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OAKMARK FUNDS

FIRST QUARTER REPORT | DECEMBER 31, 2017

OAKMARK FUND

OAKMARK SELECT FUND

OAKMARK EQUITY AND INCOME FUND

OAKMARK GLOBAL FUND

OAKMARK GLOBAL SELECT FUND

OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL FUND

OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP FUND



Oakmark Funds

2018 First Quarter Report

TABLE OF CONTENTS

President's Letter

   

1

   

Commentary on Oakmark and Oakmark Select Funds

   

2

   

Oakmark Fund

 

Summary Information

   

4

   

Portfolio Manager Commentary

   

5

   

Schedule of Investments

   

6

   

Oakmark Select Fund

 

Summary Information

   

8

   

Portfolio Manager Commentary

   

9

   

Schedule of Investments

   

10

   

Oakmark Equity and Income Fund

 

Summary Information

   

12

   

Portfolio Manager Commentary

   

13

   

Schedule of Investments

   

15

   

Oakmark Global Fund

 

Summary Information

   

22

   

Portfolio Manager Commentary

   

23

   

Schedule of Investments

   

24

   

Oakmark Global Select Fund

 

Summary Information

   

28

   

Portfolio Manager Commentary

   

29

   

Schedule of Investments

   

30

   

Oakmark International Fund

 

Summary Information

   

32

   

Portfolio Manager Commentary

   

33

   

Schedule of Investments

   

34

   

Oakmark International Small Cap Fund

 

Summary Information

   

38

   

Portfolio Manager Commentary

   

39

   

Schedule of Investments

   

40

   

Disclosures and Endnotes

   

43

   

Trustees and Officers

   

45

   

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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Oakmark Funds  December 31, 2017

President's Letter

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

Dear Fellow Shareholder,

Global equity markets were very good to investors in 2017, and the Oakmark Funds also benefited, posting strong positive returns. We take great pride in the returns that our long-term investors have enjoyed, and we appreciate the confidence our shareholders have placed in us. We realize that you have selected the Oakmark Funds out of an ever-growing number of competitors. Know that you distinguished your selection by investing with a deeply experienced team that's committed to growing your capital. For more than 40 years, Harris Associates has practiced consistent investment principles: as value investors, we seek out significantly underpriced companies that have strong business fundamentals and proven, shareholder-oriented management teams. Both the Oakmark and Oakmark International Funds have executed this process with discipline for more than 25 years.

We know that expenses are important to investors; therefore, in 2016, Harris Associates expanded the Oakmark Funds' share class structures. As I write this letter, over 25% of our Funds' assets are in these new share classes, which provide lower expense ratios to qualified investors. Many intermediaries are offering the new share classes, expanding access to purchase shares with transaction fees or incorporating the Funds into programs at institutional rates. As you plan your investments for the coming year, make sure to determine whether you qualify to access our Advisor or Institutional share classes and their lower expense ratios.

We believe it is important for an investment manager's employees to invest their own money in the funds they offer. This shows an alignment between management and shareholder interests. Regulations require that all mutual funds disclose how much money the portfolio managers have invested in their funds, but we voluntarily supplement

this disclosure each year by sharing the overall level that Harris personnel have invested in the Oakmark Funds. We believe this indicates our level of commitment and our shared sense of stewardship of Fund assets. We are pleased to announce that as of December 31, 2017, the employees of Harris Associates, the Funds' officers, trustees and their families have more than $480 million invested in the Oakmark Funds.

We wish you a prosperous and happy new year!

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 43.

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Oakmark and Oakmark Select Funds  December 31, 2017

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.

During the quarter, Win Murray and I had the pleasure of answering some questions for GuruFocus1. Readers submitted their questions, which covered a range of topics, including value investing, Harris Associates' investment philosophy and some of our current portfolio holdings.

Below is an excerpt of the Q&A. The full version can be found here.

What is your most compelling investment right now?

Bill Nygren: One way to answer the question would be to pick either Citigroup (C) or Alphabet (GOOG) because they are the largest holdings in Oakmark and Oakmark Select. I would highlight the price of Citigroup being barely above book value, or adjusting for the non-earning assets at Alphabet that leave a search business at less than a market multiple. But I don't think that is the best answer to your question. Our individual stock selections underperform the market close to half the time, and our opinions change as facts and prices change. So a month after I write that answer, it might not accurately reflect our thinking.

I think the better answer is to go to the asset category and say stocks or a portfolio of stocks that appears attractively priced based on long-term expectations, such as the Oakmark Fund. As an asset class, stocks have a record of impressively outperforming other types of assets, and individuals who try to time ins and outs have a poor record. I believe individuals should develop an investment plan that is as heavy in equities as is allowed by their financial situations and risk tolerances. Then they should periodically rebalance their weighting in equities back to their target, meaning trimming after price increases and adding after declines.

This view, of course, assumes that before investing dollar one in equities that enough cash has been kept to meet near-term expected expenses, as well as enough to last through an extended emergency or job loss. It also assumes that any credit card debt has all been paid off because the after-tax cost of that debt is much higher than the return expected in stocks. Lastly, I can't resist pointing out that buying staples on sale can be the best return of all, and cash will be needed for that, too. If toothpaste, for example, is on a two-for-one special, the return on that purchase is 100% after-tax in less than a year. No other investment can consistently match that!

What signals should we look for to warn us of an imminent market correction? What stocks do you recommend owning as a defensive position against a large correction?

Win Murray: Implicit in this question are two concepts: 1) the market is overvalued currently and 2) the market can (and should) be timed, with cash balances raised ahead of downdrafts.

Let's address the second point first. If you had invested in the S&P 5002 at the Oakmark Fund's inception in 1991, reinvesting dividends and never selling, today you would have nearly 12 times your initial investment, despite some enormous intervening market declines, including the worst global financial crisis in a generation. If you had instead invested in the Oakmark Fund, following our disciplined investment approach, you would have 25 times your starting money. The long-term track record for investing in equities and the power of compounding are so attractive that we believe it's not worth the risk to try to exit the market during the periods of time in which equity returns are less attractive.

As to the first point...There's no question that the market looks expensive on absolute metrics, such as P/E3 versus its own history. However, the market can't be valued in a vacuum. If stocks are worth their discounted cash flows (and they are), then the discount rate by definition is a big component in valuation. The current interest rate environment is as low as it's been in our lifetimes, and thus the value of future cash flows discounted to today should be higher than it's been in the past, producing higher warranted P/E ratios.

In addition, the P/E ratios themselves are somewhat misleading, as the cash on companies' balance sheets isn't producing the interest income it used to historically. Meanwhile, the large increase in R&D-heavy enterprises within the overall market leads to a mismatch between current expenses (R&D spending immediately reduces current income) and future earnings (as the revenues generated from current R&D expenses will be seen in the years to come).

Finally, if you did truly believe a correction was coming but you wanted to continue to own stocks (as we do), the most attractive securities would likely be the ones trading at the largest current discount to fair value. These are precisely the stocks that we endeavor to own in our portfolios in all market environments.

Can you comment on GE (GE)? Any thoughts on upside? Time frame? Mistakes they have made in the past? What would you like to see them do?

Murray: We were wrong in our initial assessment of General Electric (GE). We believed that its new CFO Jeff Bornstein would help change the company's history of poor capital allocation, as evidenced by transactions he initiated, such as the GE Capital exit, the Alstom purchase, and the Synchrony spin. We also believed the company's cost structure had not been run as efficiently as it could've been and that margins would expand over time.

As it turns out, GE's culture of "growth, growth, growth," with a focus on reported EPS4, was inappropriately applied to the company's Power division. GE Power built capacity and inventory

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 43.

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Oakmark and Oakmark Select Funds  December 31, 2017

Portfolio Manager Commentary (continued)

for orders that never came and sold OEM equipment at poor contract terms, while booking GAAP profits through adjustments to prior-period long-term service agreement accounting. GE Power's sustainable operating income turned out to be vastly lower than what had been reported. The stock has been a significant underperformer, and many executives (including the CEO, CFO, two Vice Chairmen, and the head of GE Power) no longer work for the company.

After taking a fresh look at GE, we continue to believe it has some outstanding businesses with long-lived service income, which should (when properly run) trade at least at parity with other high-quality industrials. We also believe that John Flannery is a very capable CEO who will ultimately run the company more effectively than it's been run in decades. The turnaround won't occur overnight, but the current price appears to be factoring in significant challenges, and we believe the stock remains attractive.

What is your take on Chesapeake Energy (CHK) and Apache (APA)? How do you estimate their intrinsic values? What are potential catalysts? Isn't shale and "oil producing nations undercutting each other" increasing the supply, and electric vehicles dampening demand?

Nygren: For any company the Oakmark team looks at, we project out two years of financial statements, estimate a growth rate for the next five years and make thoughtful estimates as to how cash flow will be invested or, in higher growth situations, how capital needs will get funded, to arrive at a per share value estimate. Because we are looking out a total of seven years, our assumption is that the economy will be at "normal" levels, reflecting neither peaks nor valleys.

With commodity companies, the single most important variable to forecast is the price of the commodity. As with the economy, we want to use a price that reflects "normal" times. That means a price that is high enough to incentivize new production to meet new demand that comes from growing global GDP, yet not so high a price that a surplus is produced. Over the past decade, oil has ranged from a low of $28 per barrel to a high of $147. Our analysis suggests that for new exploration, a price of around $70 is needed to earn a 10% return on capital. That is also conveniently a fair amount under the average of the past decade, stated in current dollars.

When we value energy companies based on what they would be worth when oil prices return to $70, Chesapeake (CHK), Apache (APA) and Anadarko (APC) are among the most attractive. When we further consider which management teams have been the best stewards of capital, these companies really stand out.

I'm surprised to see Netflix (NFLX) in your portfolio. I understand your explanation in the quarterly letter about how the P/E will drop if they bump up the monthly rate by a few dollars (to $15 per month). But why do you think Amazon or Apple (AAPL) cannot capture this market? I don't see the moat in Netflix.

Murray: The competitive threat from competing video sources, whether they be traditional media or new entrants, is a constant debate point for us internally on Netflix (NFLX). We have come to the conclusion that Netflix does in fact have a strong moat.

The winners in media are the companies that show the content that consumers want to watch. Consumers want to watch the same shows that other consumers are watching, so a strong network effect is created once a distribution platform regularly produces such shows. The virtuous cycle in media is Strong content -> More subscribers -> Higher revenue -> More strong content.

Traditional cable networks are constrained as to how much they can rationally spend on content, as there are only a fixed number of primetime viewing hours to fill. Online competitors like Netflix, however, have no such constraints, nor do they have to spend a portion of their subscriber/ad revenues on fees to distributors. Therefore, they are able to spend more money on content creation, which will drive viewership, driving subscriber growth and ASP increases, driving more content spending.

Netflix already spends more on scripted content than any non-sports video provider, it is expected to increase content spend by 25% in 2018 (in line with its 2017 revenue growth), and plans to produce 80 feature-length films and 30 anime series in 2018.

It's true that Amazon, Apple, Hulu, and the new Disney streaming service are all similarly advantaged in distribution versus traditional broadcast networks, but even if one of these services chooses to invest billions more in content creation than Netflix's current budget, consumers have proven in the past that they will consume multiple "channels" of entertainment. We are optimistic that Netflix will continue to create content that consumers will demand, and that this will create economic value that leads to more in-demand content, proving to be a formidable moat.

What resources or advice can you give to somebody starting their own investment partnership? Could you touch on the legal setup? I want to model it after Warren Buffett in the '50s and '60s.

Nygren: If you are picking an investor to model your career after, there isn't a better choice than Buffett. I think one of the many important things Buffett got right when he started his partnership, and it was unusual at the time, was the legal structure that gave him full discretion for stock selection. When unusually attractive opportunities present themselves, they are typically shrouded in controversy. Even when you believe you have clarity as to the value, it can be very difficult and time consuming to convince your investors that you are right. I would suggest not putting yourself in a position where you have to seek permission before making each investment.

Stepping back from the structure, I think one of the difficulties many underestimate when setting up a small partnership is the importance of the team you are surrounded by. One of our biggest competitive advantages at Oakmark is the depth of our team and the many years we have spent working with each other. Throughout our history, the investment leadership at our company has been working with each other for at least a decade. That was the case with the generation before me and it will be the case with the generation after. I take for granted that I can walk up or down the hall poking my head in any office and find a co-worker who is a long-term value investor whose opinion I respect enough that I want to bounce ideas off of them. Working together makes us all better investors. Anyone thinking of starting on their own needs to find a way to replace that network, and it isn't easy.

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 43.

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Oakmark Fund  December 31, 2017

Summary Information

VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT

Since Inception - 08/05/91 (Unaudited)

PERFORMANCE

     

Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12/31/17)

 

 
(Unaudited)   Total Return
Last 3 Months
 

1-year

 

3-year

 

5-year

 

10-year

  Since
Inception
  Inception
Date
 

Oakmark Fund (Investor Class)

   

5.98

%

   

21.14

%

   

11.26

%

   

16.09

%

   

11.01

%

   

13.04

%

 

08/05/91

 

S&P 500 Index

   

6.64

%

   

21.83

%

   

11.41

%

   

15.79

%

   

8.50

%

   

9.84

%

 

 

Dow Jones Industrial Average5

   

10.96

%

   

28.11

%

   

14.36

%

   

16.37

%

   

9.28

%

   

10.94

%

 

 

Lipper Large Cap Value Fund Index6

   

5.68

%

   

16.06

%

   

9.18

%

   

13.99

%

   

6.86

%

   

9.06

%

 

 

Oakmark Fund (Advisor Class)

   

6.01

%

   

21.30

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

21.27

%

 

11/30/16

 

Oakmark Fund (Institutional Class)

   

6.02

%

   

21.33

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

21.29

%

 

11/30/16

 

Oakmark Fund (Service Class)

   

5.90

%

   

20.82

%

   

10.91

%

   

15.73

%

   

10.68

%

   

8.68

%

 

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.

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 HOLDINGS7

  % of Net Assets  

Alphabet Inc., Class C

   

3.5

   

Citigroup, Inc.

   

3.5

   

Bank of America Corp.

   

2.8

   

Ally Financial, Inc.

   

2.6

   

Apple, Inc.

   

2.6

   

Capital One Financial Corp.

   

2.6

   

American International Group, Inc.

   

2.5

   

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

   

2.5

   

Caterpillar, Inc.

   

2.5

   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

   

2.4

   

FUND STATISTICS

 

Ticker*

 

OAKMX

 

Number of Equity Holdings

 

54

 

Net Assets

  $19.5 billion  

Weighted Average Market Cap

  $145.1 billion  

Median Market Cap

  $54.4 billion  

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, 2019

SECTOR ALLOCATION

  % of Net Assets  

Financials

   

26.9

   

Information Technology

   

21.8

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

17.8

   

Industrials

   

10.5

   

Consumer Staples

   

7.3

   

Health Care

   

6.8

   

Energy

   

4.6

   

Short-Term Investments and Other

   

4.3

   

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 43.

