 none of the Funds had securities on loan.

Interfund lending

Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC, the Funds may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility that allows the Funds to lend money to, and borrow money from, each other for temporary purposes (an "Interfund Loan"). All Interfund Loans are subject to conditions pursuant to the SEC exemptive order designed to ensure fair and equitable treatment of participating Funds. Any Interfund Loan would consist only of uninvested cash reserves that the lending Fund otherwise would invest in short-term repurchase agreements or other short-term instruments. There were no Interfund Loans during the period ended March 31, 2017.

Restricted securities

Each Fund may invest in restricted securities, which generally are considered illiquid, but such illiquid securities may not comprise more than 15% of the value of a Fund's net assets at the time of investment. The following investments, the sales of which are subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws, have been valued in good faith according to the securities valuation procedures established by the Board of Trustees (as stated in the Security valuation section) since their acquisition dates.

At March 31, 2017 Equity and Income and International held the following restricted securities:

Equity and Income


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

$

29,500

   

1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc.

 

09/24/14

 

$

29,500

   

$

30,606

     

0.19

%

 
 

20,525

   

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

 

09/12/13 - 11/13/15

   

21,795

     

22,218

     

0.14

%

 
 

186,500

   

Anthem, Inc.

 

02/14/17 - 03/17/17

   

186,377

     

186,377

     

1.14

%

 
 

132,490

   

BMW US Capital LLC

 

03/06/17 - 03/31/17

   

132,465

     

132,465

     

0.81

%

 
 

34,840

    Broadcom Corp. / Broadcom Cayman
Finance, Ltd.
 

01/11/17

   

34,750

     

34,893

     

0.21

%

 
 

250

   

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp.

 

03/09/17

   

248

     

251

     

0.00

%

 
 

14,915

   

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

 

09/30/16

   

14,445

     

15,446

     

0.09

%

 
 

10,945

   

CommScope Technologies LLC

 

03/13/17

   

10,785

     

10,928

     

0.07

%

 

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

$

37,000

   

Credit Suisse Group AG

 

12/04/13 - 06/11/14

 

$

37,000

   

$

39,619

     

0.24

%

 
 

17,665

    Diamond 1 Finance Corp. / Diamond 2
Finance Corp.
 

05/17/16

   

17,658

     

18,963

     

0.12

%

 
 

4,910

    EMI Music Publishing Group North America
Holdings, Inc.
 

05/26/16

   

4,910

     

5,352

     

0.03

%

 
 

352,644

   

General Mills, Inc.

 

03/02/17 - 03/28/17

   

352,505

     

352,505

     

2.15

%

 
 

14,930

   

Glencore Finance Canada, Ltd.

 

03/24/17

   

14,994

     

14,990

     

0.09

%

 
 

100

   

IHS Markit, Ltd.

 

02/06/17

   

100

     

103

     

0.00

%

 
 

44,200

   

International Game Technology PLC

 

02/09/15

   

44,211

     

46,914

     

0.29

%

 
 

2,000

    KFC Holding Co. / Pizza Hut Holdings
LLC / Taco Bell of America LLC
 

06/02/16

   

2,000

     

2,039

     

0.01

%

 
 

105,350

   

Kellogg Co.

 

03/17/17 - 03/23/17

   

105,339

     

105,339

     

0.64

%

 
 

294,750

   

Kraft Food Group, Inc.

 

02/28/17 - 03/28/17

   

294,620

     

294,620

     

1.80

%

 
 

6,260

   

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.

 

02/17/16 - 02/23/16

   

6,690

     

6,692

     

0.04

%

 
 

16,935

   

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

 

08/15/12 - 10/26/16

   

16,935

     

17,015

     

0.10

%

 
 

18,780

   

MSCI, Inc.

 

08/10/15 - 09/01/16

   

18,915

     

19,543

     

0.12

%

 
 

447,000

   

MetLife Short Term Funding LLC

 

02/15/17 - 03/31/17

   

446,628

     

446,627

     

2.73

%

 
 

16,349

    Mondelez International Holdings
Netherlands BV
 

01/03/17 - 01/25/17

   

15,848

     

15,908

     

0.10

%

 
 

1,000

   

Peabody Securities Finance Corp.

 

02/09/17

   

1,000

     

994

     

0.01

%

 
 

6,970

   

Penn National Gaming, Inc.

 

01/17/17

   

6,970

     

6,918

     

0.04

%

 
 

4,920

   

Penske Truck Leasing Co., LP / PTL Finance Corp.

 

06/16/15

   

4,931

     

4,931

     

0.03

%

 
 

3,500

   

Post Holdings, Inc.

 

03/12/14 - 02/09/17

   

3,500

     

3,467

     

0.02

%

 
 

26,880

   

Principal Life Global Funding II

 

11/14/16 - 01/03/17

   

26,834

     

26,753

     

0.16

%

 
 

7,800

   

Quintiles IMS, Inc.

 

09/14/16

   

7,807

     

7,829

     

0.05

%

 
 

11,077

   

S&P Global, Inc.

 

09/19/16 - 01/19/17

   

11,006

     

10,532

     

0.06

%

 
 

130,235

   

Schlumberger Holdings Corp.

 

12/10/15 - 03/01/17

   

130,087

     

130,616

     

0.80

%

 
 

8,875

   

Scientific Games International, Inc.

 

11/14/14

   

8,992

     

9,474

     

0.06

%

 
 

8,895

   

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.

 

03/04/15 - 03/26/15

   

9,322

     

9,195

     

0.06

%

 
 

9,970

   

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.

 

12/11/12

   

9,986

     

10,251

     

0.06

%

 
 

12,390

   

Smithfield Foods, Inc.

 

01/25/17 - 02/14/17

   

12,391

     

12,391

     

0.08

%

 
 

1,000

   

Symantec Corp.

 

02/07/17

   

1,000

     

1,025

     

0.01

%

 
 

11,945

   

The Howard Hughes Corp.

 

03/03/17

   

11,945

     

11,825

     

0.07

%

 
 

4,420

   

The Manitowoc Co., Inc.

 

02/08/16

   

4,412

     

5,006

     

0.03

%

 
 

57,474

   

Ultra Petroleum Corp.

 

04/11/14 - 10/28/14

   

57,994

     

40,428

     

0.25

%

 
 

42,075

   

Universal Health Services, Inc.

 

01/14/16 - 11/09/16

   

42,317

     

43,127

     

0.26

%

 
 

6,870

   

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

 

09/16/16 - 09/17/16

   

6,870

     

6,458

     

0.04

%

 
               

$

2,160,633

   

$

13.20

%

 

International


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

$

50,000

   

BMW US Capital LLC

 

02/22/17

 

$

49,976

   

$

49,976

     

0.17

%

 
 

50,000

   

John Deere Capital Co.

 

03/23/17

   

49,975

     

49,975

     

0.17

%

 
               

$

99,951

     

0.34

%

 

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, 2016 remains subject to examination by taxing authorities.

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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;
0.675% on the next $2.5 billion;
0.625% on the next $2.5 billion;
0.620% on the next $12.5 billion;
0.615% on the next $10.0 billion; and
0.610% over $35.0 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;
0.80% on the next $6.5 billion;
0.795% on the next $7 billion;
0.790% on the next $5 billion; and
0.785% over $35 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
 

Effective November 1, 2016 and continuing through January 28, 2018, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive the advisory fee otherwise payable to it by the following percentages with respect to each Fund: 0.04% for Oakmark; 0.07% for Select; 0.10% for Equity and Income; 0.06% for Global; 0.07% for Global Select; and 0.05% for International. When determining whether a Fund's total expenses exceed the additional contractual expense cap described below, a Fund's net advisory fee, reflecting application of the advisory fee waiver, will be used to calculate a Fund's total expenses. The Adviser is not entitled to collect on or make a claim for waived fees that are the subject of this undertaking at any time in the future. This arrangement may only be modified or amended with approval from a Fund and the Adviser.

