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 811-22520
Oppenheimer Ultra-Short Duration Fund
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
6803 South Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Arthur S. Gabinet
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: July 31
Date of reporting period: 7/31/2015
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
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Table of Contents
Performance
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AT 7/31/15
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| | Class Y Shares Inception (4/25/11) | | Class I Shares Inception (11/28/14) | | BofA Merrill Lynch 3- Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index |
1-Year | | 0.29% | | N/A | | 0.01% |
Since Inception - Y shares | | 0.50 | | N/A | | 0.06 |
Since Inception - I shares | | N/A | | 0.19% | | 0.00 |
STANDARDIZED YIELDS
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For the 30 Days Ended 7/31/15 | | | | | |
Class I | | | 0.58% | | | |
Class Y | | | 0.58 | | | |
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. Returns for periods of less than one year are cumulative and not annualized. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit oppenheimerfunds.com or call 1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677). There is no sales charge for Class I and Y shares.
Standardized yield is based on net investment income for the 30-day period ended 7/31/15 and the net asset value for Class I and Y shares. Each result is compounded semiannually and then annualized. Falling share prices will tend to artificially raise yields.
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Fund Performance Discussion
The Fund’s Class Y shares produced a total return of 0.29% over the one-year reporting period, compared to a 0.01% total return for the Fund’s benchmark, the BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index, for the same period.
Despite volatility among short term interest rates stemming from expectations about when the Federal Reserve’s (the “Fed”) target rate could be raised this year, the Fund proved able to generate a higher level of current income than traditional money market funds, with very little principal volatility.
MARKET OVERVIEW
Throughout the reporting period, the Fed continued to taper its large scale asset purchase program by $10 billion per month, and eventually ended the program in late October 2014. Despite the Fed’s tapering, other central banks throughout the globe executed exceedingly loose monetary policies, providing plenty of liquidity to the markets.
In 2014, growth in the U.S. continued at a higher pace than any other developed economy and employment gains remained positive. Growth in the rest of the world was subdued, however, with major developed economies like the Eurozone and Japan continuing to disappoint due to weak aggregate demand. The biggest surprise of
COMPARISON OF CHANGE IN VALUE OF $10,000 HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENTS IN:
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the reporting period and possibly all of 2014 was the precipitous fall in the price of crude oil. Weak demand amid tepid global growth was responsible for part of the drop, but significantly, the U.S. energy revolution is increasingly helping to insulate global and domestic energy supplies from shocks in the Middle East and elsewhere.
The start of 2015 was marked by cooling U.S. growth after the positive results in 2014. The dollar continued to strengthen significantly during this time against most of the U.S.’s major trading partners, which acted as a drag on growth. Businesses, especially U.S. firms with revenues dependent on exporting goods and services, cited this as a headwind. European Central Bank (“ECB”) President Mario Draghi announced the purchase of €60 billion a month in sovereign bonds from Eurozone countries for at least 19 months, a form of quantitative easing (“QE”) that is projected to increase the ECB’s balance sheet by over €1 trillion. The announcement and implementation of these extraordinary monetary policies had a significant impact on financial markets, with European markets rallying and the euro falling against most major trading partners. The Fed appeared to remain on track to raise U.S. rates during 2015, but made it clear that it will remain flexible on the timing and extent of rate hikes. In the closing months of the reporting period, concerns re-emerged around Greece’s debt situation and the possibility that the country would exit from the Eurozone. However, Eurozone leaders agreed to offer
Greece a third bailout, averting a Greek exit for the time being.
FUND REVIEW
The Fund continues to invest the vast majority of its assets in securities with maturities of one-year or less. This focus generally allows the Fund to have lower volatility than its peer group and increases its inherent liquidity.
At the same time, we continued to complement investments in money market securities with short-term notes and bonds with maturities of one to three years. We identified strong relative values among investment grade, short-term corporate bonds and, to a lesser extent, U.S. government agency securities and AAA-rated asset backed securities. We typically held these longer term securities until they became eligible for traditional money market funds, a strategy that generated additional returns. The Fund’s holdings of money market instruments generally emphasized commercial paper and floating-rate securities on which yields are reset monthly or quarterly.
We maintained the Fund’s duration less than one-half a year during the reporting period in anticipation of a slowly rising interest rate environment.
STRATEGY & OUTLOOK
The market is anticipating higher rates in 2015 as the U.S. economy continues to recover and as the Fed has signaled intentions to “lift off” from its zero interest
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policy. We expect the process of “normalizing” short-term interest rates to take some time once the Fed begins to do so. Therefore, we currently intend to maintain the Fund’s modestly short average duration, which we expect to give us greater flexibility as we seek to capture higher yields from short-term bonds as they become available.
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| Christopher Proctor, CFA Portfolio Manager |
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The Fund’s performance is compared to the performance of the BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index, which measures returns of three-month Treasury Bills. The Fund’s performance is also compared to the Consumer Price Index, a non-securities index that measures changes in the inflation rate. The indices are unmanaged and cannot be purchased directly by investors. While index comparisons may be useful to provide a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, it must be noted that the Fund’s investments are not limited to the investments comprising the indices. 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.
Before investing in any of the Oppenheimer funds, investors should carefully consider a fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. Fund prospectuses and summary prospectuses contain this and other information about the funds, and may be obtained by asking your financial advisor, visiting oppenheimerfunds.com, or calling 1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677). Read prospectuses and summary prospectuses carefully before investing.
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
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PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION | | |
Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes | | 73.8% |
Short-Term Notes | | 17.2 |
Asset-Backed Securities | | 7.5 |
Investment Company Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund | | 1.1 |
Certificate of Deposit | | 0.4 |
Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of July 31, 2015, and are based on the total market value of investments.
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| | NRSRO |
| | ONLY |
CREDIT RATING BREAKDOWN | | TOTAL |
AAA | | 8.6% |
AA | | 13.7 |
A | | 46.4 |
BBB | | 31.3 |
Total | | 100.0% |
The percentages above are based on the market value of the Fund’s securities as of July 31, 2015, 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 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, 2015.
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 for the class of shares you hold, 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, 2015” 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 for each class of shares, and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year for each class 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 for the class of shares you hold 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, 2015 | | Ending Account Value July 31, 2015 | | Expenses Paid During 6 Months Ended July 31, 2015 |
Class A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | | $ | 1,001.90 | | | | | $ | 1.69 | | | |
Class I | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,001.30 | | | | | | 1.24 | | | |
Class Y | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,001.30 | | | | | | 1.24 | | | |
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Hypothetical | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(5% return before expenses) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,023 .11 | | | | | | 1.71 | | | |
Class I | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,023 .55 | | | | | | 1.26 | | | |
Class Y | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,023 .55 | | | | | | 1.26 | | | |
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for that class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). Those annualized expense ratios, excluding indirect expenses from affiliated funds, based on the 6-month period ended July 31, 2015 are as follows:
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Class | | Expense Ratios | | | |
Class A | | | 0.34 | % | | |
Class I | | | 0.25 | | | |
Class Y | | | 0.25 | | | |
The expense ratios reflect 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” tables in the Fund’s financial statements, included in this report, also show the gross expense ratios, without such waivers or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses, if applicable.
