UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-22420
Oppenheimer Master Inflation Protected Securities Fund, LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
6803 South Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Cynthia Lo Bessette
OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.
225 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10281-1008
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 768-3200
Date of fiscal year end: January 31
Date of reporting period: 7/31/2017
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

Table of Contents
PORTFOLIO MANAGER: Young-Sup Lee
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AT 7/31/17
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| | Oppenheimer Master Inflation Protected Securities Fund, LLC | | Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index |
6-Month | | 0.50% | | 0.46% |
1-Year | | -1.07 | | -1.04 |
5-Year | | -0.23 | | -0.02 |
Since Inception (6/2/10) | | 2.59 | | 3.09 |
Performance data quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Returns do not consider capital gains or income taxes on an individual’s investment. Fund returns include changes in share price and reinvested distributions. Returns for periods of less than one year are cumulative and not annualized.
The Fund’s performance is compared to the performance of the Barclays U.S. TIPS Index, which includes all publicly issued, U.S. Treasury inflation-protected securities that have at least one year remaining to maturity, are rated investment grade, and have $25 million or more of outstanding face value. The Index is unmanaged and cannot be purchased directly by investors. While index comparisons may be useful to provide a benchmark for the Fund’s
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performance, it must be noted that the Fund’s investments are not limited to the investments comprising the Index. Index performance includes reinvestment of income, but does not reflect transaction costs, fees, expenses or taxes. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only as a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, and does not predict or depict performance of the Fund. The Fund’s performance reflects the effects of the Fund’s business and operating expenses.
The Fund’s investment strategy and focus can change over time. The mention of specific fund holdings does not constitute a recommendation by OppenheimerFunds, Inc. or its affiliates.
Shares of Oppenheimer Master Inflation Protected Securities Fund, LLC are issued solely in private placement transactions that do not involve any “public offering” within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), as amended. Investments in the Fund may only be made by certain “accredited investors” within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act, including other investment companies. This report does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any “security” within the meaning of the Securities Act.
Shares of Oppenheimer funds are not deposits or obligations of any bank, are not guaranteed by any bank, are not insured by the FDIC or any other agency, and involve investment risks, including the possible loss of the principal amount invested.
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Top Holdings and Allocations
PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION
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U.S. Government Obligations | | | 95.7 | % |
Investment Company Oppenheimer Institutional Government Money Market Fund | | | 2.4 | |
Asset-Backed Securities | | | 1.7 | |
Mortgage-Backed Obligations Non-Agency | | | 0.2 | |
Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of July 31, 2017, and are based on the total market value of investments.
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CREDIT RATING BREAKDOWN | | NRSRO ONLY TOTAL | |
AAA | | | 98.7 | % |
AA | | | 1.0 | |
A | | | 0.1 | |
BBB | | | 0.1 | |
CCC | | | 0.1 | |
Total | | | 100.0 | % |
The percentages above are based on the market value of the Fund’s securities as of July 31, 2017, and are subject to change. Except for certain securities issued or guaranteed by a foreign sovereign, all securities have been rated by at least one Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (“NRSRO”), such as Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”). For securities rated only by an NRSRO other than S&P, OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (the “Sub-Adviser”) converts that rating to the equivalent S&P rating. If two or more NRSROs have assigned a rating to a security, the highest S&P equivalent rating is used. Unrated securities issued or guaranteed by a foreign sovereign are assigned a credit rating equal to the highest NRSRO rating assigned to that foreign sovereign. For securities not rated by an NRSRO, the Sub-Adviser uses its own credit analysis to assign ratings in categories similar to those of S&P. The use of similar categories is not an indication that the Sub-Adviser’s credit analysis process is consistent or comparable with any NRSRO’s process were that NRSRO to rate the same security. Fund assets invested in Oppenheimer Institutional Government Money Market Fund are assigned that fund’s S&P rating, which is currently AAA. For the purposes of this table, “investment-grade” securities are securities rated within the NRSROs’ four highest rating categories (AAA, AA, A and BBB). Unrated securities do not necessarily indicate low credit quality, and may or may not be the equivalent of investment-grade. Please consult the Fund’s prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for further information.
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Fund Expenses
Fund Expenses. As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and/or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service fees; and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The examples are based on an investment of $1,000.00 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire 6-month period ended July 31, 2017.
Actual Expenses. The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expense that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600.00 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.60), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During 6 Months Ended July 31, 2017” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes. The second section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio, and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as front-end or contingent deferred sales charges (loads). Therefore, the “hypothetical” section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Actual | | Beginning Account Value February 1, 2017 | | Ending Account Value July 31, 2017 | | Expenses Paid During 6 Months Ended July 31, 2017 |
| | $ 1,000.00 | | $ 1,005.00 | | $ 2.34 |
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Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | | | | | |
| | 1,000.00 | | 1,022.46 | | 2.36 |
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The annualized expense ratio, excluding indirect expenses from affiliated funds, based on the 6-month period ended July 31, 2017 is as follows:
The expense ratio reflects voluntary and/or contractual waivers and/or reimbursements of expenses by the Fund’s Manager. Some of these undertakings may be modified or terminated at any time, as indicated in the Fund’s prospectus. The “Financial Highlights” table in the Fund’s financial statements, included in this report, also shows the gross expense ratio, without such waivers or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses, if applicable.