The Adviser is contractually obligated through January 28, 2018 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

  Investor
Class
  Advisor
Class
  Institutional
Class
  Service
Class
 

Oakmark

   

1.50

%

   

1.40

%

   

1.30

%

   

1.75

%

 

Select

   

1.50

     

1.40

     

1.30

     

1.75

   

Equity and Income

   

1.00

     

0.90

     

0.80

     

1.25

   

Global

   

1.75

     

1.65

     

1.55

     

2.00

   

Global Select

   

1.75

     

1.65

     

1.55

     

2.00

   

International

   

2.00

     

1.90

     

1.80

     

2.25

   

Int'l Small Cap

   

2.00

     

1.90

     

1.80

     

2.25

   

The Adviser is entitled to recoup from any Fund Class, in any fiscal year through September 30, 2020, 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 March 31, 2017 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

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

registered directly with the Funds' transfer agent. Accordingly, the Funds pay a portion of the intermediary fees pursuant to an agreement with the Adviser and 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 Investor Class 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 of Trustees. 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 March 31, 2017 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

 

$

11,091,166

   

$

6,090,386

   

$

(90,452

)

 

$

5,999,934

   

Select

   

3,862,145

     

1,923,309

     

0

     

1,923,309

   

Equity and Income

   

12,013,150

     

4,420,018

     

(31,938

)

   

4,388,080

   

Global

   

1,991,714

     

603,982

     

(30,704

)

   

573,278

   

Global Select

   

2,073,092

     

359,238

     

(49,656

)

   

309,582

   

International

   

26,499,105

     

4,008,061

     

(884,694

)

   

3,123,367

   

Int'l Small Cap

   

2,573,492

     

283,264

     

(247,770

)

   

35,494

   

At March 31, 2017 Global Select had used capital loss deferrals in the current year of $2,969 (in thousands).

At March 31, 2017 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

 

$

57,979

   

$

460,869

   

$

518,848

   

Select

   

600

     

231,546

     

232,146

   

Equity and Income

   

11,025

     

700,546

     

711,571

   

Global

   

5,124

     

41,507

     

46,631

   

Global Select

   

5,177

     

101,796

     

106,973

   

International

   

105,329

     

0

     

105,329

   

Int'l Small Cap

   

7,171

     

8,241

     

15,412

   

During the six-month period ended March 31, 2017 and the year ended September 30, 2016 the tax character of distributions paid was as follows (in thousands):

  Period Ended
March 31, 2017
  Year Ended
September 30, 2016
 

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

 

$

165,908

   

$

238,085

   

$

160,369

   

$

80,526

   

Select

   

52,606

     

201,118

     

17,524

     

0

   

Equity and Income

   

240,056

     

411,829

     

193,828

     

894,987

   

Global

   

23,006

     

3,374

     

33,988

     

51,832

   

Global Select

   

21,509

     

0

     

17,056

     

100,960

   

International

   

367,268

     

0

     

595,770

     

703,537

   

Int'l Small Cap

   

56,239

     

13,940

     

68,573

     

67,877

   

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On March 31, 2017 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 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, equalization debits, passive foreign investment companies, and distribution re-designations. Permanent differences have been recorded in their respective component of the Analysis of Net Assets.

4.  INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

For the six-month period ended March 31, 2017 transactions in investment securities (excluding short-term and U.S. Government securities) were as follows (in thousands):

   

Oakmark

 

Select

  Equity &
Income
 

Global

  Global
Select
 

International

  Int'l
Small Cap
 

Purchases

 

$

1,961,198

   

$

446,668

   

$

1,078,712

   

$

319,750

   

$

541,415

   

$

6,908,206

   

$

414,399

   

Proceeds from sales

   

1,694,789

     

459,925

     

2,250,558

     

478,160

     

514,607

     

5,525,524

     

452,294

   

Purchases at cost and proceeds from sales (in thousands) of long-term U.S. Government securities for the period ended March 31, 2017 were $122,953 and $0, respectively, for Equity and Income.

5.  INVESTMENTS 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 six-month period ended March 31, 2017. Purchase and sale transactions and dividend and interest income earned during the period on these securities are set forth below (in thousands):

Equity and Income

Affiliates

  Shares
Held
  Purchases
(Cost)
  Sales
(Proceeds)
  Dividend
Income
  Value
September 30,
2016
  Value
March 31,
2017
 

Kate Spade & Co.

   

6,869

   

$

18,130

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

98,018

   

$

159,564

   

TOTALS

     

$

18,130

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

98,018

   

$

159,564

   

International

Affiliates

  Shares
Held
  Purchases
(Cost)
  Sales
(Proceeds)
  Dividend
Income
  Value
September 30,
2016
  Value
March 31,
2017
 

Bureau Veritas SA

   

24,739

   

$

152,958

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

362,020

   

$

521,891

   

CNH Industrial N.V.

   

94,700

     

0

     

3,676

     

0

     

681,094

     

913,273

   

EXOR N.V.

   

12,780

     

2

     

58,583

     

0

     

569,299

     

660,980

   

G4S PLC

   

95,612

     

0

     

3,627

     

0

     

285,936

     

364,528

   

Meggitt PLC

   

42,083

     

25,994

     

0

     

5,429

     

218,144

     

234,791

   

Orica, Ltd.

   

30,997

     

7,931

     

85,798

     

7,932

     

424,067

     

416,797

   
SKF AB, Class B    

23,339

     

22,878

     

31,857

     

14,410

     

408,295

     

461,801

   

TOTALS

     

$

209,763

   

$

183,541

   

$

27,771

   

$

2,948,855

   

$

3,574,061

   

Int'l Small Cap

Affiliates

  Shares
Held
  Purchases
(Cost)
  Sales
(Proceeds)
  Dividend
Income
  Value
September 30,
2016
  Value
March 31,
2017
 

Atea ASA

   

6,922

   

$

0

   

$

4,213

   

$

2,905

   

$

74,190

   

$

81,426

   

Countrywide PLC

   

12,249

     

2,353

     

0

     

0

     

31,259

     

23,942

   

LSL Property Services PLC

   

10,413

     

0

     

0

     

820

     

28,817

     

27,268

   

Mitie Group PLC

   

18,037

     

2,018

     

0

     

853

     

42,748

     

50,146

   

Wajax Corp.

   

1,071

     

0

     

1,118

     

403

     

12,508

     

18,442

   

TOTALS

     

$

4,371

   

$

5,331

   

$

4,981

   

$

189,522

   

$

201,224

   

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 adjustment or disclosure in the Funds' financial statements through the date of the publication of this report.

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Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each period

       

Income from Investment Operations:

 

Less Distributions:

         

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

     
   

Net Asset
Value,
Beginning of
Period

 

Net
Investment
Income

 

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

 

Total From
Investment
Operations

 

Dividends
From Net
Investment
Income

 

Distributions
From
Capital
Gains

 

Total
Distributions

 

Redemption
Fees

 

Net Asset
Value,
End of
Period

 

Total
Return

 

Net Assets,
End of
Period
($million)

 

Ratio of
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets

 

Ratio of
Net
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets

 

Ratio of
Net
Investment
Income to
Average
Net Assets

 

Portfolio
Turnover
Rate

 

Oakmark Fund

 

Investor Class(a)

 

10/1/17-3/31/17+

 

$

68.70

     

0.32

     

8.31

     

8.63

     

(0.77

)

   

(1.10

)

   

(1.87

)

   

0.00

   

$

75.46

     

12.75

%

 

$

15,574.5

     

0.90

%†

   

0.87

%†

   

0.88

%†

   

11

%

 

9/30/16

 

$

60.93

     

0.82

     

7.85

     

8.67

     

(0.60

)

   

(0.30

)

   

(0.90

)

   

0.00

   

$

68.70

     

14.36

%

 

$

14,636.0

     

0.89

%

   

0.89

%

   

1.14

%

   

20

%

 

9/30/15

 

$

68.46

     

0.59

     

(3.57

)

   

(2.98

)

   

(0.42

)

   

(4.13

)

   

(4.55

)

   

0.00

 

$

60.93

   

-4.87

%

 

$

16,445.0

     

0.85

%(b)

   

0.85

%(b)

   

0.92

%

   

33

%

 

9/30/14

 

$

59.73

     

0.43

     

11.22

     

11.65

     

(0.32

)

   

(2.60

)

   

(2.92

)

   

0.00

   

$

68.46

     

20.01

%

 

$

16,489.4

     

0.87

%

   

0.87

%

   

0.76

%

   

25

%

 

9/30/13

 

$

48.97

     

0.42

(c)

   

12.22

     