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS July 31, 2015
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
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Asset-Backed Securities—7.6% | | | | | | | | |
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Ally Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2015-1, Cl. A2, 0.92%, 2/15/18 | | $ | 1,500,000 | | | $ | 1,500,479 | |
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Chrysler Capital Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2015-AA, Cl. A2, 0.81%, 11/15/171 | | | 3,660,000 | | | | 3,662,659 | |
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Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust: | | | | | | | | |
Series 2015-A, Cl. A2A, 0.79%, 12/15/17 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,001,236 | |
Series 2015-A, Cl. A2B, 0.467%, 12/15/172 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,000,873 | |
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Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2015-A, Cl. A2A, 0.81%, 1/15/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,000,730 | |
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Huntington Auto Trust, Series 2015-1, Cl. A2, 0.76%, 10/16/17 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,999,466 | |
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Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust: | | | | | | | | |
Series 2015-B, Cl. A2A, 0.95%, 12/15/171 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,001,789 | |
Series 2015-B, Cl. A2B, 0.507%, 12/15/171,2 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,500,540 | |
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Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2015-B, 0.77%, 11/15/17 | | | 2,250,000 | | | | 2,249,288 | |
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Volkswagen Auto Lease Trust: | | | | | | | | |
Series 2015-A, Cl. A2A, 0.87%, 6/20/17 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,500,268 | |
Series 2015-A, Cl. A2B, 0.508%, 6/20/172 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,500,693 | |
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Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $20,909,392) | | | | | | | 20,918,021 | |
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Corporate Bonds and Notes—73.8% | | | | | | | | |
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Consumer Discretionary—10.4% | | | | | | | | |
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Automobiles—5.9% | | | | | | | | |
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Daimler Finance North America LLC, 2.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/161 | | | 4,815,000 | | | | 4,889,373 | |
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Hyundai Capital America, 1.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/2/151 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,003,508 | |
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Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 0.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/3/172 | | | 4,650,000 | | | | 4,643,862 | |
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Volkswagen International Finance NV, 1.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/18/161 | | | 2,955,000 | | | | 2,956,767 | |
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| | | | | | | 16,493,510 | |
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Household Durables—1.0% | | | | | | | | |
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Whirlpool Corp., 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/16 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,653,022 | |
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Media—3.5% | | | | | | | | |
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CBS Corp., 7.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/16 | | | 5,125,000 | | | | 5,270,632 | |
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Omnicom Group, Inc., 5.90% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/16 | | | 4,260,000 | | | | 4,391,792 | |
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| | | | | | | 9,662,424 | |
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Consumer Staples—0.7% | | | | | | | | |
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Beverages—0.7% | | | | | | | | |
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PepsiCo, Inc., 1.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/17/17 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,003,176 | |
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Energy—5.3% | | | | | | | | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—5.3% | | | | | | | | |
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Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., 0.657% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/30/162 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,992,340 | |
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Marathon Petroleum Corp., 3.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/16 | | | 4,794,000 | | | | 4,862,717 | |
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TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.: | | | | | | | | |
0.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/16 | | | 1,680,000 | | | | 1,678,624 | |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (Continued) | | | | | | | | |
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TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.: (Continued) | | | | | | | | |
7.69% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/30/16 | | $ | 3,000,000 | | | $ | 3,174,081 | |
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| | | | | | | 14,707,762 | |
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Financials—36.8% | | | | | | | | |
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Capital Markets—2.7% | | | | | | | | |
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Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 3.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/7/16 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,027,826 | |
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Morgan Stanley, 1.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/25/16 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,013,887 | |
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UBS AG Stamford, CT, 1.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/17 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,493,743 | |
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| | | | | | | 7,535,456 | |
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Commercial Banks—29.4% | | | | | | | | |
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Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., 0.729% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/16/181,2 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,997,888 | |
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Bank of America Corp.: | | | | | | | | |
1.101% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/22/162 | | | 4,500,000 | | | | 4,506,804 | |
1.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/9/15 | | | 1,363,000 | | | | 1,365,056 | |
6.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/1/16 | | | 1,030,000 | | | | 1,081,745 | |
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Bank of Nova Scotia (The): | | | | | | | | |
0.596% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/11/172 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,996,232 | |
1.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/11/17 | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,504,214 | |
2.05% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/7/15 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,005,472 | |
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Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd. (The): | | | | | | | | |
0.692% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/10/171,2 | | | 2,850,000 | | | | 2,844,636 | |
0.732% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/26/161,2 | | | 4,040,000 | | | | 4,043,438 | |
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BNP Paribas SA: | | | | | | | | |
0.878% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/12/162 | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,510,416 | |
1.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/12/16 | | | 1,844,000 | | | | 1,847,428 | |
3.60% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/23/16 | | | 1,310,000 | | | | 1,329,976 | |
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Citigroup, Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
1.255% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/25/162 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,014,536 | |
1.30% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/16 | | | 1,010,000 | | | | 1,012,650 | |
5.85% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/2/16 | | | 2,056,000 | | | | 2,149,762 | |
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Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 0.781% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/20/161,2 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,010,746 | |
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Danske Bank, 3.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/14/161 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,100,925 | |
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Fifth Third Bancorp, 3.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/25/16 | | | 4,821,000 | | | | 4,884,391 | |
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Fifth Third Bank (Cincinnati, OH), 0.90% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/26/16 | | | 1,200,000 | | | | 1,200,745 | |
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HSBC USA, Inc., 0.733% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/3/172 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,994,540 | |
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ING Bank NV: | | | | | | | | |
1.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/7/161 | | | 5,050,000 | | | | 5,066,650 | |
4.00% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/161 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,036,730 | |
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JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.15% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/5/16 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,076,168 | |
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Nordea Bank AB, 3.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/20/171 | | | 1,875,000 | | | | 1,930,667 | |
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Rabobank Nederland, 3.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/19/17 | | | 3,495,000 | | | | 3,605,009 | |
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Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., 0.90% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/18/16 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,000,879 | |
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SunTrust Banks, Inc., 3.60% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/16 | | | 5,819,000 | | | | 5,915,520 | |
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Swedbank AB, 2.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/29/171 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,515,468 | |
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| | | | | | | 81,548,691 | |
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Consumer Finance—4.3% | | | | | | | | |
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American Express Credit Corp., 1.30% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/29/16 | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 6,022,968 | |
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Capital One Bank USA NA, 1.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/13/17 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 993,655 | |
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
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Consumer Finance (Continued) | | | | | | | | |
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Capital One Financial Corp.: | | | | | | | | |
3.15% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/16 | | $ | 3,579,000 | | | $ | 3,646,350 | |
5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/21/17 | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,161,516 | |
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| | | | | | | 11,824,489 | |
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Insurance—0.4% | | | | | | | | |
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Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/16 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,027,818 | |
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Industrials—10.8% | | | | | | | | |
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Aerospace & Defense—1.8% | | | | | | | | |
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BAE Systems Holdings, Inc., 5.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/151 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,006,035 | |
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Commercial Services & Supplies—1.4% | | | | | | | | |
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Cintas Corp., 2.85% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/16 | | | 3,700,000 | | | | 3,757,091 | |
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Industrial Conglomerates—2.1% | | | | | | | | |
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General Electric Capital Corp.: | | | | | | | | |
0.479% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/11/162 | | | 1,025,000 | | | | 1,026,331 | |
1.149% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/9/162 | | | 1,170,000 | | | | 1,177,508 | |
2.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/9/15 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,009,286 | |
5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/17 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,089,098 | |
6.90% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/15 | | | 560,000 | | | | 563,643 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,865,866 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Road & Rail—5.5% | | | | | | | | |
| |
ERAC USA Finance LLC, 5.90% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/151 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,069,895 | |
| |
Norfolk Southern Corp., 5.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/16 | | | 4,201,000 | | | | 4,290,305 | |
| |
Ryder System, Inc., 7.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/1/15 | | | 650,000 | | | | 653,001 | |
| |
Union Pacific Corp., 7% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/16 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,154,870 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,168,071 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Information Technology—3.9% | | | | | | | | |
| |
IT Services—3.2% | | | | | | | | |
| |
Western Union Co., 1.281% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/21/152 | | | 4,181,000 | | | | 4,182,008 | |
| |
Xerox Corp., 6.40% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/16 | | | 4,560,000 | | | | 4,711,551 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,893,559 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals—0.7% | | | | | | | | |
| |
Apple, Inc., 0.90% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/12/17 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,998,606 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Materials—3.0% | | | | | | | | |
| |
Chemicals—1.1% | | | | | | | | |
| |
Airgas, Inc., 2.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/16 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,043,374 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Metals & Mining—1.9% | | | | | | | | |
| |
Glencore Canada Corp., 6% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 10/15/15 | | | 2,850,000 | | | | 2,874,390 | |
| |
Glencore Finance Canada Ltd., 2.05% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/23/151 | | | 2,332,000 | | | | 2,335,881 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,210,271 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Telecommunication Services—1.8% | | | | | | | | |
| |
Diversified Telecommunication Services—1.8% | | | | | | | | |
| |
AT&T, Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
0.90% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/12/16 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,000,663 | |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
| |
Diversified Telecommunication Services (Continued) | | | | | | | | |
| |
AT&T, Inc.: (Continued) | | | | | | | | |
2.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/16 | | $ | 2,000,000 | | | $ | 2,030,196 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,030,859 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Utilities—1.1% | | | | | | | | |
| |
Electric Utilities—1.1% | | | | | | | | |
| |
Xcel Energy, Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
0.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/9/16 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,000,062 | |
1.20% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/17 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,000,317 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,000,379 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $204,448,528) | | | | | | | 204,430,459 | |
| | | | | | |
| |
Short-Term Notes—17.2% | | | | | | | | |
| |
Beverages—1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Bacardi USA, Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
0.46%, 9/9/153 | | | 2,800,000 | | | | 2,798,676 | |
0.47%, 8/19/153 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 999,791 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,798,467 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Chemicals—0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Agrium, Inc., 0.42%, 8/5/153 | | | 267,000 | | | | 266,994 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Containers & Packaging—1.9% | | | | | | | | |
Amcor Ltd.: | | | | | | | | |
0.52%, 8/7/15 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,999,769 | |
0.52%, 8/18/15 | | | 1,200,000 | | | | 1,199,740 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,199,509 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Leasing & Factoring—4.4% | | | | | | | | |
Hitachi Capital America Corp., 0.51%, 8/7/15 | | | 8,200,000 | | | | 8,199,535 | |
| |
Hyundai Capital America: | | | | | | | | |
0.551%, 9/8/153 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 999,450 | |
0.561%, 8/3/153 | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,100,000 | |
0.571%, 10/5/153 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,998,870 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,297,855 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Machinery—2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Pentair Finance SA, 0.54%, 8/17/153 | | | 5,500,000 | | | | 5,498,845 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Media—2.2% | | | | | | | | |
Omnicom Capital, Inc., 0.47%, 8/11/153 | | | 500,000 | | | | 499,948 | |
| |
WPP CP LLC: | | | | | | | | |
0.52%, 8/24/15 | | | 1,300,000 | | | | 1,299,606 | |
0.53%, 8/18/15 | | | 4,200,000 | | | | 4,199,073 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,998,627 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Municipal—0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Albany, NY Industrial Development Agency Revenue Bonds, Albany Medical Center, 0.77%, 5/1/272,4 | | | 1,030,000 | | | | 1,030,000 | |
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
| |
Software—1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Thomson Reuters Corp., 0.641%, 10/7/15 | | $ | 5,000,000 | | | $ | 4,997,345 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Telephone Utilities—2.9% | | | | | | | | |
Deutsche Telekom AG, 0.50%, 8/10/15 | | | 5,250,000 | | | | 5,249,490 | |
| |
Verizon Communications, Inc., 1.816%, 9/15/162 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,035,405 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,284,895 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Transportation Infrastructure—0.1% | | | | | | | | |
ERAC USA Finance LLC, 0.50%, 9/16/153 | | | 300,000 | | | | 299,817 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Short-Term Notes (Cost $47,670,991) | | | | | | | 47,672,354 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Certificate of Deposit—0.4% | | | | | | | | |
| |
Nordea Bank Finland plc, New York, 0.661%, 6/21/162 (Cost $1,000,995) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,002,271 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Shares | | | | |
| |
Investment Company—1.1% | | | | | | | | |
| |
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 0.16%5,6 (Cost $3,030,213) | | | 3,030,213 | | | | 3,030,213 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Investments, at Value (Cost $277,060,119) | | | 100.1 | % | | | 277,053,318 | |
| |
Net Other Assets (Liabilities) | | | (0.1 | ) | | | (163,597) | |
| | | | |
Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % | | $ | 276,889,721 | |
| | | | |
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 $59,973,595 or 21.66% of the Fund’s net assets at period end.