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS July 31, 2017 Unaudited
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Asset-Backed Securities—1.7% | | | | | | | | |
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust: | | | | | | | | |
Series 2014-1, Cl. D, 2.54%, 6/8/20 | | $ | 215,000 | | | $ | 216,510 | |
Series 2014-2, Cl. D, 2.57%, 7/8/20 | | | 220,000 | | | | 221,759 | |
California Republic Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2014-2, Cl. C, 3.29%, 3/15/21 | | | 95,000 | | | | 95,193 | |
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust: | | | | | | | | |
Series 2013-A, Cl. E, 4.71%, 1/15/211 | | | 400,000 | | | | 404,311 | |
Series 2014-3, Cl. D, 2.65%, 8/17/20 | | | 350,000 | | | | 352,785 | |
Series 2014-4, Cl. D, 3.10%, 11/16/20 | | | 357,000 | | | | 362,325 | |
Series 2015-2, Cl. D, 3.02%, 4/15/21 | | | 310,000 | | | | 313,912 | |
Series 2015-4, Cl. D, 3.53%, 8/16/21 | | | 315,000 | | | | 321,354 | |
SNAAC Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2014-1A, Cl. D, 2.88%, 1/15/201 | | | 348,704 | | | | 348,863 | |
Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $2,621,421) | | | | | | | 2,637,012 | |
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Mortgage-Backed Obligations—0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2716, Cl. UN, 4.50%, 12/15/23 | | | 36,296 | | | | 37,786 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates, Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security, Series 3031, Cl. BI, 42.882%, 8/15/352 | | | 24,893 | | | | 5,313 | |
Federal National Mortgage Assn., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2008-24, Cl. DY, 5%, 4/25/23 | | | 14,260 | | | | 14,385 | |
Federal National Mortgage Assn., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates, Interest- Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security: | | | | | | | | |
Series 2003-24, Cl. SL, 99.999%, 4/25/182 | | | 69,929 | | | | 1,312 | |
Series 2005-87, Cl. SE, 8.496%, 10/25/352 | | | 251,971 | | | | 39,206 | |
Series 2005-93, Cl. SI, 7.422%, 10/25/352 | | | 245,883 | | | | 38,356 | |
Series 2007-88, Cl. XI, 0.00%, 6/25/372,3 | | | 222,063 | | | | 39,123 | |
Series 2011-96, Cl. SA, 11.535%, 10/25/412 | | | 185,384 | | | | 33,074 | |
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Series 2005-A1, Cl. 2A1, 3.066%, 12/25/344 | | | 60,813 | | | | 62,179 | |
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust, Series 2005- AR15, Cl. 1A2, 3.041%, 9/25/354 | | | 52,685 | | | | 50,898 | |
Total Mortgage-Backed Obligations (Cost $310,096) | | | | | | | 321,632 | |
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U.S. Government Obligations—95.5% | | | | | | | | |
United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities: | | | | | | | | |
0.125%, 1/15/22-7/15/265 | | | 48,210,886 | | | | 48,085,703 | |
0.25%, 1/15/255 | | | 23,041,921 | | | | 22,783,621 | |
0.625%, 1/15/24-2/15/435 | | | 15,966,821 | | | | 15,771,852 | |
0.75%, 2/15/425,6 | | | 5,523,708 | | | | 5,259,167 | |
0.875%, 2/15/475 | | | 1,520,760 | | | | 1,475,785 | |
1.00%, 2/15/465 | | | 2,811,472 | | | | 2,808,295 | |
1.375%, 1/15/20-2/15/445 | | | 29,481,208 | | | | 30,765,602 | |
2.50%, 1/15/295 | | | 11,284,911 | | | | 13,656,965 | |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited / Continued
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
U.S. Government Obligations (Continued) | | | | | | | | |
United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities: (Continued) 3.625%, 4/15/285 | | $ | 5,674,238 | | | $ | 7,453,548 | |
Total U.S. Government Obligations (Cost $147,054,688) | | | | | | | 148,060,538 | |
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Investment Company—2.4% | | | | | | | | |
Oppenheimer Institutional Government Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 0.94%7,8 (Cost $3,746,074) | | | 3,746,074 | | | | 3,746,074 | |
Total Investments, at Value (Cost $153,732,279) | | | 99.8% | | | | 154,765,256 | |
Net Other Assets (Liabilities) | | | 0.2 | | | | 323,386 | |
Net Assets | | | 100.0% | | | $ | 155,088,642 | |
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Footnotes to Statement of Investments
1. Represents securities sold under Rule 144A, which are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. These securities amount to $753,174 or 0.49% of the Fund’s net assets at period end.
2. Interest-Only Strips represent the right to receive the monthly interest payments on an underlying pool of mortgage loans. These securities typically decline in price as interest rates decline. Most other fixed income securities increase in price when interest rates decline. The principal amount of the underlying pool represents the notional amount on which current interest is calculated. The price of these securities is typically more sensitive to changes in prepayment rates than traditional mortgage-backed securities (for example, GNMA pass-throughs). Interest rates disclosed represent current yields based upon the current cost basis and estimated timing and amount of future cash flows. These securities amount to $156,384 or 0.10% of the Fund’s net assets at period end.
3. Interest rate is less than 0.0005%.
4. Represents the current interest rate for a variable or increasing rate security.
5. Denotes an inflation-indexed security: coupon or principal are indexed to a consumer price index.
6. All or a portion of the security position is held in accounts at a futures clearing merchant and pledged to cover margin requirements on open futures contracts and written options on futures, if applicable. The aggregate market value of such securities is $34,026. See Note 6 of the accompanying Notes.