12.64

     

(0.38

)

   

(1.50

)

   

(1.88

)

   

0.00

   

$

59.73

     

26.75

%

 

$

10,409.0

     

0.95

%

   

0.95

%

   

0.78

%

   

19

%

 

9/30/12

 

$

37.87

     

0.36

(c)

   

11.09

     

11.45

     

(0.35

)

   

0.00

     

(0.35

)

   

0.00

(d)

 

$

48.97

     

30.43

%

 

$

6,738.7

     

1.03

%

   

1.03

%

   

0.81

%

   

27

%

 

Advisor Class(e)

 

11/30/17-3/31/17+

 

$

71.35

     

0.12

     

4.05

     

4.17

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

   

$

75.52

     

5.84

%

 

$

1,039.0

     

0.76

%†

   

0.71

%†

   

0.89

%†

   

11

%

 

Institutional Class(e)

 

11/30/17-3/31/17+

 

$

71.35

     

0.13

     

4.03

     

4.16

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

   

$

75.51

     

5.83

%

 

$

320.6

     

0.74

%†

   

0.70

%†

   

0.99

%†

   

11

%

 

Service Class(f)

 

10/1/17-3/31/17+

 

$

68.34

     

0.20

(c)

   

8.28

     

8.48

     

(0.51

)

   

(1.10

)

   

(1.61

)

   

0.00

   

$

75.21

     

12.57

%

 

$

160.9

     

1.22

%†

   

1.18

%†

   

0.57

%†

   

11

%

 

9/30/16

 

$

60.59

     

0.59

     

7.83

     

8.42

     

(0.37

)

   

(0.30

)

   

(0.67

)

   

0.00

   

$

68.34

     

14.00

%

 

$

177.2

     

1.21

%

   

1.21

%

   

0.86

%

   

20

%

 

9/30/15

 

$

68.18

     

0.38

(c)

   

(3.56

)

   

(3.18

)

   

(0.28

)

   

(4.13

)

   

(4.41

)

   

0.00

 

$

60.59

   

-5.19

%

 

$

194.4

     

1.19

%(b)

   

1.19

%(b)

   

0.57

%

   

33

%

 

9/30/14

 

$

59.58

     

0.23

     

11.19

     

11.42

     

(0.22

)

   

(2.60

)

   

(2.82

)

   

0.00

   

$

68.18

     

19.64

%

 

$

170.7

     

1.18

%

   

1.18

%

   

0.45

%

   

25

%

 

9/30/13

 

$

48.89

     

0.27

(c)

   

12.20

     

12.47

     

(0.28

)

   

(1.50

)

   

(1.78

)

   

0.00

   

$

59.58

     

26.41

%

 

$

93.8

     

1.23

%

   

1.23

%

   

0.49

%

   

19

%

 

9/30/12

 

$

37.78

     

0.24

(c)

   

11.09

     

11.33

     

(0.22

)

   

0.00

     

(0.22

)

   

0.00

(d)

 

$

48.89

     

30.11

%

 

$

36.1

     

1.30

%

   

1.30

%

   

0.54

%

   

27

%

 

+

 

Unaudited.

 

 

Data has been annualized.

 

(a)

 

Formerly Class I shares.

 

(b)

 

Includes interest expense that amounts to less than 0.01%.

 

(c)

 

Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

 

(d)

 

Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

 

(e)

 

Commenced on 11/30/2016.

 

(f)

 

Formerly Class II shares.

 

Oakmark Select Fund

 

Investor Class(a)

 

10/1/17-3/31/17+

 

$

40.99

     

0.08

(b)

   

5.36

     

5.44

     

(0.40

)

   

(1.70

)

   

(2.10

)

   

0.00

   

$

44.33

     

13.61

%

 

$

4,774.8

     

1.03

%†

   

0.97

%†

   

0.35

%†

   

9

%

 

9/30/16

 

$

36.79

     

0.39

     

3.93

     

4.32

     

(0.12

)

   

0.00

     

(0.12

)

   

0.00

   

$

40.99

     

11.76

%

 

$

4,962.7

     

0.98

%

   

0.98

%

   

0.92

%

   

38

%

 

9/30/15

 

$

44.71

     

0.08

(b)

   

(2.60

)

   

(2.52

)

   

0.00

     

(5.40

)

   

(5.40

)

   

0.00

 

$

36.79

   

-6.75

%

 

$

5,499.3

     

0.95

%

   

0.95

%

   

0.20

%

   

46

%

 

9/30/14

 

$

37.74

     

(0.00

)(c)

   

9.14

     

9.14

     

(0.04

)

   

(2.13

)

   

(2.17

)

   

0.00

   

$

44.71

     

25.03

%

 

$

6,238.8

     

0.95

%

   

0.95

%

   

(0.03

)%

   

37

%

 

9/30/13

 

$

32.33

     

0.04

     

8.40

     

8.44

     

(0.03

)

   

(3.00

)

   

(3.03

)

   

0.00

   

$

37.74

     

28.40

%

 

$

3,944.6

     

1.01

%

   

1.01

%

   

0.11

%

   

24

%

 

9/30/12

 

$

25.50

     

0.04

     

6.85

     

6.89

     

(0.06

)

   

0.00

     

(0.06

)

   

0.00

(c)

 

$

32.33

     

27.05

%

 

$

3,029.5

     

1.05

%

   

1.05

%

   

0.11

%

   

32

%

 

Advisor Class(d)

 

11/30/17-3/31/17+

 

$

41.93

     

0.07

(b)

   

2.36

     

2.43

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

   

$

44.36

     

5.80

%

 

$

536.1

     

0.89

%†

   

0.82

%†

   

0.47

%†

   

9

%

 

Institutional Class(d)

 

11/30/17-3/31/17+

 

$

41.93

     

0.07

(b)

   

2.36

     

2.43

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

   

$

44.36

     

5.80

%

 

$

449.4

     

0.88

%†

   

0.80

%†

   

0.51

%†

   

9

%

 

Service Class(e)

 

10/1/17-3/31/17+

 

$

40.44

     

0.01

(b)

   

5.30

     

5.31

     

(0.26

)

   

(1.70

)

   

(1.96

)

   

0.00

   

$

43.79

     

13.43

%

 

$

29.6

     

1.35

%†

   

1.29

%†

   

0.03

%†

   

9

%

 

9/30/16

 

$

36.31

     

0.23

(b)

   

3.90

     

4.13

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

   

$

40.44

     

11.37

%

 

$

34.6

     

1.32

%

   

1.32

%

   

0.62

%

   

38

%

 

9/30/15

 

$

44.32

     

(0.05

)(b)

   

(2.56

)

   

(2.61

)

   

0.00

     

(5.40

)

   

(5.40

)

   

0.00

 

$

36.31

   

-7.04

%

 

$

36.8

     

1.27

%

   

1.27

%

   

(0.12

)%

   

46

%

 

9/30/14

 

$

37.50

     

(0.18

)

   

9.13

     

8.95

     

0.00

     

(2.13

)

   

(2.13

)

   

0.00

   

$

44.32

     

24.66

%

 

$

24.4

     

1.23

%

   

1.23

%

   

(0.30

)%

   

37

%

 

9/30/13

 

$

32.21

     

(0.11

)

   

8.40

     

8.29

     

0.00

     

(3.00

)

   

(3.00

)

   

0.00

   

$

37.50

     

27.99

%

 

$

15.0

     

1.33

%

   

1.33

%

   

(0.21

)%

   

24

%

 

9/30/12

 

$

25.43

     

(0.06

)(b)

   

6.84

     

6.78

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

(c)

 

$

32.21

     

26.66

%

 

$

11.8

     

1.36

%

   

1.36

%

   

(0.21

)%

   

32

%

 

+

 

Unaudited.

 

 

Data has been annualized.

 

(a)

 

Formerly Class I shares.

 

(b)

 

Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

 

(c)

 

Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

 

(d)

 

Commenced on 11/30/2016.

 

(e)

 

Formerly Class II shares.

