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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:

09/30/17

 

 



 

Item 1. Reports to Shareholders.

 



OAKMARK FUNDS

ANNUAL REPORT | SEPTEMBER 30, 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 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

   

25

   

Oakmark Global Select Fund

 

Summary Information

   

28

   

Portfolio Manager Commentary

   

29

   

Schedule of Investments

   

30

   
Commentary on Oakmark International and
Oakmark International Small Cap Funds
   

32

 

Oakmark International Fund

 

Summary Information

   

34

   

Portfolio Manager Commentary

   

35

   

Schedule of Investments

   

36

   

Oakmark International Small Cap Fund

 

Summary Information

   

40

   

Portfolio Manager Commentary

   

41

   

Schedule of Investments

   

42

   

Financial Statements

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   

46

   

Statements of Operations

   

48

   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   

50

   

Notes to Financial Statements

   

58

   

Financial Highlights

   

68

   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   

76

   

Federal Tax Information

   

77

   

Disclosures and Endnotes

    77    

Trustees and Officers

   

79

   

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 April 1, 2017 to September 30, 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 September 30, 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
(4/1/17)
  Ending
Account Value
(9/30/17)
  Expenses
Paid During
Period*
  Ending
Account Value
(9/30/17)
  Expenses
Paid During
Period*
  Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 

Oakmark Fund

 

Investor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,097.90

   

$

4.52

   

$

1,020.76

   

$

4.36

     

0.86

%

 

Advisor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,098.60

   

$

3.79

   

$

1,021.46

   

$

3.65

     

0.72

%

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,098.80

   

$

3.58

   

$

1,021.66

   

$

3.45

     

0.68

%

 

Service Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,096.70

   

$

5.73

   

$

1,019.60

   

$

5.52

     

1.09

%

 

Oakmark Select Fund

 

Investor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,079.20

   

$

5.00

   

$

1,020.26

   

$

4.86

     

0.96

%

 

Advisor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,079.80

   

$

4.22

   

$

1,021.01

   

$

4.10

     

0.81

%

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,080.00

   

$

4.12

   

$

1,021.11

   

$

4.00

     

0.79

%

 

Service Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,078.10

   

$

6.15

   

$

1,019.15

   

$

5.97

     

1.18

%

 

Oakmark Equity and Income Fund

 

Investor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,054.60

   

$

4.02

   

$

1,021.16

   

$

3.95

     

0.78

%

 

Advisor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,055.50

   

$

3.19

   

$

1,021.96

   

$

3.14

     

0.62

%

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,055.50

   

$

3.04

   

$

1,022.11

   

$

2.99

     

0.59

%

 

Service Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,053.30

   

$

5.10

   

$

1,020.10

   

$

5.01

     

0.99

%

 

Oakmark Global Fund

 

Investor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,136.80

   

$

6.11

   

$

1,019.35

   

$

5.77

     

1.14

%

 

Advisor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,137.40

   

$

5.47

   

$

1,019.95

   

$

5.17

     

1.02

%

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,138.00

   

$

5.09

   

$

1,020.31

   

$

4.81

     

0.95

%

 

Service Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,135.70

   

$

7.28

   

$

1,018.25

   

$

6.88

     

1.36

%

 

Oakmark Global Select Fund

 

Investor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,111.90

   

$

5.88

   

$

1,019.50

   

$

5.62

     

1.11

%

 

Advisor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,112.30

   

$

5.30

   

$

1,020.05

   

$

5.06

     

1.00

%

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,112.30

   

$

4.92

   

$

1,020.41

   

$

4.71

     

0.93

%

 

Oakmark International Fund

 

Investor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,158.20

   

$

5.09

   

$

1,020.36

   

$

4.76

     

0.94

%

 

Advisor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,159.30

   

$

4.38

   

$

1,021.01

   

$

4.10

     

0.81

%

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,159.30

   

$

4.17

   

$

1,021.21

   

$

3.90

     

0.77

%

 

Service Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,156.90

   

$

6.49

   

$

1,019.05

   

$

6.07

     

1.20

%

 

Oakmark International Small Cap Fund

 

Investor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,132.50

   

$

7.16

   

$

1,018.35

   

$

6.78

     

1.34

%

 

Advisor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,132.30

   

$

6.52

   

$

1,018.95

   

$

6.17

     

1.22

%

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,133.00

   

$

6.10

   

$

1,019.35

   

$

5.77

     

1.14

%

 

Service Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,130.70

   

$

8.65

   

$

1,016.95

   

$

8.19

     

1.62

%

 

*  Expenses are calculated using the Annualized Expense Ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183 and divided by 365 (to reflect one-half year 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.

"All the company would have to do is raise prices 50% and the P/E ratio would fall to the low-teens."

-Analyst recommending a new stock purchase

We are nine years into an economic and stock market recovery and P/E1 ratios are elevated somewhat beyond historic averages. So when an experienced portfolio manager hears a young analyst make the above comment, he hears alarm bells. But instead of seeing this as a sign that the market has peaked, we purchased the stock for the Oakmark Fund. But, more on that later.

For several years, the financial media has been dominated by pronouncements that the bull market is over. Throughout my career, I can't remember a more hated bull market. Many state that a recession is "overdue" since past economic booms have almost never lasted as long as this one. But do nine years of sub-normal economic growth even constitute a recovery, much less a boom? If recessions occur to correct excesses in the economy, has this recovery even been strong enough to create any? Maybe recessions are less about duration of the recoveries they follow and more about the magnitude. If so, earnings might not even be above trend levels.

Bears will also point to the very high CAPE2 ratio—or the cyclically adjusted P/E. That metric averages corporate earnings over the past decade in an attempt to smooth out peaks and valleys. But remember that the past decade includes 2008 and 2009, frequently referred to as the "Great Recession" because of how unusually bad corporate earnings were. I'll be the first to say that if you think an economic decline of that magnitude is a once-in-a-decade event, you should not own stocks today. But if it is more like a once-in-a-generation event, then that event is weighted much too heavily in the CAPE ratio. If the stock market and corporate profits maintained their current levels for the next two years—an outcome we would find disappointing—simply rolling off the Great Recession would result in a large decline in the CAPE ratio.

Higher P/E ratios are also caused by near-zero short-term interest rates because corporate cash now barely adds to the "E" in the P/E ratio. When I started in this business in the early 1980s, cash earned 8-9% after tax. Consider a simple example of a company whose only asset is $100 of cash and the market price is also $100. In the early 1980s, the $8 or $9 of interest income would generate a P/E ratio of about 12 times. Today, $100 would produce less than $1 of after-tax income, driving the P/E ratio north of 100 times. There is, of course, uncertainty as to whether that cash will eventually be returned to shareholders or invested in plants or acquisitions, but it seems that making a reasoned guess about the value of cash is more appropriate than valuing it at almost nothing.

A less obvious factor that is producing higher P/E ratios today is how accounting practices penalize certain growth investments.

When a company builds a new plant, GAAP accounting spreads that cost over its useful life—often 40 years—so the cost gets expensed through 40 years of depreciation as opposed to just flowing through the current income statement.

But when Amazon hires engineers and programmers to help it prepare for sales that could double over the next four years, those costs get immediately charged to the income statement. When Facebook decides to limit the ad load on WhatsApp to allow it to quickly gain market share, the forgone revenue immediately penalizes the income statement. And when Alphabet invests venture capital in autonomous vehicles for rewards that are years and years away, the costs are expensed now and current earnings are reduced.

The media is obsessed with supposedly bubble-like valuations of the FANG stocks—Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google (Alphabet). The FANG companies account for over 7% of the S&P 5003 and sell at a weighted average P/E of 39 times consensus 2017 earnings. In our opinion, the P/E ratio is a very poor indicator of the value of these companies. Alphabet is one of our largest holdings, and our valuation estimate is certainly not based on its search division being worth 40 times earnings. If one removed the FANG stocks from the S&P multiple calculation—not because their multiples are high, but because they misrepresent value—the market P/E would fall by nearly a full point. And, clearly, more companies than these four are affected by income statement growth spending.

In addition, no discussion of stock valuations would be complete without some consideration of opportunities available in fixed income. Many experts argue that investors should sell their stocks because the current S&P 500 P/E of 19 times is higher than the 17 times average of the past 30 years. By comparison, if we think of a long U.S. Treasury bond—say, 30 years—in P/E terms, the current yield of 2.9% results in a P/E of 34 times. The average yield on long Treasuries over the past 30 years has been 5.5%, which translates to a P/E of 18 times. Relative to the past 30 years, the long bond P/E is now 90% higher than average. We don't think the bond market at current yields is any less risky than equities.

The point of this is not to advance a bullish case for stocks, but rather to poke holes in the argument that stocks are clearly overvalued. We aren't market timers at Oakmark. We don't believe we can add value by getting in and out of the market. It's not just our shortcoming; very few, if any, investors have demonstrated that ability. So we keep our portfolios nearly fully invested in stocks that we believe are each attractively valued.

We think our investors would also fare best by limiting their in-and-out trading. We suggest establishing a personal asset allocation target based on your financial position and risk tolerance. Then limit your trading to occasionally rebalancing your

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 77.

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Portfolio Manager Commentary (continued)

portfolio to your target. If the strong market has pushed your current equity weighting above your target, by all means take advantage of this strength to reduce your exposure to stocks.

Now, back to the P/E ratio distortions caused by investing for growth. This highlights a costly decision we made six years ago. In 2011, when Netflix traded at less than $10 per share, one of our analysts recommended purchase because the price-per-subscriber for Netflix was a fraction of the price-per-subscriber for HBO. Given the similarity of the product offerings and Netflix's rapid growth, it seemed wrong to value the company's subscribers at less than HBO's. But, at the time, streaming was a relatively new technology, HBO subscribers had access to a much higher programming spend than Netflix subscribers and Netflix was primarily an online Blockbuster store, providing access to a library of very old movies. Netflix had only one original show that subscribers cared about, House of Cards, and churn was huge as they would cancel the service after a month of binging on the show. Despite the attractive price-per-sub, we concluded that the future of Netflix was too uncertain to make an investment.

Today, Netflix trades at $180 per share and has more global subscribers than the entire U.S. pay-TV industry. Netflix provides its subscribers access to more than two times the content spending that HBO offers, making it very hard for HBO to ever match the Netflix value proposition. Finally, Netflix is no longer just a reseller of old movies. The company has doubled its Emmy awards for original programming in each of the past two years and now ranks as the second most awarded "network." On valuation, Netflix is still priced similarly to the price-per-subscriber implied by AT&T's acquisition of HBO's parent company Time Warner, despite Netflix subscribers more than quadrupling over the past four years while HBO subscribers have grown by less than one third.

Last quarter, when our analyst began his presentation recommending Netflix, selling at more than 100 times estimated 2017 earnings, I was more skeptical than usual. His opening comment was that Netflix charges about $10 per month while HBO Now, Spotify and Sirius XM each charge about $15. "All the company would have to do is raise prices 50% and the P/E ratio would fall to the low teens," he argued. Anecdotally, those who subscribe to several of these services tend to value their Netflix subscription much higher despite its lower cost. Quantitatively, revenue-per-hour-watched suggests Netflix is about half the cost (subscription fees plus ad revenue) of other forms of video. Netflix probably could raise its price to at least $15 without losing many of its subscribers. For those reasons, Netflix is now in the Oakmark portfolio.

So, is Netflix hurting its shareholders by underpricing its product? We don't think so. Like many network-effect businesses, scale is a large competitive advantage for content providers. Scale creates a nearly impenetrable moat for new entrants to cross. With more subscribers than any other video service, Netflix can pay more for programming and still achieve the lowest cost-per-subscriber. As shareholders of the company, we are perfectly amenable to Netflix's decision to forfeit current income to rapidly increase scale.

Because we are value investors, when companies like Alphabet or Netflix show up in our portfolio, it raises eyebrows. Investors and advisors alike are full of questions when investors like us

buy rapidly growing companies, or when growth investors buy companies with low P/Es. Portfolio managers generally don't like to be questioned about their investment style purity, so they often avoid owning those stocks. We believe our portfolios benefit from owning stocks in the overlapping area between growth and value. Therefore, we welcome your questions about our purchases and are happy to discuss the shortcomings of using P/E ratio alone to define value.

Thank you for your ongoing interest and investment in the Oakmark Funds.

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 77.

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Summary Information

VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT

Since Inception - 08/05/91 (Unaudited)

PERFORMANCE

     

Average Annual Total Returns (as of 09/30/17)

 

 
(Unaudited)   Total Return
Last 3 Months
 

1-year

 

3-year

 

5-year

 

10-year

  Since
Inception
  Inception
Date
 

Oakmark Fund (Investor Class)

   

5.76

%

   

23.79

%

   

10.43

%

   

15.42

%

   

9.64

%

   

12.93

%

 

08/05/91

 

S&P 500 Index

   

4.48

%

   

18.61

%

   

10.81

%

   

14.22

%

   

7.44

%

   

9.67

%

 

 

Dow Jones Industrial Average4

   

5.58

%

   

25.45

%

   

12.35

%

   

13.57

%

   

7.72

%

   

10.61

%

 

 

Lipper Large Cap Value Fund Index5

   

3.89

%

   

17.53

%

   

8.52

%

   

13.06

%

   

5.76

%

   

8.92

%

 

 

Oakmark Fund (Advisor Class)

   

5.80

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

16.29

%*

 

11/30/16

 

Oakmark Fund (Institutional Class)

   

5.80

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

16.29

%*

 

11/30/16

 

Oakmark Fund (Service Class)

   

5.70

%

   

23.45

%

   

10.09

%

   

15.07

%

   

9.31

%

   

8.44

%

 

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.

   

3.7

   

Alphabet Inc., Class C

   

3.3

   

American International Group, Inc.

   

2.7

   

Bank of America Corp.

   

2.6

   

General Electric Co.

   

2.6

   

Apple, Inc.

   

2.5

   

Texas Instruments, Inc.

   

2.4

   

State Street Corp.

   

2.4

   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

   

2.3

   

Capital One Financial Corp.

   

2.3

   

FUND STATISTICS

 

Ticker*

 

OAKMX

 

Number of Equity Holdings

 

52

 

Net Assets

  $18.8 billion  

Weighted Average Market Cap

  $142.8 billion  

Median Market Cap

  $57.2 billion  

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

  0.89%  

Gross Expense Ratio - Investor Class (as of 09/30/17)*

  0.90%  

Net Expense Ratio - Investor Class (as of 09/30/17)*†

  0.86%  

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

†  The net expense ratio reflects a contractual advisory fee waiver agreement through January 28, 2018.

SECTOR ALLOCATION

  % of Net Assets  

Financials

   

28.2

   

Information Technology

   

23.1

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

16.6

   

Industrials

   

10.5

   

Consumer Staples

   

6.3

   

Health Care

   

5.6

   

Energy

   

4.7

   

Short-Term Investments and Other

   

5.0

   

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 77.

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Oakmark Fund  September 30, 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 5.8% during the third quarter, bringing the increase to 23.8% for the fiscal year ended September 30. The Fund's strong performance outpaced S&P 5003 gains of 4.5% for the third quarter and 18.6% for the past 12 months. This was a very good quarter and fiscal year for the Oakmark Fund, and the Fund hit an all-time high adjusted NAV for the fifth quarter in a row. As value investors, we patiently wait for the gap between a company's stock price and our estimate of intrinsic value to close, and over the past 12 months, the gaps have narrowed. We are pleased that the strongest contribution has come from our highest weighted sectors, financials and information technology.

Our highest contributing security for the fiscal year was Bank of America, which produced a total return of 64%. Bank of America has benefited from substantial cost reductions, rising interest rates, strong core loan growth and higher market share. Although the share price has risen considerably over the past 12 months, we believe the business is still attractively valued—at just 10x our estimate of normalized earnings. Our largest individual detractor for the fiscal year was Apache, which produced a total return of –27%. Energy companies remain out of favor, but we believe these holdings are among the most attractively valued in the Oakmark portfolio when considering long-term oil supply-and-demand dynamics.

For the quarter, our biggest contributing sectors were information technology and financials, and our lowest contributing sectors were health care and energy. It is important to note that health care and energy are also among our lowest weighted sectors. Our top individual contributors were Fiat Chrysler (+69%) and Texas Instruments (+17%). Fiat Chrysler produced a total return of 69% during the third quarter. The company is showing continued strong operating performance and impressive profitability improvement. We believe Fiat Chrysler has the best management team in the business with a strong track record of allocating capital efficiently. Our largest individual detractors for the quarter were General Electric (–10%) and Medtronic (–11%). Despite its weak near-term share price performance, we believe General Electric is valued at a substantial discount to intrinsic value due to stale investor perceptions of the company, and we increased our position size during the quarter. We initiated a new position in Netflix during the quarter (see Bill's commentary), and we didn't eliminate any positions.

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 77.

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Oakmark Fund  September 30, 2017

Schedule of Investments (in thousands)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS - 95.0%

 

FINANCIALS - 28.2%

 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 11.2%

 

State Street Corp.

   

4,700

   

$

449,038

   

Capital One Financial Corp.

   

5,063

     

428,616

   

Ally Financial, Inc.

   

17,435

     

422,973

   

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

   

6,320

     

335,067

   

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

   

1,105

     

262,095

   

Moody's Corp.

   

1,506

     

209,716

   
         

2,107,505

   

BANKS - 10.3%

 

Citigroup, Inc.

   

9,630

     

700,486

   

Bank of America Corp.

   

19,300

     

489,062

   

Wells Fargo & Co.

   

7,110

     

392,117

   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   

3,715

     

354,820

   
         

1,936,485

   

INSURANCE - 6.7%

 

American International Group, Inc.

   

8,180

     

502,170

   

Aon PLC

   

2,590

     

378,399

   

Aflac, Inc.

   

4,510

     

367,069

   
         

1,247,638

   
         

5,291,628

   

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 23.1%

 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 12.8%

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class C (a)

   

651

     

624,626

   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

   

3,120

     

440,544

   

Oracle Corp.

   

8,765

     

423,788

   

Visa, Inc., Class A

   

3,735

     

393,071

   

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

   

3,120

     

341,078

   

Microsoft Corp.

   

2,340

     

174,307

   
         

2,397,414

   

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - 5.7%

 

Texas Instruments, Inc.

   

5,120

     

458,957

   

Intel Corp.

   

10,155

     

386,702

   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

   

4,345

     

225,245

   
         

1,070,904

   

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 4.6%

 

Apple, Inc.

   

2,987

     

460,356

   

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

   

4,936

     

409,955

   
         

870,311

   
         

4,338,629

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 16.6%

 

AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 5.7%

 

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (a)

   

23,160

     

414,797

   

General Motors Co.

   

6,850

     

276,603

   

Delphi Automotive PLC

   

2,200

     

216,480

   

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

   

3,502

     

168,832

   
         

1,076,712

   
   

Shares

 

Value

 

RETAILING - 3.9%

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

12,115

   

$

285,560

   

Netflix, Inc. (a)

   

1,350

     

244,823

   

AutoNation, Inc. (a)

   

4,161

     

197,462

   
         

727,845

   

MEDIA - 3.8%

 

Comcast Corp., Class A

   

7,238

     

278,534

   

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A (a)

   

600

     

218,052

   

News Corp., Class A

   

16,201

     

214,821

   
         

711,407

   

CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 1.7%

 

Whirlpool Corp.

   

1,757

     

324,054

   

CONSUMER SERVICES - 1.5%

 

MGM Resorts International

   

8,400

     

273,756

   
         

3,113,774

   

INDUSTRIALS - 10.5%

 

CAPITAL GOODS - 8.8%

 

General Electric Co.

   

20,050

     

484,809

   

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

   

2,439

     

426,919

   

Caterpillar, Inc.

   

3,050

     

380,366

   

Cummins, Inc.

   

2,070

     

347,822

   
         

1,639,916

   

TRANSPORTATION - 1.7%

 

FedEx Corp.

   

1,430

     

322,579

   
         

1,962,495

   

CONSUMER STAPLES - 6.3%

 

FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 4.2%

 

Diageo PLC (b)

   

3,100

     

409,603

   

Nestlé SA (b)

   

4,565

     

383,506

   
         

793,109

   

HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS - 2.1%

 

Unilever PLC (b)

   

6,863

     

397,779

   
         

1,190,888

   

HEALTH CARE - 5.6%

 

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 5.6%

 

Baxter International, Inc.

   

5,300

     

332,575

   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   

1,545

     

302,588

   

HCA Healthcare, Inc. (a)

   

2,916

     

232,045

   

Medtronic PLC

   

2,440

     

189,759

   
         

1,056,967

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Oakmark Fund  September 30, 2017

Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS - 95.0% (continued)

 

ENERGY - 4.7%

 

Apache Corp.

   

7,740

   

$

354,486

   

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

   

5,100

     

249,135

   

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

   

5,429

     

193,975

   

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (a)

   

20,000

     

86,000

   
         

883,596

   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 95.0%
(COST $10,526,461)
       

17,837,977

   
   

Par Value

 

Value

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 6.7%

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT - 4.8%

 
Fixed Income Clearing Corp. Repurchase
Agreement, 0.34% dated 09/29/17 due
10/02/17, repurchase price $911,598,
collateralized by Federal Home Loan
Bank Bonds, 1.000% - 1.125%, due
4/25/2018 - 04/27/2018, by Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Bonds,
0.750% due 01/12/18, by Federal
Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
1.10% - 1.12%, due 07/03/18 -
08/01/18, by a United States Treasury
Inflation Note, 0.125% due 04/15/18,
and a United States Treasury Note,
0.750% due 08/31/18, aggregate value
plus accrued interest of $929,808
(Cost: $911,573)
 

$

911,573

     

911,573

   

GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES - 1.9%

 
Federal National Mortgage Association,
0.00%, due 10/03/17 (c)
(Cost $349,990)
   

350,000

     

350,000

   
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 6.7%
(COST $1,261,563)
       

1,261,573

   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 101.7%
(COST $11,788,024)
       

19,099,550

   

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

       

0

(e)

 

Liabilities In Excess of Other Assets - (1.7)%

       

(321,978

)

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

     

$

18,777,572

   

(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  September 30, 2017

Summary Information

VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT

Since Inception - 11/01/96 (Unaudited)

PERFORMANCE

     

Average Annual Total Returns (as of 09/30/17)

 

 
(Unaudited)   Total Return
Last 3 Months
 

1-year

 

3-year

 

5-year

 

10-year

  Since
Inception
  Inception
Date
 

Oakmark Select Fund (Investor Class)

   

5.93

%

   

22.61

%

   

8.51

%

   

15.45

%

   

8.79

%

   

12.89

%

 

11/01/96

 

S&P 500 Index

   

4.48

%

   

18.61

%

   

10.81

%

   

14.22

%

   

7.44

%

   

8.30

%

 

 

Lipper Multi-Cap Value Fund Index7

   

3.54

%

   

16.34

%

   

7.80

%

   

12.72

%

   

5.48

%

   

7.72

%

 

 

Oakmark Select Fund (Advisor Class)

   

5.97

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

14.24

%*

 

11/30/16

 

Oakmark Select Fund (Institutional Class)

   

6.00

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

14.26

%*

 

11/30/16

 

Oakmark Select Fund (Service Class)

   

5.90

%

   

22.29

%

   

8.18

%

   

15.10

%

   

8.49

%

   

9.61

%

 

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

   

8.6

   

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.

   

7.5

   

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A

   

6.6

   

Citigroup, Inc.

   

6.2

   

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

   

6.2

   

General Electric Co.

   

5.5

   

FNF Group

   

4.9

   

Ally Financial, Inc.

   

4.5

   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

   

4.4

   

Oracle Corp.

   

4.3

   

FUND STATISTICS

 

Ticker*

 

OAKLX

 

Number of Equity Holdings

 

20

 

Net Assets

  $6.2 billion  

Weighted Average Market Cap

  $138.9 billion  

Median Market Cap

  $32.1 billion  

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

  0.98%  

Gross Expense Ratio - Investor Class (as of 09/30/17)*

  1.03%  

Net Expense Ratio - Investor Class (as of 09/30/17)*†

  0.96%  

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

†  The net expense ratio reflects a contractual advisory fee waiver agreement through January 28, 2018.