7. Rate shown is the 7-day yield at period end.
8. Is or was an affiliate, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, at or during the reporting period, by virtue of the Fund owning at least 5% of the voting securities of the issuer or as a result of the Fund and the issuer having the same investment adviser. Transactions during the reporting period in which the issuer was an affiliate are as follows:
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| | Shares January 31, 2017 | | | Gross Additions | | | Gross Reductions | | | Shares July 31, 2017 | |
Oppenheimer Institutional Government Money Market Fund, Cl. E | | | 355,404 | | | | 24,036,632 | | | | 20,645,962 | | | | 3,746,074 | |
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| | Value | | | Income | |
Oppenheimer Institutional Government Money Market Fund, Cl. E | | $ | 3,746,074 | | | $ | 4,136 | |
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Futures Contracts as of July 31, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Description | | Exchange | | | Buy/Sell | | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Value | | | Unrealized Depreciation | |
United States Treasury Long Bonds | | | CBT | | | | Sell | | | | 9/20/17 | | | | 1 | | | $ | 152,969 | | | $ | 127 | |
United States Treasury Nts., 10 yr. | | | CBT | | | | Buy | | | | 9/20/17 | | | | 18 | | | | 2,266,031 | | | | 74 | |
United States Treasury Nts., 2 yr. | | | CBT | | | | Sell | | | | 9/29/17 | | | | 5 | | | | 1,081,719 | | | | 133 | |
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Glossary:
Exchange Abbreviations
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CBT | | Chicago Board of Trade |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES July 31, 2017 Unaudited
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Assets | | | | |
Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments: | | | | |
Unaffiliated companies (cost $149,986,205) | | $ | 151,019,182 | |
Affiliated companies (cost $3,746,074) | | | 3,746,074 | |
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| | | 154,765,256 | |
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Cash | | | 10,000 | |
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Cash used for collateral on futures | | | 246,100 | |
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Receivables and other assets: | | | | |
Interest and dividends | | | 182,651 | |
Shares of beneficial interest sold | | | 12,506 | |
Variation margin receivable | | | 1,276 | |
Other | | | 14,780 | |
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Total assets | | | 155,232,569 | |
Liabilities | | | | |
Payables and other liabilities: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest redeemed | | | 88,726 | |
Directors’ compensation | | | 10,822 | |
Shareholder communications | | | 4,072 | |
Investments purchased | | | 2,215 | |
Variation margin payable | | | 56 | |
Other | | | 38,036 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 143,927 | |
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Net Assets – applicable to 12,917,498 shares of beneficial interest outstanding | | $ | 155,088,642 | |
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Net Assets, Redemption Price Per Share and Offering Price Per Share | | �� | $12.01 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Six Months Ended July 31, 2017 Unaudited
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Investment Income | | | | |
Interest | | $ | 2,451,809 | |
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Fee income on when-issued securities | | | 4,113 | |
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Dividends - affiliated companies | | | 4,136 | |
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Total investment income | | | 2,460,058 | |
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Expenses | | | | |
Management fees | | | 314,363 | |
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Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees | | | 3,929 | |
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Shareholder communications | | | 3,302 | |
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Legal, auditing and other professional fees | | | 36,582 | |
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Directors’ compensation | | | 5,948 | |
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Custodian fees and expenses | | | 426 | |
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Other | | | 3,496 | |
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Total expenses | | | 368,046 | |
Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses | | | (538) | |
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Net expenses | | | 367,508 | |
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Net Investment Income | | | 2,092,550 | |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investment transactions in unaffiliated companies | | | (610) | |
Closing and expiration of futures contracts | | | 89,597 | |
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Net realized gain | | | 88,987 | |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | | | | |
Investment transactions | | | (1,431,416) | |
Futures contracts | | | (1,855) | |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | | (1,433,271) | |
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Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | $ | 748,266 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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| | Six Months Ended July 31, 2017 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended January 31, 2017 | |
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Operations | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 2,092,550 | | | $ | 2,457,696 | |
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Net realized gain | | | 88,987 | | | | 548,344 | |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | | (1,433,271) | | | | 2,732,611 | |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 748,266 | | | | 5,738,651 | |
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Beneficial Interest Transactions | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from beneficial interest transactions: | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from contributions | | | 4,609,263 | | | | 11,470,989 | |
Payments to withdrawals | | | (11,410,359) | | | | (18,886,578) | |
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| | | (6,801,096) | | | | (7,415,589) | |
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Net Assets | | | | | | | | |
Total decrease | | | (6,052,830) | | | | (1,676,938) | |
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Beginning of period | | | 161,141,472 | | | | 162,818,410 | |
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End of period | | $ | 155,088,642 | | | $ | 161,141,472 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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| | Six Months Ended July 31, 2017 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended January 31, 2017 | | | Year Ended January 29, 20161 | | | Year Ended January 30, 20151 | | | Year Ended January 31, 2014 | | | Year Ended January 31, 2013 | |
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Per Share Operating Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $11.95 | | | | $11.54 | | | | $11.94 | | | | $11.42 | | | | $12.17 | | | | $11.73 | |
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Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income2 | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.18 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (0.10) | | | | 0.23 | | | | (0.44) | | | | 0.41 | | | | (0.85) | | | | 0.26 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.41 | | | | (0.40) | | | | 0.52 | | | | (0.75) | | | | 0.44 | |
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Net asset value, end of period | | | $12.01 | | | | $11.95 | | | | $11.54 | | | | $11.94 | | | | $11.42 | | | | $12.17 | |
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Total Return, at Net Asset Value3 | | | 0.50% | | | | 3.55% | | | | (3.35)% | | | | 4.55% | | | | (6.16)% | | | | 3.75% | |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | | | $155,089 | | | | $161,141 | | | | $162,818 | | | | $171,103 | | | | $134,854 | | | | $119,030 | |
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Average net assets (in thousands) | | | $158,482 | | | | $164,817 | | | | $164,921 | | | | $162,943 | | | | $121,157 | | | | $86,745 | |
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Ratios to average net assets:4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 2.67% | | | | 1.49% | | | | 0.35% | | | | 0.97% | | | | 0.84% | | | | 1.53% | |
Total expenses | | | 0.47%5 | | | | 0.47%5 | | | | 0.45%5 | | | | 0.44%5 | | | | 0.47%5 | | | | 0.48% | |
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses | | | 0.47%6 | | | | 0.47%6 | | | | 0.45%6 | | | | 0.44%6 | | | | 0.47%6 | | | | 0.48% | |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | 8%7 | | | | 8%7 | | | | 16%7 | | | | 5% | | | | 15% | | | | 0% | |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued
1. Represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period.
2. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3. Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.
5. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund fees and expenses were as follows:
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Six Months Ended July 31, 2017 | | | 0.47% | | | | | |
Year Ended January 31, 2017 | | | 0.47% | | |
Year Ended January 29, 2016 | | | 0.45% | | |
Year Ended January 30, 2015 | | | 0.44% | | |
Year Ended January 31, 2014 | | | 0.47% | | |
6. Waiver was less than 0.005%.
7. The portfolio turnover rate excludes purchase and sale transactions of To Be Announced (TBA) mortgage-related securities as follows:
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Six Months Ended July 31, 2017 | | | $1,212,413 | | | | $2,411,937 | |
Year Ended January 31, 2017 | | | $14,790,857 | | | | $14,790,857 | |
Year Ended January 29, 2016 | | | $11,356,129 | | | | $10,126,100 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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1. Organization
Oppenheimer Master Inflation Protected Securities Fund, LLC (the “Fund”) is organized as a Delaware limited liability company and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), as amended, as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek total return. The Fund’s investment adviser is OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. (“OFI Global” or the “Manager”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI” or the “Sub-Adviser”). The Manager has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with OFI.
Shares of the Fund are issued solely in private placement transactions that do not involve any “public offering” within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Investments in the Fund may only be made by certain “accredited investors” within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act, including other investment companies. The Fund currently offers one class of shares.
For federal income tax purposes, the Fund qualifies as a partnership, and each investor in the Fund is treated as the owner of its proportionate share of the net assets, income, expenses, and realized and unrealized gains and losses of the Fund. Accordingly, as a “pass-through” entity, the Fund pays no dividends or capital gain distributions.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed in the Fund’s preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”).
2. Significant Accounting Policies
Security Valuation. All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in Note 3.
Investment Income. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or upon ex-dividend notification in the case of certain foreign dividends where the ex-dividend date may have passed. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. Discount and premium, which are included in interest income on the Statement of Operations, are amortized or accreted daily.
Custodian Fees. “Custodian fees and expenses” in the Statement of Operations may include interest expense incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on such cash overdraft at a rate equal to the Prime Rate plus 0.35%. The “Reduction to custodian expenses” line item, if applicable, represents earnings on cash balances maintained by the Fund during the period. Such interest expense and other custodian fees may be paid with these earnings.
Security Transactions. Security transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains
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and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.
Indemnifications. The Fund’s organizational documents provide current and former Directors and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
Federal Taxes. The Fund, as an entity, will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax. The Fund will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a partnership, and not as an association taxable as a corporation. Therefore, a tax provision is not required. Each shareholder is required for U.S. federal income tax purposes to take into account, in its taxable year with which (or within which) a taxable year of the Fund ends, its distributive share of all items of Fund income, gains, losses, and deductions for such taxable year of the Fund. A shareholder must take such items into account even if the Fund does not distribute cash or other property to such shareholder during its taxable year.
Although the Fund is treated as a partnership for Federal tax purposes, it is intended that the Fund’s assets, income and distributions will be managed in such a way that investment in the Fund would not cause an investor that is a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code (“RIC”) to fail that qualification.
Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Recent Accounting Pronouncement. In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted amendments to rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“final rules”) intended to modernize the reporting and disclosure of information by registered investment companies. The final rules amend Regulation S-X and require funds to provide standardized, enhanced derivative disclosure in fund financial statements in a format designed for individual investors. The amendments to Regulation S-X also update the disclosures for other investments and investments in, and advances to affiliates and amend the rules regarding the general form and content of fund financial statements. The compliance date for the amendments to Regulation S-X is for reporting periods ended after August 1, 2017. The implementation of the rules will not have a material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.
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3. Securities Valuation
The Fund calculates the net asset value of its shares as of 4:00 P.M. Eastern time, on each day the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”) is open for trading, except in the case of a scheduled early closing of the Exchange, in which case the Fund will calculate net asset value of the shares as of the scheduled early closing time of the Exchange.
The Fund’s Board has adopted procedures for the valuation of the Fund’s securities and has delegated the day-to-day responsibility for valuation determinations under those procedures to the Manager. The Manager has established a Valuation Committee which is responsible for determining a fair valuation for any security for which market quotations are not readily available. The Valuation Committee’s fair valuation determinations are subject to review, approval and ratification by the Fund’s Board at its next regularly scheduled meeting covering the calendar quarter in which the fair valuation was determined.
Valuation Methods and Inputs
Securities are valued primarily using unadjusted quoted market prices, when available, as supplied by third party pricing services or broker-dealers.
The following methodologies are used to determine the market value or the fair value of the types of securities described below:
Shares of a registered investment company that are not traded on an exchange are valued at that investment company’s net asset value per share.
Corporate and government debt securities (of U.S. or foreign issuers) and municipal debt securities, short-term notes, mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, and asset-backed securities are valued at the mean between the bid and asked prices utilizing evaluated prices obtained from third party pricing services or broker-dealers who may use matrix pricing methods to determine the evaluated prices. Pricing services generally price debt securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional “round lot” size, but some trades may occur in smaller, “odd lot” sizes, sometimes at lower prices than institutional round lot trades. Standard inputs generally considered by third-party pricing vendors include reported trade data, broker-dealer price quotations, benchmark yields, issuer spreads on comparable securities, the credit quality, yield, maturity, as well as other appropriate factors.