 

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For a share outstanding throughout each period

       

Income from Investment Operations:

 

Less Distributions:

         

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

     
   

Net Asset
Value,
Beginning of
Period

 

Net
Investment
Income

 

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

 

Total From
Investment
Operations

 

Dividends
From Net
Investment
Income

 

Distributions
From
Capital
Gains

 

Total
Distributions

 

Redemption
Fees

 

Net Asset
Value,
End of
Period

 

Total
Return

 

Net Assets,
End of
Period
($million)

 

Ratio of
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets

 

Ratio of
Net
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets

 

Ratio of
Net
Investment
Income to
Average
Net Assets

 

Portfolio
Turnover
Rate

 

Oakmark Equity and Income Fund

 

Investor Class(a)

 

10/1/17-3/31/17+

 

$

30.20

     

0.19

     

2.55

     

2.74

     

(0.47

)

   

(0.79

)

   

(1.26

)

   

0.00

   

$

31.68

     

9.33

%

 

$

14,802.0

     

0.86

%†

   

0.78

%†

   

1.18

%†

   

9

%

 

9/30/16

 

$

29.98

     

0.36

(b)

   

1.73

     

2.09

     

(0.34

)

   

(1.53

)

   

(1.87

)

   

0.00

   

$

30.20

     

7.34

%

 

$

15,367.7

     

0.79

%

   

0.79

%

   

1.22

%

   

18

%

 

9/30/15

 

$

33.65

     

0.36

     

(1.04

)

   

(0.68

)

   

(0.27

)

   

(2.72

)

   

(2.99

)

   

0.00

 

$

29.98

   

-2.53

%

 

$

17,285.5

     

0.75

%

   

0.75

%

   

1.06

%

   

25

%

 

9/30/14

 

$

33.06

     

0.29

     

3.02

     

3.31

     

(0.17

)

   

(2.55

)

   

(2.72

)

   

0.00

   

$

33.65

     

10.39

%

 

$

19,392.7

     

0.74

%

   

0.74

%

   

0.85

%

   

18

%

 

9/30/13

 

$

29.09

     

0.28

     

4.68

     

4.96

     

(0.27

)

   

(0.72

)

   

(0.99

)

   

0.00

   

$

33.06

     

17.63

%

 

$

18,222.5

     

0.77

%

   

0.77

%

   

0.89

%

   

25

%(c)

 

9/30/12

 

$

25.62

     

0.25

     

4.07

     

4.32

     

(0.38

)

   

(0.47

)

   

(0.85

)

   

0.00

   

$

29.09

     

17.19

%

 

$

17,889.0

     

0.78

%

   

0.78

%

   

0.84

%

   

29

%

 

Advisor Class(d)

 

11/30/17-3/31/17+

 

$

29.97

     

0.07

     

1.66

     

1.73

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

   

$

31.70

     

5.77

%

 

$

655.1

     

0.71

%†

   

0.61

%†

   

1.33

%†

   

9

%

 

Institutional Class(d)

 

11/30/17-3/31/17+

 

$

29.97

     

0.07

     

1.66

     

1.73

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

   

$

31.70

     

5.77

%

 

$

252.3

     

0.70

%†

   

0.60

%†

   

1.38

%†

   

9

%

 

Service Class(e)

 

10/1/17-3/31/17+

 

$

30.00

     

0.13

(b)

   

2.54

     

2.67

     

(0.37

)

   

(0.79

)

   

(1.16

)

   

0.00

   

$

31.51

     

9.13

%

 

$

673.9

     

1.19

%†

   

1.11

%†

   

0.84

%†

   

9

%

 

9/30/16

 

$

29.75

     

0.26

(b)

   

1.73

     

1.99

     

(0.21

)

   

(1.53

)

   

(1.74

)

   

0.00

   

$

30.00

     

7.02

%

 

$

744.2

     

1.10

%

   

1.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

18

%

 

9/30/15

 

$

33.41

     

0.25

     

(1.03

)

   

(0.78

)

   

(0.16

)

   

(2.72

)

   

(2.88

)

   

0.00

 

$

29.75

   

-2.84

%

 

$

900.7

     

1.09

%

   

1.09

%

   

0.71

%

   

25

%

 

9/30/14

 

$

32.83

     

0.18

(b)

   

3.00

     

3.18

     

(0.05

)

   

(2.55

)

   

(2.60

)

   

0.00

   

$

33.41

     

10.04

%

 

$

1,157.2

     

1.05

%

   

1.05

%

   

0.54

%

   

18

%

 

9/30/13

 

$

28.90

     

0.17

     

4.66

     

4.83

     

(0.18

)

   

(0.72

)

   

(0.90

)

   

0.00

   

$

32.83

     

17.23

%

 

$

1,211.4

     

1.10

%

   

1.10

%

   

0.56

%

   

25

%(c)

 

9/30/12

 

$

25.45

     

0.15

     

4.05

     

4.20

     

(0.28

)

   

(0.47

)

   

(0.75

)

   

0.00

   

$

28.90

     

16.82

%

 

$

1,288.0

     

1.09

%

   

1.09

%

   

0.53

%

   

29

%

 

+

 

Unaudited.

 

 

Data has been annualized.

 

(a)

 

Formerly Class I shares.

 

(b)

 

Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

 

(c)

 

The ratio excludes in-kind transactions.

 

(d)

 

Commenced on 11/30/2016.

 

(e)

 

Formerly Class II shares.

 

Oakmark Global Fund

 

Investor Class(a)

 

10/1/17-3/31/17+

 

$

26.36

     

0.01

     

4.12

     

4.13

     

(0.30

)

   

0.00

     

(0.30

)

   

0.00

   

$

30.19

     

15.80

%

 

$

2,282.9

     

1.21

%†

   

1.16

%†

   

0.13

%†

   

13

%

 

9/30/16

 

$

26.34

     

0.32

     

0.48

     

0.80

     

(0.31

)

   

(0.47

)

   

(0.78

)

   

0.00

   

$

26.36

     

2.93

%

 

$

2,328.9

     

1.17

%

   

1.17

%

   

1.14

%

   

32

%

 

9/30/15

 

$

30.34

     

0.25

(c)

   

(2.16

)

   

(1.91

)

   

(0.35

)

   

(1.74

)

   

(2.09

)

   

0.00

 

$

26.34

   

-6.92

%

 

$

2,950.8

     

1.12

%

   

1.12

%

   

0.86

%

   

36

%

 

9/30/14

 

$

29.70

     

0.23

(c)

   

1.71

     

1.94

     

(0.75

)

   

(0.55

)

   

(1.30

)

   

0.00

   

$

30.34

     

6.70

%

 

$

3,503.8

     

1.11

%

   

1.11

%

   

0.76

%

   

31

%

 

9/30/13

 

$

21.63

     

0.21

     

8.23

     

8.44

     

(0.37

)

   

0.00

     

(0.37

)

   

0.00

(b)

 

$

29.70

     

39.55

%

 

$

2,880.4

     

1.13

%

   

1.13

%

   

0.75

%

   

45

%(d)

 

9/30/12

 

$

18.81

     

0.20

     

2.62

     

2.82

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

(b)

 

$

21.63

     

14.99

%

 

$

2,062.8

     

1.16

%

   

1.16

%

   

0.91

%

   

26

%

 

Advisor Class(e)

 

11/30/17-3/31/17+

 

$

27.22

     

0.06

(c)

   

2.93

     

2.99

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

   

$

30.21

     

10.98

%

 

$

133.8

     

1.05

%†

   

0.99

%†

   

0.59

%†

   

13

%

 

Institutional Class(e)

 

11/30/17-3/31/17+

 

$

27.22

     

0.06

     

2.93

     

2.99

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

   

$

30.21

     

10.98

%

 

$

154.1

     

1.03

%†

   

0.98

%†

   

1.22

%†

   

13

%

 

Service Class(f)

 

10/1/17-3/31/17+

 

$

25.65

     

(0.19

)

   

4.17

     

3.98

     

(0.22

)

   

0.00

     

(0.22

)

   

0.00

   

$

29.41

     

15.59

%

 

$

24.0

     

1.53

%†

   

1.48

%†

   

(0.20

)%†

   

13

%

 

9/30/16

 

$

25.62

     

0.21

(c)

   

0.47

     

0.68

     

(0.18

)

   

(0.47

)

   

(0.65

)

   

0.00

   

$

25.65

     

2.60

%

 

$

25.6

     

1.50

%

   

1.50

%

   

0.82

%

   

32

%

 

9/30/15

 

$

29.57

     

0.13

(c)

   

(2.10

)

   

(1.97

)

   

(0.24

)

   

(1.74

)

   

(1.98

)

   

0.00

 

$

25.62

   

-7.33

%

 

$

32.3

     

1.52

%

   

1.52

%

   

0.46

%

   

36

%

 

9/30/14

 

$

28.98

     

0.13

(c)

   

1.67

     

1.80

     

(0.66

)

   

(0.55

)

   

(1.21

)

   

0.00

   

$

29.57

     

6.35

%

 

$

41.8

     

1.45

%

   

1.45

%

   

0.42

%

   

31

%

 

9/30/13

 

$

21.11

     

0.03

     

8.14

     

8.17

     

(0.30

)

   

0.00

     

(0.30

)

   

0.00

(b)

 

$

28.98

     

39.11

%

 

$

38.9

     

1.48

%

   

1.48

%

   

0.40

%

   

45

%(d)

 

9/30/12

 

$

18.42

     

0.11

(c)

   

2.58

     

2.69

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

(b)

 

$

21.11

     

14.60

%

 

$

33.1

     

1.50

%

   

1.50

%

   

0.55

%

   

26

%

 

+

 

Unaudited.