SECTOR ALLOCATION

  % of Net Assets  

Financials

   

30.9

   

Information Technology

   

23.5

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

18.6

   

Energy

   

10.6

   

Real Estate

   

6.6

   

Industrials

   

5.5

   

Short-Term Investments and Other

   

4.3

   

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 77.

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Oakmark Select Fund  September 30, 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

The Oakmark Select Fund returned 5.9% for the quarter, ahead of the S&P 500's3 4.5% return. This brings the Fund's return for the fiscal year, ended September 30, 2017, to 22.6%, compared to 18.6% for the S&P 500. Please do not expect this level of absolute and relative performance every quarter or year, but we hope you enjoy them like we do as fellow investors in the Fund. We are also gratified to report the Fund ended the quarter at a new all-time high NAV, meaning that as of September 30, all current Select shareholders have unrealized gains in their holdings.

During the quarter, Fiat Chrysler (+69%) was by far the largest contributor to performance due to speculation that the company will be sold. Fiat Chrysler's share price remains below our estimate of intrinsic value, and we have immense trust in CEO Sergio Marchionne to maximize per share value. So, we maintained our position during the quarter. Chesapeake Energy (–13%) was the largest detractor perhaps due to management having to shut in some production around Hurricane Harvey, but we view this as a relative non-event for business value.

We did not initiate or eliminate any positions in the quarter beyond equities (Anadarko) and put options (Weatherford and Chesapeake) used for tax trades, which produced a modest net positive return for the Fund. Although it is too early to give final numbers, we do anticipate making a capital gains distribution equivalent to a mid-single-digit percentage of NAV this year.

For the fiscal year, our largest contributors were Fiat Chrysler (+180%), Bank of America (+64%) and Citigroup (+56%). The largest detractors were Apache (–27%), Chesapeake Energy (–30%) and GE (–16%). Fiat Chrysler was already discussed, and the remainder of the contributing group reflects improving fundamentals from higher interest rates and more regulatory certainty. Apache, Chesapeake and—to a lesser extent—GE suffered from stubbornly low energy prices. There are also concerns about new management at GE resetting earnings expectations. We believe that GE is undervalued, even on rebased forward earnings, and that new CEO John Flannery is an improvement who will continue the years-long effort to refocus the company on maximizing per share.

Thank you for your continued investment in the Fund.

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 77.

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Oakmark Select Fund  September 30, 2017

Schedule of Investments (in thousands)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS - 95.7%

 

FINANCIALS - 30.9%

 

BANKS - 14.2%

 

Citigroup, Inc.

   

5,312

   

$

386,395

   

Bank of America Corp.

   

9,901

     

250,881

   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   

2,568

     

245,270

   
         

882,546

   

INSURANCE - 8.8%

 

FNF Group

   

6,446

     

305,937

   

American International Group, Inc.

   

3,995

     

245,265

   
         

551,202

   

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 7.9%

 

Ally Financial, Inc.

   

11,500

     

278,990

   

Capital One Financial Corp.

   

2,485

     

210,372

   
         

489,362

   
         

1,923,110

   

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 23.5%

 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 17.3%

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class C (a)

   

557

     

533,889

   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

   

1,959

     

276,611

   

Oracle Corp.

   

5,567

     

269,164

   
         

1,079,664

   

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 6.2%

 

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

   

4,623

     

383,981

   
         

1,463,645

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 18.6%

 

AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 10.9%

 

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (a)

   

26,134

     

468,062

   

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

   

4,300

     

207,303

   
         

675,365

   

CONSUMER SERVICES - 4.2%

 

MGM Resorts International

   

8,000

     

260,720

   

RETAILING - 3.5%

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

9,293

     

219,033

   
         

1,155,118

   

ENERGY - 10.6%

 

Apache Corp.

   

5,571

     

255,152

   

Weatherford International PLC (a) (b)

   

50,193

     

229,883

   

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (a)

   

39,860

     

171,400

   
         

656,435

   

REAL ESTATE - 6.6%

 

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A (a)

   

10,848

     

410,903

   
   

Shares

 

Value

 

INDUSTRIALS - 5.5%

 

CAPITAL GOODS - 5.5%

 

General Electric Co.

   

14,268

   

$

345,000

   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 95.7%
(COST $3,632,336)
       

5,954,211

   
   

Par Value

 

Value

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 6.5%

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT - 4.1%

 
Fixed Income Clearing Corp. Repurchase
Agreement, 0.34% dated 09/29/17 due
10/02/17, repurchase price $258,649,
collateralized by a Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp. Bond, 1.750% due
05/30/19, value plus accrued interest
of $24,628, and by United States
Treasury Notes, 0.750% - 1.250%
due 01/31/19 - 02/15/19, aggregate
value plus accrued interest of
$239,188 (Cost: $258,642)
 

$

258,642

     

258,642

   

GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES - 2.4%

 
Federal National Mortgage Association,
0.00%, due 10/03/17 (c)
(Cost $149,996)
   

150,000

     

150,000

   
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 6.5%
(COST $408,638)
       

408,642

   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 102.2%
(COST $4,040,974)
       

6,362,853

   

Liabilities In Excess of Other Assets - (2.2)%

       

(139,915

)

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

     

$

6,222,938

   

(a)  Non-income producing security

(b)  See Note 5 in the Notes to Financial Statements and the table on the following page regarding investments in affiliated issuers.

(c)  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 Select Fund  September 30, 2017

Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

SCHEDULE OF TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATED ISSUERS

Purchase and sale transactions and dividend income earned during the period on these securities are set forth below (in thousands). The industry for below affiliate can be found on the Schedule of Investments.

Affiliates

  Shares
Held
  Purchases
(Cost)
  Sales
(Proceeds)
  Realized
Gain/(Loss)
  Change in
Unrealized
  Dividend
Income
  Value
September 30,
2016
  Value
September 30,
2017
  Percent of
Net Assets
 
Weatherford
International PLC
   

50,193

   

$

375,825

   

$

106,362

   

$

(39,225

)

 

$

5,737

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

229,883

     

3.7

%

 

TOTAL

   

50,193

   

$

375,825

   

$

106,362

   

$

(39,225

)

 

$

5,737

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

229,883

     

3.7

%

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Oakmark Equity and Income Fund  September 30, 2017

Summary Information

VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT

Since Inception - 11/01/95 (Unaudited)

PERFORMANCE

     

Average Annual Total Returns (as of 09/30/17)

 

 
(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)

   

3.69

%

   

15.30

%

   

6.45

%

   

9.39

%

   

6.54

%

   

10.30

%

 

11/01/95

 

Lipper Balanced Fund Index

   

3.17

%

   

10.91

%

   

6.36

%

   

8.23

%

   

5.25

%

   

6.95

%

 

 

S&P 500 Index

   

4.48

%

   

18.61

%

   

10.81

%

   

14.22

%

   

7.44

%

   

8.94

%

 

 

Barclays U.S. Govt./Credit Index

   

0.81

%

   

-0.01

%

   

2.83

%

   

2.10

%

   

4.34

%

   

5.29

%

 

 

Oakmark Equity and Income Fund (Advisor Class)

   

3.75

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

11.64

%*

 

11/30/16

 

Oakmark Equity and Income Fund (Institutional Class)

   

3.72

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

11.64

%*

 

11/30/16

 

Oakmark Equity and Income Fund (Service Class)

   

3.65

%

   

14.95

%

   

6.13

%

   

9.05

%

   

6.21

%

   

8.65

%

 

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  

General Motors Co.

   

5.1

   

Bank of America Corp.

   

5.0

   

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

   

3.5

   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

   

3.2

   

Nestlé ADR

   

2.9

   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   

2.7

   

Dover Corp.

   

2.6

   

CVS Health Corp.

   

2.5

   

Oracle Corp.

   

2.4

   

Citigroup, Inc.

   

2.3

   

FUND STATISTICS

 

Ticker*

 

OAKBX

 

Number of Equity Holdings

 

43

 

Net Assets

  $16.1 billion  

Weighted Average Market Cap

  $110.6 billion  

Median Market Cap

  $18.6 billion  

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

  0.79%  

Gross Expense Ratio - Investor Class (as of 09/30/17)*

  0.87%  

Net Expense Ratio - Investor Class (as of 09/30/17)*†

  0.78%  

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

†  The net expense ratio reflects a contractual advisory fee waiver agreement through January 28, 2018.

SECTOR ALLOCATION

  % of Net Assets  

Equity Investments

 

Financials

   

15.8

   

Information Technology

   

11.3

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

10.5

   

Consumer Staples

   

9.4

   

Industrials

   

5.3

   

Health Care

   

4.7

   

Energy

   

2.6

   

Real Estate

   

1.7

   

Materials

   

1.0

   

Total Equity Investments

   

62.3

   

Fixed Income Investments

 

Corporate Bonds

   

13.7

   

Government and Agency Securities

   

10.2

   

Convertible Bond

   

0.1

   

Total Fixed Income Investments

   

24.0

   

Short-Term Investments and Other

   

13.7

   

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 77.

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Oakmark Equity and Income Fund  September 30, 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

Quarter and Fiscal Year Review

The Equity and Income Fund returned 3.7% in the quarter, compared to 3.2% for the Lipper Balanced Fund Index8, the Fund's performance benchmark. For the nine months of the calendar year, the Fund returned 9.8%, compared to 10.2% for Lipper. And, for the 12 months ended September 30 (the Fund's fiscal year), Equity and Income earned 15.3%, which compares to 10.9% for the Lipper Balanced Fund Index. The annualized compound rate of return since inception in 1995 is 10.3%, while the corresponding return to the Lipper Index is 7%.

General Motors, MasterCard, Dover, BorgWarner and Lear provided the largest contributions to portfolio return in the quarter. We have believed for several years that automotive industry stocks were selling too cheaply, and we are pleased that this point of view bore fruit in the quarter. The detractors' list included Foot Locker, Philip Morris International, HCA Healthcare, Oracle and Nestlé. Contributors for the calendar year to date were MasterCard, General Motors, Oracle, Bank of America and TE Connectivity. Foot Locker, Baker Hughes, Flowserve, Ultra Petroleum and CommScope Holding were the leading detractors for the nine months. Finally, for the Fund's fiscal year, the largest contributors were Bank of America, General Motors, TE Connectivity, MasterCard and UnitedHealth Group. The stocks that detracted most were Foot Locker, CVS Health, Flowserve, Ultra Petroleum and CommScope.

Portfolio Activity

We were active this quarter, adding four new positions and exiting three significant positions. The new additions were American International Group (AIG), Alphabet (GOOG), General Electric (GE) and LivaNova (LIVN). AIG is one of the world's largest insurance companies, competing in both commercial and consumer lines. It is perhaps best known for being one of the companies that required significant government support during the financial crisis. Since the crisis, management has sold or exited numerous businesses, strengthened the balance sheet, repurchased over half the outstanding shares and improved AIG's underwriting by significantly shrinking unprofitable insurance lines. These actions led to improved results, but the board decided to accelerate the process with new management. We think the hiring of long-time insurance executive Brian Duperreault was outstanding. Duperreault was instrumental in improving returns and growth when he served as CEO of ACE Limited and of Marsh & McLennan. We expect similar success at AIG, and believe that fair value is in excess of tangible book, compared to the current multiple of 0.8x.

Alphabet is the corporate parent of Google. Although this purchase may surprise some long-term shareholders, we believe that Alphabet fits quite well in this portfolio. It has dominant positions across search and "new" media businesses. These busi-

nesses are growing rapidly as they offer a superior value proposition to advertisers who can more easily target and track the effectiveness of their advertising. We believe the company's management team thinks like owners and is appropriately investing for many years of better-than-average growth. Adjusting for the more than $130 per share of net cash, GOOG trades at a below-market multiple of earnings despite its competitively protected business, which we believe can grow at above market rates for many years.

GE makes a return appearance to the portfolio after being sold at higher prices last summer. The market is worried that new CEO John Flannery will need to reset earning guidance when he presents his first view of the business this November. Although this is likely, we take comfort that the business portfolio is composed of high return franchises that enjoy dominant market shares. Over 80% of the company's profits are generated from durable, recurring maintenance revenue. We are especially excited about both the aviation and health care businesses, which constitute well over half of our estimate of value. We expect Flannery to cut costs aggressively and believe that earnings can grow favorably from the reset base. GE is trading at a large discount to our estimate of intrinsic value, and we are glad to welcome it back to the portfolio.

LivaNova manufactures medical devices for neurology and cardiology. The company's largest division by profit is neuromodulation, which should produce high single-digit revenue growth because it produces an implantable, cost-effective device for severe epilepsy patients. The company's cardiac surgery businesses will likely grow in the low single digits as LivaNova is a leader in equipment with new products in consumables and heart valves. During the past year, CEO Damien McDonald and CFO Thad Huston joined the management team from Danaher and Johnson & Johnson, respectively, and they are focusing on improving growth and margins, as well as exiting non-core businesses. The shares sell below public comparables and private market values. We believe that this talented new management team has numerous opportunities to create shareholder value.

The three significant positions that we sold this quarter were Flowserve, Union Pacific and U.S. Bancorp. Flowserve has performed poorly due to low energy prices, which have led to soft demand, excess capacity and a weak pricing environment. Although we believe that industry conditions will improve and that Flowserve is still an attractive opportunity, we decided to recognize the tax loss and use the proceeds to invest more in our other energy stocks, which we believe are even more attractive. Both U.S. Bancorp and Union Pacific were added to the portfolio in 2013. They both have been strong performers on an absolute basis. Although we believe both are still modestly undervalued, we decided that the Fund's new additions traded

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 77.

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Oakmark Equity and Income Fund  September 30, 2017

Portfolio Manager Commentary (continued)

at an even bigger discount to value. We also eliminated a very small holding in Ultra Petroleum, which the Fund received in a bond reorganization.

Are Your Investing Goals Coherent?

Passive investing continues to garner a large share of newly invested funds. As described by Howard Marks of Oaktree, "Passive investing can be thought of as a low-risk...and non-opinionated way to participate in 'the market'...."10 Note that Marks uses the term "low-risk" here in a relativistic sense—i.e., relative to equity returns generally. And, given the reality that professionally invested funds are generally "benchmarked" to market indexes, the incentive for fund managers to hug the index is palpable. But does this method of investing optimize the individual investor's wealth creation or appropriately marry with his/her risk tolerance? As you can guess, we think not.

Daniel Godfrey of The People's Trust writes, "The purpose of investment could be defined as sustainable wealth creation. Success delivers long-term absolute returns to investors."11 The Equity and Income Fund has always been invested with the objective to produce absolute rates of return that make it possible for its owners to meet their financial goals. We don't know what the index may earn and, in many respects, we don't particularly care. What we do know is that if we invest our shareholders' hard-earned funds in companies that are undervalued and that persistently grow their intrinsic value per share, these equities should generate positive long-term returns. And we know that if we combine these equity holdings with a value-oriented fixed income allocation, we can produce a portfolio with buffered volatility, which makes it easier for investors to stay the course when times are tough. We report returns versus a competitive benchmark (the Lipper Balanced Fund Index), but only because the industry demands it. We much prefer stating a goal in terms of absolute returns—e.g., to earn 3% per year more than the consumer price index. We are somewhat proud that the Equity and Income Fund has produced positive annual rates of return in all but three of its nearly 22 years, but we do rue those three down years. We look forward to improving upon that record.

In closing this section, we ask you, our shareholders, to review your investment goals. Are they reasonable? (Our firm once presented to a prospective client, a CEO of a public company, who stated that his goal was an absolute return of 50% per year. That was not reasonable.) Are these goals stated in relative or absolute terms? If relative, have you thought through what a significant down year in the index will mean to your financial health? If your investments are aligned with your risk tolerance and your financial needs, you truly can sleep well.

Once again, we thank you for your support. We invite your questions and comments.

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 77.

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Oakmark Equity and Income Fund  September 30, 2017

Schedule of Investments (in thousands)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS - 62.3%

 

FINANCIALS - 15.8%

 

BANKS - 8.0%

 

Bank of America Corp.

   

31,661

   

$

802,277

   

Citigroup, Inc.

   

5,165

     

375,695

   

Wells Fargo & Co.

   

2,185

     

120,519

   
         

1,298,491

   

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 4.8%

 

Ally Financial, Inc.

   

9,973

     

241,933

   

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

   

4,627

     

225,801

   

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

   

3,030

     

160,632

   

State Street Corp.

   

1,551

     

148,202

   
         

776,568

   

INSURANCE - 3.0%

 

FNF Group

   

6,360

     

301,836

   

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

   

1,520

     

97,770

   

American International Group, Inc.

   

1,306

     

80,176

   
         

479,782

   
         

2,554,841

   

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 11.3%

 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 7.1%

 

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

   

3,602

     

508,645

   

Oracle Corp.

   

8,032

     

388,347

   

Alphabet, Inc., Class C (a)

   

263

     

252,054

   
         

1,149,046

   

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 4.2%

 

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

   

6,797

     

564,526

   

CommScope Holding Co., Inc. (a)

   

3,280

     

108,935

   
         

673,461

   
         

1,822,507

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 10.5%

 

AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 8.1%

 

General Motors Co.

   

20,307

     

820,013

   

BorgWarner, Inc.

   

5,079

     

260,197

   

Lear Corp.

   

1,316

     

227,848

   
         

1,308,058

   

RETAILING - 1.5%

 

Foot Locker, Inc.

   

5,783

     

203,663

   

HSN, Inc.

   

1,034

     

40,362

   
         

244,025

   

CONSUMER SERVICES - 0.5%

 

MGM Resorts International

   

2,351

     

76,627

   

CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 0.4%

 

Carter's, Inc.

   

664

     

65,600

   
         

1,694,310

   
   

Shares

 

Value

 

CONSUMER STAPLES - 9.4%

 

FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 6.9%

 

Nestlé SA (b)

   

5,623

   

$

472,388

   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

   

3,092

     

343,210

   

Diageo PLC (b)

   

2,310

     

305,233

   
         

1,120,831

   

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING - 2.5%

 

CVS Health Corp.

   

4,911

     

399,391

   
         

1,520,222

   

INDUSTRIALS - 5.3%

 

CAPITAL GOODS - 5.0%

 

Dover Corp.

   

4,516

     

412,726

   

Arconic, Inc.

   

5,603

     

139,395

   

Oshkosh Corp.

   

1,053

     

86,914

   

General Electric Co.

   

3,164

     

76,503

   

The Manitowoc Co., Inc. (a)

   

6,243

     

56,186

   

WESCO International, Inc. (a)

   

682

     

39,703

   
         

811,427

   

COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 0.3%

 

Herman Miller, Inc.

   

1,246

     

44,727

   
         

856,154

   

HEALTH CARE - 4.7%

 

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 4.1%

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   

2,261

     

442,903

   

HCA Healthcare, Inc. (a)

   

2,186

     

173,960

   

LivaNova PLC (a)

   

565

     

39,610

   
         

656,473

   

PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES - 0.6%

 

VWR Corp. (a)

   

3,233

     

107,032

   
         

763,505

   

ENERGY - 2.6%

 

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

   

6,515

     

232,770

   

Baker Hughes a GE Co.

   

4,906

     

179,642

   
         

412,412

   

REAL ESTATE - 1.7%

 

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

   

1,204

     

148,649

   

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.

   

1,833

     

67,605

   

The Howard Hughes Corp. (a)

   

429

     

50,575

   
         

266,829

   

MATERIALS - 1.0%

 

Glencore PLC

   

35,440

     

162,415

   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 62.3%
(COST $5,460,046)
       

10,053,195

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.0% (c)

 

FINANCIALS - 0.0% (c)

 
GMAC Capital Trust I
(3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.785%) (d)
   

199

   

$

5,254

   
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.0% (c)
(COST $5,252)
       

5,254

   
   

Par Value

 

Value

 

FIXED INCOME - 24.0%

 

CORPORATE BONDS - 13.7%

 

FINANCIALS - 3.8%

 
Aflac , Inc.
2.875%, due 10/15/26
 

$

980

     

961

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

4,743

     

4,848

   
American Express Credit Corp.
1.875%, due 11/05/18
   

4,915

     

4,920

   

2.60%, due 09/14/20

   

2,945

     

2,990

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

14,665

     

15,110

   
Aon Corp.
5.00%, due 09/30/20
   

14,745

     

15,875

   
Bank of America Corp.
1.95%, due 05/12/18
   

31,675

     

31,720

   

2.151%, due 11/09/20

   

6,970

     

6,950

   

4.45%, due 03/03/26

   

5,000

     

5,286

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

3,768

     

3,778

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

5,000

     

5,019

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

39,255

     

38,979

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

29,020

     

29,017

   

2.45%, due 01/10/20

   

19,910

     

20,068

   

3.40%, due 05/01/26

   

15,000

     

15,032

   

4.05%, due 07/30/22

   

13,338

     

13,962

   

6.125%, due 11/21/17

   

10,180

     

10,241

   

2.05%, due 12/07/18

   

2,098

     

2,101

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

9,830

     

10,186

   

5.25%, due 05/30/25

   

5,895

     

6,293

   
Credit Suisse Group AG, 144A
7.50% (5 Year Swap
rate + 4.598%) (d) (e)
   

30,000

     

33,900

   
6.25% (5 Year Swap
rate + 3.455%) (d) (e)
   

7,000

     

7,455

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

25,000

     

25,502

   

3.80%, due 06/09/23

   

14,750

     

15,269

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

24,700

     

24,719

   
E*TRADE Financial Corp.
2.95%, due 08/24/22
   

6,965

     

6,981

   

3.80%, due 08/24/27

   

4,975

     

5,035

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

2,000

     

2,011

   
   

Par Value

 

Value

 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
2.972%, due 01/15/23
 

$

29,765

   

$

30,227

   

1.70%, due 03/01/18

   

21,596

     

21,602

   
2.543%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.230%)
due 10/24/23 (d)
   

19,910

     

20,342

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

9,820

     

10,613

   

5.50%, due 09/01/20

   

3,780

     

4,128

   
MSCI, Inc., 144A
5.25%, due 11/15/24 (e)
   

9,905

     

10,549

   

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

   

5,925

     

6,236

   

5.75%, due 08/15/25 (e)

   

2,950

     

3,219

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

19,910

     

19,925

   

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

   

6,970

     

6,925

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

4,905

     

4,967

   
S&P Global, Inc.
4.00%, due 06/15/25
   

17,150

     

18,021

   

2.95%, due 01/22/27

   

9,810

     

9,436

   

4.40%, due 02/15/26

   

1,970

     

2,123

   

3.30%, due 08/14/20

   

1,970

     

2,021

   

2.50%, due 08/15/18

   

1,970

     

1,983

   
S&P Global, Inc., 144A
2.50%, due 08/15/18 (e)
   

1,267

     

1,276

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

8,205

     

8,382

   
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
2.35%, due 11/15/21
   

14,616

     

14,491

   

2.30%, due 12/13/19

   

6,970

     

7,000

   
3.064%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%)
due 10/28/27 (d)
   

2,975

     

3,097

   

2.875%, due 02/25/21

   

1,000

     

1,014

   

2.55%, due 10/23/19

   

980

     

991

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

1,960

     

1,965

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

1,197

     

1,214

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

14,930

     

15,186

   
2.541%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR +
1.230%) due 10/31/23 (d)
   

8,603

     

8,801

   
Wells Fargo Bank NA
2.15%, due 12/06/19
   

9,900

     

9,952

   

1.80%, due 11/28/18

   

9,900

     

9,912

   
         

619,806

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 3.5%

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

13,111

     

13,524

   
Amazon.com Inc, 144A
3.15%, due 08/22/27 (e)
   

9,950

     

10,021

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

10,810

     

11,501

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

250

     

253

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

   

Par Value

 

Value

 

FIXED INCOME - 24.0% (continued)

 

CORPORATE BONDS - 13.7% (continued)

 
Charter Communications Operating LLC /
Charter Communications
Operating Capital
3.579%, due 07/23/20
 

$

29,148

   

$

29,923

   
Charter Communications Operating LLC /
Charter Communications
Operating Capital, 144A
4.20%, due 03/15/28 (e)
   

9,950

     

10,069

   
Coach, Inc.
3.00%, due 07/15/22
   

12,145

     

12,131

   

4.125%, due 07/15/27

   

4,975

     

5,001

   
CRC Escrow Issuer LLC Co., 144A
5.25%, due 10/15/25 (e)
   