Futures contracts and futures options traded on a commodities or futures exchange will be valued at the final settlement price or official closing price on the principal exchange as reported by such principal exchange at its trading session ending at, or most recently prior to, the time when the Fund’s assets are valued.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or a significant event has occurred that would materially affect the value of the security, the security is fair valued either (i) by a standardized fair valuation methodology applicable to the security type or the significant event as previously approved by the Valuation Committee and the Fund’s Board or (ii) as determined in good faith by the Manager’s Valuation Committee. The Valuation Committee considers all relevant facts that are reasonably available, through either public information or information available to the Manager, when determining the fair value of a security. Those standardized fair valuation methodologies include, but are not limited to, valuing securities at the last sale price or initially at cost and subsequently adjusting the value
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based on: changes in company specific fundamentals, changes in an appropriate securities index, or changes in the value of similar securities which may be further adjusted for any discounts related to security-specific resale restrictions. When possible, such methodologies use observable market inputs such as unadjusted quoted prices of similar securities, observable interest rates, currency rates and yield curves. The methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities nor can it be assured that the Fund can obtain the fair value assigned to a security if it were to sell the security.
Classifications
Each investment asset or liability of the Fund is assigned a level at measurement date based on the significance and source of the inputs to its valuation. Various data inputs may be used in determining the value of each of the Fund’s investments as of the reporting period end. These data inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:
1) Level 1-unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (including securities actively traded on a securities exchange)
2) Level 2-inputs other than unadjusted quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as unadjusted quoted prices for similar assets and market corroborated inputs such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.)
3) Level 3-significant unobservable inputs (including the Manager’s own judgments about assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability).
The inputs used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.
The Fund classifies each of its investments in investment companies which are publicly offered as Level 1. Investment companies that are not publicly offered, if any, are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
The table below categorizes amounts that are included in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities at period end based on valuation input level:
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| | Level 1— Unadjusted Quoted Prices | | | Level 2— Other Significant Observable Inputs | | | Level 3— Significant Unobservable Inputs | | | Value | |
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Investments, at Value: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset-Backed Securities | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,637,012 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,637,012 | |
Mortgage-Backed Obligations | | | — | | | | 321,632 | | | | — | | | | 321,632 | |
U.S. Government Obligations | | | — | | | | 148,060,538 | | | | — | | | | 148,060,538 | |
Investment Company | | | 3,746,074 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,746,074 | |
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Total Assets | | $ | 3,746,074 | | | $ | 151,019,182 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 154,765,256 | |
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Other Financial Instruments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | $ | (334) | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (334) | |
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Total Liabilities | | $ | (334) | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (334) | |
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Forward currency exchange contracts and futures contracts, if any, are reported at their unrealized appreciation/ depreciation at measurement date, which represents the change in the contract’s value from trade date. All additional assets and liabilities included in the above table are reported at their market value at measurement date.
4. Investments and Risks
Investments in Affiliated Funds. The Fund is permitted to invest in other mutual funds advised by the Manager (“Affiliated Funds”). Affiliated Funds are open-end management investment companies registered under the 1940 Act, as amended. The Manager is the investment adviser of, and the Sub-Adviser provides investment and related advisory services to, the Affiliated Funds. When applicable, the Fund’s investments in Affiliated Funds are included in the Statement of Investments. Shares of Affiliated Funds are valued at their net asset value per share. As a shareholder, the Fund is subject to its proportional share of the Affiliated Funds’ expenses, including their management fee. The Manager will waive fees and/ or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in the Affiliated Funds.
Each of the Affiliated Funds in which the Fund invests has its own investment risks, and those risks can affect the value of the Fund’s investments and therefore the value of the Fund’s shares. To the extent that the Fund invests more of its assets in one Affiliated Fund than in another, the Fund will have greater exposure to the risks of that Affiliated Fund.
Investments in Money Market Instruments. The Fund is permitted to invest its free cash balances in money market instruments to provide liquidity or for defensive purposes. The Fund may invest in money market instruments by investing in Class E shares of Oppenheimer Institutional Government Money Market Fund (“IGMMF”), which is an Affiliated Fund. IGMMF is regulated as a money market fund under the 1940 Act, as amended. The Fund may also invest in money market instruments directly or in other affiliated or unaffiliated money market funds.
Inflation-Indexed Debt Securities. Inflation-indexed debt securities are fixed income securities that are structured to seek to provide protection against inflation. The value of the bond’s principal or the interest rate paid on the bond is adjusted to track changes in a stated inflation measure. With respect to inflation-indexed bonds whose principal is adjusted with inflation, if the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of the inflation-indexed
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bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to smaller principal amounts) will be reduced. If the index measuring inflation rises, both the principal value and the interest payable (calculated with respect to a larger principal amount) will increase. With respect to inflation-indexed bonds whose interest rate is adjusted with inflation, instead of adjusting the bond’s principal amount, the inflation adjustment is reflected in the coupon payment. Because of this inflation adjustment feature, inflation-protected bonds typically have lower yields than conventional fixed-rate bonds with similar maturities. At period end, securities with an aggregate market value of $148,060,538, representing 95.47% of the Fund’s net assets were comprised of inflation-indexed debt securities.
Securities on a When-Issued or Delayed Delivery Basis. The Fund may purchase securities on a “when-issued” basis, and may purchase or sell securities on a “delayed delivery” basis. “When-issued” or “delayed delivery” refers to securities whose terms and indenture are available and for which a market exists, but which are not available for immediate delivery. Delivery and payment for securities that have been purchased by the Fund on a when-issued basis normally takes place within six months and possibly as long as two years or more after the trade date. During this period, such securities do not earn interest, are subject to market fluctuation and may increase or decrease in value prior to their delivery. The purchase of securities on a when-issued basis may increase the volatility of the Fund’s net asset value to the extent the Fund executes such transactions while remaining substantially fully invested. When the Fund engages in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions, it relies on the buyer or seller, as the case may be, to complete the transaction. Their failure to do so may cause the Fund to lose the opportunity to obtain or dispose of the security at a price and yield it considers advantageous. The Fund may also sell securities that it purchased on a when-issued basis or forward commitment prior to settlement of the original purchase. At period end, the Fund had no outstanding when-issued securities.