2. Represents the current interest rate for a variable or increasing rate security.
3. Security issued in an exempt transaction without registration under the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities amount to $14,462,391 or 5.22% of the Fund’s net assets, and have been determined to be liquid pursuant to guidelines adopted by the Board of Trustees.
4. Security has a short-term demand feature.
5. 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 period in which the issuer was an affiliate are as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shares July 31, 2014 | | | Gross Additions | | | Gross Reductions | | | Shares July 31, 2015 | |
| |
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E | | | 16 | | | | 144,048,969 | | | | 141,018,772 | | | | 3,030,213 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | Value | | | Income | |
| |
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E | | | | | | | | | | $ | 3,030,213 | | | $ | 4,720 | |
6. Rate shown is the 7-day yield at period end.
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Futures Contracts as of July 31, 2015 | |
Description | | Exchange | | Buy/Sell | | Expiration Date | | Number of Contracts | | Value | | | Unrealized Depreciation | |
| |
United States Treasury Nts., 2 yr. | | CBT | | Sell | | 9/30/15 | | 125 | | $ | 27,382,813 | | | $ | 60,736 | |
Glossary :
Exchange Abbreviations
CBT Chicago Board of Trade
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES July 31, 2015
| | | | |
| |
Assets | | | | |
Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments: | | | | |
Unaffiliated companies (cost $274,029,906) | | $ | 274,023,105 | |
Affiliated companies (cost $3,030,213) | | | 3,030,213 | |
| | | | |
| | | 277,053,318 | |
| |
Cash | | | 129,027 | |
| |
Cash used for collateral on futures | | | 100,000 | |
| |
Receivables and other assets: | | | | |
Interest and dividends | | | 1,548,950 | |
Shares of beneficial interest sold | | | 100,921 | |
Other | | | 27,083 | |
| | | | |
Total assets | | | 278,959,299 | |
|
| |
Liabilities | | | | |
Payables and other liabilities: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 1,983,007 | |
Variation margin payable | | | 31,250 | |
Trustees’ compensation | | | 12,511 | |
Shareholder communications | | | 3,549 | |
Shares of beneficial interest redeemed | | | 917 | |
Dividends | | | 88 | |
Other | | | 38,256 | |
| | | | |
Total liabilities | | | 2,069,578 | |
|
| |
Net Assets | | $ | 276,889,721 | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
|
| |
Composition of Net Assets | | | | |
Par value of shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 27,658 | |
| |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 276,873,957 | |
| |
Accumulated net investment income | | | 3,293 | |
| |
Accumulated net realized gain on investments | | | 52,349 | |
| |
Net unrealized depreciation on investments | | | (67,536) | |
| | | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 276,889,721 | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| |
Net Asset Value Per Share | | | | |
Class A Shares: | | | | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share (based on net assets of $100,062 and 10,000 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | | $10.01 | |
| |
| |
Class I Shares: | | | | |
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets of $9,992 and 998 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | | $10.01 | |
| |
| |
Class Y Shares: | | | | |
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets of $276,779,667 and 27,647,186 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | | $10.01 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Year Ended July 31, 2015
| | | | |
| |
Investment Income | | | | |
Interest | | $ | 2,602,233 | |
| |
Dividends from affiliated companies | | | 4,720 | |
| | | | |
Total investment income | | | 2,606,953 | |
|
| |
Expenses | | | | |
Management fees | | | 1,305,728 | |
| |
Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees: | | | | |
Class A | | | 51 | |
Class I | | | 2 | |
Class Y | | | 217,568 | |
| |
Shareholder communications - Class Y | | | 20,903 | |
| |
Legal, auditing and other professional fees | | | 57,237 | |
| |
Trustees’ compensation | | | 33,666 | |
| |
Custodian fees and expenses | | | 3,021 | |
| |
Borrowing fees | | | 142 | |
| |
Other | | | 26,709 | |
| | | | |
Total expenses | | | 1,665,027 | |
Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses | | | (576,687) | |
| | | | |
Net expenses | | | 1,088,340 | |
| |
Net Investment Income | | | 1,518,613 | |
| |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investments from unaffiliated companies | | | 152,721 | |
Closing and expiration of futures contracts | | | (59,076) | |
| | | | |
Net realized gain | | | 93,645 | |
| |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | | | | |
Investments | | | (311,290) | |
Futures contracts | | | (60,736) | |
| | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | | (372,026) | |
|
| |
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | $ | 1,240,232 | |
| | | | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| | July 31, 2015 | | | July 31, 2014 | |
| |
Operations | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 1,518,613 | | | $ | 1,796,524 | |
| |
Net realized gain | | | 93,645 | | | | 236,380 | |
| |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | | (372,026) | | | | 52,355 | |
| | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 1,240,232 | | | | 2,085,259 | |
|
| |
Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (294) | | | | (244) | |
Class I | | | (28) | | | | — | |
Class Y | | | (1,517,980) | | | | (1,826,458) | |
| | | | |
| | | (1,518,302) | | | | (1,826,702) | |
| |
Distributions from net realized gain: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (20) | | | | (30) | |
Class I | | | (1) | | | | — | |
Class Y | | | (97,673) | | | | (179,406) | |
| | | | |
| | | (97,694) | | | | (179,436) | |
|
| |
Beneficial Interest Transactions | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from beneficial interest transactions: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | — | | | | — | |
Class I | | | 10,000 | | | | — | |
Class Y | | | (322,403,460) | | | | 133,876,156 | |
| | | | |
| | | (322,393,460) | | | | 133,876,156 | |
|
| |
Net Assets | | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) | | | (322,769,224) | | | | 133,955,277 | |
| |
Beginning of period | | | 599,658,945 | | | | 465,703,668 | |
| | | | |
End of period (including accumulated net investment income of $3,293 and $2,982, respectively) | | $ | 276,889,721 | | | $ | 599,658,945 | |
| | | | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | Year Ended July 31, 2015 | | | Year Ended July 31, 2014 | | | Year Ended July 31, 2013 | | | Year Ended July 31, 2012 | | | Period Ended July 29, 20111 | |
| |
Per Share Operating Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 10.02 | | | $ | 10.01 | | | $ | 10.01 | | | $ | 10.00 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
| |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income2 | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.003 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (0.01) | | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.003 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.003 | |
| | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.003 | |
| |
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (0.03) | | | | (0.02) | | | | (0.04) | | | | (0.05) | | | | 0.003 | |
Distributions from net realized gain | | | (0.00)3 | | | | (0.00)3 | | | | (0.00)3 | | | | (0.01) | | | | 0.00 | |
| | | | |
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders | | | (0.03) | | | | (0.02) | | | | (0.04) | | | | (0.06) | | | | 0.003 | |
| |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 10.01 | | | $ | 10.02 | | | $ | 10.01 | | | $ | 10.01 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
| | | | |
| |
Total Return, at Net Asset Value4 | | | 0.21% | | | | 0.37% | | | | 0.42% | | | | 0.63% | | | | 0.00% | |
| |
|
| |
| |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | | $ | 100 | | | $ | 100 | | | $ | 100 | | | $ | 100 | | | $ | 100 | |
| |
Average net assets (in thousands) | | $ | 100 | | | $ | 100 | | | $ | 100 | �� | | $ | 100 | | | $ | 100 | |
| |
Ratios to average net assets:5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.29% | | | | 0.24% | | | | 0.37% | | | | 0.47% | | | | 0.00%6 | |
Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings | | | 0.38% | | | | 0.37% | | | | 0.38% | | | | 0.44% | | | | 1.31% | |
Interest and fees from borrowings | | | 0.00%6 | | | | 0.00% | | | | 0.00% | | | | 0.00% | | | | 0.00% | |
| | | | |
Total expenses7 | | | 0.38% | | | | 0.37% | | | | 0.38% | | | | 0.44% | | | | 1.31% | |
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses | | | 0.33% | | | | 0.32% | | | | 0.38% | | | | 0.40% | | | | 0.61% | |
| |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 106% | | | | 86% | | | | 61% | | | | 60% | | | | 28% | |
1. For the period from April 25, 2011 (commencement of operations) to July 29, 2011 which 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. Less than $0.005 per share.