19,900

     

20,024

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

3,925

     

4,131

   
Delphi Jersey Holdings PLC, 144A
5.00%, due 10/01/25 (e)
   

1,000

     

1,018

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

2,950

     

3,112

   

5.25%, due 03/01/20

   

1,000

     

1,028

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

4,910

     

5,462

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

28,360

     

30,842

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

4,340

     

5,067

   
General Motors Co.
4.875%, due 10/02/23
   

41,400

     

44,776

   

3.50%, due 10/02/18

   

29,525

     

30,004

   
General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
3.50%, due 07/10/19
   

4,975

     

5,095

   

3.10%, due 01/15/19

   

4,915

     

4,984

   
International Game Technology PLC, 144A
6.50%, due 02/15/25 (e)
   

19,600

     

22,026

   

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

   

14,800

     

16,361

   

5.625%, due 02/15/20 (e)

   

9,800

     

10,351

   
KFC Holding Co. / Pizza Hut Holdings LLC /
Taco Bell of America LLC, 144A
5.25%, due 06/01/26 (e)
   

1,000

     

1,059

   

5.00%, due 06/01/24 (e)

   

1,000

     

1,054

   
Lear Corp.
5.25%, due 01/15/25
   

11,060

     

11,822

   

5.375%, due 03/15/24

   

10,512

     

11,200

   
Lithia Motors, Inc., 144A
5.25%, due 08/01/25 (e)
   

1,990

     

2,067

   
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 144A
4.875%, due 11/01/24 (e)
   

14,935

     

15,458

   

5.375%, due 06/15/22 (e)

   

2,000

     

2,080

   
MGM Resorts International
8.625%, due 02/01/19
   

2,612

     

2,814

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

30,425

     

31,727

   

6.25%, due 07/15/19

   

2,950

     

3,163

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

6,970

     

7,231

   
   

Par Value

 

Value

 
Penske Automotive Group, Inc.
5.50%, due 05/15/26
 

$

11,343

   

$

11,726

   

5.375%, due 12/01/24

   

3,580

     

3,687

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

19,665

     

21,779

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

8,875

     

9,419

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

3,930

     

3,957

   
Station Casinos LLC, 144A
5.00%, due 10/01/25 (e)
   

1,990

     

1,995

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

1,965

     

2,014

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

1,965

     

2,132

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

14,730

     

14,977

   

3.55%, due 03/15/28

   

9,950

     

9,967

   

2.75%, due 03/15/23

   

6,965

     

6,958

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

36,132

     

37,171

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

29,495

     

29,502

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

1,000

     

1,040

   
Under Armour, Inc.
3.25%, due 06/15/26
   

4,975

     

4,625

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

12,140

     

12,144

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

6,329

     

6,327

   
         

565,799

   

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 1.7%

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

70,853

     

75,990

   
Avnet, Inc.
4.875%, due 12/01/22
   

5,290

     

5,585

   

3.75%, due 12/01/21

   

2,985

     

3,050

   
Broadcom Corp. / Broadcom Cayman
Finance, Ltd., 144A
3.00%, due 01/15/22 (e)
   

14,930

     

15,179

   

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

   

9,955

     

10,227

   

2.375%, due 01/15/20 (e)

   

9,955

     

10,010

   
CDW LLC / CDW Finance Corp.
5.00%, due 09/01/25
   

9,955

     

10,453

   

5.00%, due 09/01/23

   

6,965

     

7,289

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

14,438

     

14,474

   
CommScope, Inc., 144A
5.50%, due 06/15/24 (e)
   

2,985

     

3,123

   

5.00%, due 06/15/21 (e)

   

995

     

1,020

   
Dell International LLC / EMC Corp., 144A
5.45%, due 06/15/23 (e)
   

14,725

     

16,115

   

4.42%, due 06/15/21 (e)

   

2,940

     

3,087

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

2,945

     

2,956

   
Electronic Arts, Inc.
4.80%, due 03/01/26
   

19,655

     

21,756

   

3.70%, due 03/01/21

   

14,740

     

15,350

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

   

Par Value

 

Value

 

FIXED INCOME - 24.0% (continued)

 

CORPORATE BONDS - 13.7% (continued)

 
Lam Research Corp.
2.75%, due 03/15/20
 

$

19,660

   

$

19,976

   

2.80%, due 06/15/21

   

4,910

     

4,967

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

1,000

     

1,046

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

21,061

     

21,061

   

3.70%, due 02/15/26

   

9,830

     

10,252

   

2.35%, due 08/01/19

   

1,812

     

1,822

   
         

274,788

   

HEALTH CARE - 1.5%

 
Abbott Laboratories
2.90%, due 11/30/21
   

14,935

     

15,209

   

2.35%, due 11/22/19

   

14,935

     

15,057

   
AbbVie, Inc.
1.80%, due 05/14/18
   

4,937

     

4,944

   
Anthem, Inc.
1.875%, due 01/15/18
   

11,925

     

11,932

   
Becton Dickinson and Co.
2.133%, due 06/06/19
   

9,950

     

9,977

   

3.30%, due 03/01/23

   

8,044

     

8,157

   

3.363%, due 06/06/24

   

2,985

     

3,013

   

2.894%, due 06/06/22

   

2,985

     

2,995

   
Boston Scientific Corp.
2.65%, due 10/01/18
   

6,945

     

7,007

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

20,084

     

20,963

   
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.
6.875%, due 02/01/22
   

3,920

     

3,077

   

8.00%, due 11/15/19

   

2,940

     

2,863

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

4,915

     

5,055

   
HCA, Inc.
5.00%, due 03/15/24
   

7,465

     

7,950

   

3.75%, due 03/15/19

   

3,965

     

4,049

   

4.25%, due 10/15/19

   

1,990

     

2,060

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

22,100

     

22,078

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

2,950

     

2,950

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

5,128

     

5,500

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

7,800

     

8,268

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

13,485

     

13,477

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

1,970

     

2,003

   
Universal Health Services, Inc., 144A
4.75%, due 08/01/22 (e)
   

32,695

     

33,839

   

5.00%, due 06/01/26 (e)

   

12,805

     

13,477

   

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

   

6,970

     

7,127

   
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
3.15%, due 04/01/22
   

3,810

     

3,879

   

2.00%, due 04/01/18

   

1,815

     

1,817

   
         

238,723

   
   

Par Value

 

Value

 

REAL ESTATE - 1.1%

 
CBRE Services, Inc.
5.25%, due 03/15/25
 

$

24,930

   

$

27,328

   

5.00%, due 03/15/23

   

25,239

     

26,151

   

4.875%, due 03/01/26

   

19,665

     

21,197

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

14,975

     

15,218

   

5.375%, due 11/01/23

   

12,000

     

13,140

   

4.875%, due 11/01/20

   

10,000

     

10,563

   

5.375%, due 04/15/26

   

3,925

     

4,283

   

4.375%, due 04/15/21

   

1,965

     

2,044

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

2,945

     

3,191

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

15,046

     

15,509

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

9,835

     

10,385

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

11,945

     

12,184

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

15,876

     

15,891

   
Ventas Realty, LP REIT
3.125%, due 06/15/23
   

2,490

     

2,499

   

3.50%, due 02/01/25

   

1,000

     

1,004

   
         

180,587

   

CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.9%

 
CVS Health Corp.
4.00%, due 12/05/23
   

18,198

     

19,296

   

5.00%, due 12/01/24

   

6,880

     

7,617

   

4.75%, due 12/01/22

   

6,880

     

7,525

   

2.25%, due 08/12/19

   

2,884

     

2,898

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

34,173

     

34,243

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

6,260

     

6,690

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

13,955

     

15,066

   

3.00%, due 11/15/20

   

6,885

     

7,073

   
Mondelez International Holdings
Netherlands BV, 144A
2.00%, due 10/28/21 (e)
   

8,585

     

8,430

   

1.625%, due 10/28/19 (e)

   

7,764

     

7,705

   
Post Holdings, Inc., 144A
5.00%, due 08/15/26 (e)
   

2,000

     

1,995

   

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

   

500

     

519

   

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

   

500

     

515

   
Smithfield Foods, Inc, 144A
2.65%, due 10/03/21 (e)
   

3,980

     

3,976

   

2.70%, due 01/31/20 (e)

   

6,420

     

6,440

   

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

   

4,975

     

5,070

   

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

   

995

     

1,029

   
         

136,087

   

INDUSTRIALS - 0.5%

 
BAT Capital Corp, 144A
2.297%, due 08/14/20 (e)
   

19,900

     

19,964

   

3.557%, due 08/15/27 (e)

   

6,965

     

7,035

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

   

Par Value

 

Value

 

FIXED INCOME - 24.0% (continued)

 

CORPORATE BONDS - 13.7% (continued)

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

$

100

   

$

107

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

10,602

     

10,685

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

6,875

     

6,918

   
USG Corp., 144A
4.875%, due 06/01/27 (e)
   

6,965

     

7,270

   
Welbilt, Inc.
9.50%, due 02/15/24
   

4,915

     

5,646

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

13,675

     

14,427

   

5.375%, due 12/15/21

   

5,305

     

5,477

   
         

77,529

   

ENERGY - 0.4%

 
Cameron International Corp.
6.375%, due 07/15/18
   

2,375

     

2,460

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

9,835

     

9,834

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

6,980

     

7,180

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

4,915

     

5,227

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

9,844

     

9,834

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

5,895

     

5,863

   
Peabody Energy Corp., 144A
6.00%, due 03/31/22 (e)
   

500

     

516

   

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

   

500

     

514

   
Schlumberger Holdings Corp., 144A
2.35%, due 12/21/18 (e)
   

14,740

     

14,824

   

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

   

9,830

     

10,311

   

1.90%, due 12/21/17 (e)

   

4,915

     

4,919

   
         

71,482

   

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.3%

 
AT&T, Inc.
5.00%, due 03/01/21
   

16,710

     

18,043

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

6,895

     

7,011

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

14,745

     

15,574

   
         

40,628

   
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost $2,143,292)
       

2,205,429

   

GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES - 10.2%

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT NOTES - 9.9%

 

U.S. Government Notes

 

1.25%, due 07/15/20

   

471,214

     

491,056

   

1.375%, due 07/15/18

   

426,258

     

433,140

   

2.125%, due 01/15/19

   

227,325

     

234,402

   

1.00%, due 09/15/18

   

199,000

     

198,300

   

1.75%, due 03/31/22

   

74,645

     

74,222

   

1.25%, due 11/30/18

   

73,725

     

73,604

   

1.875%, due 11/30/21

   

49,785

     

49,892

   
   

Par Value

 

Value

 

2.125%, due 01/31/21

 

$

24,570

   

$

24,912

   

1.75%, due 10/31/20

   

24,570

     

24,644

   
         

1,604,172

   

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 0.3%

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

24,680

     

24,655

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

17,165

     

16,965

   
         

41,620

   
Total Government and Agency Securities
(Cost $1,617,469)
       

1,645,792

   

CONVERTIBLE BOND - 0.1%

 
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 144A,
5.50%, due 09/15/26 (e)
(Cost $14,463)
   

14,915

     

13,685

   
TOTAL FIXED INCOME - 24.0%
(COST $3,775,224)
       

3,864,906

   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 15.0%

 

COMMERCIAL PAPER - 10.6%

 
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC,
1.32% - 1.37%,
due 10/02/17 - 11/22/17 (f)
   

299,000

     

298,736

   
General Mills, Inc., 144A,
1.28% - 1.3%,
due 10/02/17 - 10/19/17 (e) (f)
   

259,375

     

259,283

   
Toyota Motor Credit Corp.,
1.18% - 1.2%,
due 10/24/17 - 11/16/17 (f)
   

199,000

     

198,744

   
BMW US Capital LLC, 144A,
1.12% - 1.17%,
due 10/12/17 - 11/20/17 (e) (f)
   

169,640

     

169,516

   
Anthem, Inc., 144A,
1.38% - 1.45%,
due 10/05/17 - 11/10/17 (e) (f)
   

134,500

     

134,376

   
Kraft Food Group, Inc., 144A,
1.45% - 1.53%,
due 10/06/17 - 12/01/17 (e) (f)
   

133,700

     

133,513

   
MetLife Short Term Funding LLC, 144A,
1.15% - 1.18%,
due 10/03/17 - 11/13/17 (e) (f)
   

89,750

     

89,703

   
Philip Morris International, Inc.,
1.14%, due 10/16/17 (f)
   

74,625

     

74,594

   
Philip Morris International, Inc., 144A,
1.27%, due 11/07/17 (e) (f)
   

74,625

     

74,529

   
Kellogg Co., 144A,
1.24% - 1.27%,
due 10/02/17 - 10/11/17 (e) (f)
   

68,000

     

67,989

   
Schlumberger Holdings, 144A,
1.40% - 1.45%,
due 10/27/17 - 12/06/17 (e) (f)
   

65,000

     

64,884

   
John Deere Capital Co., 144A,
1.22%, due 11/28/17 (e) (f)
   

50,000

     

49,903

   
Chevron Corp., 144A,
1.11%, due 10/04/17 (e) (f)
   

49,750

     

49,746

   
American Honda Finance Corp.,
1.20%, due 11/15/17 (f)
   

33,830

     

33,780

   
Total Commercial Paper
(Cost $1,699,322)
       

1,699,296

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

   

Par Value

 

Value

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 15.0% (continued)

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT - 3.3%

 
Fixed Income Clearing Corp. Repurchase
Agreement, 0.34% dated 09/29/17 due
10/02/17, repurchase price $531,910,
collateralized by a Federal Home Loan
Bank Bond, 1.250%, due 01/16/19,
value plus accrued interest of $475,134,
and United States Treasury Notes,
1.250% - 1.500%, due 12/31/18 -
01/31/19, aggregate value plus
accrued interest of $67,401
(Cost: $531,895)
 

$

531,895

   

$

531,895

   

GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES - 0.9%

 
Federal National Mortgage Association,
0.00%, due 10/03/17 (f)
(Cost $149,996)
   

150,000

     

150,000

   

CORPORATE BONDS - 0.2%

 

MATERIALS - 0.1%

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

14,930

     

14,937

   

INDUSTRIALS - 0.1%

 
Toyota Motor Credit Corp.,
1.25%, due 10/05/17
   

13,046

     

13,046

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.0% (c)

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

3,735

     

3,738

   
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost $31,721)
       

31,721

   
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 15.0%
(COST $2,412,934)
       

2,412,912

   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 101.3%
(COST $11,653,456)
       

16,336,267

   

Foreign Currencies - 0.0% (c)

       

0

(g)

 

Liabilities In Excess of Other Assets - (1.3)%

       

(204,028

)

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

     

$

16,132,239

   

(a)  Non-income producing security

(b)  Sponsored American Depositary Receipt

(c)  Amount rounds to less than 0.1%.

(d)  Floating Rate Note. Rate shown is as of September 30, 2017. Security is perpetual and has no stated maturity date.

(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.

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

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

Abbreviations:

  REIT: Real Estate Investment Trust

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Oakmark Equity and Income Fund  September 30, 2017

Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

SCHEDULE OF TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATED ISSUERS

Purchase and sale transactions and dividend and interest income earned during the period on these securities are set forth below (in thousands).

Affiliates

  Shares
Held
  Purchases
(Cost)
  Sales
(Proceeds)
  Realized
Gain/(Loss)
  Change in
Unrealized
  Dividend
Income
  Value
September 30,
2016
  Value
September 30,
2017
  Percent of
Net Assets
 
Kate Spade &
Co. (a)
   

0

   

$

18,130

   

$

126,134

   

$

(9,008

)

 

$

6,900

   

$

   

$

98,018

   

$

     

%

 

TOTAL

   

0

   

$

18,130

   

$

126,134

   

$

(9,008

)

 

$

6,900

   

$

   

$

98,018

   

$

     

%

 

(a)  Position in issuer liquidated during the year ended September 30, 2017.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Oakmark Global Fund  September 30, 2017

Summary Information

VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT

Since Inception - 08/04/99 (Unaudited)

PERFORMANCE

     

Average Annual Total Returns (as of 09/30/17)

 

 
(Unaudited)   Total Return
Last 3 Months
 

1-year

 

3-year

 

5-year

 

10-year

  Since
Inception
  Inception
Date
 

Oakmark Global Fund (Investor Class)

   

8.99

%

   

31.64

%

   

8.04

%

   

13.43

%

   

5.66

%

   

10.71

%

 

08/04/99

 

MSCI World Index

   

4.84

%

   

18.17

%

   

7.69

%

   

10.99

%

   

4.22

%

   

4.67

%

 

 

Lipper Global Fund Index13

   

4.57

%

   

19.41

%

   

7.89

%

   

11.14

%

   

4.22

%

   

5.46

%

 

 

Oakmark Global Fund (Advisor Class)

   

8.98

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

26.23

%*

 

11/30/16

 

Oakmark Global Fund (Institutional Class)

   

9.00

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

26.30

%*

 

11/30/16

 

Oakmark Global Fund (Service Class)

   

8.90

%

   

31.27

%

   

7.67

%

   

13.05

%

   

5.29

%

   

10.89

%

 

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  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

   

5.7

   

Daimler AG

   

5.7

   

Credit Suisse Group AG

   

5.3

   

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

   

4.5

   

Citigroup, Inc.

   

4.4

   

General Motors Co.

   

4.3

   

Allianz SE

   

4.3

   

Alphabet Inc., Class C

   

4.3

   

Bank of America Corp.

   

4.2

   

CNH Industrial N.V.

   

4.0

   

FUND STATISTICS

 

Ticker*

 

OAKGX

 

Number of Equity Holdings

 

38

 

Net Assets

  $2.6 billion  

Weighted Average Market Cap

  $100.4 billion  

Median Market Cap

  $20.7 billion  

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

  1.17%  

Gross Expense Ratio - Investor Class (as of 09/30/17)*

  1.21%  

Net Expense Ratio - Investor Class (as of 09/30/17)*†

  1.15%  

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

†  The net expense ratio reflects a contractual advisory fee waiver agreement through January 28, 2018.

SECTOR ALLOCATION

  % of Net Assets  

Financials

   

27.9

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

26.3

   

Information Technology

   

20.1

   

Industrials

   

14.1

   

Materials

   

5.0

   

Consumer Staples

   

1.8

   

Health Care

   

1.7

   

Energy

   

1.7

   

Short-Term Investments and Other

   

1.4

   

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 

% of Equity

 

North America

   

43.5

   

United States

   

43.5

   

Europe

   

43.4

   

United Kingdom

   

16.4

   

Germany*

   

13.4

   

Switzerland

   

12.9

   

Netherlands*

   

0.7

   

 

% of Equity

 

Asia

   

7.6

   

Japan

   

4.4

   

China

   

2.5

   

India

   

0.7

   

Australasia

   

3.0

   

Australia

   

3.0

   

Latin America

   

2.5

   

Mexico

   

2.5

   

*  Euro-currency countries comprise 14.1% of equity investments

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 77.

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Oakmark Global Fund  September 30, 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

Quarter and Fiscal Year Review

The Oakmark Global Fund generated a strong 9% return in the quarter, which compares to 4.8% for the MSCI World Index12 and 4.6% for the Lipper Global Fund Index13. For the nine calendar months, the Fund gained 22.3%, compared to a return of 16% for the MSCI World Index and 17% for the Lipper Global Fund Index. Finally, for the Fund's fiscal year ended September 30, the Fund earned 31.6%, which compares to 18.2% for the MSCI World Index and 19.4% for the Lipper Global Fund Index.

The countries that contributed most to return in the quarter were the U.S., Germany and Switzerland, and no country detracted from return. Baidu (China), Wirecard (Germany), Toyota Motor (Japan), General Motors (U.S.) and Allianz (Germany) were the largest contributors to return while five U.S. holdings—Interpublic Group, Tenet Healthcare, Oracle, General Electric (new purchase) and Union Pacific (sold)—detracted most. We are glad to see two automotive original equipment manufacturers on the positive contributors' list as we have long believed this group to be materially undervalued. We also note the concentration of U.S. names on the detractors' list. Interpublic and Oracle both reported disappointing earnings while political uncertainty around the Affordable Care Act buffeted Tenet. We discuss General Electric and Union Pacific later in this letter.

Over the past nine calendar months, the U.S., Germany and U.K. were the countries that contributed most to return, and no country detracted. The companies whose stocks contributed most were CNH Industrial (U.K.), Allianz, Wirecard, Baidu and Lloyds Banking Group (U.K.). The largest detractors from return were Interpublic Group, General Electric, National Oilwell Varco (U.S.), Daiwa (Japan) and Arconic (U.S.). It should be noted that the detractors all showed small (less than 10%) price declines in the period.

For the Fund's fiscal year, ended September 30, the U.S., U.K. and Germany contributed most to return while Mexico detracted. CNH Industrial, Bank of America (U.S.), Allianz, Citigroup (U.S.) and Lloyds were the largest contributors while Tenet Healthcare, General Electric, Grupo Televisa (Mexico), Smiths (U.K.—sold) and National Oilwell Varco detracted most from return during the past 12 months. The Fund has long carried a heavy weighting in financials holdings, and the fact that four of the top five contributors for the fiscal year came from that industry helps to explain the Fund's strong return in the period.

Portfolio Activity

We were fairly active in the quarter, initiating positions in four equities while eliminating two holdings. Beginning with the purchases alphabetically, Axis Bank is the Fund's first holding ever to be domiciled in India. Axis is the third-largest private sector bank in India in terms of assets and deposits. We believe the country's strong economic growth, coupled with low financial penetration, should result in attractive long-term growth rates for the Indian banking sector. Moreover, private sector banks are well positioned to benefit from this growth since India's public sector banks face considerable obstacles, including bureaucratic priorities, low capital levels and meager investments in technology. The public sector banks currently possess a market share of about 70%, and we expect the private banks' recent share gains to accelerate in the years to come. Axis' diversified business (45% retail, 40% corporate, 15% SME (small- and medium-sized enterprises)) and strong distribution platform make it well-positioned to capture new business as it leverages its recent infrastructure spending. The company's profitability should also improve meaningfully once credit costs normalize, and its excellent deposit franchise and relatively strong balance sheet should help fund growth while protecting against any unforeseen asset quality issues. Axis trades at a meaningful discount to our estimated intrinsic value, and we are taking advantage of its short-term price weakness to initiate a position.

Next on the new purchase list (and probably far better known), General Electric (GE) makes its first-ever appearance in the Global Fund. In contrast to the U.S. stock market indexes, GE's share price has been weak this year, and we believe that this decline is far more than what is warranted. Appointed this summer, new CEO John Flannery will present to the investing community in November, and many expect that he will announce a "reset" in which he establishes a new (and lower) base for the company's earnings. Although we agree that this is likely, we believe that the current stock price already reflects this expectation. GE has many positive attributes. It is composed of a portfolio of high-returning, dominant businesses, many of which generate recurring maintenance revenue (e.g., service contracts for jet engines). We believe that the company's aviation and health care businesses are especially desirable, and they constitute more than half of our estimate of intrinsic value for the company. We expect Flannery to cut costs aggressively, which should also improve earnings.

Liberty Global is a European-based cable company with leading positions in the U.K. and Ireland, Germany, Belgium and

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 77.

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Oakmark Global Fund  September 30, 2017

Portfolio Manager Commentary (continued)

Switzerland. Liberty is a significant beneficiary of the long-term structural growth in data consumption. Moreover, Liberty's competitively advantaged network, which offers a clear speed advantage over the incumbent telco operators, provides the company with a strong competitive position that should lead to attractive incremental profitability. Liberty's management team has proven to be adept operators while chairman (and fellow shareholder) John Malone is an outstanding capital allocator. We find Liberty's valuation to be quite compelling; its shares trade at a significant discount to both our fundamentally driven intrinsic value as well as recent private market transactions.

Last of the new purchases alphabetically is Under Armour (UA). We believe Under Armour to be an emergent global franchise trading at a discount to our estimate of intrinsic value. Until 2016, this athletic leisure apparel and footwear company had produced a long series of 20%+ revenue growth quarters, helping the stock to become a growth investor favorite. Deceleration finally set in, however, leading to a substantial drop in the share price. This gave us the occasion to invest in a company still growing better than 10% at a very reasonable valuation. We believe that CEO Kevin Plank and his newly augmented management team have the potential to restore the company's prestige while taking advantage of international and footwear opportunities.