The Fund may enter into “forward roll” transactions with respect to mortgage-related securities. In this type of transaction, the Fund sells a mortgage-related security to a buyer and simultaneously agrees to repurchase a similar security (same type, coupon and maturity) at a later date at a set price. During the period between the sale and the repurchase, the Fund will not be entitled to receive interest and principal payments on the securities that have been sold. The Fund records the incremental difference between the forward purchase and sale of each forward roll as realized gain (loss) on investments or as fee income in the case of such transactions that have an associated fee in lieu of a difference in the forward purchase and sale price.
Forward roll transactions may be deemed to entail embedded leverage since the Fund purchases mortgage-related securities with extended settlement dates rather than paying for the securities under a normal settlement cycle. This embedded leverage increases the Fund’s market value of investments relative to its net assets which can incrementally increase the volatility of the Fund’s performance. Forward roll transactions can be replicated over multiple
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settlement periods.
Risks of entering into forward roll transactions include the potential inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the agreement; the potential of the Fund to receive inferior securities at redelivery as compared to the securities sold to the counterparty; and counterparty credit risk.
Concentration Risk. Focusing on one type of investment, inflation-indexed bonds, rather than a broad spectrum of investments, makes the Fund’s share price particularly sensitive to market, economic and other events that may affect this investment type. The Fund’s investment in inflation-indexed bonds may be speculative and subject to greater price volatility than other types of investments.
5. Market Risk Factors
The Fund’s investments in securities and/or financial derivatives may expose the Fund to various market risk factors:
Commodity Risk. Commodity risk relates to the change in value of commodities or commodity indexes as they relate to increases or decreases in the commodities market. Commodities are physical assets that have tangible properties. Examples of these types of assets are crude oil, heating oil, metals, livestock, and agricultural products.
Credit Risk. Credit risk relates to the ability of the issuer of debt to meet interest and principal payments, or both, as they come due. In general, lower-grade, higher-yield debt securities are subject to credit risk to a greater extent than lower-yield, higher-quality securities.
Equity Risk. Equity risk relates to the change in value of equity securities as they relate to increases or decreases in the general market.
Foreign Exchange Rate Risk. Foreign exchange rate risk relates to the change in the U.S. dollar value of a security held that is denominated in a foreign currency. The U.S. dollar value of a foreign currency denominated security will decrease as the dollar appreciates against the currency, while the U.S. dollar value will increase as the dollar depreciates against the currency.
Interest Rate Risk. Interest rate risk refers to the fluctuations in value of fixed-income securities resulting from the inverse relationship between price and yield. For example, an increase in general interest rates will tend to reduce the market value of already issued fixed-income investments, and a decline in general interest rates will tend to increase their value. In addition, debt securities with longer maturities, which tend to have higher yields, are subject to potentially greater fluctuations in value from changes in interest rates than obligations with shorter maturities.
Volatility Risk. Volatility risk refers to the magnitude of the movement, but not the direction of the movement, in a financial instrument’s price over a defined time period. Large increases or decreases in a financial instrument’s price over a relative time period typically indicate greater volatility risk, while small increases or decreases in its price
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typically indicate lower volatility risk.
6. Use of Derivatives
The Fund’s investment objective not only permits the Fund to purchase investment securities, it also allows the Fund to enter into various types of derivatives contracts, including, but not limited to, futures contracts, forward currency exchange contracts, credit default swaps, interest rate swaps, total return swaps, variance swaps and purchased and written options. In doing so, the Fund will employ strategies in differing combinations to permit it to increase, decrease, or change the level or types of exposure to market risk factors. These instruments may allow the Fund to pursue its objectives more quickly and efficiently than if it were to make direct purchases or sales of securities capable of effecting a similar response to market factors. Such contracts may be entered into through a bilateral over-the-counter (“OTC”) transaction, or through a securities or futures exchange and cleared through a clearinghouse.
Derivatives may have little or no initial cash investment relative to their market value exposure and therefore can produce significant gains or losses in excess of their cost due to changes in the market risk factors and the overall market. This use of embedded leverage allows the Fund to increase its market value exposure relative to its net assets and can substantially increase the volatility of the Fund’s performance. In instances where the Fund is using derivatives to decrease, or hedge, exposures to market risk factors for securities held by the Fund, there are also risks that those derivatives may not perform as expected resulting in losses for the combined or hedged positions. Some derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the Fund’s initial investment.
Additional associated risks from investing in derivatives also exist and potentially could have significant effects on the valuation of the derivative and the Fund. Typically, the associated risks are not the risks that the Fund is attempting to increase or decrease exposure to, per its investment objectives, but are the additional risks from investing in derivatives. Examples of these associated risks are liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund will not be able to sell the derivative in the open market in a timely manner, and counterparty credit risk, which is the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Fund.
The Fund’s actual exposures to these market risk factors and associated risks during the period are discussed in further detail, by derivative type, below.
Futures Contracts
A futures contract is a commitment to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity, financial instrument or currency at a negotiated price on a stipulated future date. The Fund may buy and sell futures contracts and may also buy or write put or call options on these futures contracts. Futures contracts and options thereon are generally entered into on a regulated futures exchange and cleared through a clearinghouse associated with the exchange.
Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit either cash or securities (initial margin) in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract value in an account registered in the futures commission merchant’s name. Subsequent payments
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(variation margin) are paid to or from the futures commission merchant each day equal to the daily changes in the contract value. Such payments are recorded as unrealized gains and losses. Should the Fund fail to make requested variation margin payments, the futures commission merchant can gain access to the initial margin to satisfy the Fund’s payment obligations.
Futures contracts are reported on a schedule following the Statement of Investments. Securities held by a futures commission merchant to cover initial margin requirements on open futures contracts are noted in the Statement of Investments. Cash held by a futures commission merchant to cover initial margin requirements on open futures contracts and the receivable and/or payable for the daily mark to market for the variation margin are noted in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The net change in unrealized appreciation and depreciation is reported in the Statement of Operations. Realized gains (losses) are reported in the Statement of Operations at the closing or expiration of futures contracts.