 

 

Data has been annualized.

 

(a)

 

Formerly Class I shares.

 

(b)

 

Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

 

(c)

 

Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

 

(d)

 

The ratio excludes in-kind transactions.

 

(e)

 

Commenced on 11/30/2016.

 

(f)

 

Formerly Class II shares.

 

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For a share outstanding throughout each period

       

Income from Investment Operations:

 

Less Distributions:

         

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

     
   

Net Asset
Value,
Beginning of
Period

 

Net
Investment
Income

 

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

 

Total From
Investment
Operations

 

Dividends
From Net
Investment
Income

 

Distributions
From
Capital
Gains

 

Total
Distributions

 

Redemption
Fees

 

Net Asset
Value,
End of
Period

 

Total
Return

 

Net Assets,
End of
Period
($million)

 

Ratio of
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets

 

Ratio of
Net
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets

 

Ratio of
Net
Investment
Income to
Average
Net Assets

 

Portfolio
Turnover
Rate

 

Oakmark Global Select Fund

 

Investor Class(a)

 

10/1/16-3/31/17+

 

$

15.81

     

0.04

     

2.11

     

2.15

     

(0.17

)

   

0.00

     

(0.17

)

   

0.00

   

$

17.79

     

13.69

%

 

$

2,150.7

     

1.20

%†

   

1.14

%†

   

0.38

%†

   

25

%

 

9/30/16

 

$

15.19

     

0.18

     

1.31

     

1.49

     

(0.13

)

   

(0.74

)

   

(0.87

)

   

0.00

   

$

15.81

     

9.92

%

 

$

2,037.1

     

1.15

%

   

1.15

%

   

1.12

%

   

17

%

 

9/30/15

 

$

16.63

     

0.12

     

(0.65

)

   

(0.53

)

   

(0.14

)

   

(0.77

)

   

(0.91

)

   

0.00

 

$

15.19

   

-3.44

%

 

$

2,033.4

     

1.13

%

   

1.13

%

   

0.70

%

   

48

%

 

9/30/14

 

$

15.71

     

0.12

     

1.21

     

1.33

     

(0.14

)

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.41

)

   

0.00

   

$

16.63

     

8.52

%

 

$

1,937.3

     

1.13

%

   

1.13

%

   

0.92

%

   

24

%

 

9/30/13

 

$

11.65

     

0.14

     

4.18

     

4.32

     

(0.16

)

   

(0.10

)

   

(0.26

)

   

0.00

   

$

15.71

     

37.69

%

 

$

1,159.8

     

1.15

%

   

1.15

%

   

1.01

%

   

36

%

 

9/30/12

 

$

9.96

     

0.09

     

1.60

     

1.69

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

(b)

 

$

11.65

     

16.97

%

 

$

555.8

     

1.23

%

   

1.23

%

   

0.72

%

   

36

%

 

Advisor Class(c)

 

11/30/17-3/31/17+

 

$

16.39

     

0.04

     

1.38

     

1.42

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

   

$

17.81

     

8.66

%

 

$

79.1

     

1.06

%†

   

0.99

%†

   

1.48

%†

   

25

%

 

Institutional Class(c)

 

11/30/17-3/31/17+

 

$

16.39

     

0.04

     

1.38

     

1.42

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

   

$

17.81

     

8.66

%

 

$

151.6

     

1.04

%†

   

0.97

%†

   

1.47

%†

   

25

%

 

+

 

Unaudited.

 

 

Data has been annualized.

 

(a)

 

Formerly Class I shares.

 

(b)

 

Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

 

(c)

 

Commenced on 11/30/2016.

 

Oakmark International Fund

 

Investor Class(a)

 

10/1/17-3/31/17

 

$

21.66

     

0.07

     

3.45

     

3.52

     

(0.34

)

   

0.00

     

(0.34

)

   

0.00

   

$

24.84

     

16.45

%

 

$

27,708.9

     

1.01

%†

   

0.96

%†

   

0.58

%†

   

22

%

 

9/30/16

 

$

21.34

     

0.36

(b)

   

1.04

     

1.40

     

(0.50

)

   

(0.58

)

   

(1.08

)

   

0.00

   

$

21.66

     

6.66

%

 

$

23,277.7

     

1.00

%

   

1.00

%

   

1.72

%

   

44

%

 

9/30/15

 

$

25.01

     

0.46

     

(2.55

)

   

(2.09

)

   

(0.51

)

   

(1.07

)

   

(1.58

)

   

0.00

 

$

21.34

   

-8.98

%

 

$

25,915.2

     

0.95

%

   

0.95

%

   

1.81

%

   

48

%

 

9/30/14

 

$

25.89

     

0.46

(b)

   

(0.61

)

   

(0.15

)

   

(0.44

)

   

(0.29

)

   

(0.73

)

   

0.00

 

$

25.01

   

-0.64

%

 

$

29,759.6

     

0.95

%

   

0.95

%

   

1.76

%

   

39

%(c)

 

9/30/13

 

$

18.79

     

0.28

     

7.26

     

7.54

     

(0.44

)

   

0.00

     

(0.44

)

   

0.00

   

$

25.89

     

40.79

%

 

$

23,886.0

     

0.98

%

   

0.98

%

   

1.58

%

   

37

%(c)

 

9/30/12

 

$

16.13

     

0.34

(b)

   

2.45

     

2.79

     

(0.13

)

   

0.00

     

(0.13

)

   

0.00

(d)

 

$

18.79

     

17.40

%

 

$

8,993.6

     

1.06

%

   

1.06

%

   

1.90

%

   

38

%

 

Advisor Class(e)

 

11/30/17-3/31/17+

 

$

21.96

     

0.04

     

2.86

     

2.90

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

   

$

24.86

     

13.21

%

 

$

541.6

     

0.86

%†

   

0.81

%†

   

1.75

%†

   

22

%

 

Institutional Class(e)

 

11/30/17-3/31/17+

 

$

21.96

     

0.06

     

2.84

     

2.90

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

   

$

24.86

     

13.21

%

 

$

1,010.0

     

0.83

%†

   

0.78

%†

   

2.28

%†

   

22

%

 

Service Class(f)

 

10/1/17-3/31/17

 

$

21.74

     

0.03

(b)

   

3.47

     

3.50

     

(0.26

)

   

0.00

     

(0.26

)

   

0.00

   

$

24.98

     

16.27

%

 

$

538.6

     

1.29

%†

   

1.24

%†

   

0.24

%†

   

22

%

 

9/30/16

 

$

21.40

     

0.29

(b)

   

1.04

     

1.33

     

(0.41

)

   

(0.58

)

   

(0.99

)

   

0.00

   

$

21.74

     

6.32

%

 

$

532.3

     

1.34

%

   

1.34

%

   

1.38

%

   

44

%

 

9/30/15

 

$

25.07

     

0.36

(b)

   

(2.55

)

   

(2.19

)

   

(0.41

)

   

(1.07

)

   

(1.48

)

   

0.00

 

$

21.40

   

-9.31

%

 

$

559.1

     

1.33

%

   

1.33

%

   

1.48

%

   

48

%

 

9/30/14

 

$

25.98

     

0.37

(b)

   

(0.63

)

   

(0.26

)

   

(0.36

)

   

(0.29

)

   

(0.65

)

   

0.00

 

$

25.07

   

-1.04

%

 

$

538.9

     

1.33

%

   

1.33

%

   

1.40

%

   

39

%(c)

 

9/30/13

 

$

18.86

     

0.27

(b)

   

7.23

     

7.50

     

(0.38

)

   

0.00

     

(0.38

)

   

0.00

   

$

25.98

     

40.31

%

 

$

386.9

     

1.34

%

   

1.34

%

   

1.20

%

   

37

%(c)

 

9/30/12

 

$

16.18

     

0.27

     

2.47

     

2.74

     

(0.06

)

   

0.00

     

(0.06

)

   

0.00

(d)

 

$

18.86

     

16.99

%

 

$

241.4

     

1.39

%

   

1.39

%

   

1.55

%

   

38

%

 

+

 

Unaudited.