We eliminated two holdings, Daiwa and Union Pacific. Daiwa is a leading investment services company, headquartered in Japan. Its revenue growth and margins were consistently lower than we had projected. We repeatedly lowered our estimated intrinsic value due to shortfalls in the company's operating performance. Although the share price still has some upside, we used funds from the sale to invest in companies that we believe offer superior risk-return profiles.

In contrast, U.S.-based Union Pacific was a successful 11-year holding for the Global Fund. We sold the stock because its appreciation had caused its share price to approach our estimate of intrinsic value.

Geographic Allocation and Currency Hedge

We ended the quarter with 44% of our holdings in the U.S. and 43% in Europe and the U.K. The remaining positions are 8% in Asia (Japan, China and India), 3% in Australia and 3% in Mexico.

We defensively hedge a portion of the Fund's exposure to currencies that we believe to be overvalued versus the U.S. dollar. As of quarter end, we found only the Swiss franc to be overvalued and have hedged approximately 15% of the Fund's franc exposure.

As always, we thank you for being our partners in the Oakmark Global Fund. We invite you to send us your comments or questions.

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 77.

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Oakmark Global Fund  September 30, 2017

Schedule of Investments (in thousands)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS - 98.6%

 

FINANCIALS - 27.9%

 

BANKS - 15.0%

 
Lloyds Banking Group PLC
(United Kingdom)
   

165,870

   

$

150,541

   

Citigroup, Inc. (United States)

   

1,613

     

117,351

   

Bank of America Corp. (United States)

   

4,397

     

111,430

   

Axis Bank, Ltd. (India)

   

2,239

     

17,450

   
         

396,772

   

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 8.6%

 

Credit Suisse Group AG (Switzerland)

   

8,894

     

140,802

   

Julius Baer Group, Ltd. (Switzerland)

   

1,448

     

85,688

   
         

226,490

   

INSURANCE - 4.3%

 

Allianz SE (Germany)

   

508

     

114,030

   
         

737,292

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 26.3%

 

AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 13.8%

 

Daimler AG (Germany)

   

1,880

     

149,908

   

General Motors Co. (United States)

   

2,847

     

114,974

   

Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan)

   

1,678

     

100,079

   
         

364,961

   

MEDIA - 7.9%

 

Grupo Televisa SAB (Mexico) (a)

   

2,694

     

66,450

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

2,651

     

55,118

   

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

   

842

     

36,675

   

Liberty Global PLC, Class C (United Kingdom) (b)

   

992

     

32,442

   

Liberty Global PLC, Class A (United Kingdom) (b)

   

550

     

18,640

   
         

209,325

   

CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 2.6%

 

Cie Financiere Richemont SA (Switzerland)

   

597

     

54,580

   

Under Armour, Inc., Class C (United States) (b)

   

868

     

13,037

   
         

67,617

   

RETAILING - 2.0%

 

CarMax, Inc. (United States) (b)

   

710

     

53,795

   
         

695,698

   

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 20.1%

 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 14.6%

 

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

   

117

     

112,445

   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A (United States)

   

660

     

93,178

   

Oracle Corp. (United States)

   

1,653

     

79,898

   

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

   

260

     

64,481

   

Wirecard AG (Germany)

   

385

     

35,215

   
         

385,217

   

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 5.5%

 

TE Connectivity, Ltd. (United States)

   

1,424

     

118,244

   

Hirose Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)

   

114

     

16,062

   

Itron, Inc. (United States) (b)

   

151

     

11,672

   
         

145,978

   
         

531,195

   
   

Shares

 

Value

 

INDUSTRIALS - 14.1%

 

CAPITAL GOODS - 14.1%

 

CNH Industrial N.V. (United Kingdom)

   

8,704

     

104,519

   

Travis Perkins PLC (United Kingdom)

   

3,876

     

75,211

   

General Electric Co. (United States)

   

2,433

     

58,820

   

USG Corp. (United States) (b)

   

1,687

     

55,080

   

MTU Aero Engines AG (Germany)

   

313

     

49,859

   

Arconic, Inc. (United States)

   

1,133

     

28,197

   
         

371,686

   

MATERIALS - 5.0%

 

Incitec Pivot, Ltd. (Australia)

   

27,550

     

77,797

   

LafargeHolcim, Ltd. (Switzerland)

   

947

     

55,349

   
         

133,146

   

CONSUMER STAPLES - 1.8%

 

FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 1.8%

 

Diageo PLC (United Kingdom)

   

1,431

     

47,047

   

HEALTH CARE - 1.7%

 

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 1.7%

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (United States) (b)

   

1,800

     

29,570

   

Koninklijke Philips N.V. (Netherlands)

   

410

     

16,916

   
         

46,486

   

ENERGY - 1.7%

 

National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (United States)

   

1,251

     

44,684

   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 98.6%
(COST $1,884,285)
       

2,607,234

   
   

Par Value

 

Value

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 0.4%

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT - 0.4%

 
Fixed Income Clearing Corp. Repurchase
Agreement, 0.34% dated 09/29/17
due 02/10/17, repurchase price $11,096,
collateralized by a United States Treasury
Note, 1.250%, due 01/31/19, value
plus accrued interest of $11,319
(Cost: $11,096)
 

$

11,096

     

11,096

   
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.4%
(COST $11,096)
       

11,096

   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.0%
(COST $1,895,381)
       

2,618,330

   

Foreign Currencies (Cost $127) - 0.0% (c)

       

127

   

Other Assets In Excess of Liabilities - 1.0%

       

25,353

   

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

     

$

2,643,810

   

(a)  Sponsored American Depositary Receipt

(b)  Non-income producing security

(c)  Amount rounds to less than 0.1%.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Oakmark Global Fund  September 30, 2017

Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS

    Local
Contract
Amount
  Base
Contract
Amount
  Settlement
Date
  Valuation at
9/30/17
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Foreign Currency Sold:

 

Swiss Franc

   

49,460

   

$

52,101

   

03/21/18

 

$

51,721

   

$

380

   
               

$

51,721

   

$

380

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Oakmark Global Select Fund  September 30, 2017

Summary Information

VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT

Since Inception - 10/02/06 (Unaudited)

PERFORMANCE

     

Average Annual Total Returns (as of 09/30/17)

 

 
(Unaudited)   Total Return
Last 3 Months
 

1-year

 

3-year

 

5-year

 

10-year

  Since
Inception
  Inception
Date
 

Oakmark Global Select Fund (Investor Class)

   

4.71

%

   

26.41

%

   

10.29

%

   

14.92

%

   

8.35

%

   

9.05

%

 

10/02/06

 

MSCI World Index

   

4.84

%

   

18.17

%

   

7.69

%

   

10.99

%

   

4.22

%

   

5.64

%

 

 

Lipper Global Fund Index13

   

4.57

%

   

19.41

%

   

7.89

%

   

11.14

%

   

4.22

%

   

5.65

%

 

 

Oakmark Global Select Fund (Advisor Class)

   

4.76

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

20.87

%*

 

11/30/16

 

Oakmark Global Select Fund (Institutional Class)

   

4.76

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

20.87

%*

 

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

 

8.0

 

Daimler AG

 

8.0

 
CNH Industrial NV  

7.5

 

Alphabet Inc., Class C

 

5.7

 

Citigroup, Inc.

 

5.3

 

Credit Suisse Group AG

 

5.3

 

WPP PLC

 

5.0

 

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

 

4.9

 

Bank of America Corp.

 

4.8

 

American International Group, Inc.

 

4.4

 

FUND STATISTICS

 

Ticker*

 

OAKWX

 

Number of Equity Holdings

 

20

 

Net Assets

  $2.8 billion  

Weighted Average Market Cap

  $119.5 billion  

Median Market Cap

  $54.0 billion  

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

  1.15%  

Gross Expense Ratio - Investor Class (as of 09/30/17)*

  1.18%  

Net Expense Ratio - Investor Class (as of 09/30/17)*†

  1.12%  

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

†  The net expense ratio reflects a contractual advisory fee waiver agreement through January 28, 2018.

SECTOR ALLOCATION

  % of Net Assets  

Financials

   

32.0

   

Information Technology

   

19.0

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

16.7

   

Industrials

   

14.2

   

Consumer Staples

   

5.6

   

Materials

   

4.2

   

Energy

   

3.5

   

Short-Term Investments and Other

   

4.8

   

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 

% of Equity

 

Europe

   

52.3

   

United Kingdom

   

24.2

   

Switzerland

   

16.5

   

Germany*

   

8.4

   

France*

   

3.2

   

 

% of Equity

 

North America

   

47.7

   

United States

   

47.7

   

*  Euro-currency countries comprise 11.6% of equity investments

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 77.

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Oakmark Global Select Fund  September 30, 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 26.4% for the fiscal year, ended September 30, 2017, outperforming the MSCI World Index12, which returned 18.2% for the same period. For the most recent quarter, the Fund returned 4.7%, underperforming the MSCI World Index, which returned 4.8%. The Fund has performed well versus the MSCI World Index since inception, returning on average 9.0% versus 5.6% for the benchmark.

CNH Industrial, a global agricultural and construction equipment manufacturer, was the top contributor for the fiscal year. Quarterly earnings reports have shown an ongoing improvement over the past 12 months. During the most recent quarter, CNH Industrial achieved earnings per share of $0.19, exceeding expectations. Total revenues for the fiscal first half exceeded our estimates and advanced 4.5% over last year. While revenue grew across all four industrial divisions, the company's core agricultural equipment portfolio also showed improving operating margins as industry demand increased and destocking activity wound down. Recently, CNH Industrial's long-term corporate debt was upgraded to an investment-grade rating, which should allow the company to improve its balance sheet efficiency, refinance debt at lower rates and improve shareholder returns. We are confident CNH Industrial's fundamental performance will continue to strengthen.

Daimler, a global vehicle manufacturer best known for its Mercedes-Benz brand, was the top contributor for the quarter. Daimler's second-quarter revenues and earnings outpaced market forecasts. Mercedes had another strong quarter with 7% revenue growth and 10% unit growth, driven primarily by sales in China. Daimler's trucking division showed signs of stabilizing, despite a 9% sales drop in the U.S. and an 11% drop in Latin America. However, orders were up 22% year over year, supporting our view that the trucking division's results will improve in the second half of 2017. Concerns about Daimler's diesel exposure and its impacts on earnings have proven to be less significant than feared. During the quarter, Daimler also announced that it would explore changes to its corporate structure, including separating the trucks and buses divisions from the Mercedes-Benz cars and vans divisions. We believe that this has the potential to create significant shareholder value.

Apache, a global oil and gas exploration company, was the largest detractor for the fiscal year. Apache's results have fallen short of expectations in recent quarters, primarily due to long-term investments that are hurting short-term results. During the most recent quarter, oil production was lower than estimated primarily due to weak production in the Permian Basin,

which declined despite a meaningful increase in capital allocation. Management indicated that the high level of spending in the area was specific to the development of the new Alpine High oil and gas field. Management is optimistic about future Alpine High production, and their testing and delineation efforts continue to yield promising results. We expect to see meaningful production growth from these investments in the Alpine High and the Permian Basin over the next 18 months. We believe that Apache's management team remains focused on maximizing shareholder value and that the company will be a solid long-term investment for our shareholders.

General Electric (GE), a global producer of industrial, household and medical goods, was the largest detractor for the quarter. Although the company's second-quarter earnings were in line with expectations, the vague and downbeat nature of the company's recent earnings call concerned investors and caused share price weakness. We have since met with the new CEO and are confident he'll generate improved results over time. Management plans to focus on cost-cutting efforts and improved efficiencies with an emphasis on return on invested capital. We applaud the focus on return on invested capital and believe the stock remains quite undervalued.

During the quarter, we sold our position in Kering and added one new name, WPP. We have followed WPP for some time, and due to its recent share price weakness, we were able to initiate a position at a discount to our estimate of the company's underlying value. We believe WPP is a leading advertising agency with best-in-class emerging-market exposure.

As of quarter end, 48% of the Fund's holdings were invested in U.S.-domiciled companies, while 52% were allocated to equities in Europe.

We continue to believe some currencies are overvalued versus the U.S. dollar. We maintained our defensive currency hedge and ended the quarter with approximately 15% of the Swiss franc exposure hedged.

We thank you for your continued support.

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 77.

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Oakmark Global Select Fund  September 30, 2017

Schedule of Investments (in thousands)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS - 95.2%

 

FINANCIALS - 32.0%

 

BANKS - 18.0%

 
Lloyds Banking Group PLC
(United Kingdom)
   

245,828

   

$

223,109

   

Citigroup, Inc. (United States)

   

2,036

     

148,099

   

Bank of America Corp. (United States)

   

5,237

     

132,705

   
         

503,913

   

INSURANCE - 8.7%

 
American International Group, Inc.
(United States)
   

1,997

     

122,596

   

Willis Towers Watson PLC (United States)

   

784

     

120,947

   
         

243,543

   

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 5.3%

 

Credit Suisse Group AG (Switzerland)

   

9,308

     

147,355

   
         

894,811

   

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 19.0%

 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 14.1%

 

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

   

166

     

159,572

   

Oracle Corp. (United States)

   

2,450

     

118,457

   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A (United States)

   

822

     

116,024

   
         

394,053

   

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 4.9%

 

TE Connectivity, Ltd. (United States)

   

1,654

     

137,373

   
         

531,426

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 16.7%

 

AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 8.0%

 

Daimler AG (Germany)

   

2,797

     

223,001

   

MEDIA - 5.0%

 

WPP PLC (United Kingdom)

   

7,553

     

140,180

   

CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 3.7%

 

Cie Financiere Richemont SA (Switzerland)

   

1,135

     

103,723

   
         

466,904

   

INDUSTRIALS - 14.2%

 

CAPITAL GOODS - 11.7%

 

CNH Industrial N.V. (United Kingdom)

   

17,550

     

210,746

   

General Electric Co. (United States)

   

4,750

     

114,855

   
         

325,601

   

TRANSPORTATION - 2.5%

 

Kuehne + Nagel International AG (Switzerland)

   

380

     

70,324

   
         

395,925

   

CONSUMER STAPLES - 5.6%

 

FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 5.6%

 

Danone SA (France)

   

1,092

     

85,640

   

Diageo PLC (United Kingdom)

   

2,140

     

70,352

   
         

155,992

   
   

Shares

 

Value

 

MATERIALS - 4.2%

 

LafargeHolcim, Ltd. (Switzerland)

   

1,985

   

$

115,998

   

ENERGY - 3.5%

 

Apache Corp. (United States)

   

2,125

     

97,325

   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 95.2%
(COST $2,140,370)
       

2,658,381

   
   

Par Value

 

Value

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.4%

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT - 3.4%

 
Fixed Income Clearing Corp. Repurchase
Agreement, 0.34% dated 09/29/17 due
10/02/17, repurchase price $93,483,
collateralized by United States Treasury
Notes, 1.500% - 3.750% due 11/15/18 -
12/31/18, value plus accrued interest of
$95,351 (Cost: $93,481)
 

$

93,481

     

93,481

   
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.4%
(COST $93,481)
       

93,481

   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.6%
(COST $2,233,851)
       

2,751,862

   

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

       

0

(c)

 

Other Assets In Excess of Liabilities - 1.4%

       

39,789

   

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

     

$

2,791,651

   

(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 Global Select Fund  September 30, 2017

Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS

    Local
Contract
Amount
  Base
Contract
Amount
  Settlement
Date
  Valuation at
9/30/17
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Foreign Currency Sold:

 

Swiss Franc

   

64,003

   

$

67,420

   

03/21/18

 

$

66,929

   

$

491

   
               

$

66,929

   

$

491

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Oakmark International and Oakmark  September 30, 2017
International Small Cap Funds

Portfolio Manager Commentary

David G. Herro, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakix@oakmark.com

oakex@oakmark.com

oakgx@oakmark.com

oakwx@oakmark.com

25th Anniversary of Oakmark International

Fellow Shareholders,

September 30, 2017, marked the 25th anniversary of the Oakmark International Fund. Proudly, we were able to deliver an average return of 10.4% per year over the life of the Fund. This return is comfortably ahead of the MSCI World ex U.S. Index14 return of 6.2% and the Lipper International Fund Index16 of 7.1%. I am deeply grateful for the support and patience granted by our shareholders. Averages are often comprised of extremes and we have experienced some sharp downturns over short periods that were greatly outnumbered by periods of very strong performance. I firmly believe there is a trade-off in managing for short-term return versus long-term return, and am appreciative of our clients' patience during weak periods.

I am also deeply appreciative of the many who contributed to the success of this Fund. First, to Victor Morgenstern, then Chairman of Harris Associates, and his fellow partners for hiring me in August of 1992, which gave me the opportunity to start the Oakmark International Fund. Even prior to my employment, Victor and I began laying the groundwork to get Oakmark International registered and opened for business as soon as possible. Then came all those who joined me to work as analysts, traders, administrative assistants, fund accountants, etc. All of these people have played an important role in the success of the Oakmark International Fund. My very first hire, Michael Welsh, was perhaps the most important in terms of the success of the Fund. He started a few months after the Fund's inception. His experience as a former valuation expert at one of the large accounting firms helped bring tighter structure to our valuation process. Before Michael's retirement, he was the Fund's first co-manager.

Lastly, it is my belief that investment success is achieved by having a sound philosophy and the discipline (and freedom) to execute this philosophy through all market conditions. For me, the attraction of joining Harris Associates in 1992 was that the firm possessed that very culture. The investment professionals at Harris/Oakmark have received continuous support, whether it be from our Fund Trustees or Natixis, the current owners of our firm, which has permitted us to carry out the execution of our version of value investing.

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 77.

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Oakmark International Fund  September 30, 2017

Summary Information

VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT

Since Inception - 09/30/92 (Unaudited)

PERFORMANCE

     

Average Annual Total Returns (as of 09/30/17)

 

 
(Unaudited)   Total Return
Last 3 Months
 

1-year

 

3-year

 

5-year

 

10-year

  Since
Inception
  Inception
Date
 

Oakmark International Fund (Investor Class)

   

9.10

%

   

34.88

%

   

9.40

%

   

12.87

%

   

6.18

%

   

10.40

%

 

09/30/92

 

MSCI World ex U.S. Index

   

5.62

%

   

18.73

%

   

4.57

%

   

7.81

%

   

1.28

%

   

6.24

%

 

 

MSCI EAFE Index15

   

5.40

%

   

19.10

%

   

5.04

%

   

8.38

%

   

1.34

%

   

6.10

%

 

 

Lipper International Fund Index16

   

5.89

%

   

19.47

%

   

6.01

%

   

8.68

%

   

2.01

%

   

7.14

%

 

 

Oakmark International Fund (Advisor Class)

   

9.17

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

31.24

%*

 

11/30/16

 

Oakmark International Fund (Institutional Class)

   

9.17

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

31.24

%*

 

11/30/16

 

Oakmark International Fund (Service Class)

   

9.06

%

   

34.51

%

   

9.06

%

   

12.49

%

   

5.84

%

   

8.84

%

 

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  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

   

4.8

   

Daimler AG

   

4.7

   

Credit Suisse Group AG

   

4.5

   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

   

4.0

   

Glencore PLC

   

3.9

   

BNP Paribas SA

   

3.8

   

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

   

3.5

   

Allianz SE

   

3.5

   

Toyota Motor Corp.

   

3.4

   
CNH Industrial NV    

2.9

   

FUND STATISTICS

 

Ticker*

 

OAKIX

 

Number of Equity Holdings

 

61

 

Net Assets

  $40.2 billion  

Weighted Average Market Cap

  $51.0 billion  

Median Market Cap

  $23.5 billion  

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

  1.00%  

Gross Expense Ratio - Investor Class (as of 09/30/17)*

  1.00%  

Net Expense Ratio - Investor Class (as of 09/30/17)*†

  0.95%  

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

†  The net expense ratio reflects a contractual advisory fee waiver agreement through January 28, 2018.

SECTOR ALLOCATION

  % of Net Assets  

Financials

   

31.7

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

30.9

   

Industrials

   

14.9

   

Materials

   

7.6

   

Information Technology

   

4.4

   

Consumer Staples

   

3.8

   

Health Care

   

2.0

   

Short-Term Investments and Other

   

4.7

   

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 
   

% of Equity

 

Europe

   

81.0

   

United Kingdom

   

22.0

   

Germany*

   

15.3

   

Switzerland

   

15.1

   

France*

   

15.0

   

Sweden

   

6.1

   

Netherlands*

   

4.5

   

Italy*

   

3.0

   

Asia

   

12.7

   

Japan

   

5.7

   

India

   

2.4

   
   

% of Equity

 

Asia (cont'd)

   

12.7

   

Indonesia

   

2.0

   

China

   

2.0

   

South Korea

   

0.3

   

Taiwan

   

0.2

   

Hong Kong

   

0.1

   

Australasia

   

2.8

   

Australia

   

2.8

   

North America

   

2.0

   

United States

   

2.0

   

Latin America

   

1.5

   

Mexico

   

1.5

   

*  Euro-currency countries comprise 37.8% of equity investments

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 77.

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Oakmark International Fund  September 30, 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 34.9% for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017, outperforming the MSCI World ex U.S. Index14, which returned just over 18.7%. For the most recent quarter, the Fund outperformed the MSCI World ex U.S. Index, returning 9.1% versus 5.6%. Additionally, the Fund has performed well versus the MSCI World ex U.S. Index since its September 1992 inception, returning an average of 10.4% versus 6.2% over the same period.

Glencore, one of the world's largest mining companies and commodities traders, was the top contributor to performance for the fiscal period and the most recent quarter. The company's first-half earnings were largely in line with our expectations and showed a significant improvement with a 58% increase in EBITDA17 and 334% increase in EBIT year-over-year. Notably, the company's industrial business has shown dramatic improvement thanks to the combination of higher commodity prices and continued cost control measures. During the quarter, Glencore, in conjunction with Yancoal, announced the acquisition of the Hunter Valley Operations coal assets in Australia. The assets are a great complement to Glencore's existing assets in the region. This transaction will boost Glencore's production of high-quality thermal coal and, more importantly, there should be significant operational synergies. As a result, we believe this transaction is attractive both strategically and financially and that Glencore remains an attractive investment opportunity for our shareholders.

WPP, a leading global advertising agency, was the largest detractor from performance for the fiscal year and most recent quarter. WPP's fiscal first-half earnings fell short of market forecasts. The shortfall was driven by lower than projected like-for-like sales across segments. Profits before tax and earnings per share were also less than investors expected. Some of the factors that hurt WPP's performance were account losses during the Mediapalooza event, exposure to developed market multinationals that have reduced advertising spending and digital revenues that are growing slower than those at Internet giants in the U.S. and China. Although management is expecting business to gradually improve in the second half of the year, the company lowered its full-year net sales organic growth guidance to a range of zero to +1% from the prior +2% growth prediction. However, this adjustment did not surprise us, as our growth estimates were closer to management's revised outlook.

Although WPP may face some very near-term challenges, we believe this investment will build shareholder value in the long term. WPP offers its clients an integrated marketing team, composed of members from different areas of specialty across the firm, which has proven successful in recent years, and revenues attributed to this methodology have grown. Furthermore, the net worth of the company's founder and CEO Sir Martin Sorrell is driven by his share ownership in WPP. Subsequently, he has a

vested interest in growing shareholder value. Along with Sorrell's ongoing focus on expanding operating margins, he has anticipated important industry changes, such as the move to digital advertising and the increasing importance of emerging markets. For many reasons, therefore, our investment thesis for WPP is intact, and we took advantage of its recent share price weakness to increase our position.

During the quarter, we sold our position in Prada and purchased shares of Liberty Global. Liberty Global is made up of various cable assets in Europe and is the largest cable operator in the region. Liberty's key assets consist of Virgin Media (U.K.), Unity Media (Germany), Telenet (Belgium), UPC (Switzerland) and Ziggo (Netherlands). In each of these markets, Liberty offers broadband, television, fixed voice and mobile services.

Geographically, we ended the quarter with approximately 83% of our holdings in the U.K. and Europe, 11% in Asia, 3% in Australia, 2% in the U.S. and 1% in Mexico.

We continue to believe some currencies are overvalued. As of quarter end, approximately 15% of the Swiss franc exposure was hedged.