4. 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. The returns do not include adjustments in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles required at the period end for financial reporting purposes.
5. Annualized for periods less than one full year.
6. Less than 0.005%.
7. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund fees and expenses were as follows:
| | | | | | |
| | Year Ended July 31, 2015 | | | 0.38 | % |
| | Year Ended July 31, 2014 | | | 0.37 | % |
| | Year Ended July 31, 2013 | | | 0.38 | % |
| | Year Ended July 31, 2012 | | | 0.44 | % |
| | Period Ended July 29, 2011 | | | 1.31 | % |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
18 OPPENHEIMER ULTRA-SHORT DURATION FUND
| | | | |
| | Period Ended | |
| | July 31, | |
Class I | | 20151 | |
| |
Per Share Operating Data | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 10.02 | |
| |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | |
Net investment income2 | | | 0.03 | |
Net realized and unrealized loss | | | (0.01) | |
| | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.02 | |
| |
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders: | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (0.03) | |
Distributions from net realized gain | | | (0.00)3 | |
| | | | |
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders | | | (0.03) | |
| |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 10.01 | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| |
Total Return, at Net Asset Value4 | | | 0.19% | |
| |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | | $ | 10 | |
| |
Average net assets (in thousands) | | $ | 10 | |
| |
Ratios to average net assets:5 | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.42% | |
Expenses excluding Interest and fees from borrowings | | | 0.35% | |
Interest and fees from borrowings | | | 0.00%6 | |
| | | | |
Total expenses7 | | | 0.35% | |
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses | | | 0.25% | |
| |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 106% | |
1. For the period from November 28, 2014 (inception of offering) to July 31, 2015.
2. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3. Less than $0.005 per share.
4. 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. The returns do not include adjustments in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles required at the period end for financial reporting purposes.
5. Annualized for periods less than one full year.
6. Less than 0.005%.
7. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund fees and expenses were as follows:
| | | | | | |
| | Period Ended July 31, 2015 | | | 0.35 | % |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
19 OPPENHEIMER ULTRA-SHORT DURATION FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued
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Class Y | | Year Ended July 31, 2015 | | | Year Ended July 31, 2014 | | | Year Ended July 31, 2013 | | | Year Ended July 31, 2012 | | | Period Ended July 29, 20111 | |
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Per Share Operating Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 10.02 | | | $ | 10.02 | | | $ | 10.02 | | | $ | 10.00 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
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Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income2 | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.01 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (0.01) | | | | 0.003 | | | | 0.003 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.003 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.01 | |
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Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (0.04) | | | | (0.03) | | | | (0.05) | | | | (0.06) | | | | (0.01) | |
Distributions from net realized gain | | | (0.00)3 | | | | (0.00)3 | | | | (0.00)3 | | | | (0.01) | | | | 0.00 | |
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Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders | | | (0.04) | | | | (0.03) | | | | (0.05) | | | | (0.07) | | | | (0.01) | |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 10.01 | | | $ | 10.02 | | | $ | 10.02 | | | $ | 10.02 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
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Total Return, at Net Asset Value4 | | | 0.29% | | | | 0.34% | | | | 0.55% | | | | 0.87% | | | | 0.07% | |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | | $ | 276,780 | | | $ | 599,559 | | | $ | 465,604 | | | $ | 209,181 | | | $ | 10,005 | |
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Average net assets (in thousands) | | $ | 431,806 | | | $ | 583,205 | | | $ | 317,099 | | | $ | 146,078 | | | $ | 10,002 | |
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Ratios to average net assets:5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.35% | | | | 0.31% | | | | 0.48% | | | | 0.64% | | | | 0.25% | |
Expenses excluding interest and fees from borrowings | | | 0.38% | | | | 0.38% | | | | 0.39% | | | | 0.39% | | | | 1 .58% | |
Interest and fees from borrowings | | | 0.00%6 | | | | 0.00% | | | | 0.00% | | | | 0.00% | | | | 0.00% | |
Total expenses7 | | | 0.38% | | | | 0.38% | | | | 0.39% | | | | 0.39% | | | | 1 .58% | |
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Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses | | | 0.25% | | | | 0.25% | | | | 0.25% | | | | 0.25% | | | | 0.36% | |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | 106% | | | | 86% | | | | 61% | | | | 60% | | | | 28% | |
1. For the period from April 25, 2011 (commencement of operations) to July 29, 2011 which 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. Less than $0.005 per share.
4. 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. The returns do not include adjustments in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles required at the period end for financial reporting purposes.
5. Annualized for periods less than one full year.
6. Less than 0.005%.
7. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund fees and expenses were as follows:
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| | Year Ended July 31, 2015 | | | 0.38 | % |
| | Year Ended July 31, 2014 | | | 0.38 | % |
| | Year Ended July 31, 2013 | | | 0.39 | % |
| | Year Ended July 31, 2012 | | | 0.39 | % |
| | Period Ended July 29, 2011 | | | 1.58 | % |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS July 31, 2015
1. Organization
Oppenheimer Ultra-Short Duration Fund (the “Fund”) is 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 income. 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. At period end, approximately 97.0% of the shares of the Fund were owned by the Manager, other funds advised or sub-advised by the Manager or an affiliate of the Manager.
The Fund offers Class A, Class I and Class Y shares. Class A shares are sold at their offering price, which is the net asset value per share without any initial sales charge. Class A shares are currently not available for purchase. Class I and Class Y shares are sold to certain institutional investors without a front-end sales charge, however, the intermediaries may impose charges on their accountholders who beneficially own Class I and Class Y shares. All classes of shares have identical rights and voting privileges with respect to the Fund in general and exclusive voting rights on matters that affect that class alone. Earnings, net assets and net asset value per share may differ due to each class having its own expenses, such as transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees and shareholder communications, directly attributable to that class. Class I shares were first publicly offered November 28, 2014.
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.
Reporting Period End Date. The last day of the Fund’s reporting period is the last day the New York Stock Exchange was open for trading during the period. The Fund’s financial statements have been presented through that date to maintain consistency with the Fund’s net asset value calculations used for shareholder transactions.
Allocation of Income, Expenses, Gains and Losses. Income, expenses (other than those attributable to a specific class), gains and losses are allocated on a daily basis to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets represented by such class. Operating expenses directly attributable to a specific class are charged against the operations of that class.
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income distributions, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
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 1 Month LIBOR Rate plus 2.00%. 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 and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.
Indemnifications. The Fund’s organizational documents provide current and former Trustees 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 intends to comply with provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its investment company taxable income, including any net realized gain on investments not offset by capital loss carryforwards, if any, to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is required. The Fund files income tax returns in U.S. federal and applicable state jurisdictions. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s tax return filings generally remains open for the three preceding fiscal reporting period ends.
The tax components of capital shown in the following table represent distribution requirements the Fund must satisfy under the income tax regulations, losses the Fund may be able to offset against income and gains realized in future years and unrealized appreciation or depreciation of securities and other investments for federal income tax purposes.