The Fund may purchase and/or sell financial futures contracts and options on futures contracts to gain exposure to, or decrease exposure to interest rate risk, equity risk, foreign exchange rate risk, volatility risk, or commodity risk.
During the reporting period, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $15,219,181 and $654,563 on futures contracts purchased and sold, respectively.
Additional associated risks of entering into futures contracts (and related options) include the possibility that there may be an illiquid market where the Fund is unable to liquidate the contract or enter into an offsetting position and, if used for hedging purposes, the risk that the price of the contract will correlate imperfectly with the prices of the Fund’s securities.
Counterparty Credit Risk. Derivative positions are subject to the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Fund. The Fund intends to enter into derivative transactions with counterparties that the Manager believes to be creditworthy at the time of the transaction.
For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events.
The Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on exchange-traded derivatives cleared through a clearinghouse and for centrally cleared swaps is generally considered lower than as compared to OTC derivatives. However, counterparty credit risk exists with respect to initial and variation margin deposited/paid by the Fund that is held in futures commission merchant, broker and/or clearinghouse accounts for such exchange-traded derivatives and for centrally cleared swaps.
With respect to centrally cleared swaps, such transactions will be submitted for clearing, and if cleared, will be held in accounts at futures commission merchants or brokers that are members of clearinghouses. While brokers, futures commission merchants and clearinghouses are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a broker, futures commission merchant or clearinghouse becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy
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and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the broker, futures commission merchant or clearinghouse for all its customers, U.S. bankruptcy laws will typically allocate that shortfall on a pro-rata basis across all the broker’s, futures commission merchant’s or clearinghouse’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund.
There is the risk that a broker, futures commission merchant or clearinghouse will decline to clear a transaction on the Fund’s behalf, and the Fund may be required to pay a termination fee to the executing broker with whom the Fund initially enters into the transaction. Clearinghouses may also be permitted to terminate centrally cleared swaps at any time. The Fund is also subject to the risk that the broker or futures commission merchant will improperly use the Fund’s assets deposited/paid as initial or variation margin to satisfy payment obligations of another customer. In the event of a default by another customer of the broker or futures commission merchant, the Fund might not receive its variation margin payments from the clearinghouse, due to the manner in which variation margin payments are aggregated for all customers of the broker/futures commission merchant.
Collateral and margin requirements differ by type of derivative. Margin requirements are established by the broker, futures commission merchant or clearinghouse for exchange-traded and cleared derivatives, including centrally cleared swaps. Brokers, futures commission merchants and clearinghouses can ask for margin in excess of the regulatory minimum, or increase the margin amount, in certain circumstances.
For financial reporting purposes, cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund, if any, is reported separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Fund, if any, is noted in the Statement of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a party must exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold (e.g. $250,000) before a transfer has to be made. To the extent amounts due to the Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance.
The following table presents the valuations of derivative instruments by risk exposure as reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities at period end:
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Derivatives Not Accounted for as Hedging Instruments | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | | Value | | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | | Value | |
Interest rate contracts | | | Variation margin receivable | | | $ | 1,276* | | | | Variation margin payable | | | $ | 56* | |
*Includes only the current day’s variation margin. Prior variation margin movements have been reflected in cash on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities upon receipt or payment.
The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations is as follows:
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Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) Recognized on Derivatives | |
Derivatives Not Accounted for as Hedging Instruments | | Closing and expiration of futures contracts | |
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Interest rate contracts | | | $ 89,597 | |
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Amount of Change in Unrealized Gain or (Loss) Recognized on Derivatives | |
Derivatives Not Accounted for as Hedging Instruments | | Futures contracts | |
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Interest rate contracts | | | $ (1,855) | |
7. Shares of Beneficial Interest
The Fund has authorized an unlimited number of $0.001 par value shares of beneficial interest of each class. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:
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Contributions | | | 384,908 | | | $ | 4,609,263 | | | | 963,422 | | | $ | 11,470,989 | |
Withdrawals | | | (952,613 | ) | | | (11,410,359 | ) | | | (1,584,212 | ) | | | (18,886,578 | ) |
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Net decrease | | | (567,705 | ) | | $ | (6,801,096 | ) | | | (620,790 | ) | | $ | (7,415,589 | ) |
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8. Purchases and Sales of Securities
The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term obligations and investments in IGMMF, for the reporting period were as follows:
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Investment securities | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,401,051 | |
U.S. government and government agency obligations | | | 12,778,793 | | | | 21,077,795 | |
To Be Announced (TBA) mortgage-related securities | | | 1,212,413 | | | | 2,411,937 | |
9. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates
Management Fees. Under the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Manager a management fee based on the daily net assets of the Fund at an annual rate as shown in the following table:
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Fee Schedule | |
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Up to $1 billion | | | 0.40% | |
Over $1 billion | | | 0.35 | |
The Fund’s effective management fee for the reporting period was 0.40% of average annual net assets before any applicable waivers.
Sub-Adviser Fees. The Manager has retained the Sub-Adviser to provide the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund. Under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Manager pays the Sub-Adviser an annual fee in monthly installments, equal to a percentage of the investment management fee collected by the Manager from the Fund, which shall be calculated after any investment management fee waivers. The fee paid to the Sub-Adviser is paid by the Manager, not by the Fund.
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9. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)
Transfer Agent Fees. OFI Global (the “Transfer Agent”) serves as the transfer and shareholder servicing agent for the Fund. The Fund pays the Transfer Agent a fee based on annual net assets, which shall be calculated after any applicable fee waivers. Fees incurred and average net assets with respect to these services are detailed in the Statement of Operations and Financial Highlights, respectively.