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

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 77.

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Oakmark International Fund  September 30, 2017

Schedule of Investments (in thousands)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS - 95.3%

 

FINANCIALS - 31.7%

 

BANKS - 16.6%

 
Lloyds Banking Group PLC
(United Kingdom)
   

2,104,623

   

$

1,910,117

   

BNP Paribas SA (France)

   

18,962

     

1,529,596

   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (Italy)

   

327,775

     

1,159,094

   

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT (Indonesia)

   

1,552,402

     

775,106

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

199,482

     

717,182

   

Axis Bank, Ltd. (India)

   

72,869

     

567,995

   
         

6,659,090

   

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 9.6%

 

Credit Suisse Group AG (Switzerland)

   

114,697

     

1,815,777

   

EXOR N.V. (Netherlands) (b)

   

12,236

     

775,895

   

AMP, Ltd. (Australia)

   

145,462

     

551,103

   

Schroders PLC (United Kingdom)

   

11,263

     

506,341

   

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (Japan)

   

39,452

     

223,442

   

Schroders PLC, Non-Voting (United Kingdom)

   

31

     

1,023

   
         

3,873,581

   

INSURANCE - 5.5%

 

Allianz SE (Germany)

   

6,268

     

1,407,133

   

Willis Towers Watson PLC (United States)

   

5,129

     

791,003

   
         

2,198,136

   
         

12,730,807

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 30.9%

 

AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 16.2%

 

Daimler AG (Germany)

   

23,634

     

1,884,626

   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Germany)

   

15,781

     

1,600,884

   

Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan)

   

22,961

     

1,369,192

   

Continental AG (Germany)

   

3,904

     

990,810

   

Valeo SA (France)

   

8,697

     

645,324

   
         

6,490,836

   

MEDIA - 7.5%

 

WPP PLC (United Kingdom)

   

48,558

     

901,180

   

Publicis Groupe SA (France) (b)

   

12,632

     

882,229

   

Grupo Televisa SAB (Mexico) (c)

   

22,830

     

563,219

   
Liberty Global PLC, Class C
(United Kingdom) (a)
   

13,649

     

446,309

   
Liberty Global PLC, Class A
(United Kingdom) (a)
   

5,991

     

203,139

   
         

2,996,076

   

CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 3.6%

 

Cie Financiere Richemont SA (Switzerland)

   

7,224

     

660,206

   

Swatch Group AG, Bearer Shares (Switzerland)

   

972

     

404,318

   

Kering (France)

   

585

     

233,133

   

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA (France)

   

555

     

153,042

   
         

1,450,699

   

RETAILING - 3.5%

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

54,779

     

1,419,102

   
   

Shares

 

Value

 

CONSUMER SERVICES - 0.1%

 
Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Ltd.
(Hong Kong) (c)
   

2,133

   

$

51,437

   
         

12,408,150

   

INDUSTRIALS - 14.9%

 

CAPITAL GOODS - 10.4%

 

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

   

97,162

     

1,166,730

   

Safran SA (France)

   

6,539

     

668,047

   

Ashtead Group PLC (United Kingdom) (b)

   

27,409

     

660,733

   

SKF AB, Class B (Sweden) (b)

   

25,981

     

566,203

   

Meggitt PLC (United Kingdom) (b)

   

42,083

     

293,801

   

Volvo AB, Class B (Sweden)

   

15,227

     

293,512

   

Smiths Group PLC (United Kingdom)

   

11,152

     

235,670

   

Komatsu, Ltd. (Japan)

   

4,940

     

140,523

   

Ferguson PLC (United Kingdom)

   

1,659

     

108,821

   

Atlas Copco AB, Series B (Sweden)

   

1,143

     

44,306

   
         

4,178,346

   

COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 3.5%

 

Bureau Veritas SA (France) (b)

   

24,828

     

640,741

   

Experian PLC (United Kingdom)

   

25,532

     

512,843

   

G4S PLC (United Kingdom) (b)

   

64,115

     

239,098

   
         

1,392,682

   

TRANSPORTATION - 1.0%

 

Kuehne + Nagel International AG (Switzerland)

   

2,181

     

403,815

   
         

5,974,843

   

MATERIALS - 7.6%

 

Glencore PLC (Switzerland)

   

339,310

     

1,554,991

   

LafargeHolcim, Ltd. (Switzerland)

   

14,109

     

824,673

   

Orica, Ltd. (Australia) (b)

   

32,951

     

510,994

   

Akzo Nobel NV (Netherlands)

   

1,757

     

162,185

   
         

3,052,843

   

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 4.4%

 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 2.8%

 

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

   

3,031

     

750,670

   

Infosys, Ltd. (India) (c)

   

24,749

     

361,095

   
         

1,111,765

   

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - 1.3%

 

ASML Holding NV (Netherlands)

   

2,700

     

459,636

   
Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)
   

12,074

     

86,203

   
         

545,839

   

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 0.3%

 

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (South Korea)

   

43

     

96,805

   

OMRON Corp. (Japan)

   

616

     

31,378

   
         

128,183

   
         

1,785,787

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Oakmark International Fund  September 30, 2017

Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS - 95.3% (continued)

 

CONSUMER STAPLES - 3.8%

 

FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 3.8%

 

Diageo PLC (United Kingdom)

   

16,173

   

$

531,596

   

Danone SA (France)

   

6,267

     

491,624

   

Pernod Ricard SA (France)

   

3,006

     

415,863

   

Nestlé SA (Switzerland)

   

1,335

     

111,780

   
         

1,550,863

   

HEALTH CARE - 2.0%

 

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 1.8%

 

Olympus Corp. (Japan)

   

12,249

     

414,741

   

Koninklijke Philips N.V. (Netherlands)

   

7,784

     

321,370

   
         

736,111

   

PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES - 0.2%

 

Sanofi (France)

   

839

     

83,256

   
         

819,367

   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 95.3%
(COST $31,434,509)
       

38,322,660

   
   

Par Value

 

Value

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 5.4%

 

COMMERCIAL PAPER - 2.5%

 
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC,
1.32% - 1.37%,
due 10/10/17 - 11/21/17 (e)
 

$

300,000

     

299,602

   
MetLife Short Term Funding LLC,
144A, 1.14% - 1.16%,
due 10/03/17 - 10/25/17 (d) (e)
   

151,000

     

150,917

   
Philip Morris International, Inc.,
144A, 1.27%,
due 11/06/17 - 11/08/17 (d) (e)
   

125,000

     

124,842

   
Toyota Motor Credit Corp.,
1.22%, due 11/13/17 (e)
   

100,000

     

99,857

   
General Mills, Inc., 144A,
1.30%, due 10/12/17 - 10/20/17 (d) (e)
   

93,000

     

92,951

   
Kraft Food Group, Inc., 144A,
1.45% - 1.47%,
due 10/02/17 - 10/18/17 (d) (e)
   

85,000

     

84,974

   
Chevron Corp., 144A,
1.11%, due 10/04/17 (d) (e)
   

50,000

     

49,996

   
Anthem, Inc., 144A,
1.41%, due 11/09/17 (d) (e)
   

50,000

     

49,925

   
John Deere Capital Co., 144A,
1.22%, due 11/28/17 (d) (e)
   

50,000

     

49,903

   
Schlumberger Holdings Corp., 144A,
1.42%, due 12/15/17 (d) (e)
   

20,000

     

19,936

   

Total Commercial Paper (Cost $1,022,908)

       

1,022,903

   
   

Par Value

 

Value

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT - 2.0%

 
Fixed Income Clearing Corp. Repurchase
Agreement, 0.34% dated 09/29/17 due
10/02/17, repurchase price $811,879,
collateralized by a Federal Home Loan
Bank Bond, 2.000%, due 09/14/18,
value plus accrued interest of $25,174,
a Federal National Mortgage Association
Bond, 1.875%, due 09/18/18, value plus
accrued interest of $100,565, and
United States Treasury Notes, 0.750% -
3.750%, due 08/31/18 - 11/15/18,
aggregate value plus accrued interest
of $702,355 (Cost: $811,856)
 

$

811,856

   

$

811,856

   

GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES - 0.9%

 
Federal National Mortgage Association,
0.00%, due 10/03/17 (e)
(Cost $349,991)
   

350,000

     

350,000

   
Total Government and Agency Securities
(Cost $349,991)
       

350,000

   
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 5.4%
(COST $2,184,755)
       

2,184,759

   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.7%
(COST $33,619,264)
       

40,507,419

   

Foreign Currencies (Cost $40,001) - 0.1%

       

39,951

   

Liabilities In Excess of Other Assets - (0.8)%

       

(336,412

)

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

     

$

40,210,958

   

(a)  Non-income producing security

(b)  See Note 5 in the Notes to Financial Statements and the table on the following page 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)  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 International Fund  September 30, 2017

Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS

    Local
Contract
Amount
  Base
Contract
Amount
  Settlement
Date
  Valuation at
9/30/17
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Foreign Currency Sold:

 

Swiss Franc

   

600,563

   

$

632,632

   

03/21/18

 

$

628,021

   

$

4,610

   
               

$

628,021

   

$

4,610

   

SCHEDULE OF TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATED ISSUERS

Purchase and sale transactions and dividend income earned during the period on these securities are set forth below (in thousands). The industry, country, or geographic region for each of the below affiliates can be found on the Schedule of Investments.

Affiliates

  Shares
Held
  Purchases
(Cost)
  Sales
(Proceeds)
  Realized
Gain/(Loss)
  Change in
Unrealized
  Dividend
Income
  Value
September 30,
2016
  Value
September 30,
2017
  Percent of
Net Assets
 

Ashtead Group PLC

   

27,409

   

$

307,203

   

$

420,568

   

$

129,583

   

$

106,408

   

$

10,754

   

$

538,107

   

$

660,733

     

1.6

%

 

Bureau Veritas SA

   

24,828

     

172,240

     

16,681

     

(146

)

   

123,309

     

14,684

     

362,020

     

640,741

     

1.6

%

 

CNH Industrial N.V.

   

97,162

     

47,654

     

22,877

     

(3,668

)

   

464,526

     

11,315

     

681,094

     

1,166,730

     

2.9

%

 

EXOR N.V.

   

12,236

     

     

93,141

     

1,712

     

298,022

     

4,996

     

521,020

     

775,895

     

1.9

%

 

G4S PLC (a)

   

64,115

     

41,030

     

183,631

     

22,730

     

73,033

     

9,634

     

285,936

     

239,098

     

0.6

%

 

Meggitt PLC

   

42,083

     

25,994

     

     

     

49,663

     

8,215

     

218,144

     

293,801

     

0.7

%

 

Orica, Ltd.

   

32,951

     

50,554

     

101,548

     

(78,956

)

   

216,878

     

13,708

     

424,067

     

510,994

     

1.3

%

 

Publicis Groupe SA

   

12,632

     

876,692

     

     

     

5,537

     

19,459

     

0

     

882,229

     

2.2

%

 
SKF AB, Class B    

25,981

     

111,319

     

69,142

     

(18,019

)

   

133,750

     

14,410

     

408,295

     

566,203

     

1.4

%

 

TOTAL

   

339,397

   

$

1,632,686

   

$

907,588

   

$

53,236

   

$

1,471,126

   

$

107,175

   

$

3,438,683

   

$

5,736,424

     

14.2

%

 

(a)  Due to transactions during the year ended September 30, 2017, the company is no longer an affiliate.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Oakmark International Small Cap Fund  September 30, 2017

Summary Information

VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT

Since 09/30/07 (Unaudited)

PERFORMANCE

     

Average Annual Total Returns (as of 09/30/17)

 

 
(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)

   

3.84

%

   

25.98

%

   

8.97

%

   

11.22

%

   

4.47

%

   

9.94

%

 

11/01/95

 

MSCI World ex U.S. Small Cap Index

   

7.26

%

   

20.42

%

   

9.59

%

   

11.16

%

   

4.04

%

   

N/A

   

 

MSCI World ex U.S. Index14

   

5.62

%

   

18.73

%

   

4.57

%

   

7.81

%

   

1.28

%

   

5.47

%

 

 

Lipper International Small Cap Fund Index19

   

6.90

%

   

20.57

%

   

9.18

%

   

11.47

%

   

4.09

%

   

N/A

   

 

Oakmark International Small Cap Fund (Advisor Class)

   

3.84

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

28.11

%*

 

11/30/16

 

Oakmark International Small Cap Fund (Institutional Class)

   

3.89

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

28.18

%*

 

11/30/16

 

Oakmark International Small Cap Fund (Service Class)

   

3.81

%

   

25.56

%

   

8.65

%

   

10.90

%

   

4.17

%

   

10.24

%

 

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

   

4.2

   

Azimut Holding SPA

   

3.7

   

Incitec Pivot, Ltd.

   

3.6

   

BNK Financial Group, Inc.

   

3.6

   

Sugi Holdings Co., Ltd.

   

3.4

   

Julius Baer Group, Ltd.

   

3.3

   

Konecranes Plc

   

3.3

   

Atea ASA

   

2.7

   

Element Fleet Management Corp.

   

2.7

   

Ingenico Group

   

2.5

   

SECTOR ALLOCATION

  % of Net Assets  

Industrials

   

39.8

   

Financials

   

19.8

   

Information Technology

   

13.0

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

5.6

   

Materials

   

4.3

   

Health Care

   

4.1

   

Consumer Staples

   

3.4

   

Telecommunication Services

   

2.8

   

Real Estate

   

1.6

   

Short-Term Investments and Other

   

5.6

   

FUND STATISTICS

 

Ticker*

 

OAKEX

 

Number of Equity Holdings

 

58

 

Net Assets

  $3.1 billion  

Weighted Average Market Cap

  $4.4 billion  

Median Market Cap

  $3.3 billion  

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

  1.38%  

Gross Expense Ratio - Investor Class (as of 09/30/17)*

  1.36%  

Net Expense Ratio - Investor Class (as of 09/30/17)*

  1.36%  

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

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 

% of Equity

 

Europe

   

63.9

   

United Kingdom

   

17.2

   

Switzerland

   

14.0

   

Finland*

   

7.0

   

France*

   

4.7

   

Germany*

   

4.4

   

Italy*

   

4.4

   

Netherlands*

   

3.0

   

Norway

   

2.9

   

Spain*

   

2.5

   

Denmark

   

2.0

   

Turkey

   

1.0

   

Greece*

   

0.8

   

Asia

   

18.8

   

Japan

   

7.9

   

 

% of Equity

 

Asia (cont'd)

   

18.8

   

South Korea

   

6.3

   

Indonesia

   

2.9

   

Hong Kong

   

1.4

   

China

   

0.3

   

Australasia

   

9.5

   

Australia

   

7.4

   

New Zealand

   

2.1

   

North America

   

4.7

   

Canada

   

4.1

   

United States

   

0.6

   

Latin America

   

3.1

   

Mexico

   

1.8

   

Brazil

   

1.3

   

*  Euro-currency countries comprise 26.8% of equity investments

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 77.

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Oakmark International Small Cap Fund  September 30, 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 26% for the fiscal year that ended September 30, outperforming its benchmark, the MSCI World ex U.S. Small Cap Index18, which appreciated 20.4% for the same period. For the recent quarter, the Fund returned 3.8%, underperforming the MSCI World ex U.S. Small Cap Index, which returned 7.3% for the period. Since the Fund's inception in November 1995, it has returned an average of 9.9% per year.

The top-performing stock for the quarter was Wirecard, a Germany-based online payment services provider. Wirecard's clients include retail and banking companies that utilize its software and systems for online payment, mobile payment, risk and fraud management, enterprise solutions, and other services. Wirecard's share price rose after its first-half earnings results were released in August. The company reported transaction growth of 38%, and both transaction volumes and order intake increased on a year-over-year basis. In our view, the integration of Citibank's Prepaid Card Services is progressing well, and adjusted earnings are expected to modestly exceed previous guidance thanks to the positive surprise of very high retention of Citibank's clients following the acquisition and early signs that other large corporate accounts are interested in adopting Wirecard's technology more quickly than expected. Additionally, the industry is shifting to tech-led vendors, and we believe that Wirecard's ability to innovate in a rapidly evolving landscape meaningfully differentiates it from traditional bank-led payment players and they will continue to benefit from this trend.

For the one-year period, the top-performing stock was Melco International Development, a Hong Kong-based holding company that controls Melco Resorts & Entertainment, as well as other casino gaming and tourism assets. As we wrote last quarter, the recovery in Macau's gross gaming revenues over the past several months has boosted Melco Resorts & Entertainment's revenues and profits. Melco Resorts & Entertainment plans to grow its business in Macau, and we remain confident that leadership's efforts will benefit the subsidiary's shareholders, as well as the shareholders of Melco International Development.

The largest detractor to the Fund's performance for the quarter was BNK Financial Group, a banking, securities and financial services provider in the southeastern region of South Korea. In August, the company released positive first-half earnings results, driven primarily by cost reductions across the various business segments. More importantly, the company also reported that its CET1 ratio expanded in the second quarter, and management expects that strong CET1 ratio build to continue. We believe management is taking the right actions to build value and that the company remains an attractive investment, despite the recent stock weakness. Similar to BNK, DGB (another South Korean Bank) was also a detractor in the quarter due to political tension in the Korean peninsula, which has

hurt market sentiment toward Korean banks even though there have been no fundamental changes in either company's underlying performance.

Another weak performer during the quarter—and the largest detractor from performance for the one-year period—was Sky Network Television. Sky is an entertainment provider and the dominant supplier of pay-television services in New Zealand. Earlier in the year, we reported that Sky's stock price had been negatively impacted after its merger with Vodafone was terminated. During the most recent quarter, Sky released first-half results that were slightly below expectations due to a drop in subscribers. However, profitability remained in line with expectations because management took action to reduce costs. While Sky has been a detractor for the year, the business generates cash flow, and we receive a significant dividend from our investment. We continue to believe the management team is working to increase shareholder value by adapting to the competitive environment, investing in content and connectivity, improving the OTT offering, and planning important initiatives, including potentially tightening the company's relationship with Vodafone.

We initiated positions in three new holdings this quarter: Criteo, APN Outdoor Group and Volaris. Headquartered in France, Criteo provides targeted digital marketing solutions for clients around the world, such as click-per-cost and online banner displays. APN Outdoor Group is the second-largest out-of-home ("OOH") advertising operator in Australia and New Zealand. OOH is a broad advertising category that reaches customers when they are out of the house and on the go. This format of advertising tends to be seen by a lot of consumers for a short period, and APN's assets include billboards, as well as panels in airports, in rail stations and on buses. Volaris is the largest ultra-low cost airline carrier in Mexico and the second-largest airline in Mexico, serving domestic and international destinations in the Americas. During the quarter, we sold Hengdeli Holdings and Cleanaway Waste Management.

Geographically, we ended the quarter with 19% of our holdings in Asia, 64% in Europe and the U.K., and 9% in Australasia. The remaining positions are 5% in North America (Canada and the U.S.) and 3% in Latin America (Brazil and Mexico).

We continue to believe the Swiss franc is overvalued versus the U.S. dollar. As a result, we defensively hedged 15% of the Fund's Swiss franc exposure. During the quarter, we also initiated a hedge on the Norwegian krone, and we ended the quarter with 16% of the Fund's exposure hedged.

As we end our fiscal year, we thank you for your continued confidence and support.

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 77.

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Oakmark International Small Cap Fund  September 30, 2017

Schedule of Investments (in thousands)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS - 94.4%

 

INDUSTRIALS - 39.8%

 

CAPITAL GOODS - 19.3%

 

Konecranes OYJ (Finland)

   

2,247

   

$

99,758

   

Travis Perkins PLC (United Kingdom)

   

3,942

     

76,493

   

Howden Joinery Group PLC (United Kingdom)

   

12,885

     

74,418

   

MTU Aero Engines AG (Germany)

   

428

     

68,249

   

Metso OYJ (Finland)

   

1,796

     

65,896

   
Morgan Advanced Materials PLC
(United Kingdom)
   

12,692

     

52,910

   

Sulzer AG (Switzerland)

   

427

     

50,418

   

Outotec OYJ (Finland) (a)

   

4,589

     

36,309

   

Finning International, Inc. (Canada)

   

859

     

19,650

   

Bucher Industries AG (Switzerland)

   

52

     

18,612

   

Wajax Corp. (Canada) (b)

   

1,071

     

17,485

   

dormakaba Holding AG (Switzerland)

   

11

     

11,538

   
         

591,736

   

COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 15.7%

 

IWG PLC (Switzerland)

   

30,918

     

128,228

   

Applus Services SA (Spain)

   

5,826

     

72,985

   

Pagegroup PLC (United Kingdom)

   

10,740

     

71,653

   

Randstad Holding N.V. (Netherlands)

   

1,149

     

71,089

   

Mitie Group PLC (United Kingdom) (b)

   

16,447

     

56,398

   

Hays PLC (United Kingdom)

   

12,326

     

31,282

   

SThree PLC (United Kingdom)

   

6,352

     

29,939

   

Brunel International N.V. (Netherlands) (c)

   

998

     

15,892

   

ALS, Ltd. (Australia)

   

657

     

4,031

   
         

481,497

   

TRANSPORTATION - 4.8%

 

DSV AS (Denmark)

   

745

     

56,392

   
Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG
(Switzerland)
   

329

     

48,232

   

Freightways, Ltd. (New Zealand)

   

5,118

     

28,762

   

BBA Aviation PLC (United Kingdom)

   

1,945

     

7,778

   
Controladora Vuela Cia de Aviacion
SAB de CV (Mexico) (a) (d)
   

551

     

6,543

   
         

147,707

   
         

1,220,940

   

FINANCIALS - 19.8%

 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 13.8%

 

Azimut Holding SPA (Italy)

   

5,235

     

113,220

   

Julius Baer Group, Ltd. (Switzerland)

   

1,701

     

100,665

   

Element Fleet Management Corp. (Canada)

   

11,047

     

81,891

   

EFG International AG (Switzerland)

   

5,642

     

48,822

   

Standard Life Aberdeen PLC (United Kingdom)

   

8,188

     

47,561

   

Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS (Turkey)

   

10,763

     

30,268

   
         

422,427

   

BANKS - 6.0%

 

BNK Financial Group, Inc. (South Korea)

   

12,467

     

108,846

   

DGB Financial Group, Inc. (South Korea)

   

8,169

     

74,890

   
         

183,736

   
         

606,163

   
   

Shares

 

Value

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 13.0%

 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 9.0%

 

Atea ASA (Norway) (b)

   

6,304

   

$

83,103

   

Wirecard AG (Germany)

   

657

     

60,119

   

Criteo SA (France) (a) (d)

   

1,409

     

58,473

   

Totvs SA (Brazil)

   

3,970

     

39,234

   

Otsuka Corp. (Japan)

   

526

     

33,678

   
         

274,607

   

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 4.0%

 

Ingenico Group SA (France)

   

817

     

77,461

   

Hirose Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)

   

325

     

45,764

   
         

123,225

   
         

397,832

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 5.6%

 

MEDIA - 4.1%

 

Megacable Holdings SAB de CV (Mexico)

   

10,851

     

45,138

   

Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

   

3,261

     

42,829

   

SKY Network Television, Ltd. (New Zealand)

   

16,578

     

32,331

   

APN Outdoor Group, Ltd. (Australia)

   

1,670

     

6,169

   
         

126,467

   

CONSUMER SERVICES - 1.3%

 
Melco International Development, Ltd.
(Hong Kong)
   

13,647

     

39,309

   

CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 0.2%

 

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

   

18,181

     

7,145

   
         

172,921

   

MATERIALS - 4.3%

 

Incitec Pivot, Ltd. (Australia)

   

38,646

     

109,131

   

Titan Cement Co. SA (Greece)

   

901

     

22,811

   
         

131,942

   

HEALTH CARE - 4.1%

 

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 3.5%

 

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

   

27,208

     

65,732

   

Ansell, Ltd. (Australia)

   

1,637

     

28,604

   

Amplifon S.p.A. (Italy)

   

841

     

12,790

   
         

107,126

   

PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES - 0.6%

 

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

   

563

     

17,723

   
         

124,849

   

CONSUMER STAPLES - 3.4%

 

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING - 3.4%

 

Sugi Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan)

   

1,989

     

105,687

   

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 2.8%

 
Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk PT
(Indonesia)
   

108,063

     

52,752

   

Sarana Menara Nusantara Tbk PT (Indonesia)

   

96,021

     

31,867

   
         

84,619

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Oakmark International Small Cap Fund  September 30, 2017

Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS - 94.4% (continued)

 

REAL ESTATE - 1.6%

 
LSL Property Services PLC
(United Kingdom) (b)
   

10,413

   

$

32,827

   

Countrywide PLC (United Kingdom) (a) (b)

   

12,249

     

17,727

   
         

50,554

   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 94.4%
(COST $2,572,909)
       

2,895,507

   
   

Par Value

 

Value

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 5.0%

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT - 5.0%

 
Fixed Income Clearing Corp. Repurchase
Agreement, 0.34% dated 09/29/17 due
10/02/17, repurchase price $152,284,
collateralized by a United States Treasury
Note, 1.250, due 01/31/19, value plus
accrued interest of $155,331
(Cost: $152,280)
 

$

152,280

     

152,280

   
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 5.0%
(COST $152,280)
       

152,280

   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.4%
(COST $2,725,189)
       

3,047,787

   

Foreign Currencies (Cost $67) - 0.0% (e)

       

67

   

Other Assets In Excess of Liabilities - 0.6%

       

17,318

   

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

     

$

3,065,172

   

(a)  Non-income producing security

(b)  See Note 5 in the Notes to Financial Statements and the table on the following page regarding investments in affiliated issuers.