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Oakmark Fund  December 31, 2017

Portfolio Manager Commentary

William C. Nygren, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakmx@oakmark.com

Kevin Grant, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakmx@oakmark.com

The Oakmark Fund increased 6.0% during the fourth quarter of 2017, which compares to a 6.6% gain for the S&P 500. For all of calendar 2017, the Fund increased 21.1%, which was slightly below the 21.8% return for the S&P 5002. The strong fourth-quarter performance capped off a very strong calendar year for the Oakmark Fund and the broader market, and we are pleased that the Fund hit another all-time high adjusted NAV. In fact, this represents the sixth quarter in a row that the Fund has hit an all-time high. With this strong absolute performance comes a brief word of caution: over longer periods of time, we expect S&P 500 returns to moderate to historical single-digit levels. We remain very pleased that the strongest contributions for both the fourth quarter and calendar year have come from our highest weighted sectors, financials and information technology.

Caterpillar and Ally Financial were the best individual contributors for the quarter, both returning in excess of 20%. Our lowest-contributing sectors for the quarter were energy and consumer staples, but our exposure to those sectors was lower than the S&P 500's weightings. Our worst-contributing securities for the quarter were General Electric and Aon. General Electric has been a very frustrating holding during 2017, as business fundamentals have lagged behind our expectations, but we believe a fresh look reveals an attractive opportunity to own a high-quality, improving business with a strong new management team at just 12.5x our estimate of forward earnings. For the calendar year, our best individual contributors were Caterpillar and Fiat Chrysler, and our biggest detractors were General Electric and Apache. Energy was our only detracting sector for the calendar year.

Despite rising valuation levels throughout the year, we continued to find attractively valued investment opportunities during the fourth quarter, and we added new positions in American Airlines, CVS Health and Priceline Group (see below). Delphi Technologies and Aptiv are also new holdings for the Fund, following Delphi's separation into two distinct companies. We believe that focusing on their unique businesses will benefit both companies and that the separation will help investors better realize each company's intrinsic value. We eliminated positions in Microsoft and Qualcomm during the quarter. Microsoft reached our estimate of intrinsic value, climbing 38% during the calendar year, and Qualcomm was sold due to increasing and unquantifiable regulatory and capital allocation risks.

American Airlines Group, Inc. (AAL-$53)

Although the airlines have always provided a useful consumer service, we feel they have historically been unattractive long-term investment candidates. In the past, the major U.S. airlines lacked pricing power and faced problems related to poor corporate cultures. However, after years of consolidation capped by the merger of US Airways and American Airlines in 2013, the industry has become more mature and disciplined. The three

major hub-and-spoke carriers each have strengths in their respective hubs, and their management teams are making wiser decisions about capacity additions and capital allocation. American Airlines' CEO Doug Parker sees substantial opportunity to grow value as the company completes the US Airways merger integration. He is improving the company's culture and restoring credibility with employees. Parker believes that American Airlines has around $5 billion of pretax earnings power, which is up 50% from our 2017 estimate, and he has bought back 37% of the company's shares since the merger closed. With the stock selling for a single-digit multiple of normal earnings power, we believe American Airlines is an attractive investment.

CVS Health Corporation (CVS-$73)

CVS is well positioned in a U.S. health care system that rewards scale, as the company owns the nation's largest pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), the largest retail pharmacy and the largest retail clinic. Both the PBM and retail pharmacy segments are as concentrated as they have ever been, and we believe these lines of business protect existing players and pose serious challenges for new entrants. After underperforming the S&P 500 by nearly 60% over the past two years, CVS is now valued at less than 12x next year's consensus earnings after adding back amortization of intangible assets. In our view, the market is underestimating the durability of the company's competitive advantages across multiple end markets. Additionally, the pending acquisition of Aetna, Inc. would bring together two forward-thinking management teams and give them a broad suite of assets through which to address sector-wide trends, like the shift toward value-based care models and the increasing "consumerization" of health care.

Priceline Group, Inc. (PCLN-$1,760)

During the quarter, we established a position in Priceline, a pioneer and global leader in the online travel industry. We believe Priceline's valuation is attractive when viewed against our long-term growth expectations, as we expect online bookings to continue capturing share from offline sources for years to come. The company is investing heavily in business travel, mobile, alternative accommodations and other ancillary businesses, which we believe will further solidify its competitive position and support attractive long-term growth. Priceline's strong brands, significant investment expenditure and scale advantages should further enhance the company's powerful network effect. In addition, its geographic exposure, revenue mix and superior online traffic conversion make it one of the best operating models in the industry. On our one-year forward estimate, Priceline trades in line with the S&P 500 P/E ratio (excluding its net cash and investments), despite having a superior growth outlook, an above-average margin profile and extremely high returns on incremental capital, allowing us to buy an above-average business at just an average price.

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 43.

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Oakmark Fund  December 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Schedule of Investments (in thousands)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS - 95.7%

 

FINANCIALS - 26.9%

 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 11.9%

 

Ally Financial, Inc.

   

17,435

   

$

508,405

   

Capital One Financial Corp.

   

5,063

     

504,154

   

State Street Corp.

   

4,700

     

458,767

   

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

   

6,320

     

340,375

   

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

   

1,105

     

281,510

   

Moody's Corp.

   

1,506

     

222,370

   
         

2,315,581

   

BANKS - 8.9%

 

Citigroup, Inc.

   

9,130

     

679,363

   

Bank of America Corp.

   

18,300

     

540,216

   

Wells Fargo & Co.

   

7,110

     

431,364

   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   

815

     

87,156

   
         

1,738,099

   

INSURANCE - 6.1%

 

American International Group, Inc.

   

8,180

     

487,364

   

Aflac, Inc.

   

4,110

     

360,776

   

Aon PLC

   

2,590

     

347,060

   
         

1,195,200

   
         

5,248,880

   

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 21.8%

 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 12.2%

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class C (a)

   

651

     

681,474

   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

   

3,120

     

472,243

   

Visa, Inc., Class A

   

3,735

     

425,865

   

Oracle Corp.

   

8,765

     

414,409

   

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

   

3,320

     

389,071

   
         

2,383,062

   

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 5.0%

 

Apple, Inc.

   

2,987

     

505,490

   

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

   

4,936

     

469,084

   
         

974,574

   

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - 4.6%

 

Intel Corp.

   

10,155

     

468,754

   

Texas Instruments, Inc.

   

4,120

     

430,293

   
         

899,047

   
         

4,256,683

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 17.8%

 

AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 5.6%

 

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.

   

23,160

     

413,176

   

General Motors Co.

   

6,850

     

280,781

   

Aptiv PLC

   

2,200

     

186,626

   

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

   

3,502

     

178,182

   

Delphi Technologies PLC (a)

   

733

     

38,478

   
         

1,097,243

   
   

Shares

 

Value

 

MEDIA - 5.5%

 

Comcast Corp., Class A

   

10,438

   

$

418,058

   

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A (a)

   

1,200

     

403,152

   

News Corp., Class A

   

15,401

     

249,646

   
         

1,070,856

   

RETAILING - 4.4%

 

Netflix, Inc. (a)

   

1,550

     

297,538

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

12,115

     

295,858

   

The Priceline Group, Inc. (a)

   

110

     

191,151

   

AutoNation, Inc. (a)

   

1,588

     

81,487

   
         

866,034

   

CONSUMER SERVICES - 1.6%

 

MGM Resorts International

   

9,400

     

313,866

   

CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 0.7%

 

Whirlpool Corp.

   

757

     

127,655

   
         

3,475,654

   

INDUSTRIALS - 10.5%

 

CAPITAL GOODS - 8.2%

 

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

   

2,439

     

486,828

   

Caterpillar, Inc.

   

3,050

     

480,619

   

General Electric Co.

   

20,050

     

349,872

   

Cummins, Inc.

   

1,570

     

277,325

   
         

1,594,644

   

TRANSPORTATION - 2.3%

 

FedEx Corp.

   

1,430

     

356,842

   

American Airlines Group, Inc.

   

1,974

     

102,682

   
         

459,524

   
         

2,054,168

   

CONSUMER STAPLES - 7.3%

 

FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 4.3%

 

Diageo PLC (b)

   

3,100

     

452,693

   

Nestlé SA (b)

   

4,565

     

392,453

   
         

845,146

   

HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS - 2.0%

 

Unilever PLC (b)

   

6,863

     

379,798

   

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING - 1.0%

 

CVS Health Corp.

   

2,700

     

195,750

   
         

1,420,694

   

HEALTH CARE - 6.8%

 

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 6.8%

 

HCA Healthcare, Inc. (a)

   

4,316

     

379,074

   

Baxter International, Inc.

   

5,300

     

342,592

   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   

1,545

     

340,611

   

Medtronic PLC

   

3,190

     

257,592

   
         

1,319,869

   

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Oakmark Fund  December 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS - 95.7% (continued)

 

ENERGY - 4.6%

 

Apache Corp.

   

8,540

   

$

360,554

   

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

   

5,100

     

273,564

   

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

   

5,429

     

195,549

   

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (a)

   

20,000

     

79,200

   
         

908,867

   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 95.7%
(COST $10,773,487)
       

18,684,815

   
   

Par Value

 

Value

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 6.2%

 

GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES - 3.6%

 
Federal National Mortgage Association,
0.00%-1.22%, due 01/02/18-
01/03/18 (c)
 

$

700,000

     

699,976

   
Total Government and Agency Securities
(Cost $699,977)
       

699,976

   

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT - 1.3%

 
Fixed Income Clearing Corp. Repurchase
Agreement, 0.54% dated 12/29/17 due
01/02/18, repurchase price $261,598,
collateralized by a United States Treasury
Inflation Index Note, 2.375% due
01/15/25 and a United States Treasury
Note, 2.500% due 05/15/24, aggregate
value plus accrued interest of $266,817
(Cost: $261,582)
   

261,582

     

261,582

   

U.S. GOVERNMENT BILL - 1.3%

 
United States Treasury Bill,
1.15%, due 01/04/18 (c)
(Cost $249,977)
   

250,000

     

249,977

   
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 6.2%
(COST $1,211,536)
       

1,211,535

   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 101.9%
(COST $11,985,023)
       

19,896,350

   

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

       

0

(e)

 

Liabilities In Excess of Other Assets - (1.9)%

       

(368,929

)

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

     

$

19,527,421

   

(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.

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Oakmark Select Fund  December 31, 2017

Summary Information

VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT

Since Inception - 11/01/96 (Unaudited)

PERFORMANCE

     

Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12/31/17)

 

 
(Unaudited)   Total Return
Last 3 Months
 

1-year

 

3-year

 

5-year

 

10-year

  Since
Inception
  Inception
Date
 

Oakmark Select Fund (Investor Class)

   

4.11

%

   

15.72

%

   

8.76

%

   

15.18

%

   

10.75

%

   

12.95

%

 

11/01/96

 

S&P 500 Index

   

6.64

%

   

21.83

%

   

11.41

%

   

15.79

%

   

8.50

%

   

8.53

%

 

 

Lipper Multi-Cap Value Fund Index8

   

5.45

%

   

14.06

%

   

8.20

%

   

13.41

%

   

6.67

%

   

7.89

%

 

 

Oakmark Select Fund (Advisor Class)

   

4.14

%

   

15.87

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

17.36

%

 

11/30/16

 

Oakmark Select Fund (Institutional Class)

   

4.16

%

   

15.91

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

17.40

%

 

11/30/16

 

Oakmark Select Fund (Service Class)

   

4.02

%

   

15.39

%

   

8.41

%

   

14.83

%

   

10.45

%

   

9.71

%

 

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.

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 HOLDINGS7

  % of Net Assets  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C

   

9.0

   

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A

   

7.3

   

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.

   

6.9

   

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

   

6.8

   

Citigroup, Inc.

   

6.0

   

Ally Financial, Inc.

   

5.3

   

American International Group, Inc.

   

4.7

   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

   

4.4

   

Bank of America Corp.

   

4.2

   

MGM Resorts International

   

4.2

   

FUND STATISTICS

 

Ticker*

 

OAKLX

 

Number of Equity Holdings

 

21

 

Net Assets

  $6.4 billion  

Weighted Average Market Cap

  $133.3 billion  

Median Market Cap

  $33.4 billion  

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, 2019

SECTOR ALLOCATION

  % of Net Assets  

Financials

   

26.2

   

Information Technology

   

24.3

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

24.3

   

Energy

   

10.7

   

Real Estate

   

7.3

   

Industrials

   

3.9

   

Short-Term Investments and Other

   

3.3

   

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 43.

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Oakmark Select Fund  December 31, 2017

Portfolio Manager Commentary

William C. Nygren, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oaklx@oakmark.com

Anthony P. Coniaris, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oaklx@oakmark.com

Win Murray

Portfolio Manager

oaklx@oakmark.com

The Oakmark Select Fund was up 4.1% for the quarter, trailing the S&P 500 Index's2 6.6% return. For all of calendar 2017, the Oakmark Select Fund increased by 15.7%, compared to a 21.8% gain for the S&P 500 Index.

During the quarter, we added two new positions to the Fund, Adient and Charter Communications. Adient is the world's largest manufacturer of automotive seating and was spun out of Johnson Controls in late 2016. Johnson Controls had focused on its non-automotive industrial segments, somewhat neglecting the seating business, which gives Adient the opportunity now to become a classic spin-off turnaround. Despite Adient's scale advantages, its operating margins are well below those of its closest peer, Lear Corp. We believe Adient's management team, particularly CFO Jeff Stafeil (who was very successful in that role while at Visteon), will be able to improve those margins. The company has greater than 40% share in the growing Chinese market due to its numerous local joint ventures. We believe many analysts are using EV/EBITDA9 to value the company, which doesn't properly value Adient's significant joint venture income. We find Adient's valuation very attractive, as it sells for a P/E ratio3 of less than eight on consensus 2019 earnings.

Charter gives us the opportunity to invest in what we believe is a strong business with exceptional management at an attractive price. U.S. cable companies are benefiting from strong demand for high-speed Internet access. In many markets, Charter has the only fiber-rich network that can provide the high speeds that consumers demand. Chairman and CEO Tom Rutledge earned an excellent reputation for execution at Cablevision and with the legacy Charter business. Rutledge's pay package is very well aligned with shareholders, providing large tranches of options that vest at progressively higher stock prices. Recently, Charter shares underperformed the market after speculation about a merger with Softbank did not pan out, enabling us to invest at a good price. Charter is valued at a discount to peer companies, trading for a mid-teen's P/E multiple on 2019 earnings, adjusted for amortization.