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2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
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Undistributed Net Investment Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Gain | | | Accumulated Loss Carryforward1,2,3 | | | Net Unrealized Depreciation Based on cost of Securities and Other Investments for Federal Income Tax Purposes | |
$20,662 | | | $— | | | | $22,172 | | | | $6,854 | |
1. At period end, the Fund had $22,172 of post-October losses available to offset future realized capital gains, if any.
2. During the reporting period, the Fund did not utilize any capital loss carryforward.
3. During the previous reporting period, the Fund did not utilize any capital loss carryforward.
Net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) may differ for financial statement and tax purposes. The character of dividends and distributions made during the fiscal year from net investment income or net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax requirements, which may differ from the character of net investment income or net realized gains presented in those financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Also, due to timing of dividends and distributions, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the fiscal year in which the income or net realized gain was recorded by the Fund.
The tax character of distributions paid during the reporting periods:
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| | Year Ended July 31, 2015 | | | Year Ended July 31, 2014 | |
Distributions paid from: | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 1,606,938 | | | $ | 2,001,226 | |
Long-term capital gain | | | 9,058 | | | | 4,912 | |
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Total | | $ | 1,615,996 | | | $ | 2,006,138 | |
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The aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments for federal income tax purposes at period end are noted in the following table. The primary difference between book and tax appreciation or depreciation of securities and other investments, if applicable, is attributable to the tax deferral of losses or tax realization of financial statement unrealized gain or loss.
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Federal tax cost of securities | | $ | 277,060,172 | |
Federal tax cost of other investments | | | 27,382,813 | |
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Total federal tax cost | | $ | 304,442,985 | |
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Gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 96,253 | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (103,107 | ) |
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Net unrealized depreciation | | $ | (6,854 | ) |
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Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
3. Securities Valuation
The Fund calculates the net asset value of its shares as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”), normally 4:00 P.M. Eastern time, on each day the Exchange is open for trading.
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 using unadjusted quoted market prices, when available, as supplied primarily by third party pricing services or dealers.
The following methodologies are used to determine the market value or the fair value of the types of securities described below:
Securities traded on a registered U.S. securities exchange (including exchange-traded derivatives other than futures and futures options) are valued based on the last sale price of the security reported on the principal exchange on which it is traded, prior to the time when the Fund’s assets are valued. In the absence of a sale, the security is valued at the last sale price on the prior trading day, if it is within the spread of the current day’s closing “bid” and “asked” prices, and if not, at the current day’s closing bid price. A security of a foreign issuer traded on a foreign exchange, but not listed on a registered U.S. securities exchange, is valued based on the last sale price on the principal exchange on which the security is traded, as identified by the third party pricing service used by the Manager, prior to the time when the Fund’s assets are valued. If the last sale price is unavailable, the security is valued at the most recent official closing price on the principal exchange on which it is traded. If the last sales price or official closing price for a foreign security is not available, the security is valued at the mean between the bid and asked price per the exchange or, if not available from the exchange, obtained from two dealers. If bid and asked prices are not available from either the exchange or two dealers, the security is valued by using one of the following methodologies (listed in order of priority): (1) using a bid from the exchange, (2) the mean between the bid and asked price as provided by a single dealer, or (3) a bid from a single dealer.
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, event-linked bonds, loans, mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, and asset-backed securities are valued at the mean between the “bid” and
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3. Securities Valuation (Continued)
“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.
Short-term money market type debt securities with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are valued at cost adjusted by the amortization of discount or premium to maturity (amortized cost), which approximates market value. Short-term debt securities with a remaining maturity in excess of sixty days are valued at the mean between the “bid” and “asked” prices utilizing evaluated prices obtained from third party pricing services or broker-dealers.
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.
A description of the standard inputs that may generally be considered by the third party pricing vendors in determining their evaluated prices is provided below.
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Security Type | | Standard inputs generally considered by third-party pricing vendors |
Corporate debt, government debt, municipal, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities | | Reported trade data, broker-dealer price quotations, benchmark yields, issuer spreads on comparable securities, the credit quality, yield, maturity, and other appropriate factors. |
Loans | | Information obtained from market participants regarding reported trade data and broker-dealer price quotations. |
Event-linked bonds | | Information obtained from market participants regarding reported trade data and broker-dealer price quotations. |
If a market value or price cannot be determined for a security using the methodologies described above, or if, in the “good faith” opinion of the Manager, the market value or price obtained does not constitute a “readily available market quotation,” 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. Fair value determinations by the Manager 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. Those fair valuation standardized methodologies include, but are not limited to, valuing securities at the last sale price or initially at cost and subsequently adjusting the value 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
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
3. Securities Valuation (Continued)
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.
To assess the continuing appropriateness of security valuations, the Manager, or its third party service provider who is subject to oversight by the Manager, regularly compares prior day prices, prices on comparable securities, and sale prices to the current day prices and challenges those prices exceeding certain tolerance levels with the third party pricing service or broker source. For those securities valued by fair valuations, whether through a standardized fair valuation methodology or a fair valuation determination, the Valuation Committee reviews and affirms the reasonableness of the valuations based on such methodologies and fair valuation determinations on a regular basis after considering all relevant information that is reasonably available.
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 are 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 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 | |
Assets Table | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments, at Value: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset-Backed Securities | | $ | — | | | $ | 20,918,021 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 20,918,021 | |
Corporate Bonds and Notes | | | — | | | | 204,430,459 | | | | — | | | | 204,430,459 | |
Short-Term Notes | | | — | | | | 47,672,354 | | | | — | | | | 47,672,354 | |
Certificate of Deposit | | | — | | | | 1,002,271 | | | | — | | | | 1,002,271 | |
Investment Company | | | 3,030,213 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,030,213 | |
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Total Assets | | $ | 3,030,213 | | | $ | 274,023,105 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 277,053,318 | |
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3. Securities Valuation (Continued)
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Liabilities Table | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other Financial Instruments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | $ | | (60,736) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ (60,736) |
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Total Liabilities | | $ | | (60,736) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ (60,736) |
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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 registered open-end management investment companies 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.
Investment in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund. The Fund is permitted to invest daily available cash balances in a money market Affiliated Fund. The Fund may invest the available cash in Class E shares of Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund (“IMMF”) to seek current income while preserving liquidity or for defensive purposes. IMMF is regulated as a money market fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
5. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments
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.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
5. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments (Continued)
Market Risk Factors. In accordance with its investment objectives, the Fund may use derivatives to increase or decrease its exposure to one or more of the following 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 to meet interest and principal payments, or both, as they come due. In general, lower-grade, higher-yield bonds are subject to credit risk to a greater extent than lower-yield, higher-quality bonds.
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 typically indicate lower volatility risk.
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 unanticipated 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.
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5. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments (Continued)
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 (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 has sold futures contracts on various bonds and notes to decrease exposure to interest rate risk.
During the reporting period, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $13,480,799 on futures contracts sold.
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.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
5. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments (Continued)
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 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.
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5. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments (Continued)
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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| | Liability Derivatives |
Derivatives Not Accounted for as Hedging Instruments | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Value |
Interest rate contracts | | Variation margin payable | | $ 31,250 * |
*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 |
Interest rate contracts | | $ (59,076) |
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Amount of Change in Unrealized Gain or (Loss) Recognized on Derivatives |
Derivatives Not Accounted for as Hedging Instruments | | Futures contracts |
Interest rate contracts | | $ (60,736) |
6. 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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| | Year Ended July 31, 20151 | | | Year Ended July 31, 2014 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | — | | | $ | — | | | | — | | | $ | — | |
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Redeemed | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Net increase | | | — | | | $ | — | | | | — | | | $ | — | |
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Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 998 | | | $ | 10,000 | | | | — | | | $ | — | |
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Redeemed | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Net increase | | | 998 | | | $ | 10,000 | | | | — | | | $ | — | |
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Class Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 1,448,502 | | | $ | 14,512,334 | | | | 30,985,126 | | | $ | 310,471,035 | |
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested | | | 160,534 | | | | 1,608,129 | | | | 198,574 | | | | 1,989,977 | |
Redeemed | | | (33,793,681 | ) | | | (338,523,923 | ) | | | (17,822,827 | ) | | | (178,584,856) | |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | (32,184,645 | ) | | $ | (322,403,460 | ) | | | 13,360,873 | | | $ | 133,876,156 | |
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1. For the year ended July 31, 2015 for Class A and Class Y shares, and for the period from November 28, 2014 (inception of offering) to July 31, 2015 for Class I shares.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
7. Purchases and Sales of Securities
The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term obligations and investments in IMMF, for the reporting period were as follows:
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| | Purchases | | | Sales | |
Investment securities | | $ | 170,683,763 | | | $ | 255,388,631 | |
U.S. government and government agency obligations | | | 37,867,990 | | | | 37,861,826 | |
8. 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 of 0.30%.
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.
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. Fees incurred and average net assets for each class 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.