(c)  A portion of the security out on loan.

(d)  Sponsored American Depositary Receipt

(e)  Amount rounds to less than 0.1%.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Oakmark International Small Cap Fund  September 30, 2017

Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS

    Local
Contract
Amount
  Base
Contract
Amount
  Settlement
Date
  Valuation at
9/30/17
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Foreign Currency Sold:

 

Norwegian Krona

   

103,064

   

$

13,294

   

03/21/18

 

$

12,996

   

$

298

   

Swiss Franc

   

40,566

     

42,732

   

03/21/18

   

42,421

     

311

   
               

$

55,417

   

$

609

   

SCHEDULE OF TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATED ISSUERS

Purchase and sale transactions and dividend income earned during the period on these securities are set forth below (in thousands). The industry, country, or geographic region for each of the below affiliates can be found on the Schedule of Investments.

Affiliates

  Shares
Held
  Purchases
(Cost)
  Sales
(Proceeds)
  Realized
Gain/(Loss)
  Change in
Unrealized
  Dividend
Income
  Value
September 30,
2016
  Value
September 30,
2017
  Percent of
Net Assets
 

Atea ASA

   

6,304

   

$

2,681

   

$

14,837

   

$

1,731

   

$

19,337

   

$

5,312

   

$

74,190

   

$

83,103

     

2.7

%

 

Countrywide PLC

   

12,249

     

2,353

     

     

     

(15,886

)

   

     

31,259

     

17,727

     

0.6

%

 
LSL Property
Services PLC
   

10,413

     

     

     

     

4,010

     

1,361

     

28,817

     

32,827

     

1.1

%

 

Mitie Group PLC (a)

   

16,447

     

2,018

     

5,854

     

(1,800

)

   

19,286

     

853

     

42,748

     

56,398

     

1.8

%

 
Primary Health
Care Ltd.
   

27,208

     

25,545

     

     

     

(12,355

)

   

1,982

     

52,542

     

65,732

     

2.1

%

 

Wajax Corp.

   

1,071

     

     

1,118

     

(998

)

   

7,093

     

825

     

12,509

     

17,485

     

0.6

%

 

TOTAL

   

73,692

   

$

32,597

   

$

21,809

   

$

(1,067

)

 

$

21,485

   

$

10,333

   

$

242,065

   

$

273,272

     

8.9

%

 

(a)  Due to transactions during the year ended September 30, 2017, the company is no longer an affiliate.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Oakmark Funds

Statements of Assets and Liabilities—September 30, 2017

(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)

 

$

19,099,550

   

$

6,132,970

   

$

16,336,267

   

$

2,618,330

   

Investments in affiliated securities, at value (b)

   

0

     

229,883

     

0

     

0

   

Foreign currency, at value(c)

   

0

(d)

   

0

     

0

(d)

   

127

   

Receivable for:

 

Securities sold

   

66,900

     

71,845

     

35,824

     

23,092

   

Fund shares sold

   

27,853

     

5,859

     

9,972

     

1,094

   

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

   

19,711

     

4,562

     

36,336

     

3,889

   

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

   

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

0

     

0

     

0

     

380

   

Tax reclaim from unaffiliated securities

   

5,425

     

28

     

10,465

     

1,970

   

Total receivables

   

119,889

     

82,294

     

92,597

     

30,425

   

Other assets

   

1

     

1

     

1

     

1

   

Total assets

 

$

19,219,440

   

$

6,445,148

   

$

16,428,865

   

$

2,648,883

   

Liabilities and Net Assets

 

Payable for:

 

Securities purchased

 

$

421,836

   

$

216,896

   

$

251,607

   

$

2,542

   

Fund shares redeemed

   

12,042

     

2,037

     

37,010

     

768

   

Investment advisory fee

   

1,358

     

501

     

995

     

274

   

Other shareholder servicing fees

   

4,129

     

1,248

     

4,974

     

586

   

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

   

191

     

96

     

131

     

55

   

Trustee fees

   

2

     

2

     

3

     

1

   

Deferred trustee compensation

   

1,224

     

1,078

     

1,054

     

511

   

Other

   

1,086

     

352

     

852

     

336

   

Total liabilities

   

441,868

     

222,210

     

296,626

     

5,073

   

Net assets applicable to Fund shares outstanding

 

$

18,777,572

   

$

6,222,938

   

$

16,132,239

   

$

2,643,810

   

Analysis of Net Assets

 

Paid in capital

 

$

10,581,847

   

$

3,611,347

   

$

10,187,884

   

$

1,684,233

   

Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss)

   

788,936

     

273,229

     

1,074,971

     

215,748

   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

7,311,526

     

2,321,879

     

4,682,811

     

723,404

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

95,263

     

16,483

     

186,573

     

20,425

   

Net assets applicable to Fund shares outstanding

 

$

18,777,572

   

$

6,222,938

   

$

16,132,239

   

$

2,643,810

   

Price of Shares

 

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

 

$

82.85

   

$

47.84

   

$

33.41

   

$

34.32

   

Investor Class—Net assets

 

$

14,200,209

   

$

4,854,749

   

$

14,249,127

   

$

1,811,781

   

Investor Class—Shares outstanding (Unlimited shares authorized)

   

171,388

     

101,479

     

426,464

     

52,788

   

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

 

$

82.97

   

$

47.9

   

$

33.46

   

$

34.36

   

Advisor Class—Net Assets

 

$

1,839,802

   

$

571,324

   

$

724,745

   

$

499,948

   

Advisor Class—Shares outstanding (Unlimited shares authorized)

   

22,175

     

11,927

     

21,660

     

14,549

   

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

 

$

82.97

   

$

47.91

   

$

33.46

(h)

 

$

34.38

   

Institutional Class—Net Assets

 

$

2,569,207

   

$

768,923

   

$

536,289

   

$

309,596

   

Institutional Class—Shares outstanding (Unlimited shares authorized)

   

30,965

     

16,049

     

16,025

     

9,004

   

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

 

$

82.48

(h)

 

$

47.21

(h)

 

$

33.19

   

$

33.4

(h)

 

Service Class—Net assets

 

$

168,354

   

$

27,942

   

$

622,078

   

$

22,485

   

Service Class—Shares outstanding (Unlimited shares authorized)

   

2,041

     

592

     

18,741

     

673

   
(a) Identified cost of investments in unaffiliated securities  

$

11,788,024

   

$

3,816,828

   

$

11,653,456

   

$

1,895,381

   
(b) Identified cost of investments in affiliated securities    

0

     

224,146

     

0

     

0

   
(c) Identified cost of foreign currency    

0

(d)

   

0

     

0

(d)

   

127

   

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

(e)  Formerly Class I shares.              

(f)    The redemption price per share does not reflect a 2% redemption fee on redemptions of shares held for 90 days or less.            

(g)  Commenced on 11/30/2016.              

(h)  Net assets have been rounded for presentation purposes. The net asset value per share shown is as reported on September 30, 2017.            

(i)    Formerly Class II shares.              

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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

Assets

 

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (a)

 

$

2,751,862

   

$

35,010,093

   

$

2,830,913

   

Investments in affiliated securities, at value (b)

   

0

     

5,497,326

     

216,874

   

Foreign currency, at value(c)

   

0

(d)

   

39,951

     

67

   

Receivable for:

 

Securities sold

   

29,295

     

112,411

     

8,279

   

Fund shares sold

   

5,559

     

163,674

     

4,259

   

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

   

3,405

     

49,068

     

7,685

   

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

   

0

     

2,556

     

182

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

491

     

4,610

     

609

   

Tax reclaim from unaffiliated securities

   

3,145

     

34,224

     

2,006

   

Total receivables

   

41,895

     

366,543

     

23,020

   

Other assets

   

1

     

2

     

1

   

Total assets

 

$

2,793,758

   

$

40,913,915

   

$

3,070,875

   

Liabilities and Net Assets

 

Payable for:

 

Securities purchased

 

$

0

   

$

588,265

   

$

2,472

   

Fund shares redeemed

   

889

     

96,783

     

1,056

   

Investment advisory fee

   

275

     

3,219

     

368

   

Other shareholder servicing fees

   

580

     

8,662

     

725

   

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

   

23

     

137

     

30

   

Trustee fees

   

1

     

3

     

1

   

Deferred trustee compensation

   

16

     

850

     

489

   

Other

   

323

     

5,038

     

562

   

Total liabilities

   

2,107

     

702,957

     

5,703

   

Net assets applicable to Fund shares outstanding

 

$

2,791,651

   

$

40,210,958

   

$

3,065,172

   

Analysis of Net Assets

 

Paid in capital

 

$

2,100,669

   

$

32,914,537

   

$

2,664,612

   

Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss)

   

141,958

     

(152,404

)

   

63,048

   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

518,676

     

6,893,383

     

323,302

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

30,348

     

555,442

     

14,210

   

Net assets applicable to Fund shares outstanding

 

$

2,791,651

   

$

40,210,958

   

$

3,065,172

   

Price of Shares

 

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

 

$

19.78

   

$

28.77

   

$

18.12

(f)

 

Investor Class—Net assets

 

$

2,035,334

   

$

31,058,182

   

$

1,835,537

   

Investor Class—Shares outstanding (Unlimited shares authorized)

   

102,875

     

1,079,375

     

101,324

   

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

 

$

19.81

   

$

28.82

   

$

18.14

(f)

 

Advisor Class—Net Assets

 

$

148,353

   

$

914,307

   

$

388,457

   

Advisor Class—Shares outstanding (Unlimited shares authorized)

   

7,489

     

31,727

     

21,413

   

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

 

$

19.81

   

$

28.82

   

$

18.15

(f)

 

Institutional Class—Net Assets

 

$

607,964

   

$

7,658,738

   

$

839,113

   

Institutional Class—Shares outstanding (Unlimited shares authorized)

   

30,684

     

265,702

     

46,230

   

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

 

$

0

   

$

28.9

   

$

18

(h)(f)

 

Service Class—Net assets

 

$

0

   

$

579,731

   

$

2,065

   

Service Class—Shares outstanding (Unlimited shares authorized)

   

0

     

20,062

     

115

   
(a) Identified cost of investments in unaffiliated securities  

$

2,233,851

   

$

28,698,660

   

$

2,441,623

   
(b) Identified cost of investments in affiliated securities    

0

     

4,920,604

     

283,566

   
(c) Identified cost of foreign currency    

0

(d)

   

40,001

     

67

   

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Oakmark Funds

Statements of Operations—For the Year Ended September 30, 2017

(in thousands)

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

Investment Income:

 

Dividends from unaffiliated securities

 

$

290,913

   

$

75,420

   

$

266,727

   

$

56,439

   

Dividends from affiliated securities

   

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

   

Non-cash dividends from unaffiliated securities

   

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

   

Non-cash dividends from affiliated securities

   

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

   

Interest income from unaffiliated securities

   

8,744

     

1,274

     

139,117

     

159

   

Security lending income

   

0

     

0

     

0

     

89

   

Foreign taxes withheld

   

(362

)

   

0

     

(2,220

)

   

(2,522

)

 

Total investment income

   

299,295

     

76,694

     

403,624

     

54,165

   

Expenses:

 

Investment advisory fee

   

122,285

     

47,972

     

109,570

     

25,037

   

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

   

1,042

     

548

     

724

     

274

   

Other shareholder servicing fees

   

23,329

     

7,076

     

26,362

     

3,639

   

Service fee—Service Class

   

410

     

73

     

1,705

     

59

   

Reports to shareholders

   

1,263

     

244

     

626

     

180

   

Custody and accounting fees

   

489

     

246

     

498

     

358

   

Registration and blue sky expenses

   

134

     

95

     

242

     

46

   

Trustees fees

   

612

     

454

     

567

     

276

   

Legal fees

   

321

     

193

     

317

     

154

   

Audit and tax services fees

   

52

     

27

     

55

     

41

   

Other

   

493

     

318

     

218

     

267

   

Total expenses

   

150,430

     

57,246

     

140,884

     

30,331

   

Advisory fee waiver and expense reimbursements

   

(6,748

)

   

(3,881

)

   

(14,627

)

   

(1,394

)

 

Net expenses

   

143,682

     

53,365

     

126,257

     

28,937

   

Net Investment Income

 

$

155,613

   

$

23,329

   

$

277,367

   

$

25,228

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss):

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Unaffiliated investments

   

823,915

     

316,431

     

1,086,633

     

240,439

   

Affiliated investments

   

0

     

(39,225

)

   

(9,008

)

   

0

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

0

     

0

     

0

     

2,792

   

Foreign currency transactions

   

0

     

0

     

0

     

(489

)

 

Written options

   

1,034

     

980

     

0

     

0

   

Net realized gain

   

824,949

     

278,186

     

1,077,625

     

242,742

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Unaffiliated investments

   

2,597,773

     

823,877

     

936,613

     

432,823

(b)

 

Affiliated investments

   

0

     

5,737

     

0

     

0

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

0

     

0

     

0

     

942

   

Foreign currency translation

   

0

(a)

   

0

     

0

(a)

   

302

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

2,597,773

     

829,614

     

936,613

     

434,067

   

Net realized and unrealized gain

   

3,422,722

     

1,107,800

     

2,014,238

     

676,809

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

3,578,335

   

$

1,131,129

   

$

2,291,605

   

$

702,037

   

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

(b)  Net of capital gain withholding taxes of $58 and $1,521 (in thousands) for the Oakmark Global Fund and the Oakmark International Fund, respectively.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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

Investment Income:

 

Dividends from unaffiliated securities

 

$

56,474

   

$

765,415

   

$

66,140

   

Dividends from affiliated securities

   

0

     

73,868

     

10,333

   

Non-cash dividends from unaffiliated securities

   

3,249

     

16,149

     

1,190

   

Non-cash dividends from affiliated securities

   

0

     

33,307

     

0

   

Interest income from unaffiliated securities

   

247

     

9,358

     

278

   

Security lending income

   

209

     

5,770

     

227

   

Foreign taxes withheld

   

(2,817

)

   

(80,223

)

   

(6,108

)

 

Total investment income

   

57,362

     

823,644

     

72,060

   

Expenses:

 

Investment advisory fee

   

23,475

     

245,700

     

28,690

   

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

   

95

     

1,068

     

146

   

Other shareholder servicing fees

   

3,292

     

44,781

     

4,085

   

Service fee—Service Class

   

0

     

1,344

     

5

   

Reports to shareholders

   

132

     

1,921

     

455

   

Custody and accounting fees

   

304

     

4,806

     

789

   

Registration and blue sky expenses

   

145

     

1,340

     

114

   

Trustees fees

   

145

     

646

     

270

   

Legal fees

   

150

     

464

     

155

   

Audit and tax services fees

   

26

     

127

     

40

   

Other

   

262

     

668

     

264

   

Total expenses

   

28,026

     

302,865

     

35,013

   

Advisory fee waiver and expense reimbursements

   

(1,476

)

   

(15,034

)

   

0

   

Net expenses

   

26,550

     

287,831

     

35,013

   

Net Investment Income

 

$

30,812

   

$

535,813

   

$

37,047

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss):

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Unaffiliated investments

   

155,912

     

957,863

     

74,572

   

Affiliated investments

   

0

     

53,236

     

(1,067

)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

2,563

     

22,398

     

2,031

   

Foreign currency transactions

   

104

     

(6,850

)

   

(602

)

 

Written options

   

0

     

0

     

0

   

Net realized gain

   

158,579

     

1,026,647

     

74,934

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Unaffiliated investments

   

362,837

     

6,081,387

(b)

   

494,832

   

Affiliated investments

   

0

     

1,500,916

     

(3,573

)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

728

     

9,634

     

1,711

   

Foreign currency translation

   

314

     

4,132

     

313

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

363,879

     

7,596,069

     

493,283

   

Net realized and unrealized gain

   

522,458

     

8,622,716

     

568,217

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

553,270

   

$

9,158,529

   

$

605,264

   

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

(in thousands)

   

Oakmark Fund

 
    Year Ended
September 30, 2017
  Year Ended
September 30, 2016
 

From Operations:

 

Net investment income

 

$

155,613

   

$

179,991

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

824,949

     

252,726

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

2,597,773

     

1,565,243

   

Net increase in net assets from operations

   

3,578,335

     

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

   

3,333,331

     

2,555,808

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Advisor Class

   

1,773,679

     

0

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Institutional Class

   

2,507,343

     

0

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Service Class

   

27,240

     

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

   

(6,959,152

)

   

(6,324,990

)

 

Payment for shares redeemed—Advisor Class

   

(88,078

)

   

0

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Institutional Class

   

(110,417

)

   

0

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Service Class

   

(69,729

)

   

(68,784

)

 

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

   

790,009

     

(3,583,232

)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

   

3,964,351

     

(1,826,167

)

 

Net assets:

 

Beginning of year

   

14,813,221

     

16,639,388

   

End of year

 

$

18,777,572

   

$

14,813,221

   

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

 

$

95,263

   

$

136,566

   

Fund Share Transactions—Investor Class:

 

Shares sold

   

44,645

     

40,701

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   

5,290

     

3,589

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(91,577

)

   

(101,179

)

 

Net decrease in shares outstanding

   

(41,642

)

   

(56,889

)

 

Fund Share Transactions—Advisor Class:

 

Shares sold

   

23,306

     

0

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(1,131

)

   

0

   

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

22,175

     

0

   

Fund Share Transactions—Institutional Class:

 

Shares sold

   

32,361

     

0

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(1,396

)

   

0

   

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

30,965

     

0

   

Fund Share Transactions—Service Class:

 

Shares sold

   

365

     

447

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   

35

     

23

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(952

)

   

(1,086

)

 

Net decrease in shares outstanding

   

(552

)

   

(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

 
    Year Ended
September 30, 2017
  Year Ended
September 30, 2016
 

From Operations:

 

Net investment income

 

$

23,329

   

$

48,544

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

278,186

     

278,880

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

829,614

     

231,611

   

Net increase in net assets from operations

   

1,131,129

     

559,035

   

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

Net investment income—Investor Class

   

(48,511

)

   

(17,524

)

 

Net investment income—Service Class

   

(204

)

   

0

   

Net realized gain—Investor Class

   

(203,667

)

   

0

   

Net realized gain—Service Class

   

(1,343

)

   

0

   

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(253,725

)

   

(17,524

)

 

From Fund share transactions:

 

Proceeds from shares sold—Investor Class

   

1,095,129

     

713,145

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Advisor Class

   

557,393

     

0

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Institutional Class

   

736,992

     

0

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Service Class

   

7,257

     

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

   

(2,187,831

)

   

(1,802,497

)

 

Payment for shares redeemed—Advisor Class

   

(37,728

)

   

0

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Institutional Class

   

(33,499

)

   

0

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Service Class

   

(19,885

)

   

(11,904

)

 

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

   

348,189

     

(1,080,226

)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

   

1,225,593

     

(538,715

)

 

Net assets:

 

Beginning of year

   

4,997,345

     

5,536,060

   

End of year

 

$

6,222,938

   

$

4,997,345

   

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

 

$

16,483

   

$

38,900

   

Fund Share Transactions—Investor Class:

 

Shares sold

   

24,851

     

18,889

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   

5,507

     

392

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(49,955

)

   

(47,664

)

 

Net decrease in shares outstanding

   

(19,597

)

   

(28,383

)

 

Fund Share Transactions—Advisor Class:

 

Shares sold

   

12,771

     

0

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(844

)

   

0

   

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

11,927

     

0

   

Fund Share Transactions—Institutional Class:

 

Shares sold

   

16,786

     

0

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(737

)

   

0

   

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

16,049

     

0

   

Fund Share Transactions—Service Class:

 

Shares sold

   

168

     

160

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   

30

     

0

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(463

)

   

(316

)

 

Net decrease in shares outstanding

   

(265

)

   

(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

 
    Year Ended
September 30, 2017
  Year Ended
September 30, 2016
 

From Operations:

 

Net investment income

 

$

277,367

   

$

204,843

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

1,077,625

     

466,672

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

936,613

     

501,016

   

Net increase in net assets from operations

   

2,291,605

     

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

   

1,511,900

     

1,367,059

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Advisor Class

   

710,402

     

0

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Institutional Class

   

543,955

     

0

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Service Class

   

101,901

     

109,340

   

Reinvestment of distributions—Investor Class

   

587,325

     

979,322

   

Reinvestment of distributions—Service Class

   

24,677

     

42,857

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Investor Class

   

(4,701,699

)

   

(4,342,391

)

 

Payment for shares redeemed—Advisor Class

   

(42,779

)

   

0

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Institutional Class

   

(37,555

)

   

0

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Service Class

   

(317,545

)

   

(314,226

)

 

Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions

   

(1,619,418

)

   

(2,158,039

)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

   

20,302

     

(2,074,323

)

 

Net assets:

 

Beginning of year

   

16,111,937

     

18,186,260

   

End of year

 

$

16,132,239

   

$

16,111,937

   

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

 

$

186,573

   

$

170,714

   

Fund Share Transactions—Investor Class:

 

Shares sold

   

48,217

     

47,194

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   

19,722

     

34,435

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(150,273

)

   

(149,324

)

 

Net decrease in shares outstanding

   

(82,334

)

   

(67,695

)

 

Fund Share Transactions—Advisor Class:

 

Shares sold

   

23,003

     

0

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(1,343

)

   

0

   

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

21,660

     

0

   

Fund Share Transactions—Institutional Class:

 

Shares sold

   

17,203

     

0

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(1,178

)

   

0

   

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

16,025

     

0

   

Fund Share Transactions—Service Class:

 

Shares sold

   

3,263

     

3,800

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   

832

     

1,514

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(10,165

)

   

(10,780

)

 

Net decrease in shares outstanding

   

(6,070

)

   

(5,466

)

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Oakmark Funds

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

(in thousands)

   

Oakmark Global Fund

 
    Year Ended
September 30, 2017
  Year Ended
September 30, 2016
 

From Operations:

 

Net investment income

 

$

25,228

   

$

30,666

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

242,742

     

(10,417

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

434,067

     

44,378

   

Net increase in net assets from operations

   

702,037

     

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

   

275,693

     

280,750

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Advisor Class

   

611,457

     

0

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Institutional Class

   

297,488

     

0

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Service Class

   

3,684

     

3,638

   

Reinvestment of distributions—Investor Class

   

24,367

     

79,112

   

Reinvestment of distributions—Service Class

   

188

     

685

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Investor Class

   

(1,377,221

)

   

(960,631

)

 

Payment for shares redeemed—Advisor Class

   

(179,579

)

   

0

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Institutional Class

   

(29,095

)

   

0

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Service Class

   

(13,332

)

   

(10,906

)

 

Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions

   

(386,350

)

   

(607,352

)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

   

289,307

     

(628,545

)

 

Net assets:

 

Beginning of year

   

2,354,503

     

2,983,048

   

End of year

 

$

2,643,810

   

$

2,354,503

   

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

 