Sub-Transfer Agent Fees. The Transfer Agent has retained Shareholder Services, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of OFI (the “Sub-Transfer Agent”), to provide the day-to-day transfer agent and shareholder servicing of the Fund. Under the Sub-Transfer Agency Agreement, the Transfer Agent pays the Sub-Transfer Agent an annual fee in monthly installments, equal to a percentage of the transfer agent fee collected by the Transfer Agent from the Fund, which shall be calculated after any applicable fee waivers. The fee paid to the Sub-Transfer Agent is paid by the Transfer Agent, not by the Fund.
Directors’ Compensation. The Fund’s Board of Directors (“Board”) has adopted a compensation deferral plan for Independent Directors that enables Directors to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the annual compensation they are entitled to receive from the Fund. For purposes of determining the amount owed to the Directors under the plan, deferred amounts are treated as though equal dollar amounts had been invested in shares of the Fund or in other Oppenheimer funds selected by the Directors. The Fund purchases shares of the funds selected for deferral by the Directors in amounts equal to his or her deemed investment, resulting in a Fund asset equal to the deferred compensation liability. Such assets are included as a component of “Other” within the asset section of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Deferral of Directors’ fees under the plan will not affect the net assets of the Fund and will not materially affect the Fund’s assets, liabilities or net investment income per share. Amounts will be deferred until distributed in accordance with the compensation deferral plan.
Waivers and Reimbursements of Expenses. The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in IGMMF. During the reporting period, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $538 for IGMMF management fees. This fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement may not be amended or withdrawn for one year from the date of the Fund’s prospectus, unless approved by the Board.
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PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND GUIDELINES;
UPDATES TO STATEMENTS OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited
The Fund has adopted Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Guidelines under which the Fund votes proxies relating to securities (“portfolio proxies”) held by the Fund. A description of the Fund’s Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Guidelines is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund toll-free at 1.800. CALL OPP (225.5677), (ii) on the Fund’s website at www.oppenheimerfunds.com, and (iii) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the Fund is required to file Form N-PX, with its complete proxy voting record for the 12 months ended June 30th, no later than August 31st of each year. The Fund’s voting record is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund toll-free at 1.800. CALL OPP (225.5677), and (ii) in the Form N-PX filing on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first quarter and the third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Those forms may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
Householding—Delivery of Shareholder Documents
This is to inform you about OppenheimerFunds’ “householding” policy. If more than one member of your household maintains an account in a particular fund, OppenheimerFunds will mail only one copy of the fund’s prospectus (or, if available, the fund’s summary prospectus), annual and semiannual report and privacy policy. The consolidation of these mailings, called householding, benefits your fund through reduced mailing expense, and benefits you by reducing the volume of mail you receive from OppenheimerFunds. Householding does not affect the delivery of your account statements.
Please note that we will continue to household these mailings for as long as you remain an OppenheimerFunds shareholder, unless you request otherwise. If you prefer to receive multiple copies of these materials, please call us at 1.800.CALL-OPP (225-5677). You may also notify us in writing or via email. We will begin sending you individual copies of the prospectus (or, if available, the summary prospectus), reports and privacy policy within 30 days of receiving your request to stop householding.
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OPPENHEIMER MASTER INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES FUND, LLC
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Directors and Officers | | Robert J. Malone, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director |
| | Andrew. J. Donohue, Director |
| | Jon S. Fossel, Director |
| | Richard F. Grabish, Director |
| | Beverly L. Hamilton, Director |
| | Victoria J. Herget, Director |
| | F. William Marshall, Jr., Director |
| | Karen L. Stuckey, Director |
| | James D. Vaughn, Director |
| | Arthur P. Steinmetz, Director, President and Principal Executive Officer |
| | Young-Sup Lee, Vice President |
| | Cynthia Lo Bessette, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer |
| | Jennifer Foxson, Vice President and Chief Business Officer |
| | Mary Ann Picciotto, Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Anti-Money |
| | Laundering Officer |
| | Brian S. Petersen, Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer |
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Manager | | OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. |
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Sub-Adviser | | OppenheimerFunds, Inc. |
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Distributor | | OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. |
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Transfer and Shareholder Servicing Agent | | OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. |
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Sub-Transfer Agent | | Shareholder Services, Inc. |
| | DBA OppenheimerFunds Services |
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Independent Registered | | KPMG LLP |
Public Accounting Firm | | |
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Counsel | | Ropes & Gray LLP |
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| | The financial statements included herein have been taken from the records of the Fund without examination of those records by the independent registered public accounting firm. |
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Item 2. Code of Ethics.
Not applicable to semiannual reports.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Not applicable to semiannual reports.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Not applicable to semiannual reports.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not applicable.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments.
a) Not applicable. The complete schedule of investments is included in Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
b) Not applicable.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Fund’s Governance Committee Provisions with Respect to Nominations of Directors/Trustees to the Respective Boards
None
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
Based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c)) as of 7/31/2017, the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer found the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures to provide reasonable assurances that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in the reports that it files under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (a) is accumulated and communicated to registrant’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, and (b) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time
periods specified in the rules and forms adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits.
(a) | (1) Not applicable to semiannual reports. |
(2) Exhibits attached hereto.
(3) Not applicable.
(b) | Exhibit attached hereto. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Oppenheimer Master Inflation Protected Securities Fund, LLC
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By: | | /s/ Arthur P. Steinmetz |
| | Arthur P. Steinmetz |
| | Principal Executive Officer |
Date: | | 9/12/2017 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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By: | | /s/ Arthur P. Steinmetz |
| | Arthur P. Steinmetz |
| | Principal Executive Officer |
Date: | | 9/12/2017 |
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By: | | /s/ Brian S. Petersen |
| | Brian S. Petersen |
| | Principal Financial Officer |
Date: | | 9/12/2017 |