Trustees’ Compensation. The Fund’s Board of Trustees (“Board”) has adopted a compensation deferral plan for Independent Trustees that enables Trustees 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 Trustee 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 Trustee. The Fund purchases shares of the funds selected for deferral by the Trustee 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 Trustees’ 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.
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8. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)
Service Plan for Class A Shares. The Fund has adopted a Service Plan (the “Plan”) for Class A shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, the Fund reimburses the Distributor for a portion of its costs incurred for services provided to accounts that hold Class A shares. Reimbursement is made periodically at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the daily net assets of Class A shares of the Fund. The Distributor currently uses all of those fees to pay dealers, brokers, banks and other financial institutions periodically for providing personal service and maintenance of accounts of their customers that hold Class A shares. Any unreimbursed expenses the Distributor incurs with respect to Class A shares in any fiscal year cannot be recovered in subsequent periods. Fees incurred by the Fund under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations. The Fund does not currently charge such fees on Class A shares.
Waivers and Reimbursements of Expenses. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to limit the Fund’s “Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses” (excluding any applicable dividend expense, taxes, interest and fees from borrowing, any subsidiary expenses, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, interest and fees from borrowing, and certain other Fund expenses) so that, as percentages of average daily net assets, those expenses will not exceed the annual rate of 0.65% for Class A shares and 0.25% for Class I and Class Y shares, respectively. The Manager will also waive a portion of the advisory fee on Class A shares to the same extent that it waives any of the advisory fee on Class Y shares. During the reporting period, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $51, $7 and $572,471 for Class A, Class I and Class Y shares, respectively.
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 IMMF. During the reporting period, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $4,158 for IMMF management fees.
Waivers and/or reimbursements may be modified or terminated as set forth according to the terms in the prospectus.
9. Borrowings and Other Financing
Joint Credit Facility. A number of mutual funds managed by the Manager participate in a $1.28 billion revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) intended to provide short-term financing, if necessary, subject to certain restrictions in connection with atypical redemption activity. Expenses and fees related to the Facility are paid by the participating funds and are disclosed separately or as other expenses on the Statement of Operations. The Fund did not utilize the Facility during the period.
Details of the borrowings for the reporting period are as follows:
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
10. Pending Litigation
In 2009, several putative class action lawsuits were filed and later consolidated before the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI”), OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (“OFDI”), and Oppenheimer Rochester California Municipal Fund, a fund advised by OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. and distributed by the Distributor (the “Defendant Fund”), in connection with the Defendant Fund’s investment performance. The plaintiffs asserted claims against OFI, OFDI and certain present and former trustees and officers of the Defendant Fund under the federal securities laws, alleging, among other things, that the disclosure documents of the Defendant Fund contained misrepresentations and omissions and the investment policies of the Defendant Fund were not followed. Plaintiffs in the suit filed an amended complaint and defendants filed a motion to dismiss. In 2011, the court issued an order which granted in part and denied in part the defendants’ motion to dismiss. In 2012, plaintiffs filed a motion, which defendants opposed, to certify a class and appoint class representatives and class counsel. In March 2015, the court granted plaintiffs’ motion for class certification. In May 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit vacated the class certification order and remanded the matter to the district court for further proceedings. In July 2015, the district court held an evidentiary hearing on plaintiffs’ motion for class certification.
OFI and OFDI believe the suit is without merit; that it is premature to render any opinion as to the likelihood of an outcome unfavorable to them in the suit; and that no estimate can yet be made as to the amount or range of any potential loss. Furthermore, OFI believes that the suit should not impair the ability of OFI or OFDI to perform their respective duties to the Fund and that the outcome of the suit should not have any material effect on the operations of any of the Oppenheimer funds.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Oppenheimer Ultra-Short Duration Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Oppenheimer Ultra-Short Duration Fund, including the statement of investments, as of July 31, 2015, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2015, by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Oppenheimer Ultra-Short Duration Fund as of July 31, 2015, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
KPMG LLP
Denver, Colorado
September 28, 2015
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FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION Unaudited
In early 2015, if applicable, shareholders of record received information regarding all dividends and distributions paid to them by the Fund during calendar year 2014.
Capital gain distributions of $0.00022 per share were paid to Class A, Class I and Class Y shareholders, respectively, on December 31, 2014. Whether received in stock or in cash, the capital gain distribution should be treated by shareholders as a gain from the sale of the capital assets held for more than one year (long-term capital gains).
None of the dividends paid by the Fund during the reporting period are eligible for the corporate dividend-received deduction.
Dividends, if any, paid by the Fund during the reporting period which are not designated as capital gain distributions, may be eligible for lower individual income tax rates to the extent that the Fund has received qualified dividend income as stipulated by recent tax legislation. In early 2015, shareholders of record received information regarding the percentage of distributions that are eligible for lower individual income tax rates. The amount will be the maximum amount allowed.
Recent tax legislation allows a regulated investment company to designate distributions not designated as capital gain distributions, as either interest related dividends or short-term capital gain dividends, both of which are exempt from the U.S. withholding tax applicable to non U.S. taxpayers. For the reporting period, the maximum amount allowable but not less than $1,088,602 of the ordinary distributions to be paid by the Fund qualifies as an interest related dividend and the maximum amount allowable but not less than $43,144 of the short-term capital gain distribution to be paid by the Fund qualifies as a short-term capital gain dividend.
The foregoing information is presented to assist shareholders in reporting distributions received from the Fund to the Internal Revenue Service. Because of the complexity of the federal regulations which may affect your individual tax return and the many variations in state and local tax regulations, we recommend that you consult your tax advisor for specific guidance.
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PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES;
UPDATES TO STATEMENTS OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited
The Fund has adopted Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures 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 Procedures 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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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited
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| | Name, Position(s) Held with the Fund, Length of Service, Year of Birth | | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years; Other Trusteeships/Directorships Held; Number of Portfolios in the Fund Complex Currently Overseen |
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| | INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES | | The address of each Trustee in the chart below is 6803 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924. Each Trustee serves for an indefinite term, or until his or her resignation, retirement, death or removal. |
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| | Sam Freedman, Chairman of the Board of Trustees (since 2013) and Trustee (since 2011) Year of Birth: 1940 | | Director of Colorado UpLIFT (charitable organization) (since September 1984). Mr. Freedman held several positions with the Sub-Adviser and with subsidiary or affiliated companies of the Sub-Adviser (until October 1994). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Freedman has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 1996, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations. |
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| | Jon S. Fossel, Trustee (since 2011) Year of Birth: 1942 | | Chairman of the Board (2006-December 2011) and Director (June 2002-December 2011) of UNUMProvident (insurance company); Director of Northwestern Energy Corp. (public utility corporation) (November 2004-December 2009); Director of P.R. Pharmaceuticals (October 1999-October 2003); Director of Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (non-profit organization) (February 1998-February 2003 and February 2005-February 2007); Chairman and Director (until October 1996) and President and Chief Executive Officer (until October 1995) of the Sub-Adviser; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the following: Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (“OAC”) (parent holding company of the Sub-Adviser), Shareholders Services, Inc. and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. (until October 1995). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Fossel has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 1990, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations. |
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| | Richard F. Grabish, Trustee (since 2011) Year of Birth: 1948 | | Formerly Senior Vice President and Assistant Director of Sales and Marketing (March 1997-December 2007), Director (March 1987-December 2007) and Manager of Private Client Services (June 1985-June 2005) of A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. (broker/dealer and investment firm); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (March 2001-December 2007); President and Vice Chairman of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (investment adviser) (April 1987-March 2001); President of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (investment adviser) (June 2005-December 2007). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Grabish has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2001, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations. |
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| | Beverly L. Hamilton, Trustee (since 2011) Year of Birth: 1946 | | Trustee of Monterey Institute for International Studies (educational organization) (since February 2000); Board Member of Middlebury College (educational organization) (December 2005-June 2011); |
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| | Beverly L. Hamilton, Continued | | Chairman (since 2010) of American Funds’ Emerging Markets Growth Fund, Inc. (mutual fund); Director of The California Endowment (philanthropic organization) (April 2002-April 2008); Director (February 2002-2005) and Chairman of Trustees (2006-2007) of the Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula; Director (October 1991-2005); Vice Chairman (2006-2009) of American Funds’ Emerging Markets Growth Fund, Inc. (mutual fund); President of ARCO Investment Management Company (February 1991-April 2000); Member of the investment committees of The Rockefeller Foundation (2001-2006) and The University of Michigan (since 2000); Advisor at Credit Suisse First Boston’s Sprout venture capital unit (venture capital fund) (1994-January 2005); Trustee of MassMutual Institutional Funds (investment company) (1996-June 2004); Trustee of MML Series Investment Fund (investment company) (April 1989-June 2004); Member of the investment committee of Hartford Hospital (2000-2003); and Advisor to Unilever (Holland) pension fund (2000-2003). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Hamilton has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2002, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations. |