$

20,425

   

$

17,461

   

Fund Share Transactions—Investor Class:

 

Shares sold

   

9,382

     

11,000

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   

898

     

2,932

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(45,841

)

   

(37,591

)

 

Net decrease in shares outstanding

   

(35,561

)

   

(23,659

)

 

Fund Share Transactions—Advisor Class:

 

Shares sold

   

19,869

     

0

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(5,320

)

   

0

   

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

14,549

     

0

   

Fund Share Transactions—Institutional Class:

 

Shares sold

   

9,900

     

0

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(896

)

   

0

   

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

9,004

     

0

   

Fund Share Transactions—Service Class:

 

Shares sold

   

124

     

147

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   

7

     

26

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(455

)

   

(435

)

 

Net decrease in shares outstanding

   

(324

)

   

(262

)

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

(in thousands)

   

Oakmark Global Select Fund

 
    Year Ended
September 30, 2017
  Year Ended
September 30, 2016
 

From Operations:

 

Net investment income

 

$

30,812

   

$

23,550

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

158,579

     

(7,516

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

363,879

     

165,683

   

Net increase in net assets from operations

   

553,270

     

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

   

539,870

     

649,482

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Advisor Class

   

193,698

     

0

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Institutional Class

   

573,533

     

0

   

Reinvestment of distributions—Investor Class

   

19,755

     

105,015

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Investor Class

   

(1,035,762

)

   

(814,528

)

 

Payment for shares redeemed—Advisor Class

   

(61,408

)

   

0

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Institutional Class

   

(6,861

)

   

0

   

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

   

222,825

     

(60,031

)

 

Total increase in net assets

   

754,586

     

3,670

   

Net assets:

 

Beginning of year

   

2,037,065

     

2,033,395

   

End of year

 

$

2,791,651

   

$

2,037,065

   

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

 

$

30,348

   

$

21,991

   

Fund Share Transactions—Investor Class:

 

Shares sold

   

30,245

     

42,869

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   

1,219

     

6,815

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(57,430

)

   

(54,704

)

 

Net decrease in shares outstanding

   

(25,966

)

   

(5,020

)

 

Fund Share Transactions—Advisor Class:

 

Shares sold

   

10,639

     

0

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(3,150

)

   

0

   

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

7,489

     

0

   

Fund Share Transactions—Institutional Class:

 

Shares sold

   

31,047

     

0

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(363

)

   

0

   

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

30,684

     

0

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

(in thousands)

   

Oakmark International Fund

 
    Year Ended
September 30, 2017
  Year Ended
September 30, 2016
 

From Operations:

 

Net investment income

 

$

535,813

   

$

434,720

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

1,026,647

     

(889,754

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

7,596,069

     

2,039,296

   

Net increase in net assets from operations

   

9,158,529

     

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

   

11,985,102

     

6,945,769

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Advisor Class

   

836,504

     

0

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Institutional Class

   

7,221,520

     

0

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Service Class

   

141,028

     

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

   

(12,285,652

)

   

(10,927,323

)

 

Payment for shares redeemed—Advisor Class

   

(60,462

)

   

0

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Institutional Class

   

(280,865

)

   

0

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Service Class

   

(252,874

)

   

(222,233

)

 

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

   

7,609,685

     

(2,949,195

)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

   

16,400,946

     

(2,664,240

)

 

Net assets:

 

Beginning of year

   

23,810,012

     

26,474,252

   

End of year

 

$

40,210,958

   

$

23,810,012

   

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

 

$

555,442

   

$

432,465

   

Fund Share Transactions—Investor Class:

 

Shares sold

   

479,015

     

338,391

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   

13,822

     

50,146

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(487,955

)

   

(528,385

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

   

4,882

     

(139,848

)

 

Fund Share Transactions—Advisor Class:

 

Shares sold

   

34,011

     

0

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(2,284

)

   

0

   

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

31,727

     

0

   

Fund Share Transactions—Institutional Class:

 

Shares sold

   

276,088

     

0

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(10,386

)

   

0

   

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

265,702

     

0

   

Fund Share Transactions—Service Class:

 

Shares sold

   

5,608

     

8,292

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   

185

     

787

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(10,215

)

   

(10,719

)

 

Net decrease in shares outstanding

   

(4,422

)

   

(1,640

)

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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(in thousands)

   

Oakmark International Small Cap Fund

 
    Year Ended
September 30, 2017
  Year Ended
September 30, 2016
 

From Operations:

 

Net investment income

 

$

37,047

   

$

77,687

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

74,934

     

18,367

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

493,283

     

56,716

   

Net increase in net assets from operations

   

605,264

     

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

   

613,337

     

557,728

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Advisor Class

   

383,394

     

0

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Institutional Class

   

816,394

     

0

   

Proceeds from shares sold—Service Class

   

864

     

312

   

Reinvestment of distributions—Investor Class

   

65,293

     

123,630

   

Reinvestment of distributions—Service Class

   

32

     

48

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Investor Class

   

(1,666,097

)

   

(1,184,763

)

 

Payment for shares redeemed—Advisor Class

   

(14,528

)

   

0

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Institutional Class

   

(34,795

)

   

0

   

Payment for shares redeemed—Service Class

   

(657

)

   

(830

)

 

Redemption fees—Investor Class

   

200

     

297

   

Redemption fees—Advisor Class

   

0

(a)

   

0

   

Redemption fees—Institutional Class

   

18

     

0

   

Redemption fees—Service Class

   

0

(a)

   

0

   

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

   

163,455

     

(503,578

)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

   

698,540

     

(487,258

)

 

Net assets:

 

Beginning of year

   

2,366,632

     

2,853,890

   

End of year

 

$

3,065,172

   

$

2,366,632

   

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

 

$

14,210

   

$

47,973

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Oakmark Funds

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

(in thousands)

   

Oakmark International Small Cap Fund (continued)

 
    Year Ended
September 30, 2017
  Year Ended
September 30, 2016
 

Fund Share Transactions—Investor Class:

 

Shares sold

   

38,179

     

39,793

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   

4,598

     

8,875

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(100,803

)

   

(84,318

)

 

Net decrease in shares outstanding

   

(58,026

)

   

(35,650

)

 

Fund Share Transactions—Advisor Class:

 

Shares sold

   

22,240

     

0

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(827

)

   

0

   

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

21,413

     

0

   

Fund Share Transactions—Institutional Class:

 

Shares sold

   

48,238

     

0

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(2,008

)

   

0

   

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

46,230

     

0

   

Fund Share Transactions—Service Class:

 

Shares sold

   

55

     

22

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   

2

     

3

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(43

)

   

(57

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

   

14

     

(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 intermediaries for performing the services associated with the administration of such retirement plans. Global Select had no outstanding Service Class Shares during the year ended September 30, 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 deter abusive trading activities and 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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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

Fair value measurement

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

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

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

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the assumptions of Harris Associates L.P. (the "Adviser") 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 own assumptions based on the best information available. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.

The Funds recognize transfers between level 1 and level 2 at the end of the reporting cycle. At September 30, 2017, there were no transfers between level 1 and level 2 securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of September 30, 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 in each Fund's Schedule of Investments.

(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

 

$

17,837,977

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

Short Term Investments

   

0

     

1,261,573

     

0

   

Total

 

$

17,837,977

   

$

1,261,573

   

$

0

   

Select

                         

Common Stocks

 

$

5,954,211

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

Short Term Investments

   

0

     

408,642

     

0

   

Total

 

$

5,954,211

   

$

408,642

   

$

0

   

Equity and Income

                         

Common Stocks

 

$

10,053,195

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

Preferred Stocks

   

5,254

     

0

     

0

   

Government and Agency Securities

   

0

     

1,645,792

     

0

   

Corporate Bonds

   

0

     

2,205,429

     

0

   

Convertible Bonds

   

0

     

13,685

     

0

   

Short Term Investments

   

0

     

2,412,912

     

0

   

Total

 

$

10,058,449

   

$

6,277,818

   

$

0

   

Global

                         

Common Stocks

 

$

2,607,234

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

Short Term Investments

   

0

     

11,096

     

0

   

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts - Assets

   

0

     

380

     

0

   

Total

 

$

2,607,234

   

$

11,476

   

$

0

   

Global Select

                         

Common Stocks

 

$

2,658,381

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

Short Term Investments

   

0

     

93,481

     

0

   

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts - Assets

   

0

     

491

     

0

   

Total

 

$

2,658,381

   

$

93,972

   

$

0

   

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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

 

$

38,322,660

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

Short Term Investments

   

0

     

2,184,759

     

0

   

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts - Assets

   

0

     

4,610

     

0

   

Total

 

$

38,322,660

   

$

2,189,369

   

$

0

   

Int'l Small Cap

                         

Common Stocks

 

$

2,895,507

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

Short Term Investments

   

0

     

152,280

     

0

   

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts - Assets

   

0

     

609

     

0

   

Total

 

$

2,895,507

   

$

152,889

   

$

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 September 30, 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 forward foreign currency contract table included in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

At September 30, 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 to meet the terms of their contracts and from movements in currency values. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued

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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 September 30, 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"), are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

During the year ended September 30, 2017, the notional value of forward foreign currency contracts opened and the notional value of settled contracts is listed by Fund in the table below (in thousands):

Fund

  Currency
Contracts
opened
  Currency
Contracts
settled
 

Global

 

$

109,148

   

$

149,663

   

Global Select

   

134,306

     

153,827

   

International

   

1,315,353

     

1,523,110

   

Int'l Small Cap

   

113,023

     

152,208

   

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 September 30, 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 September 30, 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

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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 and Select used options written for tax management purposes during the year ended September 30, 2017. There were no written options outstanding at the year ended September 30, 2017.

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 year ended September 30, 2017.

Expense offset arrangement

State Street serves as custodian of the Funds. State Street's fee may be reduced by credits that are an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances each Fund maintains with State Street. Credit balances used to reduce the Funds' custodian fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of total expenses in the Statements of Operations. During the year ended September 30, 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 September 30, 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 September 30, 2017 Int'l Small Cap had securities on loan with a value of $12,583,185 and held as collateral for the loans U.S. Treasury securities with a value of $13,032,888.

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 year ended September 30, 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.

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At September 30, 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
 

$

13,111

   

1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc.

 

09/24/14

 

$

13,111

   

$

13,524

     

0.08

%

 
 

70,853

   

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

 

09/12/13 - 05/08/17

   

75,978

     

75,990

     

0.47

%

 
 

9,950

   

Amazon.com Inc.

 

08/15/17

   

9,932

     

10,021

     

0.06

%

 
 

134,500

   

Anthem, Inc.

 

08/11/17 - 09/21/17

   

134,376

     

134,376

     

0.83

%

 
 

26,865

   

BAT Capital Corp

 

08/08/17

   

26,865

     

26,999

     

0.17

%

 
 

169,640

   

BMW US Capital LLC

 

09/13/17 - 09/25/17

   

169,516

     

169,516

     

1.05

%

 
 

34,840

    Broadcom Corp. / Broadcom Cayman
Finance, Ltd.
 

01/11/17

   

34,761

     

35,416

     

0.22

%

 
 

250

   

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp.

 

03/09/17

   

248

     

253

     

0.00

%

 
 

19,900

   

CRC Escrow Issuer LLC Co.

 

09/29/17

   

19,900

     

20,024

     

0.12

%

 
 

9,950

    Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter
Communications Operating Capital
 

09/11/17

   

9,926

     

10,069

     

0.06

%

 
 

14,915

   

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

 

09/30/16

   

14,463

     

13,685

     

0.08

%

 
 

49,750

   

Chevron Corp.

 

09/08/17

   

49,746

     

49,746

     

0.31

%

 
 

14,438

   

CommScope Technologies LLC

 

03/02/17 - 06/22/17

   

14,293

     

14,474

     

0.09

%

 
 

3,980

   

CommScope, Inc.

 

05/26/17 - 07/07/17

   

4,143

     

4,143

     

0.03

%

 
 

37,000

   

Credit Suisse Group AG

 

12/04/13 - 06/11/14

   

37,000

     

41,355

     

0.26

%

 
 

17,665

   

Dell International LLC / EMC Corp.

 

05/17/16

   

17,659

     

19,202

     

0.12

%

 
 

1,000

   

Delphi Jersey Holdings PLC

 

09/14/17

   

995

     

1,018

     

0.01

%

 
 

4,910

    EMI Music Publishing Group North America
Holdings, Inc.
 

05/26/16

   

4,910

     

5,462

     

0.03

%

 
 

259,375

   

General Mills, Inc.

 

09/07/17 - 09/21/17

   

259,283

     

259,283

     

1.61

%

 
 

14,930

   

Glencore Finance Canada, Ltd.

 

03/24/17

   

14,937

     

14,937

     

0.09

%

 
 

100

   

IHS Markit, Ltd.

 

02/06/17

   

100

     

107

     

0.00

%

 
 

44,200

   

International Game Technology PLC

 

02/09/15

   

44,211

     

48,738

     

0.30

%

 
 

50,000

   

John Deere Capital Co.

 

09/06/17

   

49,903

     

49,903

     

0.31

%

 
 

2,000

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

06/02/16

   

2,000

     

2,113

     

0.01

%

 
 

68,000

   

Kellogg Co.

 

09/20/17 - 09/27/17

   

67,989

     

67,989

     

0.42

%

 
 

133,700

   

Kraft Food Group, Inc.

 

09/12/17 - 09/22/17

   

133,538

     

133,513

     

0.83

%

 
 

6,260

   

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.

 

02/17/16 - 02/23/16

   

6,666

     

6,690

     

0.04

%

 
 

1,990

   

Lithia Motors, Inc.

 

07/17/17

   

1,990

     

2,067

     

0.01

%

 
 

16,935

   

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

 

08/15/12 - 10/26/16

   

16,935

     

17,538

     

0.11

%

 
 

18,780

   

MSCI, Inc.

 

08/10/15 - 09/01/16

   

18,907

     

20,004

     

0.12

%

 
 

89,750

   

MetLife Short Term Funding LLC

 

09/07/17 - 09/25/17

   

89,703

     

89,703

     

0.56

%

 
 

16,349

   

Mondelez International Holdings Netherlands BV

 

01/03/17 - 01/25/17

   

15,911

     

16,135

     

0.10

%

 
 

1,000

   

Peabody Energy Corp.

 

02/09/17

   

1,000

     

1,030

     

0.01

%

 
 

6,970

   

Penn National Gaming, Inc.

 

01/17/17

   

6,970

     

7,231

     

0.04

%

 
 

74,625

   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

 

08/29/17

   

74,529

     

74,529

     

0.46

%

 
 

3,000

   

Post Holdings, Inc.

 

07/25/16 - 02/09/17

   

3,000

     

3,029

     

0.02

%

 
 

26,880

   

Principal Life Global Funding II

 

11/14/16 - 01/03/17

   

26,841

     

26,850

     

0.17

%

 
 

7,800

   

Quintiles IMS, Inc.

 

09/14/16

   

7,806

     

8,268

     

0.05

%

 
 

1,267

   

S&P Global, Inc.

 

01/19/17

   

1,272

     

1,276

     

0.01

%

 
 

94,485

   

Schlumberger Holdings Corp.

 

12/10/15 - 09/11/17

   

94,366

     

94,938

     

0.59

%

 
 

8,875

   

Scientific Games International, Inc.

 

11/14/14

   

8,981

     

9,419

     

0.06

%

 
 

16,370

   

Smithfield Foods, Inc.

 

01/25/17 - 09/28/17

   

16,358

     

16,515

     

0.10

%

 
 

1,990

   

Station Casinos LLC

 

09/07/17

   

1,990

     

1,995

     

0.01

%

 
 

1,000

   

Symantec Corp.

 

02/07/17

   

1,000

     

1,046

     

0.01

%

 
 

11,945

   

The Howard Hughes Corp.

 

03/03/17

   

11,945

     

12,184

     

0.08

%

 
 

6,965

   

USG Corp.

 

05/01/17

   

6,965

     

7,270

     

0.05

%

 
 

52,470

   

Universal Health Services, Inc.

 

01/14/16 - 11/09/16

   

53,027

     

54,443

     

0.34

%

 
 

12,140

   

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

 

09/16/16 - 05/11/17

   

12,067

     

12,144

     

0.08

%

 
               

$

1,706,160

     

10.58

%

 

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International


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

$

50,000

   

Anthem, Inc.

 

09/15/17

 

$

49,925

   

$

49,925

     

0.12

%

 
 

50,000

   

Chevron Corp.

 

09/08/17

   

49,996

     

49,996

     

0.12

%

 
 

93,000

   

General Mills, Inc.

 

09/13/17 - 09/20/17

   

92,951

     

92,951

     

0.23

%

 
 

50,000

   

John Deere Capital Co.

 

09/06/17

   

49,903

     

49,903

     

0.12

%

 
 

85,000

   

Kraft Food Group, Inc.

 

09/12/17 - 09/14/17

   

84,974

     

84,974

     

0.21

%

 
 

151,000

   

MetLife Short Term Funding LLC

 

09/07/17 - 09/21/17

   

150,917

     

150,917

     

0.38

%

 
 

125,000

   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

 

08/24/17 - 08/29/17

   

124,842

     

124,842

     

0.31

%

 
 

20,000

   

Schlumberger Holdings Corp.

 

09/18/17

   

19,941

     

19,936

     

0.05

%

 
               

$

623,444

     

1.54

%

 

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, 2017 remains subject to examination by taxing authorities.

2.  TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

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

Fund

 

Advisory Fees

 
Oakmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  1.00% up to $2 billion;
0.90% on the next $1 billion;
0.80% on the next $2 billion;
0.75% on the next $2.5 billion;
0.675% 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 billion; and
0.610% over $35 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 advisory fees waived for each Fund are included in the Statement of Operations.

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

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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 September 30, 2017 there were no amounts subject to recoupment.

The Advisor has voluntarily reimbursed certain of the Funds for a portion of Transfer Agency costs. For the period ended September 30, 2017 the Advisor reimbursed $7,439 and $170,555 to Oakmark and International for transfer agency expenses related to Institutional Class Shares. These amounts are not subject to recovery under the contractual expense reimbursement agreement described above.

The Adviser and/or the Funds have entered into agreements with financial intermediaries to provide recordkeeping, processing, shareholder communications and other services to customers of the intermediaries and have agreed to compensate the intermediaries for providing those services. Certain of those services would be provided by the Funds if the shares of those customers were registered directly with the Funds' transfer agent. Accordingly, the Funds pay a portion of the intermediary fees pursuant to an agreement with the Adviser 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 September 30, 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

 

$

11,824,037

   

$

7,340,938

   

$

(65,425

)

 

$

7,275,513

   

Select

   

4,045,931

     

2,350,509

     

(33,587

)

   

2,316,922

   

Equity and Income

   

11,653,158

     

4,701,851

     

(18,742

)

   

4,683,109

   

Global

   

1,917,634

     

719,284

     

(18,588

)

   

700,696

   

Global Select

   

2,247,159

     

548,561

     

(43,858

)

   

504,703

   

International

   

34,062,942

     

6,828,244

     

(383,767

)

   

6,444,477

   

Int'l Small Cap

   

2,747,347

     

512,997

     

(212,557

)

   

300,440

   

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At September 30, 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

 

$

96,468

   

$

824,949

   

$

921,417

   

Select

   

17,525

     

278,185

     

295,710

   

Equity and Income

   

195,672

     

1,066,576

     

1,262,248

   

Global

   

39,589

     

218,777

     

258,366

   

Global Select

   

30,864

     

154,775

     

185,639

   

International

   

560,880

     

286,652

     

847,532

   

Int'l Small Cap

   

39,253

     

60,164

     

99,417

   

During the year ended September 30, 2017 and the year ended September 30, 2016 the tax character of distributions paid was as follows (in thousands):

  Year Ended
September 30, 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

 

$

164,730

   

$

239,263

   

$

160,369

   

$

80,526

   

Select

   

48,723

     

205,002

     

17,524

     

0

   

Equity and Income

   

240,000

     

411,885

     

193,828

     

894,987

   

Global

   

26,380

     

0

     

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

   

56,246

     

13,933

     

68,573

     

67,877

   

On September 30, 2017 the Funds had temporary book/tax differences in undistributed earnings that were primarily attributable to trustee deferred compensation expenses, passive foreign investment companies, real estate investment trust basis adjustments, 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, defaulted bonds, return of capital distributions from real estate investment trusts, capital gain distributions from real estate investment trusts, passive foreign investment companies, and distribution re-designations. Permanent differences have been recorded in their respective component of the Analysis of Net Assets.

During the year ended September 30, 2017 the following amounts were classified due to permanent differences between book and tax accounting. (In thousands):

Fund

 

Paid in Capital

  Accumulated Net
Realized Gain (Loss)
on Investments
  Undistributed
Net Investment
Income (Loss)
 

Oakmark

 

$

78,716

   

$

(47,708

)

 

$

(31,008

)

 

Select

   

42,980

     

(45,949

)

   

2,969

   

Equity and Income

   

79,106

     

(57,654

)

   

(21,452

)

 

Global

   

3,680

     

(7,796

)

   

4,116

   

Global Select

   

3,613

     

(2,667

)

   

(946

)

 

International

   

61,116

     

(15,548

)

   

(45,568

)

 

Int'l Small Cap

   

19,467

     

(4,896

)

   

(14,571

)

 

4.  INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

For the year ended September 30, 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

 

$

3,376,237

   

$

1,267,000

   

$

2,137,258

   

$

785,133

   

$

1,092,005

   

$

18,626,411

   

$

904,706

   

Proceeds from sales

   

3,114,343

     

1,183,367

     

3,933,963

     

1,153,841

     

897,977

     

11,983,794

     

855,307

   

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Oakmark Funds

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

Purchases at cost and proceeds from sales (in thousands) of long-term U.S. Government securities for the year ended September 30, 2017 were $321,394 and $24,585, respectively, for Equity and Income.

During the year ended September 30, 2017 Oakmark and Select both engaged in sale transactions (in thousands) totaling $355,527, with funds that have a common investment adviser. These sale transactions complied with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 act.

5.  INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATED ISSUERS

A company was considered to be an affiliate of a Fund because that Fund owned 5% or more of the company's voting securities during all or part of the year ended September 30, 2017. Purchase and sale transactions and dividend and interest income earned during the period on these securities are listed after the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

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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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
Year

 

Total
Return

 

Net Assets,
End of
Year
($million)

 

Ratio of
Net
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets

 

Ratio of
Net
Investment
Income to
Average
Net Assets

 

Ratio of
Gross
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets

 

Portfolio
Turnover
Rate

 

Oakmark Fund

 

Investor Class(a)

 

9/30/17

 

$

68.70

     

0.76

     

15.26

     

16.02

     

(0.77

)

   

(1.10

)

   

(1.87

)

   

0.00

   

$

82.85

     

23.79

%

 

$

14,200.2

     

0.86

%

   

0.91

%

   

0.90

%

   

19

%

 

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

%

   

1.14

%

   

0.89

%

   

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)

   

0.92

%

   

0.85

%(b)

   

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

%

   

0.76

%

   

0.87

%

   

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

%

   

0.78

%

   

0.95

%

   

19

%

 

Advisor Class(d)

 

9/30/17

 

$

71.35

     

0.66

(c)

   

10.96

     

11.62

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

   

$

82.97

     

16.29

%

 

$

1,839.8

     

0.72

%

   

1.01

%

   

0.76

%

   

19

%

 

Institutional Class(d)

 

9/30/17

 

$

71.35

     

0.67

(c)

   

10.95

     

11.62

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

   

$

82.97

     

16.29

%

 

$

2,569.2

     

0.68

%

   

1.02

%

   

0.73

%

   

19

%

 

Service Class(e)

 

9/30/17

 

$

68.34

   

0.47

(c)

 

15.28

     

15.75

     

(0.51

)

   

(1.10

)

   

(1.61

)

   

0.00

   

$

82.48

     

23.45

%

 

$

168.4

     

1.14

%

   

0.63

%

   

1.18

%

   

19

%

 

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

%

   

0.86

%

   

1.21

%

   

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)

   

0.57

%

   

1.19

%(b)

   

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

%

   

0.45

%

   

1.18

%

   

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

%

   

0.49

%

   

1.23

%

   

19

%

 
 

   

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)

   

Commenced on 11/30/2016.