During the quarter, we eliminated our position in JPMorgan Chase, which had been an excellent performer. We still believe the stock is reasonably priced and continue to hold the investment in more diversified products, but do not believe it meets the hurdle for inclusion in a concentrated portfolio.

Our largest contributors to performance in the quarter were CBRE Group, Ally Financial, and TE Connectivity. Our largest contributors for the calendar year were Fiat Chrysler, Alphabet, and CBRE Group. Our biggest detractors for both the quarter and the calendar year were General Electric, Apache, and Chesapeake Energy. Please see the link to our recent GuruFocus1 interview for further discussion of all three detractors and why we believe they remain attractive investments.

Thank you, our fellow shareholders, for your continued investment in our Fund.

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 43.

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Oakmark Select Fund  December 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Schedule of Investments (in thousands)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS - 96.7%

 

FINANCIALS - 26.2%

 

BANKS - 10.2%

 

Citigroup, Inc.

   

5,112

   

$

380,384

   

Bank of America Corp.

   

9,101

     

268,650

   
         

649,034

   

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 8.9%

 

Ally Financial, Inc.

   

11,500

     

335,340

   

Capital One Financial Corp.

   

2,285

     

227,530

   
         

562,870

   

INSURANCE - 7.1%

 

American International Group, Inc.

   

4,995

     

297,614

   

FNF Group

   

4,006

     

157,190

   
         

454,804

   
         

1,666,708

   

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 24.3%

 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 17.6%

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class C (a)

   

547

     

572,015

   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

   

1,859

     

281,378

   

Oracle Corp.

   

5,567

     

263,208

   
         

1,116,601

   

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 6.7%

 

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

   

4,523

     

429,860

   
         

1,546,461

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 24.3%

 

AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 12.8%

 

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.

   

24,734

     

441,256

   

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

   

4,300

     

218,784

   

Adient PLC

   

1,962

     

154,380

   
         

814,420

   

CONSUMER SERVICES - 4.2%

 

MGM Resorts International

   

8,000

     

267,120

   

MEDIA - 3.7%

 

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A (a)

   

700

     

235,172

   

RETAILING - 3.6%

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

9,293

     

226,932

   
         

1,543,644

   

ENERGY - 10.7%

 

Weatherford International PLC (a)

   

63,593

     

265,182

   

Apache Corp.

   

6,071

     

256,318

   

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (a)

   

39,860

     

157,847

   
         

679,347

   

REAL ESTATE - 7.3%

 

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A (a)

   

10,648

     

461,143

   
   

Shares

 

Value

 

INDUSTRIALS - 3.9%

 

CAPITAL GOODS - 3.9%

 

General Electric Co.

   

14,268

   

$

248,977

   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 96.7%
(COST $3,893,453)
       

6,146,280

   
   

Par Value

 

Value

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 5.8%

 

GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES - 4.7%

 
Federal National Mortgage Association,
1.22%, due 01/02/18 (b)
 

$

150,000

     

149,995

   

0.00%, due 01/03/18 (b)

   

150,000

     

149,995

   
Total Government and Agency Securities - 4.7%
(Cost $299,990)
       

299,990

   

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT - 1.1%

 
Fixed Income Clearing Corp. Repurchase
Agreement, 0.54% dated 12/29/17
due 01/02/18, repurchase price $67,549,
collateralized by a United States Treasury
Note, 2.000% due 08/15/25, value plus
accrued interest of $68,896
(Cost: $67,545)
   

67,545

     

67,545

   
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 5.8%
(COST $367,535)
       

367,535

   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 102.5%
(COST $4,260,988)
       

6,513,815

   

Liabilities In Excess of Other Assets - (2.5)%

       

(159,950

)

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

     

$

6,353,865

   

(a)  Non-income producing security

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

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Oakmark Equity and Income Fund  December 31, 2017

Summary Information

VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT

Since Inception - 11/01/95 (Unaudited)

PERFORMANCE

     

Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12/31/17)

 

 
(Unaudited)   Total Return
Last 3 Months
 

1-year

 

3-year

 

5-year

 

10-year

  Since
Inception
  Inception
Date
 

Oakmark Equity and Income Fund (Investor Class)

   

4.22

%

   

14.46

%

   

6.61

%

   

9.99

%

   

6.87

%

   

10.38

%

 

11/01/95

 

Lipper Balanced Fund Index

   

3.58

%

   

14.10

%

   

6.80

%

   

8.73

%

   

5.73

%

   

7.04

%

 

 

S&P 500 Index

   

6.64

%

   

21.83

%

   

11.41

%

   

15.79

%

   

8.50

%

   

9.15

%

 

 

Barclays U.S. Govt./Credit Index

   

0.49

%

   

4.00

%

   

2.38

%

   

2.13

%

   

4.08

%

   

5.25

%

 

 

Oakmark Equity and Income Fund (Advisor Class)

   

4.26

%

   

14.64

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

15.02

%

 

11/30/16

 

Oakmark Equity and Income Fund (Institutional Class)

   

4.27

%

   

14.65

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

15.04

%

 

11/30/16

 

Oakmark Equity and Income Fund (Service Class)

   

4.14

%

   

14.15

%

   

6.29

%

   

9.65

%

   

6.53

%

   

8.78

%

 

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.

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 HOLDINGS7

  % of Net Assets  

Bank of America Corp.

   

5.3

   

General Motors Co.

   

5.1

   

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

   

4.0

   

Nestlé SA

   

3.0

   

Dover Corp.

   

2.6

   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

   

2.6

   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   

2.6

   

Citigroup, Inc.

   

2.4

   

Oracle Corp.

   

2.3

   

CVS Health Corp.

   

2.2

   

FUND STATISTICS

 

Ticker*

 

OAKBX

 

Number of Equity Holdings

 

43

 

Net Assets

  $16.4 billion  

Weighted Average Market Cap

  $120.3 billion  

Median Market Cap

  $19.6 billion  

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

  0.88%  

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, 2019

SECTOR ALLOCATION

  % of Net Assets  

Equity Investments

 

 

Financials

   

14.7

   

Information Technology

   

11.8

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

10.4

   

Consumer Staples

   

9.2

   

Industrials

   

4.9

   

Health Care

   

4.0

   

Energy

   

3.3

   

Real Estate

   

1.9

   

Materials

   

1.1

   

Total Equity Investments

   

61.3

   

Preferred Stocks

   

0.0

   

Fixed Income Investments

 

 

Corporate Bonds

   

13.6

   

Government and Agency Securities

   

11.2

   

Convertible Bond

   

0.1

   

Total Fixed Income Investments

   

24.9

   

Short-Term Investments and Other

   

13.8

   

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 43.

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Oakmark Equity and Income Fund  December 31, 2017

Portfolio Manager Commentary

Clyde S. McGregor, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakbx@oakmark.com

M. Colin Hudson, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakbx@oakmark.com

Edward J. Wojciechowski, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakbx@oakmark.com

2017, We Will Miss You

As 2017 began, many investors greeted the new year with apprehension. Having become comfortable with the Obama administration over its two terms, most assumed that the change to something quite different would lead to investor insecurity and market volatility. Instead, what developed was a gently ever-ascending bull market, the least volatile in more than 50 years and the first year ever to post positive total returns (for the S&P 500)2 in every month. The stock market's ability to defeat expectations is legendary, and 2017 deserves its entry in the book of surprises.

For calendar 2017 as a whole, the Equity and Income Fund showed a gain of 14.5%, compared to 14.1% for the Lipper Balanced Fund Index10, the Fund's performance benchmark. The Fund earned 4.2% in the quarter, which contrasts to a 3.6% gain for the Lipper Index. As always, we are pleased to report that the annualized compound rate of return since the Fund's inception in 1995 is 10.4%, while the corresponding return to the Lipper Index is 5.2%.

The largest contributors to portfolio return in the quarter were Bank of America, TE Connectivity, UnitedHealth Group, Ally Financial and Dover. CVS Health, Baker Hughes, General Electric, Philip Morris International and Oracle detracted most. For all of calendar 2017, Bank of America, TE Connectivity, MasterCard, General Motors and UnitedHealth Group led the contributors while Foot Locker, Baker Hughes, CVS Health, General Electric and Flowserve (sold) detracted most from return.

Transaction Activity

During the quarter, we added a few small positions to the Fund, while exiting five holdings. Among the new names were Johnson Controls and PDC Energy. Johnson Controls took a new shape in 2016 by spinning off its automotive seating business and then merging with Tyco International. The emerging entity, known as Johnson Controls International, provides building products, services and solutions, including HVAC, as well as fire and security monitoring. JCI also leads the world in supplying lead acid batteries to the automotive industry. Since the merger, the company has struggled with operational issues, which caused the board to accelerate the CEO transition, naming ex-Tyco CEO George Oliver to the position in September 2017. We know Oliver from his tenure at Tyco and believe he will do an excellent job. JCI is currently trading at less than 13x 2018 cash EPS, which we believe is much too cheap for this collection of moderately growing, high-returning businesses.

PDC Energy is an exploration and production (E&P) company focused on drilling the Wattenberg field in Colorado and the Delaware basin in west Texas. Their Colorado assets are among the most productive in U.S. onshore drilling, showing some of the best full cycle cash-on-cash returns in the E&P industry.

Because of this, PDC enjoys a favorable position on the oil and gas cost curve. Throughout the energy downturn, PDC management maintained one of the strongest balance sheets in the industry, which allowed them to be opportunistic, entering the Delaware basin through a 2016 acquisition at an attractive price. We think there is significant upside to the Delaware acreage, relative to PDC's assumptions at the time of the acquisition, and believe that adding quality acreage when commodity prices are low can significantly increase long-term value for shareholders. PDC's acreage is in close proximity to a number of other large E&P companies, which could make PDC a natural acquisition target as the Wattenberg and Delaware basins mature and E&Ps seek to consolidate acreage to reduce drilling costs.

The five positions eliminated this quarter were TD Ameritrade, General Electric, Herman Miller, Oshkosh and VWR. TD Ameritrade was added to the portfolio in 2012 and performed extremely well. We still like the underlying business and management team, but after tripling from our initial purchase price, the stock is close to reaching our estimate of its fair value. General Electric was a small position that performed poorly since its addition to the portfolio last quarter. We decided to capture the short-term tax loss in the holding, and we are still evaluating whether to reinitiate a position. Shares of Herman Miller and Oshkosh both attained their respective sell targets.

Fixed Income Positioning

The big news in the fixed income world is that the Federal Reserve moved rates up more aggressively in 2017. After a single 25 bps rate increase (0.25%) in both 2015 and 2016, the first such increases since 2006, the Federal Reserve raised rates three times in 2017. The Fed also indicated that it expects three more rate escalations in 2018, with a few more after that, making the long-term forecast for the federal funds rate 2.75%. These increases boosted the yield on cash held by the Fund to over 150 bps and provided some relief for savers. These changes also caused the yield curve to flatten by over 70 bps as the year progressed. This is not an uncommon result when the Fed is raising rates, and the current slope is fairly typical for this point in the cycle. Looking ahead, if the yield curve maintains its current slope and the federal funds rate hits the Fed's long-term target, the 10-year treasury yield will exceed 3% in a few years. While we don't have an explicit rate forecast, in an environment with good economic growth and 2% inflation, this certainly seems like a reasonable outcome.

To protect against rising rates, we have maintained a short-duration position, especially in the Fund's treasury allocation. We have ventured out a little further on the corporate side on some issues, where we believed that wider-than-deserved credit spreads could insulate us from rising rates. The result is that the

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 43.

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fixed income portion of the Fund, including cash, has returned on average nearly 3% over the past two years. Looking ahead, while we may increase the duration of the portfolio slightly, we still plan on maintaining a conservative duration posture. As a reminder, the goal for the fixed income portion of the Fund, especially in this low-rate environment, is to provide a reasonable level of income, while dampening the volatility of the equity portfolio.

What Do We Think About Bitcoin?

Actually, we don't think about bitcoin much at all, but we are subjected to an endless stream of articles on the subject, most expressing the same sense of wonder that we generally feel. In a year of historically low volatility in the conventional securities markets, writers have latched on to bitcoin as something that is interesting even if inexplicable. We have no real opinion on bitcoin because we are in the business of valuing investable securities, and, in our opinion, bitcoin does not lend itself to such evaluation. Equities have sales, profits, cash flows and assets, attributes that can be measured, evaluated and forecasted. We sift through the equity universe to identify issues that we believe the marketplace has priced incorrectly and that offer attractive risk-adjusted return possibilities. Fixed income securities offer stability and income, and we attempt to determine which issues best help to diversify the portfolio.

Bitcoin does not offer such attributes. It was originally described as a sort of currency, but few businesses ever developed the systems to use it for transactions. Of course, any that did would not likely be accepting bitcoin today, given the wild volatility in its price. For example, on Friday, December 22, bitcoin's dollar price fell as much as 30% intraday before rebounding. This volatility limits the so-called cryptocurrency's usefulness as a store of value. The history of hacking of bitcoin accounts also undermines the assertion that bitcoin is the new gold. Finally, we should highlight the lack of governmental regulation of cryptocurrencies (of which bitcoin is merely one of many) to date. If—or, should we say, when—regulators enter the picture, we believe that this market will look quite different.

But what of "blockchain," the peer-to-peer ledger system that records cryptocurrency transactions? Interestingly, it is here that we think we can identify a manic bubble. The blockchain idea itself is unquestionably useful and adaptable to many purposes. The mania that we are diagnosing is the excitement over small companies that have announced their entry into the blockchain world. A recent example is Long Island Iced Tea, which changed its name to Long Blockchain. The company stated that it would be "shifting its primary corporate focus towards the exploration of an investment in opportunities that leverage the benefits of blockchain technology."12 That catalyzed a share price gain of as much as 500% in the morning of the announcement. Another example is LongFin, a company whose share priced jumped over 1000% after it announced that it was buying Ziddu.com, a company with its own digital currency. Even LongFin's founder flatly stated, "This stock move is unwarranted."13 Similar experiences include Bioptix, which renamed itself Riot Blockchain, cigar maker Rich Cigars (now named Intercontinental Technology), Vapetek (now Nodechain) and Crypto Company, a penny stock whose share price enjoyed a 2700% gain in one month. We do not have any fundamental opinion on any of these companies, but history suggests to us

that thrill-seeking speculators (to use The New York Times' wonderful phrase14) have taken over their trading.

We close this section with some comments that entertained us when researching this issue. From Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Prize-winning economist: "Bitcoin is successful only because of its potential for circumvention, lack of oversight... It doesn't serve any socially useful function."15 From Larry Fink, chief executive of BlackRock: "Bitcoin just shows you how much demand for money laundering there is in the world."16 And Yale economist Robert Shiller writes that "Somehow bitcoin...gives a sense of empowerment...That kind of is a solution to the fundamental angst [of this era]."17 Do not expect to see any cryptocurrencies in any Oakmark portfolio.