 

 

Data has been annualized.

 

(a)

 

Formerly Class I shares.

 

(b)

 

Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

 

(c)

 

The ratio excludes in-kind transactions.

 

(d)

 

Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

 

(e)

 

Commenced on 11/30/2016.

 

(f)

 

Formerly Class II shares.

 

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Oakmark Funds

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each period

       

Income from Investment Operations:

 

Less Distributions:

         

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

     
   

Net Asset
Value,
Beginning of
Period

 

Net
Investment
Income

 

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

 

Total From
Investment
Operations

 

Dividends
From Net
Investment
Income

 

Distributions
From
Capital
Gains

 

Total
Distributions

 

Redemption
Fees

 

Net Asset
Value,
End of
Period

 

Total
Return

 

Net Assets,
End of
Period
($million)

 

Ratio of
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets

 

Ratio of
Net
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets

 

Ratio of
Net
Investment
Income to
Average
Net Assets

 

Portfolio
Turnover
Rate

 

Oakmark International Small Cap Fund

 

Investor Class(a)

 

10/1/17-3/31/17+

 

$

14.84

     

0.08

     

1.53

     

1.61

     

(0.36

)

   

(0.09

)

   

(0.45

)

   

0.00

(b)

 

$

16.00

     

11.24

%

 

$

2,375.7

     

1.38

%†

   

1.38

%†

   

1.00

%†

   

18

%

 

9/30/16

 

$

14.63

     

0.42

(c)

   

0.51

     

0.93

     

(0.36

)

   

(0.36

)

   

(0.72

)

   

0.00

(b)

 

$

14.84

     

6.66

%

 

$

2,365.1

     

1.38

%

   

1.38

%

   

2.97

%

   

38

%

 

9/30/15

 

$

16.38

     

0.19

(c)

   

(0.78

)

   

(0.59

)

   

(0.26

)

   

(0.90

)

   

(1.16

)

   

0.00

(b)

 

$

14.63

   

-3.70

%

 

$

2,852.0

     

1.35

%

   

1.35

%

   

1.18

%

   

46

%

 

9/30/14

 

$

17.29

     

0.17

     

(0.53

)

   

(0.36

)

   

(0.55

)

   

0.00

     

(0.55

)

   

0.00

(b)

 

$

16.38

   

-2.14

%

 

$

2,910.0

     

1.31

%

   

1.31

%

   

1.07

%

   

38

%

 

9/30/13

 

$

13.06

     

0.18

     

4.26

     

4.44

     

(0.21

)

   

0.00

     

(0.21

)

   

0.00

(b)

 

$

17.29

     

34.42

%

 

$

2,254.1

     

1.35

%

   

1.35

%

   

1.23

%

   

50

%

 

9/30/12

 

$

11.56

     

0.20

     

1.32

     

1.52

     

(0.02

)

   

0.00

(b)

   

(0.02

)

   

0.00

(b)

 

$

13.06

     

13.15

%

 

$

1,525.8

     

1.41

%

   

1.41

%

   

1.54

%

   

33

%

 

Advisor Class(d)

 

11/30/17-3/31/17+

 

$

14.16

     

0.01

     

1.85

     

1.86

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

   

$

16.02

     

13.14

%

 

$

40.2

     

1.18

%†

   

1.18

%†

   

0.94

%†

   

18

%

 

Institutional Class(d)

 

11/30/17-3/31/17+

 

$

14.16

     

0.03

     

1.83

     

1.86

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

(b)

 

$

16.02

     

13.14

%

 

$

204.2

     

1.15

%†

   

1.15

%†

   

1.57

%†

   

18

%

 

Service Class(e)

 

10/1/17-3/31/17+

 

$

14.75

     

0.05

(c)

   

1.53

     

1.58

     

(0.32

)

   

(0.09

)

   

(0.41

)

   

0.00

(b)

 

$

15.92

     

11.05

%

 

$

1.6

     

1.70

%†

   

1.70

%†

   

0.69

%†

   

18

%

 

9/30/16

 

$

14.53

     

0.38

(c)

   

0.51

     

0.89

     

(0.31

)

   

(0.36

)

   

(0.67

)

   

0.00

(b)

 

$

14.75

     

6.39

%

 

$

1.5

     

1.69

%

   

1.69

%

   

2.69

%

   

38

%

 

9/30/15

 

$

16.26

     

0.13

(c)

   

(0.77

)

   

(0.64

)

   

(0.19

)

   

(0.90

)

   

(1.09

)

   

0.00

(b)

 

$

14.53

   

-4.00

%

 

$

1.9

     

1.62

%

   

1.62

%

   

0.85

%

   

46

%

 

9/30/14

 

$

17.17

     

0.14

     

(0.54

)

   

(0.40

)

   

(0.51

)

   

0.00

     

(0.51

)

   

0.00

(b)

 

$

16.26

   

-2.42

%

 

$

3.3

     

1.62

%

   

1.62

%

   

0.70

%

   

38

%

 

9/30/13

 

$

12.98

     

0.13

(c)

   

4.24

     

4.37

     

(0.18

)

   

0.00

     

(0.18

)

   

0.00

(b)

 

$

17.17

     

34.04

%

 

$

3.5

     

1.64

%

   

1.64

%

   

0.90

%

   

50

%

 

9/30/12

 

$

11.50

     

0.17

(c)

   

1.31

     

1.48

     

0.00

     

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

   

0.00

(b)

 

$

12.98

     

12.90

%

 

$

2.6

     

1.69

%

   

1.69

%

   

1.34

%

   

33

%

 

+

 

Unaudited.

 

 

Data has been annualized.

 

(a)

 

Formerly Class I shares.

 

(b)

 

Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

 

(c)

 

Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

 

(d)

 

Commenced on 11/30/2016.

 

(e)

 

Formerly Class II shares.

 

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The Oakmark Funds Disclosure Regarding The Board Of Trustees' October 2016 Approval Of Investment Advisory Agreements

On an annual basis, the Board of Trustees (the "Board") of the Oakmark Funds (the "Funds"), including a majority of the Trustees who are not "interested persons" of Harris Associates L.P., the Funds' investment adviser (the "Adviser") or the Funds ("Independent Trustees"), is required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") to determine whether to continue each Fund's investment advisory agreement (each, an "Agreement," and collectively, the "Agreements") with the Adviser. At a meeting held on October 19, 2016, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, upon recommendation of the Board's Committee on Contracts (the "Committee"), determined that the continuation of the Agreement for each Fund was in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders, and approved the continuation of the Agreements through October 31, 2017.

In evaluating the Agreements with respect to each Fund, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, reviewed materials provided by the Adviser in response to questions submitted by the Independent Trustees and counsel that is experienced in 1940 Act matters and that is independent of the Adviser ("Independent Counsel"), and met with senior representatives of the Adviser regarding its personnel, operations and financial condition as they relate to the Funds. In addition, the Board retained an independent data provider to provide performance and expense information for each Fund and for comparable funds.

The Committee leads the Board in its evaluation of the Agreements. The Committee is comprised entirely of Independent Trustees, and more than 75% of the Board is comprised of Independent Trustees. During the annual contract review, the Committee and the Board met multiple times to consider the Agreements and ensure that the Adviser had time to respond to questions from the Independent Trustees and that the Independent Trustees had time to consider those responses. In connection with its deliberations, the Board also considered a broad range of information relevant to the annual contract review that is provided to the Board (including its various standing committees) at meetings throughout the year, including investment performance reports and related portfolio information for each Fund, as well as periodic reports on, among other matters, pricing and valuation; brokerage and execution; compliance; and shareholder and other services provided by the Adviser and its affiliates.