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| | Victoria J. Herget, Trustee (since 2012) Year of Birth:1951 | | Board Chair (2008-Present) and Director (2004-Present), United Educators (insurance company); Trustee (since 2000) and Chair (since 2010), Newberry Library (independent research library); Trustee, Mather LifeWays (senior living organization) (since 2001); Independent Director of the First American Funds (mutual fund family) (2003-2011); former Managing Director (1993-2001), Principal (1985-1993), Vice President (1978-1985) and Assistant Vice President (1973-1978) of Zurich Scudder Investments (investment adviser) (and its predecessor firms); Trustee (1992-2007), Chair of the Board of Trustees (1999-2007), Investment Committee Chair (1994-1999) and Investment Committee member (2007-2010) of Wellesley College; Trustee, BoardSource (non-profit organization) (2006-2009) and Chicago City Day School (K-8 School) (1994-2005). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Herget has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations. |
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| | Robert J. Malone, Trustee (since 2011) Year of Birth: 1944 | | Chairman of the Board (since 2012) and Director (since August 2005) of Jones International University (educational organization) (since August 2005); Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Steele Street Bank Trust (commercial banking) (since August 2003); Trustee of the Gallagher Family Foundation (non-profit organization) (since 2000); Board of Directors of Opera Colorado Foundation (non-profit organization) (2008-2012); Director of Colorado UpLIFT (charitable organization) (1986-2010); Director of Jones Knowledge, Inc. (2006- 2010); Former Chairman of U.S. Bank-Colorado (subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp and formerly Colorado National Bank) (July 1996-April 1999); Director of Commercial Assets, Inc. (real estate investment trust) (1993- 2000); Director of U.S. Exploration, Inc. (oil and gas exploration) (1997- February 2004); Chairman of the Board (1991-1994) and Trustee (1985- 1994) of Regis University; and Chairman of the Board (1990-1991 and |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Unaudited / Continued
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| | Robert J. Malone, Continued | | Trustee (1984-1999) of Young Presidents Organization. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Malone has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2002, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations. |
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| | F. William Marshall, Jr., Trustee (since 2011) Year of Birth: 1942 | | Trustee Emeritus of Worcester Polytech Institute (WPI) (private university) (since 2009); Trustee of MassMutual Select Funds (formerly MassMutual Institutional Funds) (investment company) (since 1996), MML Series Investment Fund (investment company) (since 1996) and Mass Mutual Premier Funds (investment company) (since January 2012); President and Treasurer of the SIS Funds (private charitable fund) (January 1999-March 2011); Former Trustee of WPI (1985-2008); Former Chairman of the Board (2004-2006) and Former Chairman of the Investment Committee of WPI (1994-2008); Chairman of SIS Family Bank, F.S.B. (formerly SIS Bank) (commercial bank) (January 1999-July 1999); Executive Vice President of Peoples Heritage Financial Group, Inc. (commercial bank) (January 1999-July 1999); and Former President and Chief Executive Officer of SIS Bancorp. (1993-1999). Oversees 42 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Marshall has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2000, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations. |
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| | Karen L. Stuckey, Trustee (since 2012) Year of Birth: 1953 | | Partner (1990-2012) of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (professional services firm) (held various positions 1975-1990); Trustee (1992-2006) and member of Executive, Nominating and Audit Committees and Chair of Finance Committee of Lehigh University; and member, Women’s Investment Management Forum (professional organization) since inception. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Stuckey has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations. |
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| | James D. Vaughn, Trustee (since 2012) Year of Birth:1945 | | Retired; former managing partner (1994-2001) of Denver office of Deloitte & Touche LLP, (held various positions 1969-1993); Trustee and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Schroder Funds (2003-2012); Board member and Chairman of Audit Committee of AMG National Trust Bank (since 2005); Trustee and Investment Committee member, University of South Dakota Foundation (since 1996); Board member, Audit Committee Member and past Board Chair, Junior Achievement (since 1993); former Board member, Mile High United Way, Boys and Girls Clubs, Boy Scouts, Colorado Business Committee for the Arts, Economic Club of Colorado and Metro Denver Network. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Vaughn has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations. |
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| | INTERESTED TRUSTEE AND OFFICER | | Mr. Steinmetz is an “Interested Trustee” because he is affiliated with the Manager and the Sub-Adviser by virtue of his positions as Chairman of the Sub-Adviser and officer and director of the Manager. Both as a Trustee and as an officer, Mr. Steinmetz serves for an indefinite term, or until his resignation, retirement, death or removal. Mr. Steinmetz’s address is 225 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10281-1008. |
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| | Arthur P. Steinmetz, Trustee (since 2015), President and Principal Executive Officer (since 2014) Year of Birth: 1958 | | Chairman of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2015); CEO and Chairman of the Manager (since July 2014), President of the Manager (since May 2013), a Director of the Manager (since January 2013), Director of the Sub-Adviser (since July 2014), President, Management Director and CEO of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (the Sub-Adviser’s parent holding company) (since July 2014), and President and Director of OFI SteelPath, Inc. (since January 2013). Chief Investment Officer of the OppenheimerFunds advisory entities from (January 2013-December 2013); Executive Vice President of the Manager (January 2013-May 2013); Chief Investment Officer of the Sub-Adviser (October 2010- December 2012); Chief Investment Officer, Fixed-Income, of the Sub-Adviser (April 2009-October 2010); Executive Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (October 2009-December 2012); Director of Fixed Income of the Sub-Adviser (January 2009-April 2009); and a Senior Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (March 1993-September 2009). An officer of 91 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. |
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| | OTHER OFFICERS OF THE FUND | | The addresses of the Officers in the chart below are as follows: for Mr. Gabinet, Mss. Sexton and Picciotto, 225 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10281-1008, for Messrs. Proctor, Wilde and Wixted, 6803 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924. Each Officer serves for an indefinite term or until his or her resignation, retirement, death or removal. |
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| | Christopher Proctor, Vice President (since 2010) Year of Birth: 1968 | | Head of the Cash Strategies Team (since July 2013); Senior Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (since July 2013) and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2010). Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (August 2008-July 2013). Vice President at Calamos Asset Management (January 2007-March 2008) and Scudder-Kemper Investments (1999-2002). Managing Director and Co-Founder of Elmhurst Capital Management (June 2004-January 2007); Senior Manager of Research for Etrade Global Asset Management (2002-2004). A portfolio manager and officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. |
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| | Adam S. Wilde, Vice President (since 2013) Year of Birth: 1978 | | Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (since May 2011) and a Portfolio Manager of the Sub-Adviser (since July 2013). He served as the head of credit research for the cash strategies team of the Sub-Adviser (from 2011 to 2013), and as an Assistant Vice President and senior research analyst of the Sub-Adviser (from 2008 to 2011). Mr. Wilde served as an intermediate research analyst of the Sub-Adviser (from 2007 to 2008) and served in other analyst roles of the Sub-Adviser (since 2002). Mr. Wilde joined the Sub-Adviser in 2001. A portfolio manager and officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. |
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| | Arthur S. Gabinet, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2011) Year of Birth: 1958 | | Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of the Manager (since January 2013); General Counsel OFI SteelPath, Inc. (since January 2013); Executive Vice President (May 2010-December 2012) and General Counsel (since January 2011) of the Sub-Adviser; General Counsel of the Distributor (since January 2011); General Counsel of Centennial Asset Management Corporation (January 2011-December 2012); Executive Vice President (January 2011-December 2012) and General Counsel of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation (since January 2011); Assistant Secretary (since January 2011) and Director (since January 2011) of OppenheimerFunds International Ltd. and OppenheimerFunds plc; Director of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (January 2011-December 2012) and General Counsel (since January 2011); Executive Vice President (January 2011-December 2011) and General Counsel of Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. and Shareholder Services, Inc. (since January 2011); Executive Vice President (January 2011- December 2012) and General Counsel of OFI Private Investments Inc. (since January 2011); Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program (January 2011-December 2011); Executive Vice President (January 2011-December 2012) and General Counsel of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. (since January 2011); General Counsel, Asset Management of the Sub-Adviser (May 2010-December 2010); Principal, The Vanguard Group (November 2005-April 2010); District Administrator, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (January 2003- October 2005). An officer of 91 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. |
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| | Jennifer Sexton, Vice President and Chief Business Officer (since 2014) Year of Birth: 1969 | | Senior Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (since June 2014); Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (April 2006- June 2014); Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (January 1998-March 2006); Assistant Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (October 1991- December 1998). An officer of 91 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. |
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| | Mary Ann Picciotto, Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Anti-Money Laundering Officer (since 2014) Year of Birth: 1973 | | Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Manager (since March 2014); Chief Compliance Officer of the Sub-Adviser, OFI SteelPath, Inc., OFI Global Trust Company, OFI Global Institutional, Inc., Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc., OFI Private Investments, Inc., Harborview Asset Management Corporation, Trinity Investment Management Corporation, and Shareholder Services, Inc. (since March 2014); Managing Director of Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. and certain of its various affiliated entities; Chief Compliance Officer of various Morgan Stanley Funds (May 2010-January 2014); Chief Compliance Officer of Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. (April 2007-January 2014). An officer of 91 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. |
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| | Brian W. Wixted, Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer (since 2011) Year of Birth: 1959 | | Senior Vice President of the Manager (since January 2013); Treasurer of the Sub-Adviser, HarbourView Asset Management Corporation, Shareholder Financial Services, Inc., Shareholder Services, Inc., and Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (March 1999-June 2008), OFI Private Investments, Inc. (March 2000-June 2008), OppenheimerFunds International Ltd. and OppenheimerFunds plc (since May 2000), OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. (November 2000- |
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| | Brian W. Wixted, Continued | | June 2008), and OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program (charitable trust program established by the Sub-Adviser) (June 2003-December 2011); Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of OFI Trust Company (since May 2000); Assistant Treasurer of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corporation (March 1999-June 2008). An officer of 91 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. |
The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and Officers and is available without charge upon request, by calling 1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677).