As always, we thank our fellow shareholders for investing in the Equity and Income Fund.

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 43.

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Schedule of Investments (in thousands)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS - 61.3%

 

FINANCIALS - 14.7%

 

BANKS - 8.4%

 

Bank of America Corp.

   

29,229

   

$

862,832

   

Citigroup, Inc.

   

5,165

     

384,320

   

Wells Fargo & Co.

   

2,185

     

132,582

   
         

1,379,734

   

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 3.7%

 

Ally Financial, Inc.

   

9,973

     

290,798

   

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

   

3,030

     

163,177

   

State Street Corp.

   

1,551

     

151,413

   
         

605,388

   

INSURANCE - 2.6%

 

FNF Group

   

6,360

     

249,559

   

American International Group, Inc.

   

1,584

     

94,345

   

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

   

1,212

     

85,483

   
         

429,387

   
         

2,414,509

   

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 11.8%

 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 7.1%

 

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

   

2,825

     

427,577

   

Oracle Corp.

   

8,032

     

379,753

   

Alphabet, Inc., Class C (a)

   

263

     

274,994

   

Black Knight, Inc. (a)

   

1,740

     

76,831

   

CoreLogic, Inc. (a)

   

41

     

1,892

   
         

1,161,047

   

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 4.7%

 

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

   

6,797

     

645,949

   

CommScope Holding Co., Inc. (a)

   

3,280

     

124,090

   
         

770,039

   
         

1,931,086

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 10.4%

 

AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 7.9%

 

General Motors Co.

   

20,307

     

832,400

   

BorgWarner, Inc.

   

4,641

     

237,129

   

Lear Corp.

   

1,316

     

232,561

   
         

1,302,090

   

RETAILING - 1.5%

 

Foot Locker, Inc.

   

4,066

     

190,633

   

HSN, Inc.

   

1,411

     

56,917

   
         

247,550

   

CONSUMER SERVICES - 0.5%

 

MGM Resorts International

   

2,351

     

78,508

   

CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 0.5%

 

Carter's, Inc.

   

664

     

78,049

   
         

1,706,197

   
   

Shares

 

Value

 

CONSUMER STAPLES - 9.2%

 

FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 7.0%

 

Nestlé SA (b)

   

5,623

   

$

483,409

   

Diageo PLC (b)

   

2,310

     

337,344

   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

   

3,092

     

326,638

   
         

1,147,391

   

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING - 2.2%

 

CVS Health Corp.

   

4,911

     

356,073

   
         

1,503,464

   

INDUSTRIALS - 4.9%

 

CAPITAL GOODS - 4.9%

 

Dover Corp.

   

4,290

     

433,227

   

Arconic, Inc.

   

7,588

     

206,784

   

Johnson Controls International plc

   

2,633

     

100,359

   

WESCO International, Inc. (a)

   

682

     

46,451

   

The Manitowoc Co., Inc. (a)

   

407

     

15,997

   
         

802,818

   

HEALTH CARE - 4.0%

 

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 4.0%

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   

1,934

     

426,268

   

HCA Healthcare, Inc. (a)

   

2,186

     

191,992

   

LivaNova PLC (a)

   

567

     

45,297

   
         

663,557

   

ENERGY - 3.3%

 

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

   

7,573

     

272,786

   

Baker Hughes a GE Co.

   

6,393

     

202,289

   

PDC Energy, Inc. (a)

   

1,187

     

61,168

   
         

536,243

   

REAL ESTATE - 1.9%

 

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

   

1,204

     

179,258

   

The Howard Hughes Corp. (a)

   

555

     

72,797

   

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. REIT

   

1,833

     

67,806

   
         

319,861

   

MATERIALS - 1.1%

 

Glencore PLC

   

35,440

     

186,613

   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 61.3%
(COST $5,315,266)
       

10,064,348

   

PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.0% (c)

 

FINANCIALS - 0.0% (c)

 
GMAC Capital Trust I (d), 7.20%
(3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.785%),
   

299

     

7,746

   
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.0%
(COST $7,835)
       

7,746

   

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Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

   

Par Value

 

Value

 

FIXED INCOME - 24.9%

 

CORPORATE BONDS - 13.6%

 

FINANCIALS - 3.8%

 
Aflac, Inc.
2.875%, due 10/15/26
 

$

980

   

$

963

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

4,743

     

4,802

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

4,915

     

4,913

   

2.60%, due 09/14/20

   

2,945

     

2,960

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

14,665

     

14,950

   
Aon Corp.
5.00%, due 09/30/20
   

14,745

     

15,702

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

31,675

     

31,677

   

2.151%, due 11/09/20

   

6,970

     

6,938

   

4.45%, due 03/03/26

   

5,000

     

5,337

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

3,768

     

3,768

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

39,255

     

38,876

   

2.35%, due 08/17/18

   

5,000

     

5,008

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

29,020

     

28,991

   

2.45%, due 01/10/20

   

19,910

     

19,919

   

3.40%, due 05/01/26

   

15,000

     

15,090

   

4.05%, due 07/30/22

   

13,338

     

13,882

   

2.05%, due 12/07/18

   

2,098

     

2,096

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

9,830

     

10,125

   

5.25%, due 05/30/25

   

5,895

     

6,219

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

24,700

     

24,700

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

30,000

     

34,272

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

7,000

     

7,586

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

25,000

     

25,301

   

3.80%, due 06/09/23

   

14,750

     

15,212

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

6,965

     

6,906

   

3.80%, due 08/24/27

   

4,975

     

4,959

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

29,765

     

30,015

   

1.70%, due 03/01/18

   

21,596

     

21,594

   
2.595%, due 10/24/23 (d)
(mo. USD LIBOR + 1.230%)
   

19,910

     

20,425

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

9,820

     

10,522

   

5.50%, due 09/01/20

   

3,780

     

4,070

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

24,830

     

26,165

   

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

   

5,925

     

6,221

   

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

   

2,950

     

3,168

   
   

Par Value

 

Value

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

$

19,910

   

$

19,832

   

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

   

6,970

     

6,918

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

4,905

     

5,013

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

17,150

     

18,015

   

2.95%, due 01/22/27

   

9,810

     

9,612

   

4.40%, due 02/15/26

   

1,970

     

2,134

   

3.30%, due 08/14/20

   

1,970

     

2,007

   

2.50%, due 08/15/18

   

1,970

     

1,976

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

1,267

     

1,271

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

8,205

     

8,313

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

14,616

     

14,394

   

2.30%, due 12/13/19

   

6,970

     

6,965

   
3.128%, due 10/28/27 (d)
(3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%)
   

2,975

     

3,146

   

2.625%, due 04/25/21

   

2,000

     

1,999

   

2.875%, due 02/25/21

   

1,000

     

1,007

   

2.55%, due 10/23/19

   

980

     

982

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

1,960

     

1,982

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

1,197

     

1,201

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

14,930

     

15,042

   
2.61%, due 10/31/23 (d)
(3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.23%)
   

8,603

     

8,832

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

9,900

     

9,886

   

2.15%, due 12/06/19

   

9,900

     

9,885

   
         

623,744

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 3.5%

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

9,950

     

9,965

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

10,810

     

11,357

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

250

     

246

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

29,148

     

29,691

   

4.20%, due 03/15/28

   

9,950

     

9,876

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

19,900

     

20,049

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

3,925

     

4,092

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

1,000

     

1,013

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

2,950

     

3,090

   

5.25%, due 03/01/20

   

1,000

     

1,017

   

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Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

   

Par Value

 

Value

 

FIXED INCOME - 24.9% (continued)

 

CORPORATE BONDS - 13.6% (continued)

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

$

4,910

   

$

5,401

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

28,360

     

30,317

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

4,340

     

5,078

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

41,400

     

44,802

   

3.50%, due 10/02/18

   

29,525

     

29,832

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

4,975

     

5,050

   

3.10%, due 01/15/19

   

4,915

     

4,941

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

19,600

     

21,903

   

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

   

14,800

     

15,947

   

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

   

9,800

     

10,204

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

1,000

     

1,052

   

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

   

1,000

     

1,031

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

11,060

     

11,808

   

5.375%, due 03/15/24

   

10,512

     

11,119

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

1,990

     

2,075

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

14,935

     

15,308

   

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

   

2,000

     

2,067

   
Mattel Inc, 144A
6.75%, due 12/31/25 (e)
   

1,000

     

1,013

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

2,612

     

2,769

   
Netflix, Inc., 144A
4.875%, due 04/15/28 (e)
   

19,900

     

19,502

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

30,425

     

31,410

   

6.25%, due 07/15/19

   

2,950

     

3,119

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

6,970

     

7,231

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

11,343

     

11,510

   

5.375%, due 12/01/24

   

3,580

     

3,634

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

19,665

     

21,582

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

8,875

     

9,352

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

3,930

     

3,929

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

1,990

     

2,000

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

12,145

     

12,102

   

4.125%, due 07/15/27

   

4,975

     

5,013

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

1,965

     

2,015

   
   

Par Value

 

Value

 
The Gap, Inc.
5.95%, due 04/12/21
 

$

1,965

   

$

2,119

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

14,730

     

14,793

   

3.55%, due 03/15/28

   

9,950

     

9,856

   

2.75%, due 03/15/23

   

6,965

     

6,940

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

36,132

     

37,126

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

29,495

     

29,492

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

1,000

     

1,028

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

11,940

     

10,454

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

12,140

     

12,110

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

6,329

     

6,369

   
         

574,799

   

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 1.6%

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

70,853

     

75,113

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

5,290

     

5,624

   

3.75%, due 12/01/21

   

2,985

     

3,028

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

14,930

     

14,804

   

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

   

9,955

     

9,899

   

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

   

9,955

     

9,888

   

3.50%, due 01/15/28 (e)

   

4,975

     

4,743

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

9,955

     

10,303

   

5.00%, due 09/01/23

   

6,965

     

7,200

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

14,438

     

14,438

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

2,985

     

3,104

   

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

   

995

     

1,014

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

14,725

     

15,912

   

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

   

2,940

     

3,064

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

2,945

     

2,948

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

19,655

     

21,556

   

3.70%, due 03/01/21

   

14,740

     

15,198

   
Itron Inc, 144A
5.00%, due 01/15/26 (e)
   

1,990

     

1,998

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

19,660

     

19,799

   

2.80%, due 06/15/21

   

4,910

     

4,941

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

1,000

     

1,040

   
Tyco Electronics Group SA
3.70%, due 02/15/26
   

9,830

     

10,210

   

2.35%, due 08/01/19

   

1,812

     

1,810

   
         

257,634

   

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Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

   

Par Value

 

Value

 

FIXED INCOME - 24.9% (continued)

 

CORPORATE BONDS - 13.6% (continued)

 

HEALTH CARE - 1.5%

 
Abbott Laboratories
2.90%, due 11/30/21
 

$

16,625

   

$

16,818

   

2.35%, due 11/22/19

   

14,935

     

14,951

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

4,937

     

4,935

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

11,925

     

11,924

   
Becton Dickinson and Co.
3.30%, due 03/01/23
   

11,204

     

11,251

   

2.133%, due 06/06/19

   

9,950

     

9,928

   

3.363%, due 06/06/24

   

2,985

     

2,993

   

2.894%, due 06/06/22

   

2,985

     

2,966

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

6,945

     

6,972

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

20,084

     

20,837

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

4,915

     

4,992

   
HCA, Inc.
5.00%, due 03/15/24
   

7,465

     

7,764

   

3.75%, due 03/15/19

   

3,965

     

4,000

   

4.25%, due 10/15/19

   

1,990

     

2,032

   
Johnson & Johnson
2.90%, due 01/15/28
   

14,925

     

14,947

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

22,100

     

22,079

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

2,950

     

2,948

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

5,128

     

5,422

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

7,800

     

7,995

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

13,485

     

13,430

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

1,970

     

1,982

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

32,695

     

33,308

   

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

   

12,805

     

13,205

   

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

   

6,970

     

7,083

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

3,810

     

3,819

   

2.00%, due 04/01/18

   

1,815

     

1,816

   
         

250,397

   

REAL ESTATE - 1.2%

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

24,930

     

27,421

   

5.00%, due 03/15/23

   

25,239

     

25,954

   

4.875%, due 03/01/26

   

19,665

     

21,305

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

26,375

     

26,573

   

4.875%, due 11/01/20

   

14,975

     

15,537

   

5.375%, due 11/01/23

   

12,000

     

12,810

   

5.375%, due 04/15/26

   

3,925

     

4,210

   

4.375%, due 04/15/21

   

1,965

     

2,019

   
   

Par Value

 

Value

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

$

2,945

   

$

3,136

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

15,046

     

15,260

   

5.25%, due 01/15/26

   

9,835

     

10,192

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

11,945

     

12,244

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

15,876

     

15,875

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

2,490

     

2,491

   

3.50%, due 02/01/25

   

1,000

     

1,007

   
         

196,034

   

CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.8%

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

18,198

     

18,921

   

5.00%, due 12/01/24

   

6,880

     

7,484

   

4.75%, due 12/01/22

   

6,880

     

7,369

   

2.25%, due 08/12/19

   

2,884

     

2,875

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

6,260

     

6,637

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

34,173

     

34,172

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

13,955

     

14,801

   

3.00%, due 11/15/20

   

6,885

     

6,988

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

8,585

     

8,352

   

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

   

7,764

     

7,652

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

2,000

     

1,967

   

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

   

500

     

518

   

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

   

500

     

509

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

6,420

     

6,378

   

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

   

4,975

     

4,985

   

2.65%, due 10/03/21 (e)

   

3,980

     

3,927

   

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

   

995

     

1,021

   
         

134,556

   

INDUSTRIALS - 0.6%

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

19,900

     

19,790

   

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

   

6,965

     

6,974

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

100

     

105

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

10,602

     

10,644

   
Southwest Airlines Co.
2.65%, due 11/05/20
   

12,148

     

12,197

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

6,875

     

6,896

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

6,965

     

7,220

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

4,915

     

5,597

   

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Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

   

Par Value

 

Value

 

FIXED INCOME - 24.9% (continued)

 

CORPORATE BONDS - 13.6% (continued)

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

$

13,675

   

$

14,051

   

5.375%, due 12/15/21

   

5,305

     

5,438

   
         

88,912

   

ENERGY - 0.3%

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

2,375

     

2,431

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

9,835

     

9,828

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

3,932

     

4,135

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

5,895

     

5,735

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

14,740

     

14,773

   

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

   

9,830

     

10,330

   
         

47,232

   

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.2%

 
AT&T, Inc.
5.00%, due 03/01/21
   

16,710

     

17,894

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

14,745

     

15,358

   
         

33,252

   