Throughout the process, the Independent Trustees were advised by Independent Counsel and received from Independent Counsel a memorandum discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed continuation of the Agreements. During the course of the year and during their deliberations regarding the annual contract review, the Committee and the Independent Trustees met with Independent Counsel separately from representatives of the Adviser.

In connection with their consideration of each Agreement, the Committee and the Board considered, among other things: (i) the nature, quality and extent of the Adviser's services, (ii) the investment performance of each Fund, as well as performance information for an appropriate market index and a peer group of other mutual funds, (iii) the fees and other expenses paid by each Fund, as well as fee and expense information for comparable funds and separate accounts managed by the Adviser, (iv) the profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationship with each Fund, (v) whether economies of scale may be realized as the Funds grow and whether fee levels reflect such potential economies of scale for the benefit of each Fund's shareholders, and (vi) other benefits to the Adviser that result from its relationship with each Fund.

Below is a summary of the principal information considered by the Board regarding various factors. In their deliberations, the Independent Trustees did not identify any single factor that was paramount or determinative, and each Independent Trustee may have weighed the information differently. The Board focused, among other things, on the overall costs and benefits of the Agreements to each Fund and, through the Funds, their shareholders.

1. Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

The Board's consideration of the nature, extent and quality of the Adviser's services to the Funds took into account the knowledge the Board gained during meetings with the Adviser throughout the year. In addition, the Board considered: the Adviser's long-term history of care and conscientiousness in the management of the Funds; the consistency of its investment approach; the qualifications, experience, and capabilities of, and the resources available to, the Adviser's investment and other personnel responsible for managing the Funds; the Adviser's performance as administrator of the Funds; and the Adviser's compliance program. The Board also reviewed the Adviser's resources and key personnel involved in providing investment management services to the Funds, including the time that investment personnel devoted to each Fund and the investment results produced as a result of the Adviser's in-house research.

The Board considered that, pursuant to each Agreement, the Adviser provides administrative services, including, among other things, oversight of shareholder communications, fund administration and accounting services, regulatory and legal obligation oversight, supervision of fund operations, and Board support. The Board also considered that the Adviser's responsibilities include daily management of investment, operational, enterprise, legal, regulatory and compliance risks as they relate to the Funds, and considered information regarding the Adviser's processes for managing risk. The Board also noted the significant personal investments that the Adviser's personnel have made in the Funds, which serve to further align the interests of the Adviser and its personnel with those of the Funds' shareholders.

The Board also considered the manner in which the Adviser addressed various non-routine matters that arose during the year, some of them a result of developments in the broader fund industry or the regulations governing it, and considered the overall performance of the Adviser in this context.

2. Investment Performance of the Funds

The Board considered each Fund's investment performance over various time periods, and the performance of a group of comparable funds pursuing broadly similar strategies with the same investment classification and/or objective as each Fund (the Fund's "Performance Universe") selected by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. ("Broadridge"). Because the Committee commenced its review in June, the performance periods considered by the Board were those ended on April 30, 2016. Where available, the Board considered one-, three-, five-, and ten-year performance. The Board also considered updated performance information at its October meeting at which the Agreements were approved.

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Further detail considered by the Board regarding the investment performance of each Fund is set forth below:

Oakmark Fund. The Board considered that the Oakmark Fund outperformed the median annualized returns of its respective Performance Universe during the three-, five- and ten-year periods ending April 30, 2016, but underperformed the median annualized return of its respective Performance Universe during the one-year period ending April 30, 2016.

Oakmark Select Fund. The Board considered that the Oakmark Select Fund outperformed the median annualized returns of its respective Performance Universe during the three-, five- and ten-year periods ending April 30, 2016, but underperformed the median annualized return of its respective Performance Universe during the one-year period ending April 30, 2016.

Oakmark Equity and Income Fund. The Board considered that the Oakmark Equity and Income Fund outperformed the median annualized returns of its respective Performance Universe during the three-, five-, and ten-year periods ending April 30, 2016, but underperformed the median annualized return of its respective Performance Universe during the one-year period ending April 30, 2016.

Oakmark Global Fund. The Board considered that the Oakmark Global Fund outperformed the median annualized returns of its respective Performance Universe during the five- and ten-year periods ending April 30, 2016, but underperformed the median annualized returns of its respective Performance Universe during the one- and three-year periods ending April 30, 2016.

Oakmark Global Select Fund. Noting that the Oakmark Global Select Fund commenced operations in October 2006, the Board considered that the Fund outperformed the median annualized returns of its respective Performance Universe during all periods presented.

Oakmark International Fund. The Board considered that the Oakmark International Fund outperformed the median annualized returns of its respective Performance Universe during the three-, five- and ten-year periods ending April 30, 2016, but underperformed the median annualized return of its respective Performance Universe during the one-year period ending April 30, 2016.

Oakmark International Small Cap Fund. The Board considered that the Oakmark International Small Cap Fund outperformed the median annualized return of its respective Performance Universe during the ten-year period ending April 30, 2016, but underperformed the median annualized returns of its respective Performance Universe during the one-, three-, and five-year periods ending April 30, 2016.

In addition to considering each Fund's performance as compared to that of its respective Performance Universe, the Board also considered each Fund's performance as compared to that of its benchmark and other comparative data provided by Broadridge, including each Fund's total return and performance relative to risk. In the case of those Funds that had underperformed their respective Performance Universe, the Board discussed with the Adviser each Fund's performance and considered that performance, especially short-term performance, is only one of the factors that it deems relevant to its consideration of a Fund's Agreements.

3. Costs of Services Provided and Profits Realized by the Adviser

Using information provided by Broadridge, the Board considered each Fund's management fee and the management fees for other mutual funds comparable in size, character and investment strategy to each Fund (the "Expense Group"), and considered each Fund's expense ratio and those of the Expense Group.

The Board also reviewed the Adviser's management fees for comparable institutional separate account clients and subadvised funds (for which the Adviser provides portfolio management services only). The Board considered the appropriateness and reasonableness of any differences between the fees charged to a Fund and any such comparable funds and/or separate accounts, including any breakpoints, and noted the Adviser's explanation that, although in most instances, the fees paid by those other clients were lower than the fees paid by the Funds, the differences reflected the Adviser's significantly greater level of responsibilities and broader scope of services regarding the Funds, and the more extensive regulatory obligations and the various risks (e.g., operational, enterprise, legal, regulatory, compliance) associated with managing the Funds. The Board noted that each Fund's management fee is a single fee that compensates the Adviser for its services as investment adviser and manager under the Agreements.

The Board also considered the Adviser's costs in serving as the Funds' investment adviser and manager, including costs associated with technology, infrastructure and compliance necessary to manage the Funds. The Board also considered information regarding the structure of the Adviser's compensation program for portfolio managers, analysts and certain other employees and the relationship of such compensation to the Adviser's ability to attract and retain quality personnel. The Board also considered fall-out benefits received by the Adviser or its affiliates from their relationship with each Fund. Finally, the Board considered the Adviser's profitability analysis, as well as an Investment Management Industry Profitability Analysis prepared by Broadridge and a report on the Adviser's profitability prepared by an independent consultant. The Board examined the pre-tax profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationship with each Fund, as presented in the profitability analyses, as well as the financial condition of the Adviser. The Board reviewed the Adviser's methodology for allocating costs among the Adviser's lines of business and among the Funds, for purposes of calculating its profitability.

Further detail considered by the Board regarding the management fee rate and expense ratio of each Fund as of the conclusion of each Fund's last fiscal year end is set forth below:

Oakmark Fund, Oakmark Global Select Fund and Oakmark International Small Cap Fund. The Board considered that each Fund's management fee rate and total expense ratio are higher than the respective medians of each Fund's Expense Group.

Oakmark Equity and Income Fund, Oakmark Global Fund, Oakmark International Fund and Oakmark Select Fund. The Board considered that each Fund's management fee rate is higher than the median of each Fund's Expense Group. The Board noted, however, that each Fund's total expense ratio, which reflects the total fees paid by an investor, is lower than the median of each Fund's Expense Group.