 
 

(e)

   

Formerly Class II shares.

 

Oakmark Select Fund

 

Investor Class(a)

 

9/30/17

 

$

40.99

     

0.17

     

8.78

     

8.95

     

(0.40

)

   

(1.70

)

   

(2.10

)

   

0.00

   

$

47.84

     

22.61

%

 

$

4,854.7

     

0.96

%

   

0.39

%

   

1.03

%

   

22

%

 

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

%

   

0.92

%

   

0.98

%

   

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

%

   

0.20

%

   

0.95

%

   

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

%

   

(0.03

)%

   

0.95

%

   

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

%

   

0.11

%

   

1.01

%

   

24

%

 

Advisor Class(d)

 

9/30/17

 

$

41.93

     

0.20

(b)

   

5.77

     

5.97

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

   

$

47.90

     

14.24

%

 

$

571.3

     

0.81

%

   

0.54

%

   

0.89

%

   

22

%

 

Institutional Class(d)

 

9/30/17

 

$

41.93

     

0.22

(b)

   

5.76

     

5.98

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

   

$

47.91

     

14.26

%

 

$

768.9

     

0.79

%

   

0.58

%

   

0.87

%

   

22

%

 

Service Class(e)

 

9/30/17

 

$

40.44

     

0.05

(b)

   

8.68

     

8.73

     

(0.26

)

   

(1.70

)

   

(1.96

)

   

0.00

   

$

47.21

     

22.29

%

 

$

27.9

     

1.24

%

   

0.11

%

   

1.31

%

   

22

%

 

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

%

   

0.62

%

   

1.32

%

   

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

%

   

(0.12

)%

   

1.27

%

   

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

%

   

(0.30

)%

   

1.23

%

   

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

%

   

(0.21

)%

   

1.33

%

   

24

%

 
 

   

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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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
Year

 

Total
Return

 

Net Assets,
End of
Year
($million)

 

Ratio of
Net
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets

 

Ratio of
Net
Investment
Income to
Average
Net Assets

 

Ratio of
Gross
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets

 

Portfolio
Turnover
Rate

 

Oakmark Equity and Income Fund

 

Investor Class(a)

 

9/30/17

 

$

30.20

   

0.58

   

3.89

     

4.47

     

(0.47

)

   

(0.79

)

   

(1.26

)

   

0.00

   

$

33.41

     

15.30

%

 

$

14,249.1

     

0.78

%

   

1.71

%

   

0.87

%

   

18

%

 

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

%

   

1.22

%

   

0.79

%

   

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

%

   

1.06

%

   

0.75

%

   

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

%

   

0.85

%

   

0.74

%

   

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

%

   

0.89

%

   

0.77

%

   

25

%(c)

 

Advisor Class(d)

 

9/30/17

 

$

29.97

     

0.55

(b)

   

2.94

     

3.49

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

   

$

33.46

     

11.64

%

 

$

724.7

   

0.61

%

 

2.07

%

 

0.71

%

 

18

%

 

Institutional Class(d)

 

9/30/17

 

$

29.97

     

0.59

(b)

   

2.90

     

3.49

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

   

$

33.46

     

11.64

%

 

$

536.3

   

0.59

%

 

2.19

%

 

0.69

%

 

18

%

 

Service Class(e)

 

9/30/17

 

$

30.00

     

0.45

(b)

   

3.90

     

4.35

     

(0.37

)

   

(0.79

)

   

(1.16

)

   

0.00

   

$

33.19

     

14.95

%

 

$

622.1

     

1.05

%

   

1.44

%

   

1.14

%

   

18

%

 

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

%

   

0.90

%

   

1.10

%

   

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

%

   

0.71

%

   

1.09

%

   

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

%

   

0.54

%

   

1.05

%

   

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

%

   

0.56

%

   

1.10

%

   

25

%(c)

 

 

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)

 

9/30/17

 

$

26.36

   

0.29

(c)

 

7.97

     

8.26

     

(0.30

)

   

0.00

     

(0.30

)

   

0.00

   

$

34.32

     

31.64

%

 

$

1,811.8

     

1.15

%

   

0.96

%

   

1.21

%

   

32

%

 

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

%

   

1.14

%

   

1.17

%

   

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

%

   

0.86

%

   

1.12

%

   

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

%

   

0.76

%

   

1.11

%

   

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

%

   

0.75

%

   

1.13

%

   

45

%(d)

 

Advisor Class(e)

 

9/30/17

 

$

27.22

   

0.24

(c)

 

6.90

     

7.14

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

   

$

34.36

     

26.23

%

 

$

499.9

   

1.01

%

 

0.89

%

 

1.07

%

 

32

%

 

Institutional Class(e)

 

9/30/17

 

$

27.22

     

0.26

     

6.90

     

7.16

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

   

$

34.38

     

26.30

%

 

$

309.6

   

0.96

%

 

1.55

%

 

1.02

%

 

32

%

 

Service Class(f)

 

9/30/17

 

$

25.65

     

(0.14

)

   

8.11

     

7.97

     

(0.22

)

   

0.00

     

(0.22

)

   

0.00

   

$

33.40

     

31.27

%

 

$

22.5

     

1.42

%

   

0.63

%

   

1.48

%

   

32

%

 

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

%

   

0.82

%

   

1.50

%

   

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

%

   

0.46

%

   

1.52

%

   

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

%

   

0.42

%

   

1.45

%

   

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

%

   

0.40

%

   

1.48

%

   

45

%(d)

 

 

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
Year

 

Total
Return

 

Net Assets,
End of
Year
($million)

 

Ratio of
Net
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets

 

Ratio of
Net
Investment
Income to
Average
Net Assets

 

Ratio of
Gross
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets

 

Portfolio
Turnover
Rate

 

Oakmark Global Select Fund

 

Investor Class(a)

 

9/30/17

 

$

15.81

     

0.26

     

3.88

     

4.14

     

(0.17

)

   

0.00

     

(0.17

)

   

0.00

   

$

19.78

     

26.41

%

 

$

2,035.3

     

1.12

%

   

1.25

%

   

1.18

%

   

39

%

 

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

%

   

1.12

%

   

1.15

%

   

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

%

   

0.70

%

   

1.13

%

   

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

%

   

0.92

%

   

1.13

%

   

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

%

   

1.01

%

   

1.15

%

   

36

%

 

Advisor Class(b)

 

9/30/17

 

$

16.39

     

0.25

(c)

   

3.17

     

3.42

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

   

$

19.81

     

20.87

%

 

$

148.4

     

1.00

%

   

1.58

%

   

1.07

%

   

39

%

 

Institutional Class(b)

 

9/30/17

 

$

16.39

     

0.23

(c)

   

3.19

     

3.42

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

   

$

19.81

     

20.87

%

 

$

608.0

     

0.94

%

   

1.46

%

   

1.00

%

   

39

%

 
 

   

Data has been annualized.

 
 

(a)

   

Formerly Class I shares.

 
 

(b)

   

Commenced on 11/30/2016.

 
 

(c)

   

Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

 
 

(d)

   

Formerly Class II shares.

 

Oakmark International Fund

 

Investor Class(a)

 

9/30/17

 

$

21.66

   

0.44

   

7.01

     

7.45

     

(0.34

)

   

0.00

     

(0.34

)

   

0.00

   

$

28.77

     

34.88

%

 

$

31,058.2

     

0.95

%

   

1.72

%

   

1.00

%

   

41

%

 

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

%

   

1.72

%

   

1.00

%

   

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

%

   

1.81

%

   

0.95

%

   

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

%

   

1.76

%

   

0.95

%

   

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

%

   

1.58

%

   

0.98

%

   

37

%(c)

 

Advisor Class(d)

 

9/30/17

 

$

21.96

     

0.53

(b)

   

6.33

     

6.86

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

   

$

28.82

     

31.24

%

 

$

914.3

     

0.81

%

   

2.42

%

   

0.86

%

   

41

%

 

Institutional Class(d)

 

9/30/17

 

$

21.96

     

0.46

(b)

   

6.40

     

6.86

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

   

$

28.82

     

31.24

%

 

$

7,658.7

     

0.77

%

   

2.06

%

   

0.83

%

   

41

%

 

Service Class(e)

 

9/30/17

 

$

21.74

   

0.46

   

6.96

     

7.42

     

(0.26

)

   

0.00

     

(0.26

)

   

0.00

   

$

28.90

     

34.51

%

 

$

579.7

     

1.22

%

   

1.38

%

   

1.27

%

   

41

%

 

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

%

   

1.38

%

   

1.34

%

   

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

%

   

1.48

%

   

1.33

%

   

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

%

   

1.40

%

   

1.33

%

   

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

%

   

1.20

%

   

1.34

%

   

37

%(c)

 
 

   

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.

 

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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
Year

 

Total
Return

 

Net Assets,
End of
Year
($million)

 

Ratio of
Net
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets

 

Ratio of
Net
Investment
Income to
Average
Net Assets

 

Ratio of
Gross
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets

 

Portfolio
Turnover
Rate

 

Oakmark International Small Cap Fund

 

Investor Class(a)

 

9/30/17

 

$

14.84

     

0.23

(b)

   

3.50

     

3.73

     

(0.36

)

   

(0.09

)

   

(0.45

)

   

0.00

(c)

 

$

18.12

     

25.98

%

 

$

1,835.5

     

1.36

%

   

1.40

%

   

1.36

%

 

34

%

 

9/30/16

 

$

14.63

     

0.42

(b)

   

0.51

     

0.93

     

(0.36

)

   

(0.36

)

   

(0.72

)

   

0.00

(c)

 

$

14.84

     

6.66

%

 

$

2,365.1

     

1.38

%

   

2.97

%

   

1.38

%

   

38

%

 

9/30/15

 

$

16.38

     

0.19

(b)

   

(0.78

)

   

(0.59

)

   

(0.26

)

   

(0.90

)

   

(1.16

)

   

0.00

(c)

 

$

14.63

     

-3.70

%

 

$

2,852.0

     

1.35

%

   

1.18

%

   

1.35

%

   

46

%

 

9/30/14

 

$

17.29

     

0.17

     

(0.53

)

   

(0.36

)

   

(0.55

)

   

0.00

     

(0.55

)

   

0.00

(c)

 

$

16.38

     

-2.14

%

 

$

2,910.0

     

1.31

%

   

1.07

%

   

1.31

%

   

38

%

 

9/30/13

 

$

13.06

     

0.18

     

4.26

     

4.44

     

(0.21

)

   

0.00

     

(0.21

)

   

0.00

(c)

 

$

17.29

     

34.42

%

 

$

2,254.1

     

1.35

%

   

1.23

%

   

1.35

%

   

50

%

 

Advisor Class(d)

 

9/30/17

 

$

14.16

     

0.19

(b)

   

3.79

     

3.98

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

(c)

 

$

18.14

     

28.11

%

 

$

388.5

     

1.21

%

   

1.29

%

   

1.21

%

 

34

%

 

Institutional Class(d)

 

9/30/17

 

$

14.16

     

0.21

(b)

   

3.78

     

3.99

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

     

0.00

(c)

 

$

18.15

     

28.18

%

 

$

839.1

     

1.14

%

   

1.47

%

   

1.14

%

 

34

%

 

Service Class(e)

 

9/30/17

 

$

14.75

     

0.17

(b)

   

3.49

     

3.66

     

(0.32

)

   

(0.09

)

   

(0.41

)

   

0.00

(c)

 

$

18.00

     

25.56

%

 

$

2.1

     

1.66

%

   

1.04

%

   

1.66

%

 

34

%

 

9/30/16

 

$

14.53

     

0.38

(b)

   

0.51

     

0.89

     

(0.31

)

   

(0.36

)

   

(0.67

)

   

0.00

(c)

 

$

14.75

     

6.39

%

 

$

1.5

     

1.69

%

   

2.69

%

   

1.69

%

   

38

%

 

9/30/15

 

$

16.26

     

0.13

(b)

   

(0.77

)

   

(0.64

)

   

(0.19

)

   

(0.90

)

   

(1.09

)

   

0.00

(c)

 

$

14.53

     

-4.00

%

 

$

1.9

     

1.62

%

   

0.85

%

   

1.62

%

   

46

%

 

9/30/14

 

$

17.17

     

0.14

     

(0.54

)

   

(0.40

)

   

(0.51

)

   

0.00

     

(0.51

)

   

0.00

(c)

 

$

16.26

     

-2.42

%

 

$

3.3

     

1.62

%

   

0.70

%

   

1.62

%

   

38

%

 

9/30/13

 

$

12.98

     

0.13

(b)

   

4.24

     

4.37

     

(0.18

)

   

0.00

     

(0.18

)

   

0.00

(c)

 

$

17.17

     

34.04

%

 

$

3.5

     

1.64

%

   

0.90

%

   

1.64

%

   

50

%

 
 

   

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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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of Harris Associates Investment Trust, comprised of Oakmark Fund, Oakmark Select Fund, Oakmark Equity and Income Fund, Oakmark Global Fund, Oakmark Global Select Fund, Oakmark International Fund, and Oakmark International Small Cap Fund (collectively the "Funds"), as of September 30, 2017, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for the periods presented. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds' management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds' internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2017, by correspondence with the Funds' custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of September 30, 2017, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Chicago, Illinois
November 17, 2017

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Federal Tax Information

(Unaudited)

Global, Global Select, International and Int'l Small Cap paid qualifying foreign taxes of (in thousands) $2,398, $2,756, $60,195 and $5,202 and earned $43,404, $44,696, $888,736 and $77,663 of foreign source income, respectively, during the year ended September 30, 2017. Pursuant to Section 853 of the Internal Revenue Code, Global, Global Select, International and Int'l Small Cap designated $0.03, $0.02, $0.04 and $0.03 per share as foreign taxes paid and $0.56, $0.32, $0.64 and $0.46 per share as income earned from foreign sources, respectively, for the year ended September 30, 2017.

Qualified dividend income ("QDI") received by the Funds through September 30, 2017 that qualified for a reduced tax rate pursuant to the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 are as follows (in thousands):

Fund

 

Oakmark

 

$

290,913

   

Select

   

75,242

   

Equity and Income

   

262,200

   

Global

   

55,322

   

Global Select

   

59,319

   

International

   

751,613

   

Int'l Small Cap

   

68,485

   

For corporate shareholders, a portion of the ordinary dividends paid during the Funds' year ended September 30, 2017 qualified for the dividends received deduction, as follows:

Fund

 

Oakmark

   

100.00

%

 

Select

   

100.00

%

 

Equity and Income

   

87.22

%

 

Global

   

40.10

%

 

Global Select

   

52.21

%

 

International

   

0.00

%

 

Int'l Small Cap

   

0.00

%

 

Disclosures and Endnotes

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

Before investing in any Oakmark Fund, you should carefully consider the Fund's investment objectives, risks, management fees and other expenses. This and other important information is contained in 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

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Disclosures and Endnotes (continued)

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

2.  The CAPE Ratio is a cyclically adjusted price-to-earnings ratio and a valuation measure usually applied to the S&P 500 equity market. It is defined as price divided by the average of ten years of earnings (moving average), adjusted for inflation.

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 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.

8.  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.

9.  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.

10.  The quoted passage is taken from a memo from Howard Marks of Oaktree titled "Yet Again?" dated September 7, 2017 https://www.oaktreecapital.com/insights/howard-marks-memos

11.  The quoted passage is taken from an article by Daniel Godfrey titled "Why Warren Buffet is right, but so wrong" from the Financial Times dated September 5, 2017.

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.

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.  EBITDA refers to Earnings Before the deduction of payments for Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization which is a measure of operating income.

18.  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.

19.  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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Trustees and Officers

The board of trustees has overall responsibility for the operations of Harris Associates Investment Trust ("Trust"), and its seven series, The Oakmark Funds. Each trustee serves until the election and qualification of his or her successor, or until he or she dies, resigns or is removed. The retirement age for trustees is 72.

The president, any vice president, treasurer and secretary serve until the election and qualification of his or her successor, or until he or she dies, resigns, or is removed or disqualified. Each other officer shall serve at the pleasure of the board of trustees.

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

Trustees Who Are Interested Persons of the Trust

Name and Age†

  Position(s)
with Trust
  Year First
Elected or
Appointed to
Current
Position
  Principal Occupation(s)
Held During Past Five Years
  Other
Directorships
Held by Trustee
 
Kristi L. Rowsell,
51*
 

Trustee and President

 

2010

 

Director, Harris Associates, Inc. ("HAI") and President, HAI, Harris Associates L.P. ("HALP") and Harris Associates Securities L.P. ("HASLP"), since 2010.

 

None

 

Trustees Who Are Not Interested Persons of the Trust

Name and Age†

  Position(s)
with Trust
  Year First
Elected or
Appointed to
Current
Position
  Principal Occupation(s)
Held During Past Five Years
  Other
Directorships
Held by Trustee
 
Thomas H. Hayden,
66
 

Trustee

 

1995

 

Lecturer, Master of Science in Integrated Marketing Communications program, the Medill School, Northwestern University, and Master of Science in Law program, Northwestern University School of Law.

 

None

 
Christine M. Maki,
56
 

Trustee

 

1995

 

Senior Vice President—Tax, RR Donnelley & Sons Company (global provider of integrated communication services).

 

None

 
Laurence C. Morse, Ph.D.,
66
 

Trustee

 

2013

 

Managing Partner, Fairview Capital Partners, Inc. (private equity investment management firm).

 

Director, Webster Bank (bank and financial institution); Director, Webster Financial Corporation (bank holding company)

 
Mindy M. Posoff,
61
 

Trustee

 

2016

 

Managing Director, Golden Seeds (angel investment group) since 2010; Traversent Capital Partners, Founding Partner and President (consulting firm providing strategic solutions for hedge funds and asset managers) since 2010; Chair, Board of Directors, AboutOne (start-up technology company providing tools to manage home and family life) since 2011; Trustee of the HighMark Mutual Funds from 2010 to 2014.

 

None

 
Allan J. Reich,
69
 

Trustee and Chair of the Board

 

1993

 

Senior Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (law firm).

 

None

 
Steven S. Rogers,
60
 

Trustee

 

2006

 

Senior Lecturer of Business Administration, Harvard Business School since 2012; Clinical Professor of Finance & Management, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University 1995-2012; Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation since 1994.

 

None

 
Peter S. Voss,
70
 

Trustee

 

1995

 

Retired, since 2007.

 

None

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

Other Officers of the Trust

Name and Age†

 

Position(s) with Trust

  Year First
Elected or
Appointed to
Current
Position
  Principal Occupation(s)
Held During Past Five Years#
 
Judson H. Brooks,
46
 

Vice President

 

2013

 

Analyst, HALP

 
Anthony P. Coniaris,
40
 

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

 

2013

 

Co-Chairman, HAI and HALP; Portfolio Manager and Analyst, HALP

 
Megan J. Claucherty,
35
 

Vice President

 

2016

 

Senior Attorney, HALP since 2015; Associate Attorney, Vedder Price P.C.; Associate Attorney, Godfrey & Kahn S.C; Securities Compliance Examiner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, prior thereto

 
Richard J. Gorman,
51
 

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

 

2006

 

Chief Compliance Officer of the Trust

 
Kevin G. Grant,
53
 

Executive Vice President and Portfolio Manager (Oakmark Fund)

 

2000

 

Co-Chairman, HAI and HALP; Portfolio Manager and Analyst, HALP

 
Justin D. Hance,
33
 

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

 

2016

 

Vice President, HAI and HALP; Director of International Research, HALP since 2016; Assistant Director of International Research and Analyst, HALP, prior thereto

 
David G. Herro,
56
 

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

 

1992

 

Director, HAI; Deputy Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, International Equities, HAI and HALP; Portfolio Manager and Analyst, HALP

 
M. Colin Hudson,
47
 

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

 

2013

 

Vice President, HAI and HALP; Portfolio Manager and Analyst, HALP

 
John J. Kane,
46
 

Vice President, Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

2005

  Director, Operations, HALP since 2017;
Director, Global Investment Services, HALP
 
Christopher W. Keller,
50
 

Vice President

 

2015

 

Chief Operating Officer, HALP since 2015; Vice President and Managing Director, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, prior thereto

 
Eric Liu,
38
 

Vice President and Portfolio Manager (Oakmark Global Select Fund)

 

2016

 

Portfolio Manager and Analyst, HALP

 
Jason E. Long,
41
 

Vice President and Portfolio Manager (Oakmark Global Fund)

 

2016

 

Vice President, HAI and HALP; Portfolio Manager and Analyst, HALP since 2016; Analyst, HALP, prior thereto

 
Michael L. Manelli,
37
 

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

 

2011

 

Vice President, HAI and HALP; Portfolio Manager and Analyst, HALP

 
Clyde S. McGregor,
64
 

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

 

1995

 

Vice President, HAI and HALP; Portfolio Manager, HALP

 
Ian J. McPheron,
46
 

Vice President

 

2015

 

Deputy General Counsel, HALP since 2015; Assistant General Counsel, HALP, prior thereto

 
Thomas W. Murray,
47
 

Vice President and Portfolio Manager (Oakmark Select Fund)

 

2013

 

Vice President and Director of U.S. Research, HAI and HALP; Portfolio Manager and Analyst, HALP

 
Michael J. Neary,
49
 

Vice President

 

2009

 

Managing Director, Client Portfolio Manager, HALP

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

Name and Age†

 

Position(s) with Trust

  Year First
Elected or
Appointed to
Current
Position
  Principal Occupation(s)
Held During Past Five Years#
 
William C. Nygren,
59
 

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

 

1996

 

Vice President, HAI and HALP; Portfolio Manager and Analyst, HALP

 
Vineeta D. Raketich,
46
 

Vice President

 

2003

 

Managing Director, Global Operations and Client Relations, HALP

 
Andrew J. Tedeschi,
52
 

Vice President and Assistant Treasurer

 

2008

 

Controller Fund Administration, HALP

 
Zachary D. Weber,
43
 

Vice President

 

2016

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, HAI and HALP since 2016; Senior Vice President and Vice President, GCM Grosvenor, prior thereto

 
Edward J. Wojciechowski,
44
 

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

 

2013

 

Portfolio Manager and Analyst, HALP

 

†  Age for Trustees and Officers is as of September 30, 2017.

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

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

Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each officer and trustee listed in the tables is 111 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 4600, Chicago, Illinois 60606-4319.

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

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(e)                                  Not applicable.

 

(f)                                   A copy of the Code is incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form N-CSR, Investment Company Act file number 811-06279 (filed November 25, 2015). Copies of the Code will also be made available free of charge upon request, by writing or calling The Oakmark Funds, P.O. Box 8510, Boston, MA  02266-8510, 1-800-OAKMARK (1-800-625-6275).

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

Registrant’s board of trustees has determined that each of the following members of the Registrant’s audit committee qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” as such term is defined in Item 3(b) of Form N-CSR:  Thomas H. Hayden, Christine M. Maki, Allan J. Reich, and Peter S. Voss.  Each of those members of Registrant’s audit committee is “independent” as such term is defined in paragraph (a)(2) of Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

 

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

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

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

 



 

 

 

Fiscal Year 
Ended
September 30, 
2017

 

Fiscal Year 
Ended
September 30,
 2016

 

Audit Fees(1)

 

$

253,000

 

$

243,000

 

Audit-Related Fees(2)

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

Tax Fees(3)

 

$

39,700

 

$

34,200

 

All Other Fees(4)

 

$

47,268

 

$

0

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

The aggregate non-audit fees billed for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016 by the Registrant’s principal accountant for services rendered to the Registrant, its investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant were $47,268 and $0, respectively. These non-audit services provided to the Registrant by the principal accountant related to clerical and ministerial tasks for the filing of tax reclaims in certain European Union countries.

 


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

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

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

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

 



 

The audit committee of Registrant’s board of trustees has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered by Registrant’s principal accountant to Registrant’s investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Investments.

 

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

 

(b)                                 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. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1)

 

A copy of the Code is incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form N-CSR, Investment Company Act file number 811-06279 (filed November 25, 2015).

 

 

 

(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), respectively.

 

 

 

(3)

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

(4)

 

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:

November 27, 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:

November 27, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ John J. Kane

 

 

John J. Kane

 

 

Principal Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

Date:

November 27, 2017