MATERIALS - 0.1%

 
Glencore Funding LLC, 144A
3.00%, due 10/27/22 (e)
   

9,950

     

9,853

   

3.875%, due 10/27/27 (e)

   

9,950

     

9,818

   
         

19,671

   
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost $2,178,115)
       

2,226,231

   

GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES - 11.2%

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT NOTES - 11.0%

 
United States Treasury Bonds (TIPS)
1.25%, due 07/15/20
   

474,825

     

490,286

   

1.375%, due 07/15/18

   

429,525

     

434,307

   

2.125%, due 01/15/19

   

229,068

     

233,783

   
United States Treasury Notes
1.00%, due 09/15/18
   

199,000

     

198,036

   

1.375%, due 12/15/19

   

99,500

     

98,521

   

2.00%, due 11/30/22

   

74,625

     

73,946

   

1.75%, due 03/31/22

   

74,645

     

73,420

   

1.25%, due 11/30/18

   

73,725

     

73,365

   

1.875%, due 11/30/21

   

49,785

     

49,381

   

1.50%, due 11/30/19

   

24,875

     

24,695

   

2.125%, due 01/31/21

   

24,570

     

24,656

   

1.75%, due 10/31/20

   

24,570

     

24,431

   
         

1,798,827

   
   

Par Value

 

Value

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 0.2%

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

$

24,680

   

$

24,591

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

17,165

     

16,834

   
         

41,425

   
Total Government and Agency Securities
(Cost $1,824,092)
       

1,840,252

   

CONVERTIBLE BOND - 0.1%

 
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 144A,
5.50%, due 09/15/26 (e)
(Cost $14,472)
   

14,915

     

13,582

   
TOTAL FIXED INCOME - 24.9%
(COST $4,016,679)
       

4,080,065

   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 14.6%

 

COMMERCIAL PAPER - 10.1%

 
Toyota Motor Credit Corp.,
1.28% - 1.58%,
due 01/08/18 - 02/07/18 (f)
   

447,750

     

447,377

   
MetLife Short Term Funding LLC, 144A,
1.25% - 1.54%,
due 01/04/18 - 02/02/18 (e) (f)
   

248,180

     

248,034

   
Kraft Food Group, Inc., 144A,
1.68% - 1.85%,
due 01/12/18 - 02/01/18 (e) (f)
   

199,200

     

199,003

   
Walgreens Boots,
1.53% - 1.78%,
due 01/02/18 - 01/29/18 (f)
   

147,165

     

147,054

   
General Mills, Inc., 144A,
1.39% - 1.7%,
due 01/02/18 - 01/19/18 (e) (f)
   

132,300

     

132,263

   
Schlumberger Holdings Corp., 144A,
1.45% - 1.85%,
due 01/02/18 - 02/27/18 (e) (f)
   

129,750

     

129,565

   
Abbvie, Inc., 144A,
1.62%, due 01/05/18 (e) (f)
   

74,625

     

74,612

   
Campbell Soup Co., 144A,
1.36% - 1.83%,
due 01/02/18 - 01/25/18 (e) (f)
   

74,400

     

74,324

   
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC,
1.37%, due 01/03/18 (f)
   

49,750

     

49,746

   
Anthem, Inc., 144A,
1.78%, due 01/04/18 (e) (f)
   

49,750

     

49,743

   
American Honda Finance Corp.,
1.42%, due 01/16/18 (f)
   

49,750

     

49,721

   
General Mills, Inc., 144A,
1.70%, due 01/17/18 (e) (f)
   

49,750

     

49,713

   
Total Commercial Paper
(Cost $1,651,155)
       

1,651,155

   

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Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

   

Par Value

 

Value

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 14.6% (continued)

 

GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES - 2.7%

 
Federal Home Loan Bank,
0.96%, due 01/02/18 (f)
 

$

150,000

   

$

149,996

   
Federal National Mortgage Association,
0.00%-1.22%,
due 01/02/18-01/03/2018 (f)
   

300,000

     

299,990

   
Total Government and Agency Securities
(Cost $449,986)
       

449,986

   

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT - 1.7%

 
Fixed Income Clearing Corp. Repurchase
Agreement, 0.54% dated 12/29/17
due 01/02/18, repurchase price $278,764,
collateralized by United States Treasury Note,
2.000%, due 08/15/25, value plus accrued
interest of $284,325 (Cost: $278,747)
   

278,747

     

278,747

   

CORPORATE BONDS - 0.1%

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.1%

 
Expedia, Inc.,
7.46%, due 08/15/18 (f)
(Cost $15,261)
   

14,752

     

15,215

   
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 14.6%
(COST $2,395,149)
       

2,395,103

   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.8%
(COST $11,734,929)
       

16,547,262

   

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

       

0

(g)

 

Liabilities In Excess of Other Assets - (0.8)%

       

(134,229

)

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

     

$

16,413,033

   

(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 December 31, 2017.
Security is perpetual and has no stated maturity date.

(e)  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

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Oakmark Global Fund  December 31, 2017

Summary Information

VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT

Since Inception - 08/04/99 (Unaudited)

PERFORMANCE

   

 

Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12/31/17)

     
(Unaudited)   Total Return
Last 3 Months
 

1-year

 

3-year

 

5-year

 

10-year

  Since
Inception
  Inception
Date
 

Oakmark Global Fund (Investor Class)

   

3.90

%

   

27.08

%

   

8.34

%

   

12.08

%

   

6.43

%

   

10.78

%

 

08/04/99

 

MSCI World Index

   

5.51

%

   

22.40

%

   

9.26

%

   

11.64

%

   

5.03

%

   

4.91

%

 

 

Lipper Global Fund Index19

   

4.82

%

   

22.68

%

   

9.29

%

   

11.25

%

   

4.93

%

   

5.65

%

 

 

Oakmark Global Fund (Advisor Class)

   

3.95

%

   

27.24

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

28.46

%

 

11/30/16

 

Oakmark Global Fund (Institutional Class)

   

3.97

%

   

27.34

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

28.54

%

 

11/30/16

 

Oakmark Global Fund (Service Class)

   

3.86

%

   

26.78

%

   

8.00

%

   

11.70

%

   

6.07

%

   

10.97

%

 

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.

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 HOLDINGS7

  % of Net Assets  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

   

5.6

   

Daimler AG

   

5.5

   

Bank of America Corp.

   

4.6

   

Credit Suisse Group AG

   

4.4

   

Alphabet, Inc., Class C

   

4.4

   

CNH Industrial N.V.

   

4.3

   

Citigroup, Inc.

   

4.3

   

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

   

4.3

   

General Motors Co.

   

4.2

   

Allianz SE

   

3.9

   

FUND STATISTICS

 

Ticker*

 

OAKGX

 

Number of Equity Holdings

 

39

 

Net Assets

  $2.7 billion  

Weighted Average Market Cap

  $106.0 billion  

Median Market Cap

  $22.7 billion  

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, 2019

SECTOR ALLOCATION

  % of Net Assets  

Financials

   

26.9

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

25.3

   

Information Technology

   

18.9

   

Industrials

   

14.9

   

Materials

   

6.1

   

Consumer Staples

   

1.7

   

Energy

   

1.7

   

Health Care

   

1.2

   

Short-Term Investments and Other

   

3.3

   

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 

% of Equity

 

Europe

   

44.2

   

United Kingdom

   

18.3

   

Switzerland

   

13.2

   

Germany*

   

12.5

   

Netherlands*

   

0.2

   

North America

   

43.4

   

United States

   

43.4

   

 

% of Equity

 

Asia

   

7.1

   

Japan

   

4.3

   

China

   

1.9

   

India

   

0.9

   

Australasia

   

3.2

   

Australia

   

3.2

   

Latin America

   

2.1

   

Mexico

   

2.1

   

*  Euro-currency countries comprise 12.7% of equity investments

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 43.

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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 Calendar Year Review

The basic concept of the Oakmark Global Fund—with its broad geographic and market capitalization mandates and relatively focused portfolio—is to offer a single product that uses our firm's bottom-up approach to find the best values around the world and invest in those opportunities with conviction. As a result, the portfolio occasionally looks very different from the global indexes. This is a natural outcome of our investment process and, as many of our long-term investors know, it can take time for the market to recognize these values. This can lead us into some unpopular geographies and sectors, like our recent investments in Europe/U.K. and financials, respectively, which produced a couple of difficult years for the Fund. In that respect, we are pleased to report that this year, our large holdings in Europe/U.K. and the financials sector were the largest relative and absolute contributors from a regional and sector standpoint. Specifically, our holdings in Europe and the U.K. contributed to over 90% of this year's outperformance, relative to the MSCI World Index,18 and our financial sector holdings contributed to over 40% of this year's outperformance. While it may not feel like it every quarter or year, we are building what we believe is a truly conservative global portfolio of our best ideas, one company at a time, to maximize returns over a multi-year period.

The Oakmark Global Fund returned 3.9% for the quarter, which brings the Fund's calendar year return to 27.1%. Meanwhile, the MSCI World Index returned 5.5% during the quarter and 22.4% for the year. Please understand these absolute returns are exceptional relative to what one should expect on an ongoing basis, but we hope you enjoy them, as we do as fellow shareholders in the Fund. Since inception, the Fund has returned 10.8% versus 4.9% for the MSCI World Index and 5.7% for the Lipper Global Fund Index.19

Our largest contributors in the quarter were Bank of America, TE Connectivity and Credit Suisse Group. From a country standpoint, our largest contributors were the U.S., Germany and the U.K. Our largest detractors were General Electric (GE), Grupo Televisa and CarMax. We purchased GE, believing the new management team would improve the cost structure and capital allocation. We discussed the motivation for CEO John Flannery to reset earnings expectations last quarter. Fast forward 90 days, and the rebased earnings at GE were worse than we anticipated with the primary difference being more secular, cyclical and company-specific issues in GE's power generation businesses. We continue to hold the stock, given the combination of price, our confidence in management and the strength of the businesses outside of power generation, which generate the vast majority of profits.

For the calendar year, the largest contributors were CNH Industrial, Allianz and TE Connectivity, while the largest detractors were GE, Grupo Televisa and Interpublic Group. From a country standpoint, the largest contributors were the U.S., Germany and the U.K. Mexico was the only detractor.

Portfolio Activity

During the quarter, we added two new positions—Johnson Controls and Corelogic—and eliminated Itron, which had reached our sell target.

Johnson Controls (JCI) shares have underperformed since the $18B Tyco merger, which also brought a new CEO, George Oliver, whom we know and respect from his days at Tyco. We believe JCI had been undermanaged prior to the merger, and Oliver has the opportunity to improve operations in addition to achieving the merger synergies. Roughly three-quarters of revenues and two-thirds of earnings come from the legacy Tyco fire and security business and JCI's legacy HVAC and building automation businesses. JCI is also the largest producer of lead-acid automotive batteries with nearly 40% market share. While this business is lower growth, the fundamentals tend to be fairly stable as aftermarket accounts for 75% of sales.

Corelogic provides unique residential real estate information to the financial services sector. The shares have been weak due to near-term cyclical concerns about declining refinancing activity. We do not believe this has a long-term impact on business value. Unique data businesses tend to have great returns and are difficult to replicate. Corelogic fits this mold. The management team has been good stewards of capital and has reduced the share count 30% since 2010. Management has been improving margins for years, and we believe there is more room for improvement over the next several years. Meanwhile, Corelogic is selling well below public and private market values of other high quality data providers.

Geographic Allocation and Currency Hedging

We ended the quarter with 44% of our holdings in Europe and the U.K., 43% in the U.S., and 7% in Asia (Japan, China and India). The remaining positions are in Australia and Mexico.

We continue to believe the Swiss franc is overvalued versus the U.S. dollar. As a result, we defensively hedged a portion of the Fund's exposure. Approximately 15% of the Swiss franc exposure was hedged at quarter end.

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

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 43.

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Schedule of Investments (in thousands)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS - 96.7%

 

FINANCIALS - 26.9%

 

BANKS - 15.3%

 

Lloyds Banking Group PLC (United Kingdom)

   

165,870

   

$

152,421

   

Bank of America Corp. (United States)

   

4,210

     

124,267

   

Citigroup, Inc. (United States)

   

1,559

     

116,035

   

Axis Bank, Ltd. (India)

   

2,559

     

22,608

   
         

415,331

   

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 7.7%

 

Credit Suisse Group AG (Switzerland)

   

6,727

     

120,114

   

Julius Baer Group, Ltd. (Switzerland)

   

1,448

     

88,569

   
         

208,683

   

INSURANCE - 3.9%

 

Allianz SE (Germany)

   

464

     

106,620

   
         

730,634

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 25.3%

 

AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 13.2%

 

Daimler AG (Germany)

   

1,745

     

148,211

   

General Motors Co. (United States)

   

2,756

     

112,981

   

Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan)

   

1,526

     

97,708

   
         

358,900

   

MEDIA - 8.1%

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

2,823

     

56,921

   

Grupo Televisa SAB (Mexico) (a)

   

2,923

     

54,574

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

1,502

     

50,831

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

896

     

32,113

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

618

     

26,296

   
         

220,735

   

CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 2.6%

 

Cie Financiere Richemont SA (Switzerland)

   

597

     

54,115

   

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

   

1,154

     

15,374

   
         

69,489

   

RETAILING - 1.4%

 

CarMax, Inc. (United States) (b)

   

605

     

38,792

   
         

687,916

   

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 18.9%

 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 14.0%

 

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

   

114

     

119,749

   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A (United States)

   

586

     

88,742

   

Oracle Corp. (United States)

   

1,653

     

78,130

   

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

   

218

     

50,948

   

Wirecard AG (Germany)

   

385

     

42,982

   

CoreLogic, Inc. (United States) (b)

   

22

     

1,014

   
         

381,565

   
   

Shares

 

Value

 

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 4.9%

 

TE Connectivity, Ltd. (United States)

   

1,219

   

$

115,873

   

Hirose Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)

   

114

     

16,678

   
         

132,551

   
         

514,116

   

INDUSTRIALS - 14.9%

 

CAPITAL GOODS - 14.9%

 

CNH Industrial N.V. (United Kingdom)

   

8,704

     

116,654

   

Travis Perkins PLC (United Kingdom)

   

3,876

     

82,008

   

USG Corp. (United States) (b)

   

1,687

     

65,051

   

Arconic, Inc. (United States)

   

1,588

     

43,265

   

General Electric Co. (United States)

   

2,279

     

39,774

   

MTU Aero Engines AG (Germany)

   

176

     

31,621

   
Johnson Controls International plc
(United States)
   

723

     

27,561

   
         

405,934

   

MATERIALS - 6.1%

 

Incitec Pivot, Ltd. (Australia)

   

27,550

     

83,834

   

LafargeHolcim, Ltd. (Switzerland)

   

1,480

     

83,484

   
         

167,318

   

CONSUMER STAPLES - 1.7%

 

FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 1.7%

 

Diageo PLC (United Kingdom)

   

1,281

     

47,115

   

ENERGY - 1.7%

 

National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (United States)

   

1,251

     

45,047

   

HEALTH CARE - 1.2%

 

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 1.2%

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (United States) (b)

   

1,800

     

27,285

   

Koninklijke Philips N.V. (Netherlands)

   

145

     

5,502

   
         

32,787

   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 96.7%
(COST $1,850,647)
       

2,630,867

   

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Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

   

Par Value

 

Value

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 3.2%

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT - 3.2%

 
Fixed Income Clearing Corp. Repurchase
Agreement, 0.54% dated 12/29/17
due 01/02/18, repurchase price $87,168,
collateralized by a United States Treasury Note,
2.000%, due 08/15/25, value plus accrued
interest of $88,907 (Cost: $87,162)
 

$

87,162

   

$

87,162

   
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.2%
(COST $87,162)
       

87,162

   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.9%
(COST $1,937,809)
       

2,718,029

   

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

       

0

(d)

 

Other Assets In Excess of Liabilities - 0.1%

       

1,703

   

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

     

$

2,719,732

   

(a)  Sponsored American Depositary Receipt

(b)  Non-income producing security

(c)  Amount rounds to less than 0.1%.