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4. Economies of Scale and Fee Levels Reflecting Those Economies

The Board considered whether each Fund's management fee structure reflects any potential economies of scale that may be realized by the Adviser for the benefit of each Fund's shareholders. The Board reviewed each Agreement, which includes breakpoints that decrease the management fee rate as Fund assets increase. The Board also considered that the Adviser has provided, at no added cost to the Funds, certain additional services that were required by new regulations or regulatory interpretations and/or requested by the Board.

5. Other Benefits Derived from the Relationship with the Funds

The Board also considered other benefits that accrue to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationship with the Funds. The Board noted that an affiliate of the Adviser serves as the Funds' distributor, without compensation, pursuant to a written agreement the Board evaluates annually.

The Board also considered the Adviser's use of a portion of the commissions paid by the Funds on their portfolio brokerage transactions to obtain research products and services benefiting the Funds and/or other clients of the Adviser, and considered the Adviser's assertion that its use of "soft" commission dollars to obtain research products and services was consistent with regulatory requirements.

6. Conclusion

After full consideration of the above factors, as well as other factors that were instructive in evaluating the Agreements, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, concluded that approval of the continuation of each Agreement was in the best interests of the respective Fund and its shareholders. In reaching this determination, the Board considered that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to each Fund were appropriate and consistent with the Fund's Agreement and that each Fund was likely to continue to benefit from services provided under its Agreement with the Adviser; that the Adviser was delivering performance for each Fund that was consistent with the long-term investment strategies being pursued by the Fund, and that the Fund and its shareholders were benefiting from the Adviser's investment management of the Fund; that the management fees paid by each Fund to the Adviser were reasonable in light of the services provided; that the breakpoints in the fee schedule for each Fund allow shareholders to benefit from potential economies of scale that may be achieved by the Adviser; that the profitability of the Adviser's relationship with the Funds appeared to be reasonable in relation to the services performed; and that the benefits accruing to the Adviser and its affiliates by virtue of their relationship with the Funds were reasonable in light of the costs and risks associated with providing the investment advisory and other services and the benefits accruing to each Fund. The Board's conclusions are based in part on its consideration of materials prepared in connection with the approval or continuance of the Agreements in prior years and on the Board's ongoing regular review of Fund performance and operations throughout the year, in addition to material prepared specifically for the most recent annual review of the Agreements.

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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 the Funds' prospectus and a Fund's summary prospectus. Please read the prospectus and summary prospectus carefully before investing. For more information, please visit Oakmark.com or call 1-800-OAKMARK (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 report, and are subject to change without notice.

All Oakmark Funds: Investing in value stocks presents the risk that value stocks may fall out of favor with investors and underperform growth stocks during given periods.

Oakmark, Oakmark Equity and Income, Oakmark Global, Oakmark International and Oakmark International Small Cap Funds: The Funds' portfolios tend to be invested in a relatively small number of stocks. As a result, the appreciation or depreciation of any one security held will have a greater impact on the Funds' net asset value than it would if the Funds invest in a larger number of securities. Although that strategy has the potential to generate attractive returns over time, it also increases the Funds' volatility.

Oakmark Select Fund: The stocks of medium-sized companies tend to be more volatile than those of large companies and have underperformed the stocks of small and large companies during some periods.

Because the Oakmark Select and Oakmark Global Select Funds are non-diversified, the performance of each holding will have a greater impact on the Funds' total return, and may make the Fund's returns more volatile than a more diversified fund.

Oakmark Global, Oakmark Global Select, Oakmark International and Oakmark International Small Cap Funds: Investing in foreign securities presents risks which in some ways may be greater than U.S. investments. Those risks include: currency fluctuation; different regulation, accounting standards, trading practices and levels of available information; generally higher transaction costs; and political risks.

The percentages of hedge exposure for each foreign currency are calculated by dividing the market value of all same-currency forward contracts by the market value of the underlying equity exposure to that currency.

The Oakmark Equity and Income Fund invests in medium- and lower-quality debt securities that have higher yield potential but present greater investment and credit risk than higher-quality securities. These risks may result in greater share price volatility.

Oakmark International Small Cap Fund: The stocks of smaller companies often involve more risk than the stocks of larger companies. Stocks of small companies tend to be more volatile and have a smaller public market than stocks of larger companies.

Small companies may have a shorter history of operations than larger companies, may not have as great an ability to raise additional capital and may have a less diversified product line, making them more susceptible to market pressure.

Endnotes:

1.  The referenced article may be found using the following web address: www.grahamanddoddsville.net/files/buffett__superinvestors_of_graham_and_doddsville.pdf

2.  The quote by Michael Steinhardt is taken from Market Wizards: Interviews with Top Traders by Jack D. Schwager, 2013.

3.  The S&P 500 Total Return Index is a market capitalization-weighted index of 500 large-capitalization stocks commonly used to represent the U.S. equity market. All returns reflect reinvested dividends and capital gains distributions. This index is unmanaged and investors cannot invest directly in this index.

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 Fund 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.  The NASDAQ Composite Index is a market-capitalization weighted index of the more than 3,000 common equities listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange. The types of securities in the index include American depositary receipts, common stocks, real estate investment trusts (REITs) and tracking stocks. The index includes all NASDAQ listed stocks that are not derivatives, preferred shares, funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) or debentures.

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

9.  The Lipper Multi-Cap Value Fund 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.

10.  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.

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) is a free float-adjusted, market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the 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.

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Disclosures and Endnotes (continued)

13.  The Lipper Global Fund 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) is a free float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, 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 (Europe, Australasia, Far East) Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the international equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. & 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 Fund Index reflects the 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) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, 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 Fund 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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Oakmark Funds

Trustees and Officers

Trustees

Allan J. Reich—Chair

Thomas H. Hayden

Christine M. Maki

Laurence C. Morse, Ph. D.

Mindy M. Posoff

Steven S. Rogers

Kristi L. Rowsell

Peter S. Voss

Officers

Kristi L. Rowsell—President and Principal Executive Officer

Anthony P. Coniaris—Executive Vice President

Kevin G. Grant—Executive Vice President

Judson H. Brooks—Vice President

Megan J. Claucherty—Vice President

Richard J. Gorman—Vice President, Chief Compliance
Officer, Anti-Money Laundering Officer and Assistant Secretary

Justin D. Hance—Vice President

David G. Herro—Vice President

M. Colin Hudson—Vice President

John J. Kane—Vice President, Principal Financial Officer,
Treasurer

Chris W. Keller—Vice President

Eric Liu—Vice President

Jason E. Long—Vice President

Michael L. Manelli—Vice President

Clyde S. McGregor—Vice President

Ian J. McPheron—Vice President and Chief Legal Officer

Thomas W. Murray—Vice President

Michael J. Neary—Vice President

William C. Nygren—Vice President

Vineeta D. Raketich—Vice President

Andrew J. Tedeschi—Vice President, Assistant Treasurer

Zachary D. Weber—Vice President

Edward J. Wojciechowski—Vice President

Other Information

Investment Adviser

Harris Associates L.P.
111 S. Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606-4319

Transfer Agent

Boston Financial Data Services, Inc.
Quincy, Massachusetts

Legal Counsel

K&L Gates LLP
Washington, D.C.

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP
Chicago, Illinois

Contact Us

Please call 1-800-OAKMARK
(1-800-625-6275)
or 617-483-8327

Website

Oakmark.com

Twitter

@HarrisOakmark

To obtain a prospectus, an application or periodic reports, access our website at Oakmark.com, or call 1-800-OAKMARK (625-6275) or (617) 483-8327.

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' Form N-Qs are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The Funds' Form N-Qs 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 Oakmark.com; and on the SEC'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 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 shares held for 90 days or less.

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

Not required in this filing.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

Not required in this filing.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Not required in this filing.

 

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 semi-annual report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

(b)                                 Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

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.

 



 

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)                  Not required in this filing.

 

(2)                   Certifications of Kristi L. Rowsell, Principal Executive Officer, and John J. Kane, Principal Financial Officer, pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) 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 John J. Kane, 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:

May 26, 2017

 

 

 

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:

May 26, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ John J. Kane

 

 

John J. Kane

 

 

Principal Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

Date:

May 26, 2017