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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 Public Accounting Firm | | KPMG LLP |
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Legal Counsel | | Ropes & Gray LLP |
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PRIVACY POLICY NOTICE
As an Oppenheimer fund shareholder, you are entitled to know how we protect your personal information and how we limit its disclosure.
Information Sources
We obtain nonpublic personal information about our shareholders from the following sources:
● | | Applications or other forms |
● | | When you create a user ID and password for online account access |
● | | When you enroll in eDocs Direct, our electronic document delivery service |
● | | Your transactions with us, our affiliates or others |
● | | A software program on our website, often referred to as a “cookie,” which indicates which parts of our site you’ve visited |
● | | When you set up challenge questions to reset your password online |
If you visit oppenheimerfunds.com and do not log on to the secure account information areas, we do not obtain any personal information about you. When you do log on to a secure area, we do obtain your user ID and password to identify you. We also use this information to provide you with products and services you have requested, to inform you about products and services that you may be interested in and assist you in other ways.
We do not collect personal information through our website unless you willingly provide it to us, either directly by email or in those areas of the website that request information. In order to update your personal information (including your mailing address, email address and phone number) you must first log on and visit your user profile.
If you have set your browser to warn you before accepting cookies, you will receive the warning message with each cookie. You can refuse cookies by turning them off in your browser. However, doing so may limit your access to certain sections of our website.
We use cookies to help us improve and manage our website. For example, cookies help us recognize new versus repeat visitors to the site, track the pages visited, and enable some special features on the website. This data helps us provide a better service for our website visitors.
Protection of Information
We do not disclose any non-public personal information (such as names on a customer list) about current or former customers to anyone, except as permitted by law.
Disclosure of Information
Copies of confirmations, account statements and other documents reporting activity in your fund accounts are made available to your financial advisor (as designated by you). We may also use details about you and your investments to help us, our financial service affiliates, or firms that jointly market their financial products and services with ours, to better serve your investment needs or suggest financial services or educational material that may be of interest to you. If this requires us to provide you with an opportunity to “opt in” or “opt out” of such information sharing with a firm not affiliated with us, you will receive notification on how to do so, before any such sharing takes place.
Right of Refusal
We will not disclose your personal information to unaffiliated third parties (except as permitted by law), unless we first offer you a reasonable opportunity to refuse or “opt out” of such disclosure.
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PRIVACY POLICY NOTICE Continued
Internet Security and Encryption
In general, the email services provided by our website are encrypted and provide a secure and private means of communication with us. To protect your own privacy, confidential and/or personal information should only be communicated via email when you are advised that you are using a secure website. As a security measure, we do not include personal or account information in non-secure emails, and we advise you not to send such information to us in non-secure emails. Instead, you may take advantage of the secure features of our website to encrypt your email correspondence. To do this, you will need to use a browser that supports Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.
We do not guarantee or warrant that any part of our website, including files available for download, are free of viruses or other harmful code. It is your responsibility to take appropriate precautions, such as use of an anti-virus software package, to protect your computer hardware and software.
● | | All transactions, including redemptions, exchanges and purchases, are secured by SSL and 256-bit encryption. SSL is used to establish a secure connection between your PC and OppenheimerFunds’ server. It transmits information in an encrypted and scrambled format. |
● | | Encryption is achieved through an electronic scrambling technology that uses a “key” to code and then decode the data. Encryption acts like the cable converter box you may have on your television set. It scrambles data with a secret code so that no one can make sense of it while it is being transmitted. When the data reaches its destination, the same software unscrambles the data. |
● | | You can exit the secure area by either closing your browser, or for added security, you can use the Log Out button before you close your browser. |
Other Security Measures
We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect your personal account information. Our employees and agents have access to that information only so that they may offer you products or provide services, for example, when responding to your account questions.
How You Can Help
You can also do your part to keep your account information private and to prevent unauthorized transactions. If you obtain a user ID and password for your account, do not allow it to be used by anyone else. Also, take special precautions when accessing your account on a computer used by others.
Who We Are
This joint notice describes the privacy policies of the Oppenheimer funds, OppenheimerFunds, Inc., each of its investment adviser subsidiaries, OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. and OFI Global Trust Co. It applies to all Oppenheimer fund accounts you presently have, or may open in the future, using your Social Security number—whether or not you remain a shareholder of our funds. This notice was last updated March 2015. In the event it is updated or changed, we will post an updated notice on our website at oppenheimerfunds.com. If you have any questions about this privacy policy, write to us at P.O. Box 5270, Denver, CO 80217-5270, email us by clicking on the Contact Us section of our website at oppenheimerfunds.com or call us at 1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677).
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Item 2. Code of Ethics.
The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller or persons performing similar functions.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
The Board of Trustees of the registrant has determined that F. William Marshall, Jr., the Chairman of the Board’s Audit Committee, is the audit committee financial expert and that Mr. Marshall is “independent” for purposes of this Item 3.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $30,800 in fiscal 2015 and $24,400 in fiscal 2014.
The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed no such fees in fiscal 2015 and no such fees in fiscal 2014.
The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $897,697 in fiscal 2015 and $727,131 in fiscal 2014 to the registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant.
Such services include: Internal control reviews, GIPS attestation procedures, reorganization, and system conversion testing.
The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed no such fees in fiscal 2015 and no such fees in fiscal 2014.
The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $559,556 in fiscal 2015 and $202,044 in fiscal 2014 to the registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant.
Such services include: tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice. Tax compliance generally involves preparation of original and amended tax returns, claims for a refund and tax payment-planning services. Tax planning and tax advice includes assistance with tax audits and appeals, tax advice related to mergers and acquisitions and requests for rulings or technical advice from taxing authorities.
The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed no such fees in fiscal 2015 and no such fees in fiscal 2014.
The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed no such fees in fiscal 2015 and no such fees in fiscal 2014 to the registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant.
Such fees would include the cost to the principal accountant of attending audit committee meetings and consultations regarding the registrant’s retirement plan with respect to its Trustees.
(e) | (1) During its regularly scheduled periodic meetings, the registrant’s audit committee will pre-approve all audit, audit-related, tax and other services to be provided by the principal accountants of the registrant. |
The audit committee has delegated pre-approval authority to its Chairman for any subsequent new engagements that arise between regularly scheduled meeting dates provided that any fees such pre-approved are presented to the audit committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting.
Under applicable laws, pre-approval of non-audit services may be waived provided that: 1) the aggregate amount of all such services provided constitutes no more than five percent of the total amount of fees paid by the registrant to its principal accountant during the fiscal year in which services are provided 2) such services were not recognized by the registrant at the time of engagement as non-audit services and 3) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the audit committee of the registrant and approved prior to the completion of the audit.
(2) 0%
(f) | Not applicable as less than 50%. |
(g) | The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $1,457,253 in fiscal 2015 and $929,175 in fiscal 2014 to the registrant and the registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant related to non-audit fees. Those billings did not include any prohibited non-audit services as defined by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
(h) | The registrant’s audit committee of the board of Trustees has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence. No such services were rendered. |
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 7/31/2015, 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) Exhibit attached hereto. |
(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 Ultra-Short Duration Fund
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By: | | /s/ Arthur P. Steinmetz |
| | Arthur P. Steinmetz |
| | Principal Executive Officer |
Date: | | 9/9/2015 |
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: | | 9/9/2015 |
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By: | | /s/ Brian W. Wixted |
| | Brian W. Wixted |
| | Principal Financial Officer |
Date: | | 9/9/2015 |