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

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Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS

    Local
Contract
Amount
  Base
Contract
Amount
  Settlement
Date
  Valuation at
12/31/17
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Foreign Currency Sold:

 

Swiss Franc

   

49,460

   

$

52,101

   

03/21/18

 

$

51,063

   

$

1,038

   
               

$

51,063

   

$

1,038

   

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Oakmark Global Select Fund  December 31, 2017

Summary Information

VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT

Since Inception - 10/02/06 (Unaudited)

PERFORMANCE

       

Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12/31/17)

     
(Unaudited)   Total Return
Last 3 Months
 

1-year

 

3-year

 

5-year

 

10-year

  Since
Inception
  Inception
Date
 

Oakmark Global Select Fund (Investor Class)

   

2.98

%

   

21.18

%

   

10.71

%

   

13.24

%

   

9.60

%

   

9.12

%

 

10/02/06

 

MSCI World Index

   

5.51

%

   

22.40

%

   

9.26

%

   

11.64

%

   

5.03

%

   

6.01

%

 

 

Lipper Global Fund Index19

   

4.82

%

   

22.68

%

   

9.29

%

   

11.25

%

   

4.93

%

   

5.96

%

 

 

Oakmark Global Select Fund (Advisor Class)

   

2.99

%

   

21.36

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

22.36

%

 

11/30/16

 

Oakmark Global Select Fund (Institutional Class)

   

3.02

%

   

21.41

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

22.40

%

 

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.

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 HOLDINGS7

  % of Net Assets  

Daimler AG

   

7.9

   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

   

7.8

   

CNH Industrial N.V.

   

7.0

   

Alphabet, Inc., Class C

   

6.0

   

Credit Suisse Group AG

   

5.8

   

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

   

5.5

   

Bank of America Corp.

   

5.4

   

WPP PLC

   

5.3

   

Citigroup, Inc.

   

5.3

   

LafargeHolcim, Ltd.

   

5.2

   

FUND STATISTICS

 

Ticker*

 

OAKWX

 

Number of Equity Holdings

 

20

 

Net Assets

  $2.9 billion  

Weighted Average Market Cap

  $126.3 billion  

Median Market Cap

  $55.0 billion  

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

  1.19%  

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, 2019

SECTOR ALLOCATION

  % of Net Assets  

Financials

   

33.2

   

Information Technology

   

19.8

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

16.4

   

Industrials

   

12.2

   

Consumer Staples

   

5.4

   

Materials

   

5.2

   

Energy

   

3.7

   

Short-Term Investments and Other

   

4.1

   

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 

% of Equity

 

Europe

   

52.1

   

United Kingdom

   

23.8

   

Switzerland

   

17.2

   

Germany*

   

8.2

   

France*

   

2.9

   

 

% of Equity

 

North America

   

47.9

   

United States

   

47.9

   

*  Euro-currency countries comprise 11.1% of equity investments

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 43.

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Oakmark Global Select Fund  December 31, 2017

Portfolio Manager Commentary

William C. Nygren, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakwx@oakmark.com

David G. Herro, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakwx@oakmark.com

Anthony P. Coniaris, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakwx@oakmark.com

Eric Liu, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakwx@oakmark.com

Oakmark Global Select Fund returned 3.0% for the quarter ended December 31, 2017, underperforming the MSCI World Index's18 5.5% return. For the calendar year, the Fund returned 21.2%, underperforming the MSCI World Index's return of 22.4%. More importantly, the Fund has returned an average of 9.1% per year since its inception in October 2006, outperforming the MSCI World Index's annualized gain of 6.0% over the same period.

CNH Industrial, a global agricultural and construction equipment manufacturer, was the top contributor for the quarter. CNH's quarterly earnings reports have shown an ongoing improvement over the past 12 months. Investors reacted positively to third-quarter earnings released in October, as results exceeded consensus estimates. This strong result was primarily driven by CNH's core agricultural equipment segment, where revenue increased organically by over 9% and operating profit increased by over 34%, compared to the previous year. Furthermore, management raised its full-year earnings and revenue guidance. During the quarter, Fitch also upgraded CNH's debt to investment grade. CNH is now rated investment grade by two of the three ratings agencies, making its bonds eligible for investment-grade indexes, which will lead to lower spreads. We remain optimistic that CNH's improving trends will continue.

General Electric (GE), a global producer of industrial, household and medical goods, was the largest detractor for the quarter. Share prices were hurt by disappointing third-quarter results, several analysts' downgrades and news of CFO Jeffrey Bornstein's departure. We believe Mr. Bornstein's exit indicates that newly appointed CEO John Flannery is quickly establishing a strong culture of accountability and that "business as usual" will no longer be tolerated. Newly appointed CFO Jamie Miller has held multiple positions at GE, most recently as head of GE Transportation. In mid-November, Flannery announced a "reset" during which he established a lower base for the company's earnings by cutting 2018 earnings guidance and dividends by 50%. We expect Flannery to reduce costs aggressively, which should improve earnings. We like that GE's business model includes manufacturing and selling original equipment as well as offering long-duration service contracts for that equipment, which provides ongoing revenue streams from its client base. GE has been a very frustrating holding, as business fundamentals have lagged our expectations. However, we continue to remain shareholders because we believe the stock has declined more than warranted by the fundamentals.

Geographically, 48% of the Fund's holdings were invested in U.S.-domiciled companies as of December 31, while approximately 52% were allocated to equities in Europe and the U.K.

We continue to believe the Swiss franc is overvalued versus the U.S. dollar. As a result, we defensively hedged a portion of the Fund's exposure. Approximately 14% of the Swiss franc exposure was hedged at quarter end.

We would like to thank our fellow shareholders for your continued support. We wish you all a happy and prosperous new year!

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 43.

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Oakmark Global Select Fund  December 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Schedule of Investments (in thousands)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS - 95.9%

 

FINANCIALS - 33.2%

 

BANKS - 18.4%

 

Lloyds Banking Group PLC (United Kingdom)

   

245,828

   

$

225,894

   

Bank of America Corp. (United States)

   

5,237

     

154,596

   

Citigroup, Inc. (United States)

   

2,036

     

151,499

   
         

531,989

   

INSURANCE - 9.0%

 
American International Group, Inc.
(United States)
   

2,197

     

130,897

   

Willis Towers Watson PLC (United States)

   

852

     

128,388

   
         

259,285

   

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 5.8%

 

Credit Suisse Group AG (Switzerland)

   

9,308

     

166,206

   
         

957,480

   

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 19.8%

 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 14.4%

 

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

   

166

     

174,095

   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A (United States)

   

822

     

124,372

   

Oracle Corp. (United States)

   

2,450

     

115,836

   
         

414,303

   

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 5.4%

 

TE Connectivity, Ltd. (United States)

   

1,654

     

157,187

   
         

571,490

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 16.4%

 

AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 7.9%

 

Daimler AG (Germany)

   

2,675

     

227,214

   

MEDIA - 5.3%

 

WPP PLC (United Kingdom)

   

8,389

     

151,880

   

CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 3.2%

 

Cie Financiere Richemont SA (Switzerland)

   

1,026

     

92,992

   
         

472,086

   

INDUSTRIALS - 12.2%

 

CAPITAL GOODS - 9.9%

 

CNH Industrial N.V. (United Kingdom)

   

15,106

     

202,451

   

General Electric Co. (United States)

   

4,750

     

82,887

   
         

285,338

   

TRANSPORTATION - 2.3%

 

Kuehne + Nagel International AG (Switzerland)

   

380

     

67,233

   
         

352,571

   

CONSUMER STAPLES - 5.4%

 

FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 5.4%

 

Diageo PLC (United Kingdom)

   

2,140

     

78,745

   

Danone SA (France)

   

938

     

78,688

   
         

157,433

   
   

Shares

 

Value

 

MATERIALS - 5.2%

 

LafargeHolcim, Ltd. (Switzerland)

   

2,655

   

$

149,733

   

ENERGY - 3.7%

 

Apache Corp. (United States)

   

2,515

     

106,183

   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 95.9%
(COST $2,179,994)
       

2,766,976

   
   

Par Value

 

Value

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.6%

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT - 3.6%

 
Fixed Income Clearing Corp. Repurchase
Agreement, 0.54% dated 12/29/17
due 01/02/18, repurchase price $104,276,
collateralized by United States Treasury Notes,
2.000% due 08/15/25, value plus accrued
interest of $106,359 (Cost: $104,270)
 

$

104,270

     

104,270

   
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.6%
(COST $104,270)
       

104,270

   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.5%
(COST $2,284,264)
       

2,871,246

   

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

       

0

(c)

 

Other Assets In Excess of Liabilities - 0.5%

       

13,106

   

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

     

$

2,884,352

   

(a)  Non-income producing security

(b)  Amount rounds to less than 0.1%.

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

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Oakmark Global Select Fund  December 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS

    Local
Contract
Amount
  Base
Contract
Amount
  Settlement
Date
  Valuation at
12/31/17
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Foreign Currency Sold:

 

Swiss Franc

   

64,003

   

$

67,421

   

03/21/18

 

$

66,078

   

$

1,343

   
               

$

66,078

   

$

1,343

   

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Oakmark International Fund  December 31, 2017

Summary Information

VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT

Since Inception - 09/30/92 (Unaudited)

PERFORMANCE

   

 

Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12/31/17)

     
(Unaudited)   Total Return
Last 3 Months
 

1-year

 

3-year

 

5-year

 

10-year

  Since
Inception
  Inception
Date
 

Oakmark International Fund (Investor Class)

   

2.38

%

   

29.75

%

   

10.43

%

   

10.50

%

   

6.95

%

   

10.40

%

 

09/30/92

 

MSCI World ex U.S. Index

   

4.23

%

   

24.21

%

   

7.36

%

   

7.46

%

   

1.87

%

   

6.35

%

 

 

MSCI EAFE Index21

   

4.23

%

   

25.03

%

   

7.80

%

   

7.90

%

   

1.94

%

   

6.22

%

 

 

Lipper International Fund Index22

   

3.79

%

   

26.70

%

   

8.33

%

   

8.10

%

   

2.50

%

   

7.22

%

 

 

Oakmark International Fund (Advisor Class)

   

2.38

%

   

29.93

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

31.29

%

 

11/30/16

 

Oakmark International Fund (Institutional Class)

   

2.44

%

   

30.00

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

31.36

%

 

11/30/16

 

Oakmark International Fund (Service Class)

   

2.30

%

   

29.45

%

   

10.08

%

   

10.14

%

   

6.62

%

   

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.

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 HOLDINGS7

  % of Net Assets  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

   

5.1

   

Daimler AG

   

4.8

   

Glencore PLC

   

4.7

   

BNP Paribas SA

   

4.6

   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

   

4.2

   

Credit Suisse Group AG

   

3.9

   

Intesa Sanpaolo SPA

   

3.8

   

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

   

3.7

   

Toyota Motor Corp.

   

3.5

   

Allianz SE

   

3.4

   

FUND STATISTICS

 

Ticker*

 

OAKIX

 

Number of Equity Holdings

 

57

 

Net Assets

  $43.4 billion  

Weighted Average Market Cap

  $52.6 billion  

Median Market Cap

  $30.7 billion  

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, 2019

SECTOR ALLOCATION

  % of Net Assets  

Financials

   

32.4

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

31.2

   

Industrials

   

13.3

   

Materials

   

8.8

   

Consumer Staples

   

3.9

   

Information Technology

   

3.3

   

Health Care

   

1.8

   

Short-Term Investments and Other

   

5.3

   

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 

% of Equity

 

Europe

   

83.1

   

United Kingdom

   

23.4

   

Germany*

   

15.7

   

Switzerland

   

15.6

   

France*

   

14.7

   

Sweden

   

5.8

   

Italy*

   

4.0

   

Netherlands*

   

3.9

   

Asia

   

11.0

   

Japan

   

4.9

   

India

   

2.7

   

 

% of Equity

 

Asia (cont'd)

   

11.0

   

Indonesia

   

1.9

   

China

   

1.1

   

Taiwan

   

0.2

   

South Korea

   

0.2

   

Australasia

   

2.7

   

Australia

   

2.7

   

North America

   

2.0

   

United States

   

2.0

   

Latin America

   

1.2

   

Mexico

   

1.2

   

*  Euro-currency countries comprise 38.3% of equity investments

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 43.

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Oakmark International Fund  December 31, 2017

Portfolio Manager Commentary

David G. Herro, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakix@oakmark.com

Michael L. Manelli, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakix@oakmark.com

The Oakmark International Fund returned 2.4% for the quarter ended December 31, 2017, compared to the MSCI World ex U.S. Index,20 which returned 4.2% over the same period. The Fund's calendar-year performance was strong in absolute and relative terms, returning 29.8%, versus the MSCI World ex U.S. Index's return of 24.2%. Most importantly, the Fund has returned an average of 10.4% per year since its inception in September 1992, outperforming the MSCI World ex U.S. Index, which has averaged 6.4% per year over the same period.

Glencore, one of the world's largest mining companies and commodities traders, was the top contributor to performance for the quarter, returning 15%. During the quarter, Glencore announced an agreement to purchase a portion of Peruvian zinc producer Volcan Compañia Minera for $531 million. The asset has a mine life of more than 20 years and comes with significant development options. Furthermore, the acquisition offers promising cost-cutting opportunities. Glencore has controlled assets near the Volcan site with similar geologic profiles, but was able to produce for less than half of Volcan's costs. We also believe the deal is strategically attractive for Glencore. Additionally, during the quarter, management announced two increases in Marketing EBIT guidance. Management has progressively raised earnings forecasts for this segment over the course of the year, which indicates that the marketing business is consistently executing beyond expectations. In our perspective, marketing is a top-quality segment of Glencore's enterprise. We are pleased that this business, which generates a high return on equity and is immensely cash-generative, is performing well. Finally, Glencore has aggressively reduced its leverage over the past two years and is already below the max net debt position. The company continues to aim for a BBB rating and a max ND/EBITDA23 of 2x. We believe Glencore's capital position is sound, and we like that its management team is exploring all avenues to enhance shareholder value.

H&M, a global fashion retailer, was the largest detractor for the quarter. Investors reacted negatively to fiscal year sales announced in December, which were below management's and our expectations. The weakness came from H&M's brick-and-mortar stores, even though the company's other brands performed well and H&M online experienced growth. We believe the sales miss was due in part to general weakness in the retail sector, but was exacerbated by a fashion miss in H&M's collection and a failure to get the right product to the right stores. A new H&M brand head has been appointed to address the fashion and product-allocation issues and to generate faster lead times. Management indicated that it will further optimize the physical store footprint with fewer openings and more closures, a reversal of management's historical space growth targets. H&M has invested heavily in its online presence in recent years, and we believe it is better positioned here than many in the market appreciate. Overall, H&M has made significant

investments and improvements in its brand management, logistics, purchasing and technology, and we believe the company has made considerable progress. The Chairman remains committed to further improvements and used more than $1B of his personal wealth to purchase shares of H&M in 2017.

During the quarter, we sold our positions in Atlas Copco, Daiwa Securities, LVMH, Melco Resorts and OMRON.

We continue to believe the Swiss franc is overvalued versus the U.S. dollar. As a result, we defensively hedged a portion of the Fund's exposure. Approximately 14% of the Swiss franc exposure was hedged at quarter end.

We would like to thank our shareholders for your continued support and wish you a happy and prosperous new year!

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 43.

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Oakmark International Fund  December 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Schedule of Investments (in thousands)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS - 94.7%

 

FINANCIALS - 32.4%

 

BANKS - 18.8%

 
Lloyds Banking Group PLC
(United Kingdom)
   

2,390,586

   

$

2,196,740

   

BNP Paribas SA (France)

   

26,645

     

1,990,123

   

Intesa Sanpaolo SPA (Italy)

   

489,957

     

1,628,412

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

234,259

     

879,271

   

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT (Indonesia)

   

1,300,412

     

766,781

   

Axis Bank, Ltd. (India)

   

76,419

     

675,204

   
         

8,136,531

   

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 8.3%

 

Credit Suisse Group AG (Switzerland)

   

94,463

     

1,686,752

   

EXOR N.V. (Netherlands)

   

12,956

     

794,352

   

AMP, Ltd. (Australia)

   

145,462

     

589,046

   

Schroders PLC (United Kingdom)

   

11,263

     

534,659

   

Schroders PLC, Non-Voting (United Kingdom)

   

31

     

1,062

   
         

3,605,871

   

INSURANCE - 5.3%

 

Allianz SE (Germany)

   

6,413

     

1,473,454

   

Willis Towers Watson PLC (United States)

   

5,476

     

825,121

   
         

2,298,575

   
         

14,040,977

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 31.2%

 

AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 16.9%

 

Daimler AG (Germany)

   

24,653

     

2,094,239

   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Germany)

   

17,589

     

1,832,442

   

Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan)

   

23,454

     

1,501,437

   

Continental AG (Germany)

   

3,834

     

1,035,280

   

Valeo SA (France)

   

11,649

     

870,374

   
         

7,333,772

   

MEDIA - 8.0%

 

WPP PLC (United Kingdom)

   

52,035

     

942,121

   

Publicis Groupe SA (France)

   

13,424

     

912,423

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

23,392

     

791,590

   

Grupo Televisa SAB (Mexico) (b)

   

27,033

     

504,706

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

8,815

     

315,919

   
         

3,466,759

   

RETAILING - 3.7%

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

78,064

     

1,611,119

   

CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 2.6%

 

Cie Financiere Richemont SA (Switzerland)

   

7,453

     

675,314

   
The Swatch Group AG, Bearer Shares
(Switzerland)
   

972

     

396,401

   

Kering (France)

   

91

     

42,831

   
         

1,114,546

   
         

13,526,196

   
   

Shares

 

Value

 

INDUSTRIALS - 13.3%

 

CAPITAL GOODS - 8.9%

 

CNH Industrial N.V. (United Kingdom)

   

102,400

   

$

1,372,391

   

Safran SA (France)

   

6,171

     

636,091

   

SKF AB, Class B (Sweden)

   

25,981

     

577,072

   

Ashtead Group PLC (United Kingdom)

   

15,808

     

425,162

   

Meggitt PLC (United Kingdom)

   

42,083

     

273,981

   

Smiths Group PLC (United Kingdom)

   

11,613

     

233,619

   

Volvo AB, Class B (Sweden)

   

10,272

     

191,214

   

Ferguson PLC (United Kingdom)

   

1,659

     

119,365

   

Komatsu, Ltd. (Japan)

   

1,216

     

43,996

   
         

3,872,891

   

COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 3.5%

 

Experian PLC (United Kingdom)

   

26,545

     

586,329

   

Bureau Veritas SA (France)

   

20,952

     

572,915

   

G4S PLC (United Kingdom)

   

97,040

     

349,819

   
         

1,509,063

   

TRANSPORTATION - 0.9%

 

Kuehne + Nagel International AG (Switzerland)

   

2,114

     

374,208

   
         

5,756,162

   

MATERIALS - 8.8%

 

Glencore PLC (Switzerland)

   

383,752

     

2,020,679

   

LafargeHolcim, Ltd. (Switzerland)

   

20,189

     

1,138,482

   

Orica, Ltd. (Australia)

   

35,010

     

494,435

   

Akzo Nobel N.V. (Netherlands)

   

1,757

     

153,899

   
         

3,807,495

   

CONSUMER STAPLES - 3.9%

 

FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 3.9%

 

Diageo PLC (United Kingdom)

   

16,173

     

595,016

   

Danone SA (France)

   

5,824

     

488,788

   

Pernod Ricard SA (France)

   

3,006

     

475,920

   

Nestlé SA (Switzerland)

   

1,335

     

114,778

   
         

1,674,502

   

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 3.3%

 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 2.1%

 

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

   

1,974

     

462,304

   

Infosys, Ltd. (India) (b)

   

26,411

     

428,383

   

Infosys, Ltd. (India)

   

1,214

     

19,812

   
         

910,499

   

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - 1.1%

 

ASML Holding N.V. (Netherlands)

   

2,255

     

392,645

   
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.,
Ltd. (Taiwan)
   

12,074

     

93,116

   
         

485,761

   

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 0.1%

 

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (South Korea)

   

24

     

57,462

   
         

1,453,722

   

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Oakmark International Fund  December 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS - 94.7% (continued)

 

HEALTH CARE - 1.8%

 

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 1.7%

 

Olympus Corp. (Japan)

   

12,249

   

$

469,631

   

Koninklijke Philips N.V. (Netherlands)

   

6,876

     

260,211

   
         

729,842

   

PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES - 0.1%

 

Sanofi (France)

   

839

     

72,287

   
         

802,129

   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 94.7%
(COST $33,997,000)
       

41,061,183

   
   

Par Value

 

Value

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 6.3%

 

COMMERCIAL PAPER - 3.0%

 
Toyota Motor Credit Corp.,
1.26% - 1.58%,
due 01/04/18 - 02/07/18 (d)
 

$

625,000

     

624,584

   
MetLife Short Term Funding LLC, 144A,
1.37% - 1.54%,
due 01/08/18 - 02/02/18 (d) (e)
   

125,000

     

124,911

   
Anthem, Inc., 144A,
1.78%,
due 01/03/18 - 01/09/18 (d) (e)
   

100,000

     

99,975

   
John Deere Capital Co., 144A,
1.34% - 1.35%,
due 01/12/18 - 01/22/18 (d) (e)
   

100,000

     

99,932

   
Abbvie, Inc., 144A,
1.62%, due 01/02/18 (d) (e)
   

75,000

     

74,997

   
Kraft Food Group, Inc., 144A,
1.83% - 1.85%,
due 01/18/18 - 01/25/18 (d) (e)
   

75,000

     

74,927

   
General Mills, Inc., 144A,
1.64% - 1.67%,
due 01/09/18 - 01/11/18 (d) (e)
   

72,000

     

71,972

   
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC,
1.37%, due 01/03/18 (d)
   

50,000

     

49,996

   
American Honda Finance Corp.,
1.42%, due 01/16/18 (d)
   

50,000

     

49,971

   
Schlumberger Holdings Corp., 144A,
1.68%, due 02/15/18 (d) (e)
   

20,000

     

19,959

   
Total Commercial Paper
(Cost $1,291,224)
       

1,291,224

   

GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES - 1.9%

 
Federal National Mortgage Association,
1.22%, due 01/02/18 (d)
   

350,000

     

349,989

   
Federal National Mortgage Association,
0.00%, due 01/03/18 (d)
   

350,000

     

349,988

   
Federal Home Loan Bank,
0.96%, due 01/02/18 (d)
   

150,000

     

149,996

   
Total Government and Agency Securities
(Cost $849,973)
       

849,973

   
   

Par Value

 

Value

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT - 0.8%

 
Fixed Income Clearing Corp. Repurchase
Agreement, 0.54% dated 12/29/17
due 01/02/18, repurchase price $354,668,
collateralized by a United States Treasury
Inflation Index Note, 2.375% due 01/15/25
and a United States Treasury Note, 2.000%
due 08/15/25, aggregate value plus accrued
interest of $361,741 (Cost: $354,647)
 

$

354,647

   

$

354,647

   

U.S. GOVERNMENT BILL - 0.6%

 
United States Treasury Bill,
1.15%, due 01/04/18 (d)
(Cost $249,976)
   

250,000

     

249,976

   
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 6.3%
(COST $2,745,820)
       

2,745,820

   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 101.0%
(COST $36,742,820)
       

43,807,003

   

Foreign Currencies (Cost $1) - 0.0% (f)

       

1

   

Liabilities In Excess of Other Assets - (1.0)%

       

(443,336

)

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

     

$

43,363,668

   

(a)  Non-income producing security

(b)  Sponsored American Depositary Receipt

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

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

(e)  These securities may be resold subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities law.

(f)  Amount rounds to less than 0.1%.

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Oakmark International Fund  December 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS

    Local
Contract
Amount
  Base
Contract
Amount
  Settlement
Date
  Valuation at
12/31/17
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Foreign Currency Sold:

 

Swiss Franc

   

600,563

   

$

632,632

   

03/21/18

 

$

620,033

   

$

12,598

   
               

$

620,033

   

$

12,598

   

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Oakmark International Small Cap Fund  December 31, 2017

Summary Information

VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT

Since 09/30/07 (Unaudited)

PERFORMANCE

       

Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12/31/17)

     
(Unaudited)   Total Return
Last 3 Months
 

1-year

 

3-year

 

5-year

 

10-year

  Since
Inception
  Inception
Date
 

Oakmark International Small Cap Fund (Investor Class)

   

1.58

%

   

26.08

%

   

10.53

%

   

9.73

%

   

5.69

%

   

9.90

%

 

11/01/95

 

MSCI World ex U.S. Small Cap Index

   

5.83

%

   

31.04

%

   

12.96

%

   

11.37

%

   

5.16

%

   

N/A

   

 

MSCI World ex U.S. Index20

   

4.23

%

   

24.21

%

   

7.36

%

   

7.46

%

   

1.87

%

   

5.60

%

 

 

Lipper International Small Cap Fund Index25

   

5.42

%

   

32.68

%

   

12.22

%

   

11.32

%

   

5.17

%

   

N/A

   

 

Oakmark International Small Cap Fund (Advisor Class)

   

1.64

%

   

26.20

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

27.54

%

 

11/30/16

 

Oakmark International Small Cap Fund (Institutional Class)

   

1.68

%

   

26.31

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

27.65

%

 

11/30/16

 

Oakmark International Small Cap Fund (Service Class)

   

1.55

%

   

25.72

%

   

10.22

%

   

9.41

%

   

5.39

%

   

10.18

%

 

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.

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 HOLDINGS7

  % of Net Assets  

IWG PLC

   

4.5

   

Azimut Holding SPA

   

3.8

   

BNK Financial Group, Inc.

   

3.6

   

Incitec Pivot, Ltd.

   

3.4

   

Sugi Holdings Co., Ltd.

   

3.3

   

Konecranes OYJ

   

3.0

   

Howden Joinery Group PLC

   

2.9

   

Element Fleet Management Corp.

   

2.9

   

Julius Baer Group, Ltd.

   

2.8

   

Pagegroup PLC

   

2.8

   

FUND STATISTICS

 

Ticker*

 

OAKEX

 

Number of Equity Holdings

 

61

 

Net Assets

  $3.1 billion  

Weighted Average Market Cap

  $4.3 billion  

Median Market Cap

  $3.1 billion  

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.

SECTOR ALLOCATION

  % of Net Assets  

Industrials

   

38.0

   

Financials

   

19.7

   

Information Technology

   

11.2

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

9.4

   

Materials

   

4.7

   

Health Care

   

4.5

   

Consumer Staples

   

3.8

   

Telecommunication Services

   

2.6

   

Real Estate

   

1.9

   

Short-Term Investments and Other

   

4.2

   

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 

% of Equity

 

Europe

   

65.2

   

United Kingdom

   

18.5

   

Switzerland

   

12.3

   

Italy*

   

5.9

   

Finland*

   

5.6

   

Netherlands*

   

4.5

   

France*

   

4.4

   

Germany*

   

3.4

   

Norway

   

2.7

   

Spain*

   

2.7

   

Greece*

   

1.3

   

Denmark

   

1.2

   

Turkey

   

1.2

   

Portugal

   

1.0

   

Belgium

   

0.5

   

 

% of Equity

 

Asia

   

17.1

   

Japan

   

6.9

   

South Korea

   

6.5

   

Indonesia

   

2.7

   

Hong Kong

   

0.8

   

China

   

0.2

   

Australasia

   

10.0

   

Australia

   

7.8

   

New Zealand

   

2.2

   

North America

   

4.8

   

Canada

   

4.2

   

United States

   

0.6

   

Latin America

   

2.9

   

Mexico

   

2.4

   

Brazil

   

0.5

   

*  Euro-currency countries comprise 27.8% of equity investments

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 43.

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Oakmark International Small Cap Fund  December 31, 2017

Portfolio Manager Commentary

David G. Herro, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakex@oakmark.com

Michael L. Manelli, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakex@oakmark.com

Justin D. Hance, CFA

Portfolio Manager

oakex@oakmark.com

The Oakmark International Small Cap Fund returned 1.6% for the quarter ended December 31, 2017, underperforming the MSCI World ex U.S. Small Cap Index,24 which returned 5.8% for the same period. For the year ended December 31, the Fund was up 26.1%, while the MSCI World ex U.S. Small Cap Index returned 31%. Since the Fund's inception in November 1995, it has returned an average of 9.9% per year.

For the second quarter in a row, the top-performing stock in the Fund was German-based online payment services provider Wirecard. The company's software and systems are used for online and mobile payments, as well as for risk and fraud management. Due to the continued growth of e-commerce around the globe, Wirecard announced a number of large new corporate accounts that have adopted the company's software technology during the fourth quarter—a positive outcome that we had anticipated. Wirecard remains able to innovate in this rapidly evolving landscape, which differentiates it from traditional bank-led payment players and allows it to benefit from this business shift.

The largest detractor from performance was Criteo, a technology company that works with retailers to provide targeted web-based advertising to consumers who have previously visited a retailer's site. During the quarter, Criteo reported positive earnings. However, fourth-quarter guidance showed weaker revenues than the market expected, and more recently, management released another revenue warning. The rollout of Apple's Intelligent Tracking Prevention will hurt Criteo's near-term revenues more than management previously estimated. As of the writing of this letter, we do not believe that the valuation of Criteo's shares requires a material recovery in the Apple revenue stream. So, if the company can navigate this change as it has navigated previous changes, this could become an interesting bull-case scenario. While Criteo may face some short-term obstacles, we think its long-term outlook is promising. The company controls one of the most valuable consumer purchase intent data sets in the world, and we recently met with industry contacts to confirm that this data set remains a rare asset. With multiple drivers of future value per share growth, like the Marketing Ecosystem and Sponsored Products (via Hooklogic), Criteo has strategic value as an acquisition target.

We initiated positions in four new holdings this quarter: GrandVision, NOS SGPS, Salvatore Ferragamo and Ontex Group. Headquartered in the Netherlands, GrandVision is an operator of a retail optical chain present in 44 countries with more than 6,500 stores and an online presence. The company's offerings include prescription glasses and sunglasses, as well as contact lenses and corresponding products. NOS SGPS is the second-largest telecom company in Portugal. The company offers broadband, pay television, internet, fixed phone and mobile phone services to consumers and businesses. The better-known name we added to the Fund this quarter is Italian-based

Salvatore Ferragamo. Ferragamo produces and sells luxury goods for both men and women across the globe with offerings ranging from footwear and clothing to leather goods, silk accessories, watches and fragrances. Lastly, Ontex Group produces disposable personal hygiene solutions. The company's products cater to babies, women and senior adults, and the business is approximately half branded and half private label. During the quarter, we sold one position, BBA Aviation.

Geographically, we ended the year with 17% of our holdings in Asia, 64% in Europe and the U.K., and 10% in Australasia. The remaining positions are in North America (Canada and the U.S.) and Latin America (Mexico and Brazil).

We continue to believe the Swiss franc and Norwegian krone are overvalued versus the U.S. dollar. As a result, we defensively hedged 16% of the Fund's Swiss franc exposure, and 19% of the Fund's krone exposure is hedged.

We thank you for your continued confidence and support, and wish all of you a very happy and healthy 2018!

See accompanying Disclosures and Endnotes on page 43.

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

Schedule of Investments (in thousands)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS - 95.8%

 

INDUSTRIALS - 38.0%

 

CAPITAL GOODS - 17.1%

 

Konecranes OYJ (Finland)

   

1,995

   

$

91,387

   

Howden Joinery Group PLC (United Kingdom)

   

14,314

     

90,215

   

Travis Perkins PLC (United Kingdom)

   

3,942

     

83,407

   

Metso OYJ (Finland)

   

1,630

     

55,670

   
Morgan Advanced Materials PLC
(United Kingdom)
   

11,433

     

52,068

   

Sulzer AG (Switzerland)

   

360

     

43,664

   

MTU Aero Engines AG (Germany)

   

175

     

31,280

   

Wajax Corp. (Canada)

   

1,071

     

21,010

   

Outotec OYJ (Finland) (a)

   

2,214

     

18,859

   

Finning International, Inc. (Canada)

   

608

     

15,330

   

Bucher Industries AG (Switzerland)

   

28

     

11,507

   

dormakaba Holding AG (Switzerland)

   

11

     

10,537

   
         

524,934

   

COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 17.0%

 

IWG PLC (Switzerland)

   

39,610

     

137,657

   

Pagegroup PLC (United Kingdom)

   

13,517

     

85,320

   

Applus Services SA (Spain)

   

5,826

     

78,812

   

Randstad Holding N.V. (Netherlands)

   

1,149

     

70,652

   

Mitie Group PLC (United Kingdom)

   

22,674

     

59,146

   

Hays PLC (United Kingdom)

   

14,869

     

36,719

   

SThree PLC (United Kingdom)

   

6,352

     

31,559

   

Brunel International N.V. (Netherlands)

   

998

     

18,192

   

ALS, Ltd. (Australia)

   

657

     

3,584

   
         

521,641

   

TRANSPORTATION - 3.9%

 

DSV AS (Denmark)

   

453

     

35,637

   
Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG
(Switzerland)
   

208

     

32,321

   

Freightways, Ltd. (New Zealand)

   

5,118

     

27,822

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

2,999

     

24,049

   
         

119,829

   
         

1,166,404

   

FINANCIALS - 19.7%

 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 13.5%

 

Azimut Holding SPA (Italy)

   

6,101

     

116,909

   

Element Fleet Management Corp. (Canada)

   

11,670

     

88,199

   

Julius Baer Group, Ltd. (Switzerland)

   

1,412

     

86,362

   

Standard Life Aberdeen PLC (United Kingdom)

   

8,188

     

48,264

   

EFG International AG (Switzerland)

   

3,852

     

40,711

   

Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS (Turkey)

   

11,641

     

34,150

   
         

414,595

   

BANKS - 6.2%

 

BNK Financial Group, Inc. (South Korea)

   

12,467

     

109,698

   

DGB Financial Group, Inc. (South Korea)

   

8,169

     

80,504

   
         

190,202

   
         

604,797

   
   

Shares

 

Value

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 11.2%

 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 7.7%

 

Atea ASA (Norway) (a)

   

5,612

   

$

78,952

   

Wirecard AG (Germany)

   

603

     

67,315

   

Criteo SA (France) (a) (b)

   

2,502

     

65,116

   

Totvs SA (Brazil)

   

1,712

     

15,426

   

Otsuka Corp. (Japan)

   

134

     

10,275

   
         

237,084

   

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 3.5%

 

Ingenico Group SA (France)

   

589

     

62,915

   

Hirose Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)

   

306

     

44,685

   
         

107,600

   
         

344,684

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 9.4%

 

MEDIA - 5.7%

 

Megacable Holdings SAB de CV (Mexico)

   

11,568

     

47,072

   

Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

   

3,609

     

46,863

   

SKY Network Television, Ltd. (New Zealand)

   

18,521

     

36,883

   

NOS SGPS SA (Portugal)

   

4,378

     

28,791

   

APN Outdoor Group, Ltd. (Australia)

   

3,718

     

14,300

   
         

173,909

   

CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 1.6%

 

Salvatore Ferragamo SPA (Italy) (c)

   

1,604

     

42,621

   

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

   

18,181

     

6,585

   
         

49,206

   

RETAILING - 1.4%

 

GrandVision N.V., (Netherlands)

   

1,743

     

44,530

   

CONSUMER SERVICES - 0.7%

 
Melco International Development, Ltd.
(Hong Kong)
   

7,473

     

22,001

   
         

289,646

   

MATERIALS - 4.7%

 

Incitec Pivot, Ltd. (Australia)

   

34,210

     

104,099

   

Titan Cement Co. SA (Greece)

   

1,411

     

38,771

   
         

142,870

   

HEALTH CARE - 4.5%

 

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 3.9%

 

Primary Health Care, Ltd. (Australia)

   

27,208

     

76,848

   

Ansell, Ltd. (Australia)

   

1,637

     

31,032

   

Amplifon SPA (Italy)

   

841

     

12,964

   
         

120,844

   

PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES - 0.6%

 

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

   

563

     

17,402

   
         

138,246

   

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

Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

   

Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS - 95.8% (continued)

 

CONSUMER STAPLES - 3.8%

 

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING - 3.3%

 

Sugi Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan)

   

1,999

   

$

102,017

   

HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS - 0.5%

 

Ontex Group N.V. (Belgium)

   

452

     

14,968

   
         

116,985

   

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 2.6%

 
Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk PT
(Indonesia)
   

108,063

     

51,174

   

Sarana Menara Nusantara Tbk PT (Indonesia)

   

96,021

     

28,309

   
         

79,483

   

REAL ESTATE - 1.9%

 

LSL Property Services PLC (United Kingdom)

   

10,201

     

38,531

   

Countrywide PLC (United Kingdom) (a)

   

12,249

     

19,888

   
         

58,419

   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 95.8%
(COST $2,665,984)
       

2,941,534

   
   

Par Value

 

Value

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.8%

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT - 3.8%

 
Fixed Income Clearing Corp. Repurchase
Agreement, 0.54% dated 12/29/17
due 01/02/18, repurchase price $115,516,
collateralized by a United States Treasury Note,
2.000%, due 08/15/25, value plus accrued
interest of $117,820 (Cost: $115,509)
 

$

115,509

     

115,509

   
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.8%
(COST $115,509)
       

115,509

   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.6%
(COST $2,781,493)
       

3,057,043

   

Foreign Currencies (Cost $23) - 0.0% (e)

       

23

   

Other Assets In Excess of Liabilities - 0.4%

       

11,675

   

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

     

$

3,068,741

   

(a)  Non-income producing security

(b)  Sponsored American Depositary Receipt

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

(e)  Amount rounds to less than 0.1%.

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Schedule of Investments (in thousands) (continued)

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS

    Local
Contract
Amount
  Base
Contract
Amount
  Settlement
Date
  Valuation at
12/31/17
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Foreign Currency Sold:

 

Norwegian Krona

   

103,064

   

$

13,294

   

03/21/18

 

$

12,584

   

$

710

   

Swiss Franc

   

40,566

     

42,732

   

03/21/18

   

41,881

     

851

   
               

$

54,465

   

$

1,561

   

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Disclosures and Endnotes

Reporting to Shareholders. The Funds reduce the number of duplicate prospectuses, annual and semi-annual reports your household receives by sending only one copy of each to those addresses shared by two or more accounts. Call the Funds at 1-800-OAKMARK (625-6275) to request individual copies of these documents. The Funds will begin sending individual copies 30 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 Funds' 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 that in some ways may be greater than U.S. investments. Those risks include: currency fluctuation; different regulation, accounting standards, trading practices and levels of available information; generally higher transaction costs; and political risks.

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

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

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

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

Endnotes:

1.  This interview originally appeared in a December 7, 2017 GuruFocus article titled, "11 Questions With Oakmark's Bill Nygren and Win Murray" by Holly LaFon.

2.  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. This index is unmanaged and investors cannot invest directly in this index.

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

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

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

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

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

8.  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.

9.  The EV/EBITDA ratio is a comparison of Enterprise Value and Earnings Before the deduction of payments for Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization, which is a measure of operating income.

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

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

12.  The quoted Long Blockchain comment is taken from a statement from the company dated December 21, 2017.

13.  The quoted LongFin comment is taken from a December 18, 2017 Financial Times article titled, "Blockchain fervour evokes memories of dotcom bubble".

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Disclosures and Endnotes (continued)

14.  The New York Times phrase referenced is taken from a December 12, 2017 New York Times article titled, "I Was Wrong About Bitcoin. Here's Why."

15.  The quoted comment from Joseph Stiglitz is taken from a November 29, 2017 Bloomberg TV interview titled, "Stiglitz Says Bitcoin 'Ought to Be Outlawed'".

16.  The quoted comment from Larry Fink is taken from a statement given during an October 13, 2017 Institute of International Finance meeting.

17.  The quoted comment from Robert Shiller is taken from a September 5, 2017 Quartz article titled "Robert Shiller wrote the book on bubbles. He says the 'best example right now is bitcoin.'"

18.  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. This index is unmanaged and investors cannot invest directly in this index.

19.  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.

20.  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. This index is unmanaged and investors cannot invest directly in this index.

21.  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. and Canada. This benchmark calculates reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes. This index is unmanaged and investors cannot invest directly in this index.

22.  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.

23.  ND/EBITDA refers to Net Debt to Earnings Before the deduction of payments for Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization Ratio which is a debt ratio measuring the length of time it would take for a company to pay back debt.

24.  The MSCI World ex U.S. Small Cap Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market-capitalization weighted index designed to measure the small-cap equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. The benchmark calculates reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes. This index is unmanaged and investors cannot invest directly in this index.

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

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

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Oakmark Funds

Trustees and Officers

Trustees

Allan J. Reich—Chair

Thomas H. Hayden

Christine M. Maki

Laurence C. Morse, Ph. D.

Mindy M. Posoff

Steven S. Rogers

Kristi L. Rowsell

Peter S. Voss

Officers

Kristi L. Rowsell—President and Principal Executive Officer

Anthony P. Coniaris—Executive Vice President

Kevin G. Grant—Executive Vice President

Judson H. Brooks—Vice President

Megan J. Claucherty—Vice President

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

Justin D. Hance—Vice President

David G. Herro—Vice President

M. Colin Hudson—Vice President

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

Chris W. Keller—Vice President

Eric Liu—Vice President

Jason E. Long—Vice President

Michael L. Manelli—Vice President

Colin P. McFarland—Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer**

Clyde S. McGregor—Vice President

Ian J. McPheron—Vice President and Chief Legal Officer‡

Thomas W. Murray—Vice President

Michael J. Neary—Vice President

William C. Nygren—Vice President

Rana J. Wright—Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer†

Vineeta D. Raketich—Vice President

Andrew J. Tedeschi—Vice President, Assistant Treasurer

Zachary D. Weber—Vice President

Edward J. Wojciechowski—Vice President

*  Mr. Gorman is no longer an Officer of the Trust as of February 1, 2018.

**  Mr. McFarland assumed his duties effective February 1, 2018.

†  Ms. Wright assumed her duties effective January 23, 2018.

‡  Mr. McPheron relinquished his duties as Chief Legal Officer effective January 23, 2018.

Other Information

Investment Adviser

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

Transfer Agent

DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc.
Quincy, Massachusetts

Legal Counsel

K&L Gates LLP
Washington, D.C.

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP
Chicago, Illinois

Contact Us

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

Website

Oakmark.com

Twitter

@HarrisOakmark

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

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

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

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

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

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

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